Careful what you ask for....Nick's original- It's not a love song

[jim56]

It's not a love song

[video]http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NdjkZ-1Qy8[/video]



Much better audio:

http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7043816

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A              AMaj7  A
Running from loneliness
F#m        F#7 F#m 
Sitting next to you
D                Dmaj7  D
You change the radio
E                  E9    E
to have something to do

A              AMaj7  A
The words that pass between us
F#m        F#7 F#m 
A wall of jokes and lies
D                Dmaj7  D
I build to hide my feelings
E                  E9    E
When I look into your eyes

Chorus:
F#m         D
It’s not a love song
A                         E
It just turned out that way
F#m                D
I’m only singing this
A                     E
To say what I can’t say
F#m               D
It’s not a love song
A                     E
That you heard me play
F#m                         D
It’s only words that you’ll never hear
A                      E
Any other way

I watch you leaving
I say please don’t go 
I stand here wishing
For what I knew I'll never know
Rehearsed a million times
The lines I’ve memorized
forgotten every moment
I look into your eyes

Chorus:
It’s not a love song
It just turned out that way
I’m only singing this
To say what I can’t say
It’s not a love song
That you heard me play
It’s only words that you’ll never hear
Any other way

and then I hear your voice
know what I have to do
I know I have no choice
but to be with you
If I came to see you
The one who steals my dreams
If I said "I love you" 
Would you know what I mean?

Chorus:
It’s not a love song
It just turned out that way
I’m only singing this
To say what I can’t say
It’s not a love song
That you heard me play
It’s only words that you’ll never hear
Any other way

[haoli25]

I would like to hear you sing it Nick.



Bill

[haoli25]

That is me singing it in both the soundclick audio and the youtube video

[haoli25]

Sorry, the link and the video did not load before. Now everything is okay.

[neverfoundthetime]

Great stuff Nick!

Bill.... somebody coldcock you with a guitar?

[Music Junkie]

Nick:

Another nice song. Where are you guys playing? Seems like a cozy little venue.

When writing these, how did you come up with them? Lyrics first, chords first or melody? Maybe a combo of all?

Thanks again!

MJ

[haoli25]

Very good Nick. How long have you been songwriting? You have a good band too!



Must have Chris! :silly:

[AndyT]

The past two recordings were done at Dewey Hall near Stockbridge, Mass. You may or may not be familiar with the Berkshires, but you probably know the song Alice's Restaurant. Stockbridge is where it took place. Dewey Hall holds about 100 people and we usually sell out.

I go up there about two to three times a year to play, with a stop in Princeton for a gig or two that I play with friends. David, the lefty, is the author of Idiot's guide to Bass guitar, and also Rock guitar in the same series. I stop in a day or two early, we go through what we are going to play, hang out and then head off to the gig.

Let's see, songwriting I've been doing for about 6 or 7 years. Long enough to write several articles on how to do it, lol. Though the first two years shouldn't count because I really sucked. Still you have to go through the process of learning to write. I'm still learning what works and what doesn't. I find myself writing playable songs about 1 in 4 tries now, good songs about 1 in 10, really good proud of it songs about 1 in 50. I started at about 1 in a 100 for something in the playable category.


This one I wrote the chords first. Although I do write songs both ways, it's so much easier for me to do the music first. The music dictates the mood, the mood suggests the subject and the subject the lyrics.

[willem]

Nick, love it to,,,,nice/great lirycs...thanks

[dekotaj]

wandoctor wrote:
[quote]The past two recordings were done at Dewey Hall near Stockbridge, Mass. You may or may not be familiar with the Berkshires, but you probably know the song Alice's Restaurant. Stockbridge is where it took place. Dewey Hall holds about 100 people and we usually sell out.

Not sure how to ask this,But what dose a guy like you find on a site like this?Not to be rude,but just curious.