Lyr Add: Lost Key Song (Doug Lewis)

Subject: Lyr Add: KEYS (Doug Lewis)
From: Charley Noble
Date: 07 Aug 02 - 05:25 PM

Here's a song commemorating the perversity of inanimate objects, in this case the car keys. Doug Lewis, a brilliant singer-songwriter from Maine, claims this song is not autobiographical. I bet this song resonates with a few other Mudcatters! You'll have to work out your own tune unless you can reconstruct it from my chords (copy and repaste into Word/Times/12):

KEYS
(Words & Music by Doug Lewis © 1990 ASCAP)

G-----------------Em-G-----------Em
Where does the time go? Well, I don't know.
C---------------C7
How did it get so late?
G---------Em—G----Em
Toss those dishes in the sink,
C
And I'll drink this on the way.
D----------------------D7
Grab my coat, and that's all she wrote.
Em--------C----Bm---------C--Bm
Now let me see – where'd I put my keys?


Ah, come on. You're putting me on.
This can't be happenin' again.
The same old story; they're all waiting for me,
And they'll wonder where I've been.
The worst thing about it, is they can't start without me,
And I know they won't believe – that I could not find my keys!

Let's see. I came in there and I sat down here.
You know you gotta trace your steps.
Last time they were missing, they were in the ignition;
Has anyone looked there yet?
Well, don't just stand there, give me a hand.
Hey, nobody leaves – until I've got my keys.

Check the blue suit, did they fall in the soup?
You never know where they'll land.
I swear they got legs, and they must know
Exactly where I am.
Can't take all night to find them; All right,
Everybody freeze – now where are my keys?

Get out of that chair; I haven't looked there;
Find some other place to sit;
Pardon me, can I borrow your keys,
Maybe I can make them fit.
I ain't pissed, but I'll tell you, mis-ter,
If you still want to breath – you better help me find my keys!


When I'm through with them, you can stick 'em
Anywhere you please – just help me find my keys.
(Spoken)......Found them... Where? Never mind.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Lost Key Song
From: Charley Noble
Date: 10 Aug 02 - 09:47 AM

I knew this thread was around here somewhere...Found it!

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Lost Key Song
From: Charley Noble
Date: 07 Mar 04 - 07:41 PM

Time to refresh this ultimate lost key song, since it's happened again!

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Lost Key Song
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 07 Mar 04 - 08:09 PM

The lost key - that's the one where you can reach all the notes in the song.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Lost Key Song (Doug Lewis)
From: Charley Noble
Date: 08 Mar 04 - 07:26 PM

McGrath-

There are many lost keys, including the one that was carelessly dropped over the side as Sir Richard was passing the Straits of Gibralta.

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Lost Key Song (Doug Lewis)
From: Charley Noble
Date: 08 Mar 04 - 07:28 PM

Not Sir Richard, but his bastard brother Sir Oswald!

Charley Noble