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16 Oct 23 - 06:06 AM (#4191115) Subject: Lyr Add: I Don't Want To Play Barre Chords From: GUEST,Graham Dixon I DON’T WANT TO PLAY BARRE CHORDS Words & Music Graham & Bernadette Dixon (Trouble at’ Mill) I like to play an 'Open G' Interspersed with an Open C Back to G And then to open D I like to hear my strings a ringing To compliment the song I'm singing Open Chords are (always) good enough for me I don't want to play Bar chords They make fingers bleed I don't want to go up that neck Three frets are all I need With a capo and a plastic pick I'll get by with my three chord trick I'm not trying to play Bar chords any more I'll pull off Then I'll hammer on It puts more feeling in the song And makes it sound like there's a lot more going on Mess around on the bottom string Makes the tune go with a swing Before you go back to that basic strum My arrangements leave me no regrets Just excessive wear on my first three frets And a stance that looks by no means rock and roll I may not play those exciting leads But three chords gives me everything I need To sing my songs in a style all of my own I don't want to play bar chords any more I don't need to sound like Status Quo Bar chords only make my fingers sore The song can be heard here I Don't Want To Play Barre Chords GD |