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13 Jan 03 - 07:06 AM (#865810) Subject: Lyr Req: First you lose the rhymin' From: Mr Happy dt & forum checked for all the words i know- not there. anyone have words for this one? - could be by Harvey Andrews but not sure. some of words are: 'First you lose the rhymin' then you lose the timin' then you lose the money then you lose the fiends then you try for one more song but the words won't come & the chords are wrong Whisky bottle won't last long before it ends |
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13 Jan 03 - 07:12 AM (#865811) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: First you lose the rhymin' From: Fibula Mattock Hey Mr H, it is Harvey Andrews. Iain MacKintosh sings it on his "Gentle Persuasion" album, which I've now returned to my mother, so I can't transcribe the words... sorry. |
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14 Jan 03 - 06:22 PM (#866979) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: First you lose the rhymin' From: Susanne (skw) Mr Happy, go to My Songbook for Harvey's original lyrics. Iain MacKintosh changed them slightly to suit his own situation, but I can't get at those just now 'cause my computer is playing up. |
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14 Jan 03 - 07:48 PM (#867025) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: First you lose the rhymin' From: Mr Happy Susanne (skw), many thanks + 'Dankesien!' [hope i spelled it right!] cheers, Mr H |
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14 Jan 03 - 08:32 PM (#867059) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: First you lose the rhymin' From: Susanne (skw) It's more like 'Dankeschoen', but the kind thought is appreciated! If in doubt about your German, ask Joe Offer ... |
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14 Jan 03 - 09:06 PM (#867074) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: First you lose the rhymin' From: Mr Happy is joe german? |
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15 Jan 03 - 01:50 AM (#867166) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: First you lose the rhymin' From: JennyO I think it's two separate words - danke schoen, with a little " over the top of the e, I think. While I'm in a picky mood, on one line you wrote "then you lose the fiends". I'd be happy to lose the fiends! |
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15 Jan 03 - 05:48 AM (#867239) Subject: Lyr Add: FIRST YOU LOSE THE RHYMING (H Andrews) From: harvey andrews Just tidied it up a little! FIRST YOU LOSE THE RHYMING Harvey Andrews
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26 Jul 03 - 08:59 PM (#991270) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: First you lose the rhymin' From: GUEST,Chris / Dublin Hi all, Can anyone provide the chords to this great song ? (I heard this song for the first time from Iain Mackintosh) Chris , Dublin |
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26 Jul 03 - 09:48 PM (#991280) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: First you lose the rhymin' From: Sorcha Hey, Harvey, can do? |
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27 Jul 03 - 04:23 AM (#991370) Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: FIRST YOU LOSE THE RHYMING From: harvey andrews g First you lose the rhyming c then you lose the timing d Then you lose the money g then you lose the friends And you try for one more song c but the words don't come and the chords are wrong d g Whisky bottle won't last long before it ends em d I met him in a bar room in Chicago em a/d I was writing what became of names we knew c g About the ones who'd let their shooting star go out of sight a a7 d The one-hit wonder boys who never grew a a7 d And I asked him, Sir, what happened then to you d7 He said; Chorus He told me, It's an old and tired story You'll need a way to make it sound brand-new So tell 'em that I had my share of glory once all right But I had somebody strong to see me through And she told me all the things I shouldn't do she said; Chorus But I did all a young man does with money With all those young girls coming on so strong And that's how come I lost my little honey to the road 'Cause she went off and wrote it in a song And now you see her up there on the T.V. She's a superstar and everybody knows She sings a broken heart just like it should be sung each night And I never miss a second of her shows And I know the way the chorus always goes Final chorus -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post - Top - Forum Home - Printer Friendly - Translate |
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27 Jul 03 - 04:32 AM (#991372) Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: FIRST YOU LOSE THE RHYMING From: harvey andrews Don't know why but that posted all wrong! Chords all over the place. I'll try again. G First you lose the rhyming C Then you lose the timing D Then you lose the money G then you lose the friends And you try for one more song C But the words don't come and the chords are wrong D Whisky bottle won't last long before it ends Em D I met him in a bar room in Chicago Em A/D Iwas writing what became of names we knew C G About the ones who'd let their shooting star Go out of sight A A7 D The one hit wonder boys who never grew A And I asked him sir A7 D What happened then to you? D7 And he said; Those are the basics. You can "Sex it up" (as they say) with the odd 7th and minor etc. |
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27 Jul 03 - 04:34 AM (#991374) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: First you lose the rhymin' From: harvey andrews Okay, that's posted wrong too. Help! What am I doing wrong? The chords seem to shift left. |
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27 Jul 03 - 03:29 PM (#991552) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: First you lose the rhymin' From: Murray MacLeod Harvey, the best and most reliable technique is to incorporate the chords in the body of the lyric prior to the change (D)The (G)water (D)is (G)wide, I (C)cannot cross (G) over Neither (Em)have I (Am)wings to (D) fly And so on. Murray |
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27 Jul 03 - 05:26 PM (#991584) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: First you lose the rhymin' From: McGrath of Harlow I find that using the preview button it's normally possible to adjust the chords to fit. Without that there's always a tendency for the chords to drift left. Great song. Well, that's expected when it's Harvey Andrews. (Incidentally, for putting down chords I always use upper case for the major chords (A, D etc) and lower case for the minor (a, d etc) - anyone else do that? |
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27 Jul 03 - 06:39 PM (#991621) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: First you lose the rhymin' From: Chris from Dublin Harvey, Thanks a lot, much, much appreciated. I am really surprised how quick you answered! This convinced me to join the mudcat community. I tried the chords and it works perfectly. Don't worry if the chords shift, that happened again and again . Good suggestion by Murray. So again: I am really amazed, brilliant. By the way: I am living now in Ireland for nearly 6 years, it seems to me that you never give concerts over here. Is it right ? (what a pity, there are some really good venues e.g. Whelan's / the Cobblestone where people like Dick Gaughan, Eric Bogle or Kieran Halpin were playing in the past.) All the best, Chris |
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07 Aug 03 - 11:27 PM (#998757) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: First you lose the rhymin' From: Jim Dixon Harvey: I don't know if it works the same on everybody's computer, but here's how it works on mine: When you type your message into the message box, it appears in Courier font, but after you press "Submit Message" and the message is added to the thread, your browser shows it to you in Times New Roman font. Courier is a fixed-width font; all characters, including the space, are the same width. Times New Roman is a variable-width font; some letters are wider than others, and spaces are very narrow. Compare these lines: In Times New Roman: iiiiiiiiii rrrrrrrrrr ssssssssss aaaaaaaaaa bbbbbbbbbb mmmmmmmmmm Note: a space is slightly narrower than the letter "i". Here's the same text in Courier:Moral: For predictable spacing, force everybody's browser to display the text in Courier. You do this by using HTML "preformat" commands; i.e. by inserting "<pre>" before and ""</pre>" after the text that you want to show in Courier. |