A crying Shame [ D minor blues]

CHORUS Always been pushed around

Never been left alone

Always been told to wait

Now it’s just too late

who can say whos to blame

[STOPS] baby it’s a crying shame?

V1 Dreamed that I could play guitar

Thought that I could be a star

I Know now that it’s not right

Playing all through the night

Didn’t want to lose my touch

I think I just took too much

CHORUS Always been pushed around

[Guitar Solo]

V2 See the new guy walk in

He can really play that thing

If I had half his skill I’ would be the bassman still

He was only half may age

Now I’ll have to turn the page

CHORUS Always been pushed around

Composition Notes

The lyrics refer to the importance to me of playing in bands which has been ongoing since the early 1970's but I was unable to do from 1986 to 2009 due to working full time and having a young family. Verse 2 is about the only time I have been sacked from a band (in 1980) which I haven't forgotten.

The music is a traditional 12 bar blues in D minor with a riff on the fretless bass and features my signature heavily treated solo blues guitar sound

Written and recorded February 2015