Name: That Same Old Song
Duration: P00H03M57S
Description: A story about trying to escape traditional,engrained, low expectations in a small town.

That Same Old Song

from Songs From The Back Room by Phil Hooley

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A story about trying to escape traditional,engrained, low expectations in a small town.

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The Same Old Song
E G#7
Evangelina wanted more
A E
Than her mother had before
A Am
When the party lights were shining bright
E B
All she saw was the open door

So she left there in the morning, ignoring all the warnings
The sun rose high in a clear blue sky, and a new day was dawning

E G#7 A E
She swore she’d never marry into a life so ordinary
A Am E B
Hanging around in a one horse town, singing that same old
A Fm# Bdim? E
song, couldn’t hold her too long

She met a small time singer, who gave her some cause to linger
But she recognised the warning signs when he tried a ring on her finger
A sharp dressed gamblin man, thought he held a winning hand
But the castles that he promised her all turned into sand

Chorus

Lead over verse

The cowboy was a loner, on some days he was sober
When finally, he got down on one knee, she knew that it was over

Chorus
A B
Hanging around in a one horse town
E B A Fm Bdim E
Singing that same old song, singing that same old song

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from Songs From The Back Room, released May 14, 2021
Simon Goulding on bass, Scott Poley on guitars and pedal steel. Justin Johnson on percussion and BVs, Phil on harmonica

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