Hey Steemers!
I'm back for Week 61 of Open Mic and starting in the amazing Open Mic Songwriters Challenge Week 2. I wanted to write a blues song because most of these song themes sound very depressing haha. I had a lot of fun writing this and hope everyone can share in the energy of this one. The full song is called "Lost and Found (Blues-E in an Unorthodox Manner)"
I am typically a freestyle man when it comes to the BLUES, but for this one I put in the time to organize something. When you play the blues you have to jam too, which is still there. I** also attempted to make an unorthodox blues progression with multiple turnaround elements. I have provided the chords as well as the progression so that others can learn to play too.
Lyrics/Chords
Lost and Found (Blues-E in an unorthodox manner)
G
I was lost when my baby left me
Didn’t care if I was soft or something
A
I cried like a little child when my baby left me
Didn’t care if I was soft or something
G
Turnaround
Yeah, she found a new—and left me with nothing
G
By the Mercy of God I was found
In the dark, soul put-on-loan
A
Thank God I was found
In the dark, soul put-on-loan
G
Like it wasn’t even my own (under breath)
Turnaround
I can’t tell where I’m bound
May as well look, in the lost and found
G
She could love good, oh yes I know
A
She could love strong Lord sometimes too strong, yes I know
Turnaround
She had a mean kiss filled with bliss
Make a man have a heart attack
Turnaround
But it takes pain to be sane
In this world full of misery, Im back
Triple Time Turnaround!
Without my woman or heart around
Makes a man go looking in the lost and found
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