Misc Your Songs - Rick del valle - composing in new media

Ov^Ger ten^D/F# weeks a^Em7go, ^AmI can still re^Cmember when I didn’^Emt want to take this ^Dclass And ^GI knew ^D/F#if I ha^Em7d my chance, That ^AmI could change cour^Cse at a glance An^Emd maybe I would ^Cfind an easy ^Dpass But ^Emthat grou^Ampwork it made me^Em happy, even when i^Amt came out crappy ^CBad news ^Gon the ^Amblackboard, The^C workload seemed to st^Dack more I ^Gdon’t know ^D/F#when it c^Emlicked for me T^Am7hat this class ^Dand I were meant to be ^GA blind ma^Dn now allow^Emed to see New ^CMedia C^D7ompo-ser^Gy

So ^Gwhy, ^Cwhy, is t^Ghe worklo^Dad so high I've got ^Gjournals due ^Cfrom January ^Gon to Jul^Dy Not even ^Gallowed t^Co try whis^Gkey and rye ^D Em* A7* Em* D7 Singin' this will be the class that I try, this will be the class that I try

^GDid you read "Chan^Amging Writing" And did^C it inspire your w^Amorks to sing, ^Emthat guide wi^Dth scenarios? ^GDo you ^D/F#believe in c^Emooperation Can ^Am7teamwork build ^Cthat new nation, ^Emand can you teach m^A7e how to spea^Dk real slow? Em* D* Em* D* Well I know demographic in for mation, 'cuz I read the abstract we're given Ther^Ce were no po^Gds to c^A7hoose, now ^CI'm kicking it with p^D7od 2 I was a ^Gone man^D/F# show with a^Em bone to pick who did^Amn't know how a band w^Could stick But ^GI knew^D/F# I could^Em pull that trick^C the project's^D7 made ^Gme ^Ctic^Gk, I started singin'

^Gwhy, ^Cwhy, is t^Ghe worklo^Dad so high I've got ^Gjournals due ^Cfrom January ^Gon to Jul^Dy Not even ^Gallowed t^Co try whis^Gkey and rye ^D Em* A7* Em* D7 Singin' this will be the class that I try, this will be the class that I try

Now for t^Gen weeks we've been ^Amon our own, and th^Cat time, well, it's ^Amreally flown, b^Emut why that is is a mys^Dtery When the F^Girst a^D/F#ssignment starte^Emd rolling through We di^Am7dn't know what t^Co do Cause the voi^Emce, had a decad^A7e on us, may^Dbe two Em* D* Em* D* And while we tried to think it out, What to make the whole thing all about We ha^Cd a great^G idea, ^A7 M^Consters, sure ^D7are weird So I crawl^Ged undern^D/F#eath a^Em desk, to scare^Am a child, dee^Cp at rest The ^Glightbulb^D/F#s worked at^Em our behest, th^Ce day, the^D7 group,^G re^Cvis^Ged

So ^Gwhy, ^Cwhy, is t^Ghe worklo^Dad so high I've got ^Gjournals due ^Cfrom January ^Gon to Jul^Dy Not even ^Gallowed t^Co try whis^Gkey and rye ^D Em* A7* Em* D7 Singin' this will be the class that I try, this will be the class that I try

^GNext was two and the^Amn was three ^CWe learned real quickly^Am what to be, Acqueo^Emus solutions was growin^Dg fast We tal^Gked d^D/F#rought and b^Emrowned the grass The gr^Am7oup made QR codes for ^Cclass, And tr^Emied to put congress on bl^A7ast ^D Em* D* Em* D* We looked details on Newspapers, for the older generation of shakers ^CWe wanted t^Ghem to re^A7ad, ca^Cuse they already le^D7ad There was ^Gsome fr^D/F#iction ove^Emr who's in charge, ^AmOur CD project h^Cad a mixed yield We f^Gixed ^D/F#it now the ^Emfile is sealed t^Che day we^D7 got it r^Gigh^Ct, ^G we started singin'

So ^Gwhy, ^Cwhy, is t^Ghe worklo^Dad so high I've got ^Gjournals due ^Cfrom January ^Gon to Jul^Dy Not even ^Gallowed t^Co try whis^Gkey and rye ^D Em* A7* Em* D7 Singin' this will be the class that I try, this will be the class that I try

And t^Ghere we were all ^Amin one place, a cl^Cassroom's^Am nose without a face, A^Emnd one man alone with^D is banjo So work the ^Gportfol^D/F#io, wor^Emk the work, work ^Am7your duities, and do^C not shirk cause w^Eme know exactly how th^A7is all ends ^D Em* D* Em* D* And while we framed with our device, my mind was sore I needed ice No ^Cclue wh^Gat to se^A7ll and no ^Creal way to tell^D7 And as the ^Gfinal present^D/F#ation of t^Emhe group made i^Amt clear our succ^Cess was no fluke Dr. Aik^Gen s^D/F#eemed happy wit^Emh what we took the^C day the gr^D7oup died^G, ^{C G} I was singin'

So ^Gwhy, ^Cwhy, is t^Ghe worklo^Dad so high I've got ^Gjournals due ^Cfrom January ^Gon to Jul^Dy Not even ^Gallowed t^Co try whis^Gkey and rye ^D Em* A7* Em* D7 Singin' this will be the class that I try, this will be the class that I try

He^Gre I ^D/F#am singin' ^Emthe blues That Q^AmR code plan, really^C flew, but it's ^Emthe end, and that's ok ^D I ^Gbrewed s^D/F#ome coffee^Em on the floor Can't t^Amhink of lyrics, ^Canymore, but the But e^Emven still, the musi^Cc has to pl^Day Em* Am* Em* Am* So in this seat, I play my dirge, I've done my bows, and I've said my words I th^Cink I ^Glearned p^Amlenty, Like ^Chow to sell to many ^D And the ^Gfour wor^D/F#ds I ad^Emmire that, the^Am7 Purpose,^C Audience, con^D7text, and tact ^GI carry till m^D/F#y days are pas^Emt, that good, ol'^Am7 P-A-C ^{D7 G} .......T

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And they were singin'

So ^Gwhy, ^Cwhy, is t^Ghe worklo^Dad so high I've got ^Gjournals due ^Cfrom January ^Gon to Jul^Dy Not even ^Gallowed t^Co try whis^Gkey and rye ^D Em* A7* Em* D7 Singin' this will be the class that I try, this will be the class that I try

So ^Gwhy, ^Cwhy, is t^Ghe worklo^Dad so high I've got ^Gjournals due ^Cfrom January ^Gon to Jul^Dy Not even ^Gallowed t^Co try whis^Gkey and rye ^D Singin' ^Cthis will be the ^D7class that ^GI tr^Cy ^G