One More Way to Get the Blues

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I am no strnnger to sorrow, / I lost love a few times in my life,

But of all the loves that ever let me / +down you get the prize.


Oh I thought I had paid all the dues,

but honey you showed me one more way to lose.


Yeah, now I found out one more way to go wrong,

one more +reason for singin a heartbreak song,

I thought I'd seen it all by now,

but darlin, you taught me how to find another way to get the blues.


I didn't know I didn't know how bad it could be,

but honey you showed me, you made me see

thought I'd cried it all out over the years.

but I found +out I +still got plenty more tears.


Yeah darlin you have been my education / you taught me a new reason to cry,

another way to get slammed / another way to watch good lovin die,


Oh I thought I would never see anything new, / but you taught me somethin that I never knew.

Now I know what I missed, a new way ta get dissed, /  another way to get the blues.


I never knew someone like you, / I never fell so hard somehow,

but you caught me by surprise / hit me right between the B eyes,


B Oh babe you really showed me how, / you taught me Em one more way to Am lose.

B one more way to get the Em blues.


I thought by god this has to be / the kind of love that lasts,

I thought that I could finally / forget the sorry past.


Oh but you +had other plans, / other +places to be,

other bells to ring, / other friends you had to see,


Oh I was the last to get the news, / an' now I found out one more way to lose,

ah one more way to ruin my day, / one more way to get the blues.


Why don't ya just stab me in the heart babe, / jus get it over fast,

nah you'd rather take it nice an' slow / make sure the hurtin will last


Oh yeah, there's always one more reason to lose,

there's always one more sure fire guaranteed way to get the blues.


There's always one more just give a holler

one more way bet your bottom dollar, somebody's gonna sell ya one more way to lose.


Oh yeah somebody's gonna sell ya a brand new way, come on in an' get yours today,

one more way to get the blues.


Ah you can always find, won't take much tryin one more fine way to get the blues.

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Comments

  • Classic blues feel, you can't go wrong there! The lyric is nice and mournful and that's as it should be, and gives me a feeling of weary experience.

    Those first couple of lines feel really crowded. I think it would be smoother if you could cut some syllables there:

    I ain't no stranger to sorrow, / Lost love in my life,

    But of all my heartbreaks / you get the prize.

    I like your tag line. Re enforcing your hook/title with a slight variation; nicely done!

  • Hi @Songbird52
    Oh, the sweet melancholy of the blues!
    This song embodies the soul of the genre and you’ve encapsulated the essence of a certain painful yearning beautifully.
    I think @RainyDayMan suggestion on the lyric is a good one, but then this is the talking blues :smile:
    I heard this yesterday and thought I’d commented then - my apologies for being Captain Incompetent.
    All the best

    CCB
  • Oh thank you! Yes there are some crowded lines. Been practicing squeezing in the words better, but maybe your suggestion would be better.

  • Ah thank you! So glad it comes across as real blues. I am actually kind of new to this genre, but I love it. I was more bluegrass/country, but now trying to expand horizons. Thanks for your very nice comment!

  • Johnb68
    Johnb68 Reading PA

    Nice and bluesy. I like the lyrics and the chord changes. My only suggestion would be to slow it down a bit. Seems you're rushing it.

    😀John B

  • Ok thanks. Yes, there are a lot of words to squeeze in to some of the lines, might be better a little slower.

  • This is beautiful. Sometimes it isn't about big production, or keeping up with this year's thing. A great voice, a lot of soul and a heartfelt song. Yeah, I agree that you should maybe slow down a bit here and there, but I'm not complaining. I love this😀

  • @Songbird52 I'd agree some of it is a bit crowded and could probably be slowed down a bit but I can also respect if that's your style of writing and singing. I really enjoyed this though. You've got a cool voice that fits the song really well and I love the "one more way to get the blues" hook.

    Unrelated I was looking through some of your video on your FB page and you've got some great stuff there. Is the song "It's a Hard Life Sometimes" available to download anywhere? Also unrelated I am a fellow LI native but I moved a while back.

  • Hi Bruce! Thanks very much for your comments. Yeah I have a lot of videos on facebook and youtube, but most of my songs I have not yet gotten around to recording. Still working on it! Nothing available yet for downloading I don't think, but thanks for asking.

  • Nice blues number, Polly! I enjoyed listening! Thanks for sharing. 😀

    Joseph

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