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COOL
03:10
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COOL
Gonna sell my old sunglasses
Down at the salvage store
Give away my leather and my blue suede shoe
I don't need em anymore
I got something that makes me shine
Like a diamond in a pile of coal
Hotter than a pistol, Pretty as a picture
Sweeter than my rock and roll
Chorus:
I'm cool, yes I am
Even when I'm fast asleep
I'm cool, you know it's true
And It's the company I keep
If things get any better
Don’t know what I’m gonna do
I'm cool, yes I am
Since I hang around with you
You’re a wax & buff & polish
I’m a ’63 Corvette
You’re a jump shot at the buzzer
Hittin’ nothin’ but the net
You got me shinin’ like a neon light
I’m happy as a man can be
It's time I told the whole wide world
Baby, what you do to me
Chorus
Instrumental
Bridge:
I’m cool
I’m cool
I’m cool
I'm just so freaking cool!
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Whatever You're Looking For
(Bruce Irving - Rob Simbeck, summer 2019)
intro G D Em Bm Am7 D G D
[G] Who knows what'll [C] pull you through?
[Am7] Maybe [D] just a tender [G] word
[Bm7] When the rain’s [Am7] gonna swallow you
[C] When the night is just a [A7] blur
[Bm7] Maybe I’ve been [G] where you’re going
[C] On the road to [A7sus] who knows [A7] where
Chorus
[G] What [D] -ever You're [Em] Looking [Bm] For
[Am7] I'm gonna [D] help you [G] find it [D]
[G] What [D] -ever You're [Em] Looking [Bm] For
[Am7] I'm gonna [D ] help you [G] find it [D]
Who knows what the heart might need? (G C)
When there’s so much on the line (Am7 D G)
When the world feels as lost as you (Bm7 Am7)
And you’re just looking for a sign (C A7)
[Bm7] Maybe you’ve been [G] where I’m going
[C] On the road to [A7sus] who knows [A7] where
Chorus
Bridge
[Am7] So many ways to [Bm7] get it wrong
[C] So few to [G] get it right
[Am7] But any road will [Bm7] do me fine
[C] When we’re walking [A7sus] side by [A7] side
Chorus
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True Blue
02:56
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Before It Fades Away
03:49
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BEFORE IT FADES AWAY (Irving-Simbeck)
We go where we want to go. G
We see what we will see. C
And the rules that we don’t follow. G
Are the ones that set us free C
[D] behind this heart of wonder
[Em] There lies an open mind
[C] Between the secrets and the lies
[D] The truth is ours to find
Chorus:
[Cmaj7] Wondrous colors
[G] Gentle breeze
[F] this one and only [Em] day
[Am7] Fill your sails with your own dream
[D] Before it fades away
[Cmaj7] Before it fades away
No matter who we travel with
We take each step alone
And the paths we are not taking
Are the ones that lead us home
Looking for a better world’s
Beside the point somehow
The magic land we’re headed toward
Is where we are right now
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Worry
04:37
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Worry (Bruce Irving)
Saw the sky holding back a tear
Distant thunder I could barely hear
No time to worry
No time to worry
No time to worry
No time to worry
Felt the wind blowing back my hair
Storms are brewing everywhere
No time to worry x4
Chorus
Worry can’t be real
Got to think before I feel
Find myself in simple pleasures
Worry can’t be real
It’s alright to feel a little doubt
No one knows what it’s all about
No time to worry x4
Bridge
Got a lot of dreams and promises to keep
Got a lot riding on a good night’s sleep
No need to know where that other road led
Lazy morning sun to clear my head
Chorus
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Bruce Irving Worcester, Massachusetts
Bruce Irving is a singer-songwriter in central Massachusetts. He's been writing songs since his college days in Pittsburgh, where he met his long-time friend and musical collaborator Rob Simbeck. He has also written and recorded frequently with his brother, Doug Irving. ... more
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