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My highest aspiration.

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Shine © Bill Metts 2015 Key – B (capo 4)

I'm just some guy sittin' in some cafe
Got no false hopes of going very far
One thing I know is that I have a good time
When I come here and play my guitar
My friends said Billy, you need to write yourself a song
I didn't know it'd be so hard and take so darn long
So when I finally sat down to put melody and rhyme
To things inside that I need to share
The melodies came easy but not so the words
So my friends will have to settle for my heart and this prayer

Chorus:
Give me a song to sing that they'll remember
With words that will make our voices one
A melody to make everyone smile
And get stuck in their head in the morning and stay until day is done
Let my voice ring true with the soul that you gave me
Let my fingers do your dance on the guitar strings
You sing harmony in my mind for me Lord
Let me shine with the joy that singing for you brings
Verse 2
I met some gal while I was sittin' outside,
Pickin and singing with my friends
I must have done something to upset the poor girl
She wouldn't even let my song end.
She said you know that a black man
should sing the blues but you don't
I said to that lady I ain't got em so I won't
She said you got a nice voice
and you can play your guitar
But son you just don't look the part
I said listen here lady, you got it all wrong
It's all about making a joyful noise from the heart

CHORUS
Let me shine with the joy that singing for you brings
(Shine with the joy…that singing for you brings...REPEAT....

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from The Best of Bill Metts, released November 1, 2019
Guitar and vocals: Bill Metts

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Bill Metts Cape Coral, Florida

I have been playing guitar and singing for nearly fifty years now. I Started with American Folk and Blues tunes and finger- style guitar. Had a run in with a Classic Rock band for 6 years or so and I sure was glad when that ended. I spent 15 years playing in nursing homes doing standards from the 30’s and 40’s. Now I mostly write. You will see a bit of all the above in my songs. I hope you like. ... more

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