musical emergency

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ctd posted his, and I'm a slave to peer pressure, so I'm gonna post mine too.

Last night's musical emergency was based on a relatively unknown Grimm Brothers' story called "The Devil and the Three Golden Hairs", and in one scene, Our Hero goes to Hell to see the Devil. The Devil, it turns out, isn't home, but his kindly and helpful grandmother is. This song is my attempt to explore the oddity of the Devil living at home with his kindly and helpful grandmother.

Good Intentions


    Am                 C
I remember like it was yesterday
    Dm              E
The day my daughter ran away
          Am               C
With that no-good man from down the road
    Dm               E
Her standards always were so low
    Am                      C
Nine months on, she was back again
 Dm              E
Abandoned by her so-called man
Am             C
In her arms an infant son
   Dm              E
I turned my back a moment
        Am   C
She was gone
      Dm                E
And I sang the boy this song...

      F                 G
        Wherever your desires may lead you
      C                  Am
        Whatever you may want to do
      F                 G
        You have everything you need to
      C                  Am
        Make it all come true for you
      F                 G
        Wherever your desires may take you
      C                  Am
        Whatever you may want to be
      F                  Dm               G
        Don't ever let a thing stand in between
      F              Am      C  Dm  E
        You and your dream

I raised the boy, he grew strong and bright
I swore this time I'd do it right
I always told him, raise your sights
Seek your dreams with all your might
If you want something, go out and take it
You can do it, I know you'll make it
You can always win the fight
Life is just an apple
Take a bite
And I sang the song each night...

    CHORUS

I think it was at the age of ten
He started tempting all his friends
And by the time the boy was twelve
He'd set his sights on ruling Hell
He cursed the livestock, poisoned wells
Gathered souls to buy and sell
He's drowned the world with sin and vice
And it's all thanks to Granny's
Good advice
I forgot to say be nice

    CHORUS

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Yay peer pressure!