MUSO BLUES                    Graham Wardrop

E           F#m          G#m               D
Sit on your bar-stool, I guess that's your fate,
A                  G#m        F#m    B
Keep the customers happy from 9 till late:
  E         F#m        G#m          A
A simple rendition the folks appreciate,
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Or else you'll just be wasting your time.

Give us a Ballad, some Jazz or some Blues,
Maybe 'little bit Country so I can tap my shoes,
And always remember you're just paying your dues,
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Or else you'll just be wasting your time.

           B                       E                 B          E
Well, it's gotta be something with rythmn, like some old Rock-n-Roll,
    B                            E         B            C#
And something that's nice and familiar and close to the soul,
       B            E                   B          E
With a hook-line, a catch-phrase, and a good solid beat:
           F#                                B
They'll be singing along in the choruses and stamping their feet,

But this ain't the world that you dreamed of in school,
Out on the road with a big band, not feeling like a fool.
The Public is fickle, the business is cruel...
You're sick and tired of wasting your time.

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Well, it's gotta be something that's simple, with a strong middle-8,
Like something you'd sing to your girlfriend when you're
   out on a date,
Repeated ad infinitum till it's firmly ingrained,
'Cause nobody listens to music these days, they just
   want to be entertained...

Now don't get too frantic, and don't go too slow.
Keep it nice and familiar wherever you go,
And don't get too clever, and don't sing too low...
Or else you'll just be wasting your time.
     A             G#m     F#m     B    E....
  Oh yeah.. you'll just be wasting your time.