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Wishing Well

from One More Highway by Bob Menzies

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Wishing Well
Last song on the album – smooth easy country rock
BPM 110 R-write July July 17, 2012

One, Two, Three, Four then Intro (8 Bars) Am G AmG G EM AM D

Verse 1 – 8 Bars
G Em
She was the queen of her village the toast of each eye
Am D7
She made the birds sing and the violins cry
G Em
She was first to leave home, first to break the spell
Am D G
What the future would hold none could foretell

Verse 2 – 8 Bars

She met him in the mission, it was time to try
To say goodbye, to all the tears cried
No past just the future, it’s a beautiful thing
Even he did not know what the future would bring
Am G – 2 Bars

Chorus
G Em
Who took it from her you can ask and be told
Am D7
Who made this young girl turn suddenly old
G Em
She’s been seen throwing coins, since the darkness fell
C D G
Who turned out the lights at the Old Wishing Well
Am G – 2 Bars

Intrumental based on Chorus


Verse 3
They were baptized in booze and christened in smoke
It’s a wonder that today they can enjoy a good joke
When the day came they could strike back
The damage was done there was no turning back


Am G

Verse 4

Now there’s time to reflect on the meaning of it all
Where does it go wrong, when we’re in free fall
But still she can hold her head up high
She still is the queen in anyone’s eye

Am G

Chorus

Who took it from her you can ask and be told
Who made this young girl turn suddenly old
She’s been seen throwing coins, since the darkness fell
Who turned out the lights at the Old Wishing Well

Am G

Chorus

Who took it from her you can ask and be told
Who made this young girl turn suddenly old
She’s been seen throwing coins, since the darkness fell
Who turned out the lights at the Old Wishing Well

Instrumental Outro

2 times through the Chorus then fade out

credits

from One More Highway, released January 1, 2014

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Bob Menzies Sooke, British Columbia

Bob Menzies is a Canadian folk-rock, alt-country singer-songwriter originally from Montreal and now living in Sooke, a small oceanside town on Vancouver Island’s south coast. He has recorded 5 albums of original music previously and his newest recording is the 2018 EP IN THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS. ... more

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