12 Good Bars and True

Story Behind The Song

Inspired by the complexity of modern music and the simplicity of enduring music. This version recorded in Huge's garage by The Genre Benders with Huge playing most of it, keyboards by Kathy Hirche, lead guitars by Matt Mikkelsen.

Song Description

Story of a guitarist who's been playing pop for too long and really loves to play the 12-bar blues - but he's playing 8-bar blues by mistake. It's slow, loving tribute to the frustration of experienced by people who love the blues but have to do other things to make ends meet.

Song Length 3:47 Genre Blues - Rock, Blues - General
Tempo Slow (71 - 90) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Moving, On Cloud Nine Subject Musician, Gratitude
Similar Artists Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan Language English
Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

Oh, please Lord, hear my confession. My heart is on parole
I been stuck for days where the devil plays
And the music ain?t got no soul
Well I bled to earn.
So I could return.
Back to the sound that?s blue.
Now my soul?s on trial before 12 good bars and true.

Now I'm just a poor minstrel I got to make ends meet.
But they put me down some hole in the ground
With an unrelenting beat.
Well the ladies looked fine.
Drank fancy moonshine.
I played the best I could do.
But I couldn?t wait to get back again to those 12 good bars and true.

Well my friend got fancy axes. They make some pretty tones.
They got horns and strings and mighty strange things.
Make your blood chill to your bones.
Well he takes out his toys when he plays with the boys.
But I say ?No, No. Here?s what you do.
"Just give me three trusty chords, man. Play those 12 good bars and true".

Lyrics Hugh Brown Music Hugh Brown
Producer Hugh Brown Publisher Hugemusic
Performance The Genre Benders Label Hugemusic

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