Story Behind The Song
wrote this music wise from start to finish in one take
its a work in progress (see answer b.) with my son Jesse to join me soon
to help put in some really rippen leads as he is way better than I at the flat pick on electric guitar.
Song Description
THE answer
| Song Length |
9:19 |
Genre |
Rock - Classic |
Lyrics
ANSWER
Words and Music by Alan J. Pomper
(C) 2005 - all rights reserved
Key Em @120 bpm 4/4
Intro - Instrumentations
Em D/f# G Am Em7 C-CM7 B Em D
Take my life set me free can I know what I will be?
C D Em D Em
My life become In You not me will it be?
Instrumentations -
D9 D9 C+ Bm As4 A
This darkness is overwhelming so I need an answer
G#m/C#m F#m/Bm repeat GM7 C Cm G
Here it comes here it comes yes it comes In You not me
Instrumentation
CHORUS: Help me - give you my ?freedom?
Help me give you my mind
Help me give you my dying
Help me know your eternal mind
Em D Em D
I need an answer
Em G Am CM7 C B7
So my prayer come to do I want You? more than I me?
C B7 C7 B7 Em
Can I care for more than I see? You the answer - how to be free.
Em D C C D Em Em D C C D Em
Take my life NO! - You can't have it I would go my own way
Em D/f# G Am Em7 C CM7 Em D C C D Em
Must I die! That's THE question I won?t give it so I die
instrumentaions
?BRIDGE?
Em A C B7
You and me we?re strange creatures running from the One who has made us
Em D G Am b C-CM7 - B7
Do we want His Cross to free us?
Em - inst - A - C
Well I would die I?ll live my way
You say give up your life to live!
Em D C C D Em Em D C C Bm Am G
But I want my own way so I will die so I will die I will die -
Instrumentations -
D9 Em D9 Em D9 Em A C -
I need and Answer I need an Answer
Em Em9 A C
It?s my life I fear perfect love would give it You say let it go I say No!
Em D C
If I try to save it I will loose it - how to believe you can I see it?s true
Instruments - Em -
D9 (d/f#/g/e) /a bass C+ (db/g/g/e)
That?s how the World goes that?s how the World goes on umm umm
Bm A G#m F#m
that?s how it goes barely thinking doing it?s own thing
F#m A Bm F#m Bm A F#m Bm A F#m GM7
take me away - I don?t want to go any further this way any longer this way
C Cm G
free me in time
CHORUS: Help me - give you my ?freedom?
Help me give you my mind
Help me give you my dying
Help me know your eternal mind -
Instrumentals end.