I'll Take My
Chances
I have no idea where this one came from. But it came
pretty much as a complete song, one of those "I must have heard this somewhere,
'cause I don't remember writing it" songs. This one was probably influenced by
the songs that Paul McCartney has written in similar styles ("Honey Pie",
"Martha, My Dear"), and the use of a clarinet in the break is something of an
homage to "When I'm Sixty-Four". This was another chance to use a lot of my
favorite chords, the diminshed and augmented (which I collectively refer to as
the "demented chords").
I had an unused rhyme for "chances", so I added the tag at
the end
You look like the
kind Who's inclined to resist my
advances But I'll take my chances with
you. |
You don't really
seem Like my dream of what perfect
romance is But I'll take my chances with
you. |
| You're trying hard not to show
how you feel. You can't conceal
it. Your eyes reveal
it. |
|
My dear, I'm
afraid You're betrayed by those
meaningful glances So I'll take my chances with
you. |
| Instrumental verse (clarinet
solo) |
| I find that when I'm
confronted by love I run for
cover But I've discovered
... |
|
| That you've got a style And a smile that completely
entrances So I'll take my chances with
you. |
| I'll take my
chances. May I have the next several
dances? I'll take my chances with
you. |
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