Questions (w Mark Holbrook and Sigmund)

Mark Holbrook and I have been talking about doing a song together for a while and I finally came up with a song that I thought would work for us.

I laid down a “live” acoustic version with a drum loop to keep me in time and sent it off to Mark for a listen. Luckily he liked what he heard and we were off.

I re-did the rhythm guitar using my G&L ASAT and re-sang the vocal as a separate track and sent it off to Mark who added some fantastic drums, bass and keys to fatten it all up. Mark also added the backing vocals, which work a treat.

Both of us had a go at a lead break but it turned out to be a lot harder than it seemed initially to get something sounding good over the progression so we turned to Sigmund to get us out of a jam.

And boy did he deliver! I had a smile on my face a mile wide when I listened to what he had put down. Much kudos, Sig.

Mark did a fantastic job of the mix/master as well.

We hope you like what we have put together.

And, as you can probably tell from the lyrics, I am not a big fan of what is happening in Australian politics at the moment but I have a feeling the sentiment is universal...

Thanks so much to Mark and Sig for agreeing to come on board.

Regards,

Peter ☺

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Questions - Peter Bowen (January 2014) CAPO 2

[Dm7] [Csus2] x4

I'm gonna [Dm7] float some questions [Csus2] out on the wind
[Dm7] See where the answers [Csus2] fall
[Dm7] Questions of hope and hu-[Csus2]-manity
And why the [Dm7] writing's on the [Csus2] wall
[D9] Some say that I'm just [G/D] wasting my time;
That [D9] truth is a casual-[G/D]-ty
But this [Dm7] war ain't over till the [Csus2] fat lady sings;
And until [Dm7] then I'll keep shaking the [Csus2] tree

[Fmaj7] If you ask no [Cmaj7] questions
[Fmaj7] You'll still get told the [Cmaj7] lies
[Fmaj7] A heady mix of smoke and [Cmaj7] mirrors and spin
And [Dmadd9/A] auto-cue alibis [E7]

Politicians strut their hour on the stage, their hand upon their heart
Sincerity drips from their scriptwriter’s page until the polls map a downward chart
Strings and sealing wax are easily reworked to keep a hold on power
But when people start screaming "cometh the man", it's hardly cometh their finest hour

If you ask no questions
You'll still get told the lies
A heady mix of smoke and mirrors and spin
And auto-cue alibis

Lead over full verse

If you ask no questions
You'll still get told the lies
A heady mix of smoke and mirrors and spin
And auto-cue alibis

Outro
[Fmaj7] Questions of [Cma7] hope
[Fmaj7] Confounded by [Cma7] lies
[Fmaj7] Questions of [Cma7] love
[Fmaj7] Debased by cheap [Cma7] alibis
[Fmaj7] Questions of [Cma7] wealth
[Fmaj7] Well, that’s just one for the [Cma7] wise...
[Fmaj7] Questions of [Cma7] health
[Fmaj7] Would you like that with fries? [Cmaj9]

Csus2 – e3 B3 G0 D0 A3 Ex
Dmadd9/A – e0 B3 G2 D3 A0 Ex

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