Song Thirteen

This is Chris Conway's fault. Sort of.

Chris has been working on his new album and has been posting about the various things that he has been doing to "Song 13". I finally asked him if that was the title of the song, or its position in the track list, or what. It turns out that it's "what", in that it's the thirteenth track that he's been working on in succession for the project.

I had an ulterior motive when asking: it seemed like "Song 13" was sort of a good title for a song. I wasn't sure exactly what the song would end up being, but it was a good title for a song. :)

And now I have a song to attach to the title, which you will find just below. Some things just get numbers, I guess. For Love Potions, it's Number Nine. Or maybe Ten...

(Chorus)
Amaj7
Get out on the dance floor.
   G
No need to make a scene.
             D
You’ll never learn to dance,
             Dm
You’ll never find romance,
       E7
If you do not take a chance
            Amaj7 E7sus4 Amaj7 E7sus4
On Song Thirteen.


Amaj7
Song Thirteen’s for lovers.
E7sus4
Song Thirteen’s for friends.
D6                   Dm6
Song Thirteen is for anybody
      E7
Right up until the music ends.
       Amaj7
It’s a song where you recover.
       E7sus4
It’s a song for dancing slow,
  D6                                  Dm6
Unless you want to swing cause you’re not a fuddy duddy
        E7
And you want the whole room to know.


There’s magic in the melody.
There’s rhythm in the beat
That sends you to the dance floor
And makes you move your feet.
It’s a song to summon what will be.
It’s a song to bring you change.
It’s a song to leave what came before,
For new things in exchange.

(Bridge)
    D6         Dm6
The music will surround you
       Amaj7
As you dance across the floor.
       D6             Dm6
You’re not the way it found you
       E7
And it doesn’t matter any more.


When Song Thirteen is playing
Come take your partner’s hand,
Cause Song Thirteen is just for you
And everyone who hears the band.
Feel your bodies swaying
To the rhythm of the drum,
Cause Song Thirteen will tell you what is true
And everything that’s still to come.


(Chorus twice)
E7          Amaj7
On Song Thirteen.
E7          Amaj7
On Song Thirteen.