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  "description": "<div><p>Written March 31, 2011<br>Recorded August 17th-20th 2024</p></div><div><br></div>\n<div><p>All instruments real and preformed by myself. </p></div><div><br></div>\n\n<p><br></p>\n<div><p>Lyrics and chords <br>Capo at 3rd fret, key of Bb<br>G, C, X6 D, C, G X3</p></div><div><br></div>\n\n<p><br></p>\n<div><p>In and old chair, I sit here waiting for you<br>The same affair, but with a different view<br>And the ladies their dancing without their bouquets<br>The gentleman bow to them marrily <br>And the old clock on the wall keeps ticking the hours away</p></div><div><br></div>\n<div><p>This old heart knows neither pleasure nor pain <br>I'm cold as ice and numb as novocaine<br>It's been many years I've been waiting for you<br>You're giving me answers I already knew<br>And the old clock on the wall keeps ticking the days away</p></div><div><br></div>\n<div><p>(Tin whistle solo)</p></div><div><br></div>\n<div><p>It's the same old story, its been told a thousand times<br>A man let down no matter how high he climbs<br>I get up to leave in a shade of grey <br>A victim of roles in this cruel ballet<br>And the old clock on the wall keeps ticking the years away</p></div><div><br></div>\n\n<p><br><br>\n<br></p>\n<div><p>Instrumentation and recording<br>In order of appearance</p></div><div><br></div>\n<div><p>60s Nylon string Aria X/Y Miced <br>Electric Sammick fretless bass plugged straight into interface<br>Rainsong Carbon fiber acoustic X/Y Miced<br>Vocals manually double tracked miced with large diaphragm Rode NT1A<br>Tweaked Generation brass tin whistle miced with large diaphragm Rode NT1A<br>1970s Peerless banjo X/Y Miced </p></div><div><br></div>\n\n<p><br><br>\n</p><div>I had originally wanted to use mandolin here for this recording but I think the banjo works. The Mandolin is currently in my shop getting some work done. I am replacing some of the hardware and fixing a couple of cracks. </div><br><br><p><a href=\"http://www.postybirb.com/\" rel=\"nofollow ugc\">Posted using PostyBirb</a></p>\n"
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