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As It Was When It Happened

by Matt Scott

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1.
Using Fire 03:31
Barking at the altar of the king and queen in a house of spare parts with the fools They were talking, mocking, rambling and deciding with their gambling that the sky has to lose So, they called up the senior of the green jumpsuit juniors to discuss just the relevant parts But in a house built for tomorrow and an enemy of morals well, who’s in the dark? I went to war so I could have a job and mama I’m a-covering ground I’ve been in nine different states and one city away from the best time I could have So, I’m polished with a gun and a memory of love but it’s chills headed down my spine I was dead before I left and so I’ll try to forget that, this might be my time Saying Water wasn’t working so I’m using Fire “”””” There’s plastic in the ocean but a cardigan in autumn, so – nothing’s changed that I feel And if the chief says to the high court that he’s the only mascot then, losers have to yield Saying water wasn’t working so I’m using fire
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Something or Nothing V 2 Believe or not You choose the cost From a spinning coin to tornado dice When you fight You pick your side And that’s all you do It does no good Win or lose An imitator or the Avant Garde Estranged par, A life apart So just change the tune Don’t just stand square Balancing on a fence Or play cowboys on the road Without a show And it takes some time to fend the thought Are we better off alone? Believe in hope and dreams and every struggle in between Believe in morals, kings and peasants and monotony … Struggles, strife and wishes of an idle life … Abraham Lincoln, he never told a lie Believe in love and hate and tattoos that define those names Believe in pride and shame (they’re both) and treat imposters just the same Believe in Karma, Love or the mind you chose to think them up Believe in whatever fills your cup Believe in faith and god and the stubbornness of broken chords … battles, wars and jungles where the dead are lost … shackles, chains, circumstance and bad mistakes … something or nothing
3.
Peeping Tom 03:15
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Oh please don’t, oh please don’t Just say “hi” in passing And don’t go, oh don’t go Just sit with me a while I’ll show you my charm if you Bear this in mind F#m A Still it’s taken all this time to remind you that, baby E I don’t dance F#m A Still it’s taken all this time to remind you that, baby B E I don’t dance oh I swear I’m fine, I swear I’m fine, I just Like the bar that (where) I’m standing And when you Swing, oh when you Sway, baby I’ll be laughing (Chorus) Still it’s taken all this time to remind you that, baby I don’t dance … Bridge – C#m – G#m – A – B – E Oh take my hand, just take my hand But darling, I won’t dance Ah just take my hand, oh take my hand But darling I swear I won’t dance Lo and behold, I’m all alone not even A glace in the mirror When I was cool I thought I was cool but baby I’ll get no thinner And walking home, yet again alone, without a Glance in the mirror I thought I was cool, Oh I was cool, but baby I’m no thinner Still it’s taken all this time to remind you that, baby I don’t dance … A E I don’t dance B F#m I don’t dance A E I don’t dance C#m B I don’t dance E Ah -
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I think I’m gonna set myself to sail – Ah ha C D G And leave you for another day or two G C G Em It’s just that I’ve been feeling that a-way – Ah ha C D G And for you to be with me was more than true Bridge D C G Here I stand a man, who’s apart from a man Em Am The lonely soul with so much left to show C D G But the princess and the people they’re all gone Chorus G You treat me wrong C G Em Then you’ll treat me right – oh wow oh C D G But if you love me honey love then that’s alright G C G Em I’ll climb down from the mountain you made mine – Ah ha C D G But if you love me honey love then that’s alright Bridge… Solo for verse chords. Then bridge when singing comes in Bashful girls, and bashful boys relay – Ah ha All the private little scores about their day It’s sweet and it might last a few more days If you love me honey love, then that’s okay You say I’m wrong, so baby keep me right And if you love me honey love then that’s alright You’ll beat me up, just to keep me down But if you love me honey love, I’ll be around You’ll treat me wrong, then you’ll treat me right But if you love me honey love Em If you love me honey love - If you love me honey love then that’s alright
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She speaks for me freely She dresses neatly She’s all that I’ve ever cared for And I don’t want and I don’t want again I don’t want you to stay I’d hate for you to leave Is this the stupid way that everybody feels? Not tonight, oh please I just can’t stand your sight I’m a little different now And I’d rather be kicking leaves Your face has changed again Your beauty just isn’t the same I’m passing you through these thoughts In my head that don’t agree Could never say that I love you But Jane how could I ever want to? Your just so delicate And it’s not too good for me Confusing tunes Adopted for me and you If this is the way that someone thinks We’re too good to choose Won’t you paint your lips Can’t you tan your face You look so much better when your Tarted and disgraced It’s a bit about everything It’s a bit about reasoning It’s a bit about the girl I’ve never ever met before This ever ending same Jane is just a codename For all of you I’ve loved so very, very much
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Here some come in the early morn – ah ha We wake up dying so no one’s wrong Well I hear they built you a pile of rocks Charged you twice then took their cut Still you hear their talk, talk, talk, talk, talk Chorus But it’s all, all out of sorts I fell down and could not get back up And it’s all, all out of sorts Its good to be alive Verse 2 Here some come to shoot their guns - ah ha Buy or steal or build their bombs – ah ha Starve the kids, spread the news Tell their friends its theirs to lose Then you’ll see them changing all the rules Chorus But it’s all, all out of sorts I fell down and could not get back up And it’s all, all out of sorts Its good to be alive Harmonica Part Verse 3 Better shout or make your stand ah - ah Dancers sing and singers dance – oh lord Then they’re here but when they’re gone Killing thoughts without a cause Still you’ll hear that talk, talk, talk, talk, talk Chorus But it’s all, all out of sorts I fell down and could not get back up And it’s all, all out of sorts Its good to be alive It’s good to be alive … Soon to be a lie…
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Getting Out 04:04
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Hide the light Too close to crying Bent out of bones I cant feel my toes Dm Em F I was out all night Dm Em F Bullied by fights G That you sowed C I hit the road The road hit back Don’t quite know But I think I can guess Dm Em F (etc) I was worse off Woke up with a cough And all alone Chorus: F C Hollow of the dirt bag in the corner F C All know him too well to take him home Dm C The women he has none, but he thinks he has them all F G And I wonder if my wife knows that I’m not home Back to Chorus chords (F) for solo… Verse 3. Champagne tastes fine After a bottle of wine I pinched my own When they’d all gone I was out all night Could not help my sight And I was all gone It was about that time I remembered that I’ve never been right My heart did pound But no love I found Chorus

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'As It Was When It Happened' is the debut album by Matt Scott.

Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Matt Scott brings his brand of Rock and Roll with the completely independent debut album.

"I wrote all the songs.
I play everything on the record.
I hope you enjoy it"

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released August 7, 2020

Recorded and produced at North Road Studios by Paul Winton.

Featuring John Scott on lead guitar in All Out Of Sorts.

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Matt Scott Glasgow, UK

Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Matt Scott brings his brand of Rock and Roll with the completely independent debut album ‘As It Was When It Happened’. All songs were written and performed by Matt Scott to contest the the cliché of the ‘acoustic singer- songwriter’.

‘As It Was When It Happened’ offers a journey through verse and music - THIS is Rock and Roll.
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