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Aftermath

by Andy Getch

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1.
So Hit Me Again 03:20
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So Hit Me Again Baritone guitar tuned BEADF#B Chords: D4 - 33oo33; E47 - 55oo55; [B4] - xo44oo; [E2] - xo22oo; [Cmaj7addb5] - xo55oo; [D4] Standing strong standing tall Willing to be different [E47] Fallen branches fuel my fire to fight indifference Walking the walk [D4] Strengths in my foundation Am reinforcing as an agent of change [E47] Solid concrete block construction To withstand a hurricane Chorus [B4] [E2] Drawing shade and strength from the trees on all sides Tested by four strong winds Brushed by fire Take a hit again and again, still keeping standing Reaching for the universe, anchored in earth’s land [Cmaj7addb5] So hit me again, [B4] hit me again, [E2] hit me again Weaknesses, no reserve power or batteries Flat roof is easily lifted Florida room conversion in the late sixties Fiberglass garage door full of holes and cracks that lets the light and insects in Only one dead bolt on the wood door latch rattling in the shift Talking the talk Chorus 2 Working on those weaknesses Now I’ve said too much Waiting until the next angry storm blows my name All I know is At the end of the next heavy rain or hurricane Anyone can look out the window To check out the rainbow So hit me again, hit me again, hit me again, hit me again, hit me again
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The Most Important Thing 02:34
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Baritone guitar BEADF#B tuning Chords: Bm - o22ooo; Em - xo221o; F#m - 224432; A4 - xxo233; C6add9/E - xooo11; [Bm] Storm panels are up and all the doors are secure [Em] Power went out at 10 am sitting in the dark nothing to do but wait [Bm] One thing I know for sure [F#m] This is going to be a long day [Bm] Irma is a record setting category five hurricane [Em] Longest duration [Bm] Cuba wore her down to a two now she is back at four with a hundred miles of rain [F#m] This is a strange vacation Chorus [A4] The most important thing is that we are all okay [C6add9/E] Everybody is safe [A4] The most important thing is that we didn’t get in the way [C6add9/E] All those things can be replaced [Bm] Holding my foot against the wall feeling the house shake [Em] Feeling the cold draft under the hall door [Bm] Thumps on the roof wondering what will break [F#m] Sitting on pillows on the hallway tile floor Repeat Chorus [Bm] Hours waiting for the storm to pass felt like days [Em] I still feel the jolt and shake Repeat Chorus
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It's A Mess 03:54
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It’s A Mess Guitar tuning D#ADGBD# Chords: G/F# - 32ooo3; Aaddb5 - xo222o; D - xxo233; C - x32o14; A2 - xxx9(10)8; G2 - xxx786; F2 - xxx564; E2 - xxx453; D2 xxx231 Verse [G/F#] [Aaddb5] Running along without a message Waiting for the clouds to roll past Blowing through investigate Flags fly at half mast Verse Untangling the fallen branches Sweat rolling down my brow Forgotten spoken adages Lost under the tau Chorus [D] It’s a mess [C] Everything is a mess [D] Branches piled ten feet high [C] Picking up broken glass Verse Electricity off for days Air weighed down with sorrow Nothing left for play Out of work tomorrow Repeat Chorus Br [A2] [G2] [F2] [E2] [A2] I carried these logs as far as I can [G2] Til I need help from the hurricane debris man [F2] Hand saw trimming [E2] Small branch clipping [D2] Until the sweat stops dripping Repeat Chorus twice
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Check Out The Rainbow 02:17
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Guitar Chords: D4 - xxo233; D2 -xxo23o; A4xo223o; A2 - xo22oo; E4 - o222oo; E2 - o22xo2; A - xo222o; B/A - xo444o; C/A - xo5550; [D4] Just want to [D2] relax [D4] Just want to calm [D2] down [A4] In Irma’s [A2] aftermath [A4] Fallen leaves turning [A2] brown [E4] Weight of the air drapes over my [E2] shoulder [E4] Heat stifles [E2] initiative [D4] Tired of dragging these [D2] boulders [A4] Giving all I have to [A2] give Chorus [A] Check out the [B/A] rainbow And the [C/A] sun shining bright behind me [A] Check out the [B/A] rainbow Reaching for [C/A] the strength [B/A] inside of [A] me [D4] Rustling of the leaves [A4] Staging the woodpiles for drying [E4] Crunch of the broken twigs under feet [A4] But I can’t help but smiling Repeat chorus three times and fade
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It's A Mess (Reprise) 01:18
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It’s A Mess (reprise) Bass guitar muted plucking [E] This has been building up for a long time [A] What left around here is mine [E] Fallen branches will burn for years [A] Consuming all my fears [D] It’s a mess [D] It’s a mess [D] It’s a mess [D] It’s a mess [E] So that is that [A] Another set of worlds fallen into veritas [D] It’s a mess [D] It’s a mess [D] It’s a mess [D] It’s a mess (repeat and fade)

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Written and recorded entirely in the month of November 2017. Primary songs are based on experiences and reflections relating to Hurricane Irma which tracked through the Florida Keys and Southwest Florida on September 10, 2017. Bonus track songs were other song ideas written and recorded during the month. Many song ideas arose from prompts from National Novel Writing Month and the associated forum, as well as the Song Skirmish, and GYAWS song-a-week groups. All song demos were recorded as one scratch track using one condenser mic and Garageband for processing ,vocal and guitar effects. Most songs were recorded on the first take with minimal editing.

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released November 4, 2017

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