A couple weeks ago, I wrote about a Shakespeare reference in Badfinger's "Storm in a Teacup." A couple days ago, I learned the chords, so I figured it'd be good to post those. It's actually pretty simple:
Introduction:
|: G major | D major :|
Verses:
|: E minor | B minor :|
C major | D major
Choruses:
|: G major | D major :|
Tag:
G major | F major | Eb major | G major
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Friday, March 17, 2017
Monday, February 27, 2017
Badfinger's "Storm in a Teacup"
This afternoon, I listened to Badfinger's Magic Christian Music, and I noticed something about "Storm in a Teacup," which is included as a bonus track on the CD re-issue I have.
The first verse is:
The first verse is:
Well, you just slammed the door in my faceThat last line ("true love never runs smooth") is a near quote of a line from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. In the first act, Lysander says, "The course of true love never did run smooth" (I.i.134).
Well, that ain't any disgrace
It's a natural thing to do
Because true love never runs smooth
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