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Short and Tall Tales
1.
          D              Bdim
There's a certain risk involved
             D              Bdim
   in almost everything you do.
        D             G
There's danger in the course you take
           E             A
   and the one that you eschew.
          D              Bdim
There's a certain risk involved
             D                Bdim
   in almost every breath you take,
      D               F6
So no matter what you do
                 Em             A
   it's going to look like a mistake.

2.
          D                Bdim
There's a certain price to pay
             D                  Bdim
   for every choice you make or don't.
        D               G
There's problems if you will
                 E                 A
   and there's obstructions if you won't.
  D             Am
A setback is forseeable.
          G               Gm
   You'll likely miss the boat,
    D                 G
And curse your luck until you find
      Bb          A
   it didn't stay afloat.

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3.
       D              Bdim
If you never took the chance
       D               Bdim
   you might be safer, but
    D              G
The day you didn't leave
               E           A
   you are the victim of a nut.
      D                 Am
We'll spare you now the details.
           G                 Gm
   You can catch the film at nine,
                  D              G
Watching from the safety of your living room,
          Gb            A     D
   Saying glad his life ain't mine.

Risk -- Originated 1988 Jan 5 amidst a burst of several songs. I was going to force one a day for a year (but quickly wised up). Okay, I'll admit it. I was in a mood to write a song, looked around, and my eyes came upon a boxed board game. But that's all the board game has to do with the song. A relative made fun of my use of "eschew" as being too intellectual; maybe; but in life you have to take some risks. First web publication ©1997 Mar 17. Published to mindfulwebworks.com 2007 May 02.
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