Thursday, September 17, 2009

New Song - Ukulele Love Ballad

"Please Stay Here with Me"
an original ukulele song written and performed by Jay Fuller.



Lyrics with Chords to "Please Stay Here With Me"

C E7 F G7
I love you, do you love me?
C E7 F G7
Let’s meet under the old apple tree,
C E7 F Fminor
I’ll sing sweet nothings in your ear
C G7 C Csus4 C
If you stay here with me

C E7 F G7
We’ll find shade from the summer sun,
C E7 F G7
Part your lips and let’s have some fun,
C E7 F Fminor
I’ll be yours forever dear
C G7 C Csus4 C
If you stay here with me

F C E7
Can you hear my heart beat true?
F C Csus4 C
It only beats for you.
F C E7
Can you hold me close and say
F G7 G7sus4 G7
Hey, I love you too?

C E7 F G7
Hold my hand and I’ll hold yours
C E7 F G7
Kiss the face that I adore
C E7 F Fminor
I will always keep you near
C G7 C Csus4 C
If you stay here with me

F Fminor C
Please stay here with me.

3 comments:

SuiginChou said...

Excellent! Well-written melody, even more impressive lyrics! The only problem I see is that this is more of a solo piece (about love) than a love ballad (to be sung to another person), and I can't justify why other than to vaguely point out that it's in a high pitch, displays little tonal variation overall, is melodically repetitive, etc. None of those means it's bad -- they're just things that, for whatever unjustifiable reason, in my mind make it seem like you wouldn't normally expect to hear Person A singing this to woo Person B, but rather you'd expect to hear it in a film (being sung by NO ONE on camera) as one guy in love with somebody else is, say, driving his car down the interstate or something.

SuiginChou said...

But to repeat: I am really impressed with this piece. Great job! Keep it up! :D

Jay said...

Thanks! I kind of get your sense that it's a solo song...I tried to infuse it with a sort of bittersweet uncertainty. The singer is singing to his love, but it's not clear whether or not his love will return the affections. I imagine two lovers sitting under an apple tree; one gets up to go to work --or perhaps to move away-- and the other lover is trying to get him or her to stay.