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"My Heart Plays These Songs" was written by Effron White and Texas Songwriter, Chad Roland.
A crowd favorite on White's current "Get EFFRON-ized West Coast Tour - 2022," the song tells the story of a songwriting troubadour who "can't carry a tune in a bucket", who is a "picker, but I'm all thumbs" and that it's his heart that plays these songs.
Every musical artist can relate to the record label who thinks he/she is good enough to sign, but then wants to change everything about them, or the club owner who says, "we love your music, can you play "Bad to the Bone?" and expects the writer of great songs to be a human juke box for $50 a night...and provide the crowd, to boot! lol!
This is Effron's first release since his "Long Haul" CD, in 2012 and, if you haven't seen him lately, we think you're going to like the direction he's come since making his move from Fayetteville, AR to Nashville in 2014. Download the song to vote with your dollar to keep Effron writing and recording, and to enjoy the fun and irony of "My Heart Plays These Songs". Thank you for your support.
lyrics
My Heart Plays These Songs
Written by Effron White & Chad Roland
VERSE I
My fingers don't pick this guitar
My voice don't sing along
My foot can't keep a beat
To the tick of a metronome
CHORUS
I'M A CLUMSY CONTRADICTION
I'M A PICKER, BUT I'M ALL THUMBS
I CAN'T CARRY A TUNE IN A BUCKET
IT'S MY HEART THAT PLAYS THESE SONGS
VERSE II
I went to see the record man
He laid down the rules of the game
You're gonna need a lot of money
If you want the fame
We'll put a band together
Dye your hair in neon tones
No thanks! I'd rather go solo
It's my heart that plays these songs
CHORUS
Instrumental Break (1/2 verse)…
VERSE III
So I thought I'd go check out the scene
And find a cool place to play
I talked to the bartender
At a bar down on Broadway
He said we dig your music
Can you play “Bad to the Bone”?
No, I don't do jukebox covers
It's my heart that plays these songs
CHORUS
Instrumental Break (verse)
VERSE IV
I was laying with my baby
She's smoother than a guitar neck
I was playing on her heartstrings
To her syncopated breath
She said, “Youre love is a melody
And you never sing it wrong”
I just do it the way I feel it
It's my heart that plays these songs
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credits
released June 12, 2022
EFFRON WHITE - Acoustic Guitar and Vocals
JENEE FLEENOR - Fiddle
ROBERT BOWLIN - Fiddle
KIMBERLY DAHME - Bass
RICKY RANDOLPH - Drums
Written by Effron White & Chad Roland
Engineer/Mix/Mastering by Cameron Davidson
Recorded in Cowboy Arms Hotel and Recording Spa in Nashville, TN,
formerly owned by Cowboy Jack Clement (Producer/Songwriter - Charley Pride, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, etc) now owned by "Cousin" Bob Clement.
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