Son and Grandson

 
 

If and When

When the Beatles put out “Now and Then”, I really liked the song, especially the change from Verse to Bridge… so nice and my odd mind immediately thought, I will do one called “If and When.” Musically, I decided to include some homage to their song. You will recognize it/them, I am sure even though the chord sequences are generally quite different.

At the same time that I wrote these lyrics, The Hamas/Israel conflict broke out and I assigned these words to that event.

If and When

Caug

 Am       Am       Em       Em       Am           Am       G                 G
    If hate finds your heart,              it all goes heavy and dark
Dm          G                   C             Am                                                               
But a kiss on your cheek            just feels right.
F              G                   G                     Em       Caug                           
Your spirit comes alive and your heart glows bright.

The Guru we met
Said, “You give what you get. 
But a house of mirrors is  no use 
To help you find your path away from harm and abuse”   Em

C          C          C7       
If and when we choose to
            F                      G         G
Fight darkness with light
C            C7          Fm
Maybe then we’ll see
 F7    A#7  Gm  Gm6     C          Caug   
The end of fear of the night

Instrumental 

You reap what you sow
It’s respect or it’s scorn 
You will never find peace or harvest fruit 
And you won’t know love if you plant only thorns  Em

Bridge