Did some work on a chord progression and melody this morning. Playing a C chord followed by a Cm gave me some inspiration. It seemed to fit the bridge better than the verse. I found this for each of the first two lines:
Of [C] course you [Cm] can be [D] free from the [D7]care you once [G]knew
Of [C] course you can [Cm] say you don't [D] want it but [D7] I know you do
I had got to this point at the time the attached recording starts so you can hear how I got the rest of the progression.
I don't really know what I'm doing here but just trying stuff to see what works, knowing some of the tricks the classic songwriters use in their progressions.
Of [B7] course there's a star in the heavens that carries your [C] name
Of [A7] there is something in me and in [D7] you that's the [G] same
Of [C] course you're for-[Cm]given of [E7] course love is living
In [A7] you and in [D7] me there's no [G] blame
Please ignore crappy vocals and playing. I was definitely not thinking about either but concentrating solely on getting that progression and melody. There may be some refining to do. I may be able to apply a variation on that progression to the verse. I may make the bridge the verse (or the whole song).
The file upload is hanging up on me so please download the recording here:
http://www.notabody.com/Songs/Of%20Course%20bridge.mp3
This is fun for me, I've never documented my progress before.