First off Stephen, thanks for allowing us to share in your thought process from start to finish. Naturally many questions on these forums (fori?) relate to barre chords, or which guitar to buy, and while it's good to answer these questions it's also good to read something different and interesting.
I'll be honest and say that when I saw the lyrics you posted a few weeks ago I wasn't initially impressed but now, having heard words and music combined I found I enjoyed it very much.
I like the way the way the first lines start on the IV before resolving to the I at the end and I think the C maj to C min works very well. My favourite section is
Of [C]course we two are [Cm]really one,
Of [Bm7]course we’ll always [E7]find the sun,
Of [A7]course, of course, of[D7] course, I love [G]you
Particularly the Bm7 - E7 part. The vocal style reminds me very much of lead vocal in barbershop type singing, not unlike the Inkspots "If I didn't care".
There's certainly a lot of space for the guitar to fill in and complement the vocal. I think it would also be interesting to hear some extensions, other than sevenths, on some of the chords. Apart from that though, very interesting and a good inspiration to anyone who who is thinking of writing songs.
Simon
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