Padlocks on the Bridge
by @berni1954
Skirmish: I don't care (@atornberg)Liner Notes
A very late entry for the "I don't care" Skirmish
The inspiration for this was a walk we took along the seashore yesterday morning. At one point you have to cross a little bridge near a bandstand. My wife, Carmen, noticed that a few people had started clipping padlocks onto the bridge as love tokens. That got me thinking and this song is the result.
Instrument: Flight TUSL 35 D8 (Long Necked Soprano - Low G Tuning)
#fuc #ukulele
Lyrics
(F) Peter said "I don't care for your superstitions
I don't (Dm) want to put a padlock on that (C) bridge!"
Anne said: (F) "Look at Steve and Anthony
they're (Dm) sealing their love"
But Peter's (Bb) voice was cold as a (C) fridge:
"Our (Bb) love should be something we both can share
I (F) don't feel comfortable putting signs out there!"
Ann shrugged and accepted she (C) hadn't a prayer
And (Bb) gave up on the i(F)dea
(F) Anne, Peter, Steve and Anthony had a joint wedding
Their (Dm) friends all came to wish then good (C) luck
But (F) Ann was thinking of that ro(Dm)mantic gesture
Her (Bb) friends had made with a pad(C)lock
One (Bb) more among hundreds, what harm could there be?
It's like (F) carving your initials on an old oak tree
But she didn't like the fact they threw a(C)way the key
And she (Bb) gave up on the (F) idea
(F) Three years passed quickly and Peter and Ann
Were still in (Dm) love like that very first (C) day
Com(F)plaints to the council 'bout that (Dm)eyesore on the bridge
Saw men with (Bb) bolt cutters cut them a(C)way
(Bb) Anthony and Peter now were feeling remorse
They (F) both took lovers, a disaster of course
And before the year was out they (C) sued for divorce
As did (Bb) hundreds in the town that (F) year.
Anne asked: (Bb) "Was it coincidence or was it fate?
Was some (F) mystical power at play?"
Peter laughed and (C) gave her a kiss and said:
(Bb) "I don't care (C) either (F) way!"