Dublin Blues

This is one of those songs that I just fall in love with playing.  For one thing, it’s three chords, like any good, sad country song.  I can flat pick it, or just strum it if I’m sleepy.  Beyond that, it’s got one of those pretty, bittersweet melodies that is as good in my bedroom as it is in a concert hall or a wide open hay field.

To top it off, it’s got that rare quality in songwriting that all of my favorite artists (Mark Kozelek, Matthew Ryan, Sam Beam, Townes, et al) possess:  the words are simple and straightforward, but resonate so well that they feel like something I’ve felt my whole life.

I have been to Fort Worth

I have been to Spain

I have been too proud

To come in out of the rain.

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