"Melanie" genre: Acoustic
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	Daddy loves his little girl, but works hard and comes home late, precious little girl already sleeping. So what to do? Wake her up and play!!!
	MP3.com CD: Waiting for a Chinese Sun... - buy it! CD: Waiting for a Chinese Sun... to Shine   Label: self released in Hong Kong (pm productions) Credits: written, arranged, recorded and performed by Paul Meredith. Djembe: Peter Suart. Mastering assistance in HK from Simon Hui
	Story Behind the Song This started out as a guitar exercise, I like the polyrhythms in the guitar part and the way they disguise where the beat is. That makes it nice for Peter's djembe part to define the beat. I thought the melody of the guitar part worked well with the constant 16th notes in the guitar. The tuning is standard, except for the high strings, which are tuned down to B and A respectively. It was an instrumental until I thought it might be a nice time to write and sing something nice about my little girl. I hope you like it. Lyrics MELANIE Smiles and sunshine don't define my little China girl Laughing eyes can't analyze my little China girl When her growing tears are dry the sky's too small to hold her Come away Melanie, oh please don't grow so fast Come away Melanie -- I'll make your magic last Won't you play now Melanie -- I pray it's not too late Come away, hey now Melanie -- your dreamin' time can wait Come and play play play... c) Paul Meredith, 1998

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