How Do You Want It To Sound?
lyrics and melody by Catherine Faber 2014
mp3 and pdf sheet music
Dm Gm F Dm
Lyrics were simple but tunes seemed to flee.
F Am C
I couldn't write songs; I supposed it was me.
Gm Dm Bb C
Then the composer whose help I'd arranged
Dm Gm Dm Am
Asked me one question and everything changed--
Dm C Dm
How do you want it to sound?
Dm C Dm
How do you want it to sound?
Dm C Gm Am
Just hit record and start messing around,
Dm F Gm Dm
A few scraps of music, a general shape,
Bb Gm F Am
Throw me a bone here; get something on tape
Dm F Dm
How do you want it to sound?
To help you achieve the effect you desire
Some sense of your vision, I rather require.
I will be glad to assemble the dots
It needn't be Mozart--just sketch out some thoughts:
How do you want it to sound?
I did, as it happened, have something in mind
Vague and unfinished, not fully designed...
I tried this and that, and before very long
I worked out the answer and finished the song.
How do you want it to sound?
I e-mailed him thanks both sincere and profound
"Never mind, but I'm so glad I have you around!"
And now I write songs and rejoice in my luck,
'Cause all my friends ask me, whenever I'm stuck
How do you want it to sound?
