Biography:
Jay Som is the musical project of Oakland-based songwriter Melina Duterte, whose album Turn Into was released on Polyvinyl Records.
Duterte is the daughter of Filipino immigrants and grew up playing trumpet. She had originally planned to attend a conservatory program for jazz but instead decided to focus on songwriting. After enrolling in community college and studying music production and recording, she began recording in her bedroom studio and self-released music under the moniker Jay Som.
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Verse]
A
When I wake up in the morning
D
I'll make you some coffee
F#m D
We'll lay about and let the day pass
A D
I'll wipe your blood of the concrete, take you to the party
F#m D
We'll drink until our brains black out
A D
And god, you're so pretty, your smile's unforgiving
F#m D
I'll place it where nobody can find
A D
I'll play all your favorite songs and shake when the lights go off
F#m D
I'll hide us in the warm night
[Chorus]
E D
Oh, I think you're alright
E D
Oh, I think you're al-
[Verse]
A D F#m D
I'll be your old broken TV, your stuttering baby, your puppy when nobody's home
A D
I'll be your cigarette ash tray, come back when it's too late
F#m D
Worship you till morning comes
[Chorus]
E D
Oh, I think you're alright
A
When I wake up in the morning
D
I'll make you some coffee
F#m D
We'll lay about and let the day pass
A D
I'll wipe your blood of the concrete, take you to the party
F#m D
We'll drink until our brains black out
A D
And god, you're so pretty, your smile's unforgiving
F#m D
I'll place it where nobody can find
A D
I'll play all your favorite songs and shake when the lights go off
F#m D
I'll hide us in the warm night
[Chorus]
E D
Oh, I think you're alright
E D
Oh, I think you're al-
[Verse]
A D F#m D
I'll be your old broken TV, your stuttering baby, your puppy when nobody's home
A D
I'll be your cigarette ash tray, come back when it's too late
F#m D
Worship you till morning comes
[Chorus]
E D
Oh, I think you're alright
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