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!
Note: In many parts of this song, like the intro, the full chords are not being played, but I've written it
this way so you can have a framework to play what you want.
[Intro]
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Take your time
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Won't be long til our car breaks down
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Your hands in mine
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Feel like a firefighter when I
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Take off your shoes
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
And more that's in-between
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
The knots are loose
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
I'll cut them just to see you through
[Break]
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
[Verse 1]
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Why don't we take the bus?
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
You say you don't like the smell
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
But I like the bus
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m Emaj9
I can be whoever I want to be
[Chorus]
N.C. F# G#m
Take time to figure it out
B F# G#m
I'll be the one who sticks around
B F# G#m
And I just want you to lead me
B F# A
And I just want you to need me
[Break]
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
[Verse 2]
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
My sister knows
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
She says that ghosts are real
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Yeah, my sister knows
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Tells me everything I want to hear
[Break]
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
[Bridge]
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Are secrets still a thing?
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Are secrets still a thing?
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
You lie and you make believe
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
You can hide but you can't deceive
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
I can't tell you anything
Emaj9
I can't tell you anything
[Chorus]
N.C. F# G#m
Take time to figure it out
B F# G#m
I'll be the one who sticks around
B F# G#m
And I just want you to lead me
B F# G#m
And I just want you to need me
B F# G#m
And I just want you to need me
B F# G#m
And I just want you to need me
B F# G#m
And I just want you to lead me
B F# G A
And I just want you to need...
[Outro]
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Eadd9
this way so you can have a framework to play what you want.
[Intro]
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Take your time
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Won't be long til our car breaks down
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Your hands in mine
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Feel like a firefighter when I
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Take off your shoes
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
And more that's in-between
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
The knots are loose
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
I'll cut them just to see you through
[Break]
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
[Verse 1]
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Why don't we take the bus?
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
You say you don't like the smell
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
But I like the bus
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m Emaj9
I can be whoever I want to be
[Chorus]
N.C. F# G#m
Take time to figure it out
B F# G#m
I'll be the one who sticks around
B F# G#m
And I just want you to lead me
B F# A
And I just want you to need me
[Break]
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
[Verse 2]
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
My sister knows
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
She says that ghosts are real
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Yeah, my sister knows
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Tells me everything I want to hear
[Break]
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
[Bridge]
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Are secrets still a thing?
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Are secrets still a thing?
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
You lie and you make believe
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
You can hide but you can't deceive
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
I can't tell you anything
Emaj9
I can't tell you anything
[Chorus]
N.C. F# G#m
Take time to figure it out
B F# G#m
I'll be the one who sticks around
B F# G#m
And I just want you to lead me
B F# G#m
And I just want you to need me
B F# G#m
And I just want you to need me
B F# G#m
And I just want you to need me
B F# G#m
And I just want you to lead me
B F# G A
And I just want you to need...
[Outro]
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Eadd9 E F#5 G#m
Eadd9
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