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!
[Intro]
Em Bm D
[Verse 1]
Em Bm A
You're content with what you have
Em Bm A
With your hands tied behind your back
D A
I know
D A A#
You know
[Chorus]
Bm D
If I leave you alone
A
When you don't feel right
Em G A
I know we'll sink for sure
Bm Em A
I'll play your game once more
F#m G
If you don't feel right
Em A
If you don't feel right
[Instrumental]
A Em Bm D Em D A Em D A
[Bridge]
G Em A Bm
Sweetheart, listen
D E G D
Make up your mind
D A Dm Bm
Whatever helps you sleep
D
In the night
G D
When your pieces wont mend back together
A
That's a shame
Bm D E Em
You shave off parts of me I must erase
A
Cause I know
You know
Bm
I know
[Chorus]
D
If I leave you alone
A
When you don't feel right
Em G A
I know we'll sink for sure
Bm Em A
I'll play your game once more
F#m G
If you don't feel right
Em A
If you don't feel right
[Outro]
D Em A
If you don't feel right
Bm Em A
D Em A
Bm Em A
Em Bm D
[Verse 1]
Em Bm A
You're content with what you have
Em Bm A
With your hands tied behind your back
D A
I know
D A A#
You know
[Chorus]
Bm D
If I leave you alone
A
When you don't feel right
Em G A
I know we'll sink for sure
Bm Em A
I'll play your game once more
F#m G
If you don't feel right
Em A
If you don't feel right
[Instrumental]
A Em Bm D Em D A Em D A
[Bridge]
G Em A Bm
Sweetheart, listen
D E G D
Make up your mind
D A Dm Bm
Whatever helps you sleep
D
In the night
G D
When your pieces wont mend back together
A
That's a shame
Bm D E Em
You shave off parts of me I must erase
A
Cause I know
You know
Bm
I know
[Chorus]
D
If I leave you alone
A
When you don't feel right
Em G A
I know we'll sink for sure
Bm Em A
I'll play your game once more
F#m G
If you don't feel right
Em A
If you don't feel right
[Outro]
D Em A
If you don't feel right
Bm Em A
D Em A
Bm Em A
Jay-R Siaboc
Jaya
Jaya the Cat
Jayac
Jayanta Hazarika
Jayesslee
Jayh
Jaylene Johnson
Jayme Lowe
Jaymes Reunion