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GERRY
CINNAMON
SOMETIMES
Add a little Cinnamon spice to your
acoustic repertoire. Two chords and
a capo are all you need…

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laswegian singer/songwriter/ it’s fair to assume his success is likely to
guitarist Gerry Cinnamon continue. Here we’re looking at one of
might just be the biggest Gerry’s best known songs, Sometimes,
British sensation you’ve never which features on his 2017 debut
heard of. His rise has been more of album, Erratic Cinematic. You only need
a grassroots word of mouth process, two chords to play the song, and,
quickly plying his trade in sold out because Sometimes was recorded with
stadiums and wowing festival crowds a capo on the 2nd fret, you’ll be using
with his brand of busker-style but easy open C and G shapes. If you’re
brutally frank acoustic anthems. a beginner, this is perfect for you, and
And with his second album The Bonny we’ve spiced things up for experienced
94 hitting the top spot of the UK charts, players with a tab of the solo.

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CHORDS
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here’s no strumming on Gerry’s
original recording, but jamming 1 2 3 1 2
along with a simple down-up-style
rhythm sounds great. We’ve shown some
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simple open chords here for you, both
with and without a capo so you can choose
how you play. Use our suggested
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SOMETIMES
Words and Music by Gerard Crosbie
Copyright © 2017 Runaway Music Limited
All Rights Administered Worldwide by A D
Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
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 BACKING TRACK (TRACK 41)
This song comes with a backing track (minus guitar) on
your CD. Simply insert the disc in your player, press play
and jam along, guitaraoke style!
GERRY CINNAMON / SOMETIMES

Chorus 1 Chorus 2 A
A A Sometimes
Sometimes, just sometimes Sometimes, just sometimes D
Just sometimes
Maybe more than some of the time Well alright, maybe all of the time
D D
I’m on a false ego trip I’m on a false ego trip Verse 3
Insecurity is rife A
Oh I’m a renegade of sorts And now the world outside
I’m not the ideal person I roam the concrete jungle Don’t look the same for you and me
To be lecturing on life Hunting idiots for sport Drinking cider on a golf course
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Just a distant memory
Verse 1 Verse 2
A A Down the park and pick a fight
But if you wanna know And now the cocaine scene
Popping pills all through the night
Some things I’ve learned about myself It picked me up and made me frown
Fucking waster I suppose
Been in sticky situations That’s when joking says that music helps the A
D D It’s the way the water flows
I won’t bore you with the filth medicine go down D
Yeah that’s the way the story goes
Breaking bones and sniffing gear Hey, it makes you feel alive A
Sometimes
Pouring blood and sweat and tears More like demons of the night D
Just sometimes
In a nutshell I suppose Flinging powder up your nose A
A A Sometimes
It’s the way the water flows It’s the way the water flows D
D D Just sometimes
Yeah that’s the way the story goes Yeah that’s the way the story goes A 955
Just sometimes

GERRY CINNAMON SOMETIMES Intro solo TRACK 41

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Capo 2nd fret A D
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let ring

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Remember that the fret numbers relate to the capo as a new nut, so the opening note starts on your guitar’s actual 9th fret (i.e., seven frets higher than the capo).
Fret the high notes using your third fretting hand finger, keeping your first finger ready for those fretted hammer-ons and pull-offs on the third string.

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