Pull a Chair Up to the Door
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Country Pop
An original example from Jess to her college roommates Priya, Dana and Kim, for the Friendsgiving they have hosted every year since their first apartment in Columbus. The first year they set off the smoke alarm and ate pizza on the fire escape while the turkey rested. Dana always swears she is bringing a side dish and turns up with one bag of dinner rolls. They still eat at an old door laid across two sawhorses, on mismatched folding chairs, and Kim makes everyone say one thing they are grateful for. Jess wanted it upbeat and funny, with a last chorus they could all sing together.
Bright modern country pop at 100 BPM on an easy kick-and-snare backbeat. Light-twang female lead vocal, with a harmony voice joining on the last chorus. Acoustic guitar strum, pedal steel swells and twangy electric fills, ending on a short band tag.
“An original example of a Friendsgiving country pop song from Jess to her three college roommates, who have hosted Thanksgiving together every year since their first apartment in Columbus.”
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Our first apartment up in Columbus Four college roommates, not a clue We shoved a turkey in the oven And the smoke alarm went off on cue So we let that bird sit resting And climbed out on the fire escape Ate a pizza in the cold together Best mistake we ever made
Priya, Dana, Kim, you know the score Every year since Columbus We keep coming back for more Pull a chair up to the door
Dana swears she's bringing a side dish Swears it every single fall Then she's knocking with one bag of dinner rolls Like that counts as cooking at all We still sit on mismatched folding chairs Not a matching pair in sight An old door across two sawhorses Still the finest table on the night
Priya, Dana, Kim, you know the score Every year since Columbus We keep coming back for more Pull a chair up to the door
Then at Friendsgiving Kim goes around Say one thing we're grateful for Jess swears she'll keep it together Same as every year before Somebody always cries Usually before the plates are cleared We laugh and pass the dinner rolls And wipe it off and stay right here
Priya, Dana, Kim, you know the score Every year since Columbus We keep coming back for more Pull a chair up to the door
So here's my one thing, plain and true I'm grateful every year it's you Same old door, same wobbly seat I'll save all three for you and me
Priya, Dana, Kim, you know the score Years from now we'll still come back for more Bring the rolls, the tears, the folding chairs Pull a chair up to the door
Pull a chair up to the door (up to the door)
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