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Everything Is Free

by The Bull and the Bear

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A re-imagining of Gillian Welch's Everything Is Free. By starting the song on a major chord and adjusting the chord progression to match D major, the same lyrics that in the original are downtrodden and defeated take on a more wistful and inspirational air about freedom and the creative spirit.

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Everything is free now
That's what they say
Everything I ever done
Gonna give it away
Someone hit the big score
They figured it out
That we're gonna do it anyway
Even if doesn't pay

I can get a tip jar
Gas up the car
And try to make a little change
Down at the bar
Or I can get a straight job
I done it before
Never minded working hard
It's who I'm working for

And everything is free now
That's what they say
Everything I ever done
Gotta give it away
Someone hit the big score
They figured it out
That we're gonna do it anyway
Even if doesn't pay

Every day I wake up
Hummin' a song
But I don't need to run around
I'll just stay at home
And sing a little love song
My love and myself
If there's something that you wanna hear
You can sing it yourself

'Cause everything is free now
That's what I said
No one's gotta listen to
The words in my head
Someone hit the big score
And I figured it out
And I'm gonna do it anyway
Even if doesn't pay

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released April 23, 2020
Original song by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
Kyle Thompson-Westra: vocals, guitar, production
Nataly Merezhuk: violin

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The Bull and the Bear is a collaboration based on a penchant for sweet tunes and economic metaphor.

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