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Bad Luck

from Charlie Stevens by Charlie Stevens

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    This album draws from the instrumentation, and the storytelling traditions of bluegrass, and presents these elements with a modern spin, as digested by a current artist.
    This album takes the listener on a journey through some of the sub-genres, and influential genres, of bluegrass. This record features: a Celtic-inspired fiddle tune, a progressive jam with shifting time signatures, folk-ballad inspired love songs, and a beautiful instrumental waltz. Not to mention straight-ahead, driving, bluegrass! These styles, combined with exciting instrumental solos, and hard-hitting vocals from the heart, make this a record you’ll want to hear for yourself!

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This bouncy song tells the story of a gambler who can't seem to be lucky in love, and lucky at cards. At least not at the same time...

lyrics

Well, you can take the bad luck
with you when you go.
You can take the bad luck
as you walk on out the door.
You can take the bad luck
I can't stand it anymore.
Won't you take the bad luck?
It wasn't here before.

Before I met you
my life was goin' well.
When I's playin' poker,
no one could call my tell.
Now, when I'm bluffin'
everyone seems to know.
If you take my heart,
please take this bad luck when you go.

You can take the bad luck
with you when you go.
You can take the bad luck
as you walk on out the door.
You can take the bad luck
I can't stand it anymore.
Won't you take the bad luck?
It wasn't here before.

When we got together
my life got so much worse.
All of my friends
swore you had me in a curse.
I ain't tryin' to blame ya'
but don'tcha know it's true?
I fell into this bad luck
on the day that I met you.

You can take the bad luck
with you when you go.
You can take the bad luck
as you walk on out the door.
You can take the bad luck
I can't stand it anymore.
Won't you take the bad luck?
It wasn't here before.

Well, now that you're gone
dear, my heart is filled with pain.
Good luck has returned,
but you know it ain't the same.
Every time I gamble
I always seem to win.
But I would trade it all,
dear, just to hold you once again.

Well, you can bring the bad luck
bring it on back home.
You can bring the bad luck
I can't stand the fact you've gone.
You can bring the bad luck
you know I love you so.
I'd rather have the bad luck
than to have no love at all.

Yes, I'd rather have the bad luck
than to have no love at all.

credits

from Charlie Stevens, released August 7, 2020
Charlie Stevens - Guitar and lead vocals
Jan Peterson - Upright bass and harmony vocals
Ron Lynam - Banjo
Scott Catalano - Mandolin
Bridger Dunnagan - Fiddle
Tad Smith - Dobro

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Charlie Stevens Fort Collins, Colorado

Charlie Stevens is a guitarist and music instructor based in Fort Collins, Colorado. Charlie graduated from the University of Northern Colorado, in May of 2019, earning a music performance degree, with a dual emphasis in classical, and bluegrass guitar. ... more

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