Would You Like to Play the Guitar?

Would You Like to Play the Guitar?

(Pat Donahue)

would u like to play the guitar
carry money home in a jar
from a coffeehouse or a bar
or would u rather get a job ?

a job is a thing that makes u get out of bed

u work every day until you're dead

your back is aching and your mind is numb

and you just can't wait until the weekends come

but if u don't want to starve or beg or rob

you'll probably have to get a job

would u like to play the guitar

drive for miles and miles in your car

and pretend that you're a big star

or would u rather book the gig?

the agent's the guy that gets his 20%

what he says ain't exactly what he meant

he'll clean u out in ways u never thought, cuz he's good @business & he knows you're not

and he'll stew if you ever make it big

cuz he's the one that booked the gig

would u like to play the guitar

for a living hardy har har

i'll admit it's kinda bizarre

or would u rather be the wife ?

the wife's the one who has to rescue your butt

i'm either a saint or else i'm nuts

i get impatient and i get annoyed

cuz i'm the one who must remain employed

and btw, if you wanna wreck your life

become a guitar player's wife

cuz all the monkeys aren't in the zoo

they can be trained to play the guitar too

and do a whole lot better than you

and even if you don't get far 

you could be worse off than u are

at least you're playing your guitar

 HEAR THIS SONG :

Richard Smith : Would u Like to Play the Guitar ?

Pat Donahue : Would u Like to Play the Guitar ?

Mike Agranoff - Would u Like to Play the Guitar ?

Guitar Teaching Videos

COMING SOON!
Beginning Guitar Video Lessons

I recently filmed some guitar teaching videos, and will begin to post them on this site soon.  The GuiTarHeel site will also be remodeled a bit, with easier-to-navigate tools.

My new videos will include Guitar Lessons on topics like :

• How to Hold &  Play the Guitar

• Learning the Strings of the Guitar

• Learning our First Guitar Chords

• Fingerboard Exercises : The "Spider" Scale

• Strumming Patterns & Techniques

    
   These videos are designed to be used as follow-up lessons for my Guitar Class students.  They may eventually be utilized as a separate Guitar Teaching Video, or website.

  The videos will be downloaded and posted to the GuiTarHeel website, and will probably also be posted on YouTube.  Hopefully, after posting these first few videos are posted, then more will be added soon.  Eventually, I hope to start posting new videos every week.

Open Mic @ The Inn

Saturday, Feb. 22

Open Mic @ The Inn
  I will be returning to The Inn this weekend to perform some of my songs.
My performance will include original songs and guitar instrumentals, 
as well as other material.  

BOB WINGATE 
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    I've had the privilege to play many times at the club that my friend Tom Millspaugh operates, called THE INN.  To me and to many other of my friends, THE INN is "Salisbury's Best Kept Secret."  I have heard and experienced so many great musicians and bands there.  Acoustic.  Electric.   Rock.   Blues.  Folk.   Country.   Hip Hop.  Every imaginable genre and style of music.  And so many, many talented people.  If you've lived in Salisbury since 2006, then you've missed out if you haven't been to THE INN.   It is truly "The Place to Be on Saturday Nights."  And of course- it's a place where God and his Son Jesus are exalted and praised.  That's actually more important than the music itself.