Three Chords, Bad Decisions
Uptempo alt-country with rough-edged indie feel. Driven by jangly electric guitar and strummed acoustic rhythm. Bass is punchy and forward in the mix, paired with tight, energetic drums. Occasional lap steel accents add irony by leaning into traditional country textures. Vocals are raw and slightly sardonic, with a loose delivery that plays into the self-aware theme. KEY: A Major TEMPO: 148 BPM (uptempo) CHORD PROGRESSION: Verse/Chorus: A – D – E – A | Bridge: F#m – D – A – E INSTRUMENTS: Electric guitar (clean + overdriven), acoustic guitar, bass guitar, lap steel, drums. EFFECTS: Light overdrive on rhythm guitar, spring reverb for lap steel, subtle tape saturation for a rough indie edge.
Three Chords, Bad Decisions
Uptempo alt-country with rough-edged indie feel. Driven by jangly electric guitar and strummed acoustic rhythm. Bass is punchy and forward in the mix, paired with tight, energetic drums. Occasional lap steel accents add irony by leaning into traditional country textures. Vocals are raw and slightly sardonic, with a loose delivery that plays into the self-aware theme. KEY: A Major TEMPO: 148 BPM (uptempo) CHORD PROGRESSION: Verse/Chorus: A – D – E – A | Bridge: F#m – D – A – E INSTRUMENTS: Electric guitar (clean + overdriven), acoustic guitar, bass guitar, lap steel, drums. EFFECTS: Light overdrive on rhythm guitar, spring reverb for lap steel, subtle tape saturation for a rough indie edge.
Lyrics
(Verse 1)
Three chords, and I’m halfway gone
Steel guitar hums the same old song
I write the truth, but it don’t behave
Just a new rhyme on an old cliché
(Chorus)
Three chords, bad decisions
Same old map, different visions
Every bar, a new collision
Three chords, bad decisions
(Verse 2)
Verse one’s cheap, verse two’s a dare
Rhymes are patched with second-hand wear
Still it sells, and still it plays
Truth’s a jukebox on replay
(Chorus)
Three chords, bad decisions
Same old map, different visions
Every bar, a new collision
Three chords, bad decisions
(Bridge)
It’s a circle I can’t unwind
This old song’s a friend of mine
The strings are worn, but the heart still shines
Bad decisions keep in time
(Chorus – Repeat)
Three chords, bad decisions
Same old map, different visions
Every bar, a new collision
Three chords, bad decisions
(Outro)
Three chords… and I’m gone again