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Pullin’ Me In

from Outstanding in his Field by Richard Bowdon

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My singer/songwriter friend Linden Thoburn once told me “poets attract people like a magnet.” This was originally titled “Three Ways to Fall in Love (the Poet Magnet)”. So it has three titles now.

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Well they can [D]read my [A]mind across a [C]crowded [G]room
They cut through a [A7]lie just like a [D]laser [Bm]
Her [G]dazzling eyes / that [D]cut through a [Bm]lie
Can [Em]sparkle and [E7]shine when I a[A]maze her [A7]
Their [D]warmth re[A]minds me of the [C]noonday [G]sun
Glowing and knowing and [Gm]wise
I [Em]always fall in a [A]trance / when I [A7]look in her [D]eyes [A7]

{C:Chorus}
And her [D]eyes [A]/ become a [C]magnet [G]/ pulling me in / [D]pulling me in
I’ll [Bm]never under[C]stand it [G]
here I go a[Cm]gain [Em] / here I [A7]go a[D]gain

The notes rise gently as her song begins / As clear as crystal in water
Emotions to share / caressing the air / voice like the angels had taught her
Softly she sings now let those harmonies ring / tug my heartstrings along
I always feel my heart melt / just hearing her song

{c:verse break}
Her words drop smoothly like pearls on a string / A fine, compressed evocation
Can light what is true / and show it to you / express despair and elation
She holds a mirror to evil and good / the wretched, sublime, and absurd
Oh I feel that poetry’s power / just hearing her words

{c: last chorus: repeat last line, slowing}

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from Outstanding in his Field, released June 19, 2021
Bob Bowdon on piano.

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Richard Bowdon Cary, North Carolina

A prolific singer-songwriter over four decades, Richard Bowdon carries forward the best Americana traditions of country, rock, blues, and folk.

Richard was selected three times for the Kerrville New Folk songwriting competition.

Richard performs at festivals, parties, showcases, restaurants, wineries, and brewpubs in the NC Triangle area. ... more

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