© 2025 River of Sighs Riffs. All rights reserved. This is an original composition. No part of this work may be reproduced, distributed, or used without express written permission [Key: G minor] [Tempo: Slow 4/4, 70 BPM] [ Upright bass walking in half notes, piano with minor 9 voicings, brushes whispering, tenor sax as shadow] [Intro -4 bars] [Chords: Gm – Ebmaj7 – D7 – Gm] [Piano arpeggio, bass roots, sax breathes a single note] [Verse 1-8 bars] [Chords: Gm – Cm – D7 – Gm] [Piano sparse, bass half notes, brushes whispering] I saw you were alone the other night, Poor baby, you were such a pitiful sight. Crying into your drink at the bar, I didn’t bother asking how you are. [Chorus -8 bars] [Chords: Ebmaj7 – Cm – D7 – Gm] [Piano fuller voicings, bass steady, brushes add cymbal swell] What goes around comes around as they say, You better learn the rules if you’re gonna play. You thought you could treat me just like dirt, Now you’re the one who’s gotten hurt. [Verse 2 -8 bars] [Chords: Gm – Cm – D7 – Gm] [Piano heavier, bass walking chromatically, brushes sharper] Now you know how you made me feel, It’s not a joke, the pain is very real. Your last words were the deepest cut of all, Don’t phone, you’re not picking up my call. [Chorus -8 bars] [Chords: Ebmaj7 – Cm – D7 – Gm] [Piano fuller voicings, bass steady, brushes add cymbal swell] What goes around comes around as they say, You better learn the rules if you’re gonna play. You thought you could treat me just like dirt, Now you’re the one who’s gotten hurt. [Verse 3 -8 bars] [Chords: Gm – Cm – D7 – Gm] [Piano heavier, bass walking, sax shadows the vocal line] You let a pretty face tear us apart, And left me beggin’ with a broken heart. But she never really cared about you, She left you behind for somebody new. [Instrumental Interlude -8 bars] [Chord: Gm – Cm – D7 – Gm, 8 bars] [Tenor Sax Solo: Breathy, mournful but edged; begin with a low G, climb chromatically to D, then fall back to G. Piano: Sparse minor 9 voicings, echoing sax phrases. Bass: Half note walk, steady heartbeat. Brushes: Whispering cymbal swells, accenting the sax sigh] [Bridge modal lift- 8 bars; Shift to Bb Dorian] [Chords: Bbmaj7 – Gm – C7 – Fm7] [Piano fuller, bass walking chromatically, sax sighing in counterpoint] You thought you were special and oh so fine, You were much too proud to say you were mine. But now you’re livin’ out in the cold, And frankly baby, you’re lookin’ real old. [Outro: fade-8 bars] [Chords: Gm – Ebmaj7 – D7 – Gm] [Sax: Shadows the final line, holds low G, fades into silence] What goes around comes around as they say, You better learn the rules if you’re gonna play. You thought you could treat me just like dirt, Now you’re the one who’s gotten hurt. Now you’re the one who’s gotten hurt. [fade]
