Birthday Songs for Nathan

• Bruised and Sweet

  Bluegrass romp · Bluegrass · Mandolin · Fast

  A stomping bluegrass birthday romp built from a crate of bruised nectarines, celebrating the person who is loved exactly as they are, dents and all.

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  Verse 1

  Crates stacked up outside the stall Bruised nectarines about to fall Nobody wants the battered ones But you're the sweetest under the sun

  Pre-chorus

  Skin a little marked don't mean it's spoiled Best fruit's always the one that's toiled So light the candles, let's get loud

  Chorus

  Nathan, Nathan, pull up a chair We waited all year to see you there Nathan, grab that fiddle, let it ring Bruised and sweet is a beautiful thing

  Verse 2

  Pick the ripest, leave the rest You always come out as the best Dented boxes, dusty road Still you carry the whole load

  Pre-chorus

  Skin a little marked don't mean it's spoiled Best fruit's always the one that's toiled So light the candles, let's get loud

  Chorus

  Nathan, Nathan, pull up a chair We waited all year to see you there Nathan, grab that fiddle, let it ring Bruised and sweet is a beautiful thing

  Bridge

  Banjo's tuning, feet start tapping Whole room's clapping, nobody's napping Here's to the years that left their marks Here's to you lighting up the dark

  Chorus

  Nathan, Nathan, pull up a chair We waited all year to see you there Nathan, grab that fiddle, let it ring Bruised and sweet is a beautiful thing

  Outro

  Take the last nectarine, it's yours Sweetest thing that walked through these doors

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• Two Chairs on the Grass

  Brass band · Brass · Marching · Bold

  A warm brass band birthday song built from the picture of two chairs left out on the lawn, for a room full of people to sing to Nathan.

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  Verse 1

  Two chairs left out on the grass Damp seats waiting for you to pass Hosepipe curled up orange and still We keep a place, we never gave in

  Pre-chorus

  Something in the yard says stay Something in us won't look away So light the candles, don't delay

  Chorus

  Nathan, the room is loud for you Every horn is playing true We're raising cups high above Nathan, you're the one we love

  Verse 2

  The garden holds the shape you left Every chair still knows your weight We watered nothing, just the grass Just stood here glad, and glad we waited

  Pre-chorus

  Something in the yard says stay Something in us won't look away So light the candles, don't delay

  Chorus

  Nathan, the room is loud for you Every horn is playing true We're raising cups high above Nathan, you're the one we love

  Bridge

  Another year, we're not done singing Brass and voices, all still climbing However far this year has taken We're still here, we're wide awake in

  Chorus

  Nathan, the room is loud for you Every horn is playing true We're raising cups high above Nathan, you're the one we love

  Outro

  Fold the chairs when the party's done But leave the space for the next one

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• Setting Up the Room

  Swing big band · Swing · Big band · Brassy

  A swinging birthday number that turns the sight of tables leaning on a radiator into a room getting ready to celebrate someone properly. Perfect for a party where everyone claps along and means every word.

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  Verse 1

  We're hauling tables out the hall Setting them up just for you Someone's shouting, someone's stalled But we all know why we're due

  Pre-chorus

  The candles won't light themselves Somebody grab the tray We're one shout from the chorus

  Chorus

  Nathan, this whole room's for you Every folded chair's in place Somebody's saved a seat, Nathan Just to see that grin on your face

  Verse 2

  You always fix the wonky leg Before we even ask You'll laugh it off, you'll never beg For thanks, though you're the last

  Bridge

  So let the green light hum along Let every table hold its weight Tonight the whole room sings your song And nobody minds we're running late

  Chorus

  Nathan, this whole room's for you Every folded chair's in place Somebody's saved a seat, Nathan Just to see that grin on your face

  Outro

  We'll fold the tables back again But you're the one who made it stand

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