2025 Competition Lyrics Entry:
Until She Comes Around by John Tschogl
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Lyrics
UNTIL SHE COMES AROUND 3-31-25
INTRO
E A E
Some of my well-meaning friends are saying it’s been way too long,
E B7
Since I’ve had a girlfriend, and they wonder what is wrong. I tell ‘em :
E A E
I am simply searching for the match that suits me best,
A B7 E
And if you ask me what kind of girl I want, you’ll hear something like this:
VERSE 1
E A E
I want a girl who drives a pickup truck…I want a girl who’ll drink a beer.
A E
I want a girl who pulls no punches…tells you what you need to hear.
E E7 A A7
I want a girl with a couple ’a fine dogs that she saved from the pound.
E A E
That’s the kinda girl I’ll be dreamin’ about…Until she comes around.
B7 E
Until she comes around.
VERSE 2
E A E
I want a girl who can chop some wood…I want a girl who’s on the go.
A E
I want a girl who knows finances…got her ducks all in a row.
E E7 A A7
I want a girl who can look like a million bucks for a night out on the town.
E A
That’s the kinda girl I’ll be dreamin’ about…
B7 E
Until she comes around.
CHORUS
D A C E
Until she comes around, she could be just around the bend,
C D E
Or sittin’ right there beside me, being the best of friends.
D A C E
A match that lasts a lifetime, by friendship will be bound,
C A
And that’s the kinda girl I’ll be dreaming about
E
Until she comes around
MUSICAL BRIDGE
VERSE 3
E A E
I want a girl who can be kinda rough…I want a girl who can be smooth.
A E
I want a girl who, when she’s dancin’, you can see that she can really move.
E7 A A7
I want a girl with the highest-octane kiss, and a smile that’ll melt me down.
E A
That’s the kinda girl I’ll be dreamin’ about
B7 E
Until she comes around’
CHORUS
D A C E
Until she comes around, could be her heart is on the mend,
C D E
And she is just not ready for her new life to begin.
D A C E
If romance takes time finding us, but a friendship can be found,
C A
That’s the kinda girl I’ll be dreamin’ about
E
Until she comes around.
OUTRO
E A E
Now friends say “where oh where are ya ever gonna find a girl like that?”
E
They tell me I’m just wishful thinking,
B7
But that’s not where I’m at cuz
E A E
This girl my mind has dreamed up, I know will be found
E A E A
As long as my heart just don’t give up…as long as my heart just don’t give up
E A
And I know my heart just won’t give up…
B7 E
Until she comes around,
B7 E
Until she comes around.
B7 E
Until she comes around.
E A
(I want a girl who drives a pickup truck.)
INTRO
E A E
Some of my well-meaning friends are saying it’s been way too long,
E B7
Since I’ve had a girlfriend, and they wonder what is wrong. I tell ‘em :
E A E
I am simply searching for the match that suits me best,
A B7 E
And if you ask me what kind of girl I want, you’ll hear something like this:
VERSE 1
E A E
I want a girl who drives a pickup truck…I want a girl who’ll drink a beer.
A E
I want a girl who pulls no punches…tells you what you need to hear.
E E7 A A7
I want a girl with a couple ’a fine dogs that she saved from the pound.
E A E
That’s the kinda girl I’ll be dreamin’ about…Until she comes around.
B7 E
Until she comes around.
VERSE 2
E A E
I want a girl who can chop some wood…I want a girl who’s on the go.
A E
I want a girl who knows finances…got her ducks all in a row.
E E7 A A7
I want a girl who can look like a million bucks for a night out on the town.
E A
That’s the kinda girl I’ll be dreamin’ about…
B7 E
Until she comes around.
CHORUS
D A C E
Until she comes around, she could be just around the bend,
C D E
Or sittin’ right there beside me, being the best of friends.
D A C E
A match that lasts a lifetime, by friendship will be bound,
C A
And that’s the kinda girl I’ll be dreaming about
E
Until she comes around
MUSICAL BRIDGE
VERSE 3
E A E
I want a girl who can be kinda rough…I want a girl who can be smooth.
A E
I want a girl who, when she’s dancin’, you can see that she can really move.
E7 A A7
I want a girl with the highest-octane kiss, and a smile that’ll melt me down.
E A
That’s the kinda girl I’ll be dreamin’ about
B7 E
Until she comes around’
CHORUS
D A C E
Until she comes around, could be her heart is on the mend,
C D E
And she is just not ready for her new life to begin.
D A C E
If romance takes time finding us, but a friendship can be found,
C A
That’s the kinda girl I’ll be dreamin’ about
E
Until she comes around.
OUTRO
E A E
Now friends say “where oh where are ya ever gonna find a girl like that?”
E
They tell me I’m just wishful thinking,
B7
But that’s not where I’m at cuz
E A E
This girl my mind has dreamed up, I know will be found
E A E A
As long as my heart just don’t give up…as long as my heart just don’t give up
E A
And I know my heart just won’t give up…
B7 E
Until she comes around,
B7 E
Until she comes around.
B7 E
Until she comes around.
E A
(I want a girl who drives a pickup truck.)
Author
Bio
Musically, I’ve been playing the dashboard on any car I rode in with the radio on since I was a kid.
I got a guitar about 20 years (at age 55) and learned some chords to go with lots of lyrics I had already written over the years.
That’s about it. Everyone has a song to sing. This is a favorite of mine.
I got a guitar about 20 years (at age 55) and learned some chords to go with lots of lyrics I had already written over the years.
That’s about it. Everyone has a song to sing. This is a favorite of mine.
Co-author(s)
Lyrics Competition Results
Emotional Impact:
13/ 20
Technical Skill:
11/ 20
Memorability:
14/ 20
Storytelling:
12/ 20
Imagery:
15/ 20
Total Score:
65/ 100
Commended
Comments:
I like the easy feel of the song and the catchy tag line.
Maybe try to make some of the rhymes less perfect so they aren’t as predictable.
Maybe try to make some of the rhymes less perfect so they aren’t as predictable.
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Well, the guitar tabs are all scrunched up at the beginning of each verse. But the verses and chorus came through the ‘copying and sending’ process in the right places.