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The Night the Sportsman Burned (Definitive MBH Version)

by The Lonely Lovers

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A fictitious account of a local bar...that contains a great many real events from, um, other places...

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A F#m
Well it happened late one Friday
Halfway through our second set
Everyone was pretty loaded
But no fights had started yet
A E B A F#m
The night the Sportsman burned to the ground
You could still smoke in bars then
There was sawdust on the floor
There were girls in the bathrooms
Pulling guys in through the door
The night the Sportsman burned to the ground

(Instrumental break)
A E B A F#m / A F#m
A E B A F#m / A F#m

And I guess nobody noticed
What caused the shit to hit the fan
Maybe someone dropped a cigarette
All I know’s everybody ran
The night the Sportsman burned to the ground
I tried to grab my old Bassman
But it weighed a hundred pounds
The drummer tried to grab his cymbals
But the place was burning down
The night the Sportsman burned to the ground

(Instrumental break)

I guess the thing I still remember
Is how the people pushed and fought
I used to think we might be civilized
But now I know we’re surely not
And you can talk ‘bout peace and justice
And you can say you’ll make a stand
But when the fire’s gettin’ closer
Nobody loves their fellow man
The night the Sportsman burned to the ground

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released May 14, 2019
Written by Mark Blaauw-Hara
Lead vocals, guitars, bass, drums, keys, percussion by Mark Blaauw-Hara. Backing vocals by Jen Schaap, Ann Stebelton, and Jamie Platte.
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by MBH.

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The Lonely Lovers Boyne City, Michigan

The Lonely Lovers is a northern-Michigan musical collective helmed by Mark Blaauw-Hara. It includes performances and contributions by Jen Schaap, Caroline Barlow, Jamie Platte, Drew Baar, Chris Graham, Kevin Putman, Greg Carpenter, Cody Farrier, Chris Koury, and Ann Stebelton. ... more

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