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Simon Ager

Simon Ager

Reaching For The Sky

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This is a song I wrote in March 2026 based on the saying 'to throw in the towel', and other ways to say that you give up, quit, etc. The accompaniment is played on the baritone ukulele using E, A and B7 chords.

Here are the words:

However hard you try
to reach for the sky
You might just fail and want to bail
But there's no need to flap or flail

Maybe it's not your hour
to blossom and flower
you need more time to finish your climb
and to build up all your power

When it's time to quit
and you really want to split
just call it day and go on your way
as there's no need to stop or stay

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