IT'S GONNA BE PLUS ONE

BACKSTORY

Some time in mid to late winter, usually in February some time, the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) starts to get concerned that us Canadians are getting pretty much fed up with the long, cold Canadian winter.

So they try to calm us down and give us hope, by giving us favourable weather forecasts indicating that temperatures are soon going to be above freezing which is 0 degrees Celsius in Canada. Their hearts are in the right place…. They mean well…. I’m sure they really do have a professional weather forecaster….



This song speaks to the reality of the well intentioned declaration by the CBC, that In seven days It’s gonna be plus one”…

LYRICS & CHORDS

Key: G

Intro and turn around:

G///  GG//   GGG/    GG#AB

Verse 1:

     C                                       G

It's 30 below and we're covered in snow.     Everybody's thinking bout Mexico but

Am              Cmaj7          Dm7         F+           G

Don't you worry hon, its gonna be a lot of fun,      in 7 days it's gonna be plus one!

Verse 2:

This arctic high is just a bit of hard luck      and I know the weather seems to be stuck

It might'a snowed a ton but the weather will be done In 7 days it's gonna be plus one!

Chorus:

    C                 A#       G

Now you might ask me, how do I know?

  C                  A#       G

I tuned it in on the CBC Radio

     C                      A#                   G

They made me a promise that I know they're gonna keep

      F                                           G

But apparently the Jet Stream has never gone this deep

Verse 3:

I'm so excited about the things we'll do.        I'm gonna shovel a path to the BBQ

Gonna warm up the buns when the burgers are done! In 7 days its gonna be plus one!

Verse 4:

There's no need to slpit more fire wood. Got a couple of cords n'we should be good

That treadmill's done,    I'm going out for a run.       In 7 days its gonna be plus one!

Chorus:

Verse 5:

It's gonna be calm, the wind won't blow. We may have to dig our way out of the snow

But son of a gun, here comes the sun.        In 7 days it's gonna be plus one!

Spoken Outro:

Hey where's my touque? I'm going tobogganing - Not me man! I'm going fishing

But the ice is still over 39.37 inches thick! - Where are we going to get worms?