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title: "5 Song Chord Quotes by 5 authors"
description: "Browse 5 Song Chord quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Song Chord sayings and thoughts."
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> [My songs, they have just the one chord, there's none of that fancy stuff you hear now, with lots of chords in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/junior-kimbrough/my-songs-they-have-just-the-one-chord-there-s-none-of-that-fancy/)

[Junior Kimbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/junior-kimbrough/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fb/junior-kimbrough-104591_chords_my-songs-they-have-just-the-one-chord-th_1099436.jpg)

> [If I don't already know a song's chord progression, I'll stop writing and try to figure it out. I can occasionally listen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-paul-wilson/if-i-don-t-already-know-a-song-s-chord-progression-i-ll-stop-writing/)

[F. Paul Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-paul-wilson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c52/f-paul-wilson-20460_ambient_if-i-don-t-already-know-a-song-s-chord-p_1858833.jpg)

> [The first thing that inspires any song is a chord progression. When I have one I really like, I get into the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-first-thing-that-inspires-any-song-is-a-chord-progression-when-i/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d2/anonymous-1_chords_the-first-thing-that-inspires-any-song-i_1877494.jpg)

> [The song could start with a riff that I base the song around. Or a chord progression or a melody I have,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orianthi/the-song-could-start-with-a-riff-that-i-base-the-song-around-or-a/)

[Orianthi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orianthi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/289/orianthi-4216_chords_the-song-could-start-with-a-riff-that-i_2576549.png)

> [I learned to embrace my individuality, and if that meant writing a song on one chord over and over again, then that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-orton/i-learned-to-embrace-my-individuality-and-if-that-meant-writing-a/)

[Beth Orton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-orton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fce/beth-orton-16935_again_i-learned-to-embrace-my-individuality-an_3014488.png)

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