One Way or the Other by Tim Seston Intro C G C G C G D G Zack C G C G Would you rather hang your saddle on a zebra or a horse? C G DD7 Travel down a path of gravel or a paved, predictable course? C G C G You’re right here at the crossroads and it’s your time to choose. C G D G Play the game. Answer the question. Will you win or will you lose? C G Yes or no, black or white, D G Up or down, left or right C Em In the heat of the day or the chill of the night D G The answers in plain view and it’s out of sight C G C G Would you take a bite of the apple, the one that tempted Eve C G DD7 Do you grapple in the chapel with your faith or do you believe? C G C G I don’t know which is better, to give or to receive C G D G But stay and play. Answer the question or it’s time to take your leave. Cast C G Yes or no, black or white, D G Up or down, left or right C Em In the heat of the day or the chill of the night D G The answers in plain view and it’s out of sight Zack C G D G One way or the other, sister or brother C G D G Father or mother, one way or the other Earth C G D G Win or lose, it’s time to choose - One way or the other Wind C G D G Be slow or quick, take your pick – One way or the other Fire C G D G Right or wrong, come along – One way or the other Cast D G D G One way or the other, one way or the other Cast C G Yes or no, black or white, D G Up or down, left or right C Em In the heat of the day or the chill of the night D G The answers in plain view and it’s out of sight C G D G One way or the other, sister or brother C G D G Father or mother, one way or the other |
The 2019 Pok-O-MacCready musical was an exploration of the choices we are often asked to make. But do we always have to pick a side? As the story develops we start to see differences in our own choices and those of the groups in which he have chosen to align ourselves. In the opening scene we meet Zach, the new camp director, and are confused by the questions he is asking. Why is he planning on placing the campers into separate and distinct groups? |
One Way or the Other Drawing by Ali Veitch |