Written in a rehearsal room at two in the morning and recorded before it could calm down.
I've been up since a quarter past the dark
Got a tape machine and a two-bar spark
Everybody's talking, nobody's coming round
So I'm gonna go and make my sound
And if the room is empty, let the room be empty
I'll sing it to the wire anyway
I just wanna be loud enough
Loud enough for you to hear
One good song and an open door
And I'll carry it from here
Oh - loud enough!
I have played to the empty chairs and the rain
Every cheap room learns your name
Now there's somebody out there turning up the dial
And it only has to travel one more mile
I just wanna be loud enough
Loud enough for you to hear
One good song and an open door
And I'll carry it from here
Oh - loud enough!
Sounds in B · Capo 4, G shapes · 128 BPM
The chords below are the shapes you hold, not the sounding names.
[Intro]
G Gsus4 G Gsus4
[Verse 1]
G C
I've been up since a quarter past the dark
G D
Got a tape machine and a two-bar spark
G C
Everybody's talking, nobody's coming round
D G
So I'm gonna go and make my sound
[Pre-chorus]
Em C
And if the room is empty, let the room be empty
D
I'll sing it to the wire anyway
[Chorus]
G C
I just wanna be loud enough
D Em
Loud enough for you to hear
C G
One good song and an open door
D G
And I'll carry it from here
C D G
Oh - loud enough!
[Verse 2] as verse 1
[Chorus] x2 - second time hold the last G and let it ring - Words by
- Orlowe
- Music by
- Orlowe
- Recorded
- 2026 · Rehearsal room above the laundrette
- Vocals
- Orlowe
- Electric guitar
- Orlowe
- Acoustic guitar
- Orlowe
- Bass
- Jonah Reid
- Drums
- Sam Okonkwo
- Producer
- Orlowe and Jonah Reid
- Mixing
- Jonah Reid
- Mastering
- Priya Raman
- Genres
- americana · folk rock · indie rock · singer-songwriter
- Duration
- 2:14
- Key
- B major
- Tempo
- 128 BPM
Orlowe
This is Orlowe. We write songs about missed connections, fresh starts, and the things you wish you’d said. This is our little corner of the internet to share what we’ve been working on. Press play, find a song that stays with you, and pass it on. We’re glad you’re here.
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