La Chanson

There are now about two weeks until we need to present our Google projects to the class for the first time.  I feel like I've learned a lot, but I think it would be good if I could learn just one song before the presentation day.  Luckily, I have located just about the easiest song possible:  "Zombie" by The Cranberries.  This song only has four chords that are repeated over and over again.  They are  Em, C, G, and D.  Surprisingly, my biggest problem has nothing to do with the chords.  I know these four very well now and just need to practice switching between them.  My strumming capabilities have also improved immensely.  Although I cannot sing and do not want to sing in front of my class (I am not sure, yet, how I will present my song since without the words it is almost too simple), I do think that to really know this song I should at least be able to say the words in my head at the right time.  I am now really struggling with my coordination.  Hopefully this will teach me to listen better and be more aware of how different parts of the music fit together.  I cannot figure out how to play the chords and get the lyrics to line up with the time correctly, but separately I completely understand them both.  To get better at this, I am listening to the song a lot and then trying to say the words with a metronome.  I just need to be able to put the music and words together and I will have actually learned a song!