ya'll did a great job loved the harp playing by Belinda
252 2017-10-31 16:58:36
Re: Dear Family (11 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
hang in there buddy you are due for some good times. now as for your request I took time at lunch today and jotted down a few lines I will let some of the other chordians have a crack at putting some chords to it or add and subtract lines as they see fit hope it brings a smile to you and Dondra
my friend bill cant win for loosing
tripped and fell down he took a bad bruising
he,s down on his luck now his heads all an itch
but it's not lice aint life a witch
he cant turn around with out some bad luck
on hospital bills he spent his last buck
now bills poor wife for better or worse
she had no idea he would be such a curse
through trials and travails he is not down and out
our friend will come through of this there's no doubt
one last thing before I go
there is something you should know
he may be forgetful but don't be a hater
the man is world famous he is the MUSICATOR
253 2017-10-30 01:52:25
Re: a song for dad recording (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
PJ and CG thanks to you also for the complements
254 2017-10-30 01:49:33
Re: a song for dad recording (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Tenement Funster wrote:
Nice song, Mojo ... really heart-warming. AND ... I also like that you actually have a room at work where you can take time to do personal stuff like recording music. I just hope your boss doesn't visit the Forums at Chordie, or it could be trouble.
TF, the boss don't mind I'm on my time off in the evening in my quarters. now my neighbor next door can hear me through the thin walls when I play at night might mind lol. perhaps I should explain, i work a 28 day rotation for a large oil company i am currently working n a small west African country i have a small apartment on the compound where i live while i am at work. Not much else to do here on my down time
and thanks' for the comment i am glad you liked it
255 2017-10-29 18:54:00
Topic: a song for dad recording (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
https://soundcloud.com/mojo01/a-song-for-dad
I changed the chords up a little and a couple of the lines from the previous post and gave it a name. sorry about the back ground noise, recording on my lap top in my room at work. hope you like it
256 2017-10-29 06:38:55
Re: Where Dreams and Reality Collide (20 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I agree with the others got some good lines in this one. haven't had a chance to play it will have a go at it after work today.
257 2017-10-28 23:08:34
Topic: been awhile (2 replies, posted in Songwriting)
well it has been awhile since I posted anything this is one that has been in the works for awhile and still may make some changes but any way here is my latest attempt at song writing. this is pretty much the life story of my old man. I think one of my biggest regrets in life is that he never heard me play he passed while I was just learning guitar. wow a little over thirty years since cancer took him seems like only yesterday. any way hope you like it and maybe it brings back a memory of someone you miss.
Am C G A
C G Am
with a sway back horse and a mule named jack
C G Am
he headed to the gin by the rail road tracks
with a cotton bail that made his fingers bleed
it was deep east Texas 1943
the hard times were over or so they said
but they never worked the fields just to make their bread
the times were tough just like before
he joined the Texas guard and headed off to war
he was just 18 when he went over seas
to see the world and the Japanese
sent his money home to his mom and dad
paid for the land and everything they had
survived the war and went back school
learned a trade and how to use his tools
but a back woods town the times were still hard
headed to the coast to work the ship yards
had a forgiving wife three boys and two girls
smoked his camels and drank his pearl
for thirty year's he worked the ships
along the docks and in the slips
they had no OSHA or EPA
you did your job and you earned your pay
his only dream was to move back home
when the job was done and the kids were grown
you make your plans and you break your back
save your money and you build your stack
fate steps in and takes it all away
two short years from retirement day
was it ship yard fumes or two packs a day
or just to much drink its hard to say
he moved back home this much is true
I saw it myself from the front pew
for eternity now where he lays
in that deep east Texas red dirt clay
258 2017-09-29 16:00:14
Re: Introduction (26 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
welcome aboard
259 2017-09-12 18:37:34
Re: SEPTEMBER 2017 FSOTM -ANOTHER CHALLENGE MONTH! (41 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
i will give your so bad a shot as soon as i get over this crud, between work and hacking up a lung every morning not much for singing this week. how ever i will post this that i recorded earlier, i thought i saw some where they were looking for Texas artist for softm . so here is a song written by a Texan, townes van zant. made famous by a Texan Willie Nelson and now butchered by a Texan ( me)
260 2017-09-02 11:48:13
Re: JULY 2017 FSOTM - HARRY CHAPIN - A PIRATE LOOKS AT 40 (37 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Jan nice cover, the voice of an angel with a broken wing uh leg get well soon
261 2017-09-02 11:45:46
Re: someone remind me i'm 66 not 26 (19 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
here is wishing everyone a speedy recovery, having suffered a few hold my beer and watch this self inflicted injuries and preforming health defying stunts over the years I feel your pain so to speak. come to think of it that may be what's wrong with me now ,one to many blows to the head. I don't remember ( see previous sentence ) who here summed it up pretty well with the saying getting old is not for sissies. but all this does give inspiration for a song of the month, Up on cripple creek.
in no particular order here a few of the self inflicted
broken arm - skate board
concussion/amnesia - football
broken arm - ladder
concussion - dirt bike
dislocated shoulder - dirt bike
road rash/ stiches- street bike
broken elbow- car wreck
and the list goes on, my accident rate has gone way down as I got older and wiser. so when some one says hold my beer it is me holding the beer now because its lot more fun and less painful being the first responder than the respondee.
262 2017-08-29 00:53:30
Re: well its flooding down in texas (11 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Peatle Jville wrote:
My prayers and thoughts are with the good folk of Texas. At this time I pray the people worse affected find the strength to get through it.
people from all over are sending help, our neighbors to the east have sent the Cajun navy. every red neck in texas with a boat has headed that way to assist.i would be going my self with my friends but I leave for work in the morning. say what you want about this country but when a neighbor is in trouble or any one for that matter Americans drop what they are doing and come to the rescue. thanks for the thoughts and prayers on behalf of my fellow Texans
263 2017-08-29 00:36:40
Re: well its flooding down in texas (11 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
TIGLJK wrote:
Mojo
Can't help but think there is a song in there with how you posted that title ...... I was just sitting here thinking about the opening line,,,,,
well it's raining here in Texas, don't know when it will end
well it's flooding here in Texas, gonna need some help my friendsI hope there is no further loss of life. With all the other dumbass stuff going on in our country, maybe we can instead focus on helping the good folks of Texas recover.
Best wishes and prayers to all of the Texans that are suffering.
Jim
well I am afraid the first line is taken. texas flood was a big SRV hit not sure who wrote it. it was kind of his anthem.
264 2017-08-28 02:47:32
Re: well its flooding down in texas (11 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
unclejoesband wrote:
Oh wow! You're practically in the heart of that mess. Will you have to bug out?
Hang in there and good luck
on the northern edge of the storm we are good here in Nac, got friends and family farther south not doing so good. I grew up on the coast , rode out hurricanes in the gulf on platforms and on onshore to, never seen anything like this.
265 2017-08-28 01:41:38
Topic: well its flooding down in texas (11 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
asking all my chordie friends to keep Texas in their thoughts and prayers.
266 2017-08-14 16:20:14
Re: A Three-Part Post (6 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
had a few minutes this morning so here is quick cover of good time Charlie from memory ( which aint to good) so lots of mistakes I sure
https://soundcloud.com/mojo01/good-time-charlie
267 2017-08-08 02:12:44
Re: August 2017 FSOTM - Challenge Month! (28 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Peatle Jville wrote:
Muchas Gracias, Thank you Mojo.
de nada mi amigo
now knowing that it should explain these lines .
he blew a smoke ring and he smiled at me, I aint never going back
and we were flying like the end was not in sight and we soared all afternoon
if you liked that song you should check more of his stuff. Robert earl Kean, all of his songs tell a good story
268 2017-08-08 01:27:47
Re: August 2017 FSOTM - Challenge Month! (28 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Peatle Jville wrote:
Mojo great choice of song. It is the first time this Gringo has heard that song and I enjoyed it immensely. I was just wondering what is the DEA the cowboy was running from???
that would be the drug enforcement agency
269 2017-08-07 18:24:44
Re: Backyard Gathering - 2017 - August 5th! (77 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
well it looks like I missed out on a good time. cant wait to see the rest of the pictures
270 2017-08-07 18:12:46
Re: August 2017 FSOTM - Challenge Month! (28 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
ok so I had every intention of doing bad moon rising, been playing that one for a long time. never realized how bad I sounded singing it until I recorded it. lets just say it don't fit my voice. so instead here is a song I just learned last month by REK.
https://soundcloud.com/mojo01/gringo-honeymoon
271 2017-07-30 16:20:29
Re: Sitting In (8 replies, posted in My local band and me)
that's pretty cool stuff
272 2017-07-30 06:14:39
Re: Geographical Spread On Chordie (145 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
unclejoesband wrote:
mojo01 wrote:Malabo, let me know if you need a hint
Equatorial Guinea?
that would be the it
273 2017-07-29 15:37:18
Re: Geographical Spread On Chordie (145 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Malabo, let me know if you need a hint
274 2017-07-29 14:48:07
Re: Geographical Spread On Chordie (145 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
can I get a second flag? I spend six months out of the year at my second home.
275 2017-07-23 07:03:03
Re: JULY 2017 FSOTM - HARRY CHAPIN - A PIRATE LOOKS AT 40 (37 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Baldguitardude wrote:
Beamer, great job. I put a note in Soundcloud. This song is HARD. Fun challenge!
Here's my try. https://soundcloud.com/joe-lilly/taxi-c … -the-month
you nailed this one