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Hi Rich and welcome to Chordie,
One of the more theoretically minded guru's will hopefully answer your question for you.
Personally I would just look at the Chord Chart in Resources and see how the chord is played, but then again I am just a simple country boy who only needs to know it works and not how 
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Roger
Hi again Pkiula,
I see you did find the right place without my help. There is this song by Buddy Holly which may or may not be the chords and lyrics you are looking for: http://www.chordie.com/allsongs.php/son … index.html
Roger
Hi Pkiula and welcome to Chordie,
This is the place for song requests so I have moved your post here.
You omitted to mention which song you are looking for and although it may not be here under Shaky's name it may be a cover or covered by someone else, Whatever let us know the title and we will see if someone can help.
Roger
Hi Russ,
Yes it is Dsus4 but in the chord chart it is listed as just D4 (I see that there is not a Dsus4 shown but it does display correctly).
Sorry for the confusion, I must remember that in future.
Roger
Hi Russ,
I had the same problem. It appears that this will happen if there is more than one Chopro formatted message in the thread. I have therefore reverted the earlier messages to plain text. One for Per to look into I think, I will write to him later.
Roger
Here are the lyrics and chords together:
Roger
Right I now have chords for this song and I am working on the melody and finalising the lyrics to fir. I have given it a title "Wrapped in Happiness" but I am open to suggestions. I have also put the lyrics in Chopro so they can be printed.
{t:Wrapped in Happiness}
{st:by as many Chordians as I can involve}
{c:A slow waltz - 80 bpm}
Intro:
[G] [D4] [G] [D]
Verse 1:
[G] [Em] [C] [D]
[C] [Em] [Am] [D]
[G] [Em] [C] [D]
[C] [D] [G] [D]
Verse 2:
[G] [Em] [C] [D]
[C] [Em] [Am] [D]
[G] [Em] [C] [D]
[C] [D] [G] [D]
Chorus:
[C] [D] [G] [Em]
[F] [G] [A] [A4]
[C] [D] [G] [Em]
[C] [D4] [G] [D]
Verse 3:
[G] [Em] [C] [D]
[C] [Em] [Am] [D]
[G] [Em] [C] [D]
[C] [D] [G] [D]
Instrumental:
[C] [D] [G] [Em]
[F] [G] [A] [A4]
[C] [D] [G] [Em]
[C] [D4] [G] [D]
Verse 4:
[G] [Em] [C] [D]
[C] [Em] [Am] [D]
[G] [Em] [C] [D]
[C] [D] [G] [D]
Chorus:
[C] [D] [G] [Em]
[F] [G] [A] [A4]
[C] [D] [G] [Em]
[C] [D4] [G] [G]
I will be in touch shortly asking for help with parts of the recording.
Roger
***I have had to remove the Chopro formatting for this I am afraid.*****
Hi Cam,
I sorry to learn of your troubles and I hope all goes well for you from now on. I especially wish that your wife's health problems have cleared up and she can enjoy life to the full.
Roger
Hi Tinimax,
Welcome to Chordie. You will see that I have moved this song request to the correct section for you and I deleted another post with the same request. I see the Royce Drake has already answered the request from you.
Roger
Quick aside for Royce Drake. Well done sir. I, like Russ, could not make head not tail of the original message.
Thanks Phil for writing a song about me, take away the blonde hair, blues eyes, pony tail and verse 3 and you got me
I have just played it through, a very good song, and I am now looking forward to the recording.
Roger
Oooops I am late in replying!! Must be a Senior Moment (again)
Rhiannon, my favourite Australian granddaughter, I hope everything is OK with you down under. Thank you and I look forward to your e-mail.
Helena, 'fraid so but hopefully there will be more entries if Russ does it again. Star Wars is one of my two favourite film series so it was about time I did something about it. Thank you.
Phill, Thank you too for your coments, and yes, only the chord progressions were fixed but the arrangement of them, the lyrics, tempo and style was left up to the individual. I enjoyed doing it and was quite pleased with the result. Arks instrumental entry "Crime" was first class and Russ, of course, has his own version of the song. All completely different.
Roger
Hi Badeye,
Many happy returns for yesterday, and I am sorry I could not be there to help you celebrate. Mind you next year it will be the big 5 0 so perhaps I better start saving now .
Roger
Thanks Toney,
As I said in my last message I always take, and use, protective gear. Yes my hands are precious to me and I always wear gloves for such tasks. I will take your advice on the fish oil capsules so I will be off the the health shop tomorrow although my fingers are back to normal now I am pleased to say, just a few twinges in the legs.
Roger
Thanks Doug, I am almost back to normal today, a few minor twinges but I am able to get my fingers round the fretboard again.
Helena, where was you when I needed you? Mind you even three years ago I would have taken this in my stride, perhaps I have had too much easy living lately . By the way I never go to job like this without safety boots, knee pads, gloves, face mask, ear defenders and hard hat, it would be foolish not to. Although gloves prevent the cuts, scratches, abbrasions and 99% of blistering they do nothing to help the muscles and tendons when you are constantly gripping and releasing all day and that was my problem with my hands.
Roger
PS A night nurse is fine as long as she is young and pretty 
I now have the lyrics I needed. I have done a little editing to some of the lyrics sent me and may have to do a little more when I put it to music as line lengths differ, so here they are:
Verse 1: (Jeff, Topdown)
Through a long hot summer your touch is newfound
And with crisp fall nights and winter ahead
It is in your comfort with which you enfold me
Like a favourite blanket, upon my bed.
Verse 2: (Jamie, Smart DeeDee)
I used to believe that things like this
Would never happen to a guy like me
But just when I least expected it
You came, you found, and you rescued me
Chorus
In the still, small hours of night,
When darkness and silence abound,
I am wrapped in happiness, hope and joy,
As I can feel your presence all around.
(Verse 3: Helena, Old Doll)
Is my journey one of the heart?
Will I revel in all that you planned?
Will all our feelings run free or shift,
Like a timer's grains of sand?
Verse 4: (Russ, Russel Harding)
IT IS THE AGE OLD QUESTION,
AND THIS IS MY REPLY,
I WILL LOVE YOU ALWAYS,
AS LONG AS STARS ARE IN THE SKY.
Chorus
In the still, small hours of night,
When darkness and silence abound,
I am wrapped in happiness, hope and joy,
As I can feel your presence all around.
Thank you for your contributions, it is now down to me to sort out the music and then watch out those of you who said you will help with recording, I will be in touch
Roger
Hi Ark, thanks for the sympathy but I am not as fit as I thought I was.........perhaps a few visits to the gym is needed.........second thoughts that sounds like self induced torture
Russ, I have been popping the pain killers all day and taking it easy and as the gig was for free there was 'no contest', paid work comes first.
Nela. I was feeling full of admiration and sympathy for you when I started reading your message. By the end though the feeling had changed somewhat . Thanks (I think).
Roger
Another amusing vid Russ. Thanks.
Roger
Hey badeye,
No problem! I just used the 'Search' at the top of the page. Your name for author and search the Songwriting section. A handy accessory to the site. I could not find the one about your dog though and I am sure you posed one. It may be in the very long thread "Songwriters Circle" as I did not look through that.
Roger
This is a long post so please bear with me.
As some of you know I have been a bit short of work lately so on Thursday evening I accepted the chance of a day's work on Saturday. It was only a labouring job and told it would be hard work but I have never been afraid of hard work so 07:30 Saturday morning I had my sandwiches packed and was raring to go. With the boss and two others I drove them to the builders yard and started at about 08:00. The day started with loading a truck with calçadas (pronounced 'kulsarders') which are irregular shaped, 2" to 3" cubed stones commonly used in Portugal for paving and driveways. As they are delivered from the quarry with a quantity of sand it was a 'load by hand' job, pick up two in the right hand and two in the left and toss them in the truck (bed size aprroximately 2.0 metres by 5 metres by 1 metre high). Once full the load was delivered and a well earned break was taken until the truck returned for a second load. Let me add now that I am 61, and the eldest of the other guys was 40 and they were all used to this kind of work but I managed to keep pace with them and did not let the over 60's down.
OK this took the morning, so we then drove to the work site and had a half and hour lunch break. The other three were laying the caçadas and it was my job to ferry wheelbarrows full of sand or stone to them of course Murphy's Law prevails again, it was uphill from the materials to working area. 17:00 comes round and I was well ready to finish I can tell you, back ache, leg ache, arms ache, head ache and worse of all finger in both hands so numb and sore from gripping the stones, I was unable to play my guitar.
The crux and the whole point of this post. I was due to appear and perform a guest spot at a friend's gig on Saturday night and I had to cancel. I have been looking forward to this for weeks and I am so disappointed, even today as I write I can hardly move and am struggling to play. So much for being the 'macho oldie' and keeping up with the youngsters .
Still tomorrow is another day and my efforts have opened an opportunity for some carpenty, kitchen fitting and tiling which is my forte.
Roger
Hi Russ,
It is a pleasure to watch your fingers flow over the fretboard so effortlessly, but what has happened to the beautiful lady backing singer?? She too would be a pleasure to watch .
Roger
Hi Badeye,
I notice that it is 18 months since the original posting...........Plenty of time to get a recording completed even with all the world famous kitchen jams!!!! 
You have posted more that this one, I definitely remember one about a dog which I cannot find but here are links to some others:
http://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=7585
http://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=7311
http://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=7308
http://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=7125
http://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=3708
Roger
Thanks some great ideas here.....
The problem is I think I like them all...
Ark
That is no problem - you save the others to use later.
"A Walk on Venus" was my firt thought. Beautiful piece Ark.
Roger
Hi Phill,
I am glad to see you are back with us again and with a very beautiful song for a very special occasion. I am looking forward to hearing your recording of it.
Although there is nothing wrong with the title as it stands here are a couple of alternatives: 'She Held Her Child', 'A New Life Begins', 'Welcome To My Grandaughter' but 'Baby Song' or 'Baby's Song' is just fine.
Hey ain't grandchildren great, you can spoil them rotten and then give them back if they get to be a handfull . As my grandfather used to say "Grandchildren are so much more fun than children that I wished I'd had them first".
Roger
Yeah, I kinda came up with that seperately, and I figured I would try it out, and I think it's better to just do the acoustic strumming in the intro. Oh well, live and learn.
Hi Stephen,
There is no problem using lead guitar in the intro it usually adds to the overall effect but you must be able to hear both guitars playing. You can play lead guitar all the way through the song with no problem but you have to use the 'Amplify' effect to reduce the volume during the vocal parts. (Just highlight the relevent part and give it a negative amplification value, keep testing until you get it right).
Keep at it, you are doing well and as you get more used to using Audacity the easier it will get .
Roger
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