3,176

(22 replies, posted in Poems)

I am sorry, but I don't understand a word of your writings or the links above. It does seem to me that you may be in a world completely separate from the one the rest of us inhabit. I must admit that I enjoy fantasy stories and have written several myself but I find no interest in what you have written.

It seems that you are into "Dungeons and Dragons" or similar. If I were you I would find a site where the members have similar interests as yourself, that way you may get more positive replies.

3,177

(10 replies, posted in Songwriting)

In the last couple of days there has been on the UK news stories of two of England's vintage soccer players. One destitute and living rough on the streets, the other has been an alcoholic for years but was fined this week for attacking a railway guard.
I didn't realise this had embedded itself in my subconscious until this song suddenly appeared tonight, when I thought I'd run out of songs. But here it is. The recording is on it's way. 

Tough Love.Undefined


[D] Nights are cold. I gave-up chasing dreams.


[Em7] Tough love isn't [G] everything it [D] seems.


[D] Days are long. And rain is falling strong.


[Em7] Tough love isn't [G] everything it [D] seems.






(CHORUS)




[Bm] Lots of people live out there.


They [Em7] run around they steal they share.


But [G] I'm not going to [A] waste another [D] day.


[Bm] Thunder, lightning, sleet and snow.


[Em7] Rain will fall. The sun may show.


[G] Tough love isn't [A] everything it [D] seems.




[D] Money is tight. I gave-up chasing coins.


[Em7] Tough love isn't [G] everything it [D] seems.


[D] Work is hard. And jobs are few and far.


[Em7] Tough love isn't [G] everything it [D] seems.


(CHORUS)







||: [C] Tough love. Oh, [G] tough love.


[Em7] Tough love isn't [A] everything it [D] seems:||


[D] Wine is bad. I drink until I drop.


[Em7] Tough love isn't [G] everything it [D] seems.


[D] I'm locked in here. To save me from my-self.


[Em7] Tough love isn't [G] everything it [D] seems.


[Bm] Lots of people live out there.


They [Em7] run around. They steal they share.


But [G] I'm not going to [A] waste another [D] drop.


My [Bm] life is pain, I just can't sleep.


[Em] In my head the pain runs deep.


Just [G] one drink and [A] I'll be back [D] again.


[Em7] Tough love isn't [A] everything it [D] seems.


||: [C] Tough love. Oh, [G] Tough love.


[Em7] Tough love isn't [A] everything it [D] seems:||



Phill Williams August 7th 2013

with all the garbage that's going round in the UK with facebook and twitter, it feels so good to be part of a social networking site that actually helps, supports and makes the membership happy and relaxed. well done alex, and a big pat on the back to nela for telling us this good news.

3,179

(48 replies, posted in Electric)

you know when i saw those photo's i had a strange feeling in my stomach, i felt a little sick and my mood changed to depressed. i know that's part of the process and once done the guitar will have a new lease of life, sound and look beautiful. but looking at it now makes me rather weepy. sorry, i just had to say that.....boo hoo. please hurry-up and get it back to beautiful and get the pictures up here. i could never be a guitar doctor!!!!!

3,180

(3 replies, posted in Songwriting)

hi robert, a very sensitive and poignant song and the last line of the chorus "since my husband passed away" is a real tear jurker.

nicely written

3,181

(3 replies, posted in Song requests)

hi curpy.

sorry i cant help you with that song but i will advise you not to display your email address. there is a button on the left side of the screen so you can direct people there and they can send the message through chordie.

THERE ARE SOME NOT SO NICE PEOPLE ABOUT, so i'd remove your email address ASAP

3,182

(11 replies, posted in Songwriting)

hi jeff. your so right. we went out for a meal last night to a restaurant that when i was a kid was a cinema! times they are a changing to be sure. it's the price we have to pay, we all want cheaper goods, and unfortunately the small corner shop cant compete with the "super saver shopping centre mega emporium" thumbs up

3,183

(6 replies, posted in Songwriting)

thanks both, i dont know why i set the reverb so high, it sounded good (i thought) on the first vocal track, then i did a second and i couldnt then take it down, and i couldn't be bothered to do it again! lazy i guess.

hi dino, russ's thumb is big enough for the two of you. cheers

3,184

(6 replies, posted in Songwriting)

here's a link to a new song that i've put to clipart downloaded from google. i think it's funny. please have a look and share your thoughts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmRSrrZbrhk

3,185

(19 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

well done Ed, just think of all those lesser mortals you've done better than. you've got a mention and a good listen by a lot of powers that be, you may well be destined for the big time. kudos

3,186

(8 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

i dont really suffer with feed-back any more, maybe it's because i play a lot quieter now. i put it down to using my Boss ME50. i turn that up to 3/4 vol then turn the amp vol down. the boss gives me the extra vol i need when soloing. you can also put it down to screening the guitar pick-ups properly and using good quality guitar leads.

3,187

(3 replies, posted in Poems)

nice lament there brother. i've been trudging around the pubs/clubs of South Wales for over 30 years. i've met all sorts; good singers bad singers and smartalecs by the score.

i did a really great gig one night and a guy came up to me at the end and said "my mate is a much better singer than you" so i said great, where does he play? the guy says " oh he doesnt do it professionally, he's got to get legless before he starts singing, then he falls down after a couple of songs!" so i said, he's not better than me then is he?

i'd like to hear this if you put music to it. let us know how you get on

hi phoule77,

it wont hurt your amp to play it though bigger capacity speakers. just make sure the ohm's match between amp and cab. eg if your amp is pushing out 16 ohms then it'll overheat possibly and blow. the ohm rating is the resistance of the coil within the speaker. the amp resistance is the force the amp pushes out the signal. so if your amp is pumping out 70 watts through 4 ohms, the speaker resistance will greatly reduce the power emitted by the speakers.

if your amp is a modern one, the chances are that it's a multi-ohm and will play normally between 4 and 32 ohms adjusting automatically. just check first.

3,189

(26 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

hi bonedaddy, i looked back as you suggested and i'm so glad i did, i came across some names that haven't appeared here for some time. and i remembered conversations i had with them and i realized how much i miss their posts and their views.
as far as your song goes, yes it is well written and your thoughts are forcefully put. well done.

so regardless of peoples religious principles, thoughts and beliefs, we should all respect them and try not to foist our beliefs on those who do not share our beliefs.

let us prey that in this enlightened age, followers of all religions and non-religions can agree to disagree and co-exist in harmony and love. at the end of the day; surly that is what we all crave?

same here, i've now got 3 chairs, only one with arms, wont make that mistake again.

3,191

(3 replies, posted in Poems)

hi judymills, nice poem. it sits well with me at the moment as i have a granddaughter that has reached the toddling stage. it's great watching her and the first verse is spot on. and of course we are all too aware of the second and third verses. thanks for sharing and well done.

phill

3,192

(26 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

i agree with bensonp but disagree with the funster. i also have many years in the retail trade selling directly to customers quite successfully. and i always worked to the premise that if the customer has very little knowledge of a product a good salesman will allow him to think he does and by the time he's bought it....he does and he thinks the salesman is his best friend.

i often got customers to pay their bill, which they were adamant that they wouldn't while offering me a cup of tea! just because i found some common ground. i must admit i was good at that job, but i lost interest.

where politics and religion are concerned, always agree.

3,193

(7 replies, posted in Electric)

carpeted flooring and wall paper on walls and ceiling.

i used to play with a band that covered the walls of their practice room in egg boxes (empty ones of course) and foam (as used for  chairs & settees) when they could afford it.

3,194

(14 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

i've been having trouble for a few weeks, i thought it might be my PC. i've cleaned out the temp files, and my PC defrags itself. chordie seems to be the only site it happens on. there are one or two other glitches, eg: when starting a new post, i'll be halfway though a sentence when the type line jumps up to the heading line, it's annoying but not to the point of throwing plates. anyone else get that?

3,195

(26 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

?

i repeat

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3,196

(7 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

hi guitar hacker.

yes, this is true, and i did pick this up but let it go as it was a new member asking for help.
we moderators all have our own ways of doing things and this was mine. i sent daisysam an email and informed him/her of the mistake in the hope that they wont make the same mistake again but remain an active member.

please dont take offence.

phill

3,197

(36 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

amazing how a dick-head like him has united everyone, something like hitler really?

3,198

(4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

thanks dino,

my wife was all gooey eyed until they canceled one of her programmes to run more replays of the baby coming out of hospital.

hasn't anyone told them that women have been having babies for close on 2 million years?

though he is pretty

3,199

(26 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

i would remind you guys that one of the golden chordie rules is; NO RELIGION. and another NO POLITICS.

i saw a notice on the bar of a pub which read:-


                                 IN GOD WE TRUST, EVERYONE ELSE PAYS CASH

3,200

(9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

my sympathies zurf.

i had the option of having a GPS in my last 2 cars but turned them down. at home, it seems i have a great sense of direction, it's when we're abroad i get lost, so the wife takes over, not driving, mind you, walking! it has nothing at all to do with those scantily clad young ladies, honest!