351 Topic by jets60

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I wrote this a couple of years ago after reading a poem by Walt Whitman of similar name. Made me think of what America used to be and is today. Short simple song  - uploaded to soundcloud too: https://soundcloud.com/jets60/i-hear-am … ging-today

I Hear America Singing TodayJeff Gilpin


1 Oct 2017


/\/\


[C]-[D]-[A]


/\/\


[Em]I hear America singing today.


[Em]So different from times long ago


[G]When the goal was merely survival


All the while [G]building from the good that we know.


[Em]Society less intermingled, and


[Em]Equality nowhere in sight.


[G]The hopes for all were for betterment,


[G]And to improve whatever our plight.


/\/\


[C]-[D]-[A]


/\/\


[Em]Oh but today, it’s a life of emotions


[Em]That stretch us from laughter to tears.


[G]One day on the steps of greatness,


[G]And the next it’s the worse of our fears.



[Em]Hate seems to spread like a wildfire that


[Em]Makes gulfs that are wide and are deep,


[G]And that quenches all hope of achieving


[G]Any tomorrow we’re hoping to seek.


/\/\


[C]-[D]-[A]


/\/\


[Em]I can’t change the views of the people


[Em]Who refuse to let their views change.


[G]I’m doing well if I only manage


[G]To keep away from all this strange


[Em]Behavior infecting so many and that


[Em]Drives them to strike out in rage,


[G]Like the book you want to stop reading because you’re


[G]Afraid of what’s on the next page.


/\/\


[C]-[D]-[A]



 

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352 Reply by jets60

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Hey Scott - I like the words, but I'd sure like to hear how it goes. With the 1 2 3 & 4 @ 164 bpm is sounds (at least at my feeble efforts) kind of up tempo punk, but knowing you I bet it's a bit more metal.     

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353 Reply by jets60

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Looking forward to trying this one out Phill...Good stuff my friend.     

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354 Reply by jets60

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Hey Jim - Just gave it a ride. Very nice song. Plays well too...I bet Beamer could make it scream too
.     

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355 Reply by jets60

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Nice Jim - I can imagine this played a bit harder - electric blues style.     

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356 Reply by jets60

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Thanks Jim!     

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357 Reply by jets60

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Uploaded to soundcloud if you want to hear how it goes - https://soundcloud.com/jets60/clear-in-my-mind     

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358 Reply by jets60

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Thanks TF. I could never have made it through the bad times without the help of my wife.     

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359 Reply by jets60

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Thanks Guys - I'll give it a go this weekend but it's not there yet.     

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360 Reply by jets60

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Thanks Phill - Wasn't much fun at that time that's for sure, but I was fortunate we were able to ride it out. As I said, this is going to take me a little time to figure out how it goes, but when I have it I will post it up.     

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361 Topic by jets60

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It's been a little while since I posted anything new. So since I haven't written a new song I thought I would share this old one I came across (and hasn't been on chordie yet). I wrote this when I was in between jobs and not seeing an end in site, and I think that mood I was end led me to more creative thinking, if a bit sad. Anyway - here it is and I hope you enjoy it. I need to work on performing this one better prior to recording so no promises on when this goes to soundcloud, but I will try and get it there.

Clear in My Mind By Jeff Gilpin


November 10, 2013




/<verse 1>\




[A]I’ll wake up to a[D]nother day


Just to [G]pass the time a[A]way


[A]Doing the same old [D]J O B


Unless [G]something else gets in my [A]way


[G]But if it was something like [D]you I’d be [A]glad


[G]Something not half as [D]fun I’d probably get [A]mad


[G]Either way I’m pretty [D]sure I’ll make it [A]through


[Em]Until another day begins like they always [G]do




/<verse 2>\




[A]I wonder what [D]life would be like


If [G]awake and asleep were re[A]versed


Where your [A]dreams were all that [D]mattered


Your [G]waking life less re[A]hearsed


[G]If that happened [D]I’d pay more at[A]tention


[G]To all my dreams even [D]those I don’t care to [A]mention


[G]But until that [D]time I’ll still [A]forget


Those [Em]dreams about the stuff that I’ll never [G]get [G7]




        /<chorus 1>\




Because [D]dreams they don’t come true accept for [A]bad ones



[D]Happy times always dissolve into [A]sad ones


But I’ll [D]always try and keep what’s important [A]clear in my mind


Like whenever you’re [Em]near


I look forward to another [A]day




/<verse 3>\




[A]Seems to me like [D]half the people


In the [G]world want different [A]things


And [A]what makes one half [D]happy


Makes the [G]other half want to [A]scream


Or [G]maybe the other [D]half just don’t under[A]stand


The [G]way that others [D]live in those distant [A]lands


And [G]maybe if the other [D]half under[A]stood


[Em]We could work together for a common [G]good [G7]




        /<chorus 2>\




And [D] make our dreams come true accept the [A]bad ones


[D]Happy times always never [A]sad ones


I’ll [D]always keep what’s important [A]clear


Like whenever you’re [Em]near


And look forward to another [A]day



 

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362 Reply by jets60

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Thanks TF - Yep, you and Yogi nailed it.  smile     

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363 Reply by jets60

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Hey Keep - Yeah, It's like what ever's precious gets discovered and that's all she wrote.     

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364 Reply by jets60

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Thanks for your comments Jim. I was leaning more toward's the WNC mountains where I grew up, but I agree, there are quite a few places that fit.     

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365 Topic by jets60

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New song I wrote today. Link below if you would like to hear how it goes.

The Magic Village By Jeff Gilpin


8-4-2019


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- chords -


Verse


D C F G F G C G – D C F G F G D


Chorus F C G D – F C G C - ending with F C G C G D


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/---------\


Verse 1


[D]Long long a[C]go


In a [F]make believe-like [G]land


[F]Outside of a [G]village


Near a [C]river birch [G]stand


There [D]in a small [C]cottage


Lived a [F]small fami[G]ly.


They were [F]meek they were [G]humble


But [D]they lived happily.


       /------------\


Chorus 1

A [F]simpler world indeed


With[C]out what some have now


The [G]good, bad


And the con[D]tent.


They [F]lived in their world


Filled with [C]many simple things


And [G]many simple times


All well [C]spent.


/---------\




Verse 2


The [D]time passed a[C]long


And [F]other people [G]found


The [F]quaint little [G]village


So [C]far from any [G]town,


And they [D]came one by [C]one,



Then they [F]came two by [G]two


To [F]live in that [G]village


Hoping [D]they’d be happy too.


       /------------\


Chorus 2

So [F]as the simple village


Was be[C]ginning to expand,


They [G]tried to hold on


What made it [D]so,


And it [F]grew with new people,


And it [C]spread over the land


Until it [G]grew into a place,


They didn’t [C]know.


/---------\


Verse 3


Now the [D]village is a [C]town


[F]Far from quaint and [G]slow,


More [F]people come to [G]live there,


But [C]some who lived there [G]go,


And they [D]search for a [C]place


Like the [F]village they once [G]knew,


[F]Looking for the [G]magic


That‘s now [D]lost to those few.


       /------------\


Chorus 3

But the [F]magic once it’s gone


Is [C]hard to recreate,


Like that [G]feeling of contentment


They once [D]knew.


The only [F]way to start again


Is to [C]set aside the past


You [G]can’t create what’s gone


But you [C]can build a[G]new.[D]



/----------------------------------------------------------------------------\
https://soundcloud.com/jets60/the-magic-village 

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366 Reply by jets60

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Looks like chordify has it as well as others...https://chordify.net/chords/remember-me-heitor-pereira-soundtracks-and-music-by-bermuda425     

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367 Reply by jets60

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Thanks very much Bill.     

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368 Reply by jets60

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Thanks Phill - I believe this is my only beach song, but I put a lot of my memories into it. I'm glad you enjoyed.     

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369 Reply by jets60

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Hey Graham - We see our fair share of homeless here in the US too. We're also seeing the homeless posers who stalk the places where they get the most handouts looking for sympathetic people with deep pockets.     

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370 Reply by jets60

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Hey, Thanks Graham. When I wrote it I was getting ready for vacation. I do think a reggae beat would work....maybe with steel drum backing.     

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371 Reply by jets60

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Up on soundcloud now: https://soundcloud.com/jets60/beaching     

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372 Reply by jets60

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Interested direction you went, Keep. Very serious and critiquing about the America the world sees, both today and in years past. That said, your song shows a great use of the few thoughts and lines that Bill gave to start with. Creativity takes many forms and can build glimpses of thoughts and fragment of ideas into vastly different meanings, all depending on the creative person behind the pen.     

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373 Reply by jets60

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Thanks Bill, and thanks for starting this off.     

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374 Reply by jets60

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My pleasure Bill - Here it is if you want to have a listen: https://soundcloud.com/jets60/the-last- … -love-song     

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375 Topic by jets60

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Here's my version of the challenge SB Bill gave in another songwriting thread with chords now (just posted the lyrics on his thread). I kept the chords pretty straight forward (GCDEm) so it's fairly easy to play for folks if anyone wants to try it out. I'll try and get it up on my soundcloud site before Sunday (July 7th) so you can get how I play it. Thanks Bill for getting me started on this.

The Last Great American Love Song By Jeff Gilpin - Jets60 &  Bill Craig - Strummerboy Bill


July 3rd, 2019


_[.]_




Verse 1


[G]Someone in a song I wrote de[D]cided they were real


So [C]commenced to get in [D]trouble near and [G]far.


They’d try to get along, but [D]just like a lot of songs


They [C]ended down and out at a local [D]bar.


_[.]_


Chorus 1


Now the [Em]barman sympathetic tried [C]consoling,


[D]Conversing about how it all turned [G]wrong.


But [Em]they just kept on crying, and they [C]said as they were sighing


I’m [D]living the last great [C]American love [Em]song.


_[.]_


Verse 2


[G]Someone in a dream I had de[D]cided to awaken,


And to [C]run off into the [D]hours of the [G]day,


But they made the people sleepy. Some were [D]yawning; some were weepy.


So [C]someone kept on about their merry [D]way.


_[.]_


Chorus 2


Now to [Em]no one’s delight the day de[C]scended,



As [D]someone’s happy day was turning [G]wrong.


So [Em]someone turned out tired as the [C]day about expired,


And put to [D]bed the last great [C]American love [Em]song.


_[.]_


Bridge

The [C]great American love song’s never [G]ending,


And that [D]song leads us on a path that never [G]ends.


[C]When it’s said in done we’ll stop [G]pretending


The last [D]great American love song...just [C]went on far too long.


_[.]_


Verse 3


[G]Someone in a doctor’s office was [D]describing maladies


To a [C]doctor that [D]was way over their [G]head.


But the doctor took it in from [D]beginning to the end,


Trying to [C]figure out just why they weren’t yet [D]dead.


_[.]_


Chorus 3


But [Em]death just like life comes to us [C]all


For [D]those who’re deathly sick or for the [G]strong


So [Em]as through life we cope, it’s [C]best for us to hope


That we'll [D]end up in The last great [C]American Love [G]song.



 

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