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So, my niece and nephew were up for Memorial Day weekend and I wrote this little silly song as a kind of "campfire ghost story" type thing.  It may be a little graphic, but most nursery rhymes are (i.e. "if I die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take" or "Ring around the rosie" or "the cradle will rock")

About the guitar...  really slow country riff in A (maybe 65-70 bpm).. If this formats right, the tab will be in line with  the words..

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     In the deep    dark         hours    of    the   night
There's a monster   that'll    give  you  such  a fright
And he'll reach out and        grab ya; and he'll jump up and get ya
     It'll     make you want to turn  on   all  the  lights

'Cause he's a [F#m]monster;        and he's so [A]scary
          He's a [F#m]monster; he's   so big and [E]hairy

[A]
In the closet or underneath the bed
He'll be waiting to eat the brains out of your head
And he'll reach out and grab ya; or he'll jump up and get ya
When you wake up in the morning, you'll be dead

~ 'Cause he's a [F#m]monster; and he's so [A]scary
~ Yeah, he's a [F#m]monster; he's so big and [E]hairy

[A]
His claws are just as sharp as razor blades
And you won't believe the size of his fangs
And he'll reach up grab ya; he'll jump out and get ya
There'll be no identifying your remains

~ 'Cause he's a [F#m]monster; and he's so [A]scary
~ Yeah, he's a [F#m]monster; he's oh so big and [E]hairy

[A]   (speed up to rockabilly tempo - same riff as verse)

I was just [F#m]kidding
There ain't [D]no such thing as [E]monsters. I was just [A]joking; [A/G#]I was just [A/F#]joshing.  [A/E]
There ain't [D]no such thing as [E]monsters,          any-[A]more.

I was just...[F#m]  pulling your leg.
There ain't [D]no such thing as [E]monsters. And if there [A]was, [A/G#]we'd just [A/F#]punch 'em [A/E]
       in the [D]nose.  (spoken) But it doesn't matter 'cause...
There ain't [D]no such thing as [E]monsters,           any-[A]more.

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and I'm a little nervous.  I asked for a day to think about it before answering, but here is my "knee jerk" reaction:  I feel obligated as a christian to help spread the message of Christ; and if that means playing guitar, then I should look at that as a blessing.

I am just wondering if any of you have advice on performing like this.  The premise will be:  a "live" manger setting in a barn with people dressed up.  I've been asked to play one song - "Away In A Manger".  Then, I suppose, we'll have a Sunday School lesson.  I don't know any of the particulars, such as if there will be power or anything.  But, I figure I can bring my acoustic, buy an "in-hole" pickup, and bring my amp.  That way, I am covered either way.  (I used to perform shows in a rock band using an acoustic/electric Takamine - now I have a straight acoustic Takamine).

I am thinking that if I do it, I would like to do some type of finger picking, chord and melody, all-in-one thing.  Similar to, say, a Willie Nelson style.  Thankfully, I won't be singing.

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.....Oh, and if anyone has a link to a strong chord/tab version for this song, it would be greatly appreciated.  I have already found a few examples on tab robot to incorporate.  They all seem to center around the key of C or G, which seems good since I could use some open strings to help support the chord structure.

check 'em out at http://youtube.com/user/ZenButcher13

I wrote "Whiskey" about a family member that would have a shot of whiskey at night before bed to relieve pain from arthritis.  The lyrics are:

     Bring me my whiskey; send me to bed; pray that I hurt no more.
     I know you'll miss me; and it's hard to let go; but I'll meet you again inside Heaven's door.

There is also a little "instrumental" version of "Whiskey" here I was just playing around on my son's electric guitar doing lead over the rhythm guitar part.  I think it turned out quite beautiful and "Slash-esque", if I do say so myself.

Lastly, there is a song I wrote called, "One More Time" about a personal relationship where I felt things changing because I had made some mistakes.  (No, LOL, it isn't about me cheating on a girlfriend!)

I love the way chordpro formats my songs on chordie. But, since we can't save our original works here, what can I use to save my songs on my hard drive for printing, emailing, etc.?