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Well here is a quick demo of the song I wrote - Just a girl I used to know.
Beware your ears ! smile

https://soundcloud.com/james-kenyon-997 … al_sharing 

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Fantastic Richard !   Guitar playing was absolutely sensational.   I quite agree with StojanKokir -  be a great music backdrop in a movie ! Keep them coming!     

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OK this is a re - re -re write of this song.  smile

I went back to a country version

I will try to record it tomorrow and put it on soundcloud

Just A Girl I Used To Know By Jim Kenyon


Verse 1


.


[Am] Just sitting here thinking about the past


[Am] things that matter, things that didn’t last


[E] good times that won’t leave my mind,


a [Am] love thatgot left behind


.


Chorus




[Dm] I still feel her lips, [Am]pressed on mine


[Dm] they're just a memory [Am] lost in time


[Dm] We were drifting like [Am] clouds in the sky


we [E] got so lost, it's was hard to even [Am] try


.


Verse 2


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[Am]She's everything I thought I'dneed


[Am]One look in her eyes, I could hardly breathe


[E]along the way we just couldn't see


that [Am] time and distance wouldn't let us be


.




Chorus


.




[Dm] I still feel her lips, [Am]pressed on mine


[Dm] they're just a memory [Am] lost in time


[Dm] We were drifting like [Am]clouds in the sky


we [E] got so lost, it's was hard to even [Am] try


.




Verse 3



.


[Am]maybe someday we’ll meet again


[Am] share some drinks and remember whens


[E] talk about what we left behind


and maybe [Am]fall in love, if we find the time


.




Chorus


.




[Dm] I still feel her lips, [Am]pressed on mine


[Dm] they're just a memory [Am] lost in time


[Dm] We were drifting like [Am] clouds in the sky


we [E] got so lost, it's was hard to even [Am] try


.


outgo


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[Dm] there ain't no blame, [Am] ain’t no right,


[Dm] just two lost souls caught [Am] in the lights


[Dm] we were in love, but we [Am] let it go


And [E] now she's just a girl, I used to [Am] know


And [E] now she's just a girl, I used to [Am] know


.




(real slow)




And [E] now she's just a girl, I used to [Am] know


.





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4 Reply by TIGLJK

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Graham   sounded  terrific    lots of fun i am sure     

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5 Reply by TIGLJK

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Richard

Cool dude.... great representative of Perth for sure.  Sad about his passing.

Thanks for sharing

Jim     

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6 Reply by TIGLJK

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If 10,000 songwriters around the world all ask AI for lyrics about a topic - and they all get similar or identical responses - it seems the originality by composers and lyricists will wane - quite agree with Jan's assessment     

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Brian, Nicely done. I felt like I was sitting in a tiki bar in Hawaii listening to your song - had a uke sound to it. Jim     

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8 Reply by TIGLJK

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Richard,   Nicely performed.  I had never heard  of that song, read it was almost not released.  ( I also read it's about either Heroin or a girl- both can be pleasurable and deadly smile ) Thanks for sharing.  JIm     

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9 Topic by TIGLJK

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I changed the lyrics took out verse 4 and the bridge...   new chords.
It happened b/c I was playing it on my Rickenbacker and all of a sudden it just came out this way - I liked it so much better.



lonesome heart and empty sky By Jim Kenyon


Verse 1:


[Am] He was standing by the road, a cigarette in his hand


[E] Suitcase laying by his feet, he’d be[Am]come a traveling man


[Am] had no wife, no children,just blowin' in the breeze


A [E] life without meaning, he was [Am]fading like autumn leaves




Verse 2:


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[Am] once, she was a sweet lovin' girl, with silky golden hair


With a [E] smile that could take away [Am] all his worldly cares


but [Am] as he held her tremblin' hand, the coldness broke his will


and [E]when she finally left this world, it seemed [Am] all time stood still


.




________________________________________


Chorus


[Dm ] So he pours rotgut [Am]whiskey, as his [Dm] anger begins to [Am]grow


Always [D] tryin’ to drown those [Am]memories and [E]what he can't let [Am]go.


[Dm] He walks every [Am]lonely road where [Dm]no one hears him [Am] cry


There’s [Dm] just the ache of a[Am] lonesome heart [E]and an empty [Am] sky .


.




Verse 3:


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[Am]They buried her in April, he couldn’t bear to say goodbye


On his [E] knees he looked upward, and asked [Am] God to tell him why


[Am] anger was burning up his heart, yet he felt so damn cold


he [E] was all alone and broken, so he [Am] headed for the open road


.




________________________________________


[Dm ] So he pours rotgut [Am]whiskey, as his [Dm] anger begins to [Am] grow


Always [Dm] tryin’ to drown those [Am] memories and [E]what he can't let [Am] go.


[Dm] He walks every [Am] lonely road where [Dm]no one hears him [Am] cry


There’s [Dm] just the ache of a[Am] lonesome heart [E]and an empty [Am] sky .




.




Outgo


[Dm] He walks every [Am]lonely road where [Dm]no one hears him [Am] cry


There’s [Dm] just the ache of a[Am] lonesome heart [E]andan empty [Am]sky .


[Dm] He walks every [Am]lonely road where [Dm]no one hears him [Am] cry


There’s [Dm] just the ache of a[Am] lonesome heart and [E] memories that never say good[Am]bye


[E][Am](SLOW picked Am chord, and then one last AM strum soft)


. 



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10 Reply by TIGLJK

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Welcome to the East Beamer and Pepper ! 

Nice to hear from you Scott !

Jim     

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11 Reply by TIGLJK

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Ok Jan I think I used about 10 of the words - a  few I just could not find a way to insert them. sad

It's a little long,  tragic story.  I could not help but think if some young man lost their new bride in the recent fires, plane crashes or some other circumstance. It's pretty much written as i thought a man might feel like if it happened.

I'm going to post it songwriting as well =- hope that's ok


lonesome heart and empty sky By Jim Kenyon


Verse 1:


[Am] He was standing by the road, a [F] cigarette in his hand


[C] Suitcase by his feet, he’d be[G]come a traveling man


[Am] No wife, no children, just a [F] drifter in the breeze


[C] A life without meaning, [G] fading like autumn leaves


Verse 2:


[Am] She was a humble girl, with [F] silky golden hair


[C] A smile that could take a[G]way all his cares


[Am] But when she left this world, [F] all time stood still


[C] As he held her hand, the [G] coldness broke his will


________________________________________


Chorus (Stronger Strumming)


[F] So he pours the whiskey, [C] and lets it flow,


[G] Always tryin’ to drown the [Am] past he can't let go.


[F] He walks the roads where [C] no one hears his cry


[G] There’s just a lonesome heart [G] and empty sky


________________________________________


Bridge


[Am] Just a broken man still [F] chasing a love he lacks


[C] In a faded coat and a [G] life that only looks back


[Am] He whispers her name [F] trying to ease the ache


[C] But he knows no highway [G] leads to where she waits





Verse 3:


[Am] Buried her in April, but he [F] couldn’t say goodbye


[C] He offered up his soul to have [G] God answer why


[Am] With a whiskey burn in a [F] heart that was so cold


[C] He turned his back, and [G] turned to the open road


Verse 4:


[Am] No home, no peace, no [F] place to settle down


[C]Just lonely roads through the [G] city and every town


[Am] Livin’ in midnight bars and [F] motel rooms all alone


[C] He knows it’s not [G] possible to fix his heart of stone


Chorus (Stronger Strumming)


[F] So he pours the whiskey, [C] and lets it flow,


[G] Always tryin’ to drown the [Am] past he can't let go.


[F] He walks the roads where [C] no one hears his cry


[G] There’s just a lonesome heart [G] and empty sky


Outgo


[F] He walks the roads where [C] no one hears his cry


[G] There’s just a lonesome heart [G] and empty sky




Slow


[G] There’s just a lonesome heart [G] and empty sky



     

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Graham

I looked in every way possible  - could not find the lyrics.
I'll email you if I eventually find them.  That is a fabulous song - glad you introduced me to this band - really,really good.

Cheers

Jim     

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faded
motorcycle
golden
humble     

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faded
motorcycle
golden
humble     

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Graham,

Thanks for that info on trio - I appreciate it

Be sure to give us a band version of that track _ I will look forward to hearing it.
Jim     

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16 Topic by TIGLJK

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https://soundcloud.com/james-kenyon-997 … let-her-go 

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Graham

That was a good cover.  I had no idea who Robin Trower was - had to look him up.Pretty sad song from my perspective.

I have tried to use the trio, but I can't get it to work for me (mostly bc I suck at guitar) smile

I thought the distortion was a bit much - hard to hear your voice. 
Thanks for sharing though - found someone new to give a hoot to.

Jim     

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It was a snow day here today so not much to do but stay inside - so I picked up my Taylor and started playing around. I was thinking about my favorite place - Topsail Beach, North Carolina... and the phrase " Beach, Please"  pop in my head and it made me laugh.  Well as you can tell by the title that I decided I was going to write a humorous song about a boy/girl relation using the title's play on words. smile   However as I got to writing it somehow morphed into a sadder version, but still had that little element of word humor in a sad love relationship.   Let me know what you think
  I'm sure it needs some work yet but here it is....


Beach, Please By Jim Kenyon





Verse 1


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[G] We sat in silence, but our [C]glances were [G] loud,




[Em] crying under an azure [D] sky painted with [C] clouds.




[G] I reached out to hold him, [C] but he pulled a[G]way,


I knew [D] there were words he[C] didn’t know how to [G] say


.




So I asked him…


.


Pre-Chorus


.


Is there [C] someplace that you’d rather [G] go ?


Is there a [C] place that we can put your mind at [G] ease ?


Then he[C] told me exactly where he wanted to [G] go


A [D] place where he used to [C] follow all his [G] dreams


.


Chorus


He looked at me and said……


.


[Em] Beach, please … because every time I [C] reach for your [G] hand,


[Em] Beach, please...‘cause You slip away just [C] like the shifting [G] sand.


[Em] Beach, please….’cause like the [C] tide, you come and [G] go


[D]Beach, please… ‘cause you leave me drowning in [C]what I’ll never [G] know.


.


Verse 2


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[G]He finally said, "Love’s just [C] like the ocean’s [G] breeze,


[Em]It comes and goes, then[D] vanishes into the [D] trees."


[G] He said, some things are just [C] meant to drift a[G]way


And I [D] was searching for the words[C] that could make him [G] stay


.




So I asked him…


.




Pre-Chorus



.


Is there [C] someplace that you’d rather [G] go ?


Is there a [C] place that we can put your mind at [G] ease ?


Then he[C] told me exactly where he wanted to [G] go


A [D] place where he used to [C] follow all his [G] dreams


.


Chorus


.


He looked at me and said……


.


[Em]Beach, please … because every time I [C] reach for your [G] hand,


[Em]beach, please... ‘cause You slip away just [C] like the shifting [G] sand.


[Em] Beach, please….’cause like the [C] tide, you come and [G] go


[D] Beach, please… ‘cause you leave me drowning in [C] what I’ll never [G] know.


.


Verse 3


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[G] He said I was like those ships [C] sailing out on the [G] sea


[Em] That there was no harbor that [D] ever could anchor[C] me


[G] His eyes had a cold stare [C] as he gazed from the [G] shore


And I [D] wondered if we can [D] find that place we were [G] before




So I asked him…


Pre-Chorus


.




Is there [C] someplace that you’d rather [G] go ?


Is there a [C] place that we can put your mind at [G] ease ?


Then he[C] told me exactly where he wanted to [G] go


A [D] place where he used to [C] follow all his [G] dreams




Chorus


.


He looked at me and said……


[Em]Beach, please … because every time I [C] reach for your [G] hand,




[Em]Beach, please...‘cause You slipaway just [C] like the shifting [G] sand.


[Em]Beach ,Please….’cause like the [C] tide, you come and [G]go


[D]Beach, please… ‘cause you leave me drowning in [C] what I’ll never [G] know.



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Song about someone who is scared to fully commit to falling in love (maybe for the first time, or again).

Scared By Jim Kenyon


Scared


Verse 1




[C]There’s all kinds of love [F] all around this [C]world


[C]Some say a perfect [F] love is hard to [C]find


So [Am]I been hoping that [F] love will find me some[C]day


And [G] my heart can find a [F] way to make yours [C] mine


.




Verse 2


.




[C] I don’t how you can [F]always make me [C] smile


[C] how your eyes [F] shine like sunshine upon the [C] sea


and [Am] when I’m near you, I [F] never wish for no[C]thing,


'cause [G]I got everything I need [F]right here with [C]me


.




Chorus


.




but [F] I’m still scared that my heart will get [C]broken


and [F] yet so scared of the thought of losing [C] you



ooh, I'm [F] scared of these feelings I can’t [C] control


and [G]scared to let me [F] love like I've always wanted [C] to


yeah, I'm [G] scared to whisper [F] that I’m in love with [C] you


.




Verse 3


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[C]When we’re together you [F] take my breath [C] away


[C]My pulse starts rising the [F]moment you are [C] near


and [Am] you got me tremblin’ [G] at your slightest [C] touch


you’re [G] the dream I've been [F] chasin’ all these [C] years


.



Chorus


.




but [F] I’m still scared that my heart will get [C] broken


and [F] yet so scared of the thought of losing [C] you


ooh, I'm [F] scared of these feelings I can’t [C] control


and [G] scared to let me [F] love like I've always wanted [C] to


yeah, I'm [G] scared to whisper [F] that I’m in love with [C] you



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Wildwood

Click on the song you like from pull down menu under songs.   

when it comes up on the right hand side, way down add the bottom is an arrow that says add song. click it - it's that easy

Jim     

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I posted this in another thread, but since then I have changed some lyrisc and chords.

here is the revised song

Gotta Let Her Go By Jim Kenyon


Verse 1


[Am] You can’t chain down the [G]whistling [C] wind


You can’t [Am] break a promise [G] made through thick or [C] thin


You can’t [Am] stop the changing [G]of the ocean [Am] tides


And you can’t [C]touch the stars [G] up in the [C] sky


.




Verse 2


.


[Am] You can’t stop a raging [G] river from flowing [C] on


You can’t [Am] rush the night [G] or a morning [C] dawn


You can’t [Am] grab lightning [G] from a thunder [Am] cloud


And you can’t [C] stop the years, they [G] won’t slow [C] down


.


Chorus


.


[F] I know that she’ll be leaving soon


it's in her [C] voice, I see it in her eyes


[F] Gotta let her go, I gotta let her go, oooh


I’ve [G] never liked to[F] say good[C]bye


no, I’ve [G] never liked to[F] say good[C]bye




Verse 3


.




[Am] You can’t drink wine [G]from an empty [C]glass


You can’t [Am] go forward ‘til you [G] let go the [C] past


You can’t [Am] hide fromyourself [G] or truth you [Am] see


And you can’t [C] tame a heart yearning [G]to be [C]free


.


Chorus



.


[F] I know that she’ll be leaving soon


it's in her [C] voice, I see it in her eyes


[F] Gotta let her go, I gotta let her go, oooh


I [G] never thought I’d [F]have to say good[C]bye


no, I [G] never thought I’d [F]have to say good[C]bye


.




Verse 4


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[Am] you can’t cage a bird that’s [G]meant to [C]fly


You can't [Am] stop a dreamer [G]reaching for the [C]sky


you can’t [Am]get too close to a [G] raging wild [Am] fires


And you can’t [C] hold back a [G] heart chasing de[C]sires




Chorus


.


[F] I know that she’ll be leaving soon


it's in her [C] voice, I see it in her eyes


[F] Gotta let her go, I gotta let her go, oooh


It’s[G] so damn hard to [F]say good[C]bye


yeah, It’s[G] so damn hard to [F]say good[C]bye




Outgo


.


no, I’ve [G] never liked to[F] say good[C]bye


no, I [G] never thought I’d [F]have to say good[C]bye


yeah [G] it’s so damn hard to [F]say good[C]bye





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Richard

I a agree with Petey    Excellent!     

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For all the dads that have experienced seeing their daughter grow up and leave the nest !


Hard To Say Goodbye By Jim Kenyon


Verse 1


[Am] You can’t chain down the whistling wind


[C] You can’t stop the changing of ocean tides


You [F] can’t hold onto fleeting shadows


And you [G]can’t touch stars [F]up in the [C]sky


.




Verse 2


.


[Am] You can’t stop a river from flowing on


[C] You can’t grab lightning up in the sky


You [F] can’t rush the night or morning dawn


And you [G] can’t stop the years from [F] rolling [C] by


.


Chorus


.


[F] I know that she’ll be leaving soon


I can[C] see her dreams in her eyes


[F] Gotta let her go, I gotta let her go,


oh I [G]never have [F]liked to say good[C]bye


.




Verse 3


.




[Am] You can’t drink wine from an empty glass


[C] You can’t count grains of sand on a beach


You [F] can’t go forward ‘til you let go the past


And you[G] can’t hold back a heart that [F]yearns to be [C]free


.



Chorus


.


[F] I know that she’ll be leaving soon


I can[C] see her dreams in her eyes


[F] Gotta let her go, I gotta let her go,


oh I [G]never thought I’d [F]have to say good[C]bye


.


Verse 4


.




[Am] you can’t cage a bird that’s meant to fly


[C] you know you can’t turn water into wine


You [F] can't stop a dreamer reaching for the sky


And you [G] can’t change a soul [F] destined to [C] shine




Chorus


.


[F] I know that she’ll be leaving soon


I can[C] see her dreams in her eyes


[F] Gotta let her go, I gotta let her go,


oh It's[G] so damn hard to [F]say good[C]bye




Outgo


.


[G] it’s so damn hard to [F]say good[C]bye


[G] it’s so damn hard to [F]say good[C]bye


[G] it’s so damn hard to [F]say good[C]bye





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Graham 

Sounds very good. Like the song - original and well written and played.  I googled the Goats Head - cool tavern / Pub
and it looks like a very cool place. I would bet there are a lot of stories those walls could tell... (As I typed that, a title to a song popped in my had :  Goats Head and " Tales"  smile

Bet you know a few yourself !!

Thanks for sharing

Jim     

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Graham

Sorry to hear about the situation - song depicts your view very well.

Jim     

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