1 Topic by jets60 (edited by jets60 2007-05-21 10:50:46)

  • From: Hendersonville, NC USA
  • Registered: 2006-03-04
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Topic: Problem with Cities

I watched a movie this weekend with my wife about a Londoner who went to a French village when his uncle died and left him his French estate and vineyard. I believe it was entitled A Good Year. Anyway, I thought to myself, "Hmm, I guess France isn’t so bad after all."  which kind of gives away an underlying feeling I've had since a friend of mind was mugged in Paris in the early 80's. Anyway back to the song, I wanted to just look at a part of France that still would make you think "France' so that ended up in this song as Paris, mainly since my earlier feeling about France was more centered about Paris anyway, but this eventually became the song about people assuming that just because they read or see or hear of a bad thing or two about a city or country or place that it’s not worth going visiting or very different from our home when in fact it closer to our cities than we realize. Anyway I hope you like it

Problem with Cities by Jeff Gilpin


May 20, 2007






Verse 1


[A]I have a problem with Paris


Parisians I don’t under[E]stand




Complaining all day 'bout the United States


But they don’t try to fix their own [A]land




Perhaps if they did less complaining


They’d have time to fix what they [D]got


Yeah [E]I have a problem with Paris, but then maybe [A]not[A7]






Chorus1


Maybe if I [D]went there to see


How living in [A]Paris would be


Then maybe [E]Paris would not be so [A]bad[A7]


They are just [D]people you know


Not much different than [A]we are so


I [E]guess I’m okay with [D]Paris so please don’t get [A]mad






Verse 2


But I [A]do have a problem with London


Londoners I understand [E]less





It’s smoky and dirty and needs a good wash


To clean up that terrible [A]mess




It seems those folks are too busy


With their football and their royal[D]ty


[E]I have a problem with London, but let’s [A]see[A7]






Chorus2


Maybe if I [D]went there to be fair


Breathing in that [A]smoggy London air


I’d [E]either pass out or maybe I’d accli[A]mate[A7]


It’s where they all [D]work day and night


Living the life [A]they feel is right


So [E]I’m okay with [D]London I guess it’s first [A]rate






Break


There are [E]so many places [D]so many faces


That [A]comprise all our cities on [E]earth


They [E]all are quite different and [D]yet much the same


[E]People living their [D]lives from their [A]birth[A7]


We [E]go through our lives [D]thinking that our cities


Can [A]never do anything [E]wrong


And [E]think all the others their [D]fathers and mothers


[E]Wishing all the [D]cities could just get [A]along[E] [D] [A]





J  E  T  S
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  • From: Starkville, Mississippi USA
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Re: Problem with Cities

Jeff, very well said and with a wonderfully simple chord set also.  In my limited travels, I have always enjoyed connecting with people.  The 'sights' are generally boring, but meeting people is always fun.  James

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