Topic: Nibbling Ducks
I just combined a song idea with some chords I was playing putting my wife to bed that sounded nice to me and letting a tough day at work fade away as well. Here’s what I came up with. I can’t claim the nibbling ducks line as mine though. My father use to say that it’s not the biting crocodiles that get you but the nibbling ducks. He meant that it is not the big problems in life you need to worry about so much but the little ones that add up over time and could eventually wear you away. Anyway, I hope you like the song.
Nibbling Ducks By Jeff Gilpin
August 14th, 2007
Intro
[D] [D7] [D7] [G] [G7] [D] [A] [D]
Verse 1
[D]Day in [D7]day out
[D7]I’m not sure what it’s [G]all about
[G7]You’re a hero one day and a [D]goat the next
[A]Then you’re a hero [D]again
Verse 2
There’s [D]no rhyme [D7]or reason
[D7]Good days go and the [G]bad days come
[G7]Take it with a grain of salt and [D]just keep on
[A]The only certainty is it’ll [D]change[D7]
Chorus
[G]What doesn't kill you makes you [D]stronger
[A]Unless you let it kill your [D]drive[D7]
[G]When you can’t go on any [D]longer
Is [A]usually where you quit or learn to sur[A7]vive
Verse 3
So [D]shake it off [D7]and get back up
[D7]Try not to let your e[G]motions erupt
[G7]Nobody died from [D]nibbling ducks
So [A]don’t you be the [D]first
Verse 4
When [D]night comes[D7]let it go
[D7]Ease your weariness [G]far below
[G7]Drift away for a [D]little while
[A]Recharge and hit it [D]again[D7]
Chorus
[G]What doesn’t kill you makes you [D]stronger
[A]Unless you let it kill your [D]drive[D7]
[G]When you can’t go on any [D]longer
Is [A]usually where you quit or learn to sur[A7]vive
End with Verse 3
So [D]shake it off [D7]and get back up
[D7]Try not to let your e[G]motions erupt
[G7]Nobody died from [D]nibbling ducks
So [A]don’t you be the [G]first[A] [D]
J E T S
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C
