• From: Starkville, Mississippi USA
  • Registered: 2006-03-04
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Topic: "Weep For Me"

I am a very happy guy - but I just wrote this very sad song:

Weep For MeJames McCormick, June 8, 2007


In 6/8 time, a tragic waltz


Got [C]time but I'm all out of patience


Willing [F]flesh but the spirit is [C]weak


The [F]past and the present [C]clear as a bell


And the [G]future is [F]lookin' so [C]bleak


[F]Weep for me sister, [C]wail in despair


[F]Weep for me, whisper a [C]spell


[F]Weep for me brother, [C]howl at the wind


[C]Weep for me, [G]you know me [C]well


Got [C]motion but no destination


[F]Dreams that were swept far a-[C]way


[F]Treasure neglected or [C]bartered for nought


A [G]promise for-[F]gotten, be-[C]trayed



[F]Weep for me mother, [C]cry in the dark


[F]Weep for me, mumble a [C]prayer


[F]Weep for me father, [C]curse at the clouds


[C]Weep for me, [G]show me you [C]care


What's [C]knowledge without a perspective


[F]Insight with no point of [C]view


[F]Wisdom ignored, [C]history repeats


I [G]no longer [F]know what is [C]true


[F]Weep for me daughter, [C]silently weep


[F]Weep for me, utter no [C]sound


[F]Weep for me son, just [C]let it all out


[C]Weep for me, [G]I'll come a-[C]round



"That darn Pythagorean Comma thing keeps messing me up!"
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  • From: Hendersonville, NC USA
  • Registered: 2006-03-04
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Re: "Weep For Me"

Very nice James - Pretty song for such a happy guy...It almost sounded like a political song? Was it?

J  E  T  S
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C

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  • From: Starkville, Mississippi USA
  • Registered: 2006-03-04
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Re: "Weep For Me"

Thanks, Jets - I wasn't intending for it to be political (but that certainly could apply).  Rather, I was just trying to convey an overall woeful sense.

A very tragic news item from yesterday's Clarion Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi's newspaper)prompted the train of thought:
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs. … 7706080383

"That darn Pythagorean Comma thing keeps messing me up!"
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  • From: Almancil, Algarve, Portugal
  • Registered: 2006-09-02
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Re: "Weep For Me"

Hi James,

What a contrast after just giving Jeffs "Keep It Real" a real thrash.


I finger picked it and loved the waltz tempo. There is a lot of emotion in the lyrics which your later posting explains. I followed the URL and I have to say that the tragedy that inspired this song is beyond belief.

Thank you James,

Roger

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  • From: Wilkes, Georgia
  • Registered: 2007-05-08
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Re: "Weep For Me"

B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L,  what else is there to say?

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  • From: Starkville, Mississippi USA
  • Registered: 2006-03-04
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Re: "Weep For Me"

Gentlemen, thanks for your kind words.  I will be recording this one soon.  James

"That darn Pythagorean Comma thing keeps messing me up!"
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