Topic: Suburban Pastoral
Spring is here in northern Virginia and with it all the new life and growth that nature brings. I know the yard work that goes with spring will eventually get old but for now I am enjoying it, so much so that I wrote this song.
Suburban Pastoral By Jeff Gilpin
May 5, 2013
[C/G]I look all a[CMaj7]round me and [Am7]see so much [CMaj7]life
It a[C/G]stounds me some[CMaj7]times that I [Am7]wonder out [CMaj7]loud
When [F/C]I'm all a[F/D]lone when [F/C]I’m in a [F/D]crowd
Or [G]when we’re out walking to[F/C]gether on a trail through the [C/G]woods [CMaj7] [Am7] [CMaj7]
[C/G]Just yester[CMaj7]day while I [Am7]worked in the [CMaj7]yard
All [C/G]whirling a[CMaj7]round as they [Am7]float to the [CMaj7]ground
[F/C]Thousands of [F/D]whirlybirds [F/C]meandering [F/D]down
As [G]they try to spread little [F/C]maples all through the [C/G]world[CMaj7] [Am7] [CMaj7]
And as I [F/C]sweep up my sidewalk and my driveway too
I [C/G]marvel at all that I [F/C]see
I wonder what all of the [G]maples
Think about [C/G]me[CMaj7] [Am7] [CMaj7]
As[C/G] I do my [CMaj7]yard work I [Am7]know pretty [CMaj7]soon
I’ll [C/G]be back a[CMaj7]gain to con[Am7]tinue this [CMaj7]chore
As if [F/C]driving back [F/D]nature just [F/C]makes it grow [F/D]more
Yet I still [G]prod it along with [F/C]treatments that accentu[C/G]ate [CMaj7] [Am7] [CMaj7]
Some [C/G]flowers are [CMaj7]blooming and [Am7]some are just [CMaj7]buds
And [C/G]some now are [CMaj7]shriveled their [Am7]show about [CMaj7]over
Their [F/C]annual [F/D]visit each [F/C]year I dis[F/D]cover
The [G]beauty of nature as [F/C]winter evolves into [C/G]spring [CMaj7] [Am7] [CMaj7]
And as I [F/C]bag up all my yard trimmings
I [C/G]marvel at all that I [F/C]see
I wonder what the grass and the [G]flowers
All think about [C/G]me[CMaj7] [Am7] [CMaj7]
[C/G]There in my [CMaj7]holly tree [Am7]I see a [CMaj7]nest
That some [C/G]house finches [CMaj7]made [Am7]early this [CMaj7]spring
To a[F/C]void all the [F/D]weather and [F/C]do other [F/D]things
Now [G]more little finches a[F/C]light throughout the [C/G]branches[CMaj7] [Am7] [CMaj7]
Other [C/G]birds at the [CMaj7]feeder and [Am7]at the bird[CMaj7]bath
But they [C/G]bolt when I [CMaj7]check them to [Am7]fill and to [CMaj7]clean
But there’s [F/C]no way to [F/D]tell them [F/C]I’m not very [F/D]mean
I’m [G]sure they’ll come back a[F/C]gain once I’m [C/G]gone [CMaj7] [Am7] [CMaj7]
And as I [F/C]wash out the birdbath and refill the feeder
I [C/G]marvel at all that I [F/C]see
I wonder what all of the [G]birds
Think about [C/G]me[CMaj7] [C/G]
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