1 (edited by TIGLJK 2017-12-16 12:39:11)

Topic: can't close my heart

I changed the key to G and changed some of the lyrics and one change in chord sequence.  I think I like where it is now - pretty country- ish!

Can’t Close My Heart

[G]There was a time that  I  called you 
There was a time that  I called you  [C] mine
Not a day passes by when you're [G] nobody special
oh [D] Woman, you were [C]always on my [G] mind

Verse 2

[GT]here was a time when I held  you
There was a time I held you all night [C] long
never more than a moment a[G]way from my heart
now [D] only  a  memory  [C] lost in  a [G] song

chorus
[C]I miss you a little too much, and a lot too [G] often
[C] Seems my heart has found  a million [G] ways 
]C] I wonder how you are,  do  you [G] miss me at all ?
I [D] can't let go [C] of our yester[G]days

Verse 3

[G]There was a time when I loved 
There was a time when I loved how you made me [C] feel
I can close my eyes to what I [G]don't want to see
but [D]seems   I can't close my   [C]heart to how I [G]feel

chorus

[C]I miss you a little too much, and a lot too [G] often
[C] Seems my heart has found  a million [G] ways 
]C] I wonder how you are,  do  you [G] miss me at all ?
I [D] can't let go [C] of our yester[G]days

I [D] can't let go [C]of our yester[G]days
I just [D] can't let go [C]of our yester[G]days

Your vision is not limited by what your eye can see, but what your mind can imagine.
Make your life count, and the world will be a better place because you tried.

"Use the talents you possess, for the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except only the the best." - Henry Van Dyke

Re: can't close my heart

Jim.

I really like what you did with the "time/feelings" progression, and, in my opinion the "hook" phrase is "......a little too much and a lot too often".

I can imagine somewhere in some "hole in the wall" bar sits a guy writing these words. I hope he doesn't forget to pocket  that napkin he just wrote those words on, because that's the "scene" I just "conjured up"in my head.'

Very nice, my friend!

Bill

Epiphone Les Paul Studio
Fender GDO300 Orchestral - a gift from Amy & Jim
Rogue Beatle Bass
Journal: www.wheretobud.blogspot. com

Re: can't close my heart

Tig you definitely got a country song with those lyrics.

Re: can't close my heart

Strummerboy Bill

Thank you! and to quote you- " you must've been reading my mail" smile   I definitely wrote it from that perspective.  I sure did have  it in my head as a song that would be played in a country bar for the dance floor. That's why you are the Musicator Extraordinaire!

Peatle

Thank you -  I'm glad you got the same vibe that it was a country style song.

I think that was why I was struggling a bit with the chords  - and omg - I admire all of you people on chordie that can play and sing at the same time - that is sooooo hard for me. smile

Thanks again for the comments !
(and Brian - thank you for your very insightful advice via email !

Jim

Your vision is not limited by what your eye can see, but what your mind can imagine.
Make your life count, and the world will be a better place because you tried.

"Use the talents you possess, for the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except only the the best." - Henry Van Dyke

5 (edited by Strummerboy Bill 2017-12-13 17:01:48)

Re: can't close my heart

Being that it is the Season, I want to share with you that every time one of our family pens a new tune, I'm like a kid opening a present.

I know I'm being redundant, but when one considers the many walks of life,  cultural differences and distances represented here it should come as no surprise that the thread which binds us all is called "music'.

I realize how corny this all  sounds, but I have never had a group of mates like you all and  this is just my way of nurturing that feeling.


Thank you,

Bill

Epiphone Les Paul Studio
Fender GDO300 Orchestral - a gift from Amy & Jim
Rogue Beatle Bass
Journal: www.wheretobud.blogspot. com

Re: can't close my heart

Okay -  I changed the key to G -made a couple of lyric changes, added a chord in last line of verses

I think it is close to where I want it to be now.
Here is the link to it in chopro  format in my songbook.

http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/?url= … ranspose=0

I'm going to try to put a recording of it up in a while.

Your vision is not limited by what your eye can see, but what your mind can imagine.
Make your life count, and the world will be a better place because you tried.

"Use the talents you possess, for the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except only the the best." - Henry Van Dyke