• From: Hendersonville, NC USA
  • Registered: 2006-03-04
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Topic: Not so Long ago

I wrote this a while back for a project I was working on with a friend of mine on SoundCloud. He worked on the remix while the lyrics, music, vocals, and acoustic guitar are mine. I will post both the original and final remix once he gives me the go-ahead. Here it i for those who want to give it a ride. It's a kind of a do wopp song that's around 104 bpm at 4/4 time.

Not So Long Ago By Jeff G – 10/10//2021


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Intro strumming C


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[C]Rewinding memories


[Am]About those days gone by


[F]Second guessing all I’ve had to [G]do


[C]Overthinking history


[Am]That’s never coming back


[F]I still like remembering I [G]do [G7]


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I [F]know those [G]days are [C]gone


But [F]far [G]from for[Am]gotten


[F]Takes me [G]back to [C]then [F]


[F]So [G]long a[C]go


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[C]Back to those yesterdays


[Am]Does not feel all that long


[F]Even though the years have ticked on [G]by


[C]Like a kind of time machine


[Am]Stole my days back then


[F]Time I can’t get back although I [G]try [G7]


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I [F]know those [G]days are [C]gone


But [F]far [G]from for[Am]gotten


[F]Takes me [G]back to [C]then [F]


[F]So [G]long a[C]go [C7]


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[Bb]Second guesses come to [F]nothing


[G]As I remember what I [C]learned


[Bb]Heated emotions come on [F]strong


[G]Reason out the window [G7]like some innuendo


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Solo on chorus chordsF G C – F G Am – F G C F – F G G7

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[C]Rewinding memories


[Am]About those days gone by


[F]Second guessing all I’ve had to [G]do


[C]Overthinking history


[Am]That’s never coming back


[F]I still like remembering I [G]do


[F]Not so [G]long a[C]go



 

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: Hendersonville, NC USA
  • Registered: 2006-03-04
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Re: Not so Long ago

Here is the song.

Acoustic track - https://soundcloud.com/jets60/not-so-long-ago-acoustic
Remix - https://soundcloud.com/jets60/not-so-lo … -headphone     

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

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  • Registered: 2015-07-31
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Re: Not so Long ago

Jeff I like the way you do it with just you and the guitar.  The other version that rhythmic feel makes me think of how I perceive Cuban music to sound an interesting  arrangement.     

  • From: Hendersonville, NC USA
  • Registered: 2006-03-04
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Re: Not so Long ago

Thanks Pete - Yep, I was trying something new.     

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

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