Topic: Saint Lucia
I just returned home from my first ever trip to the Caribbean Islands, specifically to Saint Lucia. I had a wonderful time there but unfortunately, I was not able to take my guitar. I had a lot of song ideas that came to me while I was there but this is the first I've managed to write. So I hope you all like it. It is a little long but story songs are sort of like that sometimes and this did actually happen. I will work to get this recorded as soon as I'm able but feel free to give it a try on your own.
Saint Lucia By Jeff Gilpin
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Intro - verse chords - Dm Bb F C
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[Dm]Sounds of the surf at the start of the day
[Bb]Walking the beach as the waves break away
[F]Looking for treasure washed up on the sand
[C]Refused by the sea to land where it lands
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There’s nothing else to hear all around
Beach chairs are empty no people sound
Palm trees, sea almond trees gently sway
Going to get busy here later today
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[Bb]One of my favorite parts of the [F]day
Peaceful awaking
[Bb]One of my favorite parts of the [F]day
There’s no [C]mistaking
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I see a path on the side of the beach
Meanders on over where locals all meet
No noisy tourists walk over to play
Mostly the resort is where they all stay
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This time of the morning resort is prepping
Cleaning up trash tables resetting
Making things ready for all their guest
Who’ll sit on their beach chairs that look to the west
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One of my favorite parts of the day
There’s no mistaking
Peaceful awaking
One of my favorite parts of the day
There’s no mistaking
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But I’m taking that path to wander on over
My morning walk no sun on my shoulder
The sand just same the waves the same too
Trees on the beach, mango, cashew
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A waking up local waves and says hi
We talk about trees, the weather, the sky
He passes on knowledge all about his bay
Cracks open some almonds explaining the way
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One of my favorite parts of the day
There’s no mistaking
Peaceful awaking
One of my favorite parts of the day
There’s no mistaking
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We talk for a while about all his dreams
About his tiny hut and his future schemes
Starting out simple but his dreams are grand
Going to make gold out of his piece of sand
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I see the dream he has in his mind
See he believes that he’ll keep trying
Keep working hard keep doing right
That might just payoff but not overnight
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One of my favorite parts of the day
There’s no mistaking
Peaceful awaking
One of my favorite parts of the day
There’s no mistaking
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Sun starts to peek in through the trees
Warming the up day with humidity
He shares some local fruit that has grown
On his stretch of beach where he calls home
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We talk some more and we feel the rain patter
Doesn’t last long as clouds start to scatter
We say our goodbyes and I wish him well
And I end up with another story to tell
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One of my favorite parts of the day
There’s no mistaking
Peaceful awaking
One of my favorite parts of the day
There’s no mistaking
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
