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Topic: SUGGESTIONS: DECEMBER 2022–SNOW, WINTER, SUN, BEACH, CHRISTMAS SONGS

Well, here we are, looking at DECEMBER already!  So, this month being a festive time of year and holiday season, looking for SUGGESTIONS for any CHRISTMAS SONG, CAROL that you would like to enter for people to COVER or write an ORIGINAL for.

In addition to CHRISTMAS SONGS and CAROLS, looking for songs with the words SNOW… WINTER … SUN … BEACH in them.   With us all being on different sides of the globe, we all have different seasons to each other.  Northern hemisphere is WINTER and SNOW in some places, Southern hemisphere (down under) is SUMMERTIME and for many people the BEACH.

So, put your suggestions down for CHRISTMAS SONGS, CAROLS and for the words SNOW … WINTER … SUN … BEACH.
 
Remember ORIGINAL SONGS can be entered as well as SUGGESTIONS for COVERS.

READY!   SET!   GO!

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Re: SUGGESTIONS: DECEMBER 2022–SNOW, WINTER, SUN, BEACH, CHRISTMAS SONGS

How to Make Gravy by Paul Kelly     

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Re: SUGGESTIONS: DECEMBER 2022–SNOW, WINTER, SUN, BEACH, CHRISTMAS SONGS

Just  done  this  song  called  Xmas  Carol
Xmas Carol a song for the  homeless

Am                                       G                           Am~
Carol lived in a box  .     Down near the market square
Am                                                      G                           Am~
No one  knows  from where she came or how that she got there
Am                                                      G                               Am~
in the  door way of an empty shop , that's where she often sleeps
G                                                  D                                            Am~
with  a  couple  of  plastic bags ,full of the precious things she keeps

F                             G                             Am~
There wont  be  Christmas  cheer  for  Carol
F                       G                    Am~
No Turkey Dinner  or  Roast  spuds
F                                G                      Am~
No  Christmas presents  in her  stockings
G                                                F                            G                            Am~
Just  another  day  of  begging on the  streets  for  scraps  of  peoples  food

Am                                                            G                          Am~
Some people  say  she  was  a  rich girl,mixed up with aristocracy
Am                                                           G                                             Am~
Never had a bad word for the new King ,still respects the power of monarchy
Am                                                      G                                            Am~
used to  go  to  parties at the palace, used to dress in ermine and in pearls
G                                                        D            F                   G                Am~
mixed with all the  well to do  and  wealthy ,was the  envy  of  the  other  girls

F                             G                             Am~
There wont  be  Christmas  cheer  for  Carol
F                       G                    Am~
No Turkey Dinner  or  Roast  spuds
F                                G                      Am~
No  Christmas presents  in her  stockings
G                                                F                            G                            Am~
Just  another  day  of  begging on the  streets  for  scraps  of  peoples  food

Am                                                                               G                                               Am~
They  found  her on  one   morning  in December ,lying  on the  cold and  frozen ground
Am                                                                                  G                                                     Am~
Her precious  plastic  bags  had all been emptied , This  is  what  the  papers  say  they  found

F                        G                      Am~
A picture  of  a  mother  with a  baby
F                        G                         Am~
A picture  of  a man who  went  to  war
F                            G                      Am~
A locket  with  a  golden curl inside it
G                                   D           Am~
Not  a  sign of ermine  or  of  pearls

F                        G                      Am~
A hand  written  letter  from her lover
F                        G                      Am~
A letter  with a  printed  Royal seal
F                                    G                      Am~
Condolence from the  British Royal  family
G                                  D                        Am~
The  truth  about  her  life  was  now  revealed


F                             G                             Am~
There wont  be  Christmas  cheer  for  Carol
F                       G                    Am~
No Turkey Dinner  or  Roast  spuds
F                                G                      Am~
No  Christmas presents  in her  stockings
G                                                         F                  G                          Am~
No more   days  of  begging on the  streets  for  scraps  of  peoples  food     

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Re: SUGGESTIONS: DECEMBER 2022–SNOW, WINTER, SUN, BEACH, CHRISTMAS SONGS

Cool neo and Grah, thanks for suggestions.  Be good to see someone have ago at your song next month Grah1.

Anymore suggestions for next month December?     

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Re: SUGGESTIONS: DECEMBER 2022–SNOW, WINTER, SUN, BEACH, CHRISTMAS SONGS

Id love some one to have a go at my song Jan     

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Re: SUGGESTIONS: DECEMBER 2022–SNOW, WINTER, SUN, BEACH, CHRISTMAS SONGS

Grah1 wrote:

Am                                       G                           Am~
Carol lived in a box  .     Down near the market square

What is the tilde (~) representing? Is it a double length chord?

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Re: SUGGESTIONS: DECEMBER 2022–SNOW, WINTER, SUN, BEACH, CHRISTMAS SONGS

Basically that's what it means Richard just to give you time to breath and fit the lyrics in  have a
Listen to how I play it then it may be clearer .
Cheers G

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Re: SUGGESTIONS: DECEMBER 2022–SNOW, WINTER, SUN, BEACH, CHRISTMAS SONGS

Looks like Neo is going to cover it Grah,look forward to hearing his version.     

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Re: SUGGESTIONS: DECEMBER 2022–SNOW, WINTER, SUN, BEACH, CHRISTMAS SONGS

I like to hear different interpretations  of my songs. I'll look forward to Richards version .Kev Jones has covered it over here and done a great job but hasn't uploaded it yet I need to give him a nudge     

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Re: SUGGESTIONS: DECEMBER 2022–SNOW, WINTER, SUN, BEACH, CHRISTMAS SONGS

I might put this one out there too, see if anyone wants to cover this:

Storm Richard Mortimer


Pick Amaj7 (x x 14 13 14 x) at 12th fret and slide into normal position




[Amaj7]Rivers flowing into the [Cmaj7]sea, [Dmaj7@5]somewhere to [Amaj7]end, [Dmaj7@5]somewhere to [Amaj7]be


[Amaj7]It washes in it's [Cmaj7]content, [Dmaj7@5]somewhere to [Amaj7]end, [Dmaj7@5]somewhere to [Amaj7]be


[Em]and if the rain falls [G]down, it joins[D] them as [Am]one


[Em]suddenly it seems all [G]three, [D]can be united as a [Am]family




[Amaj7]you there playing on the [Cmaj7]beach, [Dmaj7@5]your long sweet [Amaj7]hair, [Dmaj7@5]is blowing in the [Amaj7]wind


[Amaj7]and there's laughter on your [Cmaj7]face, [Dmaj7@5]the clouds may [Amaj7]come, [Dmaj7@5]but the clouds will [Amaj7]go


[Em]perhaps they shall bring [G]a storm, [D]even though the sun is[Am] gone


[Em]we know that it shines[G] on, [D]somewhere, [Am]somehow



[Fmaj7]and when the storm [Gmaj7@3]passes, [Fmaj7]we'll still be [Gmaj7@3]together, [Fmaj7]we can smile [Gmaj7@3]again


[Fmaj7]but there's always more [Gmaj7@3]than one storm in life (ascending run)


[Amaj7@5][Bmaj7@7] [Cmaj7@8] [Dmaj7@10] [Emaj7@12]


[Amaj7]sands of time play with [Cmaj7]me, [Dmaj7@5]both are [Amaj7]young, [Dmaj7@5]both are [Amaj7]free


[Amaj7]will they not take my [Cmaj7]life, [Dmaj7@5]but to[Amaj7]day, [Dmaj7@5]I can [Amaj7]play


Instrumental free-form


[G]The sand of t[Em]ime, [G]They take my [Em]life


[G]The sand of t[Em]ime, [G]They take my [Em]life away, but that's OK


[G]I can't play today[Em], [G]Sands of t[Em]ime



Has both sun and beach in the lyrics.

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Re: SUGGESTIONS: DECEMBER 2022–SNOW, WINTER, SUN, BEACH, CHRISTMAS SONGS

cricky Neo those chords are far too flash for me     

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Re: SUGGESTIONS: DECEMBER 2022–SNOW, WINTER, SUN, BEACH, CHRISTMAS SONGS

easybeat wrote:

cricky Neo those chords are far too flash for me

LOL - it uses the same shape up and down the fingerboard ... you'll get the hang after a few tries ...

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Re: SUGGESTIONS: DECEMBER 2022–SNOW, WINTER, SUN, BEACH, CHRISTMAS SONGS

Ok children gather round i have a christmas story for you.
(no alcohol was drunk in the making of this recording) just in case you were wondering
https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/a-christmas-story     

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Re: SUGGESTIONS: DECEMBER 2022–SNOW, WINTER, SUN, BEACH, CHRISTMAS SONGS

Nice one neophytte, hope to hear this one covered too.     

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easybeat wrote:

Ok children gather round i have a christmas story for you.
(no alcohol was drunk in the making of this recording) just in case you were wondering
https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/a-christmas-story

Well done Brian, definately story telling time lol.  Your first off, the bat again smile  Hey, you will have to repost your entry though into the appropriate Topic which I haven't put up yet, I will be putting it up tomorrow as this is only for suggestions and I will be closing this one off.     

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