• Grah1
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Topic: Xmas Carol

Just  written this .
Sorry  but  my  voice  is  absolutely  shot . But  this  is  a you  tube  link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIUeccD4Lag

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: Xmas Carol

Grah
i`ll check your song out in a month,its way to early for me to be thinking of such things.     

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Re: Xmas Carol

Graham that is a powerful song.     

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Re: Xmas Carol

Graham
I agree with Peatle - quite moving - strong lyrics. Really cool and seriously " on point" song !
Happens all over the world every day !  Well done Graham !
I also like the way the title leads you to mix her name and the common " Carol" songs @ Christmas - quite clever my friend!

Nicely performed - your voice in that shape is 100x better than mine at full
use.  smile

Jim     

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Re: Xmas Carol

Thanks for the nice comments guys.I always try to write something for Xmas which brings out what the true sentiments should be about. I do feel there is too much hype about Xmas and it has become a marketing platform for the big corporations.I'm not in any way religious so this isn't that sort of a post ,I just think we all should help each other and care not just at Xmas but all the time. I'll put my soap box away now and thank every one once again for listening Cheers G     

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Excellent piece of writing Grah1, I think one of your best yet smile     

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Re: Xmas Carol

My friend Kev Jones  is working on a version of this song his voice is superb when he finishes it I'll post his recording     

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Re: Xmas Carol

Just got the chance to hear it. Big thumbs up my friend. Now here's a remedy that might help...
Pint of water
Tea spoon of salt
Teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
Teaspoon of sugar, don't worry you don't swallow it!
Gargle several times a day and suck a jakemans in-between.

I know you've said it's your lungs not your throat but give it a try. And rest your voice as much as you can.

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Ask not what Chordie can do for you, but what you can do for Chordie.

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Re: Xmas Carol

Cheers  Phill     

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Re: Xmas Carol

Great piece, congratulations     

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