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Topic: Nothing’s ever what it seems song I wrote today

first of all , this song has nothing to with me or my life,  purely a figment of my imagination. 
I was reading a book and the line " life's never what it seems" kept coming up.  it kinda stuck in my head and when I picked up my guitar, this is what eventually came out. It probably ( or certainly)  will need some tweaking, but it's long and I'm spent.
So here it is.
Please let me know what you think .

Nothing’s ever what it seems By Jim Kenyon


Verse 1


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[A]In the summer time when the [G]sun is warm


Love can[A] steal the hearts and minds of [G]men


I recall we [A]met on the [G]beach one night


my [D] life would never be the same again


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[A]her eyes were blue, her [G]smile was deadly


Knew my [A] heart never stood a [G] chance


I watched her [A] silhouette moving a[G]gainst the sea


as [D] she swayed in a perfect moonlight dance




Chorus ( kinda smile )




and[E] I couldn’t [F#m]help wondering,


am I[A] caught up in a bad [G]dream


I[E] stood there watching [F#m]breathlessly


Thinking [A] what could [D]this really [E] mean


nothing’s [G] ever [D]what it [A]seems


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Verse 2


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[A] there’s something about [G]falling in love


Feeling [A] things that you never felt be[G]fore


It doesn’t [A] seem to have a[G] rhyme or reason


It [D]always leaves you begging for something more




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[A] But we got caught in the [G]winds of change


She seemed [A] to lose the purpose in her [G] eyes


We tried to [A]mask the problems from [G] each other


But [D]seems it turned out to be a poor disguise




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Chorus ( kinda smile )


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and[E] I couldn’t [F#m]help wondering,


what’s[A] happening to our [D]dreams


I[E] stood there rather [F#m]hopelessly


Thinking [A] what could [D]this really [E] mean


nothing’s [G] ever [D]what it [A]seems




Verse 3


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[A]It appeared she was [G]changing colors


I guess it [A]depends on your point of [G]view


Must be what[A] we had just wasn’t[G] good enough


She was [D]always looking for something new




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[A]she said it wasn’t the [G] life she wanted


felt like [A] she was always running a[G]way


gave the [A] illusion that we’d [G]work it out,


but ]we [Dboth knew she couldn’t stay




Chorus ( kinda smile )


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and [E] I couldn’t [F#m]help wondering,


what [A] was shattering all our [D]dreams


I[E] stood back in the [F#m]shadows


thinking [A] what could [D]this really [E] mean


nothing’s [G]ever [D]what it [A]seems




Verse 4


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[A] I was thinkingabout[G] her this morning


but you [A] know that ain’t really big [G]news


it only [A]leads to misery [G]and an empty home


where [D] the only colors left are the blues




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[A]don’t know what we could've [G] done different


we made [A]too many mistakes [G]along the way


I never [A]would’ve guessed it would lead to [G]this


where [D] there's no tomorrows, only yesterdays


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Chorus ( kinda smile )


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and [E] I couldn’t [F#m]help but to ask myself


through [A] all the pretense and the [D]schemes


did she[E] really ever have love for [F#m] me


was she [A] using me 'til it was [D]time to [E] leave


nothing’s [G] ever [D]what it [A]seems


nothing’s [G]ever [D]what it [A]seems


oh, nothing’s [G]ever [D]what it [A]seems





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: Nothing’s ever what it seems song I wrote today

One question Jim, what does "jusing" mean?

That is a very poetic and lyrical song my friend. Seems that book has had a deep affect on you as you have displayed a different style of writing. As it's Sunday I won't be able to try it today but I'll let you know how I get on.     

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

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Re: Nothing’s ever what it seems song I wrote today

Thanks Phill

"Jusing" is a word that  means the writer used to have the word" just" right in front of the word "using", but when he edited it, he only took out the "ust" of just, thus creating the word "jusing" !    smile

Thanks for giving it a go when you get the time. As usual, feel free to make any musical adjustments you feel necessary. I 
I was reading historical prose and poetry from the 13th century (among others) actually, (CARME 85 FROM CATULLUS’ LIBER, DANTE’S VITA NOVA,GUIDO CAVAL CANTI’S RHYMES GASPARA STAMPA’S RHYMES  “SATURA”,  DON’T GO AWAY BY MARIO LUZI,  just to cite a few.  I read so many that I don't really remember which one that it was that had that line  {I think it was one of Dante's}  In Dante's Vita Nova (" New Life") he writes about a woman named Beatrice ( who becomes the focal point of many of his works) and he says "my first sight of her was at the age of nine "  .... "from that time forward, Love quite governed my soul”.   What a line - I almost used that as the genesis of my writing. { Maybe another one someday, smile } It's funny how words from so long ago effect you - I actually feel sometimes that I as read poetry like this I become one one the characters - it makes you feel their feelings sometimes.  It's a shame that most school's have moved  away from some of the greatest writing ever - choosing instead to have kids read a lot of modern junk and let them watch tic - tok instead.


Your insight is keen, as i actually just started out writing a poem and when it was done, I said " what the heck, why not throw some chords in there ?" 
I'm not sure if your allowed to make a "chorus" like I did - that's why I wrote "kinda" afterward with a  smile  .

Thanks again, Phill

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

Re: Nothing’s ever what it seems song I wrote today

My favourite subject in school was history, but I think I got most of my education after I left and began working. Self educating and having informative discussions with friends and just about anyone with knowledge to share. To be honest I love the English language even though it's a mongrel language that is still developing as everything must or become "Latin" a dead language spoken by the educated few. I'm not over incensed by poetry even though I sometimes feel the need to scribble some verse. I'll let you know how I get on with your new opus. Farewell, live long and prosper.     

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