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Topic: The Wow

This song comes from another idea I got earlier tonight that I couldn’t figure out words to go with but liked the music. When I finally decided on writing what’s below I couldn’t figure how to work the music I originally thought of into a song about nothing meaningful, deep, thought provoking or life changing, just a song. So to sum it all up: this is a song about writing a song that I couldn't think of words for so I could use a catchy melody that in the end I forgot so I used something else. Get it? Good title huh? smile

The Wow By Jeff Gilpin


January 17th, 2008




Verse 1


[D]This is just a song


That I’m [G]writing just for me


[D]Making up the words because


I [G]like the melo[A]dy


[D]Can’t come up with any


[G]Clever lyrics now


[D]So I’m putting down


[A]Words without the [D]wow




The [G]wow that’s what they call it


Words that [D]kind of make you think


The [G]hmmm wish I’d thought of it


To de[A]bate on over drink [D]




Verse 2


But to[D]night I got nothing


But this [G]catchy melody


I [D]tried for deeper meaning


And a [G]bit more myste[A]ry


But [D]nada, nothing, zippo


I [G]guess I’m all out of words


And [D]still I keep on writing


What will [A]surely be ab[D]surd




The [G]wow that’s what they call it


Words that [D]kind of make you think



The [G]hmmm wish I’d thought of it


To de[A]bate on over drink [D]




Verse 3


[D]It is a pretty melody


And [G]now out of my head


[D]Had to share for all to hear


Even [G]if my words have [A]fled


[D]Though they’re not real cleaver


They pro[G]vide a way for me


To [D]launch a little music


Laced with [A]words used so care[D]free




The [G]wow that’s what they call it


Words that [D]kind of make you think


The [G]hmmm wish I’d thought of it


To de[A]bate on over drink [D]




The [G]wow I know it’s missing


I [D]somehow left it out


Just a [G]song no hidden meaning


Nothing [A]deep to figure out [D]



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

Re: The Wow

What a clever song! Oh the irony lol lol lol

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Re: The Wow

Hi Jeff - Just this morning I was humming a little tune that came to mind while walking outside with the dogs.  I was listening to the morning and singing to myself and thinking, "Hmmm, this is something useful."

Came inside, had some coffee, all the while humming the tune.  Grabbed my autoharp and sat down to play with the idea - lo and behold, it is a little 3-chord sequence in D!

Now, like you I have nifty little melodic thing that needs words . . . such a delicious dilemma!

"That darn Pythagorean Comma thing keeps messing me up!"
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