• From: Almancil, Algarve, Portugal
  • Registered: 2006-09-02
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Topic: Will You Be My Valentine?

Maybe a little early but here is my Valentine's offering.

The recording of this song caused a bit of a problem as I had worked the music around a fingerpicked barred A, barred C#m, open D & open A only to find that the melody I wanted was out of my range. I transposed to C for my vocal range and then the fingerpicking did not sound as I intended it. Thank goodness for the capo, put on the 3rd fret I could fingerpick the correct chord shapes. I hope you like it.

Recorded at: http://www.myspace.com/rogerguppy


Will You Be My Valentine?by Roger Guppy


Intro:


[C][Em][F][C]


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Verse 1:




All [C]alone was [Em]I 'til the [F]day that I met [C]you,


Each [F]day just the [C]same, boring and [G]dull, [G7]


I was [C]lost and a[Em]fraid, [F]wondering what to [C]do,


But since [F]meeting you my [G]life's been [C]full. [G]


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Verse 2:




[C]Gone is the [Em]loneliness of [F]being on my [C]own,


[F]Gone are the dark [C]days of mise[G]ry, [G7]


With [C]you by my [Em]side my [F]happiness has [C]grown,


My [F]life's complete when [G]you are with [C]me. [C7]


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Chorus:


[F]Will you [Bb]be my [Dm]friend for[Am]ever?


[Bb]Will you [Bbm]be just [f]mine? [C]


[F]Will you [Bb]be my [Dm]one true [Am]love?


[Bb]Will you [F]be my Valen[C]tine? [G]





[C][Em][F][C]


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Verse 3:




I will do [C]all I [Em]can to make [F]you happy [C]too,


I will [F]lay down my [C]life at your [G]feet, [G7]


All my [C]love and de[Em]votion I [F]offer to [C]you,


Be my [F]Valentine and [G]make our lives com[C]plete.[G]


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Verse 4:




I [C]know you have [Em]said that these [F]feelings are [C]shared,


We've [F]both been let down, [C]time after [G]time, [G7]


We have [C]both been a[Em]lone with [F]no one who [C]cared,


So take [F]me for your's and [G]you become [C]mine. [C7]


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Chorus:


[F]Will you [Bb]be my [Dm]friend for[Am]ever?


[Bb]Will you [Bbm]be just [F]mine? [C]


[F]Will you [Bb]be my [Dm]one true [Am]love?


[Bb]Will you [C]be my Valen[F]tine? [F]



Ooops and sorry. I have just noticed the number of chords in the song, still it will help keep your fingers nimble if you give it a bash. lol

"Do, or do not; there is no try"

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  • From: derbyshire
  • Registered: 2007-05-17
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Re: Will You Be My Valentine?

hi roger listened to your song and i thought it was lovely,the finger picking gives it that essence that you dont get with strumming ....stay cool

love is life ,life is for love,keep a true heart and live life to the full....stay cool

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Re: Will You Be My Valentine?

Roger,
   This song has a really nice flow with the tasteful chord progressions you chose. I can hear your early influences in this one. Nice job, this is one of your best to date. I especially  like the E major at the end of the chorus going back into C. This creates a definitve seperation transition, cool dude!

Peace and Guitars,
SouthPaw41L

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Re: Will You Be My Valentine?

Never to early Roger for this kind of song!

I have had the pleasure of listening to it before posting.

This old romantic loves these songs. Super recording. Your voice is so pleasant to listen to. To feel your someones Valentine  is so lovely..

A great feeling of being loved.    Roger! Is there no women where you live?
as you say you only live with a cat?.

Just being nosey again.

Very well done.

Old Doll.

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  • From: Almancil, Algarve, Portugal
  • Registered: 2006-09-02
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Re: Will You Be My Valentine?

Thank you Daddycool, Toney and Helena,

Daddycool I hope you work lets up soon and you can get back to some serious playing. If I remember rightly you work keeping the roads clear in Derbyshire well here in mid Portugal we do not get the ice and snow. The biggest danger on the road is the Portuguese drivers. roll

Toney, glad you like it, mind you I had to play both in C and A (with a capo) so plenty of chords to keep the old fingers caloused. As you have noticed I am a sucker for the slow songs.

Helena, my favourite Irish critic, the ticker is still on the mend from my last encounter. At least T.T. (my cat) gives her love with no strings lol

Roger

"Do, or do not; there is no try"

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  • From: Woodbridge, VA, USA
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Re: Will You Be My Valentine?

Roger,

Awesome tune, sir. When I hear a voice like yours, I want to stab myself in the neck with an ice pick and never sing again! smile  Well done, sir.

Even your joyful odes to love make me want to sob like a school girl.

I faked my way through it once, but can't quite get it right (stupid barre chords), but I will keep trying! 

Very cool.

Just play

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  • From: Almancil, Algarve, Portugal
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Re: Will You Be My Valentine?

Thank you Oldnewbie,

I am glad you liked my humble effort. Yes sorry about the chords, when writing the music I was concentrating on the emotion I want to portray, it was not until I posted it that I noticed the chords I used. I will try and make the next one easier to play.

Roger

"Do, or do not; there is no try"

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  • From: Woodbridge, VA, USA
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Re: Will You Be My Valentine?

You gotta go with the heart!

more difficult pieces give guys like me a goal!

Just play

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Re: Will You Be My Valentine?

Hi Roger
Up to your usual high standards nice mix of chords there works well with your voice.
Well done
All the best
Ark

  • From: Almancil, Algarve, Portugal
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Re: Will You Be My Valentine?

Thank you Ark,

Oooops and major apologies to everyone. I transposed the chords from A to C for the verses but forgot to transpose them for the chorus and as I played it in both keys I did not notice until now. Senior moment I'm afraid but error now corrected

Much embarrassed Roger

"Do, or do not; there is no try"

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