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Topic: Song, To Be You. Helena Donovan.

This is a song i have written a while. How to be yourself with out  { In this case } Alcohol.

To Be YouHelena Donovan


[G]Does you heart beat sad inside you


[C]When you look but cannot ask,


For the [D7]golden fiery liquid that


[G]Lies inside a glass.




[D]Do you remember how it felt?


[C]As ittravelled to your veins


[D7]Dulling all your senses


[G]Adding happy to your brain.




[G]Did it make your world all rosy?


[C]Not acare or woe in life


[D7] Just took your strength of character


[G]Your children and your wife.



[Em]Yes it did you know it did


It [Am]stole away your life


[D7]Fooled you into thinking


Being a [G]drunk was somehow right.




[G]As you drank and acted crazy


You [C]didn’t feel the pain


Cos you [D7]downed another bottle


The [G]power of hops or grain.



[G]No tenderness the drunken voice


[C]Rage and hurt its sound


Your [D7]demons will still haunt you


The[G]isms common ground




[Em]The tipple for your harmony


Is [Am]Love inside your blood


True [D7]spirit you were born with


To be [G]you and understood.


E m Am D


To be [Em]y-o-u To be [Am]y-o-u To be [D]y-o-u


And under-[G [stood.



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Re: Song, To Be You. Helena Donovan.

What a great tune you have there Lena. Very well thought out.
Gonna have to play that one again "badeyed'

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Re: Song, To Be You. Helena Donovan.

I'll drink to that (soda of course)

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Re: Song, To Be You. Helena Donovan.

A beautiful song from a beautiful soul. Nice work Old Doll !

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Re: Song, To Be You. Helena Donovan.

hi helena i can honestly say i've never been drunk in my life,seeing my sons legless is enough to put anybody off for life,i usually end up in the driving seat so its pointless,lovely song ,well done....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: Song, To Be You. Helena Donovan.

Hi Lena
Nice see you back writing songs.
Alcohol a good servant but a bad master.
Well.....something like that smile
good song
Ark

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Re: Song, To Be You. Helena Donovan.

Thank You all for your comments as always.

I live with the nightmare that is Anaphylactic Shock. Crept up on me last week end again. So scary, my immune system is so efficent it nearly kills me to try and save me. But i lay in the hospital thinking of all my family and  cyber chordie friends, and how you all mean so much to me.

Just thought id let you all know i think your all wonderful, "thank you" for your own unique Characteristics. You wonderful Global people.

Slán.
Dia Linn to all.

Helena.

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Re: Song, To Be You. Helena Donovan.

Hello, Old Doll!
I have taken liberties with your song - please pardon if the chord placement is not correct.

Lovely song about a topic that is anything but poetic . . . We have all seen too many hindered by excesses of alcohol, drugs, etc.

Sorry to hear of your ill-health of late.  Good wishes are wafting towards from here!  James

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Re: Song, To Be You. Helena Donovan.

Hi Helena,

I hope you are on the mend and will soon be back to your usual self.

Great song, it play very well indeed. Although it is a long time since I let alcohol get the better of me I still remember, and fear, the sensation of losing control of myself. As Ark has already said it is a bad master.

Roger

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