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Topic: "Wrinkles and Regrets"

I'm a happy guy, but this is a rather sad song . . .
I hope to record it tomorrow and put it on my MySpace Music page.

Wrinkles and RegretsJames McCormick, July 6, 2008


[C] . . Maybe I am [G]foolish, may-[F]be I'm naive


May-[C]be I am [G]innocent, [F]easily deceived


[C]Prob'ly I been [G]missin' what's [F]so plain to see


[C]Prob'ly should've [G]looked at it [F]realistically




[G]Suddenly my world is [F]one big wreck


You [G]left me with nothin' but [F]wrinkles and re-[C]grets . . .


[G]Wrinkles and regrets, just [F]wrinkles and regrets


You [G]left me with nothin' but [F]wrinkles and re-[C]grets . . .




[F] [G] [C] . . Maybe I'm ro-[G]mantic, may-[F]be I'm confused


May-[C]be I am [G]gullible, [F]easily used


[C]Prob'ly been [G]chasin' a [F]dream way too fast


[C]Prob'ly felt [G]way too [F]good to ever last



The [G]dots keep movin' too [F]fast to connect


[G]Love got me nothin' but [F]wrinkles and re-[C]grets . . .


[G]Wrinkles and regrets, oh [F]wrinkles and regrets


[G]Love got me nothin' but [F]wrinkles and re-[C]grets . . .


[F] [G] [C] . .Maybe now I'm [G]wiser, may-[F]be now I know


May-[C]be should've [G]learned it [F]long long ago


[C]Prob'ly I'll get [G]over it, [F]prob'ly I will heal


[C]Prob'ly this is [G]wisdom no [F]matter how I feel


[G]Everything is nothing [F]like I did expect


[G]Wisdom is nothin' but [F]wrinkles and re-[C]grets . . .


[G]Wrinkles and regrets, just [F]wrinkles and regrets


[G]Wisdom is nothin' but [F]wrinkles . . . [G] . . . and re-[C]grets



"That darn Pythagorean Comma thing keeps messing me up!"
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_comma[/url]

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2 Reply by KAP54 (edited by KAP54 2008-07-08 22:42:39)

  • KAP54
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Re: "Wrinkles and Regrets"

Good word play James. looking forwards to hearing it

KAP54

Just finished listening to Wrinkles and Regrets James.You sing it with a lot of feeling which really comes across nicely.

Well Done smile
KAP54

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  • From: Almancil, Algarve, Portugal
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Re: "Wrinkles and Regrets"

Hi James,

Although I have few regets I have looked in the mirror and I reckon that I must be at least halfway to having wisdom lol

Great song and I shall look out for the recording with pleasure. Thank you.

Roger

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

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  • From: Hendersonville, NC USA
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Re: "Wrinkles and Regrets"

Great Song James - I always feel like a big kid until I see the old man looking back at me in the mirror. You sure do have a talent for coming up with some great lyrical ideas and then weaving them into poetic works of art. I will keep an eager ear out for this on myspace.

J  E  T  S
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  • Registered: 2008-04-27
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Re: "Wrinkles and Regrets"

Hey James,
Great song!  I was inspired to print it out, transposed it to D
and played it on my lapslide.  Sounds great, can I add it to my repetoire?
Amazing the world of cyberspace, I am here in Australia playing a tune you just wrote
Ya gotta like that. L......

  • From: Starkville, Mississippi USA
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Re: "Wrinkles and Regrets"

Gentlemen, thank you for the very encouraging commentary. I am looking forward to having the house to myself for a little while tomorrow and I hope to get a decent recording made.

This song started a while back when the 'wrinkles and regrets' phrase occurred while working on a different song idea. I liked the alliteration and the images the words conjured in my imagination.

The other song I was working on has not yet been finished - - - but that's part of the fun of song writing. Ideas tend to create more ideas and you never get finished with all of them.

Hi lapslide guy - glad you like this one. Please feel free to play this ditty whenever and however you want. The idea of one of my songs being enjoyed in New Zealand is very exciting. I would love to hear your version. This song idea started out as a blues, then for a while it was a waltz, then it was sort of a twangy country thing, and finally I decided on this particular setting for the lyric. The chords are simple, but I tried to put a lot of rhythmic drive into the words.

"That darn Pythagorean Comma thing keeps messing me up!"
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_comma[/url]

James McCormick's Website

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Re: "Wrinkles and Regrets"

HI james,I played this on my acoustic ,I really enjoyed it.You did a greatjob with the words and chords.   dino

my papy said son your going too drive me too drinking if you dont stop driving that   Hot  Rod  Lincoln!! Cmdr cody and his lost planet airman
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Re: "Wrinkles and Regrets"

hi james,

this song reads really easily like a good novel should, it feels as if you just sat down and wrote it out as if it has been sat in your head forming itself all your life, i hope you dont take that the wrong way, it's a cracking song and if the recording is only half as good it will be a million seller!

best of luck with it

phill

ps "rhythmic drive" what a wonderful description.

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  • From: Starkville, Mississippi USA
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Re: "Wrinkles and Regrets"

Dino & Phil, thanks so much for your compliments on this song.
The simplicity of this lyric took a whole lot of work . . .

I have just finished recording it and posting it to my "Songs for Human and Autoharp" page at MySpace Music. Please give it a listen.

I have been in a creative dry spell lately, but this song makes me feel like I'm back into a groove. By the way, the song was written in C but I recorded it in F.

"That darn Pythagorean Comma thing keeps messing me up!"
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_comma[/url]

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Re: "Wrinkles and Regrets"

hi james another masterpiece looking forward to hearing the recording,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: "Wrinkles and Regrets"

Wonderful song James Óg,

Listened to your rich voice on Myspace. Lovely recording.

Never did notice wrinkles! Im fascinated by that brain of yours, and your wonderful command of the english language.

Your our wordy, gurdy, purdy Man. Im glad your one of my friends.

Love from the Emerald.

Old Doll.

Ps. Is the other work done Sir!

Why Blend in with the Crowd ? When you were made to stand out !
  • From: Starkville, Mississippi USA
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Re: "Wrinkles and Regrets"

Oops . . . !
I neglected to put the link to my recording in the previous post - - -
Here is the link:
http://www.myspace.com/r200james

(Thanks, Old Doll! Other work still in progress)

"That darn Pythagorean Comma thing keeps messing me up!"
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_comma[/url]

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  • From: Almancil, Algarve, Portugal
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Re: "Wrinkles and Regrets"

Great recording as always James,

Thank you,

Roger

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

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