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Topic: "Tick Tock"

This is for a young friend who was feeling like a failure.
All of her peers were engaged and she had just been dumped by her long-time boyfriend.

I hope to record this song in a day or two.

Tick TockJames McCormick, December 15, 2008


[C]. . . Broken heart, tick tock


[Em]. . . Everybody paired off


[F]Setting dates, making plans


[G7] . . . Flashy rings on their hands




[C]. . . Broke up , bad faith


[Em]. . . Hurt pride, lost face


[F]Promises betrayed


[G]Lonely, [G7]afraid


[F]. . . Everything, everything, [Em]everything shall pass


[Dm]Everything, everything, [G7]everything at last


[F]. . . Everything, everything [Em]happens in it's time


Some-[Dm]day a worthy lover shall [G]find


Forever in your [F]eyes . . . . . . [G] . . .


Forever in your [F]eyes . . . . . . [G] . . .


Forever in your [C]eyes



[C]. . . New day, tick tock


[Em]. . . So strong chin up


[F]Keep on just being you


[G7]Lovely, beautiful




[C]. . . New view, new pride


[Em] . . . Have fun, alive


Ad-[F]venture is when


Ho-[G]rizons [G7]open


[F]. . . Everything, everything, [Em]everything shall pass


[Dm]Everything, everything, [G7]everything at last


[F]. . . Everything, everything [Em]happens in it's time


Some-[Dm]day a worthy lover shall [G]find


Forever in your [F]eyes . . . . . . [G] . . .


Forever in your [F]eyes . . . . . . [G] . . .


Forever in your [C]eyes



"That darn Pythagorean Comma thing keeps messing me up!"
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Re: "Tick Tock"

nice lyrics James I played over the chords and they fit well I will give a listen when you have it up on myspace well done smile

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James,

I like this a lot. So much I am putting a reminder in my outlook t pop up and trell me to record this through the week while I have the house to myself for a whole week.

This is my first to record I think.

Super lyrics, super song.
I am looking forward to hearing your recording.


Ken

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Good song. I gave it something of a poprock miranda cossgrove treatment and it wasn't bad. Look forward to hearing you do it.

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Thanks, gentlemen for your positive feedback on this little morsel.

I recorded 'Tick Tock' earlier today and it is now up here:
"Songs for Human and Autoharp"
http://www.myspace.com/r200james

Would love to hear any other versions of this one - now that I listen to my recording, I wish I had done it a little more slowly and tenderly . . . live and learn . . .

My working title for this song was "Forever in Your Eyes" - but then I discovered that Jessica Simpson recently had a song by that very same name.  Since I am also blond and extremely cute, I knew that the public would be easily confused . . . so I decided 'Tick Tock' was a better title anyway!

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

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Re: "Tick Tock"

hi james a lovely piece ,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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ok, I just spent the best part of 2 and a half hours recording this and tomorrow I will do it again:lol:
I recorded it onto my Korg then onto my computer wrongly, so when i put it into guitarPro so I could add efects it is all wonky like a three legged donkey lol
the vocals and guitar are completely different time because I recorded them seperatelyand  I cannt get them to fit each other.
So tomorrow I will record it on one track thats easier. or a few tracks and record them straight onto another program, but I always knacker the sound up from the KORG to the PC.

I did not want to listen to your version James so I was not influenced in how I was going to do mine but I got too impatient.
I tihnk they are quite simlilar. I have done it a bit slower, and I still love these lyrics. Sorry mate but I am stealing this to do at the new year party, but I will give you the credit if anyone says how good it is.

will post tomorrow when it is done

ken

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OK,done it this morning after a disasterous night last night.

http://www.myspace.com/codhiu

For some reason I cannot get it to the top to play automatically s it is the second song down.

Ken

ye get some that are cut out for the job and others just get by from pretending
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Nice Job ken I liked it..
Well done..
To change the order of the plays goto edit page and manage songs and move the songs manually up and down.
You may have done this and myspace maybe having one of it's cra$$ moments smile
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Hi James
Great song it's one of those songs that you feel you want to have a go at like ken..
Thanks
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Ken, I really enjoyed hearing your version on MySpace.
It is a thrill to hear an original version of one of my songs.  I'm glad that you didn't listen to my version first because your version is different and very good.  Now I have different perspective on the song and may blend your version in with mine . . .

You captured the essence of the song and I love the harmony bits and the 'sproingy thingy' on the chorus.

Hi Arkady - glad you also like this song.  Yes, the 'new & improve' MySpace music player is still full of bugs.  Seems like they fix one problem and two more pop up.  Shall never understand why they did not test the new player more before releasing it.

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thank you James.
I always think if I do someone elses song if they will approve or think anything else. Glad you liked it.

And I did go into edit and manage songs etc arkady...twice!!! and I did put it to the top but when i went back it was never at the top. lol

ah well never mind

ken

p.s. james the sproingy thing lol is a jews harp.

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Nice writing James,
I hope your friend has a chance to hear this so maybe she won't feel that all is lost and that sunnier days are ahead. smile

Hi Ken,
Most excellent version of Tick Tock. smile
This is what Chordie is all about and I'm liking it. smile

Merry Christmas

Kenny

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Hi Kenny - Yep, she has heard the song and says it made her cry happy tears.  I'll send her a link to Ken's version today.

She is a nice person and will soon get over the shock of being dumped - the guy who dumped her will regret letting her get away.

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

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