• From: Starkville, Mississippi USA
  • Registered: 2006-03-04
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Topic: "Everything Unsaid"

This one is another full-frontal folkie rant - - - stomp & growl, thrash & howl . . . . by the time you are done singing this ditty, people nearby should be flecked with spittle and fearing for their personal safety.

Hey, I realize this is in a ugly key for guitar - but it's good for my autoharp.

Everything UnsaidJames McCormick, December, 16, 2008


with intensity


[Dm]Lotsa stuff was said, [Bb]some of it was so


[C]Some was just plain stupid, [Bb]some was just for [C]show


[Dm]Some was speculation, [Bb]some was total bull


[C]Some was sentimental junk all emotio-[Dm]nal


Yeah, [C]some was sentimental junk all emotio-[Dm]nal . . . [C] . . .




[Dm]Some was said in anger, [Bb]some was simple spite


[C]Some of it was incorrect, [Bb]some of it was [C]right


[Dm]Some of it was honest, [Bb]some was insincere


[C]Some was motivated by incompetence and [Dm]fear


Yeah, [C]some was motivated by incompetence and [Dm]fear


[F]W-o-r-d-s . . . . just [A]words


[Bb]Words, words . . . only [C]words


The [Dm]message that I got was [Bb]not the words instead


The [C]message I remember was everything un-[Dm]said


Yeah, [C]message I remember was everything un-[Dm]said



[Dm]Words flying everywhere, [Bb]some of if was lies


[C]Some of it was boring, [Bb]some of it sur-[C]prised


[Dm]Some of it was obvious, [Bb]some a mystery


[C]Some of it was technical made no sense to [Dm]me


Yeah, [C]some of it was technical made no sense to [Dm]me . . . [C] . . .




[Dm]Some of it was sacred, [Bb]some was perverse


[C]Some of it a blessing, [Bb]some of it a [C]curse


[Dm]Some of it was sizzle, [Bb]some of it was steak


[C]Some of it was prophecy delivered a little [Dm]late


Yeah, [C]some of it was prophecy delivered a little [Dm]late


[F]W-o-r-d-s . . . . just [A]words


[Bb]Words, words . . . only [C]words


The [Dm]message that I got was [Bb]not the words instead


The [C]message I remember was everything un-[Dm]said


Yeah, [C]message I remember was everything un-[Dm]said


Yeah, [C]message I remember was everything un-[Dm]said



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

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Re: "Everything Unsaid"

Hi james,I like your new song it does have a feeling of anger about it.                      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
  • From: derbyshire
  • Registered: 2007-05-17
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Re: "Everything Unsaid"

hi james where u been hiding,working too hard as usual,words can mean anything so a good topic and song,well done to you....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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  • From: Starkville, Mississippi USA
  • Registered: 2006-03-04
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Re: "Everything Unsaid"

OK, so I should have doing other stuff yesterday afternoon.  But, I took some time to record 'Everything Unsaid'. 

After several attempts to churn up the appropriate intensity and ferociousness, I had only succeeded in getting hoarse and blistering my thumb . . .

The song is now up at my "Songs for Human and Autoharp" MySpace page:
http://www.myspace.com/r200james
Please give it a listen?
Perhaps someday after my thumb heals and my voice is better, I'll give it another go . . . I'll also practice using thumb and finger picks for these sorts of thrash & howl tunes.

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

James McCormick's Website

  • From: derbyshire
  • Registered: 2007-05-17
  • Posts: 2,844

Re: "Everything Unsaid"

hi jaaames i'm way behind with recording its usually work eat and sleep,we do a days work after we've been salting or before if we're on the night run so not much time for pleasures,a good 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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