Guitar chord forum - chordie — Song - The Life I Left Behind

Re: Song - The Life I Left Behind

null@example.com (Jandle) — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 02:13:58 +0000

Grah1, good to hear your interpretation of TIG`s song. Completely different to how I thought it would go in my head, but that is the beauty of songs, we all hear and see things differently. You covered it well and great to see you covering someone else's original music, awesome

Re: Song - The Life I Left Behind

null@example.com (Jandle) — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 02:08:39 +0000

TIGLJK, I love this one, the lyrics are great. Agree with you re when lots of people were on Chordie and interacted with each other, it was so much better then. Hopefully it will again some day.

Re: Song - The Life I Left Behind

null@example.com (TIGLJK) — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 23:44:00 +0000

Graham

I am honored and humbled that you would do a cover of my song. Any changes you made are fine with me !
As you and everyone else on chordie knows - I am just and old coot that can barely play and definitely can't sing for crap - but I do love writing songs.
When guys like you take your valuable time to record my songs, I feel so grateful ! I so appreciate it. I played it a bit slower - more like a ballad - but that's because i am slow to change chords
Again, thank you so much Graham.

If I had some kind of magic, I would love to visit with all my friends from a far face to face. I think it would be awesome if some night when you and your band was performing I could come up and shake your hand and introduce myself ! The people here on chordie are so cool and friendly.
It is still my go to place, but it is a shame so many of the past contributors have stopped visiting the forum. I'm sure you can remember when they used to to even do a chordie fest - where members of chordie would get together in person. So many in the USA had kind of faded away from chordie, I wish it could pick up again.

anyway - Graham Thanks again !

Jim

BTW - I loved how you recorded it !

Re: Song - The Life I Left Behind

null@example.com (Grah1) — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 19:59:23 +0000

Jim Ive done a quick cover of your song Life I left behind .I hope you dont mind Ive abreviated some of the lines to help me phrase it in my style . After I posted it I felt in the chorus at the end of line 2 it needed to go up a little to fit my vocal so Ive stuck a D chord at the end of that line .
It can be difficult interpreting another persons work but Ive always thought when doing covers one should try somethins slightly different , Hope you like version one I'll try and do version 2 later as its 9pm here and my neighbours need sleep . G
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IBYS-WBSdw

Re: Song - The Life I Left Behind

null@example.com (Grah1) — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 17:34:03 +0000

It plays well I'll do a recording if i get time over the weekend

Re: Song - The Life I Left Behind

null@example.com (TIGLJK) — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 13:17:26 +0000

Thank you Graham

hope it works for you

Jim

Re: Song - The Life I Left Behind

null@example.com (Grah1) — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 16:04:10 +0000

I like this one Jim gonna give it play tonight

Song - The Life I Left Behind

null@example.com (TIGLJK) — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 13:09:16 +0000

Country Ballad - tells a story ( I think that might qualify it for May SOTM Category )

The Life I Left Behind By Jim Kenyon

Verse 1

[G]Packed my bags at seventeen, [D]small town dreams on my mind

[C]on the road to find myself, and [G] leave everything I had behind

[G]I swore I’d never turn around, after [D]mama said “ go chase your dream”

but the [C]way she said goodbye, it felt like [G] she was playing make believe

Verse 2

[G] city streets were feeling cold, [D] filled with people, I didn't know

[C]I could see their faces, but they never [G] stop and say hello

[G] Every step felt uncertain, [D] wondered how long I’d have to wait

[C] headed for the future, but my [G] heart‘s in another place

Chorus

[C] There ain't no place like home, no [G] arms to hold me tight

[C] There's no porch light burning in the [G] middle of the night

[C] I keep on thinking that there's [G] something more to find

[D] But I always end up prayin’ for [C] the life I left [G]behind.

Verse 3

[G] So there I was, in that place [D] though It wouldn't be for long

[C] money was running low,and[G] everything just felt so wrong

[G] I was looking for an answer, [D] but the truth was clear, clear to see

[C] The only place that’s meant for me is [G] right where I used to be

Chorus

[C] There ain't no place like home, no [G] arms to hold me tight

[C]There's no front porch light burning in the [G] middle of the night

[C] I keep on thinking that there's [G] something more to find

[D] But I always end up prayin’ for [C] the life I left [G]behind.

Outgo..

[C] There ain't no place like home, no [G]arms to hold me tight.

[C] There's no porch light burning in the [G] middle of the night.

[C]spent time chasing fool's gold[G] but home never left my mind

[D] a kid with a dream in his pocket, [C] a past he couldn’t leave be[G]hind.

slow

yeah, just[D] a kid with a dream in his pocket, [C] a past he couldn’t leave be[G]hind.