https://soundcloud.com/tigljk/cecils-tragedy


With all due apologies for my singing and playing  smile

Hope you like it !

PS That Dentist is a sick man !!

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(9 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Nice one -  Your Morepork and Jan's Tui should get together ! smile 

Both great pieces --

just exemplifies how chordie broadens our cultural horizons -  I never had heard of either before... now I am better off for it.  smile

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(5 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Mojo

Another excellent lyric and arrangement.  It sounded quite " Beatle"ish to me, which is always a sign of excellent music.
Sentiment of the is well established, and the delivered performance was top notch !

Keep'em coming my friend, a pleasure to listen to.

You really need to connect to a music producer - you have a lot of "Texas sized talent " !

Jim

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(15 replies, posted in About Chordie)

great question - i spent two days messing with the same problem - never figured it out - so i gave up.  Hopefully someone has the answer smile

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(13 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Thanks all,  for your comments.
I made some changes - thanks Bill !!

The writing comes relatively easy for me - the playing and singing - well that's a whole other ballgame.
As for the Dentist - apparently the hunter has now become the hunted -- poetic justice.

I wanted to put in a line some where about the defining silence of his roar - but just couldn't find the right line.

  I love the forum on chordie..... so much fun and sooooooo many good people  !

3,056

(8 replies, posted in Songwriting)

I didn't want ruin this thread - so I posted a song I wrote about this as bill requested in a new one.  Hope you like it.

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(13 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Cecil vs. The King of TeethJim Kenyon


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  this is more of a narrative of what happened.  Pretty sad situation  I had a capo on 2 - sing it kinda jazzy blues






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[Em] It was a warm, clear nighton the [Am] African plain


[Em] A blazing moon and not a [Am]drop of rain


[Em] The wind was blowingfrom the [Am] west to east


[B7] when the king of the beasts met the [C7] king of [Em] teeth.


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[Em] One always hunted for [Am] food to kill


[Em] The other one hunted for some [Am] kind of thrill


[Em] One had his pride , the other[Am] had none


[B7] One wanted life, not a trophy[C7]for his [Em]son


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Chorus


[Am]The King of the Beasts, the pride of the pride


[Em] by a coward’s arrow has died


[Am] no good reason,no way to explain


[B7]What happened that night on the [C7]African [Em]plain




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[Em] the arrow tore his heart [Am] he hadn't a prayer


[Em] This was a fight that was [Am] far from fair


[Em] Unaware lion ,an ass[Am]assin that paid


[B7] death was all around wherepoor[C7] Cecil [B7] laid




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[Em] The king of teeth said that he [Am] wasn’t aware


[Em]Oxford studied Cecil so[Am] people would care


[Em]never even saw that[Am] tracking collar, yet


[B7] he couldn’t waitto shootcuz he’d [C7] paid his [B7] dollar





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Chorus


[Am]The King of the Beasts, the prideof the pride


[Em] by a coward’s arrow has died


[Am] no good reason,no way to explain


[B7]What happened that night on the [C7]African [B7]plain



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[Em] They skinned poor Cecil and [Am] cut off his head


[Em] a new pride leader, his[Am] cubs will be dead


[Em]stars and commoners [Am] are outraged,The


[B7] king of teeth shot a lionrela[C7]tively [B7]caged


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[Em] he says he’s real sorry, for his[Am] honest mistake


[Em] and feels real bad about [Am]Cecil's fate


[Em] butthe king of teeth [Am]is telling a lie, because


[B7]now he wantsan elephant with[C7]tuskto [B7] die




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Chorus


[Am]The King of the Beasts, the prideof the pride


[Em] by a coward’s arrow has died


[Am] no good reason,no way to explain


[B7]What happened that night on the [C7]African [B7]plain




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[Em] So this ends the story of the [Am] King of the Beast


[Em] And how he lost his life to the [Am] king of teeth


[Em] will he get punished,we'll[Am] wait and see, but


[B7]know as a manhe's justa [C7] cavi[Em]ty


[B7] andtheseanimalsneed help from [C7]youand [Em] me.


[B7]theyneed help from [C7]youand [Em]me.


[B7]oh they need help from [C7]youand [Em] me.


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(1 replies, posted in About Chordie)

Connie
Check this site out
http://www.classic-country-song-lyrics. … hords.html
Jim

3,059

(7 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Easy beat -  you write nicely - what a Raquet you got going! smile

Phill - your comment - made me think AC/DC --- we've got the biggest balls of all ! smile

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(6 replies, posted in Poems)

TF

That is really, really, really, really good !!!  Beautifully captured moments !!
and I love this line

"I can't strum a note that could compare to this symphony"  so true ......

nature is absolutely amazingly perfect in so many ways.


I was hoping for maybe one more stanza -of you describing what could you felt....  (i.e.  wind blowing on you,
heat of the sun on your face,  cool of the forest, softness of the moss underfoot  etc.....) to accompany the other senses - but I guess that's me being greedy for just a little more of your great work !

you have made mother nature proud in your depiction for sure.

Thanks so much for sharing

Jim

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(8 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Mojo


I do it all the time - i use the notepad on my phone usually to record thoughts that pop in my head --- it seems the easiest for me.

I usually have two or three going - then I forget about them for a while and when searching for something on my computer - they will invariably pop up and I'll go 
" hmmm, oh yeah.... I remember that "   

another scenario for me is a lyric that i have worked on - but can't find the right chord progression - I get mad -   put it away forget about for a year or so :0 )     

I woke up the other night had a great verse and chord progression in my head.... sat on edge of bed - went over it a couple of times...was gonna go downstairs and write it down..... but then said to my self - eh - I 'll do it when i get up - went back to sleep .  You know the outcome probably already -   woke up   "Craft syndrome"  set in ( .... can't remember a freaking thing)  !

I have no idea of words or lyrics - just remember that I had a good one !

smile 
Jim

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(22 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Nela
Hoping things improve for you and your family. 
Jeez - enough is enough !!

May you be blessed with some good fortune soon !

JIm

Tim McGraw played a song at the CMA's a couple ( maybe more)  years ago... he brought vets and children of fallen soldiers on stage at end.  I was leaking like a broken dam.  I forget the song, but sure wish I had it. If anyone knows what song it was let me know.

I'm an old sentimental anyway.....  I also coach three varsity sports - and I agree with Amy - everytime I hear the National Anthem it gives me chills.

Lastly - one of my favorite instrumentals was Mason Williams - Classical Gas   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mREi_Bb85Sk
Jim

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(31 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Arkady

I just listened to your  Tree of a thousand stars

so peaceful and beautiful.  It took me to another mindset.  Thanks - it was awesome.
Like the old phrase a picture is worth a thousand words - in this case the music brought  a thousand images to mind.

well done Arkady

Jim

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(6 replies, posted in Electric)

Great Episode

Dave Chappelle's was hilarious. So many great skits

I changed the lyrics a tad bit  - re made the demo

It's a lot better - the version - not my singing..:)

https://soundcloud.com/tigljk/lift-me-u … el-wings-1

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(3 replies, posted in Bands and artists)

that was a great link Graham - I enjoyed the performance - amazing.   

LOL though - I could not stop thinking PHILL every time they showed Pete.

smile

Great music - amazing !

Thanks for the post !

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(27 replies, posted in Electric)

That is incredulously cool !  I wish I could play well enough to deserve one.  Maybe someday

Thanks for sharing it.

I absolutely agree  - in the post title, I included everyone with struggles.  My best wishescertainly go out to NELA and his lady as well !!

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(67 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Bill and Dondra

When you're all cried out, you've endured just about every pain imaginable to the soul and body, and you feel like all the strength in you has withered away to the point that quitting makes perfect sense......... but for some reason, you don't...............

it is then, that you know that the love you have for each other  is very real, you know that the friends that continue to support you  and offer hope as well as their prayers will always continue, and somehow you will find the courage and the path to overcome your sufferings, and to see the sunrise of another day and enjoy the love and happiness that ensues.

Wishing you and your wife  peace, strength, and love on the way to recovery.

Jim

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(17 replies, posted in Songwriting)

phill

Nice one, I enjoyed it !
I agree - he does look like he's a chip off the ol' block !

Jim

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(10 replies, posted in Songwriting)

http://share.pho.to/9aIFd

I agree with Beestie - WTF  were we thinking ?  No wonder some one came up with LSD ! smile

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(4 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Good one beestie..... ahhh the good ol days......

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(8 replies, posted in Songwriting)

re- wrote some lyrics in this song.... I don't know why I like the riff so much - it just sticks in my head. smile