Also on Chordify - https://chordify.net/chords/gabrielle-b … riellevevo
327 2020-02-21 02:56:29
Re: Gabrielle because of you (4 replies, posted in Song requests)
This YouTube seems to be the cleanest ...with acoustic guitar backing... It's not the remix so pretty clean.
328 2020-02-20 00:35:07
Re: Amara (How Can I Go On) (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks - as I said, I've been working on this for a while. I finally got tired of tweaking and put a fork in it. I only recently added the chords to the song, chordpro style, but I played it similarly for years. I didn't intend to have the key so high which was pushing my upper limit when I recorded it. By the time I was done I had to take a long vocal break.
330 2020-02-16 19:50:14
Re: Amara (How Can I Go On) (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Uploaded now - https://soundcloud.com/jets60/amara-how-can-i-go-on
331 2020-02-16 17:54:12
Topic: Amara (How Can I Go On) (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I wrote this a while back, but have been tinkering with it over the past year in a half...figuring about what chords I wanted, how I wanted it to go...that sort of thing, so sharing now. I'll get it recorded sometime soon.
Amara (How Can I Go on) By Jeff Gilpin
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Lyrics written sometime after 2010 and polished a bit in 2019 & 2020
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Intro strumming C
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Verse 1
[C]Let me tell you so
Of a girl I used to know
She [F]had this kind of air of majes[C]ty,
And the [F]boys across the land
Oh [C]boy how they did [Am]stand
And [D]ogle her from [D7]sea to shining [G]sea. [G7]
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Verse 2
Now her name was Amara
And for me well as far ah
As there was no fairer damsel that I knew,
And I would try and woo her
Trying to be her only suitor,
Bur try as I might I couldn’t do.
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Chorus
I ask, “[F]Amara can you love me
And put no one else above me?”
[C]Amara asked of me, could I be true.
“Oh [F]true, yes, I will be.
Now Amara can you see
It in your [G]heart to also love me [F]too? ….Amara can [C]you?”
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Verse 3
But Amara and her beauty
Was observed by one on duty,
It was officer McNalty on his beat,
And McNalty for a time
Failed to witness any crime
While Amara’s beauty gave his eyes a treat.
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Verse 4
Now McNalty came up to her
And he said he thought he knew her.
She said, “Officer I think you are mistaken,
Because I’ll tell you true
If ever I’d met you
I would surely remember one so handsome.”
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Chorus 2
And he said, “[F]Amara can you love me
And put no one else above me.”
Asked [C]Amara, “Can you be true?”
“Oh [F]true, yes, I will be.
Now Amara can you see
It in your [G]heart to also love me [F]too.” [C]
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Solo on verse chords
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Ending Chorus
And [F]so my poor heart
Was then and there by torn apart.
[C]Amara how can I go on without?
[F]Now that she’s wedded to
That other officer in blue
As I’m [G]left alone, no one to hear my [F]shouts.
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[G]Amara how can I go on with[F]out you?
[G]Amara how can I go on? [F] Amara? [C]
332 2020-02-15 17:58:51
Re: the promised land (14 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Enjoyed that - good song that says it all. Plays real nice too.
333 2020-01-06 01:58:52
Re: Guinevere by Lucy Kaplansky (3 replies, posted in About Chordie)
Moved from song request since you're not requesting a song, but asking for a posted song to be corrected.
BTW - here's where you can find the correct song and chords - https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/lu … ords-73106
334 2019-12-30 23:36:09
Re: Chords of Alex Cameron's "gaslight" (1 replies, posted in Song requests)
Looks like Chordify has them - https://chordify.net/chords/gaslight-alex-cameron-topic
335 2019-12-17 11:28:03
Re: Forever and a Light Year (12 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thank you Phill.
336 2019-12-16 23:51:02
Re: Forever and a Light Year (12 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks Phill. Hope you like it.
337 2019-12-15 14:07:34
Re: Forever and a Light Year (12 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks very much you two.
338 2019-12-15 04:28:34
Re: Forever and a Light Year (12 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thank you Pete. I am truly fortunate.
339 2019-12-14 22:42:37
Re: Forever and a Light Year (12 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey Jim - Thank you. Yes, that's my wife Michiyo. I got lucky many years ago.
340 2019-12-14 17:57:21
Topic: Forever and a Light Year (12 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Here is a song I wrote a few years ago and never got around to sharing, either here or on soundcloud.com. So here it is. -
https://soundcloud.com/jets60/forever-and-a-light-year
Forever and a Light Year by Jeff Gilpin
October 24, 2019
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You [G]see me in the morning
[CMaj7]Looking worse for wear
[D]What hair’s left is all tangled
My [C]smile’s in disrepair
I can [G]clean myself up a little
A little [CMaj7]better than I look now
Through [D]years and years of TLC
I’ve [C]made it here some [D]how
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But when I [Em]see you
And I [C]see your look of love
The [D]reason why every day
I have to [C]thank the God a[D]bove
This [Em]vision of beauty
I see every [C]morning when I rise
I could [D]spend forever and a [C]light year
Looking into your [G]eyes
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I [G]know you have your worries
And that you [CMaj7]think you’re getting old
Like [D]noticing certain little pains
When the [C]nights start turning cold
I’m [G]sorry to have to tell you
That you’re [CMaj7]searching a little much
To [D]see what I could never find
In the [C]one I love so [D]much
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‘Cause when I [Em]see you
And I [C]see your look of love
The [D]reason why every day
I have to [C]thank the God a[D]bove
This [Em]vision of beauty
I see every [C]morning when I rise
I could [D]spend forever and a [C]light year
Looking into your [G]eyes
341 2019-11-16 17:06:25
Re: Picking Out a Tune (1 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Here is a link to the song if you want to hear it - https://soundcloud.com/jets60/picking-out-a-tune
342 2019-11-16 16:34:18
Topic: Picking Out a Tune (1 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Picking out a tune is something I do most days, so I thought about turning it into a song...so here it is.
Picking Out a Tune By Jeff G - 11-16-2019
Intro finger picking C
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I’m [C]picking out a tune as
I [F]see the morning sun.
The [C]world keeps spinning
Round and round and [F]round.
The [C]notes are coming out
So [F]softly and so sure
On a [C]path that only
These notes could have [F]found.
And they [Am]take me along
As I [G]try and hold on
To the [Am]notes that seem
To lead me as I [G]follow.
I [F]don’t think about
The [C]fate of the world or
What [G]may or may not
Happen to[Am]morrow.
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I just [C]think of the notes
And the [F]tones as I play
That [C]color the path that
I am [F]on for the day.
[C]And while I play
[F]Everything is right.
[C]So I keep playing
On and on into the [F]night,
Un[Am]til my finger tips
[G]Whisper in my mind
That I can [Am]put away the tune,
And come back [G]after a little time.
So [F]I put away
These [C]tunes for the day
And you know the [G]world seems
To have gotten along just [Am]fine.
343 2019-10-29 00:08:48
Re: Found Out I Lost a Friend Today (8 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks Phill.
344 2019-10-29 00:07:54
Re: I Hear America Singing Today (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks Phill. I love Jim's writing too; it is wonderful. Your's as well, and don't forget the great songs Russ has shared with us.
345 2019-10-28 01:33:49
Re: Found Out I Lost a Friend Today (8 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks - That would give me a chill too, Jim.
346 2019-10-27 16:41:01
Re: Found Out I Lost a Friend Today (8 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks Graham - True words - I did get time to reflect.
347 2019-10-27 15:50:47
Re: Found Out I Lost a Friend Today (8 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Here's what it sounds like: https://soundcloud.com/jets60/found-out … iend-today
348 2019-10-27 14:58:02
Topic: Found Out I Lost a Friend Today (8 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I truly believe FaceBook is evil. It lets you meet your friends that you've lost over time and then takes them away before you get much more than a "how do you do" out typed out. This is just for one such case lately although I've seen more than I like drop off. Anyway, I'm just sharing with you bunch because I know most of you experience this as well. If I write it down and it'll hurt a little less I'm hoping.
Found Out I Lost a Friend Today by Jeff Gilpin
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10-27-2019
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Verse C Am, C Am, F G C
Chorus Am G F Am G
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Verse 1
[C]Found out I lost a friend today.
I lost them when I wasn’t [Am]looking.
I didn’t mean to look a[C]way.
I got distracted then looked [Am]back then
I get a message says they’re [F]gone
Without so much as a so [G]long.
Found out I lost a friend to[C]day.
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Chorus
Yeah they’re [Am]gone... [G] [F] [Am] [G] x2
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Verse 2
[C]Seemed like it was just the other day.
I remembered when I first [Am]met them.
We talked and talked the day a[C]way.
I don’t know how I could for[Am]get them.
Then life just sort of moved a[F]long.
I hadn’t see them for so [G]long.
Found out I lost a friend to[C]day.
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Chorus
Yeah they’re [Am]gone... [G] [F] [Am] [G] x2
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Verse 3
[C]I know I’ll never have the time
To do all the stuff I [Am]want to,
[C]But this just feels like it’s a crime.
Stolen from me before I [Am]got to.
Now I’ll never get them [F]back.
Stored with all the rest I [G]lack.
Found out I lost a friend to[C]day.
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Ending Chorus
Yeah they’re [Am]gone... [G] [F] [Am] [G] x3
349 2019-10-27 13:05:49
Re: I Hear America Singing Today (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks you two.
350 2019-10-26 15:55:03
Topic: I Hear America Singing Today (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I wrote this a couple of years ago after reading a poem by Walt Whitman of similar name. Made me think of what America used to be and is today. Short simple song - uploaded to soundcloud too: https://soundcloud.com/jets60/i-hear-am … ging-today
I Hear America Singing TodayJeff Gilpin
1 Oct 2017
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[C]-[D]-[A]
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[Em]I hear America singing today.
[Em]So different from times long ago
[G]When the goal was merely survival
All the while [G]building from the good that we know.
[Em]Society less intermingled, and
[Em]Equality nowhere in sight.
[G]The hopes for all were for betterment,
[G]And to improve whatever our plight.
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[C]-[D]-[A]
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[Em]Oh but today, it’s a life of emotions
[Em]That stretch us from laughter to tears.
[G]One day on the steps of greatness,
[G]And the next it’s the worse of our fears.
[Em]Hate seems to spread like a wildfire that
[Em]Makes gulfs that are wide and are deep,
[G]And that quenches all hope of achieving
[G]Any tomorrow we’re hoping to seek.
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[C]-[D]-[A]
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[Em]I can’t change the views of the people
[Em]Who refuse to let their views change.
[G]I’m doing well if I only manage
[G]To keep away from all this strange
[Em]Behavior infecting so many and that
[Em]Drives them to strike out in rage,
[G]Like the book you want to stop reading because you’re
[G]Afraid of what’s on the next page.
/\/\
[C]-[D]-[A]