Hey Scott - I like the words, but I'd sure like to hear how it goes. With the 1 2 3 & 4 @ 164 bpm is sounds (at least at my feeble efforts) kind of up tempo punk, but knowing you I bet it's a bit more metal.
352 2019-08-27 23:19:59
Re: Memphis Calling (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Looking forward to trying this one out Phill...Good stuff my friend.
353 2019-08-24 17:46:06
Re: Here I Stand (8 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey Jim - Just gave it a ride. Very nice song. Plays well too...I bet Beamer could make it scream too
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354 2019-08-24 17:25:50
Re: Here I Stand now on soundcloud (3 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Nice Jim - I can imagine this played a bit harder - electric blues style.
356 2019-08-24 12:48:19
Re: Clear in My Mind (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Uploaded to soundcloud if you want to hear how it goes - https://soundcloud.com/jets60/clear-in-my-mind
357 2019-08-24 12:14:47
Re: Clear in My Mind (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks TF. I could never have made it through the bad times without the help of my wife.
358 2019-08-24 02:21:54
Re: Clear in My Mind (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks Guys - I'll give it a go this weekend but it's not there yet.
359 2019-08-23 17:57:00
Re: Clear in My Mind (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks Phill - Wasn't much fun at that time that's for sure, but I was fortunate we were able to ride it out. As I said, this is going to take me a little time to figure out how it goes, but when I have it I will post it up.
360 2019-08-23 02:27:19
Topic: Clear in My Mind (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
It's been a little while since I posted anything new. So since I haven't written a new song I thought I would share this old one I came across (and hasn't been on chordie yet). I wrote this when I was in between jobs and not seeing an end in site, and I think that mood I was end led me to more creative thinking, if a bit sad. Anyway - here it is and I hope you enjoy it. I need to work on performing this one better prior to recording so no promises on when this goes to soundcloud, but I will try and get it there.
Clear in My Mind By Jeff Gilpin
November 10, 2013
/<verse 1>\
[A]I’ll wake up to a[D]nother day
Just to [G]pass the time a[A]way
[A]Doing the same old [D]J O B
Unless [G]something else gets in my [A]way
[G]But if it was something like [D]you I’d be [A]glad
[G]Something not half as [D]fun I’d probably get [A]mad
[G]Either way I’m pretty [D]sure I’ll make it [A]through
[Em]Until another day begins like they always [G]do
/<verse 2>\
[A]I wonder what [D]life would be like
If [G]awake and asleep were re[A]versed
Where your [A]dreams were all that [D]mattered
Your [G]waking life less re[A]hearsed
[G]If that happened [D]I’d pay more at[A]tention
[G]To all my dreams even [D]those I don’t care to [A]mention
[G]But until that [D]time I’ll still [A]forget
Those [Em]dreams about the stuff that I’ll never [G]get [G7]
/<chorus 1>\
Because [D]dreams they don’t come true accept for [A]bad ones
[D]Happy times always dissolve into [A]sad ones
But I’ll [D]always try and keep what’s important [A]clear in my mind
Like whenever you’re [Em]near
I look forward to another [A]day
/<verse 3>\
[A]Seems to me like [D]half the people
In the [G]world want different [A]things
And [A]what makes one half [D]happy
Makes the [G]other half want to [A]scream
Or [G]maybe the other [D]half just don’t under[A]stand
The [G]way that others [D]live in those distant [A]lands
And [G]maybe if the other [D]half under[A]stood
[Em]We could work together for a common [G]good [G7]
/<chorus 2>\
And [D] make our dreams come true accept the [A]bad ones
[D]Happy times always never [A]sad ones
I’ll [D]always keep what’s important [A]clear
Like whenever you’re [Em]near
And look forward to another [A]day
361 2019-08-06 23:23:59
Re: The Magic Village (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks TF - Yep, you and Yogi nailed it. 
362 2019-08-06 01:26:23
Re: The Magic Village (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey Keep - Yeah, It's like what ever's precious gets discovered and that's all she wrote.
363 2019-08-04 15:46:12
Re: The Magic Village (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks for your comments Jim. I was leaning more toward's the WNC mountains where I grew up, but I agree, there are quite a few places that fit.
364 2019-08-04 15:10:18
Topic: The Magic Village (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
New song I wrote today. Link below if you would like to hear how it goes.
The Magic Village By Jeff Gilpin
8-4-2019
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- chords -
Verse
D C F G F G C G – D C F G F G D
Chorus F C G D – F C G C - ending with F C G C G D
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/---------\
Verse 1
[D]Long long a[C]go
In a [F]make believe-like [G]land
[F]Outside of a [G]village
Near a [C]river birch [G]stand
There [D]in a small [C]cottage
Lived a [F]small fami[G]ly.
They were [F]meek they were [G]humble
But [D]they lived happily.
/------------\
Chorus 1
A [F]simpler world indeed
With[C]out what some have now
The [G]good, bad
And the con[D]tent.
They [F]lived in their world
Filled with [C]many simple things
And [G]many simple times
All well [C]spent.
/---------\
Verse 2
The [D]time passed a[C]long
And [F]other people [G]found
The [F]quaint little [G]village
So [C]far from any [G]town,
And they [D]came one by [C]one,
Then they [F]came two by [G]two
To [F]live in that [G]village
Hoping [D]they’d be happy too.
/------------\
Chorus 2
So [F]as the simple village
Was be[C]ginning to expand,
They [G]tried to hold on
What made it [D]so,
And it [F]grew with new people,
And it [C]spread over the land
Until it [G]grew into a place,
They didn’t [C]know.
/---------\
Verse 3
Now the [D]village is a [C]town
[F]Far from quaint and [G]slow,
More [F]people come to [G]live there,
But [C]some who lived there [G]go,
And they [D]search for a [C]place
Like the [F]village they once [G]knew,
[F]Looking for the [G]magic
That‘s now [D]lost to those few.
/------------\
Chorus 3
But the [F]magic once it’s gone
Is [C]hard to recreate,
Like that [G]feeling of contentment
They once [D]knew.
The only [F]way to start again
Is to [C]set aside the past
You [G]can’t create what’s gone
But you [C]can build a[G]new.[D]
/----------------------------------------------------------------------------\
https://soundcloud.com/jets60/the-magic-village
365 2019-07-24 23:12:08
Re: Trying to find how to play-Remember Me- heitor periera song (1 replies, posted in Song requests)
Looks like chordify has it as well as others...https://chordify.net/chords/remember-me-heitor-pereira-soundtracks-and-music-by-bermuda425
367 2019-07-07 17:06:16
Re: Beaching (11 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks Phill - I believe this is my only beach song, but I put a lot of my memories into it. I'm glad you enjoyed.
368 2019-07-07 11:30:24
Re: Gutter (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey Graham - We see our fair share of homeless here in the US too. We're also seeing the homeless posers who stalk the places where they get the most handouts looking for sympathetic people with deep pockets.
369 2019-07-07 11:24:48
Re: Beaching (11 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey, Thanks Graham. When I wrote it I was getting ready for vacation. I do think a reggae beat would work....maybe with steel drum backing.
370 2019-07-06 15:13:20
Re: Beaching (11 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Up on soundcloud now: https://soundcloud.com/jets60/beaching
371 2019-07-06 14:21:00
Re: The Last Great American Love Song (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Interested direction you went, Keep. Very serious and critiquing about the America the world sees, both today and in years past. That said, your song shows a great use of the few thoughts and lines that Bill gave to start with. Creativity takes many forms and can build glimpses of thoughts and fragment of ideas into vastly different meanings, all depending on the creative person behind the pen.
372 2019-07-06 03:50:00
Re: The Last Great American Love Song (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks Bill, and thanks for starting this off.
373 2019-07-05 20:24:18
Re: The Last Great American Love Song (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
My pleasure Bill - Here it is if you want to have a listen: https://soundcloud.com/jets60/the-last- … -love-song
374 2019-07-04 02:08:27
Topic: The Last Great American Love Song (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Here's my version of the challenge SB Bill gave in another songwriting thread with chords now (just posted the lyrics on his thread). I kept the chords pretty straight forward (GCDEm) so it's fairly easy to play for folks if anyone wants to try it out. I'll try and get it up on my soundcloud site before Sunday (July 7th) so you can get how I play it. Thanks Bill for getting me started on this.
The Last Great American Love Song By Jeff Gilpin - Jets60 & Bill Craig - Strummerboy Bill
July 3rd, 2019
_[.]_
Verse 1
[G]Someone in a song I wrote de[D]cided they were real
So [C]commenced to get in [D]trouble near and [G]far.
They’d try to get along, but [D]just like a lot of songs
They [C]ended down and out at a local [D]bar.
_[.]_
Chorus 1
Now the [Em]barman sympathetic tried [C]consoling,
[D]Conversing about how it all turned [G]wrong.
But [Em]they just kept on crying, and they [C]said as they were sighing
I’m [D]living the last great [C]American love [Em]song.
_[.]_
Verse 2
[G]Someone in a dream I had de[D]cided to awaken,
And to [C]run off into the [D]hours of the [G]day,
But they made the people sleepy. Some were [D]yawning; some were weepy.
So [C]someone kept on about their merry [D]way.
_[.]_
Chorus 2
Now to [Em]no one’s delight the day de[C]scended,
As [D]someone’s happy day was turning [G]wrong.
So [Em]someone turned out tired as the [C]day about expired,
And put to [D]bed the last great [C]American love [Em]song.
_[.]_
Bridge
The [C]great American love song’s never [G]ending,
And that [D]song leads us on a path that never [G]ends.
[C]When it’s said in done we’ll stop [G]pretending
The last [D]great American love song...just [C]went on far too long.
_[.]_
Verse 3
[G]Someone in a doctor’s office was [D]describing maladies
To a [C]doctor that [D]was way over their [G]head.
But the doctor took it in from [D]beginning to the end,
Trying to [C]figure out just why they weren’t yet [D]dead.
_[.]_
Chorus 3
But [Em]death just like life comes to us [C]all
For [D]those who’re deathly sick or for the [G]strong
So [Em]as through life we cope, it’s [C]best for us to hope
That we'll [D]end up in The last great [C]American Love [G]song.
375 2019-07-04 01:57:19
Re: Can't Do Anything With These (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Going to start a new thread with my version with the chords.