so who says you have to rhyme?
nice one...dont get wet
phill
4,527 2009-01-10 14:14:11
Re: If You Weren't So Coy (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
hi alan,
as i've said before, you've got a way with words, i like this one too, all i can say is she must be a lucky girl to have such nice things said about her with such feeling.
to achieve the flat sign; eg Eb upper case for the chord symbol lower case "b" for flat and # for sharp [#sign is next to the return key]
hope that helps
phill
4,528 2009-01-10 14:07:11
Re: God is it Time (13 replies, posted in Songwriting)
hi peeps,
this is a sad song, i started writing it in November last year when i was quite depressed, then as Christmas approached i came out of it, till this week when i decided to finish it off now i feel down again as the hero dies at the end ooops i spoiled the story for you now!
any road, it's a waltz time [3/4] and it's very slow, takes about 5 and a half minutes, i'm in the process of recording it so it should be on my-space next week.
hope you like it.
phill
4,529 2009-01-10 14:01:26
Topic: God is it Time (13 replies, posted in Songwriting)
God is it TimeUndefined
[Dm]I see her waiting [G]alone by the river
[Dm]On the bank on the [G]mountain side
[Dm]Watching the road, that [G]I would come by
[Em]To see if I'm [A]coming, I'll be there when I [D]can
chorus
[C]Oh [G]lord when I get there
[C]Though I'm [G]far, far away
[C]In a far distant [G]land I shouldn't be here
[Em]She's been waiting a [A]long time
[Em]Yes I know she's still [A]waiting
[Em]Don't let her stop waiting[A]I'll be there when I [D]can
[Dm]We would walk through the [G]meadows; gold in Autumn
[Dm]Green in Summer with [G]barley and corn
But [Dm]clouds gathered [G]darkly, kings gathered armies
[Em]Forever must [A]wait till the war has been [D]won
repeat chorus
[F]We stand in lines [Am]opposed for the battle
[Cm6]I look at their faces as [G]they look at mine
[Dm]I see the fears of [C]men who would kill me
[A]Some of them run, but [D]most fight and die
repeat chorus
[Dm]I see her face as I [G]lay here forsaken
[Dm]Dead all around me; their [G]blood mixed with mine
[Dm]I remember her [G]scent and her presence
[Em]But heaven aw[A]aits me
[Em]Heaven a[A]waits me
But [Em]heaven a[A]waits me...God is it [D]time?
4,530 2009-01-09 21:22:57
Re: Straight Forward Blunt (8 replies, posted in Poems)
this is great!
do i detect a twist in the tale? your friend just happened to be female too?
you've certainly got a way with words
phill
4,531 2009-01-09 21:19:10
Re: A Future Thought (4 replies, posted in Poems)
sadly this is all too true
once more the rich minority dump on the poor majority
life is a female dog!
phill
4,532 2009-01-09 21:15:32
Topic: A naughty little limerick (8 replies, posted in Poems)
This is a bit of a joke, so please don't be offended or disgusted, just remember...it's a man thing
.
Don't Pee Long. By Phill Williams
I could pee like a horse
On all fours in a field
I could pee like a dog
Cock a leg on a tree
I could pee like a woman
A nd sit on the seat
I don't stand when I pee
Cos I soak both my feet
I once pee'd in the garden
Wrote my name in the snow
I once pee'd in the hedge
Where the evergreens grow
I once pee'd in your toilet
And I pee'd on your mat
I once pee'd in your wardrobe
When I was pissed as a rat
The gist of this tale
Is as simple as eggs
Bad aim and bad eyesight
You can pee on your legs
When you put on your boxers
And I've got to be blunt
Skid-marks to the rear
Lime stains to the front
4,533 2009-01-02 20:36:43
Re: Bonanza (2 replies, posted in Poems)
HI Russ
i'm just drunk on the intoxicating fulfillment of the promise of life everlasting in the bosom of my chordian friends, and my guitar brothers across the pond. Obama..."here come the new boss, just like the old boss" Pete Townsend wrote that, i hope i can find something as profound to say one of these days!
phill [hic]
4,534 2009-01-02 13:41:27
Re: Battle Song (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
i've had this chord sequence [G-Bm-Em-C-D [G] knocking around my head for a week or so, then i woke this morning with the idea for a song and with a little fiddling about meshed the two and there ya go.
the diminished chords, [unlike the chopro format] i played the Adim on the 6th fret and the Bdim on the 8th fret
recording in progress
phill
4,535 2009-01-02 13:33:48
Topic: Battle Song (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
BATTLE SONGUndefined
intro...[G] [Bm] [Em] [C] [D]...[G] [Bm] [Em] [C] [G]
[Em]I was born when the [D]war began
[C]Born to fight but I [G]was too young
[Em]As I grew and the [D]war dragged on
[C]Saw too many [G]die
repeat intro
[Em]Cheers for the [D]victories
[C]Sad looks [G]for the weeds
[Em]Joy and tears – [D]win the day
[C]Saw too many [G]die
chorus
[D]And the men are [Adim]called to war
[G]We are righteous, we [Bdim]have the Lord
[A]Take to arms, take [D7]up your sword
For [Em]today's the [D]day we [G]die
[G]Today's [Bm]the [Em]day [C]we [D]die. [G]Today's [Bm]the [Em]day [C]we [G]die
[Em]Leaders lead, the [D]fight goes on
[C]Old men die and [G]so do young
[Em]The blood of friend and [D]foe as one
[C]Saw too many [G]die
[Em]Marching proud sing [Bm]battle songs
[Am]Pray to God for [Em]deliverance
[Bm]Even hero's fear their [C]death
[Em]Saw too [D]many [G]die
repeat chorus
[Em]Mmm [D]mmm[C]mmm[G]mmm
[C] todays the [D]day we die
[Em]mmm [Bm]mmm [Am]mmm [Em]mmm
[Em] today's the [D]day we [G]die
4,536 2009-01-02 12:16:32
Topic: Bonanza (2 replies, posted in Poems)
A lady wanted love on tap
I said at love I am just crap
She said it matters not, oh no
As long as I can call you Joe
Joe? I asked, and who is he?
Oops I've said too much I fear
For Joe is all my heart desires
He can light my inner fires
He's so cute, so short, so hairy
He lives in the little house on the prairie
You fool I said that's Little Joe, and he's on Bonanza!
I just made that up
Phill
4,537 2009-01-02 12:06:31
Re: TRY THIS: A MUSIC RELATED RIP LIMERICK or POEM (7 replies, posted in Poems)
you seem to be becoming john lennonesk...keep going my old mate, shame about your ex-wife, but that is the best place for them...in the past!
killed by a guitar string from greece? i'll have to make a mental note not to buy any from there.
i've tried strings after they've been in chip fat...does that count?
phill
4,538 2009-01-02 12:00:10
Re: RAP (16 replies, posted in Poems)
rap is one letter short of the truth...that letter being C...
personally i dont like it, my brother on the other hand [he's 10 years younger than me] thinks it is poetry he calls eminem??? a modern shakespeare...give me strength! but as all art forms have their own niche, who are we to say it's not poetry?
i do beg to differ though...repeating the same word at the end each line is not rhyming.
some of these guys actually have nice voices, so instead of screaming obscenities, swearing and making countless and mindless sexual references, why dont they find a nice melody line and give that some welly?
phill
4,539 2009-01-02 11:51:32
Re: A Limerick song. (9 replies, posted in Poems)
hi jerome
thanks for the interest, you can find my recording on my space page, click the link on your left.
not just jerome of-course any one who'd like to hear the song.
it's just a one track demo, and my voice is a bit hoarse after my new years eve gig at the sporting chance in red roses pembrokeshire... and please excuse the usual cock-ups too.
happy new year to all
phill
4,540 2009-01-01 19:40:38
Re: A Limerick song. (9 replies, posted in Poems)
your wish is my command, will it be OK to send it directly to your email address?
phill
4,541 2009-01-01 19:33:28
Re: New Years Prayer (9 replies, posted in Poems)
thanks mishi, waxing lyrical one-self there i see, happy new year to you
phill
4,542 2008-12-30 20:40:04
Re: A Limerick song. (9 replies, posted in Poems)
hi alan
nice bit of work here my friend, an easy thing to make into a song these are the chords i came up with:-
verse; Am- Dm- Em-F-|| Am- Em- Dm- Em||
chorus; Dm- Em- F-Am-|| Dm- Em- Am- F...||
the verse being the 5 line verses, the chorus being the 4 liner.
i can send you an MP3 in a few days if you'd like me to put the music to it, or i can forget it...no probs, if your going to do it yourself
still like it muchly
phill
4,543 2008-12-30 20:21:31
Re: docphils writing a poem hahahahahahaha, STOOOOPID, but I tried. (2 replies, posted in Poems)
hi doc,
hi-brow poetry it aint, but it does kinda remind me of the dialogue from some of those american soap opera's....[having a little chuckle to myself]
the other phill [from wales]
4,544 2008-12-30 20:16:45
Re: In a town called tutti frutti (5 replies, posted in Poems)
Oh my rooty
wam bam a loo bam
phill
4,545 2008-12-30 20:13:50
Re: New Years Prayer (9 replies, posted in Poems)
hi folks and a happy new year to you all,
i'd like o thank those of you who have bothered to comment and those who just look without saying anything...strange though it seems to me, but there ya go.
hi russ,
if you think it's good enough for sleeve notes...great!
south paw,
i agree, we would be better off with no religion, at best it's a way for pious people to vent their "goodness" at worst it's an excuse for killing as it has been for 4000 years...sorry to disappoint all you catholics who thought you invented ethnic cleansing! much as i dont want to say it, god is probably a man-made invention, for good intentions eg; laws etc...as there were no policemen 4000 years ago...thats my thoughts anyway!
i wasnt YELLING as such, when i write a piece, i type it into my computer in capitals to make it easier to read [as i'm a little blur sighted these days] i then copy and paste straight onto chordie, saves typing twice
ken,
thanks, glad you like it. i guess the above answers you too
thank you roger,
it is a prayer of hope of peace, especially with whats going on out in Gaza at the moment, and of course all the other crap thats happening all over the world. one question would be; what started it all?
and the other; how do we stop it?
i'd like to believe that this CD were putting together could have a part in uniting the world and bringing something we have never known....P.E.A.C.E
4,546 2008-12-29 20:21:52
Re: The Autumn Rose (2 replies, posted in Songwriting)
hiyall
this is a new song today, i'm in the middle of recording it so i'll post it SAP. i actually do this in "F"
using a capo on the 5th frett, but i thought it might be easier if i posted it in "C". it's a simple bass run-down eg: C chord> Cchord with a B note bass etc.
thoughts please
phill
4,547 2008-12-29 20:18:03
Topic: The Autumn Rose (2 replies, posted in Songwriting)
AUTUMN ROSEUndefined
IF MY [C]LOVE FOR [C/B]YOU WAS A [Bb]SOLID [Bb/A]THING
THE [Dm]WORLD [Em]WOULD LOOK [G]SMALL
AND THE [F]UNI[G]VERSE FIT [Am]IN [G]MY [G]BAG
MY [Dm7]LOVE WOULD DWARF IT [G]ALL
REPEAT CHORDS FOR EACH VERSE
LIKE A SNOWBALL GROWS AS IT ROLLS AND ROLLS
MY LOVE IS GROWING STILL
AND A WINTERS FALL IF IT MADE ONE BALL
IS LESS THAN HALF MY FILL
CHORUS
AND [F]LADY [Em]PLEASE YOUR [Dm]LOVE IS [Am]FREE
[F]BUT FOR [G]ONLY [C]ME
[F]NO-ONE [Em]KNOWS THE [Dm]AUTUMN [Am]ROSE
OR [F]WHAT IT'S [G]MEANT TO [Em]BE
IT [F]MEANS YOUR [G]LOVE FOR [C]ME
IN CANDLE LIGHT OR LOVES DELIGHT
NO STRANGER CAN DISCERN
HEADS ARE REELING- SUCH A FEELING
THERE'S A LESSON HERE TO LEARN
SO SWEEP THE LEAVES AND PRUNE THE TREES
NOW SEPTEMBERS GONE
WINTERS COMING FAST AND COLD
SO GUARD MY AUTUMN ROSE
PROTECT MY AUTUMN ROSE
REPEAT CHORUS
4,548 2008-12-23 20:44:45
Topic: New Years Prayer (9 replies, posted in Poems)
This is not just a Christian thing but a prayer of hope for all people of all [or no] religions, after all if we all believe there is just one God, what does it matter how we worship that God? as long as we do
NEW YEARS PRAYER by Phill Williams
THE TIME HAS COME FOR GOOD TO REIGN
FOR HATE AND FEAR TO LOSE, NOT GAIN
FOR KILLING IN THE NAME OF GOD
TO STOP BECAUSE FOR GOD...IT'S NOT
FOR ONLY EVIL GAINS THROUGH SIN
NO MARTYR MADE WHEN INNOCENTS ARE KILLED
SOME LEADERS OF MEN USE GOD TO FEED
THEIR HUNGER FOR POWER, THEIR LUST, THEIR GREED
GOOD MEN ALL PLEASE TURN AWAY
FROM THE LIARS WHO PREACH THAT TERROR WILL PAY
AND KILLERS KILLED WILL LIVE AGAIN
IN PARADISE WITH GOD IN HEAVEN
WHETHER GOD EXISTS OR NO
MURDERERS WILL NEVER FIND HIS DOOR
BE GOOD IN ALL THE THINGS YOU DO
BE WISE; THE PATH YOU WALK BE TRUE
TAKE NO LIFE, OR WHAT'S NOT YOURS
TAKE HEED THE LAWS OF GOD, NATURE...AND PAUSE
YOU NEEDN'T LOVE OR TURN A CHEEK
JUST DON'T DESTROY THE ONE WHO'S WEEK
THE MAN WHO'S SKIN IS A DIFFERENT SHADE
THE ONE WHO PRAYES IN A DIFFERENT WAY
PUT DOWN THAT KNIFE THAT GUN THAT BOMB
FOR THEY HAVE REIGNED FOR FAR TOO LONG
WORSHIP IN THE WAY YOU CHOOSE
ACCEPT THAT OTHERS DO THAT TOO
AND PARADISE ONE DAY YOU'LL GAIN
FOR THE TIME HAS COME FOR GOOD TO REIGN
4,549 2008-12-23 20:20:54
Re: The Musical Limerick (6 replies, posted in Poems)
EXCELLENT, A CHORDIE SITE JUST FOR POEMS, RHYMES AND ALL THINGS LYRICAL.
WELL DONE TO THE CREATOR WHOEVER THEY MAY BE. MAY THIS SITE BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE IT WAS INTENDED AND END ALL THE WARRING....AMEN
PHILL
PS, NICE OPENER, I'VE ALWAYS LOVED PI, IT'S THE ONLY MATHEMATICAL SYMBOL I COULD REMEMBER IN SCHOOL
4,550 2008-12-22 19:41:36
Re: Silence Of Soldiers (16 replies, posted in Songwriting)
hi ark,
i don't mind at all in fact thanks, i've tried to cut and past the link but i can't find it! am i just stupid or what? don't answer that
phill