you can't - I've tried - guitar hits side rails all the time.
I ended up putting a small sofa on my porch instead.
I am hoping to hear this soon.
451 2023-10-31 00:41:43
Re: Up in the Mountains (13 replies, posted in Songwriting)
452 2023-10-30 18:28:49
Re: Up in the Mountains (13 replies, posted in Songwriting)
love the line about the rocking chair especially!
454 2023-10-28 17:46:06
Topic: My Song Darling I'm Hoping I'm Wrong on sound cloud (2 replies, posted in Songwriting)
This is the song I wrote for SOTM
finally had a moment to record it.
My singing and playing leave a lot to be desired, but at least you'll get the idea of how it sounds in my head.
https://soundcloud.com/james-kenyon-997 … t-im-wrong
Thanks for giving it a listen !
Jim
455 2023-10-27 10:06:35
Re: Don't Wanna Think (9 replies, posted in My local band and me)
I've many a day when I have felt the same way.
Just want to relax and not think about anything.
I liked how you threw in those little harmonic slides between notes.
Nice song Peatle!
Jim
456 2023-10-27 10:02:14
Re: Don't Wanna Think (9 replies, posted in My local band and me)
I've many a day when I have felt the same way.
Just want to relax and not think about anything.
Nice song Peatle!
Jim
457 2023-10-24 09:20:28
Re: Kids Poem (4 replies, posted in Poems)
bahahahahaha
Exactly ! So spot on.
Brian
Quite fantastic - perfect insight.
Keep 'em coming
your poems like these cause many smiles
Jim
458 2023-10-23 09:54:43
Re: October 2023 FSOTM: electron, delicate, layers, funeral, linen, exempt (22 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
This is a re-post from songwriting - try to get a recording here sometime this week.
I qualify bc I used the word " do" 
I wrote this over coffee this morning. One of my friends is having marital problems, and this just popped into words as I was having coffee.
Most likely not perfect - but here it is
Darling, I Keep Hoping That I'm Wrong By Jim Kenyon
[Am] My eyes are so tired, yet I can't sleep at night.
my [E] mind starts racing, when I [Am]turn out the light.
[Am] oh this room is so dark, but I can clearly see,
that [E] you're not coming back, to [Am] be here with me?
.
Chorus
.
[Dm] you said that we’d always [Am] be together
and I [Dm] gave you all my [Am] heart
[Dm]you promised me that you’d [Am]never leave
But [E] Darling , ya’ know we’re falling a [Am] part
.
Verse 2
.
[Am]Remember the good times, oh, the memories we share
But [E]now it feels like you [Am]don’t even care
[Am] I’m sure “never hurt you baby”, were the words you said
But [E]now my heart’s aching, and I’m [Am]feeling ‘bout half past dead
.
Chorus
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[Dm]should’ve known this was [Am] coming
the [Dm] writing was on the [Am] wall
[Dm]guess it was happening [Am] all along
But [E] Darling, I keep hoping that I’m [Am] wrong
.
Verse 3
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[Am] So what do we do now, where do we go from here
the [E] look in your eyes betrays you, and mine [Am] are filled with tears
[Am] can my heart trust you, will your love be true ?
I [E] don’t know the answer but I [Am] know, I still love you
.
Chorus
.
[Dm] don't know where this is [Am] gonna fall
I[Dm] don't have any answers at [Am] all
[Dm] don’t know if you'll be [Am] gone forever.
But [E] Darling, forgetting you will be [Am] never.
Chorus ( repeated)
.
[Dm]should’ve known this [Am] was coming
the [Dm] writing was on the [Am] wall
[Dm]guess it was happening [Am] all along
But [E] Darling, I keep hoping that I’m [Am] wrong
Yeah , [E] Darling, I keep hoping that I’m [Am] wrong
[E] Darling, I keep hoping that I’m [Am] wrong
459 2023-10-22 15:17:07
Re: SOM for October (3 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Phill,
LOL - you have keen insight - after I started writing - the coffee never even got sipped.
Ended up making a new batch.
sad situation. Glad you liked the song
I might record it sometime if i ever get the time.
Thanks for your comments my friend !
Jim
460 2023-10-21 13:18:05
Topic: SOM for October (3 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I qualify bc I used the word " do"
I wrote this over coffee this morning. One of my friends is having marital problems, and this just popped into words as I was having coffee.
Most likely not perfect - but here it is
Darling, I Keep Hoping That I'm Wrong By Jim Kenyon
[Am] My eyes are so tired, yet I can't sleep at night.
my [E] mind just starts racing, when I [Am]turn out the light.
[Am] oh this room is so dark, but I can clearly see,
that [E] you're not coming back, to [Am] be here with me?
.
Chorus
.
[Dm] you said that we’d always [Am] be together
and I [Dm]gave you all my [Am] heart
[Dm]you promised me that you’d [Am]never leave
But [E] Darling , ya’ know we’re falling a [Am] part
.
Verse 2
.
[Am]Remember the good times, oh, the memories that we share
But [E]now it feels to me like you [Am]don’t even care
[Am] I’m sure “never hurt you baby”, were the words that you said
But [E] now my heart’s aching, and I’m [Am]feeling ‘bout half past dead
.
Chorus
.
[Dm]should’ve known this was [Am] coming
the [Dm] writing was on the [Am] wall
[Dm]guess it was happening [Am] all along
But [E] Darling, I keep hoping that I’m [Am] wrong
.
Verse 3
.
[Am] So what do we do now, where do we go from here
the [E] look in your eyes betrays you, and my [Am] eyes are filled with tears
[Am] do I let my heart trust you, Can your love be true ?
I [E] don’t know the answer but I know, [Am] I still love you
.
Chorus
.
[Dm] no way of telling what the [Am] future holds
I don’t [Dm] have a crystal ball I can [Am] look to
I [Dm] don’t know if you'll be [A] gone forever.
But [E] Darling, forgetting you will be [Am] never.
.
Chorus ( repeated)
.
[Dm]should’ve known this [Am] was coming
the [Dm] writing was on the [Am] wall
[Dm]guess it was happening [Am] all along
But [E] Darling, I keep hoping that I’m [Am] wrong
Yeah , [E] Darling, I keep hoping that I’m [Am] wrong
[E] Darling, I keep hoping that I’m [Am] wrong
461 2023-10-15 12:42:27
Topic: Close your eyes on soundcloud (3 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Well here is a quick version of my song close your eyes.
Hope it sounds good enough to give an idea how it is supposed to sound.
it always sounds so much better in my head than when I actually play and sing it.
let me know what you think, please.
Jim
462 2023-10-15 11:47:18
Re: Ham ( A Peatle & Easy production) (5 replies, posted in Poems)
Bahahahahaha
Peatle- I was thinking Arnold Ziffle too !
that was hilarious.
Jm
463 2023-10-15 11:45:21
Re: Here on the Earth Where I Stand (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Jeff,
as I listened to this my mind took me to being a cowboy watching his herd in the mid 1800's out on the plains.
You played and sang it wonderfully !
Thanks for sharing it.
Jim
464 2023-10-15 11:42:43
Re: I Am Here (8 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Peatle
Good stuff my man!
top line lyrics -spot on realty check.
Thanks for sharing
Jim
465 2023-10-15 11:41:17
Re: My Friend Caz. (6 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Peatle,
I agree with all above.. Really nice voice- gonna move forward and rise up I am sure.
Jim
466 2023-10-11 16:22:41
Re: Some links to Kendal Music festival . (7 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Send video - I think you are excellent.
467 2023-10-11 00:57:16
Re: Some links to Kendal Music festival . (7 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Good stuff Graham - looks like a lot of fun
jim
468 2023-10-04 12:12:31
Re: importance of practice (3 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I wish I had the time to practice.
That was my plan when I retired.... isn't working out that way !
469 2023-10-03 10:58:18
Re: Close Your Eyes (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thank you fellas for taking the time to take another look at this.
Jeff - yes I liked the first version as well, but got noodling around and started singing it this way and it was just more comfortable to me.
EB - yeah that chord is an easy move from the A I was playing it and it sounded good - so I too looked up what it was actually called too.
The reason I have not been so active of late has been that my school called me back in to teach until they can find someone - the teacher they had quit 5 days before the start of school. Plus I am still coaching soccer.
Phill - thanks - I hope you do give it a go. I'm sure you would make it sound a lot better than I can
Peatle - Thanks for your kind words. tried to sneak in some analogies there.
again - thanks to all for the comments- much appreciated
Jim
470 2023-10-01 11:24:41
Topic: Close Your Eyes (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
A song I had written a while ago - revamped it.
Close your eyes by Jim Kenyon
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Verse 1
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[A] There’s a cold wind that’s [D/bm] whistling, through the [D] lonesome [A]pines
I’m [A] just wondering [D/bm] where it’s been, and [D] what it left down the [A]line
It re [A] minds me of a [D/bm] love that once was [D] in this heart of [A] mine
There [A] ain’tnothing [D/bm]quite as lonely as a [D] love that’s left be [A] hind
.
Chorus
[A] Close your [E] eyes to[D]night,
and [A] set your [E]self [D]free
Oh, [A] close your [E]eyes to[D]night,
And [D] tell me what it is, that you [A] see
.
Verse 2
[A]the sunset this [D/bm] evening, marks the [D]end of the [A]day
it [A] makes me sad, ‘cause there’s [D/bm] nothing I can [D] do to make it [A]stay
It re[A] minds me of the [D/bm] night you left, I didn’t [D] know what to [A]say
there ain’t [A] nothing quite as lonely as a [D] love that slips a [A ]way
.
Chorus
.
Please [A] close your [E] eyes to[D] night,
[A] travel [E] back in [D]time
Oh [A] Close your [E] eyes and [D]tell me,
Am I [D] ever on your [A] mind ?
.
Verse 3
.
A There’s a train in the [D/bm]valley,that’s [D] rolling down the [A] track
So [A] hard to tell [D/bm] where it’s heading, or [D] if it might turn [A] back
It re [A] minds me of a [D/bm]love that’s lost and [D]slipped right through a [A]crack
Ya’ know [A] ain’t nothing [D/bm]quite as lonely, as a [D] love you can’t get [A] back
.
Chorus
[A] Close your [E] eyes to[D]night,
and [A] set your [E]self [D]free
Oh, [A] close your [E]eyes to[D]night,
And [D] tell me what it is, that you [A] see
.
Please [A] close your [E] eyes to[D] night,
[A] travel [E] back in [D]time
Oh [A] Close your [E] eyes and [D]tell me,
Am I [D] ever on your [A] mind ?
.
slower
Oh [A] Close your [E] eyes and [D]tell me,
am I ever on your [A] mind ?
Oh [A] Close your [E] eyes and [D]tell me,
am I ever on your [A] mind ?
471 2023-09-21 23:50:22
Re: Engelbert The Cat (8 replies, posted in Poems)
Brian,
Do so ! That is brilliant stuff---- I'm telling ya the kindergartners loved it.
The teacher thought I wrote it at first and told me I should get it published - so it isn't just me.
The robot one was so clever as well !! You have a talent buddy, follow your passion!
Jim
472 2023-09-18 21:58:11
Re: a memory and a photograph (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Mojo
I am back for round 2
every time I liste to this I love it more and more !
Seriously - this is a hit, man !!
Jim
473 2023-09-18 21:56:37
Re: Engelbert The Cat (8 replies, posted in Poems)
Brian,
your poem was read to the kindergarten class at my school. They thought it was hilarious
I added their teacher's name to the lady that had socks stolen.
So - get it frigging published !
Jim
474 2023-09-18 21:54:51
Re: Robot (9 replies, posted in Poems)
Brian
you are killing it Dude !
So impressed. you are so witty and clever!
Jim
475 2023-09-18 21:52:19
Re: Stormy Morning (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I agree with Jan and Peatle as well - Nicely done !!