Thanks Graham and Dino.
577 2014-12-07 16:27:57
Re: Christmas song (3 replies, posted in Song requests)
My pleasure John. Merry Christmas.
578 2014-12-07 16:26:45
Re: Off to Bed (Little Cowpoke (15 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks Brian.
579 2014-12-07 07:03:54
Topic: Off to Bed (Little Cowpoke (15 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I wrote this a little over a week ago after looking at pictures of my eldest grandson sleeping, but still hanging on to a favorite toy as if to say, "I'll go to sleep, but I'm still going to play and there's nothing you can do about it!" Posted on my soundcloud site if you care to have a listen at: https://soundcloud.com/jets60/off-to-bed-little-cowpoke-song
Off to Bed (Little Cowpoke’s Song) by Jeff Gilpin
11/27/2014 - for Brodie
[D]It’s off to bed you [G]little cow[D]poke
It’s [A]time you were [G]hitting the [D]hay
Put your [D]saddles away and [G]hang up your [D]rope
Yippy [A]ki yi [G]yippy ki [D]yay
But [F#]Brodies just a lagging
And [Bm]dragging his feet
Too [G]dog tired to move it a[A]long
So [D]I try and prod him and [G]herd him to [D]bed
[A]Singing a little [G]cowpoke [D]song [D7]
So [G]yippy ki yay
Move a[D]long sleepy cowpoke
[A]Yippy ki [G]yay move a[D]long
[G]Yippy ki yi yay
Move a[D]long sleepy cowpoke
[A]Singing a little [G]cowpoke [D]song
580 2014-12-05 03:16:00
Re: Maybe you should know - Kenny Rogers (7 replies, posted in Song requests)
Much better webadge - Welcome to the forum and we'll be looking forward to more from you.
581 2014-12-04 22:33:59
Re: Christmas song (3 replies, posted in Song requests)
Found it - It's in Uke but the chord names are there so you should be able to figure it out for guitar. Mahalo 
582 2014-12-04 22:05:56
Re: Maybe you should know - Kenny Rogers (7 replies, posted in Song requests)
Sorry - posting published song lyrics on here is a no-no. Post the chords if you want but leave the lyrics off.
583 2014-11-27 15:36:08
Re: Thanksgiving (11 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Happy Thanksgiving to my Chordie family!
584 2014-11-18 17:56:19
Re: Another song (2 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I have no problem at all with you posting another song in the songwriting forum. That is how it goes from time to time for me as well. A long dry spell, and then bang, bang, bang....one right after another. Throw it up there with the lyrics if you want to, and with my blessings.
585 2014-11-14 22:45:40
Re: Chord Shapes (10 replies, posted in About Chordie)
Could be a resolution issue. A larger boxes in lower resolution settings and/or smaller monitors/screens will sometimes stacks stuff on top in crowded screen views. What are you viewing on and what is your res?
586 2014-11-10 17:51:35
Re: Thank You For Your Service, Happy Veteran's Day. (5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Russell_Harding wrote:
Air Force vet here. I wish a safe day for all are vets overseas may they all come home.
Thanks for your service Russ. I'm an Air Force vet as well. Reminds me of the Johnny Cash line from I Walk the Line...Johnny says, "I got a couple of songs I wrote in the Air Force. You got anything against the Air Force?" Record Producer Sam Phillips says, "No." Johnny replies, "I do."
587 2014-11-04 21:44:20
Re: empty hands (2 replies, posted in Song requests)
I couldn't find them posted anywhere. Maybe if you had a video of the song someone could help you figure it out. Good luck.
588 2014-10-29 01:50:53
Re: chords / lyrics for babys callin' me home (4 replies, posted in Song requests)
Found the chords on chordify...kind of funky site but you now have chords and lyrics...enjoy!
http://chordify.net/chords/babys-callin … erbandfans
589 2014-10-28 04:38:01
Re: Babysitting Baby (11 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Dino & Hummin -You guys cracked me up.
590 2014-10-27 21:23:31
Re: Babysitting Baby (11 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks Joe. Writing does go pretty well when I keep in practice. This one was particularly fun because it was about two of my favorite subjects: grandkids and songwriting. No matter how busy I get, I'll always have to make some time to sit down and come up with a new song or two. I can think of no better way to rid myself of all my built up stress. Nothing quite as satisfying as writing a song that is fun to play and has a catchy tune as well.
591 2014-10-27 16:17:01
Re: Babysitting Baby (11 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks Graham - Road trips seem to knock out every one for me, including the wife. Strumming a guitar is always my go to when nothing else is working.
Hey Fretfull - Horse with No Name is a great song and I can hear it working as a lullaby - Glad you like mine. Thanks
593 2014-10-26 20:56:25
Topic: Babysitting Baby (11 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I can't count the times I've used this trick, but on my grand-kids since I started playing after my children were older. Guitars and creative minds make great babysitting tools. Here it is if you want a listen: https://soundcloud.com/jets60/babysitting-baby
Babysitting Baby By Jeff Gilpin
October 26, 2014
Intro
[A] [A7]
[D]Can’t under[G]stand why my [E]baby’s [A]crying
[D]Can’t under[G]stand why it’s [E]making me [D]laugh [A]
[D]Shaking my [G]head be[E]cause there’s no [A]denying
[D]Sticking my [G]neck out like a [E]big [Em11]gir[D]affe
She [A]don’t want to [A7]eat she [D]don’t want to [D7]play
She [A]don’t want a [A7]story or [D]two [D7]
She [F#7]don’t want a bath she [Bm]don’t want some candy
And [E]I don’t know what I should [A]do
[D]Play her a [G]song a [E]little bit of [A]nonsense
[D]Making up [G]words as they [E]come in my [D]head [A]
[D]Finally she [G]stops to [E]give me her [A]own two cents
That [D]old Bronx [G]cheer that no [E]words could [Em11]have [D]said
[A]So I [A7]get her to [D]make up some [D7]words
[A]Adding to a [A7]song that means [D]nothing [D7]
[F#7]Waiting all day until her [Bm]thoughts have concurred
Got to [E]finish the song and [A]I’m not [A7]bluffing
[D]Who’s that [G]singing that [E]nonsense [A]song
[D]Making up [G]words so that [E]time flies [D]by [A]
[D]Can’t wait to [G]short or I [E]can’t wait to [A]long because
I’ll [D]do what it [G]takes to stop my [E]baby [Em11]from [D]cry – ing
Solo on the chorus/bridge chords - [A] [A7] [D] [D7] [A] [A7] [D] [D7] [F#7] [Bm] [E] [A] [A7]
[D]Finish the [G]song it’s a [E]freaking [A]masterpiece
[D]Sitting with my [G]baby to [E]help stop her [D]cry – [A]ing
[D]Play a few [G]bars and her [E]eyes start to [A]drooping she’s
A[D]bout nodding [G]off with a [E]smile in [Em11]her [D]eyes ….[D] [G] [E] [A] [D]
594 2014-10-26 16:26:47
Re: Happy Birthday Chordie (21 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Happy Birthday Chordie! Chordie.com is truly one of the greatest websites I've ever found and I will always come back. Thanks Per for putting up with all of us chordie faithful through the years.
595 2014-10-26 16:21:32
Re: Chord request for a (hopefully) easy but obscure song (4 replies, posted in Song requests)
That link only gives you 30 secs of the song, but it starts out C7 slowly strummed (on a Uke I think) then to F when he starts singing back to C or C7 for the second line and continues back and forth between those two chords, but again only goes 30 seconds in so you'll have to figure out the rest. Hope that helps.
596 2014-10-19 05:09:02
Re: I (8 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I can see how it might fit the pioneering song mold; however, I wrote it for the new pioneers who are not quite as welcomed these days as they were in days of yore. I know back there in those days the immigrants had a tough time getting to there dream destination. Hard to say if it is tougher now.
597 2014-10-18 14:17:03
Re: A Good Love Story Makes a Lousy Song, (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
It's up on soundcloud now if you want to listen: https://soundcloud.com/jets60/a-good-lo … lousy-song
598 2014-10-16 01:23:39
Re: A Good Love Story Makes a Lousy Song, (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks you all. I'll most likely put it up Saturday morning.
599 2014-10-15 01:28:20
Topic: A Good Love Story Makes a Lousy Song, (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Here is a little bluesy piece I’ve been playing around with tonight. I’ll try and get it up on my soundcloud site soon, but it is pretty straight forward if you want to give it a go.
A Good Love Story Makes a Lousy Song By Jeff Gilpin
October 14, 2014
Intro
[G] [C] [G] [D7]
[G]I heard this girl singing about a guy that done her wrong [G7]
About [C]how she gave her heart to him and how he just ran a[G]long [G7]
I [D]think she was giving the story from her own [D7]view ....because I
[C]Never knew a girl who loved me true [C7]who I would do that to [G] [C] [G] [D7]
[G]Same way you hear some guys sing about the girl he let slip away [G7]
Who [C]couldn’t understand it when he begged her just to turn around and [G]stay [G7]
Now [D]if that girl was worth it I’m sure [D7]she’d of turned around
Instead of [C]packing her bag taking all his money and [C7]running off to town
But a [Em]good love story sure [C]makes a lousy song
[Em]Ain't no since in singing if [A]no one’s done you wrong
And [C]no one wants to [Em]listen to [A]happily ever after for long
Just like a [D]good love story [C]makes a lousy [C7]song [G] [C] [G] [D7]
There [G]ain’t nothing bluesy about getting the girl in the end [G7]
Or about the [C]whole thing working out or marrying your best [G]friend [G7]
[D]Someone’s got to have a heartache while the [D7]other one’s got to die
And [C]nothing tugs the heartstrings like the heart[C7]broken when they cry
Spoken over:[G] [C] [G] [D7] So let me give it a go and see if I can make you well up….
I [G]once had this girl she was my pretty little flower [G7]
I [C]gave her my heart but one day it went all [G]sour [G7]
[D]She found a handsome city man rolling in [D7]money
[C]Rushed back home packed her bags said [C7]see you later honey
Spoken over: [G] [C] [G] [D7]…there that's sad enough…right?...I sure hope so because…
A [Em]good love story sure [C]makes a lousy song
[Em]Ain't no since in singing if [A]no one’s done you wrong
And [C]no one wants to [Em]listen to [A]happily ever after for long
Just like a [D]good love story [C]makes a lousy [C7]song[G] [C] [G] [G7]
600 2014-09-24 02:26:50
Re: Away in a Day (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Sorry about your son and his wife leaving. I know it hurts as his father. Making music is good medicine for what ails you.