Thanks Artie. Glad you enjoyed it.
603 2014-09-21 16:18:54
Re: I (8 replies, posted in Songwriting)
On soundcloud now if you want to have a listen: https://soundcloud.com/jets60/im-a-weary-traveler
604 2014-09-21 15:43:39
Topic: I (8 replies, posted in Songwriting)
This is a bit of a bittersweet folk song about our times. So many hard working people come to my country to try and make it and for most of the people who live here already there is not a lot of respect given when in my opinion there really should be a ton. Anyway I hope you all like it. I’ll try and get it recorded and up soon.
I’m a Weary Traveler By Jeff Gilpin
September 21, 2014
[Bm]I’m a weary [A]traveler
My [G]journey [A]far from [Bm]done
I come from a far off [A]place
Too [G]dangerous for [A]me to be[Bm]long
I’m [A]heading to the [D]land I’ve heard
Where [G]I can stake my [A]claim
And [Bm]never worry [A]any more
So [G]that’s the [A]land where I [Bm]aim
I’ve survived many [A]hardships
[G]Barely es[A]caped with my [Bm]life
Throughout my perilous [A]journeys
I [G]valued [A]every re[Bm]spite
I’ve [A]come to know my [D]traveling friends
[G]Fear and anxie[A]ty
[Bm]Saved my life far too [A]many time
[G]Always will be [A]traveling with [Bm]me
Solo on verse chords
Bridge
[F#]I dream waking [Bm]to the day
[G]My journey comes to an [A]end
[Bm]But for now I’m [A]traveling on
[G]With my [A]traveling [Bm]friends
[Bm]Far off in the [A]future
I [G]see that land of [A]prosperi[Bm]ty
Where hard work pays and I’ll work [A]hard all the days
[G]Living in the [A]land of the [Bm]free
Where I [A]know I’ll be res[D]pected
And [G]valued by one and [A]all
Where [Bm]everyone is [A]equal
In the [G]land where [A]I heard the [Bm]call …and [A]why
[Bm]I’m a weary [A]traveler
My [G]journey [A]far from [Bm]done
I come from a far off [A]place
Too [G]dangerous for [A]me to be[Bm]long
I’m [A]heading to the [D]land I’ve heard
Where [G]I can stake my [A]claim
And [Bm]never worry [A]any more
So [G]that’s the [A]land where I [Bm]aim
605 2014-09-17 02:40:25
Re: Taken the Plunge (19 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Doug_Smith wrote:
Hi Phill,
I think this is it, but I'm sure someone will be a;long to correct me if I goofed!
https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut
Right Name and Right Place..... so we'll see.
Doug
Yep - that's the one.
606 2014-09-16 03:21:26
Re: Taken the Plunge (19 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Just had a listen. You're better than you're letting on. Really enjoyed Hey Louie.
607 2014-09-16 03:16:00
Re: Taken the Plunge (19 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Looking forward to it Easybeat. You're right though; it is scary, but you've got friends out here too.
608 2014-09-07 20:25:17
Re: Mother Nature's Favorite Recipe (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks you all.
609 2014-09-07 13:00:45
Re: The Climb (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Very nice Ark. So much going on but it all fits together nicely. Very complex piece of music. Reminds me a bit of Mike Oldfield's work.
610 2014-09-07 12:48:55
Re: Mother Nature's Favorite Recipe (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks Ark.
611 2014-09-06 14:46:16
Topic: Mother Nature's Favorite Recipe (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
This song (tune and words) kind of got into my head this morning so I thought I would share.
Mother Nature’s Favorite Recipe By Jeff Gilpin
September 6, 2014
[E]Way back long ago [A]before
The [E]world had ever seen or heard of
[A]All the sounds we hear to[E]day
The [A]sounds of civilized man you [E]say
Of [B7]people going here and there
[A]Doing all the things that people dare
But [B7]not a lot of thought for how much
[A]Longer we can keep it up
[E]Taking smaller sips from the [B7]endless cup
Of Mother Nature’s [A]favorite recipe
[E]Long ago I was a [A]boy and
[E]All the sounds I heard back then
Were [A]far from what I hear to[E]day
But [A]thinking back I guess I’d [E]say
There [B7]was a faint resemblance
To [A]today’s sound so persistent
And if I put [B7]cotton in my ears
I think that I can [A]almost faintly hear
An [E]echo from those days so [B7]near
But really those days are [A]all so far away
I’ve [E]read many a book that [A]authors
[E]Predict the fall of man from prosper
[A]Back to days like long a[E]go
Like [A]back when life was moving [E]slower
Than the [B7]speed of life we’ve come to see
But these [A]tales of fiction seem to me
To [B7]paint rather rosy pictures
[A]Quite unlike the biblical scriptures
That [E]say tough times we’ll have to en[B7]dure
I think it’ll be [A]somewhere in between
612 2014-08-24 14:57:14
Re: 21st Century expectations (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Enjoyed it Graham. Very playable and tells a story I can relate to. Good job!
613 2014-08-13 01:42:22
Re: Daddycool (23 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Congratulations Robert! Lovely photos!
614 2014-08-08 03:53:44
Re: Mother (A punks ballad) (14 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey Scott! Great song and great job on the chordpro along with specific chord fingering directions. Now...can you record how it should be played? 
615 2014-08-06 00:14:46
Re: My Druthers (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Don't think so but I will give her a heads up. I think she'd like it.
616 2014-08-06 00:12:36
Re: Emeline (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks very much, Dave. This is actually one of my favorites too. I wrote it back in December and have been keeping it to myself until now.
619 2014-08-03 23:12:37
Re: CHORDIESTOCK III - 3/13/15 - 3/15/15 - save the date! (204 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Hey Jeff - I'm going to give it a go. I have to save up my vacation but by March I should have enough. So many friends I need to get reacquainted with and others I need to meet in person.
621 2014-08-03 16:03:07
Re: titles (16 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
normtheguitar wrote:
Welcome, keepitreal! Another Brit here. I like the term Chordian and I also like Chordians, if you get my meaning...
Cheers!
Kind of makes me wonder if there are any Chordian accordion players here.
622 2014-08-03 15:29:03
Re: Emeline (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Up on soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/jets60/emeline
623 2014-08-03 15:07:06
Re: My Druthers (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
On soundcloud now: https://soundcloud.com/jets60/my-druthers
624 2014-08-03 13:20:53
Topic: Emeline (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Emeline By Jeff Gilpin
December 16, 2013
Capo 1 Intro strumming Am
[Em]On the [Am]day when I first saw her
Eme[D]line was seventeen.
She al[G]ready gave a glimpse of
Who she’d [Em]later grow to [Am]be.
[Em]She was a [Am]beauty early on
Filled with [D]humor in her eyes,
And a [G]sadness that she hopped
That no one [Em]saw or rea[Am]lized.
Eme[G]line [Em]
Are you a [Am]dream,
Eme[G]line [Em] [D]?
[Em]Though she [Am]didn’t grow up hungry
Or [D]lack for anything,
She [G]was not raised in glamor
Or in [Em]high socie[Am]ty.
[Em]Eme[Am]line learned at an early age
With a [D]smile or with a pout
She [G]could work the situation
How she [Em]wanted it worked [Am]out.
Eme[G]line [Em]
Are you a [Am]dream
Eme[G]line [Em] [D]?
[Em]Shortly [Am]after I first met her
I was [D]smitten through and through.
I was [G]just learning my way,
As my [Em]feelings grew and [Am]grew.
[Em]I [Am]often talked with Emeline,
But I’m [D]sure she never saw
How I [G]felt, or that I dreamed of her.
Each [Em]night her name I’d [Am]call.
Eme[G]line [Em],
In my [Am]dreams,
Eme[G]line [Em] [D].
[Em]Though I [Am]never got the courage
[D]While some other did,
And they’d [G]woo her with their honey tongues
While [Em]in shyness I [Am]hid.
[Em]She’d still [Am]find the time to talk with me
Though my true [D]feelings I would hide.
Just a [G]friend was all I was to her,
But as a [Em]friend I could a[Am]bide.
Eme[G]line [Em]
In my [Am]dreams,
Eme[G]line [Em] [D].
[Em] [Am]I lost track of Emeline.
Through the [D]years I’ve lived my life,
[G]Full and well rewarding
With my [Em]children and my [Am]wife,
[Em]But [Am]every now and then I find
Dreams [D]from my past return,
And the [G]memories come back to me
Of the [Em]time that I would [Am]yearn for
Eme[G]line [Em]
In my [Am]dreams,
[G]Emeline [Em] [D]...
625 2014-08-03 13:04:48
Re: titles (16 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Welcome KeepIt. I'm sure you'll fit in quite well and find quite a few kindred spirits.