Mojo - another superb one! You sound so much like Guy Clark on this one. I kept waiting for a little chorus in there somewhere. I bet this stuff happens all the time. I still can't believe that with your style, voice and playing abilities that you aren't signed to a contract by some recording company ! You are special Mojo ! Jim
752 2021-05-28 10:33:25
Re: Sons (9 replies, posted in Poems)
nice one EB !
Many scenarios applicable - imagination food for everyone!
Jim
753 2021-05-26 22:21:25
Re: SHADES OF GRAY - Not from the Monkeeys (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Beamer
" Black and White will make you cry'
Never truer words spoken
in education it sums up why we are :
Every kid gets a trophy
No child can fail
etc...
people are afraid to tell the truth if it hurts
the twisted thinking is that somehow it is helping them, but in my humble opinion - it cripples them.
great line
Jim
754 2021-05-26 01:18:33
Re: Old Lady Cries (7 replies, posted in Poems)
Peatle
I can tell you that as a long time teacher - these kids are coming out of school with that exact mentality.
Always " Me First - where is my trophy - I want the money and damn the character !"
Good stuff Peatle . I can't wait to see what you post on the next inclement weather day !!
Jim
755 2021-05-26 01:13:42
Re: World Predicate (15 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Jeff
I quite agree with all the above
Pete and Phill are showing the love
Brian is liking the scheme thereof
and your message fits just like a glove
the world in ways has become degenerate
but your song seems the best predicate !
Thought it was genius work my friend - made me think a lot !
Well done!
Jim
756 2021-05-22 23:06:51
Re: Song: Another Chance (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Awesome Graham!!!
Hope you find time
I would love to hear how a crowd reacted to it
If you ever do play it out I. Public
Thanks for the kind words
Jim
757 2021-05-21 02:45:30
Re: Song: Another Chance (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I would love to hear it Beamer !
758 2021-05-19 10:43:55
Re: PURPLE (5 replies, posted in Poems)
EB
Classic
I immediately thought of several scenarios there.
That has the making of a really good song !
I was playing around with it - I hope you don't mind.
This my thoughts in terms of song
Purple
[C]In a cafe we sat
having a coffee and a [G]chat
[C]talking `bout music and art
as the background soft music [G]played
[C]i told her to close your eyes
and then i closed [G]mine
[C]I asked her to tell me the colours
she imagined in her [G]mind
she said [D] I see red and [C}blue
while I was seeing [G] purple
Great concept her Brian - well done.
Jim
ps - every song I've ever written had to have rhyme - this one because of the color scheme
- LOL " Purple" !!! at first it felt funny - but I actually like this - it gives such a twist when it doesn't rhyme.
Thanks for opening that door for me !
759 2021-05-19 10:17:20
Re: papa whiskey Tui (5 replies, posted in Recording)
Phill and Peatle
Music was great ! Video was really cool - loved the special effects ! I even got the Papa Whiskey ( Phill Williams) !
Well done chaps ! you are an excellent team
Cheers - Jim
760 2021-05-18 10:34:13
Re: Song: Another Chance (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks Graham
I think a lot of people have been in that spot where they mad a choice and then regretted it.
761 2021-05-16 12:51:02
Topic: Song: Another Chance (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I went out of my comfort zone on this - it's kinda punkish 
in my head.
probably needs some refinement
Another Chance By Jim Kenyon
[G]Well it’s six in the morning and I [F]can’t get you off my [G]mind
[G]I keep on wondering why I [F]ever left you be[D]hind
[C] everybody’s [D]telling me that [Bm] I must be in[Em]sane
they’re[C] right because my [D] heart is drenched with [G]pain
.
[G] Every song I hear, every [F]picture reminds me of [G]you
[G]If I can’t get you back, I [F] don’t know what I’ll [D] do
[C] I can’t get my [D]head around, not [Bm]holding you every [Em]night
So I[C] lay awake and [D] hope that we get this [G] right
.
Chorus
I just [C]want to be with [D]you and [Bm]hold you all night [Em]long
and [C]can you please for[D]give me, I never [Bm] meant to do you [C]wrong
I just [C]want to be with [D]you, so [Bm] please take me by the [Em] hand
While I’m [C] asking you to[D]night, for another [G]chance
.
[G]Straight from my heart is [F]where I’m coming [G] from
[G] I know who we are and [F] what we can be [D]come
[C] I’m hoping for a [D] miracle or a [Bm] blessing from a[Em]bove
‘cause I [C] know you’re the [D] only girl I’ll ever [G]love
.
Chorus
I just [C]want to be with [D]you and [Bm]hold you all night [Em]long
and [C]can you please for[D]give me, I never [Bm] meant to do you [C]wrong
I just [C]want to be with [D]you, so [Bm] please take me by the [Em] hand
While I’m [C] asking you to[D]night, for another [G]chance
While I’m [C] asking you to[D]night, for another [G]chance
Yeah, I’m [C] asking you to[D]night, for another [G]chance
762 2021-05-08 21:16:01
Re: why is it? (6 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Zurf
Good to hear from you!!
Jim
763 2021-05-06 09:54:19
Re: Unfinished Business (8 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks guys
I wrote it actually as a tribute and a way of wishing that I could have spent more time with my bothers in our older years - I had two pass away in the past two years and my oldest brother has alzheimers to the point where he does not know me anymore. I was looking at old family photos and the idea of this song just kind of
emerged in to my thinking. Time just goes by so fast , we get caught up with daily happenings and things that seem so important at the time - and then suddenly something happens - and you wonder why you didn't spend more time with them. I guess it was just a release verse for me.
Thanks for the kind words. I hope you all take the time to spend with your families- it really is irreplaceable.
Cheers
JIm
764 2021-05-06 09:45:26
Re: Childs Play (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Brian
Same here as what Phill said.
Grandkids are so cool !!! Nice performance and song.
Jim
765 2021-05-05 23:27:18
Re: twisting in the wind (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Mojo
I quite agree with Peatle, it's your unique style man !
I listened a couple more times today - really top notch performance.
Jim
766 2021-05-05 01:48:51
Topic: Unfinished Business (8 replies, posted in Songwriting)
to be honest- after just listening to Mojo's new post " Twisting in the wind" this pales - but I will post anyways.
I will let you guess as to what it is about if you wish.
Unfinished Business By Jim Kenyon
Verse 1
[D] Well I saw you last evening, as I
cruised down an old memory lane
and I [G]thought to myself, that my life
will [D]never again,be the same
there’s [A]words inside I’ve rarely spoken
and [G]bonds of love that can’t be[D] broken
.
Chorus
Well I’ve[G] got myself, unfinished [D]business
Just[A] thinking about it , makes me wanna [D]cry
Yeah I’ve [G]got myself unfinished [D]business
‘cause I [A] never got the [G]chance to say [D]goodbye.
Yeah I’ve [G]got myself unfinished [D]business
Even [A]though I knowmy love will never [D]die
Well I’ve[G] got myself, unfinished [D]business
And [A] all my life I’ll [G] always wonder [D]why
.
Verse 2
[D]I’m missing the good times we had together
and the ways you always found to make me smile
I’m [G]holding on to the good times we shared
knowing [D] that I loved you all the while
oh[A] I know you’re happy wherever you are
You’re [G]out of sight, but never out of my [D]heart
.
Chorus
Well I’ve[G] got myself, unfinished [D]business
Just[A] thinking about it , makes me wanna [D]cry
Yeah I’ve [G]got myself unfinished [D]business
‘cause I [A] never got the [G]chance to say [D]goodbye.
Yeah I’ve [G]got myself unfinished [D]business
Even [A]though I knowmy love will never [D]die
Well I’ve[G] got myself, unfinished [D]business
And [A] all my life I’ll [G] always wonder [D]why
.
outgo
Well I’ve[G] got myself, unfinished [D]business
Just[A] thinking about it , makes me wanna [D]cry
Yeah I’ve [G]got myself unfinished [D]business
‘cause I [A] never got the [G]chance to say [D]goodbye
‘cause I [A] never got the [G]chance to say [D]goodbye
767 2021-05-05 01:44:22
Re: twisting in the wind (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Mojo
In my humble opinion - this could be a top 10 country song.
i think your best song.
Fantastic !!
Can you post the lyrics and chords here ?
you've got some talent my friend.
Wow - Just Wow !!
Jim
768 2021-05-01 10:43:04
Re: People Power (14 replies, posted in Poems)
Nice one Peatle.
Giving people to have a voice is crucial. Even by voting and not getting your candidate to win still exercises a fundamental human right.
Like the perspective Peatle !
Jim
769 2021-04-30 10:15:44
Re: the argument (6 replies, posted in Poems)
Phill
That left me speechless.
I cannot imagine the anguish of the moment.
So glad you found Ann - she ,ust be amazing to get you past something lake that.
Jim
770 2021-04-30 10:13:50
Re: Western Movie (4 replies, posted in My local band and me)
I liked it to. I think it has potential for a song
AS i was listening I had a coupe scene's pop in my head and a line or two.
I kept waiting for a change for like a chorus or something.
Sounded really good Scott and SonBream !
Jim
771 2021-04-28 10:18:58
Re: NBD (3 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
Beamer
Excuse my lack of knowledge
Do basses usually have 4 strings ?
Is playing a five string guitar harder ? What are the advantages of such a guitar?
Cool looking axe .
Jim
772 2021-04-25 19:26:38
Re: why is it? (6 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Mojo,
You playing alphabet soup chords and gigantic ranges of of vocals, even hammered, is 1000 % better than me playing and singing one chord and a nursery rhyme
Just saying
Jim
773 2021-04-25 12:14:28
Topic: Covid: The Missing Years (Re-written) (2 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I changed the lyrics, chords and how it's played.
Covid: The Missing Years by Jim Kenyon
.
finger pick the verses, strum the chorus
.
[D]It was the 12th of March, and [G]Spring was on the way
I [A]looked out my window, seemed like an ordinary [D]day
Had a lot of plans in mind, with so [G]many things to do
Oh I [A]never thought a virus would have me feelin' sad and [D]blue,
.
[D]Everyone said China, eating [G]bats might be the blame
but it [A] really doesn’t matter much, we're never gonna be the [D]same
Wear a mask and keep your distance, and [G]listen to the news
well [A]what’s the truth, what are lies, and who is gettin'[D] screwed
.
[D]I thought this can’t be happening, it [G] seemed so damn surreal
with [A]people taking temperatures, and asking how you [D]feel
Closing down our schools and bars even [G]places that we eat
I'm [A]looking out from my front porch, just see an empty[D] street
.
Chorus
[D]Well Jimmy got quarantined, [G]Arlene wore her mask
[A] Did you get your vaccination, is the question they all [D]ask
[D]Things shut down all around the world, [G]isn’t much that we can do
[A]Just wishing we'd go back in time and 23[D] skidoo
.
[D]Thousands were getting sick, yeah [G]many people died
both [A] common folk and celebrities, a whole lot of people [D] cried
No concerts or games to watch, can’t even [G]watch our children play
and [A]Health care workers on the line, nearly every single [D]day
.
[D]Work from home, meet in zoom, makin' [G]tik-toc’s to pass the time
the hours [A] steal our lives away, while we all have to walk the [D]line
some never got their first kiss, some lost a [G]summer at the beach
others [A]lost the last chance to hold someone, cause they were out of [D]reach
.
[D]We talk about the future, but seems we’re [G]living in the past
as we [A]watch how the world is changing, and hide behind our [D]mask
someday they'll ask what was it like, was it [G] really how it appears ?
and I'll [A]say I don't remember much, it was covid, the missing [D]years
.
Chorus
[D]Well Jimmy got quarantined, [G]Arlene wore her mask
[A] Did you get your vaccination, is the question they all [D]asked
[D]Things shut down all around the world, [G]isn’t much that we can do
[A]Just wishing we'd go back in time and 23[D] skidoo
[A]Just wishing we'd go back in time and 23[D] skidoo
slow finger pick last line
yeah,[A]Just wishing we could go back in time and 23[D] skidoo
774 2021-04-24 12:24:31
Re: We Were Just Friends. ( Written By Phill and Peatle) (2 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Peatle,
As usual, Phill sounds great. Peatle - what a beautiful story ! Congratulations to you and Maree !
Cheers many times over !
Jim
775 2021-04-24 00:20:51
Re: Covid: The Missing Years (11 replies, posted in Songwriting)
For me it would be Dylan