101 Topic by TIGLJK

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This is a recording of my song   The Life I left Behind.
https://soundcloud.com/james-kenyon-997 … eft-behind 

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102 Reply by TIGLJK

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Brian - just listened to Caffeine - definitely a blues song that makes ya smile. 
maybe another verse for ya smile

" Drowsy eyes so very tired but the need to write is here.
with no caffeine that I lack, not one word will appear.
no caffeine in my coffee, a song I wouldn't want to hear
but if it ever happens,  I might as well have some beer! smile
Jim     

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103 Reply by TIGLJK

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Graham

I am honored and humbled that you would do a cover of my song. Any changes you made are fine with me !
As you and everyone else on chordie knows - I am just and old coot that can barely play and definitely can't sing for crap - but I do love writing songs.
When guys like you take your valuable time to record my songs, I feel so grateful !  I so appreciate it.  I played it a  bit slower - more like a ballad - but that's because i am slow to change chords smile 
Again, thank you so much Graham.   

If I had some kind of magic, I would love to visit with all my friends from a far  face to face. I think it would be awesome if some night when you and your band was performing I could come up and shake your hand and introduce myself !  The people here on chordie are so cool  and friendly.
It is still my go to place, but it is a shame so many of the past contributors have stopped visiting the forum. I'm sure you can remember when they used to to even do a chordie fest - where members of  chordie would get together in person. So many in the USA had kind of faded away from chordie, I wish it could pick up again.


anyway - Graham      Thanks again !

Jim


ps

BTW - I loved how you recorded it !

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104 Reply by TIGLJK

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Thank you Graham

hope it works for you

Jim     

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105 Reply by TIGLJK

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EbrZaegHIc 

One of favorite young performers -Steve Earle's son, but unfortunately took his own life. sad


Jan, Peatle, Brian --- this is how I learned the Christchurch was a place in NZ rather than a sect smile     



lot of blues played in this segment

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106 Topic by TIGLJK

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Country Ballad - tells a story ( I think that might qualify it for May SOTM Category )

The Life I Left Behind By Jim Kenyon


Verse 1


.




[G]Packed my bags at seventeen, [D]small town dreams on my mind


[C]on the road to find myself, and [G] leave everything I had behind


[G]I swore I’d never turn around, after [D]mama said “ go chase your dream”


but the [C]way she said goodbye, it felt like [G] she was playing make believe




Verse 2


.




[G] city streets were feeling cold, [D] filled with people, I didn't know


[C]I could see their faces, but they never [G] stop and say hello


[G] Every step felt uncertain, [D] wondered how long I’d have to wait


[C] headed for the future, but my [G] heart‘s in another place




.






Chorus


.




.


[C] There ain't no place like home, no [G] arms to hold me tight


[C] There's no porch light burning in the [G] middle of the night


[C] I keep on thinking that there's [G] something more to find


[D] But I always end up prayin’ for [C] the life I left [G]behind.


.





Verse 3


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[G] So there I was, in that place [D] though It wouldn't be for long


[C] money was running low,and[G] everything just felt so wrong


[G] I was looking for an answer, [D] but the truth was clear, clear to see


[C] The only place that’s meant for me is [G] right where I used to be


.


Chorus


.


[C] There ain't no place like home, no [G] arms to hold me tight


[C]There's no front porch light burning in the [G] middle of the night


[C] I keep on thinking that there's [G] something more to find


[D] But I always end up prayin’ for [C] the life I left [G]behind.


.


Outgo..


.




[C] There ain't no place like home, no [G]arms to hold me tight.


[C] There's no porch light burning in the [G] middle of the night.


[C]spent time chasing fool's gold[G] but home never left my mind


[D] a kid with a dream in his pocket, [C] a past he couldn’t leave be[G]hind.




slow


.




yeah, just[D] a kid with a dream in his pocket, [C] a past he couldn’t leave be[G]hind.



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107 Topic by TIGLJK

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Well here is a quick demo of the song I wrote - Just a girl I used to know.
Beware your ears ! smile

https://soundcloud.com/james-kenyon-997 … al_sharing 

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108 Reply by TIGLJK

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Fantastic Richard !   Guitar playing was absolutely sensational.   I quite agree with StojanKokir -  be a great music backdrop in a movie ! Keep them coming!     

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109 Topic by TIGLJK

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OK this is a re - re -re write of this song.  smile

I went back to a country version

I will try to record it tomorrow and put it on soundcloud

Just A Girl I Used To Know By Jim Kenyon


Verse 1


.


[Am] Just sitting here thinking about the past


[Am] things that matter, things that didn’t last


[E] good times that won’t leave my mind,


a [Am] love thatgot left behind


.


Chorus




[Dm] I still feel her lips, [Am]pressed on mine


[Dm] they're just a memory [Am] lost in time


[Dm] We were drifting like [Am] clouds in the sky


we [E] got so lost, it's was hard to even [Am] try


.


Verse 2


.


[Am]She's everything I thought I'dneed


[Am]One look in her eyes, I could hardly breathe


[E]along the way we just couldn't see


that [Am] time and distance wouldn't let us be


.




Chorus


.




[Dm] I still feel her lips, [Am]pressed on mine


[Dm] they're just a memory [Am] lost in time


[Dm] We were drifting like [Am]clouds in the sky


we [E] got so lost, it's was hard to even [Am] try


.




Verse 3



.


[Am]maybe someday we’ll meet again


[Am] share some drinks and remember whens


[E] talk about what we left behind


and maybe [Am]fall in love, if we find the time


.




Chorus


.




[Dm] I still feel her lips, [Am]pressed on mine


[Dm] they're just a memory [Am] lost in time


[Dm] We were drifting like [Am] clouds in the sky


we [E] got so lost, it's was hard to even [Am] try


.


outgo


.




[Dm] there ain't no blame, [Am] ain’t no right,


[Dm] just two lost souls caught [Am] in the lights


[Dm] we were in love, but we [Am] let it go


And [E] now she's just a girl, I used to [Am] know


And [E] now she's just a girl, I used to [Am] know


.




(real slow)




And [E] now she's just a girl, I used to [Am] know


.





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110 Reply by TIGLJK

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Graham   sounded  terrific    lots of fun i am sure     

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111 Reply by TIGLJK

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Richard

Cool dude.... great representative of Perth for sure.  Sad about his passing.

Thanks for sharing

Jim     

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112 Reply by TIGLJK

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If 10,000 songwriters around the world all ask AI for lyrics about a topic - and they all get similar or identical responses - it seems the originality by composers and lyricists will wane - quite agree with Jan's assessment     

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113 Reply by TIGLJK

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Brian, Nicely done. I felt like I was sitting in a tiki bar in Hawaii listening to your song - had a uke sound to it. Jim     

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114 Reply by TIGLJK

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Richard,   Nicely performed.  I had never heard  of that song, read it was almost not released.  ( I also read it's about either Heroin or a girl- both can be pleasurable and deadly smile ) Thanks for sharing.  JIm     

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115 Topic by TIGLJK

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I changed the lyrics took out verse 4 and the bridge...   new chords.
It happened b/c I was playing it on my Rickenbacker and all of a sudden it just came out this way - I liked it so much better.



lonesome heart and empty sky By Jim Kenyon


Verse 1:


[Am] He was standing by the road, a cigarette in his hand


[E] Suitcase laying by his feet, he’d be[Am]come a traveling man


[Am] had no wife, no children,just blowin' in the breeze


A [E] life without meaning, he was [Am]fading like autumn leaves




Verse 2:


.


[Am] once, she was a sweet lovin' girl, with silky golden hair


With a [E] smile that could take away [Am] all his worldly cares


but [Am] as he held her tremblin' hand, the coldness broke his will


and [E]when she finally left this world, it seemed [Am] all time stood still


.




________________________________________


Chorus


[Dm ] So he pours rotgut [Am]whiskey, as his [Dm] anger begins to [Am]grow


Always [D] tryin’ to drown those [Am]memories and [E]what he can't let [Am]go.


[Dm] He walks every [Am]lonely road where [Dm]no one hears him [Am] cry


There’s [Dm] just the ache of a[Am] lonesome heart [E]and an empty [Am] sky .


.




Verse 3:


.





[Am]They buried her in April, he couldn’t bear to say goodbye


On his [E] knees he looked upward, and asked [Am] God to tell him why


[Am] anger was burning up his heart, yet he felt so damn cold


he [E] was all alone and broken, so he [Am] headed for the open road


.




________________________________________


[Dm ] So he pours rotgut [Am]whiskey, as his [Dm] anger begins to [Am] grow


Always [Dm] tryin’ to drown those [Am] memories and [E]what he can't let [Am] go.


[Dm] He walks every [Am] lonely road where [Dm]no one hears him [Am] cry


There’s [Dm] just the ache of a[Am] lonesome heart [E]and an empty [Am] sky .




.




Outgo


[Dm] He walks every [Am]lonely road where [Dm]no one hears him [Am] cry


There’s [Dm] just the ache of a[Am] lonesome heart [E]andan empty [Am]sky .


[Dm] He walks every [Am]lonely road where [Dm]no one hears him [Am] cry


There’s [Dm] just the ache of a[Am] lonesome heart and [E] memories that never say good[Am]bye


[E][Am](SLOW picked Am chord, and then one last AM strum soft)


. 



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116 Reply by TIGLJK

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Welcome to the East Beamer and Pepper ! 

Nice to hear from you Scott !

Jim     

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117 Reply by TIGLJK

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Ok Jan I think I used about 10 of the words - a  few I just could not find a way to insert them. sad

It's a little long,  tragic story.  I could not help but think if some young man lost their new bride in the recent fires, plane crashes or some other circumstance. It's pretty much written as i thought a man might feel like if it happened.

I'm going to post it songwriting as well =- hope that's ok


lonesome heart and empty sky By Jim Kenyon


Verse 1:


[Am] He was standing by the road, a [F] cigarette in his hand


[C] Suitcase by his feet, he’d be[G]come a traveling man


[Am] No wife, no children, just a [F] drifter in the breeze


[C] A life without meaning, [G] fading like autumn leaves


Verse 2:


[Am] She was a humble girl, with [F] silky golden hair


[C] A smile that could take a[G]way all his cares


[Am] But when she left this world, [F] all time stood still


[C] As he held her hand, the [G] coldness broke his will


________________________________________


Chorus (Stronger Strumming)


[F] So he pours the whiskey, [C] and lets it flow,


[G] Always tryin’ to drown the [Am] past he can't let go.


[F] He walks the roads where [C] no one hears his cry


[G] There’s just a lonesome heart [G] and empty sky


________________________________________


Bridge


[Am] Just a broken man still [F] chasing a love he lacks


[C] In a faded coat and a [G] life that only looks back


[Am] He whispers her name [F] trying to ease the ache


[C] But he knows no highway [G] leads to where she waits





Verse 3:


[Am] Buried her in April, but he [F] couldn’t say goodbye


[C] He offered up his soul to have [G] God answer why


[Am] With a whiskey burn in a [F] heart that was so cold


[C] He turned his back, and [G] turned to the open road


Verse 4:


[Am] No home, no peace, no [F] place to settle down


[C]Just lonely roads through the [G] city and every town


[Am] Livin’ in midnight bars and [F] motel rooms all alone


[C] He knows it’s not [G] possible to fix his heart of stone


Chorus (Stronger Strumming)


[F] So he pours the whiskey, [C] and lets it flow,


[G] Always tryin’ to drown the [Am] past he can't let go.


[F] He walks the roads where [C] no one hears his cry


[G] There’s just a lonesome heart [G] and empty sky


Outgo


[F] He walks the roads where [C] no one hears his cry


[G] There’s just a lonesome heart [G] and empty sky




Slow


[G] There’s just a lonesome heart [G] and empty sky



     

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118 Reply by TIGLJK

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Graham

I looked in every way possible  - could not find the lyrics.
I'll email you if I eventually find them.  That is a fabulous song - glad you introduced me to this band - really,really good.

Cheers

Jim     

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119 Reply by TIGLJK

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faded
motorcycle
golden
humble     

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120 Reply by TIGLJK

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faded
motorcycle
golden
humble     

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121 Reply by TIGLJK

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Graham,

Thanks for that info on trio - I appreciate it

Be sure to give us a band version of that track _ I will look forward to hearing it.
Jim     

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122 Topic by TIGLJK

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https://soundcloud.com/james-kenyon-997 … let-her-go 

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123 Reply by TIGLJK

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Graham

That was a good cover.  I had no idea who Robin Trower was - had to look him up.Pretty sad song from my perspective.

I have tried to use the trio, but I can't get it to work for me (mostly bc I suck at guitar) smile

I thought the distortion was a bit much - hard to hear your voice. 
Thanks for sharing though - found someone new to give a hoot to.

Jim     

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124 Topic by TIGLJK

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It was a snow day here today so not much to do but stay inside - so I picked up my Taylor and started playing around. I was thinking about my favorite place - Topsail Beach, North Carolina... and the phrase " Beach, Please"  pop in my head and it made me laugh.  Well as you can tell by the title that I decided I was going to write a humorous song about a boy/girl relation using the title's play on words. smile   However as I got to writing it somehow morphed into a sadder version, but still had that little element of word humor in a sad love relationship.   Let me know what you think
  I'm sure it needs some work yet but here it is....


Beach, Please By Jim Kenyon





Verse 1


.



[G] We sat in silence, but our [C]glances were [G] loud,




[Em] crying under an azure [D] sky painted with [C] clouds.




[G] I reached out to hold him, [C] but he pulled a[G]way,


I knew [D] there were words he[C] didn’t know how to [G] say


.




So I asked him…


.


Pre-Chorus


.


Is there [C] someplace that you’d rather [G] go ?


Is there a [C] place that we can put your mind at [G] ease ?


Then he[C] told me exactly where he wanted to [G] go


A [D] place where he used to [C] follow all his [G] dreams


.


Chorus


He looked at me and said……


.


[Em] Beach, please … because every time I [C] reach for your [G] hand,


[Em] Beach, please...‘cause You slip away just [C] like the shifting [G] sand.


[Em] Beach, please….’cause like the [C] tide, you come and [G] go


[D]Beach, please… ‘cause you leave me drowning in [C]what I’ll never [G] know.


.


Verse 2


.


[G]He finally said, "Love’s just [C] like the ocean’s [G] breeze,


[Em]It comes and goes, then[D] vanishes into the [D] trees."


[G] He said, some things are just [C] meant to drift a[G]way


And I [D] was searching for the words[C] that could make him [G] stay


.




So I asked him…


.




Pre-Chorus



.


Is there [C] someplace that you’d rather [G] go ?


Is there a [C] place that we can put your mind at [G] ease ?


Then he[C] told me exactly where he wanted to [G] go


A [D] place where he used to [C] follow all his [G] dreams


.


Chorus


.


He looked at me and said……


.


[Em]Beach, please … because every time I [C] reach for your [G] hand,


[Em]beach, please... ‘cause You slip away just [C] like the shifting [G] sand.


[Em] Beach, please….’cause like the [C] tide, you come and [G] go


[D] Beach, please… ‘cause you leave me drowning in [C] what I’ll never [G] know.


.


Verse 3


.




[G] He said I was like those ships [C] sailing out on the [G] sea


[Em] That there was no harbor that [D] ever could anchor[C] me


[G] His eyes had a cold stare [C] as he gazed from the [G] shore


And I [D] wondered if we can [D] find that place we were [G] before




So I asked him…


Pre-Chorus


.




Is there [C] someplace that you’d rather [G] go ?


Is there a [C] place that we can put your mind at [G] ease ?


Then he[C] told me exactly where he wanted to [G] go


A [D] place where he used to [C] follow all his [G] dreams




Chorus


.


He looked at me and said……


[Em]Beach, please … because every time I [C] reach for your [G] hand,




[Em]Beach, please...‘cause You slipaway just [C] like the shifting [G] sand.


[Em]Beach ,Please….’cause like the [C] tide, you come and [G]go


[D]Beach, please… ‘cause you leave me drowning in [C] what I’ll never [G] know.



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125 Topic by TIGLJK

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Song about someone who is scared to fully commit to falling in love (maybe for the first time, or again).

Scared By Jim Kenyon


Scared


Verse 1




[C]There’s all kinds of love [F] all around this [C]world


[C]Some say a perfect [F] love is hard to [C]find


So [Am]I been hoping that [F] love will find me some[C]day


And [G] my heart can find a [F] way to make yours [C] mine


.




Verse 2


.




[C] I don’t how you can [F]always make me [C] smile


[C] how your eyes [F] shine like sunshine upon the [C] sea


and [Am] when I’m near you, I [F] never wish for no[C]thing,


'cause [G]I got everything I need [F]right here with [C]me


.




Chorus


.




but [F] I’m still scared that my heart will get [C]broken


and [F] yet so scared of the thought of losing [C] you



ooh, I'm [F] scared of these feelings I can’t [C] control


and [G]scared to let me [F] love like I've always wanted [C] to


yeah, I'm [G] scared to whisper [F] that I’m in love with [C] you


.




Verse 3


.




[C]When we’re together you [F] take my breath [C] away


[C]My pulse starts rising the [F]moment you are [C] near


and [Am] you got me tremblin’ [G] at your slightest [C] touch


you’re [G] the dream I've been [F] chasin’ all these [C] years


.



Chorus


.




but [F] I’m still scared that my heart will get [C] broken


and [F] yet so scared of the thought of losing [C] you


ooh, I'm [F] scared of these feelings I can’t [C] control


and [G] scared to let me [F] love like I've always wanted [C] to


yeah, I'm [G] scared to whisper [F] that I’m in love with [C] you



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