126 Reply by TIGLJK

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Brian, I like it - cool song !
Thought your performance was really good.
I could imagine sitting at a pub and hearing you perform!
Cheers, Jim     

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127 Reply by TIGLJK

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Jan

The song My Elusive Dreams is WONDERFUL !! Your voice is still the gold standard. Loved your performance on this.
Was this an original from you ? 

The song Little ol' wine drinking me - I remember that from DM show.   
You should sing more often, it makes the day for all who hear you sing day so much better !!

Thanks for Sharing

Jim

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128 Topic by TIGLJK

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I wrote this song about my wife - we just celebrated 42nd anniversary

Just Because by   Jim Kenyon





Verse 1


.




[D]you always pick me [A]up when I'm [Bm]feeling down


And you [G]free my soul every[D] time I hear you [A] laughing


and those[D] little things you [A] do can fix [Bm] any mood I'm in


you’re like [G]sunshine shining warmly [D] beneath my [A]skin




verse 2


.




[D]You always chose to [A] stay when most [Bm] would walk away


And you [G] pretend I make you [D] happy even when [A] I don't


And time [D]keeps on rolling [A] the years have [Bm] gone by so fast


you know [G] you weren’t my first love but [D]you’ll always be my[A] last


.


.


Chorus


[D]You’re always asking me [A] why I love you,


but I [Em]can only smile and say it’s [D]just because


oh,[D]just when I think it can’t get [A]any better than this,


it seems [Em] you always seem to find a way it [D] does



yeah, [A]you always seem to [G] find a way it [D] does


.


verse 3


.




[D]Even when we’re [A]apart, you're always [Bm] on my mind


It’s like [G] I can hear your voice [D]floating in the [A] breeze


You’re in [D] every moment [A] tucked deep [Bm] inside my heart


Like a [G] melody that plays [D]and carries me through [A]the dark


.


Chorus


[D]You’re always asking me [A] why I love you,


but I [Em]can only smile and say it’s [D]just because


oh,[D]just when I think it can’t get [A]any better than this,


it seems [Em] you always seem to find a way it [D] does


yeah, [A]you always seem to [G] find a way it [D] does


.




sing a cappella


yeah...just when I think it can’t get any better than this,


you always find a way that it does


and if you ask me why I love you, well, it’s just because





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129 Reply by TIGLJK

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Richard,
Honestly, that was the performance of all the ones you've posted, that I have enjoyed the most !
Awesome !!!! Thank you for sharing - the banjo just added to it! 

Jim

ps

it was also nice to open Chordie and see something actually posted rather than dumb spam crap     

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130 Reply by TIGLJK

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This is a great Jazz    Miles Davis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDqULFUg6CY 

Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh7oIP-QSHs

Lee Morgan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJi03NqXfk8

and lastly, a little Coltrane

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBBWqbPaJgs

Hope this fills your Jazz appetitie today !

Cheers and Enjoy

Jim

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131 Reply by TIGLJK

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Graham, 
That was the Ribblehead train station in the Yorkshire Dales National Park

That railway looks so cool.

Two years I rode a train from Edinburgh to London - 6 hours  but iw was very scenic and beautiful

Jim     

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132 Reply by TIGLJK

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Graham

That was cool !
Here is a song I wrote over 11 years ago when one of my best friends was down b/c his wife left him.
https://soundcloud.com/james-kenyon-997 … he-feeling
check out the picture Graham  smile     

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133 Topic by TIGLJK

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https://youtube.com/shorts/Y1jXupsNygY? … bsMTf751h7         Life in the fast lane

https://youtube.com/shorts/-udEb9hCyFs? … l8Kw-UcBoZ           Bridge over troubled water

https://youtube.com/shorts/QUmlSVIGRq0? … DkKAuswdJd          Hey Jude

https://youtube.com/shorts/eg-8EmoR-lQ? … ui-MN0FdKV           Life's been good

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IlUdeqVVqdo                                                                hotel California

enjoy


Cheers Jim

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134 Reply by TIGLJK

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dbernhar


I like it a lot !  were you at Mt. Blue Sky or Windy Peak ?

Keep them coming. 

TIGLJK     

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135 Reply by TIGLJK

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Thanks Jan
Yes it was - Vet I met a few years back. Haven't seen him since then !:(     

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136 Reply by TIGLJK

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Peatle,

Thanks for your email comments and suggestions - good to hear your voice !
I made some of the changes you suggested - thanks !! ( you can see I edited the above.)
I guess you are entering the throws of winter while we are baking in the sun here in upstate NY.

Stay healthy and keep in touch.  Thanks again


Cheers !!

Jim     

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137 Reply by TIGLJK

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I know it's a bit long - but it plays easy  it's around 4 minutes when I play it through.

any of you blues players out there have any comment or suggestions ?

I really don't want to shorten it bc it was based on a true story told tome a few years ago by a Viet Nam Veteran     

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138 Topic by TIGLJK

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Well I deleted the other version and changed it to a 12 bar blues style song  Made a bunch of lyric changes as well- I'm pretty happy with it now.

Never Saw it Coming By Jim Kenyon


Verse 1


[E]just two kids from a back road town


[E]always together [E7] hanging around


We [A]played it cool, tried to keep it real


but we [E]never guessed what fate would deal


yeah, [B7]we played it cool, tried to keep it real


we never[A] knew what [B7] the devil could [E]steal


.




[E]Football dreams and fast car nights


[E]drive-in movies 'til the [E7]morning light


best [A] friends forever, through thick and thin


and then [E]Nam happened, that was a sin


yeah [B7]friends forever, through thick and thin


then [A]Nam happened, and I [B7]never saw him [E]again


.




Chorus 1


.




[A]I never saw that coming, took me by surprise


oh I [E] never saw it coming, really opened my eyes


I[A] never saw it coming —the heartbreak and truth


But I’d [B7]live it all again my [A]friend, just for [E]you


.




Verse 2


.




[E]My dreams laid in pieces on the floor


[E]I packed my bags, headed [E7]out the door


To [A]find something that could ease my pain


an' [E]chase down the sun , outrun the rain


had to [B7]find somebody to break my chains


an' chase [A] down the sun and [B7] outrun the [E]rain


.




[E]I met her in a bar on a Tuesday night


[E]something about her that [E7]felt so right


She [A] didn’t ask much, not her style


yet [E]slowly, somehow she made me smile


[B7] She didn’t ask much, but we talked awhile



and then [A] slowly, somehow she [B7]got me to [E] smile


.




Chorus 2


.




[A]I never saw that coming, caught me off guard


Oh I [E] never saw it coming, when she stole my heart


I[A] never saw it coming —got to me somehow


If i [B7] did it over again, I’d [A] still be hers [E]now




Verse 3


.




[E]We still talk about the roads I’ve been down


[E]The scars I carry, my [E7]friend not around


She [A] holds my hand when the memories weigh


And [E] stands beside me when I lose my way


Yeah[B7] she holds my hand when I try to pray


And she [A] loves the man [B7] that I am[E] today


.




[E]She’s my calm, my savior, puts out my fires


[E] everything I need, my[E7] hopes n' desires


She [A] picks me up when I'm all alone


yeah [E]she’s my forever — she brought me home


oh [B7] what I lost and found aren't carved in stone


but I [A]know she’s forever, and [B7] I’m finally [E]home




Chorus 3


.


[A]I never saw that coming, she sets me free


Oh I [E] never saw it coming, she's my destiny


I[A] never saw it coming — she is all I need


She's my [B7] my love, my baby the [A] reason I be[E]lieve


   


Outgo  real slow




oh I [B7]Never saw her coming… but [A]man, I sure ain’t letting her [E] go


No I [B7] never saw her coming, but [A]I sure ain't letting her [E]go



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139 Reply by TIGLJK

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way to go Graham - keeping young !!

Thanks for sharing and being an inspiration!

Jim     

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140 Reply by TIGLJK

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My favorite Jazz performance is this one by Cab Calloway.

Although I like other Jazz songs better ( especially a bunch by Louis Armstrong and John Coltrane)
this remains my favorite to watch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ5gCGJorKk 

Enjoy

Cheers

Jim     

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141 Reply by TIGLJK

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That was really good Pete !   Made me laugh  - lifelike song!     

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142 Reply by TIGLJK

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This singer in the narrowboat is Graham's friend!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMPT48d … rt_radio=1

Really good - reminds me of Joan Baez     

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143 Reply by TIGLJK

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Thanks Jan
Such a tragedy... wasted lives because dumb Bull****

Maybe someday I'll get around to recording it

Cheers
Jim     

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144 Reply by TIGLJK

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Really loved them both Peatle
Keep them coming

Cheers
Jim     

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145 Topic by TIGLJK

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Thought I'd give a try at a song regarding the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet ( although I discovered Shakespeare based it of an Italian poem Romeus and Juliet by Arthur Brooke to my surprise )- still a heart wrenching classic.  I remember my HS English teacher taking us to the movie in 1968 after we had read the play. I fell in Love with Olivia Hussey that Day ! Great movie!!!!

Anyway - here it is probably needs a lot of tweaking

Romeo’s Juliet By Jim Kenyon


________________________________________


Verse 1


.




[G] I cannot eat, I cannot sleep, [C] can’t tell night from day


[Em] Is this love, or just a dream? [D] Only you can say


[G] You are the east, you are the sun, [C] I see it in your face


[Em] I can’t stop thinking of you, I'm [D] lost in your embrace


________________________________________


Chorus


,


and she says....


[C] Please hush your voice, you [G]know my family’s near


Be [C]quiet when you say you love me, as[G] they might hear


But I say


[C] Montague and Capulet, [G] love never needs to hide


oh,[D] hear my heart, feel the love [C]hidden deep in[G]side


________________________________________


Verse 2


,




[G] together we're next to heaven,[C]parting ’tis such sorrow


[Em] hard for my heart to know [D] what will be tomorrow


[G] Verona, she stands broken, if [C] our hearts are shamed


'cuz[Em] a rose still smells sweet [D] no mater what it's named


,




Chorus


then she says....


[C] Please hush your voice, you [G] know my family’s near


Be [C]quiet when you say you love me, as[G] they might hear


But I say


[C] Montagues and Capulets, [G] love never needs to hide


oh,[D] hear my heart, feel the love [C]hidden deep in[G]side




Verse 3





[G] to be or not to be, must we [C] choose to love, or die?


[Em] seem hatred is required of us, [D] who are we to question why?


[G] Death leaves a heartache that[C] no doctor can ever heal


[Em] Yet one kiss from you, leaves a [D]memory no one can steal


,




Chorus


,


again she says....


[C] Please hush your voice, you [G]know my family’s near


Be [C]quiet when you say you love me, as[G] they might hear


But I say


[C] Montagues and Capulets, [G] love never needs to hide


oh,[D] hear my heart, feel the love [C]hidden deep in[G]side


.




Bridge




[G] If the stars should fall in silence, [Em] whisper through the rain


[Am] If the night should steal you from me, [D] let my love remain


[G] Two hearts joined forever, [Em] beyond their cruel goodbyes


[Am] Though the world may turn against us, [D] let our spirits rise




,




Outgo softly


.




[C] So hear my heart, discover the love it [G] has inside


[C] Juliet, my Juliet, you [G]are my light, my life


[C] Though our story ends in sorrow, [G] love will never die


[D] Romeo’s Juliet, you’re the [C]reason I still [G]cry


slower


[C] So hear my heart, uncover the love [G]hidden inside


[D] Juliet, my Juliet, you [C] are my light, [G]my life



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146 Reply by TIGLJK

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Pete

Sorry about that - it's correct now!
Thanks for the info

Cheers

Jim     

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147 Reply by TIGLJK

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same group   different song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-030xy … rt_radio=1

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148 Topic by TIGLJK

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I came across this by accident - while viewing the tiny boat song Pete posted

The Band was from Missouri,  but the gent that sings it has passed since,

I think it is flawless and beautiful.

https://youtu.be/SYiMiw-c1Dg?si=06mFDPx5pOXm2CeX

Cheers

Jim 

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149 Reply by TIGLJK

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Brian,
That's really good - ending is great !

Jim     

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150 Reply by TIGLJK

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Richard
Little farther for me - 9893 miles  smile     

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