1,501 Reply by TIGLJK

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I noticed 1. Pressure Points and 5. Stationary Traveller was written by Lattimer - Maybe you Neo or a relative ?

Good one TF     

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1,502 Topic by TIGLJK

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I thought of the  chorus last night....
wrote it down

This is what blossomed this morning.
Hope you like it.

Waiting  by Jim Kenyon


Verse 1




[G]Somewhere out there, someone is [D]waiting for me


but it [C]sure seems time's just [G]wasting away


[G]Someone to hold and kiss, and [D]make me feel fine


and [C] get me through troubles when the [G]world is unkind


.


Chorus




[G]W-a-i-t-[D]i-n-g oh, [C]I am waiting, [G]can’t you see


[G]Yea, I’m waiting, yea[D] I’m waiting, for a [C]sign


[G]W-a-i-t-[D]i-n-g oh, [C]waiting for love to come a[G]long to me


Yea, I’m [D]waiting, I’ve been[C] waiting a long,long [G] time.


Yea, I’m [D]waiting, I’ve been[C] waiting a long,long [G] time.


.




Verse 2


[G]I think it'd be great if i could [D]have one wish


where [C] I could decide what the [G] future will be


and [G]If somehow I could make that [D]wish come true,


I’d [C]wish that love could bring me [G] someone like you


.




Chorus




[G]W-a-i-t-[D]i-n-g oh, [C]I am waiting, [G]can’t you see


[G]Yea, I’m waiting, yea[D] I’m waiting, for a [C]sign



[G]W-a-i-t-[D]i-n-g oh, [C]waiting for love to come a[G]long to me


Yea, I’m [D]waiting, I’ve been[C] waiting a long,long [G] time.


Yea, I’m [D]waiting, I’ve been[C] waiting a long,long [G] time.


.


.


Verse 3


[G] I got a feeling you're the one, I’ve been [D]waiting for


so [C]take me by the hand 'n press your[G] lips to mine


[G]You don’t know how long I been [D]waiting for you


to [C] change my life and make my [G] dreams come true


.




Chorus




[G]W-a-i-t-[D]i-n-g oh, [C]I am waiting, [G]can’t you see


[G]Yea, I’m waiting, yea[D] I’m waiting, for a [C]sign


[G]W-a-i-t-[D]i-n-g oh, [C]waiting for love to come a[G]long to me


Yea, I’m [D]waiting, I’ve been[C] waiting a long,long [G] time.


Yea, I’m [D]waiting, I’ve been[C] waiting a long,long [G] time.


.


Yea, I’m [D]waiting, I’ve been[C] waiting a long,long [G] time.


Yea, I’m [D]waiting, I’ve been[C] waiting a long,long [G] time.


Yea, I’m [D]waiting, I’ve been[C] waiting a long,long [G] time.


Yea, I’m [D]waiting, I’ve been[C] waiting to make you [G] mine





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1,503 Reply by TIGLJK

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Bill

That is a very nice song - first I had ever listened to it.
My family has roots from Scotland - so today I asked him if he ever herd of it - he says oh yeah - our grampa used to sing it all the time.
I never knew that.

Thanks for sharing
Jim     

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1,504 Reply by TIGLJK

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TF 
Thanks for the kind words of support.

CTECH -as you can now see I just had to go back and put chorus differently - it was just bothering me. I'm not sure it made it better - but just sits better with me.

I appreciate both comments a lot.  Have a safe and Happy New Year.
Jim

P.S.  sorry it's such a "downer" of a song to end 2018 !  May better and wondererous  things to come  in 2019 !!!     

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1,505 Topic by TIGLJK

(8 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Now, She Sleeps Alone  by  Jim Kenyon


At first I  couldn’t think of any musical way to change


the chords for the chorus.




So I just played the same sequence all the way through.


after waking up this morning - I changed it a bit so it has a chorus now with the chord sequence just a bit different.


.


I wrote it about a special circumstance, but I think it could fit a lot of stories




also - I changed the title  smile




Verse 1




[Am]There’s things that happen [Dm] in this life


which [Am] bring sorrow to your [E]soul


[Am]Things you’ll never [Dm]understand


And [E] things you can’t con[Am]trol




Chorus


[Dm] I know a girl as cold as ice


She [Am]has a heart of stone


She [E]never cries, she never smiles


and [Dm]now she [E]sleeps a[Am]lone




Verse 2


[Am]She once was my [Dm]own true love


and[Am] then she slipped [E]away


Oh [Am]such a caring [Dm]heart she had


I still [E]love her to this [Am]day




[Dm] [Am] [ E ] [Am]



[Dm] [Am] [ E ] [Am]




Verse 3


[Am]Her smile lit up [Dm]every room


But [Am]now that light is [E]gone


With[Am] hair so soft and [Dm]voice so sweet


lost [E] ‘tween darkness and the[Am] dawn




Chorus


[Dm] I know a girl as cold as ice


She [Am]has a heart of stone


She [E]never cries, she never smiles


and [Dm]now she [E]sleeps a[Am]lone




Verse 4


[Am]It seems as though the [Dm]sun should shine


and [Am]take away the [E] pain


My [Am]life, it seems so[Dm] empty now


and all I[E] feel is bitter [Am] rain






Chorus


[Dm] I know a girl as cold as ice


She [Am]has a heart of stone


She [E]never cries, she never smiles


and [Dm]now she [E]sleeps a[Am]lone




She [E]never cries, she never smiles


and [Dm]now she [E]sleeps a[Am]lone



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1,506 Reply by TIGLJK

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Brian

Same here - it said it was missing or moved

Jim

PS Happy Holidays!!     

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1,507 Reply by TIGLJK

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Thanks Phill

detoxing from playing music ?

If so - it must be catching - I have been less than motivated this past week --- just hanging out with my fam and not missing the guitar at all.


Happy New Year !     

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1,508 Reply by TIGLJK

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Looks like fun - and boy does he look like YOU !     

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1,509 Reply by TIGLJK

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Beamer

That's good one!
Jim     

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1,510 Reply by TIGLJK

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Nice one badeye -   Happy New Year to you !
Jim     

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1,511 Reply by TIGLJK

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Bill
That was interesting.
I am not convinced it is accurate however.
Listen to the Tommy Allsup interview and the Waylon Jennings interview -
Not at all the same version as Dion's.

I think as I listen to Dion's production,  - it seemed to me to be more about him than the depiction of the events.
Some really cool inside information though - I appreciate the link - I watched the entire thing.
The winter there must have been brutal   -25 degrees on a bus !

I was able to visit the Norm Petty Studio last year in Clovis New Mexico - actually sat in Buddy Holly's studio chair and held his Strat! ( I have pics if your are interested)
I also was privileged enough to meet and spend an hour talking with David Bingham - who was a back up singer for Holly on all of his early productions ( group was the Roses)
He was the coolest old guy- told me a bunch of really interesting and personal stories.  He said when they would drive with Buddy from Lubbock,Texas to Clovis, they would go as fast as they could - always trying to get there before they left.  The reason was the time zone change - if they could get there in less than an hour - mission accomplished. smile

anyway - very good post - Thanks my friend

Jim     

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1,512 Reply by TIGLJK

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I re-wrote some of the lyric - toned done the religious component a bit - I think its a little more amicable.
Changed a few of the chords and re-phrased the fit of some of the lyrics.
I like it a lot better     

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1,513 Reply by TIGLJK

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Peatle

after watching that I am offering a trade

Donald Trump and every one of his cronies for just Jacinda.   What a lovely leader you have.

Thanks for sharing

Jim     

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1,514 Reply by TIGLJK

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Pretty cool .....  I like how it changes from his acoustic to the strat

Greg Lake's Christmas song is one of my faves     

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1,515 Reply by TIGLJK

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Nice one Beamer-  and I think I count a minimum of 4 peddles down behind you - I am sure they will get a work out with the new Guitar you have!
Congrats

Jim     

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1,516 Reply by TIGLJK

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That was cool - there were a couple of spots it failed in it if you pay close attention, but did not stop the forward motion.  Can't imagine the man hours that went into that.
Thanks for sharing Bill.

Jim     

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1,517 Reply by TIGLJK

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Phill Williams wrote:

  Christmas comes but once a year....thank God!


Phill- Maybe I should've included your line in the song I wrote entitled Christmas comes but once a year  smile


Nice insight Peatle--- very accurate description.

Jim     

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1,518 Reply by TIGLJK

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Same here Bill - Dominoes

But it is early in the morning  smile     

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1,519 Reply by TIGLJK

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perfect !!!

Great ending ----  surprise, surprise, surprise !! smile
Sounds like she is quite a Plucker!   smile

Quite clever Beamer - congrats !     

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1,520 Reply by TIGLJK

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Thank you Brian

Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year!

Jim     

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1,521 Reply by TIGLJK

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Merry Christmas and A Healthy, Wonderful new year to all !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ_MGWio-vc

Jim     

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1,522 Topic by TIGLJK

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I was just going to reply to Peatle in the original thread - but thought it was good enough to share with all our Chordie friends.

Peatle Jville wrote:

That is a very good poem EB . I think as more and more people around the world find life hard we will see more people rioting as they have in Paris..They are people who have found that the cost of living has got out of hand for them to survive..
While some new jobs are being created in the world economies, many are now in the low-paying sectors and are usually temporary. Corporate leaders and mainstream economists tell us that the rising unemployment figures represent short-term "adjustments" to powerful market-driven forces that are speeding the global economy in a new direction. They hold out the promise of an exciting new world of high-tech automated production, booming global commerce, and unprecedented material abundance. Well a simple person like me can’t believe that or see it happening. The role of humans as the most important factor of production is bound to diminish in the same way that the role of horses in agricultural production was first diminished and then eliminated by the introduction of tractors. In all three key employment sectors - agriculture, manufacturing, and services, machines are quickly replacing human labour and promise an economy of near automated production by the mid-decades of this century As the new generation of "smart" robots, armed with greater intelligence and flexibility, make their way to the market, manufacturers are far more likely to substitute them for workers because they are most cost effective. It is estimated each robot replaces four jobs in the economy, and if in constant use twenty-four hours a day, will pay for itself in just over one year.  The number of robots is expected to rise dramatically in the coming decades as thinking machines become far more intelligent, versatile, and flexible. Already, millions of workers have been permanently eliminated from the economic process, and whole work categories and job assignments have shrunk, been restructured, or disappeared. Global unemployment has now reached its highest level since the great depression of the 1930s. More  human beings are now unemployed or underemployed in the world. The numbers are likely to rise sharply in future years as millions of new entrants into the workforce find themselves without jobs. Sorry I better stop my raving.. My point is as people find it harder to pay their way, they are more likely to take to the streets and  riot.


Peatle- you are a famous DUDE  in the USA !!

I printed this out and used in my 8th class - we were discussing technology - the good and the bad.

I took the liberty of adding the title" Technological Unemployment"  to the handout.

It was an awesome discussion - it worked real well with the students.
When I told them you were a friend I've never met they were puzzled - I told them - ahhh the benefits of technology !  smile

Thanks Peatle - Good Stuff!
Jim

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1,523 Reply by TIGLJK

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Bill
Happy Holidays to you and Dondra

That was a great cultural expose !  I enjoyed ita lot. Thanks for sharing.
Jim     

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1,524 Reply by TIGLJK

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Darn cool Jets!!     

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1,525 Reply by TIGLJK

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I tried adding a C chord to rap music - just made it more ......

C-RAP

smile


Seriously - there are some good Rap songs... not too many in my opinion
It's funny how  kids are so attracted to it though.

Just not my cup of tea.

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