Thanks you all - I do like Neil Young although I wish I had some of his guitar skills.
1,577 2008-09-05 02:21:50
Topic: "Words" (8 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Just a song about what songwriters wish they had better control over: words.
Words By Jeff Gilpin
September 4th, 2008
Verse 1
[D]Words can break a person's [Em]heart
Tear their world a[G]part
And yet they're only [D]words
And [D]words can build a person [Em]up
Never to de[G]struct
Sometimes the same [D]words
Chorus 1
Yet [G]words are elusive and de[D]ceptive
[Em]Hard to translate [G]feelings into [D]words
But [G]with the right words you're more re[D]ceptive
[Em]So my search continues for those [G]words
Verse 2
[D]Words can tell you how I [Em]feel
Though it may seem un[G]real
I can explain with [D]words
Or[D] words can hide a subtle [Em]lie
No matter how you [G]try
You expose the lie in [D]words
Chorus 2
[G]Words can also be so de[D]ceptive
[Em]Hiding true [G]feelings from your [D]words
But [G]how they're said if you're re[D]ceptive
[Em]Clues come out in how you say your [G]words
Verse 3
[D]I wish I had the words I [Em]want
To explain what I [G]can't
But I can't find those [D]words
To [D]say you are my only [Em]one
With you my job is [G]done
Yet those are not quite the [D]words
Chorus 3
[G]Words to say it's you I [D]treasure
Or my [Em]feelings I [G]feel for you but in [D]words
[G]Why I wake up or go to [D]sleep at night
[Em]Sorry but I [G]just can't find the [Em]words [G] [D]
1,578 2008-09-04 01:37:29
Re: "When I Am Gone" (13 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey Daddy - I can only hope I could have such a song written for me in the end. Well done sir!
1,579 2008-09-03 01:00:06
Re: "Saw a Pretty Girl" (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks you all. Roger, that's the one although I never heard it live but Melanie is such a doll singing it. Phill, I have heard it before and it cracked me up too. Daddy, sometimes you just get too busy and the moments gone.
1,580 2008-09-03 00:50:01
Re: "The Waterbed" (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks Daddy - They make them pretty tough though or at least they did back in the day.
1,581 2008-09-03 00:48:15
Re: "The Calling" (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks Roger - I was living in Texas when my Dad came back to visit Alpine and see his childhood memories. He told me that he had to shake his boot out to make sure no scorpions had crawled in them. Yep Pete Gilpin is my dad and I believe I got my love of music from him. He was a big fan of what he called Texas Swing. Thanks again for putting my song(s) up on FoC.
1,582 2008-09-02 11:32:34
Re: "Saw a Pretty Girl" (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey Lena - I kind of get that too but I didn't think about it at the time. Thanks
1,583 2008-09-02 03:14:41
Re: "Tell Me Tell Me" (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
My biggest pet peeve is people who start hurtful rumors about people just to entertain themselves. Good topic good song.
1,584 2008-09-02 02:57:59
Topic: "Saw a Pretty Girl" (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
A favorite songs on mine is Brand New Key by Melanie Safka. I’ve always wondered what the story would have been like from the guy’s point of view in the song so I wrote this with that in mind.
Saw a Pretty Girl By Jeff Gilpin
September 1st, 2008
Verse 1
[D]Saw a pretty girl on her bike today
[D]Looked as if she got something to say
But [G]I was busy and had some things to [D]do
[G]She’d have said it if she wanted [D]to
[A]We can catch up after my day is [D]through [A7]
Verse 2
[D]Now that pretty girl’s on roller skates
[D]Riding by even though it’s getting late
[G]Got a smile as if she’s got something to [D]say
But [G]I’m afraid I’ve run all out of [D]day
[A]Maybe tomorrow when the night don’t get in the [D]way [A7]
Bridge
I [G]see that pretty girl all over town
[D]She travels pretty well
A [G]little too young to drive a car
I [A]guess it’s just as [A7]well
Verse 3
[D]Now that pretty girls a knocking at the door
But my [D]Mama’s answered I know what’s in store
[G]Mama’s going to say I’m here but not a[D]lone
And [G]it’ll be a long long time before she’s [D]gone
So [A]go on girl best you get on [D]home [A7]
Bridge
I [G]wonder what she wanted
[D]Coming by my house
I [G]guess I could have said something
But [A]I stayed quiet as a [A7]mouse
Verse 4
[D]Woke up this morning with my mind made up
If I [D]see that pretty girl I won’t interrupt
Going to [G]let her say what’s been on her [D]mind
Then [G]let her know what has been on [D]mine
And [A]hopefully it all will work out [G]fine [D]
1,585 2008-09-02 01:45:23
Re: "The Waterbed" (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks you all. Kind of a wierd song but it was fun to write.
1,586 2008-09-01 14:50:22
Re: "Google Dream" (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Great song, Lena - And sung with the voice of an angel. Well done both of you.
1,587 2008-08-31 05:19:35
Topic: "The Waterbed" (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
This is just a little story song. I’m not sure where this came from but I like it.
The Waterbed By Jeff Gilpin
August 31st, 2008
Verse 1
[D]Joe slept on a waterbed
He [Bm]slept on it for years
He [A]bought it way back in the days
We [E]lived with fewer fears
Verse 2
He [D]set up the frame laid out the mattress
[Bm]Hooked up the water hose
[A]Turned on the water let it run
And [E]watched it as it rose [A]
Chorus 1
[Bm]Floating above the world he slept
Like [A]sleeping on a cloud
[E]And Joe loved his waterbed
And [Bm]keep it forever he vowed [A]
Verse 3
[D]Joe like so many of us
Was [Bm]forgetful and unknowing
[A]What to do he had no clue
To [E]keep his bed ongoing
Verse 4
He [D]forgot there was some stuff
From [Bm]time to time to add
To [A]keep the water in his bed
From [E]one day going bad [A]
Chorus 2
[Bm]Floating above the world he slept
Like [A]sleeping on a cloud
[E]And Joe loved his waterbed
And [Bm]keep it forever he vowed [A]
Verse 5
[D]Beneath Joe as he slept
A [Bm]tiny world was forming
These [A]microscopic life forms
That were [E]growing and growing
Verse 6
[D]One day those little life forms
Sudden[Bm]ly became aware
They [A]loved their cozy little world
And were [E]happy living there [A]
Chorus 3
[Bm]Floating all throughout their world
Like [A]living in a cloud
[E]And they loved their water world
And [Bm]live forever they vowed [A]
Verse 7
[D]As the tiny world evolved
A [Bm]bubble seemed to form
Dis[A]turbing Joe’s nightly slumbers
And [E]getting the bed too warm
Verse 8
[D]But Joe just got use to it
Un[Bm]til that fateful day
[A]His girlfriend came to visit
And [E]decided she would stay [A]
Chorus 4
[Bm]Floating above the world they slept
Like [A]sleeping on a cloud
[E]And they loved their waterbed
And [Bm]keep it forever they vowed [A]
Verse 9
Now [D]she was more attuned to
How to [Bm]keep the water clean
So [A]she bought this solution
Though not [E]trying to be mean
Verse 10
[D]She poured in the conditioner
And [Bm]killed the water world
[A]Their last gasp just a little burp
And [E]then they were no more [A] [E] [pause] [A] [E] [pause] [A]
Chorus 5
[Bm]Floating above the world they slept
But a [A]world that was now dead
[E]Now not quite as comfortable
So they de[Bm]cided to get rid [A]
Verse 11
So [D]Joe drained the waterbed
Not [Bm]knowing what he was seeing
As [A]out the cloudy fluid flowed
That [E]once held living beings
Verse 12
Yes [D]beds will come and beds will go
But Joe [Bm]missed his waterbed
With [A]all those little creatures
Once a[E]live but now quite dead [A]
Chorus 6
Joe [Bm]floats no more on waterbeds
He [A]sleeps instead on foam
And [E]if Joe’s bed holds life forms
Pray that [A]they’ll leave Joe a[E]lone [Bm]
1,588 2008-08-30 19:36:17
Re: Mantis Woman. (18 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey Lena - I know there are women out there like this but I have been fortunate enough to not meet any or been looked upon as "Mantis Worthy". Still, I can picture this being performed at a place like Pat O'Briens in New Orleans. If you've never been there you should give it a visit. It's a fun piano bar that's filled with laughter and all sorts of festive people from pretty much every where.
1,589 2008-08-30 19:29:07
Re: I love a lot of PHRASES underneath an answer or thread so.... (46 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
"I don't know you; let go my purse!"
- Bobby from King of the Hill
One of the sayings my wife an I throw at each other from time to time.
1,590 2008-08-30 19:23:13
Re: Richard Thompson. (6 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Hey Lena - Yep, Richard Thompson does have a great sound, but I have to admit that I'd never heard of him before I started playing and listening to all the singer songwriters.
1,591 2008-08-22 23:38:06
Re: {t:title"rocking chair blues"} (14 replies, posted in Songwriting)
daddycool wrote:
hi jeff i don't have a chair,or do you mean a similar song,thanks for your comments....stay cool
I meant I have a song with the same title that is quite a bit different
1,592 2008-08-22 23:36:40
Re: "I Could Never Find Another You" (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey Phill - thanks - I assure you the tongue twister was not on purpose. It's a Stephen Covey saying that I like and modified to fit the song.
1,593 2008-08-22 00:28:21
Re: {t:title"rocking chair blues"} (14 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey Daddy - I have a rocking chair blues some where up here too! Not exactly like yours but I like yours too. 
1,594 2008-08-22 00:26:45
Re: "I Could Never Find Another You" (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey you all - Thanks very much. Now my son came home awhile back from Iraq and decided to play a little soccer with my over 30 league. Unfortunately he tore his ACL doing that so they would not send him back to Iraq. Well needless to say his mom was not all that sad but a knee injury like that will take the wind out of your sails so be has not been his usually self lately. Tomorrow he goes under the knife to fix his knee and he's a little nervious but it should be okay. Now about the song I do like it too but I'm still putting a whole bunch of songs together so I can scratch record it if you want.
Kap - there's a story about my name. While in the Air Force I told a new room mate of mine my name: Jeff, but he heard Jets. It kind of stuck, at least while I was in Germany. Because of that name I did become a fan of the Jets and having ol' Brett there did make me kind of happy.
Roger, I have a recording of The Calling that you can swap out with one of the others on FoC myspace page if you want to. I'll send it to you before you go to bed.
And to everyone, sorry I've not had many songs up lately but a new job is taking much of my time. It is a very fun job and it does pay the bills but it seems to be eating of my songwriting.
1,595 2008-08-21 10:03:07
Topic: "I Could Never Find Another You" (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Just another song about having a good person you can count on by your side.
I Could Never Find Another You By Jeff Gilpin
August 21, 2008
Verse 1
[C]I could never [F]find another [C]you
[C]If I searched a [F]lifetime maybe [C]two
[Am]Might come a [F]little close
But [Am]chances are slim and [F]few
That [C]I would ever [G]find another [C]you
Verse 2
[C]Not because you [F]stand above the [C]rest
[C]You don’t even [F]think that you’re the [C]best
[Am]And yet there is [F]no one
[Am]I really must con[F]fess
[C]Who’ll help me out no [G]matter my [C]distress
Bridge
[G]Oh some pretenders have had me [C]thinking
But the [Am]wishy washy always wash a[G]way
Yet to this [F]day
I can [C]count on
You to [F]stay
For the [C]long run
No [F]matter what is [Am]standing in the [G]way
Verse 3
[C]Not sure what [F]tomorrows going to [C]bring
[C]But with you I’d [F]take on [C]anything
[Am]Because I know you [F]got my back
[Am]And you’re picking [F]up my slack
[Am]You might bend but never [F]crack yes it’s [G]true
[F]I’ll never ever [G]find another [Am]you
1,596 2008-08-12 02:24:30
Re: Ode To Mary-Ellen (8 replies, posted in Songwriting)
daddycool wrote:
hi phill this is a lovely ode to your grandmother ,i've just gone over it and used two chords[c][g],you can also use a [f] to break it up a bit,well done....stay cool
In the first, third and fifth verses I went [D], [A][D], [D], [A][D] and the second, fourth [G][D], [A][D][D7], [G][D], [A][D] and the sixth the same except the last line is [A][G][D]. I can see how the [C][G][F] would work too though.
1,597 2008-08-12 01:23:34
Re: Ode To Mary-Ellen (8 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey Phill - That was just a great poem. I saw it all in my mind as I read your words. Well done my friend.
1,598 2008-08-08 00:20:34
Re: "My Daughter's Lullaby" (23 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thank you, Phill.
1,599 2008-08-06 02:07:40
Re: "My Daughter's Lullaby" (23 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks very much you guys. You know how it goes with fathers and daughters; she stole my heart the day she was born.
1,600 2008-08-05 02:59:40
Re: "The Calling" (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks Russ and Lena - Russ, I like it too and will put it down soon. I had a great session tonight by the way and I cant wait to get the songs finished.
Lena, I enjoyed visiting England, where my surname comes from, but I've only scratched the surface, visiting along the southern coast and the cities around RAF Molesworth. I hope to get to Ireland and Scotland someday. I also want to spend a lot of time in Leeds, where I have been before but only once and that was only to Elland Road where I became a fan of Leeds United.