1,626 Reply by jets60

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Thanks KAP - High praise indeed. Mr. Prine is one of my favorites as well.

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1,627 Topic by jets60

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When I was first starting out in the military times were tough. My wife and I kept a pretty tight budget we appropriately titled Living on Rice and Soup.  I can imagine it is still pretty tough right now for those in a similar position.

14 Days and 14 Dollars By Jeff Gilpin


July 6th 2008




Intro


[D] [A]




Chorus


I got [D]14 days and 14 dollars


[G]That will have to [D]do


[D]14 days and 14 dollars


I [A]hope will see me [A7]through


[G]Times are tough and [D]times are hard


[G]Just getting by [D]sitting in the yard


[G]Write me a letter or [D]even a card


Will [A]do


Help get me [D]through [D7]




Verse 1

[A]Can’t say I didn’t see it coming


I [D]should have been better at [D7]it


[E]Saving all my hard earned wages


But [A]most have all got [A7]spent


I [G]guess that I [D]should have known better


[G]Write me a card or [D]send me a letter


[G]Tell me what I should of [D]done to deter


My predica[A]ment


With my money all [D]spent




Chorus


I got [D]14 days and 14 dollars


[G]That will have to [D]do


[D]14 days and 14 dollars


I [A]hope will see me [A7]through


[G]Times are tough and [D]times are hard


[G]Just getting by [D]sitting in the yard


[G]Write me a letter or [D]even a card


Will [A]do


Help get me [D]through [D7]




Verse 2

[A]Sometimes I live a little short sighted


The [D]moment takes over me


Having [E]so much fun always on the run


That [A]I neglect to [A7]see



[G]That freight train that’s [D]steadily coming


[G]Almost too late for [D]me to start running


I [G]thought that light in the [D]tunnel was shinning


For [A]me


Now it won’t let me [D]be




Chorus


I got [D]14 days and 14 dollars


[G]That will have to [D]do


[D]14 days and 14 dollars


I [A]hope will see me [A7]through


[G]Times are tough and [D]times are hard


[G]Just getting by [D]sitting in the yard


[G]Write me a letter or [D]even a card


Will [A]do


Help get me [D]through [D7]




Verse 3

[A]With money in such short supply


[D]Some things will have to [D7]go


[E]Without a drop of gas in my car


[A]It goes way to [A7]slow


[G]Should l bum a ride or [D]peddle all day


[G]Got to go to work if [D]I want the pay


[G]Maybe something better will [D]come my way


I hope [A]so


I sure hope [D]so




Chorus


I got [D]14 days and 14 dollars


[G]That will have to [D]do


[D]14 days and 14 dollars


I [A]hope will see me [A7]through


[G]Times are tough and [D]times are hard


[G]Just getting by [D]sitting in the yard


[G]Write me a letter or [D]even a card


Will [A]do


Help get me [G]through [D]



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1,628 Reply by jets60

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Hey Phill - Thanks very much - Sounds like you have a song like this out there too with your own twist to it.

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1,629 Reply by jets60

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Hey Daddy - Off to the islands with you. I can just picture playing on a beach somewhere with a rum punch in your hand. Great song

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1,630 Reply by jets60

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Thanks you all - Hey Roger can't wait to hear it. Loved the pictures by the way. Lena, glad I had you grinning that was my intent. Daddy, I wouldn't call me a Romeo in school but my distractions did end up getting me to go to an all boys school my final two years of high school. I eventually settled down though fortunately.

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1,631 Reply by jets60

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Thanks KAP - yep fun looking back at a less serious time.

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1,632 Topic by jets60

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This song is about high school romance, how it comes and goes and how kids manage to go on even though they thought thier hearts were going to break at the time. Oh yeah, pieces and parts of the song are from my life but they didn’t happen exactly the way the song goes. I have never known anyone named Lucinda that I can recall, although one of my favorite songs is Righteously by Lucinda Williams. I do not remember a Teresa while I went to high school although I have worked with a few since and all were very cool. While my dad did mention he applied for a job in New Mexico when I was a kid my family never moved there but I have visited there a few times and plan on going to visit my daughter who lives there very soon.

Life Goes on just the Same By Jeff Gilpin


  July 3rd, 2008




Verse 1


[G]In the day back a good way


I knew a girl named Lu[D]cinda


[D]I hoped above all the rest


I alone one day could [G]send her


[G]To the place where both of our


Hearts could beat as [C]one


Yes that was my [G]dream back then


But [D]how could I get it [G]done [G7]




Chorus

To be with Lu[C]cinda


Those thoughts filled my [G]mind


And got my heart [D]racing


Most all of the [G]time [G7]


One day I would [C]ask her


All my shyness [G]gone


With my sweet Lu[D]cinda


I could never go [G]wrong [D]




Verse 2


But [G]suddenly then Lucinda left town


My dreams had been taken a[D]way


I [D]felt like my heart was tearing apart


At least until later that [G]day


I [G]looked down the hall and I started to fall


Head over heels once a[C]gain


Another vision of [G]loveliness


And Lu[D]cinda was gone like the [G]wind [G7]




Chorus

Her name was [C]Teresa


Thoughts of her filled my [G]mind


And got my heart [D]racing


Most all of the [G]time [G7]


One day I would [C]ask her


All my shyness [G]gone


With my sweet [D]Teresa


I could never go [G]wrong [D]





Verse 3


So I [G]bided my time but later did find


Teresa was going a[D]way


[D]No happy end alone once again


So hardened my heart was to [G]stay


I [G]guess I was ready to settle for


A life filled with being a[C]lone


But at home as I [G]studied


[D]I got a call on the [G]phone [G7]




Chorus

She told me her [C]name


That I filled her [G]mind


And got her heart [D]racing


Most all of the [G]time [G7]


She decided she'd [C]ask me


Put her shyness on [G]hold


And she left me [D]speechless


At what she had [G]told [D]




Verse 4


So [G]we made big plans to meet the next day


As I scratched my head to re[D]call


[D]Where we had met I guess somewhere in school


I tried to remember it [G]all


[G]In the end I guess it didn't matter


Where we'd meet and planned to [C]go


Before dinner my [G]dad said


That we’re [D]moving to New Mexi[G]co [G7]




Chorus

And so I [C]left her


Before we could [G]meet


So it never [D]happened


No romantic [G]treat [G7]


Now I cannot [C]even


Remember her [G]name


I [D]guess life


Goes on just the [C]same [D] [G]



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1,633 Reply by jets60

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Hey Phill - Thanks very much. I am so far behind on my recording that it might take a while for this one to get there but it does play well I think and the message is good too.

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1,634 Reply by jets60

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Thanks KAP, Daddy and Lena - I have a few friends who are in that situation and I see their pain.

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1,635 Topic by jets60

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This is just a little ballad for my many friends out there who are still in that game of trying to meet a special person to share their life with. I can’t imagine how difficult it is these days nor would I want to be the one out there looking for the special someone.

In The End By Jeff Gilpin


June 25th, 2008




Intro


[C] [D]




Verse 1


Well, [G]we’ve all been down this road before


Where you [Em]think you’re heading for something more


But in[D]evitably it crumbles to dust in the [C]end


You [G]think you would have learned by now


But you [Em]went ahead and allowed


Your [D]hopes and dreams to get back up a[C]gain


But [D]what looked like a dream come [Em]true


Went and played a trick on [G]you


And there’s nothing you can [C]do


[D]Nothing left but to pick the pieces [Em]up


Think of it as a half full [G]cup


And don’t let yourself e[C]rupt [D]…it’s not the[G]end [D]




Verse 2


So you for[G]get it all and start again


[Em]Working hard with all your friends


But you [D]never really seem to quite for[C]get


Because [G]once you have been burned before



You [Em]flinch when you know what’s in store


So you pro[D]tect yourself from more re[C]gret


So in[D]stead of wearing holes in your [Em]shoes


You live your life that's filled with [G]blues


But at least you didn’t [C]loose


And yet [D]you’re losing out on [Em]life


No husband or no [G]wife


Just loneliness and [C]strife[D]…that never [G]ends [D]




Verse 3


[G]There is no moral in the end


Just be [Em]ready for love or get burned again


Or [D]settle for a lonely life of [C]one


A [G]sense of humor may be what we need


So [Em]we can laugh when we start to bleed


The [D]only way to keep from coming un[C]done


Just [D]keep on putting your heart on the [Em]line


And maybe after [G]time


Things will work out [C]fine


[D]You’ll find there’s a heart out there for [Em]you


That’s been waiting your whole life [G]through


And you’ll have a love that’s [C]true[D]…in the [C]end [G]



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1,636 Reply by jets60

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Thanks Daddy and Lena - I'm still not mappy with the music I choose but I wrote the lyrics first and the chords that sounded good with them at the time I don't like now. I must be getting picky in my old age.

Take care.

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1,637 Reply by jets60

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Hey Kap - Thanks. I agree. I've been gone for a little while and need to catch up on all the new songs I see.

Take care,

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1,638 Topic by jets60

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Just another song about the state of the world and worries of where the world is heading.

Under the Sun By Jeff Gilpin


June 19th, 2008




Verse 1


[F]I open my eyes [G]to another day under the sun


[C]Hoping this day will bring me [F]nothing but fun [C]


But[Dm] looking for fun I see


[G]The world is starting to be


[C]Not much fun [F]under the sun [C]




Verse 2


[F]I wonder what will be [G]waiting out there


[C]Nothing if I stay inside so I [F]go out and get some air


I [Dm]breathe it all in through the day


But [G]thoughts still get in my way


[C]A bleak picture we [F]all have to share [C]




Chorus

[Dm]We all try and survive


With the [G]world spinning round


[C]All of us under the [F]sun


[Dm]Faster and faster


We [G]all try and master


Our [C]lives under the [F]sun [C]




Verse 3


You [F]see a long time ago way [G]back when we first stood up


We [C]all looked around in wonder [F]like newborn pups [C]


But [Dm]somehow we were strewn round the earth


[G]Flung far away from humanity’s birth


[C]All of us trying to live we [F]never gave up [C]




Verse 4


As [F]time ticked away we [G]all became more and more


[C]Filling up the earth [F]from shore to every shore [C]



But [Dm]we grew up so differently


From [G]brothers to strangers who couldn’t see


Our [C]differing views so we [F]all disagreed [C]




Chorus

[Dm]It’s hard to survive


With [G]ideas spinning round


[C]So different under the [F]sun


[Dm]Faster and faster


[G]We wanted to master


[C]All others under the [F]sun [C]




Verse 5


[F]So now we look around and [G]see where we are


[C]Not so different that [F]we need another war


[Dm]I imagine we could even agree


[G]If it would stop the killing spree


Or [C]maybe a bit more tolerance than [F]we showed before [C]




Verse 6


So [F]Today as you go through life [G]out there under the sun


[C]Think about how it would be [F]if nobody ever won


[Dm]That’s where all the fighting will lead


[G]More and more while we all bleed


The [C]warriors for sure but tragically [F]the innocent ones [C]




Chorus

[Dm]How can we survive


With [G]bombs and bullets flying round


[C]Killing each other under the [F]sun


[Dm]Faster and faster


[G]Until there’s no one to master


[C]No one left under the [Dm]sun



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1,639 Reply by jets60

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Hey Chuck - Thanks - I have the last part of the song like it is because it is different from the rest. Kind of like a repeat of the chorus if you consider the last four lines of the verses the chorus...just trying to show it as different at the end of the song I guess.

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1,640 Reply by jets60

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Hey Daddy - Thanks. I do look at the web but like to travel too but can't seem to find too much time for it. A vacation coming up though and I am looking forward to it.

Take Care,

Jeff

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1,641 Topic by jets60

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My wife and I hardly ever take vacations. Mostly because we’ve lived in some pretty nice travel spots so we let the weekend be kind of like little vacations. I was thinking how there is still so much out there we would like to see that will not be accessible to us if we wait too long. So that’s where this comes from. There's a little key change on the last verse so be ready.

I’m Gone By Jeff Gilpin


June 3rd, 2008




Verse 1


[G]I want to go wherever these[C] tired old feet want to [G]go


[G]Don’t care which direction they’re [C]headed fast or [D]slow


I [C]let them lead me wher[G]ever they lead


They’re [C]built for traveling but [G]not for speed


[C]When to rest if [G]they’ve the need


They’ll tell me [D]so, ‘til then I’ll [G]go




Verse 2


My [G]heart steady beating [C]telling me to get up and [G]git


[G]Life is for living and [C]I’m way too young to [D]quit


[C]So much left in this [G]heart of mine


It [C]hasn’t been broke in [G]quite a long time


I [C]guess I better use it [G]before it starts dying


I’m not dead [D]yet so I guess I’ll [G]git




Verse 3


I got [G]20/20 vision so I [C]guess I should see all I can [G]see



I [G]hear when you get older your [C]vision will fade gradual[D]ly


I’ve [C]seen a lot of places but there [G]still so much more


I [C]need to see the sites while my [G]eyes won’t get too sore


[C]Better get to it while the [G]sites still endure


Sounds right to [D]me so I’m going to [G]see




Verse 4


It [A]sure is awful easy [D]putting it all off for another [A]day


It’s [A]just I’m so darn busy with [D]work and life always getting in the [E]way


[D]One day I’ll put it [A]all on hold


In the [D]heat of summer or the [A]winter so cold


[D]Find a way to break out of this [A]ever growing mold


Before I’m too [E]old…[E7]


[D]I’ll let my [A]feet lead on


[D]While my heart’s [A]still beating strong


[D]Way before my [A]eyes go wrong


[E]Do what I’d put [D]off for too long


I’m [A]gone…



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1,642 Reply by jets60

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Thanks Lena - Come on now, you still have a little kid in you, don't you? smile

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1,643 Reply by jets60

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Hey Ken - Thanks very much.

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1,644 Reply by jets60

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Hey Chuck - Thanks - It is a little folky the way I play it. I'll most likely have to just do a rough recording of it as my recording schedule's a little backed up right now.

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1,645 Reply by jets60

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Hey Lena - Thanks - I even like the days that are not sunny. Just give me tall green all about me and I'm happy.

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1,646 Reply by jets60

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Hey Daddy - Thanks very much. I do miss the mountains. I had a visit to  them yesterday but only for the afternoon and had to come back shortly after I got there.

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1,647 Reply by jets60

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Hey James  - It is amazing where song inspirations come from. Great way to turn the everyday into a fun song.  I played it like I would like it to sound sitting at the bar at Pat O'Brian's eating peanuts and drinking an ice cold Dixie beer.

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1,648 Reply by jets60

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Hey James - Thanks very much. I'm kind of taking a break while my son is home visiting but I had this idea and decided to write it down. I have no doubt that you'll have another gem posted before too long.

Take Care and hope you have a great Memorial Day.

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1,649 Reply by jets60

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Hey Roger - Thanks - I always wanted to be from England actually. It's where my forefathers are from for the most part.

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1,650 Reply by jets60

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Hey Toney - Thanks very much. I think it turned out well too.

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