1,726 Topic by jets60

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Just a song I wrote a few days ago and let sit for awhile. Now I kind of like it after a few tweeks. It’s about all the part-time songwriters who are not really beating the bushes for publicity but wouldn’t complain too much if they made it big. Heads up: there is a slight key change from verse to chorus and back. I'm just trying something new.

I Got to Be Me By  Jeff Gilpin


March 5th, 2008




Verse 1


[E]Spend the night trying to [D]write a song


I know that I can’t [A]take too long


Because in the morning I [D]still got to [B7]go to work




Verse 2


I [E]write my thoughts out [D]of my head


Some are better [A]left unsaid


But what do I [D]care I’m not a [B7]star




Chorus

[A]I’m not trying to be no [G]superstar


Don’t know [D]who you are


But I got to be [A]me [D]


[A]I’ve missed my chance at [G]dying young


Yeah, those [D]days are done


But I’ve still got to [A]be[D]




Verse 3


[E]Monday morning a[D]gain at work


From 9 to 5 with [A]cups of perk


To keep me going [D]all day [B7]long




Verse 4


[E]With a little luck and [D]motivation


I’ll get it done [A]but no vacation



Until I earn a [D]little more paid time [B7]off




Chorus

[A]I’m not trying to be no [G]superstar


Don’t know [D]who you are


But I got to be [A]me [D]


[A]I’ve missed my chance at [G]dying young


Yeah, those [D]days are done


But I’ve still got to [A]be[D]




Verse 5


[E]I’m not saying I [D]wouldn’t take


Mana from heaven, a [A]lucky break


I’ll take it if it [D]happens but won’t hold my [B7]breath




Verse 6


[E] Believe me I [D]know the odds


Not as good as the [A]lottery gods


Who cares it's still [D]fun writing my [B7]words




Chorus

[A]I’m not trying to be no [G]superstar


Don’t know [D]who you are


But I got to be [A]me [D]


[A]I’ve missed my chance at [G]dying young


Yeah, those [D]days are done


But I’ve still got to [A]be



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1,727 Topic by jets60

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This is just a song for all those out there who work on a job where you have to chase technology, try and keep current and how it wears on you keeping up.

Fade Away By Jeff Gilpin


March 9th, 2008




Verse 1


[D]Fade away


I don’t want to [A]fade away


Like an old coat that’s [G]put away


For a [A]rainy day


That never [D]comes [A]




Verse 2


But [D]to be fair


I don’t want to be [A]always there


In the spotlight or [G]on the air


I [A]just don’t care


For that type of [D]life




Chorus

But [G]how to [A]find the [D]middle


Somewhere be[G]tween where I’m [A]needed and I’m [Bm]not


[G]That is my [A]own private [D]riddle


To [A]not be overused or left to [G]rot




Verse 3


[D]Figure out


What betwixt and be[A]tween’s about


Maybe it’s of [G]no amount


Not [A]worth a shout


Or plea for [D]help [A]




Verse 4


[D]Grinding down



Sharpening what has [A]become round


While more falls [G]on the ground


Could [A]lose my crown


Or my [D]throne




Chorus

But [G]how to [A]find the [D]middle


Somewhere be[G]tween where I’m [A]needed and I’m [Bm]not


[G]That is my [A]own private [D]riddle


To [A]not be overused or left to [G]rot




Verse 5


[D]So I sigh


Without an [A]alibi


Must be guilty [G]so I try


To find the [A]reasons why


I seem to [D]fade [A]




Verse 6


[D]Fade away


I guess what I’m [A]trying to say


I must get stronger [G]or one day


I’ll [A]fade away


To obli[D]vion




Chorus

[G]I’ll try and [A]find that [D]middle


Where I’m [G]needed but [A]I’m not over [Bm]done


I’ll [G]try my [A]best to keep [D]focused


On [A]working hard [G]but still having [D]fun



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1,728 Reply by jets60

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Dan Fogelberg's Nether lands...I still like to listen to each and every song. It was a sad day for the music world when he passed away.

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1,729 Reply by jets60

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Thanks Reb  and Phill - I worry that either we'll all kill each other on purpose of by not fixing the problems we are causing in the environment. Either way we, including all the residence of earth, really need to get it sorted out soon.

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1,730 Topic by jets60

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This is the last one for the day, I swear. I wrote this yesterday but ran out of time and couldn't post it.

Thank You First By Jeff Gilpin


March 1st, 2008




Verse 1


[D]If I [A]were to die to[G]morrow [A]


[D]I’ll be [A]satisfied with my [G]life [A]


[D]No re[A]grets no [G]sorrows [A]


[D]Made it [A]through the toil and [G]strife [A]


[Bm]Darling [A]you [G]complete me


[Bm]Helped to [A]make me to who I [G]am


[D]Helped me make it [G]through [D]the tough times with [G]you


[A]Helped me to be a [Bm]man




Chorus

[G]I couldn’t have [A]done it with[Bm]out you


By my [G]side when [A]I was at my [Bm]worst


[G]If I were to [A]thank who helped me [Bm]get here


With[G]out a doubt I would [A]have to thank you [D]first [A]




Verse 2


[D]Smooth [A]sailing lies a[G]head [A]


[D]And [A]we’re still going [G]strong [A]


[D]I can’t wait [A]for our next ad[G]venture [A]


[D]Side by [A]side where we be[G]long [A]


[Bm]I’m not [A]sure what is [G]coming


[Bm]But I tell you [A]now I have no [G]fear



[D]There is [G]nothing [D]that I can’t [G]handle


[A]So long as you are [Bm]near




Chorus

[G]I couldn’t have [A]done it with[Bm]out you


By my [G]side when [A]I was at my [Bm]worst


[G]If I were to [A]thank who helped me [Bm]get here


With[G]out a doubt I would [A]have to thank you [D]first [A]




Verse 3


[D]With the [A]best and the worst be[G]hind us [A]


[D]We are now [A]careworn and care[G]free [A]


[D]I wouldn’t [A]have it any [G]different [A]


[D]With my best [A]friend beside of [G]me [A]


[Bm]I get [A]misty eyed [G]remembering


[Bm]With all [A]that we’ve been [G]through


[D]Looking [G]back [D]I’m able to [G]laugh


[A]Only because I’m still with [Bm]you




Chorus

[G]I couldn’t have [A]done it with[Bm]out you


By my [G]side when [A]I was at my [Bm]worst


[G]If I were to [A]thank who helped me [Bm]get here


With[G]out a doubt I would [A]have to thank you [Bm]first



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1,731 Topic by jets60

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This is just a song I’ve been working on this week and finally finished. I had this tune in my head but couldn’t figure out what words to put to it so I got to thinking about places I’ve been to and wanted to see again.

The Rocking Chair Blues By Jeff Gilpin


March 2nd 2008




Verse 1


[E7]I wanna go back to Charleston


[E7]And stay by the sea


[E7]Last time that I was there


[E7]You should’ve seen me


[A]Walking on the beaches


[A]Staying out all night


[E7]Howling at the moon


[E7]Until it dropped out of sight


[B7]Had myself a good time


[A]Feeling just great


[E7]Now I wanna head back down again


[E7]But I have to wait [A]




Verse 2


[E7]Wanna go back to Nebraska


[E7]Where I lived way back when


[E7]Last time that I was there


[E7]…Where should I begin


[A]Quite a lot of eateries


[A]Friendly people too


[E7]They work hard and they play


[E7]There’s quite a lot to do


[B7]I wonder if the Old Market


[A]Is still a hopping spot


[E7]I guess I should go check and see


[E7]If it is or is not [A]




Verse 3


[E7]It’s been a year or three


[E7]Since I been back home


[E7]The place that I was born in


[E7]And left before too long


[A]The valley in the mountains


[A]Where the ridge is kind of blue



[E7]I hear it’s occupied today


[E7]By those who have moved to


[B7]Relocated there from the


[A]Places where they’re from


[E7]So it’s not like I remembered


[E7]From my childhood that's long done [A]




Verse 4


[E7]I have always had a hankering


[E7]To live in mountains tall


[E7]Not live like a mountain man


[E7]But I still have heard the call


[A]Where there’re trees and mountain meadows


[A]As far as you can see


[E7]Only oceans of forest


[E7]To look back at you and me


[B7]And they’re not saying nothing


[A]Or honking from their cars


[E7]Just swaying in that mountain air


[E7]I hope it’s in the stars [A]




Verse 5


[E7]For now my only travels


[E7]Will be back and forth to job


[E7]Trading in my lifetime


[E7]And hoping I don’t rob


[A]Too much of my youthfulness


[A]And become contrary


[E7]I’m hoping I don’t waste myself


[E7]Until I’m in misery


[B7]I’m sure before too long


[A]I’ll punch my final clock


[E7]Go out to the time and place


[E7]Where life will start to rock [E7sus4]


…in the chair that is [E7sus4]


…that rocking chair [E7]



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1,732 Topic by jets60

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This is just another frustration with the world song. With fuel prices going up there seems to be a very slow response in coming up with clean alternatives. There is also so much global poverty being ignored which breeds hate towards the rich and feeds the wars that really only get the rich richer and send the common folk off to kill each other.
 

The Land of Our Fathers By Jeff Gilpin


March 2nd, 2008




Verse 1


The[Em] future is a coming


[A]Whether we want it to or not


[D]So we best get [A]ready


And [Em]take care of what we got


[D]Or [Em]we’ll be breathing poison


[A]Drinking poison too


And the [D]babies of our [A]babies


Will [Em]have it worse than you


[A]Have it [D]worse than [Em]you [D]




Chorus

The [G]land of our fathers


That [D]they thought would be great


Like a [A]tractor-trailer on a twisting path


That [Em]seems to accelerate


Towards a [G]very bad ending


[D]Further on down the road


[A]We should turn back now


Be[D]fore we [A]lose this precious [Em]load [D]




Verse 2


The [Em]killing of our brothers


Who’ve [A]known only poverty


And [D]have had their minds [A]twisted


Into [Em]hating you and me


[D]While we’re [Em]currently enjoying


The [A]spoils of our gain


We [D]squander our re[A]sources


Until [Em]nothing else remains


[A]Will [D]nothing else re[Em]main [D]




Chorus

The [G]land of our fathers


That [D]they thought would be great


Like a [A]tractor-trailer on a twisting path


That [Em]seems to accelerate


Towards a [G]very bad ending


[D]Further on down the road


[A]We should turn back now


Be[D]fore we [A]lose this precious [Em]load [D]





Verse 3


It [Em]seem pretty simple


[A]We need to fix what’s broke


[D]But freewill and [A]greediness


[Em]Seem to sink the boat


[D]And [Em]all these corporate interests


[A]Do not want a change


They [D]like business as [A]usual


Even [Em]though it’s a losing game


[A]Such a [D]losing [Em]game [D]




Chorus

The [G]land of our fathers


That [D]they thought would be great


Like a [A]tractor-trailer on a twisting path


That [Em]seems to accelerate


Towards a [G]very bad ending


[D]Further on down the road


[A]We should turn back now


Be[D]fore we [A]lose this precious [Em]load [D]




Verse 4


I [Em]wish it were that easy


But it [A]is not easy at all


The [D]few that have the [A]power


Seem to [Em]want the world to fall


[D]So [Em]long as their lives


In the [A]short term stay the same


They [D]will not budge or [A]get on board


And [Em]that is just a shame


[A]Just a [D]crying [Em]shame [D]




Chorus

The [G]land of our fathers


That [D]they thought would be great


Like a [A]tractor-trailer on a twisting path


That [Em]seems to accelerate


Towards a [G]very bad ending


[D]Further on down the road


[A]We should turn back now


Be[D]fore we [A]lose this precious [G]load [D] [Em]



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1,733 Topic by jets60

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I cannot remember a time I was not thinking about music in some form or have a tune of my own floating around in my head. Being an energetic and enthusiastic young child I would spend my days, much to my mother’s malcontent, singing just about anything you could think of at the top of my lungs and getting on her very last nerve, which by the way managed to really increase my young vocabulary. This is a song about that and how it was not such a bad problem to have after all.

From My Heart By Jeff Gilpin


February 26th, 2008




Chorus

You [D]know I could have [A]sworn


That on the [D]day that I was [A]born


I didn't [D]cry a song was [A]torn


From my [Bm]heart


From my [G]heart


From my [A]heart




Verse 1


[Bm]I've been singing since I could re[D]member


Not [G]always good but [D]always full of [A]joy


[Bm]Being shushed since I was a [D]kinder


For [G]being such a loud little [A]boy




Chorus

Be[D]fore too [A]long


I'm be [D]humming another [A]song


Because the [D]music was [A]strong


In my [Bm]heart


In my [G]heart


In my [A]heart




Verse 2


[Bm]There've been days that weren't so [D]happy


[G]Felt like my [D]heart had broke in[A]to


[Bm]But even that didn't [D]stop me


[G]Still singing songs when I was [A]blue




Chorus

I'd [D]sing when I was [A]sad


In[D]stead of getting [A]mad


[D]Music was what I [A]had


In my [Bm]heart



In my [G]heart


In my [A]heart




Verse 3


[Bm]I never knew quite what [D]I had


A [G]power that would [D]always get me [A]through


[Bm]Nothing ever could hurt [D]me bad


[G]Because I always [A]knew




Chorus

[D]To sing my [A]song


And I'd [D]keep on going [A]strong


Now the [D]music's lived so [A]long


In my [Bm]heart


In my [G]heart


In my [A]heart




Verse 4


[Bm]Even now I still can [D]get away


And [G]try to funnel [D]out what I [A]can


[Bm]Capture what's floating in my [D]head today


Like [G]listening to my private [A]band




Chorus

And they [D]play my [A]song


As I [D]try and play a[A]long


Singing [D]loud and singing [A]strong


Straight from the [Bm]heart


From my [G]heart


With all my [A]heart [D]



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1,734 Reply by jets60

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Hey James - Thanks - That's what it feels like to me too.

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1,735 Reply by jets60

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Hey James - Thanks - I get lots of my inspiration from there as well.

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1,736 Topic by jets60

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This is just a song about looking to what’s right for inspiration to live by in your life. I kept it kind of generic because what is right is a little unique for everyone so you all can figure out what is right for you.

So True By Jeff Gilpin


February 25th, 2008




Verse 1


[Em]I cannot de[G]ny it


[Em]I cannot [G]hide it


[C]All the things you [Em]do


[C]The essence that is [Em]you [G]


So [D]true




Verse 2


[Em]People talk a[G]bout


[Em]What they’re all a[G]bout


But [C]never ever [Em]you


You [C]don’t explain what’s [Em]you [G]


So [D]true




Chorus

[C]Not a [D]statement but a [G]fact


[C]You are never [D]ever half[Em]way


[C]With your [D]dignity in[G]tact


[C]You’ll always stay the way you [Em]stay [G]


Every [D]day




Verse 3


[Em]If I could emu[G]late


[Em]One I think is [G]great


[C]My thoughts go right [Em]to


[C]Without a pause to [Em]you [G]


So [D]true




Verse 4


When [Em]doubt is in my [G]mind


I [Em]think of you and [G]find



The [C]courage to see me [Em]through


I [C]try and think like [Em]you [G]


So [D]true




Chorus

[C]Not a [D]statement but a [G]fact


[C]You are never [D]ever half[Em]way


[C]With your [D]dignity in[G]tact


[C]You’ll always stay the way you [Em]stay [G]


Every [D]day




Verse 5


[Em]On my toughest [G]day


When [Em]everything’s in my [G]way


[C]You get me [Em]through


[C]I shine because of [Em]you [G]


So [D]true




Verse 6


I’ll [Em]keep on going [G]strong


With the [Em]strength to carry [G]on


The [C]least that I can [Em]do


[C]Live my life like [Em]you [G]


So [D]true




Chorus

[C]Not a [D]statement but a [G]fact


[C]You are never [D]ever half[Em]way


[C]With your [D]dignity in[G]tact


[C]You’ll always stay the way you [Em]stay [G]


Every [D]day




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1,737 Reply by jets60

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Hey Phil and Noel - Thanks for your comments

Phil - I keep seeing my wife pop up in my songs too.
Noel - I thought about keeping it a little more even, verses to chorus I mean, but the story wasn't like that so I let the story dictate the structure of the song which is why the ratio of verses between chorses is not the same through out the song. That was my idea anyways but that is just the critique I'm looking for and think we need more of here so thanks for that.

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1,738 Reply by jets60

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Thanks Larry.

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1,739 Topic by jets60

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The story which I've written many songs on already of how I was fortunate enough to meet and marry my wife has always seemed a bit like a fairy tale to me so I decided to write a fairy tale/story song about it. I cut it short…no really…but even so it is still a very long song so to help I kept the chords easy, kind of folky and predictable. I left out all the ups and down that are part of the process where you figure out the one who was meant for you just because my fingers would get tired if I made the song any longer, just know there is more to the story than is told here.

Once Upon a Time By Jeff Gilpin


February 24th, 2008




Verse 1


[Em]Onceupon a [D]time


[C]In two far off [D]lands


A [Em]fabled journey [D]started


By a [C]woman [D]and a [Em]man




Verse 2


[Em]She was filled with [D]questions


Her [C]mind a butter [D]churn


[Em]So she wandered [D]from her home


To [C]see what [D]she could [Em]learn




Verse 3


[Em]Not so filled [D]up with thoughts


[C]He happy in his [D]life


[Em]Until one day to [D]his surprise


He [C]saw his [D]parent’s [Em]strife




Verse 4


[Em]They split up and [D]set him free


[C]Not far from a [D]man


So [Em]he went off to [D]wander


A[C]cross the [D]open [Em]land




Chorus

[C]She discovered [D]wonders


While [C]he discovered [Em]war


[C]She went off to [D]learn more


[C]He had no clue what was in [D]store [D7]




Verse 5


[Em]He learned about [D]people


Both the [C]good and the [D]bad


The [Em]good didn’t have it as [D]good as they thought


And the [C]bad [D]weren’t so [Em]sad




Verse 6


While [Em]she got more questions than [D]answers


[C]Made her just a bit more [D]confused


She [Em]learned there was so much [D]out there


And [C]she would [D]have to [Em]choose




Verse 7


So [Em]she reigned her[D]self in


[C]Eventually settled [D]down


But [Em]in the end could [D]not decide


Where [C]answers [D]could be [Em]found




Chorus

[C]She questioned all the [D]wonders


He [C]questioned how people [Em]live


[C]She kept looking for [D]answers


[C]He gave all he could [D]give[D7]





Verse 8


[Em]Like fairy tales from [D]times of old


They [C]found each other one [D]day


While [Em]she was still looked for [D]answers


[C]He could [D]not look a[Em]way




Verse 9


He [Em]finally found all that was [D]good


And [C]perhaps just a little [D]bad


But [Em]he could not answer her [D]questions


[C]Only meager [D]answers he [Em]had




Verse 10


[Em]She left without all her [D]answers


And [C]even more questions re[D]mained


When you [Em]love and your love [D]goes away


[C]Will the [D]feelings stay the [Em]same




Chorus

[C]She questioned why she was [D]leaving


He [C]questioned why he let her [Em]go


[C]She wondered if she’d [D]see him again


[C]He wondered why it him hurt [D]so[D7]




Verse 11


[Em]He went away to [D]far off lands


[C]Thinking he would forget her [D]soon


But [Em]she remained in [D]spite of the pain


That [C]kept his [D]life in [Em]gloom




Verse 12


[Em]She set aside her [D]questions


[C]Tried to get on with [D]life


[Em]While her parents [D]tried to find a man


For [C]whom she would [D]make a good [Em]wife




Verse 13


A [Em]written corres[D]pondence


That [C]eventually found its [D]way


Re[Em]ignited what still [D]smoldered


A re[C]union [D]soon to be one [Em]day




Chorus

[C]He asked her a [D]question


She [C]answered as best she [Em]could


[C]She said she was his if he came for [D]her


[C]All he could say was that he [D]would [D7]




Verse 14


[Em]Once upon a [D]time


[C]In a land far a[D]way


The [Em]woman and man were [D]married


And she’s still [C]answering her [D]questions to this [C]day [Em]



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1,740 Reply by jets60

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Hey Larry - That was a great tribute. I barely remember my grandads... I guess it's one of the reasons why I had kids fairly early in life.

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1,741 Reply by jets60

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Hey Larry - Thanks. I would have gone in but people drive like its a dry day in weather like this and I sometimes fear for my safety.

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1,742 Reply by jets60

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Hey Roger - Thanks - Enjoy your weather. I guess I could have had a t-shirt lifestyle but choose what I got so I guess I shouldn't complain. Just played it for the wife and she liked it too.  smile

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1,743 Topic by jets60

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So with weather in the area and icy streets around this morning and predicted all day into the rush hour commute tonight I have time to sit and pop a song out about it, along with some chores around the house. The Eb+ I play like xx1003 just because I have trouble reaching the 4th fret on the high E but both chords sound okay to me so I can live with it. 

Another Day by Jeff Gilpin


February 22nd, 2008




Verse 1


[Em]Another day is [Eb+]dawning


[Em]Rub my eyes still [Eb+]yawning


[C]Look outside at


A[D]nother day so [G]cold[D]


[Em]Creak on down the [Eb+]stairs


[Em]And all that’s waiting [Eb+]there


[C]Pour my coffee as I


[D]Let the day take [G]hold




Chorus

[C]Another day [D]filled to over[G]flowing


[C]Another day [D]filled with opportune[Em]ty


[C]Another day the [D]world just keeps on [G]rolling


[C]Rolling on to endless possibili[D]ties




Verse 2


[Em]My deck is all iced [Eb+]over


As [Em]I put out my [Eb+]rover


[C]Trying hard to


[D]Somehow keep my [G]feet [D]


[Em]Make sure there’s food and [Eb+]water


[Em]Now what to do for a [Eb+]starter


I [C]check the fridge to


Find my [D]dog a little [G]treat




Chorus

[C]Another day [D]filled to over[G]flowing


[C]Another day [D]filled with opportune[Em]ty


[C]Another day the [D]world just keeps on [G]rolling


[C]Rolling on to endless possibili[D]ties





Verse 3


[Em]For work I’m getting [Eb+]ready


But the [Em]weather’s holding [Eb+]steady


It’ll [C]be another


[D]Drive of slip and [G]slide [D]


[Em]So I make a snap de[Eb+]cision


[Em]One with cautious opti[Eb+]mism


Cash [C]in some hours


And [D]hopefully stay a[G]live




Chorus

[C]Another day [D]filled to over[G]flowing


[C]Another day [D]filled with opportune[Em]ty


[C]Another day the [D]world just keeps on [G]rolling


[C]Rolling on to endless possibili[D]ties




Verse 4


[Em]So I’ll fill up my [Eb+]day


[Em]Knock some things out of the [Eb+]way


[C]Might as well with the


[D]Weekend drawing [G]near [D]


[Em]I’m sure that I can [Eb+]find


[Em]Some time to wrap my [Eb+]mind


[C]Around all that


[D]I hold so [G]dear




Chorus

[C]Another day [D]filled to over[G]flowing


[C]Another day [D]filled with opportune[Em]ty


[C]Another day the [D]world just keeps on [G]rolling


[C]Rolling on to endless possibili[D]ties




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1,744 Reply by jets60

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Thanks Daddy - Dreaming and writting about it sure keeps me off the streets.

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1,745 Topic by jets60

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Just a song about places I’ve been, things I’ve seen, places I still want to go, people I want to meet and what I’m going to do in the meantime.

Meandering By Jeff Gilpin


February, 20th 2008






Verse 1


[A7]Traveling round this crazy world


[A7]The sights that I have seen


Some [A7]filled with piss and vinegar


[A7]Some just filled with mean


[D]But some filled with kindness


[D]Some are with filled blindness


And it [E]seemed [D]


Some fell in be[A7]tween




Verse 2


[A7]I’ve seen a spitting camel


[A7]Forced into giving rides


And [A7]monkey’s at this drive through zoo


Who’d [A7]try to get inside


[D]Tear up upholstery


[D]Not how it’s supposed to be


But [E]true [D]


The things those monkeys would [A7]do




Verse 3


[A7]There still are many places


[A7]Where I have yet to go


[A7]Like the top and bottom of the world


[A7]I hope they still got snow


[D]I hear it’s receding


[D]And ice also retreating


Hope not [E]yet [D]


Before we all get [A7]wet





Verse 4


[A7]A couple other places


That I [A7]also want to see


New [A7]Zealand and Australia


Sure do [A7]sound like fun to me


[D]Yeah I’m sure they’re lovely


[D]If you like to sight see


But in the [E]end [D]


I want to make some [A7]friends




Verse 5


[A7]Just like all over Europe


[A7]To include all the UK


[A7]I’d head out tomorrow


But [A7]work is in the way


[D]But before too long


[D]If I am still strong


I’m [E]on [D]


For a trip across the [A7]pond




Verse 6


[A7]For now I have to play and work


[A7]In the suburbs of DC


[A7]Where I know I have lots to do


From the [A7]District to the trees


[D]I prefer the mountains


[D]To lakes or oceans


But I don’t [E]mind [D]


Anywhere is [A7]fine



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1,746 Reply by jets60

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Thanks Daddy - I wish mine were that close. It's a real chore for them both to get home but we love it when they visit.

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1,747 Reply by jets60

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Thanks Lena and Roger.

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Oldnewbie wrote:
jets60 wrote:

My son is over in the desert dodging bullets so he's not doing me any favors either. I'm hoping he's real good at dodging.

I'll keep your son in my prayers.

What is his name? (none of my business, but it feels better to make a prayer personal).

Hey Larry,

His name is Timothy and thanks for the prayers for him.

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1,749 Reply by jets60

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Sad song Larry but it sure plays well....

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1,750 Reply by jets60

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Yep, that's a fact. My youngest, the girl, is 22 now and she left this past year with her bf who is not far too from my age which was way scary but once the kids reach that age...sigh...they have to figure it out on their own. My son is over in the desert dodging bullets so he's not doing me any favors either. I'm hoping he's real good at dodging.

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