Thanks - I tried to keep the chords kind of reflective if you know what I mean. Yeah, creating life is a real eye opener. My 2 are off on their own way far from me and there is nothing I can do to keep them safe and secure other than letting them know that I'm here for them if they need me.
1,752 2008-02-18 01:25:00
Topic: "Faces of Love" (11 replies, posted in Songwriting)
My friend Saba Hasan asked me, and her other friends, to describe love and not one to miss out on a songwriting opportunity I decided to make a song out of it. To me love has many aspects: the love of a parent, a child, a friend and husband or wife. I've tried to capture my thoughts and feelings on love in this song.
Faces of Love By Jeff Gilpin
February 17th, 2008
Verse 1
[G]Growing up so [D]far
I’ve [Em]learned a bit about [C]love
A [G]word laced with much [D]mystery
[Em]And the aspects [A]of what I think of [D]love [D7]
Verse 2
[G]Mom and Dad looked [D]after me
[Em]Raised me to who I [C]am
[G]Hard to say just [D]where I’d be
[Em]Raised a different [A]way I can’t [D]say [D7]
Chorus
[Em]Life would not be [A]worth a [D]fraction
[Em]Without all the [A]people at[D]traction
[C]Without it I would not even [G]try
[Em]But with love driving I do more than get [A]by [Em] [A] [A7]
Verse 3
[G]More friends than I could [D]count
[Em]Growing up in ever changing [C]times
[G]Even though I lost track of [D]most
[Em]They hide so sub[A]lime in my [D]rhymes [D7]
Verse 4
[G]The reason I’m here to[D]day
[Em]Why I try hard to pur[C]sue
The [G]life that has led me [D]here
I [Em]go on because [A]you love me [D]true [D7]
Chorus
[Em]Life would not be [A]worth a [D]fraction
[Em]Without all the [A]people at[D]traction
[C]Without it I would not even [G]try
[Em]But with love driving I do more than get [A]by [Em] [A] [A7]
Verse 5
[G]Your world changes quite a [D]bit
The [Em]moment you help create [C]life
[G]I cannot describe how power[D]less
[Em]Looking on in [A]spite loving with all your [D]might [D7]
Verse 6
[G]So if tomorrow I’m gone from this [D]world
[Em]I’ll truly believe my life’s been worth[C]while
The [G]love I’ve had and been [D]given
[Em] Let me live in [A]style and with a [D]smile [D7]
Chorus
[Em]Life would not be [A]worth a [D]fraction
[Em]Without all the [A]people at[D]traction
[C]Without it I would not even [G]try
[Em]But with love driving I do more than get [A]by [Em] [A] [A7]
1,753 2008-02-15 05:11:14
Topic: "More on the Horizon" (0 replies, posted in Songwriting)
After years of working there are some days that it is very tough to get motivated. On those days it seems to me that I get more stuff to do than usual. That is what this song is about and maybe now that I got it off my chest I can get more motivated to knock them out.
More on the Horizon By Jeff Gilpin
February 15th, 2008
Verse 1
[D]Jaded, faded as your
[A]Mind's too tired to [D]sleep
[A]Restless thoughts that are too [D]deep
To fade a[A]way
Verse 2
[D]Worried, blurry mind
[A]Whirlwind in your [D]head
To [A]match your eyes so [D]red
As they burn a[A]way
Chorus
[G]You count them off
‘Cause you’re [D]counted on
[G]Knock them out
But you’re [D]not quite done
There [G]always seems to [D]be more
On the [A]horizon
Verse 3
[D]Raining, pouring on you
Lord you [A]miss those famine [D]days
As the [A]feast looks here to [D]stay
At least for to[A]day
Verse 4
[D]Look around and another task
Has [A]been stacked upon the [D]pile
You [A]take it with a [D]smile
As you smile a[A]way
Chorus
[G]You count them off
‘Cause you’re [D]counted on
[G]Knock them out
But you’re [D]not quite done
There [G]always seems to [D]be more
On the [A]horizon
Verse 5
[D]Remember way back when
[A]God you really loved it [D]then
Couldn’t wait [A]for the day to be[D]gin
That’s gone a[A]way
Verse 6
So you [D]try and find the spark
That will ig[A]nite your inner [D]core
There has [A]got to be some [D]more
Has it gone a[A]way
Chorus
[G]You count them off
‘Cause you’re [D]counted on
[G]Knock them out
But you’re [D]not quite done
There [G]always seems to [D]be more
On the [A]horizon
1,755 2008-02-15 02:29:18
Re: "A Yard Apart" (8 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey you all - Thanks. She really liked the song and we had a great time together tonight.
...yes, Lena much closer. 
1,756 2008-02-13 12:51:39
Re: "A Yard Apart" (8 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey Toney - Thank you very much. I didn't catch that hidden meaning but see it now. My son had me arrainge to get flowers to his girlfriend on Valentines Day so I think he's doing well. Take care.
1,757 2008-02-13 03:51:34
Topic: "A Yard Apart" (8 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Okay, here’s my Valentine’s Day song I plan on giving my wife in a day or so shared first with all my chordie friends.
A Yard Apart By Jeff Gilpin
February 12th, 2008
Verse 1
[Bm]Our hearts are beating a yard a[G]part
[D]All through the night when I [A]start
To [Bm]think about how near I [G]am
To the [D]heart I’ve pledged to always [A]stand
Chorus
[G]Beside until the [D]end
[A]My lover and my [Bm]friend
The [G]one who won my [A]heart
A yard a[Bm]part [A]
Verse 2
I [Bm]never seem to know your [G]mind
And [D]you’d think that after all this [A]time
[Bm]I’d have finally figured you [G]out
And [D]know everything a[A]bout
Chorus
My [G]timeless confi[D]dant
I [A]have and yet have [Bm]not
[G]Even begun to [A]start
A yard a[Bm]part [A]
Verse 3
I’ve [Bm]stopped trying but still I [G]do
[D]Try my best to keep up with [A]you
[Bm]What you’re thinking I still don’t [G]know
But [D]I’ll keep tagging along even [A]so
Chorus
[G]Just a simple [D]man
[A]Doing the best I [Bm]can
To [G]love you with all my [A]heart
A yard a[Bm]part
1,758 2008-02-13 01:11:36
Re: My Number One Girl (15 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey James - I'll try and get one down for you soon. Good luck on knocking her socks off.
1,759 2008-02-12 12:03:12
Re: My Number One Girl (15 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey Patrick - Thanks very much. I will. 
1,760 2008-02-12 01:28:26
Re: "My 9 to 5 Life" (3 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks Lena and Daddy - I think about retirement but I'm not sure what it will be like or where it will be.
1,761 2008-02-12 01:25:12
Re: My Number One Girl (15 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thank you John.
1,762 2008-02-10 18:44:14
Topic: "My 9 to 5 Life" (3 replies, posted in Songwriting)
This song comes from me helping my wife with her Five Year Plan, a work assignment she had where her supervisor asked her where she wanted to be in 5 years. She had never done anything like that so she asked me for help and since I had done one years ago back in school I helped her. I gave her the basics: 1st - where do you want to be 5 years; 2nd put down what you need to do every quarter of a year or month or whatever period of time you are comfortable with for this type of short term goal setting to get to your goal; 3rd revise your 5 year goal depending on what you plan on doing if your short term goals won’t get there or will go beyond where you want to be. Then I recommended we find a book on the subject with more specifics and suggestions as there are tons written on the subject. As will happen I started examining my own life afterward and my 5 year plan I did so many years ago. That plan helped me knock out my BS degree back in the day but I didn’t do what you’re supposed to do: reevaluate and revise for the next 5 years and the next and so on. Sorry so long winded but there you have it.
My 9 to 5 life by Jeff Gilpin
February 10th, 2008
Verse 1
[G] [D] [Em] There was a [C]time when I was [G]younger
[G] [D] [Em] A time when my [C]life was so care[D]free
[G] [D] [Em] Then time was [C]all for me to [G]plunder
[G] [D] [Em] Ah but [C]time goes by you [D]see
Verse 2
[G] [D] [Em] All things [C]come to those who [G]wait
[G] [D] [Em] But sometimes they [C]also pass you [D]by
[G] [D] [Em] So living a [C]life filled with [G]hesitate
[G] [D] [Em] Means there’s so much [C]more that you don’t [D]try
Chorus
[C]So I do my [G]time in my [Em]9 to 5 [D]life
[C]Wondering [G]where my life would [D]be
[C]If earlier [G]on I’d [Em]taken the [D]time
[C]Figure out where I [D]wanted life to take [Em]me
Verse 3
[G] [D] [Em] Many people have [C]traveled down the [G]life road
[G] [D] [Em] Only to dis[C]cover the road they’re [D]on
[G] [D] [Em] Isn’t taking them [C]to where they [G]want to go
[G] [D] [Em] They better get [C]off before too [D]long
Verse 4
[G] [D] [Em] Like changing [C]lanes on the [G]interstate
[G] [D] [Em] You will get hurt [C]if you don’t take [D]care
[G] [D] [Em] You cannot get [C]off if there’s no [G]exit
[G] [D] [Em] And watch out for that [C]road to [D]nowhere
Chorus
[C]So I do my [G]time in my [Em]9 to 5 [D]life
[C]Wondering [G]where my life would [D]be
[C]If earlier [G]on I’d [Em]taken the [D]time
[C]Figure out where I [D]wanted life to take [Em]me
Verse 5
[G] [D] [Em] I sometimes wish [C]I had a [G]GPS for life
[G] [D] [Em] That would tell me where I [C]am but not [D]preach
[G] [D] [Em] I’d rather not [C]waste all the [G]time I have
[G] [D] [Em] Going where I [C]haven’t time to [D]reach
Verse 6
[G] [D] [Em] So in 5 10 or [C]20 years I [G]guess I’ll see
[G] [D] [Em] If all of the [C]choices that I’d [D]tried
[G] [D] [Em] Lead me down the [C]road I’d [G]hoped to take
[G] [D] [Em] Or left me stranded [C]thumbing for a [D]ride
Chorus
[C]So I do my [G]time in my [Em]9 to 5 [D]life
[C]Wondering [G]where my life would [D]be
[C]If earlier [G]on I’d [Em]taken the [D]time
[C]Figure out where I [D]wanted life to take [Em]me
1,763 2008-02-10 18:28:48
Re: My Number One Girl (15 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey Phill - Thanks. That's pretty much how I play it. She does like to give me her day from time to time but she's not too bad about it.
1,764 2008-02-09 22:19:22
Re: My Number One Girl (15 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey Toney - You know it's funny because I was thinking about that after I wrote the song with a little worry but she took it as it was intended, and no there is no number 2 or 3 unless you count my daughter and dog.
1,765 2008-02-09 00:02:26
Re: My Number One Girl (15 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks you all - she liked it fine.
1,766 2008-02-08 04:10:04
Topic: My Number One Girl (15 replies, posted in Songwriting)
This is just a song about how I prefer to end my day with my best friend in the world and on bad days at work which happen from time to time it makes a world of difference.
My Number One Girl By Jeff Gilpin
February 7, 2008
Verse 1
[Em]There’s so much I’d tell you
[G]But I gotta keep it in
[Em]I don’t dump my problems
[G]On my best friend
But I [A]tell you now
You got to [D]know [D7]
Chorus
You’re my number [Em]one girl
That’s [G]so
It’s to you I [Em]run girl
Don’t you [G]know
Believe me when I [A]tell you
It’s to you I [D]go [D7]
My number [Em]one girl[D]
Verse 2
[Em]Now I don’t tell you stories
[G]About the day I had
Yet you [Em]know when it’s been lousy
[G]Some days go pretty bad
At the end of those [A]day’s
Where I want to [D]go [D7]
Chorus
Is to my number [Em]one girl
That’s [G]so
It’s to you I [Em]run girl
Don’t you [G]know
Believe me when I [A]tell you
It’s to you I [D]go [D7]
My number [Em]one girl[D]
Verse 3
[Em]So on those days I’m acting different
[G]And need you by my side
[Em]Please don’t think I’m being selfish
[G]Or that I have too much pride
It’s just that I’ve been [A]thinking of
And looking forward to [D]you [D7]
Chorus
My number [Em]one girl
That’s [G]so
It’s to you I [Em]run girl
Don’t you [G]know
Believe me when I [A]tell you
It’s to you I [D]go [D7]
My number [A]one girl [D] [Em]
1,768 2008-02-07 01:55:37
Re: "Looking Up" (25 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey Daddy and Larry - Thanks
Just a folky melody from thinking too much on a night drive home
1,769 2008-02-06 01:59:45
Re: "Time" (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks Daddy - I can never keep up with all that gets posted here.
Larry - It's just west of Manassas off I-66 near where Nissan Pavilion's located. Zurf is from our area too up in Leesburg. Yep, it's a great place to work and live...traffic kind of stinks though.
1,770 2008-02-06 01:49:04
Re: "Looking Up" (25 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks Roger - Tonight's a good star watching night but no moon to speak of.
1,771 2008-02-05 05:38:50
Re: Baby Say (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey Larry - Great song both chords and lyrics. Can never go wrong writing from the heart.
1,772 2008-02-05 05:19:26
Topic: "Looking Up" (25 replies, posted in Songwriting)
A few months ago I was driving home from work and saw a crescent moon grinning at me from above. I put that away for a night like this when I wanted to reflect on the moon, the sun and the sky. I also thought about the clouds because they too are a big part of the sky I see when I look up. If I ever get lost I can usually figure out at least where I'm nearby looking where the bright spots are reflected in the clouds.
Looking Up By Jeff Gilpin
February 5th, 2008
Intro
[Am] [F] [G]
Verse 1
[Am]At the start of the [F]twilight
Be[G]fore you see the [Am]stars
The [F]sun bids [G]a fare[Am]well
With a flare or a [F]flourish
Or a [G]simple fade to [Am]grey
She [F]dips be[G]yond the [Am]veil
Chorus
[F]Gone like so [C]many [G]days be[C]fore
And [F]yet we know that [C]she’ll come back a[G]gain
To [Am]continue a[F]nother [G]journey cross the [Am]sky
To [F]ever be[G]gin a[Am]gain
Verse 2
Just as darkness [F]falls
[G]Up comes the [Am]moon
To [F]imitate the [G]sun so [Am]bright
Never quite as [F]smooth
Ex[G]cept for when she’s [Am]full
[F]Then she [G]gets it [Am]right
Chorus
[F]Like a younger [C]sister who’s [G]oh so [C]shy
[F]She seems a bit a[C]fraid to show her [G]face
[Am]Usually [F]showing [G]glimpses of a [Am]smile
A[F]mused by the [G]world from [Am]space
Verse 3
On [Am]cloudy days or [F]nights
[G]Clouds try and e[Am]rase
The [F]light out [G]of the [Am]sky
[Am]They cover the [F]day
With [G]shades of [Am]grey
And [F]make our [G]skylight [Am]die
Chorus
[F]Evening clouds [C]reflect the [G]light from the [C]land
But [F]hide the [C]light from far a[G]way
[Am]Showing all man’s [F]colors as [G]best as they [Am]can
Until the [F]Sun begins her [G]journey another [F]day [Am]
1,773 2008-02-05 05:13:11
Re: "Time" (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey Larry - Thanks. They seemed to fit and I like the Em - Am change as well. BTW, Nice to see another N Va local on Chordie too.
1,774 2008-02-02 06:06:04
Re: "If I Had My Way" (8 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey Zurf - Thanks.
1,775 2008-01-31 01:37:31
Re: "If I Had My Way" (8 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thank you all.
Hey Lena - I was thinking this could be a good song to fill in what other writers would do if they had their way but I kind of need to show how it is played and sung first I guess.
Hey Toney - My son is doing well but very busy. Some people go to Iraq and hope we can build bridges from their culture to the rest of the worlds. My son literally builds bridges for the army there as well as maintaining them as well...kind of ironic.
Hey Roger - I think so too...btw, going to try and finish recording the songs I'm working on this weekend but no promises....it is taking a while unfortunately.