176 Reply by mojo01

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TIGLJK wrote:

Nice one Mojo - ditto to all of the above !
Do you still have that painting. If not, it would quite a project to hunt it down.

You always come through with songs that have such imagery, and also always attach inceredible emotion or passion.  Very heartfelt.

JIm

  it hangs on the wall in y kitchen if i knew how to post pictures i would have put a picture of the painting  well actualy its a colored pencil  drawing that my future sister inlaw did for my mother in 1978.

thanks everyone for the kind words happy ya,ll enjoyed the song     

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177 Topic by mojo01

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was digging through my note book and found a song i had set aside awhile back, and i realized it kind of went along with a painting i have of grand dads old  dog run house as they were called. any way another work in progress
https://soundcloud.com/mojo01/the-painting 

capo third fret
chorus
Am                     C                      G                Am
there's an old painting that hangs on my wall
F                               C                       G                Am
of my grand dads house and the trees in the fall   
i see that old painting and I riminess   
reminds me of places and people i miss

now the wind and the rain come blowing through
the cracks in the chimney where the coffee once brewed
two lonely chimneys and the house is all gone
broken down well shed where the water was drawn
weeds in the yard and the fence is all down
nothing much left of what stood on this ground

chorus

i can see granddad in the old porch swing
aunts and uncle an cousins in the evening
hay bails piled high by the fence in the meadow
fire wood is split for the cold a the first snow
just that old house those days are gone
that painting reminds me how time moves along

chorus

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178 Topic by mojo01

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was digging through my note book and found a song i had set aside awhile back, and i realized it kind of went along with a painting i have of grand dads old  dog run house as they were called. any way another work in progress
https://soundcloud.com/mojo01/the-painting 

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179 Reply by mojo01

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Zurf wrote:

Billie Joe Shaver passed earlier today (or possibly last night) at 82 years old.

He kept the Texas honky-tonk sound alive. He was a good storyteller too.

He broke into the big time by threatening Waylon Jennings, saying if Waylon didn't listen to one of his songs that he'd beat the tar out of him. Waylon's bodyguards weren't too keen on that idea, but Waylon told him, "I'll listen to one song and that's it. If I like it, we can talk. If I don't like it, you never talk to me again. If you see me coming, you turn around and walk away."  Billie Joe played him three songs and they worked together for years, with Waylon introducing Billie Joe to whoever he could.

i saw where he passed away was going to post it myself. he also played with 2 1/2 fingers missing on one hand . he was an intresting guy     

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180 Reply by mojo01

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TIGLJK wrote:

Mojo

I actually thought it was metaphorically written about trying to revive an old relationship.
JIm


Jim thinking about it ,that is an accurate interpretation .

oh and my dumb A@#  it starts in D not G on the last version

JOE     

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181 Topic by mojo01

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just saw where Jerry Jeff Walker passed away, RIP Mr. Bojangles 

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182 Reply by mojo01

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Phill Williams wrote:

That was brilliant. I love the words, the guitar is great  and I think the key change was the right way to go. As the saying goes; you should never  achieve your dreams as you'll only be disappointed, that's my take on what you're saying, am I right?

intresting to hear what message people get form my songs.  that one started from  line i pulled over on the side of the road in my truck to write down so i wouldnt forget it, the very first line. the rest just kind of flowed out . to me its about some one who waited to long to go back home looks around and no one is left .  but if there are other messages buried in the words thats cool to .

and thanks for the kind words  glad you enjoyed it     

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183 Reply by mojo01

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thanks for the comments , have a listen to the latest and greatest version lol     

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184 Topic by mojo01

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ok sorry , deleted the first version, changed it from C to G and did away with the reverb in the recording  sounds a lot better to me , any way let me know what you think



https://soundcloud.com/mojo01/coming-back-home-1 

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185 Topic by mojo01

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guitar is a little weak on this one got a sore finger getting in the way. wrote this, this morning . i think the chorus needs some work open to opinions thanks
https://soundcloud.com/mojo01/coming-back-home 

capo first fret

D                                                      G                                           D
you try nd go home but there's nothing but a whispering wind
D                                                                    G                                                    A
but you thought you hear voices so you turned round and went back again
G                                                  A
but there's nothing there but a weed covered lot
          D                                            G           
old shed in the back where you used to smoke pot
D                                                G                                                       D
this coming back home aint nothing like you thought it would be
G                                                  A                                                 D
no coming back home aint nothing like you thought it would be


well your folks are all gone and your friends have moved away
but you had to come back because this place calls to you every day
but theirs no one there that you used used to know
just a rusty old car with nothing to show
this coming back home aint nothing like you thought it would be
no coming back home aint nothing like you thought it would be

sometimes you wonder why the hell did it take you so long
but the reason escapes you like the words to a long lost song
so you wander the streets of your old neighbor hood
you'd love to go back if only you could 
this coming back home aint nothing like you thought it would be
no coming back home aint nothing like you thought it would be

you found out the hard way that nothing ever stays the same
so you look around for somewhere or some one to place the blame
but theirs no one there its only you
just a face in the mirror so it has to be true
this coming back home aint nothing like you thought it would be
no coming back home aint nothing like you thought it would be

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186 Topic by mojo01

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guitar is a little weak on this one got a sore finger getting in the way. wrote this, this morning . i think the chorus needs some work open to opinions thanks
https://soundcloud.com/mojo01/coming-back-home 

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187 Reply by mojo01

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Taylor 510, when i plug in on occasion its the Taylor  TZ5     

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188 Reply by mojo01

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dont remember the exact year 1980ish bough a "Ensenada" i believe was the name on it $30 pawn shop buy. i know what happened to it , a few year later when i bought a Takamine I delved into guitar mechanicing  . didnt know what a luthier was at the time. Think i still have the tuners laying around  some where, about all that survived the   surgery.
taking a guitar census 2 Taylors, a mini martin, my old jasmine Takamine, my first electric  and old Bill Lawrence . and lastly some where between Texas and Malabo a Alvarez  that got left behind at work when i evacuated for the virus.     

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189 Topic by mojo01

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any one else having trouble with sound clouds new format? 

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190 Reply by mojo01

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I received a call from Miss Cleo awhile back, she is a medium who advertised psychic readings on TV.  told me I had won two fee readings from Miss Cleo and what did I think about that? my answer was if she was so psychic then  she would have known better than to dial my number and hung up on her

nice poem to Peatle     

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191 Topic by mojo01

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https://soundcloud.com/mojo01/parking-lot
i played this song for for guitar playing friend of mine he liked it but said it really needed a chorus so we threw some ideas around and this is what i came up with , just more tears in your beers song writing from yours truly . personally i think it  improved the song a lot 

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192 Topic by mojo01

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https://soundcloud.com/mojo01/parking-lot
i played this song for for guitar playing friend of mine he liked it but said it really needed a chorus so we threw some ideas around and this is what i came up with , just more tears in your beers song writing from yours truly . personally i think it  improved the song a lot 

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193 Reply by mojo01

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welcome aboard     

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194 Reply by mojo01

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mojo01 wrote:

havnt been on much lately, life gets in the way. hope every one is doing well dodging the riots and viruses .  heres a new  one
still a work in progress let me know what you think

https://soundcloud.com/mojo01/old-age-and-drinking

as requested  may be a couple more verses later , have some in the works


G                 C                   D                G
turn out the lights before you go home
D                                          C                        G
should I call you a ride or can you drive stoned   

you can stay all night I dont care
you sleep on the floor or the easy chair

you can party all night if thats how you feel
but its getting late and ive had my fill

D                                         G
I dont get mean and I dont get loud
I dont do things that will draw a crowd
sometimes the whiskey gets to head
D                                                      C                   G
and long abut mid night you will find me in bed

back in my youth I could party all day
I could party all night hell for three or four days
now I am much older and I aint so tough
one night of drinking and I'm feeling rough
your welcome to stay you can drink my beer
but it wont be long before I disappear

chorus

act your age my mama would say
but me and the whiskey could not obey
ive slowed down now my mama would be proud
turn that music its way to loud
the years and the whiskey have taken there toll
I never thought I'd  feeling this old

chorus     

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195 Topic by mojo01

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havnt been on much lately, life gets in the way. hope every one is doing well dodging the riots and viruses .  heres a new  one
still a work in progress let me know what you think

https://soundcloud.com/mojo01/old-age-and-drinking 

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196 Reply by mojo01

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TIGLJK wrote:

He was an excitable boy !

Good music - had it really moving

A shame that it always has to come to this.

JK

aint nobody getting out alive     

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197 Reply by mojo01

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TIGLJK wrote:

Mojo

I am always a huge fan of your musical abilities and song writing.
would it be too much of a hassle for you to post the lyrics ?
I am so glad you have your music ability with you in Africa !
Have you ever thought of doing a song including some African beat - a la Paul Simon on his  Graceland album.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmf9ZJ_Yn0A

keep them coming mojo !

Jim

Jim I really appreciate the complement. lol not sure I can pull the African bet myself though. nd no it is no trouble here are the lyrics and a brief explanation what they mean 

E7
well the shelves are all empty
and the toilet paper its all gone
A7                                          E7
and I dont know what the f%&$ went wrong
B7
living on bens and rice
A7                            E7
but still got my whiskey on ice

got plenty of beer in the corner                                                                                        ( we all went out and stock piled alcohol)
got whiskey on the shelf
I'm sitting here all alone just a drinking it by myself
I know this much is clear
this corona aint no beer

the apocalypses it must be coming
the whole world has lost is mind
think ill sit back and watch it  I got a cold beer ill be just fine
no Walhalla in Douala                                                                                                       (  local saying for no problem. Douala is a city in camaroon)
buying bush meat with my last dollar                                                                             ( rats ,snakes, bats , lizards etc.)

had me a ticket
on an aero plane
but all those plans went down the drain
damn those frogs and krauts                                                                                (air France and Lufthansa but to be fair the government stop all flights. I like the way it sounded)
left me stranded here without a doubt

I cant go home
I cant g back
now I sitting in quarantine here in ABAYAK                                                             ( Abayak is the name of the compound where we live)
their taking me away for a coupe weeks                               ( any one with symptoms or coming into the country must quarantine for two weeks at government facility)
to a private room somewhere on black beach                        (black beach Is the name of prison here where people go and are never heard from again)
                                                                                                       so they would not  take us to black beach ( I dont think)but that is a running joke around here to be arrested and                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                       end up there.     

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198 Reply by mojo01

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Peatle Jville wrote:

Good one Mojo listening to your song it sounds like Beans and Rice are a big part of the diet where you are working.Good thing you got a bar to  have some fun and of course the  whisky on ice.     That bush meat sounds like it might be a bit of hard going and getting a flight home not easy.

Peatle,  we are not down to beans and rice yet but it is a big part of the local diet.  just looking ahead to the coming months if this drags on in to the summer for us. the bush meat  sold here consist of ..well  any thing thats is  with the exception of the crows for some reason. bats, lizards , snakes, rats, porcupines, monkey's, antelope( very small the size of a mall dog) cats,  etc. the bar is still open and we all stocked up on our drink of choice for when the lock down comes. its not really that bad here , my coworker who are stuck offshore on the platforms have it worse.
thanks for listening to it     

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199 Topic by mojo01

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I know most of you wont get a lot of the meaning  this song, it was written for my coworkers stuck in Africa with me  untill this madness is over.it gets a good laugh around the bar here. if any one is intrest in the meanings just ask I will explain. Mostly a humorous  little song to help lighten the mood here,
in a tough situation. hope all the chordie family are doing ok and  if you home with family be happy it could be a lot worse . hope you like the song 

https://soundcloud.com/mojo01/abayak-blues 

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200 Reply by mojo01

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joe my sincere condolences for your loss , I apologize for not reading all the post and missing yours when first posted     

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