2,026

(20 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Well... I had this line in my head for weeks now and finally sat down early this morning and worked on it.

I'm not too sure it's in it's finished version yet, but I thought I'd through it out there for my Chordie friends to review.
Let me know what you think.  Thanks for giving it a look over.

Jim

[song]

{t: Where Dreams And Reality Collide}

[Am]With the stars sparkling in her [F]eyes,
And her [C]laughter like hues of an evening[G] sky
[Am] the wind gently blowing through her[F] hair
[C]and her sweet breath  in the midnight [G]air

[Am]She used to be only in my [F]dreams
A free[C] spirit ,chasing cryptic [G]schemes
[Am]beautifully awkward, out of [F]place
she was [C]gorgeous chaos,  full of[G] grace



Chorus
but now she's [C]   right here in front of me
Oh, I'd[Em] love to reach out and hold her hand
But I [Am]don't know if I can take that chance 
see I [F]don't want to get [C]hurt  a[G]gain

[C] she's everything  I ever wanted
Oh my [Em]heart  feels  it deep inside
Maybe [Am] one day I'll find the place
where [F] dreams and re[G]ality col[C]lide



[Am]It's so hard to move on with my  [F]life
With a  [C]heart , riddled with sad good[G]byes
[Am]hoping  courage , will soon come  my [F]way
and let me [C]fall in love again ,  some[G]day

Ending Chorus
and now she's  [C]  right here in front of me
Oh, I'd[Em] love to reach out and hold her hand
But I [Am]don't know if I can take that chance 
see I [F]don't want to get [C]hurt  a[G]gain

[C]she's everything  I could ever want
My [Em]heart  feels  it deep inside
[Am]is  this is the day I'll find the place
where [F] dreams and re[G]ality col[C]lide


where [F] dreams and re[G]ality col[C]lide

where [F] dreams and re[G]ality col[C]lide

[song/]

Zurf
That certainly did not need an overdrive pedal - it was outstanding!
Great cover - and as Peatle said - Holy cow is the bar set high !!
Very, very cool
Jim

sounds good !

I always use Tire Rack --- have had excellent tires and great prices

2,030

(27 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

Wow - Nice guitar.

I am sure it will be producing some outstanding music.

Have a blast - -and ahhh - go on wake her up with a morning lullaby !

Jim

2,031

(12 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Yup
Awful news - But the news out of Las Vegas is more tragic. 59 dead and over 400 wounded. 

This world has some crazy damn people in it

May God bless Tom, his family and all the victims of Las Vegas

2,032

(26 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Wow Beautiful guitar !

2,033

(7 replies, posted in Songwriting)

I have been re- writing this thing over and over - trying to find the right chords and the right fit with the lyrics. I have modified both.
Phill did an excellent version of the original version.... however  - it was bothering me that something wasn't quite right.  as it turned out - i found that I needed lryic changes that were necessary - which then led me to replay this thing a hundred times or more - until I finally was happy with the chords.
That led me to re-thinking the title of the song -  Which I changed to just   " STONE COLD ".

I think I finally got there - at least it sounds right in my head. I have been finger picking the heck out of this on my Martin ( and occasionally on my Fender 12 string) both sounded great to me. 

anyway - here is the new version

STONE COLD

[C]I think you and I both know
That our[Em] love is passing by
[Am]been trying to think of reasons,
and I'm [F] trying not to  [G]cry
[C]seems  long ago,  you and I
Thought our [Em]lives had turned to gold
[F]now all we have are stormy  nights
where  your [G]heart has turned stone [C]cold

Chorus


[F] you once  said that you'd love me for[C] ever
[F]  now I'm finding out ,  that isn't   [C]true
[F] I know I can't make you [C]love me
But  I [G] can't make myself [F]stop loving [C]you
no  I [G] can't make myself [F]stop loving [C]you

.


[C] now I wake up every  morning
and I  [Em] feel the emptiness  inside
[Am] the silence makes me feel like
a [F] part of me has  [G]died
[C]started  looking at  old photographs   
[Em] got me  wishing for days of  old
[F] but love can't be saved by  sweet memories 
Cause  your  [G]heart has turned stone [C]cold

.

Chorus

.
[F] you once  said that you'd love me for[C] ever
[F]  now I'm finding out ,  that isn't   [C]true
[F] I know I can't make you  [C]love me
But  I [G] can't make myself [F]stop loving [C]you
no  I [G] can't make myself [F]stop loving [C]you
I [G] can't make myself [F]stop loving [C]you



[C] Now I've got  long,  sleepless nights
Cause I  [Em] can't get you off  my  mind
[Am] never thought it'd  come to this
It's  so  [F]  hard to leave  love  be[G]hind
[C] my friends all tell me to move along
but i [Em] won't listen to what I'm told
[F']  I know what your love was like
before your [G] heart  turned stone[C] cold

.
  Chorus

.
[F] you once  said that you'd love me for[C] ever
[F]  now I'm finding out ,  that isn't   [C]true
[F] I know I can't make you [C]love me
But  I [G] can't make myself [F]stop loving [C]you
no  I [G] can't make myself [F]stop loving [C]you
I [G] can’t make myself [F]stop loving [C]you
This is a link to the  same- but it is my songbook in chopro from which for me is a lot easier to see , read, and play - not to mention - scrolling ability
http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/?url= … ranspose=0
Thanks for giving it a second look and thanks to Phill for a wonderful first version.

Jim

2,034

(15 replies, posted in Songwriting)

the answer my friend is blowing in the wind...........

i agree with the others ... my greatest hits cd that I made this morning,  would be different by the end of the day

good thought, though virtually impossible to nail down.

2,035

(26 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Richard

Glad you have joined us - looking forward to some great stuff !

Jim

2,036

(4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

what he said - I always look forward to a great Blues lesson every friday !! Keep em  coming Badeye !!
JIM

Steve Earle - You're still standing there

2,038

(8 replies, posted in Poems)

That's really,really  good Peatle !!!!!

Peatle

good info -
I love learning stuff like that as well

Thanks for sharing

Jim

2,040

(9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Beamer

Nice picture.   
He sure is looking happy - best of luck throuhout the remaining season

Jim

2,041

(24 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

now, now, boys and girls -
When I was in college and had no money I used to have Spam and Macaroni & Cheese for dinner 3 or four times a week - I didn't mind it at all.
I actually kinda liked it. But then again I grew up with 9 siblings - my dad was killed in an industrial accident when I was 7 months old - leaving my mom with 10 kids and a farm to run. When you came to dinner you ate what was served - no complaining or you ended up with nothing.  I guess that's why SPAM ain't so bad to me.
As far as ingredients - no worse than chicken McNuggets or hot dogs. While I admit that I haven't had any in probably 10 - 15 years - I wouldn't hesitate if it was on my plate.

"When you are facing hunger with limited means - pretty much everything looks good"

I love the Monty Python skit ! smile

Phill did a recording of my song " Seems Your Heart's Gone Cold"  and I put it up on Soundcloud.

https://soundcloud.com/tigljk/hearts-gone-cold


I can't express how much I appreciate what Phill does to my songs in words and do it justice.... so I will just say simply -

Thank you Phill.!!

Hope you give it a listen.

Jim

2,043

(474 replies, posted in Bands and artists)

very unique - way too much going on for me though -  I like the guitar tapping.   Do you have to have a mic / pic up in the guitar just for that or does the sound go through the electric system of the guitar ( like a regular acoustic electric set up ) ?

2,044

(1 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

I accidentally came across this  - they are pretty darn good.
They dedicated the song to a Mr. Williams - but he didn't look like Phill.
Ever heard of these young ladies Phill ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSP-NchSDsY

2,045

(1,560 replies, posted in Bands and artists)

good one badeye

Mojo
really good man !

Townes is one of my faves, you did it justice and a lot more !

The Texas sound is surely only for Texans - and you got it.

Thanks for sharing

Jim

2,047

(3 replies, posted in Poems)

lol - that's very good

Hope Bill and Dondra smile!

2,048

(7 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Thank you Tyson

I'm really not a songwriter - just a guy that likes to wear emotions on the sleeve.   That's the great part that I cherish so much about Chordie - so many people that have a multitude of perspectives - it allows for honest and real feedback.

I am so honored when someone likes one of my attempts at a song.   I am surely just a novice, and I have learned first hand about the dire warning you give in your last line:
"There is one down side to writing good songs : the next one always has to be better."  It doesn't always happen that way for sure. smile

Thanks for your comments.

Jim

ps  HOW 'bout them PACKERS !!!

2,049

(7 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Phill

you know I don't mind

Dont get hurt doing it !  LOL

2,050

(7 replies, posted in Songwriting)

I had this song in my head early this morning - I have no Idea why.  It has nothing to do with my life.... I was just empathizing I think


Anyway  here it is...

Seems your hearts gone cold


[C]I think you and I both [Am]know
That our[F] love is passing [C] by
[C]I been trying to think of[Am] reasons,
and I'm [F] trying not to [G]cry
[C]Seems so long ago that [Am]you and I
Thought our [F]lives had turned to [C]gold
[C] now there' s too many  [Am] stormy  nights
where it [F]seems your [G]hearts gone [C]cold


[C]when I wake up now  each [Am]morning
and I  [F] feel the emptiness  in [C]side
[C] I can' t help but think [Am]to myself
That a [F] a part of me has [G]died
[C]I'm sitting here looking at [Am]photographs
Got me [F]wishing for those days of [C]old
[C] but  this can't be fixed by   [Am]memories 
because  it [F]seems your [G]hearts gone [C]cold


Chorus

[F] you once  said that you'd love me[C]forever
now I'm [F] finding out ,  that really isn't   [C]true
and I [F] know that  I can't make you [C]love me
But  I [G] can't make myself [F]stop loving [C]you


[C]Now I've got sleepless nights and [Am]restless days
cause you're [F] still always on my [C]mind
[C]I never thought it would [Am]come to this
hard to [F] leave what we had [G]behind
[C] Now my friends  tell me to [Am]move along
Don't [F]  dwell  on a love that's  grown [C] old
[C] But they don't know you like  [Am] I did
before  your [F] loving  [G] heart  went  [C] cold

  Chorus
[F] you once  said that you'd love me[C]forever
now I'm [F] finding out ,  that really isn't   [C]true
and I [F] know that  I can't make you [C]love me
But  I [G] can't make myself [F]stop loving [C]you

I [G] can't make myself [F]stop loving [C]you
I [G] can't make myself [F]stop loving [C]you
I [G] can't make myself [F]stop loving [C]you