hi EB, you should have posted this in Poems until you or one of our trusted musicians might put some chords to it. i guess a mod from this forum will come along and move it for you, so you'll know where to find it. never the less it is what it says on the tin....melancholy and quite sad, you've written it in the style of a letter, maybe something there to work on? i have a son out in Oz working "up north" as he says in the mines, sadly he's working over Christmas as he has done for the last few years as he has no wife in Oz (long story) but just recently he met a young lady from Bali which he seems taken with, so you never know? the point is; they're both alone for Christmas, so maybe next year? just like your song talks about.

so well done.

phill

I like it a lot Jim Bob. Giving me the feel of Elvis's Guitar Man. I keep saying it and I'm gonna say it again...you have a way with words.

I would add upon your face in the second verse to keep the rhythm of the song going. Just a thought.

Phill

Knockers? AKA boobies, Bristol's my favourite; mummy pillows. We also recognise knockers as people that habitually run others efforts down, I sometimes get put in this category.

Knocked up? Got or getting pregnant alt jerry building a structure.

Hey I've got a new job....as a bibliographer!

Bill, your original post made me laugh...in a good way honest. You couldn't offend me if you tried and I don't believe you would? Keep on being the Opie, Will, Bill that we all know and love.

Your pal Phill.

i was under the impression they were made in Japan?

when they first came out to be honest, they weren't that good, from what i was told at the time.

This is so true. I've always found that songs I force out are awful and never see the light of day. But everything you say is true. When I'm waking up. In the shower. When I'm driving and by the time I get to a piece of paper and pencil.... they're gone.

Are you going to put this one to music?

i bought my Stratacaster in '72 i ordered it in white as i liked the guitar George Harrison played at the Bangla Desh concerts. i was doing a once a month spot at a pub when i bought a Cort in black it caused a little uproar as i'd been advertised as having a "white" guitar.

my Telecaster is in a kinda maroon colour and quite shiny.

Bill, you don't have to look at the guitar while you're playing

i have a CD by Knopfler called "kill for crimson" worth checking out

hi all

i modified jims chording slightly so i thought you might like to see how i mutilated it...

[song]

{t:Tears in Our Eyes.}

{st: JIM TIGLJK}

{soc]
Chorus

[Em] If we knew that we’d [C] never see each other a [G] gain
[C]What would we [G]say in our  last good [D] byes
[Em] Well you never [C] know what tomorrow [G] brings
so Honey [C]   let’s never[G] sleep  with tears in our [D] eyes
[eoc]

[G] Well the rent is [D] due and the weather’s  [Em] gray
[C] got the same old [G]  jobs , just a different  [D] day
[G] House needs [D] cleaning and the lawn needs [Em] mowin’
[C] Seems you’re always [G]coming whenever I’m [D] goin’

[G]   Bills are on the  [D] table stacked a mile [Em] high
[C] love to see a [G] movie but we don’t have the [D] time   
[G] The kids keep us [D] busy running here and [Em] there
[C] I'd love to be with [G] you, but I don’t know [D] where
[soc]

Chorus

[Em] If we knew that we’d [C] never see each other a [G] gain
[C] What would we [G] say in our  last good [D] byes
[Em] Well you never [C] know what to morrow [G] brings
so Honey [C]   let’s never [G] sleep  with tears in our [D] eyes
[eoc]

[G] well life can be [D] cruel and  make you  [Em] cry
[C] full of broken [G] dreams that all   seem to [D] die
[G] remember our [D] love will always  gets us [Em] through
[C] ain't   nothing   [G] coming 'tween  me and  [D]you
  
[soc]
Chorus

[Em] If we knew that we’d [C] never see each other a [G] gain
[C] What would we [G] say in our  last good [D] byes
[Em] Well you never [C] know what tomorrow [G] brings
so Honey [C]   let’s never [G] sleep  with tears in our [D] eyes
[eoc]

{/song}

edited to add chordpro (which didn't work )

I bought my strat in 1972 totally ignorant of the fact that there were MIMs! As it turned out it was but hey ho....right?
I played it on stage for 30 years or so struggling to get the sound I wanted and never getting there.
When I bought my Tele I played it in the shop for over an hour before buying. The guy told me upfront that it was a Mex I didn't care cos it had the sound and feel I was looking for, which are in my opinion the most important things.