151 Topic by jets60

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I wrote this a while back for a project I was working on with a friend of mine on SoundCloud. He worked on the remix while the lyrics, music, vocals, and acoustic guitar are mine. I will post both the original and final remix once he gives me the go-ahead. Here it i for those who want to give it a ride. It's a kind of a do wopp song that's around 104 bpm at 4/4 time.

Not So Long Ago By Jeff G – 10/10//2021


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Intro strumming C


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[C]Rewinding memories


[Am]About those days gone by


[F]Second guessing all I’ve had to [G]do


[C]Overthinking history


[Am]That’s never coming back


[F]I still like remembering I [G]do [G7]


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I [F]know those [G]days are [C]gone


But [F]far [G]from for[Am]gotten


[F]Takes me [G]back to [C]then [F]


[F]So [G]long a[C]go


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[C]Back to those yesterdays


[Am]Does not feel all that long


[F]Even though the years have ticked on [G]by


[C]Like a kind of time machine


[Am]Stole my days back then


[F]Time I can’t get back although I [G]try [G7]


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I [F]know those [G]days are [C]gone


But [F]far [G]from for[Am]gotten


[F]Takes me [G]back to [C]then [F]


[F]So [G]long a[C]go [C7]


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[Bb]Second guesses come to [F]nothing


[G]As I remember what I [C]learned


[Bb]Heated emotions come on [F]strong


[G]Reason out the window [G7]like some innuendo


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Solo on chorus chordsF G C – F G Am – F G C F – F G G7

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[C]Rewinding memories


[Am]About those days gone by


[F]Second guessing all I’ve had to [G]do


[C]Overthinking history


[Am]That’s never coming back


[F]I still like remembering I [G]do


[F]Not so [G]long a[C]go



 

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152 Reply by jets60

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Thanks Pete     

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153 Reply by jets60

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Thanks, Pete.     

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154 Topic by jets60

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I wrote this as a poem a little bit ago but finally put it to music. https://soundcloud.com/jets60/playing-t … s-me-down/

Playing Townes Gets Me Down Jeff Gilpin


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Intro Dm7


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Playing [Dm7]Townes Gets Me Down


But [Dm7]I still play his songs


Something a[F]bout them tugs my heartstrings


Leaves me [C]feeling twice as strong


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This old [Dm7]world makes me weary


[Dm7]All the stuff going on


So I es[F]cape some to his music


And [C]suddenly all my weariness is [Dm7]gone


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Now I [G]know his voice is not for [Dm7]everyone


For [C]some I know it might have too much [Dm7]twang


But [G]he just talks to me through the [Dm7]words that he wrote


That’s [F]why I go back [C]again and again


~


He [Dm7]wrote about love and life



And [Dm7]all the in-betweens


Things I [F]think on, but his guitar


Drives his [C]words home or so it seems


~


So playing [Dm7]Towens may get me down


But it [Dm7]helps me ease my pain


Not [F]quite as much as he went through


But I [C]kind of understand just the [Dm7]same


~


Now I [G]know his voice is not for [Dm7]everyone


For [C]some I know it might have too much [Dm7]twang


But [G]he just talks to me through the [Dm7]words that he wrote


That’s [F]why I go back [C]again and again


~


Playing [Dm7]Townes Gets Me Down


But [Dm7]I still play his songs


Something a[F]bout them tugs my heartstrings


Leaves me [C]feeling twice as [Dm7]strong



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155 Topic by jets60

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Jim's post in the Chat Forum got me thinking about Ukraine, specifically the young innocent collateral damaged children and what they are going through. Hopefully, they will make it through but here is a song about my thoughts on that subject. - https://soundcloud.com/jets60/simple-things

Simple Things Jeff Gilpin


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I play it at 4/4 Time around 110 bpm


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[C]Things I [G]take for [F]granted


[C]Don’t really [G]think a[F]bout


[C]Not really [G]worth a [F]whisper


[C]Not really [G]worth a [F]shout


Like [C]turning [G]on the [F]water


[C]Turning [G]off the [F]light


[C]Checking [G]all my [F]messages


[C]Wondering what I [G]might


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[C]Do with[G]out the [F]simple things


That [C]I don’t [G]think u[F]pon


I [C]guess I [G]would ad[F]just


And just keep [G]going


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Am Em Am Em Am Em G


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[C]But I have [G]lived so [F]long


[C]Both good [G]years and [F]bad


[C]Mostly [G]filled with [F]happiness


[C]Thrown in a [G]little [F]sad


[C]I will [G]still com[F]plain some


[C]Little [G]minor [F]things


[C]Thinking [G]back u[F]pon them now


[C]All comes to no[G]thing… just those



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[C]Little [G]minor [F]simple things


That [C]I don’t [G]think u[F]pon


I [C]guess I [G]would ad[F]just


And just keep [G]going


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But [Am]kids are waking [Em]up today


[Am]Far away from [Em]me


[Am]Unsure of any [Em]future or


[Am]What tomorrow will [Em]bring


[Am]Nothing they can [Em]do about it


[Am]Just try to stay a[Em]live


[Am]Keep on moving [Em]forward and


[Am]Hoping they [Em]survive with[G]out


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[C]All of [G]life’s ne[F]cessities


That [C]I don’t [G]think u[F]pon


I [C]guess they’ll [G]have [F]to adjust


[C]Just keep going [G]on


[C]Without [G]life’s ne[F]cessities


That [C]I can’t [G]think u[F]pon


I [C]guess they’ll [G]have [F]to adjust


[G]Just keep going [F]on…[G]just keep going [Am]on{eob


~


fade out on Am



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156 Reply by jets60

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Hey Jim - I don't usually post stuff here, but here is what I have been up to. Mostly work, and then I come back home where I try and keep my wife entertained but not to the point of irritation. I do feel bad about the Ukraine situation and I hope it can be resolved soon and peacefully; I'm not very optimistic about that happening though. We're hopefully going on a hike later today and maybe I'll play some after we get back. I hope you're doing well.     

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157 Reply by jets60

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Thanks Phill. Will do.     

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158 Reply by jets60

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Thanks, Jim - I'm still trying to figure out what music I would use. Hopefully, I'll come up with something sometime.     

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159 Topic by jets60

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Just something I notices about myself this morning that got me wondering. I might make it into a song but for now a poem it is.

Playing Townes Gets Me Down

Playing Townes Gets Me Down
But I still play his songs
Something about them tugs my heartstrings
Leaves me feeling twice as strong

This old world makes me weary
All the stuff going on
So I escape some to his music
And suddenly weariness is gone

Now I know his voice is not for everyone
For some I know it might have too much twang
But he just talks to me through the words that he wrote
That’s why I go back again and again

He wrote about love and life
And all the in-between
Things I think on, but his guitar
Drives his words home or so it seems

So playing Towens may get me down
But it helps me ease my pain
Not quite as much as he went through
But I kind of understand just the same 

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160 Reply by jets60

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Congratulations Jim! I hope to be there with you in the near future.     

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161 Reply by jets60

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Thanks, Pete - I meant to get it recorded this weekend but never got it quite how I wanted it to sound. I'll keep trying.     

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162 Reply by jets60

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Phill Williams wrote:

..., Jeff, we used to do a lot of Chordians projects a few years ago. No reason not to do that again?

No reason at all. smile     

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163 Reply by jets60

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Thanks, you two - Phill I play it fairly fast but not too fast since there are a lot of words to get in.     

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164 Topic by jets60

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I started writing this years ago and finished this morning. I will try and get a recording up soon.

It Takes a Lot to Love a Good Woman Jeff Gilpin


bluesy 4/4 time


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Intro Picking E


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[E]Met my baby years ago though it seems like yesterday


I didn’t know it at the time that she’d [E7] swept my heart away


Took a [A]lot of hard work to win her heart but I’m [A7] glad I finally know


It takes a [E]lot to love a good woman but [E7] nothing to let her go


Yeah, it takes a [B7]lot to love a good woman but [B7] nothing to let her go [A] [A7] [E]


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[E]Bumps and curves and dips in the road I sure have seen my share


Seemed difficult at the times but [E7] not too tough to bear


When you’ve [A]made it through the hard times, I [A7] guess it goes to show


It takes a [E]lot to love a good woman but [E7] nothing to let her go


Yeah, it takes a [B7]lot to love a good woman but [B7] nothing to let her go [A] [A7] [E] [E7]



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Bridge


Now if [A]you do nothing for your woman, expect her to [A7]do it all for you


You’re [E]setting yourself up for a beheading or a [E7] fall that you’ll rue


You [A]don’t have to wait on her hand and foot it’s [A7] little things that mostly matter


[B7] Thoughtful actions go a long, long way much [A7] longer than words that flatter


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Solo on verse chords


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I am [E]thankful I’ve learned my lessons on the matters of the heart


Bit of a rocky road at first but [E7] now we’ll never part


Like [A]broke in shoes you wear outside on [A7] sunny days or snow


It takes a [E]lot to love a good woman but [E7] nothing to let her go


Yeah, it takes a [B7]lot to love a good woman but [B7] nothing to let her go [A] [A7] [E7]



 

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165 Reply by jets60

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Now that was a sweeet tune and video! I loved it all - You two work well together!     

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166 Reply by jets60

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Hey Brian - I enjoyed that. I'm really relaxed to the sound. I can't quite make out the lyrics but I enjoyed the sound of your singing too. Matches your music.

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167 Reply by jets60

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Thanks, Phill - For now, I'm just reclining in my comfy chair in my cozy warm house, on a cool January day. I was singing to snowflakes that day if memory serves. Thanks for the warm image to look forward to, not so far off in the future.     

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168 Reply by jets60

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Thanks, Phill - Hope you like it     

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169 Reply by jets60

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Hey, Jim - Great heartfelt sentiment Jim. I enjoyed your version of it! I hope you can get someone to sing the Woman part sometime.     

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170 Reply by jets60

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Thanks, Jim - Yes - I consider playing my workout of choice nowadays.     

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171 Reply by jets60

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Thanks Pete!     

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172 Topic by jets60

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I wrote this one last year but finally got around to recording. It's a simple fingerpick song.
https://soundcloud.com/jets60/pick-out-a-little-tune

Pick Out a Little Tune by Jeff Gilpin


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The [G]rooms a mess


[D] But I’m not in a


[C]Cleaning up kind of mood


I’m [F]sure I’ll feel


More moti[C]vated


If I [D]kick that can down the [D7]road


[G]Motivated to…


[D] I don’t know


To do [C]something


[F]Something


[C]Anything


Or no[G]thing


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I [Em]pick up the guitar


[Am]Pick out a little tune


[F]See where she [D]takes me


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Solo on verse chords



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So I [G]pick a little


[D]Decide that I’ll


[C]Get her in tune


[F]Why does it seem


Some [C]strings like to


[D]Stray a little [D7]out


[G]Kind of like me


[D]I can fall


[C]Into a bit of a funk


[F]And I sulk


For a [C]little


Then look a[G]round and I


~


I [Em]pick up the guitar


[Am]Pick out a little tune


[F]See where she takes me [D] [Em] [Am] [F] [C] [G]



 

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173 Reply by jets60

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Hey Phill

Thanks. I'm glad you liked it. It is a bit different from my normal songs, but it fit the mood I was in at the time.     

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174 Reply by jets60

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Thanks, you all.
Brian - Understand, I didn't think I forced it rhyme-wise but I can see how you thought so. As you say, I'll keep it up.
Pete - I think you play and sing just fine. I do have a lot of love for her. I'm lucky
Phill - Very true - domestic day to day for the lucky married folk. Hopefully your PC will be able to play it.     

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175 Reply by jets60

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Hey Phill,

No worries. I'll leave it up for now. I record it usually so people can understand how to play it, or at least how I play it. I think Brian might be talking about my strumming. I decided not to fingerpick this one so it will be a little different from my usual songs.     

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