Hey Patrick - Thanks very much. I will. 
1,751 2008-02-12 12:03:12
Re: My Number One Girl (15 replies, posted in Songwriting)
1,752 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.
1,753 2008-02-12 01:25:12
Re: My Number One Girl (15 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thank you John.
1,754 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
1,755 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.
1,756 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.
1,757 2008-02-09 00:02:26
Re: My Number One Girl (15 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks you all - she liked it fine.
1,758 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]
1,760 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
1,761 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.
1,762 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.
1,763 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.
1,764 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]
1,765 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.
1,766 2008-02-02 06:06:04
Re: "If I Had My Way" (8 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey Zurf - Thanks.
1,767 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.
1,768 2008-01-29 05:56:12
Topic: "If I Had My Way" (8 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Just a song about what I hope happens.
If I had my way By Jeff Gilpin
January 29th, 2008
Verse 1
[G]If I had my way [C] the world would be much [G]safer
If I had my way [C] we’d all live free from [D]fear
[G]If I had my way [C] there’d be no people [Em]haters [C]
If I had my [G]way [D] I don’t to[G]day
Verse 2
[G]If I had my way [C] there’d be no more [G]killing
If I had my way [C] everyone could re[D]lax
[G]If I had my way [C] we’d all work [Em]together [C]
If I had my [G]way [D] I don’t to[G]day
Chorus
[C]I know I can’t solve the world’s [G]problems
[C]But it seems we all have too much [D]greed
[C]Most people wanting what they [G]don’t have
I just wish [Em]we could be [C]free
[Em]From this constant [C]need
That [Em]plants the killing [C]seed
And we will some [D]day [C]
If I have my [G]way
Verse 3
[G]If I had my way [C] we’d all be more for[G]giving
If I had my way [C] enemies become [D]friends
[G]If I had my way [C] we’d help keep the world [Em]living [C]
If I had my [G]way [D] I don’t to[G]day
Verse 4
[G]If I had my way [C] we’d look forward to to[G]morrow
If I had my way [C] there’d be better days to [D]come
[G]If I had my way [C] there’d be no need to [Em]borrow [C]
If I had my [G]way [D] I don’t to[G]day
Chorus
[C]I know I can’t solve the world’s [G]problems
[C]But it seems we all have too much [D]greed
[C]Most people wanting what they [G]don’t have
I just wish [Em]we could be [C]free
[Em]From this constant [C]need
That [Em]plants the killing [C]seed
And we will some [D]day [C]
If I have my [G]way
Verse 5
[G]If I had my way [C] we’d start to solve our [G]problems
If I had my way [C] we’d work on every [D]one
[G]If I had my way [C] we’d fix the [Em]worse first [C]
If I had my [G]way [D] I don’t to[G]day
Verse 6
[G]If I had my way [C] we’d have started al[G]ready
If I had my way [C] we’d be already [D]there
[G]If I had my way [C] no eminent [Em]disasters [C]
If I had my [G]way [D] I don’t to[G]day
Chorus
[C]I know we can’t solve all the [G]problems
But it [C]sure seems like the ones we’re working [D]on
[C]Will only help the few not the [G]many
[Em]But if we all [C]try
[Em]Then maybe by and [C]by
Less of [Em]us will have to [C]die
… some [D]day [C]
If I have my [D]way [G]
1,769 2008-01-27 17:19:37
Re: "Time" (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey Lena - Thanks. I have a habit of blending in this to most of my work in some form or another. It is so easy to forget just how precious time is until it is no more.
1,770 2008-01-27 17:07:30
Topic: Out of the Hills (0 replies, posted in Songwriting)
My wife is a country girl. That country would be Japan but where she grew up was a little farming village not the cities most people think of when we picture Japan, so still a country girl. This is her story where coincidentally we crossed paths, but I left that part of her life out of this song. Anyway, I hope you all like it.
Out of the Hills By Jeff Gilpin
January 27th, 2008
Verse 1
[D]She came out of the hills from this island nation
She [A]left because had a strong [D]language inclination
Went to [D]study in the schools where she followed the rules
[E]Learning all the while she was [A]there [A7]
Chorus
About the [G]people and the places and the [D]differences she sees
The [G]good and the bad and [E]all the in be[A]tweens
[G]In the end she had more [D]questions needing answers
And there [G]wasn’t any [A]hurry to get back [D]home
Verse 2
[A]The schools that she went to had fairly strict rules
[E]Following their religion that [A]were their teacher’s tools
[A]It was not too difficult but after a while she found
She [B]needed more freedom so she [E]tried another [E7]town
Chorus
New [D]people and new places and the [A]differences she sees
The [D]good and the bad and [B]all the in be[E]tweens
[D]In the end she had more [A]questions needing answers
And there [B]wasn’t any [E]hurry to get back [A]home
Verse 3
Edu[G]cations’ a bit different when you’re not limited
[D]By religious doctrine where [G]some things may be hid
[G]Out there in the real world they have wide open views
Where [A]nothing is held back and [D]can sometimes con[D7]fuse
Chorus
Different [C]people different places many [G]differences she sees
The [C]good and the bad and [A]all the in be[D]tweens
[C]In the end she had more [G]questions needing answers
And there [C]wasn’t any [D]hurry to get back [G]home
Verse 4
[D]Like so many stories her trip came to an end
With a [A]strong hold on the language and [D]many lifetime friends
But [D]she had to go home now though she was not the same
And the [E]island wouldn’t hold the [A]woman she be[A7]came
Chorus
All the [G]people and all the places that [D]she still wants to see
The [G]good and the bad and [E]all the in be[A]tweens
[G]Even today she has more [D]questions needing answers
[G]But it’s okay the [A] whole world is her [G]home [D]
1,771 2008-01-26 23:32:10
Re: "Time" (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey James and Roger - Thanks very much. I'll try and record it soon. It has a nice folky sound to it I think. I still only have the 2 versions of Grey Skies and one of Ayase Lullaby on my page currently but I have 3 in the works right now. Just a little tough getting time to work on it.
Take care,
Jeff
1,772 2008-01-26 16:50:05
Topic: "Time" (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
My wife’s tries to not waste time so she likes to kill more than one bird at a time as she says. She goes somewhere, anywhere, and tries to make it a chance for doing something else, being efficient…like that. I was thinking on that and thought about how precious time is on another level and how all the time we do not use is forever gone. That’s where the idea came from to use the time you have so you have something to remember, not exactly what my wife does but this makes for a better song I think. I hope you all like it. Disclaimer, no birds were harmed in the writing of this song.
Time By Jeff Gilpin
January 26th, 2008
Verse 1
[Em]Time will [Am]heal your [C]deepest [Em]sorrow
Help you re[Am]flect on [C]what life [D]means
[Em]Time will [Am]help you [C]get to to[Em]morrow
Where it’s not as [Am]bad as it [Em]seems [D]
Verse 2
[Em]Time will [Am]polish your [C]greatest of me[Em]mories
Bring out the [Am]shine you [C]like to look u[D]pon
[Em]Time makes [Am]legends out of [C]little myste[Em]ries
A bit of nos[Am]talgic time long [Em]gone
Chorus
[D]Time won’t [C]stop [Am]when you look [Em]away
While re[D]flecting you may [C]find tomorrow’s [D]gone
[Em]Try to [Am]collect your [C]memories of [Em]today
Near your heart right [Am]where they [Em]belong [D]
Verse 3
[Em]Time is so [Am]precious so [C]try not to [Em]squander
All the [Am]time you [C]have until you’re [D]done
[Em]Use every [Am]second so [C]you’ll live much [Em]longer
Welcome [Am]every rising of the [Em]sun [D]
Verse 4
[Em]Time’s not the [Am]enemy so [C]don’t try to [Em]fight it
Time [Am]will [C]always win in [D]time
[Em]Trying to [Am]fight [C]time you [Em]can let
Your time run out and [Am]that would be a [Em]crime
Chorus
[D]Time won’t [C]stop [Am]when you look [Em]away
While re[D]flecting you may [C]find tomorrow’s [D]gone
[Em]Try to [Am]collect your [C]memories of [Em]today
Near your heart right [Am]where they [Em]belong [D]
Verse 5
[Em]All of your [Am]forgotten [C]minutes are still [Em]out there
Those [Am]minutes you [C]wish you could [D]reuse
[Em]Reach way [Am]back to re[C]trieve them while you [Em]still care
Go get back the [Am]time that you [Em]abused [D]
Verse 6
[Em]Sitting [Am]there [C]in your room re[Em]flecting
On the [Am]time you’ve [C]had and have to [D]kill
[Em]Go and [Am]do some [C]memory col[Em]lecting
Time a wasting [Am]while you're sitting [Em]still
Chrous
[D]Time won’t [C]stop [Am]when you look [Em]away
While re[D]flecting you may [C]find tomorrow’s [D]gone
[Em]Try to [Am]collect your [C]memories of [Em]today
Near your heart right [Am]where they [C]belong [Em]
1,773 2008-01-23 01:11:15
Re: "No More Lies" (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks every one. I'm hoping good things come but after the run we've been having I'm kind of expecting the worst. I will try and keep my chin up.
1,774 2008-01-22 04:47:23
Topic: "No More Lies" (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I get a little frustrated during our election time. Anyway this is just a song; one that I do not expect to happen but it sure would be nice for a change. I tried to wrap my in-a-perfect-world ideas into this song me being the eternal optimist again. I hope you all like it.
No More Lies By Jeff Gilpin
January 21st, 2008
Verse 1
Once u[Dm]pon a time
In this [Dm]land that I live
A [Am]man said to his people
To ask [G]what you can [Dm]give
Now [Dm]many years later
We [Dm]don’t know who to trust
They [Am]say they’ll make it better
As the [G]bank’s about to [Dm]bust
Chorus
I [G]do want to believe
But it’s [Dm]just a little hard
When [Am]truth is the exception
And they’re [G]holding all the [Dm]cards
How does [G]every single candidate
Still [Dm]look you in the eye
When they [Am]swear they’ll make it [G]better
Telling [Dm]lies
Verse 2
[Dm]I want to find someone
Who [Dm]doesn’t need this job
Yet [Am]still they want to do it
And do [G]not intending to [Dm]rob
[Dm]I’m not talking about
Those [Dm]power hungry throngs
Who’ve [Am]sold their souls for power
Weake[G]ning what once was [Dm]strong
Chorus
I [G]do want to believe
But it’s [Dm]just a little hard
When [Am]truth is the exception
And they’re [G]holding all the [Dm]cards
How can [G]every single candidate
Still [Dm]look you in the eye
When they [Am]swear they’ll make it [G]better
Telling [Dm]lies
Verse 3
Re[Dm]publican or democrat
It [Dm]really doesn’t matter
[Am]One will steal your wallet
While the [G]other’s getting [Dm]fatter
[Dm]What will it take to help
This [Dm]country that I love
[Am]Finally have a government
That [G]somehow climbs a[Dm]bove
Chorus
I [G]do want to believe
But it’s [Dm]just a little hard
When [Am]truth is the exception
And they’re [G]holding all the [Dm]cards
How can [G]every single candidate
Still [Dm]look you in the eye
When they [Am]swear they’ll make it [G]better
Telling [Dm]lies
Verse 4
[Dm]All this petty bickering
Tribu[Dm]lations and trials
Have [Am]gotten oh so tiring
Accu[G]sations and de[Dm]nials
When [Dm]will we learn our lessons
How di[Dm]vided we fall down
But to[Am]gether restore power
To this [G]battle weary [Dm]town
Ending Chorus
[G]Please help to me believe them
It [Dm]has been oh so hard
Help them [Am]Learn to speak in truths
Forti[G]fy this house of [Dm]cards
I pray [G]every single candidate
Can [Dm]look us in the eye
And tell the [Am]truth make us [G]better
No more [Dm]lies
1,775 2008-01-21 03:52:44
Re: "My Alligator Report" (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey Zurf - Nice song and I'm sure you and your daughter had fun with it. My first song writing was cheering up my son back when he had the chickenpox when he was in 2nd grade. Well done.