Song I wrote 4 years ago..... changed a few lyrics -worked into a rock song
https://on.soundcloud.com/AyfLlloj3zG2FPCnzK
Graham - I think your band could play a version of this !
Hope you like it.
Jim
1 2026-05-18 13:10:04
Topic: Drifting Away (1 replies, posted in Songwriting)
2 2026-05-18 12:18:46
Re: MAY 2026 FSOTM – ANYTHING GOES (10 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Graham,
you guys rocked that song ! Sounded great. Listened to it with headphones - shut my eyes - it was like I was right in the front row of your performance ! Really, really, good ! Thanks for Sharing!
Jim
3 2026-05-18 12:13:58
Re: MAY 2026 FSOTM – ANYTHING GOES (10 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Richard
That was awesome !
Jim
4 2026-05-14 13:21:10
Topic: video of my song (1 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thought it came out pretty good.
5 2026-05-14 01:17:45
Topic: Frampton Comes Alive @ 50 Tribute song (2 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I was listening to the radio n my car and heard Peter Frampton tell his story about how his mom had a chance to get a total scholarship to an acting school and her Mom said no- you will be a Secretary and support your family !!
When he was playing London gigs in his early days - his dad tried to squash it, but his mom stood her ground and said no - he gets to follow his dreams. I saw him perform at East Stroudsburg State College in (I think) 1974 or 75. in an auditorium, Few weeks later he was playing Cow Palace in San Francisco. This year is the 50th anniversary of Frampton Comes alive ! His use of the voice box ( he was not the first to use it) was awesome! Anyways , after listening to his interview - I wrote this tribute song. These are the lyrics: “Rock n’ Roll Sets Me Free”
https://soundcloud.com/james-kenyon-997 … -50-rock-n
Verse 1
Twelve years old with a beat in my chest
Cheap guitar, but I loved it the best
London streets, neon shining down
I heard salvation in that rebel sound
Dad said, “Son, that road’s too wild
Find a trade, work and save awhile”
But mama smiled, put her hand on me
Said, “Boy, your wings gotta fly for me...”
Pre-Chorus
She said, “I had dreams they stole away
Don’t you let yours fade...”
Chorus
Rock n’ roll sets me freeeeeeee
It always lets me be meeeeeee
I’m waiting for the world to seeeeeeee
That Rock n’ roll sets me freeeeeeee
Verse 2
Mama once had silver-screen eyes
Could’ve lit up the stage, every night
But her mama said, “That ain’t gonna be your way
Get a desk… get paid… do the family right
So she wore those dreams beneath her skin
Quiet fire burnin’ deep within
When she saw that same flame in me
She swore no chain would ever be...
Pre-Chorus
She said, “I lost mine long ago
But baby… let yours show...”
Chorus
Rock n’ roll sets me freeeeeeee
It always lets me be meeeeeee
I’m waiting for the world to seeeeeeee
That Rock n’ roll sets me freeeeeeee
Bridge
Some are born to build the walls
Some are born to hear the call
Some play safe, some take the fall
Some were born to give it all
You just gotta find the nerve to just believe...
Final Chorus (big)
Rock n’ roll sets me freeeeeeee
It always lets me be meeeeeee
No one’s gonna silence meeeeeee
’Cause Rock n’ roll sets me freeeeeeee
Outgo
Mama, you showed me the way
I hope you feel like I do
Mama , mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Mama, This is just for you
6 2026-05-10 17:23:07
Topic: Hard To Impress (Easy To Love) (1 replies, posted in Songwriting)
https://soundcloud.com/james-kenyon-997 … to-impress
Old song I redid. Came out pretty much how I heard it inside my head.
Probably how most of felt when we were chasing after our wives !!
It's country as usual 
Jim
7 2026-05-10 11:25:09
Re: beer cans in the floor boards (2 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Mojo,
Can't wait to hear this one. Great so far !!
Jim
8 2026-05-09 12:00:20
Re: chord identification? (4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Roger
That is very cool and helpful !
Thanks for that one!
Jim
9 2026-05-04 22:29:46
Re: SUGGESTIONS FOR JUNE 2026 – MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS (5 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
beatles my gutar gently weeps
11 2026-04-29 22:05:34
Re: 40 Songs, One Story" is out this Tuesday (2 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Zainalara
Apologies - I just saw this .
that sounds great
I may have to see if I can locate a copy as well.
Hope you participate in he forum here on Chordie more often.
Jim
12 2026-04-27 10:24:58
Re: unwelcome visitor (3 replies, posted in Poems)
Brian
bahahahaha
good one - I had same experience about a week ago. Same method of extinction.
Cheers,
Jim
13 2026-04-26 11:43:58
Topic: and there she was (0 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Song about how sometimes you don't find love, it finds you
(pretty much how it was with my wife and I )
Cheers,
Jim
14 2026-04-23 23:41:00
Topic: Question for Graham (1 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Graham
In Settle, was " The Olde Naked Man" cafe named for you or any of your bandmates ?
Cheers,
Jim
LMAO when I saw this !
15 2026-04-21 20:32:58
Topic: Romeo's Juliet- Soundcloud (0 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Of the song's I've written, it's likely not the best, but it's the one I like the best. ( I think it's may be bc I borrowed some from one of, if not THEE greatest writer ever) In 1968 I went to see the version starring Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting - and thought it was the greatest movie ever. I remember being so mad at the two families walking out of the theater.
Anyways, I wrote most of the lyrics a while ago, and recently revisited it and changed it up a bit.
Hope you like it
Cheers,
Jim
16 2026-04-18 12:07:32
Re: Ordinary People (8 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Jan,
I seriously wish that I could come to NZ and have pint with you three! My friend just got back from the South Island and told me it was the best vacation of her life !!
Jim
17 2026-04-18 12:04:44
Re: APRIL 2026 FSOTM – MARCHING, MILITARY RELATED (9 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Richard,
Nice song- you guys sound very good for not playing together in a while.
Bet the reunion stirred up a lot of memories and stories !
Can you post the lyrics ? there were a couple of lines that were hard to discern.
I enjoyed watching this !
Jim
18 2026-04-18 12:00:34
Re: APRIL 2026 FSOTM – MARCHING, MILITARY RELATED (9 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Jan,
As usual your voice steals the show - love it !! Sounds so good - I could picture in my mind Pete Seeger finishing writing this and asking you to play and sing it so he could hear what it sounds like !
A terrific song by Pete - so meaningful.
Kudos and Cheers Jan !!
Jim
19 2026-04-17 12:42:43
Topic: Chasing Dreams (1 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Song I wrote a while ago here on chordie (Originally titled hope I never get caught) Changed it up a bit and went rock and roll with it
kinda based on me as teenager -rebellious - thought I knew everything !
20 2026-04-13 19:25:03
Topic: Ain't No Way (0 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Song I wrote about a troubled relationship (marriage) and how a man wants to save it. ( based on a couple I know)
https://soundcloud.com/james-kenyon-997 … int-no-way
These are the Lyrics
Seems like I been up since the middle of March
Feeling just like I’m wet change on some grungy bar
And the rain’s coming down so hard I can barely see
but it can’t wash away the ache I feel in my heart
Maybe things will get better in the days to come
But this sure feels different in a most peculiar way
And it seems I’ve got a running start on losing my faith
Because I Just can’t find the words to make you stay
Chorus
I’ve never been scared of nothing, no, I’ve never run away
Ain’t been afraid to fight for what’s right, my whole life through
Oh there’s been times that I’ve walked away from trouble
But Darling, there ain’t no way I can walk away from you
Let’s try to forget the hurt and reasons that caused our pain
Sometimes it’s best to let things unfold in their own way
Maybe it’s time to smile and believe in us all over again
And trust our hearts and dare to dream, that love is here to stay
Chorus
I’ve never been scared of nothing, no, I’ve never run away
Ain’t been afraid to fight for what’s right, my whole life through
Oh there’s been times that I’ve walked away from trouble
But Darling, there ain’t no way I can walk away from you
No, there ain’t no way I can walk away from you
ain’t no way I can walk away from you
ain’t no way I can walk away from you
21 2026-04-13 11:36:04
Re: Ordinary People (8 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Nice one Brian !
Cool Playing, love the lyrics !
Cool cat too in the image - I'm guessing you drew that ! ( it's great !)
Keep them coming !
You and Pete should get together for a beer and celebrate recent accomplishments, or just to say hi and have a pint or two ! ( Bring Jan too! )
Jim
22 2026-04-12 14:08:40
Re: The Genius Of Deceit (5 replies, posted in Poems)
Peatle the Loremaster,
I bow in your honor !
It has a Shakespearean aura about it !
Thanks for sharing
Cheers,
Jim
23 2026-04-06 21:55:34
Re: Pop up ads (2 replies, posted in About Chordie)
Graham
It’s horrible on my phone. My desktop computer is ok - just a few annoying ones
24 2026-03-31 15:06:10
Topic: Learn To Trust Your Heart (2 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I read a short verse in Magnolia Magazine by Nicole Ziza Bauer and it inspired me to write this song for all the troubled young people who are dealing with self doubt . As I read her lines it just somehow made me think of this message. (I borrowed a couple tidbits from her verse) The word Terra Noble I stole from the wine bottle that I was employing at the time It is Italian for Nobel Earth .
https://soundcloud.com/james-kenyon-997 … your-heart
These are the Lyrics :
Chorus
Look up, if only to remember
What seems constant
Can slowly change with time
As clouds fade into the sunset
Colors melt to hues unseen
Like terra noble in her prime
Verse 1
Put down that weight of loneliness
You’re more than what you criticize
Learn to love and forgive your flaws
Don’t chase worth found in others’ eyes
Verse 2
Look inside, there’s hidden beauty
Find your peace in all you do
Let the world feel your quiet magic
It’s been waiting on the real you
…. Just learn to trust your heart
Chorus
Look up, if only to remember
What seems constant
Can slowly change with time
As clouds fade into the sunset
Colors melt to hues unseen
Like terra noble in her prime
Verse 3
What if you fall? Then you’ll rise stronger
What if you fail? You’re not the only one
Every scar don’t mean you’re broken
Every fall don’t mean you’re done
Bridge
You don’t have to be fearless
Just brave enough to start
And if the road feels uncertain
That’s when you learn to trust your heart
Yeah learn to trust your heart
Gotta learn to trust your heart
Yeah, learn to trust your heart
learn to trust your heart
learn to trust your heart
learn to trust your heart
Just be brave enough to start
25 2026-03-31 00:12:20
Re: Just Ducking In To Wish... (3 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Bill
How are you buddy ?
Jim