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Down here we string our guitars are strung with fencing wire. New Zealanders have a passion for sheep it stops us from over populating our beautiful land with humans. And bad Hobbits have infiltrated us in recent years. Lord Of T

Bill
I love the way people are having a go at your lyrics. I would like to see a International  movement formed called
If Sunshine Were Mine. With all sorts of musicians giving their take on your lyrics to that song  and putting them up on soundcloud. I have put my version up on  soundcloud under Peatle Jville which I think is not that good but the best I could do so at the moment I place myself at third place getter.
So far three countries have submitted I would like to hear more from every where. Mo and Phill love your versions.
I hope more New Zealanders would give it ago as the Northern Hemisphere has got the lead at the moment.
Pete

My theory for what its worth is I think song writing can be over complicated. Some of the most memorable songs have a sort of simplicity. Janis Joplin didn't bother with chords when she did Mercedes Benz. Give Peace A Chance  three chords simple beat C an F and G. Maybe you  should grab three chords  that you can get to without struggle. Do them in different patterns. C F G plus  a minor chord somewhere might help you to open up your boundaries. Now with the strumming people tend to over strum in my opinion as though their trying to keep up with a treadmill. Maybe try a pattern where you ad a slow two strum twice. Then move it up to a notch to maybe a rolling Four strum then to  slow single down strums with your two and fours in between. I like the idea of subtle under playing rather than over playing. Don't worry to much about it though because at least your lyrics are saying something. When I try to do a song I always, whether its mine or someone else's is not worry about the chords but try and develop a feel that's mine. The other thing is try and fun with it even if its a serious subject. Hope I have offered you something constructive here.
Keep at it and have fun in the process.

Thank you for your welcome mekidsmom. I  have only started dabbling a bit with music again after taking a 35 years break from it. On soundcloud I am also known as Peatle Jville. I have mainly done my own songs on Soundcloud apart from three cover versions of easybeats songs. It was completely due to easybeat that I decided to have a dabble with music as a way of relaxing and unwinding at home from the pressures of the world. The wonderful Jandal has honoured me by doing a cover of one of my songs on soundcloud  more of a co write as she added some lyrics and made it work. Jandal is Kiki Jan on soundcloud. Beestie is also part of our group of song writers from down here in New Zealand he is an excellent lyricist. I am part Fijian from my mother's side, our culture revolves a lot around singing though I cant really sing myself. Singing I am sure in all cultures is how we uplift ourselves. My early childhood is full of memories of my father and grandperants singing their cockney London songs and my mothers side singing their Fijian songs. I don't know how to do a link. If you are interested in having a listening to my songs go to Peatle Jville on soundcloud. I prefer to think of music as something that stirs the soul. Art to me is another word for creative and I believe everyone in their own way is creative. The difference is some are more entertaining then others,
Love, peace and blessings to you and your family and friends.

I find it  emotionally stirring the comforting  sound of Morepork calling at night. love the way you and Jandle have introduced overseas people to things Kiwi. Another native Parrot that we now have back around the Wellington region is the Kaka after it was reintroduced in recent years after been exterminated by introduced pests.

Great comical take on the subject of Rock stardom. To the people out there reading this post check his soundcloud contributions.

I would love to hear this done with a group of voices. On the G and F chords Bass voices at the start of each line. ON the second half of the lines singing words like hero's in our mist alto or soprano voices. And maybe a couple lines of narration with a deep voice. Excellent lyrics could be presented in numerous and exciting ways. Its was a day embedded in the many Wellingtonians memories who were around at that time of this disaster. Another idea I had is dividing the song into male and female vocals.