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Topic: Vengeance Will Be Mine

This is a new song I've been working on since I came home from holiday. It's all to do with revenge. I had the old westerns in mind as I wrote it, so it's all about a gun-slinger coming into town to kill the sheriff, but a stray bullet hits the guys wife, and so begins his search for revenge.

Vengeance Will Be Mine.Undefined


[E] If I should cross the road. And [B] find the path I came by.


Would I [A] find my way, would the [B] sun shine on my [E] face?


Cos I [E] guess I lost my way, on the [B] long road through my life time.


And the [A] bad things that I've done, to [B] get me to this [E] place.




CHORUS




And I [A] don't know where I'mgoing.


Got a [B] pistol in my hand.


[A] Look for the face of the [F#m] man I hate.


And when I [B] find him I'll be damned.




[E] If I could rearrange, all the [B] side steps that I made.


Then I could [A] come to terms with the curse I've earned.


And [B] maybe start my life again.


But when he [E] took my love away. It's like he [B] took heart and soul.


And I [A] need to kill just to [B] let me live [E] again.


CHORUS




BRIDGE





[F#m] Someones gotta die. Yes [A] someone's gotta die.


[F#m] If it's me or him, I don't [B] care if he takes my life.




[E] Sometimes on the road, from [B] childhood to the graveyard.


You [A] find the one that will [B] keep you home at [E] night.


Then a gunman comes to town. He's [B] out to kill the lawman.


When the [A] bullets fly and a [A] stray shot hits your [E] wife.


CHORUS






REP BRIDGE X2




[E] I 've been on the road a year. Still my [B] heart aches every night.


And I [A] know inside I will never smile [B] again.


But I've [E] heard he's in this town. And I will [B] try to shoot him down.


[A] Check my gun; God's [B] vengeance will be [E] mine....




REP CHORUS REP BRIDGE X2





Recording to follow.

Words and music by Phill Willimas.  1st October 2009.

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Re: Vengeance Will Be Mine

Surprised i was Mr Williams listening to your recording,

I was expecting a giddyup type of song. So not what i was expecting, but enjoyable just the same sir.

Very well done as always.

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So There you are.... I went looking for your tunes at SoundClick.
I forgot about myspace. lol Brainfart on my part.

Are you sure you weren't in a recording studio on your holidays? All three tunes are very good productions. Kudos

Get up and Go  sounded very John Lennon-esk to me. I really enjoyed the listen.

World to Life has a great message along with great vocals and arranging.

Vengeance will be Mine....ditto to all above.

Your setting the standards pretty high my friend. big_smile:

Keep at it

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4 Reply by Russell_Harding (edited by Russell_Harding 2009-10-14 15:06:34)

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Revenge is a dish best served cold not sure if thats a Klingon quote lol I had mixed feelings on this one the story is well written and I liked the recording but I couldn't help recalling the saying "revenge is mine" is from the new testament book of Romans but thats another matter nice work on the arrangment Phill smile

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Re: Vengeance Will Be Mine

hi y`all,

thanks for the nice comments.

russ,

i wasn't actually advocating revenge, i just put my-self in the position of a man whose wife had been gunned down thoughtlessly. i think in which case i'd want revenge. but i'm a bit of a coward so i might have just sent him a dirty letter, anonymous of course!
kaplah

hi kenny,

john lennon-esque huh? kudos indeed.

yep, myspace allows for 10 songs now, every little helps. by the way, i had 6 weeks of holidays, from work, from wales [and the rain] and from writing! bliss. these were written and recorded after i got back.

hi helena,

the melody and beat normally come at the same time as the words, so i have no physical control over how my songs turn out. in other words i dont know where they come from, maybe i'm a conduit for frustrated song-writer in the afterlife?

phill

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6 Reply by arkady (edited by arkady 2009-10-14 20:31:42)

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Hi phill
You always get great emotion in your in vocals and this comes across in this number really well.
well done.
Got your new car yet? smile
Bernard Cornwell has got a new book coming out soon in the Saxon series "The Burning Land" the fifth in series..
Should be good.
ark

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Re: Vengeance Will Be Mine

hi ark,

thanks i try and get the vocals done in one go, two at the most, as i seem to lose interest the more i have to repeat. that's the worst part of working on your own; no one to kick you up the jacksie if you start flagging!

bernard cornwell is costing me a fortune...well worth it though, no haven't had the new car yet, but i'm told those nice french people have started making it and it should be with me [hopefully] by the end of the month!

phill

ps. i start a new job tomorrow, so it might be a bit intense for a while, i might be a little absent.

Ask not what Chordie can do for you, but what you can do for Chordie.

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Re: Vengeance Will Be Mine

Hi Phil,

Heavy song with a lot of emotion. I know what you mean about separating yourself from the subject of a song. It's about getting into character. I suppose Bernard Cornwell never went pillaging in a Saxon hat either. And Lennon was never much of a meter maid.

Hope the new work goes well.

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Re: Vengeance Will Be Mine

Hi Phill,Checked out your new songs on your my space page, lots of emotion there, I listened to all three of them,Good work. smile

Good luck with your new job mate & hope you had a good holiday.

Trevor

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Re: Vengeance Will Be Mine

thanks stransongs and trevor.

glad you liked the new tracks. started the new job today, seems ok so far. minimum wage, someones making a packet, but it aint me. story of my life!

Ask not what Chordie can do for you, but what you can do for Chordie.

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