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Topic: Close Your Eyes

I had this in my head last night and wrote the chorus.... and had nothing else !
Got up at 5:30  came downstairs - sat there looking out the window for about 20 minutes having a cup of coffee.
and then it the words just started fitting together.

This is what I ended up with....
Hope you like it


Close Your Eyes By Jim Kenyon


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Verse 1


[G]There’s a wind that’s whistling, through the lonesome pines


I’m just[C] wondering where it’s been and what it[G] left down the line


[G]It reminds me of a love that once was in this heart of mine


Oh there ain’t[D] nothing quite as lonely as a [C]love that’s left be[G]hind




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Verse 2


[G]A pretty sunset this evening, says it’s the end of the day


Oh it [C]makes me sad, there’s nothing I can [G] do to make it stay


[G]It reminds me of the night you left , I didn’t know what to say


Oh there ain’t [D]nothing quite as lonely as a [C]love that slips a[G]way




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Chorus


[C]Close your eyes tonight, and [G]set yourself free


Oh[D] close your eyes tonight and tell me [C]what it is you [G]see


Please [C]close your eyes tonight,let your [G]mind fall back in time



oh [D]Close your eyes and tell me am I [C]ever on your [G]mind ?




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Verse 3


[G]There’s a train in the valley, that’s rolling down the track


I can’t [C]tell where it’s heading , what it [G]carries or what it lacks


[G]It reminds me of a love that’s lost and slipped right through a crack


Yeah there ain’t [D] nothing quite as lonely as a [C]love you can’t get[G] back


 


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Chorus


[C]Close your eyes tonight, and [G]set yourself free


Oh[D] close your eyes tonight and tell me [C]what it is you [G]see


Please [C]close your eyes tonight,let your [G]mind fall back in time


oh [D]Close your eyes and tell me am I [C]ever on your [G]mind ?


oh [D]Close your eyes and tell me am I [C]ever on your [G]mind ?


oh [D]Close your eyes and tell me am I [C]ever on your [G]mind ?





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Re: Close Your Eyes

Wonderful song Jim. I just played it how I think it goes and it just flows. Words bring up thoughts of a love that's lost but not forgotten. Great job! Adding this to my covers.

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Re: Close Your Eyes

TIG
Looking forward to hearing it.     

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Re: Close Your Eyes

So good and ditto to what jets60 said about a love that is not forgotten.  Looking forward to hearing this one smile     

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Re: Close Your Eyes

That's the way they come, my friend. When I get stuck I very rarely try to force it these days. I have pages of lines or verses, when needed they're there. Having read through the song the words do flow together nicely. I imagine it as a slow ballad?
Let's hear it.     

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Re: Close Your Eyes

Thank you so much for the kind words.
I will put my version of  the song on  soundcloud  in a separate post.

I think it is a really pretty song - could be sung by either gender.
I wish I had a good voice that could do it justice.

Thanks again

Jim     

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Make your life count, and the world will be a better place because you tried.
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Re: Close Your Eyes

I left you a note on SoundCloud.   My God man, this hits so close to home and mirrors what I'm going through and I've almost said these exact words the last 3 months to try and find out if there was any hope of saving my marriage and the woman I love and treated wrong. 

So thank you so much for saying something I very much want to say.   I like Jets version also this is just an amazing song.

I'm trying it tonight also!     

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