• From: Gainesville, Virginia USA
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Topic: The Instrument

Hey All,

I wrote this a while back when I was back-to-back writing and didn't want to clog up the songwriting forum, but I like it, and just after playing again I thought I would share. Doing this also forces me to get a recording up so I promise to do that soon, but until then try and give it play if you want. As for most of my songs, how to play it will become clear once I get a recording up. Hope you all enjoy it.

The Instrument By Jeff Gilpin


Written 1/28/2021


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Intro


C F C C F C G


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[C]I’m not very


[F]Big or [C]heavy


[C]I sit most days


[F]In a [C]stand


[G]I sometimes get a


[F]Little [G]dusty


[C]Some days I’m not much


[F]In de[C]mand


But [Am]I can be as patient [G]


As I re[C]main [F] [C] [C] [F] [C] [G]


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[C]My skin can sure


[F]Take a [C]beating


[C]Though my body still


[F]Keeps it’s [C]curves


[G]My neck is long


[F]And out [G]sticking


[C]To my head that


Set[F]tles my [C]nerves


To[Am]gether I’m almost whole



But I’m [G]better if someone [C]plays me [F] [C] [C] [F] [C]


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And my [Am]strings


Are better [F]strummed


And the [C]sound


I make when [G]someone


Begins to [Am]play


A melody some[F]times


Hopeful[C]ly


In [G]time with a [F]song [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [G]


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And the [C]sound can last


[F]A [C]while


[C]Played in any old


[F]kind of [C]style


[G]I’m not


Par[F]ticu[G]lar


[C]No tune


[F]Can de[C]file


So [Am]pick me up


[G]Tune me right in and [C]play me [F] [C]


Yes [Am]pick me up


[G]Tune me right in and [C]play me [F] [C] [C] [F] [C]



J  E  T  S
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C

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Re: The Instrument

Quite clever lyrics !  I like it!!     

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  • From: Gainesville, Virginia USA
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Re: The Instrument

Thanks Jim     

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Re: The Instrument

If you keep writing like this, you're going to hit gold!!!     

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Re: The Instrument

Thanks very much. I will keep writing but they can keep the gold.     

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Re: The Instrument

Uploaded if you want to hear it - https://soundcloud.com/jets60/the-instrument     

J  E  T  S
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Re: The Instrument

That has come together good Jeff     

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Re: The Instrument

Thanks Pete. I think so too.     

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Re: The Instrument

A great song in your laid back style. Lovely melody and performed well. It took me to the second verse to realise you were talking about your guitar. I'll try it out later tonight.     

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Re: The Instrument

Thanks, Phill. I got the idea from the tag that came on my guitar I got this past winter. It didn't say "guitar", but said "instrument". I purposely kept it a little vague in the first verse to add a little mystery. This is another of my "you need to hear it to know how to play it" songs. I hope it plays well for you.     

J  E  T  S
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