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Topic: "If I Had My Way"

Just a song about what I hope happens.

If I had my way By Jeff Gilpin


January 29th, 2008




Verse 1


[G]If I had my way [C] the world would be much [G]safer


If I had my way [C] we’d all live free from [D]fear


[G]If I had my way [C] there’d be no people [Em]haters [C]


If I had my [G]way [D] I don’t to[G]day




Verse 2


[G]If I had my way [C] there’d be no more [G]killing


If I had my way [C] everyone could re[D]lax


[G]If I had my way [C] we’d all work [Em]together [C]


If I had my [G]way [D] I don’t to[G]day




Chorus

[C]I know I can’t solve the world’s [G]problems


[C]But it seems we all have too much [D]greed


[C]Most people wanting what they [G]don’t have


I just wish [Em]we could be [C]free


[Em]From this constant [C]need


That [Em]plants the killing [C]seed


And we will some [D]day [C]


If I have my [G]way




Verse 3


[G]If I had my way [C] we’d all be more for[G]giving


If I had my way [C] enemies become [D]friends


[G]If I had my way [C] we’d help keep the world [Em]living [C]


If I had my [G]way [D] I don’t to[G]day




Verse 4


[G]If I had my way [C] we’d look forward to to[G]morrow


If I had my way [C] there’d be better days to [D]come


[G]If I had my way [C] there’d be no need to [Em]borrow [C]



If I had my [G]way [D] I don’t to[G]day




Chorus

[C]I know I can’t solve the world’s [G]problems


[C]But it seems we all have too much [D]greed


[C]Most people wanting what they [G]don’t have


I just wish [Em]we could be [C]free


[Em]From this constant [C]need


That [Em]plants the killing [C]seed


And we will some [D]day [C]


If I have my [G]way




Verse 5


[G]If I had my way [C] we’d start to solve our [G]problems


If I had my way [C] we’d work on every [D]one


[G]If I had my way [C] we’d fix the [Em]worse first [C]


If I had my [G]way [D] I don’t to[G]day




Verse 6


[G]If I had my way [C] we’d have started al[G]ready


If I had my way [C] we’d be already [D]there


[G]If I had my way [C] no eminent [Em]disasters [C]


If I had my [G]way [D] I don’t to[G]day






Chorus

[C]I know we can’t solve all the [G]problems


But it [C]sure seems like the ones we’re working [D]on


[C]Will only help the few not the [G]many


[Em]But if we all [C]try


[Em]Then maybe by and [C]by


Less of [Em]us will have to [C]die


… some [D]day [C]


If I have my [D]way [G]



J  E  T  S
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Re: "If I Had My Way"

Yes!

Jets the feelings mutual here.    But! Id also be lying on a golden sandy beach somewhere today,

with a hot sun heating my bones, and my ipod playing all my favourite tunes. Not to much to ask ! Eh!.

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh bliss.

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Re: "If I Had My Way"

Great tune Jeff, I'm with you in hopes for a better world. How's your son doing? Thanks for sharing, SouthPaw41L

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Re: "If I Had My Way"

Great song Jeff,

Fine chord sequence and an ethic in the lyrics that we should all strive for. Well done.

Roger

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Re: "If I Had My Way"

Thank you all.

Hey Lena - I was thinking this could be a good song to fill in what other writers would do if they had their way but I kind of need to show how it is played and sung first I guess.

Hey Toney - My son is doing well but very busy. Some people go to Iraq and hope we can build bridges from their culture to the rest of the worlds. My son literally builds bridges for the army there as well as maintaining them as well...kind of ironic. smile

Hey Roger - I think so too...btw, going to try and finish recording the songs I'm working on this weekend but no promises....it is taking a while unfortunately.

J  E  T  S
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Re: "If I Had My Way"

Like it?  I love it! 

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Re: "If I Had My Way"

Hey Zurf - Thanks.

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Re: "If I Had My Way"

Hi Jets60,
Love the lyrics, good song.
Keep on writting, God Bless.
Kiwi John

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Re: "If I Had My Way"

Hi Jeff - Really, really like this one . . . I am an idealist also.

Love the 'constant need that plants the killing seed' lines.
It is so easy to become cynical and world-weary and short sighted.
Thanks for this touching reminder that we all have to keep on doing our little part to make the world a little bit better.

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