God Bless You

How many times do we say, "God bless you!" in a flippant way or after someone sneezes.  It may be a derogatory salutation or a sympathetic com-misery.  Notwithstanding,  here is a song about a much abused phrase:


God Bless You
   A
common words are spoken
     D
in many different ways
      E
"good luck", or sincere doting
     C#m
many shapes and forms


a blessing for the masses
after a great finally song
a truly truthful comfort
when life goes terribly wrong.

whatever form it takes
gray, white or black in tone
we always like to feel the blessing
or throwing of a stone

When you want God to bless someone,  be sincere.  His blessings come from a devoted heart.

d ....p.s. this is also known as "Andrea's Song" and she will soon perform it in a FB video.  I don't know her last name...such is the mystery of love.....

You Don't Know Me From Adam

Down the road at work I've met plenty of young girls.  Many have shared their insights and wisdom with me, sometimes in a roundabout way.  This is a song describing my tamed rebellious nature by these ministers.   Ahem, another blog alas!   I keep truckin'....(Cmaj: I-IV-♭III-♭VI)


You Don't Know Me from Adam
      C                     F
she met me on the way to work
         E♭                            A♭
it seemed she knew my plight

she really didn't know my problems

but knew I was in flight


"you don't know me from Adam!"
I said without hesitation
she sighed and she said "talk to me"
it made it hard to fight


You don't know me from Adam
it's been about an hour
you know she really didn't
but now somehow I do


It is a short song.   You can repeat the words and use them as a fourth and fifth stanza.  The tempo is negotiable,  either a staccato single-stroke strum or a meaningful, pensive picking pattern.

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Always Dreamin'

One day I thought my computer was through.  It was the last day of classes at ITT Tech.  But alas, it started working fine again.  The moral:  never give up on anything until you know it's over!  Anyway, this song I composed one pensive day at my apartment.  I picked it out on my guitar and made a FB video of it.  It does not say alot about me, being that it's about dreaming in general.  I hope you like it.


Always Dreamin'
A
Always dreamin'
 Dm
never thinkin'
Em
it can wait                                                I
 C#m
another day

 F#m
so long your parents
 E
bought you happiness                             II
 Dm
'til it ran out 
 E
on wine and song


to many summers
in the sun
vaulting ambition                                  I
has just begun


then the day comes
you're lost and lonely                           II
it's bigger than me
what do I do?


Always dreamin'
never thinkin'                                     I
it was never meant
to be that way


I wasn't helpin'
I wasn't serving                                II
I was just doing
for myself


Okay it is a little about me.  In retrospect.  btw the roman numerals are chord progression patterns, in case you haven't figured it out.  Check out the video in my FB archives.


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