Tag: Americana

bookmark_borderWhen The Levee Breaks

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Written and first recorded by husband and wife Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie in 1929
Made famous by Led Zeppelin

E7* E E7** E7*  18x
C D
      E7*             E           E7**                E
If it keeps on raining, levee's goin' to break, 2x
                E7*        E               E7**                   E
When the levee breaks I'll have no place to stay.

E7* E E7** E7*  2x

Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan, 2x
Got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home,
E7* E     E7* E     E7* E
Oh, well, oh, well, oh, well.

C D
E7*/E 4x

E7*                    E
Don't it make you feel bad
When you're trying to find your way home,
You don't know which way to go?
If you're goin' down South
They got no work to do,
If you don't know about Chicago.

E7* E E7** E7*  14x
C D

E7*          E         E7**                    E
Cryin' won't help you, praying won't do you no good,
     E7*          E         E7**                    E
Now, cryin' won't help you, praying won't do you no good,
         E7*   E       E7**             E
When the levee breaks, mama, you got to move.

E7* E E7** E7* 2x

E7*      E     E7**                 E
All last night sat on the levee and moaned, 2x
          E7*     E    E7**         E
Thinking about me baby and my happy home.

E7* E  E7* B  E7* A  D  
E 2x
Ah  ha ah  ha ah  ha ha ha

E7* E  E7* B  E7* A D E

Going, going to Chicago... Going to Chicago... sorry but I can't take you...

E7*   E       E7**  E7*  E
Going down... going down now... going down....

230512_2809-When-the-Levee-Breaks.mp3 (2023)

When The Levee Breaks Alternative #2.mp3

When The Levee Breaks.mp3

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Earthling Country
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderGoing To California

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Written by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
Made famous by Led Zeppelin
Part of The Beatless Sense Mongers’ Experiment: The Ultimate Coverband

Going To California / Brain Damage.mp3

Going To California.mp3

G
Spent my days with a woman unkind,
                                   D
Smoked my stuff and drank all my wine.
Made up my mind to make a new start,
Going to California with an aching in my heart.
Someone told me there's a girl out there
With love in her eyes and flowers in her hair.

F   G   D  x 2

G    
Took my chances on a big jet plane,
                                                                              D
Never let them tell you that they're all the same.
The sea was red and the sky was grey,
Wondered how tomorrow could ever follow today.
The mountains and the canyons started to tremble and shake
As the children of the sun began to awake.

Dm
Seems that the wrath of the gods
Got a punch on the nose and it started to flow;
                     A7  A
I think I might be sinking.
Dm
Throw me a line if I reach it in time
Ill meet you up there where the path
                  A7  A
Runs straight and high.

G 
To find a queen without a king;
                                                                             D
They say she plays guitar and cries as she sings.
Ride a white mare in the footsteps of dawn
Tryin' to find a woman who's never, never, never been born.
Standing on a hill in my mountain of dreams,
Telling myself its not as hard, hard, hard as it seems.
F   G   D  x 2

Going To California Alternative.mp3

Going To California.mp3

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Earthling Country
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderRelativity

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Relativity Song Writing and Recording
Relativity Song Writing and Recording

LYRICS
Did the sun go up and down
Or are we spinin’ ’round n’ ’round?

Simplicity of relativity
Once in position to see

Am I under the sun
AM I under the gun
Am I over it yet
How could I ever forget?

Relativity Music Video Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.mp4

Relativity.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — E slide up 2 frets
E add Bb
E slide up an octave

Written and recorded on the banks of the Brandywine Creek, Lenape and Chadds Ford, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Earthling Country
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderLowdown

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LYRICS
Hey, well, ya wanted to know
Hey, well, ya wanted to know
So…
Do tell I did
My guts spilled… spilt
Who’ll do your bid
Don’t let it wilt
Put it to bed
From build to built

Hey, well, ya wanted to know
Hey, well, so here I go
So…
Parted my lips
Let the words spill… ’till
Meaning’s more than blips
Who’ll pay your bill
Meaning come to grips
Prophecy fulfill

Lowdown.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — A
A D
A C D A

Written and recorded at the courthouse in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Earthling Country
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderIndigenousness

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Indigenous Songwriting at the Lenape Indian Village
Indigenous Songwriting at the Lenape Indian Village

LYRICS
I guess we’ve gotta go
Against the river’s flow
The settlers have settled on a settlement

Chorus
By settlement I mean they’re mean
From the genocide we must hide
Hide in Her spirit’s hide

Chorus

They’ll cut us down you know
Bullet versus bow
What are they thinkin’ over the color of skin?

Chorus

Since we wouldn’t behave
As their slave
Over our land… their rag… their flag

Chorus

Indigenousness Music Video.mp4

Indigenousness.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Fingered
D G
F C D
C Am D

Written and recorded on the banks of the Brandywine Creek between Lenape and Chadds Ford, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Earthling Country
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderYour Tip

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LYRICS
When you offer me money
Chips, tokens… any sort-of tips
A silent trust is spoken
Awoken, I come to grips

If by chance you get a glance
But can not hear the solution
The notion in the motion
Moves beyond circumstance

A mile of traffic with a smile
Children in the backseat keepin’ the beat
Big dogs and little dogs taking masters for jogs
The little jig and the big dance…
A musical romance

Thank You Please Accept Your Tip.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — B7 E E+c#
A E

Written and recorded in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It is about people that feel compelled to offer money when they hear music being played.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Behind Door Number One
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderRunaway Train

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Songwriting and Recording Along the Brandywine, Chester County, PA
Songwriting and Recording Along the Brandywine, Chester County, PA

LYRICS
Hear the whistle blowin’
Feel the train comin’ down the line

The earth does shake
The earth does quake
There’s much at stake
… a locomotive mistake

Who would save the day
If the train’s a runaway
Would you stop and pray
If the train’s a runaway

Runaway Train Music Video.mp4

Runaway Train.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — B7 E E+c#
A E

Written and recorded on the banks of the Brandywine Creek between Lenape and Chadds Ford, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Behind Door Number One
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderEasy Listening

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Writing and Recording Songs Along the Brandywine Creek
Writing and Recording Songs Along the Brandywine Creek

LYRICS
If you listen real easy
Then maybe
It won’t be so hard
For the chord to be heard

On the wind rides a whisper
The music kissed Her
Before you’re aware
She was already there

On the tide rides a soundwave
The music does save
Before you’re aware
She was already there

Easy Listening Music Video.mp4

Easy Listening.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Capo 3
D C
D C G

Written and recorded on the banks of the Brandywine Creek between Lenape and Chadds Ford, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Behind Door Number One
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_border9 Oclock

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LYRICS

If you find the rain falls upon you
Kindly refrain and let it pass through
A journey to the sea is all it’s tryin’ to do
A journey to see is in store for you

If the damn dam holds the water back
Kindly maintain the natural habitat
A journey to the sea is all it’s tryin’ to be
A journey to see is what it’s showing to me

If the mad human wants to piss it all away
May the rains come awash the greed, we pray
A journey to the see will likely set us free
A journey to the see… the ebb, the tide, the flow…
Until we know

9 O’clock.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — D C
D C G

Written and recorded on the steps of the West Chester courthouse as the clock struck nine.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Behind Door Number One
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderStages Glow

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LYRICS
Excepting those that are dear
Whatever’s happening here
Is not clear

Pull up a seat and tap your feat
To the beat of a rock n’ roll show
Or better off yet why not get
Next to the stage’s glow

Excepting those that are aware
Whatever’s happening there
Is not clear

Chorus

Excepting those in the know
Hoping we’re not to slow
To get up and go

Chorus

Stage’s Glow.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — A D
E Am D G
bridge 1 – C G Am E
bridge 2 – G D A

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Behind Door Number One
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderDelaware River Blues

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Song Writing and Recording in Philadelphia, PA
Song Writing and Recording in Philadelphia, PA

INSTRUMENTAL

Delaware River Blues Music Video.mp4

Delaware River Blues.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — E A E G E

Written and recorded at Penn’s Landing on the Delaware River, Philadelphia, PA.

Daniel — Guitar

From the album Behind Door Number One
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderSee Shanty

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See Shanty Sea Shanty
See Shanty Sea Shanty

LYRICS
We’ve been a long time at see
Searchin’ for the land of the free
Then, it finally came to me…
In the presence of intelligence
Be

Can you feel the peace
Hear the harmony
Adrenaline release
Near ecstasy

We’ve been a long time at see
Sailin’ from The End to begin
That’s when it came to me
In the presence of the essence
Be

Chorus

We’ve been a long time at see
Wailin’ to God for mercy
Then, much to Her fancy
It came to be

Chorus

See Shanty Music Video.mp4

See Shanty.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Am C Em Am
Am Em

Written and recorded at Penn’s Landing on the Delaware River, Philadelphia, PA.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Behind Door Number One
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderWhere Do We Go From Here?

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Songwriting In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Songwriting In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

LYRICS
Where do we go from here
Now that we know what we know
Do you fear or hold dear
The blow of the flow?

All of a sudden the vision is crystal clear
Not a burden of mission… more a seers sear

Are we about to find out
Emergency exit only
Are we about to find doubt
Or the spirit holy?

Chorus

Will the tide roll out
Will the tide roll in
Will we scream and shout
Will we hold it in

(It’ll be no surprise
If you burn through with your I’s)

Where Do We Go Music Video.mp4

Where Do We Go.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — E slide up 1/2 -c
E
Em+c

Written and recorded at Penn’s Landing on the Delaware River, Philadelphia, PA.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Behind Door Number One
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderLong Term Consequences

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Recording at Penn's Landing on the Delaware River
Recording at Penn’s Landing on the Delaware River

LYRICS
When it comes to opinion
You’re not alone
Asshole per minion
Head fulla bone

Chorus
Long term consequence
Not left up to chance
Long term consequence
Written in stone

An object in motion is in motion
No, you can’t hold the phone
Time your emotion grabs the notion
We’re in a humanity zone

Chorus

When it comes to an option
Why piss and moan?
Worn turn evolution
Butterfly flown

Chorus

Long Term Consequences Music Video.mp4

Long Term Consequences.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — Am Em/Am
Am G/Am
Am G Em Am

Written and recorded at Penn’s Landing on the Delaware River, Philadelphia, PA.

Daniel — Vocals, Guitar

From the album Behind Door Number One
by Daniel Brouse