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LYRICS
Looking out at the road ahead
Where you sleep you made the bed
The road’s too steep then you’ll dread
But, rest assured if it can be said
Ohhh… ohhh… oh
Looking back there’s no regret or attitude
If anything, more of gratitude
Who cares if the music is garage?
Perhaps, too, the road ahead is a mirage
Yeah, yeah, yeah
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — C add D, Bb
C G F C
Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
No Rain.mp3 (Coversong / Free MP3 Download)
Made famous by Blind Melon (Shannon Hoon)
E D
All I can say is that my life is pretty plain
A G E E7
I like watchin’ the puddles gather rain
E D
And all I can do is just pour some tea for two
A G E E7
and speak my point of view but it’s not sane, It’s not sane
E D E D
I just want some one to say to me oh,
E D E D
I’ll always be there when you wake yeah...
E D E D
Ya know I’d like to keep my cheeks dry today
E D E D
So stay with me and I’ll have it made
E D
And I don’t understand why I sleep all day
A G E E7
And I start to complain that there’s no rain
E D
And all I can do is read a book to stay awake
A G E
It rips my life away, but it’s a great escape
escape, escape, escape
E D
All I can say is that my life is pretty plain
A
ya don’t like my point of view
G E
ya think that I’m insane
Its not sane, it’s not sane
E D E D
I just want someone to say to me oh,
E D E D
I’ll always be there when you wake yeah,
E D E D
Ya know I’d like to keep my cheeks dry today
E D E D
so stay with me and I’ll have it made
ABOUT THIS SONG
Made in the USA (Downingtown and West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
This song was inspired by the Downingtown Acoustic Meet-up Group. Once a month, 15 acoustic guitar people get together. This is one of the songs I brought for the June 2013 session.
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards
LYRICS
Who wants…
Who wants “What’s up?”
You’re passing me by on the street
But, will we ever really meet?
The younger they are, the better they greet
Hope ya don’t get old before ya get beat
Ahh….
You’re watching me bearing a grin
But, will we ever entwine
The purer they are the more their givin’
I’m so glad the world’s (ours and) not (just) mine
Ahh….
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — D A
D A G
G A C A
D A G up an octave
Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
This song was inspired by a guy walking by that said to me, “What’s up?” But, did he really want to know “what is up” with this world? Did he really want to know how to help make the world a better place? Did he really want to engage in the song I was writing? Then, I started thinking about how many people that passed me by really wanted to hear. It dawned on me that the younger they are the more they “get it”. The kids stop and talk to me, dance, laugh and jump about. Moral of the story — try not to grow up.
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards
LYRICS
In the summertime
Time goes past fast
In the summertime
Just wish it’d last
Cicadas sounding like castanets
Quaking aspen shaking to the beat
What gives is what gets
Let’s go running in bare feet
Chorus
Bringing on the summer solstice
At the cusp of a full moon
The days are beautiful… the nights nice
Just wish it wasn’t over so soon
Chorus
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Capo 2
Em less B
Em G Em A Em
D6 Am less C# Em
Made in the USA (Lake Wynonah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
LYRICS
What if you’re just a bug
Wait for some giant’s shrug
As your soul meets sole
Are you just as happy
As you can be
Or, are you livin’ a life of misery
Come on now… set yourself free
Start living life merrily
Are you as carefree
As you should be
Or, so you dwell in your own hell
Come on now… let yourself free
Start living more happily
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — bass walkdown notes G F# F E
G B Dm Em
G Em
Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
From the album When Mother Mary….
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
Can’t make a decision about what to do
Can’t tell what is false and what is true
They say indecision can kill you
You better draw before your time comes due
No. You can’t make up the stuff they do
No mind victimizing me or you
You wouldn’t believe the crap they do
Exploit Mother’s resource until it’s through
Dumbfounded by white noise of the talking heads
Totally oblivious to the plight of the kids
Compounded by the fact so many are dead
With all the spoils going to the highest bids
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — C D A E C D A
A D A E A
Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
This song is about child mortality. UNICEF says: “About 29,000 children under the age of five – 21 each minute – die every day, mainly from preventable causes.”
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
From the album When Mother Mary….
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
Is it disturbing… more than a bit
Is it gut wrenching… why won’t they quit?
The troll patrol marches in
Before you know it
Decadence and sin
How could this be heaven
With no safe haven
How could this be heaven
When there ain’t no safe haven
Tattooed monkeys flying fly in
Squirting guano $#it
With their hatin’ and liein’
Is it alarming you just a bit
Is that panicking… No! Lack of survival kit
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Upside down capo on E A D second fret
D6 as if capo went across
Use index finger like a hillbilly
Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
From the album When Mother Mary….
By Daniel Brouse
HOW TO PLAY THE GUITAR PART
LYRICS
Oh! My God,
I can’t wait to see.
When last is first resonates in me
[harmonics]
Oh! My Lord,
I can’t wait to be
Knocking at the gates of mortality
[knocking]
I pray our souls will life forever
I know our Lord is mighty clever
But, if mankind does persist…
In self-annihilation insist…
Well… death wish
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — A D6 A Em A
A Em
Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
From the album When Mother Mary….
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
I found something fantastic
Uncover fantastic
Discover fantastic
Sitting right in front of me
Right before my eyes
Comes the thrill to see all of life’s surprise
Unearth fantastic
Find mirth
Always was within grasp
All I had do was ask
May imagination be vast
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Capo 2
E7sus4 A7 D6
single string walkdown two strings at a time from F# to Em
Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
From the album When Mother Mary….
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
How can someone just turn and walk away?
It’s become the way of our day
Haven’t you anything more to say?
How can anyone just turn and walk away?
Chorus
May the peace roll down every mountain
Through the valley
To the sea
May the peace spout out like a fountain
Raining down on you and me
Reigning down on you and me
How can someone not even care?
They don’t have a dime or the time to spare
Making a statement about how life’s not fair
How can anyone claim they’re unaware?
Chorus
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — F Am
C Am
Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
From the album When Mother Mary….
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
Thunder and lightning
The way you strike me is heightening
Thunder and lightning
The most spectacular lighting
The storm clouds are rolling in
Watch the sky darken
Through the darkness the brightest light
Watch the lightning strike strike
Then, as quick as that
The skies clear
You wonder what
Happened here
At the trike of midnight
Or the strike of lightning
Quirst whichever comes first
At The Strike Of Lightning.mp4
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Capo 1
C FlessF,C add G D C
Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
From the album When Mother Mary….
By Daniel Brouse
HOW TO PLAY THE GUITAR PART
LYRICS
Does it matter
Does it matter not?
It ain’t gonna matter
If you choose knot
Tied up in yourself
Is no way to eternal health
Tied up in “me, my, mine”
Is no way to spend your time
Don’t take the low road
Please take the high
If you try, there’s a chance we’ll all get by
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — A DM7 A B7sus4
A G
Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
From the album When Mother Mary….
By Daniel Brouse
No one wants…
No one wants…
No one wants to die
Just try…
To bring me back dead or alive
You think the hangman’s comin’
Try bringing me back dead or alive
You thing the guillotine’s fallin’
Try bringing me back dead or alive
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — D (low) E
E A E D A E
E A G G A E
Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
From the album When Mother Mary….
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
Walking up hill… against the wind
It’s hard to explain where to begin
Heaven or hell… Lord knows I’ve sinned
Just glad I remain whole within
If you wanna get to society hill
And, you’re prepared to kill
You’d be better off by far
By choosing not to mar
Walking’s a skill… all humans find
Your first real pain since you began
It’s hard to tell less you’ve been in that bind
Watcha can’t or watcha can
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Capo 2
A7 D6 A7 E7sus4
E A
Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
From the album When Mother Mary….
By Daniel Brouse
LYRICS
In a binary world
You’re made up of ones and zeros
You’re either with villains
Or, heroes
A black and white world
Of laughter and of tears
You’ll either be chillin’
Or, full of your fears
Might as well live in a fanciful fantasy
I’m livin’ my life
For todays and tomorrows
No sense livin’ in a redundant factory
I’m lovin’ my life
Of todays and tomorrows
ABOUT THIS SONG
Chords — Capo 1
C A
G D A
Made in the USA (West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.)
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals
From the album When Mother Mary….
By Daniel Brouse