bookmark_borderHoller With Your Dollar

Music written in West Chester and Philadelphia.
Lyrics written at 2nd and Chestnut Streets, Old City, Philadelphia while I sat against the “Corn Exchange Bank”. The chorus came about when a man that appeared to be homeless approached me… and gave me a dollar.

E E
E C7 E
E E E E
C7 E
Am C C7

Free is
What free does
What free is was
Freedom

’til then
Holler with you dollar
Let your goodness
Grace us
With
Goodness gracious

Holler With Your Dollar .mp3
The Freedom Holler with the Dollar Video .mp4

by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderWay To Wacky

Em

You’re way to wacky
Not to survive
You’re the one always trying…
You always strive to survive
Stay alive
Way outside the norm
You’ll weather their storm

Let them say what they want to say about you
You’re the one whose heart is true
You have equal rights
Not to be equal
Equality doesn’t mean neutral

Way To Wacky Not To Survive Part 1 .mp3
Way To Wacky Not To Survive Part 2 .mp3
Way To Wacky Not To Survive Part 3 .mp3
Way To Wacky Not To Survive Part 4 .mp3

by Daniel Brouse
Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals (all at the same time as a one-man-band)

bookmark_borderComfort

Capo 7
B variations

What is it you seek?
Light and heat?
The comfort of warmth
Without the constraints of….

If you can’t see the desert
Through the forest
The quicksand of justice
Is just the tip of the ice
Burg, Borough or Bust
What is must, must
Right = Right
I write….

Comfort .mp3
Comfort Part 2 .mp3

by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderPickel Back

My Alibi
Alibis
I was there4
Saw what I drank
And, I thank
You

The reality of royalty
Uncertainty
Certainly
Swimming in the pickle barrel
With the angel fish
Swimming in the pickle barrel
Raise a glass!
To you,
A wish

When you’re Dunn
You’re done
Let’s do it again

Em Am
C Em Am
C7

Pre Pickle Barrel Blues .mp3
Pickle Back .mp3

by Daniel

bookmark_borderVirginia 5.9

F Eb

based on today’s earthquake

by Daniel Brouse

What do you dread?
A raccoon in (your) bed?
I yelled, “Hey!
What’s going on?”
I thought “Say,
The End is upon?”
Hey! Say,
The End is upon?
Time?
Virginia 5.9
Did ya quake? Did ya shake?
As your life flashes
‘fo your eyes
Was it fake?

Virginia 5.9 .mp3
Virginia 5.9 Part 2 .mp3

bookmark_borderLiquid Sunshine

C / C7

A little drop of light
Had the might
To creep and peep
Through the shadows of a cloud
And, shine a drop on me
Like angels singing aloud
Liquid sunshine
Makes ya feel feel fine
A little drop of light
Feels alright
Liquid sunshine
Divine

Liquid Sunshine .mp3
Liquid Sunshine Part 2
Liquid Sunshine Part 3

by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderMajor Laser Brain Surgery

F#7 / D

I can tell by the way
You tore us apart
There’s a hole
In your heart
It’s time
For some major laser
Major laser brain surgery

It would appear
The time is near
For you to have corrective surgery

It would seem
That you are mean
… fix the tear in your heart

The black hole
That tore us apart
Try to fuse
Before we all lose

With some major laser
Major laser brain surgery

Try to repair
Under there
Where the heart
Has a tear
You ripped your heart
Apart
Why would you do
You
Why would you ever
Want to rip your heart apart?

Dear,
Now, I’m here
For some major laser
Major laser brain surgery

Is there anybody home?

Any friends and family
Should beware
Should be aware
The Damn Age
She will damage
The Damn Age
Let’s start
To fix your heart
Major laser
Major laser brain surgery

Fix the tear
In your heart

There’s something wrong with you
Fix the view
Despicable
Fix-able?

Operate
Castrate
Major laser
Major laser brain surgery
Operate
Before, it’s too late

Begin
Time to go in
Here we go
Try to fix her *know*

You’re sick
You’re ill
No goodwill

Time to repair in there
Major laser
Major laser brain surgery

by Daniel Brouse with a little inspiration from Emerson Lake and Palmer *Brain Salad Surgery”

bookmark_borderYield

Yield .mp3 (free download)

Variations of B, B7, F#, F# add E
Capo 2

What will yielding yield?
No protection. No Shield.
I will not yield
… will not yield to Satin
In Her Place Of Patton
… can not erase space
Nor, un-time (your) crime
Now, I can not yield
I will not yield
To Evilville
In Evilville
Never yield
Not “until”
Not will
Wont

by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderDubC Swamp Thing

A quasi-vodou delta blues influenced song written extemporaneously with the spirits on the streets of West Chester, Pennsylvania.

Capo 4 to create B blues

Alternate pointer finger and middle fingers on 6th fret for D# and F#

by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderNot That Far Away

Not That Far Away .mp3
Not That Far Away AC/DC unplugged version.mp3

Dm / D
C G D

I’d say
It’s not that far away
Long as
I don’t go astray
… not that far away

On our way
Supper’s Ready
Blessed day
Hold n’ steady

It’s not that far away

It’s not that far away
Long as
I don’t go astray
… not that far away

by Daniel Brouse