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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
The Bass Song — B / D
Guitar — C / Am
Guitar:
A D E
A…….. quick E / A
A…….. quick E / A
A D E
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by Daniel Brouse
Not That Far Away .mp3
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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
Have you ever taken
The Crest Test?
Used your body
As a soul tool
And, surfed to the sure?
Water pounds
The less out of you
No grounds
For support
Your sole
The ride
Your soul
The tide
Washes you
And, Her
You
B / Bm
G / Am
Fill my hourglass
With the sands of time
As the years pass
The sand still lasts
From shore to sure
Every sandy beach
Extend the reach
Of the love allure
by Daniel
Traditional Folk Song
Utilized in the writing of Elephants Talk
My grandma and your grandma
Sitting by the fire
My grandma says to your grandma
“I’m gonna set your flag on fire”
Talkin’ ’bout
Hey now
Hey now
Iko iko an nay
Jockomo feena ah na nay
Jockomo feena nay
Look at my king all dressed in red
Iko iko an nay
I bet you five dollars he’ll kill you dead
Jockomo feena nay
CHORUS:
Talkin’ ’bout
Hey now (hey now)
Hey now (hey now)
Iko iko an nay (whoah-oh)
Jockomo feena ah na nay
Jockomo feena nay
My flag boy and your flag boy
Sitting by the fire
[ From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/b/belle-stars-lyrics/iko-iko-lyrics.html ]
My flag boy says to your flag boy
“I’m gonna set your flag on fire”
(CHORUS)
(bridge)
(hey now)
(hey now)
(hey now)
(hey now)
Jockomo feena nay
Iko!
See that guy all dressed in green
Iko iko an nay
He’s not a man, he’s a loving machine
Jockomo feena nay
(4x)
Talkin’ ’bout
Hey now (hey now)
Hey now (hey now)
Iko iko an nay (whoah-oh)
Jockomo feena ah na nay
Jockomo feena nay
G walkdown to C
If we want to stop this from happening
We better wake up
Better wake-up
It would appear the edge is near
At the precipice is us
[secret message here]
Stop the slumber
Start to wonder
Gotta wake-up
Does anybody know what time it is?
I’d really like to go to school today
Please do NOT hit the snooze switch!
C / A
I swear
There’s something in the air
Helping me see clearly
G / F walkdown to C
The atmosphere
Helping me see clear
I swear
There’s something in the air
Helping me see more clearly
[What will be]
by Daniel Brouse
by Daniel Brouse
written in Atlantic City, NJ and Ocean City, NJ
at one point there was this sign in Mack and Manko Pizza about “Don’t Change Ocean City” that made me smile in a sad way
Reference Notes
C Am D G
The Last Resort
C / Am
Have you heard the news report
We’re down to the last resort
(the last great resort, great resort)
Welcome to the great last resort
It’s not as great
As it use to be
You see
The seaside spot
Is not (is not)
Beside
The sea
D
…. going down, down, down
G
with no urge to submerge
Second verse:
Paradise island… now Paradise was land
An Introduction .mp3 and Free Download Information
F# / D# / C# / A# / G# / F#
I’ve got some friends
I’d like you to know
So, let’s get up…
Get up and go
These are the kind of people
Though they don’t congregate
Under a steeple
They help the light shine
The light shine
Shine on and on and on
These people I call friends
Most of them are true
Until the end
Though you know
How things can go
A friend can turn
Into foe
Just so you know
Let the light shine
As far as I know
These are the people
That you want to know
The kind-of friend
You want to the bitter end
Let the light shine on and on and on
So, if you’re not too busy
If you’re not feeling over worked
If you won’t be a complete idiot jerk
I’ll show to some good, good friends
You can be a good, good friend
To the bitter, bitter end
It’s the least I can do
Now that I know you
If it seems you’re day isn’t quite fulfilling
How’s this for gelling
These friends can show ya how to be groovin’
When you get together
It’s like heaven
It’s not a lesson in forgiving
It’s more about believing
In one another
Like sister and brother
Like mother or father
Like son or daughter
written and recorded by Daniel Brouse
Instruments: Keyboards, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Percussion
Recording: all instruments and vocals recorded simultaneously to a stereo MP3 file
Dm / Am
Through God’s grace
We were born to live
To love to live
To live to give the love
Help the light shine on
Help the light shine on
Intro:
She asked, “How did you learn to shift energy? Did you read up on it?”
Music
It’s kind-of a rhythm mix between Venus and Won’t Get Fooled Again.
Born With It
Em . . . . . . Am
That’s how it is
Em . . . . . . Am
When you’re born with it
That’s how it is
When you’re born with it
C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Em
I fall to me knees and pray
C . . . . . . . . . . . Em
Thankful for every day
A hall to the free. Not prey
Thankful for everyday
Not sure that shift
Is the right word
More like the sun
Than the moon
I guess we’ll find out
And, way too soon….
And, way to soon….
More like the sun
Then the moon
A fusion
Not illusion
A space time
Rhyme
A fusion
Not illusion
No shadow
Will follow
One day
A crook
Mistook
Mine for his own
Opportunities
Blown
Chorus:
Why would ya wanna steal from a guy like me?
Can’t you see… do you think I’m blind?
Look what ya took
A gifted tool
To distribute bliss
Now, amiss
Sold down ‘river
Unable to deliver
1.
Once had a tambourine
I could make sing
I could make ring
Feet racing for dancing
The joy it’d bring
Now, something… happened
It’s gone… know what I mean?
Chorus
2.
Once had a guitar
A special 6-string
I could make sing
Hands and feet thumping
The joy it’d bring
Now, something… happened
It’s gone… too far.
Chorus
What justification
For eradication
Of chaos theory
Illumination
When you destroy
Such a toy?
… the smile of a little boy
… homeless, helpless
… to have brightened their day
In some way
Astray
A curse… you placed to follow you
Until leading true
[by Daniel Brouse 14 May 2011 / music Cm / G sus4 // Bb Cm ]
What do you hear
As you run away
From here
Do you hear
What you fear
Does it tear
Does it rip
At your heart
Tearing you
Apart
Does it trip
Up your thought
Impairing… less
Alert
Listen?
Teach me a lesson
What do I fear….
I am practically nothing
A mere speck
In the universe
So, what the heck
Might as well
Lift a voice
And, start singing
Chorus and verse
About your hell
Rejoice!!!
Please refrain
From the causing
Of pain
When you rain
On friends
May love
Reign over you
Oh, rain is slowed
By friction
The contradiction
Reign is not slowed
By friction
32 feet per second
Per second
No, “Wait a second!”
Love reign
Pouring through
Your roof
Love reign
Pointing out
You’re aloof
Penetrating
Flesh and bone
The truth
Never leaving you
Alone
Though,
I’m glad you asked
“Who the fuck are you?”
Nobody… just do
What I can do
Now,
Asking the question, too —
Q: Who the fuck are you?
A: Liar
Hypocrite
Dire
Underachievement
… meant
To show a speck
A little respect
.