bookmark_borderI Am What I Am

LYRICS
I think I always knew…
“What you do turns into you.”
I am what I am, and that’s all that I am.
Do ya know what I mean?
No ghost in this machine

Don’t hesitate
To…
Live every moment
Let life ferment
Add some spice
n’ make it nice
Forget berate
The trait of hate
Puttin’ a dent
In back rent
And, paying love forward
Thank you, Lord!

[And, praying love forward
Thank you, Lord!]

I Am What I Am Part 3.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
A C

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals

From the album Skin Of Your Teeth
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThis End Up

LYRICS
The longer you wait the harder the climb
The longer you wait the shorter your time

How can you get to heaven
When you’re not even breathin’?

The longer you wait — procrastinate
The closer your date to lying in state

How can you get to heaven
When you’re not even breathin’?

After you’re dead what can be said
The path laid is where you’re led

How can you get to heaven
When you’re not even breathin’?

Breath in!

This End Up Songwriting
This End Up Songwriting

This End Up Music Video.mp4

 

ABOUT THE SONG
D C
D C E A

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals

From the album Skin Of Your Teeth
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderIn Your Spring

LYRICS
Here’s the thing
In your spring
You can bring
Most anything
To life
… or not… Lot’s wife?

To spring forth
Give birth
Spring forward
Leap of faith

Don’t doubt
n’ look back
Or, alas
Pillar of salt

The spring in your walk
The extra mile smile
The thought in your talk
Sense of humor all the while

No, don’t bother
Don’t look back
Looking forward
Staying on track

In Your Spring.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
A
1 fret down slide up to A
A G

In the Bible, the wife of Lot is a figure first mentioned in Genesis 19. The Book of Genesis describes how she became a pillar of salt after she looked back at Sodom.

“Flee for your life! Do not look behind you, nor stop anywhere in the Plain; flee to the hills, lest you be swept away.”

Lot’s wife looked back, and was turned into a pillar of salt.

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals

From the album Skin Of Your Teeth
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderSympathy For The Devil

originally made famous by The Rolling Stones
written by Mick Jagger and credited to Jagger/Richards

E                       D        
Please allow me to introduce myself
      A                 E
I'm a man of wealth and taste
E                      D
I've been around for a long, long year
A                           E
Stole many a man's soul and faith

E                     D
And I was 'round when Jesus Christ
        A                   E
Had his moment of doubt and pain
                    D
Made damn sure that Pilate
           A                    E
Washed his hands and sealed his fate

B                  
Pleased to meet you
                  E
Hope you guess my name
           B
But what's puzzling you
       A            E
Is the nature of my game

E                  D
I stuck around St. Petersburg
       A                       E
When I saw it was a time for a change
                        D
Killed the Czar and his ministers
    A                 E
Anastasia screamed in vain

  E
I rode a tank 
       D
Held a general's rank
         A          
When the Blitzkrieg raged
        E
And the bodies stank

B                  
Pleased to meet you
                  E
Hope you guess my name
           B
But what's puzzling you
       A            E
Is the nature of my game
  E
I watched with glee
           D
While your kings and queens
           A
Fought for ten decades
        E
For the Gods they made

  E
I shouted out
                D
"Who killed the Kennedys?"
     A
When after all
       E
It was you and me

E                  D
Let me please introduce myself
      A                 E
I'm a man of wealth and taste
                     D
And I laid traps for troubadours
        A                             E
Who get killed before they reached Bombay 

B                  
Pleased to meet you
                  E
Hope you guess my name
           B
But what's puzzling you
       A            E
Is the nature of my game
oh yeah, get down, baby

solo

B                  
Pleased to meet you
                  E
Hope you guess my name
           B
But what's puzzling you
       A            E
Is the nature of my game

        E              D
Just as every cop is a criminal
    A               E
And all the sinners saints

As heads is tails
             D
Just call me Lucifer
              A              E
'Cause I'm in need of some restraint

E
So if you meet me
          D
Have some courtesy
          A                  E
Have some sympathy, and some taste
                             D
Use all your well-learned politesse
        A                E
Or I'll lay your soul to waste, um yeah

B                  
Pleased to meet you
                  E
Hope you guess my name
           B
But what's puzzling you
       A            E
Is the nature of my game
um baby, get down

Woo, who
Oh yeah, get on down
Oh yeah
Oh yeah!
Tell me baby, what's my name
Tell me honey, baby guess my name
Tell me baby, what's my name
I tell you one time, you're to blame
Ooo, who
Ooo, who
Ooo, who
Ooo, who, who
Ooo, who, who
Ooo, who, who
Ooo, who, who
Oh, yeah
What's my name
Tell me, baby, what's my name
Tell me, sweetie, what's my name
Ooo, who, who
Ooo, who, who
Ooo, who, who
Ooo, who, who
Ooo, who, who
Ooo, who, who
Ooo, who, who
Oh, yeah

Sympathy For The Devil.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals

From the album Skin Of Your Teeth
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderDefine Divine

Define Divine.mp3

LYRICS
What do I love about you
Let me count the ways
More ways than I’ve days

When you whisper in my ear
Everything turns clear
You send shivers up my spine
The one they call divine

Chorus

The way you make the sunshine make me feel so fine
The spark of life spirit rife overcoming strife

Chorus

When you whisper in my ear
Everything turns clear
Hairs standing on end
Lovin’ the message you send

(lyrical improv.)

ABOUT THE SONG
D G A
C A

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals

From the album Skin Of Your Teeth
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThe Train Kept a Rollin

by Tiny Bradshaw
original rock n’ roll version by Johnny Burnette & the Rock N Roll Trio (Tiny Bradshaw, Howie Kay & Lois Mann)
also made famous by the Yardbirds and Aerosmith

           E7             E
I caught a train, I met a dame. 
          E7                       E
She was a hepster, and a real gone dame. 
        A
She was pretty, from New York City. 
       E
And we trucked on down that ol' fair lane. 
        B7             A
With a "heave!" and a "ho!" 
        E7                    E
Well, I just couldn't let her go. 

     E7    E
Get along, sweet little woman, 
     E7    E
Get along, better be on your way. 
     A
Get along, sweet little woman, 
     E7    E
Get along, better be on your way. 
        B7             A
With a "heave!" and a "ho!" 
        E7                    E
Well, I just couldn't let her go. 

          E7           E       E7
Well, the train kept a-rollin' all night long.
                 E       E7           
The train kept a-rollin' all night long. 
    A
The train kept a-movin' all night long. 
    E7           E       E7
The train kept a-rollin' all night long. 
        B7             A
With a "heave!" and a "ho!" 
        E7                    E
Well, I just couldn't let her go. 

Owwwh! 

solo

Owwwh! 

Giddy-yup. 

Oowwh. 

          E7          E
We made a stop in Albuquerque. 
              E7                 E
She must have thought that I's a real gone jerk. 
               A
We got off the train at El Paso, 
    E7                          E
Our lovin' was so good, Jack, I couldn't let her go. 
     B7            A                     E
Get along, well, I just couldn't let her go. 

     E7    E
Get along, sweet little woman, 
     E7    E
Get along, better be on your way. 
     A
Get along, sweet little woman, 
     E7    E
Get along, better be on your way. 
        B7             A
With a "heave!" and a "ho!" 
        E7                    E
Well, I just couldn't let her go. 

          E7           E       E7
Well, the train kept a-rollin' all night long.
                 E       E7           
The train kept a-rollin' all night long. 
    A
The train kept a-movin' all night long. 
    E7           E       E7
The train kept a-rollin' all night long. 
        B7             A
With a "heave!" and a "ho!" -oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-ohhh. 

The Train Kept A Rollin Music Video.mp4

ABOUT THE SONG
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Skin Of Your Teeth
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderSnow Job

Snow Job Music Video.mp4

Snow Job.mp3

LYRICS
Just another blowhard
Working a snow job
Pulling wool over eyes
Propagating big lies
The facts smacked… the truth marred
Morality robbed… enraged mob

Lying about
Laying about
Don’t you think it’s just about a total white-out?

Just another blowhard
Working a snow job
Time you’re cut down to size
And, said your goodbyes
Your opinions are forever barred
Please! Stop making our heads throb

You send shivers up my spine… you’re that cold
If the story be told,
Your ill will
Is like my tongue getting stuck to an icicle

Writing and Recording *Snow Job*
Writing and Recording *Snow Job*

ABOUT THE SONG
Capo 2
E A7
D6 A7 E

Daniel — Guitar, Vocals

From the album Skin Of Your Teeth
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderThe Kill (Bury Me)

Made famous by 30 Seconds To Mars
Written by Jared Leto

C                     D
What if I wanted to break,  
                       Em
Laugh it all off in your face,
               Bm
What would you do?
C                     D
What if I fell to the floor,
                      Em   
Couldn’t take this anymore,
               Bm
What would you do?

Chorus
C              D
Come break me down,

Bury me, bury me   
Em                 Bm
I am finished with you,

Verse 2
C                     D
What if I wanted to fight,  
                       Em
Beg for the rest of my life,
               Bm
What would you do?
C                     D
You say you wanted more,
                      Em   
What are you waiting for?
               Bm
I'm not running from you,

  
    
C              D
Come break me down,

Bury me, bury me,   
Em                 Bm
I am finished with you,
C                D
Look   in   my  eyes,   

You’re killing me, killing me,  
Em               Bm
All I wanted was you,

Bridge:
  C            D      Em
I tried to be someone else,
    G                 C
But nothing seemed to change,
  D          Em            G        C
I know now, this is who I really am inside,
        D        Em
Finally found myself,
G              C
Fighting for a chance,
  D         Em           C
I know now, this is who I really am,

C              D
Come. Break me down,

Bury me, bury me,   
Em                 Bm
I am finished with you,
C                D
Look   in   my  eyes,   

You’re killing me, killing me,  
Em               Bm
All I wanted was you.

The Kill (acoustic).mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals

From the album Skin Of Your Teeth
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderAll You Zombies

This was written by Rob Hyman and Eric Bazilian
made famous by The Hooters

Intro: F G Am F G Am F Em C A

(Dm)Holy (Am)Moses met the (C)Phara(G)oh
(Dm)Yeah, he (Am)tried to set him (G)straight
(Dm)Looked him in the (Am)eye
(C)”Let my (G)people go” (F) (Em) (C) (A)
(Dm)Holy (Am)Moses on the (C)moun(G)tain
(Dm)High a(Am)bove the golden (G)calf
(Dm)Went to (Am)get the Ten Com(C)mand(G)ments
(F)Yeah, he’s just gonna (Em)break them in (C)half! (A)

(Dm)All you (Am)zombies hide your (C)fa(G)ces
(Dm)All you (Am)people in the (G)street
(Dm)All you (Am)sittin’ in high (C)pla(G)ces
(F)The pieces gonna (Em)fall on (C)you (A)

(Dm)No one (Am)ever spoke to (C)Noah(G)
(Dm)They all (Am)laughed at him ins(G)tead
(Dm)Working on his (Am)ark
(C)Working all (G)by himself (F) (Em) (C) (A)
(Dm)Only (Am)Noah saw it c(C)om(G)ing
(Dm)Forty (Am)days and forty (G)nights
(Dm)Took his (Am)sons and daughters (C)with (G)him
(F)Yeah, they were the (Em)Israel(C)ites (A)

(Dm)All you (Am)zombies hide your (C)fa(G)ces
(Dm)All you (Am)people in the (G)street
(Dm)All you (Am)sittin’ in high (C)pla(G)ces
(F)The rain’s gonna (Em)fall on (C)you (A)

(Dm)Holy (Am)Father, what’s the (C)mat(G)ter
(Dm)Where have (Am)all your children g(G)one
(Dm)Sitting in the (Am)dark, (C)living all (G)by themselves
(F)You don’t have to (Em)hide (C)any (A)more

(Dm)All you (Am)zombies hide your (C)fa(G)ces
(Dm)All you (Am)people in the (G)street
(Dm)All you (Am)sittin’ in high (C)pla(G)ces
(F)It’s all gonna (Em)fall on (C)you (A)

All You Zombies Remix.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Daniel — Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Skin Of Your Teeth
by Daniel Brouse