This song was written on-the-fly after Joel Roberts tuned the guitar to play one of his songs. I left it tuned that way and tried to play. Performed on the streets of West Chester, PA.
The Joel Tuned Guitar Song .mp4
by Daniel Brouse
Tag: West chester
bookmark_borderSeason
These songs are about 2 girls I met on the streets of West Chester. They like to tell incredible tales and gather a crowd of interesting characters. Season told me she is a gypsy because she has yellow in her eye.
by Daniel: guitar, keyboards, percussion and vocals recorded gypsy style *extemporaneou*
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_borderIrene’s A B#$%&
This song is based on Hurricane Irene. I was suppose to play a Bob Marley festival… but, it was canceled due to Atlantic City being under a mandatory evacuation. When I explained my situation to a fan, he said, “Irene’s a bitch.”
Capo 4
F#
Ole Lady leery
Left her lantern in the shed
When the how kicked it over
She winked her I and said,
“If ya know what i mean
My names Irene
Gonna be gnarly
Sorry, no Marely.”
So, we played all night
Into the day
Play, play, play
We played into the rain
The spirit will remain
A tidal surge
Irie sea
Love splurge
See irie
Rainbow
Know
by Daniel Brouse
bookmark_borderFault Line
Follow the fault line
Where does it lead?
Is it yours
Is it mine
Follow back
To the beginning of time
Follow the fault line
And, where does it lead
Right here
To the land of greed
What is it we’re trying to make
A giant quake to obliterate the meek
Seek the source of the fault line
E
B E
E
A
E
B A E
Fault Line .mp3
Fault Line Louder .mp3
Writing the Song *Fault Line* .mp4
Writing the Guitar for *Fault Line* .mp4
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?
bookmark_borderAngels Of Justice
Capo 3 (play like and Em for a G. take index and middle fingers back and forth across the fret)
We’re here
To document crime
Past, present and future
We’re hear
Subtle. Sublime.
To serve Her nature
Listen. Absorb.
Law is 
Her nature
is judge
Justice balance
Will naturally occur
I of nature
And of Her
Eye of nature
Nurture
Writing *Angels Of Justice* .mp4 Music Video
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
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#
- DubC-Swamp-Thing-Interlude.mp3
- DubC-Swamp-Thing-Part-2.mp3
- DubC-Swamp-Thing.mp3
- DubC Swamp Thing .mp3 August 13, 2011
by Daniel Brouse
bookmark_borderUnplugged On The Streets
A song written and recorded at the corners of Gay Street and Church Street ’round midnight in West Chester, Pennsylvania. A battery operated electric / acoustic classical guitar was plugged into a battery enabled chorus foot peddle (to create stereo) that was plugged into a rechargeable M-Audio Microtrack. The setup is a mini mobile recording studio.
C add F#, G, A, E
Unplugged On The Streets .mp3
Unplugged On The Streets 2 .mp3
Unplugged On The Streets 3 mp3
Unplugged On The Streets 4 .mp3
by Daniel
bookmark_borderPark Her
Written the night I met Parker on the streets of West Chester, PA
A A A A, etc [fast strumming] to E A
A / D
Park Her .mp3
Park Her Part 2 .mp3
Park Her Part 3 .mp3
by Daniel Brouse
bookmark_borderSerf Board
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
bookmark_borderMy Hourglass Overfloweth
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