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Guilty Roses Three dollars at the drug store For a rose as real as life Can't pass the display I want to take one to my wife But she's one suspicious lady A rose herself you see "I'm not that complicate." That's what she said to me…
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James, this is unusually beautiful. Great job! James Oliver in Corpus Christi

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Guilty Roses Three dollars at the drug store For a rose as real as life Can't pass the display I want to take one to my wife But she's one suspicious lady A rose herself you see "I'm not that complicate." That's what she said to me…
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I'm not at all sure what a "song-form context" is, but I bet it's important. On the other hand, I'm getting to this 12-13 years after the fact, so it probably doesn't matter. I kept hearing a Miles Davis muted horn wandering around in the background. JHardinStephens

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RECLINER G There's nothing much sadder G Than an old brown recliner F G Waiting by the road in the rain... (C) 2021 Royal T Music
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I love it!

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Key - G People had been requesting this song for years. I decided to write it. G D G It's the most requested song in Tarrant county C…
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lsnaples said

Oh, and could you add chords for this one please.

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Key - G People had been requesting this song for years. I decided to write it. G D G It's the most requested song in Tarrant county C…
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lsnaples said

This is another country hit song and I think you need to start singing it again.

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DEAR PEGGY Capo 3 in Am A bass stepping A G F G Dear Peggy,I thot you'd like to know That blue tile in our bathroom you said would have to go I replaced with the slate that we bought at Home Depot mmmmm mmmmm Dear Peggy, The heat has…
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Dark, Solemn, & Sad w/ a bit of Humor. I Like 'Em Dark & Sometimes Uncertain Feeling. Sister or Lover ??

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I NEVER DREAM capo @ 2 in C C I never dream of building bridges. I never dream I’ll build a dam I never dreamed of a cathedral for the mighty God, I Am F I never dreamed of founding clinics or make donations to the cause C I don’t see…
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AWESOMENESS !! FANTASTIC WRITING !! MUCH ON THE TALENT, BROTHER !! WELL DONE, AGAIN.

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key of C - no capo We listen for years for words to explain ourselves. "I'm good but not THAT good," was such a moment for me. Good enough to stay in the game but never good enough to win. Last night I kissed somebody I kissed somebody…
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AWESOMENESS. EXCELLENT WRITIN̈G !! LOVED IT !!

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key of C - no capo We listen for years for words to explain ourselves. "I'm good but not THAT good," was such a moment for me. Good enough to stay in the game but never good enough to win. Last night I kissed somebody I kissed somebody…
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Excellent. Very Romantic, Melancholic, & a Tale of True Love. Great Writing / Loved It !!

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SOMETHING ABOUT THE NIGHT TIME - no Capo or Capo @ 4 (Am)Something about the (Bm)night time makes me feel alive Makes me want to sing a song. Think about my life (C)Maybe light a (D)candle. I like lemon grass (Am)Something about the (Bm…
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Tears. Minor key makes it so tangible 🥺🥺Just want to hug you, comfort you, but I know I'm not the one who was hurting your heart😳

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POTTER'S FIELD KEY Em Capo @ 3 Em……..(hold) Figure 1 is C G Am Em, Figure 2 is A A Em Em F 1 - You might as well take me out and stand me up against the wall F 1 - I don't want no bandanna, no cigarettes to ease the fall F 2 - No…
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Hmm.........I like it !! BR

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POTTER'S FIELD KEY Em Capo @ 3 Em……..(hold) Figure 1 is C G Am Em, Figure 2 is A A Em Em F 1 - You might as well take me out and stand me up against the wall F 1 - I don't want no bandanna, no cigarettes to ease the fall F 2 - No…
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Excellent.

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I found this poem I wrote back before she left. I put music to it and recorded it night before last. Yeah, the high voice is me too. LEAVING Key Am Am Dm He rattles like a tambourine, his…
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lsnaples said

I head this months ago and then had trouble finding it again. I think you're channeling Leonard Cohen here and that's a good thing. A very different JMT song.

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RECLINER G There's nothing much sadder G Than an old brown recliner F G Waiting by the road in the rain... (C) 2021 Royal T Music
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Greg Connor said

I just played this for my wife Rita. You now have another fan.

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LULLABY Key D D4 D sus D, D4 D sus D (D) Close your eyes and tell me. Tell me what you see. In the sleepy landscape of your reverie. (G) Can you count the blossoms in the (Em) garden (A) of your (D) mind? Think about the mountains and the…
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Thanks for sharing this with me. Lovely.

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HUNGRY EYE He goes down to a honky tonk to see the people there He'll pick him out an angel and he'll stare But it does not really matter if she is alone It's not his thot to take the lady home Hungry eyes. Hungry eyes. He's just come…
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Excellent

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I have no memory of writing or recording this song. I have no idea what it's about. CONNIE'S SONG Em D C B... (Em) Before I knew anything (D) about you, I (C) loved you (Em) Whenever you would show, I stared in (D) wonder I heard you…
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Damn, Jimmy... It says this song was uploaded in March 2020. That was when Covid was just taking off and that was when my world got weird and my Day to Day went crazy. Damn, Jimmy... I missed this song when it came out. I just now listened to it tonight. Damn, Jimmy... I love this song.

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Her name was Rosemarie Jean and I have lost contact with her. She wrote the poem I turned into Beneath the August Moon. I SAW ROSE AGAIN TODAY I saw Rose again today And I recognized the way My heart reached out With unturned fingers…
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Jim, beautiful lyrics. How wonderful you had that kind of affirmation from your father.

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SLAUGHTER MOUNTAIN My mom’s dad was a coal miner. Her mother died of TB when she was a kid. When she was twelve, her dad, dying of black lung, slit his throat with a butcher knife. That left her with a cripple little brother to take care of…
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James Michael Taylor said

Larry Spann I miss him, too. When he gave me that album he told me I had to check you out. He said Townes van Zandt is a great writer, but he didn’t like everything Townes wrote. He liked EVERYTHING you wrote!

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SLAUGHTER MOUNTAIN My mom’s dad was a coal miner. Her mother died of TB when she was a kid. When she was twelve, her dad, dying of black lung, slit his throat with a butcher knife. That left her with a cripple little brother to take care of…
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James Michael Taylor said

Larry Spann Great album! My first of yours. John DeFoore gave it to me about 15 years ago.

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