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The banjo, bass and guitar on this song was played by Michael Jeffrey. This is one song off the record we did together back in 1975/6 on his 4 track machine. Michael and Barbara Anne Taylor sing harmony. I LIVE WITH REBECCA I live with…
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Any chance you played in a bar in El Paso August 1978? That’s where I heard “I live with Rebecca.” Bought an album there with this song, actually because of this song. Peace - Phil Estes

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NEW DAY Key A A E A E In the morning when she gets me up A E D E Pours some wake up in my coffee cup A D E A (D A E) She opens the window…
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Robert White Beautiful Song James Michael Taylor! Thanks for sharing! 🤗

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IF IT MAKES YOU HAPPY KEY - C capo @ 1 C F C If it makes you Happy I will tie your shoe C D G If it makes you happy I will tickle you F C Am…
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Kat Angel James Michael Taylor Delightful!

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NEW DAY Key Am In the morning when she gets me up Pours some wake up in my coffee cup She opens the window, lets the new day in She says, “Open your heart and embrace it. Take that frown and erase it. I whistle a happy song…” So…
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Kat Angel Good wake up song. I can see the teacher playing this song for the kids at the start of their school day and they all sing along.

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NEW DAY Key A A E A E In the morning when she gets me up A E D E Pours some wake up in my coffee cup A D E A (D A E) She opens the window…
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Cathy Maxwell · 1:51 that's a great HAPPY song!!!

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capo @ 3 Am walk down... When I was a child we'd drive 200 miles to Grandma's in the Spring I'd hop out of the car, run to the back yard. Grandma had a swing But the times have changed... When I became a dad I took all the rope I had…
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Marcie Brooks Oh, I LOVE this! The fact that your camera placement, while swaying and playing, made me feel like I was actually swinging to the song. GENIUS!

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OWIE! in G When I get an owie I want to tell somebody When I get an owie I feel so alone When I get an owie I want to show somebody When I get an owie I run strait to mom When I get an owie It's better if it's bloody...
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Laurie Callinan James Michael Taylor thats great… we are alone till we share

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capo @ 3 Am walk down... When I was a child we'd drive 200 miles to Grandma's in the Spring I'd hop out of the car, run to the back yard. Grandma had a swing But the times have changed... When I became a dad I took all the rope I had…
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What a poignant song, Jim! It captures so well the joy many of us had in simple pleasures like swinging--and how our grandchildren are lured at very early ages to the artificial razz-ma-tazz of cell phone games. I remember what joy my youngest son had, swinging on the tire swing we hung up in one of our backyard trees so many years ago. He'd spend hours, climbing onto the nearby picnic table (seated on the tire), jumping off, and letting the tire sway and spin. I feel sad that my grandson didn't get that kind of kinesthetic experience and all the pleasure it could bring.

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capo @ 3 Am walk down... When I was a child we'd drive 200 miles to Grandma's in the Spring I'd hop out of the car, run to the back yard. Grandma had a swing But the times have changed... When I became a dad I took all the rope I had…
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Brent Woods Oh it brought back memories of a swing when I visited my Grandmother ! Bitter Sweet Memories of times gone by.! Thanks for bringing that back to me !

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capo @ 3 Am walk down... When I was a child we'd drive 200 miles to Grandma's in the Spring I'd hop out of the car, run to the back yard. Grandma had a swing But the times have changed... When I became a dad I took all the rope I had…
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Allen Hurt I love it my friend, very well thought out and i love the way you pick throught it. Keep up the great buddy

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capo @ 3 Am walk down... When I was a child we'd drive 200 miles to Grandma's in the Spring I'd hop out of the car, run to the back yard. Grandma had a swing But the times have changed... When I became a dad I took all the rope I had…
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Kat Angel Heartfelt, you told the story so well...I was there

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capo @ 3 Am walk down... When I was a child we'd drive 200 miles to Grandma's in the Spring I'd hop out of the car, run to the back yard. Grandma had a swing But the times have changed... When I became a dad I took all the rope I had…
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Brent Woods This one got Me ! I'm humming it now ! Man oh Man . . . Greatness !

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capo @ 3 Am walk down... When I was a child we'd drive 200 miles to Grandma's in the Spring I'd hop out of the car, run to the back yard. Grandma had a swing But the times have changed... When I became a dad I took all the rope I had…
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Brent Woods James Michael Taylor my Friends. One of the Greats and I'm proud to say . . . Friend !

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Refuge into the imagination: Is it crazy? Is it survival? Is desire to survive crazy? THERE SHE WAS Key - G 102811 G She'd been gone for three years now so he'd been on the road Playing every truck stop bar and every song he…
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Yes. The listener knows from the beginning that she is gone, but the sadness becomes haunting when the harmony was t his ear. Enter You sent I see. Enter You sent My sadness begins when I sing, "She's been gone for three years..."

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Refuge into the imagination: Is it crazy? Is it survival? Is desire to survive crazy? THERE SHE WAS Key - G 102811 G She'd been gone for three years now so he'd been on the road Playing every truck stop bar and every song he…
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When does THERE SHE WAS begin to engage the listener and what about it makes the listener sad? Enter Lazarus Lazarus Knight To me, iy was when he heard her harmony in his ear.

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Refuge into the imagination: Is it crazy? Is it survival? Is desire to survive crazy? THERE SHE WAS Key - G 102811 G She'd been gone for three years now so he'd been on the road Playing every truck stop bar and every song he…
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Made me cry. - Laz

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Saw a black man on TV one night. His name was John Ferguson. This is his story. He's not a songwriter. DAMNED IF I DO - G I got thrown in jail for killing a guy Then I went crazy, waiting to die So, now they can't kill me Because I'm…
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"Damn. advise from a murderer." Steve Theskin

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The lyrics of this song, as they pertain to plot, are my exact memory of the event. I had spoken to the kid maybe a minute before the "action" started about how the pressure of the water was very strong. He was nestled down with his back…
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Greg West My favorite JMT song.

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Refuge into the imagination: Is it crazy? Is it survival? Is desire to survive crazy? THERE SHE WAS Key - G 102811 G She'd been gone for three years now so he'd been on the road Playing every truck stop bar and every song he…
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Please send me a link or the lyrics to the song about "there she was". That is a masterpiece! - Lazarus

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Written for the movie THE STONE RAFT Que Paso capo @ 5 in G Am/G x3 G G bass Em Am bass G bass F# The man on the radio said we are falling apart Am bass G bass F# G Falling apart…
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Tony Desmuke Thanks for writing such a great song and sharing it.

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