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Capo @ 2 in D (E) Dropped D tuning Actually, it was almost two years. 1965-67. Leavenworth, Kansas U S Army prison. I played the organ at the daily Protestant chapel. Took dictation and typed letters for the Protestant chaplain. Wrote 2-page…
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Jere Reiser I can't imagine. I spent 3 days in the Federal prison in Brownsville for attempting to smuggle 100 biphetamines into the US. They made me shower by myself and when I stepped out there were 8 guys standing about 10 ft away observing and making comments. It went down hill from there. I was threatened and hassled for two nights but stayed awake as advised and was discharged without incident. Childsplay.

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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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Marcie Brooks Whew! What a powerful song. Thank you for sharing James. Love you man

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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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Lazarus Knight That will always be my favorite. No doubt the history plays a part.

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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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Tim Tandy Wow, it's still as powerful as the very first time I met you and heard it, at a Concert in the Attic, sitting next to Barbara, who was silently mouthing occasional lyrics with tears on her cheeks.

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...after reading John Steinbeck's IN DUBIOUS BATTLE and watching the John Ford movie of GRAPES OF WRATH. The opening and closing statements are quotes from the Preacher in the movie. A friend said he wanted to do a video of this track. I…
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very cool. I like the production. Ed Rogers

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OUT THERE SOMEWHERE Her eyes were blurry. Her face was painted Her hair was dyed black. Her purse was heavy She said something. I asked her to repeat it She said, “Stop the car. I thot I could trust you.” I pulled it over and I waited…
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Jimmy, this whole album is the work of genius. Thank, you.

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CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT Key G (open G tuning GGDGBD) Also, called THE BUG SONG On Feathers in the Wind album They’re flying in from miles around - C They circle and they settle down – Bm They sit and feel the world go round with you – Am…
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Love

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Born with my left arm over my head, a big blood blister covered my left elbow. I was extracted from my mother's body with forceps. Seems that caused a tumor on my right temple which was surgically removed when I was about three. The purple elbow…
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Candy Davis, "Another beautiful song, Jim."

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I BUY GUITARS Em One man might buy cigarettes and waste it all in smoke Another marijuana and share a friendly toke Am Another, with more money, might invest in antique cars Em I buy guitars A man might buy a baseball card Keep it…
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This Rocks!! Bravo, James!

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But the Sun I close the curtains To shut out the darkness I shut the window To keep out the cold But the Sun is shining Somewhere, I know. (C) 2020 Royal T Music
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Love it, BUT THE SUN... is where my love for your sounds began. Freddy Molina

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THE BURDEN OF SANITY - capo @ 5 in An Am F As I turned on to Calhoun I could hear the music from the street Dm E A dog pissed on a speaker as I found myself a seat Now, Buster is a caveman all hunched over his bones Hair matted like a…
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hey I love the track BURDEN OF SANITY, one you can hear over and over, so amazing! Heath Wolf

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(C) 2011 Royal T Music. LET IT GO 032011 Key - G I do a lot of walkin' so I find a lot of stuff I fill my pockets up with bolts and nuts Once upon a while I find a diamond in the ruff But mostly dimes and nickels in the ruts…
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Ha! I like it Terry Kuntz

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I wrote this song with Lisa Aschmann. CAPO @ 3 Video - https://www.facebook.com/100001011201926/videos/1285714588695761/ HICKORY STIX Dm Am Billy Mac and Don McCray drive to work each dawn at six Down the mountain to the factory, makes…
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Greg West James Michael Taylor , even though his political views were the exact opposite of mine, he played me a few songs on a cd that a guy in Tarrant Co. wrote. He said “this is what it’s all about.” The songs were Help, and Hickory Sticks. So, he occasionally made sense. (John DeFoore)

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LANCASTER STREET Midnight in Cowtown. 90 degrees Too hot for a blanket. Too hot for a sheet The trash on the sidewalk is trying to sleep Breathing the bus fumes on Lancaster Street Sunshine brings tacos. Sunshine brings beans. Sunshine…
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Lauryl Blossom James, oh, I know. Walk those woods after dark, careful not to wake the sleeping souls. I lived in West Meadowbrook. I'm not sure if you remember, but you and I met through Sunshine. I love your song.

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You look out the window and the creek is swelling. Slowly crossing the lawn and heading up the driveway.... Time to get the lawnmower to higher ground. TODAY IT’S GONNA RAIN - Key C G Today it’s gonna…
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Damn, Jimmy... I have always thought this was one of your "good" albums. Tonight I realized it is one of your "damn good" albums. Thanks... again... for such a great collection of words!

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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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We are all getting older indeed. Grateful for the roof over my head!

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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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Andrew Russe said

I'm loving these short ones - kinda meaningful statements in short chunks... leaving me wanting so much more....

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IN MY ROOM In my room there's no day and there's no night In my room, just an incandescent light ...hanging from a wire. In my room there's no hot and there's no cold In my room,I'm not young. I'm not old ...hanging from a wire…
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Andrew Russe said

Oh WOW... how did I miss this?

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BROCCOLI Every day I stop at Walmart And buy a crown of broccoli Get it fresh. Eat it before it dies...
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Andrew Russe said

This is the stuff. Fabulous sound and suitably bite-sized for the modern "work from home" attention span! :)

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Buddy Holly said he made songs out of things he'd heard his mother say all his life... A E A D A I'll always remember what mama said I'll never forget what my mama said…
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Kat Angel Most excellent, James.

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