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I was in Spain, in the Pyrenees, working on THE STONE RAFT. I was the only American, read, "English speaker." I was feeling very alone. SOLITARY WALK Am INTRO Am F Am F Am (walking down) G F G Tho I follow in the footprints of my friends…
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Yesterday afternoon, I received my copy of... The Stone Raft, the English translation of a novel by Portuguese writer José Saramago, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in Literature in 1998. A Spanish-language film based on the book, La Balsa de Piedra, was released in 2002 by George Sluizer; see JMT intro above. This is a great JMT song... the lyrics of this song, represent well, the true genius JMT has with words! What absolutely great lyrics!

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CALIFORNIA Capo @ 4 in C/Am I’m (Am) going back to California A little place in the San (E) Joaquin (Am, stepping down A G F# F E) Where the back pasture builds To Sierra foothills And Kaweah tumbles down cool and clean I’m going back…
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Greg Connor said

"Where the moon on the beach pushes time out of reach" That's Poetry!

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CALIFORNIA Capo @ 4 in C/Am I’m (Am) going back to California A little place in the San (E) Joaquin (Am, stepping down A G F# F E) Where the back pasture builds To Sierra foothills And Kaweah tumbles down cool and clean I’m going back…
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Greg Connor said

Very catchy

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I hate Sunday Sunday is dark and lonely...
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Greg Connor said

I love it! 26 seconds long to convey a complete thought.

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The story our song that night (Songwriter night, Tuesday, at The Post, where we would divide up into groups and have a new song ready to perform in one hour) was about railroads and a girl from San Antone. When I got home I had the Tejas/Chaos…
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Damn, Jimmy! I am not sure what to make of this song! I really... REALLY... like this song very much! The story makes me feel "sad" ...and yet I find this song quite... ??? ..."pleasing" ??? WELL, It doesn't matter! EVEN IF I do not understand why... the fact remains... I LIKE THIS SONG! And I agree with what Jeff wrote below in COMMENTS... AND I REALLY agree with Violet!

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CALIFORNIA Capo @ 4 in Am I (Am) come from California With a banjo on my (E) knee (Am, stepping down) I was off to college in Oklahoma Where I (E) studied (Am) Christianity I’m going back to California A little place in the San Joaquin…
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Jimmy... I like this one, too! I like it a lot!

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WITHOUT THINKING capo @ 3 in C C I do things without E thinking Am (walk down) I admit it's true But I do C nothing without G thinking about C you Am I turn a corner Em I pump some gas F I fold a pillow case C I wash a G glass I stand…
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Jimmy, I like this one. You mentioned the other day, that you might consider adding some cello to one of your new songs... ??? This version is only 2:09... seems to me... there might be plenty of room for a few bars of cello instrumental to float around between the words! But you know me... I have often mentioned to you, how good some of your instrumentals really are... and I have often thought that you, yourself, under appreciate yourself... when it comes to your own instrumentals. Good song... JohnQ

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The story our song that night (Songwriter night, Tuesday, at The Post, where we would divide up into groups and have a new song ready to perform in one hour) was about railroads and a girl from San Antone. When I got home I had the Tejas/Chaos…
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The lyrics are so descriptive and visual, such as the lipstick from NYC. Did you read about a suicide or make up the song from scratch? Jeff P

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The story our song that night (Songwriter night, Tuesday, at The Post, where we would divide up into groups and have a new song ready to perform in one hour) was about railroads and a girl from San Antone. When I got home I had the Tejas/Chaos…
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"Your songs are so heartbreaking sometimes. I love it. Don't change a thing." Violet

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TEJAS Capo @ 2 in C I met a girl. Her name was Tejas Shrimping south of Texas City In her eyes I could see chaos In her voice I heard confetti In her purse I found the lip gloss She bought in New York City When she jumped I felt such…
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Thank you for sharing

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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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I love that...reading and listening to it..! Love the sounds...i can feel the amercan poet in the music...and the vocal sound is really full... That song just makes me want to buy an old guitar....i keep lookin in the second hand stores around here...but theres no guitars...i dream that someday i’ll walk into anthony o hallorans second hand / antique shop, and there’ll be some old gem of a six string , archtop maybe, or a rusty old tele...full of mojo...waiting there for me to find...! I check every time im passing his place....i think i’ll never stop waiting.... But yes...thats a great track....you should send that out to dream guitars shop...in ashville....paul huemiller owns it....or some such shop....i bet one of those places would love that song for a website....im doin my website at the mo....id love to put that track on my instruments page...! Then people could send pics of the old guitars they bought and i could post those pics too...wouldnt that be a bit of craic....fun...we all buy guitars....a choir of guitar pickers could sing it....we buy guitars..✌️ Also...i never saw the link between telescopes amd guitars before....but i do now...its a cold night here...and a clear sky full of stars....Matt

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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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Cool song, well written, vivid, and fun with a wicked twist at the end.

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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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thetworegs said

i buy guitars....i can't play them properly .... but i buy guitars too

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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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Breaking Light said

Excellente

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Really great track!!!!

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Barbara Anne Taylor sings. 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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What a gorgeous voice Barbara had and what a touching song. John O'Malley

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coelocanth said

soundtrack to riding in the West Texas desert with the top down?

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Greg Connor said

A bit of a departure from your usual reflective messaging. This one is a real toe tapper.

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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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Greg Connor said

First chuckle of the day! This has to be the only song I ever heard about an “Owie”. I wonder if your objective was to get a little attention from Harriet?

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