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…

ACID TEARS As the hours turn into days and the weeks turn into years I am happy, but I'm always close to tears Surely as the love that we share will last forever Our bodies will die and our love will go on And tho the thot that love will…

I have a video called THE BROKE PIANO on line at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JON_poM_sdY Ironically, it does not include this song. Key D D (figure is D D sus, D D sus) I am a BROKE PIANO. Got no damper and no keys G…

Maia was from Georgia. The Georgia that was part of the the USSR. She drew pictures of her sisters. She lived on orange juice and tea. (Horns by my brother, John.) MEETING MAIA Where the tram stops in front of the Van Gough Museum, I waited…

As If It Really Matters - A A J Russe Written 16th January 1999 Recorded 12th March 2022 The Shoebox Demos Vol 1 **** Crumbs, even this is 23 years old! We used it as a set-opener in the last band I was in. I've been trying to make…

THE TIDE POOLS OF CALIFORNIA capo @ 5 in C When you’re born in California There are things you take for granted The sunshine and the desert and The forests, and bears and the beach In the tide pools of California In the memories of…

Worshiping at an abandoned alter... Let my breaths be as long as her legs Let my breaths be as smooth as her back Let my breaths be as cool as her hips Let my heart be as still as her tongue Let my mind be as bright as her skin Let my…

Worshiping at an abandoned alter... Let my breaths be as long as her legs Let my breaths be as smooth as her back Let my breaths be as cool as her hips Let my heart be as still as her tongue Let my mind be as bright as her skin Let my…

A friend of mine sent me a poem and asked me to put music to it. I took the liberty to mangle a bit of the lyric. MANGO I like a mango. I like a mango. Well, I like mangos mornin' noon 'n night I like's in the dark. I like 'em in the light…

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