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Just ‘Cause They Can

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unfinished song

why are my eyes brown
and yours are blue?
you’re tall
and I’m five foot two
I live in a big house
and you don’t live anywhere at all
your father loved you
mine never did
but I was still pretty happy as a kid
I can see fine
you’re almost blind

you say every thing that happens
happens for a reason
good or bad it’s all part of some plan
but some things just happen
’cause that’s what they do
some things happen
just ’cause they can

I been pretty sick
and it ain’t no fun
wouldn’t wish this kinda thing on anyone
they say I should get better after a while
I’ll call the good stuff gifts from above
some folks hate but I’d rather love
maybe you’re making faces at me right now
but if you were here with me
I’d want to make you smile

you say every thing that happens
happens for a reason
good or bad it’s all part of some plan
but some things just happen
’cause that’s what they do
some things happen
just ’cause they can
some things happen
just ’cause they can

Tracker

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1 3 1
What you’ve lost
Might not be found
But for me
1 3 4
There’s a cost
T’get it unwound
Find the key
4 5 1
I’ll follow a track
To the ends of the earth and back
To set you free

What you need
You might not find
Without me
Any lead
To unwind
I can see

Down some rabbit hole
North or south to either pole
To set you free
5 4 1
Any person, any thing
Any problem that you bring
I’ll set you free

What you fear
Might get in
But not past me
The noise you hear
Drop of a pin
I guarantee

For what it’s worth
To the corners of the earth
To set you free

Any person, any thing
Any problem that you bring
Any time, any day
Just as long as you can pay
I’ll set you free

jazz album links to audio

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I Want You to Know


Moonlight Dreaming


This Sad Dance


Tropical Vacation


Whispering Love

If I Had a Million Dollars

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intro G D C x4

G D C
If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
Well, I’d buy you a house, (I would buy you a house)
And if I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
I’d buy you furniture for your house (Maybe a nice chesterfield or an ottoman)
And if I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
Well, I’d buy you a K-car (A nice reliant automobile)
G D C D
And if I had a million dollars, I’d buy your love.

C D G Em C
(If I had a million dollars) I’d build a tree fort in our yard
D G Em C
(If I had a million dollars) You could help, it wouldn’t be that hard
D G
(If I had a million dollars) Maybe we could put, like, a
Em C D
little tiny fridge in there somewhere……

(in which we talk about the fridge and what we would find in it)

G D C G D C

G D C
If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
Well, I’d buy you a fur coat (But not a real fur coat, that’s cruel)
And if I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
Well, I’d buy you an exotic pet (Yep, like a llama, or an emu)
And if I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
Well, I’d buy you John Merrick’s remains (Ooh, all them crazy elephant bones)
And if I had a million dollars, I’d buy your love.

C D G Em C
(If I had a million dollars) We wouldn’t have to walk to the store
(If I had a million dollars) We’d take a limousine cause it costs more
D G Em C D
(If I had a million dollars) We wouldn’t have to eat Kraft Dinner……

intro x2

G D C
If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
Well, I’d buy you a green dress (But not a real green dress that’s cruel)
If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
Well, I’d buy you some art (A Picasso, or a Garfunkel)
If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
Well, I’d buy you a monkey (Haven’t you always wanted a monkey?)
G D C D
If I had a million dollars, I’d buy your love.

C D G Em C
(If I had a million dollars) If I had a million dollars
(If I had a million dollars) If I had a million dollars
D G Em C D G
If I had a million d – o – l – l – a – r – s, I’d be rich

new instrumentals 2024

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Under Spanish Skies

Bumblebee in the Meadow

banjo tune

A Slice

Dark Thrash 1 in F-sharp

Fresh Peaches

Now I Must Go

Sadder Day

Dark Thrash 2 in A minor

Star

That Surfing Jazz

When You Fly

Dark Thrash 3 in C

Quiet in the Dark

Snow

Welcome to the World

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E A
bass
7th fret A string
7th fret E string

welcome to the world, kid
you look just like your folks
I know it’s way too early
to start in with the jokes
so I’ll save ’em for later
when it’s just you and me
talkin bout the time
when we’ll run away to sea

your parents are the ones
who’ll have to play it straight
teach you right and wrong
and not let you skate
when you try to take a shortcut
or get around the rules
or get to hanging out with
them troublemaking fools

but me, I get to do
all the old man stuff
you do with all your grandkids
when they’re big enough
we’ll prob’ly get in trouble
your folks will get real tired
of our shenanigans
but at least I can’t be fired

I’ll show you how to skip a rock
out across the water
and we’ll get a little boat
for when the weather’s hotter
and when the nights are cool
we’ll stay up all night long
and I’ll teach you how to make a fire
and how to write a song

and how to sing with all your heart
and how to play guitar
and how to use a compass
to find out where you are
we’ll build a treehouse hideout
for when we’re on the run
because Somebody’s folks caught us
having too much fun

but they’ll know you’re always safe
whenever you’re with me
they’ll know it’s just about
the safest place that you could be
and you’ll know even when I’m old
and grey as I can be
the monsters and the dragons
will know not to mess with me

so take it slow growing up
I’ll be here when it’s time
for one big long adventure
pretended life of crime
and if you ever have
a sister or a brother
the three of us will terrorize
your father and your mother

so welcome to my world, kid
welcome to the show
welcome to the kind of nonsense
every kid should know
welcome to the fun and games
and learning with no end
welcome from an old grey man
who’ll be your bestest friend

I Try to Be Patient

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capo 4

C Am F G
back when we started on down this long road
we knew that the end was near
C Am F C
we skipped a few steps and gave up some things
we knew it was almost here

kept ourselves ready for what was ahead
right up around the next bend
but here we are now fifty years on
hoping that we’ll see the end
  chorus

some things just take as long as they take
some things you just can’t hurry
they matter too much to skip any steps
so we might as well try not to worry
  chorus bridge

C Am F G
driver’s up front both hands on the wheel
got this trip well in hand
C Am F C
we’ll sit in the back for as long as it takes
till we get to where we all had planned
  chorus

C Am F C
back when we started on down this long road
we knew that the end was near

 chorus
F C
I try to be patient, been waiting so long
F G
I try to be patient, I try to be strong
F C
I try to be patient like I been told
G
but it feels like nothing is changing
C
except I’m getting old

F
don’t want you thinking I’ve given up
C
come to the end of my rope
F
the harder it gets the harder I’ll try
G
tie a knot and hang on and hope
C Am
E C#
back when we started on down this long road
F G
A B
we knew that the end was near
C Am
E C#
we skipped a few steps and gave up some things
F C
A E
we knew it was almost here

kept ourselves ready for what was ahead
right up around the next bend
but here we are now fifty years on
hoping that we’ll see the end

chorus

E C# A B E C# A E
some things just take as long as they take
some things you just can’t hurry
they matter too much to skip any steps
so we might as well try not to worry

chorus

bridge

E C# A B E C# A E
driver’s up front both hands on the wheel
got this trip well in hand
we’ll sit in the back for as long as it takes
till we get to where we all had planned

chorus

E C# A E
back when we started on down this long road
we knew that the end was near

 chorus
F C
A E
I try to be patient, been waiting so long
F G
A B
I try to be patient, I try to be strong
F C
A E
I try to be patient like I been told
G
E B
but it feels like nothing is changing
C
E
except I’m getting old

F
A A
don’t want you thinking I’ve given up
C
E E
come to the end of my rope
F
A A
the harder it gets the harder I’ll try
G
B B B B BBBB
tie a knot and hang on and hope

The Ugliest Fish

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If you were the ugliest fish in the sea
That would only increase your appeal to me
Epipelagic depths I would go to
Cause I love you and you know too

some fish sound like they were named by a kid
like cookie cutter sharks and strawberry squid
dunno what an oarfish or barreleye does
and it really doesn’t matter because

If you were the ugliest fish in the sea
That would only increase your appeal to me
Mesopelegic depths I would go to
Cause I love you and you know too

bridge
You seem to be fascinated by everything fishy
slimy glowing tentacled transparent and generally squishy.
Even ugly creatures need love,
so I refer you to the chorus above

If you were the ugliest fish in the sea
That would only increase your appeal to me
Ridiculous depths I would go to
Cause I love you and you know too

some might say you’re cute as a button
but cremini that ain’t nuttin’
including shiitake because I can
if there’s a morel it’s nothing more than

 If you were the ugliest fish in the sea
That would only increase your appeal to me
Bathypelagic depths I would go to
Cause I love you and you know too

Making pizza or a salad
Some toppings are invalid but
If you’re fun gal you should be invited
And that’s why I have decided

If you were the ugliest fish in the sea
That would only increase your appeal to me
Abyssopelagic depths I would go to
Cause I love you and you know too

bridge
what would you name the ugliest fish in the sea?
Salmon or Gillfunkel, maybe Moby
or Sushi or Chowder or Taco or Stew
though I’m pretty sure we’d never do that to you

If you were the ugliest fish in the sea
That would only increase your appeal to me
Hadal zones that I would go to
Cause I love you and you know too

If you were the ugliest fish in the sea
That would only increase your appeal to me
O the depths I would go to
Cause I love you and you know too

Get ‘Em While They’re Hot!

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1 4 5 in D

Cowboys life is tough
Sitting in the saddle all day
Ropin and ridin and herdin
Ain’t all yippikiyay
End of the day yer dragging
Hard to muster a smile
Cookies always got something
Makes ridin herd worthwhile

chorus
Big old plate of beans
Really hits the spot
Fry ‘em up with bacon grease
Get them while they’re hot

sometimes he makes biscuits
biscuits sure are great
tasty little morsels good for
mopping up yer plate
Sunday morning flapjacks
while someone quotes the Book
he keeps a jug of syrup
that’s why we love our cook

chorus

coffee black and hot
really can’t go wrong
fresh pot every time we stop
keeps us going strong
can’t forget the bacon
flavors up the beans
the ladies all like bacon too
and you know what that means → Do You Like Bacon?