Very nice!   I think you have the hang of it.  life is good.  Now for an audio/visual from your friendly Kodak

Thanks!  As soon as I've worked out a melody, I'll record something.  Actually, I'm working on a bridge.  :)

BW:

I don't know if this applies to you, but I've found that once I've got the lyrics and music down, that's the point where the song is generally its best--fresh, vital, meaningful.  I look forward to hearing the song.

My song is beginning to take shape and I'll be performing it soon. 

It's a slow blues.  I've added the chords, but I haven't bothered putting them over their respective sung-syllables (it's an 8-bar blues so it's pretty self explanatory).

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Falling Up Blues
David Lane (capo 2)

E-E-E-E
A-A-A-A
E-E-E-E
F#m-A-E-E

E
We came down… off a two lane
A
Away from the sparse pale lights
E                                          F#m
Trading the drone... of the road 
A                               F#m     E            E
For sage scented… desert night

E
And far out… into nowhere
A
Slow and alone in the world
E                                   F#m
Ghosts in a wide dark valley
      A                   F#m    E            E
We crept as the sky unfurled

E
Dirt road on… Table Mesa
A
We stopped and... shut off the bike
E                                    F#m
Summer night... came rushing in
A                         F#m    E           E
So close it was... lover-like

E-E-E-E
A-A-A-A
E-E-E-E
F#m-A-E-E

E
The stars shone bright... and whispered
A
As we lay, on the still warm sand
E                    F#m
Of a secret... brotherhood
A                            F#m       E           E
The lost consciousness of man

E
Then Kimmie...  began to giggle
A
You know I...  began to cry
E                            F#m
Born of the same loosened heart
A                      F#m             E           E
Sensing... the soft bye and bye

E
The world’s weight turned to nothing
A
Our bodies floated free
      E                     F#m
The dark earth… gave up her hold
A                                    F#m          E            E
And we rose toward the sparkling sea

E-E-E-E
A-A-A-A
E-E-E-E
F#m-A-E-E

E
We came down… off a two lane
A
Away from the sparse pale lights
E                                          F#m
Trading the drone... of the road
A                               F#m     E         E
For sage scented… desert night

Here's my next one (roughly).

Grow

Intro:   G… D… Am7 C

G                         D
      Ugly are the men,
                                    Am7
Who are the hateful tools of our government

      I and I and I

G                  D
      Babylon lives
                                              C
and my brothers come to swallow any lie

      The marijuana

G                       D
      Now is the time, man
                           Am7
now we can decide that the herb is Jah
 
      Free and blessed be

G                       D
      I cannot avoid the truth
                              C
seventy years of war against a *%$@ing plant

      Ganja, ganja, hey

Chorus:

Em               
        Caffeine
 A7                    
        Nicotine
Em                A7
And the Alcohol…
Em                          A7   
Each offer altered states of mind
Em                               A7 
And dangers greater than the kind
Em                                                        Am7             C
Enjoyed by folks who’ve not been… b l i n d

G                       D
      We are connected,
                         Am7
The music of love weaves it’s silky thread

      I and I and I

G                             D
      We are made whole
                                       C
and those in fear and pain can be set free

      The marijuana

G                          D
      We owe our kids, man
                           Am7
Our wrath and lies have sown mistrust

      Free and blessed be

G                           D
      And they will come around
                       C
To a healthy view of this *%$@ing plant

      Ganja, ganja hey

Chorus:

BW:

I'm not sure what to think about this song.  I think the way you play and sing this song will determine how it's understood.  You're sailing deep waters here.

I haven't had a rudder of my own since I ran aground about 25 years ago.  If I'm in deep water, it's just the drift.  :)

Meanwhile, Buzzard is back at the ranch, working out his new song.  When next we hear, he will probably have some talented musicians backing his songwriting labors.  Ole!

It'll be a nice week after Christmas.  Slow.  I'll try to write something.  The third song.  I promised myself that I would be able to take out three songs this summer. :) 

Has anyone read Richard Bach's "Illusions"?  I would love to turn the prelude story into a song.

controversial, boy oh boy

like to hear it

I am going to start writing some tunes about Kansas and the old time culture around here.  Mainly kind of silly songs.  Nothing quite as Libertarian.

Let us know when it is done.