Nothing Else Will Do

The Song Inside	By Joe Peters ©March 5, 2012 (Nairobi)

INTRO--CAPO 3 (D/C/G X 4) [No Capo=F/D#/Bb + Gm]

    D                          C                G   D                                C/G
A song is inside the hearts of us all, waiting around to be freed
               D                               C                G            D                                  C/G
Like the sweet sugar maple or mighty oak tree, the melody sprouts from a seed
D                                C             G   D                                         C/G
Nobody knows at the start of it all, just where the journey may lead
       D                      C                G         D                                    C/G
The secret of life is finding the key, to what kind of song it will be


CHORUS
          Em                                    G                              D                                 Em
Don’t go to your grave with the song still inside, the world is in need of us all
                Em                             G                         D                                       Em
There’s a song in your heart so don’t try to hide, don’t be afraid you might fall
Em                              G                               D                                     Em
Here is my hand I’m along for the ride, I’ll help you no matter how small
          Em                               G                             D                                         Em/C/G/B/D x 2
We’ll cross o’er the river no matter how wide, together, we’ll tear down the wall


D                          C                G             D                           C/G
A tinker a tailor a candlestick maker, a builder a writer of song
    D                       C           G         D                                 C/G
A painter a poet a potter a dancer, if it feels right it’s not wrong
     D                                    C                        G        D                                    C/G
As long as the song comes straight from the heart, there’s really nothing to fear
D                       C                      G        D                                              C/G
Sooner or later you’ll find your voice, sing your life’s song loud and clear


CHORUS

          Em                                    G                              D                                 Em
Don’t go to your grave with the song still inside, the world is in need of us all
                Em                             G                         D                                       Em
There’s a song in your heart so don’t try to hide, don’t be afraid you might fall
Em                              G                               D                                     Em
Here is my hand I’m along for the ride, I’ll help you no matter how small
          Em                               G                             D                                         Em/C/G/B/D x 4
We’ll cross o’er the river no matter how wide, together, we’ll tear down the wall


    D                         C                 G   D                                C/G
A song is inside the hearts of us all, waiting around to be freed
       D                      C                G         D                                     G
The secret of life is finding the key, to what kind of song it will be


The Song Inside

Messin' With the Blues

I made a cover of this popular Christian song. I DO NOT OWN THIS SONG. IT WAS NOT WRITTEN BY ME. I am singing it, but it is not mine.

Good Good Father - COVER by JJ Thomson (2019)

I DONT OWN RIGHTS TO THIS SONG. JUST A COVER OF AN ALICIA KEYS SONG THAT HELPED ME THROUGH A LIFE MOMENT YEARS AGO,

LIKE YOU'LL NEVER SEE ME AGAIN

A song for Mike Stephens.  Sure hope you found those greener pastures, my friend.

Greener Pastures - Mike Byers Guitar

A hornpipe I wrote for my grandson.  Played on a six-string guitar in the key of D.

                              

Davis' Hornpipe

Music and Lyrics by Nicky Kerr
Produced by Ethan Bates and Michael Kelsey
Engineered and Mixed by Ethan Bates
Guitar parts by Michael Kelsey
Copyright 2020.

Verse 1:

Dm                     Bb                       F                           C
           God You see every battle I   don’t think I’ll win
  F                           C
Dm               Bb                                      F                   C
      and You give me the strength I need to rise again

Dm            Bb                           F                                    C    
        In my loneliest hour, You hold me through the night,
Dm        Bb                         F                                    C         
       I’m never forsaken no matter how bad the fight 


Chorus:
    Dm                                             Bb
I TRUST IN YOU, TRUST IN YOU    EVEN IN THE DARK  
            F                                                 C
GOD I TRUST IN YOU, TRUST IN YOU EVEN WHEN IT’S HARD 
                 Dm                                                 Bb                   
YOU’RE GREATER THAN THE FIRES AND STORMS I’M WALKING THROUGH 
F                                                   C                             Dm                   Bb     F     C   
    I’M NOT AFRAID AT THE       END OF THE DAY I TRUST IN YOU

Verse 2:
When my enemy’s gathering at the gate,
and the hills of salvation seem so far away
You’re here to remind me I'm not alone
Your love always finds me, You come bring me home 

Chorus 

Repeat Chorus

Interlude (4 bars)

Verse 3:
I don’t know where my story fits inside Your plan
I’m just gonna close my eyes, lift my hands 

Chorus  

Repeat Chorus

Trust In You

Messing around in B-minor (six-string acoustic guitar, capo on 2nd fret).  This piece owes a bit to "Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning".  And many thanks to Carla Overduin for the photo!

The B-minor Thing

just my cover of an old favorite. I dont own any rights to this song. #sopranosax #altosax 

Nothing Else Will Do

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