Jenn - Songs Of Heart An' Soul

“This morning, I recorded a vocal-guitar track of 'Come Now Is The Time To Worship'; a religious-Christian song written by Brian Doerksen, in which I have been singing for many years now, after learning the lyrics and chords of this tunefully spiritual song in church, back when I was nineteen. I have always enjoyed playing 'Come Now Is The Time To Worship' on guitar and singing the beautiful melody, while also including the addition of putting my very own personal twist to the song.” (December 30, 2021)

Christian Sparrow

Come Now Is The Time To Worship

“So, this morning has been pretty musical and creative for me. After my routine music session of piano, violin, and guitar, I decided to make my own vocal-guitar recording of the beautiful Christian-religious song 'I Can Only Imagine', written by Bart Millard of the Christian-religious band MercyMe. 'I Can Only Imagine' has been such a touching for me, ever since the first time I heard it, back in 2001. And Bart Millard’s true-life story, which compelled the story behind this incredible song, brought me to tears after watching his autobiographical movie, 'I Can Only Imagine' (2018), about how he found faith through his own personal life struggle. I put all of my heart and soul into recording my own cover version of this faithfully strong song, a 	song that has deeply always inspired me.” (November 12, 2022)

I Can Only Imagine

“This morning I have been working on my music. After warming up on piano, violin, and guitar, I recorded vocal-guitar tracks of three of my own self-written songs, including: 'Keep On Shinin’ Through', 'In The Dark', and 'Under A Pink Sky'. Every single one of these songs holds their own personal story and carries a piece of my emotional heart. I felt so good playing music today.” (March 4, 2023)

In The Dark
written by: Jenn Lynn Jody

G
In the dark
A7sus
The clock stretches on
A7sus
Slowly the seconds get lost
G
In the dark
G
I fall apart

G
In the dark
A7sus
Time remains patient
A7sus
Empty space seems innocent
G
In the dark
G
I feel my heart

G
In the dark
A7sus
The door closes shut
A7sus
Loneliness has left a rut
G
In the dark
G
Words are my art

G
In the dark
A7sus
The moon leaves a shade
A7sus
Time reflects on what love made
G
In the dark
G
Love lights the stars

G
Ooh, ooh, ooh
G
The moon shines through

G
In the dark
G
Love lights the stars

Sapphire

In The Dark

“This morning I have been working on my music. After warming up on piano, violin, and guitar, I recorded vocal-guitar tracks of three of my own self-written songs, including: 'Keep On Shinin’ Through', 'In The Dark', and 'Under A Pink Sky'. Every single one of these songs holds their own personal story and carries a piece of my emotional heart. I felt so good playing music today.” (March 4, 2023)

Under A Pink Sky
written by: Jenn Lynn Jody

D/Gdim/D

D
Under a pink sky
Dsus
I sit, takin’ my time
D
There’s so much to think
D
As patience surrounds me, as I’m

Chorus:
D
Under a pink sky
D
As the sun starts to be
Gdim
Tears fall from my eyes
D
I can just barely breathe
D
‘Cause I still see you with me
D
Under a pink sky, oh, ooh, oh

D
Under a pink sky
Dsus
I watch the cars fly by
D
Life’s rushin’ past me
D
Need to find strength in me, as I’m

(repeat chorus)

D
‘Cause I still see you with me
D
Under a pink sky, oh, ooh, oh
D
Under a pink sky

Under A Pink Sky

“I played music for two hours this morning. I ran through my routine of piano, violin, and guitar. Then, I recorded a vocal-guitar track of my self-written song 'Afraid Of Flyin’', which is a song I wrote many years ago, and is about finally finding true love and not being afraid to be in love anymore, and being ready to trust in the honestly strong love you believe in. I worked profoundly hard on 'Afraid Of Flyin’'. I truly, personally, and emotionally enjoyed making this acoustic version of 'Afraid Of Flyin’'.” (March 10, 2023)

                                                                             Afraid Of Flyin’
                                                                  written by: Jenn Lynn Jody

Capo: 1

C/D/Dsus/D-----C/D/Dsus/D/C

                 D                  Dsus/D            C
My heart was meant to be by your side
                 D         Dsus     D             C/G
I’ve been so patient for years at a time
               D       Dsus      D        C
For you to notice just who I am
                D        Dsus               D            C/G
So much hurt I have fought an’ had to mend

            D       Dsus            D              C         G
I think I can hear God’s words become true
          Em9     Dsus     D       C    
I will give all my life that I can do

Chorus:
                D               Dsus          D             C
Now I’m caught in your eyes an’ held with your smile
               D             Dsus        D             C
You can take my hand an’ walk me down this aisle
      D                Dsus      D        C              G 
I never could feel the love I believed in
               Em9        Dsus         D        C
Love, to me, was like swingin’ on a trapeze
                Em9             Dsus         D        C
With my one choice to drown in water too deep
              D                Dsus        D        C      G       C/D/Dsus/D/C
‘Til you loved me, I’d been afraid of flyin’

              D        Dsus        D              C
Your lasso rescued me that first night
                     D           Dsus   D                      C    G 
Held hands on that Ferris-wheel ‘neath the sky
         D        Dsus      D        C
I felt like a pearl in the unknown
        D                Dsus     D          C/G
All I knew was how to be left alone
           
            D       Dsus            D              C         G
I think I can hear God’s words become true
          Em9     Dsus     D       C
I will give all my life that I can do

(repeat chorus)

C/D/Dsus/D/C

             D       Dsus            D      C             G
This little diamond ring an’ a weddin’ band
               Em9   Dsus                D         C                G
Just like an engraved poem on my left hand, oh, ooh, oh

(repeat chorus)

       D              Dsus       D        C              G
I never could feel the love I believed in
               Em9        Dsus         D        C
Love, to me, was like swingin’ on a trapeze
                Em9            Dsus          D        C
With my one choice to drown in water too deep
              D                Dsus       D         C      G
‘Til you loved me, I’d been afraid of flyin’
                     D               Dsus        D         C      G       C/D/Dsus/D/C
Oh, ‘til you loved me, I’d been afraid of flyin’

                 D                  Dsus/D             C
My heart was meant to be by your side
                 D         Dsus     D             C/G         C/D/Dsus/D/C
I’ve been so patient for years at a time

Afraid Of Flyin'

“I felt consumed within the essence of music this morning, and decided to record a vocal-guitar track of one of the first songs I wrote, back in my teens, 'How You’d Live Your Life', which is a story-type of song about remembering a romantic loved one who suffered with cancer before they sadly drifted from this life, before they ever got the chance to truly live their life. And just wondering what that precious life might have been. 'How You’d Live Your Life' is a deeply touching and tear-jerking song that I wrote with such intimate emotion speaking from the heart.” (March 14, 2023)

How You’d Live Your Life
                                                                  written by: Jenn Lynn Jody

A/Em/D/E-----A/Em/D/E-----A/Em/D/E/A

                            Em
Autumn leaves are in bloom
A                       Em
Their colors remind me of you
A             Em                D                   E       A
Ev’ry season of your life I shared with you
                       Em
Your smile’s one I miss
A                           Em
You were an outlaw in a kiss
A                        Em             D                            E/A      
Seems just yesterday life weren’t yours to resist
                    Em
Oh, death, it stole your plans 
A                        Em           D        E        A            Em/D/E/A
Young breath, it slipped outta your hands

Chorus:
Em
An’ if you think
D
That you achieved
E                     A
Nothin’ of any true worth
Em
If you assume
D
There weren’t no room
E                            A
For you to leave behind words
Em           D          E
You’d be mistaken by
A             Em     D               E
The way you influenced my life
A             Em            D         E
Fight myself ‘bout not bein’ there when you died
A            Em             D             E
Hardest part’s not knowin’ how you’d live your life

A               Em                 D                E       A        Em/D/E/A
Oh, I wish I knew how you’d live your life

                           Em
Always talked ‘bout music
A                                 Em
Taught me to write with my spirit
A                       Em             D                          E/A
You’d written song after song, you were gifted
                       Em
Cancer weakened your faith
A                                       Em
There were days you’d not wanna face
A                  Em                   D                   E/A
Hated how you’d unconsciously drift away
                        Em
Oh, death, it stole your plans
A                        Em           D        E        A
Young breath, it slipped outta your hands
                        Em      D             E/A
Ain’t rest for what I don’t understand

(repeat chorus)

Em/D/E/A

                                 Em
Springtime leaves are in bloom
A                              Em
This time’a year’s when I met you
A                 Em              D             E        A
Ev’ry day’s gotta way’a talkin’ ‘bout you
             Em                     D                E       A        Em/D
Oh, I never knew how you’d live your life
E                                   A
How you’d live your life
Em   D                E        A
How you’d live your life
                Em            D        E                                  A
Fight myself ‘bout not bein’ there when you died
                Em            D             E      A         Em/D      A        Em/D/E/A-----Em/D/E/A
Hardest part’s not knowin’ how you’d live your life

How You'd Live Your Life

“So, earlier this morning, I felt I had to record a song of mine. So, in turn, I recorded a vocal-guitar track of my self-written, original song 'Diary Of My Heart', a song I wrote years ago, and is about how music can write its own reflective definition in your life and rekindle the emotions of love. 'Diary Of My Heart' completes my 15-song, 7th album Sunrise Sky. On 'Sunrise Sky', I wrote every song on my own except for one cover. My heart and soul have truly and so deeply gone into the making of 'Sunrise Sky', and I hope my music touches others with its honest emotions, profound reflections, and real-life stories. I hope my music makes a difference in other lives.” (September 19, 2023)

Sunrise Sky

Meant To Be For Life

Were Perfect Strangers

“Early this morning, I decided to record a vocal-guitar track of the classic Christmas song 'Mary, Did You Know', written by Mark Lowry. 'Mary, Did You Know' is such a beautiful hymn, with touching lyrics set to a soft and breathy melody. Singing and playing 'Mary, Did You Know' felt so heartfelt for me.” (November 19, 2023)

Always Christmas

Mary, Did You Know

“Early this morning, I felt like singing and playing guitar, so I recorded a vocal-guitar cover of 'The Sweetest Gift', a story type of Christmas song written by James B. Coats. 'The Sweetest Gift' has been recorded and performed by several music artists over the years including Craig Aven, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, The Judds, Trisha Yearwood. I remember the very first time I heard The Judds, Naomi and Wynonna, sing this beautiful song during their Farewell Concert and tour in 1991. I was just so touched. And ever since, this song has been a part of me.” (December 28, 2023)

The Sweetest Gift

“I felt a thriving hunger to record a vocal-guitar track of my recent, brand-new, self-written, original Christmas song 'My Gift (My Miracle)', a deeply personal Christmas song I wrote just yesterday, and is a song I wrote for my daughter, Keira Lynn, which is about her in so many meaningfully emotional ways of 	love – from a mother’s heart to a daughter’s. 'My Gift (My Miracle)' is the final song on my 12-song Christmas album 'Always Christmas', which is my second Christmas album and my eighth recorded album. I 	hope 'Always Christmas' touches countless amazing hearts of true kindness.” (January 7, 2024)

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

I Love Christmas

Baby Prince Of Peace

What Child Is This

Christmas Tree

Shine The Light Of Love

“Earlier this morning, I did some recordings, an original song 'You Are My Love', and a companion video. My vocal-guitar track of my self-written, original song 'You Are My Love' turned out vibrantly personal and so beautiful, I think. 'You Are My Love' is a song I wrote about three years ago and is about true love and the support love can give when life feels not so perfect - how that special person is always there unconditionally by your side.” (January 21, 2024)

You Are My Love
written by: Jenn Lynn Jody

C

C
When I’m all a mess an’ I’m so upset
Em
You are the touch that aces ev’ry test
C                        Em             Am               C7           C   
When I’ve got questions, you, I don’t have to guess, oh, oh, oh, oh

Chorus:
C                                                             
‘Cause you are my whole world, you are my sun
Em
You are my ev’rything, you are my good one
C                   Em                Am         C
You are my tenderness, you are my love
                            Em                 Am        C
Oh, you are my tenderness, you are my love

C
When I feel like I’ve been hit by a truck
Em
An’ need a coffee as a pick-me-up
C                     Em          Am           C7         C
You hold me tight, by bein’ my best of luck, oh, oh, ooh

C
You are my alighted star that’s on base
Em
You are the one that I just had to chase
C                   Em      Am                 C7            C                   
You can get me to smile on my worst of days, oh, oh, oh, oh

(repeat chorus)

C                              Em                Am         C
Baby, you are my tenderness, you are my love

Heartbreak To Love

You Are My Love

“I felt like expressing myself through music, early this morning today. So, I recorded a vocal-guitar track of my self-written, original song 'Lose ‘Til I Can Win', a song I wrote several years ago, and is about not giving up on yourself, whether through illness or through life, when all else fails, and yet still, somehow, having 	hope strong enough to not give up on yourself and what you dream of for your life’s defining story.” (February 3, 2024)

                                                                          Lose ‘Til I Can Win
                                                                  written by: Jenn Lynn Jody

Capo: 1

G/D-----G/D-----G/D/G

                   G
Ev’ry little girl like me
D                              G
Ev’ry day it’s hard to even breathe
                           G
Precious is this life to me
D                                  G
Ev’ry ounce of hope feels so empty
                         G
Buried within the lakeshore sand
D                                   G                                G
Love, won’t you take hold of my hand

Chorus:
                          G
Ev’rything will be okay
D                                   G
My walls have all fallen to the ground
                              G
Soon enough I’ll find my way
D                                G
I’m completely lost an’ ain’t been found
                              G
Been torn apart, tossed out again
D                            G                       G
This time I’ll lose ‘til I can win

                           G
Ev’ry strong woman like me
D                              G
Ev’ry chance is broken to be weak
                                     G
These scars still tare into me
D                                G
Ev’ry trace of pride lies underneath

                                 
                                  G
Left shattered within smoke an’ dust
D                              G                                G
Torn down by reckless lies an’ trust

(repeat chorus)

G

                       G
I know that I ain’t so perfect
D                             G
Who I am is what I don’t talk of
                            G
But I know that I am worth it
D                       G
All I want is to be truly loved

(repeat chorus)

Cm9/D/G

                              G
Been torn apart, tossed out again
D                            G                        G
This time I’ll lose ‘til I can win
D                            G                        G
This time I’ll lose ‘til I can win

Lose 'Til I Can Win

“So, this morning, being influenced by life and by the struggles of illness that many people face, I decided to record a full version of my previously recorded, self-written, original song 'She Just Turned Fifteen (Full Version)', which the first verse and chorus are featured on my 'Heartfelt' album, released 2021. This full version of 'She Just Turned Fifteen' is the story of a fifteen-year-old young girl unfortunately struggling with cancer, battling leukemia, and is a touching, tear-filled story of sadness, pain, and hope.” (February 7, 2024)

She Just Turned Fifteen
written by: Jenn Lynn Jody

E/Bm/G/Am-----E/Bm/G/Am

E                                                                Bm
She just turned fifteen, fondles with feelin’ lost in a price to pay
E                                                                   Bm
Got the news yesterday, broke down, didn’t know how to be, what to say
G                                                             Am
Doctor said she has cancer, leukemia, without a reason to give
G                                                                     Am                                             E
Only three more lone months remainin’, is all the life she has left to live

Chorus:
                       Bm                       G                   Am
Bein’ strong was what she’d always practiced an’ tried
E              Bm                  G                   Am          E
A pretty face with the faith to win her own fight
               Bm              G                        Am
Actin’ as if nothin’s wrong an’ she won’t die young
E                    Bm                   G                     Am     E
Prayin’ that she’ll meet Jesus when her angel comes
                  Bm               G                         Am                 E
Begins to accept that she can’t make better what shouldn’t be
                    Bm                G                     Am          E
Believes in heaven she won’t suffer, she’ll be cancer-free
       Bm/G     Am       E              Bm/G/Am
But she just turned fifteen

E                                                               Bm
Since the divorce, her parents, they ain’t compromised or even talked
E                                                               Bm
Ain’t confronted for five years from the day their annulment stalked
G                                                                 Am
Mama’s nonstop workin’, daddy’s barroom drinkin’, that’s how life’s always been
G                                                                 Am                                                                 E
Never had one good friend, fact bein’ straight with truth, never had found respect

(repeat chorus)

E/Bm/G/Am-----E/Bm/G/Am

E                                                     Bm
Begs to not be forsaken, hates feelin’ like she’s hurtin’ in vain
G                                                    Am                                              E
Someone, anyone, relieve her from ev’ry inch of this lonely pain

(repeat chorus)

E/Bm/G/Am-----E/Bm/G/Am

E                Bm               G                         Am                E
Begins to accept that she can’t make better what shouldn’t be
                    Bm                G                     Am          E 
Believes in heaven she won’t suffer, she’ll be cancer-free
       Bm/G     Am       E
But she just turned fifteen
E             Bm            G    Am       E              Bm/G/Am-----E/Bm/G/Am/E
Oh, but, God, she just turned fifteen

She Just Turned Fifteen (Full Version)

“I felt the essence of music giving me positivity this morning, so I made a vocal-guitar recording of a self-written, original song of mine, titled 'True Love', which is a song I wrote several years ago, and is deeply 	personal to me in its lyrical, defining expression about finding the true love that breaks your fall and that makes every past heartache worth it. I felt so emotional and completely heartfelt recording 'True Love' this morning.” (February 23, 2024)

                                                                                 True Love
                                                                written by: Jenn Lynn Jody

Capo: 3

D/A/Bm7-----D/A/Bm7-----D/A/Bm7/D

                               A
Not a love that’s safe is worth the time
Bm7                               D
Someone who’s heartless ain’t worth your life
                             A
There lies not a price on love’s excuse
Bm7                          D                                    
Love don’t have to end with broken news

Chorus:
                                       A
Love’s a brutal game ‘til you win it right
Bm7                                D
Love’s a heartache ‘til it opens its eyes
                                      A
I know how love can be lied to all too well
Bm7                         D
How a lie can take you through a livin’ hell
                           A
From zero to a hundred, then hit the wall
Bm7                              D                                           A/Bm7/D
True love knew exactly how to break my fall

                           A
Lovin’ him felt like a dead-end drive
Bm7                        D
Gave all my heart just to lose my life
                          A
Faded are the pages of my words
Bm7                     D
Just a song that has never been heard

(repeat chorus)

A/Bm7/D

                              
                               A
An almost treacherous state of mind
Bm7                        D
Just to have tears to already cry
                     A
I’d never ever want to go back
Bm7              D
To the lies I always used to have

(repeat chorus)

A     Bm7   D       A/Bm7/D
Oh, ooh, ooh

                           A
From zero to a hundred, then hit the wall
Bm7                              D                                           A/Bm7/D-----A/Bm7/D-----A/Bm7/D
True love knew exactly how to break my fall

True Love

“Earlier this morning, I felt compelled to record a new song I just wrote this morning, titled 'Anytime'. So, in turn, I recorded a vocal-guitar track and a vocal-guitar music video of 'Anytime', which is a recent self-written, original song of mine, and is about breaking the boundary from friendship into love and how hard that can feel emotionally - not wanting to lose the connection you have yet wanting to gain so much more through the deepness of shared love.” (February 29, 2024)

Anytime
written by: Jenn Lynn Jody

G

G
I know you’re afraid how it could end
Em
But are we only just friends
G
You know the truth inside
Em
Is a love you can’t deny

Chorus:
G
You can take as long as you need
G
That’s alright with me
G
You can take your own sweet time
G
You know I’ll be here, baby, anytime

G
It ain’t a crime to be patient
Em
You are worth all the best
G
You don’t know how great you look tonight
Em
These feelin’s you don’t need to fight

(repeat chorus)

G
Oh, you know I love you, baby, for all my life
G
You know I’ll be here, baby, anytime, anytime, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Anytime

“At the start of today, I felt driven to make music, and so I decided to record a vocal-guitar track of my self-written, original song '‘Til Him', which I wrote back in 2017, and is a story-type of song about a woman who found love unexpectedly and then suddenly lost it, and with the change of everything she realizes how her feelings and memories that have been left behind have become so bittersweet yet so tragic.” (March 6, 2024)

‘Til Him
written by: Jenn Lynn Jody

                      
C/Am/E/C

                             Am
Nothin’ but this small painted town
E                                      C
Didn’t have much, ‘til he asked her out
                            Am
She’d only wanted to be loved
E                            C
‘Til him, she’d never known enough
                              Am
She’d only been the girl next door
E                                       C
But that night he gave her ev’rything
                                      Am
She’d always dreamt of so much more
E                                          C
‘Til him, she’d just hope such love could be
                         Am                  E             C
Now, she felt like the beauty of the scene

Chorus:
                       Am           E             C
‘Til him, she was livin’ a lonely life
                        Am                E                   C
Against each moment by the ocean’s tide
                       Am                  E                     C
‘Til him, she weren’t ever loved for herself
                     Am                    E                   C
Against the pride of what she’d never felt
                          Am                         E                    C
‘Til him, she’d not thought he’d leave her in time
                       Am                           E                    C         Am/E/C
‘Til him, she didn’t know she’d love no one else

                                   Am
Weren’t like her to be innocent
E                                        C
He’d been nice, looked so damn perfect
                             Am
She’d only wanted to feel touched
E                               C
‘Til him, she’d not had what he’d done
                             Am
She’d only seen love in day’s view
E                                             C
But that night he brought her such passion
                                      Am
She’d always dreamt of pleasure’s truth
E                                        C
‘Til him, she’d just wait for the mornin’
                         Am                      E                   C
Now, her feelin’s didn’t have to stay hidden

(repeat chorus)

                          Am                 E                C
‘Til him, she’d not loved so honest before
                   Am                         E              C            Am/E/C
After him, she just couldn’t trust anymore  

(repeat chorus)

Am/E/C

                       Am                           E                    C        
‘Til him, she didn’t know she’d love no one else

'Til Him

“So, this morning caught me with a music vibe, giving me an ambitious drive to record one of my self-written, original songs. In turn, I recorded a vocal-guitar track and then I also made a music video of my song '‘Til I Can Hardly Breathe', which I wrote back in 2021, and is a personal song about feeling like life has brought you down to the point where you just want to give up and cry, scream, and yell, but through hope and your own struggle of strength you feel like you still need to keep on trying to aim for your dreams, no matter how hard it may be or may feel, until you have no more fight left in yourself.” (March 15, 2024)

‘Til I Can Hardly Breathe
written by: Jenn Lynn Jody
        
                                O H H
C/G/Cm/Em/C-----E/F\G\A-----C

                               G
How my heart, it hurts so, so much, hurts so much
Cm              Em                                   C
Ev’ry day I hope an’ I fight for my dreams
                               G
Hate that my life fails to be what I wanted
Cm                   Em                                              C
Only me, this guitar, and the constant lonely, but

Chorus:
             G
Inside, I’m dyin’
Cm       Em           
I ache, I scream, I yell
C              G
At heart, I’m cryin’
Cm    Em
I feel like hell, like hell
C        G    Cm/Em                    
I cry, ‘til I can hardly breathe
C                G    Cm/Em      C
Oh, I cry, ‘til I can hardly breathe

                                G
The sky seems to paint a picture, a picture
Cm               Em                                              C
Six a.m. an’ I’m feelin’ these thoughts in me
                                  G
I pray for strength, I fall, I still do struggle
Cm                     Em                                     C
I’ve read so many books to help me believe, but

(repeat chorus)

                     G
Lookin’ out the window
Cm           Em
I wonder why, why, oh, why
C                G
Lookin’ in the mirror
Cm             Em                       C
How I cry, I cry, oh, I cry

(repeat chorus)

C                        G    Cm/Em      C
Oh (oh), I cry, ‘til I can hardly breathe

'Til I Can Hardly Breathe

“What an inspiring morning! I wrote and recorded a new song 'Ease My Lonely', which is a personal song about remembering a past lover who you were so close to and whose memory has never really left your mind, your thoughts, your heart, or your spirit. Because love is never really gone, if its foundation was deeply based on solid truth that can’t ever be lost. I really put emotional heart into the vocal-guitar track of 'Ease My Lonely', which I truly hope touches down on anyone’s heartfelt memory of a lost, past love.” (March 22, 2024)

Ease My Lonely
written by: Jenn Lynn Jody

D/Cm/G/D

D
I don’t know where you are today
Cm
Yet I still know what’s written on your face
D
The ocean still holds your deep-set smile
Cm                                                               D
You were my lover, my friend for ev’ry mile

Chorus:
D
An’ still, I feel the touch of your arms
Cm
I still feel the embrace of your heart
G
You impacted my life, emotionally
D
Wherever you are, you ease my lonely

D
I sing a song we used to play
Cm
I remember the words you used to say
D
We’d laugh, act like crazy, wild horses
Cm                                                              D
You were my good luck in a deck of aces

(repeat chorus)

D
Oh, still, I feel the touch of your arms
Cm
I still feel the embrace of your heart
G
You impacted my life, emotionally
D
Wherever you are, you ease my lonely
D
Ooh, baby, you ease my lonely

Ease My Lonely

“I felt like being creative with music this morning, and so I recorded a vocal-guitar track of one of my self-written, original songs 'They Laughed At Jesus', Too, which is a story-type of song I wrote back in 2021, and is about how cruel and harsh this world can be yet reminding you that Jesus suffered, too, and that you should not give up just because you feel so hurt inside.” (March 26, 2024)

They Laughed At Jesus, Too
written by: Jenn Lynn Jody

C/Gm7

C                                                  Gm7
Hurt an’ shameful words can feel as hard as throwin’ stones
C                                            Gm7                                               C
Brutal an’ heartless jokes can make a warm heart feel so cold

Chrous:
                                        
(How/’Cause) the world can be so cruel to the truth
Gm7
When ev’ry heart is beautiful with nothin’ to prove
C
Oh, but remember, always remember
Gm7
When you feel lost an’ alone, an’ tears are your cover
C                       Gm7       C                      Gm7        
They laughed at Jesus, they laughed at Jesus, too
C                                       Gm7        C
Oh, they even laughed at Jesus, too

                                    Gm7
Kids makin’ fun of a shy little girl who’s quiet
C                            Gm7                                   C
A bully startin’ a fight with a child so innocent

(repeat chorus)

                                                     Gm7
So, don’t give up on yourself, in you, still try to believe
C                                             Gm7
Angels on high guided the Son, they graced his prophecy
C                                          Gm7                                             C
Just so you can have the strength to live your own glory

(repeat chorus)

                                         Gm7        C
Oh, they even laughed at Jesus, too

They Laughed At Jesus, Too

“I felt like recording an older song of mine. So, I made a vocal-piano-guitar track of my self-written, original song 'Rachel', which is a story-type of song that I wrote back in my teens. 'Rachel' is a tear-jerking, melancholy, yet hopeful story about a struggling, young, single mother who is having to raise her daughter all on your own after ‘the guy’ abandons her, and along with her family not wanting to have anything to do with her anymore, due to the ‘mistakes’ they think she has made in her life.” (April 2, 2024)

                                                                                   Rachel
                                                                 written by: Jenn Lynn Jody

Capo: 3

F/Fm/A/C-----C/F

F                                                                                  Fm
Watchin’ Rachel sleepin’ in a blanket wrapped in my arms
A
Singin’ her a soft lullaby of the twinklin’ stars
C
Mama said she was a huge mistake an’ I ain’t no good
F                                                                          Fm
Daddy threw me out at sixteen when I got pregnant
A
My brother never excused me for tradin’ my innocence 
C                                                                                          F     Fm
My sister don’t give me advice anymore, like I wish she would

Chorus:
C
Job after job, barely makin’ ends meet
F
More forty-hours a week fightin’ poverty
C
I break apart, hold her tight when she cries
F
She’s worth all she needs, I’m ev’rything in her eyes
C                                                                                            F    
She’s more than I can handle, she’s the best thing in my life 

F                                                                         Fm
The guy ran off, like she wasn’t his, I ain’t seen him since
A
Told me I held all the blame, makes him hard to forgive
C
Folks said she’d have a much better life if I gave her up
F                                                                                                    Fm
Ain’t what I planned, sometimes, I don’t know how we’ll make it through
A
Then, I look at her face an’ she teaches me faith, strength, an’ truth
C                                                                                       F         Fm
I ask that I don’t deprive her of anything, give her more than love

(repeat chorus)

F/Fm/A/C/F

Fm                                                     C  
Rachel ain’t a little girl no more, she’s grown
F                                                            Fm           A
An’ I have raised her for eighteen-years on my own
C                                                                     F                         
She has taught me just how a gift don’t ever seem old

C
Rachel was worth all she needed, I’m still ev’rything in her eyes
                                                                                                          F         Fm
She was more than I could handle, she’s still the best thing in my life 

F/Fm/A/C

F                                                                                  Fm
Watchin’ Rachel sleepin’ in a blanket wrapped in my arms
A                                                                  C/F
Singin’ her a soft lullaby of the twinklin’ stars

Rachel

“So, later this morning, while getting myself through the patience of the passing time, I decided to record a vocal-guitar track of a self-written, original, Christian-religious song of mine that I have been working on lately, titled 'Fully Home', which I wrote back in 2021, and is a soulfully gospel song that is very powerful and spiritual to me about giving all your burdens to Jesus.” (April 8, 2024)

Fully Home
written by: Jenn Lynn Jody

D/Em7/B

D
It’s so hard for me
Em7
To fully believe
D
That after all I’ve been through
Em7
That after all the blood an’ bruise
D
That I’m at last fully home
Em7                                 B      D
With Christ, I’m at last fully home


I sing an’ I dance 
Em7
I smile in faith an’ chance
D
I walk in Heaven-sent song
Em7
Not ashamed of how I got this strong
D
That I’m at last fully home
Em7                                 B      D
With Christ, I’m at last fully home


I will dream, I will live
Em7
Only have myself to give
D
The scripture of the Father
Em7
Is the same sacrament an’ power
B
That rose Jesus like no other
D
Now, I’m at last fully home

Em7                                 B      D
With Christ, I’m at last fully home


Jesus, I fall down to my knees
Em7
I’m blessed, I lived recklessly 
B
You’ve been so patient with me
D
You baptized me, had nowhere to go
Em7
Lonely tears, you didn’t leave me alone
D
Now, I’m at last fully home
Em7                                 B      D
With Christ, I’m at last fully home


Like out of the dark water
Em7
You make me strong an’ better
D
Only You, I laid my ev’ry burden
Em7
In You, I was never forsaken
D
‘Cause I’m at last fully home
D
With Christ, I’m at last fully home
Em7                             B       D
With You, I’m at last fully home
Em7                                    B      D
Oh, with You, I’m at last fully home

Fully Home

“Earlier this morning, I felt determined to record a song I have been working on for the past month, titled 'Blame Salt'. I recently wrote 'Blame Salt', and it is a self-written, original song of mine, and is about lost love and how a heart can feel so broken and how you are just trying to blame the hurt on something superficial in an attempt to relieve some of the torn memories and emotional pain. I feel like 'Blame Salt' is a completely relatable song to bittersweet heartbreak. Making the acapella version and then the vocal-guitar track of this song really gave a certain deep strength to my emotional heart, drawing from some of my own personal experience.” (April 14, 2024)

Blame Salt
written by: Jenn Lynn Jody

(Verse 1)
Well, I parked my truck down by the water
With the sun sinkin’ low an’ the waves gettin’ hotter
Caught a breeze off the Gulf where the sea meets the sky
But tonight, my friend, there's a tear in my eye

(Pre-Chorus)
He left me a note, said he couldn't stay
Said our love was like sand slippin’ away
But I know deep down there's a twist in the fault
So, I'll pour out my heart an’ blame it on salt

(Chorus)
Blame it on salt, blame it on sea
Blame it on the tide that took him from me
The waves might be gentle, but they're breakin’ my heart
Blame it on salt, let the ocean take part

(Verse 2)
There's a lighthouse out there cuttin’ through the night
But it can't guide me back to what feels right
The moon's in cahoots with the stars up above
As I'm singin’ my blues to the cooin’ of a mournin’ dove

(repeat pre-chorus)

(repeat chorus)

(Bridge)
Now, the pier's all empty, just me an’ the moon
I'm countin’ the stars, singin’ a lonely tune
Maybe he'll hear it carried by the breeze
Blamin’ it on salt, askin’ the sea for some ease

(Verse 3)
I'll sail through these memories, like a ship lost at sea
Hopin’ one day he'll come back to me
But for now, I'll stand here with my toes in the sand
Blamin’ it on salt with a drink in my hand

(Outro)
So, I'll sit on this beach where the sand meets the brine
Blamin’ it on salt, 'til the end of time
With a bottle as my compass, I'll navigate the dark
Blamin’ it on salt, like a song from the heart

Blame Salt (Verse 3) [Acapella Version]

“Earlier this morning, I felt determined to record a song I have been working on for the past month, titled 'Blame Salt'. I recently wrote 'Blame Salt', and it is a self-written, original song of mine, and is about lost love and how a heart can feel so broken and how you are just trying to blame the hurt on something superficial in an attempt to relieve some of the torn memories and emotional pain. I feel like 'Blame Salt' is a completely relatable song to bittersweet heartbreak. Making the acapella version and then the vocal-guitar track of this song really gave a certain deep strength to my emotional heart, drawing from some of my own personal experience.” (April 14, 2024)

Blame Salt
written by: Jenn Lynn Jody

G/Gm/D/G

(Verse 1)
G
Well, I parked my truck down by the water
Gm
With the sun sinkin’ low an’ the waves gettin’ hotter
D
Caught a breeze off the Gulf where the sea meets the sky
G
But tonight, my friend, there's a tear in my eye

(Pre-Chorus)
G
He left me a note, said he couldn't stay
Gm
Said our love was like sand slippin’ away
G
But I know deep down there's a twist in the fault
Gm                                             G
So, I'll pour out my heart an’ blame it on salt

(Chorus)
G
Blame it on salt, blame it on sea
Gm
Blame it on the tide that took him from me
G
The waves might be gentle, but they're breakin’ my heart
G
Blame it on salt, let the ocean take part

(Verse 2)
G
There's a lighthouse out there cuttin’ through the night
Gm
But it can't guide me back to what feels right
D
The moon's in cahoots with the stars up above
G
As I'm singin’ my blues to the cooin’ of a mournin’ dove

(repeat pre-chorus)

(repeat chorus)

(Bridge)
G
Now, the pier's all empty, just me an’ the moon
Gm
I'm countin’ the stars, singin’ a lonely tune
G
Maybe he'll hear it carried by the breeze
G
Blamin’ it on salt, askin’ the sea for some ease

(Verse 3)
G
I'll sail through these memories, like a ship lost at sea
Gm
Hopin’ one day he'll come back to me
D
But for now, I'll stand here with my toes in the sand
G
Blamin’ it on salt with a drink in my hand

(Outro)
G
So, I'll sit on this beach where the sand meets the brine
Gm
Blamin’ it on salt, 'til the end of time
D
With a bottle as my compass, I'll navigate the dark
G
Blamin’ it on salt, like a song from the heart

Blame Salt

“So, I felt like singing this morning, and, in turn, I recorded an acapella cover of the classic song Crazy, written by Willie Nelson on August 21, 1961, and then famously recorded by Patsy Cline on November 16, 1961, and has also been performed and rerecorded by LeAnn Rimes and many other amazing and 	talented music artists. 'Crazy' is a heartbreak song that has always touched my life.” (April 24, 2024)

Crazy

“As the sun rose this morning, I felt like recording something spiritual, so I recorded an acapella cover of the beautiful traditional gospel hymn 'His Eye Is On The Sparrow', which I have always found to be a deeply faithful and quite soulful song that vibrantly expresses just exactly how Jesus is always watching over me, is always watching over you, is constantly watching over all of us - a true constant of inner strength. I have always loved songs like these, which have always been so powerful and strengthening for me.” (April 27, 2024)

His Eye Is On The Sparrow

“Just yesterday, I began writing this moving, spiritual song about God and faith, titled 'God Is In The Light'. And so, early this morning, I made a vocal-guitar recording, along with a vocal-guitar music video to this profoundly intricate and truly passionate song of conviction and faith - my self-written, original song 'God Is In The Light'. Keep the strength of faith. God bless!” (April 29, 2024)

God Is In The Light
written by: Jenn Lynn Jody

G/B/G

G
Sometimes, life lets me down
B
When hope fails to be strong
G
When time has a quiet sound
B
As I breathe in what feels lost, what feels gone, but

Chorus:
G
God is in the light
B
He wrote my faithful life
B
He painted the colored sky
B
In the dark, I see Him alive
B
I know that God is still alive
G
I know, Heaven knows
G                                  B/G
God is in the light

G
God is in love to be
B
I see how He is He
G
I feel He is here with me
B
God is in ev’rything, in ev’rything, oh, oh

(repeat chorus)

G
Oh, I know, Heaven knows, ooh
G
‘Cause I know that God is in my eyes
G
‘Cause I know that God is in the light


God Is In The Light

“So, I felt a music vibe spark from within me this morning, and, in turn, I recorded a vocal-guitar track of one of my first songs that I wrote, back in my teens, titled 'Hate That I (Loved You)', which is a fiercely personal song that I originally wrote about a deeply hurtful and intensely painful time in my life when I was coerced into doing something against my will, something against my own morals, and an unfortunate experience that will always be a severe bruise on my heart. No one should ever be forced or pressured into doing what they do not want to do. Never! Everyone should be allowed to make their own choices in any circumstance, under any condition. Always believe in yourself, no matter how many people try to tear you down. You have the right to be you. Always be true to you.” (May 7, 2024)

                                                                                        Hate That I (Loved You)
                                                                                     written by: Jenn Lynn Jody

Capo: 1

E/C/Am-----E/C/Am-----E/C/Am

E
Like a crooked-cut grin
C
You’d tainted with my skin
Am
Made my weakness my sin
E                      C                    Am         E/C/Am
Your wicked, reckless way’a life
E              C             Am          E            C/Am/E-----C/Am
Was a ruin to my blue-sky pride

E
Detective accused me
C
Standin’ at the crime scene
Am
You’d died in self-pity
E                        C            Am                  E/C/Am
Thought I’d alcohol on my breath
E                      C               Am      E     C/Am/E-----C/Am     
Found out I’s not guilty in the end

Chorus:
E                    C                          Am
You’d never drink lonesome in the dark
E                        C                Am        E
With all those filthy shadows on the wall
                               C            Am
Didn’t give room for a domestic spark
E              C                          Am        E
Selfishly, you’d care less for how I’d fall
C                                    Am
Takin’ in those cheap cigarettes you’d smoke
C                         Am
I’s just a mirror of your loveless joke
E                  C         Am  
How I hate that I loved you
E                  C       Am     E         C/Am-----E/C/Am
Hate that I ever loved you

E
Swear I should’a seen first
C
You lain drunk in that shirt


Am
Now you’d been through the worst
E                 C                Am
Your body so lifeless with shame
E                                 C                        Am
‘Cause you thought life’s just your own game
E                         C                   Am         E             C/Am/E-----C/Am
Guess you lost with nothin’ to your name

E
Be damned if I let this
C
Revoke my life’s balance
Am
You won’t kill my distance
E                   C               Am
I’ve still got plans an’ proceeds
E                             C                       Am
‘Cause you’d not cared ‘bout anything
E                       C                    Am     E
I’ve cursed ev’ry time you get to me
                      C                    Am       E         C/Am
If you loved me, that’s a conspiracy

(repeat chorus)

E/C/Am/E

C                              Am
Your story always seemed consecutive
E                                  C               Am               E
Watched you waste ev’ry day you should’a lived
C                            Am
I never knew you or what you could give
E                  C                      Am          E                          C/Am
I’s just one more reason why you shouldn’t live

(repeat chorus)

E/C/Am

E                  C         Am
How I hate that I loved you
E                  C       Am    E
Hate that I ever loved you
                     C        Am    
How I hate that I loved you
E                  C       Am    E         C/Am/E-----C/Am/E-----C/Am/E
Hate that I ever loved you 

(For my seventeen-year-old self)

Hate That I (Loved You)

I'm singin' "Angels" which is a cover by Jessica Simpson and written by Guy Chambers and Robbie Williams.

Jenn

Angels

I'm singin' "Nobody's Girl" which is a cover by Michelle Wright and written by Gretchen Peters.

Nobody's Girl

I'm singin' "Dead Flowers" which is a cover by Miranda Lambert and written by Miranda Lambert.

Dead Flowers

I'm singin' "That Wasn't Me" which is a cover by Martina McBride and written by Gary Harrison and Tim Mensy.

That Wasn't Me

I'm singin' "Walkin' After Midnight" which is the classic cover originally recorded and performed by Patsy Cline and also recorded and performed by Garth Brooks and Michelle Wright and written by Alan Block and Don Hecht.

Walkin' After Midnight

The most meaningful interests of my life include: my daughter, Keira Lynn, writing my own songs, as well as singing from my soul. Music has always been the first love of my life, specifically, country music. The day Keira was born she proved, to me, that love truly is beautiful.

I have always been a songwriter and a poet, as well as a singer at heart. I can spend hours on end just sitting and writing and picking guitar or messing around on the piano/keyboard. The sound of a violin/fiddle just strikes my heart down to my soul, which is why I took up the violin at the age of twenty-one. My daughter, Keira, gives me reason to live this life every day. I was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis, MG, an autoimmune muscle weakness illness, in July of 2011. Keira is such an inspiration to me, making me not want to give up, even when I get so weak. She is my song that lingers into hope. Keira will always continue to be the song of my whole life.

-Song is personal –Jenn

I am huge into writing my own songs (mainly a lyricist, while picking around with chords on guitar or putting some notes together on keys on the piano/keyboard or the violin/fiddle). I have been writing for several years and have taken two-and-a-half years of voice and guitar lessons. I just have never found exactly where to place my music. I always keep the hope and the prayer that success may be within the next page of my life.

“So, I noticed today, while looking over my many songs on SoundCloud, that I have over 200 plays for my self-written, recorded song 'Now That I’m Taken'. Wow. I’m so truly grateful. Thank you to the people who have taken the time to listen to my song. And thank you to God for guiding me in the music that I so deeply and so completely and honestly love. What an honored gift. I feel so touched and so blessed.” (September 23, 2022)

"Please, listen to my music on all digital-streaming platforms." (March 12, 2023)

Jenn Lynn Jody

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