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Inspired by a conversation about alternate guitar tunings.  I’m not sure i made the best use of the tuning, but I think the song came out pretty darn nice.  The guitar tuning is D-G-D-G-B-D, in case you are interested.

©2013 Stephen G Brown

Light don’t fail me, light don’t fail me now
Just shine a little more for me somehow
The gloomy shadows grown
And I’m feeling so alone
Don’t let me down
Don’t let me down

Not so long ago I was still young
And sweeter songs were dancing from my tongue
But time it snuck away
With my joy’s from yesterday
Don’t let me down
Don’t let me down

instrumental

Friend don’t leave me, friend don’t leave me, no
The dark is waiting for me when you go
A black and moonless night
With no hope for sunlight
Don’t let me down
Don’t let me down

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What?  I I haven’t got the solos added yet?  Whatever.

©2013 Stephen G Brown

I drank a beer and I chased it down with whiskey
How much better can a breakfast be?
Clears my mind, don’t get no
Cereal for me

I woke up fine, just that I was a little thirsty
Musta been that I hadn’t had enough last night
I don’t know what I did,
Musta did everything alright

I heard it said that it’s alway nightime somewhere
And I tell you that is good enough for me
It’s always too late, and I won’t wait
for my whiskey

Light up
{Harmonica}

Sometimes I stay out late, but the sun comes up so early
Try to get in bed before before I see her rise
But there’s gotta be another drink or three
Or four or five

I don’t like my friends, I don’t think they like me
No I don’t like my friends, and I don’t think they like me
But a couple of drinks and I dont think
Noone thinks of me

Burn it down
{Bass}

I drank a beer and I chased it down with whiskey
Breakfast is much better than it used to be
Clears my mind don’t, get no
Cereal for me

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I was up late one night, working on some other music, and I just sorta fell into this.

©2013 Stephen G Brown

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I didn’t write the words on this one, only made a small adaptation.  Oh, Robert Frost wrote the words.  But he didn’t know that they would be put to this song, or he may not have done it.

Fire and Ice
Fire and Ice
Fire and Ice
Fire and Ice

Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say the world will end in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.

Fire and Ice
Fire and Ice
Fire and Ice
Fire and Ice

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I woke up Saturday morning from a dream. In the dream, either I, or someone else, was singing grace before a meal at a table with some other folks. The second line of this song was the second line of the grace that was sung. It’s all I was able to reassemble from the dream.

©2013 Stephen G Brown

Come and join us at this table
Were we all share in God’s finest
Ponder sacrifice divine
As we break bread and drink wine