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Posted By: ckiphen Solitude - 05/10/20 01:36 PM
Solitude
Verse
Sometimes a little solitudes
Precisely what you need.
A quiet little getaway
Beneath some shady trees.
A place where no one bothers you
A space to call your own.
A sanctuary for your mind
A place to feel at home.
Chorus
Crowds of people everywhere
No place or space to breathe.
The four walls that surround me
Are closing in on me.
Closing in, closing in
Closing in on me.
Verse
Sometimes alones not loneliness
It just means peace of mind.
When you’re all wound up from working
It helps you to unwind.
The rustling of the autumn leaves
The tune a song bird sings
Can take a man to paradise
And give him eagle’s wings.
Chorus
Crowds of people everywhere
No place or space to breathe.
The four walls that surround me
Are closing in on me.
Closing in, closing in
Closing in on me.
Verse
Sometimes silence is the music
That soothes the savage beast.
It’s the poetry of nature,
The sunrise in the east.

It’s a time for retrospection,
A time to feel alive.
Without a little peace of mind
A man cannot survive.
Tag
Sometimes a little solitude’s
exactly what we need.
Posted By: Guy E. Trepanier Re: Solitude - 07/26/20 06:53 PM
Hi Carroll, I have composed a melody for this lyric. Do whatever you want with it. If you don't like, just ignore it.

Links to the song:
uke: https://app.box.com/s/tzud8rhkal225myt4tqaqqf755ylfeeo
mp3: https://app.box.com/s/u8df1jv0gbssy6qkfc7pe63hkaup1798
pdf: https://app.box.com/s/scxfgisj1u6mj9lh752j7g0te02bsv84

Solitude (#484)
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© Lyrics: Carroll Kiphen, 2020.
© Melody: Guy E. Trepanier, 2020.

Intro: 8 bars (key of C, 6/8)
chords: I=C, 6m=Am, 2m=Dm, V7=G7, 3m=Em

(I)5_43_2/(6m)3_.'''/(2m)4_32_1/(V7)2_.'''/
(I)3_21_7/(6m)1_.'''/(2m)2_4(V7)2_7/(I)1_.''

Some-/(I)times a little /(6m)solitude's (1/5_43_2/3_23_') < verses 8+8
Pre-/(2m)cisely what you /(V7)need (1/4_32_1/2_.'')
A (I)quiet little /(6m)getaway (7/5_43_2/3_23_')
Be-/(2m)neath some shady /(V7)trees (1/4_32_1/2_.'')
A /(I)place where no one /(6m)bothers you (7/3_21_7/1_21_)
A /(2m)space to call your /(V7)own (6/2_32_3/2_.'')
A /(I)sanctuary /(6m)for your mind (7/3_21_7/1_21_)
A /(2m)place to (V7)feel at /(I)home / (6/2_42_7/1_.'''/)

(6m)Crowds of people /(3m)everywhere (6_36_3/5_35_) < bridge 8
No /(2m)place or space to /(V7)breathe (3/4_24_2/5_.'')
(6m)These four walls that /(3m)surround me (6_36_3/5_35_)
Are /(2m)closing (V7)in on /(I)me (3/6_42_7/1_.'')

Some-/(I)times alone's not /(6m)loneliness (1/5_43_2/3_23_') < verses 8+8
It /(2m)just means peace of /(V7)mind (1/4_32_1/2_.'')
When /(I)you’re all wound up /(6m)from working (7/5_43_2/3_23_')
It /(2m)helps you to un-/(V7)wind (1/4_32_1/2_.'')
The /(I)rustling of the /(6m)autumn leaves (7/3_21_7/1_21_)
The /(2m)tune a song bird /(V7)sings (6/2_32_3/2_.'')
Can /(I)take a man to /(6m)paradise (7/3_21_7/1_21_)
And /(2m)give him (V7)eagle’s /(I)wings / (6/2_42_7/1_.'''/)

Repeat bridge: 8 bars

Interlude: 8 bars
(I)5_43_2/(6m)3_.'''/(2m)4_32_1/(V7)2_.'''/
(I)3_21_7/(6m)1_.'''/(2m)2_4(V7)2_7/(I)1_.''

Some-/(I)times silence is /(6m the music (1/5_43_2/3_23_') < verses 8+8
That /(2m)soothes the savage /(V7)beast (1/4_32_1/2_.'')
It’s /(I)the poetry /(6m)of nature (7/5_43_2/3_23_')
The /(2m)sunrise in the /(V7)east (1/4_32_1/2_.'')
It’s /(I)time for some re-/(6m)trospection (7/3_21_7/1_21_)
A /(2m)time to feel a-/(V7)live (6/2_32_3/2_.'')
With-/(I)out a little /(6m)peace of mind (7/3_21_7/1_21_)
A /(2m)man can-(V7)not sur-/(I)vive (6/2_42_7/1_.'''/)

Some-/(I)times a little /(6m)solitude’s (3/5_43_5/6_53_) < tag 5
Ex-/(2m)actly (V7)what we /(I)need / (4/6_42_7/1_.'''/)
_ /


Solitude (#484)
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© Lyrics: Carroll Kiphen, 2020.
© Melody: Guy E. Trepanier, 2020.

Intro: 8 bars (key of C)

Sometimes a little solitude's
Precisely what you need.
A quiet little getaway
Beneath some shady trees.
A place where no one bothers you
A space to call your own.
A sanctuary for your mind
A place to feel at home.

Crowds of people everywhere
No place or space to breathe.
These four walls that surround me
Are closing in on me.


Sometimes alone's not loneliness
It just means peace of mind.
When you’re all wound up from working
It helps you to unwind.
The rustling of the autumn leaves
The tune a song bird sings
Can take a man to paradise
And give him eagle’s wings.

Crowds of people everywhere
No place or space to breathe.
These four walls that surround me
Are closing in on me.


Interlude: 8 bars (replay intro)

Sometimes silence is the music
That soothes the savage beast.
It’s the poetry of nature,
The sunrise in the east.
It’s time for some retrospection,
A time to feel alive.
Without a little peace of mind
A man cannot survive.

Sometimes a little solitude’s
Exactly what we need.

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Have fun!
Posted By: ckiphen Re: Solitude - 07/26/20 09:57 PM
Thank you Guy.
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