Demos 2011
by Joe Ross
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They May Say
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Those Were the Days
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Gets to You
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Old Friend
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Instead of Sleeping
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You Are the Reason
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I Try
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Hell and Heaven
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about
This is a collection of demos I wrote in 2011. The collection, and each individual song, is pay-what-you-want. You can, of course, pay nothing at all. You can also get all of these songs at my SoundCloud, if that is your music community of choice: soundcloud.com/atjoeross.
This music is all licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike, meaning you can use it in your own projects if you include my name in the credits and apply the same license to whatever you make with my stuff.
This music is all licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike, meaning you can use it in your own projects if you include my name in the credits and apply the same license to whatever you make with my stuff.
credits
released 31 May 2011
The cover image was a happy accident, taken with my HTC Evo 4G during a lightning storm. Oh, and I made the songs, too. They were recorded with the same HTC Evo 4G using apps like Evernote, Tape-a-talk, and SoundCloud. Sometimes, media.io was used to convert compressed audio to .WAV for upload to Bandcamp, so this stuff is not of the highest technical quality, whatever you may think of the songs themselves. I'm proud of them though, so there's that.
The cover image was a happy accident, taken with my HTC Evo 4G during a lightning storm. Oh, and I made the songs, too. They were recorded with the same HTC Evo 4G using apps like Evernote, Tape-a-talk, and SoundCloud. Sometimes, media.io was used to convert compressed audio to .WAV for upload to Bandcamp, so this stuff is not of the highest technical quality, whatever you may think of the songs themselves. I'm proud of them though, so there's that.
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- Track Name: They May Say
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C G Am E F G C
Take the time to figure out what you need to do
Keep in mind that no one else will see this through
Em7 F G Am
They may say "Give up today"
C G Am F C
and if you do, you don't deserve it anyway
C G Am E F G C
Don't put it down, until it's part of who you are
They'll come around, and if they don't, so what? You've come so far.
Em7 F G Am
They may say "Give up today"
C G Am F C
and if you do, you don't deserve it anyway
Am G F C (2x)
Em7 F G Am
They may say "Give up today"
C G Am F C
and if you do, you don't deserve it anyway
C G Am F C
and if you do, you don't deserve it anyway - Track Name: Those Were the Days
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(57XXXX) | (54XXXX) | (24XXXX) | (02XXXX)
I don't pick up this guitar enough
feels like falling out of love
but it got me through so much
(57XXXX) | (54XXXX) | (24XXXX) | (02XXXX)
i find it hard to articulate
what's making my mind race
reminds me of bending fate
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grandma's garage, yeah those were the days
writing songs for songwriting's sake
fingers have blistered and voices have frayed
yeah those were the days
(57XXXX) | (54XXXX) | (24XXXX) | (02XXXX)
i don't write like i used to write
i'm keeping it all inside
it's keeping me up at night
(57XXXX) | (54XXXX) | (24XXXX) | (02XXXX)
but how these strings are like a match to me
the smallest spark is all i need
i'm a forest of the driest trees
(X57XXX) | 24XXXX) | (54XXXX) | (55XXXX) | (57XXXX) | (55XXXX)
grandma's garage, yeah those were the days
writing songs for songwriting's sake
fingers have blistered and voices have frayed
yeah those were the days - Track Name: Old Friend
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(X54000) | (X32000) | (320000)
Old friend, good to hear from you again
I only regret the circumstance
Good to see your number on my phone
You don't want to talk, you just don't want to be alone
Am7 | G
And boy, can I relate
that's what my demons do, too
they isolate me
just like they do to you
(X54000) | (X32000) | (320000)
Old friend, I've seen the bottle from the bottom up as well
sometimes, I guess that's what it takes to break the spell
I'll admit, some of what you said, it troubles me
Then again, I don't presume to know what your troubles be
Am7 | G
But I, I can relate
because that's what my demons do, too
they isolate me
just like they do to you - Track Name: Instead of Sleeping
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E A C# G# A B
I'm singing again instead of sleeping
Its finally starting to take a toll
I'm breaking again instead of bending
And I think that I am getting too old
G# A E B G # A E B A B
The air got crisp late last night
Summer has slipped away
Somewhere out of sight
And I think that's fine so I close my eyes
For the first time
in a long time
E A C# G# A B
I'm losing again instead of compromising
It sounded like such a noble plan
I'm angry again despite the evidence
And that's what's wrong with who I am
G# A E B G # A E B A B
The air got crisp late last night
Summer has slipped away
Somewhere out of sight
And I think that's fine so I close my eyes
For the first time
in a long time
E A C# G# A B
I'm singing again instead of sleeping
Its finally starting to take a toll - Track Name: You Are the Reason
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G G/F# G C C/B C/A
You are the reason, you are (4x)
G G/F# G C C/B C/A
I get up early, I stay up too late
I work until it hurts my brain
Don't know it I can pass the test
Feel like a bet on me is a losing bet
G G/F# G C C/B C/A
You are the reason, you are (2x)
You are the reason that I'm okay
G G/F# G C C/B C/A
I tend to dwell on the negative
It's who I am, who I've always been
When the sky is clear and the sun is warm
That's when I expect a storm
G G/F# G C C/B C/A
You are the reason, you are (2x)
You are the reason that I'm okay - Track Name: I Am Jack's Smirking Revenge
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(54XXXX) (44XXXX) (34XXXX) (24XXXX)
You can't turn it down when the sound
(X57XXX) (X76XXX) (57XXXX) (47XXXX)
comes from behind your eyes, in your mind
(54XXXX) (44XXXX) (34XXXX) (24XXXX)
But you can try, and maybe in time
(X57XXX) (X76XXX) (57XXXX) (47XXXX)
you'll drown it out, but I doubt
(54XXXX) (44XXXX) (34XXXX) (24XXXX)
That you'll last very long
(X57XXX) (X76XXX) (57XXXX) (47XXXX)
I don't think you're that strong
(54XXXX) (44XXXX) (34XXXX) (24XXXX)
But maybe I'm wrong
(X57XXX) (X76XXX) (57XXXX) (47XXXX)
maybe it's me that has been weak all along
[INTERLUDE]
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(X57XXX) (X76XXX) (57XXXX) (47XXXX)
(54XXXX) (44XXXX) (34XXXX) (24XXXX)
(X57XXX) (X76XXX) (57XXXX) (47XXXX)
(54XXXX) (44XXXX) (34XXXX) (24XXXX)
You can't turn it down when the sound
(X57XXX) (X76XXX) (57XXXX) (47XXXX)
comes from behind your eyes, in your mind
(54XXXX) (44XXXX) (34XXXX) (24XXXX)
But you can try, and maybe in time
(X57XXX) (X76XXX) (57XXXX) (47XXXX)
you'll drown it out, but I have my doubts - Track Name: I Try
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D C# B A
I do not know how to dance
I don't even have enough rhythm to be in a band
but I try
and somehow that gets me by
I do not know if you'll say yes
I want to ask anyway and hope for the best
'cause I try
and somehow that gets me by
G A B A G A B A
As I get out on the floor
I don't want to do this anymore
But I've convinced myself
It's gotta be you or no one else
D C# B A
I do not know what to say
Don't want to open up my mouth and let the wrong words escape
but I try
and somehow that gets me by
D C# B A
I'm deciding I'm not your style
When suddenly your face lights up with a smile
and I try
But trying won't be enough this time
G A B A G A B A
So I take your hand
and ask you to dance
there's that smile once again
and I let down my last defense
D C# B A
I do not know how to dance
I don't even have enough rhythm to be in a band
but I try
and somehow that gets me by - Track Name: Hell and Heaven
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C E7/G# Am
Today I learned about hell
it's other people knowing you better than you know yourself
And it's where you go when you stop paying attention
to what's going on in that heart you hide so well
C E7/G# Am
Today I learned about heaven
it's that feeling you get when you're forgiven
And it's where you go when you learn to listen
when someone just needs someone and not someone's opinion
