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What My Demons Do (2011 Demos)

by Joe Ross

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1.
They May Say 01:52
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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
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Those Were the Days 01:58
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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 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 (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
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Gets to You 02:16
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Old Friend 03:24
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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
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Instead of Sleeping 02:31
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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
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You Are the Reason 02:29
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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
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I Am Jack's Smirking Revenge 02:04
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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] (54XXXX) (44XXXX) (34XXXX) (24XXXX) (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
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I Try 01:50
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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
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Hell and Heaven 02:00
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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

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.

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released May 31, 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.

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