Month: November 2020

We Don’t Rock

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This song is NOT finished! I’m putting this up here mainly for musician friends to take a look at and see if they can replace my drum part, guitar part etc, with something that rocks more. I also need to fade out somewhere around 3 – 3 1/2 minutes, etc.

We Don’t Rock Any More by Willy Grigg November 2020

We don’t rock any more, we don’t rock any more
We don’t get out in the street
We don’t get out on the floor
We don’t rock any more

(we used to rock)
We used to shake it on down and writhe in ecstasy
(We used to rock)
We used to bang on the drum
And howl at the moon ‘til a quarter to three

But we don’t rock any more….
We do the same things every day
Sometimes it feels like a bore
We don’t rock any more

(We used to rock)
We were loud and proud and dumb
We could do most anything
(We used to rock)
We used to jump right in
We had a lot of dreams
We used to believe

But we don’t rock any more

Only One Thing

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This is a song I wrote last April. It’s about a very self-centered person. We probably all know someone like that.

Only One Thing by Willy Grigg 4/13/20

There’s only [F] one thing he cares about, it isn’t war and [C7] peace
There’s only one thing he cares about, it’s not famine or dis[F]ease
The whole wide world can go to heck from sea to shining [Bb]sea
There’s only one thing he [F] cares about and [C7] it’s not you and [F] me

There’s only one thing he cares about, just listen to him speak
There’s only one thing he cares about, he’s never shy or meek
There’s only one person he’s working for
It isn’t hard to see
There’s only one thing he cares about and it’s not you and me

He’s a [Bb] simple man with a [F] simple plan,
He [C] isn’t hard to [F] understand
He’s [Bb] spent his life in service to one [Dm] thing a[C]lone

He might say some things to make you cheer
And make you get upset
The fact that you’re reacting,
Means you haven’t caught on yet
He doesn’t mean the things he says
He’s empty as can be
There’s only one thing he cares about and it’s not you and me

My Holy of Holies

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Play “My Holy of Holies” by Willy Grigg
Pretty close to where I wrote this song. Taken on the day I wrote it.

My Holy of Holies by Willy Grigg 8 / 16 / 20

(with drums by Rod Meyer!)

You are (A)my my my / holy of (DM7)holies
you are (E)my help from on high my / saving (A)grace (D)(E)
you are (A)my my my holy of (DM7)holies
where I (E)find my piece of mind my resting (D)place. (A)

When the (E)road gets kind of (A)Rocky
and I’m (E)having a rough (A)ride
no(F#m)body seems to (C#m)know me
no(F#m)body’s on my (C#m)side
but (D)you’re still there
and I (E)know you care

The world keeps moving faster
Like it’s some kind of race
I start to feel exhausted
I can’t keep up the pace
But when I feel your light
Everything’s alright

This song is about finding peace. Peace can be found in nature, in art, in loving relationships. I was staring at a tall limestone cliff after swimming in a stream, when I wrote this. I was enjoying the peace of nature. Peace to all of you!