J. G. Sandom ~ Author

Rainy Afternoon in West Philly — A Song by J.G. Sandom

 

Clouds are rolling in;
it’s getting dark.
I know where you’ve been,
not where you are.

Rain is pouring down;
it fills my heart.
Thunder without sound;
All comes apart.

CHORUS
What is the point if you’re not here?
The world is an empty place, I fear.
All that is left of us are tears
falling down and down and down from the sky.

All things must conclude,
all straight things bend.
Even this black mood
will find its end.

The sun will shine again,
The clouds dissolve.
And the deepest pain
Will be resolved.

CHORUS

Now, you may be gone,
but this I’ve learned:
There’s hope in a song,
a memory burned.

 

 

Please forgive my crappy voice; I am trying to find someone else to sing this tune. (Ahem, Ranwa!) But this should give you a sense of what I had in mind when I wrote this. If you have a good jazz voice and you would like to sing over this music, please give me a shout-out.

(Bass courtesy of Harvey Brooks. Thank you, Harvey!)

 


There Was a Shootin’ in Nicetown, Pennsylvania, Today — A Song by J.G. Sandom

Music and Lyrics by J.G. Sandom and Olivia Lee Sandom; sung by Olivia Sandom.
[Designed to be easy to play; just 4 chords!]

	           C	            Em	               Am	      G

There was a shootin’ in Nicetown, Pennsylvania, today. 
	     C	                    Em	                Am	            G
And I’m prayin’ for the boy they say who did it to get away.
[SUNG TWICE - REPEAT]

CHORUS

	  C	           Em		         Am	                 G
At the end of the hallway is the doorway to her room,
	    C	          Em	              Am	         G
where i sit every evening and listen to the moon.
	  C	                Em	             Am	                G
If you say you're my boyfriend, I'll meet you here at noon,
	        C	                  Em	                   Am	              G

and you'll know the door is open when you hear me sing this tune.

	        C	          Em	                         Am	            G

i've been savin’ all my pennies.  Don't you worry; i can pay.
	      C	         Em	                      Am	          G

And my sister will be safe and sound to play another day.
     C	                         Em	         Am                       G
i'll give you what you ask for.  I don't care.  It's no bother.
	C	                Em	                           Am	           G

All i know is that my mother's man . . . that man is not my father . . .
	Am	               G
That man is not my father . . .
	Am	               G
That man is not my father . . .

CHORUS

REPEAT 1ST VERSE

CHORUS (JUST THE FIRST TWO LINES ~ REPEAT 4 TIMES]

I Love You Too Much — A Song by J.G. Sandom

For Jimmy, on his Birthday

 

INSTRUMENTAL (Verse)

 

       C sus E (3)         Em (5)

You sit there with a smile on your face.

       C sus E (3)         Em (5)

You sit there, not a hair out of place.

F (1)    G (3)

I wish I could make love to you...

         C

But I can’t.

 

Skin so white; stare so blank.

Long to move you as I sniff my crank.

I wish I could make love to you...

But I can’t.

 

CHORUS

F Maj 7             Em (susp E)             Am

Why didn’t you listen to me when I called?

       F Maj 7       Em (susp E)            Am

You seem to be everything but enthralled.

   F Maj 7               G (3)                C sus E (3)          Am (5)

I want to take you in my arms and crush you to the bone,

         F (1)             G (3)     C 

But I love you too much to make you my own.

 

INSTRUMENTAL (Verse & Chorus)

 

Eyes so blue; hair so brown.

Mouth is open, but you don’t make a sound.

I wish I could make love to you...

But I can’t.

 

Sittin’ here, biding my time.

Is my affection for you really a crime?

I wish I could make love to you...

But I can’t

 

CHORUS (x2)

Why didn’t you listen to me when I called?

You seem to be everything but enthralled.

I want to take you in my arms and crush you to the bone,

         F (1)            G (3)                           Em         Am 

But I love you too much to make you my own...

 

Why didn’t you listen to me when I called?

You seem to be everything but enthralled.

I want to take you in my arms and crush you to the bone,

But now that I’ve killed you I feel so alone.

 

(Repeat 1^st Verse)

 

 

 

The Soft Sighs of Yesterday — A Song by J.G. Sandom

For Jan

 

 

C#m                                       Cmaj⁷

Mmmm, hear the soft sighs of yesterday.

C#m                                           Cmaj⁷

Mmmm, feel the warm touch of lovers’ play.

C#m                                           Cmaj⁷

Mmmm, but those days have all slipped away.

                                 Fm susp   F#m susp

They’ve gone to find another place,

   Fm susp  F#m susp

a different space.

F#maj⁷

Atop the dusty shelves of time

         Fmaj⁷                                                         C#m

They sit and wish that you were mine . . . again.

 

CHORUS

C#m⁷ (4)                           Dm⁷ (2)

Gone are the days of your soft caress

Gm (3)                              F#maj⁷

Gone are the days of your love.

Fmaj⁷                                     B^{7 susp}

Here, through the tears that I can’t suppress,

  Bb^7susp                           A

I call out your name from above.

 

Jan, you were mine but I set you free.

Close; you’re the earth and I am the sea.

Touch, but you can’t be a part of me.

You’ve gone to find yourself again.

But Jan listen:

The sea is calling out to you.

Your heart I always will pursue . . . with love.

 

INSTRUMENTAL (Verse only, with lead guitar)

 

CHORUS

 

VERSE:

Jan . . .

Jan . . .

Jan . . .

 

FADE