Nightwish ''Once'' The Best Symphonic Metal Album Of All Time? My Review 

Nightwish is a symphonic metalband from Kitee, Finland. The band was formed in 1996 by lead songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former lead singer Tarja Turunen[1]. The band soon picked up drummer Jukka Nevalainen, and then bassist Sami Vänskä after the release of their debut album, Angels Fall First(1997). In 2001, Vänskä was replaced by Marco Hietala, who also took over the male vocalist role previously filled by Holopainen or guest singers.

 

Once is the fifth studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, released on 7 June 2004 by Spinefarm Recordsand Nuclear Blast. It is the last album to feature Tarja Turunen on lead vocals. The album cost nearly €250,000 to make,[2] (1,000,000 including the videos[3]) which made it Finland's most expensive recording ever until the release of Nightwish's next album, Dark Passion Play, which cost over €500,000 to produce.[4] As of 2013, Once has sold 2.3 million copies worldwide, being Nightwish's most successful album to date.

 

Love the orchestra and symphony, great vocals and metal guitars, awesome clean production and amazing composition. I give it 5 stars. *****

1. Dark Chest Of Wonders 

Once I had a dream 
And this is it 

Once there was a child's dream 
One night the clock struck twelve 
The window open wide 
Once there was a child's heart 
The age I learned to fly 
And took a step outside 

Once I knew all the tales 
It's time to turn back time 
Follow the pale moonlight 
Once I wished for this night 
Faith brought me here 
It's time to cut the rope and fly 

Fly to a dream 
Far across the sea 
All the burdens gone 
Open the chest once more 
Dark chest of wonders 
Seen through the eyes 
Of the one with pure heart 
Once so long ago 

The one in the Big Blue is what the world stole from me 
This night will bring him back to me 

Fly to a dream... 

 

2. Wish I Had An Angel 

Deep into a dying day 
I took a step outside an innocent heart 
Prepare to hate me fall when I may 
This night will hurt you like never before 

Old loves they die hard 
Old lies they die harder 
I wish I had an angel 
For one moment of love 
I wish I had your angel 
Your Virgin Mary undone 
I'm in love with my lust 
Burning angel wings to dust 
I wish I had your angel tonight 

I'm going down so frail 'n cruel 
Drunken disguise changes all the rules 

Old loves they die hard 
Old lies they die harder 

I wish I had an angel 
For one moment of love 
I wish I had your angel 
Your Virgin Mary undone 
I'm in love with my lust 
Burning angel wings to dust 
I wish I had your angel tonight 

Greatest thrill 
Not to kill 
But to have the prize of the night 
Hypocrite 
Wannabe friend 
13th disciple who betrayed me for nothing! 

Last dance, first kiss 
Your touch my bliss 
Beauty always comes with dark thoughts 

[sighing and laughter] 

I wish I had an angel 
For one moment of love 
I wish I had your angel 
Your Virgin Mary undone 
I'm in love with my lust 
Burning angel wings to dust 
I wish I had your angel tonight 

[x4] 
I wish I had an angel... 

3. Nemo 

This is me for forever 
One of the lost ones 
The one without a name 
Without an honest heart as compass 
This is me for forever 
One without a name 
These lines the last endeavor 
To find the missing lifeline 

Oh how I wish 
For soothing rain 
All I wish is to dream again 
My loving heart 
Lost in the dark 
For hope I'd give my everything 

My flower, withered between 
The pages 2 and 3 
The once and forever bloom gone with my sins 
Walk the dark path 
Sleep with angels 
Call the past for help 
Touch me with your love 
And reveal to me my true name 

Oh how I wish 
For soothing rain 
All I wish is to dream again 
My loving heart 
Lost in the dark 
For hope I'd give my everything 
Oh how I wish 
For soothing rain 
Oh how I wish to dream again 
Once and for all 
And all for once 
Nemo my name forevermore 

Nemo sailing home 
Nemo letting go 

Oh how I wish 
For soothing rain 
All I wish is to dream again 
My loving heart 
Lost in the dark 
For hope I'd give my everything 
Oh how I wish 
For soothing rain 
Oh how I wish to dream again 
Once and for all 
And all for once 
Nemo my name forevermore 

4. Planet Hell 

Denying the lying 
A million children fighting 
For lives in strife 
For hope beyond the horizon 

A dead world 
A dark path 
Not even crossroads to choose from 
All the bloodred 
Carpets before me 
Behold this fair creation of God 

My only wish to leave behind 
All the days of the Earth 
An everyday hell of my kingdom come 

The first rock thrown again 
Welcome to hell, little Saint 
Mother Gaia in slaughter 
Welcome to paradise, Soldier 

My first cry neverending 
All life is to fear for life 
You fool, you wanderer 
You challenged the gods and lost 

Save yourself a penny for the ferryman 
Save yourself and let them suffer 
In hope 
In love 
This world ain't ready for The Ark 

Save yourself a penny for the ferryman 
Save yourself and let them suffer 
In hope 
In love 
Mankind works in mysterious ways 

Welcome down to my Planet Hell 

Save yourself a penny for the ferryman 
Save yourself and let them suffer 
In hope 
In love 
This world ain't ready for The Ark 

Save yourself a penny for the ferryman 
Save yourself and let them suffer 
In hope 
In love 
Mankind works in mysterious ways 

5. Creek Mary's Blood 

[Singing in Lakotan] 

Soon I will be here no more 
You'll hear the tale 
Through my blood 
Through my people 
And the eagle's cry 
The bear within will never lay to rest 

Wandering on Horizon Road 
Following the trail of tears 

White man came 
Saw the blessed land 
We cared, you took 
You fought, we lost 
Not the war but an unfair fight 
Sceneries painted beautiful in blood 

Wandering on Horizon Road 
Following the trail of tears 
Once we were here 
Where we have lived since the world began 
Since time itself gave us this land 

[Singing in Lakotan] 

Our souls will join again the wild 
Our home in peace 'n war 'n death 

Wandering on Horizon Road... 
Following the trail of tears 
Once we were here 
Where we have been since the world began 
Since time itself gave us this land 

[Poem in Lakotan:] 
Hanhepi iyuha mi ihanbla ohinni yelo 

Òn sunkmanitutankapi hena, 
sunkawakanpi watogha hena, 

oblaye t'ankapi oihankesni hena 

T'at'epi kin asni kiyasni he 
akatanhanpi iwankal 

Oblaye t'anka kin 
osicesni mitakuyepi òn 

Makoce kin wakan 
Wakan Tanka kin òn 

Miwicala ohinni - Hanhepi iyuha 
kici - Anpetu iyuha kici yelo 

Mi yececa hehaka kin yelo, na 
ni yececa sunkmanitutankapi 

kin ka mikaga wowasaka isom 

Uncinpi tuweni nitaku keyas ta k'u 

Unwakupi e'cela e wiconi 
wanji unmakainapi ta yelo 

Anpetu waste e wan olowan 
le talowan winyan ta yelo 

Unwanagi pi lel e nita it'okab o'ta ye 

Untapi it'okab o'ta 

Na e kte ena òn hanska ohakap 
ni itansni a'u nita ni ihanke yelo 

[Poem English translation:] 
"I still dream every night 
Of them wolves, them mustangs, those endless prairies 
The restless winds over mountaintops 
The unspoilt frontier of my kith n'kin 
The hallowed land of the Great Spirit 
I still believe 
In every night 
In every day 
I am like the caribou 
And you like the wolves that make me stronger 
We never owed you anything 
Our only debt is one life for our Mother 
It was a good day to chant this song 
For Her 

Our spirit was here long before you 
Long before us 
And long will it be after your pride brings you to your end " 

6. The Siren 

A lady with a violin playing to 
the seals 
Hearken to the sound of calling 

Who tied my hands to 
the wheel? 
The zodiac turns over me 
(Come to me) 
Somewhere there my fate 
revealed 
I hear but how will I see 

I tied myself to the wheel 
The winds talk to my sails, 
not me 
(Come to me) 
Somewhere there my fate 
revealed 
I hear but how will I see 

7. Dead Gardens 

The story behind the painting I drew is already told 
No more tearstains on the pages of my diary 
Tired but unable to give up since I'm 
Responsible for the lives I saved 

The play is done 
The curtain's down 

All the tales are told 
All the orchids gone 
Lost in my own world 
Now I care for dead gardens 

My song is little worth anymore 
Time to lay this weary pen aside 

The play is done 
The curtain's down 

"Where are the wolves, the underwater moon 
The elvenpath, the haven of youth 
Lagoons of the starlit sea 

Have I felt enough for one man's deed? 
Or is it time to challenge the Ancient of Days 
And let the virgin conceive" 

All the tales... 

8. Romanticide 

Godlove and rest my soul 
With this sundown neverending 
The feel is gone yet you ain't gonna see me fail 
I am the decadence of your world 
I am an eider covered in oil 
Happy hunting, you double-faced carnivore 

Tell me why 
No heart to cry 
Hang me high 

The music is dead, the amen is said 
The kiss of faith is what I beg 
A loving heart 'n soul for sale 

Tell me why... 

Leave me be 
And cease to tell me how to feel 
To grieve, to shield myself from evil 
Leave me be 
Od of lies is killing me 
Romanticide 
Till love do me part 

See me ruined by my own creations 

Leave me be... 

Dead Boy's alive but without sense 
I need a near-death experience 
Heart once bold 
Now turned to stone 
Perfection my messenger from hell 

Wine turns to water 
Campfires freeze, loveletters burn 
Romance is lost 
Lord, let me be wrong in this pain 

Temporary pain, eternal shame 
To take part in this devil's chess game 
Spit on me, let go, get rid of me 
And try to survive your stupidity 

9. Ghost Love Score 

We used to swim the same moonlight waters 
Oceans away from the wakeful day 

My fall will be for you 
My love will be in you 
If you be the one to cut me 
I'll bleed forever 

Scent of the sea before the waking of the world 
Brings me to thee 
Into the blue memory 

My fall will be for you 
My love will be in you 
If you be the one to cut me 
I will bleed forever 

Into the blue memory 

A siren from the deep came to me 
Sang my name my longing 
Still I write my songs about that dream of mine 
Worth everything I may ever be 

The Child will be born again 
That siren carried him to me 
First of them true loves 
Singing on the shoulders of an angel 
Without care for love n' loss 

Bring me home or leave me be 
My love in the dark heart of the night 
I have lost the path before me 
The one behind will lead me 

Take me 
Cure me 
Kill me 
Bring me home 
Every way 
Every day 
Just another loop in the hangman's noose 

Take me, cure me, kill me, bring me home 
Every way, every day 
I keep on watching us sleep 

Relive the old sin of Adam and Eve 
Of you and me 
Forgive the adoring beast 

Redeem me into childhood 
Show me myself without the shell 
Like the advent of May 
I'll be there when you say 
Time to never hold our love 

My fall will be for you 
My love will be in you 
You were the one to cut me 
So I'll bleed forever 

10. Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan 

Kerran vain haaveeni nähdä sain 
En pienuutta alla tähtien tuntenut 
Kerran sain kehtooni kalterit 
Vankina sieltä kirjettä kirjoitan 

Luojani, luoksesi anna minun tulla siksi miksi lapseni minua luulee 

Sinussa maailman kauneus 
Josta kuolema teki minusta taiteilijan 

Luojani, luoksesi anna minun tulla siksi miksi lapseni minua luulee 

Oman taivaan tänne loin 
Anna minun päästä pois 

[English translation:] 

Death Makes Artists 

Only once I could see my dream 
Didn't feel the smallness under the stars 
Once I got bars in my cradle 
As a prisoner I write a letter from there 

My Lord, to you, let me become what my child thinks I am 
In you is the beauty of the world, of which death made me an artist 
My Lord, to you, let me become what my child thinks I am 

My own heaven I created here 
Let me get away 
My own heaven I created here 
Let me get away 

11. Higher Than Hope 

Time it took the most of me 
And left me with no key 
To unlock the chest of remedy 
Mother, the pain ain't hurting me 
But the love that I feel 
When you hold me near 

The hopes were high 
The choirs were vast 
Now my dreams are left to live through you 

Red Sun rising 
Drown without inhaling 
Within, the dark holds hard 
Red Sun rising 
Curtain falling 
Higher than hope my cure lies 

Passiontide 
An angel by my side 
But no Christ to end this war 
To deliver my soul from the sword 
Hope has shown me a scenery 
Paradise poetry 
With first snow I'll be gone 

The hopes were high... 

Red Sun rising... 

Your death saved me 

Red Sun rising... 

12. White Night Fantasy 

[bonus track] 

Enchantress came to me 
And said, meet me at the lake tonight 

I hunt this song to the white 
Through the shroud of snow I saw paradise 
Peace, no more lies 

Crestfallen soul 
Rest for this night 
Love is here 
Right here under my wings 

I dream of wolves 
With them I run 
For me she lengthened the night 
I am home 
I am in peace 

Crestfallen soul 
Rest for this night 
Love is here 
Right here under my wings 

13. Live To Tell The Tale 

[bonus track] 

A single grain can tip the scale 
Amidst the burden the scale will prevail 
Showing what's worth being here 
Storyteller by a hearth of stone 
A white little creature purring me 
My childhood kingdom gone in time 
The islands filling my mind with blue 
The one in speacial, heaven's court 

All the joy unforgiven by this task 

An errant soul, homeless and foul 
All gone but the will to 
Live to tell the tale 

The days are filled with anxiety 
Frustration, one right note a day 
Where to find a perfect tune 
Just do the work and take a step back 

All the joy... 

An errant soul... 

Dark chambers of my mind 
Locked around the neck of my love 
None of you understand 
And it doesn't matter 
To a broken marionette like me 

An errant soul... 

Oh how I hate my kind 
Have it all 
Yet wish to die 

Not mykind but the kind as you are 
Saints in Cain's mask 
I love you 
I just did

http://www.darklyrics.com/lyrics/nightwish/once.html

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_(Nightwish_album)

10 Ultimate Guitar Riffs and Guitar Tabs with Lyrics

 

          Guns N' Roses ''Sweet Child O' Mine''

Sweet Child O' Mine 

Guns N' Roses 

She's got a smile it seems to me 
Reminds me of childhood memories 
Where everything 
Was as fresh as the bright blue sky 
Now and then when I see her face 
She takes me away to that special place 
And if I'd stare too long 
I'd probably break down and cry 

Oh, oh, oh 
Sweet child o' mine 
Oh, oh, oh, oh 
Sweet love of mine 

She's got eyes of the bluest skies 
As if they thought of rain 
I hate to look into those eyes 
And see an ounce of pain 
Her hair reminds me of a warm safe place 
Where as a child I'd hide 
And pray for the thunder 
And the rain 
To quietly pass me by 

Oh, oh, oh 
Sweet child o' mine 
Oh, oh, oh, oh 
Sweet love of mine 

Oh, oh, oh, oh 
Sweet child o' mine 
Oh, oh, oh, oh 
Sweet love of mine 

Oh, oh, oh, oh 
Sweet child o' mine 
Oh yeah yeah 
Oh oh sweet love of mine 

Where do we go? 
Where do we go now? 
Where do we go? 
Oh, oh 
Where do we go? 
(Where do we go now?) 
Oh where do we go now? (Where do we go?) 
Where do we go? (Sweet child) 
Oh where do we go now? 
Ay ay ay ay (where do we go now, where do we go) 
Oh where do we go now? 
Where do we go? 
Oh, where do we go now? 
Oh, where do we go? 
Oh where do we go now? 
Where do we go? 
Oh, where do we go now? 
No, no, no, no, no, no 
Sweet child 
Sweet child of mine 

Songwriters: W. Axl Rose Rose / Saul Hudson Hudson / Duff Rose Mckagan / Izzy Stradlin / Steven Adler

Ozzy Osbourne "Crazy Train''

Crazy Train 

Ozzy Osbourne 

All aboard! 

Hahahahaha 

Aye Aye Aye Aye Aye Aye... 

Crazy, but that's how it goes 
Millions of people living as foes 
Maybe it's not too late 
To learn how to love and forget how to hate 

Mental wounds not healing 
Life's a bitter shame 
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train 
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train 

I've listened to preachers, I've listened to fools 
I've watched all the dropouts who make their own rules 
One person conditioned to rule and control 
The media sells it and you live the role 

Mental wounds still screaming 
Driving me insane 
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train 
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train 

I know that things are going wrong for me 
You gotta listen to my words 
Yeah 

Heirs of a cold war, that's what we've become 
Inheriting troubles, I'm mentally numb 
Crazy, I just cannot bear 
I'm living with something that just isn't fair 

Mental wounds stop healing 
Who and what's to blame 
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train 
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train 

Songwriters: O. Osbourne / R. Daisley / R. Rhodes

Van Halen ''Ain't Talkin' Bout Love''

Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love 

Van Halen 

I heard the news baby 
All about your disease 
Yeah, you may have all you want baby 
But I got somethin' you need, oh yeah 

Ain't talkin' 'bout love 
My love is rotten to the core 
Ain't talkin' 'bout love 
Just like I told you before, yeah before 

You know you're semi-good lookin' 
And on the streets again 
Oh yeah, you think you're really cookin' baby 
You better find yourself a friend, my friend 

Ain't talkin' 'bout love 
My love is rotten to the core 
Ain't gonna talk about love 
Just like I told you before, before 
Before, before, before 

Ain't talkin' 'bout love 
Babe, it's rotten to the core 
Ain't talkin' bout love 
Just like I told you before, before 

I been to the edge 
And there I stood and looked down 
You know I lost a lot of friends there baby 
I got no time to mess around 

So if you want it, got to bleed for it baby 
Yeah, got to, got to bleed, baby 
You got to, got to bleed, baby 
Hey, got to, got to bleed baby 

Ain't talkin' 'bout love 
My love is rotten to the core 
Ain't talkin' 'bout love 
Just like I told you before, before, before 

Ain't talkin' 'bout love 
Don't wanna talk about love 
Don't need to talk about love 
Ain't gonna talk about love 
No more, no more 

Hey, hey, hey 
Hey, hey, hey 
Hey, hey, hey 

Songwriters: Alex Van Halen / Edward Van Halen / David Roth / Michael Anthony

Van Halen ''Unchained"

Unchained 

Van Halen 

You said 
I cannot get there from here, baby 
And I don't care where I'm goin' 
Here's to your thin red line 
I'm stepping over 

Thought you'd never miss me 
'Til I got a Fat City address 
Non-stop talker, what a rocker! 
Blue-eyed murder in a size five dress 

Change, nothing stays the same 
Unchained, yeah you hit the ground running 
Change, and nothing stays the same 
Unchained, yeah you hit the ground running 

No, I don't ask for permission 
This is my chance to fly 
Maybe enough ain't enough for you 
But it's my turn to try 

Thought you'd never miss me 
'Til I got a Fat City address 
Non-stop talker, what a rocker! 
Blue-eyed murder in a side-swiped dress 

Change, nothing stays the same 
Unchained, and ya hit the ground running 
Change, and nothing stays the same 
Unchained, yeah ya hit the ground running 

Change, nothing stays the same 
Unchained, and ya hit the ground running 
Change, and nothing stays the same 
Unchained, yeah ya hit the ground running 

Take a look at this! 
Hey, man, that suit is you! 
You'll get some leg tonight for sure! 
Tell us how you do! 
(Come on, Dave, give me a break.) 
Hey, hey, hey, hey, one break coming up! 

Change, and nothing stays the same 
Unchained, yeah ya hit the ground running 
Change, and nothing stays the same 
Unchained, yeah ya hit the ground running 
Change, and nothing stays the same 
Unchained, yeah ya hit the ground running 
Change, and nothing stays the same 
Unchained, yeah ya hit the ground running 

Songwriters: Alex Van Halen / Edward Van Halen / David Roth / Michael Anthony

Jimi Hendrix ''Purple Haze''

Purple Haze 

Jimi Hendrix 

Purple Haze was in my brain, 
lately things don't seem the same, 
actin' funny but I don't know why 
'Scuse me while I kiss the sky. 

Purple Haze all around, 
don't know if I'm coming up or down. 
Am I happy or in misery? 
Whatever it is, that girl put a spell on me. 

Purple Haze was in my eyes, 
don't know if it's day or night, 
you've got me blowing, blowing my mind 
is it tomorrow or just the end of time?

Led Zeppelin ''Communications Breakdown''

Communication Breakdown 

Led Zeppelin 

Hey girl stop what you're doin'! 
Hey girl you'll drive me to ruin. 
I don't know what it is that I like about you 
But I like it a lot. 
Won't you let me hold you 
Let me feel your lovin' charms. 

Communication breakdown 
It's always the same 
I'm having a nervous breakdown 
Drive me insane! 

Hey girl I got something I think you ought to know. 
Hey babe I want to tell you that I love you so. 
I want to hold you in my arms, yeah! 
I'm never gonna let you go, 
'Cause I like your charms. 

Communication breakdown 
It's always the same 
I'm having a nervous breakdown 
Drive me insane! 

Communication breakdown 
It's always the same 
I'm having a nervous breakdown 
Drive me insane! 

I want you to love me all night 
(Communication breakdown)I want you to love me 
(Communication breakdown)I want you to love...yeah! I want you to love! 

Songwriters: John Bonham / John Paul Jones / Jimmy Page

Metallica ''Seek and Destroy'' 

Seek & Destroy 

Metallica 

Alright 

Scanning the scene in the city tonight 
We're looking for you to start up a fight 
There's an evil feeling in our brains but it's nothing new 
You know it drives us insane 

Running on our way, hiding you will pay 
Dying one thousand deaths 
Running on our way, hiding you will pay 
Dying one thousand deaths 

Searching, seek and destroy 
Searching, seek and destroy 
Searching, seek and destroy 
Searching, seek and destroy 

There is no escape and that's for sure 
This is the end, we won't take anymore 
Say goodbye to the world you live in 
You've always been taking and now you're giving 

Running on our way, hiding you will pay 
Dying one thousand deaths 
Running on our way, hiding you will pay 
Dying one thousand deaths 

Searching, seek and destroy 
Searching, seek and destroy 
Searching, seek and destroy 
Searching, seek and destroy 

Our brains are on fire with a feeling to kill 
And it won't go away until our dreams are fulfilled 
There is only one thing on our minds 
Don't try running away 'cause you're the one we will find 

Running on our way, hiding you will pay 
Dying one thousand deaths 
Running on our way, hiding you will pay 
Dying one thousand deaths 

Searching, seek and destroy 
Searching, seek and destroy 
Searching, seek and destroy 
Searching, seek and destroy 

Songwriters: L. ULRICH / J. HETTFIELD

Metallica ''Enter Sandman'' 

Enter Sandman 

Metallica 

Say your prayers little one 
Don't forget my son 
To include everyone 

I tuck you in, warm within 
Keep you free from sin 
'Til the sandman he comes 

Sleep with one eye open 
Gripping your pillow tight 

Exit light 
Enter night 
Take my hand 
We're off to never-never land 

Something's wrong, shut the light 
Heavy thoughts tonight 
And they aren't of Snow White 

Dreams of war, dreams of liars 
Dreams of dragon's fire 
And of things that will bite, yeah 

Sleep with one eye open 
Gripping your pillow tight 

Exit light 
Enter night 
Take my hand 
We're off to never-never land 

Now I lay me down to sleep 
Now I lay me down to sleep 
Pray the lord my soul to keep 
Pray the lord my soul to keep 

If I die before I wake 
If I die before I wake 
Pray the lord my soul to take 
Pray the lord my soul to take 

Hush little baby don't say a word 
And never mind that noise you heard 
It's just the beasts under your bed 
In your closet in your head 

Exit light 
Enter night 
Grain of sand 

Exit light 
Enter night 
Take my hand 
We're off to never-never land 

Boo! Yeah yeah! 

We're off to never-never land 
Take my hand 
We're off to never-never land 
Take my hand 

We're off to never-never land 
We're off to never-never land 
We're off to never-never land 

Songwriters: KIRK HAMMETT

Nirvana ''Smells Like Teen Spirit''

Lyrics 

Load up on guns, bring your friends 
It's fun to lose and to pretend 
She's over-bored and self-assured 
Oh no, I know a dirty word 

Hello, hello, hello, how low 
Hello, hello, hello, how low 
Hello, hello, hello, how low 
Hello, hello, hello 

With the lights out, it's less dangerous 
Here we are now, entertain us 
I feel stupid and contagious 
Here we are now, entertain us 
A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido 
Yeah, hey 

I'm worse at what I do best 
And for this gift I feel blessed 
Our little group has always been 
And always will until the end 

Hello, hello, hello, how low 
Hello, hello, hello, how low 
Hello, hello, hello, how low 
Hello, hello, hello 

With the lights out, it's less dangerous 
Here we are now, entertain us 
I feel stupid and contagious 
Here we are now, entertain us 
A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido 
Yeah, hey 

And I forget just why I taste 
Oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile 
I found it hard, it's hard to find 
Oh well, whatever, never mind 

Hello, hello, hello, how low 
Hello, hello, hello, how low 
Hello, hello, hello, how low 
Hello, hello, hello 

With the lights out, it's less dangerous 
Here we are now, entertain us 
I feel stupid and contagious 
Here we are now, entertain us 
A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido 
A denial, a denial, a denial, a denial, a denial 
A denial, a denial, a denial, a denial 

Songwriters: Chris Novoselic / David Grohl / Kurt Cobain

Nirvana ''Come As You Are''

Come as You Are 

Nirvana 

Come as you are, as you were 
As I want you to be 
As a friend, as a friend 
As an known enemy 

Take your time, hurry up 
The choice is yours, don't be late 
Take a rest as a friend 
As an old 

Memoria, memoria 
Memoria, memoria 

Come doused in mud, soaked in bleach 
As I want you to be 
As a trend, as a friend 
As an old 

Memoria, memoria 
Memoria, memoria 

And I swear that I don't have a gun 
No I don't have a gun 
No I don't have a gun 

Memoria, memoria 
Memoria, memoria 
(No I don't have a gun) 

And I swear that I don't have a gun 
No I don't have a gun 
No I don't have a gun 
No I don't have a gun 
No I don't have a gun 

Songwriters: Kurt Cobain

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Lynyrd Skynyrd "Tuesday's Gone" 

Tuesday's Gone 

Lynyrd Skynyrd 

Train roll on, on down the line, 
Won't you please take me far away? 
Now I feel the wind blow outside my door, 
Means I'm leaving my woman behind. 
Tuesday's gone with the wind. 
My woman's gone with the wind. 

And I don't know where I'm going. 
I just want to be left alone. 
Well, when this train ends I'll try again, 
But I'm leaving my woman at home. 

Tuesday's gone with the wind. 
Tuesday's gone with the wind. 
Tuesday's gone with the wind. 
My woman's gone with the wind. 

Train roll on many miles from my home, 
See, I'm riding my blues away. 
Tuesday, you see, she had to be free 
But somehow I've got to carry on. 

Tuesday's gone with the wind. 
Tuesday's gone with the wind. 
Tuesday's gone with the wind. 
My woman's gone with the wind. 

Songwriters: Allen Collins / Ronnie Van Zant

Lyrnyrd Skynyrd "Simple Man''

Simple Man 

Lynyrd Skynyrd 

Mama told me when I was young 
"Come sit beside me, my only son 
And listen closely to what I say 
And if you do this it'll help you some sunny day" 

"Oh, take your time, don't live too fast 
Troubles will come and they will pass 
You'll find a woman and you'll find love 
And don't forget, son, there is someone up above" 

"And be a simple kind of man 
Oh, be something you love and understand 
Baby be a simple kind of man 
Oh, won't you do this for me, son, if you can" 

"Forget your lust for the rich man's gold 
All that you need is in your soul 
And you can do this, oh baby, if you try 
All that I want for you, my son, is to be satisfied" 

"And be a simple kind of man 
Oh, be something you love and understand 
Baby be a simple kind of man 
Oh, won't you do this for me, son, if you can" 

Oh yes, I will 

"Boy, don't you worry, you'll find yourself 
Follow your heart and nothing else 
And you can do this, oh baby, if you try 
All that I want for you, my son, is to be satisfied" 

"And be a simple kind of man 
Oh, be something you love and understand 
Baby be a simple kind of man 
Oh, won't you do this for me, son, if you can" 

Baby, be a simple, really simple man 
Oh, be something you love and understand 
Baby, be a simple, kind of simple man 

Songwriters: Gary Rossington / Ron Van Zant

https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/lynyrdskynyrd/simpleman.html

Creed "What's This Life For" Acoustic guitar cover

My covers of Creed have done pretty well on Youtube, so I thought I would share them in a blog. 

What's This Life For 

Creed 

Hurray for 
A child that makes it through 
If there's any way 
Because the answer lies in you 
They're laid to rest 
Before they've known just what to do 
Their souls are lost 
Because they could never find 

What's this life for 
What's this life for 
What's this life for 
What's this life for 

I see your soul, it's kind of gray 
You see my heart, you look away 
You see my wrist, I know your pain 
I know your purpose on your plane 
Don't say a last prayer 

Because you could never find 

What's this life for 
What's this life for 
What's this life for 
What's this life for 

But they ain't here anymore 
Don't have to settle the score 
Cause we all live 
Under the reign of one king 

But they ain't here anymore, 
Don't have to settle no Goddamn score 
'Cause we all live under the reign, 
I said, you know, of 

One king 
One king 
One king 

But they ain't here anymore, 
Don't have to settle no Goddamn score 
'Cause we all live under the reign 
I said, you know, of 

One king 
One king 
One king 

But they ain't here anymore, 
Don't have to settle no Goddamn score 
Cause we all live under the reign 
Of one king 

Songwriters: Mark T. Tremonti / Scott Stapp

 

Creed ''One'' Acoustic Guitar Cover

 

One 

Creed 

Affirmative may be justified 
Take from one give to another 
The goal is to be unified 
Take my hand be my brother 
The payment silenced the masses 
Sanctified by oppression 
Unity took a backseat 
Sliding further into regression 

One, oh one, 
The only way is one 
One, oh one, 
The only way is one 

I feel angry I feel helpless 
Want to change the world yeah 
I feel violent I feel alone 
Don't try and change my mind no 

Society blind by color 
Why hold down one to raise another 
Discrimination now on both sides 
Seeds of hate blossom further 
The world is heading for mutiny 
When all we want is unity 
We may rise and fall, but in the end 
We'll meet our fate together 

One, oh one, 
The only way is one 
One, oh one, 
The only way is one 

I feel angry I feel helpless 
Want to change the world yeah 
I feel violent I feel alone 
Don't try and change my mind no 

I feel angry I feel helpless 
Want to change the world yeah 
I feel violent I feel alone 
Don't try and change my mind no 

I feel angry I feel helpless 
Want to change the world yeah 
I feel violent I feel alone 
Don't try and change my mind no 

I feel angry I feel helpless 
Want to change the world yeah 
I feel violent I feel alone 
Don't try and change my mind 

Songwriters: Mark Tremonti / Scott Stapp

One 

Creed 

Affirmative may be justified 
Take from one give to another 
The goal is to be unified 
Take my hand be my brother 
The payment silenced the masses 
Sanctified by oppression 
Unity took a backseat 
Sliding further into regression 

One, oh one, 
The only way is one 
One, oh one, 
The only way is one 

I feel angry I feel helpless 
Want to change the world yeah 
I feel violent I feel alone 
Don't try and change my mind no 

Society blind by color 
Why hold down one to raise another 
Discrimination now on both sides 
Seeds of hate blossom further 
The world is heading for mutiny 
When all we want is unity 
We may rise and fall, but in the end 
We'll meet our fate together 

One, oh one, 
The only way is one 
One, oh one, 
The only way is one 

I feel angry I feel helpless 
Want to change the world yeah 
I feel violent I feel alone 
Don't try and change my mind no 

I feel angry I feel helpless 
Want to change the world yeah 
I feel violent I feel alone 
Don't try and change my mind no 

I feel angry I feel helpless 
Want to change the world yeah 
I feel violent I feel alone 
Don't try and change my mind no 

I feel angry I feel helpless 
Want to change the world yeah 
I feel violent I feel alone 
Don't try and change my mind 

Songwriters: Mark Tremonti / Scott Stapp

Creed "Higher" 

Higher 

Creed 

When dreaming I'm guided to another world 
Time and time again 
At sunrise I fight to stay asleep 
'Cause I don't want to leave the comfort of this place 
'Cause there's a hunger, a longing to escape 
From the life I live when I'm awake 
So let's go there 
Let's make our escape 
Come on, let's go there 
Let's ask can we stay? 

Can you take me higher? 
To the place where blind men see 
Can you take me higher? 
To the place with golden streets 

Although I would like our world to change 
It helps me to appreciate 
Those nights and those dreams 
But, my friend, I'd sacrifice all those nights 
If I could make the Earth and my dreams the same 
The only difference is 
To let love replace all our hate 
So let's go there 
Let's make our escape 
Come on, let's go there 
Let's ask can we stay? 

Can you take me higher? 
To the place where blind men see 
Can you take me higher? 
To the place with golden streets 

So let's go there 
So let's go there 
Come on, let's go there 
Let's ask can we stay? 

Up high I feel like I'm alive for the very first time 
Set up high I'm strong enough to take these dreams 
And make them mine 

Set up high I'm strong enough to take these dreams 
And make them mine 

Can you take me higher? 
To the place where blind men see 
Can you take me higher? 
To the place with golden streets 

Can you take me higher? 
To the place where blind men see 
Can you take me higher? 
To the place with golden streets 

Songwriters: Mark Tremonti / Scott Stapp

Creed "My Own Prison"

 

My Own Prison 

Creed 

A court is in session, a verdict is in 
No appeal on the docket today 
Just my own sin 
The walls are cold and pale 
The cage made of steel 
Screams fill the room 
Alone I drop and kneel 
Silence now the sound 
My breath the only motion around 
Demons cluttering around 
My face showing no emotion 
Shackled by my sentence 
Expecting no return 
Here there is no penance 
My skin begins to burn 

So I held my head up high 
Hiding hate that burns inside 
Which only fuels their selfish pride 
(And I said oh) All held captive 
Out from the sun 
A sun that shines on only some 
We the meek are all in one 

I hear a thunder in the distance 
See a vision of a cross 
I feel the pain that was given 
On that sad day of loss 
A lion roars in the darkness 
Only he holds the key 
A light to free me from my burden 
And grant me life eternally 

Should have been dead 
On a Sunday morning 
Banging my head 
No time for mourning 
Ain't got no time 

Should have been dead 
On a Sunday morning 
Banging my head 
No time for mourning 
Ain't got no time 

So I held my head up high 
Hiding hate that burns inside 
Which only fuels their selfish pride 
(And I said oh) All held captive 
Out from the sun 
A sun that shines on only some 
We the meek are all in one 

I cry out to God 
Seeking only his decision 
Gabriel stands and confirms 
I've created my own prison 
I cry out to God 
Seeking only his decision 
Gabriel stands and confirms 
I've created my own prison 

So I held my head up high 
Hiding hate that burns inside 
Which only fuels their selfish pride 
(And I said oh) All held captive 
Out from the sun 
A sun that shines on only some 
We the meek are all in one 

So I held my head up high 
Hiding hate that burns inside 
Which only fuels their selfish pride 
(And I said oh) We're held captive (I created) 
Out from the sun (I created) 
A sun that shines on only some (I created) 
We the meek are all in one (I created my own prison) 

Should've been dead on a Sunday morning 
Banging my head 
No time for mourning 
Ain't got no time 

Songwriters: Mark Tremonti / Scott Stapp

 

Creed – One. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://genius.com/Creed-one-lyrics

7 Guitar Playing Tips

1. Get a chord chart: it may seem like common sense, but one of the first things you want is a chord chart, then you can learn all the basic chords, and some that you will probably never use. 

2. Learn Scales: The next important thing is that you know the neck, and the notes, learning scales all up and down the neck is important to understand how songs and solos are made. The pentatonic, major and minor scales are crucial, then you can move to modes and harmonic minor. 

3. Build Repertoire: Learning a lot of songs as well as their solo's, helps you become a great guitarist, and understand how songs are structured, then you can build up your vocabulary for your own playing and writing. 

4. Improvise: Improvising is fun, but it's also how many great songwriters and soloist work, a lot of improvising is the best way to become a great guitarist. 

5. Learn Exercises: Learn exercises and play them everyday, this will help keep your fingers in shape and will make your playing cleaner and smoother. 

6. Play With Others: Playing with a band helps you to connect and also you can improvise together and that's when you might come up with your greatest ideas. 

7. Use a Metronome: It's important to have solid timing without relying on the rhythm section, it will help clean up your playing, and make the whole band sound tighter, it's also a great way to build speed. 

 

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