Original songs from the binder: ballads, blues and worship. Some finished, most still on the workbench. You're hearing them as they're made.
Work in progressSession 01
Days For Walking
Written for my wife.
A love song told in seasons: the meeting, a warm day in May, the house they built, the children grown and flown, and the last stretch of the walk.
0:005:29
VerseChorusBridge
Key
G major
Tempo
~118 BPM
Meter
4/4
Words & music
Mark S. Jaeger
This is the current master of a work in progress, not a release. Verse 4 plays as an instrumental here; its vocal comes in the next production mix. Levels and arrangement will still change. Thoughts are welcome at [email protected].
Chord & lyric sheetDays For Walking
Tap a time to jump there. The section playing now is marked in red.
Intro
Cmaj7 · G
Rolled blooms and a falling answer, twice
Verse 1 · Days and nights
G · Bm · C · G
There are days meant for walking, and nights meant for talking, I never knew which one to choose.
G · Bm · C · D
Then I met a young lady who drove me half crazy, in the best way a man ever knew.
Chorus
Am · (B) · Cmaj7 · G · D
Through it all… But, through it all, Yours was the love that I knew.
Am · (B) · Cmaj7 · G · F · C
Through it all, oh, through it all, Yours is the home that I choose.
G
Rolled, let it ring
Verse 2 · The wedding
Chords as Verse 1
Was a warm day in May, she didn't turn me away. With hearts that grew fonder each day. With our vows there to mold us, our God's hand to hold us, we lasted where others were through.
Chorus
As before, G rings
Verse 3 · The house
Chords as Verse 1
We're living a life as husband and wife, I couldn't have made it alone. We built a strong house, we outlasted the doubt, and raised love in the walls of our home.
Chorus
As before, G rings
Verse 4 · The harvest
Instrumental in this mix. The vocal arrives in the next production mix.
G · Bm · C · G
With the years swiftly turning, and the home fires burning, our little ones grew and they flew.
G · Bm · C · D
Now the rooms may be quiet, but I can't deny it, this love only deepened and grew.
Final chorus
As before, landing on the last line:
Yours is the home that I choose.
Bridge
F · C
Instrumental cycle
F · C
Our time for talking grows shorter, as the walking is over.
F · C
I'm sad but I know it must be.
F · C
Our hands are still bound by the love that we found.
G
My days are fully complete.
Tag
F · C · G
I love you, I love you, only you!
Final G rings out to 5:29
Lead sheetMelody & chords
The vocal line in G major, with all four verses stacked under the staff.
Voice · 4/4 · Key of G · 68 bars · Lead sheet rev 5
Session log
01Days For WalkingWork-in-progress mix · written for my wife5:29
