A Lullaby for Troubled Times

Apologies for the string squeaks. Brand new strings will do that. I wrote this a week ago during a quiet moment at work. It's in an open D tuning for those of you trying to work it out.

A Lullaby for troubled times
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The day has passed, it's now tonight
Tomorrow will come, no need to fight
The tiredness you feel inside
From the broken world that makes you cry

Yesterday has flown its flight
The time will come to show your pride
To stand up tall like armoured knights
And show the wrong you've learnt what's right

I'll be hiding from the world outside
Singing lullabies for troubled times

Sleep now, don't you try
To stay awake and work out why
The man with hate filled eyes
Feels he should terrify

Those who do not subscribe
To his way of life
Close your weary eyes
Dream of love tonight

I'll be hiding from the world outside
Singing lullabies for troubled times

Dream of when we met
Before the world was scared
In years from here
We won't remember fear

guitar chords
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guitar tuned to an open D chord

D A D F# A D

listen for the finger picking and hammer-ons

intro and verse

0 12 0 12 0 0
0 7 0 7 0 0
0 5 0 5 0 0
0 7 0 7 0 0
0 5 0 5 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0

x2

0 2 0 1 0 0
0 4 0 3 0 0
0 2 0 1 0 0
0 4 0 3 0 0
0 2 0 1 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0

x2


chorus

x 0 2 2 0 0
x 0 0 0 0 0
x 0 2 2 0 0
x 0 2 3 0 0
x 0 2 2 0 0
x 0 0 0 0 0

x2


ending

0 12 0 12 0 0
0 11 0 10 0 0
0 10 0 10 0 0
0 9 0 8 0 0

x2

0 16 0 15 0 0
0 14 0 13 0 0
0 12 0 12 0 0
0 11 0 10 0 0
0 10 0 10 0 0
0 9 0 8 0 0

x 3

Category:

Music

Tags:

• lullaby
• for
• troubled
• times
• john
• lewis
• johnnyonline
• singer
• song
• writer
• acoustic
• guitar

[Lucifair]

I think you should do some John Lennon song it would be very popular with my age group!

[johnnyonline]

i did :)

[ihuxo]

This is really amazing!

Well done!

I would actually buy this!

You should really just... let me buy your song / downloaded version.

Congrats man!

[johnnyonline]

well this one is a certainty for the CD whenever i get time to actually recording it. I just need to write another 12 or so songs that i like as much as this one. HA.

[Erykhush]

I've been browsing through all your vids and if you eve put out a cd or something I would totally buy and make my freinds buy them. Something about your voice is soothing. I wish you the best of luck man, I like your stuff :)

[9PRELUDE2]

why would you say that???

Go johnny!!!

[whimsicalmystery]

amazing *-*

[coffeeblackneggwhite]

this is so beautiful! it's a shame that you don't upload stuff as often anymore :'( also really miss the drumming vids. hope to see more of you sometimes again! hope you're well and cheers! : )

[CoKiEE23]

goosebumps..

[Tonykoehl]

Brother I hope U have an entire band, because I would love to see U in a group to share this beautiful music with you :} Keep it up and let us know when the album is finished I'm ready to buy my own copy :}

Ur fan

Tony Koehl

[kfine10]

i really. really. like this

[killerclair]

i still come back to this video and dream away.

<3

[suse8138]

This has special meaning for me right now. The world is dark, my eyes are red and it's going to be worse in the next few months, but this little piece of light is soothing.

I hope I can sleep tonight. This Lullaby will help.

[yobreakfast]

Singing along already :) Thank you

[CrazyMoha]

This is sooo awesome!! I don't have words for it.

[bigmuso1]

this is awesome, it reminds me of travis a little.