Glasgow Care Homes
Southside Strummers
A Hard Days Night [D] - The Beatles ..
Intro:
[D7sus4*]
|[Chorus]
|It's been a [D] hard [G] day's [D] night and I've been [C] working like a [D] dog
|It's been a [D] hard [G] day's [D] night I should be [C] sleeping like a [D] log
|But when I [G] get home to you
|I find the [A] thing that you do
|Will make me [D] feel [G] all [D] right
[Verse 1]
You know I [D] work [G] all [D] day to get you [C] money to buy you [D] things
And it's [D] worth it just to [G] hear you [D] say you're gonna [C] give me every [D] thing
So why on [G] earth should I moan,
‘Cause when I [A] get you alone
You know I [D] feel [G] O [D] K
[Bridge]
[D] When I'm [F#m] home [Bm] everything seems to be [F#m] right
[F#m] When I'm [D] home [Bm] feeling you holding me [G] tight, [A] tight yeah
[Chorus]
[Solo]
[D] [G] [D] [C] [D]
[D] [G] [D] [C] [D]
So why on [G] earth should I moan, cause when I [A] get you alone
You know I [D] feel [G] O [D] K
[Bridge]
[D] When I'm [F#m] home [Bm] everything seems to be [F#m] right
[F#m] When I'm [D] home [Bm] feeling you holding me [G] tight, [A] tight yeah
|[Chorus]
|It's been a [D] hard [G] day's [D] night and I've been [C] working like a [D] dog
|It's been a [D] hard [G] day's [D] night I should be [C] sleeping like a [D] log
|But when I [G] get home to you
|I find the [A] thing that you do
|Will make me [D] feel [G] all [D] right
[Outro]
You know I [D] feel [G] all [D] right
You know I [D] feel [G] all [D] right
[A*] [D*]
A Little Respect
Erasure
Intro:
[C][Csus4] [C][Csus4] [C][Csus4] [C*]
[Verse 1]
I try to dis-[C]cover
A little something to [G] make me sweeter,
Oh baby ref-[E7]rain
From breaking my [F] heart [F*]
|[Chorus]
|I’m so in [C] love with you I’ll be for-[G]ever blue
|That you give me no [F] reason... why you’re making me [Am] work so hard
|[G*] That you give me no [G*] that you give me no [G*] that you give me no
|[G*] that you give me no
|[C] Sou-ou-oul I hear you [Am] calling
|Oh baby [F] please...
|Give a little res-[Em]pect [F] to-[G]-oo [C] me [Csus4] [C*]
[Verse 2]
And if I should [C] falter
Would you open your [G] arms out to me?
We can make love not [E7] war
And live at peace with out [F] hearts [F*]
|[Chorus]
|I’m so in [C] love with you
|I’ll be for-[G]ever blue
|What religion or [F] reason... could drive a man to for-[Am]sake his lover
|[G*] Don’t you tell me no [G*] don’t you tell me no [G*] don’t you tell me no
|[G*] don’t you tell me no
|[C] Sou-ou-oul I hear you [Am] calling
|Oh baby [F] please...
|give a little res-[Em]pect [F] to-[G]-oo [C] me [Csus4] [C*]
|[Chorus]
|I’m so in [C] love with you I’ll be for-[G]ever blue
|That you give me no [F] reason... why you’re making me [Am] work so hard
|[G*] That you give me no [G*] that you give me no [G*] that you give me no
|[G*] that you give me no
|[C] Sou-ou-oul I hear you [Am] calling
|Oh baby [F] please... give a little res-[Em]pect [F] to-[G]-oo [C] me
|Sou-ou-ol I hear you [Am] calling
|Oh baby [F] please... give a little res-[Em]pect [F] to-[G]-oo [C] me-e-e
Outro:
[C][Csus4] [C][Csus4] [C][Csus4] [C*]
All Right Now
Free
[Intro]
[G*] [C*][G*] [C////////] [G*]
[G*] [C*][G*] [C////////] [G*]
[Verse 1]
There she [G] stood in [C] the [G] street
[C] Smiling from her head to her [G] feet
I said "[G] Hey, what [C] is [G] this"
Now baby, [C] maybe she's in need of a [G] kiss
I said "[G] Hey, what's [C] your [G] name baby"
[C] Maybe we can see things the [G] same
Now don't you [G] wait or [C] hesi[G]tate
Let's [C] move before they raise the parking [G] rate
|Chorus:
|[G] All right [F] now, baby it's [C] all right [G] now
|[G] All right [F] now, baby it's [C] all right [G] now
|
|[Instrumental]
|[G*] [C*][G*] [C////////] [G*]
|[G*] [C*][G*] [C////////] [G*]
[Verse 2]
I took her [G] home to [C] my [G] place
Watching [C] every move on her [G] face
She said "[G] Look, what's [C] your [G] game baby
[C] Are you tryin' to put me to [G] shame?"
I said "[G]slow don't go [C] so [G] fast,
[C] Don't you think that love will [G] last?"
She said " [G] Love, Lord [C] a-[G]-bove,
[C] Now you're tryin' to trick me in [G] love"
Chorus:
[Instrumental]
[Verse 3]
I took her [G] home to [C] my [G] place
Watching [C] every move on her [G] face
She said "[G] Look, what's [C] your [G] game baby
[C] Are you tryin' to put me to [G] shame?"
I said "[G]slow don't go [C] so [G] fast,
[C] Don't you think that love will [G] last?"
She said " [G] Love, Lord [C] a-[G]-bove,
[C] Now you're tryin' to trick me in [G] love"
|Chorus:
|[G] All right [F] now, baby it's [C] all right [G] now
|[G] All right [F] now, baby it's [C] all right [G] now
|[Chorus / Acapella & Clapping]
|All right now, baby it's all right now
|All right now, baby it's all right now
|Chorus:
|[G] All right [F] now, baby it's [C] all right [G] now
|(slowing)
|[G] All right [F] now baby, it's [C] allll riiiiiiight [G] nowwwwwww
All Shook Up
Elvis Presley
[Verse 1]
A well a [G*] bless my soul what's [G*] wrong with me?
I'm [G*] itching like a man on a [G*] fuzzy tree.
My [G*] friends say I'm actin' [G*] wild as a bug
I'm in [G*] love! uh, I'm All Shook Up.
Uh uh [C] huh, [D] mmm, [G] yeah, yeah.
[Verse 2]
My [G] hands are shaky and my knees are weak
I [G] can't seem to stand on my own two feet
[G] Who do you thank when you have such luck?
I'm in [G*] love! uh, I'm All Shook Up.
Uh uh [C] huh, [D] mmm, [G] yeah, yeah.
[Bridge]
[C] Please don't ask what's on my mind
I'm a [G] little mixed up, but I'm feelin' fine
[C] When I'm near that girl that I love the best
My [D*] heart beats so it scares me to death
|[Chorus] (Normal Strumming)
|She [G] touched my hand, what a chill I got
|Her kisses are like a volcano that's hot
|I'm proud to say that she's my buttercup
|I'm in [G*] love! uh, I'm All Shook Up.
|Uh uh [C] huh, [D] mmm, [G] yeah, yeah.
[Bridge]
My [C] tongue gets tied when I try to speak
My [G] insides shake like a leaf on a tree
There's [C] only one cure for this body of mine
That's to [D*] have that girl that I love so fine
|[Chorus] (Normal Strumming)
|She [G] touched my hand, what a chill I got
|Her kisses are like a volcano that's hot
|I'm proud to say that she's my buttercup
|I'm in [G*] love! uh, I'm All Shook Up.
|Uh uh [C] huh, [D] mmm, [G] yeah, yeah.
[Outro]
Uh uh [C] huh, [D] mmm, [G] yeah, yeah.
[G*] I'm All Shook Up*
Bad Moon Rising
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Intro:
[C] [G-F] [C] [C] x2
Verse 1:
[C] I see the [G] bad [F] moon [C] rising
[C] I see [G] trouble [F] on the [C] way
[C] I see [G] earth [F] quakes and [C] lightning
[C] I see [G] bad [F] times [C] today
|Chorus:
|[F] Don't go around tonight,
|Well it's [C] bound to take your life
|[G] There's a [F] bad moon on the [C] rise
Instrumental:
[C] [G-F] [C] [C]
Verse 2:
[C] I hear [G] hurri[F]canes [C] blowing
[C] I know the [G] end is [F] coming [C] soon
[C] I fear [G] rivers [F] over[C]flowing
[C] I hear the [G] voice of [F] rage and [C] ruin
|Chorus:
|[F] Don't go around tonight,
|Well it's [C] bound to take your life
|[G] There's a [F] bad moon on the [C] rise
Instrumental:
[C] [G-F] [C] [C]
Verse 3:
[C] Hope you [G] got your [F] shit [C] together
[C] Hope you are [G] quite [F] prepared to [C] die
[C] Looks like [G] we're in for [F] nasty [C] weather
[C] One eye is [G] taken [F] for an [C] eye
|Chorus:
|[F] Don't go around tonight,
|Well it's [C] bound to take your life
|[G] There's a [F] bad moon on the [C] rise
|Chorus:
|[F] Don't go around tonight,
|Well it's [C] bound to take your life
|[G] There's a [F] bad moon on the [C] rise
Outro:
[C - Double Strum]
Blue Suede Shoes
Elvis Presley
|[Chorus]
|Well it's [A*] one for the money... [A*] two for the show
|[A*] Three to get ready now [A] go [A] CAT [A] go
|But [D] don't you... step on my blue suede [A] shoes
|Well you can [E7] do anything but lay off of my blue suede [A] shoes
Verse 2:
You can [A*] knock me down... [A*] step on my face
[A*] Slander my name all [A*] over the place
[A*] Do anything that you [A*] wanna do but
[A] Uh [A] uh [A] honey [A] lay [A7] off of them shoes
And [D] don't you... step on my blue suede [A] shoes
You can [E7] do anything but lay off of my blue suede [A] shoes
(let's go cat!)
[Instrumental]
[A] [A] [A] [A]
[D] [D] [A] [A]
[E7] [E7] [A] [A]
Verse 3:
Well you can [A*] burn my house... [A*] steal my car
[A*] Drink my liquor from an [A*] old fruit jar
[A*] Do anything that you [A*] wanna do but
[A] Uh [A] uh [A] honey [A] lay [A7] off of them shoes
And [D] don't you... step on my blue suede [A] shoes
You can [E7] do anything but lay off of my blue suede [A] shoes
(rock it!)
[Instrumental]
[A] [A] [A] [A]
[D] [D] [A] [A]
[E7] [E7] [A] [A]
|[Chorus]
|Well it's [A*] one for the money... [A*] two for the show
|[A*] Three to get ready now [A] go [A] GO [A] go
|But [D] don't you... step on my blue suede [A] shoes
|Well you can [E7] do anything but lay off of my blue suede [A] shoes
Outro:
Well it's [A] blue, blue... blue suede shoes,
[A] Blue, blue... blue suede shoes yeah
[D] Blue, blue... blue suede shoes baby
[A] Blue, blue... blue suede shoes
Well you can [E7] do anything but lay off of my blue suede [A] shoes
[A*][A*]
Blueberry Hill
Fats Domino
Intro:
[F*]
Verse 1:
[NC]I found my [Bb] thrill
On Blueberry [F] Hill
On Blueberry [C7] Hill
Where I found [F] you [Bb] [F] [stop]
Verse 2:
[NC] The moon stood [Bb] still
On Blueberry [F] Hill
And lingered [C7] until
My dreams came [F] true [Bb] [F]
Bridge:
The [C] wind in the [F] willow played [C]
Love's [C7] sweet melo[F]dy
But [E7] all of those [Am] vows we [E7] made [Am]
Were [E7] never to [A7] be [C7] [stop]
Verse 3:
[NC]Tho' we're a[Bb]part
You're part of me [F] still
For you were my [C7] thrill
On Blueberry [F] Hill [Bb] [F]
Bridge:
The [C] wind in the [F] willow played [C]
Love's [C7] sweet melo[F]dy
But [E7] all of those [Am] vows we [E7] made [Am]
Were [E7] never to [A7] be [C7] [stop]
Verse 4:
[NC]Tho' we're a[Bb]part
You're part of me [F] still
For you were my [C7] thrill
On Blueberry [F] Hill [F7]
For you were my [C7] thrill
("slowing")
On Blueberry [F] Hill [Bb] [F]
Born To Be Wild
Steppenwolf
[Intro] (riff here, can also riff during end of each verse line)
[E] [E]
Verse 1:
[E] Get your motor running... head out on the highway
Lookin’ for adventure... in whatever comes our way
|Chorus:
|[G] Yeah [A] darlin’ gonna [E7] make it happen
|[G] Take the [A] world in a [E7] love embrace
|[G] Fire [A ] all of the [E7] guns at once and
|[G] Ex[A]plode into [E7] space
Verse 2:
[E] I like smoke and lightning... heavy metal thunder
Wrestlin’ with the wind... and the feeling that I’m under
|Chorus:
|[G] Yeah [A] darlin’ gonna [E7] make it happen
|[G] Take the [A] world in a [E7] love embrace
|[G] Fire [A] all of the [E7] guns at once and
|[G] Ex[A]plode into [E7] space
Bridge:
Like a [E7] true nature’s child
We were [G] born, born to be wild
We could [A] climb so high
[G] I never wanna [E7] die...
[E7*] Born to be [D*] wild [E7] [D]
[E7*] Born to be [D*] wild [E7] [D]
Verse 3:
[E] Get your motor running... head out on the highway
Lookin’ for adventure... in whatever comes our way
|Chorus:
|[G] Yeah [A] darlin’ gonna [E7] make it happen
|[G] Take the [A] world in a [E7] love embrace
|[G] Fire [A] all of the [E7] guns at once and
|[G] Ex[A]plode into [E7] space
Bridge:
Like a [E7] true nature’s child
We were [G] born, born to be wild
We could [A] climb so high
[G] I never wanna [E7] die...
[Outro] (start quiet, single strums then, gradually getting louder and faster til end on theE)
[E7*] Born to be [D*] wild [E7*] [D*]
[E7*] Born to be [D*] wild [E7*] [D*]
[E7] Born to be [D] wild [E7] [D] [x4 ]
Outro:
[E*]
Bring Me Sunshine [C]
Morecambe & Wise
[D7] [G7] [C]
Bring me [C] sunshine... in your [Dm] smile
Bring me [G7] laughter... all the [C] while
In this [C7] world where we live... there should [F] be more happiness
So much [D7] joy you can give... to each [G7*] brand new bright tomorrow
Make me [C] happy... through the [Dm] years
Never [G7] bring me... any [C] tears
Let your [C7] arms be as warm as the [F] sun from up above
Bring me [D7] fun... bring me [G7] sunshine... bring me [C] love [G7]*
Bring me [C] sunshine... in your [Dm] eyes
Bring me [G7] rainbows... from the [C] skies
Life's too [C7] short to be spent having [F] anything but fun
We can [D7] be so content... if we [G7*] gather little sunbeams
Bring me [C] sunshine... in your [Dm] song
Lots of [G7] friends... who strum a[C] long
Life's too [C7] short to be spent having [F] anything but fun
We can [D7] be so content... when we [G7*] play our ukeleles!
Be light [C] hearted... all day [Dm] long
Keep me [G7] singing... happy [C] songs
Let your [C7] arms be as warm as the [F] sun from up above
Bring me [D7] fun... bring me [G7] sunshine
Bring me [C] love... [E7] sweet [A7] love
Bring me [D7] fun... bring me [G7] sunshine
Bring me [C] looooove
[G7*] [C*]
Brown Eyed Girl
Van Morrison
[Intro]
[G] [C] [G] [D] x2
Verse 1:
[G] Hey, where did [C] we go? [G] Days when the [D] rains came
[G] Down in the [C] hollow [G] playin' a [D] new game
[G] Laughing and a-[C]running, hey hey
[G] Skipping and a-[D]jumping
[G] In the misty [C] morning fog with
[G] Our [D]hearts a-thumping and [C] you
[D] My brown-eyed [G] girl [Em]
[C] You, my [D] brown-eyed girl [G] [D7]
Verse 2:
[G] Whatever [C] happened [G] to Tuesday and [D] so slow
[G] Going down the [C] old mine with a... [G] transistor [D] radio
[G] Standing in the [C] sunlight laughing
[G] Hiding behind a [D] rainbow's wall
[G] Slipping and a-[C] sliding
[G] All along the [D] waterfall with [C] you
[D] My brown-eyed [G] girl [Em]
[C] You, my [D] brown-eyed girl [G] [D7]
|Chorus:
|[D] Do you remember when... we used to [G] sing
|Sha la-la [C] la la la la [G] la la la la te [D] da
|[G] Sha la-la [C] la la la la [G] la la la la te [D] da
|La te [G] da [D]
Verse 3:
[G] So hard to [C] find my way... [G] now that I'm all [D] on my own
[G] I saw you just the [C] other day... [G] my... how [D] you have grown
[G] Cast my memory [C] back there, Lord
[G] Sometimes I'm [D] overcome thinking 'bout
[G] Making love in the [C] green grass
[G] Behind the [D] stadium with you [C]
[D] My brown-eyed [G] girl [Em]
[C] You, my [D] brown-eyed girl [G] [D7]
|Chorus:
|[D] Do you remember when... we used to [G] sing
|Sha la-la [C] la la la la [G] la la la-la te [D] da
|[G] Sha la-la [C] la la la la [G] la la la-la te [D] da
|[G] Sha la-la [C] la la la la [G] la la la-la te [D] da
|[G] Sha la-la [C] la la la la [G] la la la-la te [D] da La te [G] da . . . .
[D*] [G*]
Buddy Holly Medley - Buddy Holly
Intro: [C] [C] [C] [C]
Verse 1:
[C] There you go and baby, here am I
Well you [G] left me here so I could [G7] sit and cry
Oh, [C] golly gee what have you done to me
Well I [Dm] guess it doesn't [G] matter any [C] more.
Verse 2:
[C] Do you remember baby, last September
How you [G] held me tight each and [G7] every night
Well, [C] oops-a daisy how you drove me crazy
But I [Dm] guess it doesn't [G] matter any [C] more.
|chorus 1:
|[Am] There's no use in me a-[C] cryin'
|I've [Am] done everything and now I'm [C] sick of trying
|I've [D] thrown away my nights
|Wasted all my days over [G] you. [Dm] [Em] [G]
Verse 3:
[C] Now you go your way and I'll go mine
[G] Now and forever 'till the [G7] end of time . . . I’ll find
[C] Somebody new and baby we'll say we're through
And [Dm] you won't [G] matter any [C] more.
Verse 4:
[C*] All my love [C*] all my kissing , [C*] you don't know what [C7] you've been a missing
Oh [F] boy when you're with me oh [C] boy
The world will see that [G] you were [G7] meant for [C] me
Verse 5:
[C*] All my life [C*] I've been a-waiting, [C*] tonight there'll be no [C7] hesitating
Oh [F] boy
|Chorus 2:
|when you're with me oh [C] boy
|The world will see that [G] you were [G7] meant for [C] me
Bridge:
[G7] Stars appear and shadows falling
[C] I can hear my heart calling
[F] A little bit of loving makes everything right
[G*] I'm gonna see my baby tonight
Verse 6:
[C*] All my love [C*] all my kissing, [C*] you don't know what [C7] you've been a missing
Oh [F] boy
|Chorus 2:
|when you're with me oh [C] boy
|The world will see that [G] you were [G7] meant for [C] me [C]
Outro:
That [G] you were [G7] meant for [C] me [C]
That [G] you were [G7] meant for [C] me [G*] [C*]
Bye Bye Love [A]
Everly Brothers
Intro:
[A] [A] [A] [A]
|Chorus:
|[D] Bye, bye, [A] love, [D] bye bye, [A] happiness
|[D] Hello, [A] loneliness, I think I’m [E7] gonna [A] cry
|[D] Bye, bye, [A] love, [D] bye bye, [A] sweet caress
|[D] Hello, [A] emptiness, I feel like [E7] I could [A] die
|Bye bye, my [E7] love, good-[A]bye [A*]
Verse 1:
There goes my [E7] baby with someone [A] new
She sure looks [E7] happy, I sure am [A] blue
She was my [D] baby, till he stepped [E7] in
Goodbye to romance that might have [A] been [A7]
|Chorus:
|[D] Bye, bye, [A] love, [D] bye bye, [A] happiness
|[D] Hello, [A] loneliness, I think I’m [E7] gonna [A] cry
|[D] Bye, bye, [A] love, [D] bye bye, [A] sweet caress
|[D] Hello, [A] emptiness, I feel like [E7] I could [A] die
|Bye bye, my [E7] love, good-[A]bye [A*]
Verse 2:
I’m through with [E7] romance, I’m through with [A] love
I’m through with [E7] counting the stars a-[A]bove
And here’s the [D] reason that I’m so [E7] free
My loving baby is through with [A] me [A7]
|Chorus:
|[D] Bye, bye, [A] love, [D] bye bye, [A] happiness
|[D] Hello, [A] loneliness, I think I’m [E7] gonna [A] cry
|[D] Bye, bye, [A] love, [D] bye bye, [A] sweet caress
|[D] Hello, [A] emptiness, I feel like [E7] I could [A] die
|Bye bye, my [E7] love, good-[A]bye
Outro:
Bye bye, my [E7] love, good-[A]bye
Bye bye, my [E7] love, good-[A]bye [A]
[D*] [A*]
Can't Take My Eyes Off You
Frankie Valli
Intro: [G] [G]
Verse 1:
You're just too [G] good to be true
Can't take my [Bm] eyes off of you
You'd be like [G7] heaven to touch
I wanna [C] hold you so much
At long last [Cm] love has arrived
And I thank [G] God I'm alive
You're just too [A] good to be true [Cm]
Can't take my [G] eyes off of you
Verse 2:
Pardon the [G] way that I stare
There's nothing [Bm] else to compare
The sight of [G7] you leaves me weak
There are no [C] words left to speak
But if you [Cm] feel like I feel
Please let me [G] know that it's real
You're just too [A] good to be true [Cm]
Can't take my [G] eyes off of you
Bridge:
[Am] Daa da... daa da... daa [D] da-da-da [G] Daa da... daa da... daa [Em] da-da-da
[Am] Daa da... daa da... daa [D] da-da-da [G] Da da... da da... [E7] daaaaaa [stop]
|Chorus:
|I love you [Am] baby... if it's [D] quite all right
|I need you [G] baby... to warm the [Em] lonely night
|I love you [Am] baby... [D] trust in me when I [G] say [E7]
|Oh pretty [Am] baby... don't bring me [D] down I pray
|Oh pretty [G] baby... now that I [Em] found you stay
|And let me [Am] love you baby... let me [D7] love you
Verse 3:
You're just too [G] good to be true
Can't take my [Bm] eyes off of you
You'd be like [G7] heaven to touch
I wanna [C] hold you so much
At long last [Cm] love has arrived
And I thank [G] God I'm alive
You're just too [A] good to be true [Cm]
Can't take my [G] eyes off of you
Bridge:
[Am] Daa da... daa da... daa [D] da-da-da [G] Daa da... daa da... daa [Em] da-da-da
[Am] Daa da... daa da... daa [D] da-da-da [G] Da da... da da... [E7] daaaaaa [stop]
|Chorus:
|I love you [Am] baby... if it's [D] quite all right
|I need you [G] baby... to warm the [Em] lonely night
|I love you [Am] baby... [D] trust in me when I [G] say [E7]
|Oh pretty [Am] baby... don't bring me [D] down I pray
|Oh pretty [G] baby... now that I [Em] found you stay
|And let me [Am] love you baby... let me [Cm] love [G]youuuuuuuu
Can’t Help Falling in Love [C]
Elvis Presley
Intro
[C] [C] [C] [C]
Verse 1:
[C] Wise [Em] men [Am] say only [F] fools [C] rush [G] in
But [F] I [G7] can't [Am] help [F] falling in [C] love [G] with [C] you
Verse 2:
[C] Shall [Em] I [Am] stay, would it [F] be [C] a [G] sin?
If [F] I [G7] can't [Am] help [F] falling in [C] love [G] with [C] you
|Chorus:
|[Em] Like a river [B7] flows [Em] surely to the [B7] sea
|[Em] Darling so it [B7] goes
|[Em] Some things [A7] are meant to [Dm] be [G]
Verse 3:
[C] Take [Em] my [Am] hand, take my [F] whole [C] life [G] too
For [F] I [G7] can't [Am] help [F] falling in [C] love [G] with [C] you
|Chorus:
|[Em] Like a river [Am] flows [Em] surely to the [B7] sea
|[Em] Darling so it [B7] goes
|[Em] Some things [A7] are meant to [Dm] be [G]
Verse 4:
[C] Take [Em] my [Am] hand, take my [F] whole [C] life [G] too
For [F] I [G7] can't [Am] help [F] falling in [C] love [G] with [C] you
Outro:
For [F] I [G7] can't [Am] help [F] falling in [C] love [G] with [C] you
Cecilia [C]
Simon and Garfunkel
Intro:
[C] [C] [C] [C]
|Chorus:
|[C] Cecilia, you're [F] breaking my [C] heart
|You're [F] shaking my [C] confidence [G] daily
|Oh, [F] Cecil-[C]-ia, I'm [F] down on my [C] knees
|I'm [F] begging you [C] please to come [G] home
|
|[C] Cecilia, you're [F] breaking my [C] heart
|You're [F] shaking my [C] confidence [G] daily
|Oh, [F] Cecil-[C]-ia, I'm [F] down on my [C] knees
|I'm [F] begging you [C] please to come [G] home
|Come on [C] home
Verse 1:
Making [C] love in the [F] after- [G] noon with [C] Cecilia
[F] Up in [G7] my bed-[C]-room (making love)
I got up to [F] wash my [G] face
When I [C] come back to [F] bed
Someone's [G7] taken my [C] place
|Chorus:
|[C] Cecilia, you're [F] breaking my [C] heart
|You're [F] shaking my [C] confidence [G] daily
|Oh, [F] Cecil-[C]-ia, I'm [F] down on my [C] knees
|I'm [F] begging you [C] please to come [G] home
|Come on [C] home
Bridge:
Bo bo [F] bo bo [C] bo - bo bo [F] bo bo [C] bo bo [G7] bo bo
|Chorus:
|[C] Cecilia, you're [F] breaking my [C] heart
|You're [F] shaking my [C] confidence [G] daily
|Oh, [F] Cecil-[C]-ia, I'm [F] down on my [C] knees
|I'm [F] begging you [C] please to come [G] home
Verse 2:
Jubi-[F]-la-[C]-tion, she [F] loves me [C] again,
I [F] fall on the [C] floor and I’m [G] laughing,
Jubi-[F]-la-[C]-tion, she [F] loves me [C] again,
I [F] fall on the [C] floor and I’m [G] laughing
[Bridge (same melody as the first two lines of song)]
Whoo [F] ooo [C] ooo [F] ooo [C] ooo [F] ooo [C] oooo [G] ooo
Whoo [F] ooo [C] ooo [F] ooo [C] ooo [F] ooo [C] oooo [G] ooo
Come on [C/////////] home.
Crocodile Rock [G]
Elton John
[Intro]
[G] [G] [Em] [Em] [C] [C] [D] [D]
[G] [G] [Em] [Em] [C] [C] [D] [D]
[Verse 1]
I rem[G]ember when rock was young
Me and [Bm] Susie had so much fun
Holding [C] hands and skimmin' stones
Had an [D] old gold Chevy and a place of my own
But the [G] biggest kick I ever got
Was doin' a [Bm] thing called the Crocodile Rock
While the [C] other kids were rockin' 'round the clock
We were [D] hoppin’ and boppin’ to the Crocodile Rock, well
|[Chorus]
|[Em] Croc Rockin' is something shockin'
|When your [A7] feet just can't keep still
|I [D7] never had me a better time and I [G] guess I never will
|Oh [E7] Lawdy mamma those Friday nights
|When [A7*] Susie wore her dresses tight and
|The [D7] Crocodile Rockin' was out of [C] sight...
[Instrumental]
[G] [G] [Em] [Em] [C] [C] [D] [D]
[G] [G] [Em] [Em] [C] [C] [D] [D]
[Verse 2]
But the [G] years went by and rock just died
[Bm] Susie went and left me for some foreign guy
[C] Long nights cryin' by the record machine
[D] Dreamin' of my Chevy and my old blue jeans
But they'll [G] never kill the thrills we've got
Burnin' [Bm] up to the Crocodile Rock
Learning [C] fast till the weeks went past
We really [D] thought the Crocodile Rock would last, well
|[Chorus]
|[Em] Croc Rockin' is something shockin'
|When your [A7] feet just can't keep still
|I [D7] never had me a better time and I [G] guess I never will
|Oh [E7] Lawdy mamma those Friday nights
|When [A7*] Susie wore her dresses tight and
|The [D7] Crocodile Rockin' was out of [C] sight...
[Outro Instrumental]
[G] [G] [Em] [Em] [C] [C] [D] [D]
[G] [G] [Em] [Em] [C] [C] [D] [D]
(Even Louder)
[G] [G] [Em] [Em] [C] [C] [D] [D]
[G] [G] [Em] [Em] [C] [C] [D] [D]
[G*]
Deadwood Stage
Doris Day
[Intro]
[D]
[Verse 1]
Oh the [D] Deadwood Stage is a-rollin' on over the plains,
With the curtains flappin' and the driver slappin' the [A] reins.
Beautiful [A7] sky, a [D] wonderful day.
[A] Whip crack-away, [A] whip crack-away, [A] whip crack a [D]way!
[Verse 2]
Oh the [D] Deadwood Stage is a-headin' on over the hills,
Where the Injun arrows are thicker than porcupine [A] quills.
Dangerous [A7] land, no [D] time to delay.
So, [A] whip crack away, [A] whip crack away, [A] whip crack a[D]way!
|[Chorus 1]
|We're headin' [G] straight for town, [D] loaded down,
|[A] with a fancy [D] cargo,
|[A] Care of Wells and [G] Fargo, Illi[A]nois [A7] boy!
[Verse 3]
Oh the [D] Deadwood Stage is a-comin' on over the crest,
Like a homing pigeon that's a-hankerin' after its [A] nest.
Twenty three [A7] miles we've [D] covered today.
So, [A] whip crack away, [A] whip crack away, [A] whip crack a[D]way!
|[Chorus 2]
|The wheels go [G] turnin' round, [D] homeward bound,
|[A] Can't you hear 'em [D] humming,
|[A] Happy times are [G] coming for to [A] stay [A7] hey!
[Verse 4]
We'll be [D] home tonight by the light of the silvery moon,
And our hearts are thumpin' like a mandolin plunking a [A] tune.
When I get [A7] home, I'm [D] fixing to stay.
So, [A] whip crack-away, [A] whip crack-away, [A] whip crack a[D]way.
Instrumental verse:
[D] [A] [A7] [D]
[A*] [A*] [A*] [D]
|[Chorus 2]
|The wheels go [G] turnin' round, [D] homeward bound,
|[A] Can't you hear 'em [D] humming,
|[A] Happy times are [G] coming for to [A] stay [A7] hey!
[Verse 5]
Oh my [D] throats as dry as a desert thistle in May
In the Golden Garter, gonna wet my whistle [A] today
[A7] Last at the bar's, a [D] three-legged crow
[A] Set 'em up Joe, [A] Set 'em up Joe, [A] Set 'em up [D] Joe
[A] Set 'em up Joe, [A] Set 'em up Joe, [A] Set 'em up [D] Joooooooooe
[A] Yeee [D] Haaaa!
Dirty Old Town [G] - The Pogues
[G]
I met my [G]love... by the gas works wall
Dreamed a [C]dream... by the old ca[G]nal
I kissed my [Em]girl... by the factory [G]wall
Dirty old [Am]town... [D7] dirty old [Em]town
Clouds are [G]dri-i-ifting across the moon
Cats are [C]pro-o-owling on their [G]beat
Springs a [Em]girl... from the streets at [G]night
Dirty old [Am] town... [D7]dirty old [Em]town
I heard a [G]siren... coming from the docks
Saw a [C]train... set the night on [G]fire
I smelled the [Em]spring... on the smoky [G]wind
Dirty old [Am] town... [D7]dirty old [Em]town
I'm gonna [G]make me... a big sharp axe
Shining [C]steel... tempered in a [G]fire
I’ll chop you [Em]down... like an old dead [G]tree
Dirty old [Am]town... [D7]dirty old [Em]town
I met my [G]love... by the gas works wall
Dreamed a [C]dream... by the old ca[G]nal
I kissed my [Em]girl... by the factory [G]wall
Dirty old [Am] town... [D7]dirty old [Em]town
Dirty old [Am] town... [D7]dirty old [Em]town
Dirty old [Am] town... [D7]dirty old [Em]town
Edelweiss - The Sound Of Music
Intro:
[G] [D7] [G] [G]
Verse 1:
[G] Edel-[D7]weiss, [G] edel-[C]weiss,
[G] ev’ry [Em7] morning you [Am] greet [D7] me.
[G] Small and [D7] white, [G] clean and [C] bright,
[G] you look [D7] happy to [G] meet [G7] me.
|Chorus 1:
|[D7] Blossom of snow, may you [G] bloom and grow
|[C] bloom and [A] grow for-[D]ev-[D7]er.
|[G] Edel-[Dm]weiss, [C] edel-[Cm]weiss,
|[G] bless my [D7] homeland for-[G]ev-er.
Instrumental:
[G] [D7] [G] [G]
Verse 2:
[G] Edel-[D7]weiss, [G] edel-[C]weiss,
[G] ev’ry [Em7] morning you [Am] greet [D7] me.
[G] Small and [D7] white, [G] clean and [C] bright,
[G] you look [D7] happy to [G] meet [G7] me.
|Chorus 2:
|[D7] Blossom of snow, may you [G] bloom and grow
|[C] bloom and [A] grow for-[D]ev-[D7]er.
|[G] Edel-[Dm]weiss, [C] edel-[Cm]weiss, ... [Pause]
|[Slow]
|[G] bless my [D7] homeland for-[G][Cm][G] ever.
Eight Days A Week - The Beatles
[Intro]
[C] [D7] [F] [C*]
[Verse 1]
[C] Ooh I need your [D7] love babe [F] guess you know it's [C] true
[C] Hope you need my [D7] love babe [F] just like I need [C] you
[Am*] Hold me [F*] love me [Am*] hold me [D7*] love me
[C] Ain't got nothing but [D7] love babe [F] eight days a [C] week
[Verse 2]
[C] Love you every [D7] day girl [F] always on my [C] mind
[C] One thing I can [D7] say girl [F] love you all the [C] time
[Am*] Hold me [F*] love me [Am*] hold me [D7*] love me
[C] Ain't got nothing but [D7] love babe [F] eight days a [C] week
|[Chorus]
|[G] Eight days a week I [Am*] lo..o..o..o...ove you
|[D7] Eight days a week is [F] not enough to [G7] show I care
[Verse 3]
[C] Ooh I need your [D7] love babe [F] guess you know it's [C] true
[C] Hope you need my [D7] love babe [F] just like I need [C] you
[Am*] Hold me [F*] love me [Am*] hold me [D7*] love me
[C] Ain't got nothing but [D7] love babe [F] eight days a [C] week
|[Chorus]
|[G] Eight days a week I [Am*] lo..o..o..o...ove you
|[D7] Eight days a week is [F] not enough to [G7] show I care
[Verse 4]
[C] Love you every [D7] day girl [F] always on my [C] mind
[C] One thing I can [D7] say girl [F] love you all the [C] time
[Am*] Hold me [F*] love me [Am*] hold me [D7*] love me
[C] Ain't got nothing but [D7] love babe [F] eight days a [C] week
Outro:
[F] Eight days a [C] week
[F] Eight days a [C] week
[C] [D7] [F] [C*]
Feels Like I'm In Love - Kelly Marie
Intro:
A A A A
Verse 1:
A
My head is in a spin my feet don't touch the ground
A
Because you're near to me my head goes round and round
D A
My knees are shaking baby, my heart it beats like drum
(boom boom, boom boom, boom boom, boom boom)
E7 D A
It feels like it feels like I'm in love...
Verse 2:
A
Ain't been this way before but I know I'm turned on
A
This time it's something baby I can't turn off
D A
My knees are shaking baby, my heart it beats like a drum
(boom boom, boom boom, boom boom, boom boom)
E7 D A
It feels like it feels like I'm in love...
E7 D A
My knees shake, my heart beats like a drum.
(boom boom, boom boom, boom boom, boom boom)
[Bridge 1]
E7 D A
Ahhhhh Ahhhhh Ahhhhhh
E7 D A
Ahhhhh Ahhhhh Ahhhhhh
E7 D A
It feels like it feels like I'm in love...
E7 D A
My knees shake, my heart beats like a drum.
(boom boom, boom boom, boom boom, boom boom)
[Bridge 2]
A D
Ooh baby!
[A] [D] Ooh baby!
A D
Ooh baby!
E7
Ahhhh....[E7]Ahhhhhhhhhhh
Verse 3:
A
My head is in a spin my feet don't touch the ground
A
Because you're near to me my head goes round and round
D A
My knees are shaking baby my heart it beats like drum
(boom boom, boom boom, boom boom, boom boom)
E7 D A
It feels like it feels like I'm in love...
E7 D A
My knees shake my heart beats like a drum.
(boom boom, boom boom, boom boom, boom boom)
E7 D A
Ahhhhh Ahhhhh Ahhhhhh
E7 D A
Ahhhhh Ahhhhh Ahhhhhh
[Bridge 2]
A D
Ooh baby!
[A] [D] Ooh baby!
A D
Ooh baby!
E7 D A
Ahhhhh Ahhhhh Ahhhhhh
E7 D A
Ahhhhh Ahhhhh Ahhhhhh
[Outro]
It [E7*] feels like it [D*] feels like I'm in [A/////////] love...
Folsom Prison Blues
Johnny Cash
Intro:
[G] [G] [G] [G]
Verse 1:
I [G] hear the train a comin’... it's rolling round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine since... [G7] I don't know when
I'm [C] stuck in Folsom prison... and time keeps draggin’ [G] on
But that [D7] train keeps a rollin’... on down to San An[G]ton
Verse 2:
When [G] I was just a baby... my mama told me son (son)
Always be a good boy... don't [G7] ever play with guns
But I [C] shot a man in Reno... just to watch him [G] die
When I [D7] hear that whistle blowin’... I hang my head and [G] cry
Verse 3:
I [G] bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car
They're probably drinkin’ coffee... and [G7] smoking big cigars
Well I [C] know I had it coming... I know I can't be [G] free
But those [D7] people keep a-movin’... and that's what tortures [G] me
Verse 4:
Well if they'd [G] free me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it on a little [G7] farther down the line
[C] Far from Folsom prison... that's where I want to [G] stay
And I'd [D7] let that lonesome whistle... blow my blues a[G]way
Great Balls of Fire [A]
Jerry Lee Lewis
Intro Bass:
[A*] You shake my nerves and you rattle my brain
[A*][D*] Too much love drives a man insane
[D*][E7*] You broke my will
[E7][D*] But what a thrill
[A*] Goodness, [A*] gracious, [A////] great balls of fire
Verse 1:
[A] I laughed at love 'cause I thought it was funny
[D] You came along and moved me honey
[E7] I've changed my mind
[D] Your love is fine
[A*] Goodness, [A*] gracious, [A////] great balls of fire,
|Chorus:
|[D] Kiss me baby, [A] wooooo feels good
|[D] Hold me baby
|[E7*] I want to love you like a lover should
|[E7///] You’re fine, [E7///] so kind
|[E7*] I want to tell the [E7*] world that your
|[E7] mine, mine, mine, mine
Verse 2:
[A] I chew my nails and I twiddle my thumbs
[D] I'm real nervous, but it sure is fun
[E7] Come on baby
[D] Drive my crazy
[A*] Goodness, gracious, great balls of fire!!
[Instrumental x 2]
A A D D
E7 D A A
|Chorus:
|[D] Kiss me baby, [A] wooooo feels good
|[D] Hold me baby
|[E7*] I want to love you like a lover should
|[E7///] You’re fine, [E7///] so kind
|[E7*] I want to tell the [E7*] world that your
|[E7] mine, mine, mine, mine
Verse 3:
[A] I chew my nails and I twiddle my thumbs
[D] I'm real nervous, but it sure is fun
[E7] Come on baby
[D] Drive my crazy
[A*] Goodness, gracious, great balls of fire!!
[Instrumental]
A A D D
E7 D
[Outro]
[A*] Goodness, gracious, great balls of fire!!
[A////]
Happy Birthday
Happy [G] Birthday to [D7] you,
Happy [D7] Birthday to [G] you,
Happy [G7] Birthday, dear [C] name
Happy [G] Birthday [D7] to [G] you
Have You Ever Seen the Rain? [C]
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Intro:
[F] [G] [C] [C]
Verse 1:
[C] Someone told me long ago
There's a calm before the storm, I [G] know
And it’s been coming [C] for some time
[C] When it’s over so they say It'll rain a sunny day, I [G] know
Shinin’ down like [C] water [C7]
|Chorus:
|[F] I want to [G] know
|Have you [C] ever [Em] seen the [Am] rain
|[F] I want to [G] know
|Have you [C] ever [Em] seen the [Am] rain
|[F] Comin’ [G] down on a sunny [C] day (Kazoo Bit)
Verse 2:
[C] Yesterday and days before,
Sun is cold and rain is hot. I [G] know, Been that way for [C] all my time
[C] ‘Til forever on it goes
Through the circle fast and slow, I [G] know
And I can't stop, I [C] wonder [C7]
|Chorus:
|[F] I want to [G] know
|Have you [C] ever [Em] seen the [Am] rain
|[F] I want to [G] know
|Have you [C] ever [Em] seen the [Am] rain
|[F] Comin’ [G] down on a sunny [C] day [C7]
|Chorus:
|[F] I want to [G] know
|Have you [C] ever [Em] seen the [Am] rain
|[F] I want to [G] know
|Have you [C] ever [Em] seen the [Am] rain
|[F] Comin’ [G] down on a sunny [C] day [F*] [C*]
Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
Verse 1:
[NC] You ain't nothin' but a [C] hound dog cryin' all the time
You ain't nothin' but a [F] hound dog cryin' all the [C] time
Well you ain't [G] never caught a rabbit
And you [F] ain't no friend of [C] mine
Verse 2:
[NC] Well they said you was [C] high classed, well that was just a lie
Yeah they said you was [F] high classed well that was just a [C] lie
Well you ain't [G] never caught a rabbit
And you [F] ain't no friend of [C] mine
[CHORUS]
[NC]] You ain't nothin' but a [C] hound dog cryin' all the time
You ain't nothin' but a [F] hound dog cryin' all the [C] time
Well you ain't [G] never caught a rabbit
And you [F] ain't no friend of [C] mine
Instrumental Verse:
[C] [C] [C] [C]
[F] [F] [C] [C]
[G] [F] [C*]
Verse 3:
[NC] Well they said you was [C] high classed well that was just a lie
Yeah they said you was [F] high classed well that was just a [C] lie
Well you ain't [G] never caught a rabbit
And you [F] ain't no friend of [C] mine
Instrumental Verse:
[C] [C] [C] [C]
[F] [F] [C] [C]
[G] [F] [C*]
Verse 4:
[NC] Well they said you was [C] high class well that was just a lie
Yeah they said you was [F] high class well that was just a [C] lie
Well you ain't [G] never caught a rabbit
And you [F] ain't no friend of [C] mine
[Chorus]
[NC] You ain't nothin' but a [C] hound dog cryin' all the time
You ain't nothin' but a [F] hound dog cryin' all the [C] time
[Slowing down]
Well you ain't (G*) never caught a rabbit
And you (F*) ain't no friend of [C*] mine (G*) (C*)
I Can See Clearly Now
Johnny Nash
Intro:
[D]
Verse 1:
[D] I can see [G] clearly now the [D] rain has gone
I can see [G] all obstacles [A] in my way
[D] Gone are the [G] dark clouds that [D] had me blind
It’s going to be a [C] bright, [G] bright sunshiney [D] day
It’s going to be a [C] bright, [G] bright sunshiney [D] day
Verse 2:
[D] I think I can [G] make it now the [D] pain has gone
All of the [G] bad feelings have [A] disappeared
[D] Here is the [G] rainbow I’ve been [D] praying for
It’s gonna be a [C] bright [G] bright sunshiney [D] day
Bridge:
[F] Look all around there’s nothing but [C] blue skies
[F] Look straight ahead, nothing but
[A] blue skyyyyy [A*]
Verse 3:
[D] I can see [G] clearly now the [D] rain has gone
I can see [G] all obstacles [A] in my way
[D] Gone are the [G] dark clouds that [D] had me blind
It’s going to be a [C] bright, [G] bright sunshiney [D] day
It’s going to be a [C] bright, [G] bright sunshiney [D] day
[Outro - (Slowing)]
It’s going to be a [C] bright, [G] bright sunshiney [D] day
Iko Iko - The Dixie Cups
Intro:
[G] [G]
Verse 1:
[G] My grandma and your grandma Were sittin' by the [D] fire
My grandma told your grandma I'm gonna set your flag on [G] fire
|Chorus:
|Talkin' 'bout [G] Hey now (hey now) hey now (hey now)
|Iko iko un[D]day (whoa-oh-oh) Jockamo feeno ai nané Jockamo fee na[G]né
Verse 2:
[G] Look at my king all dressed in red Iko iko un[D]day
I betcha five dollars he'll stay in bed Jockamo fee na[G]né
|Chorus:
|Talkin' 'bout [G] Hey now (hey now) hey now (hey now)
|Iko iko un[D]day (whoa-oh-oh) Jockamo feeno ai nané Jockamo fee na[G]né
Verse 3:
[G] My flag boy to your flag boy, Were sittin' by the [D] fire
My flag boy told your flag boy I'm gonna set your tail on [G] fire
|Chorus:
|Talkin' 'bout [G] Hey now (hey now) hey now (hey now)
|Iko iko un[D]day (whoa-oh-oh) Jockamo feeno ai nané Jockamo fee na[G]né
Verse 4:
[G] See that guy all dressed in green? Iko iko un[D]day
He's not a man, he's a lovin' machine Jockamo fee na[G]né
|Chorus:
|Talkin' 'bout [G] Hey now (hey now) hey now (hey now)
|Iko iko un[D]day (whoa-oh-oh) Jockamo feeno ai nané Jockamo fee na[G]né
|Talkin' 'bout [G] Hey now (hey now) hey now (hey now)
|Iko iko un[D]day (whoa-oh-oh) Jockamo feeno ai nané Jockamo fee na[G]né
Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
Intro:
[A] [A] [A] [A]
[D] [D] [A] [A]
[E7] [E7] [A] [A]
Verse 1:
Deep [A] down in Louisiana close to New Orleans
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
There [D] stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
Where [A] lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode
Who [E7] never ever learned to read or write so well,
But he could [A] play the UKULELE like a ringin’ a bell.
|Chorus:
|[A] Go go.....go Johnny go go go
|[A] Go Johnny go go [D] go
|[D] Go Johnny go go [A] go
|[A] Go Johnny go go [E7] go..... Johnny B. [A] Goode...
Verse 2:
He used to [A] put his UKULELE in a gunny sack and
Sit beneath a tree by the railroad track.
An [D] engineers could see him sitting in the shade
[A] strummin’ to the rhythm that the drivers made
[E7] People passing by... they would stop and say
Oh [A] my but that little country boy can play.
|Chorus:
|[A] Go go.....go Johnny go go go
|[A] Go Johnny go go [D] go
|[D] Go Johnny go go [A] go
|[A] Go Johnny go go [E7] go..... Johnny B. [A] Goode...
Verse 3:
His [A] mother told him “someday you will be a man”
And you will be the leader of a Big Uke Jam
[D] Many, many people come from miles around to
[A] hear your UKULELE till the sun go down
[E7] Maybe someday your name will be in lights
Sayin’ [A] ‘ Johnny B. Goode tonight’.
|Chorus:
|[A] Go go go go.....go Johnny go go go
|[A] Go Johnny go go [D] go
|[D] Go Johnny go go [A] go
|[A] Go Johnny go go [E7] go..... Johnny B. [A] Goode...
|Chorus:
|[A] Go go go go.....go Johnny go go go
|[A] Go Johnny go go [D] go
|[D] Go Johnny go go [A] go
|[A] Go Johnny go go [E7] go..... Johnny B. [A] Goode... [A*] [A*] [A*] [A*]
Jolene
Dolly Parton
Intro:
[Am] [Am] [Am] [Am]
|Chorus:
|Jo-[Am]lene... Jo-[C]lene... Jo-[G]lene... Jo-[Am]lene
|I'm [G] begging of you please don't take my [Am] man
|Jo-[Am]lene... Jo-[C]lene... Jo-[G]lene... Jo-[Am]lene
|[G] Please don't take him just because you [Am] can
Verse 1:
Your [Am] beauty is be-[C]yond compare with [G] flaming locks of [Am] auburn hair
With [G] ivory skin and eyes of emerald [Am] green
Your [Am] smile is like a [C] breath of spring, your [G] voice is soft like [Am] summer rain
And [G] I cannot compete with you Jo[Am]lene
Verse 2:
He [Am] talks about you [C] in his sleep, and there's [G] nothing I can [Am] do to keep
From [G] crying when he calls your name Jo-[Am]lene
Now [Am] I can easily [C] understand how [G] you could easily
[Am] take my man, But you [G] don't know what he means to me Jo-[Am]lene
|Chorus:
|Jo-[Am]lene... Jo-[C]lene... Jo-[G]lene... Jo-[Am]lene
|I'm [G] begging of you please don't take my [Am] man
|Jo-[Am]lene... Jo-[C]lene... Jo-[G]lene... Jo-[Am]lene
|[G] Please don't take him just because you [Am] can
Verse 3:
[Am] You can have your [C] choice of men but [G] I could never [Am] love again
[G] He's the only one for me Jo-[Am]lene
I [Am] had to have this [C] talk with you... my [G] happiness de-[Am]pends on you
And what-[G]ever you decide to do Jo[Am]lene
|Chorus:
|Jo-[Am]lene... Jo-[C]lene... Jo-[G]lene... Jo-[Am]lene
|I'm [G] begging of you please don't take my [Am] man
|Jo-[Am]lene... Jo-[C]lene... Jo-[G]lene... Jo-[Am]lene
|[G] Please don't take him just because you [Am] can
Outro:
[G] Please don't take him just because you [Am] ca-a-a-a-an
[Am*]JO-[Am*]LENE!
Karma Chameleon [G]
Culture Club
There's a [G] loving in your [D] eyes all the [G] way
If I listen to your [D] lies would you [G] say
I'm a [C] man without con[D]viction I'm a [C] man who doesn't [D] know
How to [C] sell a contra[D]diction
You come and [C] go
You come and [Em] go [D]
Chorus:
[G] Karma karma karma karma [D] karma chamele[Em]on
You come and [Am] go
You come and [G] go [D]
[G] Loving would be easy if your [D] colours were like my [Em] dream
Red gold and [Am] green
Red gold and [G] green [D]
Didn't [G] hear your wicked [D] words every[G]day
And you used to be so [D] sweet I heard you [G] say
That my [C] love was an ad[D]diction
When we [C] cling our love is [D] strong
When you [C] go you're gone for[D]ever
You string [C] along
You string a[Em]long [D]
Chorus:
[C] Everyday is like sur[Bm]vival
[C] You're my lover not my [Em] rival
[C] Everyday is like sur[Bm]vival
[C] you're my lover not my [Em] riv[D]al
Chorus:
[G] Karma karma karma karma [D] karma chamele[G]on
Last Train to Clarksville [G] - The Monkees
Intro:
G7 G7 G7 G7
Verse 1:
Take the [G7] last train to Clarksville and I'll meet you at the station
You can be here at 4.30 cause I've made my reservation
Don't be [C7] slow, oh no no no, oh no no no (pause)
Verse 2:
Cause I'm [G7] leaving in the morning and I won't see you again
We'll have one more night together, 'til the morning brings my train
and I must [C7] go, oh no no no, oh no no no (pause)
Bridge:
and I [D7] don't know if I'm ever coming [G7] home
Instumental:
G7 G7
Verse 3:
[G7] Take the last train to Clarksville. I'll be waiting at the station
We'll have coffee-flavored kisses and a bit of conversation
Oh-oh-[C7]oh. Oh no no no, oh no no no
Instrumental - acapella:
Du du du ........... (x2)
Verse 4:
Take the [G7] last train to Clarksville. Now I must hang up the phone
I can't hear you in this noisy railroad station all alone, I'm feelin' [C7] low
[C7] Oh-oh-oh. Oh no no no, oh no no no (pause)
Bridge:
and I [D7] don' t know if I'm ever coming [G7] home
Instrumental:
G7 G7
Verse 5:
Take the [G7] last train to Clarksville and I'll meet you at the station
You can be here at 4.30 cause I've made my reservation
Don't be [C7] slow, oh no no no, oh no no no
Bridge:
and I [D7] don' t know if I'm ever coming [G7] home
Outro:
[G7] Take the last train to Clarksville (Whooo-oooo)
[G7] Take the last train to Clarksville (Whooo-oooo)
[G7] Take the last train to Clarksville (Whooo-oooo)
[G7] Take the last train to Clarksville (Whooo-oooo)
[G7 - Single Strum]
Mamma Mia [C]
ABBA
Intro:
[C] [C+] [C] [C+]
[C] [C+] [C] [C+]
Verse 1:
[C] I've been [G] cheated by [C] you since [G] I don't know [F] when
[C] So I [G] made up my [C] mind, it must [G] come to an [F] end
[C] Look at me now, [C+] will I ever learn?
[C] I don't know how [C+] but I suddenly [F] lose control
There's a fire with-[G7]in my soul
[F*] Just [C*] one [G] look and I can hear a bell ring
[F*] One [C*] more [G] look and I forget everything, o-o-o-oh
|[Chorus]
|[Drum & Bass Stop]
|[C] Mamma mia, here I go again....[Bb] My [F] my, how [Dm] can I [G] resist you?
|[C] Mamma mia, does it show again? ....[Bb] My [F] my, just [Dm] how much I've [G] missed you
|[All]
|[C] Yes, I've been [G] broken-hearted, [Am] Blue since the [Em] day we parted
|[Bb] Why, [F] why did I [Dm] ever [G7] let you go?
|
|[C] Mamma mia, [Am] now I really know... [Bb] My [F] my, I could never [G7] let you go
Instrumental:
[C] [C+] [C] [C+]
Verse 2:
[C] I've been [G] angry and [C] sad about [G] things that you [F] do
[C] I can't [G] count all the [C] times that I've [G] told you we're [F] through
[C] And when you go, [C+] when you slam the door
[C] I think you know [C+] that you won't be a-[F]way too long
You know that I'm [G7] not that strong
[F*] Just [C*] one [G] look and I can hear a bell ring
[F*] One [C*] more [G] look and I forget everything, o-o-o-oh
|[Chorus]
|[Drum & Bass Stop]
|[C] Mamma mia, here I go again... [Bb] My [F] my, how [Dm] can I [G] resist you?
|[C] Mamma mia, does it show again?... [Bb] My [F] my, just [Dm] how much I've [G] missed you
|[All]
|[C] Yes, I've been [G] broken-hearted, [Am] Blue since the [Em] day we parted
|[Bb] Why, [F] why did I ever [G7] let you go?
|
|[C] Mamma mia, [Am] even if I say... [Bb] Bye [F] bye, leave me now or [G] never
|[C] Mamma mia, [Am] it's a game we play... [Bb] Bye [F] bye doesn't mean for-[G]-ever
|[C] Mamma mia, [Am] now I really know, [Bb] My [F] my, I could never [G]let you go
Outro:
[C] [C+] [C] [C+]
[C - Single Strum]
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da - The Beatles
Intro:
[G] [G] [G] [G]
Verse 1:
[G] Desmond has a barrow in the [D] market place.
[D7] Molly is the singer in a [G] band.
Desmond says to [G7] Molly, “Girl, I [C] like your face”
And Molly [G] says this as she [D7] takes him by the [G] hand...
|Chorus:
|Ob-la-[G]-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, [Em] bra
|[G] La la how that [D7] life goes [G] on
|Ob-la-[G]-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, [Em] bra
|[G] La la how that [D7] life goes [G] on
Verse 2:
[G] Desmond takes a trolley to the [D] jeweller’s store
[D7] Buys a twenty carat golden [G] ring (ring)
Takes it back to [G7] Molly waiting [C] at the door,
And as he [G] gives it to her [D7] she begins to [G] sing (sing)
Chorus:
Bridge:
[C] In a couple of years they have built a home sweet [G] home [Gsus2] [G] [G7]
[C] With a couple of kids running in the yard
Of [G*] Desmond and Molly [D7*] Jones (Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha)
Verse 3:
[G] Happy ever after in the [D] market place
[D7] Desmond lets the children lend a [G] hand
Molly stays at [G7] home and does her [C] pretty face
And in the [G] evening she still [D7] sings it with the [G] band, yeah!
Chorus:
Bridge:
[C] In a couple of years they have built a home sweet [G] home [Gsus2] [G] [G7]
[C] With a couple of kids running in the yard
Of [G*] Desmond and Molly [D7*] Jones (Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha)
Verse 4:
[G] Happy ever after in the [D] market place
[D7] Molly lets the children lend a [G] hand
Desmond stays at [G7] home and does his [C] pretty face
And in the [G] evening she’s a [D7] singer with the [G] band, yeah!
|Chorus x2:
|Ob-la-[G]-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, [Em] bra
|[G] La la how that [D7] life goes [G] on
|Ob-la-[G]-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, [Em] bra
|[G] La la how that [D7] life goes [G] on
Outro:
And if you [A7] want some fun........
Take [D] Ob-la-di-la-[G*] da HEY!
Octopus’s Garden - The Beatles
Intro:
[C] [C] [C] [C]
Verse 1:
[C] I'd like to be... [Am] under the sea
In an [F] octopus’ garden in the [G7] shade
[C] He'd let us in... [Am] knows where we've been
In his [F] octopus’s garden in the [G7] shade
Verse 2:
[Am] I'd ask my frie-e-ends to come and seeeeeee...
[F] An octopus’ [G7] garden with me! [stop]
[C] I'd like to be... [Am] under the sea,
In an [F] octopus’s [G7] garden in the [C] shade
Verse 3:
[C] We would be warm... [Am] below the storm
In our [F] little hideaway beneath the [G7] waves
[C] Resting our head... [Am] on the sea bed
In an [F] octopus’s garden near a [G7] cave
Verse 4:
[Am] We would sing and dance around
[F] Because we know... we [G7] can't be found! [stop]
[C] I'd like to be... [Am] under the sea...
In an [F] octopus’s [G7] garden... in the [C] shade
Verse 5:
[C] We would shout... [Am] and swim about
The [F] coral... that lies beneath the [G7] waves
[C] Oh what joy... [Am] for every girl and boy
[F] Knowing... they're happy and they're [G7] safe
Outro:
[Am] We would be so happy, you and me!
[F] No one there to tell us [G7] what to do... [stop]
[C] I'd like to be... [Am] under the sea
In an [F] octopus’s [G7] garden... with [C] you
In an [F] octopus’s [G7] garden... with [C] you
In an [F] octopus’s [G7] garden... with [C] you
Outro:
[C - Double Strum] plus cymbals
Oh Boy - Buddy Holly
Verse 1:
[C*] All of my love [C*] all of my kissing,
[C] you don't know what [C7] you've been a missing
Oh [F] boy when you're with me oh [C] boy
The world will see that [G] you were [G7] meant for [C] me
Verse 2:
[C*] All of my life [C*] I've been a waiting,
[C] tonight there'll be no [C7] hesitating
Oh [F] boy when you're with me oh [C] boy
The world will see that [G] you were [G7] meant for[C] me
Bridge:
[G7] Stars appear and shadows falling
[C] You can hear [C7] my heart calling
[F] And a little bit of loving makes everything right
[G*] I'm gonna [G*] see my [G] baby tonight
|Chorus:
|[C*] All of my love [C*] all of my kissing,
|[C] you don't know wha [C7] you've been a missing
|Oh [F] boy when you're with me oh [C] boy
|The world will see that [G] you were [G7] meant for [C] me
Bridge:
[G7] Stars appear and shadows falling
[C] You can hear [C7] my heart calling
[F] And a little bit of loving makes everything right
[G*] I'm gonna [G*] see my [G] baby tonight
|Chorus:
|[C*] All of my love [C*] all of my kissing,
|[C] you don't know what [C7] you've been a missing
|Oh [F] boy when you're with me oh [C] boy
|The world will see that [G] you were [G7] meant for [C] me
Outro:
[F*][C*]
Red Light Spells Danger - Billy Ocean
Intro:
[Am] [F] [C] [G]
[Am] Red Light, Spells [F] danger, Can't [C] hold out, much [G] longer
'Cause [Am] red light means [F] warning,
Can't [C] hold out, I'm [G] burning (No, no, no...)
Verse 1:
[Am] You took my heart and turned me on
[F] And now the danger sign is on
[C] I never thought the day would come
[G] When I would feel alone without you [Am] And now I'm like a child again,
[F] Calling out his mama's name, [C] You got me on a ball and chain,
[G] Doin' things that I don't want to.
Bridge:
[F] Can't stop running to ya,
[G] Feel the love coming through ya,
[F] Girl with you beside me,
[G] Hold on, heaven guide me...
|Chorus:
|[C] Red light (till the red light) Spells [F] danger (oh a danger warning)
|Can't [C] hold out (can't hold out) much [G] longer (no no baby)
|'Cause [C] red light (feel the red light) means [F] warning (oh it's a danger warning),
|Can't [C] hold out (can’t hold out) I'm [G] burning (woah-oh oh oh)
Intro Repeat:
[Am] [F] [C] [G]
[Am] Red Light, Spells [F] danger, Can't [C] hold out, much [G] longer
'Cause [Am] red light means [F] warning,
Can't [C] hold out, I'm [G] burning (No, no, no...)
Verse 2:
[Am] I had my fun and played around,
[F] without a love to tie me down,
[C] I always used to kiss and run,
[G] I never wanted love to catch me. [Am] I thought I had a heart of stone,
[F] But now I'm in the danger zone, [C] I can feel the heat is on,
[G] Soon the flames are gonna catch me.
Bridge: (Softly with cresc)
[F] Can't stop running to ya,
[G] Feel the love coming through ya,
[F] Girl with you beside me,
[G] Hold on, heaven guide me...
|Chorus:
|[C] Red light (feel the red light) Spells [F] danger (oh it's a danger warning)
|Can't [C] hold out (can't hold out) much [G] longer (no no nooooo)
|'Cause [C] red light (feel the red light) means [F] warning (oh it's a danger warning),
|Can't [C] hold out (cant hold out) I'm [G] burning (No no nooooo)
|
|[C] Red light (it's a red light baby) Spells [F] danger (oh that's a danger warning)
|Can't [C] hold out (can't hold out) much [G] longer (Nooo you gotta help me baby)
|'Cause [C] red light (feel the red light) means [F] warning (oh it's a danger warning),
|Can't [C] hold out (cant hold out) I'm [G] burning (No no nooooo)
Outro:
[C* - Single Strum]
Reet Petite [D](SS) - Jackie Wilson
Intro:
[G] | [G] | [D] | [D]
[A] | [G] | [D] | [D*]
Verse 1:
Well, [D] look about, look about, look about, look about, oo[D7]wee !
[G] Look about, look about, look about, [D] oo-wee !
[A] Ooh, aah, [G] ooh, aah, [D] oo-wee
Verse 2:
Well, she's so [D] fine, fine, fine, she's so fine, [D7] f-f-fine
She's so [G] fi-i-i-i-i-ine, she's so [D] fine, fine, fine
She's [A] really sweet, the finest [G] girl you ever wanna [D] meet
|Chorus:
|Oh oh oh [G] oh, oh oh oh [D] oh
|Rrrrrrrrr[A]reet Petite, the finest [G] girl you ever wanna [D] meet
Verse 3:
Well, have you [D*] ever seen a girl for whom your [D*] soul you'd give
For whom you'd [D*] fight for, [D*] die for, [D7] pray to God to live
But she's [G] so fine, she's [D] so fine
She's [A] really sweet, the finest [G] girl you ever wanna [D] meet
Verse 4:
Well, she really [D*] fills her clothes from her [D*] head to toe
I want the [D*] world to [D*] know I [D7] love her, love her so
She's [G] all right, she's [D] all right
She's [A] all right, she loves [G] me both day and [D] night
|Chorus:
|Oh oh oh [G] (Oh oh oh oh) oh, oh oh oh [D] oh (Oh oh oh oh)
|Rrrrrrrrr[A]reet Petite, the finest [G] girl you ever wanna [D] meet
Instrumental:
[G] | [G] | [D] | [D]
[A] | [G] | [D] | [D*]
Verse 5:
Well, she's like [D*] honey from a bee, she's like [D*] peaches from a tree
I [D*] love her, [D*] need her, she [D7] means so much to me
She's all [G] right, she's [D] got what it takes
She's [A] got what it takes and with [G] me she really [D] rates
Verse 6:
Well, now, [D*] she's my cutie, [D*] my tutti-frutti
My [D*] heart, my [D*] love, [D7] my bathing beauty
She's [G] all right, she's [D] got just what it takes
She's [A] got what it takes and with [G] me she really [D] rates
|Chorus:
|Oh oh oh [G] (Oh oh oh oh) oh, oh oh oh [D] oh (Oh oh oh oh)
|Rrrrrrrrr[A]reet Petite, the finest [G] girl you ever wanna [D] meet
Outro:
Rrrrrrrrr[A]reet Petite, the finest [G] girl you ever wanna [D] meet
Rrrrrrrrr[A]reet Petite, the finest [G] girl you ever wanna [D] meet
[D*][G*][D]
Ring of Fire
Johnny Cash
Intro Instrumental & Kazoo:
[G] Da da-da da-da [C] dah dah [G] dah
[G] Da da-da da-da [D] dah dah [G] dah
[G] Da da-da da-da [C] dah dah [G] dah
[G] Da da-da da-da [D] dah dah [G] dah
Verse 1:
[G] Love... is a [C] burning [G] thing
And it [G] makes... a [D] fiery [G] ring
[G] Bound by [C] wild de[G]sire
I fell into a [D] ring of [G] fire
|Chorus:
|[D] I fell in to a [C] burning ring of [G] fire
|I went [D] down, down, down
|And the [C] flames went [G] higher
|And it [G] burns, burns, burns
|The [C] ring of [G] fire
|The [D] ring of [G] fire
Instrumental & Kazoo:
[G] Da da-da da-da [C] dah dah [G] dah
[G] Da da-da da-da [D] dah dah [G] dah
[G] Da da-da da-da [C] dah dah [G] dah
[G] Da da-da da-da [D] dah dah [G] dah
|Chorus:
|[D] I fell in to a [C] burning ring of [G] fire
|I went [D] down, down, down
|And the [C] flames went [G] higher
|And it [G] burns, burns, burns
|The [C] ring of [G] fire
|The [D] ring of [G] fire
Verse 2:
The [G] taste... of [C] love is [G] sweet
When [G] hearts like [D] ours [G] meet
I [G] fell for you [C] like a [G] child
Oh but the [D] fire went [G] wild
|Chorus x 2:
|[D] I fell in to a [C] burning ring of [G] fire
|I went [D] down, down, down
|And the [C] flames went [G] higher
|And it [G] burns, burns, burns
|The [C] ring of [G] fire
|The [D] ring of [G] fire
Outro:
And it [G] burns, burns, burns
The [C] ring of [G] fire
The [D] ring of [G] fire [G] [C-G]
Rock Around the Clock [A] - Bill Haley
* is single Down only strum, *** is Up Down Down strum
Verse 1:
[A***] One, two, three o'clock, four o'clock, rock
[A***] Five, six, seven o'clock, eight o'clock, rock
[A***] Nine, ten, eleven o'clock, twelve o'clock, rock
We're gonna [E7*] rock [E7*] around the [E7*] clock [E7] tonight.
Verse 2:
Put your [A] glad rags on and join me, hon,
we'll have some fun when the [A7] clock strikes one
We're gonna [D7] rock around the clock tonight,
we're gonna [A] rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight.
We're gonna [E7] rock, gonna rock, a[D7]round the clock [A] tonight. [E7]
Verse 3:
When the [A] clock strikes two, three and four,
if the band slows down we'll [A7] yell for more
We're gonna [D7] rock around the clock tonight,
we're gonna [A] rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight.
We're gonna [E7] rock, gonna rock, a[D7] ound the clock [A] tonight. [E7]
Verse 4:
When the [A] chimes ring five, six and seven,
we'll be right in [A7] seventh heaven.
We're gonna [D7] rock around the clock tonight,
we're gonna [A] rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight.
We're gonna [E7] rock, gonna rock, a[D7]round the clock [A] tonight. [E7]
Verse 5:
When it's [A] eight, nine, ten, eleven too,
I'll be goin' strong and [A7] so will you.
We're gonna [D7] rock around the clock tonight,
we're gonna [A] rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight.
We're gonna [E7] rock, gonna rock, a[D7]round the clock [A] tonight. [E7]
Instrumental verse:
[A][A7][D7][A]
[E7][D7][A][E7]
Verse 6:
When the [A] clock strikes twelve, we'll cool off then,
start a rockin' round the [A7] clock again.
We're gonna [D7] rock around the clock tonight,
we're gonna [A] rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight.
We're gonna [E7] rock, gonna rock, a[D7]round the clock [A] tonight. [Stop + Bass Outro]
Rockin’ All Over The World - Status Quo
Intro:
[G][G][C][C]
[G][D][G][G]
Verse 1:
[G] Well here we are and here we are and here we go
[C] All aboard cos we’re hittin' the road
Here we [G] go oh [D] rockin' all over the [G] world
Verse 2:
[G] Well a giddy up and giddy up get away
[C] We're goin' crazy and we're goin' today
Here we [G] go oh [D] rockin' all over the [G] world
|Chorus:
|[G] And I like it I like it I like it I like it I [C] la la like it la la like it
|Here we [G] go oh [D] rockin' all over the [G] world
Verse 3:
[G] I'm gonna tell your mama what I'm gonna do
Come [C] on out get your dancing shoes
Here we [G] go oh [D] rockin' all over the [G] world
|Chorus:
|[G] And I like it I like it I like it I like it I [C] la la like it la la like it
|Here we [G] go oh [D] rockin' all over the [G] world
Acapella:
And I like it I like it I like it I like it I la la like it la la like it
Here we go oh rockin' all over the world
|Chorus x2:
|[G] And I like it I like it I like it I like it I [C] la la like it la la like it
|Here we [G] go oh [D] rockin' all over the [G] world
Outro:
Here we [G] go oh [D] rockin' all over the [G] world
[G*] [G*] [G*] [G*]
Shang-A-Lang - Bay City Rollers
[Intro]
[D*] [Db*] [C6*] [Db*] [D/////] x2
[Verse 1]
D
We were rippin up....we were rockin up, roll it over and lay it down
D
We were shakin up ...we were breakin up
D7
we were rockin to the shang-a-lang sound of the music [G]
|[Pre-Chorus]
|HEY HEY, rockin to the [D] music
|HEY HEY, rocking to the [E7] music
|rocking every night and day
|[A*] HEY [A*] HEEE[A7]EEEEY
|[Chorus]
| D G
|Well we sang shang-a-lang as we ran with the gang
| D
|doin doo wop be dooby do ay [A]
| D
|we were all in the news
| G
|with our blue suede shoes
| D A D
|and our dancin the night away
|
| D G
|well we sang shang-a-lang as we ran with the gang
| D
|doin doo wop be dooby do eye [A]
| D G
|with the jukebox playing and every body saying that
|D A
| music like ours couldn't [D*] die
[Instrumental]
[Db*] [C6*] [Db*] [D/////]
[Verse 2]
D
We were grooving....we were movin, pussyfootin and booting it round
D
We were boppin it....we were hoppin it
D7
we were jumping to the shang-a-lang sound of the music [G]
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Muted Strum]
Shang A lang,
Shang A lang,
Shang A lang,
Shang A lang, shang A lang, shang A lang
|[Chorus]
| D G
|Well we sang shang-a-lang as we ran with the gang
| D
|doin doo wop be dooby do ay [A]
| D
|with the jukebox playing and [G] every body saying that
|D A
| music like ours couldn't [D] die
|
| D G
|well we sang shang-a-lang as we ran with the gang
| D
|doin doo wop be dooby do eye [A]
| D
|we were all in the news
| G
|with our blue suede shoes
|and our [D] dancin the [A] night [D*] away
Outro:
[Db*] [C6*] [Db*] [D/////]
[D*] [Db*] [C6*] [Db*] [D*]
Sloop John B
The Beach Boys
Intro:
[C] [C] [C] [C]
Verse 1:
We [C] come on the sloop [F] John [C] B
My grandfather [F] and [C] me
Around Nassau town we did [G7] roam
Drinking all [C] night [C7] Got into a [F] fi-i-[Dm]-ight
Well I [C] feel so broke up [G7] I wanna go [C] home
|Chorus:
|So [C] hoist up the John [F] B [C] sail
|See how the main [F] sail [C] sets
|Call for the captain ashore, let me go [G7] home
|Let me go [C] home [C7]
|I wanna go [F] ho-o-[Dm]-ome
|Well I [C] feel so broke up
|[G7] I wanna go [C] home
Verse 2:
[C] First mate he [F] got [C] drunk
Broke in the [F] cap[C]tain’s trunk
Constable had to come and take him a[G7]way
Sheriff John [C] Stone [C7]
Why don’t you leave me a-[F] lo-o-[Dm]-one
Well I [C] feel so broke up
[G7] I wanna go [C] home
|Chorus:
|So [C] hoist up the John [F] B [C] sail
|See how the main [F] sail [C] sets
|Call for the captain ashore, let me go [G7] home
|Let me go [C] home [C7]
|I wanna go [F] ho-o-[Dm]-ome
|Well I [C] feel so broke up
|[G7] I wanna go [C] home
Verse 3:
The [C] poor cook he caught [F] the [C] fits
Threw away all of [F] my [C] grits
Then he took and ate up all of my [G7] corn
Let me go [C] home [C7]
I wanna go [F] ho-o-[Dm]-ome
This [C] is the worst trip
[G7] I’ve ever been [C] on
|Chorus:
|So [C] hoist up the John [F] B [C] sail
|See how the main [F] sail [C] sets
|Call for the captain ashore, let me go [G7] home
|Let me go [C] home [C7]
|I wanna go [F] ho-o-[Dm]-ome
|Well I [C] feel so broke up
|[G7] I wanna go [C] home
Outro:
I [C] feel so broke up
[G7*] I wanna go [C///] home
Somewhere in my Heart [C] - Aztec Camera
Intro:
[C] [C]
Verse 1:
[C] Summer in the city where the air is still
A baby being born to the overkill
[F] Who cares what people say
We walk down love’s motorway
[C] Ambition and love wearing boxing gloves and
Singing hearts and flowers
|Chorus:
|But [F] somewhere in my heart there is a [E7] star that shines for you
|[F] Silver splits the blue... [C] love will see it through
|And [F] somewhere in my heart there is the [E7] will to set you free
|[F*] All you’ve got to [Fm*] be is [C] true
Verse 2:
[C] A star above the city in the northern chill
A baby being born to the overkill
[F] No say no place to go
A TV, a radio
[C] Ambition and love wearing boxing gloves and
Singing hearts and flowers
|Chorus:
|But [F] somewhere in my heart there is a [E7] star that shines for you
|[F] Silver splits the blue... [C] love will see it through
|And [F] somewhere in my heart there is the [E7] will to set you free
|[F*] All you’ve got to [Fm*] be is [C] true
Bridge:
[G] But who could heal what’s never been as one
And our [Fm] hearts have been torn since the day we were born just like [E7] anyone
[G#] From Westward to Hollywood the one thing that’s understood
It’s that you [G*] can’t buy time but you can [G*] sell your soul
And the [G] closest thing to heaven is to rock and roll
Instrumental:
[F] [C] [F] [E7]
|Chorus: x2
|But [F] somewhere in my heart there is a [E7] star that shines for you
|[F] Silver splits the blue... [C] love will see it through
|And [F] somewhere in my heart there is the [E7] will to set you free
|[F*] All you’ve got to [Fm*] be is [C] true
[Outro]
[F] [Fm] [C]
Stop - Erasure
Intro:
[A*]
Verse 1:
NC A
We'll be together again, I've been waiting for a long time
D
We're gonna be, we're gonna be together again
A
I've been connected to the right line
E7 D
We'll be together and nobody ain't never
Gonna disconnect us, or ever separate us, Or say to us you've got to
|Chorus:
| G
|[A] Stop! Stand there where you are
| D A
|Before you go too far, before you make a fool out of love
|A G
| Stop! Don't jump before you look
| D A
|Get hung upon a hook, Before you make a fool out of love
Instrumental:
[A] [A] [A] [A*]
Verse 2:
NC A
We'll be together again, I've been waiting for a long time
D
We're gonna be, we're gonna be together again
A
I've been connected to the right line
E7 D
We'll be together and nobody ain't never
Gonna disconnect us, or ever separate us, Or say to us you've got to
Chorus:
[Instrumental]
[A] [A] [A] [A*]
Bridge:
NC E7 D
We'll be together and nobody ain't never
Gonna disconnect us, or ever separate us, Or say to us you've got to
|Chorus: x2
|[A] Stop! [G] Stand there where you are
| D A
|Before you go too far, Before you make a fool out of love
|A G
| Stop! Don't jump before you look
| D A
|Get hung upon a hook, Before you make a fool out of love
Outro:
[A*] Stop!
Stuck in the Middle with You
Stealers Wheel
Intro: [D] [D] [D] [D]
Verse 1:
Well I [D] don't know why I came here tonight
I got the [D] feeling that something ain't right
I'm so [G7] scared in case I fall off my chair
And I'm [D] wondering how I'll get down the stairs
[A] Clowns to the left of me
[C] Jokers to the [G] right
Here I [D] am stuck in the middle with you
Verse 2:
Yes I'm [D] stuck in the middle with you
And I'm [D] wondering what it is I should do
It's so [G7] hard to keep this smile from my face
Losing control [D] yeah, I’m all over the place
[A] Clowns to the left of me
[C] Jokers to the [G] right
Here I [D] am stuck in the middle with you
|Chorus:
|Well you [G7] started off with nothing and you're proud that you're a self-made man [D]
|And your [G7] friends they all come crawling, slap you on the back and say
|[D*] plea-ea-ease [A7*] plea-ea- ease
Instrumental:
[D] [D] [D] [D]
Verse 3:
[D] Trying to make some sense of it all
But I can [D] see that it makes no sense at all
Is it [G7] cool to go to sleep on the floor?
Cos I don't [D] think I can take any more
[A] Clowns to the left of me
[C] Jokers to the [G] right
Here I [D] am stuck in the middle with you
|Chorus:
|Well you [G7] started off with nothing and you're proud that you're a self-made man [D]
|And your [G7] friends they all come crawling, slap you on the back and say
|[D*] plea-ea-ease [A7*] plea-ea- ease
Verse 4:
Well I [D] don't know why I came here tonight
I got the [D] feeling that something ain't right
I'm so [G7] scared in case I fall off my chair
And I'm [D] wondering how I'll get down the stairs
[A] Clowns to the left of me
[C] Jokers to the [G] right
Here I [D] am stuck in the middle with you
Outro:
Yes I’m... [D] stuck in the middle with you
[D] Stuck in the middle with you
Here I am [D] stuck in the middle with you
[D*] [D*]
Sunny Afternoon [Dm] - The Kinks
[Intro]
[Dm] [Dm] [A] [A]
[Dm] [Dm] [A] [A]
[Verse 1]
The [Dm] taxman’s taken [C] all my dough
And [F] left me in my [C] stately home
[A] Lazin’ on a sunny after[Dm]noon
And I can’t [C] sail my yacht
He’s [F] taken every[C]thing I’ve got
[A] All I’ve got’s this sunny after[Dm]noon
|[Chorus 1]
|[D7] Save me, save me, save me from this [G7] squeeze
|I got a [C7] big fat mama tryin’ to break [F] me [A7]
||And I [Dm] love to live so [G7] pleasantly
|[Dm] Live this life of [G7] luxur[C7]y
|[F] Lazin’ on a [A7] sunny after[Dm]noon
|In the [A] summertime
|In the [Dm] summertime
|In the [A] summertime
[Verse 2]
My [Dm] girlfriend’s run off [C] with my car
And [F] gone back to her [C] ma and pa
[A] Tellin’ tales of drunkenness and [Dm] cruelty
Now I’m [C] sittin’ here
[F] Sippin’ at my [C] ice-cold beer
[A] All I’ve got’s this sunny after[Dm]noon
|[Chorus 2]
|[D7] Help me, help me, help me sail a[G7]way
|Or give me [C7] two good reasons why I oughta [F] stay [A7]
|'Cause I [Dm] love to live so [G7] pleasantly
|[Dm] Live this life of [G7] luxur[C7]y
|[F] Lazin’ on a [A7] sunny after[Dm]noon
|In the [A] summertime
|In the [Dm] summertime
|In the [A] summertime
|[Chorus 1]
|[D7] Save me, save me, save me from this [G7] squeeze
|I got a [C7] big fat mama tryin’ to break [F] me [A7]
||And I [Dm] love to live so [G7] pleasantly
|[Dm] Live this life of [G7] luxur[C7]y
|[F] Lazin’ on a [A7] sunny after[Dm]noon
|In the [A] summertime
|In the [Dm] summertime
|In the [A] summertime
[Outro]
[Dm*]
Take Me Home, Country Roads* [C]
John Denver
Verse 1:
[single strums first two lines]
[C*] Almost heaven... [Am*] West Virginia
[G*] Blue ridge mountains [F*] Shenandoah [C] river
[C] Life is old there [Am] older than the trees
[G] Younger than the moun-tains... [F] blowing like a [C] breeze
|Chorus:
|Country [C] roads... take me [G] home
|To the [Am] place... I be[F]long
|West Vir[C]ginia... mountain ma[G]ma
|Take me [F]home... country [C] roads
Verse 2:
[C] All my memories... [Am] gathered round her
[G] Miner’s lady... [F] stranger to blue [C] water
[C] Dark and dusty... [Am] painted on the sky
[G] Misty taste of moonshine [F] teardrops in my [C] eye
|Chorus:
|Country [C] roads... take me [G] home
|To the [Am] place... I be[F]long
|West Vir[C]ginia... mountain ma[G]ma
|Take me [F]home... country [C] roads
Bridge:
[Am] I hear her [G] voice in the [C] mornin’ hour she calls me
The [F] radio re[C]minds me of my [G] home far away
And [Am] drivin’ down the [G] road I get a feel[F]in’ that I
[C] should have been home [G] yesterday... yester[G7]day
Acapella:
Country roads... take me home
To the place... I belong
West Virginia... mountain mama
Take me home... country roads
Outro:
Country [C] roads... take me [G] home
To the [Am] place... I be[F] long
West Vir[C]ginia... mountain ma[G]ma
Take me [F] home... country [C] roads
Take me [G] home... down country [C] roads
Take me [G] home... down country [C] roads [C//]
Wild Rover
The Dubliners
[Intro]
[C] [G7] [C] [C]
[Verse 1]
I've [C] been a wild rover for many a [F] year
And I [C] spent all me [G7] money on whiskey and [C] beer
But [C] now I'm returning with gold in great [F] store,
And I [C] promise to [G7] play the wild rover no [C] more
|[Chorus]
|And it's [G7] no, nay, never
|[C] No, nay, never, no [F] more,
|Will I [C] play the wild [F] rover,
|No [G7] never, no [C] more [C]
[Verse 2]
I [C] went to an ale house I used to fre-[F]quent,
And I [C] told the land[G7]lady me money’s all [C] spent,
I [C] asked her for credit, she answered me [F] "Nay...
Sure a [C] custom like [G7] yours I could get any [C] day."
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
I [C] took from my pocket 10 sovereigns [F] bright,
And the [C] landlady's [G7] eyes opened up with de-[C]light,
She [C] said, "I have whiskeys and wines of the [F] best,
And the [C] words that I [G7] told you were only in [C] jest.
[Chorus]
[Verse 4]
I'll go [C] home to my parents, confess what I've [F] done,
And I'll [C] ask them to [G7] pardon their prodigal [C] son,
And [C] if they forgive me as oft times be-[F]fore,
Then I [C] never will [G7] play the wild rover no [C] more!
|[Chorus]
|And it's [G7] no, nay, never
|[C] No, nay, never, no [F] more,
|Will I [C] play the wild [F] rover,
|No [G7] never, no [C] more [C]
|
|And it's [G7] no, nay, never
|[C] No, nay, never, no [F] more,
|[Slowing]
|Will I [C///] plaaaay the wild [F///] rover,
|No [G7///] never, no [C//////] more.
Will You Still Love me Tomorrow?
The Shirelles
Intro:
C C C C
Verse 1:
[C] Tonight you’re [Am] mine com[F]pletely [G]
[C] You give your [Am] love so sweet[G]ly
To[Em]night the light of [Am] love is in your eyes
[F] But will you [G] love me to[C]morrow?
Verse 2:
[C] Is this a [Am] lasting [F] treasure [G]?
[C] Or just a [Am] moment’s plea[G]sure?
Can [Em] I believe the [Am] magic of your sighs?
[F] Will you still [G] love me to[C]morrow?
Bridge:
[F] Tonight with words un[Em]spoken
[F] You said that I’m the only [C] one
[F] But will my heart be [Em] broken
When the [F] night meets the [D7] morning [F] sun? [G]
Verse 3:
[C] I’d like to [Am] know that [F] your love [G]
[C] Is a love I [Am] can be [G] sure of
So [Em] tell me now and [Am] I won’t ask again
[F] Will you still [G] love me to[C]morrow?
[F] Will you still [G] love me to[C]morrow? [C7]
(Slowing)
[F] Will you still [G] love me to[C]morrow?
You Are My Sunshine
|Chorus:
|You are my [C] sunshine... my only sunshine
|You make me [F] happy... when skies are [C] grey
|You’ll never [F] know dear... how much I [C] love you
|Please don’t take... my [G7] sunshine a[C]way
Verse 1:
[C] The other night dear, as I lay sleeping
I dreamed I [F ]held you in my [C] arms,
When I [F] awoke dear, I was mistaken
[C] So I hung my [G7] head and I [C]] cried.
|Chorus:
|You are my [C] sunshine... my only sunshine
|You make me [F] happy... when skies are [C] grey
|You’ll never [C] know dear... how much I [F] love you
|Please don’t take... my [G7] sunshine a[C]way
|Please don’t take... my [G7] sunshine a[C]way
You’re the One that I Want - Grease
Intro: [Am] [Am] [Am] [Am]
[Verse 1]
I got [Am] chills... they’re multiplying
And I’m [F] losing [C] control
Cos the [E7] power... you’re supp[Am]lying
It’s electrifying ... ...
You better shape [C] up... cos I [G] need a man
[Am] And my heart is set on [F] you
You better shape [C] up... you better [G] understand
[Am] To my heart I must be [F] true
Nothing left, nothing left for me to do
|[Chorus]
|You’re the [C] one that I want (you are the one I want) Oo-oo-[F]oo honey
|The [C] one that I want (you are the one that I want) Oo-oo-[F]oo honey
|The [C] one that I want (you are the one that I want) Oo-oo-[F]oo honey
|The one I [G] need... oh yes [G7] indeed
Instrumental:
[Am] [Am] [Am] [Am]
[Verse 2]
[Am] If you’re [Am] filled... with affection
You’re too [F] shy to [C] convey
Meditate [E7] in my [Am] direction
Feel your way ... ...
I better shape [C] up... cos you [G] need a man
[Am] Who can keep you [F] satisfied
I better shape [C] up... if I’m [G] gonna prove
[Am] That my faith is [F] justified
Are you sure? Yes I’m sure down deep inside
|Chorus:
|You’re the [C] one that I want (you are the one I want) Oo-oo-[F]oo honey
|The [C] one that I want (you are the one that I want) Oo-oo-[F]oo honey
|The [C] one that I want (you are the one that I want) Oo-oo-[F]oo honey
|The one I [G] need... oh yes [G7] indeed
|Chorus:
|You’re the [C] one that I want (you are the one I want) Oo-oo-[F]oo honey
|The [C] one that I want (you are the one that I want) Oo-oo-[F]oo honey
|The [C] one that I want (you are the one that I want) Oo-oo-[F]oo honey
|The one I [G] need... oh yes [G7] indeed
Outro:
You’re the [C*] one that I want!