Glasgow - Southside Strummers v1
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
|[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 [C]
[Instrumental]
[High C] [Bb] [G]
|[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] soul
|I hear you [Am] calling
|Oh baby [F] please... give a little res[Em]pect [F] to-[G]-oo [C] me-e-e
Outro:
[Csus4] [C] [Csus4] [C] [Csus4] [C*]
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] things [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] [G-F] [C] [C]
[C] [G-F] [C]
Believe - Cher
Intro:
G D Am C
G D Am C
Verse 1:
G Bm
No matter how hard I try, you keep pushing me aside
C G
and I can't break through, there's no talking to you. [D]
G Bm
It's so sad that you're leavin', it takes time to believe it.
C D
But after all is said and done, you're gonna be the lonely one, oh...
|Chorus:
|G D Am
| Do you believe in life after love? [C]
| G D
|I can feel something inside me say
| Am Em
|I really don't think you're strong enough now.
|G D Am
| Do you believe in life after love? [C]
| G D
|I can feel something inside me say
| Am Em
|I really don't think you're strong enough now.
Verse 2:
G Bm
What am I supposed to do? Sit around and wait for you,
C G
well I can't do that, and there's no turnin' back. [D]
G Bm
I need time to move on, I need love to feel strong,
C D
'cos I've had time to think it through, 'n maybe I'm too good for you, oh...
Chorus:
Bridge:
Em D Em D
Well I know that I'll get through this....... 'cos I know that I am strong.
C D
And I don't need you anymore, I don't need you anymore. [D]
C D
I don't need you anymore, no I don't need you anymore.
Single Strum:
G D Am
Do you believe in life after love? [C]
G D
I can feel something inside me say
Am Em
I really don't think you're strong enough now.
[Normal Strum]
G D Am
Do you believe in life after love? [C]
G D
I can feel something inside me say
Am Em
I really don't think you're strong enough now.
|Chorus:
|G D Am
| Do you believe in life after love? [C]
| G D
|I can feel something inside me say
| Am Em
|I really don't think you're strong enough now.
|G D Am
| Do you believe in life after love? [C]
| G D
|I can feel something inside me say
| Am Em
|I really don't think you're strong enough now.
Outro:
[G ////////////]
Brown Eyed Girl
Van Morrison
Intro + Kazoo:
[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*]
Don't Stop [C] - Fleetwood Mac
[Intro]
[C][A#] [F][F] x2
[Verse 1]
C A# F
If you wake up and don't want to smile
C A# F
If it takes just a little while
C A# F
Open your eyes and look at the day
G7
You'll see things in a different way
[Chorus]
C A# F
Don't stop thinking about tomorrow
C A# F
Don't stop, it'll soon be here
C A# F
It'll be here better than before
G7
Yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone
[Link]
C A# F
C A# F
[Verse 2]
C A# F
Why not think about times to come
C A# F
And not about the things that you've done
C A# F
If your life was bad to you
G7
Just think what tomorrow will do
[Chorus]
C A# F
C A# F
C A# F G7 G7
[Verse 3]
C A# F
All I want is to see you smile
C A# F
If it takes just a little while
C A# F
I know you don't believe that it's true
G7
I never meant any harm to you
[Chorus x2]
[Outro]
C A# F C A# F
Oooh, Don't you look back
C A# F C A# F
Oooh, Don't you look back
C A# F C A# F
Oooh, Don't you look back
C A# F C A# F
Oooh, Don't you look back
G7 G7
[C*]
Dreamin'[C] - Imelda May / Blondie
[Intro]
[C] [C] [F] [F] x2
[Verse 1]
C F
When I met you in the restaurant
C F
You could tell I was no debutante
C G Am
You asked me what's my pleasure, a movie or a measure?
F
I'll have a cup of tea and tell you of my
[Chorus]
C F
Dreaming, dreaming is free
C F
Dreaming, dreaming is free
[Verse 2]
C F
I don't want to live on charity
C F
Pleasure's real or is it fantasy?
C G Am
Reel to reel is living rarity, people stop and stare at me
F
We just walk on by, we just keep on
[Chorus]
C F
Dreaming, dreaming is free
C F
Dreaming, dreaming is free
[Bridge]
F
Beat feet walking a two-mile
F
Meet me, meet me at the turnstile
C G
I never met him, I'll never forget him
F
Dream, dream even for a little while
F
Dream, dream filling up an idle hour
C G
Fade away radiate (stop)
[Verse 3]
C F
I sit by and watch the river flow
C F
I sit by and watch the traffic go
C G Am
Imagine something of your very own, something you can have and hold
F
I'd build a road in gold just to have some
[Chorus]
C F
Dreaming, dreaming is free
C F
Dreaming, dreaming is free
C F
Dreaming, dreaming is free
C F
Dreaming, dreaming is free
end 1 strum of [C]
Drop The Pilot [C] - Joan Armatrading
[Intro]
| C | F | C | F |
| C | F | C | F |
[Verse 1]
C F C F
I'm right on target, my aim is straight
C F C F
So you're in love, I say what of it?
F G F G
Things can change, there's always changes
F G F G
And I wanna try some rearran - ging
[Chorus]
C F
I say, "Drop the pilot, try my balloon
C F
Drop the monkey, smell my perfume
C F
Drop the mahout, I'm the easy rider
C F
Don't use your army to fight a losing battle"
[Post-Chorus]
C F
Animal, mineral, physical, spiritual
F
I'm the one you need
G
I'm the one you need
[Instrumental]
| C | F | C | F |
| C | F | C | F |
[Verse 2]
C F C F
You're kissing cousins, there's no smoke no flame
C F C F
If you lose that pilot, I can fly your plane
F G F G
If you want solid ground come on and try me
F G F G
Or I can take you so high that you're never gonna wanna come down
[Chorus]
[Post-Chorus]
[Instrumental]
| C | F | C | F |
| C | F | C | F |
Everybody’s Talking at Me
Harry Nilsson
Intro: First 4 lines of verse
[C] Every[Cmaj7]body's [C] talking [Cmaj7] at me.
[C] I don't [Cmaj7] hear a[C] word they're [C7] saying,
[Dm7] Only [G7] the [G7sus2] echoes of my [C] mind.
[Cmaj7] [C] [Cmaj7] [C]
People [Cmaj7] stopping [C] staring, [Cmaj7]
[C] I [Cmaj7] can't [C] see their [C7] faces,
[Dm7] Only the [G7] shadows [G7sus2] of [G7] their [C] eyes.
[Cmaj7] [C] [Cmaj7]
[F] I'm going where the [G7] sun keeps shining
[C] Thru' the [Cmaj7] pouring [C7] rain,
[F] Going where the [G7] weather
suits my [C] clothes, [C7]
[F] Backing off of the [G7] North East wind,
[C] Sailing on [Cmaj7] summer [C7] breeze
[F] And skipping over the [G7] ocean like a [C] stone.
[Cmaj7] [C] [Cmaj7]
[F] I'm going where the [G7] sun keeps shining
[C] Thru' the [Cmaj7] pouring [C7] rain,
[F] Going where the [G7] weather
suits my [C] clothes, [C7]
[F] Backing off of the [G7] North East wind,
C] Sailing on [Cmaj7] summer [C7] breeze
[F] And skipping over the [G7] ocean like a [C] stone.
[Cmaj7] [C] [Cmaj7]
[Cmaj7] [C] [Cmaj7] [Cmaj7] [C] [Cmaj7] [C]
Flowers [C] - Miley Cyrus
Verse 1: (Softly strum)
Am Dm G C
We were good, we were gold, Kind of dream that can't be sold
Am Dm G C
We were right 'til we weren't, Built a home and watched it burn
Pre-Chorus: (normal strum)
Am Dm
Mmm, I didn't wanna leave you, I didn't wanna lie
E7
Started to cry but then remembered I [pause]
|[Chorus]
|Am Dm
|I can buy myself flowers
|G C
| Write my name in the sand [Cmaj7]
|Am Dm
| Talk to myself for hours
|G C
| Say things you don't understand [Cmaj7]
|Am Dm
| I can take myself dancing
|G C
| And I can hold my own hand
| F E7 Am
|[1 strum here] Yeah, I can love me better than* .... you can
Post-Chorus:
Dm
Can love me better, I can love me better, baby
G C
Can love me better, I can love me better, baby
Verse 2: (softer strumming)
Am Dm G C
Paint my nails, cherry red, Match the roses that you left
Am Dm G C
No remorse, no regret, I forget every word you said
Pre-Chorus: (normal strum)
Am Dm
Ooh, I didn't wanna leave you, baby, I didn't wanna fight
E7
Started to cry but then remembered I [pause]
[Chorus]
Post-Chorus:
Dm
Can love me better, I can love me better, baby
G C
Can love me better, I can love me better, baby
Am Dm
Can love me better, I can love me better, baby
G C
Can love me better, I
Pre-Chorus:
Am Dm
I didn't wanna leave you, baby, I didn't wanna fight
E7
Started to cry but then remembered I [pause]
|[Chorus]
| Dm
|I can buy myself flowers (Uh-uh)
|G C
| Write my name in the sand [Cmaj7]
|Am Dm
| Talk to myself for hours (Yeah-eah)
|G C
| Say things you don't understand [Cmaj7]
|Am Dm
| I can take myself dancing (Yeah-eah)
|G C
| And I can hold my own hand
| F E7
|Yeah, I can love me better than
| F E7 Am
|Yeah, I can love me better than*.... you can
[Outro]
Dm
Can love me better, I can love me better, baby
G C
Can love me better, I can love me better, baby (Baby yeah)
Am Dm
Can love me better, I can love me better, baby
G C
Can love me better, I can love me better baby
[Am*]
Have You Ever Seen The Rain[C] - Creedence Clearwater Revival
[Intro]
Am F C G C C
[Verse]
C
Someone told me long ago
C G
There's a calm before the storm, I know
C
It's been coming for some time
C
When it's over, so they say
C G
It'll rain a sunny day, I know
C
Shining down like water
[Chorus]
F G
I wanna know
C Cmaj7 Am Am7
Have you ever seen the rain
F G
I wanna know
C Cmaj7 Am Am7
Have you ever seen the rain
F G C
Coming down on a sunny day
[Verse]
C
Yesterday and days before
C G
Sun is cold and rain is hard, I know
C
Been that way for all my time
C
'Til forever on it goes
C G
Through the circle fast and slow, I know
C
It can't stop, I wonder
[Chorus]
F G
I wanna know
C Cmaj7 Am Am7
Have you ever seen the rain
F G
I wanna know
C Cmaj7 Am Am7
Have you ever seen the rain
F G C
Coming down on a sunny day
[Chorus]
F G
I wanna know
C Cmaj7 Am Am7
Have you ever seen the rain
F G
I wanna know
C Cmaj7 Am Am7
Have you ever seen the rain
F G C C
Coming down on a sunny day
Hey Ya
OutKast
1 2 3 Uh
[G]My baby don't [C]mess around
Because she loves me so and this I [D]know for [E]sure
[G] But does she [C]really wanna
But cant stand to see me walk [D]out the [E]door
[G] Don't try to [C]fight the feelin’
Cause the thought alone is killing [D]me right [Em]now
[G] Thank god for [C]mum and dad
For stickin’ through together cause we [D]don’t know [Em]how
|Chorus:
|[G]Heeeeeeeeeey [C]yaaaaaaa... [D]Hey [E]yaaa
|[G]Heeeeeeeeeey [C]yaaaaaaa... [D]Hey [E]yaaa
|[G]Heeeeeeeeeey [C]yaaaaaaa... [D]Hey [E]yaaa
|[G]Heeeeeeeeeey [C]yaaaaaaa... [D]Hey [E]yaaa
[G] You think you've got it... [C]oh you think you've got it
But got it just don't get it till there's [D]nothing at [E]a-a-all
[G] We get together... [C]oh we get together
But separate's always better when there's [D]feelings in[E]vo-o-olved
[G] If what they say is...
[C]nothing is forever...then what makes, then what makes, then what makes,
[D]then what makes [E], love the Exception,
[G]So why-you why-you [C]why you why-you-why-you [C]Are we so in denial
when we [D* Stop]know we’re not happy here
Chorus:
Bridge:
G C
Alright now fellas, (YEAH!)
C
Now what's cooler than bein' cool?
D E
(ICE COLD!) I can't hear ya'
G
I say what's cooler than bein' cool?
C
(ICE COLD!) whooo...
C
Alright, alright, alright, alright
D E
Alright, alright, alright, alright
Alright, alright, alright, alright
G C
Alright, alright, OK now ladies, (YEAH!)
C D E
And we gon' break this back down in just a few seconds
G
Now don't have me break this thang down for nothin'
C C
Now I wanna see y'all on y'all baddest behavior
D E
Lend me some sugar, I am your neighbor ahh here we go!
[G]Shake it... shh-shake it [C]shake it... uh-oh
Shake it... shh-shake it, shake it... uh-oh
[D]Shake it... shh-shake it, [E]shake it... uh-oh
[Stop]shake it like a Polaroid Picture
[G]Shake it... shh-shake it [C]shake it... uh-oh
Shake it... shh-shake it shake it... uh-oh
[D]Shake it... shh-shake it [E]shake it... uh-oh
[Stop]shake it like a Polaroid Picture
[Chorus]
end on a [G] cha cha cha
Human - the Killers
[C] [C] [[C] [C]
C Em F C
I did my best to notice when the call came down the line.
G Am F G
Up to the platform of sur-render I was brought, but I was kind.
C Em F Am
And sometimes I get nervous when I see an open door.
F F G G
Close your eyes, clear your heart.
C
Cut the chord
C Em F C
Are we human, or are we dancer?
G Am F G
My sign is vital, my hands are cold.
C Em Am
And I'm on my knees looking for the answer.
Dm F C
Are we human, or are we dancer?
C Em F C
G Am F G
C Em F C
Pay my respects to grace and virtue, send my con-dolences to good.
G Am F G
Give my regards to soul and romance, they always did the best they could.
C Em F Am
And so long to devotion, you taught me everything I know.
F F G G
Wave goodbye, wish me well.
C Em F C
You got to let me go - are we human, or are we dancer?
G Am F G
My sign is vital, my hands are cold.
C Em Am
And I'm on my knees, looking for the answer.
Dm F C Em
Are we human, or are we dancer?
F G E Am
Will your system be al-right, when you dream of home to-night?
F G
There is no message we're receiving, let me know is your heart still beating?
C Em F C
You got to let me go - are we human, or are we dancer?
G Am F G
My sign is vital, my hands are cold.
C Em Am
And I'm on my knees, looking for the answer.
C Em F C
You got to let me know - are we human, or are we dancer?
G Am F G
My sign is vital, my hands are cold.
C Em Am
And I'm on my knees, looking for the answer.
Dm F F
Are we human?
C
Or are we dancer?
Em F C
G Am F G
C Em F Am
F Am G
Are we human, or are we dancer?
Dm F C
Are we human, or are we dancer?
I Feel Good - James brown
Intro:
WOAHH!
Verse 1:
I feel [D] good (do-do do-do do-do do),
I knew that I would now (do-do do-do do-do do),
I feel [G7] good (do-do do-do do-do do),
I knew that I [D] would now (do-do do-do do-do do),
so good [A7*] [A7*], so good [G7*] [G7*],
I gotta you [D*] [D*] [D*] [D*] [D*] [pause]
Verse 2:
I feel [D] nice (do-do do-do do-do do),
like a sugar and spice (do-do do-do do-do do),
I feel [G7] nice (do-do do-do do-do do),
like sugar and [D] spice (do-do do-do do-do do),
so nice [A7*] [A7*], so nice [G7*] [G7*],
I gotta you [D*] [D*] [D*] [D*] [D*] [pause]
[Bass Riff]
[D] [D]
|Chorus 1:
|When I [G7] hold you in my arms, I [D] know that I can do no wrong
|And when I [G7] hold you in my arms, my [A7*] love won't do you no harm
Verse 3:
And I feel [D] nice (do-do do-do do-do do),
like a sugar and spice (do-do do-do do-do do),
I feel [G7] nice (do-do do-do do-do do),
like sugar and [D] spice (do-do do-do do-do do),
so nice [A7*] [A7*], so nice [G7*] [G7*],
I gotta you [D*] [D*] [D*] [D*] [D*] [pause]
[Bass Riff]
[D] [D]
|Chorus 2:
|When I [G7] hold you in my arms, I [D] know that I can do no wrong
|And when I [G7] hold you in my arms, my [A7*] love can't do me no harm
Verse 4:
And I feel [D] nice (do-do do-do do-do do),
like a sugar and spice (do-do do-do do-do do),
I feel [G7] nice (do-do do-do do-do do),
like sugar and [D] spice (do-do do-do do-do do),
so nice [A7*] [A7*], so nice [G7*] [G7*],
I gotta you [D*] [D*] [D*] [D*] [D*] [pause]
Outro:
I feel [D] good (do-do do-do do-do do),
I knew that I would now (do-do do-do do-do do),
I feel [G7] good (do-do do-do do-do do),
I knew that I [D] would (do-do do-do do-do do),
so good [A7*] [A7*], so good [G7*] [G7*], that I gotta you [D*] [D*] [D*] [D*] [D*] [pause]
so good [A7*] [A7*], so good [G7*] [G7*], that I gotta you [D*] [D*] [D*] [D*] [D*] [pause]
[slowing]
so good [A7*] [A7*], so good [G7*] [G7*], that I gotta you [D /////]
I'm a Believer - The Monkeys
[intro]
[G7**][C**] (Then Riff)
[G] I thought love was [D] only true in [G] fairy tales
[G] Meant for someone [D] else but not for [G] me. [G7]
[C] Love was out to [G] get me [Do,do,do,do]
[C] That's the way it [G] seemed [Do,do,do,do]
[C] Disappointment [G] haunted all my [D] dreams.
[NC] Then I saw her [G] face, [C] [G] now I'm a [G] believer! [C] [G]
Not a [G] trace [C] [G] of doubt in my [G] mind. [C] [G]
I'm in [G*] love, [C*] oooh
I'm a be [G] liever! I couldn't [F] leave her if I [D]tried [D*].
[G] I thought love was [D] more or less a [G] given thing,
[G] Seems the more I [D] gave the less I [G] got [G7]
[C] What's the use in [G] trying? [Do,do,do,do]
[C] All you get is [G] pain [Do,do,do,do]
[C] When I needed [G] sunshine I got [D] rain.
[NC] Then I saw her [G] face, [C] [G] now I'm a [G] believer! [C] [G]
Not a [G] trace [C] [G] of doubt in my [G] mind. [C] [G]
I'm in [G*] love, [C*] oooh
I'm a be [G] liever! I couldn't [F] leave her if I [D]tried [D*].
[Instrumental)]
[G][D][G][G] (riff plays during this section)
[G][D][G][G7]
[C] Love was out to [G] get me, [Do,do,do,do]
[C] That's the way it [G] seemed [Do,do,do,do]
[C] Disappointment [G] haunted all my [D] dreams.
[NC] Then I saw her [G] face, [C] [G] now I'm a [G] believer! [C] [G]
Not a [G] trace [C] [G] of doubt in my [G] mind. [C] [G]
I'm in [G*] love, [C*] oooh
I'm a be [G] liever! I couldn't [F] leave her if I [D] tried.
Sing higher
Then I saw her [G] face, [C] [G] now I'm a [G] believer! [C] [G]
Not a [G] trace [C] [G] of doubt in my [G] mind. [C] [G]
I'm a [G] believer!
C G C G
I'm a believer
fade out
C G C G
Said Im a believer - Echo - Im a believer-
C G C G
Said Im a believer - Echo - Im a believer-
(riff comes in here then all finish on..) [G*]
I'm a Believer* - The Monkeys
[intro]
I'm in [G*] love, [C*] oooh
I'm a be [G*] liever! I couldn't [F*] leave her if I [D] tried.
[G] I thought love was [D] only true in [G] fairy tales
[G] Meant for someone [D] else but not for [G] me. [G7]
[C] Love was out to [G] get me [Do,do,do,do]
[C] That's the way it [G] seemed [Do,do,do,do]
[C] Disappointment [G] haunted all my [D] dreams.
[NC] Then I saw her [G] face, [C] [G] now I'm a [G] believer! [C] [G]
Not a [G] trace [C] [G] of doubt in my [G] mind. [C] [G]
I'm in [G*] love, [C*] oooh
I'm a be [G] liever! I couldn't [F] leave her if I [D] tried.
[G] I thought love was [D] more or less a [G] given thing,
[G] Seems the more I [D] gave the less I [G] got [G7]
[C] What's the use in [G] trying? [Do,do,do,do]
[C] All you get is [G] pain [Do,do,do,do]
[C] When I needed [G] sunshine I got [D] rain.
[NC] Then I saw her [G] face, [C] [G] now I'm a [G] believer! [C] [G]
Not a [G] trace [C] [G] of doubt in my [G] mind. [C] [G]
I'm in [G*] love, [C*] oooh
I'm a be [G] liever! I couldn't [F] leave her if I [D] tried.
[Instrumental)]
[G][D][G][G] [G][D][G][G7] (first two lines of verse)
Back singing
[C] Love was out to [G] get me, [Do,do,do,do]
[C] That's the way it [G] seemed [Do,do,do,do]
[C] Disappointment [G] haunted all my [D] dreams.
[NC] Then I saw her [G] face, [C] [G] now I'm a [G] believer! [C] [G]
Not a [G] trace [C] [G] of doubt in my [G] mind. [C] [G]
I'm in [G*] love, [C*] oooh
I'm a be [G] liever! I couldn't [F] leave her if I [D] tried.
Sing higher
Then I saw her [G] face, [C] [G] now I'm a [G] believer! [C] [G]
Not a [G] trace [C] [G] of doubt in my [G] mind. [C] [G]
I'm a [G] believer! [C] Yeah, yeah, [G] yeah, yeah, yeah
C G C G
I'm a believer
fade out
C G C G
Said Im a believer - Echo - Im a believer-
C G C G
Said Im a believer - Echo - Im a believer-
Little Talks - Of Monsters and Men
[Intro Instrumental + kazoo]
[Am] [F] [C] [G] Hey! x4
Verse 1:
[Am*] I don't like [F*] walking around this [C*] old and empty house
So [Am*] hold my hand, I'll [F*] walk with you my [C*] dear
The [Am*] stairs creak [F*] as I sleep, it's keep[C*]ing me awake
It's the [Am*] house telling [F*] you to close your [C*] eyes
[Am] Some days [F] I can't even [C] trust myself
It's [Am] killing me to [F] see you this [C] way
'Cause though the [Am] truth may [F] vary this [C] ship will [G] carry our
[Am] bodies [F] safe to shore [C][G*]
[Instrumental + kazoo]
[Am] [F] [C] [G] Hey! x4
Verse 2:
There's an [Am*] old voice [F*] in my head that's [C*] holding me back
Well [Am*] tell her that I [F*] miss our little [C*] talks
[Am*] Soon it will be [F*] over and [C*] buried with our past
We [Am*] used to play out[F*]side when we were [C*] young (and full of life and full of love)
[Am] Some days [F] I don't know if [C] I am wrong or right
Your [Am] mind is playing [F] tricks on you my [C] dear
'Cause though the [Am] truth may [F] vary this [C] ship will [G] carry our
[Am] bodies [F] safe to shore [C][G*]
|Chorus:
|Don't [Am] listen to a [F] word I say [C] [G] hey!
|The [Am] screams all [F] sound the same [C] [G] Hey!
|'Cause though the [Am] truth may [F] vary this [C] ship will [G] carry our
|[Am] bodies [F] safe to shore [C] [G]
[Instrumental + kazoo]
[Am] [F] [C] [G] x4
[Am*]
Verse 3:
You're [Am*] gone, gone, [F*] gone away. I [C*] watched you disappear
[Am*] All that's left [F*] is a ghost of [C*] you
Now we're [Am*] torn, torn, [F*] torn apart, there's [C*] nothing we can do.
Just [Am*] let me go, we'll [F*] meet again soon. [C*]
Now [Am] wait, wait, [F] wait for me [C] Please hang around
I'll see [Am] you when I [F] fall a[C]sleep [stop] Hey!
Chorus: x2
Outro:
'Cause though the [Am*] truth may [F*] vary this [C*] ship will [G*] carry our
[Am*] bodies [F*] safe to shore [C*]
[Acapella]
[NC] 'Cause though the truth may vary this ship will carry our
bodies safe to shore
Make Me Smile
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
Intro:
[G] [G] [G] [G] [stop]
Verse 1:
[NC] You’ve done it [F] all... you’ve [C] broken every co[G]de
[F] And pulled the [C] rebel... to the [G] floor (babababababababa)
You’ve spoilt the [F] game... no [C] matter what you say [G]
[F] For only [C] metal... what a [G] bo-o-o-o-re
[F] (ooo) Blue eyes... [C] (lala) blue eyes
[F] (ooo) How can you tell [C] (lala) so many [G] lies?
|Chorus:
|[Dm] Come up and [F] see me... make me [C] smile [G]
|[Dm] I’ll do what you want [F] ... running [C] wild [G*] [stop]
Verse 2:
[NC] There’s nothing [F] left... all [C] gone and... run a-[G]-way
[F] Maybe you’ll [C] tarry... for a [G] while? (babababababababa)
It’s just a [F] test... a [C] game for us to [G] play
[F] Win or [C] lose it’s hard to [G] smile
[F] (ooo) Resist... [C] (lala) resist
[F] (ooo) It’s from your[C]self... (lala) you have to [G] hide
Chorus:
Verse 3:
[NC] There ain’t no [F] more... you’ve [C] taken every [G] thing
[F] From my be-[C]-lief in... Mother [G] Earth (babababababababa)
Can you ig-[F]-nore... my [C] faith in every [G] thing?
[F] Cos I know what [C] faith is and, what it’s... [G] worth
[F] (ooo) Away a-[C]-way (lala)
[F] (ooo) And don’t say [C] (lala) maybe you’ll... [G] try
|Chorus:
|[Dm] Come up and [F] see me... make me [C] smile [G]
|[Dm] I’ll do what you want[F] ... running [C] wild [G*] [stop]
Bridge:
[F] Ooh [C] ooh la-la-la
[F] Ooh [C] ooh la-la-la [G] Ooooaaaaah
|Chorus:
|[Dm] Come up and [F] see me... make me [C] smile [G]
|[Dm] I’ll do what you want[F] ... running [C] wild [G*] [stop]
Rhiannon[Am] - Fleetwood Mac
[Intro]
[Am] |[Am] |[F] | [F] x2 (riff here)
Verse 1: (riff during verses)
Am
Rhiannon rings like a bell through the night,
F
and wouldn't you love to love her?
Am
Takes to the sky like a bird in flight,
F
and who will be her lover?
Bridge:
C F
All your life you've never seen a woman, taken by the wind
C
Would you stay if she promised you heaven;
F
will you ever win?
Verse 2:
Am
She is like a cat in the dark,
F
and then she is the darkness
Am
She rules her life like a fine skylark,
F
when the sky is starless
Bridge:
C F
All your life you've never seen a woman, taken by the wind
C
Would you stay if she promised you heaven;
F
will you ever win?
F
Will you ever win?
|Chorus:
|Am F Am F Am
| Rhiaaaan on, Rhiaaaannon
|F Am F F
| Rhiaaaannon, Rhiaaaannon
Verse 3:
Am
She rings like a bell through the night,
F
and wouldn't you love to love her?
Am
She rules her life like a bird in flight,
F
and who will be her lover?
Bridge:
C F
All your life you've never seen a woman, taken by the wind
C
Would you stay if she promised you heaven;
F
will you ever win?
F
Will you ever win?
|Chorus:
|Am F Am F Am
| Rhiaaaan on, Rhiaaaannon
|F Am F Am
| Rhiaaaannon, Rhiaaaannon
Interlude:
F
Taken by, taken by the sky [Am]
F Am
Taken by, taken by the sky
F Am
Taken by, taken by the sky
Outro:
F Am
Dreams unwind and love's a state of mind
F Am
Dreams unwind and love's a state of mind
[F] [Am*]
Sweet Child o' Mine
Guns 'n' Roses
Intro Instrumental + Kazzoo: x2
[C] Do-do dooo do-do dooo
[Bb] Do-do dooo do-do dooo
[F] Do-doooooooo do-do-do do-do-do do-do-do
[C] Doooooooooooooooooo
Verse 1:
[C] She's got a smile that it seems to me
Re[Bb]minds me of childhood… memories
Where [F] everything was as fresh as the bright blue [C] sky (sky...sky)
[C] Now and then when I see her face
She [Bb] takes me away to that… special place
And if I [F] stared too long I’d probably break down and [C] cry
|Chorus:
|[G] Ooh [Bb] oh sweet child o’ [C] mine
|[G] Oh oh-oh [Bb] oh sweet love of [C] mine
Instrumental + Kazzoo:
[C] Do-do dooo do-do dooo
[Bb] Do-do dooo do-do dooo
[F] Do-doooooooo do-do-do do-do-do do-do-do
[C] Doooooooooooooooooo
Verse 2:
[C] She’s got eyes of the bluest skies
As [Bb] if they thought of rain
I [F] hate to look into… those eyes and [C] see an ounce of pain
[C] Her hair reminds me of a warm safe place
Where [Bb] as a child I’d hide
And [F] pray for thunder and the rain to [C] quietly pass me by
|Chorus:
|[G] Ooh [Bb] oh sweet child o’ [C] mine
|[G] Oh oh-oh [Bb] oh sweet love of [C] mine
|[G] Oh oh-oh [Bb] oh sweet child of [C] mine ooh ooh ooh oh
|[G] Ooooo [Bb] ooh sweet love of [C] mine
Instrumental:
[Dm] [F] [G] [Bb-C] [Dm] [F] [G] [Bb-C]
Outro:
[Dm] Where do we go [F] Where do we go now [G] Where do we go now (Bb-C)
[Dm] Where do we go [F] Where do we go now [G] Where do we go now (Bb-C)
[Dm] Where do we go [F] Where do we go now [G] Where do we go now (Bb-C)
[Dm] Where do we go [F] Where do we go now [G] Where do we go
[Bb] Now now now now now now [C] now
[Dm] Sweeeet [F] chiiild
Sweet chi-i-i-i-[G]-i-i-i-i-[Bb]-i-i-i-i-[C]-i-ild of [Dm] mine
Take Your Mama [A] - Scissor Sisters
[Intro]
[A] [G] [Bm] [A] (x2)
[Verse 1]
A
When you grow up
G
Livin' like a good boy oughta
Bm
And your mama
A
Takes a shine to her best son
G
Something different All the girls, they seem to like you
Bm
Cause you're handsome,
A
Like to talk, and a whole lot of fun
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm
But now your girl's gone a missin'
G A
And your house has got an empty bed
Bm
The folks'll wonder 'bout the wedding
G A
They won't listen to a word you said
|[Chorus]
| A
|Gonna take your mama out all night
| G
|Yeah, we'll show her what it's all about
| Bm
|We'll get her jacked up on some cheap champagne
| A
|We'll let the good times all roll out
| A
|And if the music ain't good, well it's just too bad
| G
|We're gonna sing along no matter what
| Bm
|Because the dancers don't mind at the New Orleans
| A
|If you tip 'em and they make a cut
[Post-Chorus]
A G
Do it Take your mama out all night
Bm A
So she'll have no doubt That we're doing all the best we can
A G
Do it Take your mama out all night
Bm A
You can stay up late 'cause baby you're a full grown man
[A] [G] [Bm] [A]
[Verse 2]
A
It's a struggle
G
Livin' like a good boy oughta
Bm A
In the summer Watchin' all the girls pass by
A G
When your mama Heard the way that you'd been talking
Bm
I tried to tell you
A
That all she'd wanna do is cry
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm
Now we end up takin' the long way home
G A
Lookin' overdressed wearin' buckets of stale cologne
Bm
It's so hard to see streets on a country road
G
When your glasses in the garbage
A
And your Continental's just been towed
[Chorus]
[Post Chorus] x2
Outro:
(A)*
Teenage Kicks
Undertones
Intro:
[C] [Cmaj7] [Am] [Cmaj7]
[C] [Cmaj7] [Am] [Cmaj7]
Verse 1:
[C] A teenage dream's so hard to beat [Cmaj7]
[Am] Every time she walks down the street [Cmaj7]
[C] Another girl in the neighbourhood [Cmaj7]
[Am] Wish she was mine, she looks so good
|Chorus:
|[F] I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
|Get [G] teenage kicks all through the night [C]
Verse 2:
[C] I'm gonna call her on the telephone [Cmaj7]
[Am] Have her over 'cos I'm all alone [Cmaj7]
[C] I need excitement, though i need it bad [Cmaj7]
[Am] And it's the best i've ever had
Chorus:
[F] I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
Get [G] teenage kicks all through the night [C]
[Instrumental + Kazoo]
[C] [Cmaj7] [Am] [Cmaj7]
[C] [Cmaj7] [Am] [Cmaj7]
Verse 3:
[C] A teenage dream's so hard to beat [Cmaj7]
[Am] Every time she walks down the street [Cmaj7]
[C] Another girl in the neighbourhood [Cmaj7]
[Am] Wish she was mine, she looks so good
|Chorus:
|[F] I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
|Get [G] teenage kicks all through the night [C]
Verse 4:
[C] I'm gonna call her on the telephone [Cmaj7]
[Am] Have her over 'cos I'm all alone [Cmaj7]
[C] I need excitement, though i need it bad [Cmaj7]
[Am] And it's the best i've ever had
Chorus:
[F] I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
Get [G] teenage kicks all through the night [C]
Outro:
[C] [F] [G] [C]
This Is The Life - Amy McDonald
[Intro]
Am F C Em
Am
Oh, the wind whistles down
F
The cold dark street to-night
C Em
And the people they were dancing, -to the music vibe
Am
And the boys chase the girls with the curls in their hair
F
While the shy tormented youth sit way over there
C
And the songs they get louder
Em
Each one better than be--fore
|[Chorus] x2
| Am
|And you're singing the songs, thinking this is the life
| F
|And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
| C
|Where you gonna go? Where you gonna go?
| Em
|Where you gonna sleep to--night
[Instrumental]
Am F C Em
Am
So you're heading down the road in your taxi for four
F
And you're waiting outside Jimmy's front door
C Em
But nobody's in and nobody's home 'til four
Am
So you're sitting there with nothing to do
F
Talking a--bout Robert Riger and his motley crew
C Em
And where you're gonna go and where you're gonna sleep to-night
Chorus x2:
[Instrumental]
Am F C Em
Am F C Em
[Single Strum & Scatch]
Am
And you're singing the songs, thinking this is the life
F
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
C
Where you gonna go? Where you gonna go?
Em
Where you gonna sleep to--night?
Chorus x2:
Am
And you're singing the songs, thinking this is the life
F
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
C
Where you gonna go? Where you gonna go?
Em
Where you gonna sleep to--night?
[Outro]
(Am) (F) (C) (Em) (Am*)
Times like these [D] - Foo fighters
D Am7
I.I'm a one way motorway
C Em7 D
I'm a road that drives away and follows you back home
D Am7
I I'm a streetlight shining
C Em7 D
I a white light blinding bright, burning off and on
[Chorus 1]
C Em7 D
it's times like these you learn to live again
C Em7 D
it's times like these you give and give again
C Em7 D
it's times like these you learn to love again
C Em7 D
it's times like these time and time again
D D D D
[Verse 2]
D Am7
I I'm a new day rising
C Em7 D
I'm a brand new sky to hang the stars upon tonight
D Am7
but I,I'm a little divided
C Em7 D
do I stay or run away and leave it all behind Ah ha ha...
[Chorus 2]
C Em7 D
it's times like these you learn to live again
C Em7 D
it's times like these you give and give again
C Em7 D
it's times like these you learn to love again
C Em7 D
it's times like these time and time again
[Chorus 3]
C Em7 D
it's times like these you learn to live again
C Em7 D
it's times like these you give and give again
C Em7 D
it's times like these you learn to love again
C Em7 D
it's times like these time and time again
C Em7 D
it's times like these you learn to live again
C Em7 D
it's times like these you give and give again
C Em7 D
it's times like these you learn to love again
C Em7 D
it's times like these time and time again
Twist and Shout [C] - The Beatles
[Intro]
| C F | G7 x4 (and intro riff)
[Verse 1]
C F G7
Well shake it up baby, now (shake it up baby)
C F G7
Twist and shout (twist and shout)
C F G7
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon baby, now (c'mon, baby)
C F G7
C'mon and work it on out (work it on out - ooooh)
[Verse 2]
C F G7
Well, work it on out (work it on out)
C F G7
You know you look so good (look so good)
C F G7
You know you got me goin' now (got me goin')
C F G7
Just like you knew you would (like I knew you would - ooooh)
[Verse 3]
C F G7
Well shake it up baby, now (shake it up baby)
C F G7
Twist and shout (twist and shout)
C F G7
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon baby, now (c'mon, baby)
C F G
C'mon and work it on out (work it on out - ooooh)
[Verse 4]
C F G7
You know you twist you little girl (twist little girl)
C F G7
You know you twist so fine (twist so fine)
C F G7
C'mon and twist a little closer, now (twist a little closer)
C F G7
And let me know that you're mine (let me know you're mine - ooooh)
[Interlude]
| C F | G7 x4 (and riff)
G
Aah, aah, aah, aah
G7
Aaaah, yeah
[Verse 5]
C F G7
Shake it up Baby, now (shake it up baby)
C F G7
Twist and shout (twist and shout)
C F G7
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon baby, now (c'mon, baby)
C F G7
C'mon and work it on out (work it on out- ooooh)
[Verse 6]
C F G7
You know you twist you little girl (twist little girl)
C F G7
You know you twist so fine (twist so fine)
C F G7
C'mon and twist a little closer, now (twist a little closer)
C F G7
And let me know that you're mine (let me know you're mine- ooooh)
[Outro]
C F G7
Well shake it, shake it, shake it baby, now (shake it up baby)
C F G7
Well shake it, shake it, shake it baby, now (shake it up baby)
C F G7
Well shake it, shake it, shake it baby, now (shake it up baby)
G G7 F C
Aah, aah, aah, aah
Walking on Sunshine [G] - Katrina & The Waves
[Intro]
[G] [C] [D] [C] x2
[Verse 1]
G C D C G C D C
I used to think maybe you loved me now baby I'm sure
G C D C G C D C
And I just can't wait till the day when you knock on my door
G C D C G C D C
Now every time I go for the mailbox, gotta hold myself down
G C D C G C D C
'Cause I just can't wait 'til you write me you're coming around
|[Chorus]
| D C
| I'm walking on sunshine Wow!
| D C
|I'm walking on sunshine Wow!
| D C
|I'm walking on sunshine Wow!
| G C D C G C D C
|And don't it feel good Hey, alright now And don't it feel good,
[Verse 2]
G C D C G C D C
I used to think maybe you loved me, now I know that it's true
G C D C G C D C
And I don't want to spend my whole life, just waiting for you
G C D C G C D C
Now I don't want you back for the weekend Not back for a day, no no no
G C D C G C D C
I said baby I just want you back And I want you to stay
|[Chorus]
| D C
| I'm walking on sunshine Wow!
| D C
|I'm walking on sunshine Wow!
| D C
|I'm walking on sunshine Wow!
| G C D C G C D C
|And don't it feel good Hey, alright now And don't it feel good,
[Bridge]
G C D C
I feel alive, I feel the love, I feel the love that's really real
G C D C
I feel alive, I feel the love, I feel the love that's really real
G C D C
I'm on sunshine baby Ow!
G C D C
I'm on sunshine baby Ow!
|[Chorus]
| D C
| I'm walking on sunshine Wow!
| D C
|I'm walking on sunshine Wow!
| D C
|I'm walking on sunshine Wow!
| G C D C G C D C
|And don't it feel good Hey, alright now And don't it feel good,
[G] [C] [D] [C]
end on 1 strum of [G]
When You're Gone - Mel C / Bryan Adams
[Intro]
Dm F C G
[Verse 1]
Dm F
I've been wandering around the house all night
C
Wond'ring what the hell to do
Dm F C
Yeah, I'm trying to concentrate but all I can think of is you
Dm F
Well, the phone don't ring cause my friends ain't home
C
I'm tired of being all alone
Dm Bb G
Got the TV on, cause the radio's playing songs that remind me of you
|[Chorus]
| Dm
|Baby when you're gone [F]
| C
|I realize I'm in love [G]
| Dm
|Days go on and on [F]
| C G
|And the nights just seem so long
| Dm
|Even food don't taste that good [F]
| C
|Drink ain't doing what it should [G]
| Dm
|Things just feel so wrong [Bb]
| G
|Baby, when you're gone
[Verse 2]
Dm F
Yeah, I've been driving up and down these streets
C
Trying to find somewhere to go [C]
Dm F C
Yeah, I'm lookin' for a familiar face but there's no one I know
Dm F C
Ah, this is torture, this is pain, it feels like I'm gonna go insane
Dm Bb G
I hope you're coming back real soon cause I don't know what to do
|[Chorus x2]
| Dm F
|Baby when you're gone (when you're gone)
| C
|I realize I'm in love [G]
| Dm
|Days go on and on [F]
| C G
|And the nights just seem so long
| Dm
|Even food don't taste that good [F]
| C
|Drink ain't doing what it should [G]
| Dm
|Things just feel so wrong [Bb]
| G
|Baby, when you're gone
[Instrumental]
Dm F C C
Dm Bb G G
|[Chorus] x2
| Dm F
|Baby when you're gone (When you're gone)
| C G
|I realize I'm in love (I'm in love)
| Dm
|Days go on and on [F]
| C G
|And the nights just seem so long
| Dm
|Even food don't taste that good [F]
| C
|Drink ain't doing what it should [G]
| Dm Bb
|Things just feel so wrong (So wrong)
| G
|Baby, when you're gone (You're gone)
[Outro]
Dm
Baby, when you're gone [Bb]
F
Baby, when you're gooooooone