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Bad Moon Rising [G]Creedence Clearwater Revival

Intro
G D-C G G x2

Verse 1
G I see the D bad C moon G rising
G I see D trouble C on the G way
G I see D earth C quakes and G lightning
G I see D bad C times G today

Chorus
C Don't go around tonight,
Well it's G bound to take your life
D There's a C bad moon on the G rise

Instrumental
G D-C G G

Verse 2
G I hear D hurriCcanes G blowing
G I know the D end is C coming G soon
G I fear D rivers C overGflowing
G I hear the D voice of C rage and G ruin

Chorus
C Don't go around tonight,
Well it's G bound to take your life
D There's a C bad moon on the G rise

Instrumental
G D-C G G

Verse 3
G Hope you D got your C things G together
G Hope you are D quite C prepared to G die
G Looks like D we're in for C nasty G weather
G One eye is D taken C for an G eye

Chorus
C Don't go around tonight,
Well it's G bound to take your life
D There's a C bad moon on the G rise

Chorus
C Don't go around tonight,
Well it's G bound to take your life
D There's a C bad moon on the G rise

1 2 3 G 1 1 1 D 3 C

Bare Necessities [G]

Look for the... G bare neG7cessities
The Csimple bare neC7cessities
ForGget about your E7worries and your A7strife D7
I mean the... G bare neG7cessities
Old CMother Nature's C7recipes
That Gbrings the E7bare neA7cessities D7of Glife

Wherever I D7wander... wherever I Groam
I couldn't be D7fonder... of my big Ghome G7
The bees are Cbuzzin' in the Cmtree
To make some Ghoney just for A7me
When A7you look under the rocks and plants
And D7take a glance... at the fancy ants, then Gmaybe
Try a E7few
The bare neA7cessities of D7life will come to Gyou
They’ll D7come to you G

Look for the... G bare neG7cessities
The Csimple bare neC7cessities
ForGget about your E7worries and your A7strife D7
I mean the... G bare neG7cessities
That's Cwhy a bear can C7rest at ease
With Gjust the bare neA7cessities of life G

*spoken Now when you pick a D7 paw-paw Or a prickly G pear
And you prick a D7 raw paw Next time Gbeware G7
Don't pick the C prickly pear by the C7 paw
When you pick a G pear Try to use the G7 claw
But A7 you don't need to use the claw
When D you pick a pear of the D7 big paw-paw
G Have I given you a E7 clue ?

The bare neA7cessities of D7life will come to Gyou
They’ll D7come to you G
They’ll D7come to you G

1 2 3 G 1 2 3 G7 3 C 1 C7 1 2 3 E7 1 A7 1 2 D7 1 1 1 Cm 1 1 1 D

Budapest [D]George Ezra

intro
D

D  My house in Budapest, my, my hidden treasure chest
D  Golden grand piano, my beautiful castillo
GYou, you, I'd leave it Dall

Verse 2
D  My acres of a land, I have achieved
D  It may be hard for you to stop and believe
But for Gyou, you, I'd leave it Dall
Oh, for Gyou, you, I'd leave it Dall

Chorus
AGive me one good reason why GI should never make a Dchange
ABaby, if you hold me, then Gall of this will go Daway

Verse 3
D  My many artefacts, the list goes on
D  If you just say the words I, I'll up and run
Oh, to Gyou, you, I'd leave it Dall
Oh, for Gyou, you, I'd leave it Dall

Chorus
AGive me one good reason why GI should never make aD change
ABaby, if you hold me, then Gall of this will go Daway
AGive me one good reason why GI should never make a Dchange
ABaby, if you hold me, then Gall of this will go Daway

Instrumental
D G D

Verse 4
D  My friends and family, they don't understand
D  They fear they'd lose so much if you take my hand
But for Gyou, you, I'd lose it Dall
Oh, for Gyou, you, I'd lose it Dall

Chorus
AGive me one good reason why GI should never make a Dchange
ABaby, if you hold me, then Gall of this will go Daway
AGive me one good reason why GI should never make a Dchange
ABaby, if you hold me, then Gall of this will go Daway

Verse 5  single strums
D  My house in Budapest my, my hidden treasure chest
D  Golden grand piano, my beautiful castillo
GYou, you, I'd leave itD all
Oh, for Gyou, you, I'd leave it Dall

1 1 1 D 1 2 3 G 1 2 A

Count On Me [D]Bruno Mars

Verse 1
If you D ever find yourself stuck in the middle of the F#m sea
I'll Bm sail the world A to G find you
If you D ever find yourself lost in the dark and you can't F#m see
I'll Bm be the light A to G guide you
Em To find out what we're F#m made of
When G we are called to help our friends in A* need tap, tap, tap

Chorus
You can D count on me like F#m 1 2 3
I'll Bm be there A
And G I know when I need it I can D count on you like F#m 4 3 2
And you'll Bm be there A
Cause G that's what friends are supposed to do, oh D yeah
Oooooo F#m Ooooo Bm oo A G yeaah A yeah

Verse 2
If you're D tossin and you're turnin and you just can't fall a-F#msleep
I'll Bm sing a song A beGside you
And if you D ever forget how much you really mean to F#m me
Every Bm day I will A reGmind you, oh-oh-oh-oh
Em To find out what we're F#m made of
When G we are called to help our friends in A* need tap, tap, tap

Chorus
You can D count on me like F#m 1 2 3
I'll Bm be there A
And G I know when I need it I can D count on you like F#m 4 3 2
And you'll Bm be there A
Cause G that's what friends are supposed to do, oh D yeah
Oooooo F#m Ooooo Bm oo A G yeaah A yeah

Bridge
You’ll Em always have my F#m shoulder when you Bm cry Bm A A
I'll Em never let go, F#m never say good G bye G A* You...know...you...can...

End Chorus
D Count on me like F#m 1 2 3
I'll Bm be there A
And G I know when I need it I can D count on you like F#m 4 3 2
And you'll Bm be there A
Cause G that's what friends are supposed to do, oh D yeah
Oooooo F#m Ooooo Bm oo A
You can G count on me cause A7 I can count on D* you

1 1 1 D 1 2 3 F#m 1 1 1 Bm 1 2 A 1 2 3 G 1 2 3 Em 1 A7

Don't Stop Believin' [C]Journey

Intro
C G Am F
C G Em F

Verse 1
C Just a G small town girl Am living in a F lonely world
C She took the G midnight train going Em anywhere F
C Just a G city boy Am born and raised in F south Detroit
C He took the G midnight train going Em anywhere F

Bridge
C A singer in a G smoky room
Am A smell of wine and F cheap perfume
C For a smile they can G share the night, it goes Em on and on and F on and on

Chorus
F Strangers... waiting... C up and down the boulevard
Their F shadows... searching in the C night
F Streetlight... people... C living just to find emotion
F Hiding... somewhere in the G night

Verse 2
C Working hard to G get my fill...
Am everybody F wants a thrill
C Paying anything to G roll the dice just Em one more time F
C Some will win... G some will lose...
Am Some were born to F sing the blues
C Oh, the movie G never ends... it goes Em on and on and
F on and on

Chorus
F Strangers... waiting... C up and down the boulevard
Their F shadows... searching in the C night
F Streetlight... people... C living just to find emotion
F Hiding... somewhere in the G night

Outro
C Don’t stop... beGlieving Am hold on to the F feeling
C Streetlight G people Em F
C Don’t stop... beGlieving Am hold on to the F feeling
C Streetlight G people Em F
C* Don't Stop Believing

3 C 1 2 3 G 2 Am 1 2 F 1 2 3 Em

Hey Soul Sister [C]Train

INTRO 1 2 / 1 2 /
* / * / C / C

Hey-Gay, hey-ay-ay-Amay, hey-ay-ay-Fay F

Your C lipstick stain G on the front lobe Of my Am left side brain F
I F knew I wouldn't for-Cget you
And C so I went and G let you blow my Am mind Am/F/G

Your C sweet moonbeam G the smell of you
In every Am single dream I F dream
I F knew when we col-Clided, you're the one I have de-Gcided
Who's G one of my Am kind Am/F/G/

Chorus

F Hey soul sister G ain't that mister C mister G on the F radio stereo
The G way you move ain’t C fair you G know
F Hey soul sister G I don't want to
C Miss a G single F thing you do G/G
To-Cnight C

Hey-Gay, hey-ay-ay-Amay, hey-ay-ayFay F

C Just in time G I'm so glad You have a Am one track mind like F me
You F gave my love di-Crection
A C game show love con-Gnection, we G can't de-Amny Am/F/G

I'm C so obsessed G my heart is bound to beat
Right Am out my untrimmed F chest
F I believe in C you, like a virgin you're Ma-Gdonna
And I'm G always gonna Am wanna blow your F mind G

Chorus

Bridge
To-Cnight, the way you can cut a rug
G Watching you's the only drug I Am need
You're so gangster Am I'm so thug
You're the F only one I'm dreaming of you C see
I can be my-Cself now final-Gly
In fact there's G nothing I can't Am be
I want the Am world to see you F be with G me

Chorus

F Hey soul sister G I don't want to
C Miss a G single F thing you do G/G

To-Cnight, hey-Gay, hey-ay-ay-Amay, hey-ay-ay-Fay G
To-Cnight, hey-Gay, hey-ay-ay Amay, hey-ay-ay-Fay G
To-C↓night

3 C 1 2 3 G 2 Am 1 2 F

I’m Yours [C]Jason Mraz

Intro C G Am F

Well Cyou done done me and you bet I felt it
I Gtried to be chill but you're so hot that I melted
I Amfell right through the cracks... now I'm Ftrying to get back
Before the Ccool done run out I'll be giving it my bestest
And Gnothing's going to stop me but divine intervention
I Amreckon it's again my turn... to Fwin some or learn some

But CI... won't... he-siGtate... no... more
No... Ammore... it... can-not Fwait... I'm yours
C G Am F

C Well open up your mind... and see like Gme
Open up your plans and damn you're Amfree
Look into your heart and you'll find Flove love love love
CListen to the music of the moment people dance and Gsing
We're just one big famiAmly
And it's our godforsaken right to be Floved... loved loved loved
D7 –single strum loved pause

So CI... won't... he-siGtate... no... more
No... Ammore... it... can-not Fwait... I'm sure
There's no Cneed... to... com-pliGcate... our... time
Is Amshort... this... is... our Ffate... I'm yours
C G Am F

I've been spending Cway too long checking my tongue in the mirror
And Gbending over backwards just to try to see it clearer
But my Ambreath fogged up the glass... and so I Fdrew a new face and I laughed
I Cguess what I'll be saying is there ain't no better reasons
To Grid yourself of vanities and just go with the seasons
It's Amwhat we aim to do... our Fname is our virtue

But CI... won't... he-siGtate no... more
No... Ammore... it... can-not Fwait... I'm yours

C Well open up your mind... and see like Gme
Open up your plans and damn you're Amfree
Look into your heart and you'll find that... F the sky is yours
So Cplease don't, please don't, please don't... there's no Gne-ed to complicate
Cause our Amtime is short... this is our, this is our Ffate... I'm yours
D7 – single strum pause C- single strum

3 C 1 2 3 G 2 Am 1 2 F 1 2 D7

Let it Be [C]The Beatles

Verse 1
When I C find myself in G times of trouble,
Am Mother Mary F comes to me
C Speaking words of G wisdom, let it F be Am7 Dm C
And C in my hour of G darkness,
She is sta-Am-anding right in F front of me
C Speaking words of G wisdom, let it F be Am7 Dm C

Chorus
Let it Am be, let it G be, let it F be, let it C be
C Whisper words of G wisdom, let it F be Am7 Dm C

Verse 2
And C when the broken G hearted people
Am Living in the F world agree
C There will be an G answer... let it F be Am7 Dm C
For C though they may be parGted
There is Am still a chance that F they will see
C There will be an G answer, let it F be Am7 Dm C

Chorus
Let it Am be, let it G be, let it F be, let it C be
Yeah C there will be an G answer, let it F be Am7 Dm C

Let it Am be, let it G be, let it F be, let it C be
C Whisper words of G wisdom, let it F be Am7 Dm C

Verse 3
And C when the night is G cloudy
There is Am still a light that F shines on me
C Shine until toGmorrow, let it F be Am7 Dm C
I C wake up to the G sound of music
Am Mother Mary F comes to me
C Speaking words of G wisdom, let it F be Am7 Dm C

Outro
Let it Am be, let it G be, let it F be, let it C be
C Whisper words of G wisdom, let it F be Am7 Dm C

3 C 1 2 3 G 2 Am 1 2 F Am7 1 2 3 Dm

Somewhere Over the Rainbow / Wonderful World [C]Israel Kamakawiwo’ole

Intro – two strums C Cmaj7 | Am F | C G | Am F

Humming intro – 4 strums per chord C | Em | F | C | F | E7 | Am | F

CSomewhere... Emover the rainbow F Way... up Chigh
FAnd... the... Cdreams that you dream of
GOnce in a lullaAmby-y-y F Ay-ay-ay, oh
CSomewhere... Emover the rainbow F Bluebirds Cfly
FAnd the... Cdreams that you dreamed of
GDreams really do... come Amtrue-ue-ue F Oo-oo-oo

Some Cday I’ll wish upon a star... Gwake up where the clouds are far
BeAmhind... Fme-e-e
Where Ctrouble melts like lemon drops... Ghigh above the chimney top
That’s Amwhere... you’ll Ffi-ind me, oh

CSomewhere... Emover the rainbow F Bluebirds Cfly
FAnd the Cdreams that you dare to Oh Gwhy oh why can’t Am I-I-I FI-I-I

Well I see Ctrees of Emgreen and... Fred roses Ctoo
FI’ll watch them Cbloom for... E7 me and Amyou
And I... Fthink to myself... G what a wonderful AmWorld F

Well I see Cskies of Emblue and I see... Fclouds of Cwhite
And the Fbrightness of Cday... E7 darkness of Amnight
And I Fthink to myself... G what a wonderful WoC-Forld C
The Gcolours of the rainbow... so Cpretty in the sky
Are Galso on the faces... of Cpeople passing by
I see Ffriends shaking Chands singing... F “How do you Cdo?”
F They’re really Csaying Dm7I... I love Gyou

I hear Cbabies Emcrying, I F watch them Cgrow
FThey’ll learn much Cmore than... E7 we’ll Amknow
And I Fthink to myself... G what a wonderful AmWorld F
Some Cday I’ll wish upon a star... Gwake up where the clouds are far
BeAmhind... Fme-e-e
Where Ctrouble melts like a-lemon drops... Ghigh above the chimney tops
That’s Amwhere... you’ll Ffi-ind me, oh
CSomewhere Emover the rainbow F Way up Chigh
FAnd the Cdream that you dare to GWhy, oh why... can’t AmI-I-I FI-I-I

Humming outro
C Em F C F E7 Am F C

3 C 2 Cmaj7 2 Am 1 2 F 1 2 3 G 1 2 3 Em 1 2 3 E7 1 2 3 4 Dm7

With or Without You [C]U2

Intro
C G Am F
C G Am F

Verse 1
C See the G stone set in your Am eyes
See the F thorn twist in your C side
And I'll G wait for Am you F
C Sleight of G hand and twist of Am fate
On a bed of F nails, she makes me C wait
And I'll G wait, withAmout you F
With or withCout you G, with or withAmout you F

Verse 2
C Through the G storm we reach the Am shore
You give it F all but I want C more
And I'm G waiting for Am you F

Chorus
With or withCout you, G with or withAmout you I F
I can't C live G with or withAmout you F

Instrumental
C G Am F

Bridge
And you C give yourself aGway, and you Am give yourself aFway
And you C give, And you G give, And you Am give yourself aFway

C My hands are G tied, Am my body F bruised, she's got me C with
nothing to G win, and Am nothing left to F lose

Pre-Chorus
And you C give yourself aGway, and you Am give yourself aFway
And you C give, And you G give,
And you Am give yourself aFway

Chorus
With or withCout you, G with or withAmout you I F
I can't C live G with or withAmout youF

C Oh oh oh G oh Am Oh oh oh F oh
C Oh oh oh G oh Am Oh F

Chorus
With or withCout you, G with or withAmout you F
I can't C live G with or withAmout you F

Outro
with or withCout you

3 C 1 2 3 G 2 Am 1 2 F

Wonderful Tonight [G]Eric Clapton

Intro G D C D

G It's late in the D evening; C she's wondering what D clothes to wear.
G She puts on her D make-up C and brushes her D long blonde hair.
C And then she D asks me, G "Do I Bm look all Em right?"
And I say, C "Yes, you look D7 wonderful toGnight."

G D C D

G We go to a D party C and everyone D turns to see
G This beautiful D lady C that's walking D around with me.
C And then she D asks me, G "Do you feel all Em right?"
And I say, C "Yes, I feel D7 wonderful toGnight."

I feel C wonderful beD7cause I see The G love light in your Em eyes.
And the C wonder of it D7 all
Is that you C just don't realD7ise how much I G love you.

G D C D

G It's time to go D home now C and I've got an D aching head,
G So I give her the D car keys C and she helps D me to bed.
C And then I D7 tell her, G as I Bm turn out the Em light,
I say, "My C darling, you were D7 wonderful toGnight. Em
Oh my C darling, you were D7 wonderful toGnight."

Em C D7 G

1 2 3 G 1 1 1 D 3 C 1 1 1 Bm 1 2 3 Em 1 2 D7