SueMo
A Kind Of Hush [C]
The Carpenters
Intro:
[C] [G7] [C] [G7]
[Verse 1]
There's a [C] kind of hush [E7] all over the [Am] world to[C7]night
All over the [F] world you can hear the [G7] sounds
Of lovers in [C] love you [G] know what I mean
Just the [C] two of us [E7] and nobody [Am] else in [C7] sight
There's nobody [F] else and I'm feeling [G7] good
Just holding you [C] tight [C7]
|[Chorus]
|So [F] listen very [Dm] carefully
|[F] Get closer now and [Dm] you will see what I [C] mean
|It isn't a [C7] dream
|The [F] only sound that [Dm] you will hear
|Is [F] when I whisper [Dm] in your ear I love [G] you
|For ever and ever [G7]
[Verse 2]
There's a [C] kind of hush [E7] all over the [Am] world to[C7]night
All over the [F] world you can hear the [G7] sounds of lovers in [C] love
[C] La la la la la [E7] laaaa la la [Am] la la la la la la [C7] laaaaaa
La la la la [F] laaa la la la la [G7] laaaa la la la [C] laaaa [C7]
|[Chorus]
|So [F] listen very [Dm] carefully
|[F] Get closer now and [Dm] you will see what I [C] mean
|It isn't a [C7] dream
|The [F] only sound that [Dm] you will hear
|Is [F] when I whisper [Dm] in your ear I love [G] you
|For ever and ever [G7]
[Verse 3]
There's a [C] kind of hush [E7] all over the [Am] world to[C7]night
All over the [F] world people just like [G7] us
Are falling in [C] love [G7] are falling in [C] love [G7] (hush)
They’re falling in [C] love [G7] (hush) they’re falling in [C] love [C*]
All My Loving [C]
The Beatles
|[Chorus]
|Close your [Dm] eyes and I'll [G7] kiss you
|To[C]morrow I'll [Am] miss you
|Re[F]member I'll [Dm] always be [Bb] true [G7]
|And then [Dm] while I'm a[G7]way
|I'll write [C] home ev'ry [Am] day
|And I'll [F] send all my [G7] loving to [C] you
[Verse 1]
I'll pre[Dm]tend that I'm [G7] kissing
The [C] lips I am [Am] missing
And [F] hope that my [Dm] dreams will come [Bb] true [G7]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
All my [Am/C] loving... [C+] I will send to [C] you
[C] All my [Am/C] loving... [C+] darling I'll be [C] true
|[Chorus]
|Close your [Dm] eyes and I'll [G7] kiss you
|To[C]morrow I'll [Am] miss you
|Re[F]member I'll [Dm] always be [Bb] true [G7]
|And then [Dm] while I'm a[G7]way
|I'll write [C] home ev'ry [Am] day
|And I'll [F] send all my [G7] loving to [C] you
[Outro]
All my [Am/C] loving... [C+] I will send to [C] you
All my [Am/C] loving... [C+] darling I'll be [C] true
All my [Am/C] loving... a-a-all my [C] loving ooh
All my [Am/C] loving... I will send to [C] you
Always On My Mind [C]
Elvis Presley
Intro: [C]
[C] Maybe I didn't [G] treat you
[Am] Quite as [C] good as I [F] should have [G]
[C] Maybe I didn't [G] love you
[Am] Quite as [C] often as I [D] could have
[F] Little things I should have [C] said and done
[F] I just [C] never took the [Dm] time [G]
You were [C] always [G7] on my [C] mind (You were always on my [F] mind)
You were [G7] always on my [C] mind. [G]
[C] Maybe I didn't [G] hold you
[Am] All those [C] lonely, lonely [F] times [G]
[C] And I guess I never [G] told you
[Am] I'm so [C] happy that you're [D] mine
[F] If I make you feel [C] second best
[F] Girl I'm [C] sorry I was [Dm] blind
You were [C] always [G7] on my [C] mind (You were always on my [F] mind)
You were [G7] always on my [C] mind. [G]
[C]Tell [Am]me...
[F] Tell me that your sweet love hasn't [G] died
[C] Give [Am] me . . .
[F] One more chance to keep you satis[G]fied
Instrumental Verse:
[C] Maybe I didn't [G] treat you
[Am] Quite as [C] good as I [F] should have [G]
[C] Maybe I didn't [G] love you
[Am] Quite as [C] often as I [D] could have
[F] Little things I should have [C] said and done
[F] I just [C] never took the [Dm] time [G]
You were [C] always [G7] on my [C] mind (You were always on my [F] mind)
You were [G7] always on my [C] mind. [G]
You were [C] always [G7] on my [C] mind (You were always on my [F] mind)
You were [G7] always on my [C*] mind.
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
Black Velvet Band [C]
Traditional
Intro [Dm] [G] [C]
Verse 1:
In a [C] neat little town they call Belfast, apprenticed to [F] trade I was [G] bound,
[C] Many an hour sweet happiness
Have I [Dm] spent in that [G] neat little [C] town.
'Till a sad misfortune came o'er me, and caused me to [F] stray from the [G] land.
Far a [C] way from my friends and relations,
Be[Dm]trayed by the [G] black velvet [C] band.
|Chorus:
|Her [C] eyes they shone like diamonds,
|I thought her the [F] queen of the [G] land,
|And her [C] hair hung over her [Am] shoulder,
|Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C] band.
Verse 2:
I [C] took a stroll down Broadway, meaning not [F] long for to [G] stay,
When [C] who should I meet but this pretty fair maid,
Come a [Dm] traipsing a[G]long the high[C]way.
She was both fair and handsome, her neck it was [F] just like a [G] swan's
And her [C] hair hung over her shoulder,
Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C] band.
|Chorus:
|Her [C] eyes they shone like diamonds,
|I thought her the [F] queen of the [G] land,
|And her [C] hair hung over her [Am] shoulder,
|Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C] band.
Verse 3:
I [C] took a stroll with this pretty fair maid, and a gentleman [F] passing us [G] by.
Well, I [C] knew she meant the doing of him,
By the [Dm] look in her [G] roguish black [C] eye.
A gold watch she took from his pocket, And placed it [F] right into my [G] hand,
And the [C] very first thing that I said was,
"Bad [Dm] ‘cess to the [G] black velvet [C] band".
|Chorus:
|Her [C] eyes they shone like diamonds,
|I thought her the [F] queen of the [G] land,
|And her [C] hair hung over her [Am] shoulder,
|Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C] band.
Verse 4:
Be[C]fore the judge and the jury next morning I [F] had to ap[G]pear.
The [C] judge he says to me, "Young fellow,
The [Dm] case against [G] you is quite [C] clear.
Seven long years is your sentence, to be spent far a [F] way from this [G] land,
Far a[C]way from your friends and relations,
Be[Dm]trayed by the [G] black velvet [C] band.
|Chorus: x2
|Her [C] eyes they shone like diamonds,
|I thought her the [F] queen of the [G] land,
|And her [C] hair hung over her [Am] shoulder,
|Tied [Dm] up with a [G] black velvet [C] band. [C*]
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]
Bring Me Sunshine [C]
Morecambe & Wise
[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 [G7*]bright to[G7*]morrow
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 [D]fun... bring me [G7]sunshine... bring me [C]love[C*]
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 [G7*]little [G7*]sunbeams
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... sweet [A7]love
Bring me [D7]fun... bring me [G7]sunshine
Bring me [C]looooove
[G7*] [C*]
Brown Eyed Girl/Do You Love Me/La Bamba - Various
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 (Hey hey)
[G] All along the [D] waterfall with you [C] [D] My brown-eyed [G] girl [Em]
[C] You're, my [D] brown-eyed girl [G]
[D] Do you remember when…when...when...when
|Chorus 1:
|When you [G] loved me? (I can [C] really [D] move)
|Do you [G] love me? (I’m [C] in the [D] groove)
|Now do you [G] love me? ([C] Do you [D] love me)
|[C] Now that I [Cm] can [D] dance dance dance dance
|[D7*] Watch me now
Verse 3:
Oh [G] work, work, Ah [C] work it all [D] baby
[G] Work, work. well you’re [C] drivin’ me [D] crazy
[G] Work, work With just a [C] little bit of [D] soul now
[G] Work [D///]
Verse 4:
I can [G] mash potato I can [C] mash po[D]tato
And I can [G] do the twist I can [C] do the [D] twist
Now [G] tell me baby [C] Tell me [D] baby
Do you [G] like it like this? [C] Like it like [D] this
[D] Tell me...tell me...tell me...tell me [D7]
|Chorus 2:
|[G] Bam[C]ba, [D] bamba x4
|[D*] Yo no soy marin[G]ero [C] [D]
|Yo no soy marin[G]ero, soy [C] capi[D]tán
|Soy capi[G]tán, soy [C] capi[D]tán
|[G] Bam[C]ba, [D] bamba x3
|Chorus 3:
|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 [G]
CHA CHA CHA!
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:
[A] 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 Buy Me Love
The Beatles
No Intro-Straight in:
|Chorus:
|Can't buy me [Em] lo-[Am]-ove, [Em] lo-[Am]-ove,
|Can't buy me [Dm] lo-[G]-ove [C]
Verse 1:
I'll [C] buy you a diamond ring my friend
If it makes you feel alright [C7]
I'll [F] get you anything my friend, If it [C] makes you feel alright
Cause [G] I don't care too [F*] much for money,
[F] Money can't buy me [C] love [C]
Verse 2:
I'll [C] give you all I've got to give, If you say you want me too [C7]
I [F] may not have a lot to give, But what I [C] got I'll give to you
'Cause [G] I don't care too [F*] much for money,
Money can't buy me [C] love
|Chorus:
|Can't buy me [Em] lo-[Am]-ove, [Em] lo-[Am]-ove,
|Can't buy me [Dm] lo-[G]-ove [C]
Verse 3:
[C] Say you don't need no diamond ring
And I'll be satisfied [C7]
[F] Tell me that you want the kind of things
That [C] money just can't buy
[G] I don't care too [F] much for money,
Money can't buy me [C] love
|Chorus:
|Can't buy me [Em] lo-[Am]-ove, [Em] lo-[Am]-ove,
|Can't buy me [Dm] lo-[G]-o-[C*]ove
Can't Help Falling in Love
Elvis Presley
2 beats]
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:
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
Cottonfields [C]
Creedence Clearwater Revival
[C] When I was a little bitty baby
my mama done [F] rock me in the [C] cradle
In them old cotton fields back [G7] home
It was [C] back in Louis[C7]iana just about a [F] mile from-a Texar[C]kana
In them old [G7] cotton fields back [C] home [C7]
[C7] Oh when them [F] cotton balls get rotten,
you can’t [C] pick very much cotton
In them old cotton fields back [G7] home
It was [C] down in Louis[C7]iana just about a [F] mile from Texar[C]kana
In them old [G7]cotton fields back [C] home
[NC] When I was a little bitty baby
my mama done [F] rock me in the [C] cradle
In them old cotton fields back [G7] home
It was [C] back in Louis[C7]iana just about a [F] mile from-a Texar[C]kana
In them old [G7] cotton fields back [C] home
Instrumental:
[C] [F] [C] [G7]
[C] [F] [C] [G7] [C]
[C7] Oh when them [F] cotton balls get rotten,
you can’t [C] pick very much cotton
In them old cotton fields back [G7] home
It was [C] down in Louis[C7]iana just about a [F] mile from Texar[C]kana
In them old [G7]cotton fields back [C] home
Crocodile Rock [G]
Elton John
[Intro w/kazoo]
[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 w/kazoo]
[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 w/kazoo]
[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]
Da Doo Ron Ron - The Crystals
[C] [C] [C] [C]
[Verse 1]
I [C] met him on a Monday and my [F] heart stood still
Da [G7] doo ron ron ron, [C] da doo ron ro
Some[C]body told me that his [F] name was Bill
Da [G7] doo ron ron ron, da [C] doo ron ron
|[Chorus 1]
|[C] Yes my [F] heart stood still, [C] yes his [G7] name was Bill
|[C] And when he [F] walked me home,
|Da [G7]doo ron ron ron, [C] da doo ron ron [C]
[Verse 2]
I [C] knew what he was doing when he [F] caught my eye
Da [G7] doo ron ron ron, da [C] doo ron ron
He [C] looked so quiet but [F] my oh my
Da [G7] doo ron ron ron, da [C] doo ron ron
|[Chorus 2]
|[C] Yeah he [F] caught my eye, [C] yes, oh [G7] my, oh my
|[C] And when he [F] walked me home,
|Da [G7] doo ron ron ron, da [C] doo ron ron [C]
[Verse 3]
He [C] picked me up at seven and he [F] looked so fine
Da [G7] doo ron ron ron, da [C] doo ron ron
Some [C] day soon I’m gonna [F] make him mine
Da [G7] doo ron ron ron, da [C] doo ron ron
|[Chorus 3]
|[C] Yeah he [F] looked so fine, [C] yes, I'll [G7] make him mine
|[C] And when he [F] walked me home,
|Da [G7] doo ron ron ron, da [C] doo ron ron
|Da [G7] doo ron ron ron, da [C] doo ron ron
|Da [G7] doo ron ron ron, da [C] doo ron [C*] ron
Dance The Night Away[F] - The Mavericks
F C7 F C7
[Verse 1]
F C7 F C7
Here comes my happiness again
F C7 F C7
Right back to where it should have been
F C7 F C7
'cause now she's gone and I am free
F C7 F C7
And she can't do a thing to me
[Chorus]
F C7 F C7
Just wanna dance the night away
F C7 F C7
With senoritas who can sway
F C7 F C7
Right now tomorrow's lookin' bright
F C7 F C7
Just like the sunny mornin' light
[F] And if you should [C7] see her
[F] Please let her [C7] know that I'm [F] well [C7]
As you can [F] tell [C7]
And [F] if she should [C7]tell you
That [F] she wants me [C7] back
Tell her [F] no [C7]
I gotta [F] go [C7]
F C7 F C7
I just wanna dance the night away
F C7 F C7
With senoritas who can sway
F C7 F C7
Right now tomorrow's lookin' bright
F C7 F C7
Just like the sunny mornin' light
Repeat Chorus as many times as you like ending with cha cha cha on [F]
Deadwood Stage
Doris Day
[D] [D] [D] [D]
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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 & Kazoos to tune of verse:
[D] [D] [D] [D]
[D] [D] [D] [A]
[A7][A7] [D][D]
[A*] [A*] [A*] [D]
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
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]Jooooooooe .....
[A*] Yeee [D*] Haaaa!
Desperado
Eagles
Verse 1:
Despe[G]rado [G7] why don't you [C] come to your [Cm] senses
You've been [G] out ridin' [Em7] fences for [A7] so long [D7] now
You're a [G] hard one [G7] I know that [C] you've got your reasons [Cm]
These [G] things that [B7] are plea[Em7]sin' you
Can [A7] hurt you [D7] some [G] how
Verse 2:
[D] Don't you [Em] draw the queen of [Bm] diamonds boy
She'll [C] beat you [D7] if she's [G] able
The [Em7] queen of hearts is [C] always your best [G] bet [D]
Now it [Em] seems to me that [Bm] some fine things
Have been [C] laid up[D7]on your [G] table
But [Em] you only want the [A7] ones that you can't [Am7] get [D7]
Verse 3:
[D] Despe[G]rado [G7] you ain’t [C] getting no younger [Cm]
Your [G] pain and your [Em7] hunger
They're [G7] driving you [D7] home
And [G] freedom [G7] well that's just [C] some people [Cm] talking
Your [G] prison [B7] is walk[Em7]ing through
This [Am] world all [D7] a[G]lone
Verse 4:
[D] Don't your [Em] feet get cold in the [Bm] winter time
The [C] sky won't snow and the [G] sun won't shine
It's [Em7] hard to tell the [C] night time from the [G] day [D]
You're [Em] losing all your [Bm] highs and lows
[C] Ain’t it funny how the [G] feeling goes a[Am7]way [D7]
Verse 5:
[D] Despe[G]rado [G7] why don't you [C] come to your [Cm] senses
Come [G] down from your [Em] fences [A7] open the gate [D7]
It may be [G] rainin' [G7] but there's a [C] rainbow above you [Cm]
You better [G] let some[B7]body [Em] love you
[C] Let somebody [Cm] love you
Outro:
You better [G] let some[B7]body [Em] love you
Be[Am] fore it's [D7] too [G] late
Dirty Old Town* - Ewan McColl
G* AM* G* / C / C / Csus7 / C / C / Dm / Am
[HUM ] I met my [C]love... by the gas [F] works [C] croft
Dreamed a [F] dream... by the old ca[C]nal
I [F] kissed my [C] girl... by the [F] factory [C]wall
[ALL]
Dirty old [Dm]town... dirty old [Am]town
[NC] I met my [C]love... by the gas [F] works [C] croft
Dreamed a [F] dream... by the old ca[C]nal
I [F] kissed my [C] girl... by the [F] factory [C]wall
Dirty old [Dm]town... dirty old [Am]town
Clouds are [C]dri-i-ifting a-[F]-cross the [C] moon
Cats are [F]pro-o-owling on their [C]beat
[F] Springs a [C]girl... from the [F] streets at [C]night
Dirty old [Dm]town... dirty old [Am]town
I heard a [C]siren... coming [F] from the [C] docks
Saw a [F]train... set the night on [C]fire
I [F] smelled the [C] spring... on the [F] smokey [C]wind
Dirty old [Dm]town... dirty old [Am]town
I'm gonna [C]make me... a [F] big sharp [C] axe
Shining [F]steel... tempered in a [C]fire
I’ll [F] chop you [C]down... like an [F] old dead [C]tree
Dirty old [Dm]town... dirty old [Am]town
[NC] I met my [C]love... by the gas [F] works [C] croft
Dreamed a [F] dream... by the old ca[C]nal
I [F] kissed my [C] girl... by the [F] factory [C]wall
Dirty old [Dm]town... dirty old [Am]town
Dirty old [Dm]town... dirty old [Am]town
(SLOWING)
Dirty old [Dm]town... dirty old [Am*]town
Don’t Think Twice [C]
Bob Dylan
Intro: [C]
[C] It ain’t no use to [G] sit and wonder [Am] why, babe
[F] It don’t matter, any[C]how. [G]
[C] And it ain’t no use to [G] sit and wonder [Am] why, babe
[D7] If you don’t know by [G] now. [G7]
[C] When your rooster crows at the [C7] break of dawn
[F] Look out your window and [D7] I’ll be gone
[C] You’re the [G] reason I’m [Am] trav’lin’ [F] on
[C] Don’t think [G] twice, it’s all [C] right. [G]
[C] It ain’t no use in [G]turnin’ on your [Am] light, babe
[F] A light I never [C] knowed [G]
[C] An’ it ain’t no use in [G]turnin’ on your [Am] light, babe
[D7] I’m on the dark side of the [G] road [G7]
[C] But I wish there was somethin’ you would [C7] do or say
[F] To try and make me change my [D7] mind and stay
[C] We never [G] did too much [Am] talkin’ any[F]way
[C] So don’t think [G] twice, its all [C] right. [G]
[C] So it ain’t no use in [G] callin’ out my [Am] name, gal
[F] Like you never did be[C]fore [G]
[C] It ain’t no use in [G] callin’ out my [Am] name, gal
[D7] I can’t hear you any[G]more [G7]
[C] I’m a-thinkin’ and a-wond’rin’ walking [C7] down the road
[F] I once loved a woman, a [D7] child I’m told
[C] I gave her my [G] heart but she [Am] wanted my [F] soul
[C] But don’t think [G] twice, it’s all [C] right [A]
[key change]
[D] So long [A] honey [Bm] babe
[G] Where I’m bound, I can’t [A] tell
[D] But goodbye is [A] too good a [Bm] word, gal
[E7] So I’ll just say fare thee [A] well [A7]
[D] I ain’t sayin’ you treated [D7] me unkind
[G] You could have done better but [E7] I don’t mind
[D] You just [A] kinda wasted [Bm] my precious [G] time
[D] Don’t think [A] twice, it’s all [D] right
[D] Don’t think [A] twice, it’s all [D] right [A]
[D] Don’t think [A] twice, it’s all [G] right [D]
Downtown
Petula Clarke
Intro:
[C] [F] [G7]
[C] [F] [G7]
Verse 1:
[C] When you’re alone and life is [F] making you [G7] lonely
You can [C] always go [F] down-[G7] town
[C] When you’ve got worries all the [F] noise and the [G7] hurry
Seems to [C] help I know [F] down-[G7]town
Bridge:
Just [C] listen to the music of the [Am] traffic in the city
[C] Linger on the sidewalk where the [Am] neon signs are pretty
[G] How can you lose? [F] The lights are much brighter there.
You can for-[D7]get all your troubles, forget all your cares, and go
|Chorus:
|[C] Down-[Em]town, [F] Things'll be [G7] great when you're
|[C] Down-[Em]town, [F] No finer [G7] place for sure
|[C] Down-[Em]town, [F] Everything's [G7] waiting for
|[C] You (Down-[G7]town)
|[C] (Down-[G7]town)
Verse 2:
[C] Don’t hang around and let your [F] problems sur-[G7]round you
There are [C] movie shows [F] down-[G7]town
[C] Maybe you know some little [F] places to [G7] go to
Where they [C] never close [F] down-[G7]town
Bridge:
Just [C] listen to the rhythm of a [Am] gentle bossa nova
[C] You’ll be dancing with him too be-[Am]fore the night is over
[G] Happy again. [F] The lights are much brighter there.
You can for-[D7]get all your troubles, forget all your cares, and go
|Chorus:
|[C] Down-[Em]town, [F] Where all the [G7] lights are bright
|[C] Down-[Em]town, [F] Waiting for [G7] you tonight
|[C] Down-[Em]town, [F] You're going [G7] be alright
|[C] Down-[G7]town
Outro:
[C] Down-[G7]town
[C] Down-[G7]town
[C] Down-[G7]town
[C*]
Chs Cha Cha
Dream A Little Dream Of Me - Ozzie Nelson
[C]
[C] Stars [B7] shining bright [Ab] above [G7] you
[C] Night [B7] breezes seem to [A] whisper "I love [A7] you"
[Dm] Birds singing in a [Fm] sycamore tree
[C] Dream a little [D9] dream of [G7] me
[C] Say [B7] "Nighty night" and [Ab] kiss [G7] me
[C] Just [B7] hold me tight and [A] tell me you'll [A7] miss me
[Dm] While I'm alone and [Fm] blue as can be
[C] Dream a little [Fm] dream [G7] of [C] me [Eb7]
[Ab] Stars [F#m] fading but I [Eb7] linger on, dear
[Ab] Still [F#m] craving your [Eb7] kiss
[Ab] I 'm [F#m] longing to [Eb7] linger till dawn, dear
[Ab] Just [F#m] saying [G7] this
[C] Sweet [B7] dreams til sunbeams [Ab] find [G7] you
[C] Sweet [B7] dreams that leave all [A] worries be[A7]hind you
[Dm] And in your dreams what[Fm]ever they be
[C] Dream a little [Fm] dream [G7] of [C] me [Eb7]
[Ab] Stars [F#m] fading but I [Eb7] linger on, dear
[Ab] Still [F#m] craving your [Eb7] kiss
[Ab] I 'm [F#m] longing to [Eb7] linger till dawn, dear
[Ab] Just [F#m] saying [G7] this
[C] Say [B7] "Nightie-night" and [Ab] kiss [G7] me
[C] Just [B7] hold me tight and [A7] tell me you'll miss me
[F] While I'm alone and [Fm] blue as can be
[C] Dream a little [Fm] dream [G7] of [C] me
[F] While I'm alone and [Fm] blue as can be
[C] Dream a little [Fm] dream [G7] of [C] me
Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
Intro:
[F] [G] x4
Verse 1:
[F] Now here you [G] go again, you say [F] you want your free[G]dom
[F] well, who am [G] I to keep you [F] down [G]
[F] It's only right [G] that you should [F] play the way you [G] feel it,
but [F] listen carefully [G] to the [F] sound of your [G] loneliness,
like a [F] heartbeat drives you [G] mad,
in the [F] stillness of [G] remembering what you [F] had
[G] and what you [F] lost, [G] and what you [F] had
[G] and what you [F] lost. [G]
|Chorus:
|Oh, [Am] thunder only [G] happens when it's [F] raining [G]
|[Am] players only [G] love you when they're [F] playing [G]
|Say, [Am] women they will [G] come and they will [F] go, [G]
|[Am] when the rain wash[G]es you clean, You'll [F] know, [G]
Instrumental:
[F] [G]
[F] [G]
Verse 2:
[F] Now here I [G] go again, I [F] see the crystal [G] visions,
[F] I keep my [G] visions to my [F] self.[G]
[F] It's only me [G] who wants to [F] wrap around your [G] dreams, and
[F] have you any [G] dreams you'd like to [F] sell, dreams of [G] loneliness,
like a [F] heartbeat drives you [G] mad,
in the [F] stillness of [G] remembering what you [F] had
[G] and what you [F] lost, [G] and what you [F] had
[G] and what you [F] lost. [G]
|Chorus: x2
|Oh, [Am] thunder only [G] happens when it's [F] raining [G]
|[Am] players only [G] love you when they're [F] playing[G]
|Say, [Am] women they will [G] come and they will [F] go,[G]
|[Am] when the rain wash[G]es you clean, you'll [F] know, [G]
Outro:
You'll [F] know, [G]
You WILL [F] know, [G]
Whoa-o-oa, you'll [F*] know.
Drunken Sailor V Wellerman [Am]
[Am] What shall we do with the drunken sailor?
[G] What shall we do with the drunken sailor?
[Am] What shall we do with the drunken sailor?
[G] Early in the [Am] morning
Am
There once was a ship that put to sea,
Dm Am
And the name of the ship was the Billy of Tea
Am
The winds blew up, her bow dipped down
E7 Am
Oh blow, me bully boys, blow (Huh!)
|[Chorus]
|F C
|Soon may the Wellerman come
| Dm Am
|To bring us sugar and tea and rum
|F C
|One day, when the tonguin’ is done
| E7 Am
|We'll take our leave and go
|[Am] Way,hey and up she rises [G] Way,hey and up she rises
|[Am] Way,hey and up she rises [G] Early in the [Am] morning
[Am] Sling him in the long boat 'til he's sober
[G] Sling him in the long boat 'til he's sober
[Am] Sling him in the long boat 'til he's sober
[G] Early in the [Am] morning
Be [Am]fore the boat had hit the water
Dm Am
The whaaale's tail came up and caught her
All [Am] hands to the side, harpooned and fought her Am
When [E7] she dived down low (Huh!)
|[Chorus]
|F C
|Soon may the Wellerman come
| Dm Am
|To bring us sugar and tea and rum
|F C
|One day, when the tonguin’ is done
| E7 Am
|We'll take our leave and go
[Refrain - same melody as chorus]
F C
Da-da da da da-da
Dm Am
Da-da da-da-da da da-da
F C
Da-da da da da-da
E7 Am
Da da da da da-da
|[Am] Way,hey and up she rises [G] Way,hey and up she rises
|[Am] Way,hey and up she rises [G] Early in the [Am] morning
[Am] That’s what we’ll do with the drunken sailor?
[G] That’s what we’ll do with the drunken sailor?
[Am] That’s what we’ll do with the drunken sailor?
[G] Early in the [Am] morning
[Chorus]
F C
Soon may the Wellerman come
Dm Am
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
F C
One day, when the tonguin’ is done
E7 Am
We'll take our leave and go
E7 Am
We'll take our leave and go
[Am*] HEY!
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 me.
|Chorus 1:
|[D7] Blossom of snow, may you [G] bloom and [G7] 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 me.
|Chorus 2:
|[D7] Blossom of snow, may you [G] bloom and [G7] 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]ev-er.
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...oove you [Am]
|[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...oove you [Am]
|[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*]
Feelin’ Groovy [G]
Simon & Garfunkel
Intro:
[C] [G] [D] [G] x2
[C] Slow [G] down, you [D] move too [G] fast,
[C] You got to [G] make the [D] morning [G] last
[C] Just kickin' [G] down the [D] cobble [G] stones,
[C] Lookin' for [G] fun and
[D] feelin' [G] groovy.......
[hold the note]....y.....................
[C] [G] [D] [G]
Ba da da [C] da da [G] da da, [D] feelin' [G] groovy...
[C] [G] [D] [G]
[C] Hello [G] lamppost, [D] whatcha [G] knowin'?
[C] I've come to [G] watch your [D] flowers [G] growing.
[C] Ain't cha [G] got no [D] rhymes for [G] me?
[C] Dootin' [G] do-do-do, [D] feeling [G] groovy.
Ba da da [C] da da [G] da da, [D] feelin' [G] groovy...
[C] [G] [D] [G]
I've got [C] no deeds to [G] do, no [D] promises to [G] keep.
I'm [C] dappled and [G] drowsy and [D] ready to [G] sleep.
Let the [C] morning time [G] drop all its [D] petals on [G] me.
[C] Life I [G] love you
[D] All is [G] groovy.....[1,2,3,4]
Ba da da [C] da da, [G] da da, [D] da da [G]
Ba da da [C] da da, [G] da da, [D] da da [G]
Ba da da [C] da da, [G] da da, [D] da da [G]
[C] [G] [D] [G*]
Fisherman's Blues [C]
Waterboys
Intro:
[G] [F] [Am] [C]
[G] [F] [Am] [C]
Verse 1:
I [G]wish I was a fisherman, [F] tumbling on the seas
[Am] Far away from dry land, and it's [C] bitter memories
[G] Casting you my sweet light, with [F] abandonment and love
[Am] No ceiling staring down on me, save the [C] starry sky above
|Chorus:
|With light in my [G] hair, with you in my [F] arms, woo [Am] [C]
Verse 2:
I [G]wish I was the brake man, on a [F] Hartland diesel train
Crashing [Am ]headlong into the heartland, like a [C] cannon in the rain
With the [G] beating of the sleepers, and the [F] burning of the coal
[Am] Counting towns flashing by me, in a [C] night that's full of soul
|Chorus:
|With light in my [G] hair, you in my [F] arms, woo [Am] [C]
Instrumental:
[G] [F] [Am] [C]
[G] [F] [Am] [C]
Verse 3 (Slightly Softer):
Oh I [G] know I will be loosened, from [F] bonds that hold me tight
And the [Am] chains all hung around me, [C] will fall away at last
And on that [G] fine and fateful day, I will [F] take thee in my hand
I will [Am] ride the night train, and I will [C] be the fisherman
|Chorus:
|With light in my [G] hair, you in my [F] arms, woo who [Am]hoo [C]
|With light in my [G] hair, you in my [F] arms, woo who [Am]hoo [C]
Acapella:
With light in my hair, you in my arms, woo who hoo!...Woo hoo hoo!
With light in my hair, you in my arms, woo who hoo... Woo hoo hoo!
Outro:
[G*][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*]
Folsom Prison Blues - Jonny Cash
Intro
C C C C
[Verse 1]
I [C] hear the train a comin’... it's rolling round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine since... [C7] I don't know when
I'm [F] stuck in Folsom prison... and time keeps draggin’ [C] on
But that [G7] train keeps a rollin’... on down to San An [C] ton
[Verse 2]
When [C] I was just a baby... my mama told me son [SON]
Always be a good boy... don't [C7] ever play with guns
But I [F] shot a man in Reno... just to watch him [C] die
When I [G7] hear that whistle blowin’... I hang my head and [C] cry
[Verse 3]
I [C] bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car
They're probably drinkin’ coffee... and [C7] smoking big cigars
Well I [F] know I had it coming... I know I can't be [C] free
But those [G7] people keep a-movin’... and that's what tortures [C] me
[Verse 4]
Well if they'd [C] free me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it on a little [C7] farther down the line
[F] Far from Folsom prison... that's where I want to [C] stay
And I'd [G7] let that lonesome whistle... blow my blues a-[C]way
[Repeat from the beginning getting faster with each verse ]
[Last line - Verse 4]
[Slow up]
And I'd [G7] let that lonesome whistle... blow my blues a-[C]way
Galway Girl [C]
Steve Earle
[Intro] [C] [C]
[C] Well, I took a stroll on the old long walk
On a [C] day-I-[G]ay-I-[F]ay
[C] I met a little girl and we stopped to talk
on a [C] grand-soft [F]day-I-[C]-ay
And I [F] ask you, [C] friend, what's a [F] fella to [C] do
'Cause her [Am] hair was [G] black and her [F] eyes were [C] blue
And I [F] knew right [C] then, I'd be [F] takin' a [C] whirl
'Round the [Am] Salthill [G] Prom with a [F] Galway [C] girl
[C] [C] [C] [C] [F] [F] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [C] [G] [G] [C] [C]
[C] We were halfway there when the rain came down
On a [C] day-I-[G]-ay-I-[F]ay
And she [C]asked me up to her flat downtown on a [C] grand-soft [F] day-I-[C]-ay
And I [F] ask you, [C] friend, what's a [F] fella to [C] do
'Cause her [Am] hair was [G] black and her [F] eyes were [C] blue
So I [F] took her [C] hand, and I [F] give her a [C] twirl
And I [Am] lost my [G] heart to a [F] Galway [C] girl
[C] [C] [C] [C] [F] [F] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [C] [G] [G] [C] [C]
[F] [F] [F] [F] [C] [C] [C] [G]
[F] [C] [G] [C] [G] [G] [C] [C]
[C] When I woke up I was all alone... On a day-I-ay-I-[F]ay
With a [C] broken heart and a ticket home, on a grand-soft [G] day-I [C]-ay
And I [F] ask you [C] now, tell me [F] what would you [C] do
If her [Am] hair was [G] black and her [F] eyes were [C] blue
I've [F] travelled a-[C]-round I've been [F] all over this [C] world ... Boys
I ain't [Am] seen [G] nothin' like a [F] Galway [C] girl
[C] [C] [C] [C] [F] [F] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [C] [G] [G] [C] [C]
[F] [F] [F] [F] [C] [C] [C] [G]
[F] [C] [G] [C] [G] [G] [C] [C]
Green Door[G] - Shakin' Stevens
Intro:
[G] [C] [G] [G] (x 2)
[D] [C7] [G] / [G]
[Verse 1:
[G] Midnight, [C] one more night without [G] sleepin'
[C] Watchin' till the mornin' comes [G] creepin'
[D] Green door, [C7] what's that secret you're [G] keepin?
Bridge 1:
There's an [G] old piano and they [C] play it hot
behind the [G] green door [G7]
Don't know [C] what they're doin' but they laugh a lot
behind the [G] green door
[G] Wish they'd [D] let me in so I could [C7] find out what's
behind the [G] green door.
Verse 2:
[G] Knocked once, [C] tried to tell them I'd [G] been there
[C] Door slammed, hospitality's [G] thin there
[D] Wonder [C7] just what's goin' on [G] in there
Bridge 2:
Saw an [G] eyeball peepin' through a [C] smoky cloud
behind the [G] green [G] door [G7]
When I [C] said "Joe sent me" someone laughed out loud
behind the [G] green [G] door
[G] All I [D] wanna to do is join the [C7] happy crowd
behind the [G] green door
Verse 1:
[G] Midnight, [C] one more night without [G] sleepin'
[C] Watchin' till the mornin' comes [G] creepin'
[D] Green door, [C7] what's that secret you're [G] keepin?
[G] Green [G] door!
Hallelujah[G] - Leonard Cohen
[Intro]
[G] [Em] [G] [Em]
[Verse 1]
I've [G] heard there was a [Em] secret chord
That [G] David played and it [Em] pleased the lord
But [C] you don't really [D] care for music [G] do ya? [D]
Well it [G] goes like this the [C] fourth the [D] fifth
The [Em] minor fall, the [C] major lift
The [D] baffled king [B7] composing halle[Em]lujah
|[Chorus]
|Halle[C]lujah, halle[Em]lujah,
|Halle[C]lujah, Halle[G]lu-[D]u-u-u[G]jah [Em] [G] [Em]
[Verse 2]
Well your [G] faith was strong but you [Em] needed proof
You [G] saw her bathing [Em] on the roof
Her [C] beauty and the [D] moonlight over [G] threw you [D]
She [G] tied you to her [C] kitchen [D] chair
She [Em] broke your throne and she [C] cut your hair
And [D] from your lips she [B7] drew the halle[Em]lujah
|[Chorus]
|Halle[C]lujah, halle[Em]lujah,
|Halle[C]lujah, Halle[G]lu-[D]u-u-u[G]jah [Em] [G] [Em]
[Verse 3]
Well [G] Baby I've been [Em] here before
I've [G] seen this room and I've [Em] walked this floor
I [C] used to live a[D]lone before I [G] knew you [D]
I've [G] seen your flag on the [C] marble [D] arch
But [Em] love is not a victory [C] march
It's a [D] cold and it's a [B7] broken halle[Em]lujah
|[Chorus]
|Halle[C]lujah, halle[Em]lujah,
|Halle[C]lujah, Halle[G]lu-[D]u-u-u[G]jah [Em] [G] [Em]
[Verse 4]
Well, [G] maybe there's a [Em] god above
But [G] all I've ever [Em] learned from love
Was [C] how to shoot some[D]body who out [G] drew you [D]
It's [G] not a cry that you [C] hear at [D] night
It's [Em] not somebody who's [C] seen the light
It's a [D] cold and it's a [B7] broken halle[Em]lujah
|[Chorus]
|Halle[C]lujah, halle[Em]lujah,
|Halle[C]lujah, Halle[G]lu-[D]u-u-u[G]jah
[Outro] [G*]
Happy Together [Am]
The Turtles
Imagine [Am] me and you I do
I think about you [G] day and night it's only right
To think about the [F] girl you love and hold her tight
So happy to-[E7]gether
If I should [Am] call you up invest a dime
And you say you be-[G]long to me and ease my mind
Imagine how the [F] world could be so very fine
So happy to-[E7]gether [E7]
Chorus:
[A] I can't see me [Em] lovin' nobody but [A] you for all my [G] life
[A] When you're with me
[Em] Baby the skies'll be [A] blue for all my [G] life
[Am] Me and you and you and me
No matter how they [G] toss the dice it had to be
The only one for [F] me is you and you for me
So happy to-[E7]gether [E7] Chorus
[Am] Me and you and you and me
No matter how they [G] toss the dice it had to be
The only one for [F] me is you and you for me
So happy to-[E7]gether [E7]
[A] Ba-ba-ba-ba [Em] ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-[A] ba ba-ba-ba-[G] ba
[A] Ba-ba-ba-ba [Em] ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-[A] ba ba-ba-ba-[G] ba
[Am] Me and you and you and me
No matter how they [G] toss the dice it has to be
The only one for [F] me is you and you for me
So happy to-[E7]gether (oo-oo-oo-oo)
[Am] So happy to-[E7]gether (oo-oo-oo-oo) [Am] how is the [E7] weather [Am]
So happy to-[E7]gether [Am] we're happy to-[E7]gether [Am]
So happy to-[E7]gether [Am] happy to-[E7]gether [Am]
So happy to-[E7]gether [Am] so happy to-[E7]gether [A]
Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Intro:
[C] [C] [C] [C] (Wait for Kazoo bit)
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]
[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 [C] (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 [C] (Kazoo Bit)
C
Hey Good Lookin’[C] - Hank Williams
Intro:
[D7] [G7] [C]
Verse 1:
Hey, [C] Hey, Good Lookin', whatcha got cookin'
[D7] How's about cookin' [G7] somethin' up with [C] me [G7]
[C] Hey, sweet baby, don't you think maybe
[D7] We could find us a [G7] brand new reci[C]pe.[C7]
Bridge:
I got a [F] hot-rod Ford and a [C] two-dollar bill
And [F] I know a spot right [C] over the hill
[F] There's soda pop and the [C] dancin's free
So if you [D7] wanna have fun come a[G7]long with me
Verse 2:
Say [C] Hey, Good Lookin', whatcha got cookin'
[D7] How's about cookin' [G7] somethin' up with [C] me
Verse 3:
I'm [C] free and ready so we can go steady
[D7] How's about savin' [G7] all your time for [C] me [G7]
[C] No more lookin', I know I've been tooken
[D7] How's about keepin' [G7] steady compa[C]ny [C7]
Bridge:
I'm [F] gonna throw my date book [C] over the fence
And [F] find me one for [C] five or ten cents
I'll [F] keep it 'til it's [C] covered with age
'Cause I'm [D7] writin' your name down on [G7] ev'ry page
Outro:
Say [C] Hey, Good Lookin', whatcha got cookin'
[D7] How's about cookin' [G7] somethin' up with
[D7] How's about cookin' [G7] somethin' up
[D7] How's about cookin' [G7] somethin' up with [C] me? [G7] [C]
Hi Lili, Hi Lo[C] - Anne Murray
[C] A song of love is [F] sad [C] song
Hi-lili Hi-lili hi-[G7]lo
A [G7] song of love is [F] song of [G7] woe
Don't ask me how I [C] know
A song of love is [F] sad [C] song
For [C7] I have [A7] loved and it's [Dm] so
I sit by my window and [C] watch the rain
Hi-[G7]lili Hi-lili hi-[C]lo [C7]
And to[F]morrow I'll probably [C] love again
Hi-[G7]lili Hi-lili hi-[C]lo [C7]
Yes to[F]morrow I'll probably [C] love again
Hi-[G7]lili Hi-lili hi-[C]lo [G7][C]
Hit the road - Ray Charles
Intro:
[Am] [G] [F] [E7]
|Chorus:
|Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back
|no [Am] more no [G] more no [F] more no [E7] more
|Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back
|no [Am] more [G] [F] What you [E7] say?
|Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back
|no [Am] more no [G] more no [F] more no [E7] more
|Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back
|no [Am] more [G] [F] [E7]
Verse 1:
Whoa! [Am] woman oh [G] woman don't [F] treat me so [E7] mean
You're the [Am] meanest [G] woman that I've [F] ever [E7] seen
I [Am] guess if [G] you said [F] so... [E7]
I'll [Am] have to pack my [G] things and [F] go (That's [E7] right!)
Chorus:
Verse 2:
Now [Am] baby listen [G] baby don't [F] treat me this [E7] way
For [Am] I'll be [G] back on my [F] feet some [E7] day
Don't [Am] care if you [G] do cause it's [F] under[E7]stood,
You ain't [Am] got no [G] money you [F] just ain't no [E7] good
Well I [Am] guess if [G] you say [F] so [E7]
|Chorus:
|Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back
|no [Am] more no [G] more no [F] more no [E7] more
|Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back
|no [Am] more [G] [F] What you [E7] say?
|Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back
|no [Am] more no [G] more no [F] more no [E7] more
|Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back
|no [Am] more [G] [F] [E7]
Outro:
[Am – single strum]
Honky Tonk Women
Rolling Stones
Intro:
[G] [G]
Verse 1:
I [G] met a gin soaked bar room queen in [C] memphis [Csus4 - C]
She [G] tried to take me [A] upstairs for a [D] ride [Dsus4 - D]
She [G] had to heave me right across her [C] shoulder [Csus4 - C]
Cause I [G] just can't seem to [D] drink you off my [G] mind [G]
[D///]
|Chorus:
|It's the [G] Hooo - [D] oonky tonk [G] women [Gsus4 - G]
|[G] Gimmie, gimmie [D] gimmie that honky tonk [G] blues
|It's the [G] Hooo - [D] oonky tonk [G] women [Gsus4 - G]
|[G] Gimmie, gimmie [D] gimmie that honky tonk [G] blues
Verse 2:
I [G] played a divorcee in New York [C] city [Csus4 - C]
I [G] had to put up [A] some kind of a [D] fight [Dsus4 - D]
The [G] lady then she covered me with [C] roses [Csus4 - C]
She [G] blew my nose and [D] then she blew my [G] mind
[D///]
|Chorus:
|It's the [G] Hooo - [D] oonky tonk [G] women [Gsus4 - G]
|[G] Gimmie, gimmie [D] gimmie that honky tonk [G] blues
|It's the [G] Hooo - [D] oonky tonk [G] women [Gsus4 - G]
|[G] Gimmie, gimmie [D] gimmie that honky tonk [G] blues
Outro:
It's the [G] Hooo - [D] oonky tonk [G] women [Gsus4 - G]
[G] Gimmie, gimmie [D] gimmie that honky tonk [G] blues
It's the [G] Hooo - [D] oonky tonk [G] women [Gsus4 - G]
[G] Gimmie, gimmie [D] gimmie that honky tonk [G] blues
[G] [D*] [G*]
Hotel California[Am] - Eagles
[Intro]
[Am] [E7] [G] [D]
[F] [C] [Dm] [E7]
Verse 1:
[Am] On a dark desert highway... [E7] cool wind in my hair
[G] Warm smell of colitas... [D] rising up through the air
[F] Up ahead in the distance... [C] I saw a shimmering light
[Dm] My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
[E7] I had to stop for the night
Verse 2:
[Am] There she stood in the doorway... [E7] I heard the mission bell
[G] And I was thinking to myself... this could be [D] heaven or this could be hell
[F] Then she lit up a candle... [C] and she showed me the way
[Dm] There were voices down the corridor... [E7] I thought I heard them say
|Chorus:
|[F] Welcome to the Hotel Calif[C]ornia
|Such a [E7] lovely place... such a lovely place... such a [Am] lovely face
|There's [F] plenty of room at the Hotel Calif[C]ornia
|Any[Dm]time of year... anytime of year... you can [E7] find it here
Verse 3:
[Am] Her mind is Tiffany twisted... [E7] she got the Mercedes Benz
[G] She got a lot of pretty pretty boys... [D] she calls friends
[F] How they danced in the court yard... [C] sweet summer sweat
[Dm] Some dance to remember... [E7] some dance to forget
Verse 4:
[Am] So I called up the captain... [E7] please bring me my wine (he said)
[G] We haven't had that spirit here since... [D] 1969
[F] And still those voice are calling from [C] far away
[Dm] Wake you up in the middle of the night... [E7] just to hear them say
|Chorus:
|[F] Welcome to the Hotel Calif[C]ornia
|Such a [E7] lovely place... such a lovely place... such a [Am] lovely face
|They’re [F] livin’ it up at the Hotel Calif[C]ornia
|What a [Dm] nice surprise... what a nice surprise... bring your [E7] alibis...
Verse 5 - Single strum & Scratching:
[Am*] Mirrors on the ceiling... [E7*] pink champagne on ice (and she said)
[G*] We are all just prisoners here... [D*] of our own device
[F*] And in the master's chambers... they [C*] gathered for the feast
[Dm*] They stab it with their steely knives... but they [E7] just can't kill the beast
Verse 6:
[Am] Last thing I remember... I was [E7] running for the door
[G] I had find the passage back to the [D] place I was before
[F] "Relax" said the night man... we are [C] programmed to receive
[Dm] You can check out anytime you like but... [E7] you can never leave...
[Outro]
[Am] [E7] [G] [D]
[F] [C] [Dm] [E7] [Am*]
House of the Rising Sun
The Animals
Intro:
[Am] [C] [D] [F] [Am] [E7] [Am] [E7]
Verse 1:
There [Am] is a [C] house in [D] New Orleans [F]
They [Am] call the [C] Rising [E7] Sun
And it’s [Am] been the [C] ruin of [D] many a poor boy [F]
And [Am] God I [E7] know I’m [Am] one
Instrumental:
[C] [D] [F] [Am] [E7] [Am] [E7]
Verse 2:
My [Am] mother [C] was a [D] tailor [F]
She [Am] sewed my [C] new blue [E7] jeans
My [Am] father [C] was a [D] gambling [F] man
[Am] Down in [E7] New Or[Am]leans [E7]
Verse 3:
Oh [Am] mother [C] tell your [D] children [F]
Not to [Am] do what [C] I have [E7] done
[Am] Spend your [C] lives in [D] sin and mise[F]ry
In the [Am] house of the [E7] Rising [Am] Sun [E7]
Verse 4:
Well I got [Am] one foot [C] on the [D] platform [F]
And the [Am] other [C] foot on the [E7] train
I’m [Am] going [C] back to [D] New Orleans [F]
To [Am] wear that [E7] ball and [Am] chain
Instrumental:
[C] [D] [F] [Am] [E7] [Am] [E7]
Verse 5:
There [Am] is a [C] house in [D] New Orleans [F]
They [Am] call the [C] Rising [E7] Sun
And it’s [Am] been the [C] ruin of [D] many a poor [F] boy
And [Am] God I [E7] know I’m [Am] one
Outro Instrumental:
[C] [D] [F] [Am] [E7] [Am]
[Dm] [Dm] [Dm] [Dm] [Am*]
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
[Amaj7] [G] [Amaj7] [G]
[C] [Bm] [A] [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
I Feel Fine
Beatles
Intro:
[D7][D7] [C7][C7] [G7][G7][G7][G7]
Verse 1:
[G7] Baby’s good to me you know, She’s happy as can be you know she
[D7] Said so, I’m in love with [C7] her and I feel [G7] fine
Verse 2:
[G7] Baby says she’s mine you know she tells me all the time you know she
[D7] Said so, I’m in love with [C7] her and I feel [G7] fine
|Chorus:
|[G] I’m so [Bm] glad that [C] she’s my little [D] girl
|[G] She’s so [Bm] glad she’s [Am] telling all the [D] world, that her
Verse 3:
[G7] Baby buys her things you know, he buys her diamond rings you know she
[D7] Said so, She’s in love with [C7] me and I feel [G7] fine
Instrumental: [G7] [G7] [D7] [C7] [G7] [G7]
Verse 4:
[G7] Baby says she’s mine you know she tells me all the time you know she
[D7] Said so, I’m in love with [C7] her and I feel [G7] fine
|Chorus:
|[G] I’m so [Bm] glad that [C] she’s my little [D] girl
|[G] She’s so [Bm] glad she’s [Am] telling all the [D] world, that her
Verse 5:
[G7] Baby buys her things you know, he buys her diamond rings you know she
[D7] Said so, She’s in love with [C7] me and I feel [G7] fine
Outro:
[D7] Shes in love with [C7] me and i feel [G7] fine
[D*] [G*]
I Guess it doesn’t Matter any More [C]
Buddy Holly
[C] There you go and baby, here am I
Well you [G] left me here so I could sit and cry
Well-a, [C] golly gee what have you done to me
But I [Dm] guess it doesn't [G] matter any [C] more.
[C] Do you remember baby, last September
How you [G] held me tight each and every night
Well, [C] oops-a daisy how you drove me crazy
But I [Dm] guess it doesn't [G] matter any [C] more.
[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
And wasted all my days over [G] you.[Dm][G]
[C] Now you go your way and I'll go mine
[G] Now and forever 'till the 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.
[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 thrown [D] away my nights
And wasted all my days over [G] you.[Dm][G]
[C] Now you go your way and I'll go mine
[G] Now and forever 'till the 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.
[Dm] You won't [G] matter any [C] more
[Dm] You won't [G] matter any [C] more
I Saw Her Standing There [C]
Beatles
Intro: 1 - 2 - 3 – 4 then
[C] [Am/C]
[C] Well, she was just 17, You [F7] know what I [C] mean,
And the way she looked was way beyond [G7] compare.
So [C] how could I [C7] dance with [F] another [Fm] wooh
When I [C] saw her [G7] standin' [C] there.
Well she looked at me, and I, [F7] I could [C] see
That before too long I'd fall in love with [G7] her.
[C] She wouldn't [C7] dance with [F] another [Fm] wooh
When I [C] saw her [G7] standing [C] there. [C7]
Well, my [F7] heart went boom,When I crossed that room,
And I held her hand in [G7] mine [F7]
Ooh, we [C] danced through the night, And we [F7] held each other [C] tight,
And before too long I fell in love with [G7] her.
Now, [C] I'll never [C7] dance with [F] another [Fm] wooh
When I [C] saw her [G7] standing [C] there [C7]
Well, my [F7] heart went "boom," When I crossed that room,
And I held her hand in [G7] mine [F7]
[C] Ooh, we danced through the night, And we [F7] held each other [C] tight,
And before too long I fell in love with [G7] her.
Now, [C] I'll never [C7] dance with [F] another [Fm] wooh
When I [C] saw her [G7] standing [C] there
Now, [C] I'll never [C7] dance with [F] another [Fm] wooh
When I [C] saw her [G7] standing [F] there [C]
I’ll Be Your Baby
Bob Dylan
Intro: [G]
Close your [G]eyes... close the door
You don't have to [A]worry any [A7]more
[C]I'll... be [D]your... baby to[G]night [D7]
Shut the [G]light, shut the shade
You don't [A]have to... be a[A7]fraid
[C]I'll... be [D]your... baby to[G]night [G7]
Well, that [C]mockingbird's gonna sail away
[G]We're gonna forget it
That [A]big, fat moon is gonna shine like a spoon
But [D7]we're gonna let it, you won't regret it
Kick your [G]shoes off, do not fear
Bring that [A]bottle over [A7]here
[C]I'll...be[D]your baby to-[G]night [D7]
Close your [G]eyes, close the door
You don't have to [A]worry any [A7]more
[C]I'll... be [D]your... baby to[G]night [D7]
Shut the [G]light, shut the shade
You don't [A]have to... be a[A7]fraid
[C]I'll... be [D]your... baby to[G]night [G7]
Well, that [C]mockingbird's gonna sail away
[G]We're gonna forget it
That [A]big, fat moon is gonna shine like a spoon
But [D7]we're gonna let it, you won't regret it
Kick your [G]shoes off, do not fear
Bring that [A]bottle over [A7]here
[C]I'll... be[D]your baby to-[G]night [G7]
[C]I'll... be [D7]your baby to-[G]night [G7]
[C]I'll... be [D7]your baby to-[G]night [G] - cha-cha-cha
Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
Intro:
[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
|Go Johnny go go go [D]
|[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:
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: x2
|[A] Go go.....go Johnny go go go
|Go Johnny go go go [D]
|[D] Go Johnny go go [A] go
|[A] Go Johnny go go [E7] go..... Johnny B. [A] Goode...
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 [Em] 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 [Em] just because you [Am] can
Verse 1:
Your [Am] beauty is bey[C]ond compare with [G] flaming locks of [Am] auburn hair
With [G] ivory skin and [Em] 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 com[Em]pete 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 [Em] 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 [Em] 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 [Em] 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 [Em] 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 [Em] 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 de[Em]cide to do Jo[Am]lene
|Chorus:
|Jo[Am]lene... Jo[C]lene... Jo[G]lene... Jo[Am]lene
|I'm [G] begging of you [Em] 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 [Em] just because you [Am] can
Outro:
[G] Please don't take him [Em] just because you [Am] ca-a-a-a-an
[Am - Double Strum]
Karma Chameleon [C] - Culture Club
Intro:
[C] [C] [C] [C]
Verse 1:
[C] There's a loving in your [G] eyes all the [C] way
If I [C] listened to your [G] lies would you [C] say
I'm a [F] man without [G] conviction
I'm a [F] man who doesn't [G] know
How to [F] sell a contra- [G] -diction
You come and [Dm] go, you come and [Am] go- [G] -oh
|Chorus:
|[C] Karma karma karma karma [G] karma chamele- [Am] -on
|You come and [Dm] go, you come and [C] go-o-o- [G] -oh
|[C] Loving would be easy if your [G] colors were like my [Am] dreams
|Red gold and [Dm] green, red gold and [C] gree- [G] -een
Verse 2:
Didn't [C] hear your wicked [G] words every [C] day
And you [C] used to be so [G] sweet, I heard you [C] say
That my [F] love was an [G] addiction
When we [F] cling our love is [G] strong
When you [F] go you're gone [G] forever
You string a- [Dm] -long, you string a- [C] -lo- [G] -ong
Chorus:
Bridge:
[F] Every day is like sur- [Em] -vival (survival)
[Dm] You're my lover (you're my lover) not my [Am] ri... val
[F] Every day is like sur- [Em] -vival (survival)
[Dm] You're my lover (you're my lover) not my [Am] ri- [G] -val
Instrumental:
[C] [G] [C] [C]
[C] [G] [C] [C]
Pre-Chorus:
I'm a [F] man without [G] conviction I'm a [F] man who doesn't [G] know
How to [F] sell a contra- [G] -diction
You come and [Dm] go, you come and [Am] go- [G] –oh [stop]
|[Chorus]
|
|[Acapella]
|[C*] Karma karma karma karma [G*] karma chamele- [Am*] -on
|[Am*] You come and [Dm*] go [Dm*], you come and [C*] go-o-o- [G*] -oh
|[C*] Loving would be easy if your [G*] colors were like my
|[Am*] dreams [Am*] Red gold and [Dm*] green [Dm*], red gold and [C*] gree- [G*] -een
|
|Back to normal:
|[C] Karma karma karma karma [G] karma chamele- [Am] -on
|You come and [Dm] go, you come and [C] go-o-o- [G] -oh
|[C] Loving would be easy if your [G] colors were like my [Am] dreams
|Red gold and [Dm] green, red gold and [C] gree- [G] -een
Outro:
[C - Single Strum]
King of the Road [G]
Roger Miller
Intro:
[G] [G]
Verse 1:
[G] Trailer for [C] sale or rent
[D7] Rooms to let [G] fifty cents
No phone, no [C] pool, no pets
[D*] Ain't got no cigarettes, ah [D7] but
[G] Two hours of [C] pushing broom buys a
[D7] Eight by twelve [G] four bit room,
I'm a [G7] Man of [C] means by no means
[D7*] King of the [G] road
Verse 2:
[G] Third boxcar [C] midnight train
[D7] Destination [G] Bangor, Maine
Old worn out [C] suit and shoes
[D*] I don't pay no union dues, I [D7] smoke
[G] Old stogies [C] I have found
[D7] Short, but not too [G] big around, I'm a
[G7] Man of [C] means by no means
[D7*] King of the [G] road
Bridge:
I know [G] every engineer on [C] every train
[D7] All of their children [G] all of their names
And every handout in [C] every town
[D] Every lock that ain't locked when [D7] no one's around, I sing
Verse 3:
[G] Trailer for [C] sale or rent
[D7] Rooms to let [G] fifty cents
No phone, no [C] pool, no pets
[D*] Ain't got no cigarettes, ah [D7] but
[G] Two hours of [C] pushing broom buys a
[D7] Eight by twelve [G] four bit room,
I'm a [G7] Man of [C] means by no means
[D7*] King of the [G] road
Outro:
[D7*] King of the [G] road
[D7*] King of the [G] road
[G - Double Strum]
Let it Be - 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 [C]
For [C] though they may be par[G]ted
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 to[G]morrow, 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]
Little Old Wine Drinker Me - Dean Martin
Intro:
[C] [C]
Verse 1:
I'm [C] praying for [F] rain in Cali[C]fornia
So the grapes will grow and they can make more [G] wine [G7]
And I'm [C] sitting in a [F] honky in Chic[C]ago
With a broken heart and a [G7] woman on my [C] mind [F] [C]
|Chorus:
|I ask the [G] man behind the bar for the [C] jukebox
|And the music takes me back to Tennes[G]see [G7]
|When they [C] ask who's the [F] fool in the [C] corner [F] crying
|I say [C*] [C*] little old [G] wine [G7] drinker [C] me [G7]
Verse 2:
I [C] got here last [F] week from down in Nash[C]ville
'Cos my baby left for Florida on a [G] train [G7]
I said [C] I'd get a [F] job and just forget [C] her
But in Chicago a broken [G7] heart is just the [C] same [F] [C]
Chorus:
Instrumental: (verse chords)
[C] [F] [C] [G] [G7]
[C] [F] [C] [G7] [C] [F] [C]
|Chorus:
|I ask the [G] man behind the bar for the [C] jukebox
|And the music takes me back to Tennes[G]see [G7]
|When they [C] ask who's the [F] fool in the [C] corner [F] crying
|I say [C*] [C*] little old [G] wine [G7] drinker [C] me [G7]
Outro:
I say [C*] [C*] little old [G] wine [G7] drinker [C] me [G7] [C]
Love Letters Straight From Your Heart[C] - Brenda Lee
[intro]
[C] [G] [Am] [G] [F] [F]
[C] Love letters straight from your [Am] heart
[F] Keep us so [G7] near while a-[C]part
[Em] I'm not a-[B7]lone in the [Em] night
[Dm] When I can [A7] have all the [Dm] love you [G7] write
[C] I memorize every [Am] line
[F] I kiss the [G7] name that you [C] sign [C7]
[F] And darling [Fm] then I read a-[C]gain right from the [D7] start
[F] Love letters [G7] straight from your [C] heart [G7]
[C] Love letters straight from your [Am] heart
[F] Keep us so [G7] near while a-[C]part
[Em] I'm not a-[B7]lone in the [Em] night
[Dm] When I can [A7] have all the [Dm] love you [G7] write
[C] I memorize every [Am] line
[F] I kiss the [G7] name that you [C] sign [C7]
[F] And darling [Fm] then I read a-[C]gain right from the [D7] start
[G7] Love letters straight from your [C] heart
[C] [G] [Am] [G] [F] [F]
Love Me Tender [C]
Elvis Presley
[C] Love me tender, [D7] love me sweet
[G7] Never let me [C] go
[C] You have made my [D7] life complete
[G7] And I love you [C] so
Chorus:
[C] Love me [E7] tender, [Am] love me [C7] true
[F] All my dreams ful[C]fil
For my [A7] darlin’ [D7] I love you
[G7] And I always [C] will
[C] Love me tender, [D7] love me long
[G7] Take me to your [C] heart
[C] For it’s there that [D7] I belong
[G7] And I’ll never[C] part
Chorus:
[C] Love me tender, [D7] love me dear
[G7] Tell me your are [C] mine
[C] I’ll be yours through [D7] all the years
[G7] Till the end of [C] time
Chorus:
[C] When at least my [D7] dreams come true
[G7] Darling this I [C] know
[C] Happiness will [D7] follow you
[G7] Everywhere you [C] go
Chorus:
Love is All Around - Wet Wet Wet
Verse 1:
[C] I feel it in my [Dm] fingers,
I [F] feel it [G] in my [C] toes [Dm][F][G]
[C] Love is all a [Dm] round me
[F] and so [G] the feeling [C] grows [Dm][F][G]
[C] It's written on the [Dm] wind,
it's [F] every [G] where I [C] go [Dm][F][G]
[C] So if you really [Dm] love me
[F] come on and [G] let it [C] show [Dm][F][G]
|Chorus:
|[F] You know I love you I [Dm] always will
|[F] My mind's made up by the [C] way that I feel
|[F] There's no beginning there'll [Dm] be no end
|'Cause on my love you [G] can depend
Verse 2:
[C] I see your face be[Dm]fore me
[F] as I lay [G] on my [C] bed [Dm][F][G]
[C] I kind a get to [Dm] thinking of
[F] all the [G] things you [C] said [Dm][F][G]
[C] You gave your promise [Dm] to me
[F] and I gave [G] mine to [C] you [Dm][F][G]
[C] I need someone be [Dm] side me
[F] in every [G] thing I [C] do [Dm][F][G]
|Chorus:
|[F] You know I love you I [Dm] always will
|[F] My mind's made up by the [C] way that I feel
|[F] There's no beginning there'll [Dm] be no end
|'Cause on my love you [G] can depend
[Outro]
It's [C] written in the [Dm] wind,
[F] oh every[G]where I [C] go, [Dm] yeah, [F] ooh [G] well
So, [C] if you really [Dm] love me, love me, [F] love me,
come [G] on and let it [C] show [Dm] ooh [G] oooooh
come [G] on and let it [C] show [Dm] [G] (come on and let it, come on and let it)
come [G] on and let it [C] show [Dm] [G] (come on and let it show)
[G] [C] Come on, come on, [Dm] come on let it [F] show, baby
come [G] on and let it [C] show [Dm] ooh [G] oooooh
come [G] on and let it [C] show [Dm] ooh [G] oooooh
come [G*] on and let it show
Maggie May [C]
Rod Stewart
Intro:
[C] [Dm] [F] [C] x2
Verse 1:
[G] Wake up Maggie I [F] think I've got something to [C] say to you
It's [G] late September and I [F] really should be [C] back at school
I [F] know I keep you a[C]mused... but I [F] feel I"m being [G] used
Oh [Dm] Maggie I couldn't have [Em] tried... any [Dm] more
You [Dm] led me away from [G] home... just to [Dm] save you from being a[G]lone
You [Dm] stole my heart and [G] that's what really [C] hurts
Verse 2:
The [G] morning sun when it's [F] in your face really [C] shows your age
But [G] that don't worry me [F] none in my eyes you're [C] everything
I [F] laugh at all of your [C] jokes... my [F] love you didn't need to [G] coax
Oh [Dm] Maggie I couldn't have [Em] tried... any [Dm] more
You [Dm] led me away from [G] home... just to [Dm] save you from being a[G]lone
You [Dm] stole my soul and thats a [G] pain I can do with[C]out
Verse 3:
[G] All I needed was a [F] friend to lend a [C] guiding hand
But you [G] turned into a lover and [F] mother what a lover you [C] wore me out
[F] All you did was wreck my [C] bed... and in the [F] morning kick me in the [G] head
Oh [Dm] Maggie I couldn't have [Em] tried... any [Dm] more
You [Dm] led me away from [G] home... ‘cause you [Dm] didn't want to be a[G]lone
You [Dm] stole my heart I couldn’t [G] leave you if I [C] tried
Instrumental:
[Dm] [G] [C] [F]
[Dm] [F-G] [C] [C]
Verse 4:
[G] I suppose I could col[F]lect my books and get on [C] back to school
Or [G] steal my daddy's [F] cue and make a living out of [C] playing pool
Or [F] find myself a rock n roll [C] band... that [F] needs a helping [G] hand
Oh [Dm] Maggie I wish I’d [Em] never... seen your [Dm] face
You made a [Dm] first class fool out of [G] me... but I'm as [Dm] blind as a fool
can [G] be
You [Dm] stole my heart but I [G] love you any[C]way
Instrumental:
[Dm] [G] [C] [F]
[Dm] [F-G] [C] [C]
Outro:
[C] Maggie I [Dm] wish I'd [F] never seen your [C] face
[C] [Dm] [F] [C]
[C] I'll get on back [Dm] home...
[F] one of these... [C] days
[C] [Dm] [F] [C – cha-cha-cha]
Moon River - Andy Williams
Verse 1:
[G] Moon [Em7] River, [C] wider than a [G] mile
I’m [C] crossing you in [G] style some [Am] day [B7]
Oh [Em7] dream [G7] maker, you [C] heart [Cm] breaker
Where [Em7] ever you’re [Em6] goin’, I’m [Am7] goin’ your [D7] way
Verse 2:
[G] Two [Em7] drifters, [C] off to see the [G] world
There’s [C] such a lot of [G] world to [Am] see [B7]
We’re af[Em7]ter the [Cm] same rainbow’s [G] end
[C] Waitin’ ‘round the [G] bend
My [C] huckleberry [G] friend
[Em7] Moon [Am] River [D7] and [G] me
Verse 3:
(no lyrics on next two lines, just hum among with the chords)
[G] [Em7] [C] [G]
[C] [G] [Am] [B7]
Oh [Em7] dream [G7] maker, you [C] heart [Cm] breaker
Where [Em7] ever you’re [Em6] goin’, I’m [Am7] goin’ your [D7] way
Verse 4:
[G] Two [Em7] drifters, [C] off to see the [G] world
There’s [C] such a lot of [G] world to [Am] see [B7]
We’re af[Em7]ter the [Cm] same rainbow’s [G] end
[C] Waitin’ ‘round the [G] bend
My [C] huckleberry [G] friend
[Em7] Moon [Am] River... [D7] and [G] meeeee[Cm]eeeeee[G][Cm]
Outro:
[G - Single Strum]
Mountains of Mourne
Percy French
Intro: [F G C]
Oh, [C] Mary this London's a [F] wonderful sight
Where the [G] people are workin' by [F] day and by [C] night
They don't sow potatoes, nor [F] barley, nor wheat
But there's [G] gangs of them diggin' for [F] gold in the [C] street
At [G] least when I asked them that's [C] what I was told
So I just took a hand at this [F] diggin’ for [G] gold
But for [C] all that I found there I [F] might as well be
Where the [G] Mountains of Mourne sweep [F] down to the [C] sea
I believe that when writin' a [F] wish you expressed
As to [G] how the fine ladies in [F] London were [C] dressed
Well, if you'll believe me, when [F] asked to a ball
They [G] don’t wear no top to their [F] dresses at [C] all
Oh, I've [G] seen them myself and you [F] could not in [C] truth
Say if they were bound for a [F] ball or a [G] bath
Don't be [C] startin’ them fashions, now [F] Mary McCree
Where the [G] Mountains of Mourne sweep [F]down to the [C] sea
You remember young Peter O’[F] Loughlin of course
Well, [G] now he is here at the [F] head of the [C] force
I met him today, I was [F] crossing the Strand
And he [G] stopped the whole street with one [F] wave of his [C] hand
And [G] there we stood talking of [F] days that are [C] gone
While the whole population of [F] London looked [G] on
But for [C] all these great powers, he's [F] wishful, like me
To be [G] back where the dark Mourne sweeps [F] down to the [C] sea
[Outro - Slower]
But for [C] all these great powers, he's [F] wishful, like me
To be [G] back where the dark Mourne sweeps [F] down to the [C] sea
My old Man's a dustman[G] - Lonnie Donegan
Now [G] here's a [D] little [Em] story to [A7] tell it is a [D7] must
[G] About an [D] unsung [Em] hero that [A7] moves away your [D7] dust
Some [A7] people make a [D7] fortune [A7] other's earn a [D7] mint
[A7] My old man don't earn much, in [D7] fact [A7] he's flippin' [D7] skint
[D7] Oh! my [G] old man's a dustman he wears a dustman's hat [D7]
He wears cor blimey trousers and he lives in a council [G] flat
He looks a proper narner in his great [G7] big hob nailed [C] boots
He's [D7] got such a job to pull em up that he calls them daisy [G] roots
[G] Some folks give tips at Christmas and some of them [D7] forget
So when he picks their bins up he spills some on the [G] steps
Now one old man got nasty and [G7] to the council [C] wrote
Next [D7] time my old man went 'round there he punched him up the [G] throat
[G] (spoken) I say I say Lez! I 'er, I found a police dog in my dustbin
(How do you know he's a police dog?) He had a policeman with him !!
[G] Though my old man's a dustman he's got a heart of [D7] gold
He got married recently though he's 86 years [D7] old
We said 'Ere! Hang on Dad you're [G7] getting past your [C] prime'
He said ' [D7] Well when you get to my age it helps to pass the [G] time'
[G] (spoken) I say I say I say! My dustbins full of lillies
(Well throw 'em away then) I can't Lilly's wearing them !!
Now [G] one day while in a hurry he missed a lady's [D7] bin
He hadn't gone but a few yards when she chased after [G] him
'What game do you think you're playing' she [G7] cried right from the [C] heart
[D7] 'You've missed me, am I too late?' 'No - jump up on the [G] cart'
[G] (spoken) I say I say I say (What you again!) My dustbin's absolutely full with toadstools
(How do you know it's full) 'Cos there's not "mush room" inside !!
He [G] found a tiger's head one day, nailed to a piece of [D7] wood
The tiger looked quite miserable but I suppose it [G] should
Just then from out a window, a [G7] voice began to [C] wail
[D7] He said (Oi! Where's me tiger head) - Four foot from it's [G] tail!!
Next time you see a dustman [G7] looking all pale and [C] sad
Don't [D7] kick him in the dustbin it might be my old [G] dad [F] [E] [D] [D] [F] [G
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]
Oh Boy - Buddy Holly
Verse 1:
[C*] All of my love [C*] all of my kissing ,
[C] you don't know what 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 I've been a waiting,
[C] tonight there'll be no 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 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 all of my kissing ,
|[C] you don't know what 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 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 all of my kissing ,
|[C] you don't know what 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:
[C*] Cha Cha Cha
Paint it Black [Dm]
Rolling Stones
Intro:
[Dm]
Verse 1:
[Dm] I see my red door and I [A] want it painted black,
[Dm] No colours anymore, I [A] want them to turn black
[Dm] I [C] see the [F] girls walk [C] by dressed [Dm] in their summer clothes,
[Dm] I [C] have to [F] turn my [C] head un[Dm]til my darkness [A] goes
Verse 2:
[Dm] I see a line of cars and [A] they’re all painted black
[Dm] With flowers and my love both [A] never to come back
[Dm] I [C] see people [F] turn their [C] heads and [Dm] quickly look away
[Dm] Like a [C] new born [F] baby [C] it just [Dm] happens every [A] day
Verse 3:
[Dm] I look inside myself and [A] see my heart is black
[Dm] I see my red door and it's [A] heading into black
[Dm] Maybe [C] then I'll [F] fade a[C]way and not [Dm] have to face the facts
[Dm] It's not [C] easy [F] facing [C] up when [Dm] your whole world is [A] black
Verse 4:
[Dm*] No more will my green sea go [A*] turn a deeper blue,
[Dm*] I could not foresee this thing [A*] happening to you, [A]
[Dm] If I [C] look [F] hard en[C]ough in[Dm]to the setting sun,
[Dm] My [C] love will [F] laugh with [C] me be[Dm]fore the morning [A] comes
Verse 5:
[Dm] I see my red door and I [A] want it painted black,
[Dm] No colours anymore, I [A] want them to turn black
[Dm] I [C] see the [F] girls walk [C] by dressed [Dm] in their summer clothes,
[Dm] I [C] have to [F] turn my [C] head un[Dm]til my darkness [A] goes
Bridge:
[Dm] Mm mm mm mm mm mm [A] mm mm mm mm mm mm
[Dm] Mm mm mm mm mm mm [A] mm mm mm mm mm mm
[Dm] Mm mm mm mm mm mm [A] mm mm mm mm mm mm
[Dm] Mm mm mm mm mm mm [A] mm mm mm mm mm mm
Outro:
I wanna see it [Dm] painted (painted, painted)... painted [A] black, oh
I wanna see it [Dm] painted (painted, painted)... painted [A] black, oh
[Dm - Single Strum]
Peaceful Easy Feeling [C] - The Eagles
Intro:
[C] [C] [C] [C]
Verse 1:
[C] I like the [F] way your sparkling [C] earrings [F] lay
[C] Against your [F] skin so br[G7]own
[C] And I want to [F] sleep with you in [C] the desert to[F]night
[C] With a billion [F] stars all [G7] around
|Chorus:
|I got a [F] peaceful easy [C] feeling
|[F] And I know you won't let me [G7] down
|Cause I'm [C] all[Am]ready [F] standing [G7] on the [C] ground
|C C C
Verse 2:
[C] And I found [F] out a long [C] time [F] ago
[C] What a woman can [F] do to your [G7] soul
[C] Ah, but [F] she can't take you [C] any [F] way
[C] You don't already [F] know how to [G7] go
|Chorus:
|I got a [F] peaceful easy [C] feeling
|[F] And I know you won't let me [G7] down
|I'm [C] al[Am]ready [F] standing [G7]
|Yes, I'm [C] all[Am]ready [F] standing [G7] on the [C] ground
Verse 3:
I get the [F] feelin' that I [C] know [F] you
[C] As a [F] lover and a [G7] friend
[C] But this [F] voice keeps whisperin' [C] in my other [F] ear
Saying [C] I may never [F] see you [G7] again
|Chorus:
|'Cause I got a [F] peaceful easy [C] feeling
|[F] And I know you won't let me [G7] down
|Cause I'm [C] alllllllll[Am]-ready [F] standin' [G7]
|Yes I'm [C] allllll[Am]-ready [F] standin' [G7]
|Yes I'm [C] allllll[Am]-ready [F]standin' [G7]
|On the [C] ground
Outro:
[C] [C] [C] [G][C]
Plastic Jesus - Ed Rush
Verse 1:
[C] I don't care if it rains or [C7] freezes
[F] Long as I have my plastic Jesus
[C] Sitting on the dashboard of my [G7] car [G7]
[C] Comes in colors pink and [C7] pleasant
[F] Glows in the dark cause it's iridescent
[C] Take Him with you [G7] when you travel [C] far [C]
|Chorus:
|Plastic [C]Jesus, Plastic [F] Jesus
|[C] Riding on the dashboard of my [G7] car [G7]
|[C] I'm afraid He'll [C7] have to go
|His [F] magnets ruin my radio
|And [C] if I have a [G7] wreck he'll leave a [C] scar - SO!!
Verse 2:
[C] Get yourself a Sweet Madonna
[F] Dressed in rhinestones sittin on a
[C] Pedestal of abalone [G7] shell [G7]
[C] Goin' ninety, I ain't [C7] scary
[F] 'Cause I've got my Virgin Mary
A-[C]ssuring me that [G7] I won't go to [C] Hell [C]
|Chorus:
|Plastic [C]Jesus, Plastic [F] Jesus
|[C] Riding on the dashboard of my [G7] car [G7]
|[C] Though the sunshine on His back
|[F] Makes Him peel, chip and crack
|A [C] little patching [G7] keeps Him up to [C] par [C]
|Chorus:
|Plastic[ C] Jesus, Plastic [F]Jesus
|[C] Riding on the dashboard of my [G7] car [G7]
|[C] I'm afraid He'll [C7] have to go
|His [F] magnets ruin my radio
|And [C] if I have a [G7] wreck he'll leave a [C] scar [C]
Pretty Woman [A] - Roy Orbison
Intro:
[E7] [E7] [E7] [E7]
Verse 1:
Pretty [A] woman... walking [F#m] down the street
Pretty [A] woman... the kind I [F#m] like to meet
Pretty [D] woman [D]
I don't be[E7]lieve you... you're not the truth
No one could look as good as [E7] you [E7]
Mercy
|Chorus:
|Pretty [A] woman... won't you [F#m] pardon me
|Pretty [A] woman... I couldn't [F#m] help but see
|Pretty [D] woman [D]
|That you look [E7] lovely as can be
|Are you lonely just like [E7] me [E7] Grr-wow
Verse 2:
[Dm] Pretty woman [G] stop a while
[C] Pretty woman [Am] talk a while
[Dm] Pretty woman [G7] give your smile to [C] me-e-e [C]
[Dm] Pretty woman [G] yeah yeah yeah
[C] Pretty woman [Am] look my way
[Dm] Pretty woman [G7] say you'll stay with [C] me-e-e-[A]-e-e-e
Bridge:
'Cause I [F#m] need you... [Dm] I'll treat you [E7] right
[A] Come with me [F#m] baby... [Dm] be mine to [E7] ni-i-i-i- [E7] -i-i-ght
|Chorus:
|Pretty [A] woman... don't [F#m] walk on by
|Pretty [A] woman... don't [F#m] make me cry
|Pretty [D] woman [D]
|Don't [E7] walk away, hey...
|[E7] Okay
Outro:
If that's the [E7] way it must be, okay I guess I'll go on home, it's late
There'll be tomorrow night, but wait What do I see
Is she walking back to me-e-e
Yea-ea-eah, she's walking back to me
Oh... oh... Pretty [A-double strum] woman
Proud Mary - Creedance Cleerwater Revival/Tina Turner
[C] / [A] [C] / [A]
[C] / [A] / [G] [F] /// [G] [D]///////
[D] Left a good job in the city
Working for the man every night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleeping
Worrying 'bout the way that things might have been
[A7] Big wheel keep on turning
[Bm] Proud Mary keep on burning
[D] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
[D] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
[C] / [A] [C] / [A]
[C] / [A] / [G] [F] /// [G] [D]///////
[D] Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis
Pumped a lot of pain down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city
'Til I hitched a ride on the riverboat queen
[A7] Big wheel keep on turning
[Bm] Proud Mary keep on burning
[D] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
[D] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
[C] / [A] [C] / [A]
[C] / [A] / [G] [F] /// [G] [D]///////
[D] If you come down to the river
Bet you gonna find some people who live
You don't have to worry if you got no money
People on the river are happy to give
[A7] Big wheel keep on turning
[Bm] Proud Mary keep on burning
[D] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
[D] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
[D] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
[C] / [A] [C] / [A]
[C] / [A] / [G] [F] /// [G] [D]
Puff the Magic Dragon
Peter, Paul and Mary
[D] Puff the magic [F#m] dragon [G] lived by the [D] sea,
And [G] frolicked in the [D] autumn mist in a
[E7] land called Honah[A7] Lee,
[D] Little Jackie [F#m] Paper [G] loved that rascal [D] Puff,
And [G] bought him strings and [D] sealing wax and
[E7] Other [A7] fancy [D] stuff. [A7] Oh!
Chorus:
[D] Puff the magic [F#m] dragon [G] lived by the [D] sea
And [G] frolicked in the [D] autumn mist in a
[E7] Land called Honah[A7]Lee,
[D] Puff the magic [F#m] dragon [G] lived by the [D] sea
And [G] frolicked in the [D] autumn mist in a [E7] Land called [A7] Honah[D]Lee.
[D] Together they would [F#m] travel on a [G] boat with billowed [D] sail,
[G] Jackie kept a [D] look out perched on [E7] Puff’s gigantic [A7] tail,
[D] Noble kings and [F#m] princes would [G] bow when e’re they [D] came,
[G] Pirate ships would [D] low’r their flag when
[E7] Puff roared [A7] out his [D] name. [A7] Oh!
Chorus:
[D] A Dragon Lives for [F#m] ever but [G] not so little [D] boys.
[G] Painted wings and [D] giant rings make [E7] way for other [A7] toys,
[D] One grey night it [F#m] happened, Jackie [G] Paper came no [D] more.
And [G] Puff that mighty [D] dragon, he
[E7] Ceased his [A7] fearless [D] roar. [A7] Oh!
Chorus:
[D] His head was bent in [F#m] sorrow green [G] scales fell like [D] rain,
[G] Puff no longer [D] went to play [E7] along the cherry [A7] lane
[D] Without his lifelong [F#m] friend [G] Puff could not be [D] brave.
So [G] Puff that mighty [D] dragon sadly [E7] slipped in [A7] to his [D] cave.
[A7]
Raining in My Heart - Buddy Holly
Intro:
[C] [C+] [Am/C] [C+]
Verse 1:
The [C] sun is out, the [C+] sky is blue,
there's [Am/C] not a cloud to [C7^2] spoil the view
but it's [F] raining... [G] raining in my [C] heart [Am/C] [F] [G]
Verse 2:
The [C] weather man says [C+] clear today,
he [Am/C] doesn't know you've gone [C7^2] away
and it's [F] raining... [G] raining in my [C] heart [Am/C] [F] [G]
Bridge:
[Gm] Oh, mise[C]ry, mise[F]ry,
[Am] what's gonna be[D]come of [Dm] me? [G]
Verse 3:
I [C] tell my blues they [C+] mustn't show
but [Am/C] soon these tears are [C7^2] bound to flow,
'cause it's [F] raining... [G] raining in my [C] heart [Am/C] [F] [G]
Middle Section: (same chords as verse)
[C] [C+] [Am/C] [C7^2]
it's [F] raining,.. [G] raining in my [C] heart
[C] [C+] [Am/C] [C7^2]
it's [F] raining,.. [G] raining in my [C] heart [Am/C] [F] [G]
Bridge:
[Gm] Oh, mise[C]ry, mise[F]ry,
[Am] what's gonna be[D]come of [Dm] me? [G]
Verse 4:
I [C] tell my blues they [C+] mustn't show
but [Am/C] soon these tears are [C7^2] bound to flow,
'cause it's [F] raining... [G] raining in my [C] heart [Am/C] [F] [G]
Outro:
Raining in my [C] heart [Am/C] [F] [G]
Raining in my [C] heart [F] [C*]
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 [C] 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 [C] 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 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.
Runaround Sue
Dion and the Belmonts
Verse 1 - Single Strums:
[C] Here's my story, it's sad but true
[Am] It's about a girl that I once knew
[F] She took my love, then ran around
[G] With every single guy in town
|Chorus - back to Regular Strumming:
|[C] Hey, hey, oh oh oh oh oh [Am] Hey, hey, oh oh oh oh oh
|[F] Hey, hey, oh oh oh oh oh [G7] Hey, hey, oooooooooohhhhh
|[C] Hey, hey, oh oh oh oh oh [Am] Hey, hey, oh oh oh oh oh
|[F] Hey, hey, oh oh oh oh oh [G7] Hey, hey, oooooooooohhhhh
Verse 2:
[C] I guess I should have known it from the very start
[Am] This girl would leave me with a broken heart
[F] Now listen people what I'm telling you
[G*] "I keep away from Runaround Sue"
Verse 3:
[C] Her amazing lips and the smile from her face
[Am] The touch of her hand and this girl's warm embrace
[F] So if you don't want to cry like I do
[G*] Keep away from Runaround Sue.
Chorus:
Bridge:
[F] She like to travel around, yeah
[C] She'll love you, then she'll put you down
[F] Now, people let me put you wise
[G*] She goes out with other guys
[C] And the moral of the story from the guy who knows
[Am] I've been in love and my love still grows
[F] Ask any fool that she ever knew
[G] they'll say, Keep away from Runaround Sue
|Chorus:
|[C] Hey, hey, oh oh oh oh oh [Am] Hey, hey, oh oh oh oh oh
|[F] Hey, hey, oh oh oh oh oh [G7] Hey, hey, oooooooooohhhhh
|[C] Hey, hey, oh oh oh oh oh [Am] Hey, hey, oh oh oh oh oh
|[F] Hey, hey, oh oh oh oh oh [G7] Hey, hey, oooooooooohhhhh
Bridge:
[F] She like to travel around
[C] She'll love you, then she'll put you down
[F] Now, people let me put you wise
[G] She goes out with other guys
[C] And the moral of the story from the guy who knows
[Am] I've been in love and my love still grows
[F] Ask any fool that she ever knew, they'll say
[G*] Keep away from Runaround Sue
Chorus:
Outro:
[A - Single Strum]
Save the Last Dance For Me [C]
Calypso style strum
You can [C] dance .. every dance with the guy
Who gave you the eye, let him [G7] hold you tight.
You can [G7] smile .. every smile for the man
Who held your hand ‘neath the [C] pale moonlight
|Chorus:
|But [G7] don’t [C7] for [F] get
|who’s taking you home and in whose arms you’re[C] gonna be
|So [G7] darlin’, save the last dance for [C] me
Oh I [C] know ( Oh I know) that the music’s fine
like sparkling wine, go and [G7] have your fun (‘Yes I know, Oh I know)
Laugh and [G7] sing, but while we’re apart, don’t give your heart to [C] anyone
|Chorus:
|But [G7] don’t [C7] for [F] get
|who’s taking you home and in whose arms you’re[C] gonna be
|So [G7] darlin’, save the last dance for [C] me
Baby, don’t you know I [G7] love you so?
Can’t you feel it when we [C] touch?
I will never, never [G7] let you go
I love you, oh, so [C] much
You can [C] dance (You can dance), go and carry on
Til the night is gone and it’s [G7] time to go (You can dance)
If he [G7] asks .if you’re all alone,
Can he take you home, you must [C] tell him “no”
|Chorus:
|But [G7] don’t [C7] for [F] get
|who’s taking you home and in whose arms you’re[C] gonna be
|So [G7] darlin’, save the last dance for [C] me
[G7] Darlin’, save the last dance for [C] me
[G7] Sweet Darlin’, save the last dance for [C] me
Singing The Blues - Guy Mitchell
Intro:
C F C G7 F G7 C
F C
Verse 1:
Well, I [C] never felt more like [F] singin' the blues
'Cause [C] I never thought that
[G7] I'd ever lose, your [F] love dear
[G7] Why'd you do me that [C] way [F] [C] [G7]
Verse 2:
I [C] never felt more like [F] cryin' all night
When [C] everything's wrong,
And [G7] nothin' ain't right with[F]out you
[G7] You got me singing the [C] blues [F] [C] [C7]
|Chorus:
|The [F] moon and stars no [C] longer shine
|The [F] dream is gone I [C] thought was mine
|There's [F] nothing left for [C] me to do
|But [C*] cry over [G7] you
Verse 3:
Well I [C] never felt more like [F] runnin' away
But [C] why should I go,
'Cause [G7] I couldn't stay, [F] without you
[G7] You got me singing the [C] blues [F] [C] [G7]
Instrumental verse:
C F C G7 F G7 C
F C C7
|Chorus:
|The [F] moon and stars no [C] longer shine
|The [F] dream is gone I [C] thought was mine
|There's [F] nothing left for [C] me to do
|But [C*] cry over [G7] you
Verse 4:
Well I [C] never felt more like [F] runnin' away
But [C] why should I go,
'Cause [G7] I couldn't stay, [F] without you
[G7*] You got me singing the [C] blues [F] [C*] [F*] [C*]
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:
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
Space Oddity
David Bowie
Pre-Verse:
[C] Ground Control to Major [Em] Tom
[C] Ground Control to Major [Em] Tom
[Am] Take your [G] protein pills and [D7] put your helmet on
[C] Ground Control to Major [Em] Tom (ten, nine, eight, seven, six)
[C] Commencing countdown, engines [Em] on (five, four, three)
[Am] Check [G] ignition and may [D7] God's love be with you (two, one, liftoff)
Verse 1:
[C] This is Ground Control to Major [E7] Tom
You've really made the [F] grade
And the [Fm] papers want to [C] know whose shirts you [F] wear
Now it's [Fm] time to leave the [C] capsule if you [F]dare
Bridge:
[C] This is Major Tom to Ground [E7] Control
I'm stepping through the [F] door
And I'm [Fm] floating in a [C] most peculiar [F] way
And the [Fm] stars look very [C] different [F] today
|Chorus:
|[F] For here
|Am I [Em7] sitting in a tin can
|[F] Far above the [Em7] world
|[Bb] Planet Earth is [Am]blue
|And there's [G] nothing I can [F] do
Insturmental:
[C] [F] [G] [A] [A] x2
Verse 2:
[C] Though I'm past one hundred thousand [E7] miles
I'm feeling very [F] still
And I [Fm] think my spaceship [C] knows which way to [F] go
Tell my [Fm] wife I love her [C] very much she [F] knows
Bridge:
[G] Ground Control to [E7] Major Tom
Your [Am] circuit's dead, there's [G] something wrong
Can you [D7] hear me, Major Tom?
Can you [C] hear me, Major Tom?
Can you [G] hear me, Major Tom?
Can you
|Chorus:
|[F] Here am I [Em] floating 'round my tin can
|[F] Far above the [Em] moon
|[Bb] Planet Earth is [Am] blue
|And there's [G] nothing I can [F] do
Outro:
[C] [F] [G] [A] [A] x2 [C]
Stand by Me (Ben E King)
Ben E King
Intro: (Same as first two lines of Verse)
[G] [Em] [C] [D] [G]
Verse 1:
When the [G] night... has come [Em] and the land is dark
And the [C] moon... is the [D] only... light we’ll [G] see
No I won’t... be afraid, no I-I-I-I [Em] won’t... be afraid
Just as [C] long... as you [D] stand... stand by [G] me
|Chorus:
|So darling, darling sta-a-and... by me, o-oh [Em] stand... by me
|Oh [C] stand... [D] stand by me [G] stand by me
Verse 2:
If the [G] sky... that we look upon... [Em] should tumble and fall
Or the [C] mountain... should [D] crumble... to the [G] sea
I won’t cry... I won’t cry... No I-I-I [Em] won’t... shed a tear
Just as [C] long... as you [D] stand... stand by [G] me
|Chorus:
|And darling, darling, sta-a-and... by me, o-oh [Em] stand... by me
|Oh [C] stand now... [D] stand by me... [G] stand by me
Outro:
[G] Whenever you’re in trouble just
[G] Sta-a-and... by me, o-oh [Em] stand... by me
Oh [C] stand now... [D] stand by me... [G] stand by me
Cha Cha cha!
Summertime
George Gershwin
Intro:
[Am] [E7] [Am] [E7]
Verse 1:
Summer [Am] time [E7] [Am] and the [E7] livin’ is [Am] easy [E7] [Am] [E7]
Fish are [Dm] jumpin’... and the cotton is [E7] high.
Your daddy’s [Am] ri- [E7]-i-[Am]ch... and your [E7] mamma’s good [Am] lookin’, [E7] [Am] [E7]
So [C] hush little [Am] baby, [E7] don’t you [Am] cry. [E7] [Am] [E7]
Verse 2:
One of these [Am] mornings [E7] [Am] You’re going to [E7] rise up [Am] singing. [E7] [Am] [E7]
Then you’ll [Dm] spread your wings, And you’ll take to the [E7] sky.
But till that [Am] morning, [E7] [Am] [E7]
There’s a’ nothing can [Am] harm [E7] you [Am] [E7]
With [C] daddy and [Am] mamma [E7] Standing [Am] by. [E7] [Am] [E7]
Verse 3:
Summer [Am] time [E7] [Am] and the [E7] livin’ is [Am] easy [E7] [Am] [E7]
Fish are [Dm] jumpin’... and the cotton is [E7] high.
Your daddy’s [Am] ri- [E7]-i-[Am]ch... and your [E7] mamma’s good [Am] lookin’, [E7] [Am] [E7]
So [C] hush little [Am] baby, [E7] don’t you [Am] cry. [E7] [Am] [E7]
Verse 4:
One of these [Am] mornings [E7] [Am] You’re going to [E7] rise up [Am] singing. [E7] [Am] [E7]
Then you’ll [Dm] spread your wings, And you’ll take to the [E7] sky.
But till that [Am] morning, [E7] [Am] [E7]
There’s a’ nothing can [Am] harm [E7] you [Am] [E7]
With [C] daddy and [Am] mamma [E7] Standing [Am] by. [E7] [Am] [E7]
Outro:
With [C] daddy and [Am] mamma [E7] Standing [Am] by. [E7] [Am] [E7]
[Am - Single Strum]
Sunny Afternoon [Am]
The Kinks
Intro: [Am] [Am] [E7] [E7] [Am] [Am] [E7] [E7]
The [Am] taxman’s taken [G] all my dough
And [C] left me in my [G] stately home
[E] Lazin’ on a [E7] sunny after [Am] noon
And I can’t [G] sail my yacht
He’s [C] taken every [G] thing I’ve got
[E] All I’ve got’s this [E7] sunny after[Am]noon [A]
[A7] Save me, save me, save me from this [D7] squeeze
I got a [G7] big fat mama tryin’ to break [C] me [E7]
And I [Am] love to live so [D7] pleasantly
[Am] Live this life of [D7] luxury
[C] Lazin’ on a [E7] sunny after [Am] noon [Am7] [Am6] [E7]
In the [Am] summertime, [Am6] [E7]
In the [Am] summertime, [Am6] [E7]
In the [Am] summer[Am7]time [Am6] [E7]
My [Am] girlfriend’s run off [G] with my car
And [C] gone back to her [G7] ma and pa
[E] Tellin’ tales of [E7] drunkenness and [Am] cruelty
Now I’m [G7] sittin’ here
[C] Sippin’ at my [G7] ice-cold beer
[E] All I’ve got’s this [E7] sunny after[Am]noon [A]
[A7] Help me, help me, help me sail a[D7] way
Or give me [G7] two good reasons why I oughta [C] stay [E7]
Cos I [Am] love to live so [D] pleasantly
[Am] Live this life of [D7] luxury
[C] Lazin’ on a [E7] sunny after[Am]noon [A]
[A7] Save me, save me, save me from this [D7] squeeze
I got a [G7] big fat mama tryin’ to break [C] me [E7]
And I [Am] love to live so [D] pleasantly
[Am] Live this life of [D7] luxury
[C] Lazin’ on a [E7] sunny after [Am] noon [E7]
In the [Am] summer time, [Am6] [E7]
In the [Am] summer time, [Am6] [E7]
In the [Am] summer [Am7] time [Am6] [E7] [A]
Sweet Caroline
Neil Diamond
Intro:
[Dm] Du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du
[F] Du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du
[Dm] Du-du-du-du [G7] duuu-duuu duuu-duuu
Verse 1:
[C] Where it began... [F] I can't begin to knowin'
[C] But then I know it's growing [G] strong
[C] Was in the Spring... [F] and Spring became the Summer
[C] Who'd have believed you'd come a[G]long?
Pre-Chorus:
[C] Hands [C] [C6] touchin' hands [C6]
[G7] Reachin' out [G7] [F] touchin' me [F] touchin' [G] you [G]
[G] [F] [G]
|Chorus:
|[C] Sweet Caro[F]line. Good times never seemed so [G] good [G]... [G] [F] [G]
|[C] I've been in[F]clined to believe they never [G] would
|[F] but [Em] now [Dm] I...
Verse 2:
[C] Look at the night... [F] and it don't seem so lonely
[C] We fill it up with only [G] two
[C] And when I hurt... [F] hurtin' runs off my shoulders
[C] How can I hurt when holding [G] you?
Pre-Chorus:
[C] Warm [C] [C6] touchin' warm [C6]
[G7] Reachin' out [G7] [F] touchin' me [F] touchin' [G] you [G]
[G] [F] [G]
|Chorus:
|[C] Sweet Caro[F]line. Good times never seemed so [G] good [G]... [G] [F] [G]
|[C] I've been in[F]clined to believe they never [G] would
|[F] oh [Em] no [Dm] no
Instrumental build up:
[Dm] Du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du
[F] Du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du
[Dm] Du-du-du-du [G7] duuu-duuu duuu-duuu
Outro:
[C] Sweet Caro[F]line. Good times never seemed so [G] good [G]
[G] [F] [G]
[C] I've been in[F]clined to believe they never [G] would
[F] oh [Em] no [Dm] no [C] no.
Take It To The Limit - Eagles
[Intro]
[G] [C] [G] [D] [C]
[Verse 1]
All [G]alone at the end of the [C]evening
and the [G]bright lights have faded to [C]blue.
I was [G]thinking 'bout a [B]woman who might have [Em]loved me,
but I never [D]knew.
[G] You know I've [D]always been a [G]dreamer (spend my life [C]runnin' round)
and it's [C]so hard to [G]change (can't seem to [C]settle down)
but the [C]dreams I've seen [Am]lately [C] keep on turnin' out
and [C]burnin' out and [D]turnin' out the [C]sa - [D]me.
|[Chorus]
|So [C]put me on a [G]highway and [C]show me a [G]sign
|and [C]take it to the [D]limit one more [G] time.
[Interlude]
[G] [C] [G] [D] [C]
[Verse 2]
You can [G]spend all your time making [C]money,
Or you can [G]spend all your love making [C]time.
If it [G]all fell to [B]pieces tom[Em]orrow
would you still be [D]mine?
[G] And when you're [D]looking for your [G]freedom (nobody [C]seems to care)
And you can't find the [G]door (can't find it [C]anywhere)
when there's [C]nothing to be[Am]lieve in [C] still you're coming back,
you're [C]running back, you're [D]coming back for [C]mo - [D]re.
|[Chorus]
|So [C]put me on a [G]highway and [C]show me a [G]sign
|and [C]take it to the [D]limit one mo[Em]re time.
|[C]Take it to the [D]limit, [C]take it to the [D]limit,
|[C]take it to the [D]limit one more [G] time. x7
Take Me Home, Country Roads [C]
John Denver
Intro Instrumental:
[C] [Am] [G] [F] [C]
Verse 1:
[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]
The Boxer [F]
Simon and Garfunkel
[F] I am just a poor boy though my story's seldom [Dm] told
I have [C] squandered my resistance
For a [C7] pocket full of mumbles such are [F] promises
[Dm] All lies and jests still a [C] man hears what he [Bb] wants to hear
And disregards the [F] rest Hm[C7]mmmm
When I [F] left my home and my family I was no more than a [Dm] boy
In the [C] company of strangers
In the [C7] quiet of the railway station [F] running scared
Laying [Dm] low seeking [C] out the poorer [Bb] quarters
Where the ragged people [F] go
Looking [C7] for the places [Bb] only they would [F] know
Lie la [Dm] lie Lie la [Am] lie lie lie lie lie
Lie la [Dm] lie la lie [C7] lie lie [F]
[F] Asking only workman's wages I come looking for a [Dm] job
But I get no [C] offers,
Just a [C7] come-on from the whores on Seventh [F] Avenue
[Dm] I do declare there were [C] times when I was [Bb] so lonesome
I took some comfort [F] there Lie la lie [C7] [Bb] [F]
[F] Then I'm laying out my winter clothes and wishing I was [Dm] gone
Going [C] home
Where the [C7] New York City winters aren't [F] bleeding me
[Am] Bleeding me [Dm] going [C] home
In the [F] clearing stands a boxer and a fighter by his [Dm] trade
And he [C] carries the reminders
Of [C7] ev'ry glove that laid him down or [F] cut him till he cried out
In his anger and his [Dm] shame I am [C] leaving I am [Bb] leaving
But the fighter still re[F]mains mmm[C7]mmmm [Bb] [F]
Lie la [Dm] lie Lie la [Am] lie lie lie lie lie Lie la [Dm] lie la lie [C7]
Lie la [Dm] lie Lie la [Am] lie lie lie lie lie Lie la [Dm] lie la lie [C7] lie lie [F]
The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
Intro:
[G] [G]
Verse 1:
On a [G] warm summer's evenin' on a [C] train bound for [G] nowhere,
I met up with the gambler; we were both too tired to [D] sleep.
So [G] we took turns a starin' out the [C] window at the [G] darkness
'til [C] boredom over [G] took us, [D] and he began to [G] speak.
Verse 2:
He said, [G] "Son, I've made a life out of [C] readin' people's [G] faces,
and knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their [D] eyes.
And if [G] you don't mind my sayin', I can [C] see you're out of [G] aces.
For a [C] taste of your [G] whiskey I'll [D] give you some [G] advice."
Verse 3:
So I [G] handed him my bottle and he [C] drank down my last [G] swallow.
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a [D] light.
And the [G] night got deathly quiet, and his [C] face lost all ex[G]pression.
Said, "If you're [C] gonna play the [G] game, boy, ya gotta [D] learn to play it [G] right.
|Chorus:
|You got to [G] know when to hold 'em, [C] know when to [G] fold 'em,
|[C] know when to [G] walk away and know when to [D] run.
|You never [G] count [Am] your [G] money when you're [C] sittin' at the [G] table.
|There'll be [C] time enough for [G] countin' [D] when the dealin's [G] done.
Verse 4:
[G] Ev'ry gambler knows that the [C] secret to surv[G]ivin'
is knowin' what to throw away and knowing what to [D] keep.
'Cause [G] ev'ry hand's a winner and [C] ev'ry hand's a [G] loser,
and the [C] best that you can [G] hope for is to [D] die in your [G] sleep."
Verse 5:
And [G] when he'd finished speakin', he [C] turned back towards the [G] window,
crushed out his cigarette and faded off to [D] sleep.
And [G] somewhere in the darkness the [C] gambler, he broke [G] even.
But [C] in his final [G] words I found an [D] ace that I could [G] keep.
|Chorus x3 (second time is acapella):
|You got to [G] know when to hold 'em, [C] know when to [G] fold 'em,
|[C] know when to [G] walk away and know when to [D] run.
|You never [G] count [Am] your [G] money when you're [C] sittin' at the [G] table.
|There'll be [C] time enough for [G] countin' [D] when the dealin's [G] done.
[REPEAT LAST LINE-SLOWING DOWN]
These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ [A]
Nancy Sinatra
Intro]
[On C string: 99 88 77 66 55 44 33 20 [A]
Verse 1:
[A] You keep saying you've got something for me
[A] Something you call love but confess [A7]
[D] You've been messin' where you shouldn't have been a mess in'
And now [A] someone else is gettin' all your best
|Chorus:
|These [C] boots are made for [A] walking
|And [C] that's just what they'll [A] do
|[C] One of these days these [A] boots are gonna
|Walk all over you
|
|On C string: 99 88 77 66 55 44 33 20 [A]
Verse 2:
[A] You keep lying when you oughta be truthin'
And you keep losin' when you oughta not bet [A7]
[D] You keep samin' when you oughta be changing'
Now what's [A] right is right but you ain't been right yet
Chorus:
Verse 3:
[A] You keep playin' where you shouldn't be playin'
And you keep thinkin' that you'll never get burnt. [A7] Ha!
[D] I just found me a brand new box of matches, yeah
And [A] what he knows you ain't had time to learn
|Chorus:
|These [C] boots are made for [A] walking
|And [C] that's just what they'll [A] do
|[C] One of these days these [A] boots are gonna
|Walk all over you
|
|On C string: 99 88 77 66 55 44 33 20 [A]
Outro:
[A] Are ya ready boots? Start walking!
Ba-Dabba-Dap,
Ba-Dabba-Dap,
Ba-Dabba-Dap,
(continue ba-dabba-dapping until counted out)
Unchained Melody
Righteous Brothers
[Verse 1]
[C] Oh my [Am] love my [F] darling
I've [G] hungered for your [C] touch
A [Am] long lonely [G] time
|[Chorus]
|And [C] time goes [Am] by so [F] slowly
|And [G] time can do so [C] much
|Are [Am] you still [G] mine
|[C] I need your [G] love [Am] I need your [Em] love
|God [F] speed your love [G] to [C] me [C7]
[Bridge]
[F] Lonely rivers [G] flow to the [F] sea to the [Eb] sea
[F] To the open [G] arms of the [C] sea
[F] Lonely rivers [G] sigh wait for [F] me wait for [Eb] me
[F] I'll be coming [G] home wait for [C] me
[Verse 2]
[C] Oh my [Am] love my [F] darling
I've [G] hungered hungered [C] for your touch
A [Am] long [G] lonely time and I know that
|[Chorus]
|[C] Time goes [Am] by so [F] slowly
|And [G] time can do [C] so much
|Are [Am] you still [G] mine
|I [C] need your [G] love [Am] I need your [Em] love
|God [F] speed your love [G] to [C] me
[Outro]
[Am] [F] [Fm] [C]
Wellerman/Drunken Sailor Medley
There [Am] once was a ship that put to sea
And the [Dm] name of the ship was the [Am] Billy of Tea
The [Am] winds blew up, her bow dipped down
Oh [E7] blow, me bully boys, [Am] blow huh
Chorus:
[F] Soon may the [C] Wellerman come
To [Dm] bring us sugar and [Am] tea and rum
[F] One day, when the [C] tonguin' is done
We'll [E7] take our leave and [Am] go
[Am] She'd not been two weeks from the shore
When [Dm] down on her a [Am] right whale bore
The [Am] captain called all hands and swore
He'd [E7] take that whale in [Am] tow huh
Chorus:
[F] Soon may the [C] Wellerman come
To [Dm] bring us sugar and [Am] tea and rum
[F] One day, when the [C] tonguin' is done
We'll [E7] take our leave and [Am] go
*Pause* [Count 2,3,4]
|[Am] What shall we do with the drunken sailor ?
|[G] What shall we do with the drunken sailor ?
|[Am] What shall we do with the drunken sailor ?
|[G] Early in the [Am] morning
|
|[Am] Sling him in the long boat 'til he's sober
|[G] Sling him in the long boat 'til he's sober
|[Am] Sling him in the long boat 'til he's sober
|[G] Early in the [Am] morning
|
|[Am] Way, hey and up she rises
|[G] Way, hey and up she rises
|[Am] Way, hey and up she rises
|[G] Early in the [Am] morning
|
|[Am] That's what we'll do with the drunken sailor
|[G] That's what we'll do with the drunken sailor
|[Am] That's what we'll do with the drunken sailor
|[G] Early in the [Am] morning
|
|[Am] Way, hey and up she rises
|[G] Way, hey and up she rises
|[Am] Way, hey and up she rises
|[G] Early in the [Am] morning
Refrain - same melody as Wellerman Chorus|
[F] Da-da da [C] da da-da
[Dm] Da-da da-da-da [Am] da da-da
[F] Da-da da [C] da da-da
[E7] Da da da da [Am] da-da.
Wild Rover [C]
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
With a Little Help from My Friends
The Beatles
[Verse 1]
[G]What would you [D] think if I [Am] sang out of tune
Would you stand up and [D] walk out on [G] me
Lend me your [D] ears and I'll [Am] sing you a song
And I'll try not to [D] sing out of [G] key
|[Chorus]
|Oh I get [F] by with a little [C] help from my [G] friends
|Mmm I get [F] high with a little [C] help from my [G] friends
|Mmm gonna [F] try with a little [C] help from my [G] friends [D7]
[Verse 2]
[G] What do I [D] do when my [Am] love is away
Does it worry you to [D] be a[G]lone
How do I [D] feel by the [Am] end of the day
Are you sad because you're [D] on your [G] own
|[Chorus]
|Oh I get [F] by with a little [C] help from my [G] friends
|Mmm I get [F] high with a little [C] help from my [G] friends
|Mmm gonna [F] try with a little [C] help from my [G] friends
[Post-Chorus]
Do you [Em] neeeeed any[A]body... I [G] need some[F]body to [C] love
Could it [Em] beeeeee any[A]body... I [G] want some[F]body to [C] love
[Verse 3]
[G] Would you bel[D]ieve in [Am] love at first sight
Yes I'm certain that it [D] happens all the [G] time
What do you [D] see when you [Am] turn out the light
I can't tell you but I [D] know it’s [G] mine
|[Chorus]
|Oh I get [F] by with a little [C] help from my [G] friends
|Mmm I get [F] high with a little [C] help from my [G] friends
|Mmm gonna [F] try with a little [C] help from my [G] friends
[Post-Chorus]
Do you [Em] neeeeed any[A]body... I [G] need some[F]body to [C] love
Could it [Em] beeeeee any[A]body... I [G] want some[F]body to [C] love
|[Chorus]
|Oh I get [F] by with a little [C] help from my [G] friends
|Mmm I get [F] high with a little [C] help from my [G] friends
|Mmm gonna [F] try with a little [C] help from my [G] friends
[Outro]
With a little help from my [Bb] friiiieee[C]eennnnnds [G]
You Are My Sunshine [C] - The Pine Ridge Boys
[C]
|You are my [C] sunshine... my only [C7] sunshine
|You make me [F] happy... when skies are [C] grey [C7]
|You’ll never [F] know dear, how much I [C] love you [Am]
|Please don’t [C] take my [G7] sunshine [C] away [G7]
The other [C] night dear... as I lay [C7] sleeping
I dreamt that [F] you were by my [C] side [C7]
When I [F] awoke dear, i was [C] mistaken [Am]
So I [C] hung my [G7] head and [C]cried [G7]
|You are my [C] sunshine... my only [C7] sunshine
|You make me [F] happy... when skies are [C] grey [C7]
|You’ll never [F] know dear... how much I [C] love you [Am]
|Please don’t [C] take my [G7] sunshine [C] away [G7]
I’ll always [C] love you... and make you [C7] happy
If you will [F] only say the [C] same [C7]
But if you [F] leave me... to love [C] another [Am]
You'll re-[C]gret it [G7] all some [C] day [G7]
|You are my [C] sunshine... my only [C7] sunshine
|You make me [F] happy... when skies are [C] grey [C7]
|You’ll never [F] know dear... how much I [C] love you [Am]
|Please don’t [C] take my [G7] sunshine [C] away [G7]
[SLOWLY]
Please don’t [C] take my [G7] sunshine [C] away
You Made Me Love You
Al Jolson
[G] You made me [Bm] love [Gdim] you
I [Am] didn't want to [D7] do it I [Am] didn't want to [D7] do it
You made me [Am] want [D7] you [G] And all the time you knew it
I guess you always knew it
[E7] You made me happy sometimes
[A7] You made me glad
But there were times, dear
[D7] You made me feel so bad
[G] You made me [Bm] sigh [Gdim] for
I [Am] didn't want to tell [D7] you
I [Am] didn't want to tell [D7] you
I want some [Am] love, that's [B7] true
Yes I do, indeed I do, you know I do
[E7] Give me, give me, give me what I cry for
You [A7] know you got the brand of kisses [Em7] that I'd [A7] die for
[G] You know you [Am] made [D7] me love [G] you
[G] You made me [Bm] sigh [Gdim] for
I [Am] didn't want to tell [D7] you
I [Am] didn't want to tell [D7] you
I want some [Am] love, that's [B7] true
Yes I do, indeed I do, you know I do
[E7] Give me, give me, give me what I cry for
You [A7] know you got the brand of kisses [Em7] that I'd [A7] die for
[G] You know you [Am] made [D7] me love [Am] you [E7]
[Am] You know you [D7] made [D7] me love [G] you [Cm] [G6] [G]