Intro
A Sha la la la D la la la la boom boom
A sha la la la E7 la la la la E7 boom boom
D Shalala la A la la la la E7 and Marie who A waits for me.

Verse 1
A When the day is D dawning A on a Texas E7 Sunday morning
A How I long to D be there
With A Marie who's E7 waiting for me there
F Every lonely C city F where I hang my C hat
F Ain't as half as C pretty as E7 where my baby's at

Bridge
A Sha la la la D la la la la A sha la la la E7 la la la la
D Sha la la la A la la la la E7 and Marie who A waits for me

Verse 2
A There's a church-bell D ringing
A Hear the song of E7 joy that it's singing
A For the sweet MaDria A and the guy who's E7 coming to see her
F Just beyond the C highway F there's an open C plain
F And it keeps me C going E7 through the wind and rain

Outro
A Sha la la la D la la la la A sha la la la E7 la la la la E7
D Sha la la la A la la la la E7 and Marie who A waits for me
A Sha la la la D la la la la A sha la la la E7 la la la la E7
D Sha la la la A la la la la E7 and Marie who A waits for me

A Cha cha cha

Intro G G

Verse 1
You're just too G good to be true
Can't take my Bm eyes off of you
You'd be like G7 heaven to touch
I wanna C hold you so much
At long last Cm love has arrived
And I thank G God I'm alive
You're just too A good to be true Cm
Can't take my G eyes off of you

Verse 2
Pardon the G way that I stare
There's nothing Bm else to compare
The sight of G7 you leaves me weak
There are no C words left to speak
But if you Cm feel like I feel
Please let me G know that it's real
You're just too A good to be true Cm
Can't take my G eyes off of you

Bridge
Am Daa da... daa da... daa D da-da-da G Daa da... daa da... daa Em da-da-da
Am Daa da... daa da... daa D da-da-da G Da da... da da... E7 daaaaaa stop

Verse 3
You're just too G good to be true
Can't take my Bm eyes off of you
You'd be like G7 heaven to touch
I wanna C hold you so much
At long last Cm love has arrived
And I thank G God I'm alive
You're just too A good to be true Cm
Can't take my G eyes off of you

Bridge
Am Daa da... daa da... daa D da-da-da G Daa da... daa da... daa Em da-da-da
Am Daa da... daa da... daa D da-da-da G Da da... da da... E7 daaaaaa stop

Charted by Kristybird Smith

Intro Same as first 2 lines
C C Am Am
G F C 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

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

Bridge
Am I hear her G voice in the C mornin’ hour she calls me
The F radio reCminds me of my G home far away
And Am drivin’ down the G road I get a feelFin’ that I
C should have been home G yesterday... yesterG7day

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 beFlong
West VirCginia... mountain maGma
Take me F home... country C roads
Take me G home... down country C roads
Take me G home... down country C roads… G* C*

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 Dway!

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 aDway!

We're headin' G straight for town, D loaded down,
A with a fancy D cargo,
A Care of Wells and G Fargo, IlliAnois A7 boy!

Oh the DDeadwood 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 aDway!

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 aDway.

Instrumental & Kazoos to tune of verse
D D D D
D D D A
A7A7 DD
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 DJoe

A Set 'em up Joe, A Set 'em up Joe, A Set 'em up DJooooooooe .....

A* Yeee D* Haaaa!

AmAmAmAm

Verse 1
Am I saw the light on the night that I passed by her E7 window
Am I saw the flickering shadows of love on her E7 blind
A She A7 was my Dm woman
Am As she deceived me I E7 watched, and went out of my Am mind G7

Verse 2
Am At break of day when that man drove away I was E7 waiting
Am I crossed the street to her house and she opened the E7 door
A She A7 stood there Dm laughing
Am I felt the knife in my E7* hand,
And she laughed no Am more G7

Verse 2 w/ instrumental break
AmAmAmE7
AmAmAmE7
A She A7 stood there Dm laughing Ha ha ha ha ha
Am I felt the knife in my E7* hand,
and she laughed no Am more G7

Outro
C My, my, my, De-G-lilah
G Why, why, G7 why, De-C-lilah
C So be-C7-fore they F come to break down the Dm door
C Forgive me, Delilah, I G just couldn't take any C more
Am Forgive me, Delilah, I E7 just couldn't take any Am //////  more
Dm ////// Am //////

Am*

Intro - Acappela
Aaaaaare you gonna take me home tonight?
Aaaaah down beside that red firelight
Aaaaare you gonna let it all hang out?
Fat bottomed girls, you make the rockin' world go D round

Verse 1 - Strumming
I was D just a skinny lad, never knew no good from bad
But I knew life before I left my A nursery
Left D alone with big fat Fanny ... she was G such a naughty nanny
Heap big D woman, you made a A bad boy out of D me D*

Verse 2
I've been D singing with my band, across the water across the land
I seen ev'ry blue eyed floozy on the A way
But their D beauty and their style ... went kind of G smooth after a while
Take me D to them dirty A ladies every D time D*

Instrumental
G D A D
G D A G*

Verse 3
Now I got D mortgages and homes, I got stiffness in the bones
Ain't no beauty queens in this locali-A-ty I tell ya!
Oh but D I still get my pleasure ... still G got my greatest treasure
Heap big D woman you gone and A made a big man of D me D*

D / /

Intro
G G G G

Verse 1
I G hear the train a comin’... it's rolling round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine since... G7 I don't know when
I'm C stuck in Folsom prison... and time keeps draggin’ G on
But that D7 train keeps a rollin’... on down to San AnGton

Verse 2
When G I was just a baby... my mama told me son son
Always be a good boy... don't G7 ever play with guns
But I C shot a man in Reno... just to watch him G die
When I D7 hear that whistle blowin’... I hang my head and G cry

Verse 3
I G bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car
They're probably drinkin’ coffee... and G7 smoking big cigars
Well I C know I had it coming... I know I can't be G free
But those D7 people keep a-movin’... and that's what tortures G me

Verse 4
Well if they'd G free me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it on a little G7 farther down the line
C Far from Folsom prison... that's where I want to G stay
And I'd D7 let that lonesome whistle... blow my blues aGway

Verse 1
I D have fallen for another she can make her own way G home
And even if she asked me now I'd let her go a D lone
I useta see her up the chapel as she went to Sunday G mass
When she'd go up to receive I'd kneel down there and watch her D pass Stop
The glory of her A ass

Verse 2
Do you re-Dmember her collecting for concern on Christmas G eve
She was on a 48 hour fast just water and black D tea
I walked right up and made an ostentatious contri-Gbution
And I winked at her to tell her I'd seduce her in the D future Stop
When she's feelin A looser

Chorus

Verse 3
So D now you know the truth of it she's no longer my ob-Gsession
And the thoughts and dreams I had of her would take 6 months in D confession
See I met this young one Thursday night and she's into free ex-Gpression
And her mission is to rid the world of this sinful re-Dpression Stop
And then we had a A session

Outro - slower
I have D fallen for her mother she can make her own way G home

Intro
C C C C* pause

Verse 1
I want to break C free
I want to break free
I want to break free from your lies
You're so... self-satisfied I don't F need you
I've got to break C free
God G knows... F God knows I want to break C free

Verse 2
N/C I've fallen in C love
I've fallen in love for the first time And this time I know it's for F real
I've fallen in C love, yeah
God G knows... F God knows I've fallen in C love

Bridge
It's G strange, but it's F true
G I can't get over the way you F love me like you do
But I Am have to be sure
When I Dsus4 walk out that D door
F Oh how I G want to be Am free baby
F Oh how I G want to be Am free
F Oh how I G want to bre-C-eak free

Instrumental – same timing as verse
C C C C
F F C C
G F C C* pause

Verse 3
But life still goes C on
I can't get used to living without... living without
Living without you... by my F side
I don't want to live aClo-o-o-one
God G knows
F Got to make it on C my own

Verse 4
So baby can't you G see
F I've got to bre-C-eak free
I've got to break free
I want to bre-e-eak free yeah
I want... I want... I want... I want to break free
C cha-cha-cha

Intro
C C

Verse 1
C Some bright morning, when this life is over
F I'll fly a C way
To that home on God's celestial shore
G7 I'll fly a C way

Verse 2
C When the shadows of this life have gone
F I'll fly a C way
Like a bird from these prison bars I’ll fly
G I'll fly a C way

Verse 3
C Oh how glad and happy when we meet
F I'll fly a C way
No more cold iron shackles on my feet
G I'll fly a C way

Verse 4
C Just a few more weary days and then
F I'll fly a C way
To a land where joys will never end
G I'll fly a C way

Chorus

Intro
E7 Riff Ha!

Verse 1
A A A A* Stop
You don't have to be A beautiful, to turn me on
I just need your A body baby, from dusk till dawn
You don't need ex-D-perience, to turn me out,
You just leave it all A up to me,
I'm gonna show you what it's all about

Verse 2
A A A A* Stop
You got to not talk A dirty, baby, if you want to impress me
You can't be to A flirty, mama. I know how to undress me Yeah
I want to be your D fantasy, maybe you could be mine
You just leave it all A up to me, we could have a good time

Chorus

Verse 3
A A A A* Stop
Women not A girls rule my world, I said they rule my world
Act your A age, mama not your shoe size, maybe we could do the twirl
You don't have to watch D Dynasty, to have an attitude
You just leave it all A up to me, my love will be your food Yeah

Outro
A A A A* Stop
Cha cha cha!

Intro CCmaj7AmF x2

Verse 1
C Coming out of my Cmaj7 cage and I've been doing just Am fine
Gotta gotta be F down because I want it all
C It started out with a Cmaj7 kiss how did it end up like Am this?
It was only a F kiss it was only a kiss

Verse 2
C Now I'm falling a-Cmaj7sleep and she's calling a Am cab
While he's having a F smoke and she's taking a drag
C Now they're going to Cmaj7 bed and my stomach is Am sick
And it's all in my F head

Pre-Chorus
But she's touching his Am chest nowm He takes off her G dress now,
Let me F go ...
Am And I just can't look, it's G killing me
And F taking control

Instrumental C F Am G x2

Verse 3
C Coming out of my Cmaj7 cage and I've been doing just Am fine
Gotta gotta be F down because I want it all
C It started out with a Cmaj7 kiss how did it end up like Am* this?
It was only a F* kiss it was only a kiss

Verse 4
C Now I'm falling a-Cmaj7sleep and she's calling a Am cab
While he's having a F smoke and she's taking a drag
C Now they're going to Cmaj7 bed and my stomach is Am sick
And it's all in my F head

Pre-Chorus
But she's touching his Am chest now, He takes off her G dress now,
Let me F go ...
Am And I just can't look, it's G killing me
And F taking control

Instrumental C F Am G x2

Outro
I C never... F Am G
I C never... F Am G
I C never... F Am G
I C never... F Am G//// C*

Intro
D-D-D-G-G-G-G-D

Verse 1
Darling you got to let me know D-D-D-G-G-G-G-D
Should I stay or should I go? D-D-D-G-G-G-G-D
If you say that you are mine G-G-G-F-F-F-F-G
I'll be here till the end of time D-D-D-G-G-G-G-D
So you got to let me know A-A-A-A-A7-A7-A7-A7
Should I stay or should I go? D-D-D-G-G-G-G-D

Verse 2
It's always tease tease tease D-D-D-G-G-G-G-D
You're happy when I'm on my knees D-D-D-G-G-G-G-D
One day is fine, and next is black G-G-G-F-F-F-F-G
So if you want me off your back D-D-D-G-G-G-G-D
Well come on and let me know A-A-A-A-A7-A7-A7-A7
Should I Stay or should I go? D-D-D-G-G-G-G-D

Verse 3
This indecision's bugging me D-D-D-G-G-G-G-D
Esta indecision me molesta
If you don't want me, set me free D-D-D-G-G-G-G-D
Si no me quieres, librame
Exactly whom I'm supposed to be G-G-G-F-F-F-F-G
Digame quien tengo ser
Don't you know which clothes even fit me? D-D-D-G-G-G-G-D
Sabes que ropas me queda?
Come on and let me know A-A-A-A-A7-A7-A7-A7
Me tienes que decir
Should I cool it or should I blow? D-D-D-G-G-G-G-D
Me debo ir o quedarme?

Intro

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 aGlong?

Pre-Chorus
C Hands C Am touchin' hands Am
G7 Reachin' out G7 F touchin' me F touchin' G you F* G*

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 Am touchin' warm Am
G7 Reachin' out G7 F touchin' me F touchin' G you F* G*

Instrumental build up

Outro
C Sweet CaroFline... F Bom! C Bom! F Bom!
Good times never seemed so G good... So good! So good! So good! F*G*
C Sweet CaroFline... F Bom! C Bom! F Bom!
I believe they never G* could
F* Oh Em* no Dm* no... G*

Charted by Kristybird Smith

Intro Instrumental + Kazoo x2
C Do-do dooo do-do dooo
Bb Do-do dooo do-do dooo
F Do-doooooooo do-do-do do-do-do do-do-do
C Doooooooooooooooooo

Verse 1
C She's got a smile that it seems to me
ReBbminds me of childhood… memories
Where F everything was as fresh as the bright blue C sky sky...sky
C Now and then when I see her face
She Bb takes me away to that… special place
And if I F stared too long I’d probably break down and C cry

Instrumental + Kazoo
C Do-do dooo do-do dooo
Bb Do-do dooo do-do dooo
F Do-doooooooo do-do-do do-do-do do-do-do
C Doooooooooooooooooo

Verse 2
C She’s got eyes of the bluest skies
As Bb if they thought of rain
I F hate to look into… those eyes and C see an ounce of pain
C Her hair reminds me of a warm safe place
Where Bb as a child I’d hide
And F pray for thunder and the rain to C quietly pass me by

Instrumental
Dm F G  Bb-C    Dm F G  Bb-C

Outro
Dm Where do we go F Where do we go now G Where do we go now Bb-C
Dm Where do we go F Where do we go now G Where do we go now Bb-C
Dm Where do we goooooo F ooooooh
G Where do we go now Bb Now now now now now now Dm now

Dm Sweeeet F chiiild
Sweet chi-i-i-i-G-i-i-i-i-Bb-i-i-i-i-C-i-ild of Dm mine

Intro
C Cmaj7 Am Cmaj7
C Cmaj7 Am Cmaj7

Verse 1
C A teenage dream's so hard to beat Cmaj7
Am Every time she walks down the street Cmaj7
C Another girl in the neighbourhood Cmaj7
Am Wish she was mine, she looks so good

Verse 2
C I'm gonna call her on the telephone Cmaj7
Am Have her over 'cos I'm all alone Cmaj7
C I need excitement, though i need it bad Cmaj7
Am And it's the best i've ever had

Chorus
F I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
Get G teenage kicks all through the night C

Instrumental + Kazoo
C Cmaj7 Am Cmaj7
C Cmaj7 Am Cmaj7

Verse 3
C A teenage dream's so hard to beat Cmaj7
Am Every time she walks down the street Cmaj7
C Another girl in the neighbourhood Cmaj7
Am Wish she was mine, she looks so good

Verse 4
C I'm gonna call her on the telephone Cmaj7
Am Have her over 'cos I'm all alone Cmaj7
C I need excitement, though i need it bad Cmaj7
Am And it's the best i've ever had

Chorus
F I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
Get G teenage kicks all through the night C

Outro
C F G C*

Intro G G D7 G

I’ll GTell me Ma... when I go home
The D7boys won’t leave... the Ggirls alone
They pulled my hair... they stole my comb
But D7that’s alright... till GI go home
She is handsome Cshe is pretty
GShe is the belle of D7Belfast city
GShe is a-courting Cone, two, three
GPlease won’t you Dtell me Gwho is she?

GAlbert Mooney says he loves her
D7All the boys are Gfighting for her
They rap at the door and ring the bell
Saying D7oh my true love Gare you well?
Out she comes as Cwhite as snow
GRings on her fingers and D7bells on her toes
GJenny Murray Csays she’ll die
If she Gdoesn’t get the Dfella with the Groving eye

I’ll GTell me Ma... when I go home
The D7boys won’t leave... the Ggirls alone
They pulled my hair... they stole my comb
But D7that’s alright till GI go home
She is handsome Cshe is pretty
GShe is the belle of D7Belfast city
GShe is a-courting Cone, two, three
GPlease won’t you Dtell me Gwho is she?

Let the Gwind and the rain and the hail blow high
And the D7snow come tumbling Gfrom the sky
She’s as nice as apple pie
And D7she’ll get her own lad Gby and by
When she gets a Clad of her own
She Gwon’t tell her Ma till D7she goes home
But Glet them all come Cas they will
It’s GAlbert DMooney Gshe loves still

I’ll GTell me Ma... when I go home
The D7boys won’t leave... the Ggirls alone
They pulled my hair... they stole my comb
But D7that’s alright till GI go home
She is handsome Cshe is pretty
GShe is the belle of D7Belfast city
GShe is a-courting Cone, two, three
GPlease won’t you Dtell me Gwho is she?

Intro
C C

Verse 1
Well someCtimes... I go out... by myself... and I look across the Dm water
And I C think of all the things... what you're doing... and in my head I paint a Dm picture

Verse 2
Did you C have to go to jail... put your house on up for sale... did you get a good Dm lawyer?
I hope you C didn't catch a tan... I hope you find the right man who'll fix it Dm for you
Are you C shopping anywhere... changed the colour of your hair... are you Dm busy?
And did you C have to pay the fine you were dodging all the time... are you still Dm dizzy?

Verse 3 Acappella
Well someCtimes... I go out... by myself... and I look across the Dm water
And I C think of all the things... what you're doing... and in my head I paint a Dm picture

Outro Slowed Down
Dm* Why don't you come on over ValerC///////ieeeeee

Intro
G Am C G

Verse 1
G 25 years of my life and still
Am Trying to get up that great big hill of C hope
For a desti-Gnation
I G realized quickly when I knew I should
That the Am world was made for this brotherhood
Of C man
For whatever that G means

Post-Chorus
G Oooh, oo!.. oo oo-Am Oo-hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo
C Oooh! ...ooo-hoo-hoo-ah-Gha

Verse 2
And I G try
Oh my God do I Am try
I try all the C time
In this instiGtution
And I G pray,
Oh my God do I Am pray
I pray every single C day
For a revoGlution

Chorus

Outro - single strums
G 25 years of my life and still
Am Trying to get up that great big hill of C hope.... for a destiGnation

Verse 1
C Young man... there’s no need to feel down, I said
Am Young man... pick yourself off the ground, I said
Dm Young man... cos you’re in a new town
There’s no G need... F to... G be... F unChapGpy
C Young man... there’s a place you can go, I said
Am Young man... when you’re short on your dough, you can
Dm Stay there... and I’m sure you will find
Many G ways... F to... G have... F a... C good... G time

G* G* G* G* G*

Verse 2
C Young man... are you listening to me, I said
Am Young man... what do you want to be, I said
Dm Young man... you can make real your dreams
But you’ve G got... F to... G know... F this... C one... G thing
C No man... does it all by himself, I said
Am Young man... put your pride on the shelf and just
Dm Go there... to the YMCA
I’m sure G they... F can... G help... F you... C toGday

G* G* G* G* G*

Chorus

Verse 3
C Young man... I was once in your shoes, I said
Am I was... down and out with the blues, I felt
Dm No man... cared if I were alive
I felt G the... F whole... G world... F was... C so... G tight
C That’s when... someone came up to me and said,
Am Young man... take a walk up the street, there’s a
Dm Place there... called the YMCA
They can G start... F you... G back... F on... C your... G way

G* G* G* G* G*

Outro
C*

Intro Am

Verse 1
I got Am chills... they’re multiplying
And I’m F losing C control
Cos the E7 power... you’re suppAmlying
It’s electrifying ... ...

You better shape C up... cos I G need a man
Am And my heart is set on F you
You better shape C up... you better G understand
Am To my heart I must be F true
Nothing left, nothing left for me to do

Instrumental
Am

Verse 2
Am If you’re Am filled... with affection
You’re too F shy to C convey
Meditate E7 in my Am direction
Feel your way ... ...

I better shape C up... cos you G need a man
Am Who can keep you F satisfied
I better shape C up... if I’m G gonna prove
Am That my faith is F justified
Are you sure? Yes I’m sure down deep inside

Outro
You’re the C one that I want!