Culture Night 2018
Amarillo
Tony Christie
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
|Chorus:
|[A] Is this the way to [D] Amarillo
|[A] Every night I've been [E7] huggin' my pillow
|[A] Dreaming dreams of [D] Amarillo
|[A] And sweet Ma[E7]rie who [A] waits for me
|[A] Show me the way to [D] Amarillo
|[A] I've been weepin' [E7] like a willow
|[A] Crying over [D] Amarillo
|[A] And sweet Ma[E7]rie who [A] waits for me
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 Ma[D]ria [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
|Chorus:
|[A] Is this the way to [D] Amarillo
|[A] Every night I've been [E7] huggin' my pillow
|[A] Dreaming dreams of [D] Amarillo
|[A] And sweet Ma[E7]rie who [A] waits for me
|[A] Show me the way to [D] Amarillo
|[A] I've been weepin' [E7] like a willow
|[A] Crying over [D] Amarillo
|[A] And sweet Ma[E7]rie who [A] waits for me
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
Can't Take My Eyes Off You
Frankie Valli
Intro: [G]
Verse 1:
You're just too [G] good to be true
Can't take my [Gmaj7] 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 [Gmaj7] else to compare
The sight of [G7] you leaves me weak
There are no [C] words left to speak
But if you [Cm] feel like I feel
Please let me [G] know that it's real
You're just too [A] good to be true [Cm]
Can't take my [G] eyes off of you
Bridge:
[Am] Daa da... daa da... daa [D] da-da-da [G] Daa da... daa da... daa [Em] da-da-da
[Am] Daa da... daa da... daa [D] da-da-da [G] Da da... da da... [E7] daaaaaa [stop]
|Chorus:
|I love you [Am] baby... if it's [D] quite all right
|I need you [G] baby... to warm the [Em] lonely night
|I love you [Am] baby... [D] trust in me when I [G] say [E7]
|Oh pretty [Am] baby... don't bring me [D] down I pray
|Oh pretty [G] baby... now that I [Em] found you stay
|And let me [Am] love you baby... let me [D7] love you
Verse 3:
You're just too [G] good to be true
Can't take my [Gmaj7] eyes off of you
You'd be like [G7] heaven to touch
I wanna [C] hold you so much
At long last [Cm] love has arrived
And I thank [G] God I'm alive
You're just too [A] good to be true [Cm]
Can't take my [G] eyes off of you
Bridge:
[Am] Daa da... daa da... daa [D] da-da-da [G] Daa da... daa da... daa [Em] da-da-da
[Am] Daa da... daa da... daa [D] da-da-da [G] Da da... da da... [E7] daaaaaa [stop]
|Chorus:
|I love you [Am] baby... if it's [D] quite all right
|I need you [G] baby... to warm the [Em] lonely night
|I love you [Am] baby... [D] trust in me when I [G] say [E7]
|Oh pretty [Am] baby... don't bring me [D] down I pray
|Oh pretty [G] baby... now that I [Em] found you stay
|And let me [Am] love you baby... let me [D7] love youuuuuuuu [G///]
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!
Delilah [Am] - Tom Jones
[Am][Am][Am][Am]
[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]
|[Chorus 1]
|[C] My, my, my, De-[G]-lilah
|[G] Why, why, [G7] why, De-[C]-lilah
|[C] I could [C7] see that [F] girl was no good for [Dm] me
|[C] But I was lost like a [G*] slave that no one could [C] free [E7]
[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]
|[Chorus 2]
|[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 [E7]
[Verse 2 w/ instrumental break]
[Am][Am][Am][E7]
[Am][Am][Am][E7]
[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*]
Fat Bottomed Girls [D]
Queen
[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*]
|Chorus:
|[D] Ohhhhh won't you [C]take me home [G] tonight?
|[D] Ohhhhh down [C] beside your red fire-[A]-light
|[D] Ohhhhh and you [G] give it all you got
|Fat bottomed [D] girls, you make the [A] rockin' world go [D] round [G] (yeah)
|[G] Fat bottomed [D] girls, you make the [A] rockin' world go [D] round [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*]
|Chorus:
|[D] Oh won't you [C] take me home [G] tonight? (Please!)
|[D] Oh down [C] beside that red fire-[A]-light
|[D] Oh you gotta [G] let it all hang out
|Fat bottomed [D] girls You make the [A] rockin' world go [D] round [G] (yeah!)
|Fat bottomed [D] girls You make the [A] rockin' world go [D] round
[D / / ]
Folsom Prison Blues
Johnny Cash
Intro:
[G] [G] [G] [G]
Verse 1:
I [G] hear the train a comin’... it's rolling round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine since... [G7] I don't know when
I'm [C] stuck in Folsom prison... and time keeps draggin’ [G] on
But that [D7] train keeps a rollin’... on down to San An[G]ton
Verse 2:
When [G] I was just a baby... my mama told me son (son)
Always be a good boy... don't [G7] ever play with guns
But I [C] shot a man in Reno... just to watch him [G] die
When I [D7] hear that whistle blowin’... I hang my head and [G] cry
Verse 3:
I [G] bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car
They're probably drinkin’ coffee... and [G7] smoking big cigars
Well I [C] know I had it coming... I know I can't be [G] free
But those [D7] people keep a-movin’... and that's what tortures [G] me
Verse 4:
Well if they'd [G] free me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it on a little [G7] farther down the line
[C] Far from Folsom prison... that's where I want to [G] stay
And I'd [D7] let that lonesome whistle... blow my blues a[G]way
I Useta Love Her [D]
Saw Doctors
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 [//// pause*]
The glory of her [A] ass
|Chorus:
|I [D] useta love her, I useta love her [G] once
|A long long time ago
|I [D] useta love her, I used love her [G] once
|A long long time ago
|It's [C] gone, [F] all my loving is [G] gone
|It's [C] gone, [F] all my loving is [G] gone
Verse 2:
Do you re[D]member 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- [G] bution
And I winked at her to tell her I'd seduce her in the [D] future [//// pause*]
When she's feelin [A] looser
Chorus:
Verse 3:
So [D]now you know the truth of it she's no longer my ob[G]session
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[G]pression
And her mission is to rid the world of this sinful re[D]pression [//// pause*]
And then we had a [A] session
|Chorus:
|I [D] useta love her, I useta love her [G] once
|A long long time ago
|I [D] useta love her, I used love her [G] once
|A long long time ago
|It's [C] gone, [F] all my loving is [G] gone
|Woah woah it's [C] gone, [F] all my loving is [G] gone
|All my loving is [C] gone [F] gone gone [G] gone
|All my loving is [C] gone [F] gone gone [G] gone
[Outro - slower]
I have [D] fallen for her mother she can make her own way [G] home
I Want to Break Free
Queen
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 a[C]lo-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
I’ll Fly Away [C] - Alison Krauss
Intro:
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
|Chorus:
|[C] I'll fly away, oh, [C7] glory
|[F] I'll fly a [C] way (in the morning)
|When I die, hallelujah, by and by [G] 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
Chorus:
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
|Chorus:
|[C] I'll fly away, oh, [C7] glory
|[F] I'll fly a [C] way (in the morning)
|When I die, hallelujah, by and by [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:
Kiss
Prince
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
|Chorus:
|You don't have to be [E7] rich, to be my girl
|You don't have to be [D] cool, to rule my world
|Ain't no particular [E7] sign I'm more compatible with
|I just want your [D] extra time and your
|[E7 Riff] Kiss
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
|Chorus:
|You don't have to be [E7] rich, to be my girl
|You don't have to be [D] cool, to rule my world
|Ain't no particular [E7] sign I'm more compatible with
|I just want your [D] extra time and your
|[E7 Riff] Kiss
Outro:
[A] [A] [A] [A*] [Stop]
Cha cha cha!
Mr Brightside - The Killers
Intro: [C][Cmaj7][Am][F] 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-[Cmaj7]sleep 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
|Chorus:
|[C] Jealousy [F] turning shapes in [Am] to the sea [G]
|Swimming through sick [C] lullabies [F] Choking on your [Am] alibi [G]
|But it's just the [C] price I pay [F] Destiny is [Am] calling me [G]
|Open up my [C] eager eye-[F]-s [Am] I'm Mr. [G] Brightside
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-[Cmaj7]sleep 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
|Chorus:
|[C] Jealousy [F] turning shapes in [Am] to the sea [G]
|Swimming through sick [C] lullabies [F] Choking on your [Am] alibi [G]
|But it's just the [C] price I pay [F] Destiny is [Am] calling me [G]
|Open up my [C] eager eye-[F]-s [Am] I'm Mr. [G] Brightside
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*]
Should I Stay or Should I Go - The Clash
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]
|Chorus:
|Should I stay or should I go now? [fast] [D-D-D-G-G-G-G-D]
|Should I stay or should I go now? [D-D-D-G-G-G-G-D]
|If I go there will be trouble [G-G-G-F-F-F-F-G]
|And if I stay it will be double [D-D-D-G-G-G-G-D]
|So come on and let me know [A-A-A-A-A7-A7-A7-A7] [*stop, then normal speed]
|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?)
|Chorus:
|Should I stay or should I go now? [fast] [D-D-D-G-G-G-G-D]
|Should I stay or should I go now? [D-D-D-G-G-G-G-D]
|If I go there will be trouble [G-G-G-F-F-F-F-G]
|And if I stay it will be double [D-D-D-G-G-G-G-D]
|So come on and let me know [A-A-A-A-A7-A7-A7-A7] [*stop, then normal speed]
|Should I stay or should I go [D-D-D-G-G-G-G-D]
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.
Sweet Child o' Mine
Guns 'n' Roses
Intro Instrumental + Kazzoo: x2
[C] Do-do dooo do-do dooo
[Bb] Do-do dooo do-do dooo
[F] Do-doooooooo do-do-do do-do-do do-do-do
[C] Doooooooooooooooooo
Verse 1:
[C] She's got a smile that it seems to me
Re[Bb]minds me of childhood… memories
Where [F] everything was as fresh as the bright blue [C] sky (sky...sky)
[C] Now and then when I see her face
She [Bb] takes me away to that… special place
And if I [F] stared too long I’d probably break down and [C] cry
|Chorus:
|[G] Ooh [Bb] oh sweet child o’ [C] mine
|[G] Oh oh-oh [Bb] oh sweet love of [C] mine
Instrumental + Kazzoo:
[C] Do-do dooo do-do dooo
[Bb] Do-do dooo do-do dooo
[F] Do-doooooooo do-do-do do-do-do do-do-do
[C] Doooooooooooooooooo
Verse 2:
[C] She’s got eyes of the bluest skies
As [Bb] if they thought of rain
I [F] hate to look into… those eyes and [C] see an ounce of pain
[C] Her hair reminds me of a warm safe place
Where [Bb] as a child I’d hide
And [F] pray for thunder and the rain to [C] quietly pass me by
|Chorus:
|[G] Ooh [Bb] oh sweet child o’ [C] mine
|[G] Oh oh-oh [Bb] oh sweet love of [C] mine
|[G] Oh oh-oh [Bb] oh sweet child of [C] mine ooh ooh ooh oh
|[G] Ooooo [Bb] ooh sweet love of [C] mine
Instrumental:
[Dm] [F] [G] [Bb-C] [Dm] [F] [G] [Bb-C]
Outro:
[Dm] Where do we go [F] Where do we go now [G] Where do we go now (Bb-C)
[Dm] Where do we go [F] Where do we go now [G] Where do we go now (Bb-C)
[Dm] Where do we go [F] Where do we go now [G] Where do we go now (Bb-C)
[Dm] Where do we go [F] Where do we go now [G] Where do we go
[Bb] Now now now now now now [C] now
[Dm] Sweeeet [F] chiiild
Sweet chi-i-i-i-[G]-i-i-i-i-[Bb]-i-i-i-i-[C]-i-ild of [Dm] mine
Take Me Home, Country Roads [C]
John Denver
Intro: [Same as first 2 lines]
[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]
Teenage Kicks
Undertones
Intro:
[C] [Cmaj7] [Am] [Cmaj7]
[C] [Cmaj7] [Am] [Cmaj7]
Verse 1:
[C] A teenage dream's so hard to beat [Cmaj7]
[Am] Every time she walks down the street [Cmaj7]
[C] Another girl in the neighbourhood [Cmaj7]
[Am] Wish she was mine, she looks so good
|Chorus:
|[F] I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
|Get [G] teenage kicks all through the night [C]
Verse 2:
[C] I'm gonna call her on the telephone [Cmaj7]
[Am] Have her over 'cos I'm all alone [Cmaj7]
[C] I need excitement, though i need it bad [Cmaj7]
[Am] And it's the best i've ever had
Chorus:
[F] I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
Get [G] teenage kicks all through the night [C]
[Instrumental + Kazoo]
[C] [Cmaj7] [Am] [Cmaj7]
[C] [Cmaj7] [Am] [Cmaj7]
Verse 3:
[C] A teenage dream's so hard to beat [Cmaj7]
[Am] Every time she walks down the street [Cmaj7]
[C] Another girl in the neighbourhood [Cmaj7]
[Am] Wish she was mine, she looks so good
|Chorus:
|[F] I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
|Get [G] teenage kicks all through the night [C]
Verse 4:
[C] I'm gonna call her on the telephone [Cmaj7]
[Am] Have her over 'cos I'm all alone [Cmaj7]
[C] I need excitement, though i need it bad [Cmaj7]
[Am] And it's the best i've ever had
Chorus:
[F] I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
Get [G] teenage kicks all through the night [C]
Outro:
[C] [F] [G] [C]
Tell Me Ma [G]
The Dubliners
Intro: [G] [G] [D7] [G]
I’ll [G]Tell me Ma... when I go home
The [D7]boys won’t leave... the [G]girls alone
They pulled my hair... they stole my comb
But [D7]that’s alright... till [G]I go home
She is handsome [C]she is pretty
[G]She is the belle of [D7]Belfast city
[G]She is a-courting [C]one, two, three
[G]Please won’t you [D]tell me [G]who is she?
[G]Albert Mooney says he loves her
[D7]All the boys are [G]fighting for her
They rap at the door and ring the bell
Saying [D7]oh my true love [G]are you well?
Out she comes as [C]white as snow
[G]Rings on her fingers and [D7]bells on her toes
[G]Jenny Murray [C]says she’ll die
If she [G]doesn’t get the [D]fella with the [G]roving eye
I’ll [G]Tell me Ma... when I go home
The [D7]boys won’t leave... the [G]girls alone
They pulled my hair... they stole my comb
But [D7]that’s alright till [G]I go home
She is handsome [C]she is pretty
[G]She is the belle of [D7]Belfast city
[G]She is a-courting [C]one, two, three
[G]Please won’t you [D]tell me [G]who is she?
Let the [G]wind and the rain and the hail blow high
And the [D7]snow come tumbling [G]from the sky
She’s as nice as apple pie
And [D7]she’ll get her own lad [G]by and by
When she gets a [C]lad of her own
She [G]won’t tell her Ma till [D7]she goes home
But [G]let them all come [C]as they will
It’s [G]Albert [D]Mooney [G]she loves still
I’ll [G]Tell me Ma... when I go home
The [D7]boys won’t leave... the [G]girls alone
They pulled my hair... they stole my comb
But [D7]that’s alright till [G]I go home
She is handsome [C]she is pretty
[G]She is the belle of [D7]Belfast city
[G]She is a-courting [C]one, two, three
[G]Please won’t you [D]tell me [G]who is she?
Valerie / Kung Fu Fighting
The Zutons / Carl Douglas
[Intro]
[C] [C]
[Verse 1]
Well some[C]times... 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
|[Chorus]
|'Cos [F] since I've come on home... well my [Em] body's been a mess
|And I've [F] missed your ginger hair... and the [Em] way you like to dress
|[F] Won't you come on over... [C] stop making a fool out of [G] me
|Why won't you come on over Vale[C]rie? Vale[Dm]rie Vale[C]rie Vale[Dm]ie
[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?
|[Chorus]
|'Cos [F] since I've come on home... well my [Em] body's been a mess
|And I've [F] missed your ginger hair... and the [Em] way you like to dress
|[F] Won't you come on over... [C] stop making a fool out of [G] me
|Why won't you come on over Vale[C]rie? Vale[Dm]rie Vale[C]rie Vale[Dm]ie
|[Kung Fu Fighting interlude]
|Oh oh-oh [C] ohhh... oh oh-oh [Dm] ohhh (a few times)
|
|Everybody was [C] kung-fu fighting... those kids were [Dm] fast as lightning
|In fact it was a [C] little bit frightening... but they fought with [Dm] expert timing
|
|They were [C] funky Chinese men... from [Dm] funky Chinatown
|They were [C] chopping them up... and they were [Dm] chopping them down
|It's an [C] ancient Chinese art... and every[Dm]body knew their part
|From a [C] feint into a slip... and a [G] kicking from the hip
|
|Everybody was [C] kung-fu fighting... those kids were [Dm] fast as lightning
|In fact it was a [C] little bit frightening... but they fought with [Dm] expert timing
|
|Oh oh-oh [C] ohhh... oh oh-oh [Dm] ohhh (a few times)
[Verse 3] (Acappella)
Well some[C]times... 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
|[Chorus]
|'Cos [F] since I've come on home... well my [Em] body's been a mess
|And I've [F] missed your ginger hair... and the [Em] way you like to dress
|[F] Won't you come on over [C] stop making a fool out of [G] me
|Why won't you come on over Vale[C]rie? Vale[Dm]rie Vale[C]rie Vale[Dm]ie
What's Up - 4 Non Blondes
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-[G]nation
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
|Chorus:
|And so I [G] cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed
|Just to [Am] get it all out, what's in my head
|And I, [C] I'm feeling
|A little pe[G]culiar
|And so I [G] wake in the morning and I step outside
|And I [Am] take deep breath and I get real high
|And I [C] scream to the top of my lungs
|What's goin' [G] on?
|And I say [G] hey-yeah-yeah-yeah,
|[Am] Hey yea yea
|I say [C] hey
|What's goin' [G] on?
|And I say [G] hey-yeah-yea-eah,
|[Am] Hey yea yea
|I say [C] hey
|What's goin' [G] on?
Post-Chorus:
[G] Oooh, oo!.. oo oo-[Am] Oo-hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo
[C] Oooh! ...ooo-hoo-hoo-ah-[G]ha
Verse 2:
And I [G] try
Oh my God do I [Am] try
I try all the [C] time
In this insti[G]tution
And I [G] pray,
Oh my God do I [Am] pray
I pray every single [C] day
For a revo[G]lution
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 desti[G]nation
YMCA
The Village People
[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] un[C]hap[G]py
[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*]
|Chorus:
|It’s fun to stay at the [C] YMCA It’s fun to stay at the [Am] YMCA
|They have [Dm] everything for you men to enjoy
|You can [G] hang out with all the boys
|It’s fun to stay at the [C] YMCA It’s fun to stay at the [Am] YMCA
|You can [Dm] get yourself cleaned, you can have a good meal
|You can [G] do whatever you feel
[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] to[G]day
[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*]
|Chorus:
|It’s fun to stay at the [C] YMCA It’s fun to stay at the [Am] YMCA
|They have [Dm] everything for you men to enjoy
|You can [G] hang out with all the boys
|It’s fun to stay at the [C] YMCA It’s fun to stay at the [Am] YMCA
|You can [Dm] get yourself cleaned, you can have a good meal
|You can [G] do whatever you feel
[Outro]
[C*]
You’re the One that I Want - Grease
Intro: [Am]
[Verse 1]
I got [Am] chills... they’re multiplying
And I’m [F] losing [C] control
Cos the [E7] power... you’re supp[Am]lying
It’s electrifying ... ...
You better shape [C] up... cos I [G] need a man
[Am] And my heart is set on [F] you
You better shape [C] up... you better [G] understand
[Am] To my heart I must be [F] true
Nothing left, nothing left for me to do
|[Chorus]
|You’re the [C] one that I want (you are the one I want) Oo-oo-[F]oo honey
|The [C] one that I want (you are the one that I want) Oo-oo-[F]oo honey
|The [C] one that I want (you are the one that I want) Oo-oo-[F]oo honey
|The one I [G] need... oh yes [G7] indeed
Instrumental:
[Am]
[Verse 2]
[Am] If you’re [Am] filled... with affection
You’re too [F] shy to [C] convey
Meditate [E7] in my [Am] direction
Feel your way ... ...
I better shape [C] up... cos you [G] need a man
[Am] Who can keep you [F] satisfied
I better shape [C] up... if I’m [G] gonna prove
[Am] That my faith is [F] justified
Are you sure? Yes I’m sure down deep inside
|Chorus:
|You’re the [C] one that I want (you are the one I want) Oo-oo-[F]oo honey
|The [C] one that I want (you are the one that I want) Oo-oo-[F]oo honey
|The [C] one that I want (you are the one that I want) Oo-oo-[F]oo honey
|The one I [G] need... oh yes [G7] indeed
|Chorus:
|You’re the [C] one that I want (you are the one I want) Oo-oo-[F]oo honey
|The [C] one that I want (you are the one that I want) Oo-oo-[F]oo honey
|The [C] one that I want (you are the one that I want) Oo-oo-[F]oo honey
|The one I [G] need... oh yes [G7] indeed
Outro:
You’re the [C] one that I want!