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
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 [Em]
Tom Jones
Intro: [Em]
[Em]I saw the light on the night that I passed by her [B7]window
[Em]I saw the flickering shadows of love on her [B7]blind
[E]She... [E7]was... my [Am]woman
[Em]As she deceived me, I [B7]watched and went out of my
[Em]mind [D7]
[G]My my my... De[D7]lilah
[D7]Why why why... De[G]lilah?
[G]I... could [G7]see... that [C]girl was no good for [A7]me
[Em]But I was lost like a [B7]slave... that no man could [Em]free [B7]
[Em]At break of day when that man drove away I was [B7]waiting
[Em]I crossed the street to her house and she opened the [B7]door
[E]She... [E7]stood... there [Am]laughing
Then [Em]I felt the knife in my [B7]hand and she laughed no
[Em]more [D7]
[G]My my my... De[D7]lilah
[D7]Why why why... De[G]lilah?
[G]So be[G7]fore... they [C]come to break down the [A7]door
For[Em]give me Delilah I [B7]just couldn’t take any [Em]more [B7]
For[Em]give me Delilah
I [B7]just couldn’t take any [Em]more [A] [Em] [B7] [Em]
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
Super Trouper
Abba
Intro:
[C] Super [Csus4] Trouper [C] beams are gonna blind me
[Csus4] But I [C] won't feel [G] blue [Dm] like I [Asus4] always [G] do
'Cause somewhere in the crowd there's [C] you
[C] [Am] [Dm] [G7]
Verse 1:
[C] I was sick and tired of every[Em]thing
When I [Dm] called you last night from [G] Glasgow
[C] All I do is eat and sleep and [Em] sing
Wishing [Dm] every show was the [G] last show
Pre-Chorus:
[F] So imagine I was [C] glad to hear you're coming
[F] Suddenly I feel all [C] right [F] and it's gonna be so [C] different
When I'm on the stage to[Gsus4]night [G]
|Chorus:
|Tonight the [C] Super [Csus4] Trouper [C] lights are gonna find me
|[Csus4] Shining [C] like the [G] sun
|[Dm] Smiling [Asus4] having [G] fun feeling like a number [C] one
|Tonight the [C] Super [Csus4] Trouper [C] beams are gonna blind me
|[Csus4] But I [C] won't feel [G] blue [Dm] like I [Asus4] always [G] do
|'Cause somewhere in the crowd there's [C] you
|[C] [Am] [Dm] [G7]
Verse 2:
[C] Facing twenty thousand of your [Em] friends
How can [Dm] anyone be so [G] lonely
[C] Part of a success that never [Em] ends
Still I'm [Dm] thinking about you [G] only
Pre-Chorus:
[F] There are moments when I [C] think I'm going crazy
[F] But it's gonna be all [C] right [F] everything will be so [C] different
When I'm on the stage to[Gsus4]night [G]
Chorus:
Verse 3:
So I'll be [F] there when you a[Am]rrive
The sight of [Dm] you will prove to [G] me I'm still a[C]live
And when you take me in your [F] arms
And hold me [Dm] tight [A]
I [Dm] know it's gonna mean so much to[G]night
|Chorus:
|(Acapella)
|Tonight the [C] Super [Csus4] Trouper [C] lights are gonna find me
|[Csus4] Shining [C] like the [G] sun
|[Dm] Smiling [Asus4] having [G] fun feeling like a number [C] one
|(Back to Strumming)
|Tonight the [C] Super [Csus4] Trouper [C] beams are gonna blind me
|[Csus4] But I [C] won't feel [G] blue [Dm] like I [Asus4] always [G] do
|'Cause somewhere in the crowd there's [C] you
|[C] [Am] [Dm] [G7]
Outro:
[C - Single Strum]
Take Me Home, Country Roads [A]
John Denver
Intro: [A]
[A] Almost heaven... [F#m] West Virginia
[E] Blue ridge mountains [D]Shenandoah [A]river
[A] Life is old there [F#m]older than the trees
[E]Younger than the moun-tains... [D]blowing like a breeze [A]
Country [A]roads... take me [E7]home
To the [F#m]place... I be[D]long
West Vir[A]ginia... mountain ma[E]ma
Take me [D]home... country [A]roads
[A] All my memories... [F#m] gathered round her
[E] Miner’s lady... [D]stranger to blue [A]water
[A] Dark and dusty... [F#m]painted on the sky
[E]Misty taste of moonshine [D]teardrops in my [A]eye
Country [A]roads... take me [E7]home
To the [F#m]place... I be[D]long
West Vir[A]ginia... mountain ma[E]ma
Take me [D]home... country [A]roads
[F#m] I hear her [E7]voice in the [A]mornin’ hour she calls me
The [D]radio re[A]minds me of my [E]home far away
And [F#m]drivin’ down the [G]road I get a feel[D]in’ that I
[A]should have been home [E]yesterday... yester[E7]day
Country [A]roads... take me [E7]home
To the [F#m]place... I be[D]long
West Vir[A]ginia... mountain ma[E]ma
Take me [D]home... country [A]roads
Take me [E7]home... down country [A]roads
Take me [E7]home... down country [A]roads [A – single strum]
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?
Tell Me Ma [☘️]
|Chorus:
|I'll [C] tell me ma when[F] I go [C] home
|The [G7] boys won't leave the [C] girls alone
|They [C] pulled me hair, they [F] stole my [C] comb
|But [G7] that's all right till [C] I go home
|[C] She is handsome [F] she is pretty
|[C] She is the Belle of [G7] Belfast city
|[C] She is a-courtin' [F] one two three
|[C] Please won't you [G7] tell me [C] who is she
Verse 1:
[C] Albert Mooney [F] says he [C] loves her
[G7] All the boys are [C] fightin' for her
They [C] rap on her door and [F] ring on the [C] bell
Saying [G7 ]oh my true love [C] are you well
[C] Out she comes as [F] white as snow
[C] Rings on her fingers and [G7] bells on her toes
[C] Old Jenny Murray says [F] she’ll die
If she [C] doesn't get the [G7] fella with the [C] roving eye
|Chorus:
|I'll [C] tell me ma when[F] I go [C] home
|The [G7] boys won't leave the [C] girls alone
|They [C] pulled me hair, they [F] stole my [C] comb
|But [G7] that's all right till [C] I go home
|[C] She is handsome [F] she is pretty
|[C] She is the Belle of [G7] Belfast city
|[C] She is a-courtin' [F] one two three
|[C] Please won't you [G7] tell me [C] who is she
Verse 2:
Let the [C] wind and the rain and the [F] hail blow [C] high
And the [G7] snow come travellin' [C] from the sky
[C] She's as nice as [F] apple [C] pie
[G7]She'll get her own lad [C] by and by
[C] When she gets a [F] lad of her own
She [C] won't tell her ma when [G7] she gets home
[C] Let them all come [F] as they will
For it's [C] Albert [G7] Mooney [C] she loves still
|Chorus:
| I'll [C] tell me ma when [F] I go [C] home
| The [G7] boys won't leave the [C] girls alone
| They [C] pulled me hair, they [F] stole my [C]comb
| But [G7] that's all right till [C] I go home
|[C] She is handsome [F] she is pretty
|[C] She is the Belle of [G7] Belfast city
|[C] She is a-courtin' [F] one two three
|[C] Please won't you [G7] tell me [C] who is she
Then I Kissed Her
Beach Boys
Intro: [G] [G] [G] [G]
[G] Well I walked up to her
And I [D7] asked her if she wanted to [G] dance
[G] She looked awful nice
And [D7] so I hoped she might take a [G] chance
[C] When we danced I [G] held her tight
[C] And then I walked her [G] home that night
And all the stars were [D7] shining bright and then I [G] kissed her
[G] Each time I saw her I [D7] couldn't wait to see her a[G]gain
I wanted to let her [D7] know that I was more than a [G] friend
[C] I didn't know just [G] what to do
[C] So I whispered [G] I love you
And she said that she [D7] loved me too and then I [G] kissed her
I [C] kissed her in a [C6] way
That I'd [Cmaj7] never kissed a [C6] girl be[C]fore [C6] [Cmaj7] [C6]
I [A] kissed her in a way
That I [A7] hoped she'd like for ever [D] more [D7]
I [G] knew that she was mine
So I [D7] gave her all the love that I [G] had
Then one day she'll take me [D7] home
To meet her mum and her [G] dad
[C] And then I asked her to [G] be my bride
[C] And always be right [G] by my side
I felt so happy that I [D7] almost cried and then I [G] kissed her
And then I [G] kissed her and then I [G*] kissed [G*]her
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