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 LouisC7iana just about a F mile from-a TexarCkana
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 LouisC7iana just about a F mile from TexarCkana
In them old G7cotton 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 LouisC7iana just about a F mile from-a TexarCkana
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 LouisC7iana just about a F mile from TexarCkana
In them old G7cotton fields back C home

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!

Intro Em

EmI saw the light on the night that I passed by her B7window
EmI saw the flickering shadows of love on her B7blind
EShe... E7was... my Amwoman
EmAs she deceived me, I B7watched and went out of my
Emmind D7

GMy my my... DeD7lilah
D7Why why why... DeGlilah?
GI... could G7see... that Cgirl was no good for A7me
EmBut I was lost like a B7slave... that no man could Emfree B7

EmAt break of day when that man drove away I was B7waiting
EmI crossed the street to her house and she opened the B7door
EShe... E7stood... there Amlaughing
Then EmI felt the knife in my B7hand and she laughed no
Emmore D7

GMy my my... DeD7lilah
D7Why why why... DeGlilah?
GSo beG7fore... they Ccome to break down the A7door
ForEmgive me Delilah I B7just couldn’t take any Emmore B7

ForEmgive me Delilah
I B7just couldn’t take any Emmore A Em B7 Em

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

Intro A

A Almost heaven... F#m West Virginia
E Blue ridge mountains DShenandoah Ariver
A Life is old there F#molder than the trees
EYounger than the moun-tains... Dblowing like a breeze A

Country Aroads... take me E7home
To the F#mplace... I beDlong
West VirAginia... mountain maEma
Take me Dhome... country Aroads

A All my memories... F#m gathered round her
E Miner’s lady... Dstranger to blue Awater
A Dark and dusty... F#mpainted on the sky
EMisty taste of moonshine Dteardrops in my Aeye

Country Aroads... take me E7home
To the F#mplace... I beDlong
West VirAginia... mountain maEma
Take me Dhome... country Aroads

F#m I hear her E7voice in the Amornin’ hour she calls me
The Dradio reAminds me of my Ehome far away
And F#mdrivin’ down the Groad I get a feelDin’ that I
Ashould have been home Eyesterday... yesterE7day

Country Aroads... take me E7home
To the F#mplace... I beDlong
West VirAginia... mountain maEma
Take me Dhome... country Aroads
Take me E7home... down country Aroads
Take me E7home... down country Aroads A – single strum

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?

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

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

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 aGgain
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 beCfore 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

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