Fiddlers Green 2026
Proud Mary - Creedance Cleerwater Revival / Tina Turner
Intro Instrumental:
[F] [D] [F] [D] [F] [D] [C] [Bb] [G]
Verse 1:
[G] Left a good job in the city,
Workin' for the man ev'ry night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleepin'
Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been
|Chorus:
|[D7] Big wheel keep on turnin'
|[Em] Proud Mary keep on burnin'
|[G] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
|[G] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
Instrumental:
[F] [D] [F] [D] [F] [D] [C] [Bb] [G]
Verse 2:
[G] 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 a river boat queen
|Chorus:
|[D7] Big wheel keep on turnin'
|[Em] Proud Mary keep on burnin'
|[G] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
|[G] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
Instrumental:
[F] [D] [F] [D] [F] [D] [C] [Bb] [G]
Verse 3:
[G] If you come down to the river
Bet you gonna find some people who live
You don't have to worry 'cause you have no money
People on the river are happy to give
|Chorus:
|[D7] Big wheel keep on turnin'
|[Em] Proud Mary keep on burnin'
|[G] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
|[G] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
|[G] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
Outro Instrumental:
[F] [D] [F] [D] [F] [D] [C] [Bb] [G]
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]
Jackson - Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash
Intro:
C C
Verse 1:
[C] We got married in a fever hotter than a pepper sprout
We've been talking 'bout Jackson
[C7] ever since the fire went out
I'm going to [F] Jackson, gonna mess [C] around
Yeah, I'm going to [F] Jackson, [G7] look out Jackson [C] town
Verse 2:
[C] Go on down to Jackson, go ahead and wreck your health
Go play your hand, you big talking man, make a [C7] big fool o-of yourself
Yeah, go to [F] Jackson, comb your [C] hair
I'm gonna snow ball [F] Jackson, [G7] see if I [C] care
Verse 3:
[C] When I breeze into that city, people goona stoop and bow (hah!)
all them women gonna make me
[C7] teach 'em what they don't know how
Aw, I'm going to [F] Jackson, turn loose'a my [C] coat,
cause, I'm going to [F] Jackson, [G7] goodbye, that's all she [C] wrote
Verse 4:
[C] But they'll laugh at you in Jackson, and I'll be dancin' on a pony keg
they'll lead you 'roun' town like a scolded hound,
with your [C7] tail tucked 'tween your legs
Yeah, go to [F] Jackson, you big talking [C] man
and I'll be waiting in [F] Jackson [G7] behind my jaypan [C] fan
Verse 5:
[C] We got married in a fever hotter than a pepper sprout
We've been talking 'bout Jackson
[C7] ever since the fire went out
I'm going to [F] Jackson, and that's a [C] fact
yeah, we’re going to [F] Jackson, [G7] ain't never comin' [C] back
Outro:
[G*][C*]
The Irish Rover - The Pogues with the Dubliners
Intro + Kazoo: (same as first 4 lines of verse)
Do do [G] do do do do do do do do [C] do
do do [G] do do do do do do [D] do
do do [G] do do do do do do do do do [C] do
do [G] do do do [D] do do do do [G] do
Verse 1:
On the [G] Fourth of July, eighteen hundred and [C] six,
We set [G] sail from the sweet cove of [D] Cork
We were [G] sailing away with a cargo of [C] bricks
For the [G] grand City [D] Hall in New [G] York
She was a [G] wonderful craft, she was [D] rigged 'fore and aft
And [G] oh how the wild winds [D] drove her
She 'stood [G] several blasts, she had [Em] twenty-seven [C] masts
And they [G] called her the [D] Irish [G] Rover
Verse 2:
We had [G] one million bags of the best Sligo [C] rags
We had [G] two million barrels of [D] stones
We had [G] three million sides of old blind horses' [C] hides
We had [G] four million [D] barrels of [G] bones
We had [G] five million hogs and [D] six million dogs
[G] And seven million barrels of [D] porter
We had [G] eight million bales of old [Em] nanny goats' [C] tails
In the [G] hold of the Irish [D] Ro-[G]ver
Verse 3:
There was [G] Barney McGee from the banks of the [C] Lee
There was [G] Hogan from County Ty-[D]rone
There was [G] Johnny McGurk who was scared stiff of [C] work
And a [G] man from [D] Westmeath called [G] Malone
There was [G] Slugger O'Toole who was [D] drunk as a rule
[G] And fighting Bill Tracy from [D] Dover
And your [G] man Mick McCann, from the [Em] banks of the [C] Bann
Was the [G] skipper of the Irish [D] Ro-[G]ver
Verse 4:
We had [G] sailed seven years when the measles broke [C] out
And our [G] ship lost her way in the [D] fog
And the [G] whole of the crew was reduced down to [C] two
'Twas [G] meself and the [D] captain's old [G] dog
Then the [G] ship struck a rock oh [D] Lord what a shock
[G] The bulkhead was turned right [D*] over [STOP]
We turned [G*] nine times around - then [Em*] the poor old dog was [C*] drowned [SHOUT 1,2,3,4]
Now I'm [G] the last of the Irish [D] Ro-[G]ver
Outro + Kazoo: (same as verse)
Do do [G] do do do do do do do do [C] do
do do [G] do do do do do do [D] do
do do [G] do do do do do do do do do [C] do
do [G] do do do [D] do do do do [G] do
do do [G] do do do do do do [D] do do do
[G] do do do do do do [D] do
(slowing down) do do [G*] do do do do do [Em*] do do do do do [C*] do
Now I'm the [G] last of the Irish [D] Ro-[G]ver
Hot Love - T REX
Intro( [with riff) : [G] [G] [G] [G]
[G] [G] [G] [G]
Verse 1:
G
She's my woman of gold and she's not very old a-huh-huh
G C Am
Well she's my woman of gold and she's not very old a-huh-huh [G]
D C
I don't mean to be bold, but may I hold your hand [G]
Verse 2:
G
Well she ain't no witch and I love the way she twitch a-huh-huh
G C Am
Well she ain't no witch and I love the way she twitch a-huh-huh [G]
D C
I'm her labourer of Love in my Persian gloves a-huh-huh [G]
Verse 3:
G
Well she's faster than most and she lives on the coast a-huh-huh
G C Am
Well she's faster than most and she lives on the coast a-huh-huh [G]
D C G
I'm her twopenny prince and I give her hot love ah haaa
Take down me Mama
[Instrumental break]
[G//////] [G*] Oh!
[G//////] [G*] Oh!
[G//////] [G//////]
[G] [C] [Am] [G]
Verse 4:
G
Well she ain't no witch and I love the way she twitch a-huh-huh
G C Am
Well she ain't no witch and I love the way she twitch a-huh-huh [G]
D C G
I'm her twopenny prince and I give her Hot Love ah haaa
Outro:
G
La La La La La La Laaaaa
G
La La La La La La Laaaaa
G C
La La La La La La Laaaaa [Am]
G
La La La La La La Laaaaa
D C
Ohhhhhhhhh [G]
[D//////] [D*] [pause]
G
La La La La La La Laaaaa
G
La La La La La La Laaaaa
G C
La La La La La La Laaaaa [Am]
G
La La La La La La Laaaaa
D C
Ohhhhhhhhh [G]
[D//////] [D*] [pause]
G
La La La La La La Laaaaa
G
La La La La La La Laaaaa
G C
La La La La La La Laaaaa [Am]
G
La La La La La La Laaaaa
D C
Ohhhhhhhhh [G]
[D*] [G*]
River Deep Mountain High
Ike & Tina Turner
Intro: [A7*]
Verse 1:
When I was a little [D] girl I had a rag doll
Only doll I've ever [A] owned
Now I love you just the [D] way I loved that rag doll
But only now my love has [A] grown
And it gets [E7] stronger in every [A] way
And it gets [E7] deeper let me [A] say
And it gets [E7] higher day by [A] day
|Chorus:
|And [G] do I love you my oh my
|Yeah [A] river deep mountain high
|[G] If I lost you would I cry
|[A] Oh how I love you baby, baby baby baby [A] [Stop]
Verse 2:
When you were a young boy
[D] did you have a puppy
That always followed you [A] around
Well I'm gonna be as [D] faithful as that puppy
No I'll never let you [A] down
Cause it goes [E7] on and on like a river [A] flows
And it gets [E7] bigger baby and heaven [A] knows
And it gets [E7] sweeter baby as it [A] grows
|Chorus:
|And [G] do I love you my oh my
|Yeah [A] river deep mountain high
|[G] If I lost you would I cry
|[A] Oh how I love you baby, baby baby baby [A]
Bridge:
[A] I love you baby like a flower loves the spring
[A] And I love you baby just like a robin loves to sing
[D] And I love you baby like a school boy loves his pie
[A] And I love you baby river deep mountain high
|Chorus:
|And [G] do I love you my oh my
|Yeah [A] river deep mountain high
|[G] If I lost you would I cry
|[A] Oh how I love you baby baby baby baby [A]
Surfin' USA
Beach Boys
Intro:
[C] [C*] [Stop]
Verse 1: (Harmony sings Oooo!)
If everybody had an [G] ocean....across the US [C] A
Then everybody'd be [G7] surfin....like Californi [C] a
You'd see em wearing their [F] baggies....Huarachi sandals [C] too
A bushy bushy blonde [G7] hairdo [F*][Stop] ....surfin' US [C] A
Verse 2: (Harmony sings Inside Outside USA)
You'd catch 'em surfin' at [G7] Del Marr....Ventura County [C] line
Santa Cruz and [G7] Trestle....Australia's Narra [C] been
All over Man [F] hattan....and down Doheny [C] way
Everybody's gone [G7] surfin' [F*][Stop] ....surfin' US [C] A
Verse 3: (Harmony sings Oooo!)
We'll all be planning out a [G7] route....We're gonna take real [C] soon
We're waxing down our [G7] surfboards....we can't wait for [C] June
We'll all be gone for the [F] summer.......we're on safari to [C] stay
Tell the teacher we're [G7] surfin' [F*][Stop] ....surfin' US [C] A
Verse 4: (Harmony sings Inside Outside USA)
At Haggertys and [G7] Swamis....Pacific Pali [C] sades
San Onofre and [G7] Sunset.......Redondo Beach L [C] A
All over La [F] Jolla....at Waimea [C] Bay
[C] Everybody's gone [G7] surfin'[F*][Stop] ....surfin' US [C] A
Outro:
[C] Everybody's gone [G7] surfin' [F*][Stop] ....surfin' US [C] A
[C] Everybody's gone [G7] surfin' [F*][Stop] ....surfin' US [C] A
[C - Double Strum]
Copperhead Road
Steve Earle
Intro:
D D D D
Verse 1:
D
Well my name's John Lee Pettimore (D)
(D) Same as my daddy and his daddy before (D)
D
You hardly ever saw Grandaddy down here (D)
(D) He only came to town about twice a year (D)
D
He'd buy a hundred pounds of yeast and some copper line (D)
(D) Everybody knew that he made moonshine (D)
G G
Now the revenue man wanted Grandaddy bad
D
He headed up the holler with everything he had
G G
It's before my time but I've been told
(D*) He never came back from Copperhead Road
Instrumental:
D D D D
G D G D
Verse 2:
D
Now Daddy ran the whiskey in a big block Dodge (D)
(D) Bought it at an auction at the Mason's Lodge (D)
D
Johnson County Sheriff painted on the side (D)
(D) Just shot a coat of primer then he looked inside (D)
D
Well him and my uncle tore that engine down (D)
(D) I still remember that rumblin' sound (D)
G G
Well the sheriff came around in the middle of the night
D
Heard mama cryin', knew something wasn't right
G G
Headed down to Knoxville with the weekly load
(D*) You could smell the whiskey burnin' down Copperhead Road
Instrumental:
[D x 5] [D x 5] [D x 5] [D x 5]
(back to regular strumming)
D D D D
G D G D
Verse 3:
D
I volunteered for the Army on my birthday (D)
(D) They draft the white trash first,round here anyway (D)
D
I done two tours of duty in Vietnam (D)
(D) And I came home with a brand new plan (D)
D
I take the seed from Colombia and Mexico (D)
(D) I plant it up the holler down Copperhead Road (D)
G G
Well the D.E.A.'s got a chopper in the air
D
I wake up screaming like I'm back over there
G G
I learned a thing or two from Charlie don't you know
[D*] You better stay away from Copperhead Road
Instrumental:
[D x 5] [D x 5] [D x 5] [D x 5]
(back to regular strumming)
D D D D
G D G D
Outro:
[D] Copperhead Road... [D] Copperhead Road
[D] Copperhead Road... [D] Copperhead Road
[D] Copperhead Road... [D] Copperhead Road
[D] Copperhead Road... [D*] Copperhead Road
Galway Girl - Steve Earle
Intro:
[C] [C] [C] [C]
Verse 1:
Well, I [C] took a stroll on the old long walk, On a day-I-ay-I-[F]ay
I [C] met a little girl and we [F] stopped to [C] talk, on a grand-soft [G] 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
[Instrumental 1]
[C] [C] [C] [C] | [F] [F] [C] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [C] | [G] [G] [C] [C]
Verse 2:
We were [C] halfway there when the rain came down, On a day-I-ay-I-[F]ay
And she [C] asked me up to her [F] flat down [C] town, on a grand-soft [G] 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
[Instrumental 2]
[C] [C] [C] [C] | [F] [F] [C] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [C] | [G] [G] [C] [C]
[F] [F] [F] [F] | [C] [C] [G] [G]
[F] [C] [G] [C] | [G] [G] [C] [C]
Verse 3:
When I [C] woke up I was all alone... (Day-I-ay-I-[F]ay)
With a [C] broken heart and a [F] ticket [C] home, on a grand-soft [G] day-I-[C]-ay
And I [F] ask you [C] now, tell me what [F] would you [C] do
If her [Am] hair was [G] black and her [F] eyes were [C] blue
I've [F] traveled [C] around I've been all [F] over this [C] world...Boys
I ain't [Am] never seen [G] nothin' like a [F] Galway [C] girl
[Instrumental 2]
[C] [C] [C] [C] | [F] [F] [C] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [C] | [G] [G] [C] [C]
[F] [F] [F] [F] | [C] [C] [G] [G]
[F] [C] [G] [C] | [G] [G] [C] [C]
Outro:
[C///////]
Lonely Goatherd - Sound of Music
Intro:
C
Verse 1:
C
High on a hill was a lonely goatherd
G7 C
layhee odel layhee odel lay hee hoo!
C
Loud was the voice of the lonely goatherd
G7 C
Layhee odel lay hee odel ooo
Verse 2:
C
Folks in a town that was quite remote heard
G7 C
layhee odel layhee odel lay hee hoo!
C
Lusty and clear from the goatherd's throat heard
G7 C
Layhee odel lay hee odel ooo
Refrain:
G7 C G7 C
Oh hey ukulele lady ukulele lady lay hee hoo
G7 C D7 G7
Oh hey ukulele lady ukulele lay hee hoo (woah!!)
Verse 3:
C
A prince on the bridge of a castle moat heard
G7 C
Layhee odel layhee odel lay hee hoo!
C
Men on a road with a load to tote heard
G7 C
Layhee odel layhee odel ooo
Verse 4:
C
Men in the midst of a table d'hote heard
G7 C
Layhee odel layhee odel lay hee hoo!
C
Men drinking beer with the foam afloat heard
G7 C
Layhee odel layhee odel ooo
Refrain Instrumental:
(G7) (C) (G7) (C) (G7) (C) (D7) (G7) Woah!
Verse 5:
C
One little girl in a pale pink coat heard
G7 C
Lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo!
C
She yodeled back to the lonely goatherd
G7 C
Lay ee odl lay ee odel ooo
Verse 6:
C
Soon her Mama with a gleaming gloat heard
G7
Layhee odel layhee odel lay hee hoo!
C
What a duet for a girl and goatherd
G7
Lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo
|[Chorus] x2
|G7
| Odel layhee (odel layhee)
|Am
| Odel lay hee hee (odl lay hee hee)
|G7
| Odel lay hee (odl lay ee)
|C
| Odel lay hee hee (odl lay hee hee)
Verse 7:
C
Happy are they, lady oh lady leeoo
G7 C
Aww lady aww lady aww hee hoo
C
Soon the duet would become a trio
G7 C
Lady odel lady odel oh
[Chorus] x2
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
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
[G/////////]
Wild Rover
The Dubliners
[Intro]
[C] [C] [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
Cracklin' Rosie
Neil Diamond
Intro:
[C] [C] [C] [C]
Verse 1:
[C] Cracklin' Rosie, get on board
We're gonna ride till there ain't no more to [Dm] go
Taking it slow..... [F] Lord, don't you know
[Dm] Have me a time with a [G] poor man's lady
Verse 2:
[C] Hitchin' on a twilight train
Ain't nothing there that I care to take a-[Dm]long
Maybe a [Dm] song..... [F] to sing when I want
Don't [Dm] need to say please to no [G] man for a happy [C] tune
|Chorus:
|[C] Oh, I [F] love my [G] Rosie [C] child
|[C] She got the [F] way to [G] make me [C] happy
|[C] You and [F] me, we [G] go in [C] style
|[Dm] Cracklin' Rose you're a store-bought woman
|[F] You make me sing like a guitar hummin'
|So [Dm] hang on to me, girl our song keeps runnin' [G] on
|[G*] Play it now, Play it now, Play it now, [G*] my [F*] ba-[G*]by
Verse 3:
[C] Cracklin' Rosie, make me a smile
God if it lasts for an hour, that's all [Dm] right
We got all night..... [F] to set the world right
[Dm] Find us a dream that don't [G] ask no questions, [C] yeah
|Chorus:
|[C] Oh, I [F] love my [G] Rosie [C] child
|[C] She got the [F] way to [G] make me [C] happy
|[C] You and [F] me, we [G] go in [C] style
|[Dm] Cracklin' Rose you're a store-bought woman
|[F] You make me sing like a guitar hummin'
|So [Dm] hang on to me, girl our song keeps runnin' [G] on
|[G*] Play it now, Play it now, Play it now, [G*] my [F*] ba-[G*]by
Verse 4:
[C] Cracklin' Rosie, make me a smile
God if it lasts for an hour, that's all [Dm] right
We got all night..... [F] to set the world right
[Dm] Find us a dream that don't [G] ask no questions
Outro Verse:
[C] Baaaa ba ba ba baaa
[C] Baaa ba ba ba ba baaa ba ba ba
[Dm] baaa ba ba baaa......
[F] Ba ba baaaa
[Dm] Baaa ba ba ba ba
[G] ba ba ba baa
[C] Baaaaaaaaaaaa
[C/////]
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*]
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.
Please Please Me - The Beatles
Intro:
[C] [C] [C] [C] (Harmonica)
Verse 1:
[C] Last night I said these words to [F] my [C] girl [Eb] [F] [G]
[C] I know you never even [F] try, [C] girl
|[F] Come on [Dm] Come on [Am] Come on [F] Come on
|Please [C] please me, whoa [F] yeah, like I [G7] please [C] you [F] [G7]
Verse 2:
[C] You don’t need me to show the [F] way, [C] love [Eb] [F] [G]
[C] Why do I always have to [F] say [C] “love”
|Chorus:
|[F] Come on [Dm] Come on [Am] Come on [F] Come on
|[C] please me, whoa [F] yeah, like I [G7] please [C] you [C7]
Bridge:
[F] I don’t wanna sound complainin’
[G7] But you know there’s always rain in [C] my heart
([C] in my [C7] heart)
[F] I do all the pleasin’ with you,
[G7] it’s so hard to reason with [C] you,
whoah [F] yeah, why [G7] do you make me [C] blue [F] [G7]
Verse 3:
[C] Last night I said these words to [F] my [C] girl [Eb] [F] [G]
[C] I know you never even [F] try, [C] girl
|Chorus:
|[F] Come on [Dm] Come on [Am] Come on [F] Come on
|Please [C] please me, whoa [F] yeah, like I [G7] please [C] you
Outro:
Me, whoa [F] yeah, like I [G7] please [C] you
Me, whoa [F] yeah, like I [G7] please [C] you [C]
Waterloo
ABBA
Intro: [D] x2
Verse 1:
[D] My, my, at [E7] Waterloo Na[A]poleon [G] did su[A]rrender
Oh [D] yeah, and [E7] I have met my [A] desti[G]ny in
[D] quite a [A] similar [Bm] way
The [Bm] history book on the shelf
Is [E7] always repeating it [A]-self ([G] [D]) [A7]
|Chorus:
|[D] Waterloo - I was defeated, you [G] won the war
|[A] Waterloo - Promise to love you for [D] ever more [A]
|[D] Waterloo - Couldn't escape if I [G] wanted to
|[A] Waterloo - Knowing my fate is to [D] be with you,
|[D] wo, wo, wo, wo
|[A] Waterloo - Finally facing my [D] Waterloo
Verse 2:
[D] My, my, I [E7] tried to hold you [A] back but
[G] you were [A] stronger
Oh [D] yeah, and [E7] now it seems my [A] only [G] chance is
[D] giving [A] up the [Bm] fight
And [Bm] how could I ever refuse
I [E7] feel like I win when I [A] lose ([G] [D]) [A7]
Chorus:
Bridge:
So [Bm] how could I ever refuse
I [E7] feel like I win when I [A] lose ([G] [D]) [A7]
|Chorus:
|[D] Waterloo - I was defeated, you [G] won the war
|[A] Waterloo - Promise to love you for [D] ever more [A]
|[D] Waterloo - Couldn't escape if I [G] wanted to
|[A] Waterloo - Knowing my fate is to [D] be with you,
|[D] wo, wo, wo, wo
|[A] Waterloo - Finally facing my [D] Waterloo
Outro:
[A] Waterloo - Finally facing my [D] Waterloo
Money Money Money - Abba
Intro:
Am B7 Dm E7 Am
Verse 1:
I [Am] work all night, I work all day, to [E7] pay the bills I have to pay
Ain't it [Am] sad
And [Am] still there never seems to be a [E7] single penny left for me
That's too [Am] bad
[Am] In my dreams I have a plan [F] If I got me a wealthy man
I [Dm] wouldn't have to work at all, I'd [B7] fool around and have a ball [E7*]
(Pause then Kazoo)
|Chorus:
|[Am] Money, money, money [B7] Must be funny
|[E7] In the rich man's [Am] world
|[Am] Money, money, money [B7] Always sunny
|[E7] In the rich man's [Am] world
|ah-[Dm]-ha ah-[E7]-ha
|[Am] All the things I could [Dm] do
|[F] If [E7] I [Am] had a little money
|[Dm] It's a [E7] rich man's [Am] world
Intro:
Am B7 Dm E7 Am
Verse 2:
A [Am] man like that is hard to find, but [E7] I can't get him off my mind
Ain't it [Am] sad,
And [Am] if he happens to be free, I [E7] bet he wouldn't fancy me
That's too [Am] bad
[Am] So I must leave, I'll have to go [F] To Las Vegas or Monaco
And [Dm] win a fortune in a game, my [B7] life will never be the same [E7*]
(Kazoo)
|Chorus: x2
|[Am] Money, money, money [B7] Must be funny
|[E7] In the rich man's [Am] world
|[Am] Money, money, money [B7] Always sunny
|[E7] In the rich man's [Am] world
|ah-[Dm]-ha ah-[E7]-ha
|[Am] All the things I could [Dm] do
|[F] If [E7] I [Am] had a little money
|[Dm] It's a [E7] rich man's [Am] world
Outro:
Am B7 Dm E7 Am
Wellerman (Sea Shanty) [Am] - Nathan Evans
Am Dm Am
There once was a ship that put to sea, and the name of the ship was the Billy of Tea
Am E7 Am
The winds blew up, her bow dipped down, Oh blow, me bully boys, blow (huh)
|[Chorus]
|F C Dm Am
| Soon may the Wellerman come, to bring us sugar and tea and rum
|F C E7 Am
| One day, when the tonguin’ is done, we'll take our leave and go
[Am] ( ... two, three, four)
Am Dm Am
She'd not been two weeks from shore, when down on her a right whale bore
Am E7 Am
The captain called all hands and swore, he'd take that whale in tow (huh)
|[Chorus]
|F C Dm Am
| Soon may the Wellerman come, to bring us sugar and tea and rum
|F C E7 Am
| One day, when the tonguin’ is done, we'll take our leave and go
|[Refrain - same melody as chorus]
|F C Dm Am
| Da-da da da da-da, Da-da da-da-da da da-da
|F C E7 Am
| Da-da da da da-da, Da da da da da-da
Am Dm Am
Before the boat had hit the water, the whaaale's tail came up and caught her
Am E7 Am
All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her when she dived down low (huh)
|[Chorus]
|F C Dm Am
| Soon may the Wellerman come, to bring us sugar and tea and rum
|F C E7 Am
| One day, when the tonguin’ is done, we'll take our leave and go
[Am] ( ... two, three, four)
Am Dm Am
No line was cut, no whale was freed, the captain's mind was not of greed
Am E7 Am
And he belonged to the Whaleman's creed, she took that ship in tow (huh)
|[Chorus]
|F C Dm Am
| Soon may the Wellerman come, to bring us sugar and tea and rum
|F C E7 Am
| One day, when the tonguin’ is done, we'll take our leave and go
|[Refrain - same melody as chorus]
|F C Dm Am
| Da-da da da da-da, Da-da da-da-da da da-da
|F C E7 Am
| Da-da da da da-da, Da da da da da-da
Am Dm Am
For forty days or even more, the line went slack then tight once more
Am E7 Am
All boats were lost, there were only four, but still that whale did go (huh)
|[Chorus]
|F C Dm Am
| Soon may the Wellerman come, to bring us sugar and tea and rum
|F C E7 Am
| One day, when the tonguin’ is done, we'll take our leave and go
[Am] ( ... two, three, four)
Am Dm Am
As far as I've heard, the fight's still on, the line's not cut, and the whale's not gone
Am Dm Am
The Wellerman makes his regular call, to en-courage the captain, crew and all
[Chorus] (repeat and get faster each time)
Don't Look Back In Anger - Oasis
Intro:
[C] [F] [C] [F]
Verse 1:
[C] Slip inside the [G] eye of your [Am] mind
Don't you [E7] know you might [F] find
[G] A better place to play [C] [Am] [G]
[C] You said that [G] you'd never [Am] been
But all the [E7] things that you've [F] seen
[G] Slowly fade away [C] [Am] [G]
Pre-Chorus:
[F] So I start a revol-[Fm]ution from my [C] bed
‘Cause you [F] said the brains I [Fm] had went to my [C] head
[F] Step outside the [Fm] summertime’s in [C] bloom
[G] Stand up beside the fireplace [E7] take that look from off your face
’Cause [Am] you ain’t ever [G] gonna burn my [F] heart ou-[G]-ut [G] [G]
[Count 1-2-3-4]
|Chorus:
|[C] So [G] Sally can [Am] wait, she [E7] knows it’s too [F] late
|As we’re [G] walking on [C] by [Am-G]
|Her [C] soul [G] slides [Am] away [E7]
|Don’t look [F] back in anger, [G] I heard you say [C] [Am] [G]
Verse 2:
[C] Take me to the [G] place where you [Am] go
Where [E7] nobody [F] knows
[G] if it’s night or day [C] [Am] [G]
[C] Please don’t put your [G] life in the [Am] hands
Of a [E7] rock and roll [F] band
[G] who’ll throw it all away [C] [Am] [G]
Pre-Chorus:
[F] Gonna start a revo-[Fm]lution from my [C] bed
‘Cause you [F] said the brains I [Fm] had went to my [C] head
[F] Step outside the [Fm] summertime’s in [C] bloom
[G] Stand up beside the fireplace... [E7] take that look from off your face
‘Cause [Am] you ain’t ever [G] gonna burn my [F] heart ou-[G]-ut [G] (G)
[Count 1-2-3-4]
|Chorus:
|[C] So [G] Sally can [Am] wait, she [E7] knows it’s too [F] late
|As we’re [G] walking on [C] by [Am] [G]
|Her [C] soul [G] slides [Am] away [E7]
|Don’t look [F] back in anger, [G] I heard you say [C] [Am] [G]
Outro:
[C] So [G] Sally can [Am] wait, she [E7] knows it’s too [F] late
As she's [G] walking on [C] by [Am] [G]
My [C] soul [G] slides a- [Am* – single strum] way
But don’t look [F*] back in anger
Don’t look [Fm*] back in anger
I heard you say [C] [G] [Am] [E7] [F] [G]
At least not to-[C \\\\ ] daaaaay
[C*]
She’s Electric - Oasis
Intro:
(C) (E7) (Am) (F) x3 then..... (G#) (A#) (C)
[Verse 1]
C E7 Am F C E7 Am
She's electric, she's in a family full of eccentrics, [F]
C E7 Am F G# A#
She's done things I've never expected and I need more time. [C]
C E7 Am F C E7 Am
She's got a sister, and God only knows how i've missed her, [F]
C E7 Am F G# A# C
And on the palm of her hand is a blister, and I need more time.
|[Chorus]
|F C
| And I want you to know I've got my mind made up now, but I need more time [C7]
|F
| And I want you to say, do you know what I'm saying? But I need more,
|C C7 C7
| Cause I'll be you and you'll be me, There's lots and lots for us to see,
|F G G
| Lots and lots for us to do, She's electric, can I be electric too?
Instrumental:
[C] [E7] [Am] [F] x 3 then... (G#) (A#) (C)
[Verse 2]
C E7 Am F C E7 Am
She's got a brother, we don't get on with one another, [F]
C E7 Am F G# A# C
But I quite fancy her mother, and I think that she likes me
C E7 Am F C E7 Am
She's got a cousin, in fact she's got bout a dozen [F]
C E7 Am F G# A#
She's got one in the oven, but it's nothing to do with me. [C]
|[Chorus]
|F C
| And I want you to know I've got my mind made up now, but I need more time [C7]
|F
| And I want you to say, do you know what I'm saying? But I need more,
|C C7 C7
| Cause I'll be you and you'll be me, There's lots and lots for us to see,
|F G G
| Lots and lots for us to do, She's electric, can I be electric too?
[Outro]
(C) (E7) (Am) (F) x3 then..... (G#) Aa aa aa aa (A#) aa aa aa aa (C) aaaaaah
Love Really Hurts - Billy Ocean
Intro:
F F
[F] You run around town like a fool and you think that it's [C] groovy.
You're given it to [Gm] some other guy, who gives you the eye.
You [Dm] don't give nothin to [C] me.
[F] You painted a smile, And you dress all the while to [C] excite me.
But don't you know you're [Gm] turning me on, I know that it's wrong.
But [Dm] I can't stop this [C] pain inside me.
|Chorus:
|[F] Baby, love really hurts without [C] you.
|Love really hurts without [Gm] you.
|And it's [Bb] breaking my heart,
|But [Dm] what can I [C] do.
|[F] Baby Love really hurts without [C] you.
|Love really hurts through and [Gm] through.
|And it's [Bb] breaking my heart,
|But [Dm] what can I [C] do without [F] you.
[F] You walk like a dream and you make like you're Queen of the [C] action.
You're using ev'ry [Gm] trick in the book, the way that you look.
You're [Dm] really something to [C] see.
[F] You cheat and you lie, To impress any guy that you [C] fancy.
But don't you know I'm [Gm] out of my mind, So give me a sign.
And [Dm] help to ease the [C] pain inside me.
|Chorus:
|[F] Baby, love really hurts without [C] you.
|Love really hurts without [Gm] you.
|And it's [Bb] breaking my heart,
|But [Dm] what can I [C] do.
|[F] Baby Love really hurts without [C] you.
|Love really hurts through and [Gm] through.
|And it's [Bb] breaking my heart,
|But [Dm] what can I [C] do without [F] you [F]
[Key change to G]
|[G] Baby, love really hurts without [D] you.
|Love really hurts without [Am] you.
|And it's [C] breaking my heart,
|But [Em] what can I [D] do.
|[G] Baby Love really hurts without [D] you.
|Love really hurts through and [Am] through.
|And it's [C] breaking my heart,
|But [Em] what can I [D] do without [G] you
|
D G
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 (Ha ha ha haaa...)
[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 instrumental break]
[Am][Am][Am][E7]
[Am][Am][Am][E7]
[A] She [A7] stood there [Dm] laughing (Ha ha ha haaa..)
[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*]
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]
Shang-A-Lang - Bay City Rollers
[Intro]
[D] [Db] [C6] [Db] [D/////] x2
[Verse 1]
D
We were rippin up....we were rockin up
roll it over and lay it down
D
We were shakin up ...we were breakin up
D7
we were rockin to the shang-a-lang sound of the music [G]
|[Pre-Chorus]
|HEY HEY, rockin to the [D] music.
|HEY HEY, rocking to the [E7] music.
|rocking every night and day
|[A*] HEY [A*] HEEE[A7]EEEEY
|[Chorus]
| D G
|Well we sang shang-a-lang as we ran with the gang
| D
|doin doo wop be dooby do ay [A]
| D
|we were all in the news
| G
|with our blue suede shoes
| D A D
|and our dancin the night away.
|
| D G
|well we sang shang-a-lang as we ran with the gang
| D
|doin doo wop be dooby do eye. [A]
| D G
|with the jukebox playing and every body saying that
| D A
|music like ours couldn't die
[Instrumental]
[D] [Db] [C6] [Db] [D/////]
[Verse 2]
D
We were grooving....we were movin
pussyfootin and booting it round.
D
We were boppin it....we were hoppin it
D7
we were jumping to the shang-a-lang sound of the music. [G]
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Drum Only]
Shang A lang,
Shang A lang,
Shang A lang
Shang A lang, shang A lang, shang A lang
|[Chorus]
| D G
|Well we sang shang-a-lang as we ran with the gang
| D
|doin doo wop be dooby do ay [A]
| D
|we were all in the news
| G
|with our blue suede shoes
| D A D
|and our dancin the night away.
|
| D G
|well we sang shang-a-lang as we ran with the gang
| D
|doin doo wop be dooby do eye. [A]
| D G
|with the jukebox playing and every body saying that
| D A
|music like ours couldn't die
Outro:
[D] [Db] [C6] [Db] [D/////] x2 [Slowing 2nd time to finish]
Greased Lightnin' - John Travolta
Intro- Single Strum:
Why this car is automatic [C*]
It's systematic [F*]
It's hydromatic [G*]
Why it's grease lightning (Grease lightning)
[G//////]
Verse 1:
C
We'll get some overhead lifters and four barrel quads oh yeah
(Keep talking whoa keep talking)
F
Fuel injection cutoff and chrome plated rods oh yeah
C
(I'll get the money.... I'll kill to get the money)
G F
With a four speed on the floor they'll be waiting at the door
G F
You know that ain't no shit we'll be getting lots of it
C
In Grease Lightning
G
Go go go go go go go go go go go
|Chorus:
|C
| Go grease lightning you're burning up the quarter mile
| [C] (Greased Lightnin' Go Greased Lightnin')
|F
| Go grease lightning you're coasting through the heat lap trial
| [C] (Greased Lightnin' Go Greased Lightnin')
| G F C
|You are supreme the chicks'll scream for grease lightning
G
Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go
Verse 2:
C
Purple french tail lights and thirty inch fins oh yeah
[C] (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
F
A Palomino dashboard and duel muffler twins oh yeah
[F] (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
G F
With new pistons, plugs, and shocks I can get off my rocks
G F
You know that I ain't bragging she's a real pushy wagon
C
Grease lightning
G
Go go go go go go go go go go go
Chorus:
G
Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go
Fast Clap & scratch + Bass:
[NC] x4
[Build up + Kazoo]
[G].... [G]..... [G]...... [G7]
|Chorus:
|C
| Go grease lightning you're burning up the quarter mile
|[C] (Greased Lightnin' Go Greased Lightnin')
|F
| Go grease lightning you're coasting through the heat lap trial
|[C] (Greased Lightnin' Go Greased Lightnin')
| G F C
|You are supreme the chicks'll scream for grease lightning
[Acapella-ish]
[C] Lightning - lightning - lightning - lightning
[F] Lightning - lightning - lightning - lightning
[C///////] Wow Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Come On Eileen
Dexys Midnight Runners
[Verse 1]
[C] Poor old Johnny [Em] Ray
[F] They said upon the radio, of a [C] million hearts in [G] mono
[C] Our mothers [Em] cried
[F] Sang along, who'd blame them [C] doo doo doo [G] doooo
[C] You're grown (you're grown up), [Em] so grown (so grown up)
[F] Now I must say more than ever [C] doo doo doo [G] dooo
[C] Toora-loora- [Em] toora-loo-rye- [F] aaaaay
And we [C] sing just like our [G] fathers
1st Intrumental: [G] [G]
|[Chorus]
|[D] Come on Eileen oh, I [F#m] swear well he means
|At this [Em] moment.... you mean [G] every- [A] thing
|[D] You in that dress, myyy [F#m] thoughts I confess
|Verge on [Em] dirty... ah come [G] on [A] Eileeeen
[2nd Instrumental] [A7] [A7]
[C] These people round [Em] here
[F] Sunken smoke-dried faces, so re- [C] signed to what their [G] fate is
[C] Not us (no never), [Em] not us (no never)
[F] We are far too young and clever [C] Doo Doo Doo [G] Dooo (remember)
[C] Toora-loora- [Em] toora-loo-rye- [F] aaaay
I'll [C] hum this tune for- [G] ever
1st Instrumental: [G] [G]
|[Chorus]
|[D] Come on Eileen oh, I [F#m] swear what he means
|Ah come [Em] on let's.... take off [G] every- [A] thing
|[D] Pretty red dress, Eiiii- [F#m] leen tell him yes
|Ah come [Em] on let's.... ah come [G] on Ei- [A] leen, [D*] pleeease
[Bass drum thump!!]
*getting gradually faster:
[D] Come on.... Eileen too-loo rye- [F#m] aayy
Come on...... Eileen too-loo rye- [G] aayy
Toora... toora-ta-loora
[D] Ohhh Eiii- [A] leen
Said, [D] come on Eileen....Eileen too-loo rye-[F#m] ayy
Come on.... Eileen too-loo rye- [G] aayy
Toora..toora...ta-loora
[D] Things round here have [A] changed
[Faster] I said [D] Toooo - raaa - loooo - raaa [F#m] toooo - raaa - loooo-rye- [G] aaaaayy
Strum fast: [D/////] [A/////]
|[Chorus - Normal strum]
|[D] Come on Eileen oh, I [F#m] swear what he means
|At this [Em] moment......you mean [G] every- [A] thing
|[D] You in that dress.... myyyyy [F#m] thoughts I confess
|Verge on [Em] dirty......ah come [G] on [A] Eileeeen
[Outro]
[D/////]
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]
Hey Jude [G] - Beatles
Verse 1:
Hey [G] Jude... don’t make it [D] bad
Take a [D7] sad song... and make it [G] better
Re[C]member... to let her into your [G] heart
Then you can sta-[D7]-art... to make it [G] better
Verse 2:
Hey [G] Jude... don’t be a[D]fraid
You were [D7] made to... go out and [G] get her
The [C] minute... you let her under your [G] skin
Then you be[D7]gin... to make it [G] better (bah da da) [G7]
|Chorus 1:
|[G7] And any time you feel the [C] pain... hey [G] Jude re[Am]frain
|Don’t [Em] carry the [D7] world upon your shou-[G]-oulders (bah da da) [G7]
|[G7] For well you know that it’s a foo-[C]-ool who pla-[G]-ays it coo-[Am]-ool
|By [Em] making his [D7] world a little co-[G]-older
|Da da da [G7] daa daa [D] daa da [D7] da daa Mmmm
Pause for Kazoo line:
Verse 3:
Hey [G] Jude don’t let me [D] down
You have [D7] found her now go and [G] get her
Re[C]member to let her into your [G] heart
Then you can sta-[D7]-art, to make it [G] better (bah da da) [G7]
|Chorus 2:
|[G7] So let it out and let it [C] in... hey Ju-[G]-ude, be [Am]gin
|You’re [Em] waiting for [D7] someone to perfo-[G]-orm with (bah da da) [G7]
|[G7] And don’t you know that it’s just [C] you
|Hey Ju-[G]-ude you’ll do-[Am]-o
|The mo-[Em]-ovement you [D7] need is on your shou-[G]-oulder
|Da da da [G7] daa daa [D] daa da [D7] da daa
Pause for Kazoo line:
Verse 4:
Hey [G] Jude don’t make it [D] bad
Take a [D7] sad song and make it [G] better
Re[C]member to let her under your [G] skin then you’ll be[D7]gin
To make it [G] better better better better better better ohhh!
Outro:
[G] Na na na [F] Na na na na [C] Na na na na [G] Hey Jude
[G] Na na na [F] Na na na na [C] Na na na na [G] Hey Jude
[Acapella]
Na na na Na na a na Na na na na Hey Jude
Na na na Na na na na Na na na na Hey Jude
[G] Na na na [F] Na na na na [C] Na na na na [G] Hey Jude
[Slowing down]
[G] Na na na [F] Na na na na [C] Na na na na [G] Hey Jude