Arklow
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
Brown Eyed Girl
Van Morrison
Intro + Kazoo:
[G] [C] [G] [D] x2
Verse 1:
[G] Hey, where did [C] we go? [G] Days when the [D] rains came
[G] Down in the [C] hollow [G] playin' a [D] new game
[G] Laughing and a-[C]running, hey hey
[G] Skipping and a-[D]jumping
[G] In the misty [C] morning fog with
[G] Our [D]hearts a-thumping and [C] you
[D] My brown-eyed [G] girl [Em]
[C] You, my [D] brown-eyed girl [G] [D7]
Verse 2:
[G] Whatever [C] happened [G] to Tuesday and [D] so slow
[G] Going down the [C] old mine with a... [G] transistor [D] radio
[G] Standing in the [C] sunlight laughing
[G] Hiding behind a [D] rainbow's wall
[G] Slipping and a-[C] sliding
[G] All along the [D] waterfall with [C] you
[D] My brown-eyed [G] girl [Em]
[C] You, my [D] brown-eyed girl [G] [D7]
|Chorus:
|[D] Do you remember when... we used to [G] sing
|Sha la-la [C] la la la la [G] la la la la te [D] da
|[G] Sha la-la [C] la la la la [G] la la la la te [D] da
|La te [G] da [D]
Verse 3:
[G] So hard to [C] find my way... [G] now that I'm all [D] on my own
[G] I saw you just the [C] other day... [G] my... how [D] you have grown
[G] Cast my memory [C] back there, Lord
[G] Sometimes I'm [D] overcome thinking 'bout
[G] Making love in the [C] green grass
[G] Behind the [D] stadium with you [C]
[D] My brown-eyed [G] girl [Em]
[C] You, my [D] brown-eyed girl [G] [D7]
|Chorus:
|[D] Do you remember when... we used to [G] sing
|Sha la-la [C] la la la la [G] la la la-la te [D] da
|[G] Sha la-la [C] la la la la [G] la la la-la te [D] da
|[G] Sha la-la [C] la la la la [G] la la la-la te [D] da
|[G] Sha la-la [C] la la la la [G] la la la-la te [D] da La te [G] da . . . .
[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
[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*]
Don't Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
Intro:
[C] [Dm] [F] [C]
|Chorus:
|[C] Ooh oh oh oh oh, ooh oh-oh-oh [Dm] oh-oh-ooh (don't worry)
|ooh oh-oh-oh [F] oh-oh-ooh (be happy)
|ooh oh-oh-oh [C] ooh... don’t worry... be happy
|
|[C] Ooh oh oh oh oh, ooh oh-oh-oh [Dm] oh-oh-ooh (don't worry)
|ooh oh-oh-oh [F] oh-oh-ooh (be happy)
|ooh oh-oh-oh [C] ooh... don’t worry... be happy
Verse 1:
[C] Here's a little song I wrote... you [Dm] might want to sing it note for note
Don't [F] worry... be [C] happy
[C] In every life we have some trouble... [Dm] when you worry you'll make it double
Don't [F] worry... be [C] happy
Chorus:
Verse 2:
[C] Ain't got no place to lay your head... [Dm] somebody came and took your bed
Don't [F] worry... be [C] happy
[C] The landlord say your rent is late... [Dm] he may have to litigate
Don't [F] worry... be [C] happy
|Chorus:
|[C] Ooh oh oh oh oh, ooh oh-oh-oh [Dm] oh-oh-ooh (don't worry)
|ooh oh-oh-oh [F] oh-oh-ooh (be happy)
|ooh oh-oh-oh [C] ooh... don’t worry... be happy
|
|[C] Ooh oh oh oh oh, ooh oh-oh-oh [Dm] oh-oh-ooh (don't worry)
|ooh oh-oh-oh [F] oh-oh-ooh (be happy)
|ooh oh-oh-oh [C] ooh... don’t worry... be happy
Verse 3:
[C] Ain't got no cash, ain't got no style... [Dm] ain't got no gal to make you smile
Don't [F] worry... be [C] happy
[C] Cause when you worry your face will frown... [Dm] and that will bring everybody down
Don't [F] worry... be [C] happy
Outro:
[C] Ooh oh oh oh oh, ooh oh-oh-oh [Dm] oh-oh-ooh (don't worry)
ooh oh-oh-oh [F] oh-oh-ooh (be happy)
ooh oh-oh-oh [C] ooh... don’t worry... be happy
[C] Ooh oh oh oh oh, ooh oh-oh-oh [Dm] oh-oh-ooh (don't worry)
ooh oh-oh-oh [F] oh-oh-ooh (be happy)
ooh oh-oh-oh [C*] ooh... don’t worry... be happy
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
Galway Girl [D]
Steve Earle
[D] Well, I took a stroll on the old long walk
On a [D] day-I-[A]ay-I-[G]ay
[D] I met a little girl and we stopped to talk
on a [D] grand-soft [G]day-I-[D*]-ay
And I [G] ask you, [D] friend, what's a [G] fella to [D] do
'Cause her [Bm] hair was [A] black and her [G] eyes were [D] blue
And I [G] knew right [D] then, I'd be [G] takin' a [D] whirl
'Round the [Bm] Salthill [A] Prom with a [G] Galway [D] girl
[D] [D] [D] [D] [G] [G] [G] [D]
[G] [D] [A] [D] [A] [A] [D] [D]
[D] We were halfway there when the rain came down
On a [D] day-I-[A]-ay-I-[G]ay
And she [D]asked me up to her flat downtown on a [D] grand-soft [G] day-I-[D]-ay
And I [G] ask you, [D] friend, what's a [G] fella to [D] do
'Cause her [Bm] hair was [A] black and her [G] eyes were [D] blue
So I [G] took her [D] hand, and I [G] give her a [D] twirl
And I [Bm] lost my [A] heart to a [G] Galway [D] girl
[D] [D] [D] [D] [G] [G] [G] [D]
[G] [D] [A] [D] [A] [A] [D] [D]
[G] [G] [G] [G] [D] [D] [D] [A]
[G] [D] [A] [D] [A] [A] [A] [D]
[D] When I woke up I was all alone...[G] With a [D] broken heart and a ticket home
And I [G] ask you [D] now, tell me [G] what would you [D] do
If her [Bm] hair was [A] black and her [G] eyes were [D] blue
I've [G] traveled a-[D]-round I've been [G] all over this [D] world
Boys I [Bm] ain't [A] never seen nothin' like a [G] Galway [D] girl
[D] [D] [D] [D] [G] [G] [G] [D]
[G] [D] [A] [D] [A] [A] [D] [D]
[G] [G] [G] [G] [D] [D] [D] [A]
[G] [D] [A] [D] [A] [A] [A] [D]
Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Intro:
[C] [C] [C] [C] (Wait for Kazoo bit)
Verse 1:
[C] Someone told me long ago
There's a calm before the storm, I [G] know
And it’s been coming [C] for some time [C]
[C] When it’s over so they say It'll rain a sunny day, I [G] know
Shinin’ down like [C] water [C7]
|Chorus:
|[F] I want to [G] know
|Have you [C] ever [Em] seen the [Am] rain
|[F] I want to [G] know
|Have you [C] ever [Em] seen the [Am] rain
|[F] Comin’ [G] down on a sunny [C] day [C] (Kazoo Bit)
Verse 2:
[C] Yesterday and days before,
Sun is cold and rain is hot. I [G] know, Been that way for [C] all my time
[C] ‘Til forever on it goes
Through the circle fast and slow, I [G] know
And I can't stop, I [C] wonder [C7]
|Chorus:
|[F] I want to [G] know
|Have you [C] ever [Em] seen the [Am] rain
|[F] I want to [G] know
|Have you [C] ever [Em] seen the [Am] rain
|[F] Comin’ [G] down on a sunny [C] day [C7]
|Chorus:
|[F] I want to [G] know
|Have you [C] ever [Em] seen the [Am] rain
|[F] I want to [G] know
|Have you [C] ever [Em] seen the [Am] rain
|[F] Comin’ [G] down on a sunny [C] day [C] (Kazoo Bit)
C
Help
Beatles
Intro:
[Am*] Help!
I need somebody
[F*] Help!
Not just anybody
[D7*] Help!
You know I need someone
[G] Help.....
Verse 1:
[G] When I was younger so much [Bm] younger than today
[Em] I never needed anybody's [C] help in [F] any [G] way
[G] But now these days are gone I'm [Bm] not so self assured
[Em] Now I find I've changed my mind
I've [C] opened [F] up the [G] doors
|Chorus:
|[Am] Help me if you can I'm feeling down [Am] [G]
|And I [F] do appreciate you being 'round [F] [Em]
|[D7] Help me get my feet back on the ground
|Won't you [G*] please please help [G] me
Verse 2:
[G] And now my life has changed in [Bm] oh so many ways
[Em] My independence seemed to [C] vanish [F] in the [G] haze
[G] But every now and then I [Bm] feel so insecure
[Em] I know that I just need you like I've [C] never [F] done be[G]fore
Chorus:
Verse 2:
(Single Strum)
[G] When I was younger so much [Bm] younger than today
[Em] I never needed anybody's [C] help in [F] any [G] way
(Normal Strum)
[G] But now those days are gone I'm [Bm] not so self assured
[Em] Now I find I've changed my mind
I've [C] opened [F] up the [G] door
|Chorus:
|[Am] Help me if you can I'm feeling down [Am] [G]
|And I [F] do appreciate you being 'round [F] [Em]
|[D7] Help me get my feet back on the ground
|Won't you [G*] please please help [G] me
Outro:
Help [C] me
Help [G*] me ooooooo
Hey Soul Sister
Train
INTRO: 1 2 / 1 2 /
[*] / [*] / [C] / [C]
Hey-[G]ay, hey-ay-ay-[Am]ay, hey-ay-ay-[F]ay [F]
Your [C] lipstick stain [G] on the front lobe Of my [Am] left side brain [F]
I [F] knew I wouldn't for-[C]get you
And [C] so I went and [G] let you blow my [Am] mind [Am]/[F]/[G]
Your [C] sweet moonbeam [G] the smell of you
In every [Am] single dream I [F] dream
I [F] knew when we col-[C]lided, you're the one I have de-[G]cided
Who's [G] one of my [Am] kind [Am]/[F]/[G]/
[Chorus]
|[F] Hey soul sister [G] ain't that mister [C] mister [G] on the [F] radio stereo
|The [G] way you move ain’t [C] fair you [G] know
|[F] Hey soul sister [G] I don't want to
|[C] Miss a [G] single [F] thing you do [G]/[G]↓
|To-[C]night [C]
Hey-[G]ay, hey-ay-ay-[Am]ay, hey-ay-ay[F]ay [F]
[C] Just in time [G] I'm so glad You have a [Am] one track mind like [F] me
You [F] gave my love di-[C]rection
A [C] game show love con-[G]nection, we [G] can't de-[Am]ny [Am]/[F]/[G]
I'm [C] so obsessed [G] my heart is bound to beat
Right [Am] out my untrimmed [F] chest
[F] I believe in [C] you, like a virgin you're Ma-[G]donna
And I'm [G] always gonna [Am] wanna blow your [F] mind [G]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
To-[C]night, the way you can cut a rug
[G] Watching you's the only drug I [Am] need
You're so gangster [Am] I'm so thug
You're the [F] only one I'm dreaming of you [C] see
I can be my-[C]self now final-[G]ly
In fact there's [G] nothing I can't [Am] be
I want the [Am] world to see you [F] be with [G] me
Chorus:
[F] Hey soul sister [G] I don't want to
[C] Miss a [G] single [F] thing you do [G]/[G]↓
To-[C]night, hey-[G]ay, hey-ay-ay-[Am]ay, hey-ay-ay-[F]ay [G]
To-[C]night, hey-[G]ay, hey-ay-ay [Am]ay, hey-ay-ay-[F]ay [G]↓
To-[C]↓night
Hit the road - Ray Charles
Intro:
[Am] [G] [F] [E7]
|Chorus:
|Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back
|no [Am] more no [G] more no [F] more no [E7] more
|Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back
|no [Am] more [G] [F] What you [E7] say?
|Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back
|no [Am] more no [G] more no [F] more no [E7] more
|Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back
|no [Am] more [G] [F] [E7]
Verse 1:
Whoa! [Am] woman oh [G] woman don't [F] treat me so [E7] mean
You're the [Am] meanest [G] woman that I've [F] ever [E7] seen
I [Am] guess if [G] you said [F] so... [E7]
I'll [Am] have to pack my [G] things and [F] go (That's [E7] right!)
Chorus:
Verse 2:
Now [Am] baby listen [G] baby don't [F] treat me this [E7] way
For [Am] I'll be [G] back on my [F] feet some [E7] day
Don't [Am] care if you [G] do cause it's [F] under[E7]stood,
You ain't [Am] got no [G] money you [F] just ain't no [E7] good
Well I [Am] guess if [G] you say [F] so [E7]
|Chorus:
|Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back
|no [Am] more no [G] more no [F] more no [E7] more
|Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back
|no [Am] more [G] [F] What you [E7] say?
|Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back
|no [Am] more no [G] more no [F] more no [E7] more
|Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back
|no [Am] more [G] [F] [E7]
Outro:
[Am – single strum]
Hotel California
Eagles
[Intro]
[Am] [E7] [G] [D]
[F] [C] [Dm] [E7]
Verse 1:
[Am] On a dark desert highway... [E7] cool wind in my hair
[G] Warm smell of colitas... [D] rising up through the air
[F] Up ahead in the distance... [C] I saw a shimmering light
[Dm] My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
[E7] I had to stop for the night
Verse 2:
[Am] There she stood in the doorway... [E7] I heard the mission bell
[G] And I was thinking to myself... this could be [D] heaven or this could be hell
[F] Then she lit up a candle... [C] and she showed me the way
[Dm] There were voices down the corridor... [E7] I thought I heard them say
|Chorus:
|[F] Welcome to the Hotel Calif[C]ornia
|Such a [E7] lovely place... such a lovely place... such a [Am] lovely face
|There's [F] plenty of room at the Hotel Calif[C]ornia
|Any[Dm]time of year... anytime of year... you can [E7] find it here
Verse 3:
[Am] Her mind is Tiffany twisted... [E7] she got the Mercedes Benz
[G] She got a lot of pretty pretty boys... [D] she calls friends
[F] How they danced in the court yard... [C] sweet summer sweat
[Dm] Some dance to remember... [E7] some dance to forget
Verse 4:
[Am] So I called up the captain... [E7] please bring me my wine (he said)
[G] We haven't had that spirit here since... [D] 1969
[F] And still those voice are calling from [C] far away
[Dm] Wake you up in the middle of the night... [E7] just to hear them say
|Chorus:
|[F] Welcome to the Hotel Calif[C]ornia
|Such a [E7] lovely place... such a lovely place... such a [Am] lovely face
|They’re [F] livin’ it up at the Hotel Calif[C]ornia
|What a [Dm] nice surprise... what a nice surprise... bring your [E7] alibis...
Verse 5 - Single strum & Scratching:
[Am*] Mirrors on the ceiling... [E7*] pink champagne on ice (and she said)
[G*] We are all just prisoners here... [D*] of our own device
[F*] And in the master's chambers... they [C*] gathered for the feast
[Dm*] They stab it with their steely knives... but they [E7] just can't kill the beast
Verse 6:
[Am] Last thing I remember... I was [E7] running for the door
[G] I had find the passage back to the [D] place I was before
[F] "Relax" said the night man... we are [C] programmed to receive
[Dm] You can check out anytime you like but... [E7] you can never leave...
[Outro - w/ Kazoo]
[Am] [E7] [G] [D]
[F] [C] [Dm] [E7]
[Am] [E7] [G] [D]
[F] [C] [Dm] [E7] [Am*]
Imagine
John Lennon
Intro: [C] [F]
[C] Imagine there's no [F]heaven
[C] It's easy if you [F]try [C] No hell be[F]low us
[C] Above us only [F]sky
[F] Imagine [Am]all the peo[Dm]ple [F]
[G]Living for to[G7]day... (a-ahh-ahh)
[C] Imagine there's no [F]countries
[C] It isn't hard to [F]do
[C] Nothing to kill or [F]die for
[C] And no religion [F]too
[F] Imagine [Am]all the peo[Dm]ple [F]
[G]Living life in pe[G7]ace... (you-oo-ooh)
[F] You may [G7]say I'm a [C]dreamer [E7]
[F] But I'm [G7]not the only one [C] [E7]
[F] I hope some [G7]day you'll [C]join us [E7]
[F] And the [G7]world will [C]be as one
[C] Imagine no po[F]ssessions
[C] I wonder if you [F]can
[C] No need for greed or [F]hunger
[C] A brotherhood of [F]man
[F] Imagine [Am]all the peo[Dm]ple [F]
[G]Sharing all the wo[G7]rld... (you-oo-ooh)
[F] You may [G7]say I'm a [C]dreamer [E7]
[F] But I'm [G7]not the only one [C] [E7]
[F] I hope some [G7]day you'll [C]join us [E7]
[F] And the [G7]world will [C]live as one
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da - The Beatles
Intro:
[G] [G] [G] [G]
Verse 1:
[G] Desmond has a barrow in the [D] market place.
[D7] Molly is the singer in a [G] band.
Desmond says to [G7] Molly, “Girl, I [C] like your face”
And Molly [G] says this as she [D7] takes him by the [G] hand...
|Chorus:
|Ob-la-[G]-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, [Em] bra
|[G] La la how that [D7] life goes [G] on
|Ob-la-[G]-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, [Em] bra
|[G] La la how that [D7] life goes [G] on
Verse 2:
[G] Desmond takes a trolley to the [D] jeweller’s store
[D7] Buys a twenty carat golden [G] ring (ring)
Takes it back to [G7] Molly waiting [C] at the door,
And as he [G] gives it to her [D7] she begins to [G] sing (sing)
Chorus:
Bridge:
[C] In a couple of years they have built a home sweet [G] home [Gsus2] [G] [G7]
[C] With a couple of kids running in the yard
Of [G*] Desmond and Molly [D7*] Jones
Verse 3:
[G] Happy ever after in the [D] market place
[D7] Desmond lets the children lend a [G] hand
Molly stays at [G7] home and does her [C] pretty face
And in the [G] evening she still [D7] sings it with the [G] band, yeah!
Chorus:
Bridge:
[C] In a couple of years they have built a home sweet [G] home [Gsus2] [G] [G7]
[C] With a couple of kids running in the yard Of [G*] Desmond and Molly [D7*] Jones
Verse 4:
[G] Happy ever after in the [D] market place
[D7] Molly lets the children lend a [G] hand
Desmond stays at [G7] home and does his [C] pretty face
And in the [G] evening she’s a [D7] singer with the [G] band, yeah!
|Chorus x2:
|Ob-la-[G]-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, [Em] bra
|[G] La la how that [D7] life goes [G] on
|Ob-la-[G]-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, [Em] bra
|[G] La la how that [D7] life goes [G] on
Outro:
And if you [A7] want some fun........
Take [D] Ob-la-di-la-[G*] da
Octopus’s Garden - The Beatles
Intro:
[C] [C] [C] [C]
Verse 1:
[C] I'd like to be... [Am] under the sea
In an [F] octopus’ garden in the [G7] shade
[C] He'd let us in... [Am] knows where we've been
In his [F] octopus’s garden in the [G7] shade
Verse 2:
[Am] I'd ask my frie-e-ends to come and seeeeeee...
[F] An octopus’ [G7] garden with me! [stop]
[C] I'd like to be... [Am] under the sea,
In an [F] octopus’s [G7] garden in the [C] shade
Verse 3:
[C] We would be warm... [Am] below the storm
In our [F] little hideaway beneath the [G7] waves
[C] Resting our head... [Am] on the sea bed
In an [F] octopus’s garden near a [G7] cave
Verse 4:
[Am] We would sing and dance around
[F] Because we know... we [G7] can't be found! [stop]
[C] I'd like to be... [Am] under the sea...
In an [F] octopus’s [G7] garden... in the [C] shade
Verse 5:
[C] We would shout... [Am] and swim about
The [F] coral... that lies beneath the [G7] waves
[C] Oh what joy... [Am] for every girl and boy
[F] Knowing... they're happy and they're [G7] safe
Outro:
[Am] We would be so happy, you and me!
[F] No one there to tell us [G7] what to do... [stop]
[C] I'd like to be... [Am] under the sea
In an [F] octopus’s [G7] garden... with [C] you
In an [F] octopus’s [G7] garden... with [C] you
In an [F] octopus’s [G7] garden... with [C] you
Outro:
[C - Double Strum]
Plastic Jesus - Ed Rush
Verse 1:
[C] I don't care if it rains or [C7] freezes
[F] Long as I have my plastic Jesus
[C] Sitting on the dashboard of my [G7] car [G7]
[C] Comes in colors pink and [C7] pleasant
[F] Glows in the dark cause it's iridescent
[C] Take Him with you [G7] when you travel [C] far [C]
|Chorus:
|Plastic [C]Jesus, Plastic [F] Jesus
|[C] Riding on the dashboard of my [G7] car [G7]
|[C] I'm afraid He'll [C7] have to go
|His [F] magnets ruin my radio
|And [C] if I have a [G7] wreck he'll leave a [C] scar - SO!!
Verse 2:
[C] Get yourself a Sweet Madonna
[F] Dressed in rhinestones sittin on a
[C] Pedestal of abalone [G7] shell [G7]
[C] Goin' ninety, I ain't [C7] scary
[F] 'Cause I've got my Virgin Mary
A-[C]ssuring me that [G7] I won't go to [C] Hell [C]
|Chorus:
|Plastic [C]Jesus, Plastic [F] Jesus
|[C] Riding on the dashboard of my [G7] car [G7]
|[C] Though the sunshine [C7]on His back
|[F] Makes Him peel, chip and crack
|A [C] little patching [G7] keeps Him up to [C] par [C]
|Chorus:
|Plastic[ C] Jesus, Plastic [F]Jesus
|[C] Riding on the dashboard of my [G7] car [G7]
|[C] I'm afraid He'll [C7] have to go
|His [F] magnets ruin my radio
|And [C] if I have a [G7] wreck he'll leave a [C] scar [C]
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Arlen and Harburg
Intro: [C]
[C]Somewhere [Em]o-over the rainbow
[F] Way up [C]high
[F]There's a [C]land that I heard of
[G7]Once in a lulla[C]by
[C]Somewhere [Em]o-over the rainbow
[F] Skies are [C]blue
[F]And the [C]dreams that you dare to
[G7]Dream really do come [C]true
Some [C]day I'll wish upon a star
And [G7]wake up where the clouds are far be[F]hind... me
Where [C]troubles melt like lemondrops
A[G7]way above the chimney tops
That's [Am]where.... you'll... [F]find me
[C]Somewhere [Em]o-over the rainbow
[F] Bluebirds [C]fly
[F]Birds fly [C]o-over the rainbow
[G7]Why then... oh why can't [C]I?
If [C]happy little bluebirds fly
Be[G7]yond the rainbow
Why, oh [F]why... [G7]can't [C]I?
Stuck in the Middle with You
Stealers Wheel
Intro: [D] [D] [D] [D]
Verse 1:
Well I [D] don't know why I came here tonight
I got the [D] feeling that something ain't right
I'm so [G7] scared in case I fall off my chair
And I'm [D] wondering how I'll get down the stairs
[A] Clowns to the left of me
[C] Jokers to the [G] right
Here I [D] am stuck in the middle with you
Verse 2:
Yes I'm [D] stuck in the middle with you
And I'm [D] wondering what it is I should do
It's so [G7] hard to keep this smile from my face
Losing control [D] yeah, I’m all over the place
[A] Clowns to the left of me
[C] Jokers to the [G] right
Here I [D] am stuck in the middle with you
|Chorus:
|Well you [G7] started off with nothing and you're proud that you're a self-made man [D]
|And your [G7] friends they all come crawling, slap you on the back and say
|[D*] plea-ea-ease [Am7*] plea-ea- ease
Instrumental:
[D] [D] [D] [D]
Verse 3:
[D] Trying to make some sense of it all
But I can [D] see that it makes no sense at all
Is it [G7] cool to go to sleep on the floor?
Cos I don't [D] think I can take any more
[A] Clowns to the left of me
[C] Jokers to the [G] right
Here I [D] am stuck in the middle with you
|Chorus:
|Well you [G7] started off with nothing and you're proud that you're a self-made man [D]
|And your [G7] friends they all come crawling, slap you on the back and say
|[D*] plea-ea-ease [Am7*] plea-ea- ease
Verse 4:
Well I [D] don't know why I came here tonight
I got the [D] feeling that something ain't right
I'm so [G7] scared in case I fall off my chair
And I'm [D] wondering how I'll get down the stairs
[A] Clowns to the left of me
[C] Jokers to the [G] right
Here I [D] am stuck in the middle with you
Outro:
Yes I’m... [D] stuck in the middle with you
[D] Stuck in the middle with you
Here I am [D] stuck in the middle with you
[D*] [D*]
Suspicious Minds
Elvis Presley
Intro: (Same chords as verse)
[G] [G]
[C] [C]
[D] [C] [G] [G]
Verse 1:
[G] We're caught in a trap
[C] I can't walk out
[D] Because I [C] love you too much [G] baby
Why can't you see
[C] What you're doing to me
[D] When you don't be[C]lieve a word I [D] say [C] [Bm] [D7]
|Chorus:
|[C] We can't go [G] on together [Bm] With suspicious [C] minds [D]
|[Em] And we can't [Bm] build our dreams [C] On suspicious [D] mi-i-inds [D7]
Verse 2:
[G] Should an old friend I know
[C] Stop by and say hello
[D] Would I still [C] see suspicion [G] in your eyes?
Here we go again
[C] Asking where I've been
[D]You can't [C] see the tears I'm [D] crying [C] [Bm] [D7]
|Chorus:
|[C] We can't go [G] on together [Bm] With suspicious [C] minds [D]
|[Em] And we can't [Bm] build our dreams [C] On suspicious [D] mi-i-inds [D7]
Bridge: (slow)
[Em] Oh let our [Bm] love survive [C]
I’ll dry the [D] tears from your eyes
[Em] Let’s don’t let a [Bm] good thing die
(Spoken) [C] when honey You [D] know, I’ve never [G] lied to you. [C] Mm
(faster again) [G] yeah [D7] yeah
Verse 3:
[G] We're caught in a trap
[C] Can't walk out
[D] Because I [C] love you too much [G] baby
Why can't you see
[C] What you're doing to me
[D] When you don't be[C]lieve a word I [D] say [C] [Bm] [D7]
Outro: x3
[G] We're caught in a trap
[C] Can't walk out
[D] Because I [C] love you too much [G] baby
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]
That’s Alright Mama - Elvis Presley
Intro:
[A] [A] [A] [A]
Verse 1:
[A] Well, that's all right, mama
That's all right for you
That's all right mama, just [A7] anyway you do
Well, that's all [D7] right, that's all right.
That's all [E7] right now mama, anyway you [A] do
Verse 2:
[A] Mama she done told me, Papa done told me too
'Son, that gal you're foolin' with,
She [A7] ain't no good for you'
But, that's all [D7] right, that's all right.
That's all [E7] right now mama, anyway you [A] do
Verse 3:
[A] I'm leaving town tomorrow I'm leaving town for sure
Then you won't be bothered
With me [A7] hanging' round your door
But, that's all [D7] right, that's all right.
That's all [E7] right now mama, anyway you [A] do
Instrumental verse chords:
[A] [A7] [D7] [E7] [A]
Verse 4:
[A] I ought to mind my papa
Guess I’m not too smart, If I was I’d let you go
Be-[A7]fore you break my heart
But, that's all [D7] right, that's all right.
That's all [E7] right now mama, anyway you [A] do
Three Little Birds
Bob Marley
Intro:
[C]
|Chorus:
|Don’t [C] worry... about a thing
|Cos [F] every little thing... gonna be al[C]right
|Singin’ don’t [C] worry... about a thing
|Cos [F] every little thing... gonna be al[C]right
Verse 1:
Rise up this [C] mornin’ Smile with the [G] rising sun Three little [F] birds
Perch on my [C] doorstep
Singin’ [C] sweet songs
Of melodies [G] pure and true... sayin’
[F] This is my message to [C] you-oo-oo
|Chorus:
|Singin’ don’t [C] worry... about a thing
|Cos [F] every little thing... gonna be al[C]right
|Singin’ don’t [C] worry... about a thing
|Cos [F] every little thing... gonna be al[C]right
Verse 2:
Rise up this [C] mornin’ Smile with the [G] rising sun Three little [F] birds
Perch on my [C] doorstep
Singin’ [C] sweet songs
Of melodies [G] pure and true... sayin’
[F] This is my message to [C] you-oo-oo
|Chorus x2:
|Singin’ don’t [C] worry... about a thing
|Cos [F] every little thing... gonna be al[C]right
|Singin’ don’t [C] worry... about a thing
|Cos [F] every little thing... gonna be al[C]right
What a Wonderful World
Sam Cooke
[Verse 1]
[A] Don’t know much about [F#m]history
[D] Don’t know much [E7]biology
[A] Don’t know much about a [F#m]science book
[D] Don’t know much about the [E7]French I took
[A] But I do know that [D]I love you
[A] And I know that if you [D]love me too
What a [E7]wonderful world this could [A]be
[Verse 2]
[A] Don’t know much about [F#m]geography
[D] Don’t know much trigo-[E7]nometry
[A] Don’t know much about [F#m]algebra
[D] Don’t know what a slide[E7]rule is for
[A] But I do know one and [D]one is two
[A] And if this one could [D]be with you
What a [E7]wonderful world this could [A]be
[Bridge]
Now [E7]I don’t claim... to [A]be an ‘A’ student
[E7]But I’m tryin’ to [A]be
For [B7]maybe by being an ‘A’ student baby
I could win your [E7]love for me-e-e
[Verse 3]
[A] Don’t know much about the [F#m]middle ages
[D] Looked at the pictures and I [E7]turned the pages
[A] Don’t know nothin’ ‘bout no[F#m]rise and fall
[D] Don’t know nothin’ ‘bout [E7] nothin’ at all
[A] But I do know that [D]I love you
[A] And I know that if you [D]loved me too
What a [E7] wonderful world this could [A]be
[Verse 4]
[A] Don’t know much about [F#m]history
[D] Don’t know much [E7]biology
[A] Don’t know much about a [F#m]science book
[D] Don’t know much about the [E7]French I took
[A] But I do know that [D]I love you
[A] And I know that if you [D]love me too
What a [E7]wonderful world this could [A] be [A*] [A*]
When I’m 64 [C]
The Beatles
[Verse 1]
[C] When I get older losing my hair, many years from [G] now
Will you still be sending me a valentine, Birthday greetings [C] bottle of wine?
If I'd been out till quarter to three, [C7] Would you lock the [F] door
Will you still [Fm] need me, [C] will you still [A7] feed me,
[D] When I'm [G] sixty-[C]four?
Bridge:
[Am] La la la la la ..... [G] la la la .....,
[Am]mmm, You'll be older [E7] too
[Am] (ah ah ah ah), and if you [Dm] say the word
[F] I could [G] stay with [C] you [G7]
[Verse 2]
[C] I could be handy mending a fuse, when your lights have [G] gone
You can knit a sweater by the fireside, Sunday mornings [C] go for a ride
Doing the garden, digging the weeds, [C7] Who could ask for [F] more?
[F] Will you still [Fm] need me, [C] will you still [A7] feed me,
[D] When I'm [G] sixty-[C]four?
Bridge:
[Am] Every summer we can rent a cottage,
In the Isle of [G] Wight, if it's not too [Am] dear
We shall scrimp and [E7] save,
[Am] our grandchildren [Fm] on your knee,
[F] Vera, [G] Chuck, and [C] Dave [G7]
[Verse 3]
[C] Send me a postcard, drop me a line, stating point of [G] view
Indicate precisely what you mean to say, Yours sincerely, [C] Wasting Away
Give me your answer, fill in a form, [C7] mine for ever[F] more
[F] Will you still [Fm] need me, [C] will you still [A7] feed me,
[D] When I'm [G] sixty-[C]four?
[Outro]
[F] Will you still [Fm] need me, [C] will you still [A7] feed me,
[D] When I'm [G] sixty-[C]four?
When You’re Smiling
Dean Martin
Verse 1:
When you're [G] smiling, when you're [Gmaj7] smiling
The [E7] whole world smiles with [Am] you
When you're [G6] laughing, when you're [Am7] laughing
The [D7] sun comes shining [G] through
Verse 2:
But when you're [G7] crying, you [C] bring on the rain
So stop your [A7] sighing, be [D7] happy again
Keep on [G] smiling
Cause when you're [E7] smiling
The [Am] whole [Am7] world [G6] smiles with [G] you!
Instrumental first verse:
Verse 3:
When you're [G] smiling, when you're [Gmaj7] smiling
The [E7] whole world smiles with [Am] you
When you're [G6] laughing, when you're [Am7] laughing
The [D7] sun comes shining [G] through
Verse 4:
But when you're [G7] crying, you [C] bring on the rain
So stop your [A7] sighing, be [D7] happy again
Keep on [G] smiling
Cause when you're [E7] smiling
The [Am] whole [Am7] world [G6] smiles with [G] you!
With a Little Help from My Friends
The Beatles
[Verse 1]
[G]What would you [D] think if I [Am] sang out of tune
Would you stand up and [D] walk out on [G] me
Lend me your [D] ears and I'll [Am] sing you a song
And I'll try not to [D] sing out of [G] key
|[Chorus]
|Oh I get [F] by with a little [C] help from my [G] friends
|Mmm I get [F] high with a little [C] help from my [G] friends
|Mmm gonna [F] try with a little [C] help from my [G] friends [D7]
[Verse 2]
[G] What do I [D] do when my [Am] love is away
Does it worry you to [D] be a[G]lone
How do I [D] feel by the [Am] end of the day
Are you sad because you're [D] on your [G] own
|[Chorus]
|Oh I get [F] by with a little [C] help from my [G] friends
|Mmm I get [F] high with a little [C] help from my [G] friends
|Mmm gonna [F] try with a little [C] help from my [G] friends
[Post-Chorus]
Do you [Em] neeeeed any[A]body... I [G] need some[F]body to [C] love
Could it [Em] beeeeee any[A]body... I [G] want some[F]body to [C] love
[Verse 3]
[G] Would you bel[D]ieve in [Am] love at first sight
Yes I'm certain that it [D] happens all the [G] time
What do you [D] see when you [Am] turn out the light
I can't tell you but I [D] know it’s [G] mine
|[Chorus]
|Oh I get [F] by with a little [C] help from my [G] friends
|Mmm I get [F] high with a little [C] help from my [G] friends
|Mmm gonna [F] try with a little [C] help from my [G] friends
[Post-Chorus]
Do you [Em] neeeeed any[A]body... I [G] need some[F]body to [C] love
Could it [Em] beeeeee any[A]body... I [G] want some[F]body to [C] love
|[Chorus]
|Oh I get [F] by with a little [C] help from my [G] friends
|Mmm I get [F] high with a little [C] help from my [G] friends
|Mmm gonna [F] try with a little [C] help from my [G] friends
[Outro]
With a little help from my [Bb] friiiieee[C]eennnnnds [G]
You Are My Sunshine
Verse 1:
The other [G] night dear... as I lay dreaming
I dreamt that [C] you were by my [G] side
Came disi[C]llusion... when I a[G]woke, dear
You were gone, and [D7] then I [G] cried [pause]
|Chorus:
|You are my [G] sunshine... my only sunshine
|You make me [C] happy... when skies are [G] grey
|You’ll never [C] know dear... how much I [G] love you
|Please don’t take... my [D7] sunshine a[G]way
Verse 2:
You told me [G] once dear... there’d be no other
And no-one [C] else could come be[G]tween
But now you’ve [C] left me... to love an[G]other
You have broken [D7] all my [G] dreams
|Chorus:
|You are my [G] sunshine... my only sunshine
|You make me [C] happy... when skies are [G] grey
|You’ll never [C] know dear... how much I [G] love you
|Please don’t take... my [D7] sunshine a[G]way
Verse 3:
I’ll always [G] love you... and make you happy
If you will [C] only do the [G] same
But if you [C] leave me... how it will [G] grieve me
Never more I’ll [D7] breathe your [G] name
|Chorus:
|You are my [G] sunshine... my only sunshine
|You make me [C] happy... when skies are [G] grey
|You’ll never [C] know dear... how much I [G] love you
|Please don’t take... my [D7] sunshine a[G]way