Close your Em eyes and I'll A7 kiss you –
ToDmorrow I'll Bm miss you
ReGmember I'll Em always be C true A7–
And then Em while I'm aA7way, I'll writeD home every Bm day
And I'll G send all my A loving to D you. . . .

I'll preEmtend that I'm A7 kissing
The D lips I am Bm missing
And G hope that my Em dreams will come C trueA7
And then Em while I'm A7 away
I'll write D home ev'ry Bm day
And I'll G send all my A7 loving to D you

All my Bm loving F#7 I will send to D you
All my Bm loving F#7 darling I'll be D true

Em A7 D Bm G Em C A7
Em A7 D Bm G A7 D PAUSE 4

All my Bm loving F#7 I will send to D you
All my Bm loving F#7 darling I'll be D true

Close your Em eyes and I'll A7 kiss you –
ToDmorrow I'll Bm miss you
ReGmember I'll Em always be C true A7
And then Em while I'm aA7way, I'll writeD home every Bm day
And I'll G send all my A loving to D you

All my Bm loving F#7 I will send to D you
All my Bm loving F#7 darling I'll be D true PAUSE 4

Close your Em eyes and I'll A7 kiss you –
ToDmorrow I'll Bm miss you
ReGmember I'll Em always be C true A7–
And then Em while I'm aA7way,
I'll writeD home every Bm day
And I'll G send all my A loving to D you

All my Bm loving , all my D loving . . . . ooh, all my Bm loving
I will send to D you . . . . . single solid strum down on D

You're a Gpart time lover and a full time friend
The Cmaj7monkey on you're back is the latest trend
I Gdon't see what anyone can see... in anyone Cmaj7else... but you

GHere is the church and here is the steeple
We Cmaj7sure are cute for two ugly people
I G don't see what anyone can see, in anyone Cmaj7else... but you

The Gpebbles forgive me, the trees forgive me
Cmaj7So why can't, you forgive me?
I Gdon't see what anyone can see... in anyone Cmaj7else... but you

GI will find my nitch in your car
With my Cmaj7MP3, DVD, rumple-packed guitar
I Gdon't see what anyone can see... in anyone Cmaj7else... but you

GDo do-do-do do-do-do do do-do-do
Cmaj7Do do-do-do do-do-do do do-do-do
GDo do-do-do do-do-do do do-do-do... Cmaj7doo

GUp-up down-down left-right left-right B A start
Just beCmaj7cause we use cheats doesn't mean we're not smart
I Gdon't see what anyone can see... in anyone Cmaj7else... but you

GYou are always trying to keep it real
Cmaj7I'm in love with how you feel
I Gdon't see what anyone can see... in anyone Cmaj7else... but you

We Gboth have shiny happy fits of rage
You Cmaj7want more fans, I want more stage
I Gdon't see what anyone can see... in anyone Cmaj7else... but you

GDon Quixote was a steel driving man
My Cmaj7name is Adam I'm your biggest fan
I Gdon't see what anyone can see... in anyone Cmaj7else... but you

GSquinched up your face and did a dance
You Cmaj7shook a little turd out of the bottom of your pants
I Gdon't see what anyone can see... in anyone Cmaj7else... but you

GDo do-do-do do-do-do do do-do-do
Cmaj7Do do-do-do do-do-do do do-do-do
GDo do-do-do do-do-do do do-do-do... Cmaj7doo

Intro G

In a G neat little town they call Belfast, Em apprenticed to C trade I was D bound,
G Many an hour sweet Em happiness
Have I Am spent in that D neat little G town.
'Till a sad misfortune came o'er me, Em and caused me to C stray from the D land.
Far a G way from my friends and Em  relations,
BeAmtrayed by the D black velvet G band.

I G took a stroll down Broadway, Em meaning not C long for to D stay,
When G who should I meet but this Em pretty fair maid,
Come a Am traipsing aDlong the highGway.
She was both fair and handsome, Em  her neck it was C just like a D swan's.
And her G hair hung over her Em shoulder,
Tied Am up with a D black velvet G band.

Chorus

I G took a stroll with this Em  pretty fair maid, and a gentleman C passing us D by.
Well, I G knew she meant the Em doing of him,
By the Am look in her D roguish black G eye.
A gold watch she took from his pocket, Em And placed it C right into my D hand,
And the G very first thing that Em  I said was
"Bad Am ‘cess to the D black velvet G band".

Chorus

BeGfore the judge and the jury Em  next morning I C had to apDpear.
The G judge he says to me, Em "Young fellow,
The Am case against D you is quite G clear.
Seven long years is your sentence, to be spent far a C way from this D land,
Far aGway from your friends and relations,
BeAmtrayed by the D black velvet G band.

Chorus

So come all you jolly young fellows
I’ll have you take warning from me
When you are out on the liquor me boys
Beware of a pretty Colleen.
She’ll treat you to strong drink me boys
Till you are not able to stand
And before you have time to leave her
She’ll land you in Van Diemen’s Land.

Chorus

Intro Dm G C C

Verse 1
In a C neat little town they call Belfast, apprenticed to F trade I was G bound,
C Many an hour sweet happiness
Have I Dm spent in that G neat little C town.
'Till a sad misfortune came o'er me, and caused me to F stray from the G land.
Far a-Cway from my friends and relations,
Be-Dmtrayed by the G black velvet C band.

Verse 2
I C took a stroll down Broadway, meaning not F long for to G stay,
When C who should I meet but this pretty fair maid,
Come a Dm traipsing a-Glong the highCway.
She was both fair and handsome, her neck it was F just like a G swan's
And her C hair hung over her shoulder,
Tied Dm up with a G black velvet C band.

Verse 3
I C took a stroll with this pretty fair maid, and a gentleman F passing us G by.
Well, I C knew she meant the doing of him,
By the Dm look in her G roguish black C eye.
A gold watch she took from his pocket, And placed it F right into my G hand,
And the C very first thing that I said was,
"Bad Dm ‘cess to the G black velvet C band".

Verse 4
BeCfore the judge and the jury next morning I F had to a-Gppear.
The C judge he says to me, "Young fellow,
The Dm case against G you is quite C clear.
Seven long years is your sentence, to be spent far a F way from this G land,
Far a-Cway from your friends and relations,
Be-Dmtrayed by the G black velvet C band.

C - Single Strum

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-Crunning, hey hey
G Skipping and a-Djumping
G In the misty C morning fog with
G Our Dhearts 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

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

D* G*

Verse 1
G Spring D7 Is G here, the sky D7 is G blue
Am Birds all D7 sing as Am if they D7 knew
G Today's D7 the G day we'll say I E7 do
And we'll Am never be D7 lonely anyGmore
D7 Because we're ...

Chorus

Verse 2
G Bells D7 will G ring, the sun D7 will G shine
Am I'll be D7 his and Am he'll be D7 mine
G We'll love D7 unGtil the end of E7 time
And we'll Am never be D7 lonely anyGmore
D7 Because we're

Outro
Am Goin' to the D Chapel of G Love

G F Am C
G F Am C

I Gwish I was a fisherman, F tumbling on the seas
Am Far away from dry land, and it's C bitter memories
G Casting out my sweet line, with F abandonment and love
Am No ceiling bearing down on me, save the C starry sky above

With light in my Ghead, with you in my Farms, oh oh Amoh oh oh Coh
GOh oh Foh oh Amoh C

I Gwish I was the brake man, on a Fhurtling fevered train
Crashing Amheadlong into the heartland, like a C cannon in the rain
With the Gbeating of the sleepers, and the F burning of the coal
Am Counting towns flashing by me, in a Cnight that's full of soul

With light in my Ghead, with you in my Farms, oh oh Amoh oh oh Coh
GOh ohF oh oh Amoh C

Oh I Gknow I will be loosened, from Fbonds that hold me fast
And the Amchains all hung around me, C will fall away at last
And on that G fine and fateful day, I will F take thee in my arms
I will Amride the night train, and I will C be the fisherman

With light in my Ghead, you in my Farms, oh oh Amoh oh oh Coh.
GOh oh Foh oh Amoh C

With light in my Ghead, with you in my Farms, oh ohAm oh oh oh Coh.
With light in my Ghead, with you in my Farms, oh ohAm oh oh oh Coh.
With light in my Ghead, with you in my Farms, oh ohAm oh oh oh Coh.

Bass Riff
A x4

Verse 1
A Ooh
A It's so good, it's so good
A It's so good, it's so good
A It's soooo good Hold A

2-3-4
Verse 2
C Ooh
C Heaven knows, heaven knows
C Heaven knows, heaven knows
C HeaDv-en  knows  Hold D

2-3-4
Verse 3
E7 Ooh
E7 I feel love, I feel love
E7 I feel love, I feel love
E7 I feeeeel love E7 Stop

Bass Riff
A x4

Verse 4
A Ooh
A Fallen tree, fallen tree
A Fallen tree, fallen tree
A Fallen tree Hold A

2-3-4
Verse 5
C Ooh
C You and me, you and me
C You and me, you and me
C You andD me  Hold D

2-3-4
Verse 6
E7 Ooh
E7 I feel love, I feel love
E7 I feel love, I feel love
E7 I feeeeel love E7 Stop

Bass Riff
A x4
Cha Cha Cha!

Intro
G G G

Verse 1
G Close your G eyes… close the door
You don't have to A worry any A7 more
C I'll... be D your… baby toGnight D7

Verse 2
Shut the G light, shut the shade
You don't A have to… be aA7fraid
C I'll… be D your… baby toGnight G7

Verse 3
Kick your G shoes off, do not fear
Bring that A bottle over A7 here
C I'll... be D your baby to-Gnight D7

Verse 4
Close your G eyes, close the door
You don't have to A worry any A7 more
C I'll... be D your… baby toGnight D7

Verse 5
Shut the G light, shut the shade
You don't A have to… be aA7fraid
C I'll… be D your… baby toGnight G7

Verse 6
Kick your G shoes off, do not fear
Bring that A bottle over A7 here
C I'll... be D your baby to-Gnight G7

Outro
C I'll... be D7 your baby to-Gnight G7
C I'll... be D7 your baby to-Gnight G

Intro
G G Gsus4
G G Gsus4

Verse 1
G There's a reason for the sun-shining sky
There's a reason why I'm feeling so high
Must be the D season when those love lights shine all around G us
So let that G feeling grab you deep inside
And send you reeling where your love can't hide
And then go D stealing through the moonlit night with your G lover G7

Verse 2
G There's a reason for the warm sweet nights
And there's a reason for the candle lights
Must be the D season when those love lights shine all around G us
So let that wonder take you into space
And lay you under its loving embrace
Just feel the D thunder as it warms your face you can't G hold back G7

Outro
G G Gsus4
G G Gsus4

G*

Intro Am Am

Verse 1
In Am Banbridge Town in the C County G Down
One Am morning F last G July,
Down a Am boreen green came a C sweet G colleen
And she Am smiled as she G passed me Am by.
She C looked so sweet from her G two bare feet
To the Am sheen of her F nut brown G hair.
Such a Am coaxing elf, sure I C shook my G self
To make Am sure I was G really Am there.

Am

Verse 2
As she Am onward sped, sure I C shook my G head,
And I Am gazed with a F feelin' G rare,
And I Am says, says I, to a C passer G-by,
"Who's the Am maid with the G nut brown Am hair?"
He C smiled at me and he G says, says he,
"That's the Am gem of old F Ireland's G crown.
That's Am Rosie McCann from the C banks of the G Bann,
She's the Am star of the G County Am Down."

Am

Verse 3
At the Am Harvest Fair she'll be C surely G there
So I'll Am dress in my F Sunday G clothes,
With my Am shoes shone bright and my C hat cocked G right
For a Am smile from my G nut brown Am rose.
No C pipe I'll smoke, no G horse I'll yoke
Till my Am plough is a F rust coloured G brown.
Till a Am smiling bride by my C own fire G side
Sits the Am star of the G County Am Down.

Outro
That I Am met in the G County Am Down
G* Am*

Intro
G G G

Verse 1
On a G warm summer's evenin' on a C train bound for G nowhere,
I met up with the gambler; we were both too tired to D sleep.
So G we took turns a starin' out the C window at the G darkness
'til C boredom over G took us, D and he began to G speak.

Verse 2
He said, G "Son, I've made a life out of C readin' people's G faces,
And knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their D eyes.
And if G you don't mind my sayin', I can C see you're out of G aces.
For a C taste of your G whiskey I'll D give you some G advice."

Verse 3
So I G handed him my bottle and he C drank down my last G swallow.
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a D light.
And the G night got deathly quiet, and his C face lost all exGpression.
Said, "If you're C gonna play the G game, boy, ya gotta D learn to play it G right.

Verse 4
Ev'ry G gambler knows that the C secret to survGivin'
is knowin' what to throw away and knowing what to D keep.
'Cause G ev'ry hand's a winner and C ev'ry hand's a G loser,
and the C best that you can G hope for is to D die in your G sleep."

Verse 5
And G when he'd finished speakin', he C turned back towards the G window,
...Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to D sleep.
And G somewhere in the darkness the C gambler, he broke G even.
But C in his final G words I found an D ace that I could G keep.

Intro
C G7 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

Verse 2
I C went to an ale house I used to fre-Fquent,
And I C told the landG7lady 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-Clight,
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-Ffore,
Then I C never will G7 play the wild rover no C more!

I've G been a wild rover for many a C year
I G spent all me C money on D7 whiskey and G beer
But G now I'm returning with gold in great C store
And G I never will C play the D7 wild rover no G more

Chorus
And it's D7 no nay never,G no nay never no Cmore
Will I G play the wild C rover, no D7 never, no G more

I G went in to an alehouse I used to freCquent
And I G told the landC lady me D7 money was G spent
I G asked her for credit, she answered me "C Nay!"
"Such G custom as C yours I could D7h ave any Gday!"

Chorus

I G took out of me pocket ten sovereigns C bright
And the G landlady's C eyes opened D7 wide with deG light
She G said "I have whiskeys and wines on the C best!
And the G words that I C told you were D7 only in Gjest!"

Chorus

I'll go G home to my parents, confess what I've C done
And G ask them to C pardon their D7 prodigal G son
And G when they've caressed me as oft times beCfore
I G never will C play the wild D7 rover no G more.

Chorus x2

Intro
C

Verse 1
C It was a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well.
You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiG7selle.
And now the young monsieur and madam have rung the chapel bell,
'C'est la vie', say the old folks, it goes to show you never can C tell. G7

Verse 2
C They furnished off an apartment with a two room Roebuck sale.
The coolerator was crammed with TV dinners and ginger G7 ale.
But when Pierre found work, the little money comin' worked out well.
'C'est la vie', say the old folks, it goes to show you never can C tell. G7

Verse 3
C They had a hi-fi phono, oh boy, did they let it blast.
Seven hundred little records, all rock, rhythm and G7 jazz.
But when the sun went down, the rapid tempo of the music fell.
'C'est la vie', say the old folks, it goes to show you never can C tell. G7

Verse 4
C They bought a souped-up jitney, 'twas a cherry red '53.
They drove it down New Orleans to celebrate their anniversaG7ry.
It was there that Pierre was married to the lovely mademoiselle.
C'est la vie', say the old folks, it goes to show you never can C tell G7

Instrumental Verse

Verse 5
C They had a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well.
You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiG7selle.
And now the young monsieur and madam have rung the chapel bell,
'C'est la vie', say the old folks, it goes to show you never can C tell.

Outro
G C

Intro with Kazoo
G x4

Verse 1
G Girl, you really got me goin',  You got me so I don't know what I'm doin', now
Yeah, you really got me now, You got me so I can't sleep at night

A Yeah, you really got me now,
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin', now

Oh, D yeah, you really got me now,
You got me so I can't sleep at night

Verse 2
G See, don't ever set me free, I always wanna be by your side
Girl, you really got me now, You got me so I can't sleep at night

A Yeah, you really got me now,
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin', now

Oh, D yeah, you really got me now,
You got me so I can't sleep at night

Instrumental with Kazoo
G x4

Verse 3
G See, don't ever set me free, I always wanna be by your side
Girl, you really got me now, You got me so I can't sleep at night

A Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin', now

Oh, D yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night

Outro
D* – D* – D* – D*

C C C

Verse 1
C You placed gold G7 on my C finger
You brought F love like I'd never C known G7
You gave C life to our F children
And to C me a G7 reason to go C on

Verse 2
C When I need hope G7 and inspiCration
You're always F strong when I'm tired and C weak G7
I could C search this whole world over
F But you'd still C be everyG7thing that I C need

Intro Am

Verse 1
I got Am chills... they’re multiplying
And I’m F losing C control
Cos the E7 power... you’re suppAmlying
It’s electrifying ... ...

You better shape C up... cos I G need a man
Am And my heart is set on F you
You better shape C up... you better G understand
Am To my heart I must be F true
Nothing left, nothing left for me to do

Instrumental
Am

Verse 2
Am If you’re Am filled... with affection
You’re too F shy to C convey
Meditate E7 in my Am direction
Feel your way ... ...

I better shape C up... cos you G need a man
Am Who can keep you F satisfied
I better shape C up... if I’m G gonna prove
Am That my faith is F justified
Are you sure? Yes I’m sure down deep inside

Outro
You’re the C one that I want!