Harry's Bar BB
Bad Moon Rising
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Intro:
[C] [G-F] [C] [C] x2
Verse 1:
[C] I see the [G] bad [F] moon [C] rising
[C] I see [G] trouble [F] on the [C] way
[C] I see [G] earth [F] quakes and [C] lightning
[C] I see [G] bad [F] times [C] today
|Chorus:
|[F] Don't go around tonight,
|Well it's [C] bound to take your life
|[G] There's a [F] bad moon on the [C] rise
Instrumental:
[C] [G-F] [C] [C]
Verse 2:
[C] I hear [G] hurri[F]canes [C] blowing
[C] I know the [G] end is [F] coming [C] soon
[C] I fear [G] rivers [F] over[C]flowing
[C] I hear the [G] voice of [F] rage and [C] ruin
|Chorus:
|[F] Don't go around tonight,
|Well it's [C] bound to take your life
|[G] There's a [F] bad moon on the [C] rise
Instrumental:
[C] [G-F] [C] [C]
Verse 3:
[C] Hope you [G] got your [F] things [C] together
[C] Hope you are [G] quite [F] prepared to [C] die
[C] Looks like [G] we're in for [F] nasty [C] weather
[C] One eye is [G] taken [F] for an [C] eye
|Chorus:
|[F] Don't go around tonight,
|Well it's [C] bound to take your life
|[G] There's a [F] bad moon on the [C] rise
|Chorus:
|[F] Don't go around tonight,
|Well it's [C] bound to take your life
|[G] There's a [F] bad moon on the [C] rise
Banana Boat Song
Harry Belafonte
Intro:
[C]
|Chorus:
|[C] Day-o, Day-ay-ay-o. [C] Daylight come an' me [G7] wan’ go [C] home.
|[C] Day, eestay day, eestay day, eestay day, eestay day, eestay day-o
|[C] Daylight come an' me [G7] wan’ go [C] home.
Verse 1:
[C] Work all night on a drink a’ rum
[C] Daylight come an’ me [G7] wan’ go [C] home.
[C] Stack banana till de mornin’ come
[C] Daylight come an’ me [G7] wan’ go [C] home.
Verse 2:
[C] Come, Mister tally man [G7] tally me banana.
[C] Daylight come an’ me [G7] wan’ go [C] home.
[C] come, Mister tally man [G7] tally me banana.
[C] Daylight come an’ me [G7] wan’ go [C] home.
Verse 3:
[C] Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
[C] daylight come an' me [G7] wan’ go [C] home.
[C] Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
[C] daylight come an' me [G7] wan’ go [C] home
|Chorus:
|[C] Day-o, Day-ay-ay-o. [C] Daylight come an' me [G7] wan’ go [C] home.
|[C] Day, eestay day, eestay day, eestay day, eestay day, eestay day-o
|[C] Daylight come an' me [G7] wan’ go [C] home.
Verse 4:
[C] Beautiful bunch of ripe banana
[C] daylight come an’ me [G7] wan’ go [C] home.
[C] Hide the deadly, black taranch-la
[C] daylight come an’ me [G7] wan’ go [C] home.
Verse 5:
[C] Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
[C] daylight come an' me [G7] wan’ go [C] home.
[C] Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
[C] daylight come an' me [G7] wan’ go [C] home
|Chorus:
|[C] Day-o, Day-ay-ay-o. [C] Daylight come an' me [G7] wan’ go [C] home.
|[C] Day, eestay day, eestay day, eestay day, eestay day, eestay day-o
|[C] Daylight come an' me [G7] wan’ go [C] home.
Verse 6:
[C] Come, Mister tally man [G7] tally me banana.
[C] Daylight come an’ me [G7] wan’ go [C] home.
Me say [C] come, Mister tally man [G7] tally me banana.
[C] Daylight come an’ me [G7] wan’ go [C] home.
|Chorus Acapella:
|[N/C] Day-o, Day-ay-ay-o. [N/C] Daylight come an' me [N/C] wan’ go [N/C] home.
|[N/C] Day, eestay day, eestay day, eestay day, eestay day, eestay day-o
|[N/C] Daylight come an' me [N/C] wan’ go
[C] home.
Beautiful Sunday
Daniel Boone
Intro:
[G] [G] [G] [G]
Verse 1:
[G] Sunday morning, up with the lark
I think I'll take a walk in the park
[C] Hey, hey, [D] hey, it's a beautiful [G] day
[G] I've got someone waiting for me
When I see her, I know that she'll say
[C] Hey, hey, [D] hey, it's a beautiful [G] day
|Chorus:
|[G] Hi, hi, hi, beautiful [C] Sunday
|This is [D] my, my, my, beautiful [G] day
|When you [G] say, say, say, say that you [A] love me
|Oh-oh, [C] my, my, [D] my it's a beautiful [G] day
Verse 2:
[G] Birds are singing, you by my side
Let's take a car and go for a ride
[C] Hey, hey, [D] hey, it's a beautiful [G] day
[G] We'll drive on and follow the sun
Making Sunday, go on and on
[C] Hey, hey, [D] hey, it's a beautiful [G] day
|Chorus: x2
|[G] Hi, hi, hi, beautiful [C] Sunday
|This is [D] my, my, my, beautiful [G] day
|When you [G] say, say, say, say that you [A] love me
|Oh-oh, [C] my, my, [D] my it's a beautiful [G] day [G]
Outro:
Oh-oh, [C] my, my, [D] my it's a beautiful [G] day [G]
Oh-oh, [C] my, my, [D] my it's a beautiful [G] day
[D*] [G*]
Bye Bye Love [A]
Everly Brothers
Intro:
[A] [A] [A] [A]
|Chorus:
|[D] Bye, bye, [A] love, [D] bye bye, [A] happiness
|[D] Hello, [A] loneliness, I think I’m [E7] gonna [A] cry
|[D] Bye, bye, [A] love, [D] bye bye, [A] sweet caress
|[D] Hello, [A] emptiness, I feel like [E7] I could [A] die
|Bye bye, my [E7] love, good[A]bye [A*]
Verse 1:
There goes my [E7] baby with someone [A] new
She sure looks [E7] happy, I sure am [A] blue
She was my [D] baby, till he stepped [E7] in
Goodbye to romance that might have [A] been [A7]
|Chorus:
|[D] Bye, bye, [A] love, [D] bye bye, [A] happiness
|[D] Hello, [A] loneliness, I think I’m [E7] gonna [A] cry
|[D] Bye, bye, [A] love, [D] bye bye, [A] sweet caress
|[D] Hello, [A] emptiness, I feel like [E7] I could [A] die
|Bye bye, my [E7] love, good[A]bye [A*]
Verse 2:
[A] I’m through with [E7] romance, I’m through with [A] love
I’m through with [E7] counting the stars a[A]bove
And here’s the [D] reason that I’m so [E7] free
My loving baby is through with [A] me [A7]
|Chorus:
|[D] Bye, bye, [A] love, [D] bye bye, [A] happiness
|[D] Hello, [A] loneliness, I think I’m [E7] gonna [A] cry
|[D] Bye, bye, [A] love, [D] bye bye, [A] sweet caress
|[D] Hello, [A] emptiness, I feel like [E7] I could [A] die
|Bye bye, my [E7] love, good[A]bye
Outro:
Bye bye, my [E7] love, good[A]bye
Bye bye, my [E7] love, good[A]bye [A]
[D]* [A]*
Common People
Pulp
Intro:
[C] [C]
Verse 1:
[C] She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge
She studied sculpture at St. Martins College
That’s where [G] I... caught her eye [G]
[C] She told me that her dad was loaded
I said "In that case I’ll have a rum and cola"
She said [G] "Fine"... and then in thirty seconds time, she said
|Chorus 1:
|[F] "I want to live like common people, I want to do whatever common people do [C]
|I want to sleep with common people, I want to sleep with... common people like you" [G]
|What else could I do... I said "Oh... I’ll see what I can do" [C]
Verse 2:
[C] I took her to a supermarket
I don’t know why but I had to start it some[G]where... so it started... there
[C] I said "Pretend you’ve got no money"
She just laughed and said "Oh, you’re so funny"
I said [G]"Yeah... well I can’t see anyone else smiling in here (are you sure...)
|Chorus 2:
|[F] You want to live like common people
|You want to see whatever common people see [C]
|You want to sleep with common people
|You want to sleep with... common people like me [G]
|But she didn’t... understand... she just smiled and held my [C] hand
Bridge (Stronger Strum):
Rent a flat above a shop... cut you hair and get a job
Smoke some [G]fags and play some pool... pretend you never went to school
But still you’ll [C]never get it right... ‘cos when you’re laid in bed at night
Watching [G]roaches climb the wall... if you called your dad he could stop it all yeah
|Chorus 3:
|[F] You’ll never live like common people
|You’ll never do whatever common people do [C]
|You’ll never fail like common people You’ll never watch your life slide out of view [G]
|And dance, and drink, and screw, because there’s nothing else to [C] do
Instrumental & La La la's:
[C] [C] [C] [C]
[G] [G] [G] [G]
[C] [C] [C] [C]
[G-G-G] [G-G-G] [G-G-G] [G-G-G] [G] [G] [G] [G] [G/////////]
|Chorus 4:
|[F]Sing along with the common people, Sing along and it might just get you through [C]
|Laugh along with the common people
|Laugh along even though they are laughing at you [G]
|And the stupid things that you do Because you think that poor is cool [C]
[C] I wanna live with... common people like you x6
[Outro]
[C] Oooh la-la-la-la, oooh la-la-la-la, oooh la-la-la-la, oh [C] yeah!
Da Doo Ron Ron - The Crystals
[C] [C] [C] [C]
[Verse 1]
I [C] met him on a Monday and my [F] heart stood still
Da [G7] doo ron ron ron, [C] da doo ron ro
Some[C]body told me that his [F] name was Bill
Da [G7] doo ron ron ron, da [C] doo ron ron
|[Chorus 1]
|[C] Yes my [F] heart stood still, [C] yes his [G7] name was Bill
|[C] And when he [F] walked me home,
|Da [G7]doo ron ron ron, [C] da doo ron ron [C]
[Verse 2]
I [C] knew what he was doing when he [F] caught my eye
Da [G7] doo ron ron ron, da [C] doo ron ron
He [C] looked so quiet but [F] my oh my
Da [G7] doo ron ron ron, da [C] doo ron ron
|[Chorus 2]
|[C] Yeah he [F] caught my eye, [C] yes, oh [G7] my, oh my
|[C] And when he [F] walked me home,
|Da [G7] doo ron ron ron, da [C] doo ron ron [C]
[Verse 3]
He [C] picked me up at seven and he [F] looked so fine
Da [G7] doo ron ron ron, da [C] doo ron ron
Some [C] day soon I’m gonna [F] make him mine
Da [G7] doo ron ron ron, da [C] doo ron ron
|[Chorus 3]
|[C] Yeah he [F] looked so fine, [C] yes, I'll [G7] make him mine
|[C] And when he [F] walked me home,
|Da [G7] doo ron ron ron, da [C] doo ron ron
|Da [G7] doo ron ron ron, da [C] doo ron ron
|Da [G7] doo ron ron ron, da [C] doo ron [C*] ron
Deadwood Stage
Doris Day
[D] [D] [D] [D]
Oh the [D] Deadwood Stage is a-rollin' on over the plains,
With the curtains flappin' and the driver slappin' the [A] reins.
Beautiful [A7] sky, a [D] wonderful day.
[A] Whip crack-away, [A] whip crack-away, [A] whip crack a [D]way!
Oh the [D] Deadwood Stage is a-headin' on over the hills,
Where the Injun arrows are thicker than porcupine [A] quills.
Dangerous [A7] land, no [D] time to delay.
So, [A] whip crack away, [A] whip crack away, [A] whip crack a[D]way!
We're headin' [G] straight for town, [D] loaded down,
[A] with a fancy [D] cargo,
[A] Care of Wells and [G] Fargo, Illi[A]nois [A7] boy!
Oh the [D]Deadwood Stage is a-comin' on over the crest,
Like a homing pigeon that's a-hankerin' after its [A] nest.
Twenty three [A7] miles we've [D] covered today.
So, [A] whip crack away, [A] whip crack away, [A] whip crack a[D]way!
The wheels go [G] turnin' round, [D] homeward bound,
[A] Can't you hear 'em [D] humming,
[A] Happy times are [G] coming for to [A] stay [A7] hey!
We'll be [D] home tonight by the light of the silvery moon,
And our hearts are thumpin' like a mandolin plunking a [A] tune.
When I get [A7] home, I'm [D] fixing to stay.
So, [A] whip crack-away, [A] whip crack-away, [A] whip crack a[D]way.
Instrumental & Kazoos to tune of verse:
[D] [D] [D] [D]
[D] [D] [D] [A]
[A7][A7] [D][D]
[A*] [A*] [A*] [D]
The wheels go [G] turnin' round, [D] homeward bound,
[A] Can't you hear 'em [D] humming,
[A] Happy times are [G] coming for to [A] stay [A7] hey
Oh my [D] throats as dry as a desert thistle in May
In the Golden Garter, gonna wet my whistle [A] today
[A7] Last at the bar's, a [D] three-legged crow
[A] Set 'em up Joe, [A] Set 'em up Joe, [A] Set 'em up [D]Joe
[A] Set 'em up Joe, [A] Set 'em up Joe, [A] Set 'em up [D]Jooooooooe .....
[A*] Yeee [D*] Haaaa!
Dirty Old Town - The Pogues
Intro:
[C] [C] [C]
Verse 1:
I met my [C] love... by the gas works wall
Dreamed a [F] dream... by the old ca[C]nal
I kissed my [Am] girl... by the factory [C] wall
Dirty old [Dm] town... [G7] dirty old [Am] town
Verse 2:
Clouds are [C] dri-i-iftin' across the moon
Cats are [F] pro-o-owling on their [C] beat
Springs a [Am] girl... from the streets at [C] night
Dirty old [Dm] town... [G7] dirty old [Am] town
Verse 3:
I heard a [C] siren... coming from the docks
Saw a [F] train... set the night on [C] fire
I smelled the [Am] spring... on the smoky [C] wind
Dirty old [Dm] town... [G7] dirty old [Am] town
[Instrumental Verse]
[C] [C] [C] [C]
[F] [F] [C] [C]
[Am] [Am] [C] [C]
[Dm] [G7] [Am] [Am]
Verse 4:
I'm gonna [C] make me... a big sharp axe
Shining [F] steel... tempered in a [C] fire
I’ll chop you [Am] down... like an old dead [C] tree
Dirty old [Dm] town... [G7] dirty old [Am] town
Verse 5:
I met my [C] love... by the gas works wall
Dreamed a [F] dream... by the old ca[C]nal
I kissed my [Am] girl... by the factory [C] wall
Dirty old [Dm] town... [G7] dirty old [Am] town
Outro:
Dirty old [Dm] town... [G7] dirty old [Am] town
Dirty old [Dm] town... [G7] dirty old [Am] town [Am-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
Don't worry / What's Up?
Intro:
[G] [Am] [C] [G]
|Chorus 1:
|[G] Ooh oh oh oh oh, ooh oh-oh-oh [Am] oh-oh-ooh (don't worry)
|ooh oh-oh-oh [C] oh-oh-ooh (be happy)
|ooh oh-oh-oh [G] ooh... don’t worry... be happy
|
|[G] Ooh oh oh oh oh, ooh oh-oh-oh [Am] oh-oh-ooh (don't worry)
|ooh oh-oh-oh [C] oh-oh-ooh (be happy)
|ooh oh-oh-oh [G] ooh... don’t worry... be happy
Verse 1:
[G] Here's a little song I wrote… you [Am] might want to sing it note for note
Don't [C] worry… be [G] happy
[G] In every life we have some trouble… [Am] when you worry you'll make it double
Don't [C] worry… be [G] happy
Chorus 1:
Interlude:
[G] [G]
Verse 2:
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?
|Chorus 2:
|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?
|Chorus 1:
|[G] Ooh oh oh oh oh, ooh oh-oh-oh [Am] oh-oh-ooh (don't worry)
|ooh oh-oh-oh [C] oh-oh-ooh (be happy)
|ooh oh-oh-oh [G] ooh... don’t worry... be happy
|
|[G] Ooh oh oh oh oh, ooh oh-oh-oh [Am] oh-oh-ooh (don't worry)
|ooh oh-oh-oh [C] oh-oh-ooh (be happy)
|ooh oh-oh-oh [G] ooh... don’t worry... be happy
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
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
I Wanna Be Like You
R. M. Sherman and R. B. Sherman
Intro:
[Am] [Am] [Am] [Am]
Verse 1:
Now [Am] I'm the king of the swingers Oh, the jungle VI[E7]P
I've reached the top and had to stop And that's what botherin' [Am] me
I wanna be a man, mancub, And stroll right into [E7] town
And be just like the other men
I'm tired of monkeyin’ a[Am]round!
|Chorus 1:
|[G7] Oh, [C] oo-bee-doo (oop-de-wee)
|I wanna be like [A7] you (hup-de-hooby-do-bah)
|I wanna [D7] walk like you
|[G7] Talk like you [C] too (weep-be-deeby-de-boo)
|[G7] You'll see it's [C] true (shooby-de-do)
|An ape like [A7] me (scooby-dooby-do-be)
|Can [D7] learn to be [G7] human [C] too
Verse 2:
Now [Am] don't try to kid me mancub I made a deal with [E7] you
What I desire is man's red fire
To make my dream come [Am] true Give me the secret, mancub
Clue me what to [E7] do
Give me the power of man's red flower So I can be like [Am] you
|Chorus 2:
|[G7] Oh, [C] oo-bee-doo (oop-de-wee)
|I wanna be like [A7] you (hup-de-hooby-do-bah)
|I wanna [D7] walk like you
|[G7] Talk like you [C] too (weep-be-deeby-de-boo)
|[G7] You'll see it's [C] true (shooby-de-do)
|Someone like [A7 ]me (scooby-dooby-do-be)
Outro:
Can [D7] learn to be [G7] like someone like [C] me (take me home, daddy)
Can [D7] learn to be [G7] like someone like [C] you (one more time)
Can [D7] learn to be [G7] like someone like [C] me-eee
Iko Iko – “Jockamo” - James Crawford
Intro:
[G] [G]
Verse 1:
[G] My grandma and your grandma Were sittin' by the [D] fire
My grandma told your grandma I'm gonna set your flag on [G] fire
|Chorus:
|Talkin' 'bout [G] Hey now (hey now) hey now (hey now)
|Iko iko un[D]day (whoa-oh-oh) Jockamo feeno ai nané Jockamo fee na[G]né
Verse 2:
[G] Look at my king all dressed in red Iko iko un[D]day
I betcha five dollars he'll kill you dead Jockamo fee na[G]né
|Chorus:
|Talkin' 'bout [G] Hey now (hey now) hey now (hey now)
|Iko iko un[D]day (whoa-oh-oh) Jockamo feeno ai nané Jockamo fee na[G]né
Verse 3:
[G] My flag boy to your flag boy, Were sittin' by the [D] fire
My flag boy told your flag boy I'm gonna set your tail on [G] fire
|Chorus:
|Talkin' 'bout [G] Hey now (hey now) hey now (hey now)
|Iko iko un[D]day (whoa-oh-oh) Jockamo feeno ai nané Jockamo fee na[G]né
Verse 4:
[G] See that guy all dressed in green? Iko iko un[D]day
He's not a man, he's a lovin' machine Jockamo fee na[G]né
|Chorus:
|Talkin' 'bout [G] Hey now (hey now) hey now (hey now)
|Iko iko un[D]day (whoa-oh-oh) Jockamo feeno ai nané Jockamo fee na[G]né
|Talkin' 'bout [G] Hey now (hey now) hey now (hey now)
|Iko iko un[D]day (whoa-oh-oh) Jockamo feeno ai nané Jockamo fee na[G]né
I’ll Fly Away [C] - Alison Krauss
Intro:
C
Verse 1:
[C] Some bright morning, when this life is over
[F] I'll fly a [C] way
To that home on God's celestial shore
[G7] I'll fly a [C] way
|Chorus:
|[C] I'll fly away, oh, [C7] glory
|[F] I'll fly a [C] way (in the morning)
|When I die, hallelujah, by and by [G] I'll fly a [C] way
Verse 2:
[C] When the shadows of this life have gone
[F] I'll fly a [C] way
Like a bird from these prison bars I’ll fly
[G] I'll fly a [C] way
Chorus:
Verse 3:
[C] Oh how glad and happy when we meet
[F] I'll fly a [C] way
No more cold iron shackles on my feet
[G] I'll fly a [C] way
|Chorus:
|[C] I'll fly away, oh, [C7] glory
|[F] I'll fly a [C] way (in the morning)
|When I die, hallelujah, by and by [G] I'll fly a [C] way
Verse 4:
[C] Just a few more weary days and then
[F] I'll fly a [C] way
To a land where joys will never end
[G] I'll fly a [C] way
Chorus:
King of the Road [A]
Roger Miller
[A] Trailers for [D]sale or rent [E7]Rooms to let [A]fifty cents
No phone, no [D]pool, no pets
[E7] Ain't got no cigarettes, ah but
[A] Two hours of [D]pushing broom buys an
[E7] Eight by twelve [A]four bit room,
I'm a Man of [D]means by no means
[E7] King of the [A]road
[A] Third boxcar [D]midnight train [E7] Destination [A]Bangor, Maine
Old worn out [D]suit and shoes
I [E7]don't pay no union dues, I smoke
[A] Old stogies [D]I have found
[E7] Short, but not [A]too big around, I'm a
[A] Man of [D]means by no means
[E7] King of the [A]road
I know [A]every engineer on [D]every train
[E7]All of their children [A]all of their names And every handout in [D]every town
[E7]Every lock that ain't locked when no one's around, I sing
[A] Trailers for [D]sale or rent [E7] Rooms to let [A]fifty cents
No phone, no [D]pool, no pets [E7] Ain't got no cigarettes, ah but
[A] Two hours of [D]pushing broom buys an [E7] Eight by twelve [A]four bit room,
I'm a [A] Man of [D]means by no means
[E7 – E7-stop] King of the road
Leaving on a Jet Plane [C] - Peter Paul and Mary
Intro:
C C
Verse 1:
All my [C] bags are packed I'm [F] ready to go
I'm [C] standing here out[F]side your door
I [C] hate to wake you [Dm] up to say good[G7]bye
But the [C] dawn is breakin' it's [F] early morn
The [C] taxi's waitin' he's [F] blowin' his horn
Al[C]ready I'm so [Dm] lonesome I could [G7] cry
|Chorus:
|So [C] kiss me and [F] smile for me
|[C] Tell me that you'll [F] wait for me
|[C] Hold me like you'll [Dm] never let me [G7] go
|I'm [C] leavin' [F] on a jet plane
|[C] Don't know when [F] I'll be back again
|[C] Oh [Dm] babe I hate to [G7] go
Verse 2:
There's so [C] many times I've [F] let you down
[C] So many times I've [F] played around
[C] I tell you now [Dm] they don't mean a [G7] thing
Ev'ry [C] place I go I'll [F] think of you
Ev'ry [C] song I sing I'll [F] sing for you
When [C] I come back I'll [Dm] wear your wedding [G7] ring
Chorus:
Verse 3:
[C] Now the time has [F] come to leave you
[C] One more time [F] let me kiss you
Then [C] close your eyes, [Dm] I'll be on my [G7] way
[C] Dream about the [F] days to come
When [C] I won't have to [F] leave alone
[C] About the times [Dm] I won't have to [G7] say
|Chorus:
|So [C] kiss me and [F] smile for me
|[C] Tell me that you'll [F] wait for me
|[C] Hold me like you'll [Dm] never let me [G7] go
|I'm [C] leavin' [F] on a jet plane
|[C] Don't know when [F] I'll be back again
|[C] Oh [Dm] babe I hate to [G7] go
Outro:
I hate to [C////////] go
Little Old Wine Drinker Me - Dean Martin
Intro:
[C] [C]
Verse 1:
I'm [C] praying for [F] rain in Cali[C]fornia
So the grapes will grow and they can make more [G] wine [G7]
And I'm [C] sitting in a [F] honky in Chic[C]ago
With a broken heart and a [G7] woman on my [C] mind [F] [C]
|Chorus:
|I ask the [G] man behind the bar for the [C] jukebox
|And the music takes me back to Tennes[G]see [G7]
|When they [C] ask who's the [F] fool in the [C] corner [F] crying
|I say [C*] [C*] little old [G] wine [G7] drinker [C] me [G7]
Verse 2:
I [C] got here last [F] week from down in Nash[C]ville
'Cos my baby left for Florida on a [G] train [G7]
I said [C] I'd get a [F] job and just forget [C] her
But in Chicago a broken [G7] heart is just the [C] same [F] [C]
Chorus:
Instrumental: (verse chords)
[C] [F] [C] [G] [G7]
[C] [F] [C] [G7] [C] [F] [C]
|Chorus:
|I ask the [G] man behind the bar for the [C] jukebox
|And the music takes me back to Tennes[G]see [G7]
|When they [C] ask who's the [F] fool in the [C] corner [F] crying
|I say [C*] [C*] little old [G] wine [G7] drinker [C] me [G7]
Outro:
I say [C*] [C*] little old [G] wine [G7] drinker [C] me [G7] [C]
Love Me Do - Beatles
Intro:
[G] [C] (with kazoo riff) x4
Verse 1:
[G] Love, love me [C] do
You [G] know I love [C] you
I’ll [G] always be [C] true
So pleee[C]eeease [stop]
Love me [G7] do [C]
Woah [G] love me do [C]
Verse 2:
[G] Love, love me [C] do
You [G] know I love [C] you
I’ll [G] always be [C] true
So pleee[C]eeease [stop]
Love me [G7] do [C]
Woah [G] love me do [C]
Bridge:
[D] Someone to love,
[C] some[F]body [G] new
[D] Someone to love,
[C] some[F]one like [G] you
Verse 3:
[G] Love, love me [C] do
You [G] know I love [C] you
I’ll [G] always be [C] true
So pleee[C]eeease [stop]
Love me [G7] do [C]
Woah [G] love me do [C]
Instrumental: (same as bridge)
[D] [C] [F] [G]
[D] [C] [F] [G]
Verse 4:
[G] Love, love me [C] do
You [G] know I love [C] you
I’ll [G] always be [C] true
So pleee[C]eeease [stop]
Love me [G7] do [C]
Woah [G] love me do [C]
Outro:
Yeah [G] love me do, [C]
Woah [G] love me do
[G - Single Strum] Cha Cha Cha!
Marry You
Bruno Mars
Intro:
C Dm F C
|Chorus:
|[C] It’s a beautiful night
|We’re looking for something [Dm] dumb to do
|Hey [F] baby I think I wanna marry you [C]
|[C] Is it the look in your eyes or is it this [Dm] dancing juice
|Who [F] cares baby I think I wanna marry you [C]
Verse 1:
[C] Well I know this little chapel on the boulevard we can [Dm] go
No one will [F] know oh come [C] on girl
[C] Who cares if we’re trashed got a pocket full of cash
We can [Dm] blow shots of pat[F]ron and it’s [C] on girl
Pre-Chorus:
[C] Don’t say no no no no no just say
[Dm] Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
And we’ll [F] go go go go go if you’re [C] ready like I’m ready
Chorus:
Verse 2:
[C] I’ll go get a ring let the choir bells sing like [Dm] oooh
So wotcha wanna [F] do let’s just [C] run girl
If we wake up and you wanna break up that’s [Dm] cool
No I won’t blame [F] you it was [C] fun girl
Pre-Chorus:
[C] Don’t say no no no no no just say
[Dm] Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
And we’ll [F] go go go go go if you’re [C] ready like I’m ready
|Chorus:
|[C] It’s a beautiful night
|We’re looking for something [Dm] dumb to do
|Hey [F] baby I think I wanna marry you [C]
|[C] Is it the look in your eyes or is it this [Dm] dancing juice
|Who [F] cares baby I think I wanna marry you [C]
Bridge:
[C] Just say I dooo-ooo-woo-[Dm]hoo tell me right [F] now baby
Tell me right [C] now baby baby just say I dooo-ooo-woo-[Dm]hoo
Tell me right [F] now baby tell me right [C] now baby baby oh
Chorus: - single strum on chords
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]
Ring of Fire
Johnny Cash
Intro Instrumental & Kazoo:
[G] Da da-da da-da [C] dah dah [G] dah
[G] Da da-da da-da [D] dah dah [G] dah
[G] Da da-da da-da [C] dah dah [G] dah
[G] Da da-da da-da [D] dah dah [G] dah
Verse 1:
[G] Love... is a [C] burning [G] thing
And it [G] makes... a [C] fiery [G] ring
[G] Bound by [C] wild de[G]sire
I fell into a [D] ring of [G] fire
|Chorus:
|[D] I fell in to a [C] burning ring of [G] fire
|I went [D] down, down, down
|And the [C] flames went [G] higher
|And it [G] burns, burns, burns
|The [C] ring of [G] fire
|The [D] ring of [G] fire
Instrumental & Kazoo:
[G] Da da-da da-da [C] dah dah [G] dah
[G] Da da-da da-da [D] dah dah [G] dah
[G] Da da-da da-da [C] dah dah [G] dah
[G] Da da-da da-da [D] dah dah [G] dah
|Chorus:
|[D] I fell in to a [C] burning ring of [G] fire
|I went [D] down, down, down
|And the [C] flames went [G] higher
|And it [G] burns, burns, burns
|The [C] ring of [G] fire
|The [D] ring of [G] fire
Verse 2:
The [G] taste... of [C] love is [G] sweet
When [G] hearts like [C] ours [G] meet
I [G] fell for you [C] like a [G] child
Oh but the [D] fire went [G] wild
|Chorus x 2:
|[D] I fell in to a [C] burning ring of [G] fire
|I went [D] down, down, down
|And the [C] flames went [G] higher
|And it [G] burns, burns, burns
|The [C] ring of [G] fire
|The [D] ring of [G] fire
Outro:
And it [G] burns, burns, burns
The [C] ring of [G] fire
The [D] ring of [G] fire [G] [C-G]
Riptide - Vance Joy
Intro Instrumental:
[Am] [G] [C] x2
Verse 1:
[Am] I was scared of [G] dentists and the [C] dark
[Am] I was scared of [G] pretty girls and [C] starting conversations
Oh [Am] all my [G] friends are turning [C] green
You're the [Am] magicians a[G]ssistant in their [C] dreams
|Chorus
|Ah [Am] ooh [G] ooh [C] ooh
|Ah [Am] ah ooh [G] ooh and they [C*] come unstuck
|[Am] Lady [G] running down to the [C] riptide
|Taken away to the [Am] darkside
|[G] I wanna be your [C] left hand man
|I [Am] love you [G] when you're singing that [C] song and
|I got a lump in my [Am] throat 'cause
|[G] You're gonna sing the [C] words wrong
Verse 2:
[Am] There's this movie [G] that I think you'll [C] like
This [Am] guy decides to [G] quit his job
And [C] heads to New York City
This [Am] cowboy's [G] running from him[C]self
And [Am] she's been living [G] on the highest [C] shelf
|Chorus 1:
|Ah [Am] ooh [G] ooh [C] ooh
|Ah [Am] ah ooh [G] ooh and they [C*] come unstuck
|[Am] Lady [G] running down to the [C] riptide
|Taken away to the [Am] darkside
|[G] I wanna be your [C] left hand man
|I [Am] love you [G] when you're singing that [C] song and
|I got a lump in my [Am] throat 'cause
|[G] You're gonna sing the [C] words wrong
Outro:
I [Am] love you [G] when you're singing that [C] song and
I got a lump in my [Am] throat 'cause
[G] You're gonna sing the [C*] words wrong
Rock Around the Clock [A] - Bill Haley
* is single Down only strum, *** is Up Down Down strum
Verse 1:
[A***] One, two, three o'clock, four o'clock, rock
[A***] Five, six, seven o'clock, eight o'clock, rock
[A***] Nine, ten, eleven o'clock, twelve o'clock, rock
We're gonna rock [E7*] around the [E7*] clock [E7] tonight.
Verse 2:
Put your [A] glad rags on and join me, hon,
we'll have some fun when the [A7] clock strikes one
We're gonna [D7] rock around the clock tonight,
we're gonna [A] rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight.
We're gonna [E7] rock, gonna rock, a[D7]round the clock [A] tonight. [E7]
Verse 3:
When the [A] clock strikes two, three and four,
if the band slows down we'll [A7] yell for more
We're gonna [D7] rock around the clock tonight,
we're gonna [A] rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight.
We're gonna [E7] rock, gonna rock, a[D7] ound the clock [A] tonight. [E7]
Verse 4:
When the [A] chimes ring five, six and seven,
we'll be right in [A7] seventh heaven.
We're gonna [D7] rock around the clock tonight,
we're gonna [A] rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight.
We're gonna [E7] rock, gonna rock, a[D7]round the clock [A] tonight. [E7]
Verse 5:
When it's [A] eight, nine, ten, eleven too,
I'll be goin' strong and [A7] so will you.
We're gonna [D7] rock around the clock tonight,
we're gonna [A] rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight.
We're gonna [E7] rock, gonna rock, a[D7]round the clock [A] tonight. [E7]
Instrumental verse:
[A][A7][D7][A]
[E7][D7][A][E7]
Verse 6:
When the [A] clock strikes twelve, we'll cool off then,
start a rockin' round the [A7] clock again.
We're gonna [D7] rock around the clock tonight,
we're gonna [A] rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight.
We're gonna [E7] rock, gonna rock, a[D7]round the clock [A*] tonight.
Runaround Sue
Dion and the Belmonts
Verse 1 - Single Strums:
[C] Here's my story, it's sad but true
[Am] It's about a girl that I once knew
[F] She took my love, then ran around
[G] With every single guy in town
|Chorus - back to Regular Strumming:
|[C] Hey, hey, oh oh oh oh oh [Am] Hey, hey, oh oh oh oh oh
|[F] Hey, hey, oh oh oh oh oh [G7] Hey, hey, oooooooooohhhhh
|[C] Hey, hey, oh oh oh oh oh [Am] Hey, hey, oh oh oh oh oh
|[F] Hey, hey, oh oh oh oh oh [G7] Hey, hey, oooooooooohhhhh
Verse 2:
[C] I guess I should have known it from the very start
[Am] This girl would leave me with a broken heart
[F] Now listen people what I'm telling you
[G*] "I keep away from Runaround Sue"
Verse 3:
[C] Her amazing lips and the smile from her face
[Am] The touch of her hand and this girl's warm embrace
[F] So if you don't want to cry like I do
[G*] Keep away from Runaround Sue.
Chorus:
Bridge:
[F] She like to travel around, yeah
[C] She'll love you, then she'll put you down
[F] Now, people let me put you wise
[G*] She goes out with other guys
[C] And the moral of the story from the guy who knows
[Am] I've been in love and my love still grows
[F] Ask any fool that she ever knew
[G] they'll say, Keep away from Runaround Sue
|Chorus:
|[C] Hey, hey, oh oh oh oh oh [Am] Hey, hey, oh oh oh oh oh
|[F] Hey, hey, oh oh oh oh oh [G7] Hey, hey, oooooooooohhhhh
|[C] Hey, hey, oh oh oh oh oh [Am] Hey, hey, oh oh oh oh oh
|[F] Hey, hey, oh oh oh oh oh [G7] Hey, hey, oooooooooohhhhh
Bridge:
[F] She like to travel around
[C] She'll love you, then she'll put you down
[F] Now, people let me put you wise
[G] She goes out with other guys
[C] And the moral of the story from the guy who knows
[Am] I've been in love and my love still grows
[F] Ask any fool that she ever knew, they'll say
[G*] Keep away from Runaround Sue
Chorus:
Outro:
[A - Single Strum]
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]
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
The Tokens
Intro: – no chords
We-de-de-de, de-de-de-de-de, we-um-um-a-way
We-de-de-de, de-de-de-de-de, we-um-um-a-way
[ukes]
A [F] wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a-[Bb]wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A [F] wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a-[C]wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A [F] wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a-[Bb]wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A [F] wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a-[C]wimoweh, a-wimoweh
Verse 1:
[F] In the jungle, the [Bb] mighty jungle
The [F] lion sleeps to[C]night
[F] In the jungle, the [Bb] quiet jungle
The [F] lion sleeps to[C]night
|Chorus:
|
|[the women sing]
|Wee-ooo-eee-ooo, we-um-um-a-way
|Wee-ooo-eee-ooo, we-um-um-a-way
|[while the men sing]
|A [F] wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a-[Bb]wimoweh, a-wimoweh
|A [F] wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a-[C]wimoweh, a-wimoweh
|A [F] wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a-[Bb]wimoweh, a-wimoweh
|A [F] wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a-[C]wimoweh, a-wimoweh
Verse 2:
[F] Near the village, the [Bb] peaceful village
The [F] lion sleeps to[C]night
[F] Near the village, the [Bb] peaceful village
The [F] lion sleeps to[C]night
Chorus:
Verse 3:
[F] Hush my darling, don’t [Bb] fear my darling
The [F] lion sleeps to[C]night
[F] Hush my darling, don’t [Bb] fear my darling
The [F] lion sleeps to[C]night
Chorus: (repeat until counted out)
Outro:
[F-single strum]
These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ [A]
Nancy Sinatra
Intro]
[On C string: 99 88 77 66 55 44 33 20 [A]
Verse 1:
[A] You keep saying you've got something for me
[A] Something you call love but confess [A7]
[D] You've been messin' where you shouldn't have been a mess in'
And now [A] someone else is gettin' all your best
|Chorus:
|These [C] boots are made for [A] walking
|And [C] that's just what they'll [A] do
|[C] One of these days these [A] boots are gonna
|Walk all over you
|
|On C string: 99 88 77 66 55 44 33 20 [A]
Verse 2:
[A] You keep lying when you oughta be truthin'
And you keep losin' when you oughta not bet [A7]
[D] You keep samin' when you oughta be changing'
Now what's [A] right is right but you ain't been right yet
Chorus:
Verse 3:
[A] You keep playin' where you shouldn't be playin'
And you keep thinkin' that you'll never get burnt. [A7] Ha!
[D] I just found me a brand new box of matches, yeah
And [A] what he knows you ain't had time to learn
|Chorus:
|These [C] boots are made for [A] walking
|And [C] that's just what they'll [A] do
|[C] One of these days these [A] boots are gonna
|Walk all over you
|
|On C string: 99 88 77 66 55 44 33 20 [A]
Outro:
[A] Are ya ready boots? Start walking!
Ba-Dabba-Dap,
Ba-Dabba-Dap,
Ba-Dabba-Dap,
(continue ba-dabba-dapping until counted out)
Things [C] - Bobby Darin
Intro:
[C] [C] [C] [C]
Verse 1:
[C] Every night I sit here by my window (window)
Staring at the lonely ave[G7]nue (avenue)
[C] Watching lovers holding hands and [F] laughing (laughing)
[C] And thinking ‘bout the [G7] things we used to [C] do [C]
|Chorus:
|[NC] Thinking of [G7] things, like a walk in the park
|[C] Things, like a kiss in the dark
|[G7] Things, like a sailboat ride
|[C] [Stop] What about the night we cried?
|[F] Things, like a lovers vow, [C] things that we don't do now
|[G7] Thinking ‘bout the things we used to [C] do [C////]
Verse 2:
[C] Memories are all I have to cling to (cling to)
And heartaches are the friends I'm talking [G7] to (talking to)
[C] When I'm not thinking of just how much I [F] loved you (loved you)
[C] Well I'm thinking ‘bout the [G7] things we used to [C] do [C]
Chorus:
Verse 3:
[C] I still can hear the jukebox softly playing (playing)
And the face I see each day belongs to [G7] you (belong to you)
Though there's [C] not a single sound and there’s [F] nobody else around
Well it's [C] just me thinking ‘bout the [G7] things we used to [C] do [C]
Chorus:
Outro:
And the [G7] heartaches are the friends I'm talking [C] to
You got me [G7] thinking ‘bout the things we used to [C] do,
[G7] staring at the lonely ave[C]nue [C] [C]
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's Up
4 Non Blondes
Intro: [G] [Am] [C] [G]
[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?
[G]Oooh, oo!.. oo oo-[Am] Oo-hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo
[C]Oooh! ...ooo-hoo-hoo-ah-[G]ha
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:
single strum:
[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
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