Lord Mayors Day 2024
Rockin’ All Over The World - Status Quo
Intro:
G
Verse 1:
[G] Well here we are and here we are and here we go
[C] All aboard cos we’re hittin' the road
Here we [G] go oh [D] rockin' all over the [G] world
Verse 2:
[G] Well a giddy up and giddy up get away
[C] We're goin' crazy and we're goin' today
Here we [G] go oh [D] rockin' all over the [G] world
|Chorus:
|[G] And I like it I like it I like it I like it I [C] la la like it la la like it
|Here we [G] go oh [D] rockin' all over the [G] world
Verse 3:
[G] I'm gonna tell your mama what I'm gonna do
Come [C] on out get your dancing shoes
Here we [G] go oh [D] rockin' all over the [G] world
Chorus:
Acapella:
And I like it I like it I like it I like it I la la like it la la like it
Here we go oh rockin' all over the world
|Chorus:
|[G] And I like it I like it I like it I like it I [C] la la like it la la like it
|Here we [G] go oh [D] rockin' all over the [G] world
Outro:
Here we [G] go oh [D] rockin' all over the [G] world
A Little Respect
Erasure
Intro:
[C][Csus4] [C][Csus4] [C][Csus4] [C*]
[Verse 1]
I try to dis[C]cover
A little something to [G] make me sweeter, Oh baby ref[E7]rain
From breaking my [F] heart [F*]
|[Chorus]
|I’m so in [C] love with you I’ll be for[G]ever blue
|That you give me no [F] reason... why you’re making me [Am] work so hard
|[G] That you give me no [G] that you give me no [G] that you give me no
|[G] that you give me no
|[C] Sou-ou-oul
|I hear you [Am] calling
|Oh baby [F] please...
|Give a little res[Em]pect [F] to-[G]-oo [C] me [Csus4] [C*]
[Verse 2]
And if I should [C] falter
Would you open your [G] arms out to me? We can make love not [E7] war
And live at peace with out [F] hearts
|[Chorus]
|I’m so in [C] love with you
|I’ll be for[G]ever blue
|What religion or [F] reason... could drive a man to for[Am]sake his lover
|[G*] Don’t you tell me no [G*] don’t you tell me no [G*] don’t you tell me no
|[G*] don’t you tell me no
|[C] Sou-ou-oul
|I hear you [Am] calling
|Oh baby [F] please...
|give a little res[Em]pect [F] to-[G]-oo [C] me [C]
[Instrumental]
[High C] [Bb] [G]
|[Chorus]
|I’m so in [C] love with you I’ll be for[G]ever blue
|That you give me no [F] reason... why you’re making me [Am] work so hard
|[G*] That you give me no [G*] that you give me no [G*] that you give me no
|[G*] that you give me no
|[C] Sou-ou-oul
|I hear you [Am] calling
|Oh baby [F] please... give a little res[Em]pect [F] to-[G]-oo [C] soul
|I hear you [Am] calling
|Oh baby [F] please... give a little res[Em]pect [F] to-[G]-oo [C] me-e-e
Outro:
[Csus4] [C] [Csus4] [C] [Csus4] [C*]
The Loco-motion
Little Eva
[F]Everybody's doin' a [Dm]brand new dance now
[F] Come on baby... [Dm]do the loco-motion
I [F]know you'll get to like it if you [Dm]give it a chance now
[F] Come on baby... [Dm]do the loco-motion
My [Bb]little baby sister can [Gm]do it with ease
It's [Bb]easier than learning your [G]a b c's
So [F]come on, come on
[C]Do the loco-motion with me
[F] You gotta swing your hips now [Bb] come on baby
Jump [F]up... mmm jump back
Well I [C]think you got the knack, whoah-oh
[F]Now that you can do-o it... let's [Dm]make a chain now
[F] Come on baby... [Dm]do the loco-motion
A [F]chug-a chug-a motion like a [Dm]railway train now
[F] Come on baby... [Dm]do the loco-motion
[Bb]Do it nice and easy now [Gm]don't lose control
A [Bb]little bit of rhythm and a [G]lot of soul
So [F]come on, come on... [C]do the loco-motion with me
[F] [Bb] [F] [C] [C]Hey yay yay yeah
[F]Move around the floor in a [Dm]loco-motion
[F] Come on baby... [Dm]do the loco-motion
[F]Do it holding hands if you [Dm]get the notion
[F] Come on baby... [Dm]do the loco-motion
There's [Bb]never been a dance that's [Gm]so easy to do
It [Bb]even makes you happy when you're [G]feeling blue
So [F]come on, come on... [C]do the loco-motion
[F]Come on come on... [C]do the loco-motion
[F]Come on come on... [C]do the loco- motion with [F]me (cha cha cha)
Tell Me Ma [☘️]
|Chorus:
|I'll [C] tell me ma when[F] I go [C] home
|The [G7] boys won't leave the [C] girls alone
|They [C] pulled me hair, they [F] stole my [C] comb
|But [G7] that's all right till [C] I go home
|[C] She is handsome [F] she is pretty
|[C] She is the Belle of [G7] Belfast city
|[C] She is a-courtin' [F] one two three
|[C] Please won't you [G7] tell me [C] who is she
Verse 1:
[C] Albert Mooney [F] says he [C] loves her
[G7] All the boys are [C] fightin' for her
They [C] rap on her door and [F] ring on the [C] bell
Saying [G7 ]oh my true love [C] are you well
[C] Out she comes as [F] white as snow
[C] Rings on her fingers and [G7] bells on her toes
[C] Old Jenny Murray says [F] she’ll die
If she [C] doesn't get the [G7] fella with the [C] roving eye
|Chorus:
|I'll [C] tell me ma when[F] I go [C] home
|The [G7] boys won't leave the [C] girls alone
|They [C] pulled me hair, they [F] stole my [C] comb
|But [G7] that's all right till [C] I go home
|[C] She is handsome [F] she is pretty
|[C] She is the Belle of [G7] Belfast city
|[C] She is a-courtin' [F] one two three
|[C] Please won't you [G7] tell me [C] who is she
Verse 2:
Let the [C] wind and the rain and the [F] hail blow [C] high
And the [G7] snow come travellin' [C] from the sky
[C] She's as nice as [F] apple [C] pie
[G7]She'll get her own lad [C] by and by
[C] When she gets a [F] lad of her own
She [C] won't tell her ma when [G7] she gets home
[C] Let them all come [F] as they will
For it's [C] Albert [G7] Mooney [C] she loves still
|Chorus:
| I'll [C] tell me ma when [F] I go [C] home
| The [G7] boys won't leave the [C] girls alone
| They [C] pulled me hair, they [F] stole my [C]comb
| But [G7] that's all right till [C] I go home
|[C] She is handsome [F] she is pretty
|[C] She is the Belle of [G7] Belfast city
|[C] She is a-courtin' [F] one two three
|[C] Please won't you [G7] tell me [C] who is she
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
Blue Suede Shoes
Elvis Presley
|[Chorus]
|Well it's [A*] one for the money... [A*] two for the show
|[A*] Three to get ready now [A] go [A] CAT [A] go
|But [D] don't you... step on my blue suede [A] shoes
|Well you can [E7] do anything but lay off of my blue suede [A] shoes
Verse 2:
You can [A] knock me down... [A] step on my face
[A] Slander my name all [A] over the place
[A] Do anything that you [A] wanna do but
[A] Uh [A] uh [A] honey [A] lay [A7] off of them shoes
And [D] don't you... step on my blue suede [A] shoes
You can [E7] do anything but lay off of my blue suede [A] shoes
(let's go cat!)
[Instrumental]
[A] [A] [D] [A] [E7] [A]
Verse 3:
Well you can [A] burn my house... [A] steal my car
[A] Drink my liquor from an [A] old fruit jar
Do anything that you [A] wanna do but
[A] Uh [A] uh [A] honey [A] lay [A7] off of them shoes
And [D] don't you... step on my blue suede [A] shoes
You can [E7] do anything but lay off of my blue suede [A] shoes
(rock it!)
[Instrumental]
[A] [A] [D] [A] [E7] [A]
|[Chorus]
|Well it's [A] one for the money... [A] two for the show
|[A] Three to get ready now [A] go [A] GO [A] go
|But [D] don't you... step on my blue suede [A] shoes
|Well you can [E7] do anything but lay off of my blue suede [A] shoes
Outro:
Well it's [A] blue, blue... blue suede shoes,
[A] Blue, blue... blue suede shoes yeah
[D] Blue, blue... blue suede shoes baby
[A] Blue, blue... blue suede shoes
Well you can [E7] do anything but lay off of my blue suede [A] shoes . . . .
[A / / / ]
I Useta Love Her [D]
Saw Doctors
Verse 1:
I [D] have fallen for another she can make her own way [G] home
And even if she asked me now I'd let her go a [D] lone
I useta see her up the chapel as she went to Sunday [G] mass
When she'd go up to receive I'd kneel down there and watch her [D] pass [//// pause*]
The glory of her [A] ass
|Chorus:
|I [D] useta love her, I useta love her [G] once
|A long long time ago
|I [D] useta love her, I used love her [G] once
|A long long time ago
|It's [C] gone, [F] all my loving is [G] gone
|It's [C] gone, [F] all my loving is [G] gone
Verse 2:
Do you re[D]member her collecting for concern on Christmas [G] eve
She was on a 48 hour fast just water and black [D] tea
I walked right up and made an ostentatious contri- [G] bution
And I winked at her to tell her I'd seduce her in the [D] future [//// pause*]
When she's feelin [A] looser
Chorus:
Verse 3:
So [D]now you know the truth of it she's no longer my ob[G]session
And the thoughts and dreams I had of her would take 6 months in [D] confession
See I met this young one Thursday night and she's into free ex[G]pression
And her mission is to rid the world of this sinful re[D]pression [//// pause*]
And then we had a [A] session
|Chorus:
|I [D] useta love her, I useta love her [G] once
|A long long time ago
|I [D] useta love her, I used love her [G] once
|A long long time ago
|It's [C] gone, [F] all my loving is [G] gone
|Woah woah it's [C] gone, [F] all my loving is [G] gone
|All my loving is [C] gone [F] gone gone [G] gone
|All my loving is [C] gone [F] gone gone [G] gone
[Outro - slower]
I have [D] fallen for her mother she can make her own way [G] home
Sunny Afternoon [Dm]
The Kinks
[Intro] (Play only [Dm] chords if we have a bassist]
[Dm] [Dm] [A] [A]
[Dm] [Dm] [A] [A]
Verse 1:
The [Dm] taxman’s taken [C] all my dough
And [F] left me in my [C] stately home
[A] Lazin’ on a sunny after[Dm]noon
And I can’t [C] sail my yacht
He’s [F] taken every[C]thing I’ve got
[A] All I’ve got’s this sunny after[Dm]noon
Verse 2:
[D7] Save me, save me, save me from this [G7] squeeze
I got a [C7] big fat mama tryin’ to break [F] me [A7]
And I [Dm] love to live so [G7] pleasantly
[Dm] Live this life of [G7] luxur[C7]y
[F] Lazin’ on a [A7] sunny after[Dm]noon
|Chorus:
|In the [A] summertime
|In the [Dm] summertime
|In the [A] summertime
Verse 3:
My [Dm] girlfriend’s run off [C] with my car
And [F] gone back to her [C] ma and pa
[A] Tellin’ tales of drunkenness and [Dm] cruelty
Now I’m [C] sittin’ here
[F] Sippin’ at my [C] ice-cold beer
[A] All I’ve got’s this sunny after[Dm]noon
Verse 4:
[D7] Help me, help me, help me sail a[G7]way
Or give me [C7] two good reasons why I oughta [F] stay [A7]
Cos I [Dm] love to live so [G7] pleasantly
[Dm] Live this life of [G7] luxur[C7]y
[F] Lazin’ on a [A7] sunny after[Dm]noon
Chorus:
Verse 5:
[D7] Save me, save me, save me from this [G7] squeeze
I got a [C7] big fat mama tryin’ to break [F] me [A7]
And I [Dm] love to live so [G7] pleasantly
[Dm] Live this life of [G7] luxur[C7]y
[F] Lazin’ on a [A7] sunny after[Dm]noon
|Chorus:
|In the [A] summertime
|In the [Dm] summertime
|In the [A] summertime
[Dm*]
You’re the One that I Want - Grease
Intro: [Am]
[Verse 1]
I got [Am] chills... they’re multiplying
And I’m [F] losing [C] control
Cos the [E7] power... you’re supp[Am]lying
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
|[Chorus]
|You’re the [C] one that I want (you are the one I want) Oo-oo-[F]oo honey
|The [C] one that I want (you are the one that I want) Oo-oo-[F]oo honey
|The [C] one that I want (you are the one that I want) Oo-oo-[F]oo honey
|The one I [G] need... oh yes [G7] indeed
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
|Chorus:
|You’re the [C] one that I want (you are the one I want) Oo-oo-[F]oo honey
|The [C] one that I want (you are the one that I want) Oo-oo-[F]oo honey
|The [C] one that I want (you are the one that I want) Oo-oo-[F]oo honey
|The one I [G] need... oh yes [G7] indeed
|Chorus:
|You’re the [C] one that I want (you are the one I want) Oo-oo-[F]oo honey
|The [C] one that I want (you are the one that I want) Oo-oo-[F]oo honey
|The [C] one that I want (you are the one that I want) Oo-oo-[F]oo honey
|The one I [G] need... oh yes [G7] indeed
Outro:
You’re the [C] one that I want!
Karma Chameleon [C] - Culture Club
Intro:
[C] [C] [C] [C]
Verse 1:
There's a [C] loving in your [G] eyes all the [C] way
If I [C] listened to your [G] lies would you [C] say
I'm a [F] man without [G] conviction
I'm a [F] man who doesn't [G] know
How to [F] sell a contra- [G] -diction
You come and [Dm] go, you come and [Am] go- [G] -oh
|Chorus:
|[C] Karma karma karma karma [G] karma chamele- [Am] -on
|You come and [Dm] go, you come and [C] go-o-o- [G] -oh
|[C] Loving would be easy if your [G] colors were like my [Am] dreams
|Red gold and [Dm] green, red gold and [C] gree- [G] -een
Verse 2:
Didn't [C] hear your wicked [G] words every [C] day
And you [C] used to be so [G] sweet, I heard you [C] say
That my [F] love was an [G] addiction
When we [F] cling our love is [G] strong
When you [F] go you're gone [G] forever
You string a- [Dm] -long, you string a- [C] -lo- [G] -ong
Chorus:
Bridge:
[F] Every day is like sur- [Em] -vival (survival)
[Dm] You're my lover (you're my lover) not my [Am] ri... val
[F] Every day is like sur- [Em] -vival (survival)
[Dm] You're my lover (you're my lover) not my [Am] ri- [G] -val
Instrumental:
[C] [G] [C] [C]
[C] [G] [C] [C]
Pre-Chorus:
I'm a [F] man without [G] conviction I'm a [F] man who doesn't [G] know
How to [F] sell a contra- [G] -diction
You come and [Dm] go, you come and [Am] go- [G] –oh [stop]
|[Chorus]
|
|[Acapella]
|[C*] Karma karma karma karma [G*] karma chamele- [Am*] -on
|[Am*] You come and [Dm*] go [Dm*], you come and [C*] go-o-o- [G*] -oh
|[C*] Loving would be easy if your [G*] colors were like my
|[Am*] dreams [Am*] Red gold and [Dm*] green [Dm*], red gold and [C*] gree- [G*] -een
|
|Back to normal:
|[C] Karma karma karma karma [G] karma chamele- [Am] -on
|You come and [Dm] go, you come and [C] go-o-o- [G] -oh
|[C] Loving would be easy if your [G] colors were like my [Am] dreams
|Red gold and [Dm] green, red gold and [C] gree- [G] -een
Outro:
[C - Single Strum]
Sweet Caroline
Neil Diamond
Intro:
[Dm] Du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du
[F] Du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du
[Dm] Du-du-du-du [G7] duuu-duuu duuu-duuu
Verse 1:
[C] Where it began... [F] I can't begin to knowin'
[C] But then I know it's growing [G] strong
[C] Was in the Spring... [F] and Spring became the Summer
[C] Who'd have believed you'd come a[G]long?
Pre-Chorus:
[C] Hands [C] [C6] touchin' hands [C6]
[G7] Reachin' out [G7] [F] touchin' me [F] touchin' [G] you [G]
[G] [F] [G]
|Chorus:
|[C] Sweet Caro[F]line. Good times never seemed so [G] good [G]... [G] [F] [G]
|[C] I've been in[F]clined to believe they never [G] would
|[F] but [Em] now [Dm] I...
Verse 2:
[C] Look at the night... [F] and it don't seem so lonely
[C] We fill it up with only [G] two
[C] And when I hurt... [F] hurtin' runs off my shoulders
[C] How can I hurt when holding [G] you?
Pre-Chorus:
[C] Warm [C] [C6] touchin' warm [C6]
[G7] Reachin' out [G7] [F] touchin' me [F] touchin' [G] you [G]
[G] [F] [G]
|Chorus:
|[C] Sweet Caro[F]line. Good times never seemed so [G] good [G]... [G] [F] [G]
|[C] I've been in[F]clined to believe they never [G] would
|[F] oh [Em] no [Dm] no
Instrumental build up:
[Dm] Du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du
[F] Du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du
[Dm] Du-du-du-du [G7] duuu-duuu duuu-duuu
Outro:
[C] Sweet Caro[F]line. Good times never seemed so [G] good [G]
[G] [F] [G]
[C] I've been in[F]clined to believe they never [G] would
[F] oh [Em] no [Dm] no [C] no.
Proud Mary - Creedance Cleerwater Revival / Tina Turner
Intro Instrumental:
[F] [D] [F] [D] [F] [D] [C] [Bb] [G]
Verse 1:
[G] Left a good job in the city,
Workin' for the man ev'ry night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleepin'
Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been
|Chorus:
|[D7] Big wheel keep on turnin'
|[Em] Proud Mary keep on burnin'
|[G] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
|[G] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
Instrumental:
[F] [D] [F] [D] [F] [D] [C] [Bb] [G]
Verse 2:
[G] Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis
Pumped a lot of pain down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city
'Til I hitched a ride on a river boat queen
|Chorus:
|[D7] Big wheel keep on turnin'
|[Em] Proud Mary keep on burnin'
|[G] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
|[G] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
Instrumental:
[F] [D] [F] [D] [F] [D] [C] [Bb] [G]
Verse 3:
[G] If you come down to the river
Bet you gonna find some people who live
You don't have to worry 'cause you have no money
People on the river are happy to give
|Chorus:
|[D7] Big wheel keep on turnin'
|[Em] Proud Mary keep on burnin'
|[G] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
|[G] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
|[G] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
Outro Instrumental:
[F] [D] [F] [D] [F] [D] [C] [Bb] [G - Single Strum]
Sweet Child o' Mine
Guns 'n' Roses
Intro Instrumental + Kazzoo: x2
[C] Do-do dooo do-do dooo
[Bb] Do-do dooo do-do dooo
[F] Do-doooooooo do-do-do do-do-do do-do-do
[C] Doooooooooooooooooo
Verse 1:
[C] She's got a smile that it seems to me
Re[Bb]minds me of childhood… memories
Where [F] everything was as fresh as the bright blue [C] sky (sky...sky)
[C] Now and then when I see her face
She [Bb] takes me away to that… special place
And if I [F] stared too long I’d probably break down and [C] cry
|Chorus:
|[G] Ooh [Bb] oh sweet child o’ [C] mine
|[G] Oh oh-oh [Bb] oh sweet love of [C] mine
Instrumental + Kazzoo:
[C] Do-do dooo do-do dooo
[Bb] Do-do dooo do-do dooo
[F] Do-doooooooo do-do-do do-do-do do-do-do
[C] Doooooooooooooooooo
Verse 2:
[C] She’s got eyes of the bluest skies
As [Bb] if they thought of rain
I [F] hate to look into… those eyes and [C] see an ounce of pain
[C] Her hair reminds me of a warm safe place
Where [Bb] as a child I’d hide
And [F] pray for thunder and the rain to [C] quietly pass me by
|Chorus:
|[G] Ooh [Bb] oh sweet child o’ [C] mine
|[G] Oh oh-oh [Bb] oh sweet love of [C] mine
|[G] Oh oh-oh [Bb] oh sweet child of [C] mine ooh ooh ooh oh
|[G] Ooooo [Bb] ooh sweet love of [C] mine
Instrumental:
[Dm] [F] [G] [Bb-C] [Dm] [F] [G] [Bb-C]
Outro:
(Repeat these 3 lines 4 times)
[Dm] Where do we go
[F] Where do we go now
[G] Where do we go now (Bb-C)
[Bb] Now now now now now now [C] now
[Dm] Sweeeet [F] chiiild
Sweet chi-i-i-i-[G]-i-i-i-i-[Bb]-i-i-i-i-[C]-i-ild of [Dm] mine
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]
Crocodile Rock [G]
Elton John
[Intro w/kazoo]
[G] [G] [Em] [Em] [C] [C] [D] [D]
[G] [G] [Em] [Em] [C] [C] [D] [D]
[Verse 1]
I rem[G]ember when rock was young
Me and [Bm] Susie had so much fun
Holding [C] hands and skimmin' stones
Had an [D] old gold Chevy and a place of my own
But the [G] biggest kick I ever got
Was doin' a [Bm] thing called the Crocodile Rock
While the [C] other kids were rockin' 'round the clock
We were [D] hoppin’ and boppin’ to the Crocodile Rock, well
|[Chorus]
|[Em] Croc Rockin' is something shockin'
|When your [A7] feet just can't keep still
|I [D7] never had me a better time and I [G] guess I never will
|Oh [E7] Lawdy mamma those Friday nights
|When [A7*] Susie wore her dresses tight and
|The [D7] Crocodile Rockin' was out of [C] sight...
[Instrumental w/kazoo]
[G] [G] [Em] [Em] [C] [C] [D] [D]
[G] [G] [Em] [Em] [C] [C] [D] [D]
[Verse 2]
But the [G] years went by and rock just died
[Bm] Susie went and left me for some foreign guy
[C] Long nights cryin' by the record machine
[D] Dreamin' of my Chevy and my old blue jeans
But they'll [G] never kill the thrills we've got
Burnin' [Bm] up to the Crocodile Rock
Learning [C] fast till the weeks went past
We really [D] thought the Crocodile Rock would last, well
|[Chorus]
|[Em] Croc Rockin' is something shockin'
|When your [A7] feet just can't keep still
|I [D7] never had me a better time and I [G] guess I never will
|Oh [E7] Lawdy mamma those Friday nights
|When [A7*] Susie wore her dresses tight and
|The [D7] Crocodile Rockin' was out of [C] sight...
[Outro Instrumental w/kazoo]
[G] [G] [Em] [Em] [C] [C] [D] [D]
[G] [G] [Em] [Em] [C] [C] [D] [D]
(Even Louder)
[G] [G] [Em] [Em] [C] [C] [D] [D]
[G] [G] [Em] [Em] [C] [C] [D] [D]
Mr Brightside - The Killers
Intro: [C][Cmaj7][Am][F] x2
Verse 1:
[C] Coming out of my [Cmaj7] cage and I've been doing just [Am] fine
Gotta gotta be [F] down because I want it all
[C] It started out with a [Cmaj7] kiss how did it end up like [Am] this?
It was only a [F] kiss it was only a kiss
Verse 2:
[C] Now I'm falling a-[Cmaj7]sleep and she's calling a [Am] cab
While he's having a [F] smoke and she's taking a drag
[C] Now they're going to [Cmaj7] bed and my stomach is [Am] sick
And it's all in my [F] head
Pre-Chorus:
But she's touching his [Am] chest nowm He takes off her [G] dress now,
Let me [F] go ...
[Am] And I just can't look, it's [G] killing me
And [F] taking control
|Chorus:
|[C] Jealousy [F] turning shapes in [Am] to the sea [G]
|Swimming through sick [C] lullabies [F] Choking on your [Am] alibi [G]
|But it's just the [C] price I pay [F] Destiny is [Am] calling me [G]
|Open up my [C] eager eye-[F]-s [Am] I'm Mr. [G] Brightside
Instrumental: [C] [F] [Am] [G] x2
Verse 3:
[C] Coming out of my [Cmaj7] cage and I've been doing just [Am] fine
Gotta gotta be [F] down because I want it all
[C] It started out with a [Cmaj7] kiss how did it end up like [Am*] this?
It was only a [F*] kiss it was only a kiss
Verse 4:
[C] Now I'm falling a-[Cmaj7]sleep and she's calling a [Am] cab
While he's having a [F] smoke and she's taking a drag
[C] Now they're going to [Cmaj7] bed and my stomach is [Am] sick
And it's all in my [F] head
Pre-Chorus:
But she's touching his [Am] chest now, He takes off her [G] dress now,
Let me [F] go ...
[Am] And I just can't look, it's [G] killing me
And [F] taking control
|Chorus:
|[C] Jealousy [F] turning shapes in [Am] to the sea [G]
|Swimming through sick [C] lullabies [F] Choking on your [Am] alibi [G]
|But it's just the [C] price I pay [F] Destiny is [Am] calling me [G]
|Open up my [C] eager eye-[F]-s [Am] I'm Mr. [G] Brightside
Instrumental: [C] [F] [Am] [G] x2
Outro:
I [C] never... [F] [Am] [G]
I [C] never... [F] [Am] [G]
I [C] never... [F] [Am] [G]
I [C] never... [F] [Am] [G////] [C*]
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]
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 / / ]
Hey Jude [G] - Beatles
Verse 1:
Hey [G] Jude... don’t make it [D] bad
Take a [D7] sad song... and make it [G] better
Re[C]member... to let her into your [G] heart
Then you can sta-[D7]-art... to make it [G] better
Verse 2:
Hey [G] Jude... don’t be a[D]fraid
You were [D7] made to... go out and [G] get her
The [C] minute... you let her under your [G] skin
Then you be[D7]gin... to make it [G] better (bah da da) [G7]
|Chorus 1:
|[G7] And any time you feel the [C] pain... hey [G] Jude re[Am]frain
|Don’t [Em] carry the [D7] world upon your shou-[G]-oulders (bah da da) [G7]
|[G7] For well you know that it’s a foo-[C]-ool who pla-[G]-ays it coo-[Am]-ool
|By [Em] making his [D7] world a little co-[G]-older
|Da da da [G7] daa daa [D] daa da [D7] da daa Mmmm
Pause for Kazoo line:
Verse 3:
Hey [G] Jude don’t let me [D] down
You have [D7] found her now go and [G] get her
Re[C]member to let her into your [G] heart
Then you can sta-[D7]-art, to make it [G] better (bah da da) [G7]
|Chorus 2:
|[G7] So let it out and let it [C] in... hey Ju-[G]-ude, be [Am]gin
|You’re [Em] waiting for [D7] someone to perfo-[G]-orm with (bah da da) [G7]
|[G7] And don’t you know that it’s just [C] you
|Hey Ju-[G]-ude you’ll do-[Am]-o
|The mo-[Em]-ovement you [D7] need is on your shou-[G]-oulder
|Da da da [G7] daa daa [D] daa da [D7] da daa
Pause for Kazoo line:
Verse 4:
Hey [G] Jude don’t make it [D] bad
Take a [D7] sad song and make it [G] better
Re[C]member to let her under your [G] skin then you’ll be[D7]gin
To make it [G] better better better better better better ohhh!
Outro:
[G] Na na na [F] Na na na na [C] Na na na na [G] Hey Jude
[G] Na na na [F] Na na na na [C] Na na na na [G] Hey Jude
[Acapella]
Na na na Na na a na Na na na na Hey Jude
Na na na Na na na na Na na na na Hey Jude
[G] Na na na [F] Na na na na [C] Na na na na [G] Hey Jude
[Slowing down]
[G] Na na na [F] Na na na na [C] Na na na na [G] Hey Jude
Mamma Mia [C]
ABBA
Intro:
[C] [C+] [C] [C+]
[w/ Kazoo]
[C] [C+] [C] [C+]
Verse 1:
[C] I've been [G] cheated by [C] you since [G] I don't know [F] when
[C] So I [G] made up my [C] mind, it must [G] come to an [F] end
[C] Look at me now, [C+] will I ever learn?
[C] I don't know how [C+] but I suddenly [F] lose control
There's a fire with-[G7]-in my soul
[F*]Just [C*]one [G] look and I can hear a bell ring
[F*] One[C*]more [G] look and I forget everything, o-o-o-oh
|[Chorus]
|[Drum & Bass Stop]
|[C] Mamma mia, here I go again....[Bb*] My [F] my, how [Dm] can I [G] resist you?
|[C] Mamma mia, does it show again? ....[Bb*] My [F] my, just [Dm] how much I've [G] missed you
|[All]
|[C] Yes, I've been [G] broken-hearted, [Am] Blue since the [Em] day we parted
|[Bb] Why, [F] why did I [Dm] ever [G7] let you go?
|
|[C] Mamma mia, [Am] now I really know... [Bb] My [F] my, I could never [G7] let you go
Instrumental:
[C] [C+] [C] [C+]
Verse 2:
[C] I've been [G] angry and [C] sad about [G] things that you [F] do
[C] I can't [G] count all the [C] times that I've [G] told you we're [F] through
[C] And when you go, [C+] when you slam the door
[C] I think you know [C+] that you won't be a-[F]-way too long
You know that I'm [G7] not that strong
[F*] Just [C*] one [G] look and I can hear a bell ring
[F*] One [C* ] more [G] look and I forget everything, o-o-o-oh
|[Chorus]
|[Drum & Bass Stop]
|[C] Mamma mia, here I go again...[Bb*] My [F] my, how [Dm] can I [G] resist you?
|[C] Mamma mia, does it show again?...[Bb*] My [F] my, just [Dm] how much I've [G] missed you
|[All]
|[C] Yes, I've been [G] broken-hearted, [Am] Blue since the [Em] day we parted
|[Bb] Why, [F] why did I ever [G7] let you go?
|
|[C] Mamma mia, [Am] even if I say... [Bb*] Bye [F] bye, leave me now or [G] never
|[C] Mamma mia, [Am] it's a game we play... [Bb*] Bye [F] bye doesn't mean for-[G]-ever
|[C] Mamma mia, [Am] now I really know, [Bb*] My [F] my, I could never [G]let you go
Outro:
[C] [C+] [C] [C+]
[C*]