Rodger’s Country-ish Songbook
Act Naturally [C] - The Beatles
Intro: [C] [F] [C] [G7] [C]
[C] They're gonna put me in the [F] movies.
[C] They're gonna make a big star out of [G7] me.
[C] We'll make a film about a man that's sad and [F] lonely
And [G7] all I gotta do is act natura[C]lly
Chorus:
Well, I'll [G7] bet you I'm gonna be a big [C] star
Might [G7] win an Oscar you can never[C] tell
The [G7] movies gonna make me a [C] big star
'Cause [D] I can play the part so [G7] well
[C] Well I hope you come and see me in the [F] movies
[C] Then I’ll know that you will plainly [G7] see
The [C] biggest fool that ever hit the big [F] time
And [G7] all I gotta do is act natura[C]lly
[C] [F] [C] [G7] [C] [F] [G7] [C]
[C] We'll make a scene about a man what's sad and [F] lonely
[C] And beggin down upon his bended [G7] knee
[C] I'll play the part but I won't need re[F]hearsin’
And [G7] all I gotta do is act natura[C]lly
Chorus:
[C] Well I hope you come and see me in the [F] movies
[C] Then I’ll know that you will plainly [G7] see
The [C] biggest fool that ever hit the big [F] time
And [G7] all I gotta do is act natura[C]lly
And [G] all I gotta do is act natura[C]lly [F] [C]
Amarillo
Tony Christie
Intro:
[A] Sha la la la [D] la la la la (boom boom)
[A] sha la la la [E7] la la la la [E7] (boom boom)
[D] Shalala la [A] la la la la [E7] and Marie who [A] waits for me.
Verse 1:
[A] When the day is [D] dawning [A] on a Texas [E7] Sunday morning
[A] How I long to [D] be there
With [A] Marie who's [E7] waiting for me there
[F] Every lonely [C] city [F] where I hang my [C] hat
[F] Ain't as half as [C] pretty as [E7] where my baby's at
|Chorus:
|[A] Is this the way to [D] Amarillo
|[A] Every night I've been [E7] huggin' my pillow
|[A] Dreaming dreams of [D] Amarillo
|[A] And sweet Ma[E7]rie who [A] waits for me
|[A] Show me the way to [D] Amarillo
|[A] I've been weepin' [E7] like a willow
|[A] Crying over [D] Amarillo
|[A] And sweet Ma[E7]rie who [A] waits for me
Bridge:
[A] Sha la la la [D] la la la la [A] sha la la la [E7] la la la la
[D] Sha la la la [A] la la la la [E7] and Marie who [A] waits for me
Verse 2:
[A] There's a church-bell [D] ringing
[A] Hear the song of [E7] joy that it's singing
[A] For the sweet Ma[D]ria [A] and the guy who's [E7] coming to see her
[F] Just beyond the [C] highway [F] there's an open [C] plain
[F] And it keeps me [C] going [E7] through the wind and rain
|Chorus:
|[A] Is this the way to [D] Amarillo
|[A] Every night I've been [E7] huggin' my pillow
|[A] Dreaming dreams of [D] Amarillo
|[A] And sweet Ma[E7]rie who [A] waits for me
|[A] Show me the way to [D] Amarillo
|[A] I've been weepin' [E7] like a willow
|[A] Crying over [D] Amarillo
|[A] And sweet Ma[E7]rie who [A] waits for me
Outro:
[A] Sha la la la [D] la la la la [A] sha la la la [E7] la la la la [E7]
[D] Sha la la la [A] la la la la [E7] and Marie who [A] waits for me
[A] Sha la la la [D] la la la la [A] sha la la la [E7] la la la la [E7]
[D] Sha la la la [A] la la la la [E7] and Marie who [A] waits for me
[A] Cha cha cha
Angel From Montgomery - John Prine
[D] I am an old [G] woman [D] named after my [G] mother.
[D] My old man is a-[G]nother [A] child that's grown [D] old.
If dreams were [G] thunder [D] and lightning was de-[G]sire
[D] this old house would've [G] burnt down a [A] long time a-[D]go.
[D] Make me an [C] angel that [G] flies from Mont-[D]gomery.
Make me a [C] poster of [G] an old rode-[D]o.
Just give me [C] one thing that [G] I can hold [D] on to.
To believe in this [G] living is just a [A] hard way to [D] go.
[G] [D] [G]
[D] When I was a young [G] girl [D] I had me [G] a cowboy,
[D] wasn't much to [G] look at, [A] just a free rambl-in' [D] man.
But that was a [G] long time, and [D] no matter how [G] I try,
[D] the years just flow [G] by like a [A] broken down [D] dam.
[D] Make me an [C] angel that [G] flies from Mont-[D]gomery.
Make me a [C] poster of [G] an old rode-[D]o.
Just give me [C] one thing that [G] I can hold [D] on to.
To believe in this [G] living is just a [A] hard way to [D] go.
[G] [D] [G]
[D] There's flies [G] in the [D] kitchen, I can [G] hear all their buzzin'
[D] but I ain't done [G] nothin' since I [A] woke up to-[D]day.
But how the hell [G] can a person go to [D] work in the [G] morning
[D] come home in the [G] evenin' and have nothin' [A] to say? [D]
[D] Make me an [C] angel that [G] flies from Mont-[D]gomery.
Make me a [C] poster of [G] an old rode-[D]o.
Just give me [C] one thing that [G] I can hold [D] on to.
To believe in this [G] living is just a [A] hard way to [D] go.
To believe in this [G] living is just a [A] hard way to [D] go.
(Added by Rodger, Bangor Ukes Oct 24)
Cant Fight The Moonlight - LeAnn Rimes
[Verse 1]
[Bm] under a love[Em]rs sky
gonna be [A] with you and [G] no one's gonna be around
[Bm] if you think that you [Em] won't fall well just wait [A] untill
til the sun goes down
[Em] underneith the star[D]light starlight
[Em] there's a magical feel[D]ing so right
[G] it will take you into night.
|[Chorus]
|you can try [Cm] to resist
|try to hide [Fm] from my kiss
|but you know, [Bb] but you know that you [G#] can't fight the [G] moonlight
|deep [Cm] in the dark you'll sur[Fm]render your heart
|don't you know, [Bb] don't you know that you [G#] can't fight
|the [C] moonlight [Fm] no you can't fight [G] it
|It's [G] gonna get to your heart.
[Verse 2]
[Bm] there,s no escape [Em] from love
once the gen[A]tle breeze weaves [G] it's spell up on your heart
[Bm] no matter what [Em] you think it won't [A] be too long
untill your in my arms
[Em] underneith the star[D]light starlight
[Em] we'll be lost in the rhy[D]thm so right
[G] feel it steal your heart tonight.
|[Chorus]
|you can try [Cm] to resist
|try to hide [Fm] from my kiss
|but you know, [Bb] but you know that you [G#] can't fight the [G] moonlight
|deep [Cm] in the dark you'll sur[Fm]render your heart
|don't you know, [Bb] don't you know that you [G#] can't fight
|the [C] moonlight [Fm] no you can't fight [G] it
|It's [G] gonna get to your heart.
|[Fm] no you can't fight [G] it
|[Fm] no matter what [G] you do the night is gonna get to you
[Bridge]
[Bm] [Em] can't fight it
[A] dont try it, you're never gonna win,
cause [Em] underneith the sta[D]rlight, starlight
[Em] there's a magical fee[D]ling so right
[G] it will steal your heart tonight
|[Chorus]
|you can try [Cm] to resist
|try to hide [Fm] from my kiss
|but you know, [Bb] but you know that you [G#] can't fight the [G] moonlight
|deep [Cm] in the dark you'll sur[Fm]render your heart
|don't you know, [Bb] don't you know that you [G#] can't fight
|the [C] moonlight [Fm] no you can't fight [G] it
Outro:
[G*] you can try it
[G*] It's gonna get to your heart.
Carolina In My Mind
James Taylor
[F] In my mind I'm [Bb] going to Caro[C]lina
[Bb] Can't you see the [C] sunshine
[Bb] Can't you just feel the [C] moonshine
[F] Maybe just like a [Dm] friend of mine
[Bb] It hit [F] me from be[C]hind
[Bb] Yes [C] I'm [F] going to [C]Carol[Bb]ina [C] in my [F] mind
[F] Karen she's a [Bb] silver sun
You best [Bb] walk her way and [C] watch it shining
[Dm] Watch her [Bb] watch the morning [C] come
A [Bb] silver tear appear[F]ing now [Dm] I'm [C] cryin, [Bb] ain't [C] I?
[F] Going [C] to Caro[Bb]lina [C] in my [F] mind
[F] There ain't no doubt in [Bb] no one's mind
That [Bb] love's the finest [C] thing around
[Dm] Whisper [Bb] something warm and [C] kind
And [Bb] hey babe the [F] sky's on [Dm] fire, I'm [C] dying, [Bb] ain't [C] I?
[F] Going to [C] Caro[Bb]lina [C] in my [F] mind
[F] In my mind I'm [Bb] going to Caro[C]lina
[Bb] Can't you see the [C] sunshine
[Bb] Can't you just feel the [C] moonshine
[F] Maybe just like a [Dm] friend of mine
[Bb] It hit [F] me from be[C]hind
[Bb] Yes [C] I'm [F] going to [C]Carol[Bb]ina [C] in my [F] mind
[F] Dark and silent [Bb] late last night
I [Bb] think I might have heard the [C] highway calling
[Dm] Geese in [Bb] flight and dogs that [C] bite
[Bb] Signs that [F] might be omens [Dm] say I [C] going, [Bb] go[C]ing
I'm [F] going to [C] Caro[Bb]lina [C] in my [F] mind
With a [Dm] holy host of [Bb] others [Dm] standing [C] round me
[F] Still I'm [Bb] on the dark side [Dm] of the [C] moon
And it [Bb] seems like [Bb] it goes on like this [C] for[F]ever
You must [Dm] forgive [C] me
If I'm up and [F] gone to [C] Caro[Bb] lina [C] in my [F] mind
[F] In my mind I'm [Bb] going to Caro[C]lina
[Bb] Can't you see the [C] sunshine
[Bb] Can't you just feel the [C] moonshine
[F] Maybe just like a [Dm] friend of mine
[Bb] It hit [F] me from be[C]hind
[Bb] Yes [C] I'm [F] going to [C]Carol[Bb]ina [C] in my [F] mind
Cat’s in the Cradle [G]
Harry Chapin
Verse 1:
[G] My child arrived just the [Bb] other day
He [C] came to the world in the [G] usual way
But there were [G] planes to catch and [Bb] bills to pay
He [C] learned to walk while I [G] was away
And he was [F] talkin' 'fore I knew it and [Dm] as he grew
He'd say [Bb] I'm gonna [Dm] be like [G] you dad
You [Bb] know I'm gonna [Dm] be like [G] you
|Chorus:
|And the [G] cat's in the cradle and the [F] silver spoon
|[Bb] Little boy blue and the [C] man in the moon
|[G] When you comin' home dad I [F] don't know when
|But [Bb] we'll get to[Dm]gether [G] then son
|You [Bb] know we'll have a [Dm] good time [G] then
Verse 2:
[G] My son turned ten just the [Bb] other day
He said [C] Thanks for the ball Dad come [G] on let's play
[G] Can you teach me to throw I said [Bb] not today
I got a [C] lot to do he said [G] that's OK
And he [F] walked away but his [Dm] smile never dimmed
And said [Bb] I'm gonna [Dm] be like [G] him yeah
You [Bb] know I'm gonna [Dm] be like [G] him
Chorus:
Verse 3:
[G] Well he came from college just the [Bb] other day
So [C] much like a man I just [G] had to say
[G] Son I'm proud of you can you [Bb] sit for a while
He [C] shook his head and [G] he said with a smile
What I'd [F] really like Dad is to [Dm] borrow the car keys
[Bb] See you [Dm] later can I [G] have them please
|Chorus:
|And the [G] cat's in the cradle and the [F] silver spoon
|[Bb] Little boy blue and the [C] man in the moon
|[G] When you comin' home dad I [F] don't know when
|But [Bb] we'll get to[Dm]gether [G] then son
|You [Bb] know we'll have a [Dm] good time [G] then
Verse 4:
[G] I've long since retired my [Bb] son's moved away
I [C] called him up just the [G] other day
I said I'd [G] like to see you if [Bb] you don't mind
He said I'd [C] love to Dad if I could [G] find the time
You see my [F] new job's a hassle and the [Dm] kids have the flu
But it's [Bb] sure nice [Dm] talking to [G] you Dad
It's been [Bb] sure nice [Dm] talking to [G] you
And as I [F] hung up the phone it o[Dm]ccurred to me
He'd [Bb] grown up [Dm] just like [G] me
my [Bb] boy was [Dm] just like [G] me
Chorus:
Copperhead Road
Steve Earle
Intro:
D D D D
Verse 1:
D
Well my name's John Lee Pettimore
Same as my daddy and his daddy before
D
You hardly ever saw Grandaddy down here
He only came to town about twice a year
D
He'd buy a hundred pounds of yeast and some copper line
Everybody knew that he made moonshine
G G
Now the revenue man wanted Grandaddy bad
D
He headed up the holler with everything he had
G G
It's before my time but I've been told
(D*) He never came back from Copperhead Road
Instrumental:
D D D D
Verse 2:
D
Now Daddy ran the whiskey in a big block Dodge
Bought it at an auction at the Mason's Lodge
D
Johnson County Sheriff painted on the side
Just shot a coat of primer then he looked inside
D
Well him and my uncle tore that engine down
I still remember that rumblin' sound
G G
Well the sheriff came around in the middle of the night
D
Heard mama cryin', knew something wasn't right
G G
Headed down to Knoxville with the weekly load
(D*) You could smell the whiskey burnin' down Copperhead Road
Instrumental:
(D x 5) (D x 5) (D x5) (D x5)
(back to regular strumming)
D D D D
Verse 3:
D
I volunteered for the Army on my birthday
They draft the white trash first,'round here anyway
D
I done two tours of duty in Vietnam
And I came home with a brand new plan
D
I take the seed from Colombia and Mexico
I plant it up the holler down Copperhead Road
G G
Well the D.E.A.'s got a chopper in the air
D
I wake up screaming like I'm back over there
G G
I learned a thing or two from Charlie don't you know
[D*] You better stay away from Copperhead Road
Instrumental:
(D x 5) (D x 5) (D x5) (D x5)
(back to regular strumming)
D D D D
Outro:
D
Copperhead Road.......Copperhead Road
D
Copperhead Road.......Copperhead Road
Cornbread & Butterbeans - Trad / Carolina Chocolate Drops
|[Chorus]
|G C
|Cornbread and Butterbeans, and you across the table
|D7 G
|Eatin’ beans and makin’ love as long as I am able
|G C
|Hoein’ corn and cotton too and when the day is over
|D7 G
|Ride that mule, a crazy fool, and love again all over
G C
Goodbye, don’t you cry, I’m goin’ to Louisiana
D7 G
Buy a dog and a big fat hog and marry Suzyanna
G C
Sing-song, ding-dong, gonna take trip to China
D7 G
Cornbread and butterbeans and then to Carolina
|[Chorus]
G C
Wearin’ shoes and drinkin’ booze is going against the bible
D7 G
A necktie will make you die, and cause you lots of trouble
G C
Streetcars and whiskey bars and kissin’ pretty women
D7 G
Whoa man that’s the end of a terrible beginning
|[Chorus]
G C
Can’t read and don’t care and education’s awful
D7 G
Raisin’ heck and writing checks, it ought to be unlawful
G C
Silk hose and pretty clothes is just a waste of money
D7 G
I can see how glad you’ll be to marry me my honey
|[Chorus]
(Added by Rodger, Bangor Ukes June 2024)
Cotton-Eyed Joe - Rednex
[Verse 1]
G C G
Way back yonder a long time ago
G D G
Daddy worked a man called Cotton-Eyed Joe
G C G
Blew into town on a travelin' show
G D G
Nobody danced like the Cotton-Eyed Joe
|[Chorus]
|G C G
| If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eye Joe
|G D G
| I'd been married a long time ago
|G C G
| Where did you come from, where did you go?
|G D G
| Where did you come from, Cotton-Eye Joe?
[Verse 2]
G C G
He came to town like a midwinter storm
G D G
He rode through the fields, so handsome and strong
G C G
His eyes was his tools and his smile was his gun
G D G
But all he had come for was having some fun
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
G C G
Mama's at the window, Mama's at the door
G D G
She can't see nothin' but the Cotton-Eyed Joe
G C G
Daddy held the fiddle, I held the bow
G D G
An' we beat the crud out of Cotton-Eyed Joe
|[Chorus]
|G C G
| If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eye Joe
|G D G
| I'd been married a long time ago
|G C G
| Where did you come from, where did you go?
|G D G
| Where did you come from, Cotton-Eye Joe?
[Verse 4]
G C G
Made himself a a fiddle, made himself a bow
G D G
Made a little tune called Cotton-Eyed Joe
G C G
Hadn't oughta been for Cotton-Eyed Joe
G D G
I'd a-been married a long time ago
[Chorus]
[Verse 5]
G C G
Whenever there's a dance all the women want to go
G D G
And they all want to dance with the Cotton-Eyed Joe
G C G
Daddy won't say but I think he knows
G D G
Whatever happened to Cotton-Eyed Joe
|[Chorus]
|G C G
| If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eye Joe
|G D G
| I'd been married a long time ago
|G C G
| Where did you come from, where did you go?
|G D G
| Where did you come from, Cotton-Eye Joe?
[Verse 6]
G C G
He brought disaster wherever he went
G C G
The hearts of the girls was to Hell, broken, sent
G C G
They all ran away so nobody would know
G C G
And left only men 'cause of Cotton-Eye Joe
[Chorus]
Crystal Chandeliers - Charley Pride
|[Chorus]
| C G7
|All the crystal chandeliers light up the paintings on your wall
| C
|The marble statuettes are standing stately, in the hall,
| F
|But will the timely crowd, that has you laughing loud help you dry your tears
| C G7 C
|When the new wears off of your crystal chandeliers
C G7
I never did fit in too well with folks you knew
C
And it's plain to see that the likes of me don't fit with you
F
So you traded me for the gaiety of the well to do
C G7 C
And you turned a way from the love I offered you
[Chorus]
C G7
I see your picture in the news most every day
C
You're the chosen girl of the social world, So the stories say
F
But a paper smile only lasts a while Then it fades away
C G7 C
And the love we knew will come home to you some day
[Chorus]
Dead Flowers
Rolling Stones
[D] Well when you're sittin [A] there in your [G] silk upholstered [D] chair
[D] Talkin to some [A] rich folk that you [G] know [D]
[D] Well I hope you won’t see [A] me in my [G] ragged compa[D]ny
[D] You know I could [A] never be a[G]lone [D]
[D] Take me [A] down little Suzie take me [D] down
[A] I know you think you're the queen of the under[D]ground
[D] And you can [G] send me dead flowers every [D] morning
[G] Send me dead flowers by the [D] mail
[G] Send me dead flowers at my [D] wedding
[D] And I won’t forget to put [A] roses on your [G] grave [D]
[D] Well when you're sittin [A] back in your [G] rose pink Cadi[D]llac
[D] Makin bets on [A] Kentucky Derby [G] day [D]
[D] Well I'll be in my basement [A] room with a [G] needle and a [D] spoon
[D] And another girl can [A] take my pain a[G]way [D]
[D] Take me [A] down little Suzie take me [D] down
[A] I know you think you're the queen of the under[D]ground
[D] And you can [G] send me dead flowers every [D] morning
[G] Send me dead flowers by the [D] mail
[G] Send me dead flowers at my [D] wedding
[D] And I won’t forget to put [A] roses on your [G] grave [D]
[D] Take me [A] down little Suzie take me [D] down
[A] I know you think you're the queen of the under[D]ground
[D] And you can [G] send me dead flowers every [D] morning
[G] Send me dead flowers by the U.S. [D] mail
[G] Say it with dead flowers at my [D] wedding
[D] And I won’t forget to put [A] roses on your [G] grave [D]
[D] And I won’t forget to put [A] roses on your [G] grave [D]
Desire[D] - Ryan Adams
[Intro]
[D] [G] [D] [G]
[Verse 1]
Two hearts fad[D]ing, like a flower[G]
and all this wa[D]iting, for the powe[G]r
For some an[Bm]swer[Bm/A] to this fir[G]e
Sinking slo[Bm]wly, [Bm/A]the water’s[G] higher
Mmmmm
[Chorus]
De[D]sire [G] [D]Desire [G]
[Verse 2]
With no se[D]crets and no obse[G]ssions
This time I'm sp[D]eeding with no dir[G]ection
Without a rea[Bm]son,[Bm/A] what is this [G]fire
Burning slo[Bm]wly,[Bm/A] my one and onl[G]y
Mmmmm
[Chorus]
De[D]sire D[G]esire De[D]sire Des[G]ire
[Harmonic solo part]
[D] [G] [D] [G]
[Em7] [G/F#] [G] [A]
[Verse 3]
You kn[D]ow me, you know my wa[G]itin'
You just can't [D]show me, but God I'm [G]praying
That you'll fin[Em7]d me, that you'll se[G/F#]e me
That you'll [G]run and, never t[A]ire
Mmmmm
[Chorus]
De[D]sire Des[G]ire Des[D]ire Des[G]ire
[Outro]
D G
Down to the River to Pray
Alison Krauss
Verse 1:
As I went [E] down to the [A] river to [E] pray [B7] Studying about that [E] good old way
And who shall wear, the [A] starry crown Good [B7] lord, [A] show me the [E] way
|Chorus:
|[B7] O sisters [E] let's go down
|[A] Let's go down, [E] come on down
|[B7] O sisters [E] let's go down,
|[A] Down in the river to [E] pray
Verse 2:
As I went [E] down to the [A] river to [E] pray [B7] Studying about that [E] good old way
And who shall wear, the [A] starry crown Good [B7] lord, [A] show me the [E] way
Chorus: O Brothers
Verse 3:
As I went [E] down to the [A] river to [E] pray [B7] Studying about that [E] good old way
And who shall wear, the [A] starry crown Good [B7] lord, [A] show me the [E] way
|Chorus:
|[B7] O fathers [E] let's go down
|[A] Let's go down, [E] come on down
|[B7] O fathers [E] let's go down,
|[A] Down in the river to [E] pray
Verse 4:
As I went [E] down to the [A] river to [E] pray [B7] Studying about that [E] good old way
And who shall wear, the [A] starry crown Good [B7] lord, [A] show me the [E] way
Chorus: O mothers...etc
Verse 5:
As I went [E] down to the [A] river to [E] pray [B7] Studying about that [E] good old way
And who shall wear, the [A] starry crown Good [B7] lord, [A] show me the [E] way
|Chorus:
|[B7] O sinners [E] let's go down
|[A] Let's go down, [E] come on down
|[B7] O sinners [E] let's go down,
|[A] Down in the river to [E] pray
Verse 6:
As I went [E] down to the [A] river to [E] pray [B7] Studying about that [E] good old way
And who shall wear, the [A] starry crown
Outro (Slower):
Good [B7*] lord, [A*] show me the [E*] way
Falling slowly - Glen Hansard
Verse 1:
C F
I don't know you but I want you
C F
All the more for that
C F
Words fall through me and always fool me
C F
And I can't re-act
Pre-Chorus:
Am G F G Am
Games that never a-mount to more than their meant
G F
Will play themselves out
|Chorus:
|C G Am G F
| Take this sinking boat and point it home
| Am G
|We've still got time [F]
|C G Am G F
| Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
| Am G
|You've make it known [F]
Verse 2:
C F
Falling slowly, eyes that know me
C F
And I can't go back
C F
Moods that take me and erase me
C F
And I'm painted black
Pre-Chorus:
Am G F G Am
You have suffered e-nough and warred with your-self
G F
It's time that you won
|Chorus:
|C G Am G F
| Take this sinking boat and point it home
| Am G
|We've still got time [F]
|C G Am G F
| Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
| Am G
|You've make it known [F]
Outro:
C F
I don't know you but I want you
C F
All the more for that
Four Strong Winds [C] - Neil Young
Intro:
[C] [C] [C] [C]
[Chorus]
Four strong [C] winds that blow [Dm] lonely,
Seven [G7] seas that run [C] high
All these [C] things that don't [Dm] change come what [G7] may
For the [C] good times are all [Dm] gone,
And I'm [G7] bound for moving [C] on
I'll look [Dm] for you if I'm [F] ever back this [G7] way.
[Verse 1]
Think I'll [C] go out to Al [Dm] berta,
Weather's [G7] good there in the [C] fall
Got some [C] friends that I can [Dm] go to working [G7] for
Still I [C] wish you'd change your [Dm] mind,
If I [G7] asked you one more [C] time
But we've [Dm] been through that a [F] hundred times or [G7] more
[Chorus]
Four strong [C] winds that blow [Dm] lonely,
Seven [G7] seas that run [C] high
All these things that don't [Dm] change come what [G7] may
For the [C] good times are all [Dm] gone,
And I'm [G7] bound for moving [C] on
I'll look [Dm] for you if I'm [F] ever back this [G7] way.
[Verse 2]
If I [C] get there before the [Dm] snow falls,
And if [G7] things are looking [C] good
You could [C] meet me if I [Dm] sent you down the [G7] fare
But if you [C] wait until it's [Dm] winter,
[G7] It'll be no [C] good
Cos that [Dm] wind sure can [F] blow way out [G7] there
[Chorus]
Four strong [C] winds that blow [Dm] lonely,
Seven [G7] seas that run [C] high
All those things that don't [Dm] change come what [G7] may
Now our [C] good times are all [Dm] gone,
And I'm [G7] bound for moving [C] on
I'll look [Dm] for you if I'm [F] ever back this [G7] way.
Yes our [C] good times are all [Dm] gone, and I'm [G7] bound for moving [C] on
I'll look [Dm] for you if I'm [G7] ever back this [C] way.
[C*]
Gone Gone Gone - Plant/Krauss
Intro - Cajon & Ukes:
C C C C
+ Bass:
C C C C
Verse 1:
C
Some sunny day, baby
C
when everything seems ok, baby
C F
you'll wake up and find that you're a-lone
C G
'Cause i'll be gone, gone gone gone
Am F
really gone, gone gone gone
C
'cause you done me wrong
C C
Verse 2:
C
Everyone that you meet, baby
C
As you walk down the street, baby
C F
Will ask you why you're walking all a-lone
C G
why you're on your own, just say i'm gone
Am F
gone gone gone, gone gone gone
C
'cause you done me wrong
C C
|Chorus:
|F Eb F Eb C
| ahhh, ahhh, ahhh, ahhh, ahhh
|C C
|F Eb F Eb C
| ahhh, ahhh, ahhh, ahhh, ahhh
|C C
Verse 3:
C
And if you change your way, baby
C
you might get back to stay, baby
C F
you better hurry up if you don't wanna be a-lone
C G
or i'll be gone, gone gone gone
Am F
really gone, gone gone gone
C
'cause you done me wrong
C C
|Chorus:
|F Eb F Eb C
| ahhh, ahhh, ahhh, ahhh, ahhh
|C C
|F Eb F Eb C
| ahhh, ahhh, ahhh, ahhh, ahhh
|C C
Outro:
C
Some sunny day, baby
C
when everything seems ok, baby
C F
you'll wake up and find that you're a-lone
C G
'Cause i'll be gone, gone gone gone
Am F
really gone, gone gone gone
C
'cause you done me wrong
C
done me wrong
C
done me wrong
C
done me wrong
[G*] [C*]
Goodbye Earl [C] - Dixie Chicks
C F
Mary Anne and Wanda were the best of friends
C G
All through thier high school days
C F
Both members of the 4H club
C G C
Both active in the FFA
C F C G
After graduation Mary Anne went out lookin' for a bright new world
C F
Wanda looked all around this town
C G C
And all she found was Earl
C F
Well it wasn't two weeks After she got married that
C G
Wanda started gettin' abused
C F
She put on dark glasses and long sleeved blouses
C G C
And make up to cover a bruise
C F
Well she finally got the nerve to file for divorce
C G
She let the law take it from there
C F
But Earl walked right through that restraining order
C G C
And put her in intensive care
Am G
Right away Mary Anne flew in from Atlanta
F C
On a red eye midnight flight
Am G
She held Wanda's hand as they Worked out a plan
F G
And it didn't take 'em long to decide
C F C
That Earl had to die
G F
Goodbye Earl
C F C
Those black-eyed peas
G F
They tasted all right to me Earl
C F C
You're feelin' weak
G F
Why don't you lay down And sleep Earl
C
Ain't it dark
F G F C F C F
Wrapped up in that tarp Earl
C F
The cops came by to bring Earl in
C
They searched the house
G
High and low
C
Then they tipped thier hats
F C G C
And said "thank you ladies if you hear from him let us know"
C
Well the weeks went by and
F
Spring turned to Summer
C G
And Summer faded into Fall
C F
And it turns out he was a missing person
C G C
Who nobody missed at all
Am
So the girls bought some land
G
And a roadside stand
F C
Out on Highway 109
Am
They sell Tennessee ham
G
And strawberry jam
F
And they don't
G
Lose any sleep at night 'cause
C F G
Earl had to die
G F
Goodbye Earl
C
We need a break
F C G F
Let's go out to the lake Earl
C F C
We'll pack a lunch
G F
And stuff you in the trunk Earl
C F C
Well is that all right
G F
Good Let's go for a ride
C F C G F C
Earl Hey
He Thinks He’ll Keep Her - Mary Chapin Carpenter
Intro:
[G] [G] [Em] [C] [G] [G] [Em] [C]
Verse 1:
[G] She makes his [G] coffee, [Em] she makes his [C] bed
[G] She does the [G] laundry, [Em] she keeps him [C] fed
[D] When she was [D] twenty-one she [Am] wore her mother's [Am] lace
[D] She said for[D]ever with a [Em] smile up[C]on her [D] face
[G] She does the [G] carpool, [Em] she PTA's [C]
[G] Doctors and [G] dentists, [Em] she drives [C] all day
[D] When she was [D] twenty-nine [Am] she delivered num[Am]ber three
[D] And every chri[D]stmas card [Em] showed a [C] perfect [D] family
|Chorus:
|[G] Everyth[D]ing runs right on [C] time, years of [D] practice and des[G]ign
|Spit and [D] polish till it [C] shines, he thinks he'll [D] keep her
|[G] Everyth[D]ing is so ben[C]ign, safest [D] place you'll ever [G] find
|God for[D]bid you'd change your [C] mind, he thinks he'll [D] keep her
Instrumental:
[G] [G] [Em] [C]
Verse 2:
[G] She packs his [G] suitcase, [Em] she sits and [C] waits
[G] With no express[G]ion upon [Em] her face [C]
[D] When she was [D] thirty-six [Am] she met him at the [Am] door
[D] She said, "I'm [D] sorry, I [Em] don't [C] love you any[D]more"
Chorus:
Instrumental:
[G] [G] [Em] [C]
Bridge:
For [D] fifteen years she [D] had a job and [Am] not one raise in [Am] pay
[D] Now she's in the [D] typing pool at [Em] minimum [C] wage [D]
|Chorus:
|[G] Everyth[D]ing runs right on [C] time, years of [D] practice and des[G]ign
|Spit and [D] polish till it [C] shines, he thinks he'll [D] keep her
|[G] Everyth[D]ing is so ben[C]ign, safest [D] place you'll ever [G] find
|God for[D]bid you'd change your [C] mind, he thinks he'll [D] keep her
Outro:
[G] [G] [Em] [C] [G] [G] [Em] [C] [G] [G] [Em] [C] [G] [G] [Em] [C] [D] [G]
Horse With No Name
America
[Intro]
[Em] [D] x2
[Verse 1]
Em D
On the first part of the journey
Em D
I was looking at all the life
Em D
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
Em D
There were sand and hills and rings
Em D
The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz
Em D
And the sky with no clouds
Em D
The heat was hot and the ground was dry
Em D
But the air was full of sound
|[Chorus]
| Em D
|I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
| Em D
|It felt good to be out of the rain
| Em D
|In the desert you can remember your name
| Em D
|'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
|Em D
| La, la, la lala la la la, la, la
|Em D
| La, la, la lala la la la, la, la
[Verse 2]
Em D
After two days in the desert sun
Em D
My skin began to turn red
Em D
After three days in the desert fun
Em D
I was looking at a river bed
Em D
And the story it told of a river that flowed
Em D
Made me sad to think it was dead
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
Em D
After nine days I let the horse run free
Em D
'Cause the desert had turned to sea
Em D
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
Em D
There were sand and hills and rings
Em D
The ocean is a desert with its life underground
Em D
And a perfect disguise above
Em D
Under the cities lies a heart made of ground
Em D
But the humans will give no love
|[Chorus]
| Em D
|I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
| Em D
|It felt good to be out of the rain
| Em D
|In the desert you can remember your name
| Em D
|'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
|Em D
| La, la, la lala la la la, la, la
|Em D
| La, la, la lala la la la, la, la
|Em D
| La, la, la lala la la la, la, la
|Em D
| La, la, la lala la la la, la, la
Hurt - Johnny Cash
[Intro]
Am C D Am C D
[Verse 1]
Am C D Am C D Am
I hurt myself today to see if I still feel
C D Am C Dm Am
I focus on the pain the only thing that's real
C D Am C D Am
The needle tears a hole the old familiar sting
C D Am C D G
Try to kill it all away but I remember everything
|[Chorus]
|Am F C G
| What have I become? My sweetest friend
|Am F C G
| Everyone I know goes away in the end
| Am F G G
|And you could have it all My empire of dirt
|Am F G Am
| I will let you down I will make you hurt
[Transition]
Am C D Am C D
[Verse 2]
Am C D Am C D Am
I wear this crown of thorns upon my liars chair
C D Am C D Am
Full of broken thoughts I cannot repair
C D Am C D Am
Beneath the stains of time the feeling disappears
C D Am C D G
You are someone else I am still right here
|[Chorus 2]
|Am F C G
| What have I become? My sweetest friend
|Am F C G
| Everyone I know goes away in the end
| Am F G G
|And you could have it all My empire of dirt
|Am F G G
| I will let you down I will make you hurt
| Am F G G
|If I could start again a million miles away
|Am F G
| I would keep myself I would find away
[Outro]
Am C D Am C D Am
I Wish It Would Rain - Nanci Griffith
[C] Oh, I wish it would [G] rain, wash my [C] face [G] clean
I wanna find some dark clouds to hide in [D7^2] here
Love and [G] memory, it sparkles like [C] dia[G] monds
When the [C] diamonds [G] fall, they burn like [Em] tears
[C] When the diamonds [G] fall, [D7^2] burns like [G] tears
[G] Once I had a love from the [C] Georgia [G] pines
Who [D7^2] only cared for [Em] me
Gonna [G] find that love of 22, here at [D7^2] 33
Got a [G] heart on my right and [C] one on my [G] left
But [D7^2] neither suits my [Em] needs
Cause the [G] one I want is way out west
And he [D7^2] never will need [G] me
[NC] Oh, I wish it would [G] rain, wash my [C] face [G] clean
I wanna find some dark clouds to hide in [D7-alt] here
Oh, the love and [G] memory, it sparkles like [C] dia[G] monds
When the [C] diamonds [G] fall, they burn like [Em] tears
[C] When the diamonds [G] fall, [D7-alt] burns like [G] tears
[G] Gonna pack up my [C] two-steppin' [G] shoes
And [D7^2] head for the Gulf Coast[Em] plains
Wanna [G] walk the streets of my hometown
Where everybody knows my [D7^2] name
Gonna [G] ride the train down to [C] Galva[G]ston
Where the [D7^2] hurricanes blow [Em] in
Cause that [G] Gulf Coast water tastes sweet as wine
When your [D7^2] heart's blowin’ home in the [G] wind
[NC] Oh, I wish it would [G] rain, wash my [C] face [G] clean
I wanna find some dark clouds to hide in [D7^2] here
Oh, the love and [G] memory, it sparkles like [C] dia[G] monds
When the [C] diamonds [G] fall, they burn like [Em] tears
[C] When the diamonds [G] fall, [D7^2] burns like [G] tears
[NC] Oh, I wish it would [G] rain, wash my [C] face [G] clean
I wanna find some dark clouds to hide in [D7^2] here
Oh, the love and [G] memory, it sparkles like [C] dia[G] monds
When the [C] diamonds [G] fall, they burn like [Em] tears
[C] When the diamonds [G] fall, [D7^2] burns like [G] tears
In Spite of Ourselves [C] - John Prine & Iris DeMent
[intro]
C C
She don't like her eggs all runny, She thinks crossin' her legs is funny
F C
She looks down her nose at money, Gets it on like the Easter Bunny,
G G C
She's my baby, I'm her honey, never gonna let her go.
C
He ain't got laid in a month of Sundays,
C
caught him once he was sniffing my undies
F C
He ain't too sharp but he gets things done, drinks his beer like it's oxygen
G G C
He's my baby, and I'm his honey, never gonna let him go
|[Chorus]
|C F C
|In spite of ourselves, we'll end up sittin' on a rainbow
| G C
|Against all odds, honey we're the big door prize,
| F C
|we’re gonna spite our noses right off of our faces,
| C G C
|There won't be nothing but big old hearts dancing in our eyes.
C C
She thinks all my jokes are corny, Convict movies make her horny,
F C
She likes ketchup on her scrambled eggs, swears like a sailor when she shaves her legs.
G C
takes a lickin', and keeps on tickin', never gonna let her go
C
He's got more balls than a big brass monkey,
C
He's a whacked out weirdo and a lovebug junkie
F C
Sly as a fox, crazy as a loon, payday comes and he's a-howling at the moon,
G C
He's my baby, I don't mean maybe, never gonna let him go
In The Arms Of The Angel[C] - Sarah McLachlan
C Cadd9
C Cadd9
C Dm F
Spend all your time waiting for that second chance,
C F G
for a break that would make it okay.
G Dm F
There's always some reason to feel not good enough,
C F G
and it's hard, at the end of the day.
G Dm F
I need some distraction, Oh, a beautiful release.
C F G
memories seep from my veins.
G Dm F C F G
Let me be empty, Oh, and weightless and maybe, I'll find some peace to-night.
|[Chorus]
|
| C Cadd9 C Em
|In the arms of the angel, fly away from here,
| F C G
|from this dark, cold hotel room, and the endlessness that you feel.
| C Cadd9 C Em
|You are pulled from the wreckage, Of your silent reverie.
| F C G C
|You're in the arms of the angel, may you find some comfort here.
[Verse 2]
C Dm F
So tired of the straight line, and everywhere you turn,
C F G
there's vultures and thieves at your back.
G Dm F
The storm keeps on twisting. Keep on building the lies
C G
that you make up for all that you lack.
G Dm F
Don't make no difference, escape one last time.
C F G
It's easier to believe
G Dm F
in this sweet madness, Oh, this glorious sadness,
C F G
that brings me to my knees.
|[Chorus]
|
| C Cadd9 C Em
|In the arms of the angel, fly away from here,
| F C G
|from this dark, cold hotel room, and the endlessness that you feel.
| C Cadd9 C Em
|You are pulled from the wreckage, Of your silent reverie.
| F C G C
|You're in the arms of the angel, may you find some comfort here.
| F C G C
|You're in the arms of the angel, may you find some comfort here.
[Outro]
C -> Cadd9
C -> Cadd9
C
It's Too Late
Carole King
[Dm] [G7] [Dm] [G7]
[Dm] Stayed in bed all morning just to [G7] pass the time
[Dm] There's something wrong here there can [G7] be no denying
[Dm] One of us is changing
Or [Cm] maybe we've just stopped [Bbmaj7] trying
And it's [Ebmaj7] too late baby now [Bbmaj7] it's too late
Though we [Ebmaj7] really did try to [Bbmaj7] make it
[Ebmaj7] Something inside has [Bbmaj7] died
And I can't [Gm7] hide and I just can't [A7sus4] fake it
[A7] [Dm] [G7] [Dm] [G7]
It [Dm] used to be so easy living [G7] here with you
[Dm] You were light and breezy and I [G7] knew just what to do
Now [Dm] you look so unhappy and [Cm] I feel like a [Bbmaj7] fool
And it's [Ebmaj7] too late baby now [Bbmaj7] it's too late
Though we [Ebmaj7] really did try to [Bbmaj7] make it
[Ebmaj7] Something inside has [Bbmaj7] died
And I can't [Gm7] hide and I just can't [C7sus4] fake it [C7] oh
[Fmaj7] No no [Bbmaj7]
[Ebmaj7] [Dm] [Ebmaj7] [Bbmaj7] [Gm7] [A7] [Dm] [G7] [Dm] [G7]
[Dm] There'll be good times again for [G7] me and you
But we [Dm] just can't stay together don't you [G7] feel it too
Still I'm [Dm] glad for what we had
[Cm] And how I once [Bbmaj7] loved you
But it's [Ebmaj7] too late baby now [Bbmaj7] it's too late
Though we [Ebmaj7] really did try to [Bbmaj7] make it
[Ebmaj7] Something inside has [Bbmaj7] died
And I can't [Gm7] hide and I just can't [C7sus4] fake it [C7] oh [Fmaj7] No no [Bbmaj7]
[Ebmaj7] [Dm] [Ebmaj7] [Bbmaj7] [Gm7]
[C7sus4] It’s too [Fmaj7] late [Bbmaj7] baby
It’s too [Fmaj7] late now [Bbmaj7] darling it’s too [Fmaj7] late
It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
Bob Dylan
Intro: [A] [D] [A] [D]
[A] You must leave now take what you need you [D] think will last
But what[A]ever you wish to keep you better [D] grab it fast
[Em] Yonder stands your [G] orphan with his [D] gun
[Em] Crying like a [G] fire in the [D] sun
[F#m] Look out baby the saints are coming [A] through
And [Em] it's all over [G] now Baby [D] Blue
The [A] highway is for gamblers better [D] use your sense
[A] Take what you have gathered from co-[D]incidence
The [Em] empty handed [G] painter from your [D] streets
Is [Em] drawing crazy [G] patterns on your [D] sheets
[F#m] This sky too is folding under [A] you
And [Em] it's all over [G] now Baby [D] Blue
[A] [G] [A] [G] [D] [D]
[A] All your seasick sailors they are [D] rowing home
Your [A] empty handed armies are all [D] going home
The [Em] lover who just [G] walked out your [D] door
Has [Em] taken all his [G] blankets from the [D] floor
The [F#m] carpet too is moving under [A] you
And [Em] it's all over [G] now Baby [D] Blue
Leave your [A] stepping stones behind something [D] calls for you
For[A]-get the dead you've left they will not [D] follow you
The [Em] vagabond who's [G] rapping at your [D] door
Is [Em] standing in the [G] clothes that you once [D] wore
[F#m] Strike another match go start a[A]-new
And [Em] it's all over [G] now Baby [D] Blue
Yes [Em] it's all over [G] now Baby [D] Blue
I’ll Never Find Another You
The Seekers
Intro: [C] / [F] / [G] / / / x4
There‘s a [C] new world [F] somewhere, they [D7] call the Promised [G] Land,
And I‘ll [C] be there [Em] someday, if [F] you will hold my [G] hand,
I still [Am] need you there be[F]side me, no [G] matter [F] what I [Em] do
[Dm] For I [C] know I‘ll [Am] never [Dm] find, an[G7]other [C] you [F] [G]
There is [C] always [F] someone, for [D7] each of us they [G] say
And you'll [C] be my [Em] someone, for [F] ever and a [C] day
I could [Am] search the whole world [F] over un[G7]til my [F] life is [Em] through
[Dm] But I [C] know I'll [Am] never [Dm] find an[G7]other [C] you [F] [G]
It‘s a [Am] long, long [F] journey, so [C] stay [G7] by my [C] side,
When I [Am] walk through the [G] storm, you'll [F] be my [G] guide,
[F] Be my [G] guide
If they [C] gave me a [F] fortune, my [D7] pleasure would be [G] small,
I could [C] lose it all to[Em]morrow, and [F] never mind at [G] all,
But if [Am] I should lose your [F] love, dear, I [G] don't know [F] what I'll [Em] do,
[Dm] For I [C] know I‘ll [Am] never [Dm] find, an[G7]other [C] you [F] [G]
Instrumental First Two Lines: [C] [F] [D7] [G] [C] [Em] [F] [G]
But if [Am] I should lose your [F] love, dear, I [G] don't know [F] what I'll [Em] do,
[Dm] For I [C] know I‘ll [Am] never [Dm] find, an[G7]other [C] you [F] [G]
Another [C] you, [F] [G]
Another [C] you. [F] [C]
Killing Me Softly [Em]
Roberta Flack
|Chorus: (Single Strums)
|[Em] Strumming my pain with his [Am] fingers
|[D] Singing my life with his [G] words
|[Em] Killing me softly with [A] his song
|Killing me [D] softly with [C] his song
|Telling my [G] whole life with [C] his words
|Killing me [F] softly... with his [E7] song
Verse 1:
[Am] I heard he [D] sang a good song
[G] I heard he [C] had a style
[Am] And so I [D] came to see him and [Em] listen for a while
[Am] And there he [D] was this young boy
[G] A stranger [B7] to my eyes
Chorus:
Verse 2:
[Am] I felt all [D] flushed with fever
[G] Embarrassed [C] by the crowd
[Am] I felt he [D] found my letters and [Em] read each one out loud
[Am] I prayed that [D] he would finish
[G] But he just [B7] kept right on
|Chorus:
|[Em] Strumming my pain with his [Am] fingers
|[D] Singing my life with his [G] words
|[Em] Killing me softly with [A] his song
|Killing me [D] softly with [C] his song
|Telling my [G] whole life with [C] his words
|Killing me [F] softly... with his [E7] song
Verse 3:
[Am] He sang as [D] if he knew me
[G] In all my [C] dark despair
[Am] And then he [D] looked right through me as [Em] if I wasn’t there
[Am] And he just [D] kept on singing
[G] Singing [B7] clear and strong...
Chorus:
Louisiana Saturday Night - Mel McDaniel
[Verse]
Waiting in the [C] front yard sitting on a log, [G]
[F] Single-shot rifle and a [C] one-eyed dog
Yonder come the kinfolk, [G] in the moonlight,
[F] Louisiana [G] Saturday [C] night.
|[Chorus]
|[C] Hey you get down the fiddle and you [G] get down the bow
|[F] Kick off your shoes and [C] throw em on the floor,
|Dance in the kitchen till [G] morning light,
|[F] Louisiana [G] Saturday [C] night.
[Verse]
[C] My brother Bill and my [G] other brother Jack,
[F] Belly full of beer and a [C] possum in a sack,
Fifteen kids in the [G] front porch light,
[F] Louisiana [G] Saturday [C] night.
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[C] When Kin folks leave and the [G] kids get fed,
[F] Me and my woman, gonna [C] sneak off to bed,
We'll have a little fun when we [G] turn out the light,
[F] Louisiana [G] Saturday [C] night
|[Chorus] x2
|[C] Hey you get down the fiddle and you [G] get down the bow
|[F] Kick off your shoes and [C] throw em on the floor,
|Dance in the kitchen till [G] morning light,
|[F] Louisiana [G] Saturday [C] night.
Love Story - Taylor Swift
[Intro] [C] [G] [Am] [F]
C
We were both young when I first saw you
F
I close my eyes and the flashback starts
Am F
I'm standing there on a balcony in summer air
C
See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns
F
See you make your way through the crowd
Am G
And say, "Hello" Little did I know
[Pre-Chorus]
F G
That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles
Am C
And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet"
F
And I was crying on the staircase
G Am F G
Begging you please don't go, and I said
|[Chorus 1]
|C
| Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
|G
| I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run
|Am
| You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
|F G
| It's a love story baby just say "yes" [C]
C
So I sneak out to the garden to see you
F
We keep quiet 'cause we're dead if they knew
Am
So close your eyes
G
Escape this town for a little while
[Pre-Chorus]
F G
'Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter
Am C
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
F
But you were everything to me I was
G Am F G
Begging you please don't go, and I said
|[Chorus 2]
|C
| Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
|G
| I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run
|Am
| You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
|F G
| It's a love story baby just say yes
|C
| Romeo, save me, they try to tell me how to feel
|G
| This love is difficult, but it's real,
|Am
| Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess
|F G
| It's a love story baby just say yes, oh
[Bridge - Single Strums]
Am F C G
I got tired of waiting, wondering if you were ever coming a round
Am
My faith in you was fading [F]
C G
When I met you on the outskirts of town and I said
|Chorus 3:
|C
| Romeo save me I've been feeling so alone
|G
| I keep waiting for you but you never come
| Am
|Is this in my head, I don't know what to think
| F G
|He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring and said
|D
| Marry me, Juliet you'll never have to be alone
|A
| I love you, and that's all I really know
| Bm
|I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress
|G A
| It's a love story baby just say [D*] yes
C
We were both young when I first saw you !
Make You Feel My Love [C]
Bob Dylan / Adele
Intro: [C]
Verse 1:
[C] When the rain is blowing [G] in your face
[Bb] And the whole world is [F] on your case
[Fm] I could offer you a [C] warm embrace
[D7] To make you [G7] feel my [C] love
Verse 2:
[C] When evening shadows and the [G] stars appear
[Bb] And there is no one there to [F] dry your tears
[Fm] I could hold you for a [C] million years
[D7] To make you [G7] feel my [C] love
Bridge 1:
[F] I know you haven't made your [C] mind up yet
[Caug] But I would never do you [C] wrong
[F] I've known it from the moment [C] that we met
[D7] No doubt in my mind where you be[G7]long
Verse 3:
[C] I'd go hungry, I'd go [G] black and blue
[Bb] I'd go crawling down the [F] avenue
[Fm] No, there's nothing that I [C] wouldn't do
[D7] To make you [G7] feel my [C] love
Bridge 2:
[F] The storms are raging on the [C] rollin' sea
[Caug] And on the highway of re[C]gret
[F] The winds of change are blowing [C] wild and free
[D7] You ain't seen nothing like me [G7] yet
Verse 4:
[C] I could make you happy, make your [G] dreams come true
[Bb] There is nothing that I [F] wouldn't do
[Fm] Go to the ends of the [C] earth for you
[D7] To make you [G7] feel my [C] love
Outro:
[D7] To make you [G7] feel my [C*] love
Man On The Moon
R.E.M.
Intro: [C][D][C][C] x2
[C] Mott the Hoople and the [D] game of Life, [C] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[C] Andy Kaufman in the [D] wrestling match, [C] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[C] Monopoly, Twenty-one, [D] checkers, and chess, [C] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[C] Mister Fred Blassie, and a [D] breakfast mess, [C] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[C] Let's play Twister, [D] let's play Risk, [C] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[C] I'll see you in heaven if you [D] make the list, [C] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Pre-chorus:
Now [Am] Andy did you hear about [G] this one, [Am] Tell me are you locked in the [G] punch?
Hey [Am] Andy are you goofing on [G] Elvis? Hey [C] baby, [D] Are we losing touch?
Chorus:
[G] If you [Am] believed [C] they put a [Bm] man on the [G] moon, [Am] man on the [D] moon
[G] If you [Am] believe [C] there's nothing [Bm] up my [Am] sleeve, then nothing is cool.
[C] Moses went walking with the [D] staff of wood, [C] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[C] Newton got beaned by the [D] apple good, [C] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[C] Egypt was troubled by the [D] horrible asp, [C] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[C] Mister Charles Darwin had the [D] gall to ask, [C] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Repeat Pre-chorus + Chorus:
Instrumental: [Em] [D] [Em] [D] [Em] [D] [D]
[C] Here's a little agit for the [D] never believer, [C] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[C] Here's a little ghost for the [D] offering, [C] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[C] Here's a truck stop in[D]-stead of Saint Peter's, [C] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[C] Mister Andy Kaufman's gone [D] wrestling, [C] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Repeat Pre-chorus + Chorus:
Instrumental: [Em] [D] [Em] [D] [Em] [D] [D]
Chorus: x2
[Em]
My Little Honda 50 - Tom Tuohy
Capo on 2
[Chorus]
C Am
oh my litle honda fifty, she's rapid and she's nifty
F G
she'll get you away from the guards any day
C Am
oh my litle honda fifty, she's rapid and she's nifty
F G
she'll do a hundred and fifty on awindy day
C Am
Well I bought her in the buy and sell in 1992
F G
A travellin man in a caravan said this is the bike for you
C Am
He was looking for a hundred pounds, well i gave in 92
F G
well i took her for a spin on the killibag road and by god she feckin flew
[Repeat Chorus]
C Am
well i drove her into newbridge, i was lookin for a couple of parts
F G
like alloy wheels and nitros and a new push button start
C Am
then i headed down to roberts town to drop in for a beer
F G
85 over the bridge in fuckin second gear
[Repeat Chorus]
C Am
i was heading out from roberts town going towards timmaho
F G
when i saw the guards behind be, sargeant kelly dont ya know
C Am
i said oh folks just my luck and i hit the old nitro
F G
by the time the squad hit buckets cross i was in bradys yard
[Repeat Chorus]
Nickel Song - Melanie Safka
C
Well, you know that I'm not a gambler
F
But I'm being gambled on
C G C
They put in a nickel and I sing a little song
C
Da, da, da, da, de, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, de, da..
F
Da, da, da, da, de, da, da, daa
C G C
They put in a nickel and I sing a little song
C
Well, I don't mind that they're lucky
F
But it seems that they always win
C G C
And gamblin' is illegal in the state of mind I'm in
C F
And if I had a nickel for each time that I've been put on
C G C
I would be the nickel man and I'd sing a nickel song.
|[Chorus]
| F C G C
|They're only putting in a nickel and they want a dollar song
| F C G C
|You know, they're only putting in a nickel and they want a dollar song.
C
Well, you know, I don't know so many things
F
But I know what's been goin' on
C F C
We're only putting in a little to get rid of a lot that's wrong
C F
And if we had a nickel for each time that we've been put on
C G C
We'd all be the nickel men and we'd sing a nickel song
|[Chorus 2]
| F C G C
|You know, we're only putting in a little to get rid of a lot that’s wrong
| F C G C
|Oh, Lord, we’re only putting in a little to get rid of a lot that’s wrong.
C
Well, you know that I'm not a gambler
F
But I'm being gambled on
C D C
They put in a nickel and I sing a little song
C
Da, da, da, da, de, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, de, da..
F
Da, da, da, da, de, da, da, daa
C G C
They put in a nickel and I sing a little song
|[Chorus]
| F C G C
|You know, they’re only putting in a nickel and they want a dollar song
| F C G C
|They’re only putting in a nickel and they want a dollar song
F C G
You know, we’re only putting in a little to get rid..
C F G C
Of a lot that’s wrong.
(Added by Rodger, Bangor Ukes Jun 2024)
Nine to Five
Dolly Parton
Intro: [D]
[D]Tumble out of bed and I stumble to the kitchen,
[G]Pour myself a cup of ambition
And [D]yawn and stretch and try to come to [A]life
[D]Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumping
[G]Out on the street the traffic starts jumping
With [D]folks like me on the [A]job from nine to [D]five
[Stop]
Working [G]nine to five, what a way to make a living
Barely [D] getting by, it’s all taking and no giving
They just [G] use your mind and they never give you credit
It’s e[E]nough to drive you [A]crazy if you let it
[G]Nine to five, for service and devotion
You would [D] think that I would deserve a fair promotion
Want to [G] move ahead but the boss won’t seem to let me
I [E]swear sometimes, that man is [A] out to get me
They [D]let you dream just to watch ‘em shatter,
You’re [G]just a step on the boss man’s ladder,
But [D]you’ve got dreams he’ll never take a[A]way
You’re [D]in the same boat with a lot of your friends
[G]Waiting for the day your ship’ll come in
The [D]tides gonna turn and it’s [A]all gonna roll your [D]way
[Stop]
Working [G]nine to five, what a way to make a living
Barely [D] getting by, it’s all taking and no giving
They just [G] use your mind and you never get the credit
It’s [E]enough to drive you [A]crazy if you let it
[G]Nine to five, yeah they’ve got you where they want you
There’s a [D] better life, and you think about it don’t you?
It’s a [G] rich man’s game, no matter what they call it
And you [E]spend your life putting [A]money in his pocket[D]
[Stop]
Our Town - Iris DeMent
[intro]
C F C G
|Chorus:
|C F
| And you know the sun's settin' fast,
| C G
|And just like they say, nothing good ever lasts.
| C F
|Well, go on now and kiss it goodbye,
| C
|But hold on to your lover,
| G
|'Cause your heart's bound to die.
|C F C G
| Go on now and say goodbye to our town, to our town.
|C F C G
| Can't you see the sun's settin' down on our town, on our town,
| C
|Goodnight. (F) (C) (G) (C)
C F
Up the street beside that red neon light,
C G
That's where I met my baby on one hot summer night.
C F
He was the tender and I ordered a beer,
C G
It's been forty years and I'm still sitting here.
Chorus:
C F
It's here I had my babies and I had my first kiss.
C G
I've walked down Main Street in the cold morning mist.
C F
Over there is where I bought my first car.
C G
It turned over once but then it never went far.
Pre Chorus:
C F
And I can see the sun's settin' fast,
C G
And just like they say, nothing good ever lasts.
|Chorus:
| C F
|Well, go on now and kiss it goodbye,
| C
|But hold on to your lover,
| G
|'Cause your heart's bound to die.
|C F C G
| Go on now and say goodbye to our town, to our town.
|C F C G
| Can't you see the sun's settin' down on our town, on our town,
| C
|Goodnight. (F) (C) (G) (C)
C F
I buried my Mama and I buried my Pa.
C G
They sleep up the street beside that pretty brick wall.
C F
I bring them flowers about every day,
C G
But I just gotta cry when I think what they'd say.
Pre-Chorus:
C F
If they could see how the sun's settin' fast,
C G
And just like they say, nothing good ever lasts.
Chorus:
C F
Now I sit on the porch and watch the lightning-bugs fly.
C G
But I can't see too good, I got tears in my eyes.
C F
I'm leaving tomorrow but I don't wanna go.
C G
I love you, my town, you'll always live in my soul.
Pre-Chorus:
C F
But I can see the sun's settin' fast,
C G
And just like they say, nothing good ever lasts.
Chorus:
C
Goodnight. (F) (C) (G) (C)
Pancho And Lefty [D] - Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard
[Intro]
[D] [A] [G] [D]
[Verse 1]
[D] Livin' on the road my friend, [A] was gonna keep us free and clean
[G] But now you wear you skin like iron, [D] and your breath's as hard as [A] kerosene
[G] You weren't your momma's only boy, [D] but her favorite one, it [G] seems
[Bm] She began to cry when you [G] said [D] good-[A]bye
[G] And sank into your [Bm] dreams [A]
[Verse 2]
[D] Pancho was a bandit, boys. [A] His horse was fast, as polished steel
[G] He wore his gun outside his pants, [D] for all the honest [A] world to feel
[G] Pancho met his match you know, [D] on the deserts down in [G] Mexico
[Bm] Nobody heard his [G] dy[D]ing [A] words [G] Aw but that's the way it [Bm] goes [A]
|[Chorus]
|[G] All the federales say, [D] they could have had him [G] any day
|[Bm] They only let him [G] slip [D] away [A] [G] Out of kindness, [Bm] I suppose [A]
[Verse 3]
[D] Now Lefty he can't sing the blues, [A] all night long, like he used to
[G] The dust that Pancho bit down south, [D] ended up in [A] Lefty's mouth
[G] The day they laid poor Pancho low, [D] Lefty split for [G] Ohio
[Bm] Where he got the [G] bread [D] to [A] go [G] There ain't nobody [Bm] knows [A]
|[Chorus]
|[G] All the federales say, [D] they could have had him [G] any day
|[Bm] They only let him [G] slip [D] away [A] [G] Out of kindness, [Bm] I suppose [A]
Instrumental verse:
[D] [A] [G] [D] [A] [G] [D] [G] [Bm] [G] [A] [G] [Bm] [A]
[Verse 4]
[D] Now poets sing how Pancho fell, and [A] Lefty's living in cheap hotels
[G] The desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold, and [D] so the story [A] ends we're told
[G] Pancho needs your prayers, it's true. But [D] save a few for [G] Lefty too
[Bm] He only did what he [G] had [D] to [A] do. [G] And now, he's growing [Bm] old [A]
|[Chorus]
|[G] All the federales say, [D] they could have had him [G] any day
|[Bm] They only let him [G] slip [D] away [A] [G] Out of kindness, [Bm] I suppose [A]
[Outro]
[G] A few gray federales say, [D] they could have had him [G] any day
[Bm] They only let him [G] go [D] so long [A] [G] Out of kindness, [Bm] I suppose [A]
[G] [D]
Passionate Kisses [C] - Mary Chapin Carpenter
Intro:
[C] [G] [Am] [F] [C] [G] [Am] [F]
[C] [G] [Am] [F] [C] [G] [Am] [F]
Verse 1:
[C] Is it too [G] much to ask
I want a [Am] comfortable bed that won't [F] hurt my back
[C] Food to [G] fill me up and [Am] warm clothes and [F] all that stuff
|Chorus:
|[C] Shouldn't I [Em] have this Shouldn't I [Am] have this
|Shouldn't I have [F] all of this, [C] and Passionate [F] kisses
|[C] Passionate [F] kisses, whoa oh [C] passionate [F] kisses from [C] you
Instrumental:
[G] [Am] [F]
Verse 2:
[C] Is it too [G] much to demand
I want a [Am] full house and a [F] rock and roll band
[C] Pens that won't [G] run out of ink And [Am] cool quiet and [F] time to think
Chorus:
Instrumental:
[Dm] [G] [F] [Dm] [E] [Am] [G]
Verse 3:
[C] Do I [G] want too much Am I [Am] going overboard to [F] want that touch
[C] I shout it out [G] to the night
Give me [Am] what I deserve, 'cause [F] it's my right
|Chorus:
|[C] Shouldn't I [Em] have this Shouldn't I [Am] have this
|Shouldn't I have [F] all of this, [C] and Passionate [F] kisses
|[C] Passionate [F] kisses, whoa oh [C] passionate [F] kisses from [C] you
Outro:
[C] Passionate [F] kisses [C] Passionate [F] kisses, whoa oh
[C] Passionate [F] kisses from [C] You [G] [Am] [F]
[C] [G] [Am] [F]
Redneck Woman - Gretchen Wilson
[Intro]
[F]
[Verse 1]
[F] Well I ain't never been the Barbie Doll type
No I can't swig that sweet champagne
I'd [F] rather drink [G] beer all [G#] night
[A] in a tavern, [Bb] or in a honkytonk [F] [G] [G#] [A] [Bb]
or on a four wheel drive tailgate
[F] I've got posters on my wall of
Skynyrd, Kid and Strait
Some [C] people look down on me
But I don't give a rip
I'll [Bb] stand bare footed in my own front yard
With a [NC] baby on my hip
|[Chorus]
|'Cause I'm a [F] redneck woman
|I ain't no high class broad
|I'm just a product of my raising
|I say [F] hey y'all [G] and [G#] yeeha [A]
|and I [Bb] keep my Christmas lights on
|on my front porch all year long
|And [F] I know all the words to
|every Charlie Daniels song
|So [C] here's to all my sisters
|Out there keeping it country
|[Bb] Let [NC] me get a big hell yeah
|From the [Bb] redneck girls like me
|[G#] Hell [F] yeah (Hell yeah)
[Verse 2]
[F] Victoria's Secret
Well their stuff's real nice
Oh but I can buy the same damn thing
On a [F] walmart [G] shelf half [G#] price
And [A] still look [Bb] sexy, just as sexy [F] [G] [G#] [A] [Bb]
as those models on TV
No, [F] I don't need no designer tag
To make my man want me
[C] You might think I'm trashy
A little too hardcore
But [Bb] in my neck of the woods
I'm just the girl next door
Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness - John Prine
[Intro]
[G] [C] [D] [G] x2
[Verse 1]
[G] You come home late and you come home [C] early
[D] You come on big when you're feeling [G] small
[G] You come home straight and you come home [C] curly
[D] Sometimes you don't come home at [G] all
|[Chorus]
|[G] So what in the world's come [C] over you
|[D] And what in heaven's name have you [G] done
|[G] You've broken the speed of the sound of [C] loneliness
|[D] You're out there running just to be on the [G] run
[Verse 2]
[G] Well, I got a heart that burns with a [C] fever
[D] And I got a worried and a jealous [G] mind
[G] Well, how can a love that'll last [C] forever
[D] Get left so far [G] behind
[Chorus]
[Instrumental]
[G] [C] [D] [G]
[G] [C] [D] [G]
[Verse 3]
[G] It's a mighty mean and a dreadful [C] sorrow
[D] It's crossed the evil line [G] today
[G] Well, how can you ask about [C] tomorrow
[D] When we ain't got one word to [G] say
|[Chorus]
|[G] So what in the world's come [C] over you
|[D] And what in heaven's name have you [G] done
|[G] You've broken the speed of the sound of [C] loneliness
|[D] You're out there running just to be on the [G] run
Outro:
[D] You're out there running just to be on the [G] run
[D] You're out there running just to be on the [G] run [C] [G]
Teach Your Children
Crosby Stills Nash and Young
[D] You who are on the [G] road
Must have a [D] code that you can [A] live by [A7]
And [D] so become your[G]self
Because the [D] past is just a [A] goodbye
[D] Teach your children [G] well
Their father's [D] hell did slowly [A] go by [A7]
And [D] feed them on your [G] dreams
The one they [D] picks the one you'll [A] know by
[D] Don't you ever ask them [G] why
If they told you you will [D] cry
So just look at them and [Bm] sigh [G] [A]
And know they [D] love you [G] [D] [A] [A7]
And [D] you of tender [G] years
Can't know the [D] fears that your elders [A] grew by [A7*]
And so please [D] help them with your [G] youth
They seek the [D] truth before they [A] can die
[D] Teach your parents [G] well
Their children's [D] hell will slowly [A] go by [A7]
And [D] feed them on your [G] dreams
The one they [D] picks the one you'll [A] know by
[D] Don't you ever ask them [G] why
If they told you you will [D] cry
So just look at them and [Bm] sigh [G] [A]
And know they [D] love you [G] [D] [A] [D]
Thank You - Dido
[intro]
(Am F) x8
Am F G
My tea's gone cold, I'm wondering why
C G Am
I got out of bed at all
Am F G
The morning rain clouds up my window
C G Am
And I can't see at all
Am F G
And even if I could, it'd all be grey
C G Am
But your picture on my wall
F Am
It reminds me that it's not so bad
F
It's not so bad
(Am F) x2
Am F G
I drank too much last night, got bills to pay
C G Am
My head just feels in pain
Am F G
I missed the bus and there'll be hell today
C G Am
I'm late for work again
Am F G
And even if I'm there, they'll all imply
C G Am
That I might not last the day
F Am
And then you call me and it's not so bad
F
It's not so bad
|[Chorus]
| C F
|And I want to thank you
| C F
|For giving me the best day of my life
| C F
|Oh, just to be with you
| Em Dm
|Is having the best day of my life
(C F C F C F Em Dm)
C F
Push the door, I'm home at last
C
And I'm soaking through and through
C F
Then you handed me a towel
C
And all I see is you
C F
And even if my house falls down now
C
I wouldn't have a clue
Em Dm
Because you're near me
|[Chorus] x2
Added by Rodger, Bangor Ukes, Nov 2024
That Don't Impress Me Much - Shania Twain
[Intro]
[Am] [F] [C] [G] x2
[Verse 1]
Am F C G
I've known a few guys who thought they were pretty smart
Am F C G
But you've got being right down to an art
Am F C G
You think you're a genius - you drive me up the wall
Am F C
You're a regular original, know-it-all [G]
[Bridge]
D A G
Oh-oo-oh, you think you're special
D A G
Oh-oo-oh, you think you're something else [Stop]
...Okay, so you're a rocket scientist
|[Chorus]
| F C
|That don't impress me much [G] [Am]
| F C G Am
|So you got the brain but have you got the touch
|F C G Am
| Don't get me wrong, yeah I think you're alright
| F C G
|But that won't keep me warm in the middle of the night [Stop]
| Am
|That don't impress me much [F] [C] [G]
[Instrumental]
Am F C G
[Verse 2]
Am F C G
I never knew a guy who carried a mirror in his pocket
Am F C G
And a comb up his sleeve just in case
Am F C G
And all that extra hold gel in your hair oughtta lock it
Am F C G
'Cause Heaven forbid it should fall outta place
[Bridge]
D A G
Oh-oo-oh, you think you're special
D A G
Oh-oo-oh, you think you're something else [Stop]
...Okay, so you're Brad Pitt
|[Chorus]
[Instrumental]
Am F C G
[Verse 3]
Am F C G
You're one of those guys who likes to shine his machine
Am F C G
You make me take off my shoes before you let me get in
Am F C G
I can't believe you kiss your car good night
Am F C G
C'mon baby tell me.. you must be jokin', right!
[Bridge]
D A G
Oh-oo-oh, you think you're special
D A G
Oh-oo-oh, you think you're something else [Stop]
...Okay, so you've got a car
|[Chorus]
[Outro]
[Am] [F] [C] [G] x3
[Stop]
That don't impress me! [Am]
The Lucky One [C] - Alison Krauss
C
You're the lucky one so I’ve been told
G
Free as the wind blowing down the road
C
Loved by many, hated by none
F
I’d say you were lucky, cause I know what what you’ve done
C
Not a care in the world, not a worry in sight
G
Everything’s gonna be alright
F C
Cause you’re the lucky one, you’re the lucky one.
C
You’re the lucky one always having fun
G
Jack of all trades and master of none
C
You look at the world with a smiling eye
F
And laugh at the devil as his train rolls by
C
Give you a song and a one night stand
G
You’ll be looking at a happy man
F C
Cause you’re the lucky one, you’re the lucky one.
|[Chorus]
|
| F
|Well I’m blessed I guess
| C
|By never knowing which road you’re choosing
| F C
|To you the next best thing to playing and winning
| Dm
|Is playing and losing.
C
You’re the lucky one, I know that now
G
Don’t ask me why, when, where or how
C
You look at the world through a smiling eye
F
And you laugh at the devil as his train rolls by
C
Give you a song and a one night stand
G
You’ll be looking at a happy man
F C
Cause your the lucky one, you’re the lucky one.
[Chorus]
C
You’re the lucky one I know that now
G
Dont ask me why, when, where or how
C
Wherever you’re at that’s where you’ll be
F
And you can bet your luck won’t follow me
C
Give you a song and a one night stand
G
You’ll be looking at a happy man
F C
Cause you’re the lucky one, you’re the lucky one.
F C G C
Cause you’re the lucky one, yeah the lucky one.
Written by Robert Lee Castleman
Original is in the key of G.
You may prefer G7 in place of G in this version ? Rodger Bangor Ukes May 2024
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
Verse 1:
[Am] Virgil [C] Caine is the name and
I [F] served on the [Am] Danville [Dm] Train
[Am] ‘Til Stoneman’s [C] cavalry came and
They [F] tore up the [Am] tracks a-[Dm] gain
[Am] In the winter of [F] ’65,
We were [C] hungry, just [Dm] barely alive
[Am] By May tenth, [F] Richmond had fell
It’s a [C] time I re-[Dm]member oh so [D*] well
|Chorus:
|The [C] night they [F] drove old Dixie [C] down
|When all the [F] bells were ringin’
|The [C] night they [F] drove old Dixie [C] down
|And all the [F] people were singin’
|They went [C] na...na-na [Am] na-na-na na...
|[G] Na-na na-na na [F] na na-na-na-na [C*]
Verse 2:
[Am] Back with my wife in [C] Tennessee
When [F] one day she [Am] called to [Dm] me
[Am] Said “Virgil, [C] quick come and see
[F] There goes the [Am] Robert E. [Dm] Lee!”
Now [Am] I don’t mind [F] choppin’ wood, and
I [C] don’t care if the [Dm] money’s no good
You [Am] take what you need and you [F] leave the rest
But they should [C] never have [Dm] taken the very [D*] best
|Chorus:
|The [C] night they [F] drove old Dixie [C] down
|When all the [F] bells were ringin’
|The [C] night they [F] drove old Dixie [C] down
|And all the [F] people were singin’
|They went [C] na...na-na [Am] na-na-na na...
|[G] Na-na na-na na [F] na na-na-na-na [C*] [C*] [F*] [C*]
Verse 3:
[Am] Like my father be-[C]fore me
[F] I will [Am] work the [Dm] land
[Am] And like my brother a-[C]bove me
[F] I took a [Am] rebel [Dm] stand
He was [Am] just 18, [F] proud and brave
But a [C] Yankee laid him [Dm] in his grave
I [Am] swear by the blood be-[F]low my feet
You can’t [C] raise a Caine back [Dm] up when he’s in de-[D*]feat
|Chorus:
|The [C] night they [F] drove old Dixie [C] down
|When all the [F] bells were ringin’
|The [C] night they [F] drove old Dixie [C] down
|And all the [F] people were singin’
|They went [C] na...na-na [Am] na-na-na na...
|[G] Na-na na-na na [F] na na-na-na-na [C*] [C*] [F*] [C*]
This Land
Woody Guthrie
[D] This land is [G] your land, this land is [D] my land,
From Calif[A7]ornia to the New York [D] Island,
From the Redwood [G] Forests to the Gulf Stream wa[D]ters
[A7] This land was made for you and [D] me.
As I was [G] walking that ribbon of [D] highway
I saw ab[A7]ove me that endless [D] skyway
I saw be[G]low me that golden [D] valley
[A7] This land was made for you and [D] me.
I roamed and I [G] rambled and I followed my [D] footsteps
To the sparkling [A7] sands of her diamond [D] deserts
While all ar[G]ound me a voice was [D] sounding
[A7] This land was made for you and [D] me.
When the sun came [G] shining, and I was [D] strolling
And the wheat fields [A7] waving and the dust clouds [D] rolling
A voice was [G] chanting and the fog was [D] lifting,
[A7] This land was made for you and [D] me.
[D] This land is [G] your land, this land is [D] my land,
From Calif[A7]ornia to the New York [D] Island,
From the Redwood [G] Forests to the Gulf Stream wa[D]ters
[A7] This land was made for you and [D] me.
This is the ‘middle of the road’ sanitised version - here are a couple of Woody’s more radical verses which give it more ‘edge’ :
One bright sunny morning, in the shadow of the steeple
At the Relief Office I saw my people
As they stood hungry and I stood asking
Is this land made for you and me ?
Well I roamed and rambled and saw a sign there.
And on the sign it said ‘No Trespassing’
But on the backside it didn’t say nothin.
That side was made for you and me !
Rodger(Bangor Ukes)
Travelling Soldier - The Chicks
[C]Two days past 18, he was waiting for the bus in his army greens
Sat [F]down at a booth in a cafe there,
Gave his [C]order to a girl with a bow in her hair
[C]He's a little shy so she gives him a smile and he said would you mind
Sittin' down for a while and [F]talking to me, I'm feeling a little [C]low
She said I'm [Bb]off in an hour and [F]I know where we can [C]go
[C]So they went down and they sat on the pier,
he said "I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care,
I [F] got no one to send a letter [C]to.
Would you [Bb]mind if I sent [F]one back here to [C]you?"
Chorus:
[Am]I cried……..[F]Never gonna hold the hand of another [C]guy
Too young, for him they told her
[G]Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
[Am]Our love will never end
[F]Waitin' for the soldier to come back [C]again
Never more to be alone
When the [G]letter says, a soldier's coming [C]home
[C]So the letters came from an army camp, in California then Vietnam
And he [F] told her of his heart, it might be love
and [C] all of things he was so scared of
He said when it's gettin' kinda rough over here, I think of that day
Sittin' down at the pier and [F] I close my eyes and see your pretty [C]smile
Don't [Bb]worry but I won't be [F]able to write for a [C]while
Chorus:
[C]One Friday night at a football game, the Lord's Prayer said and the anthem
sang, a [F]man said folks would you bow your heads
for a [C]list of local Vietnam dead
Cryin' all alone under the stands was a piccolo player in the marching band
And [F]one name read and nobody really [C] cared
But a [Bb]pretty little girl [F]with a bow in her [C]hair
Chorus:
[Am]I cried……..[F]Never gonna hold the hand of another [C]guy
Too young, for him they told her
[G]Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
[Am]Our love will never end
[F]Waitin' for the soldier to come back [C]again
Never more to be alone
When the [G]letter says, a soldier's coming [C]home
[SLOWING DOWN ON LAST LINE]
When All You’ve Got Is A Hammer - Gretchen Peters
(Verse 1)
Am
There’s a bible on the table
C
there's a bottle on the shelf
F Am
there's a woman in the kitchen
E7
cryin' quietly to herself
Am
down the hallway, in the bedroom
C
you can hear his children wail
F Am
when all you got is a hammer
E7 Am
everything looks like a nail.
(Verse 2)
Am
well he came home from the desert
C
with a medal on his chest
F Am
like a hero, like a champion
E7
but he felt more like a guest
Am
now he sleeps with one eye open
C
and he wakes up scared as hell
F Am
and all he's got is a hammer
E7 Am
and everything looks like a nail.
|(Chorus)
| C G
|well they teach you how to shoot and they show you how to kill
| Dm E7
|but they don't show you what to do with this hole that you can't fill
| Am C F E7
|so you dwell in the darkness of your soul like Jonah in the belly of the whale
| F Am E7 Am
|and all you got is a hammer and everything looks like a nail.
(Verse 3)
Am
when a good man in a bad dream
C
can't make it on his own
F Am
when he can't feed his own damn children
E7
on the money that he brings home
Am
and the deck is stacked against him
C
and he knows he's bound to fail
F Am
and all he's got is a hammer
E7 Am
everything looks like a nail.
(Chorus x 2)
F Am E7 Am
When all you’ve got is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
(Added by Rodger, Bangor Ukes - Sept ‘24)
When You Say Nothing At All - Alison Krauss
[Intro]
[D] [A] [G] [A] [D] [A] [G] [A]
[Verse 1]
[D] It's [A] amazing how [G] you can speak [A] right to my [D] heart, [A] [G] [A]
[D] without [A] saying a [G] word you can [A] light up the [D] dark. [A] [G] [A]
[G] Try as I may I could [A] never explain
[D] what I [A] hear when you [G] don't say a [A] thing.
|[Chorus]
|The [D] smile on your [A] face lets me [G] know that you [A] need me.
|There's a [D] truth in your [A] eyes saying [G] you'll never [A] leave me.
|The [D] touch of your [A] hand says you'll [G] catch me if ever I [A] fall. [G] [A]
|[G] You say it best, [A] when you say nothing at all.
[Instrumental]
[D] [A] [G] [A]
[D] [A] [G] [A]
[Verse 2]
[D] All day [A] long I can [G] hear people [A] talking out [D] loud, [A] [G] [A]
[D] but when [A] you hold me [G] near, you [A] drown out the [D] crowd. [A] [G] [A]
[G] Old Mister Webster could [A] never define
[D] what's been [A] said between [G] your heart and [A] mine.
|[Chorus]
|The [D] smile on your [A] face lets me [G] know that you [A] need me.
|There's a [D] truth in your [A] eyes saying [G] you'll never [A] leave me.
|The [D] touch of your [A] hand says you'll [G] catch me if ever I [A] fall. [G] [A]
|[G] You say it best, [A] when you say nothing at all.
[Instrumental]
[D] [A] [G] [A]
[D] [A] [G] [A]
[D] [A] [G]
[A] [G]
|[Chorus]
|The [D] smile on your [A] face lets me [G] know that you [A] need me.
|There's a [D] truth in your [A] eyes saying [G] you'll never [A] leave me.
|The [D] touch of your [A] hand says you'll [G] catch me if ever I [A] fall. [G] [A]
|[G] You say it best, [A] when you say nothing at all.
[Outro]
[D] [A] | [G] |
You Belong With Me - Taylor Swift
[Verse 1]
C G
You're on the phone with your girlfriend, she's upset
Dm
She's going off about something that you said
F
'Cause she doesn't get your humor like I do
C G
I'm in the room, it's a typical Tuesday night
Dm
I'm listening to the kind of music she doesn't like
F
And she'll never know your story like I do
[Pre-Chorus]
Dm F
But she wears short skirts, I wear T-shirts
C G
She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers
Dm F
Dreaming about the day when you wake up and find
G
That what you're looking for has been here the whole time
[Chorus]
C
If you could see that I'm the one who understands you
G Dm
Been here all along, so why can't you see?
F C
You belong with me, you belong with me
[Verse 2]
C G
Walkin' the streets with you and your worn out jeans
Dm
I can't help thinking this is how it ought to be
F
Laughing on a park bench, thinking to myself
Hey, isn't this easy
C G
And you've got a smile that could light up this whole town
Dm
I haven't seen it in a while since she brought you down
You say you're fine, I know you better than that
F
Hey, whatcha doing with a girl like that
[Pre-Chorus]
Dm F
She wears high heels, I wear sneakers
C G
She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers
Dm F
Dreaming about the day when you wake up and find
G
That what you're looking for has been here the whole time
[Chorus]
C
If you could see that I'm the one who understands you
G Dm
Been here all along, so why can't you see?
F
You belong with me
C
Standing by and waiting at your back door
G Dm
All this time how could you not know, baby
F C
You belong with me, you belong with me
[Instrumental]
C G Dm F
[Bridge]
Dm
Oh, I remember you drivin' to my house
F
In the middle of the night
C
I'm the one who makes you laugh
G
When you know you're about to cry
Dm
I know your favorite songs
F
And you tell me 'bout your dreams
C
Think I know where you belong
G
Think I know it's with me
[Chorus]
C
Can't you see that I'm the one who understands you
G Dm
Been here all along, so why can't you see?
F
You belong with me
C
Standing by and waiting at your back door
G Dm
All this time how could you not know, baby
F C
You belong with me, you belong with me
[Outro]
G
You belong with me
Dm
Have you ever thought just maybe
F C
You belong with me, you belong with me (Repeat last line)