Ross Hobbs

ANYTHING GOES!!Ukes ’n’ more31 March 2021

Country Roads

C CCAlmost heaven...

AmWest Virginia

GBlue ridge mountains

FShenandoah

Criver

CLife is old there

Amolder than the treesGYounger than the mountains...Fblowing like a

Cbreeze

CountryCroads...

take meGhome

To theAmplace...

I beFlong

West VirCginia...

mountain maGma

Take meFhome...

countryCroads

CAll my memories...

Amgathered round her

GMiner’s lady...

Fstranger to blue

Cwater

CDark and dusty...

Ampainted on the skyGMisty taste of moonshineFteardrops in my

Ceye

CountryCroads...

take meGhome

To theAmplace...

I beFlong

West VirCginia...

mountain maGma

Take meFhome...

countryCroads

AmI hear her

Gvoice in theCmornin’ hour she calls me

TheFradio

reCminds me of my

Ghome far away

AndAmdrivin’

down theGroad I get a

feelFin’ that I

Cshould have been homeGyesterday... yester

G7day

G7↓

.............Country

Croads...

take meGhome

To theAmplace...

I beFlong

West VirCginia...

mountain maGma

Take meFhome...

countryCroads

Take meGhome... country

Croads

Take meGhome... country

Croads

C↓

What a Wonderful World

WONDERFUL WORLDC Em F G7C Em F G7

I seeCtrees of

Emgreen,

Fred roses

Emtoo

FI see them

Cbloom,

E7for me and

Amyou,

And IFthink to myself,

G7What a wonderful

Cworld.

Em F G7

I seeCskies of

Emblue

Fand clouds of

Emwhite,

FThe bright blessed

Cday

E7the dark sacred

Amnight,

And IFthink to myself,

G7what a wonderful

Cworld.

F C

Bridge

TheG7colours of a rainbow

are soCpretty in the sky

G7Are also on the faces

ofCpeople going by

I seeAmfriends shaking

Emhands

sayingAmhow do you

Emdo

AmThey’re really

Emsaying

FI love

G7you.

I hearCbabies

Emcrying,F

I watch themEmgrow

FThey'll learn much

Cmore

E7than I'll ever

Amknow,

And IFthink to myself

G7what a wonderful

Cworld.

Bb A7

Yes IFthink to myself,

G7what a wonderful

Cworld.

F C

Sing C'est La Vie

C C CCSing c'est La Vie

And soon you willDmsee

Your cares will beG7free

Just sing c'est LaCVie

Am7 C Am7C Am7 C Am7

IConce knew a manWho owned a butcher shopHe also had apartments

ToDmrent up on top

But he didn't include on the signThat he painted "no pets"And the tenant who rented

HadGsix hungry dogs he re

Cgrets

C↓

……..............…..But he saidG7when things go

Cwrong

Just sing thisDmsong

The birds in theG7trees

Will sing harmoCny

CSing c'est La Vie

And soon you willDmsee

Your cares will beG7free

Just sing c'est LaCVie

Am7 C Am7C Am7 C Am7

If youCthink the old women

Who lived in the shoe had it badThe story of Mrs. Pierre

is ten times asDmsad

With twenty-two childrenA duck, and two goats in the bin

She was gaily informed by aGdoctor

That she is havingCtwins

C↓

………..But she saidG7when things go

Cwrong

Just sing thisDmsong

The birds in theG7trees

Will sing harmoCny

CSing c'est La Vie

And soon you willDmsee

Your cares will beG7free

Just sing c'est LaCVie

Am7 C Am7C Am7 C Am7

AndChave I mentioned to you

the worst one of allThe night a mayor and his wife

Had their annualDmball

The speechesHe made after dinnerBecame quite renowned

But this time he sneezed when heGspoke

And his pants they fellCdown

C↓

………..But he saidG7when things go

Cwrong

Just sing thisDmsong

The birds in theG7trees

Will sing harmoCny

CSing c'est La Vie

And soon you willDmsee

Your cares will beG7free

Just sing c'est LaCVie

C↓

C'est La Vie!!!

House of the Rising SunTIMING 6/8

Intro:Am CD F AmE7 Am E7

ThereAmis a

Chouse

inDNew Orleans

F

TheyAmcall the

CRising

E7Sun

And it’sAmbeen

theCruin of

Dmany a poor

Fboy

AndAmGod I

E7know

I'mAmone

E7

MyAmmother

Cwas a

Dtailor

F

SheAmsewed my

Cnew blue

E7jeans

E7

MyAmfather

Cwas a

Dgambling

Fman

AmDown in

E7New Or

Amleans

E7

Now theAmonly

Cthing a

Dgambler

Fneeds

Is aAmsuitcase

Cand a

E7trunk

And theAmonly

Ctime

he’sDsatis

Ffied

IsAmwhen he’s

E7all a

Amdrunk

E7

OhAmmother

Ctell your chil

Ddren

F

Not toAmdo what

CI have

E7done

AmSpend your

Clives in

Dsin and mise

Fry

In theAmhouse of the

E7Rising

AmSun

E7

ThereAmis a

Chouse

inDNew Orleans

F

TheyAmcall the

CRising

E7Sun

And it’sAmbeen the

Cruin of

Dmany a poor

Fboy And

AmGod I

E7know I’m

Amone

C D FAm E7 AmE7 Dm Am↓

Down on the Corner

C G CC G CCEarly in the evenin'Gjust about supper

Ctime

Over by the courthouse,

they'reGstartin' to un

Cwind.

FPoor kids on the cornerCtryin’ to bring you up.Willy picks a tune out and heGblows it on the

Charp.

FDown on the

Ccorner,

Gout in the

Cstreet,

Willy and theFPoorboys are

Cplayin';

Bring aGnickel. Tap your

Cfeet.

C G CC G C

CRooster hits the washboard,

GPeople just gotta

Csmile.

CBlinkey thumbs a gut-bass

andGsolos for a

Cwhile.

FPoorboy twangs

theCrhythym out on his kalamazoo

And Willy goes into a dance

AndGdoubles on ka

Czoo.

FDown on the

Ccorner,

Gout in the

Cstreet,

Willy and theFPoorboys are

Cplayin';

Bring aGnickel. Tap your

Cfeet.

C G CC G C

CYou don't need a penny

Gjust to hang a

Cround,

But if yougot a nickel, won't youGlay your money

Cdown?

FOver on the cornerCthere's a happy noise.People come from all around

ToGwatch the magic

Cboy.

FDown on the

Ccorner,

Gout in the

Cstreet,

Willy and theFPoorboys are

Cplayin';

Bring aGnickel. Tap your

Cfeet.

FDown on the

Ccorner,

Gout in the

Cstreet,

Willy and theFPoorboys are

Cplayin';

Bring aGnickel. Tap your

Cfeet.

C G CC G C C↓

Brown Eyed Girl

G C G DGHey where did

Cwe go,

Gdays when the

D7rains came

GDown in the

Chollow,

Gplaying a

D7new game

GLaughing, and a

Crunning,hey, hey,

Gskipping and a

D7jumping

GIn the misty

Cmorning fog with

Gour

D7hearts a thumpin’ and

CYou,

Dmy brown eyed

Ggirl

Em,

CYou my

Dbrown eyed

Ggirl

D

GWhatever

Chappened

Gto Tuesday and

D7so slow

GGoing down to the

Cold mine with a

Gtransistor

D7radio

GStanding in the

Csunlight laughing,

Ghidin b‘hind a

D7rainbow’s wall

GSlipping and a

Csliding

GAll along the

D7waterfall with you

C D7my brown eyed

Ggirl

Em,

CYou my

D7brown-eyed

Ggirl

D7Do you remember when

we used toGsing

Sha la la laCla la la la

Gla la la la te

Dda Just like that

GSha la la la

Cla la la la

Gla la la la te

Dda la te da

La di daG G G G

GSo hard to

Cfind my way,

GNow that I’m

D7on my own

GI saw you just the

Cother day,

Gmy, how

D7you have grown

GCast my memory

Cback there Lord.

GSometimes I’m

D7overcome

thinkin’ ‘bout it

GMakin’ love in the

Cgreen grass

Gbehind the

D7stadium with

CYou,

Dmy brown eyed

Ggirl.

Em

CYou my

Dbrown eyed

Ggirl.

D7Do you remember when

we used toGsing

Sha la la laCla la la la

Gla la la la te

Dda Just like that

GSha la la la

Cla la la la

Gla la la la te

Dda la te

Gda

D D G↓

Ebony Eyes

C↓

On aCweekend pass

I wouldn't have had time

ToG7get home and marry, that

baby of mine

So ICwent to the

C7Chaplain

andFhe authorized

Me toCsend for my

G7Ebony

CEyes

C7

MyFebony eyes was

Ccoming to me

FromFout of the skies

onCFlight 120

G73

In anChour or

C7two,

I wouldFwhisper "I do"

To myCbeautiful

G7Ebony

CEyes

OOOOOooooosss:

On aCweekend pass

I wouldn't have had time

ToG7get home and

marry, that baby of mine

So ICwent to the

C7Chaplain

andFhe authorized

Me toCsend for my

G7Ebony

CEyes

C7

MyFebony eyes was

Ccoming to me

FromFout of the skies on

CFlight 120

G73

Then ICfelt a burning

break deep inside

And IG7knew the

heavenly ebony skies

HadCtaken my life's

mostFwonderful prize

MyCbeautiful

G7Ebony

CEyes

C7

IfFI ever get, to

Cheaven I'll bet

TheFfirst angel I'll recog

Cnize

C7

FShe'll smile at me and ICknow she will be

MyG7beautiful

EbonyCEyes.

C↓

Ghost Riders in the Sky

Dm Dm Dm Dm

AnDmold cowpoke went

riding out oneFdark and windy day

UDmpon a ridge herested as heFwent along his

A7way

WhenDmall at once a

mighty herd of red-eyedcows he saw

A'Bbplowin' through theragged skies

andGmup a cloudy

Dmdraw

DmYi-pi-yi-

Fay, Yi-pi-yi-

Dmo

BbGhost riders

Gmin the

Dmsky

DmTheir brands werestill on fire and theirFhooves were made of steelDmTheir horns were black

and shiny and theirFhot breathe

he couldA7feel

ADmbolt of fearwent through him as theythundered through the sky

For heBbsaw the riders

Gmcomin' hard

and heDmheard

their mournful cry

DmYi-pi-yi-

Fay, Yi-pi-yi-

Dmo

BbGhost riders

Gmin the

Dmsky

DmTheir faces gaunt,their eyes were blurred, andFshirts all soaked with sweatDmThey're ridin' hard tocatch that herd butFthey ain't caught them

A7yet

They'veDmgot to ride forever

in that range up in the sky

OnBbhorses snortin' fire,

Gmas they

Dmride on,

hear their cry

DmYi-pi-yi-

Fay, Yi-pi-yi-

Dmo

BbGhost riders

Gmin the

Dmsky

DmAs the riders loped on by him,

heFheard one call his name

Dm"If you want to save

your soul from hell aFridin'

on ourA7range"

"ThenDmcowboy change

your ways today orwith us you will ride"

"ABbtryin' to catch the

Devil's herdGm

aDmcross these endless skies."

DmYi-pi-yi-

Fay, Yi-pi-yi-

Dmo

BbGhost riders

Gmin the

Dmsky

BbGhost ridersGmin the

Dmsky

Dm↓

I Still Call Australia Home3/4

C CCI've been to

E7cities that

Amnever close

Cdown

FromFNew York to

CRio and

D7old London

GTown

But noCmatter how

E7far or

Amhow wide I

Froam

ICstill call Aus

Gtralia

Chome

CI'm always

E7travelin' I

Amlove being

Cfree

AndFso I keep

Cleaving the

D7sun and the

Gsea

But myCheart lies

E7waiting

Amover the

Ffoam

ICstill call Aus

Gtralia

Fhome

C

EmAll the sons and

B7daughters

EmSpinning 'round the

B7world

AEmway from their

Cfamily and

Gfriends

ButEmas the world gets

B7older

AndEmcolder

It's good toFknow where your journey

Gends

ButCsomeday we'll

E7all be to

Amgether once

Cmore

WhenFall of the

Cships come

D7back to the

Gshore

And ICrealise

E7something

AmI've always

Fknown

ICstill call Aus

Gtralia

ICstill call Aus

Gtralia

ICstill call Aus

Gtralia

Chome

C↓

City of New Orleans

FRiding on the

CCity of

NewFOrleans,

DmIllinois CentralBbMonday morning

Frail

FFifteen cars andCfifteen restless

Friders,

DmThree conductors andCtwenty-five sacks of

Fmail.

All aDmlong the southbound

odyssey and theAmtrain pulls out at KankakeeCRolls past the houses,

farms andGfields.

DmPassin' towns thathave no names,Amand freight yardsfull of old tired men

And theCgraveyards of the

C7rusted automo

Fbiles

BbGood morning A

Cmerica

howFare you?

AndDmdon't you know me

BbI'm your native

Fson

C↓I'm just the

Ftrain they call

TheCCity of New

DmOrleans,

G7

I'll beCmgone five hundred

Cmiles when the day is

Fdone.

FDealin' cards with theCold men in the

Fclub car.

DmAnd it’s penny a point

there ain'tBbno keepin'

Fscore.

FPass the paper

Cbag that holds the

Fbottle

DmFeel the wheelsCrumblin' 'neath the

Ffloor.

And theDmsons of Pullman porters

and theAmsons of engineers

Ride theirCfather’s magic

carpets made ofgsteel.

DmMothers with their babes asleep,AmRockin' to the gentle beat

And theCrhythm of the

C7rails

is all theyFfeel

BbGood morning A

Cmerica

howFare you?

AndDmdon't you know me

BbI'm your native

Fson

C↓I'm just the

Ftrain they call

TheCCity of New

DmOrleans,

G7

I'll beCmgone five hundred

Cmiles when the day is

Fdone.

FNight-time on

TheCCity of New

FOrleans,

DmChanging cars inBbMemphis, Tennes

Fsee.

FHalf way home,

Cwe'll be there

byFmorning

Through theDmMississippi darkness

Crolling down to the

Fsea.

ButDmall the towns and people

seem toAmfade into a bad dream

And theCsteel rail

still ain't heard theGnews.

The conDmductor sings

that song again, theAmpassengers

will please refrainCThis train got

the disaC7ppearing railroad

Fblues

BbGood Night A

Cmerica

howFare you?

SayDmdon't you know me

BbI'm your native

Fson

C↓I'm just the

Ftrain they call

TheCCity of New

DmOrleans,

G7

I'll beCmgone five hundred

Cmiles when the day is

Fdone.

I'll beCmgone five hundred

Cmiles when the day is

Fdone.

F↓

Sound of SilencePaul Simon

Dsus2 Dsus2Hello darkness, my old

Cfriend

I've come to talk with you aDmgain

Because a vision softBbly creep

Fing

Left its seeds while IBbwas sleep

Fing

And theBbvision that was

planted in myFbrain

Still reDmmains

FWithin the

Csound of

Dmsilence

Dm↓

In restless dreams I walked aClone

Narrow streets of cobbleDmstone

'Neath the halo ofBba street

Flamp

I turned my collar to theBbcold and

Fdamp

When myBbeyes were stabbed by the

Bbflash of a neon

Flight

That split theDmnight

DmAnd touched the

Csound of

Dmsilence

And in the naked light ICsaw

Ten thousand people, maybeDmmore

People talking withBbout speak

Fing

People hearing withBbout listen

Fing

People writingBbsongs that

voices neverFshare

And no oneDmdared

Disturb theCsound of

Dmsilence

"Fools, " said I, "You do notCknow"

Silence, like a cancer,Dmgrows

Hear my words that IBbmight teach

Fyou

Take my arms that IBbmight reach

Fyou"

But myBbwords, like

silent raindropsFfell

Dm

And echoed in theCwells, of

Dmsilence

And the people bowed andCprayed

To the neon god theyDmmade

And the sign flashed outBbits war

Fning

In the words that itBbwas for

Fming

And the sign said,

"TheBbwords of the prophets

are written on the subwayFwalls

And tenementDmhalls"

AndFwhispered in the

C↓sounds of

Dsus2silence

Dsus2 Dsus2↓

Come Together

DmRiff

DmRiff

DmRiff

DmRiff

DmHere come ol’ flat-top He come

DmGroovin’ up slowly He got,

Dmjoo joo eyeball. He one

Dmholy roller He got

A7hair down to his knee

G7↓Got to be a joker he justG7↓do what he please

DmRiff

DmRiff

DmRiff

DmRiff

DmHe wear no shoeshine He got

Dmtoe-jam football He got

Dmmonkey finger He shoot

DmCoca Cola He say

A7I know you You know me

G7↓One thing I can tell you

Is youG7↓got to be free

Come toBmgether

RightGnow

A7↓

OverDmme

RiffDmRiff

DmRiff

DmRiff

DmHe bag production He got

Dmwalrus gumboot He got

DmOno sideboard He one

Dmspinal cracker He got

A7Feet down below his knee

G7↓Hold you in his armchair

You canG7↓feel his disease

Come toBmgether

RightGnow

A7↓

OverDmme

RiffDmRiff

DmRiff

DmRiff

DmHe roller coaster He got

Dmearly warning He got

DmMuddy Water He one

DmMojo filter He said

A7One and one and one is three

G7↓Got to be good looking cause

he’sG7↓so hard to see

Come toBmgether

RightGnow

G7↓

OverDmme

RiffDmRiff

DmRiff

DmRiff

Dm↓

My ShoesKeep WalkingBack to You

C C C C

I may say that I don't care

Hold myG7head up in the air

Even tell my friends

I'm glad that you don'tCcall

But when the day is through

MyG7heartaches start anew

And that's when I

miss you most ofCall

And my arms keep

reaching forG7you

My eyes keep

searching forCyou

My-why lipsC7keep

calling forFyou

And myG7shoes keep

walking back toCyou

No matter howmuch I pretend

I wish IG7had you

back againFor nothing else means

half as much asCyou

My world just seemed to die

TheG7day you said goodbye

And I can't forget no

matter what ICdo

And my arms keep

reaching forG7you

My eyes keep

searching forCyou

My-why lipsC7keep

calling forFyou

And myG7shoes keep

walking back toCyou

And myG7shoes keep

walking back toCyou

C G C

Brown Girl in the Ring

F F F FFBrown girl in the ringFTra la la la la

There's aCbrown girl in the ring

CTra la la la la laFBrown girl in the ringFTra la la la la

She looks like aCsugar in a

Fplum

FPlum plum

FShow me your motionFTra la la la la

Come onCshow me your motion

CTra la la la la laFShow me your motionFTra la la la la

She looks like aCsugar in a

Fplum

FPlum plum

FAll had water

Crun dry

CGot nowhere to wash my

Fclothes

FAll had water

Crun dry

CGot nowhere to wash my

Fclothes

I reFmember one Satur

Cday night

We hadCfried fish and Johnny

Fcakes

I reFmember one Satur

Cday night

We hadCfried fish and Johnny

Fcakes

F F↓

Throw Your Arms Around Me

D G D AD G D A

I willDcome for you at night ti-

G-me

I willDraise you from your sl-

A-eep

I willDkiss you in four pla-

G-ces

I'll goDrunning along your str-

Aeet

I willDsqueeze the life out of you

G

You willDmake me laugh

and make meAcry

We willDnever forget it

G

You willDmake me call your name

and I'llGshout it to the

blue summerAsky

A

We mayDnever meet a

Ggain

SoDshed your skin

and lets get stAarted

You willDthr-

G-ow

your arms a-Around me

A

You willDthr-

G-ow

your arms a-Around me

A

D G A A

IDdreamed of you at night ti-

Gme

And IDwatched you in your sl-

Aeep

IDmet you in high pla-

Gces

I touched yourDhead

and touched fe-Aet

So if youDdisappear

out of the viewG

You knowDI will

never say goodAbye

Though IDtry to forget it

G

You willDmake me call your name

and I'llGshout it to the

blue summerAsky

A

We mayDnever meet ag

Gain

SoDshed your skin and

lets get stAarted

You willDthr-

G-ow

your arms a-Around me

A

Yeah you willDthr-

G-ow

your arms a-Around me

A

D G A A

DOhhhhh

Ghhhhh

AYeeeee

Aeeeah

DOhhhhh

Ghhhhh

AYeeeee

Aeeeah

Yeah you willDthr-

G-ow

your arms a-A-round me

A

Yeah you willDthr-

G-ow

your arms a-A-round me

A

Yeah you willDthr-

G-ow

your arms a-A-round me

A

Yeah you willDthr-

G-ow

your arms a-A-round me

A

Yeah you willDthr-

G-ow

your arms a-A-round me

A

Yeah you willDthr-

G-ow

your arms a-A-round me

A

D G A A↓

Wake Up Little Susie

Intro:D F G FD F G FDWake up little Susie wake up

F G F

DWake up little Susie wake up

F G F

we'veGboth been

Dsound a

Gsleep

wake up littleDSusie and

Gweep

The movie'sDover it's

Gfour o'

Dclock

andGwe're in

Dtrouble

Gdeep

Wake up littleA7Susie

Gwake up little

ASusie w

A7ell

AWhatta we gonna

Gtell your

A7Momma

AWhatta we gonna

Gtell your

A7Pa

AWhatta we gonna

Gtell our

Afriends when they

Asay

A7↓ooh-la-la

Wake up littleDSusie

A7wake up little

DSusie w-ell

IDtold your mama that

you'd be in byD7ten

Well nowGSusie baby looks like

we goofed again

GWake up little

A7Susie

Gwake up little

A7Susie

A7↓

We gotta goDhome

F G FD F G F

DWake up little Susie wake up

F G F D

Wake up little Susie wake upF G F

TheGmovie

Dwasn't so

Ghot

it didn't haveD7much of a

Gplot

We fell aDsleep our

Ggoose is

Dcooked

ourGrepu

Dtation is

Gshot

Wake up littleA7Susie

Gwake up little

A7Susie

GWake up little

A7Susie

A7↓

We gotta goDhome

F G FD F G F

X 2D↓

Dreams

D D G G A A D D D

DOh, my

Glife is

changing everyAday,

In every possibleDway.

D

DAnd oh, my

Gdreams,

it’s never quite as itAseems,

Never quite as itDseems.

D

DI know I’ve felt like this be

Gfore

But now I’m feeling it evenAmore,

Because it came fromDyou.

D

DAnd then I open up and

Gsee

The person falling here isAme,

Adifferent way to

Dbe.

D

F Bbmaj7 F Bbmaj7

DI want

Gmore

impossible to igAnore,

Impossible to igDnore.

D

DAnd they’ll come

Gtrue, impossible not to

Ado,

Impossible not toDdo.

D

DAnd now I tell you open

Gly

You have my heart so don’t hurtAme.

You’re what I couldn’tDfind.

D

DA totally amazing

Gmind

So understanding and soAkind

You’re everything toDme.

D

DOh, my

Glife

is changing everyAday,

In every possibleDway.

D

DAnd oh, my

Gdreams,

it’s never quite as itAseems,

‘Cause you’re a dream toDme, dream to me.

Outro:D D G GA A D D D↓