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Key of GSan Francisco Bay BluesEric Clapton
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INTRO: G / / / / C / / / / G / / / / G / / / /
Verse 1:
I got theGblues when my baby left me
Cby the San Francisco
GBay
G7
TheCocean liner gone so far a
Gway
G7
ICdidn't mean to treat her so bad
C, she was the
Gbest girl I ever have
E7had
SheA7said goodbye, I can take a cry,
D7 I wanna lay down and
D7die
Verse 2:
IGain’t got a nickel and I
Cain’t got a lousy
Gdime
G7
SheCdon't come back, think I’m going to lose my
B7mind
B7
If sheCever gets back to stay
C
It's going toGbe another brand new
E7day
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A7Walking with my baby down,
D7by the San Francisco
GBay
D7
INSTRUMENTAL:
IGain’t got a nickel and I
Cain’t got a lousy
Gdime
G7
SheCdon't come back, think I’m going to lose my
B7mind
B7
If sheCever gets back to stay
C
It's going toGbe another brand new
E7day
A7Walking with my baby down
D7by the San Francisco
GBay
D7
Bridge:G / /Sitting down
C / /looking from my
Gback door,
G / /wondering which
C / /way to
Ggo
C Woman I’m so crazy about, she don't love me no
Gmore
C Think I'll catch me a
Cfreight train,
G Cause I’m feeling
E7blue
A7Ride all the way to the
A7end of the line,
D7 thinking only of you
D7
Verse 4:G / /Meanwhile
C / /livin’ in the
Gcity,
G / /just about to
C / /go in
Gsane
C Thought I heard my
Cbaby, lord, the
B7way she used to call my name
B7
If ICever get her back to stay
C, it's going to
Gbe another brand new
E7day
A7Walking with my baby down,
D7by the San Francisco
GBay, hey
E7hey
Outro:
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A7Walking with my baby, down
D7 by the San Francisco
GBay
G
YeahA7walking with my baby, down
D7by the San Francisco
G / / / /Bay
C ↓ ↓ G ↓
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Key of CAlberta BoundGordon Lightfoot
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4/4 time Strum: d- dududu
INTRO: C / / / / C / / / /
Verse 1:
Oh theCprairie lights are burning bright, the chinook wind is a-moving in
Tomorrow night I'll be AlbertaF bound
G7Though I've done the best I could, my old luck ain't been so good
Tomorrow night I'll be AlbertaC bound
NoCone I've met could e're forget, the Rocky Mountain sunset
It's a pleasure just to be AlbertaFbound
IG7long to see my next of kin, to know what kind of shape they're in
Tomorrow night I'll be AlbertaC bound
CHORUS:C Alberta bo
Fund, Alberta
Cbound
It's good to bG7e, Alberta
Cbound
C7
Alberta boFund, Alberta
Cbound, it's good to
G7be, Alberta
Cbound
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Verse 3:
Oh theCsky-line of Toronto, is something you'll get onto
But they say you've got to live there for aFwhile
AndG7if you've got the money, you can get yourself a honey
With a written guarantee to make youCsmile
But it'sCsnowing in the city and the streets are brown and gritty
And I know there's pretty girls all overFtown
WhichG7never seem to find me, and the one I left behind me
Is the reason that I'll be AlbertaCbound
CHORUS:
AlbertaFbound, Alberta
Cbound
It's good toG7be Alberta
Cbound
C7
AlbertaFbound, Alberta
Cbound
It's good toG7be Alberta
Cbound
Outro:
It's good toG7be Alberta
Cbound
C ↓ ↓ ↓
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Key of CLet Me Be ThereOlivia Newton-John
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4/4 time Strum: d- dududu
INTRO: C / / / / C / / / /
Verse 1:
Wherever youCgo
C7
Wherever you mayFwander in your
Clife
Surely you know, I'll always want toGbe there
G7
Holding yourChand
C7 and
Standing by toFcatch you when you
Cfall
Seeing youCthrough
G in everything you
Cdo
C ↓ Tacet
CHORUS:
Let meCbe there in your
C7morning
Let meFbe there in your
Fnight
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Let meCchange whatever's wrong and make it
D7right, make it
G / /right
G7 / /Let me
Ctake you through that
C7wonderland
ThatFonly two can share
All ICask you,
G is let me be
Cthere
C ↓ ↓ TACET
Verse 2:
Watching youCgrow
C7
And going through theFchanges in your
Clife
That's how I know, I'll always want toGbe there
G7
Whenever youCfeel
C7
You need a friend toFlean on, here I
Cam
Whenever you call,G you know I'll be
Cthere
C ↓ Tacet
CHORUS:
Let meCbe there in your
C7morning
Let meFbe there in your
Fnight
Let meCchange whatever's wrong and make it
D7right, make it
G / /right
G7 / /Let me
Ctake you through that
C7wonderland
ThatFonly two can share
All ICask you,
G is let me be
Cthere
D ↓ ↓ TACET
CHORUS II:
Let meDbe there in your
D7morning
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Let meGbe there in your
Gnight
Let meDchange whatever's wrong and make it
E7right, make it
A / /right
A7 / /Let me
Dtake you through that
D7wonderland
ThatGonly two can share
All IDask you,
A is let me be
Dthere
G
Outro:
All IDask you,
A is let me be
Gthere
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Key of CI Wanna Buy Your TruckFred Eaglesmith
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4/4 time Strum: du-du chuck strum
INTRO: C / / / / Dm / / / / G / / / / C ↓
Verse 1:
So manyCmornings, so many
Dmdays
I just dream out myGwindow of going a
Cway
I dream of white lines, cigaretteDmstops
Broken downGshoulders, rusty old
Ctrucks
C ↓ Tacet
CHORUS:
I wanna buy yourCtruck, I don't like what I'm
Dmdoing
I wanna give itGup, I wanna do something
G7else
I like the way that itCshines, hey, I'm really
Dmstuck
In this life ofGmine
G ↓ Tacet I wanna buy your
Ctruck
C ↓ Tacet
Verse 2:
And the dust devilCdrive shafts, the mirrored mir
Dmages
BrokenGsilhouettes, falling down gar
Cages
Chrome grill reflections, just out of theDmlights
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Onto theGpavement, into the
Cnight
C ↓ Tacet
CHORUS:
I wanna buy yourCtruck, I don't like what I'm
Dmdoing
I wanna give itGup, I wanna do something
G7else
I like the way that itCshines, hey, I'm really
Dmstuck
In this life ofGmine
G ↓ Tacet I wanna buy your
Ctruck
C ↓ Tacet
Instrumental
And the dust devilCdrive shafts, the mirrored mir
Dmages
BrokenGsilhouettes, falling down gar
Cages
Chrome grill reflections just out of theDmlights
On to theGpavement, into the
Cnight
C ↓ Tacet
Bridge:
When I get to theAmocean, I'm gonna drive right
Cin
And when itAmstalls, I'm gonna get out and
Gswim
G ↓ Tacet
CHORUS:
I wanna buy yourCtruck, I don't like what I'm
Dmdoing
I wanna give itGup, I wanna do something
G7else
I like the way that itCshines, hey, I'm really
Dmstuck
In this life ofGmine
G ↓ Tacet I wanna buy your
Ctruck
C ↓ Tacet
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Outro:
I like the way that itCshines, hey, I'm really
Dmstuck
In this life ofGmine
G ↓ Tacet
I wanna buy yourC / / / /truck
F ↓ ↓ C ↓
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Key of DmThose Were The DaysOriginally a Russian song written by Boris Fomin, new lyrics by Gene Raskin
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4/4 time Strum: dddd on Verses d-dududu on Chorus
INTRO: Dm / / / /
Verse 1:Dm /Once upon a
Dm /time there was a
Dm /tavern
Dm /
D7 /Where we used to
D7 /raise a glass or
Gm /two
Gm /
Gm /Remember how we
Gm /laughed away the
Dm /hours
Dm /
E7 /Think of all the
E7 /great things we would
A7 ↓ Tacet do
CHORUS:A7 ↓Those
A7 ↓were
A7 ↓the
Dmdays, my friend
We thought they'dGmnever end
We'd sing andCdance for
C7ever and a
Fday
F
We'd live theGmlife we'd choose
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We'd fight andDmnever lose
For we wereA7young and sure to have our
Dm ↓ Tacetway
A7 ↓La
A7 ↓La
A7 ↓La
DmLa La La, La La La
GmLa La La, La La LaA7La, La La La La La
DmLa
Dm ↓ Tacet
Verse 2:Dm /Then, the busy
Dm /years went rushing
Dm /by us
Dm /
WeD7 /lost our starry
D7 /notions on the
Gm /way
Gm /
Gm /If, by chance, I'd
Gm /see you in the
Dm /tavern
Dm /
We'dE7 /smile at one a
E7 /nother and we'd
A7 ↓ Tacet say
CHORUS:A7 ↓Those
A7 ↓were
A7 ↓the
Dmdays, my friend
We thought they'dGmnever end
We'd sing andCdance for
C7ever and a
Fday
F
We'd live theGmlife we'd choose
We'd fight andDmnever lose
For we wereA7young and sure to have our
Dm ↓ Tacetway
A7 ↓La
A7 ↓La
A7 ↓La
DmLa La La, La La La
GmLa La La, La La LaA7La, La La La La La
DmLa
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Verse 3:Dm /Just tonight, I
Dm /stood before the
Dm /tavern
Dm /
D7 /Nothing seemed the
D7 /way it used to
Gm /be
Gm /
Gm /In the glass I
Gm /saw a strange re
Dm /flection
Dm /
E7 /Was that lonely
E7 /woman really
A7 ↓ Tacet me?
CHORUS:A7 ↓Those
A7 ↓were
A7 ↓the
Dmdays, my friend
We thought they'dGmnever end
We'd sing andCdance for
C7ever and a
Fday
F
We'd live theGmlife we'd choose
We'd fight andDmnever lose
Those were the days ohA7yes, those were the
Dm ↓ Tacetdays
A7 ↓La
A7 ↓La
A7 ↓La
DmLa La La, La La La
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GmLa La La, La La LaA7La, La La La La La
DmLa
Dm ↓ Tacet
Verse 4:Dm /Through the door, there
Dm /came familiar
Dm /laughter
Dm /
ID7 /saw your face and
D7 /heard you call my
Gm /name
Gm /
Gm / Oh, my friend, we're
Gm / older but no
Dm /wiser
Dm /
ForE7 /in our hearts, the
E7 /dreams are still the
A7 ↓ Tacet same
CHORUS:A7 ↓Those
A7 ↓were
A7 ↓the
Dmdays, my friend
We thought they'dGmnever end
We'd sing andCdance for
C7ever and a
Fday
F
We'd live theGmlife we'd choose
We'd fight andDmnever lose
For we wereA7young and sure to have our
Dm ↓ Tacetway
Outro:A7 ↓La
A7 ↓La
A7 ↓La
DmLa La La, La La La
GmLa La La, La La LaA7La, La La La La La
DmLa
Tremolo
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Key of CLog Driver's WaltzWade Hemsworth
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3/4 time Strum: d-d-d d-d-d
INTRO: C / / / F / / / C / / / C ↓ Tacet
Verse 1:
If youCask any girl from the
Fparish around
WhatG7pleases her most from her head to her
Ctoes
She'll say I'm not sure that it'sFbusiness of yours
But IG7do like to waltz with a
Clog driver
CHORUS:G7For he goes
Cbirling down, a-
Fdown the white water
CThat's where the log driver
G7learns to step lightly
CBirling down,
Fdown the white
Cwater
A log driver's waltz pleasesG7girls com
Cpletely
Verse 2:
When the drive's nearly over IFlike to go down
ToG7see all the lads as they work on the
Criver
I know that come evening I'llFbe in the town
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And weG7all want to waltz with a
Clog driver
CHORUS:G7For he goes
Cbirling down, a-
Fdown the white
Cwater
That's where the log driverG7learns to step lightly
CBirling down,
Fdown the white
Cwater
A log driver's waltz pleasesG7girls com
Cpletely
Verse 3:
To please both my parents I'veFhad to give way
AndG7dance with the doctors and merchants and
Clawyers
Their manners are fine but theirFfeet are of clay
And there'sG7none with the style of a
Clog driver
CHORUS:G7For he goes
Cbirling down, a-
Fdown the white
Cwater
That's where the log driverG7learns to step lightly
CBirling down,
Fdown the white
Cwater
A log driver's waltz pleasesG7girls com
Cpletely
Verse 4:
Now I've had my chances withFall sorts of men
There'sG7none is so fine as my lad on the
Criver
And when the drive's over, if heFasks me again
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IG7think I will marry my
Clog driver
CHORUS:G7For he goes
Cbirling down, a-
Fdown the white
Cwater
That's where the log driverG7learns to step lightly
CBirling down,
Fdown the white
Cwater
A log driver's waltz pleasesG7girls com
C ↓ ↓pletely
end
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Key of DI'll Fly AwayAlbert E. Brumley
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4/4 Time Strum: d- dududu
INTRO: D / / / / D / / A7 / / D / / / / D / / / /
Verse 1:DSome glad morning, when this life is over,
GI'll fly a
Dway
DTo a home on God's celestial shore,
DI'll
A7 fly a
Dway
CHORUS:DI'll fly a
D7way, oh, glory
GI'll fly a
Dway
DWhen I die, hallelujah, by and by
I'llA7 fly away
D
Verse 2:DWhen the shadows of this life have gone,
GI'll fly a
Dway
Like a bird from prison bars has flown, I'llA7 fly a
Dway
CHORUS:
I'll fly aD7way, oh glory
GI'll fly a
Dway
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When I die, hallelujah by and by
I'llA7 fly a
Dway
Verse 3:DJust a few more weary days and then,
GI'll fly a
Dway
To a land where joys will never end, I'llA7 fly a
Dway
CHORUS:
I'll fly aD7way , oh glory
GI'll fly a
Dway
When I die, hallelujah by and by
I'llA7 fly a
Dway
Outro:
I'llA7 fly a
Dway
I'llA7 fly
Daway
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Key of CGrandma's Feather BedJohn Denver
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4/4 time Strum: d-dududu d-dududu
INTRO: C / / / / C / / / /
Verse 1:CWhen I was a
Flittle bitty boy,
Cjust up off the
G7 ↓↓↓ floor
WeCused to go down to
FGrandma's house
C //every month
G7 //end or
C ↓↓↓ so
We'd haveCchicken pie and
Fcountry ham,
Chomemade butter on the
G7 ↓↓↓ bread
But theCbest darn thing about
FGrandma's house, was her
G7great big feather
C ↓↓↓ bed
CHORUS:
It was nine feet high, and six feet wide,Fsoft as a downy
C ↓↓↓ chick
It was made from the feathers of forty-eleven geese
Took aD7whole bolt of cloth for the
G7 ↓↓↓ tick
It'dChold eight kids and four hound dogs , and a
Fpiggy we stole from the
C ↓↓↓shed
We didn'tCget much sleep but we
Fhad a lot of fun on
G7Grandma's feather
C ↓↓↓ bed
Instrumental
We didn'tCget much sleep but we
Fhad a lot of fun on
G7Grandma's feather
C ↓ ↓ ↓ bed
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Verse 2:CAfter supper we'd
Fsit around the fire, the
Cold folks would spit and
G7 ↓↓↓ chew
CPa would talk about the
Ffarm and the war and
C / /Granny'd sing a
G7 / /ballad or
C ↓↓↓ two
I'dCsit and listen and
Fwatch the fire 'til the
Ccobwebs filled my
G7 ↓↓↓ head
NextCthing I'd know I'd
Fwake up in the morning
In theG7middle of the old feather
C ↓ ↓ ↓bed
Chorus:
It was nine feet high, and six feet wide,Fsoft as a downy
C ↓↓↓ chick
It was made from the feathers of forty-eleven geese
Took aD7whole bolt of cloth for the
G7 ↓↓↓ tick
It'dChold eight kids and four hound dogs , and a
Fpiggy we stole from the
C ↓↓↓shed
We didn'tCget much sleep but we
Fhad a lot of fun on
G7Grandma's feather
C ↓↓↓ bed
Instrumental
We didn'tCget much sleep but we
Fhad a lot of fun on
G7Grandma's feather
C ↓ ↓ ↓ bed
Verse 3:
Well I love my Ma, IFlove my Pa, I love
CGranny and Grandpa
G7 ↓↓↓too
I beenCfishing with my uncle, I
Fwrestled with my cousin, I
C / /even G7
/ /kissed Aunt
C ↓ Lou, ew!
ButCif I ever
Fhad to make a choice I
Cguess it oughta be
G7 ↓ ↓ ↓ said
That I'dCtrade 'em all plus the
Fgal down the road for
G7Grandma's feather
C ↓↓↓bed
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Yes, I'dCtrade 'em all plus the
Fgal down the road
TACET
Spoken: "I'll have to reconsider 'bout the gal down the road.”
Chorus:
It wasCnine feet high, and six feet wide,
Fsoft as a downy
C ↓↓↓ chick
It was made from the feathers of forty-eleven geese
Took aD7whole bolt of cloth for the
G7 ↓↓↓ tick
It'dChold eight kids and four hound dogs , and a
Fpiggy we stole from the
C ↓↓↓shed
We didn'tCget much sleep but we
Fhad a lot of fun on
G7Grandma's feather
C ↓↓↓ bed
Outro:
Didn'tCget much sleep but we
Fhad a lot of fun
TREMOLO
OnG7Grandma's feather
C ↓bed
F ↓ C ↓
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Key of CWhen You Say Nothing At AllPaul Overstreet and Don Schlitz
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4/4 timeStrums: You can strum this song several different ways.Option 1 (easiest): du- du where you see the 2 beats marked.Option 2: dddd where you see the 2 beats marked.Option 3: ddd bass strings only- du all strings where you see the 2 beatsmarked.
INTRO: C / / / / G / / / / F / / / / G / / / /
Verse 1:C // It's a
G //mazing how
F //you can speak
G //right to my
C //heart
G // F // G //
C // Without
G //saying a
F //word, you can
G //light up the
C //dark
G // F // G //
F / / / /Try as I may I could
G / / / /never explain
C // What I
G //hear when you
F //don't say a
G / / / /thing
G / / / /
Chorus:
TheC //smile on your
G //face let's me
F //know that you
G //need me
There's aC //truth in your
G //eyes saying
F //you'll never
G //leave me
AC //touch of your
G //hand says
You'llF / / / /catch me wherever I
G / / / /fall
G / / / / F // G //
NowF / / / /you say it best
G ↓Tacet when you say nothing at
C //all
G // F // G //
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C //G //F // G //
Verse 2:C All day
Glong I can
Fhear people
Gtalking out
Cloud
G F G
C But when
Gyou hold me
Fnear, you
Gdrown out the
Ccrowd
G F G
FOld Mr. Webster could
Gnever define
CWhat's being
Gsaid between
Fyour heart and
Gmine
G
CHORUS:
TheC //smile on your
G //face let's me
F //know that you
G //need me
There's aC //truth in your
G //eyes saying
F //you'll never
G //leave me
AC //touch of your
G //hand says
You'llF / / / /catch me wherever I
G / / / /fall
G / / / / F // G //
NowF / / / /you say it best
G ↓Tacet when you say nothing at
C //all
G // F // G //
C //G //F // G //
CHORUS:
TheCsmile on your
Gface let's me
Fknow that you
Gneed me
There's aCtruth in your
Geyes saying
Fyou'll never
Gleave me
ACtouch of your
Ghand says you'll
Fcatch me wherever I
Gfall
G F G
NowFyou say it best
G↓ Tacet when you say nothing at
C //all
G // F // G //
Outro:
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C //G //F // G // C ↓
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Key of GTennessee WaltzWritten by Redd Stewart and Pee Wee King
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3/4 time Strum: d- dudu
INTRO: G / / / / / /
Verse 1:
I wasGdancin' with my darling to the
G7Tennessee
CWaltz
When anGold friend I happened to
D7meet
I introGduced him to my darling
AndG7while they were
Cdancing
MyGfriend stole my
D7sweetheart from
Gme
CHORUS 1:
I remember thatB7night and the
CTennessee
GWaltz
Now I know just how much I haveD7lost
Yes IGlost my little darling
TheG7night they were
Cplaying
TheGbeautiful
D7Tennessee
GWaltz
Verse 2:
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Now IGwonder how a dance like the
G7Tennessee
CWaltz
Could haveGbroken my heart so com
D7plete
Well IGcouldn't blame my darlin
AndG7who could help
Cfallin’
InGlove with my
D7darlin so
Gsweet
CHORUS 2:
Well it must be theB7fault of the
CTennessee
GWaltz
Wish I'd known just how much it wouldD7cost
But IGdidn't see it comin'
It's allG7over but the
Ccryin'
Blame itGall on the
D7Tennessee
GWaltz
Verse 3:She goes dancin' with the darkness
To theG7Tennessee
CWaltz
And IGfeel like I'm fallin' a
D7part
And it'sGstronger than the drinkin'
And it'sG7deeper than
Csorrow
TheGdarkness she
D7left in my
Gheart
CHORUS 1:
I remember theB7night and the
CTennessee
GWaltz
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Cause I know just how much I haveD7lost
Yes IGlost my little darlin
TheG7night they were
Cplayin
TheGbeautiful
D7Tennessee
GWaltz
G
Outro:
The beautifulD7Tennessee
C ↓ ↓ ↓ Waltz
C ↓ ↓ ↓ G ↓
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Key of EmGreen EyesKate Wolf
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4/4 time Strum: ddu-udu OR d- dududu
INTRO: Em / / / / Em / / / / D / / / / D / / / /
Verse 1:Em Every night we light the
Gcandle
G
ThatDstands beside our
Embed
Em
And sometimes the flame's too much toChandle
C
That's what youGsaid, that's what you
Dsaid
D
And you shouldEmknow
Em
Because youCbuilt a fire in me and you made it
Gburn
G
YouCfollowed me, watching every
Gmove
G
Matching everyDturn
D
CHORUS:
YourGgreen eyes they don't miss a
Dthing
D
TheyEmhold me like the sun
D //going
Cdown
C
A7Warm me like a fire in the
Dnight
D
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Without aEmsound
Em Mm mm
Dmm mm
D
Verse 2:Em And you were waiting 'til I
Gheard
G
Just asDpatient as that love-light in your
Emeyes
Em
You never threw away aCword
C
Or everGtalked in a dis
Dguise
D
I ought toEmknow
Em
You were aCbeacon to a sailor lost at
Gsea
G
ICsaw it in your eyes when you looked at
Gme
G
So openDly
D
CHORUS:
YourGgreen eyes they don't miss a
Dthing
D
TheyEmhold me like the sun
D //going
Cdown
C
A7Warm me like a fire in the
Dnight
D
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D
Verse 3:
TheEmfirst time I ever saw your
Glaughter
G
BreakDloose inside and tumble out to
Emme
Em
My heart knew it had found what it wasCafter
C
And itGcame so easi
Dly
D
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We shouldEmknow
Em
AfterCall the years of the hard and lonely
Gtimes
G
Now ourCdays go by like best friends' story
Glines
G
Yours andDmine
D
CHORUS:
YourGgreen eyes they don't miss a
Dthing
D
TheyEmhold me like the sun
D //going
Cdown
C
AndA7warm me like a fire in the
Dnight
D
Without aEmsound
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D
Outro:
Without aEmsound
Em ↓
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Key of GThis Old GuitarJohn Denver
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4/4 time Strum: d- dududu
INTRO: G / / / / G / / / /
Verse 1:G This old gu
Ditar taught me to
Emsing a
Bmlove song
C It showed me how to
Dlaugh and how to c
Gry
G
It introduCced me to some
Dfriends of mine, and
Gbrightened up some
Emdays
AndChelped me make it t
Dhrough some lonely n
Gights
Em
What a fCriend to have on a
Dcold and lonely
Gnight
G
Verse 2:G This old gu
Ditar gave me my
Emlovely
Bmlady
C It opened up her
Deyes and ears to
Gme
G
ItCbrought us close to
Dgether, I
Gguess it broke her
Emheart
ItCopened up the
Dspace for us to
Gbe
Em
What a lCovely place and a
Dlovely space to
Gbe
G
Verse 3:G This old gu
Ditar gave me my
Emlife, my
Bmliving
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C All the things you
Dknow I love to
Gdo
G
ToCserenade the
Dstars that shine
From aGsunny mountain
Emside
AndCmost of all to
Dsing my songs for
Gyou
Em
C I love to
Dsing my songs for
Gyou , yes I
Emdo
Outo:
C I love to
Dsing my songs for
G you
G ↓ ↓ ↓
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Key of ENever on a SundayOriginal by Manos Hadjidakis as "Ta Pedia tou Pirea" (The Children of Piraeus)
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4/4 Time
Strum: du-du OR ddu-udu Calypso feel with 2nd down strum accentuated
Chords have 8 beats unless otherwise shown.
INTRO: A / / / / A / / / / A / / / / A ↓ Tacet
Verse 1:
Oh, you can kiss me on aE7Monday, a Monday, a Monday
Is very, veryAgood
Or you can kiss me on aE7Tuesday, a Tuesday, a Tuesday
In fact, I wish youAwould
Or you can kiss me on aE7Wednesday, a Thursday
A Friday, and Saturday isAbest
But never, ever on aE7Sunday, a Sunday, a Sunday,
'Cause that's my day ofArest
A ↓ Tacet
CHORUS:
Most anyAday, you can be my
E7guest
Any day youBm / / / /say,
E7 / / / / but my day of
A / / / /rest
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E7 / / / / Just name the
Aday, that you like the
E7best
Only stay awBm / / / /ay,
E7 / / / / on my day of
Arest
A ↓ Tacet
Verse 2:
Oh, you can kiss me on aE7cool day, a hot day, a wet day
Which ever one youAchoose
Or try to kiss me on aE7gray day, a May day, a pay day
And see if IArefuse
And if you make it on aE7bleak day, a freak day, a week day
Well, you can be myAguest
But never, ever on aE7Sunday, a Sunday, the one day
I need a littleArest
A ↓ Tacet
Instrumental CHORUS:
Sing Ah Ah Ah
Most anyAday, you can be my
E7guest
Any day youBm / / / /say,
E7 / / / / but my day of
A / / / /rest
E7 / / / / Just name the
Aday, that you like the
E7best
Only stay awBm / / / /ay,
E7 / / / / on my day of
Arest
A ↓ Tacet
Verse 3:
Oh, you can kiss me on aE7weekday, a weekday, a weekday's
The day to be myAguest
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But never, never on aE7Sunday, a Sunday, a Sunday
'Cause that's my day ofArest
Outro:
Last 3 strums have a quick cha-cha-cha rhythm.
But never, never on aE7Sunday, a Sunday, a Sunday
'Cause that's my day ofArest
A ↓ A ↓ ↓ ↓
Ignore these chords:Bm
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Key of GTie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Ole Oak TreeIrwin Levine and L.Russell Brown and Recorded by Tony Orlando and Dawn
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4/4 time Strum: d- dududu
INTRO: G / / / / G / / / /
Verse 1:G I’m comin’ home, I’ve done my
Bmtime
Bm
Now I’veDmgot to know what
E7is and isn’t
Ammine
Am
IfCyou received my
Cmletter tellin’
Gyou I’d soon be
Emfree
AThen you’ll know just
A7what to do,
Cmif you still want
Dme
Cm ↓If
Cm ↓you
Cm ↓ still
Cm ↓want
Dme
D7
CHORUS:
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Whoa,Gtie a yellow ribbon ‘round the
Bmole oak tree
It’s beenDmthree long years, do you
E7still want
Amme?
IfCI don’t see a
Cmribbon ‘round the
G //ole
B7 //oak
Emtree
I’llGstay on the bus, for
B7get about us,
Gput the blame on
E7me
IfAmI don’t see a
Cmyellow ribbon
A7‘round the
D7ole oak
Gtree
G Am D ↓ ↓
Verse 2:G Bus driver, please
G look for
Bmme
Bm
‘Cause IDmcouldn’t bear to
E7see what I might
Amsee
Am
I’mCreally still in
Cmprison and my
Glove she holds the
Emkey
AAsimple yellow
A7ribbon’s what I
Cmneed to set me
Dfree
ICm ↓wrote
Cm ↓and
Cm ↓told
Cm ↓her
Dplease
D7
CHORUS:
Whoa,Gtie a yellow ribbon ‘round the
Bmole oak tree
It’s beenDmthree long years, do you
E7still want
Amme?
IfCI don’t see a
Cmribbon ‘round the
G //ole
B7 //oak
Emtree
I’llGstay on the bus, for
B7get about us,
Gput the blame on
E7me
IfAmI don’t see a
Cmyellow ribbon
A7‘Round the
D7ole oak
Gtree
INSTRUMENTAL:
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Bus driverGplease look for
Bmme
Bm
‘Cause IDmcouldn’t bear to
E7see
What I mightAmsee
D ↓↓
GBus driver
Gplease look for
Bmme
Bm
‘Cause IDmcouldn’t bear to
E7see
What I mightAmsee
Am ↓ Tacet
Slowly
Now theAm ↓whole damn bus is
Cm ↓cheerin’
And IG ↓can’t believe I
E7 ↓see… A…
A TempoAmHundred yellow
Cmribbons
‘Round theA7ole
D7oak
Gtree
G I’m comin’
Bmhome mm
Bmmm
Dm E7 Am D ↓ ↓ Tacet
Outro:
G Tie a ribbon round the ole oak treeBm Tie a ribbon round the ole oak treeDm Tie a ribbon round the ole oak treeAm D ↓↓
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G Tie a ribbon round the ole oak treeBm Tie a ribbon round the ole oak treeDm Tie a ribbon round the ole oak tree
Am / / / / D ↓ ↓ G Tremolo
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Key of CWagon WheelBob Dylan and Ketch Secor
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4/4 time Strum: d-du d-du
INTRO: C / / / / G / / / / Am / / / / F / / / /
Verse 1:CHeaded down south to the
Gland of the pines
And I'mAmthumbin' my way into
FNorth Caroline
CStarin' up the road
AndGpray to God I see
Fheadlights
F
ICmade it down the coast in
Gseventeen hours
AmPickin' me a bouquet of
Fdogwood flowers
And I'm aChopin' for Raleigh
I canGsee my baby to
Fnight
F
CHORUS:
SoCrock me mama like a
Gwagon wheel
AmRock me mama any
Fway you feel
CHey,
G mama
F rock me
F
CRock me mama like the
Gwind and the rain
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AmRock me mama like a
Fsouth-bound train
CHey,
G mama
Frock me
F
Verse 2:CRunnin' from the cold
Gup in New England
I wasAmborn to be a fiddler in an
Fold-time stringband
MyCbaby plays the guitar
G I pick a banjo
Fnow
F
Oh, theCNorth country winters keep a
Ggettin' me down
Lost myAmmoney playin' poker so I
Fhad to leave town
But ICain't a-turnin' back
ToGlivin' that old life no
F more
F
CHORUS:
SoCrock me mama like a
Gwagon wheel
AmRock me mama any
Fway you feel
CHey,
G mama
Frock me
F
CRock me mama like the
Gwind and the rain
AmRock me mama like a
Fsouth-bound train
CHey,
G mama
Frock me
F
Instrumental Verse
Oh, theCNorth country winters keep a
Ggettin' me down
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Lost myAmmoney playin' poker so I
Fhad to leave town
But ICain't a-turnin' back
ToGlivin' that old life no
F more
F
Verse 3:CWalkin' to the south
Gout of Roanoke
I caught aAmtrucker out of Philly
Had aFnice long toke
ButChe's a-headed west from the
GCumberland Gap
ToFJohnson City, Tennessee
F
And ICgotta get a move on
G before the sun
I hear myAmbaby callin' my name
And IFknow that she's the only one
AndCif I die in Raleigh
AtGleast I will die
Ffree
F
CHORUS:
SoCrock me mama like a
Gwagon wheel
AmRock me mama any
Fway you feel
CHey,
G mama
Frock me
F
CRock me mama like the
Gwind and the rain
AmRock me mama like a
Fsouth-bound train
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CHey,
G mama
Frock me
F
Outro:CHey,
G mama
Frock me
F
CHey,
G mama
Frock me
F C ↓