Pirate Stu’s

Sad Sad Songs

Song Book For Ukulele (and Guitar)

Updates posted at http://piratestu.com/song-books

4 Aug 2020

All songsheets in this songbook were formatted by Stu Hutchinson

and are intended for private, educational, and research purposes

only, and NOT for financial gain in ANY form. It is acknowledged

that all song copyrights belong to their respective parties.

Introduction: The genesis of this song book was Thursday night jam sessions at the Converse Texas

American Legion Post 593, where several of us would gather around picnic tables on the patio with a bucket

of beer and take turns swapping songs. Like a lot of these kind of get togethers, people wouldn’t know all the

words, or would get verses mixed up, or didn’t know all the chords, especially me!

So I set about to create a song book that would have several very deliberate features.

1) The font had to be as large as possible. This makes it easy to read when printed out and laid on a picnic

table. This feature has to be balanced with keeping songs on one page, so sometimes there are lines that

have a slightly smaller font to keep them on a single page.

2) Songs had to fit on 1 page. Now there are a few exceptions in this book, but every effort is made to

ensure that songs can fit on a single page. In my earlier printed versions, all 2 page songs were opposite

each other, so when placed in a 3 ring binder, you didn’t need to flip any pages. One of the main ways I

accomplish this is to only write out the chorus once, and then simply write “Chorus” when you need to repeat

it.

3) The chords had to be in-line with the lyrics. Too many times I’ve seen people try to put the chords

above the lyrics, and it always ends in disaster. As soon as the font is changed, the chords no longer line up!

Plus it takes up another line of text, making it hard to fit on one page.

4) There had to be visual cues. These consists of chords and other musical instructions being in red, having

the chorus clearly identified, and using as much space as possible between verses.

5) There is no punctuation. If that drives some of you batty, I’m sorry. As a grammar wonk, I understand.

But the elimination of punctuation can often mean keeping a line of lyrics on just one text line, or a song on a

single page. If you need punctuation to help you sing the song, you need to just become more familiar with

the song. Punctuation had to go…

6) I am not religious about chording out all the intro’s, outro’s, and instrumental breaks. Sometimes

they are there, and sometimes they are not. Most picnic table sing-a-longs, don’t do instrumental breaks like

bluegrass jam sessions do.

7) Chords are kept as simple as possible. I try to remain as true to the song as possible, but this means

this book may be frustrating to a musical purist. But remember, this book was made for the beer drinking,

Turn Back Now!

You may or may not find the songs in this book to be family friendly. As long

as there has been music, people have sung about murder, adultery and

religion. If you are easily offended or think you have the right to dictate what I

include in my song book, it’s best to go no further.

Turn Back Now!

picnic table sitting person that wants to have some fun with their friends, not for a Nashville studio recording

artist.

8) This book assumes you know guitar, but not ukulele. Guitar is my first instrument, and I took up the

ukulele 40 years later. So all I needed for guitar were the lyrics and the chord name, hence no chord charts

for the guitar. I was about 200 songs in, when I started playing the uke, and have gone back and added uke

chord charts for all the songs.

The songs in this book are ones that I either liked, or someone requested that I add. My original book

included some songs that were not appropriate for younger audiences, and I have removed them from this

digital version.

I have included some of my original songs, and if you want to know how to play those, you can look them up

on my Youtube channel at https://youtube.com/user/PirateStu1

As of 2019, I also maintain a Facebook page where I post a short daily joke, which are mostly family

friendly. Please like and follow it if you are so inclined, at https://www.facebook.com/PirateStu1

I hope this Song Book amuses you!

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See Songs Listed by Artist Last updated on 4 Aug 2020

♫♫ - Song Title – Artist - Key

Contents ♫♫ - Song Title – Artist - Key ................................................................................................................................................................. 4

♫♫ - Ukulele Chord Chart (GCEA Tuning) .............................................................................................................................................. 6

♫♫ - Baritone Ukulele Chord Chart (DGBE Tuning) ............................................................................................................................... 7

♫♫ - Left Handed Ukulele Chord Chart (GCEA Tuning) ......................................................................................................................... 8

Act Naturally - Buck Owens - Cm - 1963 ................................................................................................................................................. 9

Cavities (Page 1) - Razor De Rockefeller - Dm....................................................................................................................................... 10

Cavities (Page 2) - Razor De Rockefeller - Dm....................................................................................................................................... 11

City of New Orleans (Page 1) (Key of Cm) - Arlo Guthrie - Cm - 1982 .................................................................................................. 12

City of New Orleans (Page 2) (Key of Cm) - Arlo Guthrie - Cm - 1982 .................................................................................................. 13

Country Bumpkin (Key of G) (Page 1) - Cal Smith - G - 1974 ................................................................................................................ 14

Country Bumpkin (Key of G) (Page 2) - Cal Smith - G - 1974 ................................................................................................................ 15

Don't Fence Me In (Key of Cm) - Cole Porter - Cm - 1934 .................................................................................................................... 16

Gravedigger - Willie Nelson - Am - 2008 ............................................................................................................................................... 17

Hobo Bill's Last Ride - Jimmie Rodgers - C - 1929 ................................................................................................................................. 18

Hurt - Johnny Cash - Am - 2002 ............................................................................................................................................................ 19

I Think Were Alone Now - Tiffany - Dm - 1987 ..................................................................................................................................... 20

If I Die Young (Page 1) - The Band Perry - D - 2010 ............................................................................................................................... 21

If I Die Young (Page 2) - The Band Perry - D - 2010 ............................................................................................................................... 22

If We Have Each Other (Page 1) - Alec Benjamin - Am - 2018 .............................................................................................................. 23

If We Have Each Other (Page 2) - Alec Benjamin - Am - 2018 .............................................................................................................. 24

I’ll Fly Away (Key of Cm) - Traditional - Cm - 1929 ................................................................................................................................ 25

I’ll Fly Away (Key of Gm) - Traditional - Gm - 1929 ............................................................................................................................... 26

I'm A Believer - The Monkees - Gm - 1967 ........................................................................................................................................... 27

Joe The Wrangler (Page 1) - Marty Robbins - C - 1960 ......................................................................................................................... 28

Joe The Wrangler (Page 2) - Marty Robbins - C - 1960 ......................................................................................................................... 29

Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry - Cm - 1958 .......................................................................................................................................... 30

Last Kiss (Key of Gm) - J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers - Gm - 1964 ................................................................................................. 31

Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett - Dm - 1977 .......................................................................................................................................... 32

Pancho And Lefty - Townes Van Zandt - Cm - 1972 .............................................................................................................................. 33

Play Me The Waltz Of The Angels - Derailers - F - 1999 ....................................................................................................................... 34

Red River Valley - Traditional - Gm - 1870 ............................................................................................................................................ 35

She Took A Lot Of Pills (And Died) - Robbie Fulks - A - 1996 ................................................................................................................ 36

Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Judy Garland - Gm - 1939 ................................................................................................................ 37

The Pirates That Don't Do Anything - Veggie Tales - Gm - 1998 .......................................................................................................... 38

You Are My Sunshine (Key of Cm) - Traditional - Cm - 1939 ................................................................................................................ 39

Songs by Artist ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 40

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♫♫ - Ukulele Chord Chart (GCEA Tuning)

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♫♫ - Baritone Ukulele Chord Chart (DGBE Tuning)

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♫♫ - Left Handed Ukulele Chord Chart (GCEA Tuning)

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Act Naturally - Buck Owens - Cm - 1963 https://youtu.be/VRM7zj26A7Q

[Cm] They're Gonna Put Me In The [Fm] Movies [Cm] They're Gonna Make A Big Star Out Of [Gm] Me We'll [Cm] Make A Film About A Man That's Sad And [Fm] Lonely And [Gm7] All I Have To Do Is Act Natura-[Cm]lly ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Well I [Gm] Bet You I'm Gonna Be A [Cm] Big Star Might [Gm] Win An Oscar You Can Never [Cm] Tell The [Gm] Movie's Gonna Make Me A [Cm] Big Star Cause [Ddim] I Can Play The Part So [G7] Well ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Well I [Cm] Hope You Come And See Me In The [Fm] Movies [Cm] Then I'll Know That You Will Plainly [Gm] See The [Cm] Biggest Fool That Ever Hit The [Fm] Big Time And [Gm7] All I Have To Do Is Act Natura-[Cm]lly [Cm] We'll Make A Scene About A Man That's Sad And [Fm] Lonely [Cm] Begging Down Upon His Bended [Gm] Knee I'll [Cm] Play The Part But I Won't Need Re[Fm]hearsing And [Gm7] All I Have To Do Is Act Natura-[Cm]lly

Chorus

Well I [Cm] Hope You Come And See Me In The [Fm] Movies [Cm] Then I'll Know That You Will Plainly [Gm] See The [Cm] Biggest Fool That Ever Hit The [Fm] Big Time And [Gm7] All I Have To Do Is Act Natura-[Cm]lly

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Cavities (Page 1) - Razor De Rockefeller - Dm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBqi8wmzADg

[Dm] [Gm] [Dm] [A7] [Dm] [Gm] [Dm] [A7] [Dm] [A7] [Dm] [Dm] It Was A Chilly Autumn Night You Showed [Gm] Up At My Door All [Dm] Trick And No Treat I Should Have [A7] Seen It Before You Knew That [Dm] Sweetness Was My Weakness So I [Gm] Begged You For More Now My [Dm] Teeth Are Scattered [A7] Over The [Dm] Floor My [Dm] Teeth Are Shattered [A7] Over The [Dm] Floor [Dm] You Give Me Cavities You Leave Me [Gm] Rotten And Mean You’re Like A [Dm] Razor Blade Apple On [A7] Halloween You Leave Me [Dm] Broken And Weak Sometimes I [Gm] Can’t Even Speak Your [Dm] Sugar Spreads Just [A7] Like A Di-[Dm]sease Now I’m [Dm] Stuck With All These [A7] Cavi-[Dm]ties [Dm] And All Your Words Tasted Like Candy But They [Gm] Sour Inside And My [Dm] Lips Are Chapped From All The Salty [A7] Tears That I Cried Now My [Dm] Gums Are Black As Licorice Teeth [Gm] Stacked In A Pile But I’d Do [Dm] Anything To [A7] See You [Dm] Smile I’d Still Do [Dm] Anything To [A7] See You [Dm] Smile [Dm] Your Face Sparkles Like Diamond When There’s [Gm] Tears In Your Eyes But It Was [Dm] Lack Luster And Empty On The [A7] Day That I Died Your [Dm] Lips Parted So Sweetly For A [Gm] Tender Goodbye But That Was [Dm] Only The Be-[A7]ginning Of The Rest Of My Life

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Cavities (Page 2) - Razor De Rockefeller - Dm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBqi8wmzADg

Now My [Dm] Mouth Is Just A Graveyard For Your [Gm] Promises And Lies I [Dm] Bet You Never Thought Again That You Would [A7] See Me Alive But [Dm] Here I Am As Sick And Gnarled As The [Gm] Roots Of A Tree And Babe You’ve [Dm] Never Seen A [A7] Monster Quite As Pretty As Me And All These [Dm] Cavities They Left Me [Gm] Rotten And Mean Collecting [Dm] Teeth Like Candy Souvenirs On [A7] All Hallows Eve You Left Me [Dm] Broken And Weak How’s Your [Gm] Fortune Mistreat I’ll Make Your [Dm] Gums Bleed From Every Single [A7] Word That I Speak And All These [Dm] Cavities They Leave Me [Gm] Wanting And Torn Rotting [Dm] Holes Inside My Mouth That Leave Me [A7] Begging For More This In-[Dm]fection To Obsession Left Me [Gm] Sick To The Core Your [Dm] Sugar Spreads Just [A7] Like A Di-[Dm]sease Now I’m [Dm] Stuck With All These [A7] Cavi-[Dm]ties Sitting [Dm] Pretty With Your Old [A7] Memor-[Dm]ies And I’d Do [Dm] Anything To [A7] See You [Dm] Bleed

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City of New Orleans (Page 1) (Key of Cm) - Arlo Guthrie - Cm - 1982

https://youtu.be/ldJk9zGowio

[Cm] Riding On The [Gm] City Of New [Cm] Orleans [Ab] Illinois Central [Fm] Monday Morning [Cm] Rail Fifteen Cars And [Gm] Fifteen Restless [Cm] Riders [Ab] Three Conductors And [Gm] 25 Sacks Of [Cm] Mail

All A-[Ab]long The South Bound Odyssey The [Eb] Train Pulls Out Of Kankakee [Gm] Rolls Along Past Houses Farms And [Dm] Fields [Ab] Passing Trains That Have No Names [Eb] Freight Yards Full Of Old Black Men And [Gm] Graveyards Of The [Gm7] Rusted Automo-[Cm]biles ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [Fm] Good Morning [Gm7] America How [Cm] Are You Say [Ab] Don't You Know Me [Fm] I'm Your Native [Cm] Son [Gm7] I'm The [Cm] Train They Call The [Gm] City Of New [Ab] Orleans I'll Be [Fm] Gone Five Hundred [Gm7] Miles When The Day Is [Cm] Done ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Cm] Dealing Card Games With The [Gm] Old Men In The [Cm] Club Car [Ab] Penny A Point Ain't [Fm] No One Keeping [Cm] Score [Gm7] [Cm] Pass The Paper [Gm] Bag That Holds The [Cm] Bottle [Ab] Feel The Wheels [Gm] Rumbling Neath The [Cm] Floor

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City of New Orleans (Page 2) (Key of Cm) - Arlo Guthrie - Cm - 1982

https://youtu.be/ldJk9zGowio

And The [Ab] Sons Of Pullman Porters And The [Eb] Sons Of Engineers Ride Their [Gm] Father's Magic Carpets Made Of [Dm] Steel [Ab] Mothers With Their Babes Asleep Are [Eb] Rocking To The Gentle Beat And The [Gm] Rhythm Of The [Gm7] Rails Is All They [Cm] Feel

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [Fm] Good Morning [Gm7] America How [Cm] Are You Say [Ab] Don't You Know Me [Fm] I'm Your Native [Cm] Son [Gm7] I'm The [Cm] Train They Call The [Gm] City Of New [Ab] Orleans I'll Be [Fm] Gone Five Hundred [Gm7] Miles When The Day Is [Cm] Done ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Cm] Nightime On The [Gm] City Of New Or-[Cm]leans [Ab] Changing Cars In [Fm] Memphis Tennes-[Cm]see [Gm7] [Cm] Half Way Home [Gm] We'll Be There By [Cm] Morning Through The [Ab] Mississippi Darkness [Gm] Rolling Down To The [Cm] Sea But [Ab] All The Towns And People Seem To [Eb] Fade Into A Bad Dream And The [Gm] Steel Rail Still Ain't Heard The [Dm] News The [Ab] Conductor Sings His Songs Again The [Eb] Passengers Will Please Refrain This [Gm] Train’s Got The Disa-[Gm7]ppearing Railroad [Cm] Blues

Chorus (Good Night America)

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Country Bumpkin (Key of G) (Page 1) - Cal Smith - G - 1974

[G] He Walked Up To The Bar And Parked His Lanky Frame Up-[C]on A Tall Bar-[G]stool And With A [D7] Long Soft Southern Drawl Said I'll Just Have A Glass Of Anything That's [G] Cool [G] A Barroom Girl With Hard And Knowing Eyes Slowly [C] Looked Him Up And [G] Down And She [D7] Thought I Wonder How On Earth That Country Bumpkin Found His Way To [G] Town [G] And She Said Hello Country [C] Bumpkin [D7] How's The Frost Out On The [G] Pumpkin I've Seen Some [G7] Sights But Man You're [C] Something [D7] Where'd You Come From Country Bump-[G]kin [G] It Was Just A Short Year Later In A Bed Of Joy Filled [C] Tears Yet Deathlike [G] Pain In-[D7]to This Wondrous World Of Many Wonders One More Wonder [G] Came [G] That Same Woman's Face Was Wrapped Up In A Raptured Look Of [C] Love And Tender-[G]ness As She [D7] Marveled At The Soft And Warm And Cuddly Boy Child Feeding At Her [G] Breast [G] And She Said Hello Country [C] Bumpkin [D7] Fresh As Frost Out On The [G] Pumpkin I've Seen Some [G7] Sights But Babe You're [C] Something [D7] Mama Loves Her Country [G] Bumpkin

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Country Bumpkin (Key of G) (Page 2) - Cal Smith - G - 1974

[G] Forty Years Of Hard Work Later In A Simple Quiet And [C] Peaceful Country [G] Place The Heavy [D7] Hand Of Time Had Not Erased The Raptured Wonder From The Woman's [G] Face [G] She Was Lying On Her Death Bed Knowing Fully Well Her [C] Race Was Nearly [G] Run But She [D7] Softly Smiled And Looked Into The Sad Eyes Of Her Husband And Her [G] Son [G] And She Said So Long Country [C] Bumpkin [D7] The Frost Is Gone Now From The [G] Pumpkin I've Seen Some [G7] Sights And Life's Been [C] Something [D7] See You Later Country [G] Bumpkin [G] And She Said So Long Country [C] Bumpkin [D7] The Frost Is Gone Now From The [G] Pumpkin I've Seen Some [G7] Sights And Life's Been [C] Something [D7] See You Later Country [G] Bumpkin

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Don't Fence Me In (Key of Cm) - Cole Porter - Cm - 1934

[Cm] Wildcat Kelly [Fm] Looking Mighty [Cm] Pale Was Standing By The Sheriff's [Gm] Side And [Cm] When The Sheriff Said I'm [Fm] Sending You To [Cm] Jail Wildcat [Fm] Raised His Head And [Cm] Cried [Cm] Oh Give Me Land Lots Of Land Under Starry Skies Above Don't Fence Me [Gm] In Let Me Ride Through The Wide Open Country That I Love Don't Fence Me [Cm] In ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Cm] Let Me Be By Myself In The Evening Breeze [Fm] Listen To The Murmur Of The Cottonwood Trees [Cm] Send Me Off Forever But I [Fm] Ask You Please [Cm] Don't [Gm] Fence Me [Cm] In ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Cm] Just Turn Me [Fm] Loose Let Me Straddle My Old Saddle Underneath The Western [Cm] Skies On My Cay-[Fm]use Let Me Wander Over Yonder Till I See The Mountains [Cm] Rise [Cm] I Want To Ride To The Ridge Where The West Commences [Fm] Gaze At The Moon Until I Lose My Senses I [Cm] Can't Look At Hobbles And I [Ab] Can't Stand Fences [Cm] Don't [Gm] Fence Me [Cm] In [Cm] Oh Give Me Land Lots Of Land Under Starry Skies Don't Fence Me [Gm] In Let Me Ride Through The Wide Open Country That I Love Don't Fence Me [Cm] In Chorus then 3rd and 4th Verses

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Gravedigger - Willie Nelson - Am - 2008

[Am] Cyrus Jones 1810 to [G] 1913 [F] Made His Great Grandchildren Believe You Could Live To A [Am] Hundred And Three [Am] A Hundred and Three is Forever When You're [G] Just A Little Kid So [F] Cyrus Jones Lived [Am] Forever ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Am] Gravedigger When You Dig My [G] Grave Could You Make It [E] Shallow So That [Am] I Can [G] Feel the [D] Rain Grave-[Am]digger ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Am] Muriel Stonewall 1903 to [G] 1954 She Lost [F] Both Of Her Babies In the [Am] Second Great War [Am] Now You Should Never Have to Watch Your Only [G] Children Are Lowered in the Ground I Mean You Should [F] Never Have to Bury Your Own [Am] Babies

Chorus

[Dm] Ring Around the [F] Rosie [C] [G] [Dm] Pocket Full of [F] Posey [C] [G] [Dm] Ashes to [F] Ashes [C] [G] [Dm] [Am] We All [F] Fall [G] Down

Chorus

[Am] Little Mikey Carson 6-[G]7 to 75 He [F] Rode His Bike Like the Devil Until The [Am] Day He Died [Am] When He Grows Up He Wants to Be Mr [G] Vertigo On the Flying Trapeez Oh [F] 1940 to [Am] 1992

Chorus

[G] [F] [E] [Am] [G] [F] [E] Grave-[Am]digger

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Hobo Bill's Last Ride - Jimmie Rodgers - C - 1929

[C] Ho-O-[G7] Bo-O [C] Billy

[C] Riding On The [F] Eastbound [C] Freight Train

[F] Speeding Through The [C] Night

[F] Hobo Bill A [C] Railroad Bum

Was [D7] Fighting For His [G7] Life

The [C] Sadness Of His Eyes Revealed The [F] Torture Of His [C] Soul

He [F] Raised A Weak And [C] Weary Hand

To [D7] Brush A-[G7]way The [C] Coal [C] Ho-O-[G7] Bo-O [C] Billy

[C] No Warm Lights [F] Flickered A-[C]round Him

No [F] Blankets There To [C] Fold

[F] Nothing But The [C] Howling Wind

And The [D7] Driving Rain So [G7] Cold

[C] When He Heard A Whistle Blowing In A [F] Dreamy Kind Of [C] Way

The [F] Hobo Seemed Con-[C]tented

For He [D7] Smiled There [G7] Where He [C] Lay

[C] Ho-O-[G7] Bo-O [C] Bill

[C] Outside The [F] Rain Was [C] Falling

On That [F] Lonely Boxcar [C] Door

But The [F] Little Form Of [C] Hobo Bill Lay [D7] Still Upon The [G7] Floor

While The [C] Train Sped Through The Darkness

And The [F] Raging Storm Out-[C]side

[F] No One Knew That [C] Hobo Bill Was [D7] Taking [G7] His Last [C] Ride

[C] [G7] [C7]

[C] It Was Early [F] In The [C] Morning

When They [F] Raised The Hobo’s [C] Head

The [F] Smile Still Lingered [C] On His Face

But [D7] Hobo Bill Was [G7] Dead

There [C] Was No Mother’s Longing To [F] Soothe His Weary [C] Soul

For [F] He Was Just A [C] Railroad Bum

Who [D7] Died Out [G7] In The [C] Cold

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Hurt - Johnny Cash - Am - 2002

[Am] [C] [D] [Am] [C] [D] [Am] I [C] Hurt My-[D]self To-[Am]day To [C] See If [D] I Still [Am] Feel I [C] Focus [D] On The [Am] Pain The [C] Only [D] Thing That's [Am] Real

The [C] Needle [D] Tears A [Am] Hole The [C] Old Fam-[D]iliar [Am] Sting Try To [C] Kill It [D] All A-[Am]way But I Re-[C]member [D] Every-[G]thing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Am] What Have I Be-[F]come [C] My Sweetest [G] Friend [Am] Everyone I [F] Know Goes A-[C]way In The [G] End And [Am] You Could Have It [F] All [G] My Empire Of Dirt [Am] I Will Let You [F] Down [G] I Will Make You 1. [Am] Hurt 2. [G] Hurt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[C] [D] [Am] [C] [D] [Am] [Am] I [C] Wear This [D] Crown Of [Am] Thorns Up-[C]on My [D] Liars [Am] Chair [C] Full Of [D] Broken [Am] Thoughts [C] I Can [D] Not Re-[Am]pair Be-[C]neath The [D] Stains Of [Am] Time The [C] Feelings [D] Disa-[Am]ppear [C] You Are [D] Someone [Am] Else [C] I Am [D] Still Right [G] Here

Chorus

[G] If [Am] I Could Start A-[F]gain A [G] Million Miles Away [Am] I Will Keep My-[F]self [G] I Would Find A [Am] Way

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I Think Were Alone Now - Tiffany - Dm - 1987

[Dm] [Am] [Gm] [Dm]

[Dm] Children Be-[F]have [Bb] That’s What They [Am] Say When Were Together [Dm] And Watch How You [F] Play [Bb] They Don’t Under-[Am]stand And So We’re ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Bridge~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[F] Running Just As Fast As We [Dm] Can [F] Holding On To One Another’s [Dm] Hand [Cm] Trying To Get Away Into The Night And Then You [Am] Put Your Arms Around Me And We Tumble To The Ground And Then You [Dm] Say ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Bridge~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Dm] I Think Were A-[Am]lone Now There [Gm] Doesn’t Seem To Be Any-[Dm]one Around I Think Were A-[Am]lone Now The [Gm] Beating Of Our Hearts Is The [Dm] Only Sound [Dm] (Tap-Tap Tap-Tap Tap-Tap Tap) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Dm] Look At The [F] Way [Bb] We Gotta [Am] Hide What We’re Doing [Dm] Cause What Would They [F] Say [Bb] If They Ever [Am] Knew And So Were

Bridge

Chorus x 2

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If I Die Young (Page 1) - The Band Perry - D - 2010 (Capo on 2nd fret for recording)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[A] If I Die [G] Young Bury Me In [D] Satin Lay Me [A] Down On A Bed Of [Bm] Roses Sink Me In The [G] River At [D] Dawn Send Me A-[A]way With The Words Of A [Bm] Love Song ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[G] Oh Oh [D] Oh Oh [A] [A] Lord Make Me A [G] Rainbow I'll Shine Down On My [D] Mother She'll Know I'm Safe With [A] You When She Stands Under My [Bm] Colors Oh And [G] Life Ain't Always What You [D] Think It Ought To Be No [A] Ain't Even Grey But She [Bm] Buries Her Baby [G] The Sharp Knife [D] Of A Short [A] Life [Bm] Well [G] I've Had [D] Just Enough [A] Time

Chorus

[G] And The Sharp Knife Of A [D] Short [A] Life [G] Well I've Had [D] Just Enough [A] Time And I'll Be Wearing [G] White When I [D] Come Into Your Kingdom I'm As [A] Green As The Ring On My [Bm] Little Cold Finger I've [G] Never Known The [D] Loving Of A Man But It [A] Sure Felt Nice When He Was [Bm] Holding My Hand There's A [G] Boy Here In Town Says He'll [D] Love Me Forever [A] Who Would Have Thought For-[Bm]ever Could Be Severed [G] By The Sharp Knife [D] Of A Short [A] Life [Bm] Well [G] I've Had [D] Just Enough [A] Time [G] [D] [A] [Bm] [G] [D] [A] [Bm]

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If I Die Young (Page 2) - The Band Perry - D - 2010

So [G] Put On Your Best Boys [D] And I'll Wear My Pearls [A] What I Never Did Is Done A Penny For My [G] Thoughts Oh No I'll [D] Sell Them For A Dollar [A] They're Worth So Much More [Bm] After I'm A Goner And [G] Maybe Then You'll Hear The [D] Words I've Been Singing [A] Funny When You're Dead How [Bm] People Start Listening [G] [D] [A] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[A] If I Die [G] Young Bury Me In [D] Satin Lay Me [A] Down On A Bed Of [Bm] Roses Sink Me In The [G] River At [D] Dawn Send Me A-[A]way With The Words Of A [Bm] Love Song ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[G] Oh Oh The [D] Ballad Of A Dove [A] Go In [Bm] Peace And Love [G] Gather Up Your Tears [D] Keep Em In Your Pocket [A] Save Em For A Time When You're [Bm] Really Gonna Need Them

[G] Oh Oh The Sharp Knife [D] Of A Short [A] Life [Bm] Well [G] I've Had [D] Just Enough Time [A] So [G] Put On Your Best Boys [D] And I'll Wear My [A] Pearls

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If We Have Each Other (Page 1) - Alec Benjamin - Am - 2018 (Capo on 1st fret for recording)

https://youtu.be/y2VI4soJqi4

[Am] She Was 19 With A Baby On The Way On The [G] East-Side Of The City She Was Working Every Day Cleaning [Em] Dishes In The Evening She Could Barely Stay Awake She Was [F] Clinging To The Feeling That Her Luck Was Gonna Change [G] [Am] And Cross Town She Would Take The Bus At Night To A [G] One Bedroom Apartment And When She'd Turn On The Light She Would [Em] Sit Down At The Table Tell Herself That It's Alright She Was [F] Waiting On The Day She Hoped Her Baby Would Arrive [G] [Am] She'd Never Be Alone [G] Have Someone To Hold [Em] And When Nights Were Cold [F] She'd Say ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Am] The World's Not Perfect But It's Not That Bad If We Got Each [G] Other And That's All We Have I Will Be Your [Em] 1. Mother And I'll Hold Your Hand You Should [F] Know I'll Be There For You When The [Am] World's Not Perfect When The World's Not Kind If We Have Each [G] Other Then We'll Both Be Fine I Will Be Your [Em] 1. Mother And I'll Hold Your Hand You Should [F] Know I'll Be There For You ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[G] [Am] They Were 90 And Were Living Out Their Days On The [G] West-Side Of The City Next To Where They Got Engaged They Had [Em] Pictures On The Walls Of All The Memories That They'd Made And Though [F] Life Was Never Easy They Were Thankful That They Stayed

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If We Have Each Other (Page 2) - Alec Benjamin - Am - 2018 (Capo on 1st fret for recording)

https://youtu.be/y2VI4soJqi4

[G] [Am] With Each Other And Though Some Times Were Hard [G] Even When She Made Him Angry He Would Never Break Her Heart No They [Em] Didn't Have The Money To Afford A Fancy Car But They [F] Never Had To Travel Cause They'd Never Be Apart [G] [Am] Even At The End [G] Their Love Was Stronger Than [Em] The Day That They First Met [F] They Say ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Am] The World's Not Perfect But It's Not That Bad If We Got Each [G] Other And That's All We Have I Will Be Your [Em] 2. Lover 3. Brother And I'll Hold Your Hand You Should [F] Know I'll Be There For You When The [Am] World's Not Perfect When The World's Not Kind If We Have Each [G] Other Then We'll Both Be Fine I Will Be Your [Em] 2. Lover 3. Brother And I'll Hold Your Hand You Should [F] Know I'll Be There For You ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [Am] [G] [Em] [Em] You Should [F] Know I'll Be There For You [G] [Am] I'm 23 And My Folks Are Getting Old I Know [G] They Don't Have Forever And I'm Scared To Be Alone So I'm [Em] Thankful For My Sister Even Though Sometimes We Fight [F] When High School Wasn't Easy She's The Reason I Survived [G] [Am] I Know She'd Never Leave Me And I Hate To See Her Cry So I [G] Wrote This Verse To Tell Her That I'm Always By Her Side I [Em] Wrote This Verse To Tell Her That I'm Always By Her Side I [F] Wrote This Verse To Tell Her That Chorus [Am] [G] [Em] [Em] You Should [F] Know I'll Be There For You [G] [Am]

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I’ll Fly Away (Key of Cm) - Traditional - Cm - 1929

[Cm] Some Bright Morning When This Life Is Over [Fm] I’ll Fly A-[Cm]way To That Home On [Ab] God’s Celestial Shore [Cm] I’ll [Gm] Fly A-[Cm]way ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Cm] I’ll Fly Away Oh Glory [Fm] I’ll Fly A-[Cm]way In The Morning When I Die Halle-[Ab]lujah By And By [Cm] I’ll [Gm] Fly A-[Cm]way ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Cm] When The Shadows Of This Life Have Gone [Fm] I’ll Fly A-[Cm]way Like A Bird From These [Ab] Prison Walls I’ll Fly [Cm] I’ll [Gm] Fly A-[Cm]way Chorus [Cm] Oh How Glad And Happy When We Meet [Fm] I’ll Fly A-[Cm]way No More Cold Iron [Ab] Shackles On My Feet [Cm] I’ll [Gm] Fly A-[Cm]way Chorus [Cm] Just A Few More Weary Days And Then [Fm] I’ll Fly A-[Cm]way To A Land Where [Ab] Joys Will Never End [Cm] I’ll [Gm] Fly A-[Cm]way

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I’ll Fly Away (Key of Gm) - Traditional - Gm - 1929

https://youtu.be/Pg6rrZCY5QE

[Gm] Some Bright Morning When This Life Is Over [Cm] I’ll Fly A-[Gm]way To That Home On [Eb] God’s Celestial Shore [Gm] I’ll [Dm] Fly A-[Gm]way ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Gm] I’ll Fly Away Oh Glory [Cm] I’ll Fly A-[Gm]way In The Morning When I Die Halle-[Eb]lujah By And By [Gm] I’ll [Dm] Fly A-[Gm]way ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Gm] When The Shadows Of This Life Have Gone [Cm] I’ll Fly A-[Gm]way Like A Bird From These [Eb] Prison Walls I’ll Fly [Gm] I’ll [Dm] Fly A-[Gm]way Chorus [Gm] Oh How Glad And Happy When We Meet [Cm] I’ll Fly A-[Gm]way No More Cold Iron [Eb] Shackles On My Feet [Gm] I’ll [Dm] Fly A-[Gm]way Chorus [Gm] Just A Few More Weary Days And Then [Cm] I’ll Fly A-[Gm]way To A Land Where [Eb] Joys Will Never End [Gm] I’ll [Dm] Fly A-[Gm]way

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I'm A Believer - The Monkees - Gm - 1967 https://youtu.be/6kCquRptmlo

[Gm] I Thought Love Was [Dm] Only True In [Gm] Fairy Tales [Gm] Meant For Someone [Dm] Else But Not For [Gm] Me [Gm7] [Cm] Love Was Out To [Gm] Get Me [Cm] That's The Way It [Gm] Seemed [Cm] Disappointment [Gm] Haunted All My [Dm] Dreams ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Then I Saw Her [Gm] Face [Cm] [Gm] Now I'm A Believer [Cm] [Gm] Not A Trace [Cm] [Gm] Of Doubt In My Mind [Cm] [Gm] I'm In Love [Cm] Oooh I'm A Be-[Gm]liever I Couldn't [F] Leave Her If I [Dm] Tried ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Gm] I Thought Love Was [Dm] More Or Less A [Gm] Giving Thing [Gm] Seems The More I [Dm] Gave The Less I [Gm] Got [Gm7] [Cm] What's The Use In [Gm] Trying [Cm] All You Get Is [Gm] Pain [Cm] When I Needed [Gm] Sunshine I Got [Dm] Rain

Chorus

[Gm] [Dm] [Gm] [Dm] [Gm] [Gm7] (chords to 1st two lines of verse) [Cm] Love Was Out To [Gm] Get Me [Cm] That's The Way It [Gm] Seemed [Cm] Disappointment [Gm] Haunted All My [Dm] Dreams

Chorus

Then I Saw Her [Gm] Face [Cm] [Gm] Now I'm A Believer [Cm] [Gm] Not A Trace [Cm] [Gm] Of Doubt In My Mind [Cm] [Gm] I'm A Be-[Gm]liever [Cm] [Gm]

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Joe The Wrangler (Page 1) - Marty Robbins - C - 1960

[C] Little Joe The Wrangler Will [F] Wrangle Never-[C]More His Days With The Roundup They Are [G7] O'er Was A [C] Year Ago Last April When He [F] Rode Into Our [C] Camp Just A Little Texas [G7] Stray And Nothing [C] More Was Late In The Evening When He [F] Rode Into Our [C] Camp On A Little Texas Pony He Called [G7] Chaw With His [C] Brogan Shoes And Overalls A [F] Tougher Looking [C] Kid You Never In Your [G7] Life Before Had [C] Saw His [F] Saddle Was A Texas Kack Built [C] Many Years Ago An Ok Spur On One Foot Lightly [G7] Swung With His [C] Pack Rolled In A Cotton Sack So [F] Loosely Tied [C] Behind And A Canteen From His [G7] Saddle Horn Was [C] Slung He Said He Had To Leave His Home His [F] Pa Had Married [C] Twice His New Ma Whipped Him Every Day Or [G7] Two So He [C] Saddled Up Old Chaw One Night And [F] Lit A Shuck This [C] Way He Said He'd Try To [G7] Paddle His Own [C] Canoe He'd [F] Said If We Would Give Him Work He'd [C] Do The Best He Could Though He Didn't Know Straight Up About A [G7] Cow So The [C] Boss He Cut Him Out A Mount And [F] Kindly Put Him [C] On He Sorta Liked This [G7] Little Kid Some-[C]How He Learned To Wrangle Horses And [F] Learned To Know Them [C] All And Get Them In At Daybreak If He [G7] Could And To [C] Trail The Old Chuck Wagon And [F] Always Hitch The [C] Team And Help The Cook [G7] Evenings Rustle [C] Wood

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Joe The Wrangler (Page 2) - Marty Robbins - C - 1960

We Had [F] Hardly Reached The Pecos The [C] Weather It Was Fine We Were Camped Down On The South Side In A [G7] Draw When A [C] Northern Commenced Blowing And We [F] Doubled Up Our [C] Guards It Took Everyone Of [G7] Us To Hold Them [C] In Little Joe The Wrangler Was [F] Called Out With The [C] Rest Scarcely Had The Little Fellow Reached The [G7] Herd When The [C] Cattle They Stampeded Like A [F] Hail Storm On They [C] Fled And Everyone Was [G7] Riding For The [C] Lead A-[F]mid The Streaks Of Lightning There Was [C] One Horse Up Ahead He Was Trying To Catch The Leaders In Their [G7] Speed It Was [C] Little Joe The Wrangler With A [F] Slicker O'er His [C] Head He Was Riding Old Blue [G7] Rocket In The [C] Lead At Last We Got Them Milling And [F] Kinda Quieted [C] Down And The Extra Guards Back To The Wagon [G7] Went But [C] There Was One A-Missing You Could [F] See It At A [C] Glance Was Our Little Texas [G7] Stray Poor Wrangler [C] Joe Next [F] Morning Just At Daybreak We [C] Found Where Rocket Fell Down In A Washout Twenty Feet [G7] Below Be-[C]neath His Horse His Life Was Gone His [F] Spur Had Rung Its [C] Knell Was Our Little Texas [G7] Stray Poor Wrangler [C] Joe

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Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry - Cm - 1958

https://youtu.be/fsuKn2a9-Z8

[Cm] Deep Down In Louisiana Close To New Orleans Way Back Up In The Woods Among The Evergreens There [Fm] Stood A Log Cabin Made Of Earth And Wood Where [Cm] Lived A Country Boy Named Johnny B Goode Who [Gm] Never Ever Learned To Read Or [Fm] Write So Well But He Could [Cm] Play The Guitar Just Like A Ringing A Bell ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [Cm] Go Go Johnny Go Go Go Go Johnny Go Go [Fm] Go Go Johnny Go Go [Cm] Go [Gm] Go [Fm] Johnny B [Cm] Goode ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Cm] He Used To Carry His Guitar In A Gunny Sack Go Sit Beneath The Tree By The Railroad Track Old [Fm] Engineers Would See Him Sitting In The Shade Just a [Cm] Strumming With the Rhythm That the Drivers Made When [Gm] People Passed Him By They Would [Fm] Stop And Say Oh [Cm] My But That Little Country Boy Could Play

Chorus

[Cm] His Mother Told Him Someday You Will Be A Man You Will Be The Leader Of A Big Old Band [Fm] Many People Coming From Miles Around To [Cm] Hear You Play Your Music When The Sun Go Down [Gm] Maybe Someday Your Name'll [Fm] Be In Lights Saying [Cm] Johnny B Goode Tonight

Chorus

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Last Kiss (Key of Gm) - J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers - Gm - 1964 https://youtu.be/M2_XtS7s_vk

We Were [Gm] Out On A Date In My [Eb] Daddy's Car [Cm] We Hadn't Driven [Dm] Very Far [Gm] There In The Road [Eb] Straight Ahead A [Cm] Car Was Stalled The [Dm] Engine Was Dead

[Gm] I Couldn't Stop So I [Eb] Swerved To The Right I'll [Cm] Never Forget The [Dm] Sounds That Night The [Gm] Screaming Tires The [Eb] Busting Glass The [Cm] Painful Scream That [Dm] I Heard [Gm] Last ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Gm] Oh Where Oh Where Can My [Eb] Baby Be [Cm] The Lord Took Her A-[Dm]way From Me [Gm] She's Gone to Heaven So I [Eb] Got To Be Good So [Cm] I Can See My Baby When I [Dm] Leave This [Gm] World ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Gm] When I Woke Up The Rain Was [Eb] Pouring Down [Cm] There Were People Standing [Dm] All Around [Gm] Something Warm Flowing [Eb] Through My Eyes But [Cm] Somehow I Found My [Dm] Baby That Night I [Gm] Lifted Her Head She Looked At [Eb] Me And Said [Cm] Hold Me Darling Just A [Dm] Little While I [Gm] Held Her Close I Kissed Her [Eb] Our Last Kiss I [Cm] Found the Love I [Dm] Knew I Would Miss

Well [Gm] Now She's Gone Even [Eb] Though I Hold Her Tight I [Cm] Lost My Love My [Dm] Life That [Gm] Night

Chorus

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Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett - Dm - 1977

https://youtu.be/a2jfLgs0OjY

[Dm] Nibbling On Sponge Cake Watching The Sun Bake All Of Those Tourist Covered With [Am] Oil Strumming My Six String On My Front Porch Swing Smell Those Shrimp They're Beginning To [Dm] Boil ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Gm] Wasting A-[Am]way Again In Marga-[Dm]ritaville [Gm] Searching For My [Am] Lost Shaker Of [Dm] Salt [Gm] Some People [Am] Claim That There's A [Dm] Wo-[Am]man To [Gm] Blame But I [Am] Know It's Nobody's [Dm] Fault ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Dm] I Don't Know The Reason I Stayed Here All Season Nothing To Show But This Brand New Ta-[Am]too But It's A Real Beautie A Mexican Cutie But How It Got Here I Haven't A [Dm] Clue

Chorus

[Dm] I Blew Out My Flip-Flop Stepped On A Pop-Top Cut My Heel Had To Cruise On Back [Am] Home But There's Booze In the Blender And Soon It Will Render That Frozen Concoction That Helps Me Hang [Dm] On

Chorus

[Dm] Old Men In Tank Tops Cruising The Gift Shops Checking Out Chickitas Down By The [Am] Shore They Dream About Weight Loss Wish They Could Be Their Own Boss These Three Day Vacations Become Such A [Dm] Bore

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Pancho And Lefty - Townes Van Zandt - Cm - 1972

[Cm] Living On The Road My Friend [Gm] Was Gonna Keep You Free And Clean

[Fm] Now You Wear Your Skin Like Iron Your [Cm] Breath’s As Hard As [Gm] Kerosene [Fm] You Weren't Your Mama's Only Boy But Her [Cm] Favorite One It [Fm] Seems

She Be-[Ab]gan To Cry When You [Fm] Said [Cm] Good-[Gm]bye And [Fm] Sank Into Your [Ab] Dreams [Ab] [Gm] [Cm] [Cm] Pancho Was A Bandit Boys [Gm] His Horse Was Fast As Polished Steel

[Fm] He Wore His Gun Outside His Pants For [Cm] All The Honest [Gm] World To Feel [Fm] Pancho Met His Match You Know On The [Cm] Deserts Down In [Fm] Mexico

And [Ab] Nobody Heard His [Fm] Dy-[Cm]ing [Gm] Words Ah But [Fm] That's The Way It [Ab] Goes [Ab] [Gm] [Fm] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Fm] All The Federales Say [Cm] Could’ve Had Him [Fm] Any Day [Ab] They Only Let Him [Fm] Slip [Cm] A-[Gm]way Out Of [Fm] Kindness, I Sup-[Ab]pose [Ab] [Gm] [Cm] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Cm] Lefty He Can't Sing The Blues [Gm] All Night Long Like He Used To [Fm] The Dust That Pancho Bit Down South [Cm] Ended Up In [Gm] Lefty's Mouth [Fm] The Day They Laid Poor Pancho Low [Cm] Lefty Split For [Fm] Ohio [Ab] Where He Got The [Fm] Bread [Cm] To [Gm] Go There [Fm] Ain't Nobody [Ab] Knows [Ab] [Gm] [Fm]

Chorus

[Cm] The Poets Tell How Pancho Fell [Gm] Lefty's Living In A Cheap Hotel [Fm] The Desert's Quiet And Cleveland's Cold [Cm] And So The Story [Gm] Ends We're Told [Fm] Pancho Needs Your Prayers It's True [Cm] But Save A Few For [Fm] Lefty Too [Ab] He Only Did What He [Fm] Had [Cm] To [Gm] Do [Fm] And Now He's Growing [Ab] Old [Ab] [Gm] [Fm] Chorus (A Few Grey Federales Say)

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Play Me The Waltz Of The Angels - Derailers - F - 1999

[F] [Bb] [F] [F] [C7] [F] [F] Played A Party Last [C7] Night For Some Old [F] Folks They Were [Bb] Dancing And Smiling At [F] Me [F] Cept This Old Man [C7] Alone At A [Dm] Table As If There's [G] Someplace That He'd Rather [C] Be So I Said [F] Sir Can I [C7] Play Something For [F] You Something [Bb] Special That You'd Like To [F] Hear When He Looked Up At [C7] Me He Was [Dm] Smiling Oh But His [F] Eyes [C] Couldn't Hide The [F] Tears ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ He Said [F] Play Me The Waltz Of The [Bb] Angels And [F] I'll Close My Eyes And [C7] Pretend [F] Play Me The Waltz Of The [Bb] Angels So I Can [F] Dance With My [C7] Angel [F] Again ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Play Chords of Chorus He Said [F] Yes That's The [C7] Song I Re-[F]member That’s The [Bb] One That She Loved The [F] Best It Was [F] Playing The [C] Night That I [Dm] Met Her And It [F] Was Playing When We [C] Laid Her To [F] Rest Chorus Let Me [F] Dance With My [C7] Angel [F] Again Play Chords of Chorus

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Red River Valley - Traditional - Gm - 1870 https://youtu.be/I2zDu7USRgA

[Gm] From This Valley They [Dm] Say You Are [Gm] Going I Will Miss Your Bright Eyes And Sweet [Dm] Smile For They [Gm] Say You Are Taking The [Cm] Sunshine That Has [Dm] Brightened Our Pathways A-[Gm]while ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Gm] Come And Sit By My [Dm] Side If You [Gm] Love Me Do Not Hasten To Bid Me A-[Dm]dieu Just Re-[Gm]member The Red River [Cm] Valley And The [Dm] Cowboy Who Loved You So [Gm] True ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Gm] I've Been Thinking A [Dm] Long Time My [Gm] Darling Of The Sweet Words You Never Would [Dm] Say Now A-[Gm]las Must My Fond Hopes All [Cm] Vanish For They [Dm] Say You Are Going A-[Gm]way

Chorus

[Gm] Do You Think Of The [Dm] Valley You Are [Gm] Leaving Oh How Lonely And How Dreary It Will [Dm] Be And Do [Gm] You Think Of The Kind Hearts You're [Cm] Breaking And The [Dm] Pain You Are Causing To [Gm] Me [Gm] As You Go To Your [Dm] Home By The [Gm] Ocean May You Never Forget Those Sweet [Dm] Hours That We [Gm] Spent In The Red River [Cm] Valley And The [Dm] Love We Exchanged Mid The [Gm] Flowers

Chorus

[Gm] They Will Bury Me [Dm] Where You Have [Gm] Wandered Near The Hills Where The Daffodils [Dm] Grow When You're [Gm] Gone From The Red River [Cm] Valley For I [Dm] Can't Live Without You I [Gm] Know

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She Took A Lot Of Pills (And Died) - Robbie Fulks - A - 1996

[A] With Her Drop-Dead Looks And Her [D] Little-Girl Charm [A] Everybody Thought She'd Go [E] Far And At [A] 20 Years Old She Was [D] Rich As Could Be And A [A] World-Famed [E] Hollywood [A] Star With The Big Parts Coming And The [D] Sweethearts Too [A] Life Was A Hell Of A [E] Ride But Her [A] Star Soon Fell And Her [D] Body Got Old So She [A] Took A Lot Of [E] Pills And [A] Died ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[A] Well She Took A Lot Of [D] Pills And [A] Died She Took A Lot Of [D] Pills And [A] Died (Then last 2 lines of each previous verse) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[A] While The Traffic Crawled By In The [D] Street Outside She Was [A] Sitting In Her Kitchen-[E]ette [A] Listening To The Scuttle Of The [D] Rats In The Wall [A] Staring At Her [E] TV [A] Set She Once Would’ve Been Too [D] Proud To Be Found In A [A] Hovel On The Lower East [E] Side But [A] Nothing In The World Seemed To [D] Matter Much Now So She [A] Took A Lot Of [E] Pills And [A] Died

Chorus

[A] Now She Hasn't Been Seen On The [D] Silver Screen And She [A] Never May Be A-[E]gain But Every [A] Once In A While At The [D] Far End Of The Dial You Can [A] See Her How She [E] Was Back [A] Then In A Soft Close-Up With Her [D] Hair Backlit She [A] Seemed To Glow In-[E]side Yeah But [A] Something Went Wrong Cause [D] Forty Years On She [A] Took A Lot Of [E] Pills And [A] Died

Chorus So She [A] Took A Lot Of [E] Pills And [A] Died x 2

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Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Judy Garland - Gm - 1939

https://youtu.be/SOZc7iDP5pA

[Gm] Somewhere [Bb] Over The Rainbow [Cm] Way Up [Gm] High [Cm] There's A [Gm] Land That I Heard Of [D] Once In A Lulla-[Gm]by [Gm] Somewhere [Bb] Over The Rainbow [Cm] Skies Are [Gm] Blue [Cm] And The [Gm] Dreams That You Dare To [D] Dream Really Do Come [Gm] True

Some [Gm] Day I'll Wish Upon A Star And [Dm] Wake Up Where The Clouds Are Far Be-[Cm]hind Me Where [Gm] Troubles Melt Like Lemondrops A [D] Way Above The Chimney Tops That's [Eb] Where You'll [Cm] Find Me [Gm] Somewhere [Bb] Over The Rainbow [Cm] Bluebirds [Gm] Fly [Cm] Birds Fly [Gm] Over The Rainbow [D] Why Then Oh Why Can't [Gm] I [Gm] If Happy Little Bluebirds Fly Be-[D]yond The Rainbow Why Oh [Cm] Why [D] Can't [Gm] I

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The Pirates That Don't Do Anything - Veggie Tales - Gm - 1998

https://youtu.be/F1PzhEK0lzc

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[Gm] Cuz We Are the Pirates Who Don't Do [Cm] Anything We Just [Gm] Stay at Home And Lie [Dm] Around And If You [Gm] Ask Us To Do [Cm] Anything We'll Just [Gm] Tell You [Dm] We Don't Do [Gm] Anything ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Gm] Well I've Never Been to Greenland And I've [Cm] Never Been to Denver And I've [Gm] Never Buried Treasure in St [Dm] Louie or St Paul And I've [Gm] Never Been to Moscow And I've [Cm] Never Been to Tampa And I've [Gm] Never Been to [Dm] Boston in the [Gm] Fall Chorus

[Gm] And I've Never Hoist the Main Sail And I've [Cm] Never Swabbed the Poop Deck And I've [Gm] Never Veered Starboard Cause I've [Dm] Never Sailed at All And I've [Gm] Never Walked the Gang Plank And I've [Cm] Never Owned a Parrot And I've [Gm] Never Been to [Dm] Boston in the [Gm] Fall Chorus

[Gm] I've Never Plucked a Rooster And I Am [Cm] Not Too Good At Ping-Pong And I've [Gm] Never Thrown My Mashed Potatoes [Dm] Up Against the Wall And I've [Gm] Never Kissed a Chipmunk And I've [Cm] Never Gotten Head Lice And I've [Gm] Never Been to [Dm] Boston in the [Gm] Fall Chorus

[Gm] And I've Never Licked a Spark-Plug And I've [Cm] Never Sniffed a Stink Bug And I've [Gm] Never Painted Daisies On A [Dm] Big Red Rubber Ball And I've [Gm] Never Bathed in Yogurt And I [Cm] Don't Look Good in Leggings And I've [Gm] Never Been to [Dm] Boston in the [Gm] Fall

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You Are My Sunshine (Key of Cm) - Traditional - Cm - 1939 https://youtu.be/aU40AS2vSFU

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[Cm] You Are My Sunshine My Only Sunshine You Make Me [Fm] Happy When Skies Are [Cm] Grey [Cm] You'll Never [Fm] Know Dear How Much I [Cm] Love You Please Don’t Take My [Gm] Sunshine [Cm] Away ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chorus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Cm] The Other Night Dear As I Lay Sleeping I Dreamt I [Fm] Held You In My [Cm] Arms [Cm] When I [Fm] Awoke Dear I Was [Cm] Mistaken And So I Hung My [Gm] Head And I [Cm] Cried

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[Cm] I'll Always Love You And Make You Happy If You Will [Fm] Only Say The [Cm] Same [Cm] But If You [Fm] Leave Me To Find A-[Cm]nother You Will Regret It [Gm] All Some-[Cm]day

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[Cm] You Told Me Once Dear You Really Loved Me And No One [Fm] Else Could Come Be-[Cm]tween [Cm] But Now You've [Fm] Left Me And Love A-[Cm]nother You Have Shattered [Gm] All My [Cm] Dreams

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Songs by Artist

Artist Title Key

Alec Benjamin If We Have Each Other Am

Arlo Guthrie City Of New Orleans (Key of Cm) Cm

Buck Owens Act Naturally Cm

Cal Smith Country Bumpkin G

Chuck Berry Johnny B Goode Cm

Derailers Play Me the Waltz of the Angels F

J. Frank Wilson & the Cavaliers Last Kiss (Key of Gm) Gm

Jimmy Buffett Margaritaville (Key of Dm) Dm

Jimmie Rodgers Hobo Bill's Last Ride C

Johnny Cash Hurt Am

Judy Garland Somewhere Over the Rainbow Gm

Marty Robbins Joe The Wrangler C

Razor De Rockefeller Cavities Dm

Robbie Fulks She Took A Lot Of Pills (And Died A

Roy Rogers Don't Fence Me In Cm

The Band Perry If I Die Young D

The Monkees I'm A Believer Gm

Tiffany I Think We’re Alone Now Dm

Townes Van Zandt Pancho And Lefty Cm

Traditional I’ll Fly Away Cm

Traditional I’ll Fly Away Gm

Traditional Red River Valley Gm

Traditional You Are My Sunshine (Key of C ) Cm

Veggie Tales The Pirates That Don’t Do Anything Gm

Willie Nelson Gravedigger Am Back to Index