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UkeTunes Song Book
A selection of non-traditional songs for the ukulele
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Edition 4
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Contents
1963 7
AFTER THE GOLD RUSH 9
ALL ABOUT THAT BASS 10
ALL OF MY HEART 11
ANY TROUBLE 12
APRIL SKIES 13
APRIL THE 14TH (PART ONE) 15
AUTOBAHN 16
BABY WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO 18
BACKHANDED COMPLIMENT 19
BACKWATER BLUES 20
BAKER STREET 21
BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU’VE GOT 23
BEAUTIFUL DAY 25
BEING BOILED 26
BIG LOG 28
BIZARRE LOVE TRIANGLE 29
BLACK MAN RAY 30
BONNY 32
BRASS BUTTONS 33
BREATHLESS 34
BRIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD 35
CARAVAN GIRL 36
CHEAP THRILLS 37
CHINA GIRL 39
CRASH 40
DANCING WITH MYSELF 41
DEAR PRUDENCE 43
DON’T LET IT TROUBLE YOUR MIND 44
DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ 45
DOWN IN THE SUBWAY 46
DRIVE MY CAR 47
DUEL 48
EASY 49
ELLIS ISLAND 50
EVERYTHING IS FREE 51
FEELING GOOD 52
FEMME FATALE 53
FOLLOW YOU, FOLLOW ME 54
FOREST FIRE 55
GEORGIA ON MY MIND 56
GET IT RIGHT NEXT TIME 57
GET THE MESSAGE 59
GRASS 60
HANGING ON THE TELEPHONE 61
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HAPPY HOUR 62
HE’S ON THE PHONE 64
HEAD HANG LOW 66
HEART OF GLASS 67
HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT 68
HENRY LEE 69
“HEROES” 70
HISTORY 71
HOMECOMING QUEEN 73
HOLD ME NOW 74
HOW LONG WILL I LOVE YOU? 75
HOW SWEET IT IS 76
HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF 77
I ENVY THE WIND 78
I LIKE BIRDS 79
I SHALL BE RELEASED 80
I’LL FIND MY WAY HOME 81
I’M FREE 82
I’M FREE 83
I’M IN LOVE WITH A GERMAN FILMSTAR 84
I'M IN LOVE WITH THE GIRL ON THE MANCHESTER VIRGIN MEGASTORE CHECK-OUT DESK 85
IN MY HOUR OF DARKNESS 86
IN MY LIFE 87
INNOCENCE 88
IT’S ALL OVER NOW, BABY BLUE 89
IT’S TOO LATE 90
JOAN OF ARC 91
JUST LIKE HEAVEN 92
JUST LIKE HONEY 94
JUST NOW 95
KISS ME 96
KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU 97
KOOKS 99
LAWNCHAIRS 100
LET YOUR YEAH BE YEAH 101
LET’S DANCE 102
LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN 103
LIFE IS A ROLLERCOASTER 104
LIGHTNING BOLT 105
LIVING BY NUMBERS 107
LIVING ON THE CEILING 108
LOOK AT MISS OHIO 110
LORD OF THE STARFIELDS 111
LOST STARS 112
LOVE IS THE DRUG 113
LOVERS IN A DANGEROUS TIME 114
LYIN’ EYES 115
MAD WORLD 117
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MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE 119
MAKING PLANS FOR NIGEL 120
MAN ON THE MOON 121
MARS BARS 122
MESSAGE IN THE BOX 123
MICHELLE 125
MISSING 127
MOON RIVER 129
MORE THAN THIS 130
MULDER AND SCULLY 131
MY ZERO 132
NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE 134
NEVER NEVER 135
NIGHT CAFÉ 137
NO ONE KNOWS MY NAME 138
NORWEGIAN WOOD 139
NOWHERE MAN 140
O CHILDREN 141
ODE TO BILLY JOE 143
OLD ENGLAND 144
ON MY WAY 145
ONE 146
ONE LITTLE SONG 147
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER 148
ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART 149
OPEN YOUR HEART 150
OVER THE HILL 152
PICTURE THIS 153
PRIVATE EMOTION 154
QUEEN BITCH 155
RAINBOW CONNECTION 157
RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY HEAD 159
REDEMPTION SONG 160
RENT 161
REVELATOR 162
RHINESTONE COWBOY 163
RHYTHM OF THE RAIN 164
RIO 165
ROAD TO NOWHERE 166
ROBOT MAN 167
ROCK ‘N’ ROLL STAR 168
ROCKIN’ IN THE FREE WORLD 169
RUNNING UP THAT HILL 170
SAVE A PRAYER 172
SEND MY LOVE 174
SHORT HAIRED WOMAN BLUES 176
SINCE YESTERDAY 178
SITUATION 179
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SOME CANDY TALKING 180
SONGS FROM UNDER THE FLOORBOARD 182
SPACER 183
STOP! 184
SUBSTITUTE 185
SUGAR TOWN 186
SUNDAY GIRL 187
SUNLIGHT BATHED THE GOLDEN GLOW 188
SUNSHINE SUPERMAN 190
SUNSPOTS 192
SWEET BABY JAMES 193
TAKE A CHANCE WITH ME 194
TEARS OF A CLOWN 195
TELL THAT GIRL TO SHUT UP 197
TEMPTED 198
THE FEAR 200
THE GREAT DOMINIONS 201
THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL 202
THE MATING GAME 203
THE MIGHTY SHIP 204
THE MIRACLE (OF JOEY RAMONE) 205
THE ONLY ONE I KNOW 207
THE ONLY WAY IS UP 208
THE TOWN I LOVED SO WELL 209
THE UNIVERSAL 210
THE WAY OLD FRIENDS DO 211
THERE’S A WHOLE LOTTA HEAVEN 212
THIS OLD TOWN 213
THINKING OUT LOUD 214
TINY CHILDREN 216
TOGETHER IN ELECTRIC DREAMS 217
TOP OF THE POPS 218
TRUE FAITH 219
UNDERSTANDING JANE 220
UP ABOVE MY HEAD 221
VENUS 222
VIRGINIA PLAIN 223
WALK ON BY 225
WANDA (DARLING OF THE JOCKEY CLUB) 226
WAYFARING STRANGER 228
WHAT! 229
(WHAT’S SO FUNNY ‘BOUT) PEACE, LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING 231
WHEN WILL YOU (MAKE MY TELEPHONE RING) 232
WHERE THE WILD ROSES GROW 233
WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND 234
WICHITA LINEMAN 235
WICHITA LINEMAN (WITH SOLOS) 236
WISH YOU WERE HERE 238
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WORRISOME HEART 239
YOU AND ME SONG 240
YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE 241
YOU DO SOMETHING TO ME 242
YOU GIVE A LITTLE LOVE 243
YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND 244
YOUR LOVE IS KING 245
NOTE: All songs and chords assume a GCEA tuned ukulele.
DISCLAIMER: All song sheets in this book 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.
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1963 (written by New Order) { 1987 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-9 }
Intro: [Gmaj7] [Gmaj7] [Dmaj7] [Dmaj7] (x2) Verse 1: It was [Gmaj7] January, 1963 When [Dmaj7] Johnny came home with a gift for me He said 'I [Gmaj7] bought it for you because I love you And I [Dmaj7] bought it for you 'cos it's your birthday, too' He was [Gmaj7] so very nice, he was so very kind To [Dmaj7] think of me at this point in time [Gmaj7] I used to think of him, he used [Dmaj7] think of me
Chorus: [Bm] He told me to close my eyes, My [Amaj7] gift would be a great surprise [G] I saw tears were in his eyes He [F#] never meant to hurt me, Oh God [Bm] Johnny, don't point that [Em] gun at me There's so [F#m] many ways our lives have changed But [Bm] please, I beg, don't [G] do this to me [Bm] Johnny, don't point that [Em] gun at me Can I [F#m] save my life at any price? For [Bm] God's sake won't you [G] listen to me? [Gmaj7] [Dmaj7] [Gmaj7] [Dmaj7]
Verse 2: And though [Gmaj7] he was ashamed that he had took a life [Dmaj7] Johnny came home with another wife And he [Gmaj7] often remembered how it used to be Before that [Dmaj7] special occasion, 1963 There’s [Gmaj7] too many ways that you could kill someone Like in a [Dmaj7] love affair, when the love has gone [Gmaj7] He used to think of her, she used to [Dmaj7] think of him
Chorus: [Bm] He told me to close my eyes My [Amaj7] gift would be a great surprise [G] I saw tears were in his eyes He [F#] never meant to hurt me, Oh God [Bm] Johnny, don't point that [Em] gun at me There's so [F#m] many ways our lives have changed But [Bm] please, I beg, don't [G] do this to me [Bm] Johnny, you keep on [Em] using me Can I [F#m] change my life for any price? Oh, [Bm] Johnny, won't you [G] listen to me?
[Gmaj7] [Dmaj7] [Gmaj7] [Dmaj7]
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Chorus: [Bm] He told me to close my eyes My [Amaj7] gift would be a great surprise [G] I saw hatred in his eyes He [F#] never meant to hurt me, Oh God [Bm] Johnny, don't point that [Em] gun at me There's so [F#m] many ways our lives have changed But [Bm] please, I beg, don't [G] do this to me [Bm] Johnny, you keep on [Em] using me Can I [F#m] change my life for any price? Oh, [Bm] Johnny, won't you [G] listen to me?
[Bm] I just want you to be mine, And [Em] I don't want this world to shine [F#m] I don't want this bridge to burn Oh, [Bm] Johnny, do you miss me? [G] I just want to feel free [Gmaj7] [Dmaj7] I will always feel free (x4) [Gmaj7]
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After The Gold Rush (by Neil Young) { 1970 } { https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-qk }
Intro: | [Dsus2] [D] / / | [G] / / / | (x2) Well, I [D] dreamed I saw the knights in ar[G]-mour coming, Sayin' [D] something about a queen [G] There where [D] peasants singin' and [A] drummers drummin' And the [G] archer split the tree [A] There was a [Bm] fanfare blowin' [C] to the sun That was [G] floating on the breeze [C] [C] [D] Look at Mother Nature on [A] the run In the [C] nineteen seventies [G] [D] Look at Mother Nature on [A] the run In the [C] nineteen seventies [G] I was [D] lying in a burned out base[G]-ment With a [D] full moon in my eye [G] I was [D] hoping for replace[A]-ment When the [G] sun burst through the sky [A] There was a [Bm] band playing [C] in my head And I [G] felt like getting high [C] [C] I was [D] thinking about what a friend [A] had said I was [C] hoping it was a lie [G] [D] Thinking about what a friend [A] had said I was [C] hoping it was a lie [G]
Instrumental: [D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [A] [G] [A]
[Bm] [C] [G] [C] [C] [D] [A] [C] [G] [D] [A] [C] [G] Well I [D] dreamed I saw the silver space[G]-ships flying In the [D] yellow haze of the sun [G] There were [D] children crying and [A] colours flying All a[G]-round the chosen ones [A] All in a dream [Bm], all [C] in a dream The [G] loading had begun [C] [C] [D] Flying mother nature's sil[A]-ver seed To a [C] new home in the sun [G] [D] Flying mother nature's sil[A]-ver seed To a [C] new home... <G>
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All About That Bass (by Meghan Trainor) { 2014 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-8W }
Because you know I'm [A] all about that bass, 'bout that bass, no treble I'm [Bm] all about that bass, 'bout that bass, no treble I'm [E] all about that bass, 'bout that bass, no treble I'm <A> all about that bass, 'bout that bass [A] Yeah, it's pretty clear, I ain't no size two [Bm] But I can shake it, shake it like I'm supposed to do [E] 'Cause I got that boom boom that all the boys chase <A> And all the right junk in all the right places [A] I see the magazine workin' that Photoshop [Bm] We know that shit ain't real, c'mon now, make it stop [E] If you got beauty beauty, just raise 'em up <A> 'Cause every inch of you is perfect From the bottom to the top
Chorus: Yeah, my [A] mama she told me don't worry about your [Bm] size She says, [E] "Boys like a little more booty to hold at [A] night." You know I won't be no stick figure silicone Barbie [Bm] doll So if [E] that's what you're into then go ahead and move a[A]-long <A>
Because you know I'm [A] all about that bass, 'bout that bass, no treble I'm [Bm] all about that bass, 'bout that bass, no treble I'm [E] all about that bass, 'bout that bass, no treble I'm <A> all about that bass, 'bout that bass, hey! I'm bringing [A] booty back … Go ahead and tell them skinny [Bm] bitches that No I'm just playing, I know you [E] think you're fat But I'm here to tell ya Every <A> inch of you is perfect from the bottom to the top
Chorus: Yeah, my [A] mama she told me don't worry about your [Bm] size She says, [E] "Boys like a little more booty to hold at [A] night." You know I won't be no stick figure silicone Barbie [Bm] doll So if [E] that's what you're into then go ahead and move a[A]-long <A>
Because you know I'm [A] all about that bass, 'bout that bass, no treble I'm [Bm] all about that bass, 'bout that bass, no treble I'm [E] all about that bass, 'bout that bass, no treble I'm <A> all about that bass, 'bout that bass Because you know I'm [A] all about that bass, 'bout that bass, no treble I'm [Bm] all about that bass, 'bout that bass, no treble I'm [E] all about that bass, 'bout that bass, no treble I'm <A> all about that bass, 'bout that bass
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All Of My Heart (by ABC) { 1982 } { https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-qx } Intro: [D] / / / [C] / [G] / (x4) [D] Once upon a [G] time when [C] we were [D] friends I gave you my [G] heart, the [C] story [D] ends No happy ever [G] after, [C] now were [D] friends [C] / [G] / [D] Wish upon a [G] star if [C] that might [D] help The stars col[G]-lide if [C] you de[D]-cide Wish upon a [G] star if [C] that might [D] help [C] / [G] What's it [Am] like to have [G] loved and to lose her [D] touch? [D] What's it [Am] like to have [G] loved and to lose that [D] much? [D]
Well I [G] hope and I pray, that [C] maybe someday You'll [D] walk in the room with my heart [G] Add and subtract but as a [C] matter of fact [D] Now that you're gone I still want you back Re[C]-membering, sur[G]-rendering, re[Am]-membering that <G> part All of my heart [D] / / / [D] / / / [C] / [D] / [C] / [D] /
[D] Spilling up in [G] silk and [C] coffee [D] lace You hook me [G] up, a rendez[C]-vous at your [D] place Your lipstick and your [G] lip gloss [C] seals my [D] fate [C] / [G] / [D] Sentimental [G] powers might [C] help you [D] now But skip the hearts and [G] flowers, skip the [C] ivory [D] towers You'll be disa[G]-ppointed and [C] I'll lose a [D] friend [C] / [G] / No I [Am] won't be told there's a [G] crock of gold at the [D] end of the rainbow [D] Or that [Am] pleasure and pain, [G] sunshine and rain, might [D] make this love grow [D]
Well I [G] hope and I pray, that [C] maybe someday You'll [D] walk in the room with my heart [G] Add and subtract but as a [C] matter of fact [D] Now that you're gone I still want you back Re[C]-membering, sur[G]-rendering, the kindest [Am] cut's the cruellest <G> part All of my heart [D] / / [G] / / / / (x4) [Am] [G] [D] [D] [Am] [G] [D] [D] Yes I [G] hope and I pray, that [C] maybe someday You'll [D] walk in the room with my heart And I [G] shrug and I say that [C] maybe today [D] You'll come home soon Sur[C]-rendering, re[G]-membering, sur[Am]-rendering that <G> part All of my heart [C] / [D] / / / / / [C] / [D] / / / / / (repeat to fade)
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Any Trouble (written by Paul Westerberg, sung by Glen Campbell) { 2011 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-5y }
Intro: [F] [Am] [F] [Am] [F] [Am] [F] [Am] Verse 1: Don't [F] go [Am] [F] [Am] to any [Bb] trouble [Bb] [C] [C] You [F] know [Am] I [F] won't [Am] be here [Bb] long [Bb] [C] [C] [F] Hold me [Am] like a [F] breath [Am] You can [Bb] count on me to [C] 10 And [Bb] any trouble you [C] got will be [F] gone [Am] [F] [Am] Verse 2: Don't [F] go [Am] [F] [Am] to any [Bb] bother [Bb] [C] [C] Your [F] mo[Am]-ther [F] may [Am] never [Bb] lay [Bb] [C] [C] Don't [F] go, and [Am] make a [F] fuss [Am] And [Bb] you forget about [C] us And [Bb] any trouble you [C] got will fade a[F]-way [Am] [F] [Am]
Bridge: [Eb] Don't pin your [F] hopes, don't pin your [Eb] dreams On misan[F]-thropes and guys like [Eb] me Don't pin your [F] hair, let it hang [Eb] down Don't go to [F] any trouble on [F] my [Am] acc[F]-ount [Am] [Bb] [Bb] [C] [C] [F] [Am] [F] [Am] [Bb] [Bb] [C] [C]
Verse 3: Don't [F] go [Am] [F] [Am] to any [Bb] trouble [Bb] [C] [C] You [F] know [Am] I [F] must [Am] say "so [Bb] long" [Bb] [C] [C] Don't [F] hold me [Am] like a [F] trial [Am] It's [Bb] only for a little [C] while And [Bb] any trouble you [C] got will be [F] gone [Am] [F] [Am] [Bb] Any trouble you [C] got will [F] fade [Am] [F] [Am] [Bb] All the trouble you [C] got will fade away [Db] [Db] [Eb] [Eb] [F] [Am] [F] [Am]
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April Skies (by The Jesus And Mary Chain)
{ 1987 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-4B }
Intro: [D] [D] Hey, honey what you trying to say [G] As I stand here don't you walk away [A] And the [G] world comes [A] tumbling [D] down [D] Hand in hand in a violent life [G] Making love on the edge of a knife [A] And the [G] world comes [A] tumbling [D] down And it's [G] hard for me to say And it's [D] hard for me to stay I'm going [G] down to be by myself I'm going [D] back for the good of my health And there's [A] one thing I couldn't do Sacri[G]-fice myself to you Sacri[D]-fice Instrumental: [D] [G] [D] [G] [A] [G]
[D] Baby, baby I just can't see [G] Just what you mean to me [D] I take my aim and I fake my words [G] I'm just your long time curse [A] And if you walk away I can't [G] take it But that's the way that you [D] are And that's the things that you [G] say But now you've gone too [D] far With all the things you [G] say [A] Get back to where you come from I can't [G] help it Under the April [D] skies Under the April [G] skies Under the April [D] sun Under the April [G] skies Oh oh oh [D] ohhh Oh oh oh [G] ohhh Oh oh oh [D] ohhh Oh oh oh [G] ohhh
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Under the April [D] sun Under the April [G] sun Under the April [D] skies Under the April [G] sun Under the April [D] skies [G] [D] Sun grows cold, sky gets black And you [G] broke me up and now you won't come back [D] Shaking hand, life is dead And a [G] broken heart and a screaming head Hey, [D] hey Under the April [G] sky Under the April [D] sun Under the April [G] skies [A] [G] Under the April <D> skies
Solo (over instrumental section): [D] [D] [G] [G]
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April the 14th (Part One) (by Gillian Welch)
{ 2001 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-6n }
Intro: [D] [Am] [C] [G] [Bm] When the iceberg hit, [Am] oh they must have known, [C] God moves on the water like [G] Casey Jones [Bm] So I walked downtown [Am] on my telephone, And [C] took a lazy turn through the [G] redeye zone [D] It was a [Bm] five-band bill, [Am] a two-dollar show I saw the [C] van out in front from [G] Idaho, And the [Bm] girl passed out in the [Am] backseat trash There was [C] no way they'd make even a [G] half a tank of gas [D] They [Bm] looked sick and stoned and [Am] strangely dressed And [C] no one showed from the [G] local press [Bm] But I watched them walk [Am] through the bottom land, And I [C] wished I played in a [G] rock and roll band [C] [D] Instrumental: [D] [Am] [C] [G] [D] Hey, [Am] hey, [G] It was the fourteenth [D] day in [Am] April [C] [G] [Bm] Well they closed it down with the [Am] sails in rags And they [C] swept up the fags and the [G] local rags [Bm] Threw the plastic cups in the [Am] plastic bags, And the [C] cooks cleaned the kitchen With the [G] staggers and the jags [C] Instrumental: [D] [Am] [C] [G] [Bm] Ruination day, and the [Am] sky was red I went [C] back to work, [G] and back to bed [Bm] And the iceberg broke, and the [Am] Okies fled, And the [C] Great Emancipator took a [G] bullet in the back of the head [D]
April 14th:
1865 – Abraham Lincoln (the “Great Emancipator”) shot
1912 – Titanic hits an Iceberg
1935 – Black Sunday, one of the worst dust storms in American history hits Oklahoma
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Autobahn (by Kraftwerk) { 1974 }{ http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-kp }
Intro: [F] / / / | [Bb] / [C] / | [F] / / / | / / / / | [F] / / / | [Bb] / [C] / | [F] / / / | / / / / | Verse: (riff 1) [F] / / / | [Bb] / [C] / | [F] / / / | / / / / | (instr) (riff 1) [F] / / / | [Bb] / [C] / | [F] / / / | / / / / | (riff 2) [G] / / / | [C] / [D] / | [G] / / / | / / / / | (riff 2) [G] / / / | [C] / [D] / | [G] / / / | / / / / | (riff 3) [D] / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | (riff 3) [D] / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | (riff 4) [Bb] / / / | [C] / / / | [D] / / / | / / / / | Verse: (riff 1) [F] / / / | [Bb] / [C] / | [F] / / / | / / / / | (riff 1) Wir [F] fahr'n fahr'n fahr'n auf der [Bb] Auto[C]-bahn Wir [F] fahr'n fahr'n fahr'n auf der Auto-bahn (riff 2) [G] / / / | [C] / [D] / | [G] / / / | / / / / | (riff 2) [G] Vor uns liegt ein [C] weites [D] Tal Die [G] Sonne scheint mit Glitzerstrahl (riff 3) [D] / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | (riff 3) [D] / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | (riff 5) [Bb] / / / | [C] / / / | [A] / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Interlude: [A] / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | [A] / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | (riff 6) [A] / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | (riff 6) [A] / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | [Bb] / / / | [C] / / / | [D] / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Verse: (riff 1) [F] / / / | [Bb] / [C] / | [F] / / / | / / / / | Wir [F] fahr'n fahr'n fahr'n auf der [Bb] Auto[C]-bahn Wir [F] fahr'n fahr'n fahr'n auf der Auto-bahn (riff 2) [G] / / / | [C] / [D] / | [G] / / / | / / / / | Wir [G] fahr'n fahr'n fahr'n auf der [C] Auto[D]-bahn Wir [G] fahr'n fahr'n fahr'n auf der Auto-bahn (riff 3) [D] / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | (riff 3) [D] / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | (riff 5) [Bb] / / / | [C] / / / | <A>
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Riff 1: Riff 2:
[F] [Bb] [C] [F] [G] [C] [D] [G] xA|-0------1---3-|-0-------------| xA|-2------3---5-|-2-------------|
xE|--------------|---------------| xE|--------------|---------------|
xC|--------------|---------------| xC|--------------|---------------|
xG|--------------|---------------| xG|--------------|---------------|
Riff 3: [D] xA|-5---5---5-3---3---3-2-|-2---2-0---0----|-5---5---5-3---3---3-2-|-2---2-0---0----|
xE| ----------------------|----------------|-----------------------|----------------|
xC| ----------------------|----------------|-----------------------|----------------|
xG| ----------------------|----------------|-----------------------|----------------|
Riff 4: Riff 5:
[Bb] [C] [D] [Bb] [C] [D] xA|-------------|---------------| xA|-------------|---------------|---------------|
xE|-------------|---------------| xE|-------------|---------------|---------------|
xC|-5-----7-----|-9-----9/2-----| xC|-5-----7-----|-3/4-----------|-9/2-----------|
xG|-------------|---------------| xG|-------------|---------------|---------------|
Riff 6 (interlude): [A] xA|-0---9---7---------5---4-----|---------------------|
xE|-------------9-5-----------5-|-----7---5-----------|
xC|-----------------------------|-4-------------------|
xG|-----------------------------|---------------------|
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Baby What You Want Me To Do (by Jimmy Reed) { 1959 }
You got me [E] running, got me hiding, You got me run, hide, hide, run [E7] anywhere you want me, Let it [A] roll..yeah, yeah, yeah, let it [E] roll. You got me [B] where what you want me now, [A] Baby, what you want me to [E] do? [B] [B7] Going [E] up, going down, Going up, down, down, up, [E7] anyway you want me, Let it [A] roll..yeah, yeah, yeah, let it [E] roll. You got me [B] where what you want me now, [A] Baby, what you want me to [E] do? [B] [B7] Instrumental verse You got me [E] peeping, got me hiding. You got me peep, hide, hide, peep, [E7] anywhere you want me, Let it [A] roll..yeah, yeah, yeah..let it [E] roll. You got me [B] where what you want me, now, Baby, what you want to [E] do? [B] [B7] Oh [E] baby, honey you don't have to go, Oh [A] baby, honey you don't have to [E] go I'm gonna [B] pack my things, and [A] down the road I go. [E] [B] [B7] Oh [E] baby, honey what's wrong with you? Oh [A] baby, baby, honey, honey, honey what's wrong with [E] you? You don't [B] treat your baby [A] li-li-like you used to do. [E] [B] [B7] [E]
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Backhanded Compliment (by Sunny Sweeney) { 2014 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-aD }
Intro: [Bb] [Gm] [Bb] [Gm] I [Bb] hope I look like you when I'm your [Gm] age It [Bb] seems like you have lost a lot of [Gm] weight You [Cm] must have confidence to wear that [F] dress And [Cm] it's too bad that you have not had [F] more success I [Bb] think I liked you better as a [Gm] blonde Has [Bb] anyone told you, you look like your [Gm] mom I [Cm] love that you don't care about your [F] looks And [Cm] nothing that you do is ever [F] by the books
Do you [Eb] ever think before you speak Or was [Bb] that an insult intentionally You [F] talk to me without an invitation [Bb] Making an awkward conversation [Eb] Too bad your big mouth never came with [Bb] Words to say what you really meant Piss [F] off and thanks again, My friend for your backhanded compli[Bb]-ment [Gm] [Bb] [Gm]
[Bb] Never ask a woman when she's [Gm] due And [Bb] never tell a man his pants are [Gm] cute It's [Cm] rude to say I'm smarter than you [F] thought And [Cm] it's my personality that [F] makes me hot
Do you [Eb] ever think before you speak Or was [Bb] that an insult intentionally You [F] talk to me without an invitation [Bb] Making an awkward conversation [Eb] Too bad your big mouth never came with [Bb] Words to say what you really meant Piss [F] off and thanks again, My friend for your backhanded compli[Bb]-ment [Eb] [Eb] [F] [F]
Here's a [Bb] compliment that I'd like to give [Gm] back You re[Bb]-mind me of a horse that I once [Gm] had
Do you [Eb] ever think before you speak 'cause it [Bb] makes insults feel really sweet You [F] talk to me without an invitation [Bb] Now I'm gonna end this conversation [Eb] Too bad your big mouth never came with [Bb] Words to say what you really meant Piss [F] off and thanks again, My friend for your backhanded compli[Bb]-ment [Gm] Backhanded compli[Bb]-ment [Gm] <Bb>
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Backwater Blues (by Bessie Smith) { 1927 }
When it [A7] rained five days and the [D7] skies turned dark as [A7] night When it [D7] rained five days and the skies turned dark as [A7] night There was [E7] trouble takin' place in the [D7] lowland at [A7] night I woke [A7] up this mornin', couldn't [D7] even get out of my [A7] door I woke [D7] up this mornin', couldn't even get out of my [A7] door Enough [E7] trouble to make a poor woman [D7] wonder where she's gonna [A7] go They [A7] rowed a little boat just about [D7] five miles across the [A7] farm Said they [D7] rowed a little boat just about five miles across the [A7] farm I packed up [E7] all of my clothes, throwed them [D7] in, and they rowed me a[A7]-long Well it [A7] thundered and lightnin'd, and the [D7] winds began to [A7] blow Said it [D7] thundered and lightnin'd, and the winds began to [A7] blow There was [E7] thousands of people, they [D7] had no place to [A7] go I went [A7] out and I stood on a [D7] high old lonesome [A7] hill I went [D7] out and I stood on a high old lonesome [A7] hill I looked [E7] down on the house [D7] where I used to [A7] live Back Water [A7] Blues that calls me to [D7] pack my things and [A7] go Back Water [D7] Blues that calls me to pack my things and [A7] go Cause my [E7] house fell down, and I [D7] can't live there no [A7] more [A7] Ooh, I [D7] can't live there no [A7] more [D7] Ooh, I can't live there no [A7] more There [E7] ain't no place for a [D7] poor old woman to [A7] go
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Baker Street (by Gerry Rafferty)
{ 1978 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-29 } Intro: | G / / / | Eb / / / | F / / / | / / / / | (x3) | D / / / | / / F / | D / / / | / / F / | C / / / | A7sus4 / / / | G / / / | / / F / | (x2) [A] Winding your way down on Baker Street [Asus4] [A] Light in your head, and dead on your feet Well an[Em]-other crazy day, you [G] drink the night away And for[D]-get about [Dsus4] every[D]-thing [A] This city desert makes you feel so cold, it's [Asus4] got [A] So many people but it's got no soul And it's [Em] taken you so long to [G] find out you were wrong When you [D] thought it held [Dsus4] every[D]-thing
[Dm7] You used to think that it was [Am] so easy [Dm7] You used to say that it was [Am] so easy But [C] you're tryin’, [G] you're tryin’ [D] now [Dsus4] [Dm7] Another year and then you'd [Am] be happy [Dm7] Just one more year and then you'd [Am] be happy But [C] you're cryin', [G] you're cryin' [A] now [F]
Instrumental: | D / / / | / / F / | D / / / | / / F / | C / / / | A7sus4 / / / | G / / / | / / F / | (x2) [A] Way down the street there's a light in his place [Asus4] You [A] open the door, he's got that look on his face And he [Em] asks you where you’ve been, you [G] tell him who you've seen And you [D] talk about [Dsus4] any[D]-thing [A] He's got this dream about buyin' some land [Asus4] He's gonna [A] give up the booze and the one night stands And [Em] then he'll settle down, it's a [G] quiet little town And for[D]-get about [Dsus4] every[D]-thing
[Dm7] But you know he'll always [Am] keep moving [Dm7] You know he's never gonna [Am] stop moving Cause [C] he's rollin', [G] he's the rolling [D] stone [Dsus4] [Dm7] And when you wake up it's a [Am] new morning [Dm7] The sun is shining it's a [Am] new morning And [C] you're going, [G] you're going [A] home [F]
Instrumental: | D / / / | / / F / | D / / / | / / F / | C / / / | A7sus4 / / / | G / / / | / / F / | (x3) | G / / / | Eb / / / | F / / / | / / / / | (x3) | D / / / | / / F / | D / / / | / / F / | C / / / | A7sus4 / / / | G / / / | / / F / | (to end)
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Intro tab
[G] [Eb] [F]
|-2------------0---|-1--------------|------0-----------|-----------------|
|------------------|-3---3----------|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-------3--------|-2----------------|-----------------|
|------------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------|
[G] [Eb] [F]
|-------2---------|-------1---------|------------------|---------------0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------3--------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|-3---------------|-0----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
[G] [Eb] [F]
|-2h3h2---------0-|-1-----------5-3-|-5-----3-0------3-|-0----0-8-7-5----|
|-----------------|-3---3-----------|------------------|--------5------8-|
|-----------------|--------3--------|------------------|--------5--------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
[D] [F] [D] [F]
|-5h7p5-----------|-------0-8-7-5---|-0----------------|------0-8-7-5----|
|-5---------------|---------5-----8-|-5s4s5------------|--------5------8-|
|-6---------------|---------5-------|-6s5s6------------|--------5--------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
[C] [A7sus4] G [F]
|-3---------------|-0-----0-8-7-5---|-5h7p5------------|-----------------|
|-3---------------|-0-------------8-|-7----------------|-----------------|
|-4---------------|-1---------------|-7-------5h7-5-2--|-----------------|
|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0----------------|-----------------|
(by bertiebeetle, from http://www.ukuleleunderground.com/forum/showthread.php?51033-Baker-St
reet-sax-solo-and-intro-anyone)
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Be Thankful For What You’ve Got
(by William DeVaughn) { 1974 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-aW }
Intro: [F#m7] [Em7] [F#m7] [Em7] Though you may [F#m7] not drive a great big Cadillac [Em7] Gangsta [F#m7] whitewalls TV antennas in [Em7] the back You may not [F#m7] have a car at all [Em7] But re[F#m7]-member brothers and sisters You can [Em7] still stand tall Just be [F#m7] thankful for what you've [Em7] got Though you may [F#m7] not drive a great big Cadillac [Em7] Diamond in the back, sunroof top, diggin' the scene with a gangsta lean [F#m7] Gangsta whitewalls TV antennas [Em7] in the back You may not [F#m7] have a car at all [Em7] But re[F#m7]-member brothers and sisters You can [Em7] still stand tall Just be [F#m7] thankful for what you've [Em7] got
[F#m7] Diamond in the back, sunroof top, diggin' the scene with a gangsta lean, Wooh-[Em7] ooh-ooh [F#m7] Diamond in the back, sunroof top, diggin' the scene with a gangsta lean, Wooh-[Em7] ooh-ooh [F#m7] Diamond in the back, sunroof top, diggin' the scene with a gangsta lean, Wooh-[Em7] ooh-ooh
Though you may [F#m7] not drive a great big Cadillac [Em7] Gangsta [F#m7] whitewalls TV antennas [Em7] in the back You may not [F#m7] have a car at all [Em7] But re[F#m7]-member brothers and sisters You can [Em7] still stand tall
[F#m7] Diamond in the back, sunroof top, diggin' the scene with a gangsta lean, Wooh-[Em7] ooh-ooh [F#m7] Diamond in the back, sunroof top, diggin' the scene with a gangsta lean, Wooh-[Em7] ooh-ooh
[Instrumental Interlude] [F#m7] [Em7]
[F#m7] Diamond in the back, sunroof top, diggin' the scene with a gangsta lean, Wooh-[Em7] ooh-ooh [F#m7] Diamond in the back, sunroof top, diggin' the scene with a gangsta lean, Wooh-[Em7] ooh-ooh
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Riff xA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
xE|-12-12-12-9----12-12-12-9----12-12-12-9----12-12-12-9--------------------------|
xC|---------------------------------------------------------9--11--9--11--9—11----|
xG|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Beautiful Day (by U2) { 2000 }{ http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-hm }
Intro: [A] /1/2 [Bm] /3 [D] /4/5 [G] /1/2/3 [D] /1/2/3 [A] /1/2/3/4/5 (x2) The heart is a bloom [A] [Bm] [D] [G] shoots [D] up through the stony [A] ground But there's no room [A] [Bm] [D] [G] no [D] space to rent in this [A] town You're out of luck [A] [Bm] [D] [G] and the [D] reason that you had to [A] care, The traffic is stuck [A] [Bm] [D] [G] and you're not [D] moving any[A]-where. You thought you'd [A] found a [Bm] friend [D] [G] to take you [D] out of this [A] place Someone [A] you [Bm] could [D] lend a [G]hand in re[D]-turn for [A] grace
It's a beautiful day [A] [Bm] [D] [G] [D] The sky falls and [A] you feel like It's a beautiful day [A] [Bm] [D] [G] Don't [D] let it get a[A]-way
You're on the road [A] [Bm] [D] [G] but you've [D] got no destin[A]-ation You're in the mud, [A] [Bm] [D] [G] in the [D] maze of her imagin[A]-ation You love this town [A] [Bm] [D] [G] [D] even if that [A] doesn't ring true You've [A] been [Bm] all [D] o[G]-ver and it's [D] been all over [A] you
It's a beautiful day [A] [Bm] [D] [G] Don’t [D] let it get a[A]-way It's a beautiful day [A] [Bm] [D] [G] Ooh [D] ooh [A] ooh
[F#m] Touch me, [G] [D] take me to the [A] other place (F#m 123 G 12354 D 123 A 1234) [F#m] Teach me, [G] [D] I know I'm not a [A] hopeless case [A] / / [Bm] / [D] / / [G] / / / [D] / / / [A] / / / / / [Em] See the world in [G] green and blue [D] see China right in front of you [Em] See the canyons [G] broken by cloud [D] see the tuna fleets clearing the sea out [Em] See the bedouin [G] fires at night [D] see the oil fields at first light and [Em] See the bird with a [G] leaf in her mouth [D] after the flood all the colours came out [A] [G] [D] [A]
It was a beautiful day [A] [Bm] [D] [G] Don’t [D] let it get a[A]-way It's a beautiful day [A] [Bm] [D] [G] [D] [A]
[F#m] Touch me, [G] [D] take me to the [A] other place [F#m] Teach me, [G] [D] I know I'm not a [A] hopeless case
What you [A] don't have [Bm] you don't [D] need it [G] now What you [D] don't know you can [A] feel it some how What you [A] don't have [Bm] you don't [D] need it [G] now You don't [D] need it now [A] It was a beautiful day [A] [Bm] [D] [G] [D] [A] It's a beautiful day [A] [Bm] [D] [G] [D] [A]
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Being Boiled (by The Human League)
{ 1978 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-aP }
Intro: [Am] [Am] [Am] [Am] [C] [Em] [Am] [Am] [C] [Em] [Am] [Am] [Am] Listen to the voice of Buddha [Am] Saying stop your sericulture [C] Little people like your offspring [Em] Boiled alive for some gods stocking [Am] Buddha's watching, Buddha's waiting [C] [Em] [Am] [Am] [Am] Just because the kid's an orphan [Am] Is no excuse for thoughtless slaying [C] Children don't forget this torture [Em] Just because you call her mother [Am] Doesn't mean that she's your better [C] [Em] [Am] [Am] [Am] Once more with the voice of Buddha [Am] He'll say carry on your slaughter [C] Who cares for the little children [Em] You may slice with no conviction [Am] Blind revenge on a blameless victim [C] [Em] [Am] [Am] [Am] Listen to the voice of Buddha [Am] Saying stop your sericulture [C] Little people like your offspring [Em] Boiled alive for some gods stocking [Am] Buddha's watching, Buddha's waiting
Optional riff: Play this optional riff at the end of lines 1, 2 and 5 in the verse, and in the interludes between verses.
[Am] / / / [Am/D] [Am/C]
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Intro tab: Am Am Am Am
xA|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|---------|
xE|-4h5-----|---------|-4h5-----|---------|-4h5-----|---------|-4h5------|---------|
xC|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|---------|
xG|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|---------|
C Em Am C Em Am
xA|-3-------|-7-------|-0-----53-|-0-------|-3-------|-7-------|-0-----53-|-0-------|
xE|---------|---------|----------|---------|---------|---------|----------|---------|
xC|---------|---------|----------|---------|---------|---------|----------|---------|
xG|---------|---------|----------|---------|---------|---------|----------|---------|
Verse tab: Am Am Am Am
xA|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
xE|-4h5----4h5----|-4h5----4h5----|-4h5----4h5----|-4h5----4h5----|
xC|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
xG|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
C Em Am C Em Am
xA|-3-----|-7-----|--------------|--------------|-3-----|-7-----|--------------|-------------|
xE|-------|-------|-4h5---4h5----|-4h5---4h5----|-------|-------|-4h5---4h5----|-4h5---4h5---|
xC|-------|-------|--------------|--------------|-------|-------|--------------|-------------|
xG|-------|-------|--------------|--------------|-------|-------|--------------|-------------|
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Big Log (by Robert Plant) { 1983 }
Intro: [Am] (x4) [Am] [Am] [G] [G] [Dm] [Dm] [Fmaj7] [Fmaj7] [Em] [Em] [Dm] [Dm] [Am] [Am] [Am] [Am] My love is in league with the freeway Its [Dm] passion will ride, as the cities fly by And the [G] tail-lights dissolve, in the coming of night And the [Am] questions in [F] thousands take [G] flight [Am] My love is a-miles in the waiting The [Dm] eyes that just stare and the glance at the clock And the [G] secret that burns, and the [F] pain that grows dark And it's you once again [Fm]
Leading me on [DbMaj7] (leading me on) [Cm7] Leading me [F] down the road [Fm] Driving me on [DbMaj7] (driving me on) [Cm7] Driving me [F] down the road [Cm7] [F] [Cm7] [G] [F] [G] [F] [Am] [Am] [Am] [Am] [G] [G] [Dm] [F] [Am] [Am]
[Am] My love is exceedingly vivid. [Dm] Red-eyed and fevered with the hum of the miles [G] Distance and longing, my thoughts do collide Should I [Am] rest for a [F] while at the [G] side? [Am] Your love is cradled in knowing [Dm] Eyes in the mirror, still expecting they'll come [G] Sensing too well when the journey is done There is [Am] no turning [F] back - [Am] no There is [Am] no turning [F] back - [Am] on the run [Am] [Am] [G] [G] [Dm] [Dm] [Fmaj7] [Fmaj7] [Em] [Em] [Dm] [Dm] [Am] [Am] [Am] [Am] My love is in league [Dm] with the freeway Oh with the [G] freeway, and the coming of [Am] night-time [Dm] My love, [G] my love is in league with the [Am] freeway [Dm] [Dm] [G] [G] [Am] [Am] [Am] <Am>
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Bizarre Love Triangle (by New Order) { 1986 }{ http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-gT }
Intro: [Fmaj7] [G] [Em] [F] (x2) [Fmaj7] Every time I [G] think of you I feel [Em] shot right through with a [F] bolt of blue It's no [Fmaj7] problem of mine but it's a [G] problem I find [Em] Living a life that I can't [F] leave behind [Fmaj7] There's no sense in [G] telling me The [Em] wisdom of a fool won't [F] set you free But that's the [Fmaj7] way that it goes And it's what [G] nobody knows While [Em] every day my con[F]-fusion grows [Fmaj7] [G] [Em] [F]
Chorus: [Fmaj7] Every time I [G] see you falling I [Em] get down on my [F] knees and pray I'm [Fmaj7] waiting for that [G] final moment You'll [Em] say the words that [F] I can't say [Fmaj7] [G] [Em] [F]
[Fmaj7] I feel fine and [G] I feel good [Em] I'm feeling like I [F] never should Whenever [Fmaj7] I get this way, I just don't [G] know what to say Why can't we [Em] be ourselves like we were [F] yesterday [Fmaj7] I'm not sure what [G] this could mean [Em] I don't think you're [F] what you seem I do ad[Fmaj7]-mit to myself That if I [G] hurt someone else Then I'll [Em] never see just what we're [F] meant to be [Fmaj7] [G] [Em] [F]
Chorus (x2) [Fmaj7] Every time I [G] see you falling I [Em] get down on my [F] knees and pray I'm [Fmaj7] waiting for that [G] final moment You'll [Em] say the words that [F] I can't say [Fmaj7] [G] [Em] [F] [Fmaj7] [G] [Em] [F] <Fmaj7>
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Black Man Ray (by China Crisis) { 1985 } { https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-l3 }
Intro: [G] [Bm] [C] [D] (x2) (with intro riff) [G] Are we believing [Bm] Black man ray [C] Are we not happy in [D] our own way [G] And we the people who [Bm] reason why [C] Forever change as [D] time goes by
[C] Yes, [G] yes, I could be [Am] wrong [Am] [C] Why, [G] why, should I pre[Am]-tend God only knows in the [G] end [Bm] [C] [D] (with intro riff) [G] [Bm] [C] [D]
[G] Are we believing the [Bm] heavenly survive [C] Faith the future, [D] big life on their side [G] And we the people who [Bm] can but try [C] Forever learn as [D] time goes by
[C] Yes, [G] yes, I could be [Am] wrong [Am] [C] Why, [G] why, should I pre[Am]-tend God only knows in the [G] end [F] [G] [F] [G] [F] [Em] [Em] [Em] [Em] (with picking)
[G] Are we believing [Bm] Black man ray [C] Persuasive danger in [D] everything you say [G] And we the people who [Bm] answer you why [C] Forever doubt as [D] time goes by
[C] Yes, [G] yes, I could be [Am] wrong [Am] [C] Why, [G] why, should I pre[Am]-tend God only knows in the [G] end [F] [G] [F] [G] [F] [Em] [Em] [Em] [Em] <Em> (with picking)
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Intro riff: [G] [Bm] [C] [D]
xA|-7-5---------|-------------|-----------------|------------|
xE|-----7-5-7---|-7-5-3---3---|-7-5-3---3---3---|-5--7--5----|
xC|-------------|-------4-----|-------4---4---4-|------------|
xG|-------------|-------------|-----------------|------------|
[G] [Bm] [C] [D]
xA|-7-5---------|-------------|-----------------|------------|
xE|-----7-5-7---|-7-5-3---3---|-7-5-3---3---3---|-5--7--7--8-|
xC|-------------|-------4-----|-------4---4---4-|------------|
xG|-------------|-------------|-----------------|------------|
Picking: [G] [F] [G] [F] [G] [F]
xA|-----5----7-|-----3----5-|-----5----7-|-----3----5-|-----5----7-|-----3----5-|
xE|---7----7---|---5----5---|---7----7---|---5----5---|---7----7---|---5----5---|
xC|-7----------|-5----------|-7----------|-5----------|-7----------|-5----------|
xG|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
[Em]
xA|-----2----5-|-----2----5-|-----2----5-|-----2----5-|
xE|---3---3----|---3---3----|---3---3----|---3---3----|
xC|-4----------|-4----------|-4----------|-4----------|
xG|------------|------------|------------|------------|
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Bonny (by Prefab Sprout) { 1985 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-eX }
Intro: [Gmaj7] [Gmaj7] [Gmaj7] [Gmaj7] [Gmaj7] I've spent the days of my [Gmaj7] vanity [Gmaj7] [Gmaj7] [F#m7] [Em] / / / [Bm7] [Gmaj7] [Gmaj7] [Gmaj7] I'm lost to heaven and I'm [Gmaj7] lost to earth [Gmaj7] [Gmaj7] [F#m7] Didn't give you a minute [Em] not even mo[Bm7]-ments [Gmaj7] [Gmaj7] [Gmaj7] All my life in a [Gmaj7] tower of foil [Gmaj7] [Gmaj7] [F#m7] Shaded feelings: [Em] "I don't believe [Bm7] you!" [Gmaj7] [Gmaj7] [Gmaj7] When you were there be[Gmaj7]-fore my eyes [Gmaj7] [Gmaj7] [F#m7] No one planned it, [Em] took it for granted
[Asus4]-[A] I count the hours since you [Gmaj7] slipped away [A]-[Gmaj7] [Gmaj7] [Asus4]-[A] I count the hours that I [Gmaj7] lie awake [A]-[Gmaj7] [A]-[Gmaj7] [Asus4]-[A] I count the minutes and the [Gmaj7] seconds too [A]-[Gmaj7] [Gmaj7] [Asus4]-[A] All I stole and I [Gmaj7] took from you, [Bm7] but [Gmaj7] Bonny don't live at [Gmaj7] home [Gmaj7] Bonny don't live at [Gmaj7] home [F#m7] Words don't hold you, [Em] Broken sol[Gmaj7]-diers [Gmaj7]
Instrumental: [F#m7] [F#m7] [Gmaj7] [Gmaj7] [F#m7] [F#m7] [Gmaj7] [Gmaj7] [Gmaj7] [Gmaj7] [Gmaj7] [Gmaj7] [Em] [G]
[Asus4]-[A] All my silence and my [Gmaj7] strained respect [A]-[Gmaj7] [Gmaj7] [Asus4]-[A] Missed chances and the [Gmaj7] same regrets [A]-[Gmaj7] [A]-[Gmaj7] [Asus4]-[A] Kiss the thief and you [Gmaj7] save the rest [A]-[Gmaj7] [Gmaj7] [Asus4]-[A] All my insights in [Gmaj7] retrospect, [Bm7] but [Gmaj7] Bonny don't live at [Gmaj7] home [Gmaj7] Bonny don't live at [Gmaj7] home
[Asus4]-[A] I count the hours since you [Gmaj7] slipped away [A]-[Gmaj7] [Gmaj7] [Asus4]-[A] I count the hours that I [Gmaj7] lie awake [A]-[Gmaj7] [A]-[Gmaj7] [Asus4]-[A] I count the minutes and the [Gmaj7] seconds too [A]-[Gmaj7] [Gmaj7] [Asus4]-[A] All I stole and I [Gmaj7] took from you, [Bm7] but [Gmaj7] Bonny don't live at [Gmaj7] home [Gmaj7] Bonny don't live at [Gmaj7] home (repeat, until…) [Gmaj7] Bonny don't live at… <F#m7>
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Brass Buttons (by Gram Parsons)
{ 1974 }
Intro: [Dm] [G] [C] [C] Brass [Dm] buttons, green [G] silks and silver [C] shoes [C] Warm [Dm] evenings, pale [G] mornings, bottle of [C] blues [C] And the [Em] tiny golden [C] pins That she [F] wore up in her [D] hair [D] Brass [Dm] buttons, green [G] silks and silver [C] shoes [C] [Dm] My mind was [G] young until she [C] grew [C] [Dm] My secret thoughts known [G] only by a [C] few [C] It was a [Em] dream much too [C] real To be [F] leaned against too [D] long [D] [Dm] All the [G] time I think she [C] knew [C] [Dm] Her words still [G] dance inside my [C] head [C] [Dm] Her comb still [G] lies beside my [C] bed [C] And the [Em] sun comes up with[C]-out her It just [F] doesn't know she's [D] gone [D] But [Dm] I remember [G] everything she [C] said [C] Brass [Dm] buttons, green [G] silks and silver [C] shoes [C] Warm [Dm] evenings, pale [G] mornings, bottle of [C] blues [C] And the [Em] tiny golden [C] pins That she [F] wore up in her [D] hair [D] Brass [Dm] buttons, green [G] silks and silver [C] shoes [C] Outro: [Dm] [G] [C] <C>
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Breathless (by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds) { 2004 } { https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-mF }
Intro: [C] [G] [C] [G] [F] [G] [C] It's up in the morn[G]-ing its on the downs [C] Little white [G] clouds like a-gambolling [F] lambs And I am breath[G]-less over you [C] And the red-breasted [G] robin beats his [C] wings His throat it [G] trembles when he sings [F] For he is [G] helpless before [C] you The happy hooded [G] bluebells bow And [C] bend their [G] heads all a-down [F] Heavied [G] by the early morning dew [C] At the whispering [G] stream, at the bubbling [C] brook The fishes leap [G] up to take a [F] look For they are [G] breathless over [C] you
Still your [G] hands, and still your [C] heart For still your [G] face comes shining [F] through And all the [G] morning glows a[C]-new Still your [G] mind, and still your [C] soul For still the [G] fire of love is [F] true And I am [G] breathless without [C] you
[F] / [G] / [C] / / / [F] / [G] / [C] The wind circles a[G]-mong the trees And it [C] bangs about the [G] new-made leaves [F] For it is [G] breathless without [C] you And the fox chases the [G] rabbit round And the [C] rabbit hides be[G]-neath the ground [F] For he is [G] defenceless without [C] you The sky of daytime [G] dies away And [C] all the earthly things [G] they stop to play [F] For we are [G] all breathless without [C] you I listen to my [G] juddering bones And the [C] blood in my veins and the [G] wind in my lungs [F] And I am [G] breathless without [C] you
Still your [G] hands, and still your [C] heart For still your [G] face comes shining [F] through And all the [G] morning glows a[C]-new Still your [G] soul, and still your [C] mind For still the [G] fire of love is [F] true And I am [G] breathless without [F] you <C>
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Bright Side Of The Road (by Van Morrison)
{ 1979 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-1q }
Intro: [C] [Em] [F] [G] [C] [F] [C] [G] [C] From the [Em] dark end of the [F] street [G] [C] To the [Em] bright side of the [F] road [G] [C] We'll be [Em] lovers once [F] again On the [G] bright side of the [C] road [F] [C] [G] [C] Little [Em] darling come with [F] me [G] [C] And [Em] help me share my [F] load [G] [C] From the [Em] dark end of the [F] street To the [G] bright side of the [C] road [F] [C] [C7]
Chorus: And in[F]-to this life we're born [Fm] Baby, [C] sometimes, sometimes we don't know [C7] why [F] And time seems to go by so [Fm] fast [D] In the twinkling of an [G] eye [G7]
[C] Let's en[Em]-joy it while we [F] can [G] [C] [Em] Help me share my [F] load [G] [C] From the [Em] dark end of the [F] street To the [G] bright side of the [C] road [F] [C] [G] Instrumental verse: (ending [F] [C] [C7])
Repeat Chorus: [C] Let's en[Em]-joy it while we [F] can [G] [C] And [Em] help me sing my [F] song [G] [C] Little [Em] darling come a[F]-long To the [G] bright side of the [C] road [F] [C] [G] [C] From the [Em] dark end of the [F] street [G] [C] To the [Em] bright side of the [F] road [G] [C] Little [Em] darling come with [F] me To the [G] bright side of the [C] road [F] [C] [G] [C] On the [Em] dark end of the [F] street [G] [C] To the [Em] bright side of the [F] road [G] [C] We'll be [Em] lovers once [F] again On the [G] bright side of the [C] road [F] [C] [G] (repeat last two lines)
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Caravan Girl (by Goldfrapp) { 2008 } { https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-lk }
Intro: [C] [C] [C] What is her name, that caravan girl [F/C] What is her name [F/C] [C] You were like the sun, a hazy day [F/C] What is her name [F/C] [C] We're just talking [Bb] like there's something [Am] Like you know, [F] Domino, [F] Domino
[C] Wanna runaway, oh runaway you and me [Bb] Yeh getaway and bring it all back [Am] Wanna runaway, oh runaway you and me [F] Yeh getaway and bring it all back [F] / / / / [F] / / / /
[C] Barefoot and game that stranger on the hill [F/C] What is her name [F/C] [C] You were like the sun, a lazy day [F/C] Have you no name [F/C] [C] Don't stop talking [Bb] there's just something [Am] Like you know, I'd [F] like to [F] know Should I [C] stay or should I go It's a [Bb] long, long way to go But I [D] want to know, yeah I [F] won't be shy
[C] Wanna runaway, oh runaway you and me [Bb] Yeh getaway and bring it all back [Am] Wanna runaway, oh runaway you and me [F] Yeh getaway and bring it all back
[C] / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / [F/C] / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | [C] Wanna runaway | / / / / [C] wanna runaway, don't bring it on back [F/C] Wanna runaway | / / / / [F/C] wanna runaway, don't bring it on back [C] Wanna runaway | / / / / [C] wanna runaway, don't bring it on back [F/C] Wanna runaway | / / / / [F/C] wanna runaway, don't bring it on back
[C] Wanna runaway, oh runaway you and me [Bb] Yeh getaway and bring it all back [Am] Wanna runaway, oh runaway you and me [F] Yeh getaway and bring it all back
(repeat chorus with La’s) <C>
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Cheap Thrills (by Sia) { 2016 }
Intro: [Em] [C] [G] [D] [Em] [C] [G] [D] Come [Em] on, come on, turn the [C] radio on It's [G] Friday night and I [D] won't be long Gotta [Em] do my hair, I put my [C] make-up on It's [G] Friday night and I [D] won't be long ‘Til I [Em] hit the dance floor, [C] hit the dance floor [G] I got all I [D] need No I [Em] ain't got cash, I [C] ain't got cash But [G] I got you ba<D>-by
Chorus: Baby [Em] I don't need [C] dollar bills to have [G] fun tonight [D] (I love cheap thrills) Baby [Em] I don't need [C] dollar bills to have [G] fun tonight [D] (I love cheap thrills) But [Em] I don't need no [C] mon[G]-ey [D] As [Em] long as I can [C] feel the [G] beat [D] [Em] I don't need no [C] mon[G]-ey [D] As [Em] long as I keep [C] dan[G]-cing [D]
Come [Em] on, come on, turn the [C] radio on It's [G] Saturday and I [D] won't be long Gotta [Em] paint my nails, put my [C] high heels on It's [G] Saturday and I [D] won't be long ‘Til I [Em] hit the dance floor, [C] hit the dance floor [G] I got all I [D] need No I [Em] ain't got cash, I [C] ain't got cash But [G] I got you ba<D>-by
Chorus: Baby [Em] I don't need [C] dollar bills to have [G] fun tonight [D] (I love cheap thrills) Baby [Em] I don't need [C] dollar bills to have [G] fun tonight [D] (I love cheap thrills) But [Em] I don't need no [C] mon[G]-ey [D] As [Em] long as I can [C] feel the [G] beat [D] [Em] I don't need no [C] mon[G]-ey [D] As [Em] long as I keep [C] dan[G]-cing [D]
[Em] [C] [G] [D] (I love cheap thrills) [Em] [C] [G] [D] (I love cheap thrills) But [Em] I don't need no [C] mon[G]-ey [D] As [Em] long as I can [C] feel the [G] beat [D] [Em] I don't need no [C] mon[G]-ey [D] As [Em] long as I keep [C] dan[G]-cing [D], oh, oh
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Chorus: Baby [Em] I don't need [C] dollar bills to have [G] fun tonight [D] (I love cheap thrills) Baby [Em] I don't need [C] dollar bills to have [G] fun tonight [D] (I love cheap thrills) But [Em] I don't need no [C] mon[G]-ey [D] As [Em] long as I can [C] feel the [G] beat [D] [Em] I don't need no [C] mon[G]-ey [D] As [Em] long as I keep [C] dan[G]-cing [D]
[Em] La, la, la, [C] la, la, [G] la, [D] la (I love cheap thrills) [Em] La, la, la, [C] la, la, [G] la, [D] la (I love cheap thrills) [Em] La, la, la, [C] la, la, [G] la, [D] la (I love cheap thrills) <Em> La, la, la, la, la, la, la (I love cheap thrills)
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China Girl (written by David Bowie and Iggy Pop)
{ 1983 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-8z }
Intro / Riff: (On E String) 7755775-7755775533555-5---555-5--
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Intro: [G] [Am] [G] [Am] [G] I could escape this feeling, [Am] with my China Girl [G] I feel a wreck without my, [Am] little China Girl [Em] I hear her heart beating, [G] loud as thunder [Am] Saw the stars crashing [B] [G] I'm a mess without [Am] my little China Girl [G] Wake up in the morning where's my, [Am] little China Girl [Em] I hear her heart's beating, [G] loud as thunder [Am] Saw the stars crashing [B] down [G] I feel a-tragic like I'm [F] Marlon Brando [Em] When I look at my China [D] Girl [G] I could pretend that nothing [F] really meant too much [Em] When I look at my China [D] Girl Break: [Em] [D] [C] [B] [Em] I stumble into town [D] just like a sacred cow [C] Visions of swastikas in my head, [B] plans for everyone [Em] It's in the whites of my [D] eyes [C] [B] [Em] My little China Girl, [D] you shouldn't mess with me [C] I'll ruin everything you [B] are [Em] I'll give you television, [D] I'll give you eyes of blue [C] I'll give you a man who wants to [B] rule the world [G] And when I get excited, [F] my little China Girl says [Em] Oh baby just you shut your [D] mouth She says [Em] ... shhh [D] She says [C] ... shhh [B] She says [Em] [D] She says [C] [B] Break: [Em] [D] [C] [B] [G] And when I get excited [F] my little China Girl says [Em] Oh baby just you shut your [D] mouth [G] And when I get excited [F] my little China Girl says [Em] Oh baby just you shut your [D] mouth She says [Em] ... shhh [D] She says [C] ... shhh [B] Outro: [Em] [D] [C] [B] [Em]
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Crash (The Primitives)
{ 1988 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-85 }
Intro: [A] [D] [E] [D] [A] [D] [E] <D> Here you [A] go way too [D] fast [E] Don't slow down you're gonna [D] crash You should [A] watch - watch your [D] step [E] Don't look out you're gonna [D] break your neck So [A] shut, shut your [D] mouth Cause [E] I'm not listening [D] anyhow I've had e-[A]nough, enough of [D] you E-[E]nough to last a [D] life time through So [E] what do you want of me? [A] Got no words of [D] sympathy and [E] if I go around with you You [A] know that I'll get [D] messed up too with [E] you /////// ////////
[A] Na na na na na, [D] na na na na nah-[E]ah [D] [A] Na na na na na, [D] na na na na nah-[E]ah <D>
Here you [A] go way too [D] fast [E] Don't slow down you're gonna [D] crash You don't [A] know what's been [D] going down [E] You've been running all [D] over town So <A> shut, shut your [D] mouth Cause [E] I'm not listening [D] anyhow I've had e-[A]nough, enough of [D] you E-[E]nough to last a [D] life time through So [E] what do you want of me? [A] Got no cure for [D] misery and [E] if I go around with you You [A] know that I'll get [D] messed up too with [E] you /////// With [E] you ///////
[A] Na na na na na, [D] na na na na nah-[E]ah (slow down) you're gonna [D] crash [A] Na na na na na, [D] na na na na nah-[E]ah (slow down) you're gonna [D] crash [A] Na na na na na, [D] na na na na nah-[E]ah (slow down) you're gonna [D] crash [A] Na na na na na, [D] na na na na nah-[E]ah (slow down) you're gonna [D] crash
(…to fade)
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Dancing With Myself (by Generation X / Billy Idol) { 1980 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-dK }
Intro: [E] [E] [E] [E] (intro riff) [E] On the floors of Tokyo Or down in [A] London town to go, go With the [B] record selection and the mirror's reflection I'm-a [A] dancing with myself When there's [E] no-one else in sight In the [A] crowded lonely night Well I [B] wait so long for my love vibration And I'm [A] dancing with myself
Chorus: Oh, oh [E] dancing with myself Oh, oh [A] dancing with myself Well [B] there's nothing to lose and there's nothing to prove Well I'm [A] dancing with myself, oh, oh, oh [E]
If I [E] looked all over the world And there's [A] every type of girl But your [B] empty eyes seem to pass me by Leave me [A] dancing with myself So let's [E] sink another drink 'Cause it'll [A] give me time to think If I [B] had the chance I'd ask the world to dance And I'll be [A] dancing with myself
Chorus: Oh, oh [E] dancing with myself Oh, oh [A] dancing with myself Well [B] there's nothing to lose and there's nothing to prove Well I'm [A] dancing with myself, oh, oh, oh [E] Oh, oh, oh [A] Oh, oh, oh [E] Oh, oh, oh [B] [B] [E] [B] [E] [B] [E] [B] [B] (solo riff)
If I [E] looked all over the world And there's [A] every type of girl But your [B] empty eyes seem to pass me by Leave me [A] dancing with myself So let's [E] sink another drink 'Cause it'll [A] give me time to think If I <B> had the chance I'd ask the world to dance And I'll be [A] dancing with myself
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Chorus: Oh, oh [E] dancing with myself Oh, oh [A] dancing with myself If I [B] had the chance I'd ask the world to dance If I [B] had the chance I'd ask the world to dance If I [B] had the chance I'd ask the world to dance [B] [B] Oh, oh, oh [E] Oh, oh, oh [A] Oh, oh, oh [E] Oh, oh, oh [A]
Oh, oh [E] dancing with myself (repeat, ad lib, to end) Oh, oh [A] dancing with myself
Intro riff
Solo riff
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Dear Prudence (written by John Lennon, performed by Siouxsie & the Banshees)
{ 1983 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-1i }
Intro: | C / C/Bb / | C/A / C/Ab / | (x2) Verse 1: Dear [C] Prudence, [C/Bb] [C/A] [C/Ab] Won't you come out to [C] play [C/Bb] [C/A] [C/Ab] Dear [C] Prudence, [C/Bb] [C/A] [C/Ab] Greet the brand new [C] day C/Bb] [C/A] [C/Ab] The [C] sun is up, the [C/Bb] sky is blue It's [C/A] beautiful and [C/Ab] so are you Dear [C] Prudence, [Bb] won't you [F] come out and [C] play? Verse 2: Dear [C] Prudence, [C/Bb] [C/A] [C/Ab] Open up your [C] eyes [C/Bb] [C/A] [C/Ab] Dear [C] Prudence, [C/Bb] [C/A] [C/Ab] See the sunny [C] skies [C/Bb] [C/A] [C/Ab] The [C] wind is low the [C/Bb] birds will sing That [C/A] you are part of [C/Ab] everything Dear [C] Prudence, [Bb] won't you [F] open up your [C] eyes?
Bridge: Look a[C]-round round round round round [F] Look a[C]-round round round round round [F] Look a[C]-round round round round round [F] Look around [Eb] [Bb] [F] [C]
Verse 3: Dear [C] Prudence, [C/Bb] [C/A] [C/Ab] Let me see you [C] smile [C/Bb] [C/A] [C/Ab] Dear [C] Prudence, [C/Bb] [C/A] [C/Ab] Like a little [C] child [C/Bb] [C/A] [C/Ab] The [C] clouds will be a [C/Bb] daisy chain So [C/A] let me see you [C/Ab] smile again Dear [C] Prudence, [Bb] won't you [F] let me see you [C] smile?
Repeat Verse 1 Repeat Bridge
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Don’t Let It Trouble Your Mind (written by Dolly Parton, performed by Rhiannon Giddens) { 2015 } {http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-bD }
Intro: [C] [C] [Bb] [C] [C] Our [C] love affair is [Bb] bittersweet, [C] insecure and [F] incomplete And I've [C] often wondered [Bb] why your leaving's [C] been so [Bb] long de[C]-layed [C] It's [C] all become so [Bb] complicated, [C] maybe you feel [F] obligated And [C] out of sympa[G]-thy for me, you [C] stay [C]
But [F] I had rather [Bb] live alone Than [F] live with someone [Bb] who doesn't [F] love me [F] And I'd [F] rather have you [Bb] go than stay And [F] put me down [Bb] thinkin' you're a[F]-bove me [F] Our [F] love affair is [Bb] so wound up, it's [F] best that [Eb] we un[F]-wind And if [C] you don't love me, [F] leave me, and don't [C] let it [Bb] trouble your [C] mind [Bb] Mmm, mmm, mmm, [C] mmm [Bb] Mmm, mmm, [C] mmm [C]
You've [C] waited much too [Bb] long to leave, a[C]-fraid of [Bb] how I'd [C] take it And I'm [C] deeply touched by [Bb] your concern, but [C] I think [Bb] I can [C] make it It [C] won't be easy [Bb] for a while, but [C] I'll for[Bb]-get in [C] time And if [C] you don't love me, [F] leave me, and don't [C] let it [Bb] trouble your [C] mind [C]
[F] I had rather [Bb] live alone Than [F] live with someone [Bb] who doesn't [F] love me [F] And I'd [F] rather have you [Bb] go than stay And [F] put me down [Bb] thinkin' you're a[F]-bove me [F] Our [F] love affair is [Bb] so wound up, it's [F] best that [Eb] we un[F]-wind And if [C] you don't love me, [F] leave me, and don't [C] let it [Bb] trouble your [C] mind [Bb] Mmm, mmm, mmm, [C] mmm [Bb] Mmm, mmm, [C] mmm [C]
[C] [Bb] [C]-[Bb] [C] [C] [Bb] [C]-[Bb] [C] [C] [Bb] [C]-[Bb] [C] [C] [F] [C]-[Bb] [C] [Bb] [C] [Bb] [C] [C] [C] Our [C] love affair is [Bb] bittersweet, [C] insecure and [F] incomplete And I've [C] often wondered [Bb] why your leaving's [C] been so [Bb] long de[C]-layed [C]
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Don’t Stop Believin’ (by Journey, Glee version) { 1981 }
Intro: [G] [D] [Em] [C] (x2) [G] Just a [D] small town girl, [Em] living in a [C] lonely world [G] She took the [D] midnight train going [Bm] anywhere [C] [G] Just a [D] city boy, [Em] born and raised in [C] south Detroit [G] He took the [D] midnight train going [Bm] anywhere [C] [G] A singer in a [D] smoky room, [Em] a smell of wine and [C] cheap perfume [G] For a smile they can [D] share the night, it goes [Bm] on and on and [C] on and on
Bridge: [C] Strangers waiting [G] up and down the boulevard Their [C] shadows searching [G] in the night [C] Streetlight, people, [G] living just to find emotion [C] Hiding, somewhere in the [G] night
[G] Working hard to [D] get my fill, [Em] everybody [C] wants a thrill [G] Paying anything to [D] roll the dice, just [Bm] one more time [C] [G] Some will win, [D] some will lose, [Em] some were born to [C] sing the blues [G] Oh, the movie [D] never ends; it goes [Bm] on and on and [C] on and on
Repeat Bridge [G] Don't stop be[D]-lieving [Em] hold on to the [C] feeling [G] Streetlight [D] people [Bm] [C] (repeat last two lines x2)
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Down In The Subway (by Soft Cell, written by Jack Hammer) { 1984 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-dt }
Intro: [D] [D] [D] [D] [D] Rain keeps on falling, sun refuse to shine Baby quit your stalling, and <D> say that you are mine 'Cos I've got [G] so many troubles, oh, I feel like I could [D] cry Going [C] down in the subway <D> Jump on the train-tracks and [D] die [D] Down in the subway, I hide these tears of mine Down in the subway, I'm gonna <D> cry, cry, cry 'til the end of the line [D] [D] [D] Cold-hearted baby, you're too mean to smile Every day is stormy, oh, <D> you're my evil child I've got [G] so many troubles, oh, I feel like I could [D] cry Going [C] down in the subway <D> Jump on the train-tracks and [D] die [D] [D] [D] [D] (Instrumental verse) [D] Red-blooded baby, you're too tough for me Well I don't mean maybe, oh <D> why don't you let me be 'Cos I got [G] so many troubles, whoa I feel like I could [D] cry Going [C] down in the subway <D> Jump on that train-track and [D] die [D] Jump on that train-track and [D] die [D] Jump on that train-track and [D] die [D] Jump on that train-track and [D] die [G] [G] [G] [G] [D] [D] Going [C] down in the subway <D> Jump on that train-track and [D] die [D] Jump on that train-track and [D] die [D] Jump on that train-track and <D> die
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Drive My Car (by The Beatles) { 1965 } { https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-nG }
[D7] Asked a girl what she [G7] wanted to be [D7] She said baby, [G7] can't you see [D7] I wanna be famous, a [G7] star on the screen But [A7] you can do something in between
[Bm] Baby you can drive my [G7] car [Bm] Yes I'm gonna be a [G7] star [Bm] Baby you can drive my [E] car And [A] maybe I’ll [D] love you [G] [A]
[D7] I told a girl that my [G7] prospects were good [D7] And she said baby, it's [G7] understood [D7] Working for peanuts is [G7] all very fine But [A7] I can show you a better time
[Bm] Baby you can drive my [G7] car [Bm] Yes I'm gonna be a [G7] star [Bm] Baby you can drive my [E] car And [A] maybe I’ll [D] love you [G] <A> Beep beep, mm beep beep, yeah [D7] [G7] [D7] [G7] [D7] [G7] [A7] [A7]
[Bm] Baby you can drive my [G7] car [Bm] Yes I'm gonna be a [G7] star [Bm] Baby you can drive my [E] car And [A] maybe I’ll [D] love you [G] [A]
[D7] I told a girl I can [G7] start right away [D7] And she said listen babe I got [G7] something to say [D7] I got no car and it's [G7] breaking my heart But [A7] I've found a driver and that's a start
[Bm] Baby you can drive my [G7] car [Bm] Yes I'm gonna be a [G7] star [Bm] Baby you can drive my [E] car And [A] maybe I’ll [D] love you [G] <A> Beep beep, mm beep beep, [D] yeah [G] [A] Beep beep, mm beep beep, [D] yeah [G] [A] Beep beep, mm beep beep, [D] yeah [G] [A] Beep beep, mm beep beep, <D> yeah
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Duel (by Propaganda) { 1985 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-7H }
Intro: [C] [Caug] [Am] [Caug] [C] [Caug] [Am] [Caug] [C] Eye to [Caug] eye stand winners and [Am] losers [Caug] Hurt by [C] envy, [Caug] cut by [F] greed [Em] [C] Face to [Caug] face with their own disil[Am]-lusion [Caug] The [C] scars of old ro[Caug]-mances still on their [E7sus4] cheeks [E7] And when [C] blow by blow the [Am] passion dies Sweet [E] little death, just have been lies The [C] memories of [Am] gone by time [E] Would still recall the lie
Chorus: [D] The first cut won't [G] hurt at [C] all [G] [D] The second only [G] makes you [C] wonder [G] The [D] third will have you on your [G] knees [C] [G] [D] You start bleeding I start [E7sus4] scream[E7]-ing
[C] [Caug] [Am] [Caug]
[C] It's too [Caug] late the decision is [Am] made by fate [Caug] [C] Time to [Caug] prove what forever should [F] last [Em] Whose [C] feelings are so [Caug] true [C] as to stand the [Caug] test [C] Whose demands are so [Caug] strong as to [E7sus4] parry all at[E7]-tempts And when [C] blow by blow the [Am] passion dies Sweet [E] little death, just have been lies The [C] memories of [Am] gone by time [E] Would still recall the lie
Chorus: [D] The first cut won't [G] hurt at [C] all [G] [D] The second only [G] makes you [C] wonder [G] The [D] third will have you on your [G] knees [C] [G] [D] You start bleeding I start [E7sus4] scream[E7]-ing
Instrumental: [D] [E] [G] [A] (x8) [C] [Caug] (x4)
Chorus: (x3 to fade) [D] The first cut won't [G] hurt at [C] all [G] [D] The second only [G] makes you [C] wonder [G] The [D] third will have you on your [G] knees [C] [G] [D] You start bleeding I start [E7sus4] scream[E7]-ing
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Easy (by The Commodores) { 1977 }
Intro: [G] / / / / [Bm7] / / / / [Am7] / / / / / / / / (x2) [G] I know it sounds [Bm7] funny but I just can't [Am7] stand the pain [G] Girl I'm [Bm7] leaving you to[Am7]-morrow [G] Seems to [Bm7] me girl you know I've done [Am7] all I can [G] You see I [Bm7] beg, stole, and I [Am7] borrowed [Am7] Yeah!
That's why I'm [G] easy [Bm7] [Am7] I'm easy like Sunday mor[G]-ning [Bm7] [Am7] It's why I'm [G] easy [Bm7] [Am7] Easy like Sunday mor[F]-ning [C] [G]
[G] Why in the [Bm7] world would anybody put [Am7] chains on me? [G] I've [Bm7] paid my dues to [Am7] make it [G] Everybody [Bm7] wants me to be what they [Am7] want me to be [G] I'm not [Bm7] happy when I try to [Am7] fake it! [Am7] No!
That's why I'm [G] easy [Bm7] [Am7] I'm easy like Sunday mor[G]-ning [Bm7] [Am7] It's why I'm [G] easy [Bm7] [Am7] Easy like Sunday mor[F]-ning [C] [G]
I want to be [Fmaj7] high, [Em7] so [Dm7] high I want to be [Fmaj7] free to know the things I do [Em7] are [Dm7] right I want to be [Fmaj7] free [Em7] Just [Dm7] me, oh babe! [Bb] / / / / [F] / / / / [Dm7] / / / / [C] / / / / / / / / Instrumental : [G] / / / / [Bm7] / / / / [Am7] / / / / / / / / (x4)
That's why I'm [G] easy [Bm7] [Am7] I'm easy like Sunday mor[G]-ning [Bm7] [Am7] It's why I'm [G] easy [Bm7] [Am7] Easy like Sunday mor[F]-ning [C] [G]
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Ellis Island (by Mary Black, written by Noel Brazil) { 1985 } { https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-n8 }
Intro: [Fmaj7] [Am7] (x4)
From the [Fmaj7] corner of my eye I see a [Am7] tear rolling down At the [Fmaj7] time I couldn't tell whose tear it [Am7] was If it was [Fmaj7] mine I should be glad that I still [Am7] function in this cage But if it's [Fmaj7] yours, it only makes me more [Am7] lost [Fmaj7] To see a tear rolling [Am7] down [Fmaj7] To see a tear [G] rolling [F] down [F]
Chorus: [C] This is [G] the last [Am7] call [G] for Ellis Island [C] These are the [G] last [Am7] words [G] I'm ever gonna hear you say [C] [G] [Am7] [G] So good-bye [C] babe [G] [Am7] [G] Good-bye [Fmaj7] [Am7] babe [Fmaj7] [Am7]
I hear [Fmaj7] sweethearts whisper their [Am7] undying love Above the [Fmaj7] noise on the quay their voices [Am7] rise They must have [Fmaj7] something so strong in the [Am7] face of such change That they can [Fmaj7] promise and promise all [Am7] night [Fmaj7] Oh, their undying [Am7] love [Fmaj7] Hear their un[G]-dying [F] love [F]
[Repeat Chorus] [Fmaj7] [Am7] [Fmaj7] [G]
[C] Oh what you wouldn't [Dm7] give To be [Em7] down on the pier [F] once a[G]-gain [C] Far away from the cries [Dm7] Of this [Em7] war-weary horde [F] [G] [C] Time up there in the clouds [Dm7] Must be [Em7] hard to endure [F] When [G] your heart's [Fmaj7] unsure [Am7] [Fmaj7] [Am7] It's like a [Fmaj7] knife in my gut knowing [Am7] you're taking leave I feel I'm [Fmaj7] sentenced to a death without [Am7] appeal I can pre[Fmaj7]-tend it's all a dream, and what I'm [Am7] seeing will disappear But the [Fmaj7] end I can see is all too [Am7] real [Fmaj7] Knowing you're taking [Am7] leave [Fmaj7] Knowing you're [G] taking [F] leave [F]
[Repeat Chorus] ([F] into) [Repeat Chorus]
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Everything Is Free (by Gillian Welch)
{ 2001 }
Intro: [Dm] [F] [C] [G] Everything is [Dm] free now, that's what they [F] say Everything I [C] ever done, gonna give it a[G]-way Someone hit the [Dm] big score, they figured it [F] out They were gonna do it [C] anyway, even if [G] doesn't pay Break: [Dm] [F] [C] [G] I can get a [Dm] tip jar, gas up the [F] car Try to make a [C] little change down at the [G] bar Or I can get a [Dm] straight job, I've done it [F] before Never minded [C] working hard, it's who I'm working [G] for Everything is [Dm] free now, that's what they [F] say Everything I [C] ever done, gonna give it a[G]-way Someone hit the [Dm] big score, they figured it [F] out They were gonna do it [C] anyway, even if [G] doesn't pay Break: [Dm] [F] [C] [G] (x2) Every day I [Dm] wake up humming a [F] song But I don't need to [C] run around, I just stay [G] home Sing a little [Dm] love song, my love and my[F]-self If there's something that you [C] want to hear, you can sing it your[G]-self 'Cause everything is [Dm] free now, that's what I [F] said No one's got to [C] listen to the words in my [G] head Someone hit the [Dm] big score and I figured it [F] out That I'm gonna do it [C] anyway, even if [G] it doesn't pay Outtro: [Dm] [F] [C] [G]
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Feeling Good (by Nina Simone) { 1965 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-bU }
Intro : [Gm] [Gm/F] [Gm/Eb] [Gm/D] (x2) [Gm] Birds flying [Gm/F] high [Gm/Eb] you know how I [Gm/D] feel [Gm] Sun in the [Gm/F] sky [Gm/Eb] you know how I [Gm/D] feel [Gm] Reeds driftin’ on [Gm/F] by [Gm/Eb] you know how I [Gm/D] feel
It’s a [Gm] new dawn, it’s a [Gm/F] new day It’s a [Gm/Eb] new life [Gm/D] f-o-r [C] me [D] And I’m feeling [Gm] good [Gm/F] [Gm/Eb] [Gm/D]
[Gm] Fish in the [Gm/F] sea [Gm/Eb] you know how I [Gm/D] feel [Gm] River running [Gm/F] free [Gm/Eb] you know how I [Gm/D] feel [Gm] Blossom on the [Gm/F] tree [Gm/Eb] you know how I [Gm/D] feel
It’s a [Gm] new dawn, it’s a [Gm/F] new day It’s a [Gm/Eb] new life [Gm/D] f-o-r [C] me [D] And I’m feeling [Gm] good [Gm/F] [Gm/Eb] [Gm/D]
[Gm] Dragonfly out in the [Gm/F] sun [Gm/Eb] you know what I [Gm/D] mean, don’t you know [Gm] Butterflies all havin’ [Gm/F] fun [Gm/Eb] you know what I [Gm/D] mean [Gm] Sleep in [Gm/F] peace when day is [Gm/Eb] done, that’s what I [Gm/D] mean
And this [Gm] old world is a [Gm/F] new world And a [Gm/Eb] bold world [Gm/D] f-o-r [C] me [D] And I’m feeling [Gm] good [Gm/F] [Gm/Eb] [Gm/D]
[Gm] Stars when you [Gm/F] shine [Gm/Eb] you know how I [Gm/D] feel [Gm] Scent of the [Gm/F] pine [Gm/Eb] you know how I [Gm/D] feel Oh [Gm] freedom is [Gm/F] mine and I [Gm/Eb] know how I [Gm/D] feel
It’s a [Gm] new dawn, it’s a [Gm/F] new day It’s a [Gm/Eb] new life [Gm/D] f-o-r [C] me [D] And I’m feeling <Gm> good
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Femme Fatale (by Velvet Underground)
{ 1967 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-9j }
Intro: [Cmaj7] [Fmaj7] [Cmaj7] [Fmaj7] [Cmaj7] Here she [Fmaj7] comes, [Cmaj7] you better watch your [Fmaj7] step [Cmaj7] She's going to [F] break your heart in [Dm] two, it's [G] true [Cmaj7] It's not hard to rea[Fmaj7]-lize Just [Cmaj7] look into her false coloured [Fmaj7] eyes [Cmaj7] She builds you [F] up to just put you [Dm] down, what a [G] clown
Chorus: 'Cause everybody [C] knows (She's a femme fa[F]-tale) The things she does to [C] please (She's a femme fa[F]-tale) She's just a little [C] tease (She's a femme fa[F]-tale) See the way she [Dm] walks Hear the way she [Bb] talks [G]
[Cmaj7] You're put down in her [Fmaj7] book You're [Cmaj7] number thirty seven, have a [Fmaj7] look [Cmaj7] She's going to [F] smile to make you [Dm] frown, what a [G] clown [Cmaj7] Little boy, she's from the [Fmaj7] street Be[Cmaj7]-fore you start, you're already [Fmaj7] beat [Cmaj7] She's going to [F] play you for a [Dm] fool, yes it's [G] true
Chorus: 'Cause everybody [C] knows (She's a femme fa[F]-tale) The things she does to [C] please (She's a femme fa[F]-tale) She's just a little [C] tease (She's a femme fa[F]-tale) See the way she [Dm] walks Hear the way she [Bb] talks [G]
'Cause everybody [C] knows (She's a femme fa[F]-tale) The things she does to [C] please (She's a femme fa[F]-tale) She's just a little [C] tease (She's a femme fa[F]-tale) Ooh ooh [C] oh [F] Ooh ooh [C] oh [F] Ooh ooh <C> oh
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Follow You, Follow Me (by Genesis)
{ 1978 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-p }
Intro: [G] [Gmaj7] [C] [D] [G] [Gmaj7] [C] [D] [G] Stay with [Am] me, my [G] love I hope you'll [Am] always be [Dm] Right here by my [G] side, if ever I [C] need you, [Am7] oh my [D] love [G] In your [Am] arms, I [G] feel so safe and [Am] so secure [Dm] Every day is [G] such a perfect [C] day to spend, [Am7] alone with [D] you
Chorus: I will [G] follow [Gmaj7] you if you [C] follow [D] me All the [G] days and [Gmaj7] nights that we [C] know will [D] be I will [G] stay with [Am] you if you [D7] stay with [B7] me Just one [Em] single [G] tear in each [C] passing [D] year
[G] With the [Am] dark, oh I [G] see so very [Am] clearly now [Dm] All my fears are [G] drifting by me so [C] slowly now, [Am7] fading a[D]-way [G] I can [Am] say, the [G] night is long but [Am] you are here [Dm] Close at hand though I'm [G] better for the [C] smile you give, [Am7] and while I [D] live
Chorus: Instrumental: [G] [Gmaj7] [C] [D] [G] [Gmaj7] [C] [D] [G] [Am] [D7] [B7] [Em] [G] [C] [D]
Chorus: (repeat to fade)
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Forest Fire (by Lloyd Cole and the Commotions) { 1984 }{ http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-jX }
She crossed her[A]-self as she put [C#m] on her things, She has [A] promised once before not to [C#m] live this way, If she don't calm [D] down she will burn herself [A] out Like a forest [Bm7] fire, [Dmaj7] well doesn't that make you [A] smile. <A> If you don't slow [A] down, I swear that I'll come [C#m] 'round, And mess up your [A] place, let's go for a [C#m] spin, They say we shouldn't even [D] know each other, and that we'll be un[A]-done, Don't it make you [Bm7] smile [Dmaj7] like a forest [A] fire? <A> I believe in [A] love, I'll believe in [C#m] anything That's gonna get me what I [A] want, get me off my [C#m] knees, Then we'll burn your house [D] down, don't it [A] feel so good. There’s a forest [Bm7] fire [Dmaj7] every time we get together. [A] <A> [A] Doo, doo, doo. Doo – doo [C#m] doo, doo, doo [A] Doo, doo, doo – doo, doo. Doo, doo, [C#m] doo, doo, doo Hey, [D] pick you up, put you down, rip you up, then spin you 'round, Just [A] like we said we would, ‘Cause we're a [Bm7] forest fire, Believe we [Dmaj7] me, we'll tear this place [A] down. <A> If we get caught in this [A] wind, then we could burn the [C#m] ocean, If we get caught in this [A] wind, we're gonna be un[C#m]-done, Ah, it's just a simple [D] metaphor, it's for a burning [A] love, Don't it make you [Bm7] smile, [Dmaj7] like a forest [A] fire, [A] Don't it make you [Bm7] smile, [Dmaj7] like a forest [A] fire. <A>
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Georgia On My Mind (written by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell )
{ 1930 }
Intro: (verse) [C] Georgia, [E7] Georgia, [Am] the [Am] whole day [D7] through [Fm] Just an [C] old sweet [A7] song keeps [Dm7] Georgia [G7] on my [Em7] mind [A7] [Dm7] [Gaug] [C] Georgia, [E7] Georgia, [Am] a [Am] song of [D7] you [Fm] Comes [C] sweet and [A7] clear as [Dm7] moonlight [G7] through the [C] pines [C] [E7] [E7]
[Am] Other [Dm] arms reach [Am] out to [Dm] me [Am] Other [Dm] eyes [Am7] smile tender[D7]-ly [Am] Still in [Dm] peaceful [C] dreams I [C#dim] see the [Dm7] road leads [C#dim] back to [Dm7] you [G7]-[Gaug]
[C] Georgia, [E7] Georgia, [Am] no [Am] peace I [D7] find [Fm] Just an [C] old sweet [A7] song keeps [Dm7] Georgia [G7] on my [C] mind [C] [E7] [E7]
[Am] Other [Dm] arms reach [Am] out to [Dm] me [Am] Other [Dm] eyes [Am7] smile tender[D7]-ly [Am] Still in [Dm] peaceful [C] dreams I [C#dim] see the [Dm7] road leads [C#dim] back to [Dm7] you [G7]-[Gaug]
[C] Georgia, [E7] Georgia, [Am] no [Am] peace I [D7] find [Fm] Just an [C] old sweet [A7] song keeps [Dm7] Georgia [G7] on my [E7] mind [E7] [A7] [A7] Just an [Dm7] old sweet song keeps [Gaug] Georgia on my [C] mind [Dm7] <Cmaj7>
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Get It Right Next Time (by Gerry Rafferty) { 1979 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-cG }
Intro : [Bb/G] / [A/G] / [Ab/G] / [G] / (x3) [Bb/G] / [A/G] / [F] / / / [F] / / [C] [G] Out on the street I was [C] talkin' to a [G] man He said there's [F] so much of this [C] love of mine - that [F] I don't un[C]-der[G]-stand [C]-[G] [G] You shouldn't worry I said that [C] ain't no [G] crime Cause [F] if you get it [C] wrong - you'll get it [F] right [C] next [G] time, [C] next time
[Bb/G] / [A/G] / [Ab/G] / [G] / (x3) [Bb/G] / [A/G] / [F] / / / [F] / / [C]
[G] You need direction, yeah you [C] need a [G] name When you're [F] standing in the [C] crossroads - every [F] highway [C] looks the [G] same [C]-[G] [G] After a while you can [C] recognize the [G] signs So [F] if you get it [C] wrong - you'll get it [F] right [C] next [G] time, [C] next time
[Bb/G] / [A/G] / [Ab/G] / [G] / (x3) [Bb/G] / [A/G] / [F] / / / [F] / / [C]
[G] Life is a liar yeah [C] life is a [G] cheat It'll [F] lead you on and [C] pull the ground - from [F] under[C]-neath your [G] feet [C]-[G] [G] No use complainin', don't you [C] worry, don't you [G] whine Cause [F] if you get it [C] wrong - you'll get it [F] right [C] next [G] time, [C] next time
[Bb/G] / [A/G] / [Ab/G] / [G] / (x3) [Bb/G] / [A/G] / [F] / / / [F] / / [C]
Break: [G]-[C]-[G] / / [C]-[G] / [F] / [C] / [F]-[C]-[G]-[C] [G]-[C]-[G] / / [C]-[G] [F] / [C] / [F]-[C]-[G]-[C]
[Bb/G] / [A/G] / [Ab/G] / [G] / (x3) [Bb/G] / [A/G] / [F] / / / [F] / / [C]
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[G] You gotta grow, you gotta [C] learn by your mis[G]-takes You gotta [F] die a little [C] everyday - just to [F] try to [C] stay a[G]- wake [C]-[G] [G] When you believe there's no [C] mountain you can [G] climb And [F] if you get it [C] wrong - you'll get it [F] right [C] next [G] time, [C] next time
[Bb/G] [A/G] [Ab/G] [G] Next time [Bb/G] [A/G] [Ab/G] [G] Hmm-mm
Outro: [Bb/G] [A/G] [Ab/G] [G] (repeat to end)
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Get The Message (written by Electronic, [Bernard Sumner and Johnny Marr] )
{ 1991 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-65 }
Intro: | [D] | [C/D] | [Bbmaj7] | [G] [C] | [D] | [C/D] | [G] | [Bbmaj7] [C] | (x2) | [D] | [C/D] | [Bb] | [Gm] [C] | (x2) [D] I've always thought of [C] you as my brick [D] wall Built like an [C] angel, six feet [G] tall Six feet [D] tall [D] And when you go a-[C]way, I start to [D] weep You're too ex[C]-pensive girl to [G] keep Isn't it [D] sweet?
Chorus: I [D] don't know where to be[C/D]-gin, living in [Bbmaj7] sin How can we [G] talk? [C] Look where you've [D] been I've counted the [C/D] nights, living in [G] sin How can we [Bb] talk? [C] Look where we've [D] been
[D] Take my inde[C]-pendent point of [D] view I've loosened my [C] wallet, thanks to [G] you Don't do me any [D] favours [D] Hark, the herald [C] angels sting [D] Please repair my [C] broken wing Why won't you [G] look at me? I live and [D] breathe
Chorus:
Instrumental: | [D] | [C/D] | [Bbmaj7] | [G] [C] | [D] | [C/D] | [G] | [Bbmaj7] [C] | | [D] | [D] | [C/D] | [C/D] | [C/D] | [C/D] | [Bb] | [Gm] [C] | | [D] | [C/D] | [Bbmaj7] | [G] [C] | [D] | [C/D] | [G] | [Bbmaj7] [C] | (x2)
Chorus:
Instrumental: | [D] | [C/D] | [Bbmaj7] | [G] [C] | [D] | [C/D] | [G] | [Bbmaj7] [C] | [D] Living on [C/D] peanuts ain't my [Bbmaj7] scene A shame that [G] word [C] rhymes with [D] "mean"
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Grass (by XTC) { 1986 } { https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-oJ }
Intro: [F] [Gm7] [F] [Gm7]
[F] Laying on the [Gm7] grass my heart it flares like [F] fire [Gm7] The [F] way you slap my [Gm7] face just fills me with de[F]-sire [Gm7] [C] You play hard to [Bb6] get [C] 'Cause you're teacher's [Bb6] pet But [C] when the boats have [Bb6] gone [C] We'll take a [Bb] tumble ex[Am]-cuse for a [Gm] fumble [F] Shocked me too the [Gm7] things we used to do on [F] grass <Gm7> [F] If you fancy [Gm7] we can buy an ice-cream [F] cone [Gm7] Your [F] mate has gone, she [Gm7] didn't want to be a[F]-lone [Gm7] [C] I will pounce on [Bb6] you Just [C] us and the Cuck[Bb6]-oos [C] You are helpless [Bb6] now [C] Over and [Bb] over we [Am] flatten the [Gm] clover [F] Shocked me too the [Gm7] things we used to do on [F] grass [Gm7] It would [F] shock you too the [Gm7] things we used to do on [F] grass <Gm7> [F] Graa- [Gm7] -aaa- [F] -aaa- [Gm7] –ss On [F] Graa- [Gm7] -aaa- [F] -aaa- [Gm7] -ss <Gm> Things <Gm7> we <Gm9> did <Gm7> on <F> grass
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Hanging on the Telephone (by Blondie) { 1978 } { https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-mP }
I'm in the phone booth, it's the [Eb] one across the hall [Gm] If you don't answer, I'll just [Eb] ring it off the wall [Gm] I know he's there, but [Eb] I just got to call [Eb]
Don't leave me [Eb] hanging on the [Fsus4] tele[Gm]-phone Don't leave me [Eb] hanging on the [Fsus4] tele[Gm]-phone [Gm]
[Gm] I heard your mother now she's [Eb] going out the door [Gm] Did she go to work or [Eb] just go to the store? [Gm] All those things she said, I [Eb] told you to ignore [Eb] Oh, why can't we [Cm] talk again [Gm] Oh, why can't we [Cm] talk again [Gm] Oh, why can't we [Cm] talk again [Cm]
Don't leave me [Eb] hanging on the [Fsus4] tele[Gm]-phone Don't leave me [Eb] hanging on the [Fsus4] tele[Gm]-phone
<Gm> It's good to hear your voice, you [Eb] know it's been so long [Gm] If I don't get your call then [Eb] everything goes wrong [Gm] I want to tell you something [Eb] you've known all along
Don't leave me [Eb] hanging on the [Fsus4] tele[Gm]-phone [Eb] [Gm] [Eb] [Gm] [Eb] [Eb] [Eb] [Fsus4] [Gm] <Gm>
I had to interrupt and [Eb] stop this conversation [Gm] Your voice across the line gives [Eb] me a strange sensation [Gm] I'd like to talk when I can [Eb] show you my affection Oh, I can't con[Cm]-trol myself [Gm] Oh, I can't con[Cm]-trol myself [Gm] Oh, I can't con[Cm]-trol myself [Cm]
Don't leave me [Eb] hanging on the [Fsus4] tele[Gm]-phone Hang [Eb] up and run to me [Gm] Oh, hang [Eb] up and run to me [Gm] Oh, hang [Eb] up and run to me [Gm] Oh, hang [Eb] up and run to me [Gm] Oh oh oh oh oh [Eb] oh run to me [Eb] [D] [Bb] [F] <Gm>
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Happy Hour (by The Housemartins) { 1986 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-e6 }
Intro: [Bb] [Dm] [Eb] [F] (x2) It's [Bb] happy [Dm] hour again I [Eb] think I might be happy, if I [F] wasn't out with them And they're [Bb] happy, it's a [Dm] lovely place to be [Eb] Happy that the fire's real, the [F] barman is a [Bb] she. [Bb] Where the [Bb] haircuts smile, and the meaning of style Is a night out with the [F] boss Where you [Bb] win or you lose, and it's them who choose And if you don't win then you've [F] lost <F>
Chorus: What a good place to [Bb] be Don't be[Dm]-lieve her 'Cause they [Eb] speak a different language And it's [F] never really happened to [Bb] me ^(It's happy hour again)^ Don't be[Dm]-lieve her, oh [Eb] no 'Cause it's [F] never been happy for [Bb] me ^(It's happy hour again)^ No [Dm] – oh wo – oah [Eb] [F]
It's a[Bb]-nother [Dm] night out with the boss [Eb] Following in footsteps [F] overgrown by moss And he [Bb] tells me that [Dm] women grow on trees And [Eb] if you catch them right they will [F] land upon their kne-ee-[Bb]es Where they [Bb] open all their wallets, and they close all their minds And they love to buy you all a [F] drink And as we [Bb] ask all the questions and you take all your clothes off Go back to the kitchen [F] sink <F>
Chorus: What a good place to [Bb] be Don't be[Dm]-lieve her 'Cause they [Eb] speak a different language And it's [F] never really happened to [Bb] me ^(It's happy hour again)^ Don't be[Dm]-lieve her, oh [Eb] no 'Cause it's [F] never been happy for [Bb] me ^(It's happy hour again)^ No [Dm] – oh wo – oah [Eb] wo – o – [F] oah
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Instrumental: [Bb] [Bb] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [Bb] [Bb] [F] <F>
Chorus: What a good place to [Bb] be Don't be[Dm]-lieve her 'Cause they [Eb] speak a different language And it's [F] never really happened to [Bb] me ^(It's happy hour again)^ Don't be[Dm]-lieve her, oh [Eb] no 'Cause it's [F] never been happy for [Bb] me ^(It's happy hour again)^
Don't be[Dm]-lieve her [Eb] Don't be[F]-lieve her, (its happy hour again) [Bb] Do [Dm] –o– on't be[Eb]-lieve her [F] It's happy hour a[Bb]-gain, and a[Dm]-gain, and a[Eb]-gain [F] It's happy hour a[Bb]-gain, and a[Dm]-gain, and a[Eb]-gain [F] It's happy hour a[Bb]-gain, and a[Dm]-gain, and a[Eb]-gain [F] It's happy hour a<Bb>-gain
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He’s On The Phone (by Saint Etienne) { 1995 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-ek }
Intro: (with riff) [D] [D] [Bm] [Bm] He's on the phone [D] And she wants to go [Bm] home Shoes in [G] hand, don't make a [A] sound, it's time to [Bm] go <Bm> [D] / / / / [Asus4] / / [A] / / [Em] / / / / [Bsus4] / / [Bm] / / [G] / / / / [D] / / / / Some[Bm]-day (someday), some[A]-day (someday) He's on the [D] phone, doesn't want to go [Bm] home [Bm] The hotel [G] life, forget your [A] wife, you're on your [Dsus4] own [D] [D] [D] Academia [Bm] girl [Bm] Her life's a [G] gas, she loves the [A] trash inside his [Dsus4] world [D] [D] [D] Can't find his way [Bm] there [Bm] Got the [G] cash, feeling [A] flash in Leicester [Bm] Square [Bm]
Chorus: [D] Yes [Asus4] [A] She never [Em] meant to call, she [Bsus4] did any[Bm]-way And now he's [G] trying to find the [D] words to say Some[Bm]-day (someday), some[A]-day (someday)
[D] Yes [Asus4] [A] She never [Em] meant to call, she [Bsus4] did any[Bm]-way And now he's [G] trying to find the [D] words to say Some[Bm]-day (someday), some[A]-day
It's five to [D] twelve, and she's nervous as [Bm] hell With nothing to [G] lose, it's hard to [A] choose, it's hard to [Dsus4] tell [D] [D] [D] Skin is dewdrop and [Bm] warm [Bm] The lipstick [G] kiss, remin[A]-isce, awake 'til [Bm] dawn [Bm]
Chorus: [D] Yes [Asus4] [A] She never [Em] meant to call, she [Bsus4] did any[Bm]-way And now he's [G] trying to find the [D] words to say Some[Bm]-day (someday), some[A]-day (someday)
[D] Yes [Asus4] [A] She never [Em] meant to call, she [Bsus4] did any[Bm]-way And now he's [G] trying to find the [D] words to say Some[Bm]-day (someday), some[A]-day
He's on the [D] phone, and she wants to go [Bm] home [Bm] Shoes in [G] hand, don't make a [A] sound, it's time to [Bm] go <Bm>
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Chorus: [D] Yes [Asus4] [A] She never [Em] meant to call, she [Bsus4] did any[Bm]-way And now he's [G] trying to find the [D] words to say Some[Bm]-day (someday), some[A]-day (someday)
[D] Yes [Asus4] [A] She never [Em] meant to call, she [Bsus4] did any[Bm]-way And now he's [G] trying to find the [D] words to say Some[Bm]-day (someday), some[A]-day (someday) Some[D]-day / / / [Asus4] / / [A] / / [Em] / / / / [Bsus4] / / [Bm] / / [G] / / / / [D] / / / / [Bm] / / / / [A] / / / / <D>
Riff:
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Head Hang Low (by Julian Cope)
{ 1984 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-5h }
Intro: [D] [C] [G] [D] (x2) [D] All is [C] lost [G] in bright con[D]-fusion [D] Once that [C] loss [G] was far a[D]-way [D] Frightened [C] man [G] in deep di[D]-vision [D] Frightened [C] man [G] with head hang [D] low
Chorus: [F] You may sit a[Em]-lone like me But, [G] please, don't be a[D]-lone like me [F] My world's very [Em] beautiful to[A]-day
Instrumental: [D] [C] [G] [D] (x2)
[D] Patron [C] saint [G] of lost il[D]-lusion [D] Come and [C] paint [G] my world in [D] grey [D] I am [C] lost [G] with no com[D]-panions [D] All are [C] bowed [G] with head hang [D] low
Repeat Chorus Instrumental: [D] [C] [G] [D] (x4) Repeat Chorus (x2)
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Heart Of Glass (by Blondie) { 1978 } { https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-mP }
Intro: [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] Once I had a love and it was a [C#] gas [C#m] Soon turned out had a heart of [E] glass Seemed like the real thing, only to [C#] find [C#m] Mucho mistrust, love's gone behind [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] Once I had a love and it was di[C#]-vine [C#m] Soon found out I was losing my [E] mind [E] Seemed like the real thing, but I was so [C#] blind [C#m] Mucho mistrust, love's gone [E] behind [E] [A] In between, what I find is pleasing and I'm [E] feeling fine Love is so confusing, there's no [A] peace of mind If I fear I'm losing you, it's [F#] just no good You [B] teasing like you do [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] Once I had a love and it was a [C#] gas [C#m] Soon turned out had a heart of [E] glass [E] Seemed like the real thing, only to [C#] find [C#m] Mucho mistrust, love's gone [E] behind [E] [A] Lost inside, adorable illusion and I [E] cannot hide I'm the one you're using, please don't [A] push me aside We could've made it cruising, yeah [E] [E] [A] [A] [E] [E] [A] [A] [E] [E] [A] La-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-[E]-la-la-la La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-[A]-la-la-la La-la-la-la-la-la-la, yeah, [F#] riding high On [B] love's true bluish lie [E] Ooh-ooh, oh-oh (x4) [E] Once I had a love and it was a [C#] gas [C#m] Soon turned out to be a pain in the [E] ass [E] Seemed like the real thing, only to [C#] find [C#m] Mucho mistrust, love's gone [E] behind [E] Ooh-ooh, oh-oh (x4) [E] [E] [E] [E]
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Help Me Make It Through The Night (by Kris Kristofferson) { 1970 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-4n }
Intro: [C] [Csus4] <C> [NC] Take the ribbon from your [C] hair [Csus4] [C] Shake it loose and let it [F] fall [F] // [Am] // [Dm] Laying soft upon my [G7] skin Like the shadows on the [C] wall [Csus4] <C> [NC] Come and lay down by my [C] side [Csus4] [C] Till the early morning [F] light [F] // [Am] // [Dm] All I'm takin' is your [G7] time Help me make it through the [C] night [Csus4] [C7]
Chorus: I don't care who's right or [F] wrong I don't try to under[C]-stand Let the devil take to[D7]-morrow Lord tonight I need a [G] friend [G] <G7>
[NC] Yesterday is dead and [C] gone [Csus4] [C] And tomorrow's out of [F] sight [F] // [Am] // [Dm] And it's sad to be a[G7]-lone Help me make it through the [C] night [Csus4] [C7]
Chorus: I don't care who's right or [F] wrong I don't try to under[C]-stand Let the devil take to[D7]-morrow Lord tonight I need a [G] friend [G] <G7>
[NC] Yesterday is dead and [C] gone [Csus4] [C] And tomorrow's out of [F] sight [F] // [Am] // [Dm] And it's sad to be a[G7]-lone (slowing) Help me make it through the [C] night
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Henry Lee (by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and PJ Harvey) { 1996 } { https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-lq }
Intro: [Am] [Am] [Am] [Am] [Her] [Am] Get down, get down, little Henry Lee, And stay all night with [Dm] me You won't find a girl in this damn world That will compare with [Am] me And the [G] wind did howl and the [G7] wind did blow [Both] [C] La la la la la, [Am] la la la la lee, a [Dm] little bird lit down on Henry Lee [Am] [Him] I [Am] can't get down, and I won't get down, And stay all night with [Dm] thee For the girl I have in that merry green land, I love far better than [Am] thee [Both] And the [G] wind did howl and the [G7] wind did blow [C] La la la la la, [Am] la la la la lee, a [Dm] little bird lit down on Henry Lee [Am] [Him] She [Am] leaned herself against a fence, Just for a kiss or [Dm] two And with a little pen-knife held in her hand, She plugged him through and [Am] through [Both] And the [G] wind did howl and the [G7] wind did blow [C] La la la la la, [Am] la la la la lee, a [Dm] little bird lit down on Henry Lee [Am] [Her] Come [Am] take him by his lily-white hands, Come take him by his [Dm] feet And throw him in this deep, deep well, Which is more than one hundred [Am] feet [Both] And the [G] wind did howl and the [G7] wind did blow [C] La la la la la, [Am] la la la la lee, a [Dm] little bird lit down on Henry Lee [Am] [Her] [Am] Lie there, lie there, little Henry Lee, Till the flesh drops from your [Dm] bones For the girl you have in that merry green land, Can wait forever for you to come [Am] home [Both] And the [G] wind did howl and the [G7] wind did moan [C] La la la la la, [Am] la la la la lee, a [Dm] little bird lit down on Henry Lee [Am] [C] La la la la la, [Am] la la la la lee, a [Dm] little bird lit down on Henry Lee [Am] [C] La la la la la, [Am] la la la la lee, a [Dm] little bird lit down on Henry Lee [Am] [C] La la la la la, [Am] la la la la lee, a [Dm] little bird lit down on Henry Lee <Am>
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“Heroes” (by David Bowie)
{ 1977 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-2Q }
Intro: [D] [G] [D] [G] [D] I - I will be [G] King And [D] you - you will be [G] Queen For [C] nothing will drive them a[D]-way We can [Am] beat them [Em] just for one [D] day We can be [C] Heroes [G] just for one [D] day And [D] you - you can be [G] mean And [D] I - I'll drink all the [G] time 'Cos we're [D] lovers and that is a [G] fact Yes we're [D] lovers and that is that [G] For [C] nothing will keep us to[D]-gether We could steal [Am] time [Em] just for one [D] day We can be [C] Heroes [Em] forever and [D] ever - what you say? Interlude: [D] [G] [D] [G] [Short (single) version starts here] [D] I - I wish you could [G] swim Like the [D] dolphins - like dolphins can [G] swim Though [C] nothing - nothing will keep us to[D]-gether We can [Am] beat them [Em] forever and [D] ever Oh we can be [C] Heroes [G] just for one [D] day Interlude: [D] [G] [D] [G] [D] I - I will be [G] King And [D] you - you will be [G] Queen Though [C] nothing will drive us a[D]-way We can be [Am] Heroes [Em] just for one [D] day We can be [C] us [G] just for one [D] day [D] I - I can re[G]-member (I remember) [D] Standing by the [G] wall (By the wall) And the [D] guards shot a[G]-bove our heads (Over our heads) And we [D] kissed as though nothing would [G] fall (Nothing could fall) And the [C] shame [Em] was on the [D] other side Oh we can [Am] beat them [Em] forever and [D] ever Then we can be [C] Heroes [G] just for one [D] day [D] We can be [G] Heroes [D] We can be [G] Heroes [D] We can be [G] Heroes, just for one [D] day [D] We can be [G] Heroes We’re [C] nothing and nothing will [D] help us Maybe we're [Am] lying [Em] then you better not stay [D] But we could be [C] safer [G] just for one [D] day
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History (by One Direction) { 2015 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-dH }
Intro: [F] [F] [F] You've gotta help me, [A7] I'm losing my mind, [Dm] Keep getting the feeling you want to [Cm7] leave this all behind. Thought we were [Bb] going strong, I thought we were [Gm] holding on, [C] Aren't we? [F] [F] No, they don't teach you [A7] this in school, [Dm] Now my heart's breaking and I [Cm7] don't know what to do. Thought we were [Bb] going strong, thought we were [Gm] holding on, [C] Aren't we? <F> <C7>
Chorus: You and [F] me got a whole lot of [Dm] history, We could [Gm] be the greatest thing that the [C7] world has ever seen. You and [F] me got a whole lot of [Dm] history, So don't [Gm] let it go, we can [Bb] make some more, We can [F] live for[C7]-ever. [C7]
[F] All of the rumours, [A7] all of the fights, [Dm] But we always find a way to [Cm7] make it out alive. Thought we were [Bb] going strong, thought we were [Gm] holding on, [C] Aren't we? <F> <C7>
Chorus: You and [F] me got a whole lot of [Dm] history, We could [Gm] be the greatest thing that the [C7] world has ever seen. You and [F] me got a whole lot of [Dm] history, So don't [Gm] let it go, we can [Bb] make some more, We can [F] live for[C7]-ever.
[Bb] Mini bars, expensive cars, [F] Hotel rooms, and new tattoos, the [Bb] good champagne and private planes, But [F] we don't need anything 'cause the [Bb] truth is out, I realise that with[Dm]-out you here life is just a lie. This is [Gm] not the end, this is not the end, We can [C7] make it, you know it, you <C7> know.
Chorus: You and [F] me got a whole lot of [Dm] history, We could [Gm] be the greatest thing that the [C7] world has ever seen. You and [F] me got a whole lot of [Dm] history, So don't [Gm] let it go, we can [Bb] make some more, We can [F] live for[C7]-ever. [C7]
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You and [F] me got a whole lot of [Dm] history, We could [Gm] be the greatest thing that the [C7] world has ever seen. You and [F] me got a whole lot of [Dm] history, So don't [Gm] let it go, we can [Bb] make some more, We can [F] live for[C7]-ever. So don't [Gm] let me go, so don't [Bb] let me go, We can [F] live for[C7]-ever. Baby [Gm] don't you know, baby [Bb] don’t you know, We can [F] live for<C7>-e<C7>-ver.
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Homecoming Queen (by Brandy Clark) { 2016 }{ http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-jd }
Intro: [F] / / / / [F4] / / [F] / / (x4)
[F] Twenty-eight shouldn't look this old
But the last ten years sure took their toll
On the girl in the picture with the plastic crown
That sequined dress wouldn't fit her now
[Gm] Like it did, be[C]-fore the kids [C]
Yeah, she [F] loves her husband 'cause she said she would
Oh, it ain't so bad but it ain't so good
She swore she wouldn't get stuck in this town
Now she's cuttin’ coupons two doors down
[Gm] From her mom, and [C] it goes on <C(7)>
Yeah, [Bb] too bad life ain't a local parade
In your uncle's Corvette on a Saturday
With [F] all the little girls waiting on you to wave
[Dm] When you're seventeen
You don't [Bb] know that you won't always [C] be
Homecoming queen [F] (F4) [F] (F4) [F] (F4) [F] (F4)
[F] Newspaper clipping and a sash in a box
Are the only things that didn't get lost
She married a guy on the real estate sign
And it's hard to believe once upon a time
She was [Gm] royalty, the girl we [C] all wanted to [C(7)] be
Yeah, [Bb] too bad life ain't a local parade
In your uncle's Corvette on a Saturday
With [F] all the little girls waiting on you to wave
[Dm] When you're seventeen
That you don't [Bb] know that you won't always [C] be
Homecoming queen [Bb]
Or the captain of the team [F]
And it ain't what it seems [Gm]
It's just a teenage [C] dream [C(7)]
Yeah, [Bb] too bad life ain't a local parade
In your uncle's Corvette on a Saturday
With [F] all the little girls waiting on you to wave
[Dm] When you're seventeen
You don't [Bb] know that you won't always [C] be
Homecoming queen [F] (F4) [F] (F4)
[Gm] You won't always [C] be
Homecoming queen [F] (F4) [F] (F4) [F] (F4) <F>
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Hold Me Now (by Thompson Twins) { 1983 } { }
Intro: [D] [Bm] [C] [Asus4]
[D] I have a picture [Bm] pinned to my wall An [C] image of you and of me and we're laughing, we're [Asus4] loving it all [D] Look at our life now, we're [Bm] tattered and torn We [C] fuss and we fight and delight in the tears and we [Asus4] cry until dawn
[D] Hold me now, [Dmaj7] whoa-oh [Bm] warm my heart [Bsus4] [Bm] [C] Stay with me, let [Asus4] loving start, let loving start
You [D] say I'm a dreamer, we're [Bm] two of a kind [C] Both of us searching for some perfect world we know [Asus4] we'll never find So per[D]-haps I should leave here, yeah-eah [Bm] go far away But you [C] know that there's nowhere that I'd rather be than with [Asus4] you here today, (oh-oh-woah, oh-oh-woah oh-woah)
[D] Hold me now, [Dmaj7] whoa-oh [Bm] warm my heart [Bsus4] [Bm] [C] Stay with me, let [Asus4] loving start, let loving start, oh-oh [D] Hold me now, [Dmaj7] whoa-oh [Bm] warm my heart [Bsus4] [Bm] [C] Stay with me, let [Asus4] loving start, let loving start, woah-oh-oh-oh [Bb] [C] [Bb] [C] [Bb] [C] [Bb] [C]
You [D] ask if I love you, well [Bm] what can I say? You [C] know that I do and that this is just one of those [Asus4] games that we play So I'll [D] sing you a new song, please don't [Bm] cry anymore And then [C] ask your forgiveness though I don't know just what I'm [Asus4] asking it for (oh-oh-woah, oh-oh-woah oh-woah)
[D] Hold me now (hold me in your loving [Dmaj7] arms) Oh-oh [Bm] warm my heart (oh, my cold and tired [Bsus4] heart) [Bm] [C] Stay with me (ooh-ooh-ooh stay with me) Let [Asus4] loving start, let loving start (Repeat to end)
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How Long Will I Love You? (written by Mike Scott, performed by The Waterboys, and by Ellie Goulding) { 1990 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-1b }
Intro: [F] [C] [Bb] [F] [Gm] [Bb] [C] [F] How long will I love [C] you? [Bb] As long as [F] stars are above you [Gm] [Bb] And longer if I [C] can [F] How long will I need [C] you? [Bb] As long as the [F] seasons need to [Gm] [Bb] Follow their [C] plan
[Bb] How long will I [Gm] be with you? [C] As long as the [F] sea is bound to [Bb] [Gm] Wash upon the [C] sand
[F] How long will I want [C] you? [Bb] As long as [F] you want me to [Gm] [Bb] And longer by [C] far [F] How long will I hold [C] you? [Bb] As long as your [F] father told you [Gm] [Bb] As long as you [C] are
[Bb] How long will I [Gm] give to you? [C] As long as I [F] live to you [Bb] [Gm] However long you [C] say
[F] How long will I love [C] you? [Bb] As long as [F] stars are above you [Gm] [Bb] And longer, if I [F] may [F] [C] [Bb] [F] [Gm] [Bb] [C] [F] [C] [Bb] [F] [Gm] [Bb] [F] Do do do do do [C] do [F] Do do do do do [C] do [F] Do do do do do [C] do [F]
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How Sweet It Is (by Holland–Dozier–Holland / James Taylor) { 1975 }{ http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-gm }
[Dmaj7] How sweet (C#m7) it [Bm7] is to be [E(11)] loved by [A] you [Dmaj7] How sweet (C#m7) it [Bm7] is to be [E(11)] loved by [A] you [A] / / [Bm7] / /
[A] I needed the shelter of [F#m] someone's arms [E7] and there (D#7) you [D7] were [A] I needed someone to [F#m] understand my ups and downs [E7] And there (D#7) you [D7] were [A] With sweet love and de[D7]-votion [F#m] Deeply touching my e[D7]-motion I want to [A] stop and thank you [D7] baby I just want to <A> stop <A> and thank you [D7] baby (A7) (Bb7) (B7) (C7)
[Dmaj7] How sweet (C#m7) it [Bm7] is to be [E(11)] loved by [A] you [Dmaj7] How sweet (C#m7) it [Bm7] is to be [E(11)] loved by [A] you [A] / / [Bm7] / /
[A] I close my eyes at [F#m] night, [E7] wondering where would I be (D#7) without [D7] you in my life [A] Everything I did was [F#m] just a bore, [E7] Everywhere I went it seems (D#7) I'd [D7] been there before But [A] you brightened up for me [D7] all of my days [F#m] With a love so sweet in [D7] so many ways I want to [A] stop and thank you [D7] baby I just want to <A> stop <A> and thank you [D7] baby (A7) (Bb7) (B7) (C7)
[Dmaj7] How sweet (C#m7) it [Bm7] is to be [E(11)] loved by [A] you (it’s just like sugar sometimes)
[Dmaj7] How sweet (C#m7) it [Bm7] is to be [E(11)] loved by [A] you [A] / / [Bm7] / / Instrumental: [A] [F#m] [E7] (D#7) [D7] [A] [F#m] [E7] (D#7) [D7] [A] You were better to me than I [D7] was to myself [F#m] For me, there's you and there ain't [D7] nobody else I want to [A] stop and thank you [D7] baby I just want to <A> stop <A> and thank you [D7] baby (A7) (Bb7) (B7) (C7)
[Dmaj7] How sweet (C#m7) it [Bm7] is to be [E(11)] loved by [A] you [Dmaj7] How sweet (C#m7) it [Bm7] is to be [E(11)] loved by [A] you [Dmaj7] How sweet (C#m7) it [Bm7] is to be [E(11)] loved by [A] you (it’s like jelly, baby)
[Dmaj7] How sweet (C#m7) it [Bm7] is to be [E(11)] loved by [A] you (just like honey to the bee, baby) [Dmaj7] How sweet (C#m7) it [Bm7] is to be [E(11)] loved by [A] you (repeat to end)
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Hungry Like The Wolf (by Duran Duran) { 1982 } { https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-qn }
Intro: [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] Darken the city, night is a wire Steam in the subway, the earth is afire Do do [D] doo do, do doo do, do doo do, do doo do, do [E] doo [E] Woman you want me, give me a sign And catch me breathing even closer behind Do do [D] doo do, do doo do, do doo do, do doo do, do [E] doo
[C] In touch with the [G] ground, I'm on the [F] hunt, I'm after you Smell like I [C] sound, I'm lost in a [G] crowd And I'm [F] hungry like the [D] wolf Straddle the [C] line, in discord and [G] rhyme, I'm on the [F] hunt, I'm after you Mouth is a[C]-live, with juices like [G] wine, and I'm [F] hungry like the [D] wolf [E] [E]
[E] Stalked in the forest, too close to hide I'll be upon you by the moonlight side Do do [D] doo do, do doo do, do doo do, do doo do, do [E] doo [E] High blood drumming on your skin, it's so tight You feel my heat, I'm just a moment behind Do do [D] doo do, do doo do, do doo do, do doo do, do [E] doo
[C] In touch with the [G] ground, I'm on the [F] hunt, I'm after you Scent and a [C] sound, I'm lost and I’m [G] found And I'm [F] hungry like the [D] wolf Strut on a [C] line, it's discord and [G] rhyme, I howl and I [F] whine, I'm after you Mouth is a[C]-live, all running in[G]-side, and I'm [F] hungry like the [D] wolf [E] (x16)
Burning the [C] ground, I break from the [G] crowd, I'm on the [F] hunt, I'm after you I smell like I [C] sound, I'm lost and I'm [G] found And I'm [F] hungry like the [D] wolf Strut on a [C] line, it's discord and [G] rhyme, I'm on the [F] hunt, I'm after you Mouth is a[C]-live with juices like [G] wine, and I'm [F] hungry like the [D] wolf Burning the [C] ground, I break from the [G] crowd, I'm on the [F] hunt, I'm after you Scent and a [C] sound, I'm lost and I’m [G] found And I'm [F] hungry like the [D] wolf Strut on a [C] line, it's discord and [G] rhyme, I'm on the [F] hunt, I'm after you Mouth is a[C]-live with juices like [G] wine, and I'm [F] hungry like the [D] wolf <E>
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I Envy The Wind (by Lucinda Williams)
{ 2001 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-37 }
Intro: [C] [Am] [Dm] [G] Verse 1: I envy the [C] wind that whispers in your [Am] ear That howls through the [Dm] winter that freezes your [G] fingers It moves through your [C] hair and cracks your [Am] lips It chills you to the [Dm] bone [G] I envy the [C] wind Verse 2: I envy the [C] rain that falls on your [Am] face That wets your eye[Dm]-lashes and dampens your [G] skin And touches your [C] tongue and soaks through your [Am] shirt And drips down your [Dm] back [G] I envy the [C] rain Verse 3: I envy the [C] sun that brightens your [Am] summer And warms your [Dm] body and holds you in [G] heat It makes your days [C] longer and makes you [Am] hot It makes you [Dm] sweat [G] I envy the [C] sun I envy the [C] wind I envy the [Am] rain I envy the [Dm] sun [G] I envy the [C] wind
(Capo 1 to play along with the original – in Db)
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I Like Birds (by Eels)
{ 2000 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-8a }
Intro: [C] //// [Bb] // [F] // (x2) [C] I can’t look at the [Bb] rocket [F] launch The [C] trophy wives of the [Bb] astro[F]-nauts And [C] I won’t listen [Bb] to their [F] words Cause [C] I like [NC] <slap><slap> birds [C] //// [Bb] // [F] // [C] I don’t care for [Bb] walkin’ down[F]-town [C] Crazy auto-car gonna [Bb] mow me [F] down [C] Look at all the people like [Bb] cows in a [F] herd Well, [C] I like [NC] <slap><slap> birds [C] //// [Bb] // [F] // [C] If you’re small and [Bb] on a [F] search [C] I've got a feeder for [Bb] you to [F] perch on [C] //// [Bb] // [F] // [C] //// [Bb] // [F] // [C] I can’t stand in line [Bb] at the [F] store The [C] mean little people are [Bb] such a [F] bore But [C] it's alright if you [Bb] act like a [F] turd Cause [C] I like [NC] <slap><slap> birds [C] //// [Bb] // [F] // [C] //// [Bb] // [F] // [C] If you’re small and [Bb] on a [F] search [C] I've got a feeder for [Bb] you to [F] perch on [C] I've got a feeder for [Bb] you to [F] perch on [C] //// [Bb] // [F] // [C] //// [Bb] // [F] // [C] If you’re small and [Bb] on a [F] search [C] I've got a feeder for [Bb] you to [F] perch on [C] //// [Bb] // [F] // [C] I've got a feeder for [Bb] you to [F] perch on [C] //// [Bb] // [F] // <C>
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I Shall Be Released (by Bob Dylan)
{ 1968 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-8F }
[A] They say ev'rything can be re[Bm]-placed, [C#m] Yet ev'ry [Bm] distance is not [A] near. [A] So I remember ev'ry [Bm] face [C#m] Of ev'ry [Bm] man who put me [A] here.
[A] I see my light come [Bm] shining [C#m] From the [Bm] west unto the [A] east. [A] Any day now, [Bm] any day now, [C#m] I [Bm] shall be re[A]-leased.
[A] They say ev'ry man needs pro[Bm]-tection, [C#m] They say ev'ry [Bm] man must [A] fall. [A] Yet I swear I see my re[Bm]-flection [C#m] Some place so [Bm] high above this [A] wall.
[A] I see my light come [Bm] shining [C#m] From the [Bm] west unto the [A] east. [A] Any day now, [Bm] any day now, [C#m] I [Bm] shall be re[A]-leased.
[A] Standing next to me in this lonely [Bm] crowd, [C#m] Is a man who [Bm] swears he's not to [A] blame. [A] All day long I hear him shout so [Bm] loud, [C#m] Crying [Bm] out that he was [A] framed.
[A] I see my light come [Bm] shining [C#m] From the [Bm] west unto the [A] east. [A] Any day now, [Bm] any day now, [C#m] I [Bm] shall be re[A]-leased.
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I’ll Find My Way Home (by Jon & Vangelis)
{ 1980 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-7k }
Intro: [C] (x2) You ask me [C] where to be[G]-gin [F] [G] Am I so [C] lost in my [G] sin [F] [G] You ask me [C] where did I [G] fall [F] [G] I'll say I [C] can't tell you [G] when [F] [G]
But if my [Em] spirit is [Am] lost [F] [G] How will I [C] find what is [G] near [F] [G] Don't question [Em] I'm not a[Am]-lone [F] [G] Somehow I'll [C] find my way [G] home [F] [G]
My sun shall [C] rise in the [G] east [F] [G] So shall my [C] heart be at [G] peace [F] [G] And if you're [C] asking me [G] when [F] [G] I'll say it [C] starts at the [G] end [F] [G]
You know your [Em] will to be [Am] free [F] [G] Is matched with [C] love secret[G]-ly [F] [G] And talk will [Em] alter your [Am] prayer [F] [G] Somehow you'll [C] find you are [G] there. [F] [G]
Your friend is [C] close by your [G] side [F] [G] And speaks in [C] far ancient [G] tongue [F] [G] A seasons [C] wish will come [G] true [F] [G] All seasons [C] begin with [G] you [F] [G]
A world we [Em] all come [Am] from [F] [G] A world we [Em] melt into [Am] one [F] [G] Just hold my [F] hand and we're [C] there [F] [G] Somehow we're [G] going some[C]-where [F] [G] Somehow we're [G] going some[C]-where [F] [G]
You ask me [C] where to be[G]-gin [F] [G] Am I so [C] lost in my [G] sin [F] [G] You ask me [C] where did I [G] fall [F] [G] I'll say I [C] can't tell you [G] when [F] [G] But if my [Em] spirit is [Am] strong [F] [G] I know it [Em] can't be [Am] long [F] [G] No questions [F] I'm not a[C]-lone [F] [G] Sometime I'll [G] find my way [C] home [F] [G] Somehow I'll [G] find my way [C] home [F] [G] Sometime I'll [G] find my way [C] home [F] [G] Somehow I'll [G] find my way [C] home [F] [G] [C]
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I’m Free (by The Rolling Stones) { 1965 }{ https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-mc }
Intro: [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] I'm [C] free to [F] do what I [C] want [F] any old [C] time [F] [C] [F] I'm [C] free to [F] do what I [C] want [F] any old [C] time [F] [C] [F] So [C] love [G] me, [F] hold [C] me, [C] love [G] me, [Bb] hold [F] me I'm [C] free [F] any old [C] time to [F] get what I [C] want [F] [C] [F] I'm [C] free to [F] sing my [C] song [F] though it [C] gets [F] out of [C] time [F] I'm [C] free to [F] sing my [C] song [F] though it [C] gets [F] out of [C] time [F] So [C] love [G] me, [F] hold [C] me, [C] love [G] me, [Bb] hold [F] me And I'm [C] free [F] any old [C] time to [F] get what I [C] want [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] Love [G] me, [F] hold [C] me, [C] love [G] me, [Bb] hold [F] me But I'm [C] free [F] any old [C] time to [F] get what I [C] want [F] [C] [F] I'm [C] free to [F] choose what I [C] please [F] any old [C] time [F] [C] [F] I'm [C] free to [F] please what I [C] choose [F] any old [C] time [F] [C] [F] So [C] hold [G] me, [F] love [C] me, [C] love [G] me, [Bb] hold [F] me I'm [C] free [F] any old [C] time to [F] get what I [C] want, [F] yes I [C] am [F]
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I’m Free (by The Soup Dragons) { 1990 }{ https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-mc }
Intro: [E] [A] [E] [A] [E] [A] [E] [A] I'm [E] free to [A] do what I [E] want [A] any old [E] time [A] [E] [A] I said I'm [E] free to [A] do what I [E] want [A] any old [E] time [A] [E] [A] I say [E] love [B] me, [A] hold [E] me, [E] love [B] me, [D] hold [A] me ‘Cause I'm [E] free to [A] do what I [E] want [A] any old [E] time [A] [E] [A] And I'm [E] free to [A] be what I [E] choose [A] any old [E] time [A] [E] [A] I say [E] love [B] me, [A] hold [E] me, [E] love [B] me, [D] hold [A] me ‘Cause I'm [E] free [A] [E] [A] [E] [A] [E] [A] [E] [A] [E] [A] [E] [A] [E] [A] I say [E] love [B] me, [A] hold [E] me, [E] love [B] me, [D] hold [A] me ‘Cause I'm [E] free to [A] do what I [E] want, To [A] be what I [E] want [A] any old [E] time [A] [E] [A] And [E] I'm free to [A] be who I [E] choose To [A] get my [E] blues [A] any old [E] time [A] I say [E] love [B] me (love me forever), [A] hold [E] me (and love will never die), [E] love [B] me, [D] hold [A] me ‘Cause I'm [E] free [A] [E] [A] [E] [A] [E] [A]
(rapped over riffed chords) [E] [A] These are the words me hear from my grandaddy, come on These are the words me hear from my grandaddy Who say nothing in this world like when a man know he free Free from the lock and me say Free from the key Free like a butterfly Free like a bee These are the words me hear from my grandaddy Said it's nice to be free, nice to be free Free from the lock and me say Free from the key Don't be afraid of your freedom
‘Cause I'm [E] free to [A] do what I [E] want [A] any old [E] time [A] [E] [A] ‘Cause I'm [E] free to [A] do what I [E] want [A] any old [E] time [A] [E] [A] I said I'm [E] free to [A] do what I [E] want, To [A] be what I [E] want [A] any old [E] time [A] [E] [A] I said [E] I'm free to [A] be who I [E] choose To [A] get my [E] blues [A] any old [E] time [A] (Ad lib to end)
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I’m In Love With A German Filmstar (by The Passions) { 1981 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-6d }
Intro: [B] [G] [E] [B] (x2) I'm in [G] love with a German film star I [E] once saw in a bar [B] Sitting in a corner in imperfect clothes [G] Trying not to pose For the cameras and the [E] girls It's a glamorous [B] world I'm in [G] love with a German film star I [E] once saw in a movie [B] Playing the part of a real troublemaker But I [G] didn't care It really [E] moved me, it really [B] moved me [G] [E] [B] [G] [E] [B] (x2) I'm in [G] love with a German film star I [E] once saw in a bar [B] Sitting in a corner in imperfect clothes [G] Trying not to pose For the cameras and the [E] girls It's a glamorous [B] world [G] [E] [B] I'm in [G] love with a German film star I [E] once saw in a movie [B] Playing the part of a real troublemaker But I [G] didn't care It really [E] moved me, it really [B] moved me It really [G] moved me, it really [E] moved me I'm in [B] love, I'm in love I'm in [G] love, I'm in love I'm in [E] love, I'm in love I'm in [B] love, I'm in love I'm in [G] love, I'm in love I'm in [E] love, I'm in love I'm in <B> love
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I'm In Love With The Girl On The Manchester Virgin Megastore Check-out Desk (by The Freshies) { 1980 } { https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-pz }
Intro: [B] [B] [F#] [F#] [E] [E] [A] [A] [D] In the biz, [E] you get to [G] meet all the top [A] people [D] Trouble is, [E] they never [G] seem to be the sort [A] we pull [G] Now, we’re on our [A] way, I’m going to [D] live today but there’s [G] no way that [A] I can
‘Cos I'm in [D] love (he’s in love) with the [G] girl on the Manchester Virgin Megastore [D] check-out desk [A] I'm in [D] love (he’s in love) with the [G] girl on the Manchester Virgin Megastore [D] check-out desk [A] [Em] [A]
[D] On the box, [E] you get to [G] see all the best [A] women, [D] On the rocks, [E] they’re sipping [G] drinks but we will be [A] with ‘em [G] When, we hit the [A] top, they’ll be falling [D] over us, but I’ll [G] stop their ad[A]-vances
‘Cos I'm in [D] love (he’s in love) with the [G] girl on the Manchester Virgin Megastore [D] check-out desk [A] I'm in [D] love (he’s in love) with the [G] girl on the Manchester Virgin Megastore [D] check-out desk [A] [Em] [A]
[B] She takes money, [F#] she gives change [E] She sells records, [A] and that’s special [D] So when I’m big, [E] just like the [G] stars she sells on her [A] vinyl [D] I can dig [E] that she’ll see [G] me, knowing that [A] I will [G] Be in the dis[A]-plays, she’ll see me [D] every day as she [G] sells, her records <A> on such labels as [G] EMI, CBS, A and M, RCA, [D] Hansa, Stateside, Creole, Apple, Decca, Charisma, Virgin, Zappa, [G] RSO, Island too, Stiff, Jet, Logo, Factory, Zoo, [A] Who all turned me <A> down But not forgetting there’s [G] Bell, Gull, Cube, MAM, Wea, RAK, Phonogram, [D] Rediffusion, Swan, Atlantic, Carousel, Transatlantic, [G] Chrysalis, Polydor, Warner Brothers, Manticore, [A] But do they bother me? No, ‘Cos I'm in love with the [D] girl (he’s in love) with the [G] girl on the Manchester Virgin Megastore [D] check-out desk [A] I'm in [D] love (he’s in love) with the [G] girl on the Manchester Virgin Megastore [D] check-out desk [A] I'm in [D] love (he’s in love) with the [G] girl on the Manchester Virgin Megastore [D] check-out desk [A]
I'm in <D> love (he’s in love) with the girl on the Manchester Virgin Megastore check-out desk
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In My Hour Of Darkness (by Gram Parsons) { 1974 } Intro: [C] [C] [Bb] [F] [F]
Chorus: [F] In my hour of darkness In my time of need [C] Oh, Lord grant me vision [Bb] Oh, Lord grant me [F] speed
[F] Once I knew a young man Went driving through the night [C] Miles and miles without a word With [Bb] just his high-beam [F] lights [Bb] Who'd have ever [F] thought they'd build such a [Bb] deadly Denver [F] bend To [C] be so strong, to take as long as [Bb] it would till the [F] end
[C] [C] [Bb] [F] [C] [C] [Bb] [F] Repeat Chorus:
An[F]-other young man safely strummed his silver string guitar And he [C] played to people everywhere Some [Bb] say he was a [F] star But [Bb] he was just a [F] country boy, his [Bb] simple songs con[F]-fess And the [C] music he had in him, so [Bb] very few po[F]-ssess
Repeat Chorus: [C] [C] [Bb] [F]
[F] Then there was an old man Kind and wise with age And [C] he read me just like a book and he [Bb] never missed a [F] page And I [Bb] loved him like my [F] father And I [Bb] loved him like my [F] friend And I [C] knew his time would shortly come but I [Bb] did not know just [F] when
Repeat Chorus:
[C] Oh, Lord grant me vision [Bb] Oh, Lord grant me [F] speed (slow down on last line)
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In My Life (by The Beatles) { 1965 } { https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-nG }
Intro: [A] / / / / [E] / / / / [A] / / / / [E] / / / / (with intro riff)
There are [A] places [E] I'll re[F#m]-member [A7] All my [D] li[Dm]-fe though [A] some have changed Some for[A]-ever [E] not for [F#m] better [A7] Some have [D] go-o-[Dm]-one and [A] some remain All these [F#m] places have their [D] moments With [G] lovers and friends I [A] still can recall Some are [F#m] dead and some are [B] living In [Dm] my life I've [A] loved them all [A] / / / / [E] / / / / (with intro riff) But of [A] all these [E] friends and [F#m] lovers [A7] There is [D] no [Dm] one com[A]-pares with you And these [A] memories [E] lose their [F#m] meaning [A7] When I [D] think of [Dm] love as [A] something new Though I [F#m] know I'll never lose a[D]-ffection For [G] people and things that [A] went before I [F#m] know I'll often stop and think a[B]-bout them In [Dm] my life I [A] love you more Instrumental:
[A] / / [E] / / [F#m] / / [A7] / / [D] / / [Dm] / / [A] / / / / [A] / / [E] / / [F#m] / / [A7] / / [D] / / [Dm] / / [A] / / / / Though I [F#m] know I'll never lose a[D]-ffection For [G] people and things that [A] went before I [F#m] know I'll often stop and think a[B]-bout them In [Dm] my life I [A] love you more [A] / / / / [E] / / / / (with intro riff) In <Dm> my life ... I love you [A] more / / / / [E] / / / / <A> (with closing riff)
Intro riff:
xA|----0--------|--------|
xE|-----------0-|-4------|
xC|-1-----1-2---|--------|
xG|-------------|--------|
Closing riff:
xA|----0--------|------------|-0--|
xE|-----------0-|-4----4-2-4-|----|
xC|-1-----1-2---|------------|----|
xG|-------------|------------|----|
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Innocence (by Kirsty MacColl) { 1989 } { https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-nP }
Intro: [G] [G] [G] [G]
It [G] wouldn’t take a long time to explain what lies between us And it [C] wouldn’t take a genius to [G] work out what the scene is It might just take a pilot to give you a natural high But you’re [C] sending off those bottle tops for [G] your free piece of mind And are [Bb] you just waving or [Am] drowning? It’s so [Bb] hard to tell when you’re so far a[Eb]-way [Eb] Oh [F] innocence has [Bb] passed you by a [Dm] long, long time a[C]-go I [F] was the fly u[Bb]-pon your wall and [Dm] I saw what you [C] know Your [F] pornographic [Bb] priestess left you [Dm] for another [C] guy You [F] frighten little chil[Bb]-dren and you’ll [Dm] always wonder [Am] why [Dm] Always wonder [C] why [C] [G] (yah!) [G] [G] [G] The [G] mercury is rising and it’s not all that surprising In the [C] land of milk and honey where you [G] make big money And it always keeps the rain off and it always keeps you dry But back [C] home the people hate you and you [G] never did know why But I [Bb] think I’m going to [Am] tell you Just give me [Bb] fifty thousand lire for my [Eb] thoughts [Eb] Oh [F] innocence has [Bb] passed you by a [Dm] long, long time a[C]-go I [F] was the fly u[Bb]-pon your wall and [Dm] I saw what you [C] know The [F] supermarket [Bb] checkout girl once [Dm] smacked you in the [C] eye When [F] you eat no-one [Bb] else does but you [Dm] always wonder [Am] why [Dm] Always wonder [C] why [C] (yah!) [Bb] It would take a gunshot just to clear your head awhile And after [C] all this time how can you stand there, look at me and smile? Instrumental : [F] [Bb] uh-[Dm]-huh, uh-[C]-huh (x3) [F] [Bb] uh-[Dm]-huh, uh-[Am]-huh [G] [G] [G] [G] And now are [Bb] you just waving or [Am] drowning? It’s so [Bb] hard to tell when you’re so far a[Eb]-way [Eb] [Eb] [Eb] Oh [F] innocence has [Bb] passed you by a [Dm] long, long time a[C]-go I [F] was the fly u[Bb]-pon your wall and [Dm] I saw what you [C] know De[F]-generation [Bb] suits you, now I’m [Dm] going home to [C] cry You [F] won’t be seeing [Bb] me again but you’ll [Dm] always wonder [C] why
[Dm] Always wonder [C] why [C] [G] (yah!) [G] [G] [G]
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It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue (by Bob Dylan) { 1965 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-b4 } Intro: [A] [D] [A] [D] [A] You must leave now take what you need you [D] think will last But what[A]-ever you wish to keep you better [D] grab it fast [Em] Yonder stands your [G] orphan with his [D] gun [Em] Crying like a [G] fire in the [D] sun [F#] Look out baby the saints are coming [A] through And [Em] it's all over [G] now Baby [D] Blue The [A] highway is for gamblers better [D] use your sense [A] Take what you have gathered from co-[D]incidence The [Em] empty handed [G] painter from your [D] streets Is [Em] drawing crazy [G] patterns on your [D] sheets [F#] This sky too is folding under [A] you And [Em] it's all over [G] now Baby [D] Blue [A] [G] [A] [G] [D] [D] [A] All your seasick sailors they are [D] rowing home Your [A] empty handed armies are all [D] going home The [Em] lover who just [G] walked out your [D] door Has [Em] taken all his [G] blankets from the [D] floor The [F#] carpet too is moving under [A] you And [Em] it's all over [G] now Baby [D] Blue Leave your [A] stepping stones behind something [D] calls for you For[A]-get the dead you've left they will not [D] follow you The [Em] vagabond who's [G] rapping at your [D] door Is [Em] standing in the [G] clothes that you once [D] wore [F#] Strike another match go start a[A]-new And [Em] it's all over [G] now Baby [D] Blue Yes [Em] it's all over [G] now Baby [D] Blue
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It’s Too Late (by Carole King) { 1971 }{ http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-fQ }
Intro: [Am7] [D6] [Am7] [D6]
[Am7] Stayed in bed all morning just to [D6] pass the time [Am7] There's something wrong here, there can [D6] be no denying [Am7] One of us is changing, or [Gm7] maybe we've stopped [Fmaj7] trying
And it's [Bbmaj7] too late, baby, now [Fmaj7] it's too late Though we [Bbmaj7] really did try to [Fmaj7] make it [Bbmaj7] Something inside has [Fmaj7] died and I can't [Dm7] hide And I just can't [E7] fake it [Am7] [D6] [Am7] [D6]
It [Am7] used to be so easy living [D6] here with you [Am7] You were light and breezy and I [D6] knew just what to do [Am7] Now you look so unhappy, and [Gm7] I feel like a [Fmaj7] fool
And it's [Bbmaj7] too late, baby, now [Fmaj7] it's too late Though we [Bbmaj7] really did try to [Fmaj7] make it [Bbmaj7] Something inside has [Fmaj7] died and I can't [Dm7] hide And I just can't [E7] fake it [Cmaj7] [Fmaj7] [Bbmaj7] [Am7] [Gm7] [Fmaj7] [Dm7] [E7]
[Am7] [D6] [Am7] [D6] (repeat) [Am7] There'll be good times again for [D6] me and you But we [Am7] just can't stay together, don't you [D6] feel it too Still I'm [Am7] glad for what we had, [Gm7] and how I once [Fmaj7] loved you
And it's [Bbmaj7] too late, baby, now [Fmaj7] it's too late Though we [Bbmaj7] really did try to [Fmaj7] make it [Bbmaj7] Something inside has [Fmaj7] died and I can't [Dm7] hide And I just can't [E7] fake it [Cmaj7] [Fmaj7] [Bbmaj7] [Am7] [Gm7] [Fmaj7] [Dm7] [E7]
It’s too [Cmaj7] late, [Fmaj7] darling, It’s too [Cmaj7] late, [Fmaj7] baby, It’s too [Cmaj7] late [Cmaj7]
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Joan Of Arc (by OMD) { 1981 }{ http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-kj }
Intro: [D] A [D] little Catholic girl who's fallen in love [G] / / / [A] / [D] / A [D] face on a page, a gift from above [G] / / / [A] / [D] / She [G] should have known better than to [A] give her heart She [D] should have known better than to [G] ever part Without [D] me, [A] without [D] me I [D] gave her everything that I ever owned [G] / / / [A] / [D] / I [D] think she understood but she never spoke [G] / / / [A] / [D] / She [G] shouldn't ought to try to [A] be that way She [D] shouldn't have to go there [G] ever again Without [D] me, [A] without [D] me Now [D] listen to us good and listen well [G] / / / [A] / [D] / [D] Listen to us all and everything we tell [G] / / / [A] / [D] / We [G] should have known better than to [A] give her away We [D] should have known better to this [G] very day Without [D] me, [A] without [D] me Now <D> listen Joan of Arc, all you’ve got to do <G> Say the right words and I'll be coming through <D> Hold you in my arms and <A> take you right a<D>-way [A] And [D] now she's on her way to another land [G] / / / [A] / [D] / We [D] never understood why she gave her hand [G] / / / [A] / [D] / She [G] shouldn't ought to promise ‘cos it's [A] just pretend I [D] know she doesn't mean it and she'll [G] leave again Without [D] me, [A] without [D] me [D] Without [D] me, [A] without [D] me <D>
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Just Like Heaven (by The Cure)
{ 1987 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-8S } Intro: [A] [E] [Bm] [D] (x4) [A] [E] [Bm] [D] (x4) (with solo riff 1) “Show me, Show me, [A] Show me how you [E] do that trick The [Bm] one that makes me [D] scream" she said "The [A] one that makes me [E] laugh" she said And [Bm] threw her arms a[D]-round my neck [A] "Show me how you [E] do it And I [Bm] promise you I [D] promise that I'll run a[A]-way with you [E] I'll run a[Bm]-way with you" [D] Instrumental: [A] [E] [Bm] [D] (x4) (with solo riff 1) [A] Spinning on that [E] dizzy edge I [Bm] kissed her face and [D] kissed her head And [A] dreamed of all the [E] different ways I [Bm] had to make her [D] glow [A] "Why are you so [E] far away?" She [Bm] said "Why won't you [D] ever know That I'm in [A] love with you [E] That I'm in [Bm] love with you" [D] [F#m] You, [G] soft and only [F#m] You, [G] lost and lonely [F#m] You, [G] strange as angels [D] Dancing in the deepest oceans [E] Twisting in the water You're just like a dream Instrumental: [A] [E] [Bm] [D] (x4) (with solo riff 2) [A] Daylight licked me [E] into shape I [Bm] must have been a[D]-sleep for days And [A] moving lips to [E] breathe her name I [Bm] opened up my [D] eyes And [A] found myself a[E]-lone alone A[Bm]-lone above a [D] raging sea That [A] stole the only [E] girl I loved And [Bm] drowned her deep in[D]-side of me [F#m] You, [G] soft and only [F#m] You, [G] lost and lonely [F#m] You, [G] just like heaven [D]
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Solo riff 1
xA|4-42-200|--------|--------|--------|4-42-200|--------|--------|--------|
xE|--------|4442-200|--------|--------|--------|4442-200|--------|--------|
xC|--------|--------|2-2212-2|-2-2-222|--------|--------|2-2212-2|-2-2-222|
xG|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
xA|--------|------00|2224-455|7775-555|4442-20-|--------|--------|--------|
xE|--------|2224-4--|--------|--------|--------|4442-200|--------|--------|
xC|1-12-244|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|2-2212-2|--------|
xG|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
Solo riff 2
xA|7-4-0-02|-2-02-4-|--------|-----777|7-4-0-02|-2-02-4-|54-5-7-0|-----(12)(12)(12)|
xE|--------|--------|2-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-----------------|
xC|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-----------------|
xG|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-----------------|
xA|(12)(12)-(14)-(16)-(12)|(14)-(12)(14)-(12)(14)-|--------|-----545|
xE|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------|--------|
xC|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------|--------|
xG|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------|--------|
xA|4-42-200|-----545|4-00----|--------|
xE|--------|4442----|-----222|2-------|
xC|--------|--------|--------|--------|
xG|--------|--------|--------|--------|
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Just Like Honey (by The Jesus and Mary Chain)
{ 1985 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-4B } Intro: [G] [C] [G] Listen to the girl as she [C] takes on half the world Moving [G] up and so alive In her [C] honey dripping … bee[G]-hive … Bee[C]-hive, it's good, so good, It's so [G] good … So [C] good … [D] Walking back to you is the [C] hardest thing that … I can [G] do … That I can [C] do for you … For [G] you … I'll be your plastic [C] toy … I'll be your plastic [G] toy … For [C] you [D] Eating up the scum is the [C] hardest thing for … Me to [G] do Instrumental: [G] [C] [G] [C] [D] [C] Just like [G] honey … Just like [C] honey … Just like [G] honey … Just like [C] honey …
Solo (over instrumental section):
[G] [C] [G] [C]
xA|-----------------|7775-555-7775-555|-----------------|7775-555-7775-555|
xE|7775-555-7775-555|-----------------|7775-555-7775-555|-----------------|
xC|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
xG|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[D] [C]
xA|5-5-555-5555-555|7-7-777-7777-777|
xE|----------------|----------------|
xC|----------------|----------------|
xG|----------------|----------------|
(repeat "Just like honey" alternating between G and C chords)
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Just Now (by John Martyn)
{ 1971 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-7V } Intro: [D] [D] [D] [D] [D] Searching back through the friends I’ve known [G] Sometimes sad for the way it’s grown [D] Ranging up and ranging out And [G] trying to change my ways about There’s a [A] place in the leaf, a place in the bow I’ve [G] found a place for me Just [D] now, just [G] now, just [D] now. [D] Moving on with every word [G] Moving with all the words I heard [D] Turning the wheel as fast as I can [G] Turning the wheel to make me a man There’s a [A] man in the moon, a man in the sea [G] Growing strong, there’s a man in me Just [D] now, just [G] now, just [D] now. [D] No behind and no before [G] There’s no need to worry any more [D] Happy then, happy now There’s [G] always a way to get happy somehow [A] Friend on the road, friend in the home A [G] better friend than I’ve ever known Just [D] now, just [G] now, just [D] now. (Instrumental verse) [D] Searching back for the friends I’ve known [G] Sometimes sad for the way it’s grown [D] Changing up and ranging out And [G] trying to change my ways about There’s a [A] place in the leaf, a place in the bow I’ve [G] found a place for me Just [D] now, just [G] now, Just [D] now, just [G] now… (ad lib ‘til end)
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Kiss Me (by Sixpence None The Richer) { 1997 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-ga }
Intro: [D] [Dmaj7] [D7] [Dmaj7] (x2) [D] Kiss me [Dmaj7] out of the bearded barley [D7] Nightly, [Dmaj7] beside the green, green grass [D] Swing, swing, [Dmaj7] swing the spinning step [D7] You wear those shoes and I will [G] wear that dress
Oh, [Em] kiss [A] me [D] beneath the milk[Bm7]-y twilight [Em] Lead [A] me [D] out on the moon[D7]-lit floor [Em] Lift your [A] open hand [D] Strike up the band [D/C#] and make the fire[D/B]-flies dance, [D/A] silver moon's [Gmaj9] sparkling [Asus4] <A> So kiss [D] me [Dmaj7] [D7] [Dmaj7] <>
[D] Kiss me [Dmaj7] down by the broken tree house [D7] Swing me [Dmaj7] upon its hanging tire [D] Bring, bring, [Dmaj7] bring your flowered hat [D7] We'll take the trail marked on your [G] father's map
Oh, [Em] kiss [A] me [D] beneath the milk[Bm7]-y twilight [Em] Lead [A] me [D] out on the moon[D7]-lit floor [Em] Lift your [A] open hand [D] Strike up the band [D/C#] and make the fire[D/B]-flies dance, [D/A] silver moon's [Gmaj9] sparkling [Asus4] <A> So kiss [D] me [Dmaj7] [D7] [Dmaj7] <> [Em] [A] [D] [Bm7] [Em] [A] [D] [D7] Oh, [Em] kiss [A] me [D] beneath the milk[Bm7]-y twilight [Em] Lead [A] me [D] out on the moon[D7]-lit floor [Em] Lift your [A] open hand [D] Strike up the band [D/C#] and make the fire[D/B]-flies dance, [D/A] silver moon's [Gmaj9] sparkling [Asus4] <A> So kiss [D] me [Dmaj7] [D7] [Dmaj7] So kiss [D] me [Dmaj7] [D7] [Dmaj7] So kiss [D] me [Dmaj7] [D7] [Dmaj7] <D>
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Knowing Me, Knowing You (by Abba) { 1977 } { }
Intro: | [G] / [Em7] / | [Em] / [Bm] / | [G] / [A] / | / / / / |
[D] No [Em] more [Em7] care-[Bm]-free [Bm7] laugh-[F#m7]-ter [D] Si-[Em]-lence [Em7] ev-[Bm]-er [Bm7] af-[F#m7]-ter [Bm] Walking through an empty house, tears in my [Asus4] eyes [A] [Aadd9] [A] [Asus4] [A] [Aadd9] [A] [G] Here is where the story ends, this is good-[Bsus4]-bye <B>
Knowing me, [G] knowing [A] you (ah-haa) there is nothing we can [D] do Knowing me, [G] knowing [A] you (ah-haa) We just have to face it, this [D] time [G] we're [A] through [D] Breaking [F#m] up is never [G] easy, I [A] know, but I [D] have [G] to [A] go Knowing [D] me, knowing [Gmaj7] you It's the [A] best I can [D] do [Bm*] / [F#m] / / / [G] / / / [A] / / / (solo) [D] / [Bm*] / [F#m] / / / [G] / / / [A] / / /
[D] Mem-[Em]-'ries (mem'ries) [Em7] good [Bm] days (good days) [Bm7] bad [F#m7] days (bad
days) [D] They'll [Em] be (they'll be) [Em7] with [Bm] me (with me) [Bm7] al-[F#m7]-ways (always) [Bm] In these old familiar rooms children would [Asus4] play [A] [Aadd9] [A] [Asus4] [A] [Aadd9] [A] [G] Now there's only emptiness, nothing to [Bsus4] say [B]
Knowing me, [G] knowing [A] you (ah-haa) there is nothing we can [D] do Knowing me, [G] knowing [A] you (ah-haa) We just have to face it, this [D] time [G] we're [A] through [D] Breaking [F#m] up is never [G] easy, I [A] know, but I [D] have [G] to [A] go Knowing [D] me, knowing [Gmaj7] you It's the [A] best I can [D] do [Bm*] / [F#m] / / / [G] / / / [A] / / / (solo) [D] / [Bm*] / [F#m] / / / [G] / / / [A] / / /
[Asus4] / [Bm] / | / / / / | [Asus4] / [Bm] / | / / / / |
Knowing me, [G] knowing [A] you (ah-haa) there is nothing we can [D] do Knowing me, [G] knowing [A] you (ah-haa) We just have to face it, this [D] time [G] we're [A] through [D] Breaking [F#m] up is never [G] easy, I [A] know, but I [D] have [G] to [A] go Knowing [D] me, knowing [Gmaj7] you It's the [A] best I can [D] do [Bm*] / [F#m] / / / [G] / / / [A] / / / (solo) [D] / [Bm*] / [F#m] / / / [G] / / / [A] / / / (x2) <D>
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Kooks (by David Bowie) { 1971 }
Intro: [D] / / / | / / / / | [Am] / / / | / / / / |
[D] Will you stay in our Lovers' Story [D] If you stay you won't be sorry ‘Cos [C] we believe in you [C] [Am] Soon you'll [D] grow so [Am] take a [D] chance With a [Am] couple of [D] kooks [Am] hung up on ro[F]-man-[C]-cing [D] Will you stay in our Lovers' Story [D] If you stay you won't be sorry ‘Cos [C] we believe in you [C] [Am] Soon you'll [D] grow so [Am] take a [D] chance With a [Am] couple of [D] kooks [Am] hung up on ro[F]-man-[C]-cing [D] / / / | / / / / | [Am] / / / | / / / / |
We [D] bought a lot of things to keep you [A] warm and dry And a [D] funny old crib on which the [A] paint won't dry [D] I bought you a [G] pair of shoes A [D] trumpet you can blow and a [G] book of rules On [D] what to say to people when they [A] pick on you Cos if you stay with us you're gonna be pretty kookie too
[D] Will you stay in our Lovers' Story [D] If you stay you won't be sorry ‘Cos [C] we believe in you [C] [Am] Soon you'll [D] grow so [Am] take a [D] chance With a [Am] couple of [D] kooks [Am] hung up on ro[F]-man-[C]-cing [D] / / / | / / / / | [Am] / / / | / / / / |
[D] And if you ever have to [A] go to school Re[D]-member how they messed up [A] this old fool [D] Don't pick fights with the [G] bullies or the cads Cos I'm [D] not much cop at punching [G] other people's dads [D] And if the homework [A] brings you down Then we'll throw it on the fire and take the car downtown
[E] Will you stay in our Lovers' Story [E] If you stay you won't be sorry ‘Cos [D] we believe in you [D] [Bm] Soon you'll [E] grow so [Bm] take a [E] chance With a [Bm] couple of [E] kooks [Bm] hung up on ro[G]-man-[D]-cing [E]
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Lawnchairs (by Our Daughters Wedding)
{ 1981 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-6v } Intro: [G] [G] [G] [G] [F] [F] [F] [F] (x2)
Chorus: [G] Lawnchairs are everywhere, they’re everywhere, my mind describes them to [F] me – only to me. [G] Lawnchairs are everywhere, they’re everywhere, my mind describes them to [F] me – only to me. [C] [C]
[G] As you screen out the light that colours your skin Can you use protection? Are you having some [F] fun? Some fun. [G] And are you sleeping with someone special tonight? Does she drink tall drinks, just to make it feel [F] right? Feel right.
Chorus: Because [G] lawnchairs are everywhere, they’re everywhere, my mind describes them to [F] me – only to me. [G] Lawnchairs are everywhere, they’re everywhere, my mind describes them to [F] me – only to me. [C] [C] [C] [C]
Bridge: And it’s a [D] holiday in the middle of the week as you leave from your job, just like a [C] holiday. And it’s a [D] holiday in the middle of the week as you leave from your job, for only [C] two weeks.
She’s a [G] boy that we like and gonna go far. She’s a boy that we like, and he’s gonna go [F] far. Well, she’s got to, and he’s got to, and we got to. She’s a [G] boy that we like and gonna go far. She’s a boy that we like, and he’s gonna go [F] far.
Chorus: Because [G] lawnchairs are everywhere, They’re everywhere, my mind describes them. Lawnchairs are everywhere, They’re everywhere, my mind describes them. Lawnchairs are everywhere, They’re everywhere, my mind describes them. Lawnchairs are everywhere, They’re everywhere, my mind describes them.
And my mind describes them. And my mind describes them.
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Let Your Yeah Be Yeah (by The Pioneers) { 1971 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-6T } Intro: [Bb] / / [Ab] / / [Eb] / / <F> [Bb] You keep telling me [C] 'yes', [Eb] but you don't [Bb] mean it, [Bb] You keep telling me [C] 'no', [Eb] and try to [Bb] lean it, [Bb7] [Eb] You're giving me [Bb] 'buts' and 'maybes', [Eb] You know this will [Bb] drive me crazy, [Eb] Why can't you [Bb] tell it like it [F] is? [F7]
Chorus: [Eb] Let your 'yeah' be [F] 'yeah', and your 'no' be [Bb] 'no', now, [Bb7] baby, [Eb] Let your 'yeah' be [F] 'yeah', and your 'no' be [Bb] 'no', now, [Bb7] mama, Because I'm [Eb] on my guard, and I'm [F] watching you from head to [Bb] toe, [Bb7] You better [Eb] let your 'yeah' be [F] 'yeah', and your 'no' be [Bb] 'no'
[Bb] You wear a plastic [C] smile, [Eb] I know by your [Bb] eyes, You [Bb] speak with indefinite [C] style, [Eb] you're telling me [Bb] lies, [Bb7] [Eb] You've got to face re[Bb]-ality. [Eb] What is wrong with [Bb] you and me? [Eb] Why can't you [Bb] free your hones[F]-ty? [F7]
Chorus: [Eb] Let your 'yeah' be [F] 'yeah', and your 'no' be [Bb] 'no', now, [Bb7] baby, [Eb] Let your 'yeah' be [F] 'yeah', and your 'no' be [Bb] 'no', now, [Bb7] mama, Because I'm [Eb] on my guard, and I'm [F] watching you from head to [Bb] toe, [Bb7] You better [Eb] let your 'yeah' be [F] 'yeah', and your 'no' be [Bb] 'no'
[Bb] / / [Ab] / / [Eb] / / <F>
[Bb] You keep telling me [C] 'yes', [Eb] but you don't [Bb] mean it, [Bb] You keep telling me [C] 'no', [Eb] and try to [Bb] lean it, [Bb7] [Eb] You're giving me [Bb] 'buts' and 'maybes', [Eb] You know this will [Bb] drive me crazy, [Eb] Why can't you [Bb] tell it like it [F] is? [F7]
Chorus: [Eb] Let your 'yeah' be [F] 'yeah', and your 'no' be [Bb] 'no', now, [Bb7] baby, [Eb] Let your 'yeah' be [F] 'yeah', and your 'no' be [Bb] 'no', now, [Bb7] mama, Because I'm [Eb] on my guard, and I'm [F] watching you from head to [Bb] toe, [Bb7] You better [Eb] let your 'yeah' be [F] 'yeah', and your 'no' be [Bb] 'no'
[Bb] / / [Ab] / / [Eb] / / <F> [Bb] / / [Ab] / / [Eb] / / <F>
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Let’s Dance (by David Bowie) { 1983 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-cN }
Intro: [D] Ahh, [D] Ahh, [D] Ahh, [D7] Ahh, [A7sus4] [A7sus4] [Am6] [Am6] [F] [F] [Am7] [Am7] Let's [A7sus4] dance, put on your red shoes and [Am6] dance the blues Let's [F] dance, to the song they're playin' on the [Am7] radio Let's [A7sus4] sway, while colour lights up your [Am6] face Let's [F] sway, sway through the crowd to an [Am7] empty space
[G] If you say run, I'll [C] run with [D] you [C] [D] [G] And if you say hide, we'll [C] hide [D] [C] [D] Be[G]-cause my love for [Em] you Would [C] break my heart in [D] two If you should fall into my arms And [D7] tremble like a [A7sus4] flower [A7sus4] [Am6] [Am6] Let's [F] dance [F] [Am7] [Am7]
Let's [A7sus4] dance, for fear your grace should [Am6] fall Let's [F] dance, for fear tonight is all [Am7] Let's [A7sus4] sway, you could look into my eyes [Am6] Let's [F] sway, under the moonlight, this [Am7] serious moonlight
[G] If you say run, I'll [C] run with [D] you [C] [D] [G] And if you say hide, we'll [C] hide [D] [C] [D] Be[G]-cause my love for [Em] you Would [C] break my heart in [D] two If you should fall into my arms And [D7] tremble like a [A7sus4] flower [A7sus4] [Am6] [Am6] [F] [F] [Am7] [Am7]
Let's [A7sus4] dance, put on your red shoes and [Am6] dance the blues Let's [F] sway, under the moonlight, [Am7] this serious moonlight [A7sus4] [A7sus4] [Am6] [Am6] [F] [F] [Am7] [Am7] (repeat to end)
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Life In A Northern Town (by The Dream Academy
{ 1985 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-8L } Intro : [D] [Asus4] [D] [Asus4] [D] [Asus4] [D] [Asus4] [Gmaj7] [Dadd4] [G] [A/G] [D] [Asus4] [D] [Asus4] A [D] Salvation [Asus4] Army Band [D] played [Asus4] And [D] children drunk [Asus4] lemon[D]-ade [Asus4] And the [Gmaj7] morning [Dadd4] lasted all [G] day, [A/G] All [D] day [Asus4] [D] [Asus4] And [D] through an open [Asus4] window [D] came [Asus4] Like Sin[D]-atra in a [Asus4] younger [D] day, [Asus4] [Gmaj7] Pushing the [Dadd4] town a[G]-way [A/G] [D] Ah [Asus4] [D] [Asus4]
Ah [D] hey um [Asus4] ma ma [D] ma me do a [Asus4] nie ya Ah [D] hey um [Asus4] ma ma [D] hey-eh-[Asus4]-eh-[Gmaj7] yah [Dadd4] [G] Life in a [A/G] northern town Ah [D] hey ma [Asus4] ma ma [D] ma [Asus4]
They [D] sat on the [Asus4] stoney [D] ground [Asus4] And [D] he took a [Asus4] cigarette [D] out [Asus4] And [Gmaj7] everyone [Dadd4] else came [G] down [A/G] To [D] listen. [Asus4] [D] [Asus4] He said "In [D] winter nineteen [Asus4] sixty [D] three [Asus4] It [D]felt like the [Asus4] world would [D] freeze [Asus4] With [Gmaj7] John F. [Dadd4] Kenne[G]-dy [A/G] And The [D] Beatles." [Asus4] [D] [Asus4]
Ah [D] hey um [Asus4] ma ma [D] ma me do a [Asus4] nie ya Ah [D] hey um [Asus4] ma ma [D] hey-eh-[Asus4]-eh-[Gmaj7] yah [Dadd4] [G] Life in a [A/G] northern town Ah [D] hey ma [Asus4] ma ma [D] ma [Asus4]
Ah [D] hey um [Asus4] ma ma [D] ma me do a [Asus4] nie ya Ah [D] hey um [Asus4] ma ma [D] hey-eh-[Asus4]-eh-[Gmaj7] yah [Dadd4] [G] All the [A/G] work shut [D] down [Asus4] [D] [Asus4]
The [D] evening had [Asus4] turned to [D] rain [Asus4] Watch the [D] water roll [Asus4] down the [D] drain, [Asus4] As we [Gmaj7] followed him [Dadd4] down [G] [A/G] To the [D] station [Asus4] [D] [Asus4] And though he [D] never would [Asus4] wave good[D]-bye, [Asus4] You could [D] see it written [Asus4] in his [D] eyes [Asus4] As the [Gmaj7] train pulled [Dadd4] out of [G] sight [A/G] [Gmaj7] Bye- [Dadd4] [G] [A/G] -bye [D] [Asus4] [D] [Asus4]
Ah [D] hey um [Asus4] ma ma [D] ma me do a [Asus4] nie ya Ah [D] hey um [Asus4] ma ma [D] hey-eh-[Asus4]-eh-[Gmaj7] yah [Dadd4] [G] Life in a [A/G] northern town Ah [D] hey ma [Asus4] ma ma [D] ma [Asus4] (Repeat x3, third time unaccompanied)
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Life Is A Rollercoaster (by Ronan Keating) { 2000 }{ http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-jA }
Na, na, na, na, [C] na [G] Na, na, na, na, [Dm7] na Na, na, na, na, [C] na [G] Na, na, na, na, [Dm7] na Hey, [C] baby, [G] you've really got my [Dm7] tail in a spin Hey, [C] baby, [G] I don't even know [Dm7] where to begin But [Am] baby, I got [G] one thing I want you to [F] know Wher[Am]-ever you go [G] tell me 'cos I'm gonna [F] go [G]
Chorus: We found [C] lo-ve [G] so don't [Dm7] fight it [C] Life is a roller[G]-coaster, just gotta [Dm7] ride it I need [C] yoo-oou [G] so stop [Dm7] hiding Our [C] love is a myste[G]-ry, girl, let's get in[Dm7]-side it
Hey, [C] baby [G], you've really got me [Dm7] flying tonight (flying tonight)
Hey, [C] sugar [G], you almost got us [Dm7] punched in a fight (that’s alright)
But, [Am] baby you know the [G] one thing I gotta [F] know Wher[Am]-ever you go [G] tell me 'cos I'm gonna [F] show [G]
Chorus: We found [C] lo-ve [G] so don't [Dm7] fight it [C] Life is a roller[G]-coaster, just gotta [Dm7] ride it I need [C] you-ooh [G] so stop [Dm7] hiding Our [C] love is a myste[G]-ry, girl, let's get in[Dm7]-side it
(Listen) [Bb]-[F]-[Am] Can't you feel my heart [Bb]-[F]-[Am] Can't you feel my heart [Bb]-[F]-[Am] Can't you take my heart [G] / / / / [G] / / / / [G] / / / / [G] / / /
Chorus: We found [C] lo-ve [G] so don't [Dm7] fight it [C] Life is a roller[G]-coaster, just gotta [Dm7] ride it (all night long) I need [C] you-ooh [G] so stop [Dm7] hiding Our [C] love is a myste[G]-ry, girl, let's get in[Dm7]-side it Don’t [C] fight it, fight it, [G] fight it (na, na, na, na, na) Don’t [Dm7] fight it, fight it, fight it (na, na, na, na, na) (repeat to fade)
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Lightning Bolt (by Jake Bugg) { 2012 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-e9 }
Intro: [F] //// [C] // [Bb] // Verses: ( [F] //// [C] // [Bb] // throughout) Morning, it's another pure, grey morning, Don't know what the day is holding When I get uptight And I walk right into the path of a lightning bolt. Siren of an ambulance comes howling Right through the centre of town and No one blinks an eye and I look up to the sky For the path of a lightning bolt. Met her as the angels parted for her, But she only brought me torture But that's what happens when it's you that’s standing In the path of a lightning bolt. (hold [F])
[Bb] Everyone I see just wants to walk with gritted teeth But I just [F] stand by and I wait my time They say you [Bb] gotta tow the line, They want the water not the wine But when I [F] see the signs I [C] jump on that [Bb] lightning [F] bolt. [C] // [Bb] //
Verses: ( [F] //// [C] // [Bb] // throughout) Chances, people tell you not to take chances, When they tell you there aren't any answers, And I was starting to agree but I awoke suddenly In the path of a lightning bolt. Fortune, people talking all about fortune Do you make it or does it just call you. In the blinking of an eye just another passer-by In the path of a lightning bolt. (hold [F])
[Bb] Everyone I see just wants to walk with gritted teeth But I just [F] stand by and I wait my time They say you [Bb] gotta tow the line They want the water not the wine But when I [F] see the signs I [C] jump on that [Bb] lightning [F] bolt. [C] // [Bb] //
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Verse: ( [F] //// [C] // [Bb] // throughout) It was silent, I was laying back gazing skyward When the moment got shattered I remembered what you said and then she fled In the path of a lightning bolt [F] //// [C] // [Bb] // [F] //// [C] // [Bb] // [F] //// [C] // [Bb] // [F]
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Living By Numbers (by New Musik) { 1980 } { https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-mC }
Intro: [G/] [G/] [G/] [Am] [D/] [D/] [D/] [C] (x2) [G] Living by [C] numbers, [G] Adding to [Em] history [C] And living by [F] numbers [C] I guess [D] was [Am] always [F#m] meant to [G] be [C] Living by [G] numbers, [Em] living by [C] numbers now [C] [G] We've been living a [C] long time, [G] Counted out in the [Em] rows of files [C] Such a digital [F] lifetime, [C] It's been [D] by [Am] numbers [F#m] all the [G] while [C] Living by [G] numbers, [Em] living by [C] numbers now [C] [C] You count the [B7] days but does it [G] all add up to [D] you Does it [G] all add up to [C] you Why we're [G] [C] living by [G] numbers, [Em] living by [C] numbers now [C] [G/] [G/] [G/] [Am] [D/] [D/] [D/] [C] [G/] [G/] [G/] [Am] [D/] [D/] [D/] [C] [G/] [G/] [G/] [Am] [D/] [D/] [D/] [C] [G/] [G/] [G/] [Am] [D/] [D/] [D/] [C] [G] So you're living by [C] numbers, [G] And numbers you [Em] answer to [C] You can count all the [F] numbers, [C] You bet [D] that [Am] someone's [F#m] counting [G] you [C] Living by [G] numbers, [Em] living by [C] numbers now [C] [G] [C] Living by [G] numbers, [Em] living by [C] numbers now [C] Outro: (x4) They [G] don't want your name, They [C] don't want your name (Living by numbers) They [G] don't want your name, They [Em] don't want your name (Living by numbers now) They [C] don't want your name, [C] Just your [G] number
[C] Living by [G] numbers, [Em] living by [C] numbers now [C] <G>
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Living On The Ceiling (by Blancmange)
{ 1982 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-96 } Intro: [C] (x4) [C] You keep me running round and round, well that's alright with me, Up and down, I'm up the wall, I'm up the bloody tree. That's alright with me, Yeah, that's alright with me, Well, it feels alight to me, Yeah, it looks alright to me.
[G] And, I'm so tall, I'm so tall, [C] You raise me up and then you let me fall. [G] And I'm so small, I'm so small, [C] Wrap me round your finger, seen before. Here we go
Instrumental: [C]
[C] You keep me running round and round, well that's alright with me, Nothing, nothing, nothing's gonna step in my way. Living on the ceiling, No more room down there. Things fall into place, you got the joke, fall into place.
[G] And I'm so tall, I'm so tall, [C] You raise me up and then you let me fall. [G] And I'm so small, I'm so small, [C] Wrap me round your finger, seen before.
Instrumental: [C]
[C] You keep me running round and round, well that's alright with me, Up and down, I'm up the wall, I'm up the bloody tree. Hiding from your questions, Questions you won't ask. "Why am I up the tree" you say, "Why are you down there" I'm saying.
[G] And I'm so tall, I'm so tall, [C] You raise me up and then you let me fall. [G] And I'm so small, I'm so small, [C] Wrap me round your finger, seen before.
Instrumental: [C]
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Look At Miss Ohio (by Gillian Welch)
{ 2003 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-54 } Intro: [F] [C] [G] [Am] [F] [C] [G] [G] [F] Oh me oh [C] my oh, [G] look at Miss O[Am]-hio She’s a-[F]running around with her [C] rag-top down [G] She says I [F] wanna do right but [C] not right now [G] Gonna [F] drive to At[C]-lanta and [G] live out this [Am] fantasy [F] Running around with the [C] rag-top down [G] Yeah I [F] wanna do right but [C] not right now [G] Instrumental: [Am] [Am] [Am6] [Am6] [Am] [Am] [D7sus2] [D7sus2] Had your [F] arm around her [C] shoulder, a [G] regimental [Am] soldier An’ [F] mamma starts pushing that [C] wedding gown [G] Yeah you [F] wanna do right but [C] not right now [G] [F] Oh me oh [C] my oh, would ya [G] look at Miss O[Am]-hio She’s a-[F]running around with her [C] rag-top down [G] She says I [F] wanna do right but [C] not right now [G] Instrumental: [Am] [Am] [Am6] [Am6] [Am] [Am] [D7sus2] [D7sus2] [F] [C] [G] [Am] [F] [C] [G] [G] I [F] know all a[C]-bout it, so [G] you don’t have to [Am] shout it [F] I’m gonna straighten it [C] out somehow [G] Yeah I [F] wanna do right but [C] not right now [G] [F] Oh me oh [C] my oh, [G] look at Miss O[Am]-hio She’s a-[F]running around with her [C] rag-top down [G] She says I [F] wanna do right but [C] not right now [G] Oh I [F] wanna do right but [C] not right now [G] [F] [C] [G] [G] x2
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Lord Of The Starfields (written by Bruce Cockburn)
{ 1976 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-54 } Intro: [Dm] [Dm7] [Bbmaj7] [Bbmaj7] (x2)
Verse 1: [Dm] Lord of the [C] starfields [Am] Ancient of [G] days [Dm] Universe [C] maker [Am] Here's a song in your [Bbmaj7] praise Verse 2: [Dm] Wings of the [C] storm clouds [Am] Beginning and [G] end [Dm] You make my [C] heart leap [Am] Like a banner in the wind [Bbmaj7]
Refrain: [Gm7] O Love, [Bb] that [Am] fires the [Gm] sun, [F] keep me [Dm] burning [Gm7] O Love, [Bb] that [Am] fires the [Gm] sun, [F] keep me [Dm] burning
Instrumental: [Dm] [Dm7] [Bbmaj7] [Bbmaj7] (x2)
[Dm] Lord of the [C] starfields [Am] Sower of [G] life [Dm] Heaven and [C] earth are [Am] Full of your [Bbmaj7] light [Dm] Voice of the [C] nova [Am] Smile of the [G] dew [Dm] All of our [C] yearning [Am] Only comes home to [Bbmaj7] you
Refrain: [Gm7] O Love, [Bb] that [Am] fires the [Gm] sun, [F] keep me [Dm] burning [Gm7] O Love, [Bb] that [Am] fires the [Gm] sun, [F] keep me [Dm] burning
Instrumental: [Bb] [C] [Dm] [Bb] [C] [Dm]
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Lost Stars (by Adam Levine)
{ 2014 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-an }
Intro: [Fmaj7] (x4) [Fmaj7] Please don't see just a [boy/girl] caught up in dreams and fantasies [Fmaj7] Please see me reaching out for someone I can see Take my [Em] hand let's see where we wake up to[Fmaj7]-morrow Best laid [Em] plans sometimes it's just a one night [Fmaj7] stand I'd be [Em] damned Cupid's demanding back his [Fmaj7] arrow So let's get [G] drunk on our tears and
Chorus: [Fmaj7] God, tell us the [C] reason youth is wasted on the [Fmaj7] young It's hunting [C] season and the lambs are on the [Fmaj7] run Searching for [Em] meaning But are we [D] all lost stars, trying to [Dm] light up the [G] dark?
[Fmaj7] Who are we? Just a speck of dust within the galaxy [Fmaj7] Woe is me, if we're not careful turns into reality Don't you [Em] dare let our best memories bring you [Fmaj7] sorrow Yester[Em]-day I saw a lion kiss a [Fmaj7] deer Turn the [Em] page maybe we'll find a brand new [Fmaj7] ending Where we're [G] dancing in our tears and
Chorus: [Fmaj7] God, tell us the [C] reason youth is wasted on the [Fmaj7] young It's hunting [C] season and the lambs are on the [Fmaj7] run Searching for [Em] meaning But are we [D] all lost stars, trying to [Dm] light up the [G] dark?
[Fmaj7] I thought I saw you out there [C] crying [Fmaj7] I thought I heard you call my [C] name [Fmaj7] I thought I saw you out there [Em] crying Just the [G] same
Chorus: [Fmaj7] God, tell us the [C] reason youth is wasted on the [Fmaj7] young It's hunting [C] season and the lambs are on the [Fmaj7] run Searching for [Em] meaning But are we [D] all lost stars, trying to [Dm] light up the [G] dark? But are we [D] all lost stars, trying to [Dm] light up the [G] dark? [C]
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Love Is The Drug (by Roxy Music)
{ 1975 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-54 } Intro (x2): | [Dm] / / / | / / [F] / | [Am] / / / | / / / / | | [Dm] / / / | / / [C] / | [Am] / / / | / / / / | Ain't [Dm] no big thing to [F] wait for the [Am] bell to ring Ain't [Dm] no big thing, the [C] toll of the [Am] bell [Dm] Aggravated - I spare for [F] days I [Am] troll downtown the red light place [Dm] Jump up, bubble up, what's in [C] store? [Am] Love is the drug and I need to score [Dm] Showing out, showing out, hit and [F] run, [Am] Boy meets girl where the beat goes on [Em] Stitched up tight, can't shake [G] free [Am] Love is the drug, got a hook on me
Chorus: [Dm] Oh-oh catch that [F] buzz [Am] Love is the drug I´m thinking of [Em] Oh-oh can´t you [G] see [Am] Love is the drug for me <Am> [C] Oh [G] Oh [F] [Em] [Dm] [C] [C] Oh [G] Oh [F] [Em] [Dm] [C]
[Dm] Late that night I park my [F] car [Am] Stake my place in the singles bar [Dm] Face to face, toe to [C] toe [Am] Heart to heart as we hit the floor [Dm] Lumber up, limbo [F] down The [Am] locked embrace, the stumble round [Dm] I say go, she say [C] yes [Am] Dim the lights, you can guess the rest
Chorus: [Dm] Oh-oh catch that [F] buzz [Am] Love is the drug I´m thinking of [Em] Oh-oh can´t you [G] see [Am] Love is the drug got a [Am] hook in me [Dm] Oh-oh catch that [F] buzz [Am] Love is the drug I´m thinking of [Em] Oh-oh can´t you [G] see [Am] Love is the drug for me <Am> [C] Oh [G] Oh [F] [Em] [Dm] [C] [C] Oh [G] Oh [F] Love [Em] is [F] Love [Em] is [F] Love [Em] is the <C> drug
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Lovers In A Dangerous Time (by Bruce Cockburn) { 1984 } { https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-q0 }
Intro: [B] [C#m] [A] [A] [B] [C#m] [A] [A]
[B] Don't the hours grow [C#m] shorter as the days go [A] by [A] [B] You never get to [C#m] stop and open you’re [A] eyes [a] [B] One day you're [C#m] waiting for the sky to [A] fall [A] [B] The next you're dazzled by the [C#m] beauty of it [A] all [A]
When you're [B] lovers [C#m] in a dangerous [A] time [A] / [E] / [B] Lovers [C#m] in a dangerous [A] time [A]
[B] These fragile [C#m] bodies of touch and [A] taste [A] [B] This vibrant [C#m] skin this hair like [A] lace [A] [B] Spirits [C#m] open to the thrust of [A] grace [A] [B] Never a [C#m] breath you can afford to [A] waste [A]
When you're [B] lovers [C#m] in a dangerous [A] time [A] / [E] / [B] Lovers [C#m] in a dangerous [A] time [A] / [E] When you're [B] lovers [C#m] in a dangerous [A] time [A] / [E] / [B] Lovers [C#m] in a dangerous [A] time [A]
Instrumental: [B] [C#m] [Asus2] [F#m7] [E] [B] [C#m] [Asus2]
[B] [C#m] [Asus2] [F#m7] [E] [B] [C#m] [Asus2] [B] [C#m] [A] [A] [B] When you're [C#m] lovers in a dangerous [A] time [A] [B] Sometimes you're made to feel as [C#m] if your love's a [A] crime [A] [B] Nothing worth having comes with[C#m]-out some kind of [A] fight [A] [B] Got to kick at the [C#m] darkness till it bleeds day[A]-light [A]
When you're [B] lovers [C#m] in a dangerous [A] time [A] / [E] / [B] Lovers [C#m] in a dangerous [A] time [A] / [E] When you're [B] lovers [C#m] in a dangerous [A] time [A] / [E] / [B] Lovers [C#m] in a dangerous [A] time [A]
Instrumental: [B] [C#m] [Asus2] [F#m7] [E] [B] [C#m] [Asus2]
[B] [C#m] [Asus2] [F#m7] [E] [B] [C#m] [Asus2] [B] Lovers [C#m] in a dangerous [Asus2] time [F#m7] [E] [B] [C#m] [Asus2] [B] Lovers [C#m] in a dangerous [Asus2] time [F#m7] [E] [B] [C#m] <Asus2>
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Lyin’ Eyes (by Eagles) { 1975 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-bO }
[G] City girls just [Gmaj7] seem to find out [C] early, [Am] How to open doors with just a [D] smile. A [G] rich old man and [Gmaj7] she won't have to [C] worry; She'll [Am] dress up all in [C] lace and go in [G] style. [G] Late at night a [Gmaj7] big old house gets [C] lonely; I [Am] guess every form of refuge has its [D] price. And it [G] breaks her heart to [Gmaj7] think her love is [C] only Given [Am] to a man with [C] hands as cold as [G] ice. So she [G] tells him she must [Gmaj7] go out for the [C] evening To [Am] comfort an old friend who's feeling [D] down. But [G] he knows where she's [Gmaj7] goin' as she's [C] leavin'; She's [Am] headed for the [C] cheatin' side of [G] town.
Chorus: You can't [G] hide [C] your lyin' [G] eyes, And your [Em] smile [Bm] is a thin dis[Am]-guise [D] I thought by [G] now [G9] you'd rea[C]-lise [A] There [Am] ain't no way to [D] hide your lying [G] eyes.
On the [G] other side of [Gmaj7] town a boy is [C] waiting With [Am] stormy eyes and dreams no-one could [D] steal She [G] drives on through the [Gmaj7] night antici[C]-pating ‘Cos she [Am] makes him feel the [C] way she used to [G] feel She [G] rushes to his [Gmaj7] arms they fall to[C]-gether She [Am] whispers that its only for a [D] while She [G] says that soon she'll be [Gmaj7] coming back for[C]-ever She [Am] pulls away and [C] leaves him with a [G] smile
Chorus: You can't [G] hide [C] your lyin' [G] eyes, And your [Em] smile [Bm] is a thin dis[Am]-guise [D] I thought by [G] now [G9] you'd rea[C]-lise [A] There [Am] ain't no way to [D] hide your lying [G] eyes.
[G] She gets up and [Gmaj7] pours herself a [C] strong one And [Am] stares out at the stars up in the [D] sky. An[G]-other night, it's [Gmaj7] gonna be a long [C] one; She [Am] draws the shade and [C] hangs her head to [G] cry. And she [G] wonders how it [Gmaj7] ever got this [C] crazy She [Am] thinks about a boy she knew in [D] school Did [G] she get tired or [Gmaj7] did she just get [C] lazy She's [Am] so far gone, she [C] feels just like a [G] fool
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[G] My, oh my, you [Gmaj7] sure know how to ar[C]-range things; You [Am] set it up so well, so careful[D]-ly. Ain't it [G] funny how your [Gmaj7] new life didn't [C] change things; You're [Am] still the same old [C] girl you used to [G] be.
Chorus: You can't [G] hide [C] your lyin' [G] eyes, And your [Em] smile [Bm] is a thin dis[Am]-guise [D] I thought by [G] now [G9] you'd rea[C]-lise [A] There [Am] ain't no way to [D] hide your lying [G] eyes There [Am] ain't no way to [D] hide your lying [G] eyes [Am] Honey you can’t [D] hide your lyin [G] eyes
* Use G7 as an alternative to G9
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Mad World (by Tears For Fears.)
{ 1983 } Intro: [Am] [C] [G] [D] [Am] [C] [G] [D] [Am] All around me are fa[C]-miliar faces [G] Worn out places [D] worn out faces [Am] Bright and early for their [C] daily races [G] Going nowhere [D] going nowhere [Am] And their tears are filling [C] up their glasses [G] No expression [D] no expression [Am] Hide my head I want to [C] drown my sorrow [G] No tomorrow [D] no tomorrow
Chorus: [Am] And I find it kind of [D] funny I find it kind of [Am] sad The dreams in which I'm [D] dying are the best I've ever [Am] had I find it hard to [D] tell you cause I find it hard to [Am] take When people run in [D] circles it's a very very [Am] Ma[C]d [D] world [Am] Ma[C]d [D] world [Am] Ma[C]d [D] world [Am] Ma[C]d [D] world
[Am] Children waiting for the [C] day they feel good [G] Happy birthday [D] happy birthday [Am] Made to feel the way that [C] every child should [G] Sit and listen [D] sit and listen. [Am] Went to school and I was [C] very nervous [G] No one knew me [D] no one knew me [Am] Hello teacher tell me [C] what's my lesson [G] Look right through me [D] look right through me
Chorus: [Am] And I find it kind of [D] funny I find it kind of [Am] sad The dreams in which I'm [D] dying are the best I've ever [Am] had I find it hard to [D] tell you cause I find it hard to [Am] take When people run in [D] circles it's a very very [Am] Ma[C]d [D] world [Am] Ma[C]d [D] world [Am] Ma[C]d [D] world [Am] Ma[C]d [D] world
Instrumental: [Am] [C] [G] [D] [Am] [C] [G] [D]
Chorus: [Am] And I find it kind of [D] funny I find it kind of [Am] sad The dreams in which I'm [D] dying are the best I've ever [Am] had I find it hard to [D] tell you cause I find it hard to [Am] take When people run in [D] circles it's a very very [Am] Ma[C]d [D] world [Am] Ma[C]d [D] world [Am] Ma[C]d [D] world [Am] Ma[C]d <D> world
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All around me are familiar faces…
And I find it kind of funny…
Mad World…
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Make You Feel My Love (by Bob Dylan, Adele) { 1997 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-fA }
[G] When the rain is blowing [D] in your face [F] And the whole world is [C] on your case [Cm] I would offer you a [G] warm embrace [A7] To make you [D7] feel my love. [G] [G] When evening shadows and the [D] stars appear [F] And there is no one there to [C] dry your tears [Cm] I could hold you for a [G] million years [A7] To make you [D7] feel my love. [G]
[C] I know you haven't made your [G] mind up yet [B7] But I would [C] never do you [G] wrong. [C] I've known it from the moment [G] that we met [A7] No doubt in my mind where you be[D7]-long
[G] I'd go hungry, I'd go [D] black and blue [F] I'd go crawling down the [C] avenue. [Cm] There's nothing that I [G] wouldn't do [A7] To make you [D7] feel my love. [G]
Instrumental verse: [G] [D] [F] [C] [Cm] [G] [A7]-[D7] [G]
[C] The storms are raging on the [G] rollin' sea. [B7] And on the [C] highway of re[G]-gret [C] The winds of change are blowing [G] wild and free. [A7] You ain't seen nothing like me [D7] yet.
[G] I could make you happy, make your [D] dreams come true. [F] There’s nothing that I [C] would not do. [Cm] Go to the ends of the [G] earth for you [A7] To make you [D7] feel my love. [G] [A7] To make you [D7] feel my love. <G>
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Making Plans For Nigel (by XTC) { 1979 } { https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-oN }
Intro: [G] [Em] [Bm] [Bm] [G] [Em] [Bm] [Bm]
[G] We're only [Em] making plans for [Bm] Nigel, [G] We only [Em] want what's best for [Bm] him, [G] We're only [Em] making plans for [Bm] Nigel, [G] Nigel just [Em] needs that helping [Bm] hand [Am] And if young Nigel says he's [G] happy, he must be [F] happy, He must be [Em] happy, he must be [Em7] happy in his [D] work [D4] / [D5] / / / [G] [Em] [Bm] [Bm] [G] We're only [Em] making plans for [Bm] Nigel, [G] He has his [Em] future in a-British [Bm] Steel, [G] We're only [Em] making plans for [Bm] Nigel, [G] Nigel's whole [Em] future is as good as [Bm] sealed, yeah [Am] And if young Nigel says he's [G] happy, he must be [F] happy, He must be [Em] happy, he must be [Em7] happy in his [D] work [D4] / [D5] / / / [E] Nigel is not outspoken, but he [F] likes to speak, And he [C] loves to be spoken [G] to (in his work) [F] Nigel is [C] happy in his [G] work, (in his work) [F] Nigel is [C] happy in his [G] work, (it’s his world) [G] We're only [Em] making plans for [Bm] Nigel [G] We only [Em] want what's best for [Bm] him [G] We're only [Em] making plans for [Bm] Nigel [G] Nigel just [Em] needs this helping [Bm] hand [Am] And if young Nigel says he's [G] happy, he must be [F] happy, He must be [Em] happy, he must be [Em7] happy in his [D] work [D4] / [D5] / / / [G] [Em] [Bm] [Bm] [G] [Em] [Bm] [Bm] [G] We're only [Em] making plans for [Bm] Nigel, (Oo - oo - oo) [G] We only [Em] want what's best for [Bm] him, (Oo - oo - oo) [G] We're only [Em] making plans for [Bm] Nigel, (Oo - oo - oo) [G] Nigel just [Em] needs this helping [Bm] hand, (Oo - oo - oo) [G] We're only [Em] making plans for [Bm] Nigel, (Oo - oo - oo) [G] He has his [Em] future in a-British [Bm] Steel [Bm] Steel, [Bm] Steel, [Bm] Steel, [Bm] Steel, [Bm] Steel, yeah [G] We're only [Em] making plans for [Bm] Nigel, Nigel, [G] Nigel, [Em] Nigel, [Bm] Nigel, Nigel, <G> Nigel
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Man On The Moon (by R.E.M.)
{ 1992 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-1z } Intro: [C] [D] [C] [C] (x2) [C] Mott the Hoople and the [D] game of Life, [C] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. [C] Andy Kaufman in the [D] wrestling match, [C] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. [C] Monopoly, Twenty-one, [D] checkers, and chess, [C] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. [C] Mister Fred Blassie, and a [D] breakfast mess, [C] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. [C] Let's play Twister, [D] let's play Risk, [C] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. [C] I'll see you in heaven if you [D] make the list, [C] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Pre-chorus: Now [Am] Andy did you hear about [G] this one, [Am] Tell me are you locked in the [G] punch? Hey [Am] Andy are you goofing on [G] Elvis? Hey [C] baby, [D] Are we losing touch? Chorus: [G] If you [Am] believed [C] they put a [Bm] man on the [G] moon, [Am] man on the [D] moon [G] If you [Am] believe [C] there's nothing [Bm] up my [Am] sleeve, then nothing is cool.
[C] Moses went walking with the [D] staff of wood, [C] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah [C] Newton got beaned by the [D] apple good, [C] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah [C] Egypt was troubled by the [D] horrible asp, [C] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah [C] Mister Charles Darwin had the [D] gall to ask, [C] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Repeat Pre-chorus + Chorus
Instrumental: [Em] [D] [Em] [D] [Em] [D] [D] [C] Here's a little agit for the [D] never believer, [C] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah [C] Here's a little ghost for the [D] offering, [C] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah [C] Here's a truck stop in[D]-stead of Saint Peter's, [C] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah [C] Mister Andy Kaufman's gone [D] wrestling, [C] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Repeat Pre-chorus + Chorus
Instrumental: [Em] [D] [Em] [D] [Em] [D] [D]
Repeat Chorus (x2) <Em>
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Mars Bars (by The Undertones) { 1979 }{ https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-mh }
Intro: xA|------0-0-0-|-3-2-0-------|------------|
xE|-3--3-------|-------3-----|-3/15-------|
xC|------------|-------------|------------|
xG|------------|-------------|------------|
Chorus:
I need a [G] Mars Bar, hey [D] raid the Spa
To [G] help me through the [D] day
I need a [G] Mars Bar, I've had [D] ten so far
It [C] helps me, makes me, [F] work rest and [D] play
It [C] helps me, makes me, [F] work rest and [D] play
I [G] never eat my [D] dinner [C#] [D]
I [G] push away the [D] plate [F] [C]
You can [G] see I'm getting [D] thinner [C#] [D]
Be[C]-cause I just can't [D] wait
To get my
<Chorus>
To [G] Patrick Moore and David [D] Bowie [C#] [D]
And [G] all the other [D] stars [F] [C]
There's [G] evidence here to [D] show you [C#] [D]
That [C] there's life on [D] Mars
<Chorus>
There's <D> glucose for energy
<C> Caramel for strength
The <Bb> chocolate's only there
To [C] keep it the right [D] length
<Chorus>
To [G] anybody out there who still eats [D] Twix [C#] [D]
[G] Anybody on packets of [D] Buttons [F] [C]
I [G] gave them up when I was [D] six [C#] [D]
I [C] hope your teeth are [D] rotten
<Chorus>
It [C] helps me, makes me, [F] work rest and [D] play
It [C] helps me, makes me, [F] work rest and [D] play
[D] [D] Work - [D] rest - [D] and - [G] play!
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Message In The Box (by World Party) { 1990 }{ http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-k8 }
Intro: [G] / / / / | / / / / [C] / / / / | / / / / [D] / / / / | / / / / [C] / / / / [G] / / / / (with solo 1)
[G] / / / / | / / / / [C] / / / / | / / / / [D] / / / / | / / / / [C] / / / / [G] / / / / (with solo 2)
[Bm] And if you listen now, [C] you might [G] hear
[Bm] A new sound coming in as an [C] old one disa[D]-ppears
[Bm] See the [C] world in [G] just one grain of [D] sand
[Bm] You better take a closer look, don't let it [C] slip right through your [D] hand
Won't you [C] please hear the call [C]
The world says
[G] Put the message in the [C] box
Put the box into the [D] car
Drive the car around the [C] world
Until you get [G] heard [G]
[Bm] Now is the moment, [C] please under[G]-stand
[Bm] The road is wide open to the [C] heart of every [D] man
[Bm] A few simple [C] words so a [G] mule could under[D]-stand
[Bm] He don't want tomorrow if it's just [C] crumbling into [D] sand
Won't you [C] please hear the call [C]
She says
[G] Put the message in the [C] box
Put the box into the [D] car
Drive the car around the [C] world
Until you get [G] heard ///|//// [C] ////|//// [D] ////|//// [C] //// [C] //// (with solo 2)
[C] Until you get [G] heard [G]
The world says, [C] give a little bit [Em], give a little [C6] bit of your [D] love to me
Cos I'm [C] waiting right [Em] here with my [C6] open [D] arms
She says, [C] give a little bit, [Em] give a little [C6] bit of your [D] soul to me
Cos I'm [C] waiting to be[Em]-hold your [C6] many [D] charms
Is that [C] love in the air? [C]
She says
[G] Put the message in the [C] box
Put the box into the [D] car
Drive the car around the [C] world
Until you get [G] heard ///|//// [C] ////|//// [D] ////|//// [C] //// (with solo 3, to end)
[C] Until you get [G] heard
Until you get [C] heard
Until you get [D] heard
Until you get [C] heard
<G>
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Solo 1: xA|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------3-3-3-3-|
xE|-5--3--0--------0-3-|-5--3--0--------0-3-|-5--3--0--------0-3-|-5--3------------|
xC|----------2---2-----|----------2---2-----|----------2---2-----|--------3-3-3-3--|
xG|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
Solo 2: xA|-2--0-0-----2--0-----|-3--2-2--0--3--2--0-|-3--2-2--0--0--2-|-3----------------|
xE|---------3---------3-|--------------------|-----------------|----3-------3---3-|
xC|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------2--2---2---|
xG|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|
Solo 3: xA|-2--0-0-----2--0-----|-3--2-2--0--3--2--0-|-3--2-2--0-0-0--0h2-|-3-----0---------|
xE|---------3---------3-|--------------------|--------------------|----3-----3--0-0-|
xC|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------2--|
xG|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
xA|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------3----|
xE|-5--3--0--------0-3-|-5--3--0--------0-3-|-5--3--0--------0-3-|-5--3---------|
xC|----------2---2-----|----------2---2-----|----------2---2-----|--------3-----|
xG|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------|
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Michelle (by The Beatles) { 1965 } { https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-nG } {Capo 1 – original in F}
Intro: [Em] [G+] [G] [Em6] [Cmaj7] [B]
[E] Michelle, [Am7] ma belle [D] These are words that [C] go together [B] well, [C] My Mi[B]-chelle [E] Michelle, [Am7] ma belle [D] Sont des mots qui [C] vont très bien en[B]-semble, [C] Très bien en[B]-semble. I [Em] love you, I love you, I love you [G7] That's all I want to [C] say [B7sus4] Until I [B7] find a [Em] way I will [Em] say the [G+] only [G] words I [Em6] know that [Cmaj7] You'll under[B]-stand [E] Michelle, [Am7] ma belle [D] Sont des mots qui [C] vont très bien en[B]-semble, [C] Très bien en[B]-semble I [Em] need to, I need to, I need to [G7] I need to make you [C] see, [B7sus4] Oh, what you [B7] mean to [Em] me Un[Em]-til I [G+] do I'm [G] hoping [Em6] you will [Cmaj7] Know what I [B] mean [E] I love you [Am7] / / / / [D] / / / / [C] / / / / [B] / / [C] / / [B] / / / / (solo) I [Em] want you, I want you, I want you [G7] I think you know by [C] now [B7sus4] I'll get to [B7] you some[Em]-how Un[Em]-til I [G+] do I'm [G] telling [Em6] you so [Cmaj7] You'll under[B]-stand. [E] Michelle, [Am7] ma belle. [D] Sont des mots qui [C] vont très bien en[B]-semble, [C] Très bien en[B]-semble I will [Em] say the [G+] only [G] words I [Em6] know that [Cmaj7] You'll under[B]-stand, my Mi[E]-chelle [Am7] / / / / [D] / / / / [C] / / / / [B] / / [C] / / [B] / / / / (solo) [E] / / / / [Am7] / / / / [D] / / / / [C] / / / / [B] / / [C] / / <B> (solo)
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Intro: [Em] [G+] [G] [Em6] [Cmaj7] [B]
xA|----2-----2-|----2-----2-|---2--0----|-2--2-----2-|
xE|----3-----3-|----3-----0-|---0--0--3-|-2--2-----2-|
xC|-4-----3----|-2-----1----|-0-------0-|-3-----3----|
xG|------------|------------|-----------|------------|
Solo: [E] [Am7] [D] [C]
xA|-------------0h2-|-3---------|----------0----|----------------|
xE|-0---0h2--4------|------3----|-2---2h3-------|-0---0h2--3-----|
xC|-----------------|-----------|-------------2-|--------------1-|
xG|-----------------|-----------|---------------|----------------|
[B] [C] [B]
xA|--------------|----------------|
xE|---------3--0-|--------------2-|
xC|-3----1-------|-3----0h1-3/4---|
xG|--------------|----------------|
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Missing (by Everything But The Girl) { 1994 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-eh }
Intro: | [Am] / / / [Amadd9] / | [Am/C] / / / [Amadd9] / | (x2) [Am] Step off the [Am7] train [Em] Walking down your [Em7] street again [Am] Past your [Am7] door But [Em] you don't live there [Em7] anymore It's [Am] years since you've been [Am7] there [Em] And now you've [Em7] disappeared some[Am]-where Like [Am7] out of space [Em] You've found some [Em7] better place
And I miss [Am] you [F] Like the [G] deserts miss the [Dm] rain And I miss [Am] you [F] Like the [G] deserts miss the [Dm] rain
[Am] Could you be [Am7] dead? [Em] Always were two [Em7] steps ahead [Am] Of every[Am7]-one [Em] Walked behind while [Em7] you run I [Am] look up by your [Am7] house [Em] And I can [Em7] almost hear you [Am] shout down to [Am7] me Where I [Em] always used to be [Em7]
And I miss [Am] you [F] Like the [G] deserts miss the [Dm] rain And I miss [Am] you [F] Like the [G] deserts miss the [Dm] rain
[Am] Back on the [Am7] train [Em] Asked why did I [Em7] come again [Am] Can I con[Am7]-fess I've been [Em] hanging round your [Em7] old address [Am] Years have [Am7] proved [Em] To offer [Em7] nothing since you [Am] moved [Am7] You’re long gone <Em> And I can't <Em7> move on
And I miss [Am] you [F] Like the [G] deserts miss the [Dm] rain And I miss [Am] you [F] Like the [G] deserts miss the [Dm] rain
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[Am] Step off the [Am7] train [Em] Walking down your [Em7] street again [Am] Past your [Am7] door I guess [Em] you don't live there [Em7] anymore It's [Am] years since you've been [Am7] there [Em] And now you've [Em7] disappeared some[Am]-where Like [Am7] out of space [Em] You've found some [Em7] better place
And I miss [Am] you [F] Like the [G] deserts miss the [Dm] rain And I miss [Am] you [F] Like the [G] deserts miss the [Dm] rain
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Moon River (written by Henry Mancini )
{ 1962 }
[G] Moon [Em] river, [C] wider than a [G] mile I'm [C] crossing you in [G] style some [Am] day [B7] Oh, [Em] dream [G] maker, you [C] heart [Cm] breaker Wher[Em]-ever you're [Em6] going, I'm [Am7] going your [D7] way [G] Two [Em] drifters, [C] off to see the [G] world There's [C] such a lot of [G] world to [Am] see [B7] We're [G] af[Em]-ter the [Em6] same [Am7] rainbow's [G] end, [C] Waiting, round the [G] bend [C] My Huckleberry [G] Friend, [Em] Moon [Am7] River, [D7] and [G] me [Cm] [Bm] [G] [G] Moon [Em] river, [C] wider than a [G] mile I'm [C] crossing you in [G] style some [Am] day [B7] Oh, [Em] dream [G] maker, you [C] heart [Cm] breaker Wher[Em]-ever you're [Em6] going, I'm [Am7] going your [D7] way [G] Two [Em] drifters, [C] off to see the [G] world There's [C] such a lot of [G] world to [Am] see [B7] We're [G] af[Em]-ter the [Em6] same [Am7] rainbow's [G] end, [C] Waiting, round the [G] bend [C] My Huckleberry [G] Friend, [Em] Moon [Am7] River, [D7] and [C] me [Cm] [G]
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More Than This (by Roxy Music) { 1982 }{ https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-mo }
Intro: [D5] [D5] (x4) (with opening riff) I could [G] feel at the [C] time There was [Asus4] no way of [D] knowing Fallen [G] leaves in the [C] night Who can [Asus4] say where they’re [D] blowing As [G] free as the [C] wind [Asus4] Hopefully [D] learning Why the [G] sea on the [C] tide Has [Asus4] no way of [D] turning [D] [D]
More than [G] this – there is [C] nothing More than [G] this – tell me [C] one thing More than [G] this – oooh, there is [C] nothing [D] [D] [C] [C]
It was [G] fun for a [C] while There was [Asus4] no way of [D] knowing Like a [G] dream in the [C] night Who can [Asus4] say where we’re [D] going No [G] care in the [C] world [Asus4] Maybe I’m [D] learning Why the [G] sea on the [C] tide Has [Asus4] no way of [D] turning [D] [D]
More than [G] this – there is [C] nothing More than [G] this – tell me [C] one thing More than [G] this – oooh, there is [C] nothing [D] [D] [C] [C]
More than [G] this – [C] nothing More than [G] this – [C] More than [G] this – [C] nothing [D] [D] [C] [C]
[G] [C] [Asus4] [D] (repeat and fade)
Opening riff: [D5] xA|-5-----5--|-----5----|
xE|----5-----|-5-----5--|
xC|------2---|---2--2-2-|
xG|----------|----------|
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Mulder and Scully (by Catatonia) { 1998 }{ http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-hh }
Intro riff: [D] [Db] [C] [G] I'd rather be liberated, [D] I find myself captivated [Em] Stop doing what you [D] keep doing it too [G] I'd rather stay bold and lonely, [D] I dream I'm your one and only [Em] Stop doing what you [D] keep doing it too
Chorus: [Cmaj7] Things are getting strange, I'm [Em] starting to worry [Bm] This could be a case for [B7] Mulder and Scully [Cmaj7] Things are getting strange, now [Em] I can't sleep a[F]-lone [F] [Am] [Am] (intro riff)
[G] I'd rather be jumping ship, [D] I find myself jumping straight in [Em] Stop doing what you, [D] keep doing it too. [G] Forever be dozy and dim, [D] I wake myself thinking of him [Em] Stop doing what you, [D] keep doing it too.
Chorus: [Cmaj7] Things are getting strange, I'm [Em] starting to worry [Bm] This could be a case for [B7] Mulder and Scully [Cmaj7] Things are getting strange, now [Em] I can't sleep A[Bm]-lone [B7] here
My bed is made for [Cmaj7] two and there's nothing I can [Cm7] do So tell me something [Gm] I don't [G] know If my head is full of [Cmaj7] you is there nothing I can [Cm7] do? Must we all march in [Eb] two by [Gm] two by [D] two?
[G] And as for some happy ending, [D] I'd rather stay single and [Em] thin Stop doing what you [D] keep doing it to me
Chorus: [Cmaj7] Things are getting strange, I'm [Em] starting to worry [Bm] This could be a case for [B7] Mulder and Scully [Cmaj7] Things are getting strange, now [Em] I can't sleep A[Bm]-lone [B7] here [Cmaj7] Things are getting strange, I'm [Em] starting to worry [Bm] This could be a case for [B7] Mulder and Scully [Cmaj7] Things are getting strange, now [Em] I can't sleep a[F]-lone [F] So what have you got to [D] say about that? And what does someone [D] do without love? And what does someone [D] do with love? And what have you got to [D] say about that? <D>
( )
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My Zero (by Ezra Furman) { 2013 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-c9 }
Intro : [G] / / / / [Dm] / / / / [F] / / / / [C] / / / <C> [G] Out on the [Dm] open prairie [F] the amber [C] weighs a grain [G] I sat and [Dm] lit my fire [F] I saw your [C] passing train [G] I watched your [Dm] yellow windows [F] I couldn't [C] see your face [G] I thought you'd [Dm] always be [F] [C] my zero [G] I thought you'd [Dm] always be [F] [C] my zero
[G] [Dm] [F] [C] [G] [Dm] [F] [C] (with riff 1) [G] Sitting down [Dm] by the fire [F] I cook my [C] can of beans [G] I draw the [Dm] constellations [F] I wonder [C] what they mean [G] Sit back, re[Dm]-play my movie [F] I go through [C] all the scenes [G] I thought you'd [Dm] always be [F] [C] my zero [G] I thought you'd [Dm] always be [F] [C] my zero
[G] [Dm] [F] [C] [G] [Dm] [F] [C] My zero (with riff 1) [G] [Dm] [F] [C] [G] [Dm] [F] [C] [G] [Dm] [F] [C] [G] [Dm] [F] [C] (with riff 2)
[G] I've gone a[Dm]-way forever [F] the wrong side [C] of the tracks [G] My blood all [Dm] filled with garbage, [F] my heart shot [C] through with cracks [G] I saw her [Dm] dark hair falling [F] all down her [C] snow-white back [G] I thought she'd [Dm] always be [F] [C] my zero [G] I thought you'd [Dm] always be [F] [C] my zero
[G] [Dm] [F] [C] [G] [Dm] [F] [C] (with riff 1) [G] [Dm] [F] [C] [G] [Dm] [F] [C] My zero (with riff 2) [G] [Dm] [F] [C] [G] [Dm] [F] [C]
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Riff 1 : xA|-----5-5-7-7-5-5----------|---------5-5----------|
xE|-7-7-------------8-8-5-8--|-5-5-8-8-----8-8-5----|
xC|--------------------------|-------------------7--|
xG|--------------------------|----------------------|
Riff 2 : xA|-10-------8--------8------7-----7--|-----10---8--------8------7-----7--|
xE|-----10------10-------8------8---8-|-10----------10-------8------8---8-|
xC|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
xG|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
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Never Can Say Goodbye (by Gloria Gaynor, The Communards) { 1974 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-fo }
Intro: [C] [C] [Fmaj7] I never can say good[G]-bye No, no, no, I [Fmaj7] never can say good[G]-bye
Every [Cmaj7] time I think I've had enough and start [Cm7] heading for the door There's a [Cmaj7] very strange vibration piercing [Cm7] me right to the core It says [Cmaj7] "Turn around you fool you know you [Gm7] love him more and [C7] more" Tell me [Fmaj7] why 2 3 4 1 2 [Em7] is it [Dm7] so 2 3 4 I <F> don't wanna let you [C] go! I never can say good[Cm7]-bye boy, 3 4 1 2 3 ooh [D] baby
I [Db] never can say good[C]-bye, no no no, no no no, no no no, ooh, oh [Fmaj7] I never can say good[G]-bye
No, no, no, I [Fmaj7] never can say good[G]-bye I keep [Cmaj7] thinking that our problems soon are [Cm7] all gonna work out But there's that [Cmaj7] same unhappy feeling, there's that [Cm7] anguish, there's that doubt It's that [Cmaj7] same old dizzy hang-up I can't do [Gm7] with you or with[C7]-out Tell me [Fmaj7] why 2 3 4 1 2 [Em7] is it [Dm7] so 2 3 4 I <F> don't wanna let you [C] go! I never can say good[Cm7]-bye boy, 3 4 1 2 3 ooh [D] baby
I [Db] never can say good[C]-bye, no no no, no no no, no no no, ooh, oh I never can say good[Cm7]-bye boy, 3 4 1 2 3 ooh [D] baby I [Db] never can say good[C]-bye, no no no, no no no, no no no, ooh, oh
[Fmaj7] ///|////| [G] ///|////| [Fmaj7] ///|////| [G] ///|////|
Every [Cmaj7] time I think I've had enough and start [Cm7] heading for the door There's that [Cmaj7] same old dizzy feeling piercing [Cm7] me right to the core It says [Cmaj7] "Turn around you fool you know you [Gm7] love him more and [C7] more" Tell me [Fmaj7] why 2 3 4 1 2 [Em7] is it [Dm7] so I <F> don't wanna let you [C] go!
I never can say good[Cm7]-bye boy, 3 4 1 2 3 ooh [D] baby I [Db] never can say good[C]-bye, no no no, no no no, no no no, ooh, oh I never can say good[Cm7]-bye boy, 3 4 1 2 3 ooh [D] baby I [Db] never can say good[C]-bye, no, no, no, hey [D] I [Db] never can say good[C]-bye, no, no, no, hey [D] I [Db] never can say good[<C>]-bye
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Never Never (by The Assembly) { 1983 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-cg }
Intro: [F] [F] [F] [F] (with intro riff) [F] I know just what to say [Am] it's just a game I play [Bb] Now I'm here on my own [F] I'd like to be with you [Am] I guess you always knew [Bb] Still I'm all alone [C] I know the story, got it [Bb] all worked out
[F] It never happens to me, [Am] it never happens to [Bb] me (maybe that's the way my life was meant to be)
[F] It never happens to me, [Am] it never happens to [Bb] me (love is just the door that's locked and there's no key)
[F] It never happens to [Bb] me [Bb] [F] I know my every line [Am] it's just a waste of time [Bb] Guess it's all such a shame [F] I've seen it all before [Am] and every time I'm sure [Bb] That it ends up the same [C] I know the story, got it [Bb] all worked out
[F] It never happens to me, [Am] it never happens to [Bb] me (maybe that's the way my life was meant to be)
[F] It never happens to me, [Am] it never happens to [Bb] me (love is just the door that's locked and there's no key)
[F] It never happens to [Bb] me [Bb] Instrumental: [C] [Bb] [C] [Bb] [C] [Bb] [Am] [Bb] [F] I know just what to say [Am] it's just a game I play [Bb] Now I'm here on my own [F] I'd like to be with you [Am] I guess you always knew [Bb] Still I'm all alone [C] I know the story, got it [Bb] all worked out
[F] It never happens to me, [Am] it never happens to [Bb] me (maybe that's the way my life was meant to be)
[F] It never happens to me, [Am] it never happens to [Bb] me (love is just the door that's locked and there's no key)
[F] It never happens to me, [Am] it never happens to [Bb] me (maybe that's the way my life was meant to be)
[F] It never happens to me, [Am] it never happens to [Bb] me (love is just the door that's locked and there's no key)
[F] It never happens to [Bb] me [Bb] <F>
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Intro riff: xA|-1----0---------|-1----0--1-3-----1-0---|
xE|-----------1----|---------------------1-|
xC|----------------|-----------------------|
xG|----------------|-----------------------|
Instrumental: xA|---------------------|--------0------------|--------3--------------------|
xE|-0-1-3--0-1-3-1------|-0-1-3----3-0-1------|-0-1-3----3-0-1--------------|
xC|----------------2--2-|----------------2--2-|----------------2--2---------|
xG|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|
xA|-7-------5---------|
xE|---8-8-----6-6---8-|
xC|-------------------|
xG|-------------------|
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Night Café (by OMD) { 2013 }{ http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-iW }
Intro: [G] / / / / [G] / / / / [C] / / / / [C] / / [D] / / [G] Sitting in the night café Like a [C] Hopper painting on a very bad [D] day [G] Drinking like I used to do, with a [C] Manner that you hate me [D] too, and then [G] People come and people go, but [C] Who they are I'll never [D] know, and I'm [G] Unaware of what they say and I [C] I really don't care any[D]-way, oh no (riff): [G] / / / / [G] / / / / [C] / / / / [C] / / [D] / / [G] / / / / [G] / / / / [C] / / / / [C] / / [D] / / [G] Sitting in an empty room, at the [C] Middle ending on a day of [D] doom, and I'm [G] Dreamin' like I used to do, of the [C] Way it was when I met [D] you, and the [G] Memories they come and go, like [C] Shadows on the stair be[D] -low [G] A voyeur in the high window, as [C] Unobserved I watch you [D] go, oh no (riff): [G] / / / / [G] / / / / [C] / / / / [C] / / [D] / / [G] / / / / [G] / / / / [C] / / / / [C] / / [D] / / <G> Sitting in the early train, on <C> Sunday morning and it's pouring <D> rain, and I'm <G> Dying like I used to do with a <C> Head and heart so full of <D> you, and then [G] Feelings come and feelings go, but [C] When they stop I'll never [D] know, and I'm [G] Unaware of what you say, and I [C] I really don't care any[D]-way, oh no (riff): [G] / / / / [G] / / / / [C] / / / / [C] / / [D] / / [G] / / / / [G] / / / / [C] / / / / [C] / / [D] / / [G] Sitting in the night café [C] [C] / / [D] / / [G] Sitting in the night café [C] [C] / / [D] / / [G] Sitting in the night café [C] [C] / / [D] / / [G] Sitting in the night café [C] [C] / / [D] / / <G>
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No One Knows My Name (by Gillian Welch)
{ 2003 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-O } Intro: [C] Oh my [C] mother was just a [G7] girl, seven[C]-teen Oh my [C] mother was just a girl, seventeen And my [C] dad was passin’ [C7] through doing [F] things a man will [Am] do Oh my [Am] mother was just a [G] girl, seven[C]-teen It’s a [C] wonder that I’m [G7] in this world at [C] all It’s a [C] wonder that I’m in this world at all And I [C] have a life to [C7] claim though I [F] really don’t know my [Am] name It’s a [Am] wonder that I’m [G] in this world at [C] all
Chorus: Ain’t one [C] soul in the whole [G7] world knows my [C] name Ain’t one [C] soul in the whole world knows my name But it’s [C] written up in the [C7] sky and I’ll [F] see it by and [Am] by Ain’t one [Am] soul in the whole [G] world knows my [C] name
Instrumental: [Am] [G] [C] [C]
Well I [C] had a good mother and [G7] dad just the [C] same Well I [C] had a good mother and dad just the same And they [C] took me to their [C7] rest and they [F] surely stayed the [Am] test Well I [Am] had a good mother and [G] dad just the [C] same
Chorus: Ain’t one [C] soul in the whole [G7] world knows my [C] name Ain’t one [C] soul in the whole world knows my name Just an[C]-other baby [C7] born to a [F] girl lost and [Am] lorn Ain’t one [Am] soul in the whole [G] world knows my [C] name
Instrumental: [C] [C7] [F] [Am] [Am] [G] [C] [C]
Now and [C] then there’s a lonesome [G7] thought in my [C] mind Now and [C] then there’s a lonesome thought in my mind And on the [C] crowded street I [C7] see a strangers [F] face that looks like [Am] me Now and [Am] then there’s a lonesome [G] thought in my [C] mind
Chorus: Ain’t one [C] soul in the whole [G7] world knows my [C] name Ain’t one [C] soul in the whole world knows my name But I’ll [C] see it by and [C7] by cause it’s [F] written up in the [Am] sky Ain’t one [Am] soul in the whole [G] world knows my [C] name
Instrumental: [C] [C7] [F] [C] [Am] [G] [C] [C]
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Norwegian Wood (by The Beatles) { 1965 } { https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-nG }
Intro: (x2) |[E] |[E] |[E] [D] |[E]
A| - - - - - - | - - - - - - | - - - - - - | - - - - - - |
E| 7 - - 9 7 5 | 4 - - 2 5 4 | - - - - 5 - | - - - - - - |
C| 4 - - - - - | 4 - - - - - | 4 - - 2 - 1 | - - - - - - | G| 4 - - - - - | 4 - - - - - | - - - - - - | 4 - - - - - |
[E] I once had a girl Or should I say [D] she once had [E] me She showed me her room Isn't it good [D] Norwegian [E] wood? She [Em] asked me to stay And she told me to sit any[A]-where So [Em] I looked around And I noticed there wasn't a [F#m] chair [B7] [E] I sat on a rug biding my time [D] Drinking her [E] wine We talked until two and then she said [D] "It's time for [E] bed"
Repeat intro (x2) [E] / / / / [E] / / / / [E] / / [D] / / [E] / / / / She [Em] told me she worked In the morning and started to [A] laugh I [Em] told her I didn't And crawled off to sleep in the [F#m] bath [B7] [E] And when I awoke I was alone [D] This bird had [E] flown So I lit a fire Isn't it good [D] Norwegian [E] wood?
Repeat intro (x1) [E] / / / / [E] / / / / [E] / / [D] / / <E>
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Nowhere Man (by The Beatles) { 1965 } { https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-nG }
He's a real nowhere man, sitting in his nowhere land, [Am] Making [Am/C] all his [Cm] nowhere plans for [G] nobody [G] (eov riff) [G] Doesn't have a [D] point of view, [C] knows not where he's [G] going to [Am] Isn't [Am/C] he a [Cm] bit like you and [G] me? (eov riff) [G]
Nowhere [Bm] man, please [C] listen You don't [Bm] know what you're [C] missing Nowhere [Bm] man, the [Am] world is [C] at your command [D7] [G] [D] [C] [G] [C] [Cm] [G] [G] (solo)
[G] He's as blind as [D] he can be, [C] just sees what he [G] wants to see [Am] Nowhere [Am/C] man, can [Cm] you see me at [G] all? (eov riff) [G]
Nowhere [Bm] man, don’t [C] worry Take your [Bm] time, don’t [C] hurry Leave it [Bm] all, ‘til [Am] somebody else [C] lends you a hand [D7]
[G] Doesn't have a [D] point of view, [C] knows not where he's [G] going to, [Am] Isn't [Am/C] he a [Cm] bit like you and [G] me? (eov riff) [G]
Nowhere [Bm] man, please [C] listen You don't [Bm] know what you're [C] missing Nowhere [Bm] man, the [Am] world is [C] at your command [D7]
[G] He's a real [D] nowhere man, [C] sitting in his [G] nowhere land, [Am] Making [Am/C] all his [Cm] nowhere plans for [G] nobody (eov riff) [G] [Am] Making [Am/C] all his [Cm] nowhere plans for [G] nobody [G] (eov riff) [Am] Making [Am/C] all his [Cm] nowhere plans for [G] nobody (eov riff) <G> End of verse riff (eov riff): xA|-5---3--2----|--------|
xE|-3---------3-|--------|
xC|-2-----------|-2------|
xG|-------------|--------|
Solo: [G] [D] [C] [G] [C] [Cm] [G]
xA|-2-------|-------0--|---------|-2-3--5--|-3-3--0--|-2-3----|-6-5---5/3---|
xE|-3-3-----|-2-3------|-3-0-----|---------|---------|--------|-----------3-|
xC|-2----2--|-2--------|------0--|---------|---------|------3-|-------------|
xG|---------|-2--------|---------|---------|---------|--------|-------------|
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O Children (by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds) { 2004 } { https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-lF }
Intro: [Em] / / / / [C] / / / / [Am] / / / / [G] / / / / | / / [D] / / [Em] Pass me that lovely little gun [C] My dear, my darling one [Am] The cleaners are coming, one by one [G] You don't even want to [D] let them [Em] start [C] [Am] [G] [D] [Em] They are knocking now upon your door [C] They measure the room, they know the score [Am] They're mopping up the butcher's floor [G] Of your broken [D] little hearts
[Em] oooh [C] oooh [Am] oooh [G] oooh, child[D]-ren [Em] Forgive us now for what we've done [C] It started out as a bit of fun [Am] Here, take these before we run away [G] The keys [D] to the *[Em] gulag (oooh)
*[Em] Ooooh [Cmaj7] children, [G] lift up your voice [D], lift up your voice [Em] [Cmaj7] Children, [G] rejoice [D], rejoice [Em] Come on, [C] come on, [Am] come on, [G] come on [D]
[Em] Here comes Frank and poor old Jim [C] They're gathering round with all my friends [Am] We're older now, the light is dim [G] And you are only [D]just be*[Em]-ginning (oooh)
*[Em] oooh [C] oooh [Am] oooh [G] oooh, child[D]-ren [Em] We have the answer to all your fears [C] It's short, it's simple, it's crystal clear [Am] It's round about, and it's somewhere here [G] Lost amongst [D] our win*[Em]-nings (oooh)
*[Em] Ooooh [Cmaj7] children, [G] lift up your voice [D], lift up your voice [Em] [Cmaj7] Children, [G] rejoice [D], rejoice *[Em]
*[Em] The cleaners have done their job on you [C] They're hip to it, man, they're in the groove [Am] They've hosed you down, you're good as new [G] And they're lining up [D] to in*[Em]-spect you
*[Em] oooh [C] oooh [Am] oooh [G] oooh, child[D]-ren
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[Em] Poor old Jim's white as a ghost [C] He's found the answer that we lost [Am] We're all weeping now, weeping because [G] There ain't nothing we can [D] do to *[Em] protect you
*[Em] Ooooh [Cmaj7] children, [G] lift up your voice [D], lift up your voice [Em] [Cmaj7] Children, [G] rejoice [D], rejoice *[Em]
*[Em] Hey little train, we're jumping on The [C] train that goes to the Kingdom [Am] We're happy Ma, we're having fun And the [G] train ain't even left [D] the sta*[Em]-tion *[Em] Hey little train, wait for me I [C] once was blind but now I see [Am] Have you left a seat for me? Is that [G] such a stretch of the i[D]-magin*[Em]-ation? *[Em] Hey little train, wait for me I was [C] held in chains but now I'm free [Am] I'm hanging in there, don't you see In this [G] process of elim[D]-ina*[Em]-tion *[Em] Hey little train, we're jumping on The [C] train that goes to the Kingdom We're [Am] happy Ma, we're having fun It's be[G]-yond my wildest ex[D]-pecta*[Em]-tion *[Em] Hey little train, we're jumping on The [C] train that goes to the Kingdom [Am] We're happy Ma, we're having fun And the [G] train ain't even left [D] the [Em] station * = Overlap
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Ode To Billy Joe (by Bobbie Gentry) { 1967 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-cq }
Intro: [D7] [D7] [D7] [D7] It was the [D7] Third of June another sleepy dusty delta day I was [D7] out choppin cotton and my brother was balin' hay And at [G7] dinner time we stopped and walked back to the house to eat And Mama [D7] hollered out the back door "y'all remember to wipe your feet” And then she [G7] said "I got some news this mornin' from Choctaw Ridge" "Today <D7> Billy Joe MacAllister jumped <C7> off the Tallahatchie [D7] Bridge" And [D7] Papa said to Mama as he passed around the black-eyed peas "Well, Billy [D7] Joe never had a lick of sense, pass the biscuits, please" "There's [G7] five more acres in the lower forty I've got to plow" And Mama [D7] said it was shame about Billy Joe, anyhow Seems like [G7] nothin' ever comes to no good up on Choctaw Ridge And now <D7> Billy Joe MacAllister's jumped <C7> off the Tallahatchie [D7] Bridge And [D7] brother said he recollected when he and Tom and Billie Joe Put a [D7] frog down my back at the Carroll County picture show And wasn't [G7] I talkin' to him after church last Sunday night? "I'll have an[D7]-other piece of apple pie, you know it don't seem right" "I [G7] saw him at the sawmill yesterday on Choctaw Ridge" "And now you <D7> tell me Billie Joe's jumped <C7> off the Tallahatchie [D7] Bridge" And [D7] Mama said to me "Child, what's happened to your appetite? Well I've been [D7] cookin' all morning and you haven't touched a single bite That [G7] nice young preacher, Brother Taylor, dropped by today Said he'd be [D7] pleased to have dinner on Sunday, oh, by the way" He [G7] said he saw a girl that looked a lot like you up on Choctaw Ridge And she and <D7> Billy Joe was throwing somethin' <C7> off the Tallahatchie [D7] Bridge” A [D7] year has come 'n' gone since we heard the news 'bout Billy Joe And [D7] brother married Becky Thompson, they bought a store in Tupelo There was a [G7] virus going 'round, Papa caught it and he died last Spring And now [D7] Mama doesn't seem to wanna do much of anything And [G7] me, I spend a lot of time pickin' flowers up on Choctaw Ridge And drop them <D7> in to the muddy water <C7> off the Tallahatchie [D7] Bridge [D7] <D7>
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Old England (by The Waterboys) { 1985} { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-fd }
Intro: | [G] / / / (Gadd9) / | [F] / / / (F6) / | [C] / / / (Cadd9) / | [F] / / / / | (x2) [G] Man looks [F] up on a yellow [C] sky [F] [G] and the [F] rain turns to rust in his [C] eye [F] [G] Rumours [F] of his health are [C] lies [F] Old England is [G] dying [F] [C] [F] [G] His clothes are a [F] dirty shade of [C] blue [F] [G] and his [F] ancient shoes worn [C] through [F] [G] He steals from [F] me and he lies to [C] you [F] Old England is [G] dying [F] [C] [F] [G] Still he [F] sings an empire [C] song [F] [G] Still he [F] keeps his navy [C] strong [F] [G] and sticks his [F] flag where it ill be[C]-longs [F] Old England is [G] dying [F] [C] [F] [G] [F] [C] [F] [G] You're [F] asking what makes me [C] sigh now [F] [G] what it [F] is makes me shudder so [C] [F] [G] Well, I just [F] freeze in the wind and I'm [C] numb from the pummelling of the [F] snow [G] that falls from [F] high in yellow [C] skies [F] [G] where the well-loved [F] flag of England [C] flies [F] [G] where homes are [F] warm and mothers [C] sigh [F] [G] where comedians [F] laugh and babies [C] cry [F] where [G] criminals are televised, [F] politicians fraternize [C] journalists are dignified and [F] everyone is civilised and [G] children stare with [F] heroin eyes [C] heroin eyes, [F] heroin eyes Old [G] England! [F] [C] [F] Old [G] England! [F] [C] [F] Old England is [G] dying [F] [C] [F] [G] Dying [F] [C] [F] [G] [F] [C] [F] [G] [F] [C] [F] [G] Evening has fallen The [F] swans are singing [C] The last of Sunday's [F] bells is ringing [G] The wind in the [F] trees is sighing [C] [F] and old England is [G] dying [F] [C] [F] [G] [F] [C] [F] <G>
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On My Way (by Martyn Joseph) { 2010 }{ https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-m3 }
Intro: [Dm] / / / | / / / / [Dm] / / / | / / / / [Bb] / / / [C] / / / [Dm] / / / | / / / / | (x2) You can’t kill [Dm] love, not even with hate And [Bb] fate don’t lie she [C] rolls with the choices we [Dm] make For a while back [Dm] there, I lost my way Thought I would [Bb] die taken down by a [C] price I could not [Dm] pay
But now I’m on my [F] way, I’m on my [Dm] way [Bb] Every day a little [C] closer on my [Dm] way I’m on my [F] way, on my [Dm] way I’m [Bb] running, loving, [C] stumbling on my [Dm] way
Man is a [Dm] fool, his heart is a stone [Bb] Drink himself dry drink him[C]-self down to the [Dm] bone No matter what they [Dm] do to you, you’re always free to choose And [Bb] just ‘cos they beat you [C] hard it don’t mean that you’re [Dm] gonna lose
You rise up ‘cos I’m on my [F] way, I’m on my [Dm] way [Bb] Every day a little [C] closer on my [Dm] way I’m on my [F] way, on my [Dm] way I’m [Bb] running, loving, [C] stumbling on my [Dm] way [Bb] Every day a little [C] closer on my [Dm] way
[Instrumental verse]
I’m on my [F] way, I’m on my [Dm] way [Bb] Every day a little [C] closer on my [Dm] way I’m on my [F] way, on my [Dm] way I’m [Bb] running, loving, [C] stumbling on my [Dm] way
I got the mystery [Dm] blues, the sweet colours of a rainbow I shout I [Bb] sing but let me bring this all [C] out onto the [Dm] table ‘Cos where it be[Dm]-gins, my eyes can’t see I catch a [Bb] glimpse of divine in the [C] wine of the tree down by [Dm] where the river flows So let’s ride into the [Dm] wind, so we can sense what’s coming And the [Bb] view, the view right [C] now my friend is [Dm] stunning You rise up from your[Dm]-self, you rise up and be gone Till the [Bb] night can’t cast no more [C] shadows, that [Dm] day will come
I’m on my [F] way, I’m on my [Dm] way [Bb] Every day a little [C] closer on my [Dm] way I’m on my [F] way, on my [Dm] way I’m [Bb] running, loving, [C] stumbling on my [Dm] way (repeat chorus to end)
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One (written by U2, as performed by Johnny Cash)
{ 1991, 2000 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-4R } Intro: [Am] [Dsus2] [Fmaj7] [G] [Am] Is it getting [Dsus2] better, [Fmaj7] or do you feel the [G] same [Am] Will it make it [Dsus2] easier on you now [Fmaj7] you got someone to [G] blame You say [C] one love, [Am] one life, [Fmaj7] when it's one need [C] in the night It's one love, we get to [Am] share it [Fmaj7] It leaves you baby if you don't [C] care for it [Am] [Dsus2] [Fmaj7] [G] [Am] Did I disa[Dsus2]-ppoint you, [Fmaj7] or leave a bad taste in your [G] mouth [Am] You act like you never [Dsus2] had love, [Fmaj7] and you want me to go with[G]-out Well it's [C] too late [Am] tonight, [Fmaj7] to drag the past out [C] into the light We're one but we're [Am] not the same, We get to [Fmaj7] carry each other, [C] carry each other [Am] One [Dsus2] [Fmaj7] [G] [Am] Have you come here for for[Dsus2]-giveness, [Fmaj7] Have you come to raise the [G] dead [Am] Have you come here to play [Dsus2] Jesus [Fmaj7] To the lepers in your [G] head Did I [C] ask too much, [Am] more than a lot, [Fmaj7] You gave me nothing now [C] it's all I got We're one but we're [Am] not the same, We [Fmaj7] hurt each other then we’re [C] doing it again, you say [C] Love is a temple, [Am] love the higher law [C] Love is a temple, [Am] love the higher law [C] You ask me to enter, [G] but then you make me crawl And I can't be holding on [Fmaj7] to what you got when all you got is [C] hurt One love, [Am] One blood, [Fmaj7] One life you got to [C] do what you should One life with each [Am] other, [Fmaj7] sisters, [C] brothers One life but we're [Am] not the same, We get to [Fmaj7] carry each other, [C] carry each other One [C] [Am] One [Fmaj7] [C] One [C] [Am] [Fmaj7] One [C]
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One Little Song (by Gillian Welch) { 2003 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-f2 }
Intro: [A] [Asus4] [A] [Asus4] There's [A] gotta be a song left to sing Cause everybody can't have thought of every[E]-thing [Bm] One little song that ain't been sung [Bm7] One little rag that ain't been rung out com[A]-pletely yet Got a [E7] little left
[D] One little drop of falling rain [C#m] One little chance to try again [Bm] One little bird that makes it home [A] Now and then [D] One little piece of endless sky [C#m] One little taste of cherry pie [Bm] One little week in paradise And [E7] I start thinkin'
[A] Gotta to be a song left to sing Cause everybody can't have thought of every[E]-thing [Bm] One little note that ain't been used [Bm7] One little word that ain't been abused a [A] thousand times In a [E7] thousand rhymes
[D] One little drop of falling rain [C#m] One little chance to try again [Bm] One little bird that makes it every [A] now and then [D] One little piece of endless sky [C#m] One little taste of cherry pie [Bm] One little week in paradise And [E7] I start thinkin'
[A] Gotta be a song left to sing Cause everybody can't have thought of every[E]-thing [Bm] One little song that ain't been sung [Bm7] One little rag that ain't been rung out com[A]-pletely yet Until there's [E7] nothing left... [A]
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One Way Or Another (by Blondie)
{ 1978 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-aL } Intro: [D] [D] [D] [D] [C#]-[C] [B] [B] [B] [B] [C]-[C#] (x2) [D] One way or another I'm gonna find ya I'm gonna getcha getcha getcha [C#] get[C]-cha [B] One way or another I'm gonna win ya I'm gonna getcha getcha getcha [C] get[C#]-cha [D] One way or another I'm gonna see ya I'm gonna meetcha meetcha meetcha [C#] meet[C]-cha [B] One day, maybe next week I'm gonna meetcha, I'm gonna meetcha, I'll meetcha
[G] I [Bm7] will [A] drive past your [F#m] house [G] And [Bm7] if the [A] lights are all [F#m] down I'll [G] see who's a[E]-round [F#] [F#]
[D] One way or another I'm gonna find ya I'm gonna getcha getcha getcha [C#] get[C]-cha [B] One way or another I'm gonna win ya I'll getcha, I'll getcha [C] [C#] [D] One way or another I'm gonna see ya I'm gonna meetcha meetcha meetcha [C#] meet[C]-cha [B] One day, maybe next week I'm gonna meetcha, I'll meetcha
[G] And [Bm7] if the [A] lights are all [F#m] out [G] I'll [Bm7] follow [A] your bus down[F#m]-town See [G] who's hanging [E] out [F#] [F#]
Instrumental: [F#m] [F#m] [A] [C#m] [F#m] [F#m] [A] [C#m] [B] [E] [F#m] [F#m] [A] [A] [B] [B] [C]-[C#] [D] One way or another I'm gonna lose ya I'm gonna give you the slip, [C#] [C] A [B] slip of the lip or another, I'm gonna lose ya, I'm gonna trick ya, I'll trick ya [C] [C#] [D] One way or another I'm gonna lose ya I'm gonna trick ya trick ya trick ya [C#] trick [C] ya [B] One way or another I'm gonna lose ya I'm gonna give you the slip
[D] I'll walk down the mall, stand over by the wall [B] Where I can see it all, find out who ya call [D] Lead you to the supermarket checkout [B] Some specials and rat food, get lost in the crowd [D] One way or another I'm gonna [B] getcha, I'll getcha, I'll getcha getcha getcha getcha
(Where I can see it all, find out who ya call) [B] One way or another I'm gonna [B] getcha, I'll getcha, I'll getcha getcha getcha getcha
(Where I can see it all, find out who ya call) [repeat until fade]
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Only Love Can Break Your Heart (by Neil Young) { 1970 } { https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-qk }
Intro: | <A7> <A7> <A7> | [D] / [Dsus2] | [G] / / | [A] / / | | [A7] / / | [D] / [Dsus2] | [G] / / | [A] / / | [A7] When you were [D] young [Dsus2] and [G] on your [A] own [A7] How did it [D] feel [Dsus2] to [G] be a[A]-lone [A7] [Dmaj7] I was always thinking of [G6] games that I was playing [Dmaj7] Trying to make the best of my [G6] time
[A] But [Asus4] on-[A]-ly [Gmaj7] love can break your [F#m] heart Try to be [Em] sure right from the <A> start [A] Yes [Asus4] on-[A]-ly [Gmaj7] love can break your [F#m] heart What if your [Em] world should fall a<A>-part | <A7> <A7> <A7> | [D] / [Dsus2] | [G] / / | [A] / / | | [A7] / / | [D] / [Dsus2] | [G] / / | [A] / / |
[A7] I have a [D] friend [Dsus2] I've [G] never [A] seen [A7] He hides his [D] head [Dsus2] in-[G]-side a [A] dream [A7] [Dmaj7] Someone should call him and [G6] see if he can come out [Dmaj7] Try to lose the down that he's [G6] found
[A] But [Asus4] on-[A]-ly [Gmaj7] love can break your [F#m] heart Try to be [Em] sure right from the <A> start [A] Yes [Asus4] on-[A]-ly [Gmaj7] love can break your [F#m] heart What if your [Em] world should fall a<A>-part | <A7> <A7> <A7> | [D] / [Dsus2] | [G] / / | [A] / / | | [A7] / / | [D] / [Dsus2] | [G] / / | [A] / / |
[A7] I have a [D] friend [Dsus2] I've [G] never [A] seen [A7] He hides his [D] head [Dsus2] in-[G]-side a [A] dream [A7] Yes, only [D] love [Dsus2] can [G] break your [A] heart [A7] Yes, only [D] love [Dsus2] can [G] break your [A] heart [A7] Yes, only [D] love [Dsus2] can [G] break your [A] heart [A7] Yes, only [D] love [Dsus2] can [G] break your <A> heart
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Open Your Heart (by The Human League) { 1981 } { https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-lM }
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[C] And when it hurts you know they [F] love to tell you [G] How they [C] warned you [C] They say "Don't be surprised at [F] someone's lies" [G] They think they [C] taunt you [C] But if you can stand the [F] test You know your worst is better [G7] than [F] their [G7] best [F]
Chorus: (instrumental) [C] [F] [C] [C] [C] [F] [C] [C]
[C] And so you stand here with the [F] years ahead [G] Potentially [C] calling [C] With open heart or with a [F] spirit dead [G7] You [F] walk [G7] on [F]
Chorus: [C] Lies the reason, [F] faith or treason, [C] playing a part [C] [C] End concealing, [F] try revealing, [C] open your heart [C]
Bridge: [G] Dare to [F] feel, take the [Em] chance, make the [Bb] deal [Bb] Being an island, shying from trying [C] Seems the easy way, such an easy way [Bb] But there's no future without tear-ear-ear-ear-ear-ear-ears
Chorus: [C] Lies the reason, [F] faith or treason, [C] playing a part [C] [C] End concealing, [F] try revealing, [C] open your heart [C]
Bridge: [G] Dare to [F] feel, take the [Em] chance, make the [Bb] deal [C] But if you can stand the [F] test You know your worst is better [G7] than [F] their [G7] best [F]
Chorus: [C] Lies the reason, [F] faith or treason, [C] playing a part [C] [C] End concealing, [F] try revealing, [C] open your heart [C] [C] Lies the reason, [F] faith or treason, [C] playing a part [C] [C] End concealing, [F] try revealing, [C] open your heart <C>
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Chorus: (instrumental) (x2) xA|-----------------|-12-12-12-13--12-|-12-10-12-10--|-15--15—(15)---|
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Over The Hill (by John Martyn) { 1973 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-2A } Intro: [G] [G] [G] I'm going away to leave you, going to leave you in disgrace Nothing in my favour, got the wind in my face I'm going [Am] home, [C] Hey, hey, hey, over the [G] hill Over the [Am] hill, [C] Hey, hey, hey, over the [G] hill. [G] Can't get enough of sweet cocaine, get enough of Mary Jane Going back to where I come from, going to roll 'em back home again Over the [Am] hill, [C] hey, hey, hey, over the [G] hill Over the [Am] hill; [C] hey, hey, hey, over the [G] hill.
Instrumental verse [G] I've been worried about my babies, been worried about my wife There's just one place for a man to be, when he's worried about his life I'm going [Am] home, [C] hey, hey, hey, over the [G] hill Over the [Am] hill; [C] hey, hey, hey, over the [G] hill [G] Well I'm going away to leave you, going to leave you in disgrace I got nothing in my favour; the rain in my face I'm going [Am] home, [C] hey, hey, hey, over the [G] hill Over the [Am] hill; [C] hey, hey, hey, over the [G] hill Over the [Am] hill, [C] hey, hey, hey, over the [G] hill Over the [Am] hill; [C] hey, hey, hey, over the [G] hill
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Picture This (by Blondie)
{ 1978 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-4x } Intro: [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [F] [Ab] [Ab] [C] <C>
Riff:
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Verse 1: [C] All I want is a [F] room with a view [C] A sight worth seeing a [F] vision of you [C] All I want [F] is a room with a [F] view, oooooh [Ab] [Ab] [C] <C> (riff) Verse 2: [C] I will give you my [F] finest hour [C] The one I spent [F] watching you shower [C] I will give you [F] my finest hour [C] oh [G] yeah [C] All I want is a [F] photo in my wallet [C] A small remembrance of [F] something more solid [C] All I want [F] is a picture of you [C] [C]
Chorus: [F] Picture this a [G] day in December [F] Picture this [G] freezing cold weather You got [F] clouds on your lids and you'd [G] be on the skids If it [Am] weren't for your job at the garage If you could only, oohh, [F] oh Picture this a [G] sky full of thunder [F] Picture this my [G] telephone number [F] One and one is what I'm [G] telling you oh [A] yeah
Instrumental: … [D] [A] [D] [A] [D] [D] [D] [F] [F] [G] [G] <Am> Verse 3: [C] All I want is [F] twenty-twenty vision [C] A total portrait with [F] no omissions [C] All I want [F] is a vision of [F] you, oooooh [Ab] If you can
Chorus: [F] Picture this a [G] day in December [F] Picture this [G] freezing cold weather You got [F] clouds on your lids and you'd [G] be on the skids If it [Am] weren't for your job at the garage If you could only, oohh, [F] oh Picture this a [G] sky full of thunder [F] Picture this my [G] telephone number [F] One and one is what I'm [G] telling you Get a [Am] pocket computer, try to do what you used to do, <Am> yeah
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Private Emotion (by The Hooters / Ricky Martin) { 1999 }
Intro: [C] [G] [F] [F] (x2) Every endless [C] night has a dawning [Am] day Every darkest [F] sky [C] has a shining [G]ray And it shines on [C] you baby can't you [Am] see You're the only [F] one [C] who can shine for [G] me [G]
It's a [Am] private e[E]-motion that [G] fills you to[D]-night And a [F] silence falls be[C]-tween us As the [F] shadows steal the [G] light And wher[Am]-ever you may [E]find it [G] Wherever it may [D] lead Let your [F] private e[G]-motion come to [C] me [G] (Come to [F] me) [F] (Come to [C] me) [G] Come to [F] me [F]
When your soul is [C] tired and your heart is [Am] weak Do you think of [F] love [C] as a one way [G] street Well it runs both [C] ways open up your [Am] eyes Can't you see me [F] here [C] how can you de[G]-ny [G]
It's a [Am] private e[E]-motion that [G] fills you to[D]-night And a [F] silence falls be[C]-tween us As the [F] shadows steal the [G] light And wher[Am]-ever you may [E]find it [G] Wherever it may [D] lead Let your [F] private e[G]-motion come to [C] me [C]
Solo: [Bb] [F] [C] [C] [Bb] [F] [G] [G]
[C] [G] (Come to [F] me) [F] (Come to [C] me) [G] [F] [F]
Every endless [C] night has a dawning [Am] day Every darkest [F] sky [C] has a shining [G]ray It takes a lot to [C] laugh as your tears go [Am] by But you can find me [F] here [C] ‘til your tears run [G] dry [G]
It's a [Am] private e[E]-motion that [G] fills you to[D]-night And a [F] silence falls be[C]-tween us As the [F] shadows steal the [G] light And wher[Am]-ever you may [E]find it [G] Wherever it may [D] lead Let your [F] private e[G]-motion come to [C] me [C] Let your [F] private e[G]-motion come to [C] me [C] Let your [F] private e[G]-motion come to [C] me [C] Come to [F] me, [G] come to <C> me
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Queen Bitch (by David Bowie) { 1971 }
Intro: [C] / [G] [F] | [C] / [G] [F] | (x4) I'm [C] up on the eleventh floor And I'm [F] watching the cruisers be[C]-low [G] [F] | [C] / [G] [F] | He's [C] down on the street And he's [F] trying hard to pull sister [C] Flo [G] [F] | [C] / [G] [F] | Oh my [C] heart's in the basement My [F] weekend's at an all-time [C] low [G] [F] | [C] / [G] [F] | 'Cause she's [C] hoping to score so I [F] can't see her letting him go [C] Walk out of her [E] heart, walk out of her [A] mind... Oh not her
She's so [B] swishy in her satin and [D] tat In her [B] frock coat and bipperty-bopperty [D] hat Oh God, [B] I could do better than [C] that [G] [F] | [C] / [G] [F] | [C] / [G] [F] | [C] / [G] [F] |
She's an [C] old-time ambassador Of [F] sweet talking, night walking [C] games [G] [F] | [C] / [G] [F] | And she's [C] known in the darkest clubs For [F] pushing ahead of the [C] dames [G] [F] | [C] / [G] [F] | If she [C] says she can do it Then she can [F] do it, she don't make false [C] claims [G] [F] | [C] / [G] [F] | But she's a [C] Queen, and such are queens That your [F] laughter is sucked in their [E] brains Now she's leading him [F] on And she'll lay him right [C] down Yes she's leading him [F] on Yes she'll lay him right [E] down But it could have been [F] me Yes, it could have been [C] me Why didn't I [E] say, why didn't I [A] say, no, no, no
She's so [B] swishy in her satin and [D] tat In her [B] frock coat and bipperty-bopperty [D] hat Oh God, [B] I could do better than [C] that [G] [F] | [C] / [G] [F] | [C] / [G] [F] | [C] / [G] [F] |
So I [C] lay down a while And I [F] gaze at my hotel [C] wall [G] [F] | [C] / [G] [F] | Oh the [C] cot is so cold It [F] don't feel like no bed at [C] all [G] [F] | [C] / [G] [F] | Yeah I [C] lay down a while And I [F] look at my hotel [C] wall [G] [F] | [C] / [G] [F] | And he's [C] down on the street So I [F] throw both his bags down the [E] hall
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And I'm phoning a [F] cab 'Cause my stomach feels [C] small There's a taste in my [F] mouth And it's no taste at [E] all It could have been [F] me Oh yeah, it could have been [C] me Why didn't I [E] say, Why didn't I [A] say, no, no, no
She's so [B] swishy in her satin and [D] tat In her [B] frock coat and bipperty-bopperty [D] hat Oh God, [B] I could do better than [C] that [G] [F] | [C] / [G] [F] | [C] / [G] [F] | [C] / [G] [F] | [C] / [G] [F] | [C] / [G] [F] | [C] / [G] [F] | <C>
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Rainbow Connection (from “The Muppet Movie”) { 1979 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-di }
Intro : [D] [G] (x4 - riff) [D] Why are there [Bm] so many [G] songs about [A] rainbows And [D] what's on the [Bm] other [G] side? [A] [D] Rainbows are [Bm] visions, but [G] only il[A]-lusions And [D] rainbows have [Bm] nothing to [G] hide. [A] [Gmaj7] So we've been told and some choose to believe it. [F#m] I know they're wrong, wait and see. [Em] Someday we'll [A] find it, the [D] rainbow con[B]-nection. The [G] lovers, the [A] dreamers and [D] me. [D] [G] (x2 - riff) [D] Who said that [Bm] every wish would [G] be heard and [A] answered When [D] wished on the [Bm] morning [G] star? [A] [D] Somebody [Bm] thought of that and [G] someone be[A]-lieved it. [D] Look what it's [Bm] done so [G] far. [A] [Gmaj7] What's so amazing that keeps us stargazing And [F#m] what do we think we might see? [Em] Someday we'll [A] find it, the [D] rainbow con[B]-nection. The [G] lovers, the [A] dreamers and [D] me. [A] All of us [Bm] under its [D] spell. We [G] know that it's [D] probably [A] magic. [A] [A] [A] Solo : [D] [Bm] [G] [A] [D] [Bm] [G] [A] [D] [Bm] [G] [A] [D] [Bm] [G] [A] [Gmaj7] [Gmaj7] [Gmaj7] [Gmaj7] [F#m] [F#m] [F#m] [F#m] [Em] [A] [D] [B] [G] [A] [D] [A] [Bm] [D] [G] [D] [A] [A] [A] [A] [D] Have you been [Bm] half asleep and [G] have you heard [A] voices? [D] I've heard them [Bm] calling my [G] name. [A] [D] Is this the [Bm] sweet sound that [G] calls the young [A] sailors? The [D] voice might be [Bm] one and the [G] same. [A] [Gmaj7] I've heard it too many times to ignore it. [F#m] It's something that I'm supposed to be. [Em] Someday we'll [A] find it, the [D] rainbow con[B]-nection, The [G] lovers, the [A] dreamers and [D] me. [A] La da da [Bm] dee da da [D] doo La [G] da de dee [A] da dee da <D> doo
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Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head (written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David ) { 1969 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-8n } Intro: | [F] / [Am] / | [Gm7] / [C] / | Verse 1: [F] Raindrops keep fallin' on my [Am] head And [F7] just like the guy whose feet are [Bb] too big for his [Am7] bed [D7] Nothin' seems to [Am7] fit [D7] Those [Gm7] raindrops are fallin' on my head and they keep fallin' Verse 2: [C7sus4] So I [C] just [F] did me some talkin' to the [Am] sun And [F7] I said I didn't like the [Bb] way he got things [Am7] done [D7] Sleepin' on the [Am7] job [D7] Those [Gm7] raindrops are fallin' on my head and they keep fallin' Bridge: [C7sus4] But there's [C] one [F] thing I [Am] know The [Bb] blues they send to [C] meet me [C7] won't de[Am7]-feat me It won't be long till [D7] happiness steps [Gm7] up to greet me Solo: | [Bb] / [C] / | [Bb] / [C] / | Verse 3: [F] Raindrops keep fallin' on my [Am] head But [F7] that doesn't mean my eyes will [Bb] soon be turnin' [Am7] red [D7] Cryin's not for [Am7] me [D7] 'Cause [Gm7] I'm never gonna stop the rain by complainin' [C7sus4] Because [C] I'm [F] free [Am] [Gm7] nothin's [C7sus4] worryin' [F] me Bridge: | [Am] / / / | [Bb] / / / | [C] / / [C7] | [Am7] / / / | It won't be long till [D7] happiness steps [Gm7] up to greet me Solo: | [Bb] / [C] / | [Bb] / [C] / | (Repeat verse 3) [Am] [Gm7] nothin's [C7sus4] worryin' [F] me [Am] [Gm7] nothin's [C7sus4] worryin' [F] me
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Redemption Song (by Bob Marley) { 1980 } { https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-n1 }
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Old [G] pirates, yes, they [Em] rob I [Em7]
Sold [C] I to the [G/B] merchant [Am] ships
[G] Minutes after they [Em] took I
[C] From the [G/B] bottomless [Am] pit
But my [G] ha-a-and was [Em] made strong [Em7]
[C] By the [G/B] hand of the Al[Am]-mighty
We [G] forward in this gener[Em]-ation [C] tri[Am7]-umphant[D]-ly
Won't you help to [G] sing [C] these [D] songs of [G] freedom?
Cause [C] all I [D] ever had [Em], [C] re[D]-demption [G] songs,
[C] re[D]-demption [G] songs [C] [D]
Emanci[G]-pate yourselves from mental [Em] slavery, [Em7]
None but our[C]-selves can [G/B] free our [Am] minds
Have no [G] fear for atomic [Em] energy,
Cause none of [C] them can [G/B] stop the [D] time
How [G] long shall they kill our [Em] prophets [Em7]
While we [C] stand a[G/B]-side and [Am] look?
Ooh, some [G] say it's just a [Em] part of it
We've [C] got to ful[Am7]-fill the [D] book
Won't you help to [G] sing [C] these [D] songs of [G] freedom?
Cause [C] all I [D] ever had [Em], [C] re[D]-demption [G] songs,
[C] re[D]-demption [G] songs, [C] re[D]-demption [G] songs [C] [D]
[Em] / / / / [C] / / [D] / / (x4)
Emanci[G]-pate yourselves from mental [Em] slavery, [Em7]
None but our[C]-selves can [G/B] free our [Am] minds
Have no [G] fear for atomic [Em] energy,
Cause none of [C] them can [G/B] stop the [D] time
How [G] long shall they kill our [Em] prophets [Em7]
While we [C] stand a[G/B]-side and [Am] look?
Yes, some [G] say it's just a [Em] part of it
We've [C] got to ful[Am7]-fill the [D] book
Won't you help to [G] sing [C] these [D] songs of [G] freedom?
Cause [C] all I [D] ever had [Em], [C] re[D]-demption [G] songs,
[C] All I [D] ever had [Em], [C] re[D]-demption [G] songs,
[C] These [D] songs of [G] freedom, [C] [D] songs of [G] freedom [C] [G]
[Am] [Am] <G>
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Rent (by Pet Shop Boys) { 1987 }{ http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-j2 }
Intro: [C] [F] [Bm] [E7] [F] [G] [Am] [F] [G] [Em] [Am] [F] [G] [Em] [Am] You dress me up, [F] I'm your puppet [G] You buy me things, [Em] I love it [Am] You bring me food, [F] I need it [G] You give me love, [Em] I feed it [Am] And look at the [F] two of us in [G] sympathy With [Em] everything we [Am] see I never want [F] anything, it's [G] easy You [Em] buy whatever I [C] need
But look at my [F] hopes, look at my [Bm] dreams The [E7] currency we've [F] spent I love [G] you, you pay my [Am] rent [Am] [F] I love [G] you, you pay my [Am] rent [F] [G] [Em] [Am] [F] [G] [Em]
[Am] You phone me in the [F] evening On [G] hearsay and [Em] bought me cavi[Am]-ar You took me to a [F] restaurant off [G] Broadway To [Em] tell me who you [C] are
We never-ever [F] argue, we never [Bm] calculate The [E7] currency we've [F] spent I love [G] you, you pay my [Am] rent [Am] [F] I love [G] you, you pay my [Am] rent [Am] [F] I love [G] you, you pay my [Am] rent [F] I'm your puppet [G] [Em] [Am] I love it [F] [G] [Em]
[Am] And look at the [F] two of us in [G] sympathy And [Em] sometimes ecsta[Am]-sy Words mean so [F] little, and money [G] less When you're [Em] lying next to [C] me
(C) But look at my [F] hopes, look at my [Bm] dreams The [E7] currency we've [F] spent I love [G] you, you pay my [Am] rent [Am] [F] I love [G] you, you pay my [Am] rent [Am] [F] I love [G] you, you pay my [Am] rent [F] [G] [Em] [Am] [F] [G] [Em]
(repeat, and end on) <Am>
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Revelator (by Gillian Welch) { 2001 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-9v } Intro: [Am] / / / [F] / / / [D] / / / [Am] / [Am/C] / [Am] Darling remem[F]-ber, [D] when you [Am] come to [Am/C] me [Am] That I’m the preten[F]-der, I’m [D] not what I’m su[Am]-pposed to [Am/C] be [Dm] But who could [F] know, if I’m a [C] traitor? [G] Time’s the reve[Dm]-lator [F] [Am] They caught the Ka[F]-ty, [D] and left me a [Am] mule to [Am/C] ride [Am] The fortune la[F]-dy [D] came along she [Am] walked be[Am/C]-side [Dm] But every [F] word seemed to [C] date her [G] Time’s the reve[Dm]-lator [F], the reve[F]-lator [G] Instrumental: [Am] / / / [F] / / / [D] / / / [Am] / [Am/C] / (x2) [Am] Up in the mor[F]-ning, [D] up and [Am] on the [Am/C] ride [Am] Driving to cor[F]-ning [D] and all the spin[Am]-dles [Am/C] whine [Dm] And every [F] day is getting [C] straighter [G] Time’s the reve[Dm]-lator [F], the reve[F]-lator [G] Instrumental: [Am] / / / [F] / / / [D] / / / [Am] / [Am/C] / (x2) [Am] Leaving the val[F]-ley [D] and fucking [Am] out of [Am/C] sight [Am] I’ll go back to Ca[F]-li, where [D] I can sleep out [Am] every [Am/C] night [Dm] And watch the [F] waves and move the [C] fader [G] Time’s the reve[Dm]-lator [F], the reve[F]-lator [G] [Dm] Queen of [F] fakes and imi[C]-tators [G] Time’s a reve[Dm]-lator [F] Instrumental: [Am] / / / [F] / / / [D] / / / [Am] / [Am/C] / (to fade)
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Rhinestone Cowboy (written by written by Larry Weiss, sung by Glen Campbell ) { 1975 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-A } Intro: | C / / Csus4 | C5 / / Csus4 | (x2) I've been [C] walking these streets [Csus4] so [C] long Singing the same [Csus4] old [C] song I know every crack in [Csus4] these [C] dirty sidewalks of [G] Broadway [Gsus4] [G] Where [F] hustle’s the name [Fsus4] of the [F] game And [Dm] nice guys get washed a[F]-way like the snow and the [C] rain [Csus4] [C] There's been a [G] load of compromising On the [F] road to my hor[C]-izon But [F] I'm gonna be where the [Dm] lights are shining on [G] me [Dm] [G]
Like a [F] rhine[G]-stone [C] cowboy [F] [C] Riding [C] out on a horse in a [Cmaj7] star spangled rode[G]-o [C] [G] Like a [F] rhine[G]-stone [C] cowboy [F] [C] Getting [C] cards and letters from [Cmaj7] people I don't even [G] know And offers coming over the [F] phone / / / | / / / / | [G] / / / | / / [F] [G] |
I [C] really don't mind [Csus4] the [C] rain, And smiles can hide all [Csus4] the [C] pain You're down while taking [Csus4] the [C] train that's taking the [G] long way [Gsus4] [G] And I [F] dream of things [Fsus4] I'll [F] do With a [Dm] subway token and a [F] dollar tucked inside my [C] shoe [Csus4] [C] There's been a [G] load of compromising On the [F] road to my hor[C]-izon But [F] I'm gonna be where the [Dm] lights are shining on [G] me [Dm] [G]
Like a [F] rhine[G]-stone [C] cowboy [F] [C] Riding [C] out on a horse in a [Cmaj7] star spangled rode[G]-o [C] [G] Like a [F] rhine[G]-stone [C] cowboy [F] [C] Getting [C] cards and letters from [Cmaj7] people I don't even [G] know And offers coming over the [F] phone / / / | / / / / | [G] / / / | / / … Like a [F] rhine[G]-stone [C] cowboy [F] [C] Riding [C] out on a horse in a [Cmaj7] star spangled rode[G]-o [C] [G] Like a [F] rhine[G]-stone [C] cowboy [F] [C] Getting [C] cards and letters from [Cmaj7] people I don't even [G] know And offers coming over the [F] phone / / / | / / / / | [G] / / / | / / [F] [G] | [C]
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Rhythm Of The Rain (by The Cascades )
{ 1963 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-9C } Intro: [G] [Em] [G] [D] [G] Listen to the rhythm of the [C] falling rain [G] Telling me just what a fool I've [D] been I [G] wish that it would go and let me [C] cry in vain And [G] let me be a-[D]-lone a-[G]-gain The [G] only girl I care about is [C] gone away [G] Looking for a brand new [D] start But [G] little does she know that when she [C] left that day A-[G]- long with her she [D] took my [G] heart
[C] Rain please tell me now does [Bm] that seem fair For [C] her to steal my heart away when [G] she don't care I [Em] can't love another when my [Am] heart is some-[D]-where far a-[G]-way [D]
The [G] only girl I care about is [C] gone away [G] Looking for a brand new [D] start But [G] little does she know that when she [C] left that day A-[G]-long with her she [D] took my [G] heart
[C] Rain won't you tell her that I [Bm] love her so [C] Please ask the sun to set her [G] heart aglow [Em] Rain in her heart and let the [Am] love we [D] knew start to [G] grow [D]
[G] Listen to the rhythm of the [C] falling rain [G] Telling me just what a fool I've [D] been I [G] wish that it would go and let [C] me cry in vain And [G] let me be a-[D]-lone a-[G]-gain [G] Oh listen to the [Em] falling rain, [G] pitter patter pitter [Em] patter [G] Oh listen to the [Em] falling rain, [G] pitter patter pitter [Em] patter [G]
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Rio (by Duran Duran) { 1982 } { https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-qn }
Intro: [Em] [C] [A] [C] (x2) [Em] Moving on the [C] floor now babe you're a [A] bird of para[C]-dise [Em] Cherry ice cream [C] smile I sup[A]-pose it’s very [C] nice With a [Em] step to the left and a [C] flick to the right you [A] catch that mirror way out [C] west [Em] You know you're [C] something special and you [A] look like you’re the [C] best [E] [E]
[E] Her name is [B] Rio and she [D] dances on the [A] sand [E] Just like that [B] river twisting [D] though a dusty [A] land [E] And when she [B] shines she really [D] shows you all she [A] can [E] Oh Rio, [B] Rio, dance a[D]-cross the Rio [A] Grande [Em] [C] [A] [C] [Em] [C] [A] [C]
[Em] I've seen you on the [C] beach and I've [A] seen you on T [C] V [Em] Two [C] of a billion [A] stars [C] It means so [Em] much to me [C] like a birthday [A] or a pretty [C] view [Em] But then I'm [C] sure that you [A] know it’s just for [C] you [E] [E]
[E] Her name is [B] Rio and she [D] dances on the [A] sand [E] Just like that [B] river twisting [D] though a dusty [A] land [E] And when she [B] shines she really [D] shows you all she [A] can [E] Oh Rio, [B] Rio, dance a[D]-cross the Rio [A] Grande
[C#m] [A] [F#] [A] (x2) [C#m] [F#] [A] [C#m] (x6)
[Em] Hey now, woo, [C] look at that, did she [A] nearly run you [C] down At the [Em] end of the drive the [C] lawmen arrive [A] You make me feel a[C]-live, alive, a[Em]-live [C] I'll take my [A] chance cause [C] luck is on my [Em] side or something I [C] know what you're thinking, I’ll [A] tell you something I [C] know what you're thinking [E] [E]
[E] Her name is [B] Rio and she [D] dances on the [A] sand [E] Just like that [B] river twisting [D] cross a dusty [A] land [E] And when she [B] shines she really [D] shows you all she [A] can [E] Oh Rio, [B] Rio, dance a[D]-cross the Rio [A] Grande
[E] Her name is [B] Rio, she don't [D] need to under[A]-stand [E] And I might [B] find her if I'm [D] looking like I [A] can [E] Oh Rio, [B] Rio hear them [D] shout across the [A] land [E] From mountains [B] in the north down [D] to the Rio [A] Grande
[E] [B] [D] [A] (x2)
[E] Do do [B] do do de-do, [D] Do do [A] do do de-do (x4) <E>
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Road To Nowhere (by Talking Heads) { 1985 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-2F }
[D] [D] [D] [D]
[D] We’re on a road to nowhere, [Bm] come on inside [D] Taking that ride to nowhere, [Bm] we’ll take that ride
[G] I’m feeling okay this morning [D], and you know [A] [G] We’re on the road to para[D]-dise, Here we go [A], here we go [D] [D]
[D] We’re on a road to nowhere, [Bm] come on inside [D] Taking that ride to nowhere, [Bm] we’ll take that ride
[G] Maybe you wonder where you are [D], I don’t care [A] [G] Here is where time is on our [D] side, Take you there [A], take you there [D] [D]
[D] We’re on a road to nowhere, [Bm] come on inside [D] Taking that ride to nowhere, [Bm] we’ll take that ride
There’s a [D] city in my mind, come along and take that ride And it’s all [Bm] right, baby it’s alright And it’s [D] very far away, but it’s growing day by day And it’s all [Bm] right, baby it’s alright Would you [D] like to come along, you can help me sing this song And it’s all [Bm] right, baby it’s alright They can [D] tell you what to do, but they’ll make a fool of you And it’s all [Bm] right, baby it’s alright
[D] We’re on a road to nowhere [Bm] (x3) (various yelping!) <D> We’re on a road to nowhere
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Robot Man (by The Gymslips) { 1983 }{ http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-jj }
Intro: xA|-0-----2--0--| [A] xE|----2--------|
xC|-------------|
xG|-------------|
I want a [A] robot man to [D] hold me [A] tight [B] One that I can count on every [E] single night He wouldn’t [A] run around like [D] other guys I [E] wouldn’t have to listen to his [A] alibis I want a [A] robot man to [D] call my [A] own I’d [B] never have to worry that he [E] wouldn’t phone He’d never [A] dance with any[D]-one but me [E] I’d just have to wind him with the [A] robot key
I’ve a [D] steady date (yay-yay-yay-yay) [A] Seven nights a week (yay-yay-yay-yay) And we would [B] never fight (yay-yay-yay-yay) 'Cause <E> it would be im<E>-possible for [E] him to speak
Don't want a [A] real live boy, they [D] give me [A] grief [B] Always make me cry into my [E] handkerchief So it’s a [A] robot man I’m [D] dreaming of Be[E]-cause I can depend upon a [A] robot love Instrumental : [A] [D] [B] [E] [A] [D] [E] [A]
I’ve a [D] steady date (yay-yay-yay-yay) [A] Seven nights a week (yay-yay-yay-yay) And we would [B] never fight (yay-yay-yay-yay) 'Cause <E> it would be im<E>-possible for [E] him to speak
Don't want a [A] real live boy, they [D] give me [A] grief [B] Always make me cry into my [E] handkerchief So it’s a [A] robot man I’m [D] dreaming of Be[E]-cause I can depend upon a [A] robot love (last line x8)
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Rock ‘n’ Roll Star (by Oasis) { 1994 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-bJ }
Intro: | [C] / / / | [C] / [F] / | [C] / / / | [C] / [F] / |
| [Dm] / / / | [Bb] / / / | [C] / / / | [C] / [F] / | Verse 1: [C] I live my life in the city [F] [C] And there's no easy way out [F] [Dm] The day's moving [Bb] just too fast for me [C] / / / [C] / [F] / [C] I need some time in the sunshine [F] [C] I gotta slow it right down [F] [Dm] The day's moving [Bb] just too fast for me [C] [C]
Pre-chorus: I [Am] live my life for the [F] stars that shine [C] People say it's just a waste of time [Am] Then they said I should [F] feed my head [C] That to me was just a day in bed I'll [Am] take my car and [F] drive real far [C] They're not concerned about the way we are [Bb] In my mind my dreams are real [G] Now you concerned about the way I feel Chorus: To[Bb]-niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight [F] I'm a rock ‘n' roll [C] star [C] / [F] / To[Bb]-niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight [F] I'm a rock ‘n' roll [C] star [C] / [F] /
Verse 1 Pre-chorus
Chorus
To[Bb]-niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight [F] I'm a rock n' roll [C] star [C] / [F] / [Bb] You're not down with who I am [F] Look at you now, you're all in my hands tonight [C] / / / [C] / [F] / [C] / / / [C] / [F] / [Dm] / / / [Bb] / / / [C] / / / [C] / [F] /
To[Bb]-niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight [F] I'm a rock ‘n' roll [C] star [C] / [F] / To[Bb]-niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight [F] I'm a rock ‘n' roll [C] star [C] / [F] / To[Bb]-niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight [F] I'm a rock ‘n' roll [C] star [C] / [F] / To[Bb]-niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight <F> I'm a rock ‘n' roll <C> star
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Rockin’ In The Free World (by Neil Young) { 1989 }{ http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-j7 }
Intro: [Dm] [C] [Bb] (x4) [Dm] Colours on the street [C] [Bb] [Dm] Red white and blue [C] [Bb] [Dm] People shufflin' their feet [C] [Bb] [Dm] People sleepin' in their shoes [C] [Bb] But there's a [Dm] warnin' sign on the [C] road a[Bb]-head There's a [Dm] lot of people sayin' we'd be [C] better off [Bb] dead Don't [Dm] feel like Satan but I [C] am to [Bb] them So I [Dm] try to forget it any[C]-way I [Bb] can
[F] Keep on [C] rockin' in the free world [Bb] / / / / [Bb] / / [Dm] / / (x4) [G] / / / [G7] / (x4) [Dm] [C] [Bb] (x4)
I see a [Dm] girl in the night [C] [Bb] With a [Dm] baby in her hand [C] [Bb] Under an [Dm] old street light [C] [Bb] Near a [Dm] garbage can [C] [Bb] Now she [Dm] puts the kid away and she's [C] gone to get a [Bb] hit She [Dm] hates her life and what she's [C] done to [Bb] it That's [Dm] one more kid that will [C] never go to [Bb] school Never [Dm] get to fall in love, never [C] get to be [Bb] cool
[F] Keep on [C] rockin' in the free world [Bb] / / / / [Bb] / / [Dm] / / (x4) [G] / / / [G7] / (x4) [Dm] [C] [Bb] (x4)
(not included in the acoustic version) We got a [Dm] thousand points of light [C] [Bb] For the [Dm] homeless man [C] [Bb] We got a [Dm] kinder gentler ma[C]-chine gun [Bb] hand [Dm] [C] [Bb] We got de[Dm]-partment stores and [C] toilet [Bb] paper Got [Dm] styrophone boxes for the [C] ozone [Bb] layer Got a [Dm] man of the people says [C] keep hope a[Bb]-live Got [Dm] fuel to burn, got [C] roads to [Bb] drive
[F] Keep on [C] rockin' in the free world [Bb] / / / / [Bb] / / [Dm] / / (x4) [G] / / / [G7] / (x4) [Dm] [C] [Bb] (x4)
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Running Up That Hill (by Kate Bush) { 1985 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-5R } Intro: [G] [A] [Bm] [Bm] [G] [A] (riff) [Bm] It doesn't hurt [G] me. [A] [Bm] Do you want to feel [F#m] how it feels? [G] [A] [Bm] Do you want to know [F#m] that it doesn't hurt [G] me? [A] [Bm] Do you want to hear [F#m] about the [G] deal that I'm [A] making? [G] You [D] -ou [Em] -ou, [G] It's you and [D] me. [Em]
And [G] if I only could, I'd make a [A] deal with God, And I'd [Bm] get him to swap our places, Be running up that road, [G] Be running up that hill, [A] Be running up that build[Bm]-ing. If I only could, [G] oh [A] oh [Bm] [Bm] [G] [A] (riff)
[Bm] You don't want to hurt [G] me, [A] [Bm] But see how deep [F#m] the bullet lies. [G] [A] [Bm] Unaware I'm tear[F#m]-ing you asun[G]-der. [A] [Bm] There is [F#m] thunder in our [G] hearts. [A] [Bm] Is there so much hate [F#m] for the ones we love? [G] [A] [Bm] Tell me, [F#m] we both matter, [G] don't we? [A] [G] You [D] -ou [Em] -ou, [G] It's you and [D] me. [Em] [G] It’s you and [D] me won't [Em] be unhappy.
And [G] if I only could, I'd make a [A] deal with God, And I'd [Bm] get him to swap our places, Be running up that road, [G] Be running up that hill, [A] Be running up that build[Bm]-ing. If I only could, [G] oh [A] oh [Bm] [Bm] [G] [A] [Bm] (riff)
[G] You [D] -ou [Em] -ou, [G] It's you and [D] me. [Em] [G] It’s you and [D] me won't [Em] be unhappy. [G] C'mon baby, [A] c'mon darling, [Bm] Let me steal this moment from you now. [G] C'mon angel, [A] c'mon, c'mon, darling, [Bm] Let's exchange the experience, [G] oh [A] [Bm] [Bm] (riff) [G] [A] [Bm] [Bm]
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And if I only could, [G] I'd make a deal with God, [A] And I'd get him to swap [Bm] our places, Be running up that road, [G] Be running up that hill, [A] With no [Bm] problems. [Bm] [G] [A] <Bm>
Riff xA|-12-9---|-12-9---|-12-9---|---------|-5-------7-|-------7-|-----9-|-7-5------|
xE|------7-|------7-|------5-|-7---5-7-|------12---|----12---|-------|-----7----|
xC|--------|--------|--------|---------|-----------|---------|-------|----------|
xG|--------|--------|--------|---------|-----------|---------|-------|----------|
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Save A Prayer (by Duran Duran) { 1982 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-d4 }
Intro: [Dm] / / / [F] / / / [Bbmaj7] / / / [G] / [F] / (x2 – with intro arpeggio & riff) [Dm] You saw me [F] standing by the [Bbmaj7] wall, [G] Corner of a [F] main street [Dm] And the [F] lights are flashing [Bbmaj7] on your window [G] sill [C] [Dm] All a[F]-lone, ain't much [Bbmaj7] fun, So you're [G] looking [F] for the [Dm] thrill And you [F] know just what it [Bbmaj7] takes and where to [G] go [C]
[Bm] Don't [Dmaj7] say a prayer for me [G] now, [F#m] Save it for the [A] morning af[Bm]-ter No, don't [Dmaj7] say a prayer for me [G] now, [F#m] Save it for the [A] morning af[Dm]-ter [F] [Bbmaj7] [G] (intro riff) [Dm] [F] [Bbmaj7] [G] (intro riff)
[Dm] Feel the [F] breeze deep on the in[Bbmaj7]-side, Look you [G] down in[F]-to the [Dm] well If you [F] can, you'll see the [Bbmaj7] world in all his [G] fire [C] [Dm] Take a [F] chance, like all [Bbmaj7] dreamers You can't [G] find a[F]-nother [Dm] way You don't [F] have to dream it [Bbmaj7] all, just live a [G] day [C]
[Bm] Don't [Dmaj7] say a prayer for me [G] now, [F#m] Save it for the [A] morning af[Bm]-ter No, don't [Dmaj7] say a prayer for me [G] now, [F#m] Save it for the [A] morning af[Bm]-ter [D] [G] (chorus riff) [F#m] Save it for the [A] morning af[Bm]-ter [D] [G] (chorus riff) [F#m] Save it for the [A] morning af[Dm]-ter [F] [Bbmaj7] [G] [Dm] [F] [Bbmaj7] [G]
[Dm] Pretty looking [F] road I try to [Bbmaj7] hold The rising [G] floods that [F] know my [Dm] skin Don't ask me [F] why, I'll keep my pro[Bbmaj7]-mise, Melt the ice [G] [C] [Dm] And you want[F]-ed to dance, so I as[Bbmaj7]-ked you to dance, But [G] fear is [F] in your [Dm] soul Some people [F] call it a one night [Bbmaj7] stand But we can [G] call it par[C]-adise
[Bm] Don't [Dmaj7] say a prayer for me [G] now, [F#m] Save it for the [A] morning af[Bm]-ter No, don't [Dmaj7] say a prayer for me [G] now, [F#m] Save it for the [A] morning af[Bm]-ter [D] [G] (chorus riff) [F#m] Save it for the [A] morning af[Bm]-ter [D] [G] (chorus riff) [F#m] Save it for the [A] morning af[Bm]-ter [D] [G] (chorus riff) [F#m] Save it for the [A] morning af[Bm]-ter [D] [G] (chorus riff) [F#m] Save it for the [A] morning af[Dm]-ter [C] [Bbmaj7] [Am]
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[Dm] [C] [Bbmaj7] [Am] [Dm] Save a prayer ‘till the [C] morning after [Bbmaj7] [Am] [Dm] Save a prayer ‘till the [C] morning after [Bbmaj7] [Am] [Dm] Save a prayer ‘till the [C] morning after [Bbmaj7] Save a prayer ‘till the [Am] morning af[C]-ter [Dm] Save a prayer ‘till the [C] morning after [Bbmaj7] Save a prayer ‘till the [Am] morning af[C]-ter (repeat to end)
Intro arpeggio
Intro riff
Chorus riff
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Send My Love (by Adele) { 2016 }
Intro: [D] [D] [D] [D] [Bm] [Bm] [Bm] [Bm] [D] This was all you, none of it me You put your hands all over my body and [Bm] told me Mmm, you told me you were ready [D] For the big one, for the big jump I'd be your last love, everlasting [Bm] you and me Mmm, that was what you told me [D] I'm giving you up, I've forgiven it all [Bm] You set me free, oh
Chorus: [D] Send my love to your new lover, treat her better We've [Bm] gotta let go of all of our ghosts We both know we ain't kids no more [D] Send my love to your new lover, treat her better We've [Bm] gotta let go of all of our ghosts We both know we ain't kids no more [D] [D] [D] [D]
[D] I was too strong, you were trembling You couldn't handle the hot heat [Bm] rising (rising) Mmm, baby I'm so rising [D] I was running, you were walking You couldn't keep up, you were falling [Bm] down (down) Mmm, there's only one way down [D] I'm giving you up, I've forgiven it all [Bm] You set me free, oh
Chorus: [D] Send my love to your new lover, treat her better We've [Bm] gotta let go of all of our ghosts We both know we ain't kids no more [D] Send my love to your new lover, treat her better We've [Bm] gotta let go of all of our ghosts We both know we ain't kids no more
[D] If you're ready, if you're ready, if you're ready, I am ready [Bm] If you're ready, if you're ready, we both know we ain't kids no more [D] … No, we ain't kids no [Bm] more [D] I'm giving you up, I've forgiven it all [Bm] You set me free <>
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Chorus: [D] Send my love to your new lover, treat her better We've [Bm] gotta let go of all of our ghosts We both know we ain't kids no more [D] Send my love to your new lover, treat her better We've [Bm] gotta let go of all of our ghosts We both know we ain't kids no more
[D] If you're ready, if you're ready, if you're ready, I am ready We've [Bm] gotta let go of all of our ghosts We both know we ain't kids no more [D] If you're ready, if you're ready, if you're ready, I am ready We've [Bm] gotta let go of all of our ghosts We both know we ain't kids no more <D>
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Short Haired Woman Blues (by Dave Rawlings Machine) { 2015 }{ http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-jt }
Intro: [G] / / / / [D4] / / / / [F] / / / / [C] / / / / <A7> [Em] / / / / [G] / / / / [A] / / / / [Am] / / [B5] / / (x2) (with main riff) [Em] Met her on a [G] harvest moon [A] Once upon a [Am] time in [B5] the mid[Em]-west [G] [A] [Am] [B5] [Em] She told me as we [G] stole away [A] That she was [Am] freer than [B5] all the [Em] rest [G] [A] [Am] [B5] With her [G] hair cut like a [D] farm boy and her [F] cards so close to her [C] vest Just how [G] much harm she could [D] do me, no [F] I, I never would have [C] guessed [A]
[E] Don’t go chasing wild [A] ponies, [E] they’re half-crazy and they [A] run [E] Don’t go loving short-haired women, [D] they’re gonna leave you [A] crying [A] [Asus2]-[A] After thinking it was [D] all in [E] fun [E]
[Em] / / / / [G] / / / / [A] / / / / [Am] / / [B5] / / [Em] We came upon a [G] boomer’s shack, [A] She broke the [Am] windows [B5] just be[Em]-cause [G] [A] [Am] [B5] [Em] And there along the [G] railroad track [A] She laid me [Am] down, that’s [B5] how she [Em] was [G] [A] [Am] [B5] With the [G] first rush of the [D] freight train there was [F] rain on the high summer [C] corn Oh it’s [G] just a game she [D] told me, I said [F] “No, I am [C] reborn” [A]
[E] Don’t go chasing wild [A] ponies, [E] they’re half-crazy when they [A] run [E] Don’t go loving short-haired women, [D] they’re gonna leave you [A] crying [A] [Asus2]-[A] After thinking it was [D] all in [E] fun [E]
[Em] / / / / [G] / / / / [A] Hmm [Am] mmm [B5] all in fun (x2) (with main riff) [Em] / / / / [G] / / / / [A] / / / / [Am] / / [B5] / / (x3) [Em] As for her [G] whereabouts, [A] I hear she’s [Am] living in [B5] Baton [Em] Rouge [G] [A] [Am] [B5] [Em] Giving all those [G] Creole men [A] The [Am] short-haired [B5] woman [Em] blues [G] [A] [Am] [B5] [G] [G] [D] [D] [F] [F] [C] [C] The short-haired woman [G] blues [G] [D] [D] [F] [F] [C] [C] [A] [A]
[E] [D] [A] [A] [E] [D] [A] [A] [E] Don't go loving short haired women, [D] they're gonna leave you [A] crying [A] [Asus2]-[A] After thinking it was [D] all in [G] fun [D4] [F] [C] <A7>
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(N.B. The chord labelled B5 isn’t actually a B5. But it is a good enough approximation that fits in with the
sound of the original)
Main riff: xA|-------------|----------2--|-0-------0h2-|-0-----------| xE|-0-------0h2-|-3-----------|-------------|---------3p2-|
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Since Yesterday (by Strawberry Switchblade) { 1985 } { }
Intro: [D] [A] [G] [A] (x2) [D] Just close your [A] eyes and you'll re[G]-member The [A] thoughts you've locked a[D]-way When to[A]-morrow comes your [G] way You [A] had to say
Chorus: [D] And as we [Em] sit here a[G]-lone Looking [A] for a reason to go [D] on It's so [Em] clear that all we have [G] now Are our [A] thoughts of yesterday
[D] If you're still [A] there when it's all [G] over I'm [A] scared I'll have to [D] say That a [A] part of you has [G] gone Since [A] yesterday
Chorus: [D] And as we [Em] sit here a[G]-lone Looking [A] for a reason to go [D] on It's so [Em] clear that all we have [G] now Are our [A] thoughts of yesterday
[D] La, la la [A] la, la la [G] la, la la [A] la la la la [D] La, la la [A] la, la la [G] la, la la [A] la la la la [D] [Em] [G] [A]
[D] Well maybe [A] this could be the [G] ending With [A] nothing left of [D] you A hundred [A] wishes couldn't [G] say "I [A] don't want to"
Chorus: [D] And as we [Em] sit here a[G]-lone Looking [A] for a reason to go [D] on It's so [Em] clear that all we have [G] now Are our [A] thoughts of yesterday
[D] La, la la [A] la, la la [G] la, la la [A] la la la la (It's so clear that all we have now are thoughts of yesterday) [D] La, la la [A] la, la la [G] la, la la [A] la la la la (It's so clear that all we have now are thoughts of yesterday) <D>
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Situation (by Yazoo)
{ 1982 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-6D } Intro: [C] [Bb] [C] [Bb] [C] [Bb] [C] [Bb] [C] Blue eyed dressed for [Bb] every situ[C]-ation [Bb] [C] Moving through the [Bb] doorway of a [C] nation [Bb] [F] Pick me up and shake the doubt [G] Baby I can’t do without
Chorus: [C] Don’t [Bb] mess around [C] You [Bb] bring me down [C] How you [Bb] get about [D] Don’t make a sound just [G] move out
[C] [Bb] [C] [Bb] [C] [Bb] [C] [Bb] [C] I remember [Bb] only for an [C] hour [Bb] [C] Move right through me [Bb] can you feel the [C] power [Bb] [F] I don’t know what’s going on [G] It scares me but it won’t take long
Chorus: [C] (Move out) Don’t [Bb] mess around [C] (Move out) You [Bb] bring me down [C] (Move out) How you [Bb] get about [D] Don’t make a sound just [G] move out
[C] [Bb] [C] [Bb] [C] [Bb] [C] [Bb] [C] Now he’s in con[Bb]-trol he is my [C] lover [Bb] [C] Nations stand a[Bb]-gainst him he’s your [C] brother [Bb] [F] Been a long time, been a long time now [G] I’ll get to you somehow
Chorus: (x2) [C] (Move out) Don’t [Bb] mess around [C] (Move out) You [Bb] bring me down [C] (Move out) How you [Bb] get about [D] Don’t make a sound just [G] move out
[C] [Bb] [C] [Bb] [C] [Bb] [C] [Bb]
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Some Candy Talking (by The Jesus and Mary Chain) { 1986 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-4B } Intro: [A] [A] [A] I’m going down to the place tonight To see if I can get a taste tonight [E] A taste of something warm and sweet That shivers your bones and rises to your heat [A] I’m going down to the place tonight The damp and hungry place tonight [E] Should all the stars shine in the sky They couldn’t outshine your sparkling eyes But [D] it’s so hard to be the one To [G] touch and tease and to do it all for fun But [D] it’s too much for a young heart to take Cause [E] hearts are the easiest things you could break And I [A] talk to the filth and I walk to the door I’m knee [D] deep in myself But I want to get more of that [E] stuff [D] Of that [E] stuff <D> Some candy [A] talking [D] Some candy [A] talking [D] Talk [A] [D] (x4) (instrumental / solo) And I [E] want [D] And I [E] want [D] Some candy [A] talking [D] Some candy [A] talking [D] Some candy [A] talking [D] Some candy [A] talking <D> Some candy [A] talking [D] Some candy [A] talking [D] Some candy [A] talking [D] Some candy [A] talking [D]
I love the way she's [A] walking [D] I love the way she's [A] talking [D] It's just the way she's [A] walking [D] It's just the way she's [A] talking [D]
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And I [A] need all that [D] stuff Give me [A] some of that [D] stuff I want your [A] candy, I want your [D] candy And I [A] need, give me [D] some Of your [A] stuff, give me [D] some I want your [A] candy, I want your [D] candy. I want your [A] candy, I want your [D] candy. I want <A> stuff
Solo (over instrumental section):
[A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [D]
xA|5554-455|4-20----|5554-422|0----02-|0----02-|7777-777|7777-79-|0-------|
xE|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
xC|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
xG|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
(n.b. each “-“ is half a beat)
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Songs From Under The Floorboard (by Magazine)
{ 1980 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-7M } Intro: [Dm] //// [Bb] //// [F] //// [G] //// (x2) (with riff) [Dm] I am angry I am [C] ill and I'm as [Bb] ugly as [F] sin [Dm] My irritabili[C]-ty keeps me [Bb] alive and [F] kicking [Dm] I know the meaning [C] of life, it does[Bb]-n't help me a [G] bit [Dm] I know beauty and I [C] know a good thing [Bb] when I [F] see it
Chorus: This is a [Bb] song from under the floor[F]-boards This is a [Bb] song from where the wall is [F] cracked My force of [Bb] habit, I am an [F] insect I have to con[Bb]-fess I'm proud as hell of that [F] fact Instrumental: [Dm] //// [C] // [Bb] // [F] //// ////
[Dm] I [C] know the highest [Bb] and the best [F] [Dm] I ac[C]-cord them all [Bb] due res[F]-pect [Dm] But the brightest [C] jewel in[Bb]-side of [G] me [Dm] Glows with pleasure [C] at my own stu[Bb]-pidity [F]
Chorus: This is a [Bb] song from under the floor[F]-boards This is a [Bb] song from where the wall is [F] cracked My force of [Bb] habit, I am an [F] insect I have to con[Bb]-fess I'm proud as hell of that [F] fact Instrumental: [G] //// [G] //// [G] //// [G] ////
[Dm] //// [Bb] //// [F] //// [G] //// (with riff) [Dm] //// [C] // [Bb] // [F] //// ////
[Dm] I used to make [C] phantoms I could [Bb] later [F] chase [Dm] Images of [C] all that could [Bb] be des[F]-ired [Dm] Then I got tired of [C] counting all [Bb] of these bless[G]-ings [Dm] [C] And then I [Bb] just got [F] tired
Chorus: (x2) This is a [Bb] song from under the floor[F]-boards This is a [Bb] song from where the wall is [F] cracked My force of [Bb] habit, I am an [F] insect I have to con[Bb]-fess I'm proud as hell of that [F] fact
Opening riff [Dm] [Bb] [F] [G]
xA|--3---3-|--3---3-|--0---0-|22222222|
xE|-1---1--|-1---1--|-1---1--|33333333|
xC|2---2---|0---0---|2---2---|22222222|
xG|--------|--------|--------|--------|
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Spacer (by Sheila B. Devotion) { 1979 }{ http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-ic }
Intro: [Am] / / / / [F] / / [Am] / / [G] / / / / [E7sus4] / / [Em7] / / (x2)
[Am] He's a [F] spa–[Am]–a–[G]cer A [E7sus4] star [Em7] cha–[Am]–ser A [F] spa–[Am]–a–[G]cer [E7sus4] [Em7]
[Am] / / / / [F] / / / / [C] / / [G] / / [Am] He's a ladies [F] man Always [C] greets with a [G] kiss on the [Am] hand He protects us [F] all At the [C] ready to [G] answer our [Am] call [F] In his own special [G] way [F] he is gentle and [G] kind Oppression he [F] hates Love in his [G] eyes My heart [F] skips a beat when I'm [G] by his side
[Am] He's a [F] spa–[Am]–a–[G]cer A [E7sus4] star [Em7] cha–[Am]–ser A [F] spa–[Am]–a–[G]cer [E7sus4] [Em7] [Am] He's a [F] spa–[Am]–a–[G]cer A [E7sus4] star [Em7] cha–[Am]–ser A [F] spa–[Am]–a–[G]cer [E7sus4] [Em7]
[Am] / / / / [F] / / / / [C] / / [G] / / [Am] In our galax[F]-y You can't [C] trust every[G]-one that you [Am] meet I'm so [F] lucky He's the [C] only one [G] I'll ever [Am] need [F] He will blast off to[G]-night [F] He puts his life on the [G] line ever time he's in [F] flight A man you can't [G] trace But our [F] love will last beyond [G] time and space
[Am] He's a [F] spa–[Am]–a–[G]cer A [E7sus4] star [Em7] cha–[Am]–ser A [F] spa–[Am]–a–[G]cer [E7sus4] [Em7] [Am] He's a [F] spa–[Am]–a–[G]cer A [E7sus4] star [Em7] cha–[Am]–ser A [F] spa–[Am]–a–[G]cer [E7sus4] [Em7] <Am>
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Stop! (by Erasure) { 1988 }{ http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-hd }
Intro: [A] / / / / <A> We'll be to[A]-gether again, I've been waiting for a long time We're gonna be, we're gonna be to-[D]gether again I've been connected to the [A] right line We'll be to[E]-gether and nobody ain't [D] never Gonna disconnect us or ever separate us Or say to us you've got to
[A] Stop! [G] Stand there where you are Be[D]-fore you go too far Before you make a fool out of love [A] Stop! Don't [G] jump before you look Get [D] hung upon a hook Before you make a fool out of love [A] / / / /
<A> We'll be to[A]-gether again, I've been waiting for a long time We're gonna be, we're gonna be to-[D]gether again I've been connected to the [A] right line We'll be to[E]-gether and nobody ain't [D] never Gonna disconnect us or ever separate us Or say to us you've got to
[A] Stop! [G] Stand there where you are Be[D]-fore you go too far Before you make a fool out of love [A] Stop! Don't [G] jump before you look Get [D] hung upon a hook Before you make a fool out of love [A] / / / /
<A> We'll be to[E]-gether and nobody ain't [D] never Gonna disconnect us or ever separate us Or say to us you've got to
[A] Stop! [G] Stand there where you are Be[D]-fore you go too far Before you make a fool out of love [A] Stop! Don't [G] jump before you look Get [D] hung upon a hook Before you make a fool out of love [A] / / / / <A>
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Substitute (by Righteous Brothers and by Clout)
{ 1975 } { 1978 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-7u } Intro: [D] (x4) [D] Sam, you've been waiting much too long now It [C] looks like she's not coming [D] home [D] Sam, you've been loyal, true and faithful [C] All this time with being a[D]-lone If [G] I could get that same dedi[D]-cation I'd [G] give you everything in cre[D]-ation [A7] If she doesn't come back (If she doesn't come back)
I'll be your [D] substitute [G] [A] When[G]-ever you [D] want me [G] [A] Don't you know [G] I'll be your [D] substitute [G] [A] When[G]-ever you [D] need me? [G] [A]
[D] Sam, every day you waited for her [C] I've been waiting here for [D] you [D] Sam, all this time I've been lonely I [C] know what you've been going [D] through I'll [G] wait until my chances oc[D]-cur 'Cause [G] you can't keep relying on [D] her [A7] If she doesn't come back (If she doesn't come back)
I'll be your [D] substitute [G] [A] When[G]-ever you [D] want me [G] [A] Don't you know [G] I'll be your [D] substitute [G] [A] When[G]-ever you [D] need me? [G] [A]
[C] Each day by your [G] window You sit and sigh, [D] hoping to see her [G] face Oh, you [Bm] might as well for[F#m]-get about her And [Em] find some[F#m]-one to [G] take her [A7] place (If she doesn't come back)
I'll be your [D] substitute [G] [A] When[G]-ever you [D] want me [G] [A] Don't you know [G] I'll be your [D] substitute [G] [A] When[G]-ever you [D] need me? [G] [A] (Don’t you know…)
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Sugar Town (written by Lee Hazelwood, sung by Nancy Sinatra)
{ 1966 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-7R } Intro: [G] [Am] [C] [Bm] (x2) [G] I got some [Am] troubles but [C] they won't [Bm] last [G] I'm gonna [Am] lay right down [C] here in the [Bm] grass [G] And pretty [Am] soon all my [C] troubles will [Bm] pass 'Cause I'm in [Am] shoo-shoo-shoo [D], [Am] shoo-shoo-shoo [D] [Am] Shoo-shoo, shoo-shoo, [D] shoo-shoo [G] sugar town [Am] [C] [Bm] [G] I never [Am] had a dog that [C] liked me [Bm] some [G] Never [Am] had a friend or [C] wanted [Bm] one [G] So, I just [Am] lay back and [C] laugh at the [Bm] sun 'Cause I'm in [Am] shoo-shoo-shoo [D], [Am] shoo-shoo-shoo [D] [Am] Shoo-shoo, shoo-shoo, [D] shoo-shoo [G] sugar town [Am] [C] [Bm] Instrumental: [G] [Am] [C] [Bm] (x4) [G] Yester[Am]-day it rained in [C] Tennes[Bm]-see [G] I heard it [Am] also rained in [C] Tallahas[Bm]-see [G] But not a [Am] drop fell on [C] little old [Bm] me 'Cause I was in [Am] shoo-shoo-shoo [D], [Am] shoo-shoo-shoo [D] [Am] Shoo-shoo, shoo-shoo, [D] shoo-shoo [G] sugar town [Am] [C] [Bm] [G] If I [Am] had a million [C] dollars or [Bm] ten [G] I'd [Am] give it to ya, [C] world, and [Bm] then [G] You'd [Am] go away and [C] let me [Bm] spend My life in [Am] shoo-shoo-shoo [D], [Am] shoo-shoo-shoo [D] [Am] Shoo-shoo, shoo-shoo, [D] shoo-shoo [G] sugar town [Am] [C] [Bm] [G] [Am] [C] [Bm] La, la, la [G] [Am] [C] [Bm] La, la, la [G] [Am] [C] [Bm] La, la, la [G]
Riff xA|------5-7-|-10------5-7-|------------|
xE|----------|-------------|-3----------|
xC|----------|-------------|------------|
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Sunday Girl (by Blondie) { 1978 } { https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-mP }
Intro: [D] [D] [D] [D] [D] I know a [G] girl [A] from a [D] lonely street [G] Cold as [A] ice-cream, but [D] still as sweet [G] Dry your [A] eyes Sunday [D] girl [D] [D] Hey I saw your [G] guy [A] with a [D] different girl [G] Looks like [A] he's in a[D]-nother world [G] Run and [A] hide Sunday [D] girl [D]
[G] Hurry up, hurry up and wait I stay a[D]-way all week and still I wait I [G] got the blues please come see [E] What your loving [A] means to me [B]
[E] She can't [A] catch [B] up with the [E] working crowd The [A] weekend [B] mood and she's [E] feeling proud [A] Live in [B] dreams Sunday [E] girl [E] [E] Baby [A] I would [B] like to go [E] out tonight If I [A] go with [B] you my folks'll [E] get uptight [A] Stay at [B] home Sunday [C#m] girl Ooo Ooo [G#m] Oooh [G#m] [F#] [F#] [A] [B] [E] Hey, I saw your [A] guy [B] with a [E] different girl [A] Looks like [B] he's in a[E]-nother world [A] Run and [B] hide Sunday [E] girl [E] [E] When I [A] saw you a[B]-gain in the [E] summertime [A] If your [B] love was as [E] sweet as mine [A] I could [B] be Sunday [E] girl [E]
[A] Hurry up, hurry up and wait I stay a[E]-way all week and still I wait I [A] got the blues please come see [E] What your loving means to me Hurry [A] up, hurry up, hurry up and wait [E] I got the blues, please, please, [A] please come see what you do to [E] me, I got the blues [A] [A] [E] [E] [A] [A] [E] [E] [A] Hurry up, [E] hurry up, hurry up and wait [A] Hurry up, [E] please come see what you do to [A] me [A] [E] [E] [A] [A] [E] [E] <A>
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Sunlight Bathed The Golden Glow (by Felt) { 1984 } { https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-mz }
Intro: [D] [A] [Em] [Em] (x2) [Opening riff]
[D] You're trying to [A] fool somebody, but you [Em] end up fooling yourself [D] You're reading from "A [A] season in hell"(*) but you [Em] don't know what it's about [D] I listened to [A] you now maybe [Em] you'll listen to me [D] You're trying [A] much too hard to make [Em] your world seem like a dream [F] You're stepping out of something [D] "Yeah, I'm stepping out of line" [F] Well stop making a movie of it [D] "Oh that's just my style" [Am] Stop sitting around and thinking [F] Ain't gonna do no good [Am] I thought your poetry [F] Wasn't saying what it should Instrumental: [D] [A] [Em] [Em] (x4) [Solo] [F] You're stepping out of something [D] Sunlight Bathed the Golden Glow [F] Stop making a movie of it [D] Stop telling the things I know [Am] Stop sitting around and thinking [F] You're gonna do no good [Am] I thought your poetry was [F] Sometimes good [D] You're trying to [A] fool somebody, but you [Em] end up fooling yourself [D] You're reading from "A [A] season in hell"(*) but you [Em] don't know what it's about [D] I listened to [A] you now maybe [Em] you'll listen to me [D] You're trying [A] much too hard to make [Em] your world seem like a dream [D] I listened to [A] you now maybe [Em] you'll listen to me [D] You're trying [A] much too hard to make [Em] your world seem like a dream Seem like a [D] dream [D] [A] [Em] [Em] (x2) [Outro riff] <D>
(*) The album version of the song replaces “A season in hell” with “The book of the dead”
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Opening riff: xA|-12--10--9--9-|-10--10-9--------|-----------|-9--9---------|
xE|--------------|-----------10--7-|-10--------|------10—7—10-|
xC|--------------|-----------------|-----------|--------------|
xG|--------------|-----------------|-----------|--------------|
xA|-12--10--9--9-|-10--10-9--------|-----------|-9--9-7-------|------|
xE|--------------|-----------10--7-|-10--------|-------—-9--7-|-10---|
xC|--------------|-----------------|-----------|--------------|------|
xG|--------------|-----------------|-----------|--------------|------|
Solo: xA|-10--9--7--10-|-10—9----12--12-10--9----|
xE|--------------|------10--------------10-|
xC|--------------|-------------------------|
xG|--------------|-------------------------|
xA|-10--9--7--10-|-10—9----12--12-10--9----|
xE|--------------|------10--------------10-|
xC|--------------|-------------------------|
xG|--------------|-------------------------|
xA|-9--7----7--9-|-9-—7----7--7-----------|
xE|------10------|------10------10--9--10-|
xC|--------------|------------------------|
xG|--------------|------------------------|
xA|-9--7----12--9-|-9-—7----12--12-10--9-----|
xE|------10-------|------10---------------10-|
xC|---------------|--------------------------|
xG|---------------|--------------------------|
Outro: [D] [A] [Em] [Em]
xA|------|-12--10-9----|------|-12—10-9----|
xE|------|----------10-|------|---------10-|
xC|------|-------------|------|------------|
xG|------|-------------|------|------------|
[D] [A] [Em] [Em] [D]
xA|------|-12--10-9------|--------------|------------10-9------|------|
xE|------|----------10-7-|-10--7--10--7-|-10--7-10-7------10-7-|-10---|
xC|------|---------------|--------------|----------------------|------|
xG|------|---------------|--------------|----------------------|------|
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Sunshine Superman (by Donovan) { 1966 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-dP }
Intro: [C7] [C7] [C7] [C7] [C7] Sunshine came softly through my … a-window today [C7] Could've tripped out easy a-but I've … a-changed my ways [F] It'll take time I know it … but in a while [C7] You're gonna be mine I know it, … we'll do it in style [G7] 'Cause I made my mind up you're [F] going to be mine, [F] I'll tell you right [C7] now [C7] Any trick in the book a-now baby … a-that I can find [C7] Everybody's hustlin' a-just to … have a little scene [C7] When I say we'll be cool I think that … you know what I mean [F] We stood on the beach at sunset, do you remember when? [C7] I know a beach where baby … a-it never ends [G7] When you've made your mind up, for[F]-ever to be mine … [F] I'll pick up your [C7] hand and slowly … blow your little mind
(Instrumental / Solo) [C7] [C7] [C7] [C7] [F] [F] [C7] [C7] [G7] 'Cause I made my mind up, you're [F] going to be mine. [F] I'll tell you right [C7] now [C7] Any trick in the book now baby … a-that I can find.
[C7] Superman or Green Lantern ain't got … a-nothin' on me [C7] I can make like a turtle and dive for … your pearls in the sea [F] A-you-you-you can just sit there a-thinkin' … on your velvet throne [C7] 'Bout all the rainbows a-you can … a-have for your own [G7] When you've made your mind up for[F]-ever to be mine … [C7] I'll pick up your hand and slowly … blow your little mind [G7] When you've made your mind up, for-[F]ever to be mine. [F] I'll pick up your hand [C7] [C7] I'll pick up your hand and slowly … blow your little mind (Instrumental / Solo) [C7] [C7] [C7] [C7] [F] [F] [C7] [C7] [G7] [F] [C7] [C7]
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Intro riff: xA|-3--3----------6-----3----------|
xE|--------3--6-------------6---3--|
xC|--------------------------------|
xG|--------------------------------|
Verse riff: xA|-3---------------|-3-(3)-(2)-(1)-----------|
xE|----------0---3--|-------------------0--3--|
xC|-------0---------|----------------0--------|
xG|-----------------|-------------------------|
Solo: xA|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
xE|---0-1-2/3---2/3---2/3---1---3--|---0-1-2/3---2/3---2/3---1---3--|
xC|-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
xG|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
xA|-------2/3---3---2/3---3-3--|--------------------------------|
xE|---0-1----------------------|---0-1-2/3---2/3---2/3---1---3--|
xC|-0--------------------------|-0------------------------------|
xG|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
xA|-----------8------8-------8------8--8--|-----8------8-------8------8--8--|
xE|---0-1—7/8----7/8-----7/8----7/8---8-8-|-7/8----7/8-----7/8----7/8---8-8-|
xC|-0-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
xG|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
xA|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
xE|---0-1--3-3-3---3-3--3—---0-1--|---0-1—3-3-3---3-3--3----0-1-|
xC|-0----------------------0------|-0---------------------0-----|
xG|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
xA|-10--10----10--10----10--10-|-8--8---8--8----8--8-|
xE|----------------------------|---------------------|
xC|----------------------------|---------------------|
xG|----------------------------|---------------------|
xA|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
xE|---0-1--3-3-3---3-3--3—---0-1--|---0-1—3-3-3---3-3--3----3-1-|
xC|-0----------------------0------|-0---------------------0-----|
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Sunspots (by Julian Cope)
{ 1984 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-1T } Intro: [C] [A] [D] [E] (x4) Verse 1: [C] Sunspots, [A] changing there [D] Walking round with my [E] very best friend I've got a [C] love song [A] in my head [D] Strolling round with my [E] very best friend I [C] look back, but [A] I don’t see [D] Walking round with my [E] very best friend [C] She looks good, [A] fine to me [D] I'm in love with my [E] very best friend
Chorus: [F] Meeeeeeeeee[C]-oh, it goes a[E]-way And [F] Meeeeeeeeee[C]-oh, it goes a[E]-way [E]
Verse 2: [C] Sunspots, [A] changing gear [D] Driving round with my [E] very best friend I got a [C] love song [A] in my head [D] Holding on to my [E] very best friend We [C] look back, but [A] I can't see [D] Moving on with my [E] very best friend She [C] looks good, [A] fine to me [D] I'm in love with my [E] very best friend
Repeat chorus
Instrumental verse Repeat chorus
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Sweet Baby James (by James Taylor) { 1970 }{ http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-gm }
Intro: [Bb] [Gm7] [C7sus4] [C7sus4] There [F] is a young cow[C]-boy he [Bb] lives on the [Am] range [Am] His [Dm] horse and his [Bb] cattle are his [F] only com[Am]-panions [Am] He [Dm] works in the [Bb] saddle and he [F] sleeps in the [Am] canyons [Bb] Waiting for [F] summer, his [C] pastures to [Gm] change [Gm] [C] [C] And [Bb] as the moon [C] rises he [F] sits by his [F] fire [Dm] Thinkin' about [Bb] women and [F] glasses of [C] beer [Bb] Closing his eyes as the [C] doggies re[F]-tire He [Dm] sings out a [Bb] song which is [F] soft but it's [F] clear As [Dm] if maybe [G] someone could [C] hear [C] [C] [C]
[F] Goodnight you [Bb] moonlight [C] la[Bb]-dies [Dm] Rock-a-bye [Bb] sweet baby [F] James [F] [Dm] Deep greens and [Bb] blues are the [F] colours I [F] choose Won't you [Dm] let me go [G] down in my [C] dreams [C] And [Bb] rock-a-bye [C] sweet baby [F] James [F]
Now the [F] first of De[C]-cember was [Bb] covered with [Am] snow [Am] And [Dm] so was the [Bb] turnpike from [F] Stockridge to [Am] Boston [Am] Lord the [Dm] Berkshires seemed [Bb] dreamlike on ac[F]-count of that [Am] frosting With [Bb] ten miles be[F]-hind me and [C] ten thousand [Gm] more to go [Gm] [C] [C] There's a [Bb] song that they [C] sing when they [F] take to the [F] highway A [Dm] song that they [Bb] sing when they [F] take to the [C] sea A [Bb] song that they [C] sing of their [F] home in the [F] sky Maybe [Dm] you can be[Bb]-lieve it if it [F] helps you to [F] sleep But [Dm] singing works [G] just fine for [C] me [C] [C] [C]
[F] Goodnight you [Bb] moonlight [C] la[Bb]-dies [Dm] Rock-a-bye [Bb] sweet baby [F] James [F] [Dm] Deep greens and [Bb] blues are the [F] colours I [F] choose Won't you [Dm] let me go [G] down in my [C] dreams [C] And [Bb] rock-a-bye [C] sweet baby [F] James [F]
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Take A Chance With Me (by Roxy Music) { 1982 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-cl }
Intro: [Em7] [Em7] [Em7] [Em7] (with riff) [G] As they [Bm] say, two can [A] play [Am] [G] But keep that [Bm] song away from [A] me [Am] [G] In my [Bm] time, too much [A] love [Am] [G] Has made me [Bm] sad for so [A] long [Am]
[Em] I was [A] blind, can't you [D] see [G] [G/F#] [Em] Through the [A] long, lonely [D] night [G] [G/F#] [Em] Heaven [A] knows I be[D]-lieve [G] [G/F#] [Em] Won't you [A] take a chance with [D] me [G] [G/F#]
[Em7] [Em7] [Em7] [Em7] (with riff)
[G] Sometimes [Bm] I get so [A] blue [Am] [G] People [Bm] say I'm just a [A] fool [Am] [G] All the [Bm] world, even [A] you [Am] [G] Should learn to [Bm] love the way I [A] do [Am]
[Em] I was [A] lost, can't you [D] see [G] [G/F#] [Em] Through the [A] long, lonely [D] night [G] [G/F#] [Em] Heaven [A] knows I be[D]-lieve [G] [G/F#] [Em] Won't you [A] take a chance with [D] me [G] [G/F#]
[Em7] [Em7] [Em7] <Em7> (with riff)
Riff: xA|-2-2-2-2---2---2-|
xE|-5-3-5-3---3---3-|
xC|-2-2-2-2---2---2-|
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Tears Of A Clown (written by Stevie Wonder, Hank Cosby and Smokey Robinson, as performed by The Beat) { 1979 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-6N } Intro: [A] [D] [G] Say [D] oh yeah [A] baby [D] baby [G] Verse 1: Now [D] if there's a [A] smile [D] on my [G] face, [D] It's only [A] there trying to [D] fool the [G] public [D] But when it [A] comes down to [D] fooling [G] you, [D] Now honey [A] that's quite a [D] different [G] subject [D] So don't [A] let my [D] glad ex[G]-pression [D] Give [A] you the [D] wrong im[G]-pression [D] ‘Cos really I'm [A] sad, [D] [G] Oh I’m [D] sadder than [A] sad [D] Well I’m [G] hurt and I [D] want you so [A] bad [D] Like a [G] clown I a[D]-ppear to be [A] glad [D] [G] Ooh [D] yeah
Chorus: Now there's some [E] sad things known to [C#] man But ain't [F#m] too much sadder [D] than The tears of a [A] clown [D] [G] When there's [D] no one a[A]-round [D] [G]
Say [D] oh yeah [A] baby [D] baby [G] baby [D] Oh yeah [A] baby [D] baby [G] baby [D]
Verse 2 If I a[A]-ppear to [D] be care[G]-free [D] It's only to [A] camou[D]-flage my [G] sadness And [D] honey to [A] shield my [D] pride I [G] try To [D] cover this [A] hurt with a [D] show of [G] gladness [D] So don't [A] let my [D] show con[G]-vince you [D] That [A] I've been [D] happy [G] since you [D] Decided to [A] go, [D] [G] oh I [D] need you [A] so [D] Look I'm [G] hurt and I [D] want you to [A] know, [D] Just for [G] others I [D] put on a [A] show [D] [G] Ooh [D] yeah
Chorus: Now there's some [E] sad things known to [C#] man But ain't [F#m] too much sadder [D] than The tears of a [A] clown [D] [G] When there's [D] no one a[A]-round [D] [G]
Say [D] oh yeah [A] baby [D] baby [G] baby [D] Oh yeah [A] baby [D] baby [G] baby [D]
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Bridge [A] Just [D] like Pagli[G]-acci [D] did [A] I'm gonna [D] keep my [G] surface [D] hid [A] Hiding in my [D] room I [G] try [D] But in this [A] lonely [D] room I [G] cry The [D] tears of a [A] clown [D] [G] When there's [D] no one a[A]-round [D] [G] [D] [A] [D] [G] [D] [A] [D] [G] [D] [A] [D] [G] Verse 3 Now [D] if there's a [A] smile [D] on my [G] face [D] Don't [A] let my [D] glad ex[G]-pression [D] Give [A] you the [D] wrong im[G]-pression [D] Don't [A] let this [D] smile I [G] wear [D] Make [A] you feel that [D] I don't [G] care The [D] tears of a [A] clown [D] [G] (the tears of a clown) The [D] tears of a [A] clown [D] [G] (the tears of a clown) The [D] tears of a [A] clown [D] [G] (I'm going down de town) The [D] tears of a [A] clown [D] [G] [D] (I'm going downtown)
Riff: xA|-0---7---7-9-10-9-7---------|
xE|---9----------------10-9-7—-|
xC|----------------------------|
xG|----------------------------|
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Tell That Girl To Shut Up (by Holly and the Italians, and by Transvision Vamp) { 1980 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-5H } Intro: [D] [C] [D] [C] [D] [C] [C] [D] Well you [G] got that [D] girl and she [C] lives with [D] you And she [G] does just [D] what you [C] want her [D] to And [G] when I [D] call you [C] on the [D] phone She [G] says you're not [D] there but I [C] know you're [D] home [D]
Chorus: You better [C] tell that [G] girl to [D] shut up [C] Tell that [G] girl I'm gonna [D] beat her up You better [C] tell that [G] girl [C] Tell that [G] girl [C] Tell that [D] girl [D]
Well we [G] used to [D] be the [C] best of [D] friends [G] Now all [D] that's gonna [C] have to [D] end But [G] there's one [D] thing I [C] just can't [D] see That she's [G] got you [D] hanging [C] up on [D] me [D]
Repeat chorus
Bridge: Well I [B] guess you're [C] like that [D] all of the time But it [B] takes a [C] lot for [D] me to lose my mind [B] Don't you [C] know that [D] I don't care? [F] Maybe if I hit her, [C] maybe if I pulled her [D] hair [D] Oh hey yeah yeah [C] [D] [G] [G] [C] [D] [G] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [D] [D] Well, <G> she likes to <D><D> seem inte<C>-llectuel <D><D> And to <G> be a mu<D><D>-sician she <C>goes to <D><D>school And the <G>way she <D><D>acts is <C>so un<D><D>cool I <G> just can't <D><D> stand her <C> -er -er [D] [D]
Repeat chorus (x2)
[D] Girl (girl), [D] [D] Girl (girl), [D] Girl (girl), [D] Yeah, yeah, [D] tell that girl…
Repeat chorus – end with <D>
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Tempted (by Squeeze) { 1981 } Intro: | [C] / [C/Bb] / | [F7] / / / | [C] / [C/Bb] / | [F7] / / / | I bought a [C] toothbrush, some [Em] toothpaste, A [Am] flannel for my [Am7] face, Py[D7]-jamas, a hairbrush, new [Fm] shoes, and a case, I [Cm7] said to my reflection, "Let's get [Gm7] out of this pla-a-[Ab] a-ce!" [Bb] Past the [F] church and the [F7] steeple, the [Ab] laundry on the hill, [C] Billboards and the buildings, [Bb] Memories of it [Bbaug] still keep [Cm7] calling, And [F] calling, but for[Cm]-get it all, [Ab] I know I [F] will! [F/Eb]
Chorus: [C] Tempted by the [C/Bb] fruit of a[F]-nother, [C] Tempted, but the [C/Bb] truth is dis[F]-covered, What's been [D7] going on, And now that [Dm7] you have gone, there's no [C] other, [C/Bb] [F] Tempted by the fruit of a[C]-nother, [C/Bb] [F] Tempted, but the truth is dis[Dm]-covered!
| [Fm] [Fsus2] [Fm] [F4] | [Fm] [Fsus2] [Fm] | / / / / | / / /
I'm [F4] at the [C] car park, the [G/B] airport, The [Am] baggage carou[Am7]-sel, The [D7] people keep on grabbing, ain't [Fm7] wishing I was well, I [Cm7] said ,"It's no occasion, it's no [Gm7] story I can tell!" [Ab] [Bb] At my [Eb] bedside, empty [F7] pocket, a [Ab] foot without a sock, Your [C] body gets much closer, I [Bb] fumble for the [Bbaug] clock, A[Cm7]-larmed by the se[F]-duction, I [Cm7] wish [Ab] that it would [F] stop! [F/Eb]
Chorus: [C] Tempted by the [C/Bb] fruit of a[F]-nother, [C] Tempted, but the [C/Bb] truth is dis[F]-covered, What's been [D7] going on, And now that [Dm7] you have gone, there's no [C] other, [C/Bb] [F] Tempted by the fruit of a[C]-nother, [C/Bb] [F] Tempted, but the truth is dis[Dm]-covered!
| [Fm] [Fsus2] [Fm] [F4] | [Fm] [Fsus2] [Fm] | / / / / | / / /
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I [F4] bought a [C] novel, some [C/Bb] perfume, A [Am] fortune all for [Am7] you, [D7] But it's not my conscience that [Fm7] hates to be untrue, I [Cm7] asked of my reflection, "Tell me, [Gm7] what is there to do-o-[Ab] o?" [Bb] [Eb]
Chorus: [C] Tempted by the [C/Bb] fruit of a[F]-nother, [C] Tempted, but the [C/Bb] truth is dis[F]-covered, What's been [D7] going on, And now that [Dm7] you have gone, there's no [C] other, [C/Bb] [F] Tempted by the fruit of a[C]-nother, [C/Bb] [F] Tempted, but the truth is dis[Dm]-covered!
Huh! [C] Tempted by the [C/Bb] fruit of a[F]-nother, [C] Tempted, but the [C/Bb] truth is dis[F]-covered, [F] Tempted by the fruit of a[C]-nother, [C/Bb] [F] Tempted, but the truth is dis[Dm]-covered!
| [Fm] [Fsus2] [Fm] [F4] | [Fm] [Fsus2] [Fm] [F4] | <C> | / / / / | / / / / | /
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The Fear (by Lily Allen) { 2009 } { https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-pu }
Intro: [F] [F7] [Bb] [Bbm]
[F] I want to be [F7] rich and I want lots of mo[Bb]-ney I don’t care about clev[Bbm]-er I don’t care about fun[F]-ny I want loads of [F7] clothes and fuckloads of [Bb] diamonds I heard people [Bbm] die while they are trying to find [F] them And I’ll take my [F7] clothes off and it will be shame[Bb]-less 'Cuz everyone [Bbm] knows that’s how you get fa[F]-mous I’ll look at the [F7] sun and I’ll look in the mir[Bb]-ror I’m on the right <Bbm> track, yeah I’m on to a winner
[F] I don’t [Dm] know what’s right and what’s [Am] real anymore [F] I don’t [Dm] know how I’m meant to [Eb] feel anymore [F] When do you think [Dm] it will all become [Am] clear? [F] 'Cuz I’m being [Dm] taken over by The [Eb] Fear
[F] [F7] [Bb] [Bbm] [F] Life’s about [F7] film stars and less about mo[Bb]-thers It’s all about [Bbm] fast cars and cussing each [F] other But it doesn’t [F7] matter cause I’m packing pla[Bb]-stic And that’s what makes my [Bbm] life so fucking fanta[F]-stic [F] And I am a wea[F7]-pon of massive consum[Bb]-ption And its not my fault [Bbm] it’s how I’m programmed to func[F]-tion I’ll look at the [F7] sun and I’ll look in the mir[Bb]-ror I’m on the right track <Bbm> yeah we're on to a winner
[F] I don’t [Dm] know what’s right and what’s [Am] real anymore [F] I don’t [Dm] know how I’m meant to [Eb] feel anymore [F] When do you think [Dm] it will all become [Am] clear? [F] 'Cuz I’m being [Dm] taken over by The [Eb] Fear
[F] [F7] [Bb] [Bbm] [F] [F7] [Bb] [Bbm] [F] Forget about guns [F7] and forget ammuni[Bb]-tion 'Cause I’m killing them [Bbm] all on my own little mis[F]-sion Now, I’m not a [F7] saint but I’m not a sin[Bb]-ner Now, everything's cool [Bbm] as long as I’m getting thin[F]-ner
[F] I don’t [Dm] know what’s right and what’s [Am] real anymore [F] I don’t [Dm] know how I’m meant to [Eb] feel anymore [F] When do you think [Dm] it will all become [Am] clear? [F] 'Cuz I’m being [Dm] taken over by The [Eb] Fear [F] [F7] [Bb] [Bbm] [F] [F7] [Bb] [Bbm] <Bbm >
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The Great Dominions (by The Teardrop Explodes) { 1982 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-cB }
Intro: [D] Verse 1: [D] Suddenly [C] I came to my [G] senses [D] A night on fire put [C] out all [G] traces of feeling [D] I'm only concerned with [C] looking con[G]-cerned [D] I don't want to get my [C] laces burned [G] [D] [D] [C] [G] Verse 2: [D] We talked for hours, [C] except for the [G] fainting [D] We seemed so enchanted, but [C] now my ex[G]-pression is changing [D] See, see for yourself I'm [C] run down by a [G] train [D] I stand back from a shark attack And it's [C] all the same [G]
Chorus: Mummy I've been [D] fighting again Mummy I've been [C] fighting again [G] Mummy I've been [D] fighting again Mummy I've been [C] fighting again [G]
[D] [D] [C] [G] Verse 3: [D] I should have known [C] you'd seek my o[G]-pinion [D] From all over the country and [C] out to the [G] great dominions [D] Careful some of the blunders of [C] history have been [G] made that way [D] I'm still stuck in this pickle jar on a [C] paper carpet [G]
Chorus: (x2) Mummy I've been [D] fighting again Mummy I've been [C] fighting again [G] Mummy I've been [D] fighting again Mummy I've been [C] fighting again [G] Fight, fight, fight [D] fighting again Fight, fight, fight [C] fighting again [G] Fight, fight, fight [D] fighting again Fight, fight, fight [C] fighting again [G] Fight, fight, fight [D] fighting again Fight, fight, fight [C] fighting again [G] [D] [D] [C] [G] (repeat to end on <D>)
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The King Of Rock and Roll (by Prefab Sprout) { 1988 } { https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-p5 }
Intro: [D] [D] [C] [C] [Am7] [Am7]
[G] La la la la la la [Bm7] la la la la la la [Am7]
[G] La la la la la la [Bm7] la la la la la la [Am7]
All my [D] lazy teenage boasts, are now [C] high precision ghosts
And they're [Am7] coming round the track, to [G] haunt me [D]
When she [D] looks at me and laughs, I re[C]-mind her of the facts
I'm the [Am7] king of rock and roll, com[G]-pletely [D]
[G] Up from [D] suede shoes [C] to my baby blues [C] (hot dog!)
[G] Hot dog, [Bm7] jumping frog, [Am7] Albu[Em]-querque
[G] Hot dog, [Bm7] jumping frog, [Am7] Albu[Em]-querque
The [D] dream helps you forget, you ain't [C] never danced a step
You were [Am7] never fleet of foot, [G] hippy [D]
All the [D] pathos you can keep, for the [C] children in the street
For the [Am7] vision I have had, is [G] sweeping [D]
[G] New broom, [D] this room, [C] sweep it clean [C] (hot dog!)
[G] Hot dog, [Bm7] jumping frog, [Am7] Albu[Em]-querque
[G] Hot dog, [Bm7] jumping frog, [Am7] Albu[Em]-querque
[Am7] High kickin' dandy,
[G] Fine figure fine cut a [Bm7] fine figure fine oh [Am7] yeah
Long legged candy,
[G] Fine figure fine cut a [Bm7] fine figure fine oh [Am7] yeah
Now my [D] rhythm ain't so hot, but it's the [C] only friend I've got
I'm the [Am7] king of rock and roll, com[G]-pletely [D]
All the [D] pretty birds have flown, now I'm [C] dancing on my own
I'm the [Am7] king of rock and roll, com[G]-pletely [D]
And I’m [G] up from [D] suede shoes [C] to my baby blues [C] (hot dog!)
[G] Hot dog, [Bm7] jumping frog, [Am7] Albu[Em]-querque
[G] Hot dog, [Bm7] jumping frog, [Am7] Albu[Em]-querque
[Am7] High kickin' dandy,
[G] Fine figure fine cut a [Bm7] fine figure fine oh [Am7] yeah
Long legged candy,
[G] Fine figure fine cut a [Bm7] fine figure fine oh [Am7] yeah
[G] Hot dog, [Bm7] jumping frog, [Am7] Albu[Em]-querque
[G] Hot dog, [Bm7] jumping frog, [Am7] Albu[Em]-querque
[G] Hot dog, [Bm7] jumping frog, [Am7] Albu[Em]-querque
[G] Hot dog, [Bm7] jumping frog, <Am7><Am7> Albuquerque
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The Mating Game (by The Monochrome Set) { 1982 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-2l } Intro: [D] [D] [D] Kiss, [A] lick, [D] stroke, [A] flick [G] Quiver, quiver, [A] shake and shiver, [D] baby, wow [A] [D] Un-[A]clasp, [D] flop, [A] gasp [G] Sopping, sopping, [A] there's no stopping [D] now [G] [D]
Blonde, brunette, or [G] redhead Black, yellow or [D] white They're all the same [C] In the mating game [G] But I can' t complain [A] now [A]
[D] Squeeze, [A] suck, [D] pinch, [A] pluck [G] Wobble, wobble, [A] grab and gobble, [D] darling, moan [A] [D] Un-[A]zip, [D] ooze, [A] drip [G] Dippy, dippy, [A] wet and slippy, [D] groan [G] [D]
Blonde, brunette, or [G] redhead Black, yellow or [D] white They kiss the same [C] In the mating game [G] But I can' t complain [A] now [A]
[C] Bend, [G] peel, [C] slap, [G] squeal [F] Doggie, doggie, [G] shudder, on your [C] bended knees [G] [C] Thrust, [G] pump, [C] spurt, [G] slump [F] Ciggy, ciggy, [G] puff, puff, cough and [C] wheeze [F] [C]
Blonde, brunette, or [F] redhead Black, yellow or [C] white They taste the same [Bb] In the mating game [F] But I can' t complain [G] now <G>
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The Mighty Ship (by The Housemartins) { 1986 }
Intro: xA|-----------------0-|-----------------0-|
xE|-3-3-3---3-3-3-1---|-3-3-3---3-3-3-1---|
xC|-------------------|-------------------|
xG|-------------------|-------------------|
[C] [F] [C] [G] (riff 1) [C] [F] [C] [G] (riff 1)
[C] [Am] [F] [G] (riff 2) [C] [Am] [F] [G] (riff 2)
[C] [F] [C] [G] (riff 1) [C] [F] [C] [G] (riff 1)
[C] [Am] [F] [G] (riff 2) [C] [Am] [F] [G] (riff 2)
Riff break:
xA|-3-3-3---3-3-3-1-5-|-3--3--3--3--1---|
xE|-------------------|---------------3-|
xC|-------------------|-----------------|
xG|-------------------|-----------------|
[C] [F] [C] [G] (riff 1) [C] [F] [C] [G] (riff 1)
(ending) <C>
Riff 1 [C] [F] [C] [G] xA|-(5)--5--5-|-5------|-8--7--5------5--5--5-|-5-----5-|-5--|
xE|-----------|--8-----|----------8-----------|--8------|----|
xC|-----------|------7-|----------------------|---------|----|
xG|-----------|--------|----------------------|---------|----|
Riff 2 [C] [Am] [F] [G] xA|-8--8--8-|-8-7---8-|-8--7--5-----(7)-|-8-7-5----8-7-5---|-5--|
xE|---------|---------|----------8------|-------8--------8-|----|
xC|---------|---------|-----------------|------------------|----|
xG|---------|---------|-----------------|------------------|----|
Ending <C> xA|-8-7--5----|--------|
xE|---------8—|-8------|
xC|-----------|--------|
xG|-----------|--------|
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The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone) (by U2) { 2014 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-9c } Intro: [A] / / / [A] / [G] / [A] / / / [A] / [G] / I was [A] chasing down the [C] days of fear [G] Chasing down a dream before it [F] disappeared [Am] I was [A] aching to be [C] somewhere near Your [G] voice was all I heard [G] / [F] / I was [A] shaking from a [C] storm in me [G] Haunted by the spectres that we [F] had to see [Am] Yeah, I [A] wanted to be the [C] melody Above the [G] noise, above the hurt [G] / [F] / I was [A] young, not [C] dumb Just [G] wishing to be [F] blinded [E] By [A] you, brand [C] new And we were [D] pilgrims on our way [D] / / / [D] / / / [D] / / /
Chorus: I [G] woke up at the [D] moment when the [Bm] miracle o[A]-ccurred [Asus4] / [A] Heard a [G] song that made some [D] sense out of the [A] world [Asus4] / [A] [A] [Asus4] / [A] [G] Everything I [D] ever lost, [Bm] now has been re-[A]turned [Asus4] / [A] The most [G] beautiful [D] sound I'd ever [A] heard [Asus4] / [A] [A] [Asus4] / [A]
[A] Oh–oh–oh–[C]-oh–oh–oh–oh–[G]-oh Oh-oh–[F]-oh–oh–[E]-oh-oh [A] Oh–oh–oh–[C]-oh–oh–oh–oh–[G]-oh [F] Oh–oh-oh
We got [A] language so we can't com[C]-municate Re[G]-ligion so I can [F] love and hate [A] Music so I can ex[C]-aggerate my [G] pain, and [F] give it a name I was [A] young, not [C] dumb Just [G] wishing to be [F] blinded [E] By [A] you, brand [C] new And we were [D] pilgrims on our way [D] / / / [D] / / / [D] / / /
Chorus: I [G] woke up at the [D] moment when the [Bm] miracle o[A]-ccurred [Asus4] / [A] Heard a [G] song that made some [D] sense out of the [A] world [Asus4] / [A] [A] [Asus4] / [A] [G] Everything I [D] ever lost, [Bm] now has been re-[A]turned [Asus4] / [A] The most [G] beautiful [D] sound I'd ever [A] heard [Asus4] / [A] [A] [Asus4] / [A]
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We can [A] hear you [C] (hear [G] you) We can [A] he-e-ear [C] you [G] We can [A] hear you [C] (hear [G] you) [G] Ooooo-[F]-ooh-[E]-ooh [A5] (clap-clap) [A5] (clap-clap) [A5] (clap-clap) [G] [F] [A5] (clap-clap) [A5] (clap-clap) [A5] (clap-clap) [G] [F]
Chorus: I [G] woke up at the [D] moment when the [Bm] miracle o[A]-ccurred [Asus4] / [A] I [G] get so many [D] things I don’t de[A]-serve [Asus4] / [A] [A] [Asus4] / [A] [G] All the stolen [D] voices will [Bm] someday be re-[A]turned [Asus4] / [A] The most [G] beautiful [D] sound I'd ever [A] heard [Asus4] / [A] [A] [Asus4] / [A]
[A] Oh–oh–oh–[C]-oh–oh–oh–oh–[G]-oh Oh-oh–[F]-oh–oh–[E]-oh-oh [A] Oh–oh–oh–[C]-oh–oh–oh–oh–[G]-oh [F] Oh–oh-oh (Your voices will be heard)
[A5] [A5]
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The Only One I Know (by The Charlatans) { 1990 } { https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-lU }
Intro: [C] / / / | / / / [Bb] | (x4) [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] The only one I know [Bb] Has come to [Eb] take me a[F]-way [C] The only one I know [Bb] Is mine when [Eb] she stitches [F] me [C] [C] [C] The only one I see [Bb] Has found an [Eb] aching in [F] me [C] The only one I see [Bb] Has turned her [Eb] tongue into [F] me
[C] Everyone has been [Bb] burned before [F] Everybody knows the [G] pain
[C] The only one I know [Bb] Never cries, never [Eb] opens her [F] eyes [C] The only one I know [Bb] Wide awake and [Eb] then she's a[F]-way [C] [C] [C] The only one I see [Bb] Is mine when she [Eb] walks down our [F] street [C] The only one I see [Bb] Has carved her [Eb] way into [F] me [C] [C]
[C] Everyone has been [Bb] burned before [F] Everybody knows the [G] pain [C] Everyone has been [Bb] burned before [F] Everybody knows the [G] pain
[C] [C] [C] [C] [C] / / / [C] / / / [Eb] / [F] / [C] / / / [C] / / / [C] / / / [Eb] / [F] / [C] / / /
[C] Everyone has been [Bb] burned before [F] Everybody knows the [G] pain [C] Everyone has been [Bb] burned before [F] Everybody knows the [G] pain
<F> <G> / / / <F> <G> / / / <F> <C>
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The Only Way Is Up (written by George Jackson and Johnny Henderson, sung by Yazz ) { 1988 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-be } Intro: [C] [C] [F] [F] [C] [C] [F] [F] We’ve been broken [C] down To the [F] lowest turn And [C] being on the bottom line Sure [F] ain't no fun But if [C] we should be evicted [F] From our homes We'll just [C] move somewhere [Am] else And still [F] carry on [G] If we [C] hold on (hold on), [E] hold on (hold on), [F] mmmm [G] If we [C] hold on (hold on), [E] hold on (won’t be lo[F]-ng [G]now)
Chorus: The only way is [C] up, [E] baby For [F] you and me, now [G] The only way is [C] up, [E] baby For [F] you and me, now [G]
Now we may not [C] know Where our next [F] meal is coming from But [C] with you by my side We’ll [F] face what is to come [C] [Girl/Boy], I wanna thank you For [F] loving me this way Things may [C] be a little [Am] hard now But we'll [F] find a brighter day [G] If we [C] hold on (hold on), [E] hold on (hold on), [F] mmmm [G] If we [C] hold on (hold on), [E] hold on (won’t be lo[F]-ng [G]now)
Chorus Instrumental: [Am] [Am] [D] [D] [Am] [Am] [Bb] [Bb] If we <C> hold on (hold on), <E> hold on (hold on), <F> mmmm <G> If we <C> hold on (hold on), <E> hold on (won’t be lo<F>-ng <G>now)
Chorus
The only way is [C] up, [E] baby For [F] you and me, now [G] The only way is [C] up, [E] baby For <F> you and <Fm> me, <C> now
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The Town I Loved So Well (by Phil Coulter) { 1973 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-fl }
Intro: [G] [D] [C] [G] [C] [C] [G] [D] In my [G] memo[D]-ry I will [C] always [G] see the [C] town that [G] I have loved so [D] well Where our [G] school played [D] ball by the [C] gas yard [G] wall and we [C] laughed through the [G] smoke [D] and the [G] smell Going [Em] home in the [D] rain, running [G] up the dark [Em] lane past the [C] jail and down behind the [D] fountain Those were [G] happy [D] days in so [C] many, many [G] ways in the [C] town I [G] loved [D] so [G] well In the [G] early [D] morning the [C] shirt factory [G] horn called [C] women from [G] Creggan, the Moor and the [D] Bog While the [G] men on the [D] dole played a [C] mother's [G] role, fed the [C] children and [G] then [D] walked the [G] dogs And when [Em] times got [D] tough there was [G] just about en[Em]-ough But they [C] saw it through without com[D]-plaining For [G] deep in[D]-side was a [C] burning [G] pride in the [C] town I [G] loved [D] so [G] well There was [G] music [D] there in the [C] Derry [G] air like a [C] language that [G] we all could under[D]-stand I re[G]-member the [D] day that I [C] earned my first [G] pay As I [C] played in a [G] small [D] pick-up [G] band There I [Em] spent my [D] youth and to [G] tell you the [Em] truth I was [C] sad to leave it all be[D]-hind me For I [G] learned about [D] life and I'd [C] found a [G] wife in the [C] town I [G] loved [D] so [G] well
[Instrumental verse]
But when [G] I re[D]-turned how my [C] eyes have [G] burned to [C] see how a [G] town could be brought to its [D] knees By the [G] armoured [D] cars and the [C] bombed out [G] bars and the [C] gas that hangs [G] on to [D] every [G] tree Now the [Em] army's in[D]-stalled by that [G] old gas yard [Em] wall and the [C] damned barbed wire gets higher and [D] higher With their [G] tanks and their [D] guns, oh my [C] God, what have they [G] done? to the [C] town I [G] loved so [D] well [G] Now the [G] music's [D] gone but they [C] carry [G] on For their [C] spirit's been [G] bruised, never bro[D]-ken They will [G] not for[D]-get but their [C] hearts are [G] set on to[C]-morrow and [G] peace [D] once [G] again For what's [Em] done is [D] done and what's [G] won is [Em] won and what's [C] lost is lost and gone for[D]-ever I can [G] only [D] pray for a [C] bright, brand new [G] day in the [C] town I [G] loved [D] so [G] well [C] [G]
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The Universal (by Blur ) { 1995 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-2u } Intro: [G] [Bm] (x3) [G] This is the next cen[Bm]-tury, [G] [Bm] Where the [G] universal's [Bm] free, [G] [Bm] You can [D] find it any[Am]-where, [D] Yes, the fu[Am]-ture's been sold. [G] Every night we're [Bm] gone, [G] [Bm] [G] And to karaoke [Bm] songs, [G] [Bm] How we [D] like to sing a[Am]-long, [D] Although the [Am] words are wrong.
Chorus: It [Gsus4] real-[G]ly, [Gsus4] real-[G]ly, [Gsus4] real-[G]ly, could hap[C]-pen, Yes, it [Gsus4] real-[G]ly, [Gsus4] real-[G]ly, [Gsus4] real-[G]ly, could hap[C]-pen, When the [Bm] days they seem to fall through you, Well [C] just [C/B] let them [Am] go [Am] [D] [D] [G] [Bm] [G] [Bm]
No [G] one here is a[Bm]-lone, [G] [Bm] Sate[G]-llites in every [Bm] home, [G] [Bm] Yes the [D] universal's [Am] here, [D] Here for [Am] everyone. Bridge: [G] [Bm] [G] [Bm] Every [G] paper that you [Bm] read [G] [Bm] Says tomor[D]-row's your lucky [Am] day, [D] Well, here's your [Am] lucky day.
Chorus (x2) (end on [G])
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The Way Old Friends Do (by Abba) { 1980 }{ http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-jT }
Intro: [D] / / / / [G] / / / / [D] / / [A] / / [D] / / / / [D] You and [G] I can [A] share the [D] silence Finding comfort to[G]-gether The [D] way old friends [A] do And [D] after [G] fights and [A] words of [D] violence We make up with each [G] other The [D] way old [A] friends [D] do [D] Times of [G] joy and times of [D] sorrow [D] We will [G] always [D] see it [A] through Oh [D] I don't [G] care what [A] comes to[D]-morrow We can face it to[G]-gether The [D] way old [A] friends [D] do [D] You and [G] I can [A] share the [D] silence Finding comfort to[G]-gether The [D] way old friends [A] do And [D] after [G] fights and [A] words of [D] violence We make up with each [G] other The [D] way old [A] friends [D] do [D] Times of [G] joy and times of [D] sorrow [D] We will [G] always [D] see it [A] through Oh [D] I don't [G] care what [A] comes to[D]-morrow We can face it to[G]-gether The [D] way old [A] friends [D] do We can face it to[G]-gether The [D] way old [A] friends [D] do
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There’s A Whole Lotta Heaven (by Iris DeMent ) { 2012 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-72 } Intro: [G] // [Em] // [C] // [D] // (x3) [G] // [C] // [G] // [D] // Verse 1: There's a [G] lot of people talkin' 'bout [C] getting in the gloryland [G] way [C] [G] [Em] Walkin' straight and narrow just [A] trying to get to heaven some[Am]-day [D] But I've been [G] saved by the love of the [C] people livin' right [G] here [B] [Em] [C] And there's a [G] whole lotta [Em] heaven [C] shinin' in this [D] river of [G] tears [C] [G] Verse 2: [G] We don't have a prophet who can [C] tell us what our future [G] holds [C] [G] We've [Em] only got each other and the [A] love we carry in our [Am] souls [D] Though this [G] world's full of trouble and the [C] path we walk is never quite [G] clear [B] [Em] [C] There's still this [G] whole lotta [Em] heaven [C] shinin' in this [D] river of [G] tears [C] [G]
Chorus: There's a [C] whole lotta heaven shinin' in this river of [G] tears [C] [G] If you [Em] pull back the [A] curtain little diamonds will a[Am]-ppear [D] You can have your [G] streets of gold if you [C] want 'em and your mansion so [G] dear [B] [Em] [C] But I'll take the [G] whole lotta [Em] heaven [C] shinin' in this [D] river of [G] tears [C] [G]
Verse 3: This [G] life that I'm livin' is like a [C] ship that don't want to be [G] steered [C] [G] Sometimes I [Em] wake up in the mornin' thinkin' [A] I could buckle beneath the [Am] weight of my own [D] fears It's some [G] pain, some strain and some [C] struggle but I perse[G]-vere [B] [Em] [C] There’s a [G] whole lotta [Em] heaven [C] shinin' in my [D] river of [G] tears [C] [G]
There's a [C] whole lotta heaven shinin' in this river of [G] tears [C] [G] If you [Em] pull back the [A] curtain little diamonds will a[Am]-ppear [D] You can have your [G] streets of gold if you [C] want 'em and your mansion so [G] dear [B] [Em] [C] But I'll take the [G] whole lotta [Em] heaven [C] shinin' [D] I want the [G] whole lotta [Em] heaven [C] shinin' [D] I love the [G] whole lotta [Em] heaven [C] shinin' in this [D] river of [G] tears [C] [G]
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This Old Town (written by by Janis Ian & Jon Vezner, as performed by Nanci Griffith ) { 1993 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-9U } Intro: [A] [A] [A] This old town should've burned down in [E] 192[F#m]-9 [E] That's when we stood in [F#m] line [D] Waiting for our [E] soup [D] Swallowing our [E] pride [A] This old town should've burned down in [E] 193[F#m]-1 When the [E] rain refused to [F#m] come [D] Air filled up our [E] bellies, [D] dust filled up our [E] lungs And we [D] thought [C#m] our [Bm] time [C#m] had [D] come [E]
Chorus: This old [D] town was [E] built by [A] hand In the [D] dust bowl [E] of the [A] mother[E]-land [D] [C#m] [Bm] [F#m] There must be [C#m] rock [D] beneath this sand Oh [Bm] I'll be damned, <E> this town still [A] stands [A]
[A] This old town should've burned down in [E] 194[F#m]-4 When the [E] last men went to [F#m] war [D] They came back [E] different If [D] they came back at [E] all [A] This old town should've burned down in [E] 195[F#m]-6 [E] That's when the twister [F#m] hit And [D] all our hopes were [E] buried Be[D]-neath the boards and [E] bricks And we [D] al[C#m]-most [Bm] called [C#m] it [D] quits [E]
Chorus [F#m] Somewhere in the distance The [C#m] city lights do [D] shine The sidewalks gleam with [A] neon dreams That call from time to [E] time [F#m] When my children's children Ask me [C#m] why I didn't [D] go They say the heart of any [E] town Is the [D] people that you've [E] known They'll [D] al[C#m]-ways [Bm] call [C#m] you [D] home [E]
Chorus
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Thinking Out Loud (by Ed Sheeran ) { 2014 } Intro : [D] [Bm7] [G] [A] (x2) [D] When your [Bm7] legs don't work like they [G] used to before [A] [D] And I [Bm7] can't sweep you off of your [G] feet [A] [D] Will your [Bm7] mouth still remember the [G] taste of my [A] love [D] Will your [Bm7] eyes still smile from your [G] cheeks [A]
Pre-chorus: And darling [D] I [Bm7] will be loving you [G] ‘til [A] we're 70 [D] [Bm7] [G] [A] And baby my [D] [Bm7] heart could still fall as [G] hard [A] at 23 [D] [Bm7] [G] And I'm thinking [A] ‘bout how
Chorus: [Em] People fall in love in myst[A]-erious [D] ways [Em] Maybe just the touch of a [A] hand [Em] Well me I fall in love with you every [A] single [D] day And [Em] I just wanna tell you I [A] am <A> So honey now [D] [Bm7] [G] [A] Take me into your loving arms [D] [Bm7] [G] Kiss me [A] under the light of a [D] thousand [Bm7] stars [G] Place your [A] hand on my beating heart [D] [Bm7] I'm thinking [G] out [A] loud And maybe [Bm] we [D] found [G] love [D] right [Em] where [A] we [D] are
[D] When my [Bm7] hair's all but gone and my [G] memory fades [A] [D] And the [Bm7] crowds don't remember my [G] name [A] [D] When my [Bm7] hands don't [G] play the strings the [A] same way [D] I know [Bm7] you will still love me the [G] same [A]
Pre-chorus: Cause honey [D] your [Bm7] soul could never [G] grow [A] old it's evergreen [D] [Bm7] [G] [A] And baby your [D] [Bm7] smile's forever in [G] my [A] mind and memory [D] [Bm7] [G] And I'm thinking [A] ‘bout how
Chorus: [Em] People fall in love in myst[A]-erious [D] ways And [Em] maybe it’s all part of a [A] plan Well [Em] I’ll just keep on making the [A] same [D] mistakes [Em] Hoping that you’ll under[A]-stand <A> Well baby now [D] [Bm7] [G] [A] Take me into your loving arms [D] [Bm7] [G] Kiss me [A] under the light of a [D] thousand [Bm7] stars [G] Place your [A] hand on my beating heart [D] [Bm7] I'm thinking [G] out [A] loud Well maybe [Bm] we [D] found [G] love [D] right [Em] where [A] we [D] are
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Instrumental: [D] [Bm7] [G] [A] (x4)
So baby now [D] [Bm7] [G] [A] Take me into your loving [D] arms [Bm7] [G] Kiss me [A] under the light of a [D] thousand [Bm7] stars [G] Place your [A] hand on my beating heart [D] [Bm7] I'm thinking [G] out [A] loud Well maybe [Bm] we [D] found [G] love [D] right [Em] where [A] we [D] are Maybe [Bm] we [D] found [G] love [D] right [Em] where [A] we [D] are [Bm] We [D] found [G] love [D] right [Em] where [A] we [D] are
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Tiny Children (written by Julian Cope, performed by The Teardrop Explodes ) { 1982 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-5a } Intro: [C] [Dm] [Em] [Dm] (x2) Verse 1: [C] Half the [Dm] time as I [Em] sit in disa[Dm]-rray I am [C] thinking of a [Dm] dream I never [Em] had [Dm] Then [C] lie awake, and [Dm] for a while I [Em] call your name in [Dm] Colin’s house But [C] tiny children have a [Dm] way of falling [Em] down [Dm]
Interlude 1: Oh, [Eb] I could make a [Dm] meal Of that [Eb] wonderful des[Dm]-pair I feel But [Eb] waking up I [Dm] turn and face the [G] wall [G]
Verse 2: The [C] car ar[Dm]-rives and [Em] takes me back a[Dm]-gain [C] Drifting through im[Dm]-aginary [Em] planes [Dm] And [C] fighting men a[Dm]-board a raft A [Em] sailing ship has [Dm] run aground And [C] confidence is [Dm] valued in these [Em] days [Dm]
Interlude 2: But [Eb] each charac[Dm]-ter Is [Eb] plundering my [Dm] home And [Eb] taking every[Dm]-thing that is my [G] own [G]
Interlude 3: Oh [Dm] no, I’m not [C] sure about Those [Dm] things that I [C] care about Oh [Dm] no, I’m not [C] sure, not any [G] more [G] Repeat Interlude 3
Instrumental: [C] [Dm] [Em] [Dm] (repeat to fade)
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Together In Electric Dreams (by Phil Oakey & Giorgio Moroder ) { 1985 } Intro: [C] [F] [G] [C] (x2) Verse 1: I [C] only knew you [G] for a while I [Am] never saw your [F] smile 'til it was [C] time to go [Bb] Time to go a[Dm]-way ([F] time to [G] go away) Some[C]-times it's hard to [G] recognize Love [Am] comes as a sur[F]-prise And it's too [C] late It's [Bb] just too late to [Dm] stay, too [F] late to [G] stay
Chorus: [C] [F] We’ll always be to[Am]-gether How[F]-ever [G] far it [C] seems (love never ends) [F] We’ll always be to[Am]-gether To[Dm]-gether in e[G]-lectric [C] dreams Instrumental: [C] [F] [G] [C] (x2)
Verse 2: Be[C]-cause the friendship [G] that you gave Has [Am] taught me to be [F] brave No matter where I [C] go I’ll never [Bb] find a better [Dm] prize ([F] find a [G] better prize) [C] Though you're miles and [G] miles away I [Am] see you every [F] day I don't have to [C] try I [Bb] just close my [Dm] eyes, I [F] close my [G] eyes
Repeat Chorus (x2)
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Top Of The Pops (by The Rezillos) { 1978 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-I } Intro: | [C] / / / | [A] / / [X] | Verse 1: (Hold [D] Tight!) Now we’re [A] on our own (Cue [D] light!) Now it’s [G] ready to roll (To[D]-night!) How I’ve waited for, [C] aggravated for [A] years [Bm] (It’s [D] fun!) Oh I [A] just can’t wait (Hold [D] on!) Do I [G] look up to date? (You're [D] on!) I’ll do anything [C] if that’s the right thing to [A] see [Bm] Bridge 1: [G] Does it matter [Bm] what is shown? [A] Just as long as everyone knows [G] What is selling [Bm] what to buy [A] The stock market for your hi-fi
Chorus: (Riff) (Riff) | [D] | [A] (Take the money!) | [D] | [A] (Leave the box) | (Riff) | [D] | [A] Everybody’s on [G]Top Of The [A] Pops
Verse 2: (There's [D] one!) Born [A] every day (Sing [D] song!) Then [G] fade away (Ding [D] dong!) What's the future in [C] the pop music [A] industry [Bm] (Al[D]-right!) So you [A] make the grade (Hold [D] tight!) To the [G] buck you made (Just [D] wait!) You been rated for [C] constipated peak [A] viewing time [Bm] Bridge 2: [G] Does it matter [Bm] what is shown? [A] Just as long as everyone knows [G] What's in fashion [Bm] what is seen [A] On the front of a television screen
Repeat Chorus: Repeat Verse 1 / Bridge 1
Repeat Chorus (x2) Everybody’s on [G]Top Of The [A] Pops [X] Hey!
Riff: xA|-----------------------|
xE|-------(0)-(2)-2-------|
xC|-2-2-2-----------2-----|
xG|-------------------2---|
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True Faith (by New Order) { 1987 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-8i } Intro: [Dm] [F] [C] [G] [Dm] [F] [C] [G] [Dm] [F] [C] [Bb] [Bb] Verse 1: [Dm] I feel so ex[Bb]-traordi[C]-nary [Am] Something's got a [C] hold on me I [Dm] get this feeling [Bb] I'm in [C] motion A [Am] sudden sense of [C] liber[G]-ty [Dm] I don't care 'cause [C] I'm not there And [Bb] I don't care if I'm [Am] here tomorrow A[C]-gain and again I've [Bb] taken too much Of [Am] all the things that [A] cost you too much
Chorus: [Dm] I used to think that the [F] day would never [C] come I'd see delight in the [G] shade of the morning [Dm] sun My morning sun is the [F] drug that brings me [C] near To the childhood I [G] lost, replaced by [Dm] fear I used to think that the [F] day would never [C] come That my life would de[Bb]-pend on the morning sun [Bb] [Bb]
Verse 2: [Dm] When I was a [Bb] very [C] small boy, [Am] Very small boys [C] talked to me [Dm] Now that we've grown [Bb] up to[C]-gether [Am] They're afraid of [C] what they [G] see [Dm] That's the price that [C] we all pay And the [Bb] value of destiny [Am] comes to nothing [C] I can't tell you [Bb] where we're going I [Am] guess there was just no [A] way of knowing
Repeat Chorus
Bridge: [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [Am] [Dm] [F] [C] [G] [Dm] [F] [C] [G] [Dm] [F] [C] [Bb] [Bb]
Verse 3: [Dm] I feel so ex[Bb]-traordi[C]-nary [Am] Something's got a [C] hold on me I [Dm] get this feeling [Bb] I'm in [C] motion A [Am] sudden sense of [C] liber[G]-ty The [Dm] chances are we've [C] gone too far You [Bb] took my time and you [Am] took my money [C] Now I fear you've [Bb] left me standing [Am] In a world that's [A] so demanding
Repeat Chorus [Dm]
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Understanding Jane (by The Icicle Works) { 1986 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-7g } Intro: [C] [F] [C] [G] I've been so [C] lonely, she can't understand the [F] way I feel I'm holding on, I'm [C] walking home alone, I'm here with[G]-out her It seems that [C] all the boys appreciate her [F] All the girls speak highly of her [C] energy Do you think that it could [G] work for Jane and me?
Chorus: 'Cause I still [C] want her, I still re[F]-member summer [C] Way back when, we both felt the [G] same And I still [C] love her, I can't stop [F] thinking of her I'm [C] having trouble [G] understanding [C] Jane
[C] One by one my marbles left me, [F] Jane would smile but never hold me [C] One night at the pool hall, asked her [G] if she'd hold my cue Can't im[C]-press her with no fancy car, Re[F]-signed to lean here at the bar I'll [C] lose my mind, shiver in re[G]-sponsibility
Chorus: 'Cause I still [C] want her, I still re[F]-member summer [C] Way back when, we both felt the [G] same And I still [C] love her, I can't stop [F] thinking of her I'm [C] having trouble [G] understanding [C] Jane
[C] [F] [C] [G] [C] [F] [C]-[G] [C] [C] [F] [C] [G]
Chorus: 'Cause I still [C] want her, I still re[F]-member summer [C] Way back when, we both felt the [G] same And I still [C] love her, I can't stop [F] thinking of her I'm [C] having trouble [G] understanding [C] Jane Yes I'm [C] having trouble [G] understanding [C] Jane Yes I'm [C] having trouble [G] understanding [F] Jane Understanding <C> Jane
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Up Above My Head (by Sister Rosetta Tharpe) { 1949 } { https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-lA }
Intro: [G] / / / / [D] / / / / [G] / / [C] / / [G] Up above my [G] head, I hear music in the air Up above my [D] head, I hear music in the [G] air Up above my head, [G7] I hear music in the [C] air [Cm] I really do be[G]-lieve, I really do be[D]-lieve there's a Heaven some[G]-where [C] [G] Up above my [G] head, I hear singin' in the air Up above my [D] head, I hear singin' in the [G] air Up above my head, [G7] I hear singin' in the [C] air [Cm] I really do be[G]-lieve, I really do be[D]-lieve there's a Heaven some[G]-where [C] [G] [Instrumental verse] Up above my [G] head, I hear shoutin’ in the air Up above my [D] head, I hear shoutin’ in the [G] air Up above my head, [G7] I hear shoutin’ in the [C] air [Cm] I really do be[G]-lieve, I really do be[D]-lieve there's a Heaven some[G]-where [C] [G] [Instrumental verse] All in my [G] home, I hear music in the air All in my [D] home, I hear music in the [G] air Up above my head, [G7] I hear music in the [C] air [Cm] I really do be[G]-lieve, I really do be[D]-lieve there's a Heaven some[G]-where [C] [G] Up above my [G] head, I hear music in the air Up above my [D] head, I hear music in the [G] air Up above my head, [G7] I hear music in the [C] air [Cm] I really do be[G]-lieve, I really do be[D]-lieve there's a Heaven some[G]-where [C] [G] Up above my [G] head, I see trouble in the air Up above my [D] head, I see trouble in the [G] air Up above my head, [G7] I see trouble in the [C] air [Cm] I really do be[G]-lieve, I really do be[D]-lieve there's a Heaven some[G]-where [C] [G] I really do be[G]-lieve, I really do be[D]-lieve there's a Heaven some[G]-where [C] <G>
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Venus (by Shocking Blue and by Bananarama) { 1969, 1986 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-5m } Intro: [B7sus4] [B7sus4] [Em] [A] [Em] [A] A [Em] goddess on a [A] mountain [Em] top [A], Was [Em] burning like a [A] silver [Em] flame [A] The [Em] summit of [A] beauty and [Em] love [A] And [Em] Venus was her [A] name <Em> (Riff)
Chorus: She's [Am] got it [D] [Am] yeah, [D] baby, she's [Em] got it [A] [Em] [A] [C] I'm your Venus [B7] I'm your fire at [Em] your desire [A] [Em] [A] Well, [C] I'm your Venus [B7] I'm your fire at [Em] your desire [A] [Em] [A]
Her [Em] weapons were her [A] crystal [Em] eyes [A] [Em] Making every [A] man [Em] mad [A] [Em] Black as a dark [A] night she [Em] was [A] Got what [Em] no one [A] else had <Em> (Riff)
Chorus
[B7sus4] [B7sus4] [Em] [A] [Em] [A] [B7sus4] [B7sus4] [Em] [A] [Em] [A] [Em] [A] [Em] [A]
A [Em] goddess on a [A] mountain [Em] top [A], Was [Em] burning like a [A] silver [Em] flame [A] The [Em] summit of [A] beauty and [Em] love [A] And [Em] Venus was her [A] name <Em> (Riff)
Chorus
Outro: [Em] [A] [Em] Yeah, [A] baby, she's [Em] got it [A] (x4) <Em>
Riff: xA|-----0-2-2-0---|
xE|-0-3---------3-|
xC|---------------|
xG|---------------|
(x2)
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Virginia Plain (by Roxy Music) { 1972 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-43 } Intro: [G] [D] [G] [D] (with Opening Riff) Verse 1: [G] Make me a deal, and make it [D] straight, all signed & sealed I'll take it [G] To Robert E. Lee I'll show it, [D] I hope & pray he don't blow it cos [C] We've been around a long time <A> Tryin', just tryin', just tryin' to <D> make-a the big time Verse 2: [G] Take me on a roller-coaster, [D] take me for an airplane ride [G] Take me for a six-day wonder, but don’t you, [D] don’t throw my pride aside Besides, [C] what's real and make believe <A> Baby Jane's in Acapulco, <D> we are flying down to Rio
Instrumental verse: [G] [D] [G] [D] [C] <A> <D>
(with solo) (A G# G F# F) (E D# D C# C)
Verse 3: [G] Throw me a line I'm sinking fast, [D] clutching at straws, can’t make it [G] A Havana sound we're tryin', [D] a hard edged a-hipster jivin' oh [C] Last picture show's down the drive-in <A> You're so sheer, you're so chic, <D> Teenage rebel of the week Verse 4: [G] Flavours of the mountain streamline, [D] midnight blue casino floors [G] Dance the cha-cha thru till sunrise, [D] opens up exclusive doors, oh wow [C] Just like flamingos look the same So <A> me and you, just we two, <D> got to search for something new
Bridge: <D> <D> <G> <D> <G> <D> <G> <D> <G> <D> <G> <D> (let G’s ring, clip D’s) [G] [D]
Verse 5: [G] Far beyond the pale horizon [D] someplace near the desert strand [G] A-where my Studebaker takes me, [D] that's where I'll make my stand, but wait [C] Can't you see that Holtzer mane <A> What's her name? Virginia Plain
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Opening Riff:
[G] [D]
xA|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
xE|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
xC|-7-----7----7---|---7-----7-------|-2-----2-----2---|---2-----2-------|
xG|---7-7---7-7--7-|-7---7-7---7-7---|---2-2---2-2-----|-2---2-2---2-2---|
Bridge Riff (over the <D>’s)
xA|---5-5--5-5---5-|
xE|----------------|
xC|-2----2-----2---|
xG|----------------|
Solo:
[G] [D] [G]
xA|---14-14-|-14-----|---14-14-14-14-12|-----|-----5-5---5-5---5-|-5---5-5---5-5---|
xE|---------|--------|-----------------|-----|-5>7-----7-----7---|---7-----7-----7-|
xC|---------|--------|-----------------|-----|-------------------|-----------------|
xG|---------|--------|-----------------|-----|-------------------|-----------------|
[D] [C]
xA|-----5-5---5-5---5-|-5---5-5---5-5---|3-333-333-333-33|3-333-333-333-33|
xE|-5>7-----7-----7---|---7-----7-------|3-333-333-333-33|3-333-333-333-33|
xC|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
xG|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
[A] [D]
xA|-4-3-2-1-0----|-7-6-5-4-3----|
xE|-5-4-3-2-1----|-4-3-2-1-0----|
xC|-4-3-2-1-0----|-4-3-2-1-0----|
xG|-6-5-4-3-2----|-4-3-2-1-0----|
Instrumental chord rundown:
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Walk On By (by Burt Bacharach and Hal David) { 1964 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-c1 }
Intro : [F#m] [F#m] [F#m] If you see me walking down the street And [B] I start to [F#m] cry [B] each time we [F#m] meet Walk on [Em7] by [F#m], walk on [Em7] by [F#m] Make believe that [Bm] you don't see the tears Just [F#m] let me grieve in [Em7] private 'cause each time I [A7] see you I break down and [Dmaj7] cry [G]
Walk on [Dmaj7] by [G] Walk on [Dmaj7] by [G] Walk on [Dmaj7] by [Dmaj7]
[F#m] I just can't get over losing you And [B] so if I [F#m] seem [B] broken and [F#m] blue Walk on [Em7] by [F#m], walk on [Em7] by [F#m] Foolish pride is [Bm] all that I have left So [F#m] let me hide the [Em7] tears And the sadness you [A7] gave me When you said good[Dmaj7]-bye [G]
Walk on [Dmaj7] by [G] Walk on [Dmaj7] by [G] Walk on [Dmaj7] by [G] [F#m] 1 2 3 4 [F#m] 1 2 [B] 3 4 [F#m] 1 2 [B] 3 4 [F#m] 1 2 …
Walk on [Em7] by [F#m], Walk on [Em7] by [F#m] Foolish pride is [Bm] all that I have left So [F#m] let me hide the [Em7] tears And the sadness you [A7] gave me When you said good[Dmaj7]-bye [G]
Walk on [Dmaj7] by [G] Walk on [Dmaj7] by [G] Walk on [Dmaj7] by [G] Walk on [Dmaj7] by [G] (ad lib ‘til end)
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Wanda (Darling Of The Jockey Club) (written by Neil Hannon, performed by Duke Special) { 2009 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-7z } Intro: [C] //////// [D7] //////// [G] //////// [Ab] //// [G] //// [C] //////// [D7] //////// [F] //// [G7] //// [C] ////// [Fm] // [C] ///// [C] [B] [Bb]
[A] I was a waiter at the Jockey Club [F7] And though the great and the good would all come [D7] Wanda was feted above everyone They <G> threw a banquet <G7> in her honour <Eb> me the lucky man to [G] wait upon her
[C] Wanda, oh [D7] Wanda! [G] Oh to go on crazy day trips, [Ab] with that famous [G] aviatrix [C] Wanda, oh [D7] Wanda! [F] Darling of the [G7] Jockey [C] Club! [Fm] // [C] ///// [C] [B] [Bb]
[A] She wanted to be the first one to do [F7] The journey from Greenland, down to Peru [D7] But she got thirsty near Kalamazoo So she <G> took a quick spin a<G7>-cross the Rockies, <Eb> just to have a Gin Sling [G] at the Jockey's
[C] Wanda, oh [D7] Wanda! [G] Oh to go on crazy day trips, [Ab] with that famous [G] aviatrix [C] Wanda, oh [D7] Wanda! [F] Darling of the [G7] Jockey [C] Club! [Fm] // [C] ///// [C] [B] [Bb]
[A] While waiting tables I noticed this guy [F7] Trying to take all the jewels he could find [D7] I was just able to stop him in time Well you <G> don't get far if <G7> you get hit O<Eb>-ver the head with a bottle [G] of Veuve Clicquot
[C] Wanda, oh [D7] Wanda! [G] Oh to go on crazy day trips, [Ab] with that famous [G] aviatrix [C] Wanda, oh [D7] Wanda! [F] Darling of the [G7] Jockey [C] Club! [Fm] // [C] ///// [C] [B] [Bb] (slowing)
[A] But in a rotten turn of events [F7] The champagne cork popped, the head waiter got drenched I was [D7] sacked on the spot; Wanda, she was incensed She <G> said to me "Hey, <G7> Mr Waiter! <Eb> Would you like to be my [G] Navigator?"
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[C] Wanda, oh [D7] Wanda! And [G] now we go on crazy day trips, [Ab] me and my sweet [G] aviatrix [C] Wanda, oh [D7] Wanda! [F] When it’s five o’[G7]-clock we [F] Fly across the [G7] Rockies [F] And dine out at the [G7] Jockey [C] Club!
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Wayfaring Stranger (Folk Spiritual) { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-4b } Intro: [Am] / / / / [Dm] / / / / [Am] / / / / Verse 1: [Am] I am a poor wayfaring stranger Traveling [Dm] through this world a[Am]-lone There is no [Am] sickness, toil or danger In that bright [Dm] land to which I [Am] go
Chorus: I'm going [F] home to see my [C] Father I'm going [F] home, [C] no more to [E7] roam I am just [Am] going over Jordan I am just [Dm] go[E7]-ing over [Am] home
Verse 2: [Am] I know dark clouds will gather round me I know my [Dm] way is rough and [Am] steep But golden [Am] fields lie out before me Where weary [Dm] eyes, no more will [Am] weep
Chorus: I'm going [F] home to see my [C] Mother She said she’d [F] meet [C] me when I [E7] come I am just [Am] going over Jordan I am just [Dm] go[E7]-ing over [Am] home
Verse 1 (repeat): [Am] I am a poor wayfaring stranger Traveling [Dm] through this world a[Am]-lone There is no [Am] sickness, toil or danger In that bright [Dm] land to which I [Am] go
Chorus: I'm going [F] home to see my [C] Father I'm going [F] home, [C] no more to [E7] roam I am just [Am] going over Jordan I am just [Dm] go[E7]-ing over [Am] home
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What! (by Soft Cell, original by Judy Street) { 1982 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-dt}
Intro: [G] / / / / [F] / / [G] / / / / [F] / / (intro riff) [G] Do you want me to get down on my knees Beg you baby, please, cry a million [F] tears (riff 1) [G] Do you want me to call you on the phone Beg you to come home, think of all the [C] years [Am] [G] When I once lived in [F] paradise [F] When the love light shone [G] in your eyes
Oh baby [C] What can I [F] do when I still love you [C] What can I [F] say when I still want you <C> What <C> can <C> I <F> do <C> What <C> can <C> I [Dm] say You'll never know this [E] way [E]
[G] Do you want me to follow you around Everywhere in town, do you want a [F] clown (riff 1) [G] Why do you treat me mean and cruel Breaking every rule, can I be your [C] fool [Am] [G] We can make this our [F] happy home [F] So come back where [G] you belong
Oh baby [C] What can I [F] do when I still love you [C] What can I [F] say when I still want you <C> What <C> can <C> I <F> do <C> What <C> can <C> I [Dm] say You'll never know this [E] way [E]
(instrumental with solo – first four lines of verse) [G] [G] [G] [F] [F] [G] [G] [G] [C] [Am] [D] Please forgive me, come [C] back, and then [Bb] We can fall in love [F] over and over and over and over a[G]-gain
Oh baby [F] What can I [Bb] do when I still love you (riff 2 throughout) [F] What can I [Bb] say when I still want you [F] Won't you come [Bb] back Oh baby, [F] what can I [Bb] say I said, [F] what can I [Bb] do Oh baby, [F] what can I [Bb] say I said, [F] won't you come [Bb] back I said, [F] won't you come [Bb] back I said, [F] what can I [Bb] do I said, [F] what can I [Bb] say I said, [F] won't you come [Bb] back I said, [F] won't you come [Bb] back [F] Won't you come [Bb] back
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Oh baby, [F] won't you come [Bb] back Oh baby, [F] what can I [Bb] say I said, [F] what, what, [Bb] what...can I [F] say Won't [Bb] you come [F] back, back, back [Bb] Won't you come [F] back Won't you [Bb] Won't you come [F] back What can I [Bb] say What can I [F] say What can I [Bb] do What can I [F] do What can I [Bb] say What can I [F] say Won't you come [Bb] back Won't you come [F] back What can I [Bb] do, do, [F] do, do [Bb] What can I <F> do
Intro riff
Riff 1
Riff 2
Solo
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(What’s So Funny ‘bout) Peace, Love and Understanding (written by Nick Lowe) { 1974 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-2D } Intro: [G] [D] [C] (x4) As I walk [G] through [D] [C] this wicked [G] world [D] [C] Searchin' for [Em] light in the [A] darkness of in[D]-sanity [C] I ask my[G]-self [D] [C] is all hope [G] lost? [D] [C] Is there only [Em] pain and [A] hatred, and [D] misery? [C] And each [G] time I feel like [D] this inside, there's [G7] one thing I wanna [C] know,
Chorus: [G] What's so funny 'bout [D] peace love & under[Em]-standing? [A] Ohhhh [G] What's so funny 'bout [D] peace love & under[Em]-standing? [D] [G] [D] [C] [G] [D] [C]
And as I walked [G] on [D] [C] through troubled [G] times [D] [C] My spirit gets [Em] so down[A]-hearted some[D]-times [C] So where are the [G] strong [D] [C] and who are the [G] trusted? [D] [C] And where is the [Em] har - [A] ar - mo - [D] ny, sweet harmo[C]-ny? 'Cause each [G] time I feel it [D] slippin' away, [G7] just makes me wanna [C] cry,
Chorus: [G] What's so funny 'bout [D] peace love & under[Em]-standing? [A] Ohhhh [G] What's so funny 'bout [D] peace love & under[Em]-standing? [D] [G] [D] [C] [G] [D] [C] [Em] [A] [D] [C]
So where are the [G] strong [D] [C] and who are the [G] trusted? [D] [C] And where is the [Em] har - [A] ar - mo - [D] ny, sweet harmo[C]-ny? 'Cause each [G] time I feel it [D] slippin' away, [G7] just makes me wanna [C] cry.
Chorus: [G] What's so funny 'bout [D] peace love & under[Em]-standing? [A] Ohhhh [G] What's so funny 'bout [D] peace love & under[Em]-standing? [A] Ohhhh [G] What's so funny 'bout [D] peace love & under[Em]-standing? [D] [G] [D] [C] [G] [D] [C] [G] [D] [C] [G] [D] [C] [G]
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When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring) (by Deacon Blue) { 1987 }{ http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-iU }
Intro: [G6] [D] [Am7] [Bm] [G] Pale blue eyes [D] same old house no ties, [Am7] A little bit older but not so [D] worldly wise [G] That I can’t see [D] your light’s on me, [Am7] Making me re[D]-gretfully say The [Am7] wonder of it all was [D] you, And [Am7] underneath it all it wasn’t [D] true [Am7] [D] Chorus: [G] I want you in [Bm7] everything,
In [C] everything, in [Cm] anything [Eb] I [D] do [G] When will you make [Bm7] my phone ring, And tell me [C] I can’t give you [Cm] anything, [Eb] anything at [D] all now
[G] Tiny steps [D] from ruthless legs, [Am7] But you`ve been walking so long [D] now don’t you rest [G] From disharmony, [D] from disunity, [Am7] From anything that isn’t [D] you and me The [Am7] wonder of it all was [D] you, And [Am7] underneath it all it wasn’t [D] true [Am7] [D] Chorus: [G] I want you in [Bm7] everything,
In [C] everything, in [Cm] anything [Eb] I [D] do [G] When will you make [Bm7] my phone ring, And tell me [C] I can’t give you [Cm] anything, [Eb] anything at [D] all now
Bridge: [G6] [D] [Am7] [Bm] [G6] Tired of chasing old dreams, [D] tired of wasting days [Am7] Tired of waking mornings, [Bm] just to wait for you till late [G6] Tired of searching high, [D] tired of getting low [Am7] Tired of listening hard, [D] just to wait for you to know that Chorus: [G] I want you in [Bm7] everything,
In [C] everything, in [Cm] anything [Eb] I [D] do [G] When will you make [Bm7] my phone ring, And tell me [C] I can’t give you [Cm] anything, [Eb] anything at [D] all now
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Where The Wild Roses Grow (by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Kylie Minogue) { 1996 } { https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-lq }
Intro: [Gm] / / / / [Cm] / / [Bb] / / / / / /
They [Gm] call me the wild [Cm] ro-[Gm]-se, But my [Bb] name was Eliza Day [D] Why they [Gm] call me that I do not [Cm] know-[Gm]-ow, For my [Gm] name was E[F]-liza [Gm] Day
[Him] From the [Gm] first day I saw her I knew [Bb] she was the one She [Cm] stared in my eyes and [D] smiled Her [Gm] lips were the colour of the [Bb] roses That [Cm] grew down the river, all [D] bloody and wild [Her] When he [Gm] knocked on my door and [Bb] entered the room My [Cm] trembling subsided in [D] his sure embrace He would [Gm] be my first man, and [Bb] with a careful hand He [Cm] wiped up the tears that [D] ran down my face [D]
They [Gm] call me the wild [Cm] ro-[Gm]-se, But my [Bb] name was Eliza Day [D] Why they [Gm] call me that I do not [Cm] know-[Gm]-ow, For my [Gm] name was E[F]-liza [Gm] Day
[Him] On the [Gm] second day, I brought her a [Bb] flower She was more [Cm] beautiful than any [D] woman I'd seen I [Gm] said “Do you know where the [Bb] wild roses grow [Cm] So sweet and scarlet and [D] free” [Her] On the [Gm] second day he came with a [Bb] single red rose He said, [Cm] “Give me your loss and your [D] sorrow” I [Gm] nodded my head as I [Bb] lay on the bed If I [Cm] show you the roses will you [D] follow alone [D]
They [Gm] call me the wild [Cm] ro-[Gm]-se, But my [Bb] name was Eliza Day [D] Why they [Gm] call me that I do not [Cm] know-[Gm]-ow, For my [Gm] name was E[F]-liza [Gm] Day
[Her] On the [Gm] third day he took me to the [Bb] river He [Cm] showed me the roses, and we [D] kissed And the [Gm] last thing I heard was a [Bb] muttered word As he [Cm] knelt above me with a [D] rock in his fist [Him] On the [Gm] last day I took her where the [Bb] wild roses grow As she [Cm] lay on the bank, the wind [D] light as a thief And I [Gm] kissed her goodbye, said “All [Bb] beauty must die” And I [Cm] leant down and planted a [D] rose tween her teeth [D]
They [Gm] call me the wild [Cm] ro-[Gm]-se, But my [Bb] name was Eliza Day [D] Why they [Gm] call me that I do not [Cm] know-[Gm]-ow, For my [Gm] name was E[F]-liza [Gm] Day My [Gm] name was E[F]-liza [Gm] Day My [Gm] name was E[F]-liza <Gm> Day
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Whistle Down The Wind (by Nick Heyward) { 1983 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-ee }
Intro: [Fmaj7] [A] [Fmaj7] [A] [Fmaj7] Out the window, [A] look what's happening [Fmaj7] In my prism [A] watching day by (day by day) [Fmaj7] In my humor, [A] kiss and make up friend [Fmaj7] Out the window [A] look what's happening [D] Give my time a-way[Cadd9] [D] Give me all the [Cadd9] time I pay [D] Kiss my cross a[Cadd9]-way-y-ay [D] I break down doors my [Cadd9] candle whistles
Chorus: [E] Hello, hello, [A] hope you're feeling [B] fine [A] [E] Hello, hello, [A] hope you're feeling [B] mine [A] [E] Hello, hello, [A] hope you're feeling [B] fine [A] [E] [A] Hope you're feeling [B] time [A]
[Fmaj7] [A] [Fmaj7] Out the window, [A] bring me back my rose I gave away [Fmaj7] In a picture [A] a freckle and a famous feature [Fmaj7] [A] She's not smiling [D] Give my time away[Cadd9] [D] Give me all the [Cadd9] love you need [D] I want to watch you [Cadd9] bloom and breathe [D] Kiss my mouth I [Cadd9] hear you whistle
Chorus: [E] Hello, hello, [A] hope you're feeling [B] fine [A] [E] Hello, hello, [A] hope you're feeling [B] mine [A] [E] Hello, hello, [A] hope you're feeling [B] fine [A] [E] [A] Hope you're feeling [B] time [A]
[E] Whistle down the wind (Whistle softly) [E] Whistle down the wind (Whistle softly) [E] Kiss and be my friend (Whistle softly) [E] Whistle down the wind [Fmaj7] [A]
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Wichita Lineman (written by Jimmy Webb, performed by Glen Campbell) { 1968 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-3K } Intro: [F] //// [Gm7] //// [F] //// Verse 1: [Gm7] I am a lineman for the [Bbmaj7] county [F] and I drive the main [Gm7] road [Dm7] searchin' in the [Am7] sun for an[G]-other overload [D] [Dsus4] [D] I hear you singing in the [Am7] wires, I can hear you in the [G] whine [Gm] And the Wichita [D] Lineman [Asus4] is still on the [Bb] line //// [Am7] //// [Bb] //// Verse 2: [Gm7] I know I need a small va[Bbmaj7]-cation, [F] but it don't look like [Gm7] rain And [Dm7] if it snows that [Am7] stretch down south won't [G] ever stand the strain [D] [Dsus4] [D] And I need you more than [Am7] want you, and I want you for all [G] time [Gm] And the Wichita [D] Lineman [Asus4] is still on the [Bb] line //// [Am7] //// [Bb] //// Instrumental break: [Gm7] //// [Bbmaj7] //// [F] //// [Gm7] //// [Dm7] // [Am7] // [G] //// [D] /// [Dsus4] / [D] And I need you more than [Am7] want you, and I want you for all [G] time [Gm] And the Wichita [D] Lineman [Asus4] is still on the [Bb] line //// [Am7] /// [Bb] /// [Gm7] /// [Bb] /// [C] /// [Bb] /// [C] /// [G]
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Wichita Lineman (with solos) (written by Jimmy Webb, performed by Glen Campbell) { #1968 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-3K } Opening Riff: xA|-------------|
xE|-----1-------|
xC|-------2-0---|
xG|-3-2---------|
Intro: [F] //// [Gm7] //// [F] //// [Gm7] I am a lineman for the [Bbmaj7] county [F] and I drive the main [Gm7] road [Dm7] searchin' in the [Am7] sun for an[G]-other overload [D] [Dsus4] [D] I hear you singing in the [Am7] wires, I can hear you in the [G] whine [Gm] And the Wichita [D] Lineman [Asus4] is still on the [Bb] line //// [Am7] //// [Bb] //// [Bb] [Am7] [Bb] [Gm7]
xA|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-8-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-8-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-8-7-|-5-----|
xE|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------|
xC|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------|
xG|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------|
[Gm7] I know I need a small va[Bbmaj7]-cation, [F] but it don't look like [Gm7] rain And [Dm7] if it snows that [Am7] stretch down south won't [G] ever stand the strain [D] [Dsus4] [D] And I need you more than [Am7] want you, and I want you for all [G] time [Gm] And the Wichita [D] Lineman [Asus4] is still on the [Bb] line //// [Am7] //// [Bb] //// [Bb] [Am7] [Bb] [Gm7]
xA|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-8-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-8-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-8-7-|-5-----|
xE|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------|
xC|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------|
xG|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------|
Instrumental break: [Gm7] [Bbmaj7] [F] [Gm7] [Dm7] [Am7] [G] [D]
xA|-------1-1-0-0---0-3------|-----1-0----------|----3-3-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--2-0---0-----|
xE|---1-3---------3----------|-1-3-----1--------|--1----------------------------3-------|
xC|-0------------------------|-----------0------|-0-------------------------------------|
xG|--------------------------|------------------|---------------------------------------|
And I need you more than [Am7] want you, and I want you for all [G] time [Gm] And the Wichita [D] Lineman [Asus4] is still on the [Bb] line //// [Bb] [Am7] [Bb] [Gm7]
xA|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-8-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-8-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-8-7-|-5-----|
xE|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------|
xC|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------|
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[Am7] /// [Bb] /// [Gm7] /// [Bb] /// [C] /// [Bb] /// [C] /// [G]
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(Instrumental verse): n.b. this isn’t part of the song arrangement on the previous page – it’s just here for reference
[Gm7] [Bbmaj7] [F] [Gm7] [Dm7] [Am7] [G] [D][Dsus4]
xA|-------1-1-0-0---0-3------|-----1-0----------|----3-3-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--2-0---0-----|
xE|---1-3---------3----------|-1-3-----1--------|--1----------------------------3-------|
xC|-0------------------------|-----------0------|-0-------------------------------------|
xG|--------------------------|------------------|---------------------------------------|
[D] [Am7] [G] [Gm] [D] [Asus4] [Bb]
xA|-0-0-0-0-0----------------|-0-0-0-0-----------|-----0-----------|---------5----------|
xE|-----------3-2---0--------|---------3-2-3-2---|-------3-2-3-2---|---0----------------|
xC|---------------2----------|-----------------2-|-2-2-----------2-|-2---2-2------------|
xG|--------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
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Wish You Were Here (written by Jimmy Webb, performed by Glen Campbell) { 2011 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-5y } Intro: [F/C] [Bbadd9] [F/C] [Bbadd9] Dear [F/C] friend of mine, the [Bbadd9] weather's fine To[F/C]-day I saw some ruins of the [Bbadd9] Roman world's decline And I [F/C] climbed old Spanish steps, you've [Bbadd9] heard so much about But [C] Rome has lost its glory, I don't [Gm] know what [F] it's a-[Bb]bout [Bbsus4]
I [Bb] wish you were he[F]-re When the shadows fall and the [Bbsus4] rushing traffic stills I [Bb] wish you were he[F]-re And the bells are ringing [Bbsus4] on the seven hills [Bb] I [F/C] make my way to a [C] small cafe I [Gm] wonder [F] what you [Bb] did today [Bbsus4] I [Bb] wish you were he[F]-re [F]
Dear [F/C] one at home, I [Bbadd9] just flew in from Rome And [F/C] Paris is a postcard all [Bbadd9] decked out in colour chrome So I [F/C] climbed the Eiffel Tower and I [Bbadd9] prayed at Notre Dame But I [C] just can't find the romance and I [Gm] wonder [F] why I [Bb] came [Bbsus4]
I [Bb] wish you were he[F]-re On the Champs-Élysées, [Bbsus4] lovers walking hand in hand I [Bb] wish you were he[F]-re They take one look at me and they [Bbsus4] seem to understand [Bb] This [F/C] city of light is a [C] lovely sight The [Gm] first bright [F] star I [Bb] see tonight [Bbsus4] I [Bb] wish you were he[F]-re
[Am] Now I write this on the [F/C] plane [Am] And I'm drinking cheap cham[F/C]-pagne [Gm] And wonderin' how two [Bb] people got so far a[C]-part [C]
I wish you were he[F]-re Here in London where the rain is [Bbsus4] pouring down I [Bb] wish you were he[F]-re On this airplane headed [Bbsus4] back to L.A. town [Bb] I'll [F] never leave you a[C]-lone again I'm [Gm] coming [F] home, but [Bb] until then [Bbsus4] I [Bb] wish you were he[F]-re (I wish you were he[Bb]-re) I wish you were he[F]-re (I wish you were he[Bb]-re) I wish you were he[F]-re (I wish you were he[Bb]-re) I wish you were here [Bb] [Am] [Gm] [F]
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Worrisome Heart (by Melody Gardot) { 2006 } Intro: [Gm7] [Am7] [Bb7] [Am7] I need a [Gm7] hand [Am7] [Bb7] with my [Am7] worrisome [Gm7] heart [Am7] [Bb7] [Am7] I need a [Gm7] hand [Am7] [Bb7] with my [Am7] worrisome [Gm7] heart [Am7] [Bb7] [Am7] I would be [D] lucky to find me a man <D> Who could love me the way that I am With this here worrisome [Gm7] heart [Am7] [Bb7] [Am7] [Gm7] [Am7] [Bb7] [Am7] I need a [Gm7] break [Am7] [Bb7] from my [Am7] troubling [Gm7] ways [Am7] [Bb7] [Am7] I need a [Gm7] break [Am7] [Bb7] from my [Am7] troubling [Gm7] ways [Am7] [Bb7] [Am7] I would be [D] lucky to find me a man <D> Who could love me the way that I am With all my troubling [Gm7] ways [Am7] [Bb7] [Am7] [Gm7] [Am7] [Bb7] [Am7] Instrumental: [Gm7] [Am7] [Bb7] [Am7] (x4) I need a [Gm7] man [Am7] [Bb7] who got no [Am7] baggage to [Gm7] claim [Am7] [Bb7] [Am7] I need a [Gm7] man [Am7] [Bb7] who got no [Am7] baggage to [Gm7] claim [Am7] [Bb7] [Am7] I would be [D] lucky to find me a man <D> Who could love me the way that I am A [Gm7] worrisome [Am7] troubling [Bb7] baggage free [Am7] modern day [Gm7] dame [Am7] [Bb7] [Am7] A [Gm7] worrisome [Am7] troubling [Bb7] baggage free [Am7] modern day [Gm7] dame [Am7] [Bb7] Ain't no [Am7] body the <Gm7> same
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You And Me Song (by The Wannadies) { 1994 }
Intro: [Dmaj7] Always, when we [Em7] fight, I've tried to make you [F#m] laugh, 'Til everything's for[Em7]-gotten, I know you hate that! <Dmaj7> [NC] Bop, ba da da, ba ba ba baa [Dmaj7] Bop, ba da da, ba ba ba baa
Verse 1: [Dmaj7] Always, when we [Em7] fight, I kiss you once or [F#m] twice, And everything's for[Em7]-gotten, I know you [A7sus4] hate that! [Dmaj7] I love you Sunday [Em7] sun, the week's not yet be[F#m]-gun, And everything is [Em7] quiet, [A7sus4] and it's [A7] always...
Chorus: [D] You and [Em7] me, al[F#m]-ways, [G] and forever! [D] You and [Em7] me, al[F#m]-ways, [G] and forever! [Dmaj7] Baa, ba [Gmaj9] baa, ba [Dmaj7] baa [Gmaj9] It was [Dmaj7] always [D] you and [Em7] me, al[F#m]-ways! <G>
Verse 2: [Dmaj7] You tell me I'm a [Em7] real man, and try to look im[F#m]-pressed, Not very con[Em7]-vincing, but you know I love it, [Dmaj7] I know, we watch T. [Em7] V. 'til we fall a[F#m]-sleep, Not very ex[Em7]-citing, [A7sus4] but it's [A7] you and...
Chorus: [D] Me, and [Em7] we'll al[F#m]-ways, [G] be together! [D] You and [Em7] me, al[F#m]-ways, [G] and forever! [Dmaj7] Baa, ba [Gmaj9] baa, ba [Dmaj7] baa [Gmaj9] It was [Dmaj7] always [D] you and [Em7] me, al[F#m]-ways [G] and forever! [D] You and [Em7] me, al[F#m]-ways, [G] and forever! [Dmaj7] Baa, ba [Gmaj9] baa, ba [Dmaj7] baa [Gmaj9] It was [Dmaj7] always [D] you and [Em7] me, al[F#m]-ways [G] and forever! [D] You and [Em7] me, al[F#m]-ways, [G] and forever! [Dmaj7] Baa, ba [Gmaj9] baa, ba [Dmaj7] baa <Gmaj9> <Dmaj7>
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You Are The Sunshine Of My Life (by Stevie Wonder) { 1973 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-fu }
Intro: [C] [Dm] [Em7] [Gdim] [Dm7] [G7] [C] [Dm7]-[G7] [C] You are the [Dm] sunshine of my [Em7] life [Gdim] [Dm7] That's why I'll [G7] always be a[C]-round, [Dm7] [G7] [C] You are the [Dm] apple of my [Em7] eye, [Gdim] [Dm7] Forever [G7] you'll stay in my [C] heart [Dm7] [G7]
[C] I feel like [Dm] this is the be[Cmaj7]-ginning, [C] Though I've loved [F] you for a million [Bm] years, [E7] [A] And if I [D] thought our [E] love was [Am] ending, I'd [D7] find myself drowning in my own [G7] tears, whoa [Dm7] oh oh [G7] ah
[C] You are the [Dm] sunshine of my [Em7] life [Gdim] [Dm7] That's why I'll [G7] always be a[C]-round, [Dm7] [G7] [C] You are the [Dm] apple of my [Em7] eye, [Gdim] [Dm7] Forever [G7] you'll stay in my [C] heart [Dm7] [G7]
[C] You must have [Dm] known that I was [Cmaj7] lonely, [C] Because you [F] came to my res[Bm]-cue, [E7] [A] And I know [D] that this [E] must be [Am] heaven, How could [D7] so much love be inside of [G7] you? Whoa [Dm7] oh oh [G7] ah
[C] You are the [Dm] sunshine of my [Em7] life [Gdim] [Dm7] That's why I'll [G7] always stay a[C]-round, [Dm7] [G7] [C] You are the [Dm] apple of my [Em7] eye, [Gdim] [Dm7] Forever [G7] you'll stay in my [C] heart [Dm7] [G7] (x3 to end)
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You Do Something To Me (by Paul Weller) { 1995 } { https://wp.me/p3Nj6p-nW }
Intro: [Em] / / [Em6] / [Em7] / (x3)
[Em] You do something [D] to me [Am7] [Bm7] Something deep in[Em]-side [Em] I'm hanging on the [D] wire [Am7] For the [Bm7] love I'll never [Em] find [Em] You do something [D] wonderful [Am7] Then [Bm7] chase it all a[Em]-way [Em] Mixing my e[D]-motions [Am7] That [Bm7] throws me back a[Em]-gain
[Em] Hanging on the [C7] wire, yeah [Am] I'm [D] waiting on a [Em] change [C7] I'm dancing through the [G] fire Just to [A7] catch a flame and [C] feel real again [C/D] [Em]
[D] / / / / [Am7] / / [Bm7] / / [Em] / / / / | / / / / [D] / / / / [Am7] / / [Bm7] / / [Em] / / / / | / / / /
[Em] Hanging on the [C7] wire, yeah [Am] I'm [D] waiting for the [Em] change [C7] Oh I’m dancing through the [G] fire Just to [A7] catch a flame and [C] feel real again [C/D] [Em]
You do something [D] to me [Am7] [Bm7] Somewhere deep in[Em]-side [Em] Hoping to get [D] close to you [Am7] A [Bm7] peace I can not [Em] find
[Em] Dancing through the [C7] fire, yeah [Am] [D] Just to catch a [Em] flame [C7] Just to get [G] close to you, just [A7] close enough To [C] tell you that [C/D] [Em]
You do something [D] to me [Am7] [Bm7] Something deep in[Em]-side [Em] / / [Em6] / [Em7] / (x4, ending on <Em>)
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You Give A Little Love (written by Paul Williams, from “Bugsy Malone”) { 1976 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-ay } Intro : xA|-5------00--0---00--0-----5-------00--0----00--0--------------|
xE|-4--------4-------4-------4---------4--------4-------------0--|
xC|-2----2--------2----------2-----2--------2-------------0-2----|
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[G] We could've been anything that we wanted to be [A] And it's not too late to change [D7] I'd be delighted to [G] give it some [E7] thought [C] Maybe you'll ag[D7]-ree that we really [G] ought two, three, four [G] We could've been anything that we wanted to be [A] Yes that decision was ours [D7] It's been decided, we're [G] weaker di[E7]-vided [C] Let friendship [D7] double up our [G] powers [G] [G] We could've been anything that we wanted to be [A] And I'm not saying we should [D7] But if we try it, we'd [G] learn to a[E7]-bide it [C] We could be the [D7] best at being good [G] guys! Flowers of the earth, Who can even guess how much a real friend is worth? [A] Good guys! Shake an open hand, Maybe we'll be trusting if we try to understand [D7] No doubt about it, it [G] must be worth[E7]-while [C] Good friends do [D7] tend to make you [G] smile [G] [G] We could've been anything that we wanted to be [A] Yes, that decision is ours [D7] It's been decided, we're [G] weaker di[E7]-vided [C] Let friendship [D7] double up our [G] powers [G] You [C] give a little love and it all comes back to [G] you
(La la la la-la-la-la) You know you're [C] gonna be remembered for the things that you say and [G] do
(La la la la-la-la-la) You [C] give a little love and it all comes back to [G] you
(La la la la-la-la-la) You're [C] gonna be remembered for the things that you say and [G] do
(La la la la-la-la-la) (Repeat and fade)
Slowly
Speeding up through verse
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You’ve Got A Friend (by Carole King) { 1971 }{ http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-fQ }
Intro: | [G] / / / / | [C] / / / / | [Gsus4] (G) (Gsus2) [G] / / | [F#m7] [B7] |
When you're [Em] down and [B7] troubled and you [Em] need a [B7] helping [Em7] hand, And [Am7] nothing, oh, [Dadd9] nothing is going [G] right, [Gsus4] [F#m] Close your eyes and [B7] think of me and [Em] soon I [B7] will be [Em7] there To [Am7] brighten up [Bm7] even your darkest [D7sus4] night. [D7]
You just [G] call out my [Gmaj7] name, and you [Cmaj7] know wherever I [Am7] am, I'll come [G] running to see you again. [D7sus4] [D7] [G] Winter, spring, summer, or [Gmaj7] fall, [Cmaj7] all you got to do is [Em7] call And I'll [Cmaj7] be there, [Bm7] yeah, yeah, [Am7] yeah. [D7sus4] You've got a friend. [G] / / / / [C] / / / / [Gsus4] (G) (Gsus2) [G] / / [F#m7] / / [B7] / /
If the [Em] sky a[B7]-bove you should turn [Em] dark and [B7] full of [Em7] clouds, And that [Am7] old north [Dadd9] wind should begin to [G] blow, [Gsus4] [F#m] Keep your head to[B7]-gether and [Em] call my [B7] name out [Em7] loud. [Am7] Soon I'll be [Bm7] knocking upon your [D7sus4] door. [D7]
You just [G] call out my [Gmaj7] name, and you [Cmaj7] know wherever I [Am7] am, I'll come [G] running to see you again. [D7sus4] [D7] [G] Winter, spring, summer, or [Gmaj7] fall, [Cmaj7] all you got to do is [Em7] call And I'll [Cmaj7] be there, [Bm7] yes I [Am7] will. [D7sus4]
Hey [F] ain't it good to know that [C] you've got a friend when When [G] people can [Gsus4] be so [Gmaj7] cold. They'll [C] hurt you and de[F7]-sert you. Well, they'll [Em7] take your soul if you let [A7] them. Oh yeah, but [D7sus4] don't you let them. [D7]
You just [G] call out my [Gmaj7] name, and you [Cmaj7] know wherever I [Am7] am, I'll come [G] running to see you again. [D7sus4] [D7] [G] Winter, spring, summer, or [Gmaj7] fall, [Cmaj7] all you got to do is [Em7] call And I'll [Cmaj7] be there, [Bm7] yes I [Am7] will. [D7sus4] You've got a [G] friend, [C] you've got a friend, [G] Ain't it [C] good to know you've got a friend? [G] Ain't it [C] good to know, ain't it good to know, [G] Ain't it good to know, [C] you've got a friend? [G] Oh, yeah, [C] yeah. You've got a [G] friend. (repeat to end)
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Your Love Is King (by Sade) { 1984 } { http://wp.me/p3Nj6p-d9 }
Intro: [Amaj7] [Dmaj7] [Amaj7] [Dmaj7] Your love is [Amaj7] king, [Dmaj7] crown you in my heart Your love is [Amaj7] king, [Dmaj7] never need to part Your kisses [Amaj7] ring, [Dmaj7] round and round and round my head [Bm] Touching the very [C#m] part of me, it’s [Dmaj7] making my soul [C#m] sing [Bm] Tearing the very [C#m] heart of me, I’m [Dmaj7] crying out for more Your love is [Amaj7] king, [Dmaj7] crown you in my heart Your love is [Amaj7] king, you’re the [Dmaj7] ruler of my heart Your kisses [Amaj7] ring, [Dmaj7] round and round and round my head [Bm] Touching the very [C#m] part of me, it’s [Dmaj7] making my soul [C#m] sing I’m [Bm] crying out for [C#m] more, [Dmaj7] your love is king [Dmaj7] I’m [Amaj7] coming up, [Dmaj7] I´m [Amaj7] coming [Dmaj7] You´re [Amaj7] making me dance [Dmaj7] in[Amaj7]-side [Dmaj7] Your love is [Amaj7] king, [Dmaj7] crown you in my heart Your love is [Amaj7] king, [Dmaj7] never need to part Your kisses [Amaj7] ring, [Dmaj7] round and round and round my head [Bm] Touching the very [C#m] part of me, it’s [Dmaj7] making my soul [C#m] sing [Bm] Tearing the very [C#m] heart of me, I’m [Dmaj7] crying out for more [Dmaj7] Solo: [Amaj7] [Dmaj7] (x4) [Bm] Touching the very [C#m] part of me, it’s [Dmaj7] making my soul [C#m] sing I’m [Bm] crying out for [C#m] more, [Dmaj7] your love is king [Dmaj7] This is [Amaj7] no blind [Dmaj7] faith, this is [Amaj7] no [Dmaj7] sad and sorry dream This is [Amaj7] no [Dmaj7] blind faith, [Bm] your [C#m] love, [Dmaj7] your love is real [Amaj7] Gotta [Dmaj7] crown me with your heart (Your love is [Amaj7] king) [Dmaj7] Never, never need to part, (Your love is [Amaj7] king) [Dmaj7] Touch me, (Your love is [Amaj7] king) [Dmaj7] Never letting [Amaj7] go, [Dmaj7] (Your love is [Amaj7] king) Never [Dmaj7] letting go of your love (Your love is [Amaj7] king) Never [Dmaj7] going to give it up (Your love is [Amaj7] king) [Dmaj7] I´m [Amaj7] coming, [Dmaj7] Your [Amaj7] making me dance [Dmaj7] in[Amaj7]-side [Dmaj7] <Amaj7>
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Chords The following chords are used in this songbook. All chords are for a GCEA tuning.
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Index
1920s Backwater Blues – Bessie Smith............................................. 20
1930s Georgia On My Mind .............................................................. 56
1940s Up Above My Head (I Hear Music In The Air) – Sister Rosetta
Tharpe.............................................................................. 221 1950s
Baby What You Want Me To Do ............................................ 18 1960s
Don’t Let It Trouble Your Mind – Dolly Parton ...................... 44 Drive My Car – The Beatles .................................................... 47 Feeling Good – Nina Simone .................................................. 52 Femme Fatale – Velvet Underground ................................... 53 I Shall Be Released – Bob Dylan ............................................. 80 I’m Free – The Rolling Stones ................................................. 82 In My Life – The Beatles ........................................................ 87 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue – Them / Bob Dylan ................. 89 Michelle – The Beatles ........................................................ 125 Moon River ........................................................................... 129 Norwegian Wood – The Beatles .......................................... 139 Nowhere Man – The Beatles ................................................ 140 Ode To Billy Joe – Bobbie Gentry ......................................... 143 Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head ................................... 159 Rhythm Of The Rain.............................................................. 164 Sugar Town – Nancy Sinatra ................................................ 186 Sunshine Superman – Donovan ........................................... 190 Venus – Shocking Blue.......................................................... 222 Walk On By – Dionne Warwick ............................................ 225 Wichita Lineman – Glen Campbell ............................... 235, 236
1970s (What’s So Funny ‘bout) Peace, Love and Understanding –
Nick Lowe ........................................................................ 231 After The Gold Rush – Neil Young ............................................ 9 Autobahn - Kraftwerk ............................................................. 16 Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty ................................................. 21 Be Thankful For What You’ve Got – William DeVaughn ....... 23 Brass Buttons – Gram Parsons ............................................... 33 Bright Side Of The Road – Van Morrison ............................... 35 Easy – The Commodores ........................................................ 49 Follow You, Follow Me - Genesis ........................................... 54 Get It Right Next Time – Gerry Rafferty ................................ 57 Hanging on the Telephone – Blondie .................................... 61 Heart Of Glass – Blondie ........................................................ 67 Help Me Make It Through The Night – Kris Kristofferson ..... 68 Heroes – David Bowie ............................................................ 70 How Sweet It Is – James Taylor .............................................. 76 In My Hour Of Darkness – Gram Parsons .............................. 86 It’s Too Late – Carole King ...................................................... 90 Just Now – John Martyn ......................................................... 95 Knowing Me, Knowing You – Abba ........................................ 97 Kooks – David Bowie .............................................................. 99 Let Your Yeah Be Yeah – The Pioneers ................................ 101 Lord Of The Starfields – Bruce Cockburn ............................. 111 Love Is The Drug – Roxy Music ............................................. 113 Lyin’ Eyes – Eagles ................................................................ 115 Making Plans For Nigel – XTC ............................................... 120 Mars Bars – The Undertones .............................................. 122 Never Can Say Goodbye – Gloria Gaynor ............................ 134 One Way Or Another - Blondie ............................................ 148 Only Love Can Break Your Heart – Neil Young .................... 149 Over The Hill – John Martyn ................................................ 152
Picture This - Blondie............................................................ 153 Queen Bitch – David Bowie .................................................. 155 Rainbow Connection – Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher 157 Rhinestone Cowboy – Glen Campbell ................................. 163 Spacer – Sheila B. Devotion ................................................. 183 Substitute – Clout ................................................................. 185 Substitute – Righteous Brothers .......................................... 185 Sunday Girl – Blondie ........................................................... 187 Sweet Baby James – James Taylor ....................................... 193 The Town I Loved So Well – Phil Coulter ............................. 209 Top Of The Pops – The Rezillos ............................................ 218 Virginia Plain – Roxy Music .................................................. 223 You Are The Sunshine Of My Life – Stevie Wonder ............ 241 You Give A Little Love – from Bugsy Malone ...................... 243 You’ve Got A Friend – Carole King ....................................... 244
1980s 1963 – New Order .................................................................... 7 All Of My Heart – ABC ........................................................... 11 April Skies – The Jesus And Mary Chain ................................ 13 Being Boiled - The Human League ......................................... 26 Big Log – Robert Plant ............................................................ 28 Bizarre Love Triangle – New Order ........................................ 29 Black Man Ray – China Crisis.................................................. 30 Bonny – Prefab Sproutl .......................................................... 32 China Girl – David Bowie ........................................................ 39 Crash – The Primitives ............................................................ 40 Dancing With Myself – Generation X .................................... 41 Dear Prudence – Siouxsie & the Banshees ............................ 43 Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey ............................................... 45 Down In The Subway – Soft Cell ............................................ 46 Duel - Propaganda .................................................................. 48 Ellis Island – Mary Black ......................................................... 50 Forest Fire – Lloyd Cole and the Commotions ...................... 55 Grass – XTC ............................................................................. 60 Happy Hour – The Housemartins........................................... 62 Head Hang Low – Julian Cope ................................................ 66 Hold Me Now – Thompson Twins .......................................... 74 Hungry Like The Wolf – Duran Duran ................................... 77 I’ll Find My Way Home – Jon & Vangelis ............................... 81 I’m In Love With A German Filmstar – The Passions ............ 84 I'm In Love With The Girl On The Manchester Virgin
Megastore Check-out Desk– The Freshies ....................... 85 Innocence – Kirsty MacColl .................................................... 88 Joan Of Arc - OMD .................................................................. 91 Just Like Heaven – The Cure .................................................. 92 Just Like Honey – The Jesus and Mary Chain ........................ 94 Lawnchairs – Our Daughters Wedding ................................ 100 Let’s Dance – David Bowie ................................................... 102 Life In A Northern Town – The Dream Academy ................ 103 Living By Numbers – New Musik ......................................... 107 Living On The Ceiling – Blancmange .................................... 108 Lovers In A Dangerous Time – Bruce Cockburn .................. 114 Mad World – Tears For Fears ............................................... 117 More Than This – Roxy Music .............................................. 130 Never Can Say Goodbye – The Communards...................... 134 Never Never – The Assembly ............................................... 135 Old England – The Waterboys ............................................. 144 Open Your Heart – The Human League ............................... 150 Redemption Song – Bob Marley .......................................... 160 Rent – Pet Shop Boys ........................................................... 161 Rio – Duran Duran ............................................................... 165 Road To Nowhere – Talking Heads ...................................... 166
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Robot Man – The Gymslips .................................................. 167 Rockin’ In The Free World – Neil Young .............................. 169 Running Up That Hill – Kate Bush ........................................ 170 Save A Prayer – Duran Duran .............................................. 172 Since Yesterday – Strawberry Switchblade ......................... 178 Situation – Yazoo .................................................................. 179 Some Candy Talking – The Jesus and Mary Chain ............... 180 Songs From Under The Floorboard – Magazine .................. 182 Stop! - Erasure ...................................................................... 184 Sunlight Bathed The Golden Glow - Felt.............................. 188 Sunspots – Julian Cope ......................................................... 192 Take A Chance With Me – Roxy Music ................................ 194 Tears Of A Clown – The Beat ................................................ 195 Tell That Girl To Shut Up – Holly and the Italians / Transvision
Vamp................................................................................ 197 Tempted - Squeeze ............................................................... 198 The Great Dominions ........................................................... 201 The King Of Rock and Roll – Prefab Sprout ......................... 202 The Mating Game – The Monochrome Set ......................... 203 The Mighty Ship – The Housemartins .................................. 204 The Only Way Is Up – Yazz ................................................... 208 The Way Old Friends Do - Abba ........................................... 211 Tiny Children – The Teardrop Explodes ............................... 216 Together In Electric Dreams – Phil Oakey & Georgio Moroder
......................................................................................... 217 True Faith – New Order ........................................................ 219 Understanding Jane – The Icicle Works ............................... 220 Venus – Bananarama............................................................ 222 What! – Soft Cell ................................................................... 229 When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring) – Deacon Blue 232 Whistle Down The Wind – Nick Heyward ............................ 234 Your Love Is King – Sade ...................................................... 245
1990s Get The Message - Electronic ................................................ 59 He’s On The Phone – Saint Etienne ....................................... 64 Henry Lee – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and PJ Harvey ... 69 How Long Will I Love You – The Waterboys .......................... 75 I’m Free – The Soup Dragons ................................................. 83 Kiss Me – Sixpence None The Richer ..................................... 96 Make You Feel My Love – Bob Dylan ................................... 119 Man On The Moon – R.E.M. ................................................. 121 Message In The Box – World Party ...................................... 123 Missing – Everything But The Girl ........................................ 127 Mulder and Scully - Catatonia .............................................. 131 One – U2 / Johnny Cash ....................................................... 146 Private Emotion – Ricky Martin ........................................... 154 Rock ‘n’ Roll Star – Oasis ...................................................... 168 The Only One I Know – The Charlatans ............................... 207 The Universal – Blur ............................................................. 210 This Old Town – Nanci Griffith ............................................. 213 Where The Wild Roses Grow – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
and Kylie Minogue .......................................................... 233 You And Me Song – The Wannadies .................................... 240 You Do Something To Me – Paul Weller.............................. 242
2000s April the 14th (Part One) – Gillian Welch ............................... 15 Beautiful Day – U2 .................................................................. 25 Breathless – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds ............................ 34 Caravan Girl - Goldfrapp......................................................... 36 Everything Is Free – Gillian Welch ......................................... 51 I Envy The Wind – Lucinda Williams ...................................... 78 I Like Birds - Eels ..................................................................... 79 Life Is A Rollercoaster – Ronan Keating ............................... 104 Look At Miss Ohio – Gillian Welch ....................................... 110
Make You Feel My Love – Adele .......................................... 119 No One Knows My Name – Gillian Welch ........................... 138 O Children – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds ......................... 141 One Little Song – Gillian Welch ............................................ 147 Revelator – Gillian Welch ..................................................... 162 The Fear – Lily Allen.............................................................. 200 Wanda (Darling Of The Jockey Club) – Duke Special .......... 226 Worrisome Heart – Melody Gardot ..................................... 239
2010s All About That Bass – Meghan Trainor .................................. 10 Any Trouble – Glen Campbell ................................................ 12 Backhanded Compliment - Sunny Sweeney .......................... 19 Cheap Thrills – Sia................................................................... 37 Don’t Let It Trouble Your Mind – Rhiannon Giddens ............ 44 History – One Direction .......................................................... 71 Homecoming Queen – Brandy Clark ..................................... 73 How Long Will I Love You ....................................................... 75 Lightning Bolt – Jake Bugg.................................................... 105 Lost Stars – Adam Levine ..................................................... 112 My Zero – Ezra Furman ........................................................ 132 Night Cafe – OMD ................................................................. 137 On My Way – Martyn Joseph ............................................... 145 Send My Love – Adele .......................................................... 174 Short Haired Woman Blues .................................................. 176 The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone) – U2 .................................... 205 There’s A Whole Lotta Heaven – Iris DeMent ..................... 212 Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheerant ........................................ 214 Wish You Were Here – Glen Campbell ................................ 238
Abba .............................................................................. 97, 200, 211 ABC ............................................................................................... 11 Adam Levine ............................................................................... 112 Adele ................................................................................... 119, 174 Assembly, The ............................................................................ 135 Bananarama ............................................................................... 222 Beat, The .................................................................................... 195 Beatles, The .................................................... 47, 87, 125, 139, 140 Bernard Sumner ........................................................................... 59 Bessie Smith ................................................................................. 20 Billy Idol ........................................................................................ 41 Blancmange ................................................................................ 108 Blondie ............................................................ 61, 67, 148, 153, 187 Blur ............................................................................................. 210 Bob Dylan ....................................................................... 80, 89, 119 Bob Marley ................................................................................. 160 Bobbie Gentry ...................................................................... 71, 143 Brandy Clark.................................................................................. 73 Bruce Cockburn .................................................................. 111, 114 Bugsy Malone ............................................................................. 243 Burt Bacharach and Hal David ........................................... 159, 225 Carole King ............................................................................ 90, 244 Cascades, The ............................................................................. 164 Catatonia .................................................................................... 131 Charlatans, The ........................................................................... 207 China Crisis .................................................................................... 30 Clout ........................................................................................... 185 Commodores, The ........................................................................ 49 Communards, The ...................................................................... 134 Cure, The ...................................................................................... 92 Dave Rawilngs Machine .............................................................. 176 David Bowie ..................................................... 39, 70, 99, 102, 155 Deacon Blue ................................................................................ 232 Dolly Parton.................................................................................. 44 Donovan ............................................................................. 105, 190 Dream Academy, The ................................................................ 103
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Dubliners, The ............................................................................ 209 Duke Special ............................................................................... 226 Duran Duran ................................................................. 77, 165, 172 Ed Sheeran ................................................................................. 214 Eels ................................................................................................ 79 Electronic ...................................................................................... 59 Erasure ........................................................................................ 184 Everything But The Girl .............................................................. 127 Ezra Furman ............................................................................... 132 Felt .............................................................................................. 188 Folk Spiritual ............................................................................... 228 Freshies, The ................................................................................. 85 Generation X ................................................................................ 41 Genesis ......................................................................................... 54 Gerry Rafferty......................................................................... 21, 57 Gillian Welch ................................. 15, 51, 110, 138, 147, 162, 176 Glen Campbell .............................................. 12, 163, 235, 236, 238 Gloria Gaynor .............................................................................. 134 Goldfrapp ...................................................................................... 36 Gram Parsons ......................................................................... 33, 86 Gymslips, The .............................................................................. 167 Henry Mancini ............................................................................ 129 Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell.......................................... 56 Holland-Dozier-Holland ................................................................ 76 Holly and the Italians ................................................................. 197 Housemartins, The ............................................................... 62, 204 Human League, The .................................................................... 150 Icicle Works, The ........................................................................ 220 Iggy Pop ........................................................................................ 39 Iris Dement ................................................................................. 212 James Taylor ......................................................................... 76, 193 Janis Ian ...................................................................................... 213 Jesus and Mary Chain, The ............................................ 13, 94, 180 Jimmy Reed .................................................................................. 18 Jimmy Webb ............................................................... 235, 236, 238 John Lennon ................................................................................. 43 John Martyn ......................................................................... 95, 152 Johnny Cash ................................................................................ 146 Johnny Marr ................................................................................. 59 Jon & Vangelis .............................................................................. 81 Journey ......................................................................................... 45 Julian Cope ................................................................... 66, 192, 216 Kate Bush .................................................................................... 170 Kirsty MacColl ............................................................................... 88 Kraftwerk ...................................................................................... 16 Kris Kristofferson .......................................................................... 68 Kylie Minogue ............................................................................. 233 Larry Weiss ................................................................................. 163 Lee Hazelwood ........................................................................... 186 Lloyd Cole and the Commotions ................................................... 55 Lucinda Williams .......................................................................... 78 Madness...................................................................................... 221 Magazine .................................................................................... 182 Martyn Joseph ............................................................................ 145 Mary Black .................................................................................... 50 Meghan Trainor ........................................................................... 10 Melody Gardot ........................................................................... 239 Mike Scott .................................................................................... 75 Monochrome Set, The ............................................................... 203 Nanci Griffith .............................................................................. 213 Nancy Sinatra ............................................................................. 186 Neil Hannon................................................................................ 226 Neil Young ....................................................................... 9, 149, 169
New Musik .................................................................................. 107 New Order ................................................................ 7, 29, 201, 219 Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds ..................................... 34, 69, 141, 233 Nick Heyward ............................................................................. 234 Nick Lowe ................................................................................... 231 Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards .................................................. 183 Nina Simone ................................................................................. 52 Oasis ................................................................................... 115, 168 OMD...................................................................................... 91, 137 Our Daughters Wedding ............................................................ 100 Passions, The ................................................................................ 84 Paul Weller ................................................................................. 242 Paul Westerberg .......................................................................... 12 Paul Williams .............................................................................. 243 Pet Shop Boys ............................................................................. 161 Phil Coulter ................................................................................. 209 Pioneers, The.............................................................................. 101 PJ Harvey ...................................................................................... 69 Prefab Sprout ....................................................................... 32, 202 Primitives, The ............................................................................. 40 Propaganda .................................................................................. 48 R.E.M. ......................................................................................... 121 Rezillos, The........................................................................ 217, 218 Rhiannon Giddens ........................................................................ 44 Ricky Martin ................................................................................ 154 Righteous Brothers .................................................................... 185 Robert Plant .................................................................................. 28 Ronan Keating ............................................................................. 104 Roxy Music ......................................................... 113, 130, 194, 223 Sade ............................................................................................ 245 Saint Etienne ................................................................................ 64 Scritti Politti ................................................................................ 221 Sheila B. Devotion ....................................................................... 183 Shocking Blue ............................................................................. 222 Sia 37 Siouxsie & the Banshees .............................................................. 43 Sixpence None The Richer ............................................................ 96 Smokey Robinson ....................................................................... 195 Soft Cell ................................................................................ 46, 229 Squeeze ...................................................................................... 198 Stevie Wonder ............................................................................ 241 Strawberry Switchblade ............................................................. 178 Sunny Sweeney ............................................................................ 19 Talking Heads ............................................................................. 166 Teardrop Explodes, The ............................................................. 216 Tears For Fears ........................................................................... 117 The Hooters ................................................................................ 154 The Muppets .............................................................................. 157 The Rolling Stones ........................................................................ 82 The Soup Dragons ......................................................................... 83 Thompson Twins........................................................................... 74 Transvision Vamp ....................................................................... 197 U2 25, 146, 205 Undertones, The ......................................................................... 122 Van Morrison ............................................................................... 35 Velvet Underground .................................................................... 53 Wannadies, The ......................................................................... 240 Waterboys, The .................................................................... 75, 144 William DeVaughn ....................................................................... 23 World Party ................................................................................. 123 XTC ........................................................................................ 60, 120 Yazoo .......................................................................................... 179 Yazz ............................................................................................. 208