Dan’s Big Awesome Acoustic Songbook: Songs from 1966 to 1975
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Abba - Mamma Mia (1975)
Aerosmith - Dream On (1973)
America - Sister Golden Hair (1975)
Aretha Franklin - Chain of Fools (1968)
Aretha Franklin - Respect (1967)
Aretha Franklin - You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman (1967)
Arlo Guthrie - City of New Orleans (1972)
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Takin’ Care of Business (1973)
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet (1974)
Bad Company - Bad Company (1974)
Bad Company - Can’t Get Enough (1974)
Bad Company - Shooting Star (1975)
Badfinger - No Matter What (1970)
Bill Withers - Ain’t No Sunshine (1971)
Bill Withers - Lean on Me (1972)
Billy Joel - Piano Man (1973)
Billy Joel - Somewhere Along the Line (1973)
Billy Joel - Stop in Nevada (1973)
Billy Joel - The Ballad of Billy the Kid (1973)
Billy Joel - The Entertainer (1974)
Billy Joel - Travelin’ Prayer (1973)
Billy Joel - Worse Comes to Worst (1973)
Black Sabbath - Changes (1972)
Black Sabbath - Iron Man (1970)
Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
Black Sabbath - War Pigs (1970)
Blue Swede - Hooked on a Feeling (1974)
Bob Dylan - Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (1973)
Bob Marley - I Shot the Sheriff (1973)
Bob Marley - No Woman, No Cry (1974)
Bob Seger - Turn The Page (1973)
Boston - Rock and Roll Band (1975)
Brownsville Station - Smokin’ in the Boys Room (1973)
Bruce Springsteen - Blinded by the Light (1973)
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run (1975)
Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road (1975)
Buffalo Springfield - For What It’s Worth (1966)
Cat Stevens - The First Cut is the Deepest (1967)
Cat Stevens - Wild World (1970)
Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4 (1969)
Cream - Sunshine of Your Love (1967)
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising (1969)
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Down on the Corner (1969)
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary (1969)
David Bowie - Space Oddity (1969)
Derek and the Dominos - Bell Bottom Blues (1971)
Derek and the Dominos - Layla (1971)
Disney - The Bare Necessities (1967)
Dobie Gray - Drift Away (1970)
Dolly Parton - Jolene (1973)
Don McLean - American Pie (1971)
Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man (1968)
Elton John - Crocodile Rock (1973)
Elton John - Daniel (1973)
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
Elton John - Love Lies Bleeding (1973)
Elton John - Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting (1973)
Elton John - Your Song (1970)
Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds (1969)
Eric Clapton - After Midnight (1970)
Faces - Stay With Me (1971)
Five Man Electrical Band - Signs (1971)
Fleetwood Mac - Landslide (1975)
Frankie Valli - Can’t Take My Eyes Off You (1967)
Frankie Valli - Working My Way Back (1966)
Free - All Right Now (1970)
Hall and Oates - She’s Gone (1973)
Harry Chapin - Cat’s in the Cradle (1974)
Jackie DeShannon - Put a Little Love In Your Heart (1969)
James Taylor - You’ve Got a Friend (1971)
Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee (1971)
Janis Joplin - Piece of My Heart (1967)
Jefferson Airplane - Somebody to Love (1967)
Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit (1967)
Jim Croce - Bad Bad Leroy Brown (1973)
Jim Croce - I’ll Have To Say I Love You In a Song (1974)
Jim Croce - Operator (1972)
Joan Baez - Diamonds and Rust (1975)
John Denver - Leaving on a Jet Plane (1966)
John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads (1971)
John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
John Lennon - Instant Karma (1970)
Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now (1972)
Johnny Rivers - Secret Agent Man (1966)
Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi (1970)
Labelle - Lady Marmalade (1974)
Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song (1970)
Led Zeppelin - Rock and Roll (1971)
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven (1971)
Led Zeppelin - Tangerine (1970)
Linda Ronstadt - Long Long Time (1970)
Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World (1967)
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Call Me the Breeze (1974)
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird (1973)
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gimme Three Steps (1973)
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man (1973)
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama (1974)
Mama Cass - Dream a Little Dream (1968)
Marshall Tucker Band - Can’t You See (1973)
Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine (1968)
Misc - Happy Days Theme (1974)
Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime (1970)
Nazareth - Hair of the Dog (1975)
Nazareth - Love Hurts (1974)
Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline (1969)
Orleans - Dance With Me (1975)
Otis Redding - (Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay (1967)
Paper Lace - Billy Don’t Be a Hero (1974)
Paul McCartney - Another Day (1971)
Paul McCartney - Let Me Roll It (1973)
Paul McCartney - Maybe I’m Amazed (1970)
Paul McCartney and Wings - Jet (1974)
Paul Simon - 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover (1975)
Paul Simon - Kodachrome (1973)
Paul Simon - Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard (1972)
Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves a Woman (1966)
Peter, Paul, and Mary - Going to the Zoo (1969)
Peter, Paul, and Mary - I Dig Rock and Roll Music (1967)
Pink Floyd - Time (1973)
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
Pure Prairie League - Amie (1972)
Queen - Killer Queen (1974)
Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly with His Song (1973)
Rush - Fly By Night (1975)
Sam and Dave - Soul Man (1967)
Sam Cooke - What a Wonderful World (1967)
Simon and Garfunkel - A Hazy Shade of Winter (1966)
Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
Simon and Garfunkel - Cecilia (1970)
Simon and Garfunkel - Homeward Bound (1966)
Simon and Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson (1970)
Simon and Garfunkel - The Boxer (1970)
Soul Brothers Six - Some Kind of Wonderful (1967)
Stealers Wheel - Stuck in the Middle With You (1973)
Stephen Stills - Love the One You’re With (1970)
Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride (1968)
Steve Miller - The Joker (1973)
Sweet - Ballroom Blitz (1974)
Sweet - Fox on the Run (1975)
Tanya Tucker - Delta Dawn (1972)
The Allman Brothers - Blue Sky (1972)
The Allman Brothers - Melissa (1972)
The Archies - Sugar, Sugar (1969)
The Beach Boys - God Only Knows (1966)
The Beach Boys - Sloop John B (1966)
The Beach Boys - Wouldn’t It Be Nice (1966)
The Beatles - A Day in the Life (1967)
The Beatles - Across the Universe (1968)
The Beatles - All You Need Is Love (1967)
The Beatles - And Your Bird Can Sing (1966)
The Beatles - Back in the USSR (1968)
The Beatles - Come Together (1969)
The Beatles - Don’t Let Me Down (1969)
The Beatles - Don’t Pass me By (1968)
The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby (1966)
The Beatles - For No One (1966)
The Beatles - Get Back (1969)
The Beatles - Getting Better (1967)
The Beatles - Good Night (1968)
The Beatles - Got To Get You Into My Life (1966)
The Beatles - Happiness Is A Warm Gun (1968)
The Beatles - Hello, Goodbye (1967)
The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun (1969)
The Beatles - Here, There and Everywhere (1966)
The Beatles - Hey Jude (1967)
The Beatles - I Am The Walrus (1967)
The Beatles - I Me Mine (1970)
The Beatles - I Will (1968)
The Beatles - I’m Only Sleeping (1966)
The Beatles - I’m So Tired (1968)
The Beatles - Let It Be (1969)
The Beatles - Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (1967)
The Beatles - Mother Nature’s Son (1968)
The Beatles - Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (1968)
The Beatles - Octopus’s Garden (1969)
The Beatles - Oh! Darling (1969)
The Beatles - Paperback Writer (1966)
The Beatles - Penny Lane (1966)
The Beatles - Revolution (1968)
The Beatles - Rocky Raccoon (1968)
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (reprise) (1967)
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
The Beatles - She Came In Through the Bathroom Window (1969)
The Beatles - She’s Leaving Home (1967)
The Beatles - Something (1969)
The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever (1966)
The Beatles - The Ballad of John and Yoko (1969)
The Beatles - The Fool on the Hill (1967)
The Beatles - The Long and Winding Road (1969)
The Beatles - Two of Us (1969)
The Beatles - When I’m Sixty-Four (1966)
The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps (1968)
The Beatles - With a Little Help From My Friends (1967)
The Beatles - Yellow Submarine (1966)
The Bee Gees - I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You (1968)
The Bobby Fuller Four - I Fought the Law (1966)
The Box Tops - The Letter (1967)
The Brady Bunch - Keep On (1972)
The Cyrkle - Red Rubber Ball (1966)
The Doobie Brothers - Black Water (1974)
The Doobie Brothers - Long Train Running (1973)
The Doors - Love Me Two Times (1967)
The Doors - People Are Strange (1967)
The Doors - Roadhouse Blues (1970)
The Doors - Touch Me (1969)
The Eagles - Already Gone (1974)
The Eagles - Desperado (1973)
The Eagles - Lyin’ Eyes (1975)
The Eagles - One of These Nights (1975)
The Eagles - Peaceful Easy Feeling (1972)
The Eagles - Take It Easy (1972)
The Eagles - Take It To The Limit (1975)
The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup (1968)
The Grateful Dead - Friend of the Devil (1970)
The Grateful Dead - Truckin’ (1970)
The Guess Who - American Woman (1970)
The Hollies - Bus Stop (1966)
The Jackson Five - I Want You Back (1969)
The Mamas and the Papas - California Dreamin (1966)
The Monkees - Daydream Believer (1968)
The Monkees - I’m a Believer (1966)
The Monkees - Last Train to Clarksville (1966)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show - The Time Warp (1975)
The Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women (1969)
The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil (1969)
The Rolling Stones - You Can’t Always Get What You Want (1969)
The Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin’ (1966)
The Supremes - You Can’t Hurry Love (1966)
The Temptations - Ain’t Too Proud to Beg (1966)
The Turtles - Happy Together (1967)
The Who - Baba O’Riley (1971)
The Who - Behind Blue Eyes (1971)
The Who - Pinball Wizard (1975)
The Young Rascals - Good Lovin’ (1966)
Three Dog Night - Joy to the World (1970)
Three Dog Night - Shambala (1973)
Tommy James - I Think We’re Alone Now (1967)
Tommy James and the Shondells - Crimson and Clover (1968)
Tommy James and the Shondells - Mony Mony (1968)
Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl (1967)
Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)
Van Morrison - Wild Night (1971)
Willy Wonka - Pure Imagination (1971)
Wilson Pickett - Mustang Sally (1966)
Ben E. King - Stand by Me (cover)
Bobby Day - Rockin’ Robin (cover)
Little Eva - The Locomotion (cover)
Martha and the Vandellas - Dancing in the Street (cover)
Sam Cooke - Another Saturday Night (cover)
Sam Cooke - Twistin’ the Night Away (cover)
The Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love (cover)
The Everly Brothers - When Will I Be Loved (cover)
The Righteous Brothers - You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ (cover)
Willie Nelson - Always on My Mind (cover)
A | E/A | A | D |
I’ve been | cheated by | you since I don’t know | when |
A | E/A | A | D |
So I | made up my | mind it must come to an | end |
A | Aaug |
Look at me now, | will I ever learn? |
A | Aaug | D |
I don’t know ho | w, but I suddenly | lose control |
| E |
There’s a fire with | in my soul |
D | A/C# | E |
Just | one | look and I can hear a bell ring |
D | A/C# | E |
One | more | look and I forget everything |
A |
Mamma mia, here I go again |
G/D | D | A/C# | A |
My | my, how can I re | sist | you? |
A |
Mamma mia, does it show again? |
G/D | D | A/C# | A |
My | my, just how much I’ve | missed | you |
A | E/G# |
Yes, I’ve been | broken-hearted |
F#m | C#m/E |
Blue since the | day we parted |
G/D | D | Bm | E |
Why, | why | did I ever | let you go? |
A | F#m |
Mamma mia, | now I really know |
G/D | D | Bm | E |
My | my, | I could never | let you go |
A | E/A | A | D |
I’ve been | angry and | sad about things that you | do |
A | E/A | A | D |
I can’t | count all the | times that I told you we’re | through |
A | Aaug |
And when you go, | when you slam the door |
A | Aaug | D |
I think you know, | that you won’t be a | way too long |
| E |
You know that I’m | not that strong |
D | A/C# | E |
Just | one | look and I can hear a bell ring |
D | A/C# | E |
One | more | look and I forget everything |
A |
Mamma mia, here I go again |
G/D | D | A/C# | A |
My | my, how can I re | sist | you? |
A |
Mamma mia, does it show again? |
G/D | D | A/C# | A |
My | my, just how much I’ve | missed | you |
A | E/G# |
Yes, I’ve been | broken-hearted |
F#m | C#m/E |
Blue since the | day we parted |
G/D | D | Bm | E |
Why, | why | did I ever | let you go? |
A |
Mamma mia, even if I say |
G/D | D | A/C# | A |
Bye | bye, leave me now or | nev | er |
A |
Mamma mia, it’s a game we play |
G/D | D | A/C# | A |
Bye | bye doesn’t mean for | eve | r |
A |
Mamma mia, here I go again |
G/D | D | A/C# | A |
My | my, how can I re | sist | you? |
A |
Mamma mia, does it show again? |
G/D | D | A/C# | A |
My | my, just how much I | missed | you |
A | E/G# |
Yes, I’ve been | broken-hearted |
F#m | C#m/E |
Blue since the | day we parted |
G/D | D | Bm | E |
Why, | why | did I ever | let you go? |
A | F#m |
Mamma mia, | now I really know |
G/D | D | Bm | E |
My | my, | I could never | let you go |
Em | Bm7 | Cmaj7 | AmM6 |
Every | time that I | look in the | mirror |
Em | Bm7 | Cmaj7 | AmM6 |
All these | lines on | my face getting | clearer |
Em | Bm7 | Cmaj7 | AmM6 |
| The past is | gone | |
Em | Bm7 | Cmaj7 | AmM6 |
It went | by, | like dusk to | dawn |
Em | Bm7 |
Isn’t that the | way |
Cmaj7 | D | B7 |
Everybody’s got their | dues in life to | pay |
Em | D |
Yeah, I know | nobody knows |
C | D |
Where it comes and | where it goes |
Em | D |
I know it’s | everybody’s sin |
C | D |
You got to lose to | know how to win |
Em | Bm7 | Cmaj7 | AmM6 |
Half my | life’s in | books’ written | pages |
Em | Bm7 | Cmaj7 | AmM6 |
Live and | learn from | fools and from | sages |
Em | Bm7 | Cmaj7 | AmM6 |
| You know it’s | true | |
Em | Bm7 | Cmaj7 | D |
All the | things | come back to | you |
Em | D |
Sing with me, | sing for the year |
C | D |
Sing for the laughter, | sing for the tear |
Em | D |
Sing with me, if it’s | just for today |
C | D | B7 |
Maybe tomorrow, the | good lord will take you aw | ay, yeah |
Am | B7 | Cmaj7 |
Dream on | dream on | dream on |
D | Em |
Dream until the dream come | true |
Am | B7 | Cmaj7 |
Dream on | dream on | dream on |
D | Em |
Dream until the dream come | true |
Cmaj7 | D |
Dream on | dream on |
Cmaj7 | D | B7 |
Dream on | ah | ah |
| E |
Well I | tried to make it Sunday, but I |
G#m |
Got so damn depressed |
| A | E |
That I | set my sights on | Monday, and I |
| A | F#m |
I ain’t | ready for the | altar |
| C#m | G#m | A |
But I | do ag | ree there’s | times |
| F#m |
When a | woman sure can |
A | E | Esus4 | E |
Be a friend of mine | | | |
| E |
Well I | keep on thinkin’ bout you |
| G#m |
Sister | golden hair surprise |
| A | E |
And I | just can’t live with | out you |
| G#m |
Can’t you | see it in my eyes? |
| A | F#m |
I been | one poor corres | pondent and I been |
C#m | G#m | A |
Too, too | hard to | find |
| F#m |
But it | doesn’t mean you |
A | E | Esus4 | E |
Ain’t been on my mind | | | |
| B |
Will you | meet me in the middle? |
| A | E |
Will you | meet me in the | air? |
| B |
Will you | love me just a little? |
| A | E |
Just e | nough to show you | care? |
| F#m | G#m |
Well I | tried to fake it, I | don’t mind saying |
C#m | A | E | E |
G#m | G#m |
C#m | B | A | A |
| | | |
| E |
Well I | keep on thinkin’ bout you |
| G#m |
Sister | golden hair surprise |
| A | E |
And I | just can’t live with | out you |
| G#m |
Can’t you | see it in my eyes? |
| A | F#m |
I been | one poor corres | pondent and I been |
C#m | G#m | A |
Too, too | hard to | find |
| F#m |
But it | doesn’t mean you |
A | E | Esus4 | E |
Ain’t been on my mind | | | |
| B |
Will you | meet me in the middle? |
| A | E |
Will you | meet me in the | air? |
| B |
Will you | love me just a little? |
| A | E |
Just e | nough to show you | care? |
| F#m | G#m |
Well I | tried to fake it, I | don’t mind saying |
| Am7 |
Oh, oh, | oh, that’s the sound |
Of a worried, a worried man
| Am |
That’s the sound of | having a good time |
Mmm, that’s the sound of pain
| Am7 |
For five long y | ears, I thought you were my man |
| Am7 |
But I found o | ut, yeah, I’m just a link in your chain |
| Am7 |
You got me where you w | ant me, I ain’t nothing but your fool |
| Am7 |
You treated me m | ean, oh, you treated me cruel |
| Am7 |
Every c | hain, has got a weak link |
| Am7 |
I might be w | eak child, but I’ll give you strength |
| Am7 |
You | tell me to leave you alone |
My father said come on home
My doctor said take it easy
Oh, but your lovin' is much too strong
I'm added to your
| Am7 |
One of these m | ornings, the chain is gonna break |
| Am7 |
But up until t | hen, I’m gonna take all I can take, oh yeah |
| Am | Am7 |
Chain, chain, chain | | |
| Am7 | Am |
Chain, chain, chain | | |
| Am | Am7 |
Chain, chain, chain | | |
E7 | D7 |
What you want, | baby, I got |
E7 | D7 |
What you need, | do you know I’ve got it |
D7 | A7 |
Is for a little resp | ect when you come home (just a little bit) |
| D7 |
Hey b | aby (just a little bit) when you get home |
A7 | D7 |
(Just a little bit) M | ister (just a little bit) |
E7 | D7 |
I ain’t gonna do you wrong | while you’re gone |
E7 | D7 |
Ain’t gonna do you wrong | ‘cause I don’t want to |
D7 | A7 |
Is for a little resp | ect when you come home (just a little bit) |
| D7 |
B | aby (just a little bit) when you get home |
A7 | D7 |
(Just a little bit) yeah | (just a little bit) |
E7 | D7 |
I’m about to give you | all my money |
E7 | D7 |
And all I’m asking | in return, honey |
E7 | D7 |
Is to give me | my propers |
| A7 |
When you get | home (just a, just a, just a, just a) |
| D7 |
Yeah | baby (just a, just a, just a, just a) |
| A7 |
When you get | home (just a little bit) |
| D7 |
Yeah | (just a little bit) |
E7 | D7 |
Ooh, your kisses | sweeter than honey |
E7 | D7 |
And guess what | so is my money |
E7 | D7 |
All I want you to | do for me |
| A7 |
Is give it to me | when you get home (re, re, re ,re) |
| D7 |
Yeah b | aby (re, re, re ,re) |
| A7 |
Whip it to m | e (respect, just a little bit) |
| D7 |
When you get home, now | (just a little bit) |
C7 | D7 |
→ | Find out what it means to me |
A7 |
Sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me (a little respect) |
D7 |
Sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me |
| A7 |
W | hoa, babe (just a little bit) |
| D7 |
A little resp | ect (just a little bit) |
A7 |
I get tired (just a little bit) |
| D7 |
Keep on t | rying (just a little bit) |
A7 |
Running out fool (just a little bit) |
| D7 |
And I ain’t | lyin’ (just a little bit) |
A | E/G# |
Looking out on the morning | rain |
G | D | D | A/C# | Bm7 |
I used to feel so u | ninspired | → | → | |
A | E/G# |
And when I knew I had to | face another day |
G | D | D | A/C# | Bm7 |
Lord it made me feel so t | ired | → | → | |
Dsus2/B | C#m7 |
Before the day I m | et you |
Dsus2/B | C#m7 |
Life was so unkind | |
Dsus2/B | C#m7 | A/B |
You’re the key to my p | eace of mind | |
D | A | D/F# | A/E | A/C# | A/B | A | Bm7 | D | A/C# | Bm7 |
You make me fe | el lik | e a | | nat | ur | al | woman | → | → | |
A | E/G# |
When my soul was i | n the lost and found |
G | D | D | A/C# | Bm7 |
You came along to claim | it | → | → | |
A | E/G# |
I didn’t know just what was | wrong with me |
G | D | D | A/C# | Bm7 |
Till your kiss helped me nam | e it | → | → | |
Dsus2/B | C#m7 |
Now I’m no longer doubtf | ul |
Dsus2/B | C#m7 |
Of what I’m living fo | r |
| Dsus2/B | C#m7 | A/B |
And i | f I make you happy | I don’t need to do more | |
| E | A |
‘Cause y | ou make me f | eel |
D | A | D/F# | A/E | A/C# | A/B | A | Bm7 | E |
You make me fe | el lik | e a | | nat | ur | al | woman, | woman |
A | Em7 |
Oh baby what you | done to me |
A | Em7 |
You make me feel so | good inside |
Dmaj7 | Am |
And I just w | anna be |
Dmaj7 | C#m7 | Bm7 |
Close to you, you | make me feel so | alive |
D | A | D/F# | A/E | A/C# | A/B | A | Bm7 |
You make me fe | el lik | e a | | nat | ur | al | woman |
D | A | D/F# | A/E | A/C# | A/B | A | Bm7 | E | A |
You make me fe | el lik | e a | | nat | ur | al | woman | | |
D | A | D |
Riding on the | City of New Or | leans |
Bm | G | D |
Illinois Central, | Monday morning | rail |
D | A | D |
Fifteen cars and fi | fteen restless | riders |
| Bm | A | D |
Three con | ductors, and t | wenty five sacks of | mail |
| Bm |
All a | long the southbound odyssey |
| F#m |
The | train pulls out of Kankakee |
| A | E |
And | rolls along the houses, farms and | fields |
Bm |
Passing trains that have no name |
| F#m |
And | freight yards full of old black men |
| A | D |
And | graveyards of the rusted automo | biles |
G | A | D |
Good morning Am | erica, how a | re you? |
| Bm | G | D |
Say | don’t you know me, | I’m your native | son |
A | D | A | Bm |
I’m the | train they call the | City of New | Orleans |
| C | G | A | D |
I’ll be gon | e five | hundred miles | when the day is | done |
| D | A | D |
Dealing | card games with the | old men in the | club cars |
| Bm | G | D |
A | penny a point, ain’ | t no one keeping | score |
D | A | D |
Pass the paper | bag that holds the | bottle |
| Bm | A | D |
And | feel the wheels | rumbling ‘neath the | floor |
| Bm |
And the | sons of Pullman porters |
| F#m7 |
And the | sons of engineers |
| A | E |
Ride their | fathers’ magic carpet made of | steel |
Bm |
Mothers with their babes asleep |
F#m7 |
Rocking to the gentle beat |
| A | D |
And the | rhythm of the rails is all they | feel |
G | A | D |
Good morning Am | erica, how a | re you? |
| Bm | G | D |
Say | don’t you know me, | I’m your native | son |
A | D | A | Bm |
I’m the | train they call the | City of New | Orleans |
| C | G | A | D |
I’ll be gon | e five | hundred miles | when the day is | done |
D | A | D |
Nighttime on the | City of New | Orleans |
Bm | G | D |
Changing cars in | Memphis, | Tennesee |
D | A | D |
Halfway home, and | we’ll be there by | morning |
| Bm | A | D |
Through the | Misissippi darkness, | rolling down to the | sea |
| Bm |
But | all the towns and people seem |
| F#m7 |
To | fade into a bad dream |
| A | E |
The | steel rail still ain’t heard the | news |
| Bm |
The | conductor sings his songs again |
| F#m7 |
The | passengers will please refrain |
| A | D |
This | train’s got the disappearin’ railroad | blues |
G | A | D |
Good night Am | erica, how a | re you? |
| Bm | G | D |
Say | don’t you know me, | I’m your native | son |
A | D | A | Bm |
I’m the | train they call the | City of New | Orleans |
| C | G | A | D |
I’ll be gon | e five | hundred miles | when the day is | done |
| C | G | A | D |
I’ll be gon | e five | hundred miles | when the day is | done |
| A | G |
You | get up every morning from your | ’larm clock’s warning |
| D | A |
Take the | 8:15 into the | city |
| A | G |
There’s a | whistle up above and people | pushin’, people shovin’ |
| D | A |
And the | girls who try to look | pretty |
| A | G |
And if your | train’s on time you can | get to work by nine |
| D | A |
And start your | slaving job to get your | pay |
| A | G |
If you | ever get annoyed, look at | me I’m self-employed |
| D | A |
I | love to work at nothing all | day |
And I'll be
A | G |
Taking care of business | every day |
D | A |
Taking care of business | every way |
| A | G |
I’ve been | taking care of business | it’s all mine |
D | A |
Taking care of business and | working overtime, work out |
| A | G |
If it were | easy as fishin’ you could | be a musician |
| D | A |
If | you could make sounds loud or | mellow |
| A | G |
Get a | second-hand guitar, chances | are you’ll go far |
| D | A |
If you | get in with the right bunch of | fellows |
| A | G |
People | see you having fun, just a- | lying in the sun |
D | A |
Tell them that you like it this | way |
| A | G |
It’s the | work that we avoid, and we’re | all self-employed |
| D | A |
We | love to work at nothing all | day |
And we been
A | G |
Taking care of business | every day |
D | A |
Taking care of business | every way |
| A | G |
I’ve been | taking care of business, | it’s all mine |
D | A |
Taking care of business and | working overtime |
A | G |
Taking care of business | every day |
D | A |
Taking care of business | every way |
A | G |
I’ve been taking care of business, | it’s all mine |
D | A |
Taking care of business and | working overtime |
| A | D | C | G |
Take good care | | of my business | | |
| A | D | C | G |
When I’m away | | every day | | |
| A | G |
You | get up every morning from your | ’larm clock’s warning |
| D | A |
Take the | 8:15 into the | city |
| A | G |
There’s a | whistle up above and people | pushin’, people shovin’ |
| D | A |
And the | girls who try to look | pretty |
| A | G |
And if your | train’s on time you can | get to work by nine |
| D | A |
And start your | slaving job to get your | pay |
| A | G |
If you | ever get annoyed, look at | me I’m self-employed |
| D | A |
I | love to work at nothing all | day |
And I been
A | G |
Taking care of business | every day |
D | A |
Taking care of business | every way |
| A | G |
I’ve been | taking care of business, | it’s all mine |
D | A |
Taking care of business and | working overtime, take care |
Takin' care of business, whoo
Takin' care of business
Takin' care of business
Takin' care of business
A | G |
Takin’ care of business | every day |
D | A |
Takin’ care of business | (very way |
A | G |
Takin’ care of businessm, | it’s all mine |
D |
Takin’ care of business and working overtime |
A | G |
Takin’ care of business | |
D | A |
Takin’ care of business | |
| D | C | G |
I m | et a devil woman | | |
| D | C | G |
She t | ook my heart away | | |
| D | C | G |
She s | aid I had it comin’ to me | | |
| D | C | G |
But I w | anted it that way | | |
| G7 | A# | C |
I think that | any love is good lovin’ | | |
| D | F#m7 | Bm7 |
So I t | ook what I could | get | mmm |
Em7 | A |
She looked at me with big brown e | yes and said |
| D | A | G |
You a | in’t seen nothin’ yet | | |
| D | A | G |
B-B-B-Baby you just a | in’t seen nothin’ yet | | |
| D | A | G |
Here’s something that you n | ever gonna forget | | |
| D | A | G |
B-B-B-Baby you just a | in’t seen nothin’ yet | | |
| D | C | G |
And n | ow I’m feelin’ better | | |
| D | C | G |
‘Cause | I found out for sure | | |
| D | C | G |
She t | ook me to her doctor | | |
| D | C | G |
And he t | old me of a cure | | |
| G7 | A# | C |
He said that | any love is good lovin’ | | |
| D | F#m7 | Bm7 |
So I t | ook what I could | get | mmm |
Em7 | A |
She looked at me with big brown e | yes and said |
| D | A | G |
You a | in’t seen nothin’ yet | | |
| D | A | G |
B-B-B-Baby you just a | in’t seen nothin’ yet | | |
| D | A | G |
Here’s something that you n | ever gonna forget | | |
| D | A | G |
B-B-B-Baby you just a | in’t seen nothin’ yet | | |
G7 | A# | C |
Any love is good lovin’ | | |
| D | F#m7 | Bm7 |
So I t | ook what I could | get | mmm |
Em7 | A |
She looked at me with big brown e | yes and said |
| D | A | G |
You a | in’t seen nothin’ yet | | |
| D | A | G |
B-B-B-Baby you just a | in’t seen nothin’ yet | | |
| D | A | G |
Here’s something that you n | ever gonna forget | | |
| D | A | G |
B-B-B-Baby you just a | in’t seen nothin’ yet | | |
Em | G | Am | Gsus4 | G | Am |
Com | pa | ny, | al | ways on the | run |
Em | G | Am | Gsus4 | G | Am | G/A | Am |
Des | ti | ny, | ooh | is the rising s | un | | |
Em | G | Am | Gsus4 | G | Am |
I | was | born, | six | gun in my | hand |
| Em | G | Am | Gsus4 | G | Am | G/A | Am |
Be | hind | the | gun, I | make | my final s | tand | | |
| C |
That’s why they call me | |
| Am | G/A | Am |
Till the day I | die | | |
| Am | G/A | Am |
Till the day I | die | | |
Em | G | Am | Gsus4 | G | Am |
Re | bel | souls, de | ser | ters we are | called |
Em | G | Am | Gsus4 | G | Am | G/A | Am |
Chose | a | gun, and | threw | away the s | un | | |
Em | G | Am | Gsus4 | G | Am |
Now | these | towns, | they | all know our | name |
Em | G | Am | Gsus4 | G | Am | G/A | Am |
Six g | un | sound | | is our claim to fa | me | | |
| Am | G/A | Am |
Till the day I | die | | |
| Am | G/A | Am |
Till the day I | die | | |
| Am | G/A | Am |
Till the day I | die | | |
| Am | G/A | Am |
Till the day I | die | | |
| A | G | D |
Well I’ll | take whate | ver I | want |
| A | G | D |
And | baby, | I want | you |
A | G | D |
You give me | something I | need |
| A | G | D |
Now | tell me I got | something for | you |
E |
Come on, come on, come on and do it |
G | D | C | C | A |
Come on and do, | do what you do | | | |
A | D |
I can’t get en | ough of your love, huh |
A | D |
I can’t get en | ough of your love |
A | D |
I can’t get en | ough of your love |
| A | G | D |
Well it’s | late and | I want | love |
A | G | D |
Love is gonna | break me in | two |
| A | G | D |
Don’t | hang me | up at your | doorway |
| A | G | D |
Don’t | hang me | up like you | do |
E |
Come on, come on, come on and do it |
G | D | C | C | A |
Come on, come on and do | what you do | | | |
A | D |
I can’t get en | ough of your love |
A | D |
I can’t get en | ough of your love, huh |
A | D |
I can’t get en | ough of your love |
What'd I say now?
A | D |
I can’t get en | ough of your love |
A | D |
I can’t get en | ough of your love, huh |
A | D |
I can’t get en | ough of your love |
D/A | A | A/E | E | D6/A | D/A | G/A | A |
→ | | → | | → | → | → | x2 |
A | E |
Johnny was a | schoolboy |
| G | A |
When he | heard his first Beatles | song |
A | E |
Love Me Do, | I think it was |
| G | A |
And from | there it didn’t take him | long |
| G | A |
Used to | play every | night |
A | E |
Now he’s in a | rock ‘n’ roll outfit |
| G | A |
And | everything’s alr | ight |
D | E | D | E |
Don’t you | know? | → | |
G | A |
Hey, mama, I’m goin’ a | way |
A | E |
I’m gonna hit the | big time |
| G | A |
Gonna | be a big star some | day |
A | E |
Mama came | to the door |
| G | A |
With a | teardrop in her | eye |
| E |
Johnny said, | don’t cry, mama |
G | A |
Smiled and waved good | bye |
D | E | D | E |
Don’t you | know, | yeah | yeah |
E | D | A |
Don’t you | know that you are a | shooting star |
D | E | D | E |
Don’t you | know, | don’t you | know |
E | D | A |
Don’t you | know that you are a | shooting star |
| G | D |
And | all the world will love you just as | long |
| E | D | E |
As long as you | are | → | |
| G | A |
Went | straight up to number | one |
A | E |
Suddenly | everyone loved |
| G | A |
To | hear him sing his | song |
A | E |
Watchin’ the | world go by |
| G | A |
Surpr | isin’ it goes so | fast |
A | E |
Johnny looked a | round him and said |
| G | A |
Well, I | made the big time at | last |
E | D | A |
Don’t you | know that you are a | shooting star |
D | E | D | E |
Don’t you | know, | whoa | yeah |
E | D | A |
Don’t you | know that you are a | shooting star, yeah |
| G | D |
And | all the world will love you just as | long |
| E | D | E |
As long as you | are, a sho | oting | star |
E | D | A |
Don’t you | know that you are a | shooting star |
D | E | D | E |
Don’t you | know, | yeah | yeah |
E | D | A |
Don’t you | know that you are a | shooting star, naw |
| G | D |
And | all the world will love you just as | long |
| E | D | E |
As long as you | are, | → | |
A | E |
Johnny died | one night |
| G | A |
Sleeping | tablets by his | head |
A | E |
Johnny’s life | passed him by |
| G | A |
Like a | warm summer | day |
A | E |
If you listen to the | wind |
| G | A |
You can | still hear him | play |
E | D | A |
Don’t you | know that you are a | shooting star |
D | E | D | E |
Don’t you | know, | don’t you | know |
E | D | A |
Don’t you | know that you are a | shooting star |
E | D | A |
Don’t you | know that you are a | shooting star |
D | E | D | E |
→ | Don’t you don’t you don’t you d | on’t you | know |
E | D | A | E | A |
Don’t you | know that you a | re a | shooting star | |
| D | Em |
No matter what you | are, I will always be with | you |
| G | A | G | A | D | A |
Doesn’t matter what you | do | girl, | ooh | girl with | you | |
| D | Em |
No matter what you | do, I will always be aro | und |
| G | A | G | A | D |
Won’t you tell me what you | found | girl, | ooh gi | rl won’t y | ou |
Bm7 | E7 | A7 | D7 |
Knock down the old gray | wall, | be a part of it | all |
| G | Em | D |
Nothing to | say, nothing to | see, nothing to | do |
Bm7 | E7 | A7 | D7 |
If you would give me | all, as | I would give it to | you |
| G | Em | C | A |
Nothing would | be, nothing would | be, nothing would | be | |
| D | Em |
No matter where you g | o, there will always be a p | lace |
| G | A | G | A | D |
Can’t you see it in my fa | ce | girl, | ooh | girl want | you |
Bm7 | E7 | A7 | D7 |
Knock down the old gray | wall, | be a part of it | all |
| G | Em | D |
Nothing to | say, nothing to | see, nothing to | do |
Bm7 | E7 | A7 | D7 |
If you would give me | all, as | I would give it to | you |
| G | Em | C | A |
Nothing would | be, nothing would | be, nothing would | be | |
| D | Em |
No matter what you | are, I will always be with | you |
| G | A | G | A | D | A |
Doesn’t matter what you | do | girl, | ooh | girl with | you | |
G | A | G | A | D |
Ooh g | irl, | you | girl won’t | you |
G | A | G | A | D |
Ooh g | irl, | you | girl won’t | you |
| Am | Em | Em/G | Am |
Ain’t no sunshine when she’s | gone | | | |
| G | Am | Em | Em/G | Am |
It’s not | warm when she’s a | way | | | |
| Dm7 |
Ain’t no sunshine when she’s | gone |
| Em7 | F |
And she’s | always gone too | long |
| G | Am | Em | Em/G | Am |
Any | time she goes | away | | | |
| Am | Em | Em/G | Am |
Wonder this time where she’s | gone | | | |
| G | Am | Em | Em/G | Am |
Wonder | if she’s gone to | stay | | | |
| Dm7 |
Ain’t no sunshine when she’s | gone |
| Em7 | F |
And this | house just ain’t no | home |
| G | Am | Em | Em/G | Am |
Any | time she goes | away | | | |
Am |
And I know, I know, I know, I know, I know |
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know
| Dm7 |
Hey, I ought to leave the young thing | alone |
| F | G | Am | Em | Em/G | Am |
But ain’t no | sunshine | when she’s | gone | | | |
| Am | Em | Em/G | Am |
Ain’t no sunshine when she’s | gone | | | |
| G | Am | Em | Em/G | Am |
Only | darkness every | day | | | |
| Dm7 |
Ain’t no sunshine when she’s | gone |
| Em7 | F |
And this | house just ain’t no | home |
| G | Am | Em | Em/G | Am |
Any | time she goes | away | | | |
| G | Am | Em | Em/G | Am |
Any | time she goes | away | | | |
| G | Am | Em | Em/G | Am |
Any | time she goes | away | | | |
| G | Am |
Any | time she goes | away |
A | D |
Sometimes in our | lives |
| A | A | E |
We all have | pain we all have | sorr | ow |
| A | E | A |
We know that | there’s always tom | orr | ow |
| A | D |
Lean on | me, when you’re not | strong |
| A |
And I’ll be your | friend |
| A | E |
I’ll help you | carry | on |
A | D |
Please swallow your | pride |
| A | A | E |
If I have | things you need to | borr | ow |
A | D | A |
For no one can | fill those of your | needs |
| E | A |
That you won’t | let | show |
| A | D | A | E | A |
You just | call on me | bro | ther, when | you need a hand | |
| E | A |
We all need somebody to | lean | on |
| A | D | A | E | A |
I just | might have a | prob | lem that | you’d under | stand |
| E | A |
We all need somebody to | lean | on |
| A | D |
Lean on | me, when you’re not | strong |
| A |
And I’ll be your | friend |
A | D | A |
If there is a | load you have to | bear |
A | D |
I’m right up the | road |
E6 | A |
Call | me (if you need a friend) |
E6 | A |
Call | me (if you need a friend) |
E6 | A |
Call | me (if you ever need a friend) |
E6 | A |
Call | me (if you need a friend) |
C | G/B | F/A | C/G |
Fmaj7 | C/E | D7 | G |
C | G/B | F/A | C/G |
F | F/G |
C | F/C | Cmaj7 | F/C |
C | F/C | Cmaj7 | F/C |
| | | |
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G |
It’s ni | ne o’cl | ock on a | Saturday | |
F | C/E | D7 | G |
The regular c | rowd shuffles | in | |
| C | G/B | Fadd9/A | C/G |
There’s | an old man | sitting | next to me | |
| Fadd9 | F/G | C |
Makin’ | love to his | tonic and | gin |
C | G/B | F/A | C/G |
F | F/G | C | C | F/C | F/C |
| | | | | |
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G |
He says, | son can you | play me a | memory? | |
| F | C/E | D7 | G |
I’m | not really | sure how it go | es | |
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G |
But it’s | sad and it’s | sweet and I | knew it complete | |
| F | F/G | C |
When | I wore a | younger man’s | clothes |
Am | Am/G | D/F# | F |
La la | la diddy | da | |
Am | Am/G | D/F# | G | G/F | C/E | G7/D |
La | La diddy | da da d | um | | | |
C | G/B | F/A | C/G |
Sing us a | song, you’re the | piano man | |
F | C/E | D7 | G |
Sing us a son | g to nig | ht | |
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G |
Well we’re | all in the | mood for a | melody | |
| F | F/G | C |
And | you’ve got us fe | eling all | right |
C | G/B | F/A | C/G |
F | F/G |
C | F/C | Cmaj7 | F/C |
C | F/C | Cmaj7 | F/C |
| | | |
| C | G/B | F/A | C |
Now Joh | n at the | bar is a | friend of mine | |
| F | C/E | D7 | G |
He gets | me my | drinks for | free | |
| C | G/B |
And he’s | quick with a | joke or to |
F/A | C/G |
Light up your | smoke |
| F | F/G | C | F/C |
But there’s | some place that | he’d rather | be | |
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G |
He says, | Bill I be | lieve this is | killing me | |
| F | C/E | D7 | G |
As a sm | ile ran a | way from his | face | |
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G |
Well I’ | m sure that I | could be a | movie star | |
| F | F/G | C |
If | I could get | out of this | place |
| Am | Am/G | D/F# | F |
Oh | La la | la diddy | da | |
Am | Am/G | D/F# | G | G/F | C/E | G7/D |
La | La diddy | da da d | um | | | |
| C | G/B | F/A | C |
Now Pau | l is a | real estate | novelist | |
| F | C/E | D7 | G |
Who nev | er had | time for a | wife | |
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G |
And he’s | talking with | Davy, who’s | still in the | Navy |
| F | F/G | C |
And pro | bably w | ill be for | life |
C | G/B | F/A | C/G |
F | F/G | C | C | F/C | F/C |
| | | | | |
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G |
And the | waitress is | practicing | politics | |
| F | C/E | D7 | G |
As the | businessmen | slowly get | stoned | |
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G |
Yes they’re | sharing a | drink they call | loneliness | |
| F | F/G | C |
But it’s | better than | drinking a | lone |
Am | Am/G | D/F# | Dm/F |
Am | Am/G | D/F# | Dm/F |
Am | Am/G | D/F# | D |
G | G7/F | C/E | G/D |
| | | |
C | G/B | F/A | C/G |
Sing us a | song, you’re the | piano man | |
F | C/E | D7 | G |
Sing us a son | g to nig | ht | |
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G |
Well we’re | all in the | mood for a | melody | |
| F | F/G | C |
And | you’ve got us fe | eling all | right |
C | G/B | F/A | C/G |
F | F/G |
C | F/C | Cmaj7 | F/C |
C | F/C | Cmaj7 | F/C |
| | | |
| C | G/B | F/A | C |
It’s a | pretty good | crowd for a | Saturday | |
| F | C/E | D7 | G |
And the | manager | gives me a | smile | |
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G |
‘Cause he | knows that it’s | me they’ve been | coming to | see |
| F | F/G | C | F/C |
To for g | et about | life for a | while | |
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G |
And the | piano | sounds like a | carnival | |
| F | C/E | D7 | G |
And the | microphone | smells like a | beer | |
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G |
And they | sit at the | bar and put | bread in my | jar |
| F | F/G | C |
And say | man what are | you doing | here? |
| Am | Am/G | D/F# | F |
Oh | La la | la diddy | da | |
Am | Am/G | D/F# | G | G/F | C/E | G7/D |
La | La diddy | da da d | um | | | |
C | G/B | F/A | C/G |
Sing us a | song, you’re the | piano man | |
F | C/E | D7 | G |
Sing us a son | g to nig | ht | |
| C | G/B | F/A | C/G |
Well we’re | all in the | mood for a | melody | |
| F | F/G | C |
And | you’ve got us fe | eling all | right |
C | G/B | F/A | C/G |
F | F/G |
C | F/C | Cmaj7 | F/C |
C | F/C | Cmaj7 | F/C |
| G | C |
Well it’s a | rainy night in | Paris |
| Am | D |
And I’m | sitting by the | Seine |
| G | C |
It’s a | pleasure to be | soaking |
C/B | Am | D |
In the E | uropean | rain |
| Em | D | C |
Now my | belly’s full of f | ancy food and w | ine |
| G | C |
But in the m | orning there’ll be h | ell to pay |
D | G |
Somewhere along the lin | e |
| G/B | C |
Oh, but in the m | orning there’ll be | hell to pay |
D | G |
Somewhere along the | line |
G | C |
Sweet Virginia c | igarette |
| G | C | C/B |
Well you | used to be a | friend of | mine |
| Am | D |
But n | ow I unders | tand |
| Em | D | C |
You’ve been e | ating up in | side me for some | time, oh |
| G | C |
And | I know you’re gonn | a get me |
D | G |
Somewhere along the | line |
| G/B | C |
Well | I know you’re gonn | a get me |
D | G |
Somewhere along the | line |
D | D/Eb |
Somewhere along the line | |
| Em | Em/D | C |
Well I k | now it’s just a ma | tter of | time |
| G/B | C |
When the | fun falls through and the | rent comes due |
Am | F | D |
Somewhere along the | line | |
| G | C |
Well, you | know I love my | woman |
| Am | D |
And I w | ould not let her d | own |
| G | C |
And I | did my share of | lovin’ |
C/B | Am | D |
When I u | sed to get | around |
| Em | D | C |
Now I’m | satisfied and | she is lookin’ fi | ne, oh |
| G/B | C |
But you | pay for your satis | faction |
D | G |
Somewhere along the lin | e |
| G/B | C |
Well you p | ay for your sa | tisfaction |
D | G |
Somewhere along the li | ne |
| G | C |
Hey, it’s | good to be a | young man |
| Am | D |
And to | live the way you | please |
| G | C |
Yes, a | young man is the | king |
| C/B | Am | D |
Of | every | kingdom that he | sees |
| Em | D | C |
But there’s an | old and feeble | man not far | behind, oh |
| G | C |
And it | surely will catch | up to him |
D | G |
Somewhere along the | line |
| G | C |
Well, you | know it will catch | up to him |
D | G |
Somewhere along the | line |
| G | C |
Well, and it | surely will catch | up to him |
D | G |
Somewhere along the | line |
| D | D/F# | G | D/F# |
He a | lways found it h | ard to t | ake her | |
Em7 | A7sus4 | D | G/D |
She wouldn’t | listen to ad | vice | |
D | D9 | G | D/F# |
And though he | never tried to | make her | |
Em7 | G | G/B |
She often thought it would be | nice | |
A | A/C# | D/F# | D |
Oh, and now she’s h | eadin’ out to Calif | ornia | |
| A |
It’s been a | long time comin’ but she’s |
| A/C# | D/F# | D |
F | eeling like a woman | tonight | |
| A |
And she | left a little letter said |
| A/C# | D/F# |
She’s g | onna make a stop in Ne | vada |
G | D/F# | Em7 | A |
Good | bye, | good | bye |
D | D/F# | G | D/F# |
She tried for y | ears to be a | good wife | |
Em7 | A7sus4 | D | G/D |
It never | quite got off the | ground | |
D | D9 | G | D/F# |
And all those | stories of the | good life | |
Em7 | G | G/B |
Convinced her not to hang | around | |
A | A/C# | D/F# | D |
Oh, and now she’s h | eadin’ out to Calif | ornia | |
| A |
And she | doesn’t know what’s comin’ but |
| A/C# | D/F# | D |
She’s s | ure of what she’s leaving be | hind | |
| A |
And she | left a little letter said |
| A/C# | D/F# |
She’s g | onna make a stop in Ne | vada |
G | D/F# | Em7 | A |
Good | bye, | good | bye |
D | D/F# | G | Em7 | A7sus4 | D | C | A | D |
| | | | | | | | |
D | D/F# | G | D/F# |
And though she f | inds it hard to | leave him | |
Em7 | A7sus4 | D | G/D |
She knows it | would be worse to | stay | |
D | D9 | G | D/F# |
He wouldn’t | understand the | reasons | |
Em7 | G | G/B |
That make a woman run aw | ay | |
A | A/C# | D/F# | D |
Oh, and now she’s h | eadin’ out to Calif | ornia | |
| A |
With some | money in her pocket she’s a |
| A/C# | D/F# | D |
R | ocket on the fourth of Ju | ly | |
| A |
And she | left a little letter said |
| A/C# | D/F# | D |
She’s g | onna make a stop in Ne | vada | |
G | D/F# | Em7 | A |
Good | bye, | good | bye |
A | A/C# | D/F# | D |
Oh, and now she’s h | eadin’ out to Calif | ornia | |
| A |
With some | money in her pocket she’s a |
| A/C# | D/F# | D |
R | ocket on the fourth of Ju | ly | |
| A |
And she | left a little letter said |
| A/C# | D/F# |
She’s g | onna make a stop in Ne | vada |
G | D/F# | Em7 | A |
Good | bye, | good | bye |
G |
G | Em | F |
G | Em | F | C | D |
G | Em | F | C | G/B | Am | D |
| | | | | | |
| G | Em | F |
From a | town known a | s Wheeling, West Vi | rginia |
| G | Em | F | C | D |
Rode | a boy with a | six-gun in his | hand | | |
| G | Em | F | C |
And his | daring life of c | rime made him a le | gend in his t | ime |
| G/B | Am7 | D7sus |
East | and | west of the | Rio Grande |
| G | Em | F |
Well, he sta | rted with a | bank in Color | ado |
| G | Em | F | C | D |
In the po | cket of his v | est a Colt he h | id | | |
| G | Em |
And his | age and his s | ize |
| F | C | G/B |
Took the t | eller by surpr | ise | and |
Am7 | D7sus |
The word spread | of Billy the Kid |
| C | D | Em | Bm |
Well he | never traveled h | eavy, yes he | always rode al | one |
| C | C/D | F/G |
And he so | on put many o | lder guns to sha | me |
| C | D | Em | Bm |
And he ne | ver had a sw | eetheart, and he n | ever had a h | ome |
| C | Dsus4 | D |
But the | cowboy and the rancher knew his name | | |
| G | Em | F |
Well, he r | obbed his way from | Utah to Oklah | oma |
| G | Em | F | C | D |
And the l | aw just could not s | eem to track him | down | | |
| G | Em | F | C | G/B |
And it se | rved his legend | well, for the f | olks they’d love to te | ll | ’bout |
Am7 | D7sus |
When Billy the Kid | came to town |
| G | Em | F |
Well o | ne cold day a p | osse captured B | illy |
| G | Em | F | C | D |
And the j | udge said string him | up for what he | did | | |
| G | Em | F | C | G/B |
And the c | owboys and their | kin, like the s | ea came pourin’ | in to | to watch |
Am7 | D7sus |
The hangin’ | of Billy the Kid |
| C | D | Em | Bm |
Well he n | ever traveled he | avy, yes he | always rode al | one |
| C | C/D | F/G |
And he so | on put many | older guns to sh | ame |
| C | D | Em | Bm |
And he n | ever had a sw | eetheart, but he f | inally found a h | ome |
| C | Dsus4 | D |
Underne | ath the Boot Hill grave that bears his na | me | |
| G | Em | F |
From a t | own known as | Oyster Bay, Long I | sland |
| G | Em | F | C | D |
Rode a b | oy with a | six-pack in his h | and | | |
| G | Em | F | C |
And his d | aring life of c | rime made him a l | egend in his t | ime |
G/B | Am7 | D7sus |
East and w | est of the | Rio Grande |
| G | C | G/B | C |
I | am the entertainer and I | know just where | I | stand |
| C | G/B | C | D |
A | nother serenade | r and another | long-haired b | and |
| G | C |
To | day I am your champion, I | may have won your hearts |
| C | D |
But I | know the game, you’ll fo | rget my name |
| Am7 | Cmaj7 |
And I | won’t be here in | another year |
| D | G |
If I | don’t stay on the ch | arts |
| G | C/E | G/D | C |
I | am the entertainer and I’ve | had to pay | my | price |
| C | G/B | G/B | C | D |
The | things I did not | know at first I l | earned by | doin’ | twice |
| G |
Ah, but | still they come to haunt me |
| C/E | C |
S | till they want their | say |
| C | D |
So I’ve l | earned to dance with a h | and in my pants |
| Am7 | Cmaj7 |
Let ‘em | rub my neck and I | write ‘em a check |
| D | G |
And they | go their merry wa | y |
| G | C/E | G/D | C |
I | am the entertainer, | been all around | the | world |
| C | G/B | G/B | C | D |
I’ve | played all kinds of palace | s and l | aid all | kinds of | girls |
| G | C/E | C |
I | can’t remember faces, | I don’t remember | names |
| C | D |
Ah, but | what the hell, you know it’s | just as well |
| Am7 | Cmaj7 |
‘Cause a | fter a while and a t | housand miles |
D | G |
It all becomes the s | ame |
| G | C/E | G/D | C |
I | am the entertainer, I | bring to you | my | songs |
| C | G/B | G/B | C | D |
I’d | like to spend a | day or two, but I | can’t | stay that | long |
| G | C/E | C |
No, I’ve | got to meet expenses, I | got to stay in | line |
| C | D |
Gotta | get those fees to the | agencies |
| Am7 | Cmaj7 |
And I’d | love to stay but there’s | bills to pay |
| D | G |
So I | just don’t have the ti | me |
| G | C/E | G/D | C |
I | am the entertainer, I | come to do | my | show |
| C | G/B | G/B | C | D |
You’ve | heard my latest recor | d, it’s b | een on the | radi | o |
| G |
Ah, it | took me years to write it, they were the |
C/E | C |
Best years of my | life |
| Cmaj7 | D |
It was a b | eautiful song, but it | ran too long |
| Am7 | C |
If you’re | gonna have a hit, you | gotta make it fit |
| D | G |
So they | cut it down to 3:0 | 5 |
G | C/E | G/D | C |
I am the entertainer, the | idol | of my | age |
| C | G/B | G/B | C | D |
I | make all kinds of mone | y when I | go | on the | stage |
| G |
Ah, you’ve | seen me in the papers |
| C/E | C |
I’ve | been in the ma | gazines |
| C | D |
But if | I go cold I | won’t get sold |
| Am7 | C |
I’ll get | put in the back in the | discount rack |
| D | G |
Like a | nother can of be | ans |
| G | C/E | G/D | C |
I | am the entertainer and I | know just where | I | stand |
| C | G/B | C | D |
A | nother serenader and | another | long-haired b | and |
| G | C/E | C |
To | day I am your champion, I | may have won your | hearts |
| C | D |
But I | know the game, you’ll fo | rget my name |
| Am7 | Cmaj7 |
And I | won’t be here in | another year |
| D | G |
If I | don’t stay on the ch | arts |
D |
Hey lord, take a look all around |
| G | C | D |
To | night to find where my | baby’s gonna | be |
| G |
Hey lord, would ya look out for her to | night |
| C | C/B | A |
‘Cause she is | far ac | ross the | sea |
D | G | C |
Hey lord, would ya | look out for her to | night |
| F | Bb |
And make sure that | she’s gonna be al | right |
| A | D |
And things are gonna | be alright with | me |
D | G |
Hey lord, would ya look out for her to | night |
| C | D | G | D | A |
And make sure that | all her dreams are | sweet | | | |
D | G |
Said now, would ya guide her along the | roads |
| C | C/B | A |
And make them | softer | for her | feet |
D | G9 | C |
Hey lord, would ya | look out for her to | night |
| F | Bb |
And make sure that | she’s gonna be al | right |
| A | D |
Until she’s | home and here with | me |
D | G |
Hey, lord would ya look out for her to | night |
| C | D | G | D | A |
If she is | sleepin’ under the | sky | | | |
D | G |
Said now, make sure the ground she’s | sleepin’ on |
| C | C/B | A |
Is | always | warm and | dry |
D | G | C |
Mmmm, don’tcha | give her too much | rain |
| F | Bb |
Try to | keep her away from | pain |
| A | D |
Because my | baby hates to c | ry |
D | G |
Hey lord, would ya look out for her to | night |
| C | D | G | D | A |
‘Cause it gets | rough along the | way | | | |
D | G |
Said now, this song seems strange it’s | just because |
| C | C/B | A |
I | don’t know | how to | pray |
D | G9 | C |
Mmmm, won’tcha | give her peace of | mind |
| F | Bb |
And if you | ever find the | time |
| A | D |
Won’tcha tell her I | miss her every | day |
D |
Hey lord, take a look all around |
| G | C | D | G | D | A |
To | night to find where my | baby’s gonna | be | | | |
D | G |
Hey lord, would ya look out for her to | night |
| C | C/B | A |
‘Cause she is | far ac | ross the | sea |
D | G9 | C |
Hey lord, would ya | look out for her to | night |
| F | Bb |
And make sure that | she’s gonna be al | right |
| A | D |
Until she’s | home and here with | me |
A | E |
Today I’m livin’ like a | rich man’s son |
G | D |
Tomorrow morning I could | be a bum |
A | E |
It doesn’t matter which di | rection though |
G | D |
I know a woman in New M | exico |
Bm7 | E |
Worse comes to | worst |
Bm7 | E |
I don’t know | how but sometimes |
A | E |
And if I don’t have a c | ar I’ll hitch |
G | D |
I got a thumb and she’s a s | on of a bitch |
A | E |
I do my writing on my r | oad guitar |
G | D |
And make a living at a pi | ano bar, oh |
Bm7 | E |
Worse comes to | worst |
Bm7 | E |
I don’t know | how but sometimes |
G | D |
Lightning and th | under |
| A | E |
F | lashed across the roads we drove upo | n |
G | D |
Oh, but it’s clear skies we’re u | nder |
| F#m | E |
W | hen I am together, w | hen I sing the song |
Bm7 | E |
Worse comes to | worst |
Bm7 | E |
I don’t know | how but sometimes |
Bm7 | E |
I can be s | trong, oh |
A | E |
Fun ain’t easy if | it ain’t free |
G | D |
Too many people got a | hold on me |
A | E |
But I know something that | they don’t know |
G | D |
I know a woman in New | Mexico |
Bm7 | E |
Worse comes to | worst |
Bm7 | E |
I don’t know | how but sometimes |
| G | Am/D | G | G | Am/D | G |
I feel unh | appy, | → | I feel so s | ad | → | |
| Am | G | Am/D | G |
I’ve lost the | best friend, that I ever | had | → | |
| G | Am/D | G | G | Am/D | G |
She was my w | oman, | → | I loved her s | o | → | |
| Am | G | Am/D | G |
But it’s too | late now, I’ve let her | go | → | |
C | Bm | Am |
I’m | going through | changes |
C | Bm | Am |
I’m | going through | changes |
C | Bm | Am | Am |
D | C | Em | Em |
D | Em | Em |
→ | | |
| G | Am/D | G | G | Am/D | G |
We shared the y | ears, | → | we shared each d | ay | → | |
| Am | G | Am/D | G |
In love to | gether, we found a | way | → | |
| G | Am/D | G | G | Am/D | G |
But soon the w | orld | → | had its evil w | ay | → | |
| Am | G | Am/D | G |
My heart was | blinded, love went a | stray | → | |
C | Bm | Am |
I’m | going through | changes |
C | Bm | Am |
I’m | going through | changes |
C | Bm | Am | Am |
D | C | Em | Em |
D | Em | Em |
→ | | |
| G | Am/D | G | G | Am/D | G |
It took so l | ong | → | to reali | ze | → | |
| Am | G | Am/D | G |
And I can | still hear her last good | byes | → | |
| G | Am/D | G | G | Am/D | G |
Now all my d | ays | → | are filled with t | ears | → | |
| Am | G | Am/D | G |
Wish I could | go back and change these | years | → | |
C | Bm | Am |
I’m | going through | changes |
C | Bm | Am |
I’m | going through | changes |
C | Bm | Am | Am |
D | C | Em | Em |
D | Em | Em |
→ | | |
Am | C | D |
Has | he lost h | is mind? |
F | C | D |
Can he see or | is h | e blind? |
Am | C | D |
Can | he walk at | all |
F | C | D |
Or if he moves | will h | e fall? |
Am | C | D |
Is h | e live o | r dead? |
F | C | D |
Has he thoughts with | in h | is head? |
Am | C | D |
We’ll | just pass h | im there |
F | C | D |
Why should we | even | care? |
Am | C | D |
He | was turned t | o steel |
F | C | D |
In the great mag | net | ic field |
Am | C | D |
When | he travele | d time |
F | C | D |
For the future | of | mankind |
C | Am |
He just stares at the | world |
C | Am |
That he will soon un | furl |
Am | C | D |
Now | the time i | s here |
F | C | D |
For Iron Man | to sp | read fear |
Am | C | D |
Ven | geance from t | he grave |
F | C | D |
Kills the people | he o | nce saved |
C | Am |
They just turn their | heads |
C | Am |
Now he has his re | venge |
Am | C | D |
Hea | vy boots | of lead |
F | C | D |
Fills his vic | tims full | of dread |
Am | C | D |
Run | ning as fast as | they can |
F | C | D |
Iron Man l | ives | again |
Am | G | C | G | Am |
Finished with my woman ‘cause she | couldn’t help me | with | my | mind |
Am | G | C | G | Am |
People think I’m insane because | I am frowning | all | the time | |
Am | G | C | G | Am |
All day long I think of things but | nothing seems to | sat | is | fy |
Am | G | C | G | Am |
Think I’ll lose my mind if I don’t fin | d something to | pac | i | fy |
| Am | G |
Occupy my brai | n, oh | yeah |
Am | G | C | G | Am |
I need someone to show me the | things in life that | I | can’t f | ind |
Am | G | C | G | Am |
I can’t see the things that make true | happiness I | must | be b | lind |
Am | G | C | G | Am |
Make a joke and I will sigh and | you will laugh and | I | will cr | y |
Am | G | C | G | Am |
Happiness I cannot feel, so | love for me is | so | unreal | |
Am | G | C | G | Am |
And so as you hear these words tel | ling you now | of | my | fate |
Am | G | C | G | Am |
I tell you to enjoy life I | wish I could but | it’s | too lat | e |
D5 | E5 |
| Generals gathered in their masses |
D5 | E5 |
| Just like witches at black masses |
D5 | E5 |
| Evil minds that plot destruction |
D5 | E5 |
| Sorcerers of death’s construction |
D5 | E5 |
| In the fields the bodies burning |
D5 | E5 |
| As the war machine keeps turning |
D5 | E5 |
| Death and hatred to mankind |
D5 | E5 |
| Poisoning their brainwashed minds, oh lord yeah! |
D5 | E5 | G | F# | F | E5 |
D5 | E5 | G | F# | F | E5 |
| | | | | |
E5 |
Politicians hide themselves away |
E5 |
They only started the war |
E5 |
Why should they go out to fight? |
E5 |
They leave that role to the poor |
E5 |
Time will tell on their power minds |
E5 |
Making war just for fun |
E5 |
Treating people just like pawns in chess |
E5 |
Wait till their judgment day comes, yeah! |
D5 | E5 | G | F# | F | E5 |
D5 | E5 | G | F# | F | E5 |
| | | | | |
D5 | E5 |
| Now in darkness, world stops turning |
D5 | E5 |
| Ashes where the bodies burning |
D5 | E5 |
| No more war pigs have the power |
D5 | E5 |
| Hand of God has struck the hour |
D5 | E5 |
| Day of judgment, God is calling |
D5 | E5 |
| On their knees, the war pigs crawling |
D5 | E5 |
| Begging mercy for their sins |
D5 | E5 |
| Satan, laughing, spreads his wings, alright now! |
D5 | E5 | G | F# | F | E5 |
D5 | E5 | G | F# | F | E5 |
| | | | | |
E | B | E7 | A |
I can’t stop this | feeling | deep inside of | me |
Am | E | B | B7 |
Girl, you just don’t | realize what you | do to me | |
| E | G#7 |
When you | hold me in your | arms so tight |
| C#m | E7 |
You let me | know every | thing’s alright |
A | B | E | B |
I-I-I-I- | I, I’m hooked on a | feeling | |
| A | B |
I’m high on | believing | |
| E | G#m | A | B |
That you’re in | love with | me | | |
E | B | E7 | A |
Lips as sweet as | candy their | taste is on my | mind |
Am | E | B | B7 |
Girl you got me | thirsty for | another cup of | wine |
E | B | E7 | A |
Got a bug fr | om you girl bu | t I don’t need n | o cure |
Am | E | B | B7 |
I just stay a | victim if I | can for sure | |
| E | G#7 |
All the | good love when we’re | all alone |
| C#m | E7 |
Keep it | up girl, yeah you | turn me on |
A | B | E | B |
I-I-I-I- | I, I’m hooked on a | feeling | |
| A | B |
I’m high on | believing | |
| E | G#m | A | B |
That you’re in | love with | me | | |
| E | G#7 |
All the | good love when we’re | all alone |
| C#m | E7 |
Keep it | up girl yeah you | turn me on |
A | B | E | B |
I-I-I-I- | I, I’m hooked on a | feeling | |
| A | B |
I’m high on | believing | |
| E | G#m | A | B |
That you’re in | love with | me | | |
G | D | Am | Am7 |
Mama, | take this badge from | me | |
G | D | C |
I can’t | use it any | more |
G | D | Am | Am7 |
It’s gettin’ | dark, too dark to | see | |
G | D | C |
Feels like I’m | knockin’ on heaven’s | door |
G | D | C |
Knock, knock, | knockin’ on heaven’s | door |
G | D | Am |
Knock, knock, | knockin’ on heaven’s | door |
G | D | C | C7 |
Knock, knock, | knockin’ on heaven’s | door | |
G | D | C |
Knock, knock, | knockin’ on heaven’s | door |
G | D | Am | Am7 |
Mama, | put my guns in the | ground | |
G | D | C |
I can’t | shoot them any | more |
G | D | Am | Am7 |
That long black | cloud is comin’ | down | |
G | D | C |
I feel like I’m | knockin’ on heaven’s | door |
G | D | C |
Knock, knock, | knockin’ on heaven’s | door |
G | D | Am |
Knock, knock, | knockin’ on heaven’s | door |
G | D | C | C7 |
Knock, knock, | knockin’ on heaven’s | door | |
G | D | C |
Knock, knock, | knockin’ on heaven’s | door |
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Am | Em |
But I did not shoot the | deputy |
Am | Em |
But I did not shoot the | deputy |
C | Bm | Em |
All aro | und in my h | ome town |
C | Bm | Em |
They’re trying to | track me d | own |
| C | Bm | Em |
They | say they want to | bring me in g | uilty |
| C | Bm | Em |
For the | killing of a | deputy | |
| C | Bm | Em |
For the | life of a | depu | ty |
But I say
Am | Em |
But I swear it was in s | elf-defense |
Am | Em |
And they say it is a ca | pital offense |
C | Bm | Em |
Sheriff | John Brown a | lways hated me |
C | Bm | Em |
For wha | t I don’t k | now |
C | Bm | Em |
Every t | ime that I p | lant a seed |
| C | Bm | Em |
He said “ | Kill it | before it g | rows” |
| C | Bm | Em |
He said “ | Kill it | before it g | rows” |
I say
Am | Em |
But I swear it was in s | elf-defense |
Am | Em |
But I swear it was in s | elf-defense |
C | Bm | Em |
Freedom | came my way | one day |
C | Bm | Em |
And I st | arted out of | town yeah |
C | Bm | Em |
All of a s | udden I see s | heriff John Brown |
C | Bm | Em |
Aiming to s | hoot me d | own |
| C | Bm | Em |
So | I shot, | I s | hot him down |
I say
Am | Em |
But I did not shoot the | deputy |
Am | Em |
But I didn’t shoot the | deputy |
C | Bm | Em |
Reflexes | got the b | etter of me |
C | Bm | Em |
And what | is to be | must be |
C | Bm | Em |
Every d | ay the bucket f | alls to the well |
C | Bm | Em |
But one day the | bottom will | drop out |
C | Bm | Em |
Yes, one d | ay the bottom will | drop out |
But I say
Am | Em |
But I didn’t shoot the | deputy, oh no |
Am | Em |
But I did not shoot no | deputy |
G | D/F# | Em | C |
No | woman, no | cry | |
G | C | G | D/F# |
No | woman, no | cry | |
G | D/F# | Em | C |
No | woman, no | cry | |
G | C | G | D/F# |
No | woman, no | cry, | said, said |
G | D/F# | Em | C |
Said I rememb | er | when we used to sit | |
G | D/F# | Em | C |
In the government yar | d in | Trenchtown | |
G | D/F# | Em | C |
Ob, observ | ing | all the hypo | crits |
G | D/F# | Em | C |
As they would | mingle with | all the good people we meet | |
G | D/F# | Em | C |
Good friends we have | , | good friends we’ve los | t |
G | D/F# | Em | C |
| Along the | way | |
G | D/F# | Em | C |
In this great fut | ure, you | can’t forget your past | |
G | D/F# | Em | C |
So dry | your tears I | say | |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
No | woman, | no cry | | |
| G | C | G | D/F# |
No | woman, | no cry | | |
G | D/F# | Em | C |
Here little darling | , | don’t shed no tears | |
| G | C | G | D/F# |
No | | woman, no | cry, | said, said |
G | D/F# | Em | C |
Said I rememb | er | when we used to sit | |
G | D/F# | Em | C |
In the government yar | d in | Trenchtown | |
G | D/F# | Em | C |
And then | Georgie would | make the fire light | |
G | D/F# | Em | C |
As it was like a | wood | burning through the night | |
G | D/F# | Em | C |
Then we would cook | | cornmeal porridge | |
G | D/F# | Em | C |
Of | which I’ll | share with you | |
G | D/F# | Em | C |
My feet | | is my only | carriage, and so |
G | D/F# | Em | C |
I’ve | got to push on | through, but | while I’m gone |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
Everyt | hing’s gonna | be alright, | everything’s gonna | be alright |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
Everyt | hing’s gonna | be alright, | everything’s gonna | be alright |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
Everyt | hing’s gonna | be alright, | everything’s gonna | be alright |
| G | D/F# | Em | C |
Everyt | hing’s gonna | be alright, | everything’s gonna | be alright |
G | D/F# | Em | C |
No | woman, no | cry | |
G | C | G | D/F# |
No | woman, no | cry | |
G | D/F# | Em | C |
No my little | sister | don’t shed no | tears |
G | C | G | D/F# |
No | woman, no | cry | |
G | D/F# | Em | C |
Said I rememb | er | when we used to sit | |
G | D/F# | Em | C |
In the government yar | d in | Trenchtown | |
G | D/F# | Em | C |
And then | Georgie would | make the fire light | |
G | D/F# | Em | C |
As it was like a | wood | burning through the night | |
G | D/F# | Em | C |
Then we would cook | | cornmeal porridge | |
G | D/F# | Em | C |
Of | which I’ll | share with you | |
G | D/F# | Em | C |
My feet | | is my only | carriage, and so |
G | D/F# | Em | C |
I’ve | got to push on | through, but | while I’m gone |
G | D/F# | Em | C |
No | woman, no | cry | |
G | C | G | D/F# |
No | woman, no | cry | |
G | D/F# | Em | C |
Oh my little | darlin’ | don’t shed no | tears |
G | C | G | D/F# |
No | woman, no | cry | |
G | D/F# | Em | C |
Little | darlin’, | don’t shed no tears | |
| G | C | G | D/F# |
No | woman, | no cry | | |
G | D/F# | Em | C |
Little | sister don’t s | hed no tears | |
| G | C | G | D/F# |
No | woman, | no cry | | |
| Em |
On a | long and lonesome highway east of Omaha |
| D |
You can | listen to the engine, moanin’ out its one note song |
| A | Em |
You can | think about the woman, or the girl you knew the night | before |
| Em |
And your | thoughts will soon be wandering the way they always do |
| D |
When you’re | riding sixteen hours and there’s nothing much to do |
| A | Em |
You | don’t feel much like writing, you just wish the trip was through | |
| D | Em |
But here I | am, on the | road again |
| D | Em |
Here I | am, up on | stage |
| D | A |
Here I | go, playing the | star again |
| C | D | Em |
There I | go, | turn the | page |
Em |
You walk into a restaurant, strung out from the road |
| D |
And you | feel the eyes upon you, as you’re shaking off the cold |
| A | Em |
You | pretend it doesn’t bother you, but you just want to | explode |
Em |
Sometimes you can hear ‘em talk, other times you can’t |
| D |
And it’s all the | same cliches is that a woman or a man |
| A | Em |
And you | always seem outnumbered, you don’t dare make a | stand |
| D | Em |
But here I | am, on the | road again |
| D | Em |
Here I | am, up on | stage |
| D | A |
Here I | go, playing the | star again |
| C | D | Em |
There I | go, | turn the | page |
Em |
Out there in the spotlight, you’re a million miles away |
D |
Every ounce of energy you try to give away |
| A | Em |
And the | sweat pours out your body like the music that you | play |
Em |
Later on that evening, as you lie awake in bed |
| D |
The | echoes of the amplifiers ringin’ in your head |
| A | Em |
And you | smoke the day’s last cigarette, remembering what she said | |
| D | Em |
But here I | am, on the | road again |
| D | Em |
Here I | am, up on | stage |
| D | A |
Here I | go, playing the | star again |
| C | D | Em |
There I | go, | turn the | page |
| D | Em |
But here I | am, on the | road again |
| D | Em |
Here I | am, up on | stage |
| D | A |
Here I | go, playing the | star again |
| C | D | Em |
There I | go, | there I | go |
E | E | E | A |
E | E | E | A |
E | E | E | A |
E | E | E | E |
| | Well | |
| A | D |
We were | just another band out of | Boston |
| A | D |
On the r | oad to try to make ends m | eet |
| A | D |
Pl | ayin’ all the bars, sleepin’ i | n our cars |
| A | D | G | G# |
And we | practiced right on out in the st | reet | → | |
A | D |
No, we didn’t have much | money |
| A | D |
We | barely made enough to survi | ve |
| A | B | D | E |
But when we | got up on stage and got r | eady to play, people c | ame alive | |
F#m | D |
Rock and roll band everybo | dy’s waitin’ |
F#m | D |
Gettin’ crazy ant | icipating |
A | B | D | E | A | E |
Love and m | usic, pl | ay, p | lay, p | lay, yeah, yeah, yeah, y | eah |
A | D |
Dancin’ in the streets of Hya | nnis |
| A | D |
We were g | etting pretty good at the | game |
A | D |
People stood in line and didn’t | seem to mind |
| A | D | G | G# |
You know | everybody knew our | name | → | |
A | D |
Livin’ on rock-n-roll mus | ic |
| A | D |
Never | worried ‘bout the things we were | missing |
| A | B |
When we | got up on the stage and got | ready to play |
F#m | D |
Rock and roll band everybo | dy’s waitin’ |
F#m | D |
Gettin’ crazy ant | icipating |
A | B | D | E | A |
Love and m | usic, pl | ay, p | lay, p | lay, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah |
B | B | B | E |
B | B | B | E |
B | B | B | E |
B | B | B | B |
D | D | E | E |
| | | |
A | D |
Playin’ for a week in Rhode I | sland |
| A | D |
A m | an came to the stage one n | ight |
| A | D |
He s | moked a big cigar and drove a C | adillac car |
| A | D | G | G# |
And said, | boys, I think this bands outta s | ight, ooooh | → | |
A | D |
Sign a record company con | tract |
| A | D |
You k | now I’ve got great expect | ations |
| A | B | D | E |
When I | hear you on the car radi | o you’re gonna be a | sensation, yeah | |
F#m | D |
Rock and roll band everybo | dy’s waitin’ |
F#m | D |
Gettin’ crazy ant | icipating |
A | B | D | E | A | B |
Love and m | usic, pl | ay, p | lay, p | lay, | yeah, yeah |
How you doin’ out there?
You ever seem to have one of those days
When everyone seemed to be on your case
From your teacher all the way down
To your best girlfriend?
Well you know that used to happen just about all the time
But I found a way to get out of it
Let me tell you 'bout it
| A |
S | ittin’ in the classroom thinkin’ it’s a drag |
| F |
L | istening to the teacher rap just ain’t my bag |
| A |
When t | wo bells ring you know that’s my cue |
| F |
G | onna meet the boys on floor number two |
| D | A |
Sm | okin’ in the boys room, sm | okin’ in the boys room |
| E | D |
Now t | eacher don’t you fill me | up with your rules |
E | D | A |
Everybody knows that sm | okin’ ain’t allowed in sch | ool |
| A |
C | heckin’ out the halls makin’ sure the coast is clear |
| F |
L | ookin’ in the stalls, no there ain’t nobody here |
A |
My buddies Sixx, Mick, and Tom |
| F |
To | get caught would surely be the death of us all |
| D | A |
Sm | okin’ in the boys room, sm | okin’ in the boys room |
| E | D |
Now t | eacher don’t you fill me | up with your rules |
E | D | A |
Everybody knows that sm | okin’ ain’t allowed in sch | ool |
| A |
P | ut me to work in the school book store |
| F |
Ch | eck-out counter and I got bored |
| A |
Te | acher was lookin’ for me all around |
| F |
T | wo hours later you know where I was found |
| D | A |
Sm | okin’ in the boys room, yes indeed, I was sm | okin’ in the boys room |
| E | D |
Now t | eacher don’t you fill me | up with your rules |
E | D | A |
Everybody knows that sm | okin’ ain’t allowed in sch | ool |
One more...
| D | A |
Sm | okin’ in the boys room, sm | okin’ in the boys room |
| E | D |
Now t | eacher I ain’t foolin’ ar | ound with your rules |
E | D | A |
Everybody knows that sm | okin’ ain’t allowed in sch | ool |
D | G | A | D |
Madman drummers bummers and | Indians in the summer with a | teenage diplomat | |
| D | G | A | D |
In the | dumps with the mumps as the | adolescent pumps his | way into his h | at |
| D | G | A | D |
With a | boulder on my shoulder, | feelin’ kinda older I | tripped the merry-go- | round |
| D | G | A | D |
With this | very unpleasing, | sneezing and wheezing, the ca | lliope crashed to the groun | d |
| G | A | D |
The ca | lliope | crashed to the groun | d |
| D | G | A | D |
Some | all-hot half-shot was | headin’ for a hot spot | snappin’ his fingers clappin’ his hand | s |
| D | G | A | D |
And some | fleshpot mascot was | tied into a lover’s knot with a | whatnot in her han | d |
| D | G | A | D |
And now | young Scott with a slingshot | finally found a tender spot and | throws his lover in the san | d |
| D | G | A | D |
And some | bloodshot forget-me-not whispers, “ | Daddy’s within earshot, save the | buckshot, turn up the band” | |
| G | A | D |
And she was | blinded | by the | light |
| G | A | D |
Oh, cut | loose like a | deuce another | runner in the night |
| G | A | D | Bm |
Bli | nded | by the | light | |
A | G | D |
She got down but she never got tight, but she’ll | make it al | right |
| D | G | A | D |
Some | brimstone baritone | anti-cyclone rolling stone | preacher from the Eas | t |
| D | G | A | D |
He says, “ | Dethrone the dictaphone, | hit it in its funny bone, that’s | where they expect it least | ” |
| D | G | A | D |
And some | new-mown chaperone | standin’ in the corner all alone | watchin’ the young girls danc | e |
| D | G | A | D |
And some | fresh-sown moonstone was | messin’ with his frozen zone to rem | ind him of the feeling of ro | mance |
| G | A | D |
And he was | blinded | by the | light |
| G | A | D |
Oh, cut | loose like a | deuce another | runner in the night |
| G | A | D | Bm |
Bli | nded | by the | light | |
A | G | D |
He got down but he never got tight, but | he’s gonna make it | |
| A | G | D |
Some | silicone sister with her manager’s mister | told me I got what it | takes |
| A | G | D |
She said, “I’ll | turn you on sonny, to something strong if you’ll play that | song with the funky | break” |
| A | G | D |
And | Go-cart Mozart was checkin’ out the weather chart to | see if it was safe to go out | side |
| A | G | D |
And | little Early-Pearly came by in her curly-wurly and | asked me if I needed a | ride |
| D | G | A | D |
Oh, some | hazard from Harvard was | skunked on beer playin’ | backyard bombardier | |
| D | G |
Yes and | Scotland Yard was trying hard, they | sent some dude with a calling card who said |
A | D |
“Do what you like, but don’t do it here” | |
| D | G | A | D |
Well, I | jumped up, turned around, | spit in the air, fell on the ground, | asked him which was the way back | home |
| D | G | A | D |
He said, “Take a | right at the light, keep goin’ | straight until night, and then | , boys, you’re on your own” | |
| D | G | A | D |
And now in | Zanzibar a shootin’ star was | ridin’ in a side car | hummin’ a lunar tune | |
| D | G |
Yes, and the | avatar said, "Blow the bar but | first remove the cookie jar |
| A | D |
We’re gonna | teach those boys to laugh too soon" | |
| D | G | A | D |
And some | kidnapped handicap was comp | lainin’ that he caught the clap from some | mousetrap he bought last nigh | t |
| D | G | A | D |
Well I un | snapped his skull cap, be | tween his ears I saw a gap and f | igured he’d be all righ | t |
| G | A | D |
He was just | blinded | by the | light |
| G | A | D |
Cut | loose like a | deuce another | runner in the night |
| G | A | D | Bm |
Bli | nded | by the | light | |
A | G |
Mama always told me not to look into the sights of the | sun |
D | G | D |
Whoa, but mama that’s where the | fun is, ooh yeah | |
| G | A | D |
I was just | blinded | by the | light |
| G | A | D |
Cut | loose like a | deuce another | runner in the night |
| G | A | D | Bm |
Bli | nded | by the | light | |
A | G |
We got down but we never got tight, we’re gonna m | ake it |
| D |
In the d | ay we sweat it out in the streets |
| G | A |
Of a r | unaway American dr | eam |
| D |
At n | ight we ride through mansions of glory |
| G | G/F# |
Spr | ung from cages out on h | ighway 9 |
| Em |
Chrome wh | eeled, fuel injected |
| G/F# | D | D9 |
And st | eppin’ out over the lin | e, | oh |
| G | G/F# |
B | aby this town rips the b | ones from your back |
| Em | G/F# |
It’s a d | eath trap, it’s a s | uicide rap |
| D | Bm |
We gotta g | et out while we’re y | oung |
| A | D |
B | aby we were born to r | un |
| D |
Wendy l | et me in I wanna be your friend |
| G | A |
I wanna g | uard your dreams and v | isions |
| D |
Just wr | ap your legs ‘round these velvet rims |
| G | A |
And str | ap your hands ‘cross my | engines |
| G | G/F# |
Tog | ether we could b | reak this trap |
| Em |
We’ll | run till we drop |
G/F# | D | D9 |
Baby we’ll never go b | ack, | oh |
| G | G/F# |
Will you w | alk with me out on the | wire? |
| Em | G/F# |
‘Cause | baby I’m just a scared and | lonely rider |
| D | Bm |
But I g | otta know how it | feels |
| G |
I want to kn | ow if love is wild |
| A | D |
Babe I w | ant to know if love is r | eal |
| C |
Bey | ond the Palace hemi-powered drones |
| F |
Sc | ream down the boulevard |
| G |
The girls | comb their hair in rearview mirrors |
| A# |
And the | boys try to look so hard |
| C |
The amu | sement park rises bold and stark |
| F |
Kids are | huddled on the beach in a mist |
| G |
I wanna | die with you Wendy on the streets tonight |
| A# |
In an | everlasting kiss |
| D |
The h | ighway’s jammed with broken heroes on a |
| G | A |
L | ast chance power d | rive |
| D |
Everyb | ody’s out on the run tonight but there’s |
| G | A |
N | o place left to | hide |
| G | G/F# |
Tog | ether Wendy we’ll l | ive with the sadness |
| Em | G/F# | D | D9 |
I’ll l | ove you with all the | madness in my s | oul, | oh |
| G | G/F# |
S | omeday girl I | don’t know when we’re gonna |
| G/F# | D |
Where we r | eally want to g | o |
| Bm |
And we’ll walk in the | sun |
| G | A | D | Bm |
But till then tr | amps like us b | aby we were born to r | un | |
| G | A | D | Bm |
Ah honey tr | amps like us b | aby we were born to r | un | |
| G | A | D |
Come on Wendy tr | amps like us b | aby we were born to r | un |
| D | G | D |
A | screen door slams, | Mary’s | dress waves |
| G |
Like a vision she dances across the porch as the | radio plays |
| A |
Roy Orbison singing for the | lonely |
| D | G |
Hey that’s | me and I want you | only |
| D | A |
Don’t turn me home again, I | just can’t face myself a | lone again |
| D | G | D |
Don’t | run back inside, darlin, | you know just what I’m | here for |
So you're scared and you're thinking that
F#m | G |
Maybe we ain’t that | young any more |
| A |
Show a little faith, there’s magic in the | night |
| D | G |
You ain’t a | beauty but hey you’re all | right |
| D | A |
Oh and | that’s alright with | me |
| D | Bm |
You can | hide beneath your covers and | study your pain |
| D | G |
Make | crosses from your lovers, throw | roses in the rain |
D | F#m |
Waste your summer | praying in vain for a |
G | A |
Savior to rise from these | streets |
| D | Bm |
Well now | I’m no hero that’s | understood |
| D | G |
All the re | demption I can offer girl is | beneath this dirty hood |
D | F#m |
With a chance to make it | good somehow hey |
G | A |
What else can we do | now except |
D | G | D |
Roll down the window and | let the wind blow | back your hair |
Well the night’s busting open these
F#m | G |
Two lanes can take us | anywhere |
| A |
We got one last chance to make it | real |
| D | G |
To | trade in these wings on some | wheels |
| D | A |
Climb in back, heaven’s | waiting down on the | tracks |
D | Bm |
Oh come | take my hand |
| D | G |
We’re | ridin’ out tonight to | case the promised land |
D | F#m | G | A |
Oh | oh thunder road, | oh thunder road, | oh thunder road |
D | G/B |
Lyin’ out there like a | killer in the sun |
| D | G |
Hey | I know it’s late, we can | make it if we run |
D | F#m | G | A | D |
Oh | oh thunder road, sit | tight, take | hold, thunder | road |
| G | A6 | D |
Well I | got this guitar and I | learned how to make it | talk |
| Bm |
And my | car’s out back if you’re |
| Gmaj7 | A |
Ready to take that | long | walk |
| G | A |
From your | front porch to my front | seat |
| F#m | Bm |
The door’s | open but the ride it ain’t | free |
| G | G/F# | Em7 | G/D |
And | I know you’re | hungry for words that | I ain’t | spoken |
| A |
To | night we’ll be free, all the promises will be broken |
| D | G | D |
There were | ghosts in the eyes of | all the boys you | sent away |
| D | F#m |
They haunt this | dusty beach road in the | skeleton frames of |
| A |
They scream your name at night in the | street |
| D | G |
Your graduation | gown lies in rags at their | feet |
| F#m |
And in the | lonely cool before dawn |
| G |
You hear their | engines roaring on |
| G | A |
But when you | get to the porch, they’re | gone |
| G | Em |
On the | wind, so Mary climb | in |
| G | A | D |
It’s a | town full of losers, and I’m | pulling out of here to w | in |
D | A | D | G |
D | A |
G | G/F# | G/E | G/D |
→ | → | → | |
E | Asus2 |
There’s somethin’ happenin’ | here |
| E | Asus2 |
What it | is ain’t exactly | clear |
| E | Asus2 |
There’s a | man with a gun over | there |
| E | Asus2 |
A-tellin’ | me I’ve got to beware | |
| E |
I think it’s time we | stop |
| D |
Children, | what’s that sound? |
A | C | E |
Everybody look what’s | goin’ down | |
E | Asus2 |
There’s battle lines bein’ | drawn |
| E | Asus2 |
Nobody’s | right if everybody’s | wrong |
E | Asus2 |
Young people speakin’ their | minds |
| E | Asus2 |
A-gettin’ | so much resistance | from behind |
| E |
I think it’s time we | stop |
| D |
Hey, | what’s that sound? |
A | C | E |
Everybody look what’s | goin’ down | |
E | Asus2 | G |
What a field day for the | heat | |
E | Asus2 | G |
A thousand people in the | street | |
| E | Asus2 |
Singin’ | songs and a-carryin’ | signs |
E | Asus2 |
Mostly sayin’ hooray for our | side |
| E |
I think it’s time we | stop |
| D |
Hey, | what’s that sound? |
A | C | E |
Everybody look what’s | goin’ down | |
E | Asus2 |
Paranoia strikes | deep |
| E | Asus2 |
Into your | life it will | creep |
E | Asus2 |
It starts when you’re always | afraid |
| E | Asus2 |
Step out of | line, the men come and | take you away |
| E | D |
You better | stop, hey, | what’s that sound? |
A | C |
Everybody look what’s | goin’ |
| E | D |
You better | stop, hey, | what’s that sound? |
A | C |
Everybody look what’s | goin’ |
| E | D |
You better | stop, hey, | what’s that sound? |
A | C | E |
Everybody look what’s | goin’ | down |
| G | D | C | D |
I would have | given you | all of my he | art | |
| G | D | C | D |
But there’s s | omeone who’s t | orn it apa | rt | |
| G | D | C | D |
And he’s t | aking just a | ll I ha | ve | |
| G | D | C | D |
But if you want, I’ll | try to love a | gain | bab | y |
| G | C | D |
I’ll | try to love a | gain but I kn | ow |
G | D | C | D |
The first | cut is the dee | pest, ba | by I know |
G | D | C | D |
The first | cut is the de | epest | |
| G | D | C | D |
But when it | comes to being l | ucky he’s cur | sed | |
| G | C | D | D/C | D/B | D/C |
When it co | mes to lovin’ | me he’s w | orst | | | |
| G | D | C | D |
I still | want you | by my sid | e | |
| G | D | C | D |
Just to | help me dry the | tears that I’ve cri | ed | |
| G | D | C | D |
And I’m | sure gonna g | ive you a t | ry | |
| G | D | C |
And if you want, I’ll | try to love a | gain, try | |
| D | G | C | D |
B | aby I’ll | try to love | again, but I k | now |
G | D | C | D |
The first | cut is the dee | pest, ba | by I know |
G | D | C | D |
The first | cut is the de | epest | |
| G | D | C | D |
But when it | comes to being l | ucky he’s cur | sed | |
| G | C | D | D/C |
And when it co | mes to lovin’ | me he’s w | orst | |
| G | D | C | D |
I still | want you | by my sid | e | |
| G | D | C | D |
Just to | help me dry the | tears that I’ve cri | ed | |
| G | D | C | D |
But I’m | sure gonna g | ive you a t | ry | |
| G | D | C |
‘Cause if you want, I’ll | try to love a | gain | |
| D | G | C | D | D/C | D/B | D/C |
B | aby I’ll | try to love | again, but I k | now | | | |
G | D | C | D |
The first | cut is the dee | pest, ba | by I know |
G | D | C | D |
The first | cut is the de | epest | |
| G | D | C | D |
But when it | comes to being l | ucky he’s cur | sed | |
| G | C | D | D/C |
And when it co | mes to lovin’ | me he’s w | orst | oh |
G | D | C | D |
The first | cut is the dee | pest, ba | by I know |
G | D | C | D | G |
The first | cut is the de | epest, | try to love a | gain |
Am | D7 | G |
La la la | la la la | la |
| Cmaj7 | F |
La la la la | la la | la |
Dm | E | E7 |
La la la la la la | la | |
Am | D7 | G |
Now that I’ve | lost everything to | you |
| Cmaj7 | F |
You say you | wanna start something | new |
| Dm | E |
And it’s | breakin’ my heart you’re | leavin’ |
Baby, I’m grievin’
Am | D7 | G |
But if you wanna | leave, take good | care |
| Cmaj7 | F |
Hope you have a | lot of nice things to | wear |
| Dm | E | G7 |
But then a | lot of nice things turn | bad out | there |
C | G | F |
Oh, | baby, baby, it’s a | wild world |
G | F | C |
It’s hard to get | by just upon a | smile |
C | G | F |
Oh, | baby, baby, it’s a | wild world |
G | F | C | Dm | E |
I’ll always re | member you like a | child, girl | | |
Am | D7 | G |
You know I’ve seen a | lot of what the world can | do |
| Cmaj7 | F |
And it’s | breakin’ my heart in | two |
| Dm | E |
Because I | never wanna see you a | sad, girl |
Don’t be a bad girl
Am | D7 | G |
But if you wanna | leave, take good | care |
| Cmaj7 | F |
Hope you make a | lot of nice friends out | there |
| Dm | E | G7 |
But just re | member there’s a lot of bad, | and be | ware |
C | G | F |
Oh, | baby, baby, it’s a | wild world |
G | F | C |
It’s hard to get | by just upon a | smile |
C | G | F |
Oh, | baby, baby, it’s a | wild world |
G | F | C | Dm | E |
I’ll always re | member you like a | child, girl | | |
Am | D7 | G |
La la la | la la la | la |
| Cmaj7 | F |
La la la la | la la | la |
Dm | E |
La la la la la la | la |
Am | D7 | G |
But if you wanna | leave, take good | care |
| Cmaj7 | F |
Hope you make a | lot of nice friends out | there |
| Dm | E | G7 |
But just re | member there’s a lot of bad, | and be | ware |
C | G | F |
Oh, | baby, baby, it’s a | wild world |
G | F | C |
It’s hard to get | by just upon a | smile |
C | G | F |
Oh, | baby, baby, it’s a | wild world |
G | F | C |
I’ll always re | member you like a | child, girl |
C | G | F |
Oh, | baby, baby, it’s a | wild world |
G | F | C |
It’s hard to get | by just upon a | smile |
C | G | F |
Oh, | baby, baby, it’s a | wild world |
G | F | C |
I’ll always re | member you like a | child, girl |
Am | G | D9/F# | F | E |
Waiting f | or the break of d | ay | | |
Am | G | D9/F# | F | E |
Searching f | or something to sa | y | | |
Am | G | D9/F# | F | E |
Flashing l | ights against the | sky | | |
Am | G | D9/F# | F | E |
Giving | up I close my ey | es | | |
F | C |
Sitting cross-legged on the fl | oor |
G | F |
Twenty-five or six to | four |
Am | G | D9/F# | F | E |
Staring bl | indly into spa | ce | | |
Am | G | D9/F# | F | E |
Getting | up to splash my fa | ce | | |
Am | G | D9/F# | F | E |
Wanting ju | st to stay awa | ke | | |
Am | G | D9/F# | F | E |
Wondering h | ow much I can t | ake | | |
F | C |
Should I try to do some | more? |
G | F |
Twenty-five or six to | four |
Am | G | D9/F# | F | E |
Feeling l | ike I ought to sl | eep | | |
Am | G | D9/F# | F | E |
Spinning r | oom is sinking de | ep | | |
Am | G | D9/F# | F | E |
Searching f | or something to s | ay | | |
Am | G | D9/F# | F | E |
Waiting f | or the break of d | ay, | hoo hoo hoo | hooo |
F | C |
Twenty-five or six to | four |
G | F |
Twenty-five or six to | four |
Dm9 | Cmmaj9 | B(#9) | A#(b9) | B/A |
When lights close their tired eyes
I'll soon be with you my love
Give you my dawn surprise
| D |
I’ll b | e with you darling soon |
I’ll be with you when the stars start falling
E | G | D |
I’ve been | waiting s | o long |
E | G | D |
To be w | here I’m g | oing |
E | G | D | E |
In the s | unshine o | f your l | ove |
The light’s shining through on you
Yes, I'm with you my love
It's the morning and just we two
| D |
I’ll s | tay with you darling now |
I’ll stay with you ‘til my seas are dried up
E | G | D |
I’ve been | waiting s | o long |
E | G | D |
To be w | here I’m g | oing |
E | G | D | E |
In the s | unshine o | f your l | ove |
The light’s shining through on you
Yes, I'm with you my love
It's the morning and just we two
| D |
I’ll s | tay with you darling now |
I’ll stay with you ‘til my seas are dried up
E | G | D |
I’ve been | waiting s | o long |
E | G | D |
I’ve been | waiting s | o long |
E | G | D |
I’ve been | waiting s | o long |
E | G | D |
To be w | here I’m g | oing |
E | G | D | E |
In the s | unshine o | f your l | ove |
A | E | D | A |
I see the | bad | moon | rising |
A | E | D | A |
I see | trouble | on the w | ay |
A | E | D | A |
I see | earth | quakes and | lightning |
A | E | D | A |
I see | bad | times to | day |
D |
Don’t go ‘round tonight |
| A |
Well it’s | bound to take your life |
E | D | A |
There’s a | bad moon on the | rise |
A | E | D | A |
I hear | hurri | canes a- | blowing |
A | E | D | A |
I know the | end is | coming | soon |
A | E | D | A |
I fear | rivers | over | flowing |
A | E | D | A |
I hear the | voice of | rage and | ruin |
| A |
Well it’s | bound to take your life |
E | D | A |
There’s a | bad moon on the | rise |
A | E | D | A |
A | E | D | A |
D | D | A | A |
E | D | A | A |
| | | |
A | E | D | A |
Hope you | got your | things tog | ether |
A | E | D | A |
Hope you are | quite prepa | red to | die |
A | E | D | A |
Looks like we’re | in for | nasty | weather |
A | E | D | A |
One eye is | taken | for an | eye |
| D |
Well | don’t go around tonight |
| A |
Well it’s | bound to take your life |
E | D | A |
There’s a | bad moon on the | rise |
D |
Don’t go around tonight |
| A |
Well it’s | bound to take your life |
E | D | A |
There’s a | bad moon on the | rise |
F | F | C | F |
F | F | C | F |
A# | A# | F | F |
F | F | C | F |
| | | |
F | C | F |
Early in the evenin’, | just about supper t | ime |
F | C | F |
Over by the courthouse, they’re | startin’ to unw | ind |
A# | F |
Four kids on the corner, | tryin’ to bring you up |
F | C | F |
Willy picks a tune out and he | blows it on the h | arp |
A# | F | C | F |
Down on the | corner, | out in the | street |
| A# | F |
Willy and the | Poor Boys are | playin’ |
| C | F |
Bring a | nickel, tap your | feet |
F | C | F |
Rooster hits the washboard, | people just gotta | smile |
F | C | F |
Blinky thumbs a gut bass and s | olos for a w | hile |
A# | F |
Poorboy twangs the rhythym out o | n his kalamazoo |
| F | C | F |
And W | illy goes into a dance and d | oubles on kaz | oo |
A# | F | C | F |
Down on the | corner, | out in the | street |
| A# | F |
Willy and the | Poor Boys are | playin’ |
| C | F |
Bring a | nickel, tap your | feet |
F | F | C | F |
F | F | C | F |
A# | A# | F | F |
F | F | C | F |
| | | |
A# | F | C | F |
Down on the | corner, | out in the | street |
| A# | F |
Willy and the | Poor Boys are | playin’ |
| C | F |
Bring a | nickel, tap your | feet |
F | C | F |
You don’t need a penny | just to hang ar | ound |
| F | C | F |
But i | f you got a nickel, won’t you | lay your money | down? |
A# | F |
Over on the corner | there’s a happy noise |
F | C | F |
People come from all around to w | atch the magic b | oy |
A# | F | C | F |
Down on the | corner, | out in the | street |
| A# | F |
Willy and the | Poor Boys are | playin’ |
| C | F |
Bring a | nickel, tap your | feet |
A# | F | C | F |
Down on the | corner, | out in the | street |
| A# | F |
Willy and the | Poor Boys are | playin’ |
| C | F |
Bring a | nickel, tap your | feet |
A |
Left a good job in the city |
Workin’ for the man ev’ry night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleepin'
Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been
E |
Big wheel keep on turnin’ |
F#m |
Proud Mary keep on burnin’ |
A |
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river |
A |
Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis |
Pumped a lot of ‘tane down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of a city
Till I hitched a ride on a river boat queen
E |
Big wheel keep on turnin’ |
F#m |
Proud Mary keep on burnin’ |
A |
Rollin’, rollin’, (rollin’), rollin’ on the river |
A |
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river |
A |
If you come down to the river |
Bet you gonna find some people who live
You don't have to worry 'cause you have no money
People on the river are happy to give
E |
Big wheel keep on turnin’ |
F#m |
Proud Mary keep on burnin’ |
A |
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river |
A |
Rollin’, (whoa), rollin’, rollin’ on the river |
A |
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river |
C | Em |
Ground control to Major | Tom |
C | Em |
Ground control to Major | Tom |
Am | Am/G | D/F# |
Take your | protein pills and | put your helmet on |
C | Em |
Ground control to Major | Tom |
C | Em |
Commencing countdown engines | on |
Am | Am/G | D/F# |
Check ig | nition and may | God’s love be with you |
C | E |
This is ground control to Major T | om |
| F |
You’ve really made the gr | ade |
| Fm | C | F |
And the | papers want to k | now whose shirt you w | ear |
| Fm | C | F |
Now it’s | time to leave the c | apsule if you d | are |
| C | E |
Th | is is Major Tom to ground contr | ol |
| F |
I’m stepping through the d | oor |
| Fm | C | F |
And I’m f | loating in a m | ost peculiar w | ay |
| Fm | C | F |
And the s | tars look very d | ifferent tod | ay |
| Fmaj7 | Em |
For | here am I | sitting in a tin can |
Fmaj7 | Em |
Far above the | world |
Bb | Am | G | F |
Planet Earth is | blue and there’s | nothing I can | do |
C | F | G | A | A |
C | F | G | A | A |
Fmaj7 | Em | A | C | D | E |
| | | | | |
C | E |
Though I’m past one hundred thousand mi | les |
| Fm | C | F |
And I t | hink my spaceship k | nows which way to g | o |
| Fm | C | F |
Tell my w | ife I love her v | ery much she k | nows |
G | E7 |
Ground control to | Major Tom, your |
Am | Am/G |
Circuit’s dead, there’s | something wrong |
| D/F# |
Can you | hear me Major Tom? |
| C |
Can you | hear me Major Tom? |
| G |
Can you | hear me Major Tom? Can you... |
Fmaj7 | Em |
Here am I | floating ‘round my tin can |
Fmaj7 | Em |
Far above the | moon |
Bb | Am | G | F |
Planet Earth is | blue and there’s | nothing I can | do |
C | F | G | A | A |
C | F | G | A | A |
Fmaj7 | Em | A | C | D | E |
| | | | | |
G | B7/F# | Em | G/D | C | D | C | G | D |
| | | | | | → | → | |
| G | B7/F# | Em | G/D |
Bell bottom | blues, you | made me | cry | |
| C | D | C | G | D |
I don’t wanna | lose this feeling | | → | → | |
| G | B7/F# | Em | G/D |
And if I could c | hoose | a place to | die | |
| C | D |
It would be | in your arms | |
E | B/D# | C#m | A | B |
Do you wanna see me | crawl across the | floor to you | | |
E | B/D# | C#m | A | B |
Do you wanna see me | beg you to take me | back, I’d | gladly | do it because |
E | Emaj7/G# | E7 | A | B |
I don’t want to | fade awa | y, gi | ve me one more da | y please |
E | Emaj7/G# | E7 | A | B | C | G | D |
I don’t want to | fade awa | y, in | your heart I lo | ng to stay | → | → | |
| G | B7/F# | Em | G/D |
It’s all | wrong, but | it’s all | right | |
| C | D | C | G | D |
The way that you | treat me baby | | → | → | |
| G | B7/F# | Em | G/D |
Once I was | strong, but I | lost the | fight | |
| C | D |
You won’t find a | better loser | |
E | B/D# | C#m | A | B |
Do you wanna see me | crawl across the | floor to you | | |
E | B/D# | C#m | A | B |
Do you wanna see me | beg you to take me | back, I’d | gladly | do it because |
E | Emaj7/G# | E7 | A | B |
I don’t want to | fade awa | y, gi | ve me one more da | y please |
E | Emaj7/G# | E7 | A | B | C | G | D |
I don’t want to | fade awa | y, in | your heart I lo | ng to stay | → | → | |
G | B7/F# | Em | G/D | C | D | C | G | D |
| | | | | | → | → | |
E | B/D# | C#m | A | B |
Do you wanna see me | crawl across the | floor to you | | |
E | B/D# | C#m | A | B |
Do you wanna see me | beg you to take me | back, I’d | gladly | do it because |
E | Emaj7/G# | E7 | A | B |
I don’t want to | fade awa | y, gi | ve me one more da | y please |
E | Emaj7/G# | E7 | A | B | C | G | D |
I don’t want to | fade awa | y, in | your heart I lo | ng to stay | → | → | |
(Verse)
| G | B7/F# | Em | G/D |
Bell bottom | blues, don’t | say good | bye | |
| C | D | C | G | D |
We’re surely gonna | meet again | | → | → | |
| G | B7/F# | Em | G/D |
And if we | do, | don’t ya be sur | prised | |
| C | D |
If you find me with a | nother lover, | no |
E | B/D# | C#m | A | B |
Do you wanna see me | crawl across the | floor to you | | |
E | B/D# | C#m | A | B |
Do you wanna see me | beg you to take me | back, I’d | gladly | do it because |
E | Emaj7/G# | E7 | A | B |
I don’t want to | fade awa | y, gi | ve me one more da | y please |
E | Emaj7/G# | E7 | A | B |
I don’t want to | fade awa | y, in | your heart I lo | ng to stay |
E | Emaj7/G# | E7 | A | B |
I don’t want to | fade awa | y, gi | ve me one more da | y please |
E | Emaj7/G# | E7 | A | B | C | G | D |
I don’t want to | fade awa | y, in | your heart I lo | ng to stay | → | → | |
G#m7 | D#m7 |
What will you do when you get | lonely? |
G#m7 | G | A | B | B7 |
No one | waiting | by your | side | |
C#m | F# | B | E |
You’ve been | runnin’ and | hiding much too | long |
C#m | F# | B |
You know it’s | just your foolish | pride |
| G | Am | Am | F |
You | got me on my | knees, Layla | | |
| G | Am | Am | F |
I’m | beggin’ darling | please, Layla | | |
G | Am | Am | F | G |
Darling won’t you | ease my worried m | ind? | | |
G#m7 | D#m7 |
Tried to give you consol | ation |
G#m7 | G | A | B | B7 |
Your old | man he | let you | down | |
C#m | F# | B | E |
Like a | fool, I | fell in love with | you |
C#m | F# | B |
You turned my | whole world upside | down |
| G | Am | Am | F |
You | got me on my | knees, Layla | | |
| G | Am | Am | F |
I’m | beggin’ darling | please, Layla | | |
G | Am | Am | F | G |
Darling won’t you | ease my worried mind? | | | |
G#m7 | D#m7 |
Make the best of the sit | uation |
G#m7 | G | A | B | B7 |
Before I | finally | go in | sane | |
C#m | F# | B | E |
Please don’t | say we’ll | never find a | way |
C#m | F# | B |
Tell me | all my love’s in | vain |
| G | Am | Am | F |
You | got me on my | knees, Layla | | |
| G | Am | Am | F |
I’m | beggin’ darling | please, Layla | | |
G | Am | Am | F | G | Am |
Darling won’t you | ease my worried mind? | | | | |
| G | Am | Am | F |
You’ve | got me on my | knees, Layla | | |
| G | Am | Am | F |
I’m | beggin’ darling | please, Layla | | |
G | Am | Am | F | G | Am |
Darling won’t you | ease my worried mind? | | | | |
G | G/B | Cadd9 | C | Cmaj7 | C6 |
| | → | → | → | x2 |
A | D | D7 |
Look for the | bare neces | sities |
| G |
The | simple bare necessities |
| D | B7 | E7 | A7 |
Forg | et about your | worries and your | strife | |
| D | D7 |
I mean the | bare neces | sities |
| G | G7 |
Old | Mother Nature’s r | ecipes |
| D | G7 | E7 | A7 | D | G | D |
That | bring the | bare nec | essit | ies of l | ife | | |
| A7 | D |
Wherever I | wander, wherever I | roam |
| A7 | D | D7 |
I couldn’t be | fonder of my big | home | |
| G | Gm6 |
The bees are | buzzin’ in the tree | |
| D | E7 |
To make some | honey just for m | e |
| Bm | B7 |
When | you look under the | rocks and plants |
| E7 | B7 |
And | take a glance at the f | ancy ants |
| D | B7 |
Then | maybe try a few | |
| Em7 | A7 | D | Bm |
The bare ne | cessities of | life will come to | you | |
Em7 | A7sus4 | D | G7 | D |
They’ll | come to | you | | |
A | D | D7 |
Look for the | bare neces | sities |
| G |
The | simple bare necessities |
| D | B7 | E7 | A7 |
Forg | et about your | worries and your | strife | |
I mean the
| G | G7 |
That’s w | hy a bear can | rest at ease |
| D7 | G7 | E7 | A7 | D | G | D |
With | just the | bare nec | essit | ies of l | ife | | |
| A7 | D |
Now when you pick a | pawpaw, or a prickly p | ear |
| A7 | D | D7 |
And you prick a | raw paw, well next time bew | are | |
| G | Gm6 |
Don’t pick the | prickly pear by the | paw |
| D | E7 |
When you pick a | pear try to use the c | law |
| Bm | B7 |
But | you don’t need to | use the claw |
| E7 | B7 |
When | you pick a pear of the b | ig pawpaw |
| D | B7 |
Have | I given you a | clue? |
| Em7 | A7 | D | Bm |
The bare ne | cessities of | life will come to | you | |
Em7 | A7sus4 | D | G7 | D |
They’ll | come to | you | | |
A | D | D7 |
Look for the | bare neces | sities |
| G |
The | simple bare necessities |
| D | B7 | E7 | A7 |
Forg | et about your | worries and your | strife | |
I mean the
| G | G7 |
That’s w | hy a bear can | rest at ease |
| D7 | G7 | E7 | A7 | D | G | D |
With | just the | bare nec | essit | ies of l | ife | | |
| D7 | G7 | E7 | A7 | D | G | D |
With | just the | bare nec | essit | ies of l | ife | | |
| D7 | G7 | E7 | A7 | D | G | D |
With | just the | bare nec | essit | ies of l | ife | | |
D | A |
Day after day I’m more confu | sed |
D | E | A |
Yet I look for the | light through the pouring r | ain |
D | A |
You know that’s a game that I hate to l | ose |
Bm | D |
I’m feelin’ the strain, | ain’t it a shame |
| A |
Oh, g | ive me the beat, boys, and free my soul |
| E | D |
I | wanna get lost in your rock and roll and d | rift away |
| A |
Oh, g | ive me the beat, boys, and free my soul |
| E | D |
I | wanna get lost in your rock and roll and d | rift away |
D | A |
Beginning to think that I’m wastin’ t | ime |
D | E | A |
I don’t understand | the things I do | |
D | A |
The world outside looks so unki | nd |
Bm | D |
Now I’m countin’ on you to | carry me through |
| A |
Oh, g | ive me the beat, boys, and free my soul |
| E | D |
I | wanna get lost in your rock and roll and d | rift away |
| A |
Yeah, g | ive me the beat, boys, and free my soul |
| E | D |
I | wanna get lost in your rock and roll and d | rift away |
Bm |
And when my mind is free |
D | A |
You know a melody can m | ove me |
Bm |
And when I’m feelin’ blue |
D | E |
The guitar’s comin’ through to s | oothe me |
D | A |
Thanks for the joy that you’ve given | me |
D | E | A |
I want you to | know I believe in your s | ong |
D | A |
Rhythm and rhyme and harm | ony |
Bm | D |
You help me along, m | akin’ me strong |
| A |
Oh, g | ive me the beat, boys, and free my soul |
| E | D |
I | wanna get lost in your rock and roll and d | rift away |
| A |
G | ive me the beat, boys, and free my soul |
| E/G# | D/F# |
I | wanna get lost in your rock and roll and d | rift away, ooh |
| A |
G | ive me the beat, boys, and free my soul (free my soul) |
| E | D |
I | wanna get lost in your rock and roll and d | rift away (ooh, hey) |
| A |
G | ive me the beat, boys, and free my soul (free my soul) |
| E | D |
I | wanna get lost in your rock and roll and d | rift away |
| A | E | D |
Now won’t you | take me, | take me | |
| Em | G | D | Em |
J | olene, Jo | lene, Jo | lene, Jo | lene |
| D | Em |
I’m b | egging of you please dont’t take my | man |
| Em | G | D | Em |
Jo | lene, Jo | lene, Jo | lene, J | olene |
| D | Em |
Ple | ase don’t take him just because you c | an |
| Em | G |
Your be | auty is be | yond compare |
| D | Em |
With fl | aming locks of au | burn hair |
| D | Em |
With iv | ory skin and eyes of emerald g | reen |
| Em | G |
Your sm | ile is like a b | reath of spring |
| D | Em |
Your vo | ice is soft like su | mmer rain |
| D | Em |
And I c | annot compete with you, J | olene |
| Em | G |
He t | alks about you | in his sleep |
| D | Em |
There’s n | othing I can | do to keep |
| D | Em |
From | crying when he calls your name, J | olene |
| Em | G |
And | I can easily u | nderstand |
| D | Em |
How | you could easily t | ake my man |
| D | Em |
But you | don’t know what he means to me, J | olene |
| Em | G | D | Em |
Jo | lene, Jo | lene, Jo | lene, Jo | lene |
| D | Em |
I’m be | gging of you please don’t take my | man |
| Em | G | D | Em |
Jo | lene, Jo | lene, Jo | lene, Jo | lene |
| D | Em |
Pl | ease don’t take him just because you | can |
| Em | G |
You | could have your | choice of men |
| D | Em |
But | I could never l | ove again |
| D | Em |
He’s | the only one for me, Jo | lene |
| Em | G |
I h | ad to have this t | alk with you |
| D | Em |
My | happines depe | nds on you |
| D | Em |
Wha | tever you decide to do, Jo | lene |
| Em | G | D | Em |
Jo | lene, Jo | lene, Jo | lene, Jo | lene |
| D | Em |
I’m be | gging of you please don’t take my | man |
| Em | G | D | Em |
Jo | lene, Jo | lene, Jo | lene, Jo | lene |
| D | Em |
Pl | ease don’t take him even though you | can |
| G | D | Em7 |
A | long, | long | time ago |
Am | C |
I can still re | member how that |
| Em | D |
M | usic used to make me | smile |
| G | D | Em7 |
And | I know | if I | had my chance |
| Am | C |
That | I could make those | people dance and |
Em | C | D |
Maybe they’d be | happy for a | while |
| Em | Am |
But | February | made me shiver |
| Em | Am |
Wwith | every paper | I’d deliver |
C | G | Am |
Bad news | on the | doorstep |
| C | D |
I | couldn’t take one more | step |
| G | D | Em |
I | can’t remem | ber if I | cried |
| Am7 | D |
When I | read about his | widowed bride |
G | D | Em |
Something | touched me | deep inside |
| C | D7 | G | C | G |
The | day the | music | died | | |
| G | C | G | D |
So | bye, | bye Miss | American | Pie |
| G | C | G | D |
Drove my | Chevy to the | levy but the | levy was | dry |
| G | C | G | D |
And | good old | boys were drinkin’ | whiskey and | rye |
| Em | A7 |
Singin’ | this’ll be the day that I | die |
Em | D7 |
This’ll be the day that I | die |
G | Am |
Did you write the | book of love? |
| C | Am |
And do | you have faith in | god above |
Em | D |
If the bible | tells you so? |
G | D | Em |
Do you | believe in | rock and roll |
| Am7 | C |
Can | music save your | mortal soul |
| Em | A7 | D |
And can y | ou teach me | how to dance | real slow? |
| Em | D |
Well I | know that you’re in | love with him |
| Em | D |
‘Cause I | saw you dancin’ | in the gym |
| C | G | A7 |
You | both kicked | off your | shoes |
| C | D7 |
Man I | dig those rhythm and | blues |
| G | D | Em |
I was a | lonely | teenage | broncin’ buck |
| Am | C |
With a | pink carnation and a | pickup truck |
| G | D | Em |
But | I knew | I was | out of luck |
| C | D7 | G | C | G |
The | day the | music | die | d, | I started singin’ |
| G | C | G | D |
So | bye, | bye Miss | American | Pie |
| G | C | G | D |
Drove my | Chevy to the | levy but the | levy was | dry |
| G | C | G | D |
And | good old | boys were drinkin’ | whiskey and | rye |
| Em | A7 |
Singin’ | this’ll be the day that I | die |
Em | D7 |
This’ll be the day that I | die |
| G | Am |
Now for t | en years we’ve been | on our own |
| C | Am | Em |
And mo | ss grows fat on a ro | lling stone | |
| D |
But that’s not how it u | sed to be |
| G | D | Em |
When the j | ester s | ang for the ki | ng and queen |
| Am7 | C |
In a | coat he borrowed fr | om James Dean |
| Em | A7 | D |
In a v | oice that came from you | and me | |
| Em | D |
And w | hile the king was lo | oking down |
| Em | D |
The | jester stole his th | orny crown |
| C | G | A7 |
The c | ourtroom | was adjourn | ed |
| C | D7 |
No | verdict was r | eturned |
| G | D | Em |
And while | Lenin rea | d a b | ook on Marx |
| Am | C |
The | quartet practiced | in the park |
| G | D | Em |
And | we sang d | irges i | n the dark |
| C | D7 | G |
The | day the mu | sic die | d |
| G | C | G | D |
So | bye, | bye Miss | American | Pie |
| G | C | G | D |
Drove my | Chevy to the | levy but the | levy was | dry |
| G | C | G | D |
And | good old | boys were drinkin’ | whiskey and | rye |
| Em | A7 |
Singin’ | this’ll be the day that I | die |
Em | D7 |
This’ll be the day that I | die |
G | Am |
Helter skelter in a | summer swelter |
C | Am |
The birds flew off with | a fallout shelter |
Em | D |
Eight miles high and | fallin’ fast |
| G | D | Em |
It lan | ded | foul o | n the grass |
| Am7 | C |
The pl | ayers tried for a f | orward pass |
Em | A7 | D |
With the jester on the sideline | s in a | cast |
| Em | D |
Now the ha | lftime air was s | weet perfume |
| Em | D |
While | sergeants played a m | arching tune |
C | G | A7 |
We all got | up to dan | ce |
| C | D7 |
But | we never got the ch | ance |
| G | D | Em |
‘Cause the p | layers | tried to t | ake the field |
| Am | C |
The | marching band re | fused to yield |
| G | D | Em |
Do y | ou re | call what w | as the feel |
| C | D7 | G |
The | day the m | usic died | ? |
| G | C | G | D |
So | bye, | bye Miss | American | Pie |
| G | C | G | D |
Drove my | Chevy to the | levy but the | levy was | dry |
| G | C | G | D |
And | good old | boys were drinkin’ | whiskey and | rye |
| Em | A7 |
Singin’ | this’ll be the day that I | die |
Em | D7 |
This’ll be the day that I | die |
| G | Am |
And t | here we were all | in one place |
| C | Am |
A ge | neration | lost in space |
Em | D |
With no time left to | start again |
| G | D | Em |
So come on J | ack be ni | mble, | Jack be quick |
| Am7 | C |
J | ack Flash sat on a c | andle |
| Em | A7 | D |
Stick, | ’cause fire is the devil’s only | friend | |
| Em | D |
And a | s I watched him o | n the stage |
| Em | D |
My h | ands were clenched in f | ists of rage |
| C | G | A7 |
No | angel b | orn in H | ell |
| C | D7 |
Could b | read that Satan’s | spell |
| G | D | Em |
And as the | flames climbed h | igh int | o the night |
| Am | C |
To | light the sacrif | icial rite |
| G | D | Em |
I saw S | atan l | aughing with | delight |
| C | D7 | G | C |
The d | ay the | music d | ied | |
G | C | G | D |
Bye, | bye Miss | American | Pie |
| G | C | G | D |
Drove my | Chevy to the | levy but the | levy was | dry |
| G | C | G | D |
And | good old | boys were drinkin’ | whiskey and | rye |
| Em | A7 |
Singin’ | this’ll be the day that I | die |
Em | D7 |
This’ll be the day that I | die |
| G | D | Em |
I | met a | girl who | sang the blues |
| Am | C |
And I | asked her for some | happy news |
| Em | D |
But | she just smiled and turned a | way |
| G | D | Em |
I | went down | to the | sacred store |
| Am | C |
Where I’d | heard the music | years before |
| Em | C |
But the | man there said the | music |
| Em | Am |
But | in the streets the | children screamed |
| Em | Am |
The | lovers cried and the | poets dreamed |
| C | G | Am |
But | not a | word was | spoken |
| C | D |
The | church bells all were | broken |
| G | D | Em |
And the | three men | I ad | mire most |
| Am7 | C | D7 |
The | Father, | Son, and the | Holy Ghost |
G | D | Em |
They caught the | last train | for the coast |
| Am7 | D7 | G |
The | day the | music | died |
G | C | G | D |
Bye, | bye Miss | American | Pie |
| G | C | G | D |
Drove my | Chevy to the | levy but the | levy was | dry |
| G | C | G | D |
And | good old | boys were drinkin’ | whiskey and | rye |
| C | D7 | G | C | G |
Singin’ | this’ll be the | day that I | die | | |
| E |
B | illy Ray was a preacher’s son |
| A | E |
And when his d | addy would visit he’d c | ome along |
When they’d gather ‘round and started talking
B7 |
That’s when Billy would take me walking |
A-through the back yard we’d go walking
Then he'd look into my eyes
Lord knows to my surprise
| E |
The o | nly one who could ever reach me |
A | E |
Was the son of a p | reacher man |
| E |
The o | nly boy who could ever teach me |
A | E |
Was the son of a pr | eacher man |
| E | B | A |
Yes he | was, he w | as, | mmm, yes he was |
| E |
B | eing good isn’t always easy |
A | E |
No matter how h | ard I’d try |
When he started sweet-talkin' to me
B7 |
He’d come and tell me everything is alright |
He’d kiss and tell me everything is alright
Can I get away again tonight
| E |
The o | nly one who could ever reach me |
A | E |
Was the son of a p | reacher man |
| E |
The o | nly boy who could ever teach me |
A | E |
Was the son of a pr | eacher man |
| E | B | A |
Yes he | was, he w | as, | mmm, he was |
A |
The look was in his eyes, stealin’ kisses from me on the sly |
B7 |
Takin’ time to make time |
Tellin’ me that he’s all mine
E |
Learnin’ from each other’s knowin’ |
Lookin’ to see how much we’ve grown and
| A |
The o | nly one who could ever reach me |
D | A |
Was the son of a p | reacher man |
| A |
The o | nly boy who could ever teach me |
D | A |
Was the son of a pr | eacher man |
| A | E | D |
Yes he | was, he w | as, | oh yes he was |
| A |
The o | nly one who could ever reach me |
| D | A |
It was the s | weet-talkin’ son of a p | reacher man |
| A |
The o | nly boy who could ever teach me |
D | A |
Was the son of a pr | eacher man |
| A |
The o | nly one who could ever move me |
D | A |
Was the sweet-talkin’ son of a p | reacher man |
| A |
The o | nly one who could ever fool me |
D | A |
Was the son of a p | reacher man |
| E |
I rem | ember when rock was young |
| G#m |
Me and | Susie had so much fun |
| A |
Holding | hands and skimmin’ stones |
| B |
Had a | old gold Chevy and a place of my own |
| E |
But the | biggest kick I ever got |
| G#m |
Was doin’ a | thing called the Crocodile Rock |
| A |
While the | other kids were rockin’ ‘round the clock |
| B |
We were | hoppin’ and boppin’ to the Crocodile Rock, well |
C#m |
Crocodile Rockin’ is something shockin’ when your |
F#7 |
Feet just can’t keep still |
B7 | E |
I never knew me a better time and I | guess I never will |
C# |
Oh, lordy mamma those Friday nights when |
F#7 |
Susie wore her dresses tight and |
B7 | A |
The Crocodile Rockin’ was out of’a | sight |
| E |
But the | years went by and rock just died |
G#m |
Susie went and left me for some foreign guy |
A |
Long nights cryin’ by the record machine |
B |
Dreamin’ of my Chevy and my old blue jeans |
| E |
But they’ll | never kill the thrills we’ve got |
| G#m |
Burnin’ | up to the Crocodile Rock |
| A |
Learning | fast as the weeks went past |
| B |
We really | thought the Crocodile Rock would last, well |
C#m |
Crocodile Rockin’ is something shockin’ when your |
F#7 |
Feet just can’t keep still |
B7 | E |
I never knew me a better time and I | guess I never will |
C# |
Oh, lordy mamma those Friday nights when |
F#7 |
Susie wore her dresses tight and |
B7 | A |
The Crocodile Rockin’ was out of’a | sight |
| E |
I rem | ember when rock was young |
| G#m |
Me and | Susie had so much fun |
| A |
Holding | hands and skimmin’ stones |
| B |
Had a | old gold Chevy and a place of my own |
| E |
But the | biggest kick I ever got |
| G#m |
Was doin’ a | thing called the Crocodile Rock |
| A |
While the | other kids were rockin’ ‘round the clock |
| B |
We were | hoppin’ and boppin’ to the Crocodile Rock, well |
C#m |
Crocodile Rockin’ is something shockin’ when your |
F#7 |
Feet just can’t keep still |
B7 | E |
I never knew me a better time and I | guess I never will |
C# |
Oh, lordy mamma those Friday nights when |
F#7 |
Susie wore her dresses tight and |
B7 | A |
The Crocodile Rockin’ was out of’a | sight |
| C | Dm7 |
Daniel | is traveling tonight on a | plane |
G | E7 | Am |
I can see the red tail lights | heading for Spa | in oh and |
F | G | Am |
I can see | Daniel waving good | bye |
| F | G | G7 | C |
God it | looks like Daniel, | must be the | clouds in my | eyes |
| C | Dm7 |
They | say Spain is pretty though I’ve | never been |
G | E7 | Am |
Well Daniel says it’s the best place he’s e | ver se | en oh and |
F | G | Am |
He shold kno | w he’s been there en | ough |
| F | G | G7 | C |
Lord | I miss Daniel, | oh I | miss him so | much |
F | C |
Daniel my brother you are | older than me |
| F | C |
Do you still | feel the pain of the | scars that won’t heal |
| Am | F |
Your eyes have | died but you see more than | I |
Fm | C | A7 | Dm7 | G |
Daniel you’re a | star | in the face of the | sky | |
| C | Dm7 |
Daniel | is traveling tonight on a | plane |
G | E7 | Am |
I can see the red tail lights | heading for Spa | in oh and |
F | G | Am |
I can see | Daniel waving good | bye |
| F | G | G7 | C |
God it | looks like Daniel, | must be the | clouds in my | eyes |
F | C |
Daniel my brother you are | older than me |
| F | C |
Do you still | feel the pain of the | scars that won’t heal |
| Am | F |
Your eyes have | died but you see more than | I |
Fm | C | A7 | Dm7 | G |
Daniel you’re a | star | in the face of the | sky | |
| F | G | G7 | C |
God it | looks like Daniel, | must be the | clouds in my | eyes |
| F | G | G7 | C |
God it | looks like Daniel, | must be the | clouds in my | eyes |
D | A/C# | Bm | Bm/A | G | G/A | A | D |
| | | | | → | | |
Em | G | A | A/C# |
When are you g | onna come | down | |
D | D/F# | G |
When are you go | ing to | land |
| C | C/G | A |
I | should have s | tayed on th | e farm, should have |
| Em | G | A | A/C# |
You | know you can’t h | old me for | ever | |
| D | D/F# | G |
I | didn’t sign u | p with | you |
| C | C/G | A |
I’m | not a pr | esent for your | friends to open |
| D |
This | boy’s too young to be singing |
| Gm7 | Gm7/D | C | C/E |
The | bl | ue | s | |
| D | F#7 |
So | goodbye yellow brick | road |
| G | D |
Where the | dogs of society | howl |
| B7 | Em |
You | can’t plant me in your | penthouse |
| A | D | D/F# |
I’m | going back to my | plow | |
Bm | F# |
Back to the howling old | owl in the woods |
G | A# |
Hunting the horny back | toad |
A# | C | D | A/C# | Bm | Bm/A |
Oh | I’ve | finally de | cided my | future li | es |
| G | G/A | A |
Bey | ond | the y | ellow brick |
Gm7 | Gm7/D | C | C/E |
Roa | ooo | oad | |
Em | G | A | A/C# |
What do you th | ink you’ll | do then? | |
| D | D/F# | G |
I | bet they’ll shoot d | own the pl | ane |
| C | C/G | A |
It’ll | take you a c | ouple of | vodka and tonics |
| D |
To | set you on your feet again |
Em | G | A | A/C# |
Maybe you’ll g | et a re | placement | |
| D | D/F# | G | G/D |
There’s | plenty like m | e to be | found | |
C | C/G | A | A/C# |
Mongrels | who | ain’t got a p | enny |
D |
Sniffing for tidbits like you |
| Gm7 | Gm7/D | C | C/E |
On the | grou | ou | ound | |
| D | F#7 |
So | goodbye yellow brick | road |
| G | D |
Where the | dogs of society | howl |
| B7 | Em |
You | can’t plant me in your | penthouse |
| A | D | D/F# |
I’m | going back to my | plow | |
Bm | F# |
Back to the howling old | owl in the woods |
G | A# |
Hunting the horny back | toad |
A# | C | D | A/C# | Bm | Bm/A |
Oh | I’ve | finally de | cided my | future li | es |
| G | G/A | A |
Bey | ond | the y | ellow brick |
Gm7 | Gm7/D | C | C/E |
Roa | ooo | oad | |
| D |
The | roses in the window box |
| A |
Have tilted | to one side |
D/F# | G |
Everything a | bout this house |
| Em |
Was born to | grow and die |
| D | D/F# | Em | G |
Oh it | doesn’t seem a year a | go to this very | day | |
| D |
You said I’m | sorry honey |
| A |
If I | don’t change the pace |
| G | G | A |
I | can’t face another | day | |
Bm | Em | A | Asus4 | A |
And love lies | bleeding in my | hand | | |
| Bm | Em | A | Asus4 | A |
Oh it | kills me to think of | you with another | man | | |
| D | Em7 |
I was | playing rock and roll and you were | just a fan |
| F#m7 |
But my | guitar couldn’t hold you |
| G | Dm |
So I | split the baaaa-a-ha- | a-nd |
Bm | A | D |
Love lies | bleeding in my | hands |
| D |
I | wonder if those changes |
| A |
Have left a | scar on you |
| D/F# | G |
Like | all the burning | hoops of fire |
| Em | E7 |
That you and | I passed through | |
| D | F#m |
You’re a | bluebird on a telegraph | line |
| Em | G |
I hope you’re happy | now | |
| D | A |
Well if the | wind of change come a’ | down your way girl |
| G | G | A |
You’ll | make it back some | how | |
Bm | Em | A | Asus4 | A |
And love lies | bleeding in my | hand | | |
| Bm | Em | A | Asus4 | A |
Oh it | kills me to think of | you with another | man | | |
| D | Em7 |
I was | playing rock and roll and you were | just a fan |
| F#m7 |
But my | guitar couldn’t hold you |
| G | Dm |
So I | split the baaaa-a-ha- | a-nd |
Bm | A | D |
Love lies | bleeding in my | hands |
Bm | A | D |
Love lies | bleeding in my | hands |
C/G | G | C/G | G | C/G | G |
Bb/F | F | Bb/F | F | Bb/F | F |
C/G | G | C/G | G | C/G | G |
Bb/F | F | Bb/F | F | Bb/F | F |
| | | | | |
| G |
It’s | getting late have you seen my mates |
| F |
Ma | tell me when the boys get here |
| C |
It’s | seven o’clock and I want to rock |
| G |
Want to | get a belly full of beer |
| G |
My | old man’s drunker than a barrel full of monkeys |
| F |
And my | old lady she don’t care |
| C |
My | sister looks cute in her braces and boots |
| G |
A | handful of grease in her hair |
C |
Don’t give us none of your aggravation |
| Bb |
We | had it with your discipline |
| F |
‘Cause | Saturday night’s alright for fighting |
C |
Get about as oiled as a diesel train |
Bb |
Gonna set this dance alight |
| F |
‘Cause | Saturday night’s the night I like |
C |
Saturday night’s alright |
| G | Eb | Dm7 | C |
Alright al | right, | oooh | oooh | oooh |
C/G | G | C/G | G | C/G | G |
Bb/F | F | Bb/F | F | Bb/F | F |
| | | | | |
| G |
Well they’re | packed pretty tight in here tonight |
| F |
I’m | looking for a dolly who’ll see me right |
| C |
I may | use a little muscle to get what I need |
| G |
I may | sink a little drink and shout out “She’s with me!” |
| G |
A | couple of the sounds that I really like |
| F |
Are the | sounds of a switchblade and a motorbike |
| C |
I’m a | juvenile product of the working class |
| G |
Whose | best friend floats in the bottom of a glass |
C |
Don’t give us none of your aggravation |
| Bb |
We | had it with your discipline |
| F |
‘Cause | Saturday night’s alright for fighting |
C |
Get about as oiled as a diesel train |
Bb |
Gonna set this dance alight |
| F |
‘Cause | Saturday night’s the night I like |
C |
Saturday night’s alright |
| G | Eb | Dm7 | C |
Alright al | right, | oooh | oooh | oooh |
C |
Don’t give us none of your aggravation |
| Bb |
We | had it with your discipline |
| F |
‘Cause | Saturday night’s alright for fighting |
C |
Get about as oiled as a diesel train |
Bb |
Gonna set this dance alight |
| F |
‘Cause | Saturday night’s the night I like |
C |
Saturday night’s alright |
| G | Eb | Dm7 | C |
Alright al | right, | oooh | oooh | oooh |
C |
Saturday, Saturday, Saturday |
Bb |
Saturday, Saturday, Saturday |
| C |
Saturday | night’s alright |
E | Amaj7 | B/D# | G#m |
It’s a little bit fun | ny, | this feeling in | side |
| C#m | C#m7/B | C#m/A# | A |
I’m no | t one of those | who can | easily | hide |
| E | B | G# | C#m |
I don’ | t have much | money, but | boy if I | did |
E | F#m7 | A | B |
I’d buy a big | house where | we both could | live |
E | Amaj7 | B | G#m |
If I was a sc | ulptor, | but then again | no |
| C#m | C#m7/B | C#m/A# | A |
Or a m | an who makes | potions in a | travelling | show |
E | B | G# | C#m |
I know it’s not | much but it’s the | best I can | do |
E | F#m7 | A | E |
My gift is my | song, and | this one’s for | you |
B | C#m | F#m7 | A |
And you can tell | everybody | this is your | song |
B | C#m | F#m7 | A |
It may be | quite simple but | now that it’s | done |
C#m | C#m7/B |
I hope you don’t mind, | I hope you don’t mind |
C#m/A# | A |
That I put down in the | words |
| E | F#m7 | A | B |
How won | derful | life is while | you’re in the | world |
| E | Amaj7 | B/D# | G#m |
I sat | on the | roof | and kicked off the | moss |
| C#m | C#m7/B | C#m/A# | A |
Well a | few of the | verses, well, they’ve | got me quite | crossed |
E | B | G# | C#m |
But the sun’s been quite | kind, | while I wrote this | song |
E | F#m7 | A | B |
It’s for people like | you that they | keep it | turned on |
E | Amaj7 | B | G#m |
So excuse me forget | ting | but | these things I do |
| C#m | C#m7/B | C#m/A# | A |
You se | e I’ve f | orgotten if they’re | green or they’re | blue |
E | B | G# | C#m |
Anyway, | the thing is, what I really | mean | |
E | F#m7 | A | E |
Yours are the | sweetest eyes | I’ve ever seen | |
B | C#m | F#m7 | A |
And you can tell | everybody | this is your | song |
B | C#m | F#m7 | A |
It may be | quite simple but | now that it’s | done |
C#m | C#m7/B |
I hope you don’t mind, | I hope you don’t mind |
C#m/A# | A |
That I put down in the | words |
| E | F#m7 | A | B |
How won | derful | life is while | you’re in the | world |
C#m | C#m7/B |
I hope you don’t mind, | I hope you don’t mind |
C#m/A# | A |
That I put down in the | words |
| E | F#m7 | A | E |
How won | derful | life is while | you’re in the | world |
E | A |
We’re caught in a trap, | I can’t walk out |
B | A | E |
Because I lo | ve you too much | baby |
E | A |
Why can’t you see | what you’re doing to me? |
B | A | B | A | G#m | B7 |
When you don’t believ | e a word I | say? | | | |
A | E | G#m | A | B |
We can’t go on | together | with suspicious mi | nds | |
C#m | G#m | A | B | B7 |
And we can’t buil | d our dreams | on suspicious | minds | |
E | A |
So if an old friend I know | drops by to say hello |
B | A | E |
Would I still se | e suspicion | in your eyes? |
E | A |
Here we go again | asking where I’ve been |
B | A | B | A | G#m | B7 |
You can see the tear | s are real I’m c | rying | | | |
A | E | G#m | A | B |
We can’t go on | together | with suspicious mi | nds | |
C#m | G#m | A | G#7sus4 | G#7 |
And we can’t buil | d our dreams | on suspicious minds | | |
C#m | G#m |
Oh, let our | love survive |
A | B |
I’ll dry the | tears from your eyes |
C#m | G#m |
Let’s don’t let a | good thing die |
A | B |
When honey you | know I’ve never |
E | A |
We’re caught in a trap, | I can’t walk out |
B | A | E |
Because I l | ove you too much | baby |
E | A |
Why can’t you see | what you’re doing to me? |
B | A | E |
When you don’t believ | e a word I | say? |
Don't you know I'm
E | A |
Caught in a trap, | I can’t walk out |
B | A | E |
Because I lo | ve you too much | baby |
Don't you know I'm
E | A |
Caught in a trap, | I can’t walk out |
B | A | E |
Because I lo | ve you too much | baby |
A | C | D | A |
After midnight, | we gonna | let it all hang down | |
A | C | D | A |
After midnight, | we gonna | chug-a-lug and shout | |
| A |
We gon’ s | timulate some action |
D |
We gon’ get some satisfaction |
D | E |
We gonna find out what it is all ab | out, wooo |
A | C | D | A |
After midnight, | we gonna | let it all hang down | |
A | C | D | A |
After midnight, | we gon’ | shake your tambourine | |
A | C | D | A |
After midnight, | it’s all gon’ | be peaches and cream | |
| A |
We goonna | cause talk and suspicion |
D |
We gon’ give an exhibition |
D | E |
We gon’ find out what it is all ab | out |
A | C | D | A |
After midnight, | we gon’ | let it all hang down | |
A | C | D | A |
After midnight, | we gon’ | let it all hang down | |
A | C | D | A |
After midnight, | we gon’ | shake your tambourine | |
A | C | D | A |
After midnight, | it’s all gon’ | be peaches and cream | |
| A |
We gonna | cause talk and suspicion |
D |
We gon’ give an exhibition |
D | E |
We gon’ find out what it is all ab | out, wooo |
A | C | D | A |
After midnight, | we gonna | let it all hang down | |
A | C | D | A |
After midnight, | we gonna | let it all hang down | |
| D | A |
Cause I’ll | only kick you out of the d | oor |
| A |
I k | now your name is Rita |
| B |
Cause your p | erfume’s smelling sweeter |
| D | A |
Since w | hen I saw you down on the fl | oor |
| A |
You won’t n | eed too much persuading |
| B |
I don’t m | ean to sound degrading |
| D |
But with a f | ace like that |
| A |
You got nothing to laugh ab | out |
| A |
Red l | ips, hair, and fingernails |
| B |
I h | ear you’re a mean old Jezebel |
| D | A |
Lets | go up stairs and read my tarot ca | rds |
| D | A |
For ton | ight you better stay with | me |
| D | A |
For ton | ight you better stay with | me |
| B |
Please don’t say you l | ove me |
| D | A |
Cause you k | now I’ll only kick you out the d | oor |
| A |
Y | ea, I’ll pay your cab fare home |
| B |
You can | even use my best cologne |
| D | A |
Just d | on’t be here in the morning when I wake | up |
| D | A |
Cause ton | ight you’re gonna stay with | me |
Sit down, get up, get out
| D | A |
Cause ton | ight you’re gonna stay with | me |
| G | D/F# | A/E | D |
And the | sign said, | long-haired, freaky people | need not ap | ply |
| A | E | D | E |
So | I tucked my hair up | under my hat and I | went in to ask him | why |
F#m | D |
He said you look like a fine, upstanding young | man, I think you’ll do |
| A | E | D | E |
So, I | took off my hat and said, im | agine that, huh, | me workin’ for | you, whoa |
A | G | D |
Sign, sign, | everywhere a | sign |
A | D |
Blocking out the scenery, | breaking my mind |
A | E | G |
Do this, don’t do | that, can’t you read the | sign? |
| G | D/F# | A/E | D |
And the | sign said anybody | caught trespassing | would be shot on | sight |
| A | E | D | E |
So, I | jumped on the fence and I | yelled at the house, hey, | what gives you the | right |
| F#m | D |
To | put up a fence to keep me out or to | keep mother nature in |
| A | E | D | E |
If | God was here, he’d | tell you to your face, | man, you’re some kinda | sinner |
A | G | D |
Sign, sign, | everywhere a | sign |
A | D |
Blocking out the scenery, | breaking my mind |
A | E | G |
Do this, don’t do | that, can’t you read the | sign? |
| E |
Now, | hey you, mister, can’t you read? |
| D | A |
You’ve | got to have a shirt and | tie to get a seat |
| E |
You can’t even watch, no, | you can’t eat |
D | A | A |
You ain’t supposed to | be | here |
| G | D/F# | A/E | D |
And the | sign said, you | got to have a membership | card to get ins | ide, huh |
| G | D/F# | A/E | D |
And the | sign said | everybody welcome, come | in, kneel down and | pray |
| A | E |
But when they | passed around the plate at the | end of it all |
| D | E |
I | didn’t have a penny to | pay |
| F#m | D |
So I | got me a pen and a paper and I | made up my own little sign |
| A | E | D | E |
I said | thank you, lord, for | thinkin’ ‘bout me, I’m | alive and doin’ | fine |
A | G | D |
Sign, sign, | everywhere a | sign |
A | D |
Blocking out the scenery, | breaking my mind |
A | E | G |
Do this, don’t do | that, can’t you read the | sign? |
A | G | D |
Sign, sign, | everywhere a | sign |
A | D |
Blocking out the scenery, | breaking my mind |
A | E | G |
Do this, don’t do | that, can’t you read the | sign? |
C | G/B | Am7 | G/B |
C | G/B | Am7 | G/B |
| | | |
C | G/B | Am7 | G/B |
I took my | love and I took it | down | |
C | G/B | Am7 | G/B |
Climbed a | mountain and I turned a | round | |
| C | G/B | Am7 | G/B |
And I | saw my re | flection in the | snow-covered | hills |
| C | G/B | Am7 | Am7 |
Till the | landslide | brought me | down | |
G/B | C | G/B | Am7 | G/B |
Oh, | mirror in the | sky what is | love | |
| C | G/B | Am7 | G/B |
Can the | child within my | heart rise a | bove | |
| C | G/B | Am7 | G/B |
Can I | sail through the | changing | ocean ti | des |
| C | G/B | Am7 | G/B |
Can I | handle the | seasons | of my | life |
C | G/B | Am7 | G/B |
C | G/B | Am7 | D/F# |
M | mm | | |
| G | D/F# | Em |
Well, | I’ve been a | fraid of | changing cause I |
C | G/B | Am | D/F# |
Built my | life around | you | |
| G | D/F# | Em |
But | time makes you | bolder, even | children get older |
| C | G/B | Am7 | Am7 | G/B |
And | I’m getting | older | too | → | |
C | G/B | Am7 | G/B |
C | G/B | Am7 | G/B |
C | G/B | Am7 | G/B |
C | G/B | Am7 | D/F# |
| | | |
| G | D/F# | Em |
Well, | I’ve been | ’fraid of | changing cause I |
C | G/B | Am | Am | D/F# |
Built my | life around | you | → | |
| G | D/F# | Em |
But | time makes you | bolder, even | children get older |
| C | G/B | Am7 | G/B |
And | I’m getting | older | too | |
| C | G/B | Am7 | G/B |
Oh, | I’m getting | older | too | |
| C | G/B | Am7 | G/B |
Ah, | ah, take my | love, take it | down | |
| C | G/B | Am7 | G/B |
Ah, | ah, climb a | mountain and turn ar | ound | |
| C | G/B | Am7 | G/B |
And if you | see my refl | ection in the | snow-covered | hills |
| C | G/B | Am7 | G/B |
Will the | landslide | bring you | down? | |
| C | G/B | Am7 | G/B |
And if you | see my re | flection in the | snow-covered | hills |
| C | G/B | Am7 |
Will the | landslide | bring you | down? |
| G/B | C | G/B | Am7 |
O | h, oh, the | landslide | bring you d | own |
| D |
You’re just too | good to be true |
| Dmaj7 |
Can’t take my | eyes off you |
| D7 |
You’d be like | heaven to touch |
| G |
I wanna | hold you so much |
| Gm |
At long last | love has arrived |
| D |
And I thank | God I’m alive |
| E/D | Em/D |
You’re just too | good to be true | |
| D |
Can’t take my | eyes off you |
| D |
Pardon the | way that I stare |
| Dmaj7 |
There’s nothing | else to compare |
| D7 |
The sight of | you leaves me weak |
| G |
There are no | words left to speak |
| Gm |
But if you | feel like I feel |
| D |
Please let me | know that it’s real |
| E/D | Em/D |
You’re just too | good to be true | |
| D |
Can’t take my | eyes off of you |
Em | A7 |
Daa da daa da | daa da da da da |
D |
Daa da daa da daa da da da da |
Em | A7 |
Daa da daa da | daa da da da da |
| Em | A7 |
I love you | baby, and if it’s | quite alright |
| F#m7 | Bm7 |
I need you | baby, to warm the | lonely nights |
| Em | A7 | D | B7 |
I love you | baby, | trust in me when I | say | |
| Em | A7 |
Oh pretty | baby, don’t bring me d | own I pray |
| F#m7 | Bm7 |
Oh pretty | baby, now that I’ve | found you stay |
| Em | C7 |
And let me | love you, baby let me | love you |
| F |
You’re just too | good to be true |
| Fmaj7 |
Can’t take my | eyes off you |
| F7 |
You’d be like | heaven to touch |
| A# |
I wanna | hold you so much |
| A#m |
At long last | love has arrived |
| F |
And I thank | God I’m alive |
| G/F | Gm/F |
You’re just too | good to be true | |
| F |
Can’t take my | eyes off you |
Em | A7 |
Daa da daa da | daa da da da da |
| Em | A7 |
I love you | baby, and if it’s | quite alright |
| F#m7 | Bm7 |
I need you | baby, to warm the | lonely nights |
| Em | A7 | D | B7 |
I love you | baby, | trust in me when I | say | |
| Em | A7 |
Oh pretty | baby, don’t bring me | down I pray |
| F#m7 | Bm7 |
Oh pretty | baby, now that I’ve | found you stay |
| Em | A7 | D | B7 |
Oh pretty | baby, | trust in me when I | say | |
| Em | A7 |
I need you | baby, oh when you | come my way |
| F#m7 | Bm7 |
Oh pretty | baby, now that I’ve | found you stay |
| Em | C7 |
And let me | love you, baby, let me | love you |
Am7 | D |
Working my way back to y | ou babe |
| G | C | G | D/F# | Em |
With a b | urn | in’ l | ove | insi | de |
| Am7 | D |
Yeah, I’m w | orkin’ my way back to y | ou babe |
| G | C | G | D/F# | Em |
And the h | app | in | ess | that | died |
Been payin’ every day
| D | A/C# |
W | hen you were so in | love with me |
G | A |
I played around like | I was free |
D | A/C# |
Thought I could have my cake | and eat it too |
G | A |
But how I cried over l | osing you |
| G | Gm |
See me c | ryin’ now, but | I ain’t about to go |
| D | Ddim |
L | ivin’ my life without | you |
| D | G | D | G | D | G | D | G |
For | eve | ry d | ay | I mad | e you | cry | | |
| D | G | D | G | D | G | D | G |
I’m | pay | in’, g | irl, ‘t | il the | day | I die | | |
| Am7 | D |
I keep | working my way back to y | ou babe |
| G | C | G | D/F# | Em |
With a b | urn | in’ l | ove | insi | de |
| Am7 | D |
I’m w | orkin’ my way back to y | ou babe |
| G | C | G | D/F# | Em |
And the h | app | in | ess | that | died |
Been payin’ every day
D | A/C# |
I used to love to m | ake you cry |
| G | A |
It | made me feel like a | man inside |
D | A/C# |
But if I’d been a man i | n reality |
G | A |
You’d still be here babe | lovin’ me |
| G | Gm |
Now the | nights are long and | lonely |
| D | Ddim |
And I ain’t too | strong, babe I just miss you | so |
| D | G | D | G | D | G | D | G |
And | you’re | too | proud | and | won’t | give | in | |
| D | G | D | G | D | G | D | G |
But | when I | th | ink abo | ut | all I | could | win | |
| Am7 | D |
I keep | working my way back to y | ou babe |
| G | C | G | D/F# | Em |
With a b | urn | in’ l | ove | insi | de |
| Am7 | D |
I’m w | orkin’ my way back to y | ou babe |
| G | C | G | D/F# | Em |
And the h | app | in | ess | that | died |
Been payin’ every day
| Am7 | D |
I keep | working my way back to y | ou babe |
| G | C | G | D/F# | Em |
With a b | urn | in’ l | ove | insi | de |
| Am7 | D |
I’m w | orkin’ my way back to y | ou babe |
| G | C | G | D/F# | Em |
And the h | app | in | ess | that | died no matter how I cried I’m |
Am7 | D |
Working my way back to y | ou babe |
| G | C | G | D/F# | Em |
With a b | urn | in’ l | ove | insi | de |
A | A | D/A | A | D/A | D/A | D/A | A |
| | | | | | | x2 |
| A | D/A | A |
There she s | tood in t | he s | treet |
D/A | A |
Smiling from her head to her f | eet |
| A | D/A | A |
I said he | y, what i | s t | his, now baby maybe |
| D/A | A |
May | be she’s in need of a k | iss |
| A | D/A | A |
I said he | y what’s y | our name | baby? |
D/A | A |
Maybe we can see things the | same |
| D/A | A |
Now don’t you wait o | r hesitat | e |
| D/A | A |
Let’s mo | ve before they raise the parking r | ate, ow |
A | G/D | G/D | A |
All right | now baby it’s | all right | now |
A | G/D | G/D | A |
All right | now baby it’s | all right | now |
A | A | D/A | A | D/A | D/A | D/A | A |
| | | | | | | x1 |
| A | D/A | A |
I took her | home to | my | place |
D/A | A |
Watching every move on her f | ace |
| A | D/A | A |
She said | look what’s y | our g | ame baby? |
| D/A | A |
A | re you tryin’ to put me in | shame? |
| A | D/A | A |
I said | slow don’t go | so | fast |
D/A | A |
Don’t you think that love can | last? |
| D/A | A |
She said love | lord a | bove |
D/A | A |
Now you’re tryin’ to trick me in lo | ve |
A | G/D | G/D | A |
All right | now baby it’s | all right | now |
A | G/D | G/D | A |
All right | now baby it’s | all right | now |
Bsus4 | B |
Everybody’s high on conso | lation |
Bsus4 | B |
Everybody’s trying to tell me what is | right for me |
Bsus4 | B |
My daddy tried to bore me with a | sermon |
| G#m | C#m | Bsus4 | B |
But it’s | plain to | see that they can’t | comfort | me |
Bsus4 | B |
Sorry Charlie for the impos | ition |
Bsus4 | B |
I think I’ve got it got it, got the strength to | carry on |
Bsus4 | B |
I need a drink and a quick de | cision |
| G#m | C#m | Bsus4 | B |
Now it’s | up to | me, ooh | what will | be |
| A | G#m | F#m |
She’s | gone oh | I, oh | I’d |
| B |
Better | learn how to face it |
| A | G#m | F#m |
She’s | gone oh | I, oh | I’d |
| B |
Pay the | devil to replace her |
| A | G#m |
She’s | gone oh | I what went wrong |
Bsus4 | B |
Get up in the morning look in the | mirror |
Bsus4 | B |
I’m worn as her tooth brush hanging | in the stand |
Bsus4 | B |
My face ain’t looking any | younger |
| G#m | C#m | Bsus4 | B |
Now | I can | see love’s taken her | toll on | me |
| A | G#m | F#m |
She’s | gone oh | I, oh | I’d |
| B |
Better | learn how to face it |
| A | G#m | F#m |
She’s | gone oh | I, oh | I’d |
| B |
Pay the | devil to replace her |
| A | G#m |
She’s | gone oh | I what went wrong |
Bsus4 | B |
Think I’ll spend eternity in the | city |
Bsus4 | B |
Let the carbon and monoxide choke my | thoughts away |
Bsus4 | B |
And pretty bodies help dissolve the | memories |
G#m | C#m | Bsus4 | B |
But they can never | be what she | was to | me |
| A | G#m | F#m |
She’s | gone oh | I, oh | I’d |
| B |
Better | learn how to face it |
| A | G#m | F#m |
She’s | gone oh | I, oh | I’d |
| B |
Pay the | devil to replace her |
| A | G#m | F#m7 |
She’s | gone oh | I what went | wrong |
Asus2 | Asus4 | Dsus2/A | G/A | A |
| | | | |
| A | C |
My | child arrived just the | other day |
| D | A |
He | came to the world in the | usual way |
| A | C |
But there were | planes to catch and | bills to pay |
D | A |
He learned to walk while I | was away |
| G | G/F# | Em7 | Em/D |
And he was | talkin’ ‘fore I | knew it, and | as he grew | |
| C | G/B | A |
He’d say | I’m gonna | be like | you, Dad |
| C | G/B | A |
You | know I’m gonna | be like | you |
| A | G |
And the | cat’s in the cradle and the | silver spoon |
C | D |
Little boy blue and the | man in the moon |
A |
When you comin’ home Dad? |
| G | C | G/B | A |
I | don’t know when but | we’ll get to | gether then | |
| C | G/B | A |
You | know we’ll have a | good time | then |
Asus2 | Asus4 | Dsus2/A | G/A | A |
| | | | |
| A | C |
My | son turned ten just the | other day |
| D | A |
He said, | thanks for the ball, Dad, come | on, let’s play |
| A |
Can you | teach me to throw? |
| C | D |
I said, | not today, I got a | lot to do |
| G | G/F# | Em7 | Em/D |
And he, | he walked a | way, but his | smile never | dimmed |
| C | G/B | A |
It said, | I’m gonna | be like | him, yeah |
| C | G/B | A |
You | know I’m gonna | be like | him |
| A | G |
And the | cat’s in the cradle and the | silver spoon |
C | D |
Little boy blue and the | man in the moon |
A |
When you comin’ home Dad? |
| G | C | G/B | A |
I | don’t know when but | we’ll get to | gether then | |
| C | G/B | A |
You | know we’ll have a | good time | then |
Asus2 | Asus4 | Dsus2/A | G/A | A |
| | | | |
| A | C |
Well, he | came from college just the | other day |
| D | A |
So | much like a man I just | had to say |
| A | C |
Son, I’m | proud of you, can you | sit for a while? |
| D | A |
He | shook his head and he | said with a smile |
| G | G/F# | Em7 | Em/D |
What I’d | really like, | Dad, is to | borrow the ca | r keys |
C | G/B | A |
See you | later, can I | have them please? |
| A | G |
And the | cat’s in the cradle and the | silver spoon |
C | D |
Little boy blue and the | man in the moon |
A |
When you comin’ home son? |
| G | C | G/B | A |
I | don’t know when but | we’ll get to | gether then | , Dad |
| C | G/B | A |
You | know we’ll have a | good time | then |
| A | C |
I’ve | long since retired, my | son’s moved away |
D | A |
I called him up just the | other day |
| A | C |
I said, I’d | like to see you if | you don’t mind |
| D | A |
He said I’d | love to, Dad, if I could | find the time |
| G | G/F# | Em7 | Em/D |
You see my | new job’s a | hassle and the | kids have the f | lu |
| C | G/B | A |
But it’s | sure nice | talkin’ to | you, Dad |
| C | G/B | A |
It’s been | sure nice | talkin’ to | you |
| G | G/F# | Em7 | Em/D |
And as I | hung up the | phone it | occured to m | e |
| C | G/B | A |
He’d | grown up | just like | me |
| C | G/B | A |
My | boy was | just like | me |
| A | G |
And the | cat’s in the cradle and the | silver spoon |
C | D |
Little boy blue and the | man in the moon |
A |
When you comin’ home son? |
| G | C | G/B | A |
I | don’t know when but | we’ll get to | gether then | , Dad |
| C | G/B | A |
We’re | gonna have a | good time | then |
Asus2 | Asus4 | Dsus2/A | G/A | A |
G |
Think of your fellow man, lend him a helping hand |
C | G |
Put a little love in your | heart |
G |
You see it’s getting late, oh please don’t hesitate |
C | G |
Put a little love in your | heart |
| G | Am | D |
And the | world will be a b | etter | place |
| G | Am | D |
And the | world will be a b | etter | place |
| D |
For | you and me, you just wait and see |
G |
Another day goes by, still the children cry |
C | G |
Put a little love in your | heart |
G |
If you want the world to know, we won’t let hatred grow |
C | G |
Put a little love in your | heart |
| G | Am | D |
And the | world will be a b | etter | place |
| G | Am | D |
Ah the | world will be a b | etter | place |
| D |
For | you and me, you just wait and see |
G# |
Take a good look around, and if you’re looking down |
C# | G# |
Put a little love in your | heart |
G# |
I hope when you decide kindness will be your guide |
C# | G# |
Put a little love in your | heart |
| G# | A#m | D# |
And the | world will be a b | etter | place |
| G# | A#m | D# |
And the | world will be a b | etter | place |
| D# |
For | you and me, you just wait and see, people now |
C# | G# |
Put a little love in your | heart |
C# | G# |
Put a little love in your | heart |
| Em | B7 | Em | B7 | Em7 |
When you’re d | own and | troubled and you | need a | helping | hand |
| Am7 | D7sus4 | G | Gsus4 | G |
And | nothing, oh, | nothing is going | right | | |
B7/F# | B7 | Em | B7 | Em | Em7 |
Close your | eyes and think of me and | soon I | will be | there | |
| Am7 | Bm7 | D7sus4 | D7 |
To | brighten up | even your darkest night | | |
| G | Gmaj7 | C | Am7 |
You just | call out my | name, and you | know wherever I | am |
| G | Gmaj7 | D7sus4 | D7 |
I’ll come | running, oh yeah baby | , to see you a | gain | |
G | Gmaj7 | C | Em |
Winter, spring, summer, or | fall, | all you got to do is | call |
| C | Bm7 | Am7 | D7sus4 |
And I’ll | be there, | yeah yeah yeah | → | |
| Em | B7 | Em | B7 | Em7 |
If the | sky a | bove you should turn | dark and | full of clouds | |
| Am7 | D7sus4 | G | Gsus4 | G |
And that | old north | wind should begin to blow | | | |
B7/F# | B7 | Em | B7 | Em7 |
Keep your head to | gether and | call my | name out | loud |
Am7 | Bm7 | D7sus4 | D7 |
Soon I’ll be | knocking upon your | door | |
| G | Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 | Am7 |
You just | call out my | name, and you | know wherever I | am |
| G | D7sus4 | D7 |
I’ll come | running, oh yes I will, to see you | again | |
G | Gmaj7 | C | Em |
Winter, spring, summer, or | fall, | all you got to do is | call |
| C | Bm7 | Am7 | D7sus4 |
And I’ll | be there, | yeah yeah yeah | → | |
| F | C |
Hey | ain’t it good to know that | you’ve got a friend when |
| C | Fmaj7 |
They’ll | hurt you and | desert you |
| Em | A7 |
Well they’ll | take your soul if you | let them |
| D7sus4 | D7 |
Oh yeah, but | don’t you let them | |
| G | Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 | Am7 |
You just | call out my n | ame, and you | know wherever I | am |
| G | D7sus4 | D7 |
I’ll come | running, to see you | again, | oh babe, don’t you know ‘bout |
G | Gmaj7 | C | Em |
Winter, spring, summer, or | fall, hey now, | all you got to do is | call |
| C | Bm7 | Am7 | D7sus4 |
Lord I’ll | be there, | yes I will | | |
| G | C | G |
You’ve got a frien | d, | you’ve got a | friend |
C | G |
Ain’t it good to know you’ve | got a friend |
| C | G |
Ain’t it | good to know you’ve got a fr | iend |
| C | Gsus4 | G |
Oh, y | eah, yeah, you’ve got a friend | | |
C |
Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin’ for a train |
| G7 |
When I’s feelin’ near as faded as my | jeans |
Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained
| C | F/C | C |
And rode us all the way into New Or | leans | | |
| C |
I | pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana |
| C7 | F |
I’s playin’ soft while B | obby sang the bl | ues |
F | C |
Windshield wipers slappin’ time, I was | holdin’ Bobby’s hand in mine |
G7 |
We sang every song that driver knew |
F | C |
Freedom’s just another word for | nothin’ left to lose |
G7 | C |
Nothin’, it ain’t nothin’ hon’, if it ain’t fr | ee |
| F | C |
And | feelin’ good was easy, lord, oh, | when he sang the blues |
| G7 |
You know | feelin’ good was good enough for me |
| C |
Good enough for me and my Bobby Mc | Gee |
| D |
From the | Kentucky coal mines to the California sun |
| A7 |
Yeah Bobby shared the secrets of m | y soul |
Through all kinds of weather, through everything we done
| D |
Yeah Bobby baby kept me from the | cold |
| D |
One | day up near Salinas, lord, I let him slip away |
| D7 | G |
He’s lookin’ for that h | ome and I hope he f | inds it |
| D |
Well I’d trade all my tomorrows for one | single yesterday |
| A7 |
To be | holdin’ Bobby’s body next to mine |
G | D |
Freedom’s just another word for | nothin’ left to lose |
A7 | D |
Nothin’, and that’s all that Bobby left | me |
| G | D |
Well, | feelin’ good was easy, lo | rd, when he sang the blues |
| A7 |
And | feelin’ good was good enough for me |
| D |
Good enough for me and my Bobby Mc | Gee |
| D |
La da | da, la da daa, la da daa da daa da daa |
| A7 |
La da da da daa dadada Bobby Mc | Geeah |
Laa li daa da daa daa, la da daa da daa
| D |
Laa la laa la daada Bobby Mc | Geeah yeah |
| D |
La di | da, ladida la dida la di daa, ladida la dida la di daa |
| A7 |
Hey now Bobby now now Bobby Mc | Gee yeah |
Lo lo lo lolo lo lo laa, lololo lo lolo lo lolo lo lolo lo la laa
| D |
Hey now Bobby no no Bobby McG | ee yeah |
| D |
Lord, I | called him my lover, I called him my man |
I said I called him my lover, did the best I can
| A7 |
C’mon, hey now Bobby now, hey now Bobby McG | ee, yeah |
Lo lo lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord oh
| D |
Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McG | ee, lord |
Bm | Bm | D | E |
F#m | F#m | E | E |
G | G | E | E |
| | | |
| E |
Oh | come on, come on, come on, come on |
A | D | E | D |
Didn’t I make you | feel | like | you were the |
A | D | E | D |
Only man, | | | yeah and |
A | D | E |
Didn’t I give you nearly | everything that a woman | possibly can? |
F#m |
But each time I tell myself that I |
E |
Well I think I’ve had enough |
| G | E |
Well | I’m gonna show you baby that a | woman can be tough |
I want you to come on, come on, come on, come on, and
A | D |
Take it, take an | other little piece of my |
A | D |
Break it, break a | nother little bit of my |
E | D | E |
Heart now darlin’ | yeah yeah | yeah yeah |
A | D |
Have a, have a | nother little piece of my |
D |
Well you know you got it, if it |
D | C#m | Bm | A |
Makes | you f | eel go | od, oh yes it did |
A | D | E | D |
| A | D | E | D |
You’re | out on the | streets looking | good and baby | deep down in your heart |
A | D |
I guess you know that it ain’t right | |
E | D |
Never never | never never never never |
A | D | E |
Hear me when I | cry at | night |
| E |
Babe and I cry | all the time |
F#m | E |
But each time I tell myself that I, | well I can’t stand the pain |
| G | E |
But when you | hold me in your arms, I’m | singin’ once again |
Said come on, come on, come on, come on
A | D |
Take it, take an | other little piece of my |
A | D |
Break it, break a | nother little bit of my |
E | D | E |
Heart now darlin’ | yeah | |
A | D |
Have a, have a | nother little piece of my |
D |
Well you know you got it, child if it |
D | C#m | Bm | A |
Makes | you f | eel go | od |
Bm | Bm | D | E |
Bm | Bm | D | E |
Bm | Bm | D | E |
Bm | Bm | D | E |
F#m | E |
G | E |
| |
| E |
I need you to | come on, come on, come on, come on |
A | D |
Take it, take an | other little piece of my |
A | D |
Break it, break a | nother little bit of my |
E | D | E |
Heart now darlin’ | yeah | come on, now |
A | D |
Have a, have a | nother little piece of my |
D |
You know you got it, wooow |
A | D |
Take it, take an | other little piece of my |
A | D |
Break it, break a | nother little bit of my |
E | D | E |
Heart now darlin’ | yeah | yeah yeah |
A | D |
Have a, have a | nother little piece of my |
D |
You know you got it, child if it |
D | C#m | Bm | A |
Makes | you f | eel go | od |
| Am | D | G | Am |
When the t | ruth is found | | to b | eeee lies |
| Am | D | G | Am |
And | all the joy | withi | n yooo | ou dies |
| C | G | Am |
Don’t you | want som | ebody to l | ove? |
D | C | G | Am |
Don’t you | need som | ebody to l | ove? |
D | C | G | Am |
Wouldn’t you | love some | body to l | ove? |
D | G | D | Am |
You better | find some | body to | love |
| Am | D | G |
When the | garden’s flowers | | they |
| Am | D | G |
Aaaa | re dead, | | yes and |
| Am | D | G | Am |
Y | our mind your mi | nd | is so | full of red |
| C | G | Am |
Don’t you | want som | ebody to l | ove? |
D | C | G | Am |
Don’t you | need som | ebody to l | ove? |
D | C | G | Am |
Wouldn’t you | love some | body to l | ove? |
D | G | D | Am |
You better | find some | body to | love |
Am | D | G | Am |
Your eyes, I | say your | eyes may look like | his |
| Am | D |
Yeah but | in your head baby | |
| G | Am |
I’m a | fraid you don’t know | where it is |
| C | G | Am |
Don’t you | want som | ebody to l | ove? |
D | C | G | Am |
Don’t you | need som | ebody to l | ove? |
D | C | G | Am |
Wouldn’t you | love some | body to l | ove? |
D | G | D | Am |
You better | find some | body to | love |
Am | D | G | Am | D | G |
Tears are running | | all ‘r | ound and ‘round your breast | | |
| Am | D | G | Am |
And | your friends, baby, | they | treat you l | ike a guest |
| C | G | Am |
Don’t you | want som | ebody to l | ove? |
D | C | G | Am |
Don’t you | need som | ebody to l | ove? |
D | C | G | Am |
Wouldn’t you | love some | body to l | ove? |
D | G | D | Am |
You better | find some | body to | love |
A |
One pill makes you larger and |
A# |
One pill makes you small |
| A |
And the | ones that mother gives you don’t |
| C | D# | F | C |
Go ask | Alice | when she’s | ten feet | tall |
| A |
And if y | ou go chasing rabbits |
| A# |
And you | know you’re going to fall |
| A |
Tell ‘em a | hookah-smoking caterpillar has |
| C | D# | F | C |
Call | Alice | when s | he was just | small |
G |
When the men on the chessboard get up |
| C |
And t | ell you where to go |
| G |
And you | just had some kind of mushroom |
| C |
And your | mind is moving on |
| A | A |
Go ask | Alice, I think she’ll | know |
| A | A# |
When l | ogic and proportion have | fallen sloppy dead |
| A |
And the | white knight is talking backwards |
| A# |
And the red | queen’s off with her head |
| C | D# | F | C |
Rem | ember | what the | dormouse | said |
| G |
Well, the south | side of Chicago |
| A7 |
Is the ba | ddest part of town |
| B7 |
And if you | go down there |
| C | D7 | C | G | D7 |
You better | just beware of a | man name of | Leroy | Brown | |
| G |
Now, | Leroy more than trouble |
| A7 |
You see he | stand about six foot four |
| B7 | C |
All the d | owntown ladies call him treetop l | over |
| D7 | C | G | D7 |
All the | men just | call him | sir | |
| G |
And he’s | bad, bad, Leroy Brown |
| A7 |
The | baddest man in the whole damn town |
B7 | C |
Badder than old King Kon | g |
| D7 | C | G | D7 |
And | meaner than a | junkyard | dog | |
| G |
Now, | Leroy, he a gambler |
| A7 |
And he | like his fancy clothes |
| B7 | C |
And he | like to wave his | diamond rings |
| D7 | C | G | D7 |
In front of | every | body’s | nose | |
| G |
He got a | custom Continental |
| A7 |
He got an | El Dorado too |
| B7 | C |
He got a | thirty-two gun in his | pocket for fun |
| D7 | C | G | D7 |
He got a | razor | in his | shoe | |
| G |
And he’s | bad, bad, Leroy Brown |
| A7 |
The | baddest man in the whole damn town |
B7 | C |
Badder than old King Kon | g |
| D7 | C | G | D7 |
And | meaner than a | junkyard | dog | |
| G |
Well, | Friday ‘bout a week ago |
| B7 | C |
And at the | edge of the bar sat a | girl name of Doris |
| D7 | C | G | D7 |
And | oh, that | girl look | nice | |
| G |
Well, he | cast his eyes upon her |
| A7 |
And the | trouble soon began |
| B7 | C |
And | Leroy Brown, he learned a | lesson ‘bout messin’ |
| D7 | C | G | D7 |
With the | wife of a | jealous | man | |
| G |
And he’s | bad, bad, Leroy Brown |
| A7 |
The | baddest man in the whole damn town |
B7 | C |
Badder than old King Kon | g |
| D7 | C | G | D7 |
And | meaner than a | junkyard | dog | |
| G |
Well, the | two men took to fightin’ |
| A7 |
And when they | pulled them from the floor |
B7 | C |
Leroy looked like a | jigsaw puzzle |
| D7 | C | G | D7 |
With a | couple of | pieces | gone | |
| G |
And he’s | bad, bad, Leroy Brown |
| A7 |
The | baddest man in the whole damn town |
B7 | C |
Badder than old King Kon | g |
| D7 | C | G | D7 |
And | meaner than a | junkyard | dog | |
| G |
Yeah he’s | bad, bad, Leroy Brown |
| A7 |
The | baddest man in the whole damn town |
B7 | C |
Badder than old King Kon | g |
| D7 | C | G |
And | meaner than a | junkyard | dog |
| B7 | C |
Yes, you were | badder than old King | Kong |
| D7 | C | G |
And | meaner than a | junkyard | dog |
| Amaj7 | C#m |
Well, I | know it’s kind of | late |
| Bm | E |
I | hope I didn’t | wake you |
| Amaj7 | C#m |
But what I | got to say can’t | wait |
| Bm | E |
I | knew you’d under | stand |
D | G#7 |
Every time I | tried to tell you |
| C#7 | F#m | D |
The | words just came out | wrong | |
| Amaj7 | E | D | A |
So, I’ll | have to say I | love you in a song | | |
| Amaj7 | C#m |
Yeah I k | now it’s kind of | strange |
| Bm | E |
But | every time I’m | near you |
| Amaj7 | C#m |
I just | run out of things to | say |
| Bm | E |
I | knew you’d under | stand |
D | G#7 |
And every time I | tried to tell you |
| C#7 | F#m | D |
The | words just came out | wrong | |
| Amaj7 | E | D | A |
So, I’ll | have to say I | love you in a song | | |
D | G#7 |
Every time the | time was right |
| C#7 | F#m | D |
All the | words just came out | wrong | |
| Amaj7 | E | D | A |
So I’ll | have to say I | love you in a song | | |
| Amaj7 | C#m |
Yeah, I | know it’s kind of | late |
| Bm | E |
I | hope I didn’t | wake you |
| Amaj7 | C#m |
But there’s | something that I just got to | say |
| Bm | E |
I | knew you’d under | stand |
D | G#7 |
Every time I | tried to tell you |
| C#7 | F#m | D |
The | words just came out | wrong | |
| Amaj7 | E | D | A |
So, I’ll | have to say I | love you in a song | | |
G | Bm | Am | C | G/B | Am | D7 | G |
| | | → | → | → | → | x2 |
G | Bm | C | G/B | Am | C | G/B | Am | G |
Opera | tor oh could you | help | me p | lace this call | → | → | → | |
Am | D7/F# | Em | D | D/C | D/B | D/A | G |
See the number on the mat | chbook is old and f | aded | → | → | → | | |
G | Bm | C | G/B | Am | G | C | G/B | Am | G |
She’s living in L.A. | with my bes | t old | | ex-fri | end Ray | → | → | → | |
Am | D7/F# | Em | D | D/C | D/B | D/A | G |
A guy she said she | knew well and sometimes hat | ed | → | → | → | | |
G | C/G | G |
Isn’t that the way | they say it goes | |
| C | D |
But let’s for | get all | that |
| G | Am |
And | give me the number if | you can find it |
| C | D | Em | Bm | D | Am |
So | I | can | call just to | tell ‘em I’m | fine and to s | how |
D7 | C | G/B |
I’ve overcome the blow, | I’ve learned to take it well | |
| Am | C |
I only wish my words | could just convince myself | |
| D | C |
That it just wasn’t rea | l, but th | at’s not the way it feels |
G | Bm | Am | C | G/B | Am | D7 | G |
| | | → | → | → | → | |
G | Bm | C | G/B | Am | C | G/B | Am | G |
Opera | tor oh could you | help | me p | lace this call | → | → | → | |
Am | D7/F# | Em | D | D/C | D/B | D/A | G |
‘Cause I can’t read the | number that you just gav | e me | → | → | → | | |
G | Bm | C | G/B | Am | G | C | G/B | Am | G |
There’s something in my | eyes, you know it | ha | ppens | every t | im | → | → | → | |
Am | D7/F# | Em | D | D/C | D/B | D/A | G |
I think about the | love that I thought would save | me | → | → | → | | |
G | C/G | G |
Isn’t that the way | they say it goes | |
| C | D |
But let’s for | get all | that |
| G | Am |
And | give me the number if | you can find it |
| C | D | Em | Bm | D | Am |
So | I | can | call just to | tell ‘em I’m | fine and to s | how |
D7 | C | G/B |
I’ve overcome the blow, | I’ve learned to take it well | |
| Am | C |
I only wish my words | could just convince myself | |
| D | C |
That it just wasn’t rea | l, but th | at’s not the way it feels |
G | C/G | G |
| That’s not the way it feels | |
G | Bm | C | G/B | Am | G | C | G/B | Am | G |
Oper | ator, oh let’s for | get | ab | out this | call | → | → | → | |
Am | D7/F# | Em | D | D | D/C | D/B | D/A | G |
There’s no one there | I really wanted to tal | k to | | → | → | → | | |
G | Bm | C | G/B | Am | G | C | G/B | Am | G |
Thank you for your time, | oh you’ve been | so m | uch | more t | han k | ind → | → | → | |
Am | D7/F# | Em | D | D/C | D/B | D/A | G |
You can keep the | dime | | → | → | → | | |
G | C/G | G |
Isn’t that the way | they say it goes | |
| C | D |
But let’s for | get all | that |
| G | Am |
And | give me the number if | you can find it |
| C | D | Em | Bm | D | Am |
So | I | can | call just to | tell ‘em I’m | fine and to s | how |
D7 | C | G/B |
I’ve overcome the blow, | I’ve learned to take it well | |
| Am | C |
I only wish my words | could just convince myself | |
| D | C |
That it just wasn’t rea | l, but th | at’s not the way it feels |
G | Bm | Am | C | G/B | Am | D7 | G |
| | | → | → | → | → | x2 |
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| Em | C |
Well | I’ll be damned here comes your | ghost again |
| G | D |
But that’s not un | usual it’s just that the | moon is full |
| Em |
And you happened to | call |
| Em | C |
And | here I sit hand on the | telephone |
| G | D |
I’m hearing a | voice I’d known a couple of | light years ago |
| Em |
Heading straight for a | fall |
| C | D |
Well we | both know what memories can | bring |
| Em |
They bring diamonds and | rust |
| C | D |
Well we | both know what memories can | bring |
| Em |
They bring diamonds and | rust |
| Em | C |
As | I remember, your eyes were bluer than | robins’ eggs |
| G | D |
My poetry was | lousy you said, but where are you | calling from? |
| Em |
A booth in the | mid-west |
Em | C |
Ten years ago I bought you some | cuff-links |
| G |
And you bought me | something |
| D |
We both know what | memories can bring |
| Em |
They bring diamonds and | rust |
| Em | C |
You | burst on the scene, already a | legend |
| G | D |
The unwashed phe | nomenon, the original | vagabond |
| Em |
You | strayed into my arms |
| Em | C |
And | there you stayed, temporarily | lost at sea |
| G | D |
The Madonna was | yours for free, the girl on the | half-shell |
| Em |
Could keep you un | harmed |
| C | D |
Well we | both know what memories can | bring |
| Em |
They bring diamonds and | rust |
| C | D |
Well we | both know what memories can | bring |
| Em |
They bring diamonds and | rust |
| Bm7 |
Now I | see you standing with brown leaves falling all around |
| Am7 |
And | snow in your hair |
| Bm7 |
Now you’re | smiling out of the window of that crummy hotel |
| Am7 |
Over | Washington Square |
| C |
Our | breath comes out of white clouds |
| G |
Mingles and | hangs in the air |
| Fmaj7 |
Speaking | strictly for me |
| B7 |
We both could have died then and | there |
| Em | C |
Now you’re | telling me you’re not nos | talgic |
| G | D |
Then give me another | word for it you who are so | good with words |
| Em |
And at keeping things | vague |
| Em |
‘Cause | I need some of that vagueness now |
| C |
It’s all come back too | clearly |
| G | D |
Yes I loved you | dearly, and if you’re offering | diamonds and rust |
| C | D |
Well we | both know what memories can | bring |
| Em |
They bring diamonds and | rust |
| C | D |
Well we | both know what memories can | bring |
| Em |
They bring diamonds and | rust |
| C | D |
Well we | both know what memories can | bring |
| Em |
They bring diamonds and | rust |
| C | D |
Well we | both know what memories can | bring |
| Em |
They bring diamonds and | rust |
C | D | Em |
Diamonds, | diamonds, and | rust |
C | D | Em |
Diamonds, | diamonds, and | rust |
| G | C |
All my | bags are packed I’m | ready to go |
| G | C |
I’m | standin’ here out | side your door |
| G | Em | D | D7 |
I | hate to wake you | up to say good | bye | |
| G | C |
But the | dawn is breakin’ it’s | early morn |
| G | C |
The | taxi’s waitin’ he’s | blowin’ his horn |
| G | Em | D | D7 |
Al | ready I’m so | lonesome I could | cry | |
| G | C |
So | kiss me and | smile for me |
G | C |
Tell me that you’ll | wait for me |
G | Em | D | D7 |
Hold me like you’ll | never let me | go | |
| G | C |
Cause I’m | leavin’ | on a jet plane |
G | C |
Don’t know when | I’ll be back again |
G | Bm7 | Am7 | D7 |
Oh | babe, I hate to | go | |
| G | C |
There’s so | many times I’ve | let you down |
| G | C |
So | many times I’ve | played around |
G | Em | D | D7 |
I tell you now, | they don’t mean a | thing | |
| G | C |
Every | place I go I’ll | think of you |
| G | C |
Every | song I sing I’ll | sing for you |
| G | Em | D | D7 |
When | I come back I’ll | wear your wedding | ring | |
| G | C |
So | kiss me and | smile for me |
G | C |
Tell me that you’ll | wait for me |
G | Em | D | D7 |
Hold me like you’ll | never let me | go | |
| G | C |
Cause I’m | leavin’ | on a jet plane |
G | C |
Don’t know when | I’ll be back again |
G | Bm7 | Am7 | D7 |
Oh | babe, I hate to | go | |
G | C |
Now the time has | come to leave you |
G | C |
One more time just | let me kiss you |
G | Em | D | D7 |
Close your eyes | I’ll be on my | way | |
G | C |
Dream about the | days to come |
| G | C |
When | I won’t have to | leave alone |
| G | Em | D | D7 |
A | bout the times | I won’t have to | say | |
| G | C |
So | kiss me and | smile for me |
G | C |
Tell me that you’ll | wait for me |
G | Em | D | D7 |
Hold me like you’ll | never let me | go | |
| G | C |
Cause I’m | leavin’ | on a jet plane |
G | C |
Don’t know when | I’ll be back again |
G | Bm7 | Am7 | D7 |
Oh | babe, I hate to | go | |
G | Em | D | C | G |
Almost Heaven, | West Virginia, | Blue Ridge Mountains, Sh | enandoah R | iver |
G | Em | D |
Life is old there, | older than the trees, y | ounger than the mountains |
| C | G |
Bl | owin’ like a br | eeze |
| G | D | Em | C |
Country r | oads, take me h | ome, to the p | lace, I bel | ong |
| G | D | C | G |
West Virg | inia, mountain m | ama, take me h | ome, country r | oads |
G | Em | D | C | G |
All my memories | gather round her, | miner’s lady, str | anger to blue w | ater |
G | Em | D |
Dark and dusty, p | ainted on the sky, m | isty taste of moonshine |
| G | D | Em | C |
Country r | oads, take me h | ome, to the p | lace, I bel | ong |
| G | D | C | G |
West Virg | inia, mountain m | ama, take me h | ome, country r | oads |
Em | D | G |
I hear her v | oice, in the m | orning hour she calls me |
| C | G | D |
The | radio rem | inds me of my | home far away |
| Em | F | C |
And | driving down the r | oad I get a f | eeling |
| G | D | D7 |
That I | should have been home | yesterday, yesterd | ay |
| G | D | Em | C |
Country r | oads, take me h | ome, to the p | lace, I bel | ong |
| G | D | C | G |
West Virg | inia, mountain m | ama, take me h | ome, country r | oads |
| G | D | Em | C |
Country r | oads, take me h | ome, to the p | lace, I bel | ong |
| G | D | C | G |
West Virg | inia, mountain m | ama, take me h | ome, country r | oads |
| D | G |
Take me h | ome, (down) country r | oads |
| D | G |
Take me h | ome, (down) country r | oads |
A | D |
Imagine there’s no | heaven |
D | F#m/C# | Bm7 | A |
Imagine | all the | people | |
A | D |
Imagine there’s no | countries |
A | D |
Nothing to kill or | die for |
D | F#m/C# | Bm7 | A |
Imagine | all the | people | |
E |
Living life in peace, you-hoo |
D | E | A | C# |
You may | say I’m a | dreamer | |
D | E | A | C# |
But I’m | not the only | one | |
D | E | A | C# |
I hope some | day you’ll | join us | |
D | E | A |
And the | world will | live as one |
A | D |
Imagine no pos | sessions |
A | D |
No need for greed or | hunger |
D | F#m/C# | Bm7 | A |
Imagine | all the | people | |
D | E | A | C# |
You may | say I’m a | dreamer | |
D | E | A | C# |
But I’m | not the only | one | |
D | E | A | C# |
I hope some | day you’ll | join us | |
D | E | A |
And the | world will | live as one |
A | E | A |
‘Cause all we are | saying is give peace a | chance |
E | C#m |
Instant Karma’s gonna get you | |
E | C#m |
Gonna knock you right in the head | |
E | C#m |
You better get yourself together | |
C | D | E |
Pretty soon your gon | na be dead | |
A | F#m |
What in the world you thinking o | f? |
A | F#m |
Laughing in the face of l | ove |
G | Em |
What on Earth you tryin’ to do? | |
E | C#m |
Instant Karma’s gonna get you | |
E | C#m |
Gonna look you right in the face | |
E | C#m |
Better get yourself together darlin’ | |
C | D | E |
Join the human | race | |
A | F#m |
How in the world you gonna | see? |
A | F#m |
Laughing at fools like | me |
G | Em |
Who on Earth do you think you | are? |
| D | F#m | Bm |
Well we | all | shine o | n |
| D | F#m | Bm |
Like the | moon and the | stars and the | sun |
| D | F#m | Bm |
Well we | all | shine | on |
E | C#m |
Instant Karma’s gonna get you | |
E | C#m |
Gonna knock you off your feet | |
E | C#m |
Better recognize your brothers | |
A | F#m |
Why in the world are we | here? |
A | F#m |
Surely not to live in pain and | fear |
G | Em |
Why on Earth are you | there? |
| A | B |
When you’re e | verywhere gonna | get your share |
| D | F#m | Bm |
Well we | all | shine o | n |
| D | F#m | Bm |
Like the | moon and the | stars and the | sun |
| D | F#m | Bm |
Well we | all | shine | on |
A | B |
Come on and on and o | n on |
| D | F#m | Bm |
Well we | all | shine o | n |
| D | F#m | Bm |
Like the | moon and the | stars and the | sun |
| D | F#m | Bm |
Well we | all | shine | on |
A | D | A |
I can see c | learly now the r | ain is gone |
A | D | E |
I can see a | ll obstacles | in my way |
A | D | A |
Gone are the d | ark clouds that | had me blind |
| G | D | A |
It’s gonna be a b | right, br | ight, sunshiny d | ay |
| G | D | A |
Gonna be a b | right, br | ight, sunshiny d | ay |
A | D | A |
I think I can m | ake it now the p | ain is gone |
A | D | E |
All of the | bad feelings have | disappeared |
A | D | A |
Here is that ra | inbow I’ve been | praying for |
| G | D | A |
It’s gonna be a b | right, br | ight, sunshiny d | ay |
C | G |
Look all around, there’s nothing but | blue skies |
C | C/E | E/B |
Look straight ahead, there’s | nothing but | blue skies |
A | D | A |
I can see c | learly now the r | ain is gone |
A | D | E |
I can see a | ll obstacles | in my way |
A | D | A |
Gone are the d | ark clouds that | had me blind |
| G | D | A |
It’s gonna be a b | right, br | ight, sunshiny d | ay |
| G | D | A |
It’s gonna be a b | right, br | ight, sunshiny d | ay |
| G | D | A |
It’s gonna be a b | right, br | ight, sunshiny d | ay |
| G | D | A |
It’s gonna be a b | right, br | ight, sunshiny d | ay |
| C | D/F# | G |
They | paved paradise and | put up a parking lot | |
| Cadd9 | D/F# | G |
With a | pink hotel, a | boutique, and a swingin’ hot spot | |
G | G9 |
Don’t it always | seem to go |
| Cadd9 | G/B | Am7 |
That you don’ | t know | what you | got till it’s gone |
| C | D | G |
They | paved paradise and p | ut up a parking lot | |
| Cadd9 | D/F# | G |
They | took all the trees, and | put ‘em in a tree museum | |
| Cadd9 | D/F# | G |
And they | charged the people a | dollar and a half to see them | |
No, no, no
G | G9 |
Don’t it always | seem to go |
| Cadd9 | G/B | Am7 |
That you don’ | t know | what you | got till it’s gone |
| C | D | G |
They | paved paradise and p | ut up a parking lot | |
| Cadd9 | G |
Hey far | mer, farmer, put away your DDT | |
| Cadd9 |
I don’t care about | spots on my apples |
D11 | G |
Leave me the birds and the bees | please |
G | G9 |
Don’t it always | seem to go |
| Cadd9 | G/B | Am7 |
That you don’ | t know | what you | got till it’s gone |
| C | D | G |
They | paved paradise and p | ut up a parking lot | |
| C | D | G |
Hey now they | paved paradise and p | ut up a parking lot | |
| Cadd9 | D/F# | G |
Listen, | late last night, I | heard a screen door | slam |
| Cadd9 | D/F# | G |
And a bi | g yellow taxi to | ok my girl away | |
| G | G9 |
Now | don’t it always | seem to go |
| Cadd9 | G/B | Am7 |
That you don’ | t know | what you | got till it’s gone |
| Cadd9 | D | G |
They | paved paradise and p | ut up a parking lot | |
| G | G9 |
Hey now now | don’t it always | seem to go |
| Cadd9 | G/B | Am7 |
That you don’ | t know | what you | got till it’s gone |
| C | D | G |
They | paved paradise and p | ut up a parking lot | |
| C | D | G |
Why now they | paved paradise and p | ut up a parking lot | |
| C | D | G |
Hey hey hey | paved paradise and p | ut up a parking lot | |
Cadd9 |
I don’t wanna give it, why you wanna give it? |
| G |
Why you wanna | giving it all away? Hey, hey, hey |
Cadd9 |
Now you wanna give it, oh she wanna give it |
| G |
‘Cause she | giving it all away no no |
Cadd9 |
I don’t wanna give it, why you wanna give it? |
| G |
Why you wanna | giving it all away? |
D/F# | G |
Giving it all a | way |
Am7 | Cadd9 | G |
| Why you | want me? |
Am7 | Cadd9 | G |
| Why do you | want me? |
| C | D | G |
They | paved paradise and | put up a parking lot | |
Am7 | D11 |
Hey sista, go sista, s | oul sista, go sista |
Am7 | D11 |
Hey sista, go sista, s | oul sista |
| Am7 | D11 |
He | met Marmalade down in o | ld New Orleans |
Am7 | D11 |
Struttin’ her stuff on the | street |
| Dm7 | Em7 |
She said | hello, hey Joe, you wanna | give it a go? |
Am7 | D11 |
Gitchi, gitchi, ya-ya, d | a-da |
| Am7 | D11 |
G | itchi, gitchi, ya-ya he | re |
Am7 | D11 |
Mocha chocolata, y | a-ya |
Em7 | Am7 |
Creole lady Marma | lade |
Am7 | D11 |
Voulez-vous coucher avec m | oi, ce soir? |
| Am7 | D11 |
V | oulez-vous coucher ave | c moi? |
| Am7 | D11 |
He | stayed in her boudoir while | she freshened up |
Am7 | D11 |
That boy drank all that magn | olia wine, on her |
Dm7 | Em7 |
Black satin sheets, is w | here he started to freak |
Am7 | D11 |
Gitchi, gitchi, ya-ya, d | a-da |
| Am7 | D11 |
G | itchi, gitchi, ya-ya he | re |
Am7 | D11 |
Mocha chocolata, y | a-ya |
Em7 | Am7 |
Creole lady Marma | lade |
Am7 | D11 |
Voulez-vous coucher avec m | oi, ce soir? |
| Am7 | D11 |
V | oulez-vous coucher ave | c moi? |
Am7 | D11 |
Seeing her skin feeling | silky smoothe |
| Am7 | D11 |
C | olor of cafe au la | it |
| Dm7 | Em7 |
Made the | savage beast inside | roar until it cried |
Am7 | D11 |
Now he’s at home doing | nine to five |
Am7 | D11 |
Living his brave life of l | ies |
| Dm7 | Em7 |
But when he | turns off to sleep, old | memories keep |
Am7 | D11 |
Gitchi, gitchi, ya-ya, d | a-da |
| Am7 | D11 |
G | itchi, gitchi, ya-ya he | re |
Am7 | D11 |
Mocha chocolata, y | a-ya |
Em7 | Am7 |
Creole lady Marma | lade |
Am7 | D11 |
Voulez-vous coucher avec m | oi, ce soir? |
| Am7 | D11 |
V | oulez vous coucher ave | c moi? |
Am7 | D11 |
Voulez-vous coucher avec m | oi, ce soir? |
Em7 | Am7 |
Creole lady Marma | lade |
G | D |
We | come from the land of the ice and snow |
| D | G |
From the | midnight sun where the hot | springs blow |
Em |
The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands |
To fight the horde and singing and crying
D | G | Em |
Valhalla, I am coming | | |
A# |
Our only goal will be the western shore |
G | D |
We | come from the land of the ice and snow |
| D | G |
From the | midnight sun where the hot | springs blow |
Em |
How soft your fields, so green |
| Em |
Can w | hisper tales of gore |
| Em | G |
Of | how we calmed the tides of war | |
D | G | Em |
We are your overlords | | |
A# |
Our only goal will be the western shore |
Em |
So now you better stop and rebuild all your ruins |
Em |
For peace and trust can win the day despite of all you’re losing |
| A |
It’s | been a long time since I rock and rolled |
It’s been a long time since I did the stroll
| D |
Ooh, | let me get back, let me get back |
| A |
Let me get back, baby, where I come | from |
| E |
It’s | been a long time, been a long time |
| D | A |
Been a long | lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely | time, yes, it has |
| A |
It’s | been a long time since The Book of Love |
I can’t count the tears of a life with no love
D |
Carry me back, carry me back, carry me back |
| A |
Baby, where I come | from, whoa-oh, oh |
| E |
It’s | been a long time, been a long time |
| D | A |
Been a long | lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely | time |
A |
Seems so long since we walked in the moonlight |
Making vows that just can’t work right
| D |
Oh yeah, | open your arms, open your arms, open your arms |
| A |
Baby, let my love come | running in, yeah |
| E |
It’s | been a long time, been a long time |
| D | A |
Been a long | lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely | time |
| E |
It’s | been a long time, been a long time |
| D |
Been a long | lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time |
Am | Cmaj7/G# | C/G | D/F# | Fmaj7 | G/B | Am |
| | | | | | |
| Am | Cmaj7/G# | C/G | D/F# |
There’s a l | ady who’ | s sure all that g | litters is | gold |
| Fmaj7 | G/B | Am |
And she’s | buying a stairway to | heave | n |
| Am | Cmaj7/G# | C/G | D/F# |
When she g | ets there she | knows, if the s | tores are all c | losed |
| Fmaj7 | G/B | Am |
With a | word she can get what she | came f | or |
C | G/B | Fmaj7 | Am | C | G/B | Dsus4 | D |
Ooh | , | oo | h, and she’s | buying a | stairway to | heaven | |
| C | D | Fmaj7 | Am |
There’s a | sign on the | wall but she w | ants to be | sure |
| C | D | Fmaj7 |
‘Cause you k | now sometimes w | ords have two | meanings |
| Am | Cmaj7/G# | C/G | D/F# |
In a tr | ee by th | e brook, there’s a | songbird who | sings |
| Fmaj7 | G/B | Am |
Sometimes a | ll of our thoughts are | misg | iven |
Am | Cmaj7/G# | C/G | D/F# | Fmaj7 | G/B | Am |
| | | | | | |
Am7 | D | Am7 | Am | Em | D | C | D |
Ooh | , it makes me w | onder | | | | | |
Am7 | D | Am7 | Am | Em | D | C | D |
Ooh | , it makes me w | onder | | | | | |
| C | G/B | Am |
There’s a fe | eling I | get when I | look to the west |
| C | G/B | Fmaj7 | Am |
And my sp | irit is | crying for | leav | ing |
| C | G/B | Am |
In my t | hought | s I have seen rings of | smoke through the trees |
| C | G/B | Fmaj7 | Am |
And the v | oices | of those who stand | looki | ng |
C | G/B |
Am7 | D | Am7 | Am | Em | D | C | D |
Ooh | , it makes me w | onder | | | | | |
Am7 | D | Am7 | Am | Em | D | C | D |
Ooh | , it makes me w | onder | | | | | |
| C | G/B | Am |
And it’s w | hispered that | soon if we | all call the tune |
| C | G/B | Fmaj7 | Am |
Then the p | iper will | lead us to | reas | on |
| C | G/B | Am |
And a | new day will dawn | for | those who stand long |
| C | G/B | Fmaj7 | Am |
And the fo | rests will | echo with | laught | er |
C | G/B |
Am7 | D | Am7 | Am | Em | D | C | D |
Am7 | D | Am7 | Am | Em | D | C | D |
Ooh | | | | | | | |
C | G/B | Am |
If there’s a | bustle in your | hedgerow, don’t be alarmed now |
C | G/B | Fmaj7 | Am |
It’s just a | spring clean for the | May qu | een |
C | G/B | Am |
Yes, there are | two paths you can | go by, but in the long run |
C | G/B | Fmaj7 | Am |
There’s still | time to change the | road you’re | on |
C | G/B |
Am7 | D | Am7 | Am | Em | D | C | D |
Ooh | , it makes me w | onder | | | | | |
Am7 | D | Am7 | Am | Em | D | C | D |
Ooh | | | | | | | |
C | G/B | Am |
Your head is | humming and it w | on’t go, in case you don’t know |
C | G/B | Fmaj7 | Am |
The piper’s | calling you to | join h | im |
C | G/B | Am |
Dear lady, | can you hear the | wind blow, and did you know |
C | G/B | Fmaj7 | Am |
Your stairway | lies on the | whispering | wind |
C | G/B |
D | Dsus4 | D | Dsus4 | Cadd9 | G/B |
D | Dsus4 | D | Dsus4 | Cadd9 | G/B |
| | | | | |
Am | G | F | G |
And as we | wind on down the | road | |
Am | G | F | G |
Our shadows | taller than our | soul | |
Am | G | F | G |
There walks a | lady we all k | now | |
Am | G | F | G |
Who shines white l | ight and wants to | show | |
Am | G | F | G |
How everyt | hing still turns to | gold | |
Am | G | F | G |
And if you | listen very | hard | |
Am | G | F | G |
The tune will | come to you at | last | |
Am | G | F | G |
When all are | one and one is | all | |
Am | G | Fmaj7 |
To be a r | ock and not to r | oll |
Fmaj7 | Am |
And she’s buying a stairway to heav | en |
Am | Asus4 | Am | G | D |
Am | Asus4 | Am | G | D | C |
C | G/B | Am |
→ | → | |
Am | Asus4 | Am | G | D |
Mea | sur | ing a | summer’s | day |
| Am | Asus4 | Am | G | D | C | G/B | Am |
I | only | find | it | slips a | way to | gray | → | |
| Am | G | D |
The | hours, they | bring me | pain |
G | D | C | D |
Tangerine, | | tangerine | |
G | D | C | D |
Living reflections | | from a dream | |
G | D | C | D |
I was her love, | | she was my queen | |
G | Dsus4 |
And now a thousand years be | tween |
Am | Asus4 | Am | G | D |
Think | ing | how it | used to b | e |
Am | Asus4 | Am | G | D | C | G/B | Am |
Does | she | still re | member | times | like these? | → | |
| Am | G | D |
To | think of | us a | gain |
And I do
G | D | C | D |
Tangerine, | | tangerine | |
G | D | C | D |
Living reflections | | from a dream | |
G | D | C | D |
I was her love, | | she was my queen | |
G | Dsus4 |
And now a thousand years be | tween |
C | D | Em | Em | D |
L | ove will a | bide | → | |
C | D | G |
Take thin | gs in s | tride |
C | B7 | Em |
So | unds like good adv | ice |
| A7 | D |
But there’s | no one at my s | ide |
| C | D | Em | Em | D |
And | time | washes cl | ean | → | |
C | D | G |
Love’s w | ounds unse | en |
C | B7 | Em |
Th | at’s what someone t | old me |
| A7 | D |
But I d | on’t know what it | means |
| C | G |
‘Cause | I’ve done everyt | hing I know |
B7 | Em | C |
To try and make you | mine | |
| G | D | Em | C |
And I | think I’m | gonna | love you | |
| G | D | G |
For a | long | long | time |
C | D | Em | Em | D |
Caught | in my | fears | → | |
C | D | G |
Blinking | back the t | ears |
C | B7 | Em |
| I can’t say you | hurt me |
| A7 | D |
When you | never let me | near |
| C | D | Em | Em | D |
And | I | never | drew | → | |
C | D | G |
One resp | onse from | you |
C | B7 | Em |
A | ll the while you f | ell |
| A7 | D |
All over g | irls you never | knew |
| C | G |
‘Cause | I’ve done everyt | hing I know |
B7 | Em | C |
To try and make you | mine | |
| G | D | Em | C |
And I | think it’s | gonna | hurt me | |
| G | D | G |
For a | long | long time | |
C | D | Em | Em | D |
| Wait for the | day | → | |
C | B7 | Em |
K | nowing that you wa | rned me |
| A7 | D |
Of the p | rice I’d have to p | ay |
| C | D | Em | Em | D |
And l | ife’s | full of | flaws | → | |
C | D | G |
Who knows | the c | ause? |
C | B7 | Em |
L | iving in the m | emory |
| A7 | D |
Of a l | ove that never w | as |
| C | G |
‘Cause | I’ve done everyt | hing I know |
B7 | Em | C |
To try and change your | mind | |
| G | D | Em | C |
And I | think I’m | gonna | miss you | |
| G | D | Em |
For a | long | long | time |
| C | G |
‘Cause | I’ve done everyt | hing I know |
B7 | Em | C |
To try and make you | mine | |
| G | D | Em | C |
And I | think I’m | gonna | love you | |
| G | D | G |
For a | lon | g long | time |
| F | Am | Bb | Am |
I see tree | s of gree | n, | red roses too | |
Gm7 | F | A7 | Dm |
I see them blo | om, | for me and you | |
| C#(#11) | Gm7/C | C7 | F | Bm7b5 | Bbmaj7 | C7 |
And I thi | nk to myself, | what a w | onderful world | | | | |
| F | Am | Bb | Am |
I see ski | es of blue | | and clouds of white | |
Gm7 | F | A7 | Dm |
The bright blessed d | ay, | the dark sacred n | ight |
| C#(#11) | Gm7/C | C7 | F | Bb/D | F/C | F |
And I thi | nk to myself, | what a w | onderful world | | | | |
| Bb/C | C7 | Fmaj7 | F6 |
The col | ors of the rainbow, | so p | retty in the s | ky |
| Bb/C | C7 | Fmaj7 | F6 |
Are al | so on the faces | of | people going b | y |
| Dm | C/E | Dm/F | C/G |
I see frie | nds shaking h | ands, saying h | ow do you d | o? |
Dm | F#dim | Gm7 | C7 |
They’re really s | aying, | I love | you |
| F | Am | Bb | Am |
I hear ba | bies cry, | | I watch them grow | |
Gm7 | F | A7 | Dm |
They’ll learn much m | ore | than I’ll ever know | |
| C#(#11) | Gm7/C | C7 | F | Am7b5 | D9 |
And I thin | k to myself, | what a wo | nderful world | | | |
| Gm7 | C7b9 | F | Bb6 | F |
Yes I t | hink to myself, | what a wonderful world | | | |
A |
Call me the breeze, I keep blowin’ down the road |
| D | A |
Well now they c | all me the breeze, I keep blowin’ down the r | oad |
D | A |
I don’t carry me no lo | ad |
| A |
Ain’t no c | hange in the weather, ain’t no changes in me |
| D | A |
Well there ain’t no c | hange in the weather, ain’t no changes in m | e |
| E |
And I ain’t h | idin’ from nobody |
D | A |
Nobody’s hidin’ from m | e |
Oh, that's the way its supposed to be
| A |
Well I got that g | reen light babe, I got to keep movin’ on |
| D | A |
Well I got that g | reen light babe, I got to keep movin’ o | n |
| E |
Well I might go o | ut to California |
D | A |
Might go ‘round to Georgia, I don’t k | now |
| A |
Well I d | ig you Georgia peaches, makes me feel right at home |
| D | A |
Well now I d | ig you Georgia peaches, makes me feel right at h | ome |
E |
But I don’t love me no one woman |
D | A |
So I can’t stay in Georgia l | ong |
| A |
Well now they | call me the breeze, I keep blowin’ down the road |
| D | A |
Well now they c | all me the breeze, I keep blowin’ down the r | oad |
D | A |
I don’t carry me no lo | ad |
A | A | A/C# | A/C# | D | D | Ebdim7 | Ebdim7 | E |
| | | | | | | | |
| Bb7 | A7 |
Oooh, Mr. Breeze | → | |
G | D/F# | Em | Em | F | C | Dsus4 | Dsus4 |
| | | | | | | x4 |
G | D/F# | Em |
If I | leave here to | morrow |
F | C | Dsus4 |
Would you | still remember | me |
G | D/F# | Em |
For I must | be travelin’ | on now |
F | C | Dsus4 |
‘Cause there’s too many | places I’ve got to | see |
G | D/F# | Em |
But if I | stay here with | you girl |
F | C | Dsus4 |
Things just | couldn’t be the | same |
G | D/F# | Em |
‘Cause I’m as | free as a | bird now |
F | C | Dsus4 |
And this | bird you cannot | change, oh |
F | C | Dsus4 |
And the | bird you cannot | change |
F | C | Dsus4 | D |
And this | bird you cannot | cha | nge |
F | C | Dsus4 | D |
Lord k | nows I can’t | cha | age |
G | D/F# | Em | Em | F | C | Dsus4 | Dsus4 |
| | | | | | | x2 |
G | D/F# | Em |
Bye, | bye, baby, it’s been a | sweet love |
F | C | Dsus4 |
Though this | feeling I can’t | change |
G | D/F# | Em |
But please don’t | take it so | badly |
F | C | Dsus4 |
‘Cause lord | knows I’m to | blame |
G | D/F# | Em |
But if I | stay here with | you, girl |
F | C | Dsus4 |
Things just | couldn’t be the | same |
G | D/F# | Em |
‘Cause I’m as | free as a | bird now |
F | C | Dsus4 |
And this | bird you’ll never | change, oh |
F | C | Dsus4 |
And the | bird you cannot | change |
F | C | Dsus4 |
And this | bird you cannot | change |
F | C | Dsus4 | D |
Lord | knows I can’t | cha | nge |
F | C | Dsus4 |
Lord, | help me, I can’t | cha-a-a-a-ange |
G | Bb | C |
| Lord, I can’t c | hange |
| G | Bb | C |
Won’t you | fly | high, | free bird, yeah |
| A |
I was c | utting the rug, down at place called The Jug |
| E |
With a g | irl named Linda Lou |
| A |
When | in walked a man with a gun in his hand |
| B7 | E |
And he was | looking for you know w | ho |
| A |
He said | hey there, fellow with the hair colored yellow |
D | B7 |
Whatcha tryin’ to | prove? |
| A |
‘Cause that’s | my woman there and I’m a man who cares |
| E | A |
And this | might be all for | you |
I said, "excuse me"
| A |
I was s | cared and fearing for my life |
| E |
I was s | haking like a leaf on a tree |
| A |
‘Cause he was | lean, mean, big and bad, lord |
B7 | E |
Pointin’ that gun at | me |
| A |
Oh, | wait a minute, mister I didn’t even kiss her |
D | B7 |
Don’t want no trouble with | you |
| A |
And I | know you don’t owe me but I wish you would let me |
E | A |
Ask one favor from | you |
| A |
Oh won’t you | gimme three steps, gimme three steps, mister |
| E |
Gimme | three steps toward your door |
A |
Gimme three steps, gimme three steps, mister |
| E | A |
And you’ll | never see me no | more |
For, sure
| A |
Well the | crowd cleared away, and I began to pray |
| E |
And the | water fell on the floor |
| A |
And I’m | telling you, son, well, it ain’t no fun |
| B7 | E |
Staring | straight down a forty- | four |
| A |
Well, he | turned and screamed at Linda Lou |
| D | B7 |
And that’s the | break I was looking | for |
| A |
And you could | hear me screaming a mile away |
| E | A |
As I was | headed out toward your | door |
| A |
Oh won’t you | gimme three steps, gimme three steps, mister |
| E |
Gimme | three steps toward your door |
A |
Gimme three steps, gimme three steps, mister |
| E | A |
And you’ll | never see me no | more |
Show me the back door
| G | D | Em |
My mama t | old me, | when I was y | oung |
| G | D | Em |
Come sit be | side me, | my only | son |
| G | D | Em |
And listen | closely, | to what I | say |
| G | D | Em |
And if you | do this, it will | help you, some s | unny day, aw yeah |
| G | D | Em |
Oh, take your | time, | don’t live too | fast |
| G | D | Em |
Troubles will | come, | and they will | pass |
| G | D | Em |
Well, find a | woman, | and you’ll find | love |
| G | D | Em |
And don’t for | get son, there is | someone up a | bove |
| G | D | Em |
And be a | simple | kind of | man |
| G | D | Em |
Oh, be | something | you’ll love and under | stand |
| G | D | Em |
Baby be a | simple | kind of | man |
| G | D | Em |
Oh, won’t you | do this for me | son if you | can |
| G | D | Em |
Get your | lust, | the rich man’s | gold |
| G | D | Em |
All that you | need, | is in your | soul |
| G | D | Em |
And you can | do this | , if you | try |
| G | D | Em |
All that I | want for you my | son, is to be satis | fied |
| G | D | Em |
And be a | simple | kind of | man |
| G | D | Em |
Oh, be | something | you’ll love and under | stand |
| G | D | Em |
Baby be a | simple | kind of | man |
| G | D | Em |
Oh, won’t you | do this for me | son if you | can |
| G | D | Em |
Boy don’t you | worry, | you’ll find your | self |
| G | D | Em |
Follow your | heart, | and nothing | else |
| G | D | Em |
And you can | do this, oh babe, | if you | try |
| G | D | Em |
All that I | want for you my | son, is to be s | atisfied |
| G | D | Em |
And be a | simple | kind of | man |
| G | D | Em |
Oh, be | something | you’ll love and under | stand |
| G | D | Em |
Baby be a | simple | kind of | man |
| G | D | Em |
Oh, won’t you | do this for me | son if you | can |
| G | D | Em |
Baby be a | simple, | be a simple | man |
| G | D | Em |
Oh, be | something | you’ll love and under | stand |
| G | D | Em |
Baby be a | simple | kind of | man |
| G | D | Em |
Oh, won’t you | do this for me | son if you | can |
A | G | D |
Big | wheels keep on | turning |
A | G | D |
Carry me | home to see my | kin |
A | G | D |
Singing | songs about the | southland |
A | G | D |
I miss ol’ ‘ | bamy once a | gain, and I think it’s a sin, yes |
A | G | D |
Well I heard mister Y | oung sing ab | out her |
A | G | D |
Well I heard old N | eil put her d | own |
A | G | D |
Well I hope Neil Y | oung will rem | ember |
A | G | D |
A southern | man don’t need him a | round anyhow |
A | G | D | D | G |
Sweet | home Ala | bama | → | |
A | G | D |
Where the | skies are so | blue |
A | G | D | D | G |
Sweet | home Ala | bama | → | |
A | G | D | C | G/B |
Lord I’m c | oming home to y | ou | → | |
A | G | D |
In Birmingham they | love the | gov’nor |
A | G | D |
Now we all | did what we could | do |
A | G | D |
Now Watergat | e does not | bother me |
A | G | D |
Does your | conscience bother | you? Tell the truth |
A | G | D | D | G |
Sweet | home Ala | bama | → | |
A | G | D |
Where the | skies are so | blue |
A | G | D | D | G |
Sweet | home Ala | bama | → | |
A | G | D |
Lord I’m c | oming home to y | ou |
A | G | D |
Now Muscle | Shoals has got the | Swampers |
A | G | D |
And they’ve been | known to pick a | song or two |
A | G | D |
Lord they | get me off s | o much |
A | G | D |
They pick me | up when I’m feeling | blue, now how about you? |
A | G | D | D | G |
Sweet | home Ala | bama | → | |
A | G | D |
Where the | skies are so | blue |
A | G | D | D | G |
Sweet | home Ala | bama | → | |
A | G | D | C | G/B |
Lord I’m c | oming home to y | ou | → | |
A | G | D | D | G |
Sweet | home Ala | bama, oh sweet home | → | |
A | G | D |
Where the | skies are so | blue, and the governor’s true |
A | G | D | D | G |
Sweet | home Ala | bama, looordy | → | |
A | G | D | C | G/B |
Lord I’m c | oming home to y | ou | → | |
A | D#dim7 | F6 | E |
A | D#dim7 | F6 | E |
| | | |
A | D#dim7 | F6 | E |
Stars shi | ning bright ab | ove you | |
A | A/G# | A7/G | F#7 |
Night bre | ezes | seem to w | hisper, I love you |
D | Dm |
Birds singing in the s | ycamore tree |
| A | F | E |
Dr | eam a little d | ream of me | |
A | D#dim7 | F6 | E |
Say nigh | tie-night and | kiss me | |
A | A/G# | A7/G | F#7 |
Just hold | me | tight and | tell me you’ll miss me |
D | Dm |
While I’m alone and | blue as can be |
| A | F7 | E7 | A | C# |
Dr | eam a little dr | eam | of | me | |
F# | D#m | G#m7 | C#7 |
Stars f | ading but | I linger | on, dear |
F# | D#m | G#m7 | C#7 |
Still cr | aving your k | iss | |
F# | D#m | G#m7 | C#7 |
I’m lo | nging to l | inger till | dawn, dear |
F# | D#m | F7 | E7 |
Just | saying | thi | s |
A | D#dim7 | F6 | E |
Sweet dre | ams till sunbeams | find you | |
A | A/G# | A7/G | F#7 |
Sweet dre | ams that | leave your | worries behind you |
D | Dm |
But in your dreams what | ever they be |
| A | F7 | E7 | A | C# |
Dr | eam a little dr | eam | of | me | |
F# | D#m | G#m7 | C#7 |
Stars f | ading but | I linger | on, dear |
F# | D#m | G#m7 | C#7 |
Still cr | aving your k | iss | |
F# | D#m | G#m7 | C#7 |
I’m lo | nging to l | inger till | dawn, dear |
F# | D#m | F7 | E7 |
Just | saying | thi | s |
A | D#dim7 | F6 | E |
Sweet dre | ams till sunbeams | find you | |
A | A/G# | A7/G | F#7 |
Sweet dre | ams that | leave your | worries behind you |
D | Dm |
But in your dreams what | ever they be |
| A | F7 | E | Dm |
Dr | eam a little dr | eam | of | me |
| A | F7 | E | A |
Just dr | eam a little dr | eam | of | me |
D |
I’m gonna take a freight train |
Dsus2/C |
Down at the station, lord |
G | D |
I don’t care where it | goes |
D |
Gonna climb me a mountain |
Dsus2/C |
The highest mountain |
G | D |
A-jump off, nobody gonna | know |
| D | Dsus2/C |
Can’t you s | ee, whoa can’t you | see |
| G | D |
What that | woman lord, she been doin’ to m | e |
| D | Dsus2/C |
Can’t you s | ee, can’t you | see |
| G | D |
What that | woman, she been doin’ to m | e |
Dsus2/C |
A hole in the wall |
G | D |
I’m gonna crawl inside and | die |
Dsus2/C |
A mean ol’ woman, lord |
G | D |
Never told me goodb | ye |
| D | Dsus2/C |
Can’t you s | ee, whoa can’t you | see |
| G | D |
What that | woman lord, she been doin’ to m | e |
| D | Dsus2/C |
Can’t you s | ee, can’t you | see |
| G | D |
What that | woman, she been doin’ to m | e |
D |
I’m gonna buy me a ticket now |
G | D |
Ain’t never comin’ | back |
Dsus2/C |
Uh-all the way to Georgia now |
G | D |
Till the train run out of | track |
| D | Dsus2/C |
Can’t you s | ee, whoa can’t you | see |
| G | D |
What that | woman lord, she been doin’ to m | e |
| D | Dsus2/C |
Can’t you s | ee, can’t you | see |
| G | D |
What that | woman, she been doin’ to m | e |
| D | Dsus2/C |
Can’t you s | ee, whoa can’t you | see |
| G | D |
What that | woman lord, she been doin’ to m | e |
| D | Dsus2/C |
Can’t you s | ee, can’t you | see |
| G | D |
What that | woman, she been doin’ to m | e |
| Am |
Oooh, I | bet you’re wondering how I knew |
| E | D |
‘Bout your | plans to make me | blue |
| Am |
With some other | guy that you knew before |
| E | D |
Between the two of us | guys you know I love you | more |
| F#m | D |
It took me by | surprise I must | say |
| Am | D |
When I | found out yester | day, don’t you know that |
| Am | D | Am |
I | heard it through the | grape | vine |
| D |
Not much | longer would you be mine |
| Am | D | Am |
Ooh I | heard it through the | grape | vine |
| D |
Oh I’m | just about to lose my mind |
| Am |
I know a | man ain’t supposed to cry |
| E | D |
But these | tears I can’t hold ins | ide |
| Am |
Losin’ | you would end my life you see |
| E | D |
Cause you | mean that much to | me |
| F#m | D |
You could have | told me your | self |
| Am | D |
That you | love someone | else, instead |
| Am | D | Am |
I | heard it through the | grape | vine |
| D |
Not much | longer would you be mine |
| Am | D | Am |
Ooh I | heard it through the | grape | vine |
| D |
Oh I’m | just about to lose my mind |
| Am |
People say believe h | alf of what you see |
| E | D |
Son, and | none of what you | hear |
| Am |
But I can’t | help bein’ confused |
| E | D |
If it’s | true please tell me | dear |
| F#m | D |
Do you | plan to let me | go |
| Am | D |
For the other | guy you loved | before, don’t you know |
| Am | D | Am |
I | heard it through the | grape | vine |
| D |
Not much | longer would you be mine |
| Am | D | Am |
Baby, I | heard it through the | grape | vine |
| D |
Oh I’m | just about to lose my mind |
D | Bm |
Sunday, Monday, | happy days |
Em | A |
Tuesday, Wednesday, | happy days |
F# | Bm |
Thursday, Friday, | happy days |
| G | A | G | A |
The | weekend co | mes, my cy | cle hu | ms |
A | A7 |
Ready to race to | you |
D | Bm | G | A |
These days are | all | happy and | free |
D | Bm | G | A |
These days are | ours, | share them with | me |
D |
Goodbye gray sky, hello blue |
| G |
There’s | nothing can hold me when I hold you |
E |
Feels so right it can’t be wrong |
A7 |
Rockin’ and rollin’ all week long |
D | Bm | G | A |
These days are | all | happy and | free |
D | Bm | G | A |
These days are | ours, | share them with | me |
D | Bm |
Sunday, Monday, | happy days |
Em | A |
Tuesday, Wednesday, | happy days |
F# | Bm |
Thursday, Friday, | happy days |
G | A | G | A |
Satur | day, | what a d | ay |
A | A7 |
Groovin’ all week with | you |
D | Bm | G | A |
These days are | all | share them with | me |
D | Bm | G | A |
These days are | ours, | happy and | free |
D | Bm | G |
These happy d | ays are yours and | mine |
| A | G | D |
These happy | days are yours and | my happy | days |
| D |
In the | summertime, when the weather is high |
You can stretch right up and touch the sky
| G | D |
When the | weather’s fine, you got women, you got women on your | mind |
| A |
Have a | drink, have a drive |
G | D |
Go out and see what you can | find |
| D |
If her | daddy’s rich, take her out for a meal |
If her daddy’s poor, just do what you feel
| G | D |
Speed a | long the lane, do a ton or a ton and twenty- | five |
| G | D |
You can | make it make it good in a lay- | by |
| D |
We’re not | bad people, we’re not dirty, we’re not mean |
We love everybody but we do as we please
| G | D |
When the | weather’s fine, we go fishing or go sailing in the | sea |
| G | D |
Life’s for | living yeah that’s our philoso | phy |
| D |
Sing a | long with us, di di di di di |
Da da da da da, yeah we’re hap-happy
G | D |
Da da da, di da da di da da da da | da |
| D |
When the | winter’s here, yeah, it’s party time |
Bring a bottle, wear your bright clothes, it’ll soon be summertime
| G | D |
And we’ll | sing again, we’ll go driving or maybe we’ll settle | down |
| A |
If she’s | rich, if she’s nice |
| G | D |
Bring your | friends and we’ll all go into | town |
| D |
In the | summertime, when the weather is high |
You can stretch right up and touch the sky
| G | D |
When the | weather’s fine, you got women, you got women on your | mind |
| A |
Have a | drink, have a drive |
G | D |
Go out and see what you can | find |
| D |
If her | daddy’s rich, take her out for a meal |
If her daddy’s poor, just do what you feel
| G | D |
Speed a | long the lane, do a ton or a ton and twenty- | five |
| G | D |
You can | make it, make it good in a lay- | by |
| D |
We’re not | bad people, we’re not dirty, we’re not mean |
We love everybody but we do as we please
| G | D |
When the | weather’s fine, we go fishing or go sailing in the | sea |
| G | D |
Life’s for | living yeah that’s our philoso | phy |
| D |
Sing a | long with us, da da di di di |
| D |
Sing a | long with us, di di di di di |
Da da da da da, yeah we’re hap-happy
G | D |
Da da da, di da da di da da da da | da |
A |
Heartbreaker, soul shaker, I’ve been told about you |
A |
Steamroller, midnight stroller, what they’ve been saying must be true |
D |
Red hot mama, velvet charmer, time’s come to pay your dues |
A | C | D |
Now you’re messin’ w | ith a, | a son of a bitch |
A | G | A |
Now you’re messin with a son o | f a bitch | |
A | C | D |
Now you’re messin’ w | ith a, | a son of a bitch |
A | G | A |
Now you’re messin with a son o | f a bitch | |
A |
Talkin’ jive and poison ivy, you ain’t gonna cling to me |
A |
Man taker, born faker, I ain’t so blind I can’t see |
D |
Red hot mama down light charmer, time’s come to pay your dues |
A | C | D |
Now you’re messin’ w | ith a, | a son of a bitch |
A | G | A |
Now you’re messin with a son o | f a bitch | |
A | C | D |
Now you’re messin’ w | ith a, | a son of a bitch |
A | G | A |
Now you’re messin with a son o | f a bitch | |
A | C | D |
Now you’re messin’ w | ith a, | a son of a bitch |
A | G | A |
Now you’re messin with a son o | f a bitch | |
A | C | D |
Now you’re messin’ w | ith a, | a son of a bitch |
A | G | A |
Now you’re messin with a son o | f a bitch | |
| A | F#m | D | E |
Love | hurts, love | scars, love | wounds and | mars |
Dadd9 | A | F#m | D | E |
Any | heart, not | tough or | strong e | nough |
| Dadd9 | A | C#7 | F#m |
To | take a lot of | pain, | take a lot of | pain |
C#7 | D | E |
Love is like a | cloud, it holds a lot of | rain |
Dadd9 | A | G | D | A |
Love | hurts, | ooh | hoo love | hurts |
| A | F#m | D | E |
I’m | young, I | know, but | even | so |
Dadd9 | A | F#m | D | E |
I know a | thing, or | two, I | learned from | you |
| Dadd9 | A | C#7 | F#m |
I | really learned a | lot, | really learned a | lot |
C#7 | D | E |
Love is like a | flame, it burns you when it’s | hot |
Dadd9 | A | G | D | A |
Love | hurts, | ooh | hoo love | hurts |
F#m | C#7 | F#m | C#7 | F#m | C#7 | F#m |
Some fools think of | happi | ness, | blissful | ness, tog | ether | ness |
B |
Some fools, fool themselves, I guess |
Bm | E |
They’re not foolin’ | me |
| Dadd9 | A | C#7 | F#m |
I | know it isn’t | true, I | know it isn’t | true |
C#7 | D | E |
Love is just a | lie made to make you | blue |
Dadd9 | A | G | D | A |
Love | hurts, | ooh | hoo love | hurts |
| Dadd9 | A | C#7 | F#m |
I | know it isn’t | true, I | know it isn’t | true |
C#7 | D | E |
Love is just a | lie made to make you | blue |
Dadd9 | A | G | D | A |
Love | hurts, | ooh | hoo love | hurts |
A|-2-4-5--2-4-5-4-2-5-4-2-
E|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
A|-5-7-9--5-7-9-7-5-9-7-5-
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E|-0-0--0---0-0--0-------0---0-
A | D |
Where it began | I can’t begin to know it |
A | E |
But then I know it’s going stro | ng |
A | D |
Was in the spring, | and spring became a summer |
A | E |
Who’d have believe you’d come alo | ng? |
A | A6 |
Hands | touching hands |
E | D | E | D | E |
Reaching out | touching me touching y | ou | → | |
A | D | E |
Sweet Carol | ine, good times never seemed so | good |
A | D | E |
I’ve been incl | ined to believe they never would | |
A | D |
Look at the night | and it don’t seem so lonely |
A | E |
We fill it up with only | two |
A | D |
And when I hurt | hurtin’ runs off my shoulder |
A | E |
How can I hurt when holding | you? |
E | D | E | D | E |
Reaching out | touching me touching | you | → | |
A | D | E |
Sweet Caro | line, good times never seemed so | good |
A | D | E |
I’ve been incl | ined to believe they never would | |
A | D | E |
Sweet Caro | line, good times never seemed so | good |
A | D | E |
Sweet Caro | line, I believe they never | could |
| A |
Dan | ce with me, I want to be your partner |
Dmaj7 |
Can’t you see the music is just starting |
| Bm | E |
Ni | ght is calling, and | I am falling |
A |
Fantasy could never be so thrilling |
Dmaj7 |
I feel free, I hope that you are willing |
Bm | E |
Pick your feet up, and | kick your feet up |
Dmaj7 | E |
Let it lift you | off the ground |
Dmaj7 | B |
Starry eyes, and | love is all around us |
D | E | E/F | F#m |
I can take you | where you | want to | go |
| A |
Dan | ce with me, I want to be your partner |
Dmaj7 |
Can’t you see the music is just starting? |
| Bm | E |
Ni | ght is calling, and | I am falling |
x2
Dmaj7 | E |
Let it lift you | off the ground |
Dmaj7 | B |
Starry eyes, and | love is all around us |
D | E | E/F | F#m |
I can take you | where you | want to | go |
| A |
Dan | ce with me, I want to be your partner |
Dmaj7 |
Can’t you see the music is just starting? |
| Bm | E |
Ni | ght is calling, and | I am falling |
A | A | D | D |
| | | x2, then flashy outro riff |
G | B7 |
Sittin’ in the mornin’ | sun |
| C | A |
I’ll be | sittin’ when the evenin’ | comes |
G | B7 |
Watching the ships roll | in |
| C | A |
Then I | watch ‘em roll away a | gain, yeah |
| G | E |
I’m | sittin’ on the dock of the | bay |
| G | E |
Watching the | tide roll a | way |
| G | A |
Ooo, I’m just | sittin’ on the dock of the | bay |
| G | B7 |
I | left my home in | Georgia |
C | A |
Headed for the ‘Frisco | Bay |
| G | B7 |
‘Cause | I had nothing to | live for |
| C | A |
It looks like | nothin’s gonna come my | way |
| G | E |
So I’m just gon’ | sit on the dock of the | bay |
| G | E |
Watching the | tide roll a | way |
| G | A |
Ooo, I’m | sittin’ on the dock of the | bay |
G | D | C |
Look | like, | nothing’s gonna change |
G | D | C |
Everyt | hing | still remains the same |
G | D | C | G |
I can’t | do what | ten people | tell me to do |
F | D |
So I guess I’ll re | main the same, yes |
G | B7 |
Sittin’ here resting my | bones |
| C | A |
And this | loneliness won’t leave me a | lone |
| G | B7 |
It’s | two thousand miles I | roam |
| C | A |
Just to | make this dock my | home |
| G | E |
Now I’m just gonna | sit at the dock of the | bay |
| G | E |
Watching the | tide roll a | way |
| G | A |
Ooo, I’m | sittin’ on the dock of the | bay |
Em7 | A7 |
The marchin’ band came | down along Main Street |
D |
The soldier blues fell in behind |
Em7 | A7 |
I looked across and | there I saw Billy |
D |
Waiting to go and join the line |
Em7 | A7 |
And with her head u | pon his shoulder |
Em7 | A7 |
His young and lovely | fiancee |
Em7 | A7 |
From where I stood I | saw she was cryin’ |
Em7 | G | A7 |
And through her tears I | heard her | say |
D | Dmaj7 | Em7 |
Billy, don’t be a | hero, don’t be a | fool with your life |
A7 | D |
Billy, don’t be a hero, come back and | make me your wife |
| D | D7 | G | Gm |
And a | s he started to | go, she said, | Billy keepy your head | low |
D | Em7 | A | D |
Billy, don’t be | hero, | come back to | me |
Em7 | A7 |
The soldier blues were | trapped on a hillside |
D |
The battle raging all around |
Em7 | A7 |
The sergeant cried we’ve | got to hang on boys |
D |
We’ve got to hold this piece of ground |
Em7 | A7 |
I need a volun | teer to ride up |
Em7 | A7 |
And bring us back some | extra men |
Em7 | A7 |
And Billy’s hand was | up in a moment |
Em7 | G | A7 |
Forgettin’ all the | words she | said |
D | Dmaj7 | Em7 |
Billy, don’t be a | hero, don’t be a | fool with your life |
A7 | D |
Billy, don’t be a hero, come back and | make me your wife |
| D | D7 | G | Gm |
And a | s he started to | go, she said, | Billy keepy your head | low |
D | Em7 | A | D |
Billy, don’t be | hero, | come back to | me |
Em7 | A7 |
I heard his fianc | ee got a letter |
Dmaj7 | Bm7 |
That told how Billy d | ied that day |
Em7 | A7 |
The letter said that | he was a hero |
Dmaj7 | Bm7 |
She should be proud he | died that way |
Em7 | Asus4 | A | D |
I heard she threw that | letter | a | way |
| D |
Every | day she takes a morning bath |
Bm | Em |
Wraps a towel around her as she’s | heading for the bedroom chair |
| A | D |
It’s just | another | day |
G | D |
Slipping into stoc | kings |
G | D | E7 |
Dipping in the poc | ket of her | raincoat |
A | D |
It’s just another | day |
| D | F#7 |
At the | office where the papers grow she | takes a break |
Bm | Em |
Drinks another coffee and she | finds it hard to stay awake |
| A | D | G | Em |
It’s just an | other | day | doo doo doo doo doo | doo |
| A | D | B7 | Em |
It’s just an | other d | ay doo doo doo | doo doo | doo |
| A | D | A/C# | Bm |
It’s just an | other d | ay | | |
E/G# | Gmaj7 | Bm |
Sometimes she | feels so s | ad |
| Gmaj7 |
Alone in her apartment she’d | dwell |
| E/G# | Gmaj7 | Bm |
Till the man of her | dreams comes to | break the s | pell |
B | Em | A |
Ah, | stay, don’t stand her | up |
| Aaug | F#m/A | F#7 | Bm |
And he | comes, and he | stays, but he | leaves the next | day |
| G | E/G# | G | Bm |
So | sad, | sometimes she | feels so | sad |
| D | F#7 |
As she | posts another letter to the | sound of five |
Bm | Em |
People gather round her and she | finds it hard to stay alive |
| A | D | G | Em |
It’s just an | other | day | doo doo doo doo doo | doo |
| A | D | B7 | Em |
It’s just an | other d | ay doo doo doo | doo doo | doo |
| A | D | A/C# | Bm |
It’s just an | other d | ay | | |
E/G# | Gmaj7 | Bm |
Sometimes she | feels so s | ad |
| Gmaj7 |
Alone in her apartment she’d | dwell |
| E/G# | Gmaj7 | Bm |
Till the man of her | dreams comes to | break, the s | pell |
B | Em | A |
Ah, | stay, don’t stand her | up |
| Aaug | F#m/A | F#7 | Bm |
And he | comes, and he | stays, but he | leaves the next | day |
| G | E/G# | G | Bm |
So | sad, | sometimes she | feels so | sad |
| D |
Every | day she takes a morning bath |
Bm | Em |
Wraps a towel around her as she’s | heading for the bedroom chair |
| A | D |
It’s just | another | day |
G | D |
Slipping into stoc | kings |
G | D | E7 |
Dipping in the poc | ket of her | raincoat |
A | D | G | Em |
It’s just another | day | doo doo doo doo doo | doo |
| A | D | B7 | Em |
It’s just an | other d | ay doo doo doo | doo doo | doo |
| A | D | C | G | D |
It’s just an | other d | ay | | | |
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G -4h5p4-4-2-----C-4h5p4-4-2-----C-
D -4h5p4-4-2-----C-4h5p4-4-2-----C-
A -----------5-3-C---------------C-
E ---------------C-----------5-3-C-
A | Bm |
You gave me something, | I understand |
A | Bm |
You gave me loving in the | palm of my hand |
D | Bm | D |
I can’t | tell you how I f | eel |
| Bm | A |
My | heart is like a w | heel |
A | D |
Let me r | oll it to you |
A | D | A |
Let me r | oll it to you | |
A | Bm |
I want to tell you, and | now’s the time |
A | Bm |
I want to tell you that you’re | going to be mine |
D | Bm | D |
I can’t | tell you how I f | eel |
| Bm | A |
My | heart is like a w | heel |
A | D |
Let me r | oll it to you |
A | D | A |
Let me r | oll it to you | |
D | Bm | D |
I can’t | tell you how I f | eel |
| Bm | A |
My | heart is like a w | heel |
A | D |
Let me r | oll it to you |
A | D | A |
Let me r | oll it to you | |
A | Bm |
You gave me something | I understand |
A | Bm |
You gave me loving in the | palm of my hand |
D | Bm | D |
I can’t | tell you how I f | eel |
| Bm | A |
My | heart is like a w | heel |
A | D |
Let me r | oll it to you |
A | D | A |
Let me r | oll it to you | |
G | D/F# | A | E/A |
Maybe I’m am | azed at the way you l | ove me all the t | ime |
G | D/F# | A |
And maybe I’m afr | aid of the way I lo | ve you |
G | D/F# | A | E/A |
Maybe I’m ama | zed at the way you pu | lled me out of t | ime |
| G | D/F# |
You h | ung me on a l | ine |
| F | C/E | A |
And m | aybe I’m amazed at the w | ay I really n | eed you |
| B9 |
Maybe I’m a l | onely man who’s in the middle of something |
E | B | B(#9) |
That he doesn’t really underst | and | |
| B9 |
And maybe you’re the | only woman who could ever help me |
E | B/D# | Bm/D | C#m7 | F#7 |
Baby won’t you help me to underst | and | | | |
G | D/F# | A | E/A |
G | D/F# | A |
G | D/F# | A | E/A |
G | D/F# |
F | C | A |
| | |
| B9 |
Maybe I’m a l | onely man who’s in the middle of something |
E | B | B(#9) |
That he doesn’t really underst | and | |
| B9 |
And maybe you’re the | only woman who could ever help me |
E | B/D# | Bm/D | C#m7 | F#7 |
Baby won’t you help me to underst | and | | | |
G | D/F# | A | E/A |
Maybe I’m am | azed at the way you’re | with me all the | time |
G | D/F# | A |
Maybe I’m a | fraid of the way I | need you |
G | D/F# | A | E/A |
Maybe I’m a | mazed at the way you | help me sing my | song |
| G | D/F# |
You | right me when I’m | wrong |
| F | C/E | A |
And | maybe I’m amazed at the | way I really n | eed you |
| B9 |
Maybe I’m a l | onely man who’s in the middle of something |
E | B | B(#9) |
That he doesn’t really underst | and | |
| B9 |
And maybe you’re the | only woman who could ever help me |
E | B/D# | Bm/D | C#m7 | F#7 |
Baby won’t you help me to underst | and | | | |
G | D/F# | A | E/A |
G | D/F# | A |
G | D/F# | A | E/A |
G | D/F# |
F | C | A |
| | |
B | Bmaj7 | B9 |
E | B | B(#9) |
B | Bmaj7 | B9 |
E | B/D# | Bm/D | C#m7 | F#7 |
Am | G/B | C6 | Am | G/B | C6 | Bm7 |
Am | G/B | C6 |
| | |
| C/G | G |
I can almost remember their | funny fac | es |
G |
That time you told ‘em that |
| C/G |
You were gonna be marrying s | oon |
| Bm7 | Am |
And | Jet, I thought the o | nly |
| G/B | C6 | G |
Lonel | y pl | ace was on the moo | n |
G | C/G | G |
Jet, was your father as bold as a | sergeant | major? |
| G | C/G |
Well | how come he told you that you were hardly old enough | yet? |
| Bm7 |
And | Jet, I thought the |
Am | G/B | C6 | G |
Major was | a | lady suffrag | ette |
A | D |
Ah, mater, want Jet to al | ways love me |
A | D |
Ah, mater, want Jet to al | ways love me |
A | G | Gsus4 | G |
Ah, mater, m | uch | later | |
C | G/B | Gm13/A# | F | F | C | G |
→ | | → | | → | | |
x2
| Bm7 |
And | Jet, I thought the |
Am | G/B | C6 | G |
Major was | a | lady suffrag | ette |
A | D |
Ah, mater, want Jet to al | ways love me |
A | D |
Ah, mater, want Jet to al | ways love me |
A | G | Gsus4 | G |
Ah, mater, m | uch | later | |
C | G/B | Gm13/A# | F | F | C | G |
→ | | → | | → | | |
x2
G | C/G | G |
Jet, with the wind in your hair of a | thousand | laces |
| C/G |
Climb on the back and we’ll go for a ride in the | sky |
| Bm7 |
And | Jet, I thought that the |
Am | G/B | C6 | G |
Major was a | little | lady suffrag | ette |
Am | G/B | C6 | G |
Thought you was a | little | lady suffrag | ette |
Am | G/B | C6 | Bm7 |
| | My little lady | yes |
Em | Bm/D | Am | Am/G | Ebdim7 | B7 |
The problem is | all inside your | head, she | said to | me | |
Em | Ebdim7 | Gbdim7 | B7+ | B7 |
The answer is | easy if you | take it logically | | |
Em | Bm/D | Am | Am/G | Ebdim7 |
I’d like to | help you in your | struggle | to be | free |
| B7 | Em | Am | Em |
There | must be | fifty | ways to leave your | lover |
Em | Bm/D | Am | Am/G | Ebdim7 | B7 |
She said it’s | really not my | habit | to | intrude | |
| Em | Ebdim7 | Gbdim7 | B7+ | B7 |
Furthe | rmore, I hope my | meaning won’t be | lost or miscon | strued | |
| Em | Bm/D | Am | Am/G | Ebdim7 |
But I’ll re | peat myself, | at the | risk of | being | rude |
| B7 | Em | Am | Em |
There | must be | fifty | ways to leave your | lover |
Em | Am | Em |
Fifty | ways to leave your | lover |
| G |
You just slip out the | back, Jack |
| C |
You don’t need to be | coy, Roy |
| Bb |
You don’t need to | discuss much |
| C |
Just drop off the | key, Lee |
Em | Bm/D | Am | Am/G | Ebdim7 | B7 |
She said it | grieves me so to | see you | in such | pain | |
| Em | Ebdim7 | Gbdim7 | B7+ | B7 |
I wish | there was something | I could do to | make you smile again | | |
| Em | Bm/D | Am | Am/G | Ebdim7 |
I said I ap | preciate that | and | would you | please ex | plain |
| B7 | Em |
A | bout the | fifty ways |
Em | Bm/D | Am | Am/G | Ebdim7 | B7 |
She said why | don’t we both just | sleep on | it to | night | |
| Em | Ebdim7 | Gbdim7 | B7+ | B7 |
And I be | lieve in the | morning you’ll | begin to see the light | | |
| Em | Bm/D | Am | Am/G | Ebdim7 |
And then she | kissed me and I | realized she | probab | ly was | right |
| B7 | Em | Am | Em |
There | must be | fifty | ways to leave your | lover |
Em | Am | Em |
Fifty | ways to leave your | lover |
| G |
You just slip out the | back, Jack |
| C |
You don’t need to be | coy, Roy |
| Bb |
You don’t need to | discuss much |
| C |
Just drop off the | key, Lee |
| G |
You just slip out the | back, Jack |
| C |
You don’t need to be | coy, Roy |
| Bb |
You don’t need to | discuss much |
| C |
Just drop off the | key, Lee |
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D | Dmaj7 | D7 | G | Em | A7 | D | Em | A7 |
| | | | | | | | |
| D | Dmaj7 | D7 | G |
When I think | back on | all the | crap I learned in h | igh school |
Em | A7 | D | Em | A7 |
It’s a wonder | I can think at a | ll | | |
| D | Dmaj7 | D7 | G |
And though my la | ck of | educ | ation hasn’t | hurt me none |
Em | A7 | D |
I can read the | writing on the | wall |
| Am | D7 |
They give us those | nice bright | colors |
| G | C |
They give us the | greens of sum | mers |
| A | D |
Makes you think a | ll the wor | ld’s a sunny |
| Am | D7 | G | C |
I got a N | ikon cam | era, I love to take | photograp | hs |
| A | D |
So momma, don’t t | ake my | Kodachrome |
| D | Dmaj7 | D7 | G |
If you took | all the | girls I | knew when I was | single |
Em | A7 | D | Em | A7 |
And put ‘em all | together for one | night | | |
| D | Dmaj7 | D7 | G |
I know they’d | never | match my | sweet imagin | ation |
Em | A7 | D |
And ev’rything looks | worse in black and | white |
| Am | D7 |
They give us those | nice bright | colors |
| G | C |
They give us the | greens of sum | mers |
| A | D |
Makes you think a | ll the wor | ld’s a sunny |
| Am | D7 | G | C |
I got a N | ikon cam | era, I love to take | photograp | hs |
| A | D |
So momma, don’t t | ake my | Kodachrome |
| G | Bm | Em |
Mama don’t | take my | Kodachrome a | way |
| G | Bm | Em |
Mama don’t | take my | Kodachrome a | way |
| G | Bm | Em |
Mama don’t | take my | Kodachrome a | way |
G |
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome |
Bm |
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome |
Em |
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away |
G |
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome |
Bm |
Leave your boy so far from home |
Em |
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away |
G |
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome |
Bm |
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome |
Em |
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away |
| G |
The | Mama pajama rolled outta bed |
| C |
And she ran to the police s | tation |
| D |
When the | papa found out, he began to shout |
| G |
He started the investi | gation |
| D | G |
It’s against the | law, it was against the l | aw |
| D | G |
What the mama | saw, it was against the l | aw |
G |
Mama look down and spit on the ground |
| C |
Every time her name gets | mentioned |
| D |
The | papa said oy, if I get that boy |
| G |
I’m gonna stick him in the house of de | tention |
| C | G |
Well I’m on my wa | y, I don’t know w | here I’m goin’ |
| C | G |
I’m on my | way, I’m takin’ my | time |
| A | D |
But I d | on’t know w | here |
| C | G |
Goodbye to R | osie, the queen of Co | rona |
| G | F | C | D | G | C | G | D |
Seein’ | me and Ju | lio d | own by the sch | ooly | ard | | | |
| G | F | C | D | G | C | G | D |
Seein’ | me and Ju | lio d | own by the sch | ooly | ard | | | |
C | G | C | G | A | D | C | G |
G | F | C | D | G | C | G | D |
G | F | C | D | G | C | G | D | D |
| | | | | | | | |
| G |
Woah... | In a couple of days they’re gonna take me away |
| C |
But the press let the story | leak |
| D |
Now when the | radical priest come to get me released |
| G |
We was all on the cover of | Newsweek |
| C | G |
Well I’m on my wa | y, I don’t know w | here I’m goin’ |
| C | G |
I’m on my | way, I’m takin’ my | time |
| A | D |
But I d | on’t know w | here |
| C | G |
Goodbye to R | osie, the queen of Co | rona |
| G | F | C | D | G | C | G | D |
Seein’ | me and Ju | lio d | own by the sch | ooly | ard | | | |
| G | F | C | D | G | C | G | D |
Seein’ | me and Ju | lio d | own by the sch | ooly | ard | | | |
| G | F | C | D | G |
Seein’ | me and Ju | lio d | own by the sch | ooly | ard |
| G | D/F# | Em | Em/D |
When a | man loves a | woman, | can’t keep his mind on | nothing else |
C | D | G | D |
He’d trade the w | orld for the good thing | he’s& |