Abba - Dancing Queen (1976)

Originally in A, with a huge range; I play in G, but sing the chorus

down an octave.

G	C/G	G	C/G
G	C/G	G	D/G	C/G	G
			Ooh →

Vox on the 6 of the chord on “you”

D	B7
You can dance, y	ou can jive

Em	A/C#
Having the time of your	life

	C	Am7
Ooh ooh ooh,	see that girl,	watch that scene

D7	G	C/G
Digging the d	ancing queen

G	C/G
→

G	C/G
→

G	C/G
Friday night and the lights are low

G	Em
Looking out for a place to go

D	G/D
Where they play the right music

D

Getting in the swing

	D	D	Em	Em	D	Em
You	come to l	ook f	or a k	ing	→

G	C/G
Anybody could be that guy

G	Em
Night is young and the music’s h	igh

D	G/D
With a bit of rock music

D

Everything is fine

	D	Em	Em	D	Em
You’re in the mo	od f	or a d	ance

	Am7	D7
And when you	get the chance

	G	C/G	G	C/G
You are the	dancing queen,	young and sweet, only	seventeen

G	C/G	G	D	C/E	G
Dancing queen,	feel the beat from the	tambourine, o	h y	eah

D	B7
You can dance, y	ou can jive

Em	A/C#
Having the time of your	life

	C	Am7
Ooh ooh ooh,	see that girl,	watch that scene

D7	G	C/G
Digging the d	ancing queen

Not a typo, there is an extra measure here that isn’t here in the first chorus

G	C/G

G	C/G
→

G	C/G
→

G	C/G
You’re a teaser, you turn ‘em on

G	Em
Leave them burning and then you’re	gone

D	G/D
Looking out for another

D

Anyone will do

	D	Em	Em	D	Em
You’re in the mo	od f	or a d	ance	→

	Am7	D7
And when you	get the chance

	G	C/G	G	C/G
You are the	dancing queen,	young and sweet, only	seventeen

G	C/G	G	D	C/E	G
Dancing queen,	feel the beat from the	tambourine, o	h y	eah

D	B7
You can dance, y	ou can jive

Em	A/C#
Having the time of your	life

	C	Am7
Ooh ooh ooh,	see that girl,	watch that scene

D7	G	C/G	G	C/G
Digging the d	ancing queen

G	C/G	D7/A	G	C/G	G	C/G
		Digging the d	ancing queen

G

Abba - Mamma Mia (1975)

Originally in D, I play in A

A	Aaug	A	Aaug
			x2

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	Aaug	A	Aaug

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

Repeat to fade

A	Aaug

AC DC - Highway to Hell (1979)

Originally between Ab and A, I play in A capo 2

Intro

A

D/F#

G

D/F#

G

D/F#

G

D/F#

A

x2

“Livin’ easy” is roughly b7 1 b3 b3

A	A	A	D/F#	D/F#	G	D/F#	D/F#	G
		Livin’ ea	sy,		livin’ free

D/F#	D/F#	G	D/F#	A	A
	Seaso	n tic	ket on	a	one way ride

A	A	A	D/F#	D/F#	G	D/F#	D/F#	G
		Askin’ no	thin’	,	leave me be

D/F#	D/F#	G	D/F#	A	A
Ta	kin’	eve	rythin	’	in my stride

A	A	A	D/F#	D/F#	G	D/F#	D/F#	G
		Don’t need rea	son,		don’t need rhym	e

D/F#	D/F#	G	D/F#	A	A
A	in’t	not	hin’ I’d	ra	ther do

A	A	A	D/F#	D/F#	G	D/F#	D/F#	G
		Goin’ do	wn,		party time

D/F#	D/F#	G	D/F#	E
	My f	riends	are gonna	be there too

	A	A	A	D/A	G	D/F#
I’m on the	high	way	to	hell

	A	A	A	D/A	G	D/F#
On the	high	way	to	hell

A	A	A	D/A	G	D/F#
High	way	to	hell,	I’m	on the

A	A	A	D/A
High	way	to	hell

A	A	A	D/F#	D/F#	G	D/F#	D/F#	G
		No stop	signs	,	speed limi	t

D/F#	D/F#	G	D/F#	A	A
	Nob	ody’s	gonna	sl	ow me down

A	A	A	D/F#	D/F#	G	D/F#	D/F#	G
		Like a whe	el,		gonna spin it

D/F#	D/F#	G	D/F#	A	A
	Nob	ody’s	gonn	a	mess me around

A	A	A	D/F#	D/F#	G	D/F#	D/F#	G
		Hey Sata	n,		payin’ my du	es

D/F#	D/F#	G	D/F#	A	A
		Playin	’ in	a	rockin’ band

A	A	A	D/F#	D/F#	G	D/F#	D/F#	G
		Hey mam	a,		look at m	e

D/F#	D/F#	G	D/F#	E
I’	m on	my wa	y to the	promised land, whoa

	A	A	A	D/A	G	D/F#
I’m on the	high	way	to	hell

A	A	A	D/A	G	D/F#
High	way	to	hell,	I’m	on the

A	A	A	D/A	G	D/F#
High	way	to	hell

A	A	A	D/A
High	way	to	hell

	D	Dsus4	D
Mmmmmmm

	D	Dsus4	D	Dsus4	D
Don’t stop me

Solo on verse chords

	A	A	A	D/A	G	D/F#
I’m on the	high	way	to	hell,		uh

A	A	A	D/A	G	D/F#
High	way	to	hell,	I’m	on the

A	A	A	D/A	G	D/F#
High	way	to	hell,		on the

Hard stop here

A	A	A	D/A
High	way	to

G	D/F#

A	A	A	D/A	G	D/F#	A
High	way	to	hell, I’m on on the h	ighway	to he	ll

A	A	A	D/A
High	way	to	hell

A	A	A	D/A
High	way	to	hell

Let ring at the end of this line

A	A	A	D/A
High	way	to	hell

And I'm going down, aaaooohwaayyy

A

Aerosmith - Dream On (1973)

Originally in Fm, I play in Em.

Em	Bm7	Cmaj7	AmM6
			x 2

“Time” is on the 1 of the key in the recording, easier to stay on the 5.

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

Original goes up to the 5 of the key here, best for me to go to 1

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
			x 2

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

Am	B7
Dream on	dream on

Cmaj7	D
Dream on	dream on

Am	B7
Dream on	dream on

Cmaj7	D	B7
Dream on	ah	ah

Em

America - A Horse With No Name (1971)

In Em, play the second chord as 200200

Intro

Em	Em	D69/F#	D69/F#
			x2

Vox on the 5

	Em	D69/F#
On the	first part of the	journey

	Em	D69/F#
I was	looking at all the	life

	Em	D69/F#
There were	plants and birds and	rocks and things

	Em	D69/F#
There were	sand and hills and	rings

	Em	D69/F#
The	first thing I met was a	fly with a buzz

	Em	D69/F#
And the	sky with no cl	ouds

	Em	D69/F#
The	heat was hot and the g	round was dry

	Em	D69/F#
But the	air was full of so	und

	Em9	D69/F#
I’ve	been through the desert on a	horse with no name

	Em9	D69/F#
It felt	good to be out of the	rain

	Em9	D69/F#
In the d	esert you can rem	ember your name

	Em9	D69/F#
‘Cause there a	in’t no one for to	give you no pain

	Em9	D69/F#
L	a, la, la l	a la la la

	Em9	D69/F#
La la l	a, la, l	a

	Em9	D69/F#
L	a, la, la l	a la la la

	Em9	D69/F#
La la l	a, la, l	a

	Em	D69/F#
After	two days in the	desert sun

	Em	D69/F#
My s	kin began to turn	red

	Em	D69/F#
After t	hree days in the	desert fun

	Em	D69/F#
I was	looking at a river	bed

	Em	D69/F#
And the	story it told of a	river that flowed

	Em	D69/F#
Made me	sad to think it was	dead

	Em9	D69/F#
You see I’ve	been through the desert on a	horse with no name

	Em9	D69/F#
It felt g	ood to be out of the	rain

	Em9	D69/F#
In the	desert you can r	emember your name

	Em9	D69/F#
‘Cause	there ain’t no one for to	give you no pain

Not a typo, there’s an extra “la” at the beginning of each line this time

	Em9	D69/F#
La l	a, la, la l	a la la la

	Em9	D69/F#
La la l	a, la, l	a

	Em9	D69/F#
La l	a, la, la l	a la la la

	Em9	D69/F#
La la l	a, la, l	a

Solo

Em	Em	D69/F#	D69/F#
			x2

Em	Em	D69/F#	D69/F#
Em	Em	D69/A	D69/A

	Em	D69/F#
After	nine days I let the	horse run free

	Em	D69/F#
‘Cause the	desert had turned to	sea

	Em	D69/F#
There were	plants and birds and	rocks and things

	Em	D69/F#
There were	sand and hills and	rings

	Em	D69/F#
The	ocean is a desert with its	life underground

	Em	D69/F#
And a	perfect disguise	above

	Em	D69/F#
Under the	cities lies a	heart made of ground

	Em	D69/F#
But the	humans will give no	love

	Em9	D69/F#
You see, I’ve	been through the desert on a	horse with no name

	Em9	D69/F#
It felt	good to be out of the	rain

	Em9	D69/F#
In the	desert you can re	member your name

	Em9	D69/F#
‘Cause	there ain’t no one for to	give you no pain

	Em9	D69/F#
La l	a, la, la l	a la la la

	Em9	D69/F#
La la l	a, la, l	a

	Em9	D69/F#
La l	a, la, la l	a la la la

	Em9	D69/F#
La la l	a, la, l	a

	Em9	D69/F#
La l	a, la, la l	a la la la

	Em9	D69/F#
La la l	a, la, l	a

	Em9	D69/F#
La l	a, la, la l	a la la la

	Em9	D69/F#
La la l	a, la, l	a

America - Sister Golden Hair (1975)

Play the intro (and most of the A’s) with open top strings

C#m	A	E	E

I prefer to skip this part of the intro

G#m	G#m
C#m	B	A	A

	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

G#m

Got myself undressed

	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?

Hanging chords

	F#m	G#m
Well I	tried to fake it, I	don’t mind saying

	A
I	just can’t make it

C#m	A	E	E
G#m	G#m
C#m	B	A	A

With doo doo, da doo doo

	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?

With aaaah’s

	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

	A
I	just can’t make it

Andrew Gold - Thank You For Being a Friend (1978)

Originally in Bb, I play in A

A

Thank you for being a friend

D/A

Traveled down the road and back again

	E/A	A
Your	heart is true, you’re a pal and a confi	dant

A

I’m not ashamed to say

D/A

I hope it always will stay this way

	E/A	A
My	hat is off, won’t you stand up and take a	bow

F#m	A7/E
And if you threw a	party

	Dmaj7	C#7
In	vited everyone you	knew

	F#m/E	A7
Well,	you would	see

	Bm7	F#m
The biggest	gift would be from	me

	D	D/C#	D/B	D/A	E
And the	card	at	tached	would	say

	A
Thank you for being a	friend

	D/A
Thank you for being a	friend

	E/A
Thank you for being a	friend

	A
Thank you for being a	friend

A	A/G#	A	A/G#	A/F#	A/E
	→

D	D/C#	D	D/C#	D/B	D/A
	→

A

If it’s a car you lack

D/A

I’d surely buy you a Cadillac

	E/A	A
What	ever you need any time of the day or	night

A

I’m not ashamed to say

D/A

I hope it always will stay this way

	E/A	A
My	hat is off, won’t you stand up and take a	bow

F#m	A7/E
And when we both get	older

	Dmaj7	C#7
With	walking canes and hair of	gray

F#m/E	A7
Have no	fear

	Bm7	F#m
Even	though it’s hardly	here

	D	D/C#	D/B	D/A	E
I will	stand	real	close	and	say

	A
Thank you for being a	friend (I wanna thank you)

	D/A
Thank you for being a	friend (I wanna thank you)

	E/A
Thank you for being a	friend (I wanna thank you)

	A
Thank you for being a	friend (I wanna thank you)

	A
Let me tell you ‘bout a	friend (I wanna thank you)

	D/A
Thank you for being a	friend (I wanna thank you)

	E/A
Thank you for being a	friend (I wanna thank you)

	A
Thank you for being a	friend (I wanna thank you)

Vox on “die” are on the root of the chord

A	A/D	A/E	Em6/G	F#m
	And	when we	die and float a	way

	Fmaj7	A/E
Into the	night, the milky	way

	Em6/G	F#m
You’ll hear me	call as we as	cend

	Fmaj7	A/E
I’ll say your	name, then once a	gain

No instruments...

Thank you for being a...

Instruments back in...

A	A/G#	A	A/G#	A/F#	A/E
	→

D	D/C#	D	D/C#	D/B	D/A
	→

This time with baa baa baa baa

A	A/G#	A	A/G#	A/F#	A/E
	→

D	D/C#	D	D/C#	D/B	D/A
	→

	A
Thank you for being a	friend (I wanna thank you)

	D/A
Thank you for being a	friend (I wanna thank you)

	E/A
Thank you for being a	friend (I wanna thank you)

	A
Thank you for being a	friend

	A
People tell me about a	friend (I wanna thank you)

	D/A
Thank you for being a	friend (I wanna thank you)

	E/A
Thank you for being a	friend (I wanna thank you)

	A
Thank you for being a	friend

A

Thank you right now for being a friend

	D/A
I wanna	tell you ‘bout now and I’ll tell you again

	E/A	A
I wanna	thank you, thank you, thank you for being a	friend

A	A/G#	A	A/G#	A/F#	A/E
	→

D	D/C#	D	D/C#	D/B	D/A
	→

A

Arlo Guthrie - City of New Orleans (1972)

Vocal note - melody starts on the 5

Originally in F#, I play in D capo 3, so in F

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
T	hree conductors, 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	A7	D
And	graveyards of the r	usted 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	Bm/A	E/G#
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	A7	D
And the	rhythm of the r	ails 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	Bm/A	E/G#
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,	Tennessee

D	A	D
Halfway home, and	we’ll be there by	morning

	Bm	A	D
Through the	Mississippi 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	A7	D
This	train’s got the disapp	earin’ 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	Bm/A	E/G#
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

Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Takin’ Care of Business (1973)

Originally in C, I play in A

A	G	D	A
			x2

Vox are more or less doing 3 b3 3 b3 on “get up ev’ry”

	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	D	A
			x2

	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

Solo on verse chords

A	G	D	A
			xN

A	D	C	G
			x2

	A	D	C	G
Take good care		of my business

	A	D	C	G
When I’m away		every day

A	G	D	A
			xN

	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

Drums only

Takin' care of business, whoo
Takin' care of business
Takin' care of business
Takin' care of business

Band enters with hits only

A	G
Takin’ care of business	every day

D	A
Takin’ care of business	every 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

Repeat to fade

Bachman-Turner Overdrive - You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet (1974)

Originally in A, I play in D capo 3

Play the A’s and G’s with lots of open E

D	D	C	G
			x 4

	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	D	C	G
			x 4

	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

D	D	C	G
			x 4

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

D	D	C	G
			x 4

Bad Company - Bad Company (1974)

Originally in Ebm, I play in Am capo 1

Em	G	Am	Am
→	→		x 4

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

Vox on the 5 of the chord

G	D
Bad compa	ny

Vox lands on the 1 at the bottom of “deny”, which

is an octave below “company” and super low in my key,

so I stay where I am

	Am	G/A	Am	C
I can’t den	y

C	D
Bad, bad compa	ny

	Am	G/A	Am
Till the day I	die

	Am	G/A	Am
Till the day I	die

Em	G	Am	Am
→	→		x 2

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

	C
I can hear them saying

G	D
Bad compa	ny

	Am	G/A	Am	C
I won’t den	y

C	D
Bad, bad compa	ny

	Am	G/A	Am
Till the day I	die

	Am	G/A	Am
Till the day I	die

Solo if appropriate vaguely on verse chords, repeating chorus is fine

G	D
Bad compa	ny

	Am	G/A	Am	C
I can’t den	y

C	D
Bad compa	ny

	Am	G/A	Am
Till the day I	die

Am	G/A	Am

C	G	D
	It’s bad compa	ny

	Am	G/A	Am
Oh yea ye	a yea

C	D
Bad compa	ny

	Am	G/A	Am
Till the day I	die

Bad Company - Can’t Get Enough (1974)

Originally in C, I play in A

Intro

A	A	G	D	G	D
			→	→	x2

	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

E	A	E
→	→

A	A	G	D	G	D
			→	→	x2

	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

E	A	E
→	→

What'd I say now?

Solo on verse, prechorus, chorus

A	G	D	D
			x4

E	G	D	C	C	A

A	D
	x3

E	A	E
→	→

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

E	A	E
→	→

Bad Company - Shooting Star (1975)

Intro (chords approximate riff)

D/A	A	A/E	E	D6/A	D/A	G/A	A
→		→		→	→	→	x2

A	E
Johnny was a	schoolboy

“Heard” is on the 2 of the chord, and it will feel weird at first

	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

A	E
Got himself a	guitar

	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?	→

A	E
Johnny told his	Mama

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	→

A	E
Johnny made a	record

	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

D	E
Don’t you	know?

D	E
Don’t you	know?

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

Solo, skip this and the following chorus acoustic

F#m	E	B	B
			x3

F#m	F#m	E	E

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
Gied in his	bed

A	E
Bottle of	whisky

	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

D	E	D	E
	Whoa	whoa	whoa

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

D	E	D	E
Don’t you	know	→

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

Badfinger - No Matter What (1970)

Originally in A, I play in D

Intro

D

Vox on the 5 on “no”, down to the 1 of the key on “I”

	D	Em
No matter what you	are, I will always be with	you

Down to the 2 of the key on “does”

	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

Barry Manilow - Copacabana (1978)

Basically ignore all the I/2 chords (Ab/Bb in Ab)

Gm9	Gm9	Gbm9	Fm9
	→	→

Fm9	Gbm9	Gm9
→	→

Gm9	Gbm9	Fm9	Gbm9	Gm9
→	→	→	→

	Fm7
Her name was	Lola

Ab/Bb	Ebmaj7
She was a	showgirl

	Am7b5	D7
With yellow	feathers in her	hair

	Gm7
And a	dress cut down to there

	Fm7
She would me	rengue

Ab/Bb	Ebmaj7
And do the	cha-cha

	Am7b5	D7
And while she	tried to be a	star

	Gm7
Tony	always tended bar

If you’re playing this in Fm, and you’re going to play this Cdim7 the way I think you are, note that’s really D7/D#, which makes that D7 a lot easier to get to

	Cdim7	D7	Gm
Across the	crow-	ded	floor

	Cdim7	D7	Gm
They worked from	eight	til	four

	Cm7	D7
They were	young and they had each	other

	Gm7	F#m7	Bb7/F
Who could	ask	for	more

	Fm7	Ab/Bb	Ebmaj7
At the	Copa,	Copaca	bana

	Fm7	Ab/Bb	Ebmaj7
The	hottest spot	north of H	avana

C9	Fm7	Ab/Bb	Bb/C	C7
At the	Copa,	Copaca	baaaaa	na

Fm7	Bb7	Gm7	C7	Fm7	D7
Music and	passion were	always the	fashion at the	Copa

	Gm9
They fell in	love

Gm9	Gm9	Gbm9	Fm9
	→	→

Fm9	Gbm9	Gm9
→	→

Gm9	Gbm9	Fm9	Gbm9	Gm9
→	→	→	→

	Fm7
His name was	Rico

Ab/Bb	Ebmaj7
He wore a	diamond

	Am7b5	D7
He was es	corted to his	chair

	Gm7
He saw	Lola dancing there

	Fm7
And when she	finished

Ab/Bb	Ebmaj7
He called her	over

	Am7b5	D7
But Rico	went a bit too	far

	Gm7
Tony	sailed across the bar

	Cdim7	D7	Gm
And then the	punc	hes f	lew

	Cdim7	D7	Gm
And chairs were	smashed	in	two

	Cm	D7
There was	blood and a single	gunshot

	Gm7	F#m7	Bb7/F
But just	who	shot	who?

	Fm7	Ab/Bb	Ebmaj7
At the	Copa,	Copaca	bana

	Fm7	Ab/Bb	Ebmaj7
The	hottest spot	north of H	avana

C9	Fm7	Ab/Bb	Bb/C	C7
At the	Copa,	Copaca	baaaaa	na

Fm7	Bb7	Gm7	C7	Fm7	D7
Music and	passion were	always the	fashion at the	Copa

	Gm9
She lost her	love

There’s no point in trying the crazy jazz breakdown here

Gm9	Gm9	Gbm9	Fm9
	→	→

Fm9	Gbm9	Gm9
→	→

Gm9	Gbm9	Fm9	Gbm9	Gm9
→	→	→	→

	Fm7
Her name is	Lola

Ab/Bb	Ebmaj7
She was a	showgirl

	Am7b5	D7
But that was	thirty years a	go

	Gm7
When they	used to have a show

	Fm7
Now it’s a	disco

Ab/Bb	Ebmaj7
But not for	Lola

	Am7b5	D7
Still in the	dress she used to	wear

	Gm7
Faded	feathers in her hair

	Cdim7	D7	Gm
She sits there	so	re	fined

	Cdim7	D7	Gm
And drinks her	self	half-	blind

	Cm	D7
She lost her	youth and she lost her	Tony

	Gm7	F#m7	Bb7/F
Now she’s	lost	her	mind

	Fm7	Ab/Bb	Ebmaj7
At the	Copa,	Copaca	bana

	Fm7	Ab/Bb	Ebmaj7
The	hottest spot	north of H	avana

C9	Fm7	Ab/Bb	Bb/C	C7
At the	Copa,	Copaca	baaaaa	na

Fm7	Bb7	Gm7	C7	Fm7	D7
Music and	passion were	always the	fashion at the	Copa

	Gm9
Don’t fall in	love

Gm9	Gm9	Gbm9	Fm9
	→	→	Don’t fall in love

Fm9	Gbm9	Gm9
→	→

Gm9	Gbm9	Fm9	Gbm9	Gm9
→	→	→	→

Bette Midler - The Rose (1979)

Originally in C, I play in G

Intro

G

	G	D/F#
Some say l	ove, it is a r	iver

	C	D	G
That d	rowns the ten	der r	eed

	D/F#
Some say love, it is a r	azor

	C	D	G
That l	eaves your so	ul to bl	eed

	Bm	Em
Some say l	ove, it is a h	unger

	C	D7sus4	D
An end	less aching n	eed

	G	D
I say l	ove, it is a fl	ower and

	C	D	G
Y	ou its on	ly se	ed

G

	G	D
It’s the he	art afraid of brea	king

	C	D	G
That n	ever lea	rns to da	nce

	G	D
It’s the dr	eam afraid of wak	ing

	C	D	G
That	never tak	es the cha	nce

	Bm	Em
It’s the	one who won’t be t	aken

	C	D7sus4
Who ca	n not seem to g	ive

	G	D
And the	soul afraid of dy	ing

	C	D	G
That n	ever le	arns to li	ve

G

	G	D
When the n	ight has been too lo	nely

	C	D	G
And the r	oad has b	een too lo	ng

	G	D
And you th	ink that love is	only

	C	D	G
For the l	ucky an	d the str	ong

	Bm	Em
Just r	emember in the w	inter

	C	D7sus4
Far bene	ath the bitter	snow

	G	D
Lies the s	eed that with the s	un’s love

	C	D	G
In the sp	ring beco	mes the ro	se

G

Bill Withers - Ain’t No Sunshine (1971)

The progression at the end of the verse is really Em→Dm→Am,

I prefer it as Dm7→F→Am

Starts voice only, on the 5 (E in Am)

	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

Bill Withers - Lean on Me (1972)

Originally in C, I play in A capo 2

A	D	A	E	A
			→

A	D
Sometimes in our	lives

	A	A	E
We all have	pain we all have	sorr	ow

A	D
But if we are	wise

	A	E	A
We know that	there’s always tom	orr	ow

Let an extra measure hang here on the IV

	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
For it won’t be	long

	A
Till I’m gonna	need

	E	A
Somebody to	lean	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

Let an extra measure hang here on the IV

	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

Let an extra measure hang here on the IV

	A	D
Lean on	me, when you’re not	strong

	A
And I’ll be your	friend

	E
I’ll help you carry	on

A	D
For it won’t be	long

	A
Till I’m gonna	need

	E	A
Somebody to	lean	on

A	D	A
If there is a	load you have to	bear

	A	E
That you can’t	car	ry

A	D
I’m right up the	road

	A
I’ll share your	load

	E	A
If you just	call	me

E6	A
Call	me (if you need a friend)

E6	A
Call	me (call me)

E6	A
Call	me (if you need a friend)

E6	A
Call	me (if you ever need a friend)

E6	A
Call	me (call me)

E6	A
Call	me

E6	A
Call	me (if you need a friend)

Billy Joel - Big Shot (1978)

Basically keep downstroke 16ths going the whole song

Chorus chords:

G/F == x897xx

F/C == x332xx

F/D == xx0565

Em7add4	G
Em7add4	G
Em7add4	Bm/D
C	Csus4	C
→	→

Vox on the 4 of the chord

	Em7add4	G
Well you went	uptown riding in your	limousine

	Em7add4	G
With your	fine Park Avenue c	lothes

	Em7add4	Bm/D
You had the	Dom Perignon in your ha	nd

	C	Csus4	C
And the spoon up your nose	→	→

	Em7add4	G
Ooh, and when you	wake up in the morning with your h	ead on fire

	Em7add4	G
And your	eyes too bloody to	see

	Em7add4	Bm/D
Go on and	cry in your coffee but d	on’t

	C	Csus4	C
Come bitchin’ to me	→	→

Vox on the 3 of the chord (B if the chord is G/F)

	G/F	F/C	G/F	F/C
Because you had to be a	big shot	, didn’t	you

	G/F	F/C	G/F	F/C
You h	ad to o	pen up	your	mouth

	G/F	G	F/D	G
You h	ad to be a	big shot,	d	idn’t you

F/D	G	F/D	C
All your	friends were	so knocked out

	F	G/F	F/C	G/F
You h	ad to have the l	ast word,	last	night

	F/C	G/F	F/C	G/F
You k	now what e	verything’s	about

	F	F/C	C	F/C	C
You	had to have a wh	ite h	ot s	potl	ight

	C	G/D	D	G/D	D
You	had to be a b	ig s	hot l	ast n	ight, whoa

Em7add4	G
Em7add4	G
Yeah!

Em7add4	Bm/D
C	Csus4	C
→	→

	Em7add4	G
Yeah, they were	all impressed with your H	alston dress

	Em7add4	G
And the	people that you knew at Ela	ine’s

	Em7add4	Bm/D
And the	story of your latest suc	cess

	C	Csus4	C
Kept ‘em so entertained	→	→

	Em7add4	G
Aww, but now you	just don’t remember all the t	hings you said

	Em7add4	G
And you’re	not sure you want to know

	Em7add4	Bm/D
I’ll give you	one hint, honey you s	ure

	C	Csus4	C
Did put on a show	→	→

	G/F	F/C	G/F	F/C
Because you had to be a	big shot	, didn’t	you

	G/F	F/C	G/F	F/C
You h	ad to prove	it to	the	crowd

	G/F	G	F/D	G
You h	ad to be a	big shot,	d	idn’t you

F/D	G	F/D	C
All your	friends were	so knocked out

	F	G/F	F/C	G/F
You h	ad to have the l	ast word,	last	night

	F/C	G/F	F/C	G/F
S	o much fun	to be	around

	F	F/C	C	F/C	C
You h	ad to have the front	page	bold		type

	C	G/D	D	G/D	D
You h	ad to be a b	ig s	hot l	ast n	ight, whoa

Solo, with whoa

F	C	G	D
			x2

	Em7add4	G
Yeah, it’s	no big sin to stick your t	wo cents in

	Em7add4	G
If you	know when to leave it a	lone

	Em7add4	Bm/D
But you went	over the line, you couldn’t	see

	C	Csus4	C
It was time to go home	→	→

	G/F	F/C	G/F	F/C
No no no no no no you had to be a	big shot	, didn’t	you

	G/F	F/C	G/F	F/C
You h	ad to o	pen up	your	mouth

	G/F	G	F/D	G
You h	ad to be a	big shot,	d	idn’t you

F/D	G	F/D	C
All your	friends were	so knocked out

	F	G/F	F/C	G/F
You h	ad to have the l	ast word,	last	night

	F/C	G/F	F/C	G/F
You k	now what e	verything’s	about

	F	F/C	C	F/C	C
You	had to have a wh	ite h	ot s	potl	ight

	C	G/D	D	G/D	D
You	had to be a b	ig s	hot l	ast n	ight, whoa

With whoa

F	C	G	D
			x2

Em7add4

Billy Joel - If I Only Had the Words (1973)

Originally in A (then C), I play in E capo 1 (then G capo 1)

Highest note is the b7 of the first key

Intro

E	E	E7
→	→

Am	A	Bsus2	B	E
→		→

E	E	E7
→	→

Am	A	Bsus2	B	E
→		→

G	B7
→

Vox on the 5 on “only”

	E	E/G#	A	A	E/G#
If I o	nly had the	words to	tell you	→	→

	F#m7	F#m7/E	D9	B7	B7/D#
If you	only had the time to u	nder	stand	→	→

	E	E/G#	A	A	E/G#
Though I	know it wouldn’t	change your	feelings	→	→

	F#m7	B7sus4	E	G	B7
And I	know you’ll carry	on the best you	can	→	→

	E	E/G#	A	A	E/G#
If I	only had the	urge to	tell you	→	→

	F#m7	F#m7/E	D9	B7	B7/D#
If you	only knew how hard it i	s to	say	→	→

	E	E/G#	A	A	E/G#
When the	simple lines have	all been	taken	→	→

	F#m7	B7sus4	E	E	D/F#
And the	radio re	peats them every	day	→	→

	G	G/B	C	C	G/B
If I	never find the	song to	sing you	→	→

	Am7	Am7/G	F9	D7	D7/F#
If you	always find it h	ard to compre	hend	→	→

	G	G/B	C	C	G/B
Well you	know there wouldn’t	be much	meaning	→	→

	Am7	D7sus4	G	G	G/A
If I	had to sing those	tired words a	gain	→	→

Bridge

B7	B7/C#	B7/D#	Em
Life,	goes	on and	on

	D	D/F#	G	Gmaj7
And to	night will	soon be	gone

	Cmaj7	Bm7
But if we	try

	Am7	Dsus4	D	Dsus2	D
We can be	sure	→	→	→	→

	G	G/B	C	C	G/B
If I	only had the	words to	tell you	→	→

	Am7	Am7/G	F9	D7	D7/F#
If you	only had the time to u	nder	stand	→	→

	G	G/B	C	C	G/B
But I	only have these	arms to	hold you	→	→

	Am7	D7sus4	G
And it’s	all that you can	ask of any	man

Other bridge

G	G	G7
→	→

Cm	C	Dsus2	D
→		→

G	C	F	Am	D	C/D
Laa,	la la	la	laa la la	la

	G	G/B	C	C	G/B
If I	only had the	words to	tell you	→	→

	Am7	Am7/G	F9	D7
If you	only had the t	ime to under	stand

	D7/F#	G	G/B	C	C	G/B
Oh b	ut I	only have these	arms to	hold you	→	→

	Am7	D7	G	G7
And it’s	all that you can	ask of any	man

Cm	C	Dsus2	D	G
→		→

Cm	C	Dsus2	D	G
→		→

Billy Joel - Miami 2017 (1976)

Originally in D, I play in A capo 3

Intro

Siren noises are roughly...

F

Piano intro, skip on guitar

A	Gadd9	D6/F#	F(#11)
A	G6/9	D6/F#	F(#11)
A/C#	Dmaj7	A/E	D/F#
E/G#	D/F#	A	A/G#	D/F#

A	D/A	A	A	E/G#
I’ve seen the	lights go out on	Broadway

F#m	Dadd9	E	Esus4	E	Dadd9
I saw the	Empire State laid	low

C#m7	F#m
And life went on beyond the P	alisades

	A/E	E
They all bought	Cadillacs

	Dadd9	D	E
And left there	long ago

A	D/A	A	A	E/G#
They held a	concert out in	Brooklyn

F#m	Dadd9	E	Esus4	E	Dadd9
To watch the	island bridges	blow

Hanging stops

A/C#	D
They turned our	power down

A/E	D/F#
And drove us u	nderground

E/G#	D/F#	A
But we went	right on with the s	how

Now the rock starts, on guitar change Bm to G/B

A	F#m	A	F#m	A	A/E	E	A/E	E
	→	→	→	→	→		→

x2

A	D/A	A	A	E/G#
I’ve seen the	lights go out on	Broadway

F#m	D	E	A/E	E
I saw the	ruins at my	feet

C#m7	F#m
You know we almost didn’t	notice it

	A/E	E
We’d seen it	all the time

	D	D	E
On Forty-	Second Street

A	D/A	A	A	E/G#
They burned the	churches up in	Harlem

F#m	D	E	A/E	E
Like in that	Spanish civil	war

A/C#	D
The flames were e	verywhere

A/E	D/F#
But no one	really cared

E/G#	D/F#	A
It always	burned up there before

A	F#m	A	F#m	A	A/E	E	A/E	E
	→	→	→	→	→		→

x2

A	D/A	A	A	E/G#
I’ve seen the	lights go out on	Broadway

F#m	D	E	A/E	E	Dadd9
I watched the	mighty skyline	fall

C#m7	F#m
The boats were waiting at the	Battery

	A/E	E
The union w	ent on strike

	D	D	E
They never	sailed at all

A	D/A	A	A	E/G#
They sent a car	rier out from	Norfolk

	F#m	D	E	A/E	E
And	picked the	Yankees up for	free

A/C#	D
They said that	Queens could stay

A/E	D/F#
They blew the B	ronx away

E/G#	D/F#	A
And sank Man	hattan out at s	ea

A	F#m	A	F#m	A	A/E	E	A/E	E
	→	→	→	→	→		→

x2

Hanging stop on “lights”, mellow out

A	D/A	A	A	E/G#
You know those	lights were bright on	Broadway

F#m	D	E	Esus4	E	Dadd9
But that was so	many years ago

C#m7	F#m
Before we all lived here in	Florida

	A/E	E	Dadd9	D	E
Before the	Mafia	took over	Mexico

A	D/A	A	A	E/G#
There are not	many who re	member

F#m	Dadd9	E
They say a	handful still	survive

A/C#	D
To tell the	world about

A/E	D/F#
The way the l	ights went out

E	D/F#	F
And keep the me	mory alive

Repeat intro

A	Gadd9	D6/F#	F(#11)
A	G6/9	D6/F#	F(#11)
A/C#

Billy Joel - Movin’ Out (1977)

Originally in Dm, I play in Am capo 3

Play Bdim as x2313x

Am	Dm	G	G/B	C

With ooh and mmm

Am	Dm	G	G/B	C

Am	Dm7
Anthony works in the	grocery store

G	G/B	C
Savin’ his	pennies for	someday

Am	Dm7
Mama Leone left a	note on the door

	G	G/B	C
She said,	sonny, move	out to the	country

	Am
Ah, but	workin’ too hard can give you

	D7
A h	eart attack-ack-ack-ack-ack

F	G
You oughta know by	now

Am	Dm7
Who needs a house out in	Hackensack?

	G	G/B	C
Is t	hat all you ge	t for your m	oney?

	F	G
And it s	eems such a waste of	time

	E7	Am
If t	hat’s what it’s all abo	ut

	F	Bdim	E7	Am
Mama if	that’s movin’ up then	I’m	movin’	out

Am	Dm	G	G/B	C
	Mmm, I’m movin’ o	ut

Am	Dm	G	G/B	C

Am	Dm7
Sergeant O’Leary is	walkin’ the beat

	G	G/B	C
At n	ight he be	comes a barte	nder

	Am	Dm7
He works at	Mister Cacciatore’s down on	Sullivan Street

	G	G/B	C
Ac	ross from the	medical	center

	Am	D7
Yeah, and he’s	tradin’ in his Chevy for a	Cadillac-ack-ack-ack-ack

F	G
You oughta know by	now

	Am	Dm7
And	if he can’t drive with a	broken back

	G	G/B	C
At le	ast he can	polish the	fenders

	F	G
And it s	eems such a waste of	time

E7	Am
If that’s what it’s all	about

	F	Bdim	E7	Am
Mama if	that’s movin’ up then	I’m	movin’	out

Am	Dm	G	G/B	C
	Mmm, I’m movin’ o	ut

Am	Dm	G	G/B	C

Am

You should never argue with a

D7

Crazy mi-mi-mi-mi-mind

F	G
You oughta know by	now

	Am	Dm7
You can	pay Uncle Sam with the	overtime

	G	G/B	C
Is t	hat all you	get for your	money?

	F	G
And if t	hat’s what you have in	mind

	E7	Am
Yeah, if t	hat’s what you’re all	about

	F	Bdim	E7	Am
Good	luck movin’ up ‘cause	I’m	movin’	out

Am	Dm	G	G/B	C
	Mmm, I’m movin’ o	ut

Am	Dm	G	G/B	C

Outro

A

D

E

A

Billy Joel - My Life (1978)

Tabbed in drop D

Intro

-----------------2--
---------3--3--3-3--
---------4--4--4-2--
-0-0-0-0-5--5--5-0--
---------0--0--0----
0-0-0-0--000000-----

-----3--/-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-6---
-3-1-3--/-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-6---
-4-2-3--/--8--8--8--8--8-8-8-7---
-0-0-2--/-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-8---
-0-0-3--/----------------8-8-3-4-
---------------------------------

That was roughly as follows, note two different F9’s

D	D	G	D
E7	D7	C9	F9	F9	Bb
→

D	D/F#
Got a call from an	old friend

	G
We used to be	real close

A	D	G
Said he couldn’t go on the American	way

D	D/F#
Closed the shop, sold the	house

	G
Bought a ticket to the	West Coast

A	D
Now he gives them a stand-up routine in L.	A.

Rpt second part of intro

E7	D7	C9	F9	F9	Bb
→

x2

D	D/F#	G
I don’t need you to	worry for me cause I’m	alright

A	D	G
I don’t want you to tell me it’s time to come	home

D	D/F#	G
I don’t care what you	say anymore, this is	my life

A	Bm
Go ahead with your own life, and leave me	alone

	F#
I never said you had to offer me a	second chance

D7	E7
I never said I was a victim of	circumstance

G	D/F#	F#7	Bm	Bm/A
I still be	long,	don’t get me	wrong

E7sus4	E7
And you can	speak your mind

	G6	A	G6	A
But	not	on	my	time

D	D/F#
They will tell you you	can’t sleep alone in a

G

Strange place

A	D
Then they’ll tell you you can’t sleep with somebody	else

D	D/F#	G
But sooner or	later you sleep in your	own space

A	D
Either way it’s okay you wake up with your	self

Rpt second part of intro

E7	D7	C9	F9	F9	Bb
→

x2

D	D/F#	G
I don’t need you to	worry for me cause I’m	alright

A	D	G
I don’t want you to tell me it’s time to come	home

D	D/F#	G
I don’t care what you	say anymore, this is	my life

A	Bm
Go ahead with your own life, and leave me	alone

	F#
I never said you had to offer me a	second chance

D7	E7
I never said I was a victim of	circumstance

G	D/F#	F#7	Bm	Bm/A
I still be	long,	don’t get me	wrong

E7sus4	E7
And you can	speak your mind

	G6	A	G6	A
But	not	on	my	time

D	G	G	D	Em7	D
I don’t care what you say anymore, this is	my life

A	D
Go ahead with your own life, and leave me	alone

Rpt second part of intro to fade

E7	D7	C9	F9	F9	Bb
→					Keep it to yourself it’s my life

Billy Joel - Only the Good Die Young (1977)

Originally in C, I play in G capo 3

Bridge vox are a lot of 5

C	D	Em	C	D	G
C	D	Em	C	D

C	D	Em
Come out Virginia,	don’t let me	wait

	C	D	G
You	Catholic girls start m	uch too	late

	C	D	Em
But	sooner or later it c	omes down to	fate

	C	D
I	might as well be the	one

	C	D	Em
Well, they	showed you a statue,	told you to	pray

	C	D	G
They	built you a temple and l	ocked you	away

	C	D	Em
But	they never told you the	price that you	pay

	C	D
For	things that you might have	done

	G
Only the good die	young

C	D	G
That’s what I said

	G	C
Only the good	die	young

	D	G
Only the good	die youn	g

	C	D	Em
You might have	heard I run with a	dangerous	crowd

	C	D	G
We	ain’t too pretty we	ain’t too	proud

	C	D	Em
We	might be laughing a	bit too l	oud

	C	D
But	that never hurt no	one

	C	D	Em
So come	on Virginia sh	ow me a	sign

C	D	G
Send up a signal I’ll	throw you a	line

	C	D	Em
The	stained-glass curtain you’re	hiding be	hind

C	D
Never lets in the	sun

	G
Darlin’ only the good die	young

C	D	G
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, wh	oa

	G	C
I tell ya only the good	die	young

	D	G
Only the good	die young

Bridge

	D
You got a	nice white dress and a

C	G
Party on your confirmati	on

	A	C
You got a	brand new soul, and a cro	ss of gold

	D
But Vir	ginia they didn’t give you

	C	G
Q	uite enough informati	on

	A
You didn’t c	ount on me

	C
When you were counting on your	rosary

G/B	C	G/B	Am7
Oh	woah	woah	woah

	C	D	Em
They	say there’s a heaven for	those who will	wait

C	D	G
Some say it’s better but	I say it	ain’t

	C	D	Em
I’d rather	laugh with the sinners than	cry with the	saints

	C	D
The	sinners are much more	fun

	G
You know that only the good die	young

C	D	G
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, wh	oa

	G	C
I tell ya only the good	die	young

	D	G
Only the good	die young

Solo on bridge chords if appropriate

D	C	G
A	C

Bridge

	D
You say your	mother told you all that I could

C	G
Give you was a reput	ation

	A
Awww, she never	cared for me

	C
But did she ever say a	prayer for me?

G/B	C	G/B	Am7
Oh	woah	woah	woah

Rhythm change in the melody here

	C	D	Em
Come out	come out come out Vir	ginia don’t l	et me wait

C	D	G
You Catholic	girls start	much too late

C	D	Em
Sooner or later it	comes down to	fate

	C	D
I	might as well be the	one

	G
You know that only the good die	young

C	D	G
Tell you ba	by

	G	C
You know that only the good	die	young

	D	G
Only the good	die young

	G	C
Only the	goooo...

	D	G
Only the	good die young

	G	C
Oooh...	ooooh...

	D	G
Oooh...	oooh...

Billy Joel - Piano Man (1973)

Loosely

Dm7	Bdim7

In time

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

Solo

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

Billy Joel - Scenes from an Italian Restaurant (1977)

F	Gm7	C7
Bb/F	F	C7

F	Gm7/F
A bottle of white,	a bottle of red

C/F	Bb/F	F
Perhaps a bottle of ro	se instead

C	C/Bb	F/A
Get a table	near the	street

	F/A	Gm7	C
In our	old fa	miliar	place

Gm7	C7	Gm7	Bb/C	C	Bb/C
You and	I,	face to	face,	um umm

F	Gm7/F
A bottle of red, a	bottle of white

C/F	Bb/F	F
It all depends on your	appet	ite

G	F/A	G/B	C
I’ll meet you	anytime	you	want

	Bb/D	C/E	F
In our I	tali	an Re	staurant

Bb/F	Bb/F

Sax solo

Cmaj7	Fmaj7	Bbmaj7	Bbmaj7
Cmaj7	Fmaj7	Bbmaj7	Bbmaj7
Ebmaj7	Ebmaj7	Abmaj7	Abmaj7
Ebmaj7	Ebmaj7	Abmaj7	Abmaj7
C/D	C/D	C/D	C/D

G	D/G
Things are okay with	me these days

G7	G9
Got a good job,	got a good office

C7	F
Got a new wife,	got a new life

	Am7	D7
And the	family’s fine

G	D/G
Oh, we lost touch	long ago

G7	G9
You lost weight I	did not know

C7	F	Am7	D7
You could ever	look so nice after	so much time

	Eb	Bb	F
Do you re	member those days hanging	out at the village	green

Eb	Bb	F
Engineer boots, leather	jackets and tight blue	jeans

	Eb	Bb	F
Woah you drop a	dime in the box play the	song about New Or	leans

Eb	Bb
Cold beer,	hot lights

C	D	G
My sweet ro	mantic teenage	nights

Horn solo on the same chords as the previous verse

G	D/G	G7	G9
C7	F	Am7	D7
G	D/G	G7	G9
C7	F	Am7	D7

D7

Piano solo, the first G is held for a long time

G

G	F	C/E	D
G	F	C/E	D

G	F	C/E	D
Oh	oh, oh	oh, oh	oh oh

G	F	C/E	D
Oh	oh, oh	oh, oh	oh oh

G

Brenda and Eddie were the popular steadies

	D	D	C
And the	king and the queen of the prom

G	G7/B	C
Riding around with the	car top down and the	radio on

G	D	D	C
Nobody looked any	finer

	G	C
Or was	more of a hit at the	Parkway Diner

G	F	E
We never knew we could	want more than that out of	life

	Am	G/B	C	D	G
Surely	Brenda and	Eddie would	always know	how to sur	vive

G	F	C/E	D
Oh	oh, oh	oh, oh	oh oh

G	F	C/E	D
Oh	oh, oh	oh, oh	oh oh

G	D	D	C
Brenda and Eddie were still going steady in the	summer of seventy five

G	G7/B	C
When they decided the	marriage would be at the	end of July

G	D	D	C
Everyone said they were	crazy

G	C
Brenda you know that you’re	much too lazy

	G	F	E
And	Eddie could never af	ford to live that kind of	life

	Am	G/B	C	D	G
Oh, but	there we were	waving	Brenda and	Eddie good	bye

G	F	C/E	D
Oh	oh, oh	oh, oh	oh oh

	F/C	C	F/C	C
Well, they	got an a	partment with	deep pile	carpets

	D	G
And a	couple of paintings from	Sears

	F/C	C	F/C	C
A	big water	bed that they	bought with the	bread

	D	G
They had	saved for a couple of	years

	F/C	C	F/C	C
They	started to	fight when the	money got	tight

	D	Em
And they	just didn’t count on the	tears

	A9	C/D
Woh	oh, woh	oh, yeah rock and roll!

Sax solo with awesome bass

G	G	D	D
G	G7/B	C	C
G	D	G	C
G	F	E	E
Am	G/B	C	C/D

G	F	C/E	D
Oh	oh, oh	oh, oh	oh oh

	F/C	C	F/C	C
Well, they	lived for a	while in a	very nice	style

	D	G
But it’s	always the same in the end

	F/C	C	F/C	C
They	got a di	vorce as a	matter of	course

	D	G
And they	parted the closest of friends

	F/C	C	F/C	C
Then the	king and the	queen went	back to the	green

	D	Em	A9	C/D
But you can	never go back there a	gain, oh	oh, oh	oh

G	D	D	C
Brenda and Eddie had had it already by the	summer of seventy five

	G	G7/B
From the	high to the low to the	end of the show

	C
For the	rest of their lives

	G	D	D	C
They	couldn’t go back to the	greasers

	G	C
The	best they could do was pick	up their pieces

G	F	E
We always knew they would	both find a way to get	by

Am	G/B	C	D
That’s all I	heard about	Brenda and	Eddie

Am	G/B	C	D
Can’t tell you	more cause I	told you al	ready

	Am	G/B	C	D	G
And	here we are	waving	Brenda and	Eddie good	bye

G	F	C/E	D
Oh	oh, oh	oh, oh	oh oh

G	F	C/E	D
Oh	oh, oh	oh, oh	oh oh

G	F	C/E	D
Oh	oh, oh	oh, oh	oh oh

Bass notes are all that’s really played here,

chords somewhat fabricated

F	F/E	D	C	G/B	Am	C	Bb	Am	G	F	F/E

F	Gm7/F	C/F	Bb	F
	Yeah

C	C	Bb	F/A
F/A	Bb	C
C	Gm7	C	Gm7
Bb	C	Bb/C

F	Gm7/F
A bottle of red,	oooh a bottle of white

C/F	Bb/F	F
Whatever kind of mood you’re	in to	night

G	G/A	G/B	C
I’ll meet you	anytime	you	want

G	F/A	G/B	C
I’ll meet you	anytime	you	want

	Bb/D	C/E	F
In our I	tali	an Re	staurant

Sax solo

Cmaj7	Fmaj7	Bbmaj7	Bbmaj7
Cmaj7	Fmaj7	Bbmaj7	Bbmaj7

Billy Joel - Somewhere Along the Line (1973)

Originally around G#, I play in G capo 1

G	D/F#	F	C/E	C/D	G
					x2

	G	C
Well it’s a	rainy night in	Paris

	Am	D
And I’m	sitting by the	Seine

Vox stay up on the 5

	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	D/F#	F	C/E	C/D	G

G	C
Sweet Virginia c	igarette

Am	D
Burning in my ha	nd

	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

G	D/F#	F	C/E

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

Solo

G	G/B	C	D
			x2

G	D/F#	F	C/E	C/D	G

	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

G

D/F#

F

C/E

C/D

G

Billy Joel - Stop in Nevada (1973)

	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

Bm7	A/C#

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

Bm7	A/C#

Interlude over verse chords

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

This A is the A that starts the next line...

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

Bm7

A/C#

D

G

Em7

A

D

Billy Joel - Summer, Highland Falls (PPM arrangement) (1976)

This is based on the Peter, Paul, and Mary version, which is in E. Billy Joel’s

is in F.

I play in D

D	D	D	G
			x4

	D	G	D/F#
They say that	these are not the	best of	times

	G	D/F#	Em7	D/F#	A
But t	hey’re the	only	times I’ve ever	known

	D	G	D/F#	G	D/F#
And I be	lieve there is a	time for	medit	ation

	Em7	A	E	A
In cat	hedrals of our	own	→

F#/A#	Bm	Bm/A
Now I have	seen that sad	surrender

	G	G	D/F#
In my	lover’s eyes

	E	E/G#	A
And	I can only	stand apart and	sympathize

	D	Em7	G
For we are	always what our	situations	hand us

	A	G	C	G
It’s either	sadness or eup	horia	→

A	D	C	G	A
Sadness or eu	phoria	→

	D	G	D/F#
And so we’ll	argue and we’ll co	mpromi	se

	G	D/F#	Em7	D	A
And r	eal	ize that n	othing’s really	changed

	D	G	D/F#
For all our m	utual ex	perienc	e

	G	D/F#	Em7	A	E	A
Our	separ	ate conc	lusions are the	same	→

F#/A#	Bm	Bm/A
Now we are	forced to recog	nize our

	G	G	D/F#
Inhu	manity

	E	E/G#	A
Our	reason coex	ists with our in	sanity

	D	Em7	G
And so we c	hoose between re	ality and m	adness

	A	G	C	G
It’s either	sadness or eup	horia	→

If going into a solo here, the F# comes right after the D

A	D
Sadness or eu	phoria

Instrumental if appropriate on chorus chords, with F# leading in

F#	Bm	Bm/A	G	D/F#
→

E	E/G#	A	A
D	Em7	G	A
G	C	G	A
	→

PPM do a full verse here on “la”

F#/A#	Bm	Bm/A	G	G	D/F#
How thought	lessly we dissi	pate our ener	gies

	E	E/G#	A
Perh	aps we don’	t fulfill each other’s	fantasies

	D	Em7	G
So we	stand upon the	ledges of our liv	es

	A	G	C	G
With our resp	ective simi	larities	→

	A	G
It’s either	sadness or eup	horia

Hanging end on G, I usually stop here

PPM do *another* full verse here on “la”

Billy Joel - Summer, Highland Falls (1976)

This is based on the Billy Joel version, which is in F.

I play in D

As much walking between chords as you can fit in

D	D/F#	Em7	G
A7	A7	G	G

	D	D/F#
They say that	these are not the	best of times

	Em7	G	D	D/F#	Em7	G
But t	hey’re the only	times I’ve ever	known

	D	D/F#	Em7
And I be	lieve that there’s a	time for medit	ation

	G	A7	E	A
In cat	hedrals of our	own	→

	F#/A#	Bm	Bm/A
N	ow I have	seen that sad sur	render

	G	G	D/F#
In my	lover’s eyes

	E7	A7
And	I can only stand apart and	sympathize

	G	D/F#	Em7
For we are	always what our	situations	hand us

	A7	G	C	G
It’s either	sadness or eup	horia	→

D	D/F#	Em7	G
A7	A7	G	G

	D	D/F#
And so we’ll	argue and we’ll co	mpromise

	Em7	G	D	D/F#	Em7	G
And r	ealize that n	othing’s really	changed

	D	D/F#
For all our m	utual ex	perience

	Em7	G	A7	E	A
Our	separate conc	lusions are the	same	→

	F#/A#	Bm	Bm/A
N	ow we are	forced to recog	nize our

	G	G	D/F#
Inhu	manity

	E7	A7
Our	reason coexists with our in	sanity

	G	D/F#	Em7
And though we c	hoose between re	ality and m	adness

	A7	G	C	G
It’s either	sadness or eup	horia	→

Instrumental if appropriate

D	D/F#	Em7	G
A7	A7	G	G
D	D/F#	Em7	G
A7	A7	E	A	F#/A#
		→

	Bm	Bm/A	G	G	D/F#
How t	houghtlessly we di	ssipate our e	nergies

	E7	A7
Perh	aps we don’t fulfill each other’s	fantasies

	G	D/F#	Em7
And as we	stand upon the	ledges of our liv	es

	A7	G	C	G
With our resp	ective simi	larities	→

	A7	G	C	G
It’s either	sadness or eup	horia	→

A7	G
Sadness or euph	oria

Billy Joel - The Ballad of Billy the Kid (1973)

On guitar, I play the slow part at tempo and skip the

at-tempo part of the intro.

Slow, swung, or play at tempo

G
G	Em	F
G	Em	F	C	D
G	Em	F	C	G/B	Am	D

At tempo, straight, skip on guitar

F/G	C/G	C/G	F/G	G
				x2

	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

F/G	C/G	C/G	F/G	G
				x2

	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

F/G	C/G	C/G	F/G	G

	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

F/G	C/G	C/G	F/G	G
				x2

Interlude if appropriate

C	C/E	F	C	C	G
F	G

C	C/E	F	C	C	G
F	C

Bb/C
F	C

F/G	C/G	C/G	F/G	G
				x2

	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

F/G	C/G	C/G	F/G	G

	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

F/G	C/G	C/G	F/G	G
				x2

Interlude if appropriate

C	C/E	F	C	C	G
F	G

C	C/E	F	C	C	G
F	C

Bb/C
F	C

Billy Joel - The Entertainer (1974)

G

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

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

Hanging stops

	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

G

Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)

Intro, skip on guitar

Em	Em/D	Cmaj7	Cmaj7	B	B	Cmaj7	Cmaj7
E	E/F#	E/G#	Am	Am/G	D/F#	C/E
	→

D	B/D#

Whistle

Em	Em/D	Cmaj7	Cmaj7	B	B	Cmaj7	Cmaj7
E	E/F#	E/G#	Am	Am/G	D/F#	C/E
	→

B/D#	A/C#	B	B/A	Em

Em	C7	Em	C7

	Em	Am	Em
Well we	all have a face that we	hide away for	ever

	Am	C	D	B7
And we	take them out and	show ourselves when	everyone has gone

	Em	Am	Em
Some are	satin some are steel some are	silk and some are	leather

	Am	D	Bm	Em
They’re the	faces of the	stranger but we	love to try them	on

Em	C7	Em	C7

	Em	Am	Em
Well we	all fall in love but we	disregard the	danger

	Am	C	D	B7
Though we	share so many	secrets there are	some we never tell

	Em	Am	Em
Why were	you so surprised that you	never saw the	stranger?

	Am	D	Bm	Em
Did you	ever let your	lover see the	stranger in your	self?

Vox on the 5, but then I go *down* to avoid the falsetto bit

On guitar that iM7 just wants to be im.

Gmaj7	GmM7	D/F#
Don’t be af	raid to try a	gain

D7	Gmaj7	GmM7	D/F#	D7
Everyone goes	south e	very now and	then,	oh oh

Gmaj7	GmM7	D/F#
You’ve done it,	why can’t someone	else?

D7	Bm7	Bbaug	A6	B7
You should know by	now	you’ve been there your	self

	Em	Am	Em
Once I	used to believe I was	such a great ro	mancer

	Am	C	D	B7
Then I	came home to a	woman that I	could not recognize

	Em	Am	Em
When I	pressed her for a reason she re	fused to even	answer

	Am	D	Bm	Em
It was	then I felt the	stranger kick me	right between the	eyes

Em	C7	Em	C7

	Em	Am	Em
Well we	all fall in love but we	disregard the	danger

	Am	C	D	B7
Though we	share so many	secrets there are	some we never tell

	Em	Am	Em
Why were	you so surprised that you	never saw the	stranger

	Am	D	Bm	Em
Did you	ever let your	lover see the	stranger in your	self?

Gmaj7	GmM7	D/F#
Don’t be af	raid to try a	gain

D7	Gmaj7	GmM7	D/F#	D7
Everyone goes	south e	very now and	then,	oh oh

Gmaj7	GmM7	D/F#
You’ve done it,	why can’t someone	else?

D7	Bm7	Bbaug	A6	B7
You should know by	now	you’ve been there your	self

	Em	Am	Em
You may	never understand how the	stranger is ins	pired

	Am	C	D	B7
But he	isn’t always	evil and he	is not always wrong

	Em	Am	Em
Though you	drown in good intentions you will	never quench the	fire

	Am	D	Bm	Em
You’ll give	in to your de	sire when the	stranger comes a	long

Em	C7	Em	C7

Billy Joel - Travelin’ Prayer (1973)

Starts drums, then bass on D

C/D	D
	x2

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	D	A
			x2

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

A	D	A	G	A
			→

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	D	A
			x2

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

A	D	A	G	A
			→

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	D	A
			x2

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

A	D	A	G	A
			→

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	G	D	A
			x2

Solo on verse chords if appropriate, i.e., if awesome

In the original it’s a piano solo, then a violin

solo, each a full verse.

Hanging stops until the DGDA at the end of each line

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

A	D	A	G	A
			→

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	D	A
	D
With	me

D	G	D	A
			x2

Hanging stop on D

D

Weird boinky noise and banjos

Billy Joel - Vienna (1977)

I play the intro as something like:

 |-G+------F7--------G-Cm-D7-G/D-|
 |------------------------------|
E|-7----7--5-5/7\5-3-3-3--2--3---|
B|-8----8--4---------3-4--1--3---|
G|-8-876---5---------4-5--2--4---|
D|-------------------5-------0---|

G+	G9+/F	F#dim7	C/G
Am7b5/D#	D7	G

Em	G
Slow down, you c	razy child

Vox on the 4 3 3 2 on “juveni-ile”

	D	F
You’re s	o ambitious for a	juvenile

	C
But then if	you’re so smart, tell me

G	A7	B9	B7
Why are you still so afraid?		→

Em	G
Where’s the fire, what’s the	hurry about?

	D	F
You’d better	cool it off before you	burn it out

	C
You’ve got	so much to do and

	G	F#m7	B9	B7
Only	so many hours in a	day	→

Vox *down* to the 1 6 5 of the chord on “truth is told”

C	D
But you know that when the	truth is told

	G	D/F#	Em	Em/D
That you can	get what you	want or you can	just get old

Vox on the 4 of the chord on “even”

	C	F#m7
You’re gonna	kick off before you	even

	B7	Em7	A7
Get hal	fway throug	h, ooh o	oh

	D#9	D7	G
When will you realize		Vienna waits for	you?

G

Em	G
Slow down, you’re	doing fine

	D	F
You can’t be	everything you want to be befor	e your time

	C	G	A7
Although it’s	so romantic on the	borderline tonight

	B9	B7
Toni	ght

Em	G
Too bad but it’s the	life you lead

	D	F
You’re so ah	ead of yourself that you for	got what you need

	C
Though you can	see when you’re wrong, you know

	G	F#m7
You can’	t always see when you’re right

	B9	B7
You’re righ	t

C	D
You’ve got your passion, you’ve	got your pride

	G	D/F#	Em	Em/D
But do	n’t you know that	only fools are	satisfied?

C	F#m7
Dream on, but don’t im	agine they’ll

B7	Em7	A7
All come true	, ooh o	oh

	D#9	D7	G
When will you realize		Vienna waits for	you?

Solo on a half-verse

C	D7
Slow down you	crazy child

	G	D/F#	Em	Em/D
And take the	phone off the	hook and disap	pear for a while

C	F#m7
It’s all right, you can afford	to lose a

B7	Em	A7
Day or two	, ooh o	oh

	D#9	D7	G
When will you realize		Vienna waits for	you?

C	D
And you know that when the	truth is told

	G	D/F#	Em	Em/D
That you can	get what you	want or you can	just get old

	C	F#m7
You’re gonna	kick off before you	even

	B7	Em7	A7
Get hal	fway throug	h, ooh o	oh

	D#9	D7	G	E7
Why don’t you realize		Vienna waits for	you?

	Em7/A	D7
When will you	realize,	Vienna waits for...

G+	G9+/F	F#dim7	C/G
You

Am7b5/D#

D7

G

Billy Joel - Worse Comes to Worst (1973)

Originally in C, I play in A

Intro, with weird wah noises

B7

Enter normal instrumentation

A	E	G	D

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’ll get a	long

Bm7	E
I don’t know	how but sometimes

Bm7	E
I can be s	trong

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’ll get a	long

Bm7	E
I don’t know	how but sometimes

Bm7	E
I can be s	trong

Bridge, half-time

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “lightning”

G	D
Lightning and th	under

Vox on ascending 5 1 3 on “flashed across the roads”

	A	E
F	lashed across the roads we drove upo	n

G	D
Oh, but it’s clear skies we’re u	nder

Vox on 1 3 3 of the chord on “when I am”, 1 of the chord on “song”

	F#m	E
W	hen I am together, w	hen I sing the song

Solo if appropriate on verse chords

Bm7	E
Worse comes to	worst

Bm7	E
I’ll get a	long

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’ll get a	long

Bm7	E
I don’t know	how but sometimes

Bm7	E
I can be s	trong

Black Sabbath - Changes (1972)

Originally in C, I play in G

G	Am/D	G
	→	x2

	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
	→	x2

	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
	→	x2

Am
G	Am/D	G
	→	x3

	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
→

Em

Black Sabbath - Iron Man (1970)

Originally in Bm, I play in Am

Intro, with “I am iron man”

Em	D
→	x3

Main riff

Am	C	D	F	C	D
					x2

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?

Main riff

Am	C	D	F	C	D

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	Am	Ab5	G
		→	→

D	F#5	G	G	Ab5
→	→	→	→

Am	C	Am	Ab5	G
		→	→

D	F#5	G	G	Ab5
→	→	→	→

Am	C	Am	Ab5	G
		→	→

Main riff

Am	C	D	F	C	D
					x2

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

D

Nobody wants him

C	Am
He just stares at the	world

Very approximate chords for the riffy business

Am	C	D
		x2

D

Planning his vengeance

C	Am
That he will soon un	furl

Am	C	D
		x2

Main riff

Am	C	D	F	C	D
					x2

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

D

Nobody wants him

C	Am
They just turn their	heads

Am	C	D
		x2

D

Nobody helps him

C	Am
Now he has his re	venge

Am	C	D
		x2

Solo mostly on...

Bm

Am	C	D
		x4

Main riff

Am	C	D	F	C	D
					x2

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	C	Am	Ab5	G
		→	→

D	F#5	G	G	Ab5
→	→	→	→

Am	C	Am	Ab5	G
		→	→

Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)

Originally in Em, I play in Am capo 3

Am	G	C	G	Am
		→

Am	G	C	G	Am
		→

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	F	G	Am

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
Can you help me?

	Am	G
Occupy my brai	n, oh	yeah

Am	G	C	G	Am
		→

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	F	G	Am

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	F	G	Am

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

Am	G	C	G	Am
		→

Black Sabbath - War Pigs (1970)

Yes, really, this works acoustic. It’s especially good with a

low harmony doing just E E E E E E E B. Also FWIW, the E5’s

are all really E major.

D5	E5
	x 4

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

I keep going right through this part, though the original has an instrumental here.

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
	x 2

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

Blondie - One Way or Another (1978)

Intro

D	D	D	D	C#	C
			→	→	→

B	B	B	B	C	C#
			→	→	→

D	D	D	D	C#	C
			→	→	→

B	B	B	B	C	C#
			→	→	→

Not writing out the passing notes the rest of the way

D

One way or another, I’m gonna find ya

I’m gonna get ya’, get ya’, get ya’, get ya’

B

One way or another, I’m gonna win ya’

I’m gonna get ya’, get ya’ ,get ya’, get ya’

D

One way or another, I’m gonna see ya’

I’m gonna meet ya’, meet ya’, meet ya’, meet ya’

B

One day maybe next week, I’m gonna meet ya’

I’m gonna meet ya’, I’ll meet ya’

G	Bm	A/C#	G/B	A	F#m
I w	ill	drive	past	your ho	use

G	Bm	A/C#	G/B	A	F#m
And i	f the	lights	are	all d	own

	G	E	F#
I’ll	see who’s ar	ound

D

One way or another, I’m gonna find ya’

I’m gonna get ya’, get ya’, get ya’, get ya’

B

One way or another, I’m gonna win ya’

I’ll get ya’, I’ll get ya’

D

One way or another, I’m gonna see ya’

I’m gonna meet ya’, meet ya’, meet ya’, meet ya’

B

One day maybe next week, I’m gonna meet ya’, I’ll meet ya’, ah

G	Bm	A/C#	G/B	A	F#m
And i	f the	lights	are	all out

G	Bm	A/C#	G/B	A	F#m
I’ll	follow	your	bus d	ownt	own

	G	E	F#
See w	ho’s hangin’ o	ut

F#

Solo

F#m	F#m	A	C#m
F#m	F#m	A	C#m

B	E	F#m	F#m
A	A	B	B

D

One way or another, I’m gonna lose ya’

I’m gonna give you the slip

	B
A s	lip of the hip or another, I’m gonna lose ya’

I’ll trick ya’, I’ll trick ya’

D

One way or another, I’m gonna lose ya’

I’m gonna trick ya’, trick ya’, trick ya’, trick ya’

B

One way or another, I’m gonna lose ya’

I’m gonna give you the slip

Bridge

D	D	B	B

D

I’ll walk down the mall, stand over by the wall

B

Where I can see it all, find out who ya’ call

D

Lead you to the supermarket check out

	B
Some	specials and wrap, we’ll get lost in the crowd

D	B
One way or another I’m gonna	get ya’, I’ll get ya’, I’ll get ya’, get ya’, get ya’, get ya’

(Where I can see it all, find out who ya’ call)

Blue Oyster Cult - Don’t Fear the Reaper (1976)

Am	G	F	G
			x4

Vox on the 3 of the chord

	Am	G	F	G	Am	G	F	G
Al	l	our t	imes h	ave co	me

	Am	G	F	G	Am	G	F	G
He	re	but n	ow the	y’re g	one

F	G	Am
Seasons don’t	fear the	reaper

	F	E7	Am	G	F
Nor do the w	ind, the s	un, or the ra	in (we can b	e like t	hey are)

G	Am	G	F
Come on	baby (don’t	fear the	reaper)

	G	Am	G	F
Baby	take my	hand (don’t	fear the	reaper)

	G	Am	G	F
We’ll be	able to	fly (don’t	fear the	reaper)

	G	Am	G	F	G
Baby	I’m your	man

Am	G	F	G	Am	G	F	G
La-	la-	la-	la-	la

Am	G	F	G	Am	G	F	G
La-	la-	la-	la-	la

Am	G	F	G
			x2

Hang here if you feel like it

Am

Am	G	F	G
			x4

Am	G	F	G	Am	G	F	G
Val	enti	ne i	s d	one

	Am	G	F	G	Am	G	F	G
He	re	but n	ow t	hey’re g	one

F	G	Am
Rome	o and	Juliet

In this verse, if you’re alone, leave out the background lyrics

	F	E7	Am	G
Are tog	ether in et	ernit	y (Rome	o and Juliet)

F	G	Am	G
Forty-thousand m	en and women e	veryday (like Rome	o and Juliet)

F	G	Am	G	F
Forty-thousand m	en and women	everyday (	redefine	happiness)

	F	G	Am	G	F
An	other forty-tho	usand coming e	veryday (we can b	e like the	y are)

G	Am	G	F
Come on	baby (don’t	fear the	reaper)

	G	Am	G	F
Baby	take my	hand (don’t	fear the	reaper)

	G	Am	G	F
We’ll be	able to	fly (don’t	fear the	reaper)

	G	Am	G	F	G
Baby	I’m your	man

Am	G	F	G	Am	G	F	G
La-	la-	la-	la-	la

Am	G	F	G	Am	G	F	G
La-	la-	la-	la-	la

Am	G	F	G

Let ring

Am

Solo, approximating

Fm	G7
	x8

Am	G	F	G
			x4

	Am	G	F	G	Am	G	F	G
L	ove	of t	wo i	s o	ne

	Am	G	F	G	Am	G	F	G
H	ere	but n	ow t	hey’re g	one

F	G	Am
Came the last	night of	sadness

	F	E7	Am	G
And it was c	lear that she c	ouldn’t go o	n

	F	G	Am	G
Then the d	oor was o	pen and the w	ind appeared

	F	G	Am	G
The c	andles bl	ew and di	sappeared

	F	G	Am	G	F
The cur	tains fl	ew and then h	e appeared (saying d	on’t be afr	aid)

G	Am	G	F
Come on	baby (and she	had no	fear)

G	Am	G	F
And she r	an to him (then he s	tarted to f	ly)

	G	Am	G	F
They looked b	ackward and s	aid goodbye (she had bec	ome like th	ey are)

	G	Am	G	F
She had	taken his	hand (she had bec	ome like the	y are)

G	Am	G	F	G
Come on	baby (don’t	fear the	reaper)

Am	G	F	G
			x4

Am

Blue Swede - Hooked on a Feeling (1974)

Originally in G#, I play in E capo 1

First verse is a cappella, with ooka-chaka’s

I prefer to skip the ooka-chaka’s, and just play muted

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

Band enters on “feeling”

A	B	E	B
I-I-I-I-	I, I’m hooked on a	feeling

	A	B
I’m high on	believing

Ends with two hits on the last chord, which is a measure

of 2/4

	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

Hang the last chord

E	B	E7	A	Am

band out, with ooka-chaka’s

	E	G#7
All the	good love when we’re	all alone

	C#m	E7
Keep it	up girl yeah you	turn me on

Band enters on “feeling”

A	B	E	B
I-I-I-I-	I, I’m hooked on a	feeling

	A	B
I’m high on	believing

Ends with two hits on the last chord

	E	G#m	A	B
That you’re in	love with	me

Repeat to fade

Bob Dylan - Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (1973)

Chords are a combination of the Dylan and GnR versions

G	D	Am7
G	D	C

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

Let this chorus repeat as appropriate; usually if I’m

doing call and response, I use just I’s, no vi’s.

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

C	G
Ooohhhh... oh oh	yea

Bob Marley - I Shot the Sheriff (1973)

Originally in Gm, I play in Em.

Vox spend a lot of time on the 1.

Riff (in Gm)

|-5-3---------------|
|-----5-3-1-5-3-1---|
|-----------------3-|

Em

I shot the sheriff

Am	Em
But I did not shoot the	deputy

Em

I shot the sheriff

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

With riff

But I say

Em

I shot the sheriff

Am	Em
But I swear it was in s	elf-defense

Em

I shot the sheriff

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”

With riff

I say

Em

I shot the sheriff

Am	Em
But I swear it was in s	elf-defense

Em

I shot the sheriff

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

With riff, and wait a while after...

I say

Em

I shot the sheriff

Am	Em
But I did not shoot the	deputy

Em

I shot the sheriff

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

With riff

But I say

Em

I shot the sheriff

Am	Em
But I didn’t shoot the	deputy, oh no

Em

I shot the sheriff

Am	Em
But I did not shoot no	deputy

Outro

C	Bm	Em
		x2

Original fade, I end on riff

Bob Marley - No Woman, No Cry (1974)

Originally in C, I play in G

G	D/F#	Em	C
G	C	G	D

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

Bob Seger - Hollywood Nights (1978)

Originally in E, I play in A

Highest note that matters is the 4 (“Hollywood *hills*”)

Intro

A	D/A	G/A	A
A	D/A	G/A	A

Vox on 3 2 1 on “she stood there”

A

She stood there bright as the sun

	D/A
On that	California coast

Vox on the 1 of the chord (b7 of the key on “he”, 3 of the key/chord on “own”

G/A	A
He was a Midwestern boy on his o	wn

A	D/A
She looked at him with those soft eyes so	innocent and blue

G/A	A
He knew right then he was too far from	home

A	D/A	G/A	A
Oh,	he was too far from ho	me

A	D/A
She took his hand and she led him a	long that golden beach

G/A	A
They watched the waves tumble over the s	and

A	D/A
They drove for miles and miles up those	twisting turning roads

G/A	A
Higher and higher and higher they c	limbed

	A
And those H	ollywood nights

	D/A
In those H	ollywood hills

	G/A
She was l	ooking so right

	A
In her d	iamonds and frill

	A
Oh those b	ig city nights

	D/A
In those h	igh rolling hills

	G/A
Ab	ove all the lights

	A
She had a	ll of the skills

G	D	A	A
Uh h	uh,	yeah

A	A	A	A

A	D/A
He’d headed west cause he felt that a	change would do him good

G/A	A
See some old friends, good for the s	oul

A	D/A
She had been born with a face that would	let her get her way

G/A	A
He saw that face and he lost all contr	ol

A	D/A	G/A	A
Yeah,	he had lost all contr	ol

A	D/A
Night after night, day after d	ay it went on and on

G/A	A
Then came that morning he woke up a	lone

A	D/A
He spent all night staring down at the	lights of L.A.

G/A	A
Wondering if he could ever go	home

	A
And those H	ollywood nights

	D/A
In those H	ollywood hills

	G/A
It was l	ooking so right

	A
It was g	iving him chills

	A
In those b	ig city nights

	D/A
In those h	igh rolling hills

	G/A
Abo	ve all the lights

	A
With a p	assion that kills

	A
And those H	ollywood nights

	D/A
In those H	ollywood hills

	G/A
She was l	ooking so right

	A
In her d	iamonds and frill

	A
Oh those b	ig city nights

	D/A
In those h	igh rolling hills

	G/A
Ab	ove all the lights

	A
She had a	ll of the skills

Outro

A	D/A	G/A	A
Hollywood nights,	Hollywood hills, a	bove all the lights,	Hollywood nights

A	D/A	G/A	A
Hollywood nights,	Hollywood hills, a	bove all the lights,	Hollywood nights

Bob Seger - Old Time Rock and Roll (1978)

Originally in F#, I play in A capo 3

Vox mostly around the b3 and the 3

Intro

A	E	A	E

Vox more or less on the b3

	A
Just take those old records	off the shelf

	D
I sit and listen to ‘em	by myself

	E
Today’s music ain’t	got the same soul

	A
I like that old time	rock and roll

	A
Don’t try to take me to a	disco

	D
You’ll never even get me	out on the floor

	E
In ten minutes I’ll be l	ate for the door

	A	E
I like that old time	rock and roll

	A
Still like that old time	rock and roll

	D
That kind of music just	soothes the soul

	E
I reminisce about the	days of old

	A	E
With that old time	rock and roll

Solo

A	A	D	D	E	E	A	E

	A
Won’t go to hear ‘em play a	tango

	D
I’d rather hear some blues or	funky old soul

	E
There’s only one sure way to	get me to go

	A
Start playing old time	rock and roll

	A
Call me a relic, call me	what you will

	D
Say I’m old-fashioned, say I’m	over the hill

	E
Today’s music ain’t	got the same soul

	A	E
I like that old time	rock and roll

	A
Still like that old time	rock and roll

	D
That kind of music just	soothes the soul

	E
I reminisce about the	days of old

	A	E
With that old time	rock and roll, oh

Solo

A	A	D	D	E	E	A	E

	A
Still like that old time	rock and roll

	D
That kind of music just	soothes the soul

	E
I reminisce about the	days of old

	A	E
With that old time	rock and roll

Drums and vox only

	A
Still like that old time	rock and roll

	D
That kind of music just	soothes the soul

	E
I reminisce about the	days of old

	A	E
With that old time	rock and roll, he	y

Band back in

	A
Still like that old time	rock and roll

	D
That kind of music just	soothes the soul

	E
I reminisce about the	days of old

	A	E
With that old time	rock and roll

	A	D	E	A
Still like that old time	rock and roll

Bob Seger - Rock and Roll Never Forgets (1976)

Originally in E, I play in A

Highest note that matters is the 4 (“so you’re a *little* bit older”)

Intro

A	A	D	A
A	A	D	A

Vox on the 3 of the chord (4 of the key)

	Bm	A
So you’re a	little bit older and a lot less bolder than you	used to be

	Bm	A
So, you	used to shake ‘em down but now you stop and think about your	dignity

	D	A
So now	sweet sixteen’s turned	thirty-one

	D	A
You	get to feelin’ weary when the	work day’s done

	D	A	E
Well	all you got to do is get	up and into your kicks

	B
If you’re in a fix

Hard stop after this line

	Bm	E	A
C	ome back baby,	rock and roll never forget	s

	Bm	A
You better	get yourself a partner, go down to the concert or the l	ocal bar

	Bm	A
Check the l	ocal newspaper, chances are you won’t have to	go too far

	D	A
Yeah the r	afters will be ringin’ cause the b	eat’s so strong

	D	A
The c	rowd will be swaying and be s	inging along

	D	A	E
A	ll you got to do is get i	n, into the mix

	B
If you need a fi	x

Hard stop after this line

	Bm	E	A
You can c	ome back baby	rock n’ roll never forgets

	D	A
Ooh the b	and’s still playin’ it l	oud and mean

	D	A
L	isten to the guitar player	makin’ it scream

D	A	E
All you got to do is just	make that scene tonight	, hey tonight

Solo

B	A
B	A

	D	A
Well now	sweet sixteen’s turned	thirty-one

D	A
Feel a little tired, feeling	under the gun

	D	A	E
Well	all of Chuck’s children are	out there playing his licks

	B
Get into your kicks

	Bm	E	A
Yeah	come back baby,	rock n’ roll never forget	s

	Bm	E	A
Said you can	come back baby r	ock n’ roll never forgets

Hard stop after this line

Bm	E	A
Come back baby	rock n’ roll never forge	ts

	A	A	D	A
Ooh,		oh	yeah, oh yeah

A	A	D	A
Haah,	uh-	huh	huh-huh

Repeat to fade

	A	A	D	A
Never for	gets, oh	no, oh	no, never for	gets

Bob Seger - Turn The Page (1973)

I like to play this about 1.5x faster than the original,

starting with the Em at the 7th fret with the open top string,

then going to more like a low E5 in the second part of the verse.

Changing positions keeps this fairly repetitive song from getting

stale. Actually I try to us as many voicings with the open high E

string as I can.

Em	D	Em	Em

	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

Quiet, let chords ring...

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

Now getting loud again...

	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

Bob Seger - We’ve Got Tonight (1978)

Originally in B, I play in G

Highest note that matters is the b7 (in the bridge, “I know it’s late”)

Intro

G	D/G	G6	D/G
			x2

Vox on 3 2 1 5 on “I know it’s late”

In G, consider playing this line as I V/3 vi V, which is what happens in the next verse

	G	D/G	G6	D/G
I know it’s	late	I know you’re wea	ry

	G	Cmaj7	C6	G	D
I know your	plans		don’t include	me

	G	Cmaj7	C6	G
Still here we ar	e		both of us lon	ely

	G	Cmaj7	C6	G	D
Longing for s	helter	for a	ll that we se	e

Vox up to the 5 of the chord on “worry”

	G/B	Cmaj7	C6	G/D	D
Why should we w	orry,		no one will ca	re girl

	G/B	Cmaj7	C6	G/D	D
Look at the star	s		so far away

	G	Cmaj7	C6	G
We’ve got toni	ght,		who needs tomo	rrow

	G/B	Cmaj7	C6	G
We’ve got tonigh	t babe,		why don’t you	stay

G

	G	D/F#	Em	D
Deep in my	soul	I’ve been so lon	ely

	G	Cmaj7	C6	G	D
All of my	hopes		fading a	way

	G	Cmaj7	C6	G
I’ve longed for lo	ve		like everyone	else does

	G	Cmaj7	C6	G	D
I know I’ll keep s	earching	even	after to	day

	G/B	Cmaj7	C6	G/D	D
So there it	is girl		I’ve said it	all now

	G/B	Cmaj7	C6	G/D	D
And here we ar	e babe,		what do you say

	G	Cmaj7	C6	G
We’ve got toni	ght,		who needs tomo	rrow

	G/B	Cmaj7	C6	G
We’ve got tonigh	t babe,		why don’t you	stay

Vox on the 5 of the chord on “I know it’s late”

A#	G
I know it’s late, I know you’re	weary

A#	G
Ooh I know your plans don’t incl	ude me

	C	D#	G
Still here we	are	both of us	lonely

Cmaj7	C6	G	Cmaj7	C6	G	G
→	Both of us	lonely	→

	G	Cmaj7	C6	G
We’ve got tonigh	t,		who needs tom	orrow

	G	Cmaj7	C6	G	D
Let’s make it l	ast,		let’s find a	way

	G	Cmaj7	C6	G
Turn out the ligh	t,		come take my	hand now

	G/B	Cmaj7	C6	G
We’ve got tonigh	t babe,		why don’t you	stay

G

Let ring

	G	Cmaj7	C6	G
We’ve got tonigh	t,		who needs tom	orrow

	G	Cmaj7	C6	G	D
Let’s make it l	ast,		let’s find a	way

	G	Cmaj7	C6	G
Turn out the ligh	t,		come take my	hand now

	G/B	Cmaj7	C6	G
We’ve got tonigh	t babe,		why don’t you	stay

Band enters

	G	Cmaj7	C6	G
We’ve got tonigh	t,		who needs tom	orrow

	G	Cmaj7	C6	G	D
Let’s make it l	ast,		let’s find a	way

	G	Cmaj7	C6	G
Turn out the ligh	t,		come take my	hand now

	G/B	Cmaj7	C6	G
We’ve got tonigh	t babe,		why don’t you	stay

Cmaj7	C6	G/D	D	G
Oh o	h, oh	o	h, why don’t you	stay

Bonnie Tyler - It’s a Heartache (1978)

Originally in C, I play in G

Intro

Gadd9

	G	Bm
It’s a	heartache, nothing but a	heartache

	C
Hits you when it’s	too late

	G	D
Hits you when you’re	down

	G	Bm
It’s a	fool’s game, nothing but a	fool’s game

	C	G	D
Standing in the	cold rain, feeling like a	clown

	G	Bm
It’s a	heartache, nothing but a	heartache

	C
Love him till your	arms break

	G	D
Then he lets you	down

	C	D
It ain’t	right with love to	share

	Bm	Em	D	D/C	Gadd9/B	D/A
When you	find he doesn’t	care for	you →	→	→

	C	D
It ain’t	wise to need some	one

	Bm	Em
As much as	I depended	on

D	D/C	Gadd9/B	D/A
You →	→	→

	G	Bm
Aw, it’s a	heartache, nothing but a	heartache

	C
Hits you when it’s	too late

	G	D
Hits you when you’re	down

	G	Bm
It’s a	fool’s game, nothing but a	fool’s game

	C	G	D
Standing in the	cold rain, feeling like a	clown

Solo on verse chords

	C	D
It ain’t	right with love to	share

	Bm	Em
When you	find he doesn’t	care for

D	D/C	Gadd9/B	D/A
You →	→	→

	C	D
It ain’t	wise to need some	one

	Bm	Em
As much as	I depend	on

D	D/C	Gadd9/B	D/A
You →	→	→

	G	Bm
Oh, it’s a	heartache, nothing but a	heartache

	C
Love him till your	arms break

	G	D
Then he lets you	down

Solo on verse chords, with ad libs

G	Bm
It’s a fool’s game,	standing in the cold rain

C	G	D
Feeling like a	clown

	G	Bm	C
It’s a	heartache,	love him til your	arms break

	G	D
Then he lets you	down

Boston - More than a Feeling (1976)

Originally in D, I either play in D (and sing the chorus down an octave) or in G)

Either way, do not try to go up on the “slipped away” line

Not writing out all the suspensions and root movement after the intro

D	Dsus4	D	Cadd9	G/B	G
	→		→	→	x4

	D	C	G
I	looked out this morning and t	he sun was	gone

D	C	G
Turned on some music to	start my	day

	D	C	G
Then	lost myself in a fam	iliar song

	D	C	G/B
I	closed my eyes and I	slipped away

Am	G/B	D

G	C	Em	D
			x2

	G	C	Em	D
It’s	more than a	feeling (	more than a	feeling)

	G	C	Em	D
When I	hear that old	song they used to	play (more than a f	eeling)

	G	C	Em	D
As	I begin	dreaming (	more than a	feeling)

	G	C	Eb
Till I	see Mari	anne walk a	way

Em7	A7sus4	A7	G
I see my	Maria	nne walkin’ a	way

G	D/F#	A/E	D
→	→	→

D	Dsus4	D	Cadd9	G/B	G
	→		→	→	x2

D	C	G
So many people have	come and	gone

	D	C	G
Their	faces fade as the	years go	by

	D	C	G
Yet I	still recall as	I wander	on

	D	C	G/B
As	clear as the sun in the	summer sky

Am	G/B	D

G	C	Em	D
			x2

	G	C	Em	D
It’s	more than a	feeling (	more than a	feeling)

	G	C	Em	D
When I	hear that old	song they used to	play (more than a f	eeling)

	G	C	Em	D
As	I begin	dreaming (	more than a	feeling)

	G	C	Eb
Till I	see Mari	anne walk a	way

Em7	A7sus4	A7	Bm	A
I see my	Marian	ne walkin’ a	way

Solo

D	G	D/F#	A
D	G	D/F#	A
D	G	Bm	A
D	Bm	Em	A
G	G

G	D/F#	A/E	D
→	→	→

D	Dsus4	D	Cadd9	G/B	G
	→		→	→	x2

D	C	G
When I’m tired and	thinking cold

	D	C	G
I	hide in my music, for	get the	day

	D	C	G
And	dream of a girl, I	used to	know

	D	C	G/B
I	closed my eyes and she	slipped a	way

D	D	Cadd9	G/B
D	D	Cadd9	G/B
		Slipped a	way

D

Cadd9

G/B

Hang on the bVII a little extra

D	D	Cadd9	G/B

Hang on the last chord a little extra

Am	G/B	D

G	C	Em	D
			x2

	G	C	Em	D
It’s	more than a	feeling (	more than a	feeling)

	G	C	Em	D
When I	hear that old	song they used to	play (more than a f	eeling)

	G	C	Em	D
As	I begin	dreaming (	more than a	feeling)

	G	C	Em	D
When I	see Mari	anne walk a	way

G	C	Em	D
			x2

G

Boston - Peace of Mind (1976)

Originally in E, I play in A

F#m	D	A	E
			x6

A

Vox on the 3 on “feeling”

	A
Now, if you’re	feeling kinda low ‘bout the dues you’ve been paying

G	D	A
Future’s coming	much too	slow

	A
And you	wanna run but somehow you just keep on staying

Vox on the 4 of the chord (b3 of the key!)

on “can’t”

G	D	E
Can’t decide on	which way to	go, yeah, yeah, yeah

F#m	D	A	E
I under	stand about	inde	cision

	F#m	D	A	E
But	I don’t	care if I	get be	hind

F#m	D	A	E
People	living in	compe	tition

Hanging stop on “mind”

F#m	D	A	E	D
All I	want is to	have my	peace of	mind

Vox goes up to the high 1, but falsetto is OK

A

Yeah, whoa oh oh

	A
Now you’re c	limbing to the top of the company ladder

G	D	A
Hope it doesn’t	take too	long

	A
Can’t you s	ee there’ll come a day when it won’t matter

G	D	E
Come a day when	you’ll be	gone

F#m	D	A	E
I under	stand about	inde	cision

	F#m	D	A	E
But	I don’t	care if I	get be	hind

F#m	D	A	E
People	living in	compe	tition

F#m	D	A	E	D
All I	want is to	have my	peace of	mind

Bridge

E	E	D	D/F#	D/A
		→	→

E	E	D	D/F#	D/A
		→	→

E	D	D/F#	D/A
Take a look ahead	→	→

E	D	D/F#
Take a look ahead,	yeah,	yeah yeah yeah

A

Solo

G	D	A
→

G	D	A
→

G	D	A
→

G	D	E
→

F#m	D	A	E
			x4

Let ring

D

Band back in time

A

	A
Now everyb	ody’s got advice they just keep on giving

G	D	A
Doesn’t mean too	much to	me

A

Lots of people have to make believe they’re living

G	D	E
Can’t decide w	ho they should	be, whoa

F#m	D	A	E
I under	stand about	inde	cision

	F#m	D	A	E
But	I don’t	care if I	get be	hind

F#m	D	A	E
People	living in	compe	tition

F#m	D	A	E	D
All I	want is to	have my	peace of	mind

E	E	D	D/F#	D/A
		→	→

E	E	D	D/F#	D/A
		→	→

E	D	D/F#	D/A
Take a look ahead	→	→

E	D	D/F#	D
Take a look ahead,		look a h	ead

Boston - Rock and Roll Band (1975)

Originally in E, I play in A capo 1

Intro

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

Hard stop on the V at the end of this line

	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

Hard stop on the last “yeah”

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

	D	E
Everybo	dy listened

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

Solo

B	B	B	E
B	B	B	E
B	B	B	E
B	B	B	B
D	D	E	E

Let ring

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

D	E	G	D

A	D
A	D
A	G	D	A

Brownsville Station - Smokin’ in the Boys Room (1973)

Some of the banter is from the Mötley Crüe version

All chords in the intro and verse are slid up to from a half-step below

Originally in D, I play in A

A

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

Down to the 3 of the chord on “every”, then up to the

five of the chord on “smoke”

E	D	A
Everybody knows that sm	okin’ ain’t allowed in sch	ool

A

	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

Solo

D	A	D	E
D	A	D	F#	E

	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

Hard stop on “smoke”

E	D	A
Everybody knows that sm	okin’ ain’t allowed in sch	ool

Walk on D F# G Ab A, finish on...

G#	A
→

Bruce Springsteen - Because the Night (1978)

Originally in Am, I play in Em capo 3

Em	C	D	Em
			x 2

Em	C	D	Em
Take me	now, baby,	here as I	am

Em	C	D	Em
Pull me	close try and	understand

Em	C	D	Em
Worked all	day out in	the hot	sun

Em	C	D	Em
Break my	back till the	evening	comes

C	D	G	D
Come on	now, try and	under	stand

	Em	C	D
I	worked all	day pushing for the	man

G	C	D
Take my	hand as the sun des	cends

	F	Em	B
They	can’t hurt us now,	can’t hurt us now,	can’t hurt us now

Em	C	C	D	Em
Because	the night be	longs	to	lovers

Em	C	C	D	Em
Because	the night bel	ongs	to u	s

Em	C	C	D	Em
Because	the night be	longs	to	lovers

Em	C	C	D	Em
Because	the night bel	ongs	to u	s

Em	C	D	Em
What I	got, baby,	I have	earned

Em	C	D	Em
What I’m	not, baby,	I have	learned

Em	C	D	Em
Love is an	angel that	comes at	dusk

Em	C	D	Em
Stay in my	bed till the	evening	comes

C	D	G	D
Come on	now, try and	under	stand

	Em	C	D
The	way I	feel under your com	mand

G	C	D
Take my	hand as the sun des	cends

	F	Em	B
They	can’t hurt us now,	can’t hurt us now,	can’t hurt us now

Em	C	C	D	Em
Because	the night be	longs	to	lovers

Em	C	C	D	Em
Because	the night bel	ongs	to u	s

Em	C	C	D	Em
Because	the night be	longs	to	lovers

Em	C	C	D	Em
Because	the night bel	ongs	to u	s

Solo if appropriate on prechorus-ish chords

Bridge

	G	D	D	G	G	D	D	Em	D	D
In	love	we	sleep,	with do	ubt	the vi	cious circle	turns	and b	urns

G	G	D	D	Em	D	D	G	G	D
With	out	you	oh I cannot	live,	forgi	ve	with	out the	time has come to

“Take” up to the 1 of the chord

C	G	G	C
Take	the	moment	out

	Em	G/D	C	B
They	can’t hurt us now,	can’t hurt us now,	can’t hurt us now

Em	C	C	D	Em
Because	the night be	longs	to	lovers

Em	C	C	D	Em
Because	the night bel	ongs	to u	s

Em	C	C	D	Em
Because	the night be	longs	to	lovers

Em	C	C	D	Em
Because	the night bel	ongs	to u	s

Bruce Springsteen - Blinded by the Light (1973)

Originally in E, I play in D capo 1, Manfred Mann in F-ish

Intro

D	Dsus4
	x 2

Vox and guitar only

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

If you feel like it...

	G	A	D
The ca	lliope	crashed to the groun	d

Band enters

	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

Hang on the minor chord

G

Bm

	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

	G	Bm
To	night

Bridge, quiet again

	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

Loud again

	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

Rubato

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

Stay rubato for this made-up ending that follows neither MM nor BS

	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
Through the n	ight

Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run (1975)

Originally in E, I play in D

D	D	G	A
			x2

Vox in on the 4 on “day”

	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	A
In s	uicide mach	ines

	G	G/F#
Spr	ung from cages out on h	ighway 9

	Em
Chrome wh	eeled, fuel injected

Leave out the vocal “oh”

	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

	G
‘Cause tr	amps like us

	A	D
B	aby we were born to r	un

D	D	G	A
			x2

	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

Skip right to the vi after one line here if there’s

no solo.

D	D	G	A
			x2

Solo if appropriate

D	D	G	A
			x2

D	D	G	A
Bm	Bm	D	Am7

All chords sus4→major, everything other than C

as 6th-string barres.

Vox on the 5 of the chord on “beyond”

	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

Hit this as a 6th-string barre, you’re about to do

a lot of suspensions.

	A#
In an	everlasting kiss

I skip the breakdown, and do 4 beats each on...

A#sus4	A#
Asus4	A

Then riff for a while on...

Gsus4	G

Then ritard and fade, and count back in...

Vox back in on the 3

	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

Em

Get to that place

	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

Until end, with “whoa”

D

G

A

Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road (1975)

Most of the IV’s can be IV2, most of the V’s can be Vsus4

Originally in F; I play in D

D	G	D	G
D	F#m	G	A

	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

Vox do *not* go down on “skeleton”, even though you want to

	D	F#m
They haunt this	dusty beach road in the	skeleton frames of

G

Burned-out Chevrolets

Vox back up to the 1 of the key for this whole line, including “street”

	A
They scream your name at night in the	street

	D	G
Your graduation	gown lies in rags at their	feet

Stay on the 1 of the key on “lonely”

	F#m
And in the	lonely cool before dawn

*Still* on the 1 of the key on “engines”

	G
You hear their	engines roaring on

Vox down to the 3 of the chord on “get to the porch”

	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

Outro

D	A	D	G
D	A	G	A

D	A	D	G
D	A
G	G/F#	G/E	G/D
→	→	→

A	A/G	A/F#	A/E
→	→	→

D

Repeat to fade

Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better (1977)

Originally in F, I play in A capo 1

Highest important note is the 4 (“half as good”)

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes (in E) use the obvious

root chords in most cases, except that A/B becomes B, and

C#7b9 becomes C#m

In my key:

F#7b9 = 2x2323

Intro

A	Adim7	G#dim7	A	A7
	→

Vox on the b5 of the chord (!!)

D	Dm	A	A7
Nobody doe	s it be	tter

D	Dm	A	A7
Makes me feel sa	d for the	rest

D	Dm6	C#7#5	F#m7
Nobody	does it	half as	good as you

Bm7	D/E	A	Adim7	G#dim7
	Baby you’re the	best	→

A	A/C#	D	Dm
I wasn’t lo	oking,	but somehow you fo	und me

A	A/C#	B9	A#9
I tried to	hide from your l	ove l	ight

A	A/C#
But like heaven ab	ove me

D	Dm
The spy who lo	ved me

	C#7	F#7b9	Bm7	E7sus4	A	A7
Is	keeping	all my	secrets sa	fe ton	ight

	D	Dm	A	A7
And	nobody doe	s it b	etter

D	Dm	A	A7
Though sometimes I w	ish som	eone could

D	Dm6	C#7#5	F#m7
Nobody	does it	quite the	way you do

Bm7	D/E	A
Why’d you	have to be so	good

A	A/C#	D	Dm
The way that you	hold me,	whenever you h	old me

A	A/C#	B9	A#9
There’s some kind of	magic ins	ide	you

A	A/C#
That keeps me from	running

D	Dm
But just keep it c	oming

	C#7	F#7b9	Bm7	E7sus4	A	A7
How	’d you	learn to	do the t	hings you	do?

	D	Dm	A	Asus4
And	nobody doe	s it be	tter

D	Dm	A
Makes me feel so sa	d f	or the rest

D	Dm6	C#7#5	F#m7
Nobody	does it	half as	good as you

Bm7	A/C#
Ba	by, baby

Dmaj7	D#7b9	E7	A	A/C#
→	Darlin’	you’re the	best

D	F	G	A	A/C#
	Baby	you’re the	best

D	F	G	A	A/C#
	Darlin’	you’re the	best

D	F	G	A
	Baby	you’re the	best

Cat Stevens - Wild World (1970)

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

G7	G6	G

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

E7

Baby, I love you

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

G7	G6	G
G7	G6	G

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

Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me (1977)

Originally in A, I play in G, and I don’t go up on “cryin’” in the chorus

Intro

G	G	G	G
F	C	G	G

	G	D/F#
I w	ant you to want me

	Em	Em7/D
I n	eed you to need me

	C	G/B
I’d l	ove you to love me

	G	D/F#
I’m b	eggin’ you to beg me

	Em	Em7/D
I w	ant you to want me

	C	G/B
I n	eed you to need me

	G	D/F#
I’d l	ove you to love me

	Em	A
I’d s	hine up my old brown sh	oes

	F	G
I’d p	ut on a brand new sh	irt

	Em	A
I’d	get home early from w	ork

	F	Fm	Em
If you’d s	ay	that you l	ove me

	G	D
D	idn’t I, didn’t I, didn’t I see you cr	yin’

Remember not to go up on “cryin’” if you’re in G

	Em	C
Oh, d	idn’t I, didn’t I, didn’t I see you cr	yin’

	G	D
F	eelin’ all alone without a friend you know you feel like d	yin’

	Em	C
Oh, d	idn’t I, didn’t I, didn’t I see you cr	yin’

	G	D/F#
I w	ant you to want me

	Em	Em7/D
I n	eed you to need me

	C	G/B
I’d l	ove you to love me

	G	D/F#
I’m b	eggin’ you to beg me

	Em	A
I’d s	hine up my old brown sh	oes

	F	G
I’d p	ut on a brand new sh	irt

	Em	A
I’d	get home early from w	ork

	F	Fm	Em
If you’d s	ay	that you l	ove me

	G	D
D	idn’t I, didn’t I, didn’t I see you cr	yin’

	Em	C
Oh, d	idn’t I, didn’t I, didn’t I see you cr	yin’

	G	D
F	eelin’ all alone without a friend you know you feel like d	yin’

	Em	C
Oh, d	idn’t I, didn’t I, didn’t I see you cr	yin’

Solo

G	D	Em	C

G	D
Feelin’ all alone without a friend you know you feel like	dyin’

	Em	C
Oh, d	idn’t I, didn’t I, didn’t I see you cr	yin’

Solo

G	D	Em	C

	G	D/F#
I w	ant you to want me

	Em	Em7/D
I n	eed you to need me

	C	G/B
I’d l	ove you to love me

	G	D/F#
I’m b	eggin’ you to beg me

Instruments out, chords implied

	G	D/F#
I	want you to want me

	Em	Em7/D
I	want you to want me

	G	F
I	want you to want me

Repeat intro

G	G	G	G
F	C	G	G

Cheap Trick - Surrender (1978)

Originally in B, I play in G, highest note that matters is the 5

This version omits the key change at the end, for guitar reasons more than vocal reasons

This is not a typo, this actually happens a half-step lower this time than all the other times

E/F#	F#
E/F#	F#

Vox on the 5 on “mother”

G	D
Mother told me,	yes she told me

C	G
I’d meet girls like	you

	G	D
She	also told me	stay away

	C	G
You’ll	never know what you’ll	catch

C	D
Just the other	day I heard

	G
Of a	soldier’s falling off

	C	D
Some	Indonesian	junk

	G
That’s going ‘	round

G	Em7
Mommy’s alright,	Daddy’s alright

	Dsus4	C
They	just seem a little	weird

	G	Em7
Sur	render, sur	render

	Dsus4	C	C	C
But	don’t give yourself a	way,	hey-ey-ey-ey,	hey-ay-ay

F/G	G
F/G	G

G	D
Father says your	mother’s right

	C	G
She’s	really up on	things

	G	D
Be	fore we married	Mommy served

	C	G
In the	WACs in the Philip	pines

	C	D
Now	I had heard the	WACs recruited

G

Old maids for the war

	C	D
But	Mommy isn’t	one of those

	G
I’ve	known her all these years

G	Em7
Mommy’s alright,	Daddy’s alright

	Dsus4	C
They	just seem a little	weird

	G	Em7
Sur	render, sur	render

	Dsus4	C	C	C
But	don’t give yourself a	way,	hey-ey-ey-eyy,	hey-ay-ay

F/G	G
F/G	G

G	D
Whatever happened to	all this season’s

C	G
Losers of the	year

G	D
Every time I	got to thinking

C	G
Where’d they disa	ppear

C	D
Then I woke up,	Mom and Dad

	G
Are	rolling on the couch

C	D
Rolling numbers,	rock and rolling

	G
Got	my Kiss records out

G	Em7
Mommy’s alright,	Daddy’s alright

	Dsus4	C
They	just seem a little	weird

	G	Em7
Sur	render, sur	render

	Dsus4	C	C	C
But	don’t give yourself	away,	hey-ey-ey-ey,	hey-ay-ay

	G	C	G	D
Awa	y

	G	C	G	D
Awa	y

With “surrender, surrender”

G	Em7
Mommy’s alright,	Daddy’s alright

	Dsus4	C
But	don’t give yourself	away

G	Em7
Mommy’s alright,	Daddy’s alright

	Dsus4	C
But	don’t give yourself	away

G	Em7
Mommy’s alright,	Daddy’s alright

	Dsus4	C
But	don’t give yourself	away

G	Em7
Mommy’s alright,	Daddy’s alright

	Dsus4	C
But	don’t give yourself	away

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen the Rain (1970)

Originally in C, I play in G, highest note is the 6 (“I wanna know”)

Intro

Em	C	G	D

G

Someone told me long ago

G	D
There’s a calm before the storm, I k	now

	G
It’s been coming fo	r some time

G

When it’s over, so they say

G	D
It’ll rain a sunny day, I k	now

	G
Shining down like w	ater

C	D
I wanna kn	ow

	G	G/F#	Em	Em/D
Have you	ever	seen the	rain

C	D
I wanna kn	ow

	G	G/F#	Em	Em/D
Have you	ever	seen the	rain

C	D	G
Coming do	wn on a sunny da	y

G

Yesterday and days before

G	D
Sun is cold and rain is hard, I k	now

	G
Been that way for al	l my time

G

‘Til forever on it goes

G	D
Through the circle fast and slow, I k	now

	G
It can’t stop, I wo	nder

C	D
I wanna kn	ow

	G	G/F#	Em	Em/D
Have you	ever	seen the	rain

C	D
I wanna kn	ow

	G	G/F#	Em	Em/D
Have you	ever	seen the	rain

C	D	G
Coming do	wn on a sunny day

G

Yeah

C	D
I wanna kn	ow

	G	G/F#	Em	Em/D
Have you	ever	seen the	rain

C	D
I wanna kn	ow

	G	G/F#	Em	Em/D
Have you	ever	seen the	rain

C	D	G
Coming do	wn on a sunny day

G	D	G
	→

Derek and the Dominos - Bell Bottom Blues (1971)

Originally in C (chorus in A), I play in G (chorus in E)

Intro

If playing in G, the turnaround at the end of these lines sounds better as C G D/F#

G	B7/F#	Em	G/D	C	D	C	G	D
						→	→

Vox on the 3 on “blues”

	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

Vox on the 5 of the chord on “do you wanna”

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	→	→

Solo on verse chords

G	B7/F#	Em	G/D	C	D	C	G	D
						→	→

G	B7/F#	Em	G/D	C	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	→	→

	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	→	→

Derek and the Dominos - Layla (1971)

Chorus originally around Dm (verse in C#m), I play the

chorus in Am (verse in G#m)

Intro

Am	F	G	Am
			x5

Am	F	G

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

E	Am	F
Layla

	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

E	Am	F
Layla

	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

E	Am	F
Layla

	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?

	Am	F
Lay	la	(Layla)

	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?

Solo

Am	F	G	Am
			x8

Repeat a zillion times

G	G/B	Cadd9	C	Cmaj7	C6
		→	→	→	x2

F7	F7(#11)	G	G

Then once in a while...

Em	Am	D	G
Em	Am	D	D

Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing (1978)

Originally in Dm, I play in Am capo 5

Am	Am	Am	Am/G
			x4

	Am	G	F	E
You get a	shiver in the dark, it’s	raining in the	park but	meantime

Am	G	F	E
South of the river you s	top and you h	old everyth	ing

C	G
A band is blowing Dixie double f	our time

F	Am
You feel alright when you hear that music r	ing

Am	F	G
	→

	Am	G	F	E
Well now, you	step inside but you	don’t see	too many f	aces

Am	G	F	E
Coming in out of the	rain to hear the	jazz go	down

C	G
Competition in other p	laces

F	Am
Oh, but the horns they blowin’ that	sound

F	G
→	Way on down south

F	G
→	Way on down south

Am

London Town

Am	G	F	C/G	G	C/G	G
→	→		→		→

Am	G	F	C/G	G	C/G	G
→	→		→		→

	Am	G	F	E
You check out	Guitar George,		he knows	all the chords

Am	G	F	E
Mind he’s strictly rhythm he	doesn’t want to	make it cry	or sing

C	G
They say an old guitar is	all he can afford

F	Am
When he gets up under the lights to play his thi	ng

Am	F	G
	→

Am	G	F	E
And Harry doesn’t	mind	if he doesn’t	make the scene

Am	G	F	E
He’s got a daytime	job, he’s	doin’ al	right

C	G
He can play the honky tonk like a	nything

F	Am
Saving it up for Friday night

F	G
→	With the Sultans

F	G	Am
→	With the Sultans of	Swing

Am	G	F	C/G	G	C/G	G
→	→		→		→

Am	G	F	C/G	G	C/G	G
→	→		→		→

	Am	G	F	E
Then a	crowd of young boys, they’re	foolin’ a	round in the	corner

Am	G	F	E
Drunk and dressed in their best	brown baggies	and their plat	form soles

C	G
They don’t give a damn about about any	trumpet playin’ band

F	Am
It ain’t what they call rock and r	oll

F	G
→	And the Sultans

F	G	Am
→	Yeah, the Sultans, they play	Creole

Am	G	F	C/G	G	C/G	G
→	→		→	Creole	→

Am	G	F	C/G	G	C/G	G
→	→		→		→

Solo on verse chords

Am	G	F	E	E
Am	G	F	E	E
C	C	G	G
F	F	Am	Am	F
G	G	F	G	G

Am	G	F	C/G	G	C/G	G
→	→		→		→

Am	G	F	C/G	G	C/G	G
→	→		→		→

Am	G	F	E
And then the man he st	eps right	up to the m	icrophone

Am	G	F	E
And says at l	ast just as the	time bell	ring

C	G
Goodnight, now it’s t	ime to go home

F	Am
Then he makes it fast with one more th	ing

F	G	F	G
→	We are the Sultans

F	G	Am
→	We are the Sultans of	Swing

Am	G	F	C/G	G	C/G	G
→	→		→		→

Am	G	F	C/G	G	C/G	G
→	→		→		→

Dobie Gray - Drift Away (1970)

Originally in B, I play in A or G, highest note is the 6

(on “POURing rain”), lots of 5 in the chorus

Intro

A	E/A	D/A	E/A	A
→	→	→	→

Esus4	A
→

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

A	E/A	D/A	E/A	A
→	→	→	→

Esus4	A
→

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

A	E/A	D/A	E/A	A
→	→	→	→

Esus4	A
→

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

Instruments drop out

	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

Instruments back in

	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

Fade on chorus chords

Dolly Parton - Jolene (1973)

Originally in C#m as Am capo 4, I play in Em capo 1 (Fm)

Highest note is the 1

Em

Vox in on 7 1 on Jo-lene

	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

Outro

Em

Jolene...

Don McLean - American Pie (1971)

	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

C	G
We	were 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
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	?

	C	G
W	e s	tarted 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
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
H	e was singin’

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

	D
Wouldn’t	play

	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

D7

And they were singin’

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

Eddie Money - Two Tickets to Paradise (1977)

Originally in A, I play in E capo 2

Intro, hang the last chord

D	E
	x 8

	D	E
I’ve got a su	prise especially for	you

	D	E
Something that	both of us have always wanted to	do

	D	E
I’ve waited so	long, I’ve waited so lon	g

	D	E
I’ve waited so	long, I’ve waited so lon	g

	D	E
I’m gonna	take you on a trip so far from	here

	D	E
I’ve got two t	ickets in my pocket now baby, we’re gonna disap	pear

E	D	E
Waited so	long, I’ve waited so	long

	D	E
I’ve waited so	long, we’ve waited so lon	g

	A	D	E
I’ve got	two	tickets to	paradise

	A	D	E
Won’t you	pack your	bags we’ll	leave tonight

	A	D	E
I’ve got	two	tickets to	paradise

	A	D	E
I’ve got	two	tickets to	paradise

Interlude, solo if appropriate

D	E
	x 8

	D	E
Whoa	,	whoa

	D	E
I’m gonna	take you on a trip so far from	here

	D	E
I’ve got two t	ickets in my pocket baby, we’ll disap	pear

	D	E
I’ve waited so	long, I’ve waited so	long

	D	E
I’ve waited so	long, I’ve waited so lon	g

	A	D	E
I’ve got	two	tickets to	paradise

	A	D	E
Won’t you	pack your	bags we’ll	leave tonight

	A	D	E
I’ve got	two	tickets to	paradise

	A	D	E
Won’t you	pack your	bags we’ll	leave tonight

	A	D	E
I’ve got	two	tickets to	paradise

	A	D	E
Won’t you	pack your	bags we’ll	leave tonight

	A	D	E
I’ve got	two	tickets to	paradise

Hang the last chord

	A	D	E
I’ve got	two	tickets to	paradise

Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down (1979)

Originally in A, I play in E, vox is mostly on the b7

Intro

E

Vox on the b7

E

You got me running going out of my mind

E

You got me thinking that I’m wasting my time

	A	E
Don’t bring me	down, no no no no	no, ooh ooh ooh

Vox on the 5 of the chord on “tell you once more”, then down a half-stop for “off the floor”

	G	D	A
I’ll t	ell you once more before I g	et off the fl	oor

	E
Don’t bring me	down

E

You wanna stay out with your fancy friends

E

I’m telling you it’s got to be the end

	A	E
Don’t bring me	down, no no no no	no, ooh ooh ooh

	G	D	A
I’ll t	ell you once more before I g	et off the fl	oor

	E
Don’t bring me	down

Bridge

	C#m	E
Don’t bring me	down, gr	oos

	C#m	E
Don’t bring me	down, gr	oos

	C#m	E
Don’t bring me	down, gr	oos

	B
Don’t bring me d	own

E

What happened to the girl I used to know?

E

You let your mind out somewhere down the road

	A	E
Don’t bring me	down, no no no no	no, ooh ooh ooh

	G	D	A
I’ll t	ell you once more before I g	et off the fl	oor

	E
Don’t bring me	down

E

You’re always talkin’ ‘bout your crazy nights

E

One of these days you’re gonna get it right

	A	E
Don’t bring me	down, no no no no	no, ooh ooh ooh

	G	D	A
I’ll t	ell you once more before I g	et off the fl	oor

	E
Don’t bring me	down

Bridge

	C#m	E
Don’t bring me	down, gr	oos

	C#m	E
Don’t bring me	down, gr	oos

	C#m	E
Don’t bring me	down, gr	oos

	B
Don’t bring me d	own

Band out, percussion only

E

You’re lookin’ good just like a snake in the grass

E

One of these days you’re gonna break your glass

Band back in

	A	E
Don’t bring me	down, no no no no no no no no	no, ooh ooh ooh

	G	D	A
I’ll t	ell you once more before I g	et off the fl	oor

	E
Don’t bring me	down

Instrumental Bridge

C#m	E	C#m	E	C#m	E	B	B7

E

You got me shaking got me running away

E

You get me crawling up to you everyday

	A	E
Don’t bring me	down, no no no no	no, ooh ooh ooh

	G	D	A
I’ll t	ell you once more before I g	et off the fl	oor

	E
Don’t bring me	down, down, down, down down down

Instrumental verse

E	E	E	E
A	A	E	E

	G	D	A
I’ll t	ell you once more before I g	et off the fl	oor

Band drops out, last chord is implied

	E
Don’t bring me d	own

Elton John - Crocodile Rock (1973)

Intro, II7b9 can be bIIIdim

Originally in G, I play in E

In E, play the D#7b9 in the intro as x1202x

E/B	A/C#	D#7b9

E	E	C#m	C#m	A	A	B	B

	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

La, la la la la

C#m

La, la la la la

A

La, la la la la

B

La

	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

La, la la la la

C#m

La, la la la la

A

La, la la la la

B

La

With harmony

	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

La, la la la la

C#m

La, la la la la

A

La, la la la la

B

La

Fade

Elton John - Daniel (1973)

Play as punk-y straight-8ths

C	F	G7	C

	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

Outro

	C	F	G7	C
Mmmmm...

Elton John - Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me (1974)

Originally in C, I play in A

Intro

A	A/G	D	A	D
		→

Vox on the 3 of the chord

E	A/E	E	D	A	D/A	A	A/C#
I can’t light	→	no more of your	darknes	s	→

D	G/D	D	E	A/E	E	A/E	E
All my pictures	→	seem to fade to black and	white	→		→

E	A/E	E	D	A	D/A	A	A/C#
I’m growing tired	→	and time stands still befo	re	me	→

D	G/D	D	E	A/E	E	A/E	E
Frozen here	→	on the ladder of my l	ife	→		→

E	A/E	E	D	A	D/A	A	A/C#
Too late	→	to save myself from	falli	ng	→

D	G/D	D	E	A/E	E	A/E	E
I took a chance	→	and changed your way of	life	→		→

E	A/E	E	D	A	D/A	A	A/C#
But you misread	→	my meaning when I	met	you	→

D	D/F#	D/A	A/E	E	E7
Closed the door and l	eft m	e	blinded by the	light,	ahh

A	A/G
Don’t let the sun go	down on me

D/F#	B7/D#
Although I search myself, it’s always	someone else I see

A/E	D/E	E	A	A/G
I’d just allow a fragment of your	life	to wander	free

	D/F#	Bm	A/C#	D	A/E	E	A
But	losing everything is like the	sun	go	ing	down	on	me

A	A/G	D	A/E	D
		→

E	A/E	E9	E/G#	Bm	A	D/A	A	A/C#
I can’t find,	→	o	h the r	ight roman	tic line	→

D	G/D	D	E	A/E	E
But see me once	→	and see the way I	feel	→

E	A/E	E9	E/G#	Bm	A	D/A	A	A/C#
Don’t discard me	→	j	ust beca	use you	think I mean you harm	→

D	D/F#	D/A	A/E	E
But these cuts I have,	oh th	ey need	love to help them	heal

A	A/G
Don’t let the sun go	down on me

D/F#	B7/D#
Although I search myself, it’s always	someone else I see

A/E	D/E	E	A	A/G
I’d just allow a fragment of your	life	to wander	free

	D/F#	Bm	A/C#	D	A/E	E	A
But	losing everything is like the	sun	go	ing	down	on	me

A	A/G	D/F#	F6	G
			→

A	A/G
Don’t let the sun go	down on me

D/F#	B7/D#
Although I search myself, it’s always	someone else I see

A/E	D/E	E	A	A/G
I’d just allow a fragment of your	life	to wander	free

	D/F#	Bm	A/C#	D	A/E	E	A
But	losing everything is like the	sun	go	ing	down	on	me

A	A/G	D/F#	F6	G	A
			→

Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)

Originally in F, I play in D

Intro

D	A/C#	Bm	Bm/A	G	G/A	A	D
					→

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “when”

Em	G	A	A/C#
When are you g	onna come	down

D	D/F#	G
When are you go	ing to	land

Vox on the same note again, now the 3 of the chord

	C	C/G	A
I	should have s	tayed on th	e farm, should have

D

Listened to my old man

	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

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “blues”

	Gm7	Gm7/D	C	C/E
The	bl	ue	s

F	F/A	A#	A#/A
Ahh,		ahh

Gm7	Gm7/D	A
Ahh,		ahh

	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

F	F/A	A#	A#/A
Ahh,		ahh

Gm7	Gm7/D	A
Ahh,		ahh

D

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

F	F/A	A#	A#/A
Ahh,		ahh

Gm7	Gm7/D	A
Ahh,		ahh

	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

F	F/A	A#	A#/A
Ahh,		ahh

Gm7	Gm7/D	A
Ahh,		ahh

D

Elton John - Love Lies Bleeding (1973)

Originally in A, I play in D capo 4

Highest note that matters is the vi (“love lies bleeding”

On the passing Bb (in D), don’t try to hit the whole

chord, just play it as an octave.

D	F	C	A#	C
			→	x 2

	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	F	C	A#	C
			→	x 2

	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

Let the IV ring

D	Gsus2

Slow

Bm	A	D
Love lies	bleeding in my	hands

Elton John - Rocket Man (1972)

Originally in Gm, I play in Em

Vox on the 3

Em7	A9
She packed my bags last night, pre-f	light

Em7	A9
Zero hour, nine	A.M.

Vox on the 5 of the chord on “high”, which is not quite as high as you think it is

C	G/B	Am	Am/G	D	D/F#	D
And I’m gonna be	high-i-h	igh	as a kite by t	hen

Em7	A9
I miss the Earth so much, I	miss my wife

Em7	A9
It’s lonely out in	space

C	G/B	Am	Am/G	D/F#	D/A	D
On such a	ti-i-i	meless flight

G	C
And I think it’s gonna be a long long	time

	G
‘Til touchdown brings me ‘round again to	find

	C
I’m not the man they think I am at	home

	G/B	A9
Oh no, no,	no, I’m a	rocket man

C	G	C
Rocket man, burnin’ out his fuse up	here alone

G	C
And I think it’s gonna be a long long	time

	G
‘Til touchdown brings me ‘round again to	find

	C
I’m not the man they think I am at	home

	G/B	A9
Oh no, no,	no, I’m a	rocket man

C	G	C
Rocket man, burnin’ out his fuse up	here alone

Em7	A9
Mars ain’t the kinda place to	raise your kids

Em7	A9
In fact it’s cold as	hell

C	G/B	Am	Am/G	D/F#	D/A	D
And there’s no one	there to	raise them	if you	did

Em7	A9
And all this science, I don’t under	stand

Em7	A9
It’s just my job five days a	week

	C	G/B	Am	Am/G	D/F#	D/A	D
Rocket	man-a	aa-a-a-	an,	rocket	man

G	C
And I think it’s gonna be a long long	time

	G
‘Til touchdown brings me ‘round again to	find

	C
I’m not the man they think I am at	home

	G/B	A9
Oh no, no,	no, I’m a r	ocket man

C	G	C
Rocket man, burnin’ out his fuse up	here alone

G	C
And I think it’s gonna be a long long	time

	G
‘Til touchdown brings me ‘round again to	find

	C
I’m not the man they think I am at	home

	G/B	A9
Oh no, no,	no, I’m a	rocket man

C	G
Rocket man, burnin’ out his fuse up	here alone

C	G
And I think it’s gonna be a	long long time

C	G
And I think it’s gonna be a	long long time

C	G
And I think it’s gonna be a	long long time

C	G
And I think it’s gonna be a	long long time

Elton John - Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting (1973)

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

Vox mostly on the 4

	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

This D5 is really hiding a Dm

D5

Vox up to the 4 of the chord

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 a little action in

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

Original really does G Dm G here, I prefer to repeat

one pass on the intro

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

D5

Ooooh

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 a little action in

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

Instrumental on chorus chords with suspensions

C	Bb	F	C

D5

Ooooh

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 a little action in

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	Bb	F	C

C

Saturday, Saturday, Saturday

Bb

Saturday, Saturday, Saturday

F

Saturday, Saturday

	C
Saturday	night’s alright

Repeat to fade

Elton John - Tiny Dancer (1971)

Originally in C, I play in A

Intro

A	D/A
	x4

A	D/A	A	D/A	A	D/F#	D/F#	E/G#
Blue jean	baby,	L.A.	lady,	seamstress for the b	and	→

A	D/A	A	D/A	A	D	D	Amaj7/E
Pretty e	yed,	pirate s	mile,	you’ll marry a music m	an	→

Dmaj7	C#m7	F#m7	B/D#	Bm7	C#m7	F#m	E7/G#
Balleri	na,	you must have s	een her,		dancing in the s	and

A	D/A	A	D/A	A	E	Bm/D	A/C#	Bm
Now she’s	in me,	always	with me,	tiny dancer in my h	and →	→	→

A	D/A	A	D/A

A	D/A	A	D/A	A	D/F#	D/F#	E/G#
Jesus f	reaks,	out in the s	treet,	handing tickets out for g	od	→

A	D/A	A	D/A	A	D	D	Amaj7/E
Turning	back,	she just	laughs,	the boulevard is not that	bad	→

Dmaj7	C#m7	F#m7	B/D#	Bm7/D	C#7	F#m	E7
Piano	man,	he makes his	stand,	in the	auditori	um

A	D	A	D	A	E	Bm/D	A/C#	Bm
Looking	on,	she sings the	songs,	the words she knows, the tune she h	ums →	→	→

A	D/A	A	A

F	G
But oh how it	feels so real

Em	Am
Lying here, with	no one near

	F	G
Where o	nly you, and you can	hear me

	E7/G#	E7/B
When I say,	softly,	slowly

D	A/C#	Bm	Bm	A/C#
Hold me	closer Tiny	Dancer	→

D	A/C#	Esus4/F#
Count the	headlights on the	highway

D	A/C#	Bm	Bm	A/C#
Lay me	down in sheets of	linen	→

D	A/C#	Esus4/F#
You had a	busy day to	day

D	A/C#	Bm	Bm	A/C#
Hold me	closer Tiny	Dancer	→

D	A/C#	Esus4/F#
Count the	headlights on the	highway

D	A/C#	Bm	Bm	A/C#
Lay me	down in sheets of	linen	→

D	A/C#	Esus4/F#
You had a	busy day to	day

Esus4/F#	D

A	D/A	A	D/A

A	D/A	A	D/A	A	D/F#	D/F#	E/G#
Blue jean	baby,	L.A.	lady,	seamstress for the b	and	→

A	D/A	A	D/A	A	D	D	Amaj7/E
Pretty e	yed,	pirate s	mile,	you’ll marry a music m	an	→

Dmaj7	C#m7	F#m7	B/D#	Bm7	C#m7	F#m	E7/G#
Balleri	na,	you must have s	een her,		dancing in the s	and

A	D/A	A	D/A	A	E	Bm/D	A/C#	Bm
Now she’s	in me,	always	with me,	tiny dancer in my h	and →	→	→

A	D/A	A	A

F	G
But oh how it	feels so real

Em	Am
Lying here, with	no one near

	F	G
Where o	nly you, and you can	hear me

	E7/G#	E7/B
When I say,	softly,	slowly

D	A/C#	Bm	Bm	A/C#
Hold me	closer Tiny	Dancer	→

D	A/C#	Esus4/F#
Count the	headlights on the	highway

D	A/C#	Bm	Bm	A/C#
Lay me	down in sheets of	linen	→

D	A/C#	Esus4/F#
You had a	busy day to	day

D	A/C#	Bm	Bm	A/C#
Hold me	closer Tiny	Dancer	→

D	A/C#	Esus4/F#
Count the	headlights on the	highway

D	A/C#	Bm	Bm	A/C#
Lay me	down in sheets of	linen	→

D	A/C#	Esus4/F#
You had a	busy day to	day

A	D/A
	x4

Elton John - Your Song (1970)

Originally in Eb, I play it in E, with lots of open strings.

C#m/B as 7x6650

C#m/A# as 6x6650

E	A/E	B/E	A/E

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	A/E	B/E	A/E

	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

Eric Clapton - After Midnight (1970)

Originally in C, I play in A

Let ring

D

Intro

A	D	C	G
	→	→	x4

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

Solo on verse and chorus chords

A	C	D	A
	→		x2

A	D	D	E

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

Eric Clapton - Lay Down Sally (1977)

Intro

A

Vox start on the 7

A

There is nothing that is wrong

	D
In wanting you to stay here with	me

	A
I k	now you’ve got somewhere to go

But won’t you make yourself at home and

D	E
Stay with me? And don’t you e	ver leave

A	D
Lay down Sally and r	est here in my arms

E	A
Don’t you think you want someone to t	alk to?

A	D
Lay down Sally, no n	eed to leave so soon

E	A
I’ve been trying all night long just to t	alk to you

A

	A
The s	un ain’t nearly on the rise

	D
And we still got the moon and stars ab	ove

A

Underneath the velvet skies

	D
Love is all that matters, won’t you s	tay with me?

	E
Don’t you e	ver leave

A	D
Lay down Sally and r	est here in my arms

E	A
Don’t you think you want someone to t	alk to?

A	D
Lay down Sally, no n	eed to leave so soon

E	A
I’ve been trying all night long just to t	alk to you

A

	A
I l	ong to see the morning light

	D
Coloring your face so dreami	ly

	A
So d	on’t you go and say goodbye

	D
You can lay your worries down and s	tay with me

	E
Don’t you e	ver leave

A	D
Lay down Sally and r	est here in my arms

E	A
Don’t you think you want someone to t	alk to?

A	D
Lay down Sally, no n	eed to leave so soon

E	A
I’ve been trying all night long just to t	alk to you

A	D
Lay down Sally and r	est here in my arms

E	A
Don’t you think you want someone to t	alk to?

A	D
Lay down Sally, no n	eed to leave so soon

E	A
I’ve been trying all night long just to t	alk to you

Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight (1977)

G	D/F#	C	D

G	D/F#	C	D
It’s late in the	evening,	she’s wondering what cl	othes to wear

G	D/F#	C	D
She puts on her	make-up,	and brushes her	long blond hair

C	D	G	D/F#	Em
And then she a	sks me,	do I	look all	right

	C	D	G
And I say y	es, you look w	onderful toni	ght

G	D/F#	C	D

G	D/F#	C	D
We go to	party,	and everyone t	urns to see

G	D/F#	C	D
This beautiful	lady,	who’s walking ar	ound with me

C	D	G	D/F#	Em
And then she	asks me,	do you	feel all right

	C	D	G
And I say ye	s, I feel wo	nderful toni	ght

G

	C	D	G	D/F#	Em
I feel w	onderful bec	ause I see the l	ove light	in your e	yes

	C	D	C	D
And the w	onder of it a	ll is that you j	ust don’t real	ize

	G
How much I l	ove you

G	D/F#	C	D
			x2

G	D/F#	C	D
It’s time to go	home now,	and I’ve got an aching h	ead

G	D/F#	C	D
So I give her the	car keys,	and she helps me to b	ed

C	D	G	D/F#	Em
And then I	tell her,	as I	turn out the	light

	C	D	G	D/F#	Em	D
I say my d	arling, you were w	onderful ton	ight

	C	D	G
Oh my	darling, you were	wonderful to	night

G	D/F#	C	D
			x2

Evita - Don’t Cry For Me Argentina (1978)

This follows the Me First and the Gimme Gimmes arrangement.

I pretty much play this as straight 8ths, punk-style, maybe opening up a little in the chorus

Me First in G, I play in D capo 2

In D, play Gadd9 as 30020x

A	Gadd9	D/F#	Gadd9	D

	D	G
It won’t be	easy, you’ll think it	strange

	A
When I try to explain how I	feel

	D
That I still need your love after	all that I’ve done

	Bm
You won’t bel	ieve me

	E7
All you will see is a	girl you once knew

	E7
Al	though she is dressed to the nines

	A
At sixes and sevens with	you

A	Gadd9	D/F#	Gadd9	D

	D	G
I had to let it	happen, I had to	change

	A
Couldn’t stay all my life down at	heel

	D
Looking out of the window, staying	out of the sun

	Bm
So I chose	freedom

	E7
Running around, trying	everything new

	E7
But	nothing impressed me at all

	A
I never expected it	to

A	Gadd9	D/F#	Gadd9

D

Don’t cry for me Argentina

	D
The	truth is I never left you

	A
All through my	wild days

	Gadd9
My mad ex	istence

	D
I kept my	promise

Let ring on “distance”

	Gadd9
Don’t keep your	distance

	D	G
And as for	fortune, and as for	fame

	A
I never invited them	in

	D
Though it seemed to the world they were	all I desired

	Bm
They are ill	usions

	E7
They are not the solutions they	promised to be

	E7
The	answer was here all the time

	A
I love you and hope you love	me

A	Gadd9	D/F#	Gadd9

D

Don’t cry for me Argentina

	D
The	truth is I never left you

	A
All through my	wild days

	Gadd9
My mad ex	istence

	D
I kept my	promise

	Gadd9
Don’t keep your	distance

Vox on the 3 of the chord

Em	A
Have I said too much?

	D	A/C#	Bm
There’s nothing	more I can	think of to	say to you

Vox on the 3 of the chord (again)

	Em	A
But	all you gotta do is look at	me to know

	D	A/C#	G
That	every	word is	true

D

Don’t cry for me Argentina

	D
The	truth is I never left you

	A
All through my	wild days

	Gadd9
My mad ex	istence

	D
I kept my	promise

	Gadd9
Don’t keep your	distance

Faces - Stay With Me (1971)

Originally in A, I play in A capo 3

Intro

A	B	D	A

	A
In the m	orning

	B
Don’t say you l	ove me

	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	B	D	A

	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

	A
St	ay with me

	B
St	ay with me

	D	A
For ton	ight you better stay with	me

	A
St	ay with me

	B
St	ay with me

	D	A
For ton	ight you better stay with	me

A	B	D	A

	A
So in the m	orning

	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

	A
St	ay with me

	B
St	ay with me

	D	A
Cause ton	ight you’re gonna stay with	me

Sit down, get up, get out

	A
St	ay with me

	B
St	ay with me

	D	A
Cause ton	ight you’re gonna stay with	me

A

B

D

A

Five Man Electrical Band - Signs (1971)

Originally in D, I play in A

A	A	D/A	A
		→

	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?

A

	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?

A	A	D/A	A
		→

	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

Let ring

	G	D/F#	A/E	D
And the	sign said, you	got to have a membership	card to get ins	ide, huh

Solo on chorus chords, or just...

A	A	D/A	A
		→

Let ring

	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?

Fleetwood Mac - Don’t Stop (1977)

Originally in E, I play in A

A	D/A	A	D/A
→		→	x8

A	G	D
If you	wake up and	don’t want to smile

A	G	D
If it	takes just a	little while

A	G	D
Open your	eyes and	look at the day

E

You’ll see things in a different way

A	G/A	D
Don’t	stop t	hinking about tomorrow

A	G/A	D
Don’t	stop,	it’ll soon be here

A	G/A	D
It’ll	be b	etter than before

E

Yesterday’s gone, yesterday’s gone

A	G	D	D
			x2

A	G	D
Why not	think about	times to come

A	G	D
And not a	bout the	things that you’ve done

A	G	D
If your	life was	bad to you

E

Just think what tomorrow will do

Not a typo, the bass holds the 1 in the first chorus, but not here

A	G	D
Don’t	stop t	hinking about tomorrow

A	G	D
Don’t	stop,	it’ll soon be here

A	G	D
It’ll	be b	etter than before

E

Yesterday’s gone, yesterday’s gone

E

Solo

A	G	D	D
			x3

E	E	E	E

A	G	D
All I	want is to	see you smile

A	G	D
If it	takes just a	little while

A	G	D
I know you	don’t be	lieve that it’s true

E

I never meant any harm to you

A	G/A	D
Don’t	stop t	hinking about tomorrow

Hard stop on “it’ll soon”

A	G	D
Don’t	stop,	it’ll soon be here

A	G	D
It’ll	be b	etter than before

E

Yesterday’s gone, yesterday’s gone

A	G/A	D
Don’t	stop t	hinking about tomorrow

A	G/A	D
Don’t	stop,	it’ll soon be here

A	G	D
It’ll	be b	etter than before

E

Yesterday’s gone, yesterday’s gone

A	G	D	A	G	D
Ooo	h,	don’t you look	back

A	G	D	A	G	D
Ooo	h,	don’t you look	back

A	G	D	A	G	D
Ooo	h,	don’t you look	back

A	G	D	A	G	D
Ooo	h,	don’t you look	back

Fleetwood Mac - Landslide (1975)

Originally in Eb, I play in C capo 2 and avoid a few of the high bits

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	→

Solo

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

Not a typo, the vi is held a longer before going to the II at the end of the line than it was in the first chorus

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?

Hanging stop on “hills”

	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

Free - All Right Now (1970)

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

Realistically I’m going to skip all the places where the vox jump up

	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

Long solos, repeat second verse with more “baby”, shout a lot

George Thorogood - Move It On Over (1978)

Originally in G, I play in E

Vox on 1 3 5 on “in last night”

	E
I come i	n last night about half past ten

That baby of mine wouldn’t let me in

	A	E
So	move it on over,	rock it on over

	B	A	E	B
Move o	ver little dog, the m	ean old dog is movin’ i	n

	E
She t	old me not to mess around

But I done let the deal go down

	A	E
M	ove it on over,	rock it on over

	B	A	E	B
Move o	ver nice dog, a	big bad dog is movin’ i	n

	E
She c	hanged the lock on my back door

Now my key won’t fit no more

A	E
Move it on over,	rock it on over

	B	A	E	B
Move o	ver nice dog, a	mean old dog is movin’ i	n

Solo

E	E	E	E
A	A	E	E
B	A	E	B

	E
She t	hrew me out just as pretty as she pleased

Pretty soon I be scratchin’ fleas

	A	E
Mov	e it on over, sli	de it on over

	B	A	E	B
Move o	ver nice dog, a m	ean, old dog is movin’ i	n

Solo

E	E	E	E
A	A	E	E
B	A	E	B

	E
Yeah,	listen to me dog before you start to whine

That side’s yours and this side’s mine

	A	E
So move i	t on over, roc	k it on over

	B	A	E	B
Move	over little dog, a	big, old dog is movin’ i	n

Solo

E	E	E	E
A	A	E	E
B	A	E	B

	E
Yeah, she c	hanged the lock on my back door

Now my key won’t fit no more

A	E
Move it on over,	rock it on over

	B	A	E	B
Move	over little dog, a	big, old dog is movin’ i	n

E

Move it on over, move it on over

A	E
Move it on over, won’t ya r	ock it on over

Hard stop on “hot”

	B	A	E
Move	over cool dog, a	hot dog’s movin’	in

F	E
→

George Thorogood - One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer (1977)

Intro

E7

Spoken, but around the b3 and the 1

E

Wanna tell you a story

About the house rent blues

I come home one Friday
Had to tell the landlady I done lost my job

She said that don't befront me
Long as I get my money next Friday

Now next Friday come I didn't get the rent

Hard stop before this line

And out the door I went

Fancy riff, and the band comes back in, still spoken, vox around the b7 now

E

So I goes to the landlady

I said, you let me slide?

I'll have the rent for you tomorrow or the next day I don't know
So said let me slide it on you know people

I notice when I come home in the evenin'
She ain't got nothing nice to say to me

But for five year she was so nice
Lord, she was lovey-dovey

I come home one particular evenin'
The landlady said, you got the rent money yet?

I said, no, can't find no job
Therefore I ain't got no money to pay the rent

She said I don't believe you're tryin' to find no job
Said I seen you today you was standin' on a corner

Leaning up against a post
I said but I'm tired, I been walkin' all day

She said that don't befront me
Long as I get my money next Friday

Now next Friday come I didn't have the rent

Hard stop again, same deal

And out the door I went

E

So I go down the streets

Down to my good friend’s house

I said Look man, I'm outdoors, you know
Can I stay wicha maybe a couple days?

He said uh, let me go and ask my wife
He come out of the house, I could see in his face

I knowed it was "no"

He said I don't know man, ah she kinda funny, an' all
I said I know, everybody funny, now you funny, too

So I go back home, I tell the landlady I got a job, I'm gonna pay the rent
She said yeah, I said aw yeah

And then she was so nice
Lord, she was lovey-dovey

So I go in my room, pack up my things and I go
I slip on out the back door and down the streets I go

She a-hollerin' about the front rent, she be lucky to get any back rent
She ain't gonna get none of it

So I stop in the local bar, you know, people
I go to the bar, I hang my coat, I call the bartender

I said look man, come down here, he got down there
Said, whatchoo want?

Vox on the b3 on “bourbon”

	E	B	E	B
One bo	urbon, one s	cotch, one b	eer

Now sung, more or less, around the b3

	E
Well I a	in’t seen my baby since I don’t know when

	E
I been d	rinking bourbon whiskey, scotch and gin

E

Gonna get high man, I’m gonna get loose

E

Need me a triple shot o’ that juice

E

Gonna get drunk, don’t you have no fear

	E
I w	ant one bourbon, one scotch, and one beer

Vox on the b3 on “bourbon”

	E	B	E	B
One bo	urbon, one s	cotch, one b	eer

E

But I’m sittin’ there, at the bar

I’m gettin’ drunk, I’m feelin’ mellow

I'm drinkin' bourbon, I'm drinkin' scotch, I'm drinkin' beer
Looked down the bar, here come the bartender

I said look man, come down here, he got down there
Said, whatchoo want?

Vox on the b3 on “bourbon”

	E	B	E	B
One bo	urbon, one s	cotch, one b	eer

	E
No, I a	in’t seen my baby since the night before last

E

Gotta get a drink man, I’m gonna get gassed

E

Gonna get high man, I ain’t had enough

E

Need me a triple shot of that stuff

E

Gonna get drunk, won’tcha listen right here

	E
I w	ant one bourbon, one shot ‘n one beer

Vox on the b3 on “bourbon”

	E	B	E	B
One bo	urbon, one s	cotch, one b	eer, well all right

Solo

E7	E7	A7	E7
B7	A7	E7	E7	B7
			→

E7

Spoken again

E

Now by this time I’m plenty high

You know when your mouth a-getting dry, you’re plenty high

Looked down the bar, I see'da my bartender
I said look man, come down here, he got down there
He said whatchoo want this time?

I said look man, a-what time is it?
He said the clock on the wall say three o'clock
Last call for alcohol, so what you need?

Vox on the b3 on “bourbon”

	E	B	E	B
One bo	urbon, one s	cotch, one b	eer, well all right

	E
Lord, I a	in’t seen my baby since a-nigh on a week

E

Gotta get drunk man, so I can’t even speak

E

Gonna get high man, listen to me

E

One drink ain’t enough Jack, you better make it three

E

Gonna get drunk, I’m gonna make it real clear

Hard stop on “want”

	E
I	want one bourbon, one scotch ‘n’ one beer

Vox on the b3 on “bourbon”

	E	B	E	B
One bo	urbon, one s	cotch, one b	eer, well all right

E9

Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive (1978)

Originally in Am, I play in Am and sing down an octave

E7

Let ring

	Am	Dm7
At	first I was afraid, I was	petrified

	G	Cmaj7
Kept thinking	I could never live without you	by my side

	Fmaj7	Bm7b5
But then I	spent so many nights thinking	how you did me wrong

	Esus4	E
And I grew	strong, and I learned	how to get along

At tempo

	Am	Dm7
And so you’re	back from outer	space

	G	Cmaj7
I just walked	in to find you here with that sad	look upon your face

	Fmaj7	Bm7b5
I should have	changed that stupid lock, I should have m	ade you leave your key

	Esus4	E
If I had	known for just one second you’d be	back to bother me

	Am	Dm7
Go on now	go, walk out the d	oor

	G	Cmaj7
Just turn ar	ound now ‘cause you’re not	welcome anymore

Fmaj7	Bm7b5
Weren’t you the one who tried to	hurt me with goodbye

	Esus4	E
Did you think I’d c	rumble? Did you think	I’d lay down and die?

	Am	Dm7
Oh no, not	I, I will sur	vive

	G	Cmaj7
Oh, as	long as I know how to love I k	now I’ll stay alive

	Fmaj7	Bm7b5
I’ve got	all my life to live, and I’ve got	all my love to give

	Esus4	E	Am
And I’ll sur	vive, I will sur	vive, hey h	ey

Am7	Dm7	G	Cmaj7
Fmaj7	Bm7b5	Esus4	E

	Am	Dm7
It took	all the strength I had not to	fall apart

	G	Cmaj7
Kept trying	hard to mend the pieces of my	broken heart

	Fmaj7	Bm7b5
And I spent	oh so many nights just feeling	sorry for myself

	Esus4	E
I used to	cry, but now I	hold my head up high

	Am	Dm7
And you see	me, somebody	new

	G	Cmaj7
I’m not that	chained up little person still in	love with you

	Fmaj7	Bm7b5
And so you	felt like dropping in and just ex	pect me to be free

	Esus4	E
Now I’m	saving all my loving for some	one who’s loving me

	Am	Dm7
Go on now	go walk out the	door

	G	Cmaj7
Just turn	around now ‘cause you’re not	welcome anymore

Fmaj7	Bm7b5
Weren’t you the one who tried to	break me with goodbye

	Esus4	E
Did you think	I’d crumble? Did you think	I’d lay down and die?

	Am	Dm7
Oh no, not	I, I will sur	vive

	G	Cmaj7
Oh	as long as I know how to love I kn	ow I’ll stay alive

	Fmaj7	Bm7b5
I’ve got	all my life to live, I’ve got	all my love to give

Hang on the second “survive”

	Esus4	E
And I’ll sur	vive, I will sur	vive, oh

	Am	Dm7
Go on now	go walk out the	door

	G	Cmaj7
Just turn	around now ‘cause you’re not	welcome anymore

Fmaj7	Bm7b5
Weren’t you the one who tried to	break me with goodbye

	Esus4	E
Did you think	I’d crumble? Did you think	I’d lay down and die?

	Am	Dm7
Oh no, not	I, I will sur	vive

	G	Cmaj7
Oh	as long as I know how to love I kn	ow I’ll stay alive

	Fmaj7	Bm7b5
I’ve got	all my life to live, I’ve got	all my love to give

	Esus4	E	Am
And I’ll sur	vive, I will sur	vive, I will surv	ive

Grease - Freddy My Love (1978)

Originally in Db, I play in E

Get the vox ready for “flipped over that gray cashmere sweater”,

and also think hard about how serious you are about the melody in

the bridge. It’s rhythmically simple, but melodically wild. Plan

on a class-II train wreck in the bridge.

B7	B6	B+	B7

Vox start on the 1

E	Emaj7	A	B7
Freddy my	love, I miss you	more than words can	say

Vox on the 7 of the chord on “touch”, down to the 3 of the chord on “way”

E	Emaj7	C#7sus4	C#7
Freddy my	love, please keep in	touch while you’re a	way

F#m7	F#m7b5	B7
Hearing from	you can make the	day so much better

G#m	G#m7b5/D	C#7sus4	C#7
Getting a	souvenir or	maybe a	letter

Vox up to the 3 of the chord on “flipped”, which is awkward,

then on the 5 on “gray”, which is not awkward.

Hard stop on “sweater”

F#m7	Am/D	E/B	A
I really	flipped over the	gray cashmere	sweater

	E	Emaj7	A	B7
Freddy my	love, Freddy my	love, Freddy my	love, Freddy my	love

E	Emaj7	A	B7
Freddy you	know, your absence	makes me feel so	blue

E	Emaj7	C#7sus4	C#7
That’s okay	though, your presents	make me think of	you

F#m7	F#m7b5	B7
My ma will	have a heart at	tack when she catches

G#m	G#m7b5/D	C#7sus4	C#7
Those pedal	pushers with the	black leather	patches

F#m7	Am/D	E/B	A
Oh how I	wish I had a	jacket that	matches

	E	Emaj7	A	E7
Freddy my	love, Freddy my	love, Freddy my	love, Freddy my	love

Vox on 3 1 of the first chord (“keep your”), then

1 5 of the second (“from me”).

That sets the tone, although this bridge is super-complicated to sing. Just hit

the high 3 of the chord on “mind” at the end and it will be OK.

	A	B7	G#m	E
Don’t	keep your letters	from me, I	thrill to every	line

	Am7	B7	Em	Em
Your	spelling’s kinda	crummy, but	honey so is	mine

	F#m7b5	B7+5	B7	Em	A7
I	treasure every	gifti	e, the	ring is really	nifty

	Dmaj7	C#m7	F#m7	B7
You	say it cost you	fifty, so you’re	thrifty, I don’t	mind

	E	Emaj7	A	B7
Woah, oh, oh,	oh, Freddy you	see, you’ll hold me	in your arms some	day

E	Emaj7	C#7sus4	C#7
And I will	be wearing your	lacy linge	rie

F#m7	F#m7b5	B7
Thinking a	bout it, my heart’s	pounding already

G#m	G#m7b5/D	C#7sus4	C#7
Knowing when	you come home, we’re	bound to go	steady

F#m7	Am/D	E/B	A
And throw your	service pay a	round like con	fetti

	E	Emaj7	A	B7
Freddy my	love, Freddy my	love, Freddy my	love, Freddy my	love

E	Emaj7	A	B7
Freddy my	love, Freddy my	love, Freddy my	love

E	Emaj7	A	B7
Freddy my	love, Freddy my	love, Freddy my	love

E	Emaj7	A	B7
Freddy my	love, Freddy my	love, Freddy my	love

Fade

Grease - Summer Nights (1978)

D	G	A	G	A	G
					x 2

	D	G	A	G	A	G
M:	Summer l	ovin’,	had me a b	last

	D	G	A	G	A	G
F:	Summer l	ovin’,	happened so	fast

	D	G	A	B
M:	I met a	girl	crazy for	me

	E	A	E	A
F:	Met a b	oy,	cute as can	be

	D	G	A	B
Both:	Summer d	ays,	driftin’ a	way to

	Em	A	D
A	h those s	ummer n	ights

	A	G	A
Men: Oh,	well-a	well-a	well-a

	D	G	E	A
Men:	Tell me	more, tell me	more, did you	get very far?

	D	G	E	A
Women:	Tell me	more, tell me	more, like, does	he have a car?

	D	G	A	G	A	G
All: Doo-	doo ah ah doo-	doo doo-	doo doo	doo	doo	doo

	D	G	A	G	A	G
M:	She swam	by me,	she got a c	ramp

	D	G	A	G	A	G
F:	He ran	by me,	got my suit	damp

	D	G	A	B
M:	I saved her l	ife,	she nearly d	rowned

	E	A	E	A
F:	He showed	off,	splashing ar	ound

	D	G	A	B
Both:	Summer s	un,	something be	gun but

Em	A	D
Oh those	summer	nights

	A	G	A
Both: Oh,	well-a	well-a	well-a

	D	G	E	A
Women:	Tell me	more, tell me	more, was it	love at first sight

	D	G	E	A
Men:	Tell me	more, tell me	more, did she	put up a fight

	D	G	A	G	A	G
All: Doo-	doo ah ah doo-	doo doo-	doo doo	doo	doo	doo

	D	G	A	G	A	G
M:	Took her	bowling	in the ar	cade

	D	G	A	G
F:	We went s	trolling,	drank lemon	ade

	D	G	A	B
M:	We made o	ut,	under the d	ock

	E	A	E	A
F:	We stayed	out,	till ten o’c	lock

	D	G	A	B
Both:	Summer f	ling	don’t mean a t	hing but

Em	A	Bb
Ah those s	ummer n	ights

	Eb	Ab	F	Bb
Men:	Tell me	more, tell me	more, but you	don’t gotta brag

	Eb	Ab	F	Bb
Women:	Tell me	more, tell me	more, ‘cause he	sounds like a drag

	Eb	Ab	Bb	Ab
All:	Shoo bop bop	shoo be bop	shoo bop bop	shoo bop bop

	Eb	Ab	Bb	Ab
All:	Shoo bop bop	shoo be bop	shoo bop bop	yeah

	Eb	Ab	Bb	Ab
F:	He got f	riendly,	holding my	hand

	Eb	Ab	Bb	Ab
M:	Well she got f	riendly,	down in the	sand

	Eb	Ab	Bb	C
F:	He was	sweet,	just turned eig	hteen

	F	Bb	F	Bb
M:	She was	good, you	know what I	mean

	Eb	Ab	Bb	C
Both:	Summer	heat,	boy and girl	meet, but

Fm	Bb	B
Oh those s	ummer n	ights

	E	A	F#	B
Women:	Tell me	more, tell me	more, how much	dough did he spend?

Hard stop on “friend”

	E	A	F#	B	E
Men:	Tell me	more, tell me	more, could she ge	t me a	friend?

Let ring

A7

Slow, let ring

	D	G	A	G	A	G
F:	It’s turned	colder,	that’s where it	ends

	D	G	A	G	A	G
M:	So I told he	r,	we’d still be f	riends

	D	G	A	B
F:	Then we	made	our true love	vow

	E7	A7	E7	A7
M:	Wonder	what	she’s doin’	now

	D	G	A	B
Both:	Summer	dreams,	ripped at the	seams, but

The Ddim is implied by the harmony, but there’s no root

	Em	A	Ddim	D
Ah	those	summer	ni	ghts

	D	G	D	D	G	D
All:	Tell me m	ore, tell me	more ohhh

Grease - You’re the One That I Want (1978)

Originally in Am, I play in Dm

Intro

Dm

Danny, vox on the 1

	Dm	A#	F
I got	chills, they’re multiplyin’, and I’m	losin’ con	trol

	A	Dm
‘Cause the	power you’re	supplyin’, it’s electrifyin’

Sandy

	F	Am	Dm	A#
You better shape	up, ‘cause I	need a man,	and my heart is set on	you

	F	Am	Dm	A#
You better shape	up, you better	understand,	to my heart I must be tr	ue

Danny

	A#
Nothing	left, nothing left for me to do

Both

	F	A#
You’re the	one that I want (you are the one I want), ooh ooh	ooh, honey

	F	A#
The	one that I want (you are the one I want), ooh ooh	ooh, honey

	F	A#
The	one that I want (you are the one I want), ooh ooh	ooh

A#	C	C7
The one I	need (the one I need), oh yes ind	eed (yes indeed)

Dm

Sandy

	Dm	A#	F
If you’re f	illed with affection, you’re too s	hy to con	vey

	A	Dm
Medi	tate in my di	rection, feel your way

Danny

	F	Am
I better shape	up, cause you	need a man (I need a man)

Sandy

Dm	A#
Who can keep me satis	fied

Danny

	F	Am
I better shape	up, if I’m	gonna prove (you better prove)

Sandy

Dm	A#
That my faith is justi	fied

Danny

A#

Are you sure?

Both

	A#
Yes I’m s	ure down deep inside

	F	A#
You’re the	one that I want (you are the one I want), ooh ooh	ooh, honey

	F	A#
The	one that I want (you are the one I want), ooh ooh	ooh, honey

	F	A#
The	one that I want (you are the one I want), ooh ooh	ooh

A#	C	C7
The one I	need (the one I need), oh yes	indeed (yes indeed)

	F	A#
You’re the	one that I want (you are the one I want), ooh ooh	ooh, honey

	F	A#
The	one that I want (you are the one I want), ooh ooh	ooh, honey

	F	A#
The	one that I want (you are the one I want), ooh ooh	ooh

A#	C	C7
The one I	need (the one I need), oh yes	indeed (yes indeed)

	F
You’re the	one that I want

Hall and Oates - Rich Girl (1976)

Originally in F, I play in C

In this verse, chords are syncopated and back a half-measure, so the first chord really hits after “girl”

Vox on 5 6 1 on “you’re a rich”

	C	Em7
You’re a	rich girl and you’ve	gone too far

	Am7	C/G
‘Cause you k	now it don’t matter anyw	ay

F	C/E
You can rely on the	old man’s money

Dm7	F/G
You can rely on the ol	d man’s money

	C	Em7
It’s a bi	tch girl but it’s	gone too far

	Am7	C/G
‘Cause you k	now it don’t matter anyw	ay

F	C/E
Say money but it w	on’t get you too far

Dm7

Get you too far

C

	Dm7	Em7	Fmaj7	Dm7
And	don’t	you	know, don’t you	know

	C/G	Dm7	Em7	Am7
That it’s	wrong, oh, to	take what he’s	givin’	you

Dm7	Em7	Fmaj7	Dm7
So	far	gone, on your own

	Dm7	Am7	Dm7
And you can g	et along i	f you	try to be strong

Am7	F/G	F/A	G/B	F/C
But you’ll	never be st	rong		’cause

	C	Em7
You’re a	rich girl and you’ve	gone too far

	Am7	C/G
‘Cause you k	now it don’t matter anyw	ay

F	C/E
You can rely on the	old man’s money

Dm7	F/G	F/A
You can rely on the ol	d man’s	money

	C	Em7
It’s a bi	tch girl but it’s	gone too far

	Am7	C/G
‘Cause you k	now it don’t matter anyw	ay

F	C/E
Say money but it w	on’t get you too far

Dm7

Get you too far

Dm7	Em7	Fmaj7	Dm7
High	and	dry, out of the	rain

	C/G	Dm7	Em7	Am7
It’s so e	asy to hurt	others when you	can’t feel	pain

	Dm7	Em7	Fmaj7	Dm7
And d	on’t	you	know that a love can’t g	row

	Dm7	Am7	Dm7
‘Cause there’s t	oo much to give,	’cause you’d r	ather live

Am7	F/G	F/A	G/B	F/C
For the thr	ill of it	all	oh

	C	Em7
You’re a	rich girl and you’ve	gone too far

	Am7	C/G
‘Cause you k	now it don’t matter anyw	ay

F	C/E
You can rely on the	old man’s money

Dm7	F/G	F/A
You can rely on the ol	d man’s	money

	C	Em7
It’s a bi	tch girl and it’s	gone too far

	Am7	C/G
‘Cause you k	now it don’t matter anyw	ay

F	C/E
Say money but it w	on’t get you too far

F	Am7	C/G
Say money but it w	on’t get you	too far

F	C/E
Say money but it w	on’t get you too far

Dm7	C
Get you too far

	Dm7	Em7	F	C/E
And	you	say	you can rely on the	old man’s money

Dm7	F/G	F/A
You can rely on the ol	d man’s	money

	C	Em7
You’re a	rich girl, a r	ich girl

	Am7	C/G
Oh	h you’re a	rich rich girl

F	C/E
Say money but it w	on’t get you too far

F	Am7	C/G
Say money but it w	on’t get you	too far

F	C/E
Say money but it w	on’t get you too far

Dm7	C
Get you too far

Hall and Oates - She’s Gone (1973)

I play all the Bsus4’s as A/B @ fret 2, except the “what will be”

Bsus4	B
	x2

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

On “plain to see”, I go *down* on 6 5 4 of the key

	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
	x2

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
	x2

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

I stop here, the original goes to C,C#,D, and repeats the chorus in C

Harry Chapin - Cat’s in the Cradle (1974)

Originally in A capo 8 (F), I play in A capo 6

Intro, a chord approximation of the riff

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

Don’t go up an octave yet

	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

	A
He said,	that’s okay

	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

OK, now go up an octave, you know you want to

	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

F	G	Em	A
	→

F	G	Em	A
	→

Slow, let ring

	A	C
I’ve	long since retired, my	son’s moved away

Two extra beats after this line

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

Back to tempo

	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

Jackson Browne - Doctor My Eyes (1972)

Originally in F, I play in D

D	C/D	G/D	D
	→	→

C/D	G/D
→	→

	D
Doctor, my e	yes have seen the years

	F#m	Bm
And the s	low parade of fears without c	rying

	G	D
Now I w	ant to und	erstand

	D	F#m
I have d	one all that I could, to see the	evil and the good

	Bm	G	D
Without	hiding, you must h	elp me if you c	an

	Bm	D
Doctor, my	eyes,	tell me what is wrong

Hard stop on the V

	Bm	A	G/D
Was I un	wise to leave them o	pen for so lon	g

D	G/D

	D
‘Cause I have	wandered through this world

	F#m	Bm
And as each m	oment has unfurled, I’ve been	waiting

	G	D
To awak	en from these d	reams

	D	F#m
People g	o just where they will, I never	noticed them until

	Bm	G	D
I got this	feeling, that it’s	later than it	seems

	Bm	D
Doctor, my	eyes,	tell me what you see

Not a typo, the chorus ends on IV/1 the first time, bVII/1 this time

	Bm	A	C/D
I hear their	cries, just say if i	t’s too late for m	e

C/D	G/D	D
→	→	x4

	Bm	D
Doctor, my	eyes, they	cannot see the sky

	Bm	A	G/D
Is this the	price for having	learned how not to	cry

D

Solo

G/D	D	G/D	D
			x8

Jackson Browne - Running on Empty (1977)

Originally in A, I play in G

Downstrokes and straight 8ths in the verse, leave room to open up in the chorus

Intro

C/G	G
	x 2

Em	Em

C/G	G	C/G	G
Looking out at the	road rushing under my wheels

C/G	G	C/G	G
Looking back at the	years gone by like so	many summer fields

C/G	G	C/G	G
In sixty-five I was	seventeen and	running up 101

C/G	G/B	D
I don’t know where I’m	running now, I’m just	running on

	C/G	G
Running	on, running on	empty

	C/G	G
Running	on, running	blind

	C/G	G
Running	on, running into the	sun

	Em
But I’m running be	hind

C/G	G	C/G	G
Gotta do what you	can just to keep your love	alive

C/G	G	C/G	G
Trying not to conf	use it with what you	do to sur	vive

C/G	G	C/G	G
In sixty-nine I was t	wenty-one and I	called the road my	own

C/G	G/B	D
I don’t know when that	road turned onto the	road I’m on

	C/G	G
Running	on, running on	empty

	C/G	G
Running	on, running	blind

	C/G	G
Running	on, running into the	sun

	Em
But I’m running be	hind

Solo if appropriate on verse chords, else just a couple IV→I’s

C/G	G
	x 4

C/G	G/B	D

Em	C/G	D	G
Everyone I	know,	everywhere I	go

Em	D	C
People need some	reason to	believe

	G
I don’t know about	anyone but me

Em	C	D	G
If it takes all	night,	that’ll be all	right

C	D	C/G	G/B	Am7	G	Am7	G/B
If I can get you to	smile before I	leave

C/G	G	C/G	G
Looking out at the	road rushing under my	wheels

C/G	G	C/G	G
I don’t know how to	tell you all just how	crazy this life	feels

C/G	G	C/G	G
I look around for the	friends that I used to	turn to to pull me	through

C/G	G/B	D
Looking into their	eyes I see them	running too

	C/G	G
Running	on, running on	empty

	C/G	G
Running	on, running	blind

	C/G	G
Running	on, running into the	sun

	Em
But I’m running be	hind

C/G	G
Honey you really	tempt me

	C/G	G
You know the	way you look so	kind

C/G	D	C/G	G/B	Am7	G	Am7	G/B
I’d love to stick ar	ound but I’m running be	hind

C/G	D	C/G	G/B	Am7	G	Am7	G/B
You know I don’t even	know what I’m hoping to	find

C/G	D	C/G	G/B	Am7	G
Running into the	sun but I’m running be	hind

Jackson Browne - Stay (1977)

Maurice Williams in Bb, Four Seasons in Bb, Hollies in A (and insanely fast), Jackson Browne in G

I play in G

There is a separate entry for the Maurice Williams version

G	Em	C	D

	G	Em	C	D
People	stay,		just a	little bit

G	Em	C	D
Longer

	G	Em	C	D
We wanna pl	ay,		just a	little bit

G	Em	C	D
Longer

	G	Em	C	D
Now the prom	oter don’t	mind

	G	Em	C	D
And the	union don’t	mind

	G	Em	C	D
If we	take a little time	, and we	leave it all be	hind

Hang this chord

	Em
Singin’,	one more song

	G	Em	C	D
Oh, won’t you	stay,		just a	little bit

G	Em	C	D
Longer

G	Em	C	D
Please,	please,	please	say you will

Hang this chord

Em

Say you will

Solo

B7	B7	Em	Em	A	A	D	D

	G	Em	C	D
Oh won’t you	stay,		just a	little bit

G	Em	C	D
Longer,		oh

	G	Em	C	D
Please	please, stay,		just a	little bit

G	Em	C	D
More

	G	Em	C	D
Now the prom	oter don’t	mind

	G	Em	C	D
And the	roadies don’t	mind

	G	Em	C	D
If we	take a little time	, and we	leave this all be	hind

Hang this chord

	Em
Singin’,	one more song

Fade on keyboard solo, followed by guitar solo

G	Em	C	D
			x8

James Taylor - You’ve Got a Friend (1971)

Originally in A as G capo 2, I play in G capo 2

G	G/C	G	F#m	B7
			→

	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	→

	G
You’ve got a f	riend

G	G/C	G	F#m	B7
			→

	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

Harmony on the 2 and 7 of the chord

	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	→

Bridge

	F	C
Hey	ain’t it good to know that	you’ve got a friend when

G

People can be so cold

	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

Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee (1971)

Originally in G (and A), I play in C (and D).

Highest note is the 3 after the whole-step key change,

i.e. C# if you start in G, F# if you start in C.

C	F/C	C	F/C	C
			→

Vox on 5 6 5 on “busted flat”

C

Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin’ for a train

Vox *down* to the 5 of the chord on “jeans”

	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

Vox up to the 5 of the chord (1 of the key) on “wind”

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

	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

Vox on the b7 of the chord, more or less

	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

Solo on I V V I

Janis Joplin - Mercedes Benz (1971)

Originally in D, I play in E

Spoken

I'd like to do a song of great social and political import

Vox on the 5

	E	A	E
Oh l	ord, won’t you buy me a	Mercedes	Benz?

	E	F#m	B7
My f	riends all drive Porsches, I	must make am	ends

	E	E	A
Worked	hard all my lifetime, no	help from my	friends

	E	B7	E
So	lord, won’t you buy me a	Mercedes	Benz?

	E	A	E
Oh l	ord, won’t you buy me a	color T	V?

	E	F#m	B7
“	Dialing for dollars” is t	rying to find	me

	E	E	A
I	wait for delivery each	day until th	ree

	E	B7	E
So oh	lord, won’t you buy me a	color T	V?

	E	A	E
Oh	lord, won’t you buy me a	night on the	town?

	E	F#m	B7
I’m	counting on you, lord, p	lease don’t let me	down

E	E	A
Prove that you love me and	buy the next ro	und

	E	B7	E
Oh	lord, won’t you buy me a	night on the	town

	E	A	E
Oh l	ord, won’t you buy me a	Mercedes	Benz?

	E	F#m	B7
My	friends all drive Porsches, I m	ust make a	mends

	E	A	E
Worked	hard all my lifetime, no	help from my fr	iends

	E	B7	E
So	lord, won’t you buy me a	Mercedes	Benz

	E	B7	E
So	lord, won’t you buy me a	Mercedes	Benz

Jim Croce - Bad Bad Leroy Brown (1973)

Originally in G, I play in G capo 2

Intro, with 6ths

G	D7

Vox on the 3 on “south”

	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

A7

Leroy shootin’ dice

	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

I usually skip this chorus... we get it, he’s bad.

	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

Quiet, let ring

	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

Jim Croce - I’ll Have To Say I Love You In a Song (1974)

Amaj7	C#m	Bm	Dm	E7
			→	x 2

	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

Solo on verse chords

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

Amaj7	C#m	Bm	Dm	E7
			→

Amaj7

Jim Croce - Operator (1972)

Intro

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	→	→	→

Not a typo; this time the pattern resolves to the I on “friend”, the first time it didn’t

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

Hang on “that’s”

	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

Hang on “that’s”

	D	C
That it just wasn’t rea	l, but th	at’s not the way it feels

G	C/G
	No, no no, no, no

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

Hang on “that’s”

	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

Jimmy Buffet - Margaritaville (1977)

Originally in D, I play in D capo 2.

D

Nibblin’ on sponge cake, watchin’ the sun bake

	A
All of those tourists covered with	oil

A7

Strummin’ my six string, on my front porch swing

	D	D7
Smell those shrimp they’re beginnin’ to	boil

G	A	D	D7
Wastin’	away again in Margar	itaville

G	A	D	D7
Searchin’ for my	lost shaker of	salt

G	A	D	A
Some people	claim that there’s a	wom	an to

G	A	D
Blame, but I	know, it’s nobody’s	fault

D

Don’t know the reason, I stayed here all season

	A
Nothin’ to show but this brand new tat	too

A7

But it’s a real beauty, a Mexican cutie, how it got here

	D	D7
I haven’t a	clue

G	A	D	D7
Wastin	away again in Margar	itaville

G	A	D	D7
Search’in’ for my	lost shaker of	salt

G	A	D	A
Some people	claim that there’s a	wom	an to

G	A	D
Blame, now I	think, hell it could be my	fault

D

I blew out my flip flop, stepped on a pop top

	A
Cut my heel had to cruise on back	home

A7

But there’s booze in the blender, and soon it will render

	D	D7
That frozen concoction that helps me hang	on

G	A	D	D7
Wastin’	away again in Margar	itaville

G	A	D	D7
Searchin’ for my	lost shaker of	salt

G	A	D	A
Some people	claim that there’s a	wom	an to

G	A	D
Blame, but I	know, it’s my own damn	fault

D7	G	A	D	A
Yes and	some people	claim that there’s a	wom	an to

G	A	D
Blame, and I	know, it’s my own damn	fault

D

G

A

D

Joan Baez - Diamonds and Rust (1975)

This is adapted loosely from the Judas Priest version.

The originals are in Em, I play in Em capo 5.

As a duet, I sing a 3rd below the lead and play in Em.

The songs is a dirge, so I follow the Priest version,

which is a rocking metal gallop.

Long riff

-0------0---0-----0----0---0----0----0---0----
-0--0--0---0---0--0---0---0---0-0---0---0---0-
-0-------------0-------------0-------------
-2-2--4---2---0---2--4---2---0--2--4---2---4--
-2----------------2-------------2-------------
-0------------------0-----------0-0-----------

---0---0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0---0-0--0--0--0-2-
--0---0-----0--0----0--0-----0---0----0--0-----0-
-----------------------------------------------2-
-5---4---5-7--5--7-9--9---9-7--7---7-5--5---5--1-
-----------------------------------------------2-
-------------------------------------------------

Short riff

-0---0---0-----0----0---0----0----0---0----2-
-0--0---0---0--0---0---0---0-0---0---0---0-0-
-0-------------0-------------0-------------2-
-2-4---2---0---2--4---2---0--2--4---2---4--1-
-2-------------2-------------2-------------2-
-0---------------0-----------0-0-------------

Play long riff if not rocking

	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

Play short riff if not rocking

	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

Play short riff if not rocking, else another chorus

	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

Vox on the 5 of the chord

	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	D	Em

Play long riff if not rocking

	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

	Em
I’ve already	paid

	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

Joe Walsh - Life’s Been Good (1978)

Originally in B, I play in G capo 2

Intro

B	B	B	E
			x4

G	D	G
→	→	x2

Bm	A	Bm
		x2

G	D	G
→	→	x2

Bm	A	Bm
		x2

Vox start on the 3

G	D/F#	Em	D
I have a	mansion	forget the pr	ice

G	D/F#	Em	D
Ain’t never	been there they t	ell me it’s n	ice

G	D/F#	Em	D
I live in	hotels t	ear out the w	alls

G	D/F#	Em	D
I have ac	countants	pay for it a	ll

A	A/G	A/F#	A	Bm	A	Bm	A
They say I’m	crazy but I	have a good	time	→		→

	A	A/G	A/F#	A
I’m just	looking for	clues at the	scene of the	crime

	D	A/C#	B
Life’s been	good to	me so f	ar

G	D/F#	Em	D
My Mase	rati does	one-eighty-	five

G	D/F#	Em	D
I lost my l	icense	now I don’t dr	ive

G	D/F#	Em	D
I have a	limo	ride in the b	ack

G	D/F#	Em	D
I lock the	doors in	case I’m att	acked

G	D/F#	Em	D
I’m making	records my	fans they can’t w	ait

G	D/F#	Em	D
They write me l	etters t	ell me I’m gr	eat

	G	D/F#	Em	D
So I g	ot me an	office gold	records on the w	all

G	D/F#	Em	D
Just leave a	message, m	aybe I’ll c	all

A	A/G	A/F#	A
Lucky I’m	sane after	all I’ve been	through

	Bm	A	Bm	A
Everybody says	I’m	cool (	He’s	cool)

A	A/G	A/F#	A
I can’t comp	lain but somet	imes I still	do

	D	A/C#	B
Life’s been	good to	me so f	ar

Solo (approximately)

B	A9	B	A9
B	E9	B	E9

Repeat a few times, then repeat intro...

B	B	B	E
			x4

G	D	G
→	→	x2

Bm	A	Bm
		x2

G	D	G
→	→	x2

Bm	A	Bm
		x2

G	D/F#	Em	D
I go to	parties some	times until f	our

G	D/F#	Em	D
It’s hard to	leave when you c	an’t find the d	oor

G	D/F#	Em	D
It’s tough to	handle this f	ortune and f	ame

	G	D/F#	Em	D
Everyb	ody’s so d	ifferent	I haven’t ch	anged

A	A/G	A/F#
They say I’m l	azy but it t	akes all my time

	Bm	A	Bm	A
Everybody says	oh	yeah (	Oh	yeah)

A	A/G	A/F#	A
I keep on g	oing guess I’ll	never know	why

	D	A/C#	B
Life’s been	good to	me so f	ar

B

E

Joe Walsh - Walk Away (1976)

Originally in Ab, I play in D

Intro

G

→

D	D	D	D	G/D
				→

D	D	G/D	G/D
D	D	D	D

Vox on 3 5 6 6 on “takin’ my time”

D	G	D
Takin’ my time,	→	choosin’ my line

G	D	G	D
→	Tryin’ to decide	what to	do

G	D	G	D
→	Looks like my stop,	don’t	wanna get off

Hard stop at the end of this line

G	D	G	D	D
→	Got myself hung up	on yo	u

	Bm	G
Seems to m	e, you don’t w	anna talk about it

	Bm	G	A	D
Seems to m	e, you just	turn your pretty	head and walk	away

D	Em	F	Em

G

→

D	D	D	D	G/D
				→

D	G	D
Places I’ve known,	→	things that I’m growin’

G	D	G	D
→	Don’t taste the same w	itho	ut you

G	D	G	D	G
I g	ot myself in, th	e w	orst mess I been, and	I

D	G	D
Find myself startin’ t	o d	oubt you

	Bm	G
Seems to m	e, talk all n	ight here comes the morning

	Bm	G	A	D
Seems to m	e, you just f	orget what we sa	id and greet the	day

D	Em	F	Em

Solo on intro riff

D

	Bm	G
Seems to m	e, you don’t w	anna talk about it

	Bm	G	A	D
Seems to m	e, you just	turn your pretty	head and walk	away

D	Em	F	Em

D

	D	G	D
Iiiii... got to	cool myself down,	→	stompin’ around

G	D
→	Thinkin’ some words, I can’t blame ya

G	D	D
→	Meet ya half way, I got	nothin’ to say

G	D
→	Still I don’t s’pose I can blame ya

	Bm	G
Seems to m	e, you don’t w	anna talk about it

	Bm	G	A	D
Seems to m	e, you just	turn your pretty	head and walk	away

D	Em	F	Em

	D	Em	F	Em
Walk awa	y

Solo

D

Em

F

Em

John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads (1971)

Originally in A, I play in G

G

Hang two beats on the I after this line

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

Hang two beats on the I after this line

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

	C	G
Te	ardrop in my	eye

	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

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “I hear her”

Em	D	G
I hear her v	oice, in the m	orning hour she calls me

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “radio”

	C	G	D
The	radio rem	inds me of my	home far away

Vox on the 5 of the chord on “driving down”, the 3 of the new chord on “road”

	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

G

John Lennon - Imagine (1971)

Originally in C, I play in A capo 1 or 2

A	Amaj7	D	D
			x2

Maj7’s continue, but not writing them out

A	D
Imagine there’s no	heaven

A	D
It’s easy if you	try

A	D
No hell be	low us

A	D
Above us only	sky

D	F#m/C#	Bm7	A
Imagine	all the	people

E

Living for today

A	D
Imagine there’s no	countries

A	D
It isn’t hard to	do

A	D
Nothing to kill or	die for

A	D
And no religion	too

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
I wonder if you	can

A	D
No need for greed or	hunger

A	D
A brotherhood of	man

D	F#m/C#	Bm7	A
Imagine	all the	people

E

Sharing all the world

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

Optional fadeout, credit Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora

A	E	A
‘Cause all we are	saying is give peace a	chance

John Lennon - Instant Karma (1970)

Originally in A, I play in E capo 2

Silly intro thing, let each chord ring once, or just skip this

B	D

Every line in the vase has a descending bass that I’m not writing out

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?

	A
It’s u	p to you

	B
Y	eah you

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?

	A
A	superstar?

	B7
Well	right 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

A	B
Everyone	come 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

C	D	E
Everyone you	meet

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

E	C#m
Yeah yeah

	E	C#m
A	lright

	E	C#m
A	h ha

	C	D	E
A	h

	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	B7
Everyone	come on

Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now (1972)

Originally in D, I play in A. I play D/G/A with

open A and E strings (e.g. x05430).

Highest note is the 5, but it spends a lot of

time on the 3 and 4.

A

Vox on the 1 on “I”

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

G#m7	D	G#m7	D	G	F#m	E

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

Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi (1970)

Joni Mitchell in E, Counting Crows in G#

This arrangement is somewhere in between, I play in G

Highest note is the 1 if you do the high “farmer farmer”

Can play D/F# as D11

C	D/F#	G	G
			x2

Vox in on the 3 of the chord on “paved”

	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

G	Cadd9	Cadd9	G

	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

C	D/F#	G	G
			x2

Let ring

	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

I end here, but I’m writing out the rest of the Counting

Crows arrangement.

G	C	D/F#	G

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?

Cadd9

Giving it all

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

Repeat to fade

Journey - Lights (1978)

Originally in D, I play in G

Highest note that matters is the 6

G	Em	G	D	Em	F	G

	G	Em	F
When the	lights go	down in the	city

	G	Em	F
And the	sun shines	on the	bay

	G	Em	F
I	want to be th	ere in my	city, oh

Em	F	G
Oh,	oh,	ooh-o-o

G	Em	F
So you	think you’r	e lonely

G	Em	F
Well my	friend I’m l	onely too

G	Em	F
I want to get	back to my	city by the bay

Em	F	G
Oh,	oh,	oh-o-o

Bridge

	Em	C	G
It’s	sad,	oh there’s been	mornings

	Em	C
Out on the road with	out you

	G	D
Without your	charms

Em	C	G
O-o-o	oh, my, my,	my my my

Em	F	G
Oh,	oh,	oh-o-o

	G	Em	F
When the	lights go	down in the	city

	G	Em	F
And the	sun shines	on the	bay

	G	Em	F
Ooh I	want to be th	ere in m	y city

Em	F	G
Oh,	oh,	oh-o-o

Solo if appropriate on bridge chords

	G	Em	F
When the	lights go	down in the	city

	G	Em	F
And the	sun shines	on the	bay

	G	Em	F
Ooh I	want to be th	ere in m	y city

Em	F	G
Oh,	oh,	oh-o-o, mmmm

Em	F	G
Oh,	oh,	oh-o-o

Journey - Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’ (1979)

Originally in A, I play in D or possibly E,

highest note that matters is the 3.

D

Vox on the 6 on “you”, on the 2 on “die”

	D
Yo	u make me weak, and wanna die

	G
Jus	t when you said we’d try

	D	A	C	D
L	ovin’, t	ouchin’, squ	eezin’, each	other

D

When I’m alone, all by myself

	G
Y	ou’re out with someone else

	D	A	C	D
L	ovin’, t	ouchin’, squ	eezin’, each	other

Bm	D
You’re tearin’ me apart	every, every day

Bm	D
You’re tearin’ me apart,	oh what can I say?

Bm	C	A
You’re tearin’ me apart

D

It won’t be long, yes till you’re alone

	G
When your l	over, oh he hasn’t come home

	D	A
‘Cause he’s l	ovin’, ooh he’s t	ouchin’

	C	D
He’s sq	ueezin’ an	other

Bm	D
He’s tearin’ you apart	, ooh, every, every day

Bm	D
He’s tearin’ you apart,	oh girl, what can you say?

	Bm	C	D
‘Cause he’s	lovin’, t	ouchin’, a	nother

	Bm	C
Now, it’s	your turn girl to c	ry

G/D	D	G/D	D	G/D	D	G/D	D
Na n	a na	na n	a na	na	na na	na n	a

G/D	D	G/D	D	Bm	C
Na	na na	na	na na	na na na na	na

Repeat to fade

Journey - Wheel In the Sky (1978)

Originally in Dm, I play in Em capo 2

Highest note that matters is the 6

Hang this chord

C

Em

Winter is here again oh lord

	D
Haven’t been home in a year or more

	C	Em
I hope she	holds on a little	longer

Em

Sent a letter on a long summer day

	D
Made of silver, not of clay

	C	Em
Ooh I’ve been	running down this d	usty road

	Em	G	D
Ooh the	wheel in the	sky keeps on	turning

	Em	G	D
I	don’t know where	I’ll be to	morrow

Em	G	D
Wheel in the	sky keeps on	turning

Can replace all this with a IV

A/C#	D	C
→	→

Em

I’ve been trying to make it home

	D
Got to make it before too long

	C	Em
Ooh I can’t	take this very much	longer

Em

I’m stranded in the sleet and rain

	D
Don’t think I’m ever gonna make it home ag	ain

	C
The mo	rning sun is rising

Em

It’s kissing the day

	Em	G	D
Ooh the	wheel in the	sky keeps on	turning

	Em	G	D
I	don’t know where	I’ll be to	morrow

Em	G	D
Wheel in the	sky keeps on	turning

A/C#	D	C
Who	ah,	oh

A/C#	D	C
	My my my my	my

For tomorrow

Solo on verse chords (more or less)

	Em	G	D
Oh the	wheel in the	sky keeps on	turning

	Em	G	D
I	don’t know where	I’ll be to	morrow

Em	G	D
Wheel in the	sky keeps on	turning

	Em	G	D
Ooh, I	don’t know, I	don’t know

Em	G	D
Wheel in the	sky keeps on	turning

Em	G	D
Don’t know where	I’ll be to	morrow

	Em	G	D
Ooh the	wheel in the	sky keeps	turning

Em	G	D
Wheel in the	sky keeps on	turning

Kansas - Dust in the Wind (1977)

Originally in C, I play in G

In G, easiest to just play a little I vi for the intro, but if you really want to, use this:

G - 3x003x

Gsus4 - 3x4x3x

Gsus2 - 3x023x

Esus2 - 024000

Esus4 - 02x200

Intro

G	Gmaj7	Gadd9	G	Esus2	Esus4	Em	Esus2
Gadd9	G	Gmaj7	Gadd9	Em	Esus2	Esus4	Em

Vox on the 1

	G	D/F#	Em
I	close	my e	yes

D	Am7	Em
Only for a m	oment and the	moment’s gone

G	D/F#	Em
All	my d	reams

D	Am7	Em
Pass before my	eyes a curi	osity

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “dust”

A/C#	D	Em	Em/D
Dust	in the w	ind

	A/C#	D	Em
A	ll they are is	dust in the	wind

D/F#

G	D/F#	Em
Same	old	song

D	Am7	Em
Just a drop of	water in an	endless sea

G	D/F#	Em
All	we d	o

D	Am7	Em
Crumbles to the	ground though we re	fuse to see

A/C#	D	Em	Em/D
Dust	in the w	ind

	A/C#	D	Em
A	ll we are is	dust in the	wind

Em	D/E	C/E	C6/E

Solo

Em	D/E	C/E	C6/E
Em	D/E	C/E	C6/E

G	Gmaj7	Gadd9	G	Esus2	Esus4	Em	Esus2
Gadd9	G	Gmaj7	Gadd9	Em	Esus2	Esus4	Em

	G	D/F#	Em
Now,	don’t	hang	on

D	Am7	Em
Nothing lasts for	ever but the E	arth and sky

	G	D/F#	Em
It	slips	a	way

	D	Am7	Em
And	all your money	won’t another	minute buy

A/C#	D	Em	Em/D
Dust	in the w	ind

	A/C#	D	Em
A	ll we are is	dust in the	wind

	Em/D
(All we are is	dust in the wind)

A/C#	D	Em	Em/D
Dust	in the w	ind

	A/C#	D	Em
E	verything is	dust in the	wind

Em

Kenny Rogers - Coward of the County (1979)

This is one of very few songs where I change lyrics to minimize awkwardness.

Originally starts in C, then changes to C#, then to D,

I play in A capo 4 and skip the key changes.

Intro

A

A	D	A
Everyone considered him the	coward of the	county

	A	E
He’d n	ever stood one single time to prove the county	wrong

	A	D	A
His	mama named him Tommy, the	folks just called him	yellow

	A	E	A
But	something always told me they were	reading Tommy	wrong

A	D	A
He was only ten years old when his	daddy died in	prison

A	E
I looked after Tommy ‘cause he was my brother’s	son

	A	D	A
I	still recall the final words my	brother said to	Tommy

A	E	A
Son, my life is over, but	yours has just	begun

A	D	A
Promise me, son, not to	do the things I’ve	done

D	A	E
Walk away from	trouble if you	can

A	D	A
It won’t mean you’re weak if you	turn the other	cheek

	A	D	E
I h	ope you’re old	enough to under	stand

	E	A
Son,	you don’t have to fight to be a	man

Original changes key up a half-step here

	A	D	A
There’s s	omeone for everyone and	Tommy’s love was	Becky

A	E
In her arms he didn’t have to prove he was a	man

	A	D	A
One	day while he was workin’ the	Gatlin boys came	callin’

A	E	A
They called Becky trashy,	told her she should	run

A	D	A
Tommy opened up the door and	saw his Becky	cryin’

	A	E
The c	ryin’ eyes, the shattered look was more than he could	stand

	A	D	A
He	reached above the fireplace and took	down his daddy’s	picture

	A	E	A
As his	tears fell on his daddy’s face, he	heard these words	again

A	D	A
Promise me, son, not to	do the things I’ve	done

D	A	E
Walk away from	trouble if you	can

	A	D	A
Now	it won’t mean you’re weak if you	turn the other	cheek

	A	D	E
I h	ope you’re old	enough to under	stand

	E	A
Son,	you don’t have to fight to be a	man

Original changes key up another half-step here

	A	D	A
The G	atlin boys just laughed at him when he	walked into the	bar-room

A	E
One of them got up and met him halfway ‘cross the	floor

	A	D	A
When	Tommy turned around they said, hey	look ol’ yellow’s l	eavin’

Spoken

A	E	A
But you coulda heard a pin drop when	Tommy stopped and blocked the d	oor

A	D	A
Twenty years of crawlin’ was	bottled up ins	ide him

	A	E
He	wasn’t holdin’ nothin’ back, he let ‘em have it	all

	A	D	A
When	Tommy left the bar-room not a	Gatlin boy was	standin’

	A	E	A
He	said, this one’s for Becky, as he	watched the last one	fall

Spoken

And I heard him say

	A	D	A
I p	romised you, Dad, not to	do the things you’ve	done

D	A	E
I walk away from	trouble when I	can

	A	D	A
Now	please don’t think I’m weak, I didn’t	turn the other	cheek

	D	E
And papa, I sure	hope you under	stand

	E	A
Some	times you gotta fight when you’re a	man

A	D	A
Everyone considered him the	coward of the c	ounty

Kenny Rogers - The Gambler (1978)

Originally in E, I play in D capo 2

	D	G	D
On a	warm summer’s evenin’ on a	train bound for	nowhere

	G	D	A
I	met up with the	gambler, we were both too tired to	sleep

	D	G	D
So	we took turns a-starin’ out the	window at the	darkness

	G	D	A	D
Till	boredom overtook	us,	and he began to	speak

	D	G	D
He said,	son, I’ve made a life out of	readin’ people’s	faces

	G	D	A
And	knowin’ what their	cards were by the way they held their	eyes

	D	G	D
And if	you don’t mind my sayin’, I can	see you’re out of	aces

	G	D	A	D
For a	taste of your	whiskey I’ll	give you some	advice

	D	G	D
So I	handed him my bottle and he	drank down my last	swallow

G	D	A
Then he bummed a	cigarette and asked me for a	light

	D	G	D
And the	night got deathly quiet, and his	face lost all expr	ession

	G	D	A	D
Said, if you’re	gonna play the	game, boy, ya gotta	learn to play it	right

	D	G	D
You got to	know when to hold ‘em,	know when to	fold ‘em

G	D	A
Know when to	walk away and know when to	run

	D	A	D	G	D
You never	count	your	money when you’re	sittin’ at the	table

	G	D	A	D
There’ll be	time enough for	countin’	when the dealin’s	done

Key change

E	A	E
Ev’ry gambler knows that the	secret to surv	ivin’

	A	E	B
Is	knowin’ what to	throw away and knowing what to	keep

	E	A	E
‘Cause	ev’ry hand’s a winner and	ev’ry hand’s a	loser

	A	E	B	E
And the	best that you can	hope for is to	die in your	sleep

	E	A	E
And	when he’d finished speakin’, he	turned back towards the	window

A	E	B
Crushed out his ciga	rette and faded off to	sleep

	E	A	E
And	somewhere in the darkness the	gambler, he broke	even

	A	E	B	E
But	in his final	words I found an	ace that I could	keep

	E	A	E
You got to	know when to hold ‘em,	know when to	fold ‘em

A	E	B
Know when to	walk away and know when to	run

	E	B	E	A	E
You never	count	your	money when you’re	sittin’ at the	table

	A	E	B	E
There’ll be time	enough for	countin’	when the dealin’s	done

	E	A	E
You got to	know when to hold ‘em,	know when to	fold ‘em

A	E	B
Know when to	walk away and know when to	run

	E	B	E	A	E
You never	count	your	money when you’re	sittin’ at the	table

	A	E	B	E
There’ll be time	enough for	countin’	when the dealin’s	done

Kermit the Frog - The Rainbow Connection (1979)

A	Dmaj7	A	Dmaj7

Vox start on the 3 (C# in A)

A	F#m	Bm	E
Why are there so m	any	songs about rai	nbows?

	A	F#m	Bm	E
And wh	at’s on the o	ther si	de?

A	F#m	Bm	E
Rainbows are vi	sions, but o	nly il	lusions

A	F#m	Bm	E
Rainbows have no	thing to h	ide

Dmaj7

So we’ve been told and some choose to believe it

	C#m7
But	I know they’re wrong wait and see

Bm	E	Amaj7	F#
Someday we’ll f	ind it the rai	nbow conn	ection

	Bm	E	A
The l	overs, the dre	amers, and m	e

A	Dmaj7	A	Dmaj7

A	F#m	Bm	E
Who said that	every wish would	be heard and	answered

	A	F#m	Bm	E
When	wished on the mor	ning	star

A	F#m	Bm	E
Somebody	thought of that and	someone beli	eved it

	A	F#m	Bm	E
And	look what it’s	done so	far

Dmaj7

What’s so amazing that keeps us stargazing?

C#m7

And what do we think we might see?

Bm	E	Amaj7	F#
Someday we’ll f	ind it the rai	nbow conn	ection

	Bm	E	A
The l	overs, the dre	amers, and m	e

Bridge

	E/G#	F#m	A
All	of us un	der its spell

	Dmaj7	A/C#	Bm7	E
We know	that it’s prob	ably mag	ic

Kermit changes key up a half-step here...

A	F#m	Bm	E
Have you been hal	f-asleep? And h	ave you heard v	oices?

	A	F#m	Bm	E
Well I’	ve heard them cal	ling my n	ame

A	F#m	Bm	E
Are these the s	weet sounds that ca	lled the young sa	ilors?

A	F#m	Bm	E
The voice might be o	ne and the s	ame

Dmaj7

I’ve heard it too many times to ignore it

	C#m7
It’s	something that I’m s’posed to be

Bm	E	Amaj7	F#
Someday we’ll f	ind it, the ra	inbow conn	ection

	Bm	E	A
The lo	vers, the dr	eamers, and	me

E/G#	F#m	A
La da dee	la da da	da

	Dmaj7	E	A
La la	la la	la la	la

Kiss - Beth (1976)

When Kiss plays this on acoustic guitar, the

main line is I I ii V, and the verse starts

I ii iii. I play in A capo 1, all fingerpicking,

with the descending riff on the 5th string, and the

original changes.

A	A	D/A	E/A
			x2

A	D/A
Beth I hear you	callin’

	E/A	F#m	E
But I	can’t come home right	now

D	E/D
Me and the boys are	playin’

	F#m	C#7sus4	C#7/F
And we	just can’t find the	sound

F#m	E
Just a few more	hours

	D	C#m
And I’ll	be right home to	you

	B7	D	E
I	think I hear them	callin’

Instruments hang on “Beth”

	F#m	F#m	E
Oh	Beth what can I do?

D	D/E	A
Beth what	can I	do?

A	D/A
You say you feel so	empty

	E/A	F#m	E
That our	house just ain’t a	home

	D	E/D
And	I’m always somewhere	else

	F#m	C#7sus4	C#7/F
And	you’re always there al	one

F#m	E
Just a few more	hours

	D	C#m
And I’ll	be right home to	you

	B7	D	E
I	think I hear them	callin’

	F#m	F#m	E
Oh	Beth what can I do?

D	D/E	A
Beth what	can I	do?

Solo over one verse and one chorus,

skip if solo guitar.

Slow, hanging chords

A	D/A
Beth I know you’re	lonely

	E/A	F#m	E
And I	hope you’ll be	alright

	D	E7
‘Cause	me and the boys will be	playin’

	A	D/A	E/A
All	night

	A	D/A	E
Ah,	aaah

A

Kiss - Rock and Roll All Nite (1975)

Originally in Ab, I play in D

Highest note that matters is the 1 (“rock and roll *all* night”)

Intro

C	C	G	C	C	G
→	→	→	→	→

D	A	D	A

Vox on 6 5 on “you show”

D	A
You show us every	thing you’ve got

D	A
You keep on dancin’ and the	room gets hot

The b7 on “crazy” is implied, the band actually drops out for a bit there

G	A	C	C	C	G	C	C	G
You drive us	wild, we’ll drive you cr	azy	→	→	→	→	→

D	A
You say you wanna	go for a spin

D	A
The party’s just begun, we’ll	let you in

G	A	C	C	C	G	C	C	G
You drive us	wild, we’ll drive you cr	azy	→	→	→	→	→

A#	C
You keep on shoutin’,	you keep on shoutin’

D	G	A
I wanna rock and roll all	night,	and party every day

D	G	A
I wanna rock and roll all	night,	and party every day

Instruments drop out a few beats into this line

D

I wanna rock and roll all night, and party every day

D	C	C	G	C	C	G
I wanna rock and roll all night, and party every day	→	→	→	→	→

D	A
You keep on sayin’ you’ll be	mine for a while

D	A
You’re lookin’ fancy and I	like your style

G	A	C	C	C	G	C	C	G
You drive us	wild, we’ll drive you cr	azy	→	→	→	→	→

D	A
You show us every	thing you’ve got

D	A
Baby, baby, that’s	quite a lot

G	A	C	C	C	G	C	C	G
And you drive us	wild, we’ll drive you cr	azy	→	→	→	→	→

A#	C
You keep on shoutin’,	you keep on shoutin’

D	G	A
I wanna rock and roll all	night,	and party every day

D	G	A
I wanna rock and roll all	night,	and party every day

D

I wanna rock and roll all night, and party every day

D	C	C	G	C	C	G
I wanna rock and roll all night, and party every day	→	→	→	→	→

D

Labelle - Lady Marmalade (1974)

Originally in Gm, I play in Am capo 2

Am7	D11
	x2

Vox on the 5

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?

Vox on the 3 of the chord

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

Hang on “creole”, vox on 7 6 7 1 of the chord on “creole lady”

Em7	Am7
Creole lady Marma	lade

Vox only up to the 3, even though you’ll feel like you

want to go up to the 5.

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
	x2

E

Hey, hey, hey...

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

E

More, more, more

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

E

More, more, more

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

Led Zeppelin - D’yer Mak’er (1976)

Originally in C, I play in C and just skip the high melodic

parts, like going up an octave on “ooh baby I love you”

Intro

C	Am	F	G
			x 2

C	Am	F	G	C
Oh, oh-oh-	oh, oh-	ooh,	you don’t have to	go

	Am	F	G	C
Oh-	oh-oh-	ooh,	you don’t have to	go

	Am	F	G	Am
Oh-	oh-oh-	ooh,	you don’t have to g	o

C	Am	F	G	C
Aye, ah-ah-	ah, ah-	aye,	all those tears I	cried

	Am	F	G	C
Ah-	ah-ah-	aye,	all those tears I	cried

	Am	F	G	Am
Oh-	oh, ah-	aye,	baby please	don’t go

Am	G
When I read the letter you	wrote me

It made me mad, mad, mad

Am	G
When I read the words that it	told me

It made me sad, sad, sad

Am	G
But I still love you so,	I can’t let you go

Don’t go up the octave on “ooh”, that’s just the 1 of the key

F	G
I love you...	ooh, baby I love you

C	Am	F	G	C
Oh, oh-oh-	oh, oh-	ooh,	every breath I	take

	Am	F	G	C	Am	F
Oh-	oh-oh-	ooh, oooh,	every move I m	ake hey-hey

G	Am
Oh baby please	don’t go

C	Am	F	G	C
Aye, ah-ah-	ah, ah-	aye, you	hurt me to my	soul

	Am	F	G	C
Oh-	oh-oh-	ooh,	you hurt me to my	soul

	Am	F	G	Am
Oo	h,		darling please	don’t go

Am	G
When I read the letter you	wrote me

You made me mad, mad, mad

Am	G
When I read the words that it	told me

It made me sad, sad, sad

Am	G
But I still love you so,	and I can’t let you go

F	G
I love you...	ooh, baby I love you

Solo if appropriate on verse chords

C	Am	F	G	C
Oh, oh-oh-	oh, oh-	ooh,	you don’t have to	go

	Am	F	G	C
Oh-	oh-oh-	ooh,	you don’t have to	go

	Am	F	G	Am
Oh-	oh-oh-o	oh, oh	baby	baby, please, please, please, please

C	Am	F	G
Oh-oh, oh-oh,	oh-oh baby,	oh-oh I really	love you baby

C	Am	F	G
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh,	ooh-ooh darling,		oh

C	Am	F	G
	Oh, oh	baby I still	love you so

Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song (1970)

Originally in F#m, I play in Em capo 2 with some octave changes

Intro

Em

An octave down

	Em
Ah-ah-	ahh-ah

	Em
Ah-ah-	ahh-ah

Still an octave down, on the 1

G	D
We	come from the land of the ice and snow

	D	G
From the	midnight sun where the hot	springs blow

Up to the original octave

Em

The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands

To fight the horde and singing and crying

Keep it *real* simple on “coming”

D	G	Em
Valhalla, I am coming

An now back down an octave

G

On we sweep with

A

With threshing oar

A#

Our only goal will be the western shore

Em

	Em
Ah-ah-	ahh-ah

	Em
Ah-ah-	ahh-ah

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

G

On we sweep with

A

With threshing oar

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

Em	A#9

Led Zeppelin - Rock and Roll (1971)

Originally in A, I play in A capo 3

Intro

A	A	D	A	E	A

	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

Solo, with “oh”

A	A	D	A	E	A
					x2

A

Whoooa

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

A

Yeah-hey, yeah-hey

A

Yeah-hey, yeah-hey

D

A

Ooh yeah, ooh yeah

A

Ooh yeah, ooh yeah

	E
It’s	been a long time, been a long time

	D
Been a long	lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time

A7

Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven (1971)

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

Interlude

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

Led Zeppelin - Tangerine (1970)

Am	Asus4	Am	G	D
Am	Asus4	Am	G	D	C
C	G/B	Am
→	→

Am	G	D
→	→

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

C	D

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

Arbitrarily shorten this, but make sure to hit that nice V

Am	G	D	F	E	F	E	F
				→	→	→

C	G	D	C	D	G	D	C	D

C	D
→

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

Dsus4

Linda Ronstadt - Long Long Time (1970)

Originally in A, I play in D, highest note that matters is the 2 (“*no one* at my side”)

G	A	Bm	Bm	A
			→	x2

Vox on 6 5 of the key on “love will”

G	A	Bm	Bm	A
L	ove will a	bide	→

G	A	D
Take thin	gs in s	tride

G	F#7	Bm
So	unds like good adv	ice

	E7	A
But there’s	no one at my s	ide

	G	A	Bm	Bm	A
And	time	washes cl	ean	→

G	A	D
Love’s w	ounds unse	en

G	F#7	Bm
Th	at’s what someone t	old me

	E7	A
But I d	on’t know what it	means

	G	D
‘Cause	I’ve done everyt	hing I know

F#7	Bm	G
To try and make you	mine

Vox on 3 5 of the key on “think I’m”, 6 6 of the key on “love you”

	D	A	Bm	G
And I	think I’m	gonna	love you

	D	A	D
For a	long	long	time

G	A	Bm	Bm	A
			→	x2

G	A	Bm	Bm	A
Caught	in my	fears	→

G	A	D
Blinking	back the t	ears

G	F#7	Bm
	I can’t say you	hurt me

	E7	A
When you	never let me	near

	G	A	Bm	Bm	A
And	I	never	drew	→

G	A	D
One resp	onse from	you

G	F#7	Bm
A	ll the while you f	ell

	E7	A
All over g	irls you never	knew

	G	D
‘Cause	I’ve done everyt	hing I know

F#7	Bm	G
To try and make you	mine

	D	A	Bm	G
And I	think it’s	gonna	hurt me

	D	A	D
For a	long	long time

G	A	Bm	Bm	A
			→	x2

G	A	Bm	Bm	A
	Wait for the	day	→

G	A	D
You’ll go	awa	y

G	F#7	Bm
K	nowing that you wa	rned me

	E7	A
Of the p	rice I’d have to p	ay

	G	A	Bm	Bm	A
And l	ife’s	full of	flaws	→

G	A	D
Who knows	the c	ause?

G	F#7	Bm
L	iving in the m	emory

	E7	A
Of a l	ove that never w	as

	G	D
‘Cause	I’ve done everyt	hing I know

F#7	Bm	G
To try and change your	mind

	D	A	Bm	G
And I	think I’m	gonna	miss you

	D	A	Bm
For a	long	long	time

	G	D
‘Cause	I’ve done everyt	hing I know

F#7	Bm	G
To try and make you	mine

	D	A	Bm	G
And I	think I’m	gonna	love you

	D	A	D
For a	lon	g long	time

G	A	Bm	Bm	A
			→

G

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Call Me the Breeze (1974)

J.J. Cale in C#, Skynyrd in A, I play in A

Intro, with lots of b6

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

	E
I ain’t g	ot me nobody

D	A
I don’t carry me no lo	ad

A

	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

Solo on chorus chords, more or less

	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

Solo on chorus chords, more or less

F’ing fantastic piano + horn solo on chorus chords, more or less

	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

	E
I ain’t g	ot me nobody

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	→

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird (1973)

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

Solo

G	Bb	C	C

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gimme Three Steps (1973)

Originally in D, I play in A capo 3

Intro

A	A	E	E	A	A	E	A	A	A
									x 2

	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	A	E	E	A	A	E	A	A	A

	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

Solo on verse chords, or trim to one intro

A	A	E	E	A	A	E	A	A	A

	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

A

E

A

E

A

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man (1973)

Originally in B, I play in G

Intro

G	D	Em	Em
			x 4

Vox on 3 3 2 2 1 on “my mama told me”

	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	Em
			x 2

	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	Em
			x 1

	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

Solo

G	D	Em	Em
			x 4

	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

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama (1974)

Originally in D, I play in A

A	G	D
		x4

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
		x2

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
		x2

A	G	D
In Birmingham they	love the	gov’nor

C	G	A
Boo,	hoo,	hoo

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
		x8

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

Lynyrd Skynyrd - What’s Your Name (1977)

Intro

C	C#	D
→	→

F	E	D
→	→

G

Vox more or less on the b3

	A	G	A
Well, it’s	8 o’clock in Boise, Idah	o

	A	E	F#	G	G#	A
I’ll find my	limo driver, mister, take us to the	show	→	→	→

	A	G	D	G
I	done made some plans for later on tonigh	t

	A	E	A
I’ll find a	little queen, and	I know I can treat her	right

C	C#	D	F	E	D	G
What’s	your	name,	lit	tle	girl? What’s your	name?

C	C#	D	F	E	D	G
Shootin’	you s	traight,	lit	tle	girl? Won’t you do the	same?

A	G	A
Back at the hotel lord we got such a	mess

	A	E	F#	G	G#	A
It seems that	one of the crew had a go with one of the	guests, oh yes	→	→	→

	A	G	D	G
Well the	police said we can’t drink in the bar, what a	shame

	A	E	A
Won’t you	come upstairs girl,	and have a drink of cham	pagne

C	C#	D	F	E	D	G
What’s	your	name,	lit	tle	girl? What’s your	name?

C	C#	D	F	E	D	G
Shootin’	you s	traight,	lit	tle	girl? For there ain’t no	shame

C	C#	D	F	E	D	G
What’s	your	name,	lit	tle	girl? What’s your	name?

C	C#	D	F	E	D	G
Shootin’	you s	traight,	lit	tle	girl? Won’t you do the	same?

Solo on verse-ish chords, simplifying here

A	A	G	A
			x 4

C	C#	D	F	E	D	G
What’s	your	name,	lit	tle	girl? What’s your	name?

C	C#	D	F	E	D	G
Shootin’	you s	traight,	lit	tle	girl? Won’t you do the	same?

A	G	A
Nine o’clock the next day, and I’m ready to	go

	A	E	F#	G	G#	A
I got s	ix hundred miles to ride, to do one more	show, oh no	→	→	→

	A	G	D	G
Can I	get you a taxi home, It sure was	grand

	A	E	A
When I	come back here next	year, I wanna see you aga	in

C	C#	D	F	E	D	G
What was	your	name,	lit	tle	girl? What’s your	name?

C	C#	D	F	E	D	G
Shootin’	you s	traight,	lit	tle	girl? Well there ain’t no	shame

C	C#	D	F	E	D	G
What was	your	name,	lit	tle	girl? What’s your	name?

C	C#	D	F	E	D	G
Shootin’	you s	traight,	lit	tle	girl? Won’t you do the	same?

Marshall Tucker Band - Can’t You See (1973)

Originally in D, I play in A. In A, play A/G instead of Asus2/G.

Intro

A	Asus2/G	D	A
			x3

A

I’m gonna take a freight train

Asus2/G

Down at the station, lord

D	A
I don’t care where it	goes

A

Gonna climb me a mountain

Asus2/G

The highest mountain

D	A
A-jump off, nobody gonna	know

	A	Asus2/G
Can’t you s	ee, whoa can’t you	see

	D	A
What that	woman lord, she been doin’ to m	e

	A	Asus2/G
Can’t you s	ee, can’t you	see

	D	A
What that	woman, she been doin’ to m	e

A

I’m gonna find me

Asus2/G

A hole in the wall

D	A
I’m gonna crawl inside and	die

A

‘Cause my lady, now

Asus2/G

A mean ol’ woman, lord

D	A
Never told me goodb	ye

	A	Asus2/G
Can’t you s	ee, whoa can’t you	see

	D	A
What that	woman lord, she been doin’ to m	e

	A	Asus2/G
Can’t you s	ee, can’t you	see

	D	A
What that	woman, she been doin’ to m	e

Solo

A	Asus2/G	D	A
			x2

A

I’m gonna buy me a ticket now

Asus2/G

As far as I can

D	A
Ain’t never comin’	back

A

Ridin’ me southbound

Asus2/G

Uh-all the way to Georgia now

D	A
Till the train run out of	track

	A	Asus2/G
Can’t you s	ee, whoa can’t you	see

	D	A
What that	woman lord, she been doin’ to m	e

	A	Asus2/G
Can’t you s	ee, can’t you	see

	D	A
What that	woman, she been doin’ to m	e

Solo

A	Asus2/G	D	A
			x2

Let ring

	A	Asus2/G
Can’t you s	ee, whoa can’t you	see

	D	A
What that	woman lord, she been doin’ to m	e

Band back in

	A	Asus2/G
Can’t you s	ee, can’t you	see

	D	A
What that	woman, she been doin’ to m	e

Repeat to fade

Misc - Facts of Life Theme (1979)

Originally in F, I play in A

A	D/A	A

	A	F#m
You	take the good, you	take the bad

	D	E
You	take ‘em both and	there you have

	D	G/D	D
The	facts of life	→

	E	A/E	E
The	facts of life	→

	A	F#m
There’s a	time you gotta	go and show

	D	E
You’re	growin’ now ya	know about

	D	G/D	D
The	facts of life	→

	E	A/E	E
The	facts of life	→

	D	E
When the	world never	seems

	A	E/G#	D/F#	E
To be	li	ving	up to your	dreams

	D
And	suddenly you’re findin’ out

	E	D	G/D	D
The	facts of life are all about	you	→

	A	D/A	A
You

	A	F#m
When there’s	someone that you	care about

	D	E
It	really isn’t	fair they’re out to

D	G/D	D
Slow you up	→

	E	A/E	E
When you’re	growing up	→

	A	F#m
When you	let ‘em flirt and	then you hurt

	D	E
A	waitin’ ‘cause your	date is late

	D	G/D	D
For	showing up	→

	E	A/E	E
Then you’re	growin’ up	→

	D	E
When it’s	more than just the birds and the	bees

	A	E/G#	D/F#	E
You need	some	one	telling you	please

	D
There’s	only one conclusion

	E	D	G/D	D
There will	always be confusion over	you	→

	A	D/A	A
You

	D
You

Bridge that no one has ever heard

D	F#m7	Bm7
It takes a	lot to get ‘em	right

A/C#	D	A
When you’re	learning the facts of	life

A	D/A	A

Original goes up a half-step, I’m not doing that

	A	F#m
You’ll av	oid a lot of	damage

	D	E
And enj	oy the fun of	managing

	D	G/D	D
The	facts of life	→

	E	A/E	E
They shed a	lot of light	→

	A	F#m
If you	hear ‘em from your	brother

	D	E
Better	clear ‘em with your	mother

	D	G/D	D
Better	get ‘em right	→

	E	A/E	E
Call her	late at night	→

	D	E
You got the	future in the palm of your ha	nd

	A	E/G#	D/F#	E
All you	gotta do to	get you through is	understand

	D
You	think you’d rather do without

	E	D	G/D	D
You’ll	never muddle through without the	truth	→

	A
The facts of life are all about	you

	D	F
Oh learning the facts of life

	A
Oh they’re all about	you

	D	F
They’re all about y	ou, about	you

Repeat to fade

Misc - Happy Days Theme (1974)

Originally in F, I play in D

Vox start on 1-2-3-5-6-7-6

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

This is an instrumental in the theme, I do a second chorus

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

Misc - Laverne and Shirley Theme (1976)

Originally in F, I play an octave down in G

Skip this unless you’re feeling goofy

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight
Schlemiel! Schlimazel! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated

I strum a slow V7 here, vox on the 3 of the chord

D7

We’re gonna do it!

G	B
Give us any	chance we’ll take it

Em	C
Read us any	rule we’ll break it

G/D	Em	D/F#
We’re gonna	make our dreams come	true

D7

Doin’ it our way

G	B
Nothin’s gonna	turn us back now

Em	C
Straight ahead and	on the track now

G/D	Em	D/F#
We’re gonna	make our dreams come	true

B7

Doin’ it our way

Em7	A
There is nothing	we won’t try

Dmaj7

Never heard the word impossible

Cmaj7	Fmaj7	G
This time there’s	no stopping	us

D7

We’re gonna do it

G	B
On your mark get	set and go now

Em	C
Got a dream and	we just know now

G/D	Em	D/F#
We’re gonna	make that dream come	true

	G	Em7
And we’ll do it	our way, yes	our way

C	D
Make all our dreams come	true

	G	Em7
And we’ll do it	our way, yes	our way

C	Dsus4
Make all our dreams come	true

	C	G
For me and	you

Misc - Three’s Company Theme (1977)

Intro

F7	C7

	F
Come and knock on our do	or

	Am7	D9
We’ve been waiting for y	ou

	G7	G#dim7	Gm7
Where the kisses are h	ers and he	rs and h	is

	C7	F	F	Edim7	F
Three’s c	ompany t	oo	→	→

	F
Come and dance on on our fl	oor

	Am7	D9
Take a step that is n	ew

	G7	G#dim7	Gm7
We’ve a loveable sp	ace that ne	eds your fa	ce

	C7	F	F	Edim7	F
Three’s co	mpany t	oo	→	→

	Bm7	E7b9	Am7	D7b9	Gm7	C7
You’ll see that l	ife is a b	all again, l	aughter is ca	lling for y	ou

	Bb6/C
Down at our re	ndezvous

	F
Three is company t	oo

Molly Hatchet - Flirtin with Disaster (1979)

Originally in A (in the verse), I play in G

There’s lots of 6 in the chorus

D

C/D	D
	x4

D	C	G/B	C	G/B	D/A	G
→	→		→	→	→

G	F	G
I’m travelin’ down the road and I’m fl	irtin’ with dis	aster

G	F	G
I’ve got the pedal to the floor, my l	ife is running f	aster

G	F	G
I’m out of money, out of hope, it lo	oks like self destr	uction

G	F	G
Well, how much more can we take with a	ll of this corr	uption

A	Asus4	A	C/G	G/A	A
We’re flirtin’	with dis	aster, y’a	ll know	what I m	ean

A	Asus4	A	C/G	G/A	A
And the way we	run our l	ives, it m	akes no s	ense to	me

A	Asus4	A	C/G	G/A	A
I don’t know a	bout yours	elf or	what you	want to	be, yeah

A	Asus4	A	C/G	G	A
When we gamble w	ith our t	ime, we c	hoose our d	estin	y

C	G	A
I’m travelin’ d	own that lonesome r	oad

C	G	A	G	G#	A	A#	B	C
Feel like I’m dr	agging a heavy l	oad	→	→	→	→	→

C	G	A
Yeah, I’ve tried to t	urn my head aw	ay

C	G	D
Feel about the sa	me most every d	ay

D	C/D	D	C/D	D	C	G/B	C	G/B	D/A	G
	You know what I’m talking about, baby			→	→		→	→	→

G	F	G
Speeding down the fast lane, honey, we’re pl	ayin’ from town to t	own

G	F	G
The boys and I’ve been burnin’ it up, can’t s	eem to slow it d	own

G	F	G
We got the pedal to the floor, our li	ves are runnin’ f	aster

G	F	G
We got our sights set straight ahead, but I a	in’t sure what we’re	after

A	Asus4	A	C/G	G/A	A
Flirtin’ with dis	aster, y	’all	damn sure	know what I m	ean

A	Asus4	A	C/G	G/A	A
You know, the way we	run our l	ives, it m	akes no	sense to	me

A	Asus4	A	C/G	G/A	A
I don’t know ab	out yours	elf or	what you	plan to b	e, yeah

A	Asus4	A	C/G	G	A
When we gamble w	ith our t	ime we ch	oose our de	stin	y

C	G	A
Yeah, we’re travelin’ d	own that lonesome r	oad

C	G	A	G	G#	A	A#	B	C
Feel like I’m dr	agging a heavy lo	ad	→	→	→	→	→

C	G	A
Don’t try to t	urn my head aw	ay

C	G	D
I’m flirtin’ with dis	aster every d	ay

D	C/D	G/D	F/D	D
	And you are too, baby	→	→

D	C/D	G/D	F/D	D
Get in with everybody		→	→

Solo

D	C	G	F	D
		→	→	x6

A	Asus4	A	C/G	G/A	A
Flirtin’ with dis	aster, b	abe, y’	all know	what I m	ean

A	Asus4	A	C/G	G/A	A
You know the way we	run our l	ives, it m	akes no	sense to	me

A	Asus4	A	C/G	G/A	A
I don’t know ab	out yours	elf or	what you	plan to	be

A	Asus4	A	C/G	G	A
When we gamble w	ith our t	ime we ch	oose our d	esti	ny

C	G	A
Yeah, we’re traveling d	own this lonesome r	oad

C	G	A	G	G	G#	A	A#	B	C
Feel like I’m dr	agging a heavy lo	ad		→	→	→	→	→

Hard stop on “way”

C	G	A
Don’t try and t	urn my head aw	ay, bop bop yeah

C	G	D	D	D	C	C#	D	D
Flirtin’ with dis	aster every d	ay		→	→	→

Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime (1970)

Originally in E, I play in D, barre chords preferred in D (open preferred in E)

Intro

D	D	D	D
G	G	D	D
A	G	D	D

	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

	A
When the	sun goes down

	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

	A
We’re always	happy

	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

	A
Da doo	da da da

G	D
Da da da, duh da	da

D	D	D	D
G	G	D	D
A	G	D	D

	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

Everything stops here in the original for engine noises, you know,

because they’re going into town. If no engine noises are available, play

straight into this instrumental break.

D	D	D	D
G	G	D	D
A	G	D	D

	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

	A
When the	sun goes down

	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

	A
We’re always	happy

	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
Da doo	da da da

G	D
Da da da, duh da	da

Nazareth - Hair of the Dog (1975)

Originally in E, I play in A

Intro

A

Vox around the 4

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

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

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

Solo on something like this

A	C	D	A
x3

G	F	E
→	→

A	C	D	A
x3

G	F	E
→	→

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

Repeat to fade

Nazareth - Love Hurts (1974)

Nazareth around G, Everly Brothers in F#, Roy Orbison around Bb, I play in A

D/A	A
→

	A	F#m	D	E
Love	hurts, love	scars, love	wounds and	mars

It amuses me that Nazareth says “not tough or strong” and the Everly Brothers say “not tough nor strong”

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

Everly Brothers arrangement does a V7 instead of another III7 at the beginning of this line

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

	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

A

Bridge

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

Back to the pre-chorus, so chords are changing faster now

	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

G	D	A
Ooh	hoo love	hurts

Solo on verse chords

A	F#m	D	E	Dadd9
			→

A	F#m	D	E	Dadd9
			→

	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

G	D	A
Ooh	hoo love	hurts

G	D	A
Ooh	hoo love	hurts

Orleans - Dance With Me (1975)

Originally in D, I play A capo 1

Highest note is the 4 (wanna go), lowest is the 1,

but only briefly (on “around us”).

A	A	D/A	D/A
Bm	E	A	A

Melody on 2 3 3 on “dance with me”

	A
Dan	ce with me, I want to be your partner

Dmaj7

Can’t you see the music is just starting

Melody is 4 5 6 1 2 of the key on “I am fa-hall-ling”

	Bm	E
Ni	ght is calling, and	I am falling

A

Dance with me

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

	A
D	ance with me

Dmaj7	E
Let it lift you	off the ground

“Love is all around us” starts at the 5 of

the chord, which is probably where you were on “and”.

This run goes down to the b7 of the chord on “us”.

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

Bm7	E
Oh	whoa

	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

Dance with me

Solo if appropriate

A	A	D/A	D/A
Bm	E	A	A

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

Bm7	E
Oh	whoa

	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

Dance with me

Outro

A	A	D	D
			x2, then flashy outro riff

Orleans - Still the One (1976)

Originally in E, I play in A

Intro, swung with 6ths

A

We’ve been together since way back when

Sometimes I never want to see you again

	D	E
But I	want you to know, after	all these years

D	E
You’re still the one I want	whisperin’ in my ear

Drop the 6ths and switch to full strum for the chorus

	A	D
You’re	still the one I want to	talk to in bed

F#m	B
Still the one that	turns my head

D	E	A
We’re still having fun	and you’re still the	one

	A
I	looked at your face every day

But I never saw it till I went away

	D	E
When	winter came, I just	wanted to go

Hold a half-beat before “longed”, make it one syllable

instead of “lo-onged”

D	E
Deep in the desert I	longed for the snow

	A	D
You’re	still the one that	makes me laugh

F#m	B
Still the one that’s my	better half

D	E	A
We’re still having fun	and you’re still the o	ne

	A	D
You’re	still the one that	makes me strong

F#m	B
Still the one I want to	take along

D	E	A
We’re still having fun	and you’re still the o	ne, yes you are

Solo if appropriate on a verse and a chorus

Hold off an extra beat before the “our”

A	B11/A
Changing, our	love is going gold

Play this line soft

G	F#m	E
Even though we grow	old, it grows	new

Original comes back in full here, I stay on a slow strum

	A	D
You’re	still the one that I	love to touch

F#m	B
Still the one and I	can’t get enough

D	E	A
We’re still having fun	and you’re still the o	ne

All but drums drop out

	A	D
You’re	still the one who can	scratch my itch

F#m	B
Still the one and	I wouldn’t switch

D	E	A
We’re still having fun	and you’re still the o	ne

Hits on “you are”, band re-enters

D	E	A	D
You	are	still the one that	makes me shout

F#m	B
Still the one that I	dream about

D	E	A
We’re still having fun	and you’re still the o	ne

	A	D
You are	still the one

	F#m	B
You’re	still the one

D	E	A	D/A
We’re still having fun	and you’re still the o	ne

On the bridge rhythm, triplets

A	A	B11/A	B11/A	G	F#m	D	A
					→

Paper Lace - Billy Don’t Be a Hero (1974)

Paper Lace in C, Bo Donaldson in Bb, I play in D capo 3

Lyrics and chords here follow the Bo Donaldson version

Vox on 5 1 1 1 of the chord on “the marching band”

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

Vox up to the 5 on “and”

Em7	A7
And with her head u	pon his shoulder

Em7	A7
His young and lovely	fiancee

Back down to the regular melody

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 keep your head	low

D	Em7	A	D
Billy, don’t be	hero,	come back to	me

D

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

Original changes hey here, I don’t, it’s a silly key change

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 keep your head	low

D	Em7	A	D
Billy, don’t be	hero,	come back to	me

D

Let ring

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

Paul McCartney - Another Day (1971)

Originally in G, I play in D

	D
Every	day she takes a morning bath

	F#7
She	wets her hair

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
Stepping into	shoes

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

	Bm	Gmaj7
So	sad, so	sad

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

	Bm	Gmaj7
So	sad, so	sad

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

	F#7
She	wets her hair

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
Stepping into	shoes

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

Paul McCartney - Let Me Roll It (1973)

Originally in E, I play in A capo 2.

Intro in the original key, with all the C’s being where the chords go...

-2h3p2-2-0------C-2h3p2-2-0----C-
-2h3p2-2-0-2-0--C-2h3p2-2-0----C-
-----------2-0--C----------2-0-C-
----------------C----------2-0-C-

Intro in my key something like...

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-

Possibly sounds better to pick than pull off

in this key.

Intro, no riff yet

D	Bm	D	Bm
A	D	A	D

Riff starts after this line

A	D	A	D	A

Bm	A	Bm	A

Vox on the 5 of the first chord

A	Bm
You gave me something,	I understand

“In the palm” in 1 3 2 of the first chord

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

A	D
Let me r	oll it to you

A	D
Let me r	oll it

A	D	A
Let me r	oll it to you

With riff

Bm	A	Bm	A

A	Bm
I want to tell you, and	now’s the time

Vox on “go ing to” on 4 3 2 of the first chord

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

A	D
Let me r	oll it to you

A	D
Let me r	oll it

A	D	A
Let me r	oll it to you

With riff

Bm	A	Bm	A

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

A	D
Let me r	oll it to you

A	D
Let me r	oll it

A	D	A
Let me r	oll it to you

Bm	A	Bm	A

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

A	D
Let me r	oll it to you

A	D
Let me r	oll it

A	D	A
Let me r	oll it to you

With riff, to fade

Bm

A

Bm

A

Paul McCartney - Maybe I’m Amazed (1970)

Verse originally in Bb, I play in G if I want to work, otherwise

C capo 3.

If you’re capo’d, be ready to find those 9’s. And on guitar, just play

a 7 instead of the #9.

Intro, the first chord is really just fading in,

and the progression really starts at the second chord.

F#	B/D#	Bm/D	C#m7	F#7

Vox on the 5 of the first chord, just up a step on “love”

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

This time vox on the 6 of the chord on “pulled”

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

Vox *stay* on the 6 of the chord on “maybe” (A if the chord is D)

	F	C/E	A
And m	aybe I’m amazed at the w	ay I really n	eed you

B	Bmaj7
Maybe I’m a	man

	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

B	Bmaj7
Maybe I’m a	man

	B9
And maybe you’re the	only woman who could ever help me

I skip the “ooh’s” at the end of this line

E	B/D#	Bm/D	C#m7	F#7
Baby won’t you help me to underst	and

Solo on verse chords, acoustic I usually skip this and the following chorus.

Can also do it on doo doo, etc.

G	D/F#	A	E/A
G	D/F#	A
G	D/F#	A	E/A
G	D/F#
F	C	A

B	Bmaj7
Maybe I’m a	man

	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

B	Bmaj7
Maybe I’m a	man

	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

If I skipped the previous chorus, I’ll do this one with lyrics, else do this on “yeah”

B	Bmaj7
Maybe I’m a	man

	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

B	Bmaj7
Maybe I’m a	man

	B9
And maybe you’re the	only woman who could ever help me

End here acoustic

E	B/D#	Bm/D	C#m7	F#7
Baby won’t you help me to underst	and

Long pause, then solo on verse chords, acoustic I usually skip this

G	D/F#	A	E/A
G	D/F#	A
G	D/F#	A	E/A
G	D/F#
F	C	A

Outro on chorus chords, fading, acoustic I usually skip this

B	Bmaj7	B9
E	B	B(#9)
B	Bmaj7	B9
E	B/D#	Bm/D	C#m7	F#7

Paul McCartney and Wings - Jet (1974)

Originally in A, I play in G

Get the bridge/solo part ready

Gm13/Bb x10010

Am	G/B	C6	Am	G/B	C6	Bm7
Am	G/B	C6

I usually skip these “jets”; it’s just high enough that it

comes out sounding like a random grunt *near* the root.

G

Jet, jet, jet

	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

For these “jets”, I’ll sing an octave down but

hit a high guitar voicing on that downbeat.

G

Jet, ooh, jet ooh

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

G

Jet, ooh, jet ooh

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

Instrumental bridge

C	G/B	Gm13/A#	F	F	C	G
→		→		→

x2

Synth solo on verse chords, play the chords either way

	Bm7
And	Jet, I thought the

Am	G/B	C6	G
Major was	a	lady suffrag	ette

G

Jet, ooh, jet ooh

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

Instrumental bridge

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

G

Jet, ooh, jet ooh

	Bm7
And	Jet, you know I

Am	G/B	C6	G
Thought you was a	little	lady suffrag	ette

G

Jet, ooh, jet ooh

Am	G/B	C6
		My little lady

Am	G/B	C6	Bm7
		My little lady	yes

Am

Cmaj7

Gmaj7

Paul McCartney and Wings - Silly Love Songs (1976)

Originally in C, I play in G, vox mostly on the 5

G	Bm7	Cmaj7	Cmaj7
			x3

Vox on the 5

G	Bm7	Cmaj7
You’d think that people would have ha	d enough of silly lo	ve songs

G	Bm7	Cmaj7
But I look around me and I se	e it isn’t so

G	Bm7	Cmaj7
Some people wanna fill the wo	rld with silly lo	ve songs

	Bm7	Cmaj7
And what’s w	rong with that, I’d l	ike to know

	Bm	G/B	G/C	G/C#	D
‘Cause h	ere I go again	→	→	→

Vox on the 5, down an octave from the verse

G	Bm7	Cmaj7
I	love	you

G	Bm7	Cmaj7
I	love	you

G	Bm7	Cmaj7
I	love	you

G	Bm7	Cmaj7
I	love	you

G	Bm7	Cmaj7
I can’t ex	plain the feeling’s	plain to me, now can’t you see

G	Bm7	Cmaj7
Ah, she gave me	more, she gave it	all to me, now can’t you see

	Bm7	Cmaj7
What’s wron	g with that, I need	to know

	Bm	G/B	G/C	G/C#	D
‘Cause h	ere I go again	→	→	→

G	Bm7	Cmaj7
I	love	you

G	Bm7	Cmaj7
I	love	you

Bm	Em7
Love doesn’t come in a min	ute

Am7	G
Sometimes it doesn’t come it all

Bm	Em7
I only know that when I’m i	n it

Am7	C/D
It isn’t silly, love isn’t silly, love isn’t silly at all

G	Bm7	Cmaj7	Cmaj7
			x4

G	Bm7	Cmaj7
How	can I tell	you about, my loved one

G	Bm7	Cmaj7
How	can I tell	you about, my loved one

G	Bm7	Cmaj7
How	can I tell	you about, my loved one

G	Bm7	Cmaj7
How	can I tell	you about my loved one

G	Bm7	Cmaj7	Cmaj7
			x3

G	Bm7	Cmaj7
I	love	you

G	Bm7	Cmaj7
I	love	you

With “I love you”

G	Bm7	Cmaj7
I can’t ex	plain the feeling’s	plain to me, say can’t you see

G	Bm7	Cmaj7
Ah, he gave me	more, he gave it	all to me, say can’t you see

With “I love you” and “how can I tell you about”

G	Bm7	Cmaj7
I can’t ex	plain the feeling’s	plain to me, say can’t you see

G	Bm7	Cmaj7
Ah, he gave me	more, he gave it	all to me, say can’t you see

G	Bm7	Cmaj7
I can’t ex	plain the feeling’s	plain to me, say can’t you see

G	Bm7	Cmaj7
Ah, he gave me	more, he gave it	all to me, say can’t you see

G	Bm7	Cmaj7	Cmaj7

G	Bm7	Cmaj7
You’d think that people would have	had enough of silly	love songs

G	Bm7	Cmaj7
I look around me and I	see it isn’t	so, oh no

G	Bm7	Cmaj7
Some people wanna fill the	world with silly	love songs

	Bm7
And what’s w	rong with that?

Paul Simon - 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover (1975)

Em

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

	Bb
Make a new	plan, Stan

	C
You don’t need to be	coy, Roy

	G
Just get yourself	free

	G
Hop on the	bus, Gus

	Bb
You don’t need to	discuss much

	C
Just drop off the	key, Lee

	G
And get yourself	free

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

	Bb
Make a new	plan, Stan

	C
You don’t need to be	coy, Roy

	G
Just get yourself	free

	G
Hop on the	bus, Gus

	Bb
You don’t need to	discuss much

	C
Just drop off the	key, Lee

	G
And get yourself	free

	G
You just slip out the	back, Jack

	Bb
Make a new	plan, Stan

	C
You don’t need to be	coy, Roy

	G
Just get yourself	free

	G
Hop on the	bus, Gus

	Bb
You don’t need to	discuss much

	C
Just drop off the	key, Lee

	G
And get yourself	free

Paul Simon - Kodachrome (1973)

Originally in D capo 2, which is where I play it. Originally

in drop-D, which I don’t bother with.

Almost entirely alternating bass/upper pattern.

Riff on the verse/intro G is some version of:

D|--------0-0-----|
A|----1-2-----1-2-|
E|3-3-------------|

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

	G	G/F#	E
Kodachr	o-	o-	ome

	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

G	G/F#	E
Day	oh	yeah

	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	A7
A	way

	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

	G	G/F#	E
Kodachr	o-	o-	ome

	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

G	G/F#	E
Day	oh	yeah

	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
A	way

G	Bm	Em	Em

	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

Double-time feel

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

Paul Simon - Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard (1972)

Originally in G, I play in G capo 2.

Intro

G	C	G	D
			x 2

	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

Instrumental break on chorus chords, with whistling

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

Pink Floyd - Brain Damage (1973)

Intro

D

D	G7
The lunatic is on the gras	s

D	G7
The lunatic is on the gras	s

D	E/D
Remembering games and	daisy chains and laughs

A7	D	Dsus2
Got to keep the loonies on the path

D	G7
The lunatic is in the hal	l

D	G7
The lunatics are in my	hall

D	E/D
The paper holds their folded	faces to the floor

	A7	D	Dsus2	D7
And	every day the paperboy brings	more

G	A
And if the dam breaks open	many years too soon

	C	G
And	if there is no room upon the hill

G	A7
And if your head explodes with dark	forebodings too

	C	G
I’ll	see you on the dark side of the moon

G	Bm7	Em7	A7
	→	→

D	G7
The lunatic is in my head

D	G7
The lunatic is in my head

D	E/D
You raise the blade,	you make the change

A7	D	Dsus2
You re-arrange me ‘till I’m sane

D

You lock the door

	E/D
And	throw away the key

	A7	D	Dsus2	D7
There’s	someone in my head but it’s not	me

G	A
And if the cloud bursts,	thunder in your ear

C	G
You shout and no one seems to hear

G	A7
And if the band you’re in starts	playing different tunes

	C	G
I’ll	see you on the dark side of the moon

G	Bm7	Em7	A7
	→	→

Outro on verse chords, with creepy laughter

D	G7	D	G7
			I can’t think of anything to say, it’s sad

D	E/D	A7	D
D	E/D	A7	D

Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb (1979)

Bm	A
Hello, is there anybody	in there?

	G	Em
Just nod if you can	hear me

	Bm
Is there	anyone home?

Bm

Come on (come on) now

	A
I hear you’re	feeling down

G	Em
I can ease your	pain

	Bm
And get you	on your feet again

Bm

Relax (relax, relax)

	A
I’ll need some infor	mation first

G	Em
Just the basic facts

	Bm
Can you	show me where it hurts?

D	A
There is no pain you are re	ceding

D	A
A distant ship smoke on the ho	rizon

C	G
You are only coming through in	waves

	C	G
Your	lips move but I can’t hear what you’re	saying

	D	A
When	I was a child I had a	fever

	D	A
My	hands felt just like two	balloons

C	G
Now I’ve got that feeling once a	gain

	C
I can’t explain, you would not	understand

	G
This is not how I	am

A	C	G	D
I	have be	come comfortably	numb

Solo, if appropriate, otherwise skip

A	D	A	C	G	C	G
A	C	G	D
I	have be	come comfortably	numb

Bm	A
O.K. (O.K., O.K.) just a little	pinprick

	G	Em
There’ll be no more	aaaa	aaaah!

	Bm
But you may	feel a little sick

	Bm
Can you	stand up?

	A
I do believe it’s	working, good

	G	Em
That’ll keep you	going for the	show

	Bm
Come	on it’s time to go

D	A
There is no pain, you are re	ceding

D	A
A distant ship smoke on the ho	rizon

C	G
You are only coming through in	waves

	C	G
Your	lips move but I can’t hear what you’re	saying

	D	A
When	I was a child, I caught a	fleeting glimpse

D	A
Out of the corner of my	eye

C	G
I turned to look but it was	gone

	C
I cannot put my finger	on it now

	G
The child is grown, the	dream is gone

A	C	G	D
I	have be	come comfortably	numb

A	C	G	D
I	have be	come comfortably	numb

Pink Floyd - Goodbye Blue Sky (1979)

Spoken

Look mommy, there's an airplane up in the sky

Intro

D11
Am	B/A
Am	B/A
Am	B/A
D11

Vox on the 3 on the first “ooh”

D	Dadd9	D	Dmaj7	Bm6
Ooo	oo	oo	oooh	ooh

D	Dadd9	D	Dmaj7	Bm6
Ooo	oo	oo	oooh	ooh

Am	B/A
Did-did-did-did you see the fright	ened ones?

Am	B/A
Did-did-did-did you hear the fall	ing bombs?

Am	B/A
Did-did-did-did you ever won	der

	A	G/A
Why we	had to run for shel	ter

	F#m/A	A
When the prom	ise of a	brave new world

	G/A	Bm6
Unfo	uled beneath a	clear blue sky ?

D11
D	Dadd9	D	Dmaj7	Bm6
Ooo	oo	oo	oooh	ooh

D	Dadd9	D	Dmaj7	Bm6
Ooo	oo	oo	oooh	ooh

Am	B/A
Did-did-did-did you see the fright	ened ones?

Am	B/A
Did-did-did-did you hear the fall	ing bombs?

Am	B/A
The flames are all long gon	e

	D11
But the pain lingers	on

D	G/D	G/D	D
Good	bye	blue	sky

D	G/D	G/D	D
Good	bye	blue	sky

D	Am/D
Good	bye

D	Am/D
Good	bye

D11

Pink Floyd - Hey You (1979)

Intro

Emadd9	Dm
	x4

Vox on 3 2 on “hey you”

	Emadd9
Hey	you, out there in the cold

	Bm7
Getting lonely, getting old, can you	feel me?

	Emadd9
Hey	you, standing in the aisles

	Bm7
With itchy feet and fading smiles, can you	feel me?

D	G	D	C
Hey you, don’t you help them to bury the	li-	ii-	ght

Bm	Am	Emadd9
Don’t give in	without a	fight

Emadd	Dm

With a quiet voice an octave up

	Emadd9
Hey	you, out there on your own

	Bm
Sitting naked by the phone, would you	touch me?

	Emadd9
Hey	you, with your ear against the wall

	Bm
Waiting for someone to call out, would you	touch me?

D	G	D	C
Hey you, would you help me to carry the	sto-	o-	one?

Hang the first two chords

Bm	Am	Em
Open your heart,	I’m coming	home

Solo

Em	Am
	x4

Em

C	D	G	D	C
But it was	only a	fan	ta	sy

	C	D	G	D	C
The w	all was too	high, as	you	can	see

	C	D	G	D	C
No m	atter how he	tried he could	not	break	free

	C	D	Emadd9
And the	worms ate	into his	brain

Emadd9	Dm
	x4

Now an octave up... go for it, it’s not supposed to be perfect

	Emadd9
Hey	you, out there on the road

	Bm
Always doing what you’re told, can you	help me?

	Emadd9
Hey	you, out there beyond the wall

	Bm
Breaking bottles in the hall, can you	help me?

If you were ever going to reach for a C, this is the time

D	G	D	C
Hey you, don’t tell me there’s no hope at	a-a	a-l	l

	Bm	Am	Emadd9
To	gether we stand,	divided we	fall

Pink Floyd - In the Flesh (1979)

This is both parts smushed into one.

Vox go up to the 1, but the point is not to sing this song well, so I play in the original key.

Intro

E5	D/F#	G	C
G	D	Em
→	→

D	E/D	F/D	E/D
D	E/D	F/D	G/D

Main riff

A	D/F#	A	D/F#
A	Bm	C#m	E

With “aaah”

A	D	A	D
A	Bm	C#m	E

A	D
So ya, thought ya, might like to	go to the show?

A	D
To feel the warm thrill of confusion, that s	pace cadet glow

A

Tell me, is something eluding you sunshine?

Bm

Is this not what you expected to see?

	C#m
If you	wanna find out what’s behind these cold eyes

	E
You’ll	just have to claw your way through this disguise

A	D/F#	A	D/F#
A	Bm	C#m	E

A	D
So ya, thought ya, might like to	go to the show?

A	D
To feel the warm thrill of confusion, that s	pace cadet glow

A

I’ve got some bad news for you sunshine

Bm

Pink isn’t well, he stayed back at the hotel

	C#m
And they’ve	sent us along as a surrogate band

	E
We’re go	nna find out where you fans really stand

A	D
Are there any queers in the theatre tonight, get ‘em	up against the wall

	A	D
T	here’s one in the spotlight, he don’t look right to me, get him	up against the wall

	A
And t	hat one looks Jewish, and that one’s a coon

Bm

Who let all this riff-raff into the room?

	C#m
There’s one	smokin’ a joint, and another with spots

	E	A
If	I had my way, I’d have all of them sh	ot

A	D/F#	A	D/F#
A	Bm	C#m	E

A

Pink Floyd - Mother (1979)

Vox on the 5 on “mother”

G	C/G	G
Mother, do you think they’ll drop the	bomb?

G	C/G	G
Mother, do you think they’ll like this	song?

Vox up to the 3 of the chord on “mother”

C/G	G
Mother, do you think they’ll try to break my	balls?

D	C/G	G
Ooh	ah, mother, should I build the	wall?

G	C/G	G
Mother, should I run for presid	ent?

G	C/G	G
Mother, should I trust the governm	ent?

Vox up to the high 3 of the chord on “mother”

C/G	G
Mother, will they put me in the firin	g line?

D	C/G	G
Ooh	ah, is it just a waste of	time?

G	C/G
Hush now baby, baby, don’t you	cry

F	C/G
Mama’s gonna make all of your	nightmares come true

F	C/G
Mama’s gonna put all of her	fears into you

F	C/G
Mama’s gonna keep you right here	under her wing

F	C/G
She won’t let you fly, but she	might let you sing

F	C/G	G
Mama’s gonna keep baby	cozy and	warm

D	C/G
Oooh	babe

D	C/G
Oooh	babe

D	C/G
Ooh babe, of	course mama’s gonna help build a wall

Solo

G	C/G
G	C/G
G	C/G
D	C/G
G

G	C/G	D/G	C/G	G
Mother, do you think she’s good e	nough,	→	for m	e?

G	C/G	D/G	C/G	G
Mother, do you think she’s dange	rous,	→	to	me?

C/G	G
Mother, will she tear your little boy a	part?

D	C/G	G
Ooh	ah, mother, will she break my	heart?

G	C/G
Hush now baby, baby, don’t you	cry

F	C/G
Mama’s going to check out all your	girlfriends for you

F	C/G
Mama won’t let anyone	dirty get through

F	C/G
Mama’s gonna wait up unti	l you get in

F	C/G
Mama will always find o	ut where you been

F	C/G	G
Mama’s gonna keep baby	healthy and	clean

D	C/G
Oooh	babe

D	C/G
Oooh	babe

D	C/G	G
Ooh babe, you’ll	always be baby to	me

G

G	C/G
Mother, did it need to be so	high?

Pink Floyd - Nobody Home (1979)

Am7	Caug/G#	C/G	D7	F	Fm

	C
I’ve got a	little black book with my poems in

	E
Got a	bag with a toothbrush and a comb in

	F	C
When	I’m a good dog, they sometimes throw me a	bone

F	C
I got e	lastic bands keeping my shoes on

	E	E7
Got those	swollen hand blues

	F	C
Got	thirteen channels of shit on the TV to	choose from

	C
I’ve got e	lectric light

C7

And I’ve got second sight

	F	Fm	C	E7	Am	D7	G
And a	mazing po	wers of observatio	n

	E7
And that is how I know

Am

When I try to get through

Not a typo: this is really D Fm,

but I play as F Fm.

C	D	Fm
On the telephone to you

	C
There’ll be nobody ho	me

F	C	F	C

	C
I’ve got the ob	ligatory Hendrix perm

	E
And the in	evitable pinhole burns

F	C
All down the front of my favorite satin s	hirt

F	C
I’ve got	nicotine stains on my fingers

	E	E7
I’ve got a	silver spoon on a chain

	F	C
Got a	grand piano to prop up my mortal re	mains

	C
I’ve got	wild staring eyes

C7	F
And I’ve got a strong urge to fly

	Fm	C	E7	Am	D7	G
But	I got nowhere to	fly to

Vox all the way up to A here

Am	C	D	Fm
Ooooh, babe	when I pick up the phone

	C	F	C	F	C
There’s still nobody hom	e

	C
I’ve got a	pair of Gohill’s boots

	E	E7
And I got	fading roots

Pink Floyd - One of My Turns (1979)

Originally in C (then Eb), I play in A (then C)

Rubato, vox on the 3

A	C#m
Day after day,	love turns gray

	D	A	D
Like the	skin of a dying man		→

	A	C#m
And n	ight after night, we pret	end it’s all right

	Bm7
But	I have grown older and you have grown colder and

D	E7
Nothing is very much	fun anymore

	A	C#m	D	A	D
And	I can	feel	one of my turns coming	on	→

A	C#m	Bm7
I	feel,	cold as a razor blade, tight as a tourniquet

D	E7
Dry as a funeral	drum

Band enters, at tempo, vox on the 5 of the chord

C/G	G	C/G	G
Run to the b	edroom, in the s	uitcase on the l	eft

	A7	Bm	Bm	F#m	Bm
You’ll	find my	favorite axe	→	→

C/G	G	C/G	G
Don’t look so	frightened, this is	just a passing p	hase

	Bm	Bm	F#m	Bm
One of	my bad days	→	→

	C/G	G
Would you	like to watch T.	V.?

	C/G	G
Or	get between the sheets	?

	Bm
Or contempl	ate the silent freeway?

	Bm	F#m	Bm
Would you l	ike someth	ing to ea	t?

	C
Would you	like to learn to fly? Would you?

	Bm
Would you	like to see me try?

B	E	A/E	E
No		→

Interlude, skip this if acoustic

C/G	G
→

C/G	G
→

Bm	Bm	F#m	Bm
	→	→

Bm	Bm	F#m	Bm
	→	→

	C
Would you	like to call the cops?

	C
Do you t	hink it’s time I stopped?

Em9

Why are you running away?

Pink Floyd - Time (1973)

E	F#m	E	F#m

F#m	A
Ticking away the moments that make up a	dull day

E	F#m
Fritter and waste the hours in an offhand	way

F#m	A
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your	hometown

E	F#m
Waiting for someone or something to show you the	way

Dmaj7

Tired of lying in the sunshine

Amaj7

Staying home to watch the rain

Dmaj7

You are young and life is long and

Amaj7

There is time to kill today

Dmaj7

And then one day you find

C#m7

Ten years have got behind you

Bm7

No one told you when to run

E

You missed the starting gun

F#m	A	E	F#m
F#m	A	E	F#m

	F#m	A
You	run and you run to catch up with the sun, but it’s sink	ing

E	F#m
Racing around to come up behind you a	gain

	F#m	A
The	sun is the same in a relative way, but you’re	older

E	F#m
Shorter of breath, and one day closer to	death

Dmaj7

Every year is geting shorter

Amaj7

Never seem to find the time

Dmaj7

Plans that either come to naught or

Amaj7

Half a page of scribbled lines

Dmaj7

Hanging on in quiet

	C#m7
Despera	tion is the English way

	Bm7
The	time is gone, the song is over

	F/B
Thought I’d something	more to say

Em9	A7
Em9	A7
Em9	A7
Home home a	gain

Em9	A7
I like to be here when I c	an

Em9	A7
When I come home cold and	tired

	Em9	A7
It’s	good to warm my bones beside the f	ire

Cmaj7	Bm7
Far away across the field the	tolling of the iron bell

Fmaj7	G
Calls the faithful to their knees to	hear the softly

D7#9	Cdim/Eb	Bm
Spoken	magic	spell

Pink Floyd - Welcome to the Machine (1975)

Originally in Em, I play in Am capo 2

Lots of 3, highest note that matters is the 5 (“we told you what to *dre*-eam”)

There’s a lot moving between the VI and the iv with odd times, I’ll just approximate it like this every time

Fmaj7	Amadd9
	x2

Am

Welcome my son

F	Amadd9
Welcome to the ma	chine

F

Where have you been?

Dm	Am
It’s all right, we know where you’ve b	een

F

You’ve been in the pipeline filling in time

Amadd9

Provided with toys and scouting for boys

F

You bought a guitar to punish your ma

Am

You didn’t like school

And you know you’re nobody’s foo-oo-ool

	Fmaj7	Amadd9
So	welcome to the mach	ine

Very loose approximation of what happens here

Fmaj7	Amadd9
	x8

Am

Welcome my son

F	Amadd9
Welcome to the ma	chine

F

What did you dream?

Not a typo, this chord is minor the first time, major this time

D	Am
It’s all right, we told you what to dr	eam

Fmaj7

You dreamed of a big star

Amadd9

He played a mean guitar

	Fmaj7
He	always ate in the steak bar

	Amadd9
He	loved to drive in his Jaguar

	Fmaj7	Amadd9
So	welcome to the machin	e

Fmaj7	Amadd9
	x8

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)

Em7	G	Em7	G
Em7	A7	Em7	A7
G

C	D
So, so you think you can t	ell

	Am	G
Heaven from h	ell, blue skies from	pain

	D
Can you tell a green	field from a cold steel

C	Am
Rail, a smile from a	veil

	G
Do you think you can t	ell?

	C	D
And did they get you to tr	ade your heroes for	ghosts?

	Am	G
Hot ashes for tr	ees? Warm air for a coo	l breeze?

	D
Cold comfort for cha	nge?

	C	Am	G
And did you exchan	ge a walk on part in the	war for a lead role in a ca	ge?

Em7	G	Em7	G
Em7	A7	Em7	A7
G

C	D
How I wish, how I wish you were	here

	Am
We’re just	two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl

G

Year after year

D

Running over the same old ground

C

What have we found?

	Am	G
The same old	fears, wish you were here

Em7	G	Em7	G
Em7	A7	Em7	A7
G

Pure Prairie League - Amie (1972)

Intro, with bluegrass-solo over just the one chord

A

A	A	G	D
			x2

A	G	D	A	G	D
I can see why	you think	you be	long to me

	A	G	D
I	never tried to	make you	think or

A	D
Let you see one thing for your	self

	C	D
But now you’re	off with someone else and I’m	alone

	C	E
You see I	thought that I might keep you for my	own

A	G	D
Amie	what you wanna	do?

A	G	D
I think	I could stay with	you

	Bm	E
For a	while maybe longer if I	do

A	A	G	D
			x2

A	G	D	A	G	D
Don’t you think the	time is	right for	us to find

A	G	D
All the things we	thought weren’t	proper

A

Could be right in time

	D	C	D
And can you	see which way	we should turn together or	alone

	C	E
I can	never see what’s right or what is	wrong

E

Will it take to long to see?

A	G	D
Amie	what you wanna	do?

A	G	D
I think	I could stay with	you

	Bm	E
For a	while maybe longer if I	do

A	A	G	D
			x2

Solo if appropriate on verse and chorus, else skip the next chorus

A	G	D
Amie	what you wanna	do?

A	G	D
I think	I could stay with	you

	Bm	E
For a	while maybe longer if I	do

A	A	G	D
			x2

A	G	D	A	G	D
Now it’s come to	what you	want you’ve	had your way

	A	G	D
And	all the things you	thought be	fore just

A

Faded into gray

	D	C	D
And can you	see that I	don’t know if it’s you or if it’s	me

	C	E
If it’s	one of us I’m sure we both will	see

E

Won’t you look at me and tell me?

A	G	D
Amie	what you wanna	do?

A	G	D
I think	I could stay with	you

	Bm	E
For a	while maybe longer if I	do

A	G	D
Amie	what you wanna	do?

A	G	D
I think	I could stay with	you

	Bm	E
For a	while maybe longer if I	do

Let open A and high E ring on all these chords

	A	G6/A	Dsus2/A
I keep	falling in and out of	love with	you

A	G6/A	Dsus2/A
Falling in and out of	love with	you

A	G6/A	Dsus2/A
Don’t know what I’m gonna	do

	A	Dsus2/A	Fmaj7	Dmadd9	A
I keep	falling in and out of	love with	you

Queen - Don’t Stop Me Now (1978)

Originally in F, I play in A capo 3, the highest note that matters is the 4

Vox on 2 1 on “ni-ight”

	A	C#m	F#m7	Bm7	E7
To	night I’m gonna have my	self a real	good time, I feel ali	-i-i-i	ve

Vox on the 1 on “world”, the 3 of the key (which is the 9 of the chord) on “float”)

	A	A7	D	Bm7	F#7
And the	world, I’ll	turn it inside o	ut yeah, I’m	floating around in	ecstasy

Vox on the 4 of the key (3 of the chord) on “don’t”

	Bm	A	E	Bm
So	don’t	stop	me	now

Bm	A	E
Don’t	stop	me

Vox on the 4 of the key (3 of the chord) on “having”

	Bm	E	D/F#	E/G#
Cause I’m	having a good time,	having a	good	time

	A	C#m	F#m7
I’m a	shooting star leaping through the	sky, like a t	iger

	Bm	A	D	Esus4
Defying the l	aws of g	ravi	t	y

	A	C#m	F#m7
I’m a	racing car passing	by, like Lady God	iva

	Bm	A	D	Esus4	A
I’m gonna	go, g	o,	go,	there’s no stopping m	e

	A7	D	Bm7
I’m	burning through the s	ky yeah, two	hundred degrees

	F#7	Bm
That’s why they	call me Mr. Fahren	heit

	F#7	Bm
I’m	traveling at the speed of l	ight

Vox on the 1 of the key (7 of the chord) on “super”

	Bm	A	D	D/F#	Esus4
I wanna make a s	upers	onic m	an o	ut of yo	u

Vox down to 1 2 3 (high) 1 of the key on “don’t stop me now”

A	Bm	C#m	F#m	Bm7	E
Don’t	stop	me n	ow, I’m having such a g	ood time, I’m ha	ving a ball

A	Bm	C#m	F#m	Bm7	F#7
Don’t	stop	me n	ow, if you wanna have a g	ood time, just g	ive me a call

The lyrics are shortened here for a single voice

Bm	A	E	Bm
Don’t	stop	me n	ow, a good time

Bm	A	E	Bm
Don’t	stop	yes, I’m h	aving a good time

E7	C6/D
I don’t wanna stop at a	ll

	A	C#m	F#m7
I’m a	rocket ship on my way to	Mars, on a col	lision course

	Bm	A	D	Esus4
I’m a	satellite,		I’m o	ut of control

	A	C#m	F#m
I’m a	sex machine ready to re	load, like an	atom bomb

	Bm	A	D	Esus4	A
About to	oh,	oh,	oh,	oh, oh expl	ode

	A7	D	Bm7
I’m	burning through the s	ky yeah, two	hundred degrees

	F#7	Bm
That’s why they	call me Mr. Fahren	heit

	F#7	Bm
I’m	traveling at the speed of	light

	Bm	A	D	D/F#	Esus4
I wanna make a s	upers	onic m	an o	ut of yo	u

There’s not really a chord here, but the melody implies the V

	E
Don’t s	top me, don’t stop me, don’t stop me (hey, hey, hey)

	E
Don’t s	top me, don’t stop me (ooh, ooh, ooh, I like it)

	E
Don’t s	top me, don’t stop me (have a good time, good time)

	E
Don’t s	top me, don’t stop me (woooaaaawwwww)

Solo on verse chords

A	C#m	F#m7	Bm	A	D	Esus4
			→	→	→

A	C#m	F#m7	Bm	A	D	Esus4
			→	→	→

A	A7	D	Bm7
Whoa, I’m	burning through the s	ky yeah, two	hundred degrees

	F#7	Bm
That’s why they	call me Mr. Fahren	heit

F#7	Bm
Travelling at the speed of	light

	Bm	A	D	D/F#	Esus4
I wanna make a s	upers	onic m	an o	ut of yo	u

A	Bm	C#m	F#m	Bm7	E
Don’t	stop	me n	ow, I’m having such a g	ood time, I’m h	aving a ball

A	Bm	C#m	F#m	Bm7	F#7
Don’t	stop	me n	ow, if you wanna have a g	ood time, just g	ive me a call

Bm	A	E	Bm
Don’t	stop	me n	ow, a good time

Bm	A	E	Bm
Don’t	stop	yes, I’m h	aving a good time

	E	C6/D
I	don’t wanna stop at a	ll

Slow, with “da”

A

C#m

F#m

Bm

Esus4

Queen - Killer Queen (1974)

Start with snaps

Originally in Cm, I play in Em capo 3. That way it’s

still a train wreck, but not for lack of range.

Vox on the 1 on “Moet”

	Em	D7
She keeps	Moet and Chandon	in her pretty cabinet

Em	D7	G
“Let them eat cake” she says,	just like Marie A	ntoinette

	G	D/F#	G7/F	C/E
A	built-in	remedy for K	ruschev and Ke	nnedy

	Cm/D#	G/D	C/D	D7
And	any time an i	nvitation yo	u can’t dec	line

B7	Em	D7	G
Caviar and	cigarettes,	well-versed in e	tiquette

	F#7	Bm	A7
Extra	ordinarily	nice,	she’s a

Vox on the 5 of the first chord, then the 5 of the second chord

D	F#m/C#
Killer Q	ueen

Vox up to the 3 of the chord on “gunpowder”

Skip the extra chord on “laser”

Bm	F#m	Bm	C#7	F#m
Gunpowder,	gelatine,	dynamite with a	laser be	am

B7	A/C#	B7/D#	E	D
Guarant	eed to	blow your	mind

Any time

C#7	F#m
Recommended	at the price

“Insatiable” is lower than “recommended”

	B7	Em
In	satiable in	appetite

E	D
→	Wanna try?

A	D/A	A	D/A
			x2

	Em
To a	void complications

	D
She	never kept the same address

Em

In conversation

	D	G
She	spoke just like a b	aroness

G	D/F#
Met a man from	China

	G7/D	C/E
Went	down to Geisha M	inah

	Cm/D#	G/D
Then a	gain incid	entally

	C/D	D7
If you’re	that way incl	ined

	B7	Em
Perfume came	naturally from	Paris (naturally)

	D7	G
For	cars she couldn’t	care less

	F#7	Bm	A7
Fast	idious and pre	cise,	she’s a

D	F#m/C#
Killer Q	ueen

Bm	F#m	Bm	C#7	F#m
Gunpowder,	gelatine,	dynamite with a	laser	beam

B7	A/C#	B7/D#	E	D
Guarant	eed to	blow your	mind

Any time

Solo on verse chords if appropriate

Vox down low to the 1 of the chord on “hat”

	B7	Em
Drop of a	hat, she’s as	willing as

B7	Em
Playful as a	pussycat

	D	G
Then	momentarily o	ut of action

D	G
Temporarily o	ut of gas

	F#7	Bm	A
To	absolutely	drive	you

D	A	Dm	A
Wi-	ild,	wi-	ild, she’s a

D	F#m/C#
Killer Q	ueen

Bm	F#m	Bm	C#7	F#m
Gunpowder,	gelatine,	dynamite with a	laser	beam

B7	A/C#	B7/D#	E	D
Guarant	eed to	blow your	mind

What a drag

A

D/A

A

Repeat to fade

Queen - Somebody to Love (1976)

Originally in Ab, I play in D

Skip this part, and just start where it comes in at tempo

But if you must... vox on the 1 on “can”

A capella, chords implied

D	D	A/C#	Bm	G
Can,	an	yb	od	y

A7

Find me

G	D/A	D
Somebody t	o, lo	ve

D	A/C#	Bm	Bm
G	G	A	A

Vox on the 5

	D	A/C#	Bm
Oh, each	morning I	get up, I	die a little

	D	E7	A
Can	barely st	and on my f	eet

	D	A/C#	Bm
(Take a look at yourself) Take a	look i	n the m	irror and cry

E7	A
Lord what you’re doing to	me

	D	E7	A
I have s	pent all my	years in bel	ieving you

	A	E7/G#	A	G
But I ju	st can’t	get no rel	ief,	lord

D

Somebody (somebody), ooh somebody (somebody)

	D	A/C#	Bm	G	A7
Can	any	body f	ind	me

	D	A/C#	Bm	G	A
Somebody to l	ove?

	D	A/C#	Bm
I work	hard (he works hard) every	day of my life

	D	E7	A
I w	ork till I	ache my	bones

	D	A/C#	Bm
At the e	nd (at the e	nd of the d	ay)

Bm	E7	A
I take home my	hard-earned pay all on my o	wn

	D	E7
I get	down (down) on my	knees (knees)

	A
And I s	tart to pray (praise the Lord)

	A	E7/G#	A	G
Till the te	ars run	down from my	eyes,	lord

D

Somebody (somebody), ooh somebody (somebody)

	D	A/C#	Bm	G	A7
Can	any	body f	ind	me

	D	D	D7	D7
Somebody to l	ove?

	G
(	He works hard) everyday

I try and I try and I try

	C
But	everybody wants to put me down

	Cm
They say	I’m going crazy

E7

They say I got a lot of water in my brain

	A
Aw, I got no common sense, I got nobody left to bel	ieve

(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Solo on verse chords

D	A/C#	Bm
D	E7	A
D	A/C#	Bm
E7	A
D	E7	A
A	E7/G#	A	G
		Oooh	lord

D

Somebody (somebody), somebody (somebody)

	D	A/C#	Bm	G	A
Can	any	body f	ind	me

	D	A/C#
Somebody to l	ove?

	Bm	G	A
(Anybo	dy f	ind me	someone to love)

	D	A/C#	Bm
Got no f	eel,	I got no	rhythm

	D	E7	A
I j	ust keep lo	sing my b	eat (you just keep losing and losing)

	D	A/C#	Bm
I’m	OK, I’m	alright	(he’s alright)

	E7	A
I a	in’t gonna face no de	feat

	D	E7	A
I just	gotta get	out of this p	rison cell

The IV is implied at the end of this line

	A	E7/G#	A	G
Somed	ay I’m	gonna be f	ree	lord!

D

Find me somebody to love, find me somebody to love

Find me somebody to love, find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love, find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love, find me somebody to love, love, love, love

D

Find me somebody to love, find me somebody to love

Somebody, somebody, somebody, somebody
Somebody find me, somebody find me Somebody to love

	D	A/C#	Bm	G	A7
Can	any	body f	ind	me

	D
Somebody tooooooo, lo	ve

D	A/C#	Bm	G	A	D
	Find me	somebody t	o	l	ove

D	A/C#	Bm	G	A	D
	Find me	somebody t	o	l	ove

Queen - Tie Your Mother Down (1976)

Originally in A, I play in E

Intro

E	D	A/C#	G	D/F#
	→	→	→

E	D	A/C#	G	D/F#
Ooooh	→		→

E	D	A/C#	G	D/F#
	→	→	→

Vox on b7 b7 1 on “party gown”

	E
Get your	party gown, and get your pigtail down

	D	A/C#	G	D/F#
And get your heart beatin’, baby	→	→	→

	E
Got my	timin’ right, got my act all tight

	D	A/C#	G	D/F#
It’s gotta be tonight, my little schoolbabe	→	→	→

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “mamma”

	B
Your	mamma says you don’t, and your daddy says you won’t

And I’m boilin’ up inside

	D	E
Ain’t no way I’m	gonna lose out this	time

E	E	D/F#	G	E/G#
	→	→	→

Vox on the 4 of the chord on “tie”

A

Tie your mother down, tie your mother down

	E	D	A/C#	E
Lock your	daddy out of	doors, I	don’t need	him nosin’ around

A

Tie your mother down, tie your mother down

	D	A/C#	G	D/F#	E
Give me	all	your	love	to	night

E	D	A/C#	G	D/F#
	→	→	→

	E
You’re such a	dirty louse, go get out of my house

	D	A/C#	G	D/F#
That’s all I ever get from you	→	→	→

E

Family ties, in fact I don’t think I ever heard

	D	A/C#	G	D/F#
A single little civil word from those guys	→	→	→

Vox around the 3 of the chord

	B
But you know	I don’t give a light, I’m gonna make out all right

	D
I’ve got a sweetheart hand to put a stop to	all that

E

Snipin’ an’ grousin’ all night

E	D/F#	G	E/G#
→	→	→

A

Tie your mother down, tie your mother down

	E	D	A/C#	E
Take y	our little bro	ther swim	min’ with a	brick, that’s all right

A

Tie your mother down, tie your mother down

	D	A/C#	G	D/F#	E
Or you	ain’t	no	friend	of	mine

E	D	A/C#	G	D/F#
	→	→	→

Solo on verse chords

E	D	A/C#	G	D/F#
	→	→	→

E	D	A/C#	G	D/F#
	→	→	→

B	D

E	D	A/C#	G	D/F#
	→	→	→

E	D	A/C#	G	D/F#
	→	→	→

	B
Your	mummy and your daddy are gonna plague me till I die

	D
Why can’t they understand I’m just a	peace lovin’ guy

With hard stops

E	E	E
	→

E	D/F#	G	E/G#
→	→	→

A

Tie your mother down, tie your mother down

With hard stops on every “big”

	E
Get that	big, big, big, big, big, big daddy out of doors

A

Tie your mother down, tie your mother down

	D	A/C#	G	D/F#	E
Give me	all	your	love	to	night

E	D	A	G	D/F#	E
	All	your	love	toni	ght

E	D	A	G	D/F#
Give me every inch of your love

E	D	A	G	D/F#	E
			All	your	love tonight

E	D	A	G	D/F#	A	E
Gotta get my timing right			All yo	ur love	toni	ght

R.E.O. Speedwagon - Time For Me to Fly (1978)

Originally in D, I play in A capo 1

Intro

A	D	E	D
			x2

A

I’ve been around for you

E/G#

Been up and down for you

	D/F#	A	D/A	A
But	I just can’t get any re	lief	→

	A
I’ve	swallowed my pride for you

	E/G#
I’ve	lived and lied for you

	D/F#	A	D/A	A
But	you still make me feel like a	thief	→

	E
You got me	stealing your love away

	D	A
Cause	you never	give it

E

Peeling the years away

	D	A
And	we can’t re	live it

D	A
I make you	laugh

	D	A
And	you make me	cry

Hang the first chord

E	A
I believe it’s time for me to	fly

Band enters

A	D	E	D
			x2

A

You said we’d work it out

	E
You	said that you had no doubt

	D	A	D/A	A
That	deep down we were really in	love	→

	A
Oh, but I	’m tired of holding on

	E
To a	feeling I know is gone

D	A	D/A	A
I do believe that I’ve had e	nough	→

	E
I’ve had e	nough of the falseness

	D	A
Of a	worn-out re	lation

	E
E	nough of the jealousy

	D	A
And the	intole	ration

	D	A
Oh	I make you	laugh

	D	A
And	you make me	cry

Hang the first chord, hard stop on the last I

E	A	D	A
I believe it’s time for me to	fly

	E
Time for me to	fly

	D	A
Oh, I’ve got to	set myself	free

	E
Time for me to	fly

	D	A
And that’s just how it’s g	ot to	be

D	E
I know it hurts to say good	bye

	D	E
But it’s time for me to	fly

A	D	E	A

Oh don’t you know it’s

	E
Time for me to	fly

	D	A
Oh, I’ve got to	set myself	free

	E
Time for me to	fly

	D	A
Oh, baby that’s just how it’s	meant to	be

D	E
I know it hurts to say good	bye

	D	E
But it’s time for me to	fly

	D	E
It’s time for me to	fly

	A
It’s time for me to	fly

With ad lib’d “it’s time for me to fly”

A	D	E	D
			x2

Rainbow - Since You Been Gone (1979)

Originally in G#, I play in G capo 3

The highest note is the b5, i.e. the 3 after the

key change. That’s a *D* in the original (!).

G	D	Em	C	G	D	Em	C	C	D
						→		→

Hang the last chord

G	D	Em	C	G	D	Em	C	C	D
						→		→

Vox in on the 1

G	D/F#	Em	D
I get the s	ame old dreams	same time ev	ery night

C	G/B	Am	D
Fall to the g	round and I	wake up

G	D/F#	Em	D
So I get	out of bed, put	on my shoes and i	n my head

C	G/B	Am	D
Thoughts fly b	ack to the br	eak-up

Vox on the 5 of the chord

Eb	F
These four walls are	closin’ in

	Eb	D/A	D
L	ook at the fix you’ve	put me	in

G	D	Em	C
Since you’ve been go	ne, s	ince you’ve been go	ne

	G	D	Em	C	C	D
I’m o	ut of my he	ad, can’t t	ake	it	→

G	D	Em	C
Could I be wro	ng, but s	ince you’ve been g	one

G	D	Em	C	C	D
You cast a sp	ell so	break i	t	→

G	D	Em	C
Whoa	oh	whoa	oh

G	D	Em	C	C	D
Whoa	oh	→		since you	been gone

G	D/F#	Em	D
So in the n	ight I stand	beneath the b	ack street light

C	G/B	Am	D
I read the w	ords that you s	ent to me

G	D/F#	Em	D
I could take the	afternoon the n	ighttime comes aro	und too soon

C	G/B	Am	D
You can’t k	now what you m	ean to m	e

Eb	F
Your poison letter, your	telegram

	Eb	D/A	D
J	ust goes to show you don’t	give a	damn

G	D	Em	C
Since you’ve been go	ne, s	ince you’ve been go	ne

	G	D	Em	C	C	D
I’m o	ut of my he	ad, can’t t	ake	it	→

G	D	Em	C
Could I be wro	ng, but s	ince you’ve been g	one

G	D	Em	C	C	D
You cast a sp	ell so	break i	t	→

G	D	Em	C
Whoa	oh	whoa	oh

G	D	Em	C	C	D
Whoa	oh	→		since you	been gone

Half-time

G	Am7	Bm7	C	D7	Ebdim7
Em	G/D	C	D/A

Vox on the 3

	G	Am7	Bm7
I	f you	will come	back

	C	D7	Ebdim7
B	aby you kn	ow you’ll n	ever do

Em	G/D	C	D/A
Wrong

Three hits on...

D

Key change up a whole step

A	E	F#m	D
Since you’ve been go	ne, s	ince you’ve been go	ne

	A	E	F#m	D	D	E
I’m o	ut of my he	ad, can’t t	ake	it	→

A	E	F#m	D
Could I be wro	ng, but s	ince you’ve been g	one

A	E	F#m	D	D	E
You cast a sp	ell so	break i	t	→

A	E	F#m	Dm/F
Whoa	oh	whoa	oh

A/E	E	F#m	Dm/F	A/E	E	A
Whoa	oh	→		ever since	you been	gone

Original repeat the chorus in the new key for a solo here

Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly with His Song (1973)

Originally in Fm, I play in Em capo 5

	Em	Am
S	trumming my pain with his	fingers

	D7	G
S	inging my life with his w	ords

	Em	A/C#
K	illing me softly with hi	s song

	D	C
Killing me sof	tly with	his song

	G	C
Telling my	whole life with	his words

	Fmaj7	E
Killing me	softly, with his	song

With oohs, for a few measures

Am7/D	D
	x2

More or less on the 4 of the minor key on “heard”, and the 5 of the minor key (2 of the chord) on “sang”

Am7	D
I heard he sa	ng a good song

G	Cmaj7
I heard he h	ad a style

Am7	D
And so I c	ame to see him

	Em
And l	isten for a while

Vox on 7 5 of the chords on “and there”, and the 6 of the chord on “was”

Am7	D7
And there he wa	s this young boy

G	B7
A stranger t	o my eyes

	Em	Am
S	trumming my pain with his	fingers

	D7	G
S	inging my life with his w	ords

	Em	A/C#
K	illing me softly with hi	s song

	D	C
Killing me sof	tly with	his song

	G	C
Telling my	whole life with	his words

	Fmaj7	E
Killing me	softly, with his	song

Am7	D
I felt all flu	shed with fever

G	Cmaj7
Embarrassed b	y the crowd

Am7	D
I felt he f	ound my letters

	Em
And r	ead each one out loud

Am7	D7
I prayed that h	e would finish

G	B7
But he just ke	pt right on

	Em	Am
S	trumming my pain with his	fingers

	D7	G
S	inging my life with his w	ords

	Em	A/C#
K	illing me softly with hi	s song

	D	C
Killing me sof	tly with	his song

	G	C
Telling my	whole life with	his words

	Fmaj7	E
Killing me	softly, with his	song

Am7	D
He sang as	if he knew me

G	Cmaj7
In all my d	ark despair

Am7	D
And then he lo	oked right through me

	Em
As	if I wasn’t there

Am7	D7
And he just ke	pt on singing

G	B7
Singing c	lear and strong

	Em	Am
S	trumming my pain with his	fingers

	D7	G
S	inging my life with his w	ords

	Em	A/C#
K	illing me softly with hi	s song

	D	C
Killing me sof	tly with	his song

	G	C
Telling my	whole life with	his words

	Fmaj7	E
Killing me	softly, with his	song

Very sensible to just stop here

Em	Am	D7	G
Oooooh

Em	A/C#	D	C
La la la, la	la la,	oh	oh

	G	C
La	ah ah	ah

Fmaj7	E
Ah,	ah

	Em	Am
S	trumming my pain with his	fingers

	D7	G
S	inging my life with his w	ords

	Em	A/C#
K	illing me softly with hi	s song

	D	C
Killing me sof	tly with	his song

	G	C
Telling my	whole life with	his words

	Fmaj7	E
Killing me	softly

	Em	Am
He was s	trumming my pain

	D7	G
Yeah, he was s	inging my l	ife

	Em	A/C#
K	illing me softly with hi	s song

	D	C
Killing me sof	tly with	his song

	G	C
Telling my	whole life with	his words

	Fmaj7	E
Killing me	softly with his	song

Rupert Holmes - Escape (the Pina Colada Song) (1979)

Intro

F	Am7	G	F	G9
	→	→

C	Em7	Dm7	C	C9
	→	→

F	Am7	G	F	G9
	→	→

C	Em7	Dm7	C
	→	→

Vox on the 3 on “I was tired”

	F	Am	G	F
I was tired of my	lady

All the way down to the 5 on “long”

	G9	C	Em7	Dm7	C
We’d been to	gether too l	ong

	C9	F	Am	G	F
Like a w	orn out recor	ding

	G9	C	Em7	Dm7	C
Of a	favorite s	ong

	C9	F	Am	G	F
So while she	lay there s	leepin’

	G9	C	Em7	Dm7	C
I read the	paper in be	d

	C9	F	Am	G	F
And in the	personal co	lumns

	C9	C	Em7	Dm7	C
There was this	letter I re	ad

	F	Am	G	F
If you like piña	coladas

	G9	C	Em7	Dm7	C
And gettin’ caug	ht in the r	ain

	C9	F	Am	G	F
If you’re	not into y	oga

	G9	C	Em7	Dm7	C
If you	have half a b	rain

Original goes up to the 2 of the key here, I use the same melody as the “pina coladas” line

	C9	F	Am	G	F
If you like	makin’ love at m	idnight

	G9	C	Em7	Dm7	C
In the	dunes of a	cape

	C9	F	Am	G	F
Then I’m the	love that you’ve l	ooked for

	G9	C	Em7	Dm7	C
Write to m	e and e	scape

Solo

F	Am7	G	F	G9
	→	→

C	Em7	Dm7	C	C9
	→	→

F	Am7	G	F	G9
	→	→

C	Em7	Dm7	C	C9
	→	→

	F	Am	G	F
I didn’t think about my	lady

	G9	C	Em7	Dm7	C
I know that so	unds kind of me	an

	C9	F	Am	G	F
But me and	my old l	ady

	G9	C	Em	Dm	C
Had fallen i	nto the sam	e old d	ull ro	utine

	C9	F	Am	G	F
So I w	rote to the p	aper

	G9	C	Em7	Dm7	C
Took out a	personal a	d

	C9	F	Am	G	F
And though I’m n	obody’s p	oet

	G9	C	Em7	Dm7	C
I thought it	wasn’t half	bad

	F	Am	G	F
Yes I like piña	coladas

	G9	C	Em7	Dm7	C
And getting ca	ught in the r	ain

	C9	F	Am	G	F
I’m not m	uch into h	ealth food

	G9	C	Em7	Dm7	C
I am i	nto champ	agne

	C9	F	Am	G	F
I’ve got to	meet you by t	omorrow n	oon

	G9	C	Em7	Dm7	C
And cut through a	ll this r	ed tape

	C9	F	Am	G	F
At a	bar called O’M	alley’s

	G9	C	Em7	Dm7	C
Where we’ll	plan our e	scape

F	Am7	G	F	G9
	→	→

C	Em7	Dm7	C	C9
	→	→

	F	Am	G	F
So I waited with	high hopes

	G9	C	Em7	Dm7	C
And she wa	lked in the p	lace

	C9	F	Am	G	F
I knew her s	mile in an i	nstant

	G9	C	Em7	Dm7	C
I knew the	curve of her	face

	C9	F	Am	G	F
It was my	own lovely l	ady

	G9	C	Em7	Dm7	C
And she s	aid, aw it’s	you

	C9	F	Am	G	F
And we	laughed for a m	oment

	G9	C	Em7	Dm7	C
And I s	aid I ne	ver knew

	F	Am	G	F
That you like piña	coladas

	G9	C	Em7	Dm7	C
And gettin’ caug	ht in the r	ain

	C9	F	Am	G	F
And the	feel of the o	cean

	G9	C	Em7	Dm7	C
And the	taste of champa	gne

	C9	F	Am	G	F
If you like	makin’ love at m	idnight

	G9	C	Em7	Dm7	C
In the	dunes of a	cape

	C9	F	Am	G	F
You’re the	lady I’ve l	ooked for

	G9	C	Em7	Dm7	C
Come with m	e and e	scape

Rush - Closer to the Heart (1977)

Originally in A, I play in D

Highest note that *really* matters is the 1, but there’s a lot of 1, and there’s a 4 that kind of matters

Dadd9

x4

C6	Gadd9	A#maj7
Dsus2	Dsus4	D
Dsus2	Dsus4	D

Vox on the 1 on “men”

	D	C
And the	men who hold high	places

	G	C	D
Must	be the	ones to	start

	D	C
To	mold a new re	ality

G	D	C
Closer	to the	heart

G	D	C
Closer	to the	heart

	D	C
The	blacksmith and the	artist

G	C	D
Reflect it	in their	art

	D	C
They	forge their crea	tivity

G	D	C
Closer	to the	heart

G	D	C
Closer	to the	heart

Chime solo approximated as chords

G/D	D	C/D	C/D
			x2

	D	C
Phil	osophers and	ploughmen

G	C	D
Each must	know his pa	rt

	D	C
To	sow a new men	tality

G	D	C
Closer	to the	heart, yes

G	D	C
Closer	to the	heart, yeah

G	D	C
		Whoa

Solo

G	C	Fadd9	D
			x4

Like the intro

Dadd9

	D	C
Whoa, whoa	You can be the	captain

	G	C	D
And	I will	draw the	charts

D	C
Sailing into d	estiny

G	D	C
Closer	to the	heart

G	D	C
Closer	to the	heart

	G	D	C
Well	closer	to the	heart, yeah

G	D	C
Closer	to the	heart

G	D	C
Closer	to the	heart, I said

G	D	C
Closer	to the	heart, well

G	D	C
Closer	to the	heart, yeah

G	D	C
Closer	to your	heart

Rush - Fly By Night (1975)

Originally in D, I play in D capo 2 and sing an octave down (obviously)

D	G/E	Cadd9	G/B	Gm/Bb	A	G/A	A
					→	→	x3

D	G/E
Why try? I	know why

	Cadd9	G/B	Gm/Bb	A	G/A	A
The f	eeling ins	ide me says it’s t	ime I was go	ne	→

D	G/E
Clear head, new	life ahead

	Cadd9	G/B	Gm/Bb	A	G/A	A
It’s t	time I was k	ing now not j	ust one more p	awn	→

G/D	D	D	Cadd9	G
Fly b	y n	ight, awa	y from h	ere

G/D	D	D	D	A	G/A	A
Change m	y l	ife ag	a-a	in	→

G/D	D	D	Cadd9	G
Fly b	y ni	ght goodb	ye my d	ear

	Cadd9	G/B	Gm/Bb	A	G/A	A
My s	hip isn’t c	oming and I j	ust can’t pre	tend	→

D	G/E	Cadd9	G/B	Gm/Bb	A	G/A	A
					→	→	x1

D	G/E
Moon rise,	thoughtful eyes

Cadd9	G/B	Gm/Bb	A	G/A	A
Staring back a	t me from the	window besid	e	→

D	G/E
No fright or	hindsight

Cadd9	G/B	Gm/Bb	A	G/A	A
Leaving beh	ind that empty	feeling ins	ide	→

G/D	D	D	Cadd9	G
Fly b	y n	ight, awa	y from h	ere

G/D	D	D	D	A	G/A	A
Change m	y l	ife ag	a-a	in	→

G/D	D	D	Cadd9	G
Fly b	y ni	ght goodb	ye my d	ear

	Cadd9	G/B	Gm/Bb	A	G/A	A
My s	hip isn’t c	oming and I j	ust can’t pre	tend	→

Solo

D	G/E	Cadd9	G/B	Gm/Bb	A	G/A	A
					→	→	x4

G/D	D	D	Cadd9	G
Fly b	y n	ight, awa	y from h	ere

G/D	D	D	D	A	G/A	A
Change m	y l	ife ag	a-a	in	→

G/D	D	D	Cadd9	G
Fly b	y ni	ght goodb	ye my d	ear

	Cadd9	G/B	Gm/Bb	A	G/A	A
My s	hip isn’t c	oming and I j	ust can’t pre	tend	→

	D
S	tart a new chapter

	F
F	ind what I’m after

	G	C	D
It’s cha	nging e	very d	ay

	Am
The ch	ange of a season

	Fmaj7
Is en	ough of a reason

	G	D	G
To w	ant to g	et aw	ay

	D
Q	uiet and pensive

	F
My t	houghts apprehensive

	G	C	D
The h	ours d	rift a	way

Am

Leaving my homeland

	Fmaj7
P	laying a lone hand

	G	D	G
My l	ife beg	ins to	day

G/D	D	D	Cadd9	G
Fly b	y n	ight, awa	y from h	ere

G/D	D	D	D	A	G/A	A
Change m	y l	ife ag	a-a	in	→

G/D	D	D	Cadd9	G
Fly b	y ni	ght goodb	ye my d	ear

	Cadd9	G/B	Gm/Bb	A	G/A	A
My s	hip isn’t c	oming and I j	ust can’t pre	tend	→

	Cadd9	G/B	Gm/Bb	A	G/A	A
My s	hip isn’t c	oming and I j	ust can’t pre	tend	→

G/D	D	D	Cadd9	G
Fly b	y n	ight, awa	y from h	ere

G/D	D	D	D	A	G/A	A
Change m	y l	ife ag	a-a	in	→

G/D	D	D	Cadd9	G
Fly b	y ni	ght goodb	ye my d	ear

	Cadd9	G/B	Gm/Bb	A	G/A	A
My s	hip isn’t c	oming and I j	ust can’t pre	tend	→

	Cadd9	G/B	Gm/Bb	A	G/A	A
My s	hip isn’t c	oming and I j	ust can’t pre	tend	→

	Cadd9	G/B	Gm/Bb	A	G/A	A
My s	hip isn’t c	oming and I j	ust can’t pre	tend	→

D

Sesame Street - I Don’t Want to Live on the Moon (1978)

	C	C/B	Am
Well I’d	like to	visit the	moon

	F	G	C
On a	rocket ship	high in the	air

	C	C/B	Am
Yes I’d	like to	visit the	moon

	F	G	C
But I	don’t think I’d	like to live	there

	F	F/E
Though I’d	like to look	down at the

Dm7	C
Earth from	above

	F	F/E	Dm7	C
I would	miss all the	places and	people I	love

	F	C	G	Am
So al	though I might	like it for	one after	noon

	F	G	C
I	don’t want to	live on the	moon

	C	C/B	Am
I’d like to	travel	under the	sea

	F	G	C
I could	meet all the	fish every	where

	C	C/B	Am
Yes I’d	travel	under the	sea

	F	G	C
But I	don’t think I’d	like to live	there

	F	F/E	Dm7	C
I might	stay for a	day there if	I had my	wish

	F	F/E
But there’s	not much to	do when your

Dm7	C
Friends are all	fish

	F	C	G	Am
And an	oyster and	clam aren’t	real fami	ly

	F	G	C
So I	don’t want to	live in the	sea

Bridge, vox on the 3 of the chord on “visit”

	F	C	G	C
I’d like to	visit the	jungle hear the	lions	roar

F	F/E	G	C
Go back in	time and meet a	dino	saur

	F	C	G	Am
There’s	so many strange	places	I’d like to	be

	F	G	C
But	none of them	permanent	ly

	C	C/B	Am
So if	I should	visit the	moon

	F	G	C
Well I’ll	dance on a	moonbeam and	then

	C	C/B	Am
I will	make a	wish on a	star

	F	G	C
And I’ll	wish I was	home once a	gain

	F	F/E
Though I’d	like to look	down at the

Dm7	C
Earth from a	bove

	F	F/E	Dm7	C
I would	miss all the	places and	people I	love

	F	C	G	Am
So al	though I may	go I’ll be	coming home	soon

	F	G	C
‘Cause I	don’t want to	live on the	moon

	F	G	C	C/B	Am	Am	F	G	C
No I	don’t... want to	live... on the	moon

Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)

Originally in Eb, I play in A capo 3

Highest note is the 3 on the big last chorus

In A capo 3, ignore the A9’s and play the Bdim7

as xx0101 and the Cdim7 as Ebdim7

Can skip this whole intro and just vamp on I IV or I IV/1

Original here is really I Imaj7 V/2

A	A	A7	A9
D	D	Bdim7	Cdim7
A	A	F#7sus4	F#7
D	D	Dm	Dm
A	A	A	A7
D/A	D/A	D/A	D/A
A	A	A	A7
D/A	D/A	D/A	D/A

	A	D
When you’re	weary

	A	D
Feeling	small

On “when”, make sure to get up to the 3 of the chord

D	G	D	A	D
When	tears	are	in your	eyes

Chords at the end of this line just two beats

	A	D	A	D
I will	dry them all

A	A	E/G#	F#m	E
	I’m	on	your	side, ohhhh

	E7	A	Amaj7	A7
When times	get	rough

	A9	D	B	E
And friends	just	can’t	be	found

A7	A9	D	Bdim7	Cdim7
Like	a	bridge	ove	r

A/E	F#7sus4	F#7
Troubled	wate	r

D	C#7	F#m
I will l	ay me d	own

A7	A9	D	Bdim7	Cdim7
Like	a	bridge	ove	r

A	F#7sus4	F#7
Troubled	wate	r

	D	E9	E7	A
I	will l	ay	me d	own

A	D	A	D

	A	D
When you’re do	wn and out

	A	D
When you’re on the	streets

D	G	D	A	D
When	even	ing	falls so	hard

	A	D	A	D
I will	comfort you

A	E/G#	F#m	E
I’ll t	ake y	our p	art, ohhhh

	E7	A	Amaj7	A7
When dark	ness	comes

	A9	D	B	E
And pain	is	all	a	round

A7	A9	D	Bdim7	Cdim7
Like	a	bridge	ove	r

A/E	F#7sus4	F#7
Troubled	wate	r

D	C#7	F#m
I will l	ay me d	own

A7	A9	D	Bdim7	Cdim7
Like	a	bridge	ove	r

A	F#m
Troubled	water

	D	F#m/C#	C#	F#m
I	will l	ay	me d	own

Bridge (instrumental)

B	B7	A	A
D	F#m	D	Dm
A	D	A	D	A	D/A

	A	D/A
Sail on	silver girl

	A	D/A
Sail on	by

D	G	D	A	D
Your	time	has	come to	shine

	A	D	A	D
All your	dreams are on their w	ay

A	A	E/G#	F#m	E
	See	how	they	shine, ohhh

	A	Amaj7	A7
And if you	need a	friend

	A9	D	B	E
I’m sai	ling	right	behin	d

A7	A9	D	Bdim7	Cdim7
Like	a	bridge	ove	r

A	F#m
Troubled	water

D	F#m	C#7	F#m
I will	ease	your	mind

A7	A9	D	D7	B7
Like	a	bridge	o	ver

	A/E	F#m
Tr	oubled	water

D	C#7	F#m	B9
I will	ease your	mind

A	A	A7	A9
D	Dm	A

Simon and Garfunkel - Cecilia (1970)

Originally in B, I play in G, capo 4, so still in B

Low part on the 3, high on the 5

	G	C	G
C	elia, you’re br	eaking my h	eart

	C	G	D
You’re sha	king my co	nfidence d	aily

Low part on C, high on E

	C	G	C	G
Oh Cec	il	ia, I’m d	own on my	knees

	C	G	D
I’m beg	ging you p	lease to come	home

	G	C	G
C	ecilia, you’re br	eaking my h	eart

	C	G	D
You’re sha	king my co	nfidence d	aily

	C	G	C	G
Oh Cec	il	ia, I’m d	own on my	knees

	C	G	D
I’m beg	ging you p	lease to come	home

	G
Come on h	ome

	G	C	G
M	aking love in the af	ternoon	with Cecilia

	C	D	G
U	p in	my bed	room

	C	G
I got up to w	ash my f	ace

	C	G
When I	come back to	bed

	D	G
Someone’s t	aken my pl	ace

G	C	G
Celia, you’re br	eaking my h	eart

	C	G	D
You’re sha	king my co	nfidence d	aily

	C	G	C	G
Oh Cec	il	ia, I’m d	own on my	knees

	C	G	D
I’m beg	ging you p	lease to come	home

	G
Come on h	ome

G	G	C	G	C	G	D	D
							Bobobo...

	G	C	G
Jubil	ation, she	loves me agai	n

	C	G	D
I f	all on the f	loor and I lau	ghing

	C	G	C	G
Jubil	atio	n, she l	oves me ag	ain

	C	G	D
I f	all on the f	loor and I lau	ghing

C	G	C	G	C	G	D	D
							Oh...

Simon and Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson (1970)

Originally in G capo 2, so really in A.

If there’s a high harmony, I play in G.

E7

Vox start on the 7 and (high) 9 of the chord

(D and F# if the chord is an E7)

E7

Dee de de de de de de de de de de de de de

Vox start on the 1 and 3 of the chord

(A and C# if the chord is an A7)

A7

Doo do do do do do do do do

D

De de de de

G

De de de de

C	G/B
De de	de de

Am

De

E7	D

	G	Em
And here’s to	you Mrs.	Robinson

G	Em	C	D
Jesus loves you	more than you will	know, wo wo wo

	G	Em
God bless you	please Mrs.	Robinson

G	Em	C
Heaven holds a	place for those who	pray

	Am7	E7
Hey hey	hey, hey hey	hey

Extra two beats after this line... fun fact: S&G left those

extra beats out when they played live.

E7

We’d like to know a little bit about you for our files

	A
We’d	like to help you learn to help yourself

D	G	C	Am
Look around you	all you see are	sympathetic	eyes

E7	D
Stroll around the grounds un	til you feel at home

	G	Em
And here’s to	you Mrs.	Robinson

G	Em	C	D
Jesus loves you	more than you will	know, wo wo wo

	G	Em
God bless you	please Mrs.	Robinson

G	Em	C
Heaven holds a	place for those who	pray

	Am7	E7
Hey hey	hey, hey hey	hey

E7

Hide it in a hiding place where no one ever goes

A

Put it in your pantry with your cupcakes

D	G	C	Am
It’s a little	secret just the	Robinsons’ a	ffair

E7	D
Most of all you’ve got to	hide it from the kids

D	G	Em
Koo koo ka	choo Mrs.	Robinson

G	Em	C	D
Jesus loves you	more than you will	know, wo wo wo

D	G	Em
God bless you	please Mrs.	Robinson

G	Em	C
Heaven holds a	place for those who	pray

	Am7	E7
Hey hey	hey, hey hey	hey

E7

Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon

A

Going to the candidates’ debate

D	G	C	Am
Laugh about it	shout about it	when you’ve got to	choose

E7	D
Any way you look at it you	lose

	G	Em
Where have you	gone Joe Di	Maggio

	G	Em	C	D
A	nation turns its	lonely eyes to	you, woo woo woo

	G	Em
What’s that you	say Mrs.	Robinson

G	Em	C
Joltin’ Joe has	left and gone	away

	Am7	E7
Hey hey	hey, hey hey	hey

Simon and Garfunkel - The Boxer (1970)

Originally in B, probably as C tuned down, I play in C

C

C	Am
I am just a poor boy though my story’s seldom	told

	G
I have	squandered my resistance

	G7	G6	C
For a	pocket full of	mumbles, such are	promises

	Am	G	F/C
All lies and	jest, still a	man hears what he	wants to hear

	C	G7	C
And disregards the	rest

	C	Am
When I	left my home and my family, I was no more than a	boy

	G
In the	company of strangers

	G7	G6	C
In the	quiet of a	railway station,	running scared

	Am	G	F
Laying	low, seeking	out the poorer	quarters

	C
Where the ragged people	go

	G	G7	G6	C
Lookin’	for the places	only	they would	know

	Am	G	Am
Lie la	lie, lie la	lie la lie la lie, lie la	lie

	G	F	C
Lie la	lie la la la	lie, lie la la la la	lie

C

	C
Asking	only workman’s wages I come

	Am	G
Looking for a	job but I get no	offers

	G7	G6	C
Just a	come-on from the	whores on Seventh	Avenue

	Am	G
I do de	clare, there were	times when I was

F/C	C
So lonesome I took some comfort	there

	G7
La la	la la la la la

C

Solo if appropriate on verse chords, followed by an extra chord that

I skip if there’s neither big harmonies nor solo

	C	Am
Then I’m	laying out my winter clothes and wishing I was	gone

	G	G7	G6	C
Going	home where the	New York City	winters aren’t	bleeding me

Em	Am	G	G7	C
Leading meee	eeee going	home

C

	C
In the	clearing stands a boxer and a

	Am
Fighter by his	trade

	G	G7
And he	carries a reminder of	ev’ry

	G6
Glove that	laid him down

	C
Or	cut him till he cried out in his

	Am
Anger and his	shame

	G	F/C
I am	leaving, I am	leaving

	F/C	C	G
But the	fighter still re	mains, mmm mmm	mmm

C

This is like four minutes in the original, if no harmonies, keep

it to one chorus.

	Am	G	Am
Lie la	lie, lie la	lie la lie la lie, lie la	lie

	G	F	Am
Lie la	lie la la la la, lie	la la la la	lie

	Am	G	Am
Lie la	lie, lie la	lie la lie la lie, lie la	lie

G	F	C
Lie la lie la la la la, lie	la la la la	lie

Stealers Wheel - Stuck in the Middle With You (1973)

Originally in D, I play in A capo 3

In A, play all the I’s as I7’s

Intro

A	A7
	x 2

A

	A
Well I	don’t know why I came here tonight

	A
I got the f	eeling that something ain’t right

	D7
I’m so	scared in case I fall off my chair

	A
And I’m	wondering how I’ll get down the stairs

Vox on the 4 of the chord on “clowns”

E

Clowns to the left of me

G	D	A
Jokers to the	right, here I a	m

A

Stuck in the middle with you

	A
Yes I’m	stuck in the middle with you

	A
And I’m	wondering what it is I should do

	D7
It’s so	hard to keep this smile from my face

	A
Losing con	trol, yeah, I’m all over the place

E

Clowns to the left of me

G	D	A
Jokers to the	right, here I a	m

A

Stuck in the middle with you

Bridge

	D7
Well you	started out with nothing

	A
And you’re proud that you’re a self-made man

	D7
And your	friends, they all come crawlin’, slap you on the back and say

A	Em7
Please...	please...

A

Trying to make some sense of it all

A

But I can see that it makes no sense at all

	D7
Is it	cool to go to sleep on the floor?

	A
‘Cause I don’t	think that I can take anymore

E

Clowns to the left of me

G	D	A
Jokers to the	right, here I a	m

A

Stuck in the middle with you

Solo if appropriate on a verse and chorus

Bridge

	D7
Yea you	started out with nothing

	A
And you’re proud that you’re a self-made man

	D7
And your	friends, they all come crawlin’, slap you on the back and say

A	Em7
Please...	please...

A

	A
Yeah I	don’t know why I came here tonight

	A
I got the f	eeling that something ain’t right

	D7
I’m so	scared in case I fall off my chair

	A
And I’m	wondering how I’ll get down the stairs

E

Clowns to the left of me

G	D	A
Jokers to the	right, here I a	m

A

Stuck in the middle with you

	A
Yes I’m	stuck in the middle with you

A

Stuck in the middle with you

	A
Here I am	stuck in the middle with you

A

Stephen Stills - Love the One You’re With (1970)

Originally in D, I play in A

Verse

-x-x-x-x-x-
-2-7-2-3-2-
-2-7-2-2-2-
-2-7-2-4-2-
-0-0-0-0-0-
-x-x-x-x-x-

Bridge

-x-x-5-
-3-2-5-
-2-2-5-
-2-4-2-
-0-0-0-
-x-x-x-

(Intro)

E	A/E	E	E
E	F#m7/E	E	E

	A/E	E	F#m7	E
If you’re down		and confused

	A/E	E	F#m7/E	E
And you don’t remember		who you’re talking to

	A/E	E	F#m7/E	E
Concentration		slip away

	A/E	E	F#m7/E	E
‘Cause your baby		is so far away

	C#m	B	A
Well there’s a	rose	in a fisted g	love

	C#m	B	A
And the	eagle flies	with the d	ove

	C#m	B	A
And if you c	an’t be	with the one you	love, honey

	E	A/E	E
Love the one you’re with

	E	F#m7/E	E
Love the one you’re with

	E	A/E	E
Love the one you’re with

	E	F#m7/E	E
Love the one you’re with

	A/E	E	F#m7/E	E
Don’t be angry,		don’t be sad

	A/E	E	F#m7/E	E
And don’t sit crying		over good times you had

	A/E	E	F#m7/E	E
There’s a girl		right next to you

	A/E	E	F#m7/E	E
And she’s just waiting		for something to do

	C#m	B	A
Well there’s a	rose	in a fisted g	love

	C#m	B	A
And the	eagle flies	with the d	ove

	C#m	B	A
And if you c	an’t be	with the one you	love, honey

	E	A/E	E
Love the one you’re with

	E	F#m7/E	E
Love the one you’re with

Only three reps this time

	E	A/E	E
Love the one you’re with

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo, doo doo doo

Phenomenally-60s organ solo on the chorus chords

	E	A/E	E
Love the one you’re with

	E	F#m7/E	E
Love the one you’re with

	E	A/E	E
Love the one you’re with

	E	F#m7/E	E
Love the one you’re with

This verse is basically all D in the original

	A/E	E	F#m7/E	E
Turn your heartache		right into joy

	A/E	E	F#m7/E	E
She’s a girl		and you’re a boy

	A/E	E	F#m7/E	E
Get it together,		make it nice

	A/E	E	F#m7/E	E
Ain’t gonna need		any more advice

	C#m	B	A
And there’s a	rose	in a fisted g	love

	C#m	B	A
And the	eagle flies	with the d	ove

	C#m	B	A
And if you c	an’t be	with the one you	love, honey

	E	A/E	E
Love the one you’re with

	E	F#m7/E	E
Love the one you’re with

	E	A/E	E
Love the one you’re with

	E	F#m7/E	E
Love the one you’re with

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo, doo doo doo

Steve Miller - Jungle Love (1977)

Originally around E, I play in A capo 3

Intro with nifty little riff

A	Bm
→

Vox start on the 3

	A	G
I m	et you on somebody’s i	sland

	D	A
You though	t you had known me bef	ore

	A	G
I brou	ght you a crate of pap	aya

	D	A
They w	aited all night by your d	oor

	A	G
You p	robably wouldn’t re	member

	D	A
I pro	bably couldn’t forget

	A	G
Jungle l	ove in the surf in the p	ouring rain

	D	A
E	verything’s better when wet

Bm	D	A
Jungle lo	ve, it’s drivin’ me mad

	D
It’s makin’ me crazy

Bm	D	A
Jungle lo	ve, it’s drivin’ me mad

	Bm
It’s makin’ me crazy

	A	G
But l	ately you live in the j	ungle

	D	A
I ne	ver see you al	one

	A	G
But we n	eed some definite a	nswers

	D	A
So I though	t I would write you a p	oem

	A	G
The q	uestion to everyone’s a	nswer

	D	A
Is us	ually asked from within

	A	G
But the p	atterns of the rain and the	truth they contain

	D	A
Have writte	n my life on your skin

Bm	D	A
Jungle lo	ve, it’s drivin’ me mad

	D
It’s makin’ me crazy

Bm	D	A
Jungle lo	ve, it’s drivin’ me mad

	Bm
It’s makin’ me crazy

Solo if appropriate on something like the verse chords

A	G
You treat me like I was your ocean

	D	A
You s	wim in my blood when it’s warm

	A	G
My c	ycles of circular motion

	D	A
Protec	t you and keep you from harm

	A	G
You live	in a world of illusion

	D	A
Where e	verything’s peaches and cream

	A	G
We a	ll face a scarlet conclusion

	D	A
But we s	pend our time in a dream

Bm	D	A
Jungle lo	ve, it’s drivin’ me mad

	D
It’s makin’ me crazy

Bm	D	A
Jungle lo	ve, it’s drivin’ me mad

	D
It’s makin’ me crazy

Bm	D	A
Jungle lo	ve, it’s drivin’ me mad

	D
It’s makin’ me crazy

Bm	D	A
Jungle lo	ve, it’s drivin’ me mad

	Bm
It’s makin’ me crazy

Steve Miller - Swingtown (1977)

Originally in Bb, I play in A

Can change the big 5 in the main “oh” line to

a 1 if that’s too much

Intro

A	D/A	E/A
→	→

This pattern continues through, I’m not going

to try to align it

A

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Oo oh oh oh oh oh oh
Come on and dance
Come on and dance
Let's make some romance
You know the night is fallin' and the music's callin'

	D
And we’ve got to get down to the	swingtown

E

We’ve been workin’ so hard

We’ve been workin’ so hard
Come on baby, come on baby

	A
Let’s dan	ce

Back to main pattern

Come on, come on, come on

A

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Oo oh oh oh oh oh oh
Come on and dance
Come on and dance
We may not get another chance
You know the night is fallin' and the music's callin'

	D
And we’ve got to get down to the	swingtown

Instrumental in the original, I play a regular chorus

E

We’ve been workin’ so hard

We’ve been workin’ so hard
Come on baby, come on baby

	A
Let’s dan	ce

Steve Miller - Take the Money and Run (1976)

Originally in G, I play in A

A	G	D
This here’s a s	tory about Billy J	oe and Bobbie Sue

A	G	D
Two young l	overs with n	othin’ better to do

A	G	D
Than sit around the h	ouse, get h	igh, and watch the tube

A	G	D	C	G
And here is what h	appened when they dec	ided to cut loose

A	G	D
They headed down	to c	ool El Paso

A	G	D
That’s where they r	an into a gr	eat big hassle

A	G	D
Billy Joe	shot a man while r	obbing his castle

A	G	D
Bobbie S	ue took the money and r	un

C	G	A
Hoo h	oo h	oo

A	G	D	G/D	D	G/D	D
Go o	n, take the money and r	un

A	G	D
Go o	n take the money and r	un, hoo hoo hoo

A	G	D	G/D	D	G/D	D
Go o	n, take the money and r	un

A	G	D	C	G	A
Go o	n take the money and r	un, h	oo h	oo h	oo

A	G	D
Billy M	ack is a det	ective down in Texas

A	G	D
You know he kn	ows just exactl	y what the facts is

A	G	D
He ain’t gonna l	et those two	escape justice

A	G	D	C	G
He makes his l	ivin’ off of t	he people’s ta	xes

A	G	D
Bobbie Sue, w	hoa, w	oa, she slipped away

A	G	D
Billy Joe	caught up to her the v	ery next day

A	G	D
They got the m	oney, hey, you know they g	ot away

A	G	D	C	G
They headed down S	outh and they’re still r	unning today	s	ingin’

A	G	D	G/D	D	G/D	D
Go o	n, take the money and r	un

A	G	D
Go o	n take the money and r	un, hoo hoo hoo

A	G	D	G/D	D	G/D	D
Go o	n, take the money and r	un

A	G	D	C	G	A
Go o	n take the money and r	un, h	oo h	oo h	oo

Steve Miller - The Joker (1973)

Originally in F, I play in D capo 3

D	G	A	G	G/F#	G/E
Some	people call me the space c	owboy, yeah

D	G	A	G	G/F#	G/E
Some	call me the gangster of lo	ve

D	G	A	G	G/F#	G/E
Some	people call me M	aurice

	D	G	A	G	G/F#	G/E
Cause I	speak of the	pompitous of l	ove

D	G	A	G	G/F#	G/E
	People talk a	bout me, baby

D	G	A	G	G/F#	G/E
Say I’m d	oin’ you wrong, doin	’ you wrong

D	G	A	G	G/F#	G/E
Well, d	on’t you worry b	aby don’t worry

	D	G	A	G	G/F#	G/E
Cause I’m r	ight here, right here, ri	ght here, right here at h	ome

	D
Cause I’m a	picker

	G
I’m a g	rinner

	D
I’m a l	over

	G
And I’m a s	inner

D	G	A	G
I play my	music in the s	un

	D
I’m a jo	ker

	G
I’m a s	moker

	D	G
I’m a m	idnight t	oker

D	G	A
I get my	lovin’ on the	run, ooh

Short interlude on verse chords with silly ‘70s sounds

D	G	A	G	G/F#	G/E
You’re the cutest thi	ng that I e	ver did see

	D	G	A	G	G/F#	G/E
I r	eally love your pe	aches want to s	hake your tree

D	G	A	G	G/F#	G/E
Lovey-d	ovey, lovey-dovey, lovey-	dovey all the time

D	G	A	G	G/F#	G/E
Ooo-eee b	aby, I’ll sure s	how you a good time

	D
Cause I’m a	picker

	G
I’m a g	rinner

	D
I’m a l	over

	G
And I’m a s	inner

D	G	A	G
I play my	music in the s	un

	D
I’m a jo	ker

	G
I’m a s	moker

	D	G
I’m a m	idnight t	oker

D	G	A
I sure don’t	want to hurt no o	ne

D	G	A	G	G/F#	G/E
Peopl	e keep talking a	bout me baby

D	G	A	G	G/F#	G/E
They	say I’m doin’ you	wrong

D	G	A	G	G/F#	G/E
Well	don’t you worry, don’t wor	ry, no don’t wor	ry mama

D	G	A	G	G/F#	G/E
Cause I’m r	ight here at h	ome

Original fades, I do one more chorus here instead of repeating

the second half of the verse.

	D
Cause I’m a	picker

	G
I’m a g	rinner

	D
I’m a l	over

	G
And I’m a s	inner

D	G	A	G
I play my	music in the s	un

	D
I’m a jo	ker

	G
I’m a s	moker

	D	G
I’m a m	idnight t	oker

D	G	A	A7
I sure don’t	want to hurt no o	ne

Styx - Blue Collar Man (1978)

Originally in Dm, I play in Em capo 2

Intro

Em	G	Em	A	G
			→

Em	G	Em	A	G
			→

C	D	Em
→	→

Em	Am
Give me a job, give me se	curity

D	Em
Give me a chance to sur	vive

	Em	Am
I’m just a	poor soul in the unem	ployment line

D	B
My god, I’m hardly al	ive

	Em	Am
My m	other and father, my	wife and my friends

D	Em
I see them laugh in my	face

	Em	Am
But	I’ve got the power, and	I’ve got the will

D	B
I’m not a charity	case, I’ll take those

Em	Am	D	Em
Long	nights, im	possible	odds

C	D	Em
Keeping my	eye to the ke	yhole

	C	D	Em	Am	D	Em
If	it	takes	all	that to be	just what I	am

	C	D	Em
I’m	gonna be a	blue collar	man

Repeat intro, or skip

Em	G	Em	A	G
			→

Em	G	Em	A	G
			→

C	D	Em
→	→

Em	Am
Make me an offer that	I can’t refuse

D	Em
Make me respectable,	man

	Em	Am
This is my	last time in the une	mployment line

D	B
So like it or	not, I’ll take those

Em	Am	D	Em
Long	nights, im	possible	odds

C	D	Em
Keeping my	eye to the ke	yhole

	C	D	Em	Am	D	Em
If	it	takes	all	that to be	just what I	am

	C	D	Em
I’m	gonna be a	blue collar	man

Bridge

Em	D
Keeping my mind on a b	etter life

	C	Em
Where	happiness is only a heartbeat a	way

Em	D
Paradise, can it be all I	heard it was?

	C	B
I	close my eyes and maybe I’m already	there

Solo on verse chords if appropriate, else right to chorus

I'll take those

Em	Am	D	Em
Long	nights, im	possible	odds

C	D	Em	C	D
Keeping my	back to the wa	ll	→

Em	Am	D	Em
All	that, be	just what I	am

Let the last chord ring, end here if solo

	C	D	C
I’m	gonna be a	blue collar	man

Skip this bridge if solo acoustic

C

Do do do do do do do do

You don’t understand
Do do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do do

	Em	Am	D	Em
I’ll take those	long	nights, im	possible	odds

C	D	Em
Keeping my	eye to the ke	yhole

	C	D	Em	Am	D	Em
If	it	takes	all	night be	just who I	am

	C	D	Em
I’d	rather be a	blue collar	man

	C	D	Em
I’m	gonna be a	blue collar	man

	C	D	Em
I’ve	gotta be a	blue collar	man

Styx - Come Sail Away (1977)

Originally in C, I play in G

G	Am	Bm	Am	G	D

G	Bm	Em	Em	D
I’m	sailing a	way	→	→

C	D
Set an open course for the	virgin sea

	G	Bm	Em	Em	D
‘Cause	I’ve	got to be	free	→	→

C	D
Free to face the life that’s a	head of me

Em	D
On board I’m a captain,	so climb aboard

Em	D
We’ll search for tomorrow	on every shore

	G	D	Em	Em	D
And I’ll	try,	oh lord, I’ll	try	→	→

C	D	G
To ca	rry	on

G	Am	Bm	Am	G	D

G	Bm	Em	Em	D
I	look to the	sea	→	→

C	D
Reflections in the waves spark my	memory

G	Bm	Em	Em	D
Some	happy, some	sad	→	→

C	D
I think of childhood friends, and the	dreams we had

Em	D
We lived happily forever,	so the story goes

Em	D
But somehow we missed out,	on the pot of gold

	G	D	Em	Em	D
But we’ll	try,	best that we	can	→	→

C	D	G
To ca	rry	on

G	C/G	D/G	C/G
			x 2

	G	C/G
A	gathering of	angels

	D/G	C/G
A	ppeared above my	head

	G	C/G
They	sang to me this	song of hope

	D/G	C/G
And	this is what they	said, they said

G	C/G
Come sail away,	come sail away

	D/G	C/G
Come	sail away with	me, lads

G	C/G
Come sail away,	come sail away

	G	C/G
Come	sail away with	me

G	C/G
Come sail away,	come sail away

	D/G	C/G
Come	sail away with	me, baby

G	C/G
Come sail away,	come sail away

	G	C/G
Come	sail away with	me, baby

	G	C/G
I	thought that they were	angels

	D/G	C
But	much to my sur	prise

	G	C/G
We	climbed aboard their	starship

	D/G	C/G
And	headed for the	skies, singing

G	C/G
Come sail away,	come sail away

	D/G	C/G
Come	sail away with	me, lads

G	C/G
Come sail away,	come sail away

	G	C/G
Come	sail away with	me

Styx - Renegade (1978)

Originally in Gm, I play in Em

Strum once per line, vox on the 3

Em

Oh mama I’m in fear for my life from the long arm of the law

Em

Law man has put an end to my running and I’m so far from my home

Mix in m7 and mM6’s if there’s no harmony

Em

Oh mama I can hear you a-cryin’, you’re so scared and all alone

Em

Hangman is comin’ down from the gallows and I don’t have very long

Vox on 5 7 1

	Em
The	jig is up, the news is out

	Em7	A	G
They’ve	finally	found	me

	Em
The	renegade who had it made

	Em7	A	G
Retr	ieved for a	bount	y

Vox on the 3 of the chord

Bm

Never more to go astray

Vox on 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 of the chord

A

This will be the end today

	Em
Of the	wanted man

Vox on 7 #6 5 of the chord on “oh mama”

Em

Oh mama I’ve been years on the lam and had a

A	G	D/F#	Em	Em
High	price	on	my	head

Em

Lawman said get him dead or alive, now it’s for

A	G	D/F#	Em	Em
Sure	he’ll	see	me	dead

Em

Dear mama I can hear you a-cryin’

	A	G	D/F#	Em	Em
You’re so	scared	and	all	al	one

Em

Hangman is comin’ down from the gallows and I

A	G	D/F#	Em	Em
Don’t	have	ve	ry l	ong

	Em
The	jig is up, the news is out

	Em7	A	G
They’ve	finally	found	me

	Em
The	renegade who had it made

	Em7	A	G
Ret	rieved for a	bount	y

Bm

Never more to go astray

A

Judge will have revenge today

	Em
On the	wanted man

Solo on verse riff

Strum only, a capella in original

Em

Oh mama I’m in fear for my life from the long arm of the law

Em

Hangman is comin’ down from the gallows and I don’t have very long

Band enters

	Em
The	jig is up, the news is out

	Em7	A	G
They’ve	finally	found	me

	Em
The	renegade who had it made

	Em7	A	G
Retr	ieved for a	bount	y

Bm

Never more to go astray

A

This will be the end today

	Em
Of the	wanted man

Fade with ad libs, wanted man, don’t wanna die, etc.

Supertramp - Give a Little Bit (1977)

Originally in D, I play in A

Rhythm is trickier than you think; remember to start on an upstroke

E7	A	E7	A
→		→

D	E	D	E
→		→

D	A	E7	A
→		→

D	E	D	E
→		→

D	A	E7	A	D	E	D	E
→	Give a little bit,		give a little bit of	your	love to me

D	A	E7	A	D	E	D	E
→	I’ll give a little bit,		I’ll give a little bit of m	y	love to you

D	F#m	Bsus4	B
→	There’s so much that we	need to	share

A/C#	D	A/E	E	A/E	E
→	Send a smile and	show you	care

A	E7	A	D	E	D	E
I’ll give a little bit,		I’ll give a little bit of m	y	life for you

D	A	E7	A	D	E	D	E
→	So give a little bit,		give a little bit of y	our	time to me

D	F#m	Bsus4	B
→	See the man with the	lonely	eyes

A/C#	D	A/E	E	A/E	E
Oh,	take his hand, you’ll	be sur	prised

Funky sax solo, skip if acoustic

C#m	F#m	C#m	F#m	C#m	G	D	G	D
E	A/E	E	A/E	E	A/E	E	A/E

D	A	E7	A	D	E	D	E
→	Give a little bit,		give a little bit of	your	love to me

D	A	E7	A	D	E	D	E
→	I’ll give a little bit,		I’ll give a little bit of m	y	life for you

D	F#m	Bsus4	B
→	Now’s the time that we	need to	share

A/C#	D	G	D
So f	ind yourself, we’re	on our	way back

E7	A/E	E7	Aadd4
Home,		oh	going

E7	A/E	E7	Aadd4
Home,		don’t you need, don’t you	need to feel at

E7	A/E	E7	Aadd4
Home,		oh y	eah, we gotta

A	D/A	Amaj7add9	D/A	A
See		→	→

	G/A	D/A
Oh you gotta have	feeling,	oooh yeah come along

A	D/A	Amaj7add9	D/A	A
Too		→	→

Sweet - Ballroom Blitz (1974)

Prep note: decide what you’re going to do

for vox in the chorus (see below).

I play the riff as:

E 0221xx

A/E 0422xx

Asus4/E 0522xx

Then A/E, E

8 measures drums

Are you ready Steve? Uh huh
Andy? Yeah
Mick? OK
Alright fellas, let's go!

Riff x 4

Vox on the 6 (F# if the chord is A)

	A
Well	it’s been getting so hard

	E
Living with the things you do to	me

Riff x 2

	A
My	dreams are getting so strange

	E
I’d like to tell you everything I	see

Riff x 2

I write E, but it’s close to NC

E

Oh I see a man at the back as a matter of fact

His eyes are as red as the sun
And a girl in the corner let no one ignore her 'cause

Hard stop on “she”

She thinks she's the passionate one

E

Oh yeah, it was like

F#	A
Lightning, everybody was	frightening

	C	E
And the music was	soothing and they all started	grooving

These yeah’s are basically on the 1

E

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

There’s basically no chance of me singing this at pitch,

so I either drop an octave, or descend on F# E D# E.

Great if someone else can sing the real melody an octave

down.

	F#	A
And the	man at the back said	everyone attack

	B	E
And it	turned into a ballroom	blitz

	F#	A
And the	girl in the corner said	boy I wanna warn you

	B	E
And it	turned into a ballroom	blitz

D5	D#5	E5
Ball	room	blitz

x4

Riff x 4, first two w/o drums

	A
I’m	reaching out for something

	E
Touching nothing’s all I ever	do

Riff x 2

	A
I	softly call you over

	E
When you appear there’s nothing left of	you

Riff x 2

E

Now the man at the back is ready to crack

As he raises his hands to the sky
And the girl in the corner is everyone's mourner
She could kill you with a wink of her eye

E	F#	A
Oh yeah, it was	electric, so frightfully	hectic

	C	E
And the band started	leaping ‘cause they all stopped	breathing

E

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

	F#	A
And the	man at the back said	everyone attack

	B	E
And it	turned into a ballroom	blitz

	F#	A
And the	girl in the corner said	boy I wanna warn you

	B	E
And it	turned into a ballroom	blitz

D5	D#5	E5
Ball	room	blitz

Bass breakdown and solo more or less on D D# E

E

Oh yeah

	F#	A
It was like	lightning, everybody was	frightening

	C	E
And the music was	soothing and they all started	grooving

E

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

	F#	A
And the	man at the back said	everyone attack

	B	E
And it	turned into a ballroom	blitz

	F#	A
And the	girl in the corner said	boy I wanna warn you

	B	E
And it	turned into a ballroom	blitz

D5	D#5	E5
Ball	room	blitz

x4

E	D
It’s, it’s a ballroom blitz

E	D
It’s, it’s a ballroom blitz

E	D
It’s, it’s a ballroom blitz

E

Yeah, it’s a ballroom blitz

Repeat riff a few times

Sweet - Fox on the Run (1975)

Originally in B, I play in E or E capo 1

Highest note that matters is the 7 (foxy *on* the run)

Intro

E	E	D	A
			x 4

Vox on the 5 on “I”, up to the 7 of the key on “know”

E	D	A	E
I	don’t wanna	know your	name

	D	A	E
Cause	you don’t	look the	same

	D
The w	ay you did before

	E	D	A	E
Ok	ay, you t	hink you got a	pretty	face

	D	A	E
But the	rest of you is	out of	place

	D
You l	ooked all right before

Vox on the 1 of the chord, which is probably where you were at the end of the last line

A	E	D
Fox	on the	run

	D	E	A	E	D	D	E
You sc	reamed	and,	every	body	comes, a-r	un	nin

A	E	D	E	D
Take a	run and	hide, yourself	awa	y

	E	D	E
Foxy on the	run, f’f	ox	y

A	E	D	D	E	A
Fox	on the	run, and h	ide	aw	ay

E	E	D	A
			x 2

E	D	A	E
You, you t	alk about just e	very	band

	D	A	E
But the	names you drop are	second-	hand

	D
I’ve h	eard it all before

E	D	A	E
I d	on’t wanna	know your	name

	D	A	E
Cause	you don’t	look the	same

	D
The w	ay you looked before

A	E	D
Fox	on the	run

	D	E	A	E	D	D	E
You sc	reamed	and,	every	body	comes, a-r	un	nin

A	E	D	E	D
Take a	run and	hide, yourself	awa	y

	E	D	E
Foxy on the	run, f’f	ox	y

A	E	D	D	E	A
Fox	on the	run, and h	ide	aw	ay

A	D	A	D

E	E	D	A
			x 3

E	E	D	D

	D	E
F’f	ox	y

A	E	D
Fox	on the	run

	D	E	A	E	D	D	E
You sc	reamed	and,	every	body	comes, a-r	un	nin

A	E	D	E	D
Take a	run and	hide, yourself	awa	y

	E	D	E
Foxy on the	run, f’f	ox	y

A	E	D	D	E	A
Fox	on the	run, and h	ide	aw	ay

A	E	D
Fox	on the	run

A	E	D
Fox	on the	run

A

Tanya Tucker - Delta Dawn (1972)

Originally in Bb, I play in D capo 3

Highest note is the 5 of the second key

First chorus a cappella

D	G	D
Delta Dawn what’s that	flower you have	on?

	D	A
Could it	be a faded rose from days gone	by?

	D	G	D
And	did I hear you say he was a-	meetin’ you here to	day

	A	G	D
To take you to his	mansion in the	sky

Vox on 3 3 5 on “forty-one”

D	C	D
She’s forty-one and her	daddy still calls her	baby

D	C	D
All the folks ‘round	Brownsville say she’s	crazy

Vox on the 3 of the first chord (6 of the key) on “walks downtown”

	G	D/F#	Em	A	D
Cause she	walks down	town with a	suitcase	in her	hand

D	C	D
Looking for a my	sterious dark-haired	man

	D	C	D
In her	younger days they	called her Delta	Dawn

D	C	D
Prettiest woman	you ever laid eyes	on

	G	D/F#	Em	A	D
Then a	man of	low deg	ree stood	by her	side

	D	C	D
And he	promised her he’d	take her for his	bride

Key change

E	A	E
Delta Dawn what’s that	flower you have	on?

	E	B
Could it	be a faded rose from days gone	by?

	E	A	E
And	did I hear you say he was a-	meetin’ you here to	day

	E	B	A	E
To	take you to his	mansion in the	sky

A cappella

E	A	E
Delta Dawn what’s that	flower you have	on?

	E	B
Could it	be a faded rose from days gone	by?

	E	A	E
And	did I hear you say he was a-	meetin’ you here to	day

	E	B	A	E
To	take you to his	mansion in the	sky

Band back in

E	A	E
Delta Dawn what’s that	flower you have	on?

	E	B
Could it	be a faded rose from days gone	by?

	E	A	E
And	did I hear you say he was a-	meetin’ you here to	day

	E	B	A	E
To	take you to his	mansion in the	sky

Repeat chorus to fade

The Allman Brothers - Blue Sky (1972)

E	A	A	E
E	A	A	E
E	D	A	E

E

	E	B	A	E
W	alk along the r	iver,	sweet lullab	y

	E	B
I	t just keep on fl	owing

	A
I	t don’t worry bout where it’s going, no no

E	E	F#m	G#m	A
		→	→

E	B
Don’t fly mister bl	uebird

	A	E
I’m just wa	lking down the r	oad

E	B
Early morning s	unshine

A

Tell me all I need to know

A

E	E	A	A

B	A	E	A
You’re my b	lue sky, yo	u’re my sunny d	ay

B	A	E	A
Lord you know it m	akes me high when you t	urn your love my	way

A	F#m7
Turn your love my	way, yeah

Solo on I IV

E	B
Good old Sunday mo	rning

	A	E
Bells are ri	nging every	where

E	B	A
Goin’ to Caro	lina, it w	on’t be long and I’ll be there

A

E	E	A	A

B	A	E	A
You’re my b	lue sky, yo	u’re my sunny d	ay

B	A	E	A
Lord you know it m	akes me high when you t	urn your love my	way

Extra “yeah”

A	F#m7
Turn your love my	way, yeah, yeah

E	A	A	E
E	A	A	E
E	D	A	E

The Allman Brothers - Melissa (1972)

E	F#m11/E	Emaj7	F#m11/E

E	F#m11/E	Emaj7	F#m11/E
Crossroads	seem to come and g	o,	yeah

E	F#m11/E
The gypsy flies from coast to coast

Vox on 6 6 6 5 of the kye on “knowing many”, make sure to go *down* on “many”

A	Bm(add4)/A	C#m/A	D6(9)/A
Knowing m	any, loving n	one

E	F#m11/E	Emaj7	F#m11/E
Bearing sorro	w, having fun

Cmaj7	B
But back home he’ll always run

	E	F#m11/E	Emaj7	F#m11/E
To sweet Me	lissa

E	F#m11/E	Emaj7	F#m11/E
Freight train,	each car looks the same,		all the same

E	F#m11/E
And no one knows the gypsy’s name

A	Bm(add4)/A	C#m/A	D6(9)/A
No one hea	rs his lonely s	igh

E	F#m11/E	Emaj7	F#m11/E
There are no bl	ankets where he lies

Cmaj7	B
Lord, in deepest dreams the gypsy fl	ies

	E	F#m11/E	Emaj7	F#m11/E
With sweet Mel	issa,		ooooh

E

Again the morning’s come

D

Again he’s on the run

A

Sunbeam shining through his hair

B

Appearing not to have a care

C#m	A	B
Aw pick up your gear and gypsy r	oll on,	roll on

E	F#m11/E	Emaj7	F#m11/E
Crossroads,	will you ever let him g	o,	no, no

E	F#m11/E
Or will you hide the dead man’s ghost

A	Bm(add4)/A	C#m/A	D6(9)/A
Or will he lie	ben	eath the plain

E	F#m11/E	Emaj7	F#m11/E
Or will his spiri	t float aw	ay

Cmaj7	B
But I know that he won’t stay

	E	F#m11/E
Without Mel	issa

Cmaj7	B
Yes I know that he won’t stay

	E	F#m11/E	Emaj7	F#m11/E
Without Melissa			oh

E

The Allman Brothers - Ramblin Man (1973)

Originally in G#, I play in E, highest note that matters is the b7

E	B	A	A	E
			→

E	D	E
Lord, I was	born a ramblin’	man

E	A	B
Trying to make a living and	doing the best I	can

	A	E	C#m	A
But	when it’s time for	leavin’, I	hope you’ll under	stand

E	B	E
That I was	born a ramblin’	man

E	A	E
My father was a	gambler down in	Georgia

	E	A	B
And he w	ound up on the	wrong end of a	gun

	A	E	C#m	A
And	I was born in the	back seat of a	Greyhound	bus

E	B	E
Rolling down	highway forty-	one

E	D	E
Lord, I was	born a ramblin’	man

E	A	B
Trying to make a living and	doing the best I	can

	A	E	C#m	A
But	when it’s time for	leavin’, I	hope you’ll under	stand

E	B	E
That I was	born a ramblin’	man

Hard stop

B

Let ring

E	B	A	E

Solo on chorus chords if appropriate

E	D	E	B
E	A	B	B
A	E	C#m	A
E	B	E	E

	E	A	E
I’m o	n my way to	New Orleans this	morning

	A	B
Leaving out of	Nashville, Tennes	see

	A	E	C#m	A
They’re	always having a	good time down on the	Bayou,	Lord

	E	B	E
Them	delta women	think the world of	me

E	D	E
Lord, I was	born a ramblin’	man

E	A	B
Trying to make a living and	doing the best I	can

	A	E	C#m	A
But	when it’s time for	leavin’, I	hope you’ll under	stand

E	B	E
That I was	born a ramblin’	man

E	D	E
Lord, I was	born a ramblin’	man

E	D	E
Lord, I was	born a ramblin’	man

The Beatles - I Me Mine (1970)

Originally in Am, I play in Em capo 3

Em	Em/G	A7	A7	D	B7

Em	Em/G	A7
All	through the d	ay

	D	B7	Em
I me m	ine, I me	mine, I me m	ine

Em	Em/G	A7
All	through the n	ight

	D	B7	Em
I me m	ine, I me	mine, I me m	ine

	Am	Am/B
Never	frightened of	leaving it

C6	Am/D
Everyone’s	weaving it

B7b9	B
Coming on strong all the	time

Em	EmM7	Em7	EmM6
All	through the	day

	Cmaj7
I me min	e

E7

I me me mine

E7

I me me mine

A7

I me me mine

E7	B7
I me me mine

Em	Em/G	A7
All	I can	hear

	D	B7	Em
I me m	ine, I me	mine, I me mine

Em	Em/G	A7
E	ven those tears

	D	B7	Em
I me m	ine, I me	mine, I me mine

	Am	Am/B
No one’s	frightened of	playing it

C6	Am/D
Everyone’s	saying it

B7b9	B
Flowing more freely than	wine

Em	EmM7	Em7	EmM6
All	through the	day

	Cmaj7
I me min	e

E7

I me me mine

E7

I me me mine

A7

I me me mine

E7	B7
I me me mine

Em	Em/G	A7
All	I can	hear

	D	B7	Em
I me m	ine, I me	mine, I me m	ine

Em	Em/G	A7
E	ven those tears

	D	B7	Em
I me m	ine, I me	mine, I me m	ine

	Am	Am/B
No one’s	frightened of	playing it

C6	Am/D
Everyone’s	saying it

B7b9	B
Flowing more freely than	wine

Em	EmM7	Em7	EmM6
All	through the	day

	Cmaj7
I me min	e

The Bee Gees - Stayin’ Alive (1977)

Originally in Fm, I play in Em capo 2

Intro

Em7	Em7	A	A

Em7

	Em7
Well, you can	tell by the way I use my walk

	D	Em7
I’m a	woman’s man, no	time to talk

Em7

Music loud and women warm

	D	Em7
I’ve been	kicked around since	I was born

	A
And now it’s a	ll right, that’s OK, you may look the other way

We can try to understand the New York Times’ effect on man

Em7

Whether you’re a brother or whether you’re a mother

You’re stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive
Feel the city breakin' and everybody shakin'
And we're stayin' alive, stayin' alive
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive, stayin' alive

	Em7	D	Em7	Bm7
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin’ aliiii	iiii	iii	iii	iiive

Em7

	Em7
Well now,	I get low and I get high

	D	Em7
And if I	can’t get either I	really try

	Em7
Got the	wings of heaven on my shoes

	D	Em7
I’m a	dancing man, I j	ust can’t lose

	A
You know it’s a	ll right, it’s OK, I live to see another day

We can try to understand the New York Times’ effect on man

Em7

Whether you’re a brother or whether you’re a mother

You’re stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive
Feel the city breakin' and everybody shakin'
And we're stayin' alive, stayin' alive
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive, stayin' alive

	Em7	D	Em7	Bm7
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin’ aliiii	iiii	iii	iii	iiive

Em7

A	Em7
Life goin’ nowhere, somebody help me, somebody help me	yeah

A	Em7
Life goin’ nowhere, somebody help me	yeah

	Em7
Stayin’ alii	iive

	Em7
Well, you can	tell by the way I use my walk

	D	Em7
I’m a	woman’s man, no	time to talk

Em7

Music loud and women warm

	D	Em7
I’ve been	kicked around since	I was born

	A
And now it’s a	ll right, it’s OK, you may look the other way

We can try to understand the New York Times’ effect on man

Em7

Whether you’re a brother or whether you’re a mother

You’re stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive
Feel the city breakin' and everybody shakin'
And we're stayin' alive, stayin' alive
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive, stayin' alive

	Em7	D	Em7	Bm7
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin’ aliiii	iiii	iii	iii	iiive

Em7

The Brady Bunch - Keep On (1972)

Originally in D, I play in A

Intro

E	E	E7	E7

	A	D	A
F	lying down the highway in a	makeshift Model T.A	.

	D
Woo, y	eah, woo

	A
It’s a b	eautiful morning

	D	E7
And it’s g	onna be a beautiful	day

	A
The w	heels are humming

	A7
And the	guitar’s strumming

	D
And the	radio is blasting

	F
And	good sounds are coming

	A
As we’re f	lying down the highway

	E7	A
In a	makeshift Model T.A	.

E7

	A
We’re gonna k	eep on, keep on, keep on, keep on

	D	A
D	ancing all through the	night

	A	E7
We’re gonna k	eep on, keep on, keep on doing it	right

	A	A7
We’re gonna k	eep on, keep on, k	eep on movin’

	D	F
Gonna k	eep on, keep on, k	eep on groovin’

	A	E7	A
K	eep on singing and	dancing all through the	night

E7

	A	D	A
Y	ou can hear the music coming tw	enty-six miles a	way

	D
Woo, y	eah, woo

	A
Sm	iling is happy

	D	E7
And h	appy is here to	stay

	A	A7
S	hifting on down, coming	into town

D	F
Waving at the kids all	hanging around

A	E7	A
Cruising down the bay in a	makeshift model T.A	.

E7

	A
We’re gonna k	eep on, keep on, keep on, keep on

	D	A
D	ancing all through the	night

	A	E7
We’re gonna k	eep on, keep on, keep on doing it	right

	A	A7
We’re gonna k	eep on, keep on, k	eep on movin’

	D	F
Gonna k	eep on, keep on, k	eep on groovin’

	A	E7	A
K	eep on singing and	dancing all through the	night

E	E	E7	E7

	A
We’re gonna k	eep on, keep on, keep on, keep on

	D	A
D	ancing all through the	night

	A	E7
We’re gonna k	eep on, keep on, keep on doing it	right

	A	A7
We’re gonna k	eep on, keep on, k	eep on movin’

	D	F
Gonna k	eep on, keep on, k	eep on groovin’

	A	E7	A
K	eep on singing and	dancing all through the	night

The Cars - Good Times Roll (1978)

Intro

B

	B	A	B
Let the g	ood times roll,	let them knock you a	round

	B	A	B
Let the g	ood times roll,	let them make you a	clown

G	A
Let them leave you	up in the air

G	A
Let them brush your	rock and roll hair

	B
Let the g	ood times roll

	G
Let the g	ood times roll, oh-oll

	E	Bm7	C#m7/E
Let the	good	times	roll

B

	B	A	B
Let the s	tories be told,	let them say what they	want

	B	A	B
Let the p	hotos be old,	let them show what they	want

G	A
Let them leave you	up in the air

G	A
Let them brush your	rock and roll hair

	B
Let the g	ood times roll

	G
Let the g	ood times roll, oh-oll

	E	Bm7	C#m7/E
Won’t you let the	good	times	roll

Solo

B	A	G
E	Bm7	C#m7/E
Good	times	roll

B

	B	A	B
If the i	llusion is real,	let them give you a	ride

	B	A	B
If they got t	hunder appeal,	let them be on your	side

G	A
Let them leave you	up in the air

G	A
Let them brush your	rock and roll hair

	B
Let the g	ood times roll

	G
Won’t you let the g	ood times roll, oh-oll

	E	Bm7	C#m7/E
Let the	good	times	roll

	B
Let the g	ood times roll

	A
Won’t you let the g	ood times roll

	G
Won’t you let the g	ood times roll

	E	Bm7	C#m7/E
Let ‘em roll,	good	times	roll

	B
Let the g	ood times roll

	A
Let the g	ood times roll

	G
Ooh, let the g	ood times roll

Let ‘em roll

E	Bm7	C#m7/E
→	→

B	A	E
→	→

The Cars - Just What I Needed (1978)

Originally in E, I play in D

Intro, guitar only, drums hit with guitar on FOUR (not 1, don’t be tricked...)

D	D	D	D
D	D	D	D
D	A
I don’t mind you	coming here

Bm	F#
And wasting all my	time

D	A
‘Cause when you’re standing	oh, so near

Bm	F#
I kind of lose my	mind

D	A
It’s not the perfume	that you wear

Bm	F#
It’s not the ribbons	in your hair

D	A
I don’t mind you	coming here

F#	G
And wasting all my	time

D	A	Bm	F#
D	A	Bm	G

D	A
I don’t mind you	hanging out

Bm	F#
And talking in your	sleep

D	A
It doesn’t matter	where you’ve been

Bm	F#
As long as it was	deep

D	A
You always knew to	wear it well and

Bm	F#
You look so fancy	I can tell

D	A/C#
I don’t mind you	hanging out

F#	G
And talking in your	sleep

D	A	G	Bm	A
	I guess you	’re just what I	need	ed

D	A	G	Bm
	I need	ed someone to	feed

D	A	G	Bm	A
	I guess you	’re just what I	need	ed

D	A	G	Bm
	I need	ed someone to	bleed

Guitar Solo (skip if solo acoustic)

D	A	Bm	F#
D	A	Bm	G
D	A	Bm	F#
D	A	Bm	G

Take it down a notch here

D	A
I don’t mind you	coming here

Bm	F#
And wasting all my	time, time

D	A
‘Cause when you’re standing	oh, so near

Bm	F#
I kind of lose my	mind

D	A
It’s not the perfume	that you wear

Bm	F#
It’s not the ribbons	in your hair

D	A/C#
I don’t mind you	coming here

F#	G
And wasting all my	time

D	A	G	Bm	A
	I guess you	’re just what I	need	ed

D	A	G	Bm
	I need	ed someone to	feed

D	A	G	Bm	A
	I guess you	’re just what I	need	ed

D	A	G	Bm
	I need	ed someone to	bleed

Guitar Fill

Bm

D	A	G	Bm	A
	I guess you	’re just what I	need	ed

D	A	G	Bm
	I need	ed someone to	feed

D	A	G	Bm	A
	I guess you	’re just what I	need	ed

D	A	G	Bm
	I need	ed someone to	bleed

Bm

So feed me

D	A	Bm	F#
D	A	Bm	G
			You’re just what I needed

D	A	Bm	F#
D	A	Bm	G
			You’re just what I needed

D	A	Bm	F#
D	A	Bm	G
			You’re just what I needed

D	A	Bm	F#
			Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

G

A

Bm

The Doobie Brothers - Black Water (1974)

*Maybe* worth tuning to drop D for this one

Intro

Am7	Dsus2
	x4

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “built”, and around the minor 3 of the chord on “raft”... even though the chord is more or less a IV

	Am7	Dsus2	Am7	Dsus2
Well, I	built me a	raft and she’s	ready for	floatin’

Am7	Dsus2	Am7	Dsus2
Ole Missis	sippi, she’s	callin’ my	name

Am7	Dsus2	Am7	Dsus2
Catfish are j	umpin’, that	paddle-wheel	thumpin’

	Am7	Dsus2	Am7	Dsus2
Black	water keeps	rollin’ on	past just the	same

I’m not going to write the Iadd9 every time, it’s just a reminder to put some 9’s in. And a 7 sometimes.

G	Gadd9	G
Old black	wat	er, keep on rollin’

Bb6

Mississippi moon won’t you keep on shinin’ on me

G

Old black water, keep on rollin’

Bb6

Mississippi moon won’t you keep on shinin’ on me

G

Old black water, keep on rollin’

Bb6	A	Em7
Mississippi moon won’t you keep on shinin’ on	me?

	A	Em7	A	Em7
Yeah, keep on	shinin’ your l	ight, gonna make	every	thing

	A	Em7
Pretty mama, gonna	make everything all	right

	Dsus2	Am7	Dsus2	Am7	A	Em7
And I	ain’t got no	worries ‘cause I	ain’t in no	hurry at al	l

A	D/A	A	D/A	A
	→	→	→

Am7	Dsus2
	x4

	Am7	Dsus2	Am7	Dsus2
Well, if it	rains, I don’t	care, don’t make no	difference to	me

	Am7	Dsus2	Am7	Dsus2
Just take that	street car that’s	goin’ up	town

	Am7	Dsus2	Am7	Dsus2
Yeah, I’d like to	hear some funky	Dixieland and	dance a honky-	tonk

	Am7	Dsus2	Am7	Dsus2
And I’ll be	buyin’ everybody drinks	all	round

G

Old black water, keep on rollin’

Bb6

Mississippi moon won’t you keep on shinin’ on me

G

Old black water, keep on rollin’

Bb6

Mississippi moon won’t you keep on shinin’ on me

G

Old black water, keep on rollin’

Bb6	A	Em7
Mississippi moon won’t you keep on shinin’ on	me?

	A	Em7	A	Em7
Yeah, keep on	shinin’ your l	ight, gonna make	every	thing

	A	Em7
Everyone, gonna	make everything all	right

	Dsus2	Am7	Dsus2	Am7	A	Em7
And I	ain’t got no	worries ‘cause I	ain’t in no	hurry at al	l

A	D/A	A	D/A	A
	→	→	→

Am7	Dsus2
	x4

	Am7	Dsus2
I’d like to	hear some funky	Dixieland

	Am7	Dsus2
Pretty	mama come and take me	by the hand

	Am7	Dsus2
By the	hand, take me by the	hand, pretty mama

	Am7	Dsus2
Come and	dance with your daddy,	all night long

	Am7	Dsus2
I’d like to	hear some funky	Dixieland

	Am7	Dsus2
Pretty	mama come and take me	by the hand

	Am7	Dsus2
By the	hand, take me by the	hand, pretty mama

	Am7	Dsus2
Come and	dance with your daddy,	all night long

The Doobie Brothers - China Grove (1973)

Originally in E, I play in A capo 1

Can replace the all the vi’s in the riff-y parts with IV/3

Guitar only

A	A	A	A	G	F#m	D	A	A
A	A	A	A	G	F#m	D	A	A

Band enters

A	A	A	A	G	F#m	D	A	A

Hanging stop at the end of this phrase

A	A	A	A	G	F#m	D

Vox on the 3 on “sun”

	A	A
When the s	un comes up on a	sleepy little town

G	F#m	D	A
Down around	San Ant	one

	A
And the f	olks are risin’ for another day

	G	F#m	D	A
‘	Round ab	out their h	ome

	F#m7	E
The p	eople of the town are	strange

With chromatic walk from the first to the second chord

	D7	F7
And they’re	proud of where they ca	me

	A	G	D/F#
We’ll your	talkin’ ‘bout China	Grove,	whoa oh

A	G	D/F#	A	G	D/F#	A
Oh,	oh,	oh China Gr	ove

	A
Well the p	reacher and the teacher, lord they’re a caution

G	F#m	D	A
They are the	talk of t	he town

	A	A
When the g	ossip gets to flyin’, and t	hey ain’t lyin’

	G	F#m	D	A
When the s	un go	fallin’ d	own

	F#m7	E
They s	ay that the father’s ins	ane

	D	F7
And d	ear Miss Perkins a gam	e

	A	G	D/F#
We’ll your	talkin’ ‘bout China	Grove,	whoa oh

A	G	D/F#	A	G	D/F#	A
Oh,	oh,	oh China Gr	ove

C#m	E	F#m7
→	→ But e	very day there’s a new thing comin’

	Bm7	F#m7
The	ways of a oriental	view

	F#m7	F#m7
The	sheriff and his buddies with their	samurai swords

B	Bsus4	B
You can even hear the music at night

C#m	E	F#m7
→	→ And t	hough it’s a part of the lone star state

Bm7	F#m7
People don’t seem to c	are

D	Dsus4	D	F	G	A	F	G	A
They just keep on l	ookin’ to the E	ast	→	→		→	→

Solo

A	A	A	A	G	F#m	D	A	A
A	A	A	A	G	F#m	D	A	A

A	A	A	A	G	F#m	D	A	A
A	A	A	A	G	F#m	D	A	A

A	A	A	A	G	F#m	D	A	A
A	A	A	A	G	F#m	D	A	A

F#m7	E	D	D	D#7	E7	F7
			→	→	→

A	G	D/F#
Talkin’ ‘bout China	Grove,	whoa oh

A	G	D/F#	A	G	D/F#	A
Oh,	oh,	oh China Gr	ove

A

The Doobie Brothers - Listen to the Music (1972)

Originally in E, I play in A capo 1

Intro

A	A	D/A
	→	x4

Vox on the 3

A	D/A
Don’t you feel it growin’, day by	day

A	F#m
People, gettin’ ready for the	news

	E	D
Some are	happy, some are s	ad

This 7sus4 doesn’t work very well in A, use D/F# instead of a D7sus4

D7sus4	A
Oh, we got to let the music	play

A	A	D/A
	→

A

What the people need

	D/A
Is a way to make ‘em s	mile

	A	F#m
It a	in’t so hard to do if you know	how

	E	D
Gotta get a	message, get it on	through

	D7sus4	A
Oh	now mama, don’t you ask me	why

	F#m	D
Whoa oh	whoaaa listen to the	music

	F#m	D
Whoa oh	whoaaa listen to the	music

	F#m	D
Whoa oh	whoaaa listen to the	music

	B7	D
All the	tiiii	iime

A	A	D/A
	→	x2

A

Well I know, you know better

	D/A
Everything I	say

A	F#m
Meet me in the country for a	day

	E
We’ll be	happy

	D
And we’ll	dance, lord

D7sus4	A
We’re gonna dance our blues aw	ay

A	D

A	A	D/A
	→

	A
And i	f I’m feelin’ good to you

	D/A
And you’re feelin’ good to	me

A	F#m
There ain’t nothin’ we can’t do or	say

	E	D
Feelin’	good, feeling	fine

D7sus4	A
Oh, baby, let the music	play

	F#m	D
Whoa oh	whoaaa listen to the	music

	F#m	D
Whoa oh	whoaaa listen to the	music

	F#m	D
Whoa oh	whoaaa listen to the	music

	B7	D
All the	tiiii	iime

Bridge

A	G
Like a lazy flowing r	iver

D	A
Surrounding castles in the	sky

A	G
And the crowd is growing	bigger

D

Listenin’ for the happy sounds

And I got to let them fly

	F#m	D
Whoa oh	whoaaa listen to the	music

	F#m	D
Whoa oh	whoaaa listen to the	music

	F#m	D
Whoa oh	whoaaa listen to the	music

	B7	D
All the	tiiii	iime

The Doobie Brothers - Long Train Running (1973)

Originally in Gm, I play in Em, barre 7

Em7	Bm7

Vox on the 1

Em7	Bm7
Down around the corner

	Em7	Bm7
A	half a mile from here

	Em7	Bm7
You	see them old trains runnin’

	Em7
And you	watch them disappear

	Am7	AmM6
Without	love

	Em7	Bm7	Em7
Where would you be	now?

	C7	Em7	B7	Em7
Without	love

Em7	Bm7

	Em7	Bm7
You	know I saw miss Lucy

Em7	Bm7
Down along the tracks

	Em7	Bm7
She	lost her home and family

	Em7
And she	won’t be comin’ back

	Am7	AmM6
Without	love

	Em7	Bm7	Em7
Where would you be	now?

	C7	Em7	B7	Em7
Without	love

Em7	Bm7

Hard stops

	Em7
Well the	Illinois Central

	Em7
And the	Southern Central Freight

	Em7
Gotta	keep on pushin’ mama

	Em7
‘Cause you	know they’re running late

	Am7	AmM6
Without	love

	Em7	Bm7	Em7
Where would you be	now? No no no...

	C7	Em7	B7	Em7
Without	love

Em7	Bm7

Solo over verse and chorus chords if appropriate

Hard stops

	Em7
Well the	Illinois Central

	Em7
And the	Southern Central Freight

	Em7
Gotta	keep on pushin’ mama

	Em7
‘Cause you	know they’re running late

	Am7	AmM6
Without	love

	Em7	Bm7	Em7
Where would you be	now?

	C7	Em7	B7	Em7
Without	love

Em7	Bm7

	Em7
Well the	pistons keep on turnin’

D#m7	Em7
And the	wheels go round’ and round’

D#m7	Em7
And the	steel rails are cold and hard

D#m7	Em7
And the	miles they go down

	Am7	AmM6
Without	love

	Em7	Bm7	Em7
Where would you be	now?

Hanging stops, hold on Cm7

	C7	Em7	B7	Am7
Without	love

Vocals ad lib over intro chords

Em7	Bm7

Got to get it baby won’t you move it down?
Won't you move it down?
Baby baby baby baby won't you move it down?
When the big train run
And the train is movin' on
I got to keep on movin'
Keep on movin'
Keep on movin'
Gonna keep on movin'

The Doors - Roadhouse Blues (1970)

E7

	E7
Ah,	keep your eyes on the road, your hand upon the wheel

Keep your eyes on the road, your hand upon the wheel
Yeah, we're goin' to the Roadhouse
Gonna have a real good time

E7

Yeah, the back o’ the Roadhouse they got some bungalows
Yeah, the back o' the Roadhouse they got some bungalows
And that's for the people
Who like to go down slow

	A7
Let it	roll, baby, roll

Let it roll, baby, roll
Let it roll, baby, roll

	B7	C7	B7	E7
Let it	roll,		all night	long

Solo on the I

Do it, Robby, do it
Ah, yeah

	E7
You gotta	roll, roll, roll

You gotta thrill my soul, all right
Roll, roll, roll, roll, thrill my soul
You gotta beep-a-gunk-a-chucha
Honk-konk-konk
You gotta each-you-puna
Each ya bop-a-luba
Each y'all bump-a-kechonk
Ease sum konk
Ya, ride

After a couple more measures of harmonica solo...

Only up to the 5 (B in E) here, not screaming yet

E7

Ashen lady, Ashen lady

Give up your vows, give up your vows

Vox up to the high 4 here, ok to just go up to the 1

Save our city, save our city
A'ight now

Well, I woke up e'in morning, I got myself a beer
Well, I woke up e'in morning, and I got myself a beer
The future's uncertain and the end is always near

	A7
Let it	roll, baby, roll

Let it roll, baby, roll
Let it roll, baby, roll

	B7	Bb7	B7	C7
Let it	roll

C#7	D7	Eb7	E7	E9
All	night		long

The Eagles - Already Gone (1974)

G	D	C	C
			x2

	G	D	C
Well, I	heard some people	talking just the	other day

	G	D	C
And they	said you were gonna	put me on a s	helf

	G	D
Well, let me tell you I’ve	got some news for	you

	C
And you’ll	soon find out it’s true

	G	D	C
And then you’ll	have to eat your l	unch all by yours	elf

	G	D	C
‘Cause I’m	al	ready go	ne, and I’m

G	D	C
Fee	ling s	trong

	G	D	C
I will	si	ing this vict’ry	song

	G	D	C
Woo-hoo-	hoo, my	my, woo-hoo-	hoo

	G	D	C
The	letter that you	wrote me made me	stop and wonder why

	G	D	C
But I	guess you felt like you	had to set things right

G	D	C
Just remember thi	s my girl when you	look up in the sky

	G	D	C
You can	see the stars and st	ill not see the light	, that’s right

	G	D	C
‘Cause I’m	al	ready go	ne, and I’m

G	D	C
Fee	ling s	trong

	G	D	C
I will	si	ing this vict’ry	song

	G	D	C
Woo-hoo-	hoo, my	my, woo-hoo-	hoo

Solo on verse chords

	G	D	C	C7
Well, I	know it wasn’t you	who held me down

	G	D	C	C7
Heaven	knows it wasn’t you	who set me free

	G	D	C
So	oftentimes it ha	ppens that we	live our lives in chains

	G	D	C
That we	never even kno	w we have the key

	G	D	C
Me I’m	al	ready go	ne, and I’m

G	D	C
Fee	ling s	trong

	G	D	C
I will	si	ing this vict’ry	song

	G	D	C
‘Cause I’m	al	ready go	ne

I don’t usually do the key change when I’m singing

Hold the first two chords

	C	G	F
Yes I’m	al	ready g	one, and I’m

C	G	F
Fee	ling	strong

	C	G	F
I will	si	ing this vict’ry	song

Hold all three chords

	C	G	F
‘Cause I’m	al	ready g	one

C

The Eagles - Desperado (1973)

G	G7	C	Cm6
G	Em	A7	D7

	G	G9	C	Cm6
Desper	ado	, why don’t you	come to your se	nses?

	G	Em7	A7	D7
You been	out ridin’ fe	nces for	so long no	w

	G	G9	C	Cm6
Oh, you’re a	hard one	, I know that	you got your reasons

	G/D	B7/D#	Em7
These	things that	are ple	asin’ you

	A7	D7	G	D/F#
Can	hurt you	somehow

	Em	Bm7
Don’t you	draw the queen of	diamonds boy

	C	G	D/F#
She’ll	beat you if she’s	able

	Em7	C	G
You know the	queen of hearts is	always your best	bet

	Em	Bm7
Now it	seems to me some	fine things have been

C	G	D/F#
Laid upon your	table

	Em	A7	Am7	D7
But you	only want the	ones you can’t	get

	G	G9	C
Desper	ado	, oh you ain’t	gettin’ no younger

	G	D/F#	Em7	A7	D7
Your	pain	and your hu	nger, they’re	drivin’ you	home

	G	G9	C
And	freedom	, well, that’s just	some people talkin’

	G	D/F#	Em7
Your	prison	is wa	lkin’ through

	A7	D7	G	D/F#
This	world all	alone

D	Em	Bm7
Don’t your	feet get cold in the	winter time?

	C	G	D/F#
The	sky won’t snow and the	sun won’t shine

	Em7	C	G
It’s	hard to tell the	night time from the	day

	Em	Bm7
You’re	losin’ all your	highs and lows

	C	G	Am7	D7
Ain’t it	funny how the	feelin’ goes a	way

	G	G9	C	Cm6
Desper	ado	, why don’t you	come to your se	nses

	G	D/F#	Em	A7	D7
Come	down from	your fe	nces	, open the	gate

	G	G9	C	Cm6
It may be	rainin’	, but there’s a	rainbow abov	e you

	G	D/F#	Em	C	G/B	Am7
You better	let some	body	love you

	G	B7/D#	Em
You better	let some	body	love you

	Am7	G
Be	fore it’s too	late

G

G7

C

Cm6

G

The Eagles - Heartache Tonight (1979)

Originally in G, I play in D

Play I7 in chorus as power with 6th’s

F	C	C	G	D

Vox enter on the 6

D	Bm
Somebody’s gonna	hurt someone

D	Bm
Before the night is	through

D	G
Somebody’s gonna	come undone

D	A
There’s nothing we can	do

D	Bm
Everybody wants to	touch somebody

D	Bm
If it takes all	night

D	G
Everybody wants to	take a little chance

D	A
Make it come out	right

On “heart”, vox on the 7 of the chord, harmony on the 4 of the chord

	G7
There’s gonna be a	heartache tonight

	D
A heartache tonight I	know

	G7
There’s gonna be a	heartache tonight

	E7
A heartache tonight I	know

	A7
Lord I	know

D	Bm
Some people like to	stay out late

D	Bm
Some folks can’t hold out that	long

	D	G
But	nobody wants to	go home now

D	A
There’s too much going on

D	Bm
This night is gonna	last forever

D	Bm
Last all, last all summer	long

D	G
Some time before the	sun comes up

D	A
The radio is gonna	play that song

	G7
There’s gonna be a	heartache tonight

	D
A heartache tonight I	know

	G7
There’s gonna be a	heartache tonight

	E7
A heartache tonight I	know

	A7
Lord I	know

	D
There’s gonna be a	heartache tonight

	D7
The	moon’s shining bright

	G7	G#dim
So	turn out the light and	we’ll get it right

	D
There’s gonna be a	heartache tonight

	A7	D
A	heartache tonight I	know

F	C	C	G	D
				x4

D	Bm
Somebody’s gonna	hurt someone

D	Bm
Before the night is	through

D	G
Somebody’s gonna	come undone

D	A
There’s nothing we can	do

D	Bm
Everybody wants to	touch somebody

D	Bm
If it takes all	night

D	G
Everybody wants to	take a little chance

D	A
Make it come out	right

	G7
There’s gonna be a	heartache tonight

	D
A heartache tonight I	know

	G7
There’s gonna be a	heartache tonight

	E7
A heartache tonight I	know

	A7
Lord, I	know

	D
We can	beat around the bushes

	D7
We can	get down to the bone

	G7	G#dim
We can	leave it in a parking lot but	either way

	D
There’s gonna be a	heartache tonight

	A7	D	G
A	heartache tonight I	know

	D
There’ll be a	heartache tonight

	A7	D
A	heartache tonight I	know

F	C	C	G	D
				x4

The Eagles - Hotel California (1977)

Originally in Bm, I play in Am

Am	E
On a dark desert highway,	cool wind in my hair

G	D
Warm smell of colitas,	rising up through the air

F	C
Up ahead in the distance,	I saw a shimmering light

Dm

My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim

E

I had to stop for the night

Am	E
There she stood in the doorway,	I heard the mission bell

G

And I was thinking to myself

	D
This could be	heaven or this could be hell

F	C
Then she lit up a candle	and she showed me the way

Dm

There were voices down the corridor

E

I thought I heard them say

F	C
Welcome to the Hotel Cali	fornia

	Dm
Such a	lovely place

	Am
Such a	lovely face

F	C
Plenty of room at the Hotel Cali	fornia

	Dm	E
Any	time of year, you can	find it here

Am	E
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted,	she got the Mercedes bends

G	D
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys,	that she calls friends

F	C
How they dance in the courtyard,	sweet summer sweat

Dm	E
Some dance to remember,	some dance to forget

Am

So I called up the captain

E

Please bring me my wine

	G	D
He said,	we haven’t had that spirit here since	nineteen sixty-nine

F	C
And still those voices are calling from	far away

Dm

Wake you up in the middle of the night

E

Just to hear them say

F	C
Welcome to the Hotel Cali	fornia

	Dm
Such a	lovely place

	Am
Such a	lovely face

	F	C
We’re	livin’ it up at the Hotel Cali	fornia

	Dm	E
What a	nice surprise, bring your ali	bis

Let ring

Am

Mirrors on the ceiling

E

Pink champagne on ice

	G	D
And she said	we are all just prisoners here,	of our own device

F

And in the master’s chambers

	C
They are	gathered for the feast

Dm

They stab it with their steely knives

	E
But they	just can’t kill the beast

Back to tempo

Am

Last thing I remember

	E
I was	running for the door

G

I had to find the passage back

	D
To the	place I was before

F

Relax, said the night man

	C
We are	programmed to receive

Dm

You can check out any time you like

	E
But	you can never leave

Am

The Eagles - In the City (1979)

Originally in A, I play in D

Highest note is the I (“nowhere else in *sight*”

D	G	D	A	D	G	D	A
→		→		→		→

The second half of each phrase changes on downbeats during the verse

D	G	D	A
→	Somewhere out on th	at ho	rizon

D	G	D	A
→	Out beyond the n	eon	lights

D	G	D	A
→	I know there must be so	mething	better

D	G	A	D
→	But there’s	nowhere else in	sight

D	G	D	A
→	It’s survival i	n the	city

D	G	D	A
→	When you live from d	ay to	day

D	G	D	A
→	City streets don’t h	ave much	pity

D	G	A/G	D	G/D
→	When you’re	down that’s where you’ll	stay

	A/D	G/D
In the	city, ah	ah

D	G/D	A/D	G/D
	In the	city, ah	ah

Solo

D	C	G	D	A	D	G	D	A
	→		→		→		→

D	G	D	A
→		→

D	G	D	A
→	I was born here i	n the	city

D	G	D	A
→	With my back ag	ainst the	wall

D	G	D	A
→	Nothing grows and life ain’t v	ery	pretty

D	G	A/G	D
→	And no one’s there to c	atch you when you	fall

D	G	D	A
→	Somewhere out on t	hat hor	izon

D	G	D	A
→	Far away from the n	eon	sky

D	G	D	A
→	I know there must be s	omething	better

D	G	A	D	G/D
→	And I can’t s	tay another	night

	A/D	G/D
In the	city, ah	ah

D	G/D	A/D	G/D
	In the	city, ah	ah

D	G/D	A/D	G/D
	In the	city

D	G/D	A/D	G/D
	In the	city

The Eagles - Life in the Fast Lane (1976)

Originally in Em, I play in Am

All the m’s are closer to 7#9’s

Intro, just muck around for a bit, I usually skip the riff-ish mucking around

Am

Now muck around a little differently, this is the mucking around I prefer

Am

	Am
He was a h	ard-headed man, he was brutally handsome

And she was terminally pretty
She held him up, and he held her for ransom
In the heart of the cold, cold city

	D7
He had a	nasty reputation as a cruel dude

	Am
They	said he was ruthless, they said he was crude

	E7
They had	one thing in common, they were good in bed

	D7
She’d say,	faster, faster, the lights are turnin’ red

Am

Life in the fast lane, surely make you lose your mind

Am

Life in the fast lane, mmm

Am

Eager for action and hot for the game

The coming attraction, the drop of a name
They knew all the right people, they took all the right pills
They threw outrageous parties, they paid heavenly bills

	D7
There were	lines on the mirror, lines on her face

	Am
She	pretended not to notice, she was caught up in the race

E7

Out every evening, until it was light

	D7
He was	too tired to make it, she was too tired to fight about it

Am

Life in the fast lane, surely make you lose your mind

Am

Life in the fast lane, mmm

Am

Life in the fast lane, everything, all the time

Am

Life in the fast lane, uh-huh

Solo

E	G	E	D

Now a real I major

A

Am

Blowin’ and burnin,’ blinded by thirst

They didn’t see the stop sign, took a turn for the worse
She said, listen, baby, you can hear the engine rev
We've been up and down this highway, haven't seen a goddam thing

	D7
He said,	call the doctor, I think I’m gonna crash

	Am
The	doctor say he’s comin’, but you gotta pay him cash

	E7
They went	rushin’ down that freeway, messed around and got lost

D7

They didn’t care, they were just dyin’ to get off

Am

Life in the fast lane, surely make you lose your mind

Am

Life in the fast lane, mmm

Am

Life in the fast lane, everything, all the time

Am

Life in the fast lane, uh-huh

A

Life in the fast lane

G

F

Life in the fast lane

D

Am

The Eagles - Lyin’ Eyes (1975)

G	Gmaj7	C
Am	D	G

G	Gmaj7	C
City girls just	seem to find out	early

Am7	D
How to open doors with just a	smile

	G	Gmaj7	C
A	rich old man, and	she won’t have to	worry

	Am	C	G
She’ll	dress up all in	lace and go in	style

G	Gmaj7	C
Late at night a b	ig old house gets lonely

	Am7	D
I guess	every form of refuge has its pr	ice

	G	Gmaj7	C
And it b	reaks her heart to	think her love is o	nly

	Am	C	G	C	D
Given	to a man with ha	nds as cold as	ice

	G	Gmaj7	C
So she te	lls him she must	go out for the even	ing

	Am7	D
To c	omfort an old friend who’s feelin’ do	wn

	G	Gmaj7	C
But	he knows where she’s go	in’ as she’s leav	in’

	Am	C	G	C	G
She is	headed for the c	heatin’ side of town

	G	C/G	G	C/G	G
You can’t	hid	e your lyin’ ey	es

	Em	Bm7	Am7	D
And your	smil	e is a thin dis	guise

	G	F/G	C	A
I thought by	no	w you’d real	ize

	Am	D7	G
There	ain’t no way to	hide your lyin’	eyes

G	Gmaj7	C
Am	D	G

	G	Gmaj7	C
On the	other side of t	own a boy is wait	ing

	Am7	D
With f	iery eyes and dreams no one could steal

	G	Gmaj7	C
She dr	ives on through the n	ight anticipati	ng

	Am	C	G	C	D
‘Cause he m	akes her feel the wa	y she used to feel

	G	Gmaj7	C
She rus	hes to his a	rms they fall togeth	er

	Am7	D
S	he whispers that it’s only for a wh	ile

	G	Gmaj7	C
She	swears that soon she’ll be	coming back forev	er

	Am	C	G	C	G
She pu	lls away and le	aves him with a smile

	G	C/G	G	C/G	G
You can’t	hid	e your lyin’ ey	es

	Em	Bm7	Am7	D
And your	smil	e is a thin dis	guise

	G	F/G	C	A
I thought by	no	w you’d real	ize

	Am	D7	G
There	ain’t no way to	hide your lyin’	eyes

G	Gmaj7	C
Am	D	G

G	Gmaj7	C
She gets up and	pours herself a s	trong one

	Am7	D
And	stares out at the stars up in the s	ky

	G	Gmaj7	C
Ano	ther night, it’s g	onna be a	long one

	Am	C	G
She	draws the shade and hang	s her head to cr	y

	G	Gmaj7	C
She	wonders how it e	ver got this cr	azy

	Am7	D
She th	inks about a boy she knew in sch	ool

	G	Gmaj7	C
Did sh	e get tired or d	id she just get laz	y

	Am	C	G	C	D
She’s	so far gone she fee	ls just like a foo	l

G	Gmaj7	C
My, oh my, you su	re know how to arrange th	ings

	Am	D
You	set it up so well, so careful	ly

	G	Gmaj7	C
Ain’t it fu	nny how your ne	w life didn’t chan	ge things?

	Am	C	G	C	G
You’re st	ill the same old g	irl you used to be

	G	C/G	G	C/G	G
You can’t	hid	e your lyin’ ey	es

	Em	Bm7	Am7	D
And your	smil	e is a thin dis	guise

	G	F/G	C	A
I thought by	no	w you’d real	ize

	Am	D7	G
There	ain’t no way to	hide your lyin’	eyes

	Am	D7	G
There	ain’t no way to	hide your lyin’	eyes

Am	D7	G
Honey you can’t	hide your lyin’	eyes

G	Gmaj7	C
Am	D	G

The Eagles - New Kid in Town (1976)

Originally in E (then G), I play in A (then C)

A	A	Esus2	E	Esus2	E
		→		→

D	E	A	A

“talk” on the 3, “street” on the 7

A	Esus2	E	Esus2	E
There’s talk on the street, it sounds so fa	miliar

D	E	A
Great expec	tations, ev’rybody’s	watchin’ you

A	Esus2	E	Esus2	E
People you meet they all seem to	know you

D	E	A	C#7sus4	C#7
Even your	old friends treat you like you’re	somethin’ new	→

F#m	B
Johnny come	lately

F#m	B
The new kid in	town

F#m	B
Ev’rybody	loves you

Bm7	E
So don’t let them	down

Let the first chord ring, band back in on “begins”

A	Bm7	E	Bm7	E
You look in her eyes, the music be	gins to	play

D	E	A
Hopeless ro	mantics, here we go again

A	Esus2	E	Esus2	E
But after a while you’re lookin’ the	other	way

	D	E	A	C#7sus4	C#7
It’s those	restless	hearts that never	mend,		oohh ohh

F#m	B
Johnny come	lately

F#m	B
The new kid in	town

F#m	B
Will she still	love you

Bm7	E7
When you’re not	around

Solo

A	A	E	E
D	E	A	D	C#m	Bm	A
			→	→	→	→

Bridge

E	A	D	A	E	D	A	E
There’s so many things you should have	told her	→	→	→	→	→

E	F#m
But night after night you’re willing to	hold her

	B	Dm7	Dm7/G	G
Just	hold her,	tears on your	should	er

C	Dm7	G	Dm7	G
There’s talk on the street, it’s there to re	mind	you

F	G	C
It doesn’t really	matter which side	you’re on

C	Dm7	G	Dm7	G
You’re walkin’ away and they’re talkin’ be	hind	you

	F	G	C	E7
They will	never forget you ‘til	somebody new comes a	long

Am7	D
Where you been	lately?

Am7	D
There’s a new kid in	town

Am7	D
Everybody	loves him, don’t they?

Dm7	E7
And he’s holdin’	her and you’re still

	A	C#m7	D	E
A	round	oh my	my,	there’s a new kid in

A	C#m7	D	E
Town,			Just another new kid in

A	C#m7	D	Dm7
Town

A	F#m
Oo-hoo, ev’rybody’s talkin’ ‘bout the	new kid in town

A	F#m
Oo-hooh, ev’rybody’s walkin’ like the	new kid in town

	A	A
There’s a	new kid in town (	I don’t want to hear it)

	F#m	F#m
There’s a	new kid in town (	I don’t want to hear it)

	A	A
There’s a	new kid in town (	I don’t want to hear it)

	F#m	F#m
There’s a	new kid in town (	I don’t want to hear it)

The Eagles - One of These Nights (1975)

Originally in Em, I play in C#m

C#m	B6	Amaj7	Amaj7	F#m	F#m	C#m	C#m
C#m	B6	Amaj7	Amaj7	F#m	F#m	C#m	G#m7

Vox on the 5 on “one”, and the 1 on “nights”

	C#m	B6	Amaj7
One of these	nights,	one of these	crazy old nights

	F#m	C#m	G#m7
We’re gonna	find out pretty mama, what turns	on your lights

	C#m	B6
The	full moon is calling, the	fever is high

	Amaj7
And the	wicked wind whispers and moans

F#m

You got your demons, and you got desires

	C#m	G#m7
Well,	I got a few of my own

The closest there is to a melody is probably the 7 of the chord, still falsetto in my key

Amaj7	Emaj7
Ooh, someone to be kind to	in between the dark and the light

Amaj7	F#m
Ooh, coming right behind you,	swear I’m gonna find you

G#m7

One of these nights

	C#m	B6	Amaj7
One of these	dreams,	one of these	lost and lonely dreams now

	F#m	C#m	G#m7
We’re gonna f	ind one, mmm one that r	eally screams

	C#m	B6
I’ve been	searchin’ for the daughter of the	devil himself

	Amaj7
I’ve been	searchin’ for an angel in white

	F#m
And I’ve been	waitin’ for a woman who’s a little of both

	C#m	G#m7
And I can	feel her but she’s nowhere in sight

Amaj7	Emaj7
Ooh, loneliness will bind you i	n between the wrong and the right

Amaj7	F#m
Ooh, coming right behind you,	swear I’m gonna find you

G#m7

One of these nights

Solo

C#m	B6	Amaj7	Amaj7	F#m	F#m	C#m	C#m
C#m	B6	Amaj7	Amaj7	F#m	F#m	C#m	G#m7

	Amaj7
(One of these	nights)

	Emaj7
Ooh,	in between the dark and the light

Amaj7

Coming right behind you, swear I’m gonna find you

Emaj7

Get ya baby one of these nights

	Amaj7
(One of these	nights)

	Emaj7
Hoo-oo-h	oo hoo-hoo-hoo

	Amaj7
(One of these	nights)

	Emaj7
I can f	eel it, I can feel it

	Amaj7
(One of these	nights)

	Emaj7
Coming right behind you,	swear I’m gonna find you now

	Amaj7
(One of these	nights)

	Emaj7
It gets so d	ark, so dark and all alone

	Amaj7
(One of these	nights)

	Emaj7
One of these c	razy, crazy, crazy nights

	Amaj7
(One of these	nights)

Emaj7

Swear I’m gonna find you, coming right behind you

	Amaj7
(One of these	nights)

	Emaj7
Hoo-oo-	hoo-oo-ooh

	Amaj7
(One of these	nights)

I wanna say a

	Amaj7
(One of these	nights)

Emaj7

One of these, one of these

	Amaj7
(One of these	nights)

	Emaj7
Aw,	coming right behind you, swear I’m gonna find you

The Eagles - Peaceful Easy Feeling (1972)

I think the intro to this song is more of a mystery than it’s

given credit for... I just muck around on open strings for a bit.

E	Esus4
	x2

E	A	E	A
I like the	way your sparkling	earrings	lay

E	A	Bsus4	B
Against your	skin so	brown

E	A	E	A
And I want to	sleep with you in the	desert to	night

E	A	Bsus4	B
With a billion	stars all a	round

	A	E
‘Cause I got a	peaceful, easy	feeling

A	F#m	B
And I know you won’t let me	down

	E	F#m	A	B	E
‘Cause I’m	a	lready	standing	on the	ground

E	Esus4
	x2

E	A	E	A
And I found	out a long	time a	go

E	A	Bsus4	B
What a woman can	do to your	soul

E	A	E	A
Aw, but	she can’t take you	any	way

E	A	Bsus4	B
You don’t already	know how to	go

	A	E
And I got a	peaceful, easy	feeling

Different chords from previous chorus

A	Bsus4	B
And I know you won’t let me	down

	E	F#m	A	B	E
‘Cause I’m	a	lready	standing	on the	ground

E	Esus4

Solo if appropriate

E	A	E	A	B
				x2

A	E	A	B
E	F#m	A	B

E	A	E	A
I get this	feeling I may	know	you

E	A	Bsus4	B
As a l	over and a	friend

E	A	E	A
But this voice keeps	whispering i	n my other	ear

	E	A	Bsus4	B
Tells me	I may never	see you	again

	A	E
‘Cause I get a	peaceful, easy	feeling

A	Bsus4	B
And I know you won’t let me	down

	E	F#m	A	B
‘Cause I’m	a	lready	standing

	E	F#m	A	B
I’m	a	lready	standing

	E	F#m	A	B	E
Yes, I’m	a	lready	standing	on the	ground

E	F#m	A	B
			Ooooh...

E	F#m	A	B
			Whoa...

E	F#m	A	B
			Ooooh...

E	F#m	A	B
			Ooooh...

E

The Eagles - Please Come Home for Christmas (1978)

Eagles in A, I play in D capo 4

Vox on 3 5 6 on “bells will be”

	D	Dmaj7	D7
Bells will be	ringing	this sad, sad	news

	G	G#dim7
Oh what a	Christmas to have the	blues

	D	G	D	D/C#	Bm
My baby’s	gone	I have no	friends

	E7	A	A+
To wish me	greetings once a	gain

	D	Dmaj7	D7
Crowds will be	singing	“Silent	Night”

	G	G#dim7
Christmas	carols by candle	light

	D	G	D	D/C#	Bm
Please come home for	Christmas,	please come home for	Christmas

	E7	A7	D	D7
If not for	Christmas,	by New Year’s	night

	G	Gm
Friends and	relations send salu	tations

D	A+	D	D7
Sure as the	stars shine	above

	G	Gm
But this is	Christmas, yeah, Christmas m	y dear

Hang on “love”

	E7	A	A+
It’s the time of	year to be with the one you	love

	D	Dmaj7	D7
So won’t you	tell me	you’ll never more	roam

	G	G#dim7
Christmas and	New Year’s will find you	home

	D	F#7	Bm	Bm/A	G
There’ll be no more	sorrow,	no grief and	pain

	G#dim7	D	Bm	E7	A7	D	A+
And	I’ll be	happy,	happy		once a	gain

Solo

D	Dmaj7	D7
G	G#dim7

	D	F#7	Bm	Bm/A	G
Ooh, there’ll be no more	sorrow,	no grief and	pain

	G#dim7	D	Bm	E7	A7	D
And	I’ll be	happy,	happy		once a	gain

G/D	D

The Eagles - Take It Easy (1972)

G	G	C	Am7/G
			x2

G

	G
Well I’m a	runnin’ down the road tryin’ to loosen my load

	D	C
I’ve got seven women	on my	mind

G	D
Four that wanna own me,	two that wanna stone me

	C	G
O	ne says she’s a friend of	mine

	Em	C	G
Take it	easy, take it	ea	sy

	Am
Don’t let the	sound of your own

C	Em
Wheels drive you	crazy

	C	G
Lighten	up while you still c	an

	C	G
Don’t even	try to under	stand

	Am
Just find a	place to make your

C	G
Stand and take it e	asy

G

	G
Well I’m a	standin’ on a corner in Winslow, Arizona

	D	C
Such a fine	sight to	see

	G	D
It’s a	girl my lord in a	flatbed Ford

	C	G
Slowin’	down to take a look at	me

	Em	D	C	G
Come on	ba	by, don’t say	may	be

	Am
I gotta	know if your sweet

	C	Em
L	ove is gonna	save me

	C	G
We may	lose and we may	win

	C	G
Though we will	never be here a	gain

	Am	C	G
So open	up, I’m climbin’	in, so take it e	asy

Solo if appropriate

G	G	G	D	C
		→

G	D	C	G
Em	D	C	G
Am	Am	Em	D

	G
Well I’m a	runnin’ down the road tryin’ to loosen my load

	D	C
Got a world of trouble	on my	mind

G	D
Lookin’ for a lover who	won’t blow my cover

	C	G
She’s	so hard to	find

	Em	C	G
Take it	easy, take it	ea	sy

	Am
Don’t let the	sound of your own

C	Em
Wheels make you	crazy

	C	G	C	G
Come on	ba	by, don’t say	may	be

	Am
I gotta	know if your sweet

C	G
Love is gonna	save me

C	G
Oooh...	Oooh...

x3

	G	G9	C
Oh, we got it	ea		sy

	G	G9	C
We oughta take it	ea		sy

Em

The Eagles - Take It To The Limit (1975)

Originally in B, I play in E

Highest note is the 1 (“take *it*”)

E	A	E	B	A

	E	A
All	alone at the end of the	evening

	E	A
And the	bright lights have faded to	blue

	E	G#7	C#m
I was	thinking ‘bout a	woman who might have	loved me

The I/3 can also be a V/6, i.e. B/G# in E

	B	B/A	E/G#
But I never	knew

	B/F#	E	A
You know I’ve	always been a	dreamer (spent my life	runnin’ round)

	A	E	A
And it’s	so hard to	change (can’t seem to	settle down)

	A	F#m	A
But the	dreams I’ve seen	lately	keep on turnin’ out

	A/B	B	A/B	B
And	burnin’ out and	turnin’ out the	sa	me

	A	E	A	E
So	put me on a	highway and	show me a	sign

	A	B	E
And	take it to the	limit one more	time

E	A	E	B	A

	E	A
You can	spend all your time making m	oney

	E	A
Or you can	spend all your love making	time

	E	G#7	C#m
If it	all fell to	pieces tom	orrow

	B	B/A	E/G#
Would you still be	mine?

	B/F#	E	A
And when you’re	looking for your	freedom (nobody	seems to care)

	A	E	A
And you	can’t find the	door (can’t find it	anywhere)

	A	F#m	A
When there’s	nothing to be	lieve in	still you’re coming back

	A/B	B	A/B	B
You’re	running back, you’re	coming back for	mo	re

	A	E	A	E
So	put me on a	highway and	show me a	sign

	A	B	C#m
And	take it to the	limit one more	time

Repeat to fade

A	B	A	B
Take it to the	limit,	take it to the	limit

A	B	E
Take it, to the	limit one more	time

The Gatlin Brothers - All the Gold in California (1979)

Originally in G, I play in F

Let ring

	F	Bb	F
All the	gold in	Cali	fornia

	F
Is in a	bank in the middle of Beverly Hills

	C
In somebody else’s	name

Band enters a little

	F	Bb	F
So if you’re	dreamin’ about	Cali	fornia

	F
It don’t	matter at all where you played before

	C	F	Bb/F	F
Cali	fornia’s a brand new	game	→

Band enters

	Bb	F
Tryin’ to be a	hero, winding up a	zero

	Bb/F	F	C
Can	scar a man for	ever right down to your	soul

	F	Bb	F
Living on the	spotlight can	kill a man	outright

	Bb	F	C	F	Bb	F
‘Cause	everything that	glitters	is not	gold	→

	F	Bb	F	Bb	F	Bb	F
And all the	gold	→	in	Cali	fornia	→

	Bb	F
Is	in a	bank in the middle of Beverly Hills

	C
In somebody else’s	name

	Eb	F	Bb	F	Bb	F	Bb	F
So	if you’re	dreamin’	→	about	Cali	fornia	→

Bb	F
It don’t	matter at all where you played before

	C	F	Bb	F
Cali	fornia’s a brand new	game	→

Chords implied

	G	C	G
All the	gold in	Cali	fornia

	C	G
Is	in a	bank in the middle of Beverly Hills

	D
In somebody else’s	name

	G	C	G	C	G
So if you’re	dreamin’	→	about	Cali	fornia

C	G
It don’t	matter at all where you played before

	D	C
Cali	fornia’s a brand new	game

	F	C
A brand new	game

	G
A brand new	game

The Grateful Dead - Friend of the Devil (1970)

Loose approximation of the intro

G	D/F#	Em7	D	C	G/B	Am7	D
							x2

The intro pattern more or less continues through all the verses, but I’m not writing that all out

G	C
I lit out from Reno, I was	trailed by twenty hounds

G	C
Didn’t get to sleep that night ‘till the	morning came around

D

Set out runnin’ but I take my time

	Am7
A	friend of the devil is a friend of mine

D	Am7	D
I get home before daylight, I	just might get some sleep to	night

G	C
Ran into the devil, babe, he	loaned me twenty bills

G	C
Spent the night in Utah in a	cave up in the hills

D

Set out runnin’ but I take my time

	Am7
A	friend of the devil is a friend of mine

D	Am7	D
I get home before daylight, I	just might get some sleep to	night

	G	C
I	ran down to the levee but the	devil caught me there

	G	C
He	took my twenty dollar bill and	vanished in the air

D

Set out runnin’ but I take my time

	Am7
A	friend of the devil is a friend of mine

D	Am7	D
I get home before daylight, I	just might get some sleep to	night

D

Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night

	C
The	first one’s named Sweet Anne Marie, and she’s my heart’s delight

	D
The	second one is prison, babe, the sheriff’s on my trail

	Am7	C	D
And	if he catches up with me, I’ll	spend my life in	jail

G	C
Got a wife in Chino, babe, and	one in Cherokee

	G	C
The	first one say she’s got my child, but	it don’t look like me

D

Set out runnin’ but I take my time

	Am7
A	friend of the devil is a friend of mine

D	Am7	D
I get home before daylight, I	just might get some sleep to	night

Solo on verse chords

D

Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night

	C
The	first one’s named Sweet Anne Marie, and she’s my heart’s delight

	D
The	second one is prison, babe, the sheriff’s on my trail

	Am7	C	D
And	if he catches up with me, I’ll	spend my life in	jail

G	C
Got a wife in Chino, babe, and	one in Cherokee

	G	C
The	first one say she’s got my child, but	it don’t look like me

D

Set out runnin’ but I take my time

	Am7
A	friend of the devil is a friend of mine

D	Am7	D
I get home before daylight, I	just might get some sleep to	night

The Grateful Dead - Truckin’ (1970)

Intro

E7

E

Truckin’ got my chips cashed in

	A
Keep t	ruckin’, like the do-dah man

	B
Tog	ether, more or less in line

	A	E7
J	ust keep truckin’ on

E7

Arrows of neon and flashing marquees out on Main Street

	E7
Chi	cago, New York, Detroit and it’s all on he same street

	E7
Your t	ypical city involved in a typical daydream

E7

Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings

E

Dallas, got a soft machine

A

Houston, too close to New Orleans

B

New York’s got the ways and means

	A	E7
But j	ust won’t let you be

E7

Most of the cats that you meet on the streets speak of true love

E7

Most of the time they’re sittin’ and cryin’ at home

E7

One of these days they know they gotta get goin’

E7

Out of the door and down on the street all alone

E

Truckin’, like the do-dah man

A

Once told me you got to play your hand

B

Sometimes your cards ain’t worth a dime

A	E7
If you don’t lay ‘em down

E7

Bridge

A	G	D/F#	A
Sometimes the light’s all shinin’ on me	→	→

A	D	A	G	D/F#	A
Other times I can bar	ely s	ee	→	→

D	Bm	F#
Lately it oc	curs to	me

	Amaj7	E7
What a	long, strange trip it’s been

E7

What in the world ever became of sweet Jane?

E7

She lost her sparkle, you know she isn’t the same

E7

Livin’ on reds, vitamin C, and cocaine

E7

All a friend can say is ain’t it a shame?

E

Truckin’, up to Buffalo

	A
Been	thinkin’, you got to mellow slow

B

Takes time, to pick a place to go

	A	E7
And j	ust keep truckin’ on

E7

Sittin’ and starin’ out of the hotel window

E7

Got a tip they’re gonna kick the door in again

	E7
I’d l	ike to get some sleep before I travel

	E7
But if y	ou got a warrant, I guess you’re gonna come in

E

Busted, down on Bourbon Street

A

Set up, like a bowlin’ pin

B

Knocked down, it gets to wearin’ thin

	A	E7
They j	ust won’t let you be

E7

You’re sick of hangin’ around and you’d like to travel

E7

Get tired of travelin’ and you want to settle down

	E7
I g	uess they can’t revoke your soul for tryin’

E7

Get out of the door and light out and look all around

Bridge

A	G	D/F#	A
Sometimes the light’s all shinin’ on me	→	→

A	D	A	G	D/F#	A
Other times I can bar	ely s	ee	→	→

D	Bm	F#
Lately it oc	curs to	me

	Amaj7	E7
What a	long, strange trip it’s been

E7

E

Truckin’, I’m a goin’ home

A

Whoa whoa baby, back where I belong

B

Back home, sit down and patch my bones

	A	E7
And	get back truckin’ on

E7

The Guess Who - American Woman (1970)

Originally in E, I play in A capo 2

I’m going to call this just “I” throughout

E	G	A	A	A	A	A	G	A
								x 8

Vox on 4 b3 on “woman”

	A
American	woman, stay away from me

	A
American w	oman, mama let me be

A

Don’t come a hangin’ around my door

A

I don’t want to see your face no more

A

I got more important things to do

	A
Than	spend my time growin’ old with you

	A
Now	woman, I said stay away

	A
American	woman, listen what I say

A

	A
American w	oman, get away from me

	A
American w	oman, mama let me be

A

Don’t come a knockin’ around my door

A

Don’t want to see your shadow no more

A

Colored lights can hypnotize

A

Sparkle someone else’s eyes

	A
Now	woman, I said get away

	A
American	woman, listen what I say-ay, hey-ey

Solo

A

	A
American	woman, said get away

	A
American	woman, listen what I say

A

Don’t come a-hangin’ around my door

A

Don’t want to see your face no more

A

I don’t need your war machines

A

I don’t need your ghetto scenes

A

Colored lights can hypnotize

A

Sparkle someone else’s eyes

	A
Now	woman, get away from me

	A
American w	oman, mama let me be

A

Go, gotta get away, gotta get away now go, go, go

	A
I’m gonna l	eave you woman

	A
Gonna l	eave you woman

	A
Bye-	bye, bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye

A

You’re no good for me, I’m no good for you

A

Gonna look you right in the eye, tell you what I’m gonna do

	A
You know I’m gonna l	eave

You know I’m gonna go
You know I'm gonna leave
You know I'm gonna go, woman
I'm gonna leave you woman

	A
Goodb	ye American woman

The Police - Can’t Stand Losing You (1978)

Originally in Dm, I play in Em capo 3

Em	Am
	x 4

	Em	Bm	Am
I’ve c	alled you	so many	times today

	Em	Bm	Am
And I	guess it’s all	true what your	girlfriends say

	Em	Bm	Am
That	you don’t	ever want to	see me again

	Em	Bm	Am
And your	brother’s gonna	kill me and he’s	six feet ten

	C	G	C	G
I	guess you’d	call it	cowar	dice

If I had to choose, the sus4’s are morel like V than v

	D	A	D	Bsus4
But I’m	not pre	pared to go	on like	this

C

I can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing

Am

I can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing

Bsus4

I can’t, I can’t, I can’t

I can’t stand losing you

Em	Am	Em	Am
		I can’t stand l	osing you

Em	Am	Em	Am
		I can’t stand l	osing you

Em	Am	Em	Am
		I can’t stand l	osing you

Em	Am	Em	Am
		I can’t stand l	osing you

	Em	Bm	Am
I s	ee you’ve	sent my	letters back

	Em	Bm	Am
And my	LP	records and	they’re all scratched

	Em	Bm	Am
I	can’t see the	point in a	nother day

	Em	Bm	Am
When	nobody	listens to a	word I say

	C	G	C	G
You can	call it	lack of	confi	dence

	D	A	D	Bsus4
But to	carry on	living doesn’t	make no	sense

C

I can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing

Am

I can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing

Bsus4

I can’t, I can’t, I can’t, can’t stand losing

C

I can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing

Am

I can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing

Bsus4

I can’t, I can’t, I can’t, can’t stand losing

Bridge

C	D	C#	D

Really this is basically Dm the whole verse, but the melody is the same, so writing the normal verse chords

	Em	Bm	Am
I	guess this i	s our last goodb	ye

	Em	Bm	Am
And	you don’t c	are so I	won’t cry

	Em	Bm	Am
But	you’ll be s	orry w	hen I’m dead

	Em	Bm	Am
And	all this g	uilt will be o	n your head

	C	G	C	G
I	guess you’d	call it	sui	cide

	D	A	D	Bsus4
But	I’m too	full to	swallow my	pride

C

I can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing

Am

I can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing

Bsus4

I can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing

C

I can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing

Am

I can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing

Bsus4

I can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing

D

I can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing

Bsus4

I can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing

C

I can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing

D

I can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing

Bsus4

I can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing

C

I can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing

D	Bsus4
I can’t, I can’t, I	can’t stand

	Em
Can’t stand losing y	ou

The Police - Message in a Bottle (1979)

Originally in C#m, I play it in Em capo 3

I voice the chords as:

-----------
---3-2-0---
---0-3-4---
-4-2-0-2---
-2-3-0-0---
-0---2-----

Em9	Cadd9	Dsus2	Asus2
			x2

Vox enter on 2 7 (“just a”) of the key (F# D in Em)

Em9	Cadd9	Dsus2	Asus2
Just	a c	asta	way

	Em9	Cadd9	Dsus2	Asus2
On an	island	lost at	sea

Em9	Cadd9	Dsus2	Asus2
Ano	ther lo	nely	day

Em9	Cadd9	Dsus2	Asus2
With no	one here	but	me

Em9	Cadd9	Dsus2	Asus2
Mor	e l	onelin	ess

	Em9	Cadd9	Dsus2	Asus2
	Than	any man c	ould	bear

Em9	Cadd9	Dsus2	Asus2
Res	cue m	e be	fore

	Em9	Cadd9	Dsus2	Asus2
I	fall i	nto de	spair

Vox to the root of the key

C	F	G	C
I’ll send an	SO	S to the world

	C	F	G	Am
I’ll	send an	SO	S to the world

Vox stay on the same note, now the 3 of the minor chord

Am	F
I hope that s	omeone gets my

Am	F
I hope that s	omeone gets my

Am	F
I hope that s	omeone gets my

Vox down to 5 1 of the chord on “message”

	Em	Cadd9	Em	Cadd9
M	essage in a b	ottle

	Em	Cadd9	Am7
M	essage in a b	ottle

Em9	Cadd9	Dsus2	Asus2
			x2

Em9	Cadd9	Dsus2	Asus2
	A	year has	passed since I

Em9	Cadd9	Dsus2	Asus2
Wrote my	note

Em9	Cadd9	Dsus2	Asus2
But	I should have	known this	right from the

Em9	Cadd9	Dsus2	Asus2
Start

Em9	Cadd9	Dsus2	Asus2
O	nly	hope can	keep me

	Em9	Cadd9	Dsus2	Asus2
To	gethe	r

Em9	Cadd9	Dsus2	Asus2
	Love can m	end your	life

	Em9	Cadd9	Dsus2	Asus2
B	ut love c	an break yo	ur	heart

C	F	G	C
I’ll send an	SO	S to the world

	C	F	G	Am
I’ll	send an	SO	S to the world

Am	F
I hope that s	omeone gets my

Am	F
I hope that s	omeone gets my

Am	F
I hope that s	omeone gets my

	Em	Cadd9	Em	Cadd9
M	essage in a b	ottle

	Em	Cadd9	Am7
M	essage in a b	ottle

Am7

Em9	Cadd9	Dsus2	Asus2
Wa	lked out this	morn	ing

Em9	Cadd9	Dsus2	Asus2
Don’t beli	eve what I	saw

Em9	Cadd9	Dsus2	Asus2
A h	undred	billion	bottles

Em9	Cadd9	Dsus2	Asus2
Washed up	on the s	hore

Em9	Cadd9	Dsus2	Asus2
See	ms I’m not al	one at	being alone

Em9	Cadd9	Dsus2	Asus2
	Em9	Cadd9	Dsus2	Asus2
A h	undred	billion c	asta	ways

Em9	Cadd9	Dsus2	Asus2
Looking	for a	home

C	F	G	C
I’ll send an	SO	S to the world

	C	F	G	Am
I’ll	send an	SO	S to the world

Am	F
I hope that s	omeone gets my

Am	F
I hope that s	omeone gets my

Am	F
I hope that s	omeone gets my

	Em	Cadd9	Em	Cadd9
M	essage in a b	ottle

	Em	Cadd9	Em	Cadd9
M	essage in a b	ottle

	Em	Cadd9	Em	Cadd9
M	essage in a b	ottle

	Em	Cadd9	Am7
M	essage in a b	ottle

Em9	Cadd9	Dsus2	Asus2
			x2

Em9	C	Dsus2	Asus2
Sending	out an	S	OS

Repeat to end

The Police - Roxanne (1978)

Originally in Gm, I play in Am capo 3

In the chorus, I just say “put on the red light”

Am	Am
Am	G	Fmaj7	Em7
Fmaj7	G	Amsus4

	Am	G
Rox	anne	you don’t have to

Fmaj7	Em7
Put on the red light

Fmaj7	G
Those days are over

	Amsus4
You don’t have to sell your	body to the night

	Am	G
R	oxanne	you don’t have to

Fmaj7	Em7
Wear that dress tonight

Fmaj7	G
Walk the streets for money

	Amsus4
You don’t care	if it’s wrong or if it’s right

	Fmaj7	G	Amsus4
Roxan	ne	you don’t have to	put on the red light

	Fmaj7	G	Amsus4
Roxan	ne	you don’t have to	put on the red light

Em7	C
Roxa	nne (Put on the red light)

F	G
Roxa	nne (Put on the red light)

G	Am
Roxa	nne (Put on the red light)

Em7	C
Roxa	nne (Put on the red light)

F	G
Roxa	nne (Put on the red light)

G	Am
Rox

Interlude

Am

	Am	G
I	loved you since I knew you

	Fmaj7	Em7
I	wouldn’t talk down to you

	Fmaj7	G
I	have you to tell just	how I feel

	Amsus4
I won’t share	you with another boy

	Am	G
I	know my mind is made up

	Fmaj7	Em7
So put	away your make up

Fmaj7	G
Told you once I won’t	tell you again

	Amsus4
It’s a	bad way

	Fmaj7	G	Amsus4
Rox	anne	you don’t have to	put on the red light

	Fmaj7	G	Amsus4
Rox	anne	you don’t have to	put on the red light

Em7	C
Roxa	nne (Put on the red light)

F	G
Roxa	nne (Put on the red light)

G	Am
Roxa	nne (Put on the red light)

Em7	C
Roxa	nne (Put on the red light)

F	G
Roxa	nne (Put on the red light)

G	Am
Rox

The Police - So Lonely (1978)

Originally in C, I play C capo 1 or 2

C	G	Am	F
Well	someone told me	yesterday

C	G	Am	F
That	when you throw your	love a	way

C	G	Am	F
You	act as if you	just don’t	care

C	G	Am	F
You	look as if you’re	going some	where

C	G	Am	F
But	I just can’t con	vince myself

C	G	Am	F
I	couldn’t live with	no one else

C	G	Am	F
And	I can only	play that part

C	G	Am	F
And	sit and nurse my	broken heart,	so lonely

C	G	Am	F
So lonely,	so lonely,	so lonely

C	G	Am	F
So lonely,	so lonely,	so lonely

C	G	Am	F
Now	no one’s knocked u	pon my door

C	G	Am	F
	For a thousand	years or	more

C	G	Am	F
	All made up and no	where to go

C	G	Am	F
	Welcome to this	one man show

C	G	Am	F
Just	take a seat, they’re	always free

C	G	Am	F
	No surprise, no	mystery

C	G	Am	F
In this	theater that I	call my soul

C	G	Am	F
I	always play the	starring role,	so lonely

With ad lib’d “I feel so low”

C	G	Am	F
So lonely,	so lonely,	so lonely

C	G	Am	F
So lonely,	so lonely,	so lonely

Solo if appropriate

D	A	Bm	G
			x 4

With ad lib’d “I feel so low”

D	A	Bm	G
So lonely,	so lonely,	so lonely

D	A	Bm	G
So lonely,	so lonely,	so lonely

D	A	Bm	G
So lonely,	so lonely,	so lonely

D	A	Bm	G
So lonely,	so lonely,	so lonely

The Police - Walking on the Moon (1979)

Originally in Dm, I play in Em

In Em, play all of the verse C’s as Cadd9, and all of the verse D’s as Dsus2

Intro

Em7	D
	x4

Vox start on the 5 of the chord

Em7

Giant steps are what you take

Vox on 3 3 2 2 1 of the minor key on “walking on the moon”

C	D
Walking on the moon

Em7

I hope my legs don’t break

C	D
Walking on the moon

Em7

We could walk forever

C	D
Walking on the moon

Em7

We could live together

C	D
Walking on, w	alking on the moon

Em7	D
	x2

Em7

Walking back from your house

C	D
Walking on the moon

Em7

Walking back from your house

C	D
Walking on the moon

Em7

Feet they hardly touch the ground

C	D
Walking on the moon

Em7

My feet don’t hardly make no sound

C	D	Em7
Walking on, wa	lking on the m	oon

Vox *stay* on the 3 of the chord on “some”

C	G
Some may say

D	Am
I’m wishing my	days away

C	G
No way

D	Am
And if it’s the	price I pay

C	G
Some say

D	Am
Tomorrow’s a	nother day

C	G	D
You stay	I	may as well play

Em7	D
	x2

Em7

Giant steps are what you take

C	D
Walking on the moon

Em7

I hope my legs don’t break

C	D
Walking on the moon

Em7

We could walk forever

C	D
Walking on the moon

Em7

We could be together

C	D
Walking on, w	alking on the moon

C	G
Some may say

D	Am
I’m wishing my	days away

C	G
No way

D	Am
And if it’s the	price I pay

C	G
Some say

D	Am
Tomorrow’s a	nother day

C	G	D
You stay	I	may as well play

Em7	D
	x2

Em7	D
Keep it up,	keep it up

Em7	D
Keep it up,	keep it up

Em7	D
Keep it up,	keep it up

Em7	D
Keep it up,	keep it up

The Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop (1976)

A	A	D	E
			x3

A	D	A	A

A	A	D	E
			x3

A	D	A	A

Drums only

A

Hey ho, let’s go

Bass enters

A

Hey ho, let’s go

Vox on the 5

	A	D	E
They’re	formin’ in a straight line

	A	D	E
They’re	goin’ through a tight wind

	A	D	E
The	kids are losin’ their minds

	A	D	A
The Blitzkrieg	Bop

	A	D	E
They’re	pilin’ in the back seat

	A	D	E
They’re	generatin’ steam heat

	A	D	E
Pulsa	tin’ in the back beat

	A	D	A
The Blitzkrieg	Bop

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “hey ho”

D	A	D	A
Hey ho, let’s go,	shoot ‘em in the back now

You think the vox go up on “all revved up”, but they don’t, they go down to the 1 of the chord

D	B	D	E
What they want, I don’t know, they’re a	ll revved up and r	eady to g	o

	A	D	E
They’re	formin’ in a straight line

	A	D	E
They’re	goin’ through a tight wind

	A	D	E
The	kids are losin’ their minds

	A	D	A
The Blitzkrieg	Bop

	A	D	E
They’re	pilin’ in the back seat

	A	D	E
They’re	generatin’ steam heat

	A	D	E
Pul	satin’ in the back beat

	A	D	A
The Blitzkrieg	Bop

D	A	D	A
Hey ho, let’s go,	shoot ‘em in the back now

D	B	D	E
What they want, I don’t know, they’re a	ll revved up and r	eady to g	o

	A	D	E
They’re	formin’ in a straight line

	A	D	E
They’re	goin’ through a tight wind

	A	D	E
The	kids are losin’ their minds

	A	D	A
The Blitzkrieg	Bop

	A	D	E
They’re	pilin’ in the back seat

	A	D	E
They	generatin’ steam heat

	A	D	E
Pul	satin’ in the back beat

	A	D	A
The Blitzkrieg	Bop

Drums only

A

Hey ho, let’s go

Bass enters

Hey ho, let's go

Guitar enters, hard stop on “go”

Hey ho, let's go

The Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated (1978)

Intro

D#5	E5	E5
→

D#5	E5	E5
→

E5	A5	E5
Twenty, twenty, twenty four hours to go,	I wanna be se	dated

E5	A5	E5
Nothin’ to do, nowhere to go, oh,	I wanna be se	dated

	B5	E5
Just	get me to the airport,	put me on a plane

B5	E5
Hurry, hurry, hurry, be	fore I go insane

	B5	E5
I	can’t control my fingers, I	can’t control my brain

	A5	B5
Oh	no, oh, oh, oh,	oh

Riff only happens once here

D#5	E5	E5
→

E5	A5	E5
Twenty, twenty, twenty four hours to go,	I wanna be se	dated

E5	A5	E5
Nothin’ to do, nowhere to go, oh,	I wanna be se	dated

	B5	E5
Just	put me in a wheelchair,	get me on a plane

B5	E5
Hurry, hurry, hurry, be	fore I go insane

	B5	E5
I	can’t control my fingers, I	can’t control my brain

	A5	B5
Oh	no, oh, oh, oh,	oh

E5	A5	B5	E5
E5	A5	B5	E5

D#5	E5	E5
→

Key change

F#5	B5	F#5
Twenty, twenty, twenty four hours to go,	I wanna be se	dated

F#5	B5	F#5
Nothin’ to do, nowhere to go, oh,	I wanna be se	dated

	C#5	F#5
Just	put me in a wheelchair,	get me to the show

C#5	F#5
Hurry, hurry, hurry, be	fore I go loco

	C#5	F#5
I	can’t control my fingers, I	can’t control my toes

	B5	C#5
Oh	no, oh, oh, oh,	oh

F5	F#5
→

F#5	B5	F#5
Twenty, twenty, twenty four hours to go,	I wanna be se	dated

F#5	B5	F#5
Nothin’ to do, nowhere to go, oh,	I wanna be se	dated

	C#5	F#5
Just	put me in a wheelchair,	get me to the show

C#5	F#5
Hurry, hurry, hurry, be	fore I go loco

	C#5	F#5
I	can’t control my fingers, I	can’t control my toes

	B5	C#5
Oh	no, oh, oh, oh,	oh

F#5	B5	C#5	F#5
Bam bam ba-bam, ba-	bam bam ba-bam,	I wanna be se	dated

F#5	B5	C#5	F#5
Bam bam ba-bam, ba-	bam bam ba-bam,	I wanna be se	dated

F#5	B5	C#5	F#5
Bam bam ba-bam, ba-	bam bam ba-bam,	I wanna be se	dated

F#5	B5	C#5	F#5
Bam bam ba-bam, ba-	bam bam ba-bam,	I wanna be se	dated

The Rocky Horror Picture Show - The Time Warp (1975)

Originally in A, I play in E.

Everything works except the “step to the right”,

which is a G#, so I drop an octave.

Intro, straight 8ths

E

	E
(Riff Raff) It’s as	tounding

	F#
Time is f	leeting

D	A	E
Madness	takes its t	oll

(Magenta) Ahh...

Low octave, almost spoken

	E
(Riff Raff) But listen	closely

	F#
(Magenta) Not for very much l	onger

	D	A	E
(Riff Raff) I	’ve got to	keep cont	rol

Up to the high octave on the I

	E	F#
I re	member doing the Time	Warp

D	A	E
Drinking	those moments w	hen

	E
The blackness would	hit me

	F#
(Riff Raff & Magenta) And the void would be	calling

Vox up to the 3 of the chord on “let’s”

	C	G	D	A	E
(Guests) L	et’s	do the	Time W	arp aga	in

Hard stop after this line

C	G	D	A	E
Let’s	do the T	ime W	arp ag	ain

Out rubato, come back in on “left”

	B
(Narrator) It’s just a jump to the lef	t

Hard stop after this line, but stay in time

Either drop an octave, or work around E

	E
(Guests) And then a step to the r	i-i-i-i-ight

	B
(Narrator) With your hand on your hip	s

	E
(Guests) You bring your knees in t	ight

	A
But it’s the pelvic t	hrust

	E
They really drive you in	sa-a-a-a-a-ne

C	G	D	A	E
Let’s	do the T	ime W	arp ag	ain

C	G	D	A	E
Let’s	do the T	ime W	arp ag	ain

	E
(Magenta) It’s so d	reamy

	F#
Oh, fantasy	free me

	D	A
So you can’t	see me

	E
No not at a	ll

	E
In another di	mension

	F#
With voyeuristic int	ention

	D	A	E
Well secl	uded	I see	all

	E
(Riff Raff)	With a bit of a mind flip

	F#
(Magenta) You’re into a time	slip

	D	A	E
(Riff Raff) And	nothing	can ever be the s	ame

	E
(Magenta) You’re spaced out on sensa	tion

Up to the high octave

	F#
(Riff Raff) Like you’re under sed	ation

	C	G	D	A	E
(Guests)	Let’s	do the T	ime	Warp a	gain

C	G	D	A	E
Let’s	do the T	ime W	arp ag	ain

	E
(Columbia) Well, I was w	alking down the street

	E
Just a-	having a think

	E	E
When a	snake of a guy gave me an	evil wink

	A	A
He s	hook me up, he took me	by surprise

	E	E
He had a	pick-up truck and the	devil’s eyes

	B	A
He s	tared at me, and I f	elt a change

E	E
Time meant nothing,	never would again

	C	G	D	A	E
(Guests) L	et’s	do the T	ime	Warp ag	ain

C	G	D	A	E
Let’s	do the T	ime W	arp aga	in

	B
(Narrator) It’s just a jump to the lef	t

	E
(Guests) And then a step to the ri	-i-i-i-ight

	B
(Narrator) With your hands on your hip	s

	E
(Guests) You bring you knees in t	ight

	A
But it’s the pelvic t	hrust

	E
That really drives you in	sa-a-a-a-a-ne

C	G	D	A	E
Let’s	do the T	ime W	arp ag	ain

C	G	D	A	E
Let’s	do the T	ime W	arp a	gain

Tapdancing breakdown on verse chords, hits only on chord changes

E	F#	D	A	E
E	F#

(Columbia) Ah! Oh! Oh! Yeoooww

	C	G	D	A	E
(Guests) L	et’s d	o the T	ime W	arp a	gain

	C	G	D	A	E
L	et’s	do the T	ime W	arp ag	ain

	B
(Narrator) It’s just a jump to the lef	t

	E
(Guests) And then a step to the ri	-i-i-i-ight

	B
(Narrator) With your hands on your hip	s

	E
(Guests) You bring you knees in t	ight

	A
But it’s the pelvic t	hrust

	E
That really drives you in	sa-a-a-a-a-ne

	C	G	D	A	E
(Guests) L	et’s d	o the T	ime W	arp a	gain

	C	G	D	A	E
L	et’s	do the T	ime W	arp ag	ain

The Rolling Stones - Shattered (1978)

Originally in E, I play in E

A	E
A	E
A	E
Uh-huh,	shattered

A	E
	Shattered

D

Love and hope and sex and dreams

	E
Are	still surviving on the streets

	A	D
And	look at me,	I’m in tatters

A	E
	I’m a-shattered

A	E
	Shattered

A

Friends are so alarming

	E
And my l	over’s never charming

A	E
Life’s just a cocktail party,	on the street, Big Apple

A

People dressed in plastic bags

E

Directing traffic

A	E
Some kind of fashion,	shattered

D	E
Laughter, joy, and loneliness and s	ex and sex and sex and sex

	A	D
And	look at me,	I’m in tatters

A	E
	I’m a-shattered

A	E
	Shattered

A	E
All this chitter-chatter, titter-t	atter, chitter-chatter ‘bout

A	E
Shmatta, shmatta, shmatta, I can’t g	ive it away on 7th Avenue

A	E
This town’s been wearing t	atters (shattered)

A	E
	(Shattered)

D

Work and work for love and sex

E

Ain’t you hungry for success

	A
Succe	ss, success, success

D

Does it matter?

A	E
	Shattered

A	E
	Does it matter?

Solo

F#m	A	D	G	C	F	D	D
F#m	A	D	G	C	F	A	E

	A	E
Ahhh, l	ook at me,	I’m a shattered

A	E
	I’m a shattered

A	E
Look at me,	I’m a shattered

A	E
Yeah	(shattered)

D

Pride and joy and greed and sex

E

That’s what makes our town the best

A

Pride and joy and dirty dreams and

E

Still surviving on the street

	A	E
And	look at me,	I’m in tatters

A	E
Yeah,	I’ve been battered

A	E
	What does it matter

A	E
	Does it matter

A	E
Uh-huh,	does it matter

A	E
Uh-huh,	I’m a shattered

A	E
	(Shattered)

A	E
	(Shattered)

A	E
	(Shattered)

A	E
	(Shattered, shattered)

A

Don’t you know the crime rate’s going

E

Up, up, up, up

	A	E
U	p, to l	ive in this town you must be

A

Tough tough, tough, tough, tough!

E

(Shattered)

	A
You got r	ats on the west side

E

Bed bugs uptown

A

What a mess this town’s in tatters

E

I’ve been shattered

A	E
My brain’s been battered,	splattered all over Manhattan

A	E
A	E
What say?

A	E
A	E

A	E
Uh-huh, this town’s full of	money grabbers

	A	E
Go a	head, bite the Big	Apple, don’t mind the maggots

A	E
Uh-huh, my	brain’s been battered

A

My friends they come around they

E

Flatter, flatter, flatter, flatter

A

Flatter, flatter, flatter

E

Pile it up

A	E
Pile it up, pile it h	igh on the platter

A

The Romantics - What I Like About You (1979)

Originally in F, I play in A capo 3

D	A	D	G	D
→	→

D	A	D	G	D
→	→			(Clap clap clap clap clap)

D	A	D	G	D
→	→

D	A	D	G	D
→	→			Hey!

A	D	G	D
			Uh, huh

A	D	G	D
			Hey!

A	D	G	D
			Uh, huh

A	D	G	D	A
		What I	like about	you

A	D	G	D	A	D	G	D
		You h	old me	tight

A	D	G	D	A	D	G	D
Tell me I’m the	only one,	wanna come	over ton	ight,		yeah

A	D	G	D
Keep on	whispering	in my	ear

A	D	G	D	A	D
Tell me all the	things that	I wanna	hear, ‘cause it’s	true

G	D	A	D
That’s what I	like about	you

G	D	A	D	G	D	A	D	G
What I	like about	you,		you really	know how to	dance

D	A	D	G	D	A	D	G	D
When you go	up, down,	jump around,	think about	true ro	mance,		yeah

A	D	G	D
Keep on	whispering	in my	ear

A	D	G	D	A	D
Tell me all the	things that	I wanna	hear, ‘cause it’s	true

G	D	A	D
That’s what I	like about	you

G	D	A	D
That’s what I	like about	you

G	D	A	D
That’s what I	like about	you

G

Wahh!

Bridge

C	G	C	D	D	E	E	E
							Hey!

A	D	G	D
			x 3

A	D

G	D	A	D	G	D	A	D	G	D
What I	like about	you,		you keep me	warm at	night

A	D	G	D	A	D	G	D
Never wanna’	let you go,	know you make me	feel alr	ight,		yeah

A	D	G	D
Keep on	whispering	in my	ear

A	D	G	D	A	D
Tell me all the	things that	I wanna	hear, ‘cause it’s	true

G	D	A	D
That’s what I	like about	you

G	D	A	D
That’s what I	like about	you

G	D	A	D
That’s what I	like about	you

G	D	A	D
That’s what I	like about	you

Whispered

G	D	A	D
That’s what I	like about	you

G	D	A	D
That’s what I	like about	you

G	D	A	D
That’s what I	like about	you

G	D	A	D
That’s what I	like about	you

Fade with lots of hey’s and brr’s and uh-huh’s

The Stampeders - Sweet City Woman (1971)

Intro

G	Am	Am	G
			x2

Vox on the 5

	G	Am
Well I’m	on my way, to the	city life

	Am	G
To a	pretty face, that shines her light on the c	ity nights

	G	Am
And I g	otta catch a noon train, I gotta	be there on time

	Am	G
Oh, it	feels so good to know she waits at the e	nd of the line

	G	Am
Sw	eet, sweet city	woman

	Am	G
I can s	ee your face, I can hear your voice, I can	almost touch you

	G	Am
Sw	eet, sweet city	woman

	Am	G
Oh, my b	anjo and me, we got a feel for s	inging, yeah, yeah

	G	C	G
B	on, c’est bon, bon bon c’est bon, bon, bon c’est bon bon bon	bon,	bon

	G	C	G
B	on, c’est bon, bon bon c’est bon, bon, bon c’est bon bon bon	bon,	bon

Hang these chords

C	G	Am/D	G	Am/D	G
So l	ong ma,	so l	ong pa,	so long,	neighbors and friends

	G	Am
Like a co	untry morning, all sn	uggled in dew

	G
Ah she’s got a way, to make a man feel sh	iny and new

	G	Am
And she s	ing in the evening, oh fam	iliar tunes

	Am	G
And she	feeds me love and tenderness and m	acaroons

	G	Am
Sw	eet, sweet city	woman

	Am	G
I can s	ee your face, I can hear your voice, I can	almost touch you

	G	Am
Sw	eet, sweet city	woman

	Am	G
Oh, my b	anjo and me, we got a feel for s	inging

Solo

G	Am	Am	G
			x2

	G	Am
Sw	eet, sweet city w	oman, oh she’s my

Am	G
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet city w	oman

	G	Am
Sw	eet, sweet city w	oman, oh my

Am	G
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet city w	oman

The Who - Baba O’Riley (1971)

Originally in F, I play in A

Intro

A

A	E	D
	→	x8

A	E	D
Out here in	the	fields

A	E	D
I fight for	my m	eals

A	E	D	A	E	D
I get m	y b	ack into my	living

A	E	D
I don’t need	to f	ight

A	E	D
To prove I’	m r	ight

A	E	D	A	E	D
I d	on’t	need to be for	given, yeah, yeah,	yeah,	yeah

A	E	D
	→	x5

E

E	E5
Don’t	cry

Don’t raise your eye

This is really still a 5 in the original

	A	D	E
It’s	only	teenage	wasteland

A	E	D
Sally, take	my	hand

A	E	D
We’ll travel South	cross	land

A	E	D	A	E	D
Put out the fire	, and	don’t look past my	shoulder

A	E	D
The exodus	is	here

A	E	D
The happy ones	are	near

A	E	D	A	E	D
Let’s get together,	be	fore we get much	older

Quiet

A	E	D
	→	x2

	A	E	D
Teenage	wasteland

	A	E	D
It’s only teenage	wasteland

	A	E	D
Teenage	wasteland,	oh	yeah

	A	E	D
Teenage	wasteland

	E	E	D	D
They’re all	wasted!

E	D	A	G
E	D	A	G

The Who - Behind Blue Eyes (1971)

Em	G	D
No one knows what it’s	like, to be the	bad man

	Cadd9	Asus2
To be the	sad man, behin	d blue eyes

Em	G	D
No one knows what it’s	like to be	hated

	Cadd9	Asus2
To be	fated, to telling on	ly lies

	C	D	G	C/G	G
But my	dre	ams, they aren’t as	empty

	C	D	E	Asus2	E
As my	conscience	seems to	be

	Bm	C
I have	hours, only l	onely

	D	Asus2
My love is	vengeance that’s never	free

Em	G	D
No one knows what it’s	like to feel these	feelings

	Cadd9	Asus2
Like I	do, and I blame	you

Em	G	D
No one bites back as	hard on their	anger

	Cadd9	Asus2
None of my	pain and woe, can show	through

	C	D	G	C/G	G
But my	dre	ams, they aren’t as	empty

	C	D	E	Asus2	E
As my	conscience	seems to	be

	Bm	C
I have	hours, only l	onely

	D	Asus2
My love is	vengeance that’s never	free

E	Bm	A	E	Bm	A
E	Bm	A	E
When my fist	clenches	crack it open

	Bm	G	D
Before I	use it and	lose my	cool

	Bm	A	D
When I s	mile t	ell me some b	ad news

	Bm	A	E	Bm	A
Before I la	ugh and a	ct like a f	ool

E	Bm	A	E
And if I sw	allow any	thing ev	il

	Bm	G	D
Stick your fi	nger do	wn my th	roat

	Bm	A	D
And if I sh	iver please gi	ve me a bla	nket

	Bm	A	E
Keep me w	arm let me we	ar your c	oat

E	Bm	A	E	Bm	A
B	A	G	D
B	A	G	D
B	A	G	D
B

Em	G	D
No one knows what it’s	like, to be the	bad man

	Cadd9	Asus2
To be the	sad man, behin	d blue eyes

The Who - Pinball Wizard (1975)

Originally in B (key change to D), I play in E capo 2 and don’t do the key change

Intro, skip this in E

Em/B	Esus4/B	B7sus4	B7
Bm7	Am/B	Am/C	Bsus4	B

Esus4	E
	x4

Vox on the 5

	Esus4	E
Ever	since I was a young boy, I	played the silver ball

	Dsus4	D
From	Soho down to Brighton, I	must have played ‘em all

	Csus4	C
But I	ain’t seen nothin’ like him, in	any amusement hall

Hard stop on “sure”

	Bsus4	B
That	deaf, dumb and blind kid,	sure plays a mean pinball

E	E	D	G	A	A
					x2

	Esus4	E
He	stands like a statue, becomes	part of the machine

Dsus4	D
Feeling all the bumpers,	always playing clean

	Csus4	C
He	plays by intuition, the	digit counters fall

	Bsus4	B
That	deaf, dumb and blind kid,	sure plays a mean pinball

E	E	D	G	A	A
					x2

	A	B	E
He’s a	pin	ball	wizard

	A	B	E
There	has to	be a	twist

	A	B	E
A	pin	ball	wizard’s

	C	G	Gsus4	G
Got	such a supple	wrist	→

Vox on the high 7 of the chor d on “how”

G	Fadd9	C/E	G	Fadd9	C/E
How do you t	hink h	e	does it? (I	don’t	know)

G	Fadd9	C/E	G
What makes	him	so	good?

Esus4	E
Ain’t got no distractions, can’t	hear no buzzers and bells

	Dsus4	D
Don’t	see no lights a-flashin’, he	plays by sense of smell

Csus4	C
Always gets the replay,	never seen him fall

	Bsus4	B
That	deaf, dumb and blind kid,	sure plays a mean pinball

E	E	D	G	A	A
					x2

	A	B	E
I	thought	I wa	s

	A	B	E
The	Bally	table	king

	A	B	E
But	I	just	handed

	C	G	Gsus4	G
My	pinball crown to	him	→

Written here with key change, though I’m not sure it’s advisable

Gsus4	G
	x4

	Gsus4	G
Even	on my favorite table,	he can beat my best

	Fsus4	F
His di	sciples lead him in, and	he just does the rest

	D#sus4	D#
He’s got	crazy flipper fingers,	never seen him fall

	Dsus4	D
That	deaf, dumb and blind kid,	sure plays a mean pinball

G

F

A#

D#

Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back in Town (1976)

Originally in Ab, I play in D

D	D	Em	G
			x 4

D	F#m7
Guess who just got b	ack today

G	Bm
Them wild eyed boys that	had been away

F#m7	Bm
Haven’t changed,	hadn’t much to say

	Em7	Em7/A
But m	an I still think them	cats are crazy

D	F#m7
They were asking if	you were around

G	A#
How you was, where you	could be found

F#m7	Bm
I told them you were living dow	ntown

Em7	Em7/A
Driving all the old men c	razy

	D	Em	G
The	boys are back in town, the boys are back in town

	D	Em	G
I said the	boys are back in town, the	boys are back in town

	D
The	boys are back in town, the boys are back in town

	Em	G
The	boys are back in town, the	boys are back in town

D	D	Em	G
			x2

D	F#m7
You know that chick that	used to dance a lot

G	Bm
Every night she’d be on the	floor shakin’ what she’d got

F#m7	Bm
Man, when I tell you she was	cool, she was red hot

Em7	Em7/A
I mean she was steam	ing

D	F#m7
And that time over at J	ohnny’s place

G	A#
Well, this chick got up and sh	e slapped Johnny’s face

F#m7	Bm
Man, we just fell	about the place

	Em7	Em7/A
If t	hat chick don’t wanna know, f	orget her

	D	Em	G
The	boys are back in town, the boys are back in town

	D	Em	G
I said the	boys are back in town, the	boys are back in town

	D
The	boys are back in town, the boys are back in town

	Em	G
The	boys are back in town, the	boys are back in town

D	D	Em	G
			x2

C	G

Bridge

F#m7	Bm
Spread the w	ord around

Em7	Em7/A	Bm
Guess who’s back in town

C	G
	F#m7	Bm	Em7	Em7/A	Bm
You spread the	word around

D	F#m7
Friday night they’ll be d	ressed to kill

G	Bm
Down at Dino’s	bar and grill

F#m7	Bm
The drink will flow and b	lood will spill

	Em7	Em7/A
And if the	boys wanna fight you better	let ‘em

D	F#m7	G
That jukebox in the corner b	lasting out my fav’rite so	ng

	A#
The nights are getting w	armer, it won’t be long

F#m7	Bm
Won’t be long till s	ummer comes

Em7	Em7/A
Now that the boys are here	again

	D	Em	G
The	boys are back in town, the boys are back in town

	D	Em	G
The	boys are back in town, the	boys are back in town

Quiet

	D
The	boys are back in town, the boys are back in town

Spoken

Em	G
Spread the word	around

	D
The	boys are back in town, the boys are back in town

	Em	G
The	boys are back, the boys	are back

Solo

D	D	C	Bm	C	Bm	G	A
							x 2

Fade with ad libs

D	D	Em	G
			x2

Three Dog Night - Joy to the World (1970)

Originally i D, I play in G or A

A better on guitar, G better on voice. Highest note

that matters is the 6, but there’s a lot of 6.

Intro (replaced by the end of a verse line)

A	A7	D	F
A	E	A

G	G#	A
→	→

A	G	G#	A
Jeremiah was a bullfrog	→	→

A	G	G#	A
Was a good friend of mine	→	→

	A	A7	D	F
I n	ever understo	od a single	word he	said

	A	E7	A
But I	helped him	drink his	wine

	D7	E7	A
And he	always had some	mighty fine w	ine

	A
Singin’ j	oy to the world

E7	A
All the boys and	girls, now

A	A7	D	F
Joy to the	fishes in the	deep blue	sea

A	E7	A	G	G#	A
Joy to	you and	me	→	→

A	G	G#	A
If I were the king of the world	→	→

A	G	G#	A
Tell you what I’d do	→	→

A	A7	D	F
I’d throw away the	cars and the	bars and the	wars

	A	E7	A
And	make sweet	love to	you, say it now

	A
J	oy to the world

E7	A
All the boys and	girls

A	A7	D	F
Joy to the	fishes in the	deep blue	sea

A	E7	A
Joy to	you and	me

Solo on verse chords if appropriate

A	G	G#	A
You know I love the ladies	→	→

A	G	G#	A
Love to have my fun	→	→

	A	A7	D	F
I’m a h	igh life	flyer and a	rainbow	rider

	A	E7	A
A	straight shootin’	son-of-a-	gun

	D7	E7	A
I said, a	straight shootin’	son-of-a-	gun

	A
J	oy to the world

E7	A
All the boys and	girls

A	A7	D	F
Joy to the	fishes in the	deep blue	sea

A	E7	A
Joy to	you and	me

Bridge

B	A	E
Joy... t	o the w	orld

B	A	E
All... the b	oys and g	irls

B	A	E
Joy... t	o the w	orld

B	A	E
Joy....to y	ou and m	e

A

Joy to the world

E7	A
All the boys and	girls

A	A7	D	F
Joy to the	fishes in the	deep blue	sea

A	E7	A
Joy to	you and	me

A	A7	D	F
Joy	to the	world

A	E7	A
Joy to	you and	me, you know I mean

A

Joy to the world

E7	A
All the boys and	girls

A	A7	D	F
Joy to the	fishes in the	deep blue	sea

A	E7	A
Joy to	you and	me

Repeat to fade

Three Dog Night - Shambala (1973)

Intro

B	A	E/G#	E
B	A	E	E

	B	A	E/G#	E
Wash a	way my troubles,	wash aw	ay my pain

	B	A	E
With the r	ain in	Shambal	a

	B	A	E/G#	E
Wash a	way my sorrow,	wash a	way my s	hame

	B	A	E
With the r	ain in	Shambal	a

	B	A	E/G#	E
Ahh-ahh,	oooh-oo	oh,	oooh-oooh, yea	h

	B	A	E
Y	eah-yeah-y	eah-yeah-y	eah

	B	A	E/G#	E
Ahh-ahh,	oooh-oo	oh,	oooh-oooh, ye	ah

	B	A	E
Y	eah-yeah-y	eah-yeah-y	eah

	B	A	E/G#	E
Every	one is helpful,	every	one is kind

	B	A	E
On the	road to	Shambal	a

	B	A	E/G#	E
Every	one is lucky,	every	one is so kind

	B	A	E
On the	road to	Shambal	a

	B	A	E/G#	E
Ahh-ahh,	oooh-oo	oh,	oooh-oooh, yea	h

	B	A	E
Y	eah-yeah-y	eah-yeah-y	eah

	B	A	E/G#	E
Ahh-ahh,	oooh-oo	oh,	oooh-oooh, ye	ah

	B	A	E
Y	eah-yeah-y	eah-yeah-y	eah

E	A/E	E
How does your light shine in the	halls of Shambal	a?

E	A/E	E
How does your light shine in the	halls of Shambal	a?

B	A	E/G#	E

	B	A	E/G#	E
I can t	ell my sister,	from the f	lowers in her eyes

	B	A	E
On the r	oad to S	hambal	a

	B	A	E/G#	E
I can t	ell my brother,	from the f	lowers in his eyes

	B	A	E
On the r	oad to S	hambal	a

	B	A	E/G#	E
Ahh-ahh,	oooh-oo	oh,	oooh-oooh, yea	h

	B	A	E
Y	eah-yeah-y	eah-yeah-y	eah

	B	A	E/G#	E
Ahh-ahh,	oooh-oo	oh,	oooh-oooh, ye	ah

	B	A	E
Y	eah-yeah-y	eah-yeah-y	eah

E	A/E	E
How does your light shine in the	halls of Shambal	a?

E	A/E	E
How does your light shine in the	halls of Shambal	a?

	E	A/E	E
Tell me	how does your light shine in the	halls of Shambal	a?

	E	A/E	E
Tell me	how does your light shine in the	halls of Shambal	a?

	B	A	E/G#	E
Ahh-ahh,	oooh-oo	oh,	oooh-oooh, yea	h

	B	A	E
Y	eah-yeah-y	eah-yeah-y	eah

	B	A	E/G#	E
Ahh-ahh,	oooh-oo	oh,	oooh-oooh, ye	ah

Not a typo, this line is lyrics this time

	B	A	E
On the	road to	Shambal	a

	B	A	E/G#	E
Ahh-ahh,	oooh-oo	oh,	oooh-oooh, yea	h

B	A	E
Sham...	ba...	la

	B	A	E/G#	E
Ahh-ahh,	oooh-oo	oh,	oooh-oooh, yea	h

	B	A	E
On the	road to	Shambal	a

Tom Petty - American Girl (1976)

Originally in D, I play in G

Intro, with lots of jangling and bass movement

G

Vox on the 1

G	A
Well, she was an A	merican girl

C	D
Raised on	promises

G	A
She couldn’t help	thinkin’ that there was a

C	D
Little more to life	somewhere else

D	G
After all it was a	great big world

C	Am
With lots of places to	run to

D

And if she had to die tryin’ she had one little promise she was gonna keep

C	D	G	Em
Oh yeah,	all right,	take it easy, baby,	make it last all night

C	D	G
She was	an American	girl

G	A
Well, it was kinda	cold that night

C	D
She stood alone on the	balcony

G	A
Yeah, she could hear the	cars roll by

	C	D
Out on	four forty-one like	waves crashin’ on the beach

D	G
And for one desperate	moment there

C	Am
He crept back in her	memory

D

God it’s so painful when something that’s so close is still so far out of reach

C	D	G	Em
Oh yeah,	all right,	take it easy, baby,	make it last all night

C	D	G
She was	an American	girl

Funky bridge

C	C	D	G
			x 3

C	C	D	D

Repeat intro

G

Tom Petty - Don’t Do Me Like That (1979)

Originally in G, I play in E

Intro

E	Dmaj9	A6	B
E	Dmaj9	A	B

E

I was talkin’ with a friend of mine

Dmaj9

Said a woman had hurt his pride

A

Told him that she loved him so

	B
And	turned around and let him go

E

Then he said you better watch your step

Dmaj9

Or you’re gonna get hurt yourself

A

Someone’s gonna tell you lies

B

Cut you down to size

E	Dmaj9
Don’t do me like that,	don’t do me like that

C#m

What if I loved you, baby?

A	B
Don’t do me like	that

E	Dmaj9
Don’t do me like that,	don’t do me like that

C#m

Someday I might need you, baby

A	B
Don’t do me like	that

E

Listen, honey, can you see?

Dmaj9

Baby, it would bury me

A

If you were in the public eye

B

Givin’ someone else a try

E

And you know you better watch your step

Dmaj9

Or you’re gonna get hurt yourself

A

Someone’s gonna tell you lies

B

Cut you down to size

E	Dmaj9
Don’t do me like that,	don’t do me like that

C#m

What if I loved you, baby?

A	B
Don’t, don’	t, don’t, don’t

E	Dmaj9
Don’t do me like that,	don’t do me like that

C#m

What if I need you, baby

A	B
Don’t do me like	that

Bridge

Vox on the b7

	E7	A7
‘Cause s	omewhere deep down inside	someone is sayin’

E7	A7
Love doesn’t last that	long

E7	A7
I got this feelin’ inside,	night and day

	Am	B
And n	ow I can’t take it no mor	e

E

Listen, honey, can you see?

Dmaj9

Baby, it would bury me

A

If you were in the public eye

B

Givin’ someone else a try

E

And you know you better watch your step

Dmaj9

Or you’re gonna get hurt yourself

A

Someone’s gonna tell you lies

B

Cut you down to size

E	Dmaj9
Don’t do me like that,	don’t do me like that

C#m

What if I loved you, baby?

A	B
Don’t, don’	t, don’t, don’t

E	Dmaj9
Don’t do me like that,	don’t do me like that

C#m

I just might need you, honey

A	B
Don’t do me like	that, no way!

Tommy James - Draggin’ the Line (1971)

Originally in F#, I play in E

Intro

E

Vox on the 3 on “makin”

E

Makin’ a living the old hard way

Takin’ and giving by day by day

	D
I dig snow and rain and the bright sunshine

	E
Draggin’ the l	ine

E

My dog Sam eats purple flowers

Ain’t got much but what we got’s ours

	D
We dig snow and rain and the bright sunshine

	E
Draggin’ the l	ine

Draggin’ the line

E	D	E
I f	eel f	ine

	E	D	E
I’m talkin’ bout peace	o	f mind

	E	D	E
I’m gonna t	ake	my t	ime

	D
I’m gettin’ the g	ood sign

	E
Draggin’ the l	ine

Draggin’ the line

E

Loving the free and feelin’ spirit

Of huggin’ a tree when you get near it

	D
Diggin’ the snow and the rain and the bright sunshine

Draggin’ the line
Draggin' the line

E	D	E
I f	eel f	ine

	E	D	E
I’m talkin’ bout peace	o	f mind

	E	D	E
I’m gonna t	ake	my t	ime

	D
I’m gettin’ the g	ood sign

	E
Draggin’ the l	ine

Draggin’ the line

E

La la la la la la la la

E	D
La la la la la la la la	la

Toto - Hold the Line (1978)

Originally in F#m I play in Bm and I skip the chromatic movement

Bm	D/F#	G	G	A	Asus4	A
						x 2

F#m	Fm	Em
→	→

Vox on the 5 of the chord on “not in the way”

Em	F#m	Bm	F#m	Fm	Em
It’s not in the	way that you	hold me	→	→

Em	F#m	Bm	F#m	Fm	Em
It’s not in the w	ay you say you c	are	→	→

Em	F#m	G	A	F#m	Fm	Em
It’s not in the w	ay you’ve been tr	eating my fr	iends	→	→

Em	F#m	G	A	F#m	Fm	Em
It’s not in the	way that you st	ayed till the	end	→	→

Em	F#m	G	A
It’s not in the	way you look or the th	ings that you say that you’ll	do

	Bm	D/F#	G	G	A
Hold the	line

	Asus4	Bm	D/F#	G	G	A
Love isn’t a	lways on t	ime		oh	oh	oh

	Bm	D/F#	G	G	A
Hold the	line

	Asus4	Bm	D/F#	G	G	A
Love isn’t a	lways on t	ime		oh	oh	oh

F#m	Fm	Em
→	→

Em	F#m	Bm	F#m	Fm	Em
It’s not in the	words that you t	old me girl	→	→

Em	F#m	Bm	F#m	Fm	Em
It’s not in the	way you say you’re m	ine	→	→

Em	F#m	G	A	F#m	Fm	Em
It’s not in the w	ay that you cam	e back to m	e	→	→

Em	F#m	G	A	F#m	Fm	Em
It’s not in the	way that your l	ove set me fre	e	→	→

Em	F#m	G	A
It’s not in the	way you look or the th	ings that you say that you’ll	do

	Bm	D/F#	G	G	A
Hold the	line

	Asus4	Bm	D/F#	G	G	A
Love isn’t a	lways on t	ime		oh	oh	oh

	Bm	D/F#	G	G	A
Hold the	line

	Asus4	Bm	D/F#	G	G	A
Love isn’t a	lways on t	ime		oh	oh	oh

Ripping solo on chorus chords (obviously) if appropriate

Em	F#m	Bm	F#m	Fm	Em
It’s not in the	words that you t	old me girl	→	→

Em	F#m	Bm	F#m	Fm	Em
It’s not in the	way you say you’re m	ine	→	→

Em	F#m	G	A	F#m	Fm	Em
It’s not in the w	ay that you cam	e back to m	e	→	→

Em	F#m	G	A	F#m	Fm	Em
It’s not in the	way that your l	ove set me fre	e	→	→

Em	F#m	G	A
It’s not in the	way you look or the th	ings that you say that you’ll	do

	Bm	D/F#	G	G	A
Hold the	line

	Asus4	Bm	D/F#	G	G	A
Love isn’t a	lways on t	ime		oh	oh	oh

	Bm	D/F#	G	G	A
Hold the	line

	Asus4	Bm	D/F#	G	G	A
Love isn’t a	lways on t	ime		oh	oh	oh

Van Morrison - Moondance (1970)

Originally in Am, I play in Em capo 1

Highest note is the 1 on “Can” and “have” in the chorus

Gmaj7 played as 3x443x

Em7	F#m7	Gmaj7	F#m7
			x2

	Em7	F#m7	Gmaj7	F#m7
Well it’s a ma	rvelous nig	ht for a mo	ondance	with the

Em7	F#m7	Gmaj7	F#m7
Stars up abo	ve in your ey	es

	Em7	F#m7	Gmaj7	F#m7
A fan	tabulous nigh	t to make r	omance	‘neath the

Em7	F#m7	Gmaj7	F#m7
Color of O	ctober s	kies

	Em7	F#m7	Gmaj7	F#m7
All the l	eaves on the tree	s are fal	ling	to the

Em7	F#m7	Gmaj7	F#m7
Sound of the bre	ezes that bl	ow

	Em7	F#m7	Gmaj7	F#m7
And I’m	trying to plea	se to the c	alling	of your

Em7	F#m7	Gmaj7	F#m7
Heartstrings that pla	y soft and lo	w

Vox up to the 3 of the chord on “night”

	Am7	Em7
You know the	night’s m	agic seems to

Am7	Em7
Whisper and	hush

	Am7	Em7	Am7
You know the	soft m	oonlight seems to shine

	B7#9
In your blush

Vox on 1 7 on “Can I”

Original switches to i iv here

	Em7	F#m7	Em7	F#m7
Can I	just hav	e one mo	re moondanc	e with

	Em7	F#m7	Em7	B7#9
Yo	u	my l	ove

	Em7	F#m7	Em7	F#m7
Can I	just ma	ke some m	ore roma	nce with

	Em7	F#m7	Em7	B7#9
You		my	love

	Em7	F#m7	Gmaj7	F#m7
Well I	want to make lov	e to you	tonight

	Em7	F#m7	Gmaj7	F#m7
I can’	t wait till t	he morning has co	me

	Em7	F#m7	Gmaj7	F#m7
And I k	now now the tim	e is just	right	and straight

	Em7	F#m7	Gmaj7	F#m7
In	to my arm	s you will r	un

	Em7	F#m7	Gmaj7	F#m7
When you	come my he	art will be w	aiting	to make

Em7	F#m7	Gmaj7	F#m7
Sure that you’re n	ever alon	e

	Em7	F#m7	Gmaj7	F#m7
There and	then all my d	reams will c	ome true d	ear

	Em7	F#m7	Gmaj7	F#m7
There and	then I will m	ake you my ow	n

And every time...

Am7	Em7
I	touch you, you just

Am7	Em7
Tremble insid	e

	Am7	Em7	Am7
Then I know	how	much you want me that

	B7#9
You can’t hide

	Em7	F#m7	Em7	F#m7
Can I	just hav	e one mo	re moondanc	e with

	Em7	F#m7	Em7	B7#9
Yo	u	my l	ove

	Em7	F#m7	Em7	F#m7
Can I	just ma	ke some m	ore roma	nce with

	Em7	F#m7	Em7	B7#9
You		my	love

Solo on intro/verse/chorus

Vox are all shifted in rhythm here; I did not try to re-align the chords

	Em7	F#m7	Gmaj7	F#m7
Well it’s a ma	rvelous nig	ht for a mo	ondance	with the

Em7	F#m7	Gmaj7	F#m7
Stars up abo	ve in your ey	es

	Em7	F#m7	Gmaj7	F#m7
A fan	tabulous nigh	t to make r	omance	‘neath the

Em7	F#m7	Gmaj7	F#m7
Color of O	ctober s	kies

	Em7	F#m7	Gmaj7	F#m7
All the l	eaves on the tree	s are fal	ling	to the

Em7	F#m7	Gmaj7	F#m7
Sound of the bre	ezes that bl	ow

	Em7	F#m7	Gmaj7	F#m7
And I’m	trying to plea	se to the c	alling	of your

Em7	F#m7	Gmaj7	F#m7
Heartstrings that pla	y soft and lo	w

	Am7	Em7
You know the	night’s m	agic seems to

Am7	Em7
Whisper and	hush

	Am7	Em7	Am7
You know the	soft m	oonlight seems to shine

	B7#9
In your blush

	Em7	F#m7	Em7	F#m7
Can I	just hav	e one mo	re moondanc	e with

	Em7	F#m7	Em7	B7#9
Yo	u	my l	ove

	Em7	F#m7	Em7	F#m7
Can I	just ma	ke some m	ore roma	nce with

	Em7	F#m7	Em7	B7#9
You		my	love

	Em7	F#m7	Gmaj7	F#m7
One more moon	dance	with yo	u

	Em7	F#m7	Gmaj7	F#m7
In the	moonlight			on a

Em7	F#m7	Gmaj7	F#m7
Magic	night

Em7	F#m7	Gmaj7	F#m7
La la la	la la la

	Em7	F#m7	Gmaj7	F#m7
In the	moonlight

	Em7	F#m7	Gmaj7	F#m7
On a	magic	night

	Gmaj7	D	C	Bm	Am7
Can	I just	have one	more moon	dance with	you

	Gmaj7
My love

Van Morrison - Wild Night (1971)

Originally in Em, I play in Am capo 5

Intro

Am	C
	x2

	Am	C
Then you brush your	shoes, stand before the m	irror

	Am	C
And you comb your	hair, grab your coat and l	augh

	Am	C	Am
And you walk	wet streets trying to	remember

Hard stop after this line

	F	G	C
All the	wild night breezes i	n your memory e	ver

	Am	F
And everyt	hing looks so compl	ete

	Am	F
When you’re w	alking out on the	street

	Am	F	G
And the w	ind catches your f	eet and sends you f	lying, crying

Am	F	G	Am	Am	G	C
Ooo	o o	ooh	wee,	wild n	ight is ca	lling

Am	F	G	Am	Am	G	C
Ooo	o o	ooh	wee,	wild n	ight is ca	lling

	Am	C
All the	girls walk by, dressed up for each ot	her

	Am	C
And the	boys do the boogie woogie on the corner of the st	reet

	Am	C	Am
And the	people passin’ by stare in wide wond	er

	F	G	C
And the	inside jukebox	blows out just like th	under

	Am	F
And everyt	hing looks so compl	ete

	Am	F
When you’re w	alking out on the	street

	Am	F	G
And the w	ind catches your f	eet and sends you f	lying, crying

Am	F	G	Am	Am	G	C
Ooo	o o	ooh	wee,	wild n	ight is ca	lling, alright

Am	F	G	Am	Am	G	C
Ooo	o o	ooh	wee,	wild n	ight is ca	lling

	Am	C
Well the	wiiiild night is c	alling

	Am	C
The	wiiiild night is c	alling

	Am	C
Come on out and d	ance, whoa come on out and m	ake romance

	Am	G	C
Come on out and d	ance,	come on out, make rom	ance

Solo

Am	C
	x4

	Am	C
The	wiiiild night is c	alling

	Am	C
The	wiiiild night is c	alling

	Am	C
Come on out and d	ance, whoa come on out and m	ake romance

	Am	G	C
Come on out and d	ance,	come on out and make rom	ance

Waylon Jennings - Dukes of Hazzard Theme (1979)

Originally in F, I play in E capo 1

Intro

B7	E

	E
Just’a good ol’	boys

	A
Never meanin’ no	harm

	E
Beats	all you never saw

	B7
Been in	trouble with the law

	B7	E
Since the	day they was	born

	E
Straightenin’ the	curves

	A
Flattenin’ the	hills

	E	B7
S	omeday the mountain might	get ‘em

	E
But the law never	will

	B7
Makin’ their	way

	B7
The only way they know	how

	B7
That’s just a little bit	more

	B7	E
Than the	law will all	ow

	E
Just’a good ol’	boys

	A
Wouldn’t change if they	could

	E
F	ightin’ the system like

B7	E
Two modern day Robin	Hoods

Willy Wonka - Pure Imagination (1971)

Originally in C#, I play in A capo 4

Spoken over something resembling the notes 6 b6 6

Hold your breath, make a wish, count to three

	Bm7	E6
Come with	me, and you’ll	be

	Amaj7
In a	world of pure imagination

	Bm7	E6
Take a look	, and you’ll	see

	Amaj7
Into	your imagination

	Bm7	E6
We’ll be	gin, with a	spin

	Amaj7	Bm7	C#m7
Traveling in	the	world of my cre	ation

	Gm/C	Bm7	E6
Wh	at we’ll see	, will de	fy

	C#maj7
Expla	nation

Dmaj7	C#m7
If you want to view p	aradise

Bm7	E6	Amaj7
Simply look a	round and view	it

D#m7b5	G#7	C#m7
Anything you wa	nt to, d	o it

F#9

Want to change the world?

	D/A	Bbm7b5	B9
There’s	nothing	to i	t

	Bm7	E6
There is	no life I	know

	Amaj7	Bm7	C#m7
To com	pare with	pure imagina	tion

	Gm/C	Bm7	E6
L	iving ther	e, you’ll be fr	ee

	C#maj7	E7	Amaj7
If you	truly	wish to be

Dmaj7	C#m7
If you want to view p	aradise

Bm7	E6	Amaj7
Simply look a	round and view	it

D#m7b5	G#7	C#m7
Anything you wa	nt to, d	o it

F#9

Want to change the world?

	D/A	Bbm7b5	B9
There’s	nothing	to i	t

	Bm7	E6
There is	no life I	know

	Amaj7	Bm7	C#m7
To com	pare with	pure imagina	tion

	Gm/C	Bm7	E6
L	iving ther	e, you’ll be fr	ee

	C#maj7	E7	Amaj7
If you	truly	wish to be

Ben E. King - Stand by Me (cover)

Originally in A, I play in C capo 4.

Highest note is the 1 (darlin’, DARlin’)

Start with single notes or octaves

Cadd9	Am7	Fmaj7	G	Cadd9

Vox in on the 6 on “night”

	Cadd9
When the	night has come

Am7

And the land is dark

	Fmaj7	G	Cadd9
And the mo	on is the on	ly light we’ll see

	Cadd9
No, I	won’t be afraid

	Am7
No, I	won’t be afraid

	Fmaj7	G	Cadd9
Just as lo	ng as you stand	, stand by me

Start to fade the chords in

	Cadd9
So, darling, darling,	stand by me

	Am7
Oh,	stand by me

	Fmaj7	G
Oh,	stand,	stand by me

Cadd9

Stand by me

	Cadd9
If the	sky that we look upon

Am7

Should tumble and fall

	Fmaj7	G	Cadd9
Or the mo	untain should	crumble to the	sea

	Cadd9
I won’t	cry, I won’t cry

	Am7
No, I	won’t shed a tear

	Fmaj7	G	Cadd9
Just as lo	ng as you stand	, stand by me

	Cadd9
So, darling, darling,	stand by me

	Am7
Oh,	stand by me

	Fmaj7	G
Oh,	stand,	stand by me

Cadd9

Stand by me

	Cadd9
Whenever you’re in trouble won’t you	stand by me

	Am7
Oh,	stand by me

	Fmaj7	G
Oh,	stand,	stand by me

Cadd9

Stand by me

Bobby Day - Rockin’ Robin (cover)

Originally in G, I play in E capo 1

E	F#m	B
Tweedily deedily dee,	tweedily	deedily dee

E	F#m	B
Tweedily deedily dee,	tweedily	deedily dee

E	F#m	B
Tweedily deedily dee,	tweedily	deedily dee

E

Tweet, tweet, tweet tweet

Vox on the b7 on “rocks”

	E7
He	rocks in the treetops all day long

Hoppin’ and a-boppin’ and a-singin’ his song
All the little birds on J-Bird Street
Love to hear the robin go tweet, tweet, tweet

	A7
Rockin’	robin (tweet, tweet, tweet)

	E7
Rock, rock, rockin’	robin (tweet, tweedlee-dee)

B7	A	E
Go rockin’ robin, cause we’re	really gonna rock to	night

E7

Every little swallow, every chickadee

Every little bird in the tall oak tree
The wise old owl, the big black crow
Flappin' their wings singin' go bird, go

	A7
Rockin’	robin (tweet, tweet, tweet)

	E7
Rock, rock, rockin’	robin (tweet, tweedlee-dee)

B7	A	E
Go rockin’ robin, cause we’re	really gonna rock to	night, oh

Solo

E7	E7	E7	E7
A7	A7	E7	E7
B7	A7	E7	E7

Bridge

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “pretty”

	A
A	pretty little raven at the bird man stand

E

Taught him how to do the bop and it was grand

	A
He	started goin’ steady and bless my soul

	B
He ou	t-bopped the buzzard and the oriole

	E7
He	rocks in the treetops all day long

Hoppin’ and a-boppin’ and a-singin’ his song
All the little birds on J-Bird Street
Love to hear the robin go tweet, tweet, tweet

	A7
Rockin’	robin (tweet, tweet, tweet)

	E7
Rock, rock, rockin’	robin (tweet, tweedlee-dee)

B7	A	E
Go rockin’ robin, cause we’re	really gonna rock to	night

	A
Well the	pretty little raven at the bird man stand

E

Taught him how to do the bop and it was grand

	A
He	started goin’ steady and bless my soul

	B
He ou	t-bopped the buzzard and the oriole

	E7
He	rocks in the treetops all day long

Hoppin’ and a-boppin’ and a-singin’ his song
All the little birds on J-Bird Street
Love to hear the robin go tweet, tweet, tweet

	A7
Rockin’	robin (tweet, tweet, tweet)

	E7
Rock, rock, rockin’	robin (tweet, tweedlee-dee)

B7	A	E
Go rockin’ robin, cause we’re	really gonna rock to	night

E	F#m	B
Tweedily deedily dee,	tweedily	deedily dee

E	F#m	B
Tweedily deedily dee,	tweedily	deedily dee

E	F#m	B
Tweedily deedily dee,	tweedily	deedily dee

E

Tweet, tweet, tweet tweet

Buddy Holly - It’s So Easy (cover)

Buddy Holly in A, Linda Rondstadt in E, I play in A

A	E	D	E
It’s so	easy to	fall in	love

A	D	E	A
It’s so	easy to	fall in	love

A	E	D	E
A	D	E	A

A	E	D	E
People t	ell me	love’s for	fools

	A	D	E	A
So h	ere I	go breaking	all of the	rules

	D
It seems so	easy

	A
Oh-oh-oh, so doggone	easy

	D
Mmm-mmm-hmm, it seems so	easy

	B	E
Where y	ou’re concerned my h	eart has learned

A	E	D	E
It’s so	easy to	fall in	love

A	D	E	A
It’s so	easy to	fall in	love

A	E	D	E
A	D	E	A

Solo on chorus chords

D	D	A	A
D	D	B	E

A	E	D	E
It’s so	easy to	fall in	love

A	D	E	A
It’s so	easy to	fall in	love

A	E	D	E
Look in	to your	heart and	see

A	D	E	A
What your	love book has s	et apart for me

	D
It seems so	easy

	A
Oh-oh-oh, so doggone	easy

	D
Mmm-mmm-hmm, it seems so	easy

	B	E
Where y	ou’re concerned my h	eart has learned

A	E	D	E
It’s so	easy to	fall in	love

A	D	E	A
It’s so	easy to	fall in	love

A	E	D	E
A	D	E	A

	D
Well it’s so	easy

	A
Mmm-mmm-hmm, so doggone	easy

	D
Mmm-mmm-hmm, it seems so	easy

	B	E
Well where y	ou’re concerned my h	eart has learned

A	E	D	E
It’s so	easy to	fall in	love

A	D	E	A
It’s so	easy to	fall in	love

Cat Stevens - The First Cut is the Deepest (cover)

Sheryl Crow in D, Cat Stevens in G, Rod Stewart in C, I play in G

Intro

G	D	G	D

	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

Solo

G	C	D	D
			x4

Let ring

	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

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary (cover)

Originally in D, I play A capo 1

I play about halfway between the CCR and Turner tempos

G	E	G	E	G	E	D	C	C	A

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

G	E	G	E	G	E	D	C	C	A

A

Solo on one verse and chorus, with the last line sung

A

Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river

G	E	G	E	G	E	D	C	C	A

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

Eric Clapton - Before You Accuse Me (cover)

Originally in E, I play in A capo 2

Vox mostly on the b3

Intro

E	B7

Vox more or less on the b3

	E	A	E
Be	fore you accuse me,	take a look at yourse	lf

	A	E
Be	fore you accuse me, take a look at yours	elf

	B7
You say I’m	spending my money on other women

A	E	B7
You’re takin’ money from from someone	else

	E	A	E
I	called your mama,	‘bout three or four nights ag	o

	A	E
I	called your mama, ‘bout three or four nights ag	o

B7	A	E	B7
Mama said son, don’t c	all my daughter no m	ore

	E	A	E
Be	fore you accuse me,	take a look at yours	elf

	A	E
Be	fore you accuse me, take a look at yours	elf

	B7
You say I’m	spending my money on other women

A	E	B7
You’re takin’ money from from someone e	lse

Solo

E	A	E	E
A	A	E	E
B	A	E	B

E	A	E
Come back home baby,	try my love one more t	ime

	A	E
Come o	n back home baby, try my love one more t	ime

	B7
You know if I	don’t go on and quit you

A	E	B7
I think I’ll lose my m	ind

Solo

E	A	E	E
A	A	E	E
B	A	E	B

	E	A	E
Be	fore you accuse me,	take a look at yourse	lf

	A	E
Be	fore you accuse me, take a look at yours	elf

	B7
You say I’m	spending my money on other women

A	E	B7
You’re takin’ money from from someone	else

E

Fats Domino - Ain’t That a Shame (cover)

Fats Domino in B, McCartney in E, Cheap Trick in B

I play in A capo 2

	A
You made,	me cry, when you said goodbye

	D	A
Ain’t that a	shame, my tears fell like	rain

	D	E
Ain’t that a	shame, you’re the one to	blame

	A
You broke,	my heart, when you said we’ll part

	D	A
Ain’t that a	shame, my tears fell like	rain

	D	E
Ain’t that a	shame, you’re the one to	blame

	A
Oh well	, goodbye, although, I’ll cry

	D	A
Ain’t that a	shame, my tears fell like	rain

	D	E
Ain’t that a	shame, you’re the one to	blame

Solo on verse chords

A	A	D	A	D	E

	A
You made,	me cry, when you said goodbye

	D	A
Ain’t that a	shame, my tears fell like	rain

	D	E
Ain’t that a	shame, you’re the one to	blame

	A
Oh well	, goodbye, although, I’ll cry

	D	A
Ain’t that a	shame, my tears fell like	rain

	D	A
Ain’t that a	shame, you’re the one to	blame

A	A/C#	D	Ebdim7	E	A
→	→	→	→	→

Izzy Stradlin - Take a Look at the Guy (cover)

Izzy and Ron Wood both in A, I play in G

Intro

C	Dm7
→	x4

C	G
Take a look at the guy who’s	standing in front of you

C	G
Take a look at the guy who	walked in here with you

C

Does he look at the same guy, same guy, same guy

	G	Dm	C
Who’s	looking	straight back at y	ou

G	Dm

C	G
Take a look at the guy once	lost in fields

C	G
Remember the time he t	raveled the sky

C

It wasn’t too long ago he ran away from home

	G	Dm	C
And he	ran away	from y	ou

G	Dm

Solo

G	G	Dm	F
			x2

G

C	G
Take a look at the guy	hanging flesh on the bone

C	G
Who used to play silly	games for you to be amused

C

Does he look like the same face, same eyes, same guy

	G	Dm	C
Who’s	staring	straight back at y	ou

G	Dm

C	G
Take a look at the guy who’s s	tanding in front of you

C	G
Take a look at the guy who	waltzed in here with you

C

Does he look like the same guy, same guy, same guy

	G	Dm	C
Who	used to sing	songs for yo	u

G	Dm

Random slow outro

A#	C	C#	Fm	C#	Fm
→	→

C#

Fm

C#

Fm

Little Eva - The Locomotion (cover)

Originally around Eb, I play in E (down an octave) (obviously)

Intro

E

Vox on the 1

E	C#m
Everybody’s doing a	brand new dance, now

Vox on the 5

E	C#m
Come on, baby,	do the locomotion

	E	C#m
I	know you’ll get to like it if you	give it a chance now

E	C#m
Come on, baby,	do the locomotion

Vox on 1 2 1 2 of the chord (4 6 4 6 of the key) on “little baby”

	A	F#m
My	little baby sister can	do it with ease

	A	F#
It’s	easier than learning your	ABC’s

Vox on 6 5 on “come on”

	E	B	E
So,	come on, come on,	do the locomotion with	me

Vox on the 6 on “swing”

E	A
You gotta swing your hips, now,	come on, baby

	E	B
Jump	up, jump back, well I	think you’ve got the knack, whoa, oh

E	C#m
Now that you can do it	let’s make a chain now

E	C#m
Come on, baby,	do the locomotion

	E	C#m
A	chug-a-chug-a motion like a	railroad train, now

E	C#m
Come on, baby,	do the locomotion

A	F#m
Do it nice and easy now,	don’t lose control

	A	F#
A l	ittle bit of rhythm, and a	lot of soul

E	B	E
Come on, come on,	do the locomotion with	me

Sax solo

E	A	E	B

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

E	C#m
Move around the floor in a	locomotion

E	C#m
Come on, baby,	do the locomotion

E	C#m
Do it holding hands, if	you get the notion

E	C#m
Come on, baby,	do the locomotion

	A	F#m
There’s	never been a dance that’s so	easy to do

	A	F#
It	even makes you happy when you’re	feeling blue

	E	B	E
So,	come on, come on,	do the locomotion with	me

E

(Come on) You gotta swing your hips, now, (do the locomotion)

A

(Come on) That’s right

	E
You’re doin’ f	ine (come on, do the locomotion)

	A
Come on,	baby (come on, do the locomotion) mmmm, mmm, mmm

	E
Jump	up, jump back (come on, do the locomotion)

	A
You’re lookin’	good (come on, do the locomotion) mmm, mmm, mmm

Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine (cover)

Marvin Gaye in Ebm, CCR in Dm

I play in Am, and still skip a bunch of the vocal jumps

Following a random YouTube cover, in the riff/verse/chorus

I play a iim → i instead of the IV → i

Intro

Am	D	Am
	→	x2

	Am
Oooh, I	bet you’re wondering how I knew

	E	D
‘Bout your	plans to make me	blue

Don’t jump up on “guy”

	Am
With some other	guy that you knew before

	E	D
Between the two of us	guys you know I love you	more

Up to the 1 of the chord on “prise”

	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
Honey, honey	yeah

Am	D	Am
	→	x2

	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
Honey, honey	yeah

Am	D	Am
	→	x2

	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

	Am
Honey, honey	yeah

Am	D	Am
	→	x2

Maurice Williams - Stay (cover)

Maurice Williams in Bb, Four Seasons in Bb, Hollies in A (and insanely fast), Jackson Browne in G

I play in G

There is a separate entry for the Jackson Browne version

G	Em	C	D

G	Em	C	D
Stay,		just a	little bit

G	Em	C	D
Longer

G	Em	C	D
Please,	please, please,	please,	tell me that you’re

G	Em	C	D
Going to

	G	Em	C	D
Now your	daddy don’t	mind

	G	Em	C	D
And you	mommy don’t	mind

	G	Em	C	D
If we	have another dance	, y	eah just a o	ne more

Hang this chord

Em

One more time

	G	Em	C	D
Oh, won’t you	stay,		just a	little bit

G	Em	C	D
Longer,		please	let me

G	Em	C	D	G
Hear,		you	say you wi	ll

Cmaj7	Am7	G
Say y	ou wi	ll

B7	Em
Won’t you place your sweet lips to m	i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ine

Hard stops on the V’s

A	D	D
Won’t you say you love me,		all of the time

G	Em	C	D
Stay,		just a	little bit

G	Em	C	D
Longer

G	Em	C	D
Please,	please, please,	please,	tell me you’re

G	Em	C	D
Going to,		come on, come o	n, come on and

G	Em	C	D
Stay,		come on, come o	n, come on

G	Em	C	D
Stay,		come on, come o	n, come on

G

Stay

Sam and Dave - Soul Man (cover)

Originally in G, I play in D

D	C	F	G	A
			→

D	D	Em	D
	→	→	x 4

Not writing out all those I→ii→I’s, but they keep going in all the verses

	D	D
Coming	to you on a	dusty road

D	D
Good loving, I got a	truck load

	D	D
And	when you get it, huh, you g	ot you something

	D	D
So d	on’t worry ‘cause	I’m coming

	D	C	D
I’m a	soul man,	I’m a	soul man

	D	C	D	G	A
I’m a s	oul man,	I’m a	soul man	(and that ain’t	all )

	D	D
Got	what I got the	hard way

	D	D
And I’ll	make it better each and e	very day

D	D
So, honey	don’t you fret, hah

	D	D
‘Cause	you ain’t seen	nothing yet

	D	C	D
I’m a	soul man,	oh lord, I’m a	soul man, play it Steve

	D	C	D	G	A
I’m a s	oul man,	hah, I’m a	soul man,		oh

	D	D
I was	brought up on a	side street

D	D
Learned how to love be	fore I could eat

	D	D
I was	educated from	good stock

	D	D
When	I start loving, oh	I can’t stop

	D	C	D
I’m a	soul man,	I’m a	soul man

	D	C	D	G	A
I’m a s	oul man,	yeah, I’m a	soul man,		look

	A#	F
Well,	grab a rope and I’ll	pull you in

G	G/A	G#/A#
Give you hope and b	e your only boyfriend	yeah

D#	C#	F#	G#	A#
			I’m	talking about a

D#

Soul man

D#

Soul man

D#

Soul man

Sam Cooke - Another Saturday Night (cover)

Originally in A, I play in E capo 1

	E	A
Another	Saturday night and I	ain’t got nobody

E	B
I got some money ‘cause I j	ust got paid

	E	A
Now	how I wish I had s	omeone to talk to

B	A	E
I’m in	awful	way, get this

E	B
I got in town a	month ago

	E	A
I	seen a lotta girls since	then

	E	A
If I could	meet ‘em I could get ‘em but as	yet I haven’t met ‘em

	B	A	E
That’s	why I’m in the	shape I’m	in

	E	A
Here another	Saturday night and I	ain’t got nobody

E	B
I got some money ‘cause I	just got paid

	E	A
Now	how I wish I had	someone to talk to

B	A	E
I’m in	awful	way

	E	B	E	A
Now,	another fella	told me he had a	sister who looked just	fine

	E	A
Instead of	being my deliverance, she h	ad a strange resemblance

	B	A	E
To a	cat named	Franken	stein

	E	A
Here another	Saturday night and I	ain’t got nobody

E	B
I got some money ‘cause I	just got paid

	E	A
Now	how I wish I had	some chick to talk to

B	A	E
I’m in	awful	way, yeah

Solo on verse chords, with spoken verse...

Here it is another weekend, and I ain't got nobody
Man if I was back home, I'd be swingin', two chicks on my arm
Aw, yeah, listen to me, uh

E	B	E	A
It’s hard on a	fella, when h	e don’t know his way a	round

	E	A
If I don’t	find me a honey to h	elp me spend my money

	B	A	E
I’m	gonna have to	blow this	town

	E	A
Here it’s another	Saturday night and I	ain’t got nobody

E	B
I got some money ‘cause I	just got paid

	E	A
Now	how I wish I had	some chick to talk to

B	A	E
I’m in	awful,	everybody sing

	E	A
Another	Saturday night and I	ain’t got nobody

E	B
I got some money ‘cause I	just got paid

	E	A
Now	how I wish I had	someone to talk to

B	A	E
I’m in	awful,	one more time

	E	A
Another	Saturday night and I	ain’t got nobody

E	B
I got some money ‘cause I	just got paid

	E	A
Now	how I wish I had	some chick to talk to

B	A	E
I’m in	awful,	way

Sam Cooke - Twistin’ the Night Away (cover)

Originally in A, I play in G, or D capo 3/4

Highest note is the 6, but there’s a lot of 6

Vox start on the 6 on “let”

G	Em
Let me tell you ‘bout a place,	somewhere up a New York way

C	D
Where the people are so gay,	twistin’ the night away

G	Em
Here they have a lot of fun,	puttin’ trouble on the run

C	D	G
Man, you find the old and young,	twistin’ the night a	way

	G
They’re	twistin’, twistin’, everybody’s feelin’ great

	C	D	G
They’re	twistin’, twistin’, they’re	twistin’ the night a	way

G	Em
Here’s a man in evenin’ clothes,	how he got here, I don’t know, but

C	D
Man, you oughta see him go,	twistin’ the night away

G	Em
He’s dancin’ with the chick in slacks,	she’s a-movin’ up and back

C	D	G
Oh man, there ain’t nothin’ like	twistin’ the night a	way

	G
They’re	twistin’, twistin’, everybody’s feelin’ great

	C	D	G
They’re	twistin’, twistin’, they’re	twistin’ the night,	let’s twist a lot

	G	Em	C	D
Lean	up, lean	back, lean	up, lean	back

	G	Em	C
Wa	tusi, now	fly, now	twist

	D	G
They’re	twistin’ the night a	way

G	Em
Here’s a fella in blue jeans,	dancin’ with a older queen

C	D
Who’s dolled up in a diamond rings and	twistin’ the night away

G	Em
Man, you oughta see her go,	twistin’ to the rock and roll

C	D	G
Here you find the young and old	twistin’ the night a	way

	G
They’re	twistin’, twistin’ man, everybody’s feelin’ great

	C	D	G
They’re	twistin’, twistin’, they’re	twistin’ the night,	one more time

	G
They’re	twistin’, twistin’ man, everybody’s feelin’ great

	C	D	G
They’re	twistin’, twistin’, they’re	twistin’ the night a	way

Soul Brothers Six - Some Kind of Wonderful (cover)

Arrangement and lyrics follow Grand Funk version

A

Vox on 6 1 3 on “I don’t need”

	A
Well I don’t	need a whole lots of money

	A
I don’t	need a big fine car

	A
I got	everything that a man could want

	A
I got	more than I could ask for

Vox on the b7 of the chord

D	D
I don’t have to	run around

	D	D
I don’t	have to stay out all	night

	A
‘Cause I’ve got me a	sweet, a sweet lovin’ woman

	A
And she	knows just how to treat me right

Vox on the 1→7 of the chord on “baby”

	E
Well my bab	y, she’s alright

	D
Well my b	aby’s clean out of sight

Don’t you know that she’s

A	D	G
She’s some kind of	wonderful

A	D	G
She’s some kind of	wonderful,	yes she is she’s

A	D	G
She’s some kind of	wonderful,	yeah yeah yeah yeah

A
	A
When I	hold her in my arms

	A
You know she	sets my soul on fire

A

Ooh when my baby kisses me

	A
My	heart becomes filled with desire

	D
When she w	raps her loving arms around me

	D
About d	rives me out of my mind

A

Yeah when my baby kisses me

A

Chills run up and down my spine

	E
Well my bab	y, she’s alright

	D
Well my b	aby’s clean out of sight

Don’t you know that she’s

A	D	G
She’s some kind of	wonderful

A	D	G
She’s some kind of	wonderful,	yes she is

A	D	G
She’s some kind of	wonderful,	yeah yeah yeah yeah

	A
Now is there anyb	ody

	A
Got a s	weet little woman like mine

	A	A
There’s	got to be someb	ody

Got a, got a, a sweet little woman like mine, yea

	A
Now can I get a	witness

	F#m
Can I get a w	itness

	A
Now can I get a	witness

	F#m
Can I get a w	itness

	A
Now can I get a	witness

	F#m
Can I get a w	itness

	A
A talkin’, talkin’, ‘bout my	baby

A	D
She’s some kind of	wonderful

	A
She’s some kind of	wonderful

	D
She’s some kind of	wonderful

	A
She’s some kind of	wonderful

The Beatles - Come Together (cover)

Originally in Dm, I play in Cm

I play the opening riff as (i in octave, bVII in octaves, im7 chord)

Can make the m7’s 7#9’s in the intro

In Cm, play the 6ths as:

-5-7-
-x-x-
-8-8-

Cm7

Here come old flat top, he come grooving up slowly

Cm7

He got joo-joo eyeball, he one holy roller

	G
He got	hair down to his knee

F7

Got to be a joker, he just do what he please

Play riff

Cm7

He wear no shoe shine, he got toe jam football

Cm7

He got monkey finger, he shoot Coca-Cola

	G
He say,	I know you, you know me

F7

One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

	Am	G	F	G	Cm7
Come	together,	right	now	, over me

Play riff

Cm7

He bag production, he got walrus gumboot

Cm7

He got Ono sideboard, he one spinal cracker

	G
He got	feet down below his knee

F7

Hold you in his armchair, you can feel his disease

	Am	G	F	G	Cm7
Come	together,	right	now	, over me

Play riff

Cm7

He roller coaster, he got early warning

Cm7

He got muddy water, he one mojo filter

	G
He say,	one and one and one is three

F7

Got to be good looking ‘cause he’s so hard to see

	Am	G	F	G	Cm7
Come	together,	right	now	, over me

The Bobby Fuller Four - I Fought the Law (cover)

Originally in G, I play in E

Intro

E

E	E	A	B
E	E	B	E

	E	A	E
Ah	breaking rocks in the	hot	sun

E	A	E
I fought the law and the	law	won

E	B	E
I fought the law and the	law	won

E	E	A	B
E	E	B	E

	E	A	E
I n	eeded money cause I	had	none

E	A	E
I fought the law and the	law	won

E	B	E
I fought the law and the	law	won

E	E	A	B
E	E	B	E

	A
I l	eft my baby and I feel so bad

	E
I	guess my race is run

	A
Well	she’s the best girl I’ve ever had

E	A	E
I fought the law and the	law	won

E	B	E
I fought the law and the	law	won

E	E	A	B
E	E	B	E

Solo

A	A	A	A
E	E	E	E
A	A	A	A
E	E	A	B
E	E	B	E

Hard stop before “six gun”, chords are implied

	E	A	E
Ah	robbing people with a	six	gun

E	A	E
I fought the law and the	law	won

E	B	E
I fought the law and the	law	won

E	E	A	B
E	E	B	E

Yes, he says “um good fun”

	E	A	E
I m	iss my baby and um	good	fun

E	A	E
I fought the law and the	law	won

E	B	E
I fought the law and the	law	won

E	E	A	B
E	E	B	E

	A
I l	eft my baby and I feel so bad

	E
I	guess my race is run

	A
Well	she’s the best girl I’ve ever had

E	A	E
I fought the law and the	law	won

E	B	E
I fought the law and the	law	won

E	E	A	B
E	E	B	E

The Box Tops - The Letter (cover)

After some muted percussion...

D|-------2-0-----|
A|-----2-----3-2-|
E|-0-3-----------|

Am	F
Give me a ticket for an	aeroplane

G	D
Ain’t got time to take a	fast train

Am	F	Am	F
Lonely days are	gone,	I’m a-comin’	home

	E	Am
Cause my	baby just wrote me a letter

Am	F
I don’t care how much money I	gotta spend

G	D
Got to get back to my	baby once again

Am	F	Am	F
Lonely days are	gone,	I’m a-comin’	home

	E	Am
Cause my	baby just wrote me a letter

	C	G
Well she	wrote me a	letter

	F	C	G
Said she	couldn’t	live without	me no more

C	G
Listen mister	can’t you see

	F	C	G
I	got to get	back to my ba	by once more

E

Anyway

Am	F
Give me a ticket for an	aeroplane

G	D
Ain’t got time to take a	fast train

Am	F	Am	F
Lonely days are	gone,	I’m a-comin’	home

	E	Am
Cause my	baby just wrote me a letter

	C	G
Well she	wrote me a	letter

	F	C	G
Said she	couldn’t	live without	me no more

C	G
Listen mister	can’t you see

	F	C	G
I	got to get	back to my ba	by once more

E

Anyway

Am	F
Give me a ticket for an	aeroplane

G	D
Ain’t got time to take a	fast train

Am	F	Am	F
Lonely days are	gone,	I’m a-comin’	home

	E	Am
Cause my	baby just wrote me a letter

	E	Am
Yeah my	baby just wrote me a letter

	E	Am
Yeah my	baby just wrote me a letter

Original does a solo over the verse chords, then another chorus

I repeat intro riff into a im

The Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love (cover)

Originally in A, I play in G capo 2 (still in A)

With two guitars, it’s cool to have one playing in G capo 2

A and one playing in D capo 7.

Intro, chords change on the downbeats

G	G	A#	C	G	G	G	G
							x 2

C	G	C	G
Bye bye	love,	bye bye	happiness

C	G
Hello	loneliness

	G	D	G
I	think I’m a-	gonna	cry-y

C	G	C	G
Bye bye	love,	bye bye	sweet caress

C	G
Hello	emptiness

	G	D	G
I	feel like	I could	di-ie

	G	D	G
Bye	bye, my	love, good	by-ye

	D7	G
There goes my	baby with-a someone	new

	D7	G
She sure looks	happy, I sure am	blue

	C	D
She was my	baby till he stepped	in

	G	G7
Goodbye to romance that might have	been

C	G	C	G
Bye bye	love,	bye bye	happiness

C	G
Hello	loneliness

	G	D	G
I	think I’m a-	gonna	cry-y

C	G	C	G
Bye bye	love,	bye bye	sweet caress

C	G
Hello,	emptiness

	G	D	G
I	feel like	I could	di-ie

	G	D	G
Bye	bye, my	love, good	by-ye

	D7	G
I’m a-through with	romance, I’m a-through with	love

	D7	G
I’m through with-a	countin’ the stars a	bove

	C	D
And here’s the	reason that I’m so	free

	G	G7
My lovin’ baby is a-through with	me

C	G	C	G
Bye bye	love,	bye bye	happiness

C	G
Hello	loneliness

	G	D	G
I	think I’m a-	gonna	cry-y

C	G	C	G
Bye bye	love,	bye bye	sweet caress

C	G
Hello,	emptiness

	G	D	G
I	feel like	I could	di-ie

	G	D	G
Bye	bye, my	love, good	by-ye

	G	D	G
Bye	bye, my	love, good	by-ye

	G	D	G
Bye	bye, my	love, good	by-ye

The Everly Brothers - When Will I Be Loved (cover)

Everly Brothers in B, Linda Ronstadt in E, I play in A

This arrangement follows the Ronstadt version a little more

than the Everly Brothers version.

Let ring, basically just the I, as per Ronstadt arrangement

A	D	E
I’ve been	chea	ted

A	D	E
Been mis	trea	ted

A	D	E	A
When will	I	be	loved?

Now come in with the rock

A	D	E
I’ve been	turned	down

A	D	E
I’ve been	pushed ‘	round

A	D	E	A
When will	I	be	loved?

D	E
When I meet a	new girl

D	A
That I want for	mine

	D	E
She	always breaks my	heart in two

Slash chords are from the Ronstadt arrangement

	D/F#	E/G#
It	happens every	time

A	D	E
I’ve been	made	blue

A	D	E
I’ve been	lied	to

A	D	E	A	D	E
When will	I	be	loved?

Optionally solo on verse chords

A	D	E
I’ve been	chea	ted

A	D	E
Been mis	trea	ted

A	D	E	A
When will	I	be	loved?

D	E
When I meet a	new girl

D	A
That I want for	mine

	D	E
She	always breaks my	heart in two

	D/F#	E/G#
It	happens every	time

A	D	E
I’ve been	chea	ted

A	D	E
Been mis	trea	ted

A	D	E	A
When will	I	be	loved?

A	D	E	A
When will	I	be	loved?

A	D	E	A
When will	I	be	loved?

The Righteous Brothers - You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ (cover)

Righteous Brothers in Db (chorus), Hall and Oates in D (chorus), I play in C (chorus

Vox on 4 b7 b3 2 of the chorus key on “you never close”. Simplify “when I kiss your lips”. Everything else will be fine.

	A#/C	C
You never	close your eyes anymore when I kiss your	lips

	A#/C	C
And there’s	no tenderness like before in your finger	tips

	Dm7	Em7
You’re trying	hard not to show it	(baby)

	Fmaj7	F/G	G
But	baby,	baby I k	now it

C	Dm/C
You’ve lost that	lovin’ feeling

G7	C
Woah, that	lovin’ feeling

C	Dm/C
You’ve lost that	lovin’ feeling

	A#/C	C
Now it’s	gone, gone, gone, whoa oh oh o	h

C	A#
→

	A#/C	C
Now there’s no w	elcome look in your eyes when I reach for y	ou

	A#/C	C
And girl you’re	starting to criticize little things I d	o

	Dm7	Em7
It makes me j	ust feel like crying	(baby)

	Fmaj7	F/G	G
‘Cause	baby, something b	eautiful’s d	yin’

C	Dm/C
You’ve lost that	lovin’ feeling

G7	C
Woah, that	lovin’ feeling

C	Dm/C
You’ve lost that	lovin’ feeling

	A#	F/A	C
Now it’s	gone,	gone, gone, whoa oh oh o	h

C	F	G	F	G/D
			→

C	F	G	F	G/D	C	F	G	F	G/D
Baby, baby		I’d get down o	n my k	nees for	you			→

C	F	G	F	G/D	C	F	G	F	G/D
If you would	only	love me	→	like you used to	do			→

C	F	G	F	G/D	C	F	G	F	G/D
We had a	love, a	love, a	love you don’t f	ind every	day			→

	C	F	G	F	G/D	C	F	G	F	G/D
So	don’t,	don’t,	don’t,		let it slip a	way			→

C	F	G	F	G/D
Baby,	baby,	baby,	ba	by

	C	F	G	F	G/D	C
I beg you	please,	please,	please,	I n	eed your lo	ve

	C	F	G	F	G/D	C
I need your	love,	I need your	love,	so b	ring it on b	ack

C	F	G	F	G/D
	Bring it on	back	→

C	Dm/C
Bring back that	lovin’ feeling

G7	C
Woah, that	lovin’ feeling

C	Dm/C
Bring back that	lovin’ feeling

	A#/C
‘Cause it’s	gone, gone, gone

	A#/C	C
And I	can’t, go, on, whoa oh oh o	h

C	F	G	F	G/D
			→

C	Dm/C
Bring back that	lovin’ feeling

G7	C
Woah, that	lovin’ feeling

C	Dm/C
Bring back that	lovin’ feeling

	A#	F/A
‘Cause it’s	gone,	gone, gone

	A#/C	C
And I	can’t, go, on, whoa oh oh o	h

The Searchers - Needles and Pins (cover)

Originally in A (then C#), I play in F (then A)

Intro

F	Fsus2	F	F	Fsus4	F	Fsus2	F
→	→		→	→	→	→

	F
I saw her tod	ay, I saw her face

	Dm
It was a face I	loved, and I knew

	F	Dm
I had to run aw	ay and get down on my knees and p	ray

That they’d go away

	F
But still they beg	in

	Dm
Needles and p	ins

	Bb	C
Because of all my p	ride, the tears I’ve gotta h	ide

	F
Hey, I thought I was sm	art, I wanted her

	Dm
Didn’t think I’d d	o, but now I see

	F
She’s worse to him than	me

	Dm
Let her go ahead, take his love in	stead

And one day she will see

	F
Just how to say p	lease

	Dm
And get down on her kn	ees

	Bb
Yeah, that’s how it beg	ins

	C
She’ll feel those needles and p	ins, hurtin’ her, hurtin’ her

Vox on the 1 of the chord

A	G
Why can’t I stop and tell myself I’m w	rong, I’m wrong, so wrong

F	E
Why can’t I stand up and tell myself I’m str	ong

	A
Because I saw her tod	ay, I saw her face

	Gbm
It was the face I	loved, and I knew

	A	Gbm
I had to run a	way and get down on my knees and	pray

That they’d go away

	A
But still they be	gin

	Gbm
Needles and	pins

	D	E
Because of all my p	ride, the tears I’ve gotta	hide

	A
Oh, needles and p	ins

	A
Needles and pi	ns

	A
Needles and pi	ns

Willie Nelson - Always on My Mind (cover)

Willie Nelson in D, Elvis in G, I play in D

Intro

G	D/F#	Em	A

D	A
Maybe I didn’t	love you

Bm	Bm/A	G
Quite as	often as I c	ould have

D	A
Maybe I didn’t	treat you

Bm	Bm/A	E
Quite as g	ood as I s	hould have

G	D	D	D/C
If I made you feel second	best	→

G	D/F#	Em	Em7/D	Em7/B
Girl, I’m	sorry I was bl	ind	→

A	D
But you were always on my	mind

G	A	D	G	A
You were always	on my	mind	→

D	A
Maybe I didn’t h	old you

Bm	Bm/A	G
All those	lonely, lonely time	s

D	A
I guess I never t	old you

Bm	Bm/A	E
I’m so ha	ppy that you’re mi	ne

G	D
Little things I	should have said and done

G	D/F#	Em	Em7/D	Em/B
I just	never took the t	ime	→

A	A/C#	D	D	D/C
But you were always on	my	mind	→

G	A	D	A
You were always	on my	mind

Bridge

D	A/C#	Bm	Bm/A
Tell	me

G	D	Em	A
Tell me that your sweet	love hasn’t die	d

D	A/C#	Bm	Bm/A
Give	me

	G	D	Em
Give me	one more chance to	keep you satisf	ied

	A	D
I’ll	keep you satisfi	ed

Solo, skip the first line if there’s no soloist

D	A	Bm	Bm/A	G	G	A/E
					→

D	A	Bm	Bm/A	E

G	D	D	D/C
Little things I should have said and	done	→

G	D/F#	Em	Em7/D	Em/B
I just	never took the t	ime	→

A	A/C#	D
But you were always on	my	mind

G	A	D	D/B
You were always	on my	mind

A	A/C#	D	D	D/C
You were always on	my	mind	→

G	A	D
You were always	on my m	ind

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