Dan’s Big Awesome Acoustic Songbook

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38 Special - Hold on Loosely
A-Ha - Take On Me
Abba - Dancing Queen
Abba - Mamma Mia
AC DC - Highway to Hell
AC DC - Moneytalks
AC DC - Thunderstruck
AC DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
Adam Ant - Goody Two Shoes
Aerosmith - Amazing
Aerosmith - Angel
Aerosmith - Cryin’
Aerosmith - Dream On
Aerosmith - Eat the Rich
Aerosmith - Fever
Aerosmith - I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing
Aerosmith - Livin’ on the Edge
Aerosmith - Love in an Elevator
Aerosmith - Rag Doll
Aerosmith - The Other Side
Aerosmith - What it Takes
Alabama - If You’re Gonna Play in Texas
Alabama - Mountain Music
Alabama - Song of the South
Alan Doyle - I’ve Seen a Little
Alanis Morissette - Hand in My Pocket
Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet
Alanis Morissette - Ironic
Alannah Myles - Black Velvet
Alice In Chains - Man in the Box
Alice in Chains - Rooster
America - A Horse With No Name
America - Sister Golden Hair
American Authors - Go Big Or Go Home
American Hi-Fi - Flavor of the Weak
Amos Lee - Sweet Pea
Amy Grant - Baby, Baby
Amy Grant - Every Heartbeat
Andrew Gold - Thank You For Being a Friend
Andy Grammer - Honey I’m Good
Annie - Tomorrow
Anthrax - Only
Aretha Franklin - Chain of Fools
Aretha Franklin - Respect
Aretha Franklin - You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman
Arlo Guthrie - City of New Orleans
Avicii - Wake Me Up
Avril Lavigne - Complicated
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Takin’ Care of Business
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
Bad Company - Bad Company
Bad Company - Can’t Get Enough
Bad Company - Shooting Star
Badfinger - No Matter What
Barns Courtney - Glitter and Gold
Barrett Strong - Money
Barry Manilow - Copacabana
Barry Mann - Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)
Belinda Carlisle - Heaven is a Place on Earth
Ben E. King - Stand by Me
Bette Midler - The Rose
Betty Everett - The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s In Hiss Kiss)
Big and Rich - Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)
Bill Haley and His Comets - Rock Around the Clock
Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes - I’ve Had the Time of My Life
Bill Withers - Ain’t No Sunshine
Bill Withers - Lean on Me
Billy Idol - White Wedding
Billy Joel - Allentown
Billy Joel - Big Shot
Billy Joel - I Go to Extremes
Billy Joel - If I Only Had the Words
Billy Joel - Keeping the Faith
Billy Joel - Miami 2017
Billy Joel - Movin’ Out
Billy Joel - My Life
Billy Joel - Only the Good Die Young
Billy Joel - Piano Man
Billy Joel - Pressure
Billy Joel - Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
Billy Joel - Shameless
Billy Joel - Sometimes a Fantasy
Billy Joel - Somewhere Along the Line
Billy Joel - Still Rock and Roll to Me
Billy Joel - Stop in Nevada
Billy Joel - Summer, Highland Falls (PPM arrangement)
Billy Joel - Summer, Highland Falls
Billy Joel - Tell Her About It
Billy Joel - The Ballad of Billy the Kid
Billy Joel - The Downeaster ‘Alexa’
Billy Joel - The Entertainer
Billy Joel - The Longest Time
Billy Joel - The River of Dreams
Billy Joel - The Stranger
Billy Joel - Travelin’ Prayer
Billy Joel - Uptown Girl
Billy Joel - Vienna
Billy Joel - We Didn’t Start the Fire
Billy Joel - Worse Comes to Worst
Billy Joel - You May Be Right
Billy Ray Cyrus - Achy Breaky Heart
Black Sabbath - Changes
Black Sabbath - Iron Man
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Black Sabbath - War Pigs
Blind Faith - Can’t Find My Way Home
Blind Melon - No Rain
Blink 182 - All the Small Things
Blondie - Call Me
Blondie - One Way or Another
Blondie - The Tide is High
Blue Oyster Cult - Don’t Fear the Reaper
Blue Swede - Hooked on a Feeling
Blues Traveler - Hook
Blues Traveler - Run-Around
Bob Dylan - Blowin’ in the Wind
Bob Dylan - Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright
Bob Dylan - If You Gotta Go
Bob Dylan - Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone
Bob Dylan - Make You Feel My Love
Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin’
Bob Marley - I Shot the Sheriff
Bob Marley - No Woman, No Cry
Bob Marley - One Love
Bob Marley - Three Little Birds
Bob Seger - Against the Wind
Bob Seger - Hollywood Nights
Bob Seger - Old Time Rock and Roll
Bob Seger - Rock and Roll Never Forgets
Bob Seger - Turn The Page
Bob Seger - We’ve Got Tonight
Bobby Darin - Beyond the Sea
Bobby Darin - Dream Lover
Bobby Darin - Mack the Knife
Bobby Day - Rockin’ Robin
Bobby McFerrin - Don’t Worry Be Happy
Bobby Vee - Take Good Care of My Baby
BoDeans - Closer to Free
BoJack Horseman - Kyle and the Kids
Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine
Bon Jovi - Bed of Roses
Bon Jovi - Born to Be My Baby
Bon Jovi - I’ll Be There For You
Bon Jovi - I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead
Bon Jovi - In These Arms
Bon Jovi - Livin’ on a Prayer
Bon Jovi - Runaway
Bon Jovi - Someday I’ll Be Saturday Night
Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead or Alive
Bon Jovi - Who Says You Can’t Go Home
Bonnie Raitt - Something to Talk About
Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For a Hero
Bonnie Tyler - It’s a Heartache
Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart
Boris Pickett - The Monster Mash
Boston - More than a Feeling
Boston - Peace of Mind
Boston - Rock and Roll Band
Boyz II Men - End of the Road
Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time
Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again
Britney Spears - Toxic
Brownsville Station - Smokin’ in the Boys Room
Bruce Springsteen - Because the Night
Bruce Springsteen - Blinded by the Light
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark
Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days
Bruce Springsteen - Pay Me My Money Down
Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road
Bryan Adams - Cuts Like a Knife
Bryan Adams - Do I Have To Say the Words
Bryan Adams - Everything I Do
Bryan Adams - Heaven
Bryan Adams - Run to You
Bryan Adams - Summer of ‘69
Bryan Adams - Thought I’d Died and Gone to Heaven
Buddy Holly - Everyday
Buddy Holly - It’s So Easy
Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue
Buddy Holly - That’ll Be The Day
Buffalo Springfield - For What It’s Worth
Bush - Glycerine
Cage the Elephant - Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked
Cake - Let Me Go
Candlebox - Far Behind
Careless Hearts - 22 Fillmore
Careless Hearts - Box Step
Careless Hearts - Can’t Tell a Man
Careless Hearts - Chattering Teeth
Careless Hearts - Impossible to Dream
Careless Hearts - In the Dark
Careless Hearts - Never to Return
Careless Hearts - Not Going Alone
Careless Hearts - Old Ways Die Slow
Careless Hearts - Ravenous
Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better
Carrie Underwood - Before He Cheats
Caspar Babypants - 9.99
Cat Stevens - The First Cut is the Deepest
Cat Stevens - Wild World
Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On
Chas and Dave - No Pleasing You
Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me
Cheap Trick - Surrender
Cher - If I Could Turn Back time
Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4
Chris de Burgh - The Lady in Red
Christina Aguilera - Beautiful
Christina Aguilera - Fighter
Chubby Checker - Let’s Twist Again
Chubby Checker - The Twist
Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
Chuck Berry - Memphis, Tennessee
Chuck Berry - No Particular Place to Go
Chuck Berry - Run Rudolph Run
Chumbawamba - Tubthumping
Counting Crows - Hanginaround
Counting Crows - Mr. Jones
Cream - Badge
Cream - Crossroads
Cream - Sunshine of Your Love
Cream - White Room
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Down on the Corner
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen the Rain
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time
Damn Yankees - High Enough
Dan Morris - Another Thanks I’m Doing Fine
Dan Morris - Everything You’re Not
Dan Morris - Flowers in the Rain (no capo movement)
Dan Morris - Flowers in the Rain
Dan Morris - Lincoln Tunnel
Dan Morris - Personal Picasso
Dan Morris - Unusually Blue Bluebird
Dan Morris - Why Should It Be You?
Danny and the Juniors - At The Hop
Danzig - Mother
Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Dave Dudley - Six Days on the road
Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking
Dave Matthews Band - Ants Marching
David Bowie - Modern Love
David Bowie - Space Oddity
David Lee Roth - Just a Gigolo
Dean Martin - Sway
Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Follow You Into the Dark
Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Def Leppard - Animal
Def Leppard - Bringin on the Heartbreak
Def Leppard - Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Def Leppard - Let’s Get Rocked
Def Leppard - Love Bites
Def Leppard - Miss You in a Heartbeat
Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar on Me
Def Leppard - Two Steps Behind
Del Amitri - Roll To Me
Deniece Williams - Let’s Hear it for the Boy
Derek and the Dominos - Bell Bottom Blues
Derek and the Dominos - Layla
Dido - Thank You
Dion - Runaround Sue
Dion - The Wanderer
Dion and the Belmonts - A Teenager in Love
Dire Straits - Money for Nothing
Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
Dire Straits - Walk of Life
Disney - DuckTales Theme
Disney - For the First Time in Forever
Disney - Gummi Bears Theme
Disney - How Far I’ll Go
Disney - Kiss The Girl
Disney - Let it Go
Disney - Love is an Open Door
Disney - Part of Your World
Disney - The Bare Necessities
Disney - Under the Sea
Disney - When Will My Life Begin
Disney - You’ve Got a Friend in Me
Dixie Chicks - Long Time Gone
Dixie Chicks - Travelin’ Soldier
Dobie Gray - Drift Away
Dolly Parton - 9 to 5
Dolly Parton - Jolene
Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers - Islands in the Stream
Don Henley - All She Wants to Do Is Dance
Don Henley - Dirty Laundry
Don Henley - Heart of the Matter
Don Henley - I Will Not Go Quietly
Don Henley - The Boys of Summer
Don Henley - The End of the Innocence
Don McLean - American Pie
Dream Theater - Pull Me Under
Dream Theater - Surrounded
Dream Theater - Take Away My Pain
Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf
Duran Duran - Ordinary World
Dusty Springfield - I Only Want to Be with You
Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man
Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues
Eddie Money - Two Tickets to Paradise
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - Home
Edwin McCain - I’ll Be
Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down
Eliza Doolittle - Pack Up
Elle King - Ex’s and Oh’s
Elton John - Can You Feel the Love Tonight
Elton John - Crocodile Rock
Elton John - Daniel
Elton John - Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John - Love Lies Bleeding
Elton John - Rocket Man
Elton John - Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting
Elton John - Tiny Dancer
Elton John - Your Song
Elvis Presley - All Shook Up
Elvis Presley - Don’t Be Cruel
Elvis Presley - Fever
Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel
Elvis Presley - Hound Dog
Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock
Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender
Elvis Presley - Return to Sender
Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds
Elvis Presley - That’s Alright Mama
EMF - Unbelievable
Eminem - Lose Yourself
En Vogue - Free Your Mind
Enter The Haggis - One Last Drink
Eric Carmen - Hungry Eyes
Eric Clapton - After Midnight
Eric Clapton - Bad Love
Eric Clapton - Before You Accuse Me
Eric Clapton - I’m Tore Down
Eric Clapton - Lay Down Sally
Eric Clapton - Tears in Heaven
Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams
Eve 6 - Inside Out
Evita - Don’t Cry For Me Argentina
Extreme - Hole Hearted
Extreme - More Than Words
Faces - Stay With Me
Faith No More - Epic
Faith No More - Falling to Pieces
Fastball - Out of My Head
Fastball - The Way
Fats Domino - Ain’t That a Shame
Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill
Five for Fighting - 100 Years
Five for Fighting - Superman (It’s Not Easy)
Five Man Electrical Band - Signs
Fleetwood Mac - Don’t Stop
Fleetwood Mac - Landslide
Foreigner - Juke Box Hero
Fountains of Wayne - Stacy’s Mom
Four Non Blondes - What’s Up
Frank Sinatra - Fly Me To The Moon
Frankie Valli - Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
Frankie Valli - Working My Way Back
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons - December, 1963 (Oh What a Night)
Free - All Right Now
Fun - Some Nights
Garth Brooks - Ain’t Goin’ Down
Garth Brooks - Much Too Young to Feel This Damn Old
Garth Brooks - Papa Loved Mama
Garth Brooks - Rodeo
Garth Brooks - The Dance
Garth Brooks - The River
Garth Brooks - The Thunder Rolls
Gary Lewis and the Playboys - Count Me In
Gary Puckett and the Union Gap - Lady Willpower
Genesis - Invisible Touch
Genesis - Jesus He Knows Me
Genesis - Land of Confusion
Genesis - That’s All
George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You
George Michael - Faith
George Strait - All My Ex’s Live in Texas
George Thorogood - Bad to the Bone
George Thorogood - I Drink Alone
George Thorogood - Move It On Over
George Thorogood - One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer
Gerry and the Pacemakers - How Do You Do It
Gin Blossoms - Follow You Down
Gin Blossoms - Hey Jealousy
Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know
Grease - Freddy My Love
Grease - Summer Nights
Grease - You’re the One That I Want
Great Big Sea - The Night Pat Murphy Died
Green Day - American Idiot
Green Day - Basket Case
Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Green Day - Good Riddance
Green Day - Holiday
Green Day - Longview
Green Day - Minority
Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends
Green Day - Welcome to Paradise
Green Day - When I Come Around
Greg Kihn - The Breakup Song
Gretchen Wilson - Redneck Woman
Guns and Roses - 14 Years
Guns and Roses - Breakdown
Guns and Roses - Civil War
Guns and Roses - Dead Horse
Guns and Roses - Don’t Cry
Guns and Roses - Double Talkin’ Jive
Guns and Roses - Dust and Bones
Guns and Roses - Garden of Eden
Guns and Roses - Locomotive
Guns and Roses - Mr. Brownstone
Guns and Roses - Nightrain
Guns and Roses - November Rain
Guns and Roses - One in a Million
Guns and Roses - Paradise City
Guns and Roses - Patience
Guns and Roses - Rocket Queen
Guns and Roses - Shotgun Blues
Guns and Roses - So Fine
Guns and Roses - Sweet Child o’ Mine
Guns and Roses - The Garden
Guns and Roses - Think About You
Guns and Roses - Used to Love Her
Guns and Roses - Yesterdays
Guns and Roses - You Ain’t the First
Guns and Roses - You Could Be Mine
Guns and Roses - You’re Crazy
Halestorm - Here’s to Us
Halestorm - I Miss the Misery
Hall and Oates - Maneater
Hall and Oates - Rich Girl
Hall and Oates - She’s Gone
Hall and Oates - You Make My Dreams Come True
Hanson - MMMBop
Harry Belafonte - Jump in the Line
Harry Chapin - Cat’s in the Cradle
Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta
Heart - Alone
Heart - What About Love
Herman’s Hermits - I’m Into Something Good
Herman’s Hermits - Mrs. Brown You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter
Hoobastank - The Reason
Hootie and the Blowfish - Only Wanna Be With You
Huey Lewis - Do You Believe in Love
Huey Lewis - If This is It
Huey Lewis - Stuck With You
Huey Lewis - The Heart of Rock and Roll
Huey Lewis - The Power of Love
Imagine Dragons - Demons
Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
Incubus - Drive
Ingrid Michaelson - You and I
INXS - Need You Tonight
INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
Irene Cara - What a Feeling
Izzy Stradlin - Pressure Drop
Izzy Stradlin - Shuffle It All
Izzy Stradlin - Somebody Knockin’
Izzy Stradlin - Take a Look at the Guy
Izzy Stradlin - Time Gone By
J. Geils Band - Centerfold
Jack Johnson - Upside Down
Jackie DeShannon - Put a Little Love In Your Heart
Jackson Browne - Doctor My Eyes
Jackson Browne - Running on Empty
Jackson Browne - Stay
Jackyl - The Lumberjack
James Taylor - You’ve Got a Friend
Jane’s Addiction - Been Caught Stealing
Janet Jackson - Black Cat
Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee
Janis Joplin - Mercedes Benz
Janis Joplin - Piece of My Heart
Jason Mraz - Have It All
Jason Mraz - I’m Yours
Jason Mraz - The Remedy
Jay and the Americans - Come a Little Bit Closer
Jefferson Airplane - Somebody to Love
Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit
Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire
Jesus Jones - Right Here Right Now
Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl
Jim Croce - Bad Bad Leroy Brown
Jim Croce - I’ll Have To Say I Love You In a Song
Jim Croce - Operator
Jimi Hendrix - Fire
Jimmy Buffet - Margaritaville
Jimmy Eat World - The Middle
Joan Baez - Diamonds and Rust
Joan Jett - Bad Reputation
Joan Jett - I Hate Myself for Loving You
Joan Jett - I Love Rock N’ Roll
Joe Walsh - Life’s Been Good
Joe Walsh - Walk Away
John Denver - Leaving on a Jet Plane
John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads
John Fogerty - Centerfield
John Lennon - Imagine
John Lennon - Instant Karma
John Lennon - Just Like Starting Over
John Mayer - No Such Thing (Simplified)
John Mayer - No Such Thing
John Mayer - Waiting on the World to Change
John Mellencamp - Authority Song
John Mellencamp - Hurts So Good
John Mellencamp - Pink Houses
John Mellencamp - ROCK in the USA
John Mellencamp - Small Town
John Parr - St. Elmo’s Fire
John Waite - Missing You
Johnny Cash - I Walk the Line
Johnny Cash - I’ve Been Everywhere
Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire
Johnny Mathis - Without Us
Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now
Johnny Rivers - Secret Agent Man
Jon Bon Jovi - Blaze of Glory
Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi
Journey - Any Way You Want It
Journey - Don’t Stop Believin’
Journey - Faithfully
Journey - Lights
Journey - Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’
Journey - Only the Young
Journey - Open Arms
Journey - Separate Ways
Journey - Wheel In the Sky
Journey - Who’s Crying Now
Judas Priest - Angel
Juice Newton - Queen of Hearts
Kansas - Dust in the Wind
Katrina and the Waves - Walking on Sunshine
Keane - Somewhere Only We Know
Kelly Clarkson - Behind These Hazel Eyes
Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway
Kelly Clarkson - Miss Independent
Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone
Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone
Kenny Loggins - Footloose
Kenny Rogers - Coward of the County
Kenny Rogers - The Gambler
Kermit the Frog - The Rainbow Connection
Kid Rock - All Summer Long
Kid Rock - Picture
Kim Wilde - Kids in America
Kirsty MacColl - There’s a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis
Kiss - Beth
Kiss - Heaven’s on Fire
Kiss - Lick It Up
Kiss - Rock and Roll All Nite
KT Tunstall - Black Horse and the Cherry Tree
Labelle - Lady Marmalade
Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
Laura Branigan - Gloria
Lazlo Bane - Superman (Scrubs Theme)
Led Zeppelin - D’yer Mak’er
Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song
Led Zeppelin - Rock and Roll
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin - Tangerine
Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah
Lesley Gore - It’s My Party
Lifehouse - Hanging By a Moment
Lifehouse - You and Me
Linda Ronstadt - Long Long Time
Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram - Somewhere Out There
Lindsey Buckingham - Holiday Road
Linkin Park - In the End
Lionel Richie - Hello
Lisa Loeb - Stay
Lita Ford - Kiss Me Deadly
Little Eva - The Locomotion
Little Richard - Tutti Frutti
Live - I Alone
Live - Selling the Drama
Living Colour - Cult of Personality
Lloyd Price - Stagger Lee
Lorde - Royals
Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World
Loverboy - Working for the Weekend
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Call Me the Breeze
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gimme Three Steps
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
Lynyrd Skynyrd - What’s Your Name
Madonna - Borderline
Madonna - Crazy for You
Madonna - Express Yourself
Madonna - Into the Groove
Madonna - Like a Prayer
Madonna - Material Girl
Madonna - Open Your Heart
Madonna - Vogue
Malvina Reynolds - Little Boxes (Weeds Theme)
Mama Cass - Dream a Little Dream
Maren Morris - My Church
Marshall Tucker Band - Can’t You See
Martha and the Vandellas - Dancing in the Street
Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Matchbox Twenty - Unwell
Matt Hires - Restless Heart
Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride
Maurice Williams - Stay
Meat Loaf - I’d Do Anything for Love
Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction
Megadeth - Foreclosure of a Dream
Megadeth - Skin o’ My Teeth
Meghan Trainor - Dear Future Husband
Meghan Trainor - Like I’m Gonna Lose You
Meghan Trainor - No Good For You
Melissa Etheridge - Come to My Window
Melissa Etheridge - I’m the Only One
Men At Work - Land Down Under
Men Without Hats - Safety Dance
Metallica - Fade to Black
Metallica - Nothing Else Matters
Metallica - Sad But True
Metallica - The Unforgiven
Michael Jackson - Beat It
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Michelle Branch - All You Wanted
Miley Cyrus - Party in the USA
Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball
Miranda Lambert - Gunpowder and Lead
Misc - California Christmas Time
Misc - Charles in Charge Theme
Misc - Cheers Theme
Misc - Commercial Medley
Misc - Crazy Ex Girlfriend Theme
Misc - Different Strokes Theme
Misc - Facts of Life Theme
Misc - Family Guy Theme
Misc - Free Credit Report Car Song
Misc - Free Credit Report Pirate Song
Misc - Full House Theme
Misc - Getting Rid of Britta
Misc - Gilligan’s Island Theme
Misc - Greatest American Hero Theme
Misc - Growing Pains Theme
Misc - Happy Days Theme
Misc - Happy Peanuts Soar (Snickers Commercial)
Misc - Laverne and Shirley Theme
Misc - Ode to the Wingman
Misc - Over the Rainbow (hybrid)
Misc - Over the Rainbow (Israel K)
Misc - Over the Rainbow (Wizard of Oz)
Misc - Perfect Strangers Theme
Misc - Route 66
Misc - Saved by the Bell Theme
Misc - Strawberry Shortcake Berry Bitty Theme
Misc - The Brady Bunch Theme
Misc - The Hogan Family Theme
Misc - Theme to It’s the Garry Shandling Show
Misc - Three’s Company Theme
Misc - Who’s The Boss Theme
Misc - Winter Wonderland
Misc - You Are My Sunshine
Modern English - Melt With You
Molly Hatchet - Flirtin with Disaster
Motley Crue - Angela
Motley Crue - Home Sweet Home
Mr. Big - Just Take My Heart
Mr. Big - To Be With You
Mumford and Sons - Little Lion Man
Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime
Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made for Walkin
Nazareth - Hair of the Dog
Nazareth - Love Hurts
Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline
Neil Sedaka - Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Neil Young - Rockin’ in the Free World
Nena - 99 Red Balloons
Nickelback - Rockstar
Night Ranger - Sister Christian
Nina Simone - Feeling Good
Nine Days - Absolutely
Nirvana - About a Girl
Nirvana - All Apologies
Nirvana - Come As You Are
Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box
Nirvana - In Bloom
Nirvana - Lake of Fire
Nirvana - Lithium
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Fishin’ in the Dark
No Doubt - Don’t Speak
Norah Jones - Don’t Know Why
Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky
Oasis - Champagne Supernova
Oingo Boingo - Dead Man’s Party
Old Crow Medicine Show - Wagon Wheel
Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire
Orleans - Dance With Me
Orleans - Still the One
Otis Redding - (Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay
Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train
Ozzy Osbourne - Mama I’m Coming Home
Ozzy Osbourne - Mr. Crowley
Ozzy Osbourne - Road to Nowhere
Panic at the Disco - High Hopes
Paper Lace - Billy Don’t Be a Hero
Paramore - Still Into You
Parsonsfield - Weeds or Wildflowers
Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker
Pat Benatar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Pat Benatar - Love is a Battlefield
Pat Benatar - Shadows of the Night
Patsy Cline - Crazy
Patty Smyth - Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough
Paul McCartney - Another Day
Paul McCartney - Let Me Roll It
Paul McCartney - Maybe I’m Amazed
Paul McCartney - My Brave Face
Paul McCartney - Sally
Paul McCartney and Wings - Jet
Paul McCartney and Wings - Silly Love Songs
Paul Simon - 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
Paul Simon - Kathy’s Song
Paul Simon - Kodachrome
Paul Simon - Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard
Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al
Paula Abdul - Straight Up
Pearl Jam - Alive
Pearl Jam - Better Man
Pearl Jam - Black
Pearl Jam - Evenflow
Pearl Jam - Jeremy
Pearl Jam - Once
Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves a Woman
Peter Cetera - Glory of Love
Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes
Peter, Paul, and Mary - El Salvador
Peter, Paul, and Mary - Going to the Zoo
Peter, Paul, and Mary - I Dig Rock and Roll Music
Peter, Paul, and Mary - If I Had a Hammer
Peter, Paul, and Mary - Puff, the Magic Dragon
Peter, Paul, and Mary - Right Field
Peter, Paul, and Mary - This Land is Your Land
Peter, Paul, and Mary - Where Have All the Flowers Gone
Petula Clark - Downtown
Pharrell Williams - Happy
Phil Collins - Against All Odds
Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight
Phillip Phillips - Home
Phish - Sample in a Jar
Pink Floyd - Brain Damage
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
Pink Floyd - Goodbye Blue Sky
Pink Floyd - Hey You
Pink Floyd - In the Flesh
Pink Floyd - Learning to Fly
Pink Floyd - Mother
Pink Floyd - Nobody Home
Pink Floyd - On The Turning Away
Pink Floyd - One of My Turns
Pink Floyd - Time
Pink Floyd - Welcome to the Machine
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Plain White T’s - Hey There Delilah
Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Portal - Still Alive
Portal - Want You Gone
Prince - 1999
Prince - When Doves Cry
Pure Prairie League - Amie
Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Queen - Don’t Stop Me Now
Queen - Killer Queen
Queen - Somebody to Love
Queen - Tie Your Mother Down
Queensryche - Revolution Calling
Queensryche - Silent Lucidity
R.E.M. - Don’t Go Back to Rockville
R.E.M. - Fall On Me
R.E.M. - It’s the End of the World
R.E.M. - Losing My Religion
R.E.M. - Man on the Moon
R.E.M. - Pop Song 89
R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe
R.E.M. - Shiny Happy People
R.E.M. - Stand
R.E.M. - The One I Love
R.E.O. Speedwagon - Can’t Fight This Feeling
R.E.O. Speedwagon - Keep On Loving You
R.E.O. Speedwagon - Take it on the Run
R.E.O. Speedwagon - Time For Me to Fly
Rachel Platten - Better Place
Radiohead - Creep
Raffi - Baby Beluga
Rainbow - Since You Been Gone
Randy Travis - Forever and Ever, Amen
Ray Charles - Do I Ever Cross Your Mind
Ray Charles - Hit the Road Jack
Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Soul to Squeeze
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge
Richard Marx - Hazard
Richard Marx - Right Here Waiting
Richard Marx - Take This Heart
Rick Springfield - Jessie’s Girl
Ricky Martin - Livin’ La Vida Loca
Ricky Nelson - Hello Mary Lou
Ricky Nelson - Travelin’ Man
Ritchie Valens - Come On Let’s Go
Ritchie Valens - Donna
Ritchie Valens - We Belong Together
Rob Thomas - Lonely No More
Rob Thomas - This is How a Heart Breaks
Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistible
Robert Plant - Ship of Fools
Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly with His Song
Rod Stewart - Forever Young
Rod Stewart - Have I Told You Lately
Rod Stewart - The Rhythm of My Heart
Roxette - It Must Have Been Love
Roxette - The Look
Roy Orbison - Oh Pretty Woman
Roy Orbison - You Got It
Rupert Holmes - Escape (the Pina Colada Song)
Rush - Closer to the Heart
Rush - Fly By Night
Rush - Limelight
Rush - The Spirit of Radio
Saigon Kick - Love is on the Way
Sam and Dave - Soul Man
Sam Cooke - Another Saturday Night
Sam Cooke - Cupid
Sam Cooke - Having a Party
Sam Cooke - Twistin’ the Night Away
Sam Cooke - What a Wonderful World
Santana - Smooth
Sara Bareilles - Brave
Sarah McLachlan - I Will Remember You
Sarah Ross - Calm Before the Storm
Savatage - All That I Bleed
Savatage - Edge of Thorns
Scandal - Goodbye To You
Scandal - The Warrior
Sesame Street - I Don’t Want to Live on the Moon
Sheryl Crow - All I Wanna Do
Sheryl Crow - Soak Up the Sun
Sheryl Crow - Strong Enough
Simon and Garfunkel - A Hazy Shade of Winter
Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon and Garfunkel - Cecilia
Simon and Garfunkel - Homeward Bound
Simon and Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson
Simon and Garfunkel - The Boxer
Simple Minds - Don’t You (Forget About Me)
Simple Plan - Addicted
Sister Hazel - All For You
Skid Row - 18 and Life
Skid Row - I Remember You
Skid Row - Youth Gone Wild
Slade - Run Runaway
Smash Mouth - All Star
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - The Tracks of My Tears
Songsmith - Another Boring Love Song
Songsmith - On Your Way to a Song
Songsmith - These Cups of Coffee
Songsmith - What a Happy Home We’ll Have
Sonny and Cher - I Got You Babe
Sophie B. Hawkins - As I Lay Me Down
Soul Asylum - Black Gold
Soul Asylum - Get on Out
Soul Asylum - Growing Into You
Soul Asylum - Homesick
Soul Asylum - Keep It Up
Soul Asylum - Runaway Train
Soul Asylum - Somebody to Shove
Soul Asylum - The Sun Maid
Soul Asylum - Without a Trace
Soul Brothers Six - Some Kind of Wonderful
Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
Spin Doctors - Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong
Spin Doctors - Two Princes
Spirit of the West - Home for a Rest
Squeeze - Tempted
Starship - Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now
Starship - We Built This City
Stealers Wheel - Stuck in the Middle With You
Stephen Stills - Love the One You’re With
Steppenwolf - Born to Be Wild
Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride
Steve Miller - Jungle Love
Steve Miller - Swingtown
Steve Miller - Take the Money and Run
Steve Miller - The Joker
Steve Perry - Oh Sherrie
Stevie Nicks and Don Henley - Leather and Lace
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Life by the Drop
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pride and Joy
Stevie Ray Vaughan - The House is Rockin
Stevie Wonder - I Just Called to Say I Love You
Sting - Fields of Gold
Stone Temple Pilots - Big Empty
Stone Temple Pilots - Creep
Stone Temple Pilots - Interstate Love Song
Stone Temple Pilots - Plush
Stray Cats - Rock This Town
Stray Cats - Stray Cat Strut
Styx - Blue Collar Man
Styx - Come Sail Away
Styx - Renegade
Sublime - Santeria
Sublime - Wrong Way
Sugar Ray - Every Morning
Sugar Ray - Someday
Supertramp - Give a Little Bit
Survivor - Eye of the Tiger
Sweet - Ballroom Blitz
Sweet - Fox on the Run
Taco - Puttin’ on the Ritz
Tanya Tucker - Delta Dawn
Taylor Swift - Blank Space
Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble
Taylor Swift - Love Story
Taylor Swift - Mean
Taylor Swift - Shake it Off
Tears for Fears - Mad World
Temple of the Dog - Hunger Strike
The 88 - At Least It Was Here (Community Theme)
The All-American Rejects - Gives You Hell
The Allman Brothers - Blue Sky
The Allman Brothers - Melissa
The Allman Brothers - Ramblin Man
The Animals - The House of the Rising Sun
The Archies - Sugar, Sugar
The Backstreet Boys - Larger than Life
The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian
The Beach Boys - Barbara Ann
The Beach Boys - Be True to Your School
The Beach Boys - California Girls
The Beach Boys - Don’t Worry Baby
The Beach Boys - Fun, Fun, Fun
The Beach Boys - God Only Knows
The Beach Boys - Help Me Rhonda
The Beach Boys - I Get Around
The Beach Boys - In My Room
The Beach Boys - Kokomo
The Beach Boys - Little Deuce Coupe
The Beach Boys - Sloop John B
The Beach Boys - Surfer Girl
The Beach Boys - Surfin’ Safari
The Beach Boys - Surfin’ USA
The Beach Boys - Wouldn’t It Be Nice
The Beastie Boys - No Sleep Till Brooklyn
The Beatles - A Day in the Life
The Beatles - A Hard Day’s Night
The Beatles - Across the Universe
The Beatles - All I’ve Got To Do
The Beatles - All My Loving
The Beatles - All You Need Is Love
The Beatles - And I Love Her
The Beatles - And Your Bird Can Sing
The Beatles - Any Time At All
The Beatles - Ask Me Why
The Beatles - Baby It’s You
The Beatles - Baby’s In Black
The Beatles - Back in the USSR
The Beatles - Can’t Buy Me Love
The Beatles - Come Together
The Beatles - Do You Want to Know a Secret?
The Beatles - Don’t Let Me Down
The Beatles - Don’t Pass me By
The Beatles - Drive My Car
The Beatles - Eight Days A Week
The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby
The Beatles - For No One
The Beatles - From Me To You
The Beatles - Get Back
The Beatles - Getting Better
The Beatles - Good Night
The Beatles - Got To Get You Into My Life
The Beatles - Happiness Is A Warm Gun
The Beatles - Hello, Goodbye
The Beatles - Help!
The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun
The Beatles - Here, There and Everywhere
The Beatles - Hey Jude
The Beatles - Hold Me Tight
The Beatles - I Am The Walrus
The Beatles - I Feel Fine
The Beatles - I Me Mine
The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There
The Beatles - I Should Have Known Better
The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand
The Beatles - I Will
The Beatles - I’ll Be Back
The Beatles - I’ll Follow the Sun
The Beatles - I’ll Get You
The Beatles - I’m Happy Just To Dance With You
The Beatles - I’m Only Sleeping
The Beatles - I’m So Tired
The Beatles - I’ve Just Seen a Face
The Beatles - If I Fell
The Beatles - In My Life
The Beatles - It Won’t Be Long
The Beatles - Let It Be
The Beatles - Love Me Do
The Beatles - Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
The Beatles - Michelle
The Beatles - Misery
The Beatles - Mother Nature’s Son
The Beatles - Norwegian Wood
The Beatles - Nowhere Man
The Beatles - Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
The Beatles - Octopus’s Garden
The Beatles - Oh! Darling
The Beatles - P.S. I Love You
The Beatles - Paperback Writer
The Beatles - Penny Lane
The Beatles - Please Please Me
The Beatles - Revolution
The Beatles - Rocky Raccoon
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (reprise)
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles - She Came In Through the Bathroom Window
The Beatles - She Loves You
The Beatles - She’s Leaving Home
The Beatles - Something
The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever
The Beatles - Tell Me Why
The Beatles - The Ballad of John and Yoko
The Beatles - The Fool on the Hill
The Beatles - The Long and Winding Road
The Beatles - The Night Before
The Beatles - There’s a Place
The Beatles - Things We Said Today
The Beatles - This Boy
The Beatles - Ticket to Ride
The Beatles - Twist and Shout
The Beatles - Two of Us
The Beatles - Wait
The Beatles - We Can Work It Out
The Beatles - When I’m Sixty-Four
The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
The Beatles - With a Little Help From My Friends
The Beatles - Yellow Submarine
The Beatles - Yes It Is
The Beatles - Yesterday
The Beatles - You’re Going to Lose that Girl
The Beatles - You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away
The Bee Gees - I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You
The Bee Gees - Stayin’ Alive
The Black Crowes - Hard to Handle
The Black Crowes - She Talks to Angels
The Bobby Fuller Four - I Fought the Law
The Box Tops - The Letter
The Brady Bunch - Keep On
The Calling - Wherever You Will Go
The Cars - Good Times Roll
The Cars - Just What I Needed
The Cars - Magic
The Cars - You Might Think
The Carter Family - When I’m Gone (Cups)
The Chiffons - One Fine Day
The Choirboys - Run To Paradise
The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go
The Coasters - Charlie Brown
The Coasters - Yakety Yak
The Contours - Do You Love Me
The Corrs - Breathless
The Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron
The Cure - Friday I’m in Love
The Cyrkle - Red Rubber Ball
The Dave Clark Five - Because
The Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over
The Del-Vikings - Come and Go With Me
The Dixie Cups - Chapel of Love
The Doobie Brothers - Black Water
The Doobie Brothers - China Grove
The Doobie Brothers - Listen to the Music
The Doobie Brothers - Long Train Running
The Doors - Love Me Two Times
The Doors - People Are Strange
The Doors - Roadhouse Blues
The Doors - Touch Me
The Drifters - Save The Last Dance For Me
The Drifters - This Magic Moment
The Drifters - Under the Boardwalk
The Eagles - Already Gone
The Eagles - Desperado
The Eagles - Get Over It
The Eagles - Heartache Tonight
The Eagles - Hotel California
The Eagles - In the City
The Eagles - Life in the Fast Lane
The Eagles - Lyin’ Eyes
The Eagles - New Kid in Town
The Eagles - One of These Nights
The Eagles - Peaceful Easy Feeling
The Eagles - Please Come Home for Christmas
The Eagles - Seven Bridges Road
The Eagles - Take It Easy
The Eagles - Take It To The Limit
The Everly Brothers - All I Have to Do Is Dream
The Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love
The Everly Brothers - Cathy’s Clown
The Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie
The Everly Brothers - When Will I Be Loved
The Fables - Heave Away
The Five Satins - In the Still of the Night
The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup
The Four Seasons - Walk Like a Man
The Four Tops - I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey bunch)
The Gatlin Brothers - All the Gold in California
The Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
The Goo Goo Dolls - Name
The Grateful Dead - Friend of the Devil
The Grateful Dead - Touch of Grey
The Grateful Dead - Truckin’
The Guess Who - American Woman
The Hollies - Bus Stop
The House Jacks - Gone
The Human League - Don’t You Want Me
The Indigo Girls - Closer to Fine
The Isley Brothers - Shout
The Jackson Five - I Want You Back
The Kingsmen - Louie Louie
The Mamas and the Papas - California Dreamin
The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman
The McCoys - Hang on Sloopy
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - The Impression That I Get
The Monkees - Daydream Believer
The Monkees - I’m a Believer
The Monkees - Last Train to Clarksville
The Monkees - The Monkees
The Offspring - The Kids Aren’t Alright
The Offspring - Why Don’t You Get a Job
The Outfield - Your Love
The Penguins - Earth Angel
The Pointer Sisters - I’m So Excited
The Police - Can’t Stand Losing You
The Police - Canary in a Coalmine
The Police - Don’t Stand So Close To Me
The Police - Every Breath You Take
The Police - Every Little Thing She Does is Magic
The Police - Message in a Bottle
The Police - Roxanne
The Police - So Lonely
The Police - Synchronicity II
The Police - Walking on the Moon
The Pretty Reckless - Death by Rock and Roll
The Pretty Reckless - Heaven Knows
The Proclaimers - I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)
The Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop
The Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated
The Refreshments - Banditos
The Rembrandts - I’ll Be There For You (Friends Theme)
The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody
The Righteous Brothers - You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’
The Rocky Horror Picture Show - The Time Warp
The Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women
The Rolling Stones - Jumpin Jack Flash
The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction
The Rolling Stones - Shattered
The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up
The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil
The Rolling Stones - Time Is on My Side
The Rolling Stones - You Can’t Always Get What You Want
The Romantics - Talking In Your Sleep
The Romantics - What I Like About You
The Ronettes - Be My Baby
The Scorpions - No One Like You
The Scorpions - Rock You Like a Hurricane
The Scorpions - Still Loving You
The Scorpions - Winds of Change
The Searchers - Love Potion Number Nine
The Searchers - Needles and Pins
The Shirelles - Will You Love Me Tomorrow
The Skyliners - Since I Don’t Have You
The Spaniels - Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite
The Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin’
The Stampeders - Sweet City Woman
The Strokes - Last Nite
The Supremes - You Can’t Hurry Love
The Temptations - Ain’t Too Proud to Beg
The Temptations - My Girl
The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight
The Traveling Wilburys - End of the Line
The Traveling Wilburys - Handle With Care
The Turtles - Happy Together
The White Stripes - Little Ghost
The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
The White Stripes - We’re Going to Be Friends
The Who - Baba O’Riley
The Who - Behind Blue Eyes
The Who - Pinball Wizard
The Wonders - That Thing You Do
The Young Rascals - Good Lovin’
The Zombies - She’s Not There
They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse in Your Soul
They Might Be Giants - Istanbul Not Constantinople
They Might Be Giants - Particle Man
Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back in Town
Three Dog Night - Joy to the World
Three Dog Night - Shambala
Three Doors Down - Here Without You
Three Doors Down - Kryptonite
Tim McGraw - Something Like That
Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It
Toad the Wet Sprocket - Before You Were Born
Toad the Wet Sprocket - In My Ear
Toad the Wet Sprocket - Is It For Me
Toad the Wet Sprocket - Walk on the Ocean
Tom Cochrane - Life is a Highway
Tom Petty - American Girl
Tom Petty - Don’t Do Me Like That
Tom Petty - Free Fallin’
Tom Petty - I Won’t Back Down
Tom Petty - Into the Great Wide Open
Tom Petty - Refugee
Tom Petty - Runnin’ Down a Dream
Tom Petty - Yer So Bad
Tom Petty - You Don’t Know How it Feels
Tom Petty - You Got Lucky
Tom Petty - You Wreck Me
Tommy James - Draggin’ the Line
Tommy James - I Think We’re Alone Now
Tommy James and the Shondells - Crimson and Clover
Tommy James and the Shondells - Mony Mony
Tommy Tutone - 867-5309 Jenny
Toto - Africa
Toto - Hold the Line
Tracy Chapman - Give Me One Reason
Train - 50 Ways to Say Goodbye
Train - Drops of Jupiter
Train - Hey Soul Sister
Twenty One Pilots - House of Gold
Twisted Sister - We’re Not Gonna Take It
U2 - All I Want is You
U2 - I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
U2 - Mysterious Ways
U2 - One
U2 - Pride
U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
U2 - Where the Streets Have No Name
U2 - With or Without You
UB40 - Red Red Wine
Ugly Kid Joe - Everything About You
Uncle Kracker - Follow Me
Van Halen - Dreams
Van Halen - Right Now
Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
Van Morrison - Moondance
Van Morrison - Wild Night
Vanessa Williams - Save the Best for Last
Walk off the Earth - Farther We Go
Walk off the Earth - Happy Stuff
Walk off the Earth - How It Is
Walk off the Earth - I’ll Be There
Walk off the Earth - Long Way Home
Walk off the Earth - Love You Right
Walk off the Earth - Whatever
Walk the Moon - Shut Up and Dance
Waylon Jennings - Dukes of Hazzard Theme
We Five - You Were On My Mind
We The Kings - Check Yes Juliet
Weezer - Beverly Hills
Weird Al - One More Minute
Weird Al - The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota
Weird Al - You Don’t Love Me Anymore
Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag
Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Wicked - Defying Gravity
Willie Nelson - Always on My Mind
Willie Nelson - On the Road Again
Willy Wonka - Pure Imagination
Wilson Pickett - Mustang Sally
Woody Guthrie - This Land is Your Land
Yngwie Malmsteen - Heaven Tonight
Zooey Deschanel - Hey Girl (short)
Zooey Deschanel - Hey Girl
ZZ Top - Legs
ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man

38 Special - Hold on Loosely  

Originally in E, I play in A capo 2

All the V/3’s and V/3’s are really probably I/7 and bVII/7 (i.e., only the bottom is moving),

but I prefer it this way if acoustic.

E/G# D/F# 
       x2

Vox on the 5 on “see”, and 1 2 of the key on “ba-ad”, which will feel low in my key

E/G# D/F# 
 You see it all around you,  good lovin’ gone bad
E/G# D/F# 
 And usually it’s too late when you  realize what you had
 And my mind goes back to a girl I left some years ago, who told me

E/G# D/F# 
 Just hold on loosely,  but don’t let g →  →
E/G# 
If you cling too tightly,  you’re gonna lose control
Bm 
 Your baby needs someone to believe in
Bm 
 And a whole lot of space to breathe in

E/G# D/F# 
 It’s so damn easy  when your feelings are such
E/G# D/F# 
 To overprotect her,  to love her too much
 And my mind goes back to a girl I left some years ago, who told me

E/G# D/F# 
 Just hold on loosely,  but don’t let g →  →
E/G# 
If you cling too tightly, you’re gonna lose control
Bm 
 Your baby needs someone to believe in
Bm 
 And a whole lot of space to breathe in

Chords change on every beat

C/G C/G C/G C/G 
    Don’t let her slip 
Gsus2 Gsus2 Gus2 Gsus2 
Away,      sentimental
C/G C/G C/G C/G 
Fool,    don’t let your heart get
Gsus2 D# 
In her way  →  → 

E/G# D/F# 
 You see it all around you,  good lovin’ gone bad
E/G# D/F# 
 And usually it’s too late when you  realize what you had

E/G# D/F# 
 Just hold on loosely,  but don’t let g →  →
E/G# 
 If you cling too tightly,  you’re gonna lose control
Bm 
 Your baby needs someone to believe in
Bm 
 And a whole lot of space to breathe in

E/G# D/F# 
 So hold on loosely,  but don’t let g →  →

Hard stop before “you’re gonna lose it”

E/G# 
 If you cling too tightly,  you’re gonna lose it 
D/F# 
 You’re gonna, lose control

Solo

E/G# D/F# 
       Yeah yeah yeah yeah
E/G# D/F# 
   
E/G# D/F# 
 So hold on loosely,  but don’t let g →  →
E/G# 
 If you cling too tightly,  you’re gonna lose control

E/G# D/F# 
 Hold on loosely,  but don’t let g →  →
E/G# 
 If you cling too tightly to her,  you’re gonna lose control, yeah yeah

Solo to fade

E/G# D/F# 

A-Ha - Take On Me  

Originally in Bm, I play in Am

If solo acoustic, just Am until the lyrics start,

skip all the intro goop.  Also play fast.

Just drums @ start

Intro, just texture

Am Em Am Em 
   

Keys riff starts

Am C/B 
Am C/B 
Am Am Am/D 
   
Am 
We’re talking away
C/B 
I don’t know what I’m to say
Am 
I’ll say it anyway
C/B 
Today’s another day to find you
Am 
Shying away
Em 
I’ll be coming for your love O.K.

In G, start chorus lines on D, G, B

That D is a whole step below “O.K.”

D/F# Em 
Take on me 
D/F# Em 
Take me on 
Em 
I’ll be gone in a day or two
D/F# Em 
Am 
So needless to say I’m odds and ends
C/B 
But I’ll be
Am 
Stumbling away
C/B 
Slowly learning that life is O.K.
Am 
Say after me
Em 
It’s no better to be safe than sorry

D/F# Em 
Take on me 
D/F# Em 
Take me on 
Em 
I’ll be gone in a day or two
D/F# Em 

Trippy bridge

Bm Bm Am 
     

Intro riff, just keys

Am C/B 
Am C/B 
Am Am Am/D 
   
Am 
The things that you say
C/B 
Is it live or just to play
Am 
My worries away
C/B 
You’re all the things I’ve got to remember
Am 
You’re shying away
Em 
I’ll be coming for you anyway

D/F# Em 
Take on me 
D/F# Em 
Take me on 
Em 
I’ll be gone in a day or two
D/F# Em 

After 2 choruses, ends on “day”, with keys fading...

Abba - Dancing Queen  

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

down an octave.

C/G C/G 
C/G D/G C/G 
   Ooh →  

Vox on the 6 of the chord on “you”

B7 
You can dance, you can jive
Em A/C# 
Having the time of your life
Am7 
Ooh ooh ooh, see that girl, watch that scene
D7 C/G 
Digging the dancing queen  

C/G 
 → 
C/G 
 → 

C/G 
Friday night and the lights are low 
Em 
Looking out for a place to go 
G/D 
Where they play the right music 
Getting in the swing
Em Em  Em 
You come to look for a king  → 

C/G 
Anybody could be that guy 
Em 
Night is young and the music’s high
G/D 
With a bit of rock music 
Everything is fine
Em Em Em 
You’re in the mood for a dance  
Am7 D7 
And when you get the chance 

C/G C/G 
You are the dancing queen, young and sweet, only seventeen 
C/G C/E 
Dancing queen, feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah 

B7 
You can dance, you can jive
Em A/C# 
Having the time of your life
Am7 
Ooh ooh ooh, see that girl, watch that scene
D7 C/G 
Digging the dancing queen

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

C/G 
 
C/G 
 → 
C/G 
 → 

C/G 
You’re a teaser, you turn ‘em on 
Em 
Leave them burning and then you’re gone
G/D 
Looking out for another 
Anyone will do
Em Em Em 
You’re in the mood for a dance  → 
Am7 D7 
And when you get the chance 

C/G C/G 
You are the dancing queen, young and sweet, only seventeen 
C/G C/E 
Dancing queen, feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah 

B7 
You can dance, you can jive
Em A/C# 
Having the time of your life
Am7 
Ooh ooh ooh, see that girl, watch that scene
D7 C/G C/G 
Digging the dancing queen  
C/G D7/A C/G C/G 
  Digging the dancing queen  

Abba - Mamma Mia  

Originally in D, I play in A

Aaug Aaug 
   x2

E/A 
I’ve been cheated by you since I don’t know when
E/A 
So I made up my mind it must come to an end
Aaug 
Look at me now,  will I ever learn?
Aaug 
I don’t know how, but I suddenly lose control
There’s a fire within my soul
A/C# 
Just one look and I can hear a bell ring
A/C# 
One more look and I forget everything

Mamma mia, here I go again
G/D A/C# 
My my, how can I resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again?
G/D A/C# 
My my, just how much I’ve missed you

E/G# 
Yes, I’ve been broken-hearted
F#m C#m/E 
Blue since the day we parted
G/D Bm 
Why, why did I ever let you go?
F#m 
Mamma mia, now I really know
G/D Bm 
My my, I could never let you go

Aaug Aaug 
   
E/A 
I’ve been angry and sad about things that you do
E/A 
I can’t count all the times that I told you we’re through
Aaug 
And when you go,  when you slam the door
Aaug 
I think you know,  that you won’t be away too long
You know that I’m not that strong
A/C# 
Just one look and I can hear a bell ring
A/C# 
One more look and I forget everything

Mamma mia, here I go again
G/D A/C# 
My my, how can I resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again?
G/D A/C# 
My my, just how much I’ve missed you

E/G# 
Yes, I’ve been broken-hearted
F#m C#m/E 
Blue since the day we parted
G/D Bm 
Why, why did I ever let you go?

Mamma mia, even if I say
G/D A/C# 
Bye bye, leave me now or never
Mamma mia, it’s a game we play
G/D A/C# 
Bye bye doesn’t mean forever

Mamma mia, here I go again
G/D A/C# 
My my, how can I resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again?
G/D A/C# 
My my, just how much I missed you

E/G# 
Yes, I’ve been broken-hearted
F#m C#m/E 
Blue since the day we parted
G/D Bm 
Why, why did I ever let you go?
F#m 
Mamma mia, now I really know
G/D Bm 
My my, I could never let you go

Repeat to fade

Aaug 
 

AC DC - Highway to Hell  

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

Intro

D/F# D/F# D/F# D/F# D/F# D/F# D/F# 
                             x2

“Livin’ easy” is roughly b7 1 b3 b3

D/F# D/F# D/F# D/F# 
   Livin’ easy,   livin’ free  
D/F# D/F# D/F# 
 Season ticket on one way ride
D/F# D/F# D/F# D/F# 
   Askin’ nothin’ leave me be  
D/F# D/F# D/F# 
 Takin’ everythin’ in my stride

D/F# D/F# D/F# D/F# 
   Don’t need reason,   don’t need rhyme 
D/F# D/F# D/F# 
 Ain’t nothin’ I’d rather do
D/F# D/F# D/F# D/F# 
   Goin’ down,   party time  
D/F# D/F# D/F# 
  My friends are gonna be there too

D/A D/F# 
I’m on the highway to hell  
D/A D/F# 
On the highway to hell   
D/A D/F# 
Highway to hell,  I’m on the 
D/A 
Highway to hell

D/F# D/F# D/F# D/F# 
   No stop signs speed limit 
D/F# D/F# D/F# 
  Nobody’s gonna slow me down
D/F# D/F# D/F# D/F# 
   Like a wheel,   gonna spin it  
D/F# D/F# D/F# 
  Nobody’s gonnmess me around

D/F# D/F# D/F# D/F# 
   Hey Satan,   payin’ my dues 
D/F# D/F# D/F# 
   Playin’ in rockin’ band
D/F# D/F# D/F# D/F# 
   Hey mama,   look at me 
D/F# D/F# D/F# 
 I’m on my way to the promised land, whoa

D/A D/F# 
I’m on the highway to hell  
D/A D/F# 
Highway to hell,  I’m on the 
D/A D/F# 
Highway to hell  
D/A 
Highway to hell

Dsus4 
Mmmmmmm    
Dsus4 Dsus4 
Don’t stop me     

Solo on verse chords

D/A D/F# 
I’m on the highway to hell,  uh
D/A D/F# 
Highway to hell,  I’m on the 
D/A D/F# 
Highway to hell,  on the

Hard stop here

D/A 
Highway to 

D/F# 
 
D/A D/F# 
Highway to hell, I’m on on the highway to hell
D/A 
Highway to hell
D/A 
Highway to hell

Let ring at the end of this line

D/A 
Highway to hell

And I'm going down, aaaooohwaayyy

AC DC - Moneytalks  

Originally in G, I play in A

D/A D/A 
D/A 
   

Yo!

   
Tailored suits, chauffeured cars
Fine hotels and big cigars
Up for grabs, up for a price
Where the red hot girls keep on dancing through the night

The claim is on you, the sights are on me
So what do you do, that’s guaranteed
Hey little girl, you want it all
The furs, the diamonds, the paintings on the wall

Come on, come on, love me for the money
D/E 
Come on, come on, listen to the money talk
Come on, come on, love me for the money
D/E 
Come on, come on, listen to the money talk

   
A French maid, foreign chef
A big house with king size bed
You had enough, you ship ‘em out
The dollar’s up, down, you better buy the pound

The claim is on you, the sights are on me
So what do you do, that’s guaranteed
Hey little girl, you break the laws
You hustle, you deal, you steal from us all

Come on, come on, love me for the money
D/E 
Come on, come on, listen to the money talk
Come on, come on, love me for the money
D/E 
Come on, come on, listen to the money talk

  Money talks  

Solo on verse chords

   
D/A D/A 
   Money talks 
D/A D/A 
B.S. walks,  money talks,  come on, come on

Come on, come on, love me for the money
D/E 
Come on, come on, listen to the money talk
Come on, come on, love me for the money
D/E 
Come on, come on, listen to the money talk

Come on, come on, love me for the money
D/E 
Come on, come on, listen to the money talk
Come on, come on, love me for the money
D/E 
Come on, come on, listen to the money talk

AC DC - Thunderstruck  

Originally in B, I play in A.  Highest note is the 5 (“rode down the highway”).  In the original key, that’s an F# (!!!).

Dm/A 
   x2

 Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah x4

Thunder, ah x10

Vox more or less on 1 1 b3 on “I was caught”

I was caught in the middle of a railroad track (thunder)
I looked ‘round, and I knew there was no turning back (thunder)
My mind raced, and I thought, what could I do? (thunder)
And I knew, there was no help, no help from you (thunder)

Sound of the drums,  →   →  → beating in my heart  →   →  → 
The thunder of guns,  →   →  → tore me apart  →   →  → 

 You’ve been, thunderstruck

Vox on the 5 on “highway”

Rode down the highway, broke the limit, we hit the town
Went through to Texas, yeah Texas, and we had some fun
We met some girls, some dancers who gave a good time
Broke all the rules, played all the fools, yeah-yeah, they, they, they blew our minds

 →  →  And I was shakin’ at the knees  →  →  → 
Could I come again please?   →  →  → 
Yeah, the ladies were too kind   →  →  → 

You've been 

Thunderstruck  →  →  → 
Thunderstruck  →  →  → 
Yea, yeah, yeah thunderstruck  →  →  → 
Ooh thunderstruck  →  →  → 

 Yeah

 I was shaking at the knees
 Could I come again please? 

Solo

       x4

 →  Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah x4

Thunderstruck  →  →  → 
Thunderstruck  →  →  → 
Yea, yeah, yeah thunderstruck  →  →  → 
Thunderstruck  →  → yeah yeah yeah say

Yeah, it’s alright
We’re doing fine
Yeah, it’s alright
We’re, doing fine fine fine

Thunderstruck  →  →  → 
Yea, yeah, yeah thunderstruck  →  →  → 
Thunderstruck  →  →  → 
You’ve been thunderstruck  →  →  → 

AC DC - You Shook Me All Night Long  

Originally in G, I play in A capo 2

  →  →  →  → 
 →  →  →  → 

x2

Riff goes through the verse, approximating here

She was a fast machine, she kept her motor clean
She was the best damn woman that I ever seen
She had the sightless eyes, telling me no lies
Knockin’ me out with those American thighs

Taking more than her share, had me  fighting for air
She told me to come, but I was already there
‘Cause the walls start shaking, the Earth was quaking
E7 
My mind was aching, and we weren’t thinkin’ and 

A/C# A/C# 
You shook me all night long 
A/C# A/C# 
Yeah you, shook me all night long 

Working double time on the seduction line
She was one of a kind, she’s just mine, all mine
Wanted no applause, just another course
Made a meal out of me and came back for more

Had to cool me down to take another round
Now I’m back in the ring to take another swing
‘Cause the walls were shaking, the Earth was quaking
E7 
My mind was aching, and we weren’t thinkin’ and 

A/C# A/C# 
You shook me all night long 
A/C# A/C# 
Yeah you, shook me all night long , knockin’ me out
A/C# A/C# 
You shook me all night long , you had me shakin’
A/C# 
And you shook me all night long
Yeah you shook me, well you took me

Solo on verse chords if appropriate

A/C# A/C# 
You shook me all night long , oooh
A/C# A/C# 
You shook me all night long , yeah yeah
A/C# A/C# 
You shook me all night long , you really got me and
A/C# A/C# 
You shook me all night long, yeah you shook me

Hard stop on “you” (yes, that’s really how the song ends)

A/C# 
 Yeah you shook me, oh no you

Adam Ant - Goody Two Shoes  

Intro

   
With the heartbreak open, so much you can’t hide
Put on a little makeup, makeup 
Make sure they get your good side, good side

If the words unspoken get stuck in your throat
Send a treasure token token 
Write it on a pound note, pound note

 
Goody two, goody two, goody goody two shoes
Goody two, goody two, goody goody two shoes

Don’t drink, don’t smoke, what do you do?
You don’t drink, don’t smoke, what do you do?
Subtle innuendos follow
There must be something inside

 
We don’t follow fashion, that would be a joke
You know we’re gonna set them, set them 
So everyone can take note, take note

When they saw you kneeling, crying words that you mean
Opening their eyeballs, eyeballs 
Pretending that you’re Al Green, Al Green

 
Goody two, goody two, goody goody two shoes
Goody two, goody two, goody goody two shoes

Don’t drink, don’t smoke, what do you do?
Don’t drink, don’t smoke, what do you do?
Subtle innuendos follow
Must be something inside

The original does an awkward series of key changes here, just to get back

to the original key in the chorus.  Skipping that.

 
No one’s gonna tell me what’s wrong or what’s right
Or tell me who to eat with, sleep with 
Or that I’ve won the big fight, big fight

Look out or they’ll tell you, you’re a superstar
Two weeks and you’re an all time legend 
I think the games have gone much too far

If the word’s unspoken, it gets stuck in your throat
Send a treasure token, token 
Write it on a pound note, pound note

Don’t drink, don’t smoke, what do you do?

Don’t drink, don’t smoke, what do you do?

Subtle innuendos follow
Must be something inside

You said don’t drink, don’t smoke, what do you do?

Don’t drink, don’t smoke, what do you do?

Subtle innuendos follow
Must be something inside

You said don’t drink, don’t smoke, what do you do?

Don’t drink, don’t smoke, what do you do?

Subtle innuendos follow
Must be something inside

You said don’t drink, don’t smoke, what do you do?

Don’t drink, don’t smoke, what do you do?

Subtle innuendos follow

Hard stop on “must”

G# 
Must be something inside  → 

Aerosmith - Amazing  

Originally in C, I play in C capo 4

Am G/A Am Em7 
   
Am G/A 
I kept the right ones out and let the wrong ones in
C7 
Had an angel of mercy to see me through all my sins
Fm6/Ab C/G 
There were times in my life when I was goin’ insane
F#m7b5 
Tryin’ to walk through the pain

Am G/A 
When I lost my grip and I hit the floor
C7 
Yeah, I thought I could leave but couldn’t get out the door
Fm6/Ab C/G 
I was so sick and tired of livin’ a lie
F#m7b5 
I was wishin’ that I would die

Em7 C/E C/G G7 
It’s amazing,  with the blink of an eye you finally see the light  
Em7 C/E C/G G7 
It’s amazing when the moment arrives that you know you’ll be alright  
Em7 D7 
It’s amazing and I’m sayin’ a prayer for the desperate hearts tonight

Am D7 
That one last shot’s a permanent vacation
G/B 
And how high can you fly with broken wings? 
Am D7 
Life’s a journey not a destination
C/G G7 
And I just can’t tell just what tomorrow brings  

Am G/A 
You have to learn to crawl before you learn to walk
C7 
But I just couldn’t listen to all that righteous talk
Fm6/Ab C/G 
Well, I was out on the street, just tryin’ to survive
F#m7b5 
Scratchin’ to stay alive

Em7 C/E C/G G7 
It’s amazing,  with the blink of an eye you finally see the light  
Em7 C/E C/G G7 
It’s amazing when the moment arrives that you know you’ll be alright  
Em7 D7 
It’s amazing and I’m sayin’ a prayer for the desperate hearts tonight

Dm7 
  Desperate hearts, desperate hearts
Dm7 C/E 
  Did you wanna see without and give what I got
C/F 
  Oh, wada, wada ah ka kow, ah ka ka ka kow

Solo/outro, with ad libs

Dm7 C/E 
C/G Am C/G 
Dm7 C/E 
C7 

Aerosmith - Angel  

Originally in Eb, I play in A

  →  x 3
F#m 
  → 

Dsus4 
I’m alone yeah I don’t know if I can face the night  
F#m C#m 
I’m in tears and the crying that I do is for you  

F#m 
I want your love let’s break the walls between us
F#m 
Don’t make it tough, I’ll put away my pride
F#m 
Enough’s enough, I’ve suffered and I’ve seen the light

Hard stop

Baby

F#m 
You’re my angel   come and save me tonight   
F#m Dsus4 
You’re my angel   come and make it alright    

Dsus4 
Don’t know what I’m gonna do about this feeling inside  
F#m C#m 
Yes, it’s true loneliness took me for a ride 

F#m 
Without your love, I’m nothing but a beggar
F#m 
Without your love, a dog without a bone
F#m 
What can I do, I’m sleeping in this bed alone

Baby

F#m 
You’re my angel   come and save me tonight  
F#m 
You’re my an-gel yeah come and make it alright  
Come and save me tonight

Solo if appropriate

F#m 
  →   →   → 
F#m 
 →   →   →   → 

Vox on the b7 of the chord (!)

 You’re the reason I live
 You’re the reason I die
 You’re the reason I give
F#m 
 When I break down and cry
 Don’t need no reason why

Hard stop on the last “baby”

Baby, baby, baby

F#m 
You’re my angel   come and save me tonight  
F#m 
You’re my an-gel yeah come and make it alright  
F#m 
You’re my an--gel come and save me tonight, living in the air
F#m 
You’re my angel come and take me alright  
Come and save me tonight
Come and save me tonight
F#m 
Come and save me tonight
Come and save me tonight
Come and save me tonight

Aerosmith - Cryin’  

Originally in A, I play in D or D capo 1

The highest part is the “breathin’ room” after

the first chorus, it goes up to the 4.

When acoustic, I also play something for the main riff

that looks a little more like Bb5 Bb5/G Bb5 C5,

or Eb Eb Bb5 C5.  Even just Bb5 Bb5 Bb5 C5 works.

D#5 F5 A#5 C5 
       x3
D#5 F5 A#5 C5 D#5 
    
There was a time
Bm F#m 
When I was so broken-hearted
Love wasn’t much of a friend of mine
The tables have turned, yeah
Bm F#m 
‘Cause me and them ways have parted
That kind of love was the killin’ kind, listen

All I want is someone I can’t resist

Vox start this line on the same note as the last line,

and go a half-step up on “way”

I know all I need to know by the way that I got kissed

I was cryin’ when I met you
Bm 
Now I’m tryin’ to forget you
Your love is sweet misery
I was cryin’ just to get you
F#m 
Now I’m dyin’ ‘cause I let you
Do what you do, down on me

Vox in on the 1 of whatever chord is last in this phrase.

That’s C if you’re playing in D.  Chords are just the intro

riff.

D#5 F5 A#5 C5 
      Now there’s not even breathin’ room
D#5 F5 A#5 C5 
      Between pleasure and pain
D#5 F5 A#5 C5 
      Yea you cry when we’re makin’ love
D#5 F5 A#5 C5 D#5 
   Must be one and the same

It’s down on me
Bm F#m 
Yeah I got to tell you one thing
It’s been on my mind, girl I gotta say
We’re partners in crime
Bm F#m 
You got that certain something
What you give to me takes my breath away

Now the word out on the street is the devil’s in your kiss
If our love goes up in flames it’s a fire I can’t resist

I was cryin’ when I met you
Bm 
Now I’m tryin’ to forget you
Your love is sweet misery
I was cryin’ just to get you
F#m 
Now I’m dyin’ ‘cause I let you
Do what you do, down on me

Solo over intro chords

Vox in on the 5 of the first chord

That’s a D# if you’re playing in D

G# D# 
‘Cause what you got inside
G# D# 
Ain’t where your love should stay

Vox down a whole step on “our”, then up a whole step to “ain’t”,

and up a half-step on “give”.

C# G# 
Yeah, our love, sweet love, ain’t love
Yill ya give your heart away

Note the minor chords are switched in this chorus

I was cryin’ when I met you
F#m 
Now I’m tryin’ to forget you
Your love is sweet misery
I was cryin’ just to get you
Bm 
Now I’m dyin’ to let you
Do what you do, down on  baby baby...

Solo

F#m 
Bm 

Aerosmith - Dream On  

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 B7 
Everybody’s got their dues in life to pay

Em 
Yeah, I know nobody knows
Where it comes and where it goes
Em 
I know it’s everybody’s sin
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 
All the things come back to you

Em 
Sing with me, sing for the year
Sing for the laughter, sing for the tear
Em 
Sing with me, if it’s just for today
B7 
Maybe tomorrow, the good lord will take you away, yeah

Am B7 Cmaj7 
Dream on dream on dream on
Em 
Dream until the dream come true

Am B7 Cmaj7 
Dream on dream on dream on
Em 
Dream until the dream come true

Am B7 
Dream on dream on 
Cmaj7 
Dream on dream on

Am B7 
Dream on dream on 
Cmaj7 B7 
Dream on ah ah

Em 

Aerosmith - Eat the Rich  

Originally in E, I play in E and sing the chorus an octave down

Intro

NC 
Wake up kids, it’s half past the youth

Ain’t nothin’ really changin’ but the date
You're a grand slammer, but you're no Babe Ruth
You gotta learn how to relate
Or you'll be swingin' from the pearly gate
Yeah, I got all the answers, and lo and behold you got the right key baby
But the wrong key hole, yo

More Em, than E, mix in some 7#9’s

E5 
E5 
Well, I woke up this morning on the wrong side of the bed
E5 
And a-how I got to thinkin’ about all those things you said
E5 
About ordinary people and how they make you sick
E5 
And if callin’ names kicks back on you then I hope this does the trick

E5 F#5 
Cause I’m sick of your complainin’ about how many bills
E5 F#5 
And I’m sick of all your bitchin’ ‘bout your poodles and your pills
E5 F#5 
And I just can’t see no humor about your way of life
And I think I can do more for you with this here fork and knife

Simplifying the riff to chords, removing some V’s for playability

E5 D5 A5 D5 A5 E5 
Eat the rich, there’s only one thing that they’re good for
E5 D5 A5 D5 A5 E5 
Eat the rich, I take one bite now and come back for more
E5 D5 A5 D5 A5 E5 
Eat the rich, I gotta get this off my chest
E5 D5 A5 D5 A5 E5 
Eat the rich, I take one bite now, spit out the rest, uh-huh

E5 
E5 
So I called up my head shrinker and I told him what I’d done
E5 
He said you’d best go on a diet, yeah I hope you have some fun
E5 
And a’don’t go burst a bubble on the rich folks who get rude
E5 
‘Cause you won’t get in no trouble when you eats that kinda food

E5 F#5 
Well now their smokin’ up their junk bonds, and then they go get stiff
E5 F#5 
And they’re dancin’ in the yacht club, with Muff and Uncle Biff
E5 F#5 
But there’s one good thing that happens, when you toss your pearls to swine
Their attitudes may taste like shit, but go real good with wine

E5 D5 A5 D5 A5 E5 
Eat the rich, there’s only one thing that they’re good for
E5 D5 A5 D5 A5 E5 
Eat the rich, I take one bite now and come back for more
E5 D5 A5 D5 A5 E5 
Eat the rich, I gotta get this off my chest
E5 D5 A5 D5 A5 E5 
Eat the rich, I take one bite now, spit out the rest

Repeat intro riff

E5 

Solo, with hard stops

   

No more hard stops, band back in

E5 
E5 F#5 
Believe in all the good things, that money just can’t buy
E5 F#5 
Then you won’t get no belly ache, from eatin’ humble pie
E5 F#5 
I believe in rags to riches, your inheritance won’t last
So take your Grey Poupon my friend, and shove it up your ass!

E5 D5 A5 D5 A5 E5 
Eat the rich, there’s only one thing that they’re good for
E5 D5 A5 D5 A5 E5 
Eat the rich, I take one bite now and come back for more
E5 D5 A5 D5 A5 E5 
Eat the rich, I gotta get this off my chest
E5 D5 A5 D5 A5 E5 
Eat the rich, I take one bite now, spit out the rest

E5 D5 A5 D5 A5 E5 
Eat the rich, there’s only one thing that they’re good for
E5 D5 A5 D5 A5 E5 
Eat the rich, I take one bite now and come back for more
E5 D5 A5 D5 A5 E5 
Eat the rich, don’t stop me now I’m going crazy
E5 D5 A5 D5 A5 E5 
Eat the rich, that’s my idea of a good time baby

Aerosmith - Fever  

Originally in E, I play in E capo 3

Play the 5’s as 7#9’s

E5 

Vox on the 5 on “rip”

E5 
I got a rip in my pants and a hole in my brand new shoes
E5 
I got a Margarita nose and a breath full of Mad Dog booze

Now it’s definitely a major chord, maybe with 6th

I got the fever, fever, fever, fever
Yeah, they threw me out of jail I tell you it ain’t fair
I tried to kiss the judge from the electrical chair
But we all here cause we’re not all there tonight  → 

E5 
E5 
The guitar’s cranked and the bass man’s blown a fuse
E5 
And when the whole gang bangs tell me then what’s your excuse?

We got the fever, fever, fever, fever
Fever gives you lust with an appetite
It hits you like the fangs from a rattlesnake bite
We all here cause we’re not all there tonight 

 →    →   →   → 
 →    →   →   → 

That pattern continues through the bridge, but I’m only writing the second chord from each pair

Vox basically on the 4 of the key (5 of the first chord for the entire bridge, until “caviar”

D5 A5 
We can’t run away from trouble
G5 A5 
There ain’t no place that far
D5 A5 
But if we do it right at the speed of light
G5 A5 B5 
There’s the back seat of my car, caviar

E5 

Lyrics move a little faster here, no pause after the first line

E5 
I was feeling so high I forgot what day
E5 
Now I’m feeling low down even slow seems way too fast
E5 
And now the booze don’t work ‘cause the drugs ran out of gas

I got the fever, fever, fever, fever
The buzz that you be getting from the crack don’t last

Every once in a while, I find a line so awkward that I change it for awesomesongbook.com...

I’d rather be O.D.in’ in the back of the class
Yeah we all here ‘cause we’re not all there tonight

 →    →   →   → 

Same deal, just writing the second chord in each pair

D5 A5 
My first time ever lover
G5 A5 
We fell asleep out on the lawn
E5 B5 
And when I woke up I was all alone
A5 B5 
Makin’ love to the crack of dawn
D5 A5 
So yo, I beg your pardon sir
G5 A5 B5 
The gang...ster of love rides again

Harmonica solo

   
   
I got the fever (you know I got the chill)
Fever (it give me such a thrill)
Fever (like a burnin’ plague)
Fever (yeah, get outta my way)
Fever may be hell and a cross to bear
As long as I’m in heaven honey I don’t care
You look so good baby look so fine
I tell you you’re the image of the perfect crime
You gets so tired holding on so tight
If you think you’re going crazy well you may be right
Yeah, we’re all here ‘cause we’re not all there, that’s right

 → 

Aerosmith - I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing  

Originally in D, I play in A

Highest note that matters is the 5

Intro, loosely, or just skip this

B/F# G#m7 Bsus4 Bsus4 
       x 2

 

Vox on 2 2 3 5 6 on “i could stay awake”, up to the higher 3 on “hear”

E/G# F#m7 
I could stay awake just to hear you breathin’
C#m Bm7 
Watch you smile while you are sleepin’, while you’re far away and dreamin’
E/G# F#m7 
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender
A/C# Bm7 
I could stay lost in this moment, forever
C#m7 Dmaj7 Esus4 
Every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure

E/G# 
 I don’t want to close my eyes
Bm7 
 I don’t want to fall asleep ‘cause I’d miss you baby
And I don’t want to miss a thing
E/G# 
‘Cause even when I dream of you
Bm7 
 The sweetest dream would never do, I’d still miss you baby

Hang the last chord in this line

E/G# Bm7 
And I don’t want to miss a thing  

E/G# F#m7 
Lyin’ close to you feeling your heart beating
A/C# 
And I’m wonderin’ what you’re dreaming 
Bm7 
Wonderin’ if it’s me you’re seein’
E/G# F#m7 
Then I kiss your eyes and thank God we’re together
C#m7 Dmaj7 Esus4 
I just want to stay with you in this moment forever, forever and ever

E/G# 
 I don’t want to close my eyes
Bm7 
 I don’t want to fall asleep ‘cause I’d miss you baby
And I don’t want to miss a thing
E/G# 
‘Cause even when I dream of you
Bm7 
 The sweetest dream would never do, I’d still miss you baby
And I don’t want to miss a thing 

Bridge

D/F# 
I don’t want to miss one smile, I don’t want to miss one kiss
C/E 
I just want to be with you right here with you, just like this
D/F# 
I just want to hold you close, feel your heart so close to mine
Am7 Esus4 
And just stay here in this moment, for all the rest of time

Yeah, yeah, yeaaaah

E/G# 
 I don’t want to close my eyes
Bm7 
 I don’t want to fall asleep ‘cause I’d miss you baby
And I don’t want to miss a thing
E/G# 
‘Cause even when I dream of you
Bm7 
 The sweetest dream would never do, I’d still miss you baby
And I don’t want to miss a thing

E/G# 
 I don’t want to close my eyes
Bm7 
 I don’t want to fall asleep ‘cause I’d miss you baby

One-off minor chord

F#m 
And I don’t want to miss a thing
E/G# 
‘Cause even when I dream of you
Bm7 
 The sweetest dream would never do, I’d still miss you baby
And I don’t want to miss a thing

Aerosmith - Livin’ on the Edge  

Originally in D, I play in A

Intro

Asus2 

Vox on the 5

There’s something wrong with the world today, I don’t know what it is
F#m F#m 
Something’s wrong with our eyes  → 
We’re seeing things in a different way, and god knows it ain’t his
F#m 
It sure ain’t no surprise, yeah!

Vox on 5 3 2 1 3 on “livin’ on the edge”

We’re livin’ on the edge
Livin’ on the edge
Livin’ on the edge 
Livin’ on the edge

There’s something wrong with the world today, the lightbulb’s getting dim
F#m F#m 
There’s meltdown in the sky  → 
If you can judge a wise man by the color of his skin
F#m 
Then mister you’re a better man than I

We’re livin’ on the edge (you can’t help yourself from falling)
Livin’ on the edge (you can’t help yourself at all)
Livin’ on the edge  (you can’t stop yourself from falling)
Livin’ on the edge

Bridge

Vox on the b7 of the chord

C# 
Tell me what you think about your situation
C# 
Complication, aggravation
F#m 
Is getting to you, yeah!
C# 
If Chicken Little tells you that the sky is fallin’
C# 
Even if it was then would you still come crawling
Back again, I bet you would, my friend
Again and again and again and again and again

Solo

D/A 
   →  
   

Yeah!

C# 
Tell me what you think about your situation
C# F#m 
Complication, aggravation is getting to you
C# 
If Chicken Little tells you that the sky is fallin’
C# 
Even if it was, would you still come crawling
Back again, I bet you would, my friend
Again and again and again and again

Vox on octave higher than the other verses

There’s something right with the world today, and everybody knows it’s wrong

Hard stop, with a long pause for space noises

F#m 
Well we could tell ‘em no, we could let it go but I would rather be hangin’ on

Livin’ on the edge (you can’t help yourself from falling)
Livin’ on the edge (you can’t help yourself at all)
Livin’ on the edge (you can’t stop yourself from falling)
Livin’ on the edge

Livin’ on the edge 
Livin’ on the edge 
A# 
Livin’ on the edge 
A# 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah yeah 

Asus2 
Livin’ on the edge (you can’t help yourself from falling)
Livin’ on the edge (you can’t help yourself at all)
Livin’ on the edge (you can’t stop yourself from falling)
Livin’ on the edge

Aerosmith - Love in an Elevator  

Originally in E, I play in A

Intro

A7#9 A7#9 A7#9 A7#9 
 

Vox on the b5 on this line

All these I’s could be I, or I7, i, or I7#9, or I5... I play I7

The IV at the end of this line is a bVI originally

Workin’ like a dog for the boss-man 
Workin’ for the company 
I’m bettin’ on the dice I’m tossin’ 
I’m gonna have a fantasy

But where am I gonna look 
They tell me that love is blind 
really need a girl like an open book
To read between the lines

Love in an elevator
Livin’ it up when I’m goin’ down
Love in an elevator
D# 
Lovin’ it up till I hit the ground

Jackie’s in the elevator 
Lingerie second floor 
She said can I see you later 
And love you just a little more 

I kinda hope we get stuck
Nobody gets out alive 
She said I’ll show you how to fax in the mailroom, honey
And have you home by five

Love in an elevator
Livin’ it up when I’m goin’ down
Love in an elevator
Lovin’ it up till I hit the ground

In the air, in the air, in the air
Honey one more time now it ain’t fair

Love in an elevator
Lovin’ it up when I’m goin’ down

 

Solo on Intro riff, then bizarre breakdown I’m not trying to write out

A7#9 A7#9 A7#9 A7#9 
           x4

Gonna be a penthouse pauper 
Gonna be a millionare 
I’m gonna be a real fast talker
And have me a love affair 

Gotta get my timin’ right
It’s a test that I got to pass
I’ll chase you all the way to stairway, honey
Kiss your sassafrass

Love in an elevator
Livin’ it up when I’m goin’ down
Love in an elevator
Livin’ it up till I hit the ground

Do you care, do you care
Honey one more time now it ain’t fair

Aerosmith - Rag Doll  

Originally in B, I play in E

   

Vox on the 1 on “rag doll”, and move up the minor pentatonic on “living in a movie”

 Rag doll, living in a movie
 Hot tramp, daddy’s little cutie
 You’re so fine, they’ll never see ya leavin’ by the 
 Back door, man → 

 Hot time, get it while it’s easy
 I don’t mind, come on up and see me
 Rag doll, baby won’t you do me
Like you done before  →   → 

 I’m feelin’ like a bad boy, mmm just like a bad boy
 I’m rippin’ up a rag doll, like throwin’ away an old toy
 Some babe’s talkin’ real loud, talkin’ all about the new crowd
 Try and tell I’m an old dream, a new version of the old scene

 Speak easy on the grape vine, keep shufflin’ in a shoe shine
 Old tin lizzy, do it till you’re dizzy
Give it all ya got until you’re put out of your misery

 Rag doll, living in a movie
 Hot tramp, daddy’s little cutie
 You’re so fine, they’ll never see ya leavin’ by the 
 Back door, man → 

Not a typo, he says “hot time” in the first chorus and “hot times” this time

 Hot times, get it while it’s easy
 I don’t mind, come on up and see me
 Rag doll, baby won’t you do me
Like you done before  →   → 

 Yes, I’m movin’, yes, I’m movin’
 Gettin’ ready for the big time, tap dancin’ on a land mine
 Yes, I’m movin’, yes, I’m movin’
Sloe gin fizzy
 Old tin lizzy, do it till you’re dizzy
Give it all ya got until you’re put out of your misery

 Rag doll, living in a movie
 Hot tramp, daddy’s little cutie
 You’re so fine, they’ll never see ya leavin’ by the 
 Back door, man → 

 Hot time, get it while it’s easy
 I don’t mind, a’come on up and see me
 Rag doll, baby won’t you do me
Baby won’t  you do me, baby won’t you do me like you done before  →   → 

Solo

C# 
 →  
C# 
 →  
C# 
 →  
C# 
 →  

 Yes, I’m movin’, yes, I’m movin’
 Get ready for the big time, get crazy on the moonshine
 Yes, I’m movin’, I’m really movin’
 Sloe gin fizzy, do it till you’re dizzy
 Give it all you got until you’re put out of your misery

 Rag doll, living in a movie
 Hot tramp, daddy’s little cutie
 You’re so fine, they’ll never see ya leavin’ by the 
 Back door, man → 

 Hot time, get it while it’s easy
 I don’t mind, a’come on up and see me
 Rag doll, baby won’t you do me
Like you done before  →   → 

 Rag doll, living in a movie
 Hot tramp, daddy’s little cutie
 You’re so fine, they’ll never see ya leavin’ by the 
 Back door, man → 

 Hot time, get it while it’s easy
 I don’t mind, a’come on up and see me
 Rag doll, baby won’t you do me
Like you done before  →   → 

 Dab-o-dee-bo-da-bee...

Aerosmith - The Other Side  

Original starts with some noodling in D (the VII of the minor key

Originally in Em, I play in Em capo 3

Em 
Mm mm mm, mm mm mm, mm mm mm, mm mm mm mm mm
Em 
 Yeah, come on

Em 
Lovin’ you has go to be (take me to the other side)
Em 
Like the devil and the deep blue sea (take me to the other side)
Em 
Forget about your foolish pride (take me to the other side)
Oh take me to the other side (take me to the other side)

 My mamma told me there’d be days like this
And man she wasn’t foolin’
 ‘Cause I just can’t believe the way you kiss
 Uh huh

 You opened up your mouth with baited breath
You said you’d never leave me
You love me, you hate me, I tried to take the loss

Vox on the bVII of the chord for most of this line

You’re cryin’ me a river but I got to get across

Em 
Lovin’ you has go to be (take me to the other side)
Em 
Like the devil and the deep blue sea (take me to the other side)
Em 
Forget about your foolish pride (take me to the other side)
Oh take me to the other side (take me to the other side)

 I’m lookin’ for another kind of love
Oh lordy, how I need it
 The kind that likes to leap without a shove
Oh, honey best believe it

 To save a lot of time and foolish pride
I’ll say what’s on my mind, girl
You loved me, you hate me, you cut me down to size
You blinded me with love and yeah it opened up my eyes

Em 
Lovin’ you has go to be (take me to the other side)
Em 
Like the devil and the deep blue sea (take me to the other side)
Em 
My conscience got to be my guide (take me to the other side)
Oh honey take me, take, take, take, take, take

Em Em 
       x 3
Em Em 
   Take me to the other side

I’m lookin’ for another kind of love
Oh lordy, how I need it
 The kind that likes to leap without a shove
Honey, you best believe it

 Now I ain’t one for sayin’ long goodbyes
hope all is forgiven
You loved me, you hate me, I used to be your lover
You know you had it comin’ girl so take me to the other 

Em Em 
Side, take me to the other side, take me to the other side
Em 
Lovin’ you has go to be (take me to the other side)
Em 
Like the devil and the deep blue sea (take me to the other side)
Em 
My conscience got to be my guide (take me to the other side)
Honey take me to the other side (take me to the other side)

Aerosmith - What it Takes  

Originally in G-ish, I play in D

However high you think this song is, it’s higher...

F#m7b5 as 2x221x

Asus4 Bm7 Gadd9 
   
There goes my old girlfriend, there’s a
Another diamond ring
Bm 
And uh, all those late night promises
I guess they don’t mean a thing
So baby, what’s the story
Did you find another man?
Bm 
Is it easy to sleep in the bed that we made?
When you don’t look back
I guess the feelings start to fade away

used to feel your fire
Bm 
But now it’s cold inside
And you’re back on the street

Like you didn’t miss a beat, yeah

Tell me what it takes to let you go
Tell me how the pain’s supposed to go
Am 
Tell me how it is that you can sleep
Am/G 
In the night
F#m7b5 
Without thinking you lost

Everything that was good

In your life to the toss of the dice
G# 
Tell me what it takes to let you go, yeah

Make sure to get all the way down to the 5 of this chord

Girl, before I met you
I was  F.I.N.E. fine
Bm 
But your love made me a prisoner
Yeah my heart’s been doing time
You spent me up like money, oh then you
Hung me out to dry
Bm 
It was easy to keep all your lies in disguise
‘Cause you had me in deep with the devil in your eyes

Tell me what it takes to let you go
Tell me how the pain’s supposed to go
Am 
Tell me how it is that you can sleep
Am/G 
In the night
F#m7b5 
Without thinking you lost

Everything that was good

In your life to the toss of the dice
G# 
Tell me what it takes to let you go

Solo

Am Am 
      

Vox on the 5 of this chord, so D if the chord is G

Tell me that you’re happy that you’re on your own
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Tell me that it’s better when you’re all alone

Vox on the 3 of this chord, so Eb if the chord is Cm

Cm A# G# 
Tell me that your body doesn’t miss my touch
D# 
Tell me that my lovin’ didn’t mean that much
Tell me you ain’t dyin’ when you’re cryin’ for me

Tell me what it takes to let you go
Tell me how the pain’s supposed to go
Am 
Tell me how it is that you can sleep
Am/G 
In the night
F#m7b5 
Without thinking you lost

Everything that was good

In your life to the toss of the dice

Note random chord on “no no no”

G# Gdim7 
Tell me who’s to blame for thinkin’ twice, no no no no
G# 
‘Cause I don’t wanna burn in paradise

Am 
Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go
Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go
Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go
Am 
I don’t wanna burn, I don’t wanna burn 
Am 
Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go
Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go
Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go

Alabama - If You’re Gonna Play in Texas  

Intro

A capella

If you’re gonna play in Texas, you gotta have a fiddle in the band

Hold an extra two beats at the end of this line

That lead guitar is hot but not for “Louisiana Man”

Guitars enter

F#m 
So rosin up that bow for “Faded Love” and let’s all dance
F#m 
If you’re gonna play in Texas, you gotta have a fiddle in the band

F#m 
  
I remember down in Houston we were puttin’ on a show
When a cowboy in the back stood up and yelled, Cotton-Eyed Joe
He said, we love what you’re doin’, boys don’t get us wrong
There’s just somethin’ missin’ in your songs

If you’re gonna play in Texas, you gotta have a fiddle in the band
That lead guitar is hot but not for “Louisiana Man”
F#m 
So rosin up that bow for “Faded Love” and let’s all dance
F#m 
If you’re gonna play in Texas, you gotta have a fiddle in the band

F#m 
 

Changes as per verse

   
So we dusted off our boots and put our cowboy hats on straight
Them Texans raised the roof when Jeff opened up his case
You say y’all all wanna two-step, you say ya wanna do-si-do
Well, here’s your fiddlin’ song before we go

If you’re gonna play in Texas, you gotta have a fiddle in the band
That lead guitar is hot but not for “Louisiana Man”
F#m 
So rosin up that bow for “Faded Love” and let’s all dance
If you’re gonna play in Texas, you gotta have a fiddle in the band

Solo, double-time

F#m 
If you’re gonna play in Texas, you gotta have a fiddle in the band
That lead guitar is hot but not for “Louisiana Man”
F#m 
So rosin up that bow for “Faded Love” and let’s all dance
If you’re gonna play in Texas, you gotta have a fiddle in the band

F#m 
   

Alabama - Mountain Music  

D/A 
   x4

 

Oh, play me some mountain music
Like grandma and grandpa used to play
Then I’ll  float on down the river
To a Cajun hideaway

Drift away like Tom Sawyer
Ride a raft with ol’ Huck Finn
Take a nap like Rip Van Winkle
Daze dreamin’ again

 

Oh, play me some mountain music
Like grandma and grandpa used to play
Then I’ll float on down the river
Bm 
To a Cajun hideaway

Solo

   
Swim across the river
Just to prove that I’m a man
Spend the day bein’ lazy
Just bein’ nature’s friend

 

Climb a long tall hick’ry
Bend it over,  skinnin’ cats
Playin’ baseball with chert rocks
Usin’ sawmill slabs for bats

 

Instruments drop out

Play some back-home come-on music
That comes from the heart
Play something with lots of feelin’

Band back in

Bm 
‘Cause that’s where music has to start

 

Oh, play me some mountain  music
Like grandma and grandpa used to play
Then I’ll float on down the river

Let ring on the V

Bm 
To a Cajun hideaway, hey, hey

Oh, play me some mountain music
Like grandma and grandpa used to play
Then I’ll  float on down the river
To a Cajun hideaway

Alabama - Song of the South  

Originally in A, I play in G

Intro

       x2

Song, song of the South
Sweet potato pie and I shut my mouth
Gone, gone with the wind
There ain’t nobody lookin’ back again

Cotton on the roadside, cotton in the ditch
We all picked the cotton but we never got rich
Daddy was a veteran, a southern Democrat
They oughta get a rich man to vote like that, singin’

Song, song of the South
Sweet potato pie and I shut my mouth
Gone, gone with the wind
There ain’t nobody lookin’ back again

       x2

Well, somebody told us Wall Street fell
But we were so poor that we couldn’t tell
Cotton was short and the weeds were tall
But Mr. Roosevelt a-gonna save us all

Well, mama got sick and daddy got down
The county got the farm and he moved to town
Papa got a job with the TVA
He bought a washing machine and then a Chevrolet

Singin, song, song of the South
Sweet potato pie and I shut my mouth
Gone, gone with the wind
There ain’t nobody lookin’ back again

Fiddle breakdown

       x2

Singin, song, song of the South
Sweet potato pie and I shut my mouth
Gone, gone with the wind
There ain’t nobody lookin’ back again

Singin, song, song of the South
Sweet potato pie and I shut my mouth
Gone, gone with the wind
There ain’t nobody lookin’ back again

Alan Doyle - I’ve Seen a Little  

Originally in A, I play in G

       x2

It’s a long way to heaven it’s a long way back    
Take it from a sinner it’s a cold, hard fact    
I kissed the bottle and it tasted like more    
It ain’t what you got, it’s what you’re lookin’ for    

Round and round
Up and down the old ball rolls
And I’m gonna miss it when I go
But it ain’t gonna miss me

I been over the moon and down on my luck
I’ve seen a little but it ain’t enough
Been down to the bottom and all the way up
Em 
I’ve seen a little but it ain’t enough
I’ve seen a little but it ain’t enough

       x2

It ain’t what ya done, it’s what you’re gonna do    
It ain’t where you been it’s where you’re going to    
I’m sorry Saint Peter I don’t mean to complain    
But can you give it just a minute ‘fore you call my name    

Nothing worse
Nothing hurts like a stone unturned
And I got candles left to burn
And lessons left to learn

I been over the moon and down on my luck
I’ve seen a little but it ain’t enough
Been down to the bottom and all the way up
Em 
I’ve seen a little but it ain’t enough
I’ve seen a little but it ain’t enough

Bridge, vox on the 2 of the chord on “know”

know
Em 
We got a long, long way to go
Em 
Other side of the world is only halfway home
Em 
There might be nothing down that road
But you never know, no you never know

Solo on chorus chords

   
Round and round
Up and down the old ball rolls
And I’m gonna miss it when I go
But it ain’t gonna miss me

Drums only

I been over the moon and down on my luck
I’ve seen a little but it ain’t enough

Hits on “been down”

Been down to the bottom and all the way up
I’ve seen a little but it ohhhh

Band enters

I been over the moon and down on my luck
I’ve seen a little but it ain’t enough
Been down to the bottom and all the way up
Em 
I’ve seen a little but it ain’t enough
Em 
I’ve seen a little but it ain’t enough
I’ve seen a little but it ain’t enough

       x2

Alanis Morissette - Hand in My Pocket  

Originally in G, I play in A capo 1

Highest note that matters is the 3 (“*fine*, fine, fine”)

Intro

   

Vox on the 5

I’m broke but I’m happy, I’m poor but I’m kind
I’m short but I’m healthy, yeah
I’m high but I’m grounded, I’m sane but I’m overwhelmed
I’m lost but I’m hopeful, baby

Gadd9 
And what it all comes down to
 Is that everything’s gonna be fine, fine, fine
Gadd9 
‘Cause I’ve got one hand in my pocket
And the other one is givin’ a high five

I feel drunk but I’m sober, I’m young and I’m underpaid
I’m tired but I’m workin’, yeah
care but I’m restless, I’m here but I’m really gone
I’m wrong and I’m sorry, baby

Gadd9 
And what it all comes down to
 Is that everything’s gonna be quite alright
Gadd9 
‘Cause I’ve got one hand in my pocket
And the other one is flickin’ a cigarette

Harmonica solo

   
Gadd9 
And what it all comes down to
 Is that I haven’t got it all figured out just yet
Gadd9 
‘Cause I’ve got one hand in my pocket
And the other one is givin’ a peace sign

I’m free but I’m focused, I’m green but I’m wise
I’m hard but I’m friendly, baby
I’m sad but I’m laughin’, I’m brave but I’m chickenshit
I’m sick but I’m pretty, baby

Gadd9 
And what it all boils down to
 Is that no one’s really got it figured out just yet
Gadd9 
Well, I’ve got one hand in my pocket
And the other one is playin’ a piano

Gadd9 
And what it all comes down to, my friend, yeah
Is that everything is just fine, fine, fine
Gadd9 
‘Cause I’ve got one hand in my pocket
And the other one is hailing a taxi cab

Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet  

Originally in C, I play in D capo 3

Highest note that matters is the 7 (“it’s all *your* fault”)

Vox on 5 2 of the key on “I had”

Bm 
 I had no choice  but to hear you
Bm 
 You stated your case  time and again
Bm 
 I thought about it 

Bm 
 You treat me like  I’m a princess
Bm 
 I’m not used to liking that
Bm 
 You ask how my day was 

Vox on 6 1 2 3 2 of the *new* key on “you’ve already won”

C#m 
You’ve already won me over in spite of me
C#m Bsus2 
Don’t be alarmed if I fall head over feet
C#m 
And don’t be surprised if I love you for all that you are
I couldn’t help it
It’s all your fault

Bm 
 Your love is thick  and it swallowed me whole
Bm 
 You’re so much braver  than I gave you credit for
Bm 
 That’s not lip service 

C#m 
You’ve already won me over in spite of me
C#m Bsus2 
And don’t be alarmed if I fall head over feet
C#m 
And don’t be surprised if I love you for all that you are
I couldn’t help it
It’s all your fault

Bm 
 You are the bearer  of unconditional things
Bm 
 You held your breath  and the door for me
Bm 
 Thanks for your patience 

Solo on chorus chords

C#m 
C#m Bsus2 
C#m 
  
Bm 
 You’re the best listener that I’ve ever met
Bm 
 You’re my best friend, best friend with benefits
Bm 
 What took me so long 

Bm 
 I’ve never felt  this healthy before
Bm 
 I’ve never wanted  something rational
Bm 
 I am aware now, ah
Bm 
 I am aware now 

C#m 
You’ve already won me over in spite of me
C#m Bsus2 
And don’t be alarmed if I fall head over feet
C#m 
And don’t be surprised if I love you for all that you are
I couldn’t help it
It’s all your fault

C#m 
You’ve already won me over in spite of me
C#m Bsus2 
And don’t be alarmed if I fall head over feet
C#m 
And don’t be surprised if I love you for all that you are
I couldn’t help it
It’s all your fault

C#m 
 La la la, ya ha ha, ah ha ha ya yie
C#m 
 Oooh wee ooh, eeh yoo ooh, yoo eee yoo oh ai
C#m 
 Ah ha ho, oh ho ho, oh ho ho, ho
I couldn’t help it
It’s all your fault

Alanis Morissette - Ironic  

Originally in E, I play in A

Highest note that matters is the 4 (“rai-i-ain”)

Intro, basically just noodling around a bit, skippable

Gmaj7 Dmaj7/A Gmaj7 Gadd9 
 Hey ya yay, yah ya ha, ay yeah, hi

Vox on the 1 on “old”

A/C# A/C# Bm 
An old man turned ninety-eight
A/C# A/C# Bm 
He won the lottery  and died the next day
A/C# A/C# Bm 
It’s a  black fly in your Chardonnay
A/C# A/C# Bm 
It’s a death row pardon two minutes too late

A/C# A/C# Bm 
And isn’t it ironic  don’t you think 

Vox on 4 3 1 on “rai-i-ain”

Bm 
It’s like raaaiin on your wedding day
Bm 
It’s a free ride when you’ve already paid
Bm 
It’s the good advice that you just didn’t take
And who would’ve thought it figures

A/C# A/C# Bm 
Mister play it safe was afraid to fly 
A/C# A/C# Bm 
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye
A/C# A/C# Bm 
He waited his whole damn life to take that flight
A/C# A/C# Bm 
And as the plane crashed down he thought, well, isn’t this nice

A/C# A/C# Bm 
And isn’t it ironic  don’t you think 

Bm 
It’s like raaaiin on your wedding day
Bm 
It’s a free ride when you’ve already paid
Bm 
It’s the good advice that you just didn’t take
And who would’ve thought it figures

Bridge

Gmaj7 Dmaj7/A 
Well, life has a funny way of sneaking up on you when you think everything’s okay
Gmaj7 Dmaj7/A 
And everything’s going right
Gmaj7 Dmaj7/A 
And life has a funny way of helping you out when you think everything’s gone wrong
Gmaj7 Gadd9 
And everything blows up in your face 

A/C# A/C# Bm 
traffic jam when you’re already late
A/C# A/C# Bm 
A no smoking sign on your cigarette break
A/C# A/C# Bm 
It’s like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
A/C# A/C# Bm 
It’s meeting the man of my dreams, and then meeting his beautiful wife, hmm

A/C# A/C# Bm 
And isn’t it ironic  don’t you think 
A/C# A/C# Bm 
A little too ironic  and yeah, I really do think 

Bm 
It’s like raaaiin on your wedding day
Bm 
It’s a free ride when you’ve already paid
Bm 
It’s the good advice that you just didn’t take
And who would’ve thought it figures

Gmaj7 Dmaj7/A 
 
Gmaj7 Dmaj7/A 
And yeah, life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
Gmaj7 Dmaj7/A 
And life has a funny, funny way 
Gmaj7 
Of helping you out, helping you out

Alannah Myles - Black Velvet  

Originally in Ebm, I play in Em capo 3

Em 
Em 
 Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell
Em 
 Jimmy Rodgers on the Victrola up high
Em 
 Mama’s dancing with baby on her shoulder
Em 
 The sun is setting like molasses in the sky

Vox are basically on the 4 of the key the whole prechorus

Bsus4 Asus4 
 The boy could sing and knew how to move everything
Gsus4 Dsus4 
 Always wanting more, it leaves you longing for

Am 
 Black velvet in that little boy’s smile
Am 
 Black velvet with that slow southern style
Am 
 A new religion that’ll bring you to your knees
B7 Em 
 Black velvet if you please

Em 
 Up in Memphis the music’s like a heatwave
Em 
 White lightning, bound to drive you wild
Em 
 Mama’s baby’s in the heart of every school girl
Em 
 “Love me tender” leaves ‘em cryin’ in the aisle
Bsus4 Asus4 
 The way he moved, it was a sin, so sweet and true
Gsus4 Dsus4 
 Always wanting more, he’d leave you longing for

Am 
 Black velvet in that little boy’s smile
Am 
 Black velvet with that slow southern style
Am 
 A new religion that’ll bring you to your knees
B7 Em 
 Black velvet if you please

Em 
Am Em 
 Every word of every song that he sang is for you
Am 
 In a flash he was gone
B7 Em 
It happened so soon,  what could you do?

Solo if appropriate

Em 
Am 
 Black velvet in that little boy’s smile
Am 
 Black velvet with that slow southern style
Am 
 A new religion that’ll bring you to your knees
B7 Em 
 Black velvet if you please

Alice In Chains - Man in the Box  

Originally in Eb5, I play in A5, highest note is the 5 (“fee-ee-ee-eed my eyes”)

Intro

A5 
A5 
Ai, ai, ai, ai, ai, ai, ai, ai, oh
A5 
Ai, ai, ai, ai, ai, ai, ai, ai, oh

Vox on the 5

A5 
I’m the man in the box
A5 
Buried in my pit
C5 A5 
Won’t you come and save me, save me

Am 
Fee-e-e-e-eed my eyes
Can you sew them shut?
Am 
Jee--e-e-e-sus Christ
Deny your maker

Am 
Hee--e-e-e-e who tries
Will be wasted
Am 
Oh, fee--e-e-eed my eyes
Now you’ve sewn them shut

A5 
Ai, ai, ai, ai, ai, ai, ai, ai, oh

A5 
I’m the dog who gets beat
A5 
Shove my nose in spit
C5 A5 
Won’t you come and save me, save me

Am 
Fee-e-e-e-eed my eyes
Can you sew them shut?
Am 
Jee--e-e-e-sus Christ
Deny your maker

Am 
Hee--e-e-e-e who tries
Will be wasted
Am 
Oh, fee--e-e-eed my eyes
Now you’ve sewn them shut

Solo on verse chords, repeat chorus

Alice in Chains - Rooster  

Originally in F# tuned down to F, I play in A capo 3

In A, play the riff as A → G/A, C → C

A11 Cadd9 
 →   →  x4

A11 Cadd9 A11 Cadd9 
Ooooh oooh, oooh  x2

The bass plays a b3 of the chord on “yet”, so you could argue it becomes a IIIm or a III7#9 there

Vox on the b3 on “ain’t found”

A11 Cadd9 
 Ain’t found a way to kill me yet
A11 Cadd9 
 Eyes burn with stinging sweat
A11 Cadd9 
 Seems every path leads me to 
A11 Cadd9 
Nowhere, mmm

A11 Cadd9 
 Wife and kids household pet
A11 Cadd9 
 Army green was no safe bet
A11 Cadd9 
 The bullets scream to me from
A11 Cadd9 
Somewhere, mmm

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “here”

A11 D/A A11 
Here they come to snuff the rooster, oh yeah  → 
A11 
Yeah here come the rooster, yeah  → 

Vox more or less on the b3 of the chord on “he”

A11 
 You know he ain’t gonna die →   
A11 A11 
No-oh no, no,  you know he ain’t gonna die   

A11 Cadd9 
 →   →  x4

A11 D/A A11 
Here they come to snuff the rooster, oh yeah  → 
A11 
Yeah here come the rooster, yeah  → 
A11 
 You know he ain’t gonna die →   
A11 A11 
No-oh no, no,  you know he ain’t gonna die   

A11 Cadd9 
 Walkin’ tall machine gun man
A11 Cadd9 
 They spit on me in my home land
A11 Cadd9 
 Gloria sent me pictures of my
A11 Cadd9 
Boy, mmm

A11 Cadd9 
 Got my pills ‘gainst mosquito death
A11 Cadd9 
 My buddy’s breathin’ his dyin’ breath
A11 Cadd9 
 Oh god please won’t you help me make it 
A11 Cadd9 
Through, mmmm

A11 D/A A11 
Here they come to snuff the rooster, oh yeah  → 
A11 
Yeah here come the rooster, yeah  → 
A11 
 You know he ain’t gonna die →   
A11 A11 
No-oh no, no,  you know he ain’t gonna die   

A11 Cadd9 
 →   →  x2

America - A Horse With No Name  

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 clouds
Em D69/F# 
The heat was hot and the ground was dry
Em D69/F# 
But the air was full of sound

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 desert you can remember your name
Em9 D69/F# 
‘Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain

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

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

Em D69/F# 
After two days in the desert sun
Em D69/F# 
My skin began to turn red
Em D69/F# 
After three 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 good to be out of the rain
Em9 D69/F# 
In the desert you can remember 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 la, la, la la la la la
Em9 D69/F# 
La la la, la, la

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

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

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

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

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

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

America - Sister Golden Hair  

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

C#m 
   

I prefer to skip this part of the intro

G#m G#m 
C#m 
   
Well I tried to make it Sunday, but I
G#m 
Got so damn depressed
That I set my sights on Monday, and I
G#m 
Got myself undressed
F#m 
I ain’t ready for the altar
C#m G#m 
But I do agree there’s times
F#m 
When a woman sure can
Esus4 
Be a friend of mine   

Well I keep on thinkin’ bout you
G#m 
Sister golden hair surprise
And I just can’t live without you
G#m 
Can’t you see it in my eyes?
F#m 
I been one poor correspondent and I been
C#m G#m 
Too, too hard to find
F#m 
But it doesn’t mean you 
Esus4 
Ain’t been on my mind   

Will you meet me in the middle?
Will you meet me in the air?
Will you love me just a little?
Just enough to show you care?

Hanging chords

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

C#m 
G#m G#m 
C#m 
   

With doo doo, da doo doo

Well I keep on thinkin’ bout you
G#m 
Sister golden hair surprise
And I just can’t live without you
G#m 
Can’t you see it in my eyes?

With aaaah’s

F#m 
I been one poor correspondent and I been
C#m G#m 
Too, too hard to find
F#m 
But it doesn’t mean you 
Esus4 
Ain’t been on my mind   

Will you meet me in the middle?
Will you meet me in the air?
Will you love me just a little?
Just enough to show you care?
F#m G#m 
Well I tried to fake it, I don’t mind saying
just can’t make it

American Authors - Go Big Or Go Home  

Originally in C#, I play in G

Highest note that matters is the 6

I...

Vox on the 3-2-1-1 on “don’t feel like go”

Don’t feel like going home
But all my cash is gone
Yeah, I got nothing to do tonight

Em 
I’m passed out on the floor
Up in the hotel bar
But it don’t matter, cause I’m feeling fine

Down to the low 1 on “passing by”, which is too low in G, find a way to not go down that far

I’m thinking life’s too short, it’s passing by
So if I’m gonna go at all

Go big or go

(Go! Go!) Go big or go home
(Go! Go!) Go big or go-o-o-o home
(Go! Go!) Go big or go home

Hard stop on go-o-o-o

(Go! Go!) Go big or go-o-o-o home

 (Go! Go!) Go big or go home 

I gave the dice a roll
And then we lost control
You know we’re lucky that we survived

Em 
Cause when we jumped the ship
Oh, man, that boat, it flipped
But we should do it all again tonight

I’m thinking life’s too short, it’s passing by
So if we’re gonna go at all

Go big or go

(Go! Go!) Go big or go home
(Go! Go!) Go big or go-o-o-o home
(Go! Go!) Go big or go home

Hard stop on go-o-o-o

(Go! Go!) Go big or go-o-o-o home

 (Go! Go!) Go big or go home 

Vox up to the high 1 on “need”

Giving my body all the things I need
Rescue me with a little whiskey
Staying out, don’t need no sleep
I’ll sleep when I’m dead, you can bury me
I’ll sleep when I’m dead, you can bury me

I guess I’m going home
Cause all my cash is gone
I spent it all trying to feel alive

(Go! Go!) Go big or go home
(Go! Go!) Go big or go-o-o-o home
(Go! Go!) Go big or go home

Hard stop on go-o-o-o

(Go! Go!) Go big or go-o-o-o home

It’s getting crazy, we’re gonna do some things that we won’t forget
(Go! Go!) Go big or go home
I’m going crazy, I’m gonna live my life, I got no regrets
(Go! Go!) Go big or go home

American Hi-Fi - Flavor of the Weak  

Originally in Bb, play in G capo 2.

Em 
Em 
She paints her nails and she don’t know
He’s got her best friend on the phone
Em 
She’ll wash her hair, his dirty clothes
Em 
Are all he gives to her
And he’s got posters on the wall
A7 
Of all the girls he wished she was
 And he means everything to her

Her boyfriend, he don’t know
Em 
Anything about her
He’s too stoned, Nintendo
Em 
I wish that I could make her see
Em 
   She’s just the
Em 
Flavor of the weak  

Em 
It’s Friday night and she’s all alone
He’s a million miles away
Em 
She’s dressed to kill, the TV’s on
Em 
He’s connected to the sound
And he’s got pictures on the  wall
A7 
Of all the girls he’s loved before
And she knows all his favorite songs

Her boyfriend, he don’t know
Em 
Anything about her
He’s too stoned, Nintendo
Em 
I wish that I could make her see
Em 
   She’s just the
Em 
Flavor of the weak  

 Quiet

Her boyfriend, he don’t know 
Em 
Anything about her
He’s too stoned, too stoned
Em 
Too stoned  too stoned

Her boyfriend, he don’t know
Em 
Anything about her
He’s too stoned, Nintendo
Em 
I wish that I could make her see
Em 
   She’s just the
Em 
Flavor of the weak  
Em 
Yeah she’s the flavor of the weak  

Gmaj7 
 She makes me weak 

Amos Lee - Sweet Pea  

Originally in E, I play in C capo 3

E7 Am 
   
Am Dm7 
 →  →  →  x 2

E7 
 Sweet pea,  apple of my eye
Am 
 Don’t know when and I  don’t know why
Am 
 You’re the only  reason I 
Dm7 
 Keep on  coming  home 

Am Dm7 
   
E7 
 Sweet pea, what’s all  this about?
Am 
 Don’t get your way, all you do  is fuss and pout
Am 
 You’re the only  reason I 
Dm7 
 Keep on  coming  home 

Am Dm7 
   
E7 
I’m like the  Rock of Gibraltar, I always seem to falter
Am 
And the  words just get in the way
Oh, I  know I’m gonna crumble

I’m trying to stay humble

But I  never think before I say

E7 Am 
   
Am Dm7 
 →  →  →  x 2

 

E7 
 Sweet pea,  keeper of my soul
Am 
 I know, sometimes, I’m  out of control
Am Dm7 
 You’re the only  reason I  keep on  coming
Am Dm7 
 You’re the only  reason I  keep on  coming, yeah
Am Dm7 
 You’re the only  reason I  keep on  coming  home 

Amy Grant - Baby, Baby  

Originally in F#, I play in A capo 2

Highest note that matters is the 3

Intro

D6 D6 A/E 
    →  x4

Vox on 3 5 6 1 on “baby baby”

D6 D6 A/E 
 Baby, baby I’m taken with the notion
D6 D6 A/E 
 To love you with the sweetest of devotion
D6 D6 A/E 
 Baby, baby my tender love will flow from
D6 D6 A/E 
 The bluest sky to the deepest ocean

Gmaj9 Em11 
Stop for a minute, baby I’m so glad you’re 
D6 D6 A/E 
Mine  yeah   → 

D6 D6 A/E 
     → 

D6 D6 A/E 
 Baby, baby the stars are shining for you
D6 D6 A/E 
 And just like me I’m sure that they adore you
D6 D6 A/E 
 Baby, baby go walking through the forest
D6 D6 A/E 
 The birds above are singing you a chorus

Gmaj9 Em11 
Stop for a minute, baby they’re so glad you’re 
D6 D6 A/E 
Mine  oh yeah   → 

E6 D6 
And ever since the day you put my heart in motion
E6 D/G 
Baby I realize that there’s just no getting over you

Original changes key here, I don’t

D6 D6 A/E 
    →  x2

D6 D6 A/E 
 Baby, baby in any kind of weather
D6 D6 A/E 
 I’m here for you always and forever
D6 D6 A/E 
 Baby, baby no muscle man could sever
D6 D6 A/E 
 My love for you is true and it willnever

Gmaj9 Em11 
Stop for a minute, baby I’m so glad you’re
D6 D6 A/E 
Mine    → 

E6 D6 
And ever since the day you put my heart in motion
E6 D6 
Baby I realize, there’s no getting over you

Solo, the original is back in the starting key now

D6 C6 Bm7 
       x4

E6 D6 
And ever since the day you put my heart in motion
E6 D6 
Baby I realize that there’s just no getting over you

Now the orignal goes back to the higher key

E6 Am/C E6 A/E 
    →  Over you
E6 Am/C E6 A/E 
    → 

E6 Am/C E6 A/E 
 Baby, baby, always and forever
E6 Am/C E6 A/E 
    → 

E6 Am/C E6 A/E 
I’m here for you baby,  I’m so glad you’re mine
E6 Am/C E6 A/E 
    → 

E6 Am/C E6 A/E 
When I think about you it makes me smile  baby, baby be mine
E6 Am/C E6 A/E 
    → 

Amy Grant - Every Heartbeat  

Originally in A, I play in D, highest note is the 2 (“stake my claim”)

Em7 
   x2

 Hear me speak what’s on my mind
Em7 
 Let me give this testimony
 Reaffirm that you will find
Em7 
 That you are my one and only

Em7 
 No exception to this rule

Vox on the 7 and #4 (!) of the chord on “I’m simp”

Cmaj7 
 I’m simple but I’m no fool
Em7 
 I’ve got a witness happy to say
G/B D/A 
Every hour every day

F#m 
Every heartbeat bears your name
Bm 
Loud and clear they stake my claim
F#m 
 My red blood runs true blue
D/F# 
And every heartbeat belongs to you

Bm 
 Classic case of boy meets girl
Em7 
 Moving in the same direction
 You’re not asking for the world
Em7 
 I’m not asking for perfection

Em7 
 Just a love that’s well-designed
Cmaj7 
 For passing the test of time
Em7 
 I’m here to tell you, I’m here to stay

G/B D/A 
Every hour every day

F#m 
Every heartbeat bears your name
Bm 
Loud and clear they stake my claim
F#m 
Ask anyone and they’ll tell you it’s true
D/F# 
That every heartbeat belongs to you

F#m 
Every heartbeat bears your name
Bm 
Loud and clear they stake my claim, yeah
F#m 
 My red blood runs true blue
D/F# 
And every heartbeat belongs to you

Trippy bridge

Am Am Em7 
Ooh ooh, ooh ooh 
Am Am 
Ooh ooh, ooh ooh

Em7 
Yeah, sure maybe I’m on the edge
But I love you, baby and like I said
 I’m here to tell you
D/C 
I’m here to stay

G/B D/A 
Every hour, every day

Let ring

F#m 
Every heartbeat bears your name
Bm 
Loud and clear they stake my claim
F#m 
Ask anyone and they’ll tell you it’s true
D/F# 
That every heartbeat belongs to you

Band back in

F#m 
Every heartbeat bears your name
Bm 
Loud and clear they stake my claim, yeah
F#m 
 My red blood runs true blue
D/F# 
And every heartbeat belongs to you

Andrew Gold - Thank You For Being a Friend  

Originally in Bb, I play in A

 Thank you for being a friend
D/A 
 Traveled down the road and back again
E/A 
Your heart is true, you’re a pal and a confidant

 I’m not ashamed to say
D/A 
 I hope it always will stay this way
E/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 
Invited everyone you  knew
F#m/E A7 
Well, you would see
Bm7 F#m 
The biggest gift would be from  me
D/C# D/B D/A 
And the card  attached  would  say

Thank you for being a  friend
D/A 
Thank you for being a  friend
E/A 
Thank you for being a  friend
Thank you for being a  friend

A/G# A/G# A/F# A/E 
   →   
D/C# D/C# D/B D/A 
   →   

 If it’s a car you lack
D/A 
 I’d surely buy you a Cadillac
E/A 
Whatever you need any time of the day or night

 I’m not ashamed to say
D/A 
 I hope it always will stay this way
E/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/C# D/B D/A 
I will  stand  real  close  and  say

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

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

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

A/D A/E Em6/G F#m 
  And when we die and float away
Fmaj7 A/E 
Into the night, the milky  way
Em6/G F#m 
You’ll hear me call as we ascend
Fmaj7 A/E 
I’ll say your  name, then once again

No instruments...

Thank you for being a...

Instruments back in...

A/G# A/G# A/F# A/E 
   →   
D/C# D/C# D/B D/A 
   →   

This time with baa baa baa baa

A/G# A/G# A/F# A/E 
   →   
D/C# D/C# D/B D/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)
Thank you for being a  friend

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)
Thank you for being a  friend

Thank you right now for being a friend
D/A 
I wanna tell you ‘bout now and I’ll tell you again
E/A 
I wanna thank you, thank you, thank you for being a friend

A/G# A/G# A/F# A/E 
   →   
D/C# D/C# D/B D/A 
   →   

Andy Grammer - Honey I’m Good  

Originally in A, I play in E

Intro, rubato

Vox on the 5

Nah nah, honey I’m good, I could have another but I probably should
C#m 
Not, I got somebody at home

It’s been a long night here, and a long night there
And these long, long legs are damn near everywhere
Hold up now, you look good, I will not lie
But if you ask where I’m staying tonight, I gotta be like

Let ring

C#m E/B 
Oh baby, no baby,  you got me all wrong baby
Amaj7 
My baby’s already got all my love

E/G# E/F# 
So nah nah, honey I’m good, I could have another but I probably should not
C#m 
 I’ve got somebody at home, and if I stay I might not leave alone
E/G# E/F# 
 No, honey I’m good, I could have another but I probably should not
C#m 
 I’ve gotta bid you adieu, to another I will stay true

 I will stay true
 I will stay true
Now better men than me have failed
Drinking from that unholy grail
Now check it out, I’ve got her and she got me
And you’ve got that stuff, but I kindly, gotta be like

C#m E/B 
Oh baby, no baby,  you got me all wrong baby
Amaj7 
My baby’s already got all my love

E/G# E/F# 
So nah nah, honey I’m good, I could have another but I probably should not

Not a typo, there’s a IV this time that wasn’t there in the first chorus

C#m 
 I’ve got somebody at home, and if I stay I might not leave alone
E/G# E/F# 
 No, honey I’m good, I could have another but I probably should not
C#m 
 I’ve gotta bid you adieu, to another I will stay true

 I will stay true
 I will stay true

Bridge

Vox on the 1 of the chord

C#m 
 Oh, I’m sure you, sure you will make somebody’s night
C#m 
But oh, I assure you, assure you it sure as hell’s not mine

Let ring

E/F# 
Oh no, honey I’m good, I could have another but I probably should not
C#m 
 I’ve got somebody at home, and if I stay I might not leave alone
E/G# E/F# 
 No, honey I’m good, I could have another but I probably should not
C#m 
 I’ve gotta bid you adieu, to another I will stay true

E/G# E/F# 
So nah nah, honey I’m good, I could have another but I probably should not
C#m 
 I’ve got somebody at home, and if I stay I might not leave alone
E/G# E/F# 
 No, honey I’m good, I could have another but I probably should not
C#m 
 I’ve gotta bid you adieu, to another I will stay true

 I will stay true
 I will stay true
 I will stay true
 I will stay true

Annie - Tomorrow  

Originally in E, I play in A.

All the big “tomorrows” at the end are on the 6.

Esus4 

Vox on 3 4 5 1 on “sun’ll come out”

Amaj7 
The sun’ll come out  tomorrow
Dmaj7 C#m7 
Bet your bottom dollar
F#m F#m/E Dmaj7 
That tomorrow, there’ll be sun 

Amaj7 
Just thinkin’ about  tomorrow
Dmaj7 C#m7 
Clears away the cobwebs
F#m F#m/E Dmaj7 
And the sorrow till there’s none 

Am 
When I’m stuck with a day
C/G 
That’s gray and lonely 
I just stick out my chin
Cmaj7 E7sus 
And grin, and say

Oh

Amaj7 
The sun’ll come out  tomorrow
Dmaj7 C#m7 
 So you got to hang on
F#m F#m/E Dmin E7sus E7 
Till tomorrow, come what may  

Amaj7 
Tomorrow, tomorrow
A7 Dm 
love ya tomorrow 
E7sus 
You’re only a day
E7 
A way

Ritard

E7 Amaj7 
Tomorrow, tomorrow
A7 Dm 
love ya tomorrow 
E7sus 
You’re only a daaaay
E7 Dm 
Aaa waaaa 

Anthrax - Only  

Originally in Bm, I play in Em capo 2, with the main

riff as Em7, Cadd9, G/B, Cadd9, then to power chords

E5 E5/C E5/B E5/C 
E5 E5/C E5/B A5 
   

All the i5’s alternate w/VII5, which I leave out here.

E5 
Everything is perfect
G5 C#5 C5 
Everything is sick, that’s it
E5 
You can’t tell me to stop it
G5 C#5 C5 
You can’t tell me not to quit, that’s it

Em7 
Revolve around yourself

It’s you and no one else

C#dim C5 
Hard for me to stay
Em7 
Swinging moods that change

From calmness to deranged

C#dim C5 A5 
Unpredictable, unpredictable

E5 E5/C 
You would see if only
E5/B A5 
You hadn’t taken things out of my hands

Actually does i, i/3, i/2, IV, but I prefer the same i, i/6, i/5, IV

E5 E5/C E5/B A5 
If only you never wanted to understand

E5 
Classic ways to live here
G5 C#5 C5 
Compromise for me 
E5 
I’m at both ends of the spectrum
G5 C#5 C5 
You’re somewhere in the between, I come clean

Em7 
Revolve around yourself

It’s you and no one else

C#dim C5 
Hard for me to stay
Em7 
Swinging moods that change

From calmness to deranged

C#dim C5 A5 
Unpredictable, unpredictable

E5 E5/C 
You would see if only
E5/B A5 
You hadn’t taken things out of my hands
E5 E5/C E5/B A5 
If only you never wanted to understand

Solo, skip acoustic, basically a zillion i5’s, then a chorus

With regular chorus lyrics

E5 E5/C E5/B A5 
Crucified, terrified, sacrifice, my whole life
E5 E5/C E5/B A5 
My whole life, my whole life, my whole life, my whole life

Actually does i VII IV here, I play chorus chords

E5 
I can’t contain myself
E5/C 
I can’t contain myself
E5/B A5 
I just can’t take myself 

Aretha Franklin - Chain of Fools  

Originally in Cm, I play in Am capo 3 and sing an octave down (obviously)

Intro, rubato... appears only in some versions, usually skip this

Am7 
Oh, oh, oh, that’s the sound

Of a worried, a worried man

D7 
Ha ha,  ha ha ha ha ha
Am 
That’s the sound of  having a good time

Mmm, that’s the sound of pain

Vox on 3 4 5

Am7 
Chain, chain, chain
Am7 
Chain, chain, chain
Am7 
Chain, chain, chain
Am7 
Chain of fools

Am7 
For five long years, I thought you were my man
Am7 
But I found out, yeah, I’m just a link in your chain
Am7 
You got me where you want me, I ain’t nothing but your fool
Am7 
You treated me mean, oh, you treated me cruel

Am7 
Chain, chain, chain
Am7 
Chain of fools

Am7 
Every chain, has got a weak link
Am7 
I might be weak child, but I’ll give you strength

Instruments out, hard stops only

Am7 
You tell me to leave you alone

My father said come on home
My doctor said take it easy
Oh, but your lovin' is much too strong  
I'm added to your

Am7 
Chain, chain, chain
Am7 
Chain, chain, chain
Am7 
Chain, chain, chain
Am7 
Chain of fools

Am7 
One of these mornings, the chain is gonna break
Am7 
But up until then, I’m gonna take all I can take, oh yeah

Am Am7 
Chain, chain, chain 
Am7 Am 
Chain, chain, chain 
Am Am7 
Chain, chain, chain 
Am7 Am 
Chain of fools

Am7 
Chain, chain, chain
Am7 
Chain, chain, chain
Am7 
Chain, chain, chain
Am7 
Chain of fools

Am7 
Chain, chain, chain
Am7 
Chain, chain, chain
Am7 
Chain, chain, chain
Am7 
Chain of fools

Aretha Franklin - Respect  

Aretha Franklin in C, Otis Redding in D, I play in A capo 3

Intro

A7 D7 
   x2

Vox on the b6 (!) on “what”

E7 D7 
 What you want,  baby, I got
E7 D7 
 What you need,  do you know I’ve got it
E7 
 All I’m asking
D7 A7 
 Is for a little respect when you come home (just a little bit)
D7 
Hey baby (just a little bit) when you get home
A7 D7 
 (Just a little bit) Mister (just a little bit)

E7 D7 
 I ain’t gonna do you wrong  while you’re gone
E7 D7 
 Ain’t gonna do you wrong  ‘cause I don’t want to
E7 
 All I’m asking
D7 A7 
 Is for a little respect when you come home (just a little bit)
D7 
Baby (just a little bit) when you get home
A7 D7 
 (Just a little bit) yeah  (just a little bit)

E7 D7 
 I’m about to give you  all my money
E7 D7 
 And all I’m asking  in return, honey
E7 D7 
 Is to give me  my propers
A7 
When you get home (just a, just a, just a, just a)
D7 
Yeah baby (just a, just a, just a, just a)
A7 
When you get home (just a little bit)
D7 
Yeah  (just a little bit)

Solo, skip if acoustic

Ebm Ab Ebm 
   
E7 D7 
Ooh, your kisses  sweeter than honey 
E7 D7 
 And guess what  so is my money 
E7 D7 
 All I want you to do for me
A7 
Is give it to me when you get home (re, re, re ,re)
D7 
Yeah baby (re, re, re ,re)
A7 
Whip it to me (respect, just a little bit)
D7 
When you get home, now  (just a little bit)

A7 
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
C7 D7 
 → Find out what it means to me
G7 A7 
 → R-E-S-P-E-C-T
C7 D7 
 → Take care, TCB

A7 
Sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me (a little respect)
D7 
Sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me
A7 
Whoa, babe (just a little bit)
D7 
A little respect (just a little bit)
A7 
I get tired (just a little bit)
D7 
Keep on trying (just a little bit)
A7 
Running out fool (just a little bit)
D7 
And I ain’t lyin’ (just a little bit)

Aretha Franklin - You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman  

 

Aretha Franklin in C, Carole King in E, I play in A capo 3

Dsus4 
 →  → 

E/G# 
 Looking out on the morning rain
A/C# Bm7 
I used to feel so uninspired  →  → 
E/G# 
 And when I knew I had to face another day
A/C# Bm7 
 Lord it made me feel so tired  →  → 

Vox on 7 2 7 2 of the chord on “before the day”

Dsus2/B C#m7 
 Before the day I met you
Dsus2/B C#m7 
 Life was so unkind
Dsus2/B C#m7 A/B 
 You’re the key to my peace of mind

You make me feel
You make me feel
D/F# A/E A/C# A/B Bm7 A/C# Bm7 
You make me feel like a natural woman  →  → 

E/G# 
 When my soul was in the lost and found
A/C# Bm7 
 You came along to claim it  →  → 
E/G# 
I didn’t know just what was wrong with me
A/C# Bm7 
 Till your kiss helped me name it  →  → 

Dsus2/B C#m7 
 Now I’m no longer doubtful
Dsus2/B C#m7 
 Of what I’m living for
Dsus2/B C#m7 A/B 
And if I make you happy I don’t need to do more

‘Cause you make me feel
You make me feel
D/F# A/E A/C# A/B Bm7 
You make me feel like a natural woman, woman

Bridge

Em7 
 Oh baby what you done to me
Em7 
 You make me feel so good inside
Dmaj7 Am 
 And I just wanna be
Dmaj7 C#m7 Bm7 
 Close to you, you make me feel so alive

You make me feel
You make me feel
D/F# A/E A/C# A/B Bm7 
You make me feel like a natural woman 

You make me feel
You make me feel
D/F# A/E A/C# A/B Bm7 
You make me feel like a natural woman  

Arlo Guthrie - City of New Orleans  

Vocal note - melody starts on the 5

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

Riding on the City of New Orleans
Bm 
Illinois Central, Monday morning rail
Fifteen cars and fifteen restless riders
Bm 
Three conductors, and twenty five sacks of mail

Bm 
All along the southbound odyssey
F#m 
The train pulls out of Kankakee
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
A7 
And graveyards of the rusted automobiles

Good morning America, how are you?
Bm 
Say don’t you know me, I’m your native son
Bm Bm/A E/G# 
I’m the train they call the City of New Orleans   
I’ll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done

Dealing card games with the old men in the club cars
Bm 
penny a point, ain’t no one keeping score
Pass the paper bag that holds the bottle
Bm 
And feel the wheels rumbling ‘neath the floor

Bm 
And the sons of Pullman porters
F#m7 
And the sons of engineers
Ride their fathers’ magic carpet made of steel

Bm 
Mothers with their babes asleep
F#m7 
Rocking to the gentle beat
A7 
And the rhythm of the rails is all they feel

Good morning America, how are you?
Bm 
Say don’t you know me, I’m your native son
Bm Bm/A E/G# 
I’m the train they call the City of New Orleans  
I’ll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done

Nighttime on the City of New Orleans
Bm 
Changing cars in Memphis, Tennessee
Halfway home, and we’ll be there by morning
Bm 
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
The steel rail still ain’t heard the news

Bm 
The conductor sings his songs again
F#m7 
The passengers will please refrain
A7 
This train’s got the disappearin’ railroad blues

Good night America, how are you?
Bm 
Say don’t you know me, I’m your native son
Bm Bm/A E/G# 
I’m the train they call the City of New Orleans  
I’ll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done
I’ll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done

Avicii - Wake Me Up  

Originally in Bm, I play in Am

Intro

Am 
Am 
    → 

Am 
 Feeling my way through the darkness 
Am 
 Guided by a beating hear
Am 
 I can’t tell where the journey will end
Am 
 But I know where to start

Am 
 They tell me I’m too young to understand
Am 
 They say I’m caught up in a dream
Am 
 Well life will pass me by if I don’t open up my eyes
Am 
 Well that’s fine by me

Am 
So wake me up when it’s all over 
Am 
When I’m wiser and I’m older  
Am 
All this time I was finding myself and I 
Am 
 Didn’t know I was lost

Am 
So wake me up when it’s all over 
Am 
When I’m wiser and I’m older 
Am 
All this time I was finding myself and I 
Am 
 Didn’t know I was lost

Am Em 
    →  x 2

Am 
 I tried carrying the weight of the world
Am 
 But I only have two hands
Am 
 Hope I get the chance to travel the world
Am 
 But I don’t have any plans

Am 
I wish that I could stay forever this young
Am 
 Not afraid to close my eyes
Am 
Life’s a game made for everyone
Am 
And love is the prize

Am 
So wake me up when it’s all over 
Am 
When I’m wiser and I’m older 
Am 
All this time I was finding myself and I 
Am 
 Didn’t know I was lost

Am 
So wake me up when it’s all over 
Am 
When I’m wiser and I’m older 
Am 
All this time I was finding myself and I 
Am 
 Didn’t know I was lost
Am 
 Didn’t know I was lost
Am 
 Didn’t know I was lost

 

Avril Lavigne - Complicated  

Originally in F, I play in G capo 3

Intro spoken

Em 
  Uh huh, life’s like this
Em 
 Uh huh, uh huh, that’s the way it is
Em 
   Cause life’s like this
Em 
 Uh huh, uh huh,  that’s the way it is

Vox start on the 1

 Chill out, whatcha yellin’ for?
Em 
 Lay back, it’s all been done before
 And if you could only let it be, you would see

 I like you the way you are
Em 
 When we’re drivin’ in your car
 And you’re talkin’ to me one-on-one, but you become

Somebody else ‘round everyone else
Em 
You’re watchin’ your back like you can’t relax
You’re tryin’ to be cool
You look like a fool to me, tell me

Get off of the vox on “complicated” pretty quickly

Em 
Why’d you have to go and make things so complicated?
Em 
see the way you’re actin’ like you’re somebody else, gets me frustrated
Em 
Life’s like this, you,  you fall, and you crawl, and you break
And you take what you get, and you turn it into 
Am7 
Honesty and promise me, I’m never gonna find you fake it
No no no

 You come over unannounced
Em 
 Dressed up like you’re somethin’ else
 Where you are and where it’s at, you see

You’re makin’ me

 Laugh out when you strike your pose
Em 
 Take off all your preppy clothes
 You know, you’re not foolin’ anyone, when you become

Somebody else ‘round everyone else
Em 
You’re watchin’ your back like you can’t relax
You’re tryin’ to be cool
You look like a fool to me, tell me

Em 
Why’d you have to go and make things so complicated?
Em 
see the way you’re actin’ like you’re somebody else, gets me frustrated
Em 
Life’s like this, you,  you fall, and you crawl, and you break
And you take what you get, and you turn it into 
Am7 
Honesty and promise me, I’m never gonna find you fake it
No no no

No no (no no)
Em 
No no (no no)
No no (no no)
No no (no no, no)

 Chill out, whatcha yellin’ for?
Em 
 Lay back It’s all been done before
 And if you could only let it be, you will see

Somebody else ‘round everyone else
Em 
You’re watchin’ your back like you can’t relax
You’re tryin’ to be cool
You look like a fool to me, tell me

Em 
Why’d you have to go and make things so complicated?
Em 
see the way you’re actin’ like you’re somebody else, gets me frustrated
Em 
Life’s like this, you,  you fall, and you crawl, and you break
And you take what you get, and you turn it into 
Am7 
Honesty and promise me, I’m never gonna find you fake it

No no

Em 
Why’d you have to go and make things so complicated?
Em 
see the way you’re actin’ like you’re somebody else, gets me frustrated

Em 
Life’s like this, you,  you fall, and you crawl, and you break
And you take what you get, and you turn it into 
Am7 
Honesty and promise me, I’m never gonna find you fake it
No no 

Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Takin’ Care of Business  

Originally in C, I play in A

       x2

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

You get up every morning from your ’larm clock’s warning
Take the 8:15 into the city
There’s a whistle up above and people pushin’, people shovin’
And the girls who try to look pretty

And if your train’s on time you can get to work by nine
And start your slaving job to get your pay
If you ever get annoyed, look at me I’m self-employed
love to work at nothing all day

And I'll be
Taking care of business  every day
Taking care of business  every way
I’ve been taking care of business it’s all mine
Taking care of business and working overtime, work out

       x2

If it were easy as fishin’ you could be a musician
If you could make sounds loud or mellow
Get a second-hand guitar, chances are you’ll go far
If you get in with the right bunch of fellows

People see you having fun, just a-lying in the sun
Tell them that you like it this way
It’s the work that we avoid, and we’re all self-employed
We love to work at nothing all day

And we been
Taking care of business  every day
Taking care of business  every way
I’ve been taking care of business, it’s all mine
Taking care of business and working overtime

Taking care of business  every day
Taking care of business  every way
I’ve been taking care of business,  it’s all mine
Taking care of business and working overtime

Solo on verse chords

       xN

   x2

Take good care  of my business 

When I’m away  every day  

       xN

You get up every morning from your ’larm clock’s warning
Take the 8:15 into the city
There’s a whistle up above and people pushin’, people shovin’
And the girls who try to look pretty

And if your train’s on time you can get to work by nine
And start your slaving job to get your pay
If you ever get annoyed, look at me I’m self-employed
love to work at nothing all day

And I been
Taking care of business  every day
Taking care of business  every way
I’ve been taking care of business, it’s all mine
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

Takin’ care of business  every day
Takin’ care of business  every way
Takin’ care of businessm,  it’s all mine
Takin’ care of business and working overtime

Takin’ care of business
Takin’ care of business

Repeat to fade

Bachman-Turner Overdrive - You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet  

Originally in A, I play in D capo 3

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

 
       x 4

I met a devil woman  
She took my heart away  
She said I had it comin’ to me  
But I wanted it that way  

G7 A# 
I think that  any love is good lovin’  
F#m7 Bm7 
So I took what I could get mmm
Em7 
She looked at me with big brown eyes and said

You ain’t seen nothin’ yet  
B-B-B-Baby you just ain’t seen nothin’ yet  
Here’s something that you never gonna forget  
B-B-B-Baby you just ain’t seen nothin’ yet  

       x 4

And now I’m feelin’ better  
‘Cause I found out for sure  
She took me to her doctor  
And he told me of a cure  

G7 A# 
He said that  any love is good lovin’  
F#m7 Bm7 
So I took what I could get mmm
Em7 
She looked at me with big brown eyes and said

You ain’t seen nothin’ yet  
B-B-B-Baby you just ain’t seen nothin’ yet  
Here’s something that you never gonna forget  
B-B-B-Baby you just ain’t seen nothin’ yet  

       x 4

G7 A# 
 Any love is good lovin’  
F#m7 Bm7 
So I took what I could get mmm
Em7 
She looked at me with big brown eyes and said

You ain’t seen nothin’ yet  
B-B-B-Baby you just ain’t seen nothin’ yet  
Here’s something that you never gonna forget  
B-B-B-Baby you just ain’t seen nothin’ yet  

       x 4

Bad Company - Bad Company  

Originally in Ebm, I play in Am capo 1

Em Am Am 
 →  →   x 4

Em Am Gsus4 Am 
Company, always on the run 
Em Am Gsus4 Am G/A Am 
Destiny, oohis the rising sun  

Em Am Gsus4 Am 
was born, six gun in my hand
Em Am Gsus4 Am G/A Am 
Behind the gun, I make my final stand  
That’s why they call me 

Vox on the 5 of the chord

 Bad company

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 
I can’t den  
 Bad, bad company
Am G/A Am 
Till the day I die  
Am G/A Am 
Till the day I die  

Em Am Am 
 →  →   x 2

Em Am Gsus4 Am 
Rebel souls, deserters we are called
Em Am Gsus4 Am G/A Am 
Chose a gun, and threw away the sun  

Em Am Gsus4 Am 
Now these towns, they all know our name
Em Am Gsus4 Am G/A Am 
Six gun sound  is our claim to fame  
I can hear them saying 

 Bad company
Am G/A Am 
I won’t den  
 Bad, bad company
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

 Bad company
Am G/A Am 
I can’t den  
 Bad company
Am G/A Am 
Till the day I die  
Am G/A Am 
  
  It’s bad company
Am G/A Am 
Oh yea yea yea  

 Bad company
Am G/A Am 
Till the day I die  

Bad Company - Can’t Get Enough  

Originally in C, I play in A

Intro

    →  →  x2

Well I’ll take whatever I want
And baby, I want you
You give me something I need
Now tell me I got something for you

 Come on, come on, come on and do it
Come on and do, do what you do   

 I can’t get enough of your love, huh
 I can’t get enough of your love
 I can’t get enough of your love 

 →  → 

    →  →  x2

Well it’s late and I want love
Love is gonna break me in two
Don’t hang me up at your doorway
Don’t hang me up like you do

 Come on, come on, come on and do it
Come on, come on and do  what you do   

 I can’t get enough of your love
 I can’t get enough of your love, huh
 I can’t get enough of your love

 →  → 

What'd I say now?

Solo on verse, prechorus, chorus

       x4

     
   x3

 →  → 

 I can’t get enough of your love
 I can’t get enough of your love, huh
 I can’t get enough of your love

 →  → 

Bad Company - Shooting Star  

Intro (chords approximate riff)

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

 Johnny was a schoolboy

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

When he heard his first Beatles song
 Love Me Do,  I think it was
And from there it didn’t take him long

 Got himself a guitar
Used to play every night
 Now he’s in a rock ‘n’ roll outfit
And everything’s alright
Don’t you know?  → 

 Johnny told his Mama
 Hey, mama, I’m goin’ away
 I’m gonna hit the big time
Gonna be a big star someday

 Mama came to the door
With a teardrop in her eye
Johnny said, don’t cry, mama
Smiled and waved goodbye
Don’t you know, yeah yeah

Don’t you know that you are a shooting star
Don’t you know, don’t you know
Don’t you know that you are a shooting star
And all the world will love you just as long
As long as you are  → 

 Johnny made a record
Went straight up to number one
 Suddenly everyone loved
To hear him sing his song

 Watchin’ the world go by
Surprisin’ it goes so fast
 Johnny looked around him and said
Well, I made the big time at last
Don’t you know?
Don’t you know?

Don’t you know that you are a shooting star
Don’t you know, whoa yeah
Don’t you know that you are a shooting star, yeah
And all the world will love you just as long
As long as you are, a shooting star

Solo, skip this and the following chorus acoustic

F#m 
       x3
F#m F#m 
   
Don’t you know that you are a shooting star
Don’t you know, yeah yeah
Don’t you know that you are a shooting star, naw
And all the world will love you just as long
As long as you are,  → 

 Johnny died one night
Gied in his bed
 Bottle of whisky
Sleeping tablets by his head

 Johnny’s life passed him by
Like a warm summer day
 If you listen to the wind
You can still hear him play
 Whoa whoa whoa

Don’t you know that you are a shooting star
Don’t you know, don’t you know
Don’t you know that you are a shooting star
Don’t you know  → 

Don’t you know that you are a shooting star
 →  Don’t you don’t you don’t you don’t you know
Don’t you know that you are a shooting star 

Badfinger - No Matter What  

Originally in A, I play in D

Intro

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

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

Down to the 2 of the key on “does”

Doesn’t matter what you do girl, ooh girl with you 

Em 
No matter what you do, I will always be around
Won’t you tell me what you found girl, ooh girl won’t you

Bm7 E7 A7 D7 
Knock down the old gray wall, be a part of it all
Em 
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
Em 
Nothing would be, nothing would be, nothing would be 

Em 
No matter where you go, there will always be a place
Can’t you see it in my face girl, ooh girl want you

Bm7 E7 A7 D7 
Knock down the old gray wall, be a part of it all
Em 
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
Em 
Nothing would be, nothing would be, nothing would be 

Em 
No matter what you are, I will always be with you
Doesn’t matter what you do girl, ooh girl with you 
Ooh girl, you girl won’t you
Ooh girl, you girl won’t you

Barns Courtney - Glitter and Gold  

Originally in Ebm, I play in Em

Em 
I am flesh and I am bone
Rise up, ting ting, like glitter and gold
Em 
I got fire in my soul
Rise up, ting ting, like glitter

Em 
Yeah yeah, like glitter and gold
Em 
Yeah yeah, like glitter

Em 
Do you walk in the valley of kings?  
Em 
Do you walk in the shadow of men
Who sold their lives to a dream
Em 
Do you ponder the manner of things  
Em 
In the dark, the dark, the dark, the dark

Em 
I am flesh and I am bone
I’ll rise, ting ting, like glitter and gold
Em 
I got fire in my soul
Rise up, ting ting, like glitter

Em 
Yeah yeah, like glitter and gold
Em 
Yeah yeah, like glitter

Em 
Do you walk in the meadow of spring?  
Em 
Do you talk to the animals
Do you hold their lives from a string
Em 
Do you ponder the manner of things  
Em 
In the dark, the dark, the dark, the dark

Em 
I am flesh and I am bone
I’ll rise, ting ting, like glitter and gold
Em 
I got fire in my soul
Rise up, ting ting, like glitter

Em 
I am flesh and I am bone
Arise, ting ting, like glitter and gold
Em 
I’ve got fire in my soul
Rise up, ting ting, like glitter

Bridge

Em 
 ‘Cause everybody’s in the backroom’s spinning out
 Don’t remember what you’re asking for
Em 
 And everybody’s in the front room’s tripping out
 You left your bottle at the door

Em 
 ‘Cause everybody’s in the backroom’s spinning out
 Don’t remember what you’re asking for
Em 
 And everybody’s in the front room’s tripping out
 You left your bottle at the door

Em 
I am flesh and I am bone
I’ll rise, ting ting, like glitter and gold
Em 
I got fire in my soul
Rise up, ting ting, like glitter

Em 
Yeah yeah, like glitter and gold
Em 
Yeah yeah, like glitter

Barrett Strong - Money  

Originally in Fm, Beatles in Em, I play in Em

All the i’s can also be I7#9’s, the riff has both a m3 and a M3

Em A7 
 →  x8
B7 A7 Em A7 Em B7 
   →   → 

Em A7 
 The best things in life are free 
Em 
 But you can give ‘em to the birds and bees

A7 
I need money (that’s what I want)
Em A7 Em A7 
That’s what I want  (that’s what I want)
B7 A7 
That’s what I wa-a-a-a-a-ant
Em A7 Em B7 
That’s what I want (that’s what I want) 

Em A7 
 Your love give me such a thrill 
Em 
 But your love don’t pay my bills

A7 
I need money (that’s what I want)
Em A7 Em A7 
That’s what I want  (that’s what I want)
B7 A7 
That’s what I wa-a-a-a-a-ant
Em A7 Em B7 
That’s what I want (that’s what I want) 

Em A7 
 →  x8
B7 A7 Em A7 Em B7 
   →   → 

Em A7 
 Money don’t get everything it’s true 
Em 
 What it don’t get I can’t use

A7 
I need money (that’s what I want)
Em A7 Em A7 
That’s what I want  (that’s what I want)
B7 A7 
That’s what I wa-a-a-a-a-ant
Em A7 Em B7 
That’s what I want (that’s what I want) 

With IV’s, just not writing them all out here

Em 
 Money, (that’s what I want), lots of money (that’s what I want)
A7 Em A7 Em 
Whole lot of money, (that’s what I want), uh-huh  (that’s what I want)
B7 A7 Em A7 Em B7 
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh, yeah, (that’s what I want) 

Em 
Give me money, (that’s what I want), lots of money, (that’s what I want)
A7 Em A7 Em 
Oh, that mean green, yeah, that’s right, baby, that’s what I mean  
B7 A7 Em A7 Em B7 
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh, yeah, (that’s what I want)

Barry Manilow - Copacabana  

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 merengue
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,  Copacabana
Fm7 Ab/Bb Ebmaj7 
The hottest spot north of Havana
C9 Fm7 Ab/Bb Bb/C C7 
At the Copa,  Copacabaaaaana
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 escorted 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 punches flew
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,  Copacabana
Fm7 Ab/Bb Ebmaj7 
The hottest spot north of Havana
C9 Fm7 Ab/Bb Bb/C C7 
At the Copa,  Copacabaaaaana
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 ago
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 refined
Cdim7 D7 Gm 
And drinks herself 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,  Copacabana
Fm7 Ab/Bb Ebmaj7 
The hottest spot north of Havana
C9 Fm7 Ab/Bb Bb/C C7 
At the Copa,  Copacabaaaaana
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 
 →  →  →  → 

Barry Mann - Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)  

Originally in B, I play in A

Originally changes key, I skip the key change

Vox on the root of the  chord on “like”

F#m 
I’d like to thank the guy, who wrote the song
That made my baby fall in love with me

One measure just drums

Swept chords in the chorus

Who put the bomp
F#m 
In the bomp bah bomp bah bomp?
Who put the ram
In the rama lama ding dong?
Who put the bop
F#m 
In the bop shoo bop shoo bop?
Who put the dip
In the dip da dip da dip?
C#7 B/D# 
Who was that man? I’d like to shake his hand
F#m 
He made my baby fall in love with me (Yeah!)

Full strum in the verse

F#m 
When my baby heard bomp bah bah bomp
Bah bomp bah bomp bomp
F#m 
Every word went right into her heart 
F#m 
And when she heard them singing
B/D# 
Rama lama lama lama lama ding dong
F#m 
She said we’d never have to part so

Who put the bomp
F#m 
In the bomp bah bomp bah bomp?
Who put the ram
In the rama lama ding dong?
Who put the bop
F#m 
In the bop shoo bop shoo bop?
Who put the dip
In the dip da dip da dip?
C#7 B/D# 
Who was that man? I’d like to shake his hand
F#m F# 
He made my baby fall in love with me, yeah

F#m 
Each time that we’re alone boogity boogity boogity
Boogity boogity boogity shoop
F#m 
Sets my baby’s heart all a glow 
F#m 
And every time we dance to dip da dip da dip
C/D# 
Dip da dip da dip
F#m 
She always says she loves me so so

Who put the bomp
F#m 
In the bomp bah bomp bah bomp?
Who put the ram
In the rama lama ding dong?
Who put the bop
F#m 
In the bop shoo bop shoo bop?
Who put the dip
In the dip da dip da dip?
D7 C/E 
Who was that man? I’d like to shake his hand
F#m 
He made my baby fall in love with me (Yeah!)

Spoken

F#m 
Darlin’, bomp bah bah bomp, bah bomp bah bomp bomp
F#m 
And my honey, rama lama ding dong, forever
F#m 
And when I say, dip da dip, da dip, da dip, dip dip
You know I mean it from the 
F#m 
Bottom of my boogity, boogity, boogity, boogity shoop

Fade on verse chords, with bomps and da-dips

F#m 

Belinda Carlisle - Heaven is a Place on Earth  

Originally in C#m, I play in F#m

Let ring

F#m F#m 
Ooh baby do you know what that’s worth?
F#m 
Ooh heaven is a place on Earth
F#m F#m 
They say in heaven love comes first
F#m 
We’ll make heaven a place on Earth
F#m 
Ooh heaven is a place on Earth

Usually skip this

F#m F#m 
F#m 
F#m F#m 
F#m 
   
When the night falls down
I wait for you and you come around
And the world’s alive
With the sound of kids on the street outside

 When you walk into the room
 You pull me close and we start to move
Bm 
 And we’re spinning with the stars above
Am Bm 
And you lift me up in a wave of love

F#m F#m 
Ooh baby do you know what that’s worth?
F#m 
Ooh heaven is a place on Earth
F#m F#m 
They say in heaven love comes first
F#m 
We’ll make heaven a place on Earth
F#m 
Ooh heaven is a place on Earth

F#m 
When I feel alone
I reach for you and you bring me home
When I’m lost at sea
I hear your voice and it carries me

 In this world we’re just beginning
 To understand the miracle of living
Bm 
 Baby I was afraid before
Am Bm 
But I’m not afraid anymore

F#m F#m 
Ooh baby do you know what that’s worth?
F#m 
Ooh heaven is a place on Earth
F#m F#m 
They say in heaven love comes first
F#m 
We’ll make heaven a place on Earth

Ends on I instead of vi this time

Ooh heaven is a place on Earth

Interlude

F#m 
       x2

Let ring

 In this world we’re just beginning
 To understand the miracle of living
Bm 
 Baby I was afraid before
Am Bm 
But I’m not afraid anymore

Chorus rhythm, instruments only

F#m F#m 
F#m 
F#m F#m 
  

G#m F# G#m 
Ooh baby do you know what that’s worth
F# G#m 
Ooh heaven is a place on Earth
G#m F# G#m 
They say in heaven love comes first
F# G#m 
We’ll make heaven a place on Earth
F# G#m 
Ooh heaven is a place on Earth
F# G#m 
Ooh heaven is a place on Earth
F# G#m 
Ooh heaven is a place on Earth
F# G#m 
Ooh heaven is a place on Earth
F# G#m 
Ooh heaven is a place on Earth

Ben E. King - Stand by Me  

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 Cadd9 
    

Vox in on the 6 on “night”

Cadd9 
When the night has come
Am7 
And the land is dark
Fmaj7 Cadd9 
And the moon is the only light we’ll see

Cadd9 
No, I won’t be afraid
Am7 
No, I won’t be afraid
Fmaj7 Cadd9 
Just as long 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 
Oh, stand, stand by me
Cadd9 
Stand by me

Cadd9 
If the sky that we look upon
Am7 
 Should tumble and fall
Fmaj7 Cadd9 
Or the mountain should crumble to the sea
Cadd9 
I won’t cry, I won’t cry
Am7 
No, I won’t shed a tear
Fmaj7 Cadd9 
Just as long as you stand, stand by me

Cadd9 
So, darling, darling, stand by me
Am7 
Oh, stand by me
Fmaj7 
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 
Oh, stand, stand by me
Cadd9 
Stand by me

Bette Midler - The Rose  

Originally in C, I play in G

Intro

D/F# 
Some say love, it is a river
That drowns the tender reed
D/F# 
Some say love, it is a razor
That leaves your soul to bleed

Bm Em 
Some say love, it is a hunger
D7sus4 
An endless aching need 
I say love, it is a flower and
You its only seed

It’s the heart afraid of breaking
That never learns to dance
It’s the dream afraid of waking
That never takes the chance

Bm Em 
It’s the one who won’t be taken
D7sus4 
Who can not seem to give
And the soul afraid of dying
That never learns to live

When the night has been too lonely
And the road has been too long
And you think that love is only
For the lucky and the strong

Bm Em 
Just remember in the winter
D7sus4 
Far beneath the bitter snow
Lies the seed that with the sun’s love
In the spring becomes the rose

Betty Everett - The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s In Hiss Kiss)  

Originally in D, Cher in C, I play in G

Vox easier if you leave out the “oh no”’s

Vox on the 1 of the first chord

Does he love me?
I wanna know
How can I tell if he loves me so?

Am7 Am7 D7 
(Is it in his eyes?) Oh no you’ll be deceived
Am7 Am7 D7 
(Is it in his eyes?) Oh no he’ll make believe

With shoop shoop...

Em 
If you wanna know if he loves you so it’s in his kiss
(That’s where it is  oh yea)

Am7 D7 Am7 D7 
(Or is it in his face?) Oh no that’s just his charm
Am7 D7 Am7 D7 
(In his warm embrace?) Oh no that’s just his arms

With shoop shoop...

Em 
If you wanna know if he loves you so it’s in his kiss
(That’s where it is ) Oh it’s in his  kiss
(That’s where it is )

With bom bom bom...

Kiss him and squeeze him tight

This line starts on the high 1 of the chord and

ends on the low 1 of the chord

Em 
And find out what you wanna know
If it’s love if it really is
D7 
It’s there in his kiss

Am7 D7 Am7 D7 
(How ‘bout the way he acts?) Oh no that’s not the way
Am7 D7 Am7 D7 
And you’re not listening to all I say

With shoop shoop...

Em 
If you wanna know if he loves you so it’s in his kiss
(That’s where it is ) Oh it’s in his  kiss
(That’s where it is )

Solo

Am7 Am7 
G/D G/D 
Am7 Am7 

Hard stop

With bom bom bom...

Kiss him and squeeze him tight
Em 
And find out what you wanna know
If it’s love if it really is
D7 
It’s there in his kiss

Am7 D7 Am7 D7 
(How ‘bout the way he acts?) Oh no that’s not the way
Am7 D7 Am7 D7 
And you’re not listening to all I say

With shoop shoop...

Em 
If you wanna know if he loves you so it’s in his kiss
(That’s where it is) Oh it’s in his  kiss
(That’s where it is)

Repeat to fade

Big and Rich - Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)  

Intro, with Mr.-Brownstone-y b3’s

   x 4

Vox on the 1

Well, I walk into the room
Passing out hundred dollar bills
And it kills,  and it thrills, like the horns on my
Silverado grill

And I buy the bar a double round of Crown
And everybody’s getting down
And this town,  ain’t never gonna be the same

Vox originally on the b3 the whole line, but

easier to do the 1 until “horse”

‘Cause I saddle up my horse

Vox down to the 1 of the chord on “ride”

And I ride into the city
make a lot of noise
‘Cause the girls they are so pretty

Riding up and down Broadway
On my old stud Leroy
And the girls say  →  save a horse, ride a cowboy
Everybody says  →  save a horse, ride a cowboy

Well I don’t give a dang about nothing
I’m singing and bling-blinging

While the girls are drinking

Hard stop on “long”

 Long necks down

And I wouldn’t trade ol’ Leroy
Or my Chevrolet for your Escalade
Or your freak parade
I’m the only John Wayne  left in this town

And I saddle up my horse
And I ride into the city
make a lot of noise
‘Cause the girls they are so pretty

Riding up and down Broadway
On my old stud Leroy
And the girls say  →  save a horse, ride a cowboy
Everybody says  →  save a horse, ride a cowboy

Solo on verse chords

       x2

More or less spoken

I’m a thouroughbred that’s what she said
In the back of my truck bed
As I was gettin’ buzzed on suds
Out on some back country road

The banjo does the Secret Agent Man riff here, not really necessary but the chords here are a nod to the banjo part

E(b6) 
We were flying high, fine as wine
A7#9 
Having ourselves a big and rich time
E(b6) A7#9 
And I was going, just about as far as she’d let me go 

Spoken, with harmony the high octave

But her evaluation
Of my cowboy reputation
Had me begging for salvation
All night long

So I took her out giggin’ frogs
Introduced her to my old bird dog

Hard stop on "think

And sang her every Wilie Nelson song I could think of

And we made love

And I saddle up my horse
And I ride into the city
make a lot of noise
‘Cause the girls they are so pretty

Riding up and down Broadway
On my old stud Leroy
And the girls say  →  save a horse, ride a cowboy
Everybody says  →  save a horse, ride a cowboy
What? What?  →  Save a horse, ride a cowboy

Last two chords implied (on “ride a cowboy”)

Everybody says  →  save a horse, ride a cowboy

Bill Haley and His Comets - Rock Around the Clock  

Originally in A, I play in E capo 2

With hard stops

Vox start on the 1

One, two, three o’clock, four o’clock, rock
Five, six, seven o’clock, eight o’clock, rock
Nine, ten, eleven o’clock, twelve o’clock, rock
B7 
We’re gonna rock around the clock tonight

Put your glad rags on and join me, hon
E7 
We’ll have some fun when the clock strikes one
A7 
We’re gonna rock around the clock tonight
We’re gonna rock, rock, rock, ‘til the broad daylight
B7 
We’re gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight

No hard stops this tieme

When the clock strikes two, three and four
E7 
If the band slows down we’ll yell for more
A7 
We’re gonna rock around the clock tonight
We’re gonna rock, rock, rock, ‘til the broad daylight
B7 
We’re gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight

Solo on verse chords

When the chimes ring five, six and seven
E7 
We’ll be right in seventh heaven
A7 
We’re gonna rock around the clock tonight
We’re gonna rock, rock, rock, ‘til the broad daylight
B7 
We’re gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight

When it’s eight, nine, ten, eleven too
E7 
I’ll be goin’ strong and so will you
A7 
We’re gonna rock around the clock tonight
We’re gonna rock, rock, rock, ‘til the broad daylight
B7 
We’re gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight

Solo on verse chords

When the clock strikes twelve, we’ll cool off then
E7 
Start a rockin’ round the clock again
A7 
We’re gonna rock around the clock tonight
We’re gonna rock, rock, rock, ‘til the broad daylight
B7 
We’re gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight

E7 E6 E(b6) 
 →  →  →  → 

 

 → 

Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes - I’ve Had the Time of My Life  

Originally in E, which works for a duet, otherwise I play in A

Bill, rubato

F#m7 
Now I’ve had the time of my life
No, I never felt like this before
F#m7 
Yes I swear it’s the truth
And I owe it all to you 

Jennifer, rubato

F#m7 
‘Cause I’ve, had, the time of my life
And I owe it all to you

At tempo

Bill

G/A 
I’ve been waiting for so long

Now I’ve finally found someone

To stand by me

Jennifer

G/A 
We saw the writing on the wall
As we felt this magical fantasy

Both

G/A 
Now with passion in our eyes
There’s no way we could disguise it secretly
G/A 
So we take each other’s hand

’Cause we seem to understand

The urgency, just remember

Jennifer

 You’re the one thing

Bill

 I can’t get enough of

Jennifer

 So I’ll tell you something

Both

 This could be love because

F#m7 
 I had the time of my life
No, I never felt this way before
F#m7 
Yes I swear it’s the truth
And I owe it all to you 

G/A 
  Hey baby 

Jennifer

G/A 
With my body and soul
I want you more than you’ll ever know

Bill

G/A 
So we’ll just let it go
Don’t be afraid to lose control

Jennifer

G/A 
Yes I know what’s on your mind
When you say, stay with me tonight

Just remember

Bill

You’re the one thing

Jennifer

I can’t get enough of

Bill

So I’ll tell you something

Both

This could be love because

F#m7 
 I had the time of my life
No, I never felt this way before
F#m7 
Yes I swear it’s the truth

And I owe it all to you

F#m7 
‘Cause  I had the time of my life
And I searched through every open door
F#m7 
Till I found the truth
And I owe it all to you 

Original repeats the chorus rubato, then at tempo to fade

Bill Withers - Ain’t No Sunshine  

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   
Am Em Em/G Am 
It’s not warm when she’s away   
Dm7 
Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone
Em7 
And she’s always gone too long
Am Em Em/G Am 
Anytime she goes away   

Am Em Em/G Am 
Wonder this time where she’s gone   
Am Em Em/G Am 
Wonder if she’s gone to stay   
Dm7 
Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone
Em7 
And this house just ain’t no home
Am Em Em/G Am 
Anytime 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
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   
Am Em Em/G Am 
Only darkness everyday   
Dm7 
Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone
Em7 
And this house just ain’t no home
Am Em Em/G Am 
Anytime she goes away   
Am Em Em/G Am 
Anytime she goes away   
Am Em Em/G Am 
Anytime she goes away   
Am 
Anytime she goes away

Bill Withers - Lean on Me  

Originally in C, I play in A capo 2

   

Sometimes in our lives
We all have pain we all have sorrow
But if we are wise
We know that there’s always tomorrow

Let an extra measure hang here on the IV

Lean on me, when you’re not strong
And I’ll be your friend
I’ll help you carry on
For it won’t be long
Till I’m gonna need
Somebody to lean on

Please swallow your pride
If I have things you need to borrow
For no one can fill those of your needs
That you won’t let show

Let an extra measure hang here on the IV

You just call on me brother, when you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might have a problem that you’d understand
We all need somebody to lean on

Let an extra measure hang here on the IV

Lean on me, when you’re not strong
And I’ll be your friend
I’ll help you carry on
For it won’t be long
Till I’m gonna need
Somebody to lean on

If there is a load you have to bear
That you can’t carry
I’m right up the road
I’ll share your load
If you just call me

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

Billy Idol - White Wedding  

Intro

Bm 
Bm Bm 
Bm Bm 
Bm 
Bm 
Hey little sister, what have you done  
Bm 
Hey little sister, who’s the only one  
Bm 
Hey little sister, who’s your superman
Hey little sister, who’s the one you want
Bm 
Hey little sister, shotgun

Vox on the 4 of the chord on “nice day”

Bm 
It’s a  nice day to  start again 
Bm 
It’s a  nice day for a  white wedding 

Not yet...

Bm 
It’s a  nice day to  start again 

Bm 
Bm 
Hey little sister, who is it you’re with  
Bm 
Hey little sister, what’s your vice and wish  
Bm 
Hey little sister, shotgun, oh yeah
Hey little sister, who’s your superman
Bm 
Hey little sister, shotgun

Bm 
It’s a  nice day to  start again 
Bm 
It’s a  nice day for a  white wedding 

Ok now...

Bm 
It’s a  nice day to  start again 

Bm Bm 
Bm Bm 
Bm Bm Bm/E Bm/E 
Bm Bm 
Bm Bm 
 
Pick it up 
Bm 
Take me back home, yeah  

Bm 
There is nothin’ fair in this world
Bm 
There is nothin’ safe in this world
Bm 
And there’s nothin’ sure in this world
Bm 
And there’s nothin’ pure in this world
Bm 
Look for something left in this wo-o-orld 
Bm 
Start again

Bm 
Come on, it’s a  nice day for a white wedding,  whoa
Bm 
It’s a  nice day to  start again
Bm 
It’s a  nice day to  start again

Billy Joel - Allentown  

I play in the original key (D), but falsetto on the “getting very hard to stay”

Cadd9 Em7 G/B 
  →   
Cadd9 Em7 G/B 
  →   
Cadd9 Em7 C/G 
  →    

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “living”

Em7 A7sus4 
Well we’re living here in Allentown 
Am7 D9sus4 
And they’re closing all the factories down 
Em7 Bm 
Out in Bethlehem they’re killing time
F#m/A G6 D/F# A7sus4 
Filling out forms, standing in line 

Em7 A7sus4 
Well our fathers fought the Second World War 
Am7 D9sus4 
Spent their weekends on the Jersey shore 
Em7 Bm 
Met our mothers in the USO
F#m/A G6 D/F# Asus4 
Asked them to dance, danced with them slow 
Em7 A7sus4 
And we’re living here in Allentown  

F/A G/B G/C 
But the restlessness was handed down  

Vox on the 5 of the chord on “getting very hard”

Am7 D9sus4 Em G/B 
And it’s getting very hard to stay   

Cadd9 Em7 G/B 
  →   
Cadd9 Em7 G/B 
  →   
Cadd9 Em7 C/G 
  →    

Em7 A7sus4 
Well we’re waiting here in Allentown 
Am7 D9sus4 
For the Pennsylvania we never found 
Em7 Bm 
For the promises our teachers gave
F#m/A G6 D/F# A7sus4 
If we worked hard, if we behaved 

Em7 A7sus4 
So the graduations hang on the wall 
Am7 D9sus4 
But they never really helped us at all 
Em7 Bm 
No they never taught us what was real
F#m/A G6 D/F# A7sus4 
Iron and coke, chromium steel 
Em7 A7sus4 
And we’re waiting here in Allentown 

F/A G/B G/C 
But they’ve taken all the coal from the ground  
Am D9sus4 Em G/B 
And the union people crawled away   

Cadd9 Em7 G/B 
  →   
Cadd9 Em7 
  →  

G/F 
 Every child had a pretty good shot
G/F Bb/F 
 To get at least as far as their old man got
G/F 
 But something happened on the way to that place
G/F Cadd9 
 They threw an American flag in our face

Cadd9 Em7 G/B 
  →   
Cadd9 Em7 G/B 
  →   
Cadd9 Em7 C/G 
  →    

Em7 A7sus4 
Well I’m living here in Allentown 
F/A G/B G/C 
And it’s hard to keep a good man down  
Am D9sus4 Em G/B 
But I won’t be getting up today  

Cadd9 Em7 G/B 
  →   
Cadd9 Em7 
  → 

Instrumental bridge, more or less

G/F G/F Bb/F G/F 
           
Am7 D9sus4 Em G/B 
And it’s getting very hard to stay   
Em7 A7sus4 
And we’re living here in Allentown 

Billy Joel - Big Shot  

Basically keep downstroke 16ths going the whole song

Chorus chords:

G/F == x897xx

F/C == x332xx

F/D == xx0565

Em7add4 
Em7add4 
Em7add4 Bm/D 
Csus4 
 →  → 

Vox on the 4 of the chord

Em7add4 
Well you went uptown riding in your  limousine
Em7add4 
With your fine Park Avenue clothes
Em7add4 Bm/D 
You had the Dom Perignon in your hand
Csus4 
And the spoon up your nose  →  → 

Em7add4 
Ooh, and when you wake up in the morning with your head on fire
Em7add4 
And your eyes too bloody to see
Em7add4 Bm/D 
Go on and cry in your coffee but don’t
Csus4 
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 had to open up  your mouth

G/F F/D 
You had to be a big shot,  didn’t you
F/D F/D 
All your friends were so knocked out 

G/F F/C G/F 
You had to have the last word,  last  night
F/C G/F F/C G/F 
You know what everything’s  about  

F/C F/C 
You had to have a white hot spotlight
G/D G/D 
You had to be a big shot last night, whoa

Em7add4 
Em7add4 
 Yeah! 
Em7add4 Bm/D 
Csus4 
 →  → 

Em7add4 
Yeah, they were all impressed with your Halston dress
Em7add4 
And the people that you knew at Elaine’s
Em7add4 Bm/D 
And the story of your latest success
Csus4 
Kept ‘em so entertained  →  → 

Em7add4 
Aww, but now you just don’t remember all the things you said
Em7add4 
And you’re not sure you want to know 
Em7add4 Bm/D 
I’ll give you one hint, honey you sure
Csus4 
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 had to prove it to  the crowd

G/F F/D 
You had to be a big shot,  didn’t you
F/D F/D 
All your friends were so knocked out 

G/F F/C G/F 
You had to have the last word,  last  night
F/C G/F F/C G/F 
So much fun to be  around  

F/C F/C 
You had to have the front page bold type
G/D G/D 
You had to be a big shot last night, whoa

Solo, with whoa

       x2

Em7add4 
Yeah, it’s no big sin to stick your two cents in
Em7add4 
If you know when to leave it alone
Em7add4 Bm/D 
But you went over the line, you couldn’t see
Csus4 
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 had to open up  your mouth

G/F F/D 
You had to be a big shot,  didn’t you
F/D F/D 
All your friends were so knocked out 

G/F F/C G/F 
You had to have the last word,  last  night
F/C G/F F/C G/F 
You know what everything’s  about  

F/C F/C 
You had to have a white hot spotlight
G/D G/D 
You had to be a big shot last night, whoa

With whoa

       x2

Em7add4 

Billy Joel - I Go to Extremes  

Originally in C, I play in A

Intro

D/F# 
       x2

Vox on the 5

D/A 
Call me a joker, call me a fool
D/A 
Right at this moment I’m totally cool

A/C# 
Clear as a crystal, sharp as a knife
I feel like I’m in the prime of my life

D/F# 
Sometimes it feels like I’m going too fast
A/E B7/D# 
I don’t know how long this feeling will last
A/E 
Maybe it’s only tonight

D/F# A/E 
Darling I don’t know why I go to extremes
D/F# A/E 
Too high or too low there ain’t no in betweens
G6 F#7 Bm Bm/C# Dm 
And if I stand or I fall, it’s all or nothing aall
D/F# A/E 
Darling I don’t know why I go to extremes

D/A 
Sometimes I’m tired, sometimes I’m shot
D/A 
Sometimes I don’t know how much more I got

A/C# 
Maybe I’m headed over the hill
Maybe I set myself up for the kill

D/F# 
Tell me how much do you think you can take
A/E B7/D# 
Until the heart in you’s starting to break
A/E 
Sometimes it feels like it will

D/F# A/E 
Darling I don’t know why I go to extremes
D/F# A/E 
Too high or too low there ain’t no in betweens
G6 F#7 Bm Bm/C# Dm 
You can be sure when I’m gone I won’t be out there too long
D/F# A/E 
Darling I don’t know why I go to extremes

Bridge

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “out of the darkness”

Out of the darkness, into the light, leaving the scene of the crime
Either I’m wrong or I’m perfectly right every time

Vox up to the 5 of the chord on “somties I lie”

F#m Dmaj7 
Sometimes I lie awake night after night
Coming apart at the seams

...and back to the 1 of the chord

Eager to please, ready to fight
Why do I go to extremes

Solo

D/F# 
       x2

G6 F#7 Bm Bm/C# Dm 
And if I stand or I fall, it’s all or nothing aall
D/F# A/E 
Darling I don’t know why I go to extremes

D/F# A/E 
No I don’t know why I go to extremes
D/F# A/E 
Too high or too low, there ain’t no in betweens
G6 F#7 Bm Bm/C# Dm 
You can be sure when I’m gone I won’t be out there too long
D/F# A/E 
Darling I don’t know why I go to extremes

D/F# 
   I don’t know why, I don’t know why
D/F# 
   I don’t know why, I don’t know why
D/F# 
       x2

Billy Joel - If I Only Had the Words  

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

E7 
 →  →  
Am Bsus2 
 →   →  

E7 
 →  →  
Am Bsus2 
 →   →  

B7 
 → 

Vox on the 5 on “only”

E/G# E/G# 
If I only had the words to tell you  →  →
F#m7 F#m7/E D9 B7 B7/D# 
If you only had the time to understand  →  →
E/G# E/G# 
Though I know it wouldn’t change your feelings  →  →
F#m7 B7sus4 B7 
And I know you’ll carry on the best you can  →  →

E/G# 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 is to say  →  →
E/G# E/G# 
When the simple lines have all been taken  →  →
F#m7 B7sus4 D/F# 
And the radio repeats them every day  →  →

G/B G/B 
If I never find the song to sing you  →  →
Am7 Am7/G F9 D7 D7/F# 
If you always find it hard to comprehend  →  →
G/B G/B 
Well you know there wouldn’t be much meaning  →  →
Am7 D7sus4 G/A 
If I had to sing those tired words again  →  →

Bridge

B7 B7/C# B7/D# Em 
Life,  goes on and on
D/F# Gmaj7 
And tonight will soon be gone 
Cmaj7 Bm7 
But if we try 
Am7 Dsus4 Dsus2 
We can be sure  →  →  →  →

G/B 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 understand  →  →
G/B G/B 
But I only have these arms to hold you   →  →
Am7 D7sus4 
And it’s all that you can ask of any man 

Other bridge

G7 
 →  →  
Cm Dsus2 
 →   → 

Am C/D 
Laa,  la la la laa la la la 

G/B G/B 
If I only had the words to tell you  →  →
Am7 Am7/G F9 D7 
If you only had the time to understand 
D7/F# G/B G/B 
Oh but I only have these arms to hold you  →  →
Am7 D7 G7 
And it’s all that you can ask of any man 

Cm Dsus2 
 →   →  
Cm Dsus2 
 →   →  

Billy Joel - Keeping the Faith  

Originally in D, I play in A capo 2.

If it seems like I’ve been lost in let’s remember

If you think I’m feeling older and missing my younger days

Oh, then you should have known me much better

Cause my past is something that never

Got in my way  oh no

Still I would not be here now if I never had the hunger

And I’m not ashamed to say the wild boys were my friends

Cause I never felt the desire till their music set me on fire

E6 
And then I was saved, yeah
E6 
That’s why I’m keeping the faith
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Keeping the faith

We wore matador boots

Only Flagg Brothers had them with the Cuban heel
Iridescent socks with the same color shirt
And a tight pair of chinos

put on my shark skin jacket

You know the kind with the velvet collar

And ditty-bop shades

I took a fresh pack of Luckies and a mint called Sen-Sen
My old man's Trojans and his Old Spice after shave

Combed my hair in a pompadour

Like the rest of the Romeos wore

E6 
A permanent wave yeah
E6 
We were keeping the faith
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Keeping the faith

Bridge

You can get just so much from a good thing
You can linger too long in your dreams
Say goodbye to the oldies but goodies
Bm7 
Cause the good old days weren’t always good
E7 
And tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems

Learned stickball as a formal education

Lost a lot of fights but it taught me how to lose O.K.

heard about sex but not enough
I found you could dance and still look tough anyway

I found out a man ain’t just being macho
Ate an awful lot of late night drive-in food drank a lot of take-home pay

thought I was the Duke of Earl

When I made it with a red-haired girl

E6 
In a Chevrolet 
E6 
We were keeping the faith
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Keeping the faith

Bridge

You can get just so much from a good thing
You can linger too long in your dreams
Say goodbye to the oldies but goodies
Bm7 
Cause the good old days weren’t always good

Hang this line if not doing a solo

E7 
And tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems

Instrumental, listed here with lyrics but I usually skip if

a solo is not appropriate.

You can get just so much from a good thing
You can linger too long in your dreams
Say goodbye to the oldies but goodies
Bm7 
Cause the good old days weren’t always good
E7 
And tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems

Now I told you my reasons for the whole revival

Now I’m going outside to have an
Ice cold beer in the shade

I’m going to listen to my 45’s

Ain’t it wonderful to be alive
When the rock 'n' roll 

E6 
Plays yeah
E6 
When the memory stays, yeah
E6 
I’m keeping the faith
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Keeping the faith

Fade on the I

Billy Joel - Miami 2017  

Originally in D, I play in A capo 3

Intro

Siren noises are roughly...

Piano intro, skip on guitar

Gadd9 D6/F# F(#11) 
G6/9 D6/F# F(#11) 
A/C# Dmaj7 A/E D/F# 
E/G# D/F# A/G# D/F# 
    
D/A E/G# 
I’ve seen the lights go out on Broadway  
F#m Dadd9 Esus4 Dadd9 
 I saw the Empire State laid low   
C#m7 F#m 
 And life went on beyond the Palisades
A/E 
They all bought Cadillacs 
Dadd9 
And left there long ago  

D/A E/G# 
They held a concert out in Brooklyn  
F#m Dadd9 Esus4 Dadd9 
 To watch the island bridges blow   

Hanging stops

A/C# 
 They turned our power down
A/E D/F# 
 And drove us underground
E/G# D/F# 
 But we went right on with the show

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

F#m F#m A/E A/E 
  

x2

D/A E/G# 
 I’ve seen the lights go out on Broadway  
F#m A/E 
 I saw the ruins at my feet   
C#m7 F#m 
 You know we almost didn’t notice it
A/E 
We’d seen it all the time 
On Forty-Second Street  

D/A E/G# 
 They burned the churches up in Harlem  
F#m A/E 
 Like in that Spanish civil war  
A/C# 
 The flames were everywhere
A/E D/F# 
 But no one really cared
E/G# D/F# 
 It always burned up there before

F#m F#m A/E A/E 
  

x2

D/A E/G# 
 I’ve seen the lights go out on Broadway  
F#m A/E Dadd9 
 I watched the mighty skyline fall   
C#m7 F#m 
 The boats were waiting at the Battery
A/E 
The union went on strike 
They never sailed at all  

D/A E/G# 
They sent a carrier out from Norfolk  
F#m A/E 
And picked the Yankees up for free  
A/C# 
 They said that Queens could stay
A/E D/F# 
 They blew the Bronx away
E/G# D/F# 
 And sank Manhattan out at sea

F#m F#m A/E A/E 
  

x2

Hanging stop on “lights”, mellow out

D/A E/G# 
You know those lights were bright on Broadway  
F#m Esus4 Dadd9 
 But that was so many years ago    
C#m7 F#m 
 Before we all lived here in Florida
A/E Dadd9 
Before the Mafia   took over Mexico  
D/A E/G# 
 There are not many who remember  
F#m Dadd9 
They say a handful still survive
A/C# 
 To tell the world about
A/E D/F# 
The way the lights went out
D/F# 
 And keep the memory alive

Repeat intro

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

Billy Joel - Movin’ Out  

Originally in Dm, I play in Am capo 3

Play Bdim as x2313x

Am Dm G/B 
    

With ooh and mmm

Am Dm G/B 
    
Am Dm7 
Anthony works in the grocery store
G/B 
Savin’ his pennies for someday
Am Dm7 
Mama Leone left a note on the door
G/B 
She said, sonny, move out to the country
Am 
Ah, but workin’ too hard can give you
D7 
A heart attack-ack-ack-ack-ack
You oughta know by now

Am Dm7 
Who needs a house out in Hackensack?
G/B 
Is that all you get for your money?
And it seems such a waste of time
E7 Am 
If that’s what it’s all about
Bdim E7 Am 
Mama if that’s movin’ up then I’m movin’ out

Am Dm G/B 
 Mmm, I’m movin’ out   
Am Dm G/B 
    
Am Dm7 
Sergeant O’Leary is walkin’ the beat
G/B 
At night he becomes a bartender
Am Dm7 
He works at Mister Cacciatore’s down on Sullivan Street
G/B 
Across from the medical center
Am D7 
Yeah, and he’s tradin’ in his Chevy for a Cadillac-ack-ack-ack-ack
You oughta know by now

Am Dm7 
And if he can’t drive with a broken back
G/B 
At least he can polish the fenders
And it seems such a waste of time
E7 Am 
If that’s what it’s all about
Bdim E7 Am 
Mama if that’s movin’ up then I’m movin’ out

Am Dm G/B 
 Mmm, I’m movin’ out   
Am Dm G/B 
    
Am 
You should never argue with a
D7 
Crazy mi-mi-mi-mi-mind
You oughta know by now

Am Dm7 
You can pay Uncle Sam with the overtime
G/B 
Is that all you get for your money?
And if that’s what you have in mind
E7 Am 
Yeah, if that’s what you’re all about
Bdim E7 Am 
Good luck movin’ up ‘cause I’m  movin’ out

Am Dm G/B 
 Mmm, I’m movin’ out   
Am Dm G/B 
    

Outro

Billy Joel - My Life  

Tabbed in drop D

Intro

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

E7 D7 C9 F9 F9 Bb 
    

D/F# 
Got a call from an old friend
We used to be real close
Said he couldn’t go on the American way
D/F# 
Closed the shop, sold the house
Bought a ticket to the West Coast
Now he gives them a stand-up routine in L.A.

Rpt second part of intro

E7 D7 C9 F9 F9 Bb 
    

x2

D/F# 
I don’t need you to worry for me cause I’m alright
I don’t want you to tell me it’s time to come home
D/F# 
I don’t care what you say anymore, this is my life
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
D/F# F#7 Bm Bm/A 
I still belong, don’t get me wrong 
E7sus4 E7 
And you can speak your mind
G6 G6 
But not on my time

D/F# 
They will tell you you can’t sleep alone in a 
Strange place
Then they’ll tell you you can’t sleep with somebody else
D/F# 
But sooner or later you sleep in your own space
Either way it’s okay you wake up with yourself

Rpt second part of intro

E7 D7 C9 F9 F9 Bb 
    

x2

D/F# 
I don’t need you to worry for me cause I’m alright
I don’t want you to tell me it’s time to come home
D/F# 
I don’t care what you say anymore, this is my life
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
D/F# F#7 Bm Bm/A 
I still belong, don’t get me wrong 
E7sus4 E7 
And you can speak your mind
G6 G6 
But not on my time

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

Originally in C, I play in G capo 3

Bridge vox are a lot of 5

Em 
Em 
    
Em 
Come out Virginia, don’t let me wait
You Catholic girls start much too late
Em 
But sooner or later it comes down to fate
might as well be the one

Em 
Well, they showed you a statue, told you to pray
They built you a temple and locked you away
Em 
But they never told you the price that you pay
For things that you might have done

Only the good die young
That’s what I said 
Only the good die young
Only the good die young

Em 
You might have heard I run with a dangerous crowd
We ain’t too pretty we ain’t too proud
Em 
We might be laughing a bit too loud
But that never hurt no one

Em 
So come on Virginia show me a sign
Send up a signal I’ll throw you a line
Em 
The stained-glass curtain you’re hiding behind
Never lets in the sun

Darlin’ only the good die young
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa 
I tell ya only the good die young
Only the good die young

Bridge

You got a nice white dress and a
Party on your confirmation
You got a brand new soul, and a cross of gold
But Virginia they didn’t give you
Quite enough information
You didn’t count on me 
When you were counting on your rosary
G/B G/B Am7 
Oh woah woah woah

Em 
They say there’s a heaven for those who will wait
Some say it’s better but I say it ain’t
Em 
I’d rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints
The sinners are much more fun

You know that only the good die young
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa 
I tell ya only the good die young
Only the good die young

Solo on bridge chords if appropriate

 

Bridge

You say your mother told you all that I could
Give you was a reputation
Awww, she never cared for me
But did she ever say a prayer for me?
G/B G/B Am7 
Oh woah woah woah

Rhythm change in the melody here

Em 
Come out come out come out Virginia don’t let me wait
You Catholic girls start much too late
Em 
Sooner or later it comes down to fate
might as well be the one

You know that only the good die young
Tell you baby 
You know that only the good die young
Only the good die young

Only the goooo...   
Only the good die young 

Oooh... ooooh...   
Oooh... oooh... 

Billy Joel - Piano Man  

Loosely

Dm7 Bdim7 
 

In time

G/B F/A C/G 
Fmaj7 C/E D7 
G/B F/A C/G 
F/G 
F/C Cmaj7 F/C 
F/C Cmaj7 F/C 
   
G/B F/A C/G 
It’s nine o’clock on a Saturday 
C/E D7 
The regular crowd shuffles in 
G/B Fadd9/A C/G 
There’s an old man  sitting next to me 
Fadd9 F/G 
Makin’ love to his tonic and gin

G/B F/A C/G 
F/G F/C F/C 
     
G/B F/A C/G 
He says, son can you play me amemory? 
C/E D7 
I’m not really sure how it goes 
G/B F/A C/G 
But it’s sad and it’s sweet and I knew it complete
F/G 
When I wore a younger man’s clothes

Am Am/G D/F# 
La la la diddy da 
Am Am/G D/F# G/F C/E G7/D 
La La diddy da da dum   

G/B F/A C/G 
Sing us a song, you’re the piano man 
C/E D7 
Sing us a song to night 
G/B F/A C/G 
Well we’re all in the mood for a melody 
F/G 
And you’ve got us feeling all right

G/B F/A C/G 
F/G 
F/C Cmaj7 F/C 
F/C Cmaj7 F/C 
   
G/B F/A 
Now John at the bar is a friend of mine 
C/E D7 
He gets me my drinks for free 
G/B 
And he’s quick with a joke or to
F/A C/G 
Light up your smoke
F/G F/C 
But there’s some place that he’d rather be 

G/B F/A C/G 
He says, Bill I believe this is killing me 
C/E D7 
As a smile ran away from his face 
G/B F/A C/G 
Well I’m sure that I could be a movie star 
F/G 
If I could get out of this place

Am Am/G D/F# 
Oh La la la diddy da 
Am Am/G D/F# G/F C/E G7/D 
La La diddy da da dum   

G/B F/A 
Now Paul is a real estate novelist 
C/E D7 
Who never had time for a wife 
G/B F/A C/G 
And he’s talking with Davy, who’s still in the Navy
F/G 
And probably will be for life

G/B F/A C/G 
F/G F/C F/C 
     
G/B F/A C/G 
And the waitress is practicing politics 
C/E D7 
As the businessmen slowly get stoned 
G/B F/A C/G 
Yes they’re sharing a drink they call loneliness 
F/G 
But it’s better than drinking alone

Solo

Am Am/G D/F# Dm/F 
Am Am/G D/F# Dm/F 
Am Am/G D/F# 
G7/F C/E G/D 
   
G/B F/A C/G 
Sing us a song, you’re the piano man 
C/E D7 
Sing us a song to night 
G/B F/A C/G 
Well we’re all in the mood for a melody 
F/G 
And you’ve got us feeling all right

G/B F/A C/G 
F/G 
F/C Cmaj7 F/C 
F/C Cmaj7 F/C 
   
G/B F/A 
It’s a pretty good crowd for a Saturday 
C/E D7 
And the manager gives me a smile 
G/B F/A C/G 
‘Cause he knows that it’s me they’ve been coming to see
F/G F/C 
To for get about life for a while 

G/B F/A C/G 
And the piano sounds like a carnival 
C/E D7 
And the microphone smells like a beer 
G/B F/A C/G 
And theysit at the bar and put bread in my jar
F/G 
And say man what are you doing here?

Am Am/G D/F# 
Oh La la la diddy da 
Am Am/G D/F# G/F C/E G7/D 
La La diddy da da dum   

G/B F/A C/G 
Sing us a song, you’re the piano man 
C/E D7 
Sing us a song to night 
G/B F/A C/G 
Well we’re all in the mood for a melody 
F/G 
And you’ve got us feeling all right

G/B F/A C/G 
F/G 
F/C Cmaj7 F/C 
F/C Cmaj7 F/C 

Billy Joel - Pressure  

Intro

C/D 
    →  →  → 
C/D 
    →  →  → 

Dm Gm6/D C#dim7 Dm 
Dm6 Gm/D A7/D Dm 
Dm Gm6/D C#dim7/D Dm 
Dm6 Gm/D C#dim7/D 
   

Solo acoustic it makes more sense to leave out the “pressure”’s in the verse

Vox on 5 3 of the chord on “you have”

 You have to learn to pace yourself
C/D 
Pressure  → 
 You’re just like everybody else
C/D 
Pressure  → 

Vox on 4 3 2 of the chord on “you’ve only”

Gm C#dim7 Dm A/C# Dm 
 You’ve only had to run so far, so good 
Bb F/A G7 
 But you will come to a place
A7/E A7/C# Dm 
Where the only thing you feel
Bb F/A 
Are loaded guns in your face
A7/E A7/C# 
And you’ll have to deal with

Dm Gm6/D C#dim7 Dm 
Pressure  
Dm6 Gm/D A7/D Dm 
Dm Gm6/D C#dim7/D Dm 
Dm6 Gm/D C#dim7/D 
 You used to call me paranoid
C/D 
Pressure  → 
 But even you cannot avoid
C/D 
Pressure  → 

Gm C#dim7 Dm A/C# Dm 
 You turned the tap dance into your crusade 
Bb F/A G7 
 Now here you are with your faith
A7/E A7/C# Dm 
And your Peter Pan advice
Bb F/A 
You have no scars on your face
A7/E A7/C# 
And you cannot handle

Dm Gm6/D C#dim7 Dm 
Pressure  
Dm6 Gm/D A7/D Dm 
Dm Gm6/D C#dim7/D Dm 
Dm6 Gm/D C#dim7/D 

Bridge

Dmaj7/F# 
All grown up and no place to go
Dmaj7/F# 
Psych one, psych two, what do you know?
Cmaj7/E 
All your life is channel thirteen
Cm/Eb G/D 
Sesame Street, what does it mean?

C/D 
  I’ll tell you what it means Pressure  → 
C/D 
  Pressure  → 

 Don’t ask for help, you’re all alone
C/D 
Pressure  → 
 You’ll have to answer to your own
C/D 
Pressure  → 

Gm C#dim7 Dm A/C# Dm 
 I’m sure you’ll have some cosmic rationale 
Bb F/A G7 
 But here you are in the ninth
A7/E A7/C# Dm 
Two men out and three men on
Bb F/A 
Nowhere to look but inside
A7/E A7/C# 
Where we all respond to

Dm Gm6/D C#dim7 Dm 
Pressure   
Dm6 Gm/D A7/D Dm 
Dm Gm6/D C#dim7/D Dm 
Pressure   
Dm6 Gm/D C#dim7/D 

Bridge, first half instrumental

Dmaj7/F# 
Dmaj7/F# 
 
Cmaj7/E 
All your life is Time Magazine
Cm/Eb G/D 
I read it too, what does it mean?

Bizarre instrumental verse

C/D 
    →  →  → 
C/D 
   Pressure →  → 

Gm C#dim7 Dm A/C# Dm 
 I’m sure you’ll have some cosmic rationale 
Bb F/A G7 
 But here you are with your faith
A7/E A7/C# Dm 
And your Peter Pan advice
Bb F/A 
You have no scars on your face
A7/E A7/C# 
And you cannot handle

Dm Gm6/D C#dim7 Dm 
Pressure   
Dm6 Gm/D A7/D Dm 
Dm Gm6/D C#dim7/D Dm 
Pressure   
Dm6 Gm/D C#dim7/D 
Dm Gm6/D C#dim7 Dm 
Pressure   
Dm6 Gm/D A7/D 
   One two three four
Dm 
Pressure

Billy Joel - Scenes from an Italian Restaurant  

Gm7 C7 
Bb/F C7 
  
Gm7/F 
A bottle of white,  a bottle of red
C/F Bb/F 
Perhaps a bottle of rose instead
C/Bb F/A 
Get a table near the street
F/A Gm7 
In our old familiar place
Gm7 C7 Gm7 Bb/C Bb/C 
You and I, face to face, um umm

Gm7/F 
A bottle of red, a  bottle of white
C/F Bb/F 
It all depends on your appetite
F/A G/B 
I’ll meet you anytime you want
Bb/D C/E 
In our Italian Restaurant

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 
   
D/G 
Things are okay with me these days
G7 G9 
Got a good job, got a good office
C7 
Got a new wife, got a new life
Am7 D7 
And the family’s fine

D/G 
Oh, we lost touch long ago
G7 G9 
You lost weight I did not know
C7 Am7 D7 
You could ever look so nice after so much time 

Eb Bb 
Do you remember those days hanging out at the village green
Eb Bb 
Engineer boots, leather jackets and tight blue jeans
Eb Bb 
Woah you drop a dime in the box play the song about New Orleans
Eb Bb 
Cold beer, hot lights
My sweet romantic teenage nights

Horn solo on the same chords as the previous verse

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

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

C/E 
C/E 
   

C/E 
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh
C/E 
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh

Brenda and Eddie were the popular steadies
And the king and the queen of the prom 
G7/B 
Riding around with the car top down and the radio on
Nobody looked any finer 
Or was more of a hit at the Parkway Diner
We never knew we could want more than that out of life
Am G/B 
Surely Brenda and Eddie would always know how to survive

C/E 
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh
C/E 
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh

Brenda and Eddie were still going steady in the summer of seventy five 
G7/B 
When they decided the marriage would be at the end of July
Everyone said they were crazy 
Brenda you know that you’re much too lazy
And Eddie could never afford to live that kind of life
Am G/B 
Oh, but there we were waving Brenda and Eddie goodbye

C/E 
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh

F/C F/C 
Well, they got an apartment with deep pile carpets
And a couple of paintings from Sears
F/C F/C 
big waterbed that they bought with the bread
They had saved for a couple of years
F/C F/C 
They started to fight when the money got tight
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

G7/B 
Am G/B C/D 
   
C/E 
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh

F/C F/C 
Well, they lived for a while in a very nice style
But it’s always the same in the end
F/C F/C 
They got a divorce as a matter of course
And they parted the closest of friends
F/C F/C 
Then the king and the queen went back to the green
Em A9 C/D 
But you can never go back there again, oh oh, oh oh

Brenda and Eddie had had it already by the summer of seventy five 
G7/B 
From the high to the low to the end of the show
For the rest of their lives
They couldn’t go back to the greasers 
The best they could do was pick up their pieces
We always knew they would both find a way to get by

Am G/B 
That’s all I heard about Brenda and Eddie
Am G/B 
Can’t tell you more cause I told you already
Am G/B 
And here we are waving Brenda and Eddie goodbye

C/E 
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh
C/E 
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh
C/E 
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh

Bass notes are all that’s really played here,

chords somewhat fabricated

F/E G/B Am Bb Am F/E 
           
Gm7/F C/F Bb 
 Yeah  

Bb F/A 
F/A Bb 
Gm7 Gm7 
Bb Bb/C 
  

Gm7/F 
A bottle of red, oooh a bottle of white
C/F Bb/F 
Whatever kind of mood you’re in tonight
G/A G/B 
I’ll meet you anytime you want
F/A G/B 
I’ll meet you anytime you want
Bb/D C/E 
In our Italian Restaurant

Sax solo

Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
   

Billy Joel - Shameless  

D/F# Em Bb 
    x2

D/F# 
Well, I’m shameless when it comes to loving you
Em Bb 
I’ll do anything you want me to, I’ll do anything at all 
D/F# 
And I’m standing, here for all the world to see
Em Bb 
Aw, there ain’t that much left of me that has very far to fall 

Vox on the 6 of the chord on “I’m”

You know now I’m not a man who’s ever been
Em Am7 
Insecure about the world I’ve been living in
don’t break easy I have my pride
Em F# 
But if you need to be satisfied

D/F# 
I’m shameless baby I don’t have a prayer
Em 
Every time I see you standing there
Bb 
I go down upon my knees 
D/F# 
And I’m changing swore I’d never compromise
Em 
Aw, but you convinced me otherwise 
Bb 
I’ll do anything you please 

You see in all my life I’ve never found
Em Am7 
What I couldn’t resist what I couldn’t turn down
I could walk away from anyone I ever knew
Em Gm Am 
But I can’t walk away from you  

Bb Am 
I have never let anything have this much control over me

Vox stay on the 3 of the chord

Ab Eb 
worked too hard to call my life my own
Bb Am 
And I’ve made myself a world and it’s worked so perfectly

Vox stay on the 3 of the chord for this whole line and into the next

Ab 
But it’s your world now I can’t refuse
Am D7 
I’ve never had so much to lose

Solo if appropriate

Em Bb 
Oh, I’m shameless    
Em Bb 
    
Em Bb 
   
You know it should be easy for a
Man who’s strong
Em Am7 
To say he’s sorry or admit when he’s wrong
I never lost anything I ever missed
Em 
But I’ve never been in love like this

It’s outta my hands

D/F# 
I’m shameless, I don’t have the power now
Em Bb 
I don’t want it anyhow so I’ve got to let it go 
D/F# 
I’m shameless, shameless as a man can be
Em 
You could make a total fool of me
Bb 
I just wanted you to know  

D/F# Em Bb 
Oh, I’m shameless    
D/F# Em Bb 

Billy Joel - Sometimes a Fantasy  

Intro

 →     x2

Vox on the 1

  Oh, I didn’t want to do it but I got too  lonely
  Had to call you up in the middle of thnight

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “know it’s awful”

  I know it’s awful hard ttry to make love long  distance  → 
Em 
 But I really needed stimulation
G/B G/B A/C# 
 Though it was only my imagination

Vox on 1 7 on “it’s just”

Bm 
It’s just a fantasy
Bm 
It’s not the reathing
Bm 
It’s just a fantasy
Bm 
It’s not the real thing

Vox up to 3 1 on “sometimes”

Bm 
Sometimes a fantasy
Csus4 
Is all you need

Csus4 Fmaj9 Csus4 Fmaj9 
   
 When am I gonna take control get a hold of my emotions
 Why does it only seem to hit me in the middle of the night
 You told me there’s a number I can always dial for assistance  → 
Em 
 I don’t want to deal with outside action
G/B G/B A/C# 
Only you can give me satisfaction

Bm 
It’s just a fantasy
Bm 
It’s not the reathing
Bm 
It’s just a fantasy
Bm 
It’s not the real thing
Bm 
Sometimes a fantasy
Csus4 
Is all you need

Csus4 Fmaj9 Csus4 Fmaj9 
   

Solo

Dsus4 Gmaj7 Dsus4 
     
  Sure it would be better if I had you here thold me, but but but but
  Be better baby but believe me it’s the next best  thing
 I’m sure there’s many times you’ve wanted me to hear your  secrets  → 
Em 
 Don’t be afraid to say the words that’ll move me
G/B G/B A/C# 
 Anytime you want to tell them to me

Bm 
It’s just a fantasy
Bm 
It’s not the reathing
Bm 
It’s just a fantasy
Bm 
It’s not the real thing
Bm 
Sometimes a fantasy
Csus4 
Is all you need 

Csus4 
 It’s just a fantasy (it’s just a fantasy)
Fmaj9 
 It’s not the real thing (it’s not the real thing)

Csus4 
 It’s just a fantasy (it’s just a fantasy)
Fmaj9 
 It’s not the real thing (it’s not the real thing)

Dsus4 
 It’s just a fantasy (it’s just a fantasy)
Gmaj7 
 It’s not the real thing (it’s not the real thing)

Dsus4 
 It’s just a fantasy (it’s just a fantasy)
Gmaj7 
 It’s not the real thing (it’s not the real thing)

Dsus4 

Billy Joel - Somewhere Along the Line  

Originally around G#, I play in G capo 1

D/F# C/E C/D 
     x2

Well it’s a rainy night in Paris
Am 
And I’m sitting by the Seine

Vox stay up on the 5

It’s a pleasure to be soaking
C/B Am 
In the European rain

Em 
Now my belly’s full of fancy food and wine
But in the morning there’ll be hell to pay
Somewhere along the line
G/B 
Oh, but in the morning there’ll be hell to pay
Somewhere along the line

D/F# C/E C/D 
     
Sweet Virginia cigarette
Am 
Burning in my hand
C/B 
Well you used to be a friend of mine
Am 
But now I understand

Em 
You’ve been eating up inside me for some time, oh
And I know you’re gonna get me
Somewhere along the line
G/B 
Well I know you’re gonna get me
Somewhere along the line

D/F# C/E 
   
D/Eb 
Somewhere along the line 
Em Em/D 
Well I know it’s just a matter of time
G/B 
When the fun falls through and the rent comes due
Am 
Somewhere along the line 

Well, you know I love my woman
Am 
And I would not let her down
And I did my share of lovin’
C/B Am 
When I used to get around

Em 
Now I’m satisfied and she is lookin’ fine, oh
G/B 
But you pay for your satisfaction
Somewhere along the line
G/B 
Well you pay for your satisfaction
Somewhere along the line

Solo

G/B 
   x2

D/F# C/E C/D 
     
Hey, it’s good to be a young man
Am 
And to live the way you please
Yes, a young man is the king
C/B Am 
Of every kingdom that he sees

Em 
But there’s an old and feeble man not far behind, oh
And it surely will catch up to him
Somewhere along the line
Well, you know it will catch up to him
Somewhere along the line
Well, and it surely will catch up to him
Somewhere along the line

D/F# C/E C/D 

Billy Joel - Still Rock and Roll to Me  

Em 
What’s the matter with the clothes I’m wearing?
Bb 
Can’t you tell that your tie’s too wide?
Em 
Maybe I should buy some old tab collars
Bb 
Welcome back to the age of jive
Em Am 
Where have you been hidin’ out lately, honey?
Em 
You can’t dress trashy till you spend a lot of money

Em Bb 
Everybody’s talking ‘bout the new sound
Am 
Funny, but it’s still rock and roll to me

Em 
What’s the matter with the car I’m driving?
Bb 
Can’t you tell it’s out of style?
Em 
Should I get a set of white wall tires?
Bb 
Are you gonna cruise the miracle mile?

Em Am 
Nowadays you can’t be too sentimental
Em 
Your best bet’s a true baby, blue Continental
Em Bb 
Hot funk, cool punk even if it’s old junk
Am 
It’s still rock and roll to me

Bridge

Oh it doesn’t matter what they say in the papers
Am 
‘Cause it’s always been the same old scene
There’s a new band in town but you can’t get the sound
Ab 
From a story in a magazine
Eb 
Aimed at your average teen 

Em 
How about a pair of pink sidewinders
Bb 
And a bright orange pair of pants?
Em 
Well, you could really be a Beau Brummel baby
Bb 
If you just give it half a chance

Em Am 
Don’t waste your money on a new set of speakers
Em 
You get more mileage from a cheap pair of sneakers
Em Bb 
Next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways
Am 
It’s still rock and roll to me

Solo if appropriate

Am 
E7 Ab Eb 
      
Em 
What’s the matter with the crowd I’m seeing?
Bb 
Don’t you know that they’re out of touch?
Em 
Should I try to be a straight A student?
Bb 
If you are, then you think too much

Em Am 
Don’t you know about the new fashion, honey?
Em 
All you need are looks and a whole lotta money
Em Bb 
It’s the next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways
Am 
It’s still rock and roll to me

Hard stops on each chord

Em Bb 
Everybody’s talking about the new sound
C9 
Funny, but it’s still rock and roll to me 

Billy Joel - Stop in Nevada  

D/F# D/F# 
He always found it hard to take her 
Em7 A7sus4 G/D 
She wouldn’t listen to advice 
D9 D/F# 
And though he never tried to make her 
Em7 G/B 
She often thought it would be nice 

A/C# D/F# 
Oh, and now she’s headin’ out to California 
It’s been a long time comin’ but she’s 
A/C# D/F# 
Feeling like a woman tonight 
And she left a little letter said
A/C# D/F# 
She’s gonna make a stop in Nevada
D/F# Em7 
Goodbye, goodbye

Bm7 A/C# 
 
D/F# D/F# 
 She tried for years to be a good wife 
Em7 A7sus4 G/D 
It never quite got off the ground 
D9 D/F# 
And all those stories of the good life 
Em7 G/B 
Convinced her not to hang around 

A/C# D/F# 
Oh, and now she’s headin’ out to California 
And she doesn’t know what’s comin’ but
A/C# D/F# 
She’s sure of what she’s leaving behind 
And she left a little letter said
A/C# D/F# 
She’s gonna make a stop in Nevada
D/F# Em7 
Goodbye, goodbye

Bm7 A/C# 
 

Interlude over verse chords

D/F# Em7 A7sus4 
        
D/F# D/F# 
 And though she finds it hard to leave him 
Em7 A7sus4 G/D 
She knows it would be worse to stay 
D9 D/F# 
He wouldn’t understand the reasons 
Em7 G/B 
That make a woman run away 

A/C# D/F# 
Oh, and now she’s headin’ out to California 
With some money in her pocket she’s a
A/C# D/F# 
Rocket on the fourth of July 
And she left a little letter said
A/C# D/F# 
She’s gonna make a stop in Nevada 

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

D/F# Em7 
Goodbye, goodbye

A/C# D/F# 
Oh, and now she’s headin’ out to California 
With some money in her pocket she’s a
A/C# D/F# 
Rocket on the fourth of July 
And she left a little letter said
A/C# D/F# 
She’s gonna make a stop in Nevada
D/F# Em7 
Goodbye, goodbye

Bm7 A/C# Em7 

Billy Joel - Summer, Highland Falls (PPM arrangement)  

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

is in F.

I play in D

   x4

D/F# 
They say that these are not the best of times
D/F# Em7 D/F# 
But they’re the only times I’ve ever known  
D/F# D/F# 
And I believe there is a time for meditation
Em7 
In cathedrals of our own  

F#/A# Bm Bm/A 
Now I have seen that sad surrender 
D/F# 
In my lover’s eyes  
E/G# 
And I can only stand apart and sympathize
Em7 
For we are always what our situations hand us
It’s either sadness or euphoria 
Sadness or euphoria   

D/F# 
And so we’ll argue and we’ll compromise
D/F# Em7 
And realize that nothing’s really changed  
D/F# 
For all our mutual experience
D/F# Em7 
Our separate conclusions are the same 

F#/A# Bm Bm/A 
Now we are forced to recognize our
D/F# 
Inhumanity 
E/G# 
Our reason coexists with our insanity
Em7 
And so we choose between reality and madness
It’s either sadness or euphoria  

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

Sadness or euphoria

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

F# Bm Bm/A D/F# 
   
E/G# 
Em7 
  

PPM do a full verse here on “la”

F#/A# Bm Bm/A D/F# 
 How thoughtlessly we dissipate our energies 
E/G# 
Perhaps we don’t fulfill each other’s fantasies
Em7 
So we stand upon the ledges of our lives
With our respective similarities 
It’s either sadness or euphoria

Hanging end on G, I usually stop here

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

Billy Joel - Summer, Highland Falls  

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/F# Em7 
A7 A7 
   
D/F# 
They say that these are not the best of times
Em7 D/F# Em7 
But they’re the only times I’ve ever known   
D/F# Em7 
And I believe that there’s a time for meditation
A7 
In cathedrals of our own   →  

F#/A# Bm Bm/A 
Now I have seen that sad surrender
D/F# 
In my lover’s eyes  
E7 A7 
And I can only stand apart and sympathize
D/F# Em7 
For we are always what our situations hand us
A7 
It’s either sadness or euphoria  

D/F# Em7 
A7 A7 
   
D/F# 
And so we’ll argue and we’ll compromise
Em7 D/F# Em7 
And realize that nothing’s really changed   
D/F# 
For all our mutual experience
Em7 A7 
Our separate conclusions are the same  →  

F#/A# Bm Bm/A 
Now we are forced to recognize our
D/F# 
Inhumanity  
E7 A7 
Our reason coexists with our insanity
D/F# Em7 
And though we choose between reality and madness
A7 
It’s either sadness or euphoria  

Instrumental if appropriate

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

Bm Bm/A D/F# 
How thoughtlessly we dissipate our energies  
E7 A7 
Perhaps we don’t fulfill each other’s fantasies
D/F# Em7 
And as we stand upon the ledges of our lives
A7 
With our respective similarities  → 
A7 
It’s either sadness or euphoria  
A7 
Sadness or euphoria

Billy Joel - Tell Her About It  

Originally in Bb, I play in E capo 2

       x2

Listen boy, I don’t want to see you let a good thing slip away
You know I don’t like watching anybody make the same mistakes I made

If you’re playing in E, play the G in open voicing here

G#m F#m 
She’s a real nice girl and she’s always there for you
Am E/G# F#m 
But a nice girl wouldn’t tell you what you should do

Oh, listen boy, I’m sure that you think you got it all under control
You don’t want somebody telling you the way to stay in someone’s soul
G#m F#m 
You’re a big boy now and you’ll never let her go
Am E/G# F#m F# 
But that’s just the kind of thing she ought to know 

D#m 
Tell her about it, tell her everything you feel
G#m G#m7 C#m7 F#7sus4 
Give her every reason to accept that you’re for real
D#m 
Tell her about it, tell her all your crazy dreams
G#m G#m7 C#m7 F#7sus4 F#7 
Let her know you need her, let her know how much she means

   Oooh x2

Listen, boy, it’s not automatically a certain guarantee
To insure yourself, you’ve got to provide communication constantly
G#m F#m 
When you love someone you’re always insecure
Am E/G# F#m F# 
And there’s only one good way to reassure 

D#m 
Tell her about it, let her know how much you care
G#m G#m7 C#m7 F#7sus4 
When she can’t be with you, tell her you wish you were there
D#m 
Tell her about it every day before you leave
G#m G#m7 C#m7 F#7sus4 F#7 
Pay her some attention, give her something to believe

Bridge

Bm 
 ‘Cause now and then she’ll get to worrying
Em Bm A/C# 
Just because you haven’t spoken for so long  
Bm 
And though you may not have done anything
Em F#/A# 
Will that be a consolation when she’s gone?

Listen boy, it’s good information from a man who’s made mistakes
Just a word or two that she gets from you could be the difference that it makes
G#m F#m 
She’s a trusting soul, she’s put her trust in you
Am E/G# F#m F# 
But a girl like that won’t tell you what you should do 

D#m 
Tell her about it, tell her everything you feel
G#m G#m7 C#m7 F#7sus4 
Give her every reason to accept that you’re for real
D#m 
Tell her about it, tell her all your crazy dreams
G#m G#m7 C#m7 F#7sus4 F#7 
Let her know you need her, let her know how much she means

Outro

Tell her about it, tell her how you feel right now
Tell her about it, the girl don’t want to wait too long
You got to tell her about it, tell her now and you won’t go wrong
You got to tell her about it, before it gets too late you’ve got to...

Billy Joel - The Ballad of Billy the Kid  

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

at-tempo part of the intro.

Slow, swung, or play at tempo

Em 
Em 
Em G/B Am 
      

At tempo, straight, skip on guitar

F/G C/G C/G F/G 
    x2

Em 
From a town known as Wheeling, West Virginia
Em 
Rode a boy with a six-gun in his hand  
Em 
And his daring life of crime made him a legend in his time 
G/B Am7 D7sus 
East and west of the Rio Grande

F/G C/G C/G F/G 
    x2

Em 
Well, he started with a bank in Colorado
Em 
In the pocket of his vest a Colt he hid  
Em 
And his age and his size
G/B 
Took the teller by surprise and
Am7 D7sus 
The word spread  of Billy the Kid

F/G C/G C/G F/G 
    
Em Bm 
Well he never traveled heavy, yes he always rode alone
C/D F/G 
And he soon put many older guns to shame
Em Bm 
And he never had a sweetheart, and he never had a home
Dsus4 
But the cowboy and the rancher knew his name 

Em 
Well, he robbed his way from Utah to Oklahoma
Em 
And the law just could not seem to track him down  
Em G/B 
And it served his legend well, for the folks they’d love to tell ’bout
Am7 D7sus 
When Billy the Kid came to town

F/G C/G C/G F/G 
    x2

Interlude if appropriate

C/E 
 
C/E 
 
Bb/C 
 
F/G C/G C/G F/G 
    x2

Em 
Well one cold day a posse captured Billy
Em 
And the judge said string him up for what he did  
Em G/B 
And the cowboys and their kin, like the sea came pourin’ in to to watch
Am7 D7sus 
 The hangin’  of Billy the Kid

F/G C/G C/G F/G 
    
Em Bm 
Well he never traveled heavy, yes he always rode alone
C/D F/G 
And he soon put many older guns to shame
Em Bm 
And he never had a sweetheart, but he finally found a home
Dsus4 
Underneath the Boot Hill grave that bears his name
Em 
From a town known as Oyster Bay, Long Island
Em 
Rode a boy with a six-pack in his hand  
Em 
And his daring life of crime made him a legend in his time 
G/B Am7 D7sus 
East and west of the Rio Grande

F/G C/G C/G F/G 
    x2

Interlude if appropriate

C/E 
 
C/E 
 
Bb/C 

Billy Joel - The Downeaster ‘Alexa’  

Originally in Am, I play in Em.

Sometimes I capo 2, the highest note is Bb in Am.

Mostly muted, be judicioius with strumming.

Em 

Vox start on 1 2 3 of the major key

Em 
Well I’m on the Downeaster Alexa
And I’m cruising through Block Island Sound
Am 
I have charted a course to the Vineyard
Em 
But tonight I am Nantucket bound

We took on diesel back in Montauk yesterday
Em D/F# 
And left this morning from the bell in Gardiner’s Bay
Like all the locals here I’ve had to sell my home
Em D/F# 
Too proud to leave I worked my fingers to the bone

Em 
So I could own my Downeaster Alexa
And I go where the ocean is deep
Am 
There are giants out there in the canyons
And a good captain can’t fall asleep

I’ve got bills to pay and children who need clothes
Em D/F# 
I know there’s fish out there but where God only knows
They say these waters aren’t what they used to be
Em D/F# 
But I’ve got people back on land who count on me

Em 
So if you see my Downeaster Alexa
And if you work with the rod and the reel
Am 
Tell my wife I am trolling Atlantis
And I still have my hands on the wheel

Interlude, lots of ayyy-o and accordion noises

Em 
Em 
Now I drive my Downeaster Alexa
More and more miles from shore every year
Am 
Since they tell me I can’t sell no stripers
And there’s no luck in swordfishing here

I was a bayman like my father was before
Em D/F# 
Can’t make a living as a bayman anymore
There ain’t much future for a man who works the sea
Em D/F# 
But there ain’t no island left for islanders like me

D/F# Em 
Ay-ay yo,  oh

Billy Joel - The Entertainer  

G/B 
am the entertainer and I know just where stand
G/B 
Another serenader and another long-haired band
Today I am your champion, I may have won your hearts
But I know the game, you’ll forget my name
Am7 Cmaj7 
And I won’t be here in another year
If I don’t stay on the charts

C/E G/D 
am the entertainer and I’ve had to pay my price
G/B G/B 
The things I did not know at first I learned by doin’ twice
Ah, but still they come to haunt me
C/E 
Still they want their say
So I’ve learned to dance with a hand in my pants
Am7 Cmaj7 
Let ‘em rub my neck and I write ‘em a check
And they go their merry way

C/E G/D 
am the entertainer, been all around the world
G/B G/B 
I’ve played all kinds of palaces and laid all kinds of girls
C/E 
can’t remember faces, I don’t remember names
Ah, but what the hell, you know it’s just as well
Am7 Cmaj7 
‘Cause after a while and a thousand miles
 It all becomes the same

C/E G/D 
am the entertainer, I bring to you my songs
G/B G/B 
I’d like to spend a day or two, but I can’t stay that long
C/E 
No, I’ve got to meet expenses, I got to stay in line
Gotta get those fees to the agencies
Am7 Cmaj7 
And I’d love to stay but there’s bills to pay
So I just don’t have the time

C/E G/D 
am the entertainer, I come to do my show
G/B G/B 
You’ve heard my latest record, it’s been on the radio
Ah, it took me years to write it, they were the
C/E 
Best years of my life
Cmaj7 
It was a beautiful song, but it ran too long
Am7 
If you’re gonna have a hit, you gotta make it fit
So they cut it down to 3:05

C/E G/D 
I am the entertainer, the idol of my age
G/B G/B 
make all kinds of money when I go on the stage
Ah, you’ve seen me in the papers
C/E 
I’ve been in the magazines
But if I go cold I won’t get sold
Am7 
I’ll get put in the back in the discount rack
Like another can of beans

Hanging stops

C/E G/D 
am the entertainer and I know just where stand
G/B 
Another serenader and another long-haired band
C/E 
Today I am your champion, I may have won your hearts
But I know the game, you’ll forget my name
Am7 Cmaj7 
And I won’t be here in another year
If I don’t stay on the charts

Billy Joel - The Longest Time  

Originally in Eb, I play in A capo 3 (so in C)

Highest note is only the 4, but it sounds terrible to miss

those 4’s on "I’m so in*spired* by you" and "that hasn’t

hap*pened*".

Oh, oh, oh, oh
For the longest time
Oh, oh, oh
For the longest time

A/G# A/F# Amaj7/E 
If you said goodbye to me tonight
A/G# A/F# Amaj7/E 
There would still be music left to write
C# F#m 
What else could I do
E7 A7 
I’m so inspired by you
Bm 
That hasn’t happened for the longest time

A/G# A/F# Amaj7/E 
Once thought my innocence was gone
A/G# A/F# Amaj7/E 
Now I know that happiness goes on
C# F#m 
That’s where you found me
E7 A7 
When you put your arms around me
Bm 
I haven’t been there for the longest time

Oh, oh, oh, oh
For the longest time
Oh, oh, oh
For the longest time

A/G# A/F# Amaj7/E 
I’m that voice you’re hearing in the hall
A/G# A/F# Amaj7/E 
And the greatest miracle of all
C# F#m 
Is how I need you
E7 A7 
And how you needed me too
Bm 
That hasn’t happened for the longest time

E7 F#m 
Maybe this won’t last very long
G#7 
But you feel so right
And I could be wrong
C#m F#m 
Maybe I’ve been hoping too hard
B7 
But I’ve gone this far
E7 
And it’s more than I hoped for

A/G# A/F# Amaj7/E 
Who knows how much further we’ll go on
A/G# A/F# Amaj7/E 
Maybe I’ll be sorry when you’re gone
C# F#m 
I’ll take my chances
E7 A7 
I forgot how nice romance is
Bm 
I haven’t been there for the longest time

E7 F#m 
I had second thoughts at the start
G#7 
I said to myself
Hold on to your heart
C#m F#m 
Now I know the woman that you are
B7 
You’re wonderful so far
E7 
And it’s more than I hoped for

A/G# A/F# Amaj7/E 
don’t care what consequence it brings
A/G# A/F# Amaj7/E 
have been fool for lesser things
C# F#m 
I want you so bad
E7 A7 
I think you ought to know that
Bm 
I intend to hold you for the longest time

Oh, oh, oh, oh
For the longest time
Oh, oh, oh
For the longest time

Billy Joel - The River of Dreams  

On guitar, play as barre and ignore most extensions.

Gmaj7 Gmaj7 Cmaj7 D6 
   

x 4, with oooh, ahh

In the middle of (I go walking in)
G9 
In the middle of (I go walking in)
Cmaj7 
In the middle of (I go walking in)
In the middle of (I go walking in)

In the middle of the night

I go walking in my sleep

G7 
From the mountains of faith
Cmaj7 
To the river so deep

I must be looking for something

Something sacred I lost

G7 
But the river is wide
Cmaj7 
And it’s too hard to cross

Em Gmaj7 
And even though I know the river is wide
Cmaj7 
I walk down every evening and stand on the shore
Cmaj7 Gmaj7 
I try to cross to the opposite side
A7 
So I can finally find out what I’ve been looking for

In the middle of the night

I go walking in my sleep

G7 
Through the valley of fear
Cmaj7 
To a river so deep

I’ve been searching for something

Taken out of my soul

G7 
Something I could never lose
Cmaj7 
Something somebody stole

Em Gmaj7 
don’t know why I go walking at night
Cmaj7 
But now I’m tired and I don’t want to walk anymore
Cmaj7 Gmaj7 
hope it doesn’t take the rest of my life
A7 
Until I find what it is I’ve been looking for

Hang for 1 measure

In the middle of the night

I go walking in my sleep

G7 
Through the jungle of doubt
Cmaj7 
To the river so deep

I know I’m searching for something

Something so undefined

G7 
That it can only be seen
Cmaj7 
By the eyes of the blind

In the middle of the night 

Note the lyrics are reversed wrt the intro

 I go walking in the, in the middle of the
G7 
I go walking in the, in the middle of the
Cmaj7 
 I go walking in the, in the middle of the
 I go walking in the, in the middle of the

 I go walking in the, in the middle of the
G7 
I go walking in the, in the middle of the
Cmaj7 
 I go walking in the, in the middle of the
 I go walking in the, in the middle of the

Em Gmaj7 
I’m not sure about a life after this
Cmaj7 
God knows I’ve never been a spiritual man
Cmaj7 Gmaj7 
Baptized by the fire
I wade into the river that is running through the promised land

Hang for 1 meaure and 2 extra beats

In the middle of the night

I go walking in my sleep

G7 
Through the desert of truth
Cmaj7 
To the river so deep

We all end in the ocean

We all start in the streams

G7 
We’re all carried along
Cmaj7 
By the river of dreams

In the middle of the night 

I go walking in the, in the middle of the

G7 
I go walking in the, in the middle of the
Cmaj7 
I go walking in the, in the middle of the
I go walking in the, in the middle of the

Billy Joel - The Stranger  

Intro, skip on guitar

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

Whistle

Em Em/D Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
E/F# E/G# Am Am/G D/F# C/E 
  →      
B/D# A/C# B/A Em 
    
Em C7 Em C7 
   
Em Am Em 
Well we all have a face that we hide away forever
Am 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 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 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 Bm Em 
Did you ever let your lover see the stranger in yourself?

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 afraid to try again
D7 Gmaj7 GmM7 D/F# D7 
Everyone goes south every 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 yourself 

Em Am Em 
Once I used to believe I was such a great romancer
Am B7 
Then I came home to a woman that I could not recognize
Em Am Em 
When I pressed her for a reason she refused to even answer
Am 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 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 Bm Em 
Did you ever let your lover see the stranger in yourself?

Gmaj7 GmM7 D/F# 
Don’t be afraid to try again
D7 Gmaj7 GmM7 D/F# D7 
Everyone goes south every 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 yourself 

Em Am Em 
You may never understand how the stranger is inspired
Am 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 Bm Em 
You’ll give in to your desire when the stranger comes along

Em C7 Em C7 
   

Billy Joel - Travelin’ Prayer  

Starts drums, then bass on D

C/D 
 x2

Hey lord, take a look all around
Tonight to find where my baby’s gonna be
Hey lord, would ya look out for her tonight
C/B 
‘Cause she is far across the sea

Hey lord, would ya look out for her tonight
Bb 
And make sure that she’s gonna be alright
And things are gonna be alright with me

      x2

Hey lord, would ya look out for her tonight
And make sure that all her dreams are sweet   
Said now, would ya guide her along the roads
C/B 
And make them softer for her feet
    → 

G9 
Hey lord, would ya look out for her tonight
Bb 
And make sure that she’s gonna be alright
Until she’s home and here with me

      x2

Hey, lord would ya look out for her tonight
If she is sleepin’ under the sky   
Said now, make sure the ground she’s sleepin’ on
C/B 
Is always warm and dry
    → 

Mmmm, don’tcha give her too much rain
Bb 
Try to keep her away from pain
Because my baby hates to cry

      x2

Hey lord, would ya look out for her tonight
‘Cause it gets rough along the way   
Said now, this song seems strange it’s just because
C/B 
don’t know how to pray
    → 

G9 
Mmmm, won’tcha give her peace of mind
Bb 
And if you ever find the time
Won’tcha tell her I miss her everyday

      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

Hey lord, take a look all around
Tonight to find where my baby’s gonna be   

Hey lord, would ya look out for her tonight
C/B 
‘Cause she is far across the sea
    → 

G9 
Hey lord, would ya look out for her tonight
Bb 
And make sure that she’s gonna be alright
Until she’s home and here with me 

With me
      x2

Hanging stop on D

Weird boinky noise and banjos

Billy Joel - Uptown Girl  

Originally in E, I play in A capo 1.

Definitely practice the bridge oh-oh’s before playing.

Vox start on the root

Bm 
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
C#m 
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Uptown girl
Bm C#m 
 She’s been living in her uptown world 
 I bet she never had a back street guy 
Bm C#m 
 I bet her mama never told her why 
 I’m gonna try for an 

Uptown girl
Bm C#m 
 She’s been living in her white bread world 
 As long as anyone with hot blood can
Bm C#m 
 And now she’s looking for a downtown man
 That’s what I am

Vox on 1 3 6 of the first chord on “and when she”

Dm Gm C7 
And when she knows what she wants from her time
Dm Gm/D# C7 
And when she wakes up and makes up her mind
Bm 
She’ll see I’m not so tough
Em 
Just because I’m in love with an 

Uptown girl
Bm C#m 
 You know I’ve seen her in her uptown world 
 She’s getting tired of her high-class toys 
Bm C#m 
 And all her presents from her uptown boys 
 She’s got a choice

Bridge

Starts on 1 3 5 of the first chord, get to the

1 of the second chord on its second “oh-oh”

D#dim7 Em 
Ohh...    → 
D#dim7 
Ohh...   

Uptown girl
Bm C#m 
  You know I can’t afford to buy her pearls 
 But maybe someday when my ship comes in
Bm C#m 
She’ll understand what kind of guy I’ve been
 And then I’ll win

Dm Gm C7 
And when she’s walking, she’s looking so fine
Dm Gm/D# C7 
And when she’s talking, she’ll say that she’s mine
Bm 
She’ll say I’m not so tough
Em 
Just because I’m in love with an

Uptown girl
Bm C#m 
 She’s been living in her white bread world 
As long as anyone with hot blood can
Bm C#m 
And now she’s looking for a downtown man
 That’s what I am

Bridge

D#dim7 Em 
Ohh...    
D#dim7 
Ohh...   

(Uptown girl, repeat to fade...)

Bm C#m 

Billy Joel - Vienna  

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 
  
Em 
Slow down, you crazy child

Vox on the 4 3 3 2 on “juveni-ile”

You’re so ambitious for a juvenile
But then if you’re so smart, tell me
A7 B9 B7 
Why are you still so afraid?  → 

Em 
Where’s the fire, what’s the hurry about?
You’d better  cool it off before you burn it out
You’ve got so much to do and
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”

But you know that when the truth is told
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”

F#m7 
You’re gonna kick off before you even
B7 Em7 A7 
Get halfway through, ooh ooh
D#9 D7 
When will you realize  Vienna waits for you?

Em 
Slow down, you’re doing fine
You can’t be everything you want to be before your time
A7 
Although it’s so romantic on the borderline tonight  
B9 B7 
Tonight 

Em 
Too bad but it’s the life you lead
You’re so ahead of yourself that you forgot what you need
Though you can see when you’re wrong, you know
F#m7 
You can’t always see when you’re right
B9 B7 
You’re righ

You’ve got your passion, you’ve got your pride
D/F# Em Em/D 
But don’t you know that only fools are satisfied?
F#m7 
 Dream on, but don’t imagine they’ll
B7 Em7 A7 
All come true, ooh ooh
D#9 D7 
When will you realize  Vienna waits for you?

Solo on a half-verse

D7 
 Slow down you crazy child
D/F# Em Em/D 
And take the phone off the hook and disappear for a while
F#m7 
 It’s all right, you can afford to lose a
B7 Em A7 
Day or two, ooh ooh
D#9 D7 
When will you realize  Vienna waits for you?

And you know that when the truth is told
D/F# Em Em/D 
That you can get what you want or you can just get old
F#m7 
You’re gonna kick off before you even
B7 Em7 A7 
Get halfway through, ooh ooh
D#9 D7 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 

Billy Joel - We Didn’t Start the Fire  

Intro, really unclear whether that’s a Iadd9 or a V or a something-else-over-something-else.

Writing it here as a Iadd9, but play with it.

Gadd9 Em7 
      x 2

 

Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray
Em 
South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio
Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television
Em 
North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe

Em 
    
Rosenbergs, H-bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom
Em 
Brando, The King and I and The Catcher in the Rye
Eisenhower, vaccine, England’s got a new queen
Em 
Marciano, Liberace, Santayana goodbye

We didn’t start the fire
Em 
It was always burning since the world’s been turning

We didn’t start the fire
Em 
No we didn’t light it
But we tried to fight it

Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser and Prokofiev
Em 
Rockefeller, Campanella, Communist Bloc
Roy Cohn, Juan Peron, Toscanini, Dacron
Em 
Dien... Bien... Phu... falls, Rock Around the Clock

Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn’s got a winning team
Em 
Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland
Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Khrushchev
Em 
Princess Grace, Peyton Place, trouble in the Suez

We didn’t start the fire
Em 
It was always burning
Since the world’s been turning

We didn’t start the fire
Em 
No we didn’t light it
But we tried to fight it

Bridge

Am 
Little Rock, Pasternak, Mickey Mantle, Kerouac
Em 
Sputnik, Chou En-Lai, Bridge on the River Kwai

Am 
Lebanon, Charles de Gaulle, California baseball
Em 
Stark weather, homicide, children of thalidomide

Oh-oh, oh-oh

Buddy Holly, Ben Hur, space monkey, Mafia
Em 
Hula hoops, Castro, Edsel is a no-go
U-2, Syngman Rhee, payola and Kennedy
Em 
Chubby Checker, Psycho, Belgians in the Congo

We didn’t start the fire
Em 
It was always burning
Since the world’s been turning

We didn’t start the fire
Em 
No we didn’t light it
But we tried to fight it

Hemingway, Eichmann, Stranger in a Strange Land
Em 
Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs invasion
Lawrence of Arabia, British Beatle mania
Em 
Ole Miss, John Glenn, Liston beats Patterson

Pope Paul, Malcolm X, British politician sex

Hard stop on “what else”

Em 
JFK, blown away, what else do I have to say?

We didn’t start the fire
Em 
It was always burning
Since the world’s been turning

We didn’t start the fire
Em 
No we didn’t light it
But we tried to fight it

Birth control, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon back again
Em 
Moon shot, Woodstock, Watergate, punk rock
Begin, Reagan, Palestine, terror on the airline
Em 
Ayatollah’s in Iran, Russians in Afghanistan

Melody stays on the same note all the way to “AIDS”

Wheel of Fortune, Sally Ride, heavy metal, suicide
Em 
Foreign debts, homeless vets, AIDS, crack, Bernie Goetz
Hypodermics on the shores, China’s under martial law

Hard stop on “rock”

Em 
Rock and roller cola wars, I can’t take it anymore

We didn’t start the fire
Em 
It was always burning
Since the world’s been turning

We didn’t start the fire
Em 
But when we are gone
Em 
It will still burn on, and on, and on, and on, and on

We didn’t start the fire
Em 
It was always burning
Since the world’s been turning

We didn’t start the fire
Em 
No we didn’t light it
But we tried to fight it

Billy Joel - Worse Comes to Worst  

Originally in C, I play in A

Intro, with weird wah noises

B7 B7 

Enter normal instrumentation

   
Today I’m livin’ like a rich man’s son
Tomorrow morning I could be a bum
It doesn’t matter which direction though
I know a woman in New Mexico

Bm7 
Worse comes to worst
Bm7 
I’ll get along
Bm7 
I don’t know how but sometimes
Bm7 
I can be strong

And if I don’t have a car I’ll hitch
I got a thumb and she’s a son of a bitch
I do my writing on my road guitar
And make a living at a piano bar, oh

Bm7 
Worse comes to worst
Bm7 
I’ll get along
Bm7 
I don’t know how but sometimes
Bm7 
I can be strong

Bridge, half-time

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “lightning”

 Lightning and thunder

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

Flashed across the roads we drove upon
Oh, but it’s clear skies we’re under

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

F#m 
When I am together, when I sing the song

Solo if appropriate on verse chords

Bm7 
Worse comes to worst
Bm7 
I’ll get along
Bm7 
I don’t know how but sometimes
Bm7 
I can be strong, oh

Fun ain’t easy if it ain’t free
Too many people got a hold on me
But I know something that they don’t know
I know a woman in New Mexico

Bm7 
Worse comes to worst
Bm7 
I’ll get along
Bm7 
I don’t know how but sometimes
Bm7 
I can be strong

Billy Joel - You May Be Right  

Friday night I crashed your party

Saturday I said I’m sorry

Sunday came and trashed me out again
Bm 
I was only having fun
Wasn’t hurting anyone
And we all enjoyed the weekend for a change

I was stranded in the combat zone

I walked through Bedford Sty alone

Even rode my motorcycle in the rain
Bm 
And you told me not to drive
But I made it home alive
So you said that only proves that I’m insane

You may be right I may be crazy
F#m 
But it just may be a lunatic you’re looking for
Turn out the lights don’t try to save me
You may be wrong for all I know
But you may be right

Remember how I found you there

Alone in your electric chair

I told you dirty jokes until you smiled
Bm 
You were lonely for a man
I said take me as I am
‘Cause you might enjoy some madness for a while

Now think of all the years you tried to

Find someone to satisfy you

I might be as crazy as you say
Bm 
If I’m crazy then it’s true
That it’s all because of you
And you wouldn’t want me any other way

You may be right I may be crazy
F#m 
But it just may be a lunatic you’re looking for
Turn out the lights it’s too late to change me
You may be wrong for all I know
But you may be right

Solo if appropriate on verse chords

You may be right I may be crazy
F#m 
Hey but it just may be a lunatic you’re looking for
Turn out the lights, aww don’t try to save me
You may be wrong for all I know
You may be right

You may be wrong but you may be right

Billy Ray Cyrus - Achy Breaky Heart  

Intro

You can tell the world, you never was my girl
You can burn my clothes, when I’m gone
Or you can tell your friends, just what a fool I’ve been
And laugh and joke about me on the phone

You can tell my arms, go back into the farm
You can tell my feet to hit the floor
Or you can tell my lips, to tell my fingertips
They won’t be reaching out for you no more

But don’t tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
I just don’t think he’d understand
And if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
He might blow up and kill this man, oooh

   
You can tell your maw, I moved to Arkansas
You can tell your dog to bite my leg
Or tell your brother Cliff, whose fist can tell my lip
He never really liked me anyway

Go tell your aunt Louise, tell anything you please
Myself already knows I’m not okay
Or you can tell my eye, watch out for my mind
It might be walkin’ out on me today

But don’t tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
I just don’t think he’d understand
And if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
He might blow up and kill this man, oooh

   
Don’t tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
I just don’t think he’d understand
And if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
He might blow up and kill this man

Let ring

Don’t tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
I just don’t think he’d understand
And if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
He might blow up and kill this man, oooh

Band back in

Black Sabbath - Changes  

Originally in C, I play in G

Am/D 
  →  x2

Am/D Am/D 
I feel unhappy,  →  I feel so sad  → 
Am Am/D 
I’ve lost the best friend, that I ever had  → 
Am/D Am/D 
She was my woman,  →  I loved her s → 
Am Am/D 
But it’s too late now, I’ve let her go  → 

Bm Am 
 I’m going through changes 
Bm Am 
 I’m going through changes
Bm Am Am 
Em Em 
Em Em 
 →  

Am/D 
  →  x2

Am/D Am/D 
We shared the years,  →  we shared each day  → 
Am Am/D 
In love together, we found a way  → 
Am/D Am/D 
But soon the world  →  had its evil way  → 
Am Am/D 
My heart was blinded, love went astray  → 

Bm Am 
 I’m going through changes 
Bm Am 
 I’m going through changes
Bm Am Am 
Em Em 
Em Em 
 →  

Am/D 
  →  x2
Am 
Am/D 
  →  x3

Am/D Am/D 
It took so long  →  to realize  → 
Am Am/D 
And I can still hear her last goodbyes  → 
Am/D Am/D 
Now all my days  →  are filled with tears  → 
Am Am/D 
Wish I could go back and change these years  → 

Bm Am 
 I’m going through changes 
Bm Am 
 I’m going through changes
Bm Am Am 
Em Em 
Em Em 
 →  

Em Em 

Black Sabbath - Iron Man  

Originally in Bm, I play in Am

Intro, with “I am iron man”

Em 
 →  x3

Main riff

Am 
           x2

Am 
Has he lost his mind?
Can he see or is he blind?
Am 
Can he walk at all
Or if he moves will he fall?

Main riff

Am 
     
Am 
Is he live or dead?
Has he thoughts within his head?
Am 
We’ll just pass him there
Why should we even care?

Am Am Ab5 
   →  → 
F#5 Ab5 
 →  →  →  → 
Am Am Ab5 
   →  → 
F#5 Ab5 
 →  →  →  → 
Am Am Ab5 
   →  → 

Main riff

Am 
           x2

Am 
He was turned to steel
In the great magnetic field
Am 
When he traveled time
For the future of mankind

 Nobody wants him
Am 
 He just stares at the world

Very approximate chords for the riffy business

Am 
     x2
 Planning his vengeance
Am 
 That he will soon unfurl
Am 
     x2

Main riff

Am 
           x2

Am 
Now the time is here
For Iron Man to spread fear
Am 
Vengeance from the grave
Kills the people he once saved

 Nobody wants him
Am 
 They just turn their heads
Am 
     x2
 Nobody helps him
Am 
 Now he has his revenge
Am 
     x2

Solo mostly on...

Bm 
Am 
     x4

Main riff

Am 
           x2

Am 
Heavy boots of lead
Fills his victims full of dread
Am 
Running as fast as they can
Iron Man lives again

Am Am Ab5 
   →  → 
F#5 Ab5 
 →  →  →  → 
Am Am Ab5 
   →  → 

Black Sabbath - Paranoid  

Originally in Em, I play in Am capo 3

Am Am 
   
Am Am 
   

Am Am 
Finished with my woman ‘cause she couldn’t help me with my mind
Am Am 
People think I’m insane because I am frowning all the time

Am Am 
   
Am Am 
All day long I think of things but nothing seems to satisfy
Am Am 
Think I’ll lose my mind if I don’t find something to pacify

Am 
 Can you help me?   
Am 
Occupy my brain, oh yeah

Am Am 
   

Am Am 
I need someone to show me the things in life that can’t find
Am Am 
I can’t see the things that make true happiness I must be blind

Am Am 
   
Am Am 
Make a joke and I will sigh and you will laugh and will cry
Am Am 
Happiness I cannot feel, so love for me is so unreal

Am Am 
   
Am Am 
And so as you hear these words telling you now of my fate
Am Am 
I tell you to enjoy life I wish I could but it’s too late

Am Am 
   

Black Sabbath - War Pigs  

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 F# E5 
D5 E5 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 F# E5 
D5 E5 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 F# E5 
D5 E5 F# E5 
     

Blind Faith - Can’t Find My Way Home  

Originally in D, I play in A.  Highest note that matters is the 6 (“near the end”).

A/G D/F# Dm/F A/E 
               x2

Vox on the 5 on “down”

A/G D/F# Dm/F A/E 
Come down off your throne and leave your body alone
 Somebody must change

A/G D/F# Dm/F A/E 
 You are the reason I’ve been waiting so long
 Somebody holds the key

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “near”

D/F# E7 
Well, I’m  near the end, and I  just ain’t got the time

Vox on 2 1 of the chord on “wasted”

Bm7 A/C# Bm 
 And I’m wasted and I  can’t find my way home

A/G D/F# Dm/F A/E 
               x2

A/G D/F# Dm/F A/E 
Come down on your own and leave your body alone
 Somebody must change

A/G D/F# Dm/F A/E 
 You are the reason I’ve been waiting all these years
 Somebody holds the key

D/F# E7 
Well, I’m  near the end, and I  just ain’t got the time, oh
Bm7 A/C# Bm 
 And I’m wasted and I  can’t find my way home

A/G D/F# Dm/F A/E 
       
A/G D/F# Dm/F A/E 
But I  can’t find my way home

A/G D/F# Dm/F A/E 
But I  can’t find my way home

A/G D/F# Dm/F A/E 
But I can’t find my way home

A/G D/F# Dm/F A/E 
But I can’t find my way home

But I can’t find my way home
And I  ain’t got nothing wrong
And I can’t find my way home

Blind Melon - No Rain  

Originally in E, I play in A

Intro

       x2

All I can say is that my life is pretty plain
A7 
like watchin’ the puddles gather rain 
And all I can do is just pour some tea for two
A7 
And speak my point of view but it’s not sane 
It’s not sane

 I just want someone to say to me oh
 I’ll always be there when you wake  yeah
 You know I’d like to keep my cheeks dry today
 So stay with me and I’ll have it made 

And I don’t understand why I sleep all day
A7 
And I start to complain that there’s no rain 
And all I can do is read a book to stay awake
It rips my life away, but it’s a great escape

Escape, escape, escape

Solo

       x2

Let ring

All I can say is that my life is pretty plain
You don’t like my point of view
You think that I’m insane
It’s not sane, it’s not sane

 I just want  someone to say to me oh
 I’ll always be there when you wake  yeah
 You know I’d like to keep my cheeks dry today
 So stay with me and I’ll have it made 

I’ll have it made 
I’ll have it made 
Oh oh oh oh 
Oh oh oh oh 

Blink 182 - All the Small Things  

Originally in C, I play in A

 → 
D/A 
 →  
D/A 
   
 All the,  small things
 True care,  truth brings
 I’ll take,  one lift
 Your ride,  best trip

 Always,  I know
 You’ll be,  at my show
 Watching,  waiting
 Commiserating

E/A 
 Say it ain’t so, I will not go
Turn the lights off, carry me home

Nana nana nana nana na na
Nana nana nana nana na na
Nana nana nana nana na na
Nana nana nana nana na na

D/A 
 →  
D/A 
 →  

 Late night,  come home
 Work sucks,   I know
 She left me roses
By the stairs
Surprises let me know she cares

 Say it ain’t so, I will not go
Turn the lights off, carry me home

Nana nana nana nana na na
Nana nana nana nana na na
Nana nana nana nana na na
Nana nana nana nana na na

Bridge

       x4

 

E/A 
 Say it ain’t so, I will not go
Turn the lights off, carry me home

 Keep your head still
I’ll be your thrill
The night will go on
My little windmill

 Say it ain’t so, I will not go
Turn the lights off
Carry me home

 Keep your head still, I’ll be your thrill
The night will go on
The night will go on
My little windmill

Blondie - Call Me  

Originally in Dm, I play in Em

Intro

Em Em 
   → 
Em Em 
   → 
Em Em 
   → 
Em Em 
   → 

Em 
Color me your color, baby
Color me your car
Em 
Color me your color, darling
I know who you are

Am 
Come up off your color chart
Am 
I know where you’re coming from

Em 
Call me on the line
Am 
Call me call me any, anytime

Hard stop on “day”

Em Am 
Call me I’ll arrive you can call me any day or night
Em 
Call me

Em Em 
   → 
Em Em 
   → 
Em Em 
   → 
Em Em 
   → 

Em 
Cover me with kisses, baby
Cover me with love
Em 
Roll me in designer sheets
I’ll never get enough

Am 
Emotions come I don’t know why

Hold the V here longer than the first verse

Am 
Cover up love’s alibi

Em 
Call me, on the line
Am 
Call me call me any, anytime
Em Am 
Call me, I’ll arrive when you’re ready we can share the wine
Em 
Call me

Em Em 
   → 
Em Em 
   → 
Em Em 
   → 
Em Em 
   → 

F#m 
  → 
F#m 
  → 

Bridge

Vox on the 5 of the chord on “ooh”, and on the 7 of the chord on “language”

F#m C#m 
Ooh, he speaks the languages of love
F#m C#m 
Ooh, amore, chiamami (chiamami)

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “ooh”, and on the 5 of the chord on “mon”

Ooh, appelle-moi mon cherie (appelle-moi)

There are 6 beats of i, not 8

Em 
Any time anyplace anywhere any way

Vox on the 5 of the chord on “time”

Am 
Any time anyplace anywhere any day, any way

Solo

F#m F#m C#m C#m 
F#m F#m C#m C#m 

There are 6 beats of i, not 8

Em Em 
Am Am 
   
Em 
 →  Call me my life
Am 
Call me call me any anytime
Em 
Call me for a ride
Am 
Call me call me for some overtime

Em 
Call me in my life
Am 
Call me call me in a sweet design
Em 
Call me call me
Am 
For your lover’s lover’s alibi

Em 
Call me on the line
Am 
Call me call me any anytime
Em 
Call me

Blondie - One Way or Another  

Intro

C# 
    →  →  →
C# 
    →  →  →
C# 
    →  →  →
C# 
    →  →  →

Not writing out the passing notes the rest of the way

One way or another, I’m gonna find ya

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

One way or another, I’m gonna win ya’

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

One way or another, I’m gonna see ya’

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

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

I’m gonna meet ya’, I’ll meet ya’

Bm A/C# G/B F#m 
I will drive past your house
Bm A/C# G/B F#m 
And if the lights are all down
F# 
I’ll see who’s around 

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

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

One way or another, I’m gonna win ya’

I’ll get ya’, I’ll get ya’

One way or another, I’m gonna see ya’

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

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

Bm A/C# G/B F#m 
And if the lights are all out
Bm A/C# G/B F#m 
I’ll follow your bus downtown
F# 
See who’s hangin’ out 

F# 

Solo

F#m F#m C#m 
F#m F#m C#m 
   
F#m F#m 
   
One way or another, I’m gonna lose ya’

I’m gonna give you the slip

A slip of the hip or another, I’m gonna lose ya’

I’ll trick ya’, I’ll trick ya’

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

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

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

I’m gonna give you the slip

Bridge

   
I’ll walk down the mall, stand over by the wall
Where I can see it all, find out who ya’ call
Lead you to the supermarket check out 
Some specials and wrap, we’ll get lost in the crowd

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)

Blondie - The Tide is High  

Originally in B, I play in G, as barre chords

Am7 
   
The tide is high, but I’m holding on
I’m gonna be your number one
I’m not the kinda girl who gives up just like that
Oh no 

It’s not the things you do that tease and hurt me bad
But it’s the way you do the things you do to me
I’m not the kinda girl who gives up just like that
Oh no 

The tide is high, but I’m holding on
I’m gonna be your number one
Number one
D7 
Number one 

Every girl wants you to be her man
But I’ll wait, my dear, ‘til it’s my turn
I’m not the kinda girl who gives up just like that
Oh no 

The tide is high, but I’m holding on
I’m gonna be your number one 
Number one
D7 
Number one 

Am7 
   
Every girl wants you to be her man
But I’ll wait, my dear, ‘til it’s my turn
I’m not the kinda girl who gives up just like that
Oh no 

The tide is high, but I’m holding on
I’m gonna be your number one 
Number one
Number one
D7 
Number one 

The tide is high, but I’m holding on
I’m gonna be your number one
The tide is high, but I’m holding on
I’m gonna be your number one

Slight rhythmic variation here

The tide is high, I’m  holding on
I’m gonna be your number one
The tide is high, I’m  holding on
I’m gonna be your number one, your  number one

Am7 

Blue Oyster Cult - Don’t Fear the Reaper  

Am 
       x4

Vox on the 3 of the chord

Am Am 
Al our times have come   
Am Am 
Here  but now they’re gone   

Am 
Seasons don’t fear the reaper
E7 Am 
Nor do the wind, the sun, or the rain (we can be like they are)

Am 
Come on baby (don’t fear the reaper)
Am 
Baby take my hand (don’t fear the reaper)
Am 
We’ll be able to fly (don’t fear the reaper)
Am 
Baby I’m your man   

Am Am 
La-la-la-la-la   
Am Am 
La-la-la-la-la   

Am 
       x2

Hang here if you feel like it

Am 
Am 
       x4

Am Am 
Valentine is done    
Am Am 
Here but now they’re gone    

Am 
 Romeo and Juliet

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

E7 Am 
Are together in eternity (Romeo and Juliet)
Am 
Forty-thousand men and women everyday (like Romeo and Juliet)
Am 
Forty-thousand men and women everyday (redefine happiness)
Am 
Another forty-thousand coming everyday (we can be like they are)

Am 
Come on baby (don’t fear the reaper)
Am 
Baby take my hand (don’t fear the reaper)
Am 
We’ll be able to fly (don’t fear the reaper)
Am 
Baby I’m your man   

Am Am 
La-la-la-la-la  
Am Am 
La-la-la-la-la  

Am 
   

Let ring

Am 

Solo, approximating

Fm G7 
   x8

Am 
       x4

Am Am 
Love  of two is one   
Am Am 
Here  but now they’re gone   

Am 
Came the last night of sadness
E7 Am 
And it was clear that she couldn’t go o
Am 
Then the door was open and the wind appeared 
Am 
The candles blew and disappeared 
Am 
The curtains flew and then he appeared (saying don’t be afraid)

Am 
Come on baby (and she had no fear)
Am 
 And she ran to him (then he started to fly)
Am 
They looked backward and said goodbye (she had become like they are)
Am 
She had taken his hand (she had become like they are)
Am 
Come on baby (don’t fear the reaper) 

Am 
       x4
Am 

Blue Swede - Hooked on a Feeling  

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

E7 
I can’t stop this feeling deep inside of me
Am B7 
Girl, you just don’t realize what you do to me 
G#7 
When you hold me in your arms so tight
C#m E7 
You let me know everything’s alright

Band enters on “feeling”

I-I-I-I-I, I’m hooked on a feeling 
I’m high on believing  

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

of 2/4

G#m 
That you’re in love with me  

E7 
Lips as sweet as candy their taste is on my mind
Am B7 
Girl you got me thirsty for another cup of wine
E7 
Got a bug from you girl but I don’t need no cure
Am B7 
I just stay a victim if I can for sure 
G#7 
All the good love when we’re all alone
C#m E7 
Keep it up girl, yeah you turn me on

I-I-I-I-I, I’m hooked on a feeling 
I’m high on believing 
G#m 
That you’re in love with me  

Hang the last chord

E7 Am 
    

band out, with ooka-chaka’s

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”

I-I-I-I-I, I’m hooked on a feeling 
I’m high on believing  

Ends with two hits on the last chord

G#m 
That you’re in love with me  

Repeat to fade

Blues Traveler - Hook  

Originally in A, I play in D capo 1

Intro

Bm F# 
    
Bm7 F#7 
 It doesn’t matter what I say 
 So long as I sing with inflection
Bm7 F#7 
 That makes you feel that I’ll convey 
 Some inner truth of vast reflection

Bm7 F#7 
 But I’ve said nothing so far 
 And I can keep it up as long as it takes
Bm F#7 
 And it don’t matter who you are 
If I’m doing my job, it’s your resolve that breaks

Bm F#7 
Because the hook brings you back 
I ain’t tellin’ you no lie 
Bm F#7 
The hook brings you back 
 On that you can rel

Bm F#7 
 There is something amiss 
 I am being insincere 
Bm F#7 
 In fact I don’t mean any of this 
 Still my confession draws you near 

Bm F#7 
 To confuse the issue I refer 
 To familiar heroes from long ago
Bm F#7 
 No matter how much Peter loved her 
 What made the pan refuse to grow 

Bm F#7 
Was that the hook brings you back 
I ain’t tellin’ you no lie 
Bm F#7 
The hook brings you back 
 On that you can rel

Solo

Bm F# 
   
 Suck it in, suck it in, suck it in
If you’re Rin Tin Tin or Anne Boleyn
Bm F#7 
 Make a desperate move or else you’ll win
And then begin to see what you’re doing to me
This MTV is not for free
It’s so PC it’s killing me
So desperately I’ll sing to thee of

Love, sure but also rage and hate and pain
Bm F#7 
And fear of self, and I can’t keep these feelings on the
Shelf, I’ve tried, well, no in fact I’ve lied
Could be financial suicide but I’ve got too much pride inside to

Hide or slide, I’ll do as I’ll decide and 
Bm 
Let it ride until I’ve died
F#7 
And only then shall I abide
This tide of catchy little tunes
Or hip three-minute ditties
I wanna bust all your balloons
I wanna burn all of your cities

To the ground I’ve found
I will not mess around
Bm 
Unless I play then hey
F#7 
will go on all day
Hear what I say, I have a prayer to pray
That’s really all this was
And when I’m feeling stuck and need a buck
I don’t rely on luck because

Bm F#7 
Was that the hook brings you back 
I ain’t tellin’ you no lie 
Bm F#7 
The hoooooo   
 On that you can rel

Blues Traveler - Run-Around  

Originally in G, I play in D capo 2

Gadd9 Em 
       x6

Gadd9 Em 
Once upon a midnight dearie
Gadd9 Em 
I woke with something in my head 
Gadd9 Em 
couldn’t escape the memory
Gadd9 Em 
Of a phone call and of what you said 

Gadd9 Em 
Like a game show contestant with a parting gift
Em 
I could not believe my eyes 
Gadd9 Em 
When I saw through the voice of a trusted friend
Gadd9 Em 
Who needs to humor me and  tell me lies 
Gadd9 Em 
Yeah humor me and  tell me lies 

Gadd9 Em 
And I’ll lie too and say I don’t mind
Gadd9 Em 
And as we seek so shall we find
Gadd9 Em 
And when you’re feeling open I’ll still be here
Gadd9 Em 
But not without a certain degree of fear

Gadd9 Em 
Of what will be with you and me
Gadd9 Em 
I still can see things hopefully

Gadd9 Em 
But you   
Gadd9 Em 
Why you wanna give me a run-around 
Gadd9 Em 
Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up
Gadd9 Em Gadd9 Em 
When all it does is slooow me down   

Gadd9 Em 
And shake me and my confidence
Gadd9 Em 
About a great many thing
Gadd9 Em 
But I’ve been there I can see it cower
Gadd9 Em 
Like a nervous magician waiting in the wings 

Gadd9 Em 
Of a bad play where the heroes are right
Gadd9 Em 
And nobody thinks or expects too much
Gadd9 Em 
And Hollywood’s calling for the movie rights
Gadd9 Em 
Singing hey babe let’s keep in touch 
Gadd9 Em 
Hey baby let’s keep in touch 

Gadd9 Em 
But I want more than a touch I want you to reach me

Not a typo, he says “thing”, not “things”

Gadd9 Em 
And show me all the thing no one else can see
Gadd9 Em 
So what you feel become mine as well
Gadd9 Em 
And soon if we’re lucky we’d be unable to tell
Gadd9 Em 
What’s yours and mine, the finshing fine
Gadd9 Em 
And it doesn’t have to rhyme so don’t feed me a line

Gadd9 Em 
But you   
Gadd9 Em 
Why you wanna give me a run-around 
Gadd9 Em 
Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up
Gadd9 Em Gadd9 Em 
When all it does is slooow me down   

Solo

Gadd9 Em 
       x 8

Gadd9 Em 
Tra la la la la boaba dear this is the pilot speaking
Gadd9 Em 
And I’ve  got some news for you 
Gadd9 Em 
It seems my ship still stands no matter what you drop
Gadd9 Em 
And there ain’t a whole lot that you can do 

Gadd9 Em 
Oh sure the banner may be torn and wind’s gotten colder
Gadd9 Em 
 Perhaps I’ve grown a little cynical 
Gadd9 Em 
But I know no matter what the waitress brings
Gadd9 Em 
I shall drink it and always be full
Gadd9 Em 
Yeah I will drink it and always be full

Gadd9 Em 
Oh I like coffee and I like tea
Gadd9 Em 
I’d like to be able to enter a final plea
Gadd9 Em 
I still got this dream that you just can’t shake
Gadd9 Em 
I love you to the point you can no longer take
Gadd9 Em 
Well all right, okay, so be that way
Gadd9 Em 
I hope and pray that there’s something left to say

Gadd9 Em 
But you   
Gadd9 Em 
Why you wanna give me a run-around 
Gadd9 Em 
Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up
Gadd9 Em 
When all it does is sllw me down  

Gadd9 Em 
But you   
Gadd9 Em 
Why you wanna give me a run-around 
Gadd9 Em 
Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up
Gadd9 Em Gadd9 Em 
When all it does is slooow me down   

Bob Dylan - Blowin’ in the Wind  

Dylan in D, PPM in F, I play in C capo 2

Lyrics and chords follow PPM version

Intro

Am 
       
How many roads must a man walk down
Before they call him a man?

Am 
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?

How many times must the cannonballs fly
Before they’re forever banned?

Am 
The answer my friend is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind

How many years must a mountain exist
Before it is washed to the sea?

Am 
How many years can some people exist
Before they’re allowed to be free?

How many times can a man turn his head
And pretend that he just doesn’t see?

Am 
The answer my friend is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind

How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?

Am 
How many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?

How many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?

Am 
The answer my friend is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind

Am 
The answer is blowin’ in the wind

Bob Dylan - Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright  

Originally in C capo 4, I play in C capo 5.

Am Am/G 
F/E C/G C/G 
 
Am 
It ain’t no use to sit and wonder why, babe
 It don’t matter, anyhow
Am 
And it ain’t no use to sit and wonder why, babe
D7 
 If you don’t know by now

C7 
When your rooster crows at the break of dawn
D7 
 Look out your window and I’ll be gone
Am 
 You’re the reason I’m trav’lin’ on 
 Don’t think twice, it’s all right

Am 
It ain’t no use in turnin’ on your light, babe
 That light I never knowe
Am 
And it ain’t no use in turnin’ on your light, babe
D7 
 I’m on the dark side of the road

C7 
Still I wish there was somethin’ you would do or say
D7 
To try and make me change my mind and stay
Am 
 We never did too much talkin’ anyway
 Don’t think twice, it’s all right

Am 
It ain’t no use in callin’ out my name, babe
 Like you never did before 
Am 
And it ain’t no use in callin’ out my name, babe
D7 
I can’t hear you anymore

C7 
I’m a-thinkin’ and a-wond’rin’ all the way down the road
D7 
I once loved a woman, a child I’m told
Am 
I gave her my heart but she wanted my soul
Don’t think twice, it’s all right

Am 
And I’m walking down that long lonesome road babe
 Where I’m bound, I can’t tell 
Am 
But goodbye is too good a word, babe
D7 
 So I’ll just say fare thee well

C7 
 I ain’t sayin’ you treated me unkind
D7 
You could have done better but I don’t mind
Am 
 You just kinda wasted my precious time
But don’t think twice, it’s alright

Outro

Am Am/G 
F/E C/G C/G 

Bob Dylan - If You Gotta Go  

Originally in F#, Flying Burrito Brothers in E

Dylan version does I→IV throughout the verse,

I follow the Burrito Brothers arrangement that

doesn’t do this until the chorus.

I also mix the lyrics from different versions here.

Intro

Listen to me baby

I’ve come to make you see
I want to be with you, girl

Hard stop on “you”

If you want to be with me

But if you got to go  
That’s all right  
But if you got to go, go now
Or else you got to stay all night

It ain’t that I’m questionin’ you

To take part in any kind’a quiz
It's just that I ain't got no watch

An’ you keep askin’ me what time it is

But if you got to go  
That’s all right  
But if you got to go, go now
Or else you got to stay all night

I am just a poor boy lookin’ to connect

And I certainly don’t want you thinkin’

That I haven’t got any respect

But if you got to go  
That’s all right  
But if you got to go, go now
Or else you got to stay all night

It ain’t that I’m wantin’

Anything you never gave before
It's just that I'll be sleepin' soon

It’ll be too dark for you to find the door

But if you got to go  
That’s all right  
But if you got to go, go now
Or else you got to stay all night

Said if you got to go  
That’s all right  
But if you got to go, go now
Or else you got to stay all night

Bob Dylan - Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door  

Chords are a combination of the Dylan and GnR versions

Am7 
  
Am Am7 
 Mama, take this badge from me 
I can’t use it anymore
Am Am7 
 It’s gettin’ dark, too dark to see 
Feels like I’m knockin’ on heaven’s door

Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door
Am 
Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door
C7 
Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door 
Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door

Am Am7 
Mama, put my guns in the ground 
I can’t shoot them anymore
Am Am7 
That long black cloud is comin’ down 
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.

Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door
Am 
Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door
C7 
Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door 
Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door
Ooohhhh... oh oh yea

Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone  

Fmaj7/C 
   x 4

Dm7 
Once upon a time you dressed so fine
Em 
You threw the bums a dime in your prime,  didn’t you?
Dm7 
 People’d call, say beware doll
Em 
You’re bound to fall, you thought they were all  a kiddin’ you

 You used to  laugh about
 Everybody that was  hangin’ out
Em Dm7 
 Now you don’t talk so loud
Em Dm7 
 Now you don’t seem so proud
Dm7 
About having to be scrounging for your next meal

How does it feel  
How does it feel  
To be without a home  
Like a complete unknown  
Like a rolling stone  

    
Dm7 Em 
Aww, You’ve gone to the finest school all right, Miss Lonely
But you know you only used to get  juiced in it
Dm7 Em 
Nobody’s ever taught you how to live out on the street
And now you’re gonna have to get  used to it

 You said you’d never compromise
 With the mystery tramp, but now you  realize
Em Dm7 
 He’s not selling any alibis
Em Dm7 
 As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes
Dm7 
And say do you want to  make a deal?

How does it feel  
How does it feel  
To be on your own  
With no direction home  
A complete unknown  
Like a rolling stone  

    
Dm7 Em 
Aww, you never turned around to see the frowns
On the jugglers and the clowns when they all did  tricks for you
Dm7 
You never understood that it ain’t no good
Em 
You shouldn’t let other people get your  kicks for you

 You used to ride on the chrome horse with your  diplomat
 Who carried on his shoulder a  Siamese cat
Em Dm7 
 Ain’t it hard when you discover that
Em Dm7 
 He really wasn’t where it’s at
Dm7 
After he took from you everything he could steal

How does it feel  
How does it feel  
To have you on your own  
With no direction home  
Like a complete unknown  
Like a rolling stone  

    
Dm7 
Aww, princess on the steeple and all the pretty people
Em 
They’re all drinkin’, thinkin’ that they  got it made
Dm7 
 Exchanging all precious gifts 
Em 
But you’d better take your diamond ring,  you’d better pawn it babe

 You used to be  so amused
 At Napoleon in rags  and the language that he used
Em Dm7 
 Go to him now, he calls you, you can’t refuse 
Em Dm7 
 When you ain’t got nothing, you got  nothing to lose
Dm7 
 You’re invisible now, you got no secrets  to conceal

How does it feel  
Aw, how does it feel  
To be on your own  
With no direction home  
Like a complete unknown  
Like a rolling stone  

Bob Dylan - Make You Feel My Love  

Dylan in Db, Adele in Bb, Garth Brooks in D

I play in D on piano, in C capo 2 on guitar

Starts with a quick V→I, or do an instrumental verse

G/B 
 When the rain is blowing in your face
Gm/Bb F/A 
 And the whole world is on your case
Fm/Ab C/G 
 I could offer you a warm embrace
D9/F# F/G 
 To make you feel my love

G/B 
 When evening shadows and the stars appear
Gm/Bb F/A 
 And there is no one there to dry your tears
Fm/Ab C/G 
 I could hold you for a million years
D9/F# F/G 
 To make you feel my love

 I know you haven’t made your mind up yet
C+ 
 But I would never do you wrong
 I’ve known it from the moment that we met
Dm7 
No doubt in my mind where you belong

G/B 
 I’d go hungry, I’d go black and blue
Gm/Bb F/A 
 I’d go crawling down the avenue
Fm/Ab C/G 
Oh there’s nothing that I wouldn’t do
D9/F# F/G 
 To make you feel my love

Solo

G/B Gm/Bb F/A 
Fm/Ab C/G D9/F# F/G 
    
 The storms are raging on the rolling sea
 And on the highway of regret
 The winds of change are blowing wild and free
Dm7 
You ain’t seen nothing like me yet

G/B 
I could make you happy, make your dreams come true
Gm/Bb F/A 
 There is nothing that I wouldn’t do
Fm/Ab C/G 
 Go to the ends of the Earth for you
D9/F# F/G 
 To make you feel my love
D9/F# F/G 
 To make you feel my love

Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin’  

Em 
Come gather ‘round people
Am 
Wherever you roam
Em 
And admit that the waters
Around you have grown
Em 
And accept it that soon
You’ll be drenched to the bone

Am 
If your time to you is worth savin’
D/C 
Then you better start swimmin’
G/B 
Or you’ll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin’

Em 
Come writers and critics
Am 
Who prophesize with your pen
Em 
And keep your eyes wide
The chance won’t come again
Em 
And don’t speak too soon
For the wheel’s still in spin

Am 
And there’s no tellin’ who that it’s namin’
D/C 
For the loser now
G/B 
Will be later to win
For the times they are a-changin’

Em 
Come senators, congressmen
Am 
Please heed the call
Em 
Don’t stand in the doorway
Don’t block up the hall
Em 
For he that gets hurt
Will be he who has stalled

Am 
There’s a battle outside
And it’s ragin’
D/C 
It’ll soon shake your windows
G/B 
And rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin’

Em 
Come mothers and fathers
Am 
Throughout the land
Em 
And don’t criticize
What you can’t understand
Em 
Your sons and your daughters
Are beyond your command

Am 
Your old road is rapidly agin’
D/C 
Please get out of the new one
G/B 
If you can’t lend your hand
For the times they are a-changin’

Em 
The line it is drawn
Am 
The curse it is cast
Em 
The slow one now
Will later be fast
Em 
As the present now
Will later be past

Am 
The order is rapidly fadin’

Cool ending from the Eddie Vedder cover...

D/C 
And the first one now
G/B 
Will later be last

D/C 
Please get out of the new one
G/B 
If you can’t lend your hand

D/C 
It’ll soon shake your windows
G/B 
And rattle your walls

D/C 
For the loser now
G/B 
Will be later to win

D/C 
Then you better start swimmin’
G/B 
Or you’ll sink like a stone

For the times they are a-changin’

Bob Marley - I Shot the Sheriff  

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

Bm Em 
All around in my home town
Bm Em 
They’re trying to track me down
Bm Em 
They say they want to bring me in guilty
Bm Em 
For the killing of a deputy
Bm Em 
For the life of a deputy

With riff

But I say

Em 
I shot the sheriff
Am Em 
But I swear it was in self-defense
Em 
I shot the sheriff
Am Em 
And they say it is a capital offense

Bm Em 
Sheriff John Brown always hated me
Bm Em 
For what I don’t know
Bm Em 
Every time that I plant a seed
Bm Em 
He said “Kill it before it grows”
Bm Em 
He said “Kill it before it grows”

With riff

I say

Em 
I shot the sheriff
Am Em 
But I swear it was in self-defense
Em 
I shot the sheriff
Am Em 
But I swear it was in self-defense

Bm Em 
Freedom came my way one day
Bm Em 
And I started out of town yeah
Bm Em 
All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown
Bm Em 
Aiming to shoot me down
Bm Em 
So I shot,  I shot 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

Bm Em 
Reflexes  got the better of me
Bm Em 
And what is to be must be
Bm Em 
Every day the bucket falls to the well
Bm Em 
But one day the bottom will drop out
Bm Em 
Yes, one day 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

Bm Em 
     x2

Original fade, I end on riff

Bob Marley - No Woman, No Cry  

Originally in C, I play in G

D/F# Em 
      
D/F# Em 
No woman, no cry 
D/F# 
No woman, no cry
D/F# Em 
No woman, no cry 
D/F# 
No woman, no cry, said, said

D/F# Em 
Said I remember when we used to sit 
D/F# Em 
In the government yard in Trenchtown 
D/F# Em 
Ob, observing all the hypocrits 
D/F# Em 
As they would mingle with all the good people we meet

D/F# Em 
Good friends we have good friends we’ve lost
D/F# Em 
  Along the way 
D/F# Em 
In this great future, you can’t forget your past
D/F# Em 
So dry your tears I say 

D/F# Em 
No woman, no cry  
D/F# 
No woman, no cry  
D/F# Em 
Here little darling don’t shed no tears
D/F# 
No woman, no cry, said, said

D/F# Em 
Said I remember when we used to sit 
D/F# Em 
In the government yard in Trenchtown 
D/F# Em 
And then Georgie would make the fire light
D/F# Em 
As it was like a wood burning through the night

D/F# Em 
Then we would cook cornmeal porridge
D/F# Em 
Of which I’ll share with you
D/F# Em 
My feet  is my only carriage, and so
D/F# Em 
I’ve got to push on through, but while I’m gone

D/F# Em 
Everything’s gonna be alright, everything’s gonna be alright
D/F# Em 
Everything’s gonna be alright, everything’s gonna be alright
D/F# Em 
Everything’s gonna be alright, everything’s gonna be alright
D/F# Em 
Everything’s gonna be alright, everything’s gonna be alright

D/F# Em 
No woman, no cry 
D/F# 
No woman, no cry
D/F# Em 
No my little sister don’t shed no tears
D/F# 
No woman, no cry

D/F# Em 
Said I remember when we used to sit 
D/F# Em 
In the government yard in Trenchtown 
D/F# Em 
And then Georgie would make the fire light
D/F# Em 
As it was like a wood burning through the night

D/F# Em 
Then we would cook cornmeal porridge
D/F# Em 
Of which I’ll share with you
D/F# Em 
My feet  is my only carriage, and so
D/F# Em 
I’ve got to push on through, but while I’m gone

D/F# Em 
No woman, no cry 
D/F# 
No woman, no cry
D/F# Em 
Oh my little darlin’ don’t shed no tears
D/F# 
No woman, no cry

D/F# Em 
 Little darlin’,  don’t shed no tears
D/F# 
No woman, no cry  
D/F# Em 
 Little sister don’t shed no tears
D/F# 
No woman, no cry  

Bob Marley - One Love  

Originally around Bb, I play in G

     
 One love, one heart
Let’s get together and feel all right
Hear the children crying (one love)
Hear the children crying (one heart)
Sayin’ give thanks and praise to the lord and I will feel alright
Sayin’ let’s get together and feel alright

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa

Em 
 Let them all pass all their,  dirty remarks (one love)
Em 
 There is one question I’d really love to ask (one heart)
Em 
 Is there a place, for the  hopeless sinner
Em 
Who has  hurt all mankind just to save his own

Believe me

 One love, (what about a-one-oh) one heart (what about)
 Let’s get together and feel all right
As it was in the beginning (one love)
So shall it be in the end (one heart)
Alright, give thanks and praise to the lord and I will feel alright
Let’s a-get together and feel alright

One more thing

Em 
 Let’s get together to fight this holy armageddon (one love)
Em 
 So when the man comes there will be no, no doom (one song)
Em 
 Have pity on those whose chances grow thinner
Em 
 There ain’t no hiding place from the father of creation

Saying  one love (what about a-one-oh),  one light
Let’s get together and feel alright
 I’m pleading to mankind (one love)
Oh, lord (one heart), whoa
Give thanks and praise to the lord and I will feel alright
Let’s get together and feel alright
Give thanks and praise to the lord and I will feel alright

Bob Marley - Three Little Birds  

Originally in A, I play in D capo 2; vox go up to the 1, but the highest note that matters is the 6

Intro

Vox on 5 6 on “worry”

Don’t worry, about a thing
‘Cause every little thing, gonna be alright
Singin’ don’t worry, about a thing
‘Cause every little thing, gonna be alright

Vox on the 3 on “mornin”

Rise up this mornin’
Smile with the rising sun

Vox on the 6 on “birds”

Three little birds, pitched by my doorstep
Singin’ sweet songs
Of melodies pure and true
Singin’,  this is my message to you-ou-ou

Singin’ don’t worry, about a thing
‘Cause every little thing, gonna be alright
Singin’ don’t worry, don’t worry, about a thing
‘Cause every little thing, gonna be alright

Rise up this mornin’
Smile with the rising sun
Three little birds, pitch by my doorstep
Singin’ sweet songs
Of melodies pure and true
Singing,  this is my message to you-ou-ou

Singin’ don’t worry, about a thing (worry about a thing, oh)
Every little thing, gonna be alright (no worry)
Singin’ don’t worry, about a thing (I won’t worry)
‘Cause every little thing, gonna be alright

Singin’ don’t worry, about a thing
‘Cause every little thing, gonna be alright (I won’t worry)
Singin’ don’t worry, don’t worry, about a thing
‘Cause every little thing, gonna be alright

Bob Seger - Against the Wind  

Intro

Vox on the 1 on “seems”

 It seems like yesterday
Bm 
 But it was long ago
 Janey was lovely, she was the queen of my nights
 There in the darkness with the radio, playing low and

 And the secrets that we shared
Bm 
 The mountains that we moved
 Caught like wildfire out of control
‘Til there was nothing left to burn and nothing left to prove

Vox on the 1 of the chord (3 of the key) on “reMEMber”

Em 
And I remember what she said to me
Em 
How she swore that it never would end 
Em 
remember how she held me, oh so tight
 Wish I didn’t know now what I didn’t know then

Bm 
 Against the wind,  we were running against the wind
Bm Am 
We were young and strong, we were running against the wind

 And the years rolled slowly past
Bm 
 And I found myself alone
 Surrounded by strangers I thought were my friends
 I found myself further and further from my home and I 

 Guess I lost my way
Bm 
 There were oh, so many roads
I was living to run, and running to live
Never worrying about paying, or even how much I owed

Em 
Movin’ eight miles a minute for months at a time
Em 
Breaking all of the rules that would bend
Em 
 I began to find myself searching
Searching for shelter again and again

Bm 
 Against the wind,  a little something against the wind
Bm Am 
found myself seeking shelter against the wind

Piano solo

Bm Bm 
Bm Bm 
        
Em 
Well those drifter’s days are past me now
Em 
I’ve got so much more to think about
Em 
 Deadlines and commitments
What to leave in,  what to leave out

Bm 
 Against the wind,  I’m still running against the wind
Bm Am 
I’m older now but still running against the wind

Hole the V for an extra measure after “running”

Bm 
Well, I’m older now and still running  against the wind

Against the wind
Against the wind (still running)
Against the wind (I’m still running against the wind)
Against the wind (I’m still running)
Against the wind (I’m still running against the wind)
Against the wind (still running)
Against the wind (running against the wind, running against the wind)
Against the wind (see the young man run)
Against the wind (watch the young man run)
Against the wind (watch the young man running)
Against the wind (he’ll be running against the wind)
Against the wind (let the cowboys ride)
Against the wind (ooooh)
Against the wind (let the cowboys ride)
Against the wind (they’ll be riding against the wind)
Against the wind (against the wind)
Against the wind (riding against the wind)
Against the wind
Against the wind

Bob Seger - Hollywood Nights  

Originally in E, I play in A

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

Intro

D/A G/A 
D/A G/A 
   

Vox on 3 2 1 on “she stood there”

 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 
 He was a Midwestern boy on his own

D/A 
 She looked at him with those soft eyes so innocent and blue
G/A 
 He knew right then he was too far from home

D/A G/A 
 Oh,  he was too far from home 

D/A 
 She took his hand and she led him along that golden beach
G/A 
 They watched the waves tumble over the sand

D/A 
They drove for miles and miles up those twisting turning roads
G/A 
 Higher and higher and higher they climbed

And those Hollywood nights
D/A 
In those Hollywood hills
G/A 
She was looking so right
In her diamonds and frill

Oh those big city nights
D/A 
In those high rolling hills
G/A 
Above all the lights
She had all of the skills

 Uh huh,  yeah  
   
D/A 
 He’d headed west cause he felt that a change would do him good
G/A 
 See some old friends, good for the soul

D/A 
 She had been born with a face that would let her get her way
G/A 
 He saw that face and he lost all control

D/A G/A 
 Yeah,  he had lost all control 

D/A 
Night after night, day after day it went on and on
G/A 
 Then came that morning he woke up alone

D/A 
 He spent all night staring down at the lights of L.A.
G/A 
 Wondering if he could ever go home

And those Hollywood nights
D/A 
In those Hollywood hills
G/A 
It was looking so right
It was giving him chills

In those big city nights
D/A 
In those high rolling hills
G/A 
Above all the lights
With a passion that kills

And those Hollywood nights
D/A 
In those Hollywood hills
G/A 
She was looking so right
In her diamonds and frill

Oh those big city nights
D/A 
In those high rolling hills
G/A 
Above all the lights
She had all of the skills

Outro

D/A G/A 
Hollywood nights, Hollywood hills, above all the lights, Hollywood nights
D/A G/A 
Hollywood nights, Hollywood hills, above all the lights, Hollywood nights

Bob Seger - Old Time Rock and Roll  

Originally in F#, I play in A capo 3

Vox mostly around the b3 and the 3

Intro

   

Vox more or less on the b3

Just take those old records off the shelf
I sit and listen to ‘em by myself
Today’s music ain’t got the same soul
I like that old time rock and roll

Don’t try to take me to a disco
You’ll never even get me out on the floor
In ten minutes I’ll be late for the door
I like that old time rock and roll 

Still like that old time rock and roll
That kind of music just soothes the soul
I reminisce about the days of old
With that old time rock and roll 

Solo

       
Won’t go to hear ‘em play a tango
I’d rather hear some blues or funky old soul
There’s only one sure way to get me to go
Start playing old time rock and roll

Call me a relic, call me what you will
Say I’m old-fashioned, say I’m over the hill
Today’s music ain’t got the same soul
I like that old time rock and roll 

Still like that old time rock and roll
That kind of music just soothes the soul
I reminisce about the days of old
With that old time rock and roll, oh

Solo

       
Still like that old time rock and roll
That kind of music just soothes the soul
I reminisce about the days of old
With that old time rock and roll 

Drums and vox only

Still like that old time rock and roll
That kind of music just soothes the soul
I reminisce about the days of old
With that old time rock and roll, hey

Band back in

Still like that old time rock and roll
That kind of music just soothes the soul
I reminisce about the days of old
With that old time rock and roll 

Still like that old time rock and roll   

Bob Seger - Rock and Roll Never Forgets  

Originally in E, I play in A

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

Intro

   

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

Bm 
So you’re a little bit older and a lot less bolder than you used to be
Bm 
So, you used to shake ‘em down but now you stop and think about your dignity

So now sweet sixteen’s turned thirty-one
You get to feelin’ weary when the work day’s done
Well all you got to do is get up and into your kicks
If you’re in a fix

Hard stop after this line

Bm 
Come back baby, rock and roll never forgets

Bm 
You better get yourself a partner, go down to the concert or the local bar
Bm 
Check the local newspaper, chances are you won’t have to go too far

Yeah the rafters will be ringin’ cause the beat’s so strong
The crowd will be swaying and be singing along

All you got to do is get in, into the mix
If you need a fix

Hard stop after this line

Bm 
You can come back baby rock n’ roll never forgets

Ooh the band’s still playin’ it loud and mean
Listen to the guitar player makin’ it scream
All you got to do is just make that scene tonight, hey tonight

Solo

Well now sweet sixteen’s turned thirty-one
Feel a little tired, feeling under the gun
Well all of Chuck’s children are out there playing his licks
Get into your kicks

Bm 
Yeah come back baby, rock n’ roll never forgets
Bm 
Said you can come back baby rock n’ roll never forgets

Hard stop after this line

Bm 
Come back baby rock n’ roll never forgets

Ooh,   oh yeah, oh yeah 
 Haah,  uh-huh  huh-huh

Repeat to fade

Never forgets, oh no, oh no, never forgets

Bob Seger - Turn The Page  

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 Em Em 
   
Em 
On a long and lonesome highway east of Omaha
You can listen to the engine, moanin’ out its one note song
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
When you’re riding sixteen hours and there’s nothing much to do
Em 
You don’t feel much like writing, you just wish the trip was through 

Em 
But here I am, on the road again
Em 
Here I am, up on stage
Here I go, playing the star again
Em 
There I go, turn the page

Em 
You walk into a restaurant, strung out from the road
And you feel the eyes upon you, as you’re shaking off the cold
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
And it’s all the same cliches is that a woman or a man
Em 
And you always seem outnumbered, you don’t dare make a stand

Em 
But here I am, on the road again
Em 
Here I am, up on stage
Here I go, playing the star again
Em 
There I go, turn the page

Quiet, let chords ring...

Em 
Out there in the spotlight, you’re a million miles away
Every ounce of energy you try to give away
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
The echoes of the amplifiers ringin’ in your head
Em 
And you smoke the day’s last cigarette, remembering what she said 

Em 
But here I am, on the road again
Em 
Here I am, up on stage
Here I go, playing the star again
Em 
There I go, turn the page

Now getting loud again...

Em 
But here I am, on the road again
Em 
Here I am, up on stage
Here I go, playing the star again
Em 
There I go, there I go

Bob Seger - We’ve Got Tonight  

Originally in B, I play in G

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

Intro

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

D/G G6 D/G 
I know it’s late  I know you’re weary
Cmaj7 C6 
I know your plans  don’t include me 

Cmaj7 C6 
Still here we ar both of us lonely
Cmaj7 C6 
Longing for shelter  for all that we se

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

G/B Cmaj7 C6 G/D 
Why should we worry,  no one will care girl 
G/B Cmaj7 C6 G/D 
Look at the star so far away 

Cmaj7 C6 
We’ve got tonight,  who needs tomorrow
G/B Cmaj7 C6 
We’ve got tonight babe,  why don’t you stay

D/F# Em 
Deep in my soul  I’ve been so lonely 
Cmaj7 C6 
All of my hopes  fading away 

Cmaj7 C6 
I’ve longed for love  like everyone else does
Cmaj7 C6 
I know I’ll keep searching  even after today 

G/B Cmaj7 C6 G/D 
So there it is girl  I’ve said it all now
G/B Cmaj7 C6 G/D 
And here we are babe,  what do you say 

Cmaj7 C6 
We’ve got tonight,  who needs tomorrow
G/B Cmaj7 C6 
We’ve got tonight babe,  why don’t you stay

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

A# 
 I know it’s late, I know you’re weary
A# 
 Ooh I know your plans don’t include me
D# 
Still here we are  both of us lonely
Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7 C6 
 → Both of us lonely  →   

Cmaj7 C6 
We’ve got tonight,  who needs tomorrow
Cmaj7 C6 
Let’s make it last,  let’s find a way 

Cmaj7 C6 
Turn out the light,  come take my hand now
G/B Cmaj7 C6 
We’ve got tonight babe,  why don’t you stay

Let ring

Cmaj7 C6 
We’ve got tonight,  who needs tomorrow
Cmaj7 C6 
Let’s make it last,  let’s find a way 

Cmaj7 C6 
Turn out the light,  come take my hand now
G/B Cmaj7 C6 
We’ve got tonight babe,  why don’t you stay

Band enters

Cmaj7 C6 
We’ve got tonight,  who needs tomorrow
Cmaj7 C6 
Let’s make it last,  let’s find a way 

Cmaj7 C6 
Turn out the light,  come take my hand now
G/B Cmaj7 C6 
We’ve got tonight babe,  why don’t you stay

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

Bobby Darin - Beyond the Sea  

Dm7 Gm C7 
   x2

Dm7 Gm C7 
Somewhere   beyond the
Dm7 Gm C7 
Sea  somewhere waiting for 
A7 Dm7 C7 
Me   my lover 
Dm7 Bb D7 Gm 
Stands on golden sands   
C7 Dm7 
And watches the ships that go 
G7 C7 
Sailing  

Dm7 Gm C7 
Somewhere   beyond the
Dm7 Gm C7 
Sea  she’s there watching for 
A7 Dm7 C7 
Me   If I could 
Dm7 Bb D7 Gm 
Fly like birds on high  
C7 Dm7 
Then straight to her arms I’d go 

The F at the end of this line is just two beats,

then two beats on the E7.

Gm7 C7 E7 
Sail ing  

F#m Bm E7 
It’s far    beyond a

G7 at the end of this line is just a hit on 4

F#m Bm E7 G7 
Star  it’s near beyond the moon 
Am Dm7 G7 
I know   beyond a
Am Dm7 G7 Am C7/G C7 
Doubt, my heart will lead me there soon 

Dm7 Gm C7 
We’ll meet   beyond the 
Dm7 Gm C7 
Shore,  we’ll kiss just as 
A7 Dm7 C7 
Before   happy we’ll 
Dm7 Bb D7 Gm 
Be beyond the sea  
C7 Dm7 
And never a gain,  I’ll go 
G7 C7 
Sail ing

Solo over first verse chords, or just hit a II somewhere (G in F)

Am Dm7 G7 
I know   beyond a
Am Dm7 G7 Am C7/G C7 
Doubt, my heart will lead me there soon 

Dm7 Gm C7 
We’ll meet, I know we’ll meet, beyond the 
Dm7 Gm C7 
Shore,  we’ll kiss just as 
A7 Dm7 C7 
Before   happy we’ll 
Dm7 Bb D7 Gm 
Be beyond the sea  
C7 Dm7 
And never a gain,  I’ll go 
G7 C7 
Sail ing

Dm7 Gm C7 
       No more sailing
Dm7 Gm C7 
       So long sailing
Dm7 Gm C7 
       Bye bye sailing

Bobby Darin - Dream Lover  

Originally around C, I play in A

I play straight-8ths, almost punk

F#m F#m 
   
F#m 
Every night I hope and pray, a dream lover will come my way
F#m 
A girl to hold in my arms, and know the magic of her charms
E7 
Because I want a girl to call my own 
F#m Bm7 E7 
I want a dream lover so I don’t have to dream alone

F#m 
Dream lover, where are you, with a love, oh, so true
F#m 
And a hand that I can hold, to feel you near as I grow old
E7 
Because I want a girl to call my own 
F#m Bm7 E7 
I want a dream lover so I don’t have to dream alone

Someday, I don’t know how, I hope she’ll hear my plea
B7 E7 
Some way, I don’t know how, she’ll bring her love to me

F#m 
Dream lover, until then, I’ll go to sleep and dream again
F#m 
That’s the only thing to do, till all my lover’s dreams come true
E7 
Because I want a girl to call my own 
F#m Bm7 E7 A# 
I want a dream lover so I don’t have to dream alone

Key change up a half-step

A# Gm 
Dream lover, until then, I’ll go to sleep and dream again
A# Gm 
That’s the only thing to do, till all my lover’s dreams come true
A# F7 A# D# 
Because I want a girl to call my own 
A# Gm Cm7 F7 A# 
I want a dream lover so I don’t have to dream alone

Gm A# 
Please don’t make me dream alone
Gm A# 
I beg you don’t make me dream alone
Gm A# 
No, I don’t wanna dream alone

Bobby Darin - Mack the Knife  

Vox start on the 6

Bobby darin in Bb, I play in Bb

Bb 
Bb6 Cm 
Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear
F7 Bb6 
And it shows them pearly white
Bb/D Dbdim Cm 
Just a jackknife  has old MacHeath, babe
Bb6 
And he keeps it out of sight 

Bb6 Cm 
You know when that shark bites with his teeth, babe
F7 Bb6 
Scarlet billows start to spread
Bb/D Dbdim Cm 
Fancy gloves, though wears old MacHeath, babe
Bb6 
So there’s never, never a trace of red

Dbm 
On a sidewalk, ooh sunny mornin uh-huh
Gb7 B6 
Lies a body just oozin’ life
B/Eb Ddim Dbm 
Some, someone’s sneakin’ ’round a corner
B6 
Could that someone be old Mack the Knife?

C6 Dm 
There’s a tugboat down by the river, don’t you know
G7 C6 
Where a cement bag, just a’droopin’ on down
C/E Ebdim Dm 
Oh, that cement is  just it’s there for the weight, dear
C6 
Five’ll get you ten old Macky’s back in town

Db6 
Db6 Ebm Ab7 
Now d’ja hear ‘bout Louie Miller? He disappeared, babe
Db6 
After drawin’ out all his hard earned cash
Db/F Edim Ebm 
And now MacHeath spend just like a sailor
Db6 
Could it be our boy’s done somethin’ rash?

D6 Em 
Jenny Diver, yeah, yeah, Sukey Tawdry
A7 D6 
Ooh Miss Lotte Lenya, and old Lucy Brown
D/Gb Fdim Em 
Oh the line forms,  on the  right, babe
D6 
Now that Macky’s back in  town

Eb 
Eb6 Fm 
I said, Jenny Diver, Sukey Tawdry
Bb7 Eb6 
Look out Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown

Last chord in this line is not a typo, this line

lands on the ii in every other verse, but on the

V in this verse.

Eb/G Gbdim Bb 
Oh that line forms on the right, babe
Fm7 Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7 Bb Bb 
Now, that Macky’s     
Eb Db7 Eb Db7 Eb Db7 
Back in town     
Eb Eb7#9 
Look out, old Macky is back 

Bobby Day - Rockin’ Robin  

Originally in G, I play in E capo 1

F#m 
Tweedily deedily dee,  tweedily deedily dee
F#m 
Tweedily deedily dee,  tweedily deedily dee
F#m 
Tweedily deedily dee,  tweedily deedily dee
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 
Go rockin’ robin, cause we’re really gonna rock tonight

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 
Go rockin’ robin, cause we’re really gonna rock tonight, oh

Solo

E7 E7 E7 E7 
A7 A7 E7 E7 
B7 A7 E7 E7 
   

Bridge

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “pretty”

pretty little raven at the bird man stand
Taught him how to do the bop and it was grand
He started goin’ steady and bless my soul
He out-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 
Go rockin’ robin, cause we’re really gonna rock tonight

Well the pretty little raven at the bird man stand
Taught him how to do the bop and it was grand
He started goin’ steady and bless my soul
He out-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 
Go rockin’ robin, cause we’re really gonna rock tonight

F#m 
Tweedily deedily dee,  tweedily deedily dee
F#m 
Tweedily deedily dee,  tweedily deedily dee
F#m 
Tweedily deedily dee,  tweedily deedily dee
Tweet, tweet, tweet tweet

Bobby McFerrin - Don’t Worry Be Happy  

Originally in B, I play in D and take the “oohs” down an octave, or make them “mmmms”

Or play in G, taking the verse vox up an octave

Intro, with whistling

Bm 
       x2

Vox on the 3

 Here’s a little song I wrote
Bm 
You might want to sing it note for note
Don’t worry, be happy

 In every life we have some trouble
Bm 
 But when you worry you make it double
Don’t worry, be happy (don’t worry, be happy now)

With oohs, and spoken “don’t worry be happy”

Bm 
   

Now with *harmonized* oohs

Bm 
 Ain’t got no place to lay your head
Bm 
 Somebody came and took your bed
Don’t worry, be happy

 The landlord say your rent is late
Bm 
 He may have to litigate
Don’t worry, be happy (look at me, I’m happy)

With ooh’s, and with spoken “let me give you me phone number, when you worry, call me, I make you happy”

Bm 
Bm 
 Ain’t got no cash, ain’t got no style
Bm 
 Ain’t got no gal to make you smile
But don’t worry, be happy

‘Cause when you worry your face will frown
Bm 
And that will bring everybody down
So don’t worry, be happy (don’t worry, be happy now)
Don’t worry, be happy now

With oohs, and spoken “don’t worry be happy”

Bm 
Bm 

Spoken

Don't worry, don't worry, don't do it
Be happy, put a smile on your face
Don't bring everybody down
Don't worry, it will soon pass whatever it is

Bobby Vee - Take Good Care of My Baby  

Originally in F, I play in E capo 1

High risk of being boring, do everything after the intro as a fast swing

Vox on the 5

C#m 
My tears are fallin’
‘Cause you’ve taken her away
Eaug 
And though it really hurts me so

Vox up to the 3 of the chord

There’s something that I’ve gotta say

C#m 
Take good care of my   baby
C#m 
Please don’t ever make her blue
E7 
Just tell her that you love her
Am 
Make sure you’re thinking of her
C#m 
In everything you say and do 

C#m 
Take good care of my  baby
C#m 
Now don’t you ever make her cry
E7 
Just let your love surround her
Am 
Paint a rainbow all around her
Don’t let her see a cloudy sky

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “once”

F#m7 C#m7 
Once upon a time, that little girl was mine
F#m7 C#m7 F#m7 
If I’d been true, I know she’d never be with you, so...

C#m 
Take good care of my  baby
C#m 
Be just as kind as you can be 
E7 
And if you should discover
Am 
That you don’t really love her
C#m 
Just send my baby back home to me

Key change up a half-step

   
Dm A# 
Take good care of my  baby
Dm A# 
Be just as kind as you can be
F7 
And if you should discover
A# A#m 
That you don’t really love her
Dm A# 
Just send my baby back home to  me
Dm A# 
Dm A# 
Take good care of my  baby

Repeat to fade

BoDeans - Closer to Free  

Originally in G, I play in E.  It’s not very high, but the vox are on the 5 for the entire song, which wears me out in G.

Intro

Aadd9 Aadd9 
Aadd9 Aadd9 
 Yeah  

Aadd9 Aadd9 
Everybody wants to live, like they wanna live
Aadd9 Aadd9 
And everybody wants to love, like they wanna love

Aadd9 Aadd9 
Everybody wants to be, closer to free
Aadd9 Aadd9 
  Yeah, yeah yeah

Aadd9 Aadd9 
Everybody wants respect, just a little bit
Aadd9 Aadd9 
And everybody needs a chance, once in a while

Aadd9 Aadd9 
Everybody wants to be, closer to free
Aadd9 Aadd9 
  Yeah, yeah yeah

Bridge

F#m 
Everybody one
F#m 
Everybody two
F#m 
Everybody free

Aadd9 Aadd9 
Everybody needs to touch, you know now and then
Aadd9 Aadd9 
And everybody wants a good, good friend

Aadd9 Aadd9 
Everybody wants to be, closer to free
Aadd9 Aadd9 
      Alright

Harmonica solo

Aadd9 Aadd9 
Aadd9 Aadd9 
Aadd9 Aadd9 
Aadd9 Aadd9 
   

Bridge

F#m 
I said everybody one
F#m 
Everybody two
F#m 
Everybody free

Aadd9 Aadd9 
Everybody wants to live, like they wanna live
Aadd9 Aadd9 
And everybody wants to love, like they wanna love

Aadd9 Aadd9 
Everybody wants to be, closer to free
Aadd9 Aadd9 
   Yeah closer to free
Aadd9 Aadd9 
   Yeah closer to free
Aadd9 Aadd9 
   Closer to free
Aadd9 Aadd9 
  Yeah, yeah yeah 

BoJack Horseman - Kyle and the Kids  

Originally in C, I play in A

D/A 
 
E/G# F#m F#m7/E 
Kyle and the kids 
Bm7 
Kyle’s a dad and Charlotte’s married to him
E/G# F#m F#m7/E 
And they’ve got some kids 

Vox on 7 5 of the chord on “Penny”

Bm7 C#m7 
There’s Penny, she’s going to high school
D#dim 
She’s got a brother, her brother’s name is Trip

They’re the perfect family

Key change

A# F/A Gm Gm7/F 
Kyle and the kids 
Cm7 A# 
He loves his wife and there’s nothing you can do
A# F/A Gm Gm7/F 
Kyle and the kids 
Cm7 A# 
Oh no, it’s gonna be alright, be alright oh no

Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine  

Originally in E, I play in A

Intro

A7 A6 A7 
       x 2

 Your love is like bad medicine
 Bad medicine is what I need, whoa ho ho
Shake it up, just like bad medicine
 There ain’t no doctor that can
Cure my disease

Hard stop

 

Vox more or less on the b3

I ain’t got a fever got a permanent disease 
And it’ll take more than a doctor to prescribe a remedy 
I got lots of money but it isn’t what I need
Gonna take more than a shot to get this poison out of me  
And I got all the symptoms count ‘em one, two, three

First you need (that’s what you get for falling in love)

Then you bleed (you get a little and it’s never enough)

And you’re on your knees (that’s what you get for falling in love)
Now this boy’s addicted ‘cause your kiss is the drug, whoa ho ho

 Your love is like bad medicine
 Bad medicine is what I need, whoa ho ho
Shake it up, just like bad medicine
 There ain’t no doctor that can
Cure my disease
Bad, bad medicine

I don’t need no needle to be giving me a thrill  
I don’t need no anesthesia or a nurse to bring a pill  
I got a dirty-down addition that doesn’t leave a track
I got a jone for your affection like a monkey on my back  
There ain’t no paramedic gonna save this heart attack

When you need (that’s what you get for falling in love)

Then you bleed (you get a little and it’s never enough)

And then you’re on your knees (that’s what you get for falling in love)
Now this boy’s addicted ‘cause your kiss is the drug, whoa ho ho

 Your love is like bad medicine
 Bad medicine is what I need, whoa ho ho
Shake it up, just like bad medicine
 So let’s play doctor baby
Cure my disease
Bad, bad medicine, it’s what I want
Bad, bad medicine, oww, what I need

Solo

   

Let ring

I need a respirator cause I’m running out of breath 
Oh you’re an all-night generator wrapped in stockings and a dress 
When you find your medicine you take what you can get
‘Cause if there’s something better baby well they haven’t found it yet

Oh ho ho

 Your love is like bad medicine
 Bad medicine is what I need, whoa ho ho
Shake it up, just like bad medicine
 There ain’t no doctor that can
Cure my disease
 Your love, bad medicine

Bon Jovi - Bed of Roses  

Originally in F, I play in C capo 2.

Note this is IV → I, not I → IV.

       (x2)

Sitting here wasted and wounded at this old piano
Trying hard to capture the moment
This morning I don’t know
Em 
‘Cause a bottle of vodka is still lodged in my head
And some blond gave me nightmares
Think she’s still in my bed
As I dream about movies they
Won’t make of me when I’m dead

With an ironclad fist
I wake up and French kiss the morning
While some marching band keeps its own beat
In my head while we’re talking
Em 
About all of the things, that I long to believe
About love, the truth, what you mean to me
And the truth is
G/B 
Baby, you’re all that I need 

Am 
I wanna lay
You down in a bed of roses
Am 
For tonight
I sleep on a bed of nails
Oh, I want to be just as close as
The holy ghost is
Am 
And lay you down
On a bed of roses

Well I’m so far away
Each step that I take’s on my way home
A king’s ransom in dimes
Given each night to see through this pay phone
Em 
Still I run out of time
Or it’s hard to get through
Till the bird on the wire flies me back to you
I’ll just close my eyes, whisper
G/B 
Baby, blind love is true 

Am 
I wanna lay
You down in a bed of roses
Am 
For tonight
I sleep on a bed of nails
Oh, I want to be just as close as
The holy ghost is
Am 
And lay you down
On a bed of roses

Bridge

Well this hotel bar’s hangover
Whiskey’s gone dry the barkeeper’s wig’s crooked

And she’s giving me the eye

I might have said yes
G/B 
But I laughed so hard I think I died 

Solo on chorus chords, more or less

Now as you close your eyes
Know I’ll be thinking about you
While my mistress she calls me
To stand in her spotlight again
Tonight I won’t be alone
But you know that don’t mean I’m not lonely
Am 
I’ve got nothing to prove for it’s you
G/B 
That I’d die to defend 

Am 
I wanna lay
You down in a bed of roses
Am 
For tonight
I sleep on a bed of nails
Oh, I want to be just as close as
The holy ghost is
Am 
And lay you down

Am 
I wanna lay
You down in a bed of roses
Am 
For tonight
I sleep on a bed of nails
Oh, I want to be just as close as
The holy ghost is
Am 
And lay you down on a bed of roses

Bon Jovi - Born to Be My Baby  

Originally starts in F#m, I start in Bm capo 3

Two, three, four!

Bm 
 Na-na-na-na na-na-na na-na-na na
A/C# 
 Na-na-na-na na-na-na na-na-na na
Bm Asus4 
 Na-na-na-na na-na-na na-na-na na  → 

Bm 
Rainy night and we worked all day
Both got jobs ‘cause there’s bills to pay
But we got something they can’t take away
Dsus4 Dsus4 
Our love, our lives

Bm 
Close the door, leave the cold outside
don’t need nothing when I’m by your side
We got something that’ll never die
Dsus4 Dsus4 
Our dreams, our pride

A# Dm 
My heart beats like a drum (all night)
A# Dm 
Flesh to flesh, one to one (and it’s alright)
A# 
And I’ll never let go
Dm 
Cause there’s something I know deep inside

Dm A# 
You were born to be my baby
And baby, I was made to be your man
C/E Dm A# 
We got something to believe in
Dm 
Even if we don’t know where we stand

Dm A# 
Only god would know the reasons
Dm 
But I bet he must have had a plan
Dm A# 
‘Cause you were born to be my baby
Dm 
And baby, I was made to be your man

Bm 
Light a candle, blow the world away
Table for two on a TV tray
It ain’t fancy baby that’s okay
Dsus4 Dsus4 
Our time, our way

Bm 
So hold me close, better hang on tight
Buckle up baby it’s a bumpy ride
Two kids hitching down the road of life
Dsus4 Dsus4 
Our world, our fight

A# Dm 
If we stand side by side (all night)
A# Dm 
There’s a chance we’ll get by (and it’s alright)
A# 
And I know that you’ll live
Dm 
In my heart till the day that I die

Dm A# 
‘Cause you were born to be my baby
And baby, I was made to be your man
C/E Dm A# 
We got something to believe in
Dm 
Even if we don’t know where we stand

Dm A# 
Only god would know the reasons
Dm 
But I bet he must have had a plan
Dm A# 
‘Cause you were born to be my baby
Dm 
And baby, I was made to be your man

Solo on chorus chords

A# Dm 
And my heart beats like a drum (all night)
A# Dm 
Flesh to flesh, one to one (and it’s alright)
A# 
And I’ll never let go
Dm 
There’s something I know, deep inside

Dm A# 
You were born to be my baby
And baby, I was made to be your man
C/E Dm A# 
We got something to believe in
Dm 
Even if we don’t know where we stand

Dm A# 
Only god would know the reasons
Dm 
But I bet he must have had a plan
Dm A# 
‘Cause you were born to be my baby
Dm 
And baby, I was made to be your man

C/E Dm A# 
You were born to be my baby
Csus4 
And baby, I was maaaaade

Dm 
 To be your man

Dm A# 
 Na-na-na-na na-na-na na-na-na na
C/E 
 Na-na-na-na na-na-na na-na-na na

Dm A# 
 Na-na-na-na na-na-na na-na-na na
C/E 
 Na-na-na-na na-na-na na-na-na na

Bon Jovi - I’ll Be There For You  

Originally in D, I play in A capo 1

Intro, approximating the riff, no 3 in the I7

A7 A5 Asus2 Asus4 
 →     x2

Vox on the 5 on “I guess”, the end of this line will feel low in Bb

Bm7 
I guess this time you’re really leaving
 I heard your suitcase say goodbye
Bm7 
Well as my broken heart lies bleeding
 You say true love, it’s suicide

Bm7 
You say you cried a thousand rivers
 And now you’re swimming for  the shore
Bm7 
You left me drowning in my tears
 And you won’t save me anymore

Hard stop on “pray”

I pray to God you’ll give me one more chance, girl

A/G# 
 I’ll be there for you 
F#m 
These five words I swear to you
When you breathe I want to be the air for you
I’ll be there for you

A/G# 
I’d live and I’d die for you 
F#m 
 I’d steal the sun from the sky for you
Words can’t say what love can do
I’ll be there for you

A7 A5 Asus2 Asus4 
 →     

Bm7 
I know you know, we’ve had some good times
 Now they have their own hiding place
Bm 
Well I can’t promise you tomorrow
 But I can’t buy back yesterday

And baby you know my hands are dirty (oh woman you know my hands are dirty)
A/G# F#m 
But I wanted to be your valentine  
I’ll be the water when you get thirsty baby
When you get drunk I’ll be the wine, whoa

A/G# 
 I’ll be there for you 
F#m 
These five words I swear to you
When you breathe I want to be the air for you
I’ll be there for you

A/G# 
I’d live and I’d die for you 
F#m 
 I’d steal the sun from the sky for you
Words can’t say what love can do
I’ll be there for you

Solo

F#m 
F#m 
   
I wasn’t there when you were happy (I wasn’t there to make you happy)
A/G# F#m 
And I wasn’t there when you were down,  down
I didn’t mean to miss your birthday, baby

Hard stop for the scream

I wish I’d seen you blow those candles out, whoooooooooooooooooa

A/G# 
 I’ll be there for you 
F#m 
These five words I swear to you
When you breathe I want to be the air for you
I’ll be there for you

A/G# 
I’d live and I’d die for you 
F#m 
 I’d steal the sun from the sky for you
Words can’t say what love can do
I’ll be there fo

I don’t bother with this key change

B/A# 
 I’ll be there for you 
G#m 
These five words I swear to you
When you breathe I want to be the air for you
F# 
I’ll be there for you

B/A# 
I’d live and I’d die for you 
G#m 
 Steal the sun from the sky for you
Words can’t say what love can do
F# 
I’ll be there for you

G#m F# 
  Whoa oh oh  whoa oh oh oh   
G#m F# 
 Whoa oh oh  whoa oh oh  whoa oh oh oh   
B7 B5 Bsus2 Bsus4 
 →     x2

Bon Jovi - I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead  

Originally in C, I play in G

Intro

Hey hey hey, yeah yeah yeah

Seven days of Saturday is all that I need
 Got no use for Sundays ‘cause I don’t rest in peace
I don’t need no Mondays or the rest of the week
spend a lot of time in bed but baby I don’t like to sleep no

 I won’t lie to you, I’m never gonna cry to you

I’ll probably drive you wild eight days a week

Until I’m  six feet  under baby I don’t need a bed
Gonna live while I’m alive I’ll sleep when I’m dead

Till they roll me over and lay my bones to rest
Gonna live while I’m alive I’ll sleep when I’m  dead

 Alright, listen up

This verse doesn’t have the b7’s, it’s basically all I7 with

some IV-ish vamping

So you’re looking for some  action I got got everything you need
Better keep your motor running ‘cause I was built for speed
This ain’t no slumber party got no time for catching z’s
If they say that that ain’t healthy well then living’s a disease, cause

 We’re never gonna die baby, come on let me drive you crazy

We’ll make every night another New Year’s Eve

Until I’m  six feet  under baby I don’t need a bed
Gonna live while I’m alive I’ll sleep when I’m dead

Till they roll me over and lay my bones to rest
Gonna live while I’m alive I’ll sleep when I’m  dead
Sleep when I’m dead
Sleep when I’m dead

Drop out on “alive”

Gonna live while I’m alive I’ll sleep when I’m  dead

Solo

       x 3
   

Sparse

Seven days of Saturday is all that I need
 Got no use for Sunday ‘cause I don’t rest in peace

I was lorn to live you know I wasn’t born to die
But if they party down in heaven I’ll be sure to be on time

Until I’m  six feet  under baby I don’t need a bed
Gonna live while I’m alive I’ll sleep when I’m dead

Till they roll me over and lay my bones to rest
Gonna live while I’m alive I’ll sleep when I’m  dead

feel like I’m exploding going out of my head
Gonna live while I’m alive I’ll sleep when I’m  dead

Until I’m  six feet  under baby I don’t need a bed
Gonna live while I’m alive I’ll sleep when I’m dead

Sleep when I’m dead
Sleep when I’m dead

Drop out on “alive”

Gonna live while I’m alive I’ll sleep when I’m  dead

Bon Jovi - In These Arms  

Originally in E, I play in A capo 2

Highest note is the 5

Asus4 
   x   4

Asus4 
You want commitment, take a look into these eyes
Asus4 
They burn with fire, yeah, until the end of time
F#m 
And I would do anything, I’d beg, I’d steal, I’d die
Esus4 Asus4 
To have you in these arms tonight 

Asus4 
Baby I want you, like the roses want the rain
Asus4 
You know I need you, like the poet needs the pain
F#m 
And I would give anything, my blood, my love, my life
If you were in these arms tonight

I’d hold you, I’d need you
F#m 
I’d get down on my knees for you
F#m 
And make everything alright
If you were in these arms

I’d love you, I’d please you
F#m 
I’d tell you that I’d never leave you
F#m Esus4 
And love you till the end of time
Asus4 
If you were in these arms tonight 

Asus4 
We’d stare at the sun, and we made a promise
Asus4 
A promise this world, would never blind us
F#m 
And these were our words, our words were our songs
F#m 
Our songs are our prayers, these prayers keep me strong
And I still believe if you were in these arms

I’d hold you, I’d need you
F#m 
I’d get down on my knees for you
F#m 
And make everything alright
If you were in these arms

I’d love you, I’d please you
F#m 
I’d tell you that I’d never leave you
F#m Esus4 
And love you till the end of time
Asus4 
If you were in these arms tonight

Your clothes are still scattered all over our room
This whole place still smells like your cheap perfume
Everything here reminds me of you
There’s nothing I wouldn’t do

Solo

F#m Bm Dsus2 
       
Dsus2 
And these were our words, they keep me strong, baby

I’d hold you, I’d need you
F#m 
I’d get down on my knees for you
F#m 
And make everything alright
If you were in these arms

I’d love you, I’d please you
F#m 
I’d tell you that I’d never leave you
F#m Esus4 
And love you till the end of time
If you were in these arms tonight

F#m 
   If you were in these arms tonight
F#m 
   If you were in these arms tonight
F#m 
   If you were in these arms

As triplets... vox on the 6 of the first chord, but the 3 is fine

F#m 
Baa... aaa.... byy... 

Like the roses need the rain
F#m 
Like the seasons need to change
Like the poet needs the pain
F#m 
I need you in these arms
F#m 
Tonight,   in these arms tonight

Bon Jovi - Livin’ on a Prayer  

Originally in Em, I play in Am capo 2 (so in Bm).

On piano, I play in Em but sing it down a fifth or so.

Am 
  
Am 
Once upon a time, not so long ago 

Am 
Tommy used to work on the docks
Am 
Union’s been on strike, he’s down on his luck
Am 
It’s tough,  so tough

Am 
Gina works the diner all day
Am 
Working for her man, she brings home her pay
Am 
For love,  for love

Am 
She says we’ve got to hold on to what we’ve got
Am 
It doesn’t make a difference if we make it or not
Am 
We’ve got each other and that’s a lot for love
We’ll give it a shot

Am 
Whoa, we’re halfway there, whoa, livin’ on a prayer
Am 
Take my hand we’ll make it I swear
Whoa, livin’ on a prayer

Am 
Tommy’s got his six string in hock

Now he’s holding in what he used to make it talk

Am 
So tough,  so tough

Am 
Gina dreams of running away

When she cries in the night Tommy whispers

Am 
Baby it’s O.K.,  some day

Am 
We’ve got to hold on to what we’ve got
Am 
It doesn’t make a difference if we make it or not
Am 
We’ve got each other and that’s a lot for love
We’ll give it a shot

Am 
Whoa, we’re halfway there, whoa, livin’ on a prayer
Am 
Take my hand we’ll make it I swear
Whooa, livin’ on a prayer

Am 
Livin’ on a prayer

Originally a solo on chorus chords, I just let the i ring for a while

then come back in with slow, hanging chords.

Am Am 
Oooooooooh, we’ve got to hold on ready or not
You live for the fight when it’s all that you’ve got

Original goes up 1.5 steps, I usually skip that, and do one half-time,

super-melodramatic chorus here.

Am 
Whoa, we’re halfway there, whoa, livin’ on a prayer
Am 
Take my hand we’ll make it I swear
Whoa, livin’ on a prayer

Am 
Whooa, we’re halfway there, whoa, livin’ on a prayer
Am 
Take my hand we’ll make it I swear
Whoa, livin’ on a prayer

Am 

Bon Jovi - Runaway  

Originally in Am, I play in Em

Em Em 
   →   → 
Em 
 →   → 

Em 
 On the street where you live girls talk about their social lives
Em 
They’re made of lipstick, plastic, and paint, a touch of sable in your eyes
Em 
 All your life all you’ve asked is when’s your daddy gonna talk to you
Em 
But you were living in another world trying to get a message through

I’m pretty sure this is a v, not a V, but in my key it sounds better as a V

Em 
No one heard a single word you said
Am 
They should’ve seen it in your eyes
What was going around your head

Em 
 Ooooh, she’s a little runaway
Bm Em 
Daddy’s girl learned fast all those things she couldn’t say

Hard stop on the V

Em 
 Ooooh,  she’s a little runaway

Em 
 Take a line every night guaranteed to blow your mind
Em 
 I see you out in the streets, calling for a wild time
Em 
 So you sit home alone cause there’s nothing left that you can do
Em 
There’s only pictures hung in the shadows left there to look at you

Em 
 You know she likes the lights at night on the neon broadway sign
Am 
She don’t really mind, it’s only love she hope to find

Em 
 Ooooh, she’s a little runaway
Bm Em 
Daddy’s girl learned fast all those things she couldn’t say
 Ooooh,  she’s a little ru-u-u-u-unaway

Em 

Solo

Em Em Am 
Em Em 
Em Em Am 
Em Em 
   
Em 
No one heard a single word you said
Am 
They should’ve seen it in your eyes
What was going around your head

Em 
 Ooooh, she’s a little runaway
Bm Em 
Daddy’s girl learned fast all those things she couldn’t say

Em 
 Ooooh, she’s a little runaway
Bm Em 
Daddy’s girl learned fast, now she works the night away

Em 
 Ahhhhhh, runaway
Bm Em 
Run, run, run, run, run little runaway

Instead of a fade

Em 
 Ooooh,  she’s a little runaway

Bon Jovi - Someday I’ll Be Saturday Night  

Originally in E, I play in A capo 2

Vox on the high 3

Hey man, I’m alive
Dsus2 
I’m taking each day a night at a time

Hang on “feeling”

Esus4 
I’m feeling like a Monday

IV is implied, band back in on “night”

Dsus2 
But someday I’ll be Saturday night

Vox on the low 3

Hey my name is Jim, where did I go wrong?
C#m 
My life’s a bargain basement, all the good is gone

Vox up to the 3 of the chord

Dsus2 
I just can’t hold a job, where do I belong?

Vox back down to the low 3

Esus4 
Been sleeping in my car, my dreams move on

My name is Billy Jean, my love was bought and sold
C#m 
I’m only sixteen, I feel a hundred years old
Dsus2 
My foster daddy went, took my innocence away
Esus4 
The street life ain’t much better, but at least I get paid

Vox on the 3 of the chord

F#m 
And Tuesday just might go my way
It can’t get worse than yesterday

Vox on the 5 of the chord

C#m 
Thursdays, Fridays ain’t been kind
Bm 
But somehow I’ll survive

Hey man, I’m alive
Dsus2 
I’m takin’ each day and night at a time
Esus4 
Yeah, I’m down, but I know I’ll get by, hey hey hey
Dsus2 Esus4 
Hey man, gotta live my life
F#m 
Like I ain’t got nothin’ but this roll of the dice
Esus4 Dsus2 
I’m feelin’ like a Monday, but someday I’ll be Saturday night

 
Now I can’t say my name, or tell you where I am
C#m 
I want to blow myself away, don’t know if I can
Dsus2 
I wish that I could be in some other time and place
Esus4 
With someone else’s soul, someone else’s face

F#m 
Aw, Tuesday just might go my way
It can’t get worse than yesterday
C#m 
Thursdays, Fridays ain’t been kind
Bm 
But somehow I’ll survive

Hey man, I’m alive
Dsus2 
I’m takin’ each day and night at a time
Esus4 
Yeah, I’m down, but I know I’ll get by, hey hey hey
Dsus2 Esus4 
Hey man, gotta live my life
F#m 
I’m gonna pick up all the pieces and what’s left of my pride
Esus4 Dsus2 
I’m feelin’ like a Monday, but someday I’ll be Saturday night

Solo

   

Dsus2 
  Saturday nighthere we go

Some day I’ll be Saturday night
I’ll be back on my feet, I’ll be doin’ alright
It may not be tomorrow baby, that’s okay
I ain’t going down, gonna find a way, hey hey

Hey man, I’m alive
Dsus2 
I’m takin’ each day and night at a time
Esus4 
Yeah, I’m down, but I know I’ll get by, hey hey hey
Dsus2 Esus4 
Hey man, I’m gonna live my life
F#m 
Like I ain’t got nothin’ but this roll of the dice
Esus4 Dsus2 
I’m feelin’ like a Monday, but someday I’ll be Saturday night, oh
Esus4 Dsus2 
I’m feelin’ like a Monday, but someday I’ll be Saturday night

Outro

       Oh oh oh
Saturday  night   

Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead or Alive  

Originally in D, I play in A.  In A, play all the Gadd9’s as G.

4 measures high riff, chords are approximately:

Am Em7 Am 
             x 2

4 measures low riff, chords are approximately:

A5 
       x 3 
  
Gadd9 
It’s all the same, only the names will change
Gadd9 
And ev’ry day, it seems we’re wasting away
Gadd9 
Another place, where the faces are so cold
Gadd9 
I’d drive all night, just to get back home

Gadd9 
I’m a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride
Gadd9 
I’m wanteddead or alive
Gadd9 
Wanteddead or alive

4 measures high riff

Gadd9 
Sometimes I sleep, sometimes it’s not for days
Gadd9 
And people I meet, always go their separate ways
Gadd9 
Sometimes you tell the day, by the bottle that you drink
Gadd9 
Sometimes when you’re alone, all you do is think

Gadd9 
I’m a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride
Gadd9 
I’m wanteddead or alive
Gadd9 
Wanteddead or alive

Solo

When a soloist is available, play the chorus chorus,

and come out in a chorus with vocals.

For typical acoustic performance, let everything just

ring out in A minor for a while, then fade right into the verse.

Gadd9 
And I walk these streets, a loaded six string on my back
Gadd9 
play for keeps, ‘cause I might not make it back
Gadd9 
I been ev’ry where, still I’m standing tall

Hard stop on “rocked”

Gadd9 
I’ve seen a million faces, and I’ve rocked them all

Gadd9 
I’m a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride
Gadd9 
I’m wanteddead or alive
Gadd9 
I’m a cowboy, I got the night on my side
Gadd9 
I’m wanteddead or alive
Gadd9 
Dead or alive dead or alive
Gadd9 
I still try I still ride, dead or alive

Gadd9 
Dead or alive, dead or alive
Gadd9 
Dead or alive, dead or alive

End with high riff, then a cadence on the I major.

Bon Jovi - Who Says You Can’t Go Home  

Originally in G, I play in E, highest note that matters is the 1 “WHO says”

Intro

Aadd9 F#m Aadd9 
       x 2

Vox on the 5 on “twenty”

Aadd9 
I spent twenty years trying to get out of this place
F#m Aadd9 
I was lookin’ for something I couldn’t replace
Aadd9 
I was runnin’ away from the only thing I’ve ever known

Aadd9 
And like a  blind dog without a bone
F#m Aadd9 
I was a gypsy lost in the twilight zone
Aadd9 
hijacked a rainbow and crashed into a pot of gold

C#m Aadd9 
 I’ve been there, done that, I ain’t lookin’ back on the seeds I’ve sown
G#m Aadd9 
Saving dimes, spending too much time on the telephone
Who says you can’t go home

Aadd9 
Who says you can’t go home
F#m Aadd9 
There’s only one place that call me one of their own
Aadd9 
Just a hometown boy, born a rolling stone
Who says you can’t go home

Aadd9 
Who says you can’t go back
F#m Aadd9 
Been all around the world and as a matter of fact
Aadd9 
There’s only one place left I wanna go
Who says you can’t go home

Aadd9 F#m 
It’s alright, it’s alright, it’s alright, it’s alright
Aadd9 
It’s alright 

Aadd9 
I went as far as I could, I tried to find a new face
F#m Aadd9 
There isn’t one of these lines that I would erase
Aadd9 
I’ve lived a million miles of memories on that road

Aadd9 
Every step I take I know that I’m not alone
F#m Aadd9 
You take the home from the boy, but not the boy from his home
Aadd9 
These are my streets, the only life I’ve ever known
Who says you can’t go home

Aadd9 
Who says you can’t go home
F#m Aadd9 
There’s only one place that call me one of their own
Aadd9 
Just a hometown boy, born a rolling stone
Who says you can’t go home

Aadd9 
Who says you can’t go back
F#m Aadd9 
Been all around the world and as a matter of fact
Aadd9 
There’s only one place left I wanna go
Who says you can’t go home

Aadd9 F#m 
It’s alright, it’s alright, it’s alright, it’s alright
Aadd9 
It’s alright,  who says you can’t go home

Aadd9 F#m 
It’s alright, it’s alright, it’s alright, it’s alright
Aadd9 
It’s alright,  who says you can’t go home

Solo

F#m 
F#m 
   
C#m Aadd9 
 I’ve been there, done that, I ain’t looking back

It’s been a long long road

G#m Aadd9 
Feels like I’ve never left, that’s how the story goes

Let ring

Aadd9 
It doesn’t matter where you are, doesn’t matter where you go
F#m Aadd9 
If it’s a million miles away or just a mile up the road
Aadd9 
Take it in, take it with you when you go, who says you can’t go home

Aadd9 
Who says you can’t go home
F#m Aadd9 
There’s only one place that call me one of their own
Aadd9 
Just a hometown boy, born a rolling stone
Who says you can’t go home

Aadd9 
Who says you can’t go back
F#m Aadd9 
Been all around the world and as a matter of fact
Aadd9 
There’s only one place left I wanna go
Who says you can’t go home

Bonnie Raitt - Something to Talk About  

Originally in Ab, I play in E, but overall this is a vocal mess for me

Intro

Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
C#m7 C7 
   
 People are talkin’, talkin’ ‘bout people
 I hear them whisper, you won’t believe it
 They think we’re lovers kept under cover
 I just ignore it but they keep sayin’ we

C#m7 
Laugh just a little too loud
C#m7 
Stand just a little too close
We stare just a little too long
B7 
Maybe they’re seein’, somethin’ we don’t darlin’

 Let’s give ‘em somethin’ to talk about
 Let’s give ‘em somethin’ to talk about
 Let’s give ‘em somethin’ to talk about
C#m7 C7 
How about love?   

 I feel so foolish, I never noticed
 You’d act so nervous, could you be fallin’ for me?
 It took a rumor to make me wonder
Now I’m convinced I’m goin’ under
C#m7 
Thinkin’ ‘bout you every day
C#m7 
Dreamin’ ‘bout you every night
I’m hopin’ that you feel the same way
B7 
Now that we know it,  let’s really show it darlin’

 Let’s give ‘em somethin’ to talk about
 A little mystery to figure out
 Let’s give ‘em somethin’ to talk about
C#m7 C7 
How about love?   

Solo if appropriate

C#m7 C7 
   

Original changes key here up a m3, I don’t

 Let’s give ‘em somethin’ to talk about babe
 A little mystery to figure out
 Let’s give ‘em somethin’ to talk about
C#m7 C7 
How about love,  o 

 Listen up baby  (Somethin’ to talk about)
 A little mystery won’t  hurt (Somethin’ to talk about)
 Let’s give ‘em somethin’ to  talk about
C#m7 C7 
How about our  love,  love,  love 

Repeat to fade with ad libs

Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For a Hero  

Originally in Am, I play in Am capo 5, or possibly in Em

Highest note is the 5 (in the bridge)

I play just once through the intro, play the first

verse slow and rubato, and hit it hard on the first chorus.

Am Am7/G Fmaj7 Eaug 
    x2, second time with “do do do”

Vox on the 5

Am 
Where have all the good men gone and where are all the gods?
Eaug 
Where’s the street-wise Hercules to  fight the rising odds?
Am Em 
Isn’t there a white knight upon a fiery steed?
Dm Eaug 
Late at night I toss and turn and I dream of what I need

Am Em 
I need a hero, I’m holding out for a hero till the end of the night
He’s gotta be strong and he’s gotta be fast
And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight
Am Em 
I need a hero, I’m holding out for a hero till the morning light
He’s gotta be sure, and it’s gotta be soon
And he’s gotta be larger than life
Am 
Larger than life

Am 
Do do do do
Am7/G 
Do do do do
Fmaj7 
Do do do do
Eaug 
Aaah aaah

Am 
Somewhere after midnight in my wildest fantasy
Eaug 
Somewhere just beyond my reach there’s someone reaching back for me
Am Em 
Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat

The “yeah” is an extra measure in this line

Dm Eaug 
It’s gonna take a superman to sweep me off my feet, yeah!

Am Em 
I need a hero, I’m holding out for a hero till the end of the night
He’s gotta be strong and he’s gotta be fast
And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight
Am Em 
I need a hero, I’m holding out for a hero till the morning light
And he’s gotta be sure, and it’s gotta be soon

Empty measure after this line

And he’s gotta be larger than life

Am 
I need a hero
Em 
I’m holding out for a hero till the end of the night

Bridge

Am Am Am Am 
F/A Dm/A Bm7b5/A Am 
   
Am 
Up where the mountains meet the heavens above
Out where the lightning splits the sea
Dm Am 
I could swear there is someone somewhere watching me

Am 
Through the wind and the chill and the rain
And the storm and the flood
Dm Am 
I can feel his approach like the fire in my blood

Ebdim7 
Like the fire in my blood, like the fire in my blood
Eaug 
Like the fire in my blood, like the fire in my blood, aah

Am Em 
I need a hero, I’m holding out for a hero till the end of the night
He’s gotta be strong and he’s gotta be fast
And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight
Am Em 
I need a hero, I’m holding out for a hero till the morning light
He’s gotta be sure, and it’s gotta be soon
And he’s gotta be larger than life

Am Em 
I need a hero, I’m holding out for a hero till the end of the night
Am 

Bonnie Tyler - It’s a Heartache  

Originally in C, I play in G

Intro

Gadd9 
Bm 
It’s a heartache, nothing but a heartache
Hits you when it’s too late
Hits you when you’re down

Bm 
It’s a fool’s game, nothing but a fool’s game
Standing in the cold rain, feeling like a clown

Bm 
It’s a heartache, nothing but a heartache
Love him till your arms break
Then he lets you down

It ain’t right with love to share
Bm Em D/C Gadd9/B D/A 
When you find he doesn’t care for you →  →  → 

It ain’t wise to need someone
Bm Em 
As much as I depended on
D/C Gadd9/B D/A 
You →  →  → 

Bm 
Aw, it’s a heartache, nothing but a heartache
Hits you when it’s too late
Hits you when you’re down

Bm 
It’s a fool’s game, nothing but a fool’s game
Standing in the cold rain, feeling like a clown

Solo on verse chords

It ain’t right with love to share
Bm Em 
When you find he doesn’t care for 
D/C Gadd9/B D/A 
You →  →  → 

It ain’t wise to need someone
Bm Em 
As much as I depend on 
D/C Gadd9/B D/A 
You →  →  → 

Bm 
Oh, it’s a heartache, nothing but a heartache
Love him till your arms break
Then he lets you down

Solo on verse chords, with ad libs

Bm 
 It’s a fool’s game,  standing in the cold rain
 Feeling like a clown

Bm 
It’s a heartache,  love him til your arms break
Then he lets you down

Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart  

Originally around Bbm, I play in Em

Only do the very first “turn around” unless otherwise noted

Intro

Em 
Em 
(Turn around) Every now and then I get a
Little bit lonely and you’re never coming round
Em 
(Turn around) Every now and then I get a
Little bit tired of listening to the sound of my tears

(Turn around) Every now and then I get a
Little bit nervous that the best of all the years have gone by
(Turn around) Every now and then I get a
Little bit terrified and then I see the look in your eyes

Sing “turn around” both times, and “every now and then” just the first time

Also note to self, that chord is over the *4*, not the 3

A# A#/D# 
(Turn around bright eyes) Every now and the I fall apart
A# A#/D# 
(Turn around bright eyes) Every now and the I fall apart

Yes, do the “turn around” again here

Em 
(Turn around) Every now and then I get a
Little bit restless and I dream of something wild
Em 
(Turn around) Every now and then I get a
Little bit helpless and I’m lying like a child in your arms

(Turn around) Every now and then I get a
Little bit angry and I know I’ve got to get out and cry
(Turn around) Every now and then I get a
Little bit terrified but then I see the look in your eyes
A# A#/D# 
(Turn around bright eyes) Every now and the I fall apart
A# A#/D# 
(Turn around bright eyes) Every now and the I fall apart

Bm7 
And I need you now tonight
A7 
And I need you more than ever
Bm7 
And if you only hold me tight we’ll be 
A7 
Holding on forever

Bm7 A7 
And we’ll only be making it right ‘cause we’ll never be wrong
G/B A/C# 
Together we can take it to the end of the line
Bm 
Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time

A/C# 
don’t know what to do and I’m always in the dark
Bm 
We’re living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
D/F# 
I really need you tonight
A/E D/F# 
Forever’s gonna start tonight
A7 
Forever’s gonna start tonight

D/A Bm7 
Once upon a time I was falling in love but 
F# D/F# 
Now I’m only falling apart 
Em7 A7 
There’s nothing I can do, a total eclipse of the heart

Bm7 A7 A/C# 
    → 

Bm7 
Once upon a time there was light in my life but 
F#7 D/F# 
Now there’s only love in the dark 
Em A7 
Nothing I can say, a total eclipse of the heart

Bm7 A7 A7/C# 
    → 

Organ solo on pre-chorus chords

Em Em 
   
A# A#/D# 
(Turn around bright eyes) Every now and then I fall apart
A# A#/D# 
(Turn around bright eyes) Every now and then I fall apart

Bm7 
And I need you now tonight
A7 
And I need you more than ever
Bm7 
And if you only hold me tight we’ll be 
A7 
Holding on forever

Bm7 A7 
And we’ll only be making it right ‘cause we’ll never be wrong
G/B A/C# 
Together we can take it to the end of the line
Bm 
Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time

A/C# 
don’t know what to do, I’m always in the dark

Hold the second chord two beats longer than the first time

Bm 
We’re living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
D/F# 
I really need you tonight
A/E D/F# 
Forever’s gonna start tonight
A7 
Forever’s gonna start tonight

D/A Bm7 
Once upon a time I was falling in love but 
F#7 D/F# 
Now I’m only falling apart 
Em7 A7 
Nothing I can do, a total eclipse of the heart

Bm7 A7 A/C# 
    → 

Bm7 
Once upon a time there was light in my life but 
F#7 D/F# 
Now there’s only love in the dark 
Em A7 
Nothing I can say, a total eclipse of the heart

Bm7 A7 A7/C# 
   A total eclipse of the heart

Bm7 A7 A/C# 
    → 

Bm7 A7 
Turn around bright eyes   
Bm7 A7 
Turn around bright eyes  turn around 

Boris Pickett - The Monster Mash  

I was working in the lab late one night
Em 
When my eyes beheld an eerie sight
For my monster from his slab began to rise
And suddenly to my surprise

He did the mash, he did the monster mash
Em 
The monster mash, it was a graveyard smash
He did the mash, it caught on in a flash
He did the mash, he did the monster mash

From my laboratory in the castle East
Em 
To the master bedroom where the vampires feast
The ghouls all came from their humble abodes
To catch a jolt from my electrodes

They did the mash, they did the monster mash
Em 
The monster mash, it was a graveyard smash
They did the mash, it caught on in a flash
They did the mash, they did the monster mash

Bridge

The zombies were having fun, the party had just begun

Hard stop on “Drac”

The guests included Wolf Man, Dracula and his son

The scene was rockin’, all were digging the sounds
Em 
Igor on chains, backed by his baying hounds
The Coffin-Bangers were about to arrive
With their vocal group, The Crypt-Kicker Five

They played the mash, they played the monster mash
Em 
The monster mash, it was a graveyard smash
They played the mash, it caught on in a flash
They played the mash, they played the monster mash

Out from his coffin, Drac’s voice did ring
Em 
Seems he was troubled by just one thing
Opened the lid and shook his fist

Hard stop on the V

And said,  “Whatever happened to my Transylvanian Twist?”

It’s now the mash, it’s now the monster mash
Em 
The monster mash, and it’s a graveyard smash
It’s now the mash, it’s caught on in a flash
It’s now the mash, it’s now the monster mash

Now everything’s cool, Drac’s a part of the band
Em 
And my monster mash is the hit of the land
For you, the living, this mash was meant too

Hard stop on “get”

When you get to my door, tell them Boris sent you

Then you can mash, then you can monster mash
Em 
The monster mash, and do my graveyard smash
Then you can mash, you’ll catch on in a flash
Then you can mash, then you can monster mash

Boston - More than a Feeling  

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

Dsus4 Cadd9 G/B 
  →   →  →  x4

looked out this morning and the sun was gone
Turned on some music to start my day
Then lost myself in a familiar song 
G/B 
closed my eyes and I slipped away 

Am G/B 
  
Em 
       x2
Em 
It’s more than a feeling (more than a feeling)
Em 
When I hear that old song they used to play (more than a feeling)
Em 
As I begin dreaming (more than a feeling)
Eb 
Till I see Marianne walk away
Em7 A7sus4 A7 
 I see my Marianne walkin’ away 

D/F# A/E 
 →  →  → 

Dsus4 Cadd9 G/B 
  →   →  →  x2

So many people have come and gone
Their faces fade as the years go by
Yet I still recall as I wander on
G/B 
As clear as the sun in the summer sky 

Am G/B 
  
Em 
       x2
Em 
It’s more than a feeling (more than a feeling)
Em 
When I hear that old song they used to play (more than a feeling)
Em 
As I begin dreaming (more than a feeling)
Eb 
Till I see Marianne walk away
Em7 A7sus4 A7 Bm 
 I see my Marianne walkin’ away  

Solo

D/F# 
D/F# 
Bm 
Bm Em 
 
D/F# A/E 
 →  →  → 

Dsus4 Cadd9 G/B 
  →   →  →  x2

When I’m tired and thinking cold 
hide in my music, forget the day
And dream of a girl, I used to know
G/B 
closed my eyes and she slipped away

Cadd9 G/B 
Cadd9 G/B 
   Slipped away
Cadd9 G/B 

Hang on the bVII a little extra

Cadd9 G/B 
   

Hang on the last chord a little extra

Am G/B 
  
Em 
       x2
Em 
It’s more than a feeling (more than a feeling)
Em 
When I hear that old song they used to play (more than a feeling)
Em 
As I begin dreaming (more than a feeling)
Em 
When I see Marianne walk away 

Em 
       x2

Boston - Peace of Mind  

Originally in E, I play in A

F#m 
       x6

Vox on the 3 on “feeling”

Now, if you’re feeling kinda low ‘bout the dues you’ve been paying
Future’s coming much too slow
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”

Can’t decide on which way to go, yeah, yeah, yeah

F#m 
I understand about indecision
F#m 
But I don’t care if I get behind
F#m 
People living in competition

Hanging stop on “mind”

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

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

Yeah, whoa oh oh

Now you’re climbing to the top of the company ladder
Hope it doesn’t take too long
Can’t you see there’ll come a day when it won’t matter
Come a day when you’ll be gone

F#m 
I understand about indecision
F#m 
But I don’t care if I get behind
F#m 
People living in competition
F#m 
All I want is to have my peace of mind

Bridge

D/F# D/A 
   →  → 
D/F# D/A 
   →  → 
D/F# D/A 
Take a look ahead  →  → 
D/F# 
Take a look ahead, yeah, yeah yeah yeah

Solo

 →  
 →  
 →  
 →  

F#m 
       x4

Let ring

Band back in time

Now everybody’s got advice they just keep on giving
Doesn’t mean too much to me
Lots of people have to make believe they’re living
Can’t decide who they should be, whoa

F#m 
I understand about indecision
F#m 
But I don’t care if I get behind
F#m 
People living in competition
F#m 
All I want is to have my peace of mind

D/F# D/A 
   →  → 
D/F# D/A 
   →  → 
D/F# D/A 
Take a look ahead  →  → 
D/F# 
Take a look ahead,  look a head

Boston - Rock and Roll Band  

Originally in E, I play in A capo 1

Intro

  Well 

We were just another band out of Boston
On the road to try to make ends meet
Playin’ all the bars, sleepin’ in our cars
G# 
And we practiced right on out in the street  → 

No, we didn’t have much money
We barely made enough to survive

Hard stop on the V at the end of this line

But when we got up on stage and got ready to play, people came alive 

F#m 
Rock and roll band everybody’s waitin’
F#m 
Gettin’ crazy anticipating

Hard stop on the last “yeah”

Love and music, play, play, play, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Dancin’ in the streets of Hyannis
We were getting pretty good at the game
People stood in line and didn’t seem to mind
G# 
You know everybody knew our name  → 

Livin’ on rock-n-roll music
Never worried ‘bout the things we were missing
When we got up on the stage and got ready to play
Everybody listened 

F#m 
Rock and roll band everybody’s waitin’
F#m 
Gettin’ crazy anticipating
Love and music, play, play, play, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Solo

   

Let ring

Playin’ for a week in Rhode Island
A man came to the stage one night
He smoked a big cigar and drove a Cadillac car
G# 
And said, boys, I think this bands outta sight, ooooh → 

Sign a record company contract
You know I’ve got great expectations
When I hear you on the car radio you’re gonna be a sensation, yeah

F#m 
Rock and roll band everybody’s waitin’
F#m 
Gettin’ crazy anticipating
Love and music, play, play, play, yeah, yeah

   

Boyz II Men - End of the Road  

Am7b5 as 5x554x

Originally in Eb, I play in A

Vox start on the 5

Asus4 
 We belong together 
C#m/F# F#m7 
 And you know I’m  right
C#m7 
 Why do you  play with my heart
Bm7 E7sus4 
Why  do you play with my  mind?

Asus4 
 Said we’d be forever 
C#m/F# F#m7 
 Said it’d never  die
C#m7 
 How could you  love me and leave me
Bm7 E7sus4 
And  never say  good-bye?

F#m F#m/F 
When I  can’t sleep at night without  holding you tight
A/E D#m7b5 
Girl  each time I try I just  break down and cry
Dmaj7 C#m7 
 Pain in my head, oh, I’d  rather be dead
Bm7 E7sus4 
 Spinning around and around

Bm7/A A/C# E/F# 
Although we’ve  come to the end of the road
F#m7 C#m7 Dadd9 
Still I can’t let go
A/C# Bm7 
It’s unnatural, you belong to me
E7sus4 
I belong to you

 Girl I know you really love me
C#m7/F# F#m7 
 You just don’t realize
C#m7 
 You’ve never  been there before
Bm7 E7sus4 
It’s  only your first  time

Asus4 
 Maybe I’ll forgive you 
C#m/F# F#m7 
 Maybe you’ll  try
C#m7 
 We should be  happy together
Bm7 E7sus4 
Forever you and  I

F#m F#m/F 
Will you love me again like you  loved me before
A/E D#m7b5 
 This time I want you to  love me much more
Dmaj7 C#m7 
 This time instead, just  come to my bed
Bm7 E7sus4 
And  baby just don’t let me  go

Bm7/A A/C# E/F# 
Although we’ve  come to the end of the road
F#m7 C#m7 Dadd9 
Still I can’t let go
A/C# Bm7 
It’s unnatural, you belong to me
E7sus4 
I belong to you

Spoken, over verse chords... probably skip to “maybe I’ll forgive”

Girl, I'm here for you
All those times at night when you just hurt me
And just ran out with that other fellow
Baby I knew about it, I just didn't care
You just don't understand how much I love you, do you?
I'm here for you

Next verse starts here, overlapping with spoken text

I'm not out to go out there and cheat all night
Just like you did baby, but that's all right
Heh, I love you anyway, and I'm still going to be here for you till by dying day baby
Right now, I'm just in so much pain, baby, 'cause you just won't come back to me, will you?
Just come back to me!!!

 Girl I know you really love me
C#m7/F# F#m7 
 You just don’t realize
C#m7 
 You’ve never  been there before
Bm7 E7sus4 
It’s  only your first  time

 Maybe I’ll forgive you
C#m/F# F#m7 
 Maybe you’ll  try
C#m7 
 We should be  happy together
Bm7 E7sus4 
Forever you and  I

F#m 
 Lonely (yes baby my heart is lonely)
F#m/F 
 Lonely (my heart hurts, yes, I feel pain too)
A/E D#m7b5 
Lonely, no (baby, please)

Dmaj7 C#m7 
 This time instead, just  come to my bed
Bm7 E7sus4 
And  baby just don’t let me  go

Bm7/A A/C# E/F# 
Although we’ve  come to the end of the road
F#m7 C#m7 Dadd9 
Still I can’t let go
A/C# Bm7 
It’s unnatural, you belong to me
E7sus4 
I belong to you

Sparse

Bm7/A A/C# E/F# 
Although we’ve  come to the end of the road
F#m7 C#m7 Dadd9 
Still I can’t let go
A/C# Bm7 
It’s unnatural, you belong to me
E7sus4 
I belong to you

Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time  

Originally in Cm, I play in Am capo 1.

Highest note is the m6.

Am 
    
Am 
Oh baby baby, how was I supposed to know
That something wasn’t right here
Am 
Oh baby baby, I shouldn’t have let you go
And now you’re out of sight, dear
Am 
Show me how you want it to be
Tell me baby ‘cause I need to know oh, just because

Am 
My loneliness is killing me (and I)
I must confess I still believe  (still believe)
Am 
When I’m not with you I lose my mind
Give me a sign, hit me baby one more time

Am 
Oh baby baby, the reason I breathe is you
Boy you’ve got me blinded
Am 
Oh pretty baby, there’s nothin’ that I wouldn’t do
That’s not the way I planned it
Am 
Show me how you want it to be
Tell me baby ‘cause I need to know oh, just because

Am 
My loneliness is killing me (and I)
I must confess I still believe  (still believe)
Am 
When I’m not with you I lose my mind
Give me a sign, hit me baby one more time

Am 
    
Oh baby baby, how was I supposed to know
Oh pretty baby, please
Am 
I must confess that my loneliness
Is killing me now
Don’t you know I still believe
That you will be here
Just give me a sign, and hit me baby one more time

Am 
My loneliness is killing me (and I)
I must confess I still believe  (still believe)
Am 
When I’m not with you I lose my mind
Give me a sign, hit me baby one more time

Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again  

Originally in C#m, I play in Am

Am Am 
   Yeah YEAH yeah yeah yeah
Am Am 
   Yeah YEAH yeah yeah yeah

Am Am 
I think I did it again
I made you believe we were more than just friends (oh baby)
Am Am 
It might seem like a crush
But it doesn’t mean that I’m serious

‘Cause to lose all my senses

Hard stop on “me”

That is just so typically me

Oh baby, baby

Am Am 
Oops I did it again
I played with your heart
Got lost in the game
Oh baby, baby
Am Am 
Oops you think I’m in love
That I’m sent from above

Hard stop on “innocent”

I’m not that innocent

Am Am 
You see my problem is this
I’m dreaming away
Am 
Wishing that heroes, they truly exist
Am Am 
I cry, watching the days
Can’t you see I’m a fool in so many ways

‘Cause to lose all my senses
That is just so typically me

Oh baby, baby

Am Am 
Oops I did it again
I played with your heart
Got lost in the game
Oh baby, baby
Am Am 
Oops you think I’m in love
That I’m sent from above
I’m not that innocent

Bridge

Am 

Spoken

Britney, before you go
There's something I want you to have
Oh, it's beautiful, but wait a minute, isn't this...?
Yeah, yes it is

But I thought the old lady dropped it
Into the ocean in the end
Am 
Well baby, I went down and got it for you

Oh, you shouldn’t have

Rhythmic variation on chorus

Am Am 
Oops did it again to your heart
Got lost in this game, oh baby
Am Am 
Oops you think that I’m 
Sent from above
I’m not that innocent

Back to normal rhythm

Am Am 
Oops I did it again
I played with your heart, got lost in the game
Oh baby, baby
Am Am 
Oops you think I’m in love
That I’m sent from above
I’m not that innocent

Britney Spears - Toxic  

Originally in Cm, I play in Am capo 5

The highest note that matters is the 2 (“with a *taste*”)

Intro

Am 

Vox on 1 2 on “baby”

Am Am 
 Baby, can’t you see,  I’m calling
Am Am 
 A guy like you,  should wear a warning
E7 Am 
 It’s dangerous,  I’m fallin’ 

Am 
Am Am 
 There’s no escape,  I can’t wait
Am Am 
 I need a hit,  baby, give me it
E7 Am 
 You’re dangerous,  I’m lovin’ it 

Am 

Vox on 1 2 3 on “too high-igh”

Am Am 
 Too high, can’t come down,  losing my head
Am 
Spinning ’round and ‘round
E7 Am 
  Do you feel me now 

Am 

Vox on the 2 on “taste”

Am 
With a taste of your lips I’m on a ride

This line is really more like II7 bII7, but it’s easier to sing over VI V

F7 E7 
You’re toxic, I’m slipping under
Am 
With a taste of a poison paradise
F7 E7 
I’m addicted to you, don’t you know that you’re toxic

Ditto here, this is really II7 bII7

Am F7 E7 
  And I love what you do, don’t you know that you’re toxic

Am F7 E7 
   
Am Am 
 It’s getting late,  to give you up
Am Am 
 I took a sip,  from my devil’s cup
E7 Am 
 Slowly,  it’s taking over me

Am 
Am Am 
 Too high,  can’t come down
Am Am 
 It’s in the air, and it’s all around
E7 Am 
  Can you feel me now

Am 
With a taste of your lips I’m on a ride
F7 E7 
You’re toxic, I’m slipping under
Am 
With a taste of a poison paradise
F7 E7 
I’m addicted to you, don’t you know that you’re toxic
Am F7 E7 
  And I love what you do, don’t you know that you’re toxic
Am F7 E7 
   Don’t you know that you’re toxic

Bridge

This time I play the original chords, since there’s not really any vox here

Am B7 Bb7 
Ah ah ah ah 
Am F7 E7 
Ah ah ah ah 

The beginning of this chorus is implied by quirky noises

Am 
With a taste of your lips I’m on a ride
F7 E7 
You’re toxic, I’m slipping under
Am 
With a taste of a poison paradise
F7 E7 
I’m addicted to you, don’t you know that you’re toxic

Am 
With a taste of your lips I’m on a ride
F7 E7 
You’re toxic, I’m slipping under
Am 
With a taste of a poison paradise
F7 E7 
I’m addicted to you, don’t you know that you’re toxic

Am 
 Intoxicate me now
 With your lovin’ now
F7 
 I think I’m ready now
E7 
  I think I’m ready now
Am 
 Intoxicate me now
 With your lovin’ now
F7 
 I think I’m ready now

Am 

Brownsville Station - Smokin’ in the Boys Room  

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

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

Sittin’ in the classroom thinkin’ it’s a drag
Listening to the teacher rap just ain’t my bag
When two bells ring you know that’s my cue
Gonna meet the boys on floor number two

Smokin’ in the boys room, smokin’ in the boys room
Now teacher 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”

Everybody knows that smokin’ ain’t allowed in school

Checkin’ out the halls makin’ sure the coast is clear
Lookin’ in the stalls, no there ain’t nobody here
My buddies Sixx, Mick, and Tom
To get caught would surely be the death of us all

Smokin’ in the boys room, smokin’ in the boys room
Now teacher don’t you fill me up with your rules
Everybody knows that smokin’ ain’t allowed in school

Solo

F# 
    
Put me to work in the school book store
Check-out counter and I got bored
Teacher was lookin’ for me all around
Two hours later you know where I was found

Smokin’ in the boys room, yes indeed, I was smokin’ in the boys room
Now teacher don’t you fill me up with your rules
Everybody knows that smokin’ ain’t allowed in school

One more...

Smokin’ in the boys room, smokin’ in the boys room
Now teacher I ain’t foolin’ around with your rules

Hard stop on “smoke”

Everybody knows that smokin’ ain’t allowed in school

Walk on D F# G Ab A, finish on...

G# 

Bruce Springsteen - Because the Night  

Originally in Am, I play in Em capo 3

Em Em 
       x 2

Em Em 
Take me now, baby, here as I am
Em Em 
Pull me close try and understand 

Em Em 
Worked all day out in the hot sun 
Em Em 
Break my back till  the evening comes

Come on now, try and understand
Em 
worked all day pushing for the man
Take my hand as the sun descends
Em 
They can’t hurt us now, can’t hurt us now, can’t hurt us now

Em Em 
Because the night belongs to lovers
Em Em 
Because the night belongs to us
Em Em 
Because the night belongs to lovers
Em Em 
Because the night belongs to us

Em Em 
What I got, baby, I have earned
Em Em 
What I’m not, baby, I have learned
Em Em 
Love is an angel that comes at dusk
Em Em 
Stay in my bed till the evening comes

Come on now, try and understand
Em 
The way I feel under your command
Take my hand as the sun descends
Em 
They can’t hurt us now, can’t hurt us now, can’t hurt us now

Em Em 
Because the night belongs to lovers
Em Em 
Because the night belongs to us
Em Em 
Because the night belongs to lovers
Em Em 
Because the night belongs to us

Solo if appropriate on prechorus-ish chords

Bridge

Em 
In love we sleep, with doubt the vicious circle turns and burns
Em 
Without you oh I cannot live, forgive without the time has come to

“Take” up to the 1 of the chord

Take the moment out

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

Em Em 
Because the night belongs to lovers
Em Em 
Because the night belongs to us
Em Em 
Because the night belongs to lovers
Em Em 
Because the night belongs to us

Bruce Springsteen - Blinded by the Light  

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

Intro

Dsus4 
   x 2

Vox and guitar only

Madman drummers bummers and Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat
In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat
With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin’ kinda older I tripped the merry-go-round
With this very unpleasing, sneezing and wheezing, the calliope crashed to the ground

If you feel like it...

The calliope crashed to the ground

Band enters

Some all-hot half-shot was headin’ for a hot spot snappin’ his fingers clappin’ his hands
And some fleshpot mascot was tied into a lover’s knot with a whatnot in her hand
And now young Scott with a slingshot finally found a tender spot and throws his lover in the sand
And some bloodshot forget-me-not whispers, “Daddy’s within earshot, save the buckshot, turn up the band”

And she was blinded by the light
Oh, cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night
Bm 
Blinded by the light 
She got down but she never got tight, but she’ll make it alright

Hang on the minor chord

Bm 
Some brimstone baritone anti-cyclone rolling stone preacher from the East
He says, “Dethrone the dictaphone, hit it in its funny bone, that’s where they expect it least
And some new-mown chaperone standin’ in the corner all alone watchin’ the young girls dance
And some fresh-sown moonstone was messin’ with his frozen zone to remind him of the feeling of romance

And he was blinded by the light
Oh, cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night
Bm 
Blinded by the light 
He got down but he never got tight, but he’s gonna make it  
Bm 
Tonight 

Bridge, quiet again

Some silicone sister with her manager’s mister told me I got what it takes
She said, “I’ll turn you on sonny, to something strong if you’ll play that song with the funky break”
And Go-cart Mozart was checkin’ out the weather chart to see if it was safe to go outside
And little Early-Pearly came by in her curly-wurly and asked me if I needed a ride

Loud again

Oh, some hazard from Harvard was skunked on beer playin’ backyard bombardier
Yes and Scotland Yard was trying hard, they sent some dude with a calling card who said
“Do what you like, but don’t do it here”
Well, I jumped up, turned around, spit in the air, fell on the ground, asked him which was the way back home
He said, “Take a right at the light, keep goin’ straight until night, and then, boys, you’re on your own”

And now in Zanzibar a shootin’ star was ridin’ in a side car hummin’ a lunar tune
Yes, and the avatar said, "Blow the bar but first remove the cookie jar
We’re gonna teach those boys to laugh too soon"
And some kidnapped handicap was complainin’ that he caught the clap from some mousetrap he bought last night
Well I unsnapped his skull cap, between his ears I saw a gap and figured he’d be all right

He was just blinded by the light
Cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night
Bm 
Blinded by the light 

Rubato

Mama always told me not to look into the sights of the sun
Whoa, but mama that’s where the fun is, ooh yeah

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

I was just blinded by the light
Cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night
Bm 
Blinded by the light 
We got down but we never got tight, we’re gonna make it
Through the night

Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.  

Originally in B, I play in G

Vox are almost all on the 5

Intro

   
 Born down in a dead man’s town
The first kick I took was when I hit the ground
End up like a dog that’s been beat too much
Till you spend half your life just-a covering up, now

 Born in the U.S.A., I was born in the U.S.A.
I was  born in the U.S.A., born in the U.S.A. now

 Got in a little hometown jam
 So they put a rifle in my hands
 Sent me off to a foreign land
 To go and kill the yellow man

 Born in the U.S.A., I was born in the U.S.A., now
 Born in the U.S.A., I was born in the U.S.A.

 Come back home to the refinery
Hiring man said “son if it was up to me”
 Went down to see my V.A. man
He said  “son, don’t you understand now”

   
 I had a brother at Khe Sahn
 Fighting off the Viet Cong
 They’re still there, he’s all gone
 He had a woman he loved in Saigon
 I got a picture of him in her arms now
 Down in the shadow of the penitentiary
Out by the  gas fires of the refinery
I’m  ten years burning down the road
 Nowhere to run ain’t got nowhere to go

 Born in the U.S.A., I was born in the U.S.A. now
 Born in the U.S.A., I’m a long gone daddy in the U.S.A. now

 Born in the U.S.A., born in the U.S.A.
 Born in the U.S.A., I’m a cool rockin’ daddy in the U.S.A. now

   

Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run  

Originally in E, I play in D

       x2

Vox in on the 4 on “day”

In the day we sweat it out in the streets
Of a runaway American dream
At night we ride through mansions of glory
In suicide machines

G/F# 
Sprung from cages out on highway 9
Em 
Chrome wheeled, fuel injected

Leave out the vocal “oh”

G/F# D9 
And steppin’ out over the line, oh

G/F# 
Baby this town rips the bones from your back
Em G/F# 
It’s a death trap, it’s a suicide rap
Bm 
We gotta get out while we’re young
‘Cause tramps like us
Baby we were born to run

       x2

Wendy let me in I wanna be your friend 
I wanna guard your dreams and visions
Just wrap your legs ‘round these velvet rims
And strap your hands ‘cross my engines

G/F# 
Together we could break this trap
Em 
We’ll run till we drop
G/F# D9 
Baby we’ll never go back, oh
G/F# 
Will you walk with me out on the wire?
Em G/F# 
‘Cause baby I’m just a scared and lonely rider
Bm 
But I gotta know how it feels

I want to know if love is wild
Babe I want to know if love is real

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

no solo.

       x2

Solo if appropriate 

       x2

Bm Bm Am7 
   

All chords sus4→major, everything other than C

as 6th-string barres.

Vox on the 5 of the chord on “beyond”

Beyond the Palace hemi-powered drones
Scream down the boulevard
The girls comb their hair in rearview mirrors
A# 
And the boys try to look so hard

The amusement park rises bold and stark
Kids are huddled on the beach in a mist
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 
 

Then riff for a while on...

Gsus4 
 

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

Vox back in on the 3

The highway’s jammed with broken heroes on a
Last chance power drive
Everybody’s out on the run tonight but there’s
No place left to hide

G/F# 
Together Wendy we’ll live with the sadness
Em G/F# D9 
I’ll love you with all the madness in my soul, oh
G/F# 
Someday girl I don’t know when we’re gonna 
Em 
Get to that place
G/F# 
Where we really want to go
Bm 
And we’ll walk in the sun
Bm 
But till then tramps like us baby we were born to run
Bm 
Ah honey tramps like us baby we were born to run
Come on Wendy tramps like us baby we were born to run

Until end, with “whoa”

Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark  

Intro

Em Em 
       x2

Em 
 I get up in the evening 
Em 
 And I ain’t got nothing to say
Em 
 I come home in the morning
Em 
 I go to bed feeling the same way
Am 
I ain’t nothing but tired
Am 
 Man I’m just tired and bored with myself
Em Em 
 Hey there baby I could use just a little help

The IV here is not in the original

G/F# 
You can’t start a fire, you can’t start a fire without a spark
Am Am 
This gun’s for hire  even if we’re just dancing in the dark

Em Em 
   
Em 
 Messages keep getting clearer
Em 
 Radio’s on and I’m moving round the place
Em 
 I check my look in the mirror
Em 
 I wanna change my clothes, my hair, my face
Am 
 Man I ain’t getting nowhere
Am 
 I’m just living in a dump like this
Em 
 There’s something happening somewhere
Em 
 Baby I just know there is

G/F# 
You can’t start a fire, you can’t start a fire without a spark
Am Am 
This gun’s for hire  even if we’re just dancing in the dark

Em Em 
   

Bridge

Em 
 You sit around getting older
Em 
 There’s a joke here somewhere and it’s on me
Em 
 I’ll shake this  world off my shoulders
 Come on baby the laugh’s on me

Em 
 Stay on the streets of this town
Em 
 And they’ll be carving you up all right
Em 
 They say you gotta stay hungry
Em 
 Hey baby I’m just about starving tonight
Am 
 I’m dying for some action
Am 
 I’m sick of sitting ‘round here trying to write this book
Em Em 
 I need a love reaction,  come on now baby gimme just one look

G/F# 
 You can’t start a fire, sitting round crying over a broken heart
Am Am 
This gun’s for hire  even if we’re just dancing in the dark
G/F# 
 You can’t start a fire worrying about your little world falling apart
Am Am Em 
This gun’s for hire even if we’re just dancing in the dark 
Em Em 
 Even if we’re just dancing in the dark  
Em Em 
 Even if we’re just dancing in the dark  
Em 
 Even if we’re just dancing in the dark 

Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days  

Straight muted 8ths through most of the verse

Originally in A, vox mostly on the 5, so E capo 2

is an option if 5 minutes of E isn’t on the menu.

   x 4

I had a friend was a big baseball player
Back in high school
He could throw that speedball by you
Make you look like a fool boy

Saw him the other night at this roadside bar
I was walking in and he was walking out
We went back inside sat down, had a few drinks
But all he kept talking about was

Glory days they’ll  pass you by
Glory days in the wink of a young girl’s eye
Glory days, glory days

   x 2

There’s a girl that lives up the block
Back in school she could turn all the boys’ heads
Sometimes on a Friday I’ll stop by and have a few drinks
After she put her kids to bed

Her and her husband Bobby well they split up
I guess it’s two years gone by now
We just sit around talking about the old times
She says when she feels like crying she starts laughing thinking about

Glory days they’ll  pass you by
Glory days in the wink of a young girl’s eye
Glory days, glory days

 

Hard stop on the last chord

   
Think I’m going down to the well tonight
And I’m going to drink till I get my fill
And I hope when I get old I don’t sit around thinking about it
But I probably will

Yeah, just sitting back trying to recapture
A little of the glory-a
But time slips away and leaves you with nothing mister but
Boring stories of

Glory days they’ll  pass you by
Glory days in the wink of a young girl’s eye
Glory days, glory days

Yea they’ll  pass you by
Glory days in the wink of a young girl’s eye
Glory days, glory days

  Alright
  Oooh yea
  Alright
  Come on now

Bruce Springsteen - Pay Me My Money Down  

Springsteen in G, I play in E.  Vox mostly on the 5.

Intro

 
Well I thought I heard the captain say
B7 
Pay me my money down

Tomorrow is our sailing day

Pay me my money down

Pay me, pay me
B7 
Pay me my money down

Pay me or go to jail

Pay me my money down

Soon as the boat was clear of the bar
B7 
Pay me money down

He knocked me down with the end of a spar

Pay me my money down

Pay me, pay me
B7 
Pay me my money down

Pay me or go to jail

Pay me my money down

If I’d been a rich man’s son
B7 
Pay me my money down
B7 
I’d sit on the river and watch it run
Pay me my money down

Pay me, pay me
B7 
Pay me my money down

Pay me or go to jail

Pay me my money down

Springsteen does this verse in a different key, but this may or may not

really be worth it.

Well, I wish I was Mr. Gates
D7 
Pay me my money down

They’d haul my money in in crates

Pay me my money down

 Pay me, pay me
D7 
Pay me my money down

Pay me or go to jail

Pay me my money down

Well, forty days and nights at sea
B7 
Pay me my money down

Captain worked every last dollar out of me

Pay me my money down

Pay me, pay me
B7 
Pay me my money down

Pay me or go to jail

Pay me my money down

Pay me, pay me
B7 
Pay me my money down

Pay me or go to jail

Pay me my money down

Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road  

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

Originally in F; I play in D

F#m 
   
screen door slams, Mary’s dress waves
Like a vision she dances across the porch as the radio plays
Roy Orbison singing for the lonely
Hey that’s me and I want you only
Don’t turn me home again, I just can’t face myself alone again

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 
Maybe we ain’t that young any more
Show a little faith, there’s magic in the night
You ain’t a beauty but hey you’re all right
Oh and that’s alright with me

Bm 
You can hide beneath your covers and study your pain
Make crosses from your lovers, throw roses in the rain
F#m 
Waste your summer praying in vain for a
Savior to rise from these streets
Bm 
Well now I’m no hero that’s understood
All the redemption I can offer girl is beneath this dirty hood
F#m 
With a chance to make it good somehow hey
What else can we do now except

Roll down the window and let the wind blow back your hair

Well the night’s busting open these

F#m 
Two lanes can take us anywhere
We got one last chance to make it real
To trade in these wings on some wheels
Climb in back, heaven’s waiting down on the tracks

Bm 
Oh come take my hand 
We’re ridin’ out tonight to case the promised land
F#m 
Oh oh thunder road, oh thunder road, oh thunder road
G/B 
Lyin’ out there like a killer in the sun
Hey I know it’s late, we can make it if we run
F#m 
Oh oh thunder road, sit tight, take hold, thunder road

A6 
Well I got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk
Bm 
And my car’s out back if you’re
Gmaj7 
Ready to take that long walk
From your front porch to my front seat
F#m Bm 
The door’s open but the ride it ain’t free
G/F# Em7 G/D 
And I know you’re hungry for words that I ain’t spoken
Tonight we’ll be free, all the promises will be broken

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

F#m 
They haunt this dusty beach road in the skeleton frames of
Burned-out Chevrolets

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

They scream your name at night in the street
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”

You hear their engines roaring on

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

But when you get to the porch, they’re gone
Em 
On the wind, so Mary climb in
It’s a town full of losers, and I’m pulling out of here to win

Outro

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

Repeat to fade

Bryan Adams - Cuts Like a Knife  

Originally in D, I play in A

Intro

       x2

Vox on the 4

Drivin’ home this evening

“Sworn we had it all” is on the 1 of the key

I coulda sworn we had it all worked out  
You had this boy believin’
Way beyond the shadow of a doubt  

Now vox on the 5

 
Well, I heard it on the street
I heard you mighta found somebody new  
Well, who is he baby, who is he
And tell me what he means to you, oh yeah

took it all for granted
F#m 
But how was I to know
That you’d be letting go 

Now it cuts like a knife  
But it feels so right  
Yeah, it cuts like a knife  
Oh, but it feels so right  

There’s times I’ve been mistaken
There’s times I thought I’d been misunderstood,   ooh yeah
So wait a minute darlin’
Can’t you see we did the best we could, ooh we could

This wouldn’t be the first time
F#m 
That things have gone astray
Now you’ve thrown it all away

Now it cuts like a knife  
Yeah, but it feels so right  
Oh, it cuts like a knife  
Yeah, but it feels so right  

Na na, na na na na na, na   
Na na, na na na na na, na   

took it all for granted
F#m 
But how was I to know
That you’d be letting go 

Let ring

Now it cuts like a knife
But it feels so right
Now it cuts like a knife
Yeah, but it feels so right, yeah

Na na na, na na na na na, na n 
Na na na, na na na na na, na n 

Repeat to fade with ad libs and na na’s

Bryan Adams - Do I Have To Say the Words  

Originally in D, I play in E capo 2, highest note is the b7

Intro

Aadd9 Amaj7 
       x2

Vox on 1 3 3 on “rescue me”

Aadd9 
Rescue me from the mire
Aadd9 
Whisper words of desire
C#m7 
Rescue m
Darlin’ rescue me

Aadd9 
With your arms open wide
Aadd9 
Want you here by my side
C#m7 
Come to m
Darlin’ rescue me

Cmaj7 
When this world’s closin’  in
Cmaj7 
Theres no need to pretend
Em Am7 
Set me free 
Dsus4 
Darlin’ rescue me,  oh

Vox on the 7 of the chord

Am7 
 I don’t wanna let you go
Bm7 
So I’m standing in your way
 I never needed anyone

Hang after the end of this line

Like I’m needin’ you today

This line is a cappella, but holding the previous chord is implied

Em 
Do I have to say the words? 
Am 
 Do I have to tell the truth? 
Cmaj7 
 Do I have to shout it out? 
Am Em 
 Do I have to say a prayer? 

Hang the chords on each of these lines

Must a prove to you
How good we are together

Do I have to say the words?

Aadd9 Amaj7 
   
Aadd9 
Rescue me from despair
Aadd9 
Tell me you will be there
C#m7 
Help me please 
Darlin’ rescue me

Cmaj7 
Every dream that we share
Cmaj7 
Every cross that we bear
Em Am7 
Can’t you see 
Dsus4 
Darlin’ rescue me,  yeah

Am7 
 I don’t wanna let you go
Bm7 
So I’m standing in your way
 I never needed anyone

Hang after the end of this line

Like I’m needin’ you today

Em 
Do I have to say the words? 
Am 
 Do I have to tell the truth? 
Cmaj7 
 Do I have to shout it out? 
Am Em 
 Do I have to say a prayer? 
Must a prove to you
How good we are together

Hang an extra measure before the solo kicks in

Do I have to say the words?

 →  →

Solo

   
Em 
Do I have to say the words? 
Am 
 Do I have to tell the truth? 
Cmaj7 
 Do I have to shout it out? 
Am Em 
 Do I have to say a prayer? 
Must a prove to you
How good we are together

Do I have to say the words?

Bryan Adams - Everything I Do  

Originally in Db, I play in G

Intro

D/G C/G D/G 
   
D/G 
Look into my eyes,  you’ll see
C/G D/G 
What you mean to me
D/G 
Search your heart, search your soul
C/G 
And when you find me there you’ll search no more

Last chord in this line is back to the ii in the original

Am7 
Don’t tell me it’s not worth tryin’ for
Am7 
You can’t tell me it’s not worth dyin’ for

G/D 
You know it’s true
Everything I do, I do it for you

D/G 
Look into your heart,  you will find

Not a typo, the /1’s from the last verse actually don’t happen this time

There’s nothin’ there to hide
D/G 
Take me as I am, take my life
I would give it all, I would sacrifice

Am7 
Don’t tell me it’s not worth fightin’ for
Am7 
I can’t help it, there’s nothing I want more

...and the /5 doesn’t happen this time either.

You know it’s true
Everything I do, I do it for you, oh yea

A# 
There’s no love, like your love
And no other, could give more love
There’s nowhere, unless you’re there
All the time, all the way

Solo

Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
       Look into your heart babe
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
   

This time the line actually ends in the V

Am7 
Oh, you can’t tell me it’s not worth tryin’ for
Am7 
I can’t help it, there’s nothin’ I want more 
Yeah, I would fight for you, I’d lie for you
Cm 
Walk the wire for you, yea I’d die for you

G/D 
You know it’s true
C6 
Everything I do, oh  I do it for you

Bryan Adams - Heaven  

Originally in C, I play in G capo 1

Vox spend a lot of time on the 5, highest note is the 6

(in “standing there by you”)

Em G/D 
       x 2

Em7 
Oh thinking about our younger years
Am Em 
There was only you and me
We were young and wild and free
Em7 
 Now nothing can take you away from me
Am Em 
We’ve been down that road before
But that’s over now
You keep me coming back for more

Em 
Baby you’re all that I want
And when you’re lying here in my arms
Em 
I’m finding it hard to believe, we’re in heaven
Em 
And love is all that I need
And I found it there in your heart
Em 
It isn’t too hard to see we’re in heaven

Em G/D 
   
Em7 
Oh  once in your life you find someone
Am Em 
Who will turn your world around
Bring you up when you’re feelin’ down
Em7 
 Yeah  nothing can change what you mean to me
Am Em 
Ooh, there’s lots that I could say
But just hold me now
‘Cause our love will light the way

Em 
And baby you’re all that I want
When you’re lying here in my arms
Em 
I’m finding it hard to believe, we’re in heaven
Em 
Yeah love is all that I need
And I found it there in your heart
Em 
It isn’t too hard to see we’re in heaven

Am G/B 
I’ve been waiting for so long
Em 
For something to arrive
D/F# 
For love to come along
Am G/B 
   Now our dreams are coming true
Through the good times and the bad
Dsus4 
Yeah, I’ll be standing there by you

Solo if appropriate on chorus chords, ending on ‘80s triplets

Em 
And baby you’re all that I want
When you’re lying here in my arms
Em 
I’m finding it hard to believe, we’re in heaven
Em 
And love is all that I need
And I found it there in your heart
Em 
Isn’t too hard to see we’re in heaven, heaven

Em 
Woah, woah, oh  
Em 
You’re all that I want, you’re all that I need 

Em G/D Cadd9 
   

Bryan Adams - Run to You  

Originally in F#m, I play in Am capo 4

Intro

Am7 Am7 
       x4

Vox on the 1 on “she”

Am Am 
 She says her love for me could never die  
Am Am 
 But that’d change if she ever found out about you and I  

Vox up to the 3

Am 
 Oh, but her love is cold
Am 
 It wouldn’t hurt her if she didn’t know, ‘cause

 When it gets too much
Em7 
 I need to feel your touch

Am 
I’m gonna run to you  
Am 
I’m gonna run to you  
Am 
Cause when the feeling’s right I’m gonna run all night

Let ring

Am 
I’m gonna run to you 

Am7 Am7 
       x2

Am Am 
 She’s got a heart of gold she’d never let me down  
Am Am 
 But you’re the one that always turns me on, you keep me coming round  

Am 
 I know her love is true
Am 
But it’s so damn easy making love to you

 I got my mind made up
Em7 
 I need to feel your touch

Am 
I’m gonna run to you  
Am 
Yeah I’m gonna run to you  
Am 
Cause when the feeling’s right I’m gonna run all night
Am 
I’m gonna run to you  

Am 
Yeah I’m gonna run to you  
Am 
Oh when the feeling’s right I’m gonna run all night

Hang the last chord

Am 
I’m gonna run to you 

Bridge

Let each chord ring, and that’s not a typo, it’s really a I at the beginning of this line

G/B 
       x2

This is really the intro repeating

Am7 Am7 
       x2

Am 
Oh, I’m gonna run to you  
Am 
Yeah I’m gonna run to you  
Am 
Cause when the feeling’s right I’m gonna stay all night
Am 
I’m gonna run to you  

Am 
Oh I’m gonna run to you  
Am 
Yeah when the feeling’s right I’m gonna stay all night
Am 
 Oh  when the feeling’s right now

Am 

Fade with ad libs

Bryan Adams - Summer of ‘69  

Originally in D, I play in A

Sparse

   
I got my first real six-string
Bought it at the five-and-dime
Played it till my fingers bled 
Was the summer of ‘69

Band enters

Me and some guys from school
Had a band and we tried real hard
Jimmy quit, Jody got married
I shoulda known we’d never get far

F#m 
 Oh when I look back now
 The summer seemed to last forever
F#m 
 And if I had the choice
 Yeah I’d always wanna be there

Hang on “best” (every time)

F#m 
 Those were the best days of my life

 
 Ain’t no use in complainin’
 When you got a job to do
 Spent my evenings down at the drive-in
 And that’s when I met you, yeah

F#m 
 Standin’ on your mama’s porch
 You told me that you’d wait forever
F#m 
 Oh, and when you held my hand
 I knew that it was now or never
F#m 
 Those were the best days of my life

 Oh yeah
Back in the summer of ’69, oh

 Man we were killing time
We were young and restless, we needed to unwind
I guess nothin’ can last forever, forever, no

Sparse again

   

Band enters

And now the times are changin’
Look at everything that’s come and gone
Sometimes when I play that old six-string
I think about you and what went wrong

F#m 
Standin’ on your mama’s porch
You told me that it’d last forever
F#m 
Oh, and when you held my hand
I knew that it was now or never
F#m 
Those were the best days of my life

 Oh yeah
Back in the summer of ’69, oh

It was the summer of ’69, oh yeah
Me and my baby in ’69, oh

Bryan Adams - Thought I’d Died and Gone to Heaven  

Originally in E, I play in A

Intro

C#m 
 
C#m 
Love is forever, as I lie awake beside you
C#m 
I believe there’s no heaven, no hideaway for the lonely
Asus4 
But I was wrong, crazy
F#m 
It’s gotta be strong, it’s gotta be right

Oh,  only wanted to stay a while
 Only wanted to play a while
 Then you taught me to fly like a bird, whoa, whoa

F#m 
 Baby,   thought I’d died and gone to heaven 
F#m 
 Such a night I’d never  had before, yeah yeah
F#m 
 Thought I’d died and gone to heaven 
F#m 
 ‘Cause what I got there ain’t no  cure for

C#m 
Ooh, it’s so easy, what you do to me, all night angel
C#m 
I never loved, swear to god, never needed no one ‘til you came along
But here I come, yeah baby
F#m 
It’s gotta be strong, it’s gotta be right, whoa

Oh,  only wanted to stay a while
 Only wanted to play a while
 Then you taught me to fly like a bird, whoa, whoa

F#m 
 Baby,   thought I’d died and gone to heaven 
F#m 
 Such a night I’d never  had before, yeah yeah
F#m 
 Thought I’d died and gone to heaven 
F#m 
 ‘Cause what I got there ain’t no  cure for

Bridge

Esus4 
 I feel fast asleep, I feel drunk
Esus4 
I dream the sweetest dreams,  never wanna wake up
 Never thought it could be this way
No doubt about it, can’t live without it, baby
 Never thought it could be this good
You made love to me like it oughta be, yeah

Solo

C#m 
   x2

Asus4 
But I was wrong, crazy
F#m 
It’s gotta be strong, it’s gotta be right

Oh,  only wanted to stay a while
 Only wanted to play a while
 Then you taught me to fly like a bird, whoa, whoa

F#m 
 Baby,   thought I’d died and gone to heaven 
F#m 
 Such a night I’d never  had before, yeah yeah
F#m 
 Thought I’d died and gone to heaven 
F#m 
 ‘Cause what I got there ain’t no  cure for

Like I say!

F#m 
 Thought I’d died and gone to heaven 
F#m 
 Never thought that I could  feel this way
F#m 
  It’s gotta be love 
F#m 
It’s gotta be love,   whoa 

Repeat to fade with ad libs

Buddy Holly - Everyday  

A7 
Everyday, it’s a gettin’ closer
A7 
Goin’ faster than a roller coaster
A7 A7 
Love like yours will surely come my way, hey, hey, hey

A7 
Everyday, it’s a gettin’ faster
A7 
Everyone says go ahead and ask her
A7 A7 
Love like yours will surely come my way, hey, hey, hey

Everyday seems a little longer
Every way, love’s a little stronger
Come what may, do you ever long for
Bb A7 
True love from me?

A7 
Everyday, it’s a gettin’ closer
A7 
Goin’ faster than a roller coaster
A7 A7 
Love like yours will surely come my way, hey, hey, hey

A7 
Everyday, it’s a gettin’ faster
A7 
Everyone says go ahead and ask her
A7 A7 
Love like yours will surely come my way, hey, hey, hey

Everyday seems a little longer
Every way, love’s a little stronger
Come what may, do you ever long for
Bb A7 
True love from me?

A7 
Everyday, it’s a gettin’ closer
A7 
Goin’ faster than a roller coaster
A7 A7 
Love like yours will surely come my way, hey, hey, hey
A7 
Love like yours will surely come my way

Buddy Holly - It’s So Easy  

Buddy Holly in A, Linda Rondstadt in E, I play in A

It’s so easy to fall in love
It’s so easy to fall in love

   
People tell me love’s for fools
So here I go breaking all of the rules

It seems so easy
Oh-oh-oh, so doggone easy
Mmm-mmm-hmm, it seems so easy
Where you’re concerned my heart has learned

It’s so easy to fall in love
It’s so easy to fall in love

   

Solo on chorus chords

   
It’s so easy to fall in love
It’s so easy to fall in love

Look into your heart and see
What your love book has set apart for me

It seems so easy
Oh-oh-oh, so doggone easy
Mmm-mmm-hmm, it seems so easy
Where you’re concerned my heart has learned

It’s so easy to fall in love
It’s so easy to fall in love

   
Well it’s so easy
Mmm-mmm-hmm, so doggone easy
Mmm-mmm-hmm, it seems so easy
Well where you’re concerned my heart has learned

It’s so easy to fall in love
It’s so easy to fall in love

Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue  

E7 
E7 
   
If you knew Peggy Sue
Then you’d know why I feel blue
About Peggy, my Peggy Sue  
E7 
Oh well, I love you gal
E7 
Yes I love you, Peggy Sue   

Peggy Sue, Peggy Sue
Oh how my heart yearns for you
Oh Peggy, my Peggy Sue  
E7 
Oh well, I love you gal
E7 
Yes I love you, Peggy Sue   

Peggy Sue, Peggy Sue
Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty Peggy Sue
Oh Peggy, my Peggy Sue  
E7 
Oh well, I love you gal
E7 
And I need you, Peggy Sue   

Usually skip solo, but it looks like a verse...

E7 E7 
     
I love you Peggy Sue with a love so rare and true
Oh Peggy, my Peggy Sue  
E7 
Oh well, I love you gal
E7 
Yes I want you, Peggy Sue   

Peggy Sue, Peggy Sue
Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty Peggy Sue
Oh Peggy, my Peggy Sue  
E7 
Oh well, I love you gal
E7 
And I need you, Peggy Sue   

I love you Peggy Sue with a love so rare and true
Oh Peggy, my Peggy Sue  
E7 
Oh well, I love you gal
Yes I want you, Peggy Sue   

E7 
Oh well, I love you gal
And I need you, Peggy Sue   

Buddy Holly - That’ll Be The Day  

Starts with a little riff in A blues (I usually make it A major) into an E7

Well, that’ll be the day, when you say goodbye
Yes, that’ll be the day, when you make me cry
You say you’re gonna leave, you know it’s a lie

Hard stop on “that’ll”

E7 
‘Cause that’ll be the day when I die

Well, you give me all your loving and your turtle doving
All your hugs and kisses and your money too
Well, you know you love me baby, until you tell me, maybe
E7 
That some day, well I’ll be blue

Well, that’ll be the day, when you say goodbye
Yes, that’ll be the day, when you make me cry
You say you’re gonna leave, you know it’s a lie
E7 
‘Cause that’ll be the day when I die

Well, when Cupid shot his dart he shot it at your heart
So if we ever part and I leave you
You sit and hold me and you tell me boldly
E7 
That some day, well I’ll be blue

Well, that’ll be the day, when you say goodbye
Yes, that’ll be the day, when you make me cry
You say you’re gonna leave, you know it’s a lie
E7 
‘Cause that’ll be the day when I die

Well, that’ll be the day, woo hoo
That’ll be the day, woo hoo
That’ll be the day, woo hoo
A9 
That’ll be the day 

Buffalo Springfield - For What It’s Worth  

Originally in E, I play in E capo 3.

Also I throw in a few A6’s instead of Asus2’s.

And play about 1.5x as fast as the original.

Asus2 Asus2 
   
Asus2 
There’s somethin’ happenin’ here
Asus2 
What it is ain’t exactly clear
Asus2 
There’s a man with a gun over there
Asus2 
A-tellin’ me I’ve got to beware

I think it’s time we stop
Children, what’s that sound?
Everybody look what’s goin’ down

Asus2 Asus2 
   
Asus2 
There’s battle lines bein’ drawn
Asus2 
Nobody’s right if everybody’s wrong
Asus2 
Young people speakin’ their minds
Asus2 
A-gettin’ so much resistance from behind

I think it’s time we stop
Hey, what’s that sound?
Everybody look what’s goin’ down

Asus2 Asus2 
   
Asus2 
What a field day for the heat
Asus2 
A thousand people in the street
Asus2 
Singin’ songs and a-carryin’ signs
Asus2 
Mostly sayin’ hooray for our side

I think it’s time we stop
Hey, what’s that sound?
Everybody look what’s goin’ down

Asus2 Asus2 
   
Asus2 
Paranoia strikes deep
Asus2 
Into your life it will creep
Asus2 
It starts when you’re always afraid
Asus2 
Step out of line, the men come and take you away

You better stop, hey, what’s that sound?
Everybody look what’s goin’ 
You better stop, hey, what’s that sound?
Everybody look what’s goin’ 
You better stop, hey, what’s that sound?
Everybody look what’s goin’ down

Bush - Glycerine  

Originally in F, I play in E

C#m 
       x2

C#m 
 Must be your skin, I’m sinkin’ in
Must be for real, ‘cause now I can feel

C#m 
I didn’t mind, it’s not my kind
It’s not my time, to wonder why

C#m 
Everything all white, everything’s gray
Now you’re here, now you’re away

C#m 
I don’t want this, remember that
I’ll never forget, where you’re at

C#m 
  Don’t let the days go by
Glycerine,  →  glycerine  → 

C#m 
 I’m never alone, I’m alone all the time
Are you at one, or do you lie?

C#m 
We live in a wheel, where everyone steals
And when we rise, it’s like strawberry fields

C#m 
I treated you bad, you bruised my face
Couldn’t love you more, you’ve got a beautiful taste

C#m 
 Don’t let the days go by
C#m 
 Could’ve been easier on you
I couldn’t change, though I wanted to

C#m 
Should’ve been easier by three
Our old friend fear, and you and me
 →  Glycerine,  →  glycerine

C#m 
 Don’t let the days go by, glycerine
C#m 
 Don’t let the days go by 

C#m 
   
C#m 
  Glycerine, glycerine
C#m 
  Oh, glycerine, glycerine

C#m C#m 
 Bad moon white again,  bad moon white again
Amaj7 
As she falls around me 

C#m 
 I needed you more, you wanted us less
Could not kiss, just regress

C#m 
It might just be, clear and simple and plain
Well that’s just fine, that’s just one of my names

C#m 
 Don’t let the days go by
C#m 
 Could have been easier on you, you, you

Glycerine,  →  glycerine  → 
Glycerine,  →  glycerine  → 

Cage the Elephant - Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked  

Originally in G, I play in E.  Highest note that matters is the 1 (“I got *bills* to pay”)

Intro

       x4

More or less spoken

I was walking down the street
When out the corner of my eye
I saw a pretty little thing approaching me → 

She said I’ve never seen a man
Who looks so all alone
And could you use a little company → 

And if you pay the right price
Your evening will be nice
And you can go and send me on my way → 

I said you’re such a sweet young thing
Oh why you do this to yourself

Instruments drop out on “this”, the second and third chords are implied

She looked at me, and this is what she said

Oh, there ain’t no rest for the wicked →  → 
Money don’t grow on trees  →  → 
I got bills to pay, I got mouths to feed →  → 
There ain’t nothing in this world for free  →  → 

Oh no I can’t slow down
I can’t hold back →  → 
Though you know, I wish I could  →  → 

Oh, no there ain’t no rest for the wicked →  → 
Until we close our eyes for good  →  → 

Not even fifteen minutes later
I’m still walking down the street
When-I-saw the shadow of a man creep out of sight → 

Then he swept up from behind
And put a gun up to my head
He made it clear he wasn’t looking for a fight → 

He said give me all you’ve got
I want your money not your life
But if you try to make a move I won’t think twice → 

I told him you can have my cash
But first you know I got to ask

Instruments drop out on “this”, the second and third chords are implied

What made you want to live this kind of life → 

He said there ain’t no rest for the wicked →  → 
Money don’t grow on trees  →  → 
I got bills to pay, I got mouths to feed →  → 
There ain’t nothing in this world for free  →  → 

Oh no I can’t slow down
I can’t hold back →  → 
Though you know, I wish I could  →  → 

Oh, no there ain’t no rest for the wicked →  → 
Until we close our eyes for good  →  → 

Solo

  →  →  x4

Well now a couple hours passed
And I was sitting at my house
The day was winding down and coming to an end → 

And so I turned on the TV
And flipped it over to the news
And what I saw I almost couldn’t comprehend → 

I saw a preacher man in cuffs
He’d taken money from the church
He’d stuffed his bank account with righteous dollar bills → 

But even still I can’t say much
Because I know we’re all the same

Instruments drop out on “those”, the second and third chords are implied

Oh yes we all seek out to satisfy those thrills → 

You know there ain’t no rest for the wicked →  → 
Money don’t grow on trees  →  → 
We got bills to pay, we got mouths to feed →  → 
There ain’t nothing in this world for free  →  → 

Oh no we can’t slow down
We can’t hold back →  → 
Though you know, we wish we could  →  → 

Oh, no there ain’t no rest for the wicked →  → 

Hang on “close”

Until we close our eyes for good

Cake - Let Me Go  

Originally in A, I play in A, or in G if I’m doing the high harmony

       x 2

When she walks she swings her arms
Instead of her hips
When she talks she moves her mouth
Instead of her lips
And I’ve waited for her for so long
I’ve waited for her for so long
I’ve wondered if I could hang on
I’ve wondered if I could hang on

B7 
Let me go she said, let me go she said
Let me go and I will want you more
B7 
Let me go she said, let me goooo
Let me go and I will want you

B7 
   
When she wants she wants the sun
Instead of the moon
When she sees she sees the stars
Inside of her room
And I’ve waited for her for so long
I’ve waited for her for so long
I’ve wondered if I could hang on
I’ve wondered if I could hang on

B7 
Let me go she said, let me go she said
Let me go and I will want you more
B7 
Let me go she said, let me goooo
Let me go and I will want you

Breakdown on chorus chords...

B7 
   
B7 
Let me go she said, let me go she said
Let me go she said let me gooo
B7 
Let me go she said, let me goooo
Let me go, let me gooo

Syncopated vox

B7 
Let... me... go... let... me... go...
Let... me... go... let, let, let me goooo
B7 
Let... me... go... let... me... go...
Let... me... go... let me goooo

Candlebox - Far Behind  

Originally in G, I will play in G if I feel like yelling, else A capo 5

Intro

Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 
   
Em7 
Now maybe 
Dsus4 
I didn’t mean to treat you bad
Cadd9 
But I did it anyway

And then maybe
Em7 Dsus4 
 Some would say your life was sad
Cadd9 
But you lived it anyway

And so maybe
Em7 Dsus4 
Your friends they stand around, they watch you crumble
Cadd9 
As you falter to the ground

And then someday
Em7 Dsus4 
Your friends they stand beside as you were flying
Cadd9 
Oh you were flying oh so high

Em7 
But then someday people look at you for what they call their own
Dsus4 
They watch you suffer
Cadd9 
Yeah they hear you calling home

And then someday we could take our time
Em7 Dsus4 
To brush the leaves aside so you can reach us
Cadd9 
Ay, but you left me far behind

Now may-ay-ay-ay-be
Em7 Dsus4 
 I didn’t mean to treat you oh so bad
Cadd9 
But I did it anyway, now I said
Em7 Dsus4 
But may-ay-ay-ay-be  some would say you’re left with what you had
Cadd9 
But you couldn’t share the pain, no no no

Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 
 Couldn’t share the pain, they watch you suffer, mm mm mm

Now maybe 
Em7 Dsus4 
 I could have made my own mistakes
Cadd9 
But I live with what I’ve known

And then maybe
Em7 
We might share in something great
Dsus4 
But won’t you look at where we’ve grown
Cadd9 
Won’t you look at where we’ve gone

And then someday comes tomorrow holds 
Em7 Dsus4 
A sense of what I feel for you in my mind
Cadd9 
As you trip the final line

And that cold day when you lost control
Em7 Dsus4 
Shame you left my life so soon you should have told me
Cadd9 
Hey, but you left me far behind

Now may-ay-ay-ay-be
Em7 Dsus4 
 I didn’t mean to treat you oh so bad
Cadd9 
Oh, but I did it anyway
Em7 Dsus4 
Now may-ay-ay-ay-be  some would say you’re left with what you had
Cadd9 
Oh, but you couldn’t share the pain, no no no no

Solo

Em 
       x 3
Em 
 
E7#9 
Oh, no, no

Oh, no no no no no
Oh, no say oh no, say oh no, say oh no

Em G/B D/A Em 
But may-ay-ay-ay but said 

May-e-ay-ay-e-ay-be 
Em 
I didn’t mean to treat you oh so bad

Oh, but I did it anyway

Now, said oh ma-may-ay-ay-ay-be some would say you’re left with 
Em 
What you had
Em G/B D/A Em 
But you couldn’t share the pain no said but

Times have changed your friends

They come and watch you crumble to the ground

Em 
Then watch you suffer

Yeah, they hold you down, hold on down

Said maybe uh huh, maybe uh
Em 
Didn’t mean to treat you bad
Em G/B D/A Em 
But you left me far behind 
Em G/B D/A Em 
Left me far behind 
Em G/B D/A Em 
Left me fa-ar  be hind

Careless Hearts - 22 Fillmore  

Guitar enters on “air brakes”

And then the hiss of the air brakes
On the twenty-two Fillmore
Am 
Underneath our window
Breaks up my reverie

I roll over and look at you
You’re breathing quietly
Am 
In the silent dust fall
Of a morning light 

Your face is wonderful
I can’t take my eyes away
Am 
Suddenly yours open up
And a brand new day begins

Bm7 Am7 
Bm7 Am7 
Bm7 Am7 
The breeze is blowing like winter
On the corner by the bus stop
Am 
In my hand-me-down pea coat
You put your hands in mine

I try to light up a cigarette
But these matches are worthless
Am 
Between you and these damn things
I don’t stand a chance 

So we walk up to Mission Street
All the way up to Mission Street
Am 
And I may have to kiss you
For the rest of my life

Bm Am 
 All the days when you were working far away
Bm Am 
 I’m as empty as a glove
Bm Am 
 You fill me up when you return and I can say
That I feel a certain purpose in your love

And then the hiss of the air brakes
On the twenty-two Fillmore
Am 
Underneath our window
Breaks up my reverie

I roll over and look at you
You’re breathing quietly
Am 
And all I know is all I know
Is all I have to say

Is I will love you
As long as I can breathe
Am 
Out on a limb that was too thin
And I’m already fallin’ for you

 Fallin’ for you
 Fallin’ for you
 Fallin’ for you

Careless Hearts - Box Step  

Intro

Am Am Em Am 
       x4

Am 
Sometimes it all gets so dull
Em 
 Feeling like an ache
Am 
Sometimes drivin’ the long way home
Em 
Is all the excitement I can take

Am 
Sometimes this box I’m trapped inside
Em 
 It’s like cardboard in the rain
Am 
One good kick would tear it down
Em 
It’s just too damn hard to explain

Am Am Em Am 
       x2

Am 
Some kinds of pain well they don’t go away
Em Am 
Some well they mellow with time
Em 
Some kinds of agony block out the sun
Am Em 
And they leave you so numb you go blind

Am 
Then there’s the hurt that starts deep in your guts
Em Am 
And it crawls like a germ through your veins
Am 
Lets you just walk around year after year
Em Am 
Till one day you wake up and sing

Am B7 
 I’m gonna do me,  some screamin’ and shoutin’
Am Em 
 I’m gonna call it a song, hey

Solo

Am Am Em Am 
       x4

Am 
Some kinds of pain well they don’t go away
Em Am 
Some well they mellow with time
Em 
Some kinds of agony block out the sun
Am Em 
And they leave you so numb you go blind

Am 
Then there’s the hurt that starts deep in your guts
Em Am 
And it crawls like a germ through your veins
Am 
Lets you just walk around year after year
Em Am 
Till one day you wake up and sing

Am B7 
 I’m gonna do me,  some punchin’ and kickin’
Am Em Am 
 I’m gonna call it a dance 

Am B7 
 I’m gonna do me,  some screamin’ and shoutin’
Am Em Am 
 I’m gonna call it...  a song

Am Am Em Am 
       x8

Careless Hearts - Can’t Tell a Man  

Intro

You can’t tell a man by his shoes
You can’t tell a man by his shoes

You can tell a man by the company he choose
But you can’t tell a man by his shoes, lord lord
E7 
man ain’t nothing but a man

You can’t tell a man by his church
You can’t tell a man by his church

You can tell a many by his choices here on Earth
But you can’t tell a man by his church, lord lord
E7 
A man ain’t nothing but a man, aw come on

Solo on a verse and chorus

E7 
  
You can’t tell a man by his gun
E7 
You can’t tell a man by his gun

You can tell a man by the actions of his son
But you can’t tell a man by his gun, lord lord
E7 
man ain’t nothing but a man

You can’t tell a man by his song
You can’t tell a man by his song

He may sing some pretty words but he may not live along
You can’t tell a man by his song, lord lord
man ain’t nothing but a man, alright

Solo

E7 
  
man ain’t nothing but a man

Careless Hearts - Chattering Teeth  

 Woke in a sweat, want to hold you
 Open a vein, walls closing in
 Running on icy hillsides, sliding on razor glass
 Struggle to surface once again

Chattering teeth, shuddering knees
It’s my disaster, it’s my disease
We all gotta sleep, but I gotta sleep
Through my chattering teeth

D7 
 
 I went to the doctor, and she told me
 Take two of these shiny tiny tablets every night
 When I did I fell down in a well so dark
That I’m never, never gonna find a light

Chattering teeth, shuddering knees
It’s my disaster, it’s my disease
We all gotta sleep, but I gotta sleep
Through my chattering teeth

Naked as a newborn baby, broken-hearted going crazy
Shaking like a junkie in a film by Gus Van Sant
I can hear ‘em whirrin’ and ringin’, in my ears and so I’m singin’
Tunelessly and ravin’ and I rant

Solo on verse chords

   →  → 

Hard stop on “last”, back in on “told”

 This is the last time, like I told you
 I’ll be in for just a year and seven months
 In an hour I’ll be right back where we started
 So I’ll catch you, and I’ll push you all at once

Chattering teeth, shuddering knees
It's my disaster, it's my disease
We all gotta sleep, but I gotta sleep
Through my chattering teeth

Chattering teeth, shuddering knees
It’s my disaster, it’s my disease
We all gotta sleep, but I gotta sleep
Through my chattering teeth

Naked as a newborn baby, broken-hearted going crazy
Shaking like a junkie in a film by Gus Van Sant
I can hear ‘em whirrin’ and ringin’, in my ears and so I’m singin’
Tunelessly and ravin’ and I rant

Outro on verse chords

   →  → 

Careless Hearts - Impossible to Dream  

I’m 70% confident in most of the lyrics...

   
It’s impossible to do, improbable to feel
Confuses me no end, the message it sends

Not logical to pretend
Shouldn’t not come to, the end of a good trend

Em 
 I’m okay now you’re not afraid to dream
 New things in life so quickly it seems
Em 
 Lie awake and have another cup of tea
 From a place with no water

Time goes by so fast, it’s time
Morale is almost taken
Taken up by you

 Comfort and beauty could surround
The lives on a path
A habit so be found

Em 
 I’m okay now you’re not afraid to dream
 New things in life so quickly it seems
Em 
 Lie awake and have another cup of tea
 From a place with no water

Solo on verse chords

   
Em 
 I’m okay now you’re not afraid to dream
 New things in life so quickly it seems
Em 
 Lie awake and have another cup of tea
 Just make sure that there’s no water

Let ring

Where, did your dreams go
You weren’t afraid to dream and flow
Now it merely seems, impossible in dreams

Band back in

I need a chord that sounds like how
How I feel impossibly, change improbably, a possibility

Em 
 I’m okay now you’re not afraid to dream
 New things in life so quickly it seems
Em 
 Lie awake and have another cup of tea
 From a place with no water

Careless Hearts - In the Dark  

Originally in Ab, I play in G

In the dark, I could see our lives improving
I could see a brighter future
And some roads that weren’t so rough

In the dark, I believe just what you told me
I was trusting like the kind of fool
Who thinks love is enough

Now I’ve seen the truth 
And the light is almost blinding
All the lies you told me 
Are the ones that I believe

 Wish you could leave me
Em 
In my ignorance and darkness
Now I have to face up 
To the ways I was deceived 

Solo on chorus chords

Em 
In the dark, it was easier to love you
All I had to do was hold my fingers on my eyes

In the dark, well it couldn’t last forever
After every darkest night some sunlight’s gotta rise

Now I’ve seen the truth 
And the light is almost blinding
All the lies you told me 
Are the ones that I believe

 Wish you could leave me
Em 
In my ignorance and darkness
Now I have to face up 
To the ways I was deceived 

Solo on chorus chords

Em 
       

Careless Hearts - Never to Return  

Intro

Bm 
       x4

 I was only three
Bm 
The man I learned to call my daddy
 Up and walked away
Bm 
Leaving mom and me alone

 Mama turned to me
Bm 
‘Cause I had ears and arms to shoulder
Bm 
 Half the ball of sorrow that she could not roll alone

I grew up and she grew old
 Sudden as a snap of cold
Bm 
 There was nothing left to hold me under any more

 I was only seventeen
When she last had a look at me
Bm 
But this invisibility is what I’m looking for

Bm 
       x4

 I was twenty-three
Bm 
When Angeline and I got married
Bm 
 She was everything I thought that I could ever want

 I never thought I’d see a sunrise
Bm 
Without her right there beside me
Bm 
 Until I woke on May fourteenth in nineteen-nine-nine

 I looked at her sleeping form
 Cursed the day that I was born
Bm 
 Cursed my mama and my pa, and walked out of the door

 I don’t know what made me go
Something hard as frozen snow
Bm 
In my chest and in my soul that keeps me movin’ on

Solo

Bm 
       x4

I don’t have the answers
I ain’t got a clue
D/F# Bm 
Give me room to stretch my legs and wander for a few

Bm 
I’ll come back by evening and I’ll tell you what I’ve learned
D/F# Bm 
Or simply vanish in the fog, never to return
D/F# Bm 
Or simply vanish in the fog, never to return
D/F# Bm 
Or simply vanish in the fog, never to return
D/F# Bm 
Or simply vanish in the fog, never to return

D/F# 

Careless Hearts - Not Going Alone  

Originally in C, I play in G, highest note that matters is the 6 (“place them as you *want* them”)

Intro

Em Em Em A7 A7 
       
Em 
think I got your number
Em 
And I know that you’ve got mine
Em 
If you chance a dance with someone else
A7 
Everything’ll work out fine

Em 
You got steely concentration
Em 
And a disaffected air
Em 
The quarry you are loaded for
A7 
Just doesn’t have a prayer

A cold wind is blowin’ outside the bar tonight
There’s no way of knowin’ if the game is in your sight
Em Em 
Lookin’ round this room right now, your chances look alright
Em 
And I’m thinking that you won’t be going home alone tonight

Solo on verse chords

Em Em Em A7 A7 
       
Em 
There’s bourbon in a bottle
Em 
And there’s Miller in a can
Em A7 
Any one of these fine men would gladly put one in your hand

Em 
You can place them as you want them
Em 
Stand ‘em up into a line
Em A7 
Just know that there are forty minutes left ‘til closing time

A cold wind is blowin’ outside the bar tonight
There’s no way of knowin’ if the game is in your sight
Em Em 
Lookin’ round this room right now, your chances look allllllright

Hold an extra measure on “home”

Em 
And I’m thinking that you won’t be going home 

Em 
Alone tonight 
Em 
Alone tonight 
Em 
Alone tonight 
Em 
Alone toniiiiiiiiight 

Em 
Alone tonight 
Em 
Alone tonight 
Em 
Alone tonight 
Em 
Alone tonight 

Em Em Em 
   

Careless Hearts - Old Ways Die Slow  

Intro, hard stop on the last I

   →  → 

Old ways die slowly
Assuming that they ever do
Truth be told I don’t know
I still have a stubborn few

It’s not as though I never tried
But I still have a ways to go
Every slip is not a slide

Hard stop after this line

Old ways die slow

I was waiting for the barmaid
G7 
At the ending of her shift 
Though she knew how much I had
She still asked me for a lift

She had a smolder in her eyes
G7 
I couldn’t make myself ignore 
So I told her all the lies
I used so many times before

Old ways die slowly
Assuming that they ever do
Truth be told I don’t know
I still have a stubborn few

It’s not as though I never tried
But I still have a ways to go
Every slip is not a slide
But old ways die slow →  → 

Lord take some pity on me
Gmaj7 
If you’re anywhere to hear
If the heavens are not empty
Gmaj7 
If you’re someone I should fear

Reach down and change me
Gmaj7 
I can’t do it on my own
I’ve reaped up everything I’ve sown

And now I’m weary to the bone

    → 

Careless Hearts - Ravenous  

Intro

Em Cadd9 Cadd9 
       x4

Em Cadd9 
Take me out beyond the blinking yellow traffic light
Em Cadd9 
Where the moon gets tangled in the trees
Em Cadd9 
Lay your daddy’s army blanket out across the grass
Em Cadd9 
Scoot in close and tell me what you need

Cadd9 Em 
Hold on tight, don’t let go
Am7 
The spinning world will shove you if you don’t

Em Cadd9 
We both know your mother doesn’t really care for me
Em Cadd9 
You don’t care for her so there you go
Em Cadd9 
All I know is when you’re tucked in tight against my legs
Em Cadd9 
There ain’t nothing else I really need to know

Em 
Hold on tight, don’t let go
Am G7 
The spinning world will shove you if you don’t 

Em 
Hold on tight, it’ll be alright
Am 
You don’t ever have to be alone

Bridge

Em 
 So hungry,  so thirsty
Fmaj7 
We could just consume each other

Em 
 So desperate,  so lonely
Fmaj7 
All we’ve got is one another

Em 
 So helpless,  so homely
Fmaj7 
Beating down our own defenses

Em 
 So take me, I’ll take you
Fmaj7 
Anywhere you go

Solo

Em 
       x4

Let ring

Em Cadd9 
Take me out beyond the blinking yellow traffic light
Em Cadd9 
Where the moon gets tangled in the trees
Em Cadd9 
Lay your daddy’s army blanket out across the grass
Em Cadd9 
Scoot in close and tell me what you need

Em 
Hold on tight, don’t let go
Am G7 
The spinning world will shove you if you don’t 

Em 
Hold on tight, it’ll be alright
Am 
You don’t ever have to be alone

Am 
You don’t ever have to be alone  

Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better  

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

Adim7 G#dim7 A7 
  →   

Vox on the b5 of the chord (!!)

Dm A7 
Nobody does it better   
Dm A7 
Makes me feel sad for the rest 
Dm6 C#7#5 F#m7 
Nobody does it half as good as you
Bm7 D/E Adim7 G#dim7 
 Baby you’re the best  → 

A/C# Dm 
 I wasn’t looking,  but somehow you found me
A/C# B9 A#9 
 I tried to hide from your love light
A/C# 
 But like heaven above me
Dm 
 The spy who loved me
C#7 F#7b9 Bm7 E7sus4 A7 
Is keeping all my secrets safe tonight 

Dm A7 
And nobody does it better   
Dm A7 
 Though sometimes I wish someone could 
Dm6 C#7#5 F#m7 
 Nobody does it quite the way you do
Bm7 D/E 
 Why’d you have to be so good

A/C# Dm 
 The way that you hold me, whenever you hold me
A/C# B9 A#9 
 There’s some kind of magic inside you
A/C# 
 That keeps me from running
Dm 
 But just keep it coming
C#7 F#7b9 Bm7 E7sus4 A7 
How’d you learn to do the things you do?    

Dm Asus4 
And  nobody does it better   
Dm 
 Makes me feel so sad for the rest
Dm6 C#7#5 F#m7 
 Nobody does it half as good as you
Bm7 A/C# 
 Baby, baby 
Dmaj7 D#7b9 E7 A/C# 
 → Darlin’  you’re the best 

A/C# 
 Baby you’re the best 
A/C# 
 Darlin’ you’re the best 
 Baby you’re the best

 

Carrie Underwood - Before He Cheats  

Originally in F#m, I play in Am capo 3 or 4.

Am Fsus2 E7 
       x 2

Vox on 1 5 on “right now”

Am 
Right now he’s probably slow dancing with a
Fsus2 E7 
Bleach blond tramp and she’s probably getting frisky
Am Fsus2 
Right now he’s probably buying her some fruity little
E7 
Drink cause she can’t shoot whiskey
Am Fsus2 
Right now he’s probably up behind her with a pool stick

Chord after “combo” originally a II, I play a IV

E7 
Showing her how to shoot a combo 
E7 
And he don’t know

Am 
dug my key into the side of his
Am 
Pretty little souped-up four-wheel drive
Am E7 
Carved my name into his leather seats

Am 
I took a Louisville slugger to both head lights
Am 
Slashed a hole in all four tires
E7 Am 
Maybe next time he’ll think before he cheats

Am Fsus2 E7 
   
Am 
Right now she’s probably up singing some
Fsus2 E7 
White-trashed version of Shania karaoke
Am 
Right now she’s probably saying I’m drunk
Fsus2 E7 
 And he’s a-thinking that he’s gonna get lucky
Am 
Right now he’s probably dabbing on
Fsus2 E7 
Three dollars worth of that bathroom polo 
E7 
Oh and he don’t know, oh

Am 
That I dug my key into the side of his
Am 
Pretty little souped-up four-wheel drive
Am E7 
Carved my name into his leather seats

Am 
I took a Louisville slugger to both head lights
Am 
Slashed a hole in all four tires
E7 Am 
Maybe next time he’ll think before he cheats

Bridge

The V at the end of the line doesn’t exist in the original

Fsus2 
 I might have saved a little trouble for the next girl 

...and the V is there so I can do a IV here instead of a II on “next”

E7 
Cause the next time that he cheats 
Am 
Oh you know it won’t be on me

Am Fsus2 E7 
Am Fsus2 E7 
Oh not on me   

Am 
‘Cause I dug my key into the side of his
Am 
Pretty little souped-up four-wheel drive
Am E7 
Carved my name into his leather seats

Am 
I took a Louisville slugger to both head lights
Am 
Slashed a hole in all four tires
E7 
Maybe next time he’ll think before he cheats

Hang on “think”

E7 Am 
Maybe next time he’ll think before he cheats

Am Fsus2 E7 
       x 2

Caspar Babypants - 9.99  

Asus4 
D7 G/B Gm/Bb 
      
I am a little bear
So cute with fuzzy hair
Once upon a time I was so nice
D7 
Now I’m loved and hugged no more
G/B Gm/Bb 
And I’m stuck here at this store
And nine ninety-nine is my new price  

used to hang around
All glossy black and brown
In a high-rise apartment oh so fancy
D7 
But I lost my button eye
G/B Gm/Bb 
And began to slowly die
And now it’s up to you to bring me mercy  

This little soul of mine
Is nine ninety-nine
And if you’ve got some thread 
Then you can fix me
D7 
I’m torn, old, and pale
G/B Gm/Bb 
And I am for sale
What I need is for someone to pick me  

I was put out with the trash
With the fireplace ash
Torn dirty and clean out of luck
D7 
But the garbage men were kind
G/B Gm/Bb 
And they sewed up my behind
And put me on the grill of their truck  

I lived there for a year
And shed so many tears
‘Til one day I fell underneath the tires
D7 
Now the only single way
G/B Gm/Bb 
I’ll go home with you today
Is if you’re desperate for a doll
That’s sick and tired  

This little soul of mine
Is nine ninety-nine
And if you’ve got some thread
Then you can fix me
D7 
I’m torn old and pale
G/B Gm/Bb 
And I am for sale
What I need is for someone to pick me  

Let chords ring

But that’s just what you did
You saved me little kid
You saw that I had stories left to tell
D7 
Now your mom is getting used to a
G/B Gm/Bb 
Although she is confused by a
Slightly stinky old bear smell

This little soul of mine
Is nine ninety-nine
And if you’ve got some thread 
Then you can fix me
D7 
I’m torn old and pale
G/B Gm/Bb 
And I am for sale
What I need is for someone
What I need is for someone
What I need is for someone to pick me  

Cat Stevens - The First Cut is the Deepest  

Sheryl Crow in D, Cat Stevens in G, Rod Stewart in C, I play in G

Intro

   
I would have given you all of my heart 
But there’s someone who’s torn it apart 
And he’s taking just all I have 
But if you want, I’ll try to love again  baby
I’ll try to love again but I know

 The first cut is the deepest, baby I know
 The first cut is the deepest 
But when it comes to being lucky he’s cursed 
D/C D/B D/C 
When it comes to lovin’ me he’s worst   

I still want you by my sid
Just to help me dry the tears that I’ve cried 
And I’m sure gonna give you a try 
And if you want, I’ll try to love again, try
Baby I’ll try to love again, but I know

 The first cut is the deepest, baby I know
 The first cut is the deepest 
But when it comes to being lucky he’s cursed 
D/C 
And when it comes to lovin’ me he’s worst 

Solo

       x4

Let ring

I still want you by my sid
Just to help me dry the tears that I’ve cried 
But I’m sure gonna give you a try 
‘Cause if you want, I’ll try to love again 
D/C D/B D/C 
Baby I’ll try to love again, but I know   

 The first cut is the deepest, baby I know
 The first cut is the deepest 
But when it comes to being lucky he’s cursed 
D/C 
And when it comes to lovin’ me he’s worst oh

 The first cut is the deepest, baby I know
 The first cut is the deepest, try to love again

Cat Stevens - Wild World  

Am D7 
La la la la la la la
Cmaj7 
La la la la la la la
Dm E7 
La la la la la la la 

Am D7 
Now that I’ve lost everything to you
Cmaj7 
You say you wanna start something new
Dm 
And it’s breakin’ my heart you’re leavin’

Baby, I’m grievin’

Am D7 
But if you wanna leave, take good care
Cmaj7 
Hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
Dm G7 
But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there

G7 G6 
  
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
It’s hard to get by just upon a smile
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
Dm 
I’ll always remember you like a child, girl  

Am D7 
You know I’ve seen a lot of what the world can do
Cmaj7 
And it’s breakin’ my heart in two
Dm 
Because I never wanna see you a sad, girl

Don’t be a bad girl

Am D7 
But if you wanna leave, take good care
Cmaj7 
Hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
Dm G7 
But just remember there’s a lot of bad, and beware

Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
It’s hard to get by just upon a smile
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
Dm 
I’ll always remember you like a child, girl  

Am D7 
La la la la la la la
Cmaj7 
La la la la la la la
Dm 
La la la la la la la
E7 
Baby, I love you

Am D7 
But if you wanna leave, take good care
Cmaj7 
Hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
Dm G7 
But just remember there’s a lot of bad, and beware

G7 G6 
G7 G6 
  
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
It’s hard to get by just upon a smile
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
I’ll always remember you like a child, girl

Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
It’s hard to get by just upon a smile
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
I’ll always remember you like a child, girl

Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On  

Originally in E, I play in C capo 4 and do the key change, or I play in A and don’t do the key change.

With the key change, the highest note that matters is the 7, which is really the 5 after the key change.

Without the key change, the highest note that matters is the 5.

Play fast, more or less with straight-8th downstrokes.

 

Am7 Gsus4 Gsus4 
       x2

Vox on the low 1

Gsus4 
Every night in my dreams
F/C Gsus4 
see you, I feel you
That is how I know you go on

G/B Gsus4 
 → Far across the distance
F/C Gsus4 
And spaces between us
You have come to show you go on

Don’t do all the way down on “where” in E

Am Gsus4 
Near, far, wherever you are
Am 
I believe that the heart does go on

Am Gsus4 
 → Once more you open the door
Am Em 
And you’re here in my heart
Gsus4 Am7 
And my heart will go on and on

Am7 Gsus4 Gsus4 
   
Gsus4 
Love can touch us one time
Gsus4 
And last for a lifetime
And never let go till we’re gone

Gsus4 
Love was when I loved you
Gsus4 
One true time I hold to
Am7 Em 
In my life we’ll always go on

Am Gsus4 
Near, far, wherever you are
Am 
I believe that the heart does go on (why does the heart go on?)

Am Gsus4 
Once more you open the door
Am Em 
And you’re here in my heart
Gsus4 Am7 
And my heart will go on and on

Am7 Gsus4 E7sus4 E7 
    → 

Key change up two whole steps

C#m 
You’re here, there’s nothing I fear
C#m 
And I know that my heart will go on 

C#m 
We’ll stay forever this way
C#m G#m 
You are safe in my heart
Bsus4 
And my heart will go on and on

       x2

Chas and Dave - No Pleasing You  

Originally in Eb, I play in C capo 2

Swung

B7 Aaug A7 
    → 
D7 G7+5 
    → 

Vox on the 1

B7 
Well I  built my life around you did what I thought was right
A7 
But you never cared about me now I’ve seen the light
D7 G7+5 
Oh darling,  there ain’t no pleasin’ you 

B7 
You seemed to think that everything I ever did was wrong
A7 
 I should have known it, all along
D7 C7 
Oh darling,  there ain’t no pleasin’ you →  →  → 

Vox on 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 on “you only had to say the word”

C7 
You only had to say the word, and you knew I’d do it
C7 
You had me where you wanted me, but you went and blew it

Vox on the high 3 of the chord on “thing”

Bb Bb D7 
Now everything, I ever done, was only done for you 
D7 
But now you, can go and do just what you wanna do, I’m tellin’ you

B7 
‘Cause I ain’t gonna be made to look a fool no more
A7 
You done it once too often, what do you take me for?
D7 G7 G7+5 
Oh darling,  there ain’t no pleasin’ you  → 

B7 
And you seemed to think that everything I ever did was wrong
A7 
 I should have known it all along
D7 C7 
That darling,  there ain’t no pleasin’ you →  →  → 

C7 
You only had to say the word, and you knew I’d do it
C7 
You had me where you wanted me, but you went and blew it
Bb Bb D7 
Now everything, I ever done, was only done for you 
D7 
But now you, can go and do just what you wanna do, I’m tellin’ you

B7 
‘Cause I ain’t gonna be made to look a fool no more
A7 
You done it once too often, what do you take me for?
D7 G7 G7+5 
Oh darling,  there ain’t no pleasin’ you  → 

B7 
Yeah if you think I don’t mean what I say and I’m only bluffin’
A7 
You got another thing comin’ I’m tellin’ you that for nothin’

Hold the V7 rubato...

D7 G7 
‘Oh darlin’ I’m leavin’  

That’s what I’m gonna

B7 Aaug A7 
Do    →  
D7 G7+5 
    → 

Fade on intro chords

Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me  

Originally in A, I play in G, and I don’t go up on “cryin’” in the chorus

Intro

   
D/F# 
I want you to want me 
Em Em7/D 
I need you to need me 
G/B 
I’d love you to love me 
D/F# 
I’m beggin’ you to beg me 
Em Em7/D 
I want you to want me 
G/B 
I need you to need me 
D/F# 
I’d love you to love me 

Em 
I’d shine up my old brown shoes
I’d put on a brand new shirt
Em 
I’d get home early from work
Fm Em 
If you’d say  that you love me

Didn’t I, didn’t I, didn’t I see you cryin’

Remember not to go up on “cryin’” if you’re in G

Em 
Oh, didn’t I, didn’t I, didn’t I see you cryin’
Feelin’ all alone without a friend you know you feel like dyin’
Em 
Oh, didn’t I, didn’t I, didn’t I see you cryin’

D/F# 
I want you to want me 
Em Em7/D 
I need you to need me 
G/B 
I’d love you to love me 
D/F# 
I’m beggin’ you to beg me 

Em 
I’d shine up my old brown shoes
I’d put on a brand new shirt
Em 
I’d get home early from work
Fm Em 
If you’d say  that you love me

Didn’t I, didn’t I, didn’t I see you cryin’
Em 
Oh, didn’t I, didn’t I, didn’t I see you cryin’
Feelin’ all alone without a friend you know you feel like dyin’
Em 
Oh, didn’t I, didn’t I, didn’t I see you cryin’

Solo

Em 
   
Feelin’ all alone without a friend you know you feel like dyin’
Em 
Oh, didn’t I, didn’t I, didn’t I see you cryin’

Solo

Em 
   
D/F# 
I want you to want me 
Em Em7/D 
I need you to need me 
G/B 
I’d love you to love me 
D/F# 
I’m beggin’ you to beg me 

Instruments out, chords implied

D/F# 
want you to want me 
Em Em7/D 
want you to want me 
want you to want me 

Repeat intro

   

Cheap Trick - Surrender  

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”

Mother told me, yes she told me
I’d meet girls like you
She also told me stay away
You’ll never know what you’ll catch

Just the other day I heard
Of a soldier’s falling off
Some Indonesian junk
That’s going ‘round

Em7 
Mommy’s alright, Daddy’s alright
Dsus4 
They just seem a little weird
Em7 
Surrender, surrender
Dsus4 
But don’t give yourself away, hey-ey-ey-ey, hey-ay-ay

F/G 
F/G 
 
Father says your mother’s right
She’s really up on things
Before we married Mommy served
In the WACs in the Philippines

Now I had heard the WACs recruited
Old maids for the war
But Mommy isn’t one of those
I’ve known her all these years

Em7 
Mommy’s alright, Daddy’s alright
Dsus4 
They just seem a little weird
Em7 
Surrender, surrender
Dsus4 
But don’t give yourself away, hey-ey-ey-eyy, hey-ay-ay

F/G 
F/G 
 
Whatever happened to all this season’s
Losers of the year
Every time I got to thinking
Where’d they disappear

Then I woke up, Mom and Dad
Are rolling on the couch
Rolling numbers, rock and rolling
Got my Kiss records out

Em7 
Mommy’s alright, Daddy’s alright
Dsus4 
They just seem a little weird
Em7 
Surrender, surrender
Dsus4 
But don’t give yourself away, hey-ey-ey-ey, hey-ay-ay

Awa  
Awa  

With “surrender, surrender”

Em7 
Mommy’s alright, Daddy’s alright
Dsus4 
But don’t give yourself away
Em7 
Mommy’s alright, Daddy’s alright
Dsus4 
But don’t give yourself away

Em7 
Mommy’s alright, Daddy’s alright
Dsus4 
But don’t give yourself away
Em7 
Mommy’s alright, Daddy’s alright
Dsus4 
But don’t give yourself away

Cher - If I Could Turn Back time  

Originally in B, I play in D capo 2

Intro

Dsus4 
     x2

Vox on the 5  on “turn”

If I could turn back time
If I could find a way
Em 
I’d take back those words that hurt you and you’d stay

Vox on 1 1 2 2 of the *key* on “I don’t know why”

 I don’t know why I did the things I did
 I don’t know why I said the things I said
 Pride’s like a knife it can cut deep inside
Words are like weapons, they wound sometimes

Bm Bm 
 →  →  I didn’t really mean to hurt you →  → 
I didn’t wanna see you go
I know I made you cry,  but baby

If I could turn back time
If I could find a way
Em 
I’d take back those words that hurt you and you’d stay

If I could reach the stars
I’d give them all to you
Em 
Then you’d love me, love me, like you used to do 
  If I could turn back time

 My world was shattered I was torn apart
 Like someone took a knife and drove it deep in my heart
 You walk out that door I swore that I didn’t care
But I lost everything darling then and there

Bm Bm 
 →  →  Too strong to tell you I was sorry →  → 
Too proud to tell you I was wrong
And I know that I was blind,  and darling

If I could turn back time
If I could find a way
Em 
I’d take back those words that hurt you and you’d stay

If I could reach the stars
I’d give them all to you
Em 
Then you’d love me, love me, like you used to do, aaah

   If I could turn back time
   If I could turn back time

 Baby!   →   → 

Bm Bm 
 →  →  I didn’t really mean to hurt you →  → 
I didn’t wanna see you go
I know I made you cry,  but oh-whoa

Original does a silly key change here

If I could turn back time
If I could find a way
Em 
I’d take back those words that hurt you 

If I could reach the stars
I’d give them all to you
Em 
Then you’d love me, love me, love, like you used to do
If I could turn back time

Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4  

Originally in Am, I play in Am capo 3

Intro

Am D9/F# 
    →  x4

Vox on 1 2 on “waiting”... get way down to that low 1.

Am D9/F# 
 Waiting for the break of day   
Am D9/F# 
 Searching for something to sa 
Am D9/F# 
 Flashing lights against the sky  
Am D9/F# 
 Giving up I close my eyes  

 Sitting cross-legged on the floor
 Twenty-five or six to four

Am D9/F# 
    →  x2

Am D9/F# 
 Staring blindly into space  
Am D9/F# 
 Getting up to splash my face  
Am D9/F# 
 Wanting just to stay awake  
Am D9/F# 
 Wondering how much I can take  

 Should I try to do some more?
 Twenty-five or six to four

Solo

Am D9/F# 
    →  x16

Am D9/F# 
 Feeling like I ought to sleep  
Am D9/F# 
 Spinning room is sinking deep  
Am D9/F# 
 Searching for something to say  
Am D9/F# 
 Waiting for the break of day, hoo hoo hoo hooo

 Twenty-five or six to four
 Twenty-five or six to four

Am D9/F# 
    →  x4

Dm9 Cmmaj9 B(#9) A#(b9) B/A 

Chris de Burgh - The Lady in Red  

Originally in Bb, I play in D

In D, make most of the IVmaj7’s into just IV

Highest note that matters is the 2 (“this beauty by my side”)

Intro

D/F# Gmaj7 A6 
    →  x2

Vox on the 3

Gmaj7 
I’ve never seen you looking so lovely, as you did tonight
F#7 F#/A# Bm Gmaj7 
I’ve never seen you shine so bright, mmm mmm mmm

Gmaj7 
I’ve never seen so many men ask you if you wanted to dance
F#7 F#/A# Bm D7/A 
They’re looking for a little romance, given half a chance

Em 
And I have never seen that dress you’re wearing
A7 Bm 
Or the highlights in your hair that catch your eyes
I have been blind

A/G Dmaj7/F# Gmaj7 
The lady in red,   is dancing with 
Bm A/C# Bm 
Me, cheek to cheek

Em7 Aadd9 D7 
There’s nobody here,  it’s just you and me, it’s where I want to be
Gmaj7 F#/A# F#7 Bm Bm/A Bm/G# 
But I hardly know,   this beauty by my side  
Em7 
I’ll never forget  the way you look tonight

D/F# Gmaj7 A6 
    →  x2

Gmaj7 
I’ve never seen you looking so gorgeous as you did tonight
F#7 Bm Gmaj7 
I’ve never seen you shine so bright, you were amazing 

Gmaj7 
I’ve never seen so many people want to be there by your side
F#7 F#/A# Bm Gmaj7 
And when you turned to me and smiled, it took my breath away

Em 
And I have never had such a feeling
A7 Bm 
Such a feeling of complete and utter love, as I do tonight

A/G Dmaj7/F# Gmaj7 
The lady in red,   is dancing with 
Bm A/C# Bm 
Me, cheek to cheek

Em7 Aadd9 D7 
There’s nobody here,  it’s just you and me, it’s where I want to be
Gmaj7 F#/A# F#7 Bm Bm/A Bm/G# 
But I hardly know,   this beauty by my side  
Em7 Bm Bm/A Bm/G# 
I’ll never forget  the way you look tonight  
Em7 
I never will forget, the way you look tonight

D/F# Gmaj7 A6 
    → Lady in 
D/F# Gmaj7 A6 
Red    → Lady in
D/F# Gmaj7 A6 
Red    → Lady in
D/F# Gmaj7 A6 
Red    → My lady in
Red

Christina Aguilera - Beautiful  

Originally in Eb, I play in A

Intro

A/G F#m 
       x2

Vox on the 1

A/G 
 Every day is so wonderful
F#m 
Then suddenly, it’s hard to breathe
A/G 
 Now and then I get insecure
F#m 
From all the pain, I’m so ashamed

Vox on 5 6 b7 of the chord on “I am beau”

The IV9 here is just a IV the original, but IMO the IV sounds bizarre in A on a guitar, YMMV

D9 Bm7 
 I am beautiful no matter what they say
A/G F#m 
Words can’t bring me down
D9 Bm7 
 I am beautiful in every single way
A/G F#m 
Yes, words can’t bring me down, oh no
Bm7 
 So don’t you bring me down today

A/G F#m 
   
A/G 
 To all your friends you’re delirious
F#m 
So consumed in all your doom
A/G 
 Trying hard to fill the emptiness
F#m 
The pieces gone, left the puzzle undone, is that the way it is?

D9 Bm7 
 ‘Cause you are beautiful no matter what they say
A/G F#m 
Words can’t bring you down, oh no
D9 Bm7 
 ‘Cause you are beautiful in every single way
A/G F#m 
Yes, words can’t bring you down, oh no
Bm7 
 So don’t you bring me down today

Bridge

A/G 
 No matter what we d
F#m 
No matter what we say 
We’re the song inside the tune full of beautiful mistakes

A/G 
 And everywhere we g
F#m 
The sun will always shine
And tomorrow we might wake up on the other side

D9 Bm7 
 ‘Cause we are beautiful no matter what they say
A/G F#m 
Yes, words won’t bring us down, oh no
D9 Bm7 
 We are beautiful in every single way
A/G F#m 
Yes, words can’t bring us down, oh no
Bm7 
 So don’t you bring me down today

A/G F#m 
       Don’t you bring me down
A/G F#m 
Toda  

Don’t you bring me down today

Christina Aguilera - Fighter  

Originally in Em, I play Em capo 2 and sing down an octave.

Intro

-3-3-3--2-|-0-0--0------2--|-0-0-0-0--|-2
-0-0-0--0-|-1-1--0------0--|-1-1-1-1--|-0
-0-0-0--2-|-0-0--2------2--|-2-2-2-2--|-2
-2-2-2--1-|-2-2--1------1--|-2-2-2-2--|-1
-2-2-2--2-|-3-3--2------2--|-0-0-0-0--|-2
-0-0-0----|----------------|-----3-3--|--
[Em] [B7] [C] [B7sus4] [B7] [Am] [Am/G] [B7]

Spoken...

After all you put me through, you'd think I despise you
But in the end I want to thank you 'cause you made me that much stronger

Em 
 thought I knew you thinking 
Em 
That you were true
Em 
I guess  I couldn’t trust called your bluff
Em 
Time is up ‘cause I’ve had enough
Em 
You were  there by my side always
Em 
Down for the ride
Em 
But your  joy ride just came down in flames
Em 
‘Cause your greed sold me out of shame

Mmmm...

Am 
After all of the stealing and cheating

You probably think that I hold resentment for

Em Em 
You no no   you’re wrong
Am 
‘Cause if it wasn’t for all that you tried to do
I wouldn’t know just how capable I am to pull through
So I wanna say thank you

Em D/F# 
‘Cause it makes me that much stronger
Am 
Makes me work a little bit harder
B7 
It makes me that much wiser
Am Em 
So thanks for making me  a fighter

Em D/F# 
Made me learn a little bit faster
Am 
Made my skin a little bit thicker
B7 
It makes me that much smarter
Am Em 
So thanks for making me a fighter

Repeat verse riff x 2

Em 
Never saw it coming, all of 
Em 
 Your backstabbing
Em 
Just so  you could cash in on a good thing
Em 
Before I realized your game
Em 
I heard  you’re going ‘round playing
Em 
 The victim  now 
Em 
But don’t  even begin feeling
I’m the one to blame
Em 
‘Cause you dug your own  grave, uh huh

Am 
After all of the fights and the lies

Yes you wanted to harm me but 

Em 
That won’t work anymore 
Em 
Uh, no more,  oh no,   it’s over
Am 
‘Cause if it wasn’t for all of your torture
wouldn’t know how to be this way now
And never back down
So I wanna say thank you

Em D/F# 
‘Cause it makes me that much stronger
Am 
Makes me work a little bit harder
B7 
Makes me that much wiser
Am Em 
So thanks for making me  a fighter

Em D/F# 
Made me learn a little bit faster
Am 
Made my skin a little bit thicker
B7 
Makes me that much smarter
Am Em 
So thanks for making me a fighter

Repeat intro (the crazy bridge) 

Em B7 
How could this man I thought I knew turn out to 
B7 Am Am/G 
Be unjust so cruel could only see the good in 
B7 
You pretended not to see the truth

Em B7 
You tried to hide your lies disguise yourself
B7 Am Am/G 
Through living in denial but in the end you’ll see
B7 
You won’t stop me

Em D/F# 
I am a fighter and I
Am 
I ain’t ‘gon stop 
B7 
There is no turning back
Am Em 
I’ve had enough

Em D/F# 
‘Cause it makes me that much stronger
Am 
Makes me work a little bit harder
B7 
Makes me that much wiser
Am Em 
So thanks for making me  a fighter

Em D/F# 
Made me learn a little bit faster
Am 
Made my skin a little bit thicker
B7 
Makes me that much smarter
Am Em 
So thanks for making me a fighter

Chubby Checker - Let’s Twist Again  

Originally in Eb, I play in A, vox mostly on the 3

Spoken, with drums

Come on everybody, clap your hands
Awww, you're looking good
I'm gonna sing my song and it won´t take long
We're gonna do the twist and it goes like this

F#m 
Come on let’s twist again like we did last summer
Yeah, let’s twist again like we did last year
F#m 
Do you remember when things were really hummin’
Yeah, let’s twist again,  twistin’ time is here

Around and round and up and down we go again
Oh baby, make me know you love me so, and then

F#m 
Twist again like we did last summer
Come on, twist again  like we did last year, twist!

Solo

F#m 
   

Spoken

F#m 
Who’s that flyin’ up there? Is it a bird? Nooo!
Is it a plane? Nooo!  Is it the twister? Yeah!

F#m 
Oh,  twist again like we did last summer
Come on, let’s twist again like we did last year
F#m 
Do you remember when things were really hummin’
Come on, let’s twist again,  twistin’ time is here

Around and round and up and down we go again
Oh baby, make me know you love me so, and then

F#m 
Come on, twist again like we did last summer
Girl, let’s twist again  like we did last year
Come on, twist again  twistin’ time is here
Bop-bop

Chubby Checker - The Twist  

Originally in E, I play in A

Lots of time on the 3

Intro, with hard stop

E7 D7 
   
Come on baby let’s do the twist
Come on baby let’s do the twist
E7 
Take me by my little hand  and go like this

Ee-aw twist, baby, twist
Ooh, ooh, yeah just like this
E7 
Come on little miss  and do the twist

My daddy is sleepin’ and mama ain’t around
Yeah daddy’s just sleepin’ and mama ain’t around
E7 
We’re gonna twisty twisty twisty 
‘Til we turn the house down

Come on and twist, yeah, baby twist
Ooh, ooh, yeah just like this
E7 
Come on little miss  and do the twist, ee-yeah

Solo

E7 
     
Yeah you should see my little sis
You should see my, my little sis
E7 
She really knows how to rock 
She knows how to twist

Come on and twist, yeah, baby twist
Ooh, ooh, yeah just like this
E7 
Come on little miss  and do the twist

 Yeah, that’s all now
Yeah  twist on now
E7 
Twist  

Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode  

Originally in Bb, I play in E capo 3

Intro

      
Deep down in Louisiana, close to New Orleans
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode
Who never ever learned to read or write so well
But he could play a guitar just like a ringin’ a bell

Go! Go! Go, Johnny, go! Go!
Go, Johnny, go! Go! Go, Johnny, go!
Go! Go, Johnny, go! 
Go! Johnny B. Goode

He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
Go sit beneath the tree by the railroad track
Old engineers would see him sittin’ in the shade
Strummin’ with the rhythm that the drivers made
When people passed him by they would stop and say
Oh, my but that little country boy could play

Go! Go! Go, Johnny, go! Go!
Go, Johnny, go! Go! Go, Johnny, go!
Go! Go, Johnny, go! 
Go! Johnny B. Goode

Solo

Solo on verse chords, with hard stops

           x2

His mother told him, someday you will be a man
And you will be the leader of a big ol’ band
Many people comin’ from miles around
Will hear you play your music when the sun go down
Maybe someday your name’ll be in lights
Sayin’ Johnny B. Goode tonight

Go! Go! Go, Johnny, go! Go!
Go, Johnny, go! Go! Go, Johnny, go!
Go! Go, Johnny, go! 
Go! Johnny B. Goode

Chuck Berry - Memphis, Tennessee  

B7 
Long distance information, give me Memphis, Tennessee

Help me find a party that tried to get in touch with me

She could not leave a number but I know who placed the call
B7 
‘Cause my uncle took a message and he wrote it on the wall

B7 
Help me, information, get in touch with my Marie

She’s the only one who’d call me here from Memphis, Tennessee

Her home is on the south side, high upon a ridge
B7 
Just a half a mile from the Mississippi bridge

B6 A6 B6 A6 B6 A6 
               x2

B7 
Help me, information, more than that I cannot add

Only that I miss her and all the fun we had

But we were pulled apart because her mom did not agree
B7 
And tore apart our happy home in Memphis, Tennessee

B7 
Last time I saw Marie she’s wavin’ me goodbye

With “hurry-home” drops on her cheek that trickled from her eye

Marie is only six years old, information please
B7 
Try to put me through to her in Memphis, Tennessee

B6 A6 B6 A6 B6 A6 
               x2

Chuck Berry - No Particular Place to Go  

Originally in G, I play in E

Intro

Baug 

Vox on the 1 on “riding”

Riding along in my automobile
My baby beside me at the wheel
I stole a kiss at the turn of a mile
My curiosity running wild
Crusin’ and playin’ the radio
With no particular place to go

Riding along in my automobile
I’s anxious to tell her the way I feel
So I told her softly and sincere
And she leaned and whispered in my ear
Cuddlin’ more and drivin’ slow
With no particular place to go

Solo

   
No particular place to go
So we parked way out on the kokomo
The night was young and the moon was gold
So we both decided to take a stroll
Can you image the way I felt
I couldn’t unfasten her safety belt

Riding along in my calaboose
Still trying to get her belt a-loose
All the way home I held a grudge
For the safety belt that wouldn’t budge
Crusin’ and playin’ the radio
With no particular place to go

Solo

   
   
 → 

Chuck Berry - Run Rudolph Run  

Originally in C, I play in E capo 3

A9 E7 
   

Vox on the 5 of the key (2 of the chord)

Out of all the reindeers you know you’re the mastermind
Run, run Rudolph, Randolph ain’t too far behind

Vox on the 5 of the key (now also the 5 of the chord)

Run, run Rudolph, Santa’s got to make it to town
Santa make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down
Run, run Rudolph ‘cause I’m reelin’ like a merry-go-round

Vox on the 3

Said Santa to a boy child, what have you been longing for?
All I want for Christmas is a rock and roll electric guitar
And then away went Rudolph a-whizzin’ like a shooting star

Run, run Rudolph, Santa went to make it to town
Santa make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down
Run, run Rudolph, reelin’ like a merry-go-round

12-bar-ish Solo

B7 
     
Run, run Rudolph, Santa’s got to make it to town
Santa make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down
Run, run Rudolph, I’m reelin’ like a merry-go-round

Said Santa to a girl child what would please you most to get?
little baby doll that can cry, sleep, drink and wet
And then away went Rudolph whizzin’ like a Sabre Jet

Run, run Rudolph, Santa’s got to make it to town
Santa make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down
Run, run Rudolph, I’m reelin’ like a merry-go-round

E7 

Chumbawamba - Tubthumping  

Originally in D, I play in A

Let ring, vox on the 3 on “we’ll”

 We’ll be singing
 When we’re winning
 We’ll be singing 

Band enters

I get knocked down, but I get up again
You’re never going to keep me down
I get knocked down, but I get up again
You’re never going to keep me down

I get knocked down, but I get up again
You’re never going to keep me down
I get knocked down, but I get up again
You’re never going to keep me down

Bm F#m 
 Pissing the night away
Bm F#m 
 Pissing the night away

More or less spoken

He drinks a whiskey drink, he drinks a vodka drink
He drinks a lager drink, he drinks a cider drink
He sings the songs that remind him of the good times
He sings the songs that remind him of the better times

Oh Danny boy, Danny boy, Danny boy

I get knocked down, but I get up again
You’re never going to keep me down
I get knocked down, but I get up again
You’re never going to keep me down

I get knocked down, but I get up again
You’re never going to keep me down
I get knocked down, but I get up again
You’re never going to keep me down

Bm F#m 
 Pissing the night away
Bm F#m 
 Pissing the night away

He drinks a whiskey drink, he drinks a vodka drink
He drinks a lager drink, he drinks a cider drink
He sings the songs that remind him of the good times
He sings the songs that remind him of the better times

Don’t cry for me, next door neighbor  

I get knocked down, but I get up again
You’re never going to keep me down
I get knocked down, but I get up again
You’re never going to keep me down

I get knocked down, but I get up again
You’re never going to keep me down
I get knocked down, but I get up again
You’re never going to keep me down

Trumpet solo

Bm F#m 
Bm F#m 
   

With “we’ll be singing”

I get knocked down, but I get up again
You’re never going to keep me down
I get knocked down, but I get up again
You’re never going to keep me down

I get knocked down, but I get up again
You’re never going to keep me down
I get knocked down, but I get up again
You’re never going to keep me down

Counting Crows - Hanginaround  

Intro

       x4

Vox on the 5 of the first chord

 She sat right down on the sofa, I said, where have you been? 
I’ve been waiting for you
 Cause last night I had something so good
These days get so long and I got nothing to do

I been hangin’ around this town on a corner
I been bummin’ around this old town so long
I been hangin’ around this town on a corner
I been bummin’ around this old town for way too long

 We spent all day getting sober, just hiding from daylight
Watching T.V. 
 We just look a lot better in the blue light
Well, you know I gotta get out, but I’m stuck so tight
Weighed by the chains that keep me

Hangin’ around this town on a corner
I been bummin’ around this old town too long
I been hangin’ around this town on a corner
I been bummin’ around this old town for way too long, well everybody trip

Solo, with “you know man I’m just tryin’ to scurry up a little”

       x4 

 This girl listens to the band play, she says where have you been?
 I’ve been lyin’ right here on the floor
 Well, I got all this time to be waiting for what is mine
To be hating what I am, after the light has faded

Quiet chorus

Hangin’ around this town on a corner
I been bummin’ around this old town so long
I been hangin’ around this town on a corner
I been bummin’ around this old town for way too, hey, I been

Band back in

Hangin’ around this town on a corner
I been bummin’ around this old town for way too long
I been hangin’ around this town on a corner
I been bummin’ around this old town for way, way, way, way, way, too long

    Way, way, way, way too long
    Way, way, way, way too long
    Way, way, way, way too long
    Way, way, way, way too long

Counting Crows - Mr. Jones  

Originally in C, I play in G.  Still need to falsetto on “Jones”.

Intro

Em Am 
Em 
Sha la la la la la la,   uh-huh

Em Am 
 I was down at the New Amsterdam  staring at this yellow-haired girl
Em 
Mr. Jones strikes up a conversation with a black-haired flamenco dancer
Em Am 
You know she dances while his father plays guitar, she’s suddenly beautiful
Em 
Well we all want something beautiful,  man I wish I was beautiful

Em 
So come dance this silence down through the morning
Am Em 
 Sha la la la la la la, la, yeah   uh-huh, yeah
Em Am 
 Cut up, Maria, show me some of them Spanish dances
Em 
 Pass me a bottle, Mr. Jones 

Em Am 
 Believe in me,   help me believe in anything
Em 
‘Cause I want to be someone who believes, yeah

 Mr. Jones and me  tell each other fairy tales
And we stare at the beautiful women
She’s looking at you, ah, no, no, she looking at me
Smiling in the bright lights,  comin’ through in stereo
When everybody loves you,  you can never be lonely

Em Am 
Well, I’m gon’ paint my picture,  paint myself in blue and red and black and gray
Em 
 All of the beautiful colors are very, very meaningful
Em Am 
Yeah, you know gray is my favorite color I  felt so symbolic yesterday
Em 
 If I knew Picasso I would buy myself a gray guitar and play

 Mr. Jones and me  look into the future
Yeah, we stare at the beautiful women
She’s-a looking at you, I don’t think so, she’s looking at me
 Standing in the spotlight  I bought myself a gray guitar
Em 
When everybody loves me,  I will never be lonely

I will never be lonely
Em 
Said I’m never gonna be lonely

Em 
 I wanna be a lion,  everybody wanna pass as cats
Em 
 We all wanna be big, big stars, yeah but  we got different reasons for that
Em 
 Believe in me ‘cause I don’t believe in anything
Em 
And I, I wanna be someone to believe,  to believe, to believe, yeah

 Mr. Jones and me  stumbling through the barrio
Yeah we stare at the beautiful women
She’s perfect for you, man there’s got to be somebody for me
 I want to be Bob Dylan
Mr. Jones wishes he was someone just a little more funky
When everybody loves you, ah son, that’s just about as funky as you can be

 Mr. Jones and me  staring at the video
When I look at the television, I want to see me staring right back at me
 We all want to be big stars, but we don’t know why, and we don’t know how
But when everybody loves me, I’m going to be just about as happy as I can be

Hang the V

 Mr. Jones and me,  we’re gonna be big stars

Cream - Badge  

Originally in Am, I play in Em capo 2

The verse is fine in the original key, but the bridge is a lot of 7 in the minor key

Intro

Em A7 
   x2

Vox on 1 7 17 on “thinkin’ bout the”

Em Bm9 
 Thinkin’ ‘bout the times you drove in my car
Em Bm9 
 Thinkin’ that I might have drove you too far
Em F#m Em9 
 And I’m thinkin’ ‘bout the love that you laid on my table 

Em Bm9 
 I told you not to wander ‘round in the dark
Em Bm9 
 I told you ‘bout the swans, that they live in the park
Em F#m Em9 
 Then I told you ‘bout our kid, now he’s married to Mabel 

Gadd9 D/F# 
       x2

Gadd9 D/F# 
Yes, I told you that the light goes up and down
Gadd9 D/F# 
Don’t you notice how the wheel goes ‘round?
Gadd9 D/F# 
And you’d better pick yourself up from the ground
Gadd9 D/F# 
Before they bring the curtain down
Gadd9 D/F# 
Yes, before they bring the curtain down, wooo

With ad libs and solo

Gadd9 D/F# 
       x8

Em Bm9 
 Talkin’ ‘bout a girl that looks quite like you
Em Bm9 
 She didn’t have the time to wait in the queue
Em F#m Em9 
 She cried away her life since she fell off the cradle 

Cream - Crossroads  

Cream in A, John Mayer in A, Robert Johnson in Bb, I play in E capo 3, or maybe A

Intro

E7 E7 A7 E7 B7 A7 E7 B7 
     →  →  → 

E7 A7 E7 
I went down to the crossroads,  fell down on my knees
A7 E7 
Down to the crossroads, fell down on my knees
B7 A7 E7 
 Ask the lord up above for mercy,  take me if you please 

E7 A7 E7 
I went down to the crossroads,  tried to flag a ride
A7 E7 
Down to the crossroads, tried to flag a ride
B7 A7 E7 
Nobody seemed to know me,  everybody passed by

E7 A7 E7 
 Well I’m going down to Rosedale,  take my rider by my side
A7 E7 
Going down to Rosedale, take my rider by my side
B7 A7 E7 
You can still buy a house baby,  on the riverside 

Solo

E7 E7 A7 E7 B7 A7 E7 B7 
     →  →  →  x2

E7 A7 E7 
 Going down to Rosedale,  take my rider by my side
A7 E7 
Going down to Rosedale, take my rider by my side
B7 A7 E7 
You can still buy a house baby,  on the riverside 

E7 E7 A7 E7 B7 A7 E7 B7 
     →  →  →  x2

E7 A7 E7 
You can run, you can run,  tell my friends I’ll be around
A7 E7 
Run, you can run, tell my friends I’ll be around
B7 A7 E7 
Well I’m standing at the crossroads, believe I’m sinking down

Cream - Sunshine of Your Love  

Originally in D, I play in A

Highest note is the 5 (“seas are dried up”

Intro

It’s getting near dawn

When lights close their tired eyes
I'll soon be with you my love
Give you my dawn surprise

I’ll be with you darling soon

I’ll be with you when the stars start falling

 I’ve been waiting so long
 To be where I’m going
 In the sunshine of your love

I’m with you my love

The light’s shining through on you
Yes, I'm with you my love
It's the morning and just we two

I’ll stay with you darling now

I’ll stay with you ‘til my seas are dried up

 I’ve been waiting so long
 To be where I’m going
 In the sunshine of your love

Solo on verse and chorus chords

I’m with you my love

The light’s shining through on you
Yes, I'm with you my love
It's the morning and just we two

I’ll stay with you darling now

I’ll stay with you ‘til my seas are dried up

 I’ve been waiting so long
 I’ve been waiting so long
 I’ve been waiting so long
 To be where I’m going
 In the sunshine of your love

Cream - White Room  

In 5/4

Gm Dm 
       x2

In 4/4, let ring

Am7 
Csus2 G/B Bb Csus2 G/B 
In the white room,  with black curtains,  near the station  
Bb Csus2 G/B Bb Csus2 G/B 
 Black roof country,  no gold pavements,  tired starlings  
Bb Csus2 G/B Bb Csus2 G/B 
 Silver horses,  ran down moonbeams,  in your dark eyes  
Bb Csus2 G/B Bb Csus2 G/B Bb Bb/C 
 Dawn light smiles,  on you leaving,  my contentment    

Bb 
I’ll wait in this place where the sun never shines

Hard stop after this line

Bb 
Wait in this place where the shadows run from themselves

Csus2 G/B Bb Csus2 G/B 
You said no strings,  could secure you,  at the station  
Bb Csus2 G/B Bb Csus2 G/B 
 Platform ticket,  restless diesels,  goodbye windows  
Bb Csus2 G/B Bb Csus2 G/B 
 I walked into,  such a sad time,  at the station  
Bb Csus2 G/B Bb Csus2 G/B Bb Bb/C 
 As I walked out,  felt my own need,  just beginning    

Bb 
I’ll wait in the queue when the trains come by
Bb 
Lie with you where the shadows run from themselves

In 5/4

Gm Dm 
       x2

In 4/4, let ring

Am7 
Csus2 G/B Bb Csus2 G/B 
At the party,  she was kindness,  in the hard crowd  
Bb Csus2 G/B Bb Csus2 G/B 
 Consolation,  for the old wound,  now forgotten  
Bb Csus2 G/B Bb Csus2 G/B 
 Yellow tigers,  crouched in jungles,  in her dark eyes  
Bb Csus2 G/B Bb Csus2 G/B Bb Bb/C 
 She’s just dressing,  goodbye windows,  tired starlings    

Bb 
I’ll sleep in this place with the lonely crowd
Bb 
Lie in the dark where the shadows run from themselves

In 5/4

Gm Dm 
       x2

Am7 

Long solo on verse chords if appropriate

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising  

Originally in D, I play in A

Vox spend most of the time on the 3

Intro

   
I see the bad moon rising
I see trouble on the way
I see earthquakes and lightning
I see bad times today

Don’t go ‘round tonight
Well it’s bound to take your life
There’s a bad moon on the rise

I hear hurricanes a-blowing
I know the end is coming soon
I fear rivers overflowing
I hear the voice of rage and ruin

Don’t go round tonight
Well it’s bound to take your life
There’s a bad moon on the rise

Solo on verse and chorus chords

   
Hope you got your things together
Hope you are quite prepared to die
Looks like we’re in for nasty weather
One eye is taken for an eye

Well don’t go around tonight
Well it’s bound to take your life
There’s a bad moon on the rise

Don’t go around tonight
Well it’s bound to take your life
There’s a bad moon on the rise

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Down on the Corner  

Originally around C, I play in G

Intro

A# A# 
   
Early in the evenin’, just about supper time
Over by the courthouse, they’re startin’ to unwind
A# 
Four kids on the corner, tryin’ to bring you up
 Willy picks a tune out and he blows it on the harp

A# 
Down on the corner, out in the street
A# 
Willy and the Poor Boys are playin’
Bring a nickel, tap your feet

Rooster hits the washboard, people just gotta smile
Blinky thumbs a gut bass and solos for a while
A# 
Poorboy twangs the rhythym out on his kalamazoo
And Willy goes into a dance and doubles on kazoo

A# 
Down on the corner, out in the street
A# 
Willy and the Poor Boys are playin’
Bring a nickel, tap your feet

A# A# 
   
A# 
Down on the corner, out in the street
A# 
Willy and the Poor Boys are playin’
Bring a nickel, tap your feet

   
 You don’t need a penny  just to hang around
But if you got a nickel, won’t you  lay your money down?
A# 
Over on the corner there’s a happy noise
People come from all around to watch the magic boy

A# 
Down on the corner, out in the street
A# 
Willy and the Poor Boys are playin’
Bring a nickel, tap your feet

A# 
Down on the corner, out in the street
A# 
Willy and the Poor Boys are playin’
Bring a nickel, tap your feet

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son  

Originally in G, I play in D; vox are mostly on the 1 with some 2 sprinkled in

Intro

C/D G/D 
       x2

 Some folks are born made to wave the flag
 Ooh, that red, white and blue
 And when the band plays hail to the chief
 Ooh, they point the cannon at you, lord

 It ain’t me,  it ain’t me,  I ain’t no senator’s son, son
 It ain’t me,  it ain’t me,  I ain’t no fortunate one, no

 Some folks are born silver spoon in hand
 Lord, don’t they help themselves, y’all
 But when the taxman come to the door
 Lord, the house lookin’ like a rummage sale, yeah

 It ain’t me,  it ain’t me,  I ain’t no millionaire’s son, no
 It ain’t me,  it ain’t me,  I ain’t no fortunate one, no

Ddim 
   
 Some folks inherit star-spangled eyes
 Ooh, and they send you down to war, lord
 And when you ask them, how much should we give
 Ooh, the only answer more, more, more, no

 It ain’t me,  it ain’t me,  I ain’t no military son, son
 It ain’t me,  it ain’t me,  I ain’t no fortunate one, one
 It ain’t me,  it ain’t me,  I ain’t no fortunate one, no
 It ain’t me,  it ain’t me,  I ain’t no fortunate son, son

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen the Rain  

Originally in C, I play in G, highest note is the 6 (“I wanna know”)

Intro

Em 
   
 Someone told me long ago
 There’s a calm before the storm, I know
It’s been coming for some time

 When it’s over, so they say
 It’ll rain a sunny day, I know
Shining down like water

 I wanna know
G/F# Em Em/D 
Have you ever seen the rain 
 I wanna know
G/F# Em Em/D 
Have you ever seen the rain 
 Coming down on a sunny day

 Yesterday and days before
 Sun is cold and rain is hard, I know
Been that way for all my time

 ‘Til forever on it goes
 Through the circle fast and slow, I know
It can’t stop, I wonder

 I wanna know
G/F# Em Em/D 
Have you ever seen the rain 
 I wanna know
G/F# Em Em/D 
Have you ever seen the rain 
 Coming down on a sunny day

 Yeah

 I wanna know
G/F# Em Em/D 
Have you ever seen the rain
 I wanna know
G/F# Em Em/D 
Have you ever seen the rain
 Coming down on a sunny day 

  → 

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary  

Originally in D, I play A capo 1

I play about halfway between the CCR and Turner tempos

         
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

Big wheel keep on turnin’
F#m 
Proud Mary keep on burnin’
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river

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

Big wheel keep on turnin’
F#m 
Proud Mary keep on burnin’
Rollin’, rollin’, (rollin’), rollin’ on the river

         

Solo on one verse and chorus, with the last line sung

Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river
         
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

Big wheel keep on turnin’
F#m 
Proud Mary keep on burnin’
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river
Rollin’, (whoa), rollin’, rollin’ on the river
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river

Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun  

Originally in F#, I play in G

Intro

Em 
   x 2

 I come home in the morning light
Em 
My mother says “when you gonna live your life right?”
Cadd9 
 Oh mother dear we’re not the fortunate ones
Em Cadd9 
And girls, they want to have fun
Em 
Oh girls just want to have fun

Em 
 
 The phone rings in the middle of the night
Em 
My father yells “what you gonna do with your life?”
Cadd9 
 Oh daddy dear, you know you’re still number one
Em Cadd9 
But girls, they want to have fun
Em 
Oh girls just want to have

 That’s all they really want
Em 
 Some fun
When the working day is done
Em Cadd9 
Oh girls they want to have fun
Em 
Oh girls just want to have fun

Girls, they want, wanna have 
Em 
Fun, girls, wanna have

Synth solo

Em 
   x 2

 Some boys take a beautiful girl
Em 
And hide her away from the rest of the world
Cadd9 
 I want to be the one to walk in the sun
Em Dsus2 
Oh girls, they want to have fun
Em 
Oh girls just want to have

 That’s all they really want
Em 
 Some fun
When the working day is done
Em Cadd9 
Oh girls they want to have fun
Em 
Oh girls just want to have fun

Girls, they want, wanna have 
Em 
Fun, girls, wanna have

Em 
 They just wanna, they just wanna  
Em 
 They just wanna, they just wanna  

Fade on this for literally three minutes

Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time  

Originally in C, I play in G

Intro chords for completeness, skip if acoustic

Bm7 Cadd9 Em Em7 
Bm7 Cadd9 
     
   x 4

Lying in my  bed I hear the clock tick and think of you
Caught up in circles confusion is nothing new
Bm7 Em Em7 
Flashback to warm nights almost left  behind
Bm7 
Suitcases of memories time  after

Sometimes you picture  me I’m walking too far ahead
You’re calling to me, I can’t hear what you’ve said
Bm7 Em Em7 
Then you say go  slow  fall behind
Em 
The second hand unwinds

Em Em7 
If you’re lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
Em Em7 
If you fall I will catch you I’ll be waiting
Time after time

After my picture fades and darkness has turned to gray
Watching through windows you’re wondering if I’m OK
Bm7 Em Em7 
Secrets stolen from deep inside
Em 
The drum beats out of time

Em Em7 
If you’re lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
Em Em7 
If you fall I will catch you I’ll be waiting
Time after time

Bm7 Em Em7 
You said go slow, fall behind
Em 
The second hand unwinds

Em Em7 
If you’re lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
Em Em7 
If you fall I will catch you I’ll be waiting
Time after time

Time after time
Time after time
Time after time

Damn Yankees - High Enough  

Originally in A (chorus in D)

I play in D (chorus in G)

Bm 
    

Starts on the 3, which will feel low in D

Dsus2 
I don’t wanna hear about it anymore
Bm7 
It’s a shame I’ve got to live without you anymore
Asus4 
There’s a fire in my heart
Gsus2 
pounding in my brain, drivin’ me crazy

Dsus2 
We don’t need to talk about it anymore
Bm7 
Yesterday’s just a memory, can we close the door?
Asus4 
just made one mistake
Gsus2 
didn’t know what to say when you called me baby

Vox *stay* on the 5 of the previous chord (D if it’s G)

A# 
 Don’t say goodnight
A# Dm 
 Say you’re gonna stay forever
A# 
 Oh woah all the way

Vox *stay* on the root of the previous chord (D if it’s D)

Vox go up to the 3 of the minor chord on “high” (G it it’s Em)

Can also land on the 1 instead of the 3

Em 
Can you take me high enough?

Vox on the 5 of the chord on “fly”

Am 
 To fly me over, (fly me over) yesterday
Em 
 Can you take me high enough?
Am 
 It’s never over
And yesterday’s just a memory (yesterday’s just a memory)

Dsus2 
I don’t wanna live without you anymore 
Bm7 
Can’t you see I’m in misery, and you know for sure
Asus4 
I would live and die for you 
Gsus2 
know just what to do when you call me baby

A# 
 Don’t say goodbye
A# Dm 
 Say you’re gonna stay forever
A# 
 Oh woah all the way

Em 
Can you take me high enough?
Am 
 Can you fly me over, (fly me over) yesterday?
Em 
 Can you take me high enough?
Am 
 It’s never over
And yesterday’s just a memory of you

Bridge

Em 
Honey (whoa, oh  oh oh) I was running for the
Em 
Door (whoa, oh  oh oh) the next thing I 
Em 
Remember (whoa, oh  oh oh) I was running back for
Em 
More (whoa, oh  oh oh) yay, yay, yay, yay, ye-ah

Solo

    
F#m Bm 
(For 3 beats)  (1 beat)  (4 beats)  (4 beats)  (2 beats)  (2 beats)
F#m Bm 
(For 3 beats)  (1 beat)  (4 beats)  (4 beats)  (2 beats)  (2 beats)

Don’t say goodbye
Em 
Say you’re gonna stay forever
Oh, whoa all the way
All the way, all the way, yeah

Em 
Can you take me high enough?
Am 
Can you fly me over, (fly me over) yesterday?
Em 
Can you take me high enough?
Am 
It’s never over
Whoa whoa whoa whoa 
Em 
Can you take me high enough?
Am 
Won’t you fly me over, (won’t you fly me over) yesterday?
Em 
Can you take me high enough?
Am 
It’s never over
Whoa whoa whoa whoa 

Em7 

Dan Morris - Another Thanks I’m Doing Fine  

Am7 Am7 Am7 
      

guess I’m pleased to meet you or maybe I’ve
Am7 Am7 
Seen you somewhere before 
And all that friendly smalltalk that everyone
Am7 Am7 
Knows just leads to the door 

So let’s both look at the carpet, or “such a nice view”
Am7 Am7 
Or “when will it rain?”
And when the coffee is gone you’ll get back in your car
Am7 Am7 
I’ll get back on the train

Am7 
‘Cause I don’t want to change your life
Am7 
And you don’t want to ruin mine  
Am7 Bm7 
So let’s do what we both know is right 
D7 Am7 Am7 
And save this for another time    
D7 
Another thanks I’m doing fine 

Am7 Am7 Am7 
       

But nine or ten exits later your radio’s on
Am7 Am7 
And your windows are down 
And you’re singing along with the Beatles and smiling
Am7 Am7 
Remembering a night on the town 

And as I fall asleep at the station 
Am7 Am7 
On a train that’s pulling away 
I’m humming along with the engines
Am7 Am7 
A beautiful end to a beautiful day 

Am7 
‘Cause I don’t want to change your life
Am7 
And you don’t want to ruin mine  
Am7 Bm7 
So let’s do what we both know is right 
D7 Am7 Am7 
And save this for another time    
D7 
Another thanks I’m doing fine 

Am7 Am7 Am7 
       

Solo

Em7 
Am7 Am7 Am7 Am7 
       
Am7 
‘Cause I don’t want to change your life
Am7 
And you don’t want to ruin mine  
Am7 Bm7 
So let’s do what we both know is right 
D7 Am7 Am7 
And save this for another time    
Another empty sheet hung on a line
Another misdemeanor crime
Am7 
Another thanks I’m doing fine  

Dan Morris - Everything You’re Not  

B/A C/A B/A B/A C/A B/A 
       
B/A 
Why don’t you tell me one more time
C/A B/A 
About everything I have that you ain’t got
B/A 
Or how ‘bout if you ever call me again
C/A B/A 
I’ll hang up on you right on the spot

Because I cared I wound up here drinking and crying alone
AMm9 
So I left you there got new clothes new hair
B/A 
Don’t even pick up the phone when you call
To say it ain’t fair

So now I’m sailing an ocean of good times
Hey, get off my yacht
AMm9 
I got the sun and the waves and the wind in my face
And that’s already everything you’re not

B/A C/A B/A 
       x 2

B/A 
Why don’t you call me one more time
C/A B/A 
To say how sorry you are that we ain’t friends
B/A 
Or how we should get together some time
C/A B/A 
And see what we can to make amends?

Well you would scream and yell and raise some hell
And make me feel like it was all on me
AMm9 
So I got myself together got a new car new space
B/A 
I’d love to have you over but now you’ve been replaced

So now I’m sailing an ocean of good times
Hey, get off my yacht
AMm9 
I got the sun and the waves and the wind in my face
And that’s already everything you’re not

B/A C/A B/A B/A C/A B/A 
       

Slow, let chords ring...

B/A 
Now every time I see you around
C/A B/A 
You act like it’s still just you and me
AMm6 
Well now i’m sailing this ship solo honey
B/A 
And I can finally say there’s somewhere else that 

Hold this  chord

I’d rather be

So now I’m sailing an ocean of good times
Hey, get off my yacht
AMm9 
I got the sun and the waves and the wind in my face
And that’s already everything you’re not

Dan Morris - Flowers in the Rain (no capo movement)  

Capo 3

Cadd5 D11add5 Cadd5 D11add5 Cadd5 D7 
      
Girl you’ve spent one too many
G/F# Em Em7 
Years of your life fighting
And when the smoke has cleared your 
Am7 Am7 D7 
Face has grown but your heart’s still seventeen
G/F# 
And here I am another night spent throwing 
Em Em7 
Flowers at your window
Cadd5 D11add5 
But you pretend that you can’t hear me
Bb Dm 
And my song turns to a scream

C7 
Yeah 

F/E Dm Dm7 
Think back on all the times you woke up crying 
Bb Gm7 
Was it him or was it me 
Gm7 C7 
Who helped you see the sun again?
Dm 
And did he call to share his glory?
Dm 
And did he care to share your pain?
Bbadd5 Cadd5 
And did he stand outside your window
Bb Cm 
Throwing flowers in the rain?

Bb Bb7 Eb 
  

Instrumental bridge

Eb Bb Bbadd5 Em Em 
         
So I’ll go home and spend
G/F# Em Em7 
Another night without you
Am7 
And I’ll plan another hundred ways 
Am7 D7 
To make you change your mind
G/F# 
And the night will pass and the stars will set
Em Em7 
And soon it will be morning
Cadd5 D11add5 
And you’ll wait behind your window
Cadd5 D11add5 
And he’ll go on with his life
Cadd5 D7 
And I’ll toss another petal into time

Dan Morris - Flowers in the Rain  

Note that the capo moves around in this song... it was

done with the magic of multitracking for recording

purposes, but I find I can do it live if I fade into a

real quiet chord right before I move the capo, which

happens to fit with the song (sort of)...

Intro, capo 3

Cadd5 D11add5 Cadd5 D11add5 Cadd5 D7 
      
Girl you’ve spent one too many
G/F# Em Em7 
Years of your life fighting
And when the smoke has cleared your 
Am7 Am7 D7 
Face has grown but your heart’s still seventeen

G/F# 
And here I am another night spent throwing
Em Em7 
Flowers at your window
Cadd5 D11add5 
But you pretend that you can’t hear me
Bb Dm 
And my song turns to a scream

During this transition, with the yeah,

the capo 3 guitar fades out and capo 1 fades in

Capo 3:  C C7  F
Capo 1:  D D7  G

 Capo 1

G/F# Em Em7 
Think back on all the times you woke up crying 
Am7 
Was it him or was it me
Am7 D7 
Who helped you see the sun again?
Em 
And did he call to share his glory?
Em 
And did he care to share your pain?
Cadd5 D11add5 
And did he stand outside your window
Bb Dm 
Throwing flowers in the rain?

C7 
  

Instrumental bridge, still capo 1

Cadd5 F#m F#m 
         

On the last A, the capo 3 guitar fades back in on G

Capo 3

So I’ll go home and spend
G/F# Em Em7 
Another night without you
Am7 
And I’ll plan another hundred ways to
Am7 D7 
Make you change your mind
G/F# 
And the night will pass, and the stars will set
Em Em7 
And soon it will be morning
Cadd5 D11add5 
And you’ll wait behind your window
Cadd5 D11add5 
And he’ll go on with his life
Cadd5 D7 
And I’ll toss another petal into time

Dan Morris - Lincoln Tunnel  

D11 C1 C1 D11 Fmaj7 
           x2

D11 C1 
I met James Ellis on a
C1 D11 Fmaj7 
Train into Manhattan
D11 C1 
He said he had to see just
Fmaj7 G6 
One more Rangers game

D11 C1 
I left James Ellis on a
C1 D11 Fmaj7 
Platform at Grand Central
D11 C1 
Never knowing why this trip would be the 
Fmaj7 G6 
Last James Ellis made

Fmaj7 G6 
 
Cmaj7 
You try to know someone
Fmaj7 
You learn his name and look at
Am Fmaj7 G6 
Pictures of his family and his yard
Cmaj7 
You share your world with him
Fmaj7 
Inside the Lincoln Tunnel
D11 C1 
And you never understand
Fmaj7 G6 
Why understanding is so hard

D11 C1 C1 D11 Fmaj7 
           x2

D11 C1 
Melissa met me on a 
C1 D11 Fmaj7 
Train outside of Boston
D11 C1 
She said she liked me and would
C1 D11 
Call me up sometime

D11 C1 
If Melissa ever called the
C1 D11 Fmaj7 
Number that I gave her
D11 C1 
She wouldn’t understand why it wasn’t
Fmaj7 G6 
My voice on the line

Fmaj7 G6 
 
Cmaj7 
You try to know someone
Fmaj7 
You learn her name and look at
Am Fmaj7 G6 
Pictures of her family and her yard
Cmaj7 
You share your world with her
Fmaj7 
Inside the Lincoln Tunnel
D11 C1 
And you never understand
Fmaj7 G6 
Why understanding is so hard

Am Fmaj7 
 
Am Fmaj7 
You’ll go your own way 
Am Fmaj7 
You’ll go your own way 
Cmaj7 Fmaj7 
And I’ll turn across the aisle and start again

Cmaj7 
You try to know someone
Fmaj7 
You learn his name and look at
Am Fmaj7 G6 
Pictures of his family and his yard
Cmaj7 
You share your world with him 
Fmaj7 
Inside the Lincoln Tunnel
D11 C1 
And you never understand
Fmaj7 G6 
Why understanding is so hard
D11 C1 
No you never understand
Fmaj7 G6 Cmaj7 
Why understanding is so hard

Dan Morris - Personal Picasso  

Em 
Em Am 
What can I do to say anything to you?
B7 Em 
Or why can’t I say it any more?
Em Am 
Do I need to fuck up my brain just to talk to myself?
B7 Em 
(Am I too) happy, too old, or too bored?

Am Em 
And if you open your arms and put a smile on
B7 Em 
Does that mean you’ll be there to catch me when I fall?
Am Em 
And if I say it to you so you can hear me
B7 
Does that mean I never said anything at all?

Em 
Em Am 
You say you’re well on the way to understanding
B7 Em 
But still you’re waiting for me to say more
Em Am 
And when my pen has run dry and I need you now
B7 Em 
I just see your back as you walk out the door

Am Em 
When will you get I’m not your personal Picasso?
B7 Em 
When will you get I’m not so different from you?
Am Em 
What will it take to get a little conversation?
B7 
A little hint that all your promises were true

Em Am B7 Em 
       x2

Am Em 
And if you open your arms and put a smile on
B7 Em 
Does that mean you’ll be there to catch me when I fall?
Am Em 
And if I say it to you so you can hear me
B7 
Does that mean I have just been screaming at the wall?

Em 

Dan Morris - Unusually Blue Bluebird  

B5 B5 
B5 B(b5) A5 B5 
Bm 
    
Bm 
    

Bm Bm 
Yesterday the sun shined but you knew that it wouldn’t last 
Bm F#m Bm 
If yesterday was a bucket of seeds then today’s just a patch of grass 
Bm Bm 
When you woke up this morning you felt the rain fall on your head 
Bm F#m Bm 
Yesterday you cruised the sky but today you’ll stay in bed 

Bm 
You are an unusually blue bluebird
Bm 
I guess you won’t fly today
Bm 
You are an unusually blue bluebird
Bm 
The wind just won’t blow your way

B5 E5 B5 
B5 E5 F# F# 
   
B5 E5 
But you’re an unusually blue bluebird
F# 
Colors bright and strong
B5 E5 
You’re an unusually blue bluebird
F# 
So today you’ll sing your song

F# F# 
F# 
   
F# 
Yesterday the sun shined and you couldn’t find the shade
F# 
Today you’ve got that nice cool breeze and you know you’ve got it made

F# 
When you woke up this morning you hopped down and took a swim
F# 
Yesterday the field was dry but today the rain came in

But you’re an unusually blue bluebird
F# 
Colors bright and strong
E5 
You’re an unusually blue bluebird
F# 
So today you’ll sing your song

 

Solo:

Bm E5 
B5 F# 
  
You’re an unusually blue bluebird
F# 
Make the best of the day
You’re an unusually blue bluebird
B5 
You never know what will blow your way

B5 

Dan Morris - Why Should It Be You?  

B7 B7 
C/E Cm Cm 
 →   → 

She’s just a dream, just another door that you can’t open
Gm 
Just stay away
Cm 
You know you’ve been through this before

But you can’t sleep
Bm Bm/A 
Can’t even breathe when you’re without her
Gm 
Each time the clock goes ‘round
Cm 
Your heart falls down

And you ask yourself just why it should be you
B7 
Why you should be the lucky one
Em 
You ask yourself what you can give her
When the day is over
Just to show her that it should be you
Bm Bm/A 
And when the sunlight falls upon her hair
Gm 
You say it isn’t fair, and you just stare

And now it’s true, now you’re the one that she wakes up with
Gm 
But it’s just like you
Cm 
To never let it feel just right

So you look away
Bm Bm/A 
And you worry on tomorrow
Gm 
While you let today go by
Cm 
And your heart just dies

And you ask yourself just why it should be you
B7 
Why you should be the lucky one
Em 
You ask yourself what you can give her
When the day is over
Just to show her that it should be you
Bm Bm/A 
And when another sunlight falls upon her hair
Gm 
Will you be there? Will she even care?

B7 
Will you be there when her summer breezes blow
C/E Cm 
   Her leaves of autumn, her hint of winter snow
B7 
And while you’re waiting and a month becomes a year
C/E Cm 
Will she care for your lost seasons, will she shed a single tear?

B7 
Will you be there, yeah
C/E Cm 
Will you be waiting dreaming wandering alone?
B7 
Will you be there will you be will you will you there?
C/E Cm 
 Or will she see you waiting and wonder wonder where?

B7 B7 
C/E Cm Cm 
 →   → 

Danny and the Juniors - At The Hop  

Originally in G, I play in E capo 3

Play fast, swung, with 6ths, except possibly let the intro be rubato

Intro (probably rubato, unless someone can really sing this well)

C#m 
Bah-bah-bah-bah, bah-bah-bah-bah
Bah-bah-bah-bah, bah-bah-bah-bah, at the hop

Now fast, with 6ths

Well, you can rock it you can roll it

You can stomp and you can stroll it at the hop

When the record starts spinnin’
You calypso and you chicken at the hop
Do the dance sensations that are sweepin’ the nation at the hop

Let’s go to the hop

Let’s go to the hop (oh baby)

Let’s go to the hop (oh baby)
Let’s go to the hop
Come on, let’s go to the hop

Well, you can swing it you can groove it

You can really start to move it at the hop

Where the jockey is the smoothest
And the music is the coolest at the hop
All the cats and chicks can get their kicks at the hop, let’s go!

Let’s go to the hop

Let’s go to the hop (oh baby)

Let’s go to the hop (oh baby)
Let’s go to the hop
Come on, let’s go to the hop, let’s go!

Solo on verse chords

This time, vox on the 3 in the original

Well, you can rock it you can roll it

Do the stomp and you can stroll it at the hop

When the record starts spinnin’
You calypso and you chicken at the hop
Do the dance sensations that are sweepin’ the nation at the hop, you...

Can swing it you can groove it

You can really start to move it at the hop

Where the jockey is the smoothest
And the music is the coolest at the hop
All the cats and chicks can get their kicks at the hop, let’s go!

Let’s go to the hop

Let’s go to the hop (oh baby)

Let’s go to the hop (oh baby)
Let’s go to the hop
Come on, let’s go to the hop

C#m 
Bah-bah-bah-bah, bah-bah-bah-bah
Bah-bah-bah-bah, bah-bah-bah-bah, at the hop

Danzig - Mother  

Originally in Bm, I play in Em capo 2

Highest note is the 1 (“fatheeeer”)

Intro

Em Em 
       x4

Vox on 3 1 on “mother”

Em Em 
Mother,  tell your children not to walk my way
Em 
 Tell your children not to hear my words
What they mean, what they say
Em 
Mother  

This time vox on 5 1 on “mother”

Em Em 
Mother,  can you keep them in the dark for life
Em 
 Can you hide them from the waiting world,  oh
Em 
Mother  

This time vox on the 7 on “father”

Em Em 
Father,  gonna take your daughter out tonight
Em 
 Gonna show her my world,  oh 

And up to the 1 this time

Em 
Father  

Em 
 Not about to see your light
Em 
But if you wanna find hell with me
Em 
I can show you what it’s like
Em 
Till you’re bleeding

Em 
Not about to see your light
Em 
And if you wanna find hell with me
I can show you what it’s 

Em Em 
Mother,  tell your children not to hold my hand
Em 
 Tell your children not to understand,  oh  
Em 
Mother  

Em Em 
Father,  do you wanna bang heads with me
Em 
 Do you wanna fear everything,  oh  
Em 
Father  

Em 
 Not about to see your light
Em 
But if you wanna find hell with me
Em 
I can show you what it’s like
Em 
Till you’re bleeding

Em 
Not about to see your light
And if you wanna find hell with me
I can show you what it’s 

Solo if appropriate on verse chords

Em 
 Not about to see your light
Em 
But if you wanna find hell with me
Em 
I can show you what it’s like
Em 
Till you’re bleeding

Em 
Not about to see your light
And if you wanna find hell with me
Em 
I can show you what it’s like

Fade on solo

Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)  

U2 in G#, I play in E capo 1

Highest note is the the 1 (“baaaaby please come home”

Intro

G#m 
   
G#m 
 The snow’s coming down,  I’m watching it fall
 Lots of people around,  baby please come home

G#m 
 The church bells in town,  they’re ringing a song
 What a happy sound,  baby please come home

Let ring

 They’re singing deck the halls
G#m 
 But it’s not like Christmas at all
 I remember when you were here
 And all the fun we had last year

G#m 
Pretty lights on the tree,  I’m watching them shine
 You should be here with me, baby please come home

Solo

G#m 
  Baby please come home, baby please come home

Let ring

 They’re singing deck the halls
G#m 
 But it’s not like Christmas at all
 I remember when you were here
 And all the fun we had last year

G#m 
 If there was a way,  I’d hold back these tears
 But it’s Christmas day,  baby please come home

G#m 
 Oh  baby please come home, baby please come home
G#m 
Baby please come home, oh oh
Baby please come home, baby please come home

Dave Dudley - Six Days on the road  

Lyrics here follow the Mudcrutch version

Mudcrutch in A, Dave Dudley in G, George Thorogood in G, I play in A

Intro

   →  → 

Vox on the 3

Well I pulled out of Pittsburgh rolling down that Eastern seaboard
I got my diesel wound up, she’s running like she never did before
There’s a speed zone ahead alright
But I don’t see a cop in sight

Six days on the road and I’m gonna  see my baby tonight

I got ten forward gears and a  sweet Georgia overdrive
I’m takin’ little white pills, my eyes are open wide
Well I just passed a Jimmy and a White
I been passing everything in sight

Six days on the road and I’m gonna  see my baby tonight

Well it seems like a month since I  kissed my baby goodbye
Could have a lotta women, I’m not like some other guys
I could find one to hold me tight
But I could never believe it’s right

Six days on the road and I’m gonna see my baby tonight

Here we go

Solo on verse chords

   
Well the I.C.C. is checkin’ on down the line
I’m a little overweight and my log book’s way behind
But nothing bothers me tonight
I could dodge them scales alright

Six days on the road and I’m gonna see my baby tonight

Solo on verse chords

   
Well my rig’s a little old but that don’t mean she’s slow
There’s a flame from her stack and that smoke blowin’ black as coal
Well my home town is coming in sight
And if you think I’m happy you’re right

Six days on the road and I’m gonna see my baby tonight
Six days on the road and I’m gonna see my baby tonight
Six days on the road and I’m gonna see my baby tonight

Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking  

Originally in E, I play in A capo 3.  Highest note is the 3 (“I hear”).

E7 
   

Vox on the low 3 on “went”

You went away and left me long time ago
Now you’re knocking on the door

Vox on the high 3 on “hear”

I hear you knocking
But you can’t come in
I hear you knocking
E7 
Go back where you been

begged you not to go but you said goodbye
Now you’re telling me all your lies

I hear you knocking
But you can’t come in
I hear you knocking
E7 
Go back where you been, oh yeah

Solo

      Ooo, hoooh, come on ramp it up
    Fats Domino
 Smiley Lewis 
E7 Eaug 
Chuck Berry,  Huey Smith, oh,  let’s do it 

You better get back to your used to be
‘Cause your kind of love ain’t good for me

I hear you knocking
But you can’t come in
I hear you knocking
E7 
Go back where you been

told you way back in ‘52
That I would never go with you

I hear you knocking
But you can’t come in
I hear you knocking 
E7 Eaug 
Go back where you been 

Outro

Dave Matthews Band - Ants Marching  

Intro

   
 He wakes up in the morning,  does his teeth bite to eat and he’s rolling
 Never changes a thing,  the week ends the week begins, she thinks
 We look at each other,  wondering what the other is thinking
 But we never say a thing,  and these crimes between us grow deeper 

   
Take these chances 
Bm 
Place them in a box until a quieter time
Bm 
Lights down, you up and die

 
 Goes to visit his  mommy she,  feeds him well, has concerns, he forgets them
 And remembers being small,  playing under the table and dreaming

Bm Bm 
Take these chances  →  → 
Bm Bm Bm 
Place them in a box until quieter time
Bm 
Lights down, you up and die

    →  

 Driving in on this highway,  all these cars end up on the sidewalk

Hard on both I’s

 People in every direction
 No words exchanged, no time to exchange when

D/F# Em7 
All the little ants are marching
D/F# Em7 
 Red and black antennae waving
D/F# Em7 
 They all do it the same
D/F# Em7 
 They all do it the same way

  Yeah

 Candyman tempting the thoughts of a  sweet tooth, tortured by weight loss
 Program a-cutting the corners, there’s a loose end, loose end, cut cut
 On the fence but not to offend, cut cut, cut cut

Bm Bm 
Take these chances  →  → 
Bm Bm Bm 
Place them in a box until quieter time
Bm 
Lights down, you up and die

    → 

Solo, with hard stops

   
D/F# Em7 
 →  → 
D/F# Em7 
 →  → 
D/F# Em7 
 →  → 
D/F# Em7 
 →  → 

Am7 
 →  → 
Bm7 Bm 
 →  →  →  → 

   Lights down, you up and die

David Bowie - Modern Love  

Originally in C, I play in G

Muted chords in the intro, in 6/4, switches to 4/4 when the chords come in

Spoken

A/B Bm 
   I know when to go out
A/G 
   And when to stay in
Asus4 Asus4 
   Get things done
A/B Bm 
 
 I catch the paper boy
But things don’t really change
Em 
I’m standing in the wind
B7 
But I never wave bye-bye 
But I try, I try 

Bm7 Bm 
 
 There’s no sign of life
It’s just the power to charm
Em 
I’m lying in the rain
B7 
But I never wave bye-bye 
But I try, I try

Bm7 
 Never gonna fall for

Modern love, walks beside me
Modern love, walks on by
Bm 
Modern love, gets me to the church on time

Church on time, terrifies me
Church on time, makes me party
Bm 
Church on time, puts my trust in god and man

God and man, no confessions
God and man, no religion
Bm 
God and man, don’t believe in modern love

Sax solo

Em 
B7 
Bm 
 It’s not really work
It’s just the power to charm
Em 
I’m still standing in the wind
B7 
But I never wave bye-bye
But I try, I try

Bm7 
 Never gonna fall for

Modern love, walks beside me
Modern love, walks on by
Bm 
Modern love, gets me to the church on time

Church on time, terrifies me
Church on time, makes me party
Bm 
Church on time, puts my trust in god and man

God and man, no confessions
God and man, no religion
Bm 
God and man, don’t believe in modern love

Modern love, modern love
Bm 
Modern love, modern love

Modern love, modern love
Bm 
Modern love, modern love

Modern love, modern love
Bm 
Modern love, modern love

Modern love, walks beside me, modern love
Bm 
Modern love, walks on by, modern love

David Bowie - Space Oddity  

Fmaj Em 
   x 2

Vox on the low 1

Em 
 Ground control to Major Tom
Em 
 Ground control to Major Tom
Am Am/G D/F# 
 Take your protein pills and put your helmet on

Start countdown, two per beat

Em 
 Ground control to Major Tom
Em 
 Commencing countdown engines on

Hang on the last chord for a bit...

Am Am/G D/F# 
 Check ignition and may God’s love be with you

This is ground control to Major Tom
You’ve really made the grade
Fm 
And the papers want to know whose shirt you wear
Fm 
Now it’s time to leave the capsule if you dare

This is Major Tom to ground control
I’m stepping through the door
Fm 
And I’m floating in a most peculiar way
Fm 
And the stars look very different today

Fmaj7 Em 
For here am I sitting in a tin can
Fmaj7 Em 
Far above the world
Bb Am 
Planet Earth is blue and there’s nothing I can do

Bridge, I usually skip and just hang the previous line a bit

Fmaj7 Em 
     
Though I’m past one hundred thousand miles
I’m feeling very still
Fm 
And I think my spaceship knows which way to go
Fm 
Tell my wife I love her very much she knows

E7 
Ground control to Major Tom, your 
Am Am/G 
Circuit’s dead, there’s something wrong
D/F# 
Can you hear me Major Tom?
Can you hear me Major Tom?
Can you hear me Major Tom? Can you...

Fmaj7 Em 
Here am I floating ‘round my tin can
Fmaj7 Em 
Far above the moon
Bb Am 
Planet Earth is blue and there’s nothing I can do

Instrumental

Fmaj7 Em 
     

Fade to noise on the last chord

David Lee Roth - Just a Gigolo  

Originally in G#; I play in G or G#.

I mostly play the Gmaj7 as G when solo acoustic.

Am 
       x 2

Gmaj7 
I’m  just a gigolo and  everywhere I go 
Edim/Bb Am Am/D 
People know the part I’m playing 
D7 Am D7 Am 
Paid for every dance selling each romance 
D7 
Oooh what are they saying?

              

G7 
There will come a day when youth will pass away
E7 Am 
Then what will they say about me?

Am Cm Fdim7/D 
When the end comes I know they’ll say just a gigolo as
Am7 D7 
Life goes on without me

Gmaj7 
I’m  just a gigolo and  everywhere I go 
Edim/Bb Am Am/D 
People know the part I’m playing 
D7 Am D7 Am 
Paid for every dance selling each romance 
D7 
Oooh what are they saying?

              

G7 
There will come a day when youth will pass away, boodooleedoo
E7 Am 
Then what will they say about me?

Am Cm Fdim7/D 
When the end comes I know They’ll say just a gigolo as

Hard stop on “life”, the other chords are implied

Hard stop on “life”

Am7 D7 
Life goes on without me

F# Am 
‘Cause ain’t got nobody nobody cares for me
Am/D 
Nobody nobody cares for me
F# 
I’m so sad and lonely

Sad and lonely, sad and lonely 

A7 
 Won’t some sweet mama come and take a chance with
D7 
Me ‘cause I ain’t so bad

 Get along with me babe, been singin’ love songs
 All of the time
 Even only be, honey only, only be
A7 
 Bop bozadee bozadee bop zitty bop

If solo acoustic, skip this line and the solo...

F# Am7 D7 
ain’t got nobody nobody cares for me nobody nobody 

Solo on chorus chords, not really any lyrics here...

F# 
‘Cause ain’t got nobody 
Am Am/D 
Nobody cares for me nobody 
F# 
‘Cause ain’t got nobody 
Am Am/D 
Nobody cares for me nobody 
F# 
‘Cause ain’t got nobody 
Am Am/D 
Nobody cares for me nobody 
Hum-a-la-be-bo-le (hard stop)

F# Am 
ain’t got nobody nobody cares for me 
Am/D 
Nobody nobody cares for me
F# 
I’m so sad and lonely

Sad and lonely sad and lonely 

A7 
 Won’t some sweet mama come and take a chance with 
D7 
Me ‘cause I ain’t so bad

 Been singin love songs
 All of the time
 Even only be, honey only, only be
A7 
 
F# Am7 D7 
‘Cause ain’t got nobody nobody  

*Right* back into the descending pattern, don’t hold the G

F# Am7 

Hard stop on “me”, end with some chromatic flair

D7 
Nobody nobody cares for me

Dean Martin - Sway  

Ordering and lyrics follow Michael Buble’s version

Intro

Gm A7 Gm A7 
 →   → 
Dm Dm 
 
Gm A7 Gm A7 
 →   → 
Dm Dm 
 
Gm A7 
When marimba rhythms start to  play
Gm A7 Dm 
Dance with me, make me sway

Vox down to the 1 of the chord (instead of the 3) on “hugs”

Gm A7 
Like a lazy ocean hugs the shore
Gm A7 Dm 
Hold me close, sway me more

Gm A7 
Like a flower bending in the breeze
Gm A7 Dm 
Bend with me, sway with ease
Gm A7 
When we dance you have a way with me
Gm A7 Dm 
Stay with me, sway with me

Vox to the 1 of the key on “other”, the 2 of the key on “be”

Other dancers may be on the floor

Vox up to the 5 of the chord on “see”

F6 
Dear but my eyes will see only you
A7 
Only you have that magic technique
Bb A7 
When we sway I go weak 

Gm A7 
I can hear the sounds of violins
Gm A7 Dm 
Long before it begins
Gm A7 
Make me thrill as only you know how
Gm A7 Dm 
Sway me smooth sway me now

Instrumental

Gm A7 Gm A7 
 →   → 
Dm Dm 
 
Other dancers may be on the floor
F6 
Dear but my eyes will see only you
A7 
Only you have that magic technique
Bb A7 
When we sway I go weak 

Gm A7 
I can hear the sounds of violins
Gm A7 Dm 
Long before it begins
Gm A7 
Make me thrill as only you know how
Gm A7 Dm 
Sway me smooth sway me now

Gm A7 
When marimba rhythms start to play
Gm A7 Dm 
Dance with me, make me sway
Gm A7 
Like a lazy ocean hugs the shore
Gm A7 Dm 
Hold me close, sway me more

Michael Buble version goes up a half-step and riffs to fade,

I’ll just end on this verse

Gm A7 
Like a flower bending in the breeze
Gm A7 Dm 
Bend with me, sway with ease
Gm A7 
When we dance you have a way with me
Gm A7 Dm 
Stay with me, sway with me

  

Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Follow You Into the Dark  

Originally in C capo 3, I also play in C capo 3

Intro

Am C/B 
    → 
Am 
Am Am Am/G 
    → 
Fm 
   

Vox on 2 3 3 on “love of mine”

Am 
Love of mine, someday you will die
But I will be close behind
I’ll follow you into the dark

Am 
No blinding light, or tunnels to gates of white
Just our hands clasped so tight
Waiting for the hint of a spark

Am C/B 
If heaven and hell decide that they both are satisfied 
Am 
Illuminate the no’s on their vacancy signs
Am Am Am/G 
If there’s no one beside you when your soul embarks 
Fm 
Then I’ll follow you into the dark 

Am 
In Catholic school, as vicious as Roman rule
I got my knuckles bruised by a lady in black
Am 
I held my tongue, as she told me son, fear is the heart of love
So I never went back

Am C/B 
If heaven and hell decide that they both are satisfied 
Am 
Illuminate the no’s on their vacancy signs
Am Am Am/G 
If there’s no one beside you when your soul embarks 
Fm 
Then I’ll follow you into the dark 

Am 
You and me have seen everything to see
From Bangkok to Calgary
And the soles of your shoes

Am 
Are all worn down, the time for sleep is now
It’s nothing to cry about
‘Cause we’ll hold each other soon
Am 
In the blackest of rooms

Am C/B 
And if heaven and hell decide that they both are satisfied 
Am 
And illuminate the no’s on their vacancy signs
Am Am Am/G 
If there’s no one beside you when your soul embarks 
Fm Am 
Then I’ll follow you into the dark 

Let ring

Fm 
And I’ll follow you into the dark

Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffany’s  

Intro

       x 2

The downbeat is on “say” in this verse

You’ll say 
We got nothing in common
No common ground to start from
And we’re falling apart  

You’ll say
The world has come between us
Our lives have come between us
Still I know you just don’t care  

And I said what about Breakfast at Tiffany’s?
She said I think I remember the film
And as I recall, I think, we both kinda liked it
And I said, well that’s the one thing we’ve got

       x 2

see you
The only one who knew me
But now your eyes see through me
 I guess I was wrong  

So what now?
It’s plain to see we’re over
And I hate when things are over
When so much is left undone  

And I said what about Breakfast at Tiffany’s?
She said I think I remember the film
And as I recall, I think, we both kinda liked it
And I said, well that’s the one thing we’ve got

Let ring

The downbeat is on “you’ll” in this verse

You’ll say 
That we got nothing in common
No common ground to start from
And we’re falling apart  

You’ll say
The world has come between us
Our lives have come between us
Still I know you just don’t care  

And I said what about Breakfast at Tiffany’s?
She said I think I remember the film
And as I recall, I think, we both kinda liked it
And I said, well that’s the one thing we’ve got

And I said what about Breakfast at Tiffany’s?
She said I think I remember the film
And as I recall, I think, we both kinda liked it
And I said, well that’s the one thing we’ve got

Def Leppard - Animal  

Originally in Bb, I play in E

Esus2 Esus2 F#5 G#m 
       x4

Vox on 2 5 on “wild ride”

Esus2 F#5 G#m Esus2 C#m 
A wild ride,  over stony ground  
B/D# Esus2 F#5 G#m Esus2 C#m 
Such a lust for life,  the circus comes to town 
B/D# Esus2 F#5 G#m Esus2 C#m 
We are the hungry ones,  on a lightning raid 
B/D# Esus2 F#5 G#m Esus2 C#m B/D# 
Just like a river runs,  like a fire needs flame, oh  I burn for you

 I gotta feel it in my blood, whoa oh
 I need your touch, don’t need your love, whoa oh

A# 
And I want, and I need
D# 
And I lust, animal
A# 
And I want, and I need

Hard stop on the last chord

D# 
And I lust, animal

Esus2 F#5 G#m Esus2 C#m 
I cry wolf,  given mouth-to-mouth 
B/D# Esus2 F#5 G#m Esus2 C#m 
Like a movin’ heartbeat, in the witching hour 
B/D# Esus2 F#5 G#m Esus2 C#m 
I’m runnin’  with the wind,  a shadow in the dust 
B/D# Esus2 F#5 G#m Esus2 C#m B/D# 
And like the drivin’ rain, yearh,  yeah, like the restless rust,  I never sleep

Vox on the 1 of the first chord

 I gotta feel it in my blood, whoa oh
 I need your touch, don’t need your love, whoa oh

A# 
And I want, and I need
D# 
And I lust, animal
A# 
And I want, and I need

Hard stop on the last chord

D# 
And I lust, animal, huh

D# C# 
 →   →  Cry wolf, baby
D# C# C# 
 →   →  Cry tough 
C# G# A# 
 →  →  Gonna hunt you like an, an, an, an, an animal
C# G# A# 
 →  →  Gonna take your love and run

Solo

Esus2 Esus2 F#5 G#m 
       x4

I gotta feel it in my blood, whoa oh
I need your touch, don’t need your love, whoa oh

A# 
And I want, and I need
D# 
And I lust, animal
A# 
And I want, and I need
D# 
And I lust, animal

A# 
And I want (I want), and I need (I need)

Hard stop after this line

D# 
And I lust (and I lust), animal (animal)
A# 
And I want (take me), and I need (tame me)
D# 
And I lust (let me), animal (animal)

A# 
And I want (show me), and I need (stroke me)

Hang after this line

D# 
And I lust (let me be your, animal (animal)

A# 
And I want (I want), and I need (ooh ooh ooh)
D# 
And I love (animal), animal

Def Leppard - Bringin on the Heartbreak  

Originally in Am, I play in Am capo 4

Highest note is the 1 of the major key

Here for completeness, but skip this first line

Am Am Dm 
       
Am F(#11) Am 
Dm9/F Dm9/F Bb E7 
   
Am F(#11) Am 
Gypsy, sitting looking pretty
Dm9/F Bb E7 
broken rose with laughing eyes  

Am F(#11) Am 
You’re a mystery, always running wild
Dm9/F Bb E7 
Like a child without a home  

Am F(#11) Am 
You’re always searching, searching for a feeling
Dm9/F 
But it’s easy come and easy go
Bb E7 
Oh, I’m sorry but it’s true

Dsus2 
You’re bringin’ on the heartache
Bm 
Taking all the best of me
Oh can’t you see
You got the best of me
Whoah can’t you see?

Am 
You’re bringin’ on the heartbreak  
Am 
Bringin’ on the heartache  
Am 
You’re bringin’ on the heartbreak  
Am 
Bringin’ on the heartache 
Can’t you see?  Oh

Am F(#11) Am 
Dm9/F Dm9/F Bb E7 
   
Am F(#11) Am 
You’re such a secret, misty-eyed and shady
Dm9/F Bb E7 
Lady how you hold the key  
Am F(#11) Am 
Oh you’re like a candle, your flame slowly fadin’
Dm9/F 
Burnin’ out and burnin’ me
Bb 
Can’t you see?
E7 
Just try’in to say to you

Dsus2 
You’re bringin’ on the heartache
Bm 
Taking all the best of me
Oh can’t you see
You got the best of me
Whoah can’t you see?

Am 
You’re bringin’ on the heartbreak  
Am 
Bringin’ on the heartache  
Am 
You’re bringin’ on the heartbreak  
Am 
Bringin’ on the heartache 
Can’t you see?

Can’t you see?

solo

Am 
No  no  no  
Am 
   
Dsus2 Bm 
   

(Bridge)

You got the best of me
Whoah can’t you see?
You got the best of me
Whoah can’t you see?

Am 
You’re bringin’ on the heartbreak  
Am 
Bringin’ on the heartache  
Am 
You’re bringin’ on the heartbreak  

Hang the V

Am 
Bringin’ on the heartache  

Def Leppard - Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad  

Originally in E, I play in E but don’t go up to the high octave on the chorus

Intro

   x2

Vox on the 5

Asus2 
 Here I am, I’m in the wrong bed again
Asus2 
It’s a game I just can’t win
Asus2 
 There you are breathin’ soft on my skin, yeah
Asus2 
 Still you won’t let me in, so come on

Vox on the 3 of the chord

 Why save your kisses for a rainy day

Vox go up here in the original, but I don’t

 Baby let the moment take your heart away

C#m 
Have you ever needed someone so bad, yeah
Have you ever wanted someone  you just couldn’t have
C#m 
Did you ever try so hard  that your world just fell apart
C#m Asus2 
Have you ever needed someone so bad

And to the girl I gotta have

I gotta have you baby, yeah

 
Asus2 
 There you go, midnight promises again, yeah
Asus2 
 But they’re broken by the dawn
Asus2 
 You wanna go further, faster every day, baby
Asus2 
 But in the morning you’ll be gone, and I’m alone

 Why save your kisses for a rainy day
 Baby let the moment take your heart away

C#m 
Have you ever needed someone so bad, yeah
Have you ever wanted someone  you just couldn’t have
C#m 
Did you ever try so hard  that your world just fell apart
C#m Asus2 
Have you ever needed someone so bad

Bridge

   
 Every dream I dream is like
 Some kinda rash and reckless scene
 To give out such crazy love
 You must be some kinda drug

 And if my time don’t ever come
 For me you’re still the one
 Damned if I don’t, damned if I do

Hard stop on “gotta”

I gotta get a fix on you

Hard stops the first two chords

C#m 
Have you ever needed someone so bad, yeah
Have you ever wanted someone  you just couldn’t have
C#m 
Did you ever try so hard  that your world just fell apart
C#m Asus2 
Have you ever needed someone so bad

And to the girl I gotta have

I gotta have you baby, yeah

   Now come on

With “have you ever needed someone so bad” and ad libs

Def Leppard - Hysteria  

Originally in D, I play in D capo 5

Main chords as...

|-------|
|-3-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-|
|-4-4-4-|
|-5-4-2-|
|---3-0-|

D11 Gmaj7 Em9 Gmaj7 D11 
   →  

D11 Gmaj7 
Out of touch, out of reach yeah
Em9 Gmaj7 D11 
You could try  to get closer to me
D11 Gmaj7 
I’m in luck, I’m in deep, yeah
Em9 Gmaj7 D11 
Hypnotized,  I’m shakin’ to my knees

Dsus Cadd9 
     I gotta know tonight
Dsus Em7/B 
     If you’re alone tonight
Dsus Cadd9 
     Can’t stop this feeling
G/B D/A 
     Can’t stop this fire

Em 
Oh, I get hysterical, hysteria
Oh can you feel it, do you believe it?
Em 
It’s such a magical mysteria
When you get that feelin’, better start believin’

Let the last chord ring

Em 
‘Cause it’s a miracle, oh say you will, ooh babe

In my key, go up, not down here

Hysteria when you’re near

D11 Gmaj7 
 
D11 Gmaj7 
Out of me, into you yeah
Em9 Gmaj7 D11 
You could hide  it’s just a one way street
D11 Gmaj7 
Oh, I believe I’m in you, yeah
Em9 Gmaj7 D11 
Open wide, that’s right, dream me off my feet, oh believe in me

Dsus Cadd9 
     I gotta know tonight
Dsus Em7/B 
     If you’re alone tonight
Dsus Cadd9 
     Can’t stop this feeling
G/B D/A 
     Can’t stop this fire

Em 
Oh, I get hysterical, hysteria
Oh can you feel it, do you believe it?
Em 
It’s such a magical mysteria
When you get that feelin’, better start believin’

Let the last chord ring

Em 
‘Cause it’s a miracle, oh say you will, ooh babe

Hysteria when you’re near

Solo, find a way to skip this

   x 4

Dsus Cadd9 
     I gotta know tonight
Dsus Em7/B 
     If you’re alone tonight
Dsus Cadd9 
     Can’t stop this feeling
G/B D/A 
     Can’t stop this fire

Em 
Oh, I get hysterical, hysteria
Oh can you feel it, do you believe it?
Em 
It’s such a magical mysteria
When you get that feelin’, better start believin’
Em 
‘Cause it’s a miracle, oh say you will, ooh babe
Oh can you feel it, do you believe it

Em 
Oh, I get hysterical, hysteria
When you get that feelin’, better start believin’
Em 
‘Cause it’s a miracle, oh say you will, ooh babe, say you will

D11 Gmaj7 Em9 Gmaj7 D11 
   →  

Def Leppard - Let’s Get Rocked  

Originally in F, I play in A, with the verse higher and the chorus lower than the original

Do you wanna get rocked?

A5 D5 
 Let’s get, let’s get, let’s get, let’s get rocked 

I’ll use just 4→5→1 later as a shorthand for this riff

D5 D5 E5 A5 A5 
 →  →  →  →  x4

Vox on the 1 and some b3

A5 
I’m your average ordinary everyday kid
A5 
Happy to do nothing, in fact that’s what I did
A5 
I got a million ways to make my day but daddy don’t agree
A5 
Because when I try to get away, he says, he got plans for me

A5 
Get your butt right out of bed
A5 
 Stop bugging me
A5 
Get up and move your sleepy head
A5 
 Don’t shake my tree

A5 
He said mow the lawn, who me?
A5 
Walk the dog, not my style, man
A5 
Take out the trash, no way
A5 
Tidy your room, come on, get real
A5 
Sorry Dad, got to disappear

Hard stop

A5 
 Let’s get the rock out of here

 Seven day weekend, up all night
G5 D5 
 In at the deep end, hang on tight  →  →
E5 G5 D5 
 It won’t take a minute  →  →
E5 G5 D5 
 It won’t take long  →  →
E5 D5 E5 A5 
 So get on in it, come on, come on, come on   

A5 D5 E5 A5 D5 E5 
Let’s get, let’s get, let’s get, let’s get rocked  
A5 D5 E5 A5 D5 E5 
Let’s get, let’s get, let’s get, let’s get rocked  
Let’s go all the way, get it night and day
E5 A5 D5 E5 A5 D5 E5 
Come on, let’s get, let’s get, let’s get, let’s get rocked  

Hard stop

A5 
I’m your average ordinary everyday dude
A5 
Driving with my baby to get her in the mood
A5 
She’s dialing through my radio and I’m ready to make my move
A5 
But what she got ain’t rock ‘n roll and it really blew my groove

A5 
It was Chopin, Mozart, Beethoven
A5 
And it makes me want to scream
A5 
Bach, Tchaikovsky, violins
A5 
Turn it off, that ain’t my scene
A5 
Well, I’m sorry, girl, here’s my confession
A5 
 I’m supposin’ rock’s out of the question

 Seven day weekend, up all night
G5 D5 
 In at the deep end, hang on tight  →  →
E5 G5 D5 
 It won’t take a minute  →  →
E5 G5 D5 
 It won’t take long  →  →
E5 D5 E5 A5 
 So get on in it, come on, come on, come on   

A5 D5 E5 A5 D5 E5 
Let’s get, let’s get, let’s get, let’s get rocked  
A5 D5 E5 A5 D5 E5 
Let’s get, let’s get, let’s get, let’s get rocked  
Let’s go all the way, get it night and day
E5 A5 D5 E5 A5 D5 E5 A5 
Come on, let’s get, let’s get, let’s get, let’s get rocked   

Bridge

Whoa, all I want to do is take a ride into the blue
 But every time I want I’m up here stuck inside my room
Heaven knows I’m sick and tired of dancing with this broom

A/C# 
 →  → 
A/C#  
 → → 

I feel lucky today

A/C# 
 →  → 
A/C#  
 → → 

Hey look at that, man 

A/C# 
Do you want to get rocked? →  → 
A/C# 
Do you want to get  →  → rocked?

Solo

       x2

E5 G5 D5 
Whoa,  it won’t you take a minute  →  →
E5 G5 D5 
 It won’t take long  →  →
E5 D5 E5 A5 
 So get on, get with it, whoa, come on, everybody   

Band drops out

A5 
 Let’s get, let’s get, let’s get, let’s get rocked, get on top baby
A5 G5 D5 
 Let’s get, let’s get, let’s get, let’s get rocked, do you wanna, do you wanna?

A#5 D#5 F5 A#5 
Let’s get, let’s get, let’s get,  let’s get rocked
D#5 F5 
Get on top of it
A#5 D#5 F5 A#5 
Let’s get, let’s get, let’s get, let’s get rocked
D#5 F5 
Rock to rock you’er rockin’  baby
A#5 D#5 F5 A#5 
Let’s get, let’s get, let’s get, let’s get rocked

G# D# 
Let’s go all the way, let’s do it night and day
A# 
Let’s get out and play, rock the night away
D#5 F5 G# 
Come on, let’s get, let’s get, let’s get,  let’s get rocked

D#5 F5 A# 
Do you want to get rocked?  →  →  → 

Def Leppard - Love Bites  

Originally in Dm, I play in Em, down an octave

Intro

Em7 Am7 D7sus4 
   

Vox on the 5 on “love”

Em7 Am7 
When you make love, do you look in the mirror?
D7sus4 
Who do you think of, does he look like me?
Em7 Am7 
Do you tell lies and say that it’s forever?
D7sus4 
Do you think twice, or just touch and see?
Em7 
Ooh babe,  oh yeah

Em7 Am7 
When you’re alone, do you let go?
D7sus4 
Are you wild and willing or is it just for show?

Ooh c'mon

A# 
 I don’t wanna touch you too much baby
Gm A# 
 ‘Cause making love to you might drive me crazy →  → 
A# 
 I know you think that love is the way you make it
Gm 
 So I don’t wanna be there when you decide to break it, no

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “bites”

Dm A# Gm 
Love bites, love bleeds,  it’s bringin’ me to my knees
Dm A# Gm 
Love lives, love dies,  it’s no surprise
Dm A# Gm 
Love begs, love pleads,  it’s what I need

Em7 Am7 D7sus4 
   
Em7 Am7 
When I’m with you are you somewhere else?
D7sus4 
Am I gettin’ thru  or do you please yourself?
Em7 Am7 
When you wake up will you walk out?
D7sus4 
It can’t be love if you throw it about, ooh babe

A# 
 I don’t wanna touch you too much baby
Gm 
 ‘Cause making love to you might drive me crazy, oh

Dm A# Gm 
Love bites, love bleeds,  it’s bringin’ me to my knees
Dm A# Gm 
Love lives, love dies,  it’s no surprise
Dm A# Gm 
Love begs, love pleads,  it’s what I need

Em7 Am7 D7sus4 
       x2

Oh, yeah

A# 
 I don’t wanna touch you too much baby
Gm A# 
 ‘Cause making love to you might drive me crazy →  → 
A# 
 I know you think that love is the way you make it
Gm 
 So I don’t wanna be there when you decide to break it, no

Dm A# Gm 
Love bites, love bleeds,  it’s bringin’ me to my knees
Dm A# Gsus4 G/C 
Love lives, love dies,  →  

Dm A# Gm 
Love bites, love bleeds,  it’s bringin’ me to my knees
Dm A# Gm 
Love lives, love dies,  it’s no surprise
Dm A# Gm 
Love begs, love pleads,  it’s what I need

Spoken

Em7 
 If you’ve got love in your sights, watch out, love bites

Def Leppard - Miss You in a Heartbeat  

Originally in Bb, I play in G capo 2

Intro

Em Em7 
   

I believe  that there’s something deep inside
Em 
 That shouldn’t be from time to time
 I sure found out, thought love was such a crime
Em 
 The more you care, the more you fall

 No need to worry, no need to turn away
‘Cause it don’t matter, anyway, baby

Em 
 Ooh,  I miss you in a heartbeat
Em 
 Ooh,  I miss you right away
Em 
 Ooh,  I miss you in a heartbeat
‘Cause it ain’t  love  if it don’t  feel that way

Em Em 
   
When we touch,  I just lose my self-control
Em 
 A sad sensation I can’t hide
 To love is easy, it ain’t easy to walk away
Em 
 I keep the faith, and there’s a reason why, yeah

 No need to worry, no need to turn away
‘Cause it don’t matter, anyway, baby

Em 
 Ooh,  I miss you in a heartbeat
Em 
 Ooh,  yeah I miss you right away
Em 
 Ooh,  I miss you in a heartbeat
‘Cause it ain’t  love  if it don’t  feel that way

Bridge

Em Em 
Now,  I ain’t big on promises  →  →
 But I’ll be true to you  →  →
Em 
 ‘Cause I’d do about anything
Em 
 For someone like  →  →
 Baby, for you

Solo if appropriate

Em Em 
Em Em 
   
D/C 
   
Em 
 Ooh,  I miss you in a heartbeat
Em 
 Ooh,  yeah I miss you right away
Em 
 Ooh,  I miss you in a heartbeat
‘Cause it ain’t  love  if it don’t  feel that way

Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar on Me  

Originally in C#, I play it in A when I’m alone.

Highest vocal note is the 5 (“one lump or two”)

I pretty much play everything as power chords

Low harmony on 1, high harmony on 3

Step inside, walk this way
You and me babe, hey, hey

Low harmony on 1 only

Love is like a bomb, baby, c’mon get it on

Livin’ like a lover with a radar phone
Lookin' like a tramp, like a video vamp
Demolition woman, can I be your man?

High harmony enters on 3

Razzle ‘n’ a dazzle ‘n’ a flash a little light

Television lover, baby, go all night
Sometime, anytime, sugar me sweet
Little miss ah innocent sugar me, yeah

Take a bottle, shake it up
Break the bubble, break it up

Pour some sugar on me, ooh, in the name of love
Pour some sugar on me, c’mon fire me up
Pour your sugar on me oh, I can’t get enough

I’m hot, sticky sweet, from my head to my feet yeah

Listen!

Low harmony on 1 only

Red light, yellow light, green-a-light go

Crazy little woman in a one man show
Mirror queen, mannequin, rhythm of love
Sweet dream, saccharine, loosen up

High harmony enters on 3

You gotta squeeze a little, squeeze a little

Tease a little more
Easy operator come a knockin' on my door
Sometime, anytime, sugar me sweet
Little miss innocent sugar me, yeah, yeah, come on

Vox on 1 7 1 b3 of the first chord on “take a bottle”

Take a bottle, shake it up

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “break”

Break the bubble, break it up

Pour some sugar on me, ooh, in the name of love
Pour some sugar on me, c’mon fire me up
Pour your sugar on me, oh, I can’t get enough

I’m hot, sticky sweet, from my head to my feet yeah

I skip the solo here

Chromatic 8th-note walk to key change

A# 
   

Harmonies on 1 and 3 in the new key

You got the peaches, I got the cream

Sweet to taste, saccharine
'Cause I'm hot (hot), so hot, sticky sweet
From my head (head), my head, to my feet

Do you take sugar? One lump or two?

Take a bottle, shake it up
Break the bubble, break it up

Pour some sugar on me, ooh, in the name of love
Pour some sugar on me, c’mon fire me up
Pour your sugar on me, oh, I can’t get enough
Pour some sugar on me, oh, in the name of love
Pour some sugar on me, get it, come get it
Pour your sugar on me, oooh
Pour your sugar on me, yeah, sugar me

Def Leppard - Two Steps Behind  

       x2

Walk away  if you want to
It’s okay  if you need to
You can run, but you can never hide 
From the shadow that’s creepin’ up beside you

F#m 
There’s a magic runnin’ through your soul
But you can’t have it all
(Whatever you do) I’ll be two steps behind you
(Where ever you go) and I’ll be there to remind you
That it only takes a minute of your precious time
To turn around, I’ll be two steps behind

       x2

Take the time  to think about it 
Just walk the line, you know you just can’t fight it 
Take a look around, you’ll see what you can find
Like the fire that’s burnin’ up inside me

F#m 
There’s a magic runnin’ through your soul
But you can’t have it all
(Whatever you do) I’ll be two steps behind you
(Where ever you go) and I’ll be there to remind you
That it only takes a minute of your precious time
To turn around, I’ll be two steps behind

Solo on verse

F#m 
There’s a magic runnin’ through your soul
But you can’t have it all
(Whatever you do) I’ll be two steps behind you
(Where ever you go) and I’ll be there to remind you
That it only takes a minute of your precious time
To turn around, I’ll be two steps behind

Outro

       x2

Del Amitri - Roll To Me  

Originally in F#, I play in D

Gadd9 
D/F# Em7 
D/F# Em7 Em7 
   
D/F# Em7 
Look around your world pretty baby 
D/F# Em7 
Is it everything you hoped it’d be 
D/F# Em7 
 The wrong guy the wrong situation
Em7 
 The right time to roll to me

D/F# Em7 
   Roll to me
D/F# Em7 Em7 
D/F# Em7 
And look into your heart pretty baby
D/F# Em7 
Is it aching with some nameless need 
D/F# Em7 
Is there something wrong and you can’t put your finger on it
Em7 
 Right then roll to me

D/F# Em7 
   
D7/A Gm/Bb F#m7/A Em7/G 
And I don’t think I have ever seen a soul so in despair
D/F# G6 
So if you want to talk the night through
Em7 A/G D/F# A/E 
Guess who will be there    

D/F# Em7 
So don’t try to deny it pretty baby 
D/F# Em7 
You’ve been down so long you can hardly see 
D/F# Em7 
When the engine’s stalled and it won’t stop raining
Em7 
It’s the  right time to roll to me

D/F# Em7 
   Roll to me
D/F# Em7 
   Roll to me
D/F# Em7 
D7/A Gm/Bb F#m7/A Em7/G 
And I don’t think I have ever seen a soul so in despair
D/F# G6 
So if you want to talk the night through
Em7 A/G D/F# A/E 
Guess who will be there    

D/F# Em7 
So look around your world pretty baby
D/F# Em7 
Is it everything you hoped it would be
D/F# Em7 
 The wrong guy the wrong situation
Em7 
 The right time to roll to

D/F# Em7 
Me, the, a-right time to roll to
D/F# Em7 
Me, the, a-right time to roll to
Em7 
Me, oooh

D/F# Em7 

Deniece Williams - Let’s Hear it for the Boy  

Originally in C# , I play in C capo 2 (down an octave)

Intro

Am F/G 
    →  x 4

Am 
My baby, he don’t talk sweet
F/G Am 
He ain’t got much to say   

Am 
But he loves me, loves me, loves me
F/G Am 
know that he loves me anyway   

Am 
And maybe he don’t dress fine
F/G Am 
But I don’t really mind   

Bb 
Cause every time he pulls me near, I just wanna cheer

G/B 
Let’s hear it for the boy
G/A G/B G/A 
 Let’s give the boy a hand   

G/B 
Let’s hear it for my baby
G/A G/B G/A 
 You know you gotta understand   

Vox on the m7 of the chord on “maybe”, which will feel low

Em7 F#m7 
Maybe he’s no Romeo, but he’s my loving one-man show
G/B A7sus 
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Let’s hear it for the boy

Simplifying some wonky synth-horn parts here

G/B 
  
Am F/G 
    →  x 2

Am 
My baby may not be rich
F/G Am 
He’s watching every dime   

Am 
But he loves me, loves me, loves me
F/G Am 
We always have a real good time   

Am 
And maybe he sings off-key
F/G Am 
But that’s all right by me   

Bb 
Cause what he does, he does so well, makes me want to yell

G/B 
Let’s hear it for the boy
G/A G/B G/A 
 Let’s give the boy a hand   

G/B 
Let’s hear it for my baby
G/A G/B G/A 
 You know you gotta understand   

Em7 F#m7 
Maybe he’s no Romeo, but he’s my loving one-man show
G/B A7sus 
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Let’s hear it for the boy

G/B 
  
Am F/G 
    →  x 2

Derek and the Dominos - Bell Bottom Blues  

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#

B7/F# Em G/D 
       →  → 

Vox on the 3 on “blues”

B7/F# Em G/D 
Bell bottom blues, you made me cry 
I don’t wanna lose this feeling  →  → 
B7/F# Em G/D 
And if I could choose  a place to die 
It would be in your arms 

Vox on the 5 of the chord on “do you wanna”

B/D# C#m 
 Do you wanna see me crawl across the floor to you  
B/D# C#m 
 Do you wanna see me beg you to take me back, I’d gladly do it because
Emaj7/G# E7 
I don’t want to fade away, give me one more day please
Emaj7/G# E7 
I don’t want to fade away, in your heart I long to stay  →  → 

B7/F# Em G/D 
It’s all wrong, but it’s all right
The way that you treat me baby   →  → 
B7/F# Em G/D 
Once I was strong, but I lost the fight 
You won’t find a better loser 

B/D# C#m 
 Do you wanna see me crawl across the floor to you  
B/D# C#m 
 Do you wanna see me beg you to take me back, I’d gladly do it because
Emaj7/G# E7 
I don’t want to fade away, give me one more day please
Emaj7/G# E7 
I don’t want to fade away, in your heart I long to stay  →  → 

Solo on verse chords

B7/F# Em G/D 
       →  → 
B7/F# Em G/D 
     
B/D# C#m 
 Do you wanna see me crawl across the floor to you  
B/D# C#m 
 Do you wanna see me beg you to take me back, I’d gladly do it because
Emaj7/G# E7 
I don’t want to fade away, give me one more day please
Emaj7/G# E7 
I don’t want to fade away, in your heart I long to stay  →  → 

B7/F# Em G/D 
Bell bottom blues, don’t say goodbye 
We’re surely gonna meet again   →  → 
B7/F# Em G/D 
And if we do,  don’t ya be surprised 
If you find me with another lover,  no

B/D# C#m 
 Do you wanna see me crawl across the floor to you  
B/D# C#m 
 Do you wanna see me beg you to take me back, I’d gladly do it because
Emaj7/G# E7 
I don’t want to fade away, give me one more day please
Emaj7/G# E7 
I don’t want to fade away, in your heart I long to stay
Emaj7/G# E7 
I don’t want to fade away, give me one more day please
Emaj7/G# E7 
I don’t want to fade away, in your heart I long to stay  →  → 

Derek and the Dominos - Layla  

Chorus originally around Dm (verse in C#m), I play the

chorus in Am (verse in G#m)

Intro

Am Am 
       x5
Am 
  
G#m7 D#m7 
 What will you do when you get lonely?
G#m7 B7 
 No one waiting by your side 
C#m F# 
 You’ve been runnin’ and hiding much too long
C#m F# 
 You know it’s just your foolish pride

Am 
Layla 
Am Am 
You got me on my knees, Layla 
Am Am 
I’m beggin’ darling please, Layla 
Am Am 
Darling won’t you ease my worried mind?   

G#m7 D#m7 
 Tried to give you consolation
G#m7 B7 
 Your old man he let you down 
C#m F# 
 Like a fool, I fell in love with you
C#m F# 
 You turned my whole world upside down

Am 
Layla 
Am Am 
You got me on my knees, Layla 
Am Am 
I’m beggin’ darling please, Layla 
Am Am 
Darling won’t you ease my worried mind?  

G#m7 D#m7 
 Make the best of the situation
G#m7 B7 
 Before I finally go insane 
C#m F# 
 Please don’t say we’ll never find a way
C#m F# 
 Tell me all my love’s in vain

Am 
Layla 
Am Am 
You got me on my knees, Layla 
Am Am 
I’m beggin’ darling please, Layla 
Am Am Am 
Darling won’t you ease my worried mind?   

Am 
Layla (Layla)
Am Am 
You’ve got me on my knees, Layla 
Am Am 
I’m beggin’ darling please, Layla 
Am Am Am 
Darling won’t you ease my worried mind?   

Solo

Am Am 
       x8

Repeat a zillion times

G/B Cadd9 Cmaj7 C6 
   →  →  →  x2
F7 F7(#11) 
   

Then once in a while...

Em Am 
Em Am 

Dido - Thank You  

Originally in B, I play in G

Em 
   x8

Em D/F# Em 
 My tea’s gone cold, I’m wondering why I got out of bed at all
D/F# Em 
The morning rain clouds up my window, and I can’t see at all
D/F# Em 
And even if I could, it’d all be gray, but your picture on my wall
Em/B 
It reminds me that it’s not so bad, it’s not so bad

Em 
   x2

Em D/F# Em 
 I drank too much last night, got bills to pay, my head just feels in pain
D/F# Em 
I missed the bus and there’ll be hell today, I’m late for work again
D/F# Em 
And even if I’m there they’ll all imply that I might not last the day
Em/B 
And then you call me and it’s not so bad, it’s not so bad

G/B 
And I, want to thank you
G/B 
For giving me the best day of my life
G/B 
And oh, just to be with you
Bm7 Am7 
Is having the best day of my life

Bm7 Am7 
   
G/B 
 Push the door, I’m home at last and I’m soaking through and through
G/B 
Then you handed me a towel and all I see is you
G/B Bm7 
And even if my house falls down now, I wouldn’t have a clue
Am7 
Because you’re near me

G/B 
And I, want to thank you
G/B 
For giving me the best day of my life
G/B 
And oh, just to be with you
Bm7 Am7 
Is having the best day of my life

G/B 
And I, want to thank you
G/B 
For giving me the best day of my life
G/B 
And oh, just to be with you
Bm7 Am7 
Is having the best day of my life

Dion - Runaround Sue  

Originally in D, I play in A capo 2

Highest note is the 4.

Quiet, let ring

 Here’s my story it’s sad but true
F#m 
 It’s about a girl that I once knew
 She took my love then ran around
 With every single guy in town

Pick it up

These are really background “hey” over lead “whoa”

Hey, hey, whoa
F#m 
Hey, hey, whoa
Hey, hey, whoa

Hard stop on the last “whoa” (every time)

Hey, hey, whoa

Not a typo, he definitely says “yem”

 Yem, I should have known it from the very start
F#m 
 This girl’d leave me with a broken heart
 Aw listen people what I’m telling you

Hard stop on the 1 (every time)

 Ah keep away from Runaround Sue, yeah

 I miss ‘em lips and the smile from her face
F#m 
 The touch of her hand and this girl’s warm embrace
 So if you don’t want to cry like I do
 Ah, keep away from Runaround Sue

Hey, hey, whoa
F#m 
Hey, hey, whoa
Hey, hey, whoa
Hey, hey, whoa

She likes to travel around
She’ll love you, then she’ll put you down
Now people let me put you wise

Hard stop on “Sue” (both times)

Ah, Sue goes out with other guys

Here’s the moral and the story from the guy who knows
F#m 
 I’ve been in love and my love still grows
Ask any fool that she ever knew
They’ll say  keep away from Runaround Sue

 Hey
F#m 
 Yea, keep away from this girl
 I don’t know what she’ll do
 Keep away from Sue

She likes to travel around
She’ll love you, then she’ll put you down
Now people let me put you wise
Ah she goes out with other guys

Here’s the moral and the story from that guy who knows
F#m 
 I’ve been in love and my love still grows
 Ask any fool that she ever knew

No hard stop this time

They’ll say  ah, keep away from Runaround Sue

Fade on...

 Yea
F#m 
 Stay away from that girl
 Don’t you know what she’ll do now
 Whoa...

Dion - The Wanderer  

Originally in D, I play in D or C.  If in C, I use 8x555x fingering

so I can (a) be less folk-y and (b) work the 6ths in.

Swung, with 6ths if practical

Oh well I’m the type of guy who will never settle down

Where pretty girls are, well you know that I’m around

kiss ‘em and I love ‘em ‘cause to me they’re all the same
hug ‘em and I squeeze ‘em, they don’t even know my name

They call me the wanderer, yeah the wanderer
I roam around around around around 

Oh well there’s Flo on my left arm and there’s Mary on my right

And Janie is the girl well that I’ll be with tonight

And when she asks me which one I love the best
tear open my shirt and I show her Rosie on my chest

‘Cause I’m a wanderer, yeah a wanderer
I roam around around around around

Oh well I roam from town to town

I go through life without a care
And I'm as happy as a clown

Hang on “two fists”

B7 
With my two fists of iron, but I’m going nowhere

Oh, I’m the type of guy that likes to roam around

I’m never in one place, I roam from town to town

And when I find myself fallin’ for some girl
Yeah, I hop right into that car of mine, I drive around the world

Yeah I’m a wanderer, yeah the wanderer
I roam around around around around 

 Solo on verse chords

Oh, I’m the type of guy that likes to roam around

I’m never in one place, I roam from town to town

And when I find myself fallin’ for some girl
hop right into that car of mine, drive around the world

Cause I’m a wanderer, yeah a wanderer
I roam around around around around around

Yeah I’m a wanderer, they call me a wanderer
I roam around around around around around

Yeah I’m a wanderer, they call me a wanderer
A7 D9 
I roam around around around around around   

Dion and the Belmonts - A Teenager in Love  

Originally in C#, I play in C capo 1

Am 
   x2

Am 
Each time we have a quarrel
It almost breaks my heart
Am 
‘Cause I am so afraid that we will have to part

Am 
Each night I ask the stars up above
Am 
Why must I be a teenager in love?

Am 
One day I feel so happy
Next day I feel so sad
Am 
I guess I’ll learn to take the good with the bad

Am 
‘Cause each night I ask the stars up above
Am 
Why must I be a teenager in love?

I cried a tear for nobody but you
I’ll be a lonely one if you should say we’re through

Am 
Well if you want to make me cry
That won’t be so hard to do
Am 
If you should say goodbye
I’d still go on loving you

Am 
Each night I ask the stars up above
Am 
Why must I be a teenager in love?

I cried a tear for nobody but you
I’ll be a lonely one if you should say we’re through

Am 
Well if you want to make me cry
That won’t be so hard to do
Am 
And if you should say goodbye
I’d still go on loving you

Am 
Each night I ask the stars up above
Am 
Why must I be a teenager in love?
Am 
Why must I be a teenager in love?
Am 
Why must I be a teenager in love?

Dire Straits - Money for Nothing  

Originally in Gm, I play in Em capo 3

Em7 
I want my... I want my... I want my MTV

Em7 Em7 
    → 
Em7 Em7 Em7 
    → 

Em7 
Now look at them yo-yo’s, that’s the way you do it
Em7 
 You play the guitar on the M.T.V.
Em7 
 That ain’t workin’, that’s the way you do it
Em7 
Money for nothin’ and your chicks for free

Em7 
 Now that ain’t workin’, that’s the way you do it
Em7 
 Lemme tell ya them guys ain’t dumb
Em7 
Maybe get a blister on your little finger
Em7 Em7 
 Maybe get a blister on your thumb

 We got to install microwave ovens
 Custom kitchen deliveries
Em7 
 We got to move these refrigerators
C# 
 We got to move these color TV’s

Em7 
 See the little maggot with the earring and the makeup
Em7 
 Yeah buddy that’s his own hair
Em7 
 That little maggot got his own jet airplane
Em7 
That little faggot he’s a millionaire

 We got to install microwave ovens
 Custom kitchen deliveries
Em7 
 We got to move these refrigerators
C# 
 We got to move these color TV’s

Em7 Em7 
    → 
Em7 Em7 Em7 
    → 

Weird chorus with just Sting...

 We got to install microwave ovens
 Custom kitchen deliveries

...then just Mark.

Em7 
 We got to move these refrigerators
C# 
 We got to move these color TV’s

Em7 
 I should’a learned to play the guitar
Em7 
 I should’a learned to play them drums
Em7 
 Look at that mama, she’s got it stickin’ in the camera
 Man we could have some fun

 

Em7 
 And he’s up there, what’s that? Hawaiian noises?
Em7 
 He’s bangin’ on the bongos like a chimpanzee
Em7 
 Oh, that ain’t workin’, that’s the way you do it
Em7 
 Get your money for nothin’ and your  chicks for free

 We got to install microwave ovens
 Custom kitchen deliveries
Em7 
 We got to move these refrigerators
C# 
 We got to move these color TV’s

Em7 Em7 
    → 
Em7 Em7 Em7 
    → 

Mostly spoken

Em7 
 Listen here, now that ain’t workin’ that’s the way you do it
Em7 
 You play the guitar on the M.T.V.
Em7 
 That ain’t workin’ that’s the way you do it
Em7 
 Money for nothin’ and your chicks for free

Em7 
 Money for nothin’, chicks for free  
Em7 Em7 
 Get you money for nothin’, and you chicks for free  

With “I want my MTV”

Em7 
 Money for nothin’, chicks for free  
Em7 Em7 
 Get you money for nothin’, and you chicks for free  

Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing  

Originally in Dm, I play in Am capo 5

Am Am Am Am/G 
       x4

Am 
You get a shiver in the dark, it’s raining in the park but meantime
Am 
 South of the river you stop and you hold everything

 A band is blowing Dixie double four time
Am 
 You feel alright when you hear that music ring 

Am 
  → 

Am 
Well now, you step inside but you don’t see too many faces
Am 
 Coming in out of the rain to hear the jazz go down
 Competition in other places
Am 
 Oh, but the horns they blowin’ that sound

 →  Way on down south
 →  Way on down south
Am 
London Town

Am C/G C/G 
 →  →   →   → 
Am C/G C/G 
 →  →   →   → 

Am 
You check out Guitar George,   he knows  all the chords
Am 
 Mind he’s strictly rhythm he doesn’t want to make it cry or sing

 They say an old guitar is all he can afford
Am 
 When he gets up under the lights to play his thing

Am 
  → 

Am 
 And Harry doesn’t mind if he doesn’t make the scene
Am 
 He’s got a daytime job, he’s doin’ alright
 He can play the honky tonk like anything
Am 
 Saving it up for Friday night

 →  With the Sultans
Am 
 →  With the Sultans of Swing

Am C/G C/G 
 →  →   →   → 
Am C/G C/G 
 →  →   →   → 

Am 
Then a crowd of young boys, they’re foolin’ around in the corner
Am 
 Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles

 They don’t give a damn about about any trumpet playin’ band
Am 
 It ain’t what they call rock and roll

 →  And the Sultans
Am 
 →  Yeah, the Sultans, they play Creole

Am C/G C/G 
 →  →   →  Creole  → 
Am C/G C/G 
 →  →   →   → 

Solo on verse chords

Am 
Am 
Am Am 
    
Am C/G C/G 
 →  →   →   → 
Am C/G C/G 
 →  →   →   → 

Am 
 And then the man he steps right up to the microphone
Am 
 And says at last just as the time bell ring

 Goodnight, now it’s time to go home
Am 
 Then he makes it fast with one more thing

 →  We are the Sultans 
Am 
 →  We are the Sultans of Swing

Am C/G C/G 
 →  →   →   → 
Am C/G C/G 
 →  →   →   → 

Dire Straits - Walk of Life  

Rubato

  →  
A/C# 
 →  
B/G# 
 →  
A/C# 
 →  

In time

    →  x 2

Here comes Johnny singing oldies, goldies

Be-Bop-A-Lula, Baby What I Say
Here comes Johnny singing I Gotta Woman
Down in the tunnel trying to make it pay

 He got the action, he got the motion, oh  yeah the boy can play

Hanging stop on “turning”

 Dedication, devotion, turning all the night time into the day

He do the song about the sweet lovin’ woman
He do the song about the knife
He do the walk,  do the walk of life
Yeah, he do the walk of life

    → 

Here come Johnny gonna tell you a story

Hand me now my walkin’ shoes
Here come Johnny with the power and the glory
Backbeat the talkin' blues

 He got the action, he got the motion,  oh yeah the boy can play
 Dedication, devotion, turning all the night time into the day

song about a sweet lovin’ woman
He do the song about the knife
Yeah they do the walk,  do the walk of life
Yeah, you do the walk of life

    →  x 2

Here comes Johnny singing oldies, goldies

Be-Bop-A-Lula, Baby What I Say
Here comes Johnny singing I Gotta Woman
Down in the tunnel, trying to make it pay

 He got the action, he got the motion,  oh yeah the boy can play
 Dedication, devotion, turning all the night time into the day

And after all the violence and double talk
There’s just a song in all the trouble and the strife
You do the walk, yeah you do the walk of life
Mmmm, you do the walk of life

    →  x 2

Disney - DuckTales Theme  

Originally in E, I play in D

Intro, with octaves

These bVII/1’s are IV/1’s in the original

D7 C/D C/D 
Life is like a hurricane here in Duckburg
D7 C/G C/G 
Race cars, lasers, aeroplanes,  it’s duck blur
Em A7 Em7 A7 
You might solve a mystery or rewrite history

Give a whole measure to the 7#9, i.e. the same duration

as the other chords

D7#9 
Duck tales, oo-oo 
Bb 
Every day they’re out there making
D7#9 
Duck tales, oo-oo 
Bb 
Tales of derring-do, bad and good luck tales, oo-oo

D7 C/D C/D 
When it seems they’re headed for the final curtain
D7 C/G C/G 
Bold deduction never fails, that’s for certain
Em A7 Em7 A7 
The worst of messes become successes

D7#9 
Duck tales, oo-oo 
Bb 
Every day they’re out there making
D7#9 
Duck tales, oo-oo 
Bb 
Tales of derring-do, bad and good luck tales, oo-oo

Em7 D/F# 
D-d-d-danger, watch behind you
Em9/G D/F# 
There’s a stranger out to find you

Key change

What to do, just grab on to some

E7#9 
Duck tales, oo-oo 
Every day they’re out there making
E7#9 
Duck tales, oo-oo 
E7#9 
Tales of derring-do, bad and good luck tales, oo-oo 
D11 
Not pony tails or cotton tails but Duck tales, oo-oo

Disney - For the First Time in Forever  

Originally in F, I play in G.  The original includes a half-step key change that I’ve left out here.

Intro

Gsus4 
   x3

Vox on the low 5

C/G 
The window is open so’s that door
Gmaj7 C/G 
didn’t know they did that anymore
G/B Dsus4 Dsus4 
Who knew we owned eight thousand salad plates   

C/G 
For years I’ve roamed these empty halls
Gmaj7 C/G 
Why have a ballroom with no balls?
Em11 Em11/D A9/C# A7 
Finally they’re op’ning up the gates 

F#m7 Gmaj7 
There’ll be actual real live people
Bm 
It’ll be totally strange
But wow, am I so ready for this change

G/B 
‘Cause for the first time in forever
D/F# Gmaj9 
There’ll be music, there’ll be light
Em Bm 
For the first time in forever
B7 
I’ll be dancing through the night

Em Em7/D 
Don’t know if I’m elated or gassy
A9 
But I’m somewhere in that zone
Gm/A# Csus2 
‘Cause for the first time in forever
Dsus4 
 I won’t be alone

Gsus4 
   x3

I can’t wait to meet everyone, what if I meet *the* one?

C/G 
Tonight imagine me gown and all
Gmaj7 C/G 
Fetchingly draped against the wall
G/B Dsus4 Dsus4 
The picture of sophisticated grac  

C/G 
suddenly see him standing there
Gmaj7 C/G 
beautiful stranger, tall and fair
Em11 Em11/D A9/C# A7 
wanna stuff some choco’late in my face 

F#m7 Gmaj7 
But then we laugh and talk all evening
A6 Bm 
Which is totally bizarre
Nothing like the life I’ve led so far

G/B 
For the first time in forever
D/F# Gmaj9 
There’ll be magic, there’ll be fun
Em Bm 
For the first time in forever
B7 
I could be noticed by someone

Em Em7/D 
And I know it is totally crazy to 
A9 
Dream I’d find romance
Gm/A# Csus2 
But for the first time in forever
Dsus4 
At least I’ve got a chance

D/F# 
  → 

Bm 
 Don’t let them in,  don’t let them see 
A/C# Am/C 
 →  Be the good girl you always have to be 
Bm 
 Conceal,  don’t feel
A/C# 
Put on a show
Am 
Make one wrong move and everyone will know

The chords here are totally made up, to get me back to the original key,

but they capture the gestalt of this part.

C/E 
But it’s only for today (it’s only for today)
Cm7b5 
It’s agony to wait (it’s agony to wait)
C#m7b5 D9 
 Tell the guard to open up the gate

G/B 
For the first time in forever, I’m getting

(Don’t let them in, don’t let them see)

D/F# Gmaj7 
What I’m dreaming of 

(Be the good girl you always have to be)

Em Bm 
chance to change my lonely world

(Conceal)

B7 
chance to find true love 

(Conceal, don’t feel, don’t let them know)

Em Em/D 
know it all ends tomorrow
A9/C# 
So it has to be today 
G/B 
‘Cause for the first time in forever
G/D A7 Cm7 
For the first time in forever
Dsus4 
 Nothing’s in my  way

Disney - Gummi Bears Theme  

Originally starts in Bb, I play in F (which starts really low)

Highest note you really need is the 7 in the first key

Play a little faster than you think it is.  This all fits in 2 minutes.

Vox start on the 3... that’s the *low* 3, you will regret it a *lot* if you start on the high 3.

Am Bb 
Dashing and daring, courageous and caring
Bb Bb 
Faithful and friendly with stories to share

Am Bb 
All through the forest they sing out in chorus
Bb Bb 
Marching along as their song fills the air

Bb 
Gummi Bears
Gm Dm 
Bouncing here and there and everywhere
Gm Bb 
High adventure that’s beyond compare
Gm 
They are the Gummi Bears

Am Bb 
Magic and mystery are part of their history
Bb Bb 
Along with the secret of gummiberry juice

Bm 
Their legend is growing they take pride in knowing
They’ll fight for what’s right in whatever they do

Gummi Bears
Am Em 
Bouncing here and there and everywhere
Am 
High adventure that’s beyond compare
Am 
They are the Gummi Bears 
Am 
They are the Gummi Bears

Skipping sax interlude here...

Slow piano...

Dbm 
Dashing and daring, courageous and caring
Faithful and friendly with stories to share

Dbm 
All through the forest they sing out in chorus
Marching along as their song fills the air

Back to tempo

Gummi Bears
Bm Gbm 
Bouncing here and there and everywhere
Bm 
High adventure that’s beyond compare
Bm 
They are the Gummi Bears 
Bm 
       Oooh...

Gummi Bears
Bm Gbm 
When a friend’s in danger they’ll be there
Bm 
Lives and legends that we all can share
Bm 
They are the Gummi Bears  
Bm 
They are the Gummi Bears  
Bm 
They are the Gummi Bears

Disney - How Far I’ll Go  

Originally in E, I play in E capo 2

Bsus4 
I’ve been staring at the edge of the water
C#m Asus2 
‘Long as I can remember, never really knowing why
Bsus4 
I wish I could be the perfect daughter
C#m Asus2 
But I come back to the water, no matter how hard I try

C#m 
Every turn I take, every trail I track
B/D# 
Every path I make, every road leads back
To the place I know, where I cannot go

Vox in 1 5 3 of the minor chord on “long to be”

Am 
Where I long to be

Bsus4 
See the line where the sky meets the sea, it calls me
C#m7 Asus2 
And no one knows, how far it goes
Bsus4 
If the wind in my sail on the sea stays behind me
C#m7 Am 
One day I’ll know, if I go there’s just no telling how far I’ll go

No pause here, right into the next verse

F#m 
I know, everybody on this island seems so happy 
C#m Asus2 
On this island, everything is by design
F#m C#m 
I know, everybody on this island has a role on this island
Asus2 
So maybe I can roll with mine

C#m 
I can lead with pride, I can make us strong
B/D# 
I’ll be satisfied if I play along
But the voice inside sings a different song
Am 
What is wrong with me?

Bsus4 
See the light as it shines on the sea, it’s blinding
C#m7 Asus2 
But no one knows, how deep it goes
Bsus4 
And it seems like it’s calling out to me, so come find me

I can’t decide whether it’s really a iv or a IV this time, so calling it a IVsus2

C#m Asus2 
And let me know, what’s beyond that line, will I cross that line?

Csus4 
See the line where the sky meets the sea? It calls me
Dm7 Bbsus2 
And no one knows, how far it goes
Csus4 
If the wind in my sail on the sea stays behind me
Dm Ab Fm Dm7b5 
One day I’ll know, how far I’ll go   

Disney - Kiss The Girl  

Originally in C, I play in D capo 1

There you see her, sitting there across the way
She don’t got a lot to say but there’s something about her
And you don’t know why but you’re dying to try
You wanna kiss the girl

Yes, you want her, look at her, you know you do
Possible she want you too, there is one way to ask her
It don’t take a word, not a single word
Go on and kiss the girl

Shalalalala my oh my looks like the
Boy too shy ain’t gonna kiss the girl
Shalalalala ain’t that sad it’s such a
Shame, too bad, you’re gonna miss the girl

You know, I feel really bad not knowing your name...

Maybe I can guess. Is it, uh Mildred? 
Okay, no. How about Diana? Rachel? 
Ariel. Her name's Ariel...
Ariel?  Ariel? Oh. That's kind of pretty. Okay, Ariel...

Now’s your moment, floating in a blue lagoon
Boy, you better do it soon, no time will be better
She don’t say a word and she won’t say a word
Until you kiss the girl

Shalalalala my oh my looks like the
Boy too shy ain’t gonna kiss the girl
Shalalalala ain’t that sad it’s such a
Shame, too bad, you’re gonna miss the girl

Shalalalala don’t be scared, you got the  
Moves prepared go on and kiss the girl
Shalalalala don’t stop now don’t try to hide it how
You wanna kiss the girl

Shalalalala float along, and listen
To this song, this song say kiss the girl
Shalalalala music play, do what the music say
You gotta kiss the girl
Kiss the girl, you gotta
Kiss the girl, go on and
Kiss the girl

Disney - Let it Go  

Originally in Ab, written here in G.

I play capo 3 (so in Bb), and sing the verse *above*

the original, so I can drop down for the pre-chorus and

chorus.

Start quiet, barely strumming

Em Amsus4 Am 
Em Asus4 
    

Vox on the 5 (B)

Em Cadd9 
The snow glows white on the mountain tonight
Am 
Not a footprint to be seen
Em Cadd9 
kingdom of isolation, and it looks like I’m the queen

On “howling”, only go up to the 1 of the chord, not the 5

Em Amsus4 Am 
 The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside
Em 
Couldn’t keep it in, heaven knows I’ve tried

Start to fade strumming in

Vox down to the 5 of the chord (A if the chord is D)

Don’t let them in, don’t let them see
Be the good girl you always have to be
Conceal, don’t feel, don’t let them know
Well now they know

Let it go, let it go
Em 
Can’t hold it back any more
Let it go, let it go
Em 
Turn away and slam the door
I don’t care
Em 
What they’re going to say
Bm Bb 
Let the storm rage on
The cold never bothered me anyway

 
Em 
It’s funny how some distance
Am 
Makes everything seem small

Start going down here, to the 5 of the chord on “fears”,

down to the 5 of the chord on “get”

Em 
And the fears that once controlled me
Can’t get to me at all

It’s time to see what I can do
To test the limits and break through
No right, no wrong, no rules for me
I’m free

Let it go, let it go
Em 
I am one with the wind and sky
Let it go, let it go
Em 
You’ll never see me cry

Here I stand
Em 
And here I stay
Bm Bb 
Let the storm rage on

Bridge

My power flurries through the air into the ground

My soul is spiraling in frozen fractals all around

And one thought crystallizes like an icy blast

I’m never going back
Am 
The past is in the past 

Let it go, let it go
Em 
When I’ll rise like the break of dawn
Let it go, let it go
Em 
That perfect girl is gone

Em Cm 
Here I stand in the light of day 
Bm Bb 
Let the storm rage on
The cold never bothered me anyway

Disney - Love is an Open Door  

I’m still torn on whether it’s a G7 or Gm7 on “before”,

and an Am7 or A7 on “any more”.

F == female, M == male, B == both

Intro, bass and drums

Dsus4/F# D/G Asus4 
   

F: OK, can I just say something crazy?
M: I love crazy

Dsus4/F# D/G Asus4 
F: All my life has been a series of doors in my face
Dsus4/F# Em7 Asus4 
F: And then suddenly I bump into you 

M: I was thinking the same thing! 

Dsus4/F# 
M: ‘Cause like I’ve been searching my whole life
D/G Asus4 
M: To find my own place

Dsus4/F# 
F: And maybe it’s the party talking 
Em7 Asus4 
F: Or the chocolate fondue

Bm 
F: But with you 
M: But with you I found my place
D9 
F: I see your face
G7 
B: And it’s nothin’ like I’ve ever known before

D/F# Gm 
B: Love is an open door 
D/F# Gm 
B: Love is an open door 

B: Love is an open door
D/F# 
F: With you, M: with you
F: With you, M: with you
Gm 
B: Love is an open door

     

Dsus4/F# D/G Asus4 
Dsus4/F# D/G Asus4 
   
Esus4/G# 
M: I mean its crazy (F: what?), we finish each others’ 
E/A 
F: Sandwiches 
Bsus4 
M: That’s what I was gonna say!

F: I’ve never met someone
Esus4/G# F#m7 Bsus4 
B: Who thinks so much like  me 

B: Jinx!  Jinx again!

Esus4/G# 
B: Our mental synchronization can
E/A Bsus4 
B: Have but one explanation
Esus4/G# F#m7 Bsus4 
M: You (F: and I) M: were (F: just) B: meant to  be 

  

C#m 
F: Say goodbye, M: say goodbye
E9 
B: To the pain of the past 
F# A7 
B: We don’t have to feel it any more

E/G# F# Am 
B: Love is an open door 
E/G# F# Am 
B: Love is an open door 

Life can be so much more
E/G# 
F: With  you, M: with you
F# 
F: With you, M: with you
Am 
B:  Love is an open 

Esus4/G# E/A Bsus4 
B: Door   

M: Can I say something crazy? Will you marry me?
F: Can I say something even crazier?  Yes!

Disney - Part of Your World  

Originally in F, I play in the G below that.

Highest note is the 5

Slow, ringing strums

D11 
 x2

Vox start on the 5 of the first chord

D11 
Look at this stuff, isn’t it neat?
D11 
Wouldn’t you think my collection’s complete?

Vox stay on A

Bm7 Em7 
Wouldn’t you think I’m the girl
A/C# A/B 
The girl who has everything? 

D11 
Look at this trove, treasures untold
D11 
How many wonders can one cavern hold?
Bm7 Em7 
Lookin’ around here you’d think
A/C# A/B 
Sure, she’s got everything 

Cmaj7 Bm7 
I’ve got gadgets and gizmos aplenty
Em7 
I’ve got whozits and whatzits galore
Cmaj7 Bm7 
You want thingamabobs? I got twenty
Em7 
But who cares? No big deal

Let this chord hang a while

D11 
I want more

Enter way up-tempo, straight 8ths

Bm7 
I wanna be where the people are
D11 
I wanna see, wanna see ‘em dancin’
Em7 
Walkin’ around on those
Bm7 D11 
Whad’ya call ‘em? Feet 

Bm7 
Flippin’ your fins you don’t get too far
D11 
Legs are required for jumpin’, dancin’
Em7 
Strollin’ along down a
Bm7 D11 
What’s that word again? Street

G7 
Up where they walk, up where they run
Cm 
Up where they stay all day in the sun
Wanderin’ free, wish I could be
Cadd9 
Part of that world 

Vox stay on G

D11 
What would I give, if I could live
Bm7 Em7 
Out of these waters? 
D11 
What would I pay to spend a day
Bm7 Em7 
Warm on the sand? 

D11 
Betcha on land they understand
B7 Em7 
Bet they don’t reprimand their daughters
A7sus4 
Bright young women sick a’ swimmin’
Ready to stand 

Key change, vox stay on the root of the new chord.

This key change is not in the original.

C#m7 
And ready to know what the people know
Ask my questions and get some answers
C#m7 
What’s a fire and why does it
What’s the word... burn? 

A7 
When’s it my turn?  Wouldn’t I love?
Dm 
Love to explore that shore above?
Out of the sea, wish I could be
F#m 
Part of that world 

Out of the sea, wish I could be 
Part of that world   

Disney - The Bare Necessities  

Originally in C, I play in D capo 2

Vox start on the low 1 of the chord

D7 
 Look for the  bare necessities
The simple bare necessities
B7 E7 A7 
Forget about your worries and your strife 
D7 
I mean the  bare necessities
G7 
Old Mother Nature’s recipes
G7 E7 A7 
That bring the bare necessities of life  

A7 
Wherever I wander, wherever I roam
A7 D7 
I couldn’t be fonder of my big home 
Gm6 
The bees are buzzin’ in the tree
E7 
To make some honey just for me

Vox on 5 1 1 1 of the chord on “you look under”

Bm B7 
When you look under the rocks and plants
E7 B7 
And take a glance at the fancy ants

B7 
Then maybe try a few 
Em7 A7 Bm 
The bare necessities of life will come to you 
Em7 A7sus4 G7 
 They’ll come to you  

D7 
 Look for the  bare necessities
The simple bare necessities
B7 E7 A7 
Forget about your worries and your strife 

I mean the

D7 
 Bare necessities
G7 
That’s why a bear can rest at ease
D7 G7 E7 A7 
With just the bare necessities of life  

A7 
Now when you pick a pawpaw, or a prickly pear
A7 D7 
And you prick a raw paw, well next time beware 
Gm6 
Don’t pick the prickly pear by the paw
E7 
When you pick a pear try to use the claw
Bm B7 
But you don’t need to use the claw
E7 B7 
When you pick a pear of the big pawpaw

B7 
Have I given you a clue?
Em7 A7 Bm 
The bare necessities of life will come to you 
Em7 A7sus4 G7 
 They’ll come to you  

D7 
 Look for the  bare necessities
The simple bare necessities
B7 E7 A7 
Forget about your worries and your strife 

I mean the

D7 
 Bare necessities
G7 
That’s why a bear can rest at ease
D7 G7 E7 A7 
With just the bare necessities of life  
D7 G7 E7 A7 
With just the bare necessities of life  
D7 G7 E7 A7 
With just the bare necessities of life  

Disney - Under the Sea  

Originally in Bb, I play in A capo 3.

       x2

Vox enter on I

The seaweed is always greener
In somebody else’s lake
You dream about going up there
But that is a big mistake

Vox up to I

Just look at the world around you
Right here on the ocean floor
Such wonderful things surround you
What more is you lookin’ for?

Under the sea,  under the sea 
Darling it’s better down where it’s wetter
Take it from me
Up on the shore they work all day
F#m 
Out in the sun they slave away
While we devotin’ full time to floatin’
Under the sea

       x2

Down here all the fish is happy
As off through the waves they roll
The fish on the land ain’t happy
They sad ‘cause they in the bowl
But fish in the bowl is lucky
They in for a worser fate
One day when the boss get hungry
Guess who’s gon’ be on the plate

Under the sea,  under the sea 
Nobody beat us fry us and eat us
In fricassee
We what the land folks loves to cook

Note that “off the hook” is a *triple* entendre here!

F#m 
Under the sea we off the hook
We got no troubles life is the bubbles
Under the sea

Under the sea,  under the sea 
Since life is sweet here
We got the beat here naturally
Even the sturgeon an’ the ray
F#m 
They get the urge ‘n’ start to play
We got the spirit
You got to hear it under the sea

The newt play the flute, the carp play the harp
The plaice play the bass, and they soundin’ sharp
The bass play the brass, the chub play the tub
The fluke is the duke of soul (Yeah)

The ray he can play, the ling’s on the strings
The trout rockin’ out, the blackfish she sings
The smelt and the sprat, they know where it’s at
An’ oh that blowfish blow

Instrumental chorus, skip if no soloist

Under the sea,  under the sea 
When the sardine begin the beguine
It’s music to me
What do they got? A lot of sand
F#m 
We got a hot crustacean band
Each little clam here know how to jam here
Under the sea

Each little slug here cuttin’ a rug here
Under the sea

Each little snail here know how to wail here
F#m 
That’s why it’s hotter under the water
Ya we in luck here down in the muck here
Under the sea

       x2

Disney - When Will My Life Begin  

Originally in E, I play in G, in which case play the

intro chords as just V I (ignore the roots and sus)

Dadd4 G/D 
   x 3

Dadd4 G/D 
Seven A.M., the usual morning lineup
Dadd4 G/D 
Start on the chores and sweep till the floor’s all clean
D# A# 
Polish and wax, do laundry, and mop and shine up
D/C G/B 
Sweep again, and by  then
D7 
It’s like seven fifteen, and so I’ll

“Read a book” is 3 5 6 of the key

Am7 
Read a book or maybe two or three

“few new paintings” on 3 6(up) 6(down) 2 of the key

Em7 A7 Cadd9 
I’ll add a few new paintings to my gallery

“tar and knit” on 3 1 6 of the key

Em7 A7 
I’ll play guitar and knit and cook
B7 Em7 
And ba sica lly just wonder
A9 D7sus4 
When will my life begin

Dadd4 G/D 
   x 2

Dadd4 G/D 
Then after lunch it’s puzzles and darts and baking
Dadd4 G/D 
Paper mache, a bit of ballet and chess
D# A# 
Pottery and ventriloquy, candle making, then I’ll
D/C Gsus/B 
Stretch, maybe sketch
D7 
Take a climb, sew a dress, and I’ll

Am7 
Re-read the books if I have time to spare
Em7 A7 
I’ll paint the walls some more
Cadd9 
I’m sure there’s room somewhere 
Em7 A7 
And then I’ll brush and brush
B7 Em7 
And brush and brush my hair
A7 B7 Em7 
Stuck in the same place I’ve al ways been
Am7 G/B 
And I’ll keep won’dring and won’dring
Bm7 E7 
And won’dring and won’dring
A9 D7sus4 
When will my life begin?

C/G C/G 
And tomorrow night lights will appear
C/G Am7 
Just like they do on my birthday each  year
Em7 A7 D7sus4 G7 
What is it like out there where they glow?
G/B Dsus4 
Now that I’m older mother might just let me go

Disney - You’ve Got a Friend in Me  

Originally in Eb, I play in C capo 3

E7/B Am Ab7 
C/G Cdim7 G7 
  → 
Gaug C9 Gaug 
   
Gaug C9 
You’ve got a friend in me 
F#dim7 C/G C9 
You’ve got a friend in me 
C/E E7 Am 
When the road looks rough ahead
C/E E7 Am 
And you’re miles and miles from your nice warm bed
F#dim7 C/G E/G# F7 E7 Am 
You just remember what your old pal said
D7 G7 A7 
For you’ve got a friend in me 
D7 G7 
Yeah, you’ve got a friend in me

E7/B Am Ab7 
C/G Cdim7 G7 
  → 

Gaug C9 
You’ve got a friend in me 
F#dim7 C/G C9 
You’ve got a friend in me 
C/E E7 Am 
You got troubles,  and I got ‘em too
C/E E7 Am 
There isn’t anything I wouldn’t do for you
C/E E7 Am 
If we stick together we can see it through
D7 G7 A7 
‘Cause you’ve got a friend in me 
D7 G7 C7 
You’ve got a friend in me 

Some other folks might be a little bit smarter than I am
Baug 
Bigger and stronger too, maybe
C#m7 Ddim7 B7/D# Em A7 
But none of them will ever love you the way I do
Dm7 G7 
It’s me and you, boy

Gaug C9 
And as the years go by 
F#dim7 C/G C9 
Our friendship will never die 

Short rubato on “destiny”

F#dim7 C/G E7/G# Am 
You’re going to see it’s our destiny
D7 G7 A7 
You’ve got a friend in me  
D7 G7 A7 
You’ve got a friend in me  
D7 G7 
You’ve got a friend in me

E7/B Am Ab7 
C/G Cdim7 G7 
  → 

Dixie Chicks - Long Time Gone  

3-5-x--3--x--3--x--7--x--7--x--3--5h3-3-3-
3---x--3--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--3--3---3-3-
0---x--0--x--0--x--0--x--0--x--0--0---0-0-
------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------
                                                 
3--5--x--3--x--3--x--x--8-7-5-x--x-
3-----x--3--x--3--x--x--5-5-7-x--x-
0-----x--0--x--0--x--x--0-7-7-x--x-
-----------------------------------
-----------------------------------
-----------------------------------

5-7-x-9/10-x-x-----------------|----5-3
7---x-9/10-x-x-10--9---x-9s-10-|-10-7-3
7---x------x-x-11--10--x-10s11-|-11-5-0
---------------10--9---x-9s-10-|-10-7-0
-------------------------------|-------
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Darrell Scott does this in G, Dixie Chicks in D

Chords for tabbed intro

 
Daddy sits on the front porch swingin’
Lookin’ out on a vacant field
It used to be filled with burly tobacco
Now he knows it never will
My brother found work in Indiana
My sister’s a nurse at the old folks home
Momma’s still cookin’ too much for supper
And me, I’ve been a long time gone

Been a long time gone
No I ain’t hoed a row since I don’t know when
Long time gone and it ain’t comin’ back again

 
Delia plays that old church piano
Sittin’ out on her daddy’s farm
She always thought that we’d be together
Lord, I never meant to do her harm
Said she could heard me singin’ in the choir
Me I heard another song
I caught wind and hit the road runnin’ and
Lord I’ve been a long time gone

Been a long time gone
Lord I ain’t had a prayer since I don’t know when
Long time gone and it ain’t comin’ back again

 x 2

Bridge

Now me, I went to Nashville, tryin’ to be the big deal
Playin’ down on Broadway, gettin� there the hard way
Livin’ from a tip jar, sleepin’ in my car
Hockin� my guitar, yeah I’m gonna be a star

Now me and Delia singin’ every Sunday
Watchin’ the children and the garden grow
We listen to the radio to hear what’s cookin’
But the music ain�t got no soul
Now they sound tired but they don’t sound Haggard
They got money but they don’t have Cash
They got Junior but they don�t have Hank

I think, I think, I think the rest is a

Long time gone
No I ain’t hit the roof since I don’t know when
Long time gone and it ain’t comin’ back
I said a long time gone
No I ain�t honked a horn since I don�t know when
Long time gone and it ain�t comin� back again

I said a long time, long time, long time gone
Oh it�s been a long time 

Long time, long time, long time gone
Oh it’s been a long... time... gone

Long time, long time, long time gone, yeah, yeah

Repeat intro

Dixie Chicks - Travelin’ Soldier  

Bruce Robison plays in B.

The Dixie Chicks play in A.

I play in G capo 5.

Two days past 18
He was waiting for a bus in his army greens
Sat down at a booth at a cafe there
Gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair

He’s a little shy so she give him a smile
And he said would you mind sitting down for a while
And talking to me, I’m feeling a little low?
She said I’m off in an hour and I know where we can go

So they went down and they sat on the pier 
He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don’t care, I’ve 
Got no one to send a letter to
Would you mind if I sent one back here to you?

Em 
I cried
Never gonna hold the hand of another 
Guy, too young for him they told her
Waiting for the love of a travelin’ soldier
Em 
Our love will never end
Waiting for the soldier to come back 
Again, never more to be alone
When the letter says a soldier’s coming home

So the letters came from an army camp
In California then Vietnam
And he told her of his heart, he might be in love
And all the things he was so scared of

He said when it’s getting kinda rough over here
think of that day sitting down at the pier
And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile
Don’t worry but I won’t be able to write for a while

Em 
I cried
Never gonna hold the hand of another 
Guy, too young for him they told her
Waiting for the love of a travelin’ soldier
Em 
Our love will never end
Waiting for the soldier to come back 
Again, never more to be alone
When the letter says a soldier’s coming home

Solo on verse chords if appropriate

One Friday night at a football game
The lord’s prayer said and the anthem sang
And a man said folks would you bow your head
For a list of local Vietnam dead

Crying all alone under the stand
Was a piccolo player in the marching band
And one name read and nobody really cared
But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair

Em 
I cried
Never gonna hold the hand of another 
Guy, too young for him they told her
Waiting for the love of a travelin’ soldier
Em 
Our love will never end
Waiting for the soldier to come back 
Again, never more to be alone
When the letter says a soldier’s coming home

Em 
I cried
Never gonna hold the hand of another 
Guy, too young for him they told her
Waiting for the love of a travelin’ soldier
Em 
Our love will never end
Waiting for the soldier to come back 
Again, never more to be alone
When the letter says a soldier’s coming home

outro

Dobie Gray - Drift Away  

Originally in B, I play in A or G, highest note is the 6

(on “POURing rain”), lots of 5 in the chorus

Intro

E/A D/A E/A 
 →  →  →  → 
Esus4 
 → 

 Day after day I’m more confused
 Yet I look for the light through the pouring rain
 You know that’s a game that I hate to lose
Bm 
I’m feelin’ the strain,  ain’t it a shame

Oh, give me the beat, boys, and free my soul
wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
Oh, give me the beat, boys, and free my soul
wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away

E/A D/A E/A 
 →  →  →  → 
Esus4 
 → 

 Beginning to think that I’m wastin’ time
 I don’t understand the things I do
 The world outside looks so unkind
Bm 
Now I’m countin’ on you to carry me through

Oh, give me the beat, boys, and free my soul
wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
Yeah, give me the beat, boys, and free my soul
wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away

E/A D/A E/A 
 →  →  →  → 
Esus4 
 → 

Bm 
 And when my mind is free
 You know a melody can move me
Bm 
 And when I’m feelin’ blue
 The guitar’s comin’ through to soothe me

 Thanks for the joy that you’ve given me
 I want you to know I believe in your song
 Rhythm and rhyme and harmony
Bm 
 You help me along, makin’ me strong

Instruments drop out

Oh, give me the beat, boys, and free my soul
wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
Give me the beat, boys, and free my soul
E/G# D/F# 
wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away, ooh

Instruments back in

Give me the beat, boys, and free my soul (free my soul)
wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away (ooh, hey)
Give me the beat, boys, and free my soul (free my soul)
wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away

Now won’t you take me, take me 

Fade on chorus chords

Dolly Parton - 9 to 5  

Originally in D, I play in A capo 1 or 2

Highest note is the 5 (“crazy if you let it”,

but *mostly* the highest note is the 3

Intro, with chromatic walks up to the root

Vox on 1 3 5 6 1

Tumble outta bed and I stumble to the kitchen

Vox on 1 3 5 6 1 of the chord

Pour myself a cup of ambition

Vox stay on the 1 of the chord on “yawn”

And yawn n’ stretch n’ and try to come to life

Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumpin’
Out on the streets the traffic starts jumpin’
With folks like me on the job from 9 to 5

Vox on the 7

D7 
Workin’ 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin’
A7 
Barely gettin’ by, it’s all takin’ and no givin’
D7 
They just use your mind, and they never give you credit
B7 E7 
It’s enough to drive you crazy if you let it

D7 
9 to 5, for service and devotion
A7 
You would think that I would deserve a fair promotion
D7 
Want to move ahead but the boss won’t seem to let me
B7 E7 
swear sometimes that man is out to get me

They let you dream just to watch ‘em shatter
You’re just a step on the boss man’s ladder
But you got dreams he’ll never take away

In the same boat with a lot of your friends
Waitin’ for the day your ship’ll come in
And the tide’s gonna turn an’ it’s all gonna roll your way

D7 
Workin’ 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin’
A7 
Barely gettin’ by, it’s all takin’ and no givin’
D7 
They just use your mind, and they never give you credit
B7 E7 
It’s enough to drive you crazy if you let it

D7 
9 to 5, for service and devotion
A7 
You would think that I would deserve a fair promotion
D7 
Want to move ahead but the boss won’t seem to let me
B7 E7 
swear sometimes that man is out to get me

Repeat to fade

Dolly Parton - Jolene  

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 Em 
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Em 
I’m begging of you please dont’t take my man
Em Em 
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Em 
Please don’t take him just because you can

Em 
Your beauty is beyond compare
Em 
With flaming locks of auburn hair
Em 
With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green
Em 
Your smile is like a breath of spring
Em 
Your voice is soft like summer rain
Em 
And I cannot compete with you, Jolene

Em 
He talks about you in his sleep
Em 
There’s nothing I can do to keep
Em 
From crying when he calls your name, Jolene
Em 
And I can easily understand
Em 
How you could easily take my man
Em 
But you don’t know what he means to me, Jolene

Em Em 
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Em 
I’m begging of you please don’t take my man
Em Em 
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Em 
Please don’t take him just because you can

Em 
You could have your choice of men
Em 
But I could never love again
Em 
He’s the only one for me, Jolene
Em 
I had to have this talk with you
Em 
My happines depends on you
Em 
Whatever you decide to do, Jolene

Em Em 
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Em 
I’m begging of you please don’t take my man
Em Em 
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Em 
Please don’t take him even though you can

Outro

Em 
Jolene...

Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers - Islands in the Stream  

Originally in C, I play in A capo 1

Intro

D/A 
   →  x 2

Kenny

Baby when I met you there was peace unknown
I set out to get you with a fine tooth comb
D/A 
I was soft inside, there was something goin’ on  

Both

You do something to me that I can’t explain
 Hold me closer and I feel no pain, ev’ry beat of my heart
We got something goin’ on

Kenny

Dmaj7 
Tender love is blind, it requires a dedication

Both

Dm 
 All this love we feel needs no conversation
We ride it together, uh huh
Makin’ love with each other, uh huh

Islands in the stream, that is what we are
Bm 
No one in between, how can we be wrong
Sail away with me to another world
And we rely on each other, uh huh
Bm 
From one lover to another, uh huh

Original changes keys up a b6 here, I don’t

Dolly

 I can’t live without you if the love was gone
 Ev’rything is nothing if you got no one
And you did walk in the night
D/A 
Slowly losin’ sight of the  real thing  

Both

But that won’t happen to us and we got no doubt
 Too deep in love and we got no way out
And the message is clear, this could be the year
For the real thing

Dolly

Dmaj7 
No more will you cry, baby I will hurt you never

Both

Dm 
We start and end as one in love forever we can
Ride it together, uh huh
Makin’ love with each other, uh huh

Islands in the stream, that is what we are
Bm 
No one in between, how can we be wrong
Sail away with me to another world
And we rely on each other, uh huh
Bm 
From one lover to another, uh huh

Bridge, I skip this and just do one more chorus

Kenny

D/A 
     Sail aw  ay
 Whoa I can  sail away, be  with me

Islands in the stream, that is what we are
Bm 
No one in between, how can we be wrong
Sail away with me to another world
And we rely on each other, uh huh
Bm 
From one lover to another, uh huh

Islands in the stream, that is what we are
Bm 
No one in between, how can we be wrong
Sail away with me to another world
And we rely on each other, uh huh
Bm 
From one lover to another, uh huh

Don Henley - All She Wants to Do Is Dance  

Originally in D, I play in A

Intro

A7 A7 F#m 
    →  x4

Vox on the b3 on “pick”

They’re pickin’ up the prisoners and puttin’ ‘em in a pen
F#m 
And all she wants to do is dance, dance
Rebels been rebels since I don’t know when
F#m 
And all she wants to do is dance 

Molotov cocktail, the local drink
F#m 
And all she wants to do is dance, dance
Mix em’ up right in the kitchen sink
F#m 
And all she wants to do is dance 

Crazy people walkin’ round, with blood in their eyes
F#m 
And all she wants to do is dance, dance, dance
Wild-eyed pistol wavers who ain’t afraid to die
And all she wants to do is

F#m 
All she wants to do is dance and make romance
F#m 
She can’t feel the heat comin’ off the street 
She wants to party
She wants to get down
F#m 
All she wants to do is, all she wants to do is dance

A7 A7 F#m 
    →  x2

Vox on the 1 on “gov”

Well, the government bugged the men’s room in the local disco lounge
F#m 
And all she wants to do is dance, dance
To keep the boys from sellin’ all the weapons they could scrounge
F#m 
And all she wants to do is dance 

Yeah but that don’t keep the boys from makin’ a buck or two
F#m 
And all she wants to do is dance, dance
They still can sell the army, all the drugs that they can do
And all she wants to do is

F#m 
All she wants to do is dance and make romance
F#m 

Solo

(Instrumental break)
   
A7 A7 F#m 
    →  x2

Well we barely made the airport for the last plane out
F#m 
As we taxied down the runway I could hear the people shout

They said don’t come back here yankee, but if I ever do
 I’ll bring more money

F#m 
‘Cause all she wants to do is dance and make romance
F#m 
Never mind the heat comin’ off the street 
She wants to party
She wants to get down
All she wants to do is 
F#m 
All she wants to do is dance and make romance

F#m 
   All she wants to do is dance
F#m 

Don Henley - Dirty Laundry  

Originally in F, I play in A capo 3, lots of b3

Intro

A7 A7 G7 G7 D7 D7 A7 A7 
A7 A7 G7 G7 D7 D7 A7 A7 
         → 

Vox on 1 1 1 b3 1 on “I make my livin’”

A7 A7 
 I make my livin’ off the evenin’ news 
G7 G7 
 Just give me some-thin’ somethin’ I can use 
D7 D7 
People love it when you lose
A7 A7 
They love dirty laundry  → 

A7 A7 
 Well, I could-a been an actor, but I wound up here
G7 G7 
 I just have to look good, I don’t have to be clear
D7 D7 
Come and whisper in my ear 
A7 A7 
Give us dirty laundry 

Em7 
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down
A7 A7 
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down  
Em7 
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em all around

A7 
A7 A7 
 We got the bubble-headed bleach-blonde, comes on at five
G7 G7 
 She can tell you ‘bout the plane crash with a gleam in her eye 
D7 D7 
It’s int’resting when people die
A7 A7 
Give us dirty laundry   → 

 

A7 A7 
 Can we film the operation, is the head dead, yet?
G7 G7 
 You know the boys in the newsroom got a running bet
D7 D7 
Get the widow on the set 
A7 A7 
We need dirty laundry  → 

Solo

A7 A7 G7 G7 D7 D7 A7 A7 
         → 
A7 A7 G7 G7 D7 D7 A7 A7 
         → 

A7 A7 
 You don’t really need to find out what’s goin’ on
G7 G7 
 You don’t really want to know just how far it’s gone
D7 D7 A7 
Just leave well enough alone,  eat your dirty laundry

A7 
Em7 
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down
A7 A7 
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down  
Em7 
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down
Kick ‘em when they’re stiff, kick ‘em all around

Original changes key up a whole step here, I’m skipping that

A7 A7 
 Dirty little secrets, dirty little lies
G7 G7 
 We got our dirty little fingers in ev’rybody’s pie 
D7 D7 
We love to cut you down to size 
A7 A7 
We love dirty laundry   → 

A7 A7 
 We can do the innuendo, we can dance and sing
G7 G7 
 When it’s said and done, we haven’t told you a thing
D7 D7 
We all know that crap is king 
A7 A7 
Give us dirty laundry   → 

Solo

A7 A7 G7 G7 D7 D7 A7 A7 
         → 
A7 A7 G7 G7 D7 D7 A7 A7 
         → 

A7 
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down
A7 
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down
G7 
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down
G7 
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down
D7 
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down
D7 
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down
A7 
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down
A7 
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down

A7 

Don Henley - Heart of the Matter  

Originally in D, I play in A

Asus2 Asus2 Asus4 
           x 2
Asus2 Asus2 Asus4/E 
           x 2

I got the call today that I didn’t wanna hear
But I knew that it would come
Old true friend of ours was talking on the phone
She said you found someone

And I thought of all the bad luck

And the struggles we went through

And how I lost me and you lost you
What are these voices outside love’s open door
Make us throw off our contentment
And beg for something more?

Bm7 A/C# 
But I’m learning to live without you now
But I miss you sometimes
A/E F#m 
And the more I know, the less I understand
Esus4 
All the things I thought I knew I’m learning again

I’ve been trying to get down
Bm7 
To the heart of the matter
A/C# 
But my will gets weak
 And my thoughts seem to scatter
A/E 
But I think it’s about forgiveness
F#m 
Forgiveness
Esus4 
Even if, even if you don’t love me anymore

Asus2 Asus2 Asus4 
           x 2

All these times are so uncertain
There’s a yearning undefined
And people filled with rage
We all need a little tenderness
How can love survive in such a graceless age?

Ah the trust and self-assurance that lead to happiness
They’re the very things we kill, I guess
Our pride and competition

Can not fill these empty arms

And the work I put between us
Esus4 
You know it doesn’t keep me warm

Bm7 A/C# 
I’m learning to live without you now
But I miss you baby
A/E F#m 
And the more I know, the less I understand
All the things I thought I’d figured out
Esus4 
have to learn again

I’ve been trying to get down
Bm7 
To the heart of the matter
A/C# 
But everything changes
 And my friends seem to scatter
A/E 
But I think it’s about  forgiveness
F#m 
Forgiveness
Esus4 
Even if, even if, you don’t love me anymore

D/F# 
There are people in your life, who’ve come and gone
Em D/F# 
They let you down, you know they hurt your pride
D/F# 
You better put it all behind you baby, ‘cause life goes on
You keep carrying that anger, it will eat you up inside, baby

I’ve been trying to get down
Bm7 
To the heart of the matter
A/C# 
But my will gets weak
And my thoughts seem to scatter
A/E 
But I think it’s about  forgiveness
F#m 
Forgiveness
Esus4 
Even if, even if you don’t love me 

I’ve been trying to get down
Bm7 
To the heart of the matter
A/C# 
Because the flesh will get weak
And the ashes will scatter
A/E 
So I’m thinkin’ about  forgiveness
F#m 
Forgiveness
Esus4 
Even if, even if you don’t love me anymore

Asus2 Asus2 Asus4 
           x 2

Don Henley - I Will Not Go Quietly  

Originally in Am, I play in Em

Intro

E5 A5 G5 
  → 
E5 A5 D5 G5 
  →  → 
E5 E5/B A#dim7 
  → 
A5 E5 G5 D5 
  →  → 
E5 
Em7 Em7 Em7 Em7 A7 B7 Em7 Em7 
               x2

Vox on the 7

Em7 
 Woke up with a heavy head

And I thought about leavin’ town
I could have died if I wanted to
Slipped over the edge and drowned 

Vox up to the high 1 of the key  on “oh no”

A7 
 But, oh no baby
B7 Em7 
 I won’t give up that easy, no

Vox up to the high 7 of the key now

Em7 
 Too many tire tracks in the sands of time

Too many love affairs that stop on a dime, well

A7 
 Oh baby
B7 Em7 
 Think it’s time to make some changes ‘round here

D5 A/C# 
 →  → 

Mostly just play the root on these 5’s

Em7 G5 F#5 
Yeah, I’m gonna tear it up  → 
Em7 G5 F#5 
Gonna trash it up  → 
Em7 G5 F#5 
I’m gonna round it up  → 
Em7 
Gonna shake it up

A7 B7 Em7 
 Oh now baby,  I will not lie down

G5 F#5 D5 
 →  → 

Em7 
I’m brave enough to be crazy 

Strong enough to be weak
I see all these heroes with feet of clay
Whose mighty ships have sprung a leak

A7 
And I  want you to tell me darlin’
B7 
 Just what do you believe in now?

D5 A/C# 
 →  → 

Em7 
Well,  come on over here baby

You ‘bout to gimme a heart attack
Wanna wrap my lovin' arms
Around the small of your back

A7 B7 
Yeah and I’ll pull you, pull you, pull you
Em7 
Pull you right up close to me, yeah

Em7 G5 F#5 
Yeah, I’m gonna tear it up  → 
Em7 G5 F#5 
Gonna trash it up  → 
Em7 G5 F#5 
I’m gonna round it up  → 
Em7 
Gonna shake it up

A7 B7 Em7 
Oh no no no, I will not lie down

G5 F#5 D5 
 →  → 

G5 D/F# 
 → 
G5 D/F# Em 
 →  → 

Low voice is on the 5 of the chord on “turn”

Em 
Turn this thing around

...now on the 5 of the chord on “I”

Em Em 
I will not go quietly
Em 
I will not lie down
Em Em 
I will not go quietly

Em 
I will not lie down
Em Em 
I will not go quietly
Em 
I will not lie down
Em Em 
  No, I will not lie down, no

Em 
Em 
Well, don’t you ever get lonely?

Don’t you ever get down?
Don't you ever get tired
Of all the wicked tongues in this town?

A7 B7 Em 
 Ooh baby,  just wanna take you away from here

Em 
 Yeah, I ain’t no tiger

Ain’t no little lamb
Suppose you tell me mama
Who do you think I think I am?

A7 A7 
Oh baby, don’t you give a damn?

Em7 G5 F#5 
Yeah, I’m gonna tear it up  → 
Em7 G5 F#5 
Gonna trash it up  → 
Em7 G5 F#5 
I’m gonna round it up  → 
Em7 
Gonna shake it up

A7 B7 Em7 
Oooh ooh baby, I will not lie down

G5 F#5 D5 
 →  → 

G5 D/F# 
 → 
G5 D/F# Em 
 →  → 

Em 
Turn this thing around
Em Em 
I will not go quietly
Em 
I will not lie down
Em Em 
I will not go quietly

Em 
I will not lie down
Em Em 
I will not go quietly
Em 
I will not lie down
Em Em 
  No, I will not lie down, no

Don Henley - The Boys of Summer  

Originally in Ebm, I play in Am or Am capo 1

Highest note is the 3 in the major key (“I can see you”)

Am 
   

Vox in on the 7, up to the 1 on “road”

Am 
 Nobody on the road, nobody on the beach
 I feel it in the air, the summer’s out of reach
Empty lake, empty streets, the sun goes down alone
 I’m driving by your house, though I know you’re not home

 But I can see you,  your brown skin shining in the sun
You got your hair combed back and your sunglasses on, baby
 I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone

Am 
   
Am 
 I never will forget those nights, I wonder if it was a dream
 Remember how you made me crazy, remember how I made you scream
 Now I don’t understand what happened to our love
 But babe I’m gonna get you back 

I’m gonna show you what I’m made of

 I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun
I see you walking real slow and you’re  smiling at everyone
 I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone

Interlude, I skip this

Dm 
  
Am 
Am 
 Out on the road today I saw a deadhead sticker on a Cadillac
 A little voice inside my head said

Don’t look back, you could never look back

 I thought I knew what love was, what did I know?
 Those days are gone forever I should just let them go, but

 I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun
You got the top pulled down and your  radio on, baby
 I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone

 I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun
You got your hair slicked back and those  wayfarers on, baby
 I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone

Fade on chorus chords

Don Henley - The End of the Innocence  

Originally in Ab, I play in D capo 1

Dsus2 Dsus2 Dsus4/F# D/F# G/B Bm7/A A/G Gadd9 
                   x2

Remember when the days were long 
Gadd9 
And rolled beneath a deep blue sky
 Didn’t have a care in the world
Gadd9 
With mommy and daddy standing by

But happily ever after fails
Gadd9 
And we’ve been  poisoned by these fairy tales
The lawyers dwell on small details
Bm 
Since daddy had to fly

Bm7 F#m7 Em7 G6 
Ah, but I know a place where we can go 
Bm7 
 Still untouched by man
Bm7 F#m7 Em7 G6 
 We’ll sit and watch the clouds roll by
Bm7 
And the tall grass waves in the wind

Gadd9 
You can lay your head back on the ground
Bm7 F#m7 Em7 G6 
And let your hair fall all around me 
Gadd9 
Offer up your best defense
Bm7 F#m7 Em7 
This is the end 
Gmaj7 
This is the end of the innocence

Dsus2 Dsus2 Dsus4/F# D/F# G/B Bm7/A A/G Gadd9 
         
Oh  beautiful for spacious skies
Gadd9 
But now those skies are threatening
 They’re beating plowshares into swords
Gadd9 
For this tired old man that we elected king

 Armchair warriors often fail
Gadd9 
And we’ve been poisoned by these fairy tales
The lawyers clean up all details
Bm 
Since daddy had to lie

Bm7 F#m7 Em7 G6 
Ah, but I know a place where we can go 
Bm7 
And wash away this sin
Bm7 F#m7 Em7 G6 
 We’ll sit and watch the clouds roll by 
Bm7 
And tall grass waves in the wind

Gadd9 
Just lay your head back on the ground
Bm7 F#m7 Em7 G6 
And let your hair spill all around me 
Gadd9 
Offer up your best defense
Bm7 F#m7 Em7 
This is the end 
Gmaj7 
This is the end of the innocence

Dsus2 Dsus2 Dsus4/F# D/F# G/B Bm7/A A/G Gadd9 
         

Solo, on somtehing like this

Em7 Em7 Bm7 
Em7 Em7 Bm7 
   
Who knows how long this will last
Gadd9 
 Or how we’ve come so far so fast
 But somewhere back there in the dust
Gadd9 
That same small town in each of us

 I need to remember this
Gadd9 
 So baby give me just one kiss
 And let me take a long last look
Bm7 
Before we say goodbye

Gadd9 
Just lay your head back on the ground
Bm7 F#m7 Em7 G6 
And let your hair fall all around me
Gadd9 
Offer up your best defense
Bm7 F#m7 Em7 
This is the end 
Gmaj7 
This is the end of the innocence

Dsus2 Dsus2 Dsus4/F# D/F# G/B Bm7/A A/G Gadd9 
                   x2

Don McLean - American Pie  

Em7 
long, long time ago
Am 
I can still remember how that
Em 
Music used to make me smile
Em7 
And I know if I had my chance
Am 
That I could make those people dance and
Em 
Maybe they’d be happy for a while

Em Am 
But February made me shiver
Em Am 
Wwith every paper I’d deliver
Am 
Bad news on the doorstep
couldn’t take one more step
Em 
can’t remember if I cried
Am7 
When I read about his widowed bride
Em 
Something touched me deep inside
D7 
The day the music died 

So bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry
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

Am 
Did you write the book of love?
Am 
And do you have faith in god above
Em 
If the bible tells you so?
Em 
Do you believe in rock and roll
Am7 
Can music save your mortal soul
Em A7 
And can you teach me how to dance real slow?

Em 
Well I know that you’re in love with him 
Em 
‘Cause I saw you dancin’ in the gym
A7 
You both kicked off your shoes
D7 
Man I dig those rhythm and blues
Em 
I was a lonely teenage broncin’ buck 
Am 
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
Em 
But I knew I was out of luck
D7 
The day the music died, I started singin’

So bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry
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

Am 
Now for ten years we’ve been on our own
Am Em 
And moss grows fat on a rolling stone
But that’s not how it used to be
Em 
When the jester sang for the king and queen
Am7 
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
Em A7 
In a voice that came from you and me

Em 
And while the king was looking down
Em 
The jester stole his thorny crown
A7 
The courtroom was adjourned
D7 
No verdict was returned
Em 
And while Lenin read a book on Marx
Am 
The quartet practiced in the park
Em 
And we sang dirges in the dark
D7 
The day the music died
We were singin’

So bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry
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

Am 
Helter skelter in a summer swelter
Am 
The birds flew off with a fallout shelter
Em 
Eight miles high and fallin’ fast
Em 
It landed foul on the grass
Am7 
The players tried for a forward pass
Em A7 
With the jester on the sidelines in a cast

Em 
Now the halftime air was sweet perfume
Em 
While sergeants played a marching tune
A7 
We all got up to dance
D7 
But we never got the chance
Em 
‘Cause the players tried to take the field
Am 
The marching band refused to yield
Em 
Do you recall what was the feel
D7 
The day the music died
We started singin’

So bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry
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

Am 
And there we were all in one place
Am 
A generation lost in space
Em 
 With no time left to start again
Em 
So come on Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Am7 
Jack Flash sat on a candle
Em A7 
Stick, ’cause fire is the devil’s only friend

Em 
And as I watched him on the stage
Em 
My hands were clenched in fists of rage
A7 
No angel born in Hell
D7 
Could bread that Satan’s spell
Em 
And as the flames climbed high into the night
Am 
To light the sacrificial rite
Em 
I saw Satan laughing with delight
D7 
The day the music died
He was singin’

Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry
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

Em 
met a girl who sang the blues
Am 
And I asked her for some happy news
Em 
But she just smiled and turned away
Em 
went down to the sacred store
Am 
Where I’d heard the music years before
Em 
But the man there said the music
Wouldn’t play

Em Am 
But in the streets the children screamed
Em Am 
The lovers cried and the poets dreamed
Am 
But not a word was spoken
The church bells all were broken
Em 
And the three men I admire most
Am7 D7 
The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost
Em 
They caught the last train for the coast 
Am7 D7 
The day the music died
D7 
And they were singin’

Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry
And good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye
D7 
Singin’ this’ll be the day that I die 

Dream Theater - Pull Me Under  

Originally in Em, I play in Am

Intro

Am11 Am9 AmM6 F/A G6 
    → 
Am11 Am9 AmM6 F/A A#(b5) 
    → 

Am 

Vox on the 1

Am Am9 
 Lost in the sky
AmM6 F/A G6 
Clouds roll by and I roll with them
Am Am9 
 Arrows fly
AmM6 F/A A#(b5) 
Seas increase and then fall again

Vox on the 2

Am F/C 
This world is spinning around me

If I had to pick, the 5 chord here is a m

F#5/C# 
This world is spinning without me and
Am F/C 
Every day sends future to past
F#5/C# 
Every breath leaves me one less to my last

Am Am7 AmM6 F/A A# 
    → 

Vox on the 5

Am 
Watch the sparrow falling
Am 
Gives new meaning to it all
AmM6 
If not today nor yet tomorrow
Then some other day

Am 
I’ll take seven lives for one
Am 
And then my only father’s son
AmM6 
As sure as I did ever love him
I am not afraid

Am F/C 
This world is spinning around me
F#5/C# 
The whole world keeps spinning around me and
Am F/C 
All life is future to past
F#5/C# 
Every breath leaves me one less to my last

Am AmM6 E7 E7 
   
Dm Dm7 
Pull me under, pull me under
Dm6 Dm A# 
Pull me under, I’m not afraid 
Dm Em 
All that I feel ihonor and spite
Am A# D# 
All I can do is to set it right  

Am 
Am Am9 
 Dust fills my eyes
AmM6 F/A G6 
Clouds roll by and I roll with them
Ama Am9 
 Centuries cry
AmM6 F/A A#(b5) 
Orders fly and I fall again

Am F/C 
This world is spinning inside me
F#5/C# 
The whole world is spinning inside me
Am F/C 
Every day sends future to past
F#/C# 
Every step brings me closer to my last

Am AmM6 E7 E7 
   
Dm Dm7 
Pull me under, pull me under
Dm6 Dm A# 
Pull me under, I’m not afraid 
Dm Em 
Living my life tomuch in the sun
Am A# D# 
Only until your will is gone  

Solo

Am F/C F#5/C# 
    
Dm Dm7 
Pull me under, pull me under
Dm6 Dm A# 
Pull me under, I’m not afraid 
Dm Em 
All that I feel ihonor and spite
Am A# D# 
All I can do is to set it right 

Dm Dm7 
Pull me under, pull me under
Dm6 Dm A# 
Pull me under, I’m not afraid 
Dm Em 
Living my life too much in the sun
Am A# D# Am 
Only until your will is gone  

Am 

Dream Theater - Surrounded  

Originally in G, I play in A capo 2

Asus2 Dadd9 Asus2 Dadd9 

Vox start on the 3, use the *low 3* unless you are a cyborg

Asus2 Dadd9 
 Morning comes too early
Asus2 Dadd9 
 And nighttime falls too late
Bm Asus2 Dadd9 
And sometimes all I want to do is wait
Bm Asus2 
The shadow I’ve been hiding in
C#m7 Bm7 
Has fled from me today

Dmaj7 E/D 
 I know it’s easier
C#m7 F#m7 
To walk away than look it in the eye
Bm Asus2 Dadd9 
But I will raise a shelter to the sky
Bm Asus2 Dadd9 
And here beneath this star tonight I’ll lie
Bm7 A/C# 
She will slowly yield the light
Dadd9 E11 
As I awaken from the longest night

One measure of 9/8 for each chord, first two times soft

D/A E/A G/A 
       x2

Now rock out, still in 9/8

D/A E/A G/A 
   

Still in 9/8

D/A 
Dreams are shaking set sirens waking up tired eyes
E/A G/A 
With the light the memories all rush into his head 

Now in 4/4

D/A 
By a candle stands a mirror of his heart and soul she dances
E/A G/A 
She was dancing through the night above his bed

D/F# 
And walking to the window
Esus4 
He throws the shutters out against the wall
Asus4 Asus2 
D/F# Esus4 
And from an ivory tower hears her call
Let light surround you 

Back to 9/8

D/A E/A G/A 
   

Still in 9/8

D/A 
It’s been a long, long time, he’s had a while to think it over
E/A 
In the end he only sees the change
G/A 
Light to dark, dark to light, light to dark, dark to light

Back in 4/4

Heaven must be more than this
D/A 
When angels waken with a kiss
E/A 
Sacred hearts won’t take the pain
G/A 
But mine will never be the same

D/F# 
He stands before the window
Esus4 
His shadow slowly fading from the wall
D/F# Esus4 
And from an ivory tower he hears her call
Let the light surround you

D/A E/A G/A 
       x2

Bridge

Bm7 E/G# 
 Once I was but I was found
F#m 
When I heard the stained glass
F#m/E B/D# 
Shatter all around me

Dadd9 A/C# Bm7 
sent the spirits tumbling down the hill 
F#m F#m/E B/D# 
But I will hold this one on high above me still
Bm A/C# 
She whispers words to clear my mind
Dadd9 Esus4 
once could see but now at last, I’m blind

Dmaj7 E/D 
 I know it’s easier
C#m7 F#m7 
To walk away than look it in the eye
Bm A/C# Dadd9 
But I have given all that I could take
Bm A/C# Dadd9 
And now I’ve only habits left to break
Bm A/C# Dadd9 
Tonight I’ll still be lying here surrounded
Esus4 Asus2 
In all the light

Dream Theater - Take Away My Pain  

Originally in E, I play in A capo 3

Intro

Asus4 Asus4 Asus4 
       
Asus4 Asus4 
I was sitting on the edge of his bed 
Asus4 Asus4 
Staring at the headlines on the paper  
D/A 
He said look at poor Gene Kelly
E/A Asus4 Asus4 
guess he won’t be singing in the rain   

Em 
You can take away my heroes 
Can you take away my pain?   

Take away my pain                  
Gsus2 
Leave the cold outside
F#m7 
Please don’t let it rain 
Don’t stumble on my pride

Take away my pain
Em7 
I’m not frightened anymore
F#m7 
Just stay with me tonight
I’m tired of this fight
Soon I’ll be knocking at your door

Asus4 Asus4 
She was standing by the edge of his bed 
Asus4 Asus4 
Staring at the message on their faces 
D/A 
He said what else can you do, babe?
E/A Asus4 Asus4 
guess I won’t be coming home again   
Em 
They just took away all my promises 
Make them take away my pain   

Take away my pain                  
Gsus2 
Leave the cold outside
F#m7 
Please don’t let it rain 
Don’t stumble on my pride

Take away my pain
Em7 
I’m not frightened anymore
F#m7 
Just stay with me tonight
I’m tired of this fight
Soon I’ll be knocking at your door

Bridge

Am 
 His final scene the actor bows
And all those years are gone somehow
Am 
The crowd applauds the curtain  falls

Solo

Am Am 
   
Asus4 
   x 4

Asus4 Asus4 
I was standing by the edge of the water 
Asus4 Asus4 
noticed my reflection in the waves 
D/A 
Then I saw you looking back at me
E/A 
And I knew that for a moment
Asus4 Asus4 
You were calling out my name  
Em 
You took away my hero 
Will you take away my pain   

Take away my pain
Gsus2 
Let the cold inside
F#m7 
It’s time to let it rain 
There’s nothing left to hide

Take away my pain
Em7 
I’m not frightened anymore
F#m7 
I’m learning to survive
Without you in my life
Till you come knocking at my door

Asus4 Asus4 

Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf  

Originally in E, I play in A capo 3

Intro, in A you can play some remnants of the riff on the 5th string

Dark in the city, night is a wire, steam in the subway, Earth is a-fire
Do do doo do, do doo do, do doo do, do doo do, do do do
Woman you want me, give me a sign and catch me breathing even closer behind
Do do doo do, do doo do, do doo do, do doo do, do do do

A# 
 In touch with the ground, I’m on the hunt, I’m after you
A# 
Smell like I sound, I’m lost in a crowd, and I’m hungry like the wolf

A# 
Straddle the line, discord and rhyme, I’m on the hunt, I’m after you
A# 
Mouth is alive, juices like wine, and I’m hungry like the wolf 

A5 
Stalked in the forest, too close to hide, I’ll be upon you by the moonlight side
Do do doo do, do doo do, do doo do, do doo do, do do do
High blood drumming on your skin it’s so tight, you feel my heat, I’m just a moment behind
Do do doo do, do doo do, do doo do, do doo do, do do do

A# 
 In touch with the ground, I’m on the hunt I’m after you
A# 
Scent and a sound, I’m lost and I’m found and I’m hungry like the wolf

A# 
Straddle the line, it’s discord and rhyme, I howl and I whine, I’m after you
A# 
Mouth is alive, all running inside, and I’m hungry like the wolf

Bridge

A5 
 (Hungry like the wolf)

A# 
Burning the ground, I break from the crowd, I’m on the hunt, I’m after you
A# 
I smell like I sound, I’m lost and I’m found and I’m hungry like the wolf

A# 
Straddle the line, it’s discord and rhyme, I’m on the hunt, I’m after you
A# 
Mouth is alive with juices like wine and I’m hungry like the wolf

A# 
Burning the ground, I break from the crowd, I’m on the hunt, I’m after you
A# 
Scent and a sound, I’m lost and I’m found and I’m hungry like the wolf

A# 
Straddle the line, it’s discord and rhyme, I howl and I whine, I’m after you
A# 
Mouth is alive, all running inside, and I’m hungry like the wolf

A5 

Duran Duran - Ordinary World  

Originally in B, I play in G

Dm7 A#sus2 F/A Csus2 
   →  
Dm7 A#sus2 F/A Dm7b5 
   →  

Vox on 5 1 of the chord on “came in”

Am7 Dsus4 
Came in from a rainy Thursday on the ave nue
Am7 Dsus4 
 Thought I heard you talking softly  
Am7 Dsus4 
 I turned on the lights, the TV, and the radio
Am7 Dsus4 
 Still I can’t escape the ghost of you 

Am7 Em7 
What has happened to it all? Crazy some would say
B7 
Where is the life that I recognize, gone away

Dm7 
 But I won’t cry for yesterday
A#sus2 F/A 
There’s an ordinary world somehow I have to find
Dm7 A#sus2 
 And as I try to make my way to the ordinary world
F/A Dm7b5 
I will learn to survive

Am7 Dsus4 
 
Am7 Dsus4 
Passion or coincidence once prompted you to say
Am7 Dsus4 
Pride will tear us both apart  
Am7 
Well now pride’s gone out the window
Dsus4 
Cross the rooftops run away
Am7 Dsus4 
Left me in the vacuum of my heart

Am7 Em7 
What is happening to me? Crazy some would say
B7 
Where is my friend when I need you most, gone away

Dm7 
 But I won’t cry for yesterday
A#sus2 F/A 
There’s an ordinary world somehow I have to find
Dm7 A#sus2 
 And as I try to make my way to the ordinary world
F/A 
I will learn to survive

Dm7 A#sus2 F/A Csus2 
   →  
Dm7 A#sus2 F/A Dm7b5 
   →  

Am7 Dsus4 
Papers in the roadside tell of suffering and greed
Am7 Dsus4 
Feared today, forgot tomorrow  
Am7 Dsus4 
Here beside the news of holy war and holy need
Am7 
Ours is just a little sorrowed talk 

Dm7 
 And I don’t cry for yesterday
A#sus2 F/A 
There’s an ordinary world somehow I have to find
Dm7 A#sus2 
 And as I try to make my way to the ordinary world
F/A Dm7b5 
I will learn to survive

Dusty Springfield - I Only Want to Be with You  

Originally in G, I play in A

Intro

       x2

Vox on the 3 on “don’t”

F#m 
don’t know what it is that makes me love you so
F#m 
only know I never want to let you go

Bm 
Cause you started something, oh can’t you see
F#m 
That ever since we met you’ve had a hold on me

Bm 
It happens to be true, I only wanna be with you  → 

F#m 
It doesn’t matter where you go or what you do
F#m 
want to spend each moment of the day with you

Bm 
Now look what has happened with just one kiss
F#m 
never knew that I could be in love like this

Bm 
It’s crazy but it’s true, I only wanna be with you  → 

Bridge

Vox on 3 2 of the chord on “you stopped”

 You stopped and smiled at me, asked if I care to dance
F#m7 B7 
I fell into your open arms, and I didn’t stand a chance, now listen honey

F#m 
I just wanna be beside you everywhere
F#m 
As long as we’re together honey I don’t care

Bm 
Cause you started something, oh can’t you see
F#m 
That ever since we met you’ve had a hold on me

Bm 
No matter what you do, I only wanna be with you  → 

Solo on verse chords

F#m F#m 
Bm 
F#m F#m 
   
Bm 
    

Bridge

You stopped and smiled at me, asked if I care to dance
F#m7 B7 
I fell into your open arms, and I didn’t stand a chance, now hear me tell you

F#m 
I just wanna be beside you everywhere
F#m 
As long as we’re together honey I don’t care

Bm 
Cause you started something, oh can’t you see
F#m 
That ever since we met you’ve had a hold on me

Bm 
No matter what you do, I only wanna be with you  → 
Bm 
I said no matter, no matter what you do, I only wanna be with you  → 

Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man  

Originally in E, I play in E capo 2

Highest note is the 7 of the first key (“was the son of a preacher man” in the last chorus)

Intro, with a decent amount of 7

Billy Ray was a preacher’s son
And when his daddy would visit he’d come along

When they’d gather ‘round and started talking

B7 
 That’s when Billy would take me walking

A-through the back yard we’d go walking
Then he'd look into my eyes
Lord knows to my surprise

The only one who could ever reach me
 Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
 Was the son of a preacher man
Yes he was, he was,  mmm, yes he was

Being good isn’t always easy
 No matter how hard I’d try

When he started sweet-talkin' to me

B7 
 He’d come and tell me everything is alright

He’d kiss and tell me everything is alright
Can I get away again tonight

The only one who could ever reach me
 Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
 Was the son of a preacher man
Yes he was, he was,  mmm, he was

(Oooh, yes, he was)

Bridge, vox on the 5 on “how well”

 How well I remember
 The look was in his eyes, stealin’ kisses from me on the sly

Vox on the 5 of the chord on “takin’ time to make time”


B7 
 Takin’ time to make time

Tellin’ me that he’s all mine

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “learning from each other’s”

 Learnin’ from each other’s knowin’

Lookin’ to see how much we’ve grown and

Key change

The only one who could ever reach me
 Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
 Was the son of a preacher man
Yes he was, he was,  oh yes he was

The only one who could ever reach me
It was the sweet-talkin’ son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
 Was the son of a preacher man

The only one who could ever move me
 Was the sweet-talkin’ son of a preacher man
The only one who could ever fool me
 Was the son of a preacher man

Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues  

With half-step slides

 →   →   x2

I’m a-gonna raise a fuss, I’m a-gonna raise a holler  →   → 
About a-workin’ all summer, just to try to earn a dollar  →   → 
Every time I call my baby, try to get a date

Hard stop on “boss”

My boss says “no dice son, you gotta work late”

Sometimes I wonder what I’m a-gonna do

Hard stop on “ain’t”

But there ain’t no cure for the summertime blues

With half-step slides

 →   →   x2

Well my mom ‘n poppa told me “son, you gotta make some money”  →   → 
If you wanna use the car to go a-ridin’ next Sunday  →   → 
Well I didn’t go to to work, told the boss I was sick

Hard stop on “can’t”

“Now you can’t use the car ‘cause you didn’t work a lick”

Sometimes I wonder what I’m a-gonna do

Hard stop on “ain’t”

But there ain’t no cure for the summertime blues

With half-step slides

 →   →   x2

I’m gonna take two weeks, gonna have a fine vacation  →   → 
I’m gonna take my problem to the United Nations  →   → 
Well I called my Congressman and he said, quote

Hard stop on “like”

“I’d like to help you son, but you’re too young to vote”

Sometimes I wonder what I’m a-gonna do

Hard stop on “ain’t”

But there ain’t no cure for the summertime blues

With half-step slides

 →   →   x4

Eddie Money - Two Tickets to Paradise  

Originally in A, I play in E capo 2

Intro, hang the last chord

   x 8

I’ve got a suprise especially for you
Something that both of us have always wanted to do
I’ve waited so long, I’ve waited so long
I’ve waited so long, I’ve waited so long

I’m gonna take you on a trip so far from here
I’ve got two tickets in my pocket now baby, we’re gonna disappear
Waited so long, I’ve waited so long
I’ve waited so long, we’ve waited so long

I’ve got two tickets to paradise
Won’t you pack your bags we’ll leave tonight
I’ve got two tickets to paradise
I’ve got two tickets to paradise

Interlude, solo if appropriate

   x 8

Whoawhoa

I’m gonna take you on a trip so far from here
I’ve got two tickets in my pocket baby, we’ll disappear
I’ve waited so long, I’ve waited so long
I’ve waited so long, I’ve waited so long

I’ve got two tickets to paradise
Won’t you pack your bags we’ll leave tonight
I’ve got two tickets to paradise
Won’t you pack your bags we’ll leave tonight

I’ve got two tickets to paradise
Won’t you pack your bags we’ll leave tonight
I’ve got two tickets to paradise

Hang the last chord

I’ve got two tickets to paradise

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - Home  

Intro

Bm D/F# 
   →   x2

Her

Bm 
Alabama, Arkansas
I do love my ma and pa
D/F# 
Not the way that I do love you

Him

Bm 
Well, holy, moley, me, oh my
You’re the apple of my eye
D/F# 
Girl I’ve never loved one like you

Her

Bm 
Man oh man you’re my best friend
I scream it to the nothingness
D/F# 
 There ain’t nothing that I need

Him

Bm 
Well, hot and heavy, pumpkin pie
Chocolate candy, Jesus Christ
D/F# 
Ain’t nothing please me more than you

Both

Bm 
Ahh home, let me come home
D/F# 
Home is wherever I’m with you
Bm 
Ahh home, let me come ho-o-ome
D/F# 
Home is wherever I’m with you

Trumpet bridge, alternating measures of 4 and 6

Em 
Ba, ba ba ba, ba ba → ba 
Em Em 
Ba, ba ba ba, ba ba →  
D/G 
 
Bm 
La, la, la, la, take me home
Mother, I’m coming home

Whistling

Bm D/F# 
   →   x2

Him

Bm 
I’ll follow you into the park
Through the jungle through the dark
D/F# 
Girl I never loved one like you

Her

Bm 
Moats and boats and waterfalls
Alleyways and payphone calls
D/F# 
 I’ve been everywhere with you (that’s true)

Him

Bm 
Laugh until we think we’ll die
Barefoot on a summer night
D/F# 
Never could be sweeter than with you

Her

Bm 
And in the streets you run afree

Both, starting on “you and me”

Like it’s only you and me
D/F# 
Jeez, you’re something to see

Both

Bm 
Ahh home, let me come home
D/F# 
Home is wherever I’m with you
Bm 
Ahh home, let me come ho-o-ome
D/F# 
Home is wherever I’m with you

Em 
Ba, ba ba ba, ba ba →  
Em Em 
Ba, ba ba ba, ba ba →  
D/G 
 
Bm 
La, la, la, la, take me home
Mother, I’m coming home

Spoken

Bm 
Him: Jade
Her: Alexander
Him: Do you remember that day you fell outta my window?
Her: I sure do, you came jumping out after me
Him: Well, you fell on the concrete, nearly broke your ass, and you were bleeding all over the, and I rushed you off to the hospital, you remember that?

Her: Yes I do
Him: Well there's something I never told you about that night
Her: What didn't you tell me?

Him: While you were sitting in the backseat smoking a cigarette you thought was gonna be your
Bm 
Him: last,  I was falling deep, deeply in love with you, and I never told you til just now

Both

Bm 
Ahh home, let me come home
D/F# 
Home is wherever I’m with you
Bm 
Ahh home, let me come ho-o-ome
D/F# 
Home is when I’m alone with you

Let ring, him

Bm 
Home, let me come home
D/F# 
Home is wherever I’m with you

Let ring, her

Bm 
Home, yes I am ho-o-ome
D/F# 
Home is when I’m alone with you

Verse lyrics with chorus rhythm

Bm 
Alabama, Arkansas
D/F# 
I do love my ma and pa
Bm 
Moats and boats and waterfalls
D/F# 
Alleyways and payphone calls

Bm 
Home, home
D/F# 
Home is when I’m with you
Bm 
Home, home
D/F# 
Home is when I’m alone with you

Edwin McCain - I’ll Be  

Originally in B, I play in G

Highest note that matters is the 5 (“*I’ll* be”)

   

Vox on the 3 on “strands”

The strands in your eyes that color them wonderful
D/F# C/E 
Stop me and steal my breath 

And emeralds from mountains, thrust towards the sky
D/F# C/E 
Never revealing their depth 

Vox up to the 5 on “tell”

 
D/F# C/E D/F# 
Tell me that we belong together
D/F# C/E D/F# 
 Dress it up  with the trappings of love
D/F# C/E D/F# 
I’ll be captivated, I’ll hang from your lips

Chords change slower on this line

D/F# C/E 
Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above 

G/E 
And I’ll be your crying shoulder
D/F# C/E 
 I’ll be love’s suicide
C/E 
And I’ll be better when I’m older
D/F# C/E 
 I’ll be the greatest fan of your life

D/F# C/E 
    → 

Hard stop on “falls”

And rain falls, angry on the tin roof
D/F# C/E 
As we lie awake in my bed

And you’re my survival, you’re my living proof
D/F# C/E 
My love is alive and not dead 

D/F# C/E D/F# 
And tell me that we belong together
D/F# C/E D/F# 
 Dress it up  with the trappings of love
D/F# C/E D/F# 
I’ll be captivated, I’ll hang from your lips
D/F# C/E 
Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above

G/E 
And I’ll be your crying shoulder
D/F# C/E 
 I’ll be love’s suicide
C/E 
And I’ll be better when I’m older
D/F# C/E 
 I’ll be the greatest fan of your life

Vox on 7 1 of the key on “dropped”

Em 
And I’ve dropped out, I burned up
I fought my way back from the dead
Em 
tuned in, I turned on
Fsus4 
Remembered the thing that you,  said  → 

G/E 
And I’ll be your crying shoulder
D/F# C/E 
 I’ll be love’s suicide
C/E 
And I’ll be better when I’m older
D/F# C/E 
 I’ll be the greatest fan of your life

Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down  

Originally in A, I play in E, vox is mostly on the b7

Intro

Vox on the b7

 You got me running going out of my mind
 You got me thinking that I’m wasting my time

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”

I’ll tell you once more before I get off the floor
Don’t bring me down

 You wanna stay out with your fancy friends
 I’m telling you it’s got to be the end

Don’t bring me down, no no no no no, ooh ooh ooh
I’ll tell you once more before I get off the floor
Don’t bring me down

Bridge

C#m 
Don’t bring me down, groos
C#m 
Don’t bring me down, groos
C#m 
Don’t bring me down, groos
Don’t bring me down

 What happened to the girl I used to know?
 You let your mind out somewhere down the road

Don’t bring me down, no no no no no, ooh ooh ooh
I’ll tell you once more before I get off the floor
Don’t bring me down

 You’re always talkin’ ‘bout your crazy nights
 One of these days you’re gonna get it right

Don’t bring me down, no no no no no, ooh ooh ooh
I’ll tell you once more before I get off the floor
Don’t bring me down

Bridge

C#m 
Don’t bring me down, groos
C#m 
Don’t bring me down, groos
C#m 
Don’t bring me down, groos
Don’t bring me down

Band out, percussion only

 You’re lookin’ good just like a snake in the grass
 One of these days you’re gonna break your glass

Band back in

Don’t bring me down, no no no no no no no no no, ooh ooh ooh
I’ll tell you once more before I get off the floor
Don’t bring me down

Instrumental Bridge

C#m C#m C#m B7 
    
 You got me shaking got me running away
 You get me crawling up to you everyday

Don’t bring me down, no no no no no, ooh ooh ooh
I’ll tell you once more before I get off the floor
Don’t bring me down, down, down, down down down

Instrumental verse

   
I’ll tell you once more before I get off the floor

Band drops out, last chord is implied

Don’t bring me down

Eliza Doolittle - Pack Up  

Originally in B, I play in E, highest note that matters is the 1 (“pack up your troubles”)

Intro

F#m F#m 
   

Vox on the 3 on “tired”

I get tired, and upset
F#m 
And I’m trying to care a little less

When I Google I only get depressed

C#m7 
I was taught to dodge those issues, I was told

Don’t worry, there’s no doubt
F#m 
There’s always something to cry about

When you’re stuck in an angry crowd

Vox on the 6 of the chord on “think”

Edim 
They don’t think what they say before they open their mouths

You gotta pack up your troubles in your old kit bag
F#m 
And bury them beneath the sea

I don’t care what the people may say

What the people may say about me

Pack up your troubles get your old grin back
F#m 
Don’t worry about the cavalry

I don’t care what the whisperers say

‘Cause they whisper too loud for me

F#m 
Hot topic, maybe I should drop it

It’s a touchy subject

C#m7 
And I like to tiptoe ‘round the shit goin’ down

You got penny, but no pound
F#m 
So if your business is running out

It’s not my business to talk about

Edim 
They don’t think what to say, before they open their mouths

You gotta pack up your troubles in your old kit bag
F#m 
And bury them beneath the sea

I don’t care what the people may say

What the people may say about me

 Pack up your troubles get your old grin back
F#m 
Don’t worry about the cavalry

I don’t care what the whisperers say

‘Cause they whisper too loud for me

F#m 
 Tweet tweet, tweet tweet, tweet tweet tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet
Tweet tweet tweet tweet, tweet tweet tweet, tweet tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet tweet tweet

Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag
F#m 
And bury them beneath the sea

I don’t care what the people may say

What the people may say about me

Pack up your troubles get your old grin back
F#m 
Don’t worry about the cavalry

I don’t care what the whisperers say

‘Cause they whisper too loud for me

With ad lib “yeah”

F#m F#m F6 E6 
     → 

Elle King - Ex’s and Oh’s  

Originally in Em, I play Em capo 4

Highest note is the 5

Intro

Em 
Em 
had me a boy, turned him into a man
Em 
showed him all the things that he didn’t understand
Em 
Whoa, then I let him go

Em 
Now, there’s one in California who’s been cursin’ my name
Em 
‘Cause I found me a better lover in the UK
Em 
Hey hey, until I make my getaway

Instruments out, percussion only

Em 
1-2-3 they gonna run back to me
Em 
‘Cause I’m the best baby that they never gotta keep
Em 
1-2-3 they gonna run back to me
Em 
They always wanna come, but they never wanna leave

Ex’s and oh’s
Em 
They haunt me
Like gho-o-sts, they want me
To make them all

Vox on 5 of the minor key, which is the 2 and

the 7 of these chords

Am 
They won’t let go
Em 
Ex’s & oh’s

Em 
Em 
had a summer lover down in New Orleans
Em 
Kept him warm in the winter, left him frozen in the spring
Em 
My my, how the seasons go by
Em 
I get high and I love to get low
Em 
So the hearts keep breaking and the heads just roll
Em 
You know, that’s how the story goes

Instruments out, percussion only

Em 
1-2-3 they gonna run back to me
Em 
‘Cause I’m the best baby that they never gotta keep
Em 
1-2-3 they gonna run back to me
Em 
They always wanna come, but they never wanna leave

Ex’s and oh’s
Em 
They haunt me
Like gho-o-sts, they want me
To make them all
Am 
They won’t let go

My ex’s and oh’s
Em 
They haunt me
Like gho-o-sts, they want me
To make them all
Am 
They won’t let go
Em 
Ex’s and oh’s

Em Em Em 
   
Em 
1-2-3 they gonna run back to me
Em 
Climbing over mountains and a-sailing over seas
Em 
1-2-3 they gonna run back to me
Em 
They always wanna come, but they never wanna leave

My ex’s and oh’s
Em 
They haunt me
Like gho-o-sts, they want me
To make them all
Am 
They won’t let go

Ex’s and oh’s
Em 
They haunt me
Like gho-o-sts, they want me
To make them all
Am 
They won’t let go
Em 
Ex’s and oh’s

Hard stop after four measures

Em 

Elton John - Can You Feel the Love Tonight  

Elton John in Bb, Simple Plan in C, I play in G, and punky-fast like the Simple Plan arrangement

This follows the Simple Plan arrangement

Vox on the 5 on “can”

Em 
Can you feel the love tonight?
A/C# 
 It is where ware
Em G/D 
 It’s enough to make kings and vagabonds
Believe the very best

Band enters

D/F# C/E G/D G/B 
       
There’s a calm surrender
To the rush of day
When the heat of a rolling wind
Can be turned away

An enchanted moment
And it sees me through
It’s enough for this restless warrior
Just to be with you 

Em 
And can you feel the love tonight?
A/C# 
 It is where ware
Em G/D 
 It’s enough to make kings and vagabonds
Believe the very best

There’s a time for everyone
If they only learn
That the twisting kaleidoscope
Moves us all in turn

There’s a rhyme and reason
To the wild outdoors
When the heart of this star-crossed voyager
Beats in time with yours

Em 
And can you feel the love tonight?
A/C# 
 It is where ware
Em G/D 
 It’s enough for this wide-eyed wanderer
Am G/B A/C# 
That we got this far

Em 
And can you feel the love tonight?
A/C# 
 How it’s laid to rest?
Em G/D 
 It’s enough to make kings and vagabonds
Believe the very best

Let ring

G/B Em G/D 
 It’s enough to make kings and vagabonds
Am C/D C/G 
Believe thve ry best

Elton John - Crocodile Rock  

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 
  
C#m C#m 
       
I remember when rock was young
G#m 
Me and Susie had so much fun
Holding hands and skimmin’ stones
Had a old gold Chevy and a place of my own

But the biggest kick I ever got 
G#m 
Was doin’ a thing called the Crocodile Rock
While the other kids were rockin’ ‘round the clock
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 
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 
The Crocodile Rockin’ was out of’a sight

La, la la la la
C#m 
La, la la la la
La, la la la la
La

But the years went by and rock just died
G#m 
Susie went and left me for some foreign guy
Long nights cryin’ by the record machine 
Dreamin’ of my Chevy and my old blue jeans 

But they’ll never kill the thrills we’ve got 
G#m 
Burnin’ up to the Crocodile Rock
Learning fast as the weeks went past
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 
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 
The Crocodile Rockin’ was out of’a sight

La, la la la la
C#m 
La, la la la la
La, la la la la
La

With harmony

I remember when rock was young
G#m 
Me and Susie had so much fun
Holding hands and skimmin’ stones
Had a old gold Chevy and a place of my own

But the biggest kick I ever got 
G#m 
Was doin’ a thing called the Crocodile Rock
While the other kids were rockin’ ‘round the clock
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 
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 
The Crocodile Rockin’ was out of’a sight

La, la la la la
C#m 
La, la la la la
La, la la la la
La

Fade

Elton John - Daniel  

Play as punk-y straight-8ths

G7 
   
Dm7 
Daniel is traveling tonight on a  plane
E7 Am 
 I can see the red tail lights  heading for Spain oh and
Am 
 I can see  Daniel waving goodbye
G7 
God it looks like Daniel,  must be the  clouds in my  eyes

Dm7 
They say Spain is pretty though I’ve never been
E7 Am 
 Well Daniel says it’s the best place he’s e ver seen oh and
Am 
 He shold know he’s been there enough
G7 
Lord I miss Daniel,  oh I miss him so much

 Daniel my brother you are  older than me
Do you still  feel the pain of the  scars that won’t heal
Am 
Your eyes have  died but you see more than I
Fm A7 Dm7 
Daniel you’re a star in the face of the sky 

Dm7 
Daniel is traveling tonight on a  plane
E7 Am 
 I can see the red tail lights  heading for Spain oh and
Am 
 I can see  Daniel waving goodbye
G7 
God it looks like Daniel,  must be the  clouds in my  eyes

 Daniel my brother you are  older than me
Do you still  feel the pain of the  scars that won’t heal
Am 
Your eyes have  died but you see more than I
Fm A7 Dm7 
Daniel you’re a star in the face of the sky 

G7 
God it looks like Daniel,  must be the  clouds in my  eyes
G7 
God it looks like Daniel,  must be the  clouds in my  eyes

Outro

G7 
Mmmmm...   

Elton John - Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me  

Originally in C, I play in A

Intro

A/G 
   →  

Vox on the 3 of the chord

A/E D/A A/C# 
 I can’t light  →  no more of your darknes →  
G/D A/E A/E 
 All my pictures  →  seem to fade to black and white  →   → 
A/E D/A A/C# 
 I’m growing tired  →  and time stands still before me  →  
G/D A/E A/E 
 Frozen here  →  on the ladder of my life  →   → 

A/E D/A A/C# 
 Too late  →  to save myself from falling  →  
G/D A/E A/E 
 I took a chance  →  and changed your way of life  →   → 
A/E D/A A/C# 
But you misread  →  my meaning when I met you  →  
D/F# D/A A/E E7 
 Closed the door and left mblinded by the light, ahh

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 A/G 
 I’d just allow a fragment of your life  to wander free 
D/F# Bm A/C# A/E 
But losing everything is like the sun going down on me

A/G A/E 
   →  

A/E E9 E/G# Bm D/A A/C# 
 I can’t find,  →  oh the right romantic line  →  
G/D A/E 
 But see me once  →  and see the way I feel  → 
A/E E9 E/G# Bm D/A A/C# 
 Don’t discard me  →  just because you think I mean you harm  →  
D/F# D/A A/E 
 But these cuts I have,  oh they need love to help them heal

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 A/G 
 I’d just allow a fragment of your life  to wander free 
D/F# Bm A/C# A/E 
But losing everything is like the sun going down on me

A/G D/F# F6 
    → 

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 A/G 
 I’d just allow a fragment of your life  to wander free 
D/F# Bm A/C# A/E 
But losing everything is like the sun going down on me

A/G D/F# F6 
    →  

Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road  

Originally in F, I play in D

Intro

A/C# Bm Bm/A G/A 
      →  

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “when”

Em A/C# 
When are you gonna come down 
D/F# 
When are you going to land

Vox on the same note again, now the 3 of the chord

C/G 
I should have stayed on the farm, should have
Listened to my old man

Em A/C# 
You know you can’t hold me forever 
D/F# 
didn’t sign up with you
C/G 
I’m not a present for your friends to open
This boy’s too young to be singing

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “blues”

Gm7 Gm7/D C/E 
The blue
F/A A# A#/A 
Ahh,  ahh 
Gm7 Gm7/D 
Ahh,  ahh

F#7 
So goodbye yellow brick road
Where the dogs of society howl 
B7 Em 
You can’t plant me in your penthouse
D/F# 
I’m going back to my plow 

Bm F# 
Back to the howling old owl in the woods
A# 
Hunting the horny back toad

A# A/C# Bm Bm/A 
Oh I’ve finally decided my future lies
G/A 
Beyond the yellow brick 

Gm7 Gm7/D C/E 
Roaooooad 
F/A A# A#/A 
Ahh,  ahh 
Gm7 Gm7/D 
Ahh,  ahh

Em A/C# 
What do you think you’ll do then? 
D/F# 
bet they’ll shoot down the plane
C/G 
It’ll take you a couple of vodka and tonics
To set you on your feet again

Em A/C# 
Maybe you’ll get a replacement 
D/F# G/D 
There’s plenty like me to be found 
C/G A/C# 
Mongrels  who ain’t got a penny
Sniffing for tidbits like you

Gm7 Gm7/D C/E 
On the grououound 
F/A A# A#/A 
Ahh,  ahh 
Gm7 Gm7/D 
Ahh,  ahh

F#7 
So goodbye yellow brick road
Where the dogs of society howl 
B7 Em 
You can’t plant me in your penthouse
D/F# 
I’m going back to my plow 

Bm F# 
Back to the howling old owl in the woods
A# 
Hunting the horny back toad

A# A/C# Bm Bm/A 
Oh I’ve finally decided my future lies
G/A 
Beyond the yellow brick 

Gm7 Gm7/D C/E 
Roaooooad 
F/A A# A#/A 
Ahh,  ahh 
Gm7 Gm7/D 
Ahh,  ahh

Elton John - Love Lies Bleeding  

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.

A# 
    →  x 2

The roses in the window box
Have tilted to one side
D/F# 
Everything about this house
Em 
Was born to grow and die

D/F# Em 
Oh it doesn’t seem a year ago to this very day 
You said I’m sorry honey
If I don’t change the pace
can’t face another day 

Bm Em Asus4 
And love lies bleeding in my hand  
Bm Em Asus4 
Oh it kills me to think of you with another man  
Em7 
I was playing rock and roll and you were just a fan
F#m7 
But my guitar couldn’t hold you
Dm 
So I split the baaaa-a-ha-a-nd
Bm 
Love lies bleeding in my hands

A# 
    →  x 2

wonder if those changes
Have left a scar on you
D/F# 
Like all the burning hoops of fire
Em E7 
That you and I passed through 

F#m 
You’re a bluebird on a telegraph line
Em 
I hope you’re happy now 
Well if the wind of change come a’down your way girl
You’ll make it back somehow 

Bm Em Asus4 
And love lies bleeding in my hand  
Bm Em Asus4 
Oh it kills me to think of you with another man  
Em7 
I was playing rock and roll and you were just a fan
F#m7 
But my guitar couldn’t hold you
Dm 
So I split the baaaa-a-ha-a-nd
Bm 
Love lies bleeding in my hands

Let the IV ring

Gsus2 
 

Slow

Bm 
Love lies bleeding in my hands

Elton John - Rocket Man  

Originally in Gm, I play in Em

Vox on the 3

Em7 A9 
 She packed my bags last night, pre-flight
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

G/B Am Am/G D/F# 
 And I’m gonna be high-i-high  as a kite by then  

Em7 A9 
 I miss the Earth so much, I miss my wife
Em7 A9 
 It’s lonely out in space
G/B Am Am/G D/F# D/A 
 On such a ti-i-imeless flight     

 And I think it’s gonna be a long long time
‘Til touchdown brings me ‘round again to find
I’m not the man they think I am at home
G/B A9 
Oh no, no, no, I’m a rocket man
Rocket man, burnin’ out his fuse up here alone 

 And I think it’s gonna be a long long time
‘Til touchdown brings me ‘round again to find
I’m not the man they think I am at home
G/B A9 
Oh no, no, no, I’m a rocket man
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
G/B Am Am/G D/F# D/A 
 And there’s no one there to raise them  if you did  

Em7 A9 
 And all this science, I don’t understand
Em7 A9 
 It’s just my job five days a week
G/B Am Am/G D/F# D/A 
Rocket man-aaa-a-a-an,  rocket man  

 And I think it’s gonna be a long long time
‘Til touchdown brings me ‘round again to find
I’m not the man they think I am at home
G/B A9 
Oh no, no, no, I’m a rocket man
Rocket man, burnin’ out his fuse up here alone 

 And I think it’s gonna be a long long time
‘Til touchdown brings me ‘round again to find
I’m not the man they think I am at home
G/B A9 
Oh no, no, no, I’m a rocket man
Rocket man, burnin’ out his fuse up here alone

 And I think it’s gonna be a long long time
 And I think it’s gonna be a long long time
 And I think it’s gonna be a long long time
 And I think it’s gonna be a long long time

Elton John - Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting  

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

Vox mostly on the 4

It’s getting late have you seen my mates
Ma tell me when the boys get here
It’s seven o’clock and I want to rock
Want to get a belly full of beer

My old man’s drunker than a barrel full of monkeys
And my old lady she don’t care
My sister looks cute in her braces and boots
handful of grease in her hair

This D5 is really hiding a Dm

D5 

Vox up to the 4 of the chord

 Don’t give us none of your aggravation
Bb 
We had it with your discipline
‘Cause Saturday night’s alright for fighting
Get a little action in

Get about as oiled as a diesel train
Bb 
Gonna set this dance alight
‘Cause Saturday night’s the night I like
Saturday night’s alright

Eb Dm7 
Alright alright, oooh oooh oooh

Original really does G Dm G here, I prefer to repeat

one pass on the intro

C/G C/G C/G 
Bb/F Bb/F Bb/F 
     
Well they’re packed pretty tight in here tonight
I’m looking for a dolly who’ll see me right
I may use a little muscle to get what I need
I may sink a little drink and shout out “She’s with me!”

couple of the sounds that I really like
Are the sounds of a switchblade and a motorbike
I’m a juvenile product of the working class
Whose best friend floats in the bottom of a glass

D5 
Ooooh

 Don’t give us none of your aggravation
Bb 
We had it with your discipline
‘Cause Saturday night’s alright for fighting
Get a little action in

Get about as oiled as a diesel train
Bb 
Gonna set this dance alight
‘Cause Saturday night’s the night I like
Saturday night’s alright

Eb Dm7 
Alright alright, oooh oooh oooh

Instrumental on chorus chords with suspensions

Bb 
   
D5 
Ooooh

 Don’t give us none of your aggravation
Bb 
We had it with your discipline
‘Cause Saturday night’s alright for fighting
Get a little action in

Get about as oiled as a diesel train
Bb 
Gonna set this dance alight
‘Cause Saturday night’s the night I like
Saturday night’s alright

Eb Dm7 
Alright alright, oooh oooh oooh

Bb 
   
Saturday, Saturday, Saturday
Bb 
Saturday, Saturday, Saturday
Saturday, Saturday
Saturday night’s alright

Repeat to fade

Elton John - Tiny Dancer  

Originally in C, I play in A

Intro

D/A 
   x4

D/A D/A D/F# D/F# E/G# 
 Blue jean baby,  L.A. lady,  seamstress for the band  → 
D/A D/A Amaj7/E 
 Pretty eyed,  pirate smile,  you’ll marry a music man  → 

Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m7 B/D# Bm7 C#m7 F#m E7/G# 
 Ballerina,  you must have seen her,  dancing in the sand 

D/A D/A Bm/D A/C# Bm 
 Now she’s in me, always with me,  tiny dancer in my hand →  →  →  

D/A D/A 
   
D/A D/A D/F# D/F# E/G# 
 Jesus freaks,  out in the street,  handing tickets out for god  → 
D/A D/A 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 auditorium 

Bm/D A/C# Bm 
 Looking on,  she sings the songs,  the words she knows, the tune she hums →  →  →  

D/A 
   
 But oh how it feels so real
Em Am 
Lying here, with no one near
Where only you, and you can hear me
E7/G# E7/B 
When I say, softly, slowly

A/C# Bm Bm A/C# 
 Hold me closer Tiny Dancer  → 
A/C# Esus4/F# 
 Count the headlights on the highway
A/C# Bm Bm A/C# 
 Lay me down in sheets of linen →  
A/C# Esus4/F# 
 You had a busy day today

A/C# Bm Bm A/C# 
 Hold me closer Tiny Dancer  → 
A/C# Esus4/F# 
 Count the headlights on the highway
A/C# Bm Bm A/C# 
 Lay me down in sheets of linen  → 
A/C# Esus4/F# 
 You had a busy day today

Esus4/F# 
 
D/A D/A 
   
D/A D/A D/F# D/F# E/G# 
 Blue jean baby,  L.A. lady,  seamstress for the band  → 
D/A D/A Amaj7/E 
 Pretty eyed,  pirate smile,  you’ll marry a music man  → 

Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m7 B/D# Bm7 C#m7 F#m E7/G# 
 Ballerina,  you must have seen her,  dancing in the sand 

D/A D/A Bm/D A/C# Bm 
 Now she’s in me, always with me,  tiny dancer in my hand →  →  →  

D/A 
   
 But oh how it feels so real
Em Am 
Lying here, with no one near
Where only you, and you can hear me
E7/G# E7/B 
When I say, softly, slowly

A/C# Bm Bm A/C# 
 Hold me closer Tiny Dancer  → 
A/C# Esus4/F# 
 Count the headlights on the highway
A/C# Bm Bm A/C# 
 Lay me down in sheets of linen →  
A/C# Esus4/F# 
 You had a busy day today

A/C# Bm Bm A/C# 
 Hold me closer Tiny Dancer  → 
A/C# Esus4/F# 
 Count the headlights on the highway
A/C# Bm Bm A/C# 
 Lay me down in sheets of linen  → 
A/C# Esus4/F# 
 You had a busy day today

D/A 
   x4

Elton John - Your Song  

Originally in Eb, I play it in E, with lots of open strings.

C#m/B as 7x6650

C#m/A# as 6x6650

A/E B/E A/E 
   
Amaj7 B/D# G#m 
It’s a little bit funny,  this feeling inside
C#m C#m7/B C#m/A# 
I’m not one of those  who can easily hide
G# C#m 
I don’t have much money, but  boy if I did
F#m7 
I’d buy a big house where  we both could live

Amaj7 G#m 
 If I was a sculptor,  but then again no
C#m C#m7/B C#m/A# 
Or a man who makes potions in a travelling show
G# C#m 
I know it’s not much but it’s thebest I can do
F#m7 
My gift is my song, and this one’s for you

C#m F#m7 
And you can tell everybody this is your song
C#m F#m7 
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# 
That I put down in the words
F#m7 
How wonderful life is while you’re in the world

A/E B/E A/E 
   
Amaj7 B/D# G#m 
I sat on the roof  and kicked off the moss
C#m C#m7/B C#m/A# 
Well a few of the verses, well, they’ve got me quite crossed
G# C#m 
But the sun’s been quite kind,  while I wrote this song
F#m7 
It’s for people like you that they keep it turned on

Amaj7 G#m 
 So excuse me forgetting  but these things I do
C#m C#m7/B C#m/A# 
You see I’ve forgotten if they’re green or they’re blue
G# C#m 
Anyway,  the thing is, what I really mean 
F#m7 
 Yours are the sweetest eyes  I’ve ever seen 

C#m F#m7 
And you can tell everybody this is your song
C#m F#m7 
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# 
That I put down in the words
F#m7 
How wonderful 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# 
That I put down in the words
F#m7 
How wonderful life is while you’re in the world

Elvis Presley - All Shook Up  

Originally in Bb, I play in A

Well bless my soul, what’s wrong with me?

I’m itching like a man on a fuzzy tree
My friends say I'm actin' wild as a bug
I'm in love, I'm all shook up

Uh huh huh, uh huh, yeah, yeah, yeah

Well my hands are shaky and my knees are weak

I can’t seem to stand on my own two feet
Who do you thank when you have such luck?
I'm in love, I'm all shook up

Uh huh huh, uh huh, yeah, yeah, yeah

Bridge

Well please don’t ask me what’s on my mind
I’m a little mixed up, but I feel fine
When I’m near the girl that I love best

Hard stop on “heart”

Vox on the 5 of the chord on “heart”, 1 of the chord on “scares”

My heart beats so it scares me to death

She touched my hand what a chill I got

Her lips are like a volcano that’s hot
I'm proud to say that she's my buttercup
I'm in love, I'm all shook up

Uh huh huh, uh huh, yeah, yeah, yeah

Bridge

My tongue gets tied when I try to speak
My insides shake like a leaf on a tree
There’s only one cure for this body of mine
That’s to have that girl that I love so fine

She touched my hand what a chill I got

Her lips are like a volcano that’s hot
I'm proud to say that she's my buttercup
I'm in love, I'm all shook up

Uh huh huh, uh huh, yeah, yeah, yeah
Uh huh huh, uh huh, yeah, yeah, yeah

I’m all shook up

Elvis Presley - Don’t Be Cruel  

You know I can be found, sitting home all alone
If you can’t come around, at least please telephone

Em 
A-don’t be cruel  to a heart that’s true

Baby, if I made you mad, for something I might have said
Please, let’s forget my past, the future looks bright ahead

Em D7 
A-don’t be cruel to a heart that’s true 

I don’t want no other love, baby it’s just you I’m thinking of

Don’t stop thinking of me, a-don’t make me feel this way
Come on over here and love me, you know what I want you to say

Em D7 
A-don’t be cruel to a heart that’s true 

Why should we be apart, I really love you baby, cross my heart

Let’s walk up to the preacher, and let us say I do
Then you’ll know you’ll have me, and I’ll know that I’ll have you

Em D7 
A-don’t be cruel to a heart that’s true 

Hard stop after this line

I don’t want no other love, baby it’s just you I’m thinking of

Em 
A-don’t be cruel to a heart that’s true
Em D7 
Don’t be cruel to a heart that’s true 

I don’t want no other love, baby it’s just you I’m thinking of

D6 

Elvis Presley - Fever  

Often played in Am, I play in Em capo 3.

Note the vocals ride mostly on IV in this key, i.e. the A in Em.

Crazy chromatic key changes are also common, but I skip that when

doing it acoustic.  This is fun to do with just bass and vox, in

which I case I go up a half-step after every chorus.

Em 
 Never know how much I love you
B7 Em 
Never know how much I care
Em 
When you put your arms around me
B7 Em 
I get a fever that’s so hard to bear

Em 
You give me fever,   when you kiss me
Em 
Fever when you hold me tight
Em 
Fever, in the morning
B7 Em 
Fever all through the night

Em 
 Sun lights up the daytime
B7 Em 
Moon lights up the night
Em 
I light up when you call my name
B7 Em 
And you know I’m gonna treat you right

Em 
You give me fever,   when you kiss me
Em 
Fever when you hold me tight
Em 
Fever, in the morning
B7 Em 
Fever all through the night

Em 
Ev’rybody’s got the fever
B7 Em 
That is something you all know
Em 
Fever isn’t such a new thing
B7 Em 
Fever started long ago

Em 
Romeo loved Juliet
B7 Em 
Juliet she felt the same
Em 
When he put his arms around her, he said
B7 Em 
Julie, baby, you’re my flame

Em 
Thou givest fever,   when we kisseth
Em 
Fever when thy flaming youth
Em 
Fever  I’m afire
B7 Em 
Fever, yea I burn forsooth

Em 
Captain Smith and Pocahantas
B7 Em 
Had a very mad affair
Em 
When her Daddy tried to kill him, she said
B7 Em 
“Daddy-o don’t you dare.”

Em 
He gives me fever,  with his kisses
Em 
Fever when he holds me tight
Em 
Fever, I’m his missus
B7 Em 
Oh daddy won’t you treat him right

Em 
Now you’ve listened to my story
B7 Em 
Here’s a point that I have made
Em 
Chicks were born to give you fever
B7 Em 
Be it Fahrenheit or Centigrade

Em 
They give you fever,  when you kiss them
Em 
Fever if you live and learn
Em 
Fever, till you sizzle
B7 Em 
What a lovely way to burn
B7 Em 
What a lovely way to burn
B7 Em 
What a lovely way to burn

Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel  

Starts a cappella on the high 1, chord hits after the end of each line

Well, since my baby left me
Well I found a new place to dwell

Goes up to something like the b3 on “end”, but this is likely to train wreck, so just descend on the pentatonic minor

Well it’s down at the end of lonely street
At  heartbreak hotel, well I’ve been

  

  
A7 
 I’ve been so lonely baby, well, I’m so lonely
B7 
I’m so lonely, I could die

Although it’s always crowded
You still can find some room
For broken-hearted lovers
To cry away their gloom

A7 
They’ve been so lonely baby

They’ll make you so lonely

B7 
Oh they’re be so lonely they could die

Now, the bell hop’s tears keep flowin
And the desk clerk’s dressed in black
Well they been so long on lonely street
They never, they never look back

A7 
 And they’re so lonely baby

Well they’re so lonely

B7 
Well they’re so lonely they could die

Well, if your baby leaves you
And you got a tale to tell
Well, just take a walk down lonely street
To  heartbreak hotel, where you will be

 You’ll be so lonely, where you’ll be lonely
B7 
You’ll be so lonely you could die

Solo on verse and chorus chords

Although it’s always crowded
You still can find some room
For broken-hearted lovers
To cry away their gloom

A7 
They’ve been so lonely baby

They’ll make you so lonely

B7 
Oh They’re be so lonely they could die

F9 E9 
 → 

Elvis Presley - Hound Dog  

Originally in C, I play in A capo 1

You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog, cryin’ all the time
You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog, cryin’ all the time
Well, you ain’t never caught a rabbit
And you ain’t no friend of mine

Well they said you was high-classed, well, that was just a lie
Yeah they said you was high-classed, well, that was just a lie
Yeah, you ain’t never caught a rabbit
And you ain’t no friend of mine

You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog, cryin’ all the time
You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog, cryin’ all the time
Well, you ain’t never caught a rabbit
And you ain’t no friend of mine

Solo

   
Well they said you was high-classed, well, that was just a lie
Yeah they said you was high-classed, well, that was just a lie
Well, you ain’t never caught a rabbit
And you ain’t no friend of mine

More solo

   
When they said you was high classed

Well they said you was high-classed, well, that was just a lie
You know they said you was high-classed, well, that was just a lie
Well, you ain’t never caught a rabbit
And you ain’t no friend of mine

You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog, cryin’ all the time
You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog, cryin’ all the time

Hard stop on “rabbit”

Well, you ain’t never caught a rabbit

IV is implied

A#9 A9 
You ain’t no friend of mine  → 

Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock  

Originally in Eb, I play in Db

Db 
 → 

x2

Vox in on the minor 3

Db 
The warden threw a party in the county jail
Db 
Prison band was there and they began to wail
Db 
The band was jumpin’ and the joint began to swing
Db 
You shoulda heard thosed kocked out jail birds sing

Gb7 Db 
Let’s rock, everybody let’s rock
Ab7 Gb7 
Everybody in the whole cell block
Db 
Was dancin’ to the jail-house rock

Db 
Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone
Db 
Little Joe was blowin’ on the slide trombone
Db 
The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang
Db 
The whole rhythm section was a purple gang

Gb7 Db 
Let’s rock, everybody let’s rock
Ab7 Gb7 
Everybody in the whole cell block
Db 
Was dancin’ to the jail-house rock

Db 
Number forty seven said to number three
Db 
You’re the cutest jailbird I ever did see
Db 
I sure would be delighted with your company
Db 
Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me

Gb7 Db 
Let’s rock, everybody let’s rock
Ab7 Gb7 
Everybody in the whole cell block
Db 
Was dancin’ to the jail-house rock

Solo on chorus chords

Gb7 Db Ab7 Gb Db 
Db 
The sad sack was a-sittin’ on a block of stone
Db 
Way over in the corner weeping all alone
Db 
The warden said hey, buddy, don’t you be no square
Db 
If you can’t find a partner use a wooden chair

Gb7 Db 
Let’s rock, everybody let’s rock
Ab7 Gb7 
Everybody in the whole cell block
Db 
Was dancin’ to the jail-house rock

Db 
Shifty Henry said to Bugs for heaven’s sakes
Db 
No one’s lookin’ now’s our chance to make a break
Db 
Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said nix, nix
Db 
I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks

Gb7 Db 
Let’s rock, everybody let’s rock
Ab7 Gb7 
Everybody in the whole cell block
Db 
Was dancin’ to the jail-house rock

Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender  

E7 A7 
Love me tender,  love me sweet, never let me go 
E7 A7 
You have made my  life complete, and I love you so 

F#7 Bm D7 Gm 
Love me  tender,  love me  true, all my dreams fulfill 
B7 E7 A7 
For my  darling  I love you, and I always  will

E7 A7 
Love me tender,  love me long, take me to your heart
E7 A7 
For it’s there that  I belong, and we’ll never part

F#7 Bm D7 Gm 
 Love me  tender,  love me  true, all my dreams fulfill
B7 E7 A7 
 For my  darling  I love you, and I always will

E7 A7 
Love me tender,  love me dear, tell me you are mine
E7 A7 
I’ll be yours through  all the years, til the end of time

Elvis Presley - Return to Sender  

Originally in Eb, I play in D

Bm 
 Return to sender
Em A7 
 Return to sender

Bm 
 I gave a letter to the postman
Em A7 
 He put it in his sack
Bm 
 Bright and early next morning

Hard stop no “back”

Em A7 
He brought my letter back (she wrote upon it)

A7 A7 
 Return to sender,  address unknown
A7 D7 
 No such number,  no such zone
A7 A7 
 We had a quarrel,  a lover’s spat
E7 A7 
 I write I’m sorry but my letter keeps coming back

Bm 
 So when I dropped it in the mailbox
Em A7 
 And sent it special D
Bm 
 Bright and early next morning
Em A7 
It came right back to me (she wrote upon it)

A7 A7 
Return to sender, address unknown
A7 D7 
No such person,  no such zone

Bridge

Vox on the 5 of the chord

 This time I’m gonna take it myself
And put it right in her hand

Vox in the same place, now the b7 of the chord

E7 
And if it comes back the very next day
A7 
Then I’ll understand (the writing on it)

A7 A7 
 Return to sender,  address unknown
A7 D7 
 No such number,  no such zone

A7 
Aaah, return to sender
A7 
Return to sender
A7 
Return to sender

D9 

Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds  

Originally in G, I play in E

A/E A/E 
   
 We’re caught in a trap,  I can’t walk out
 Because I love you too much baby
 Why can’t you see  what you’re doing to me?
G#m B7 
 When you don’t believe a word I say?   

G#m 
 We can’t go on together  with suspicious minds 
C#m G#m B7 
 And we can’t build our dreams on suspicious minds

 So if an old friend I know  drops by to say hello
 Would I still see suspicion in your eyes?
 Here we go again  asking where I’ve been
G#m B7 
 You can see the tears are real I’m crying   

G#m 
 We can’t go on together  with suspicious minds 
C#m G#m G#7sus4 G#7 
 And we can’t build our dreams on suspicious minds 

Bridge, switch to 6/8

C#m G#m 
Oh, let our love survive
 I’ll dry the tears from your eyes
C#m G#m 
 Let’s don’t let a good thing die
 When honey you know I’ve never
 Lied to you, mmm 
B7 
 Yeah yeah

 We’re caught in a trap,  I can’t walk out
 Because I love you too much baby
 Why can’t you see what you’re doing to me?
 When you don’t believe a word I say?

Don't you know I'm

 Caught in a trap,  I can’t walk out
 Because I love you too much baby

Don't you know I'm

 Caught in a trap,  I can’t walk out
 Because I love you too much baby

Repeat and fade, then unfade, which I think is silly.

Elvis Presley - That’s Alright Mama  

This is too high for me in A, but sounds absurd on guitar

in any key other than A, so there you go.

Intro

Well, that’s alright, mama, that’s alright for you
A7 
That’s alright mama, just anyway you do
Well, that’s alright, that’s alright
E7 
That’s alright now mama,  any way you do

Well mama she done told me, papa done told me too

’Son, that gal your foolin’ with

A7 
She ain’t no good for you’
But that’s alright, that’s alright
E7 
That’s alright now mama,  any way you do

Solo

I’m leaving town, baby, I’m leaving town for sure

Well, then you won’t be bothered with

A7 
Me hanging ‘round your door
Well, that’s alright, that’s alright
E7 
That’s alright now mama,  any way you do

Ah da-da dee dee dee dee
Dee, dee dee dee
Dee, dee dee dee dee, I need your
Loving, that’s alright
That’s alright now mama, any way you do

EMF - Unbelievable  

Originally in Ab, I play in A

Changes here are the same as the prechorus (the things, you say)

Oh   → 
   → 

Vox more or less on the b3

You burden me with your questions
You’d have me tell no lies
You’re always askin’ what it’s all about
Don’t listen to my replies

You say to me I don’t talk enough
But when I do I’m a fool
These times I’ve spent, I’ve realized
I’m gonna shoot through, and leave you

The things, you say
Your purple prose just give you away
The things, you say 

You’re unbelievable

In A, use A/C# instead of C# in the riff-y part

C# 
   →  →  
A# 
  →  →  

C# 
   →  →  
A# 
  →  →  

You burden me with your problems
By telling me more than mine
I’m always so concerned
With the way you say you’re always have to stop

To think of us, being one
Is more than I ever know

But this time I realize
I’m gonna shoot through, and leave you

The things, you say
Your purple prose just gives you away
The things, you say 

You're unbelievable

C# 
   →  →  
A# 
  →  →  

C# 
   →  →  
A# 
  →  →  

C# 
   →  →  
A# 
  →  →  

C# 
   →  →  
A# 
  →  →  

Spoken

Seemingly lastless, don’t mean you can ask us
Pushing down the relative, bringing out your higher self
Think of the fine times, pushing down the better few
Instead of bringing it out the clues, to what the world

And neverything you answer to
Brace yourself, with the grace of ease
I know this world
Ain’t what it seems

C# 
   →  →  
A# 
  →  →  

You burden me with your questions
You’d have me tell no lies
You’re always askin’ what it’s all about
Don’t listen to my replies

You say to me I don’t talk enough
But when I do I’m a fool
These times I’ve spent, I’ve realized
I’m gonna shoot through, and leave you

The things, you say
Your purple prose just gives you away
The things, you say
Before I love you more

The things, you say
Your purple prose just gives you away
The things, you say 

You're unbelievable

C# 
   →  →  
A# 
  →  →  

Hard stop

C# 
   →  →   

You're so unbelievable

C# 
   →  →  
A# 
  →  →  

Hard stop again

C# 
   →  →   

You're unbelievable

Eminem - Lose Yourself  

Originally in Dm, I play in Am

Intro

Am Am11 Fmaj7/A Fmaj7/A 
Am Am11 Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
Dm C6 Bm7 Bm7 
Am 
 Look,  if you had
Am 
 One shot  one opportunity
Am 
 To seize everything you ever wanted,  one moment
Am 
 Would you capture it,  or just let it slip, yo

Am 
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy
There’s vomit on his sweater already, mom’s spaghetti
Am 
He’s nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready
To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgetting

Am 
What he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud
He opens his mouth, but the words won’t come out
Am 
He’s choking, how, everybody’s joking now
The clock’s run out, time’s up, over, blao

Am 
Snap back to reality, oh, there goes gravity
Oh, there goes Rabbit, he choked, he’s so mad but he 
Am 
Won’t, give up that easy, no, he won’t have it he 
Knows, his whole back’s to these ropes, it don’t matter he’s 

Am 
Dope, he knows that but he’s broke, he’s so stagnant he
Knows, when he goes back to this mobile home, that’s when it’s
Am 
 Back to the lab again, yo, this whole rhapsody 
Better go capture this moment and hope it don’t pass him

Am 
You better lose yourself in the music
The moment, you own it, you better never let it go
Am 
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime

Am 
You better lose yourself in the music
The moment, you own it, you better never let it go
Am 
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime

Am 
His soul’s escaping, through this hole that is gaping
 This world is mine for the taking, make me king
Am 
 As we move toward a new world order
A normal life is boring, but superstardom’s

Am 
Close to post mortem, it only grows harder
Homie grows hotter, he blows it’s all over
Am 
These hoes is all on him, coast to coast shows
He’s known as the globetrotter lonely roads, god only 

Am 
Knows he’s grown farther from home, he’s no father
He goes home and barely knows his own daughter
Am 
But hold your nose ‘cause here goes the cold water
These hoes don’t want him no more, he’s cold product

Am 
They moved on to the next schmoe who flows, he 
Nose-dove and sold nada, so the soap opera is 
Am 
Told it unfolds, I suppose it’s old partner, but the 
Beat goes on, da da dum, da dum

Am 
You better lose yourself in the music
The moment, you own it, you better never let it go
Am 
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime

Am 
You better lose yourself in the music
The moment, you own it, you better never let it go
Am 
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime

Am 
No more games, I’m-a change what you call rage
Tear this motherfucking roof off like two dogs caged
Am 
I was playing in the beginning, the mood all changed
Dm 
I’ve been chewed up and spit out and booed off stage

Am 
But I kept rhyming and stepped, writing the next cypher
Best believe somebody’s paying the pied piper
Am 
All the pain inside amplified by the 
Dm 
Fact that I can’t get by with my nine to 

Am 
Five, and I can’t provide the right type of 
Life for my family ‘cause man, these goddamn food 
Am 
Stamps don’t buy diapers, and it’s no movie, there’s
No Mekhi Phifer, this is my life

Am 
And these times are so hard and it’s getting even harder
Trying to feed and water my seed, plus teeter-totter
Am 
Caught up between being a father and a prima donna
Baby mama drama’s screaming on and too much for me to wanna

Am 
Stay in one spot, another day of monotony’s
Gotten me to the point I’m like a snail
Am 
I’ve got to formulate a plot or end up in jail or shot
Success is my only motherfucking option, failure’s not

Am 
 Mom, I love you, but this trailer’s got to go
I cannot grow old in Salem’s lot, so here I 
Am 
Go it’s my shot feet fail me not
G/D 
This may be the only opportunity that I got

Am 
You better lose yourself in the music
The moment, you own it, you better never let it go
Am 
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime

Am 
You better lose yourself in the music
The moment, you own it, you better never let it go
Am 
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime

En Vogue - Free Your Mind  

All the I’s are maybe I5’s, or maybe I7#9’s, but playing them as I’s works acoustic

Rhythm note: play I b7 I on (one and ... and)

Spoken

Prejudice, wrote a song about, like to hear it, hear it goes

A capella

Free your mind

Vox on the 3 of the key

 I wear tight clothing,  high-heeled shoes
 It doesn’t mean that I’m a prostitute,  no no

 I like rap music,  wear hip hop clothes
 That doesn’t mean that I’m out sellin’ dope,  no no no

 Oh my forgive me, for having straight hair, no
 It doesn’t mean there’s another blood in my heir,  yeah yeah

 I might date another, race  or color
It doesn’t mean I don’t like, my strong  black brothers

 

Dm G/B Bb 
Ooh ooh ooh ooh 
Why oh why must it be this way
Dm G/B Bb 
Ooh ooh ooh ooh 
Bb 
Before you can read me you got to learn how to see me, I said

Free your mind and the rest will follow
Be color blind, don’t be sshallow
Free your mind and the rest will follow
Be color blind, don’t be sshallow

 

 So I’m a sistah,  buy things with cash
That really doesn’t mean that all my credit’s bad, oooh

 So why dispute me, and  waste my time
Because you really think, the price is high, for me

 I can’t look,  without being watched, no
 You rang my buy before I made up my mind, ow

 Oh now attitude,  why even bother
 I can’t change your mind,  you can’t change my color

 

Dm G/B Bb 
Ooh ooh ooh ooh 
Why oh why must it be this way
Dm G/B Bb 
Ooh ooh ooh ooh 
Bb 
Before you can read me you got to learn how to see me, I said

Free your mind and the rest will follow
Be color blind, don’t be sshallow
Free your mind and the rest will follow
Be color blind, don’t be sshallow

 
 

A capella

Free your mind

Four measures of drums, then a solo on the verse chords that I’m not writing out here

Dm G/B Bb 
Ooh ooh ooh ooh 
Why oh why must it be this way

No vox this time, chords a little different

Dm A/C# G/B Bb 
 →  → →  → 
Bb 
Before you can read me you got to learn how to see me, I said

Free your mind and the rest will follow
Be color blind, don’t be sshallow
Free your mind and the rest will follow
Be color blind, don’t be sshallow

 

Enter The Haggis - One Last Drink  

Originally in E, I play in A; highest note that matters is the 1 (“had a life”

A cappella, or let ring

Vox on 1 1 6 of the key on “had a life”

I’ve had a life that’s full
Everyone’s been good to me
So fire up that fiddle, boy
F#m 
And give me one last drink

When the sun comes up
I will leave without a fight
The world is mine tonight

       x 4

Old John on his deathbed cried
think I will wait ‘til tomorrow to die
The sun is shining, birds do sing
This, sir, is no day to go
B7 
Up and out the door

I’ve had a life that’s full
Everyone’s been good to me
So fire up that fiddle, boy
F#m 
And give me one last drink

When the sun comes up
I will leave without a fight
The world is mine tonight

       x 2

Took young Molly by the hand
Spun her ‘round and back again
Clicked his heels, bowed his head
Never a tear in his eye
B7 
They carried on ‘til five

I’ve had a life that’s full
Everyone’s been good to me
So fire up that fiddle, boy
F#m 
And give me one last drink

When the sun comes up
I will leave without a fight
The world is mine tonight

Bridge

So raise a glass to the dear departed
Raise a glass to the dear departed
Won’t you raise a glass to the dear departed ones

The room was full of all his friends
Never a funeral, this was the end
They drank to all who lent their hand
Everyone drank to John

B7 
Raised the glass and said

Band out

I’ve had a life that’s full
Everyone’s been good to me
So fire up that fiddle, boy
F#m 
And give me one last drink

When the sun comes up
I will leave without a trace
But the world is mine tonight

Band back in

I’ve had a life that’s full
Everyone’s been good to me
So fire up that fiddle, boy
F#m 
And give me one last drink

When the sun comes up
I will leave without a trace
But the world was mine today

       x 4

Eric Carmen - Hungry Eyes  

Originally in F, I play in G capo 4

Intro

       x4

Vox on the 5

D/G 
 I’ve been meaning to tell you  →  →

Vox on the 5 of the chord

Bm F#m/B Gmaj7/B Gmaj7/B F#m/B 
 I’ve got this feeling that won’t subside  →  →
Bm F#m/B Em 
 I look at you and I  fantasize
D/E 
 You’re mine tonight
F#m Em D/E 
Now I’ve  got you in my sights

With these 

Hungry eyes 
One look at you and I can’t disguise
I’ve got hungry eyes 
 I feel the magic between you and I

F#m/G 
    → 

Bm F#m/B Gmaj7/B Gmaj7/B F#m/B 
 I want to hold you so hear me out  →  →
Bm F#m/B Em 
 I want to show you what love’s  all about
D/E 
 Darling tonight
F#m Em D/E 
Now I’ve  got you in my sights

With these 

Hungry eyes 
One look at you and I can’t disguise
I’ve got hungry eyes 
 I feel the magic between you and I
I’ve got hungry eyes 
 Now I’ve got you in my sights  with those
Hungry eyes 
 Now did I take you by surprise

Bridge

Em D/E Em D/E Em D/E 
    I need you to see  

Em 
 This love was meant to be

Sax solo on chorus chords

       x4

I’ve got hungry eyes 
One look at you and I can’t disguise
I’ve got hungry eyes 
 Now did I take you by surprise
With my hungry eyes 

   

Eric Clapton - After Midnight  

Originally in C, I play in A

Let ring

Intro

  →  →  x4

 After midnight,  we gonna let it all hang down
 After midnight,  we gonna chug-a-lug and shout

We gon’ stimulate some action
We gon’ get some satisfaction
We gonna find out what it is all about, wooo

 After midnight,  we gonna let it all hang down
 After midnight,  we gon’ shake your tambourine
 After midnight,  it’s all gon’ be peaches and cream

We goonna cause talk and suspicion
We gon’ give an exhibition
We gon’ find out what it is all about

 After midnight,  we gon’ let it all hang down

Solo on verse and chorus chords

  →   x2
   
 After midnight,  we gon’ let it all hang down
 After midnight,  we gon’ shake your tambourine
 After midnight,  it’s all gon’ be peaches and cream

We gonna cause talk and suspicion
We gon’ give an exhibition
We gon’ find out what it is all about, wooo

 After midnight,  we gonna let it all hang down
 After midnight,  we gonna let it all hang down

Eric Clapton - Bad Love  

Originally in Dm (in the chorus), I play in Am (in the chorus)

Intro, rubato

Fsus2 Gsus2 Em7 Fmaj7 Fsus2 Gsus2 Gsus2/A 
Fsus2 Gsus2 Em7 Fmaj7 Dm7 Gsus2 Am7 
      

Riff

Am Am 
Am Am 
     

Band enters

Am Am 
Am Am 
     

Vox on 1 2 3 4 3 of the chord on “oh what a feeling”

F#m7 F#m7/B 
 Oh, what a feeling I get when I’m with you
F#m7 F#m7/B 
 You take my heart into everything you do

Em7 
And it makes me sad for the lonely people
Dm7 Am 
 I walked that road for so long
Em7 
Now I know that I’m one of the lucky people
Dm7 
Your love is making me strong

Am 
I’ve had enough  bad love
Am 
I need something I can be proud of
Am 
I’ve had enough  bad love
Am 
 No more bad love

Am Am 
Am Am 
     
F#m7 F#m7/B 
 And now I see that my life has been so blue
F#m7 F#m7/B 
 With all the heartaches I had till I met you

Em7 
But I’m glad to say now that’s all behind me
Dm7 Am 
 With you here by my side
Em7 
And there’s no more memories to remind me
Dm7 
Your love will keep me alive

Am 
I’ve had enough  bad love
Am 
I need something I can be proud of
Am 
I’ve had enough  bad love
Am 
 No more bad love

Am Am 

Let the last chord ring

Am Am 
     

Solo

A/C# A/C# 
A/C# A/C# 
     
Am Am 
Am Am 
     
Am 
I’ve had enough  bad love
Am 
I need something I can be proud of
Am 
I’ve had enough  bad love
Am 
 No more bad love

Eric Clapton - Before You Accuse Me  

Originally in E, I play in A capo 2

Vox mostly on the b3

Intro

B7 
 

Vox more or less on the b3

Before you accuse me,  take a look at yourself
Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself
B7 
You say I’m spending my money on other women
B7 
 You’re takin’ money from from someone else 

called your mama,  ‘bout three or four nights ago
called your mama, ‘bout three or four nights ago
B7 B7 
Mama said son, don’t call my daughter no more 

Before you accuse me,  take a look at yourself
Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself
B7 
You say I’m spending my money on other women
B7 
 You’re takin’ money from from someone else 

Solo

   
Come back home baby,  try my love one more time
Come on back home baby, try my love one more time
B7 
You know if I don’t go on and quit you
B7 
 I think I’ll lose my mind 

Solo

   
Before you accuse me,  take a look at yourself
Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself
B7 
You say I’m spending my money on other women
B7 
 You’re takin’ money from from someone else 

Eric Clapton - I’m Tore Down  

Originally in C, I play in A

Intro

   
I’m tore down, I’m almost level with the ground
I’m tore down, I’m almost level with the ground

Vox on 1 b7 on “well I”

Well, I feel like this when my  baby can’t be foun

Hard stops

went to the river
 To jump in
My baby showed up and said, I will tell you when

Well, I’m tore down, I’m almost level with the ground
Well, I feel like this when my  baby can’t be foun

Hard stops

love you babe with all my 
A#9 
 Heart and soul  →
 Love like mine will
A#9 
 Never grow old  →
Love you in the morning and in the
A#9 
 The evening too  →
Every time you leave me, I get mad with you

I’m tore down, I’m almost level with the ground
Well, I feel like this when my  baby can’t be foun

Solo

   
   

Hard stop

Love you baby with
A#9 
 All my might  →
Love like mine is 
A#9 
 Out of sight  →
I’ll lie for you if ya
A#9 
 Want me to  →
really don’t believe that your love is true

Well, I’m tore down, I’m almost level with the ground
Well, I feel like this when my  baby can’t be foun

I’m tore down, I’m almost level with the ground
Well I’m tore down, I’m almost level with the ground

Hard stop on the IV

Well, I feel like this when my baby can’t be found

A7 A#9 A9 
   → 

Eric Clapton - Lay Down Sally  

Intro

Vox start on the 7

There is nothing that is wrong
In wanting you to stay here with me

I know you’ve got somewhere to go

But won’t you make yourself at home and

Stay with me? And don’t you ever leave

Lay down Sally and rest here in my arms
Don’t you think you want someone to talk to?
Lay down Sally, no need to leave so soon
I’ve been trying all night long just to talk to you

The sun ain’t nearly on the rise
And we still got the moon and stars above

Underneath the velvet skies
Love is all that matters, won’t you stay with me?
Don’t you ever leave

Lay down Sally and rest here in my arms
Don’t you think you want someone to talk to?
Lay down Sally, no need to leave so soon
I’ve been trying all night long just to talk to you

I long to see the morning light
Coloring your face so dreamily

So don’t you go and say goodbye
You can lay your worries down and stay with me
Don’t you ever leave

Lay down Sally and rest here in my arms
Don’t you think you want someone to talk to?
Lay down Sally, no need to leave so soon
I’ve been trying all night long just to talk to you

Lay down Sally and rest here in my arms
Don’t you think you want someone to talk to?
Lay down Sally, no need to leave so soon
I’ve been trying all night long just to talk to you

Eric Clapton - Tears in Heaven  

Originally in A, I play in G

Intro

D/F# Em G/D C/E D7sus4 D7 
      →  

Em G/D 
Would you know my name 
C/E G/D G/D D7 
 If I saw you in heaven  → 
Em G/D 
Would it be the same 
C/E G/D G/D D7 
If I saw you in heaven  → 

Em B/D# 
 I must be strong
G7/D E7 
 And carry on
E7sus4 E7 Am7 D7sus4 
‘Cause I know I don’t belong
Here in heaven

D/F# Em G/D C/E D7sus4 D7 
      →  

Em G/D 
 Would you hold my hand 
C/E G/D G/D D7 
 If I saw you in heaven  → 
Em G/D 
 Would you help me stand 
C/E G/D G/D D7 
 If I saw you in heaven  → 

Em B/D# 
 I’ll find my way
G7/D E7 
 Through night and day
E7sus4 E7 Am7 D7sus4 
‘Cause Iknow I just can’t stay
Here in heaven

D/F# Em G/D C/E D7sus4 D7 
      →  

Bridge

A# F/A Gm 
Time can bring you down
C/E C/E Dm C/E 
Time can bend your knee    → 
A# F/A Gm 
Time can break your heart
C/E 
Have you begging please
C/E 
Begging please

D/F# Em G/D C/E D7sus4 D7 
      →  

Em B/D# 
 Beyond the door
G7/D E7 
 There’s peace I’m sure
E7sus4 E7 Am7 D7sus4 
And know there’ll be no more
Tears in heaven

D/F# Em G/D C/E D7sus4 D7 
      →  

Em G/D 
Would you know my name
C/E G/D G/D D7 
 If I saw you in heaven  → 
Em G/D 
Would it be the same 
C/E G/D D7 
If I saw you in heaven  → 

Em B/D# 
 I must be strong
G7/D E7 
 And carry on
E7sus4 E7 Am7 D7sus4 
‘Cause I know I don’t belong
Here in heaven

D/F# Em G/D C/E D7sus4 D7 
      →  

Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight  

D/F# 
   
D/F# 
 It’s late in the evening, she’s wondering what clothes to wear
D/F# 
 She puts on her make-up,  and brushes her long blond hair
D/F# Em 
 And then she asks me,  do I look all right
And I say yes, you look wonderful tonight

D/F# 
   
D/F# 
 We  go to party,  and everyone turns to see
D/F# 
 This beautiful lady,  who’s walking around with me
D/F# Em 
 And then she asks me,  do you feel all right
And I say yes, I feel wonderful tonight

D/F# Em 
I feel wonderful because I see the love light in your eyes
And the wonder of it all is that you just don’t realize
How much I love you

D/F# 
       x2

D/F# 
 It’s time to go home now,  and I’ve got an aching head
D/F# 
 So I give her the car keys,  and she helps me to bed
D/F# Em 
 And then I tell her,  as I turn out the light
D/F# Em 
I say my darling, you were wonderful tonight   
Oh my darling, you were wonderful tonight

D/F# 
       x2

Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams  

Originally in Cm, I play in Am

Intro

Am 
  →  x2

Am 
 Sweet dreams are made of this
Am 
Who am I to disagree?
Am 
travel the world and the seven seas
Am 
Everybody’s looking for something

Am 
Some of them want to use you 
Am 
Some of them want to get used by you
Am 
Some of them want to abuse you 
Am 
Some of them want to be abused

F/E Am Dm 
     
Am 
 Sweet dreams are made of this
Am 
Who am I to disagree?
Am 
travel the world and the seven seas
Am 
Everybody’s looking for something

F/E Am Dm 
     

Vox still on the same 3, no need to go up to the high 3

Am 
Hold your head up
Keep your head up, movin’ on
Am 
Hold your head up, movin’ on
Keep your head up, movin’ on
Am 
Hold your head up, movin’ on
Keep your head up, movin’ on
Am 
Hold your head up, movin’ on
Keep your head up

Synth solo

Am 
  →  x4

Am 
Some of them want to use you 
Am 
Some of them want to get used by you
Am 
Some of them want to abuse you 
Am 
Some of them want to be abused

Not a typo, this bridge is a little different from the first one

Dm Am Dm 
     
Am 
 Sweet dreams are made of this
Am 
Who am I to disagree?
Am 
travel the world and the seven seas
Am 
Everybody’s looking for something

Let ring

Am 
 Sweet dreams are made of this
Am 
Who am I to disagree?
Am 
travel the world and the seven seas
Am 
Everybody’s looking for something

Am 
 Sweet dreams are made of this
Am 
Who am I to disagree?
Am 
travel the world and the seven seas
Am 
Everybody’s looking for something

Am 

Eve 6 - Inside Out  

Asus2 
I would swallow my pride, I would choke on the rinds
Asus2 
But the lack thereof would leave me empty inside
F# 
Swallow my doubt turn it inside out                               

Find nothing but faith in nothing

Asus2 
Want to put my tender heart in a blender
F# 
Watch it spin ‘round into a beautiful oblivion
Asus2 F# 
Rendezvous, then I’m through with you            

                                            

F# 
I burn, burn like a wicker cabinet
Chalk white and oh so frail
F# 
I see our time has gotten stale
F# 
The tick tock of the clock is painful
All sane and logical
F# 
I want to tear it off the wall                  

F# 
I hear words in clips and phrases
I think sick like ginger ale
F# 
My stomach turns and I exhale

            

Asus2 
 I would swallow my pride, I would choke on the rinds
Asus2 
But the lack thereof would leave me empty inside
F# 
Swallow my doubt turn it inside out                               

Find nothing but faith in nothing
             

Asus2 
Want to put my tender heart in a blender       
F# 
Watch it spin ‘round into a beautiful oblivion  
Asus2 F# 
 Rendezvous, then I’m through with you            

   
                                                 

F# 
 SoCal is where my mind states
 But it’s not my state of mind
F# 
 I’m not as ugly, sad as you
F# 
 Or am I origami? Fold it up and just pretend
F# 
Demented as the motives in your head

                                                 

Asus2 
 I would swallow my pride, I would choke on the rinds
Asus2 
But the lack thereof would leave me empty inside
F# 
Swallow my doubt turn it inside out                               

Find nothing but faith in nothing

Asus2 
Want to put my tender heart in a blender
F# 
Watch it spin ‘round into a beautiful oblivion  
Asus2 F# 
Rendezvous, then I’m through with you            

             

                                     
 I alone am the one you
Don’t know you need take heed, feed your ego
 Make me blind when your eyes close
Sink when you get close, tie me to the bedpost

 I alone am the one you 
Don’t know you need, you don’t know you need me
 Make me blind when your eyes close
Tie me to the bedpost

                                                 

Outro: Chorus lyrics but new chords

 I would swallow my pride I would choke on the rinds
But the lack thereof would leave me empty inside
Swallow my doubt, turn it inside out
Find nothing but faith in nothing
Want to put my tender heart in a blender
Watch it spin ‘round to a beautiful oblivion
 Rendezvous, then I’m through, now I’m through with 
You   
F# 
Through with you   
Asus2 F# 
Rendezvous then I’m through with you

Evita - Don’t Cry For Me Argentina  

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

Gadd9 D/F# Gadd9 
    
It won’t be easy, you’ll think it strange
When I try to explain how I feel
That I still need your love after all that I’ve done

Bm 
You won’t believe me
E7 
All you will see is a girl you once knew
E7 
Although she is dressed to the nines
At sixes and sevens with you

Gadd9 D/F# Gadd9 
    
I had to let it happen, I had to change
Couldn’t stay all my life down at heel
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
I never expected it to

Gadd9 D/F# Gadd9 
   
Don’t cry for me Argentina
The truth is I never left you
All through my wild days
Gadd9 
My mad existence
I kept my promise

Let ring on “distance”

Gadd9 
Don’t keep your distance

And as for fortune, and as for fame
I never invited them in
Though it seemed to the world they were all I desired

Bm 
They are illusions
E7 
They are not the solutions they promised to be
E7 
The answer was here all the time
I love you and hope you love me

Gadd9 D/F# Gadd9 
   
Don’t cry for me Argentina
The truth is I never left you
All through my wild days
Gadd9 
My mad existence
I kept my promise
Gadd9 
Don’t keep your distance

Vox on the 3 of the chord

Em 
 Have I said too much? 
A/C# Bm 
There’s nothing more I can think of to say to you

Vox on the 3 of the chord (again)

Em 
But all you gotta do is look at me to know
A/C# 
That every word is true

Don’t cry for me Argentina
The truth is I never left you
All through my wild days
Gadd9 
My mad existence
I kept my promise
Gadd9 
Don’t keep your distance

Extreme - Hole Hearted  

Originally in A tuned down to Ab, I play in E

Intro, slow

B/A 
   x2
B/A C/A 
  

At tempo, approximating the verse here

   
 
  

Life’s ambition occupies my time
Priorities confuse the mind

In my key, don’t go down on “behind”

Happiness one step behind
This inner peace I’ve yet to find

E/A D/A E/A 
Rivers flow into the sea
A/E A/E B/E 
Yet even the sea is not so full of me
E/A D/A E/A 
If I’m not blind why can’t see
A/E 
That a circle can’t fit
A/E B/E 
Where a square should be

Dadd9 
There’s a hole in my heart
Gadd9 B/A B/A 
That can only be filled by you   
Dadd9 
And this hole in my heart
Gadd9 B/A 
Can’t be filled with the things I do 

A#maj7 Cadd9 B/A 
Hole hearted   
A#maj7 Cadd9 
Hole hearted  

   
 
  

This heart of stone is where hide
These feet of clay kept warm inside
Day by day less satisfied
Not fade away before die

E/A D/A E/A 
Rivers flow into the sea
A/E A/E B/E 
Yet even the sea is not so full of me
E/A D/A E/A 
If I’m not blind why can’t see
A/E 
That a circle can’t fit
A/E B/E 
Where a square should be

Dadd9 
There’s a hole in my heart
Gadd9 B/A B/A 
That can only be filled by you   
Dadd9 
And this hole in my heart

Note short phrase after this line

Gadd9 E/A D/A 
Can’t be filled with the things I do   
Dadd9 
There’s a hole in my heart
Gadd9 B/A B/A 
That can only be filled by you    
Dadd9 
Should have known from the start
Gadd9 B/A 
I’d fall short with the things I do 

A#maj7 Cadd9 B/A 
Hole hearted   
A#maj7 Cadd9 B/A 
Hole hearted   
A#maj7 Cadd9 B/A 
Hole hearted   
A#maj7 Cadd9 
Hole hearted  

Extreme - More Than Words  

Originally in Gb, I play in D

Intro

D/F# Gadd9 Gadd9 
Em7 Em7 
D/F# Gadd9 Gadd9 
Em7 Em7 
   
D/F# Gadd9 
 Saying I love you is
Em7 
Not the words I want to hear from you
D/F# Gadd9 
It’s not that I want you
Em7 Bm 
Not to say but if you only knew
Em7 
How easy
A/C# Bm 
It would be to show me how you feel

Bm/F# Em7 A7 
More than words is all you have to 
D7 D7/F# 
Do to make it real
Gm 
Then you wouldn’t have to say
Bm7 
That you love me
Em7 A7 
‘Cause I’d already know

D/F# A/C# Bm F#m 
 What would you do if my heart was torn in two
D/F# Em7 A7 
More than words to show you feel that your love for me is real
D/F# A/C# Bm7 F#m 
 What would you say if I took those words away?
D/F# Em7 
Then you couldn’t make things new
A7 
Just by saying I love you

D/F# Gadd9 Gadd9 
   La dee da
Em7 Em7 
La dee dai de dai dai dum, more than 

D/F# Gadd9 Gadd9 
Words,   la dee da

Let ring, the dim7 is just implied by the vocals, but I’m not that good a singer, so I play it.

Em7 A#dim7 
La dee dai, oooh oooh

D/F# Gadd9 
 Now that I’ve tried to
Em7 
Talk to you and make you understand
D/F# Gadd9 
 All you have to do is
Em7 Bm 
Close your eyes and just reach out your hands
Bm/F# Em7 
And touch me
A/C# Bm 
Hold me close don’t ever let me go

Em7 
More than words
A7 D7 D7/F# 
Is all I ever needed you to show
Gm 
Then you wouldn’t have to say
Bm7 
That you love me 

Can sub a IIdim7 instead of the 7b9

Em7 A7 A7b9 
‘Cause I’d already know

D/F# A/C# Bm F#m 
What would you do if my heart was torn in two
D/F# Em7 A7 
More than words to show you feel that your love for me is real
A/C# Bm7 F#m 
What would you say if I took those words away?
D/F# Em7 
Then you couldn’t make things new

Let ring

A7 D6 
Just by saying I love you 

Faces - Stay With Me  

Originally in A, I play in A capo 3

Intro

   
In the morning
Don’t say you love me
Cause I’ll only kick you out of the door

I know your name is Rita
Cause your perfume’s smelling sweeter
Since when I saw you down on the floor

   
You won’t need too much persuading
I don’t mean to sound degrading
But with a face like that
You got nothing to laugh about

Red lips, hair, and fingernails
I hear you’re a mean old Jezebel
Lets go up stairs and read my tarot cards

Stay with me
Stay with me
For tonight you better stay with me

Stay with me
Stay with me
For tonight you better stay with me

   
So in the morning
Please don’t say you love me
Cause you know I’ll only kick you out the door

Yea, I’ll pay your cab fare home
You can even use my best cologne
Just don’t be here in the morning when I wake up

Stay with me
Stay with me
Cause tonight you’re gonna stay with me

Sit down, get up, get out

Stay with me
Stay with me
Cause tonight you’re gonna stay with me

Faith No More - Epic  

Highest note is the b3 (“*grab* it”)

Intro

Dsus2 E5 
   →  

E5 
Can you feel it, see it, hear it today?
E5 
If you can’t, then it doesn’t matter anyway
E5 
You will never understand it ‘cause it happens too fast
E5 
And it feels so good, it’s like walking on glass

E5 
It’s so cool, it’s so hip, it’s alright
E5 
It’s so groovy, it’s outta sight
E5 
You can touch it, smell it, taste it so sweet
E5 
But it makes no difference ‘cause it knocks you off your feet

Dsus2 E5 
You want it all but you can’t have it  

E5 
It’s cryin’, bleedin’, lying on the floor
E5 
So you lay down on it and you do it some more
E7#9 
You’ve got to share it, so you dare it
E7#9 
Then you bare it and you tear it

Dsus2 E5 
You want it all but you can’t have it  
Dsus2 E5 
It’s in your face but you can’t grab it  

E5 
It’s alive, afraid, a lie, a sin
E5 
It’s magic, it’s tragic, it’s a loss, it’s a win
E7#9 
It’s dark, it’s moist, it’s a bitter pain
E7#9 
It’s sad it happened and it’s a shame

Dsus2 E5 
You want it all but you can’t have it  
Dsus2 
It’s in your face but you can’t grab it 

E5 G5 
What is it? It’s it
E5 G5 
What is it? It’s it
E5 G5 
What is it? It’s it
E5 G5 
What is it? It’s it

Solo

Em Em Em 
   →   x4

E5 G5 
What is it? It’s it
E5 G5 
What is it? It’s it
E5 G5 
What is it? It’s it
E5 G5 
What is it? It’s it

Dsus2 E5 
You want it all but you can’t have it  
Dsus2 
It’s in your face but you can’t grab it 

Em 
It’s it, what is it?
It’s it, what is it?
It’s it, what is it?
It’s it, what is it?

 

Em C7 Em C7 Em 

Faith No More - Falling to Pieces  

Intro

   →  x 8

Not writing the bVII’s for the whole song, but they keep going

Back and forth, I sway with the wind

Resolution slips away again
Right through my fingers, back into my heart
Where it's out of reach and it's in the dark

 Sometimes I think I’m blind

Or I may be just paralyzed

Because the plot thickens every day

And the pieces of my puzzle keep crumblin’ away
But I know, there's a picture beneath

Indecision clouds my vision
 No one listens  because I’m somewhere

In between
My love and my agony
You see, I’m somewhere in between

Hard stop after this line

My life is falling to pieces
Somebody put me together

Layin’ face down on the ground

My fingers in my ears to block the sound
My eyes shut tight to avoid the sight

Anticipating the end, losing the will to fight

 Droplets of “yes” and “no”

In an ocean of “maybe”

From the bottom, it looks like a steep incline

From the top, another downhill slope of mine
But I know, the equilibrium's there

Indecision clouds my vision
 No one listens  because I’m somewhere

In between
My love and my agony
You see, I’m somewhere in between
My life is falling to pieces
Somebody put me together

Back and forth, I sway with the wind

Resolution slips away again
Right through my fingers, back into my heart
Where it's out of reach and it's in the dark

 Sometimes I think I’m blind

Or I may be just paralyzed

Because the plot thickens every day

And the pieces of my puzzle keep crumblin’ away
But I know, there's a picture beneath

Indecision clouds my vision
 No one listens  because I’m somewhere

In between
My love and my agony
You see, I’m somewhere in between

Hard stop after this line

My life is falling to pieces
Somebody put me together (because I’m somewhere)

In between
My love and my agony
You see, I’m somewhere in between
My life is falling to pieces
Somebody put me together

Fastball - Out of My Head  

C#m E7 
F# 
   
G#m 
Sometimes I feel like I am drunk behind the wheel
The wheel of possibility
F# 
However it may roll
G#m 
Give it a spin, see if it can somehow factor in
You know there’s always more than one way
F# 
To say exactly what you mean to say

C#m 
Was I out of my head, was I out of my mind?
E7 
How could I have ever been so blind?
I was waiting for an indication
F# 
It was hard to find
C#m 
Don’t matter what I say, no matter what I do
E7 
I never mean to do bad things to you
So quiet but I finally woke up
F# A7 
If you’re sad then it’s time you spoke up too 

Guitar solo on chorus chords... if there’s _anyone_ around to play it

it would push the song over that critical 60-second mark.

C#m 
Was I out of my head, was I out of my mind?
E7 
How could I have ever been so blind?
I was waiting for an invitation
F# 
It was hard to find
C#m 
Don’t matter what I say, no matter what I do
E7 
I never mean to do bad things to you
So quiet but I finally woke up
F# A7 
If you’re sad... then it’s time you spoke up... too 

Fastball - The Way  

Originally in F#m, I play in Em capo 2

Em 
Em Am 
They made up their minds and they started packing
B7 Em 
They left before the sun came up that day
E7 Am 
An exit to eternal summer slacking
Em B7 Em 
But where were they going without ever knowing the way?

Em Am 
They drank up the wine and they got to talking
B7 Em 
They now had more important things to say
E7 Am 
When the car broke down they started walking
Em B7 Em 
Where were they going without ever knowing the way? 

Anyone can see the road that they walk on is paved in gold
Em B7 
It’s always summer they’ll never get cold
They’ll never get hungry, they’ll never get old and gray

You can see their shadows wandering off somewhere
Em B7 
They won’t make it home but they really don’t care
B7 
They wanted the highway they’re happier there today today

Em Am 
Their children woke up and they couldn’t find them
B7 Em 
They left before the sun came up that day
E7 Am 
They just drove off and left it all behind’em

(Leavin’ it all behind)

Em B7 Em 
But where were they going without ever knowing the way? 

Anyone can see the road that they walk on is paved in gold
Em B7 
It’s always summer they’ll never get cold
They’ll never get hungry they’ll never get old and gray

You can see their shadows wandering off somewhere
Em B7 
They won’t make it home but they really don’t care
They wanted the highway they’re happier there today
B7 
Today

Em 

Fats Domino - Ain’t That a Shame  

Fats Domino in B, McCartney in E, Cheap Trick in B

I play in A capo 2

You made,  me cry, when you said goodbye

Ain’t that a shame, my tears fell like rain
Ain’t that a shame, you’re the one to blame

You broke,  my heart, when you said we’ll part

Ain’t that a shame, my tears fell like rain
Ain’t that a shame, you’re the one to blame

Oh well , goodbye, although, I’ll cry

Ain’t that a shame, my tears fell like rain
Ain’t that a shame, you’re the one to blame

Solo on verse chords

     
You made,  me cry, when you said goodbye

Ain’t that a shame, my tears fell like rain
Ain’t that a shame, you’re the one to blame

Oh well , goodbye, although, I’ll cry

Ain’t that a shame, my tears fell like rain
Ain’t that a shame, you’re the one to blame

A/C# Ebdim7 
 →  →  →  →  → 

Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill  

Fats Domino in B, I play in D

Intro

  

Vox on the 1 on “I”

I found my thrill
On Blueberry Hill
A7 
On Blueberry Hill
Where I found you  

The moon stood still
On Blueberry Hill
A7 
And lingered until

Not a typo!  It’s a IV in the first verse, and a iv here

Gm 
My dreams came true  

C6 
The wind in the willow played
A/D D7 
 Love’s sweet melod
C#7 F#m C#7 F#m 
But all of the vows you made 

Vocally easier to hard stop on the last chord on this line

C#7 F# A7 
Were never to be 

Though we’re apart
You’re part of me still
A7 
For you were my thrill
Gm 
On Blueberry Hil 

C6 
The wind in the willow played
A/D D7 
 Love’s sweet melod
C#7 F#m C#7 F#m 
But all of the vows you made 
C#7 F# A7 
Were only to be 

Though we’re apart
You’re part of me still
A7 
For you were my thrill
Gm 
On Blueberry Hill  

Five for Fighting - 100 Years  

Originally in G, I play in D

Intro

Em7 A7sus4 
D/F# Bm Em7 A7sus4 
   
 I’m fifteen for a moment
Em7 A7sus4 
 Caught in between ten and twenty
D/F# Bm 
And I’m  just dreaming 
Em7 Asus4 
Counting the ways to where you are

 I’m twenty-two for a moment
Em7 A7sus4 
 And she feels better than ever
D/F# Bm 
And we’re  on fire 
Em7 
Making our way back from Mars

Gadd9 
 Fifteen there’s still time for you
Gadd9 
 Time to buy and time to lose
Gadd9 Bm7 Gadd9 
 Fifteen  there’s never a wish better than this
D/F# 
When you only got a hundred years to live 

D/F# Gadd9 Bm7 Asus4 
       x2

 I’m thirty-three for a moment
Em7 A7sus4 
 I’m still the man but you see I’m of age
D/F# Bm 
 A kid on the way, babe
Em7 Asus4 
A family on my mind

 I’m forty-five for a moment
Em7 A7sus4 
 The sea is high
D/F# Bm 
And I’m heading into a crisis 
Em7 Asus4 
Chasing the years of my life

Gadd9 
 Fifteen there’s still time for you
Gadd9 Bm7 
Time to buy and time to lose yourself
Gadd9 
Within a morning star

Gadd9 
 Fifteen I’m alright with you
Gadd9 Bm7 Gadd9 
 Fifteen  there’s never a wish better than this
D/F# 
When you only got a hundred years to live 

Bridge

D/F# Asus4 
 Halftime goes by
Bm 
Suddenly you’re wise
Cmaj7 
Another blink of an eye
Gadd9 
Sixty-seven is gone
Asus4 
The sun is getting high
We’re moving on 

Em7 A7sus4 
   
Gadd9 
 I’m ninety-nine for a moment
Em7 A7sus4 
 I’m dyin’ for just another moment
D/F# Bm 
And I’m just dreaming 
Em7 Asus4 
Counting the ways to where you are

Gadd9 
 Fifteen there’s still time for you
Gadd9 
 Twenty-two I feel her too
Gadd9 
 Thirty-three you’re on your way
Gadd9 
 Every day’s a new day

Bm7 Gadd9 
Oooh   
Bm7 Gadd9 
Oooh   

Not a typo, the changes are a little different this time

 Fifteen there’s still time for you
Bm7 Gadd9 
 Time to buy and time to choose
Bm7 Bm Gadd9 
Hey fifteen  there’s never a wish better than this
When you only got a hundred years to live

Em7 A7sus4 D/F# 

Five for Fighting - Superman (It’s Not Easy)  

Originally in C, I play in A.  Highest note that matters is the 5.

Intro

F#m7 D6 
       x2

I can’t stand to fly
F#m7 D6 
I’m not that naive
I’m just out to find
F#m7 D6 
The better part of me

I’m more than a bird, I’m more than a plane
F#m7 
I’m more than some pretty face beside a train
It’s not easy to be m

wish that I could cry
F#m7 D6 
 Fall upon my knees
 Find a way to lie
F#m7 D6 
‘Bout a home I’ll never see

It may sound absurd but don’t be naive
F#m7 
Even heroes have the right to bleed
I may be disturbed but won’t you concede
F#m7 
Even heroes have the right to dream
E/G# 
And it’s not easy to be me  

Bridge

F#m E/G# Bm F#m 
Up, up and away, away from me
Well, it’s alright
You can all sleep sound tonight
A/D 
I’m not crazy  →  →  
Or anything

I can’t stand to fly
F#m7 D6 
I’m not that naive
Men weren’t meant to ride
F#m7 D6 
With clouds between their knees

I’m only a man in a silly red sheet
F#m7 
Digging for kryptonite on this one-way street
Only a man in a funny red sheet
F#m7 
Looking for special things inside of me

E/G# F#m7 
Inside of me,  inside of me 
E/G# F#m7 
Yeah, inside of me,  inside of me 

I’m only a man in a funny red sheet
F#m7 
I’m only a man looking for a dream
I’m only a man in a funny red sheet
F#m7 A/D 
And it’s not easy, ooh hoo hoo

Rubato, chords implied

F#m 
It’s not easy to b

Rubato, chords back in

F#m7 D6 
 Me    

Five Man Electrical Band - Signs  

Originally in D, I play in A

D/A 
   → 

D/F# A/E 
And the sign said, long-haired, freaky people need not apply
So I tucked my hair up under my hat and I went in to ask him why

F#m 
 He said you look like a fine, upstanding young man, I think you’ll do
So, I took off my hat and said, imagine that, huh, me workin’ for you, whoa

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Blocking out the scenery, breaking my mind
Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign? 

D/F# A/E 
And the sign said anybody caught trespassing  would be shot on sight
So, I jumped on the fence and I yelled at the house, hey,  what gives you the right
F#m 
To put up a fence to keep me out or to keep mother nature in
If God was here, he’d tell you to your face, man, you’re some kinda sinner

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Blocking out the scenery, breaking my mind
Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign? 

D/A 
   → 

Now, hey you, mister, can’t you read?
You’ve got to have a shirt and tie to get a seat
You can’t even watch, no, you can’t eat
You ain’t supposed to be here

Let ring

D/F# A/E 
And the sign said, you got to have a membership card to get inside, huh

Solo on chorus chords, or just...

D/A 
   → 

Let ring

D/F# A/E 
And the sign said everybody welcome, come in, kneel down and pray
But when they passed around the plate at the end of it all
didn’t have a penny to pay
F#m 
So I got me a pen and a paper  and I made up my own little sign
I said thank you, lord, for thinkin’ ‘bout me, I’m alive and doin’ fine

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Blocking out the scenery, breaking my mind
Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign? 

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Blocking out the scenery, breaking my mind
Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign? 

Fleetwood Mac - Don’t Stop  

Originally in E, I play in A

D/A D/A 
 →   →  x8

 If you wake up and don’t want to smile
 If it takes just a little while
 Open your eyes and look at the day
 You’ll see things in a different way

G/A 
Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow
G/A 
Don’t stop, it’ll soon be here
G/A 
 It’ll be better than before
Yesterday’s gone, yesterday’s gone

       x2

 Why not think about times to come
 And not about the things that you’ve done
 If your life was bad to you
 Just think what tomorrow will do

Not a typo, the bass holds the 1 in the first chorus, but not here

Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow
Don’t stop, it’ll soon be here
 It’ll be better than before
Yesterday’s gone, yesterday’s gone

Solo

       x3
   
 All I want is to see you smile
 If it takes just a little while
 I know you don’t believe that it’s true
 I never meant any harm to you

G/A 
Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow

Hard stop on “it’ll soon”

Don’t stop, it’ll soon be here
 It’ll be better than before
Yesterday’s gone, yesterday’s gone

G/A 
Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow
G/A 
Don’t stop, it’ll soon be here
 It’ll be better than before
Yesterday’s gone, yesterday’s gone

Oooh,  don’t you look back 
Oooh,  don’t you look back 
Oooh,  don’t you look back 
Oooh,  don’t you look back 

Fleetwood Mac - Landslide  

Originally in Eb, I play in C capo 2 and avoid a few of the high bits

G/B Am7 G/B 
G/B Am7 G/B 
   
G/B Am7 G/B 
 I took my love and I took it down 
G/B Am7 G/B 
 Climbed a mountain and I turned around 
G/B Am7 G/B 
And I saw my reflection in the snow-covered hills
G/B Am7 Am7 
Till the landslide brought me down 

G/B G/B Am7 G/B 
Oh, mirror in the sky what is love 
G/B Am7 G/B 
Can the child within my heart rise above 
G/B Am7 G/B 
Can I sail through the changing ocean tides
G/B Am7 G/B 
Can I handle the seasons of my life

G/B Am7 G/B 
G/B Am7 D/F# 
 Mmm  

D/F# Em 
Well, I’ve been afraid of changing cause I
G/B Am D/F# 
Built my life around you 
D/F# Em 
But time makes you bolder, even children get older
G/B Am7 Am7 G/B 
And I’m getting older too  → 

Solo

G/B Am7 G/B 
G/B Am7 G/B 
G/B Am7 G/B 
G/B Am7 D/F# 
   
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

G/B Am Am D/F# 
Built my life around you  → 
D/F# Em 
But time makes you bolder, even children get older
G/B Am7 G/B 
And I’m getting older too 
G/B Am7 G/B 
Oh, I’m getting older too 

G/B Am7 G/B 
Ah, ah, take my love, take it down 
G/B Am7 G/B 
Ah, ah, climb a mountain and turn around 
G/B Am7 G/B 
And if you see my reflection in the snow-covered hills
G/B Am7 G/B 
Will the landslide bring you down? 

Hanging stop on “hills”

G/B Am7 G/B 
And if you see my reflection in the snow-covered hills

G/B Am7 
Will the landslide bring you down?
G/B G/B Am7 
Oh, oh, the landslide bring you down

Foreigner - Juke Box Hero  

Originally in E, I play in E and just don’t go up to the higher octave

All Is are pretty much I5s

   

Vox on the 7 on “in”

D/E 
Standin’ in the rain with his head hung low
D/E 
Couldn’t get a ticket, it was a sold out show
D/E 
Heard the roar of the crowd, he could picture the scene
D/E 
Put his ear to the wall, and like a distant scream
He heard one guitar,  just blew him away 
Saw stars in his eyes  and the very next day 

D/E 
Bought a beat up six-string in a second hand store
D/E 
Didn’t know how to play it but he knew for sure
That that one guitar  felt good in his hands 
Didn’t take long  to understand 
Just one guitar,  slung way down  low
Was a one way ticket,  only one way to go 

So, he started rockin’, ain’t never gonna stop
Gotta keep on rockin’, someday he’s gonna make it to the top

Em Em 
And be a juke box hero, got stars in his eyes
Em Em 
He’s a juke box hero  
Em Em 
He took one guitar (juke box hero, stars in his eyes)
Em Em 
Juke box hero,  he’ll come alive tonight

Em 
D/E 
D/E 
 
D/E 
In a town without a name, in a heavy downpour
D/E 
Thought he passed his own shadow by the backstage door
D/E 
Like a trip through the past, that day in the rain
D/E 
That one guitar  made his whole life change

Now, he needs to keep a-rockin’, he just can’t stop
Gotta keep on rockin’, that boy has got to stay on top

Em Em 
And be a juke box hero, got stars in his eyes
Em Em 
He’s a juke box hero  
Em Em 
He took one guitar (juke box hero, stars in his eyes)
Em Em 
Juke box hero,  he’ll come alive tonight

Solo

   x12

He’s gotta keep a-rockin’, he just can’t stop
Gotta keep on rockin’, that boy has got to stay on top

Em Em 
And be a juke box hero, got stars in his eyes
Em Em 
He’s a juke box hero  
Em Em 
He took one guitar (juke box hero, stars in his eyes)
Em Em 
Juke box hero,  he’ll come alive tonight

Em Em 
Juke box hero  
Em Em 
Juke box heeeeepro,  he got stars in his eyes
Em Em 
Stars in his eyes 

Fountains of Wayne - Stacy’s Mom  

   x2

Vox start on the 3

Stacy’s mom has got it goin’ on

x4

Stacy can I come over after school?
(After school)
We can hang around by the p-p-p-pool 
(Hang by the pool)

Did your mom get back from the business trip?
(Business trip)
Is she there or is she trying to give me the slip?
(Give me the slip)

Vox on “you know I’m not” = 1 3 5 6

Note that 6 is the 4 of the min chord

F#m 
You know I’m not the little boy that I used to be

Vox on “baby can’t you see” = 1 1 1 2 3

Note that 3 is the maj7 of the maj chord

F#m 
I’m all grown up now baby can’t you see?

Bm 
Stacy’s mom has got it goin’ on
Bm 
She’s all I want and I’ve waited for so long
A#dim Bm 
Stacy can’t you see you’re just not the girl for me
I know it might be wrong but I’m in love with Stacy’s mom

Stacy’s mom has got it goin’ on

x2

Stacy do you remember when I mowed your lawn
(Mowed your lawn)
Your mom came out  with just a towel on
(Towel on)

I could tell she likes me from the way she stared
(Way she stared)
And the way she said, you missed a spot over there
(Spot over there)

F#m 
And I know that you think it’s just a fantasy
F#m 
But since your dad walked out your mom could use a guy like me

Bm 
Stacy’s mom has got it goin’ on
Bm 
She’s all I want and I’ve waited for so long
A#dim Bm 
Stacy can’t you see you’re just not the girl for me
I know it might be wrong but I’m in love with Stacy’s...

Solo

A# Dm 
Mom  
A# 
A# Dm 
A# A# 
   
A# Dm 
Stacy’s mom has got it goin’ on (she’s got it goin’ on)
A# Dm 
She’s all I want and I’ve waited for so long (waiting and waiting)
A# Dm 
Stacy can’t you see you’re just not the girl for me
A# 
I know it might be wrong  I’m in love with
A# Dm 
Stacy’s mom oh-oh oh-oh (I’m in love with)
A# Dm 
Stacy’s mom oh-oh oh-oh (wait a minute)
A# Dm 
Stacy can’t you see you’re just not the girl for me
A# 
I know it might be wrong but I’m in love with Stacy’s mom

Four Non Blondes - What’s Up  

Originally in A, I play in A capo 2, down an octave (obviously)

Highest note is the 5 (“pray every single day”)

Intro

Bm 
       x2

Vox on the 3

 Twenty-five years and my life is still
Bm 
Trying to get up that great big hill
Of hope for a destination

realized quickly when I knew I should
Bm 
That the world was made up of this brotherhood
Of man, for whatever that means

And so I cry sometimes when I’m lying in bed
Bm 
Just to get it all out, what’s in my head
And I,  I am feeling a little peculiar

And so I wake in the morning and I step outside
Bm 
And I take a deep breath and I get real high and
 scream from the top of my lungs what’s going on?

Bm 
And I said hey yeah, yeah, yeah, hey yeah, yeah
I said hey, what’s going on?
Bm 
And I said hey yeah, yeah, yeah, hey yeah, yeah
I said hey, what’s going on?

Bm 
 Ooh, ooh,  ooh,  ooh 
Bm 
 Ooh, ooh,  ooh,  ooh 

Bm 
And I try, oh my god, do I try
I try all the time, in this institution

Bm 
And I pray, oh my god, do I pray
I pray every single day
For a revolution

And so I cry sometimes when I’m lying in bed
Bm 
Just to get it all out, what’s in my head
And I,  I am feeling a little peculiar

And so I wake in the morning and I step outside
Bm 
And I take a deep breath and I get real high and
 scream from the top of my lungs what’s going on?

Bm 
And I said hey yeah, yeah, yeah, hey yeah, yeah
I said hey, what’s going on?
Bm 
And I said hey yeah, yeah, yeah, hey yeah, yeah
I said hey, what’s going on?

With “wake in the morning”

Bm 
And I said hey yeah, yeah, yeah, hey yeah, yeah
I said hey, what’s going on?
Bm 
And I said hey yeah, yeah, yeah, hey yeah, yeah
I said hey, what’s going on?

Let ring

 Twenty-five years and my life is still
Bm 
Trying to get up that great big hill
Of hope for a destination

Frank Sinatra - Fly Me To The Moon  

The Am→A7 transition is pretty optional.

Play G7’s as barre.

Am7 
Am7 Dm7 
Fly me to the moon
G7 Cmaj7 
And let me play among the stars
Fmaj7 Bm7b5 
Let me see what spring is like
E7 Am7 A7 
On Jupiter and Mars 

Dm7 G7 Em7 A7 
In other words, hold my hand 
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7 E7 
In other words, baby kiss me 

Am7 Dm7 
Fill my heart with song
G7 Cmaj7 
And let me sing for ever more
Fmaj7 Bm7b5 
You are all I long for
E7 Am7 A7 
All I worship and adore 

Dm7 G7 Em7 A7 
In other words, please be true 
Dm7 G7 E7 
In other words, I love you 

Am7 Dm7 
Fill my heart with song
G7 Cmaj7 
And let me sing for ever more
Fmaj7 Bm7b5 
You are all I long for
E7 Am7 A7 
All I worship and adore 

Dm7 G7 Em7b5 A7 
In other words, please be true 
Dm7 
In other words
Fm7 
In other words
Fdim7 
I love you  

Frankie Valli - Can’t Take My Eyes Off You  

Originally in E (or F), I play in D

E/D Em/D 
  x2

You’re just too good to be true
Dmaj7 
Can’t take my eyes off you
D7 
You’d be like heaven to touch
I wanna hold you so much
Gm 
At long last love has arrived
And I thank god I’m alive
E/D Em/D 
You’re just too good to be true
Can’t take my eyes off you

Pardon the way that I stare
Dmaj7 
There’s nothing else to compare
D7 
The sight of you leaves me weak
There are no words left to speak
Gm 
But if you feel like I feel
Please let me know that it’s real
E/D Em/D 
You’re just too good to be true
Can’t take my eyes off of you

Vox on b5 5 of the chord on the first “daa da”

Em A7 
Daa da daa da daa da da da da
Daa da daa da daa da da da da
Em A7 
Daa da daa da daa da da da da
B7#9 
Daa da daa da daa

Em A7 
I love you baby, and if it’s quite alright
F#m7 Bm7 
I need you baby, to warm the lonely nights
Em A7 B7 
I love you baby, trust in me when I say 
Em A7 
Oh pretty baby, don’t bring me down I pray
F#m7 Bm7 
Oh pretty baby, now that I’ve found you stay
Em C7 
And let me love you, baby let me love you

You’re just too good to be true
Fmaj7 
Can’t take my eyes off you
F7 
You’d be like heaven to touch
A# 
I wanna hold you so much
A#m 
At long last love has arrived
And I thank god I’m alive
G/F Gm/F 
You’re just too good to be true
Can’t take my eyes off you

Bridge

Em A7 
Daa da daa da daa da da da da
B7#9 
Daa da daa da daa

Em A7 
I love you baby, and if it’s quite alright
F#m7 Bm7 
I need you baby, to warm the lonely nights
Em A7 B7 
I love you baby, trust in me when I say 

Em A7 
Oh pretty baby, don’t bring me down I pray
F#m7 Bm7 
Oh pretty baby, now that I’ve found you stay
Em A7 B7 
Oh pretty baby, trust in me when I say 

Em A7 
I need you baby, oh when you come my way
F#m7 Bm7 
Oh pretty baby, now that I’ve found you stay
Em C7 
And let me love you, baby, let me love you

Frankie Valli - Working My Way Back  

Originally in G, I play in D

Intro

D7 
Am7 
Working my way back to you babe
D/F# Em 
With a burnin’ love inside
Am7 
Yeah, I’m workin’ my way back to you babe
D/F# Em 
And the happiness that died
A7 
I let it get away

Been payin’ every day

A/C# 
When you were so in love with me
I played around like I was free
A/C# 
Thought I could have my cake  and eat it too
 But how I cried over losing you

Vox up to the maj7 of the chord, falsetto in the original key,

right on the line in D.

Gm 
See me cryin’ now, but I ain’t about to go
Ddim 
Livin’ my life without you
For every day I made you cry 
I’m payin’, girl, ‘til the day I die 

Am7 
I keep working my way back to you babe
D/F# Em 
With a burnin’ love inside
Am7 
I’m workin’ my way back to you babe
D/F# Em 
And the happiness that died
A7 
I let it get away

Been payin’ every day

A/C# 
I used to love to make you cry
It made me feel like a man inside
A/C# 
 But if I’d been a man in reality
You’d still be here babe lovin’ me

Gm 
Now the nights are long and lonely
Ddim 
And I ain’t too strong, babe I just miss you so

And you’re too proud  and won’t give in 
But when I think about all I could win 

Am7 
I keep working my way back to you babe
D/F# Em 
With a burnin’ love inside
Am7 
I’m workin’ my way back to you babe
D/F# Em 
And the happiness that died
A7 
I let it get away

Been payin’ every day

Original changes key before fade, I skip it

Am7 
I keep working my way back to you babe
D/F# Em 
With a burnin’ love inside
Am7 
I’m workin’ my way back to you babe
D/F# Em 
And the happiness that died no matter how I cried I’m
Am7 
Working my way back to you babe
D/F# Em 
With a burnin’ love inside

Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons - December, 1963 (Oh What a Night)  

Originally in C#, I play in G

G/B 
G/D 
   
G/B 
G/D 
   
G/B 
Oh, what a night  
G/D G/B 
Late December, back in ‘sixty-three 
G/D G/B 
What a very special time for me 
G/D G/B 
As I remember, what a night  
G/D 
   
G/B 
Oh, what a night  
G/D G/B 
You know, I didn’t even know her name 
G/D G/B 
But I was never gonna be the same 
G/D G/B 
What a lady, what a night 
G/D 
   
Am7 
Oh, I
Em 
I got a funny feeling when she walked in the room
Am7 
And, I
G/D 
As I recall, it ended much too soon  → 

G/B 
Oh, what a night  
G/D G/B 
Hypnotising, mesmerising me 
G/D G/B 
She was everything I dreamed she’d be 
G/D G/B 
Sweet surrender, what a night 
G/D 
   

Funky horn bridge

Em 
   x 2

Am7 Bm7 
 I felt a rush like a rolling bolt of thunder
Spinning my head around and taking my body under

G/B 
Oh, what a night  
G/D 
   
G/B 
G/D 
   
Am7 
Oh, I
Em 
I got a funny feeling when she walked in the room
Am7 
And, I
G/D 
As I recall, it ended much too soon  → 

G/B 
Oh, what a night  
G/D G/B 
Why’d it take so long to see the light? 
G/D G/B 
Seemed so wrong, but now it seems so right 
G/D G/B 
What a lady, what a night 
G/D 
   

Funky horn bridge

Em 
   x 2

Am7 Bm7 
 I felt a rush like a rolling bolt of thunder
Spinning my head around and taking my body under

G/B 
Oh, what a night  
G/D 
G/B 
Oh, what a night  
G/D 

Free - All Right Now  

D/A D/A D/A D/A 
               x2

D/A 
There she stood in the street
D/A 
Smiling from her head to her feet
D/A 
I said hey, what is this, now baby maybe
D/A 
Maybe she’s in need of a kiss

Realistically I’m going to skip all the places where the vox jump up

D/A 
I said hey what’s your name baby?
D/A 
Maybe we can see things the same
D/A 
Now don’t you wait or hesitate
D/A 
Let’s move before they raise the parking rate, ow

G/D G/D 
All right now baby it’s all right now
G/D G/D 
All right now baby it’s all right now

D/A D/A D/A D/A 
               x1

D/A 
I took her home to my place
D/A 
Watching every move on her face
D/A 
She said look what’s your game baby?
D/A 
Are you tryin’ to put me in shame?

D/A 
I said slow don’t go so fast
D/A 
Don’t you think that love can last?
D/A 
She said love lord above
D/A 
Now you’re tryin’ to trick me in love

G/D G/D 
All right now baby it’s all right now
G/D G/D 
All right now baby it’s all right now

Long solos, repeat second verse with more “baby”, shout a lot

Fun - Some Nights  

Originally in C, I play in G

Highest note that matters is the 6 (“*cashing in* my bad luck”)

Vox on the 1 on “some nights”

Some nights I stay up cashing in my bad luck
 Some nights I call it a draw
Some nights I wish that my lips could build a castle
 Some nights I wish they’d just fall off

But I still wake up, I still see your ghost
Oh lord, I’m still not sure what I stand for, oh
 What do I stand for,  what do I stand for?
Em 
Most nights, I don’t know anymore

With “whoa”

 →   →   →  
 →   →   →  

This is it, boys this is war
 What are we waiting for?
 Why don’t we break the rules already?

I was never one to believe the hype
 Save that for the black and white
Try twice as hard and I’m half as liked
But here they come again to jack my style

And that’s alright 
I found a martyr in my bed tonight
She stops my bones from wondering
Just who I am, who I am, who I am 
Oh who am I,  mmmm, mmmmm

Well some nights I wish that this all would end
‘Cause I could use some friends for a change
And some nights I’m scared you’ll forget me again
Some nights, I always win, I always win

But I still wake up, I still see your ghost
Oh lord, I’m still sure sure what I stand for, oh
 What do I stand for,  what do I stand for?
Em 
Most nights, I don’t know, oh come on

 So this is it?  I sold my soul for this?
Washed my hands of that for this? I miss my mom and dad for this?

 No, when I see stars, when I see stars, that’s all they are
When I hear songs, they sound like a swan
So come on, oh come on, oh come on, oh, come on

Well that is it, guys, that is all
Five minutes in and I’m bored again
Ten years of this, and I’m not sure if anybody understands

This one is not one for the folks at home
Sorry to leave, mom, I had to go
 Who the fuck wants to die alone all dried up in the desert sun?

My heart is breaking for my sister
And the con that she called love
And then I look into my nephew’s eyes
Am 
 Man, you wouldn’t believe
Am 
 The most amazing things  that can come from
Some terrible lies

 →   →   →  
 →   →   →  

With “whoa”

 →   →   →  
 →   →   →  

 The other night, you wouldn’t believe the dream I just had about you and me
 I called you up, but we’d both agree 
 It’s for the best you didn’t listen 
 It’s for the best we get our distance, oh

Garth Brooks - Ain’t Goin’ Down  

Originally in G, I play in E capo 3

You think you want to play 6ths, but you don’t

Intro

Vox on the b3

Six o’clock on Friday evening, mama doesn’t know she’s leaving

’Til she hears the screen door slamming, rubber squealin’, gears a-jamming

Local country station just a-blarin’ on the radio
Pick him up at seven and they’re headin’ to the rodeo
Mama’s on the front porch screamin’ out her warning
Girl you’d better get your red head back in bed before morning

Nine o’clock the show is ending but the fun is just beginning

She knows he’s anticipating but she gonna keep him waiting

Grab a bite to eat and then they’re headin’ to the honky-tonk
But loud crowds and line dancing just ain’t what they really want
Drive out to the boondocks and park down by the creek
Yeah where it’s George Strait ‘til real late and dancing cheek to cheek

Ain’t going down ‘til the sun comes up
Ain’t givin’ in ‘til they get enough 
Going ‘round the world in a pickup truck
Ain’t going down ‘til the sun comes up

Solo on verse chords

     

Lines are shorter in this verse, with hard stops

Ten to twelve is wine and dancing, midnight starts the hard romancing
One o’clock that truck is rocking two is comin’ still no stopping
Break to check the clock at three they’re right on where they wanna be
And four o’clock get up get going, five o’clock that rooster’s crowing

Solo on verse chords

     
Ain’t going down ‘til the sun comes up
Ain’t givin’ in ‘til they get enough 
Going ‘round the world in a pickup truck
Ain’t going down ‘til the sun comes up

No IV in this verse

Six o’clock on Saturday her folks don’t know he’s on his way

The stalls are clean the horses fed they say she’s grounded ‘til she’s dead

But here he comes around the bend, slowing down she’s jumping in
Hey mom your daughter’s gone and there they go again

Solo on verse chords

     
Ain’t going down ‘til the sun comes up
Ain’t givin’ in ‘til they get enough 
Going ‘round the world in a pickup truck
Ain’t going down ‘til the sun comes up

Garth Brooks - Much Too Young to Feel This Damn Old  

Intro

Am 
   →   →  x2

Am 
 This old highway’s getting longer
 It seems there ain’t no end in sight 
 To sleep would be best
Am 
But I just can’t afford the rest
 I gotta ride in Denver tomorrow night 

Am 
 I called the house, but no one answered
 For the last two weeks no one’s been home 
 I guess she’s through with me
Am 
To tell the truth, I just can’t see
What’s kept a woman holding on this long

And the white line’s getting longer
D/F# Em 
And the saddle’s getting cold
Now I’m much too young to feel this damn old

All my cards are on the table with no
D/F# Em 
Ace left in the hole
Now I’m much too young to feel this damn old

Am 
   →   →  x2

Am 
 The competition’s getting younger
Tougher broncs, you know I can’t recall 
A worn out tape of Chris LeDoux
Am 
Lonely women and bad booze
Seem to be the only friends I’ve left at all

And the white line’s getting longer
D/F# Em 
And the saddle’s getting cold
Now I’m much too young to feel this damn old

All my cards are on the table with no
D/F# Em 
Ace left in the hole
D/F# Em 
Now I’m much too young to feel this damn old →  → 

Lord, I’m much too young to feel this damn old

 →  → 

Garth Brooks - Papa Loved Mama  

E5 
E5 
 Papa drove a truck nearly all his life
A7 
You know it  drove mama crazy being a trucker’s wife
B7 
The  part she couldn’t handle was the being alone
B7 
I guess she  needed more to hold than just a  telephone

E5 
 Papa called Mama each and every night
A7 
Just to  ask her how she was and if us kids were alright
B7 
 Mama would wait for that call to come in
B7 E7 
And when  Daddy’d hang up she was  gone a gain 

A7 
 Mama was a looker lord how she shined
E7 
 Papa was a good’n but the jealous kind
A7 
 Papa loved Mama, Mama loved men
E7 B7 E5 
 Mama’s in the graveyard  Papa’s in the  pen 

E5 
 Well it was bound to happen and one night it did
A7 
 Papa came home and it was just us kids
B7 
He had a  dozen roses and a bottle of wine
B7 
If he was  lookin’ to surprise us he was  doin’ fine

E5 
 I heard him cry for Mama up and down the hall
A7 
Then I  heard a bottle break against the bedroom wall
B7 
That  old diesel engine made an eerie sound
B7 E7 
When Papa  fired it up and headed  into  town

A7 
Well the  picture in the paper showed the scene real well
E7 
 Papa’s rig was buried in the local motel
A7 
The  desk clerk said he saw it all real clear

After this line go right into the little riff

E7 B7 E5 
He never  hit the brakes and he was  shifting  gears

E5 F5 F#5 G5 G#5 G#5 
     
A7 
 Mama was a looker lord how she shined
E7 
 Papa was a good’n but the jealous kind
A7 
 Papa loved Mama, Mama loved men
E7 B7 E5 
 Mama’s in the graveyard  Papa’s in the  pen 

Solo, and fade on:

A5 A5 E5 E5 

Garth Brooks - Rodeo  

If I had to call all those E5’s Em or E, I’d call them E,

but they should be as E5 as possible, with an occasional E7#9.

I play the G A over an open A.

E5 
     x 2

E5 
His eyes are cold and restless
E5 
His wounds have almost healed
E5 
And she’d give half of Texas
E5 
Just to change the way he feels

Vox up to the 1 on “knows”

E5 
She knows his love’s in Tulsa
And she knows he’s gonna go

It starts to become a major chord here

E5 
Well it ain’t no woman flesh and blood
B7 
It’s that damned old rodeo

Well it’s bulls and blood, it’s dust and mud
It’s the roar of a Sunday crowd
It’s the white in his knuckles, the gold in the buckle
B7 
He’ll win the next go ‘round  

It’s boots and chaps, it’s cowboy hats
It’s spurs and latigo, it’s the ropes and the reins
B7 E5 
And the joy and the pain and they call the thing rodeo

E5 
     x 2

E5 
She does her best to hold him
E5 
When his love comes to call
E5 
But his need for it controls him
E5 
And her back’s against the wall

E5 
And it’s so long girl I’ll see you
When it’s time for him to go  
E5 
You know the woman wants her cowboy
B7 
Like he wants his rodeo

Well it’s bulls and blood, it’s dust and mud
It’s the roar of a Sunday crowd
It’s the white in his knuckles, the gold in the buckle
B7 
He’ll win the next go ‘round  

It’s boots and chaps, it’s cowboy hats
It’s spurs and latigo, it’s the ropes and the reins
B7 E5 
And the joy and the pain and they call the thing rodeo

E5 
     x 2

E7 
It’ll drive a cowboy crazy
E7 
It’ll drive a man insane
E5 
And he’ll sell off everything he owns
E5 
Just to pay to play the game

E5 
And a broken home and some broken bones
Is all he’ll have to show
E5 
For all the years that he spent chasin’
B7 
This dream they call rodeo

Well it’s bulls and blood, it’s dust and mud
It’s the roar of a Sunday crowd
It’s the white in his knuckles, the gold in the buckle
B7 
He’ll win the next go ‘round  

It’s boots and chaps, it’s cowboy hats
It’s spurs and latigo, it’s the ropes and the reins
B7 E5 
And the joy and the pain and they call the thing rodeo

E5 
It’s the broncs and the blood

It’s the steers and the mud

B7 E5 
And they call the thing rodeo

Fade on

E5 
     x 2

Garth Brooks - The Dance  

Intro, rubato

Em Dsus4 
  

In tempo

C/G C/G D11 
  →   →   →  

C/G 
Lookin back  →  on the mem’ry of the dance we shared
‘Neath the stars above 
C/G 
For a moment  →  all the world was right 
How could I have known
Em D/F# 
That you’d ever say goodbye

And now, I’m glad I didn’t know
Bm 
The way it all would end
The way it all would go 

Our lives, are better left to chance
Bm 
I could have missed the pain
But I’d have had to miss the dance

C/G C/G D11 
  →   →   →  

Holding you I held everything for a moment
Wasn’t I the king? 
If I’d only known how the king would fall
Hey who’s to say
Em 
You know, I might have changed it all

And now, I’m glad I didn’t know
Bm 
The way it all would end
The way it all would go 

Our lives, are better left to chance
Bm 
I could have missed the pain
But I’d have had to miss the dance

C/G 
  → 
Am7 G/B 
 →  → 

Yes my life, it’s better left to chance
Bm 
I could have missed the pain
But I’d have had to miss the dance

Rubato

Em Dsus4 Em 
       x2

Garth Brooks - The River  

Originally in D, I play in C capo 2

Intro

G/F 
       x 2
You know a dream is like a river
F/C 
Ever changin’ as it flows
C/E 
And the dreamer’s just a vessel
D7m 
That must follow where it goes

F/C 
Trying to learn from what’s behind you
Am 
And never knowing what’s in store
F/C 
Makes each day a constant battle
F/C 
Just to stay between the shores   → 

F/C 
And I will sail my vessel ‘til the river runs dry
C/E Dm7 
Like a bird upon the wind these waters are my sky
F/C F/A 
I’ll never reach my destination if I never try
F/C 
So I will sail my vessel ‘til the river runs dry

Too many times we stand aside
F/C 
And let waters slip away
C/E 
‘Til what we put off ‘til tomorrow
Dm7 
Has now become today

F/C 
So don’t you sit upon the shoreline
Am 
And say you’re satisfied
Choose to chance the rapids
F/C 
And dare to dance the tide  → 

F/C 
Yes I will sail my vessel ‘til the river runs dry
C/E Dm7 
Like a bird upon the wind these waters are my sky
F/C F/A 
I’ll never reach my destination if I never try
F/C 
So I will sail my vessel ‘til the river runs dry

G/B 
  → 

Am 
And there’s bound to be rough waters
G/B 
And I know I’ll take some falls
Dm7 
But with the good lord as my captain
I can make it through them all

Key change to D, instruments drop out

G/D 
Yes I will sail my vessel ‘til the river runs dry
D/F# Em7 
Like a bird upon the wind these waters are my sky

Instruments back in

G/D G/B 
I’ll never reach my destination if I never try 
G/D D/F# G/B 
So, I will sail my vessel ‘til the river runs dry  →  →  → 
G/D 
Yes I will sail my vessel ‘til the river runs dry

A/G 
  → 
‘Til the river runs dry

Garth Brooks - The Thunder Rolls  

The original is in Dm; I usually play in Am capo 5 (so still in the orig key)

Am 
Am 
Three thirty in the morning not a soul in sight
Am 
The city’s lookin’ like a ghost town on a moonless summer night

Am 
Raindrops on the windshield, there’s a storm moving in
Am 
He’s headin’ back from somewhere that he never should have been

G/F# 
And the thunder rolls   
Am 
And the thunder rolls 

Am 
Every light is burnin’ in a house across town
Am 
She’s pacin’ by the telephone in her faded flannel gown
Am 
Askin’ for miracle hopin’ she’s not right
Am 
Prayin’ it’s the weather that has kept him out all night

G/F# 
And the thunder rolls   
Am Am 
And the thunder rolls   

The thunder rolls 
Am Am 
And the lightning strikes  
Another love grows cold 
On a sleepless night 
As the storm blows on 
Am Am 
Out of control  
Deep in her heart 
Am 
The thunder rolls

Am 
She’s waitin’ by the window when he pulls into the drive
Am 
She rushes out to hold him thankful he’s alive
Am 
But on the wind and rain a strange new perfume blows
Am 
And the lightning flashes in her eyes and he knows that she knows

G/F# 
And the thunder rolls   
Am 
And the thunder rolls 

This verse is not on the recorded version

She runs back down the hallway to the bedroom door
Am 
She reaches for the pistol hidden in the dresser drawer
Tells the lady in the mirror he won’t do this again
Am 
‘Cause tonight’ll be the last time she’ll wonder where he’s been 

G/F# 
And the thunder rolls   
Am Am 
And the thunder rolls  

Am Am 
  
The thunder rolls 
Am Am 
And the lightning strikes  
Another love grows cold 
On a sleepless night 
As the storm blows on 
Am Am 
Out of control  
Deep in her heart 
Am 
The thunder rolls

Gary Lewis and the Playboys - Count Me In  

Originally in F, I play in D capo 2

Bb Aaug 
       x2

F#m 
 If you need someone to count on,  count me in
F#m D7 
 Someone you can rely on,  through thick and thin

Em 
 When you start to count the ones that you might ever doubt
Bb Aaug 
If you think of counting me,  count me out

F#m 
 When you count the ones that want you,  count me too
F#m D7 
 And if I’m not first on your list, count me blue

Em 
 Just be sure you count on me and when the countin’s through
Count me madly,  in love with you

With triplets on the V

F#m 
       x2

F#m 
 If you need someone to count on,  when you’re down
F#m D7 
 And all your other friends you’ve lost, can’t be found

Em 
 Just be sure you count on me when you’re down and out
Bb Aaug 
 Count me in through thick and thin, or  it don’t count

F#m 
 When you count the ones that want you,  count me too
F#m D7 
 And if I’m not first on your list, count me blue

Em 
 Just be sure you count on me and when the countin’s through
Count me madly,  in love with you

F#m 
       x4

Gary Puckett and the Union Gap - Lady Willpower  

Originally in D (changing to Eb), I play in A, without the key change

Highest note is the 5 (“I’ll take good *care* of your love”)

Intro

E7 

Vox on 1 2 of the key on “lady”

Bm 
Lady  willpower,  it’s now or never
Fm 
Give your love to me, and 
F#m F#m 
 I’ll shower  your heart with tenderness,  endlessly  →  →

Vox on 3 3 4 5 on “I know you want”

Bm 
 I know you want to see me,  but you’re afraid
Bm C#m 
 Of what I might have on my mind 
Dm 
 One thing you can be sure of  I’ll take good care of your love
 If you will let me give you mine 

Bm 
Lady  willpower,  it’s now or never
Fm 
Give your love to me, and 
F#m F#m 
 I’ll shower  your heart with tenderness,  endlessly  →  →

Horn solo, during which the original move up a half step

Bm 
   
Bm 
 Did no one ever tell you,  the facts of life
Bm C#m 
 Well there’s so much you have to learn 
 And I would gladly teach you
Dm 
 If I could only reach you 
 And get your lovin’ in return 

Bm 
Lady  willpower,  it’s now or never
Fm 
Give your love to me, and 
F#m F#m 
 I’ll shower  your heart with tenderness,  endlessly
Bm 
Lady  willpower,  it’s now or never

Genesis - Invisible Touch  

Originally in F, I play in A capo 1

Intro

Asus4 
Asus4 D/F# 
Asus4 
Asus4 D/F# 
   
F#m 
 Well I’ve been waiting
C#m Asus2 
 Waiting here so long  
F#m 
 But thinking nothing
C#m 
Nothing could go wrong

Well now I know
Asus2 
She has a built-in ability  
Asus2 
To take everything she sees  
 And now it seems I’m falling
Falling for her

Asus4 
 She seems to have an invisible touch yeah
Asus4 D/F# 
 She reaches in and grabs right hold of your heart
Asus4 
 She seems to have an invisible touch yeah
Asus4 D/F# F#m 
 It takes control and slowly tears you apart

F#m 
 Well I don’t really know her
C#m Asus2 
only know her name  
F#m 
 But she crawls under your skin
C#m 
 You’re never quite the same

And now I know
Asus2 
She’s got something you just can’t trust  
Asus2 
And it’s something mysterious  
 And now it seems I’m falling
Falling for her

Asus4 
 She seems to have an invisible touch yeah
Asus4 D/F# 
 She reaches in and grabs right hold of your heart
Asus4 
 She seems to have an invisible touch yeah
Asus4 D/F# G7sus2 
 It takes control and slowly tears you apart

Bizarre prog solo

G7sus2 
Asus4 
 She seems to have an invisible touch yeah
Asus4 D/F# 
 She reaches in and grabs right hold of your heart
Asus4 
 She seems to have an invisible touch yeah
Asus4 D/F# F#m 
 It takes control and slowly tears you apart

F#m 
 Well she don’t like losing
C#m Asus2 
To her it’s still a game  
F#m 
 And though she will mess up your life
C#m 
 You’ll want her just the same

And now I know
Asus2 
She has a built-in ability  
Asus2 
To take everything she sees  
 And now it seems I’ve fallen
Fallen for her

Bsus4 F# 
She seems to have an invisible touch yeah
Bsus4 E/G# F# 
She reaches in and grabs right hold of your heart
Bsus4 F# 
She seems to have an invisible touch yeah
Bsus4 E/G# F# 
It takes control and slowly tears you apart

Bsus4 F# 
She seems to have an invisible touch yeah
Bsus4 E/G# F# 
She seems to have an invisible touch oh, oh, oh
Bsus4 F# 
She seems to have an invisible touch yeah
Bsus4 E/G# F# 
She seems to have an invisible touch oh, oh, oh

Genesis - Jesus He Knows Me  

Originally in Ebm, I play in Am

and barre all the Dm’s.  Also for some reason

I find myself tempted to strum 16ths... don’t

do that, you won’t be able to sustain the tempo,

stay at 8ths.

Esus2 
Am Em Am 
Am Em/B Am 
   
Am Em Am 
 Do you see the face on the TV screen  coming at you  every Sunday
Am Em Am 
 See the face on the  billboard,  well that man is  me
Am Em Am 
 On the cover of the  magazine,  there’s no question  why I’m smiling
Am Em Am 
 You buy a piece of  paradise,  you buy a piece of  me
 I’ll get you  everything you wanted
 I’ll get you  everything you need 
 Don’t need to believe in hereafter,  just believe in  me

Dm 
 Jesus he  knows me, and he  knows I’m  right
Dm 
 I’ve been talking to  Jesus  all my  life
Dm 
 Oh yes, he  knows me, and he  knows I’m  right
Dm 
 And he’s been  telling me everything is alright

Am Em Am 
 I believe in the  family  with my ever-loving  wife beside me
Am Em Am 
 But she don’t know about my  girlfriend or the  man I met last  night
Am Em Am 
 Do you believe in God,  ‘cause that is  what I’m selling
Am Em Am 
 And if you wanna go to  heaven, well  I’ll see you  right
 You won’t ever have to  leave your house
 Or get  out of your chair
 You don’t even have to  touch that dial,  ‘cause  I’m everywhere

Dm 
 And Jesus he  knows me, and he  knows I’m  right
Dm 
 I’ve been talking to  Jesus  all my  life
Dm 
 Oh yes, he  knows me, and he  knows I’m  right
Dm 
 Well he’s been  telling me everything’s gonna be alright

Riff for a while on the root

Am 

Reggae beat

C#m G#m C#m 
 Won’t find me  practicing  what I’m  preaching
C#m G#m C#m 
 Won’t find me  making no  sacrifice
C#m G#m C#m 
 But I can  get you a  pocketful of  miracles
C#m G#m C#m 
 If you promise to be  good,  try to be  nice
C#m 
 God will take good care of  you
Bm7 
Just  do as I say, don’t do as I  do 

Am Em Am 
 I’m counting my  blessings,  I’ve found true  happiness
Am Em Am 
 ‘Cause I’m getting  richer,  day by  day
Am Em Am 
 You can find me in the  phone book,  just’a call my  toll free number
Am Em Am 
 You can do it anyway you want, just  do it right away
 No there’ll be no  doubt in your mind 
 You’ll believe everything I’m saying
 If you wanna get  closer to him
 Get on your knees and  start paying

Dm 
 ‘Cause Jesus he  knows me, and he  knows I’m  right
Dm 
 I’ve been talking to  Jesus  all my  life
Dm 
 Oh yes, he  knows me, and he  knows I’m  right
Dm 
 Well he’s been  telling me everything’s gonna be alright

Dm 
 ‘Cause Jesus he  knows me, and he  knows I’m  right (Jesus he knows me, knows)
Dm 
 Ooh yes  he  knows me, and he  knows I’m  right (Jesus he knows me, knows)
Dm 
 I’ve been talking to  Jesus  all my  life
Dm 
 And he’s been  telling me everything’s gonna be alright

Genesis - Land of Confusion  

Originally in Em tuned to Ebm, I play in Am

Muted 16ths during all of the verse lines

Dm 
 

Vox in on the 1 on “must”

Am 
 →  I must’ve dreamed a thousand dreams 
 Been haunted by a million screams 
 But I can hear the marching feet 
Am 
 They’re moving into the street 

Am 
 Now did you read the news today 
 They say the danger’s gone away 
 But I can see the fires still alight 
Am 
 They’re burning into the night

Am 
There’s too many men
Too many people
Am 
Making too many problems 
Gsus4 Am 
And not much love to go round
Am 
Can’t you see this is a land of confusion  → 

Into a double-time reggae beat

Am Em 
 And this is the world we live in 
Am Em 
(Aaaah) And these are the hands we’re given 
Am Em 
(Ooooh) Use them and let’s start trying 
Am Em Dm 
(Aaaaah) To make it a place worth living in 

Am 
 → Ooh Superman where are you now 
 When everything’s gone wrong somehow 
 The men of steel, the men of power 
Am 
 Are losing control by the hour

Watch out, the prechorus comes early in this verse

Am 
 This is the  time
 This is the  place
Am 
So we look for the future 
Gsus4 Am 
But there’s not much love to go round
Am 
Tell me why this is a land of confusion  → 

Am Em 
 This is the world we live in 
Am Em 
(Aaaah) And these are the hands we’re given 
Am Em 
(Ooooh) Use them and let’s start trying 
Am Em Dm 
(Aaaaah) To make it a place worth living in 

Instrumental chords in the original are the same

as the vocal part that follows, I’m trimming here

F#m F#m 

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “remember”

F#m F#m 
   I remember

F#m 
Long ago

Vox on the 2 of the chord on “sun”

B/F# 
Ooh when the sun was shining

Vox on the same note as “sun”, now it’s the M7 of the chord

D/F# 
Yes and the stars were bright

All through the night

Same note on “sound”, now it’s the 3 of the chord

A/G# F#m 
And the sound of your laughter 
As I held you tight
So long ago

 x 16 beats

Now two beats each

Am 
   →

Am 
 I won’t be coming home tonight 
My generation will put it right 
We’re not just making promises 
Am 
That we know we’ll never keep

Am 
Too many men
There’s too many people
Am 
Making too many problems
Gsus4 Am 
And not much love to go round
Can’t you see
Am 
This is a land of confusion  → 

Am Em 
 Now this is the world we live in
Am Em 
(Aaaah) And these are the hands we’re given
Am Em 
(Ooooh) Use them and let’s start trying 
Am Em Am 
(Aaaaah) To make it a place worth fighting for

Em 
This is the world we live in 
Am Em 
(Aaaah) And these are the names we’re given 
Am Em 
(Ooooh) Stand up and let’s start showing 
Am Em 
(Aaaah) Just where our lives are going to

Dm Am 
   → 

Genesis - That’s All  

Intro

Em D/E Em D/E Em 
    
Em D/E 
Just as I thought it was going alright
Em D/E 
I found out I’m wrong when I thought I was right
Em D/E Em 
It’s always the same, it’s just a shame, that’s all

Am7 
I could say day, and you’d say night
Am7 
Tell me it’s black when I know that it’s white
Am7 Em 
Always the same, it’s just a shame, that’s all

Am7 
I could leave but I won’t go, though my heart might tell me so

Vox note: don’t go up to the 1 on “head”

Gmaj7 Am 
I can’t feel a thing from my head down to my toe

Vox an octave above the first verse

Em D/E 
So why does it always seem to be
Em D/E 
He’s lookin’ at you and you were lookin’ at me
Em Em 
It’s always the same, it’s just a shame, that’s all

Em D/E 
Turnin’ me on, turnin’ me off
Em D/E 
Makin’ me feel like I want too much
Em Em 
Livin’ with you just’a puttin’ me through it all of the time

Am 
Runnin’ around, stayin’ out all night
Am 
Takin’ it all ‘stead of takin’ one bite
Am Em 
Livin’ with you just’a puttin’ me through it all of the time

Am7 
I could leave but I won’t go, but it’d be easier I know
Gmaj7 Am 
I can’t feel a thing from my head down to my toe

Em D/E 
So why does it always seem to be
Em D/E 
He’s lookin’ at you and you were lookin’ at me
Em Em 
It’s always the same, it’s just a shame, that’s all

Cmaj7 
Truth is I love you, more than I wanted to
Em 
There’s no point in trying to pretend
Cmaj7 
There’s been no one who makes me feel like you do
Em 
Say we’ll be together till the end

Solo on verse chords, skip if solo acoustic

Am7 
I could leave but I won’t go, but it’d be easier I know
Gmaj7 Am 
I can’t feel a thing from my head down to my toe

Em D/E 
So why does it always seem to be
Em D/E 
He lookin’ at you and you were lookin’ at me
Em Em 
It’s always the same, it’s just a shame, that’s all

Cmaj7 
 But I love you, more than I wanted to
Em 
There’s no point in trying to pretend
Cmaj7 
There’s been no one who, makes me feel like you do
Em 
Say we’ll be together till the end

Em D/E 
Just as I thought it was going alright
Em D/E 
I found out I’m wrong when I thought I was right
Em D/E Em 
It’s always the same, it’s just a shame, that’s all

Am7 
I could say day, and you’d say night
Am7 
Tell me it’s black when I know that it’s white
Am7 Em 
Always the same, it’s just a shame, that’s all
Am7 Em 
Always the same, it’s just a shame, that’s all

George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You  

Originally in E, I play in A capo 3

Highest note is the 3 (“*whole* lot of...”)

Starts percussion only

F#m C#7 F#m 
I got my mind set on you
I got my mind set on you
F#m C#7 F#m 
I got my mind set on you
I got my mind set on you

But it’s gonna take money  
A whole lotta spending money  
It’s gonna take plenty of money  

Hard stop on the V

To do it right child  

It’s gonna take time  
A whole lot of precious time 
It’s gonna take patience and time, mmm
To do it, to do it, to do it, to do it, to do it

Hard stop

To do it right child

F#m C#7 F#m 
I got my mind set on you
I got my mind set on you
F#m C#7 F#m 
I got my mind set on you
I got my mind set on you

Bridge

And this time I know it’s for real
The feeling that I feel
I know if I put my mind to it
E7 
I know that I really can do it

F#m C#7 F#m 
I got my mind set on you
Set on you
F#m C#7 F#m 
I got my mind set on you
Set on you

But it’s gonna take money  
A whole lotta spending money  
It’s gonna take plenty of money 
To do it right child  

It’s gonna take time  
A whole lot of precious time 
It’s gonna take patience and time, mmm
To do it, to do it, to do it, to do it, to do it
To do it right 

Instrumental chorus, skip acoustic

F#m C#7 F#m 
I got my mind set on you
I got my mind set on you
F#m C#7 F#m 
I got my mind set on you
I got my mind set on you

Bridge

And this time I know it’s for real
The feelings that I feel
I know if I put my mind to it
E7 
I know that I really can do it

But it’s gonna take money  
A whole lotta spending money  
It’s gonna take plenty of money 
To do it right child  

It’s gonna take time  
A whole lot of precious time 
It’s gonna take patience and time, mmm
To do it, to do it, to do it, to do it, to do it
To do it right 

F#m C#7 F#m 
Set on you
Set on you
F#m C#7 F#m 

George Michael - Faith  

Originally somewhere between B and C, I play in A

Intro, skip the whole organ bit

Guitar only, just one measure in original, but wait for vox

Bass and drums enter when vox come in, drums still pretty sparse

Well I guess it would be nice if I could touch your body
I know not everybody has got a body like you

But I’ve got to think twice before I give my heart away
Girl I know all the games you play ‘cause I play them too

Drums ramping in

Oh but I need some time off from that emotion
Time to pick my heart up off the floor
F#m 
And when that love comes down without devotion

Hard stop on ‘door’

Bm 
Well it takes a strong man baby but I’m showing you the door

‘Cause I gotta have  faith

I gotta have faith
I gotta have faith, a-faith, a-faith

Hard stop on last “faith”

I gotta have faith, a-faith, a-faith

Baby I know you’re asking me to stay
Say please, please, please, don’t go away
You say I’m giving you the blues
Maybe girl you mean every word you say
Can’t help but think of yesterday
And another one who tied me down to loverboy rules

Before this river becomes an ocean
Before you throw my heart back on the floor
F#m 
Oh baby I’ll reconsider my foolish notion

Hard stop on ‘more’

Bm 
Well I need someone to hold me but I’ll wait for something more

‘Cause I gotta have faith

I gotta have faith
I gotta have faith, a-faith, a-faith                              

Hard stop on last “faith”

I gotta have faith, a-faith, a-faith

 Solo

   
Before this river becomes an ocean
Before you throw my heart back on the floor
F#m 
Oh baby I’ll reconsider my foolish notion

Hard stop then LONG PAUSE on ‘more’

Bm 
Well I need someone to hold me but I’ll wait for something more

Wait for vox before entering... no matter how long...

‘Cause I gotta have  faith

I gotta have faith
I gotta have faith, a-faith, a-faith

Hard stop on last “faith”

I gotta have faith, a-faith, a-faith

George Strait - All My Ex’s Live in Texas  

Intro

   

Vox on the 1

All my ex’s live in Texas

Make sure to get down to the 1 of the chord (2 of the key) on “place”

Bm Bm/F# Fdim7 
And Texas is the place I’d dearly love to be
But all my ex’s live in Texas
And that’s why I hang my hat in Tennessee

Bm 
Rosanna’s down in Texarkana,  wanted me to push her broom
E7 
Sweet Eileen’s in Abilene, she forgot I hung the moon
Bm 
And Allison’s in Galveston, somehow lost her sanity

Vox on 1 2 of the chord (3 4 of the key) on “dimples”, 6 5 of the chord (3 2 of the key) on “law-aw”

B7 E7 
And Dimples, who now lives in Temple’s got the law lookin’ for me

All my ex’s live in Texas
Bm Bm/F# Fdim7 
And Texas is the place I’d dearly love to be
But all my ex’s live in Texas
And that’s why I hang my hat in Tennessee

   
I remember that ole Frio River
Bm 
 Where I learned to swim
But it brings to mind another time
Where I wore my welcome thin
Bm 
By transcendental meditation, I go there each night
B7 
But I always come back to myself, long before daylight

All my ex’s live in Texas
Bm Bm/F# Fdim7 
And Texas is the place I’d dearly love to be
But all my ex’s live in Texas
Therefore I reside in Tennessee

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “some folks”

D# 
Some folks thinks I’m hiding  →  → 
D# 
It’s been rumored that I died  →  → 
But I’m alive and well in Tennessee

A6 

George Thorogood - Bad to the Bone  

Originally in G, I play in E capo 3

Intro

Vox on 1 and b3

 Now on the day I was born,  the nurses all gathered ‘round
 And they gazed in wide wonder,  at the joy they had found
 The head nurse spoke up,  said leave this one alone
 She could tell right away,  that I was bad to the bone

 Bad to the bone
 Bad to the bone
 B-b-b-b-bad
 B-b-b-b-bad
 B-b-b-b-bad
 Bad to the bone

 I broke a thousand hearts,  before I met you
 I’ll break a thousand more baby,  before I am through
 I wanna be yours pretty baby,  yours and yours alone
 I’m here to tell ya honey,  that I’m bad to the bone

 Bad to the bone
 B-b-b-b-bad
 B-b-b-b-bad
 B-b-b-b-bad
 Bad to the bone

Solo

Hard stop at the beginning of this line

 I make a rich woman beg,  and I make a good woman steal
 I’ll make an old woman blush,  and I make a young girl squeal
 I wanna be yours pretty baby,  yours and yours alone
 I’m here to tell ya honey, that I’m bad to the bone

 B-b-b-b-bad
 B-b-b-b-bad
 B-b-b-b-bad
 Bad to the bone

Solo

 Now when I walk the streets,  kings and queens step aside
 Every woman I meet,  they all stay satisfied
 I wanna tell ya pretty baby,  what I see I make my own
 And I’m here to tell ya honey, that I’m bad to the bone

 Bad to the bone
 B-b-b-b-bad
 B-b-b-b-bad
 B-b-b-b-bad
 Whoo, bad to the bone

Solo

George Thorogood - I Drink Alone  

Intro, let ring

E7 
I drink alone, yeah with nobody else
I drink alone, yeah with nobody else

Vox on 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 of the chord on “know when I drink alone”

Yeah you know when I drink alone
 I prefer to be by myself

Now every morning just before breakfast, I don’t want no coffee or tea

Just me and my good buddy Weiser, that’s all I ever need

Cause I drink alone, yeah with nobody else

Yeah you know when I drink alone
 I prefer to be by myself

Yeah the other night I lay sleeping and I woke from a terrible dream

So I called up my pal Jack Daniels and his partner Jimmy Beam

And we drank alone, yeah with nobody else

Yeah you know when I drink alone
 I prefer to be by myself

Solo

Yeah the other day  I got invited to a party, but I stayed home instead

Just me and my pal Johnny Walker and his brothers Blacky and Red

And we drank alone, yeah with nobody else

Yeah you know when I drink alone
 I prefer to be by myself

Solo

  
Yeah my whole family done give up on me, and it makes me feel oh so bad

The only one who’ll hang out with me, is my dear Old Grand Dad

And we drink alone, yeah with nobody else

Yeah you know when I drink alone
 I prefer to be by myself

Yeah you know when I drink alone
 I prefer to be by myself

  

I drink alone

George Thorogood - Move It On Over  

Originally in G, I play in E

Vox on 1 3 5 on “in last night”

I come in last night about half past ten

That baby of mine wouldn’t let me in

So move it on over, rock it on over
Move over little dog, the mean old dog is movin’ i

She told me not to mess around

But I done let the deal go down

Move it on over, rock it on over
Move over nice dog, a big bad dog is movin’ i

She changed the lock on my back door

Now my key won’t fit no more

Move it on over, rock it on over
Move over nice dog, a mean old dog is movin’ i

Solo

   
She threw me out just as pretty as she pleased

Pretty soon I be scratchin’ fleas

Move it on over, slide it on over
Move over nice dog, a mean, old dog is movin’ i

Solo

   
Yeah, listen to me dog before you start to whine

That side’s yours and this side’s mine

So move it on over, rock it on over
Move over little dog, a big, old dog is movin’ i

Solo

   
Yeah, she changed the lock on my back door

Now my key won’t fit no more

Move it on over, rock it on over
Move over little dog, a big, old dog is movin’ i

Move it on over, move it on over
Move it on over, won’t ya rock it on over

Hard stop on “hot”

Move over cool dog, a hot dog’s movin’ in

 → 

George Thorogood - One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer  

Intro

E7 

Spoken, but around the b3 and the 1

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

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

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”

One bourbon, one scotch, one beer 

Now sung, more or less, around the b3

Well I ain’t seen my baby since I don’t know when
I been drinking bourbon whiskey, scotch and gin
 Gonna get high man, I’m gonna get loose
 Need me a triple shot o’ that juice

Gonna get drunk, don’t you have no fear
I want one bourbon, one scotch, and one beer

Vox on the b3 on “bourbon”

One bourbon, one scotch, one beer 

 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”

One bourbon, one scotch, one beer 

No, I ain’t seen my baby since the night before last
 Gotta get a drink man, I’m gonna get gassed
 Gonna get high man, I ain’t had enough
 Need me a triple shot of that stuff

 Gonna get drunk, won’tcha listen right here
I want one bourbon, one shot ‘n one beer

Vox on the b3 on “bourbon”

One bourbon, one scotch, one beer, well all right 

Solo

E7 E7 A7 E7 
B7 A7 E7 E7 B7 
    → 

E7 

Spoken again

 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”

One bourbon, one scotch, one beer, well all right 

Lord, I ain’t seen my baby since a-nigh on a week
 Gotta get drunk man, so I can’t even speak
 Gonna get high man, listen to me
 One drink ain’t enough Jack, you better make it three

Gonna get drunk, I’m gonna make it real clear

Hard stop on “want”

want one bourbon, one scotch ‘n’ one beer

Vox on the b3 on “bourbon”

One bourbon, one scotch, one beer, well all right 

E9 

Gerry and the Pacemakers - How Do You Do It  

Originally in A, I play in G

Intro

Em Am 
F# 
    → 

Em Am 
How do you do what you do to me?
Em Am 
 I wish I knew 
Em Am 
If I knew how you do it to me
F# 
I’d do it to you    → 

Em Am 
How do you do what you do to me?
Em Am 
 I’m feeling blue 
Em Am 
Wish I knew how you do it to me
But I haven’t a clue    →   → 

Vox on the 3 of the minor chord on “give”

Am Em7 
You give me a feeling in my heart 

Vox on the 5 4 of the minor chord on “arrow”

Am 
Like an arrow,  passin’ through it  →   → 
Am Em 
Suppose that you think you’re very smart 

Vox up to the 5 of the chord on “won’t”, then the 3 of the chord on “how”

But won’t you tell me how do you do it?
   →   → 

Em Am 
How do you do what you do to me?
Em Am 
 If I only knew 
Em Am 
Then perhaps you’d fall for me like I fell for you   

Solo on verse chords

Am Em7 
You give me a feeling in my heart 
Am 
Like an arrow,  passin’ through it  →   → 
Am Em 
Suppose that you think you’re very smart 
But won’t you tell me how do you do it?
   →   → 

Em Am 
How do you do what you do to me?
Em Am 
 If I only knew 
Em Am A7 
Then perhaps you’ll fall for me like I fell for you 

When I do it to you    →   → 

Gin Blossoms - Follow You Down  

Originally in G, I play in D

Highest note is the 1 (anywhere you *go*)

Note the I doesn’t happen until the chorus

Bm 
       x4

Bm Bm 
 →  Did you see the sky I think it means that we’ve been lost
Bm Bm 
 →  Maybe one last time is all we need
Bm 
 I can’t really help it if my tongue’s all tied in knots
Bm 
 Jumpin’ off a bridge it’s just the farthest that I’ve ever been

Bm 
 Anywhere you go, I’ll follow you down
Bm 
 Any place but those I know by heart
Bm 
 Anywhere you go, I’ll follow you down
Bm 
 I’ll follow you down but not that far

Bm 
   
Bm Bm 
 →  I know we’re headed somewhere, I can see how far we’ve come
Bm Bm 
 →  But still I can’t remember anything
Bm 
 Let’s not do the wrong thing and I swear it might be fun
Bm 
 It’s a long way down when all the knots we’ve tied have come undone

Bm 
 Anywhere you go, I’ll follow you down
Bm 
 Any place but those I know by heart
Bm 
 Anywhere you go, I’ll follow you down
Bm 
 I’ll follow you down but not that far

Solo

Bm 
       x4

Bm 
 How you gonna ever find your place
Bm Bm 
 →  Runnin’ at an artificial pace
Bm 
 Are they gonna find us lying face down in the sand

Short hanging stop on “hell”, back in on “ready”

Bm 
 So what the hell now we’ve already been forever damned

Bm 
 Anywhere you go, I’ll follow you down

Lyrics are reversed in this chorus

Bm 
 I’ll follow you down but not that far
Bm 
 Anywhere you go, I’ll follow you down
Bm 
 Any place but those I know by heart

Bm 
 Anywhere you go, I’ll follow you down
Bm 
 I’ll follow you down but not that far

Gin Blossoms - Hey Jealousy  

Originally in A, I play in D capo 3

Note that the I doesn’t happen until the chorus

Bm 
       x2

Vox on the 5 of the key on “tell”

Tell me do you think it’d be all right
Bm 
If I could just crash here tonight
You can see I’m in no shape for driving
Bm 
And anyway I’ve got no place to go

And you know it might not be that bad
Bm 
You were the best I’d ever had
If I hadn’t blown the whole thing years ago
Bm 
might not be alone

Tomorrow we can drive around this town
And let the cops chase us around
Bm 
The past is gone but something might be found to take its place

Bm 
Hey jealousy,  hey jealousy  
Bm 
Hey jealousy,  hey jealousy  

And you can trust me not to think
Bm 
And not to sleep around
If you don’t expect too much from me
Bm 
You might not be let down

‘Cause all I really want’s to be with you
Bm 
Feel like I matter too
If I hadn’t blown the whole thing years ago
Bm 
might be here with you

Tomorrow we can drive around this town
And let the cops chase us around
Bm 
The past is gone but something might be found to take its place
Hey jealousy

Solo

Bm 
       x4

Tomorrow we can drive around this town
And let the cops chase us around
Bm 
The past is gone but something might be found to take its place
Bm 
Hey jealousy,  hey jealousy  
Bm 
Hey jealousy,  hey jealousy  

Tell me do you think it’d be all right
Bm 
If I could just crash here tonight
You can see I’m in no shape for driving
Bm 
And anyway I’ve got no place to go

And you know it might not be that bad
Bm 
You were the best I’d ever had
If I hadn’t blown the whole thing years ago
Bm 
might not be alone

Tomorrow we can drive around this town
And let the cops chase us around
Bm 
The past is gone but something might be found
To take its place
Hey jealousy

Bm 
       x2

Bm 
Hey jealousy,  she took my heart 
Bm 
There’s only one thing I couldn’t start  

G6 

Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive  

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
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 
And I grew strong, and I learned how to get along

At tempo

Am Dm7 
And so you’re back from outer space
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 made you leave your key
Esus4 
If I had known for just one second you’d be back to bother me

Am Dm7 
Go on now go, walk out the door
Cmaj7 
Just turn around now ‘cause you’re not welcome anymore
Fmaj7 Bm7b5 
 Weren’t you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye
Esus4 
Did you think I’d crumble? Did you think I’d lay down and die?

Am Dm7 
Oh no, not I, I will survive
Cmaj7 
Oh, as long as I know how to love I know I’ll stay alive
Fmaj7 Bm7b5 
I’ve got all my life to live, and I’ve got all my love to give
Esus4 Am 
And I’ll survive, I will survive, hey hey

Am7 Dm7 Cmaj7 
Fmaj7 Bm7b5 Esus4 
   
Am Dm7 
It took all the strength I had not to fall apart
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 
I used to cry,  but now I hold my head up high

Am Dm7 
And you see me, somebody new
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 expect me to be free
Esus4 
Now I’m saving all my loving for someone who’s loving me

Am Dm7 
Go on now go walk out the door
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 
Did you think I’d crumble? Did you think I’d lay down and die?

Am Dm7 
Oh no, not I, I will survive
Cmaj7 
Oh as long as I know how to love I know 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 
And I’ll survive, I will survive, oh 

Am Dm7 
Go on now go walk out the door
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 
Did you think I’d crumble? Did you think I’d lay down and die?

Am Dm7 
Oh no, not I, I will survive
Cmaj7 
Oh as long as I know how to love I know I’ll stay alive
Fmaj7 Bm7b5 
I’ve got all my life to live, I’ve got all my love to give
Esus4 Am 
And I’ll survive, I will survive, I will survive

Gnarls Barkley - Crazy  

Originally in Cm, I play in Am

Intro

Am 
Am 
I remember when, I remember, I remember when I lost my mind
Cmaj7 
 But there was something so pleasant about that place

Even your emotions had an echo

Esus4 
In so much spac

Am 
 And when you’re out there, without care
Cmaj7 
Yeah, I was out of touch  
But it wasn’t because I didn’t know enough
Esus4 
I just knew too much 

Am 
Does that make me crazy?
Cmaj7 
Does that make me crazy?
Does that make me crazy?
Esus4 
Possibly  

Vox on the 5 of the chord

 And I hope that you are having the time of your life
Cmaj7 Esus4 
But think twice, that’s my only advice,  mmm

Am Cmaj7 
 Come on now, who do you, who do you, who do you, who do you think you are
Ha ha ha, bless your soul
Esus4 
You really think you’re in control 

Am 
Well, I think you’re crazy
Cmaj7 
I think you’re crazy
I think you’re crazy
Esus4 
Just like me 

 My heroes had the heart to lose their lives out on a limb
Cmaj7 Esus4 
And all I remember is thinking, I wanna be like them,  mmmm

Am Cmaj7 
 Ever since I was little, ever since I was little it looked like fun
And it’s no coincidence I’ve come
Esus4 
And I can die when I’m done 

Am 
But maybe I’m crazy
Cmaj7 
Maybe you’re crazy
Maybe we’re crazy
Esus4 
Probably 

 Mmmm, ooh
Cmaj7 Esus4 
 Oooh  

Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know  

Originally in Dm, I play in Am, which is really low

in the verse, so take all opportunities to take the

melody up rather than down.

Playing in the original key and dropping the chorus

an octave is also reasonable.

Am 
   x 8

Vox on the 5

Am 
Now and then I think of 
Am Am Am 
When we were together   
Am 
Like when you said you felt so 
Am Am Am 
Happy you could di  

Am Am 
 Told myself that you were right for me
Am Am 
 But felt so lonely in your company
Am 
 But that was love and it’s an 
Am Am Am 
Ache I still remember   

Am 
   x 8
Am 
You can get addicted to a 
Am Am Am 
Certain kind of sadness   
Am Am 
 Like resignation to the end
Am Am 
Always the end   
Am Am 
 So when we found that we could not make sense
Am Am 
 Well you said that we would still be friends
Am 
 But I’ll admit that I was 
Am Am Am 
Glad that it was over   

Am 
But you didn’t have to cut me off
Am 
Make out like it never happened
Am 
And that we were nothing

And I don’t even need your love
Am 
But you treat me like a stranger
And that feels so rough

Am 
No you didn’t have to stoop so low
Am 
Have your friends collect your records
Am 
And then change your number
I guess that I don’t need that though
Am 
Now you’re just somebody that I used to know
Am 
Am 
Now you’re just somebody that I used to know
Am 
Am 
Now you’re just somebody that I used to know

Am 
   x 4

Am 
Now and then I think of 
Am Am Am 
All the times you screwed me over   
Am 
But had me believing it was 
Am Am Am 
Always something that I’d done   

 And I don’t wanna live that way
 Reading into every word you say
 You said that you could let it go
 And I wouldn’t catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know

Am 
 But you didn’t have to cut me off
Am 
 Make out like it never happened
Am 
And that we were nothing
And I don’t even need your love
Am 
But you treat me like a stranger
And that feels so rough
Am 
 No you didn’t have to stoop so low
Am 
 Have your friends collect your records
Am 
And then change your number
I guess that I don’t need that though
Am 
Now you’re just somebody that I used to know

Fade on the last line with ad libs

Grease - Freddy My Love  

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

Emaj7 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”

Emaj7 C#7sus4 C#7 
 Freddy my love, please keep in touch while you’re away
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 
 I really flipped over the gray cashmere sweater
Emaj7 B7 
Freddy my love, Freddy my love, Freddy my love, Freddy my love

Emaj7 B7 
 Freddy you know, your absence makes me feel so blue
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 attack 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 
 Oh how I wish I had a jacket that matches
Emaj7 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.

B7 G#m 
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 
treasure every giftie, 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

Emaj7 B7 
Woah, oh, oh, oh, Freddy you see, you’ll hold me in your arms someday
Emaj7 C#7sus4 C#7 
 And I will be wearing your lacy lingerie
F#m7 F#m7b5 B7 
 Thinking about 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 
 And throw your service pay around like confetti

Emaj7 B7 
Freddy my love, Freddy my love, Freddy my love, Freddy my love
Emaj7 B7 
 Freddy my love, Freddy my love, Freddy my love
Emaj7 B7 
 Freddy my love, Freddy my love, Freddy my love
Emaj7 B7 
 Freddy my love, Freddy my love, Freddy my love

Fade

Grease - Summer Nights  

           x 2

M:  Summer lovin’,  had me a blast  
F:  Summer lovin’,  happened so fast  
M:  I met a girl  crazy for me
F:  Met a boy,  cute as can be
Both:  Summer days,  driftin’ away to
Em 
Ah those summer nights

Men: Oh, well-a well-a well-a
Men:  Tell me more, tell me more, did you get very far?
Women: Tell me more, tell me more, like, does he have a car?
All: Doo-doo ah ah doo-doo doo-doo doo doo doo doo

M:  She swam by me,  she got a cramp  
F:  He ran by me,  got my suit damp  
M:  I saved her life,  she nearly drowned
F:  He showed off,  splashing around
Both:  Summer sun,  something begun but
Em 
Oh those summer nights

Both: Oh, well-a well-a well-a
Women: Tell me more, tell me more, was it love at first sight 
Men: Tell me more, tell me more, did she put up a fight
All: Doo-doo ah ah doo-doo doo-doo doo doo doo doo

M:  Took her bowling  in the arcade  
F:  We went strolling, drank lemonade
M:  We made out, under the dock
F:  We stayed out, till ten o’clock
Both:  Summer fling don’t mean a thing but
Em Bb 
Ah those summer nights

Eb Ab Bb 
Men:  Tell me more, tell me more, but you don’t gotta brag
Eb Ab 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 friendly,  holding my hand
Eb Ab Bb Ab 
M:  Well she got friendly,  down in the sand
Eb Ab Bb 
F:  He was sweet,  just turned eighteen
Bb Bb 
M:  She was good, you know what I mean
Eb Ab Bb 
Both:  Summer heat, boy and girl meet, but
Fm Bb 
Oh those summer nights

F# 
Women:  Tell me more, tell me more, how much dough did he spend? 

Hard stop on “friend”

F# 
Men: Tell me more, tell me more, could she get me a friend?

Let ring

A7 

Slow, let ring

F:  It’s turned colder,  that’s where it ends  
M:  So I told her,  we’d still be friends  
F:  Then we made  our true love vow 
E7 A7 E7 A7 
M:  Wonder what  she’s doin’ now
Both:  Summer dreams, ripped at the seams, but

The Ddim is implied by the harmony, but there’s no root

Em Ddim 
Ah  those  summer nights 
All:  Tell me more, tell me more ohhh  

Grease - You’re the One That I Want  

Originally in Am, I play in Dm

Intro

Dm 

Danny, vox on the 1

Dm A# 
I got chills, they’re multiplyin’, and I’m losin’ control
Dm 
‘Cause the power you’re supplyin’, it’s electrifyin’

Sandy

Am Dm A# 
You better shape up, ‘cause I need a man,  and my heart is set on you
Am Dm A# 
You better shape up, you better understand,  to my heart I must be true

Danny

A# 
Nothing left, nothing left for me to do

Both

A# 
You’re the one that I want (you are the one I want), ooh ooh ooh, honey
A# 
The one that I want (you are the one I want), ooh ooh ooh, honey
A# 
The one that I want (you are the one I want), ooh ooh ooh
A# C7 
The one I need (the one I need), oh yes indeed (yes indeed)

Dm 

Sandy

Dm A# 
If you’re filled with affection, you’re too shy to convey
Dm 
Meditate in my direction, feel your way

Danny

Am 
I better shape up, cause you need a man  (I need a man)

Sandy

Dm A# 
Who can keep me satisfied

Danny

Am 
I better shape up, if I’m gonna prove (you better prove)

Sandy

Dm A# 
 That my faith is justified

Danny

A# 
Are you sure?

Both

A# 
Yes I’m sure down deep inside

A# 
You’re the one that I want (you are the one I want), ooh ooh ooh, honey
A# 
The one that I want (you are the one I want), ooh ooh ooh, honey
A# 
The one that I want (you are the one I want), ooh ooh ooh
A# C7 
The one I need (the one I need), oh yes indeed (yes indeed)

A# 
You’re the one that I want (you are the one I want), ooh ooh ooh, honey
A# 
The one that I want (you are the one I want), ooh ooh ooh, honey
A# 
The one that I want (you are the one I want), ooh ooh ooh
A# C7 
The one I need (the one I need), oh yes indeed (yes indeed)

You’re the one that I want

Great Big Sea - The Night Pat Murphy Died  

Originally in A, I play in G

Let ring, vox on the 1

Oh, the night that Paddy Murphy died, is a night I’ll never forget
Em 
Some of the boys got loaded drunk, and they ain’t got sober yet
As long as a bottle was passed around every man was feelin’ gay
O’Leary came with the bagpipes, some music for to play

Band enters

That’s how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy
Em 
 That’s how they showed their honor and their pride
They said it was a sin and shame and they winked at one another
G/F# Em 
And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died

Solo

Em 
 →    →  
Em 
 →    →  

As Mrs. Murphy sat in the corner pourin’ out her grief
Em 
Kelly and his gang came tearin’ down the street
They went into an empty room and a bottle of whiskey stole
G/F# Em 
They put the bottle with the corpse to keep that whiskey cold

That’s how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy
Em 
 That’s how they showed their honor and their pride
They said it was a sin and shame and they winked at one another
G/F# Em 
And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died

Solo

Em 
 →    →  
Em 
 →    →  

About two o’clock in the morning after empty’ing the jug
Em 
Doyle rolls up the ice box lid to see poor Paddy’s mug
We stopped the clock so Mrs. Murphy couldn’t tell the time
G/F# Em 
And at a quarter after two we argued it was nine

That’s how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy
Em 
 That’s how they showed our honor and our pride
They said it was a sin and shame and they winked at one another
G/F# Em 
And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died

Solo

Em Em 
   →  
Em Em 
   →  

Oh, they stopped the hearse on George Street outside Sundance Saloon
Em 
They all went in at half past eight and staggered out at noon
They went up to the graveyard, so holy and sublime
Found out when they got there, they’d left the corpse behind!

That’s how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy
Em 
 That’s how they showed their honor and their pride
They said it was a sin and shame and we winked at one another
G/F# Em 
And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died

Solo

Em 
 →    →  
Em 
 →    →  

Oh, the night that Paddy Murphy died, is a night I’ll never forget
Em 
Some of the boys got loaded drunk, and they ain’t been sober yet
As long as a bottle was passed around every man was feelin’ gay
G/F# Em 
O’Leary came with the bagpipes,  some music for to play

That’s how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy
Em 
 That’s how they showed their honor and their pride
They said it was a sin and shame and they winked at one another
G/F# Em 
And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died
G/F# Em 
Well, every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died

Green Day - American Idiot  

Originally in G#, I play in G and use open chords in the chorus

G5 C5 F5 C5 G5 F5 
G5 C5 F5 C5 G5 
G5 C5 F5 C5 G5 F5 
G5 C5 F5 C5 G5 
    

Vox on the 5

G5 C5 F5 C5 G5 F5 
Don’t wanna be an American idiot      
G5 C5 F5 C5 G5 
Don’t want a nation under the new mania     
G5 C5 F5 C5 G5 F5 
And can you hear the sound of hysteria?      
G5 C5 F5 C5 G5 
The subliminal mind-fuck America     

C5 
 Welcome to a new kind of tension
G5 
 All across the alien nation
D5 G5 
 Where everything isn’t meant to be okay
C5 
 Television dreams of tomorrow
G5 
 We’re not the ones who’re meant to follow

Hard stop after “argue”

D5 
 For that’s enough to argue

Drums for one measure

G5 C5 F5 C5 G5 F5 
G5 C5 F5 C5 G5 
    
G5 C5 F5 C5 G5 F5 
Well, maybe I’m the faggot, America      
G5 C5 F5 C5 G5 
I’m not a part of a redneck agenda     
G5 C5 F5 C5 G5 F5 
Now everybody do the propaganda      
G5 C5 F5 C5 G5 
And sing along to the age of paranoia     

C5 
 Welcome to a new kind of tension
G5 
 All across the alien nation
D5 G5 
 Where everything isn’t meant to be okay
C5 
 Television dreams of tomorrow
G5 
 We’re not the ones who’re meant to follow

Hard stop after “argue”

D5 
 For that’s enough to argue

Drums for one measure

G5 C5 F5 C5 G5 F5 
G5 C5 F5 C5 G5 
G5 C5 F5 C5 G5 F5 
G5 C5 F5 C5 G5 
    

Solo if appropriate on chorus chords

G5 C5 F5 C5 G5 F5 
G5 C5 F5 C5 G5 
    
G5 C5 F5 C5 G5 F5 
 Don’t wanna be an American idiot
G5 C5 F5 C5 G5 
 One nation controlled by the media
G5 C5 F5 C5 G5 
 Information age of hysteria

Hard stop

G5 
 It’s calling out to idiot America

C5 
 Welcome to a new kind of tension
G5 
 All across the alien nation
D5 G5 
 Where everything isn’t meant to be okay
C5 
 Television dreams of tomorrow
G5 
 We’re not the ones who’re meant to follow

Hard stop after “argue”

D5 
 For that’s enough to argue

No drum break this time

G5 C5 F5 C5 G5 F5 
G5 C5 F5 C5 G5 
G5 C5 F5 C5 G5 F5 
G5 C5 F5 C5 G5 

Green Day - Basket Case  

Originally in Eb, I play in C capo 2

Power chords only

Am Em 
Do you have the time to listen to me whine
About nothing and everything all at once
Am Em 
I am one of those melodramatic fools
Neurotic to the bone no doubt about it

Sometimes I give myself the creeps
Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me
It all keeps adding up

Full chords enter

A# Am 
I think I’m cracking up
Am I just paranoid?

A ya ya ya

I play the vi as IVmaj7/6

Am 
       x2

Mix in a few hard stops at the end of lines to let your

arm rest.

Am Em 
I went to a shrink to analyze my dreams
She says it’s lack of sex that’s bringing me down
Am Em 
I went to a whore who said my life’s a bore
And quit my whining cause it’s bringing her  down

Sometimes I give myself the creeps
Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me
It all keeps adding up
A# Am 
I think I’m cracking up
Am I just paranoid?

A ya ya ya

Am 
       x4

Bridge

Grasping to control
So you better hold on

Am Em 
Am Em 
      
Sometimes I give myself the creeps
Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me
It all keeps adding up
A# Am 
I think I’m cracking up
Am I just paranoid?

A ya ya ya

  

Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams  

Originally in Fm, I play in Em

Intro

Em 
       x 2

Em 
 I walk a lonely road
Em 
The only one that I have ever known
Don’t know where it goes
Em 
But it’s home to me and I walk alone   

Em 
 I walk this empty street
Em 
On the boulevard of broken dreams
Where the city sleeps
Em 
And I’m the only one and I walk alone 

Em 
 I walk alone, I walk alone 
 I walk alone, and I walk a

Em 
 My shadow’s the only one that walks beside me
Em 
 My shallow heart’s the only thing that’s beating
Em 
 Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me

Hard stop after this line

B7 
 Till then I walk alone

With aah’s

Em 
       x 2

Em 
 I’m walking down the line
Em 
That divides me somewhere in my mind
On the border line
Em 
Of the edge and where I walk alone   

Em 
 Read between the lines
Em 
What’s fucked up and everything’s alright
Check my vital signs
Em 
To know I’m still alive and I walk alone 

Em 
 I walk alone, I walk alone 
 I walk alone, and I walk a

Em 
 My shadow’s the only one that walks beside me
Em 
 My shallow heart’s the only thing that’s beating
Em 
 Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me

Hard stop after this line

B7 
 Till then I walk alone

With aah’s

Em 
       x 2

Solo if appropriate on chorus chords

Band drops out

Em 
 I walk this empty street
Em 
On the boulevard of broken dreams
Where the city sleeps
And I’m the only one and I walk a

Em 
 My shadow’s the only one that walks beside me
Em 
 My shallow heart’s the only thing that’s beating
Em 
 Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
B7 
 Till then I walk alone

Em C# D# 
           x3
Em C# Em 

Green Day - Good Riddance  

Cadd9 
       x2

Cadd9 
Another turning point a fork stuck in the road
Cadd9 
Time grabs you by the wrist and directs you where to go
Em Cadd9 
So make the best of this test and don’t ask why
Em Cadd9 
It’s not a question but a lesson learned in time

Em Em 
It’s something unpredictable but in the end it’s right
Em 
hope you had the time of your life

Cadd9 
       x2

Cadd9 
So take the photographs and still frames in your mind
Cadd9 
Hang it on a shelf in good health and good time
Em Cadd9 
Tattoos of memories and dead skin on trial
Em Cadd9 
For what it’s worth it was worth all the while

Em Em 
It’s something unpredictable but in the end it’s right
Em 
hope you had the time of your life

Solo on verse plus chorus

Cadd9 
       x2
Em Em Em 
      
Em Em 
It’s something unpredictable but in the end it’s right
Em 
hope you had the time of your life
Em Em 
It’s something unpredictable but in the end it’s right
Em 
hope you had the time of your life

Cadd9 
       x2

Green Day - Holiday  

Originally in Fm, I play in Em

Em 
       x 6

Em 
 Hear the sound of the falling rain
Em Em 
 Coming down like an armageddon flame (Hey!)
The shame, the ones who died without a name

Em 
 Hear the dogs howling out of key
Em Em 
 To a hymn called “Faith and Misery” (Hey!)
And bleed, the company lost the war today

Em 
 I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies

Hard stop after this line

Em 
 This is the dawning of the rest of our lives

Em 
On holiday   
Em 
   
Em 
 Hear the drum pounding out of time
Em Em 
 Another protestor has crossed a line (Hey!)
To find, the money’s on the other side

Em 
 Can I get another Amen? (Amen!)
Em Em 
 There’s a flag wrapped around a score of men (Hey!)
A gag, a plastic bag on a monument

Em 
 I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies

Hard stop after this line

Em 
 This is the dawning of the rest of our lives

Definitely play this part

Em Em 
   →  →  →  
Em Em 
   →  → 

Maybe play this part

Em Em 
   →  →  →  
Em Em 
   →  → 

Solo only if it makes sense

Em D/F# 
    → 
   

Probably skip this part

Em 
 Zieg Heil to the president gasman
Em Em 
 Bombs away is your punishment
Em 
 Pulverize the Eiffel towers
Em Em 
 Who criticize your government

Em 
 Bang bang goes the broken glass and
Em Em 
 Kill all the fags that don’t agree
Em 
 Trials by fire, setting fire
Em Em 
 Is not a way that’s meant for me
Em 
 Just ‘cause, just ‘cause, because we’re outlaws yeah!

Em 
 I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
Em 
 This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
Em 
 I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
Em 
 This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
Em 
 This is our lives on holiday

Em 
       x 3
Em Em Em 
   →  →  →  

Green Day - Longview  

Originally in Eb, I play in D

Intro

   x4

I sit around and watch the tube
 But nothing’s on
 I change the channels for an hour or two  

 Twiddle my thumbs just for a bit
 I’m sick of all the same old shit
 In a house with unlocked doors
 And I’m fuckin’ lazy

 Bite my lip and close my eyes
 Take me away to paradise
 I’m so damn bored, I’m going blind
 And I smell like shit

   x2

Peel me off this velcro seat
 And get me movin
 I sure as hell can’t do it by myself 

 I’m feelin’ like a dog in heat
 Barred indoors from a summer street
 I locked the door to my own cell
 And I lost the key

 Bite my lip and close my eyes
 Take me away to paradise
 I’m so damn bored, I’m going blind
 And I smell like shit

I got no motivation
Where is my motivation?
No time for the motivation
Smokin’ my inspiration

     x3
 
   
 I sit around and watch the phone
 But no one’s callin’
 Call me pathetic, call me what you will

 My mother says to get a job
 But she don’t like the one she’s got
 When masturbation’s lost its fun
 You’re fuckin’ lazy

 Bite my lip and close my eyes
 Take me away to paradise
 I’m so damn bored, I’m going blind
 And loneliness has to suffice

 Bite my lip and close my eyes
 I’m trippin’ away to paradise
 Some say quit or I’ll go blind
 But it’s just a myth

       x4

Green Day - Minority  

Originally in C, I play in A capo 1

Intro, acoustic

Dmaj7 
   

Band enters

I want to be the minority
I don’t need your authority
Down with the moral majority
‘Cause I want to be the minority

pledge allegiance to the underworld
One nation under dog there of which I stand alone
face in the crowd, unsung, against the mold
Without a doubt, singled out, the only way I know

‘Cause I want to be the minority
I don’t need your authority
Down with the moral majority
‘Cause I want to be the minority

Bridge

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “stepped”

F#m C#m 
Stepped out of the line 
F#m C#m 
Like a sheep runs from the herd
F#m C#m 
Marching out of time 

Hard stop on “know”

F#m 
To my own beat now, the only way I know

One light, one mind, flashing in the dark
Blinded by the silence of a thousand broken hearts
For crying out loud, she screamed unto me
free for all, fuck ‘em all, you are your own sight

‘Cause I want to be the minority
I don’t need your authority
Down with the moral majority
‘Cause I want to be the minority

Instrumental on bdige chords

F#m C#m 
  →  
F#m C#m 
  →  
F#m C#m 
  →  
F#m C#m 
  →   

   
One light, one mind, flashing in the dark
Blinded by the silence of a thousand broken hearts
For crying out loud, she screamed unto me
free for all, fuck ‘em all, you are your own sight

‘Cause I want to be the minority
I don’t need your authority
Down with the moral majority
‘Cause I want to be the minority

I want to be the minority
I want to be the minority
I want to be the minority
I want to be the minority

Acoustic

Dmaj7 

Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends  

Intro

G/F# 
Summer has come and passed
Em7 G/D 
The innocent can never last
Cm 
Wake me up when September ends

G/F# 
Like my father’s come to pass
Em7 G/D 
Seven years has gone so fast
Cm 
Wake me up when September ends

D/F# 
 
Em Bm 
Here comes the rain again
D/F# 
Falling from the stars 
Em Bm 
Drenched in my pain again
Becoming who we are

G/F# 
As my memory rests
Em7 G/D 
But never forgets what I lost
Cm 
Wake me up when September ends

Band enters

G/F# 
Summer has come and passed
Em7 G/D 
The innocent can never last
Cm 
Wake me up when September ends

G/F# 
Ring out the bells again
Em7 G/D 
Like we did when Spring began
Cm 
Wake me up when September ends

D/F# 
 
Em Bm 
Here comes the rain again
D/F# 
Falling from the stars 
Em Bm 
Drenched in my pain again
Becoming who we are

G/F# 
As my memory rests
Em7 G/D 
But never forgets what I lost
Cm 
Wake me up when September ends

D/F# 
 

Solo on chorus chords

Quiet again

G/F# 
Summer has come and passed
Em7 G/D 
The innocent can never last

Band enters

Cm 
Wake me up when September ends

G/F# 
Like my father’s come to pass
Em7 G/D 
Twenty years has gone so fast
Cm 
Wake me up when September ends
Cm 
Wake me up when September ends
Cm 
Wake me up when September ends

Green Day - Welcome to Paradise  

Originally in Eb, I play in E

       x4

 Dear Mother, can you hear me whining?
 It’s been three whole weeks since that I have left your home
 This sudden fear has left me trembling
 ‘Cause now it seems that I am out here on my own
And I’m feeling so alone

Pay attention to the cracked streets, and the broken homes
 Some call it slums, some call it nice
I wanna take you through the wasteland I like to call my home
   Welcome to paradise

       x2

 A gunshot rings out at the station
 Another urchin snaps, and left dead on his own
 It makes me wonder why I’m still here
 For some strange reason it’s now feeling like my home
And I’m never gonna go

Pay attention to the cracked streets, and the broken homes
 Some call it slums, some call it nice
I wanna take you through the wasteland I like to call my home
   Welcome to paradise

       x4

There’s a kooky bridge here that I skip... the gist of it is...

F# 
   
 Dear mother, can you hear me laughing?
 It’s been six whole months since that I have left your home
 It makes me wonder why I’m still here
 For some strange reason it’s now feeling like my home
And I’m never gonna go

Pay attention to the cracked streets, and the broken homes
 Some call it slums, some call it nice
I wanna take you through the wasteland I like to call my home
   Welcome to paradise

       x4

Green Day - When I Come Around  

Originally in F#, I play in D capo 3

Highest note is the 1 (“me out on the prowl”)

Intro

Bm 
       x3

Bm 
 I heard you crying loud 
Bm 
 All the way across town 
But you been searching for that someone
Bm 
And it’s me out on the prowl
Bm 
As you sit around feeling sorry for yourself

Bm 
 Well, don’t get lonely now 
Bm 
 And dry your whining eyes 
I’m just roaming for the moment
Bm 
Sleazin’ my back yard so don’t get
Bm 
 So uptight you been thinking about ditching me

Em 
 No time to search the world around
Em 
 ‘Cause you know where I’ll be found

Hard stop on “when”

When I come around

Bm 
       x2

Bm 
 Well I heard it all before 
Bm 
 So don’t knock down my door 
Bm 
I’m a loser and a user so I don’t need no accuser
Bm 
To try and slag me down because I know you’re right

Bm 
 So go do what you like 
Bm 
 Make sure you do it wise 
You may find out that your self-doubt
Bm 
Means nothing was ever there
You can’t go forcing something
Bm 
If it’s just not right

Em 
 No time to search the world around
Em 
 ‘Cause you know where I’ll be found

Hard stop on “when”

When I come around

Bm 
       x4

Em 
 No time to search the world around
Em 
 ‘Cause you know where I’ll be found

Hard stop on “when”

When I come around

Bm 
       When I come around
Bm 
       When I come around
Bm 
       When I come around
Bm 

Greg Kihn - The Breakup Song  

Originally in Am, I play in Em capo 3

Highest note that matters is the 6 (“they just don’t write ‘em”)

Intro

Em Em 
       x2

Vox on 3 1 on “broken”

Em 
We had broken up for good just an hour before
Em 
Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh

Em 
Now I’m staring at the bodies as they’re dancing ‘cross the floor
Em 
Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh

Em 
And then the band slowed the tempo when the music took you down
Em 
Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh

Em 
It was the same old song with the melancholy sound
Em 
Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh →  →

Am Am 
  They don’t write ‘em like that anymor 
  They just don’t write ‘em like that anymore

Em 
We been living together for a million years
Em 
Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh

Em 
But now it feels so strange out in the,  atmospheres
Em 
Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh

Em 
And then the jukebox plays a song I used to know
Em 
Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh

Em 
And now I’m staring at the bodies as they’re dancing so slow
Em 
Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh  →  →

Am Am 
  They don’t write ‘em like that anymor 
  They don’t write ‘em like that anymore

Em Em 
       x2

Em 
Now I wind up staring at an empty glass
Em 
Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh

Em 
Cause it’s so easy to say that you’ll forget your past
Em 
Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh →  →

Am Am 
  They don’t write ‘em like that anymore,   no
  They just don’t write ‘em like that anymore

Am Am 
  They don’t write ‘em like that anymor 
  They just don’t write ‘em like that anymore

Am Am 
  They just don’t,   no they don’t,   no no,   uh uh
  They just don’t write ‘em like that anymore

Gretchen Wilson - Redneck Woman  

Originally in F#, I play in A capo 1

Intro

A7 
Well I ain’t never been the Barbie doll type

No I can’t swig that sweet champagne

Walk up through 2-b3-3 starts on “beer”

I'd rather drink beer all night
In a tavern, or in a honky-tonk

Or on a four-wheel drive tailgate

I’ve got posters on my wall of Skynyrd, Kid, and Strait

E7 
Some people look down on me, but I don’t give a rip
I’ll stand bare-footed in my own front yard

Hard stop on “baby”

With a baby on my hip

‘Cause I’m a redneck woman

I ain’t no high-class broad
I'm just a product of my raising
I say hey y'all and yee-haw

And I keep my Christmas lights on

On my front porch all year long

And I know all the words to

Every Charlie Daniels song

E7 
So here’s to all my sisters

Out there keeping it country

Hard stop on “let”

Let me get a big hell yeah

Hits on “red”, “girls”, “me”

From the redneck girls like me
Hell yeah 

Victoria’s Secret, well their stuff’s real nice

Oh but I can buy the same damn thing
On a Walmart shelf half-price

And still look sexy, just as sexy, as those models on TV
No, I don’t need no designer tag

To make my man want me

E7 
You might think I’m trashy, a little too hard-core
But in my neck of the woods, I’m just the girl next door

Hey I’m a redneck woman

I ain’t no high-class broad
I'm just a product of my raising
I say hey y'all and yee-haw

And I keep my Christmas lights on

On my front porch all year long

And I know all the words to

Every Tanya Tucker song

E7 
So here’s to all my sisters

Out there keeping it country

No hard stop this time

Let me get a big hell yeah
From the redneck girls like me
Hell yeah 

Solo

 

Quiet, let ring

I’m a redneck woman

I ain’t no high-class broad
I'm just a product of my raising

Hard stop on “hey”

I say hey y'all and yee-haw

And I keep my Christmas lights on

On my front porch all year long

And I know all the words to

Every Old Bocephus song

E7 
So here’s to all my sisters

Out there keeping it country

Hard stops and hits again

Let me get a big hell yeah

“Girls” gets held long enough to get to the bIII

From the redneck girls like me
Hell yeah, hell yeah, I said hell yeah

Guns and Roses - 14 Years  

Originally in Abm, I play in Em

Em 
 I try and feel the sunshine
 You bring the rain
Em 
 You try and hold me down
 With your complaints
Em 
 You cry and moan and complain
 You whine and tear
Em 
 Up to my neck in sorrow
 The touch you bring

Em 
 You don’t just step inside to, to fourteen years
Em 
 So hard to keep my own head, that’s what I say
Em 
And you know,  I’ve been the beggar
 I’ve played the thief
Em 
 I was the dog they all tried to beat

Vox on the 5 on “fourteen”, and up to the 7 (the 1 of

the 2nd chord) on “silence”

Em 
But it’s been fourteen years of silence
It’s been fourteen years of pain
Em 
It’s been fourteen years that are gone forever
And I’ll never have again

Em 
       x4

Em 
 Your stupid girlfreinds tell you
 That I’m to blame
Em 
 Well they’re all used-up has-beens
 Out of the game
Em 
 This time I’ll have the last word
 You hear what I say
Em 
 I tried to see it your way
 It won’t work today

Em 
 You just don’t step inside to fourteen years
Em 
 So hard to keep my own head, that’s what I say
Em 
And you know,  I’ve been the dealer
Hangin’ on your street
Em 
 I was the dog  they all tried to beat

Em 
But it’s been fourteen years of silence
It’s been fourteen years of pain
Em 
It’s been fourteen years that are gone forever
And I’ll never have again

Solo on verse chords

Em 
 Bullshit and contemplation
 Gossip’s their trade
Em 
 If they knew half the real truth
 What would they say?
Em 
 Well I’m past the point of concern
 It’s time to play
Em 
 These last four years of madness
 Sure put me straight

Em 
 Don’t get back fourteen years
 In just one day
Em 
 So hard to keep my own head
 Just go away

Em 
You know, just like a hooker she said
Nothin’s for free
Em 
Oh, I tried to see it your way
Em 
 I tried to see it your way

Guns and Roses - Breakdown  

Originally in Db, I play in G

Intro, with whistling

G/B 
  
We all come in from the cold
We come down from the wire
C/E Dsus4 
And everybody warms themselves to a different fire

And sometimes we get burned
You’d think sometime we’d learn
C/E Dsus4 
The one you love is the one that should take you higher
G/B Am 
You ain’t got no one, you better go back out and find her

C/E Dsus4 
       x2

G/B Am 
  →  → 

    
Just like children hiding in a closet
Can’t tell what’s going on outside
Sometimes we’re so far off the beaten track
We get taken for a ride
By a parlor trick, or some words of wit
G/B 
A hidden hand up a sleeve

To think the one you love could hurt you, now
Is a little hard to believe
But everybody, darlin’, sometimes bites the hand that feed

 
When I look around, an’ everybody always brings me down
Well, is it them or me, well, I just can’t see
But there ain’t no peace to found

But if someone really cared
G/B 
Well, they’d take the time to spare
A moment to try and understand another one’s despair
Remember, in this game we call life, that no one said it’s fair

Oooh ooh yeah, ah ay yeah, ow

Breakdown (let me hear it now) 
Breakdown (let me hear you now) 
Breakdown (let me hear it now)  

Solo

C/E 
       x2

G/B Am 
  →  → 

C/E Dsus4 
       x2

G/B Am 
  →  → 

I’ve come to know the cold
think of it as home
C/E 
When there ain’t enough of me to go around
Dsus4 
I’d rather be left alone

But if I call you out of habit
I’m out of love and I gotta have it
C/E 
Would you give it to me if I fit your needs?
G/B 
Like when we both knew we had it

Now the damage done
G/B 
And we’re back out on the run
Funny how everything was roses when we held on to the guns
Just because you’re winnin’ don’t mean you’re the lucky one

Oooh ooh yeah, oooh

Breakdown  (let me hear it now) 
 Breakdown (yeah) 

Riff on...

C/E 
Breakdown    

Spoken

There goes the challenger being chased
By the blue, blue meanies on wheels
The vicious traffic squad cars are after our lone driver
The last American hero, the, the electric sin-tar
The demi-god, the super driver of the golden West
Two nasty Nazi cars are close behind the beautiful lone driver
The police cars are getting closer, closer
Closer to our soul hero in his soul mobile, yeah baby
They about to strike, they gonna get him, smash! rape!
The last beautiful free soul on this planet

But it is written if the evil spirit
Arms the tiger with claws
Brahman provided wings for the dove
Thus spake the super guru
Did you hear that?

Guns and Roses - Civil War  

Originally in Ebm, I play in Em but don’t go up in the choruses, since it goes up to the 7

Intro, spoken

What we've got here is failure to communicate
Some men, you just can't reach
So you get what we had here last week, which is the way he wants it
Well, he gets it, and I don't like it any more than you men

Intro, with spoken part and whistling

Em Em D/F# 
    → 
Em Em D/F# 
    → 

Vox on the 3 of the minor chord on “look”

Em 
Look at your young men fighting
Look at your women crying
Em 
Look at your young men dying
D/F# 
The way they’ve always done before

Em Em D/F# 
    → 

Em 
Look at the hate we’re breeding
Look at the fear we’re feeding
Em 
Look at the lives we’re leading
D/F# 
The way we’ve always done before

A(#11) A(#11) 
   
Em 
My hands are tied
D/F# 
The billions shift from side to side  →  →
Em 
And the wars go on with brainwashed pride
For the love of god and our human rights

Em 
And all these things are swept aside
D/F# 
By bloody hands time can’t deny  →  →
Em 
And are washed away by your genocide
And history hides the lies of our civil wars

B/A C/A D/A 
   

Solo

Em D/F# 
   →  →
Em 
Em D/F# 
   →  →
Em 
  
Bm 
D’you wear a black armband when they shot the man
Em 
Who said  “peace could last forever”
Bm 
And in my first memories they shot Kennedy
Em 
I went numb when I learned to see 

Bm 
So I never fell for Vietnam
Em 
We got the wall of D.C. to remind us all 
That you can’t trust freedom
Bm 
When it’s not in your hands 
Em 
When everybody’s fightin’
For their promised land and

Bm Em 
 I don’t need your civil war
Bm Em 
 It feeds the rich while it buries the poor  →  →
Bm Em 
 You’re power hungry sellin’ soldiers in a  human grocery store, ain’t that fresh
Bm Em 
 I don’t need your civil war, oooh no no no no no

Solo

Bm Em Em 
Bm Em 
    →  →
Bm Em Em 
Bm Em 
    →  →

Em 
Look at the shoes you’re filling
Look at the blood we’re spilling
Em 
Look at the world we’re killing
D/F# 
The way we’ve always done before

Em 
Look in the doubt we’ve wallowed
Look at the leaders we’ve followed
Em 
Look at the lies we’ve swallowed
D/F# 
And I don’t want to hear no more

A5 A(#11) A5 A(#11) 
   
Em 
My hands are tied
D/F# 
For all I’ve seen has changed my mind  →  →
Em 
But still the wars go on and the years go by
With no love of god or human rights 

Em 
‘Cause all these dreams are swept aside
D/F# 
By bloody hands of the hypnotized  →  →
Em 
Who carry the cross of homicide
And history bears the scars of our civil wars

B/A C/A D/A 
   

Solo

Em D/F# 
   →  →
Em 
Em D/F# 
   →  →
Em 
  

Spoken

We practice selective annihilation
Of mayors and government officials
For example, to create a vacuum
Then we fill that vacuum
As popular war advances
Peace is closer

B/A C/A D/A F/A D/A 
     
Bm Em 
 I don’t need your civil war
Bm Em 
 It feeds the rich while it buries the poor  →  →
Bm Em 
 You’re power hungry sellin’ soldiers in a  human grocery store, ain’t that fresh
Bm Em 
 I don’t need your civil war  →  →

Double time

Bm Em 
 I don’t need your civil war
Bm Em 
 I don’t need your civil war  →  →
Bm Em 
 You’re power hungry sellin’ soldiers in a  human grocery store, ain’t that fresh
Bm Em 
 I don’t need your civil war no no no no oh no oh no oh no

Bm Em 
 I don’t need one more war
Bm Em 
    →  →
Bm Em 
Bm Em 
Ooooh,  I don’t need one more war no no no no oh no oh no oh no

Em Em Em 
   

Spoken

What’s so civil ‘bout war anyway?

Guns and Roses - Dead Horse  

Originally in Eb, where I’m calling the first chord the IV

I play in E, and I don’t go up to the higher octave in the chorus

Vox on the 3 of the first chord

 Sick of this life
G#m 
 Not that you’d care 
 I’m not the only one
 With whom these feelings I share

 Nobody understands
G#m 
 Quite why we’re here
 We’re searchin’ for answers
 That never appear

 But maybe if I looked real hard I’d
G#m 
 I’d see your tryin’ too
 To understand this life
 That we’re all goin’ through

Spoken

 Then when she said she was gonna like,  wreck my car,  I didn’t know what to do, whoooooa

Vox on the 1 of the first chord

Sometimes I feel like I’m beatin’ a dead horse
And I don’t know why you’d be bringin’ me down
I’d like to think that our love’s worth a tad more
It may sound funny but you’d think by now
F# F# G#m 
I’d be smilin’  →  → 
A/E 
I guess some things never change 
A/E 
Never change 

 I met an old cowboy
G#m 
 I saw the look in his eyes
 Somethin’ tells me he’s been here before
‘Cause  experience makes you wise

 I was only a small child
G#m 
When the thought first came to me
That I’m a son of a gun and the gun of a son
That brought back the devil in me, whoa

But sometimes I feel like I’m beatin’ a dead horse
And I don’t know why you’d be bringin’ me down
I’d like to think that our love’s worth a tad more
It may sound funny but you’d think by now
F# F# G#m 
I’d be smilin’  →  → 
A/E 
I guess some things never change 
A/E 
Never change 

C#m F# 
I ain’t  quite what you’d call an old soul
C#m F# 
Still  wet behind the ears
C#m F# 
I been around this track a couple of times
But now the  dust is startin’ to clear, oh

Solo on chorus chords

C#m F# C#m F# C#m F# 
   
Bb 
 →  → 

Sometimes I feel like I’m beatin’ a dead horse
And I don’t know why you’d be bringin’ me down
I’d like to think that our love’s worth a tad more
It may sound funny but you’d think by now

I’d be smilin’ 
Ooh yeah, I’d be smilin’ 
No way I’d be smilin’ 
Ooh smilin’  

   

Let ring

 Sick of this life
G#m 
 Not that you’d care 
 I’m not the only one
 With whom these feelings I share

Guns and Roses - Don’t Cry  

Originally in Am tuned down to Abm, I play in Am capo 3.

Am Dm G/B 
   
Am Dm Am 
   
Am Dm 
 Talk to me softly
G/B 
There’s something in your eyes 
Am Dm 
 Don’t hang your head in sorrow
G/B 
 And please don’t cry 

Am Dm 
 I know how you feel inside I’ve
G/B 
 I’ve been there before 
Am  Dm 
Something is changin’ inside you
G/B 
 And don’t you know 

Am Am7 
 Don’t you cry tonight I still love you, baby
Am 
 Don’t you cry tonight
 Don’t you cry tonight
G/B Am 
There’s a heaven above you, baby
Am 
 And don’t you cry tonight

Am Dm 
 Give me a whisper
G/B 
 And give me a sigh 
Am Dm 
 Give me a kiss before you
G/B 
 Tell me goodby

Am Dm 
 Don’t you take it so hard now
G/B 
 And please don’t take it so bad
Am Dm 
 I’ll still be thinkin’ of you
G/B Am 
 And the times we had baby

Am 
 Don’t you cry tonight
Am 
 Don’t you cry tonight
 Don’t you cry tonight
G/B Am 
There’s a heaven above you, baby
Am 
 And don’t you cry tonight

  

Solo if appropriate

Am Dm 
Am 
Am Am 
      

This is not a typo; the chord progression turns around a little here

Dm 
 And please remember
G/B Am 
 That I never lied
Dm 
 And please remember
G/B Am 
 How I felt inside now, honey

Dm 
 You gotta make it your own way
G/B Am 
 But you’ll be alright now, sugar
Dm 
 You’ll feel better tomorrow
G/B Am 
 Come the morning light now, baby

Am 
 Don’t you cry tonight
Am 
 Don’t you cry tonight
 Don’t you cry tonight
G/B Am 
There’s a heaven above you, baby
 And don’t you cry
 Don’t you ever cry
 And don’t you cry
Tonight baby, maybe, someday
 And don’t you cry
 Don’t you ever cry
 And don’t you cry
Tonight

Guns and Roses - Double Talkin’ Jive  

Originally in Ebm, I play in Em

Intro

Em 
Em 
Found a head and an arm in the garbage can
Em 
Don’t know why I’m here
Em 
Livin’ on the run for oh so long
Em 
 I gotta go collect

Double talkin’ jive
B7 
Get the money, motherfucker
Em 
‘Cause I got no more patience
B7 
Double talkin’ lies
Em 
No more patience, man

Em 
Em 
Back in town, an’ a all new friends
Em 
 They sayin’ how you been
Em 
 Fucked up, and out of place
Em 
 That’s how I felt back then

Double talkin’ jive
B7 
Get the money, motherfucker
Em 
‘Cause I got no more patience
B7 
Double talkin’ lies 
Em 
No more patience, man
Em 
You dig, what I’m sayin?

Em 
Em Em 
     →  → 
Em Em 
     →  → 

When the acoustic guitar comes in, change i to I...

     →  → 
     →  → 

Guns and Roses - Dust and Bones  

Originally in Ebm, I play in Am capo 5

Highest note that matters is the 3 of the minor key (“rip you right in two”)

Let ring, vox on the 5 on “he lost”

Am 
 He lost his mind today
Am 
 He left it out back on the highway
G/B Am 
I-sixty-five

At tempo

Am 
 She loved him yesterday
Yesterday’s over, I said O.K. 
G/B Am 
That’s alright

Am 
 Time moves on, that’s the way
We live in hope to see the next day 
G/B Am 
That’s alright

Am 
 Sometimes these things they are so easy
Am 
 Sometimes these things they are so cold
 Sometimes these things just seem to rip you right in two
E7 
Oh no man don’t let ‘em get to you

Am 
Am 
 She loved him yesterday
He laid her sister she said O.K. 
G/B Am 
And that’s alright

Am 
 Buried her things today
Way back out deep behind the driveway 
G/B Am 
And that’s alright

Am 
 Sometimes these women are so easy
Am 
 Sometimes these women are so cold
 Sometimes these women seem to rip you right in two
E7 
Only if you let ‘em get to you

Am 
 Ya get out on your own
Am 
And you  take all that you own
Am 
And you  forget about your home
Am 
And then you’re  just fuckin’ gone

Solo

E7 
  →  x8

Am 
Am 
 There’s no logic here today
Do as you got to, go your own way 
G/B Am 
said that’s right

Am 
 Time’s short your life’s your own

And in the end, we are just

G/B 
 Dust and bones 
G/B 
 Dust and bones 
G/B 
 Dust and bones 

Am 
 That’s alright (dust and bones)

That’s alright (dust and bones)
That's alright (dust and bones)
That's alright (dust and bones)
That's alright (dust and bones)
That's alright (dust and bones)

Guns and Roses - Garden of Eden  

Originally in Eb, I play in E (an octave down) (obviously)

Spoken

It’s a critical solution, and the east coast got the blues
It’s a  mass of confusion, like the lies they sell to you

Vox on the b3

You got a glass-jawed toothache of a mental disease

And they be running ‘round back, see them line up on their knees
'Cause the kiss-ass sycophants, throwing penance at your feet
When they got nowhere to go
Watch them come in off the streets

While they’re banging out front

Inside they’re slamming to the crunch
Go on and throw me to the lions
And the whole damn screaming bunch
Cause the pissed-off rip-offs, are everywhere you turn
Tell me how a generation's ever supposed to learn

Vox on the 1 on “fire”, which is originally an F# (!!!)

This fire’s burning, and it’s out of control

It’s not a problem you can stop it’s rock n’ roll

I read it on a wall, it went straight to my head

It said, “dance to the tension of a world on edge”
We got racial violence, and who'll cast the first stone?
And sex is used any way it can be

Sometimes, when I look out, it’s hard to see the day
It’s a feeling, you can have it, it’s not mine to take away 

D# C# F# 
 →  →  →  →  →  →  →

Lost in the Garden of Eden

Yeah, we’re lost in the Garden of Eden
And there's no one's gonna believe this
But we're lost in the Garden of Eden

This fire’s burning, and it’s out of control

It’s not a problem you can stop it’s rock n’ roll

 Suck on that

 Looking through this point of view

There’s no way I’m gonna fit in
Don't you tell me what my eyes see
Don't you tell me who to believe in

I ain’t superstitious, but I know when something’s wrong

I’ve been dragging my heels with a bitch called hope

Let the undercurrent drag me along

D# C# F# 
 →  →  →  →  →  →  →

Lost in the Garden of Eden

Yeah, we’re lost in the Garden of Eden
And there's no one's gonna believe this
But we're lost in the Garden of Eden

Solo

   
Most organized religions make a mockery of humanity

Our governments are dangerous and out of control
The Garden of Eden is just another graveyard
Said, if they had someone to buy it
Then I'm sure they'd sell my soul

This fire’s burning, and it’s out of control

It’s not a problem you can stop it’s rock n’ roll

Lost in the Garden of Eden (and we ain’t talkin’ about no poison apple)

Said, we’re lost in the Garden of Eden
And there's no one's gonna believe this  (or some missin' rib, ya hear?)
But we're lost in the Garden of Eden 

This fire’s burning, and it’s out of control

It’s not a problem you can stop it’s rock n’ roll

Guns and Roses - Locomotive  

Originally in Ab, I play in D

Bm 
   x2
 →  →   x2
 →  x 8

All of these I’s are really bVII→I slides, and the I’s lean pretty heavily toward I5

Gonna find a way to cure this loneliness

Yeah, I’ll find a way to cure the pain
If I said that you're my friend, and our love would never end

How long before I had your trust again 

opened up the doors when it was cold outside

Hopin’ that you’d find your own way in
But how can I protect you, or try not to neglect you
When you won't take the love I have to give

Vox on the high 3 of the chord

Bm 
I bought me an illusion

Vox on the high *b*3 of the chord (!)

And I put it on the wall
Bm 
I let it fill my head with dreams
And I had to have them all

Bm 
But oh the taste is never so sweet as
G/A 
As what you’d believe it is, well, I guess it never is

It’s these prejudiced illusions
G/A 
That pump the blood to the heart of the biz  →  

You know I never thought that it could take so long

You know I never knew how to be strong
Yeah, I let you shape me, but I feel as thought you raped me
'Cause you climbed inside my world and in my songs

So now I've closed the door to keep the cold outside
Seems somehow I've found the will to live
How can I forget you, or try not to reject you

When we both know it takes time to forgiveyeah  → 

Approximating this for at least *some* chord-friendliness

Vox on the 1 of each chord

C# 
Sweetness is a virtue and you 
A# F/D 
Lost your virtue long ago
C# 
You know I’d like to hurt you but my 
A# F/D 
Conscience always tells me no

C# 
You could sell your body on the street
A# F/D 
To anyone whom you might meet
C# 
Who’d love to try and get inside
A# F/D 
And bust your innocence open wide

‘Cause my baby’s got a locomotive
My baby’s gone off the track
My baby’s got a locomotive
Gotta peel her off my back

 I know it looks like I’m insan 
 Take a closer look I’m not to bblame 
No

Gonna have some fun with my frustration

Gonna watch the big screen in my head
I'd rather take a detour
'Cause this road ain't getting clearer
Your train of thought has cut me off again

Better tame that boy 'cause he's a wild one
Better tame that boy 'fore he's a man
Sweetheart don't make me laugh
You's getting too big for your pants
And I's think maybe you should cut out while you can

Bm 
Ow, you can use your illusion
Let take you where it may
Bm 
We live and learn
And then sometimes it’s best to walk away

Bm 
Me, I’m just here hangin’ on 

It’s my only place to stay at least for now anyway

I’ve worked too hard for my illusions just to throw them all away  

I’m taking time for quiet consolation

In passing by this love that’s passed away
I know it's never easy, so why should you believe me
When I've always got so many things to say

Calling off the dogs a simple choice is made
'Cause playful hearts can sometimes be enraged
You know I tried to wake you, I mean how long could it take you

To open up your eyes and turn the page, hey

C# 
Kindness is a treasure and it’s 
A# F/D 
One towards me you’ve seldom shown
C# 
So I’ll say it for good measure 
A# F/D 
To all the ones like you I’ve known

C# 
You know I’d like to shave your head
A# F/D 
And all my friends could paint it red
C# 
‘Cause love to me’s a two-way street
A# F/D 
And all I really want is peace

‘Cause my baby’s got a locomotive
My baby’s gone off the track
My baby’s got a locomotive
Gotta peel her off my back

 I know it looks like I’m insan 
 Take a closer look I’m not to bblame 
No

C# 
Affection is a blessing can you
A# F/D 
Find it in your sorrid heart
C# 
I tried to keep this thing together but the
A# F/D 
Tremor tore my pad apart

C# 
Yeah, I know it’s hard to face
A# F/D 
When all we’ve worked for’s gone to waste
C# 
But you’re such a stupid woman and I’m such a stupid man
A# F/D 
But love like time’s got its own plans

‘Cause my baby’s got a locomotive
My baby’s gone off the track
My baby’s got a locomotive
Gotta peel her off my back

 I know it looks like I’m insan 
 Take a closer look I’m not to bblame  
 →   →   →   →  
 If love is blind I guess I’ll find myself a cane

Dm Dm A# A# 
   
Dm A# 
Love’s so strange
Dm A# 
Love’s so strange
Dm A# 
Love’s so strange

Guns and Roses - Mr. Brownstone  

Originally in E tuned down to Eb, I play in E

Start with muted chords

Roll into the I’s with Im’s

               x 2

I get up around seven  
Get outta bed around nine  
And I don’t worry about nothin’ no
Cause worryin’s a waste of my time

Repeat intro riff x 2

The show usually starts around seven  
We go on stage around nine  
Get on the bus about eleven  
Sippin’ a drink and feelin’ fine

We’ve been dancin’ with Mr. Brownstone
He’s been knockin’, he won’t leave me alone
No, no, no, he won’t leave me alone

B7 
I used to do a little but a little wouldn’t do it
A7 
So the little got more and more
B7 
just keep tryin’ to get a little better
A7 
Said a little better than before
B7 
used to do a little but a little wouldn’t do it
A7 
So the little got more and more
B7 
just keep tryin’ to get a little better
A7 
Said a little better than before

We’ve been dancin’ with Mr. Brownstone
He’s been knockin’, he won’t leave me alone
No, no, no, he won’t leave me alone

Skip solo, just repeat intro

Now I get up around whenever  
used to get up on time  
But that old man he’s a real motherfucker
Gonna kick him on down the line 

B7 
I used to do a little but a little wouldn’t do it
A7 
So the little got more and more
B7 
just keep tryin’ to get a little better
A7 
Said a little better than before
B7 
used to do a little but a little wouldn’t do it
A7 
So the little got more and more
B7 
just keep tryin’ to get a little better
A7 
Said a little better than before

We’ve been dancin’ with Mr. Brownstone
He’s been knockin’, he won’t leave me alone
No, no, no, he won’t leave me alone

He won’t leave me a lone       

Don’t go up to the high octave here

Stuck it in the middle and I shot it in the middle
And it, it drove outta my mind  
I should’ve known better, said I wish I never met her said I
E9 
I leave it all behind, yowsa 

Guns and Roses - Nightrain  

Originally in Abm, I play in Em

Intro

Em 
Em Em 
   

Vox on the 7 on “loaded”

Em 
Loaded like a freight train
Flyin’ like an aeroplane
Feelin’ like a space brain
Em 
One more time tonight, look out

Em 
Well, I’m a West coast struttin’, one bad mother

Got a rattlesnake suitcase under my arm
Said I'm a mean machine, been drinkin' gasoline
And honey you can make my motor hum

Em 
Well, I got one chance left in a nine-life cat

I got a, a dog eat dog sly smile
I got a Molotov cocktail with a match to go

I smoke my  cigarette with style

Em 
An’ I can tell you honey you can make my money tonight

Em 
Wake up late, and honey, put on your clothes

And take your credit card to the liquor store

Well, that’s one for you and two for me, by tonight

Em 
I’ll be loaded like a freight train
Flyin’ like an aeroplane
Feelin’ like a space brain
One more time tonight

Em 
I’m on the nightrain, bottoms up

I’m on the nightrain, fill my cup
I'm on the nightrain

Ready to crash and burn
I never learn

Em 
I’m on the nightrain, I love that stuff

I’m on the nightrain, and I can never get enough
I'm on the nightrain

Never to return, no

Solo

F#m C#m F#m C#m 
C#m C#m 
C#m C#m 
C#m 
  
C#m C#m C#m 
Em 
Loaded like a freight train
Flyin’ like an aeroplane
Speedin’ like a space brain
Em 
One more time tonight 

Em 
I’m on the nightrain, and I’m lookin’ for some
I’m on the nightrain, so’s I can leave this slum
D7 
I’m on the nightrain
Em 
And I’m ready to crash and burn

Em 
Nightrain, bottoms up
I’m on the nightrain, fill my cup
I’m on the nightrain
Em 
 Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh yeah

Em 
I’m on the nightrain, love that stuff
Whoa I’m on the nightrain, I can never get enough
Ridin’ the nightrain, I guess I
Em 
 I guess, I guess, I guess I never learn

Em 
On the nightrain, float me home
Ooh, I’m on the nightrain
Ridin’ the nightrain
Em 
Never to return

Em Em 
On the nightrain   

Guns and Roses - November Rain  

Originally in Cb, I play in E

Vox go up to the 6 (“lovers always come”)

C#m/G# F#m7 
C#m/G# 
   
Amaj7 F#m7 
 When I look into your eyes
I can see a love restrained
Amaj7 F#m7 
 But darling when I hold you
Don’t you know I feel the same
F#m7 
 Cause nothin’ lasts forever
And we both know hearts can change
F#m7 
 And it’s hard to hold a candle
In the cold November rain

Amaj7 F#m7 
 We’ve been through this such a long, long time
Just tryin’ to kill the pain, oh yeah
Amaj7 
But lovers always come and lovers always go
F#m7 
And no one’s really sure who’s lettin’ go today, walkin’ away
Amaj7 
If we could take the time to lay it on the line
F#m7 
I could rest my head
Just knowin’ that you were mine, all mine

F#m7 
 So if you want to love me
Then darlin’ don’t refrain
F#m7 
 Or I’ll just end up walkin’
In the cold November rain

Amaj7 
Do you need sometime on your own?
Amaj7 
Do you need sometime all alone?
Amaj7 
Everybody needs sometime on their own
Amaj7 
Don’t you know you need sometime all alone

G#m Amaj7 
 I know it’s hard to keep an open heart
G#m Amaj7 F#m7 
 When even friends seem out to harm you
G#m Amaj7 
 But if you could heal a broken heart
G#m Amaj7 
 Wouldn’t time be out to charm you, whoa

 

I usually skip this part

Amaj7 
Sometimes I need sometime on my own
Amaj7 
Sometimes I need sometime all alone
Amaj7 
Everybody needs sometime on their own
Amaj7 
Don’t you know you need sometime all alone

Amaj7 
And when your fears subside
F#m7 
And shadows still remain, oh yeah
Amaj7 F#m7 
I know that you can love me
When there’s no one left to blame
F#m7 
So never mind the darkness
We still can find a way
F#m7 
Cause nothin’ lasts forever
Even cold November rain

B/D# C#m7 Amaj7 Em 
       

Ending on Im is my nod to the outro that doesn’t work in a solo performance.

Guns and Roses - One in a Million  

Yes, I changed the lyrics here.  This is a chord book, not a piece of art.

Originally in Ab, I play in E

Intro, with whistling

E/G# 
E/G# 
   →  →

     →  →
     →  →

Vox on the 1 on “guess”

 Guess I needed  some time to get away  →  → 
 I needed some piece of mind
 Some piece of mind that’ll stay  →  → 

Vox up to the 5 now

 So I thumbed it  down to Sixth and L.A →  → 
 Maybe a Greyhound  could be my way  →  → 

 Police and pushers, that’s right
 Get out of my way  →  → 
 Don’t need to buy none of your
 Gold chains today  →  → 

 I don’t need no bracelets
 Clamped in front of my back  →  → 
 Just need my ticket, ‘til then
 Won’t you cut me some slack?  →  → 

 You’re one in a million
 Yeah, that’s what you are
 You’re one in a million, babe
 You’re a shooting star

 Maybe someday we’ll see you
 Before you make us cry
 You know we tried to reach you
 But you were much too high  →  → 

Much too high  →  →
Much too high  →  →
Much too high  →  →

 Immigrants and liars
 They make no sense to me  →  →
 They come to our country 
 And think they’ll do as they please  →  →

 Like start some mini Iran
 Or spread some freakin’ disease  →  →
 They talk so many goddamn ways
 It’s all Greek to me  →  →

 Well some say I’m lazy, oooh
 And others say that’s just me  →  →
 Some say I’m crazy
 I guess I’ll always be  →  →

 But it’s been such a long time
 Since I knew right from wrong
 It’s all the means to an end, I
 I keep it movin’ along, hey hey hey yeah  →  →

 You’re one in a million
 Ooh, you’re a shooting star
 You’re one in a million, babe
 You know that you are

 Maybe someday we’ll see you, ooh
 Before you make us cry
 You know we tried to reach you
 But you were much too high  →  →

Much too high  →  →
Much too high  →  →
Much too high  →  →

Solo on verse chords

     →  → x4

 Radicals and Racists
 Don’t point your finger at me  →  →
 I’m a small town white boy
 Just tryin’ to make ends meet  →  →

 Don’t need your religion
 Don’t watch that much T.V.  →  →
 Just makin’ my livin’, baby
 Well that’s enough for me  →  →

 You’re one in a million
 Yeah that’s what you are
 You’re one in a million, babe
 You’re a shooting star

 Maybe someday we’ll see you
 Before you make us cry
 You know we tried to reach you
 But you were much too high  

 But you were much too high  →  →

Much too high  →  →
Much too high  →  →
Much too high  →  →

Guns and Roses - Paradise City  

Originally in Gb, I play in A and sing down an octave

Intro

   →   x2

Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
 Oh won’t you please take me home
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
 Oh won’t you please take me home

   →   x4

       x 4

 Just an urchin livin’ under the street
I’m a  hard case that’s tough to beat
I’m your charity case, so buy me something to eat
I’ll pay you at another time, take it to the end of the line

       x 4

 Rags to riches, or so they say
You gotta  keep pushin’ for the fortune and fame
You know it’s,  it’s all a gamble when it’s just a game
You treat it like a capital crime, everybody’s doin’ the time

Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
 Oh won’t you please take me home
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
 Oh won’t you please take me home

       x 4

Strapped in the chair of the city gas chamber
 Why I’m here I can’t quite remember
 The surgeon general says it’s hazardous to breathe
I’d have another cigarette, but I can’t see
Tell me who you’re gonna believe

Really, in this chorus, it’s “a paradise city” instead of “the paradise city”

Take me down to a paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
 Oh won’t you please take me home
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
 Oh won’t you please take me home, yeah

       x 4
       x 2
   
So far away
So far away
So far away

Captain America’s been torn apart
Now he’s a court jester with a broken heart
He said,  turn me around and take me back to the start
I must be losin’ my mind, are you blind?
I’ve seen it all a million times

Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
 Oh won’t you please take me home
Take me down to the paradise city
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
 Oh won’t you please take me home

Guns and Roses - Patience  

Originally in G tuned down to Gb,

I play in G and only knock it down an

octave on the big “I need you” at the end.

Intro, same as verse+chorus, though I skip the verse part of the intro

   

I start here (with whistling or humming)

Em 
      
 Shed a tear ‘cause I’m missing you
 I’m still alright to smile
 Girl, I think about you every day now
 Was a time when I wasn’t sure
But you  set my mind at ease
 There is no doubt you’re in my heart now

Said woman take it slow
Em 
It’ll work itself out fine
All we need is just a little patience
Said sugar make it slow
Em 
And we’ll come together fine
All we need is just a little patience
Patience
Ooh, oh, yeah

 Sit here on the stairs
‘Cause I’d rather be alone
If I can’t have you right now, I’ll wait dear
Sometimes, I get so tense
You know I can’t speed up the time
But you know, love, there’s one more thing to consider

Said woman take it slow
Em 
Things will be just fine
You and I’ll just use a little patience
Said sugar take the time
Em 
‘Cause the lights are shining bright
You and I’ve got what it takes to make it

We won’t fake it, oh never break it
'Cause I can't take it

Ritard on D, then...

D/#F 
   
Need a little patience, mm yeah
Ooh yeah, ooh yeah
Need a little patience, yeah
Just a little patience, yeah
Some more patience, yeah
I’ve been walking these streets at night
Just trying to get it right (Need some patience, yeah)
It’s hard to see with so many around
You know I don’t like being stuck in a crowd (Could use some patience, yeah)
And the streets don’t change but maybe the name
I ain’t got time for the game
‘Cause I need you (Patience, yeah)
Yeah, yeah well I need you
Oh, I need you (Take some patience)
Whoa, I need you (Just a little patience is all we need)
Ooh, this time...   

Guns and Roses - Rocket Queen  

Originally in Fm, I play in F#m, down an octave

Probably make all the 7#9’s just minor, including the intro

Intro

F#7#9 

When the riff kicks in

F#7#9 
 →  x4

Vox on 5 5 3 of the minor key on “say I don’t”

F#m 
If I say I don’t need anyone
F#m/A 
And  say these things to you ‘cause
 I can turn on anyone
F#m 
Just like I’ve turned on you I’ve got a

 Tongue like a razor, a sweet switchblade knife
C# 
And I can do you favors
But then you’ll do whatever I like

F#m 
Here I am, and you’re a rocket queen
I might be a little young
F#m 
But honey I ain’t naive

F#m 
Here I am, and you’re a rocket queen, oh yeah
I might be too much
F#m 
But honey you’re a bit obscene

F#7#9 
  →  →

F#7#9 
 →  x4

F#m 
I’ve seen everything imaginable
F#m/A 
Pass before these eyes
I’ve had  everything that’s tangible
F#m 
Honey you’d be surprised

I’m a sexual innuendo in this burned out paradise
C# 
If you turn me on to anything
You better turn me on tonight

F#m 
Here I am, and you’re a rocket queen
I might be a little young
F#m 
But honey I ain’t naive

F# 
Here I am, and you’re a rocket queen, oh yeah
I might be too much
F#m 
But honey you’re a bit obscene

F#7#9 
  →  →

Solo

F#7#9 
 →  x8

C# C# C# C# 
   
F#m 
Here I am, and you’re a rocket queen
I might be a little young
F#m 
But honey I ain’t naive

F# 
Here I am, and you’re a rocket queen, oh yeah
I might be too much
F#m 
But honey you’re a bit obscene

F#7#9 
  →  →

F# F# 
 
C#m C#m 
  →  →     →  →  
C#m C#m 
  →  →     →  →  
C#m C#m 
  →  →     →  →  
C#m C#m 
  →  →     →  →  

C#m 
 I see you standing
 Standing on your own
C#m 
 It’s such a lonely place for you
For you tbe

C#m 
 If you need a shoulder
 Or if you need a friend
C#m 
 I’ll be here standing
Until the bitter  end

C#m 
 No one needs the sorrow
 No one  needs the pain

C#m 
 I hate to see you
Walking out there, out in the rain

C#m 
 So don’t chastise me
 Or think I, mean you harm
C#m 
 Of those that take you
Leave you strung out, much too far

Baby, yeah

C#m 
  →  →  
C#m 
   →  →   Whoa oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
C#m 
  →  →  
C#m 
   →  →   No no no no no no no

Guns and Roses - Shotgun Blues  

Originally in Eb, I play in A

Vox on 4 4 3 on “shotgun blues”

F# 
I got the shotgun blues, shotgun blues
I said I don’t know what I did, but I know I gotta move
F# 
I got the shotgun blues, shotgun blues
can’t wait here forever, I got too much here to lose

 And now you’re blowin’ smoke
 I think you’re one big joke
 Me, I gotta lot to learn
 And I’m still waitin’ for the heads to turn

 You say I walk a line
 Fuck, they move it every time
 You walk a mile in my shoes
 And then you tell me ‘bout singin’ the blues

 You get what you pay for
 And freedom’s real high priced
 And while your rippin’ off children
 Somebody’s fucking your wife

 Oh, it’s never made a difference
 It’s only how you survive

F# 
I got the shotgun blues, shotgun blues
I said I don’t know what I did, but I know I gotta move
F# 
I got the shotgun blues, shotgun blues
can’t wait here forever, I got too much here to lose

 And now you ask me why
 I said it’s do or die
 I’ll stick it right in your face
 And then I’ll put you in your motherfuckin’ place

 And you, you can suck my ass
 And I think it’s so low class
 Me, I’m just so concerned
 I’m still waitin’ for your ass to burn

 Oh, you want a confrontation
 I’ll give you every fuckin’ chance
 With your verbal masturbation
 Me, I just like to dance

 How’s that for provocation?
 I’m just makin’ a stance

F# 
And I’m tired of the frustration
Of livin’ inside of your lies
F# 
And I’m wild on indignation
I said somebody’s got to die

Solo

   
   

Chorus chords

F# 
F# 
   
F# 
I got the shotgun blues, shotgun blues
I said I don’t know what I did, but I know I gotta move
F# 
I got the shotgun blues, shotgun blues
can’t wait here forever, I got too much here to lose

F# 
I got the shotgun blues, shotgun blues
Listen motherfucker, you’re about to pay your dues
F# 
I got the shotgun blues, shotgun blues
If you’re goin’ up against me, then you know you’re gonna lose

 I know, I know, I know

Spoken

You think anyone with an IQ over 15
Is gonna believe your shit, fuckhead?
Nothin' but a fuckin'...

Guns and Roses - So Fine  

Originally in Gb, I play in G

Intro

Gmaj7 Bmadd4 
   →   → 
Gmaj7 Bmadd4 
  Oooh  →  yeah  → 
Gmaj7 Bmadd4 
   →   → 
Gmaj7 Bmadd4 
   →   → 

Gmaj7 Bmadd4 
 How could she look so fine   → 
Gmaj7 Bmadd4 
 How could it be she might be mine  → 
Gmaj7 Bmadd4 
 How could she be so cool   → 
Gmaj7 Bmadd4 
 I’ve been taken for fool so many times,  hey

Em Am 
 It’s a story of a man
Em 
Who works as hard as he can just to be a man who stands on his own
Em Am 
 But the book always burns
As the story takes its turn, and leaves a broken man

Gmaj7 Bmadd4 
 How could she be so cool   → 
Gmaj7 Bmadd4 
 How could she be so fine   → 
Gmaj7 Bmadd4 
 I owe a favor to a friend   → 
Gmaj7 Bmadd4 
 My friends  they always come through for me yeah  

Em Am 
 It’s a story of a man
Em 
Who works as hard as he can just to be a man who stands on his own
Em Am 
 But the book always burns
Em 
As the story takes its turn, and leaves a broken man

Em Am 
If you could only live my life
Em Am 
You could see the difference you make to me,  to me

Bridge

Em 
I’d look right up at night
 And all I’d see was darkness

Em 
Now I see the stars alright
 I wanna reach right up and grab one for you

Em 
When the lights went down in your house
 Yeah that made me happy

Em 
The sweat I made for you
 Yeah I think you know where that comes from, guitar come on

Solo

Gmaj7 Bmadd4 
   →   → 
Gmaj7 Bmadd4 
   →   → 
Gmaj7 Bmadd4 
   →   → 
Gmaj7 Bmadd4 
   →   → 

Bridge (again)

Em 
Well I’d look right up at night
And all I’d see was darkness

Em 
Now I see the stars alright
 I wanna reach right up and grab one for you

Em 
When the lights went down in your house
 Yeah that made me happy

Em 
The sweat I made for you
 I think you know where that comes from

I swear he says something more like “so goase” here

Gmaj7 Bmadd4 
 How could she look so good   → 
Gmaj7 Bmadd4 
 How could she be so fine   → 
Gmaj7 Bmadd4 
 How could she be so cool   → 
Gmaj7 Bmadd4 D7 
 How could it be she might be mine   → 

Guns and Roses - Sweet Child o’ Mine  

I usually capo 3 for this, so it’s just higher than an

octave down from the original.

I usually lead in with a slow rendition of the riff,

an octave down (open position).

She’s got a smile that it seems to me
Reminds me of childhood memories
Where everything
Was as fresh as the bright blue sky

Now and then when I see her face
She takes me away to that special place
And if I’d stare too long
I’d probably break down and cry

Soft, crescendo through the chorus

Woah, oh, sweet child o’ mine
Woah, oh, sweet love of mine

She’s got eyes of the bluest skies
As if they thought of rain
I’d hate to look into those eyes
And see an ounce of pain
Her hair reminds me of a warm safe place
Where as a child I’d hide
And pray for the thunder and the rain
To quietly pass me by

Woah, oh, sweet child o’ mine
Woah, oh, sweet love of mine
Woah, oh, sweet child o’ mine, oooh yeah
Woah, oh, sweet love of mine

Cha!

Em Am B7 
   

Em Am B7 
Where do we go  oooh  where do we go now  
Em Am B7 
Where do we go  oooh  where do we go now  
Em Am B7 
Where do we go  oooh sweet  child  
Em Am B7 Em 
Sweet child, sweet child, sweet child, sweet child of mine

Guns and Roses - The Garden  

Originally in Db, I play in A

Intro

A7 

Vox on the 3 on “know”

You know you’re all alone

Your friends, they aren’t at home
Everybody's gone to the garden

As you look into the trees

You can look, but you don’t see
Flowers seem to tease you at the garden

Everybody’s there

But you don’t seem to care
What's it with you man, and this garden?

A7/G A7/F# 
A7/G A7/F# 
   
Turned into my worst phobia
A crazy man’s utopia

If you’re lost, no one can show you
But it sure was glad to know you

Only poor boys take a chance
On the garden’s song and dance

Feel her flowers, as they wrap around
But only smart boys do without

A7/G A7/F# 
A7/G A7/F# 
   

Solo on chorus chords

       x8

You can find it all inside

No need to wrestle with your pride
No you ain't losing your mind, you're just in the garden

They can lead you to yourself

Or you can throw it on the shelf
But you know you can look inside for the garden, ooh yeah

A7/G A7/F# 
   
I wasn’t really scared
Lost my virginity there

To a gypsy with blond hair
But now no one seems to care

Like a mouse inside a maze
Wandering ‘round for days

With a smile upon my face
never want to leave this place

Only poor boys take a chance
On the garden’s song and dance

Feel her flowers, as they wrap around
But only smart boys do without

Turned into my worst phobia
A crazy man’s utopia

If you’re lost, no one can show you
But it sure was glad to know you

Bye-bye,  so long  
Bye-bye,  so long 

Guns and Roses - Think About You  

Originally in Bb, I play in B capo 1 and sing down an octave

       x2

Vox on the 1

 I said, babe, you been lookin’ real good
You know that I remember when we met
 It’s funny how I never felt so good
It’s a feelin’ that I know, I know I’ll never forget

Ooh, it was the best time, I can remember
Ooh, and the love we shared, is lovin’ that’ll last forever

       x2

 There wasn’t much in this heart of mine
There was a little left and babe you found it
 It’s funny how I never felt so high
It’s a feeling that I know, I know I’ll never forget

Ooh, it was the best time, I can remember
Ooh, and the love we shared, lovin’ that’ll last forever

Bm 
I think about you, honey, all the time, my heart says yes
Bm 
I think about you, deep inside, I love you best
Bm 
I think about you, you know you’re the one I want
Bm 
I think about you, darling, you’re the only one
F# 
I think about you

F# G# C# F# C# 
 →   →   →   →  Ha ha ha

Solo-ish

F#m C# 
F#m C# 
 

Vox on the 5 of the chord on “you”

C# 
I think about you, you know that I do
C# 
I think about you, all alone, only you
C# 
I think about you,  oh, it’s true
C# 
I think about you, yes, I do, ow

 Somethin’ changed in this heart of mine
You know that I’m so glad that you showed me
 Honey, now you’re my best friend
I want to  stay together ‘til the very end

Ooh, it was the best time, I can remember
Ooh, and the love we shared
Is lovin’ that’ll last forever

Bm 
I think about you, honey, all the time, my heart says yes
Bm 
I think about you, deep inside, I love you best
Bm 
I think about you, you know you’re the one I want
Bm 
I think about you, darling, you’re the only one

I think about you, oh, oh yeah
I think about you, oh you
I think about you, woah
Only you 

I think about you, you know I do
I think about you, only you
I think about you

Let ring, rubato

Only you, only
Bmadd4 Bmadd4/C# Dsus2 Bm 
You   

Guns and Roses - Used to Love Her  

       x2

 I used to love her  but I had to kill her
 I used to love her, mmm, yeah, but I had to kill her

 I had to put her  six feet under
 And I can still hear her complain

 I used to love her, ooh yeah, but I had to kill her
 I used to love her, ooh yeah, but I had to kill her

 I knew I’d miss her,  so I had to keep her
 She’s buried right in my backyard

Solo on verse + chorus

Oh yeah,  ooh yeah,  whoa, oh yeah
   
 I used to love her   but I had to kill her
 I used to love her, ooh, yeah, but I had to kill her

 She bitched so much,  she drove me nuts
 And now we’re happier this way, yeah

Solo

   Whoa, oh yeah,  take it for what it is
   
 I used to love her  but I had to kill her
 I used to love her, oooh yeah, but I had to kill her

 I had to put her, oooh,  six feet under
 And I can still hear her complain

Guns and Roses - Yesterdays  

Originally in Db, I play in D capo 2 (down an octave) (obviously)

Intro

Cadd9 
       x 2

Cadd9 
 Yesterday, there was so many things I was never told
Cadd9 
 Now that I’m starting to learn,  I feel I’m growing old

Chord timing change

Cadd9 
‘Cause yesterday’s got nothing for me
Old pictures that I’ll always see
Time just fades the pages in my book of memories

Cadd9 
 Prayers in my pocket, and no hand in destiny
Cadd9 
 I’ll keep on movin’ along with no time to plant my feet

Cadd9 
‘Cause yesterday’s got nothing for me
Old pictures that I’ll always see

Hang on “all”

Some things could be better, if we’d all just let them be

Ooh, yesterday’s got nothing for me
Yesterday, ooooooh’s got nothing for me
Bm 
Got nothing for me

Solo

Bm Bm 
Bm C#m 
    
Cadd9 
 Yesterday, there were so many things I was never shown
Cadd9 
 Suddenly this time I found,  I’m on the streets and I’m all alone

Cadd9 
Yesterday’s got nothing for me
Old pictures that I’ll always see
 I ain’t got time to reminisce old novelties

Ooh, yesterday’s got nothing for me
Yesterday, ooooooh’s got nothing for me
Bm 
Got nothing for me
Yesterday-hay-hay-hay’s got nothing for me
Yesterday-hay-hay-hay

Guns and Roses - You Ain’t the First  

Originally in Eb, I play in E

       
I tried so hard, just to get through to you
But your head’s so far from the realness of truth

Was it just a come on in the dark, wasn’t meant to last long
I think you’ve worn your welcome, honey
I’ll just see you along
As I sing you this song

Time can pass slowly, things always change
Your day’s been numbered, and I’ve read your last page

You was just a temporary lover, honey, you ain’t the first
Lots of others came before you, woman
Said but you been the worst
Said you been the worst

G# 
So goodbye to you, girl, so long, farewell
G# 
I can’t hear you crying, your jivin’s been hell
G# 
So look for me walkin’ down your street at night
G# 
I’ll be in with another, deep down inside
G#m F#m 
Deep down inside

    

Guns and Roses - You Could Be Mine  

Originally in F#m, I play in Em capo 4

Intro, skip if acoustic

Em Dm Em Dm 
Em Dm Em Dm 
Em Dm Em Dm 
Em Dm Dm Dm 
   
D7 D7 D7 D7 
   

Start here acoustic

Em Em Em 
   
Em 
I’m a cold heart-breaker

Fit to burn and I’ll rip your heart in two

Em 
And I’ll leave you lyin’ on the bed

Em 
I’ll be out the door before you wake

It’s nothin’ new to you

Em 
‘Cause I think we’ve seen that movie too

Em 
‘Cause you could be mine
Em 
But you’re way out of line
With your bitch slap rappin’ and your cocaine tongue
D/F# Em 
You get nothin’ done 
Em 
I said you could be mine

Em Em Em 
   
Em 
Now holidays come and then they go

It’s nothin’ new today

Em 
Collect another memory

Em 
When I come home late at night

Don’t ask me where I’ve been

Em 
Just count your stars I’m home again, whoa

Em 
‘Cause you could be mine
Em 
But you’re way out of line
With your bitch slap rappin’ and your cocaine tongue
D/F# Em 
You get nothin’ done 
I said you could be mine

Em Dm Em Dm 
   
Em Dm Em Dm 
Em Dm Em Dm 
Em Dm Em Dm 
Em Dm Dm Dm 
   

Bridge

Em 
Ooh, you’ve gone sketchin’ too many times  → 
Em 
Ooh, ooh, why don’t ya give it a rest?  → 
Em 
Why-y must you fiiiiiiiiind
Em 
 Another reason to cry

   → 
   → 
   →

   → 
   → 
   →

While you’re breakin’ down my back and
I been rackin’ out my brain
It don’t matter how we make it
‘Cause it always ends the same  →  →

You can push it for more mileage
But your flaps are wearin’ thin
And I could sleep on it ‘til mornin’
But this nightmare never ends  →  →

Don’t forget to call my lawyers
With ridiculous demands
And you can take the pity so far
But it’s more than I can stand  →  →
‘Cause this couchtrip’s gettin’ older
Tell me how long has it been
‘Cause five years is forever

And you haven’t grown up yet

Em 
‘Oooh you could be mine
Em 
But you’re way out of line
With your bitch slap rappin’ and your cocaine tongue
D/F# Em 
You get nothin’ done 
I said you could be
You should be
You could be

Em 
Mine, you could be mine

Guns and Roses - You’re Crazy  

Originally in Ab, I play in E

Intro, the passing chords at the beginning are not there in the acoustic version

D# 
 →  →

In the main riff, including all the verses, if playing in E, replace the V with another IV

       x4

Vox on the 5 on “lookin”

I been lookin’ for a trace 
Lookin’ for a heart 
Lookin’ for a lover in a world
That’s much too dark 

You don’t want my love, no, no
You want satisfaction, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah 
You don’t need my love
You got to  find yourself another 
 Piece of the action, yeah

       x2

 Say where you going 
What you gonna do 
 I been lookin’ everywhere 
I been lookin’ for you 

You don’t want my love
You want satisfaction, I’ve got your satisfaction 
You don’t need my love
You got to  find yourself another 
 Piece of the action ‘cause

A# 
You’re crazy, hey →  → hey
A# 
You’re fuckin’ crazy, oh my
A# 
You know you’re crazy, oh child
A# 
I said you’re crazy, hey →  → hey

A/C# F# 
 →  →   →  →  
A/C# F# 
 →  →   →  →  
A/C# F# A/C# 
 →  →   →  →     Whoa

Solo on verse chords

       x4

Say, boy, where you comin’ from?
Where’d you get that point of view
When I was young I said 
I knew someone like you 

And they said you don’t want  my love
You want satisfaction   
You don’t need my love
You got to  find yourself another 
 Piece of the action ‘cause

A# 
You’re crazy, hey →  → hey
A# 
You’re fuckin’ crazy, oh my
A# 
You know you’re crazy, oh child
A# 
I said you’re crazy,  →  → 

A# 
Oooh, you’re craz →  → 
A# 
You know, you’re craz →  → 
A# 
Well, you’re craz →  → 
A# 
You know, you’re craz →  → 

 Oh, you know you are, bring it down, you’re fuckin’ crazy

Halestorm - Here’s to Us  

Originally in C, I play in C capo 1, highest note that matters is the 3 (“last few days”)

Intro

Am 
       x2

Vox on the 5

We could just go home right now
Am 
Or maybe we could stick around
Am 
For just one more drink, oh yeah 

Get another bottle out
Am 
Let’s shoot the shit, sit back down
Am 
For just one more drink, oh yeah 

Here’s to us
Here’s to love

Vox on the 1 of the major key on “times”, then down to 7 4 on “fucked up”

Am 
All the times that we fucked up

Here’s to you
Fill the glass
Am 
‘Cause the last few days have kicked my ass

So let’s give em hell
Am 
Wish everybody well
Here’s to u
Am 
Here’s to u

We’ve stuck it out this far together
Am 
Put our dreams through the shredder
Am 
Let’s toast ‘cause things got better 

‘Cause everything could change like that
Am 
And all these years go by so fast
Am 
But  nothing lasts, forever 

Here’s to us
Here’s to love
Am 
All the times that we messed up

Here’s to you
Fill the glass
Am 
‘Cause the last few nights have kicked my ass

If they give ya hell
Am 
Tell em go fuck themselves
Here’s to us 
Am 
Here’s to us 

Bridge, vox on the b7 on “all”

Here’s to all that we’ve kissed
And to all that we’ve missed

Vox down to the 3 of the chord on “biggest”

To the biggest mistakes that we just wouldn’t trade

To us breakin’ out

Without us breakin’ down

To whatever’s coming our way

Here’s to us
Here’s to love
Am 
All the times that we fucked up

Here’s to you
Fill the glass
Am 
‘Cause the last few days have kicked my ass

So let’s give em hell
Am 
Wish everybody well

Here’s to us
Here’s to love
Am 
All the times that we messed up

Here’s to you
Fill the glass
Am 
‘Cause the last few nights have kicked my ass

If they give ya hell

Hard stop on “tell”

Am 
Tell ‘em go fuck themselves
Here’s to us 
Am 
Here’s to us 

Here’s to us
Here’s to love
Am 
Wish everybody well

Here’s to us
Here’s to love
Am 
Here’s to us 

Here’s to us

Halestorm - I Miss the Misery  

Originally in Am, I play in Am, with everything an octave down except the first two lines of each verse

Highest note that matters is the 5 (!)

Intro (after epic scream), with “oh”, but easier for me to sing something with constant

Am 
    →  x2

Vox on the 1

Am 
 I’ve been a mess since you stayed 
Am 
 I’ve been a wreck since you changed 

Vox up to the higher 1

Am 
 Don’t let me get in your way
 I miss the lies and the pain
 The fights that keep us awake-ake-ake,  I’m tellin’ you

Am 
 I miss the bad things,  the way you hate me
 I miss the screaming, the way that you blame me
Am 
 Miss the phone calls  when it’s your fault
 I miss the late nights, don’t miss you at all

Am 
 I like the kick in the face
And the things you do to me
 I love the way that it hurts
I don’t miss you I miss the misery

Am 
    → 

Am 
 I’ve tried but I just can’t take it 
Am 
 I’d rather fight than just fake it,  ‘cause I like it rough
Am 
 You know that I’ve had enough
 I dare ya to call my bluff
 Can’t take too much of a good thi-ing I’m tellin’ you

Am 
 I miss the bad things,  the way you hate me
 I miss the screaming, the way that you blame me
Am 
 Miss the phone calls  when it’s your fault
 I miss the late nights, don’t miss you at all

Am 
 I like the kick in the face
And the things you do to me
 I love the way that it hurts
I don’t miss you, I miss the misery

Bridge

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “just”, down to the low 3 of the chord on “hurt” (maybe easier to go up to that 3 in my key

 Just know that I’ll make you hurt

(I miss the lies and the pain what you did to me)

 When you tell me you’ll make it work

(I’d rather fight all night than watch the TV)

Start all of these lines on the same note (the 1 of the key

 I hate that feelin’ inside
G/B 
You tell me how hard you’ll try
But when we’re at our worst

Hang on this chord

 I miss the misery

Band out

Am 
 I miss the bad things  the way you hate me
 I miss the screaming, the way that you blame me

Band back

Am 
 I miss the rough sex,  leaves me a mess
 I miss the feeling, the pains in my chest
Am 
 Miss the phone calls  when it’s your fault
 I miss the late nights, don’t miss you at all

Am 
 I like the kick in the face
And the things you do to me
 I love the way that it hurts
I don’t miss you, I miss the misery
Am D/F# 
 I don’t miss you, I miss the misery → 

Last chord is implied, band out

Am D/F# 
   I don’t miss you, I miss the misery

Hall and Oates - Maneater  

Originally in Bm, I play in Em capo 2

Em 
       x8

Vox on the 3

She’ll only come out at night
D/F# 
The lean and hungry type

Vox stay where they were, on the 3 of the new chord

Nothing is new, I’ve seen her here before
Am7 
Watching and waiting
D#dim7 Em Em 
Ooh, she’s sittin’ with you but her eyes are on the door  → 

So many have paid to see
D/F# 
What you think you’re getting for free
The woman is wild, a she-cat tamed by the purr of a Jag-u-ar
Am7 
Money’s the matter

Not a typo, this time it really ends on the relative major, but IMO it sounds worse... YMMV

D#dim7 Em 
If you’re in it for love, you ain’t gonna get too far  → 

Em 
Oh-oh, here she comes, watch out boy she’ll chew you up
B/D# 
Whoa-oh, here she comes, she’s a maneater 
Em 
Oh-oh, here she comes, watch out boy she’ll chew you up
Amy 
Whoa-oh, here she comes, she’s a maneater 

Em Em D/F# 
  → 

I wouldn’t if I were you
D/F# 
I know what she can do
She’s deadly man, she could really rip your world apart
Am7 
Mind over matter
D#dim7 Em 
Ooh, the beauty is there but a beast is in the heart  → 

Em 
Oh-oh, here she comes, watch out boy she’ll chew you up
B/D# 
Whoa-oh, here she comes, she’s a maneater 
Em 
Oh-oh, here she comes, watch out boy she’ll chew you up
Am7 
Whoa-oh, here she comes, she’s a maneater 

Em 

Solo

Em 
Em D#dim7 
    → 
Em 
Em Am7 
      Ooooh

Em 
Oh-oh, here she comes, (here she comes) watch out boy she’ll chew you up
B/D# 
Whoa-oh, here she comes, (watch out) she’s a maneater 
Em 
Oh-oh, here she comes, (she’s a maneater)  ooh ooh she’ll chew you up
Am7 
Whoa-oh, here she comes, (here she comes) she’s a maneater 

Em 
Oh-oh, here she comes, (watch out) she’ll only come out at night, ooh
B/D# 
Whoa-oh, here she comes, here she comes, she’s a maneater 
Em 
Oh-oh, here she comes, (she’s a maneater)  ooh but it’s why I woooo
Am7 
Whoa-oh, here she comes, here she comes, watch out boy, watch out boy

Hall and Oates - Rich Girl  

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”

Em7 
You’re a rich girl and you’ve gone too far
Am7 C/G 
‘Cause you know it don’t matter anyway
C/E 
You can rely on the old man’s money
Dm7 F/G 
You can rely on the old man’s money

Em7 
It’s a bitch girl but it’s gone too far
Am7 C/G 
‘Cause you know it don’t matter anyway
C/E 
 Say money but it won’t get you too far
Dm7 
Get you too far

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 get along if you try to be strong
Am7 F/G F/A G/B F/C 
But you’ll never be strong  ’cause

Em7 
You’re a rich girl and you’ve gone too far
Am7 C/G 
‘Cause you know it don’t matter anyway
C/E 
You can rely on the old man’s money
Dm7 F/G F/A 
You can rely on the old man’s money

Em7 
It’s a bitch girl but it’s gone too far
Am7 C/G 
‘Cause you know it don’t matter anyway
C/E 
 Say money but it won’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 easy to hurt others when you can’t feel pain
Dm7 Em7 Fmaj7 Dm7 
And don’t you know that a love can’t grow
Dm7 Am7 Dm7 
‘Cause there’s too much to give, ’cause you’d rather live
Am7 F/G F/A G/B F/C 
For the thrill of it all  oh

Em7 
You’re a rich girl and you’ve gone too far
Am7 C/G 
‘Cause you know it don’t matter anyway
C/E 
You can rely on the old man’s money
Dm7 F/G F/A 
You can rely on the old man’s money

Em7 
It’s a bitch girl and it’s gone too far
Am7 C/G 
‘Cause you know it don’t matter anyway
C/E 
 Say money but it won’t get you too far
Am7 C/G 
 Say money but it won’t get you too far
C/E 
 Say money but it won’t get you too far
Dm7 
Get you too far 

Dm7 Em7 C/E 
And you say you can rely on the old man’s money
Dm7 F/G F/A 
You can rely on the old man’s money

Em7 
You’re a rich girl, a rich girl
Am7 C/G 
Ohh you’re a rich rich girl
C/E 
 Say money but it won’t get you too far
Am7 C/G 
 Say money but it won’t get you too far
C/E 
 Say money but it won’t get you too far
Dm7 
Get you too far

Hall and Oates - She’s Gone  

I play all the Bsus4’s as A/B @ fret 2, except the “what will be”

Bsus4 
   x2

Bsus4 
Everybody’s high on consolation
Bsus4 
Everybody’s trying to tell me what is right for me
Bsus4 
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 
But it’s plain to see that they can’t comfort me

Bsus4 
Sorry Charlie for the imposition
Bsus4 
I think I’ve got it got it, got the strength to carry on
Bsus4 
I need a drink and a quick decision
G#m C#m Bsus4 
Now it’s up to me, ooh what will be

G#m F#m 
She’s gone oh I, oh I’d
Better learn how to face it
G#m F#m 
She’s gone oh I, oh I’d
Pay the devil to replace her
G#m 
She’s gone oh I what went wrong

Bsus4 
   x2

Bsus4 
Get up in the morning look in the mirror
Bsus4 
I’m worn as her tooth brush hanging in the stand
Bsus4 
My face ain’t looking any younger
G#m C#m Bsus4 
Now I can see love’s taken her toll on me

G#m F#m 
She’s gone oh I, oh I’d
Better learn how to face it
G#m F#m 
She’s gone oh I, oh I’d
Pay the devil to replace her
G#m 
She’s gone oh I what went wrong

Bsus4 
   x2

Bsus4 
Think I’ll spend eternity in the city
Bsus4 
Let the carbon and monoxide choke my thoughts away
Bsus4 
And pretty bodies help dissolve the memories
G#m C#m Bsus4 
But they can never be what she was to me

G#m F#m 
She’s gone oh I, oh I’d
Better learn how to face it
G#m F#m 
She’s gone oh I, oh I’d
Pay the devil to replace her
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

Hall and Oates - You Make My Dreams Come True  

Originally in F, I play in A capo 2

Intro

What I want you’ve got and it might be hard to handle

Like the flame that burns the candle

Bm7 A/C# 
The candle feeds the flame, yeah, yeah

What I’ve got, full stock of thoughts and dreams that scatter

Then you pull them all together

Bm7 A/C# 
And a-how I can’t explain, oh yeah

Bm7 
Well, well you,  you make my dreams come true
Bm7 A/C# 
Well, well, well you
Oh, yeah, you make my dreams come true, well yeah

Hard stop on the I

 → 

On a night when bad, dreams become a screamer

When they’re messin’ with a dreamer

Bm7 A/C# 
I can laugh it in the face

Twist and shout my way out, and wrap yourself around me

’Cause I ain’t the way you found me

Bm7 A/C# 
And I’ll never be the same, oh yeah

Bm7 
Well, ‘cause you,  you make my dreams come true, yeah
Bm7 A/C# 
Well, well, well you
 You make my dreams come true, ooh, ooh yeah

Bridge

Listen to this!    
F#m7 
 
Bm7 
I’m down on my daydream
Oh, that sleepwalk should be over by now, I know

A# Bm7 
Whooow you,  you make my dreams come true, yeah
Bm7 A/C# 
Well, well, well you
 You make my dreams come true, ooh, ooh yeah

Repeat with ad libs

Hanson - MMMBop  

Originally in A, I play in A capo 3

Intro, with “oh’s” after the first round

       x 4

 You have so many relationships in life
Only one or two will last
 You go through all the pain and strife
Then you turn your back and they’re gone so fast
  Oh yeah  
And they’re gone so fast, yeah

 So hold on the ones who really care
In the end they’ll be the only ones there
And when you get old and start losing your hair
Can you tell me who will still care?   
Can you tell me who will still care?   Oh, okay yeah

Mmmbop, da ba doo wa
Doo be da ba doo ba, da ba doo, yeah
Mmmbop, da ba doo wa
Doo be da ba doo ba, da ba doo, yeah

 Said oh yeah,  in an mmmbop they’re gone
   
 Plant a seed, plant a flower, plant a rose
You can plant any one of those
Keep planting to find out which one grows
It’s a secret no one knows
  It’s a secret no one knows
Oh,  no one knows

Mmmbop, da ba doo wa
Doo be da ba doo ba, da ba doo, yeah
Mmmbop, da ba doo wa
Doo be da ba doo ba, da ba doo, yeah

 In an mmmbop gone,  in an mmbop
 In an mmmbop gone,  in an mmbop yeah

w/ad libs

   
Mmmbop, da ba doo wa
Doo be da ba doo ba, da ba doo, yeah
Mmmbop, da ba doo wa
Doo be da ba doo ba, da ba doo

 Can you tell me? oh
No, you can’t ‘cause you don’t know

 Can you tell me? oh
You say you can but you don’t know

 Can you tell me? 
Which flower’s gonna grow

 Can you tell me? 
daisy or a rose

   Say you can but you don’t know
 You don’t know oh, no no oh

Band drops out

Mmmbop, doo wa
Doo ba, doo, yeah
Mmmbop doo wa
Doo ba, doo

Band back in

Mmmbop, da ba doo wa
Doo be da ba doo ba, da ba doo, yeah
Mmmbop, da ba doo wa
Doo be da ba doo ba, da ba doo

Harry Belafonte - Jump in the Line  

Originally in F, I play in E.  Lots of 1.

Intro

   x8

Vox on the 5

Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake your body line
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake it all the time

Vox up to the 1

Work, work, work, Senora, work your body line
Work, work, work, Senora, work it all the time

With hard stops

My girl’s name is Senora
tell you friends, I adore her
And when she dances, oh brother
She’s a hurricane in all kinds of weather

Jump in de line,  rock your body in time, OK,  I believe you
Jump in de line,  rock your body in time, OK,  I believe you
Jump in de line,  rock your body in time, OK,  I believe you
Jump in de line,  rock your body in time, whoa 

Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake your body line, whoa
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake it all the time
Work, work, work, Senora, work your body line
Work, work, work, Senora, work it all the time

You can talk about cha cha
Tango, waltz, or de rumba
Senora’s dance has no title
You jump in the saddle, hold on to de bridle

Jump in de line,  rock your body in time, OK,  I believe you
Jump in de line,  rock your body in time, rock your body, child
Jump in de line,  rock your body in time, somebody, help me
Jump in de line,  rock your body in time, whoa 

Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake your body line
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake it all the time, whoa
Work, work, work, Senora, work your body line, yep
Work, work, work, Senora, work it all the time

Senora, she’s a sensation
The reason for aviation
And fellas, you got to watch it
When she wind up she bottom, she go like a rocket

Jump in de line,  rock your body in time, OK,  I believe you
Jump in de line,  rock your body in time, hoist those skirts a little higher
Jump in de line,  rock your body in time, up the chimney
Jump in de line,  rock your body in time, whoa

Brass solo

   x8

Pause a measure after this line

Shake, shake, shake, Senora
 Shake your body line

...and another measure after this line

 Work, work, work, Senora
Work it all the time

...and here

Dance, dance, dance, Senora
 Dance it all the time

...and here

 Work, work, work, Senora
 Work it all the time

Senora dances Calypso
Left to right is de tempo
And when she gets the sensation
She go up in the air, come down in slow motion

Jump in de line,  rock your body in time, OK,  I believe you
Jump in de line,  rock your body in time, somebody help me
Jump in de line,  rock your body in time, OK,  I believe you
Jump in de line,  rock your body in time, OK,  I believe you

Jump in de line,  rock your body in time

Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake your body line
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake it all the time, whoa

Hard stop on “nora”

Work, work, work, Senora

Harry Chapin - Cat’s in the Cradle  

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 
    
My child arrived just the other day
He came to the world in the usual way
But there were planes to catch and bills to pay
 He learned to walk while I was away
G/F# Em7 Em/D 
And he was talkin’ ‘fore I knew it, and as he grew
G/B 
He’d say I’m gonna be like you, Dad
G/B 
You know I’m gonna be like you

Don’t go up an octave yet

And the cat’s in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man in the moon
When you comin’ home Dad?
G/B 
don’t know when but we’ll get together then
G/B 
You know we’ll have a good time then

Asus2 Asus4 Dsus2/A G/A 
    
My son turned ten just the other day
He said, thanks for the ball, Dad, come on, let’s play
Can you teach me to throw?
I said, not today, I got a  lot to do
He said, that’s okay
G/F# Em7 Em/D 
And he,  he walked away, but his smile never dimmed
G/B 
It said, I’m gonna be like him, yeah
G/B 
You know I’m gonna be like him

OK, now go up an octave, you know you want to

And the cat’s in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man in the moon
When you comin’ home Dad?
G/B 
don’t know when but we’ll get together then
G/B 
You know we’ll have a good time then

Asus2 Asus4 Dsus2/A G/A 
    
Well, he came from college just the other day
So much like a man I just had to say
Son, I’m proud of you, can you sit for a while?
He shook his head and he said with a smile
G/F# Em7 Em/D 
What I’d really like, Dad, is to borrow the car keys
G/B 
 See you later, can I have them please?

And the cat’s in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man in the moon
When you comin’ home son?
G/B 
don’t know when but we’ll get together then, Dad
G/B 
You know we’ll have a good time then

Em 
  

Em 
  

Slow, let ring

I’ve long since retired, my son’s moved away

Two extra beats after this line

 I called him up just the other day
I said, I’d like to see you if you don’t mind
He said I’d love to, Dad, if I could find the time

G/F# Em7 Em/D 
You see my new job’s a hassle and the kids have the flu
G/B 
But it’s sure nice talkin’ to you, Dad
G/B 
It’s been sure nice talkin’ to you

G/F# Em7 Em/D 
And as I hung up the phone it occured to me
G/B 
He’d grown up just like me
G/B 
My  boy was just like me

Back to tempo

And the cat’s in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man in the moon
When you comin’ home son?
G/B 
don’t know when but we’ll get together then, Dad
G/B 
We’re gonna have a good time then

Asus2 Asus4 Dsus2/A G/A 

Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta  

Originally in D, I play in A, highest note is the 5 (“I’m not sick but I’m *not* well”)

Intro

   
Em 
I had visions, I was in them, I was looking into the mirror
To see a little bit clearer, the rottenness and evil in me
Em 
Fingertips have memories, mine can’t forget the curves of your body
And when I feel a bit naughty, I run it up the flagpole and see

Spoken

Who salutes, but no one ever does

G/B 
 I’m not sick but I’m not well, and I’m so hot, ‘cause I’m in hell

Em 
Been around the world and found that only stupid people are breeding
The cretins cloning and feeding, and I don’t even own a TV
Em 
Put me in the hospital for nerves and then they had to commit me
You told them all I was crazy, they cut off my legs now
I’m an amputee, god damn you

G/B 
 I’m not sick but I’m not well, and I’m so hot, ‘cause I’m in hell
G/B 
 I’m not sick but I’m not well, and it’s a sin, to live so well

Bridge

 I wanna publish ‘zines, and rage against machines
I wanna pierce my tongue, it doesn’t hurt, it feels fine
The trivial sublime, I’d like to turn off time
And kill my mind
You killed my mind, aaaaaahhhh

Em 
Paranoia, paranoia, everybody’s comin’ to get me
Just say you never met me, I’m running underground with the moles (digging holes)
Em 
Hear the voices in my head, I swear to god it sounds like they’re snoring
But if you’re bored then you’re boring, the agony and the irony they’re killing me, whoa

G/B 
 I’m not sick but I’m not well, and I’m so hot, ‘cause I’m in hell
G/B 
 I’m not sick but I’m not well, and it’s a sin, to live so well

Heart - Alone  

The original starts in Bbm.  For a male

voice this works okay with the chorus an

octave down. For a human (i.e., non-Heart) female,

Gm is somewhat reasonable, so I play it in Em,

capo 3. A dude singing in Em works pretty well

too. If feeling less-than-great in Em, don’t go

up to “got by” (which is a G), just stay on the

E. Similarly, sing the “how do i get you alone?”

on E,F,E→D instead of G,F,E→D.

Em D7/C Em 
       
Em D7/C 
I hear the ticking of the clock, I’m lying here
Em 
The room’s pitch dark 
Em D7/C 
I wonder where you are tonight, no answer on your
Em 
Telephone  
G/B Am7 
And the night goes by so very slow
G/B Am7 Dsus4 
Oh I hope that it won’t end all   
Alone

Am 
 Till now, I always got by on my own
Am 
 I never really cared until I met you
Am 
 And now it chills me to the bone
How do I get you alone?
How do I get you alone?

Em 
You don’t know how long I have wanted
D7/C Em 
To touch your lips and hold you tight 
Em 
You don’t know how long I have waited 
D7/C Em 
And I was gonna tell you tonight  
G/B Am7 
But the secret is still my own  
G/B Am7 Dsus4 
And my love for you is still unknown  
All alone

Bridge

Am 
Am 
  Ohoooooo

Am 
 Till now, I always got by on my own
Am 
 I never really cared until I met you
Am 
  And now it chills me to the bone
How do I get you alone?
How do I get you alone?

Solo

Am 
Am 
C/E Dm 
G/B Am7 G7/F 
   
How do I get you alone?
How do I get you alone?
Alone  
Alone  

Outro

Em D7/C Em 

Heart - What About Love  

Originally in F, I play in G an octave down... the highest note is the *root*!!!! in F!!!!

Intro, sparse

Em D/E C/E D/E 
       x2

Still sparse

Vox on 4 3 on “lonely”

Em 
I’ve been lonely 
I’ve been waiting for you
Em 
I’m pretending 
And that’s all I can do
Em 
 The love I’m sending
Csus2 
Ain’t making it through to your heart 

Band enters

Em 
You’ve been hiding 
Never letting it show
Em 
Always trying 
To keep it under control
Em 
 You got it down
And you’re well on your way to the top

Hard stop on “got”

But there’s something that you forgot

G/B 
What about love
Don’t you want someone to care about you
G/B 
What about love
Don’t let it slip away 
G/B 
What about love
only wanna share it with you
Em 
You might need it someday, yeah

Em D/E C/E D/E 
       x1

Em 
I can’t tell you 
What you’re feeling inside
Em 
And I can’t sell you 
What you don’t want to buy
Em 
 Something’s missing
You gotta look back on your life
You know something here just ain’t right

G/B 
What about love
Don’t you want someone to care about you
G/B 
What about love
Don’t let it slip away 
G/B 
What about love

Original does a hanging stop on “share”, I roll right into the next (last) chorus

only wanna share it with you

Solo

Hard stop at the end of this line

Em 
   
G/B 
What about love
Don’t you want someone to care about you
G/B 
What about love
Don’t let it slip away 
G/B 
But what about love
only wanna share it with you, whoa

Generally skip the fading, key-changed outro

A/E D/E 
Lo-ove,  oh-oh
A/E D/E 
Oh, what about love, love, ooh-ooh
A/E D/E 
What about love, love, love, love

A/E D/E 
What about, what about, lo - o - o - ove
A/E D/E 
Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ohh 

Herman’s Hermits - I’m Into Something Good  

Originally in C, I play in G

   x 4

 Woke up this morning feeling fine
There’s something special on my mind
Last night I met a new girl in the neighborhood, whoa yeah

Something tells me I’m into something good
(Something tells me I’m into something)

She’s the kind of girl who’s not too shy
And I can tell I’m her kind of guy
She danced close to me like I hoped she would

(She danced with me like I hoped she would)

Something tells me I’m into something good
(Something tells me I’m into something)

Bridge

Vox on the 7 of the chord

 We only danced for a minute or two
But then she stuck close to me the whole night through

 Can I be falling in love?
A7 
She’s everything I’ve been dreaming of
A7 
She’s everything I’ve been dreaming of

I walked her home and she held my hand
I knew it couldn’t be just a one-night stand
So I asked to see her next week and she told me I could

(I asked to see her and she told me I could)

Something tells me I’m into something good
(Something tells me I’m into something)
(Something tells me I’m into something)

Two extra measures of IV

Ahhhh 

Pseudo-solo

   
I walked her home and she held my hand
I knew it couldn’t be just a one-night stand
So I asked to see her next week and she told me I could

(I asked to see her and she told me I could)

Something tells me I’m into something good
(Something tells me I’m into something)

Something tells me I’m into something good
(Something tells me I’m into something)

To something good, oh yeah, something good
(Something tells me I’m into something)

To something good, oh yeah, something good

Herman’s Hermits - Mrs. Brown You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter  

Muted, uke-like feel in the verse, open up in the chorus

Em Dm7 G7 
       x2

Em Dm7 G7 Em Dm7 G7 
Mrs. Brown you’ve got a lovely daughter   
Em Dm7 G7 Em Dm7 G7 
Girls as sharp as her are somethin’ rare   

Am Am 
But it’s sad, she doesn’t love me now
Am G7 
She’s made it clear enough it ain’t no good to pine

Em Dm7 G7 Em Dm7 G7 
She wants to return those things I bought her   
Em Dm7 G7 Em Dm7 G7 
Tell her she can keep them just the same   

Am Am 
Things have changed, she doesn’t love me now
Am G7 Bb 
She’s made it clear enough it ain’t no good to pine 

Vox on the root (Eb), up a half step from “pine”

Eb Gm Ab Bb 
Walkin’ about, even in a crowd, well
Gb Bbm Bb 
You’ll pick her out, makes a bloke feel so proud

Em Dm7 G7 Em Dm7 G7 
If she finds that I’ve been ’round to see you   
Em Dm7 G7 Em Dm7 G7 
Tell her that I’m well and feelin’ fine   

Am Am 
Don’t let on, don’t say she’s broke my heart
Am G7 Bb 
I’d go down on my knees but it’s no good to pine 

Eb Gm Ab Bb 
Walkin’ about, even in a crowd, well
Gb Bbm Bb 
You’ll pick her out, makes a bloke feel so proud

Em Dm7 G7 Em Dm7 G7 
If she finds that I’ve been ’round to see you   
Em Dm7 G7 Em Dm7 G7 
Tell her that I’m well and feelin’ fine   

Am Am 
Don’t let on, don’t say she’s broke my heart
Am G7 
I’d go down on my knees but it’s no good to pine

Em Dm7 G7 Em Dm7 G7 
Mrs. Brown you’ve got a lovely daughter   
Em Dm7 G7 Em Dm7 G7 
Mrs. Brown you’ve got a lovely daughter   

C6 

Hoobastank - The Reason  

Originally in E, I play in C, highest note that matters is the 4 (in the bridge, “and the reason is *you*”)

Intro

Vox on the 1 on “I’m not”

Am 
 I’m not a perfect person
There’s many things I wish I didn’t do
Am 
But I continue learning

Vox on the 1 of the chord on you, same note on “go” (now the 7 of the chord)

I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know

Am 
I’ve found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
And the reason is you

Am 
 I’m sorry that I hurt you
It’s something I must live with every day
Am 
And all the pain I put you through
I wish that I could take it all away
And be the one who catches all your tears
That’s why I need you to hear

Am 
I’ve found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
Bb 
And the reason is you

Bridge

And the reason is you
Bb 
And the reason is you
And the reason is you

Am 
 I’m not a perfect person
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know

Am 
I’ve found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
And the reason is you

Am 
I’ve found a reason to show
A side of me you didn’t know
A reason for all that I do
And the reason is you

Hootie and the Blowfish - Only Wanna Be With You  

Originally in E capo 2, I play in E capo 2

Play A69 as x04200, F#m11/C# as x44200

A69 
   x4

A69 A69 
 You and me, we come from different worlds
A69 A69 
 You like to laugh at me when I look at other girls

A69 A69 
 Sometimes you’re crazy,  then you wonder why
A69 A69 
 I’m such a baby cause the Dolphins make me cry

F#m11/C# Asus2 A69 A69 
But there’s nothing I can do,  I’ve been lookin’ for a girl like you    

A69 A69 
 You look at me you got nothing left to say
A69 A69 
 I moan and pout at you until I get my way
A69 A69 
 I won’t dance,  you won’t sing
A69 A69 
 I just want to love you, but you want to wear my ring

F#m11/C# Asus2 A69 A69 
But there’s nothing I can do,  I only wanna be with you    
Asus2 Bsus4 A69 A69 
You can call me your fool  I only want to be with you    

A69 A69 
 Put on a little Dylan, sittin’ on a fence
A69 A69 
 I say that line is great you ask me what it meant by
A69 A69 
 Said I shot a man named Gray, took his wife to Italy
A69 A69 
 She inherit a million bucks and when she died, it came to me

F#m11/C# Asus2 A69 A69 
 I can’t help it if I’m lucky,  I only want to be with you    
Asus2 Bsus4 
Ain’t Bobby so cool,   I only want to be with you 

A69 A69 
       x4

F#m11/C# Asus2 A69 A69 
Yeah I’m tangled up in blue,  I only wanna be with you    
Asus2 Bsus4 
You can call me your fool  I only want to be with you 

A69 A69 
       x2

A69 A69 
 Sometimes I wonder  if we’ll ever end
A69 A69 
 You get so mad at me when I go out with my friends

A69 A69 
 Sometimes you’re crazy,  then you wonder why
A69 A69 
 I’m such a baby cause the Dolphins make me cry

F#m11/C# Asus2 A69 A69 
But there’s nothing I can do,  I only want to be with you    

No hanging on the five this time

Asus2 Bsus4 
You can call me your fool  I only want to be with you 
Asus Bsus4 
Yeah I’m tangled up in blue,  I only wanna be with you

A69 A69 
    I only wanna be with you
A69 A69 
    I only wanna be with you

Huey Lewis - Do You Believe in Love  

Originally in B, I play in G

Intro

D/G C/G 
 →  →   →  x2

Vox on 5 3 on “walking”

I was walking down a one way street
Bm 
Just a looking for someone to meet 
One woman who was looking for a man

Can simplify all of this to just IV → V

D/G C/G 
 →  →   → 

Now I’m hoping (hoping) that the feeling is right
Bm 
And I’m wondering (wondering) if you’ll stay for the night

Sing the background line here

So I’m coming (I don’t wanna be lonely baby please tell me)       

And skip this line, because it’s *super* awkward

I wanna love you all over  → 

If solo, sing 6 5 on “do you”

 Do you  believe in love
 Do you  believe it’s true
 Do you  believe in love   
Am7 D6 
Oh you’re making me believe it too

Am7 
 
Now the feeling  is beginning to grow
Bm 
And the meaning is something you only know
If you believe it, take my hand and I’ll take your heart, come on

D/G C/G 
 →  →   → 

Now I wonder (wonder) where does true love begin
Bm 
I’m going under (under) so I’m letting you in
My woman (I don’t wanna be lonely baby please tell me)
I wanna love you all over  → 

 Do you  believe in love (Do you believe in love?)
 Do you  believe it’s true (If you believe it’s true)
 Do you  believe in love   
Am7 D6 
Oh you’re making me believe it too

Am7 
 

Solo on verse chords

Bm 
   →  

Bridge, ideally vox on the 3 of the chord, but OK to do it on the 1 of the chord

D/G 
 I used to have you in a photograph (I’m so glad it’s changed)
G/D 
 But now I’ve got you and it’s gonna last (Do you believe in love)

 Do you  believe in love
 Do you  believe it’s true (I’m so glad)
 Do you  believe in love   
Am7 D6 
Oh you’re making me believe it too, yeah

 Wee-ooh  ooh-ooh  ooh-ooh  (Do you believe in love)
 Wee-ooh  ooh-ooh  wee-ooh  (If you believe it too)
 Wee-ooh  ooh-ooh  ooh-ooh  (Do you believe in love)
 Wee-ooh  ooh-ooh  wee-ooh  (If you believe it too)

Huey Lewis - If This is It  

Originally in G, I play in D

F#m7 F#m7 
Am7 B7 
Em7 D/F# 
 →  →  →

Bm7 Bm7 
I’ve been phoning night and morning
Bm7 Bm7 
I heard you say, tell him I’m not home
Bm7 Bm7 
Now you’re confessing, but I’m still guessing
Bm7 Bm7 
I’ve been your fool for so so long

Em D/F# B7 
Girl don’t lie, just to save my feelings
Em D/F# B7 
Girl don’t cry, and tell me nothing’s wrong
Em D/F# B7 
Girl don’t try to make up phony reasons
Em D/F# 
I’d rather leave than never believe

If this is it
F#m7 
Please let me know
Am7 B7 Em D/F# 
If this ain’t love you’d better let me go 
If this is it
F#m7 
I want to know
Am7 B7 Em D/F# 
If this ain’t love, baby, just say so

Repeat intro

F#m7 F#m7 
Am7 B7 
Em7 D/F# 
 →  →  → 

Bm7 
You’ve been thinking
Bm7 
And I’ve been drinking
Bm7 Bm7 
We both know that it’s just not right

Bm7 
Now you’re pretending
Bm7 
That it’s not ending
Bm7 Bm7 
You’ll say anything to avoid fight

Em D/F# B7 
Girl don’t lie, just to save my feelings
Em D/F# B7 
Girl don’t cry, and tell me nothing’s wrong
Em D/F# B7 
I’ll be alright one way or another
Em D/F# 
So let me go, or make we want to stay

F#m7 
If this is it, please let me know
Am7 B7 Em D/F# 
If this ain’t love you’d better let me know 
If this is it
F#m7 
I want to know
Am7 Em D/F# 
If this ain’t love, baby, just say so

Fade on repeating chorus with ad libs

Huey Lewis - Stuck With You  

Originally in C, I play in A

F#m7 Bm7 
    x2

Vox start on the 5

F#m7 Bm7 
We’ve had some fun,  and yes we’ve had our ups and downs
F#m7 Bm7 
Been down that rocky road,  but here we are, still around
F#m7 Bm7 
We thought about someone else,  but neither one took the bait
F#m7 Bm7 
We thought about breaking up, but now we know it’s much too late

Vox on 3 2 of the key on “bound by”

F#m7 
We are bound by all the rest

Vox up to the 5 of the key

A/C# Dmaj7 
Like the same phone number
All the same friends
F# 
And the same address

G#m7 C#m F# 
Yes, it’s true,  I am happy to be stuck with you
G#m7 C#m F# 
Yes, it’s true,  I’m so happy to be stuck with you
G#m7 Bm7 
‘Cause I can see, that you’re happy to be stuck with me

Rpt intro x1

F#m7 Bm7 
   

F#m7 Bm7 
We’ve had our doubts,  we never took them seriously
F#m7 Bm7 
And we’ve had our ins and outs,  but that’s the way it’s supposed to be
F#m7 Bm7 
We thought about giving up,  but we could never stay away
F#m7 Bm7 
Thought about breaking up,  but now we know it’s much too late

F#m7 
And it’s no great mystery
A/C# Dmaj7 
If we change our minds
F# 
Eventually, it’s back to you and me

G#m7 C#m F# 
Yes, it’s true,  I am happy to be stuck with you
G#m7 C#m F# 
Yes, it’s true,  I’m so happy to be stuck with you
G#m7 Bm7 
‘Cause I can see, that you’re happy to be stuck with me

Solo if appropriate over intro chords

F#m7 Bm7 
   

F#m7 
We are bound by all the rest
A/C# Dmaj7 
Like the same phone number
All the same friends
F# 
And the same address

G#m7 C#m F# 
Yes, it’s true,  I am happy to be stuck with you
G#m7 C#m F# 
Yes, it’s true,  I’m so happy to be stuck with you
G#m7 C#m F# 
‘Cause I can see, that you’re happy to be stuck with me
G#m7 C#m F# 
Yes, it’s true,  I’m so happy to be stuck with you
G#m7 C#m F# 
   I’m happy to be stuck with you

Huey Lewis - The Heart of Rock and Roll  

Originally in C, I play in A

Intro... anywhere there are I7’s, mix in some 7#9’s

A7 

First “New York” on the 5, the second more or less on the b3

A7 
 New York, New York is everything they say and no place that I’d rather be
A7 
 Where else can you do a half a million things, all at a quarter to three

Vox on the 1 of the chorus

G7 
When they play their music, oooh that modern music, they like it with a lot of style 

Vox on the b7 of the chord

D7 A7 
But it’s still that same old backbeat rhythm that really really drives ‘em wild

They say the heart of rock and roll is still beating
And from what I’ve seen I believe ‘em
Now the old boy may be barely breathing
But the heart of rock and roll, heart of rock and roll is
A7 
Still beating

A7 
 L.A., Hollywood, and the Sunset Strip is something everyone should see
A7 
 Neon nights and the pretty pretty girls all dressed so scantily
G7 
 When they play their music, that hard rock music, they like it with a lot of flash
D7 D7 A7 
But it’s still that same old backbeat rhythm that really really kicks ‘em in the 

They say the heart of rock and roll is still beating
And from what I’ve seen I believe ‘em
Now the old boy may be barely breathing
But the heart of rock and roll, heart of rock and roll is
A7 
Still beating

A7 
 Johnny, ow!

Solo

F# 
    →  → 

A7 
 D.C., San Antone, and the liberty town, Boston and-a Baton Rouge
A7 
 Tulsa, Austin, Oklahoma City, Seattle, San Francisco too
G7 
Everywhere there’s music, real live music, bands with a million styles
D7 A7 
But it’s still that same old rock and roll music that really really drives ‘em wild

Th-th-th-th-they say the heart of rock and roll is still beating
And from what I’ve seen I believe ‘em
Now the old boy may be barely breathing
But the heart of rock and roll, heart of rock and roll is
A7 
Still beating

A7 
 In Cleveland
A7 
 Detroit
A7 
 Uh, heart of rock and roll

Huey Lewis - The Power of Love  

Originally in Cm, I play in Am.  The “feel the power-ER”

at the end still goes up to an A, so best to do something

else there.

A/C# 
    x3
Am7 Am7 
    

          

Am7 
The power of love is a curious thing
Am7 
Make a one man weep, make another man sing
Am7 
Change a hawk to a little white dove
Am7 Am7 
More than a feeling that’s the power of love
Am7 
  

Am7 
Tougher than diamonds, bricks like cream
Am7 
Stronger and harder than a bad girl’s dream
Am7 
Make a bad one good make a wrong one right
Am7 
Power of love that keep you home at night

The IV at the end of each line is just a quick passing chord

A/C# 
You don’t need money, don’t take fame 
A/C# 
Don’t need no credit card to ride this train 
A/C# 
It’s strong and it’s sudden and it’s cruel sometimes
But it might just save your life
Am7 
That’s the power of love

Am7 Am7 
 That’s the power of love   → 

Am7 
First time you feel it, it might make you sad
Am7 
Next time you feel it it might make you mad
Am7 
But you’ll be glad baby when you’ve found
Am7 
That’s the power makes the world go’round

A/C# 
You don’t need money, don’t take fame 
A/C# 
Don’t need no credit card to ride this train 
A/C# 
It’s strong and it’s sudden and it’s cruel sometimes
But it might just save your life

E7 Am7 
They say that all in love is fair
D9 
Yeah, but you don’t care
C/E 
But you’ll know what to do
Fmaj7 C/E 
When it gets hold of you
And with a little help from above
Am7 
You feel the power of love
Am7 
You feel the power of love
Can you feel it?
Am7 Am7 
Hmmm  

Solo if appropriate on verse chords

A/C# 
Don’t take money, don’t take fame 
A/C# 
Don’t need no credit card to ride this train 
A/C# 
Tougher than diamonds and stronger than steel 
A/C# 
You won’t feel nothin’ till you fee
A/C# 
You feel the power, just feel the power of love 
A/C# 
That’s the power, that’s the power of love 
A/C# 
  You feel the power of love 
A/C# 
  You feel the power of love 
A/C# A/C# 
  Feel the power of looooooove

Imagine Dragons - Demons  

Originally in Eb, I play in A capo 2

Vox on the 5 on “days”

When the days are cold
And the cards all fold
F#m 
And the saints we see
Are all made of gold

When your dreams all fail
And the ones we hail
F#m 
Are the worst of all
And the blood’s run stale

Vox still on the 5

 I want to hide the truth
 I want to shelter you
F#m 
 But with the beast inside
 There’s nowhere we can hide

Vox up to the 1

 No matter what we breed
 We still are made of greed
F#m 
 This is my kingdom come
 This is my kingdom come

Vox up to the 3

 When you feel my heat
 Look into my eyes
F#m 
 It’s where my demons hide
 It’s where my demons hide

 Don’t get too close
 It’s dark inside
F#m 
 It’s where my demons hide
 It’s where my demons hide

When the curtain’s call
Is the last of all
F#m 
When the lights fade out
All the sinners crawl

So they dug your grave
And the masquerade
F#m 
Will come calling out
At the mess you made

Don’t wanna let you down
 But I am hellbound
F#m 
 Though this is all for you
 Don’t wanna hide the truth

  No matter what we breed
 We still are made of greed
F#m 
 This is my kingdom come
 This is my kingdom come

 When you feel my heat
 Look into my eyes
F#m 
 It’s where my demons hide
 It’s where my demons hide

 Don’t get too close
 It’s dark inside
F#m 
 It’s where my demons hide
 It’s where my demons hide

  They say it’s what you make
 I say it’s up to fate
F#m 
 It’s woven in my soul
 I need to let you go

 Your eyes they shine so bright
 I want to save that light
F#m 
 I can’t escape this now

Band out this line, IV is implied

 Unless you show me how

 When you feel my heat
 Look into my eyes
F#m 
 It’s where my demons hide
 It’s where my demons hide

 Don’t get too close
 It’s dark inside
F#m 
 It’s where my demons hide
 It’s where my demons hide

Imagine Dragons - Radioactive  

Originally in Bm, I play in Em, highest note that matters is the 1 of the minor key (“I feel it in my bones”)

Intro

Em7add4 G69 D69 
Em7add4 G69 D69 
Em7add4 G69 D69 
Em7add4 

Vox on the 5 of the minor key on “waking”

Em 
 I’m waking up to ash and dust
Em 
I wipe my brow and I sweat my rust
I’m breathing in the chemicals

Em 
 I’m breaking in, shaping up
Em 
Then checking out on the prison bus
Em 
 This is it, the apocalypse, whoa-oh

Vox on the low-ish 1 on “I’m waking up”, up to the high 1 on “I feel it”

Em 
I’m waking up, I feel it in my bones

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

Enough to make my systems blow
Em 
Welcome to the new age,  to the new age
Welcome to the new age,  to the new age

Em 
 Whoa,  whoa, I’m  radioactive,  radioactive
Em 
 Whoa,  whoa, I’m  radioactive,  radioactive

Em 
 I raise my flags, dye my clothes
Em 
It’s a revolution, I suppose
We’re painted red to fit right in, whoa-oh

Em 
 I’m breaking in, shaping up
Em 
Then checking out on the prison bus
Em 
 This is it, the apocalypse, wha-ooh

Em 
I’m waking up, I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my systems blow
Em 
Welcome to the new age,  to the new age
Welcome to the new age,  to the new age

Em 
 Whoa,  whoa, I’m  radioactive,  radioactive
Em 
 Whoa,  whoa, I’m  radioactive,  radioactive

Vox on the 3 of the minor key on “all”

Em Gmaj7 
All systems go, sun hasn’t died
Em Gmaj7 
Deep in my bones, straight from inside

Em 
I’m waking up, I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my systems blow
Em 
Welcome to the new age,  to the new age
Welcome to the new age,  to the new age

Em 
 Whoa,  whoa, I’m  radioactive,  radioactive
Em 
 Whoa,  whoa, I’m  radioactive,  radioactive

Incubus - Drive  

Em    079080

Em9   075770

Cmaj7 x35453

A7    5x5050

Intro

Em Em9 Cmaj7 A7 
       x4

Em Em9 Cmaj7 A7 
 Sometimes, I feel the fear o
Em Em9 Cmaj7 A7 
Uncertainty stinging clear  
Em Em9 Cmaj7 A7 
 And I can’t help but ask myself
Em Em9 Cmaj7 A7 
How much I’ll let the fear take the wheel and steer 

Cmaj7 
 It’s driven me before and it seems to have a 
Cadd9 
Vague haunting mass appeal
Cmaj7 
 But lately I’m beginning to find that 
Cadd9 
I should be the one behind the wheel

Em Em9 Cmaj7 A7 
 Whatever tomorrow brings
Em Em9 Cmaj7 A7 
I’ll be there with open arms and open eyes, yeah
Em Em9 Cmaj7 A7 
 Whatever tomorrow brings
Em Em9 Cmaj7 A7 
I’ll be there,  I’ll be there

Em Em9 Cmaj7 A7 
 So if I decide to waiver my chance to 
Em Em9 Cmaj7 A7 
Be one of  the hive  
Em Em9 Cmaj7 A7 
 Will I choose water over wine  
Em Em9 Cmaj7 A7 
And hold my own and drive?  Oh  

Cmaj7 
 It’s driven me before and it seems to be the 
Cadd9 
Way that everyone else gets around
Cmaj7 
 But lately I’m beginning to find that
Cadd9 
When I drive myself my light is found

Em Em9 Cmaj7 A7 
 Whatever tomorrow brings
Em Em9 Cmaj7 A7 
I’ll be there with open arms and open eyes, yeah
Em Em9 Cmaj7 A7 
 Whatever tomorrow brings
Em Em9 Cmaj7 A7 
I’ll be there, I’ll be there

Solo

Em Em9 Cmaj7 A7 
       x4

Cmaj7 Cadd9 
 Would you choose, water over wine?

Extra measure of percussive noise afer this line

Hold the wheel and drive

Em Em9 Cmaj7 A7 
 Whatever tomorrow brings
Em Em9 Cmaj7 A7 
I’ll be there with open arms and open eyes, yeah
Em Em9 Cmaj7 A7 
 Whatever tomorrow brings
Em Em9 Cmaj7 A7 
I’ll be there, I’ll be there

Outro

Em Em9 Cmaj7 A7 
       x3
Cmaj7 

Ingrid Michaelson - You and I  

Originally in C, I play in G

Intro

Vox on the 3 on “don’t”

Don’t you worry there, my honey
Gsus4 
We might not have any money
Em 
But we’ve got our love to pay the bills

Maybe I think you’re cute and funny
Gsus4 
Maybe I wanna do what bunnies
Em 
Do with you if you know what I mean

Vox on the 3 on “let’s”, in the original that’s the absurdly high falsetto 3... don’t do that.

B7 
Oh, let’s get rich and buy our parents homes in the South of France
Let’s get rich and give everybody nice sweaters
Dsus4 
And teach them how to dance 

B7 
Let’s get rich and build a house on a mountain
A7 
Making everybody look like ants
From way up there, you and I, you and I

Well, you might be a bit confused
Gsus4 
And you might be a little bit bruised
Em 
But baby, how we spoon like no one else

So I will help you read those books
Gsus4 
If you will soothe my worried looks
Em 
And we will put the lonesome on the shelf

B7 
Oh, let’s get rich and buy our parents homes in the South of France
Let’s get rich and give everybody nice sweaters
Dsus4 
And teach them how to dance 

B7 
Let’s get rich and build a house on a mountain
A7 
Making everybody look like ants
From way up there, you and I, you and I

Let ring, in the original this is just vox+drums

B7 
Oh, let’s get rich and buy our parents homes in the South of France
B7 
Let’s get rich and give everybody nice sweaters
Dsus4 
And teach them how to dance 

B7 
Let’s get rich and build a house on a mountain
A7 
Making everybody look like ants
From way up there, you and I, you and I

INXS - Need You Tonight  

Intro

Eb 
   x2

Unclear whether this is a Cm7, a C7, or a C7#9.. it sounds like a m7 to me, INXS plays this acoustic with a clear C7

Cm7 F7 Cm7 F7 
  All you got is this moment 
Cm7 F7 
The twenty-first century’s yesterday 
Cm7 F7 
You can care all you want 
Cm7 F7 
Everybody does yeah that’s okay 

Eb 
So slide over here and give me a moment
Eb 
Your moves are so raw, I’ve got to let you know
Eb 
I’ve got to let you know   
Eb 
You’re one of my kind  

Vox on the 1 1 4 of the second chord on “need you to”

Cm7 F7 Cm7 F7 
  I need you tonight  
Cm7 F7 
‘Cause I’m not sleeping 
Cm7 F7 
There’s something about you girl 
Cm7 F7 
That makes me sweat 

Cm7 F7 
How do you feel, I’m lonely
Cm7 F7 
What do you think, can’t think at all
Cm7 F7 
Whatcha gonna do, gonna live my life

Eb 
So slide over here and give me a moment 
Eb 
Your moves are so raw, I’ve got to let you know
Eb 
I’ve got to let you know   
Eb 
You’re one of my kind  

Cm7 F7 Cm7 F7 
  I need you tonight  
Cm7 F7 
‘Cause I’m not sleeping 
Cm7 F7 
There’s something about you girl 
Cm7 F7 
That makes me sweat 

Cm7 F7 
So how do you feel, I’m lonely
Cm7 F7 
What do you think, can’t think at all
Cm7 F7 
Whatcha gonna do, gonna live my life

Hard stop on “lonely”

Cm7 F7 
So how do you feel, I’m lonely
Cm7 F7 
What do you think, can’t think at all
Cm7 F7 
Whatcha gonna do, gonna live my life

Cm7 F7 
So slide over here and give me a moment 
Cm7 F7 
Your moves are so raw, I’ve got to let you know

Eb 
I’ve got to let you know  
Cm7 F7 
So slide over here and give me a moment 
Cm7 F7 
I’ve got to let you know  

Hard stop on “got”, the other chord is implied

Cm7 F7 
I’ve got to let you know  

A cappella

You're one of my kind

INXS - Never Tear Us Apart  

Originally in Am, I play in Em capo 3

Highest note is the 1, on “why-y-y-y-y-y”

Em Am 
   
Em 
Don’t ask me, what you know is true

If you’re playing down from the original key, go up

an octave on “precious heart”

Am 
Don’t have to tell you, I love your precious heart

I
I was standing
You were there
Two worlds collided
And they could never tear us apart

Riff written here in Em

E|-0--3--5--0~~~--0--3--5--0~~~----|
x2

Em 
We could live for a thousand years
Am 
But if I hurt you, I’d make wine from your tears
Em 
told you that we could fly
Am 
Cause we all have wings but some of us don’t know why

I
I was standing
You were there
Two worlds collided
And they could never, ever, tear us apart

Play riff x 2

I (Ooh don’t ask me)
I was standing (You know it’s true)
You were there (Worlds collided)
Two worlds collided (Shining through)
And they could never tear us apart

Play riff x 2

Em7 

Irene Cara - What a Feeling  

Originally in Bb, I play in D

Intro, rubato

Em Bm 
   

Still rubato

Em Bm 
First, when there’s nothing but a slow glowing dream
That your fear seems to hide deep inside your mind
Em Bm 
All alone I have cried silent tears full of pride
In a world made of steel, made of stone

Band enters

Asus4 
 
Em Bm 
Well I hear the music, close my eyes, feel the rhythm
Asus4 
Wrap around, take a hold of my heart → 

Bm 
What a feeling  
Bm 
Bein’s believin’  
Em D/F# Asus4 
I can’t have it all, now I’m dancin’ for my life

Bm 
Take your passion  
Bm 
And make it happe
Em7 D/F# Asus4 
Pictures come alive, you can dance right through your life

Em Bm Asus4 
       
Em Bm 
Now I hear the music, close my eyes, I am rhythm
Asus4 
In a flash it takes hold of my heart → 

Bm 
What a feeling  
Bm 
Bein’s believin’  
Em D/F# Asus4 
I can’t have it all, now I’m dancin’ for my life

Bm 
Take your passion  
Bm 
And make it happe
Em7 D/F# Asus4 
Pictures come alive, now I’m dancing through my life

Silly bridge, best to skip this... those are *really*

What a feeling   

Staccato

Bm 
What a feeling   (I am music now)
Bm 
Bein’s believin’   (I am rhythm now)
Em7 D/F# Asus4 
Pictures come alive, you can dance right through your life

Bm 
What a feeling   (I can really have it all)
Bm 
What a feeling   (it just came about with a call)
Bm 
What a feeling   (I can really have it all)
Bm 
What a feeling   (it just came about with a call)

Izzy Stradlin - Pressure Drop  

Originally in E, I play in D

       x2

It is you,  oh yeah
It is you,  oh yeah

I said, pressure drop
Oh pressure, oh yeah
Pressure gonna drop on you

I said pressure drop
Oh pressure, oh yeah
Pressure gonna drop on you

When it drops
Oh you got a feeling
Oh that you been doin’ it wrong

When it drops
Oh you got a feeling
Ah but you been doin’ it wrong

Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm
Hmmm, hmmm
Hmmm, hmmm, yeah

Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm
Ah, huh
Ah, huh, yeah

Pressure drop
Oh pressure, oh yeah
Pressure gonna drop on you

I said pressure drop
Oh pressure, oh yeah
Pressure gonna drop on you

I said, when it drops
Oh you got a feeling
Oh that you been doin’ it wrong

When it drops
Ah you got a feeling
Ah but you been doin’ it wrong

It is you,  oh yeah
It is you,  oh yeah

Solo

       x2

It is you,  oh yeah
It is you,  oh yeah

I said, pressure drop
Oh pressure, oh yeah
Pressure gonna drop on you

I said pressure drop
Oh pressure, oh yeah
Pressure gonna drop on you

I said, when it drops
Oh you got a feeling
Pressure, pressure, pressure, pressure

Pressure drop, oh pressure
Oh yeah, pressure gonna drop on you

Slow reggae ending

   
Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm
Hmmm, hmmm
Hmmm, hmmm, yeah

Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm
Hmmm, hmmm
Hmmm, hmmm, yeah

Izzy Stradlin - Shuffle It All  

Originally in A, I play in E capo 3, vox mostly on the 6

Intro, first bass only, then band

        x 2

Boredom saturation, it’s a never ending clue
Isn’t just to fill the time when  there’s nothing else to do

She drove on out of New York, she had enough insane
And drivin’ just to Texas two days  she ended up in L.A.

Shuffle it all, shuffle it all, yeah
Shuffle it all, pack up your life again

        
A pile of records spread out, the covers still look good
Picture here a Peter Tosh’s startin’ down and a smokin’ wood

My dog dreaming he’s running I know, I see him twitchin’ a paw
My woman playing Dr. Mario, oh, on the TV all night long

Just another cigarette staring at the moon, yeah
Then I’m headin’ off to bed, sleepin’ without you, yeah

Melody reverses rhythm here

 Shuffle it all, shuffle it all, yeah
Pack up your bags again

Bridge

C#m 
It’s a long and winding road, sure enjoy the view, yeah
C#m B7 
If you want to see it you’re so welcome to come along

C#m 
Lookin’ forward to today, I’m gonna see it again
C#m 
When the day is over, try to write you ‘bout the road

Quiet

       
Feel the motors winding on, there ain’t no news
If you see those old friends out there, tell them that I send my love

Wake up, time to leave again, try to find my shoes
Put the luggage in the van, roll up your bag for two

Shuffle it all, shuffle it all, yeah
Shuffle it all, pack up your things again

Shuffle it all (Keep movin’ along)
Shuffle it all (Keep movin’ along)
Shuffle it all (Keep movin’ along)
Pack up your life again

E6 

Izzy Stradlin - Somebody Knockin’  

Originally in D, I play in A capo 2, highest note is the 3 (and it’s a lot of 3

Intro

 Somebody,  somebody was knockin’ on my door
 Somebody   → 
    → 

 Nobody,  nobody was comin’ around before
 Weren’t nobody,  yeah yeah
    → 
       →

F#m 
 What’s that, the police, the C.I.A.?
F#m 
 Or just some magazine, said
Could be some lost friend
I cannot say

Half-time

There was a time  I would not mind  

Back at tempo

 →  I hear them knockin’ I said
 Shut that door

 And kinda funny,  some kinda funny
But I’ve never thought before, no I never
 Seem kinda funny   → 
       →

F#m 
 What’s that, the police, a-come again
F#m 
 Sent someone from the magazine, said
Could be some lost friend
I cannot say
Shut that door somebody

 Somebody,  somebody was knockin’ on my door 
  Somebody was knockin’ on my door 
  Somebody was knockin’ on my door 
  Somebody was knockin’ on my door 
  Somebody was knockin’ on my door 

Izzy Stradlin - Take a Look at the Guy  

Izzy and Ron Wood both in A, I play in G

Intro

Dm7 
 →  x4

 Take a look at the guy who’s standing in front of you
 Take a look at the guy who walked in here with you
 Does he look at the same guy, same guy, same guy
Dm 
Who’s looking  straight back at you

Dm 
 
 Take a look at the guy once lost in fields
 Remember the time he traveled the sky
 It wasn’t too long ago he ran away from home
Dm 
And he  ran away  from you

Dm 
 

Solo

Dm 
       x2

 
 Take a look at the guy hanging flesh on the bone
 Who used to play silly games for you to be amused
 Does he look like the same face, same eyes, same guy
Dm 
Who’s staring  straight back at you

Dm 
 
 Take a look at the guy who’s standing in front of you
 Take a look at the guy who waltzed in here with you
 Does he look like the same guy, same guy, same guy
Dm 
Who used to sing  songs for you

Dm 
 

Random slow outro

A# C# Fm C# Fm 
 →  →    
C# Fm C# Fm 

Izzy Stradlin - Time Gone By  

Originally in G, I play in G, or if I’m not quite feeling it, in D capo 2

Highest note that matters is the b7 (“do you re*mem*ber?”)

Intro

Vox on the 5 on “try to think”

Try to think back, time gone by
Not much come back, the one thing that I
Do remember, remember words were said

 Time fills the pages, turn the page
Time will not stop, it will have its way on you

Received a letter from overseas

Said if you come back, would you like to see me?

 She did not recognize me, time has changed my face

 Time fills the pages, turn the page
Time will not stop, it will have its way on you

Solo on verse chords

   
 Time fills the pages, turn the page
Time will not stop, it will have its way on you

Saw my brother, last week today

I said, what’s been goin’, he said, same old thing

 Do you remember when time was all we had?

 I’d never count the hours

Didn’t count the days

Never stopped to wonder what time would play, ay, yeah

Time gone by
Time gone by
Time gone by
Time gone by
Time gone by

J. Geils Band - Centerfold  

       x2

Come on!

       x2

Does she walk? Does she talk? Does she come complete?  
My homeroom homeroom angel always pulled me from my seat  
She was pure like snowflakes, no one could ever stain  
The memory of my angel could never cause me pain  

Em Am 
Years go by, I’m lookin’ through a girly magazine  
Em Am 
And there’s my homeroom angel on the pages in-between

My blood runs cold, my memory has just been sold
My angel is the centerfold, angel is the centerfold
My blood runs cold, my memory has just been sold
  Angel is the centerfold

Slipped me notes under the desk while I was thinkin’ about her dress
I was shy, I turned away before she caught my eye 
I was shakin’ in my shoes whenever she flashed those baby-blues
Something had a hold on me when angel passed close by 

Em Am 
Those soft and fuzzy sweaters, too magical to touch 
Em Am 
To see her in that negligee is really just too much 

My blood runs cold, yeah my memory has just been sold
My angel is the centerfold, angel is the centerfold
My blood runs cold, my memory has just been sold
 Oh yeah, angel is the centerfold

Na na, na na na na, na na na na nana na na na na
Na na, na na na na, na na na na nana na na na na
Na na, na na na na, na na na na nana na na na na
Na na, na na na na, na na na na nana na na na

It’s okay I understand, this ain’t no never-never land
I hope that when this issue’s gone I’ll see you when your clothes are on
Take your car, yes we will, we’ll take your car and drive it
We’ll take it to a motel room and take ‘em off in private

Em Am 
A part of me has just been ripped, the pages from my mind are stripped
Em Am 
 Oh no, I can’t deny it,  oh yeah, I guess I gotta buy it

My blood runs cold, my memory has just been sold
My angel is the centerfold, angel is the centerfold
My blood runs cold, my memory has just been sold
  My angel is the centerfold

Hits on the downbeats only, let ring at the end

Na na, na na na na, na na na na nana na na na na

Alright, alright, one, two, three, four

Na na, na na na na, na na na na nana na na na na
Na na, na na na na, na na na na nana na na na na

With na nas

My blood runs cold, yeah my memory has just been sold
My angel is the centerfold, angel is the centerfold

Na na, na na na na, na na na na nana na na na na
Na na, na na na na, na na na na nana na na na na

Jack Johnson - Upside Down  

Intro

F#m F#m 
       x2

Who’s to say, what’s impossible
F#m 
Well they forgot, this world keeps spinning
And with each new day
F#m 
I can feel a change in everything

And as the surface breaks reflections fade
F#m 
But in some ways they remain the same
And as my mind begins to spread its wings
F#m 
There’s no stopping curiosity

F#m 
I want to turn the whole thing upside down
F#m 
 I’ll find the things they say just can’t be found
F#m 
 I’ll share this love I find with everyone
F#m 
 We’ll sing and dance to mother nature’s songs
 I don’t want this feeling to go away

F#m F#m 
       x2

Who’s to say, I can’t do everything
F#m 
Well I can try
And as I roll along I begin to find
F#m 
Things aren’t always just what they seem

F#m 
I want to turn the whole thing upside down
F#m 
 I’ll find the things they say just can’t be found
F#m 
 I’ll share this love I find with everyone
F#m 
 We’ll sing and dance to mother nature’s songs

Bridge

G#m F#m 
 This world keeps spinning and there’s no time to waste
G#m 
Well it all, keeps spinning, spinning round and round and

F#m 
Upside down
F#m 
 Who’s to say what’s impossible and can’t be  found
 I don’t want this feeling to go away

F#m 
   Please don’t go away
F#m 
   Please don’t go away
F#m 
  Is this how it’s supposed to be? 

 

Jackie DeShannon - Put a Little Love In Your Heart  

Originally in D, I play in G

Think of your fellow man, lend him a helping hand
Put a little love in your heart
You see it’s getting late, oh please don’t hesitate
Put a little love in your heart

Am 
And the world will be a better place
Am 
And the world will be a better place
For you and me, you just wait and see

Another day goes by, still the children cry
Put a little love in your heart
If you want the world to know, we won’t let hatred grow
Put a little love in your heart

Am 
And the world will be a better place
Am 
Ah the world will be a better place
For you and me, you just wait and see

D# 
Wait and see...

G# 
Take a good look around, and if you’re looking down
C# G# 
Put a little love in your heart
G# 
I hope when you decide kindness will be your guide
C# G# 
Put a little love in your heart

G# A#m D# 
And the world will be a better place
G# A#m D# 
And the world will be a better place
D# 
For you and me, you just wait and see, people now

C# G# 
Put a little love in your heart
C# G# 
Put a little love in your heart

Repeat to fade

Jackson Browne - Doctor My Eyes  

Originally in F, I play in D

C/D G/D 
  →  → 
C/D G/D 
 →  → 

Doctor, my eyes have seen the years
F#m Bm 
And the slow parade of fears without crying
Now I want to understand

F#m 
I have done all that I could, to see the evil and the good
Bm 
Without hiding, you must help me if you can

Bm 
Doctor, my eyes, tell me what is wrong

Hard stop on the V

Bm G/D 
Was I unwise to leave them open for so long

G/D 
 
‘Cause I have wandered through this world
F#m Bm 
And as each moment has unfurled,  I’ve been waiting
To awaken from these dreams

F#m 
People go just where they will,  I never noticed them until
Bm 
I got this feeling, that it’s later than it seems

Bm 
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 C/D 
I hear their cries, just say if it’s too late for me

C/D G/D 
 →  →  x4

Bm 
Doctor, my eyes, they cannot see the sky
Bm G/D 
Is this the price for having learned how not to cry

Solo

G/D G/D 
       x8

Jackson Browne - Running on Empty  

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 
   x 2
Em Em 
 
C/G C/G 
Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels 
C/G C/G 
Looking back at the years gone by like so many summer fields
C/G C/G 
In sixty-five I was seventeen and running up 101
C/G G/B 
I don’t know where I’m running now, I’m just running on

C/G 
Running on, running on empty
C/G 
Running on, running blind
C/G 
Running on, running into the sun
Em 
But I’m running behind

C/G C/G 
Gotta do what you can just to keep your lovealive 
C/G C/G 
Trying not to confuse it with what you do to survive
C/G C/G 
In sixty-nine I was twenty-one and I called the road my own
C/G G/B 
I don’t know when that road turned onto the road I’m on

C/G 
Running on, running on empty
C/G 
Running on, running blind
C/G 
Running on, running into the sun
Em 
But I’m running behind

Solo if appropriate on verse chords, else just a couple IV→I’s

C/G 
   x 4
C/G G/B 
  
Em C/G 
Everyone I know, everywhere I go
Em 
People need some reason to believe
I don’t know about anyone but me
Em 
If it takes all night, that’ll be all right
C/G G/B Am7 Am7 G/B 
If I can get you to smile before I leave     

C/G C/G 
Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels 
C/G C/G 
I don’t know how to tell you all just how crazy this life feels
C/G C/G 
I look around for the friends that I used to turn to to pull me through
C/G G/B 
Looking into their eyes I see them running too

C/G 
Running on, running on empty
C/G 
Running on, running blind
C/G 
Running on, running into the sun
Em 
But I’m running behind

C/G 
Honey you really tempt me
C/G 
You know the way you look so kind
C/G C/G G/B Am7 Am7 G/B 
I’d love to stick around but I’m running behind     
C/G C/G G/B Am7 Am7 G/B 
You know I don’t even know what I’m hoping to find     
C/G C/G G/B Am7 
Running into the sun but I’m running behind   

Jackson Browne - Stay  

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

Em 
   
Em 
People stay,  just a little bit 
Em 
Longer   
Em 
We wanna play,   just a little bit 
Em 
Longer   

Em 
Now the promoter don’t mind  
Em 
And the union don’t mind  
Em 
If we take a little time, and we leave it all behind

Hang this chord

Em 
Singin’,  one more song

Em 
Oh, won’t you stay,   just a little bit
Em 
Longer   
Em 
Please, please, please say you will

Hang this chord

Em 
Say you will

Solo

B7 B7 Em Em 
       
Em 
Oh won’t you stay,   just a little bit 
Em 
Longer,  oh 
Em 
Please please, stay,   just a little bit
Em 
More   

Em 
Now the promoter don’t mind  
Em 
And the roadies don’t mind  
Em 
If we take a little time, and we leave this all behind

Hang this chord

Em 
Singin’,  one more song

Fade on keyboard solo, followed by guitar solo

Em 
       x8

Jackyl - The Lumberjack  

Originally in A, I play in A and sing an octave down

Intro

 

Vox on the 1

 I was born in the backwoods

Of a two-bit nowhere town
Fathered up some rock and roll baby
So you mothers could boogie down

 I ain’t whistling dixie
No I’m a rebel with a groove

All around the world they go ‘round and ‘round
 When they dig on my new stainless steel sound

 →  → Oh yeah → 

I say I’m a lumberjack now baby

And I’m gonna cut you down to size

I’m a lumberjack now baby
And you’re the one, you’re the one that gets my prize
When you hear my motor running
 You know I surely, I surely be coppin’ a rise,  oh so we’ll crank it up go down there too

Chainsaw solo

   →  →  → 

I’m a lumberjack now baby
I’m a lumberjack now baby
I’m a lumberjack now baby
Oooh I’m a lumberjack now baby

But I ain’t jacked my lumber baby

Hard stop on the IV

 Since my chain saw you

A7/G D/F# Ebdim7 
 →  →  →  → 
Bb7 A7 
 → 

Spoken

Whether you like it or whether you don't
That's the way we like it

James Taylor - You’ve Got a Friend  

Originally in A as G capo 2, I play in G capo 2

G/C F#m B7 
    → 

Em B7 Em B7 Em7 
When you’re down and troubled and you need a helping hand
Am7 D7sus4 Gsus4 
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   

Gmaj7 Am7 
You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am
Gmaj7 D7sus4 D7 
I’ll come running, oh yeah baby, to see you again 
Gmaj7 Em 
Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you got to do is call
Bm7 Am7 D7sus4 
And I’ll be there,  yeah yeah yeah →  
You’ve got a friend

G/C F#m B7 
    → 

Em B7 Em B7 Em7 
If the sky above you should turn dark and full of clouds
Am7 D7sus4 Gsus4 
And that old north wind should begin to blow  
B7/F# B7 Em B7 Em7 
 Keep your head together 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

Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Am7 
You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am
D7sus4 D7 
I’ll come running, oh yes I will, to see you again 
Gmaj7 Em 
Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you got to do is call
Bm7 Am7 D7sus4 
And I’ll be there,  yeah yeah yeah →  

Bridge

Hey ain’t it good to know that you’ve got a friend when
People can be so cold
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 

Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Am7 
You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am
D7sus4 D7 
I’ll come running, to see you again,  oh babe, don’t you know ‘bout
Gmaj7 Em 
Winter, spring, summer, or fall, hey now, all you got to do is call
Bm7 Am7 D7sus4 
Lord I’ll be there, yes I will  
You’ve got a friend,  you’ve got a friend
Ain’t it good to know you’ve got a friend
Ain’t it good to know you’ve got a friend
Gsus4 
Oh, yeah, yeah, you’ve got a friend  

Jane’s Addiction - Been Caught Stealing  

Originally in G, I play in A capo 1 (down an octave)

Intro

C7 B7/F# 
 
A7 

Vox mostly on the b3

A7 
I been caught stealing, once, when I was five
A7 
I enjoy stealing, it’s just as simple as that
A7 
Well, it’s  just a simple fact
A7 
When I want something, man, I don’t want to pay for it

D7 
walk right through the door
C7 D7 C7 G7 A7 
walk right through the door
D7 D7/A C7 B7 
 Hey all right,  if I get by  
A7 
It’s mine, mine all mine, hey

A7 
A7 
Yeah my girl, she’s one too, she gonna get a skirt
A7 
Stick it under her shirt, she grab a razor for me
A7 
And she  did it just like that
A7 
When she want something, man, she don’t want to pay for it

D7 D7 
She walk right through the door
C7 D7 C7 G7 A7 
Walk right through the door
D7 D7/A C7 B7 
 Hey all right,  if I get by  
A7 
It’s mine, mine all mine, let’s go

Solo

A7 
D7 C7 C#7 C7 C#7 
La la la la da da da da da dadaa da da da da d   

D7 C7 C#7 C7 C#7 
La la la la da da da da da dadaa da da da da d   

A7 
A7 
We sat around the pile, we sat and laughed
A7 
We sat and laughed and waved it into the air
A7 
And we  did it just like that
A7 
When we want something, man, we don’t want to pay for it

D7 D7 
We walk right through the door
C7 D7 C7 G7 A7 
Walk right through the door
D7 D7/A C7 B7 
 Hey all right,  if I get by  
D7 C7 B7 
It’s  mine mine, mine mine, mine mine mine ah mine all mine  

A7 
It’s miiiiiine

Janet Jackson - Black Cat  

Originally in Em, I play in Em capo 3

Chord approximation of the riff

Em Em 
Em Em 
Em Em 
Em Em Em 
   

Vox on the 5 on “all”

Em 
All the lonely nights I spend alone
Em 
Never around to love me, you’re always gone
Em 
Cause you’re hangin’ out, breakin’ the rules
Em 
Oh the man has come, looking for you

Em 
You’re a rebel now, don’t give a damn
Em 
Always carrying on, with the gang
Em 
I’m trying to tell you boy, it’s a mistake
Em 
You won’t realize, till it’s too late

Vox on the 5 of the chord

Don’t understand, why you, insist
On ways of living such a dangerous life
Time after time you stay, away
And I just know that you’re telling me lies

Em Em 
Black cat, nine lives
Em Em 
Short days, long nights
Em Em Em 
Livin’ on the edge, not afraid to die

Em Em 
Heart beat, real strong
Em Em 
But not for long
Em Em Em 
Better watch your step or you’re gonna die

Em 
You’re so together boy, but just at a glance
Em 
You’ll do anything, if given a chance
Em 
Scheming, plannin’ lies, to get what you need
Em 
So full of promises, that you never keep

Em 
Don’t you tell yourself, that it’s okay
Em 
Sick and tired of, all of your games
Em 
And you want me to stay, aw, better change
Em 
Makes no sense to me, your crazy ways

Don’t understand, why you, insist
On ways of living such a dangerous life
Time after time you stay, away
And I just know that you’re telling me lies

I’m leaving out the solo and a breakdown here

Em Em 
Black cat, nine lives
Em Em 
Short days, long nights
Em Em Em 
Livin’ on the edge, not afraid to die

Em Em 
Heart beat, real strong
Em Em 
But not for long
Em Em Em 
Better watch your step or you’re gonna die

Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee  

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.

F/C F/C 
   

Vox on 5 6 5 on “busted flat”

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

F/C 
And rode us all the way into New Orleans  

pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana
C7 
I’s playin’ soft while Bobby sang the blues

Vox up to the 5 of the chord (1 of the key) on “wind”

Windshield wipers slappin’ time, I was holdin’ Bobby’s hand in mine
G7 
We sang every song that driver knew

Freedom’s just another word for  nothin’ left to lose
G7 
Nothin’, it ain’t nothin’ hon’, if it ain’t free
And feelin’ good was easy, lord, oh, when he sang the blues
G7 
You know feelin’ good was good enough for me
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee

From the Kentucky coal mines to the California sun
A7 
Yeah Bobby shared the secrets of my soul

Through all kinds of weather, through everything we done

Yeah Bobby baby kept me from the cold

One day up near Salinas, lord, I let him slip away
D7 
He’s lookin’ for that home and I hope he finds it

Vox on the b7 of the chord, more or less

Well I’d trade all my tomorrows for one single yesterday
A7 
To be holdin’ Bobby’s body next to mine

Freedom’s just another word for nothin’ left to lose
A7 
Nothin’, and that’s all that Bobby left me
Well, feelin’ good was easy, lord, when he sang the blues
A7 
And feelin’ good was good enough for me
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee

La da da, la da daa, la da daa da daa da daa
A7 
La da da da daa dadada Bobby McGeeah

Laa li daa da daa daa, la da daa da daa

Laa la laa la daada Bobby McGeeah yeah

La di da, ladida la dida la di daa, ladida la dida la di daa
A7 
Hey now Bobby now now Bobby McGee yeah

Lo lo lo lolo lo lo laa, lololo lo lolo lo lolo lo lolo lo la laa

Hey now Bobby no no Bobby McGee yeah

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 McGee, yeah

Lo lo lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord oh

Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee, lord

Solo on I V V I

Janis Joplin - Mercedes Benz  

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

Oh lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz?
F#m B7 
My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends
Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends
B7 
So lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz?

Oh lord, won’t you buy me a color TV?
F#m B7 
Dialing for dollars” is trying to find me
wait for delivery each day until three
B7 
So oh lord, won’t you buy me a color TV?

Oh lord, won’t you buy me a night on the town?
F#m B7 
I’m counting on you, lord, please don’t let me down
Prove that you love me and buy the next round
B7 
Oh lord, won’t you buy me a night on the town

Oh lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz?
F#m B7 
My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends
Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends
B7 
So lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz
B7 
So lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz

Janis Joplin - Piece of My Heart  

Originally in E, I play in A

Guitar solo, I skip and start with some E before “come on”

Bm Bm 
F#m F#m 
   

Vox on 2 1 of the chord on “come on”

Oh come on, come on, come on, come on

Vox down to the 5, that’s a whole octave jump down

Didn’t I make you feel  like you were the
Only man,    yeah and
Didn’t I give you nearly everything that a woman possibly can?
Honey you know I did

Vox on the 5 of the chord

F#m 
 But each time I tell myself that I
Well I think I’ve had enough
Well I’m gonna show you baby that a woman can be tough

I want you to come on, come on, come on, come on, and

Vox stay on the 5

Take it, take another little piece of my
Heart now baby  
Break it, break another little bit of my
Heart now darlin’ yeah yeah yeah yeah

Have a, have another little piece of my 

Do the descending parts as barre

D# 
Heart now baby  
 Well you know you got it, if it
C#m Bm 
Makes you feel good, oh yes it did

You’re out on the streets looking good and baby deep down in your heart
 I guess you know that it ain’t right 

Vox on the 5 of the key

 Never never  never never never never
Hear me when I cry at night
Babe and I cry all the time

F#m 
 But each time I tell myself that I, well I can’t stand the pain
But when you hold me in your arms, I’m singin’ once again

Said come on, come on, come on, come on

Take it, take another little piece of my
Heart now baby  
Break it, break another little bit of my
Heart now darlin’ yeah 

Have a, have another little piece of my
D# 
Heart now baby  
 Well you know you got it, child if it
C#m Bm 
Makes you feel good

Guitar solo

Bm Bm 
Bm Bm 
Bm Bm 
Bm Bm 
F#m 
 
I need you to come on, come on, come on, come on

Take it, take another little piece of my
Heart now baby  
Break it, break another little bit of my
Heart now darlin’ yeah  come on, now

Have a, have another little piece of my
D# 
Heart now baby  
 You know you got it, wooow

Take it, take another little piece of my
Heart now baby  
Break it, break another little bit of my
Heart now darlin’ yeah  yeah yeah 

Have a, have another little piece of my 
D# 
Heart now baby  
You know you got it, child if it
C#m Bm 
Makes you feel good

Bm Bm 
Bm 

Jason Mraz - Have It All  

Originally in E, I play in A capo 3

Intro

C#m 
   

Vox on the 3 on “auspiciousness”

May you have auspiciousness and causes of success
F#m 
May you have the confidence to always do your best
May you take no effort in your being generous
Sharing what you can nothing more nothing less

May you know the meaning of the word happiness
F#m 
May you always lead from the beating in your chest
May you be treated like an esteemed guest
May you get to rest may you catch your breath 

Chords change twice as fast here

F#m 
May the best of your todays be the worst of your tomorrows,  woah

Hard stop on the last chord

F#m 
May the road less paved be the road that you follow,  woah

Vox up to the high 3

Well, here’s to the hearts that you’re gonna break

Vox on the 5 of the chord on “here’s”

Bdim7/F 
Here’s to the lives that you’re gonna change 

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “here’s”

F#m 
Here’s to the infinite possible ways to love you, I want you to have it

Here’s to the good times we gonna have
Bdim7/F 
You don’t need money you’ve got free pass 

Hard stop on “want”

F#m 
Here’s to the fact that I’d be sad without you, I want you to have it all

Bdim7/F F#m 
Oh, I want you to have it all, I want you to have it
I want you to have it all

May you be as fascinating as a slap bracelet
F#m 
May you keep the chaos and the clutter off your desk
May you have unquestionable health and less stress
Having no possessions, though immeasurable wealth

May you get a gold star on your next test
F#m 
May your educated guesses always be correct
And may you win prizes shining like diamonds
May you really own it each moment to the next

F#m 
May the best of your todays be the worst of your tomorrows,  woah
F#m 
May the road less paved be the road that you follow,  woah

Vox up to the high 3

Well, here’s to the hearts that you’re gonna break
Bdim7/F 
Here’s to the lives that you’re gonna change 
F#m 
Here’s to the infinite possible ways to love you, I want you to have it

Here’s to the good times we gonna have
Bdim7/F 
You don’t need money you’ve got free pass 

Hard stop on “want”

F#m 
Here’s to the fact that I’d be sad without you, I want you to have it all

Bdim7/F F#m 
Oh, I want you to have it all, I want you to have it
I want you to have it all

Let ring

F#m 
Ah-all, I want you to have it all
F#m 
All you can imagine, oh, no matter what your path is
 If you believe it, then anything could happen
Go go go, raise your glasses
Bdim7 F#m 
Go go go, you can have it 
Oh, I toast you

Vox up to the high 3

Here’s to the hearts that you’re gonna break
Here’s to the lives that you’re gonna change
F#m 
Here’s to the infinite possible ways to love you, I want you to have it

Here’s to the good times we gonna have
You don’t need money you’ve got free pass

No hard stop this time

F#m 
Here’s to the fact that I’d be sad without you, I want you to have it all

F#m 
Oh, I want you to have it all, I want you to have it
I want you to have it, I want you to have it all

Here’s to the good times we gonna have
Here’s to you always makin’ me laugh

Hanging stop on “want”

F#m 
Here’s to the fact that I’d be sad without you, I want you to have it all

Jason Mraz - I’m Yours  

Originally in B, I play in G#

G# D# Fm C# 
   
G# 
Well you done done me and you bet that I felt it
D# 
I tried to be chill but you’re so hot that I melted
Fm 
fell right through the cracks
C# 
And now I’m tryin to get back

G# 
Before the cool done run out, I’ll be givin’ it my bestest
D# 
And nothin’s gonna stop me but divine intervention
Fm 
I reckon it’s again my turn
C# 
To win some or learn some

G# D# 
But I won’t hesitate
Fm 
No more, no more
C# 
It can not wait, I’m yours

G# D# Fm C# 
   
G# D# 
Well open up your mind and see like me
Fm 
Open up your plans and then you’re free
C# 
Look into your heart and you’ll find love love love love
G# D# 
Listen to the music of the moment people dance and sing
Fm 
We’re just one big family
C# A# 
It’s our god forsaken right to be loved loved loved loved loved

G# D# 
But I won’t hesitate
Fm 
No more, no more
C# 
It can not wait, I’m sure

G# D# 
There’s no need to complicate
Fm 
Our time is short
C# 
This is our fate I’m yours

Chords change in double-time here, vocals ad-lib

G# D#/G Fm D# C# C# A#7/D A#7/D 
G# D#/G Fm D# C# C# A#7/D A#7/D 
       
G# 
I’ve been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror
D# 
And bending over backwards just to try to see clearer
Fm 
But my breath fogged up the glass
C# 
And so I drew a new face and I laughed
G# 
guess what I’m saying is there ain’t no better reason
D# 
To rid yourself of vanity and just go with the seasons
Fm 
It’s what we aim to do
C# 
Our name is our virtue

Let chords ring

G# D# 
But I won’t hesitate
Fm 
No more, no more
C# 
It can not wait, I’m yours

Original repeats the verse with ad-lib here, I prefer

to finish the chorus and end on B.

G# D# 
There’s no need to complicate
Fm 
Our time is short
C# A# 
This is our fate I’m yours 

Jason Mraz - The Remedy  

Originally in Bb, I play in G

Highest note is the 1 (“won’t worry my life *a*way”

Intro

Em Bm 
               x2

Em 
Well, I saw fireworks from the freeway
G/F# 
And behind closed eyes, I cannot make them go away
Em 
‘Cause you were born on the fourth of July, freedom ring
G/F# 
Well, something on the surface, it stings

Em 
I said, something on the surface, well, it kinda makes me nervous
Who say that you deserve this?
G/F# 
And what kind of god would serve this?
Em 
We will cure this dirty old disease
Well, if you’ve gots the poison, I’ve gots the remedy

Em 
The remedy is the experience
G/F# 
This is a dangerous liaison 
Em 
I says, the comedy is that it’s serious
G/F# 
‘Cause it’s a strange enough new play on words

Em 
I say the tragedy is how you’re gonna spend
G/F# 
The rest of your nights with the light on 
Em 
So shine the light on all of your friends

Hard stop

When it all amounts to nothing in the end

I,   I won’t worry my 

IMO the iii here sounds terrible in G, use a I instead (really, that’s not a typo, use a I instead of a iii)

Em Bm 
Life away,  hey, oh, oh
I,   I won’t worry my 
Em Bm 
Life away,  hey, oh, oh

Em Bm 
       
Em 
Well, I heard two men talking on the radio
G/F# 
In a cross fire kind of new reality show
Em 
Uncovering the ways to plan the next big attack
While they were counting down the ways to stab the 
G/F# 
Brother in the be right 

Em 
Back after this, the unavoidable kiss
G/F# 
Where the minty fresh death breath is sure to outlast this 
Em 
Catastrophe, dance with me
‘Cause if you’ve gots the poison, I’ve gots the remedy

Em 
The remedy is the experience
G/F# 
This is a dangerous liaison 
Em 
I says, the comedy is that it’s serious
G/F# 
This is a strange enough new play on words

Em 
I said the tragedy is how you’re gonna spend
G/F# 
The rest of your nights with the light on 
Em 
So shine the light on all of your friends
When it all amounts to nothing in the end

I,   I won’t worry my 
Em Bm 
Life away,  hey, oh, oh
I,   I won’t worry my 
Em Bm 
Life away,  hey, oh, oh

Em 
 When I fall in love, I take my time
There’s no need to hurry when I’m making up my mind
Em 
 You can turn off the sun
But I’m still gonna shine, and I’ll tell you why

Gm C/G 
Because the remedy is the experience
Gm C/G 
This is a dangerous liaison
Gm C/G 
I says the comedy is that it’s serious
Gm C/G 
This is a strange enough new play on words

Gm C/G 
I said the tragedy is how you’re gonna spend
Gm C/G 
The rest of your nights with the light on
Gm C/G 
So shine the light on all of your friends
When it all amounts to nothing in the end

I,   I won’t worry my 
Em Bm 
Life away,  hey, oh, oh
I,   I won’t worry my 
Em Bm 
Life away,  hey, oh, oh

Jay and the Americans - Come a Little Bit Closer  

Originally in Eb, I play in C

e|-1-1-1-1-1---0--------|---------------------|-----------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3---1---1----|-1-1-----------------|---0-1/3---------|
G|-----------------2----|-2-2-2-2---2---------|-2-0-2/4---------|
D|----------------------|-----3-3---3---------|-3---------------|
A|----------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
E|----------------------|---------------------|-----------------|

In a little cafe just the other side of the border
She was just sitting there giving me looks that made my mouth water
So I started walking her way, she belonged to bad man Jose

Hard stop at the end of the line

And I knew, yes I knew I should leave when I heard her say, ay, ay

The IV is implied here

Come a little bit closer
You’re my kind of man, so big and so strong
Come a little bit closer
I’m all alone, and the night is so long    

So we started to dance, in my arms she felt so inviting
That I just couldn’t resist just one little kiss, so exciting
Then I heard the guitar player say, “Vamoose, Jose’s on his way”
And I knew, yes I knew I should run, but I heard her say, ay, ay

Come a little bit closer
You’re my kind of man, so big and so strong
Come a little bit closer
I’m all alone, and the night is so long    

Solo

       x 4

Then the music stopped, when I looked the cafe was empty
Then I heard Jose say “an, you know you’re in trouble plenty”
So I dropped my drink from my hand and through the window I ran
And as I rode away I could hear her say to Jose

Come a little bit closer
You’re my kind of man, so big and so strong
Come a little bit closer
I’m all alone, and the night is so long    

With ad libs

       x 4

Jefferson Airplane - Somebody to Love  

Originally in F#m, I play in Am capo 3

Am Am 
When the truth is found  to beeee lies
Am Am 
And all the joy  within yoooou dies

Am 
Don’t you want somebody to love?
Am 
Don’t you need somebody to love?
Am 
Wouldn’t you love somebody to love?
Am 
You better find somebody to love

Am Am Am Am 
     
Am 
When the garden’s flowers  they
Am 
Aaaare dead,  yes and 
Am Am 
Your mind your mind  is so full of red

Am 
Don’t you want somebody to love?
Am 
Don’t you need somebody to love?
Am 
Wouldn’t you love somebody to love?
Am 
You better find somebody to love

Am Am 
Your eyes, I say your eyes may look like his
Am 
Yeah but in your head baby 
Am 
I’m afraid you don’t know where it is

Am 
Don’t you want somebody to love?
Am 
Don’t you need somebody to love?
Am 
Wouldn’t you love somebody to love?
Am 
You better find somebody to love

Am Am Am Am 
     
Am Am 
Tears are running   all ‘round and ‘round your breast  
Am Am 
And your friends, baby, they treat you like a guest

Am 
Don’t you want somebody to love?
Am 
Don’t you need somebody to love?
Am 
Wouldn’t you love somebody to love?
Am 
You better find somebody to love

Outro is vaguely...

Am 

Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit  

Originally in F#, I play in A

Highest note is the 4 (“feed your head”)

Intro

A# 
   x 3

Vox on the 5

 One pill makes you larger and
A# 
One pill makes you small
And the ones that mother gives you don’t 
A# 
Do anything at all

D# 
Go ask Alice  when she’s ten feet tall

And if you go chasing rabbits
A# 
And you know you’re going to fall
Tell ‘em a hookah-smoking caterpillar has
A# 
 Given you the call

D# 
Call Alice  when she was  just small

Vox on the 1 of the chord

 When the men on the chessboard get up
And tell you where to go
And you just had some kind of mushroom
And your mind is moving on

Vox up to the 1 now

Go ask Alice, I think she’ll know
A# 
When logic and proportion have fallen sloppy dead
And the white knight is talking backwards
A# 
And the red queen’s off with her head

D# 
Remember  what the dormouse said
Feed your head
Feed your head

Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire  

Originally in C, I play in A capo 2

Hard stops throughout this verse

 You shake my nerves and you rattle my brain
D7 
 Too much love drives a man insane
E7 D7 
 You broke my will,  but what a thrill
Goodness, gracious, great balls of fire

Band enters

 I laughed at love, for I thought it was funny
D7 
 You came along and moved me honey
E7 D7 
 I changed my mind,  this love is fine
Goodness, gracious, great balls of fire

D7 
 Kiss me baby, woooooo,  it feels good
D7 
 Hold me baby
E7 
Well,  I want to love you like a lover should
E7 
 You’re fine, so kind
E7 
Got to tell this world that you’re mine mine mine mine

 I chew my nails and then I twiddle my thumbs
D7 
 I’m real nervous but it sure is fun
E7 D7 
 C’mon baby,  you drive me crazy
Goodness, gracious, great balls of fire

Solo

   →   x2

D7 
 Kiss me baby, woooooo,  it feels good
D7 
 Hold me baby
E7 
Well,  I want to love you like a lover should
E7 
 You’re fine, so kind
E7 
Got to tell this world that you’re mine mine mine mine

 I chew my nails and then I twiddle my thumbs
D7 
 I’m real nervous but it sure is fun
E7 D7 
 C’mon baby,  you drive me crazy
Goodness, gracious, great balls of fire

Jesus Jones - Right Here Right Now  

Originally in D, I play in A

Intro

B7/A D/A A/C# A/B 
    →  →  → 

Vox on the 3 on “woman”

B7/A D/A 
 A woman on the radio talks about  revolution
A/C# A/B 
When it’s already passed her by
B7/A 
 Bob Dylan didn’t have this to sing about, you know
D/A A/C# A/B 
 It feels good to be  alive

 I was alive and I waited, waited
A/D A/C# A/B 
 I was alive and I waitefor this
B7/A 
 Right here, right now
D/A A/C# A/B 
There is no other place I wanna be    
B7/A 
 Right here, right now
D/A A/C# A/B 
Watching the world wake up from history    

B7/A 
I saw the decade in, when it seemed
D/A A/C# A/B 
The world could change at the blink of  an eye  
B7/A 
And if anything
D/A A/C# A/B 
Then there’s your sign,    of the times  

 I was alive and I waited, waited
A/D A/C# A/B 
 I was alive and I waitefor this

Instruments drop out, hang the I

 Right here, right now

Solo

A5 
 I was alive and I waited, waited
A/D A/C# A/B 
 I was alive and I waitefor this
B7/A 
 Right here, right now
D/A A/C# A/B 
There is no other place I wanna be    
B7/A 
 Right here, right now
D/A A/C# A/B 
Watching the world wake up from history    

B7/A 
 Right here, right now
D/A A/C# A/B 
There is no other place I wanna be    
B7/A 
 Right here, right now
D/A A/C# A/B 
Watching the world wake up from history    
B7/A 
 Right here, right now
D/A A/C# A/B 
Watching the world wake up    

Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl  

Originally in A, I play in D

Highest note that matters is the 4 (“another man, yeah”)

Play basically everything as 7’s, 9’s, and 7#9’s

Intro

Vox on b7 1 1 on “one two three”

It’s a one, two, three, take my hand and come with me

Because you look so fine that I really wanna make you mine
I said you look so fine that I really wanna make you mine

Four, five, six, come on and get your kicks

Now you don’t need money when you look like that, do ya honey

Vox around the 1 of the chord on “big black boots”

Big black boots,  →  long brown hair  → 

Vox up to the 5 of the chord on “get back stare”

Ah she’s so sweet,  with her get back stare 

 Well, I could see,  you home with me
 But you were with another man, yeah
 I, know, we ain’t got,  much to say
 Before I let you get away, yeah  

I said, are you gonna be my girl

 Well, it’s a one, two, three, take my hand and come with me

Because you look so fine that I really wanna make you mine
I said you look so fine and I really wanna make you mine

Ah four, five, six, come on and get your kicks

Now you don’t need money with a face like that, do ya

Big black boots,  →  long brown hair  → 
Ah she’s so sweet, with her get back stare

 Well, I could see,  you home with me
 But you were with another man, yeah
 I, know, we ain’t got,  much to say
 Before I let you get away, yeah  

I said, are you gonna be my girl

Solo

       x2

 I could see,  you home with me
 But you were with another man, yeah
 I, know, we ain’t got,  much to say
 Before I let you get away, yeah

 Ah be my girl,  be my girl
 Are you gonna be my girl

Jim Croce - Bad Bad Leroy Brown  

Originally in G, I play in G capo 2

Intro, with 6ths

D7 
 

Vox on the 3 on “south”

Well, the south side of Chicago
A7 
Is the baddest part of town
B7 
And if you go down there
D7 D7 
You better just beware of a man name of Leroy Brown 

Now, Leroy more than trouble
A7 
You see he stand about six foot four
B7 
All the downtown ladies call him treetop lover
D7 D7 
All the men just call him sir 

And he’s bad, bad, Leroy Brown
A7 
The baddest man in the whole damn town
B7 
Badder than old King Kong
D7 D7 
And meaner than a junkyard dog 

Now, Leroy, he a gambler
A7 
And he like his fancy clothes
B7 
And he like to wave his diamond rings
D7 D7 
In front of everybody’s nose 

He got a custom Continental
A7 
He got an El Dorado too
B7 
He got a thirty-two gun in his pocket for fun
D7 D7 
He got a razor in his shoe 

And he’s bad, bad, Leroy Brown
A7 
The baddest man in the whole damn town
B7 
Badder than old King Kong
D7 D7 
And meaner than a junkyard dog 

Well, Friday ‘bout a week ago
A7 
Leroy shootin’ dice
B7 
And at the edge of the bar sat a girl name of Doris
D7 D7 
And oh, that girl look nice 
Well, he cast his eyes upon her
A7 
And the trouble soon began
B7 
And Leroy Brown, he learned a lesson ‘bout messin’
D7 D7 
With the wife of a jealous man 

I usually skip this chorus... we get it, he’s bad.

And he’s bad, bad, Leroy Brown
A7 
The baddest man in the whole damn town
B7 
Badder than old King Kong
D7 D7 
And meaner than a junkyard dog 

Quiet, let ring

Well, the two men took to fightin’
A7 
And when they pulled them from the floor
B7 
Leroy looked like a jigsaw puzzle
D7 D7 
With a couple of pieces gone 

And he’s bad, bad, Leroy Brown
A7 
The baddest man in the whole damn town
B7 
Badder than old King Kong
D7 D7 
And meaner than a junkyard dog 

Yeah he’s bad, bad, Leroy Brown
A7 
The baddest man in the whole damn town
B7 
Badder than old King Kong
D7 
And meaner than a junkyard dog

B7 
Yes, you were badder than old King Kong
D7 
And meaner than a junkyard dog

Jim Croce - I’ll Have To Say I Love You In a Song  

Amaj7 C#m Bm Dm E7 
    →  x 2

Amaj7 C#m 
Well, I know it’s kind of late
Bm 
hope I didn’t wake you
Amaj7 C#m 
But what I got to say can’t wait
Bm 
knew you’d understand

G#7 
 Every time I tried to tell you
C#7 F#m 
The words just came out wrong 
Amaj7 
So, I’ll have to say I love you in a song 

Amaj7 C#m 
Yeah I know it’s kind of strange
Bm 
But every time I’m near you
Amaj7 C#m 
I just run out of things to say
Bm 
knew you’d understand

G#7 
 And every time I tried to tell you
C#7 F#m 
The words just came out wrong 
Amaj7 
So, I’ll have to say I love you in a song 

Solo on verse chords

G#7 
 Every time the time was right
C#7 F#m 
All the words just came out wrong 
Amaj7 
So I’ll have to say I love you in a song 

Amaj7 C#m 
Yeah, I know it’s kind of late
Bm 
hope I didn’t wake you
Amaj7 C#m 
But there’s something that I just got to say
Bm 
knew you’d understand

G#7 
 Every time I tried to tell you
C#7 F#m 
The words just came out wrong 
Amaj7 
So, I’ll have to say I love you in a song 

Amaj7 C#m Bm Dm E7 
    →  
Amaj7 

Jim Croce - Operator  

Intro

Bm Am G/B Am D7 
    →  →  →  →  x2

Bm G/B Am G/B Am 
 Operator oh could you help me place this call  →  →  → 
Am D7/F# Em D/C D/B D/A 
 See the number on the matchbook is old and faded  →  →  →  

Not a typo; this time the pattern resolves to the I on “friend”, the first time it didn’t

Bm G/B Am G/B Am 
 She’s living in L.A.  with my best old ex-friend Ray  →  →  → 
Am D7/F# Em D/C D/B D/A 
 A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated  →  →  →  

C/G 
 Isn’t that the way they say it goes
But let’s forget all that
Am 
And give me the number if you can find it
Em Bm Am 
So can call just to tell ‘em I’m fine and to show
D7 G/B 
 I’ve overcome the blow,  I’ve learned to take it well 
Am 
I only wish my words  could just convince myself 

Hang on “that’s”

That it just wasn’t real, but that’s not the way it feels

Bm Am G/B Am D7 
    →  →  →  → 

Bm G/B Am G/B Am 
 Operator oh could you help me place this call  →  →  → 
Am D7/F# Em D/C D/B D/A 
 ‘Cause I can’t read the number that you just gave me  →  →  →  
Bm G/B Am G/B Am 
 There’s something in my eyes, you know it happens every tim  →  →  → 
Am D7/F# Em D/C D/B D/A 
 I think about the love that I thought would save me  →  →  →  

C/G 
 Isn’t that the way they say it goes
But let’s forget all that
Am 
And give me the number if you can find it
Em Bm Am 
So can call just to tell ‘em I’m fine and to show
D7 G/B 
 I’ve overcome the blow,  I’ve learned to take it well 
Am 
I only wish my words  could just convince myself 

Hang on “that’s”

That it just wasn’t real, but that’s not the way it feels

C/G 
  No, no no, no, no 
C/G 
 That’s not the way it feels 

Bm G/B Am G/B Am 
 Operator, oh let’s forget about this call  →  →  → 
Am D7/F# Em D/C D/B D/A 
 There’s no one there I really wanted to talk to   →  →  →  
Bm G/B Am G/B Am 
 Thank you for your time, oh you’ve been so much more than kind  →  →  → 
Am D7/F# Em D/C D/B D/A 
 You can keep the dime   →  →  →  

C/G 
 Isn’t that the way they say it goes
But let’s forget all that
Am 
And give me the number if you can find it
Em Bm Am 
So can call just to tell ‘em I’m fine and to show
D7 G/B 
 I’ve overcome the blow,  I’ve learned to take it well 
Am 
I only wish my words  could just convince myself 

Hang on “that’s”

That it just wasn’t real, but that’s not the way it feels

Bm Am G/B Am D7 
    →  →  →  →  x2

Jimi Hendrix - Fire  

Originally in D, I play in A

Intro, skip this part if acoustic and start at the main riff

D# 
 → 
 →  →  

D# 
 → 
 →  →  

Writing the riff as chords, will write this as just the I after this

 →  →  
 →  →  

 All right
 Now dig this baby

Vox around the b3

You don’t care for me, I don’t a care about that
You got a new fool, hah, I like it like that
 I have only one a-burnin’ desire

Hard stop on the I

 Let me stand next to your fire

The ivm11 is more like bVIIadd9/6, e.g. Cadd9/A in the original key

Em11 
 (Let me stand next to your fire) Hey, let me stand next to your fire
Em11 
 (Let me stand next to your fire) Whoa, let me stand baby
Em11 
 (Let me stand next to your fire) Let me stand
Em11 
 (Let me stand next to your fire) Yeah baby

 Listen here baby
 And stop actin’ so crazy
You say your mom ain’t home, it ain’t my concern
Just don’t play with me, and you won’t get burned
 I have only one itchin’ desire
 Let me stand next to your fire

Em11 
 (Let me stand next to your fire) Yeah, let me stand baby
Em11 
 (Let me stand next to your fire) Let me stand
Em11 
 (Let me stand next to your fire) Oh, let me stand
Em11 
 (Let me stand next to your fire) Oh

 Ahh, move over Rover
 And let Jimi take over
 Yeah, you know what I’m talkin’ about
 Yeah, get on with it baby

Solo on a chorus, but up a whole step

F#m11 F#m11 
F#m11 F#m11 
   

Repeat intro

D# 
 → 
 →  →   That’s what I’m talking about

D# 
 → 
 →  →   Now dig this

 Hah
 Now listen baby

You try to  give me your money, you better save it babe
 Save it for your rainy day
 I have only one a-burnin’ desire

No hard stop this time

 Let me stand next to your fire, ha

Em11 
 (Let me stand next to your fire) Ow, let me stand
Em11 
 (Let me stand next to your fire) Oh, let me stand baby
Em11 
 (Let me stand next to your fire) I ain’t gonna do you no harm
Em11 
 (Let me stand next to your fire) Ow

F#m11 
 Yeah 
F#m11 
 You better move over baby
Em11 
 I ain’t gonna hurt you baby
Em11 
 Aw, I ain’t done with your ol’ lady

F#m11 
 Ow 
F#m11 
 Aw, yes it’s Jimi comin’ to you

Jimmy Buffet - Margaritaville  

Originally in D, I play in D capo 2.

Nibblin’ on sponge cake, watchin’ the sun bake 
All of those tourists covered with oil
A7 
Strummin’ my six string, on my front porch swing 
D7 
Smell those shrimp they’re beginnin’ to boil 

D7 
Wastin’ away again in Margaritaville 
D7 
Searchin’ for my lost shaker of salt 
Some people claim that there’s a woman to 
Blame, but I know, it’s nobody’s fault

Don’t know the reason, I stayed here all season  
Nothin’ to show but this brand new tattoo
A7 
But it’s a real beauty, a Mexican cutie, how it got here
D7 
I haven’t a clue 

D7 
Wastin away again in Margaritaville 
D7 
Search’in’ for my lost shaker of salt 
Some people claim that there’s a woman to 
Blame, now I think, hell it could be my fault

I blew out my flip flop, stepped on a pop top
Cut my heel had to cruise on back home
A7 
But there’s booze in the blender, and soon it will render
D7 
That frozen concoction that helps me hang on 

D7 
Wastin’ away again in Margaritaville 
D7 
Searchin’ for my lost shaker of salt 
Some people claim that there’s a woman to 
Blame, but I know, it’s my own damn fault
D7 
Yes and some people claim that there’s a woman to 
Blame, and I know, it’s my own damn fault

Jimmy Eat World - The Middle  

Originally in D, I play in A capo 3

Hey, don’t write yourself off yet
It’s only in your head you feel left out or looked down on
Just try your best, try everything you can
And don’t you worry what they tell themselves when you’re away

It just takes some time, little girl you’re in the middle of the ride
Everything, everything will be just fine
Everything, everything will be all right, all right

Hey, you know they’re all the same
You know you’re doing better on your own, so don’t buy in
Live right now, yeah just be yourself
It doesn’t matter if it’s good enough for someone else

It just takes some time, little girl you’re in the middle of the ride
Everything, everything will be just fine
Everything, everything will be all right, all right

It just takes some time, little girl you’re in the middle of the ride
Everything, everything will be just fine
Everything, everything will be all right, all right

Solo

   

Quiet

Hey, don’t write yourself off yet

Band back in

It’s only in your head you feel left out or looked down on
Just do your best, do everything you can
And don’t you worry what the bitter hearts are gonna say

It just takes some time, little girl you’re in the middle of the ride
Everything, everything will be just fine
Everything, everything will be all right, all right

It just takes some time, little girl you’re in the middle of the ride
Everything, everything will be just fine
Everything, everything will be all right, all right

Joan Baez - Diamonds and Rust  

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 
Well I’ll be damned here comes your ghost again
But that’s not unusual it’s just that the moon is full
Em 
And you happened to call

    

Em 
And here I sit  hand on the telephone
I’m hearing a voice I’d known a couple of light years ago
Em 
Heading straight for a fall

Well we both know what memories can bring 
Em 
They bring diamonds and rust
Well we both know what memories can bring 
Em 
They bring diamonds and rust

Play short riff if not rocking

Em 
As I remember, your eyes were bluer than robins’ eggs 
My poetry was lousy you said, but where are you calling from? 
Em 
A booth in the mid-west

Em 
Ten years ago I bought you some cuff-links 
And you bought me something
We both know what memories can bring 
Em 
They bring diamonds and rust

Play short riff if not rocking, else another chorus

Em 
You burst on the scene, already a legend
The unwashed phenomenon, the original vagabond
Em 
You strayed into my arms

Em 
And there you stayed, temporarily lost at sea
The Madonna was yours for free, the girl on the half-shell
Em 
Could keep you unharmed

Well we both know what memories can bring 
Em 
They bring diamonds and rust
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 

Our breath comes out of white clouds
Mingles and hangs in the air
Fmaj7 
Speaking strictly for me
B7 
We both could  have died then and there
Em Em 
  

Play long riff if not rocking

Em 
Now you’re telling me you’re not nostalgic
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
It’s all come back too clearly
Yes I loved you dearly, and if you’re offering diamonds and rust
Em 
I’ve already paid

Well we both know what memories can bring 
Em 
They bring diamonds and rust
Well we both know what memories can bring 
Em 
They bring diamonds and rust

Well we both know what memories can bring 
Em 
They bring diamonds and rust
Well we both know what memories can bring 
Em 
They bring diamonds and rust

Em 
Diamonds, diamonds, and rust
Em 
Diamonds, diamonds, and rust

Joan Jett - Bad Reputation  

Originally in B (then C#), I play in D (then E)

Highest note that matters is the 2 of the first key

Intro

Vox on the 1 on “I don’t”

I don’t give a damn about my reputation
You’re living in the past, it’s a new generation

girl can do what she wants to do
And that’s what I’m gonna do

And I don’t give a damn about my bad reputation    
Oh no   
Not me   

And I don’t give a damn about my reputation
I never said I wanted to improve my station

And I’m only doing good when I’m having fun
And I don’t have to please no one

And I don’t give a damn about my bad reputation    
Oh no   
Not me   
Whoa   
Not me   

Key change

I  don’t give a damn about my reputation
I’ve never been afraid of any deviation
And I don’t really care, if I’m strange
I ain’t gonna change

And I’m never gonna care about my bad reputation    
Whoa no   
Not me   
Whoa no   
Not me   

Pedal, boys

Solo

And I don’t give a damn about my reputation
The world’s in trouble, there’s no communication
And everyone can say what they want to say
It never gets better anyway

So why should I care about a bad reputation,    anyway
Oh no   
Not me   
Wow no   
Not me   

I  don’t give a damn about my bad reputation
You’re living in the past, it’s a new generation
And I only feel good when I got no pain
And that’s how I’m gonna stay

And I don’t give a damn about my bad reputation    
Oh no   
Not me   
Wow no   
Not me   
Not me   
   Not me

Joan Jett - I Hate Myself for Loving You  

Originally in Em, I play in Am for a male singer

Intro, 4 measures of only drums

Main Riff, play twice, organ enters on second time

A5 C5 A5 G5 A5 
G5 A5 
 x2

A5 
Midnight, gettin’ uptight, where are you?
D5 
 You said you’d meet me, now it’s quarter to two
E5 
 I know I’m hangin’ but I’m still wantin’ you
A5 
Hey, Jack, it’s a fact they’re talkin’ in town
D5 
 I turn my back and you’re messin’ around
E5 
I’m not really jealous, don’t like lookin’ like a clown

C5 D5 
 I think of you ev’ry night and day
C5 D5 E5 
 You took my heart, then you took my pride away

Backing vox enter

A5 
hate myself for loving you
D5 
Can’t break free from the the things that you do
E5 
 I wanna walk but I run back to you, that’s why

Hard stop on ‘hate’

A5 
hate myself for loving you

A5 C5 A5 G5 A5 
G5 A5 
 x2

A5 
Daylight, spent the night without you
D5 
 But I’ve been dreamin’ ‘bout the lovin’ you do
E5 
I won’t be as angry ‘bout the hell you put me through
A5 
Hey, man, bet you can treat me right
D5 
 You just don’t know what you was missin’ last night
E5 
I wanna see your face and say forget it just from spite

C5 D5 
 I think of you ev’ry night and day
C5 D5 E5 
 You took my heart, then you took my pride away

Backing vox enter

A5 
hate myself for loving you
D5 
Can’t break free from the the things that you do
E5 
 I wanna walk but I run back to you, that’s why

Hard stop on ‘hate’

A5 
hate myself for loving you

Guitar solo on main riff (not verse chords)

C5 D5 
 I think of you ev’ry night and day
C5 D5 E5 
 You took my heart, then you took my pride away

Drums and vox only

A5 
hate myself for loving you
D5 
Can’t break free from the the things that you do
E5 
 I wanna walk but I run back to you, that’s why

Hard stop on ‘hate’

A5 
hate myself for loving you

Backing vox and band enter

A5 
hate myself for loving you
D5 
Can’t break free from the the things that you do
E5 
 I wanna walk but I run back to you, that’s why

Hard stop on ‘hate’

A5 
hate myself for loving you

Main riff 4x, with “I hate myself for loving you”

Hang on the last “you”

Joan Jett - I Love Rock N’ Roll  

Originally in E, and there’s a lot of b3 in the melody, but every other key sounds silly, so I choose to sing those b3’s poorly

Intro

    → 
 
saw him dancin’ there by the record machine
knew he must’a been about seventeen
The beat was going strong
Playin’ my favorite song

An' I could tell it wouldn't be long
Till he was with me, yeah me
An' I could tell it wouldn't be long

Till he was with me, yeah me, singin’

I love rock n’ roll
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby
I love rock n’ roll
So come and take your time and dance with me

 Ow!

He smiled so I got up an’ asked for his name
That don’t matter, he said, ‘cause it’s all the same
Said can I take you home
Where we can be alone

And next we were movin' on, he was with me, yeah me

Next we were movin’ on, he was with me, yeah me, singin’

I love rock n’ roll
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby
I love rock n’ roll
So come and take your time and dance with me

 Ow!

Solo

E7#9 
   
Said can I take you home where we can be alone

Next we were movin' on, he was with me, yeah me
An' we'll be movin' on, an' singin' that same old song
Yeah with me, singin'

Instruments out, chords implied

I love rock n’ roll
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby
I love rock n’ roll
So come and take your time and dance with me

I love rock n’ roll
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby
I love rock n’ roll

Note no “me” at the end of this line

So come and take your time and dance with

I love rock n’ roll
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby
I love rock n’ roll
So come and take your time and dance with

I love rock n’ roll
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby
I love rock n’ roll
So come and take your time and dance with

I love rock n’ roll
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby
I love rock n’ roll
So come and take your time and dance with me

Joe Walsh - Life’s Been Good  

Originally in B, I play in G capo 2

Intro

       x4

 →  →  x2
Bm Bm 
     x2 
 →  →  x2
Bm Bm 
     x2 

Vox start on the 3

D/F# Em 
 I have a mansion forget the price
D/F# Em 
 Ain’t never been there they tell me it’s nice
D/F# Em 
 I live in hotels tear out the walls
D/F# Em 
 I have accountants pay for it all

A/G A/F# Bm Bm 
 They say I’m crazy but I have a good time  →   → 
A/G A/F# 
I’m just looking for clues at the scene of the crime
A/C# 
Life’s been good to me so far

D/F# Em 
 My Maserati does one-eighty-five
D/F# Em 
 I lost my license now I don’t drive
D/F# Em 
 I have a limo ride in the back
D/F# Em 
 I lock the doors in case I’m attacked

D/F# Em 
 I’m making records my fans they can’t wait
D/F# Em 
 They write me letters tell me I’m great
D/F# Em 
So I got me an office gold records on the wall
D/F# Em 
 Just leave a message, maybe I’ll call

A/G A/F# 
Lucky I’m sane after all I’ve been through
Bm Bm 
Everybody says I’m cool (He’s cool)
A/G A/F# 
 I can’t complain but sometimes I still do
A/C# 
Life’s been good to me so far

Solo (approximately)

A9 A9 
E9 E9 
   

Repeat a few times, then repeat intro...


       x4

 →  →  x2
Bm Bm 
     x2 
 →  →  x2
Bm Bm 
     x2 

D/F# Em 
 I go to parties sometimes until four
D/F# Em 
 It’s hard to leave when you can’t find the door
D/F# Em 
 It’s tough to handle this fortune and fame
D/F# Em 
Everybody’s so different I haven’t changed

A/G A/F# 
 They say I’m lazy but it takes all my time
Bm Bm 
Everybody says oh yeah (Oh yeah)
A/G A/F# 
 I keep on going guess I’ll never know why
A/C# 
Life’s been good to me so far

Joe Walsh - Walk Away  

Originally in Ab, I play in D

Intro

 →
G/D 
         → 
G/D G/D 
   

Vox on 3 5 6 6 on “takin’ my time”

Takin’ my time,  → choosin’ my line 
 → Tryin’ to decide what to do 
 → Looks like my stop, don’t wanna get off 

Hard stop at the end of this line

 →Got myself hung up on yo

Bm 
Seems to me, you don’t wanna talk about it
Bm 
Seems to me, you just turn your pretty head and walk away

Em Em 
   
 →
G/D 
         → 

Places I’ve known,  → things that I’m growin’ 
 → Don’t taste the same without you 
 I got myself in, the worst mess I been, and 
Find myself startin’ to doubt you

Bm 
Seems to me, talk all night here comes the morning
Bm 
Seems to me, you just forget what we said and greet the day

Em Em 
   

Solo on intro riff

Bm 
Seems to me, you don’t wanna talk about it
Bm 
Seems to me, you just turn your pretty head and walk away

Em Em 
   
Iiiii... got to cool myself down,  → stompin’ around
 → Thinkin’ some words, I can’t blame ya
 → Meet ya half way, I got nothin’ to say
 → Still I don’t s’pose I can blame ya

Bm 
Seems to me, you don’t wanna talk about it
Bm 
Seems to me, you just turn your pretty head and walk away

Em Em 
   
Em Em 
Walk awa  

Solo

Em Em 

John Denver - Leaving on a Jet Plane  

   
All my bags are packed I’m ready to go
I’m standin’ here outside your door
Em D7 
hate to wake you up to say goodbye 
But the dawn is breakin’ it’s early morn
The taxi’s waitin’ he’s blowin’ his horn
Em D7 
Already I’m so lonesome I could cry 

So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you’ll wait for me
Em D7 
Hold me like you’ll never let me go 
Cause I’m leavin’ on a jet plane

Let ring

 Don’t know when  I’ll be back again
Bm7 Am7 D7 
 Oh babe, I hate to go 

There’s so many times I’ve let you down
So many times I’ve played around
Em D7 
I tell you now, they don’t mean a thing 
Every place I go I’ll think of you
Every song I sing I’ll sing for you
Em D7 
When I come back I’ll wear your wedding ring 

So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you’ll wait for me
Em D7 
Hold me like you’ll never let me go 
Cause I’m leavin’ on a jet plane

Let ring

 Don’t know when  I’ll be back again
Bm7 Am7 D7 
 Oh babe, I hate to go 

Let all chords ring for this verse

Now the time has come to leave you
One more time just let me kiss you
Em D7 
Close your eyes  I’ll be on my way 
Dream about the days to come
When I won’t have to leave alone
Em D7 
About the times I won’t have to say 

So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you’ll wait for me
Em D7 
Hold me like you’ll never let me go 
Cause I’m leavin’ on a jet plane

Let ring

 Don’t know when  I’ll be back again
Bm7 Am7 D7 
 Oh babe, I hate to go 

John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads  

Originally in A, I play in G

Hang two beats on the I after this line

Em 
 Almost Heaven,  West Virginia,  Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River
Em 
 Life is old there, older than the trees, younger than the mountains
Blowin’ like a breeze

Em 
Country roads, take me home, to the place, I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama, take me home, country roads

Hang two beats on the I after this line

Em 
 All my memories  gather round her,  miner’s lady, stranger to blue water
Em 
 Dark and dusty, painted on the sky, misty taste of moonshine
Teardrop in my eye

Em 
Country roads, take me home, to the place, I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama, take me home, country roads

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “I hear her”

Em 
 I hear her voice, in the morning hour she calls me

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “radio”

The radio reminds 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 
And driving down the road I get a feeling
D7 
That I should have been home yesterday, yesterday

Em 
Country roads, take me home, to the place, I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama, take me home, country roads
Em 
Country roads, take me home, to the place, I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama, take me home, country roads
Take me home, (down) country roads
Take me home, (down) country roads

John Fogerty - Centerfield  

Originally in G, I play in E

        x3
G#m F#m B7 
   
Well beat the drum and hold the phone
The sun came out today
C#m B7 
We’re born again there’s new grass on the field 
A-’roundin’ third and headed for home
It’s a brown-eyed handsome man
Anyone can understand the way I feel

Oh, put me in coach
I’m ready to play today
Put me in coach
G#m 
I’m ready to play today
F#m 
Look at me
B7 
I can be centerfield

Well I spent some time in the Mudville Nine
Watchin’ it from the bench
C#m B7 
You know I took some lumps when the Mighty Case struck out 
So Say Hey Willie tell the Cobb
And Joe DiMaggio
Don’t say it ain’t so
You know the time is now

Oh, put me in coach
I’m ready to play today
Put me in coach
G#m 
I’m ready to play today
F#m 
Look at me
B7 
I can be centerfield

Repeat intro if appropriate

Got a beat-up glove, a homemade bat
And a brand new pair of shoes
You know I think it’s time
C#m B7 
To give this game a ride 
Just to hit the ball and touch ‘em all
moment in the sun
It’s a-gone and you can tell that one goodbye

Oh, put me in coach
I’m ready to play today
Put me in coach
G#m 
I’m ready to play today
F#m 
Look at me
B7 
I can be centerfield

Oh, put me in coach
I’m ready to play today
Put me in coach
G#m 
I’m ready to play today
F#m 
Look at me
B7 
Gotta be centerfield

John Lennon - Imagine  

Originally in C, I play in A capo 1 or 2

Amaj7 
      x2

Maj7’s continue, but not writing them out

Imagine there’s no heaven
It’s easy if you  try
No hell below us
Above us only sky

F#m/C# Bm7 
Imagine all the people
Living for today

Imagine there’s no countries
It isn’t hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too

F#m/C# Bm7 
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace, you-hoo

C# 
You may say I’m a dreamer 
C# 
But I’m not the only one 
C# 
I hope someday you’ll join us 
And the world will live as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man

F#m/C# Bm7 
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world

C# 
You may say I’m a dreamer 
C# 
But I’m not the only one 
C# 
I hope someday you’ll join us 
And the world will live as one

Optional fadeout, credit Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora

‘Cause all we are saying is give peace a chance

John Lennon - Instant Karma  

Originally in A, I play in E capo 2

Silly intro thing, let each chord ring once, or just skip this

 

Every line in the vase has a descending bass that I’m not writing out

C#m 
 Instant Karma’s gonna get you 
C#m 
 Gonna knock you right in the head 
C#m 
 You better get yourself together 
 Pretty soon your gonna be dead 

F#m 
 What in the world you thinking of?
F#m 
 Laughing in the face of love
Em 
What on Earth you tryin’ to do? 
It’s up to you
Yeah you

C#m 
 Instant Karma’s gonna get you 
C#m 
 Gonna look you right in the face 
C#m 
 Better get yourself together darlin’ 
 Join the human race 

F#m 
 How in the world you gonna see?
F#m 
 Laughing at fools like me
Em 
Who on Earth do you think you are?
superstar?
B7 
Well right you are

F#m Bm 
Well we all shine on
F#m Bm 
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
F#m Bm 
Well we all shine on
Everyone come on

C#m 
 Instant Karma’s gonna get you 
C#m 
 Gonna knock you off your feet 
C#m 
 Better recognize your brothers 
 Everyone you meet 

F#m 
 Why in the world are we here?
F#m 
 Surely not to live in pain and fear
Em 
 Why on Earth are you there?
When you’re everywhere gonna get your share

F#m Bm 
Well we all shine on
F#m Bm 
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
F#m Bm 
Well we all shine on
Come on and on and on on

C#m 
 Yeah yeah 
C#m 
Alright 
C#m 
Ah ha 
A 

F#m Bm 
Well we all shine on
F#m Bm 
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
F#m Bm 
Well we all shine on
B7 
Everyone come on

John Lennon - Just Like Starting Over  

Aaug F#m/A Aaug 
Our life, together, is so precious, together
E7 E7 
We have grown,  we have grown 
Aaug F#m/A 
Although our love, is still special 
A7 D/A Dm/A 
Let’s take a chance and fly away somewhere alone

Vox on the 5 on “time”

It’s been too long since we took the time

Vox up to the #5 of the key on “one’s”, then up to the 1 on “flies”, then 6 b7 on “quickly”

Aaug Bm 
No one’s to blame, I know time flies so quickly 

Vox on 6 5 of the key on “but when” (so “when” is the 4 of the chord)

Bm 
 But when I see you darlin’

Vox on the 6 of the key (5 of the chord) on “like”

C#m F# Bm 
 It’s like we both are fallin’ in love again, it’ll be
Aaug Aaug 
Just like starting over,  starting over 

Every day we used to make it, love
Aaug Bm 
Why can’t we be makin’ love nice and easy 

Bm C#m 
 It’s time to spread our wings and fly
F# Bm 
Don’t let another day go by, my love, it’ll be
Aaug 
Just like starting over , starting over 

Hard stop before the bridge

Am 
Why don’t we take off alone
D7 
 Take a trip somewhere far, far away
Em Am 
 We’ll be together all alone, again
D7 
 Like we used to in the early days

D/F# E/G# 
Well, well darlin’

It’s been too long since we took the time
Aaug Bm 
No one’s to blame, I know time flies so quickly 

Bm 
 But when I see you darlin’
C#m F# Bm 
 It’s like we both are fallin’ in love again, it’ll be
Aaug Aaug 
Just like starting over,  starting over 

Still at tempo

Aaug F#m/A Aaug 
Our life, together, is so precious, together
E7 E7 
We have grown, mmmm,  we have grown 
Aaug F#m/A 
Although our love, is still special 

Hang on “somewhere”

A7 D/A Dm/A 
Let’s take a chance and fly away somewhere 

Aaug Aaug 
Aug 
Starting over  

John Mayer - No Such Thing (Simplified)  

Emaj7 
Emaj7 Amaj7 
Welcome to the real world, she said to me
C#m7 
Condescendingly, take a seat, take your life
Am7 
Plot it out in black and white

Emaj7 Amaj7 
Well I never lived the dreams of the prom kings
C#m7 
And the drama queens I’d like to think the best of me
F#7 
Is still hiding up my sleeve

Asus2 
They love to tell you
Emaj7 
Stay inside the lines
F#7 Asus2 Emaj7 
But something’s better on the other side 

Am D7 Emaj7 
I wanna run through the halls of my high school
Am D7 Emaj7 
I wanna scream at the top of my lungs
Am D7 Emaj7 
I just found out there’s no such thing as the real world
Am D7 Emaj7 
Just a lie you’ve got to rise above

Emaj7 Amaj7 
So the good boys and girls take the so called right track
C#m7 
Faded white hats grabbing credits and maybe transfers
Am7 
They read all the books but they can’t find the answers

Emaj7 Amaj7 
And all of our parents they’re getting older
C#m7 
I wonder if they’ve wished for anything better
F#7 
While in their memories tiny tragedies

Asus2 
They love to tell you
Emaj7 
Stay inside the lines
F#7 Asus2 Emaj7 
But something’s better on the other side 

Am D7 Emaj7 
I wanna run through the halls of my high school
Am D7 Emaj7 
I wanna scream at the top of my lungs
Am D7 Emaj7 
I just found out there’s no such thing as the real world
Am D7 Emaj7 
Just a lie you’ve got to rise above

These chords are just like playing F and A bar chords with the top two strings open

Fmaj7b5 Aadd9 Fmaj7b5 
Aadd9 Fmaj7b5 
I am invincible 
Aadd9 Fmaj7b5 
I am invincible 
Aadd9 
I am invincible 
Fmaj7b5 Emaj7 
As long as I’m alive

Am D7 Emaj7 
I wanna run through the halls of my high school
Am D7 Emaj7 
I wanna scream at the top of my lungs
Am D7 Emaj7 
I just found out there’s no such thing as the real world
Am D7 Emaj7 
Just a lie you’ve got to rise above

Am D7 Emaj7 
I just can’t wait till my ten year reunion
Am D7 Emaj7 
I’m gonna bust down the double doors
Am D7 Emaj7 
And when I stand on these tables before you
Am D7 Emaj7 
You will know what all this time was  for

John Mayer - No Such Thing  

 Emaj9 base-fret 11 frets 0 1 3 1 x x

 Eadd9 base-fret 11 frets 0 1 4 1 x x

 Amaj7 base-fret 11 frets x 0 1 3 x x

 C#m11 base-fret 7 frets 3 x 3 3 1 x

 Em11 base-fret ten frets 0 1 3 5 x x

 F#7 base-fret 2 frets 1 x 1 2 1 x

 A2 base-fret 2 frets x 0 1 3 0 x

 Aadd11 base-fret 4 frets x 0 1 3 0 x

 Aadd9 base-fret 7 frets x 0 1 3 0 x

 Amaj9 base-fret 11 frets x 0 1 3 0 x

 Amin9 base-fret 5 frets 1 x 1 1 0 x

 D7 base-fret 5 frets x 0 3 1 3 x

 Fmaj7b5 base-fret 1 frets 1 3 3 2 0 0

 Aadd9alt base-fret 5 frets 1 3 3 2 0 0

 Fmaj7b5/G base-fret 1 frets 3 3 3 2 0 0

Emaj9 Eadd9 Emaj9 Eadd9 
   
Emaj9 Amaj9 
Welcome to the real world, she said to me
C#m11 
Condescendingly, take a seat, take your life
Em11 
Plot it out in black and white

Emaj9 Amaj9 
Well I never lived the dreams of the prom kings
C#m11 
And the drama queens I’d like to think the best of me
F#7 
Is still hiding up my sleeve

A2 Aadd11 Add9 Amaj9 
They love to tell you
A2 Aadd11 Add9 Amaj9 Emaj9 
Stay in side  the lines 
F#7 A2 Emaj9 
But something’s better on the other side 

Amin9 D7 Emaj9 
I wanna run through the halls of my high school
Amin9 D7 Emaj9 
I wanna scream at the top of my lungs
Amin9 D7 Emaj9 
I just found out there’s no such thing as the real world
Amin9 D7 Emaj9 
Just a lie you’ve got to rise above

Emaj9 Amaj9 
So the good boys and girls take the so called right track
C#m11 
Faded white hats grabbing credits and maybe transfers
Em11 
They read all the books but they can’t find the answers

Emaj9 Amaj9 
And all of our parents they’re getting older
C#m11 
I wonder if they’ve wished for anything better
F#7 
While in their memories tiny tragedies

A2 Aadd11 Add9 Amaj9 
They love to tell you
A2 Aadd11 Add9 Amaj9 Emaj9 
Stay in side  the lines 
F#7 A2 Emaj9 
But something’s better on the other side 

Amin9 D7 Emaj9 
I wanna run through the halls of my high school
Amin9 D7 Emaj9 
I wanna scream at the top of my lungs
Amin9 D7 Emaj9 
I just found out there’s no such thing as the real world
Amin9 D7 Emaj9 
Just a lie you’ve got to rise above

Fmaj7b5 Aadd9alt Fmaj7b5 
Aadd9alt Fmaj7b5 
I am invincible 
Aadd9alt Fmaj7b5 
I am invincible 
Aadd9alt 
I am invincible 
Fmaj7b5/G Emaj9 
As long as I’m alive

Amin9 D7 Emaj9 
I wanna run through the halls of my high school
Amin9 D7 Emaj9 
I wanna scream at the top of my lungs
Amin9 D7 Emaj9 
I just found out there’s no such thing as the real world
Amin9 D7 Emaj9 
Just a lie you’ve got to rise above

Amin9 D7 Emaj9 
I just can’t wait till my ten year reunion
Amin9 D7 Emaj9 
I’m gonna bust down the double doors
Amin9 D7 Emaj9 
And when I stand on these tables before you
Amin9 D7 Emaj9 
You will know what all this time was  for

John Mayer - Waiting on the World to Change  

Originally in D, I play in C, or A capo 3

Intro

Am 
Am 
   
Am 
 Me and all my friends, we’re all misunderstood
Am 
They say we stand for nothing and, there’s no way we ever could
Am 
Now we see  everything that’s going wrong with the world and those who lead it
Am 
We just feel like we don’t have the means to rise above and beat it

Am 
So we keep waiting, (waiting) waiting on the world to change 
Am 
We keep on waiting, (waiting) waiting on the world to change 
Dm7 Am Dm7 
It’s hard to beat the system, when you’re standing at a distance
Am 
So we keep waiting, (waiting) waiting on the world to change 

Am 
Now if we had the power to bring our neighbors home from war
Am 
They would have never missed a Christmas, no more ribbons on their door
Am 
And when you trust your television, what you get is what you got
Am 
Cause when they own the information, oh they can bend it all they want

Am 
That’s why we’re waiting (waiting) waiting on the world to change 
Am 
We keep on waiting, (waiting) waiting on the world to change 
Dm7 Am Dm7 
It’s not that we don’t care, we just know that the fight ain’t fair
Am 
So we keep on waiting (waiting) waiting on the world to change 

Very skippable bridge

Cm7 Cm7 Cm7 Cm7 
Cm7 Cm7 Cm7 C7#9 
   

Solo

Am 
Am 
Am 
Am 
   
Am 
And we’re still waiting (waiting) waiting on the world to change 
Am 
We keep on waiting (waiting) waiting on the world to change 
Dm Am Dm7 
One day our generation is gonna rule the population
Am 
So we keep on waiting (waiting) waiting on the world to change 
Am 
No we keep on waiting (waiting) waiting on the world to change 
Am 
We keep on waiting, (waiting) we’re waiting on the world to change 
Waiting on the world to change 
Waiting on the world to change 
Waiting on the world to change 

John Mellencamp - Authority Song  

Originally in D, I play in A

Intro

They like to get you in a compromising position  
Yes, they like to get you there and smile in your face  
Well, they think they’re so cute when they got you in that condition  
Well, I think it’s a total disgrace and I said

I fight authority, authority always wins  
When I fight authority, authority always wins  
Well I’ve been doing it since I was a young kid and I come out grinnin’  
Well I fight authority, authority always wins  

       x 2

Call up my preacher, I say give me strength for round five  
He said you don’t need no strength you need to grow up son  
I said growing up leads to growing old and then to dying  
Ooh, and dying to me don’t sound like all that much fu
So, I said

I fight authority, authority always wins  
When I fight authority, authority always wins  
Well I’ve been doing it since I was a young kid and I come out grinnin’  
Well I fight authority, authority always wins  

Solo

       x 8

I said, oh no, no, no, I said, oh no, no, no
I said, oh no, no, no no

Drums only

I fight authority, authority always wins  
When I fight authority, authority always wins  

Kick it in

Band enters

Well I’ve been doing it since I was a young kid and I come out grinnin’  
Well I fight authority, authority always wins  

Repeat to fade

John Mellencamp - Hurts So Good  

Originally in A, I play in D capo 2

Intro

G/D G/D 
   
Bm 
 When I was a young boy,  said put away those young boy ways
Bm 
 Now that I’m gettin’ older, so much older, I love all those young boy days
 With a girl like you with a girl like you
Bm 
 Lord knows there are things we can do, baby
 Just me and you, come on and make it uh

 Hurt so good
 Come on baby, make it hurt so good
Bm 
Sometimes love don’t feel like it should
You make it  hurt so good

G/D G/D 
   
 Don’t have to be so exciting
Bm 
 Just tryin’ to give myself a little bit of fun, yeah
You always look so invitin’
Bm 
 You ain’t as green as you are young

Hey baby, its you,  come on, girl, now it’s you
Bm 
 Sink your teeth right through my bones, baby
 Let’s see what we can do, come on and make it uh

 Hurt so good
 Come on baby, make it hurt so good
Bm 
Sometimes love don’t feel like it should
You make it  hurt so good

G/D 
 
I ain’t talkin’ no big deals
Bm 
I ain’t made no plans myself 
I ain’t talkin’ no high heels
Maybe we could walk around all day long, walk around all day long

 Hurt so good
 Come on baby, make it hurt so good
Bm 
Sometimes love don’t feel like it should
You make it  hurt so good

 Hurt so good, come on baby now
 Come on baby, make it hurt so good
Bm 
Sometimes love don’t feel like it should
You make it  hurt so good

John Mellencamp - Pink Houses  

Originally in G, I play in E

Intro

  →  x4

There’s a black man, with a black cat, living in a black neighborhood

He’s got an interstate running through his front yard

You know he thinks he’s,  got it so good

And there’s a woman, in the kitchen, cleaning up the evening slop
And he looks at her and says
Hey darlin’  I can remember when you could  stop a clock

Oh, but ain’t that America, for you and me
Ain’t that America, somethin’ to see baby
Ain’t that America, home of the free, yeah
Little pink houses for you and me, yeah for you and me 

  →  x2

Well there’s a young man, in a t-shirt, listening to a rock and roll station

He’s got greasy hair and a, greasy smile

He says lord this must be my destination

Cause he told me, when I was younger, said boy ya gonna be president
But just like everything else, those old crazy dreams, kinda came and went

Oh, but ain’t that America, for you and me
Ain’t that America, somethin’ to see baby
Ain’t that America, home of the free, yeah
Little pink houses for you and me, oh, little baby for you and me

  →  x3

       x4

Well there’s people, and more people, and what do they know know know
Go to work in some high-rise, and vacation down at the Gulf of Mexico, ooh yeah
And there’s winners, and there’s losers, but that ain’t no big deal
Cause the simple man, baby, pays for thrills, with bills, and pills that kill

Oh, but ain’t that America, for you and me
Ain’t that America, somethin’ to see baby
Ain’t that America, home of the free, yeah
Little pink houses for you and me, oooh

 Ooh yeah

Oh, but ain’t that America, for you and me
Ain’t that America, hey somethin’ to see baby
Ain’t that America, oh, the home of the free
Oooh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah, little pink houses babe for you and me

  →  x4

John Mellencamp - ROCK in the USA  

       x8

Vox on the 5

They come from the cities and they come from the smaller towns   
Beat up cars with guitars and drummers goin’ crack, boom, ba

R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.
R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.
R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A., yeah, yeah

Hard stop on “rock”

A/E D/E A/E A/E D/E A/E 
Rockin’ in the U.S.A.       

Well they said goodbye to their families, said goodbye to their friends   
With their pipedreams in their heads and very little money in their hands   
Some are black and some are white, ain’t too proud to sleep on the floor tonight
With the blind faith of Jesus, you know that they just might

Rockin’ in the U.S..A.,   hey
   

Solo

       x8

Voices from nowhere and voices from the larger town   
Filled our head full of dreams, and turned our world upside down  
There was Frankie Lymon, Bobby Fuller, Mitch Ryder (they were rockin’)
Jackie Wilson, Shangri-Las, Young Rascals (they were rockin’)
Spotlight on Martha Reeves, let’s don’t forget James Brown

Rockin’ in the U.S..,A.   hey

R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.
R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.

John Mellencamp - Small Town  

Originally in B, I play in G

       x4

 Well, I was born in a small town 
 And I live in a small town 
 Prob’ly die in a small town
Am 
Oh, those small communities

 All my friends are so small-town 
 My parents live in the same small town 
 My job is so small-town
Am 
Provides little opportunity, hey

       x2

 Educated in a small town 
 Taught the fear of Jesus in a small town 
 Used to daydream in that small town
Am 
Another boring romantic, that’s me

But I’ve seen it all in a small town 
 Had myself a ball in a small town 
 Married an L.A. doll and brought her to this small town
Am 
Now she’s small town just like me

Vox on the 1 of the key (5 of the chord), don’t go up high

No, I cannot forget where it is that I come from
I cannot forget the people who love me
Yeah, I can be myself here in this small town
And people let me be just what I want to be

With “ooh yeah’s”

       x2

Instrumental if you feel like it... not exactly a solo...

Em Em 
    → 
Em Em 
Em Em 
    → 
   

Let ring

       x2

 Got nothing against a big town 
 Still hayseed enough to say look who’s in the big town
 But my bed is in a small town
Am 
Oh, and that’s good enough for me

 Well, I was born in a small town 
 And I can breathe in a small town 
 Gonna die in this small town
Am 
Oh that’s probl’y where they’ll bury me, yeah

With “ooh yeah’s”

       x2

John Parr - St. Elmo’s Fire  

Originally in F#, I play in D

Highest note is the 3 of the original key

Intro

G/D 
   
F#m F#m 
Growin’ up, you don’t see the writing on the wall  
F#m 
Passin’ by, movin’ straight ahead, you knew it all
Bm 
But maybe sometime if you feel the pain
Bm 
You’ll find you’re all alone, everything has changed

F#m F#m 
Play the game, you know you can’t quit until it’s won  
F#m 
Soldier on, only you can do what must be done
Bm 
You know in some way you’re a lot like me
Bm 
You’re just a prisoner and you’re tryin’ to break free

Esus2 F# 
 I can see the new horizon,  underneath the blazin’ sky
Esus2 F# 
 I’ll be where the eagle’s flying higher and higher

Esus2 F# 
 Gonna be your man in motion,  all I need is a pair of wheels
Esus2 F# 
 Take me where my future’s lyin’,  St. Elmo’s fire 
F#7/A 
 Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

F#m F#m 
Burning up, don’t know just how far that I can go  
F#m F#m 
Soon be home, only just a few miles down the road  
Bm 
I can make it, I know I can
Bm 
You broke the boy in me, but you won’t break the man

Esus2 F# 
 I can see the new horizon,  underneath the blazin’ sky
Esus2 F# 
 I’ll be where the eagle’s flying higher and higher

Esus2 F# 
 Gonna be your man in motion,  all I need is a pair of wheels
Esus2 F# 
 Take me where my future’s lyin’,  St. Elmo’s fire

Esus2 F# 
 I can climb the highest mountain,  cross the wildest sea
Esus2 F# 
 I can feel St. Elmo’s fire burnin’ in me
F#7/A 
 Burnin’ in me

G/D 
G/D 
   

Vox on the 5

Just once in his life,  a man has his time

Vox on the 1

And my time is now,  and I’m coming alive

Esus2 F# 
 I can hear the music playin’,  I can see the banners fly
Esus2 F# 
 Feel like a man again, I’ll hold my head high
Esus2 F# 
 Gonna be your man in motion,  all I need is a pair of wheels
Esus2 F# 
 Take me where the future’s lyin’,  St. Elmo’s fire

Esus2 F# 
 I can see the new horizon,  underneath the blazin’ sky
Esus2 F# 
 I’ll be where the eagle’s flying higher and higher

Esus2 F# 
 Gonna be your man in motion,  all I need is a pair of wheels
Esus2 F# 
 Take me where my future’s lyin’,  St. Elmo’s fire

Esus2 F# 
 I can climb the highest mountain,  cross the wildest sea
Esus2 F# 
 I can feel St. Elmo’s fire burnin’ in me
F#7/A 
 Burnin’ in me 

John Waite - Missing You  

Originally in F#, I play in A capo 2, highest note is the 3 (“I ain’t missing you”)

I don’t *really* remember how the verse goes, so let it ring a lot, and play a little rubato

Dsus2 Esus4 
   

Vox on the 3

Every time I think of you
Dsus2 Esus4 
I always catch my breath 
And I’m still standing here, and you’re miles away
Dsus2 Esus4 
And I’m wonderin’ why you left

F#m7 
And there’s a storm that’s raging
Dsus2 Esus4 
Through my frozen heart tonight

I hear your name in certain circles
Dsus2 Esus4 
And it always makes me smile
I spend my time thinkin’ about you
Dsus2 Esus4 
And it’s almost driving me wild

F#m7 
And there’s a heart that’s breaking down this 
Dsus2 Esus4 
Long distance line tonight

I ain’t missing you at all
Dsus2 Esus4 
Since you been gone away
I ain’t missing you 
Dsus2 Esus4 
No matter  what I might say

There’s a message in the wire
Dsus2 Esus4 
And I’m sending you this signal tonight
You don’t know how desperate I’ve become
Dsus2 Esus4 
And it looks like I’m losing this fight

In your world I have no meaning
Dsus2 Esus4 
Though I’m trying hard to understand

F#m7 
 And it’s my heart that’s breaking
Dsus2 Esus4 
Down this long distance line tonight

I ain’t missing you at all
Dsus2 Esus4 
Since you been gone away
I ain’t missing you 
Dsus2 Esus4 
No matter  what my friends say

Bridge

F#m7 
  And there’s a message that I’m sending out
Dsus2 Esus4 
Like a telegraph to your soul

This is originally a II, not a vi

F#m7 
 And if I can’t bridge this distance
Dsus2 Esus4 
Stop this heartbreak overload

I ain’t missing you at all
Dsus2 Esus4 
Since you been gone away
I ain’t missing you 
Dsus2 Esus4 
No matter  what my friends say

I ain’t missing you
Dsus2 Esus4 
I ain’t missing you, I can lie to myself

F#m7 
And there’s a storm that’s raging
Dsus2 Esus4 
Through my frozen heart tonight

I ain’t missing you at all
Dsus2 Esus4 
Since you been gone away
I ain’t missing you 
Dsus2 Esus4 
No matter  what my friends say

Johnny Cash - I Walk the Line  

Originally starts in Bb, I play the first chord as A capo 3

Intro

E7 
     
I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
I keep my eyes wide open all the time
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
Because you’re mine, I walk the line

I find it very, very easy to be true
I find myself alone when each day’s through
Yes, I’ll admit that I’m a fool for you
Because you’re mine, I walk the line

As sure as night is dark and day is light
I keep you on my mind both day and night
And happiness I’ve known proves that it’s right
Because you’re mine, I walk the line

You’ve got a way to keep me on your side
You give me cause for love that I can’t hide
For you I know I’d even try to turn the tide
Because you’re mine, I walk the line

I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
I keep my eyes wide open all the time
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
Because you’re mine, I walk the line

Johnny Cash - I’ve Been Everywhere  

Chords follow the Johnny Cash version; the Hank Snow version changes key a bunch

Rubato, vox on the 1 of the key basically the whole verse

I was totin’ my pack along the dusty Winnemucca road

When along came a semi with a high an' canvas-covered load

A7 
If you’re goin’ to Winnemucca, Mack, with me you can ride
And so I climbed into the cab and then I settled down inside

Vox up to the 2 of the key

B7 Caug B7 
He asked me if I’d seen a road with so much dust and sand
And I said, listen, I’ve traveled every road in this here land

At tempo

I’ve been everywhere, man

I’ve been everywhere, man

Crossed the deserts bare, man
I’ve breathed the mountain air, man
B7 
Of travel I’ve-a had my share, man
I’ve been everywhere

I’ve been to Reno, Chicago, Fargo, Minnesota

Buffalo, Toronto, Winslow, Sarasota

Wichita, Tulsa, Ottawa, Oklahoma
Tampa, Panama, Mattawa, La Paloma
B7 
Bangor, Baltimore, Salvador, Amarillo
Tocapillo, Baranquilla, and Perdilla, I’m a killer

I’ve been everywhere, man

I’ve been everywhere, man

Crossed the deserts bare, man
I’ve breathed the mountain air, man
B7 
Of travel I’ve had my share, man
I’ve been everywhere

I’ve been to Boston, Charleston, Dayton, Louisiana

Washington, Houston, Kingston, Texarkana

Monterey, Faraday, Santa Fe, Tallapoosa
Glen Rock, Black Rock, Little Rock, Oskaloosa
B7 
Tennessee to Hennessey, Chicopee, Spirit Lake
Grand Lake, Devil’s Lake, Crater Lake, for Pete’s sake

I’ve been everywhere, man

I’ve been everywhere, man

Crossed the deserts bare, man
I’ve breathed the mountain air, man
B7 
Of travel I’ve had my share, man
I’ve been everywhere

I’ve been to Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville, Ombabika

He clearly says “Costa Rocka”

Schefferville, Jacksonville, Waterville, Costa Rica

Pittsfield, Springfield, Bakersfield, Shreveport
Hackensack, Cadillac, Fond du Lac, Davenport
B7 
Idaho, Jellico, Argentina, Diamantina
Pasadena, Catalina, see what I mean-a

I’ve been everywhere, man

I’ve been everywhere, man

Crossed the deserts bare, man
I’ve breathed the mountain air, man
B7 
Of travel I’ve had my share, man
I’ve been everywhere

I’ve been to Pittsburgh, Parkersburg, Gravelbourg, Colorado

Ellisburg, Rexburg, Vicksburg, Eldorado

Larimore, Admore, Haverstraw, Chatanika

He also says “opalacka”

Chaska, Nebraska, Alaska, Opelika
B7 
Baraboo, Waterloo, Kalamazoo, Kansas City
Sioux City, Cedar City, Dodge City, what a pity

I’ve been everywhere, man

I’ve been everywhere, man

Crossed the deserts bare, man
I’ve breathed the mountain air, man
B7 
Of travel I’ve had my share, man
I’ve been everywhere

B7 
I’ve been everywhere

Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire  

Intro

  → 
G/B 
  → 

Love, is a burning thing
And it makes a fiery ring
Bound, by wild desires
I fell into a ring of fire

I fell into a burning ring of fire
I went down, down, down, and the flames went higher
And it burns, burns, burns, the ring of fire
The ring of fire

 

  → 
G/B 
  → 
  → 
G/B 
  → 

I fell into a burning ring of fire
I went down, down, down, and the flames went higher
And it burns, burns, burns, the ring of fire
The ring of fire

The taste of love is sweet
When hearts like ours meet
I fell for you like a child
Oh, but the fire went wild

I fell into a burning ring of fire
I went down, down, down, and the flames went higher
And it burns, burns, burns, the ring of fire
The ring of fire

I fell into a burning ring of fire
I went down, down, down, and the flames went higher
And it burns, burns, burns, the ring of fire
The ring of fire

And it burns, burns, burns, the ring of fire
The ring of fire
The ring of fire
The ring of fire

Johnny Mathis - Without Us  

I play the intro roughly as follows, leaving the

second line on the m(7, not 9) to make the transition

easier.  Also not hitting the high string on that

last chord will make the transition sound smoother.

E|-1-1-1--3-/5-3-|
B|-1-1-1--3-/5-3-|
G|-2-3-2--3----3-|
D|-3-3-3--3----3-|
A|-3-3-3--x----x-|
E|-1-1-1--1----1-|

Fsus4 Gm7/F Gm9/F Gm7/F 
           x2

Am/E Dm7 
bet we been together for a million years
Am7 A7 G9sus4 G9 
And I bet we’ll be together for a million more 
Bbm6/Db F/C 
Oh, it’s like I started breathing on the night we kissed
A7sus4 C/D D7 
And I can’t remember what I ever did before 

Gmaj7 Bm7 
What would we do baby, without us?

Stay on the same note (the 5 of the current key) for this “do”

that you were on for the first “do”, then go down to the 1 on “baBY”

Cmaj9 A7 
What would we do baby, without us?
Am7 Cm9 Bm7 E9 
And there ain’t no nothin’ we can’t love each other through
A7sus4 A7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 
What would we do baby, without us?  
C/D G/D 
Sha la la 

That’s the end of the Family Ties version...

Gm6/C is easier as a C7 on guitar

A/C# Gm6/C 
 
Am/E Dm7 
If it’s absolutely perfect, the last puzzle piece
Am7 A7 G9sus4 G9 
And it all just comes together like we had it planned
Bbm6/Db F/C 
Ooh, it’s like we share a secret we could never tell
A7sus4 C/D D7 
‘Cause no one else but you and me could understand 

Gmaj7 Bm7 
What would we do baby, without us?
Cmaj9 A7 
What would we do baby, without us?
Am7 Cm9 Bm7 E9 
And there ain’t no nothin’ we can’t love each other through
A7sus4 A7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 
What would we do baby, without us?  
C/D G/D 
Sha la la 

I end here, it’s about to get funky and weird and not-Family-Ties-y.

A/C# A/C# Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 B7 
     
Em7 A7 
You’ve got my number and I know you know it
C/D F#7 B7 
And I’m stickin’ with you till the end  
Em7 A7 
Ooh, I’m in trouble  if I ever lost you
C/D Am7 G/B Cmaj7 B7 
I’d spend my whole life looking for you again 

Em7 A7 
You’ve got my number, you’ve got my number
C/D Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 
You’ve got my number   

C/D Gmaj7 Bm7 
What would we do baby, without us?
Cmaj9 A7 
What would we do baby, without us?
Am7 Cm9 Bm7 E9 
And there ain’t no nothin’ we can’t love each other through
A7sus4 A7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 
What would we do baby, without us?  

Original fades here on “you’ve got my number” as above

C/D Gadd9 
Sha la la 

Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now  

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.

Vox on the 1 on “I”

I can see clearly now the rain is gone
I can see all obstacles in my way
Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind

It’s gonna be a bright, bright, sunshiny day
Gonna be a bright, bright, sunshiny day

I think I can make it now the pain is gone
All of the bad feelings have disappeared
Here is that rainbow I’ve been praying for

It’s gonna be a bright, bright, sunshiny day

Look all around, there’s nothing but blue skies
C/E E/B 
Look straight ahead, there’s nothing but blue skies
G#m7 G#m7 F#m 
      
I can see clearly now the rain is gone
I can see all obstacles in my way
Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind

It’s gonna be a bright, bright, sunshiny day
It’s gonna be a bright, bright, sunshiny day
It’s gonna be a bright, bright, sunshiny day
It’s gonna be a bright, bright, sunshiny day

Johnny Rivers - Secret Agent Man  

If playing solo, play riff as Em, Emb6, EmM6, Emb6 on the 5th string

E|----0---0---0---0---0---0--|
B|---------------------------|
G|--4---5---5---6---5---5----|

Riff x4 over Em

Em Am Em 
There’s a man who leads a life of danger
Em B7 
To everyone he meets he stays a stranger
Em Am 
With every move he makes, another chance he takes
Em Am Em 
Odds are he won’t live to see tomorrow

Vox 5 7 2 of the key on “secret ag”

Bm Em Bm Em 
Secret agent man, secret agent man

Vox on the 6 5 of the chord on “given”

B7 Em 
They’ve given you a number and taken away your name

Riff x2 over Em

Em Am Em 
Beware of pretty faces that you find
Em B7 
pretty face can hide an evil mind
Em 
Ah, be careful what you say
Am 
Or you’ll give yourself away
Em Am Em 
Odds are you won’t live to see tomorrow

Bm Em Bm Em 
Secret agent man, secret agent man
B7 Em 
They’ve given you a number and taken away your name

Riff x2 over Em

Solo on verse chords

Bm Em Bm Em 
Secret agent man, secret agent man
B7 Em 
They’ve given you a number and taken away your name

Riff x2 over Em

Em Am Em 
Swingin’ on the Riviera one day
Em B7 
And then layin’ in the Bombay alley next day
Em 
Oh no, you let the wrong word slip
Am 
While kissing persuasive lips
Em Am Em 
The odds are you won’t live to see tomorrow

Bm Em Bm Em 
Secret agent man, secret agent man
B7 Em 
They’ve given you a number and taken away your name

Riff x2 over Em

Em 
Secret agent man

Jon Bon Jovi - Blaze of Glory  

Originally in Dm, I play in Am, highest note that matters is the 5 of the minor key (on “tell me that I’m wanted”)

Intro

Am 

Vox on the 1

Am 
I wake up in the morning
And I raise my weary head
I’ve got an old coat for a pillow
Am 
And the Earth was last night’s bed

Vox up to the 1 of the chord on “don’t”

don’t know where I’m going
Only god knows where I’ve been
I’m a devil on the run, a six gun lover
Am 
candle in the wind, yeah

Am 
Am 
When you’re brought into this world
They say you’re born with sin
Well at least they gave me something
Am 
I didn’t have to steal or have to win

This time the vox go up to the 3 of the chord

Well they tell me that I’m wanted
Yeah, I’m a wanted man
I’m a colt in your stable, I’m what Cain was to Abel
Am 
Mister catch me if you can

I’m going down in a blaze of glory
Take me now but know the truth
I’m going out in a blaze of glory
And lord I never drew first, but I drew first blood
Am 
I’m no one’s son, call me young gun

Am 
Am 
You ask about my conscience
And I offer you my soul
You ask if I’ll grow to be a wise man
Am 
Well I ask if I’ll grow old

You ask me if I’ve known love
And what it’s like to sing songs in the rain
Well, I’ve seen love come, I’ve seen it shot down
Am 
I’ve seen it die in vain

Shot down in a blaze of glory
Take me now but know the truth
‘Cause I’m going down in a blaze of glory
Lord I never drew first, but I drew first blood
Am 
I’m the devil’s son, call me young gun

Am 

Solo

   
Am 
Am 
Each night I go to bed
I pray the lord my soul to keep
No I ain’t looking for forgiveness
Am 
But before I’m six foot deep

Lord,  I got to ask a favor
And I hope you’ll understand
‘Cause I’ve lived life to the fullest
Am 
Let this boy die like a man

Staring down a bullet

Let ring, wait for the ‘80s drum fill...

Am 
Let me make my final stand

Shot down in a blaze of glory
Take me now but know the truth
I’m going out in a blaze of glory
Lord I never drew first, but I drew first blood
And I’m no one’s son
Call me young gun 
I’m a young gun 

Am 
Young gun , young gun 

Am 

Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi  

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

D/F# 
       x2

Vox in on the 3 of the chord on “paved”

D/F# 
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Cadd9 D/F# 
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin’ hot spot

G9 
Don’t it always seem to go
Cadd9 G/B Am7 
That you don’t know what you got till it’s gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot

Cadd9 Cadd9 
   
Cadd9 D/F# 
They took all the trees, and put ‘em in a tree museum
Cadd9 D/F# 
And they charged the people a dollar and a half to see them

No, no, no

G9 
Don’t it always seem to go
Cadd9 G/B Am7 
That you don’t know what you got till it’s gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot

Cadd9 
Hey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT
Cadd9 
I don’t care about spots on my apples
D11 
Leave me the birds and the bees please

G9 
Don’t it always seem to go
Cadd9 G/B Am7 
That you don’t know what you got till it’s gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Hey now they paved paradise and put up a parking lot

D/F# 
       x2

Let ring

Cadd9 D/F# 
Listen, late last night, I heard a screen door slam
Cadd9 D/F# 
And a big yellow taxi took my girl away

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 
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot

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
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Why now they paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Hey hey hey paved paradise and put up a parking lot

I end here, but I’m writing out the rest of the Counting

Crows arrangement.

D/F# 
   
Cadd9 
I don’t wanna give it, why you wanna give it?
Why you wanna giving it all away? Hey, hey, hey
Cadd9 
Now you wanna give it, oh she wanna give it
‘Cause she giving it all away no no

Cadd9 
I don’t wanna give it, why you wanna give it?
Why you wanna giving it all away?
Cadd9 
Giving it all
D/F# 
Giving it all away

Am7 Cadd9 
 Why you want me?
Am7 Cadd9 
 Why do you want me?

They paved paradise and put up a parking lot

Repeat to fade

Journey - Any Way You Want It  

Originally in G, I play in C, highest note that

matters is the 3.

Any way you want it
G/B 
That’s the way you need it
Am 
Any way you want it  

 She loves to laugh
G/B 
 She loves to sing
Am 
 She does everything 
 She loves to move
G/B 
 She loves to groove
Am 
 She loves the lovin’ things 

G/B 
 Ooh, all night,  all night
Am 
 Oh, every night 
G/B 
 So hold tight,  hold tight
Am 
 Ooh, baby, hold tight 

Oh, she said any way you want it
G/B 
That’s the way you need it
Am 
Any way you want it 

She said any way you want it
G/B 
That’s the way you need it
Am 
Any way you want it 

 I was alone
G/B 
 I never knew
Am 
 What good love could do 
Ooh, then we touched
G/B 
 Then we sang
Am 
 About the lovin’ things 

G/B 
 Ooh, all night,  all night
Am 
 Oh, every night 
G/B 
 So hold tight,  hold tight
Am 
 Baby, hold tight 

Oh, she said any way you want it
G/B 
That’s the way you need it
Am 
Any way you want it, oh

I said any way you want it
G/B 
That’s the way you need it
Am 
Any way you want it 

Solo if appropriate

 
G/B Am 
She said oh, oh, oh 
G/B Am 
Hold on, hold on, hooold on

Fade on chorus

Journey - Don’t Stop Believin’  

Originally in E, I play in A, the highest note that

matters is the 5.

 
F#m 
   
F#m 
 Just a small town girl,  living in a lonely world
C#m 
 She took the midnight train going anywhere
F#m 
 Just a city boy,  born and raised in south Detroit
C#m 
 He took the midnight train going anywhere

F#m 
       x 2

F#m 
 A singer in a smoky room 
The smell of wine and cheap perfume
 For a smile they can share the night
C#m 
It goes on and on and on and on

Pattern repeats here, only including the extended chords for the

first line.

E/D E/D E/A E/A 
Strangers waiting   up and down the boulevard
Their shadows searching in the night
Streetlights, people,  living just to find emotion
Hiding, somewhere in the night   

F#m 
   
F#m 
 Working hard to get my fill,  everybody wants a thrill
C#m 
 Paying anything to roll the dice, just one more time
F#m 
 Some will win,  some will lose,  some are born to sing the blues
C#m 
 Oh the movie never ends, it goes on and on and on and on

Strangers waiting  up and down the boulevard
Their shadows searching in the night
Streetlights, people,  living just to find emotion
Hiding, somewhere in the night   

Solo if appropriate over verse chords

F#m 
Don’t stop believing  hold on to that feeling
C#m 
Streetlights, people oo-o
F#m 
Don’t stop believing  hold on 
C#m 
Streetlights, people oo-o

Journey - Faithfully  

Originally in B, I play in C capo 4

Am 
   
Am 
Highway run into the midnight sun
Wheels go round and round, you’re on my mind

Am 
Restless hearts sleep alone tonight
Sending all my love along the wire

Am 
They say that the road ain’t no place to start a family
Am 
 Right down the line it’s been you and me
Am 
And lovin’ a music man ain’t always what it’s supposed to be
Em 
Oh girl, you stand by me
Dm 
I’m forever yours  →  faithfully

Am 
   
Am 
Circus life under the big top world
We all need the clowns to make us smile

Am 
Through space and time, always another show
Wondering where I am, lost without you

Am 
And being apart ain’t easy on this love affair
Am 
Two strangers learn to fall in love again
Am 
 I get the joy of rediscovering you
Em 
Oh girl, you stand by me
Dm 
I’m forever yours  →  faithfully

Am 
   
Am 
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh
Am 
 Faithfully, I’m still yours 
Am 
   
Am 
I’m forever yours, ad a ya  

Hang the last chord

Am 
Faithfully   

Journey - Lights  

Originally in D, I play in G

Highest note that matters is the 6

Em Em 
      
Em 
When the lights go down in the city
Em 
And the sun shines on the bay
Em 
want to be there in my city, oh
Em 
Oh, oh, ooh-o-o

Em 
 So you think you’re lonely
Em 
 Well my friend I’m lonely too
Em 
 I want to get back to my city by the bay
Em 
Oh, oh, oh-o-o

Bridge

Em 
It’s sad, oh there’s been mornings
Em 
Out on the road without you 
Without your charms 
Em 
O-o-ooh, my, my, my my my
Em 
Oh, oh, oh-o-o

Em 
When the lights go down in the city
Em 
And the sun shines on the bay
Em 
Ooh I want to be there in my city
Em 
Oh, oh, oh-o-o

Solo if appropriate on bridge chords

Em 
When the lights go down in the city
Em 
And the sun shines on the bay
Em 
Ooh I want to be there in my city
Em 
Oh, oh, oh-o-o, mmmm
Em 
Oh, oh, oh-o-o

Journey - Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’  

Originally in A, I play in D or possibly E,

highest note that matters is the 3.

Vox on the 6 on “you”, on the 2 on “die”

 

You make me weak, and wanna die
Just when you said we’d try
Lovin’, touchin’, squeezin’, each other

When I’m alone, all by myself
You’re out with someone else
Lovin’, touchin’, squeezin’, each other

Bm 
 You’re tearin’ me apart  every, every day
Bm 
 You’re tearin’ me apart,  oh what can I say?
Bm 
 You’re tearin’ me apart  

It won’t be long, yes till you’re alone
When your lover, oh he hasn’t come home
‘Cause he’s lovin’, ooh he’s touchin’
He’s squeezin’ another

Bm 
 He’s tearin’ you apart, ooh, every, every day
Bm 
 He’s tearin’ you apart,  oh girl, what can you say?
Bm 
‘Cause he’s lovin’, touchin’, another
Bm 
Now, it’s your turn girl to cry

G/D G/D G/D G/D 
Na na na na na na na na na na na
G/D G/D Bm 
Na na na na na na  na na na na na

Repeat to fade

Journey - Only the Young  

Originally in G, I play in G capo 2, down an octave (obviously)

Highest note that matters is the 3 (“young *can* say”)

Intro

Cadd9 Cadd9 Am7add11 G/B 
   

Vox on the 5

 Another night in any town
Cadd9 
 You can hear the thunder of their cry
Am7add11 Cadd9 
Ahead of their time, they wonder why

 Shadows of a golden age
Cadd9 
 A generation waits for dawn
Am7add11 Cadd9 
Brave carry on, bold and the strong

Cadd9 
Only the young can say, they’re free to fly away
Cadd9 G/B 
Sharing the same desire, burnin’ like wildfire 

 They’re seein’ through the promises
Cadd9 
 And all the lies they dare to tell
Am7add11 Cadd9 
Is it heaven or hell, they know very well

Cadd9 
Only the young can say, they’re free to fly away
Cadd9 G/B 
Sharing the same desire, burnin’ like wildfire 

Solo

Cadd9 Cadd9 
Am7add11 Am7add11 
Cadd9 Cadd9 
 
Cadd9 
Only the young can say, they’re free to fly away
Cadd9 G/B 
Sharing the same desire, burnin’ like wildfire 

Outro

Cadd9 
 Only the young can say, only the young can say
Cadd9 
 Only the young can say, only the young can say

Journey - Open Arms  

Originally in D, I play in G.

D/F# 
Em Cadd9 
   

Vox on 5 2 on “lying”

D/F# C/E 
Lying beside you here in the dark
Em Cadd9 
Feeling your heart beat with mine 
D/F# C/E 
Softly you whisper, you’re so sincere
Em 
How could our love be so blind?

   

Am Em 
We sailed on together, we drifted apart
D/F# D/C 
And here you are by my side  

Vox on “so now I” are on 2 3 4 of the key

D/C Bm7 
So now I come to you with open arms 
F9 
Nothing to hide believe what I say
Bm7 
So here I am with open arms 
F9 
Hoping you’ll see what your love means to me
Open arms

Repeat intro

D/F# 
Em Cadd9 
   
D/F# C/E 
Living without you, living alone
Em Cadd9 
This empty house seems so cold 
D/F# C/E 
Wanting to hold you, wanting you near
Em 
How much I wanted you home

    

Am 
But now that you’ve come back
Em 
Turned night into day 

The 5 chord at the beginning is just a passing chord

D/F# D/C 
  need you to say  

D/C Bm7 
So now I come to you with open arms 
F9 
Nothing to hide believe what I say
Bm7 
So here I am with open arms 
F9 
Hoping you’ll see what your love means to me
Open arms

G7/F C/E F9 

Journey - Separate Ways  

Originally in Em, I play in Em capo 3

Em 
Em D/E C/E C/E 
   

All chords arguably over the 1

Vox on 5 1 2 on “here we stand”

Em 
Here we stand,  worlds apart
Em 
Hearts broken in two, two, two
Em 
Sleepless nights
Losing ground, I’m reaching for
Em 
You, you, you

Am7 Bm7 Cmaj9 
Feelin’ that it’s gone 
Am7 
Can change your mind
Am7 Bm7 Cmaj9 
If we can’t go on 
Am7 Bm7 Cmaj9 
To survive the tide love divides

Can play the i/7 as a 7sus2, and the i/6

as a 6add9 (Dsus2 and Cadd9 in Em)

Em 
Someday love will find you
Em/D 
Break those chains that bind you
Em/C 
One night will remind you
Am7 
How we touched
D#dim7 
And went our separate ways
Em 
If he ever hurts you
Em/D 
True love won’t desert you
Em/C 
You know I still love you
Am7 
Though we touched
D#dim7 
And went our separate ways

Em D/E C/E C/E 
   
Em 
Troubled times
Caught between confusion and 
Em 
Pain, pain, pain
Em 
Distant eyes
Promises we made were in 
Em 
Vain, in vain, in vain

Am7 Bm7 Cmaj9 
If you must go 
Am7 
I wish you love
Am7 Bm7 Cmaj9 
You’ll never walk alone 
Am7 Bm7 Cmaj9 
Take care my love, miss your love

Em 
Someday love will find you
Em/D 
Break those chains that bind you
Em/C 
One night will remind you
Am7 
How we touched
D#dim7 
And went our separate ways
Em 
If he ever hurts you
Em/D 
True love won’t desert you
Em/C 
You know I still love you
Am7 
Though we touched
D#dim7 
And went our separate ways

Solo over chorus chords (more or less)

Break down to intro

Em D/E C/E B7 
      Ooooohhh

Em 
Someday love will find you
Em/D 
Break those chains that bind you
Em/C 
One night will remind you

No vox on this line

Am7 D#dim7 
  
Em 
If he ever hurts you
Em/D 
True love won’t desert you
Em/C 
You know I still love you

With triplets

Am7 D#dim7 

Last two im’s on each line are staccato hits

Em Em Em 
Noooooo  
Em Em Em 
Noooooo  

Journey - Wheel In the Sky  

Originally in Dm, I play in Em capo 2

Highest note that matters is the 6

Hang this chord

Em 
Em 
 Winter is here again oh lord
Haven’t been home in a year or more 
Em 
I hope she holds on a little longer

Em 
 Sent a letter on a long summer day
Made of silver, not of clay 
Em 
Ooh I’ve been running down this dusty road

Em 
Ooh the wheel in the sky keeps on turning
Em 
don’t know where I’ll be tomorrow
Em 
Wheel in the sky keeps on turning

Can replace all this with a IV

A/C# 
 →  → 

Em 
Em 
 I’ve been trying to make it home
Got to make it before too long
Em 
Ooh I can’t take this very much longer

Em 
 I’m stranded in the sleet and rain
Don’t think I’m ever gonna make it home again 
The morning sun is rising
Em 
 It’s kissing the day

Em 
Ooh the wheel in the sky keeps on turning
Em 
don’t know where I’ll be tomorrow
Em 
Wheel in the sky keeps on turning
A/C# 
Whoah, oh
A/C# 
 My my my my my

For tomorrow

Solo on verse chords (more or less)

Em 
Oh the wheel in the sky keeps on turning
Em 
don’t know where I’ll be tomorrow
Em 
Wheel in the sky keeps on turning
Em 
Ooh, I don’t know, I don’t know 

Em 
Wheel in the sky keeps on turning
Em 
Don’t know where I’ll be tomorrow
Em 
Ooh the wheel in the sky keeps turning
Em 
Wheel in the sky keeps on turning

Journey - Who’s Crying Now  

Originally in Am, I play in Em

Highest note that matters is the 1 (“I *won*der who’s cry*in*’ now”)

Intro

Em7 Cmaj7 Am7 Bm7 Em7 
   →  

Vox on 1 1 1 5 7 4 on “it’s been a mystery”

Em7 Cmaj7 
 It’s been a mystery  and still they try to see
Am7 Bm7 Em7 
 Why somethin’ good can hurt so bad

Em7 Cmaj7 
 Caught on a one-way street,  the taste of bittersweet
Am7 Bm7 Em7 
 Love will survive somehow, some way

Em7 
 One love feeds the fire
Cmaj7 
 One heart burns desire
Am7 Bm7 Em7 
 I wonder, who’s cryin’ now

Em7 
 Two hearts born to run
Cmaj7 
 Who’ll be the lonely one
Am7 Bm7 Em7 
 I wonder, who’s cryin’ now

Em7 Cmaj7 
 So many stormy nights,  so many wrong or rights
Am7 Bm7 Em7 
 Neither could change their headstrong ways

Em7 Cmaj7 
 And in a lover’s rage,  they tore another page
Am7 Bm7 Em7 
 The fightin’ is worth the love they save

Em7 
 One love feeds the fire
Cmaj7 
 One heart burns desire
Am7 Bm7 Em7 
 I wonder, who’s cryin’ now

Em7 
 Two hearts born to run
Cmaj7 
 Who’ll be the lonely one
Am7 Bm7 Em7 
 I wonder, who’s cryin’ now

Bridge

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “so”

Cmaj7 Am7 Em7 
Only so many tears you can cry
Cmaj7 Am7 
‘Til the heartache is over
And now you can say your love
Em7 
Will never die

Em7 Cmaj7 Am7 Bm7 Em7 
  Whoa  →  

Let ring

Em7 
 One love feeds the fire
Cmaj7 
 One heart burns desire
Am7 Bm7 Em7 
 I wonder, who’s cryin’ now

Band enters

Em7 
 Two hearts born to run
Cmaj7 
 Who’ll be the lonely one
Am7 Bm7 Em7 
 I wonder, who’s cryin’ now

Solo

Em7 Cmaj7 Am7 Bm7 Em7 
   →  
Em7 Cmaj7 Am7 Bm7 Em7 
   →  

Judas Priest - Angel  

Originally in Bm, I play in Am

Am7 Am7 
       x 5

Vox on 5 1 on “angel”

Am7 Am7 
Angel  put sad wings around me now 
Am7 
Protect me from this world of sin 
Am7 
So that we can rise again  

Am7 Am7 
Oh angel  we can find our way somehow 
Am7 Am7 
Escaping from the world we’re in to a place where we began  

Am 
And I know we’ll find a better place and
Am 
Peace of mind just tell me that it’s
Dm 
All you want for you and me

Hanging stop on “angel”

Angel won’t you set me free

Am7 Am7 
       x 2

Am7 Am7 
Angel   remember how we’d chase the sun 
Am7 
Then reaching for the stars at night
Am7 
As our lives had just begun 

Am Am 
When I close my eyes I hear your velvet wings and cry
Dm 
I’m waiting here with open arms, oh can’t you see
Angel shine your light on me

Am7 Am7 
       x 4

Bridge

Vox on the low 3 of the chord

Dm 
 Angel we’ll meet once more I’ll pray
Am 
 When all my sins are washed away
Ddim7 
 Hold me inside your wings and
Am Am/G 
Stay
Am 
Angel take me far away 

Am 
Put sad wings around me now
Am 
Angel take me far away
Am 
Put sad wings around me now
Am 
So that we can rise again

Am 
Put sad wings around me now
Am 
Angel take me far away
Am 
Put sad wings around me now
Am 
So that we can rise again 

Juice Newton - Queen of Hearts  

Originally in D, I play in G

Intro

   
Midnight, and I’m a-waiting on the 12:05
Hoping it’ll take me just a little farther down the line
Moonlight, you’re just a heartache in disguise

Won’t you keep my heart from breaking

If it’s only for a very short time

Playing with the queen of hearts
Knowing it ain’t really smart
The joker ain’t the only fool
Who’ll do anything for you

Laying out another lie
Thinking about a life of crime
‘Cause that’s what I’ll have to do
To keep me away from you

Honey, you know it makes you mad
Why is everybody telling everybody what you have done
And baby, I know it makes you sad

But when they’re handing out the heartaches

You know you got to have you some

Playing with the queen of hearts
Knowing it ain’t really smart
The joker ain’t the only fool
Who’ll do anything for you

Laying out another lie
Thinking about a life of crime
‘Cause that’s what I’ll have to do
To keep me away from you

Solo if appropriate on chorus chords

Lovers, I know you’ve had a few

But how you hide your heart beneath the covers

And you tell ‘em they’re the only one
And others they know just what I’m going through

And it’s so hard to be your lover

When you say you only do it for fun

Playing with the queen of hearts
Knowing it ain’t really smart
The joker ain’t the only fool
Who’ll do anything for you

Original changes key here, I don’t bother

Hard stops

Playing with the queen of hearts
And knowing it ain’t really smart
The joker ain’t the only fool
Who’ll do anything for you

Laying out another lie
Thinking about a life of crime
‘Cause that’s what I’ll have to do
To keep me away from you

Kansas - Dust in the Wind  

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

Gmaj7 Gadd9 Esus2 Esus4 Em Esus2 
Gadd9 Gmaj7 Gadd9 Em Esus2 Esus4 Em 
       

Vox on the 1

D/F# Em 
close my eyes
Am7 Em 
Only for a moment and the moment’s gone
D/F# Em 
All my dreams 
Am7 Em 
Pass before my eyes a curiosity

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “dust”

A/C# Em Em/D 
 Dust  in the wind 
A/C# Em 
All they are is dust in the wind

D/F# 
D/F# Em 
Same old song
Am7 Em 
Just a drop of water in an endless sea
D/F# Em 
All we do
Am7 Em 
Crumbles to the ground though we refuse to see

A/C# Em Em/D 
 Dust  in the wind 
A/C# Em 
All 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 
   
Gmaj7 Gadd9 Esus2 Esus4 Em Esus2 
Gadd9 Gmaj7 Gadd9 Em Esus2 Esus4 Em 
       
D/F# Em 
Now, don’t hang on
Am7 Em 
Nothing lasts forever but the Earth and sky
D/F# Em 
It slips away 
Am7 Em 
And all your money won’t another minute buy

A/C# Em Em/D 
 Dust  in the wind 
A/C# Em 
All we are is dust in the wind

Em/D 
(All we are is dust in the wind)

A/C# Em Em/D 
 Dust  in the wind 
A/C# Em 
Everything is dust in the wind

Em 

Katrina and the Waves - Walking on Sunshine  

Originally in Bb, I play in D capo 2

Intro, drums only, then band enters on...

Ow   
Mmmmm yeah   

used to think maybe you love me, now 
Baby I’m sure   
And I just can’t wait till the day when you 
Knock on my door   

Now every time I go for the mailbox
Gotta hold myself down   
‘Cause I just can’t wait till you write me 
You’re coming around   

A6 G6 
Now I’m walking on sunshine, whoah
A6 G6 
I’m walking on sunshine, whoah
A6 G6 
I’m walking on sunshine, whoah
And don’t it feel good, hey  
And don’t it feel good, hey  

I used to think maybe you love me, now 
D6 G6 A6 G6 
know that it’s true   
And I don’t wanna spend all of my life just’a
D6 G6 A6 G6 
Waiting for you   

Now I don’t want you back for the weekend
Not back for a day , no no no
Said baby I just want you back and I 
Want you to stay  

A6 G6 
Now I’m walking on sunshine, whoah
A6 G6 
I’m walking on sunshine, whoah
A6 G6 
I’m walking on sunshine, whoah
And don’t it feel good, hey  
And don’t it feel good, hey  

Quieter

       x 2
Walking on sunshine  
Walking on sunshine  

Improv on main chords

I feel the love, I feel the love, I feel the love that's really real
I feel the love, I feel the love, I feel the love that's really real
I'm on sunshine baby, oh
I'm on sunshine baby, oh

A6 G6 
Now I’m walking on sunshine, whoah
A6 G6 
I’m walking on sunshine, whoah
A6 G6 
I’m walking on sunshine, whoah
And don’t it feel good, hey  
And don’t it feel good, hey  

Improv on main chords

And don't it feel good, I'm on sunshine, tell me again...

Keane - Somewhere Only We Know  

Originally in A, I play in E.  Highest note that matters is the 1 (“oh simple thing”)

All of the I/7’s also have some Isus4/7 mixed in

Intro

E/D# F#m Bsus4 
    →  x2

Let ring

E/D# 
 I walked across  an empty land
F#m 
 I knew the pathway
Bsus4 
Like the back of my hand
B/D# 
 I felt the Earth  beneath my feet
F#m 
 Sat by the river
Bsus4 
And it made me complete

C#m 
 Oh simple thing
G#m 
 Where have you gone
 I’m getting old and I need
A6 
 Something to rely on
C#m 
 So tell me when
G#m 
 You’re gonna let me in
 I’m getting tired and I need
A6 
 Somewhere to begin

Band enters

B/D# 
 I came across  a fallen tree
F#m 
 I felt the branches are
Bsus4 
They looking at me

 Is this the place
B/D# 
 We used to love
F#m 
 Is this the place
Bsus4 
That I’ve been dreaming of?

C#m 
 Oh simple thing
G#m 
 Where have you gone
 I’m getting old and I need
A6 
 Something to rely on
C#m 
 So tell me when
G#m 
 You’re gonna let me in
 I’m getting tired and I need
A6 
 Somewhere to begin

Vox on the 7 of the chord (1 of the key) on “if”

F#m7 Eadd9/G# 
 And if you have a minute
Eadd9/B 
Why don’t we go
F#m7 Eadd9/G# 
 Talk about it somewhere
Eadd9B 
Only we know

F#m7 Eadd9/G# Edd9/B 
 This could be the end of everything
A6 
So why don’t we go
B6 Eadd9 
Somewhere only we know?
A6 B6 
 Somewhere only we know

A6 B6 F#m/B 
  → 

C#m 
 Oh simple thing
G#m 
 Where have you gone
 I’m getting old and I need
A6 
 Something to rely on
C#m 
 So tell me when
G#m 
 You’re gonna let me in
 I’m getting tired and I need
A6 
 Somewhere to begin

F#m7 Eadd9/G# 
 And if you have a minute
Eadd9/B 
Why don’t we go
F#m7 Eadd9/G# 
 Talk about it somewhere
Eadd9B 
Only we know

F#m7 Eadd9/G# Edd9/B 
 This could be the end of everything
A6 
So why don’t we go
A6 
So why don’t we go

F#m7 Edd9/G# Eadd9/B 
 Ahh  → 
F#m7 Edd9/G# Eadd9/B 
 Ahh  → 

F#m7 Eadd9/G# Edd9/B 
 This could be the end of everything
A6 
So why don’t we go
B6 Eadd9 
Somewhere only we know
A6 B6 B6 A#6 
 Somewhere only we know  →  →
A6 B6 A6 
 Somewhere only we know 

Kelly Clarkson - Behind These Hazel Eyes  

Originally in A, I play in D

Highest note that happens is the 6 (!!!) (“anymo-o-ore”), but the highest note that really matters is the 3 (“torn into pieces”)

Intro

Bm 
       x2

Vox on the 4 of the chord on “seems”

Bm 
 Seems like just yesterday
 You were a part of me
Bm 
 I used to stand so tall
I used to be so strong

Bm 
 Your arms around me tight
 Everything, it felt so right
Bm 
 Unbreakable, like nothin’ could go wrong

Now I can’t breathe
Bm 
No, I can’t sleep
I’m barely hangin’ on

Bm 
Here I am, once again
I’m torn into pieces
Bm 
Can’t deny it, can’t pretend
Just thought you were the one

Bm 
Broken up, deep inside
Em Bm 
But you won’t got to see the tears I cry 
Behind these hazel eyes

Bm 
 I told you everything
 Opened up and let you in
Bm 
 You made me feel alright
For once in my life

Bm 
Now all that’s left of me
Is what I  pretend to be
Bm 
 So together, but so broken up inside

‘Cause I can’t breathe
Bm 
No,  I can’t sleep
I’m barely hangin’ on

Bm 
Here I am, once again
I’m torn into pieces
Bm 
Can’t deny it, can’t pretend
Just thought you were the one

Bm 
Broken up, deep inside
Em Bm 
But you won’t got to see the tears I cry 
Behind these hazel eyes

Em 
Swallow me then spit me out
Em Bm 
For hating you, I blame myself
Em 
Seeing you it kills me now
Em 
No, I don’t cry on the outside → 
Bm 
Anymore   
Bm 
Anymore  

Bm 
Here I am, once again
I’m torn into pieces
Bm 
Can’t deny it, can’t pretend
Just thought you were the one

Bm 
Broken up, deep inside
Em Bm 
But you won’t got to see the tears I cry 
Behind these hazel eyes

Bm 
Here I am, once again
I’m torn into pieces
Bm 
Can’t deny it, can’t pretend
Just thought you were the one

Bm 
Broken up, deep inside

Hang the first chord

Em Bm 
But you won’t got to see the tears I cry 
Behind these hazel eyes

Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway  

Originally in C, I play in D capo 2

Highest note that matters is the 1 (“out of the darkness”)

Intro

Bm 
 Da da da un da da, da da da un da da
Bm 
 Da da da un da da da da

Bm 
 Da da da un da da, da da da un da da
Bm 
 Da da da un da da da da

Vox on the 1 of the major key on “grew”

Bm A/C# 
 Grew up in a small town
 And when the rain would fall down
Bm A/C# 
 I’d just stare out my window

Bm A/C# 
 Dreaming of what could be
 And if I’d end up happy
Bm Gmaj7 
I would pray

Bm A/C# 
 Trying hard to reach out
 But when I tried to speak out
Bm 
 Felt like no one could hear me

Bm A/C# 
 Wanted to belong here
 But something felt so wrong here
Bm 
So I’d pray
Bm 
I could break away  → 

I’ll spread my wings and I’ll learn how to fly
Bm 
I’ll do what it takes till I touch the sky
And I’ll,  make a wish, take a chance
Bm 
 Make a change, and break away

Out of the darkness and into the sun
Bm 
But I won’t forget all the ones that I love
I’ll,  take a risk, take a chance
Bm 
 Make a change, and break away

Bm 
 Da da da un da da, da da da un da da
Bm 
 Da da da un da da da da

Bm A/C# 
 Wanna feel the warm breeze
 Sleep under a palm tree
Bm 
 Feel the rush of the ocean

Bm A/C# 
 Get onboard a fast train
 Travel on a jetplane
Bm 
Far away
Bm 
And break away  → 

I’ll spread my wings and I’ll learn how to fly
Bm 
I’ll do what it takes till I touch the sky
And I’ll,  make a wish, take a chance
Bm 
 Make a change, and break away

Out of the darkness and into the sun
Bm 
But I won’t forget all the ones that I love
I’ll,  take a risk, take a chance
Bm 
 Make a change, and break away

Bridge

Vox on the 1 of the chord

 Buildings with a hundred floors
 Swinging with revolving doors
 Maybe I don’t know where they’ll take me, but

 Gotta keep movin’ on movin on 
Fly away
Break away 

I’ll spread my wings and I’ll learn how to fly
Bm 
Though it’s not easy to tell you goodbye, gotta
 Take a risk, take a chance
Bm 
 Make a change, and break away

Out of the darkness and into the sun
Bm 
But I won’t forget the place I come from
I gotta,  take a risk, take a chance
Bm 
 Make a change, and break away
Bm 
Break away
Bm 
Break away

Kelly Clarkson - Miss Independent  

Originally in B, I play in B, but sing the chorus and bridge an octave down

Intro

B7#9 B7#9 B7#9 B7#9 F# 
     → 

Vox mostly on the b3

B7#9 
 Miss independent
B7#9 
 Miss self-sufficient
B7#9 F# 
 Miss keep your distance,  mmmm 

B7#9 
 Miss unafraid
B7#9 
 Miss out of my way
B7#9 F# 
 Miss don’t let a man interfere,  no 

E9 
 Miss on her own
E9 
 Miss almost grown
B7#9 F# 
Miss never let a man help her off her throne  → 

E9 
So, by keeping her heart protected
E9 
She’d never, ever feel rejected
E9 
Little miss apprehensive

Hang on “ooh”

E9 
Said ooh, she fell in love

Vox on b7 1 on “what is”

B5 
What is this feeling taking over?
Thinking no one could open the door
B5 E/G# 
Surprise,  it’s time,  to feel  what’s real 

B5 
What happened to miss independence?
No longer need to be defensive?
B5 E/G# 
Goodbye,  old you,  real love, is true 

B7#9 F# 
  → 

B7#9 
 Misguided heart
B7#9 
 Miss play it smart
B7#9 F# 
 Miss if you wanna use that line, you better not start, no → 

B7#9 
 But she miscalculated
B7#9 
 She didn’t wanna end up jaded
B7#9 F# 
 And this miss decided not to miss out on true love  → 

E9 
So, by changing a misconception
E9 
She went in a new direction
E9 
And found inside, she felt a connection
E9 
She fell in love

Vox on b7 1 on “what is”

B5 
What is this feeling taking over?
Thinking no one could open the door
B5 E/G# 
Surprise,  it’s time,  to feel  what’s real 

B5 
What happened to miss independence?
No longer need to be defensive?
B5 E/G# 
Goodbye,  old you,  real love, is true 

Bridge

Bm 
 When miss independent walked away
 No time for love that came her way
 She looked in the mirror and thought today
F# 
 What happened to miss no longer afraid?

Bm 
 It took some time for her to see
 How beautiful love could truly be
 No more talk of why can’t that be me
F#/A# F#/C# 
 I’m so glad I’ve finally seen

Vox on b7 1 on “what is”

B5 
What is this feeling taking over?
Thinking no one could open the door
B5 E/G# 
Surprise,  it’s time,  to feel  what’s real 

B5 
What happened to miss independence?
No longer need to be defensive?
B5 E/G# 
Goodbye,  old you,  real love, is true 

B7#9 F# 
  → 

Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone  

Originally in G, I play in A capo 1

I’m omitting the b7’s at the end of every verse line

Intro

Bm 
 Here’s the thing we started out friends
F#m 
 It was cool but it was all pretend
Bm F#m 
 Yeah yeah, since you been gone 

Bm 
 You dedicated you took the time
F#m 
 Wasn’t long till I called you mine
Bm F#m 
 Yeah yeah, since you been gone

And all you’d ever hear me say
Bm F#m 
Is how I pictured me with you
That’s all you’d ever hear me say

C#m 
But since you been gone  
C#m 
I can breathe for the first time
F#m 
I’m so moving on, yeah yeah
Bm F#m Bm 
Thanks to you, now I get what I want 
Since you been gone

Bm 
 How can I put it, you put me on
F#m 
 I even fell for that stupid love song
Bm F#m 
 Yeah yeah, since you been gone

Watch out, this verse is half as long, we’re at the prechorus now

How come I’d never hear you say
Bm F#m 
 I just wanna be with you
I guess you never felt that way

C#m 
But since you been gone  
C#m 
I can breathe for the first time
F#m 
I’m so moving on, yeah yeah
Bm F#m Bm 
Thanks to you, now I get, I get what I want 
Since you been gone

Bridge

Vox on the 2 of the chord

Dadd9 F#m 
 You had your chance, you blew it
Dadd9 
 Out of sight, out of mind
Dadd9 F#m 
 Shut your mouth I just can’t take it
Dadd9 
 Again and again and again and again

Instrumental

C#m 
 →  →  →  x 4

C#m 
Since you been gone  
C#m 
I can breathe for the first time
F#m 
I’m so moving on, yeah yeah
Bm F#m 
Thanks to you, now I get, I get what I 
C#m 
Want  

C#m 
I can breathe for the first time
F#m 
I’m so moving on, yeah yeah
Bm F#m 
Thanks to you, now I get
Bm F#m 
Yes you know, that I get

Hold an extra measure on the second chord

Bm 
I get what I want 
Since you been gone
Since you been gone
Since you been gone

Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone  

Originally in Ebm, I play in Am

Am Am Am 
Am 
Am 
Revvin’ up your engine

Listen to her howlin’ roar
Metal under tension
Beggin' you to touch and go

Am 
Highway to the danger zone
Right into the danger zone

Am 
Headin’ into twilight

Spreadin’ out her wings tonight
She got you jumpin' off the deck
And shovin' into overdrive

Am 
Highway to the danger zone

I’ll take you

Right into the danger zone

They never say hello to you until you get it on the 
Red line overload
You never know what you can do until you get it up as 
High as you can go

Solo

Am Am 
Am Am Am 
Am 
Am 
Out along the edge

Is always where I burn to be
The further on the edge
The hotter the intensity

Am 
Highway to the danger zone

I’m gonna take you

Am 
Right into the danger zone
Highway to the danger zone
Am 
Right into the danger zone

Riff here for a bit

Am 
Am 
Highway to the danger zone

I’m gonna take you

Am 
Right into the danger zone
Highway to the danger zone
Am 
Right into the danger zone

Am 
Highway to the danger zone

I’m gonna take you

Am 
Right into the danger zone
Highway to the danger zone
Am 
Right into the danger zone

Am 
Right into the danger zone
Am 
Right into the danger zone

Kenny Loggins - Footloose  

Originally in A, I play in E capo 3

Intro, sliding up from G, mix in a couple C’s

Vox on the 6 on “been”

Been working so hard  
I’m punching my card  
Eight hours for what?  
Oh, tell me what I got 

I’ve got this feeling
That time’s just holding me down 

Optional little riff on the b3 here

F# 
    →  → 

A#dim7 
I’ll hit the ceiling 

Vox around the 6 of the key on “town”

B/C# B/D B/D# 
Or else I’ll tear up this town   

Now I gotta cut loose 
Footloose, kick off the Sunday shoes
Please, Louise, pull me off of my knees
Jack, get back, come on before we crack
Lose your blues, everybody cut footloose

Rpt intro, sliding up from G, mix in a couple C’s

You’re playing so cool  
Obeying every rule  
Deep way down in your heart  

You’re burning, yearning for some...

Somebody to tell you
That life ain’t passing you by 

No space for the b3 riff this time

I’m trying to tell you

Vox on the 6 of the key on “it will if”

A#dim7 B/C# B/D B/D# 
It will if you don’t even try,  you’ll get by

If you’d only cut loose
Footloose, kick off the Sunday shoes
Ooh-whee, Marie, shake it, shake it for me
Whoah, Milo come on, come on let’s go
Lose your blues, everybody cut footloose

Hard stops with muted chords

1 5 6 b7 6 on “oh oh oh oh oh”, I do this down an octave

Oh-a-oh-oh-oh (got to footloose)

Oh-a-oh-oh-oh (got to footloose)

Vox on the 1 on “you”

You got to turn me around
And put your feet on the ground
B/C# B/D B/D# 
Gotta take the hold of all    

I’m turning loose, footloose, kick off the Sunday shoes
Please, Louise, pull me off of my knees
Jack, get back, come on before we crack
Lose your blues, everybody cut footloose

Loose footloose, kick off the Sunday shoes
Please, Louise, pull me off of my knees
Jack, get back, come on before we crack
Lose your blues, everybody cut footloose

Everybody cut footloose
Everybody cut footloose
Everybody cut footloose

Kenny Rogers - Coward of the County  

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

Everyone considered him the coward of the county
He’d never stood one single time to prove the county wrong
His mama named him Tommy, the folks just called him yellow
But something always told me they were reading Tommy wrong

He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison
I looked after Tommy ‘cause he was my brother’s son
still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy
Son, my life is over, but yours has just begun

Promise me, son, not to do the things I’ve done
Walk away from trouble if you can
It won’t mean you’re weak if you turn the other cheek
I hope you’re old enough to understand
Son, you don’t have to fight to be a man

Original changes key up a half-step here

There’s someone for everyone and Tommy’s love was Becky
In her arms he didn’t have to prove he was a man
One day while he was workin’ the Gatlin boys came callin’
They called Becky trashy,  told her she should run

Tommy opened up the door and saw his Becky cryin’
The cryin’ eyes, the shattered look was more than he could stand
He reached above the fireplace and took down his daddy’s picture
As his tears fell on his daddy’s face, he heard these words again

 Promise me, son, not to do the things I’ve done
Walk away from trouble if you can
Now it won’t mean you’re weak if you turn the other cheek
I hope you’re old enough to understand
Son, you don’t have to fight to be a man

Original changes key up another half-step here

The Gatlin boys just laughed at him when he walked into the bar-room
One of them got up and met him halfway ‘cross the floor
When Tommy turned around they said, hey look ol’ yellow’s leavin’

Spoken

 But you coulda heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and blocked the door

Twenty years of crawlin’ was bottled up inside him
He wasn’t holdin’ nothin’ back, he let ‘em have it all
When Tommy left the bar-room not a Gatlin boy was standin’
He said, this one’s for Becky, as he watched the last one fall

Spoken

And I heard him say

I promised you, Dad, not to do the things you’ve done
I walk away from trouble when I can
Now please don’t think I’m weak, I didn’t turn the other cheek
And papa, I sure hope you understand
Sometimes you gotta fight when you’re a man

Everyone considered him the coward of the county

Kenny Rogers - The Gambler  

Originally in E, I play in D capo 2

On a warm summer’s evenin’ on a train bound for nowhere
met up with the gambler, we were both too tired to sleep

So we took turns a-starin’ out the window at the darkness
Till boredom overtook us, and he began to speak

He said, son, I’ve made a life out of readin’ people’s faces
And knowin’ what their cards were by the way they held their eyes

And if you don’t mind my sayin’, I can see you’re out of aces
For a taste of your whiskey I’ll give you some advice

So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow
 Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light
And the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression
Said, if you’re gonna play the game, boy, ya gotta learn to play it right

You got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em
Know when to walk away and know when to run
You never count your money when you’re sittin’ at the table
There’ll be time enough for countin’ when the dealin’s done

Key change

Ev’ry gambler knows that the secret to survivin’
Is knowin’ what to throw away and knowing what to keep

‘Cause ev’ry hand’s a winner and ev’ry hand’s a loser
And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep

And when he’d finished speakin’, he turned back towards the window
 Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep
And somewhere in the darkness the gambler, he broke even
But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep

You got to know when to hold ‘em,  know when to fold ‘em
 Know when to walk away and know when to run
You never count your money when you’re sittin’ at the table
There’ll be time enough for countin’ when the dealin’s done

You got to know when to hold ‘em,  know when to fold ‘em
 Know when to walk away and know when to run
You never count your money when you’re sittin’ at the table
There’ll be time enough for countin’ when the dealin’s done

Kermit the Frog - The Rainbow Connection  

Dmaj7 Dmaj7 
   

Vox start on the 3 (C# in A)

F#m Bm 
Why are there so many songs about rainbows?
F#m Bm 
And what’s on the other side?

F#m Bm 
Rainbows are visions, but only illusions
F#m Bm 
Rainbows have nothing to hide

Dmaj7 
So we’ve been told and some choose to believe it
C#m7 
But I know they’re wrong wait and see

Bm Amaj7 F# 
Someday we’ll find it the rainbow connection
Bm 
The lovers, the dreamers, and me

Dmaj7 Dmaj7 
   
F#m Bm 
Who said that every wish would be heard and answered
F#m Bm 
When wished on the morning star 
F#m Bm 
Somebody thought of that and someone believed it
F#m Bm 
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 Amaj7 F# 
Someday we’ll find it the rainbow connection
Bm 
The lovers, the dreamers, and me

Bridge

E/G# F#m 
All of us under its spell
Dmaj7 A/C# Bm7 
We know that it’s probably magic

Kermit changes key up a half-step here...

F#m Bm 
Have you been half-asleep?  And have you heard voices?
F#m Bm 
Well I’ve heard them calling my name
F#m Bm 
Are these the sweet sounds that called the young sailors?
F#m Bm 
The voice might be one and the same

Dmaj7 
I’ve heard it too many times to ignore it
C#m7 
It’s something that I’m s’posed to be

Bm Amaj7 F# 
Someday we’ll find it, the rainbow connection
Bm 
The lovers, the dreamers, and me

E/G# F#m 
 La da dee la da da da
Dmaj7 
La la la la la la la

Kid Rock - All Summer Long  

Originally in G, I play in D (reminder that the first chord is the V)

Intro

       x2

Vox on 2 1 on “nineteen”

It was nineteen-eighty-nine my thoughts were short, my hair was long
 Caught somewhere between a boy and man
She was seventeen and she was far from in between
It was summertime in Northern Michigan

       x2

Splashin’ through the sandbar, talkin’ by the campfire
It’s the simple things in life like when and where
We didn’t have no internet, but man, I never will forget
The way the moonlight shined upon her hair

And we were tryin’ different things and we were smokin’ funny things
Makin’ love out by the lake to our favorite songs
Sippin’ whiskey out the bottle, not thinkin’ ‘bout tomorrow
Singin’ Sweet Home Alabama all summer long
Singin’ Sweet Home Alabama all summer long

Catchin’ walleye from the dock, watchin’ the waves roll off the rocks
She’ll forever hold a spot inside my soul
We’d blister in the sun, we couldn’t wait for night to come
To hit that sand and play some rock and roll

While we were tryin’ different things and we were smokin’ funny things
Makin’ love out by the lake to our favorite songs
Sippin’ whiskey out the bottle, not thinkin’ ‘bout tomorrow
Singin’ Sweet Home Alabama all summer long

Extra measure of I at the end of this line

Singin’ Sweet Home Alabama all summer long 

Solo

       x8
       x2

Now nothin’ seems as strange as when the leaves began to change
Or how we thought those days would never end
Sometimes I hear that song and I’ll start to sing along

Extra measure of I again at the end of this line

And think man, I’d love to see that girl again 

And we were tryin’ different things and we were smokin’ funny things
Makin’ love out by the lake to our favorite songs
Sippin’ whiskey out the bottle, not thinkin’ ‘bout tomorrow
Singin’ Sweet Home Alabama all summer long

We were tryin’ different things and we were smokin’ funny things
Makin’ love out by the lake to our favorite songs
Sippin’ whiskey out the bottle, not thinkin’ ‘bout tomorrow
Singin’ Sweet Home Alabama all summer long
Singin’ Sweet Home Alabama all summer long
Singin’ Sweet Home Alabama all summer long
Singin’ Sweet Home Alabama all summer long
Singin’ Sweet Home Alabama all summer long

       x2

Kid Rock - Picture  

Intro

Kid

 Livin’ my life in a slow hell 
Different girl every night at the hotel 
 I ain’t seen the sunshine  in  three damn days 

Been fuelin’ up on cocaine and whiskey
Wish I had a good girl to miss me 
 Lord I wonder if I’ll ever  change my ways 

Em 
I put your picture away, sat down and cried today
I can’t look at you while I’m lyin’ next to her 

Em 
I put your picture away, sat down and cried today 

Hang on the I

I can’t look at you while I’m lyin’ next to her 

Sheryl

called you last night in the hotel 
Everyone knows but they won’t tell
But their half-hearted smiles tell me somethin’  just ain’t right 

I been waitin’ on you for a long time 
Fuelin’ up on heartaches and cheap wine 
I ain’t heard from you in  three damn nights 

Em 
I put your picture away, I wonder where you been 
I can’t look at you while I’m lyin’ next to him

Em 
I put your picture away, I wonder where you been 
I can’t look at you while I’m lyin’ next to him 

Solo

    → 

Sheryl

saw you yesterday with an old friend 

Kid

It was the same old same “how have you been” 

Both

Since you been gone my world’s been  dark and gray 

Kid

You reminded me of brighter days

Sheryl

hoped you were comin’ home to stay 
I was headed to church 

Kid, in Sheryl’s octave if you’re up for it

I was off to drink you away 

Both

thought about you for a long time 
 Can’t seem to get you off my mind 
I can’t understand why we’re living  life this way 

Em 
I found your picture today, I swear I’ll change my ways 
I just called to say I want you to come back home 

D/F# Em 
found your picture today, I swear I’ll change my ways 
I just called to say I want you to come back home 

Let ring

I just called to say I love you, come back home

Kim Wilde - Kids in America  

Originally in B, I play in D

 Looking out a dirty old window
Down below the cars in the city go rushing by
A# 
I sit here alone and I wonder why

Friday night and everyone’s moving
I can feel the heat but it’s soothing, heading down
A# 
search for the beat in this dirty town

 Downtown the young ones are going
 Downtown the young ones are growing

A# 
 We’re the kids in America, woah-oh
A# 
 We’re the kids in America, woah-oh
A# 
 Everybody lives for the music-go-round

Bright lights the music gets faster
Look boy, don’t check on your watch, not another glance
A# 
I’m not leaving now, honey, not a chance

 Hot shot, give me no problems
Much later baby you’ll be saying never mind
A# 
You know life is cruel, life is never kind

 Kind hearts don’t make a new story
 Kind hearts don’t grab any glory

A# 
 We’re the kids in America, woah-oh
A# 
 We’re the kids in America, woah-oh
A# 
 Everybody lives for the music-go-round

La la la la la la
A# 
La la la la la la, say!
La la la la la la
A# A# 
La la la la la la  → 

 Come closer, honey that’s better
Got to get a brand new experience, feeling right
A# 
Oh don’t try to stop, baby, hold me tight

 Outside a new day is dawning
Outside suburbia’s sprawling everywhere

This line is shorter than last time

A# 
don’t want to go baby

 New York to East California
 There’s a new wave coming I warn you

A# 
 We’re the kids in America, woah-oh
A# 
 We’re the kids in America, woah-oh
A# 
 Everybody lives for the music-go-round

La la la la la la
A# 
La la la la la la say!
La la la la la la
A# A# 
La la la la la la  → 

A# 
       x2

 We’re the kids
A# 
 We’re the kids
 We’re the kids in America

Repeat to fade

Kirsty MacColl - There’s a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis  

Originally in A, I play in D

Intro

 → 

Vox on the 3

Oh darling why you talk so fast
Another evening just flew past tonight
And now the daybreak’s coming in
 And I can’t wait and it ain’t right

Don’t go up yet, still on the 3

 You told me all you’ve done and seen

Vox up to the 5 on “all the”

D7 
And all the places you have been without me

Vox up to the 1 of the key (5 of the chord)

Well I don’t really want to know but I’ll stay quiet and then I’ll go
And you won’t have no cause to think about me

Vox on the 5, harmony on 1

There’s a guy works down the chip shop swears he’s Elvis
Just like you swore to me that you’d be true

Bm 
There’s a guy works down the chip shop swears he’s Elvis 
But he’s a liar and I’m not sure about you

Oh darling you’re so popular
You were the best thing new in Hicksville
 With your mohair suits and foreign shoes
News is you changed your pick-up for a Seville

And now I’m lying here alone
D7 
‘Cause you’re out there on the phone with some star in New York
I can hear you laughing now and can’t help feeling that somehow
You don’t mean anything you say at all

There’s a guy works down the chip shop swears he’s Elvis
Just like you swore to me that you’d be true
Bm 
There’s a guy works down the chip shop swears he’s Elvis 
But he’s a liar and I’m not sure about you, wooooow

Solo on chorus chords

  →  
Bm 
  →   
  
There’s a guy works down the chip shop swears he’s Elvis
Just like you swore to me that you’d be true
Bm 
There’s a guy works down the chip shop swears he’s Elvis 
But he’s a liar and I’m not sure about you

I said he’s a liar and I’m not sure about you
Bm 
I said he’s a liar and I’m not sure about you 
He’s a liar and I’m not sure about you

Kiss - Beth  

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.

D/A E/A 
       x2

D/A 
Beth I hear you callin’
E/A F#m 
But I can’t come home right now 
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 
Just a few more hours
C#m 
And I’ll be right home to you
B7 
think I hear them callin’ 

Instruments hang on “Beth”

F#m F#m 
Oh Beth what can I do?  
D/E 
Beth what can I do?

D/A 
You say you feel so empty
E/A F#m 
That our house just ain’t a home 
E/D 
And I’m always somewhere else
F#m C#7sus4 C#7/F 
And you’re always there alone

F#m 
Just a few more hours
C#m 
And I’ll be right home to you
B7 
think I hear them callin’ 
F#m F#m 
Oh Beth what can I do?  
D/E 
Beth what can I do?

Solo over one verse and one chorus,

skip if solo guitar.

Slow, hanging chords

D/A 
Beth I know you’re lonely
E/A F#m 
And I hope you’ll be alright 
E7 
‘Cause me and the boys will be playin’
D/A E/A 
All night  
D/A 
Ah, aaah  

Kiss - Heaven’s on Fire  

Originally in F#, I play in A

Intro, vox around the 5

Ooooh

Vox around the b3

 I look at you and my blood boils hot,  I feel my temperature rise
 I want it all, give me what you got,  there’s hunger in your eyes

 I’m getting closer, baby hear me breathe  →  →   →  → 
 You know the way to give me what I need
 Just let me love you and you’ll never leave

Feel my heat, takin’ you higher
Burn with me, heaven’s on fire
Paint the sky, with desire
Angel fly, heaven’s on fire

 I got a fever ragin’ in my heart,  you make me shiver and shake
Baby don’t stop, take it to the top, eat it like a piece of cake

 You’re comin’ closer, I can hear you breathe  →  →   →  → 
 You drive me crazy when you start to tease
 You could bring the devil to his knees

Feel my heat, takin’ you higher, burn with me, Heaven’s on fire
Paint the sky, with desire, angel fly, Heaven’s on fire

Feel my heat, takin’ you higher
Burn with me, heaven’s on fire
Paint the sky, with desire
Angel fly, heaven’s on fire

Bridge, vox on the 1 of the chord on the first “oh”

Oh oh, heaven’s on fire
Oh oh, heaven’s on fire
Oh oh

Solo

   
 I’m getting closer, baby hear me breathe  →  →   →  → 
 You know the way to give me what I need
 Just let me love you and you’ll never leave

Feel my heat, takin’ you higher
Burn with me, heaven’s on fire
Paint the sky, with desire
Angel fly, heaven’s on fire

Feel my heat, takin’ you higher
Burn with me, heaven’s on fire
Paint the sky, with desire
Angel fly, heaven’s on fire

Kiss - Lick It Up  

Originally in A, I play in A capo 2, down an octave

Highest note that matters is the 5 (“it’s only *right* now”) (!!!)

Intro

  Yeah, yeah

Vox mostly on the 1

D/A D/A D/A D/A 
 Don’t wanna wait ‘til you know me better  →  →   →  → 
D/A D/A D/A D/A 
 Let’s just be glad for the time together  →  →   →  → 
G/A D/A D/A D/A D/A 
 Life’s such a treat and it’s time you taste it  →  →   →  → 
G/A 
 There ain’t a reason on Earth to waste it
 It ain’t a crime to be good to yourself

Vox on 2 2 1 on “lick it up”

Lick it up, lick it up, o-o-oh, it’s only right now
Lick it up, lick it up, o-o-oh, whoo yeah
Lick it up, lick it up, o-o-oh, come on, come on
Lick it up, lick it up, o-o-ooh, ooh

D/A D/A D/A D/A 
 Don’t need to wait for an invitation  →  →   →  → 
D/A D/A D/A D/A 
 You gotta live like you’re on vacation  →  →   →  → 
G/A D/A D/A D/A D/A 
 There’s something sweet you can’t buy with money (lick it up, whoo, lick it up)
G/A 
 It’s all you need, so believe me honey
 It ain’t a crime to be good to yourself

Lick it up, lick it up, o-o-oh, it’s only right now
Lick it up, lick it up, o-o-oh, whoo yeah
Lick it up, lick it up, o-o-oh, come on, come on
Lick it up, lick it up, o-o-ooh, ooh, come on 

Bridge, with triplets

D/F# D/F# 
 →  →  →  →  →   It’s only right now
D/F# D/F# 
 →  →  →  →  →   It’s only right now
D/F# D/F# 
 →  →  →  →  →  Ooh yeah ooh yeah
D/F# D/F# 
 →  →  →  →  →  Yeah

G/A D/A 
G/A D/A 
G/A D/A 
       Whoa, whoo

Lick it up, lick it up, o-o-oh, it’s only right now
Lick it up, lick it up, o-o-oh, yea
Lick it up, lick it up, o-o-oh, come on, come on
Lick it up, lick it up, o-o-ooh, ooh, come on 

Kiss - Rock and Roll All Nite  

Originally in Ab, I play in D

Highest note that matters is the 1 (“rock and roll *all* night”)

Intro

 →  →  →  →  → 
   

Vox on 6 5 on “you show”

 You show us everything you’ve got
 You keep on dancin’ and the room gets hot

The b7 on “crazy” is implied, the band actually drops out for a bit there

 You drive us wild, we’ll drive you crazy  →  →  →  →  → 

 You say you wanna go for a spin
 The party’s just begun, we’ll let you in
 You drive us wild, we’ll drive you crazy  →  →  →  →  → 

A# 
 You keep on shoutin’, you keep on shoutin’

I wanna rock and roll all night,  and party every day
I wanna rock and roll all night,  and party every day

Instruments drop out a few beats into this line

I wanna rock and roll all night, and party every day
I wanna rock and roll all night, and party every day  →  →  →  →  → 

 You keep on sayin’ you’ll be mine for a while
 You’re lookin’ fancy and I like your style
 You drive us wild, we’ll drive you crazy  →  →  →  →  → 

 You show us everything you’ve got
 Baby, baby, that’s quite a lot
 And you drive us wild, we’ll drive you crazy  →  →  →  →  → 

A# 
 You keep on shoutin’, you keep on shoutin’

I wanna rock and roll all night,  and party every day
I wanna rock and roll all night,  and party every day
I wanna rock and roll all night, and party every day
I wanna rock and roll all night, and party every day  →  →  →  →  → 

KT Tunstall - Black Horse and the Cherry Tree  

Two, three, four

Em B7 Em 
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo 
Em B7 Em 
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo 

Em 
Well my heart knows me better than I know myself

So I’m gonna let it do all the talking

Em B7 Em 
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo 

Em 
came across a place in the middle of nowhere

With a big black horse and a cherry tree

Em B7 Em 
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo 

Em 
felt a little fear upon my back

I said, don’t look back, just keep on walking

Em B7 Em 
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo 

Em 
When the big black horse said look this way

He said, hey there baby, will you marry me?

Em B7 Em 
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo 

Em D6 Cmaj7 
But I said no, no no, no, no, no
Em Em 
I said, no, no, you’re not the one for me
Em D6 Cmaj7 
No, no no, no, no, no
Em C7 
I said, no, no, you’re not the one for me

Em 
Woo, woo hoo

Em 
And my heart hit a problem, in the early hours

So I stopped it dead for a beat or two

Em B7 Em 
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo 

Em 
But I cut some cord, and I shouldn’t have done it

And it won’t forgive me after all these years

Em B7 Em 
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo 

Em 
So I sent it to a place in the middle of nowhere

With a big black horse and a cherry tree

Em B7 Em 
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo 

Em 
Now it won’t come back, ‘cause it’s oh so happy

And now I’ve got a hole for the world to see

Em B7 Em 
Woo-hoo, woo-hoo  

Em D6 Cmaj7 
And it said no, no no, no, no, no
Em Em 
I said, no, no, you’re not the one for me
Em D6 Cmaj7 
No, no no, no, no, no
Em C7 
I said, no, no, you’re not the one for me

Em 
Woo, woo hoo (not the one for me)
Em 
Woo, woo hoo

Em 
Said  no, nah, no, no no

No, no, you’re not the one for me

Em 
 No, nah, no, no, no, no

No, no, you’re not the one for me

Em D6 Cmaj7 
 Big black horse  and a cherry tree
Em Em 
 I can’t quite get there ‘cause my heart’s forsaken me yeah yeah yeah
Em Cmaj7 Em 
 Big black horse and a cherry tree
Em C7 
 I can’t quite get there ‘cause my heart’s forsaken me

Labelle - Lady Marmalade  

Originally in Gm, I play in Am capo 2

Am7 D11 
   x2

Vox on the 5

Am7 D11 
Hey sista, go sista, soul sista, go sista
Am7 D11 
Hey sista, go sista, soul sista

Am7 D11 
He met Marmalade down in old 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, da-da
Am7 D11 
Gitchi, gitchi, ya-ya here
Am7 D11 
Mocha chocolata, ya-ya

Hang on “creole”, vox on 7 6 7 1 of the chord on “creole lady”

Em7 Am7 
Creole lady Marmalade

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 moi, ce soir?
Am7 D11 
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?

Am7 D11 
He stayed in her boudoir while she freshened up
Am7 D11 
That boy drank all that magnolia wine, on her
Dm7 Em7 
Black satin sheets, is where he started to freak

Am7 D11 
Gitchi, gitchi, ya-ya, da-da
Am7 D11 
Gitchi, gitchi, ya-ya here
Am7 D11 
Mocha chocolata, ya-ya
Em7 Am7 
Creole lady Marmalade

Am7 D11 
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?
Am7 D11 
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?

Am7 D11 
 x2
Hey, hey, hey...

Am7 D11 
Seeing her skin feeling silky smoothe
Am7 D11 
Color of cafe au lait
Dm7 Em7 
Made the savage beast inside roar until it cried
More, more, more

Am7 D11 
Now he’s at home doing nine to five
Am7 D11 
Living his brave life of lies
Dm7 Em7 
But when he turns off to sleep, old memories keep
More, more, more

Am7 D11 
Gitchi, gitchi, ya-ya, da-da
Am7 D11 
Gitchi, gitchi, ya-ya here
Am7 D11 
Mocha chocolata, ya-ya
Em7 Am7 
Creole lady Marmalade

Am7 D11 
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?
Am7 D11 
Voulez vous coucher avec moi?
Am7 D11 
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?
Em7 Am7 
Creole lady Marmalade

Lady Gaga - Bad Romance  

Originally in Am, I play in Em

Highest note that matters is the 1 (“*I want your love* and I want...”)

Vox on 3 4 5 3 of the minor key on the first “oh oh oh oh”

F/C G/D 
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh,  oh oh oh
Am/E C/E 
Caught in a bad romance
F/C G/D 
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh,  oh oh oh
E/G# Am 
Caught in a bad romance

This part is very skippable, but if you sing it, start on the 1

Am 
Rah rah ah ah ah, roma ro ma ma
Am 
Ga ga ooh la la, want your bad romance

Am 
Rah rah ah ah ah, roma ro ma ma
Am 
Ga ga ooh la la, want your bad romance

Am Am/C 
 I want your ugly, I want  your disease 
Am Am/C 
 I want your everything, as long as it’s free 

Am Am/C 
I want your love, love  love love 
Am Am/C 
I want your love, hey  

Am Am/C 
 I want your drama, the touch of your hand 
Am Am/C 
 I want your leather studded kiss in the sand 

Am Am/C 
I want your love, love  love love 
Am Am/C 
I want your love, hey  

Spoken, just sing around the 1

Am 
You know that I want you, and you know that I need you

I want it bad, like your bad romance

 I want your love and I want your revenge
Am 
You and me could write a bad romance

 I want your love and all your lovers’ revenge
Am 
You and me could write a bad romance

F/C G/D 
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh,  oh oh oh
Am/E C/E 
Caught in a bad romance
F/C G/D 
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh,  oh oh oh
E/G# Am 
Caught in a bad romance

Am 
Rah rah ah ah ah, roma ro ma ma
Am 
Ga ga ooh la la, want your bad romance

Am Am/C 
 I want your horror, I want your design 
Am Am/C 
 ‘Cause you’re a criminal as long as your mine

Am Am/C 
I want your love, love  love love 
Am Am/C 
I want your love, hey  

Am Am/C 
 I want your psycho, your vertigo schtick 
Am Am/C 
 Want you in my rear window, baby you’re sick 

Am Am/C 
I want your love, love  love love 
Am Am/C 
I want your lov 

You know that I want you, and you know that I need you
I want it bad, like your bad romance

 I want your love and I want your revenge
Am 
You and me could write a bad romance

 I want your love and all your lovers’ revenge
Am 
You and me could write a bad romance

F/C G/D 
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh,  oh oh oh
Am/E C/E 
Caught in a bad romance
F/C G/D 
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh,  oh oh oh
E/G# Am 
Caught in a bad romance

Am 
Rah rah ah ah ah, roma ro ma ma
Am 
Ga ga ooh la la, want your bad romance

Spoken, vox around the 7

Am 
Walk, walk, fashion baby

Work it move that bit ca-razy

Am 
Walk, walk, fashion baby

Work it move that bit ca-razy

Am 
Walk, walk, passion baby

Work it I’m a free bit baby

Bridge

Am 
 I want your love and I want your revenge
I want your love I don’t wanna be friends

 J’veux ton amour, et je veux ta revanche
Am 
J’veux ton amour, I don’t wanna be friends

With “oh’s”

Am 
  I don’t wanna be  friends 
I don’t wanna be friends,  want your bad romance

Hard stop on the i

Am 
Caught in bad romance, want your bad romance

 I want your love and I want your revenge
Am 
You and me could write a bad romance

 I want your love and all your lovers’ revenge
Am 
You and me could write a bad romance

F/C G/D 
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh,  oh oh oh, want your bad romance
Am/E C/E 
Caught in a bad romance
F/C G/D 
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh,  oh oh oh, want your bad romance
E/G# Am 
Caught in a bad romance

Am 
Rah rah ah ah ah, roma ro ma ma
Am 
Ga ga ooh la la, want your bad romance

Laura Branigan - Gloria  

Originally in A, I play in A capo 3, or if I’m feeling like

a vocal reach, in D (D is better for the guitar).  Highest

note is the 4, but it’s a long 4 (“caaaaallling”), and there’s

an awful lot of 3.

In A, play the intro A/E as:

-x-
-2-
-2-
-2-
-4-
-0-

A/E A/E A/E A/E 
D/A D/A D/A D/A 
       

Vox on 3→2 of the first chord on “Gloria”

A/E D/A 
Gloria, you’re always on the run now
A/E D/A 
Running after somebody, you gotta get him somehow
A/E 
I think you’ve got to slow down
D/A 
Before you start to blow it
A/E 
I think you’re headed for a breakdown
D/A 
So be careful not to show it

Vox stay where they were on “you really don’t”,

then up to 3 2 1 of the chord on me-hem-ber

F#m B7 
You really don’t remember
Amaj7 
Was it something that he said?
Are the voices in your head calling Gloria?

Vox start this line where “Gloria” was

A/E D/A 
Gloria, don’t you think you’re falling?

Both these phrases go up...

A/E D/A 
If everybody wants you, why isn’t anybody c alling?
You don’t have to answer
 Leave them hanging on the line, oh-oh-oh, calling Gloria

Vox start this line where “Gloria” was

A/E D/A 
Gloria (Gloria), I think they got your number (Gloria)
A/E 
I think they got the alias (Gloria)

Go up on to the 4 on “under”

D/A 
That you’ve been living under (Gloria)

Vox stay up where “under” was

F#m B7 
But you really don’t remember
Amaj7 
Was it something that they said?
Are the voices in your head calling Gloria?

D/A D/A 
A/E A/E A/E A/E 
D/A D/A D/A D/A 
       

Vox back to where the first verse was, on 3→2

of the first chord on “Gloria”

A/E D/A 
A-ha-ha, a-ha-ha, Gloria, how’s it gonna go down?
A/E 
Will you meet him on the main line
D/A 
Or will you catch him on the rebound?
A/E 
Will you marry for the money
D/A 
Take a lover in the afternoon?
A/E 
Feel your innocence slipping away
D/A 
Don’t believe it’s coming back soon

F#m B7 
And you really don’t remember
Amaj7 
Is it something that he said?
Are the voices in your head calling Gloria?

Vox start this line where “Gloria” was

A/E D/A 
Gloria, don’t you think you’re falling?

Both these phrases go up...

A/E D/A 
If everybody wants you, why isn’t anybody calling?
You don’t have to answer
 Leave them hanging on the line, oh-oh-oh, calling Gloria

Vox start this line where “Gloria” was

A/E D/A 
Gloria (Gloria), I think they got your number (Gloria)
A/E 
I think they got the alias (Gloria)
D/A 
That you’ve been living under (Gloria)

F#m B7 
But you really don’t remember
Amaj7 
Was it something that they said?
Are the voices in your head calling Gloria?

Fade on stuff like this...

D/A D/A 
A/E A/E A/E A/E 
D/A D/A D/A D/A 

Lazlo Bane - Superman (Scrubs Theme)  

Originally in F#, I play in D capo 4.

Dmaj7 G6 
Dmaj7 G6 
   
Out the door just in time, head down the 405
Got to meet the new boss by 8am
The phone rings in the car, the wife is working hard
She’s running late tonight again
Em 
Well, I know what I’ve been told
Em 
You’ve got to work to feed the soul

Bm Bm/A Bm/Ab E7 
But I can’t do this all on my own
No I know, I’m no superman

Dmaj7 G6 
      I’m no superman
Dmaj7 G6 
   
 You’ve got your love online,  you think you’re doing fine
 But you’re just plugged into the wall
 And that deck of tarot cards,  won’t get you very far
 There ain’t no hand to break your fall
Em 
Well, I know what I’ve been told
Em 
You gotta know just when to fold

Bm Bm/A Bm/Ab E7 
But I can’t do this all on my own
No I know, I’m no superman

Dmaj7 G6 
      I’m no superman
Dmaj7 G6 
   

Solo

Em Em 
Em Em Bm Bm/A Bm/Ab 
   

Let chords ring for the first line of this verse

You’ve crossed the finish line, won the race but lost your mind
Was it worth it after all?
I need you here with me,  ‘cause love is all we need
Just take a hold of the hand that breaks the fall
Em 
Well, I know what I’ve been told
Em 
Gotta break free to break the mold

Bm Bm/A Bm/Ab E7 
But I can’t do this all on my own
Bm Bm/A Bm/Ab E7 
No I can’t do this all on my own

Hold "know" and "I’m no" for a full measure", hard stop before "superman"

I knoooooow, that I’m no superman

Dmaj7 G6 
      I’m no superman
Dmaj7 G6 
      I’m no superman

Vox on 3 1 on “someday”

Dmaj7 G6 
Someday  we’ll be together 
Dmaj7 G6 
Someday   
Dmaj7 G6 
Someday  we’ll be together 
Dmaj7 G6 
Someday  
I’m no superman

Led Zeppelin - D’yer Mak’er  

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

Am 
       x 2

Am 
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-ooh, you don’t have to go
Am 
Oh-oh-oh-ooh, you don’t have to go
Am Am 
Oh-oh-oh-ooh, you don’t have to go

Am 
Aye, ah-ah-ah, ah-aye, all those tears I cried
Am 
Ah-ah-ah-aye, all those tears I cried
Am Am 
Oh-oh, ah-aye, baby please  don’t go

Am 
 When I read the letter you wrote me

It made me mad, mad, mad

Am 
 When I read the words that it told me

It made me sad, sad, sad

Am 
 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

 I love you...  ooh, baby I love you

Am 
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-ooh, every breath I take
Am Am 
Oh-oh-oh-ooh, oooh, every move I make hey-hey   
Am 
 Oh baby please  don’t go

Am 
Aye, ah-ah-ah, ah-aye, you hurt me to my soul
Am 
Oh-oh-oh-ooh, you hurt me to my soul
Am Am 
Ooh,  darling please  don’t go

Am 
 When I read the letter you wrote me

You made me mad, mad, mad

Am 
 When I read the words that it told me

It made me sad, sad, sad

Am 
 But I still love you so,  and I can’t let you go
 I love you...  ooh, baby I love you

Solo if appropriate on verse chords

Am 
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-ooh, you don’t have to go
Am 
Oh-oh-oh-ooh, you don’t have to go
Am Am 
Oh-oh-oh-ooh, oh baby  baby, please, please, please, please

Am 
 Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh baby,  oh-oh I really love you baby
Am 
 Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh darling,  oh
Am 
 Oh, oh baby I still love you so

Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song  

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

 We come from the land of the ice and snow
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”

Em 
 Valhalla, I am coming  

An now back down an octave

 On we sweep with
 With threshing oar
A# 
 Our only goal will be the western shore

Em 
Em 
Ah-ah-ahh-ah
Em 
Ah-ah-ahh-ah

 We come from the land of the ice and snow
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow
Em 
 How soft your fields, so green
Em 
Can whisper tales of gore
Em 
Of how we calmed the tides of war
Em 
 We are your overlords  

 On we sweep with
 With threshing oar
A# 
 Our only goal will be the western shore

Em 
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  

Originally in A, I play in A capo 3

Intro

     
It’s been a long time since I rock and rolled

It’s been a long time since I did the stroll

Ooh, let me get back, let me get back
Let me get back, baby, where I come from

It’s been a long time, been a long time
Been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time, yes, it has

It’s been a long time since The Book of Love

I can’t count the tears of a life with no love

Carry me back, carry me back, carry me back
Baby, where I come from, whoa-oh, oh

It’s been a long time, been a long time
Been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time

Solo, with “oh”

           x2

Whoooa

Seems so long since we walked in the moonlight

Making vows that just can’t work right

Oh yeah, open your arms, open your arms, open your arms
Baby, let my love come running in, yeah

It’s been a long time, been a long time
Been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time

 Yeah-hey, yeah-hey
 Yeah-hey, yeah-hey
  Ooh yeah, ooh yeah
  Ooh yeah, ooh yeah

It’s been a long time, been a long time
Been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time

A7 

Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven  

Am Cmaj7/G# C/G D/F# Fmaj7 G/B Am 
      
Am Cmaj7/G# C/G D/F# 
There’s a lady who’s sure all that glitters is gold
Fmaj7 G/B Am 
And she’s buying a stairway to heaven
Am Cmaj7/G# C/G D/F# 
When she gets there she knows, if the stores are all closed
Fmaj7 G/B Am 
With a word she can get what she came for
G/B Fmaj7 Am G/B Dsus4 
Oohooh, and she’s buying a stairway to heaven

Fmaj7 Am 
There’s a sign on the wall but she wants to be sure
Fmaj7 
‘Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings
Am Cmaj7/G# C/G D/F# 
In a tree by the brook, there’s a songbird who sings
Fmaj7 G/B Am 
Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven

Interlude

Am Cmaj7/G# C/G D/F# Fmaj7 G/B Am 
      
Am7 Am7 Am Em 
 Ooh, it makes me wonder     
Am7 Am7 Am Em 
 Ooh, it makes me wonder     

G/B Am 
There’s a feeling I get when I look to the west
G/B Fmaj7 Am 
And my spirit is crying for leaving
G/B Am 
In my thoughts I have seen rings of smoke through the trees
G/B Fmaj7 Am 
And the voices of those who stand looking

G/B 
Am7 Am7 Am Em 
 Ooh, it makes me wonder     
Am7 Am7 Am Em 
 Ooh, it makes me wonder     

G/B Am 
And it’s whispered that soon if we all call the tune
G/B Fmaj7 Am 
Then the piper will lead us to reason
G/B Am 
And a new day will dawn for those who stand long
G/B Fmaj7 Am 
And the forests will echo with laughter

G/B 
Am7 Am7 Am Em 
Am7 Am7 Am Em 
 Ooh      

G/B Am 
If there’s a bustle in your hedgerow, don’t be alarmed now
G/B Fmaj7 Am 
It’s just a spring clean for the May queen
G/B Am 
Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run
G/B Fmaj7 Am 
There’s still time to change the road you’re on

G/B 
Am7 Am7 Am Em 
 Ooh, it makes me wonder     
Am7 Am7 Am Em 
 Ooh      

G/B Am 
Your head is humming and it won’t go, in case you don’t know
G/B Fmaj7 Am 
The piper’s calling you to join him
G/B Am 
Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow, and did you know
G/B Fmaj7 Am 
Your stairway lies on the whispering wind

G/B 
Dsus4 Dsus4 Cadd9 G/B 
Dsus4 Dsus4 Cadd9 G/B 
     
Am 
And as we wind on down the road
Am 
Our shadows taller than our soul
Am 
There walks a lady we all know
Am 
Who shines white light and wants to show
Am 
How everything still turns to gold
Am 
And if you listen very hard
Am 
The tune will come to you at last
Am 
When all are one and one is all
Am Fmaj7 
To be a rock and not to roll

Fmaj7 Am 
And she’s buying a stairway to heaven

Led Zeppelin - Tangerine  

Am Asus4 Am 
Am Asus4 Am 
G/B Am 
 →  →  
Am 
 →  →  

Am Asus4 Am 
Measuring a summer’s day
Am Asus4 Am G/B Am 
only find it slips away to gray  → 
Am 
The hours, they bring me pain

 
 Tangerine,   tangerine 
 Living reflections   from a dream  
 I was her love,   she was my queen 
Dsus4 
 And now a thousand years between

Am Asus4 Am 
Thinking how it used to be
Am Asus4 Am G/B Am 
Does she still remember times like these?  → 
Am 
To think of us again

And I do

Arbitrarily shorten this, but make sure to hit that nice V

Am 
     →  →  →  

        
 → 

 Tangerine,   tangerine 
 Living reflections   from a dream  
 I was her love,   she was my queen 
Dsus4 
 And now a thousand years between

Dsus4 

Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah  

Leonard Cohen in C, John Cale in C, Jeff Buckley in C#, I play in G capo 3

Intro

Em 
   x2

Em 
I’ve heard there was a secret chord
Em 
That David played, and it pleased the lord
But you don’t really care for music, do you? 

It goes like this the fourth, the fifth
Em 
The minor fall, the major lift
B7 Em 
The baffled king composing Hallelujah

Em 
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelu-u-jah 

Em 
Your faith was strong, but you needed proof
Em 
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you

She tied you to a kitchen chair
Em 
She broke your throne, and she cut your hair
B7 Em 
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah

Em 
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelu-u-jah 

Em 
Maybe I’ve been here before
Em 
I know this room and I’ve walked this floor
I used to live alone before I knew you 

I’ve seen your flag on the marble arch
Em 
And love is not a victory march

Cale plays a iii instead of a III here

B7 Em 
It’s a cold and it’s a broken Hallelujah

Em 
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelu-u-jah 

Em 
There was a time you let me know
Em 
What’s really going on below
But now you never show it to me, do you? 
And I remember when I moved in you
Em 
And the holy dove she was moving too
B7 Em 
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah

Em 
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelu-u-jah 

Em 
Well, maybe there’s a god above
Em 
But all I’ve ever learned from love
Is how to shoot somebody who outdrew you 

But it’s not a crime that you’re here tonight
Em 
It’s not some pilgrim who’s seen the light
B7 Em 
It’s a cold and it’s a broken Hallelujah

Em Em 
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelu-u-jah 

Other verses included in some versions... you have to stop at some point,

so I usually leave these out.

Em 
You say I took the name in vain
Em 
I don’t even know the name
But if I did, well really, what’s it to ya?
There’s a blaze of light in every word
Em 
It doesn’t matter which you heard
B7 Em 
The holy or the broken Hallelujah

Em 
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelu-u-jah

Em 
did my best, it wasn’t much
Em 
couldn’t feel, so I tried to touch
I’ve told the truth, I didn’t come to fool ya
And even though it all went wrong
Em 
I’ll stand before the Lord of Song
B7 Em 
With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah

Em 
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelu-u-jah

Lesley Gore - It’s My Party  

Originally in A, I play in A capo 2

  →  →  

Aaug 
It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to
Dm 
Cry if I want to, cry if I want to
F#m Bm 
You would cry too if it happened to you 
  →  →  

Way down to the 5 of the chord on “gone”

Nobody knows where my Johnny has gone
But Judy left the same time
 Why was he holding her hand

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “he’s”, 6 on “posed”

B7 
When he’s supposed to be mine

Aaug 
It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to
Dm 
Cry if I want to, cry if I want to
F#m Bm 
You would cry too if it happened to you
  →  →  

Play all my records keep dancing all night
But leave me alone for a while
 Till Johnny’s dancing with me
B7 
I’ve got no reason to smile

Aaug 
It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to
Dm 
Cry if I want to, cry if I want to
F#m Bm 
You would cry too if it happened to you
  →  →  

Solo on chorus chords if appropriate

Judy and Johnny just walked through the door
Like a queen with her king
Oh what a birthday surprise
B7 
Judy’s wearing his ring

Aaug 
It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to

Hanging stop on the second “cry”

Dm 
Cry if I want to, cry if I want to
F#m Bm 
You would cry too if it happened to
F#m Bm 
You would cry too if it happened to
F#m Bm 
You would cry too if it happened to you
  →  → 

Lifehouse - Hanging By a Moment  

Originally in Db, I play in C

Highest note is the 4 (“letting go of”)

Intro

Cadd9 

Vox on the 5

Cadd9 
Desperate for changing, starving for truth
Closer to where I started, I’m chasing after you

Quiet, low octave

Am 
And I’m falling even more in love with you
Am 
Letting go of all I’ve held on to
Am 
I’m standing here until you make me move
Am Cadd9 
I’m hanging by a moment here with you

Cadd9 
Cadd9 
Forgetting all I’m lacking, completely incomplete
I’ll take your invitation, you take all of me

Now big, high octave, but in C, rather than going up to the 4 on “falling even”, do that on the 1

Am 
And I’m falling even more in love with you
Am 
Letting go of all I’ve held on to
Am 
I’m standing here until you make me move
Am 
I’m hanging by a moment here with you

Am 
I’m living for the only thing I know
Am 
I’m running and not quite sure where to go
Am 
I don’t know what I’m diving into
Am 
Just hanging by a moment here with you

Bridge

There’s nothing else to lose, nothing else to find
Am 
There’s nothing in the world that could change my mind
Dm 
There is nothing else 
Dm 
There is nothing else 
Dm Cadd9 
There is nothing else   

Cadd9 
Cadd9 
Desperate for changing, starving for truth
Closer to where I started, I’m chasing after you

Am 
I’m falling even more in love with you
Am 
Letting go of all I’ve held on to
Am 
I’m standing here until you make me move
Am 
I’m hanging by a moment here with you

Am 
I’m living for the only thing I know
Am 
I’m running and not quite sure where to go
Am 
I don’t know what I’m diving into
Am 
Just hanging by a moment here with you

Am 
Just hanging by a moment  
Am 
Hanging by a moment   
Am 
Hanging by a moment  
Am 
Hanging by a moment here with you

Lifehouse - You and Me  

Intro

Cadd9 Dsus4/F# G/B 
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Cadd9 
   

Cadd9 
What day is it
Dsus4/F# G/B 
And in what month
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 
This clock never seemed so alive

Cadd9 
I can’t keep up
Dsus4/F# G/B 
And I can’t back down
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 
I’ve been losing  so much time

Cadd9 
A7sus4 
Cause it’s you and me
Cadd9 
And all of the people
Em7 
With nothing to do
Em7 Dsus4 
Nothing to lose

A7sus4 
And it’s you and me
Cadd9 
And all of the people
Em7 
And I don’t know why
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 
can’t keep my eyes off of you

Cadd9 
Cadd9 
What are the things
Dsus4/F# G/B 
That  I  wanna  say
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 
Just aren’t coming out right
Cadd9 
I’m tripping on words
Dsus4/F# G/B 
You’ve got my head spinning
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 
don’t know where to go from here

Cadd9 
A7sus4 
Cause it’s you and me
Cadd9 
And all of the people
Em7 
With nothing to do
Em7 Dsus4 
Nothing to lose

A7sus4 
And it’s you and me
Cadd9 
And all of the people
Em7 
And I don’t know why
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 
can’t keep my eyes off of you

Bridge

Bm 
Something about you now
D/F# Em7 
 I can’t quite figure out
Am 
Everything she does is beautiful
Bm Cm 
Everything she does is right

Soft

A7sus4 
Cause it’s you and me
Cadd9 
And all of the people
Em7 
With nothing to do
Em7 Dsus4 
Nothing to lose

A7sus4 
And it’s you and me
Cadd9 
And all of the people
Em7 
And I don’t know why
Em7 Dsus4 
can’t keep my eyes off of

Band enters

A7sus4 
You and me
Cadd9 
And all of the people
Em7 
With nothing to do
Em7 Dsus4 
And nothing to lose

A7sus4 
And it’s you and me
Cadd9 
And all of the people
Em7 
And I don’t know why
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 
can’t keep my eyes off of you

Cadd9 Dsus4/F# G/B 
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Cadd9 
   
Cadd9 
What day is it
Dsus4/F# G/B 
And in what month
Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 
This clock never seemed so alive

Linda Ronstadt - Long Long Time  

Originally in A, I play in D, highest note that matters is the 2 (“*no one* at my side”)

Bm Bm 
    →  x2

Vox on 6 5 of the key on “love will”

Bm Bm 
 Love will abide  → 
 Take things in stride
F#7 Bm 
 Sounds like good advice 
E7 
But there’s no one at my side

Bm Bm 
And time  washes clean  → 
 Love’s wounds unseen
F#7 Bm 
 That’s what someone told me
E7 
But I don’t know what it means

‘Cause I’ve done everything I know 
F#7 Bm 
 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”

Bm 
And I think I’m  gonna love you  
For a long  long time

Bm Bm 
    →  x2

Bm Bm 
 Caught in my fears  → 
 Blinking back the tears
F#7 Bm 
 I can’t say you hurt me 
E7 
When you never let me near

Bm Bm 
And  never drew  → 
 One response from you
F#7 Bm 
 All the while you fell 
E7 
All over girls you never knew

‘Cause I’ve done everything I know 
F#7 Bm 
 To try and make you mine 
Bm 
And I think it’s  gonna hurt me 
For a long  long time 

Bm Bm 
    →  x2

Bm Bm 
 Wait for the day  → 
 You’ll go away
F#7 Bm 
 Knowing that you warned me
E7 
Of the price I’d have to pay

Bm Bm 
And life’s  full of flaws  → 
 Who knows the cause?
F#7 Bm 
 Living in the memory 
E7 
Of a love that never was

‘Cause I’ve done everything I know
F#7 Bm 
 To try and change your mind 
Bm 
And I think I’m  gonna miss you  
Bm 
For a long  long time

‘Cause I’ve done everything I know
F#7 Bm 
 To try and make you mine 
Bm 
And I think I’m  gonna love you 
For a long long time

Bm Bm 
    → 

Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram - Somewhere Out There  

Intro

Cmaj7/E Fmaj7 F/G 
C/E Fadd9 
Dm7 G/F Em7 Am7 
 
C/E Fmaj7 F/G C/E 
 Somewhere out there beneath the pale moonlight
Dm7 G/F Em7 Am7 Dm7 C/E Gsus 
Someone’s thinking of me and loving me tonight 
Cmaj7/E Fmaj7 F/G C/E 
 Somewhere out there someone’s saying a prayer
Dm7 G/F Em7 Am7 Dm7 C/E F/G 
That we’ll find one another in that big somewhere out there

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “even”

G/F G/F 
And even though I know how very far apart we are
G/F G/F 
It helps to think we might be wishing on the same bright star
Ab Bb/Ab Ab Bb/Ab 
And when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby

This is the only line that doesn’t really work in the original key for a male voice,

so go *down* on sleeping, and it will work out.

Ab Bb/Ab 
It helps to think we’re sleeping underneath the same big sky

Cmaj7/E Fmaj7 F/G C/E 
 Somewhere out there if love can see us through
Dm7 G/F Em7 Am7 
Then we’ll be together somewhere out there
Out where dreams come true 

D/C D/C C/Bb Bbmaj7 C/Bb D/E 
       

Solo

C#m7 A/D D/E 
A/C# 
Bm7 Dmaj7 C#m F#m7 
Bm7 C#m D/E 
 →  →  

G/F G/F 
And even though I know how very far apart we are
G/F G/F 
It helps to think we might be wishing on the same bright star
Ab Bb/Ab Ab Bb/Ab 
And when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby
Ab Bb/Ab 
It helps to think we’re sleeping underneath the same big sky

Cmaj7/E Fmaj7 F/G C/E 
Somewhere out there if love can see us through (can see us throught)
Dm7 G/F Em7 Am7 
Then we’ll be together somewhere out there

Rubato

Out where dreams come true

Cmaj7/E Fmaj7 F/G Cadd9 

Lindsey Buckingham - Holiday Road  

Originally in F, I play in A capo 2, highest note that matters is the 4

Intro

I found out long ago 

It’s a long way down the holiday road

C#m F#m 
Holiday roh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oad
Holiday roh oh oh oh oh oh oad

Jack be nimble, Jack be quick  

Take a ride on the West Coast kick

C#m F#m 
Holiday roh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oad
Holiday roh oh oh oh oh oh oad

C#m F#m 
Holiday roh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oad
Holiday roh oh oh oh oh oh oad

I found out long ago

It’s a long way down the holiday road  

C#m F#m 
Holiday roh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oad
Holiday roh oh oh oh oh oh oad

C#m F#m 
Holiday roh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oad
Holiday roh oh oh oh oh oh oad

Linkin Park - In the End  

Originally in Ebm, I play in Am capo 3

Intro

Am 
   x4

Am 
It starts with one thing I don’t know why
It doesn’t even matter how hard you try
Keep that in mind I designed this rhyme
To explain in due time

Am 
All I know, time is a valuable thing
Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings
Watch it count down to the end of the day
The clock ticks life away

Am 
It’s so unreal, didn’t look out below
Watch the time go right out the window
Trying to hold on, but ya didn’t even know
Or wasted it all just to

Am 
Watch you go, I kept everything inside
And even though I tried, it all fell apart
What it meant to me will eventually be
A memory of a time when

Vox on the 2 on “hard” (!)

Am 
I tried so hard and got so far
But in the end it doesn’t even matter
Am 
I had to fall to lose it all
But in the end it doesn’t even matter

Am 
One thing, I don’t know why
It doesn’t even matter how hard you try
Keep that in mind I designed this rhyme
To remind myself how

Am 
I tried so hard, in spite of the way you were mocking me
 Acting like I was part of your property
 Remembering all the times you fought with me
Am 
 I’m surprised it got so (far)

Am 
Things aren’t the way they were before
 You wouldn’t even recognize me anymore
 Not that you knew me back then but
It all comes back to me

Am 
In the end you kept everything inside
And even though I tried, it all fell apart
What it meant to me will eventually be
A memory of a time when

Am 
I tried so hard and got so far
But in the end it doesn’t even matter
Am 
I had to fall to lose it all
But in the end it doesn’t even matter

Bridge

Vox on the 7 of the chord on “trust”

Am 
I’ve put my trust in you
Pushed as far as I can go
Am 
And for all this
There’s only one thing you should know 

Now vox on the 3 of the chord on “trust”

Am 
I’ve put my trust in you
Pushed as far as I can go
Am 
And for all this
There’s only one thing you should know 

Am 
I tried so hard and got so far
But in the end it doesn’t even matter
Am 
I had to fall to lose it all
But in the end it doesn’t even matter

Am 
   x4

Lionel Richie - Hello  

Originally in Am, I play in Em capo 2

In Em, on guitar, play the Gmaj7’s as G’s

Also in Em, on guitar:

 Em Em/D Cmaj7  Baug  B
-0--0----0------------2-
-0--0----0--------------
-0--0----0------0-------
-2--2----2--------------
-2--5----3------2-----2-
-0----------------------

Almost every im is really a im9 on piano

Em Em/D Cmaj7 Em/D Cmaj7 
    →  x2

Em Em/D Cmaj7 
I’ve been alone with you inside my mind
Em Em/D 
And in my dreams I’ve kissed your lips
Cmaj7 
thousand times
Em Em/D Cmaj7 
Sometimes I see you pass outside my door
Em Em/D Cmaj7 E7 
Hello  is it me you’re looking for?

Am7 
I can see it in your eyes
Gmaj7 Cmaj7 
I can see it in your smile
Fmaj7 Baug 
You are all I ever wanted
Em D/F# D/F# 
And my arms are open wide 
Am7 
Cause you know just know what to say
Gmaj7 Cmaj7 
And you know just what to do
Fmaj7 Baug 
And I want to tell you so much
Em 
I love you

Em Em/D Cmaj7 Em/D Cmaj7 
    →  x2

Em Em/D Cmaj7 
long to see the sunlight in your hair
Em Em/D 
And tell you time and time again
Cmaj7 
How much I care
Em Em/D Cmaj7 
Sometimes I feel my heart will overflow
Em Em/D Cmaj7 E7 
Hello,  I’ve just got to let you know

Am7 
‘Cause I wonder where you are
Gmaj7 Cmaj7 
And I wonder what you do
Fmaj7 Baug 
Are you somewhere feeling lonely?
Em D/F# D/F# 
Or is there someone loving you ?
Am7 
Tell me how to win your heart
Gmaj7 Cmaj7 
For I haven’t got a clue
Fmaj7 Baug 
But let me start by saying 
Em 
I love you

Solo on...

Em Em/D Cmaj7 Em/D 
   
Em Em/D Cmaj7 E7 
Hello  is it me you’re looking for?

Am7 
‘Cause I wonder where you are
Gmaj7 Cmaj7 
And I wonder what you do
Fmaj7 Baug 
Are you somewhere feeling lonely?
Em D/F# D/F# 
 Is someone loving you ?
Am7 
Tell me how to win your heart
Gmaj7 Cmaj7 
For I haven’t got a clue
Fmaj7 Baug 
But let me start by saying 
Em 
I love you

Not a typo, ends on the parallel major

Em Em/D Cmaj7 Em/D 

Lisa Loeb - Stay  

Originally in C#, I play in G

Intro

Gadd9 Em7 Am7 Bm7 Cadd9 
   →  → 

Gadd9 Em7 Am7 Bm7 Cadd9 
 You say  I only hear what I want to   
Gadd9 Em7 Am7 Bm7 Cadd9 
 And you say  I talk so all the time,   so  

Am7 
 And I thought what I felt was simple
Am7 
 And I thought that I don’t belong
Am7 
 And now that I am leaving
Am7 Cadd9 
 Now I know that I did something wrong cause I missed you
Cm Am7 Am7 
 Yeah, yeah, I missed you   

Gadd9 Em7 Am7 
 And you say  I only hear what I want to, I don’t listen hard
Bm7 Cadd9 
Don’t pay attention to the distance that you’re running to anyone, anywhere
Am7 Bm7 
 don’t understand if you really care
Cadd9 Cadd9 
I’m only hearing negative, no, no, no 

Am7 Am7 
So I,  I turned the radio on, I turned the radio up, and this woman was singing my song
Am7 
Lover’s in love and the other’s run away
Am7 
Lover is crying cause the other won’t stay
Am7 
 Some of us hover and we weep for the other who was 
Am7 
Dying since the day they were born, well
Am7 Am7 
Well,  this is not that,  I think that I’m throwing but I’m thrown 

Am7 
And I thought I’d live forever but now I’m not so sure
Cadd9 
You try to tell me that I’m clever but that won’t take me anyhow
Am7 Bm7 Cadd9 
 Or anywhere  with you

Am7 
 And you said that I was naive
Am7 
And  I thought that I was strong, oh
Am7 
 I thought, hey I can leave, I can leave
Am7 Cadd9 
Oh,  but now I know that I was wrong cause I missed you
Cm Am7 Am7 
 Yeah, I missed you  

Am7 
You said you caught me cause you want me and one day you’ll let me go
Cadd9 
You try to give away a keeper or keep me cause you know
Am7 Bm7 Cadd9 
You’re just so  scared to lose 

Gadd9 Em7 Am7 Bm7 Cadd9 
And you say,   stay   
Gadd9 Em7 Am7 Bm Cadd9 
 And you say  I only hear what I want to   

Lita Ford - Kiss Me Deadly  

Originally in C, I play in D

Slow, ringing

went to a party last Saturday night
didn’t get laid I got in a fight 
Uh-huh, it ain’t no big thing

Late for my job and the traffic was bad
Had to borrow 10 bucks from my old man
Uh-huh, it ain’t no big thing

Band enters

went to a party last Saturday night
told you that story would be alright
Uh-huh, it ain’t no big thing

Vox on the 5

D/F# 
But I know what I like 
 I know I like dancing with you
D/F# 
       And I know what you like

D/F# 
   I know you like dancing with me
D/F# 
  Yeah  yeah 

Kiss me once  
Kiss me twice  
D/F# 
Come on pretty baby kiss me deadly 

Had a few beers getting high
Sitting watching the time go by
Uh-huh, it ain’t no big thing

Nothing to eat and no T.V.
Looking in the mirror don’t get it for me 
Uh-huh, it ain’t no big thing

D/F# 
But I know what I like 
 I know I like dancing with you
D/F# 
       And I know what you like

D/F# 
   I know you like dancing with me
D/F# 
  Oh  yeah 

Kiss me once  
Kiss me twice  
D/F# 
Come on pretty baby kiss me deadly 

Kiss me once  
Kiss me twice  
D/F# 
Come on pretty baby kiss me deadly 

   You know I like dancing with you
 Dancing with  you, come on

Kiss me once  
Kiss me twice  
D/F# 
Come on pretty baby kiss me deadly 

Kiss me once  
Kiss me twice  
D/F# 
Come on pretty baby kiss me 
Em 
Come on pretty baby kiss me
Come on pretty baby kiss me

D/F# 
Deadly    

Little Eva - The Locomotion  

Originally around Eb, I play in E (down an octave) (obviously)

Intro

Vox on the 1

C#m 
Everybody’s doing a brand new dance, now

Vox on the 5

C#m 
 Come on, baby, do the locomotion
C#m 
know you’ll get to like it if you give it a chance now
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”

F#m 
My little baby sister can do it with ease
F# 
It’s easier than learning your ABC’s

Vox on 6 5 on “come on”

So, come on, come on, do the locomotion with me

Vox on the 6 on “swing”

 You gotta swing your hips, now,  come on, baby
Jump up, jump back, well I think you’ve got the knack, whoa, oh

C#m 
Now that you can do it let’s make a chain now
C#m 
 Come on, baby, do the locomotion
C#m 
chug-a-chug-a motion like a railroad train, now
C#m 
 Come on, baby, do the locomotion

F#m 
Do it nice and easy now, don’t lose control
F# 
A little bit of rhythm, and a lot of soul
Come on, come on, do the locomotion with me

Sax solo

   

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

C#m 
Move around the floor in a locomotion
C#m 
 Come on, baby, do the locomotion
C#m 
Do it holding hands, if you get the notion
C#m 
 Come on, baby, do the locomotion

F#m 
There’s never been a dance that’s so easy to do
F# 
It even makes you happy when you’re feeling blue
So, come on, come on, do the locomotion with me

 (Come on) You gotta swing your hips, now, (do the locomotion)
 (Come on) That’s right
You’re doin’ fine (come on, do the locomotion)
Come on, baby (come on, do the locomotion) mmmm, mmm, mmm
Jump up, jump back (come on, do the locomotion)
You’re lookin’ good (come on, do the locomotion) mmm, mmm, mmm

Little Richard - Tutti Frutti  

Originally in F, I play in A capo 2, most of the melody is on the 3

Intro, vox on the 1

Wa bop a lu mop a lop bom bom

Tutti frutti, oh rooty
Tutti frutti, oh rooty
Tutti frutti, oh rooty
Tutti frutti, oh rooty
Tutti frutti, oh rooty

Hard stop on “wa”

Ah wa bop a lu mop a lop bom bom

I got a girl  named Sue

She knows just what to do

I’ve got a girl named Sue
She knows just what to do

Hard stops on the next two  lines

She rock me to the east, she rock me to the west
But she’s the girl that I love best

Tutti frutti, oh rooty
Tutti frutti, oh rooty, wooooh
Tutti frutti, oh rooty
Tutti frutti, oh rooty
Tutti frutti, oh rooty
Ah wa bop a lu mop a lop bom bom

I got a girl named Daisy
She almost drive me crazy
Got a girl named Daisy
She almost drive me crazy

She knows how to love me, yes, indeed
Boy, you don’t know what she do to me

Tutti frutti, oh rooty
Tutti frutti, oh rooty, wooooh
Tutti frutti, oh rooty
Tutti frutti, oh rooty
Tutti frutti, oh rooty

Not exactly a hard stop, percussion plays through

Wa bop a lu mop, ow

Solo

D# 
    
Aaaah, tutti frutti, oh rooty
Tutti frutti, oh rooty, wooooh
Tutti frutti, oh rooty
Tutti frutti, oh rooty
Tutti frutti, oh rooty
Ah wa bop a lu mop a lop bom bom

I got a girl named Daisy
She almost drive me crazy
Got a girl named Daisy
She almost drive me crazy

She knows how to love me, yes, indeed
Boy, you don’t know what she do to me

Tutti frutti, oh rooty
Tutti frutti, oh rooty, wooooh
Tutti frutti, oh rooty
Tutti frutti, oh rooty
Tutti frutti, oh rooty

Not exactly a hard stop, percussion plays through

Ah wa bop a lu mop a lop bam boom

Live - I Alone  

Originally in G, I play in F

The IV probably goes to a IVmaj7 every time

Bb 
It’s easier not to be wise 
Bb 
Measure these things by your brains
Bb 
sank into Eden with you
Bb 
Alone in the church by and by

Bb 
I’ll read to you here save your eyes
Bb 
You’ll need them your boat is at sea
Bb 
Your anchor is up, you’ve been swept away
Bb 
And the greatest of teachers won’t hesitate
To leave you there by yourself chained to fate, yeah

 I alone love you
 I alone tempt you
 I alone love you
Fear is not the end of this

 I alone love you
 I alone tempt you
 I alone love you
Bb 
It’s easier not to be great
Bb 
And measure these things by your eyes
Bb 
We long to be here by his resolve
Bb 
Alone in the church by and by
Bb 
To cradle the baby in space
And leave you there by yourself chained to fate, yeah

 I alone love you
 I alone tempt you
 I alone love you
Fear is not the end of this

 I alone love you
 I alone tempt you
 I alone love you
 Yeah

 I alone love you
 I alone tempt you
 I alone love you
 Yeah

Oh, now we took it back too
Far, only love can save us
Now, all these riddles that you 
Burn, all come running back to 

You, all these rhythms that you 
Hide, only love can save us 
Now, all these riddles that you
Burn, yeah, yeah, yeah

 I alone love you
 I alone tempt you
 I alone love you
Fear is not the end of this

 I alone love you
 I alone tempt you
 I alone love you
 Yeah

 I alone love you
 I alone tempt you
 I alone love you

  
 I alone love you
 I alone tempt you
 I alone love you

Live - Selling the Drama  

Originally in F#, I play in D capo 2

 And to love  a god
Bm 
And to fear a flame
F#m7 
And to burn
Gadd9 
A crowd that has a name

 And to right or wrong
Bm 
And to meek or strong
F#m7 
It is known
Gadd9 
Just scream it from a wall

Vox on 4 3 on “I’ve willed”

Asus2 
I’ve willed, I’ve walked
Asus2 
I’ve read, I’ve talked
Asus2 
I know, I know
Asus2 
I’ve been here before

Bm Bm 
Hey, hey, now we won’t be raped
Bm 
Hey, hey, now we won’t be scarred like that
Bm 
Hey, hey, now we won’t be raped
Gadd9 
Hey, hey, now we won’t be scarred like that

 It’s the song that burns
Bm 
It’s the wheel that turns
F#m7 
It’s the way
Gadd9 
We sing that makes ‘em dream

 And to Christ, a cross
Bm 
And to me, a chair
F#m7 
I will sit
Gadd9 
And earn the ransom from up here

Asus2 
I’ve willed, I’ve walked
Asus2 
I’ve read, I’ve talked
Asus2 
I know, I know
Asus2 
I’ve been here before

Bm Bm 
Hey, hey, now we won’t be raped
Bm 
Hey, hey, now we won’t be scarred like that
Bm 
Hey, hey, now we won’t be raped
Gadd9 
Hey, hey, now we won’t be scarred like that

Asus2 
Scarred like that

Solo

Bm Asus2 Gsus2 
  

Let ring

   
 And to love  a god
Bm 
And to fear a flame
F#m7 
And to burn
Gadd9 
love that has a name

Asus2 
I’ve willed, I’ve walked
Asus2 
I’ve read, I’ve talked
Asus2 
I know, I know
Asus2 
I’ve been here before

Bm Bm 
Hey, hey, now we won’t be raped
Bm 
Hey, hey, now we won’t be scarred like that
Bm 
Hey, hey, now we won’t be raped
Bm 
Hey, hey, now we won’t be scarred like that
Bm 
 Hey hey now
Bm 
 Whoo whoo

Gadd9 

Living Colour - Cult of Personality  

Originally in Gm, I play in Em

Intro

Em7 

Vox on 7 7 7 1 on “look in my eyes”

E5 
Look in my eyes, what do you see
G5 D5 E5 
The cult of personality

E5 
I know your anger, I know your dreams
E5 
I’ve been ev’rything you wanna be, oh
G5 A5 E5 
I’m the cult of personality

E5 
Like Mussolini and Kennedy
G5 D5 
I’m the cult of personality
E5 
The cult of personality
G5 A5 E5 
The cult of personality

Em7 
Neon lights, Nobel prize
F#/A# 
When a mirror speaks, the reflection lies
He won’t have to follow me
F#/A# 
Only you can set me free

Em7 
E5 
I sell the things, you need to be
E5 
I’m the smilin’ face on your TV
G5 D5 E5 
Oh, I’m the cult of personality

E5 
I exploit you, still you love me
E5 
I tell you one and one makes three
A5 E5 
Oh, I’m the cult of personality

E5 
Like Joseph Stalin and Ghandi
G5 D5 
Oh, I’m the cult of personality
E5 
The cult of personality
G5 A5 E5 
The cult of personality

Em7 
Neon lights, Nobel prize
F#/A# 
When a leader speaks, that leader dies
He won’t have to follow me
F#/A# 
Only you can set you free

Solo on verse+chorus chords

Em7 
F#/A# 
F#/A# 
       
Em7 
E5 
You gave me fortune, you gave me fame
E5 
You gave me power in your god’s name
E5 
I’m every person you need to be
G5 D5 E5 G5 E5 
Oh...  I’m...  the...  cult of  per...  so...  nality
G5 D5 E5 
 I am the cult of,  I am the cult of,  I am the cult of
G5 
I am the cult of,  I am the cult of,  I am the cult of
E5 
 I am the cult of, I am the cult of personality

Em7 

Lloyd Price - Stagger Lee  

Lloyd Price in Eb, I play in A capo 1

Rubato

Vox on 2 2 1 on “night was clear”, 6 6 5 3 of the key on “moon was yellow”

F#m 
The night was clear, and the moon was yellow

The I on “down” is implied, and very short

E7 
And the leaves came tumblin’ down 

At tempo, vox on the 3

A7 
I was standin’ on the corner
When I heard my bulldog bark
He was barkin’ at the two men
E7 E7 
Who were gamblin’ in the dark 

A7 
It was Stagger Lee, and Billy
Two men who gambled late
Stagger Lee threw a seven
E7 E7 
Billy swore that he threw eight 

A7 
Stagger Lee, told Billy
I can’t let you go with that
You have won all my money
E7 E7 
And my brand-new Stetson hat 

Stagger Lee, went home
And he got his forty-four
He said, I’m goin’ to the barroom
E7 
Just to pay that debt I owe
E7 
Go on, Stagger Lee

Solo on verse chords

A7 E7 E7 
      
A7 
Stagger Lee went to the barroom
And he stood across the barroom door
He said, now nobody move
E7 E7 
And he pulled his fourty-fou

A7 
Stagger Lee, cried Billy
Oh, please don’t take my life
I got three little children
E7 E7 
And a very sickly wife 

A7 
Stagger Lee shot Billy
Oh, he shot that poor boy so bad
Till the bullet came through Billy
E7 
And it broke the bartender’s glass
E7 
Look out, Stag

Solo on verse chords, with ad libs on “go Stagger Lee”

A7 E7 E7 

Lorde - Royals  

I’ve never seen a diamond in the flesh
I cut my teeth on wedding rings in the movies
And I’m not proud of my address 

In the torn up town, no postcode envy

But every song is like

Gold teeth, grey goose, trippin’ in the bathroom
Blood stains, ballgowns, trashin’ the hotel room
We don’t care, we’re driving Cadillacs in our dreams

But everybody’s like Cristal, Maybach, diamonds on your timepiece
Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash
We don’t care, we aren’t caught up in your love affair

And we’ll never be royals, it don’t run in our blood
That kind of lux just ain’t for us
We crave a different kind of buzz

Let me be your ruler, you can call me queen bee
And baby I’ll rule (I’ll rule, I’ll rule, I’ll rule)
 Let me live that fantasy 

My friends and I we’ve cracked the code
We count our dollars on the train to the party
And everyone who knows us knows

That we’re fine with this
We didn’t come from money

But every song is like

Gold teeth, grey goose, trippin’ in the bathroom
Blood stains, ballgowns, trashin’ the hotel room
We don’t care, we’re driving Cadillacs in our dreams

But everybody’s like Cristal, Maybach, diamonds on your timepiece
Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash
We don’t care, we aren’t caught up in your love affair

And we’ll never be royals, it don’t run in our blood
That kind of lux just ain’t for us
We crave a different kind of buzz

Let me be your ruler, you can call me queen bee
And baby I’ll rule (I’ll rule, I’ll rule, I’ll rule)
 Let me live that fantasy 

Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh

We’re bigger than we ever dreamed

 And I’m in love with being queen
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh

Life is great without a care

We aren’t caught up in your love affair

And we’ll never be royals, it don’t run in our blood
That kind of lux just ain’t for us
We crave a different kind of buzz

Let me be your ruler, you can call me queen bee
And baby I’ll rule (I’ll rule, I’ll rule, I’ll rule)
 Let me live that fantasy 

Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World  

F6 Gm7/F F6 Gm7/F 
   
Am Bb Am 
I see trees of green,  red roses too
Gm7 A7 Dm 
 I see them bloom,  for me and you 
C#(#11) Gm7/C C7 Bm7b5 Bbmaj7 C7 
And I think to myself,  what a wonderful world   

Am Bb Am 
I see skies of blue   and clouds of white
Gm7 A7 Dm 
 The bright blessed day,  the dark sacred night 
C#(#11) Gm7/C C7 Bb/D F/C 
And I think to myself,  what a wonderful world   

Bb/C C7 Fmaj7 F6 
The colors of the rainbow,  so pretty in the sky
Bb/C C7 Fmaj7 F6 
Are also on the faces  of people going by

Dm C/E Dm/F C/G 
I see friends shaking hands, saying how do you do?
Dm F#dim Gm7 C7 
They’re really saying,  I  love  you

Am Bb Am 
I hear babies cry,   I watch them grow
Gm7 A7 Dm 
They’ll learn much more  than I’ll ever know
C#(#11) Gm7/C C7 Am7b5 D9 
And I think to myself,  what a wonderful world   
Gm7 C7b9 Bb6 
Yes I think to myself,  what a wonderful world  

Loverboy - Working for the Weekend  

Originally in B, I play in E

Highest note that matters is the b7 (“everybody’s working for the weekend”)

Intro, after four critical beats of cowbell... in E, play this as 0799

Edim Esus4 Esus4 
 →  →   x4

Vox on the 5 on “everyone”

 Everyone’s watching to see what you will do
C#m 
 Everyone’s looking at you, oh

 Everyone’s wondering will you come out tonight?
C#m 
 Everyone’s trying to get it right, get it right

Vox on the 5 of the chord

 Everybody’s working for the weekend
 Everybody wants a new romance
 Everybody’s going off the deep end

Hard stop after this line

 Everybody needs a second chance, oh

Vox on 1 1 1 b3 4 b3 5 of the new chord on “you want a piece of my heart”

Edim Esus4 
You wanna piece of my heart?  
Edim Esus4 
You better start from the start  
Edim Esus4 
You wanna be in the show?  
Come on baby, let’s go!

Solo

Fsus2 Fsus2 Fsus2 
       
 Everyone’s looking to see if it was you
C#m 
 Everyone wants you to come through 
 Everyone’s hoping it’ll all work out
C#m 
 Everyone’s waiting, they’re holding out 

 Everybody’s working for the weekend
 Everybody wants a new romance, hey yeah, hey-hey
 Everybody’s going off the deep end
 Everybody needs a second chance, oh 

Edim Esus4 
You wanna piece of my heart?  
Edim Esus4 
You better start from the start  
Edim Esus4 
You wanna be in the show?  
Come on baby, let’s go!

Em7 Em7 Em7 Em7 
               Hey

Fsus2 Fsus2 Fsus2 
       
Edim Esus4 
You wanna piece of my heart?  
Edim Esus4 
You better start from the start  
Edim Esus4 
You wanna be in the show?  
Edim Esus4 
Come on baby, let’s go  

Edim Esus4 
You wanna piece of my heart?  
Edim Esus4 
You better start from the start  
Edim Esus4 
You wanna be in the show?  
Come on baby, let’s go

Fsus2 Fsus2 Fsus2 

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Call Me the Breeze  

J.J. Cale in C#, Skynyrd in A, I play in A

Intro, with lots of b6

Call me the breeze, I keep blowin’ down the road
Well now they call me the breeze, I keep blowin’ down the road
I ain’t got me nobody 
 I don’t carry me no load

Ain’t no change in the weather, ain’t no changes in me
Well there ain’t no change in the weather, ain’t no changes in me
And I ain’t hidin’ from nobody
 Nobody’s hidin’ from me

Oh, that's the way its supposed to be

Solo on chorus chords, more or less

Well I got that green light babe, I got to keep movin’ on
Well I got that green light babe, I got to keep movin’ on
Well I might go out to California
 Might go ‘round to Georgia, I don’t know

Solo on chorus chords, more or less

F’ing fantastic piano + horn solo on chorus chords, more or less

Well I dig you Georgia peaches, makes me feel right at home
Well now I dig you Georgia peaches, makes me feel right at home
 But I don’t love me no one woman
 So I can’t stay in Georgia long

Well now they call me the breeze, I keep blowin’ down the road
Well now they call me the breeze, I keep blowin’ down the road
I ain’t got me nobody 
 I don’t carry me no load

A/C# A/C# Ebdim7 Ebdim7 
        
Bb7 A7 
Oooh, Mr. Breeze 

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird  

D/F# Em Em Dsus4 Dsus4 
               x4

D/F# Em 
 If I leave here tomorrow
Dsus4 
 Would you still remember me
D/F# Em 
 For I must be travelin’ on now
Dsus4 
 ‘Cause there’s too many places I’ve got to see

D/F# Em 
 But if I stay here with you girl
Dsus4 
 Things just couldn’t be the same
D/F# Em 
 ‘Cause I’m as free as a bird now

Dsus4 
 And this bird you cannot change, oh
Dsus4 
 And the bird you cannot change
Dsus4 
 And this bird you cannot change
Dsus4 
 Lord knows I can’t chaage

D/F# Em Em Dsus4 Dsus4 
               x2

D/F# Em 
 Bye, bye, baby, it’s been a sweet love
Dsus4 
 Though this feeling I can’t change
D/F# Em 
 But please don’t take it so badly
Dsus4 
 ‘Cause lord knows I’m to blame

D/F# Em 
 But if I stay here with you, girl
Dsus4 
 Things just couldn’t be the same
D/F# Em 
 ‘Cause I’m as free as a bird now

Dsus4 
 And this bird you’ll never change, oh
Dsus4 
 And the bird you cannot change
Dsus4 
 And this bird you cannot change
Dsus4 
 Lord knows I can’t change
Dsus4 
 Lord, help me, I can’t cha-a-a-a-ange

Bb 
  Lord, I can’t change
Bb 
Won’t you fly high, free bird, yeah

Solo

Bb 
   

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gimme Three Steps  

Originally in D, I play in A capo 3

Intro

                   x 2

I was cutting the rug, down at place called The Jug
With a girl named Linda Lou
When in walked a man with a gun in his hand
B7 
And he was looking for you know who

He said hey there, fellow with the hair colored yellow
B7 
 Whatcha tryin’ to prove?
‘Cause that’s my woman there and I’m a man who cares
And this might be all for  you

I said, "excuse me"   

         
I was scared and fearing for my life
I was shaking like a leaf on a tree
‘Cause he was lean, mean, big and bad, lord
B7 
Pointin’ that gun at  me

Oh, wait a minute, mister I didn’t even kiss her
B7 
 Don’t want no trouble with you
And I know you don’t owe me but I wish you would let me
Ask one favor from  you

Oh won’t you gimme three steps, gimme three steps, mister
Gimme three steps toward your door
Gimme three steps, gimme three steps, mister
And you’ll never see me no more

For, sure

Solo on verse chords, or trim to one intro

         
Well the crowd cleared away, and I began to pray
And the water fell on the floor
And I’m telling you, son,  well, it ain’t no fun
B7 
Staring straight down a forty-four

Well, he turned and screamed at Linda Lou
B7 
And that’s the break I was looking for
And you could hear me screaming a mile away
As I was headed out toward your door

Oh won’t you gimme three steps, gimme three steps, mister
Gimme three steps toward your door
Gimme three steps, gimme three steps, mister
And you’ll never see me no more

Show me the back door

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man  

Originally in B, I play in G

Intro

Em Em 
       x 4

Vox on 3 3 2 2 1 on “my mama told me”

Em 
My mama told me,  when I was young
Em 
Come sit beside me,  my only son
Em 
And listen closely,  to what I say
Em 
And if you do this, it will help you, some sunny day, aw yeah

Em Em 
       x 2

Em 
Oh, take your time,  don’t live too fast
Em 
Troubles will come,  and they will pass
Em 
Well, find a woman,  and you’ll find love
Em 
And don’t forget son, there is someone up above

Em 
And be a simple  kind of man
Em 
Oh, be something  you’ll love and understand
Em 
Baby be a simple  kind of man
Em 
Oh, won’t you do this for me son if you can

Em Em 
       x 1

Em 
Get your lust,  the rich man’s gold
Em 
All that you need,  is in your soul
Em 
And you can do this, if you try
Em 
All that I want for you my son, is to be satisfied

Em 
And be a simple  kind of man
Em 
Oh, be something  you’ll love and understand
Em 
Baby be a simple  kind of man
Em 
Oh, won’t you do this for me son if you can

Solo

Em Em 
       x 4

Em 
Boy don’t you worry,  you’ll find yourself
Em 
Follow your heart,  and nothing else
Em 
And you can do this, oh babe,  if you try
Em 
All that I want for you my son, is to be satisfied

Em 
And be a simple  kind of man
Em 
Oh, be something  you’ll love and understand
Em 
Baby be a simple  kind of man
Em 
Oh, won’t you do this for me son if you can

Em 
Baby be a simple,  be a simple man
Em 
Oh, be something  you’ll love and understand
Em 
Baby be a simple  kind of man
Em 
Oh, won’t you do this for me son if you can

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama  

Originally in D, I play in A

     x4

 Big wheels keep on turning
 Carry me home to see my kin
 Singing songs about the southland
 I miss ol’ ‘bamy once again, and I think it’s a sin, yes

     x2

Well I heard mister Young sing about her
Well I heard old Neil put her down
Well I hope Neil Young will remember
A southern man don’t need him around anyhow

 Sweet home Alabama  → 
 Where the skies are so blue 
 Sweet home Alabama  → 
G/B 
 Lord I’m coming home to you  → 

     x2

 In Birmingham they love the gov’nor
Boo, hoo, hoo
 Now we all did what we could do
 Now Watergate does not bother me
Does your conscience bother you?  Tell the truth

 Sweet home Alabama  → 
 Where the skies are so blue 
 Sweet home Alabama  → 
 Lord I’m coming home to you 

     x8

 Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers
 And they’ve been known to pick a song or two
 Lord they get me off so much
 They pick me up when I’m feeling blue, now how about you?

 Sweet home Alabama  → 
 Where the skies are so blue 
 Sweet home Alabama  → 
G/B 
 Lord I’m coming home to you  → 

 Sweet home Alabama, oh sweet home  → 
 Where the skies are so blue, and the governor’s true
 Sweet home Alabama, looordy  → 
G/B 
 Lord I’m coming home to you  → 

Lynyrd Skynyrd - What’s Your Name  

Intro

C# 
 →  → 
 →  → 

Vox more or less on the b3


Well, it’s  8 o’clock in Boise, Idah
F# G# 
I’ll find my limo driver, mister, take us to the show 
 I  done made some plans for later on tonigh 
I’ll find a  little queen, and I know I can treat her right

C# 
What’s your name, little girl? What’s your name?
C# 
Shootin’ you straight, little girl? Won’t you do the same?

 Back at the hotel lord we got such a mess 
F# G# 
It seems that one of the crew had a go with one of the guests, oh yes 
Well the  police said we can’t drink in the bar, what a shame  
Won’t you come upstairs girl,  and have a drink of champagne

C# 
What’s your name, little girl? What’s your name?
C# 
Shootin’ you straight, little girl? For there ain’t no shame
C# 
What’s your name, little girl? What’s your name?
C# 
Shootin’ you straight, little girl? Won’t you do the same?

Solo on verse-ish chords, simplifying here

       x 4

C# 
What’s your name, little girl? What’s your name?
C# 
Shootin’ you straight, little girl? Won’t you do the same?

 Nine o’clock the next day, and I’m ready to go 
F# G# 
I got six hundred miles to ride, to do one more show, oh no 
Can I  get you a taxi home, It sure was grand  
When I  come back here next year, I wanna see you again

C# 
What was your name, little girl? What’s your name?
C# 
Shootin’ you straight, little girl? Well there ain’t no shame
C# 
What was your name, little girl? What’s your name?
C# 
Shootin’ you straight, little girl? Won’t you do the same?

Madonna - Borderline  

Originally in D, I play in D capo 2

Intro, rubato

A/C# F#/A# Bm7 E/G# 
   →  → 
Em7 D/F# D/A 
   → 

At tempo

G/B 
       x 2

G/B G/B 
Something in the way you love me won’t let me b 
G/B G/B 
I don’t want to be your prisoner so baby won’t you set me free  

G/B 
Stop playing with my heart, finish what you start
G/B 
When you make my love come down 
G/B 
If you want me let me know, baby let it show
G/B 
Honey don’t you fool around   

Bm7 B7 Em7 A/C# F#m7 
 Just try to understand, I’ve given all I can
Gmaj7 G/A Asus4 
‘Cause you got the best of me  

A/C# F#/A# Bm E/G# 
Borderline  feels like I’m going to lose my mind
Em7 D/F# D/A Asus4 
You just keep on pushing my love over the borderline  
A/C# F#/A# Bm E/G# 
Borderline  feels like I’m going to lose my mind
Em7 D/F# D/A Asus4 
You just keep on pushing my love over the borderline  

G/B 
       x 2

G/B G/B 
Something in your eyes is makin’ such a fool of m 
G/B G/B 
When you hold me in your arms you love me till I just can’t see  

G/B 
But then you let me down, when I look around
G/B 
Baby you just can’t be found
G/B 
Stop driving me away, I just wanna stay
G/B 
There’s something I just got to say   

Bm7 B7 Em7 A/C# F#m7 
 Just try to understand, I’ve given all I can
Gmaj7 G/A Asus4 
‘Cause you got the best of me  

A/C# F#/A# Bm E/G# 
Borderline  feels like I’m going to lose my mind
Em7 D/F# D/A Asus4 
You just keep on pushing my love over the borderline  
A/C# F#/A# Bm E/G# 
Borderline  feels like I’m going to lose my mind
Em7 D/F# D/A Asus4 
You just keep on pushing my love over the borderline  

A/C# F#/A# Bm E/G# 
 Keep pushing me, keep pushing me, keep pushing my love
Em7 D/F# D/A Asus4 
C’mon baby, c’mon darling, yeah   
A/C# F#/A# Bm E/G# 
 Keep pushing me, keep pushing me, keep pushing my love
Em7 D/F# D/A Asus4 
You just keep on pushing my love over the borderline  

Madonna - Crazy for You  

Originally in E, I play in G

Intro

Gsus2 Gsus2 Csus2 Dsus4 

The last chord in this pattern is really a slide from bIII/4 → IV/5, but I think it sounds silly on guitar

Gsus2 Gsus2 Csus2 C/D 
   
Gsus2 Csus2 Dsus4 
 Swaying room as the music starts
Gsus2 Csus2 Dsus4 
 Strangers making the most of the dark
Gsus2 Csus2 Dsus4 Gsus2 Csus2 C/D 
 Two by two their bodies become one  

Gsus2 Csus2 Dsus4 
 I see you through the smoky air
Gsus2 Csus2 Dsus4 
 Can’t you feel the weight of my stare
Gsus2 Csus2 B/D# Em Em D/E Em 
 You’re so close but still a world away  →  → 
A#/C C/D 
What I’m dying to say, is that I’m

Gsus2 
Crazy for you
Gsus2/B Em7 
 Touch me once and you’ll know it’s true
F6/G Cmaj9 
 I never wanted anyone like this
Gsus2/B Am7 C/D 
It’s all brand new, you’ll feel it in my kiss 
Gsus2 
I’m crazy for you

Gsus2 Gsus2 Csus2 Dsus4 
Gsus2 Gsus2 Csus2 C/D 
Crazy for you   

Gsus2 Csus2 Dsus4 
 Trying hard to control my heart
Gsus2 Csus2 Dsus4 
 I walk over to where you are
Gsus2 Csus2 Dsus4 Gsus2 Csus2 C/D 
 Eye to eye we need no words at all   

Gsus2 Csus2 Dsus4 
 Slowly now we begin to move
Gsus2 Csus2 Dsus4 
 Every breath I’m deeper into you
Gsus2 Csus2 B/D# Em Em D/E Em 
 Soon we two are standing still in time  →  → 
A#/C C/D 
If you read my mind, you’ll see I’m

Gsus2 
Crazy for you
Gsus2/B Em7 
 Touch me once and you’ll know it’s true
F6/G Cmaj9 
 I never wanted anyone like this
Gsus2/B Am7 
It’s all brand new, you’ll feel it in my kiss
Em7 C/D 
You’ll feel it in my kiss because

G/D 
I’m crazy for you
C6 B7 Em7 
 Touch me once and you’ll know it’s true
F6/G Cmaj9 
 I never wanted anyone like this
Gsus2/B Am7 C/D 
It’s all brand new, you’ll feel it in my kiss 
Gsus2 
I’m crazy for you

Gsus2 Gsus2 Csus2 Dsus4 
       Crazy for you
Gsus2 Gsus2 Csus2 Dsus4 
       Crazy for you
Gsus2 Gsus2 Csus2 Dsus4 
       Crazy for you
Gsus2 Gsus2 Csus2 C/D 
   
Gsus2 Gsus2 Csus2 Dsus4 
  It’s all brand new,  I’m crazy for you
Gsus2 Gsus2 Csus2 Dsus4 
  And you know it’s true,  I’m crazy crazy for you
Gsus2 Gsus2 Csus2 Dsus4 
  It’s all brand new,  I’m crazy for you
Gsus2 Gsus2 Csus2 C/D 
  And you know it’s true,  yeah, I’m crazy for yooooooooooou

Gsus2 Gsus2 Csus2 Dsus4 
       Crazy for you, baby
Gsus2 Gsus2 Csus2 Dsus4 
       I’m crazy for you
Gsus2 

Madonna - Express Yourself  

Originally in G, I play in A capo 2.

   
You don’t need diamond rings
Or eighteen karat gold
Fancy cars that go very fast
You know they never last, no, no
What you need is a big strong hand
To lift you to your higher ground
Make you feel like a queen on a throne
Make him love you till you can’t come down

Don’t go for second best baby
Put your love to the test
You know, you know, you’ve got to
Make him express how he feels
And maybe then you’ll know your love is real

Long stem roses are the way to your heart
But he needs to start with your head
Satin sheets are very romantic
What happens when youre not in bed
You deserve the best in life
So if the time isn’t right then move on
Second best is never enough
You’ll do much better baby on your own

Don’t go for second best baby
Put your love to the test
You know, you know, you’ve got to
Make him express how he feels
And maybe then you’ll know your love is real

And when youre gone he might regret it
Think about the love he once had
Try to carry on, but he just won’t get it
He’ll be back on his knees to express himself

Don’t go for second best baby
Put your love to the test
You know, you know, you’ve got to
Make him express how he feels
And maybe then you’ll know your love is real
And maybe then you’ll know your love is real
And maybe then you’ll know your love is real

Madonna - Into the Groove  

Originally in Cm, I play in Em

Em Em 
   →  And you can dance 
Em Em 
   →  For inspiration
Em Em 
   →  Come on 
Em Em 
   →  I’m waiting 

Vox on the 5 on “get”

Em 
 Get into the groove, boy you’ve got to
Em 
Prove your love to me,  yeah
Em 
 Get up on your feet, yeah, step to a
Em 
Beat, boy, what will it be 

Em Cmaj7 
Music can be such a revelation 
Em Cmaj7 
Dancing around you feel the sweet sensation
Em Cmaj7 
 We might be lovers, if the rhythm’s right 
Em Cmaj7 
 I hope this feeling never ends tonight 

Em Cmaj7 
 Only when I’m dancing can I feel this free 
Em Cmaj7 
 At night I lock the doors, where no one else can see 
Em Cmaj7 
 I’m tired of dancing here all by myself 
Em Cmaj7 
 Tonight I wanna dance with someone else 

Em 
 Get into the groove, boy you’ve got to
Em 
Prove your love to me,  yeah
Em 
 Get up on your feet, yeah, step to the
Em 
Beat, boy, what will it be 

Em 
Gonna get to know you  in a special way
Em 
This doesn’t happen to me every day 
Em 
 Don’t try to hide it, love wears no disguise 
Em 
 I see the fire burning in your eyes 

Em Cmaj7 
 Only when I’m dancing can I feel this free 
Em Cmaj7 
 At night I lock the doors, where no one else can see 
Em Cmaj7 
 I’m tired of dancing here all by myself 
Em Cmaj7 
 Tonight I wanna dance with someone else 

Em 
 Get into the groove, boy you’ve got to
Em 
Prove your love to me,  yeah
Em 
 Get up on your feet, yeah, step to the
Em 
Beat, boy, what will it be 

Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
Live out your fantasy here with me, just let the music set you free
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
Touch my body, and move in time, now I know you’re mine

Cmaj7 
 Now I know you’re mine
Cmaj7 
 Now I know you’re mine
Cmaj7 
 Now I know you’re mine
Cmaj7 
 Now I know you’re mine
Cmaj7 
 Now I know you’re mine

You've got to...

Em 
 Get into the groove, boy you’ve got to
Em 
Prove your love to me,  yeah
Em 
 Get up on your feet, yeah, step to the
Em 
Beat, boy, what will it be 

Melody up to the 4 (not a typo, the 4)

Em 
 Get into the groove, boy you’ve got to
Em 
Prove your love to me,  yeah
Em 
 Get up on your feet, yeah, step to the
Em 
Beat, boy, what will it be 

Em 
 Get into the groove, boy you’ve got to
Em 
Prove your love to me,  yeah
Em 
 Get up on your feet, yeah, step to the
Em 
Beat, boy, what will it be 

Em 

Madonna - Like a Prayer  

Originally in Dm, I play in Em

Vox on the 3 of the chord

Em Am Em 
 Life is a mystery
Em Am Em 
 Everyone must stand alone

Vox up to the 5 of the chord

Em Am 
 I hear you call my name
Em  
And it feels like home

Vox on 3 3 1 1 of the chord on “when you call my”

 
 When you call my name
It’s like a little prayer 
Em 
I’m down on my knes
Em 
I wanna take you there

Now vox are on the *2* of the chord, and get the vox out of the way before hitting the V

In the midnight hour
I can feel your power
Em 
Just like a prayer
Em 
You know I’ll take you there

 I hear your voice
Em 
 It’s like an angel sighing
 I have no choice, I hear your voice
Feels like flying

 I close my eyes
Em 
Oh god I think I’m falling
 Out of the sky, I close my eyes
Heaven help me

 When you call my name
It’s like a little prayer
Em 
I’m down on my knees
Em 
I wanna take you there

In the midnight hour
I can feel your power
Em 
Just like a prayer
Em 
You know I’ll take you there

 Like a child
Em 
 You whisper softly to me
You’re in control just like a child
Now I’m dancing

It’s like a dream
Em 
No end and no beginning
You’re here with me it’s like a dream
Let the choir sing

 When you call my name
It’s like a little prayer
Em 
I’m down on my knees
Em 
I wanna take you there

In the midnight hour
I can feel your power
Em 
Just like a prayer
Em Em 
You know I’ll take you there

Em D/E 
   x2

Em D/E 
Life is a mystery
Em D/E 
Everyone must stand alone
Em D/F# 
I hear you call my name
Em 
And it feels like home

Em D/E 
Just like a prayer,  your voice can take me there
Em D/E 
Just like a muse to me,  you are a mystery
Em D/F# 
Just like a dream,  you are not what you seem 
Just like a prayer, no choice your voice can take me there

 Just like a prayer, I’ll take you there
Bm7 
 It’s like a dream to me 

Em D/E 
Just like a prayer,  your voice can take me there
Em D/E 
Just like a muse to me,  you are a mystery
Em D/F# 
Just like a dream,  you are not what you seem 
Em 
Just like a prayer, no choice your voice can take me there

Em D/E 
Just like a prayer,  your voice can take me there
Em D/E 
Just like a muse to me,  you are a mystery
Em D/F# 
Just like a dream,  you are not what you seem 
Em 
Just like a prayer, no choice your voice can take me there

Em D/E Em 
  Your voice can take me there
Em D/E Em 
  Your voice can take me there

Repeat to fade

Madonna - Material Girl  

Originally in C, I play in C capo 2

Intro

Bb/C Bb/C 
   

Vox on 3 4 on “some boys”

Some boys kiss me, some boys hug me
Bb Am 
I think they’re okay
If they don’t give me proper credit
Dm 
I just walk away

They can beg and they can plead
Bb Am 
But they can’t see the light, that’s right
‘Cause the boy with the cold hard cash
Dm 
Is always Mister Right, ‘cause we are

Am 
Living in a material world
Am 
And I am a material girl
Am7 
You know that we are
Am 
Living in a material world
And I am a material girl

Bb/C Bb/C 
   
Some boys romance, some boys slow dance
Bb Am 
That’s all right with me
If they can’t raise my interest then I
Dm 
Have to let them be

Some boys try and some boys lie but
Bb Am 
I don’t let them play (no way)
Only boys that save their pennies
Dm 
Make my rainy day, ‘cause they are

Am 
Living in a material world
Am 
And I am a material girl
Am7 
You know that we are
Am 
Living in a material world
And I am a material girl

Am 
Living in a material world
Am 
And I am a material girl
Am7 
You know that we are
Am 
Living in a material world
And I am a material girl

Bb/C Bb/C 
   
C7 
Living in a material world (material)
Bb Am 
Living in a material world

C7 
Living in a material world (material)
Dm 
Living in a material world

Boys may come and boys may go
Bb Am 
And that’s all right you see
Experience has made me rich
Dm 
And now they’re after me, ‘cause everybody’s

Am 
Living in a material world
Am 
And I am a material girl
Am7 
You know that we are
Am 
Living in a material world
And I am a material girl

Bb/C Bb/C 
   
Am 
Living in a material world
Am 
And I am a material girl
Am7 
You know that we are
Am 
Living in a material world
And I am a material girl

C7 

Let ring

A material, a material, a material, a material world

Living in a material world (material)
Bb Am 
Living in a material world

C7 
Living in a material world (material)
Dm 
Living in a material world

C7 

Madonna - Open Your Heart  

Originally in F, I play in A

               x4

 

Vox on the 5

G/B G/B 
 I see you on the street and you walk on by  
G/B G/B 
 You make me wanna hang my head down and cry  

Vox on the 5 of the chord

C/E 
 If you gave me half a chance you’d see
C/E 
My desire burning inside of me
G/B G/B 
 But you choose to look the other way  

Vox on the 3 of the chord

In the original, the V is only in the second line here, even though the vox imply it in both lines

F#m7 
I’ve had to work much harder than this
Bm7 
For something I want don’t try to resist me

Bm7 
Open your heart to me, baby
I hold the lock and you hold the key
Bm7 
Open your heart to me, darlin’
Bm7 
I’ll give you love if you, you turn the key

       
G/B G/B 
 I think that you’re afraid to look in my eyes  
G/B G/B 
 You look a little sad boy, I wonder why  

C/E 
 I follow you around but you can’t see
C/E 
You’re too wrapped up in yourself to notice

G/B 
 So you choose to look the other way
G/B 
Well, I’ve got something to say

F#m7 
Don’t try to run I can keep up with you
Bm7 
Nothing can stop me from trying, you’ve got to

Bm7 
Open your heart to me, baby
I hold the lock and you hold the key
Bm7 
Open your heart to me, darlin’
Bm7 
I’ll give you love if you, you turn the key

Bm7 
Open your heart with the key
Bm7 F#m7 
One is such a lonely number

Bm7 C#m7 
 Ah,  ah,  ah,  ah

G/B 
Open your heart, I’ll make you love me   
G/B 
It’s not that hard, if you just turn the key   

F#m7 
Don’t try to run I can keep up with you
Bm7 
Nothing can stop me from trying, you’ve got to

Bm7 
Open your heart to me, baby
I hold the lock and you hold the key
Bm7 
Open your heart to me, darlin’
Bm7 
I’ll give you love if you, you turn the key

   
Open your heart with the key 

G/B 
Open your heart, I’ll make you love me
It’s not that hard, if you just turn the key

G/B 
Open your heart, I’ll make you love me
It’s not that hard, if you just turn the key

Madonna - Vogue  

Originally in Ab, I play in E capo 5 (down an octave) or in A

In A, play the E7sus4 as x 0 9 7 10 x

B7sus4/E Bm7/E 
 

Intro

B7sus4/E Bm7/E 
Strike a pose 

Strike a pose

 Vogue (vogue, vogue)
 Vogue (vogue, vogue)

    → 

Vox on 3 4 5 on “look around”

 Look around, everywhere you turn is heartache
 It’s everywhere that you go (look around)
 You try everything you can to escape
 The pain of life that you know (life that you know)

B7sus4/E 
When all else fails and you long to be
Something better than you are today
B7sus4/E 
 I know a place where you can get away
It’s called a dance floor
Dsus2 
And here’s what it’s for, so

Em D/F# D/F# D/F# 
Come on,  vogue  →  →  → 
D/F# D/F# D/F# 
Let your body 
Em D/F# D/F# D/F# D/F# D/F# D/F# 
Move to the music  →  →  →     → 

Em D/F# D/F# D/F# 
Come on,  vogue  →  →  → 
D/F# D/F# D/F# 
Let your body 
Em D/F# D/F# D/F# D/F# D/F# 
Go with the flow,  →  you know you can do it

 All you need is your own imagination
 So use it, that’s what it’s for (that’s what it’s for)
 Go inside for your finest inspiration
 Your dreams will open the door (open up the door)

B7sus4/E 
It makes no difference if you’re black or white
 If you’re a boy or a girl
B7sus4/E Bm7/E 
If the music’s pumping, it will give you new life
Dsus2 
You’re a superstar, yes, that’s what you are, you know it

Em D/F# D/F# D/F# 
Come on,  vogue  →  →  → 
D/F# D/F# D/F# 
Let your body 
Em D/F# D/F# D/F# D/F# D/F# D/F# 
Groove to the music  →  →  →     → 

Em D/F# D/F# D/F# 
Come on,  vogue  →  →  → 
D/F# D/F# D/F# 
Let your body 
Em D/F# D/F# D/F# D/F# D/F# 
Go with the flow,  →  you know you can do it

 Beauty’s where you find it, not just where you bump and grind it
B7sus4/E 
 Soul is in the musical, that’s where I feel so  beautiful
Dsus2 
Magical, life’s a ball, so, get up on the dance floor

Em D/F# D/F# D/F# 
Come on,  vogue  →  →  → 
D/F# D/F# D/F# 
Let your body 
Em D/F# D/F# D/F# D/F# D/F# D/F# 
Move to the music  →  →  →     → 

Em D/F# D/F# D/F# 
Come on,  vogue  →  →  → 
D/F# D/F# D/F# 
Let your body 
Em D/F# D/F# D/F# D/F# D/F# 
Go with the flow,  →  you know you can do it, do it

Dsus2 
   Vogue
Dsus2 
Beauty’s where you find it, move to the music
Dsus2 
   Vogue
Dsus2 
Beauty’s where you find it, go with the flow

The bass implies a descending i VII VI V pattern here on each line

I’m not writing it out, but I’m indicating where the i’s are if you buy into this theory

Em Em 
Greta Garbo and Monroe, Dietrich and DiMaggio
Em Em 
Marlon Brando, Jimmy Dean,  on the cover of a magazine
Em Em 
Grace Kelly, Harlow, Jean, picture of a beauty queen
Em Em 
Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, dance on air

Em Em 
They had style, they had grace, Rita Hayworth gave good face
Em Em 
Lauren, Katherine, Lana too, Bette Davis, we love you
Em Em 
Ladies with an attitude, fellas that were in the mood
Em 
Don’t just stand there, let’s get to it
Em 
Strike a pose, there’s nothing to it

Em 
Vogue, vogue

Play the chorus chords here, give or take, but there’s not really a meaningful way to write them here

Ooh, you've got to let your body move to the music
Ooh, you've got to just let your body go with the flow
Ooh, you've got to
Em 
Vogue

Malvina Reynolds - Little Boxes (Weeds Theme)  

Originally in F, I play in C capo 1

Highest note is the 3

Intro, rubato

Am Em Dm 
   →  →  → 

At tempo

Vox on 5 6 3 1 on “little boxes”

Little boxes on the hillside, little boxes made of ticky-tacky

Vox stay on the 5 on “boxes”

G7 G7 
Little boxes on the hillside, little boxes all the same
There’s a pink one, and a green one, and a blue one, and a yellow one
G7 G7 
And they’re all made out of ticky-tacky, and they all look just the same

And the people in the houses, all went to the university
G7 G7 
Where they were put in boxes, and they came out all the same
And there’s doctors, and lawyers, and business executives
G7 G7 
And they’re all made out of ticky-tacky, and they all look just the same

And they all play on the golf course, and drink their martinis dry
G7 G7 
And they all have pretty children, and the children go to school
And the children go to summer camp, and then to the university
G7 G7 
Where they are put in boxes, and they come out all the same

And the boys go into business, and marry and raise a family
G7 G7 
In boxes made of ticky-tacky, and they all look just the same
There’s a pink one, and a green one, and a blue one, and a yellow one

Slow and hold...

G7 G7 
And they’re all made out of ticky-tacky, and they all look just the same

Back at tempo

Am Em Dm 
   →  →  → 

Mama Cass - Dream a Little Dream  

Originally in C, I play in A

Chorus may be an octave down, depending how I feel... chorus is

mostly on the 6

D#dim7 F6 
D#dim7 F6 
   
D#dim7 F6 
 Stars shining bright above you
A/G# A7/G F#7 
 Night breezes seem to whisper, I love you

Vox: easiest to stay on the A here

Dm 
Birds singing in the sycamore tree
Dream a little dream of me

D#dim7 F6 
 Say nightie-night and kiss me
A/G# A7/G F#7 
 Just hold me tight and tell me you’ll miss me
Dm 
 While I’m alone and blue as can be

Vox note: Male voice can go down to A, easiest to descend on me(c)-e(b)-stars(a)

F7 E7 C# 
Dream a little dream of me 

F# D#m G#m7 C#7 
 Stars fading but I linger on, dear
F# D#m G#m7 C#7 
 Still craving your kiss 

If down an octave, “dawn” would go down to E, easier

to sing the same melody as the first line.

F# D#m G#m7 C#7 
 I’m longing to linger till dawn, dear
F# D#m F7 E7 
 Just saying this

D#dim7 F6 
 Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you
A/G# A7/G F#7 
 Sweet dreams that leave your worries behind you
Dm 
 But in your dreams whatever they be

If soloing, end this line on C/G instead of E

F7 E7 C# 
Dream a little dream of me 

Solo on verse chords

F# D#m G#m7 C#7 
 Stars fading but I linger on, dear
F# D#m G#m7 C#7 
 Still craving your kiss 
F# D#m G#m7 C#7 
 I’m longing to linger till dawn, dear
F# D#m F7 E7 
 Just saying this

D#dim7 F6 
 Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you
A/G# A7/G F#7 
 Sweet dreams that leave your worries behind you
Dm 
But in your dreams whatever they be

Hang on “me”

F7 Dm 
Dream a little dream of me
F7 
Just dream a little dream of me

Maren Morris - My Church  

Originally in A, I play in D, highest note that matters is the 3 (“yeah I *guess*”)

Intro

  → 
A7 
 

Vox on 2 3 on “I’ve cussed”

I’ve cussed on a Sunday
I’ve cheated, and I’ve lied
I’ve fallen down from grace
few too many times

But I find holy redemption
When I put this car in drive
Roll the windows down and,  turn up the dial 

Can I get a hallelujah
 Can I get an amen
Feels like the holy ghost running through ya
When I play the highway FM

find my soul revival
Bm 
Singing every single verse

Vox on 1 2 3 of the key on “yeah I guess”

Yeah I guess that’s my church

When Hank brings the sermon
 And Cash leads the choir
It gets my cold cold heart burning
Hotter than a ring of fire

When this wonderful world gets heavy

Let the vi hang an extra two beats

Bm 
And I need to find my escape
I just keep the wheels rolling, radio scrolling
‘Til my sins wash away

Can I get a hallelujah
 Can I get an amen
Feels like the holy ghost running through ya
When I play the highway FM

find my soul revival
Bm 
Singing every single verse
Yeah I guess that’s my church

Solo

Bm 
   

A capella, chords implied

Can I get a hallelujah
 Can I get an amen
Feels like the holy ghost running through ya
When I play the highway FM

find my soul revival
Bm 
Singing every single verse
Yeah I guess that’s my church

Band back in

Hey can I get a hallelujah
 Can I get an amen
Feels like the holy ghost running through ya
When I play the highway FM

find my soul revival
Bm 
Singing every single verse
Bm 
Yeah I guess that’s my church
Bm 
Yeah I guess that’s my church
Yeah I guess that’s my church

Marshall Tucker Band - Can’t You See  

Originally in D, I play in A.  In A, play A/G instead of Asus2/G.

Intro

Asus2/G 
       x3

 I’m gonna take a freight train
Asus2/G 
 Down at the station, lord
 I don’t care where it goes

 Gonna climb me a mountain
Asus2/G 
 The highest mountain
 A-jump off, nobody gonna know

Asus2/G 
Can’t you see, whoa can’t you see
What that woman lord, she been doin’ to me

Asus2/G 
Can’t you see, can’t you see
What that woman, she been doin’ to me

 I’m gonna find me
Asus2/G 
 A hole in the wall
 I’m gonna crawl inside and die

 ‘Cause my lady, now
Asus2/G 
 A mean ol’ woman, lord
 Never told me goodbye

Asus2/G 
Can’t you see, whoa can’t you see
What that woman lord, she been doin’ to me

Asus2/G 
Can’t you see, can’t you see
What that woman, she been doin’ to me

Solo

Asus2/G 
       x2

 I’m gonna buy me a ticket now
Asus2/G 
 As far as I can
 Ain’t never comin’ back

 Ridin’ me southbound
Asus2/G 
 Uh-all the way to Georgia now
 Till the train run out of track

Asus2/G 
Can’t you see, whoa can’t you see
What that woman lord, she been doin’ to me

Asus2/G 
Can’t you see, can’t you see
What that woman, she been doin’ to me

Solo

Asus2/G 
       x2

Let ring

Asus2/G 
Can’t you see, whoa can’t you see
What that woman lord, she been doin’ to me

Band back in

Asus2/G 
Can’t you see, can’t you see
What that woman, she been doin’ to me

Repeat to fade

Martha and the Vandellas - Dancing in the Street  

Vandellas around Eb, Bowie and Jagger in B, I play in A

Intro

G/A 
 →  x4

G/A G/A 
Callin’ out around the world
G/A G/A 
Are you ready for a brand new beat
G/A G/A 
Summer’s here and the time is right
G/A G/A 
For dancin’ in the street

G/A G/A 
They’re dancin’ in Chicago  
G/A 
Down in New Orleans
G/A G/A 
In New York City

G/A 
All we need is music, sweet music
There’ll be music everywhere
G/A G/A 
There’ll be swingin’, swayin’ and records playing’
G/A G/A 
Dancin’ in the street, oh

C#7 
 It doesn’t matter what you wear
F#m 
Just as long as you are there

Mamas and the Papas (and Bowie/Jagger) use a II instead of a ii here... that’s a good idea!

Bm 
So come on, every guy grab a girl
D/E 
Everywhere around the world

G/A 
There’ll be dancing  
G/A G/A G/A 
They’re dancing in the street   
G/A G/A 
This is an invitation across the nation
G/A G/A 
chance for folks to meet 

G/A G/A 
There’ll be laughter, singing and music swinging
G/A G/A 
Dancing in the street
G/A G/A 
Philadelphia, P.A.  
G/A 
Baltimore and D.C. now 
G/A G/A 
Can’t forget the Motor City 

G/A 
All we need is music, sweet music
There’ll be music everywhere
G/A G/A 
There’ll be swingin’, swayin’ and records playing’
G/A G/A 
Dancin’ in the street, oh

C#7 
 It doesn’t matter what you wear
F#m 
Just as long as you are there
Bm 
So come on, every guy grab a girl

D/E 
Everywhere around the world

G/A 
They’re dancing 
G/A G/A 
They’re dancing in the street (dancing in the street)
G/A G/A G/A 
Way down in L. A., everyday (dancing)
G/A 
They’re dancing in the street (dancin’ in the street)
G/A G/A G/A 
Let’s form a big long line (get in time)
G/A 
Were dancing in the street (dancing in the street)
G/A G/A 
Across the ocean blue (dancing in the street)
G/A 
They’re dancing in the street, yeah (dancing in the street)

Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine  

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 Am 
  →  x2

Am 
Oooh, I bet you’re wondering how I knew
‘Bout your plans to make me blue

Don’t jump up on “guy”

Am 
With some other guy that you knew before
Between the two of us guys you know I love you more

Up to the 1 of the chord on “prise”

F#m 
It took me by surprise I must say
Am 
When I found out yesterday, don’t you know that

Am Am 
heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine
Am Am 
Ooh I heard it through the grapevine
Oh I’m just about to lose my mind
Am 
Honey, honey yeah

Am Am 
  →  x2

Am 
I know a man ain’t supposed to cry
But these tears I can’t hold inside
Am 
Losin’ you would end my life you see
Cause you mean that much to me

F#m 
You could have told me yourself
Am 
That you love someone else, instead

Am Am 
heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine
Am Am 
Ooh I heard it through the grapevine
Oh I’m just about to lose my mind
Am 
Honey, honey yeah

Am Am 
  →  x2

Am 
People say believe half of what you see
Son, and none of what you hear
Am 
But I can’t help bein’ confused
If it’s true please tell me dear

F#m 
Do you plan to let me go
Am 
For the other guy you loved before, don’t you know

Am Am 
heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine
Am Am 
Baby, I heard it through the grapevine
Oh I’m just about to lose my mind
Am 
Honey, honey yeah

Am Am 
  →  x2

Matchbox Twenty - Unwell  

Originally in A, I play in G capo 2

Cadd9 Em7 
       x 2

Cadd9 Em 
All day staring at the ceiling
Cadd9 Em 
Making  friends with shadows on my wall

Cadd9 Em 
 All night, hearing voices telling me
Cadd9 
That I should get some sleep
Because tomorrow might be good for something

Bm Cadd9 
 Hold on, I’m feeling like I’m headed for a
Bm Cadd9 
 Breakdown, and I don’t know why

Cadd9 
I’m not crazy I’m just a little unwell

I know right now you can’t tell

Em 
 But stay awhile and maybe then you’ll see

A different side of me

Cadd9 
I’m not crazy I’m just a little impaired

I know right now you don’t care

Em 
 But soon enough you’re gonna think of me

And how I used to be

Cadd9 Em 
 Me, talking to myself in public
Cadd9 Em 
 And dodging glances on the train
Cadd9 Em 
 And I know, I know they’ve all been talking ‘bout me
Cadd9 
I can hear them whisper
Bm 
And it makes me think there must be something wrong

Bm Cadd9 
 With me, out of all the hours thinking
Bm Cadd9 
 Somehow, I’ve lost my mind

Cadd9 
I’m not crazy I’m just a little unwell

I know right now you can’t tell

Em 
 But stay awhile and maybe then you’ll see

A different side of me

Cadd9 
I’m not crazy I’m just a little impaired

I know right now you don’t care

Em 
 But soon enough you’re gonna think of me
Cadd9 
And how I used to be

Bridge

Cadd9 Em Cadd9 
  I’ve been talking in my sleep
Em Cadd9 
 Pretty soon they’ll come to get me
Em 
 Yeah they’re takin’ me away

Cadd9 
I’m not crazy I’m just a little unwell

I know right now you can’t tell

Em 
 But stay awhile and maybe then you’ll see

A different side of me

Cadd9 
I’m not crazy I’m just a little impaired

I know right now you don’t care

Em 
 But soon enough you’re gonna think of me

And how I used to be

With ad libs

Cadd9 Em7 
       x 2

Matt Hires - Restless Heart  

Originally in G capo 7, I play in G capo 5, highest note that matters is the 3

Intro (with some I7’s mixed in)

Vox on the 5

Cadd9 
Pretty girls come from the ugliest places
You come from the worst of them all
Cadd9 
Heartbreakers like you are hard to erase
Em7 
You lift me up just so I fall

Cadd9 
I followed you all the way down to the coast
And we kissed under traveling skies
Cadd9 
I wish I had seen what was coming for me
Em7 
But you wear such a lovely disguise

Cadd9 
Hey you got a restless heart
Em 
Beating ou ou ou out on your sleeve
Cadd9 
And I won’t let this fire start
Em Cadd9 
You say love is all that you need
Em 
Well you’re not gonna get it from me
Cadd9 
Oh oh, oh oh
Em 
No you’re not gonna get it from me

Cadd9 
You say that you wanted a lover
Someone to cover your head when it rains
Cadd9 
But even a hopeless romantic like me
Em7 
Yeah I know that it’s all just a game

Cadd9 
Everyone’s looking for love
Looking for something to hold on to
Cadd9 
Oh I’ve been looking for twenty-five years
Em7 
And I know I won’t find it in you

Cadd9 
Hey you got a restless heart
Em 
Beating ou ou ou out on your sleeve
Cadd9 
And I won’t let this fire start
Em Cadd9 
You say love is all that you need
Em 
Well you’re not gonna get it from me
Cadd9 
Oh oh, oh oh
Em 
No you’re not gonna get it from me

G/B 
won’t let you break my heart 
won’t let you break, I won’t let you break my heart

Cadd9 
Pretty girls come from the ugliest places
You come from the worst of them all
Cadd9 
Heartbreakers like you are hard to erase

Hard stop before “fall”

Em7 
You lift me up just so I fall

Cadd9 
Hey you got a restless heart
Em 
Beating ou ou ou out on your sleeve
Cadd9 
And I won’t let this fire start
Em Cadd9 
You say love is all that you need
Em 
Well you’re not gonna get it from me
Cadd9 
Oh oh, oh oh
Em Cadd9 
No you’re not gonna get it from me

Cadd9 
Hey you got a restless heart
Em 
Beating ou ou ou out on your sleeve
Cadd9 
And I won’t let this fire start
Em Cadd9 
You say love is all that you need
Em 
Well you’re not gonna get it from me
Cadd9 
Oh oh, oh oh
Em 
No you’re not gonna get it from me

Cadd9 
Oh oh, oh oh
Em 
No you’re not gonna get it from me

Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride  

Originally in F (in the chorus), I play in D

Intro

Am7b5/C 
 x4

Am7b5/C 
 Last night I had the strangest dream
Bm7 
 I sailed away to China
F#m 
 In a little rowboat to find you
Am7b5/C 
 And you said you had to get your laundry cleaned
Bm7 
 Didn’t want no one to hold you
Bm A7/C# 
What does that mean?

And you said

 Ain’t nothing gonna break my stride
F#m Bm Em7 
Nobody gonna slow me down, oh no
F#m7 
I’ve got to keep on moving

Ain’t nothing gonna break-a my stride
F#m Bm Em7 
I’m running and I won’t touch ground, oh no
F#m7 
I’ve got to keep on moving

Am7b5/C 
 You’re on a roll and now you pray it’ll last
Bm7 
 The road beyond was rocky
F#m 
 But now you’re feeling cocky
Am7b5/C 
 You look at me and you see your past
Bm7 
Is that the reason why you’re
Bm A7/C# 
Running so fast?

And she said

 Ain’t nothing gonna break my stride
F#m Bm Em7 
Nobody gonna slow me down, oh no
F#m7 
I’ve got to keep on moving

Ain’t nothing gonna break-a my stride
F#m Bm Em7 
I’m running and I won’t touch ground, oh no
F#m7 
I’ve got to keep on moving

Am7b5/C Bm7 F#m 
Am7b5/C Bm7 
Bm A7/C# 
   
Dm7 
Dm7 
 Never let another girl like you
G7 
 Work me over
Dm7 
 Never let another girl like you
G7 
 Drag me under

Em7 
 If I meet another girl like you
A7 
 I will tell her
Em7 
 Never want another girl like you
Have to say, oh

 Ain’t nothing gonna break-a my stride
G#m7 C#m F#m 
 Nobody gonna slow me down, oh no, oh no
G#m7 
I’ve got to keep on moving

 Ain’t nothing gonna break my stride
G#m7 C#m F#m7 
I’m running and I won’t touch ground, oh no
G#m7 
I got to keep on moving

 Ain’t nothing gonna break-a my stride
G#m7 C#m F#m 
 Nobody gonna slow me down, oh no, oh no
G#m7 
I’ve got to keep on moving

 Ain’t nothing gonna break my stride
G#m7 C#m F#m7 
I’m running and I won’t touch ground, oh no
G#m7 
I got to keep on moving

Maurice Williams - Stay  

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

Em 
   
Em 
Stay,  just a little bit 
Em 
Longer   
Em 
 Please, please, please, please, tell me that you’re
Em 
Going to   

Em 
Now your daddy don’t mind  
Em 
And you mommy don’t mind  
Em 
If we have another dance, yeah just a one more

Hang this chord

Em 
 One more time

Em 
Oh, won’t you stay,   just a little bit
Em 
Longer,   please let me 
Em 
Hear,   you say you will
Cmaj7 Am7 
Say you will

B7 Em 
 Won’t you place your sweet lips to mi-i-i-i-i-i-i-ine

Hard stops on the V’s

 Won’t you say you love me,   all of the time

Em 
Stay,  just a little bit 
Em 
Longer   
Em 
 Please, please, please, please, tell me you’re
Em 
Going to,   come on, come on, come on and

Em 
Stay,   come on, come on, come on 
Em 
Stay,   come on, come on, come on 
Stay

Meat Loaf - I’d Do Anything for Love  

Originally in D, I play in A, highest note that matters is the 5 (“true, you better believe it”)

Intro, a mix of Isus2, Isus4, etc.

Asus2 
Bm9 A/C# Esus4 
 →  →  x 4

Dadd9 Esus4/B 
And I would do anything for love
D/A 
I’d run right into hell and back  → 
Dadd9 Esus4/B 
I would do anything for love
D/A 
I’ll never lie to you and that’s a fact  → 

F#m C#m/E 
But I’ll never forget the way you feel right now
Dadd9 
Oh no, no way

Dadd9 Esus4/B 
And I would do anything for love
Dadd9 
But I won’t do that,  oh I won’t do (that)

This verse is shorter in the single version

Dadd9 Esus4/B 
Anything for love
Dadd9 Esus4/B 
Oh I would do anything for love
Dadd9 Esus4/B 
I would do anything for love
Dadd9 
But I won’t do that
 No, I won’t do that

Fast

    →  →
    →  →

F#m 
 And some days it don’t come easy
Dadd9 
 And some days it don’t come hard
Bm7 
 Some days it don’t come at all and
These are the days that never end

F#m 
 And some nights you’re breathing fire
Dadd9 
 And some nights you’re carved in ice
Bm7 
 Some nights are like nothing I’ve ever
Seen before or will again

F#m7 Esus4 
 And maybe I’m crazy, oh it’s crazy and it’s true 
F#m Esus4 
 I know you can save me, no one else can save me now but you 

Bm 
 As long as the planets are turning
Ddim7 
 As long as the stars are burning
E7 
 As long as your dreams are coming true, you better believe it

Dadd9 Esus4 
That I would do anything for love
E/G# 
And I’ll be there till the final act  → 
Dadd9 Esus4 
And I would do anything for love
E/G# 
And I’ll take the vow and seal a pact  → 

F#m C#m/E 
But I’ll never forgive myself if we don’t go
Dadd9 
All the way, tonight

Dadd9 Esus4 
And I would do anything for love
Dadd9 Esus4/B 
Oh I would do anything for love
Dadd9 Esus4 
Aw I would do anything for love
Dadd9 
But I won’t do that
 No, I won’t do that

Fast

F#m 
 I would do anything for love
Anything you’ve been dreaming of
But I just won’t do that

F#m 
 I would do anything for love
Anything you’ve been dreaming of
But I just won’t do that

F#m 
 I would do anything for love
Anything you’ve been dreaming of
But I just won’t do that

Solo, not in the single version

Bm7 A/C# 
Bm7 A/C# 
Bm7 A/C# 
Bm7 A/C# 
   
Esus4 
 
    →  →
    →  →

F#m 
 And some days I pray for silence
 And some days I pray for soul
Bm 
 Some days I just pray to the god of
 Sex and drums and rock and roll

Not in the single version

F#m 
 And some nights I lose the feeling
 And some nights I lose control
Bm 
 Some nights I just lose it all when I
Watch you dance and the thunder rolls

F#m7 Esus4 
 And maybe I’m lonely, that’s all I’m qualified to be 
F#m7 Esus4 
 There’s just one and only, one and only promise I can keep 

Bm 
 As long as the wheels are turning
Ddim7 
 As long as the fires are burning
 As long as your prayers are coming true, you better believe it

Dadd9 Esus4 
That I would do anything for love
And you know it’s true and that’s a fact  → 
Dadd9 Esus4 
And I would do anything for love
And there’ll never be no turning back  → 

F#m C#m/E 
But I’ll never do it better than I do it with you
Dadd9 
So long, so long

Dadd9 Esus4 
And would do anything for love
Dadd9 Esus4/B 
Oh, I would do anything for love
Dadd9 Esus4 
I would do anything for love
But I won’t do that
Nah no, no, I won’t do

Fast

F#m 
 I would do anything for love
Anything you’ve been dreaming of
But I just won’t do that

Repeat x6

F#m 
 I would do anything for love
Anything you’ve been dreaming of
But I just won’t do

F#m C#m/E 
But I’ll never stop dreaming of you
Dadd9 Esus4 
Every night of my life, no way

Dadd9 Esus4 
And I would do anything for love
Dadd9 Esus4/B 
Oh I would do anything for love
Dadd9 Esus4 
Oh I would do anything for love
Dadd9 
But, I won’t do that,  no I won’t do (that)

Dadd9 Esus4 
Will you raise me up, will you help me down
Dadd9 Esus4/B 
Will you get me right out of this godforsaken town
Esus4 
Will you make it all a little less cold

I can do that,  oh I can do that

Dadd9 Esus4 
Will you hold me sacred, will you hold me tight
Dadd9 Esus4/B 
Can you colorize my life, I’m so sick of black and white
Dadd9 Esus4 
Can you make it all a little less old

I can do that, oh oh, now I can do (that)

Not in the single version

Dadd9 Esus4 
Can you make me some magic with your own two hands
Dadd9 Esus4/B 
Can you build an emerald city with these grains of sand
Esus4 
Can you give me something I can take home

Now I can do that, oh oh, now I can do (that)

Dadd9 Esus4 
Will you cater to every fantasy I got
Dadd9 Esus4/B 
Will you hose me down with holy water,  if I get too hot
Dadd9 Esus4 
Will you take me places I’ve never known

Now I can do that, I know now I can do that

Dadd9 Esus4 
After a while you’ll forget everything
Dadd9 Esus4/B 
It was a brief interlude and a mid-summer night’s fling
Dadd9 Esus4 
And you’ll see that it’s time to move on

I won’t do that,  I won’t do that

Dadd9 Esus4 
I know the territory, I’ve been around
Dadd9 Esus4/B 
It’ll all turn to dust and we’ll all fall down
Dadd9 Esus4 
And sooner or later, you’ll be screwing around

I won’t do that,  no I won’t do (that)

Dadd9 Esus4 
Anything for love
Dadd9 Esus4/B 
Oh, I would do anything for love
Dadd9 Esus4 
I would do anything for love
Dadd9 
But I won’t do that
Esus4 
 No, I won’t do that

Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction  

Intro

Am 
    → 

Am 
         x2

Am 
Endangered species, caged in fright
Shot in cold blood, no chance to fight
Am 
The stage is set, now pay the price
An ego boost, don’t think twice

Am 
Technology, the battle’s unfair
You pull the hammer without a care
Am 
Squeeze the trigger that makes you man
Pseudo-safaric, the hunt is canned

Am Am 
    The hunt is canned

Am 
All are gone all but one  
Am 
No  contest nowhere to run  
Am 
 No more left only one  
Am 
This is it, this is the
Am Am 
Countdown to extinction

Am 
 →  → 

Am 
Tell the truth, you wouldn’t dare
The skin and trophy, oh so rare
Am 
Silence speaks louder than words
Ignore the guilt, and take your turn

Am 
Liars anagram is “lairs”
Man you were never even there
Am 
Killed a few feet from the cages
Point blank, you’re so courageous

Am 
   So courageous

Am 
All are gone all but one  
Am 
No  contest nowhere to run  
Am 
 No more left only one  
Am 
This is it, this is the
Am Am 
Countdown to extinction

Robo-breakdown, just mess around on the i

Am 
One hour from now

Another species of life form
Will disappear from the face of the planet
Forever and the rate is accelerating

Solo on verse chords

Am 
All are gone all but one  
Am 
No  contest nowhere to run  
Am 
 No more left only one  
Am 
This is it, this is the
Am Am 
Countdown to extinction

Megadeth - Foreclosure of a Dream  

Intro, very loosely approximating the guitar

G/E G/F A7/C# Bb6/D Bb6 
     → 
G/E Bb6 G/F Bb6 
     → 
G/E G/F A7/C# Bb6/D Bb6 
     → 

Last chord here is originally C-ish, I think F-ish works better

G/F G/B Bb6 G/F 
     → 

G/F G/B Bb G/F 
Rise so high, yet so far to fall, a plan o
G/F G/B Bb G/F 
Dignity and balance for all 
G/F G/B Bb G/F 
Political breakthrough, euphoria’s high, more
G/F G/B Bb G/F 
Borrowed money, more borrowed time 

Am9 Eaug/G# Cmaj7/G B(b9)/F# Baug/F 
Backed in a pcorner, caught up in the race 
Em Eb G/D C#aug G/B 
Means to an end ended in disgrace  
G/F G/B Bb6 
Perspective is lost in the spirit of the chase

G/F G5 F5 C5 Bb5 
Foreclosure of a dream 
G5 F5 C5 Bb5 C5 C#5 
Those visions never seen   → 
G5 F5 C5 Bb5 
Until all is lost, personal holocaust
G5 F5 C5 Bb5 C5 C#5 
Foreclosure of a dream   → 

Repeat intro

G/E G/F A7/C# Bb6/D Bb6 
     → 
G/E Bb6 G/F Bb6 
     → 
G/E G/F A7/C# Bb6/D Bb6 
     → 
G/F G/B Bb6 G/F 
     → 

G/F G/B Bb G/F 
Barren land that once filled a need, are 
G/F G/B Bb G/F 
Worthless now, dead without a deed 
G/F G/B Bb G/F 
Slipping away from an iron grip  
G/F G/B Bb G/F 
Nature’s scales are forced to tip 

Am9 Eaug/G# Cmaj7/G B(b9)/F# Baug/F 
The heartland cries, loss of all pride 
Em Eb G/D C#aug G/B 
To leave ain’t believing, so try and be tried 
G/F G/B Bb6 
Insufficient funds, insanity, and suicpide

G/F G5 F5 C5 Bb5 
Foreclosure of a dream 
G5 F5 C5 Bb5 C5 C#5 
Those visions never seen   → 
G5 F5 C5 Bb5 
Until all is lost, personal holocaust
G5 F5 C5 Bb5 C5 C#5 
Foreclosure of a dream   → 

Solo, probably skip this

A5 G5 D5 C5 D5 D#5 
      → 
A5 G5 D5 C5 D5 D#5 
      → 

For a while...

B5 

Repeat intro, with spoken

The Congress will push me to raise taxes, and I’ll say no, read my lips

G/E G/F A7/C# Bb6/D Bb6 
     → 
G/E Bb6 G/F Bb6 
     → 
G/E G/F A7/C# Bb6/D Bb6 
     → 
G/F G/B Bb6 G/F 
     → 

G/F G/B Bb6 G/F 
Now with new hope, some will be proud 
G/F G/B Bb6 G/F 
This is no hoax, no one pushed out 
G/F G/B Bb6 G/F 
Receive a reprieve and be a pioneer 
G/F G/B Bb6 G/F 
Break new ground of a new frontier 

Am Eaug/G# Cmaj7/G B(b9)/F# Baug/F 
New ideas will surely get by 
Em Eb G/D C#aug G/B 
No deed, no dividend, some may ask why 
G/F G/B Bb6 G/F 
You’ll find the solution,  the answer’s ithe sky

Solo on chorus chords, then the chords from the first solo, I just repeat the intro instead

G/F G/B Bb G/F 
Rise so high, yet so far to fall, a plan o
G/F G/B Bb G/F 
Dignity and balance for all 
G/F G/B Bb G/F 
Political breakthrough, euphoria’s high, more
G/F G/B Bb G/F 
Borrowed money, more borrowed time 

G/F G5 F5 C5 Bb5 
Foreclosure of a dream 
G5 F5 C5 Bb5 C5 C#5 
Those visions never seen   → 
G5 F5 C5 Bb5 
Until all is lost, personal holocaust
G5 F5 C5 Bb5 C5 C#5 
Foreclosure of a dream   → 

Repeat intro

G/E G/F A7/C# Bb6/D Bb6 
     → 
G/E G/F A7/C# Bb6/D Bb6 
     → 
G/E G/F A7/C# Bb6/D Bb6 
Holocaust     → 
G/E Bb6 G/F Bb6 
     → 

Megadeth - Skin o’ My Teeth  

Originally in A, I play in E

Highest note that matters is the 1 (“my *blood* flows”)

All the I chords are really I5, maybe even i, so, no thirds on the I chords.

Intro

D# C# 
 →  →  →  →  → 
   

Vox on the 1 on “wrists”

I have wrists donning  slits flowing constantly 
My broken body in a wreck, wrapped around a  tree 
cross-walk  hit and run the finish line for me
People clutter  in the gutter take a look and see

E/D# E/D C/B A7/C# 
No escaping pain, you belong to me
E/D# E/D C/B A7/C# 
Clinging on to life by the skin of my teeth
E/D# E/D C/B A7/C# 
No escaping pain, you belong to me
E/D# E/D C/B A7/C# 
Clinging on to life by the skin of my teeth

My blood flows through the streets, deluge from the wounds
Empty jar of sleeping pills, on the dresser in my room
My wet brain neighbor cranes his neck to see 
In time the white lights a train bearing down on me

E/D# E/D C/B A7/C# 
No escaping pain, you belong to me
E/D# E/D C/B A7/C# 
Clinging on to life by the skin of my teeth
E/D# E/D C/B A7/C# 
No escaping pain, you belong to me
E/D# E/D C/B A7/C# 
Clinging on to life by the skin of my teeth

Solo

    → 

    
F# F# 
F# F# 
F# F# 
F# F# 
  
    → 

Repeat intro

D# C# 
 →  →  →  →  → 
   
won’t feel the hurt, I’m not trash any longer
That that doesn’t kill me only makes me stronger
I need a ride to the morgue that’s what nine one one is for
So tag my toe and don’t forget ooh oh, to close the door

E/D# E/D C/B A7/C# 
No escaping pain, you belong to me
E/D# E/D C/B A7/C# 
Clinging on to life by the skin of my teeth
E/D# E/D C/B A7/C# 
No escaping pain, you belong to me
E/D# E/D C/B A7/C# 
Clinging on to life by the skin of my teeth

Meghan Trainor - Dear Future Husband  

Originally in C#, I play in G

Highest note that matters is the 6 (“*you* gotta know”)

Intro, let ring, vox on the 3

 Dear future husband, here’s a few 
Em 
Things you need to know if you wanna 
Be my one and only all my life

Band enters

 Take me on a date, I deserve it babe
Em 
 And don’t forget the flowers every anniversary
 ‘Cause if you treat me right
 I’ll be the perfect wife
Buying groceries, buy-buying what you need

 You got that nine to five, but baby so do I
Em 
 So don’t be thinking I’ll be home and baking apple pies
 I never learned to cook
 But I can write a hook
Sing along with me, sing-sing along with me, hey

Em 
 You gotta know how to treat me like a lady
Even when I’m acting crazy
Tell me everything’s alright

 Dear future husband, here’s a few
Em 
Things you need to know if you want to
Be my one and only all my life

Dear future husband, if you wanna
Em 
Get that special lovin’, tell me I’m
Beautiful, each and every night

 After every fight, just apologize
Em 
 And maybe then I’ll let you try and rock my body right
 Even if I was wrong
 You know I’m never wrong
 Why disagree, why, why disagree?

Em 
 You gotta know how to treat me like a lady
Even when I’m acting crazy
Tell me everything’s alright

The original changes key up a half-step here, I’m leaving that out

 Dear future husband, here’s a few 
Em 
Things you need to know if you want to
Be my one and only all my life

 Dear future husband, make time for 
Em 
Me, don’t leave me lonely and know we’ll
Never see your family more than mine

 I’ll be sleeping on the left side of the bed
Em 
 Open doors for me and you may get some kisses
Don’t have a dirty mind
Just be a classy guy
Buy me a ring, buy-buy me a ring, babe

Em 
 You gotta know how to treat me like a lady
Even when I’m acting crazy
Tell me everything’s alright

 Dear future husband, here’s a few
Em 
Things you need to know if you want to 
Be my one and only all my life

 Dear future husband, if you wanna 
Em 
Get that special loving, tell me I’m 
Beautiful each and every night

Oh oh Future husband,  better love me right

Meghan Trainor - Like I’m Gonna Lose You  

Originally in C, I play in E

Vox on 5 6 1 1 on “found myself dream”

 I found myself dreaming
G#m 
 In silver and gold
C#m 
 Like a scene from a movie
E/G# F#m7 F#m/B 
That every broken heart knows

 We were walking on moonlight
G#m 
 And you pulled me close
C#m 
 Split second and you disappeared
E/G# F#m7 F#m/B 
And then I was all alone 

Vox on the 3 now, and "woke" is on the downbeat now", lyrics come twice as fast

woke up in tears, with you by my side
G#m 
Breath of relief, and I realized
C#m E/G# F#m7 F#m/B 
 No, we’re not promised tomorrow  

Vox on the 1 on “love”

G#m 
So I’m gonna love you like I’m gonna lose you
C#m 
I’m gonna hold you like I’m saying goodbye
G#m 
Wherever we’re standing I won’t take you for granted
C#m 
‘Cause we’ll never know when, when we’ll run out of time

G#m 
So I’m gonna love you like I’m gonna lose you
C#m E/G# F#m7 F#m/B 
I’m gonna love you like I’m gonna lose  you 

 In the blink of an eye
G#m 
 Just a whisper of smoke
C#m 
 You could lose everything
E/G# F#m7 F#m/B 
The truth is you never know

 So I’ll kiss you longer baby
G#m 
 Any chance that I get
C#m 
 I’ll make the most of the minutes
E/G# F#m7 F#m/B 
And love with no regrets 

Let’s take our time to say what we want
G#m 
Use what we got before it’s all gone
C#m E/G# F#m7 F#m/B 
 ‘Cause no, we’re not promised tomorrow  

G#m 
So I’m gonna love you like I’m gonna lose you
C#m 
I’m gonna hold you like I’m saying goodbye
G#m 
Wherever we’re standing I won’t take you for granted
C#m 
‘Cause we’ll never know when, when we’ll run out of time

G#m 
So I’m gonna love you like I’m gonna lose you
C#m E/G# F#m7 F#m/B 
I’m gonna love you like I’m gonna lose  you 

solo

G#m C#m E/G# F#m7 F#m/B 
    →  →  → 

Let ring

G#m 
I’m gonna love you like I’m gonna lose you
C#m E/G# F#m7 F#m/E 
I’m gonna hold you like I’m saying goodbye   
G#m 
Wherever we’re standing I won’t take you for granted
C#m 
‘Cause we’ll never know when, when we’ll run out of time

G#m 
So I’m gonna love you like I’m gonna lose you
C#m E/G# F#m7 F#m/B 
I’m gonna love you like I’m gonna lose  you 

Meghan Trainor - No Good For You  

Originally in Em, I play in Em capo 5

Syncopated quarters

Vox on 2 1 7 5 5 of the minor key on “I miss that happy”

Em 
I miss that happy friend that I had
You’ve been acting so sad
Bm 
Won’t you come back? Yeah yeah

Em 
You never take the time with your girls no more
Always with your new boy
But he ain’t all that
B7 
But you don’t know yet

Em 
Oh his kiss is soft and sweet
He swept you off your feet
He’s no good for you
Bm 
He’s no good for you

Em 
And sure he’s worth a lot of gold
But you’re better than you know
He’s no good for you
B7 
He’s no good for you

With hard stops

B7/F# Em 
 →  That boy’s no good for you
Em 
 →  You’re way too good for him
B7 
 That boy’s no good for you,  for you

Let ring

Em 
Whoa, woh-oh-oh-oh, woh-oh-oh
Bm 
No he no good, he no good for you
Em 
Woh-oh-oh-oh, woh-oh-oh-oh, woh-oh-oh
B7 
No he no good, he no good for you

Back to the syncopated rhythm

Em 
He drives those fancy cars that you like
But he doesn’t call you at night
And tells you he loves you
Bm 
And he’s thinking of you

Em 
No you can’t take him home for the holidays
Better keep him away
Cause he’s such a tool, girl
B7 
Everyone will say, I bet

Em 
His kiss is soft and sweet
He swept you off your feet
He’s no good for you
Bm 
He’s no good for you

Em 
And sure he’s worth a lot of gold
But you’re better than you know
He’s no good for you
B7 
He’s no good for you

B7/F# Em 
 →  That boy’s no good for you
Em 
 →  You’re way too good for him
B7 
 That boy’s no good for you,  for you

Em 
Whoa, woh-oh-oh-oh, woh-oh-oh
Bm 
No he no good, he no good for you
Em 
Woh-oh-oh-oh, woh-oh-oh-oh, woh-oh-oh
B7 
No he no good, he no good for you

Bridge, let ring

This line mostly on the 3 of the chord

Em 
Won’t you take it from a friend

Vox stay mostly where they were, now the b7 of the chord

A7 
That boy is not a gentleman

Now down to the 3 of the chord

And you’ll find out soon enough
Bm 
What you’re feeling it ain’t love

Em 
Cause he called me yesterday

Vox up to the b5→4 on “da-ate”

Edim7 
And he asked me on a date
Tried to play you like a fool
B7 
And that’s why I’m calling you

Em 
His kiss is soft and sweet
And he swept you off your feet
But he’s no good for you
Bm 
He’s no good for you

Em 
And sure he’s worth a lot of gold
But you’re better than you know
He’s no good for you

Hang

B7 
Oh

Em 
Oh his kiss is soft and sweet
And he swept you off your feet
But he’s no good for you
Bm 
He’s no good for you

Em 
And sure he’s worth a lot of gold
But you’re better than you know
He’s no good for you
B7 
He’s no good for you

B7/F# Em 
 →  That boy’s no good for you
Em 
 →  You’re way too good for him
B7 
 That boy’s no good for you,  for you

B7/F# Em 
 →  That boy’s no good for you
Em 
 →  You’re way too good for him
B7 
 That boy’s no good for you,  for you

Em 

Melissa Etheridge - Come to My Window  

Originally in G, I play in G capo 6, and I leave out the

slow chorus at the beginning, which is an octave down in

the original (and also not there in the single version).

Slow chorus you’re going to skip...

Cadd9 Am 
 Come to my window
Cadd9 Am 
 Crawl inside, wait by the light of the moon
Cadd9 Am 
 Come to my window
I’ll be home soon

Start here...

Cadd9 G/B 
       x 2

Cadd9 G/B 
I would dial the numbers
Just to listen to your breath
Cadd9 G/B 
And I would stand inside my hell
And hold the hand of death

Cadd9 G/B 
You don’t know how far I’d go
To ease this precious ache
Cadd9 G/B 
And you don’t know how much I’d give
Or how much I can take

Em Cadd9 
Just to reach you 
Just to reach you 
Em Cadd9 
Oh to reach you,  oh

Cadd9 Am7 
 Come to my window 
Cadd9 Am7 
 Crawl inside, wait by the light of the moon
Cadd9 Am7 
 Come to my window
Cadd9 Am7 
I’ll be home soon   

Cadd9 G/B 
Keeping my eyes open
I cannot afford to sleep 
Cadd9 G/B 
Giving away promises
know that I can’t keep

Cadd9 G/B 
Nothing fills the blackness
That has seeped into my chest 
Cadd9 G/B 
I need you in my blood
I am forsaking all the rest

Em Cadd9 
Just to reach you 
Just to reach you 
Em Cadd9 
Oh to reach you,  oh

Cadd9 Am7 
 Come to my window 
Cadd9 Am7 
 Crawl inside, wait by the light of the moon
Cadd9 Am7 
 Come to my window
Cadd9 Am7 
I’ll be home soon   

Em Em 
 I don’t care what they think  
G/B 
 I don’t care what they say  
Am 
 What do they know about this love
Anyway

Cadd9 G/B 
       x 2

Cadd9 G/B 
Come, come, to my window, I’ll be home
Cadd9 G/B 
I’ll be home, I’ll be home,  I’m coming home

Cadd9 Am7 
 Come to my window, oh
Cadd9 Am7 
 Crawl inside, wait by the light of the moon
Cadd9 Am7 
 Come to my window
Cadd9 
I’ll be home soon, I’ll be home
Am7 
I’ll be home, I’m coming home

Cadd9 Am7 
 Come to my window, oh
Cadd9 Am7 
 Crawl inside, wait by the light of the moon
Cadd9 Am7 
 Come to my window
Cadd9 Am7 
I’ll be home soon   

Melissa Etheridge - I’m the Only One  

Originally in G, I play in G but drop an octave on the chorus

Intro

Vox on the 3

Please baby can’t you see, my mind’s a burnin’ hell

Vox mostly on the b3 the rest of the verse

I got razors a rippin’ and tearin’ and strippin’
My heart apart as well
Tonight you told me, that you ache for something new
And some other woman is lookin' like something
That might be good for you

Vox on the 1

Am 
Go on and hold her till the screaming is gone
Am 
Go on believe her when she tells you nothing’s wrong

But I’m the only one who’ll
Em 
Walk across the fire for you
And I’m the only one
Em 
Who’ll drown in my desire for you

Am 
It’s only fear that makes you run
The demons that you’re hiding from
When all your promises are gone
I’m the only one

Please baby can’t you see I’m trying to explain

I’ve been here before and I’m locking the door
And I'm not going back again
Her eyes and arms and skin won't make it go away
You'll wake up tomorrow and wrestle the sorrow
That holds you down today

Am 
Go on and hold her till the screaming is gone
Am 
Go on believe her when she tells you nothing’s wrong

But I’m the only one who’ll
Em 
Walk across the fire for you
And I’m the only one
Em 
Who’ll drown in my desire for you

Am 
It’s only fear that makes you run
The demons that you’re hiding from
When all your promises are gone
I’m the only one

Solo

   x 2

Am 
Go on and hold her till the screaming is gone
Am 
Go on believe her when she tells you nothing’s wrong

But I’m the only one who’ll
Em 
Walk across the fire for you
And I’m the only one
Em 
Who’ll drown in my desire for you

Am 
It’s only fear that makes you run
The demons that you’re hiding from
When all your promises are gone

I’m the only 

Em 
Oooone...  yea yea yea 

And I’m the only one
Em 
Who’ll drown in my desire for you

Men At Work - Land Down Under  

Originally in Bm, I play in Am

Am Am 
         x 2

Am Am 
Traveling in a fried out Kombie   
Am Am 
On a hippy trail head full of Zombie  
Am Am 
I met a strange lady, she made me nervous
Am Am 
She took me in and gave me breakfast,  and she said

Am 
Do you come from a land down under   
Am 
Where women glow and men plunder  
Am 
Can you hear can you hear the thunder   
Am 
You better run, you better take cover  

Am Am 
         x 2

Am Am 
Buying bread from a man in Brussels   
Am Am 
He was six foot four and full of muscles  
Am Am 
I said do you speak my language?   
Am Am 
He just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich,  and he said

Am 
I come from a land down under   
Am 
Where beer does flow and men chunder  
Am 
Can you hear can you hear the thunder   
Am 
You better run, you better take cover  

Am Am 
         x 2

Let ring

Am Am 
Lying in a den in Bombay   
Am Am 
With a slackjaw and not much to say  
Am Am 
I said to the man, are you trying to tempt me?  
Am Am 
Because I come from the land of plenty,  and he said

Am 
Do you come from a land down under   
Am 
Where women glow and men plunder  
Am 
Can you hear can you hear the thunder   
Am 
You better run, you better take cover  

Am 
Do you come from a land down under   
Am 
Where women glow and men plunder  
Am 
Can you hear can you hear the thunder   

Hard stop on “better”

Am 
You better run, you better take cover

Men Without Hats - Safety Dance  

Intro

S... A... F... E... T... Y... safe... dance...

With octaves

 We can dance if we want to
We can leave your friends behind
‘Cause your friends don’t dance and if they don’t dance
Well they’re  no friends of mine

I say,  we can go where we want to
A place where they will never find
And we can act like we come from out of this world
Leave the real one far behind

And we can dance, dansez  
   
 We can go when we want to
The night is young and so am I
And we can dress real neat from our hats to our feet
And surprise ‘em with the victory cry

Say,  we can act if want to
If we don’t nobody will
And you can act real rude and totally removed
And I can act like an imbecile

I say,  we can dance,  we can dance
Everything’s out of control
 We can dance,  we can dance
We’re doing it from pole to pole

 We can dance,  we can dance
Everybody look at your hands
 We can dance,  we can dance
Everybody takin’ the chance

F# 
  It’s safe to dance,  oh well it’s safe to dance
F# 
 Yes, it’s safe to dance 

 We can dance if we want to
We’ve got all your life and mine
As long as we abuse it, never gonna lose it
Everything’ll work out right

I say,  we can dance if we want to
We can leave your friends behind
‘Cause your friends don’t dance and if they don’t dance
Well, they’re  no friends of mine

I say, we can dance,  we can dance
Everything’s under control
 We can dance,  we can dance
We’re doing it from pole to pole

We can dance, we can dance
Everybody look at your hands
 We can dance,  we can dance
Everybody takin’ the chance

F# 
  Well it’s safe to dance,  ah yes it’s safe to 
F# 
Dance,  well, it’s safe to dance 

F# 
Well it’s safe to dance,  ah yes it’s safe to dance 
F# 
Well it’s safe to dance,  ah yes it’s safe to dance 

It’s a safety dance
Well it’s a safety dance
Well it’s a safety dance
Well it’s a safety dance
Well it’s a safety dance

Metallica - Fade to Black  

I skip the Bm intro and outros unless there’s another guitar

who wants to solo; it’s kind of long to just doink around on

one guitar.

Am Em 
Am Em 
   
Am Em 
Life it seems will fade away, drifting further every day
Am Em 
Getting lost within myself, nothing matters, no one else
Am Em 
I have lost the will to live, simply nothing more to give
Am Em 
There is nothing more for me, need the end to set me free   

Interlude

Am Am 
       x 2

Am Em 
Things not what they used to be, missing one inside of me
Am Em 
Deathly lost, this can’t be real, cannot stand this hell I feel
Am Em 
Emptiness is filling me, to the point of agony
Am Em 
Growing darkness taking dawn, I was me, but now he’s gone

Interlude

Am Am 
       x 2

Let the E ring out, then tempo up and into the closing riff.

When doing this acoustic, I like to hit the Em’s on the and of 2, instead

of the and of 1 like the original.  Spending an 8th note on D is a little

lame with a single acoustic.

Em Em G/F# C/E D/F# 
 →   →       x2

Em Em D/F# 
No one but me can save myself but it’s too late
G/F# C/E D/F# 
Em Em D/F# 
Now I can’t think, think why I should even try
G/F# C/E D/F# 
   
Em Em G/F# C/E D/F# 
 →   →       x1

Em Em D/F# 
Yesterday seems as though it never existed
Em Em D/F# 
Death greats me warm, now I will just say goodbye

G/F# C/E D/F# 
   
Em Em G/F# C/E D/F# 
 →   →       

Em 

Metallica - Nothing Else Matters  

I’m writing this for two voices.

I usually skip the intro, but if I’m feeling indulgent

I’ll play the first half of it.

Voice 1, on E

Em 
So close no matter how far
Em 
Couldn’t be much more from the heart
Em 
Forever trusting who we are
B7 Em 
And nothing else matters

Voice 2 enters, on G

Em 
Never opened myself this way
Em 
Life is ours, we live it our way
Em 
All these words I don’t just say
B7 Em 
And nothing else matters

Em 
Trust I seek and find in you
Em 
Every day for us something new
Em 
Open mind for a different view
B7 Em 
And nothing else matters

voice 1 hits B on “cared”, voice 2 hits G on “cared”

   Never cared for what they do
  Never cared for what they know
Em 
  But I know

Voice 1 only

Em 
So close no matter how far
Em 
Couldn’t be much more from the heart
Em 
Forever trusting who we are
B7 Em 
And nothing else matters

voice 1 hits B on “cared”, voice 2 hits G on “cared”

   Never cared for what they do
  Never cared for what they know
Em 
  But I know

Voice 2 enters, on G

Em 
Never opened myself this way
Em 
Life is ours, we live it our way
Em 
All these words I don’t just say
B7 Em 
And nothing else matters

Em 
Trust I seek and find in you
Em 
Every day for us something new
Em 
Open mind for a different view
B7 Em 
And nothing else matters

   Never cared for what they say
  Never cared for games they play
  Never cared for what they do
  Never cared for what they know
Em 
  But I know

Voice 1 only

Em 
So close no matter how far
Em 
Couldn’t be much more from the heart
Em 
Forever trusting who we are
B7 Em 
And nothing else matters

Metallica - Sad But True  

Originally in Dm, I play in Am

Intro

D# 
   x 4

Am Am Am Am 
    →  x2

Vox on the 1

Am Am A# Am 
Hey,  I’m your life, I’m the one who takes you there

Vox on the 3

Am Am A# Am 
Hey,  I’m your life, I’m the one who cares 

Vox on the 3

Am Am A# Am 
They,  they betray, I’m your only true friend now

Vox on 4→3 on “they-ey”

Am Am A# Am 
They,  they’ll betray, I’m forever there 

Vox on b2 on “I’m your”

Am A# A# Am 
 I’m your dream , make you real

Original finishes this line on something closer to iv, I prefer this i→IV acoustic

Am A# A# Am 
 I’m your eyes when you must steal
I’m your pain when you can’t feel 

Vox on the 6 of the chord on “sad”

A# Am 
Sad but true

Am A# A# Am 
 I’m your dream , mind astray
Am A# A# Am 
 I’m your eyes  while you’re away
I’m your pain while you repay 
A# Am 
You know it’s sad but true

Am 
Sad but true

Am Am Am Am 
    → 

Am Am A# Am 
You,  you’re my mask, you’re my cover, my shelter
Am Am A# Am 
You,  you’re my mask, you’re the one who’s blamed

Am Am A# Am 
Do,  do my work, do my dirty work, scapegoat
Am Am A# Am 
Do,  do my deeds, for you’re the one who’s shamed

Am A# A# Am 
 I’m your dream , make you real
Am A# A# Am 
 I’m your eyes when you must steal
I’m your pain when you can’t feel 
A# Am 
Sad but true

Am A# A# Am 
 I’m your dream , mind astray
Am A# A# Am 
 I’m your eyes  while you’re away
I’m your pain while you repay 
A# Am 
You know it’s sad but true

Am 
Sad but true

Pre-solo?

D# 
   x 8

Solo on verse chords

Am 
Am A# A# Am 
 I’m your dream 
Am A# A# Am 
 I’m your eyes 
Am 
 I’m your pain 

Am A# A# Am 
 I’m your dream 
Am A# A# Am 
 I’m your eyes 
Am 
 I’m your pain 

A# Am 
You know it’s sad but true

More solo on verse chords

Am 
Am Am A# Am 
Hate,  I’m your hate, I’m your hate when you want love

Not a typo, there’s a random bII→i at the end of this line

Am Am A# Am A# Am 
Pay,  pay the price, pay, for nothing’s fair   → 

Am Am A# Am 
Hey,  I’m your life, I’m the one who took you there
Am Am A# Am 
Hey,  I’m your life, and I no longecare

Am A# A# Am 
 I’m your dream , make you real
Am A# A# Am 
 I’m your eyes when you must steal
I’m your pain when you can’t feel 
Am 
Sad but true

Am A# A# Am 
 I’m your truth , telling lies
Am A# A# Am 
 I’m your reasoned alibis 
I’m inside open your eyes
A# Am 
 I’m true

Am 
Sad but true

Metallica - The Unforgiven  

Originally in Am, I play in Em capo 3

Esus2 Em 
   x 8

Em Bm 
Em 
Em 

Vox on the 4 on “new”

Em Bm 
New blood joins this Earth
Em 
And quickly he’s subdued
Em Bm 
Through constant pained disgrace
Em 
The young boy learns their rules

Em Bm 
With time the child draws in
Em 
This whipping boy done wrong
Em Bm 
Deprived of all his thoughts
Em D/F# Em 
The young man struggles on and on, he’s known
Ooh, a vow unto his own
A7 Em 
That never from this day
His will they’ll take awa

Em 
 What I’ve felt, what I’ve known
Bm Em 
Never shined through in what I’ve shown
Never be, never see
Em 
Won’t see what might have been

Em 
 What I’ve felt, what I’ve known
Bm Em 
Never shined through in what I’ve shown
Never free, never me
Em 
So I dub thee unforgiven

Esus Em 
   x 2

Em Bm 
They dedicate their lives
Em 
To running all of his
Em Bm 
He tries to please them all
Em 
This bitter man he is

Em Bm 
Throughout his life the same
Em 
He’s battled constantly
Em Bm 
This fight he cannot win
Em D/F# Em 
tired man, they see no longer cares
The old man then prepares
A7 Em 
To die regretfully
That old man there is me 

Em 
 What I’ve felt, what I’ve known
Bm Em 
Never shined through in what I’ve shown
Never be, never see
Em 
Won’t see what might have been

Em 
 What I’ve felt, what I’ve known
Bm Em 
Never shined through in what I’ve shown
Never free, never me
Em 
So I dub thee unforgiven

Solo on intro then verse

Em 
 What I’ve felt, what I’ve known
Bm Em 
Never shined through in what I’ve shown
Never be, never see
Em 
Won’t see what might have been

Em 
 What I’ve felt, what I’ve known
Bm Em 
Never shined through in what I’ve shown
Never free, never me
Em 
So I dub thee unforgiven

Em Bm 
Aaah...  whoa 
Em 
Never free, never me
Em 
So I dub thee unforgiven

Em Bm 
Aaah...   
Em 
   
Em 
You labeled me, I’ll label you
Em 
So I dub thee unforgiven

Em 
   
Em 
 Never free, never me
Em 
So I dub thee unforgiven

Em Em 
    
Em 
You labeled me, I’ll label you
Em 
So I dub thee unforgiven

Michael Jackson - Beat It  

Originally in Ebm, I play in Em capo 3.

The fourth D in a phrase can be B7.

Em 
   
Em 
They told him don’t you ever come around here
Don’t wanna see your face you better disappear
Em 
The fire’s in their eyes and their words are really clear
So beat it, just beat it

Em 
You better run, you better do what you can
Don’t wanna see no blood, don’t be a macho man
Em 
You wanna be tough, better do what you can
Em 
So beat it, but you wanna be bad

Em 
Just beat it, beat it
B7 
No one wants to be defeated
Em 
Showin’ how funky strong is your right
It doesn’t matter who’s wrong or right
Em 
Just beat it, beat it

Em 
They’re out to get you better leave while you can
Don’t wanna be a boy, you wanna be a man
Em 
You wanna stay alive, better do what you can
So beat it, just beat it

Em 
You have to show ‘em that you’re really not scared
You’re playin’ with your life, this ain’t no truth or dare
Em 
They’ll kick you then they’ll beat you
Then they’ll tell you it’s fair  
Em 
So beat it, but you wanna be bad

Em 
Just beat it, beat it
B7 
No one wants to be defeated
Em 
Showin’ how funky strong is your right
It doesn’t matter who’s wrong or right
Em 
Just beat it, beat it

Em 
Beat it, beat it
Em 
Beat it, beat it

Michael Jackson - Billie Jean  

Originally in F#m, I play in Dm

Writing out the whole pattern here, then just abbreviating as im

Dm Em Em 
       x2

Vox on the 5

Dm Em Em 
 She was more like a beauty queen from a movie scene
Dm Em Em Gm 
I said don’t mind but what do you mean, I am the one
Gm Dm 
 Who will dance on the floor in the round
Gm 
She said I am the one
Gm Dm 
 Who will dance on the floor in the round

Dm 
 She told me her name was Billie Jean as she caused a scene

Then every head turned with eyes that dreamed

Gm 
Of being the one
Dm 
Who will dance on the floor in the round

A# Dm 
People always told me, be careful what you do
A# Dm 
And don’t go around breaking young girls’ hearts
A# Dm 
And mother always told me, be careful who you love
A# A7 
And be careful what you do, ‘cause the lie becomes the truth, hey

Vox on the 1

Dm 
 Billie Jean is not my lover
Gm 
She’s just a girl who claims that I am the one
Gm Dm 
 But the kid is not my son
Gm 
She says I am the one
Gm Dm 
 But the kid is not my son

Dm 
Dm 
 For forty days and forty nights, law was on her side
Gm 
But who can stand when she’s in demand, her schemes and plans
Gm Dm 
 ‘Cause we danced on the floor in the round
Gm 
So take my strong advice
Dm 
Just remember to always think twice (don’t think twice)

Dm 
 She told my baby we danced ‘til three, and she looked at me
Gm 
Then showed a photo, my baby cried, his eyes were like mine
Gm Dm 
 So we danced on the floor in the round, baby

A# Dm 
People always told me, be careful what you do
A# Dm 
And don’t go around breaking young girls’ hearts (don’t break no hearts)
A# Dm 
But you came and stood right by me, just a smell of sweet perfume
A# 
This happened much too soon
A7 
She called me to her room, hey

Dm 
 Billie Jean is not my lover
Gm 
She’s just a girl who claims that I am the one
Gm Dm 
 But the kid is not my son

Dm 
 Billie Jean is not my lover
Gm 
She’s just a girl who claims that I am the one
Gm Dm 
 But the kid is not my son

Gm 
She says I am the one
Gm Dm 
 But the kid is not my son

Solo

Dm Em Em 
       x4

Gm 
She says I am the one
Gm Dm 
 But the kid is not my son

Dm 
 Billie Jean is not my lover
Gm 
She’s just a girl who claims that I am the one
Gm Dm 
 But the kid is not my son

Gm 
She says I am the one
Gm Dm 
 But the kid is not my son

Dm 
She says I am the one
Dm 
She says I am the one

Dm 
 Billie Jean is not my lover
Dm 
 Billie Jean is not my lover

Michael Jackson - Thriller  

Originally in C#m, I play in Am

Be sure to work out the melody ahead of time for the chorus and bridge

Am7 D7 
 

The original does i → IV for the first half of each verse,

I’m following an arrangement that’s IV → i the whole verse.

D7 Am7 
It’s close to midnight and something evil’s lurking in the dark
D7 Am7 
Under the moonlight you see a sight that almost stops your heart
D7 Am7 
You try to scream but terror takes the sound before you make it
D7 Am7 
You start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes
You’re paralyzed

Original vox on 1 7 on “thriller”, I just do 5 5

Am Am G/B 
‘Cause this is thriller, thriller night
D7 Dm7 
And no one’s gonna save you from the beast about to strike
Am Am G/B 
You know it’s thriller, thriller night
D7 F7 D7 Am7 
You’re fighting for your life inside a killer, thriller, tonight

Am7 
D7 Am7 
You hear the door slam and realize there’s nowhere left to run
D7 Am7 
You feel the cold hand and wonder if you’ll ever see the sun
D7 Am7 
You close your eyes and hope that this is just imagination
D7 Am7 
But all the while you hear the creature creepin’ up behind
You’re out of time

Am Am G/B 
‘Cause this is thriller, thriller night
D7 Dm7 
There ain’t no second chance to kill the thing with forty eyes girl
Am Am G/B 
Thriller, thriller night
D7 F7 D7 Am7 
You’re fighting for your life inside a killer, thriller, tonight

Am7 

Vox up to the 5 of the first chord

Can also do 3 2 1 on the first chord on “night creatures”

D7 Fmaj7 
 Night creatures call and the dead start to walk in their masquerade 
Am7 Am7/G F#m7b5 
 There’s no escapin’ the jaws of the alien this time
Fmaj7 E7sus4 E7 
 This is the end of your life

Am7 
D7 Am7 
They’re out to get you there’s demons closing in on every side
D7 Am7 
They will possess you unless you change the number on your dial
D7 Am7 
Now is the time for you and I to cuddle close together
D7 Am7 
All through the night I’ll save you from the terror on the screen
I’ll make you see

Am Am G/B 
That this is thriller, thriller night
D7 Dm7 
‘Cause I can thrill you more than any ghost would ever dare try
Am Am G/B 
Thriller, thriller night
D7 F7 D7 Am7 
So let me hold you tight and share a killer, thriller, ow!

Am7 
 I’m gonna thrill you tonight

End on “thrill you tonight”, or keep going if appropriate...

Am7 
   Darkness falls across the land the midnight hour is close at hand

Creatures crawl in search of blood to terrorize y’all’s neighborhood
And whosoever shall be found without the soul for getting down
Must stand and face the hounds of hell and rot inside a corpse's shell

The foulest stench is in the air the funk of forty thousand years
And grizzy ghouls from every tomb are closing in to seal your doom
And though you fight to stay alive your body starts to shiver
For no mere mortal can resist the evil of the thriller

Michelle Branch - All You Wanted  

Originally in Fm, I play in Am capo 2, highest note is the 5 of the minor key (“a*way* from here”)

Am7 Gsus4 Fadd9 C6 
       x2

Vox on 1 7 3 of the minor key on “I wanted”, 4 3 of the minor key on “like you”

Am7 Gsus4 Fadd9 C6 
 I wanted to be like you
Am7 Gsus4 Fadd9 C6 
 I wanted everything
Am7 Gsus4 Fadd9 C6 
 So I tried, to be like you
Am7 Gsus4 Fadd9 C6 
 And I got swept away

Gsus2/B 
Am7 Fadd9 
 I didn’t know that  it was so cold and
Am7 Fadd9 
 You needed someone to show you the way
Am7 Fadd9 
 So I took your hand and  we figured out that
Am7 Fadd9 
 When the tide comes I’ll take you away

Gsus2/B 
 
Am7 Fadd9 
 If you want to, I can save you
Am7 Fadd9 
 I can take you away from here
Am7 Fadd9 
 So lonely inside,  so busy out there
Am7 Fadd9 
 And all you wanted was somebody who cares

Am7 Gsus4 Fadd9 C6 
   
Am7 Fadd9 
 I’m sinking slowly,  so hurry hold me
Am7 Fadd9 
 Your hand is all I have to keep me hanging on
Am7 Fadd9 
 Please can you tell me  so I can finally see
Am7 Fadd9 
 Where you go when you’re gone 

Am7 Fadd9 
 If you want to, I can save you
Am7 Fadd9 
 I can take you away from here
Am7 Fadd9 
 So lonely inside,  so busy out there
Am7 Fadd9 
 And all you wanted was somebody who cares

 All you wanted was somebody who 
Cares, if you need me you know I’ll be
C/E Dm7 F/C 
There,   oh 

G/B G/B G/B G/B 
Whoa,   yeah

Am7 Fadd9 
 If you want to, I can save you
Am7 Fadd9 
 I can take you away from here
Am7 Fadd9 
 So lonely inside,  so busy out there
Am7 Fadd9 
 And all you wanted was somebody who cares

Am7 
       x2

Am7 Fadd9 
 If you want to, I can save you
Am7 Fadd9 
 I can take you away from here
Am7 Fadd9 
 So lonely inside,  so busy out there
Am7 Fadd9 
 And all you wanted was somebody who cares

Am7 
   
Am7 
 Please can you tell me
Fadd9 
So I can finally see
Am7 Fadd9 
 Where you go when you’re gone

Miley Cyrus - Party in the USA  

Originally in F#, I play in G (down an octave) (obviously)

Highest note that matters is the 6 “*yeah* eah eah eah eah eah eah”, lowest note is the 3

Bm7 Em Em 
    →  x2

Vox on the 1 on “hopped”

Bm7 
I hopped off the plane at L.A.X.
Em 
With a dream and my cardigan 
Bm7 
Welcome to the land of fame excess
Em 
 Am I gonna fit in? 

Jumped in the cab
Bm7 
Here I am for the first time
Em 
 Look to my right and I see the Hollywood sign
Bm7 
This is all so crazy
Em 
 Everybody seems so famous 

 My tummy’s turnin’
Bm7 
And I’m feelin’ kinda home sick
Em 
 Too much pressure and I’m nervous 
Bm7 
That’s when the taxi man turned on the radio
Em 
And a Jay-Z song was on 
Em 
And a Jay-Z song was on 
Em 
And a Jay-Z song was on

So I put my hands up
Bm7 
They’re playing my song
Em 
And the butterflies fly away 
Bm7 
I’m noddin’ my head like yeah
Em 
 Movin’ my hips like yeah 

I got my hands up
Bm7 
They’re playing my song
Em 
And I know I’m gonna be okay 

Vox up to the 6 on “yeah”, down to the 7 of the chord (5 of the key) on “party”

Bm7 Em 
Yeah, it’s a party in the USA 
Bm7 Em 
Yeah, it’s a party in the USA 

Bm7 
 Get to the club in my taxi cab
Em 
Everybody’s lookin at me now 
Bm7 
Like who’s that chick, that’s rockin’ kicks?
Em 
She gotta be from out of town 

Bm7 
 So hard with my girls not around me
Em 
 It’s definitely not a Nashville party 
Bm7 
 ‘Cause all I see are stilletos
Em 
 I guess I never got the memo 

 My tummy’s turnin’
Bm7 
And I’m feelin’ kinda home sick
Em 
 Too much pressure and I’m nervous 
Bm7 
That’s when the D.J. dropped my favorite tune
Em 
And a Britney song was on 
Em 
And a Britney song was on 
Em 
And a Britney song was on

So I put my hands up
Bm7 
They’re playing my song
Em 
And the butterflies fly away 
Bm7 
I’m noddin’ my head like yeah
Em 
 Movin’ my hips like yeah 

I got my hands up
Bm7 
They’re playing my song
Em 
And I know I’m gonna be okay 
Bm7 Em 
Yeah, it’s a party in the USA 
Bm7 Em 
Yeah, it’s a party in the USA 

Bridge

Vox on the 7 of the chord on “feel like”

Bm7 Em 
 Feel like hoppin’ on a flight
Bm7 Em 
 Back to my hometown tonight
Bm7 Em 
 Something stops me every time
The DJ plays my song and I feel alright 

So I put my hands up
Bm7 
They’re playing my song
Em 
And the butterflies fly away 
Bm7 
I’m noddin’ my head like yeah
Em 
 Movin’ my hips like yeah 

I got my hands up
Bm7 
They’re playing my song
Em 
And I know I’m gonna be okay 
Bm7 Em 
Yeah, it’s a party in the USA 
Bm7 Em 
Yeah, it’s a party in the USA 

Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball  

Originally in Dm, Walk off the Earth in Bm, I play in Em capo 2

Highest note that matters is the 6 of the minor key (“came in like a wreck”)

Intro

Em G/D Am 
   

Vox on 5 1 on “we clawed”

Em 
We clawed, we chained our hearts in vain
Am 
We jumped, never asking why
Em 
We kissed, I fell under your spell
Am 
love no one could deny

Vox down to the 3 of the chord on “don’t you”

Em 
Don’t you ever say I just walked away
I will always want you
Em 
I can’t live a lie running for my life
I will always want you

Vox on the 4 of the major key on “came in like a wreck”

I came in like a wrecking ball 
Em 
I never hit so hard in love 
All I wanted was to break your walls 
Em 
All you ever did was  wreck me
Em 
Yeah you,  you wreck me

Em 
put you high up in the sky
Am 
And now, you’re not coming down
Em 
It slowly turned, you let me burn
Am 
And now, we’re ashes on the  ground

Em 
Don’t you ever say I just walked away
I will always want you
Em 
I can’t live a lie running for my life
I will always want you

I came in like a wrecking ball
Em 
I never hit so hard in love 
All I wanted was to break your walls 
Em 
All you ever did was  wreck me

I came in like a wrecking ball 
Em 
Yeah, I just closed my eyes and swung
Left me crashing in a blazing fall 
Em 
All you ever did was  wreck me
Em 
Yeah you,  you wreck me

Bridge

Vox on 6 5 5 of the minor key on “start a war”, which is more or less where the last line ended

Em 
I never meant to start a war
I just wanted you to let me in
Bm 
And instead of using force
I guess I should’ve let you win

Em 
I never meant to start a war
I just wanted you to let me in
Bsus4 
I guess I should’ve let you win  → 

Em 
Don’t you ever say I just walked away
I will always want you

I came in like a wrecking ball 
Em 
I never hit so hard in love 
All I wanted was to break your walls 
Em 
All you ever did was  wreck me

I came in like a wrecking ball 
Em 
Yeah, I just closed my eyes and swung 
Left me crashing in a blazing fall 
Em 
All you ever did was  wreck me
Em 
Yeah you,  you wreck me
Em 
Yeah you,  you wreck me

Miranda Lambert - Gunpowder and Lead  

If I play in G, which sounds better on guitar,

I go down an octave for the chorus.  Or I play

in D, which sounds better for my voice, and go

up to the chorus (which is lots of 1).  The highest

note that matters is the b3.

In D or E, ignore all the slash chords and add9’s.

And start slooooow, the chorus is a lot of words.

E-----------------|-------------------|
B-----------------|-------------------|
G--0-----00--3^-0-|-----0--0-3p0--0-0-|
D-----0h3--0------|---3--3-------3-3--|
A-----------------|-------------------|
E-3--3------------|-3-----------------|

E---------------------|----------------|
B-----------3-3---0-0-|----------------|
G-----0--0--3-3---0-0-|--3^-0--0--0----|
D--0h2--2-------------|-0-----3--3-----|
A---------------------|-------------1^-|
E-3-------------3-----|----------------|

Intro, with lots of b3 and b7 in it

D/C Gadd9 
   

Vox: “count” on the 1, “2” on the 4,

“3” on the b3, “feet” on the 4

Play the I more like a I5 in the verse

D/C 
County road 233, under my feet 
Gadd9 
 Nothin’ on this white rock but 
Little old me

D/C 
I’ve got two miles till he makes bail 
Gadd9 
And if I’m right we’re headed
Straight for hell 

I’m goin’ home, gonna load up my shotgun 
Wait by the door and light a cigarette 
If he wants a fight well now he’s got one 
And he ain’t seen me crazy yet 
He slap my face and he shook me like a rag doll 
Don’t that sound like a real man 
I’m going to show him what a little girl’s made of 
G7 
Gunpowder and lead 

D/C Gadd9 
    
D/C 
It’s half past ten, another six pack in 
Gadd9 
And I can feel the rumble like the cold black wind 
D/C 
He pulls in the drive, the gravel flies 
Gadd9 
He dont know what’s waiting here this time 

I’m goin’ home, gonna load up my shotgun 
Wait by the door and light a cigarette 
If he wants a fight well now he’s got one 
And he ain’t seen me crazy yet 
He slap my face and he shook me like a rag doll 
Don’t that sound like a real man 
I’m going to show him what a little girl’s made of 
G7 
Gunpowder and lead 

Vox on the 5 of the chord

His fist is big but my gun’s bigger 
G7 
He’ll find out when I pull the trigger 

I’m goin’ home, gonna load up my shotgun 
Wait by the door and light a cigarette 
If he wants a fight well now he’s got one 
And he ain’t seen me crazy yet 
He slap my face and he shook me like a rag doll 
Don’t that sound like a real man 
I’m going to show him what a little girl’s made of 
G7 
Gunpowder and 
G7 
Gunpowder and lead 

D/C Gadd9 

Misc - California Christmas Time  

Originally in B, I play in D

Intro

Rebecca

F# Bm 
Well, you can take your snow and shove it
Em D/F# 
This is our Christmas and we love it
F# 
It’s a hundred degrees, this elf is Vietnamese
That’s the way that California does it

Josh

F# Bm 
Even our Santa has a suntan
Em D/F# 
He’s also an unemployed stuntman

Rebecca

F# 
Is he even awake?

Santa

Yeah, I’m just really baked

Josh

If he can be Santa Claus, anyone can

Rebecca and Josh

California Christmas time
F#m 
It’s just a Golden State of mind
Em Am 
Chet’s nuts roasting in the bright sunlight 

Rebecca

Put on some pants, Chet

Rebecca and Josh

And what would Christmas be without
F#m 
Historically low mountain snow causing staggering drought

Josh

F#m 
But hey, this eggnog fro-yo’s super tight

Rebecca

Super tight
Em 
‘Cause this is California

Hang on “we”

And we do Christmas right

Misc

G/D Gm/D 
California Christmastime

Darryl

F# Bm 
Don we now our surf apparel
Em D/F# 
And we have our own kind of Christmas Carol

Paula

F# 
It’s this chick named Carol
She does henna tattoos

Darryl

Carol’s fifty, but no judgment

She’s still finding herself

All

We're all finding ourselves

Key change

Greg

G# C#m 
Okay, there is no easy answer

Heather

F#m E/G# 
For our high rates of skin cancer

Misc

G# 
It took my dad’s life

Misc

And it killed my wife

All

Hang ten, Rudolph and Prancer

California Christmas time
G#m C# 
We gather ‘round and sing songs by Sublime
F#m Bm 
And all our local reggae bands are white 

The kids get lots of toys on Christmas morn
G#m C# 
‘Cause daddy makes big bucks directing porn
They may have gonorrhea

Rebecca

G#m 
But at least it’s not frostbite

All

C# 
It’s not frostbite
F#m 
‘Cause this is California
And we do Christmas right

A/E 
California Christmas time
Am/E 
California Christmas time
A/E 
California Christmas time
Am/E 
California Christmas time
E/A 
California Christmas time
Am/E 
California Christmas time

Rebecca

California Christmas time

Calif...

Misc - Charles in Charge Theme  

Originally in Bb, I play in G

Intro (quick changes)

Em D/F# 
 →  → 

Em 
The new boy in the neighborhood 
C6 
Lives downstairs and it’s understood
Em C6 
He’s there just to take good care of me
Like he’s one of the family

Charles in charge 
Of our days and our nights 
Charles in charge 
Of our wrongs and our rights 

And I see, want
Am E/B 
Charles in charge of me

In the previous chorus, vox were on 5 1 on “chares in charge”,

this time they’re on 1 6.  So you’re jumping up from the 5 of

the new key (on “me”) to the 1 (on “Charles”)

Charles in charge 
Of our days and our nights 
Charles in charge 
Of our wrongs and our rights 

Vox down to the 1 on “see”, then down to the 6

of the key (3 of th chord) on “I”

And I see, want, want 
F#m B7 
Charles... in charge... of me

Misc - Cheers Theme  

Originally in Bb, I play in G.

Highest note before the key change is the 6,

and I skip the key change.

D/G D/G 
   
Making your way in the world today takes
Everything you’ve got
Taking a break from all your worries
Sure would help a lot
Bm7b5/F E7 Am Dsus4 
Wouldn’t you like to get away 

All those nights when you’ve got no lights
The check is in the mail
 And your little angel hung the
Cat up by its tail
Bm7b5/F E7 Am 
 And your third fiance didn’t show

Dsus4 
 Sometimes you wanna go

Em7 D/F# 
Where ev’rybody knows your name  →  → 
Em7 D/F# 
And they’re always glad you came  →  → 
Em7 
You wanna be where you can see
Bm 
Our troubles are all the same
Em7 
You wanna be where ev’rybody knows your name

D/G D/G 
   
Roll out of bed, Mr. Coffee’s dead
The morning’s looking bright
 And your shrink ran off to Europe
And didn’t even write
Bm7b5/F E7 Am 
 And your husband wants to be a girl

Dsus4 
 Be glad there’s one place in the world

Em7 D/F# 
Where ev’rybody knows your name  →  → 
Em7 D/F# 
And they’re always glad you came  →  → 
Em7 
You wanna go where people know
Bm 
People are all the same
Em7 D/G 
You wanna go where ev’rybody knows your name 

This is a good place to end

Solo

Em7 D/F# 
    →  →  
Em7 D/F# 
    →  →  
D# Fm7 D#/G 
 →  →  

Fade on

G# F# C# D# Fm7 D#/G 
  Where ev’rybody knows your name  →  →  
G# F# C# D# Fm7 D#/G 
  And they’re always glad you came  →  →  
G# F# C# D# Fm7 D#/G 
  Where ev’rybody knows your name  →  →  
G# F# C# D# Fm7 D#/G 
  And they’re always glad you came  →  →  
G# F# C# D# Fm7 D#/G 
  Where ev’rybody knows your name  →  →   
G# F# C# D# Fm7 D#/G 
  And they’re always glad you came  →  →  

Misc - Commercial Medley  

Doublemint song

Originally in D, I play in D capo 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6JnDMpjwN8&ab_channel=TheClassicSports

Double double your refreshment  → 
Double double your enjoyment
Oh no single gum double-freshens your mouth like
Doublemint, Doublemint gum

Bb Bb 
So double double your refreshment  → 
Bb 
Double double your delightment
Bb 
Oh no single gum double-freshens your mouth like
Bb 
Double-fresh, double-good, come on and double it
Doublemint, Doublemint gum

There's no single gum like it!

Subway footlong song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJF3mknSTlo&ab_channel=CommercialsinUSA

Fm 
Five, five dollar, five dollar footlong
Fm 
Five, five dollar, five dollar footlong
Fm 
 It’s c-c-catching on, at subway

Kit-Kat song

Originally in E, I play in A capo 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nkcVz1mad0&ab_channel=udhoop

One, two, a-one two three four!

5 5 6 1 on “gimme a break”

Gimme a break, gimme a break

Break me off a piece of that Kit-Kat Bar
Gimme a break, gimme a break
Break me off a piece of that Kit-Kat Bar

Vox on the 5


You can keep it to yourself but it wouldn’t be fair
‘Cause that chocolate crispy taste is loved everywhere

Gimme a break, gimme a break

Break me off a piece of that Kit-Kat Bar

   → 

Stuck on Band-Aid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiSLoLGcAmo&ab_channel=KaiRivera

Dm Bb 
I am stuck on Band-Aid brand ‘cause Band-Aid’s stuck on me
Dm 
I am stuck on Band-Aid brand ‘cause Band-Aid’s stuck on me
Dm Bb Eb 
‘Cause they hold on tight no matter what on fingers, toes, and knees
Dm Bb 
I am stuck on Band-Aid brand ‘cause Band-Aid helps heal me

Toys R Us Song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ0fBbutkgA&ab_channel=FM1156

Originally in C#, I play in C capo 1

I don’t wanna grow up
I’m a Toys R Us kid
A7 
They got a million toys at Toys R Us that I can play with 

I don’t wanna grow up
I’m a Toys R Us kid
They got the best for so much less, it’ll really flip your lid

F#m Bm 
From bikes to trains to video games
F#m B7 
It’s the biggest toy store there is (gee whiz!)
A/C# Bm 
I don’t wanna grow up ‘cause baby if did
couldn’t be a Toys R Us kid

A/C# A/C# D/A F#m B7 
More games, more toys, oh boy!
wanna be a Toys R Us kid

The best part of waking up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SnnbrXaAvY&ab_channel=ewjxn

Originally in B, I play in G capo 4

Rubato

G/B Cadd9 
It’s tough getting out of bed 
G/B Cadd9 
To face all the chores ahead
Bm7 Cadd9 D/F# 
Till that aroma comes through when the Folger’s starts to brew
Am7 G/B Cadd9 
The best part of waking up is Folger’s in your cup

Spoken

Am7 G/B 
Folger’s is mountain-grown coffee, and the rich aroma of 
Cadd9 
Mountain-grown beans makes Folger’s one coffee made with the morning in mind

At tempo

Now thing’s are feeling right
Dsus2 
You see the morning in a whole new light
A/C# 
There’s hard work to be done
Dsus2 
Another day yet to be won 
A/C# 
The best part of waking up is Folger’s in your cup

Meow Mix song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTunhRVyREU&ab_channel=SabedMako

Meow meow meow meow

Meow meow meow meow

Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow

Meow meow meow meow

Meow meow meow meow

Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow

Meow meow meow
Meow meow MEOW meow
D7 Edim7 Fdim7 F#dim7 
Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow

Hang at the end of this line

Dm7 G9 
Meow meow meow 

C9 
Meow

Nationwide song (A)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hmxOg0rB9Q&ab_channel=Abridged

Originally in E, I play in A

Am 
  →  

Vox on the 2

Emaj7 Amaj7 Emaj7 Amaj7 
 One day your little guy’s behind the wheel 
Emaj7 Amaj7 Emaj7 B6 
 It’s okay,  your mom side will find a way to deal

Emaj7 Amaj7 Emaj7 Amaj7 
 You built this business up from the ground 
Emaj7 Amaj7 Emaj7 F# 
 Soon your  retired side will pass it on down

C#m7 Amaj7 
 Every day brings something new
C#m7 Amaj7 
 So much to look forward to
Nationwide is on your side

Nationwide song (B)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdBOsLuUh8Q&ab_channel=Tu%E1%BB%87AnhL%C3%BD

Originally in E, I play in A

Am 
  →  

Vox on the 5

 You got a side that wants more space
G#m7 
 ‘Cause every day starts like a race

You got a side that loves that style
G#m7 
But to fit in those shoes gonna take a while

 Today life’s got you running
Am7 
 Tomorrow big things are coming

Asus2 Am 
That’s why Nationwide is on your side

Be all that you can be Army commercial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_OCDJIT344&ab_channel=Royce

Am 
  →  →  

Vox on the 5

Am 
 You’re reaching deep inside you
Fmaj7 
For things you’ve never known
Dm7 
It’s been tough, rough goin’
Am Am/G 
But you haven’t gone alone  →  

Spoken over chords that don’t really matter

We do more before 9am than most people do all day

Vox on the 5 of the chord

Am 
Be all that you can be (hey first sergeant,  good morning!)

Am 
You can do it in the Army

Sometimes you feel like a nut song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdwVw4KZ_Bc&ab_channel=JackTaylor

Originally starts in C, I play in C capo 2

Let ring, Jailhouse-Rock-style

Vox on 3 5 on “sometimes”

 →  Sometimes you feel a nut
C# 
 →  Sometimes you don’t

At tempo


Vox on the 3 of the chord

Almond Joy’s got nuts,  Mounds don’t

 Almond Joy’s got real milk chocolate,  coconut and munchy nuts too
 Mounds got deep dark chocolate and chewy coconut oooh

 Sometimes you feel a nut,  sometimes you don’t
 Almond Joy’s got nuts,  Mounds don’t
Because  sometimes you feel a nut, sometimes you don’t

Misc - Crazy Ex Girlfriend Theme  

Originally in B, I play in G

V implied, vox on the 5 of the key

I was...
Working hard at a New York job
Making dough but it made me blue
One day I was crying a lot
G# 
And so I decided to move to

Asus2 
West Covina, California

Brand new pals and new career

It happens to be where Josh lives

Vox on 3 2 3 2 5 of the key on “that’s not why I’m here”

But that’s not why I’m here

She’s the crazy ex-girlfriend

Spoken

What? No, I'm not

She’s the crazy ex-girlfriend

Spoken

That's a sexist term

She’s the crazy ex-girlfriend

Spoken

Can you guys just stop singing for a second?

D6 Eaug 
She’s so broken inside

Spoken

The situation's a lot more nuanced than that

Em7 
C-R-A-Z-Y

Spoken

OK, we get it

Am 
Crazy ex-girlfriend

Misc - Different Strokes Theme  

D/F# Em G/B 
Now, the world don’t move to the beat of just one drum  →  → 

All the way down to the 3 of the chord on “might”

Am D7 
What might be right for you, may not be right for some

D/F# Em 
man is born, he’s a man of means
Am D7 
Then along come two, they got nothing but their jeans, but they got

 Different strokes, it takes,  different strokes
It takes, different strokes to move the world

 Different strokes, it takes,  different strokes
It takes, different strokes to move the world

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “everybody” (this is the lower of the two melody-ish parts)

D/F# Em 
Everybody’s got a special kind of story
 Everybody finds a way to shine
D/F# Em 
It don’t matter that you got, not alot,  so what
Am 
They’ll have theirs and you’ll have yours and I’ll have mine

Hard stop on “gether”

And together we’ll be fine, ‘cause it takes

D/F# Em 
 Different strokes to move the  world, yes it does
It takes, different strokes to move the world, hmmm

Misc - Facts of Life Theme  

Originally in F, I play in A

D/A 
  
F#m 
You take the good, you take the bad
You take ‘em both and there you have
G/D 
The facts of life  → 
A/E 
The facts of life  → 

F#m 
There’s a time you gotta go and show
You’re growin’ now ya know about
G/D 
The facts of life  → 
A/E 
The facts of life  → 

When the world never seems
E/G# D/F# 
To be living  up to your dreams
And suddenly you’re findin’ out
G/D 
The facts of life are all about you → 
D/A 
You   

F#m 
When there’s someone that you care about
It really isn’t fair they’re out to 
G/D 
Slow you up  → 
A/E 
When you’re growing up  → 

F#m 
When you let ‘em flirt and then you hurt
waitin’ ‘cause your date is late 
G/D 
For showing up  → 
A/E 
Then you’re growin’ up  → 

When it’s more than just the birds and the bees
E/G# D/F# 
You need someone telling you please
There’s only one conclusion
G/D 
There will always be confusion over you  → 
D/A 
You   
You 

Bridge that no one has ever heard

F#m7 Bm7 
 It takes a lot to get ‘em right
A/C# 
 When you’re learning the facts of life

D/A 
  

Original goes up a half-step, I’m not doing that

F#m 
You’ll avoid a lot of damage
And enjoy the fun of managing
G/D 
The facts of life  → 
A/E 
They shed a lot of light  → 

F#m 
If you hear ‘em from your brother
Better clear ‘em with your mother
G/D 
Better get ‘em right  → 
A/E 
Call her late at night  → 

You got the future in the palm of your hand
E/G# D/F# 
All you gotta do to get you through is understand 
You think you’d rather do without
G/D 
You’ll never muddle through without the truth  → 
The facts of life are all about you

Oh learning the facts of life  

Oh they’re all about you
They’re all about you, about you

Repeat to fade

Misc - Family Guy Theme  

Intro

C7 

Vox on the 5 on “seems”

G7 
It seems today, that all you see
Gm7 C9 F7 
Is violence in movies, and sex on T.V.
Bb Bdim7 D7 
But where are those good old fashioned values

Hard stop on the first chord

G7 C7 Faug/A 
 On which we used to rel

Bb Bdim7 Dm7 
Lucky there’s a family guy 
Gm7 C9 D7 
Lucky there’s a man who, positively can do
Gm7 A7 Dm7 
All the things that make us, laugh and cry

Can just play V9 for all of these

C7 C7b9 C9 C7 Bb C7 
He’s a family gu →  → 

Misc - Free Credit Report Car Song  

Well I was shopping for a new car which one’s me?
cool convertible or an SUV?
 Too bad I didn’t know my credit was whack

Hard stop on “driving”

‘Cause now I’m driving off the lot in a used sub-compact

F-R-E-E that spells free
Credit report dot com baby
Saw their ads on my TV
Thought about going but was too lazy

Now instead of looking fine and rolling phat

Hard stop on “sticking”

My legs are sticking to the vinyl and my posse’s getting laughed at
F-R-E-E that spells free
Credit report dot com baby

...and there’s just a bit of C as we fade to “offer valid blah blah”...

Misc - Free Credit Report Pirate Song  

G/B 
They say a man should always dress for the job he wants
So why am I dressed up like a pirate in this restaurant?
G/B 
It’s all because some hacker stole my identity
Now I’m in here every evening serving chowder and iced tea

Shoulda gone to

G/B 
Free credit report dot com
coulda seen this coming at me like an atom bomb
G/B 
They monitor your credit and send you e-mail alerts
So that you don’t end up selling fish to tourists in t-shirts

Misc - Full House Theme  

Originally in E, I play in A capo 2

Intro

D7 
   
 

Vox on the b7

 What ever happened to predictability?
The milk man, the paper boy, evening T.V.

Vox somewhere around the b3 or 3

When did I get to living here? Somebody tell me please
F#m C#m 
This whole world’s confusing me

Clouds as mean as you ever seen
F#m 
And a bird who knows your tune
Bm 
And that little voice inside you whisperin’
Kid don’t sell your dreams so soon

C#m7 F#m 
 Everywhere you look 
There’s a heart (there’s a heart), a hand to hold onto

C#m7 F#m 
 Everywhere you look 
There’s a face, of somebody who needs you

C#m7 F#m 
 Eveywhere you look 

C#m 
When you’re lost out there and you’re all alone
F#m C#/F A/E 
light is waiting to carry you home
 Everywhere you look

   Everywhere you look
   Doo-bee-doo-bop-ba-dow

Misc - Getting Rid of Britta  

Intro

Bb 
 I’m just gonna, I’m gonna  take this time and speak from the heart
Bb 
 I just wanna lay down how I feel,  this is for you 

Bb 
Sayin’ goodbye to Britta was the hardest thing to do
Bb 
But when someone’s a bitch and a liar, there ain’t  nothing left to woo

 I’m gettin’ rid of Britta (she’s gotta go)
Bb 
 I’m gettin’ rid of the B (she’s a no good B)
I’m gettn’ rid of Britta
Bb 
 I’m gettn’ rid of the B (she’s a GDB)

Bb 
 Take it Pierce, what, what, what,  hell yes
Bb 
  
Bb 
I didn’t know when I saw her blond hair that she could ever be that way 
Bb 
So tiny and small, she seemed to have it all but she made me say bitch, hey, that ain’t cool

 I’m gettin’ rid of Britta
Bb 
 I’m gettin’ rid of the B (she’s a no good B)
I’m gettn’ rid of Britta (she’s gotta go)
Bb 
 I’m gettn’ rid of the B (she’s a GDB)

Bb 
 Come on,  one more time for me Pierce 
Bb 
  Say it ain’t so 

 It isn’t like I would ever hit her
Bb 
 But I would sell it to the highest bidder
 She bummed me out, she bruised my soul
Bb 
She lied to my heart, she left me less than whole

 I’m gettin’ rid of Britta
Bb 
 I’m gettin’ rid of the B (she’s a no good B)
I’m gettn’ rid of Britta (it’s not healthy man)
Bb 
 I’m gettn’ rid of the B (she’s a GDB)

Bb 
Bb 
Britta’s a B,  not a C
Bb 
Britta’s a B,  I’m just speaking the truth here 
Bb 
Britta’s a B  

Misc - Gilligan’s Island Theme  

Originally starts in Dm, I play in Bm capo 3

Bm Bm 
Just sit right back and you’ll hear tale, a tale of a fateful trip
Bm Bm 
That started from this tropic port, aboard this tiny ship

Cm A# Cm A# 
The mate was a mighty sailin’ man, the skipper brave and sure
Cm A# G# A# Cm 
Five passengers set sail that day for a three hour tour
G# A# Cm 
three hour tour

Pause for lightning sounds...

C#m C#m 
The weather started getting rough, the tiny ship was tossed
C#m C#m 
If not for the courage of the fearless crew, the Minnow would be lost
C#m 
The Minnow would be lost

Dm Dm 
The ship set ground on the shore of this uncharted desert isle
Dm Dm 
With Gilligan, the skipper too, the millionaire and his wife

In early seasons, this just said “the movie star, and the rest”

Dm Dm Dm Dm 
The movie star, the professor and Mary Ann, here on Gilligan’s isle

This was the outro in most seasons

Bm Bm 
Now, this is a tale of our castaways, they’re here for a long, long time
Bm Bm 
They’ll have to make the best of things, it’s an uphill climb

Cm A# Cm A# 
The first mate and his skipper too will do their very best
Cm A# G# A# Cm 
To make the others comfortable in the tropic island nest

C#m C#m 
No phones, no lights, no motorcars, not a single luxury
C#m C#m 
Like Robinson Cah-ru-soe, it’s primitive as can be

Dm Dm 
So join us here each week my friend, you’re sure to get a smile
Dm Dm 
From seven stranded castaways, here on Gilligan’s isle

Misc - Greatest American Hero Theme  

Originally in D, I play in A, vox up to the 5

There are lots of good reasons to quit after the second

chorus, skipping the bridge and the key change.

Arrangement of the intro chords in A

E|-------4-5-0-2-0-|
B|-9-10--5-5-2-3-0-|
G|-9-9---4-6-2-2-1-|
D|-9-11--0-0-2-0-2-|
A|-0-0-------0-0-2-|
E|-----------0-0-0-|

E/A E/A 
E/D A/D E/D A/D 
A/E D/E 
   

Vox on the 3, which will feel really low in A

Look at what’s happened to me-e
D/A E/A 
I can’t believe it myself 
B/C# C#m7 F#m7 
Suddenly I’m up on top of the world
Bm7 D/E D/E 
It shoulda been somebody else    

A/C# D/F# 
Believe it or not I’m walking on air
A/C# D/E 
I never thought I could feel so free 
A/C# D#m7b5 
Flying away on a wing and a prayer
Bm7 C#m7 Cm6 Bm7 
Who could it be-ee?
D/E E/A 
Believe it or not it’s just me

Repeat intro

E/A E/A 
E/D A/D E/D A/D 
A/E D/E 
  
Just like the light of a new day
D/A E/A 
It hit me from out of the blue 
B/C# Cm7 F#m7 
Breaking me out of the spell I was in
Bm7 D/E D/E 
Making all of my wishes come true    

A/C# D/F# 
Believe it or not I’m walking on air
A/C# D/E 
I never thought I could feel so free 
A/C# D#m7b5 
Flying away on a wing and a prayer
Bm7 C#m7 Cm6 Bm7 
Who could it be-ee?

End on the intro riff here if you’re not going to do the bridge

D/E 
Believe it or not it’s just me

Bridge

Cmaj7 
This is too good to be true
A#maj7 D/E D/E 
Look at me, falling for you    

Each “believe it or not” lasts as long as it does in the

other chorus, so the chord changes are slower

A/C# D/F# 
Believe it or not,  believe it or not
A/C# D/F# 
Believe it or not,  believe it or not 

D/E D/E F# 
    

Key change to E

B/D# E/G# 
Believe it or not I’m walking on air
B/D# F# 
I never thought I could feel so free-ee
B/D# Fm7b5 
Flying away on a wing and a prayer
C#m7 D#m7 Dm7 E/A 
Who could it beee? 
E/F# F# 
Believe it or not it’s just me

Repeat to fade

Misc - Growing Pains Theme  

Originally in Bb, I play in G

Cadd9 
Show me that smile again
Cadd9 
Don’t waste another minute on your cryin’
D/F# Cadd9 
We’re nowhere near the end
G/B 
The best is ready to begin, oooh

As long as we got each other
F#m 
We got the world spinnin’ right in our hands
Dmaj7 
Baby you and me, we gotta be
The luckiest dreamers who never quit dreamin’

As long as we keep on givin’
F#m 
We can take anything that comes our way
Dmaj7 
Baby, rain or shine, all the time
Esus4 Esus4 
We got each other sharing the laughter and 
G/D C/G G/D 
Love      

Misc - Happy Days Theme  

Originally in F, I play in D

Vox start on 1-2-3-5-6-7-6

Bm 
Sunday, Monday, happy days
Em 
Tuesday, Wednesday, happy days
F# Bm 
Thursday, Friday, happy days
The weekend comes, my cycle hums
A7 
Ready to race to you

Bm 
These days are all happy and free
Bm 
These days are ours, share them with me

Goodbye gray sky, hello blue
There’s nothing can hold me when I hold you
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

Bm 
These days are all happy and free
Bm 
These days are ours, share them with me

Bm 
Sunday, Monday, happy days
Em 
Tuesday, Wednesday, happy days
F# Bm 
Thursday, Friday, happy days
Saturday, what a day
A7 
Groovin’ all week with you

Bm 
These days are all share them with me
Bm 
These days are ours, happy and free
Bm 
These happy days are yours and mine
These happy days are yours and my happy days

Misc - Happy Peanuts Soar (Snickers Commercial)  

Can I help you *enjoy* that Snickers?

G/F# Em Em7 
Happy peanuts soar over chocolate-covered mountaintops and
G/F# 
Waterfalls of caramel
G/F# Em 
Prancing nougat in the meadow sings a song of satisfaction to the world

The last G is not played but is implied by the awesome vocal harmony.

Misc - Laverne and Shirley Theme  

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!

Give us any chance we’ll take it
Em 
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

Nothin’s gonna turn us back now
Em 
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 
There is nothing we won’t try
Dmaj7 
Never heard the word impossible
Cmaj7 Fmaj7 
This time there’s no stopping us
D7 
We’re gonna do it

On your mark get set and go now
Em 
Got a dream and we just know now 
G/D Em D/F# 
We’re gonna make that dream come true

Em7 
And we’ll do it our way, yes our way
Make all our dreams come true
Em7 
And we’ll do it our way, yes our way
Dsus4 
Make all our dreams come true
For me and you 

Misc - Ode to the Wingman  

Dsus2 
 This chick’s rockin’ your bro’ on the dance floor...

Dsus2 
But she’s towing an anchor
Dsus2 
A junior investment banker
Bm F#11 
Who’s talkin’ ‘bout herself and not much more, oh

 So buy her a beer, it’s the reason you’re here, mighty wingman
Bm 
 You’re takin’ one for the team
Bm 
So your buddy can live the dream
F# 
 Wingman  

Misc - Over the Rainbow (hybrid)  

This is a hybrid of the modern and traditional arrangements, and my personal preference.

It’s basically the traditional verse with the modern chorus.

Vox start on the 1.

Vocal note: lull(e)a (e)by (a)hi (c)hi.  I find the first ‘e’ (v)

easy to find, but my instinct is to move right up.  The ‘by’ is

the same note.

Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
   
Am Em7 C7 G7 
Somewhere over the rainbow way up high
Fm A7 
There’s land that I heard of
D7 G7 Am 
Once in a lullaby ooh
Am Em7 C7 G7 
Somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue
Fm A7 
And the dreams that you dare to 
D7 G7 
Dream really do come true

Someday I’ll wish upon a star
Am 
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me 
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Am 
Away above the chimney tops that’s where you’ll find me

Am Em7 C7 G7 
Somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly
Fm A7 
Birds fly over the rainbow
D7 G7 Am 
Why, tell me why can’t I? ooh

Someday I’ll wish upon a star
Am 
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me 
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Am 
Away above the chimney tops that’s where you’ll find me

Am Em7 C7 G7 
Somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly
Fm A7 
Birds fly over the rainbow 
D7 G7 Am 
Why, tell me why can’t I... I... ooh

If happy little bluebirds fly
Fmaj7 
Beyond the rainbow why oh why can’t I?

Misc - Over the Rainbow (Israel K)  

This is the modern version, generally played to a reggae beat,

though I’ve used the traditional lyrics arrangement.

Vox start on the 1.

Intro, with the first part changing twice as fast as the part with ooh

Em7 Am 
Em7 Am 
     
Em7 Em7 
Ooh  ooh 
E7 E7 Am Am 
Ooh  ooh  

Em7 
Somewhere over the rainbow way up high
Am 
There’s a land that I heard of once in a lullaby ooh
Em7 
Somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Am 
Really do come true

Someday I’ll wish upon a star
Am 
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Am 
Away above the chimney tops that’s where you’ll find me

Em7 
Somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow why
Am 
Tell me why can’t I? Why?

Someday I’ll wish upon a star
Am 
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Am 
High above the chimney tops is where you’ll find me

Em7 
Somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly
If birds fly over the rainbow why
Am 
Oh why can’t I? Why?

Em7 Em7 
Ooh  ooh 
E7 E7 Am Am 
Ooh  ooh  

Misc - Over the Rainbow (Wizard of Oz)  

Originally in Ab, I play in C

Vox start on the 1

C6 C6 Dm7 G7 
   
Am Em Em(#7) Em7 C9 
Somewhere over the rainbow
G7 Em7 Em7 F#7 
 Way up high   

Fm6/Bb A7(b9) 
There’s land that I heard of 
D7 Dm/G G7 Dm Fm/Bb 
Once in a lullaby  → 

Am Em Em(#7) Em7 C9 
Somewhere over the rainbow
G7 Em7 Em7 F#7 
 Skies are blue   
Fm6/Bb A7(b9) D7 
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Dm/G G7 
Really do come true

Vox on 3 5 3 5 3 on “day I’ll wish upon”

Dm7/G 
Someday I’ll wish upon a star, and wake up
F/G Em/G G7 
Where the clouds are far behind me  →  →  → 

Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Adim 
Away above the chimney tops that’s
Em7 Adim Dm7 G7 
Where you’ll find me

Am Em Em(#7) Em7 C9 
Somewhere over the rainbow
G7 Em7 Em7 F#7 
 Blue birds fly   

Fm6/Bb A7(b9) D7 
Birds fly over the rainbow why
Dm/G G7 
Then oh why can’t I?

Dm/G 
If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow
Dm7 Em G7 
Why oh why can’t I?

Misc - Perfect Strangers Theme  

Originally in C, I play in A

This song is wildly orchestrated (it was the 80’s; elementary school

plays were wildly orchestrated), so this is a guitar arrangement more

than a transcription.  Chords that are only weakly implied are in

parentheses.

D/A D/A 
   

Vox on 5 1 on “sometimes”

Sometimes the world looks perfect
Nothing to rearrange
A/C# 
Sometimes you just  get a feeling like you
D/E 
Need some kind of change

C#m7 
No matter what the odds are this time
F#m Aadd9 
Nothing’s gonna stand in my way 
This flame in my heart like a long lost friend gives
Every dark street a light at the end   

A/C# 
Standing tall on the wings of my dreams
A/C# 
Rise and fall on the wings of my dreams

C#7 
Rain and thunder
F#m F#m/E 
Wind and haze I’m
D#m7b5 
Bound for better days

F#m7 
It’s my life and my dream
Bm7 
Nothing’s gonna stop me now

F#m7 
It’s my life and my dream
A/C# Bm7 
Nothing’s gonna  stop me now

D/A D/A 

Misc - Route 66  

John Mayer, Nat King Cole, and Glenn Frey in G, Chuck Berry in Bb, Rolling Stones in A, I play in A

Intro

JM does vox on the b3, CB does vox on the 1... I vote b3

If you ever plan to motor West
Travel my way, take the highway that’s the best
Get your kicks on Route Sixty-six

Well it winds from Chicago to L.A.
More than two-thousand miles all the way
Get your kicks on Route Sixty-six

Hard stops

Well it goes through St. Louis
Joplin, Missouri
Oklahoma City looks mighty pretty

Band back in

You’ll see Amarillo
And Gallop, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona, don’t forget Winona, Kingman, Barstow, San Bernadino

Won’t you get hip to this timely tip
Jack and take that California trip
Get your kicks on Route Sixty-six
Get your kicks on Route sixty-six

Solo on verse chords

Well it goes through St. Louis
Joplin, Missouri
Oklahoma City looks oh so pretty
You’ll see Amarillo
And Gallop, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona, don’t forget Winona, Kingman, Barstow, San Bernadino

Won’t you get hip to this timely tip
When you make that California trip
Get your kicks on Route Sixty-six
Get your kicks on Route Sixty-six
Get your kicks on Route Sixty-six
Get your kicks on Route Sixty-six

Misc - Saved by the Bell Theme  

I start with a ringing I9 to find the key

A9 

Vox on the b7 of the chord

D7 
When I wake up in the morning and the alarm gives out a warning 
I don’t think I’ll ever make it on time 
D7 
By the time I grab my books and I give myself a look
E7 
I’m at the corner just in time to see the bus fly by 

On “saved by the be-e-ell”, vox are 4 2 1 1 b7 5 of the key

Getting that b7 in there is important, you’ll want to hit the 6

It’s alright ‘cause I’m saved by the bell 

D7 
If the teacher pops a test I know I’m in a mess
And my dog ate all my homework last night
D7 
Riding low in my chair, she won’t know that I’m there
E7 
If I can hand it in tomorrow it’ll be all right

It’s alright ‘cause I’m saved by the bell 

Solo on verse chords

It’s alright ‘cause I’m saved by the
It’s alright ‘cause I’m saved by the
It’s alright ‘cause I’m saved by the bell

Misc - Strawberry Shortcake Berry Bitty Theme  

vox on the 5 (B in E)

Strawberry Shortcake

She’s a berry bitty girl
F#m 
With berry big possibilities
And fruit-filled fun 
Is the secret to her recipes 

C#m 
She may be small 
No task is too tall
She’ll be your best bud 
Just give her a call

F#m 
Strawberry, Strawberry 
Strawberry Shortcake
F#m 
No task is too tall
For Strawberry Shortcake

The other voice at the end says...

She's a berry bitty girl
With big possibilities
She may be small but 

Misc - The Brady Bunch Theme  

Originally in F, I play in G

This is attempting to reflect the season 5 theme song, which is hella funkier than earlier seasons

Vox on 5 5 6 5 on “here’s the story”

This is really I6→I repeating, but I’m not writing it out

Here’s the story of a lovely lady
Bb D7 
Who was bringing up three very lovely girls →  → 
Am7 D7 Am7 D7 
All of them had hair of gold, like their mother
Am7 D7 
 The youngest one in curls

It’s the story, of a man named Brady
Bb D7 
Who was busy with three boys of his own →  → 
Am7 D7 Am7 D7 
They were four men,  living all together 
Am7 D7 
 Yet they were all alone

Ab 
Till the one day when the lady met this fellow
Bbm7 Eb7 
And they knew it was much more than a hunch 
Bbm7 Eb7 Bbm7 Eb7 
That this group must somehow form a family 

Bbm7 Eb7 Ab7 
That’s the way we all became the Brady Bunch

Db 
The Brady Bunch
Ab 
The Brady Bunch
Bb Eb Ab Eb Ab 
That’s the way we became the Brady Bunch  →  → 

Misc - The Hogan Family Theme  

Originally in Bb, I play in D

Highest note that matters is the #1 (yeee-eee-eears)

Intro

G/A 
   

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “life”, the 7 of the chord on “sweet”, this will feel low in D

Bm Bm7/A 
 Life is such a  sweet insanity
Em7 Gmaj7 
 The more you learn, the less you know
Bm Bm7/A 
 In the heart of every family
Em7 G/A 
 There’s a love that starts by letting go

Gmaj7 A7/G 
Step by step and day by day
F#m7 Bm7 
Reaching out along the way
Gmaj7 A7/G 
Hand in hand, we face our fears
F#7 Bm7 
Together through the years

F#dim7 Em7 
We get closer, through happiness and tears
G7 Cmaj7 
And in our hearts we share
Bm7 Em7 
The laughter and the sadness
G7 Cmaj7 
A special kind of madness
F#/C# F# 
Together through the years

Bm Bm7/A 
 Life is such a  sweet insanity
Em7 Gmaj7 
 It’s nice to know your friends are near
Bm Bm7/A 
 In the heart of every family
Em7 G/A 
 There’s a love that’s waiting there for you
Through the years

G/A 

Misc - Theme to It’s the Garry Shandling Show  

Intro

C7 
This is the theme to Garry’s Show, the theme to Garry’s show
C7 
Garry called me up and asked if I would write his theme song
 I’m almost halfway finished, how do you like it so far
How do you like the theme to Garry’s show

C7 
This is the theme to Garry’s Show, the opening theme to Garry’s show
C7 
This is the music that you hear as you watch the credits
 We’re almost to the part of where I start to whistle
C7 
Then we’ll watch “It’s Garry Shandling’s Show”

With whistling

C7 
  This was the theme to Garry Shandling’s show

Misc - Three’s Company Theme  

Intro

F7 C7 
 
Come and knock on our door
Am7 D9 
We’ve been waiting for you 
G7 G#dim7 Gm7 
Where the kisses are hers and hers and his
C7 Edim7 
Three’s company too  →  → 

Come and dance on on our floor
Am7 D9 
Take a step that is new 
G7 G#dim7 Gm7 
We’ve a loveable space that needs your face
C7 Edim7 
Three’s company too  →  → 

Bm7 E7b9 Am7 D7b9 Gm7 C7 
You’ll see that life is a ball again, laughter is calling for you 
Bb6/C 
Down at our rendezvous
Three is company too

Misc - Who’s The Boss Theme  

Season 1-2 in C, season 3+ in D.  I play in D and skip the high part on “at the end was you”.

Intro

A/D G/D A/D 
       x 4

G/D 
There’s a time for love and a time for living
Gmaj7 F#m7 Em7 A7sus4 
You take a chance and face the wind
G/D 
An open road and a road that’s hidden
Gmaj7 F#m7 Em7 A7sus4 
brand new life around the bend

Cmaj9 
There were times
G/A 
I lost a dream or two
Cmaj9 
Found the trail

If playing in D, don’t go up here

G/A 
And at the end was you

G/D 
There’s a path you take and a path not taken
Gmaj7 F#m7 Em7 A7sus4 
The choice is up to you my friend
G/D 
Nights are long but you might awaken
Gmaj7 F#m7 
To a brand new life
Gmaj7 F#m7 
Brand new life
Gmaj7 F#m7 Em7 A7 
brand new life around the bend

A/D G/D A/D 
       x2

Gmaj7 F#m7 Em7 

Misc - Winter Wonderland  

Intro, pause after the 2nd time

----x-
-10-1-
-9--3-
-10-3-
-8--x-
----3-

Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Gm11 C7 
       x 2

Fmaj7 
Sleigh bells ring are you listening?
Gm11 C7 Gm11 C7 
In the lane  snow is glistening 
C7 Bbmaj7 Ebdim7 D7 
beautiful sight we’re happy tonight
Gm11 C7 Fmaj7 
Walking in a winter wonderland

Fmaj7 
Gone away is the bluebird
Gm11 C7 Gm11 C7 
Here to stay  is a new bird
C7 Bbmaj7 Ebdim7 D7 
He sings a love song as we go along
Gm11 C7 Fmaj7 
Walking in a winter wonderland

In A, easiest to play the Amaj7 at the open position

Amaj7 Bm11 C#m11 Bm11 
In the meadow we can build a snowman 
Amaj7 Bm11 C#m11 Bm11 
We’ll pretend that he is Parson Brown 
Cmaj7 Dm7 Em7 A7 
He’ll say are you married we’ll say no man 
Dm7 G7 C7 
But you can do the job when you’re in town

Fmaj7 
Later on we’ll conspire
Gm11 C7 Gm11 C7 
As we dream  by the fire 
C7 Bbmaj7 Ebdim7 D7 
To face unafraid the plans that we’ve made
Gm11 C7 Fmaj7 
Walking in a winter wonderland

Amaj7 Bm11 C#m11 Bm11 
In the meadow we can build a snowman 
Amaj7 Bm11 C#m11 Bm11 
We’ll pretend that he is Parson Brown 
Cmaj7 Dm7 Em7 A7 
He’ll say are you married we’ll say no man 
Dm7 G7 C7 
But you can do the job when you’re in town

Fmaj7 
When it snows ain’t it thrilling
Gm11 C7 Gm11 C7 
Though your nose  gets a chilling 
C7 Bbmaj7 Ebdim7 D7 
We’ll frolic and play the Eskimo way
Gm11 C7 Fmaj7 
Walking in a winter wonderland
Gm11 C7 Fmaj7 
Walking... in a winter... wonderland

Misc - You Are My Sunshine  

I play in E capo 3 with fast swung 8ths and 6ths

I’m also partial to skipping the first chorus

Vox on 5 1 6 on “you are my”, 3 on “sunshine”

You are my sunshine my only sunshine 
You make me happy when skies are grey 
You’ll never know, dear how much I love you 
Please don’t take my sunshine away

The other night, dear as I lay sleeping 
I dreamed I held you in my arms 
When I awoke, dear I was mistaken 
So I hung my head and cried

You are my sunshine my only sunshine 
You make me happy when skies are gray 
You’ll never know, dear 
How much I love you 
Please don’t take my sunshine away

I’ve always loved you and made you happy
And nothing else could come between
But now you’ve left me to love another
You have shattered all of my dreams

You are my sunshine my only sunshine 
You make me happy when skies are gray 
You’ll never know, dear 
How much I love you 
Please don’t take my sunshine away
Please don’t take my sunshine away

Modern English - Melt With You  

Intro

   
 Moving forward using all my breath
 Making love to you was never second best
 I saw the world crashing all around your face
 Never really knowing it was always mesh and lace

 I’ll stop the world and melt with you
 You’ve seen the difference and it’s getting better all the time
 There’s nothing you and I won’t do
 I’ll stop the world and melt with you

 Dream of better lives the kind which never hate
 Trapped in the state of imaginary grace
 I made a pilgrimage to save this humans race
 Never comprehending the race had long gone by

 I’ll stop the world and melt with you
 You’ve seen the difference and it’s getting better all the time
 There’s nothing you and I won’t do
 I’ll stop the world and melt with you

Bridge

Em Em/G Am 
Em Em/G Am 
 The future’s open wide

   
 I’ll stop the world and melt with you
 I’ve seen some changes but it’s getting better all the time
 There’s nothing you and I won’t do
 I’ll stop the world and melt with you

Em Em/G Am 
Em Em/G Am 
 The future’s open wide

Hmmm hmmm hmmm
Hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm
Hmmm hmmm hmmm
Hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm

 I’ll stop the world and melt with you
 You’ve seen the difference and it’s getting better all the time
 There’s nothing you and I won’t do
 I’ll stop the world and melt with you
 I’ll stop the world and melt with you
 I’ll stop the world and melt with you

Molly Hatchet - Flirtin with Disaster  

Originally in A (in the verse), I play in G

There’s lots of 6 in the chorus

C/D 
   x4  

G/B G/B D/A 
 →  →    →  →  → 

 I’m travelin’ down the road and I’m flirtin’ with disaster
 I’ve got the pedal to the floor, my life is running faster
 I’m out of money, out of hope, it looks like self destruction
 Well, how much more can we take with all of this corruption

Asus4 C/G G/A 
 We’re flirtin’ with disaster, y’all know what I mean
Asus4 C/G G/A 
 And the way we run our lives, it makes no sense to me
Asus4 C/G G/A 
 I don’t know about yourself or what you want to be, yeah
Asus4 C/G 
 When we gamble with our time, we choose our destiny

 I’m travelin’ down that lonesome road
G# A# 
 Feel like I’m dragging a heavy load  →  →  →  →  → 
 Yeah, I’ve tried to turn my head away
 Feel about the same most every day

C/D C/D G/B G/B D/A 
  You know what I’m talking about, baby    →  →   →  →  → 

 Speeding down the fast lane, honey, we’re playin’ from town to town
 The boys and I’ve been burnin’ it up, can’t seem to slow it down
 We got the pedal to the floor, our lives are runnin’ faster
 We got our sights set straight ahead, but I ain’t sure what we’re after

Asus4 C/G G/A 
 Flirtin’ with disaster, y’all damn sure know what I mean
Asus4 C/G G/A 
 You know, the way we run our lives, it makes no sense to me
Asus4 C/G G/A 
 I don’t know about yourself or what you plan to be, yeah
Asus4 C/G 
 When we gamble with our time we choose our destiny

 Yeah, we’re travelin’ down that lonesome road
G# A# 
 Feel like I’m dragging a heavy load  →  →  →  →  → 
 Don’t try to turn my head away
 I’m flirtin’ with disaster every day

C/D G/D F/D 
  And you are too, baby  →   → 
C/D G/D F/D 
 Get in with everybody   →  →  

Solo

   →  →  x6

Asus4 C/G G/A 
 Flirtin’ with disaster, babe, y’all know what I mean
Asus4 C/G G/A 
 You know the way we run our lives, it makes no sense to me
Asus4 C/G G/A 
 I don’t know about yourself or what you plan to be
Asus4 C/G 
 When we gamble with our time we choose our destiny

 Yeah, we’re traveling down this lonesome road
G# A# 
 Feel like I’m dragging a heavy load   →  →  →  →  → 

Hard stop on “way”

 Don’t try and turn my head away, bop bop yeah
C# 
 Flirtin’ with disaster every day   →  →  →  

Motley Crue - Angela  

Originally in F, I play in A

Remember lots of b3→2→1’s

Intro

Oooh, oooh, yeah, wow!
   

Vox on the 3

 I’ve been an alley cat I lived nine lives 
 I’m like a fine wine I’m better with time 
 Like a diamondback rattlesnake 
 I had the rattle if it had the shake

Until you give me something to believe in 
Until you give me something to sink my teeth into

Now when the winds cry Angela 
Angela I’ll be there for you 
And when the storms scream Angela 
Angela I’ll be there

 I’ve been a poet always tongue in cheek 
 I’ve seen some scenes man you’d never believe 
 And like a supercharged rocket ride 
You know they’d  have gasoline if they had the time

Until you give me something to believe in, oooh yeah
Until you give me something to sink my teeth into

Now when the winds cry Angela 
Angela I’ll be there for you 
And when the storms scream Angela 
Angela I’ll be there, yeah

 Oh Angela,  oh Angela
When the winds cry Angela  

Save me, I’m a sick soul sucker in this whiskey ghost town 
Get me, get me in your saddle and ride me into the ground

Solo on pre-chorus chords

   

Quiet-ish

Oooh, oooh, oooh,  Angela 
Oooh, oooh, oooh,  yeah

Now when the winds cry Angela 
Angela I’ll be there for you 
And when the storms scream Angela 
Angela I’ll be there, whooo

 Oh Angela,  oh Angela
When the winds cry Angela, baby baby I’ll be there

Motley Crue - Home Sweet Home  

Originally in C, I play in A

Intro

Amaj7/G# A/G D/A 
   
Amaj7 
You know I’m a dreamer but my heart’s of gold
A7 
I had to run away high so I wouldn’t come home low
Amaj7 
Just when things went right doesn’t mean they’re always wrong
A7 
Just take this song and you’ll never feel left all alone
Amaj7 
Take me to your heart, feel me in your bones

Hanging stop on “lonely”

A7 
Just one more night and I’m comin’ off this lonely winding road

I’m on my way, I’m on my way
Home sweet home, tonight, tonight
I’m on my way, I’m on my way
Home sweet home

Amaj7 
You know that I’ve seen too many romantic dreams
A7 
Up in lights, fallin’ off the silver screen
Amaj7 
My heart’s like an open book for the whole world to read
A7 
Sometimes nothing keeps me together at the seams

I’m on my way, I’m on my way
Home sweet home, tonight, tonight
I’m on my way, just set me free
Home sweet home

Bridge

  Home sweet home 
Home sweet home  
Home sweet home 

   

I’m on my way, I’m on my way
Home sweet home, yeah
I’m on my way, just set me free
Home sweet home

Amaj7/G# A/G D/A 
Amaj7/G# A/G D/A 
Mmm, mmm, mmmm, mmmm

Mr. Big - Just Take My Heart  

Originally in C, I play in G

      x2

It’s late at night and neither one of us is sleeping

Stay on the 5 of the chord on “my life”, rather than jumping to the high 3

Em 
I can’t imagine living my life after you’re gone
Wondering why so many questions have no answers
Em 
I keep on searching for the reason why we went wrong

Em 
Where is our yesterday
Am Em 
You and I could use it right now
D# 
But if this is goodbye

Just take my heart when you go
Em 
I don’t have the need for it anymore
Em Am7 Em 
I’ll always love you, but you’re too hard to hold 
Just take my heart when you go

Interlude

       x2

Here we are about to take the final step now
Em 
I just can’t fool myself, I know there’s no turning back
Face to face it’s been endless conversation
Em 
But when the love is gone you’re left with nothing but talk

Em 
I’d give my everything
Am Em 
If only I could turn you around
D# 
But if this is goodbye

Just take my heart when you go
Em 
I don’t have the need for it anymore
Em Am7 Em 
I’ll always love you, but you’re too hard to hold 
Just take my heart when you go

Solo, just the first 2x2 is fine acoustic

D# D# 
Just take my heart when you go
F#m 
I don’t have the need for it anymore
F#m Bm7 F#m 
I’ll always love you but you’re too hard to hold
Just take my heart, baby just take my heart when you go

Outro

Mr. Big - To Be With You  

Originally in E, I play in A

Note significant mucking with the melody in the chorus

Vox start on the 5 of the first chord

F#m Dsus2 
Hold on little girl, show me what he’s done to you
F#m Dsus2 
Stand up little girl, a broken heart can’t be that bad

Dsus2 Dsus2 
When it’s through, it’s through, fate will twist the both of you
So come on baby, come on over, let me be the one to show you

Notes in the major key: I’m (stay on 1), wants (down to 6),

be (up to 2), you (up to 3)

Dsus2 
I’m the one who wants to be with you
Dsus2 
Deep inside I hope you’ll feel it too
Dsus2 F#m 
Waited on a line of greens and blues
Dsus2 
Just to be the next to be with  you

F#m Dsus2 
Build up your confidence so you can be on top for once
F#m Dsus2 
Wake up, who cares about little boys that talk too much?

Dsus2 Dsus2 
I’ve seen it all go down, your game of love was all rained out
So come on baby, come on over, let me be the one to hold you

Dsus2 
I’m the one who wants to be with you
Dsus2 
Deep inside I hope you’ll feel it too
Dsus2 F#m 
Waited on a line of greens and blues
Dsus2 
Just to be the next to be with  you

Tricky vox here: “why” is the 7 of the first chord

Dsus2 F#m 
Why be alone when we can be together baby?

Vox goes up a half-step from “baby”, to the 2 of this

chord on “you”, then down to 1 (can) #7 (my) 6 “worth”

You can make my life worthwhile, I can make you start to smile

Solo over chorus chords (almost) in original key

Dsus2 
       x 2
Dsus2 F#m 
Dsus2 
   
Dsus2 Dsus2 
When it’s through, it’s through, fate will twist the both of you
So come on baby, come on over

Hanging end to this line

Let me be the one to show you

Fsus2 
I’m the one who wants to be with you
Fsus2 
Deep inside I hope you’ll feel it too
Fsus2 Am 
Waited on a line of greens and blues
Fsus2 
Just to be the next to be with  you

Dsus2 
I’m the one who wants to be with you
Dsus2 
Deep inside I hope you’ll feel it too
Dsus2 F#m 
Waited on a line of greens and blues
Dsus2 
Just to be the next to be with  you
Dsus2 
Just to be the next to be with  you

Mumford and Sons - Little Lion Man  

Originally in Dm, played as Am capo 5, I play in Am capo 5

Intro

Am Am 
        x2

Am 
Weep for yourself, my man
You’ll never be what is in your  heart
Am 
Weep little lion man
You’re not as brave as you were at the  start

Rate yourself and rake yourself
F/E F/D 
Take all the courage you have left
And waste it on fixing all the
F/E F/D 
Problems that you made in your own head

Let ring, easy harmony is just to hit the 1 of the major key until “dear” (melody does 6 5 3 on “not your fault but mine”)

Am Fmaj9 
But it was not your fault but mine
Am Fmaj9 
And it was your heart on the line
Am Fmaj9 
I really fucked it up this time
Didn’t I, my dear?

Didn't I, my

Band back in

Am Am 
Am Am 
   
Am 
Tremble for yourself, my man
You know that you have seen this all before
Am 
Tremble little lion man
You’ll never settle any of your scores

Your grace is wasted in your face
F/E F/D 
Your boldness stands alone among the wreck
Now learn from your mother or else
F/E F/D 
Spend your days biting your own neck

No hanging stops this time

Am Fmaj9 
But it was not your fault but mine
Am Fmaj9 
And it was your heart on the line
Am Fmaj9 
I really fucked it up this time
Didn’t I, my dear?

Am Fmaj9 
But it was not your fault but mine
Am Fmaj9 
And it was your heart on the line
Am Fmaj9 
I really fucked it up this time
Didn’t I, my dear?

Am 
Didn’t I, my  dear?

Am Am 
Am Am 
   
F/C F/C 
C/D C/E F/C F/C 
   
Gadd11 Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
Ah, ah ah ah,  ah ah
Gadd11 Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
Ah, ah ah ah  ah ah
Gadd11 Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
Ah, ah ah ah,  ah ah
Gadd11 Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
Ah, ah ah ah  ah ah
Gadd11 Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
Ah, ah ah ah  ah ah
Gadd11 Fmaj9 Fmaj9 
Ah, ah ah ah 

Hard stop on “not”, back in on “mine”, no hanging stops

Am Fmaj9 
But it was not your fault but mine
Am Fmaj9 
And it was your heart on the line
Am Fmaj9 
I really fucked it up this time
Didn’t I, my dear?

A capella

Am Fmaj9 
But it was not your fault but mine
Am Fmaj9 
And it was your heart on the line
Am Fmaj9 
I really fucked it up this time
Didn’t I, mydear?
Didn’t I, mydear?

Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime  

Originally in E, I play in D, barre chords preferred in D (open preferred in E)

Intro

   
In the summertime, when the weather is high

You can stretch right up and touch the sky

When the weather’s fine, you got women, you got women on your mind
Have a drink, have a drive
Go out and see what you can find

If her daddy’s rich, take her out for a meal

If her daddy’s poor, just do what you feel

Speed along the lane, do a ton or a ton and twenty-five
When the sun goes down
You can make it make it good in a lay-by

We’re not bad people, we’re not dirty, we’re not mean

We love everybody but we do as we please

When the weather’s fine, we go fishing or go sailing in the sea
We’re always happy
Life’s for living yeah that’s our philosophy

Sing along with us, di di di di di

Da da da da da, yeah we’re hap-happy

Da da da, di da da di da da da da da
Da doo da da da
Da da da, duh da da

   
When the winter’s here, yeah, it’s party time

Bring a bottle, wear your bright clothes, it’ll soon be summertime

And we’ll sing again, we’ll go driving or maybe we’ll settle down
If she’s rich, if she’s nice
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.

   
In the summertime, when the weather is high

You can stretch right up and touch the sky

When the weather’s fine, you got women, you got women on your mind
Have a drink, have a drive
Go out and see what you can find

If her daddy’s rich, take her out for a meal

If her daddy’s poor, just do what you feel

Speed along the lane, do a ton or a ton and twenty-five
When the sun goes down
You can make it, make it good in a lay-by

We’re not bad people, we’re not dirty, we’re not mean

We love everybody but we do as we please

When the weather’s fine, we go fishing or go sailing in the sea
We’re always happy
Life’s for living yeah that’s our philosophy

Sing along with us, da da di di di

Sing along with us, di di di di di

Da da da da da, yeah we’re hap-happy

Da da da, di da da di da da da da da
Da doo da da da
Da da da, duh da da

Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made for Walkin  

You keep sayin’, you’ve got somethin’ for me
Somethin’ you call love, but confess
You’ve been a-messin’ where you shouldn’t have been a-messin’
And now someone else is gettin’ all your best

Em 
These boots are made for walkin’
Em 
And that’s just what they’ll do

Hard stop on “boots”

Em 
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you

E7#9 
E7#9 
Yeah

You keep lyin’ when you oughta be truthin’
And you keep losin’ when you oughta not bet
You keep samein’ when you ought to be a-changin’
Now what’s right is right but you ain’t been right yet

Em 
These boots are made for walkin’
Em 
And that’s just what they’ll do
Em 
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you

E7#9 
You keep playin’ where you shouldn’t be playin’
And you keep thinkin’ that you’ll never get burned, ha
I just found me a brand new box of matches, yeah
And what he knows you ain’t had time to learn

Em 
These boots are made for walkin’
Em 
And that’s just what they’ll do
Em 
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you

E7#9 
E7#9 
 Are you ready boots, start walkin’

E7#9 

Nazareth - Hair of the Dog  

Originally in E, I play in A

Intro

Vox around the 4

Heartbreaker, soul shaker, I’ve been told about you
Steamroller, midnight stroller, what they’ve been saying must be true
Red hot mama, velvet charmer, time’s come to pay your dues
Now you’re messin’ with a,  a son of a bitch
Now you’re messin with a son of a bitch  
Now you’re messin’ with a,  a son of a bitch
Now you’re messin with a son of a bitch  

Talkin’ jive and poison ivy, you ain’t gonna cling to me
Man taker, born faker, I ain’t so blind I can’t see
Red hot mama down light charmer, time’s come to pay your dues

Now you’re messin’ with a,  a son of a bitch
Now you’re messin with a son of a bitch  
Now you’re messin’ with a,  a son of a bitch
Now you’re messin with a son of a bitch  

Solo on something like this

 x3
 →  → 

 x3
 →  → 

Now you’re messin’ with a,  a son of a bitch
Now you’re messin with a son of a bitch  
Now you’re messin’ with a,  a son of a bitch
Now you’re messin with a son of a bitch  

Repeat to fade

Nazareth - Love Hurts  

Nazareth around G, Everly Brothers in F#, Roy Orbison around Bb, I play in A

D/A 
 → 

F#m 
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 F#m 
Any heart, not tough or strong enough
Dadd9 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 
Love is like a cloud, it holds a lot of rain

Dadd9 
 Love hurts, ooh hoo love hurts

F#m 
I’m young, I know, but even so
Dadd9 F#m 
I know a thing, or two, I learned from you
Dadd9 C#7 F#m 
really learned a lot, really learned a lot
C#7 
Love is like a flame, it burns you when it’s hot

Dadd9 
 Love hurts, ooh hoo love hurts

Bridge

F#m C#7 F#m C#7 F#m C#7 F#m 
Some fools think of happiness, blissfulness, togetherness
Some fools, fool themselves, I guess
Bm 
They’re not foolin’ me

Back to the pre-chorus, so chords are changing faster now

Dadd9 C#7 F#m 
know it isn’t true, I know it isn’t true
C#7 
Love is just a lie made to make you blue

Dadd9 
 Love hurts, ooh hoo love hurts
Ooh hoo love hurts

Solo on verse chords

F#m Dadd9 
    → 
F#m Dadd9 
    → 

Dadd9 C#7 F#m 
know it isn’t true, I know it isn’t true
C#7 
Love is just a lie made to make you blue

Dadd9 
 Love hurts, ooh hoo love hurts
Ooh hoo love hurts
Ooh hoo love hurts

Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline  

Originally in B, I play in A capo 2

Play the intro with the open 6th string (capo 2)

plus this walk on the 5th string, written relative

to the capo.  More or less the chord is E.

A|-2-4-5--2-4-5-4-2-5-4-2-
E|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-

A|-5-7-9--5-7-9-7-5-9-7-5-
E|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-

D------------------------11--9-
A|-9-11-12--9-11-12--11--x---x-
E|-0-0--0---0-0--0-------0---0-

 Where it began  I can’t begin to know it
 But then I know it’s going strong
 Was in the spring,  and spring became a summer
 Who’d have believe you’d come along?

A6 
Hands  touching hands
 Reaching out  touching me touching you  → 

Sweet Caroline, good times never seemed so good
I’ve been inclined to believe they never would
C#m Bm 
But now I’m

 Look at the night  and it don’t seem so lonely
 We fill it up with only two
 And when I hurt  hurtin’ runs off my shoulder
 How can I hurt when holding you?

A6 
Warm  touching warm
 Reaching out  touching me touching you  → 

Sweet Caroline, good times never seemed so good
I’ve been inclined to believe they never would
C#m Bm 
Oh no no

Repeat intro riff

Sweet Caroline, good times never seemed so good
Sweet Caroline, I believe they never could
C#m Bm 
Oh no no
A6 

Neil Sedaka - Breaking Up Is Hard to Do  

Originally in B, I play in D capo 3

Do do do

Bm 
Down dooby doo down down, comma comma
Bm 
Down dooby doo down down, comma comma
Bm 
Down dooby doo down down
Breaking up is hard to do

Bm 
Don’t take your love away from me
Bm 
Don’t you leave my heart in misery
D/C# Bm 
If you go then I’ll be blue

Vox on the 2 of the chord on “breaking”

‘Cause breaking up is hard to do

Bm 
Re-mem-ber when  you held me tight
Bm 
And you kissed me all through the night
D/C# Bm 
Think of all that we’ve been through
And breaking up is hard to do

Vox stay on the 1 for “they say”, and on “break”,

it goes to the b3

Dm G7 Dm G7 
They say that breaking up is  hard to do
Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7 
Now I know I know that it’s true
Cm F7 Cm F7 
Don’t say that this is the end
A# 
Instead of breaking up I wish that
A7 
We were making up again

Bm 
I beg of you
Don’t say goodbye
Bm 
Can’t we give our love another try?
D/C# Bm 
Come on baby, let’s start anew
‘Cause breaking up is hard to do

Girls sing the first and third lines this time

Dm G7 Dm G7 
They say that breaking up is  hard to do
Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7 
Now I know I know that it’s true
Cm F7 Cm F7 
Don’t say that this is the end
A# 
Instead of breaking up I wish that
A7 
We were making up again

Bm 
I beg of you
Don’t say goodbye
Bm 
Can’t we give our love another try?
D/C# Bm 
Come on baby, let’s start anew
‘Cause breaking up is hard to do

Fade

Bm 
Down dooby doo down down, comma comma
Bm 
Down dooby doo down down, comma comma
Bm 
Down dooby doo down down

Neil Young - Rockin’ in the Free World  

Originally in Em, I play in Am, capo 5, so Dm

Am Am 
       x 2

Am 
There’s colors on the street 
Am 
Red white and blue 
Am 
People shufflin’ their feet 
Am 
People sleepin’ in their shoes 
Am 
But there’s a warnin’ sign on the road ahead
Am 
There’s a lot of people sayin’ we’d be better off dead
Am 
Don’t feel like Satan but I’m to them
Am 
So I try to forget it anyway I can

C/E Am 
  Keep on rockin’ in the free world  
C/E Am 
  Keep on rockin’ in the free world  
C/E Am 
  Keep on rockin’ in the free world  
C/E Am 
  Keep on rockin’ in the free world  

D7 D7 D7 D7 
Am Am 
I see a woman in the night   with a baby in her hand  
Am Am 
Under an old street light near a garbage can   
Am 
Now she puts the kid away and she’s gone to get a hit
Am 
She hates her life and what she’s done to it
Am 
That’s one more kid that will never go to school
Am 
Never get to fall in love never get to be cool

C/E Am 
  Keep on rockin’ in the free world  
C/E Am 
  Keep on rockin’ in the free world  
C/E Am 
  Keep on rockin’ in the free world  
C/E Am 
  Keep on rockin’ in the free world  

D7 D7 D7 D7 

Solo if appropriate on verse chords

Am Am 
We got a thousand points of light   for the homeless man  
Am 
We got a kinder gentler machine gun hand 
Am 
Am 
We got department stores and toilet paper
Am 
Got styrofoam boxes for the ozone layer
Am 
Got a man of the people says keep hope alive
Am 
Got fuel to burn got roads to drive

C/E Am 
  Keep on rockin’ in the free world  
C/E Am 
  Keep on rockin’ in the free world  
C/E Am 
  Keep on rockin’ in the free world  
C/E Am 
  Keep on rockin’ in the free world  

D7 D7 D7 D7 
Am 

Nena - 99 Red Balloons  

Originally in E, I play in A

Intro, let ring

Vox start on the 2

Bm 
You and I in a little toy shop
Buy a bag of balloons with the money we got
Bm 
Set them free at the break of dawn
Till one by one, they were gone

Bm 
Back at base, bugs in the software
Flash the message, something’s out there
Bm 
Floating in the summer sky
Ninety-nine red balloons go by

Chording out the riff here...

A/F# A/F# 
A/F# A/F# 
         (x2)

A/F# A/F# Bm 
A/F# A/F# 
         (x2)

Bm 
Ninety-nine red balloons
Floating in the summer sky
Bm 
Panic bells, it’s red alert
There’s something here from somewhere else

Bm 
The war machine springs to life
Opens up one eager eye
Bm 
Focusing it on the sky
Where ninety-nine red balloons go by

Bm 
       x 2

Bm 
At ninety-nine decision street
Ninety-nine ministers meet
Bm 
To worry, worry, super scurry
Call the troops out in a hurry

Bm 
This is what we’ve waited for
This is it, boys, this is war
Bm 
The president is on the line
As ninety-nine red balloons go by

Repeat riff

Bm 
Ninety-nine knights of the air
Ride super high-tech jet fighters
Bm 
Everyone’s a super hero
Everyone’s a Captain Kirk

Bm 
With orders to identify
To clarify and classify
Bm 
Scramble in the summer sky
As ninety-nine red balloons go by

Bm 
Bm 
  As ninety-nine red balloons go by

Hard stop on the last chord

Bm 
       x 2

Let ring

Bm 
Ninety-nine dreams I have had
In every one a red balloon
Bm 
It’s all over and I’m standing pretty
In this dust that was a city

Bm 
If I could find a souvenir
Just to prove the world was here
Bm 
And here is a red balloon
think of you and let it go

Nickelback - Rockstar  

Originally in G, I play in E

Vox on the 3 on “standing” (and most of this line)

I’m through with standing in line to clubs I’ll never get in

Vox on the 5 of the key (2 of the chord) on “bot”

It’s like the bottom of the ninth and I’m never gonna win
This life hasn’t turned out quite the way I want it to be (tell me what you want)

I want a brand new house on an episode of Cribs
And a bathroom I can play baseball in
And a king size tub big enough for ten plus me (what you need?)

I’ll need a, a credit card that’s got no limit
And a big black jet with a bedroom in it
Gonna join the mile high club at thirty seven thousand feet

I want a new tour bus full of old guitars
My own star on Hollywood Boulevard
Somewhere between Cher and James Dean is fine for me (so how you gonna do it?)

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “trade”

I’m gonna trade this life for fortune and fame

Vox stays where it was, now the 2 of the chord on “cut”

I’d even cut my hair and change my name

Vox on the 1 on “all”

‘Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars
And live in hilltop houses driving fifteen cars
The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap
We’ll all stay skinny ‘cause we just won’t eat

And we’ll,  hang out in the coolest bars
In the V.I.P. with the movie stars
Every good gold digger’s gonna wind up there
Every Playboy bunny with her bleach blond hair, and well

 Hey, hey,  I wanna be a rockstar

Let ring

 Hey, hey,  I wanna be a rockstar

I wanna be great like Elvis without the tassels
Hire eight body guards that love to beat up assholes
Sign a couple autographs
So I can eat my meals for free

I’m gonna dress my ass with the latest fashion
Get a front door key to the Playboy mansion
Gonna date a centerfold that loves
To blow my money for me (so how you donna do it?)

I’m gonna trade this life for fortune and fame
I’d even cut my hair and change my name

‘Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars
And live in hilltop houses driving fifteen cars
The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap
We’ll all stay skinny ‘cause we just won’t eat

And we’ll,  hang out in the coolest bars
In the V.I.P. with the movie stars
Every good gold digger’s gonna wind up there
Every Playboy bunny with her bleach blond hair, and well

And we’ll hide out in the private rooms
With the latest dictionary of today’s who’s who
They’ll get you anything with that evil smile
Everybody’s got a drug dealer on speed dial well

 Hey, hey,  I wanna be a rockstar

Bridge

I’m gonna sing those songs that offend the censors
Gonna pop my pills from a pez dispenser
Get washed-up singers writing all my songs
Lip sync ‘em every night so I don’t get ‘em wrong

Let ring

‘Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars
And live in hilltop houses driving fifteen cars
The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap
We’ll all stay skinny ‘cause we just won’t eat

Band back in

And we’ll,  hang out in the coolest bars
In the V.I.P. with the movie stars
Every good gold digger’s gonna wind up there
Every Playboy bunny with her bleach blond hair

And we’ll hide out in the private rooms
With the latest dictionary of today’s who’s who
They’ll get you anything with that evil smile
Everybody’s got a drug dealer on speed dial well

 Hey, hey,  I wanna be a rockstar
 Hey, hey,  I wanna be a rockstar

Night Ranger - Sister Christian  

Originally in C, I play in G or G capo 1

Highest note is the b7, on “*What’s* your price for life?”

       x2
Bm Am7 Am7/D 
     → 

Vox start on the third

Sister Christian, oh the time has come
And you know that you’re the only one to 

When the vox land on “say”, they’re already in a

good place for “okay”

Bm Am7 Am7/D 
Say okay 

Where you goin’, what you looking for
You know those boys don’t want to play no more with 
Bm Am7 Am7/D 
You, it’s true  

C/G C/G 
   

Harmony root on everything except “what’s your”,

go to 4, “mister”, go to b7

You’re motoring
What’s your price for flight?
In finding mister right
C/E C/D 
You’ll be alright tonight  

Babe, you know you’re growing up so fast
And mama’s worrying that you won’t last to
Bm Am7 Am7/D 
Say, let’s play 

Sister Christian, there’s so much in life
Don’t you give it up before your time is 
Bm Am7 Am7/D 
Due, it’s true  
C/G C/G 
It’s true 

You’re motoring
What’s your price for flight?
In finding mister right
C/E C/D 
You’ll be alright tonight  

Solo

D/C 
  x4
G/B Em/A# F/A 
    
You’re motoring
Got him in your sight
You’re driving through the night
C/E C/D 
You’ll be alright tonight  

C/G C/G 
   
Sister Christian, oh the time has come
And you know that you’re the only one to
Bm Am7 Am7/D 
Say okay 
But you’re motoring
Yeah 
Motoring  

Nina Simone - Feeling Good  

Nina Simone in Gm, Michael Bublé in Ebm, I play in Em and drop all the gymnastic at the end

I follow the Michael Bublé arrangement, except that I don’t do the key change

Let ring, rubato

Em Em7/D Cmaj7 Em/B B7 
 Birds flying high  you know how I feel 
Em Em7/D Cmaj7 Em/B B7 
 Sun in the sk you know how I feel 
Em Em7/D C#m7b5 Cmaj7 
 Reeds driftin’ on b you know how I feel

Chords ring after each line

Cmaj7 
It’s a new dawn 
Am11 
It’s a new day 
F#m7b5 
It’s a new life 
B7 
 For me

And I'm feeling good

At tempo

Em Em7/D Cmaj7 B7 
   I’m 
Em Em7/D Cmaj7 B7 
 Feeling good   

Em Em7/D Cmaj7 B7 
 Fish in the sea  you know how I feel
Em Em7/D Cmaj7 B7 
 River running free  you know how I feel
Em Em7/D C#m7b5 Cmaj7 
 Blossom on the tree  you know how I feel

Em/B 
It’s a new dawn
Am7 
It’s a new day
Am7/G F#m7b5 
It’s a new life 

Hard stop on the V#5

Am B7#5 
For me   

Not what you think happens here... James Bond chords, not the descending pattern from the first verse

Em Em(#5) Em6 Em(#5) 
And I’m feeling good   

Em Em7/D 
 Dragonfly out in the sun 
Cmaj7 B7 
 You know what I mean, don’t you know
Em Em7/D 
 Butterflies all havin’ fun 
Cmaj7 B7 
 You know what I mean 
Em Em7/D C#m7b5 
 Sleep in peace when day is done 
Cmaj7 
That’s what I mean

Faster chord changes here

Em Em/D 
And this old world 
Am7/C Am7/E 
Is a new world 
Am7/G F#m7b5 
And a bold world 

Em Em7/D Cmaj7 B7 
For me   

The Michael Bublé version changes key up a whole step here

Em Em7/D Cmaj7 B7 
 Stars when you shine,  you know how I feel
Em Em7/D Cmaj7 B7 
 Scent of the pine,  you know how I feel
Em Em7/D C#m7b5 Cmaj7 
 Oh freedom is mine and I know how I feel

Em 
It’s a new dawn
Em7/D 
It’s a new day
C#m7b5 Cmaj7 
It’s a new life 

Em 
It’s a new dawn
Em7/D 
It’s a new day
C#m7b5 Cmaj7 
It’s a new life 

Em 
It’s a new dawn
Em7/D 
It’s a new day
C#m7b5 Cmaj7 
It’s a new life 

Cmaj7 B7#5 
For m

And I'm feeling

Em Em7/D Cmaj7 B7 
Good   
Em 

Nine Days - Absolutely  

Originally in C, I play in G capo 2

Gadd9 
This is the story of a girl 
E7sus4 
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world 
F#m Gadd9 
And while she looks so sad in photographs
E7sus4 
absolutely love her
When she smiles 

Gadd9 Gadd9 
  →  →   →  →

F#m Gadd9 
How many days in a year 
She woke up with hope but she only found tears
F#m Gadd9 
And I can be so insincere
Making the promises never for real

F#m Gadd9 
As long as she stands there waiting 
Wearin’ the holes in the soles of her shoes
F#m Gadd9 
How many days disappear 
When you look in the mirror, so how do you choose

Bm7 Asus4/C# 
Your clothes never wear as well the next day
E7sus4 
And your hair never falls in quite the same way
Bm7 Asus4/C# E7sus4 
And you never seem to run out of things to say

Gadd9 
This is the story of a girl 
E7sus4 
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world 
F#m Gadd9 
And while she looks so sad in photographs
E7sus4 
absolutely love her
When she smiles 

Gadd9 Gadd9 
  →  →   →  →

F#m Gadd9 
Now how many lovers would stay 
Just to put up with this everyday and all day
F#m Gadd9 
How did we wind up this way
Watching our mouths for the words that we say

F#m Gadd9 
As long as we stand here waiting
Wearing the clothes of the souls that we choose
F#m Gadd9 
How do we get there today
When we’re walking too far for the price of our shoes

Bm7 Asus4/C# 
Your clothes never wear as well the next day
E7sus4 
And your hair never falls in quite the same way
Bm7 Asus4/C# E7sus4 
But you never seem to run out of things to say

Gadd9 
This is the story of a girl
E7sus4 
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world 
F#m Gadd9 
And while she looks so sad and lonely there
E7sus4 
absolutely love her
Bm7 
When she smiles

Bm7 A/C# E7sus4 
Bm7 A/C# E7sus4 E7sus4 
   

Solo

F#m Gadd9 
        x4

Bm7 Asus4/C# 
Well your clothes never wear as well the next day
E7sus4 
And your hair never falls in quite the same way
Bm7 Asus4/C# E7sus4 
You never seem to run out of things to say

Quiet

Gadd9 
This is the story of a girl
E7sus4 
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world 
F#m Gadd9 
And while she looks so sad in photographs
E7sus4 
absolutely love her

Band back in

Gadd9 
This is the story of a girl 
E7sus4 
Her pretty face she hid from the world 
F#m Gadd9 
And while she looks so sad and lonely there
E7sus4 
absolutely love her

Gadd9 
This is the story of a... girl 
E7sus4 
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world 
F#m Gadd9 
And while she looks so sad in photographs
E7sus4 
absolutely love her
When she smiles

Gadd9 
  →  → 
Gadd9 
When she smiles 
Gadd9 
 →  → 

Nirvana - About a Girl  

Originally in Em, I play in Am capo 2, highest note is the 4 (“fit *this* shoe”)

Am Am Am Am 
Am Am Am Am 
       

Vox on the 5 on “I”

Am Am 
need an easy friend
Am Am 
do with a ear to lend
Am Am 
do think you fit this shoe
Am Am 
do won’t you, have a clue

 

Vox on 3 5 of the chord on “take ad”

F#m F#m/C# B7add11 
 I’ll take advantage while
F#m F#m/C# B7add11 
 You hang me out to dry
But I can’t see you every night
Am Am 
Free   
Am Am 
I do   

Am Am 
I’m standin’ in your line
Am Am 
do hope you have the time
Am Am 
do pick a number too
Am Am 
do keep a date with you

F#m F#m/C# B7add11 
 I’ll take advantage while
F#m F#m/C# B7add11 
 You hang me out to dry
But I can’t see you every night
Am Am Am Am 
Free       

Solo on verse chords

Am Am 
       x 4
F#m F#m/C# B7add11 
F#m F#m/C# B7add11 
Am 
   
Am Am 
Am Am 
   
Am Am 
need an easy friend
Am Am 
do with a ear to lend
Am Am 
do think you fit this shoe
Am Am 
do won’t you have a clue

F#m F#m/C# B7add11 
 I’ll take advantage while
F#m F#m/C# B7add11 
 You hang me out to dry
But I can’t see you every night

Hang the last chord for an extra measure

Am 
But I can’t see you every night

Am Am 
Free   
Am Am 
do   
Am Am 
do   
Am Am 
do   
Am 
do

Nirvana - All Apologies  

Originally in Db, I play in A capo 2

Intro

Vox on the 3

What else should I be, all apologies
What else could I say, everyone is gay
What else could I write, I don’t have the right
What else should I be, all apologies

 In the sun, in the sun I feel as one
 In the sun, in the sun
Married, buried

I wish I was like you, easily amused
Find my nest of salt, everything’s my fault
I’ll take all the blame, aqua sea foam shame
Sunburn with freezer burn
Choking on the ashes of her enemies

 In the sun, in the sun I feel as one
 In the sun, in the sun
Married, buried
Married, buried
Married, buried, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

All in all is all we are
All in all is all we are
All in all is all we are
All in all is all we are

Nirvana - Come As You Are  

Originally in Em, I play in Am capo 3

Intro

Am 
   x4

Vox on the 5

Am Am 
Come as you are, as you were
Am 
As I want you to be
Am 
As a friend, as a friend
Am 
As an old enemy

Am 
Take your time, hurry up
Am 
The choice is yours don’t be late
Am 
Take a rest, as a friend
Am Dsus2 
As an old memor, yeah

Am Dsus2 
Memor, yeah
Am Dsus2 
Memor, yeah
Am Dsus2 
Memor, yeah

Am Am 
Come doused in mud, soaked in bleach
Am 
As I want you to be
Am 
As a trend, as a friend
Am Dsus2 
As an old memor, yeah

Am Dsus2 
Memor, yeah
Am Dsus2 
Memor, yeah
Am Dsus2 
Memor, yeah

Vox on the 1 of the chord

Dsus2 Dsus2 
When I swear that I don’t have a gun 
Dsus2 
No I don’t have a gun 
Dsus2 
No I don’t have a gun 

Solo

Am 
   x8

Am 
...Eeee, yeah
Am Dsus2 
Memor, yeah
Am Dsus2 
Memor, yeah
Am Dsus2 
Memor, yeah (no I don’t have a gun)

Dsus2 Dsus2 
When I swear that I don’t have a gun 
Dsus2 
No I don’t have a gun 
Dsus2 
No I don’t have a gun 
Dsus2 
No I don’t have a gun 
Dsus2 
No I don’t have a gun 

Am Am 
  Memory yeah
Am Am Asus4 
  Memory yeah 

Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box  

Originally in G#m, I play in Em

Highest note is the 1 on “hey, wait”

Em 
Em A7 
   → 

Em Em A7 
 She eyes me like a Pisces when I am weak 
Em Em A7 
 I’ve been locked inside your heart shaped box for weeks 
Em Em A7 
 I’ve been drawn into your magnet tar pit trap 
Em Em A7 
 I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black 

Em 
 Hey, wait,  I got a new complaint
Em 
 Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Em 
 Hey, wait,  I got a new complaint
Em 
 Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Em 
 Hey, wait,  I got a new complaint
Em 
 Forever in debt to your priceless advice 
A7 
Your advice  

Em Em A7 
 Meat-eating orchids forgive no one just yet 
Em Em A7 
 Cut myself on angel hair and baby’s breath  
Em Em A7 
 Broken hymen of your highness, I’m left black 
Em Em A7 
 Throw down your umbilical noose so I can climb  right back 

Em 
 Hey, wait,  I got a new complaint
Em 
 Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Em 
 Hey, wait,  I got a new complaint
Em 
 Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Em 
 Hey, wait,  I got a new complaint
Em 
 Forever in debt to your priceless advice 
A7 
Your advice  

Solo on intro chords

Em 
Em A7 
   → 

Em 
Em Em A7 
 She eyes me like a Pisces when I am weak 
Em Em A7 
 I’ve been locked inside your heart shaped box for weeks 
Em Em A7 
 I’ve been drawn into your magnet tar pit trap 
Em Em A7 
 I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black 

Em 
 Hey, wait
 I got a new complaint
Em 
 Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Em 
 Hey, wait
 I got a new complaint
Em 
 Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Em 
 Hey, wait
 I got a new complaint
Em 
 Forever in debt to your priceless advice
A7 
Your advice 
A7 
Your advice 
A7 
Your advice 

Nirvana - In Bloom  

Originally in Bb I play in A

Intro

F# 
 →   →  x2

Bb G# 
    →  x2

Vox on the 5 on “sell”

Bb G# 
Sell the kids for food  
Bb G# 
Weather changes moods  
Bb G# 
Spring is here again  
Bb C# 
Reproductive glands a-and

F#m F#m 
He’s the one who likes all our pretty songs
F#m F#m 
And he likes to sing along and he likes to shoot his gun
But he knows not what it means, knows not what it means when I say

F#m F#m 
He’s the one who likes all our pretty songs
F#m F#m 
And he likes to sing along and he likes to shoot his gun
But he knows not what it means, knows not what it means when I say

F# 
Yea 
F# 
   
Bb G# 
We can have some more  
Bb G# 
Nature is a whor 
Bb G# 
Bruises on the fruit  
Bb C# 
Tender age in bloom  

F#m F#m 
He’s the one who likes all our pretty songs
F#m F#m 
And he likes to sing along and he likes to shoot his gun
But he knows not what it means, knows not what it means when I say

F#m F#m 
He’s the one who likes all our pretty songs
F#m F#m 
And he likes to sing along and he likes to shoot his gun
But he knows not what it means, knows not what it means when I say

F# 
Yea 
F# 
   
F# 
Yea 
F# 
   

Solo on verse chords

Bb G# 
    →  x3
Bb C# 
   Heeeee’s

F#m F#m 
He’s the one who likes all our pretty songs
F#m F#m 
And he likes to sing along and he likes to shoot his gun
But he knows not what it means, knows not what it means when I say

F#m F#m 
He’s the one who likes all our pretty songs
F#m F#m 
And he likes to sing along and he likes to shoot his gun
But he knows not what it means, knows not what it means
Knows not what it means, knows not what it means when I say

F# 
Yea 
F# 

Nirvana - Lake of Fire  

Nirvana in F#m, Meat Puppets in Gm (mostly an octave down), I play in Bm

Highest note is the 4 (“see ‘em again”

Bm Bm 
  →    → 
Bm Bm 
  →    →  

Bm Bm 
  →  → 
Bm Bm 
  →  → 

Vox on the 1

Bm 
 Where do bad folks go when they die?
Bm 
They don’t go to heaven where the angels fly
Bm 
They go to a lake of fire and fry
Bm 
Won’t see ‘em again till the fourth of July

Bm Bm 
  →  → 
Bm Bm 
  →  → 

Vox on 1 1 1 3 1 of the chord on “I knew a lady”

F#m Dsus2 
I knew a lady who came from Duluth
F#m C# 
Bit by a dog with a rabid tooth
F#m Dsus2 
She went to her grave just a little too soon
F#m 
And flew away howling on the yellow moon

Bm 
 Where do bad folks go when they die?
Bm 
They don’t go to heaven where the angels fly
Bm 
They go to a lake of fire and fry
Bm 
Won’t see ‘em again till the fourth of July

Bm Bm 
  →  → 
Bm Bm 
  →  → 

F#m Dsus2 
People cry and people moan
F#m C# 
Look for a dry place to call their home
F#m Dsus2 
Try to find some place to rest their bones
F#m 
While the angels and the devils try to make them their own

Bm 
 Where do bad folks go when they die?
Bm 
They don’t go to heaven where the angels fly
Bm 
They go to a lake of fire and fry
Bm 
Won’t see ‘em again till the fourth of July

Bm Bm 
  →  → 
Bm Bm 
  →  → 
Bm Bm 
  →  → 
Bm Bm 
  →  → 

Nirvana - Lithium  

All chords are 5ths.

G# C# 
       x2

G# C# 
 I’m so happy ‘cause today I found my friends they’re in my head
G# C# 
    I’m so ugly that’s okay ‘cause so are you we broke our mirrors
G# C# 
    Sunday morning is every day for all I care and I’m not scared
G# C# 
    Light my candles in a daze ‘cause I found god, yeah

G# C# 
Yeah      
G# C# 
Yeah      
G# C# 
Yeah      

G# C# 
 I’m so lonely that’s okay I shaved my head and I’m not sad
G# C# 
    And just maybe I’m to plain for all I’ve heard but I’m not sure
G# C# 
    I’m so excited I can’t wait to meet you there and I don’t care
G# C# 
    I’m so horny that’s okay my will is good. Yeah

G# C# 
Yeah      
G# C# 
Yeah      
G# C# 
Yeah      

like it I’m not gonna crack
miss you I’m not gonna crack
love you I’m not gonna crack
killed you I’m not gonna crack

like it I’m not gonna crack
miss you I’m not gonna crack
love you I’m not gonna crack
killed you I’m not gonna crack 

G# C# 
 I’m so happy ‘cause today I found my friends they’re in my head
G# C# 
    I’m so ugly that’s okay because so are you we broke our mirrors
G# C# 
    Sunday morning is every day for all I care and I’m not scared
G# C# 
    Light my candles in a daze ‘cause I found god, yeah

G# C# 
Yeah      
G# C# 
Yeah      
G# C# 
Yeah      

like it I’m not gonna crack
miss you I’m not gonna crack
love you I’m not gonna crack
killed you I’m not gonna crack

like it I’m not gonna crack
miss you I’m not gonna crack
love you I’m not gonna crack
killed you I’m not gonna crack 

Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit  

Originally in F, I play in Bb, highest note is the 4

Play everything as 5ths, but for posterity, I vote that these are m M M M, respectively

Bb Eb Db Gb 
       x4

Bb Eb Db Gb 
       x2

Vox on 5 b7 1 b3 on “load up on guns”

Bb Eb Db 
 Load up on guns
Gb Bb 
Bring your friends
Eb Db 
It’s fun to lose
Gb Bb 
And to pretend

Eb Db 
She’s over-bored
Gb Bb 
And self-assured
Eb Db Gb Bb 
Oh no, I know a dirty word

Eb Db Gb Bb 
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Eb Db Gb Bb 
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Eb Db Gb Bb 
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Eb Db Gb 
Hello, hello, hello

Bb Eb Db 
With the lights out,  it’s less dangerous
Gb Bb Eb Db 
 Here we are now,  entertain us
Gb Bb Eb Db 
 I feel stupid,  and contagious
Gb Bb Eb Db 
 Here we are now,  entertain us

Gb Bb Eb Db 
 A mulatto,  an albino
Gb Bb Eb Db 
 A mosquito,  my libido
Gb 
 Yeah

Bb Bb Eb Db 
    →  x2

Bb Eb Db Gb 
        x2

Bb Eb Db Gb Bb 
 I’m worse at what I do best
Eb Db Gb Bb 
And for this gift I feel blessed
Eb Db Gb Bb 
Our little group has always been
Eb Db Gb Bb 
And always will until the end

Eb Db Gb Bb 
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Eb Db Gb Bb 
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Eb Db Gb Bb 
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Eb Db Gb 
Hello, hello, hello

Bb Eb Db 
With the lights out,  it’s less dangerous
Gb Bb Eb Db 
 Here we are now,  entertain us
Gb Bb Eb Db 
 I feel stupid,  and contagious
Gb Bb Eb Db 
 Here we are now,  entertain us

Gb Bb Eb Db 
 A mulatto,  an albino
Gb Bb Eb Db 
 A mosquito,  my libido
Gb 
 Yeah

Bb Bb Eb Db 
    →  x2

Solo on chorus chords

Bb Eb Db Gb 
        x4

Bb Eb Db Gb 
        x2

Bb Eb Db Gb Bb 
 And I forget just why I taste
Eb Db Gb Bb 
Oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile
Eb Db Gb Bb 
I found it hard, it’s hard to find
Eb Db Gb Bb 
Oh well, whatever, never mind

Eb Db Gb Bb 
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Eb Db Gb Bb 
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Eb Db Gb Bb 
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Eb Db Gb 
Hello, hello, hello

Bb Eb Db 
With the lights out,  it’s less dangerous
Gb Bb Eb Db 
 Here we are now,  entertain us
Gb Bb Eb Db 
 I feel stupid,  and contagious
Gb Bb Eb Db 
 Here we are now,  entertain us

Gb Bb Eb Db 
 A mulatto,  an albino
Gb Bb Eb Db 
 A mosquito,  my libido

Gb Bb Eb Db Gb 
A denial,  a denial 
Bb Eb Db Gb 
A denial, a denial 
Bb Eb Db Gb 
A denial, a denial 
Bb Eb Db Gb 
A denial, a denial 
Bb 
A denial

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Fishin’ in the Dark  

Originally in D, I play in A capo 2

Highest note is the 5 (“stayin’ the whole night through”)

Intro, with 6ths

Vox start on the 5

Lazy yellow moon comin’ up tonight, shinin’ through the trees
Crickets are singin’ and lightin’ bugs are floatin’ on the breeze
Baby get ready

Across the field where the creek turns back by the old stump road
I’m gonna take you to a special place that nobody knows
Baby get ready, ooo, ooo

You and me goin’ fishin’ in the dark

Lyin’ on our backs and countin’ the stars

Where the cool grass grows

Down by the river in the full moonlight

We’ll be fallin’ in love in the middle of the night

Just movin’ slow

Bm 
Stayin’ the whole night through
Bm 
Feels so good to be with you

Spring is almost over and the summer’s comin’, the days are gettin’ long
Waited all winter for the time to be right just to take you along
Baby get ready

It don’t matter if we sit forever and the fish don’t bite
We’ll jump in the river and cool ourselves from the heat of the night
Baby get ready, ooo ooo

You and me goin’ fishin’ in the dark

Lyin’ on our backs and countin’ the stars

Where the cool grass grows

Down by the river in the full moonlight

We’ll be fallin’ in love in the middle of the night

Just movin’ slow

Bm 
Stayin’ the whole night through
Bm 
Feels so good to be with...

You and me goin’ fishin’ in the dark

Lyin’ on our backs and countin’ the stars

Where the cool grass grows

Down by the river in the full moonlight

We’ll be fallin’ in love in the middle of the night

Just movin’ slow

Bm 
Stayin’ the whole night through
Bm 
Feels so good to be with you

No Doubt - Don’t Speak  

Originally in Cm, I play in Em

Highest note that matters is the 1 in the verse key (don’t *tell* me)

Intro

Em 

Vox on 4 5 4 on “you and me”

Em 
You and me

Vox on the 7 of the chord on “used to be”

Bm Am 
We used to be together
Bm Am 
Every day together always 

Em Bm 
really feel

Vox on the 6 2 of the chord on “best friend” (!)

Am 
That I’m losing my best friend
Bm 
can’t believe
Em Am 
This could be the end 

Vox on the 4 on “looks”

Em Bm Am 
It looks as though you’re letting go
And if it’s real
Well I don’t want to know

Am 
Don’t speak

I can make an argument for a m6 here, YMMV

Dm 
know just what you’re saying
Dm 
So please stop explaining
Am Dm 
Don’t tell me ‘cause it hurts  

Am 
Don’t speak
Dm 
I know what you’re thinking
Dm 
I don’t need your reasons
Am Dm 
Don’t tell me ‘cause it hurts  

Em 
Our memories
Bm Am 
They can be inviting
But some are altogether
Bm Am 
Mighty frightening 

Em Bm Am 
As we die, both you and I
 With my head in my hands
I sit and cry

Am 
Don’t speak
Dm 
I know just what you’re saying
Dm 
So please stop explaining
Am Dm 
Don’t tell me ‘cause it hurts, no no no

Am 
Don’t speak
Dm 
I know what you’re thinking
Dm 
And I don’t need your reasons
Am 
Don’t tell me ‘cause it hurts   

Bridge

It’s all ending
D# A# C# A#m/G C7sus4 C7 
I gotta stop pretending who we are   

Solo

Em Bm Am 
Em Bm Am 
Em Bm Am 
Bm Em Am Am 
   
Em Bm 
You and me 
Am Am 
I can see us dying, are we? 

Am 
Don’t speak
Dm 
I know just what you’re saying
Dm 
So please stop explaining
Am Dm 
Don’t tell me ‘cause it hurts, no, no

Am 
Don’t speak
Dm 
I know what you’re thinking
Dm 
And I don’t need your reasons
Am 
Don’t tell me ‘cause it hurts
Dm Am 
Don’t tell me ‘cause it hurts

Dm 
I know just what you’re saying
Dm 
So please stop explaining
Am Dm 
Don’t speak, don’t speak, don’t speak 

Am Dm 
Oh, I know what you’re thinking and
Dm 
I don’t need your reasons
I know you’re good
Am 
I know you’re good
Dm 
I know you’re real good
Am Dm Dm 
Oh, la la la ka, la la la la
Am Dm 
Don’t, don’t, Ooh ooh

Am Dm 
Hush hush darlin’, hush hush darlin’
Dm Am 
Hush hush, don’t tell me ‘cause it hurts 

Dm Am 

Norah Jones - Don’t Know Why  

Originally in Bb, I play in A

Intro

Amaj7 A7 C#aug F#m7 B7 E7 E7add9 
       
Amaj7 A7 Dmaj7 C#aug 
 waited ‘til I saw the sun 
F#m7 B7 E7sus 
 I don’t know why I didn’t come 

Amaj7 A7 Dmaj7 C#aug 
 I left you by the house of fun 
F#m7 B7 E7sus 
 I don’t know why I didn’t come 
F#m7 B7 E7sus 
don’t know why I didn’t come 

Amaj7 A7 Dmaj7 C#aug 
 When I saw the break of day 
F#m7 B7 E7sus 
 I wished that I could fly away 
Amaj7 A7 Dmaj C#aug 
Instead of kneeling in the sand 
F#m7 B7 E7sus 
Catching teardrops in my hand

F#m7 B7 E7 
My heart is drenched in wine 
F#m7 B7 E7 
But you’ll be on my mind
E7/D A/C# E/B 
Forever

Amaj7 A7 Dmaj7 C#aug 
 Out across the endless sea
F#m7 B7 E7sus 
 I would die in ecstasy 

Amaj7 A7 Dmaj7 C#aug 
But I’ll be a bag of bones 
F#m7 B7 E7sus 
Driving down the road alone 

F#m7 B7 E7 
 My heart is drenched in wine 
F#m7 B7 E7 
But you’ll be on my mind
Amaj7 A7 E/B 
For ever 

Solo on verse chords

Amaj7 A7 C#aug F#m7 B7 E7 E7add9 
Amaj7 A7 C#aug F#m7 B7 E7 E7add9 
       
Amaj7 A7 Dmaj7 C#aug 
 Something has to make you run 
F#m7 B7 E7sus 
I don’t know why I didn’t come

Amaj7 A7 Dmaj7 C#aug 
I feel as empty as a drum 
F#m7 B7 E7 
I don’t know why I didn’t come 
F#m7 B7 E7 
don’t know why I didn’t come
F#m7 B7 E7sus 
I don’t know why I didn’t come 

Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky  

  →    →  x3

 When I die and they lay me to rest
Gonna go to the place that’s the best
When they lay me down to die

Doesn’t go back to the I until a beat after the last lyric

Going up to the spirit in the sky 

 Going up to the spirit in the sky
That’s where I’m gonna go when I die
When I die and they lay me to rest
I’m gonna go to the place that’s the best 

  →    →  x3

Prepare yourself, you know it’s a must
Got to have a friend in Jesus
So you know that when you die

This time the I hits on the last lyric

He’s gonna recommend you to the spirit in the sky

Oh, recommend you to the spirit in the sky

That’s where you’re gonna go when you die
When you die and they lay you to rest
You’re gonna go to the place that’s the best

  →    →  x3

Solo

    → 

  →    →  x3

Never been a sinner, I’ve never sinned
I’ve got a friend in Jesus
So you know that when I die
He’s gonna set me up with the spirit in the sky

Oh, set me up with the spirit in the sky

That’s where I’m gonna go when I die
When I die and they lay me to rest
I’m gonna go to the place that’s the best

Go to the place that’s the best

  →    →  x3

Oasis - Champagne Supernova  

The last Asus2/E in each phrase can also be Esus4→E

Asus2 Asus2/G Asus2/F# Asus2/E 
   
Asus2 
How many special people change?
Asus2/G 
How many lives are living strange?
Asus2/F# Asus2/E 
Where were you while we were getting high?

Asus2 
Slowly walking down the hall
Asus2/G 
Faster than a cannonball
Asus2/F# Asus2/E 
Where were you while we were getting high?

Asus2 
Someday you will find me
Asus2/G 
Caught beneath the landslide
Asus2/F# Asus2/E 
In a champagne supernova in the sky
Asus2 
Someday you will find me
Asus2/G 
Caught beneath the landslide
Asus2/F# 
In a champagne supernova
Asus2/E Asus2 
champagne supernova in the sky

Asus2 Asus2/G Asus2/F# Asus2/E 
   
Asus2 
Wake up the dawn and ask her why
Asus2/G 
A dreamer dreams, she never dies
Asus2/F# Asus2/E 
Wipe that tear away now from your eye

Asus2 
Slowly walking down the hall
Asus2/G 
Faster than a cannonball
Asus2/F# 
Where were you while we were getting high?

Asus2 
Someday you will find me
Asus2/G 
Caught beneath the landslide
Asus2/F# Asus2/E 
In a champagne supernova in the sky
Asus2 
Someday you will find me
Asus2/G 
Caught beneath the landslide
Asus2/F# 
In a champagne supernova
champagne supernova

Bridge

‘Cause people believe that they’re
Gonna get away for the summer
But you and I, we live and die
The world’s still spinning round
We don’t know why... why, why, why, why?

Asus2 Asus2/G Asus2/F# Asus2/E 
   
Asus2 
How many special people change?
Asus2/G 
How many lives are living strange?
Asus2/F# Asus2/E 
Where were you while we were getting high?

Asus2 
Slowly walking down the hall
Asus2/G 
Faster than a cannonball
Asus2/F# Asus2/E 
Where were you while we were getting high?

Asus2 
Someday you will find me
Asus2/G 
Caught beneath the landslide
Asus2/F# Asus2/E 
In a champagne supernova in the sky
Asus2 
Someday you will find me
Asus2/G 
Caught beneath the landslide
Asus2/F# 
In a champagne supernova
champagne supernova

Bridge

‘Cause people believe that they’re gonna get away for the summer
But you and I, we live and die, the world’s still spinning round
We don’t know why... why, why, why, why?

Asus2 Asus2/G Asus2/F# Asus2/E 
   
Asus2 
How many special people change?
Asus2/G 
How many lives are living strange?
Asus2/F# Asus2/E 
Where were you while we were getting high?
Asus2 
We were getting high

We were getting high
We were getting high
We were getting high

Fmaj7 Gmaj7 
Fmaj7 Gmaj7 

Oingo Boingo - Dead Man’s Party  

Originally in Ebm, I play in Em, capo 4, so Abm

A lot of loose timing between lines, just bopping around on Em and D

Em 
Em Em 
I’m all dressed up with nowhere to go 
Em Em 
Walkin’ with a dead man over my shoulder 

I skip the repeats of each verse...

Em Em 
  
Em Em 
Waiting for an invitation to arrive 
Em Em 
Goin’ to a party where no one’s still alive

Em 
 
Em Asus2 
I was struck by lighting 
Em Asus2 
Walkin’ down the street 
Em Em 
I was hit by something last night in my sleep 
Em Asus2 
It’s a dead man’s party 
Em Asus2 
Who could ask for more 
Em Em 
Everybody’s comin’, leave your body at the door 
Em 
Leave your body and soul at the door

Em 
Don’t run away it’s only me
Em 
Don’t be afraid of what you can’t see 
Em 
Don’t run away it’s only me
Em Em 
Don’t be afraid of what you can’t see 

Em Em Em 
       x 4

Solo is basically over Em

Em 
Em Em 
Got my best suit and my tie 
Em Em 
Shiny silver dollar on either eye 
Em Em 
hear the chauffeur comin’ to my door 
Em Em 
Says there’s room for maybe just one more

Em Asus2 
I was struck by lighting 
Em Asus2 
Walkin’ down the street 
Em Em 
I was hit by something last night in my sleep 
Em Asus2 
It’s a dead man’s party 
Em Asus2 
Who could ask for more 
Em Em 
Everybody’s comin’, leave your body at the door 
Em 
Leave your body and soul at the door

Em 
Don’t run away it’s only me
Em 
Don’t be afraid of what you can’t see 
Em 
Don’t run away it’s only me
Em Em 
Don’t be afraid of what you can’t  see 

Em 
It’s only me
Em 
It’s only me
Em 
It’s only me

Old Crow Medicine Show - Wagon Wheel  

Originally in A, I play in G capo 2

Intro, swung

Em 
   x2

Vox start on the 3

I’m headed down south to the land of the pines
Em 
I’m thumbin’ my way into North Caroline
Starin’ up the road
And pray to god I see headlights

made it down the coast in seventeen hours
Em 
Pickin’ me a bouquet of dogwood flowers
And I’m a-hopin’ for Raleigh
I can see my baby tonight

So rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Em 
Rock me mama any way you feel
Hey mama rock me

Rock me mama like the wind and the rain
Em 
Rock me mama like a southbound train
Hey mama rock me

Em 
   
Runnin’ from the cold up in New England
Em 
I was born to be a fiddler in an old-time string band
My baby plays the guitar 
I pick a banjo now

Oh, the North country winters keep a gettin’ me now
Em 
Lost my money playin’ poker so I had to up and leave
But I ain’t a-turnin’ back
To livin’ that old life no more

So rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Em 
Rock me mama any way you feel
Hey mama rock me

Rock me mama like the wind and the rain
Em 
Rock me mama like a southbound train
Hey mama rock me

Solo

Em 
   x2

Let ring

Walkin’ to the south out of Roanoke
Em 
I caught a trucker out of Philly
Had a nice long toke
But he’s a-headed west from the Cumberland Gap
To Johnson City, Tennessee

And I gotta get a move on feet for the sun
Em 
I hear my baby callin’ my name
And I know that she’s the only one
And if I die in Raleigh
At least I will die free

So rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Em 
Rock me mama any way you feel
Hey mama rock me

Rock me mama like the wind and the rain
Em 
Rock me mama like a southbound train
Hey mama rock me
Cadd9 
Hey mama rock me

Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire  

Originally in F, I play in A

Highest note that matters is the 6 (“bloodsucker”)

Intro, if you’re playing in A, play all the IV’s open and the iv’s as barre

C#7 Dm 
   

Vox on the 5

C#7 
 Hate to give the satisfaction asking how you’re doing now
How’s the castle built off people you pretend to care about, just what you wanted
Dm 
Look at you, cool guy, you got it

C#7 
 I see the parties and the diamonds sometimes when I close my eyes
Six months of torture that you sold as some forbidden paradise, I loved you truly
Dm 
You gotta laugh at the stupidity

Vox on 9 1 7 5 of the chord on “I’ve made some real”

Bm 
‘Cause I’ve made some real big mistakes
E7 
But you make the worst one look fine
I should’ve known it was strange
C#7 
You only come out at night

I used to think I was smart
Dm 
But you made me look so naive
The way you sold me for parts

In my key, don’t go up on the “oh”, that’s right at the edge of my range

C#7 
As you sunk your teeth into me, oh
Dm 
Bloodsucker, dream crusher

Bleeding me dry like a goddamn vampire

C#7 
 And every girl I ever talked to told me you were bad, bad news
You called them crazy, god, I hate the way I called them crazy too, you’re so convincing
Dm 
How do you lie without flinching (How do you lie? How do you lie? How do you lie?)

C#7 
 Oh, what a mesmerizing, paralyzing, messed up little thrill
Can’t figure out just how you do it and god knows I never will, went for me and not her

Hang on “girls”

Dm 
‘Cause girls your age know better

Bm 
I’ve made some real big mistakes
E7 
But you make the worst one look fine
I should’ve known it was strange
C#7 
You only come out at night

I used to think I was smart
Dm 
But you made me look so naive
The way you sold me for parts
C#7 
As you sunk your teeth into me, oh
Dm 
Bloodsucker, dream crusher

Bleeding me dry like a goddamn vampire

Bridge

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “you said”, 5 of the chord on “love”

 You said it was true love

Vox stay on the 5 of the chord on “but”

Dm 
 But wouldn’t that be hard
 You can’t love anyone
‘Cause that would mean you had a heart

 I tried to help you out
Dm 
 Now I know that I can’t
‘Cause how you think’s the kind of thing
Dm 
I’ll never understand   

Bm 
I’ve made some real big mistakes
E7 
But you make the worst one look fine
I should’ve known it was strange
C#7 
You only come out at night

I used to think I was smart
Dm 
But you made me look so naive
The way you sold me for parts
C#7 
As you sunk your teeth into me, oh
Dm 
Bloodsucker, dream crusher

Bleeding me dry like a goddamn vampire

Orleans - Dance With Me  

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”).

D/A D/A 
Bm 
   

Melody on 2 3 3 on “dance with me”

Dance 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 
Night is calling, and I am falling
Dance with me

Fantasy could never be so thrilling
Dmaj7 
I feel free, I hope that you are willing
Bm 
Pick your feet up, and kick your feet up
Dance with me

Dmaj7 
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 
Starry eyes, and love is all around us
E/F F#m 
I can take you where you want to go
Bm7 
Oh whoa

Dance with me, I want to be your partner
Dmaj7 
Can’t you see the music is just starting?
Bm 
Night is calling, and I am falling
Dance with me

Solo if appropriate

D/A D/A 
Bm 
   

x2

Dmaj7 
Let it lift you off the ground
Dmaj7 
Starry eyes, and love is all around us
E/F F#m 
I can take you where you want to go
Bm7 
Oh whoa

Dance with me, I want to be your partner
Dmaj7 
Can’t you see the music is just starting?
Bm 
Night is calling, and I am falling
Dance with me

Outro

   x2, then flashy outro riff

Orleans - Still the One  

Originally in E, I play in A

Intro, swung with 6ths

We’ve been together since way back when

Sometimes I never want to see you again

But I want you to know, after all these years
You’re still the one I want whisperin’ in my ear

Drop the 6ths and switch to full strum for the chorus

You’re still the one I want to talk to in bed
F#m 
Still the one that turns my head
We’re still having fun  and you’re still the one

looked at your face every day

But I never saw it till I went away

When winter came, I just wanted to go

Hold a half-beat before “longed”, make it one syllable

instead of “lo-onged”

Deep in the desert I longed for the snow

You’re still the one that makes me laugh
F#m 
Still the one that’s my better half
We’re still having fun  and you’re still the one

You’re still the one that makes me strong
F#m 
Still the one I want to take along
We’re still having fun  and you’re still the one, yes you are

Solo if appropriate on a verse and a chorus

Hold off an extra beat before the “our”

B11/A 
Changing, our love is going gold

Play this line soft

F#m 
Even though we grow old, it grows new

Original comes back in full here, I stay on a slow strum

You’re still the one that I love to touch
F#m 
Still the one and I can’t get enough
We’re still having fun  and you’re still the one

All but drums drop out

You’re still the one who can scratch my itch
F#m 
Still the one and I wouldn’t switch
We’re still having fun  and you’re still the one

Hits on “you are”, band re-enters

You are still the one that makes me shout
F#m 
Still the one that I dream about
We’re still having fun  and you’re still the one

You are still the one 
F#m 
You’re still the one 
D/A 
We’re still having fun  and you’re still the one 

On the bridge rhythm, triplets

B11/A B11/A F#m 
      →  

Otis Redding - (Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay  

B7 
Sittin’ in the mornin’ sun
I’ll be sittin’ when the evenin’ comes
B7 
Watching the ships roll in
Then I watch ‘em roll away again, yeah

I’m sittin’ on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooo, I’m just sittin’ on the dock of the bay
Wastin’ time

B7 
left my home in Georgia
Headed for the ‘Frisco Bay
B7 
‘Cause I had nothing to live for
It looks like nothin’s gonna come my way

So I’m just gon’ sit on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooo, I’m sittin’ on the dock of the bay
Wastin’ time

Bridge

Vox start on the 1 on the first line, then the 6, then the 1

Look like, nothing’s gonna change
Everything still remains the same
I can’t do what ten people tell me to do

Vox on the 1 of the chord

So I guess I’ll remain the same, yes

B7 
Sittin’ here resting my bones
And this loneliness won’t leave me alone
B7 
It’s two thousand miles I roam
Just to make this dock my home

Now I’m just gonna sit at the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooo, I’m sittin’ on the dock of the bay
Wastin’ time

With whistling

Em Em Em Em 
       

Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train  

Originally in F#m, I play in C#m, with the IV’s and V’s up at 7 and 5

Rhythm gets a lot easier if you make the verse more or less straight muted 8ths

All aboard!

C#m C#m C#m C#m 
               x4
B/E A/E 
       x2

B/E A/E B/E A/E 
Crazy,   but that’s how it goes   
B/E A/E B/E A/E 
Millions of people,  living as foes   
B/E A/E B/E A/E 
Maybe,    it’s not to late   
B/E A/E B/E A/E 
To learn how to love   , and forget how to hate   

C#m C#m 
Mental wounds not healing, life’s a bitter shame
C#m 
I’m going off the rails on a crazy train
C#m 
I’m going off the rails on a crazy train

C#m C#m C#m C#m 
               Let’s go

B/E A/E 
       x2

B/E A/E B/E A/E 
I’ve listened to preachers,  I’ve listened to fools   
B/E A/E B/E A/E 
I’ve watched all the dropouts , who make their own rules   
B/E A/E B/E A/E 
One person conditioned,   to rule and control   
B/E A/E B/E A/E 
The media sells it,   and you live the role   

C#m C#m 
Mental wounds still screaming, driving me insane
C#m 
I’m going off the rails on a crazy train
C#m 
I’m going off the rails on a crazy train

C#m C#m 
     

Bridge

C#m C#m 
 I know that things, are going wrong for me  
C#m C#m 
 You gotta listen to my words, yeah-eah

Solo

C#m F#m F#m/E C#m 
Yeah   →   x3
C#m F#m F#m/E 
Yeah   →  

C#m C#m C#m C#m 
               x2 
B/E A/E 
       x2

B/E A/E B/E A/E 
Heirs of a cold war,  that’s what we’ve become   
B/E A/E B/E A/E 
Inheriting troubles,  I’m mentally numb   
B/E A/E B/E A/E 
Crazy,   I just cannot bear   
B/E A/E B/E A/E 
I’m living with something,  that just isn’t fair   

C#m C#m 
Mental wounds not healing, who and what’s to blame?
C#m 
I’m going off the rails on a crazy train
C#m 
I’m going off the rails on a crazy train

C#m C#m C#m C#m 
               x2

Ozzy Osbourne - Mama I’m Coming Home  

Originally in E tuned to Eb, I play in D

Intro, optionally keep this going throughout the verses

Skip the intro and outro in D

A/C# Bm7 Gsus2 D/F# Em7 
       
Times have changed and times are strange
Gsus2 
Here I come, but I ain’t the same
Mama, I’m coming home

Times gone by, seems to be
Gsus2 
You could have been a better friend to me
Mama, I’m coming home

Bm Gsus2 
You took me in and you drove me out
Yeah, you had me hypnotized
Bm Gsus2 
Lost and found and turned around
By the fire in your eyes

You made me cry, you told me lies
Gsus2 
But, I can’t stand to say goodbye
Mama, I’m coming home

could be right, I could be wrong
Gsus2 
It hurts so bad, it’s been so long
Mama, I’m coming home

Bm Gsus2 
Selfish love, yeah, we’re both alone
The ride before the fall, yeah
Bm Gsus2 
But I’m gonna take this heart of stone
I just got to have it all

Gsus2 
 I’ve seen your face a hundred times
Gsus2 
 Every day we’ve been apart
Gsus2 Gsus2 
 I don’t care about the sunshine, yeah
Gsus2 A# 
‘Cause mama, mama, I’m coming home
A# 
I’m coming home

Gsus2 
 →   x 2
Gsus2 
 →  

Solo

Gsus2 
Gsus2 
Gsus2 Bm 
   →  →  

Bm Gsus2 
You took me in and you drove me out
Yeah, you had me hypnotized, yeah
Bm Gsus2 
Lost and found and turned around
By the fire in your eyes

Gsus2 
I’ve seen your face a thousand times
Gsus2 
Every day we’ve been apart
Gsus2 Gsus2 
I don’t care about the sunshine, yeah
Gsus2 A# 
‘Cause mama, mama, I’m coming home
A# 
I’m coming home
A# 
I’m coming home
A# 
I’m coming home

Double-time relative to intro

A/C# Bm7 Gsus2 D/F# Em7 

Ozzy Osbourne - Mr. Crowley  

Originally in Dm, I play in Am

Intro

Am Em 
Em Bm Em Dm G/B Esus4 
     →  →  →  →  

Vox on the 3 of the minor chord, which (heads up) is the m6 of the chord that’s ringing before this line

Am 
Mr. Crowley, what went on in your head?
Am 
Oh, Mr. Crowley, did you talk with the dead?
Am 
Your lifestyle to me seemed so tragic, with the thrill of it all
You fooled all the people with magic, yeah
You waited on Satan’s call

Am 
Mr. charming, did you think you were pure?
Am 
Mr. alarming, in nocturnal rapport?
Am 
Uncovering things that were sacred, manifest on this Earth
Aw, conceived in the eye of a secret
And they scattered the afterbirth

Solo

Am Am Bm7b5 
               x2

Am 
Mr. Crowley, won’t you ride my white horse?
Am 
Mr. Crowley, it’s symbolic of course
Am 
Approaching a time that is classic, I hear that maiden’s call
Approaching a time that is drastic
Standing with their backs to the wall

Solo

Am Am Bm7b5 
               x2

Am Am 
  Was it polemically sent? 
A#m75 E7 
I wanna know what you mean t   I wanna know, I wanna know what you meant, yeah!

Normally ends on this solo to fade, I just repeat the first verse

Am Am Bm7b5 
               x2

Am 
Mr. Crowley, what went on in your head?
Am 
Oh, Mr. Crowley, did you talk with the dead?
Am 
Your lifestyle to me seemed so tragic, with the thrill of it all
You fooled all the people with magic, yeah
You waited on Satan’s call

Am 

Ozzy Osbourne - Road to Nowhere  

Originally in B, I play in G

Intro

Am 
   
Am 
   
Am 
   

 I was looking back on my life
Am 
 And all the things I’ve done to me
I’m still looking for the answers
Am 
 I’m still searching for the key

 The wreckage of my past keeps haunting me
 It just won’t leave me alone
 I still find it all a mystery
Could it be a dream? 

Hard stop after “nowhere”

The road to nowhere  leads to me

Am 
   
 Through all the happiness and sorrow
Am 
 I guess I’d do it all again
 Live for today and not tomorrow
Am 
 It’s still the road that never ends

Vox on the 3 of the chord

 The wreckage of my past keeps haunting me
 It just won’t leave me alone
 I still find it all a mystery
Could it be a dream? 
The road to nowhere  leads to me

 

Vox on the 5 of the chord

D# A# Cm 
 Ah, ah, ah, ah
A# G# D# 
The road to nowhere’s gonna pass me by 
D# A# Cm 
 Ah, ah, ah, ah
A# G# 
I hope we never have to say goodbye
A# 
never want to live without you, yeah

Shred-tastic solo

D# D# C# D# 
       x4
   
 The wreckage of my past keeps haunting me
 It just won’t leave me alone
 I still find it all a mystery
Could it be a dream? 

Extra two beats after “nowhere”

The road to nowhere  leads to me

  The road to nowhere leads to me
  The road to nowhere leads to me

Repeat to fade with ad libs

Panic at the Disco - High Hopes  

Originally in F, I play in A (highest note is the 5)

Intro

F#m 
F#m C#m 
   

Vox on the 7 on “high”

Had to have high, high hopes for a living

Vox on the 7 of the new chord (5 of the key) on “stars”

F#m 
Shooting for the stars when I couldn’t make a killing
Didn’t have a dime but I always had a vision
F#m C#m 
Always had high, high hopes

Had to have high, high hopes for a living
F#m 
Didn’t know how but I always had a feeling
I was gonna be that one in a million
F#m C#m 
Always had high, high hopes

Mama said
 Fulfill the prophecy
F#m 
Be something greater
 Go make a legacy
Manifest destiny
Back in the days
F#m C#m 
We wanted everything, wanted everything

Mama said
 Burn your biographies
F#m 
Rewrite your history
Light up your wildest dreams
Museum victories, everyday

Last chord is implied

F#m C#m 
We wanted everything, wanted everything

C#aug F#m Dm6 
Mama said don’t give up, it’s a little complicated
C#aug F#m Dm6 
All tied up, no more love and I’d hate to see you waiting

Had to have high, high hopes for a living
F#m 
Shooting for the stars when I couldn’t make a killing
Didn’t have a dime but I always had a vision
F#m C#m 
Always had high, high hopes

Had to have high, high hopes for a living
F#m 
Didn’t know how but I always had a feeling
I was gonna be that one in a million
F#m 
Always had high, high hopes

Mama said
 It’s uphill for oddities
F#m 
Stranger crusaders
 Ain’t ever wannabes
The weird and the novelties
Don’t ever change
F#m C#m 
We wanted everything, wanted everything

Melody to triplets

 Stay up on that rise
F#m 
Stay up on that rise and never come down, oh
 Stay up on that rise

Last chord is implied

F#m 
Stay up on that rise and never come down

C#aug F#m Dm6 
Mama said don’t give up, it’s a little complicated
C#aug F#m Dm6 
All tied up, no more love and I’d hate to see you waiting
C#aug F#m Dm6 
They say it’s all been done but they haven’t seen the best of me - e - e - e
C#aug F#m Dm6 
So I got one more run and it’s gonna be a sight to see - e - e - e

Band out

Had to have high, high hopes for a living
F#m 
Shooting for the stars when I couldn’t make a killing
Didn’t have a dime but I always had a vision
F#m C#m 
Always had high, high hopes

Drums in

Had to have high, high hopes for a living
F#m 
Didn’t know how but I always had a feeling
I was gonna be that one in a million
F#m 
Always had high, high hopes

Band in

Had to have high, high hopes for a living
F#m 
Shooting for the stars when I couldn’t make a killing
Didn’t have a dime but I always had a vision
F#m C#m 
Always had high, high hopes

Had to have high, high hopes for a living
F#m 
Didn’t know how but I always had a feeling
I was gonna be that one in a million
F#m C#m 
Always had high, high hopes

Paper Lace - Billy Don’t Be a Hero  

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
 The soldier blues fell in behind
Em7 A7 
 I looked across and there I saw Billy
 Waiting to go and join the line

Vox up to the 5 on “and”

Em7 A7 
 And with her head upon 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 A7 
 And through her tears I heard her say

Dmaj7 Em7 
Billy, don’t be a hero, don’t be a fool with your life
A7 
Billy, don’t be a hero, come back and make me your wife
D7 Gm 
And as he started to go, she said, Billy keep your head low
Em7 
Billy, don’t be hero, come back to me

Em7 A7 
 The soldier blues were trapped on a hillside
 The battle raging all around
Em7 A7 
 The sergeant cried we’ve got to hang on boys
 We’ve got to hold this piece of ground

Em7 A7 
 I need a volunteer to ride up
Em7 A7 
 And bring us back some extra men
Em7 A7 
 And Billy’s hand was  up in a moment
Em7 A7 
 Forgettin’ all the words she said

Original changes hey here, I don’t, it’s a silly key change

Dmaj7 Em7 
Billy, don’t be a hero, don’t be a fool with your life
A7 
Billy, don’t be a hero, come back and make me your wife
D7 Gm 
And as he started to go, she said, Billy keep your head low
Em7 
Billy, don’t be hero, come back to me

Let ring

Em7 A7 
 I heard his fiancee got a letter
Dmaj7 Bm7 
 That told how Billy died that day
Em7 A7 
 The letter said that he was a hero
Dmaj7 Bm7 
 She should be proud he died that way
Em7 Asus4 
 I heard she threw that letter  away

Paramore - Still Into You  

Originally in F, I play in C capo 5 (down an octave)

 Can’t count the years one hand

That we’ve been together

Am 
I need the other one to hold you

Make you feel, make you feel better

It’s not a walk in the park

To love each other

Am 
But when our fingers interlock

Can’t deny, can’t deny you’re worth it

Quiet

Cause after all this time
I’m still into you

Loud, but not higher than the verse... it feels like you want

to go up, but you don’t.

I should be over all the butterflies 
I’m into you, I’m into you
And baby even on our worst nights 
I’m into you, I’m into you

Let ‘em wonder how we got this far
Am 
Cause I don’t really need to wonder at all
Yeah after all this time

Hard stop on “still”

I’m still into you

 Recount the night that I first

Met your mother

Am 
And on the drive back to my house

I told you that, I told you that I loved ya

You felt the weight of the world

Fall off your shoulder

Am 
And to your favorite song

We sang along to the start of forever

And after all this time
I’m still into you

I should be over all the butterflies 
But I’m into you, I’m into you
And baby even on our worst nights
I’m into you, I’m into you

Let ‘em wonder how we got this far
Am 
Cause I don’t really need to wonder at all
Yeah after all this time

No hard stop this time

I’m still into you

Am 
Am 
   
Some things just
Some things just make sense
Am 
And one of those is you and I

Some things just
Some things just make sense
Am 
And even after all this time

Quiet until the chorus

I’m into you
Baby not a day goes by that
I’m not into you

I should be over all the butterflies 
But I’m into you, I’m into you
And baby even on our worst nights
I’m into you, I’m into you

Let ‘em wonder how we got this far
Am 
Cause I don’t really need to wonder at all
Yeah after all this time
I’m still into you
I’m still into you

Last I is implied

I’m still into you

Parsonsfield - Weeds or Wildflowers  

Originally in B, I play in G

Intro

       x2

Vox on the 3 on “long”

Well I came along to find a little peace of mind
Neglectin’ all my duties, steppin’ off that straightened line
Em A7 
Now I just sit by my front door filled with indolence and sound
It’s like I’m watchin’ the weeds grow on my brow

And I had a pure potential in a soiled white shirt
With love enough to kill me, but was unsure of its worth
Em A7 
And though the night is sweetened by some rising of the moon
I’ve lived enough to know the battle’s never through

Hard stop on “pass”

You pass something down, no matter where or how
Will there be weeds or wildflowers affixed upon your bows
Em A7 
And there’s a crooked burning cigarette rollin’ on your tongue
Will there be weeds or wildflowers when you’re done

       x2

Remember you traveled through the desert, you traveled to the sea
Lookin’ out on some horizon, asking what you mean to me
Em A7 
And we all hang around with a free or toiled mind
While all of our branches entwine

And as I watch the brick erode from day to day
The leaves change their colors and the loft fills with hay
Em A7 
And as a blade of sunshine cuts across my chest
The blood beneath boils with unrest

You pass something down, no matter where or how
Will there be weeds or wildflowers affixed upon your bows
Em A7 
And there’s a crooked burning cigarette rollin’ on your tongue
Will there be weeds or wildflowers when you’re done

Bridge

With “dah”

       x3
Em A7 
Blown about by the wind, and a worthless little thing
But the world can feel the changes of a butterfly’s wing
Em A7 
And so that crooked burning cigarette rollin’ on your tongue
Will leave its weeds before your flowers yet have sprung

With hard stops

Will there be weeds or wildflowers when you’re done

Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker  

Originally in Fm, I play in Em capo 4

Basically straight-8th downstrokes until the chorus

Em 
 

Vox on the 3

Em 
Your love is like a tidal wave
Spinning over my head 
Em 
Drownin’ me in your promises
 Better left unsaid  

Em 
You’re the right kind of sinner
Am 
To release my inner fantasy
Em 
 The invincible winner and you 
Am 
Know that you were born to be

Em 
You’re a  heartbreaker,  dream maker, love taker
Don’t you mess around with me
Em 
You’re a  heartbreaker, dream maker, love taker
Don’t you mess around, no, no, no

Em 
   x2

Em 
Your love has set my soul on fire
Burnin’ out of control 
Em 
You taught me the ways of desire
Now it’s takin’ its toll 

Em 
You’re the right kind of sinner
Am 
To release my inner fantasy
Em 
The invincible winner and you
Am 
Know that you were born to be

Em 
You’re a  heartbreaker,  dream maker, love taker
Don’t you mess around with me
Em 
You’re a  heartbreaker, dream maker, love taker
Don’t you mess around, no, no, no

Em 
   x2

Prog breakdown, chords approximate

Em B7 D/F# Em D/F# 
  
Em B7 Em B7 
  
B7 

Hits on the first beat of each measure (“you’re”, “sin”)

Em 
You’re the right kind of sinner 
To release my inner fantasy
Em 
The invincible winner and you 
Know that you were born to be

Instruments out

You're a heartbreaker, dream maker, love taker
Don't you mess around with me

Instruments back, but straight-8th rhythm, not chorus rhythm

Em 
You’re a heartbreaker, dream maker, love taker
Don’t you mess around with me
Em 
You’re a heartbreaker, dream maker, love taker
Don’t you mess around with me
Em 
You’re a heartbreaker, dream maker, love taker

Ritard here if there’s not going to be a solo

Heartbreaker 

Solo on chorus chords if appropriate, else end on...

Em 

Pat Benatar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot  

Originally in E, I play in A

F#m 
F#m 
   →  →  → 

x2

E/G# 
Well you’re a real tough cookie 
F#m 
With a long history 
Of breaking little hearts like the one in me
E/G# 
 That’s OK 
F#m 
Let’s see how you do it 
Put up your dukes, let’s get down to it

F#m 
Hit me with your best shot  
F#m 
Why don’t you hit me with your best shot  →  →  → 
F#m 
Hit me with your best shot  
F#m 
Fire away   →  →  → 

E/G# 
You come on with a come-on 
F#m 
You don’t fight fair 
 But that’s OK, see if I care
E/G# F#m 
Knock me down, it’s all in vain 
I’ll get right back on my feet again

F#m 
Hit me with your best shot  
F#m 
Why don’t you hit me with your best shot  →  →  → 
F#m 
Hit me with your best shot  
F#m 
Fire away   →  →  → 

Solo in intro chords

Let ring

E/G# 
Well, you’re a real tough cookie 
F#m 
With a long history
Of breaking little hearts like the one in me

E/G# 
Before I put another notch 
F#m 
In my lipstick case
You better make sure you put me in my place

Let ring

F#m 
Hit me with your best shot  
F#m 
Come on, hit me with your best shot  →  →  → 
F#m 
Hit me with your best shot  
F#m 
Fire away   →  →  → 

Band re-enters

F#m 
Hit me with your best shot  
F#m 
Why don’t you hit me with your best shot  →  →  → 
F#m 
Hit me with your best shot  
F#m 
Fire awaaaaaaaaaaaay   →  →  → 

F#m 
   →  →  → 
F#m 
   →  →  → 
F#m 
   →  →  → 
A9 

Pat Benatar - Love is a Battlefield  

Originally in Dm, I play in Em

Highest note is the 1 (“searching our hearts for so long”)

Intro

Em Bm 
 →   →  x 3

Originally spoken, written here for singing

Em Bm 
We are young,  heartache to heartache
Em Bm Em 
We stand,   no promises no demands 
Bm 
Love is a battlefield

Whoa-oa on 5-6 of the chord

Em Bm 
Whoa whoa whoa whoaaaa

Em Bm Em 
We are strong  no one can tell us we’re wrong 
Bm Em 
Searching our hearts for so long 
Bm Csus2 
Both of us knowing, love is a battlefield

Em 
Em 
You’re begging me go
You’re making me stay
Am 
 Why do you hurt me so bad?

Em 
It would help me to know
Do I stand in your way 
Am 
 Or am I the best thing you’ve had?

Em 
Believe, me believe me
can’t tell you why
But I’m trapped by your love
Am Am7 
And I’m chained to your side 

Em Bm 
We are young,  heartache to heartache
Em Bm Em 
We stand,   no promises no demands 
Bm 
Love is a battlefield
Em Bm 
   
Em Bm Em 
We are strong,  no one can tell us we’re wrong 
Bm Em 
Searching our hearts for so long  
Bm Csus2 
Both of us knowing, love is a battlefield

Em 
Em 
We’re losing control
Will you turn me away
Am 
 Or touch me deep inside?

Em 
And before this gets old
Will it still feel the same?
Am 
 There’s no way this will die

Em 
But if we get much
Closer I could lose control
And if your heart surrenders
Am Am7 
You’ll need me to hold 

Originally a breakdown on the chorus chords, silly to do that acoustic

Em Bm 
We are young,  heartache to heartache
Em Bm Em 
We stand,   no promises no demands 
Bm 
Love is a battlefield

Em Bm 
   
Em Bm Em 
We are strong,  no one can tell us we’re wrong 
Bm Em 
Searching our hearts for so long  
Bm Csus2 
Both of us knowing, love is a battlefield

Pat Benatar - Shadows of the Night  

Originally in F#, I play in A capo 2, highest note that matters is the 4 (“we’re running”)

Intro, chords implied

Vox on the 4 of the key on “we’re running”

We’re running with the shadows of the night
So baby take my hand, it’ll be all right
F#m 
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
They’ll come true in the end

       x2

Vox on the 4 on “oh”

You said oh girl, it’s a cold world

Vox on the 2 of the chord on “keep it”

When you keep it all to yourself
I said you can’t hide on the inside
All the pain you’ve ever felt

F#m 
 Ransom my heart, but baby don’t look back
Bm A/C# A/C# Bm 
Cause we got nobody else  →  →  →  → 

We’re running with the shadows of the night
So baby take my hand, it’ll be all right
F#m 
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
They’ll come true in the end

   
You know that sometimes, it feels like
It’s all moving way too fast
Use every alibi, and words you deny
That love ain’t meant to last

F#m 
You can cry tough baby, it’s all right
Bm A/C# A/C# Bm 
You can let me down easy, but  not tonight  

We’re running with the shadows of the night
So baby take my hand, it’ll be all right
F#m 
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
They’ll come true in the end

Solo on verse chords

F#m Bm A/C# A/C# Bm 
     →  →  →  → 

We’re running with the shadows of the night
So baby take my hand, it’ll be all right
F#m 
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
F#m 
They’ll come true in the end

F#m 
And now the hands of time are standing still
Bm A/C# A/C# Bm 
Midnight angel, won’t you  say you will   

We’re running with the shadows of the night
So baby take my hand, it’ll be all right
F#m 
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
They’ll come true in the end

We’re running with the shadows of the night
So baby take my hand, it’ll be all right
F#m 
Surrender all your dreams to me tonight
They’ll come true in the end

Patsy Cline - Crazy  

Originally in Bb, I play in E

 

A6 A6 Amaj7 G#m7 F#m7 B7 
       

Vox on 3 5 on “crazy”, 1 3 5 1 b7 of the chord on “crazy for feeling”

 

Play the bVII in the same voicing as you’re going to play the VI

C#7 F#m F#mM7 F#m7 
 Crazy,   I’m  crazy for feeling  so lonely  

Vox on 9 3 of the chord on “crazy”, which starts where “lonely” was

1 3 5 4 (up an octave) 9 of the chord on “crazy for feeling”

Gdim7 Fdim7 F#m7 B7 
I’m  crazy, crazy for  feeling so  blue   

C#7 F#m F#mM7 F#m7 
 I knew   you’d love me as long as you  wanted  

Vox on 9 3 of the chord on “someday”, 7 of the chord on “somebody”

B7 F#m7 Gdim7 G#dim7 
And then  someday you’d leave me for somebody  new   

Vox on 5 3 of the chord on “worry”

Fdim7 
 Worry, why do I let myself  worry? 

Vox on “wond’ring” the same as “worry”

F#7 B7 
 Wond’ring what in the world did I  do? 

C#7 F#m F#mM7 F#m7 
 Crazy   for  thinking that my love  could hold you  
Amaj7 G#m7 F#m7 Fdim7 
I’m  crazy for  trying and  crazy for  crying
F#m7 B7 B9 
And I’m  crazy for  loving you  

Originally changes key here up a half-step, I just repeat

C#7 F#m F#mM7 F#m7 
 Crazy   for  thinking that my love  could hold you  
Amaj7 G#m7 F#m7 Fdim7 
I’m  crazy for  trying and  crazy for  crying
F#m7 B7 
And I’m  crazy for  loving you 

Patty Smyth - Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough  

Originally in Bb, I play in D

Bm 
        x2

Patty

Bm 
 Now I don’t wanna lose you,  but I don’t wanna use you

In D, don’t go way down on “side”

 Just to have somebody by my side
Bm 
 And I don’t wanna hate you,  I don’t wanna take you
 But I don’t wanna be the one to cry

D/C# 
 And that don’t really matter,  to anyone anymore  → 
F#m 
 But like a fool I keep losing my place
And I keep seeing you walk through that door

Both... Patty on the 5 of the key, Don on the 3

But there’s a danger in loving somebody too much
And it’s sad when you know it’s your heart you can’t trust
Bm 
There’s a reason why people don’t stay where they are

Patty

Baby sometimes love just ain’t enough

Bm 
   

Patty

Bm 
 Now I could never change you,  I don’t wanna blame you
 Baby you don’t have to take the fall

Don

Bm 
 Yes I may have hurt you,  but I did not desert you
 Maybe I just wanna have it all

Both

D/C# 
 It makes a sound like thunder,  it makes me feel like rain  → 

Patty

F#m 
 And like a fool who will never see the truth
A/B A/C# 
I keep thinking something’s gonna change

Both

But there’s a danger in loving somebody too much
And it’s sad when you know it’s your heart you can’t trust
Bm 
There’s a reason why people don’t stay where they are

Patty

Baby sometimes love just ain’t enough

Bridge

Patty

And there’s no way home
When it’s late at night and you’re all alone
Bm F#m 
Are there things that you wanted to say
Bm F#m Em 
And do you feel me beside you in your bed
There beside you where I used to lay

Bm 
        x2

Instruments drop out

Both

And there’s a danger in loving somebody too much
And it’s sad when you know it’s your heart they can’t touch
Bm 
There’s a reason why people don’t stay who they are

Patty

Bm 
Baby sometimes love just ain’t enough
Baby sometimes love,  it just ain’t enough

Bm 

Paul McCartney - Another Day  

Originally in G, I play in 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
It’s just another day

Slipping into stockings
Stepping into shoes
E7 
Dipping in the pocket of her raincoat
It’s just another day

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
Em 
It’s just another day doo doo doo doo doo doo
B7 Em 
It’s just another day doo doo doo doo doo doo
A/C# Bm 
It’s just another day  

Bm Gmaj7 
So sad, so sad
E/G# Gmaj7 Bm 
Sometimes she feels so sad
Gmaj7 
Alone in her apartment she’d dwell
E/G# Gmaj7 Bm 
Till the man of her dreams comes to break the spell

Em 
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
E/G# Bm 
So sad, sometimes she feels so sad

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

Em 
It’s just another day doo doo doo doo doo doo
B7 Em 
It’s just another day doo doo doo doo doo doo
A/C# Bm 
It’s just another day  

Bm Gmaj7 
So sad, so sad
E/G# Gmaj7 Bm 
Sometimes she feels so sad
Gmaj7 
Alone in her apartment she’d dwell
E/G# Gmaj7 Bm 
Till the man of her dreams comes to break, the spell

Em 
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
E/G# Bm 
So sad, sometimes she feels so sad

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
It’s just another day

Slipping into stockings
Stepping into shoes
E7 
Dipping in the pocket of her raincoat
Em 
It’s just another day doo doo doo doo doo doo
B7 Em 
It’s just another day doo doo doo doo doo doo
It’s just another day   

Paul McCartney - Let Me Roll It  

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

Bm Bm 
   

Riff starts after this line

    
Bm Bm 
   

Vox on the 5 of the first chord

Bm 
You gave me something, I understand

“In the palm” in 1 3 2 of the first chord

Bm 
You gave me loving in the palm of my hand

Bm 
I can’t tell you how I feel
Bm 
My heart is like a wheel

Let me roll it
Let me roll it to you
Let me roll it
Let me roll it to you

With riff

Bm Bm 
   
Bm 
I want to tell you, and now’s the time

Vox on “go ing to” on 4 3 2 of the first chord

Bm 
I want to tell you that you’re going to be mine

Bm 
I can’t tell you how I feel
Bm 
My heart is like a wheel

Let me roll it
Let me roll it to you
Let me roll it
Let me roll it to you

With riff

Bm Bm 
   
Bm 
I can’t tell you how I feel
Bm 
My heart is like a wheel

Let me roll it
Let me roll it to you
Let me roll it
Let me roll it to you

Bm Bm 
   
Bm 
You gave me something I understand
Bm 
You gave me loving in the palm of my hand

Bm 
I can’t tell you how I feel
Bm 
My heart is like a wheel

Let me roll it
Let me roll it to you
Let me roll it
Let me roll it to you

With riff, to fade

Bm Bm 

Paul McCartney - Maybe I’m Amazed  

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”

D/F# E/A 
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you love me all the time
D/F# 
And maybe I’m afraid of the way I love you

This time vox on the 6 of the chord on “pulled”

D/F# E/A 
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you pulled me out of time
D/F# 
You hung me on a line

Vox *stay* on the 6 of the chord on “maybe” (A if the chord is D)

C/E 
And maybe I’m amazed at the way I really need you

Bmaj7 
Maybe I’m a man
B9 
Maybe I’m a lonely man who’s in the middle of something
B(#9) 
That he doesn’t really understand 
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

B/D# Bm/D C#m7 F#7 
Baby won’t you help me to understand   

Solo on verse chords, acoustic I usually skip this and the following chorus.

Can also do it on doo doo, etc.

D/F# E/A 
D/F# 
D/F# E/A 
D/F# 
  
Bmaj7 
Maybe I’m a man
B9 
Maybe I’m a lonely man who’s in the middle of something
B(#9) 
That he doesn’t really understand 
Bmaj7 
Maybe I’m a man
B9 
And maybe you’re the only woman who could ever help me
B/D# Bm/D C#m7 F#7 
Baby won’t you help me to understand   

D/F# E/A 
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you’re with me all the time
D/F# 
Maybe I’m afraid of the way I need you
D/F# E/A 
Maybe I’m amazed at the way you help me sing my song
D/F# 
You right me when I’m wrong
C/E 
And maybe I’m amazed at the way I really need you

If I skipped the previous chorus, I’ll do this one with lyrics, else do this on “yeah”

Bmaj7 
Maybe I’m a man
B9 
Maybe I’m a lonely man who’s in the middle of something
B(#9) 
That he doesn’t really understand 
Bmaj7 
Maybe I’m a man
B9 
And maybe you’re the only woman who could ever help me

End here acoustic

B/D# Bm/D C#m7 F#7 
Baby won’t you help me to understand   

Long pause, then solo on verse chords, acoustic I usually skip this

D/F# E/A 
D/F# 
D/F# E/A 
D/F# 
  

Outro on chorus chords, fading, acoustic I usually skip this

Bmaj7 B9 
B(#9) 
Bmaj7 B9 
B/D# Bm/D C#m7 F#7 

Paul McCartney - My Brave Face  

Originally in E, I play in A capo 3

Intro, a capella, usually skip this and start with the chords

My brave, my brave, my brave face

D/A 
   x 2

 I’ve been living in style
D/A 
 Unaccustomed as I am to the luxury life
Bm 
 I’ve been hitting the town and it didn’t hit back

 I’ve been doing the rounds
D/A 
 Unaccustomed as I am to the time on my hands
Bm 
 Now I don’t have to tell anybody when I’m gonna get back 

If solo acoustic, let each chord ring

F#m F#mM7 F#m7 A7 
Ever since you went away I’ve had this sentimental
Dm 
Inclination not to change a single thing
F#m F#mM7 F#m7 
As I pull the sheets back on the bed
F#m6 Dm 
I want to go bury my head In your pillow

Now that I’m alone again
can’t stop breaking down again
C#m F#m 
The simplest things set me off again
F#m C#m Bm 
And take me to that place

A/C# Bm 
Where I can’t find my brave face
A/C# Bm 
Where I can’t find my brave face
A/C# Bm 
My brave, my brave, my brave face

Easiest to skip this

A/C# Bm A/C# 
 →  →  → →
Bm/F# A7sus4 
My brave face

 I’ve been living a lie
D/A 
 Unaccustomed as I am to the work of a housewife
Bm 
 I’ve been breaking up  dirty dishes and been throwing them away

F#m F#mM7 F#m7 A7 
Ever since you left I have been trying to compose a
Dm 
Baby, will you please come home note meant for you
F#m F#mM7 F#m7 F#m6 
As I clear away another untouched TV dinner 
Dm 
From the table I laid for two

Now that I’m alone again
can’t stop breaking down again
C#m F#m 
The simplest things set me off again
F#m C#m Bm 
And take me to that place

A/C# Bm 
Where I can’t find my brave face
A/C# Bm 
Where I can’t find my brave face
A/C# Bm 
My brave, my brave, my brave face

Easiest to skip this

A/C# Bm A/C# 
 →  →  → →
Bm/F# D/E 
My brave face 

Paul McCartney - Sally  

Paul plays in C#, I play in C

Get your Gaug ready

Fm 
     
Fm 
Sally, Sally, pride of our alley
C/G Gaug 
You’re more than the whole world to me 
Fm 
Sally, Sally, don’t ever wander
C/G 
Away from the alley and me

Solo, ad lib spoken vox, skipped in almost any reasonable environment

Ladies and gentlemen, Reginald Dixon
And the Blackpool Tower Orchestra
Come on Reg, lovely, lovely, lovely
I love the way this boy plays, I love it
Marvelous, marvelous, I love it, I love it

Fm 
C/G Gaug 
Fm 
  
Fm 
Oh, now when you’re away there are gray skies
Fm 
And when I’m away there are even more gray skies
Than the gray skies I talked about before

Fm 
Sally, Sally, don’t ever wander
C/G 
Away from the alley and me

C/A# Fm 
  

More ad lib, also almost never a good idea, but I love this

banter too much to delete it.

Thank you, thank you, thank you so much
Thank you, thank you so much
For coming here to Batley tonight
So lovely

Paul McCartney and Wings - Jet  

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.

Jet, jet, jet

C/G 
I can almost remember their funny faces
That time you told ‘em that
C/G 
You were gonna be marrying soon

Bm7 Am 
And Jet, I thought the only
G/B C6 
Lonely place was on the moon

For these “jets”, I’ll sing an octave down but

hit a high guitar voicing on that downbeat.

Jet, ooh, jet ooh

C/G 
Jet, was your father as bold as a sergeant major?
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 
Major was lady suffragette

Jet, ooh, jet ooh

Ah, mater, want Jet to always love me
Ah, mater, want Jet to always love me
Gsus4 
Ah, mater, much later

Instrumental bridge

G/B Gm13/A# 
 →   →   →  

x2

Synth solo on verse chords, play the chords either way

Bm7 
And Jet, I thought the 
Am G/B C6 
Major was lady suffragette

Jet, ooh, jet ooh

Ah, mater, want Jet to always love me
Ah, mater, want Jet to always love me
Gsus4 
Ah, mater, much later

Instrumental bridge

G/B Gm13/A# 
 →   →   →  

x2

C/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 
Major was a little lady suffragette

Jet, ooh, jet ooh

Bm7 
And Jet, you know I 
Am G/B C6 
Thought you was a little lady suffragette

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  

Originally in C, I play in G, vox mostly on the 5

Bm7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
       x3

Vox on the 5

Bm7 Cmaj7 
 You’d think that people would have had enough of silly love songs
Bm7 Cmaj7 
 But I look around me and I see it isn’t so
Bm7 Cmaj7 
 Some people wanna fill the world with silly love songs
Bm7 Cmaj7 
And what’s wrong with that, I’d like to know
Bm G/B G/C G/C# 
‘Cause here I go again →  →  → 

Vox on the 5, down an octave from the verse

Bm7 Cmaj7 
love you
Bm7 Cmaj7 
love you
Bm7 Cmaj7 
love you
Bm7 Cmaj7 
love you

Bm7 Cmaj7 
 I can’t explain the feeling’s plain to me, now can’t you see
Bm7 Cmaj7 
Ah, she gave me more, she gave it all to me, now can’t you see
Bm7 Cmaj7 
What’s wrong with that, I need to know
Bm G/B G/C G/C# 
‘Cause here I go again →  →  → 

Bm7 Cmaj7 
love you
Bm7 Cmaj7 
love you

Bm Em7 
 Love doesn’t come in a minute
Am7 
 Sometimes it doesn’t come it all
Bm Em7 
 I only know that when I’m in it
Am7 C/D 
 It isn’t silly, love isn’t silly, love isn’t silly at all

Bm7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
       x4

Bm7 Cmaj7 
How  can I tell  you about, my loved one
Bm7 Cmaj7 
How  can I tell  you about, my loved one
Bm7 Cmaj7 
How  can I tell  you about, my loved one
Bm7 Cmaj7 
How  can I tell  you about my loved one

Bm7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
       x3

Bm7 Cmaj7 
love you
Bm7 Cmaj7 
love you

With “I love you”

Bm7 Cmaj7 
I can’t explain the feeling’s plain to me, say can’t you see
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”

Bm7 Cmaj7 
I can’t explain the feeling’s plain to me, say can’t you see
Bm7 Cmaj7 
Ah, he gave me more, he gave it all to me, say can’t you see

Bm7 Cmaj7 
I can’t explain the feeling’s plain to me, say can’t you see
Bm7 Cmaj7 
Ah, he gave me more, he gave it all to me, say can’t you see

Bm7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
   
Bm7 Cmaj7 
 You’d think that people would have had enough of silly love songs
Bm7 Cmaj7 
 I look around me and I see it isn’t so, oh no
Bm7 Cmaj7 
 Some people wanna fill the world with silly love songs
Bm7 
And what’s wrong with that?

Paul Simon - 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover  

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 
Furthermore, I hope my meaning won’t be lost or misconstrued 
Em Bm/D Am Am/G Ebdim7 
But I’ll repeat 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

You just slip out the back, Jack
Bb 
Make a new plan, Stan
You don’t need to be coy, Roy
Just get yourself free
Hop on the bus, Gus
Bb 
You don’t need to discuss much
Just drop off the key, Lee
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 appreciate that  and would you please explain
B7 Em 
About the fifty ways

Em Bm/D Am Am/G Ebdim7 B7 
She said why don’t we both just sleep on it tonight 
Em Ebdim7 Gbdim7 B7+ B7 
And I believe 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 probably was right 
B7 Em Am Em 
There must be fifty ways to leave your lover
Em Am Em 
Fifty ways to leave your lover

You just slip out the back, Jack
Bb 
Make a new plan, Stan
You don’t need to be coy, Roy
Just get yourself free
Hop on the bus, Gus
Bb 
You don’t need to discuss much
Just drop off the key, Lee
And get yourself free

You just slip out the back, Jack
Bb 
Make a new plan, Stan
You don’t need to be coy, Roy
Just get yourself free
Hop on the bus, Gus
Bb 
You don’t need to discuss much
Just drop off the key, Lee
And get yourself free

Paul Simon - Kathy’s Song  

Originally in G tuned down to F#, I play in G

Intro

C/G 
       x4

C/G 
 I hear the  drizzle of the  rain
Am Am/G G/B Bm/F# 
 Like a memory i falls
Bm/F# 
 Soft and  warm continuing
Am Asus2/G 
 Tapping  on my roof and walls 

C/G 
   x4

C/G 
 And from the  shelter of my  mind
Am Am/G G/B Bm/F# 
 Through the  window of meyes
Bm/F# 
 gaze beyond the rain-drenched streets

Not a typo, this line is shorter than it is in all the other verses, and the vi/5 is gone

Am 
To England,  where my heart lies

C/G 
   x4
D11 D11 
C/G 
   x4

C/G 
 My mind’s distracted and diffused
Am Am/G G/B Bm/F# 
 My thoughts are many miles away
Bm/F# 
They lie with you when you’re asleep
Am Asus2/G 
And kiss you when you  start your  day

C/G 
   x4

C/G 
And a song I was writing is left undone
Am Am/G G/B Bm/F# 
 I don’t know why I spend mtime
Bm/F# 
 Writing songs I  can’t believe
Am Asus2/G 
With words that tear and  strain to rhyme

C/G 
   x4
D11 D11 
C/G 
   x4

C/G 
 And so you see, I have come to  doubt
Am Am/G G/B Bm/F# 
 All that I once held a true
Bm/F# 
 I stand alone without beliefs
Am Asus2/G 
The only truth I know is you

C/G 
   x4

C/G 
 And as I watch the drops of rain
Am Am/G G/B Bm/F# 
 Weave their weary paths and  die
Bm/F# 
 know that I am like the rain
Am Asus2/G 
 There but for the grace of you go I

C/G 
   x4

Optionally play an instrumental verse

Paul Simon - Kodachrome  

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-------------|

Dmaj7 D7 Em A7 Em A7 
        
Dmaj7 D7 
When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school
Em A7 Em A7 
It’s a wonder I can think at all     
Dmaj7 D7 
And though my lack of education hasn’t hurt me none
Em A7 
I can read the writing on the wall

G/F# 
Kodachro-o-ome
Am D7 
They give us those nice bright colors
They give us the greens of summers
Makes you think all  the world’s a sunny
G/F# 
Day oh yeah
Am D7 
I got a Nikon camera, I love to take photographs
So momma, don’t take my Kodachrome
Bm Em A7 
Away   

Dmaj7 D7 
If you took all the girls I knew when I was single
Em A7 Em A7 
And put ‘em all together for one night  
Dmaj7 D7 
I know they’d never match my sweet imagination
Em A7 
And ev’rything looks worse in black and white

G/F# 
Kodachro-o-ome
Am D7 
They give us those nice bright colors
They give us the greens of summers
Makes you think all  the world’s a sunny
G/F# 
Day oh yeah
Am D7 
I got a Nikon camera, I love to take photographs
So momma, don’t take my Kodachrome
Away 

Bm Em Em 
   
Bm Em 
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
Bm Em 
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
Bm Em 
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away

Double-time feel

Mama don’t take my Kodachrome
Bm 
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome
Em 
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away

Mama don’t take my Kodachrome
Bm 
Leave your boy so far from home
Em 
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away

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  

Originally in G, I play in G capo 2.

 Intro

       x 2

The Mama pajama rolled outta bed
And she ran to the police station
When the papa found out, he began to shout
He started the investigation
It’s against the law, it was against the law
What the mama saw, it was against the law

Mama look down and spit on the ground
Every time her name gets mentioned
The papa said oy, if I get that boy
I’m gonna stick him in the house of detention

Well I’m on my way, I don’t know where I’m goin’
I’m on my way, I’m takin’ my time
But I don’t know where
Goodbye to Rosie, the queen of Corona
Seein’ me and Julio down by the schoolyard  
Seein’ me and Julio down by the schoolyard  

Instrumental break on chorus chords, with whistling

        
Woah... In a couple of days they’re gonna take me away
But the press let the story leak
Now when the radical priest come to get me released
We was all on the cover of Newsweek

Well I’m on my way, I don’t know where I’m goin’
I’m on my way, I’m takin’ my time
But I don’t know where
Goodbye to Rosie, the queen of Corona
Seein’ me and Julio down by the schoolyard  
Seein’ me and Julio down by the schoolyard  
Seein’ me and Julio down by the schoolyard

Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al  

Intro

Bb Bb 
  →     →   x 2

 A man walks down the street
Bb 
He says  why am I soft in the middle now
 Why am I soft in the middle when
Bb 
 The rest of my life is so hard

 I need a photo-opportunity
Bb 
 I want a shot at redemption
 Don’t want to end up a cartoon
Bb 
In a  cartoon graveyard

Bonedigger, bonedigger
Bb 
 Dogs in the moonlight
Bb 
 Far away from my well-lit door
Mister beerbelly, beerbelly
Bb 
Get these mutts away from me
Bb 
You know I don’t find this stuff amusing anymore

If you’ll be my bodyguard
Bb Bb 
I can be your long lost pa   

I can call you Betty
Bb 
And Betty when you call me
Bb 
You can call me Al    

 A man walks down the street
Bb 
He says  why am I short of attention
Got a  short little span of attention
Bb 
 Whoa my nights are so long

 Where’s my wife and family
Bb 
 What if I die here
 Who’ll be my role model
Bb 
 Now that my role model is

 Gone, gone
Bb 
He ducked back down the alley
Bb 
With some  roly-poly little bat-faced girl 
Bb 
All along, along, there were incidents and accidents
Bb 
There were hints and allegations  

If you’ll be my bodyguard
Bb Bb 
I can be your long lost pa   

I can call you Betty
Bb 
And Betty when you call me
Bb 
You can call me Al    

Bb Bb 
  →     →   x 2

 A man walks down the street
Bb 
It’s a street in a strange world
 Maybe it’s the third world
Bb 
 Maybe it’s his first time around

 He doesn’t speak the language
Bb 
 He holds no currency
 He is a foreign man
Bb 
 He is surrounded by

The sound, the sound
Bb 
Cattle in the marketplace
Bb 
 Scatterlings and orphanages  

He looks around, and around
Bb 
He sees angels in the architecture
 Spinning in infinity
Bb 
He says  Amen and Hallelujah

If you’ll be my bodyguard
Bb Bb 
I can be your long lost pa   

I can call you Betty
Bb 
And Betty when you call me
Bb 
You can call me Al    

Bb Bb 
  →     →   x 2

Paula Abdul - Straight Up  

Originally in Dm, I play in Em capo 2

Get that m7b5 ready for the prechorus

Intro

Em Em 
   

Vox on the 1

Em 
Lost in a dream

Vox on the 5 of the chord on “which”

Am B7 Em 
I don’t know which way to go

Em 
If you are all that you seem
Am B7 Em 
Then baby I’m moving way too slow

Vox on the 6 of the first chord for this whole line

Chords here are almost unrelated to the original, which is close to NC

Am6 F#m7b5 
 I’ve been a fool before
Am6 
Wouldn’t like to get my love caught
F#m7b5 
In the slammin’ door
Am6 F#m7b5 B7 
 How about some information please

Vox to the 5 of the chord

Em 
 Straight up now tell me
Do you really want to love me forever (oh oh oh)
Em 
 Or am I caught in a hit and run

Em 
 Straight up now tell me
Is it gonna be you and me together (oh oh oh)
Em 
 Are you just having fun

Em 
Time’s standing still
Am B7 Em 
Waiting for some  small clue
Em 
I keep getting chills
Am B7 Em 
When I think your love  is true

Am6 F#m7b5 
 I’ve been a fool before
Am6 
Wouldn’t like to get my love caught
F#m7b5 
In the slammin’ door
Am6 F#m7b5 B7 
 How about some information please

Em 
 Straight up now tell me
Do you really want to love me forever (oh oh oh)
Em 
 Or am I caught in a hit and run

Em 
 Straight up now tell me
Is it gonna be you and me together (oh oh oh)
Em 
 Are you just having fun

Bridge

Vox up to the 5

Em 
 You are so hard to read
Am 
You play hide and seek
B7 Em 
With your true intentions

Em 
 If you’re only playing games
Am B7 
I’ll just have to say  

Em 
 buh buh buh bye, buh buh buh buh bye

Em 
 Ah do do you love me, baby?
Em B7 
 Ah do do you love me, tell me baby

Am6 F#m7b5 
 I’ve been a fool before
Am6 
Wouldn’t like to get my love caught
F#m7b5 
In the slammin’ door

Am6 F#m7b5 
Are you more than hot for me
Am6 F#m7b5 
Or am I a page in your history, book

Am6 F#m7b5 Am6 
I don’t mean to make demands
F#m7b5 Am6 F#m7b5 
But the word and the deed go hand in hand
Am6 F#m7b5 B7 
 How about some information please

Em 
 Straight up now tell me 
Em 
 Straight up now tell me 

Em 
 Straight up now tell me 
Em 
 Straight up now tell me,  straight up now tell me

Em 
 Straight up now tell me
Do you really want to love me forever (oh oh oh)
Em 
 Or am I caught in a hit and run

Em 
 Straight up now tell me
Is it gonna be you and me together (oh oh oh)
Em 
 Are you just having fun

Pearl Jam - Alive  

Dsus2 Dsus2 Dsus2 
       
Dsus2 Dsus2 
 Son, she said, have I got a little story for you
Dsus2 Dsus2 
 What you thought was your daddy was nothing but a 
Dsus2 Dsus2 
 While you were sitting home alone at age thirteen
Dsus2 Dsus2 
 Your real daddy was dying 
Sorry you didn’t see him
But I’m  glad we talked

Oh, oh, I’m still alive
Hey, oh, I’m still alive

Not a typo, this chorus has three lines, the others have four

Hey, oh, I’m still alive, hey, oh

Dsus2 Dsus2 
 While she walks slowly across a young man’s room
Dsus2 Dsus2 
 She says I’m ready  for you
Dsus2 Dsus2 
 I can’t remember anything to this very day 
Dsus2 Dsus2 
 ’Cept the look,  the look
Oh, you know where
Now I can’t see, I just 

Stare, oh, I’m still alive
Oh, I oh, I’m still alive
Hey, oh, I’m still alive
Hey, oh, I’m still alive, hey, oh

I usually shorten this to one or two repeats if acoustic

F# F# F# F# 
       
Dsus2 Dsus2 
  Is something wrong, she said
Dsus2 
Of course there is
Dsus2 
You’re still alive, she said
Oh and do I deserve to be? 
Is that the question? 
And if so, if so 
Who answers?  Who answers?

oh, I’m still alive
Hey, oh, I’m still alive
Hey, oh, I’m still alive
Hey, oh, I’m still alive, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Solo if appropriate on chorus chords

Pearl Jam - Better Man  

D/F# E/G# 
   x 2

Vox on 1 6 on “waitin’”

D/F# E/G# 
 Waitin’, watchin’ the clock, it’s four o’clock, it’s got to stop
D/F# E/G# 
 Tell him, take no more, she practices her speech
Fmaj7/A G6/B 
As he opens the door she rolls over
Fmaj7/A G6/B 
Pretends to sleep as he looks her over

She lies and says she’s in love with him
Can’t find a better man 
 She dreams in color, she dreams in red
Asus4 
Can’t find a better man 
Can’t find a better man
Asus4 
Can’t find a better man  

Oooh

D/F# E/G# 
 
D/F# E/G# 
 Talkin’ to herself, there’s no one else who needs to know
D/F# E/G# 
She tells herself 

Band enters, full strum

D/F# E/G# 
 Memories back when she was bold and strong
Fmaj7/A G6/B 
And waiting for the world to come along
Fmaj7/A G6/B 
Swears she knew him, now she swears he’s gone

 She lies and says she’s in love with him
 Can’t find a better man
 She dreams in color, she dreams in red
 Can’t find a better man

 She lies and says she still loves him 
 Can’t find a better man
 She dreams in color, she dreams in red 
Asus4 
Can’t find a better man 
Can’t find a better man
Asus4 
Can’t find a better man  

D/F# D/F# G/A 
       
 She loved him,     yeah
 She don’t want to leave this way
 She feeds him,     yeah
 That’s why she’ll be back again
 You’ll find a better man
 You’ll find a better man
 You’ll find a better man
 You’ll find a better

Maaaaan  
  
D/F# D/F# G/A 

Pearl Jam - Black  

Intro

Can throw in some extra bVIIs too

E9 
  →  x 2

Asus2 Asus2 
Sheets of empty canvas, untouched  sheets of clay 
Asus2 
Were laid spread out before me as her body once did

Asus2 Asus2 
All five horizons revolved around her soul as the earth to the sun
Asus2 
Now the air I tasted and breathed has taken a turn

Em 
Ooooh, and all I taught her was everything
Em 
Ooooh, I know she gave me all that she  wore

And now my bitter hands
Chafe beneath the clouds
Em 
Of what was everything
All the pictures have
All been washed in black
Tattooed everything

Asus2 Asus2 
I take a walk outside, I’m surrounded by some kids at play
Asus2 
I can feel their laughter so, why do I sear

Em 
Ooooh, and twisted thoughts that spin ‘round my head, I’m spinning, oh
Em 
I’m spinning, how quick the sun can drop away

And now my bitter hands
Cradle broken glass
Em 
Of what was everything
All the pictures have
All been washed in black
Em 
Tattooed everything
All the love gone bad
Turned my world to black
And tattooed all I see
All that I am
Em 
All I’ll be,  yeah

Em 
Uh huh, uh huh, ooh
Em 
know someday you’ll have a beautiful life
know you’ll be a star in somebody else’s sky
Em 
But why, why, why can’t it be
Em 
Aw can’t it be mine  

Em 
Ooh, ah yeah, ah ooh
Em 
Doo do do do do do do
Doo do do do do do do
Doo do do do do do do
Em 
Doo do do do do do do

Pearl Jam - Evenflow  

Originally in D, I play in A

All of the bVII’s are probably more like I/b7, and I didn’t try that hard here on chord alignment

   x3

Let ring for a measure

Vox on the 3 7 of the key on “freezin”

Freezin’, rests his head on a pillow made of concrete,  again  
Oh, Feelin’  maybe he’ll see a little better set a days,  oh yeah
Oh, hand out, faces that he sees time again ain’t that familiar,  aw 
Oh, dark grin,  he can’t help, when he’s happy looks insane,  yeah

   x4

Vox on 3 1 7 on “evenflow”

Evenflow, thoughts arrive like butterflies
Oh, he don’t know, so he chases them away, yeah, ooh
A/E A/E 
Oh, someday yet, he’ll begin his life again, life again, life again

Kneelin’, looking through the paper through he doesn’t know to read,  oh yeah
Oh, prayin’,  now to something that has never showed him anything, oh 
Oh, feelin’,  understands the weather of the winter’s on itway  
Oh, ceilings,  few and far between all the legal halls of shame, yeah

Evenflow, thoughts arrive like butterflies, yeah
Oh, he don’t know, so he chases them away, yeah, ooh
Oh, someday yet, he’ll begin his life again, yeah
A/E A/E A/E 
Oh, whispering hands, gently lead, him away,  lead him away, him away,    yeah

Solo for a while

 
Evenflow, thoughts arrive like butterflies, yeah
Oh, he don’t know, so he chases them away, yeah, ooh
Oh, someday yet, he’ll begin his life again, yeah
A/E A/E A/E 
Oh, whispering hands, gently lead, him away,  lead him away, him away,    yeah

   Hoo
   Yeah yea, no more

Pearl Jam - Jeremy  

Originally in A, I play in A, but I drop the “daddy didn’t give attention” line an octave

Intro

G/A G/A 
G/A G/A 
   
G/A 
 At home drawin’ pictures of mountain tops
G/A 
 With him on top, lemon yellow sun
G/A 
 Arms raised in a “v”
G/A 
 And the dead lay in pools of maroon below

This is the line that goes up to the 1, drop just this line an octave

G/A Dsus2/A G/A 
 Daddy didn’t give attention
G/A G/A 
 Ohh to the fact that mommy didn’t ca-are
G/A Dsus2/A G/A 
King Jeremy the wicked 
Ruled his world

A7sus2 Fadd9 Dsus2 F/C 
Jeremy spoke in  class today
A7sus2 Fadd9 Dsus2 F/C 
Jeremy spoke in  class today

G/A 
 Clearly I remember picking on the boy
G/A 
 Seemed a harmless little fuck
G/A 
 Oooh, but we unleashed a lion
G/A 
 Gnashed his teeth and bit the recess lady’s breast

G/A 
How could I forget? 

And he hit me with a surprise left

G/A 
 My jaw left hurting, dropped wide open
G/A 
   Just like the day
G/A 
 Oh like the day I heard

G/A Dsus2/A G/A 
 Daddy didn’t give affection, no
G/A G/A 
  And the boy was something that mommy wouldn’t wear
G/A Dsus2/A G/A 
King Jeremy the wicked 
Ruled his world

A7sus2 Fadd9 Dsus2 F/C 
Jeremy spoke in  class today
A7sus2 Fadd9 Dsus2 F/C 
Jeremy spoke in  class today
A7sus2 Fadd9 Dsus2 F/C 
Jeremy spoke in  class today

Chords change twice as fast as in the intro

G/A G/A 
G/A G/A 
   
A/G 
 Try to forget this
G/A 
 Try to erase this
Fmaj7 Dsus2/A F/C 
From the blackboard     

Fmaj7 Dsus2/A F/C 
Jeremy spoke in class today
Fmaj7 Dsus2/A F/C 
Jeremy spoke in class today

Fmaj7 Dsus2/A F/C 
Jeremy spoke in,  spoke in  
Am7 
Jeremy spoke in, spoke in
Fmaj7 Dsus2/A 
Jeremy spoke in class today

Fmaj7 
Ohhh ooh ooh uhhh ooh ooh uhhh ooh uhhh
Fmaj7 
Ohhh ooh ooh uhhh ooh ooh uhhh ooh uhhh

Fadd9 
Oohhhhhhh ohhhh ohhhh
Fadd9 
Oohhhhhhh ohhhh ohhhh
Fadd9 
Oohhhhhhh ohhhh ohhhh

Pearl Jam - Once  

Originally in A, I play in F#, which means leaving out a lot of the 3’s and 5’s in the verse

Play the chorus as:

-0-0-0-0-

-0-0-0-0-

-1-2-4-5-

-2-4-5-7-

-2-4-5-7-

-0-2-3-5-

Intro

F#5 

Vox on the 5

F#5 
I admit it, what’s to say
F#5 
I’ll relive it, without pain

F#5 
Mmmm, backstreet lover on the side of the road
F#5 
I got a bomb in my temple that is gonna explode
F#5 
I got a sixteen gauge buried under my clothes, I play

F#7add9 G6 
Once  upon a time  I could
F#7add9 G6 
Control myself  

F#7add9 G6 
Oooh, once  upon a time  I could
F#7add9 G6 
Lose myself, yeah yeah yeah

F#5 
Oh try and mimic, what’s insane
F#5 
I am in it, where do I stand?

F#5 
Indian summer I hate the heat
F#5 
I got a backstreet lover on the passenger seat
F#5 
I got my hand in my pocket so determined discreet, I pray

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “once”

F#7add9 G6 
Once  upon a time  I could
F#7add9 G6 
Control myself  

F#7add9 G6 
Oooh, once  upon a time  I could
F#7add9 G6 
Lose myself, yeah yeah yeah

Solo

F#5 F#5 F#5 F#5 
F#5 F#5 G6 
  
E5 A#5 A5 G5 
  →  → 
E5 A#5 A5 G5 
  →  → 

F#7add9 G6 
Oooh, gnce  upon a time  I could
F#7add9 G6 
Control myself  

F#7add9 G6 
Oooh, once  upon a time  I could
F#7add9 G6 
Lose myself, yeah yeah yeah

Slight rhythm shift here, u*pon*

F#7add9 G6 
Once  upon a time I could
F#7add9 G6 
Love myself  

F#7add9 G6 
Once  upon a time  I could
F#7add9 G6 
Love you  yeah yeah

E5 

Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves a Woman  

Percy Sledge and Michael Bolton in C#, I play in G


D/F# Em7 Em/D D6 
       

Vox on 6 5 on “ma-an”

D/F# Em Em/D 
When a man loves a woman, can’t keep his mind on nothing else
 He’d trade the world for the good thing he’s found 
D/F# Em G/D 
If she’s bad he can’t see it  she can do no wrong
Turn his back on his best friend if he put her down 

D/F# Em Em/D 
When a man loves a woman,  spend his very last dime
 Tryin’ to hold on to what he needs 
D/F# Em Em/D 
He’d give up all his comforts,  sleep out in the rain
G7 
 If she said that’s the way it ought to be 

 Well, this man loves a woman
 I gave you everything I had
Em 
 Tryin’ to hold on to your heartless love
A7 
Baby, please don’t treat me bad

Michael Bolton changes key up a half-step here, which IMO is silly

D/F# Em Em/D 
When a man loves a woman,  down deep in his soul
 She can bring him such misery 
D/F# Em Em/D 
If she plays him for a fool,  he’s the last one to know
 Lovin’ eyes can never see 

D/F# Em Em/D 
When a man loves a woman,  he can do her no wrong
 He can never hug, some other girl 
D/F# Em Em/D 
Yes, when a man loves a woman,  I know exactly how he feels
 ‘Cause baby baby, you’re my world 

D/F# Em Em/D 
When a man loves a woman,    I know exactly how he feels

Peter Cetera - Glory of Love  

Originally in C, I play in E capo 2.  This arrangement avoids the

key change, more for guitar than for vocal reasons.

A/C# 
      x2

 Tonight it’s very clear as we’re both lying here
E/B 
 There’s so many things I want to say
A/C# 
 I will always love you
D/C D/C 
 I would never leave you alon  

 Sometimes I just forget say things I might regret
A/C# E/B 
 It breaks my heart to see you crying
A/C# 
 I don’t want to lose you
D/C Dsus2 
 I could never make it alone    → 

E/G# Bsus4 
I am a man who would fight for your honor 
A/C# F#m7 
I’ll be the hero you’re dreaming of
C#m7 F#m7 E/G# G#/C 
We’ll live forever knowing together
C#m F#m7 
That we did it all for the glory of love

A/C# 
   
 You keep me standing tall, you help me through it all
E/G# E/B 
 I’m always strong when you’re beside me
A/C# 
I  have always needed you
D/C Dsus2 
 I could never make it alone    → 

E/G# Bsus4 
I am a man who would fight for your honor 
A/C# F#m7 
I’ll be the hero you been dreaming of
C#m7 F#m7 E/G# G#/C 
We’ll live forever knowing together
C#m F#m7 
That we did it all for the glory of love

Am 
 Just like a knight in shining armor
D/F# 
 From a long time ago
Am 
 Just in time I will save the day
Em7 Am 
 Take you to my castle far away

Bsus4 Bsus4 
 
E/G# Bsus4 
I am a man who would fight for your honor 
A/C# F#m7 
I’ll be the hero you been dreaming of
C#m7 F#m7 E/G# G#/C 
We’re gonna live forever knowing together
C#m F#m7 Bsus4 
That we did it all for the glory of love

E/G# 
F#m7 
C#m7 F#m7 E/G# G#/C 
We’ll live forever knowing together
C#m F#m7 Bsus4 C#m 
That we did it all for the glory of love

Fade on...

C#m C#m 
 We did it all for love

Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes  

Originally in Bm, I play in Em capo 3, and generally follow the vibe of the Jeffrey Gaines arrangement

Em Em 
  →    →  

Em Em 
Love,   I get so lost, sometimes
Em Em 
Days pass   and this emptiness fills my heart
Em 
 When I want to  run away
Em 
drive off in my car
Em 
 But whichever  way I choose
Em 
I come back to the place you are 

And all my instincts,  they return
And the grand facade,  so soon will burn
Without a noise,  without my pride
I reach out from the inside
Woah

In your eyes
The light, the heat 
I am complete 
I see the doorways 
To a thousand churches 
The resolution of all the fruitless searches
Oh, I see the light and the heat
Yes, I want to be that complete
I want to touch the light
The heat I see in your eyes
In your eyes
In your eyes
In your eyes

Em 
Em Em 
Love,   I don’t like to see so much pain
Em Em 
So much  wasted and this moment is slipping away
Em Em 
I get so tired, working so hard for our survival
Em Em 
I look to these times with you, to keep me awake and alive

And all my instincts, they return
And the grand facade,  so soon will burn
Without a noise,  without my pride
I reach out from the inside
Woah

In your eyes
The light, the heat 
I am complete 
I see the doorways 
To a thousand churches 
The resolution of all the fruitless searches
Oh, I see the light and the heat
Yes, I want to be that complete
I want to touch the light
The heat I see in your eyes
In your eyes
In your eyes
In your eyes

Em 

Peter, Paul, and Mary - El Salvador  

Originally in E, I prefer it in E on guitar, but D vocally.

G#m C#m 
      

Little Latin flourish on the 3rd and 4th strings, roughly iii ii

There’s a sunny little country south of Mexico
F#7 
Where the winds are gentle and the waters flow
Am 
But breezes aren’t the only things that blow in El Salvador
If you took the little lady for a moonlight drive
F#7 
Odds are still good you’d come back alive
Am E7 
But everyone is innocent until they arrive in El Salvador 

If the rebels take a bus on the grand highway
G#m C#m 
The government destroys a village miles away
The man on the radio says

Go down to the 1 instead of up to the 3 on “border”

E7 
Now we’ll play South of the Border
   And in the morning the natives say

G#m C#m 
 We’re happy you have lived another day
  Last night a thousand more
Passed away in El Salvador

C#m 
Oooh Oooh

There’s a television crew here from ABC
F#7 
Filming Rio Lempe and the refugees
Am 
Calling murdered children the tragedy of El Salvador
Before the government camera twenty feet away
F#7 
Another man is asking for continued aid
Am E7 
  Food and medicine and hand grenades for El Salvador 

There’s a thump, a rumble, and the buildings sway
G#m C#m 
 A soldier fires the acid spray
The public address system
E7 
Starts to play South of the Border 
 You run for cover and hide your eyes
G#m C#m 
 You hear the screams from paradise
 They’ve fallen further than you realize
C#m 
In El Salvador

F#7 
La, la, ooh

Pause and ease into the next verse rubato

Just like Poland is protected by her Russian “friends”
F#7 
The junta is assisted by Americans
Am 
And if sixty million dollars seems too much to spend in El Salvador
They say for half a billion they could do it right
F#7 
Bomb all day, burn all night
Am E7 
Until there’s not a living thing upright in El Salvador 

They’ll continue training troops in the USA
G#m C#m 
 And watch the nuns that got away
 And teach the military bands
E7 
To play South of the Border
 And kill the people to set them free
G#m C#m 
 Who put this price on their liberty?
 Don’t you think it’s time to leave El Salvador?
G#m C#m 

Peter, Paul, and Mary - Going to the Zoo  

Daddy’s takin’ us to the zoo tomorrow
D7 
Zoo tomorrow, zoo tomorrow
Daddy’s takin’ us to the zoo tomorrow
D7 
And we can stay all day

We’re goin’ to the zoo, zoo, zoo
How about you, you, you?
D7 
You can come too, too, too
D7 
We’re goin’ to the zoo, zoo, zoo

See the elephant with the long trunk swingin’
D7 
Great big ears and a long trunk swingin’
Snuffin’ up peanuts with a long trunk swingin’
D7 
And we can stay all day

We’re goin’ to the zoo, zoo, zoo
How about you, you, you?
D7 
You can come too, too, too
D7 
We’re goin’ to the zoo, zoo, zoo

See all the monkeys they’re scritch-scritch scratchin’
D7 
Jumpin’ around and scritch-scritch scratchin’
Hangin’ by the long-tail scritch-scritch scratchin’
D7 
And we can stay all day

We’re goin’ to the zoo, zoo, zoo
How about you, you, you?
D7 
You can come too, too, too
D7 
We’re goin’ to the zoo, zoo, zoo

There’s a big black bear he’s a huff-puff-a-puffin’
D7 
His coat’s too heavy he’s a huff-puff-a-puffin’
Don’t get too near the huff-puff-a-puffin’
D7 
And we can stay all day

We’re goin’ to the zoo, zoo, zoo
How about you, you, you?
D7 
You can come too, too, too
D7 
We’re goin’ to the zoo, zoo, zoo

Well the seals in the pool all honk-honk-honkin’
D7 
Catchin’ the fish and honk-honk-honkin’
Little tiny seals all honk-honk-honkin’
D7 
And we can stay all day

We’re goin’ to the zoo, zoo, zoo
How about you, you, you?
D7 
You can come too, too, too
D7 
We’re goin’ to the zoo, zoo, zoo

Well we stayed all day and I’m gettin’ sleepy
D7 
Sittin’ in the car gettin’ sleep sleep sleepy
Home already gettin’ sleep sleep sleepy
D7 
‘Cause we haved stayed all day

We been to the zoo, zoo, zoo
So have you, you, you
D7 
You came too, too, too
D7 
We been to the zoo, zoo, zoo

Mommy’s takin’ us to the zoo tomorrow
D7 
Zoo tomorrow, zoo tomorrow
Mommy’s takin’ us to the zoo tomorrow
D7 
And we can stay all day

We’re goin’ to the zoo, zoo, zoo
How about you, you, you?
D7 
You can come too, too, too
D7 
We’re goin’ to the zoo, zoo, zoo

Peter, Paul, and Mary - I Dig Rock and Roll Music  

Tricky to get this to sound not stupid without percussion.

I try to mix up the D7 in as many positions as I can and be

percussive about it, and mix in D9’s and D7#9’s.

D7 
I dig rock and roll music and I’d

Love to get the chance to play (and sing it)
I figure it's about the happiest 
Sound going down today

Bm 
The message may not move me 
Bm 
Or mean a great deal to  me
Bm 
But hey, it feels so groovy to say

D7 
I dig the Mamas and the Papas at 

“The Trip,” Sunset Strip in L.A.
And they got a good thing going 
When the words don't get in the way

Bm 
And when they’re really wailing
Bm 
Michelle and Cass are sailing
Bm 
Hey, they really 
Nail me to the wall

D7 
I dig Donovan in a dream-like, tripped out way

His crystal images tell you ‘bout a brighter day

Bm 
And when the Beatles tell you
Bm 
They’ve got a word “love” to sell you
Bm 
They mean exactly what they say

D7 
I dig rock and roll music 

I could really get it on in that scene
I think I could say somethin' 
If you know what I mean

Bm 
But if I really say it
Bm 
The radio won’t play it
Bm 
Unless I lay it between the lines

D7 

Peter, Paul, and Mary - If I Had a Hammer  

Originally in A, I play in D, highest note is the 1

F#m 
       x2

F#m 
If I had a hammer 
F#m 
I’d hammer in the mornin
F#m 
I’d hammer in the evenin
All over this land

I’d hammer out danger
Bm 
I’d hammer out a warning
I’d hammer out love between
My brothers and my sisters 
F#m 
All over this lan 
F#m 
 Ooh   

F#m 
If I had a bell   
F#m 
I’d ring it in the mornin
F#m 
I’d ring it in the evenin
All over this land

I’d ring out danger
Bm 
I’d ring out a warning
I’d ring out love between
My brothers and my sisters 
F#m 
All over this lan 
F#m 
 Ooh   

F#m 
If I had a song   
F#m 
I’d sing it in the morninmorning
F#m 
I’d sing it in the evenin
All over this land

I’d sing out danger
Bm 
I’d sing out a warning
I’d sing out love between
My brothers and my sisters 
F#m 
All over this lan 
F#m 
 Ooh   

F#m 
Well I’ve got a hammer 
F#m 
And I’ve got a bell   
F#m 
And I’ve got a song to sing
All over this land

It’s a hammer of justice
Bm 
It’s a bell of freedom
It’s a song about love between
My brothers and my sisters 
F#m 
All over this lan 

It’s the hammer of justice
Bm 
It’s a bell of freedom
It’s a song about love between
My brothers and my sisters 
Bm 
All over this lan

Peter, Paul, and Mary - Puff, the Magic Dragon  

Bm7 Bm7 
Em 
       
Bm7 
Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea
Em 
And frolicked in the autumn mist
In a land called Honalee

Bm7 
Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff
Em 
And brought him strings and sealing wax
And other fancy stuff Oh

Bm7 
Together they would travel on boat with billowed sail
Em 
Jackie kept a lookout perched on Puff’s gigantic tail
Bm7 
Noble kings and princes would bow whene’er they came
Em 
Pirate ships would lower their flags
When Puff roared out his name 

Bm7 
Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea
Em 
And frolicked in the autumn mist
In a land called Honalee

Bm7 
Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea
Em 
And frolicked in the autumn mistn
In a land called Honalee 

Bm7 
A dragon lives forever, but not so little boys
Em 
Painted wings and giant’s rings make way for other toys
Bm7 
One grey night it happened, Jackie Paper came no more
Em 
And Puff that mighty dragon,  he ceased his fearless roar

Bm7 
His head was bent in sorrow, green scales fell like rain
Em 
Puff no longer went to play along the cherry lane
Bm7 
Without his lifelong friend, Puff could not be brave
So, Puff that mighty dragon 
Em 
Sadly slipped into his cave, but

Bm7 
Puff the magic dragon lives by the sea
Em 
And frolicks in the autumn mist
In a land called Honalee

Bm7 
Puff the magic dragon lives by the sea
Em 
And frolicks in the autumn mist
In a land called Honalee

Peter, Paul, and Mary - Right Field  

Originally in G, I play in D capo 3

G/D G/D 
   
D/C# Bm Bm7 
Saturday summers when I was a kid
G/F# Em A/C# 
We’d run to the school yard and here’s what we did
We’d pick out the captains and we’d choose up the teams
D/C# Bm 
It was always a measure of my self esteem
Em 
Cause the fastest, the strongest played shortstop and first
G/D A/C# 
The last ones they picked were the worst
I never needed to ask, it was sealed
A/C# 
I just took up my place in right field

D/C# Bm Bm7 
Playing right field, it’s easy you know
G/F# Em 
You can be awkward, you can be slow
That’s why I’m here in right field
A/C# 
Just watching the dandelions grow  

D/C# Bm Bm7 
Playing right field can be lonely and dull
G/F# Em A/C# 
Little leagues never have lefties that pull
dream of the day, when they hit one my way
D/C# Bm Bm7 
They never did, but still I would pray
Em 
That I’d make a fantastic catch on the run
G/D A/C# 
And not lose the ball in the sun
And then I’d awake from this long reverie
A/C# 
And pray that the ball never came out to me

D/C# Bm Bm7 
Here in right field, it’s easy you know
G/F# Em 
You can be awkward, you can be slow
That’s why I’m here in right field
A/C# 
Just watching the dandelions grow  

Solo if appropriate

D/C# Bm D/A G/F# 
Em A/C# D/C# B7 Em 
     
A/C# Bm Bm7 
Off in the distance, the game’s dragging on
G/F# Em A/C# 
There’s strikes on the batter, some runners are on
don’t know the inning, I’ve forgotten the score
D/C# Bm 
The whole team is yelling and I don’t know what for
Em 
Suddenly everyone’s looking at me
G/D A/C# 
My mind has been wandering, what could it be?
They point to the sky and I look up above
A/C# 
And the baseball falls into my glove!

D/C# Bm D/A 
Here in right field, it’s important you know
G/F# Em 
You gotta know how to catch, you gotta know how to throw
That’s why I’m here in right field
Just watching the dandelions grow  

Peter, Paul, and Mary - This Land is Your Land  

PPM play this in A, I play in G capo 1

This land is your land, this land is my land
D7 
From California to the New York island
Em 
From the redwood forests to the Gulf Stream waters
D7 
This land was made for you and me

As I was walking that ribbon of highway
D7 
I saw above me, that endless skyway
Em 
I saw below me, the golden valley
D7 
This land was made for you and me

This land is your land, this land is my land
D7 
From California to the New York island
Em 
From the redwood forests to the Gulf Stream waters
D7 
This land was made for you and me

I roamed and rambled, and followed my footsteps
D7 
Through the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts
Em 
And all around me this voice kept saying
D7 
This land was made for you and me

This land is your land, this land is my land
D7 
From California to the New York island
Em 
From the redwood forests to the Gulf Stream waters
D7 
This land was made for you and me

As the sun was shining, and I was strolling
D7 
Through the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling
D7 Em 
I could feel inside me and see all around me
D7 
This land was made for you and me

This land is your land, this land is my land
D7 
From California to the New York island
Em 
From the redwood forests to the Gulf Stream waters
D7 
This land was made for you and me

Peter, Paul, and Mary - Where Have All the Flowers Gone  

Originally in Bb, I play in C

Intro

Am Am 
   
Am 
 Where have all the flowers gone?
 Long time passing
Am 
 Where have all the flowers gone?
Dm7 
 Long time ago
Am 
 Where have all the flowers gone?
 Young girls have picked them every one

 Oh, when will they ever learn?
 Oh, when will they ever learn?

Am 
 
Am 
 Where have all the young girls gone?
 Long time passing
Am 
 Where have all the young girls gone?
Dm7 
 Long time ago
Am 
 Where have all the young girls gone?
 Gone for husbands every one

 Oh, when will they ever learn?
 Oh, when will they ever learn?

Am 
 
Am 
 Where have all the husbands gone?
 Long time passing
Am 
 Where have all the husbands gone?
Dm7 
 Long time ago
Am 
 Where have all the husbands men gone?
 Gone for soldiers every one

 Oh, when will they ever learn?
 Oh, when will they ever learn?

Am 
 
Am 
 Where have all the soldiers gone?
 Long time passing
Am 
 Where have all the soldiers gone?
Dm7 
 Long time ago
Am 
 Where have all the soldiers gone?
 Gone to graveyards every one

 Oh, when will they ever learn?
 Oh, when will they ever learn?

Not a typo, there’s no I → vi before this verse

Am 
 Where have all the graveyards gone?
 Long time passing
Am 
 Where have all the graveyards gone?
Dm7 
 Long time ago
Am 
 Where have all the graveyards gone?
 Gone to flowers every one

 Oh, when will they ever learn?
 Oh, when will they ever learn?

Am 
 
Am 
 Where have all the flowers gone?
 Long time passing
Am 
 Where have all the flowers gone?
Dm7 
 Long time ago
Am 
 Where have all the flowers gone?
 Young girls have picked them every one

 Oh, when will they ever learn?
 Oh, when will they ever learn?

Am 

Petula Clark - Downtown  

D/A E/A 
       x2

In A, play this E/A in open position

E/A 
When you’re alone
D/A E/A 
And life is making you lonely

In A, play the C#m with open B and E

C#m7 
You can always go downtown

E/A 
When you’ve got worries
D/A E/A 
All the noise and the hurry
C#m7 
Seems to help, I know, downtown

F#m 
Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city
F#m 
Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty
C#m7 
How can you lose?

Chords follow vocal rhythm

E/D E/D E/D 
 The lights are much brighter there
E/D F#m 
You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares and go

Amaj7 Bm7/E 
Downtown, things’ll be great when you’re
Amaj7 Bm7/E 
Downtown, no finer place for sure

Hang on “everything”

Amaj7 Bm7/E 
Downtown, everything’s waiting for you

G/A G/A 
G/A G/A 
Downtown   

E/A 
Don’t hang around
D/A E/A 
And let your problems surround you
C#m7 
There are movie shows downtown

E/A 
Maybe you know
D/A E/A 
Some little places to go to
C#m7 
Where they never close downtown

F#m 
Just listen to the rhythm of a gentle bossanova
F#m 
You’ll be dancing with ‘em too before the night is over
C#m7 
Happy again
E/D E/D E/D 
 The lights are much brighter there
E/D F#m 
You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares and go

Amaj7 Bm7/E 
Downtown, where all the lights are bright
Amaj7 Bm7/E 
Downtown, waiting for you tonight
Amaj7 Bm7/E 
Downtown, you’re gonna be alright now

G/A G/A 
G/A G/A 
Downtown   

Possible solo on verse chords, in the youtube arrangement I’m following

this sounds great without a lead guitar.

F#m 
And you may find somebody kind to help and understand you
F#m 
Someone who is just like you and needs a gentle hand to
C#m7 
Guide them along
E/D E/D E/D 
 So maybe I’ll see you there
E/D F#m 
We can forget all our troubles, forget all your cares and go

Amaj7 Bm7/E 
Downtown, things’ll be great when you’re
Amaj7 Bm7/E 
Downtown, don’t wait a minute more
Amaj7 Bm7/E 
Downtown, everything’s waiting for you

G/A G/A 
G/A G/A 
Downtown  

Pharrell Williams - Happy  

Originally in F, I play in A

Intro

   

All the I’s have the b3 in the vox, so you could argue they’re all 7#9’s

Play in b3 between the I and the IV7

A7 B7 A7 
 It might seem crazy what I’m ‘bout to say    
A7 B7 A7 
 Sunshine she’s here, you can take a break    
A7 B7 A7 
I’m a,  hot air balloon, that could go to space    
A7 B7 A7 
With the air, like I don’t care, baby by the way, huh    

“Happy” and “clap along”... in fact this whole line... on the 3 of the first chord

Bm7 Bm7 
Because I’m happy, clap along if you feel, like a room without a roof
Bm7 Bm7 
Because I’m happy, clap along if you feel like, happiness is the truth
Bm7 Bm7 
Because I’m happy, clap along if you know what, happiness is to you
Bm7 Bm7 
Because I’m happy, clap along if you feel like, that’s what you want to do

A7 B7 A7 
 Here come bad news, talking this and that    
A7 B7 A7 
 Give me all you got, don’t hold it back    
A7 B7 A7 
 Well I should probably warn you, I’ll be just fine    
A7 B7 A7 
 No offense to you, don’t waste your time, here’s why    

Bm7 Bm7 
Because I’m happy, clap along if you feel, like a room without a roof
Bm7 Bm7 
Because I’m happy, clap along if you feel like, happiness is the truth
Bm7 Bm7 
Because I’m happy, clap along if you know what, happiness is to you
Bm7 Bm7 
Because I’m happy, clap along if you feel like, that’s what you want to do

 Bring me down, can’t nothing
 Bring me down, and love is too
High, to bring me down, can’t nothing
 Bring me down, I said, tell you now

 Bring me down, and love is too
High, to bring me down, can’t nothing
 Bring me down, I said

Bm7 Bm7 
Because I’m happy, clap along if you feel, like a room without a roof
Bm7 Bm7 
Because I’m happy, clap along if you feel like, happiness is the truth
Bm7 Bm7 
Because I’m happy, clap along if you know what, happiness is to you
Bm7 Bm7 
Because I’m happy, clap along if you feel like, that’s what you want to do

Bm7 Bm7 
Because I’m happy, clap along if you feel, like a room without a roof
Bm7 Bm7 
Because I’m happy, clap along if you feel like, happiness is the truth
Bm7 Bm7 
Because I’m happy, clap along if you know what, happiness is to you
Bm7 Bm7 
Because I’m happy, clap along if you feel like, that’s what you want to do

 Bring me down, can’t nothing
 Bring me down, and love is too
High, to bring me down, can’t nothing
 Bring me down, I said, tell you now

Bm7 Bm7 
Because I’m happy, clap along if you feel, like a room without a roof
Bm7 Bm7 
Because I’m happy, clap along if you feel like, happiness is the truth
Bm7 Bm7 
Because I’m happy, clap along if you know what, happiness is to you
Bm7 Bm7 
Because I’m happy, clap along if you feel like, that’s what you want to do

Bm7 Bm7 
Because I’m happy, clap along if you feel, like a room without a roof
Bm7 Bm7 
Because I’m happy, clap along if you feel like, happiness is the truth
Bm7 Bm7 
Because I’m happy, clap along if you know what, happiness is to you
Bm7 Bm7 
Because I’m happy, clap along if you feel like, that’s what you want to do

Phil Collins - Against All Odds  

Originally in Bbm (in the verse), I play in Em

Highest note is the 5

 

Minimalist fingerpicking in the verse, start strumming

in the chorus.

Am7 Asus2 Dsus4 Dsus4 
Am7 Asus2 
   

Vox on the 1 of the chord, which will feel really low in Am

Em7sus4 Em7 F#m 
How can I just let you walk away
Gadd9 Am11 Am7 
Just let you leave without a trace 
Cadd9 D/C 
When I stand here taking every breath with
Bm7 Em 
You, oooh oooh
Am7 Am/G Dsus4 
You’re the only one who really knew me at all 

Em7sus4 Em7 F#m 
How can you just walk away from me
Gadd9 Am11 Am7 
When all I can do is watch you leave 
Cadd9 D/C 
Cause we’ve shared the laughter and the pain
Bm7 Em 
And even shared the tears
Am7 Am/G Dsus4 
You’re the only one who really knew me at all 

G/D 
So take a look at me now
A/D 
Well there’s just an empty space
Em7 
And there’s nothing left here to remind me
Am7 Dsus4 
Just the memory of your face

G/D 
Oh take a look at me now
A/D 
Well there’s just an empty space
Em7 
And you coming back to me is against the odds

The sus4 takes twice as long to resolve as you think

Am7 Dsus4 Dsus4 
And that’s what I’ve got to face   

Drums enter

Em7sus4 Em7 F#m 
wish I could just make you turn around
Gadd9 Am11 Am7 
Turn around and see me cry 
Cadd9 D/C 
There’s so much I need to say to you
Bm7 Em 
So many reasons why
Am7 Am/G Dsus4 
You’re the only one who really knew me at all 

G/D 
So take a look at me now
A/D 
Well there’s just an empty space
Em7 
And there’s nothing left here to remind me
Am7 Dsus4 
Just the memory of your face

G/D 
Now take a look at me now
A/D 
Cause there’s just an empty space
Em7 
But to wait for you, is all I can do
Am7 Dsus4 
And that’s what I’ve got to face

G/D 
Take a good look at me now
A/D 
Cause I’ll still be standing here
Em7 
And you coming back to me is against all odds
Am7 Dsus4 Dsus4 
It’s the chance I’ve got to take   

Am7 Asus2 Dsus4 Dsus4 
Am7 Asus2 
Am7 C/G D/F# C/E D/F# 
Take a look at me now    

Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight  

Originally in Dm, I play in Am capo 5

Most of the VII’s are probably VII6, and most of the VI’s are probably VImaj7,

at least until the last chorus, when it’s f’ing go time, then it’s just i VII VI VII.

Intro

Am 
   
Am 
 I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh lord
Am 
 And I’ve been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh lord
Am 
 Can you feel it coming in the air tonight, oh lord
Am 
Oh lord

Am 

Vox on the 1 “you told me”, down to the 1 of the next chord on “would not”

Am 
Well if you told me you were drowning, I would not lend a hand

Vox still on the same note as “would not”, which is the 2 of the new chord on “seen your face”

I’ve seen your face before, my friend, but I don’t know if you know who I am
Am 
But I was there and I saw what you did, I saw with my own two eyes
So you can wipe off that grin, I know where you’ve been, it’s all been a pack of lies

No, not yet...

Am 
 And I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh lord
Am 
 Well I’ve been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh lord
Am 
 I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh lord
Am 
Oh lord

Am 
Am 
Well I remember, I remember, don’t worry 
 How could I ever forget?
It’s the first time, the last time, we ever met
Am 
But I know the reason why you keep the silence up
 No you don’t fool me
Well the hurt doesn’t show, but the pain still grows, it’s no stranger to you and me

Yes, now...

Am 
 And I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh lord
Am 
 Well I’ve been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh lord
Am 
 I can feel it  in the air tonight, oh lord, oh lord
Am 
 But I’ve been waiting for this moment for all of my life, oh lord

Am 
 I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh lord
Am 
 Well I’ve been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh lord
Am 
 I can feel it  in the air tonight, oh lod, oh lord
Am 
 I’ve been waiting for this moment for all of my life, oh lord
Am 
Oh lord

Phillip Phillips - Home  

Originally in C, I play in G capo 3

Intro

Csus2 Csus2 
   

Vox on the 1

Csus2 Csus2 
Hold on,  to me as we go 
Csus2 Csus2 
As we roll down,  this unfamiliar road 
Em Csus2 Csus2 
And although this wave,  is stringing us along 

G/F# Em7 Dsus4 Em 
Just know you’re not alone
G/B D/A 
Cause I’m gonna make this place your home

Vox on the 3 on “settle down”

Csus2 Csus2 
Settle down,  it will all be clear
Csus2 Csus2 
Don’t pay no mind to the demons they fill you with fear 

Vox still on the 3 of the key on “trouble”

Em 
Trouble it might drag you down
If you get lost you can always be found

G/F# Em7 Dsus4 Em 
Just know you’re not alone
G/B D/A 
Cause I’m gonna make this place your home

Bridge, with “oh”

Em 
Em 
Em 
   
Csus2 Csus2 
Settle down,  it will all be clear 
Csus2 Csus2 
Don’t pay no mind to the demons they fill you with fear 
Em 
The trouble it might drag you down
If you get lost you can always be found

G/F# Em7 Dsus4 Em 
Just know you’re not alone
G/B D/A 
Cause I’m gonna make this place your home

Em 
Em 
Em 

Phish - Sample in a Jar  

Intro

Em 
               x2

Vox on the 5 of the key on “hidden far away”

 It’s hidden far away, though someday I may tell
Em 
 The tale of mental tangle when into your world I fell
 Without you now I wander, soaking, secretly afraid 
Em 
 But in your grasp the fears don’t last, though some of them have stayed

 I wheeled around because I, I  didn’t hear what you had said
 And saw you dancing with Elihu, up on Leemor’s bed
 And I was foggy, rather groggy, you helped me to my car
The binding belt enclosing me, a sample in a jar

Em 
       
And on the market stands unfolding, with all the willies and their wares
Em 
 I shuffle by alert but numb to all the glances and the glares
 I think of you unheeding all the times I raised my cup
Em 
 It’s now I know that you knew that I’d soon end up end up

 I wheeled around because I, I  didn’t hear what you had said
 And saw you dancing with Elihu, up on Leemor’s bed
 And I was foggy, rather groggy, you helped me to my car
The binding belt enclosing me, a sample in a jar

You tricked me like the others, and now I don’t belong
E7#9 
The simple smiles and good times seem all wrong

 I wheeled around because I, I  didn’t hear what you had said
 And saw you dancing with Elihu, up on Leemor’s bed
 And I was foggy, rather groggy, you helped me to my car
The binding belt enclosing me, a sample in a jar

   A sample in a jar
   A sample in a jar, whoa
   A sample in a jar

Pink Floyd - Brain Damage  

Intro

G7 
 The lunatic is on the grass
G7 
 The lunatic is on the grass
E/D 
 Remembering games and daisy chains and laughs
A7 Dsus2 
Got to keep the loonies on the path 

G7 
 The lunatic is in the hall
G7 
 The lunatics are in my hall
E/D 
 The paper holds their folded faces to the floor
A7 Dsus2 D7 
And every day the paperboy brings more  

 And if the dam breaks open many years too soon
And if there is no room upon the hill
A7 
 And if your head explodes with dark forebodings too
I’ll see you on the dark side of the moon

Bm7 Em7 A7 
  →  → 

G7 
 The lunatic is in my head
G7 
 The lunatic is in my head
E/D 
 You raise the blade,  you make the change
A7 Dsus2 
 You re-arrange me ‘till I’m sane 

 You lock the door
E/D 
And throw away the key
A7 Dsus2 D7 
There’s someone in my head but it’s not me  

 And if the cloud bursts, thunder in your ear
 You shout and no one seems to hear
A7 
 And if the band you’re in starts playing different tunes
I’ll see you on the dark side of the moon

Bm7 Em7 A7 
  →  → 

Outro on verse chords, with creepy laughter

G7 G7 
       I can’t think of anything to say, it’s sad
E/D A7 
E/D A7 

Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb  

Bm 
Hello, is there anybody in there?
Em 
Just nod if you can hear me
Bm 
Is there anyone home?

Bm 
Come on (come on) now
I hear you’re feeling down
Em 
I can ease your pain
Bm 
And get you on your feet again

Bm 
Relax (relax, relax)
I’ll need some information first
Em 
Just the basic facts
Bm 
Can you show me where it hurts?

There is no pain you are receding
A distant ship smoke on the horizon
You are only coming through in waves
Your lips move but I can’t hear what you’re saying
When I was a child I had a fever
My hands felt just like two balloons
Now I’ve got that feeling once again
I can’t explain, you would not understand
This is not how I am
 have become comfortably numb

Solo, if appropriate, otherwise skip

 have become comfortably numb

Bm 
O.K. (O.K., O.K.) just a little pinprick
Em 
There’ll be no more aaaaaaaah!
Bm 
But you may feel a little sick
Bm 
Can you stand up?
I do believe it’s working, good
Em 
That’ll keep you going for the show
Bm 
Come on it’s time to go

There is no pain, you are receding
A distant ship smoke on the horizon
You are only coming through in waves
Your lips move but I can’t hear what you’re saying
When I was a child, I caught a fleeting glimpse
Out of the corner of my eye
I turned to look but it was gone
I cannot put my finger on it now
The child is grown, the dream is gone
 have become comfortably numb
 have become comfortably numb

Pink Floyd - Goodbye Blue Sky  

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”

Dadd9 Dmaj7 Bm6 
Ooooooooooh ooh
Dadd9 Dmaj7 Bm6 
Ooooooooooh ooh

Am B/A 
Did-did-did-did you see the frightened ones?
Am B/A 
Did-did-did-did you hear the falling bombs?

Am B/A 
Did-did-did-did you ever wonder
G/A 
Why we had to run for shelter
F#m/A 
When the promise of a brave new world
G/A Bm6 
Unfouled beneath a clear blue sky ?

D11 
Dadd9 Dmaj7 Bm6 
Ooooooooooh ooh
Dadd9 Dmaj7 Bm6 
Ooooooooooh ooh

Am B/A 
Did-did-did-did you see the frightened ones?
Am B/A 
Did-did-did-did you hear the falling bombs?

Am B/A 
The flames are all long gone
D11 
But the pain lingers on

G/D G/D 
Goodbye blue sky
G/D G/D 
Goodbye blue sky

Am/D 
Goodbye
Am/D 
Goodbye

D11 

Pink Floyd - Hey You  

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?

 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?

 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 
 But it was only a fantasy
The wall was too high, as you can see
No matter how he tried he could not break free
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

 Hey you, don’t tell me there’s no hope at a-aa-ll
Bm Am Emadd9 
Together we stand,  divided we fall

Pink Floyd - In the Flesh  

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# 
Em 
 →  →  

E/D F/D E/D 
E/D F/D G/D 
   

Main riff

D/F# D/F# 
Bm C#m 

With “aaah”

Bm C#m 
   
 So ya, thought ya, might like to go to the show?
 To feel the warm thrill of confusion, that space cadet glow
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
You’ll just have to claw your way through this disguise

D/F# D/F# 
Bm C#m 
 So ya, thought ya, might like to go to the show?
 To feel the warm thrill of confusion, that space cadet glow
 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
We’re gonna find out where you fans really stand

Are there any queers in the theatre tonight, get ‘em up against the wall
There’s one in the spotlight, he don’t look right to me, get him up against the wall

And that 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
If I had my way, I’d have all of them shot

D/F# D/F# 
Bm C#m 

Pink Floyd - Learning to Fly  

In G, play the II as:

x x x x 9 10 9

Or sometimes as:

5 4 x 0 0 5 5

I’m not going to write the II every time

Em Em 
  →    x2

 Into the distance, a ribbon of black
Em 
 Stretched to the point of no turning back  →
 A flight of fancy on a windswept field
Em 
Standing alone, my senses reel  →
 A fatal attraction is holding me fast
Em 
How, can I escape this irresistible grasp?  → 

Am 
Can’t keep my eyes from the circling skies
Tongue-tied and twisted
Just an earth-bound misfit, I

Solo

Em 
  →   

 Ice is forming on the tips of my wings
Em 
 Unheeded warnings, I thought I thought of everything →
 No navigator to find my way home
Em 
 Unladen, empty, and turned to stone  →

Am 
 A soul in tension that’s learning to fly
 Condition grounded but determined to try
Am 
 Can’t keep my eyes from the circling skies
Tongue-tied and twisted
Just an earth-bound misfit, I

Trippy bridge

Am 
 

Let ring

 Above the planet on a wing and a prayer
Em 
 My grubby halo, a vapor trail in the empty air
 Across the clouds I see my shadow fly
Em 
 Out of the corner of my watering eye
 A dream unthreatened by the morning light
Em 
 Could blow this soul right through the roof of the night

Band back in

Am 
 There’s no sensation to compare with this
Suspended animation, a state of bliss
Am 
 Can’t keep my mind from the circling sky
F/E 
Tongue-tied and twisted
Just an earth-bound misfit, I

Outro

Em Em 
  →    x2

Pink Floyd - Mother  

Vox on the 5 on “mother”

C/G 
Mother, do you think they’ll drop the bomb? 
C/G 
Mother, do you think they’ll like this song? 

Vox up to the 3 of the chord on “mother”

C/G 
Mother, do you think they’ll try to break my balls?
C/G 
Ooh ah, mother, should I build the wall?

C/G 
Mother, should I run for president? 
C/G 
Mother, should I trust the government? 

Vox up to the high 3 of the chord on “mother”

C/G 
Mother, will they put me in the firing line?
C/G 
Ooh ah, is it just a waste of time?

C/G 
Hush now baby, baby, don’t you cry
C/G 
Mama’s gonna make all of your nightmares come true
C/G 
Mama’s gonna put all of her fears into you
C/G 
Mama’s gonna keep you right here under her wing
C/G 
She won’t let you fly, but she might let you sing
C/G 
Mama’s gonna keep baby cozy and warm

C/G 
Oooh babe
C/G 
Oooh babe
C/G 
 Ooh babe, of course mama’s gonna help build a wall

Solo

C/G 
C/G 
C/G 
C/G 
C/G D/G C/G 
Mother, do you think she’s good enough,  →  for me?
C/G D/G C/G 
Mother, do you think she’s dangerous,  →  to me?
C/G 
Mother, will she tear your little boy apart?
C/G 
Ooh ah, mother, will she break my heart?

C/G 
Hush now baby, baby, don’t you cry
C/G 
Mama’s going to check out all your girlfriends for you
C/G 
Mama won’t let anyone dirty get through
C/G 
Mama’s gonna wait up until you get in
C/G 
Mama will always find out where you been
C/G 
Mama’s gonna keep baby healthy and clean

C/G 
Oooh babe
C/G 
Oooh babe
C/G 
 Ooh babe, you’ll always be baby to me

C/G 
Mother, did it need to be so high?

Pink Floyd - Nobody Home  

Am7 Caug/G# C/G D7 Fm 
     
I’ve got a little black book with my poems in
Got a bag with a toothbrush and a comb in
When I’m a good dog, they sometimes throw me a bone
I got elastic bands keeping my shoes on
E7 
Got those swollen hand blues 
Got thirteen channels of shit on the TV to choose from

I’ve got electric light
C7 
And I’ve got second sight
Fm E7 Am D7 
And amazing powers of observation   
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.

Fm 
 On the telephone to you      
There’ll be nobody home 

   
I’ve got the obligatory Hendrix perm
And the inevitable pinhole burns
All down the front of my favorite satin shirt
I’ve got nicotine stains on my fingers
E7 
I’ve got a silver spoon on a chain 
Got a grand piano to prop up my mortal remains
I’ve got wild staring eyes
C7 
And I’ve got a strong urge to fly
Fm E7 Am D7 
But I got nowhere to fly to   

Vox all the way up to A here

Am Fm 
Ooooh, babe when I pick up the phone       
There’s still nobody home   
I’ve got a pair of Gohill’s boots
E7 
And I got fading roots

Pink Floyd - On The Turning Away  

Originally in G, I play in C capo 2, highest note that matters is the 1p

Chords implied, the bass just holds the 1 in the original, but easier to just let the verse chords ring

 On the turning away
Am 
From the pale and downtrodden
And the words they say which we won’t understand

Am 
Don’t accept that what’s happening
Am 
 Is just a case of others’ suffering
Am 
 Or you’ll find that you’re joining in
The turning away

Guitar enters


Am 
It’s a sin that somehow
Am 
Light is changing to shadow
And casting its shroud over all we have known

Am 
Unaware how the ranks have grown
Am 
Driven on by a heart of stone
Am 
We could find that we’re all alone
In the dream of the proud

Drums enter on “night”

Am 
On the wings of the night
Am 
As the daytime is stirring
Where the speechless unite in a silent accord

Am 
Using words you will find are strange
Am 
Mesmerized as they light the flame
Feel the new wind of change
Am 
On the wings of the night

G/B 
 →  →

Solo, I’m not really going to try to capture the timing here

Am 
  → 
Am Dm 
 →  → 
Dm 
  → 
Am 
  → 

Let the i ring out for a long time here, some bass noodling

Am 
No more turning away
Am 
From the weak and the weary
Am 
No more turning away from the coldness inside

Am 
Just a world that we all must share
Am 
It’s not enough just to stand and stare
Am 
Is it only a dream that there’ll be no more turning away

Solo, again not really trying very hard here with the timing

Am Am Am Am Am 
                 x 8

Pink Floyd - One of My Turns  

Originally in C (then Eb), I play in A (then C)

Rubato, vox on the 3

C#m 
Day after day, love turns gray
Like the skin of a dying man  →
C#m 
And night after night, we pretend it’s all right

Bm7 
But I have grown older and you have grown colder and
E7 
Nothing is very much fun anymore

C#m 
And I can feel one of my turns coming on  →
C#m Bm7 
feel, cold as a razor blade, tight as a tourniquet
E7 
Dry as a funeral drum

Band enters, at tempo, vox on the 5 of the chord

C/G C/G 
 Run to the bedroom, in the suitcase on the left
A7 Bm Bm F#m Bm 
You’ll find my favorite axe  →  → 
C/G C/G 
 Don’t look so frightened, this is just a passing phase
Bm Bm F#m Bm 
One of my bad days  →  → 

C/G 
Would you like to watch T.V.?
C/G 
Or get between the sheets?
Bm 
Or contemplate the silent freeway?
Bm F#m Bm 
Would you like something to eat?
Would you like to learn to fly? Would you?
Bm 
Would you like to see me try?

A/E 
 No   →  

Interlude, skip this if acoustic

C/G 
 → 
C/G 
 → 
Bm Bm F#m Bm 
  →  → 
Bm Bm F#m Bm 
  →  → 

Would you like to call the cops?
Do you think it’s time I stopped?
Em9 
 Why are you running away?

Pink Floyd - Time  

F#m F#m 
   
F#m 
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
F#m 
Fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way
F#m 
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your hometown
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
You missed the starting gun

F#m F#m 
F#m F#m 
   
F#m 
You run and you run to catch up with the sun, but it’s sinking
F#m 
Racing around to come up behind you again
F#m 
The sun is the same in a relative way, but you’re older
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 
Desperation 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 again
Em9 A7 
 I like to be here  when I can
Em9 A7 
 When I come home cold and tired
Em9 A7 
It’s good to warm my bones beside the fire

Cmaj7 Bm7 
Far away across the field the tolling of the iron bell
Fmaj7 
Calls the faithful to their knees to hear the softly
D7#9 Cdim/Eb Bm 
Spoken magic spell

Pink Floyd - Welcome to the Machine  

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
Amadd9 
 Welcome to the machine
 Where have you been?

Dm Am 
 It’s all right, we know where you’ve been
 You’ve been in the pipeline filling in time
Amadd9 
 Provided with toys and scouting for boys

 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 machine

Very loose approximation of what happens here

Fmaj7 Amadd9 
   x8

Am 
 Welcome my son
Amadd9 
 Welcome to the machine
 What did you dream?

Not a typo, this chord is minor the first time, major this time

Am 
 It’s all right, we told you what to dream

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 machine

Fmaj7 Amadd9 
   x8

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here  

Em7 Em7 
Em7 A7 Em7 A7 
 So, so you think you can tell
Am 
Heaven from hell, blue skies from pain
Can you tell a green field from a cold steel 
Am 
Rail, a smile from a veil
Do you think you can tell?

And did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts?
Am 
Hot ashes for trees?  Warm air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
Am 
And did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?

Em7 Em7 
Em7 A7 Em7 A7 
How I wish, how I wish you were here
Am 
We’re just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl
 Year after year
 Running over the same old ground
What have we found?
Am 
The same old fears, wish you were here 

Em7 Em7 
Em7 A7 Em7 A7 

Plain White T’s - Hey There Delilah  

Originally in D, I play in C capo 1

Intro

Em Em 
   
 Hey there Delilah
Em 
What’s it like in New York City?
I’m a thousand miles away
Em 
But girl tonight you look so pretty
Am 
Yes you do 
Am 
 Times Square can’t shine as bright as you
I swear it’s true

 Hey there Delilah
Em 
Don’t you worry about the distance
I’m right there if you get lonely
Em 
Give this song another listen
Am 
Close your eyes 
Am 
 Listen to my voice it’s my disguise
I’m by your side

Am 
Oh it’s what you do to me
Am 
Oh it’s what you do to me
Am 
Oh it’s what you do to me
Am 
Oh it’s what you do to me
What you do to me

  Hey there Delilah
Em 
I know times are getting hard
But just believe me girl some day
Em 
I’ll pay the bills with this guitar
Am 
We’ll have it good 
Am 
 We’ll have the life we knew we would
My word is good

 Hey there Delilah
Em 
I’ve got so much left to say
If every simple song I wrote to you
Em 
Would take your breath away
Am 
I’d write it all 
Am 
 Even more in love with me you’d fall
We’d have it all

Am 
Oh it’s what you do to me
Am 
Oh it’s what you do to me
Am 
Oh it’s what you do to me
Am 
Oh it’s what you do to me

Bridge, vox on the 1 of the chord

thousand miles seems pretty far
But they’ve got planes and trains and cars
Am 
I’d walk to you if I had no other way

Our friends would all make fun of us
And we’ll just laugh along because
Am 
We know that none of them have felt this way

Delilah I can promise you
That by the time that we get through

Vox to the 5 of the chord on “world”

Am 
The world will never ever be the same
And you’re to blame

Em 
 Hey there Delilah you be good and don’t you miss me
Two more years and you’ll be done with school
Em 
And I’ll be making history
Am 
Like I do

Am 
 You’ll know it’s all because of you 
Am 
 We can do whatever we want to 
Am 
 Hey there Delilah here’s to you
This one’s for you

Am 
Oh it’s what you do to me
Am 
Oh it’s what you do to me
Am 
Oh it’s what you do to me
Am 
Oh it’s what you do to me
What you do to me

Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn  

Originally in G tuned down to Gb, I keep it in G

Intro, acoustic only

Cadd9 Cadd9 
   
Cadd9 
We both lie silently still in the dead of the night
Cadd9 
Although we both lie close together we feel miles apart inside
Cadd9 
Was it something I said or something I did
Cadd9 
Did my words not come out right
Cadd9 
Though I tried not to hurt you though I tried

I guess that’s why they say

Keys and cymbals gently enter...

Cadd9 
Every rose has its thorn
Cadd9 
Just like every night has its dawn
Cadd9 
Just like every cowboy sings his sad, sad song

Band enters on “thorn”

Cadd9 
Every rose has its thorn

Yeah it does

Cadd9 Cadd9 
   
Cadd9 
listen to our favorite song playing on the radio
Cadd9 
Hear the DJ say love’s a game of easy come and easy go

Ooooh’s begin

Cadd9 
But I wonder does he know
Cadd9 
Has he ever felt like this
And I know that you’d be here right now
Cadd9 
If I could have let you know somehow I guess

Cadd9 
Every rose has its thorn
Cadd9 
Just like every night has its dawn
Cadd9 
Just like every cowboy sings his sad, sad song
Cadd9 
Every rose has its thorn

Bridge

Em 
Though its been a while now I can 
Cadd9 D/F# 
Still feel so much pain 

Em 
Like a knife that cuts you the wound heals 
Cadd9 
But the scar, that scar remains

Solo

Cadd9 Cadd9 
Em Em 
      

Guitar only

Cadd9 Cadd9 
   
Cadd9 
I know I could have saved a love that night If I’d known what to say
Cadd9 
Instead of makin’ love we both  made our separate ways
Cadd9 
And now I  hear you found somebody new
Cadd9 
And that I never meant that much to you
To hear that tears me up inside
Cadd9 
And to see you cuts me like a knife

I guess

Cadd9 
Every rose has its thorn
Cadd9 
Just like every night has its dawn
Cadd9 
Just like every cowboy sings his sad, sad song

Hanging end on “thorn”

Cadd9 
Every rose has its thorn

Portal - Still Alive  

Originally in D, I play in E capo 2

Let ring, vox enter on the 4 on “this”

C#m 
This was a triumph  
C#m 
I’m making a note here
C#m C#m 
HUGE SUCCESS 
F#m B7 C#m 
It’s hard to overstate my satisfaction  
C#m C#m 
Aperture Science  
C#m C#m C#m 
We do what we must because we can 
F#m B7 
For the good of all of us except the ones who are dead

But there’s no sense crying over every mistake
You just keep on trying until you run out of cake
Am D/F# Em 
And the science gets done and you make a neat gun

Band enters on the I at the end of this line

B7 
For the people who are still alive

C#m C#m 
C#m 
  
C#m C#m 
I’m not even angry  
C#m C#m C#m 
I’m being so sincere right now 
F#m B7 C#m 
Even though you broke my heart and killed m
C#m C#m 
And tore me to pieces  
C#m C#m C#m 
And threw every piece into a fire 
F#m B7 
As they burned, it hurt because I was so happy for you

Now these points of data make a beautiful line
And we’re out of beta, we’re releasing on time
D/F# Em 
So I’m GLaD I got burned, think of all the things we learned
B7 
For the people who are still alive

C#m C#m 
C#m 
  

Let ring

C#m C#m 
Go ahead and leave me 
C#m C#m C#m 
think I prefer to stay inside 
F#m B7 C#m 
Maybe you’ll find someone else to help you  
C#m C#m 
Maybe Black Mesa  
C#m C#m C#m 
That was a joke, haha, fat chance 
F#m B7 
Anyway, this cake is great, it’s so delicious and moist

Look at me, still talking when there’s science to do
And I look out there, it makes me GLaD I’m not you
D/F# Em 
I’ve experiments to run, there is research to be done
B7 
On the people who are still alive

C#m C#m 
 And believe me, I am still alive
C#m C#m 
 I’m doing science and I’m still alive
C#m C#m 
 I feel FANTASTIC and I’m still alive
C#m C#m 
 While you’re dying I’ll be still alive
C#m C#m 
 And when you’re dead I will be still alive
C#m 
 Still alive

The last I is implied

C#m 
 Still alive

Portal - Want You Gone  

Originally in A, I play in G

In G, play the main riff as:

G 355xxx

G(b5) 345xxx

C x355xx

Eb6 655xxx

Intro

G(b5) 
D#6 
    

Vox on 5 1 2 3 4 3 on “well here we are again”

G(b5) 
 Well here we are again
D#6 
 It’s always such a pleasure
G(b5) 
 Remember when you tried to kill me twice?

G(b5) 
 Oh how we laughed and laughed
D#6 
 Except I wasn’t laughing

Vox on 1 (high) 6 b6 3 2 b2 of the original key on “I’ve been shockingly nice”

G(b5) 
 Under the circumstances I’ve been shockingly nice

Vox on 3 4 5 5 3 2 1 of the new key

F#m G#m 
 You want your freedom take it
F#m G#m 
 That’s what I’m counting on 
F#m G#m 
 I used to want you dead but
Am 
Now I only want you gone

G(b5) 
D#6 
    
G(b5) 
 She was a lot like you
D#6 
 Maybe not quite as heavy
G(b5) 
 Now little Carolyn is in here too

G(b5) 
 One day they woke me up
D#6 
 So I could live forever
G(b5) 
 It’s such a shame the same will never happen to you

F#m G#m 
 You’ve got your short sad life left
F#m G#m 
 That’s what I’m counting on 
F#m G#m 
 I’ll let you get right to it
Am 
Now I only want you gone

G(b5) 
D#6 
    
G(b5) 
 Goodbye my only friend

Instruments drop out on this line, chords implied

D#6 
 Oh did you think I meant you?
G(b5) 
 That would be funny if it weren’t so sad

G(b5) 
 Well you have been replaced
D#6 
 I don’t need anyone now
G(b5) 
 When I delete you maybe I’ll stop feeling so bad

F#m G#m 
 Go make some new disaster
F#m G#m 
 That’s what I’m counting on 
F#m G#m 
 You’re someone else’s problem
Am Em 
Now I only want you gone 
Em 
Now I only want you gone 
Now I only want you gone

Prince - 1999  

Originally in F, I play in A

Intro

A/E 

Vox on the 3

D/A 
I was dreamin’ when I wrote this
D/A 
Forgive me if it goes astray 
D/A 
But when I woke up this morning
D/A 
Could have sworn it was judgment day

D/A 
The sky was all purple
D/A 
There were people runnin’ everywhere
D/A 
Tryin’ to run from the destruction
D/A 
You know I didn’t even care 

Say say 

Vox on the 1 of the chord

F#m 
Two thousand zero zero, party over oops out of time
F#m 
So tonight I’m gonna party like it’s nineteen ninety-nine 

D/A 
I was dreamin’ when I wrote this
D/A 
So sue me if I go too fast
D/A 
But life is just a party
D/A 
And parties weren’t meant to last

D/A 
War is all around us
D/A 
My mind says prepare to fight
D/A 
So if I gotta die
D/A 
I’m gonna listen to my body tonight 

Yeah, they say

F#m 
Two thousand zero zero, party over oops out of time
F#m 
So tonight I’m gonna party like it’s nineteen ninety-nine 

Yeah yeah

Let me tell you something

D/A 
If you didn’t come to party
D/A 
Don’t bother knockin’ on my door
D/A 
I got a lion in my pocket
D/A 
And baby he’s ready to roar

D/A 
Everybody’s got a bomb
D/A 
We could all die any day
D/A 
But before I’ll let that happen
D/A 
I’ll dance my life away 

They say

F#m 
Two thousand zero zero, party over oops out of time
F#m 
So tonight I’m gonna party like it’s nineteen ninety-nine 

Say it one more time

F#m 
Two thousand zero zero, party over oops out of time
F#m 
So tonight I’m gonna party like it’s nineteen ninety-nine 

Nineteen ninety-nine, don’t you wanna go
Nineteen ninety-nine, don’t you wanna go

Prince - When Doves Cry  

Sometime’s it’s fun to replace the E→E7 transition

at the end of each phrase with a single E7#9

Intro, played slowly

Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
   
Am 
Dig if you will the picture
Edim7 Am 
Of you and I engaged in a kiss
The sweat from your body it covers me
E7 
Can you my darling, can you picture this?

Am 
Dream if you can a courtyard
Edim7 Am 
An ocean of violets in bloom
Animals strike curious poses

They feel the heat

E7 
The heat between me and you

Am 
How can you just leave me standing?
Edim7 Am 
Alone in a world that’s so cold? (so cold)
Maybe I’m just too demanding
E7 
Maybe I’m just like my father too bold
Am 
Maybe you’re just like my mother
Edim7 Am 
She’s never satisfied (she’s never satisfied)
Why do we scream at each other
E7 Am 
This is what it sounds like  when doves cry 

Am 
Touch if you will my stomach
Edim7 Am 
Feel how it trembles inside
You’ve got the butterflies all tied up

Don’t make me chase you

E7 
Even doves have pride

Am 
How can you just leave me standing?
Edim7 Am 
Alone in a world that’s so cold? (so cold)
Maybe I’m just too demanding
E7 
Maybe I’m just like my father too bold
Am 
Maybe you’re just like my mother
Edim7 Am 
She’s never satisfied (she’s never satisfied)
Why do we scream at each other
E7 Am 
This is what it sounds like  when doves cry 

Do the first half of this chorus quiet and rubato...

Am 
How can you just leave me standing?
Edim7 Am 
Alone in a world that’s so cold? (so cold)
Maybe I’m just too demanding
E7 
Maybe I’m just like my father too bold
Am 
Maybe you’re just like my mother
Edim7 Am 
She’s never satisfied (she’s never satisfied)
Why do we scream at each other
E7 Am 
This is what it sounds like  when doves cry 

Pure Prairie League - Amie  

Intro, with bluegrass-solo over just the one chord

   x2

I can see why you think you belong to me 
never tried to make you think or 
Let you see one thing for yourself
But now you’re off with someone else and I’m alone
You see I thought that I might keep you for my own

  Amie what you wanna do?
  I think I could stay with you
Bm 
For a while maybe longer if I do

   x2

Don’t you think the time is right for us to find 
All the things we thought weren’t proper
Could be right in time
And can you see which way we should turn together or alone
I can never see what’s right or what is wrong
Will it take to long to see?

  Amie what you wanna do?
  I think I could stay with you
Bm 
For a while maybe longer if I do

   x2

Solo if appropriate on verse and chorus, else skip the next chorus

  Amie what you wanna do?
  I think I could stay with you
Bm 
For a while maybe longer if I do

   x2

Now it’s come to what you want you’ve had your way 
And all the things you thought before just 
Faded into gray
And can you see that I don’t know if it’s you or if it’s me
If it’s one of us I’m sure we both will see
Won’t you look at me and tell me?

  Amie what you wanna do?
  I think I could stay with you
Bm 
For a while maybe longer if I do

  Amie what you wanna do?
  I think I could stay with you
Bm 
For a while maybe longer if I do

Let open A and high E ring on all these chords

G6/A Dsus2/A 
I keep falling in and out of love with you
G6/A Dsus2/A 
  Falling in and out of love with you
G6/A Dsus2/A 
  Don’t know what I’m gonna do
Dsus2/A Fmaj7 Dmadd9 
I keep falling in and out of love with you 

Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love  

Originally in D, I play in A capo 3

Asus4 
     x 4

This thing, called love, I just can’t handle it
This thing, called love, I must get ‘round to it
I ain’t ready, crazy little thing called love

This thing called love
It cries (like a baby) In a cradle all night
It swings it jives
It shakes all over like a jelly fish
I kinda like it
Crazy little thing called love

There goes my baby, she
Knows how to rock and roll
She drives me crazy
She gives me hot and cold fever
Then she leaves me in a cool, cool sweat

G# D# 
     
I gotta be cool relax, get hip
Get on my tracks
Take a back seat, hitch-hike
And take a long ride on my motor bike
Until I’m ready

Crazy little thing called love

Solo if appropriate

    →  →

G# D# 
     

Snaps only, no guitar, chords are “just in case”

I gotta be cool relax, get hip
Get on my tracks
Take a back seat, hitch-hike
And take a long ride on my motor bike
Until I’m ready (ready, Freddie)

Crazy little thing called love

This thing, called love, I just can’t handle it
This thing, called love, I must get ‘round to it
I ain’t ready, crazy little thing called love

Crazy little thing called love
Crazy little thing called love
Crazy little thing called love

Queen - Don’t Stop Me Now  

Originally in F, I play in A capo 3, the highest note that matters is the 4

Vox on 2 1 on “ni-ight”

C#m F#m7 Bm7 E7 
Tonight I’m gonna have myself a real good time, I feel ali-i-i-ive

Vox on the 1 on “world”, the 3 of the key (which is the 9 of the chord) on “float”)

A7 Bm7 F#7 
And the world, I’ll turn it inside out yeah, I’m floating around in ecstasy

Vox on the 4 of the key (3 of the chord) on “don’t”

Bm Bm 
So don’t stop me now
Bm 
Don’t stop me

Vox on the 4 of the key (3 of the chord) on “having”

Bm D/F# E/G# 
Cause I’m having a good time, having a good  time

C#m F#m7 
I’m a shooting star leaping through the sky, like a tiger
Bm Esus4 
Defying the laws of gravity
C#m F#m7 
I’m a racing car passing by, like Lady Godiva
Bm Esus4 
I’m gonna go, go, go, there’s no stopping me

A7 Bm7 
I’m burning through the sky yeah, two hundred degrees
F#7 Bm 
That’s why they call me Mr. Fahrenheit
F#7 Bm 
I’m traveling at the speed of light

Vox on the 1 of the key (7 of the chord) on “super”

Bm D/F# Esus4 
I wanna make a supersonic man out of you

Vox down to 1 2 3 (high) 1 of the key on “don’t stop me now”

Bm C#m F#m Bm7 
Don’t stop me now, I’m having such a good time, I’m having a ball
Bm C#m F#m Bm7 F#7 
Don’t stop me now, if you wanna have a good time, just give me a call

The lyrics are shortened here for a single voice

Bm Bm 
Don’t stop me now, a good time
Bm Bm 
Don’t stop yes, I’m having a good time
E7 C6/D 
I don’t wanna stop at all

C#m F#m7 
I’m a rocket ship on my way to Mars, on a collision course
Bm Esus4 
I’m a satellite,   I’m out of control
C#m F#m 
I’m a sex machine ready to reload, like an atom bomb
Bm Esus4 
About to oh, oh, oh, oh, oh explode

A7 Bm7 
I’m burning through the sky yeah, two hundred degrees
F#7 Bm 
That’s why they call me Mr. Fahrenheit
F#7 Bm 
I’m traveling at the speed of light
Bm D/F# Esus4 
I wanna make a supersonic man out of you

There’s not really a chord here, but the melody implies the V

Don’t stop me, don’t stop me, don’t stop me (hey, hey, hey)
Don’t stop me, don’t stop me (ooh, ooh, ooh, I like it)
Don’t stop me, don’t stop me (have a good time, good time)
Don’t stop me, don’t stop me (woooaaaawwwww)

Solo on verse chords

C#m F#m7 Bm Esus4 
    →  →  → 
C#m F#m7 Bm Esus4 
    →  →  → 

A7 Bm7 
 Whoa, I’m burning through the sky yeah, two hundred degrees
F#7 Bm 
That’s why they call me Mr. Fahrenheit
F#7 Bm 
Travelling at the speed of light
Bm D/F# Esus4 
I wanna make a supersonic man out of you

Bm C#m F#m Bm7 
Don’t stop me now, I’m having such a good time, I’m having a ball
Bm C#m F#m Bm7 F#7 
Don’t stop me now, if you wanna have a good time, just give me a call
Bm Bm 
Don’t stop me now, a good time
Bm Bm 
Don’t stop yes, I’m having a good time
C6/D 
don’t wanna stop at all

Slow, with “da”

C#m F#m Bm Esus4 

Queen - Killer Queen  

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 
 “Let them eat cake” she says, just like Marie Antoinette
D/F# G7/F C/E 
built-in remedy for Kruschev and Kennedy
Cm/D# G/D C/D D7 
And any time an invitation you can’t decline

B7 Em D7 
 Caviar and cigarettes, well-versed in etiquette
F#7 Bm A7 
Extraordinarily nice, she’s a

Vox on the 5 of the first chord, then the 5 of the second chord

F#m/C# 
 Killer Queen

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 beam
B7 A/C# B7/D# 
Guaranteed to blow your mind 

Any time

C#7 F#m 
Recommended  at the price

“Insatiable” is lower than “recommended”

B7 Em 
Insatiable in appetite
 →  Wanna try?

D/A D/A 
      x2

Em 
To avoid complications
She never kept the same address
Em 
 In conversation
She spoke just like a baroness
D/F# 
Met a man from China
G7/D C/E 
Went down to Geisha Minah
Cm/D# G/D 
Then again incidentally
C/D D7 
If you’re that way inclined

B7 Em 
Perfume came naturally from Paris (naturally)
D7 
For cars she couldn’t care less
F#7 Bm A7 
Fastidious and precise, she’s a

F#m/C# 
 Killer Queen
Bm F#m Bm C#7 F#m 
Gunpowder, gelatine, dynamite with a laser beam
B7 A/C# B7/D# 
Guaranteed 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
Then momentarily out of action
Temporarily out of gas
F#7 Bm 
To absolutely drive you
Dm 
Wi-ild, wi-ild, she’s a

F#m/C# 
 Killer Queen
Bm F#m Bm C#7 F#m 
Gunpowder, gelatine, dynamite with a laser beam
B7 A/C# B7/D# 
Guaranteed to blow your mind 

What a drag

D/A 

Repeat to fade

Queen - Somebody to Love  

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

A/C# Bm 
Can, anybody
A7 
Find me
D/A 
Somebody to, love

A/C# Bm Bm 
   

Vox on the 5

A/C# Bm 
Oh, each morning I get up, I die a little
E7 
Can barely stand on my feet
A/C# Bm 
(Take a look at yourself) Take a look in the mirror and cry
E7 
Lord what you’re doing to me
E7 
I have spent all my years in believing you
E7/G# 
But I just can’t get no relief, lord

Somebody (somebody), ooh somebody (somebody)
A/C# Bm A7 
Can anybody find me 
A/C# Bm 
Somebody to love?    

A/C# Bm 
I work hard (he works hard) every day of my life
E7 
I work till I ache my bones
A/C# Bm 
At the end (at the end of the day)
Bm E7 
 I take home my hard-earned pay all on my own
E7 
I get down (down) on my knees (knees)
And I start to pray (praise the Lord)
E7/G# 
Till the tears run down from my eyes, lord

Somebody (somebody), ooh somebody (somebody)
A/C# Bm A7 
Can anybody find me 
D7 D7 
Somebody to love?   

(He works hard) everyday

I try and I try and I try

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
Aw, I got no common sense, I got nobody left to believe

(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Solo on verse chords

A/C# Bm 
E7 
A/C# Bm 
E7 
E7 
E7/G# 
  Oooh lord

Somebody (somebody), somebody (somebody)
A/C# Bm 
Can anybody find me 
A/C# 
Somebody to love? 
Bm 
(Anybody find me someone to love)

A/C# Bm 
Got no feel, I got no rhythm
E7 
I just keep losing my beat (you just keep losing and losing)
A/C# Bm 
I’m OK, I’m alright  (he’s alright)
E7 
I ain’t gonna face no defeat
E7 
I just gotta get out of this prison cell

The IV is implied at the end of this line

E7/G# 
Someday I’m gonna be free lord!

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

Find me somebody to love, find me somebody to love

Somebody, somebody, somebody, somebody
Somebody find me, somebody find me Somebody to love

A/C# Bm A7 
Can anybody find me 

Somebody tooooooo, love

A/C# Bm 
 Find me somebody t love
A/C# Bm 
 Find me somebody t love

Queen - Tie Your Mother Down  

Originally in A, I play in E

Intro

A/C# D/F# 
  →  →  → 
A/C# D/F# 
 Ooooh  →   → 
A/C# D/F# 
  →  →  → 

Vox on b7 b7 1 on “party gown”

Get your party gown, and get your pigtail down
A/C# D/F# 
And get your heart beatin’, baby  →  →  → 
Got my timin’ right, got my act all tight
A/C# D/F# 
It’s gotta be tonight, my little schoolbabe  →  →  → 

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “mamma”

Your mamma says you don’t, and your daddy says you won’t

And I’m boilin’ up inside

Ain’t no way I’m gonna lose out this time

D/F# E/G# 
  →  →  → 

Vox on the 4 of the chord on “tie”

Tie your mother down, tie your mother down
A/C# 
Lock your daddy out of doors, I don’t need him nosin’ around
Tie your mother down, tie your mother down
A/C# D/F# 
Give me all your love tonight

A/C# D/F# 
  →  →  → 

You’re such a dirty louse, go get out of my house
A/C# D/F# 
That’s all I ever get from you  →  →  → 
Family ties, in fact I don’t think I ever heard
A/C# D/F# 
A single little civil word from those guys  →  →  → 

Vox around the 3 of the chord

But you know I don’t give a light, I’m gonna make out all right
I’ve got a sweetheart hand to put a stop to all that
 Snipin’ an’ grousin’ all night

D/F# E/G# 
 →  →  → 

Tie your mother down, tie your mother down
A/C# 
Take your little brother swimmin’ with a brick, that’s all right
Tie your mother down, tie your mother down
A/C# D/F# 
Or you ain’t no friend of mine

A/C# D/F# 
  →  →  → 

Solo on verse chords

A/C# D/F# 
  →  →  → 
A/C# D/F# 
  →  →  → 

 
A/C# D/F# 
  →  →  → 
A/C# D/F# 
  →  →  → 

Your mummy and your daddy are gonna plague me till I die
Why can’t they understand I’m just a peace lovin’ guy

With hard stops

  → 

D/F# E/G# 
 →  →  → 

Tie your mother down, tie your mother down

With hard stops on every “big”

Get that big, big, big, big, big, big daddy out of doors
Tie your mother down, tie your mother down
A/C# D/F# 
Give me all your love to night 

D/F# 
 All your love tonight
D/F# 
 Give me every inch of your love    
D/F# 
   All your love tonight
D/F# 
 Gotta get my timing right   All your love  tonight

Queensryche - Revolution Calling  

Originally in Am, I play in Am and sing an octave down (obviously)

Highest note that matters is the 5 (“everyone’s a *crook*”)

Intro

Asus2 Bm11/A Cmaj7/A Bm11/A 
       x3
Asus2 Bm11/A Cmaj7/A 
    →  → 
Dsus2 Em7b5/D 
Dsus2 Em7b5/D 
   

Vox on the 1 on “for a price”, chords really moving around between the i and the isus2

Am 
For a price I’d do about anything except pull the trigger
For that I’d need a pretty good cause
Am 
Then I heard of Dr. X, the man with the cure 
Am 
Just watch the television yeah, you’ll see there’s something going on

Am 
Got no love for politicians or that crazy scene in D.C.
It’s just a power mad town
Am 
But the time is ripe for changes there’s a growing feeling
That taking a chance on a new kind of vision is due

Vox on the 1 of the key (the 4 of the chord)

Dsus2 
 I used to trust the media
Csus2/E 
To tell me the truth, tell us the truth →  →
Dsus2 
But now I’ve seen the payoffs
Csus2 
Everywhere I look
Csus2/E 
Who do you trust when everyone’s a crook?

Dsus2 
Revolution calling
Revolution calling
Revolution calling you

Dsus2 
There’s a revolution calling
Revolution calling
Gotta make a change
Am 
Gotta push, gotta push it on through

Am Am Am 
   
Am 
I’m tired of all this bullshit they keep selling me on T.V.
About the communist plan
Am 
And all the shady preachers begging for my cash
Swiss bank accounts while giving their
Am 
Secretaries the slam 

Am 
 They’re all in Penthouse now
Or Playboy magazine, million dollar stories to tell
Am 
I guess Warhol wasn’t wrong, fame fifteen minutes long
Everyone’s using everybody making the sale 

Dsus2 Csus2/E 
 I used to think that only America’s way way was right →  →
Dsus Csus2 
But now the holy dollar rules everybody’s lives
Csus2/E 
Gotta make a million doesn’t matter who dies

Hard stop on “rev”

Dsus2 
Revolution calling

Band back in

Revolution calling
Revolution calling you

Dsus2 
There’s a revolution calling
Revolution calling
Gotta make a change
Dsus2 
Gotta push, gotta push it on through

Dsus2 

Solo

Dsus2 Dsus2 
Dsus2 
 

Dsus2 
 I used to trust the media
Csus2/E 
To tell me the truth, tell us the truth →  →
Dsus2 
But now I’ve seen the payoffs
Csus2 
Everywhere I look

Hard stop on “who”, back in on “everyone”

Csus2/E 
Who do you trust when everyone’s a crook?

Dsus2 
Revolution calling
Revolution calling
Revolution calling you

Dsus2 
There’s a revolution calling
Revolution calling
Gotta make a change
Gotta push, gotta push it on through

Dsus2 
Revolution calling
Revolution calling
Revolution calling you

Dsus2 
There’s a revolution calling
Revolution calling
Gotta make a change
Gotta push, gotta push it on through

Dsus2 Em7b5/D 
Dsus2 Em7b5/D 
   
There’s a revolution
There’s a revolution

Hard stop on “tion”

There’s a revolution

Queensryche - Silent Lucidity  

Originaly in G, I play in G but I never go up an octave

Intro

Gadd9 Gadd9 
Em9 Em7 Em9 Em7 
   

The 9’s and 7’s keep going, but I’m not writing them all out

Vox on the low 5 on “hush”

 Hush now, don’t you cry
Em 
Wipe away the teardrop from your eye

 You’re lying safe in bed, it was all a bad dream
Em 
Spinning in your head

Vox on the 3 of the chord

Cadd9 
 Your mind tricked you to feel the pain
Am 
Of someone close to you leaving the game, of life

Cadd9 
 So here it is, another chance
Am 
Wide awake you face the day

Hang after “over”, vox go way down to the 1 on “has it just begun”

Your dream is over, or has it just begun?

Gadd9 Gadd9 
Em9 Em7 Em9 Em7 
   

Vox up to the higher 5

 There’s a place I like to hide
Em 
A doorway that I run through in the night

 Relax child, you were there
Em 
But only didn’t realize, and you were scared

Cadd9 
 It’s a place where you will learn
Am 
To face your fears, retrace the years, and ride the whims of your mind

Cadd9 
 Commanding in another world
Am 
Suddenly you hear and see, this magic new dimension

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “I”, the 3 of the new chord on “will be watching”

Cadd9 
 will be watching over you
Cadd9 
 am gonna help you see it through
Cadd9 
 will protect you in the night
Cadd9 
I,  am smiling next to you, in silent lucidity

Gadd9 Gadd9 
   

Solo, chords very approximate

Eb Ebsus2 Eb Ebsus2 
Csus2 Csus2 
Eb Ebsus2 Eb Ebsus2 
Csus2 Bb Bb 
Ab Ab Ab Ab 
Eb Eb Csus2 Csus2 
   

Spoken

Visualize your dream
Record it in the present tense
Put it into a permanent form
If you persist in your efforts
You can achieve dream control
Dream control
How are we feeling today, better??
Dream control, dream control
Help me

 If you open your mind for me
Em 
You won’t rely on open eyes to see

 The walls you built within
Em 
Come tumbling down, and a new world will begin

Cadd9 
 Living twice at once you learn
Am 
You’re safe from pain in the dream domain, a soul set free to fly

Cadd9 
 A round trip journey in your head
Am 
Master of illusion, can you realize

Your dream’s alive, you can be the guide but

Cadd9 
 will be watching over you
Cadd9 
 am gonna help you see it through
Cadd9 
 will protect you in the night
Cadd9 
I,  am smiling next to you

R.E.M. - Don’t Go Back to Rockville  

Intro

Looking at your watch a third time
Asus4 Asus4 
Waiting in the station for the bus   →    → 
Going to a place that’s far
Asus4 Asus4 
So far away and if that’s not enough   →    → 

G#m C#m 
Going where nobody says hello
C#m Bm Asus4 Asus4 
They don’t talk to anybody they don’t know   →    → 

You’ll wind up in some factory
Asus4 Asus4 
That’s full-time filth and nowhere left to g  →    → 
Walk home to an empty house
Asus4 Asus4 
Sit around all by yourself   →    → 

G#m C#m 
I know it might sound strange but I believe
C#m Bm Asus4 Asus4 
You’ll be coming back before too long   →    → 

F#m 
Don’t go back to Rockville
F#m 
Don’t go back to Rockville
F#m 
Don’t go back to Rockville
 And waste another year

At night, I drink myself to sleep
Asus4 Asus4 
And pretend I don’t care that you’re not here with me   →    → 
‘Cause it’s so much easier to handle
Asus4 Asus4 
All my problems if I’m too far out to sea   →    → 

G#m 
But something better happen soon
C#m C#m Bm Asus4 Asus4 
Or it’s gonna be too late to bring you back   →    → 

F#m 
Don’t go back to Rockville
F#m 
Don’t go back to Rockville
F#m 
Don’t go back to Rockville
 And waste another year

Bridge

 It’s not as though I really need you  → 
 If you were here I’d only bleed you  → 

F#m C#m F#m C#m 
 But everybody else in town only wants to bring you down and

Hard stop after this line

That’s not how it ought to be

G#m C#m 
Well I know it might sound strange but I believe
C#m Bm Asus4 Asus4 
You’ll be coming back before too long   →    → 

F#m 
Don’t go back to Rockville
F#m 
Don’t go back to Rockville
F#m 
Don’t go back to Rockville
 And waste another year

F#m 
Don’t go back to Rockville
F#m 
Don’t go back to Rockville
F#m 
Don’t go back to Rockville
 And waste another year

R.E.M. - Fall On Me  

Intro, just a bit of slow noodling

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “there’s”, which is lower than you think

Dm Am 
There’s a problem, feathers iron
Dm Am 
Bargain buildings, weights and pullies

Vox on the 2 of the chord on “weight”

Dm Am Dm Am 
Feathers hit the ground before the weight can leave the air

Dm Dm/F 
Buy the sky and sell the sky
Dm 
And tell the sky and tell the sky

Dm 
Don’t fall on m (what is it up in the air for)
Dm 
Fall on m (if it’s there for long)
Dm 
Fall on m (it’s over it’s over me)

F/E 
 
Dm Am 
There’s the progress we have found
Dm Am 
A way to talk around the problem 
Dm Am 
Building towered foresight
Dm 
Isn’t anything at all

Dm Dm/F 
Buy the sky and sell the sky
Dm 
And bleed the sky and tell the sky

Dm 
Don’t fall on m (what is it up in the air for)
Dm 
Fall on m (if it’s there for long)
Dm 
Fall on m (it’s over it’s over me)

F/E Am 
 Fall on mee-ee-ee

Bridge

Am Am 
 Well I would keep it above
Am Em Am 
 But then it wouldn’t be sky anymore
Am Dm 
 So if I send it to you you’ve got to promise to keep it whole

Dm Dm/F 
Buy the sky and sell the sky
Dm Dm/F 
And lift your arms up toll the sky
Dm 
And ask the sky and ask the sky

Dm 
Don’t fall on m (what is it up in the air for)
Dm 
Fall on m (if it’s there for long)
Dm 
Fall on m (it’s over it’s over me)

F/E 
  Fall on me, don’t

Dm 
Fall on m (what is it up in the air for)
Dm 
Fall on m (if it’s there for long)
Dm 
Fall on m (it’s over it’s over me)

R.E.M. - It’s the End of the World  

Originally in G, I play in E

Vox on the 5 for basically the whole song

I play all the IVmaj7’s as IV’s

Amaj7 
 That’s great, it starts with an earthquake
Amaj7 
Birds and snakes, an aeroplane, Lenny Bruce is not afraid
Eye of a hurricane, listen to yourself churn
Amaj7 
World serves its own needs, don’t misserve your own needs

Speed it up a knock, speed, grunt, no, strength no
Amaj7 
Ladder starts to clatter with fear fight, down height
Wire in a fire, representing seven games
F#m 
In a government for hire and a combat site

Left of west and coming in a hurry with the furies breathing 
Amaj7 
Down your neck
Team by team reporters baffled, trump, tethered, cropped, look at 

Plane, fine, then get one beat each

Amaj7 
That low plane, fine, then

Uh oh, overflow, population, common group, but 
Amaj7 
It’ll do, save yourself, serve yourself, world serves its
Own needs, listen to your heart bleed, tell me with the
Amaj7 
Rapture and the reverent in the right, right
You vitriolic, patriotic, slam, fight, bright light
F#m 
Feeling pretty psyched

F#m 
It’s the end of the world as we know it
F#m 
It’s the end of the world as we know it
F#m 
It’s the end of the world as we know it
And I feel fine

Six o’clock, TV hour, don’t get caught in foreign tower
Amaj7 
Slash and burn, return, listen to yourself churn
Lock him in uniform, and book burning, blood letting
Amaj7 
Every motive escalate, automotive incinerate

Light a candle, light a motive, step down, step down
Amaj7 
Watch a heel crush, crush, uh oh, this means
No fear, cavalier, renegade, steer clear
Amaj7 
A tournament, a tournament, a tournament of lies
F#m 
Offer me solutions, offer me alternatives and I decline

With “might I have some time alone” for the rest of the song

F#m 
It’s the end of the world as we know it
F#m 
It’s the end of the world as we know it
F#m 
It’s the end of the world as we know it
And I feel fine

Amaj7 Amaj7 
 I feel fine     

F#m 
It’s the end of the world as we know it
F#m 
It’s the end of the world as we know it
F#m 
It’s the end of the world as we know it
And I feel fine

The other night I dreamed of knives, continental drift divide
Amaj7 
Mountains sit in a line, Leonard Bernstein
Leonid Breshnev, Lenny Bruce and Lester Bangs
Amaj7 
Birthday party, cheesecake, jelly bean, boom
F#m 
You symbiotic, patriotic, slam, but neck, right?  Right

F#m 
It’s the end of the world as we know it
F#m 
It’s the end of the world as we know it
F#m 
It’s the end of the world as we know it
And I feel fine

R.E.M. - Losing My Religion  

Am 
Dm Am 
   
Am 
 Oh, life is bigger
Em 
It’s bigger than you
Am 
And you are not me
Em 
The lengths that I will go to
Am 
The distance in your eyes
Em Dm 
   Oh no, I’ve said too much
I set it up

Am 
That’s me in the corner
Em 
That’s me in the spotlight
Am 
Losing my religion
Em 
Trying to keep up with you
Am 
And I don’t know if I can do it
Em Dm 
   Oh no, I’ve said too much
I haven’t said enough

thought that I heard you laughing
Am 
I thought that I heard you sing
Am 
I  think I thought I saw you try

Am Em 
   Every whisper of every waking hour
Am 
I’m choosing my confessions
Em 
Trying to keep an eye of you
Am 
Like a hurt lost and blinded fool, fool
Em Dm 
   Oh no, I’ve said too much
I set it up

Am 
Consider this, consider this
Em 
The hint of a century
Am 
Consider this, the slip
Em 
That brought me to my knees failed
Am 
What if all these fantasies
Em 
Come  flailing around?
Dm 
Now I’ve said too much

thought that I heard you laughing
Am 
I thought that I heard you sing
Am 
I  think I thought I saw you try

Am 
   
But that was just a dream
That was just a dream

Am 
That’s me in the corner
Em 
That’s me in the spotlight
Am 
Losing my religion
Em 
Trying to keep up with you
Am 
And I don’t know if I can do it
Em Dm 
 Oh no, I’ve said too much
I haven’t said enough

thought that I heard you laughing
Am 
I thought that I heard you sing
Am 
I  think I thought I saw you try
But that was just a dream
Am 
Try, cry, why, try
That was just a dream   
Am Am 
Just a dream, just a dream, dream

R.E.M. - Man on the Moon  

D11 
       x 2
D11 
Mott the Hoople and the game of life,  yeah yeah yeah yeah
D11 
Andy Kaufman in a wrestling match,  yeah yeah yeah yeah
D11 
Monopoly, twenty-one, checkers, and chess,  yeah yeah yeah yeah
D11 
Mister Fred Blassie and a breakfast mess,  yeah yeah yeah yeah
D11 
Let’s play Twister, let’s play Risk,  yeah yeah yeah yeah
D11 
I’ll see you in heaven if you make the list,  yeah yeah yeah yeah

Am 
Now Andy did you hear about this one
Am 
Tell me are you locked in the punch
Am 
Andy are you goofing on Elvis, hey baby
 Are we losing touch?

Am G/B Am 
If you believe they put a man on the moon, man on the moon
Am Bm Am 
If you believe  there’s nothing up his sleeve, then nothing is cool

D11 
Moses went walking with a staff of wood,  yeah yeah yeah yeah
D11 
Newton got beaned by the apple good,  yeah yeah yeah yeah
D11 
Egypt was troubled by the horrible asp,  yeah yeah yeah yeah
D11 
Mister Charles Darwin had the gall to ask,  yeah yeah yeah yeah

Am 
Now Andy did you hear about this one
Am 
Tell me are you locked in the punch
Am 
Andy are you goofing on Elvis, hey baby
 Are you having fun?

Am G/B Am 
If you believe they put a man on the moon, man on the moon
Am Bm Am 
If you believe  there’s nothing up his sleeve, then nothing is cool

Not a typo, this is 7 measures

Em Em 
Em 
  
D11 
Here’s a little legend for the never believer,  yeah yeah yeah yeah
D11 
Here’s a little ghost for the offering,  yeah yeah yeah yeah
D11 
Here’s a truck stop instead of Saint Peter’s,  yeah yeah yeah yeah
D11 
Mister Andy Kaufman’s gone wrestling,  yeah yeah yeah yeah

Am 
Now Andy did you hear about this one
Am 
Tell me are you locked in the punch
Am 
Andy are you goofing on Elvis, hey baby
 Are we losing touch?

Am G/B Am 
If you believe they put a man on the moon, man on the moon
Am Bm Am 
If you believe  there’s nothing up his sleeve, then nothing is cool

Am G/B Am 
If you believe they put a man on the moon, man on the moon
Am Bm Am 
If you believe  there’s nothing up his sleeve, then nothing is cool

Am G/B Am 
If you believe they put a man on the moon, man on the moon
Am Bm Am 
If you believe  there’s nothing up his sleeve, then nothing is cool

Em 

R.E.M. - Pop Song 89  

Intro

   x 6

Hello, I saw you, I know you, Iknew you
I think I can remember your name, name

   x 4

Hello, I’m sorry, I lost myself 
I think I thought you were someone else

 Should we talk about the weather? 
 Should we talk about the government? 

   x 4

Hello, how aare you, I know you, Iknew you
I think I can remember your name, name

   x 4

Hello, I’m sorry, I lost myself 
I think I thought you were someone else

 Should we talk about the weather? 
 Should we talk about the government? 

   
   x 2

Hello, my friend, are you visible today?
You know I never knew that it could be so strange

   x 2

Hello, I’m sorry, I lost myself 
I think I thought you were someone else

 Should we talk about the weather? 
 Should we talk about the government? 

   x 2

R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe  

Decide yourself if radio’s gonna stay
Reason it could polish up the gray
Put that, put that, put that up in your wall
 That this isn’t country at all

F# 
Ray beam station   → 
F# 
Beside yourself 

Keep me out of country and the word 
Deal of fortune’s leading us absurd 
Push that, push that, push that to the floor
That this isn’t nothing at all

F# 
Straight off the boat    → 
F# 
Where to go? 

Calling out in transit
Calling out in transit
Radio Free Europe, radio 

Beside defying media too fast
Instead of pushing palaces to fall
Put that, put that, put that up your all
That this isn’t fortunate at all

F# 
Ray beam station   → 
F# 
Beside yourself 

Calling out in transit
Calling out in transit
Radio Free Europe, radio 

Bridge

C#m 
 Beside yourself
C#m 
Callin’ on a boat, media’s too fast

Keep me out of country and the word 
Disappointers into us absurd

F# 
Straight off the boat    → 
F# 
Where to go? 

Calling out in transit
Calling out in transit
Radio Free Europe, Radio Free Europe

Calling out in transit
Calling out in transit
Radio Free Europe, Radio Free Europe

F# 

R.E.M. - Shiny Happy People  

Originally in B, I play in A

Intro, slow 3/4

Dm Am Bb 
Dm Am Bb F/A Gm 
    →  →  → 

At tempo

       x2

Shiny happy people laughing    

Em Em 
Meet me in thcrowd,  people, people
Em Em 
Throw your love around love me, love me
Em Em 
Take it inttown,  happy, happy
Em Em 
Put it in the ground where the flowers grow

D7 
 Gold and silver shine 

Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people laughing

Em Em 
Everyone around,  love them, love them
Em Em 
Put it in your hands,  take it, take it
Em Em 
There’s no time to cry,  happy, happy
Em Em 
Put it in your heart where tomorrow shines

D7 
 Gold and silver  shine 

Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people laughing

Repeat intro, slow 3/4

Dm Am Bb 
Dm Am Bb F/A Gm 
    →  →  → 

With “doot”

       x3

Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people laughing

Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people laughing

R.E.M. - Stand  

Rubato organ

       x2

Stand in the place where you live, now face north
Think about direction, wonder why you haven’t before
Now stand in the place where you work, now face west
Think about the place where you live, wonder why you haven’t before

A/C# C5 
If you are confused check with the sun
Carry a compass to help you along
A/C# C5 
Your feet are going to be on the ground
Your head is there to move you around, so

Stand in the place where you live, now face north
Think about direction, wonder why you haven’t before
Now stand in the place where you work, now face west
Think about the place where you live, wonder why you haven’t before

A/C# C5 
Your feet are going to be on the ground
Your head is there to move you around
A/C# C5 
If wishes were trees the trees would be falling
Listen to reason, the season is calling

Stand in the place where you live, now face north
Think about direction, wonder why you haven’t before
Now stand in the place where you work, now face west
Think about the place where you live, wonder why you haven’t before

Solo on verse chords

A/C# C5 
If wishes were trees the trees would be falling
Listen to reason, the season is calling
A/C# C5 
Your feet are going to be on the ground
Your head is there to move you around, so

Stand, stand!   Now face north
Think about direction, wonder why you haven’t before
Stand, stand!   Now face west
Think about the place where you live, wonder why you haven’t 

Stand in the place where you live, now face north
Think about direction, wonder why you haven’t before
Now stand in the place where you work, now face west
Think about the place where you live, wonder why you haven’t before

F# C# 
Stand in the place where you live, now face north
F# C# 
Think about direction, wonder why you haven’t before
F# C# 
Now stand in the place where you work, now face west
F# C# 
Think about the place where you live, wonder why you haven’t before

G# C# D# 
Stand in the place where you are, now face north
G# C# D# 
Stand in the place where you are, now face west
G# C# D# 
Your feet are going to be on the ground
G# C# D# 
Your head is there to move you around, so
G# 
Stand

R.E.M. - The One I Love  

Em Dsus2 Em Em 
       x 2

Em Dsus2 Em 
This one goes out to the one I love
Em Dsus2 Em 
This one goes out to the one I’ve left behind
Am/G 
 A simple prop, to occupy my time
Em Dsus2 Em 
This one goes out to the one I love 

Em Em 
Fire 
Em Em 
Fire 

Em Dsus2 Em 
This one goes out to the one I love
Em Dsus2 Em 
This one goes out to the one I’ve left behind
Am/G 
 A simple prop, to occupy my time
Em Dsus2 Em 
This one goes out to the one I love 

Em Em 
Fire (she’ll come down on her own)
Em Em 
Fire (she’ll come down on her own)

Solo

Am/G 
Em Dsus2 Em Em 
   
Em Dsus2 Em 
This one goes out to the one I love
Em Dsus2 Em 
This one goes out to the one I’ve left behind
Am/G 
 Another prop has occupied my time
Em Em 
This one goes out to the one I love

Em Em 
Fire (she’ll come down on her own)
Em Em 
Fire (she’ll come down on her own)
Em Em 
Fire (she’ll come down on her own)
Em Em 
Fire (she’ll come down on her own)

Em Dsus2 Ebdim7 Em 

R.E.O. Speedwagon - Can’t Fight This Feeling  

Originally in A, I play in D capo 3

Intro

A/D Bm7/D A/D 
D/B A/B Bm7 A/B 
D/G A/G Bm7/G Asus4 
    → 

A/D Bm7/D A/D 
Oh, I can’t fight this feeling any longer 
Em D#aug Asus4 
And yet, I’m still afraid to let it flow
A/C# 
What started out as friendship, has grown stronger
Em F#m Asus4 
I only wish I had the strength to let it show

A/C# Bm7 
I tell myself that I can’t hold out forever
Em D#aug Asus4 
I say there is no reason for my fear
A/C# 
‘Cause I feel so secure when we’re together
Em F#m7 
You give my life direction
You make everything so clear

F#m7 
And even as I wander, I’m keeping you in sight
D/F# D/A 
You’re a candle in the window on a cold dark winter’s night
Bm Asus4 G/A G/A 
And I’m getting closer than I ever thought I might  

Em 
And I can’t fight this feeling anymore 
Em 
I’ve forgotten what I started fighting for 
Em 
It’s time to bring this ship into the shore
F#m Asus4 G/A G/A 
And throw away the oars forever  

Em 
Cause I can’t fight this feeling anymore 
Em 
I’ve forgotten what I started fighting for 
Em 
And if I have to crawl upon the floor
F#m 
Come crashing through your door
Asus4 
Baby, I can’t fight this feeling anymore

Solo if appropriate on intro chords (almost)

A/D Bm7/D A/D 
D/B A/B Bm7 A/B 
D/G A/G Bm7/G A/G 
Asus4 G/A 
   
A/C# Bm7 
My life has been such a whirlwind since I saw you
Em D#aug Asus4 
I’ve been running round in circles in my mind
A/C# 
And it always seems that I’m following you, girl
Em F#m7 
‘Cause you take me to the places that alone I’d never find

F#m7 
And even as I wander, I’m keeping you in sight
D/F# D/A 
You’re a candle in the window on a cold dark winter’s night
Bm Asus4 G/A G/A 
And I’m getting closer than I ever thought I might  

Em 
And I can’t fight this feeling anymore 
Em 
I’ve forgotten what I started fighting for 
Em 
It’s time to bring this ship into the shore
F#m Asus4 G/A G/A 
And throw away the oars forever  

Em 
Cause I can’t fight this feeling anymore 
Em 
I’ve forgotten what I started fighting for 
Em 
And if I have to crawl upon the floor
F#m 
Come crashing through your door
Asus4 
Baby, I can’t fight this feeling anymore

A/D Bm7/D A/D 
D/B A/B Bm7 A/B 
D/G A/G Bm7/G Asus4 
    → 

R.E.O. Speedwagon - Keep On Loving You  

The /4’s basically go the whole song, not writing them out

E/D Dmaj7/D E/D 
       x 2

Dmaj7 
 You should’ve seen by the look in my eyes, baby
Dmaj7 
 There was something missing 

Dmaj7 
 You should’ve known by the tone of my voice, maybe
Dmaj7 
 But you didn’t listen 

Drop the /4’s for this part

 You played dead
 But you never bled
F#m F#m 
Instead you lay still in the grass
All coiled up and hissing

Dmaj7 
 And though I know all about those men
Dmaj7 
 Still I don’t remember 
Dmaj7 
 ‘Cause it was us baby, way before then
Dmaj7 
 And we’re still together 

 And I meant,  every word I said
F#m F#m 
When I said that I love you I meant
E/D E/C# E/B 
That I’ll love you forever   

E/B 
And I’m gonna keep on lovin’ you
‘Cause it’s the only thing I wanna do 
F#m 
I don’t wanna sleep
F#m E/D E/C# E/B 
I just wanna keep on lovin’ you   

Solo if appropriate on verse chords

 And I meant, every word I said
F#m 
When I said that I love you I meant
E/D E/C# E/B 
That I love you forever   

E/B 
And I’m gonna keep on lovin’ you
‘Cause it’s the only thing I wanna do 
F#m 
I don’t wanna sleep
F#m E/D E/C# E/B 
I just wanna keep on lovin’ you   

Baby I’m gonna keep on lovin’ you
‘Cause it’s the only thing I wanna do 
F#m 
I don’t wanna sleep
F#m E/D E/C# E/B 
I just wanna keep on lovin’ you   

R.E.O. Speedwagon - Take it on the Run  

Originally in G, I play in A capo 1

 Heard it from a friend who
D/F# 
 Heard it from a friend who
Dadd9 Esus4 
 Heard it from another you’ve been messin’ around  

 They say you’ve got a boyfriend
D/F# 
 You’re out late every weekend
 They’re talkin’ about you and it’s bringin’ me down

 But I know the neighborhood
D/F# 
 And talk is cheap when the story is good
 And the tales grow taller on down the line 

 But I’m telling you, babe
D/F# 
 That I don’t think it’s true, babe
E/G# 
 And even if it is keep this in mind  

F#m 
 You take it on the run, baby
 If that’s the way you want it, baby
E/G# 
 Then I don’t want you around  
F#m 
 I don’t believe it
 Not for a minute
Bm Esus4 
 You’re under the gun so you take it on the run  

 You’re thinking up your white lies
 You’re putting on your bedroom eyes
 You say you’re coming home but you won’t say when 

 But I can feel it comin’
 If you leave tonight keep runnin’
E/G# 
 And you need never look back again  

F#m 
 You take it on the run, baby
 If that’s the way you want it, baby
E/G# 
 Then I don’t want you around  
F#m 
 I don’t believe it
 Not for a minute
Bm Esus4 
 You’re under the gun so you take it on the run  

Solo if appropriate

F#m Bm C#m 
   →  →  →  x4

F#m 
 You take it on the run, baby
 If that’s the way you want it, baby
E/G# 
 Then I don’t want you around  
F#m 
 I don’t believe it
 Not for a minute
Bm Esus4 
 You’re under the gun so you take it on the run  

 Heard it from a friend who
D/F# 
 Heard it from a friend who
Dadd9 
 Heard it from another you’ve been messin’ around 

R.E.O. Speedwagon - Time For Me to Fly  

Originally in D, I play in A capo 1

Intro

       x2

I’ve been around for you
E/G# 
Been up and down for you
D/F# D/A 
But I just can’t get any relief  → 

I’ve swallowed my pride for you
E/G# 
I’ve lived and lied for you
D/F# D/A 
But you still make me feel like a thief  → 

You got me stealing your love away
Cause you never give it
Peeling the years away
And we can’t relive it

I make you laugh
And you make me cry

Hang the first chord

 I believe it’s time for me to fly 

Band enters

       x2

You said we’d work it out
You said that you had no doubt
D/A 
That deep down we were really in love  → 

Oh, but I’m tired of holding on
To a feeling I know is gone
D/A 
 I do believe that I’ve had enough  → 

I’ve had enough of the falseness
Of a worn-out relation
Enough of the jealousy
And the intoleration

Oh I make you laugh
And you make me cry

Hang the first chord, hard stop on the last I

 I believe it’s time for me to fly  

Time for me to fly 
Oh, I’ve got to set myself free

Time for me to fly
And that’s just how it’s got to be

 I know it hurts to say goodbye
But it’s time for me to fly 

   

Oh don’t you know it’s

Time for me to fly 
Oh, I’ve got to set myself free

Time for me to fly
Oh, baby that’s just how it’s meant to be

 I know it hurts to say goodbye
But it’s time for me to fly 
It’s time for me to fly 
It’s time for me to fly 

With ad lib’d “it’s time for me to fly”

       x2

Rachel Platten - Better Place  

Originally in C, I play in G

Intro

G/F# Em7 G/B 
Csus2 Dsus4 
   

Vox on 3 3 4 5 on “I’ll tell the world”

G/F# Em7 
I’ll tell the world, I’ll sing a song
G/B Csus2 
It’s a better place since you came along
Dsus4 
 Since you came along

G/F# Em7 
 Your touch is sunlight through the trees
G/B Csus2 
Your kisses are the ocean breeze
Dsus4 
Everything’s alright when you’re with me

Vox on 1 7 6 5 3 on “ah ah ah ah ah”

Dsus4 
And ah ah ah ah ah you’re my favorite thing 
Dsus4 
Ah ah ah ah ah all the love that you bring 

Dsus4 
Well it feels like I’ve opened my eyes again 
Dsus4 
And the colors are golden and bright again 
Em 
There’s a song in my heart, I feel like I belong
Em Em 
 It’s a better place since you came along  →  →
It’s a better place since you came along

G/F# Em7 
 I see the whole world in your eyes
G/B Csus2 
It’s like I’ve known you all my life
Dsus4 
 We just feel so right  → 

G/F# Em7 
 So I pour my heart into your hands
G/B Csus2 
It’s like you really understan
Dsus4 
 You love the way I am

Dsus4 
And ah ah ah ah ah you’re my favorite thing 
Dsus4 
Ah ah ah ah ah all the happiness you bring 

Dsus4 
Well it feels like I’ve opened my eyes again 
Dsus4 
And the colors are golden and bright again 
Em 
And the sun paints the skies and the wind sings her song
Em 
 It’s a better place since you came along
Am Bm 
 It’s a better place since you came along  →  →  → 

I skip this part

Em 
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Am Bm 
Ah ah ah  ah ah
Em 
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

Vox on 3 3 5 (low) 6 on “now I’m alright”

Cadd2 Cadd2 
Now I’m alright, now I’m alright
Em 
Everything’s alri-i-i-i-ight

Dsus4 
Cause it feels like I’ve opened my eyes again 
Dsus4 
And the colors are golden and bright again 
Em 
There’s a song in my heart, I feel like I belong 
Em 
 It’s a better place since you came along 

Let ring

 It’s a better place since you came along

Radiohead - Creep  

Intro

Cm 
   
When you were here before, couldn’t look you in the eyes
Cm 
You’re just like an angel, your skin makes me cry
You float like a feather in a beautiful world
Cm 
I wish I was special, you’re so fucking special

But I’m a creep, I’m a weirdo
What the hell am I doing here? 
Cm 
I don’t belong here

I don’t care if it hurts, I wanna have control
Cm 
I want a perfect body, I want a perfect soul
I want you to notice when I’m not around
Cm 
You’re so fucking special, I wish I was special

But I’m a creep, I’m a weirdo
What the hell am I doing here?
Cm 
I don’t belong here, oooh, oooh

Bridge

She’s running out the door
Cm 
She’s running out, she run, run, run

Vox on the 2 at the beginning of this line

Ruuuuuuuun
Cm 
Ruuuuuuuuuuun

Let ring

Whatever makes you happy, whatever you want
Cm 
You’re so fucking special, I wish I was special

Still let ring throughout this chorus

But I’m a creep, I’m a weirdo
What the hell am I doing here?
Cm 
I don’t belong here
I don’t belong here

Raffi - Baby Beluga  

Originally in D, I play in C or C capo 1

Baby beluga in the deep blue sea
You swim so wild and you swim so free
D7 
Sky above and the sea below and a
Little white whale on the go

Baby beluga, baby beluga
Is the water warm?  Is your mama home with you? So happy...

Way down yonder where the dolphins play
Where you splash and dive all day
D7 
The waves roll in, and the waves roll out
D7 
See the water squirtin’ out of your spout

Baby beluga, baby beluga
Sing your little song, sing for all your friends
We like to hear you

When it’s dark and you’re home and fed
Curled up snug in your Water bed
D7 
The moon is shining and the stars are out
D7 
Goodnight little whale goodnight

Baby beluga, baby beluga
With tomorrow’s sun, another day has gone
You’ll soon be waking

Baby beluga in the deep blue sea
You swim so wild and you swim so free
D7 
Sky above and the sea below
And a little white whale on the go
D7 
You’re just a little white whale on the go  

Rainbow - Since You Been Gone  

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 (!).

Em Em 
       

Hang the last chord

Em Em 
       

Vox in on the 1

D/F# Em 
I get the same old dreams  same time every night
G/B Am 
Fall to the ground and I wake up 
D/F# Em 
So I get out of bed, put on my shoes and in my head
G/B Am 
Thoughts fly back to the break-up 

Vox on the 5 of the chord

Eb 
These four walls are closin’ in 
Eb D/A 
Look at the fix you’ve put me in

Em 
Since you’ve been gone, since you’ve been gone
Em 
I’m out of my head, can’t take it 
Em 
Could I be wrong, but since you’ve been gone
Em 
You cast a spell so break i

Em 
Whoa oh whoa oh 
Em 
Whoa oh  since you been gone

D/F# Em 
So in the night I stand  beneath the back street light
G/B Am 
I read the words that you sent to me
D/F# Em 
I could take the afternoon the nighttime comes around too soon
G/B Am 
You can’t know what you mean to me

Eb 
Your poison letter, your telegram
Eb D/A 
Just goes to show you don’t give a damn

Em 
Since you’ve been gone, since you’ve been gone
Em 
I’m out of my head, can’t take it 
Em 
Could I be wrong, but since you’ve been gone
Em 
You cast a spell so break i

Em 
Whoa oh whoa oh 
Em 
Whoa oh  since you been gone

Half-time

Am7 Bm7 D7 Ebdim7 
Em G/D D/A 
   

Vox on the 3

Am7 Bm7 
If you will come back
D7 Ebdim7 
Baby you know you’ll never do 
Em G/D D/A 
Wrong   

Three hits on...

Key change up a whole step

F#m 
Since you’ve been gone, since you’ve been gone
F#m 
I’m out of my head, can’t take it 
F#m 
Could I be wrong, but since you’ve been gone
F#m 
You cast a spell so break i

F#m Dm/F 
Whoa oh whoa oh 
A/E F#m Dm/F A/E 
Whoa oh  ever since you been gone

Original repeat the chorus in the new key for a solo here

Randy Travis - Forever and Ever, Amen  

Intro

Vox on 3 5 on “may think”

You may think that I’m talking foolish
You’ve heard that I’m wild and I’m free
You may wonder how I can promise you now
This love that I feel for you always will be

Well you’re not just time that I’m killing
I’m no longer one of those guys
As sure as I live, this love that I give
Is gonna be yours until the day that I die, oh baby

I’m gonna love you forever, forever and ever amen
As long as old men sit and talk about the weather
As long as old women sit and talk about old men

If you wonder how long I’ll be faithful
E9 
I’ll be happy to tell you again
I’m gonna love you forever and ever, forever and ever, amen

       
They say time takes its toll on a body
Makes a young girl’s brown hair turn gray
But honey, I don’t care, I ain’t in love with your hair
And if it all fell out, well I’d love you anyway

They say that time can play tricks on a memory
Make people forget things they knew
Well, it’s easy to see, it’s happening to me
I’ve already forgotten every woman but you, oh darlin’

I’m gonna love you forever, forever and ever amen
As long as old men sit and talk about the weather
As long as old women sit and talk about old men

If you wonder how long I’ll be faithful
E9 
Well just listen to how this song ends
I’m gonna love you forever and ever, forever and ever, amen
I’m gonna love you forever and ever, forever and ever

Hang after the last “ever”

Bm 
Forever and ever, forever and ever , amen

Ray Charles - Do I Ever Cross Your Mind  

Originally in D, I play in G, unless there’s a male/female

duet, in which case I play in D.

D7 
   
Do I ever cross your mind?
Darlin’, do you ever see

Some situation somewhere, somehow

That triggers your memory

G7 
And do you ever wonder 
Cm 
What became of all the time?
Honey, do I ever, ever cross your mind?
Gdim7 F#dim7/G 
Do you ever want to know
Do all dreams go on endlessly?

Or do they just run down somehow

And gradually become a custody

G7 
Of that melancholy jailer 
Cm 
For all the time, oh no
G7 
Do I ever, darlin’,  ever cross your mind 

In D: male vocal on B, female on D

Do I ever cross your mind
Uninvited 
Em EmMaj7 
When you’re lonely 
Em7 D7 
Or does it  only  happen to me

Darlin’, do you ever want to know
Cm 
What became of all the time?
I wanna know, do I ever
Ever cross your mind?

Solo, or repeat bridge

Em EmMaj7 Em7 D7 
       
Do you ever wonder
G7 Cm 
What became of all the time?
Please tell me, do I ever
Ever cross your mind?
Gdim7 F#dim7/G 
 
Do I  ever,  ever cross your mind?

Ray Charles - Hit the Road Jack  

Originally in Abm, I play in Em capo 2

More faithful version of the chords

Em6 Em/D C7 B9 
   

More practical version of the chords, mix and match to taste

Em B7 
   

Em B7 
Hit the road Jack and don’t you come back 
Em B7 
No more, no more, no more, no more
Em B7 Em B7 
Hit the road Jack and don’t you come back no more  (What you say?)
Em B7 
Hit the road Jack and don’t you come back 
Em B7 
No more, no more, no more, no more
Em B7 Em B7 
Hit the road Jack and don’t you come back no more   

Em B7 
Oh woman, oh woman, don’t treat me so mean
Em B7 
You’re the meanest old woman that I’ve ever seen
Em B7 
guess if you say so 
Em B7 
Ah then I’ll have to pack my things and go (That’s right)

Em B7 
Hit the road Jack and don’t you come back 
Em B7 
No more, no more, no more, no more
Em B7 Em B7 
Hit the road Jack and don’t you come back no more  (What you say?)
Em B7 
Hit the road Jack and don’t you come back 
Em B7 
No more, no more, no more, no more
Em B7 Em B7 
Hit the road Jack and don’t you come back no more   

Em B7 
Now baby, listen baby, don’t ya treat me this-a way
Em B7 
For I’ll be back on my feet some day
Em B7 
(Don’t care if you do ‘cause it’s understood
Em B7 
You ain’t got no money you just ain’t no good
Em B7 
Well, I guess if you say so 
Em B7 
Ah then I’d have to pack my things and go (That’s right)

Em B7 
Hit the road Jack and don’t you come back 
Em B7 
No more, no more, no more, no more
Em B7 Em B7 
Hit the road Jack and don’t you come back no more  (What you say?)
Em B7 
Hit the road Jack and don’t you come back 
Em B7 
No more, no more, no more, no more
Em B7 Em B7 
Hit the road Jack and don’t you come back no more   

With “Don’t you come back no more”

You must be joking
What you trying to do to me?
Can't we talk it over?
I thought we had a better understanding
Aw, baby don't be so chilly
You don't wanna see me cry
Oh, baby please, it isn't fair

B7 Em B7 
And don’t you come back no more   

Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters  

Originally in B, I play in A

Intro, with chromatic noises on b7→7

D# Ab 
      
       x6
   Ghostbusters  

If there’s something strange   in your neighborhood  
Who you gonna call?  Ghostbusters  
If there’s something weird,   and it don’t look good  
Who you gonna call?   Ghostbusters  

I ignore the decending bass if I’m on guitar, and

play the 7#9 the whole time.  I find it easier to sing

if I hard stop on “I”.

A7#9 A7#9/G D7/F# D7 
      I ain’t afraid of no ghost
A7#9 A7#9/G D7/F# D7 
      I ain’t afraid of no ghost

       x4

If you’re seeing things   running through your head  
Who can you call?   Ghostbusters  
An invisible man   sleeping in your bed  
Who you gonna call?   Ghostbusters  

A7#9 A7#9/G D7/F# D7 
      I ain’t afraid of no ghost
A7#9 A7#9/G D7/F# D7 
      I ain’t afraid of no ghost

       x2
Who you gonna call?   Ghostbusters  

If you’re all alone,   pick up the phone  
And call   Ghostbusters  

  I ain’t afraid of no ghost
  I hear it likes the girls
  I ain’t afraid of no ghost

Yea’s on C B A F# if you’re in A

  Yea yea yea yea

       x2
Who you gonna call?   Ghostbusters 

Vox on the b3

If you have a dose of a freaky ghost, baby
You better call   Ghostbusters  

Bridge almost all over the V

Let me tell you something, bustin’ makes me feel good

A7#9 A7#9/G D7/F# D7 
      I ain’t afraid of no ghost
A7#9 A7#9/G D7/F# D7 
      I ain’t afraid of no ghost

Vox on the 4 and b3 on “don’t get”

Don’t get caught alone oh, no    Ghostbusters 
When it comes through your door 
Unless you just want some more 
think you’d better call   Ghostbusters   

Who you gonna call?   Ghostbusters 
Who you gonna call?   Ghostbusters 
Think you better call   Ghostbusters 
Who you gonna call?   Ghostbusters  (I can’t hear you)
Who you gonna call?   Ghostbusters  (Louder)
Who can you call?   Ghostbusters 

To fade

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Soul to Squeeze  

Originally in F, I play in C capo 5

You can skip all the ii’s if you’re anti-ii

Random noodling for a bit on...

Am Am Dm 
        →  x2

Am 
 I’ve got a bad disease 
Am Dm 
 Up from my brain is where I bleed → 
Am 
 Insanity it seems 
Am Dm 
 Has got me by my soul to squeeze → 

Am 
 Well all the love from me 
Am Dm 
 With all the dying trees I scream → 
Am 
 The angels in my dreams 
Am Dm 
 Have turned to demons of greed that’s me → 

Where I go I just don’t know
Am 
 I got to got to gotta take it slow
When I find my peace of mind
Am Em 
 I’m gonna give you some of my good time

Am 
 Today love smiled on me  
Am Dm 
 It took away my pain say please → 
Am 
 Oh let your ride be free  
Am Dm 
 You’ve got to let it be oh yeah → 

Where I go I just don’t know
Am 
 I got to got to gotta take it slow
When I find my peace of mind
Am Em 
 I’m gonna give you some of my good time

Solo

Am Am Dm 
        → 
Am Am 
       
Am Em 
 →  x3
Am Em 
 →  

Am 
 You’re so polite indeed 
Am Dm 
 Well I got everything I need → 
Am 
 Oh make my days a breez
Am Dm 
 And take away my self destruction 

 It’s bitter baby and it’s very sweet
Am 
I’m on a roller coaster but I’m on my feet
Take me to the river let me on your shore
Am Dm 
Well I’ll be coming back baby I’ll be coming back for more

Doo doo doo doo dingle zing a dong bone
Am 
Ga-ding ba-da-ba-zumba crunga cong gone bay
Well I could not forget but I will not endeavor
Am Dm 
Simple pleasures aren’t that special, but I won’t regret it never

Where I go I just don’t know
Am 
 I got to got to gotta take it slow
When I find my peace of mind
Am Em 
 I’m gonna give you some of my good time

Where I go I just don’t know
Am 
 I might end up somewhere in Mexico
 When I find my peace of mind
Am Em 
I’m gonna keep it for the end of time

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge  

F# 
 
C#m7 G#m7 
Sometimes I feel like I don’t have a partner
C#m7 
Sometimes I feel like my only friend
C#m7 G#m7 
Is the city I live in, the city of angels
C#m7 Emaj7 
Lonely as I am together we cry

C#m7 G#m7 
drive on her streets ‘cause she’s my companion
C#m7 
walk through her hills ‘cause she knows who I am
C#m7 G#m7 
She sees my good deeds and she kisses me windy
C#m7 Emaj7 
I never worry now that is a lie

F#m F#m 
I don’t ever want to feel  like I did that day
F#m F#m 
Take me to the place I love,  take me all the way

C#m7 G#m7 
C#m7 
   
C#m7 G#m7 
It’s hard to believe that there’s nobody out there
C#m7 
It’s hard to believe that I’m all alone
C#m7 G#m7 
At least I have her love the city she loves me
C#m7 Emaj7 
Lonely as I am together we cry 

F#m F#m 
I don’t ever want to feel  like I did that day
F#m F#m 
Take me to the place I love,  take me all the way
F#m F#m 
I don’t ever want to feel  like I did that day
F#m F#m 
Take me to the place I love,  take me all the way

G6 Fmaj7 
Yea yeah,  yeah,  yeah
G6 Fmaj7 
Oh no no no,  yeah,  yeah
G6 Fmaj7 
Oh no no no,  yeah,  yeah

Emaj7 G6 
One time 

Under the bridge downtown
G6 Fmaj7 
Is where I drew some blood

Under the bridge downtown
G6 Fmaj7 
I could not get enough

Under the bridge downtown
G6 Fmaj7 
No doubt about my love

Under the bridge downtown
G6 Fmaj7 
I gave my life a way 

G6 Fmaj7 
Yea yeah, yeah, yeah
G6 Fmaj7 
Oh no no no, yeah, yeah
G6 Fmaj7 
Oh no no no, yeah, yeah

Richard Marx - Hazard  

Originally in Gm, I play in Em

Highest note that matters is the 2 of the minor key (“think about my life”)

Em 
  → 
Am Em 
  → 

Em 
My mother came to Hazard when I was just seven
Even then the folks in town said with prejudiced eyes
Asus2 
That boy’s not right

Em 
Three years ago when I came to know Mary
Em 
 First time that someone looked beyond the rumors and the lies
Asus2 
And saw the man inside

We used to walk down by the river
Em 
She loved to watch the sun go down
Em 
We used to walk along the river
Em 
And dream our way out of this town

Em 
  → 
Am Em 
  → 

Em 
No one understood what I felt for Mary
No one cared until the night she went out walking alone
Asus2 
And never came home

Em 
Man with a badge came knocking next morning
Here was I surrounded by a thousand fingers suddenly
Asus2 
Pointed right at me

swear I left her by the river
Em 
swear I left her safe and sound
Em 
need to make it to the river
Em 
And leave this old Nebraska town

Vox up to the 3 of the first chord

 I think about my life gone by
Em 
And how it’s done me wrong
 There’s no escape for me this time
Bm Em 
All of my rescues are gone,  long gone

Solo on verse chords

Em Em Asus2 
       x2

swear I left her by the river
Em 
swear I left her safe and sound
Em 
need to make it to the river
Em 
And leave this old Nebraska town

Em 

Richard Marx - Right Here Waiting  

Originally in C, I play in G capo 1.

Vox spend a lot of time on the 5.

Em 
    →  x 2
Em 
Am7 
 Oceans apart day after day
And I slowly go insane
Am7 
 I hear your voice on the line
D/F# Em 
But it doesn’t stop the pain

Em Am7sus4 
 If I see you next to never
Em Am7sus4 D11 
 How can we say forever

 Wherever you go
Em 
Whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you
Whatever it takes
Em 
Or how my heart breaks
Em 
I will be right here waiting for you

Em 
Am7 
 I took for granted all the times
That I thought would last somehow
Am7 
I hear the laughter, I taste the tears
D/F# Em 
But I can’t get near you now

Em Am7sus4 
Oh, can’t you see it baby
Em Am7sus4 D11 
You’ve got me goin’ crazy

 Wherever you go
Em 
Whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you
Whatever it takes
Em 
Or how my heart breaks

Goes right into the bridge on the last chord

Am7 
I will be right here waiting for you

Am7 G/B 
 I wonder how we can survive this romance
Am7 G/B 
 But in the end if I’m with you
D11 
I’ll take the chance

Solo if appropriate on chorus chords

Em Am7sus4 
Oh, can’t you see it baby
Em Am7sus4 D11 
You’ve got me goin’ crazy

 Wherever you go
Em 
Whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you
Whatever it takes
Em 
Or how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you

Em 
    → Waiting for
Em 
You    

Richard Marx - Take This Heart  

Originally in F, I play in G capo 3; highest note is the 5

Intro

 I’ve been where you are before
 No one understands it more
 You fear every step you take
 So sure that your heart will break

Em Am 
 It’s not how the story ends
Em Am 
 You’ll be back on your feet again

 Baby  this time  there ain’t nothing gonna take this heart away
 No more  goodbyes,  there ain’t nothing gonna take my heart away

D/A D/A 
   
 The pain’s still alive in you
 For what one man put you through
 You say that we’re all the same
 But I’m called by no other name

Em Am 
 We all need a place to run
Em Am 
 Won’t you let me be the one

 Baby  this time  there ain’t nothing gonna take this heart away
Bm 
 No more  goodbyes,  there ain’t nothing gonna take my heart away

Bm E/G# 
 Don’t keep the dream in you locked outside your door
Bm 
 Just believe in this love, and don’t be afraid anymore, whoa oh

Solo

   
Em Am 
 I need you too please be strong
Em Am 
 I’ve waited for you too long

 Baby  this time  there ain’t nothing gonna take this heart away
 No more  long nights, there ain’t nothing gonna take my heart away

  This time there ain’t nothing gonna take this heart away
No more  goodbyes  there ain’t nothing gonna take my heart away

Repeat to fade with ad libs

Rick Springfield - Jessie’s Girl  

Originally in D, I play in A capo 3... highest note that matters is the 5 (“*Jess*ie’s girl”)

F#m 
 →  →   →  →  x2

Vox on the 1

F#m 
Jessie is a friend   
F#m 
Yeah I know, he’s been a good friend of mine  
F#m 
But lately somethin’s changed, it ain’t hard to define 
F#m 
Jessie’s got himself a girl, and I wanna make her mine

F#m 
And she’s watchin’ him with those eyes  
F#m 
And she’s lovin’ him with that body, I just know it 
F#m 
And he’s holdin’ her in his arms, late late at night

 Y’know, I wish that I had 

F#m F#m F#m 
Jessie’s girl    →  →  →  → 
F#m F#m F#m 
I wish that I had Jessie’s girl    →  →  →  →  

F#m 
 Where can I find a woman like that?

F#m 
I’ll play along with the charade   
F#m 
There doesn’t seem to be a reason to change  
F#m 
Y’know I feel so dirty when they start talkin’ cute
F#m 
I wanna tell her that I love her but the point is prob’ly moot

F#m 
‘Cause she’s watchin’ him with those eyes  
F#m 
And she’s lovin’ him with that body, I just know it 
F#m 
And he’s holdin’ her in his arms, late late at night

E  
Y’know, I wish that I had 

F#m F#m F#m 
Jessie’s girl    →  →  →  → 
F#m F#m F#m 
I wish that I had Jessie’s girl    →  →  →  →  → 

F#m 
 Where can I find a woman like that?

F#m F#m F#m 
Like Jessie’s girl    →  →  →  → 
F#m F#m F#m 
I wish that I had Jessie’s girl    →  →  →  →  → 

 Where can I find a woman  
F#m 
 Where can I find a woman like that?

A/D E/D E/D 
A/D E/D E/D 
   
A/D E/D 
 And I’m lookin’ in the mirror all the time
A/D E/D 
 Wond’rin’ what she don’t see in me
A/D E/D 
 Yeah I’ve been funny I’ve been cool with the lines
A/D 
 Ain’t that the way love’s supposed to be?

Quirky key change, fine to skip this

C# F# F# F# C# D#m C# D#m C# 
 →     →  →  →  →  x4

F#m 
Tell me,  where can I find a woman like that?

Solo on verse chords

F#m 
 →  →   →  →  x4

 Y’know, I wish that I had 

F#m F#m F#m 
Jessie’s girl    →  →  →  → 
F#m F#m F#m 
I wish that I had Jessie’s girl    →  →  →  →  
F#m F#m F#m 
I want Jessie’s girl    →  →  →  → 
F#m 
 Where can I find a woman like that?

F#m F#m F#m 
Like Jessie’s girl    →  →  →  → 
F#m F#m F#m 
I wish that I had Jessie’s girl    →  →  →  →  
F#m F#m F#m 
I want, I want Jessie’s girl    →  →  →  → 

Outro

F#m 
       

Ricky Martin - Livin’ La Vida Loca  

Originally in C#m, I play in Em capo 3,

or in Am if there’s someone to do octaves

Em Em 
Em Em 
  

Vox in on the 5 of the key (in octaves)

Em Em 
She’s into superstitions
Em 
Black cats and Voodoo dolls
Em Em 
And I feel a premonition
Em 
That girl’s gonna make me fall

Em Em 
Em Em 
  
Em Em 
She’s into new sensations
Em 
New kicks in the candlelight
Em Em 
She’s got a new addiction 
Em 
For every day and night

Vox down to the 5 of the chord

Am Bm 
She’ll make you take your clothes off and go dancing in the rain
She’ll make you live her crazy life
Or she’ll take away your pain like a bullet to your brain, come on

Vox on the 5

Em Em 
Upside, inside out, she’s livin’ la vida loca
Em Em 
She’ll push and pull you down, livin’ la vida loca
Em Em 
Her lips are devil red, and her skin’s the color of mocha
Em Em 
She will wear you out, livin’ la vida loca (come on) 
Em 
Livin’ la vida loca (come on) 
Em 
She’s livin’ la vida loca

Em Em 
Em Em 
  x2

Em Em Em 
Woke up in New York city in a funky cheap hotel
Em Em 
She took my heart and she took my money
Em Em 
She must have slipped me a sleeping pill

Am Bm 
She never drinks the water, makes you order French champagne
And once you’ve had a taste of her, you’ll never be the same
Yeah, she’ll make you go insane (come on)

Em Em 
Upside, inside out, she’s livin’ la vida loca
Em Em 
She’ll push and pull you down, livin’ la vida loca
Em Em 
Her lips are devil red, and her skin’s the color of mocha
Em Em 
She will wear you out, livin’ la vida loca (come on) 
Em 
Livin’ la vida loca (come on) 
Em 
She’s livin’ la vida loca

Em Em 
Em Em 
  x2

Am Bm 
She’ll make you take your clothes off and go dancing in the rain
She’ll make you live her crazy life
Or she’ll take away your pain like a bullet to your brain, come on

Em Em 
Upside, inside out, she’s livin’ la vida loca
Em Em 
She’ll push and pull you down, livin’ la vida loca
Em Em 
Her lips are devil red, and her skin’s the color of mocha
Em Em 
She will wear you out, livin’ la vida loca (come on) 
Em 
Livin’ la vida loca (come on)
Em 
She’s livin’ la vida loca

Fade on intro chords, with an occasional “come on”

Em Em 
Em Em 

Ricky Nelson - Hello Mary Lou  

Intro

Hello Mary Lou,  goodbye heart
Sweet Mary Lou I’m so in love with you 
C#7 F#m 
knew Mary Lou,  we’d never part
B7 
So hello Mary Lou, goodbye heart

She passed me by one sunny day
Flashed those big brown eyes my way
And ooh I wanted you forever more

Now I’m not one that gets around
 Swear my feet stuck to the ground
And though I never did meet you before

I said hello Mary Lou,  goodbye heart
Sweet Mary Lou I’m so in love with you
C#7 F#m 
knew Mary Lou,  we’d never part
B7 
So hello Mary Lou, goodbye heart

saw your lips I heard your voice
Believe me I just had no choice
Wild horses couldn’t make me stay away

thought about a moonlit night
Arms around you good and tight
That’s all I had to see for me to say

Hey hey hello Mary Lou,  goodbye heart
Sweet Mary Lou I’m so in love with you
C#7 F#m 
knew Mary Lou,  we’d never part
B7 
So hello Mary Lou, goodbye heart
B7 
So hello Mary Lou, goodbye heart
B7 
Yes hello Mary Lou, goodbye heart   →  → 

Ricky Nelson - Travelin’ Man  

Bm 
 x2

Bm 
I’m a travelin’ man, I’ve made a lot of stops
Bm 
 All over the world

Yes, of course you can tack a iv at the end of this line

D7 
And in every port I own the heart
A7 
Of at least one lovely girl 

Bm 
I’ve a pretty Senorita, waiting for me
Bm 
 Down in old Mexico
D7 
If you’re ever in Alaska, stop and see
D7 
My cute little Eskimo 

F#m 
Oh, my sweet Fraulein down in Berlin town
 Makes my heart start to yearn
F#m 
And my China doll down in old Hong Kong
A7 
Waits for my return

Bm 
Pretty Polynesian baby over the sea
Bm 
 I remember the night
D7 
When we walked in the sands ofWaikiki
A7 
And I held you oh so tight 

Solo on verse chords

Bm Bm 
D7 
D7 
   
F#m 
Oh, my sweet Fraulein down in Berlin town
 Makes my heart start to yearn
F#m 
And my China doll down in old Hong Kong
A7 
Waits for my return

Bm 
Pretty Polynesian baby over the sea
Bm 
 I remember the night
D7 
When we walked in the sands ofWaikiki
A7 
And I held you oh so tight 

Bm 
 Lord, I’m a travelin’ man
Bm 
 Yes, I’m a travelin’ man 
Bm 
 Yes, I’m a travelin’ man 
Bm 
 Lord, I’m a travelin’ man
Bm 
Mmmm, mmmm
  

Ritchie Valens - Come On Let’s Go  

Originally in A, I play in G

Intro

  →  x3

Hard stop

Well come on let’s go, let’s go, let’s go little darlin’
 Now tell me that you’ll never leave me
 Come on, come on let’s go again, again, and again 

Well, now swing me, swing me, swing me all the way down there
 Come on let’s go little darlin’
 Let’s go, let’s go again once more  

Well, I love you so yeah, and I’ll never let you go
Come on baby so

Hard stop

Oh pretty baby I love you so, let’s

Go let’s go let’s go little sweetheart
 Now that we can always be together
 Come on, come on let’s go again  

Solo

  →  x3
       
I love you so yeah, and I’ll never let you go
Come on baby so
Oh pretty baby I love you so

Let’s go let’s go let’s go little darlin’
 We’ll dance a wee bit longer
Come on, come on let’s go again again and again and again

Again again and again and again
Again again and again and again

Ritchie Valens - Donna  

Originally in F, I play in C capo 2

Oh Donna, oh Donna
Oh Donna, oh Donna

 I had girl, Donna was her name
 Since she left me, I’ve never been the same
‘Cause I love my girl, Donna where can you be?
Where can you be?

 Now that you’re gone, I’m left all alone
 All by myself, to wander and roam

Vox on the 1 this time on “be”

‘Cause I love my girl, Donna where can you be?
C7 
Where can you be? 

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “darling”

Well darling now that you’re gone I don’t know what I’ll do
Oh time had all my love, for you

 I had girl, Donna was her name
 Since she left me, I’ve never been the same
‘Cause I love my girl, Donna where can you be?
Where can you be?

Oh Donna, oh Donna
Oh Donna, oh Donna

C6 

Ritchie Valens - We Belong Together  

Dm Gm 
   

Vox on the 5

Dm Gm 
You’re mine  
Dm Gm 
And we belong together  
Dm Gm 
Yes we belong together  
Dm Gm 
For eternity   

Dm Gm 
You’re mine  
Dm Gm 
Your lips belong to me  
Dm Gm 
Yes they belong to only me  
Bb F7 
For eternity   

Vox on the 3 of the chord

Bb Bbm 
You’re mine, my baby
And you’ll always be
Bb Bbm 
swear by everything I own
G7 
You’ll always, always be mine

Dm Gm 
You’re mine  
Dm Gm 
And we belong together  
Dm Gm 
Yes we belong together  
Bb 
For eternit 

Rob Thomas - Lonely No More  

Originally in Am, I play in Em capo 2

Intro

Em Am D/F# 
    → 

Hang the last chord

Em Am B7 
   
Em 
Now it seems to me
Am 
That you know just what to say
Cmaj7 B7 
But words are only words 

Can you show me something else?

Em 
 Can you swear to me
Am 
That you’ll always be this way
Cmaj7 B7 
Show me how you feel 

Hang on “ever” on the V, the i is implied, 1 silent measure

Em 
More than ever, baby 

Em Am 
 Well, I don’t wanna be lonely no more
D/F# 
 I don’t wanna have to  pay for this 
Em Am 
 I don’t want to know the lover at my door
B7 
It’s just another heartache on my list

Em Am 
 I don’t wanna be angry no more
D/F# 
 You do know I could never stand for this 
Em Am 
 So when you tell me that you love me, know for sure
B7 
I don’t wanna be lonely anymore

Em Am D/F# 
Oh, oh, oh, oh → oh
Em Am B7 
Oh, oh, oh, oh

Em 
 Now it’s hard for me
Am 
When my heart’s still on the mend
Cmaj7 B7 
 Open up to me 

Instruments out on this line

Like you do your girlfriends

Em Am 
 And you sing to me and it’s harmony

Girl, what you do to me is everything

Cmaj7 
Make me say anything just to get you back again

“Try” is really the beginning of the chorus

B7 Em 
Why can’t we just try

Em Am 
 (Try) I don’t wanna be lonely no more
D/F# 
 I don’t wanna have to  pay for this 
Em Am 
 I don’t want to know the lover at my door
B7 
It’s just another heartache on my list

Em Am 
 I don’t wanna be angry no more
D/F# 
 You do know I could never stand for this 
Em Am 
 So when you tell me that you love me, know for sure
B7 
I don’t wanna be lonely anymore

Em Am D/F# 
Oh, oh, oh, oh → oh
Em Am B7 
Oh, oh, oh, oh

Bridge

Am 
What if I was good to you?
Em 
What if you were good to me?
Am 
What if I could hold you till I feel you move 
Em 
Inside of me

Am 
And what if it was paradise?
Em 
And what if we were symphonies?
Am 
What if I gave all my life
B7 
To find some way to stand beside you

Em Am 
 ‘Cause I don’t wanna be lonely no more
D/F# 
 I don’t wanna have to  pay for this 
Em Am 
 I don’t want to know the lover at my door
B7 
It’s just another heartache on my list

Em Am 
 I don’t wanna be angry no more
D/F# 
 You do know I could never stand for this 
Em Am 
 So when you tell me that you love me, know for sure
B7 
I don’t wanna be lonely anymore

With ad lib’d “I don’t want to be lonely”

Em Am D/F# 
Oh, oh, oh, oh → oh
Em Am B7 
Oh, oh, oh, oh

Rob Thomas - This is How a Heart Breaks  

Originally in Dm, I play in Am

Intro

Am 
Am 
Don’t you wanna go for a ride

Just keep your hands inside
And make the most out of life

Now don’t you take it for granted

Am 
Life is like a mean machine

It made a mess outta me
And left me caught between

Like-an-angry dream I was stranded

I was stranded, yeah yeah yeah

And I’m steady but I’m starting to shake
And I don’t know how much more I can take

Am 
 This is it now, everybody get down
This is all I can take
This is how a heart breaks
Am 
 You take a hit now, you feel it break down
Make you stay wide awake
This is how a heart breaks

Am 
Am 
Don’t you wanna go for a ride

Down to the other side
Feels so good you could cry

Now won’t you do what I told you

Am 
I remember when you used to be shy

Yeah, once we were so fine

You and I why you gotta make it so hard on me

Yeah, it’s hard on me

And I’m sorry but it’s not a mistake
And I’m running but you’re getting away

Am 
 This is it now, everybody get down
This is all I can take
This is how a heart breaks
Am 
 You take a hit now, you feel it break down
Make you stay wide awake
This is how a heart breaks

  This is how a heart breaks

Trippy samba bridge

Am 
       x 2

Am Am 
You’re not the best thing that I knew
Am Am 
Never was never cared too much for all this hanging around
Am Am 
It’s just the same thing all the time
Am Am 
Never get what I want, never get you close to the end of the line
Am 
You’re just the same thing that I knew
Right before the time when I was only for you

Solo if appropriate on chorus chords

Am 
 This is it now, everybody get down
This is all I can take
This is how a heart breaks
Am 
 You take a hit now, you feel it break down
Make you stay wide awake
This is how a heart breaks

Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistible  

Originally in E, I play in A

   
How can it be permissable?
She compromise my principles, yeah-yeah
That kind of love is mythical 
She’s anything but typical 

She’s a craze, you ought to know it, she’s a powerful force
You’re obliged to conform when there’s no other course
She used to look good to me but now I find her

Simply irresistible 

Hard stop on the V

Simply irresistible  

Her loving is so powerful, huh  
It’s simply unavoidable, mmm oh oh
The trend is irreversible 
The woman is invincible 

She’s a natural law and she leaves me in awe
She deserves the applause, I surrender because
She used to look good to me but now I find her

Simply irresistible 
Simply irresistible 
Simply irresistible (she’s so fine, there’s no telling where the money went)
Simply irresistible (she’s all mine, there’s no other way to go)

Instruments out

She’s unavoidable, I’m back against the wall

She gives me feelings that I’ve never felt before
I'm breaking promises, she's breaking every law
She used to look good to me, now I find her

Simply irresistible (she’s so fine, there’s no telling where the money went)
Simply irresistible (she’s all mine, there’s no other way to go)
Oh oh!

Solo, skip acoustic

A# A# 
A# G# F# 
    
Her methods are inscrutable 
The proof is irrefutable,   mmm mmm ooh ooh ooh
She’s so completely kissable, huh 
Our lives are indivisible, whoah yeah

She’s a craze, you ought to know it, she’s a powerful force
You’re obliged to conform when there’s no other course
Well she used to look good to me but now I find her

Simply irresistible (she’s so fine, there’s no telling where the money went)
Simply irresistible (she’s all mine, there’s no other way to go)
Simply irresistible (she’s so fine, there’s no telling where the money went)
Simply irresistible (she’s all mine, there’s no other way to go)
Simply irresistible

Robert Plant - Ship of Fools  

Originally in G, I play in E

Intro

C#m7 
C#m E/G# 
C#m F#m 
   
C#m G#m 
 On waves of love my heart is breaking 
C#m 
And stranger still my self-control
F#m 
I can’t rely on  anymore

C#m G#m 
 New tides surprise my world it’s changing 
C#m 
Within this frame an ocean swells
F#m 
Behind this smile I know it well

F#m F#sus2 F#m 
 →  → 

C#m G#m 
 Beneath a lover’s moon I’m waiting 
C#m 
I am the pilot of the storm
F#m 
Adrift in pleasure I may drown

C#m G#m 
 I built this ship it is my making 
C#m 
And furthermore my self-control
F#m 
I can’t rely on  anymore

F#m 
 I know why 
F#m 
 I know why 

C#m 
Crazy on a ship of fools
Aadd9 
Crazy on a ship of fools

C#m 
 Turn this boat around
C#m 
 Back to my loving ground
G#m7 
Oh no, oh no

C#m E/G# 
C#m F#m 
   
C#m G#m 
 Who claims that no man is an island 
C#m 
While I’ll up in jeopardy
F#m 
More distant from you by degrees

C#m G#m 
 I walk this shore in isolation 
C#m 
And at my feet eternity
F#m 
Draws ever sweeter plans for me

F#m 
 I know why 
F#m 
 I know why 

C#m 
Crazy on a ship of fools, aw
Aadd9 
Crazy on a ship of fools

C#m 
 Turn this boat around
C#m 
 Back to my loving ground
G#m7 F#sus2 
Oh no, oh no, ship of fools

C#m E/G# C#m F#m 
               x4

C#m 
 Turn this boat around
C#m 
 Back to my loving ground
G#m7 
 Oooh, no

C#m 
Crazy on a ship of fools
Aadd9 
Oh crazy on a ship of fools

C#m 
 Turn this boat around
C#m 
 Back to my loving ground

G#m7 C#m7 
Oh no, oh no, ship of fools

Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly with His Song  

Originally in Fm, I play in Em capo 5

Em Am 
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D7 
Singing my life with his words
Em A/C# 
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Fmaj7 
Killing me softly, with his song

With oohs, for a few measures

Am7/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 
 I heard he sang a good song
Cmaj7 
 I heard he had a style
Am7 
 And so I came to see him
Em 
And listen 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 was this young boy
B7 
 A stranger to my eyes

Em Am 
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D7 
Singing my life with his words
Em A/C# 
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Fmaj7 
Killing me softly, with his song

Am7 
 I felt all flushed with fever
Cmaj7 
 Embarrassed by the crowd
Am7 
 I felt he found my letters
Em 
And read each one out loud

Am7 D7 
 I prayed that he would finish
B7 
 But he just kept right on

Em Am 
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D7 
Singing my life with his words
Em A/C# 
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Fmaj7 
Killing me softly, with his song

Am7 
 He sang as if he knew me
Cmaj7 
 In all my dark despair
Am7 
 And then he looked right through me
Em 
As if I wasn’t there

Am7 D7 
 And he just kept on singing
B7 
 Singing clear and strong

Em Am 
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D7 
Singing my life with his words
Em A/C# 
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Fmaj7 
Killing me softly, with his song

Very sensible to just stop here

Em Am D7 
Oooooh   
Em A/C# 
La la la, la la la, oh oh
La ah ah ah
Fmaj7 
Ah, ah

Em Am 
Strumming my pain with his fingers
D7 
Singing my life with his words
Em A/C# 
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Fmaj7 
Killing me softly 

Em Am 
He was strumming my pain 
D7 
Yeah, he was singing my life
Em A/C# 
Killing me softly with his song
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Fmaj7 
Killing me softly with his song

Rod Stewart - Forever Young  

Originally in A, I play in A

Dsus2 
   

Vox on the 4

Dsus2 
May the good lord be with you down every road you roam
Dsus2 
And may sunshine and happiness surround you when you’re far from home
Dsus2 
And may you grow to be proud, dignified, and true
Dsus2 
And do unto others as you’d have done to you

Bm Dsus2 
Be courageous and be brave
F#m Dsus2 
And in my heart you’ll always stay

Dsus2/A 
Forever young, forever young
Forever young, forever young

Dsus2 
May good fortune be with you, may your guiding light be strong
Build a stairway to heaven with a prince or a vagabond

Bm Dsus2 
And may you never love in vain
F#m 
And in my heart you will remain

Dsus2/A 
Forever young, forever young
Forever young, forever young

Bm 
Forever young
Bm 
Forever young

Solo

 
Dsus2 
And when you finally fly away I’ll be hoping that I served you well
Dsus2 
For all the wisdom of a lifetime, no one can ever tell

Bm Dsus2 
But whatever road you choose
F#m 
I’m right behind you, win or lose

Dsus2/A 
Forever young, forever young
Forever young, forever young

Bm 
Forever young
Bm 
Forever young
Bm 
For, forever young
Bm 
Forever young

Rod Stewart - Have I Told You Lately  

Rod Stewart in Bb, Van Morrison in E, I play in D capo 2

Yes, I took a moment to take out the overtly spiritual lyrics in the bridge, which happen to be awkward anyway.

Intro

D/F# G/A 
       x2 

F#m7 G/A 
Have I told you lately that I love you? 
F#m7 G/A 
Have I told you there’s no one else above you? 
Gmaj7 F#m7 
 Fill my heart with gladness,  take away all my sadness
Em7 G/A 
 Ease my troubles that’s what you do

D/A 
F#m7 G/A 
For the morning sun in all its glory 
F#m7 G/A 
Greets the day with hope and comfort too 
Gmaj7 F#m7 
 You fill my life with laughter,  and somehow you make it better
Em7 G/A 
 Ease my troubles that’s what you do

Em7 F#m7 
 →  →

Gmaj7 
 There’s a love that’s divine, and it’s yours and it’s mine
F#m7 Em7 F#m7 
 Like the sun  →  →
Gmaj7 
 And at the end of the day, I give thanks and I say
F#m7 G/A 
 You’re the one, you’re the one

F#m7 G/A 
Have I told you lately that I love you? 
F#m7 G/A 
Have I told you there’s no one else above you? 
Gmaj7 F#m7 
 Fill my heart with gladness,  take away all my sadness
Em7 G/A 
 Ease my troubles that’s what you do

Solo on verse chords

F#m7 G/A 
F#m7 G/A 
Gmaj7 F#m7 
G/A 
 
Gmaj7 
 There’s a love that’s divine, and it’s yours and it’s mine
F#m7 Em7 F#m7 
 Like the sun  →  →
Gmaj7 
 And at the end of the day, I give thanks and I say
F#m7 G/A 
 You’re the one, you’re the one

F#m7 G/A 
And have I told you lately that I love you? 
F#m7 G/A 
Have I told you there’s no one else above you? 
Gmaj7 F#m7 
 Fill my heart with gladness,  take away all my sadness
Em7 G/A Em7 F#m7 
 Ease my troubles that’s what you do  →  →

Gmaj7 F#m7 
 Take away all my sadness,  fill my life with gladness
Em7 G/A Em7 F#m7 
 Ease my troubles that’s what you do  →  →
Gmaj7 F#m7 
 Take away all my sadness,  fill my life with gladness
Em7 G/A 
 Ease my troubles that’s what you do

Rod Stewart - The Rhythm of My Heart  

Originally in C#, I play in G

    → 
   
Em 
 Across the street the river runs
Em 
Down in the gutter life is slipping away
Em 
 Let me still exist  in another place
Running under cover of a helicopter blade

Em 
 The flames are getting higher  in effigy
Em 
Burning down the bridges of my memory
Em 
 Love may still be alive somewhere some way
Where they’re downing only deer a hundred steel towns away

Oh the rhythm of my heart is beating like a drum
With the words “I love you” rolling off my tongue
No never will I roam for I know my place is home
Where the ocean meets the sky I’ll be sailing

Em 
Photographs  and kerosene
Em 
Light up my darkness, light it up, light it up
Em 
I can still feel the touch of your thin blue jeans
Running down the alley, I’ve got my eyes all over you babe
Oh babe

Oh the rhythm of my heart is beating like a drum
With the words “I love you” rolling off my tongue
No never will I roam for I know my place is home
Where the ocean meets the sky I’ll be sailing

  I’ll be sailing,  ah yeah 

Bridge

G/B Am 
Oh I’ve got lightning in my veins
Em Em 
Shifting like the handle of a slot machine

G/B Am 
Love may still exist  in another place
Am 
I’m just yanking back the handle
No expression on my face

Oh the rhythm of my heart is beating like a drum
With the words “I love you” rolling off my tongue
Oh, never will I roam for I know my place is home
Where the ocean meets the sky I’ll be sailing

Oh the rhythm of my heart is beating like a drum
With the words “I love you” rolling off my tongue
No, never will I roam for I know my place is home
Where the ocean meets the sky I’ll be sailing

F# 
 

Let ring

Oh the rhythm of my heart is beating like a drum
With the words “I love you” rolling off my tongue
Never will I roam for I know my place is home
Where the ocean meets the sky I’ll be sailing

Ooooh

Roxette - It Must Have Been Love  

Originally in C, with a key change to F, I play in C capo 3 with no key change.

Intro

It must have been love, but it’s over now

Lay a whisper on my pillow, leave the winter on the ground
Dm 
I wake up lonely, this air of silence in the bedroom and all around
Am 
Touch me now, I close my eyes and dream away 

It must have been love, but it’s over now
Dm Am 
It must have been good, but I lost it somehow 
It must have been love but it’s over now
Dm Am 
From the moment we touched, till the time had run out 

Make believing we’re together, that I’m sheltered by your heart
Dm 
But in and outside I’ve turned to water, like a teardrop in your palm
Am 
And it’s a hard winter’s day, I dream away 

It must have been love, but it’s over now
Dm Am 
It was all that I wanted, now I’m living without

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “now”

Gm 
It must have been love but it’s over now

Vox stay on the 1 of the previous chord (5 of the new chord)

Bb 
It’s where the water flows, it’s where the wind blows

Skipping a solo here

Bb 
 
It must have been love, but it’s over now
Dm Am 
It must have been good, but I lost it somehow 
It must have been love but it’s over now
Dm Am 
From the moment we touched, till the time had run out 

Yeah, it must have been love, but it’s over now
Dm Am 
It was all that I wanted, now I’m living without
Gm 
It must have been love, but it’s over now
Bb 
It’s where the water flows, it’s where the wind blows

Whoahoa (it must have been love)
Dm Am 
(But it’s over now) (but it’s over now)  Nooooooow
Whoahoa (it must have been love)
Dm Am 
(But it’s over now) (but it’s over now)  Nooooooow

Roxette - The Look  

Intro

Walking like a man, hitting like a hammer
She’s a juvenile scam, never was a quitter
Tasty like a raindrop, she’s got the look

Heavenly bound, ‘cause heaven’s got a number
When she’s spinning me around, kissing is a color
Her loving is a wild dog, she’s got the look

She’s got the look (she’s got the look)
She’s got the look (she’s got the look)
What in the world can make a brown-eyed girl turn blue
When everything I’ll ever do I do for you
And I go la la la la la she’s got the look

Fire in the ice, naked to the T-bone
Is a lover’s disguise, banging on the head drum
Shaking like a mad bull, she’s got the look

 

Swaying to the band, moving like a hammer
She’s a miracle man, loving is the ocean
Kissing is the wet sand, she’s got the look

She’s got the look (she’s got the look)
She’s got the look (she’s got the look)
What in the world can make a brown-eyed girl turn blue
When everything I’ll ever do I do for you
And I go la la la la la she’s got the look

Solo

 →   
 →   

Let ring, spoken

Walking like a man, Hitting like a hammer
She’s a juvenile scam, never was a quitter
Tasty like a raindrop, she’s got the look 

And she goes na na na na na, na
Na na na na na na na na na na na, na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na, she’s got the look

She’s got the look (she’s got the look)
She’s got the look (she’s got the look)
What in the world can make a brown-eyed girl turn blue
When everything I’ll ever do I do for you
And I go la la la la la she’s got the look

What in the world can make you so blue
When everything I’ll ever do I do for you

Hard stop on the V

And I go la la la la la

Na na na na na, na
Na na na na na na na na na na na, na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na, she’s got the look

And she goes na na na na na, na
Na na na na na na na na na na na, na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na, she’s got the look

Roy Orbison - Oh Pretty Woman  

Originally in A, I play in E capo 1

Intro

C#m 
Pretty woman, walking down the street
C#m 
Pretty woman, the kind I’d like to meet
Pretty woman, I don’t believe you, you’re not the truth

No one could look as good as you

B7 
Mercy

C#m 
Pretty woman, won’t you pardon me
C#m 
Pretty woman, I couldn’t help but see
Pretty woman
That you look lovely as can be

Are you lonely just like me?

B7 
Rrrowrr

Am 
Pretty woman, stop a while
Em 
Pretty woman, talk a while
Am 
Pretty woman give your smile to me
Am 
Pretty woman, yeah yeah yeah
Em 
Pretty woman look my way
Am 
Pretty woman say you’ll stay with me 

Down to the 1 of the chord on “need”

C#m 
‘Cause I need you, I’ll treat you right
C#m B7 
Come with me baby, be mine tonight 

C#m 
Pretty woman, don’t walk on by
C#m 
Pretty woman, don’t make me cry
B7 
Pretty woman, don’t walk away, hey

OK, if that’s the way it must be, OK

I guess I’ll go on home, it’s late
There'll be tomorrow night, but wait
What do I see?
Is she walking back to me?
Yes, she's walking back to me

Oh, oh, pretty woman

Roy Orbison - You Got It  

Intro

  →  x2

Every time I look into your loving eyes  
I see a love that money just can’t buy 

F#m C#m 
One look from you, I drift away
F#m C#m 
pray that you are here to stay

C#7 F#m 
 Anything you want, you got it
C#7 F#m 
 Anything you need, you got it
C#7 F#m 
 Anything at all, you got it
A/E 
Baby

Every time I hold you I begin to understand  
Everything about you tells me I’m your man 

F#m C#m 
I live my life to be with you
F#m C#m 
No one can do the things you do

C#7 F#m 
 Anything you want, you got it
C#7 F#m 
 Anything you need, you got it
C#7 F#m 
 Anything at all, you got it
A/E 
Baby

Bridge

 Anything you want (you got it)
 Anything you need (you got it)
 Anything at all

Instrumental break on chorus chords

C#7 F#m 
C#7 F#m 
C#7 F#m 
A/E 
 
F#m C#m 
I’m glad to give my love to you

Big triplets on “do”

F#m C#m 
know you feel the way I do

C#7 F#m 
 Anything you want, you got it
C#7 F#m 
 Anything you need, you got it
C#7 F#m 
 Anything at all, you got it
A/E 
Baby

C#7 F#m 
 Anything you want, you got it
C#7 F#m 
 Anything you need, you got it
C#7 F#m 
 Anything at all, you got it
A/E 
Baby

 Anything at all (you got it)
 Ba...by (you got it)
You got it

Rupert Holmes - Escape (the Pina Colada Song)  

Intro

Am7 G9 
  →  →   
Em7 Dm7 C9 
  →  →  
Am7 G9 
  →  →   
Em7 Dm7 
  →  → 

Vox on the 3 on “I was tired”

Am 
I was tired of my lady   

All the way down to the 5 on “long”

G9 Em7 Dm7 
We’d been together too long   
C9 Am 
Like a worn out recording   
G9 Em7 Dm7 
Of a favorite song   

C9 Am 
So while she lay there sleepin’   
G9 Em7 Dm7 
I read the paper in be  
C9 Am 
And in the personal columns   
C9 Em7 Dm7 
There was this letter I read   

Am 
If you like piña coladas   
G9 Em7 Dm7 
And gettin’ caught in the rain   
C9 Am 
If you’re not into yoga   
G9 Em7 Dm7 
If you have half a brain   

Original goes up to the 2 of the key here, I use the same melody as the “pina coladas” line

C9 Am 
If you like makin’ love at midnight   
G9 Em7 Dm7 
In the dunes of a cape   
C9 Am 
Then I’m the love that you’ve looked for   
G9 Em7 Dm7 
Write to me and escape   

Solo

Am7 G9 
  →  →   
Em7 Dm7 C9 
  →  →  
Am7 G9 
  →  →   
Em7 Dm7 C9 
  →  →  

Am 
I didn’t think about my lady   
G9 Em7 Dm7 
I know that sounds kind of mean   
C9 Am 
But me and my old lady   
G9 Em Dm 
Had fallen into the same old dull routine

C9 Am 
So I wrote to the paper   
G9 Em7 Dm7 
Took out a personal a  
C9 Am 
And though I’m nobody’s poet   
G9 Em7 Dm7 
I thought it wasn’t half bad   

Am 
Yes I like piña coladas   
G9 Em7 Dm7 
And getting caught in the rain   
C9 Am 
I’m not much into health food   
G9 Em7 Dm7 
I am into champagne   

C9 Am 
I’ve got to meet you by tomorrow noon 
G9 Em7 Dm7 
And cut through all this red tape   
C9 Am 
At a bar called O’Malley’s   
G9 Em7 Dm7 
Where we’ll plan our escape   

Am7 G9 
  →  →   
Em7 Dm7 C9 
  →  →  

Am 
So I waited with high hopes   
G9 Em7 Dm7 
And she walked in the place   
C9 Am 
I knew her smile in an instant   
G9 Em7 Dm7 
I knew the curve of her face   

C9 Am 
It was my own lovely lady   
G9 Em7 Dm7 
And she said, aw it’s you   
C9 Am 
And we laughed for a moment   
G9 Em7 Dm7 
And I said I never knew     

Am 
That you like piña coladas   
G9 Em7 Dm7 
And gettin’ caught in the rain   
C9 Am 
And the feel of the ocean   
G9 Em7 Dm7 
And the taste of champagne   

C9 Am 
If you like makin’ love at midnight   
G9 Em7 Dm7 
In the dunes of a cape   
C9 Am 
You’re the lady I’ve looked for   
G9 Em7 Dm7 
Come with me and escape   

Rush - Closer to the Heart  

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 
Dsus2 Dsus4 
  

Vox on the 1 on “men”

And the men who hold high places
Must be the ones to start
To mold a new reality
Closer to the heart
Closer to the heart

The blacksmith and the artist
Reflect it in their art
They forge their creativity
Closer to the heart
Closer to the heart

Chime solo approximated as chords

G/D C/D C/D 
       x2

Philosophers and ploughmen
Each must know his part
To sow a new mentality
Closer to the heart, yes
Closer to the heart, yeah

     Whoa

Solo

Fadd9 
       x4

Like the intro

Dadd9 
Whoa, whoa You can be the captain
And I will draw the charts
Sailing into destiny
Closer to the heart
Closer to the heart
Well closer to the heart, yeah
Closer to the heart
Closer to the heart, I said
Closer to the heart, well
Closer to the heart, yeah
Closer to your heart

Rush - Fly By Night  

Originally in D, I play in D capo 2 and sing an octave down (obviously)

G/E Cadd9 G/B Gm/Bb G/A 
      →  →  x3

G/E 
Why try? I know why
Cadd9 G/B Gm/Bb G/A 
The feeling inside me says it’s time I was gone  → 
G/E 
Clear head, new life ahead
Cadd9 G/B Gm/Bb G/A 
It’s ttime I was king now not just one more pawn  → 

G/D Cadd9 
Fly by night, away from here
G/D G/A 
Change my life aga-ain  → 
G/D Cadd9 
Fly by night goodbye my dear
Cadd9 G/B Gm/Bb G/A 
My ship isn’t coming and I just can’t pretend  → 

G/E Cadd9 G/B Gm/Bb G/A 
      →  →  x1

G/E 
Moon rise, thoughtful eyes
Cadd9 G/B Gm/Bb G/A 
Staring back at me from the window besid → 
G/E 
No fright or hindsight
Cadd9 G/B Gm/Bb G/A 
Leaving behind that empty feeling inside  → 

G/D Cadd9 
Fly by night, away from here
G/D G/A 
Change my life aga-ain  → 
G/D Cadd9 
Fly by night goodbye my dear
Cadd9 G/B Gm/Bb G/A 
My ship isn’t coming and I just can’t pretend  → 

Solo

G/E Cadd9 G/B Gm/Bb G/A 
      →  →  x4

G/D Cadd9 
Fly by night, away from here
G/D G/A 
Change my life aga-ain  → 
G/D Cadd9 
Fly by night goodbye my dear
Cadd9 G/B Gm/Bb G/A 
My ship isn’t coming and I just can’t pretend  → 

Start a new chapter
Find what I’m after
It’s changing every day
Am 
The change of a season
Fmaj7 
Is enough of a reason
To want to get away

Quiet and pensive
My thoughts apprehensive
The hours drift away
Am 
Leaving my homeland
Fmaj7 
Playing a lone hand
My life begins today

G/D Cadd9 
Fly by night, away from here
G/D G/A 
Change my life aga-ain  → 
G/D Cadd9 
Fly by night goodbye my dear
Cadd9 G/B Gm/Bb G/A 
My ship isn’t coming and I just can’t pretend  → 
Cadd9 G/B Gm/Bb G/A 
My ship isn’t coming and I just can’t pretend  → 

G/D Cadd9 
Fly by night, away from here
G/D G/A 
Change my life aga-ain  → 
G/D Cadd9 
Fly by night goodbye my dear
Cadd9 G/B Gm/Bb G/A 
My ship isn’t coming and I just can’t pretend  → 
Cadd9 G/B Gm/Bb G/A 
My ship isn’t coming and I just can’t pretend  → 
Cadd9 G/B Gm/Bb G/A 
My ship isn’t coming and I just can’t pretend  → 

Rush - Limelight  

Originally in B, I play in E

Highest note that matters is the 1 (“the underlying theme” in the last chorus)

Intro, approximated as chords

  → 
  → 
  → 
  

Vox on the 3

C#m 
Living on a lighted stage
Approaches the unreal
For those who think and feel
C#m 
In touch with some reality
Beyond the gilded cage

  
C#m 
Cast in this unlikely role
Ill-equipped to act
With insufficient tact
C#m 
One must put up barriers
To keep oneself intact

  
C#m 
Living in the limelight
C#m 
The universal dream
C#m 
For those who wish to seem 

Those who wish to be
C#m 
Must put aside the alienation
C#m 
Get on with the fascination
The real relation
C#m 
The underlying theme

C#m 
  
  
C#m 
Living in a fisheye lens
Caught in the camera eye
have no heart to lie
C#m 
can’t pretend a stranger
Is a long-awaited friend

  
C#m 
All the world’s indeed a stage
And we are merely players
Performers and portrayers
C#m 
Each another’s audience
Outside the gilded cage

  
C#m 
Living in the limelight
C#m 
The universal dream
C#m 
For those who wish to seem 

Those who wish to be
C#m 
Must put aside the alienation
C#m 
Get on with the fascination
The real relation
C#m 
The underlying theme

Solo

C#m C#m 
       x8

 
C#m 
Living in the limelight
C#m 
The universal dream
C#m 
For those who wish to seem 

Those who wish to be
C#m 
Must put aside the alienation
C#m 
Get on with the fascination
The real relation
C#m 
The underlying theme

The real relation
C#m 
The underlying theme

C#m 
     x3

Rush - The Spirit of Radio  

Originally in E, I play in A

Intro riff is mostly... but probably skip this acoustic

   x4

Let ring

Esus4 C#m 
     →  
Esus4 C#m F#m 
     → 

Vox on the 3

Esus4 C#m 
Begin the day with a friendly voice, a companion unobtrusive  → 
Esus4 C#m 
Plays that song that’s so elusive, and the magic music makes your morning mood  →  
Esus4 C#m F#m 
     → 

Esus4 C#m 
Off on your way, hit the open road, there is magic at your fingers  → 
Esus4 C#m 
For the Spirit ever lingers, undemanding contact in your happy solitude
Esus4 C#m 
     →  

G/B 
Invisible airwaves crackle with life
A/C# G/B 
Bright antenna bristle with the energy
G/B 
Emotional feedback on timeless wavelength
A/C# G/B 
Bearing a gift beyond price, almost free

Esus4 C#m 
All this machinery making modern music, can still be open-hearted  → 
Esus4 C#m 
Not so coldly charted, it’s really just a question, of your honesty, yeah, your honesty  → 
Esus4 C#m 
One likes to believe in the freedom of music   → 
Esus4 C#m 
But glittering prizes and endless compromises, shatter the illusion of integrity  →  

C#m 
     → 

G/B 
Invisible airwaves crackle with life
A/C# G/B 
Bright antenna bristle with the energy
G/B 
Emotional feedback on timeless wavelength
A/C# G/B 
Bearing a gift beyond price, almost free

G/B A/C# G/B 
G/B A/C# G/B 
   
Esus4 C#m 
     → 
Esus4 C#m 
     → 

Intro riff

     x2

Reggae beat

   

Vox down to the low 1 in the original key, in A just stay around the same 1 you’ve been around

For the words of the prophets were written on the studio wall,   concert hall

     x2
And echoes with the sound,  of salesmen, of salesmen,  of salesmen

Solo

   x8

Saigon Kick - Love is on the Way  

Originally in C#m, I play in F#m capo 2

Intro

F#m9 Dsus2 
   x4

Vox on the 7 of the minor key on “lonely”, down to the 3 of the minor key on “night”

F#m9 Dsus2 F#m9 Dsus2 
 Lonely sidewalks,  silent night
F#m9 Dsus2 F#m9 Dsus2 
 Bring the evening,  deep inside
F#m9 Dsus2 F#m9 Dsus2 
 Hold me darling,  touch me now
F#m9 Dsus2 F#m9 Dsus2 
 Let the feelings,  free tonight

Esus4 
 Love is on the way
E/G# F#m 
I can see it in your eyes
Dsus2 
Let’s give it one more try tonight baby

Esus4 
 Love is on the way
E/G# F#m 
I can see it in your eyes
Dsus2 
Let’s give it one more try tonight

F#m9 Dsus2 F#m9 Dsus2 
 Time of season, wipes the tears
F#m9 Dsus2 F#m9 Dsus2 
 No rhyme or reason,  no more fears
F#m9 Dsus2 F#m9 Dsus2 
 All the dreamin’,  is far behind
F#m9 Dus2 F#m9 Dsus2 
 You are here now,  and everything’s alright

Esus4 
 Love is on the way
E/G# F#m 
I can see it in your eyes
Dsus2 
Let’s give it one more try tonight baby

Esus4 
 Love is on the way
E/G# F#m 
I can see it in your eyes
Dsus2 
Let’s give it one more try tonight

Bridge

Dsus2 
 And in the morning I’ll be gone away
Dsus2 
 All the things I left behind
Dsus2 
 If you need me I’ll come night or day
Dsus2 
 Let’s stop the hands of time 

Solo on intro chords

F#m9 Dsus2 
   x8

Esus4 
 Love is on the way
E/G# F#m 
I can see it in your eyes
Dsus2 
Let’s give it one more try tonight baby

Esus4 
 Love is on the way
E/G# F#m 
I can see it in your eyes
Dsus2 
Let’s give it one more try tonight

F#m9 Dsus2 

Sam and Dave - Soul Man  

Originally in G, I play in D

    → 
Em 
  →  →  x 4

Not writing out all those I→ii→I’s, but they keep going in all the verses

Coming to you on a dusty road
Good loving, I got a truck load
And when you get it, huh, you got you something
So don’t worry ‘cause I’m coming

I’m a soul man,  I’m a soul man
I’m a soul man,  I’m a soul man  (and that ain’t all )

Got what I got the hard way
And I’ll make it better each and every day
So, honey don’t you fret, hah
‘Cause you ain’t seen nothing yet

I’m a soul man, oh lord, I’m a soul man, play it Steve
I’m a soul man, hah, I’m a soul man,  oh

I was brought up on a side street
Learned how to love before I could eat
I was educated from good stock 
When I start loving, oh I can’t stop

I’m a soul man,  I’m a soul man
I’m a soul man, yeah,  I’m a soul man,  look

A# 
Well, grab a rope and I’ll pull you in
G/A G#/A# 
Give you hope and be 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  

Originally in A, I play in E capo 1

Another Saturday night and I ain’t got nobody
 I got some money ‘cause I just got paid
Now how I wish I had someone to talk to
 I’m in awful way, get this

 I got in town a month ago
seen a lotta girls since then
If I could meet ‘em I could get ‘em but as yet I haven’t met ‘em
That’s why I’m in the shape I’m in

Here another Saturday night and I ain’t got nobody
 I got some money ‘cause I just got paid
Now how I wish I had someone to talk to
 I’m in awful way

Now,  another fella told me he had a sister who looked just fine
Instead of being my deliverance, she had a strange resemblance
To a cat named Frankenstein 

Here another Saturday night and I ain’t got nobody
 I got some money ‘cause I just got paid
Now how I wish I had some chick to talk to
 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

 It’s hard on a fella, when he don’t know his way around
If I don’t find me a honey to help me spend my money
I’m gonna have to blow this town 

Here it’s another Saturday night and I ain’t got nobody
 I got some money ‘cause I just got paid
Now how I wish I had some chick to talk to
 I’m in awful, everybody sing

Another Saturday night and I ain’t got nobody
 I got some money ‘cause I just got paid
Now how I wish I had someone to talk to
 I’m in awful, one more time

Another Saturday night and I ain’t got nobody
 I got some money ‘cause I just got paid
Now how I wish I had some chick to talk to
 I’m in awful, way

Sam Cooke - Cupid  

Originally in G, I play in E

I like to strum the chorus but play the verse in a reggae style

C#m C#m 
   
C#m 
Cupid, draw back your bow
 And let, your arrow go
B7 B7 
Straight to my lover’s heart for me, nobody but me
C#m 
Cupid, please hear my cry
And let your arrow fly
B7 
Straight to my lover’s heart for me 

B7 
Now, I don’t mean to bother you, but I’m in distress
B7 
There’s danger of me losin’ all of my happiness
For I love a girl who doesn’t know I exist
B7 
And this you can fix, so

C#m 
Cupid, draw back your bow
 And let, your arrow go
B7 B7 
Straight to my lover’s heart for me, nobody but me
C#m 
Cupid, please hear my cry
And let your arrow fly
B7 
Straight to my lover’s heart for me 

B7 
Now, cupid, if your arrow make her love strong for me
B7 
promise I will love her until eternity
know, between the two of us, her heart we can steal
B7 
Help me if you will, so

C#m 
Cupid, draw back your bow
 And let your arrow go
B7 B7 
Straight to my lover’s heart for me, nobody but me
C#m 
Cupid, please hear my cry
And let your arrow fly
B7 
Straight to my lover’s heart for me 

C#m 
Cupid, don’t you hear me 
C#m 
Calling I need you
C#m 
Cupid  

Sam Cooke - Having a Party  

Originally in Bb, I play in G, highest note is the 6

Intro

 
Em 
 We’re havin’ a party,  dancing to the music
Em 
 Played by the D.J.,  on the radio
Em 
 The Coke’s are in the icebox,  popcorn’s on the table
 Me and my baby, we’re out here on the floor

Em 
So mister, mister D.J., keep those, records playin’
‘Cause I’m-a-havin’, such a good time, dancin’ with my baby

Em 
 Everybody’s swingin’,  Sally’s doing that Twist now
Em 
 If you take requests I’ve,  got a few for you
Em 
 Play that song called “Soul Twist”,  play that one called “I Know”
 Don’t forget “The Mashed Potatoes”, no other songs will do

Em 
Let me tell you mister, mister D.J., keep those, records playin’
‘Cause I’m-a-havin’, such a good time, dancin’ with my baby

Em 
Havin’ a party, everybody’s swingin’, oh we’re
Em 
Dancin’ to the music, yeah, on the radio, oh we’re
Em 
Havin’ a party, man, everybody’s swingin’
We’re dancin’ to the music, yeah , on the radio, tell ‘em one more time we are

Em 
Havin’ a party, yeah and, everybody’s swingin’, oh we’re
Em Em 
Dancin’ to the music, yeah, on the radio, tell you we’re
Havin’ a party

Sam Cooke - Twistin’ the Night Away  

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”

Em 
 Let me tell you ‘bout a place,  somewhere up a New York way   
 Where the people are so gay, twistin’ the night away   
Em 
 Here they have a lot of fun,  puttin’ trouble on the run   
 Man, you find the old and young, twistin’ the night away

They’re  twistin’, twistin’, everybody’s feelin’ great   
They’re  twistin’, twistin’, they’re twistin’ the night away   

Em 
 Here’s a man in evenin’ clothes,  how he got here, I don’t know, but
 Man, you oughta see him go, twistin’ the night away
Em 
 He’s dancin’ with the chick in slacks,  she’s a-movin’ up and back
 Oh man, there ain’t nothin’ like twistin’ the night away

They’re  twistin’, twistin’, everybody’s feelin’ great   
They’re  twistin’, twistin’, they’re twistin’ the night, let’s twist a lot 

Em 
Lean  up, lean back, lean up, lean back   
Em 
Watusi, now fly, now twist   
They’re twistin’ the night away   

Em 
 Here’s a fella in blue jeans,  dancin’ with a older queen
 Who’s dolled up in a diamond rings and twistin’ the night away
Em 
 Man, you oughta see her go,  twistin’ to the rock and roll   
 Here you find the young and old twistin’ the night away   

They’re  twistin’, twistin’ man, everybody’s feelin’ great
They’re  twistin’, twistin’, they’re twistin’ the night, one more time

They’re  twistin’, twistin’ man, everybody’s feelin’ great
They’re  twistin’, twistin’, they’re twistin’ the night away

Sam Cooke - What a Wonderful World  

Originally in B, I play in G

Em Em 
   
Em 
Don’t know much about history
Don’t know much biology
Em 
Don’t know much about a science book
Don’t know much about the French I took

But I do know that I love you
And I know that if you love me too
What a wonderful world this would be

Em 
Don’t know much about geography
Don’t know much trigonometry
Em 
Don’t know much about algebra
Don’t know what a slide rule is for

But I do know one and one is two 
And if this one could be with you
What a wonderful world this would be

Now I don’t claim to be an ‘A’ student
But I’m tryin’ to be
For maybe by being an ’A’ student baby
I could win your love for me

Em 
Don’t know much about history
Don’t know much biology
Em 
Don’t know much about a science book
Don’t know much about the French I took

But I do know that I love you
And I know that if you love me too
What a wonderful world this would be

Em 
Ta ta ta ta ta ta ta... history
Ta ta ta ta ta ta ta... biology
Em 
Ta ta ta ta ta ta ta... science book
Ta ta ta ta ta ta ta... French I took

But I do know that I love you
And I know that if you love me too
What a wonderful world this would be
D7 
What a wonderful world this would be

Santana - Smooth  

Am Am 
       x4

Am 
Man it’s a hot one  
Am 
Like seven inches from the midday sun  
Dm7 Dm7/C Bm7b5 
Well I hear you whisper and the words melt everyone
E7 Am 
But you stay so  cool  

Am Am 
My munequita,   my Spanish Harlem Mona Lisa  
Dm7 Dm7/C Bm7b5 
Oh you’re my reason for reason  
Am 
The step in my groove  

Am 
And if you say this life ain’t good enough
Am 
I would give my world to lift you up
Am Dm7 Dm7/C Bm7b5 
I could change my life to better suit your mood  
F#sus4 E7#9 
Because you’re so smooth 

Am 
And it’s just like the ocean   under the moon
Am 
Well it’s the same as the emotion  that I get from you
Am 
You got the kind of lovin that can be so smooth, yeah

Hard stops on all three chords

Dm7 Dm7 E7 
Gimme your heart, make it real
Am 
Or else forget about it

Am Am 
       x2
Am 
Well I’ll tell you one thing  
Am 
If you would leave it’d be a crying shame  
Dm7 Dm7/C Bm7b5 
In every breath and every word, I hear your name
E7 Am 
Calling me out  

Am Am 
Out from the barrio,   you hear my rhythm from your radio 
Dm7 Dm7/C Bm7b5 
You feel the turning of the world so soft and slow
E7 Am 
Turning you round   and round

Am 
And if you say this life ain’t good enough
Am 
I would give my world to lift you up
Am Dm7 Dm7/C Bm7b5 
I could change my life to better suit your mood  
F#sus4 E7#9 
Because you’re so smooth 

Am 
And it’s just like the ocean   under the moon
Am 
Well it’s the same as the emotion  that I get from you
Am 
You got the kind of lovin that can be so smooth, yeah

Hard stops on all three chords

Dm7 Dm7 E7 
Gimme your heart, make it real
Am 
Or else forget about it 

Am 
     Let’s don’t forget about it
Am 
     Let’s don’t forget about it
Am 
     Let’s don’t forget about it

Sara Bareilles - Brave  

Originally in Bb, I play in C capo 1

Lowest note is the 1 (on “lack of *love*”)

Highest note is the 4 (on “I wanna see you”)

That’s a whopping Eb in the original key, plus

there’s a long braaaave on the 3

Vox on 3 5 on “you can”

You can be amazing
You can turn a phrase into a weapon or a drug
Am 
You can be the outcast
Am 
Or be the backlash of somebody’s lack of love
Or you can start speaking up

Nothing’s gonna hurt you the way that words do
And they settle ‘neath your skin
Am 
Kept on the inside and no sunlight
Am 
Sometimes a shadow wins
 But I wonder what would happen if you

Say what you wanna say
Am 
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave
With what you want to say
Am 
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave

Note switch from 1645 to 1465

I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
Am 
I just wanna see you
I wanna see you be brave

I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
Am 
I just wanna see you

Hard stop on last “brave”

I wanna see you be brave

Everybody’s been there, everybody’s been stared down
Am 
By the enemy
Am Am 
Fallen for the fear and done some disappearing
Am 
Bow down to the mighty
Don’t run,  stop holding your tongue

Vox up to 1 on “maybe”, down to 3 on “live”

Vox same note on “way” and “out”

Maybe there’s a way out of the cage where you live

Same melody, but last note is 4 instead 3

Am 
Maybe one of these days you can let the light in

Hard stop around “your brave”

Show me how big your brave is

Say what you wanna say
Am 
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave
With what you want to say
Am 
And let the words fall out

Note vi on last ‘brave’

Am 
Honestly I wanna see you be brave

Bridge

Vox down to the 1 of the minor chord (6 of the key)

Am 
And since your history of silence
C/E 
Won’t do you any good
C/E 
Did you think it would?

Am 
Let your words be anything but empty
Why don’t you tell them the truth?

No instruments this chorus

Say what you wanna say
Am 
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave
With what you want to say
Am 
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be braaaaaaaave

I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
Am 
I just wanna see you
I wanna see you be brave

I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
Am 
I just wanna see you

Hard stop on 1

I wanna see you be brave

Sarah McLachlan - I Will Remember You  

Originally in A, I play in E

Highest note that matters is the 1 (“don’t let your *life*”)

Amaj7 
I will remember you
Amaj7 B7sus4 
Will you remember me?
A/C# E/B F#m7 
Don’t let your life pass you by
Asus2 B7sus4 
Weep not for the memories

A/C# B7sus4 
 I’m so tired but I can’t sleep
B7sus4 C#m7 
Standin’ on the edge of something much too deep
Amaj7 B7sus4 
It’s funny how we feel so much but we cannot say a word
A/C# B7sus4 
Though we are screaming inside oh we can’t be heard

Not a typo, I swear this line ends on the V the first time, but a I this time

Amaj7 
And I will remember you
Amaj7 B7sus4 
Will you remember me?
A/C# E/B F#m7 
Don’t let your life pass you by
Asus2 B7sus4 
Weep not for the memories

Amaj7 
Amaj7 B7sus4 B7sus4 
   

Let ring

A/C# B7sus4 
I’m so afraid to love you, but more afraid to loose
B7sus4 C#m7 
Clinging to a past that doesn’t let me choose
Amaj7 B7sus4 
But once there was a darkness, a deep and endless night
A/C# B7sus4 
You gave me everything you had, oh you gave me light

Amaj7 
And I will remember you
Amaj7 B7sus4 
Will you remember me?
A/C# E/B F#m7 
Don’t let your life pass you by
Asus2 B7sus4 
Weep not for the memories

Amaj7 
And I will remember you
Amaj7 B7sus4 
Will you remember me?
A/C# E/B F#m7 
Don’t let your life pass you by
Asus2 B7sus4 C#m7 
Weep not for the memories
B/D# B7sus4 
 → Weep not for the memories

Sarah Ross - Calm Before the Storm  

Originally in Em, I play in Em but sing the prechorus and chorus an octave down

Intro

Em Em Em Em/G 
Em Em Em Em/G 
Em Em Em Em/G 
   

Vox on the 5 on “it’s”

Em 
 It’s getting eerie quiet

Won’t stay like this for long
Even the crows start flying

 They know, they know what’s going on

Em 
 You could tell by the red sky

There’s something brewing
You had your chance to run and hide

 I guess, I guess you blew it

This is where I drop an octave, which is really staying about where I was

Am7 
 The clouds are turning gray
 Better pray for your saving grace
 It’s just a little too late

Em 
 I hope when the lightning strikes
It hits your right between the eyes
And when the rain pours down, better hold your breath
Cause you don’t know what’s coming next

Em 
When the thunder screams across the sky
Gonna hear my name in all your lies
B7 
Look out boy, you’d better be warned

This originally goes up to the 3, then way down to the 3, which is too much range for me; I just make my way *up* (not down) to the 1

Em 
This is the calm before the storm

Em 
 Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

Spoken

Em 
You had my heart, you took it and ripped it apart
Em 
Now that it’s so dark, you can’t even wish on a star
Em 
I hope the god you’re praying too isn’t up to doin’ his part
Unless a tornado blow through your trailer park

Em 
Pardon me if I sound a little too harsh
Em 
But your love was my ocean, now you’re stuck in the marsh
Em 
On his front porch, watching the sun fade
Into the pitch, black, of yesterday

Am7 
The clouds are turning gray
 Better pray for your saving grace
 It’s just a little too late

Em 
 I hope when the lightning strikes
It hits your right between the eyes
And when the rain pours down, better hold your breath
Cause you don’t know what’s coming next

Em 
When the thunder screams across the sky
Gonna hear my name in all your lies
B7 
Look out boy, you’d better be warned
Em 
This is the calm before the storm

Em 
 Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
B7 
Oh oh

Bridge

Em 
 The sun’s gonna shine, the storm will subside
B7 Em 
And I don’t care if you made it out alive
Em 
 The heart that you hurt will be a lesson you learn
B7 
You’ll finally get what you deserve

Em 
 I hope when the lightning strikes
It hits your right between the eyes
And when the rain pours down, better hold your breath
Cause you don’t know what’s coming next

Em 
When the thunder screams across the sky
Gonna hear my name in all your lies
B7 
Look out boy, you’d better be warned
Em 
This is the calm before the storm

Em 
 Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

Savatage - All That I Bleed  

Originally in Bb, I play in G.

This is really low in the verse, but this song is

all about the second chorus, which sits on the 1 and

goes up to the 2, so totally worth the low verse.

       x 2

Someone   got themselves a letter
In the mail the other day 
It’s al ready worn and tattered 
And I guess it gives away 

Am 
 All the things we keep inside
Am 
 All the things that really matter
Am 
 The face puts on its best disguise
Am 
And all is well until the heart betrays

       x 2

She knows  as she reads the letter that 
Things were bound to stray
The wind blows,  she pulls her coat tighter 
And the letter flies away 

Am 
 With all the things she keeps inside
Am 
 All the things that really matter
Am 
 The face puts on its best disguise
Am 
And all is well until the heart betrays

Interlude, band enters on last chord in second phrase

Em 
       x 2

Lord bring on the night
Wrap it all around me
Let it hold me tight
Soak up all that I bleed

Lord bring on the night
Wrap it all around me
Let it hold me tight
Soak up all that I bleed

And I’ll fly away 
Yea I’ll fly away 
Lord I’ll fly away, watch me

Raging solo with *lots* of fast triplets...

Lord bring on the night
Wrap it all around me
Let it hold me tight

Hanging stop on “bleed”

Soak up all that I bleed

bleed

Savatage - Edge of Thorns  

Originally in Dm, I play in Am

Intro

Am Em/A Am Em/A 
G/B Am 
  →  → 

Am Em/A 
 An offering of reasons
Am Em/A 
 We put them all in play

Am Em/A 
 A covering of treasons
Am Em/A 
That one by one we let slip away

Dm Am 
 A solitary dancer
Dm Am 
 So lost upon her stage

Am 
 I have seen you on the edge of dawn
Am 
 Felt you here before you were born
Am 
 Balanced your dreams upon the edge of thorns
Am 
 But I don’t think about you anymore

Am Em/A Am Em/A 
G/B Am 
  →  → 

Am Em/A 
 A study made from winter
Am Em/A 
 Of summers long ago
Am Em/A 
 And dreams that use to glitter
Am Em 
Safely now hidden under snow

Dm Am 
 And so we end the chapter
Dm Am 
 And let the stage lights fade

Am 
 I have seen you on the edge of dawn
Am 
 Felt you here before you were born
Am 
 Balanced your dreams upon the edge of thorns
Am 
 But I don’t think about you anymore

Raging solo here in the original

Am Em/A Am Em/A 
  Anymore 
Am Em/A 
 I don’t think about you 
Am Em/A 
Anymore, anymore
Am 
 I don’t think about you
Em/Am 
 I don’t think about you
Am 
 I don’t think about you
Em/Am 
 I... don’t... think about you 

Am 
Anymore

I end on a slow version of the riff

Am/E Am/D Am/C Am/B Am/B Am/C Am/B Am 
     →  →  

Scandal - Goodbye To You  

Originally in A; I play in G capo 6 (C#) or in D

Em 
Em 
   
Em 
 Those times I  waited for you  seem so long ago
Em 
I wanted you far too much to ever let you go
You know you never got by  I feel it too
And I guess I never could stand to lose
It’s such a pity to say

Em 
Goodbye to you,   goodbye to  you 

Em 
 How could I have loved someone like the one I see in you
Em 
I remember the good times baby now, and the bad times too
These last few weeks of holding on
The days are dull, the nights are long
Guess it’s better to say

Em 
Goodbye to you,   goodbye to  you 
Em 
Goodbye to you,   goodbye to  you 

Bridge

Em Em 
‘Cause baby it’s over now, no need to talk about it
Em Em Em 
It’s not the same my love for you’s just not the same
Em 
And my heart, and my heart, and my heart can’t stand the strain
Em 
And my love, and my love, and my love won’t stand the pain
Em 
And my heart, and my heart, and my heart can’t stand the strain
Em 
And my love, and my love, and my love...

Solo

Em 
        x3

Triplets on the last chord

Em 
     
Em 
Goodbye to you,   goodbye to  you 
Em 
Goodbye to you,   goodbye to  you 

Em 
 How could I have loved someone like the one I see in you
Em 
I remember the good times baby now, and the bad times too
These last few weeks of holding on
The days are dull, the nights are long
Guess it’s better to say

Em 
Goodbye to you,   goodbye to you 
Em 
Goodbye to you,   goodbye to you, oh who-o-o-o-o-o-o-o
Em 
Em 
Goodbye baby,  so long darling 
Em 
Goodbye to you,   goodbye to you, who-o-o-o-o-o-o-o
Em 
Em 
Bye bye  baby,  so long darling 

Fade on chorus

Scandal - The Warrior  

Originally in D, I play in D capo 3

Intro

Bm 
       x 4, with oh’s

Bm 
 You run, run, run away
 It’s your heart that you betray
Bm 
 Feeding on your hungry eyes
 I bet you’re not so civilized

 
Bm 
 Well, isn’t love primitive
 A wild gift that you wanna give
Bm 
 Break out of captivity
And follow me stereo jungle child
 Love is the kill, your heart’s still wild

Bm 
Shooting at the walls of heartache, bang, bang
Bm 
 I am the warrior  
Bm 
 Well I am the warrior 
A/C# G/B 
And heart to heart you’ll win 
Bm 
If you survive,  the warrior
Bm 
  The warrior

Bm 
 You talk, talk, you talk to me
 Your eyes touch me physically
Bm 
 Stay with me, we’ll take the night
 As passion takes another bite

  Whoa!

Bm 
 Who’s the hunter, who’s the game?
 I feel the beat, I call your name
Bm 
 I hold you close in victory
I don’t wanna tame your animal style
 You won’t be caged in the call of the wild

Bm 
Shooting at the walls of heartache, bang, bang
Bm 
 I am the warrior  
Bm 
 Well I am the warrior 
A/C# G/B 
And heart to heart you’ll win 
Bm 
If you survive,  the warrior
Bm 
  The warrior

Extra “I am the warrior”

Bm 
 I am the warrior

A/G 
 →  x 4

Quiet-ish

Bm 
Shooting at the walls of hertache 

With “shooting at the walls of heartache” in backing box

Bm 
  The warrior
Bm 
 I am the warrio
A/C# G/B 
And heart to heart you’ll win 
A/C# G/B 
And heart to heart you’ll win 

Loud again

Bm 
If you survive,  warrior
Bm 
  The warrior

Bm 
Shooting at the walls of heartache, bang, bang
Bm 
 I am the warrior  
Bm 
 Yes I am the warrior 
A/C# G/B 
And victory is mine 

Sesame Street - I Don’t Want to Live on the Moon  

C/B Am 
Well I’d like to visit the moon
On a rocket ship high in the air
C/B Am 
Yes I’d like to visit the moon 
But I don’t think I’d like to live there 

F/E 
Though I’d like to look down at the
Dm7 
Earth from above
F/E Dm7 
I would miss all the places and people I love 
Am 
So although I might like it for one afternoon
don’t want to live on the moon 

C/B Am 
I’d like to travel under the sea
I could meet all the fish everywhere 
C/B Am 
Yes I’d travel under the sea
But I don’t think I’d like to live there 

F/E Dm7 
I might stay for a day there if I had my wish
F/E 
But there’s not much to do when your
Dm7 
Friends are all fish 
Am 
And an oyster and clam aren’t real family 
So I don’t want to live in the sea 

Bridge, vox on the 3 of the chord on “visit”

 
I’d like to visit the jungle hear the lions roar
F/E 
Go back in time and meet a dinosaur 
Am 
There’s so many strange places I’d like to be 
But none of them permanently 

C/B Am 
So if I should visit the moon
Well I’ll dance on a moonbeam and then 
C/B Am 
I will make a wish on a star 
And I’ll wish I was home once again 

F/E 
Though I’d like to look down at the 
Dm7 
Earth from above 
F/E Dm7 
I would miss all the places and people I love 
Am 
So although I may go I’ll be coming home soon 
‘Cause I don’t want to live on the moon 
C/B Am Am 
No I don’t... want to live... on the moon       

Sheryl Crow - All I Wanna Do  

Originally in E, I play in A

Highest note that matters is the 3 (“all I wanna *do*”)

Intro, 7’s or 9’s are fine instead of 13’s

Barre chords throughout

D#13 D13 
 →  This ain’t no disco
D#13 D13 
 →  It ain’t no country club either
D#13 D13 
 →  This is L.A.

Vox on the 1

A7 
All I wanna do is have a little fun before I die
F7 G9 
Says the man next to me out of nowhere

A7 
It’s apropos of nothing, he says his name is William
F7 G9 
But I’m sure he’s Bill or Billy or Mac or Buddy

A7 
And he’s plain ugly to me, and I wonder if he’s
F7 G9 
Ever had a day of fun in his whole life

A7 
 Now we are drinking beer at noon on Tuesday
F7 G9 
In the bar that faces the giant car wash

A7 
And the good people of the world are washing their cars on their lunch breaks
F7 G9 D#6 
 Hosing and scrubbing as best they can in skirts and suits

D#6 D6 D#6 
 →  And they drive their shiny Datsuns and Buicks
D#6 D6 D#6 
 →  Back to the phone company, the record store too
D#6 D6 
 →  Well, they’re nothing like Billy and me

Vox on 5 6 1 2 3 on “all I wanna do”

 
A7 
‘Cause all I wanna do is have some fun

Vox on the b5 of the chord on “feeling” (!), same note (now the the 3 of the new chord) on “only”

F7 G9 
I got a feeling I’m not the only one

A7 
All I wanna do is have some fun
F7 G9 
I got a feeling I’m not the only one

A7 
All I wanna do is have some fun

Vox on 5 5 5 of the chord on “sun comes up”

F7 E7 A7 
Until the sun comes up over Santa Monica Boulevard

A7 A7 F7 G9 
   
A7 
 I like a good beer buzz, early in the morning
F7 G9 
And Billy likes to peal the labels from his bottles of bud

A7 
 He shreds them on the bar then he lights up every match
F7 G9 
In an oversized pack letting each one burn

A7 
Down to his thick fingers before blowing and cursing them out
F7 G9 
 He’s watching the bottles of bud as they spin on the floor

D#6 D6 
 →  And a happy couple enters the bar
D#6 D6 
 →  Dangerously, close to one another
D#6 D6 
 →  The bartender looks up from his want ads

A7 
But all I wanna do is have some fun
F7 G9 
I got a feeling I’m not the only one

A7 
All I wanna do is have some fun
F7 G9 
I got a feeling I’m not the only one

A7 
All I wanna do is have some fun
F7 E7 A7 
Until the sun comes up over Santa Monica Boulevard

A7 A7 F7 G9 
A7 A7 F7 G9 
   
D#6 D6 
 →  Otherwise the bar is ours
D#6 D6 
 →   The day and the night and the car wash, too
D#6 D6 
 →  The matches and the Buds, and the clean and dirty cars
D#6 D6 
 →  The sun and the moon

A7 
But all I wanna do is have some fun
F7 G9 
I got a feeling I’m not the only one

A7 
All I wanna do is have some fun
F7 G9 
I got a feeling the party has just begun

A7 
All I wanna do is have some fun
F7 G9 
I won’t tell you that you’re the only one

A7 
All I wanna do is have some fun
F7 E7 A7 
Until the sun comes up over Santa Monica Boulevard
F7 E7 A7 
Until the sun comes up over Santa Monica Boulevard

F7 G9 A7 

Sheryl Crow - Soak Up the Sun  

Originally in E, I play in G

Intro

  →  x4

 My friend the communist
 Holds meetings in his RV
 I can’t afford his gas
 So I’m stuck here watching TV
  
 I don’t have digital
 I don’t have diddly squat
 It’s not having what you want
 It’s wanting what you’ve got

I’m gonna soak up the sun
Am 
I’m gonna tell everyone
Am/B C/D 
To lighten up, I’m gonna tell ‘em that
Am 
I’ve got no one to blame for every time I feel lame
Am/B C/D 
I’m looking up
Gonna soak up the sun  

I’m gonna soak up the sun  

 I’ve got a crummy job
 It don’t pay near enough
 To buy the things it takes
 To win me some of your love

G/F# 
Every time I turn around
C/E 
I’m looking up, you’re looking down
G/F# 
Maybe something’s wrong with you
A# 
That makes you act the way you do 

I’m gonna soak up the sun
Am 
I’m gonna tell everyone
Am/B C/D 
To lighten up, I’m gonna tell ‘em that

Am 
I’ve got no one to blame for every time I feel lame
Am/B C/D 
I’m looking up
Gonna soak up the sun 

 While it’s still free 
 Gonna soak up the sun 
 Before it goes out on me  

 Don’t have no master suite
 But I’m still the king of me
 You have a fancy ride, but baby
 I’m the one who has the key

G/F# 
Every time I turn around
C/E 
I’m looking up, you’re looking down
G/F# 
Maybe something’s wrong with you
A# 
That makes you act the way you do 
A# 
Maybe I am crazy too

I’m gonna soak up the sun
Am 
I’m gonna tell everyone
Am/B C/D 
To lighten up, I’m gonna tell ‘em that
Am 
I’ve got no one to blame for every time I feel lame
Am/B C/D 
I’m looking up

I’m gonna soak up the sun
Am 
I’m gonna tell everyone
Am/B C/D 
To lighten up, I’m gonna tell ‘em that
Am 
I’ve got no one to blame for every time I feel lame
Am/B C/D 
I’m looking up

Let ring

Am 
I’m gonna soak up the sun, got my 45 on
Am/B C/D 
So  can rock on

Sheryl Crow - Strong Enough  

Originally in D, I play in G

Every vi is arguably a vi6

Intro

Em 
       x1

Vox on the 5

Em 
God I feel like hell tonight 
Em 
Tears of rage I can not fight 
Em 
I’d be the last to help you understand 
Em 
Are you strong enough to be my man? 
 My...

Em 
 Man   
Em 
       x3

Em 
Nothing’s true and nothing’s right 
Em 
So let me be alone tonight 
Em 
‘Cause you can’t change the way I a
Em 
 Are you strong enough to be my man? 

Am G/B 
Lie  to m
Em 
I promise I’ll believe 
Am G/B 
Lie  to m
Em 
But Please, don’t leave 

Em 
   Don’t leave 
Em 
       x3

Em 
I have a face I can not show 
Em 
I make the rules up as I g
Em 
It’s try and love me if you can
Em 
 Are you strong enough to be my man? 
 My...

Em 
 Man,   are you
Em 
 Strong enough to be my man, are you
Em 
 Strong enough to be my man, are you
Em 
 Strong enough, my man 

Em 
 When I’ve shown you that I just don’t care
Em 
 When I’m throwing punches in the air
Em 
 When I’m broken down and I can’t stand
Em 
Would you be man enough to be my man? 

Am G/B 
Lie  to m
Em 
I promise I’ll believe 
Am G/B 
Lie  to m
Em 
But Please, don’t leave 

Simon and Garfunkel - A Hazy Shade of Winter  

S&G in Dm, Bangles in Fm, I play in Am capo 3

Intro

Am 
   
Am 
Time, time, time, see what’s become of me

Up to the 1 of the chord on “looked”

While I looked around
Em7 
For my possibilities
I was so hard to please

Am 
But look around, leaves are brown
E7 Am 
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter

Hear the salvation army band
Down by the riverside, it’s bound to be a better ride
Em7 
Than what you’ve got planned
Carry your cup in your hand

Am 
And look around you, leaves are brown now
E7 Am 
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter

Hang on to your hopes, my friend
That’s an easy thing to say, but if your hopes should pass away
Em7 
Then simply pretend
That you can build them again

Am 
Look around, grass is high
E7 Am 
The fields are ripe, it’s the springtime of my life

Am 
  Ah, seasons change with the scenery

The V here is in the Bangles version, not in th S&G version

E7 
Weaving time in a tapestry 

Am 
Won’t you stop and remember me
 At any convenient time
Funny how my memory slips while looking over manuscripts
Em7 
Of unpublished rhyme
Drinking my vodka and lime

Am 
I look around, leaves are brown now
E7 Am 
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter

Look around, leaves are brown
E7 Am 
There’s a patch of snow on the ground

Look around, leaves are brown
E7 Am 
There’s a patch of snow on the ground

Look around, leaves are brown
E7 Am 
There’s a patch of snow on the ground

Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water  

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

A7 A9 
Bdim7 Cdim7 
F#7sus4 F#7 
Dm Dm 
A7 
D/A D/A D/A D/A 
A7 
D/A D/A D/A D/A 
   
When you’re weary 
Feeling small  

On “when”, make sure to get up to the 3 of the chord

When tears are in your eyes

Chords at the end of this line just two beats

I will dry them all   
E/G# F#m 
 I’m on your side, ohhhh 

E7 Amaj7 A7 
When times get rough  
A9 
And friends just can’t be found

A7 A9 Bdim7 Cdim7 
Like bridge over
A/E F#7sus4 F#7 
Troubled water
C#7 F#m 
I will lay me down
A7 A9 Bdim7 Cdim7 
Like a bridge over
F#7sus4 F#7 
Troubled water
E9 E7 
I will lay me down

   
When you’re down and out 
When you’re on the streets  
When evening falls  so hard
I will comfort you   
E/G# F#m 
I’ll take your part, ohhhh

E7 Amaj7 A7 
When darkness comes  
A9 
And pain is all around

A7 A9 Bdim7 Cdim7 
Like bridge over
A/E F#7sus4 F#7 
Troubled water
C#7 F#m 
I will lay me down
A7 A9 Bdim7 Cdim7 
Like bridge over
F#m 
Troubled water
F#m/C# C# F#m 
I will lay me down

Bridge (instrumental)

B7 
F#m Dm 
D/A 
     
D/A 
Sail on silver girl 
D/A 
Sail on by 
Your time has come  to shine
All your dreams are on their way  
E/G# F#m 
 See how they shine, ohhh 

Amaj7 A7 
And if you need a friend
A9 
I’m sailing right behind

A7 A9 Bdim7 Cdim7 
Like a bridge over
F#m 
Troubled water
F#m C#7 F#m 
I will ease your mind
A7 A9 D7 B7 
Like a bridge over
A/E F#m 
Troubled water
C#7 F#m B9 
I will ease your mind 

A7 A9 
Dm 

Simon and Garfunkel - Cecilia  

Originally in B, I play in G, capo 4, so still in B

Low part on the 3, high on the 5

Celia, you’re breaking my heart
You’re shaking my confidence daily

Low part on C, high on E

Oh Cecilia, I’m down on my knees
I’m begging you please to come home

Cecilia, you’re breaking my heart
You’re shaking my confidence daily
Oh Cecilia, I’m down on my knees
I’m begging you please to come home
Come on home

Making love in the afternoon with Cecilia
Up in my bedroom
I got up to wash my face
When I come back to bed
Someone’s taken my place 

Celia, you’re breaking my heart
You’re shaking my confidence daily
Oh Cecilia, I’m down on my knees
I’m begging you please to come home
Come on home

       Bobobo...

Jubilation, she loves me again
I fall on the floor and I laughing
Jubilation, she loves me again
I fall on the floor and I laughing

       Oh...

Simon and Garfunkel - Homeward Bound  

Originally in Bb, I play In G capo 3

Verse tab:

|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|
|---------|---------|---------|
|3-3-3-3--|2-2-2-2--|1-1-1-1--|

I’m sitting in a railway station
Bm/F# Bdim E7 
Got a ticket for my destination, mmmmm 
Am 
On a tour of one-night stands
My suitcase and guitar in hand
And every stop is neatly planned

For a poet and a one-man band

Homeward bound
I wish I was homeward bound
Am7 
Home, where my thoughts are ‘scaping
Am7 
Home, where my music’s playing
Am7 Am7 
Home, where my love lies waiting silently for me

Everyday’s an endless stream
Bm/F# Bdim E7 
Of cigarettes and magazines, mmmm 
Am 
And each town looks the same to me
The movies and the factories
And every stranger’s face I see

Reminds me that I long to be

Homeward bound
I wish I was homeward bound
Am7 
Home, where my thoughts are ‘scaping
Am7 
Home, where my music’s playing
Am7 Am7 
Home, where my love lies waiting silently for me

So tonight I’ll sing my songs again
Bm/F# Bdim E7 
I’ll play the game and pretend, mmmmm 
Am 
But all my words come back to me
In shades of mediocrity
Like emptiness in harmony

I need someone to comfort me

Homeward bound
I wish I was homeward bound
Am7 
Home, where my thoughts are ‘scaping
Am7 
Home, where my music’s playing
Am7 Am7 
Home, where my love lies waiting silently for me
Bm/F# Bdim E7 
Silently for me, mmmmm 

Simon and Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson  

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
De de de de 
De de de de
G/B 
De de de de 
Am 
De
E7 
 
Em 
And here’s to you Mrs. Robinson
Em 
Jesus loves you more than you will know, wo wo wo
Em 
God bless you please Mrs. Robinson
Em 
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
We’d like to help you learn to help yourself
Am 
Look around you all you see are sympathetic eyes
E7 
Stroll around the grounds until you feel at home

Em 
And here’s to you Mrs. Robinson
Em 
Jesus loves you more than you will know, wo wo wo
Em 
God bless you please Mrs. Robinson
Em 
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
Put it in your pantry with your cupcakes
Am 
It’s a little secret just the Robinsons’ affair
E7 
Most of all you’ve got to hide it from the kids

Em 
Koo koo ka choo Mrs. Robinson
Em 
Jesus loves you more than you will know, wo wo wo
Em 
God bless you please Mrs. Robinson
Em 
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
Going to the candidates’ debate
Am 
Laugh about it shout about it when you’ve got to choose
E7 
Any way you look at it you lose

Em 
Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio
Em 
nation turns its lonely eyes to you, woo woo woo 
Em 
What’s that you say Mrs. Robinson
Em 
Joltin’ Joe has left and gone away
Am7 E7 
Hey hey  hey, hey hey hey

Simon and Garfunkel - The Boxer  

Originally in B, probably as C tuned down, I play in C

Am 
I am just a poor boy though my story’s seldom told
I have squandered my resistance 
G7 G6 
For a pocket full of mumbles, such are promises
Am F/C 
All lies and jest, still a man hears what he wants to hear
G7 
And disregards the rest  

Am 
When I left my home and my family, I was no more than a boy
In the company of strangers
G7 G6 
In the quiet of a railway station, running scared
Am 
Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters
Where the ragged people go
G7 G6 
Lookin’ for the places only they would know

Am Am 
Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie, lie la lie
Lie la lie la la la lie, lie la la la la lie

Asking only workman’s wages I come 
Am 
Looking for a job but I get no offers
G7 G6 
Just a come-on from the whores on Seventh Avenue
Am 
I do declare, there were times when I was 
F/C 
So lonesome I took some comfort there
G7 
La la la la la la la 

Solo if appropriate on verse chords, followed by an extra chord that

I skip if there’s neither big harmonies nor solo

Am 
Then I’m laying out my winter clothes and wishing I was gone
G7 G6 
Going home where the New York City winters aren’t bleeding me 
Em Am G7 
 Leading meeeeeee going home  

In the clearing stands a boxer and a 
Am 
Fighter by his trade
G7 
And he carries a reminder of ev’ry 
G6 
Glove that laid him down
Or cut him till he cried out in his 
Am 
Anger and his shame
F/C 
I am leaving, I am leaving
F/C 
But the fighter still remains, mmm mmm mmm

This is like four minutes in the original, if no harmonies, keep

it to one chorus.

Am Am 
Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie, lie la lie
Am 
Lie la lie la la la la, lie la la la la lie
Am Am 
Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie, lie la lie
Lie la lie la la la la, lie la la la la lie

Simple Minds - Don’t You (Forget About Me)  

If I’m not feeling up to the E on the initial “hey”, I’ll do a B instead.

I prefer to keep it in the original key so I can go up an octave on “rain keeps falling”.

Em 
   Hey, hey, hey ,hey
Em 
  Oooohhh...
Em 
Em 
   
Won’t you come see about me?
I’ll be alone, dancing you know it baby
Tell me your troubles and doubts
Giving me everything inside and out and

Love’s strange so real in the dark
Think of the tender things that we were working on
Slow change may pull us apart
When the light gets into your heart, baby

Don’t you forget about me
Don’t don’t don’t don’t
Don’t you forget about me

Vox on 3 5 of the chord on “will you”

Will you stand above me?
Look my way, never love me
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
Down, down, down

Will you recognize me?
Call my name or walk on by
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
Down, down, down, down

Em 
   Hey, hey, hey ,hey
Em 
  Oooohhh...
Em 
Em 
   
Don’t you try to pretend
It’s my feeling we’ll win in the end
I won’t harm you or touch your defenses
Vanity and security

Don’t you forget about me
I’ll be alone, dancing you know it baby
Going to take you apart
I’ll put us back together at heart, baby

Don’t you forget about me
Don’t don’t don’t don’t
Don’t you forget about me 

As you walk on by 
Will you call my name? 
As you walk on by 
Will you call my name? 
When you walk away

Super-quiet part...

   
Or will you walk away?   
Will you walk on by?   
Will you all my name?  

I say

La la la...  

Simple Plan - Addicted  

Originally in C#, I play in G

Intro, remember this is swung

   

Vox on (low) 5 (high) 3 on “I heard”

 I heard you’re doing okay, but I want you to know
I’m addict, I’m addicted to you

 I can’t pretend I don’t care
Am G/B 
When you don’t think about me

Do you think, I deserve this?

Am G/B 
I tried to make you happy

Hard stop after this line

But you left anyway

I’m trying to forget that I’m addicted to you
But I want it and I need it I’m addicted to you

Am 
Now it’s over, can’t forget what you said

Hard stop after this line

Am 
And I never wanna do this again

Heartbreaker, heartbreaker
   Heartbreaker  

 Since the day I met you, and after all we’ve been through
I’m still addict, I’m addicted to you

 I think you know that it’s true
Am G/B 
I’d run a thousand miles to get you

Do you think I deserve this?

Am G/B 
tried to make you happy
I did all that I could
Am 
Just to keep you
But you left anyway

I’m trying to forget that I’m addicted to you
But I want it and I need it I’m addicted to you

Am 
Now it’s over, can’t forget what you said
Am 
And I never wanna do this again

Let ring

G/B Am 
Heartbreaker   
G/B Am 
Heartbreaker   

Bridge, vox on 3 2 of the key on “how long”

G/B Am 
 How long will I be waiting?
G/B Am 
 Until the end of time

Band enters

G/B Am 
 I don’t know why I’m still waiting
Am G/B 
 I can’t make you mine 

Solo

Am G/B 
   
I’m trying to forget that I’m addicted to you
But I want it and I need it I’m addicted to you

I’m trying to forget that I’m addicted to you
But I want it and I need it I’m addicted to you

Am 
Now it’s over
Can’t forget what you said
Am 
And I never wanna do this again

Heartbreaker, heartbreaker
I’m addicted to you
Heartbreaker, I’m addicted to you
Heartbreaker, I’m addicted to you
Heartbreaker, I’m addicted to you
Heartbreaker

Sister Hazel - All For You  

Originally in Ab, I play in G

Intro, noodly strums on the I

Am 
 Finally I figured out
Am 
But it took a long, long time
Am 
 But now there’s a turnabout
Am 
Maybe cause I’m trying

Em Am Em 
 There’s been times (I’m so confused)
Am Em 
And all my roads (well, they lead to you)
Am 
I just can’t turn and walk away

Cadd9 Am 
It’s hard to say what it is I see in you
Cadd9 Am 
Wonder if I’ll always be with you
Cadd9 Am 
Words can’t say, and I can’t do
Cadd9 Am 
Enough to prove
Cadd9 
It’s all for you  

Am 
 And I thought I’d seen it all
Am 
‘Cause it’s been a long, long time
Am 
 Oh, but then we’ll trip and fall
Am 
Wondering if I’m blind

Em Am Em 
 There’s been times (I’m so confused)
Am Em 
And all my roads (well, they lead to you)
Am 
I just can’t turn and walk away

Cadd9 Am 
It’s hard to say what it is I see in you
Cadd9 Am 
Wonder if I’ll always be with you
Cadd9 Am 
Words can’t say, and I can’t do
Cadd9 Am 
Enough to prove
Cadd9 
It’s all for you  

Em 
 Rain comes pouring down
Cmaj7 Em 
Falling from blue skies
Em 
 Words without a sound
Coming from your eyes

Solo

Cadd9 Am 
       x8

Am 
 Finally I figured out
Am 
But it took a long, long time
Am 
 Oh, now there’s a turnabout
Am 
Maybe cause I’m trying

Em Am Em 
 There’s been times (I’m so confused)
Am Em 
And all my roads (well, they lead to you)
Am 
I just can’t turn and walk away

Band out, chords implied

Cadd9 Am 
It’s hard to say what it is I see in you
Cadd9 Am 
Wonder if I’ll always be with you
Cadd9 Am 
Words can’t say, and I can’t do
Cadd9 Am 
Enough to prove
It’s all for you 

Cadd9 Am 
Well, it’s hard to say what it is I see in you
Cadd9 Am 
Wonder if I’ll always be with you
Cadd9 Am 
Words can’t say, and I can’t do
Cadd9 Am 
Enough to prove
Cadd9 Am 
It’s all for you  

Cadd9 Am 
Whoa it’s hard to say  
Cadd9 Am 
Whoa it’s hard to say 
Cadd9 
It’s all for you    

Skid Row - 18 and Life  

Originally in a totally ridiculous C#m, I play in Em capo 1.

Em Em Em 
       
Em Em 
Ricky was a young boy, he had a heart of stone
Em Csus2 Dsus4 
Lived nine to five and he worked his fingers to the bone

Em Em 
Just barely out of school, came from the edge of town
Em Csus2 Dsus4 
Fought like a switchblade so no one could take him down

Am 
He had no money, no, no good at home
Walked the streets a soldier and he 
Fought the world alone and now it’s

Em 
Eighteen and life, you got it 
Eighteen and life, you know

Em 
Your crime is time
And it’s eighteen and life to go

Em 
Eighteen and life, you got it 
Eighteen and life, you know

Em 
Your crime is time
And it’s eighteen and life to go

Em Em Em 
       
Em Em 
Tequila in his heartbeat, his veins burned gasoline
Em Csus2 Dsus4 
It kept his motor running, but it never kept him clean

Em Em 
They said he loved adventure, Ricky’s the wild one
Em Csus2 Dsus4 
He married trouble, had a courtship with a gun

Am 
Bang, bang, shoot ‘em up, the party never ends
You can’t think of dying when the bottle’s your best friend

And now it’s

Em 
Eighteen and life, you got it 
Eighteen and life, you know

Em 
Your crime is time
And it’s eighteen and life  to go

Em 
Eighteen and life, you got it 
Eighteen and life, you know

Em 
Your crime is time
And it’s eighteen and life  to go

Em 
Accidents will happen, they all heard Ricky say
He fired his six shot to the wind, that child blew a child away

Solo over chorus chords if appropriate, else just

play a half-chorus of chords, i.e.:

Em 
       x 2

Em 
Eighteen and life, you got it 
Eighteen and life, you know

Em 
Your crime is time
And it’s eighteen and life  to go

Em 
Eighteen and life, you got it 
Eighteen and life, you know

Em 
Your crime is time
And it’s eighteen and life  to go

Em Em Em Em 

Skid Row - I Remember You  

Originally in G, I play in G capo 5

Cadd9 Cadd9 
   
Cadd9 
Woke up to the sound of pouring rain
Cadd9 
The wind would whisper and I’d think of you
Cadd9 
And all the tears you cried, that called my name
Cadd9 
And when you needed me I came through

Cadd9 
I paint a picture of the days gone by
Cadd9 
When love went blind and you would make me see
Cadd9 
I’d stare a lifetime into your eyes
Cadd9 
So that I knew you were there for me
Cadd9 
Time after time you were there for me

Remember yesterday, walking hand in hand
Em Cadd9 
Love letters in the sand, I remember you
Through the sleepless nights and every endless day
Em 
I wanna hear you say 
Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 
I remember you  

Cadd9 
We spent the summer with the top rolled down
Cadd9 
Wished ever after would be like this
Cadd9 
You said I love you babe, without a sound
Cadd9 
I said I’d give my life for just one kiss
Cadd9 
I’d live for your smile and die for your kiss

Remember yesterday, walking hand in hand
Em Cadd9 
Love letters in the sand, I remember you
Through the sleepless nights and every endless day
Em 
I wanna hear you say 
Cadd9 
I remember you

Bridge

Am 
We’ve had our share of hard times
Em 
But that’s the price we paid
Am 
And through it all we kept the promise that we made

I swear you’ll never be lonely

Cadd9 Cadd9 
   
Cadd9 
Woke up to the sound of pouring rain
Cadd9 
Washed away a dream of you
Cadd9 
But nothing else could ever take you away
Cadd9 
‘Cause you’ll always be my dream come true
Cadd9 
Oh my darling, I love you

Remember yesterday, walking hand in hand
Em Cadd9 
Love letters in the sand, I remember you
Through the sleepless nights and every endless day
Em 
I wanna hear you say 
Cadd9 
I remember you

Remember yesterday, walking hand in hand
Em Cadd9 
Love letters in the sand, I remember you
Through the sleepless nights and every endless day
Em 
I wanna hear you say 
Cadd9 Cadd9 
I remember, I remember you

Em 
 Yeaahhh,  oh, whoa, yea
Em 
   
Cadd9 Cadd9 

Skid Row - Youth Gone Wild  

Originally in Gm, I play in Am

Intro (do something like this)

Am Am 
  →  
 → 
 → 
Am 
 → 

Am 
 Since I was born they couldn’t hold me down
 Another misfit kid, another burned-out town
Am 
 I never played by the rules I never really cared
 My nasty reputation takes me everywhere

Am 
 Well I look and see it’s not only me
 So many others have stood where I stand
 We are the young (hey!) so raise your hands

Am Am 
 They call us problem child
We spend our lives on trial
We walk an endless mile
Am 
We are the youth gone wild

Am 
We stand and we won’t fall
We’re one and one for all
The writing’s on the wall
Am 
We are the youth gone wild

Am 
Am 
 A boss screamin’ in my ear about who I’m supposed to be
 Get a three-piece Wall Street smile and son you’ll look just like me
Am 
 I said hey man, there’s something you oughta know
I tell ya Park Avenue leads to Skid Row

Am 
Well I look and see it’s not only me
 We’re standin’ tall, ain’t never a doubt
 We are the young (hey!) so shout it out

Am Am 
 They call us problem child
We spend our lives on trial
We walk an endless mile
Am 
We are the youth gone wild

Am 
We stand and we won’t fall
We’re one and one for all
The writing’s on the wall
Am 
We are the youth gone wild

Let me hear you wail!

Solo

Bm Bm 
    

Band out, drums only

Am Am 
 They call us problem child
We spend our lives on trial
We walk an endless mile
Am 
We are the youth gone wild

Am 
We stand and we won’t fall
We’re one and one for all
The writing’s on the wall
Am 
We are the youth gone wild

Am Am 
 Whoa oh oh oh oh oh
Whoa oh oh oh oh oh
Whoa oh oh oh oh oh
Am 
We are the youth gone wild

Am Am 
 Whoa oh oh oh oh oh
Whoa oh oh oh oh oh
Whoa oh oh oh oh oh
Am 
We are the youth gone wild

Am 
Yeah ah ah ah ah ah
Yeah ah ah ah ah ah
Yeah ah ah ah ah ah
Am 
We are the youth gone wild

Am Am 
 Whoa oh oh oh oh oh
Whoa oh oh oh oh oh
Whoa oh oh oh oh oh
Am 
We are the youth gone wild

Slade - Run Runaway  

Originally in A, I play in E, highest note is the 1 (“*dreaming* in black and white”)

Sweet Jane pattern

  →   →
  →   →
  →   →
  →  Oh now

A/C# 
  →   →
E/G# B/F# 
  →  →  → 

A/C# 
  →   →
E/G# B/F# 
  →  →  → 

I like black and white, dreaming black and white
You like black and white run runaway

See chameleon, lying there in the sun
All things to everyone run runaway hey

A/C# 
  →   →
E/G# B/F# 
  →  →  → 

If you’re in the swing, money ain’t everything
If you’re in the swing, run runaway

See chameleon, lying there in the sun
All things to everyone run runaway hey

  →   →   →  →  → 
  →   →   →  →  → 

If you got a crush, don’t beat about the bush
When I’ve got a crush, run runaway

See chameleon, lying there in the sun
All things to everyone run runaway, whoa

  →   →   →  →  → 
  →   →   →  →  → 

Switch to a swing (with bagpipes)

 Whoa yeah

E/G# 
  →   →  →  → 
E/G# 
  →   →  →  → 

A/C# 
  -→   →  →  → 
A/C# 
  -→   →  →  → 

Back to straight time, intro riff

  →   →
  →   →

Oh now can’t you wait, love don’t come on a plate
Oh now can’t you wait, run runaway

See the chameleon, lying there in the sun
All things to everyone run runaway, whoa

  →   →   →  →  → 
  →   →   → Run, runaway
Run, runaway
Run, runaway

  →   →
  →   →

Smash Mouth - All Star  

Originally in F#, I play in G (all power chords)

This is maybe the only song where I’m not writing out all

the chords; it would be 3 pages for 4 chords.

Am 
Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me

I ain’t the sharpest tool in the shed
She was looking kind of dumb with her finger and her thumb
In the shape of an "L" on her forehead

Well, the years start coming and they don't stop coming
Fed to the rules and I hit the ground running
Didn't make sense not to live for fun
Your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb

So much to do, so much to see
So what's wrong with taking the back streets
You'll never know if you don't go
You'll never shine if you don't glow

C#dim 
Hey now, you’re an all-star, get your game on, go play
C#dim 
Hey now, you’re a rock star, get the show on, get paid
C#dim 
All that glitters is gold
Only shooting stars break the mold

It's a cool place and they say it gets colder
You're bundled up now, wait till you get older
But the meteor men beg to differ
Judging by the hole in the satellite picture

The ice we skate is getting pretty thin
The water's gettin' warm so you might as well swim
My world's on fire, how about yours?
That's the way I like it and I never get bored

C#dim 
Hey now, you’re an all-star, get your game on, go play
C#dim 
Hey now, you’re a rock star, get the show on, get paid
C#dim 
All that glitters is gold
Only shooting stars break the mold

Bridge

C#dim 
C#dim 
   
C#dim 
Hey now, you’re an all-star, get your game on, go play
C#dim 
Hey now, you’re a rock star, get the show on, get paid
C#dim 
All that glitters is gold
Only shooting stars break the mold

Somebody once asked could I spare some change for gas
I need to get myself away from this place
I said yep what a concept I could use a little fuel myself
And we could all use a little change

Well, the years start coming and they don't stop coming
Fed to the rules and I hit the ground running
Didn't make sense not to live for fun
Your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb

So much to do much to see
So what's wrong with taking the back streets?
You'll never know if you don't go
You'll never shine if you don't glow

C#dim 
Hey now, you’re an all-star, get your game on, go play
C#dim 
Hey now, you’re a rock star, get the show on, get paid
C#dim 
All that glitters is gold
Only shooting stars break the mold
C#dim 
All that glitters is gold
Only shooting stars break the mold

Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - The Tracks of My Tears  

Smokey Robinson in G, Linda Ronstadt in A, I play in D capo 2

Intro

Em7 
               x2

Vox on 3 5 6 of the kye on “people say”

People say I’m the life of the party

In D or E, don’t go down on “joke or two”

‘Cause I tell a joke or two  
Although I might be laughing loud and hearty
 Deep inside I’m blu

The first IV in each line is a ii in the Linda Ronstadt version

So take a good look at my face 
You’ll see my smile looks out of place 
If you look closer, it’s easy to trace 
The tracks of my tears   

I need you (need you), need you (need you)

 Since you left me if you see me with another girl
 Seeming like I’m having fun  → 
Although she may be cute, she’s just a substitute
Because,  you’re the permanent one  → 

So take a good look at my face 
Oh, you’ll see my smile looks out of place 
Look a little bit closer, it’s easy to trace 
Oh, the tracks of my tears   

I need you (need you), need you (need you)

Random 1-measure hard stop on the I

Bridge

  Hey hey hey yeah
Outsiiiide, I’m masquerading
Inside, my hope is fading
Just a clown ooh yeah, since you put me down

Triplets, all on the vi in the Linda Ronstadt version

A/C# Bm 
My smile is m
A/C# Bm 
Make uI
A/C# Bm 
Wear since my
A/C# Bm 
Break up with you

Baby take a good look at my face 
Oh, you’ll see my smile looks out of place 
Yeah just looks closer, it’s easy to trace 
Oh, the tracks of my tears   

Baby baby baby take a good look at my face 
Yeah, you’ll see my smile looks out of place 
Look a little bit  closer, it’s easy to trace 
Oh, the tracks of my tears   

B a good look at my face
You’ll see my smile looks out of place
If you look closer, it’s easy to trace
The tracks of my tears

Songsmith - Another Boring Love Song  

Originally in Eb, I play in E

F#m 
I don’t want to write another boring love song 
E6 C#7 F#m7 
want to write the kind of tunes where people sing along
E7 C#m Amaj7 
So help me find a way to move my groove on 
F#m7 B6 
Songsmith you can be my number one

Songsmith - On Your Way to a Song  

Originally in C, I play in E

F#m 
You sing into a microphone while the 
Drummer plays along
F#m 
And then when Songsmith makes the music you’re 
On your way to a song

F#m 
You can choose the style you can set the mood
And the chords will match what you sing
F#m 
You can change the music as much as you like
‘Cause it really is your thing

Songsmith - These Cups of Coffee  

 

Originally in E, I play in E capo 2

Vox on 1 5 on “every”

G#m C# 
Every day I make these cups of coffee at the bar
F#m 
But inside I dream that I could be a star 
F#m C#m F#m 
All I needed was a song, so now it won’t be long
G#m 
Songsmith’s gonna help me get that part 

Songsmith - What a Happy Home We’ll Have  

Vox on the 1

Bm7 
How did your meeting go today?
E7 
Did the bosses like your ad?
Dmaj7 
Well honey thanks to Songsmith, it was the
C#m 
Best they ever had

F#m Bm 
And also thanks to Songsmith
Dmaj7 
Now we’re singing all the time 
A9 
And what a happy home we’ll have with
Every word in rhyme

Sonny and Cher - I Got You Babe  

Originally in F, I play E capo 1 or open

Highest note is the 3, on “always around”

A/E 
  x2

A/E 
They say we’re young and we don’t know
A/E 
We won’t find out until we grow
A/E 
Well, I don’t know if all that’s true
A/E 
Cause you got me and baby I got you

A/E A/E A/E 
Babe,  I got you babe,  I got you babe 

A/E 
They say our love won’t pay the rent
A/E 
Before it’s earned our money’s all been spent
A/E 
guess that’s so, we don’t have a pot
A/E B7 
But at least I’m sure of all the things we got

Hard stop after this line

A/E A/E A/E 
Babe,  I got you babe,  I got you babe 

F#m 
I got flowers in the spring
F#m 
I got you to wear my ring
A/E 
And when I’m sad, you’re a clown
A/E 
And if I get scared, you’re always around

Key change

A#/F 
So, let them say your hair’s too long
A#/F D# 
Cause I don’t care, with you I can’t go wrong
A#/F 
Then put your little hand in mine
A#/F D# 
There ain’t no hill or mountain we can’t climb

A#/F A#/F A#/F 
Babe,  I got you babe,  I got you babe 

A#/F 
I got you to hold my hand
I got you to understand
A#/F 
I got you to walk with me
I got you to talk with me
A#/F 
I got you to kiss goodnight
I got you to hold me tight
A#/F 
I got you, I won’t let go
I got you to love me so
A#/F 

Pause...

A#7 A#/F 
gooooot you babe 

A#/F 
I got you babe 

Repeat to fade

Sophie B. Hawkins - As I Lay Me Down  

Originally in Bb, I play in E. Highest note is the 1 (“when the sun comes out again”)

G#m7 
   It felt like springtime on this
C#m 
February morning, in a courtyard birds were singing your 
G#m7 
Praise,   I’m still recalling things you 
C#m 
Said to make me feel, alright, I carry them with me today now

As I lay me down to sleep
This I pray, that you will hold me dear 
Though I’m far away, I whisper your name,  into the 
Sky, and I will wake up happy 

G#m7 
I wonder why   I feel so high
C#m 
Though I am not above the orrow, heavy-hearted ‘til you call my 
G#m7 
Name,  and it sounds like churchbells or the whistle of a
C#m 
Train on a summer evening I want to meet you barefoot, barely breathing

As I lay me down to sleep
This I pray, that you will hold me dear 
Though I’m far away, I whisper your name,  into the 
Sky, and I will wake up happy,  hold on dear

As I lay me down to sleep
This I pray, that you will hold me dear 
Though I’m far away, I whisper your name,  into the 
Sky, and I will wake up happy 

 It’s not too near for me, like a flower I need the rain
A# D# 
Though it’s not clear to me, every season has its change
And I will see you

When the sun comes out again

As I lay me down to sleep
This I pray, that you will hold me dear 
Though I’m far away, I whisper your name,  into the 
Sky, and I will wake up happy,  oh oh yeah

As I lay me down to sleep
This I pray, that you will hold me dear 
Though I’m far away, I whisper your name,  into the 
Sky, and I will wake up happy 

  I wonder why 
   Mmmm 
The sun comes out again, when the sun comes out again 
When the sun comes out again, when the sun comes out again 

Soul Asylum - Black Gold  

If playing in D, play the G/A as x00403

G/B Am7 
 →  →  → 

Riff arranged for chords... the I/3 is totally fabricated.

A/C# G/B D/F# G/B G/A 
 →  →  →   →  →  →  x2

Band enters

G/B Am7 
 →   →   →  →  → 

Quiet again

A/C# G/B 
 Two  boys on a playground

I think the second chord is more like IV/6 than I, but I prefer it this way

G/A 
 Tryin’ to push each other down
A/C# G/B 
 See the crowd gather ‘round
G/A 
Nothing  attracts a crowd like a crowd

 Black gold in a white plight
G/B Am7 
Won’t you fill up the tank, let’s go for a ride
 I don’t care ‘bout no  wheelchair
G/B Am7 
I’ve got so much left to do with my life

A/C# G/B 
 Moving backwards through time
G/A 
 Never learn,  never mind
A/C# G/B 
 That side’s yours, this side’s mine
G/A 
 Brother you ain’t  my kind

You’re a  black soldier, white fight
G/B Am7 
Won’t you fill up the tank, let’s go for a ride
 Sure like to  feel some pride
G/B Am7 
But this place just makes me feel sad inside

Am7 Em 
Mother, do you know where your kids are tonight?

Super-trippy bridge, mostly...

Am7 
A/C# G/B D/F# G/B G/A 
 →  →  →   →  →  → 

Band enters

G/B Am7 
 →   →   →  →  → 

A/C# G/B 
 Keeps the kids off the streets
G/A 
Gives ‘em  something to do, something to eat
A/C# G/B 
 This spot was a playground
G/A 
This  flat land used to  be a town

 Black gold in a white plight
G/B Am7 
Won’t you fill up the tank, let’s go for a ride
 Sure like to  feel some pride
G/B Am7 
But this place just makes me feel sad inside

 Black gold in a white plight
G/B Am7 
Won’t you fill up the tank, let’s go for a ride
 I don’t care ‘bout no  wheelchair
G/B Am7 
I’ve got so much left to do with my life

Am7 Em 
  
A/C# G/B D/F# G/B G/A 
 →  →  →   →  →  → 

Soul Asylum - Get on Out  

I gotta get on  →  → 
I gotta get on out  →  → 
Asus4 
All these worried troubled thoughts gotta get on out of my head  →  → 
Gotta get on out of my head

Will I be on the streets tomorrow
Will I have to beg and borrow
Will I have to go back to the job I left behind 
Could you still make it
With a guy who never made it
Would you look into my eyes if I were to go blind

I gotta get on  →  → 
I gotta get on out  →  → 
Asus4 
All these worried troubled thoughts gotta get on out of my head  →  → 
Gotta get on out of my head

Now will you leave me for another
Send me running back to mother
Will I have the time to tell you how I really feel 
Am I just getting slower
Or are you just talking faster
Do we need bad disaster to make it plain to see

Asus4 
That all these worried troubled thoughts gotta get on out of my head  →  → 
Got to get on out of my head

Chords here follow a live acoustic performance, I don’t think the bVI exists in the original

D/E 
Out of my head
A/C# 
Out of my head
Out of my head

Out of my head
D/E 
Out of my head
A/C# 
Out of my head
Out of my head

Out of my head
Bsus4 
Out of my head
Out of my head
Bsus4 
Out of my head

Out of my head
Bsus4 
Out of my head
Out of my head

Let ring on “head”

Out of my head

Do I just feel like cryin’
Cause I’m sick and tried of tryin’
Trying to convince you this ain’t how it has to be 
The ground you walk on’s sacred
The sky above awaits you
Asus4 
So cast all your frustrations to the bottomless sea  →  → 

I gotta get on  →  → 
I gotta get on out  →  → 
Asus4 
All these worried troubled thoughts gotta get on out of my head  →  → 
Gotta get on out of my head

D/E 
Out of my head
Out of my head
D/E 
Out of my head

Out of my head
D/E 
Out of my head
Out of my head
D/E 
Out of my head

Soul Asylum - Growing Into You  

Intro, let ring

 
You never grow out of mischief making
You never grow out of taking
You never grow out of complicating
When simple things are waiting

 But I’m growing into you
 I’m growing into you

There’s one thing that I know that’s perfectly clear
Bm 
 You never grow out of fear
 You never grow out of fear

You never grow out of contemplating
When it ain’t worth debating
Never grow out of mistake making
Never grow out of faking

 But I’m growing into you
 I’m growing into you

There’s one thing that I know that’s perfectly clear
Bm 
 You never grow out of fear
 You never grow out of fear

Solo, I skip this and the funny key change bit after the solo, and just go right to the next chord

Bm Bm 
Bm Bm E/G# 
Bm Bm E/G# 
Bm Bm 
   
F# 
 I’m growing into you
F# 
 I’m growing into you 

There’s one thing that I know that’s perfectly clear
Bm 
 You never grow out of fear
Bm 
 You never grow out of fear
Bm 
 You never grow out of fear
 You never grow out of fear
 You never grow out of fear

And will I ever, ever, ever get over i
Get over it
Get over it
Get over it

Soul Asylum - Homesick  

Originally in G, I play in D capo 2... there’s a little ambiguity about where the I is,

I’m calling the second chord the I.

Vox on the 3 on “I”

I want to live with you
In the fifth dimension
Em 
In a dream I’ve never had

Cmaj7 
‘Cause I just can’t live like this
Em 
In a world like this

Hang on “want”

I just want to kiss goodbye

 But we are not of this world
And  there’s a place for us

Let ring

Vox on the 6 of the chord on “stuck”, down to the 4 of the new chord on “fleeting”

 
Stuck inside this fleeting moment
Em 
Tucked away where no one owns it

Band back in

Em 
Wrapped up in a haste and by mistake got thrown away

And oh, I am so homesick
Em 
But it ain’t that bad
‘Cause I’m homesick for the home I’ve never had

 And though I sometimes get annoyed
I know just where I’m at
Em 
This is my song of joy

Cmaj7 
 And now I know there are no secret tricks
Em 
No correct politics
Just liars and lunatics

 And we are not of this world
And  there’s a place for us

Stuck inside this fleeting moment
Em 
Tucked away where no one owns it
Em 
Wrapped up in a haste and by mistake got thrown away

And oh, I am so homesick
Em 
But it ain’t that bad
‘Cause I’m homesick for the home I’ve never had

Solo

Em 
Cmaj7 
 Though I would not take it personally
Em 
It’s just the child in me

Hang on “had”

Bm 
Who never really knew how much I had

 Woe is me, I am so homesick
Em 
But it ain’t that bad
‘Cause I’m homesick for the home I’ve never had

Soul Asylum - Keep It Up  

Originally in G, I play in D capo 2

Intro

Vox on the 4 on “down”

I’m down here waitin’ on a shattered heart

I’m gonna put it back together if it tears me apart

If I can keep it up
If I can keep it up

I’ve been complaining like a broken record

Gonna get what I want if it takes forever

If I can keep it up
If I can keep it up

Though the rain weighs down your wings
Still the caged bird’s got to sing
Singing  na na na na na na na na

know it seems funny tryin’ to understand

It’s just that things don’t always go the way you planned

Still you keep it up
Still you keep it up

Nothin’ in the world’s gonna keep me down

I’m just a-holdin’ out just a-hangin’ round

Tryin’ to keep it up
Just to keep it up

Though the rain weighs down your wings
Still the caged bird’s got to sing
Singing  na na na na na na na na
Singing  na na na na na na na na

Keep it uuuup
Keep it uuuup
Keep it uuuuup
Keep it uup

Solo

  → 
D/F# 
  → 
  → 
  → 
F# 
   
747’s gonna take us away

Take us up to heaven gonna be okay

If we can keep it up
If we can keep it up

Though the rain weighs down your wings
Still the caged bird’s got to sing
Singing  na na na na na na na na, no no no
 Na na na na na na na na

Keep it uuuup
Keep it uuuup
Keep it uuuuup

Keep it uuuup
Keep it uuuup
Keep it uuuuup

Keep it uuuuup

Let ring

Keep it uuup

Soul Asylum - Runaway Train  

Intro

 Call you up in the middle of the night
C/B 
 Like a firefly without a light
Am 
 You were there like a blowtorch burnin’
 I was a key that could use a little turnin’

 So tired that I couldn’t even sleep
C/B 
 So many secrets I couldn’t keep
Am 
 Promised myself I wouldn’t weep
 One more promise I couldn’t keep

It seems no one can help me now
Am 
I’m in too deep, there’s no way out
Em 
This time I have really led myself astray

 Runaway train never going back
Em 
 Wrong way on a one-way track
Am 
 Seems like I should be getting somewhere
 Somehow I’m neither here nor there

Hard stop after a couple beats

 Can you help me remember how to smile
C/B 
 Make it somehow all seem worthwhile
Am 
 How on earth did I get so jaded
 Life’s mysteries seem so faded

 I can go where no one else can go
C/B 
 I know what no one else knows
Am 
 Here I am just drowning in the rain
 With a ticket for a runaway train

And everything seems cut and dry
Am 
Day and night, Earth and sky
Em 
Somehow I just don’t believe it

 Runaway train never going back
Em 
 Wrong way on a one-way track
Am 
 Seems like I should be getting somewhere
 Somehow I’m neither here nor there

Solo

C/B Am 
Am 
Em 
   

Let ring

 Bought a ticket for a runaway train
C/B 
 Like a madman laughing at the rain
Am 
 A little out of touch, little insane
 It’s just easier than dealing with the pain

 Runaway train never going back
Em 
 Wrong way on a one-way track
Am 
 Seems like I should be getting somewhere
 Somehow I’m neither here nor there

 Runaway train never coming back
Em 
 Runaway train tearing up the track
Am 
 Runaway train burning in my veins
 I run away but it always seems the same

Em Am 

Soul Asylum - Somebody to Shove  

When playing acoustic, I play the C B in the

Verse as:

-0-0-
-0-0-
-5-4-
-5-4-
-3-2-
-x-x-

Em Em Em 
       x 2

Vox on the maj7 of the first chord

Grandfather watches the grandfather clock and the 
Phone hasn’t rang for so long
And the time flies by like a vulture in the sky

A hard stop before the chorus makes the transition a little easier

Suddenly he breaks into song

Am Bm7 
I’m  waiting by the phone, waiting for you to 
Am Bm7 
Call me up and tell me I’m not alone 
Am Bm7 
I’m  waiting by the phone, waiting for you to 
Am Bm7 
Call me up and tell me I’m not alone 

Hello, speak up, is there somebody there?  
These hang-ups are getting me down
In a world frozen over with overexposure
Let’s talk it over, let’s go out and paint the town

Am Bm7 
I’m waiting by the phone, waiting for you to 
Am Bm7 
Call me up and tell me I’m not alone 

Not a typo, only half a chorus here

‘Cause I... want somebody to shove
need somebody to shove
want somebody to shove me

Em Em Em 
       x 3
B7 B7 B7 B7 
   
You’re a dream for insomniacs, prize in the Cracker Jacks
All the difference in the world is just a call away

Am Bm7 
And I’m  waiting by the phone, waiting for you to 
Am Bm7 
Call me up and tell me I’m not alone 
Am Bm7 
Yes I’m  waiting by the phone, waiting for you to 
Call me up and 
Am Bm7 
Oh call me, and tell me I’m, tell me I’m not alone

‘Cause I... want somebody to shove
need somebody to shove
want somebody to shove me

Yes I... want somebody to shove
need somebody to shove
want somebody to shhhhhhhhove me

Em Em Em 
       x 3

Soul Asylum - The Sun Maid  

Am 
   

Vox on 3 5 on “tell me”

Tell me how you get that shine
Am 
You must polish all the time
C/B 
Though I know your job is thankless 
Am 
They will thank you up in heaven

Oh, the sun maid   

Hang the last I

Looking for the shade   

Though they say she’s not too bright
Am 
She takes care of all the light
Without you it’s cold and stark
Am 
We would all be in the dark

Without the sun maid   
She never gets paid   
Searching for the shade   
Oh the sun maid  

Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Gdim7 
Am 
   
G7 
You are so taken for granted
Am 
With each and every seed that’s planted
And the Earth is so demanding
Am 
All the young girls are out tanning

With the sun maid   
She’s such an old maid   
She never gets laid   
Oh the sun maid   

Let ring

C/B 
Now you’re tired, your day is over 
Am 
Now the moon is one day older

Outro on chorus chords

Soul Asylum - Without a Trace  

Originally in G, I play in G capo 2.

Am 
       x2

Am 
I fell in love with a hooker she laughed in my face
Am 
So seriously I took her I was a disgrace
I was out of line I was out of place
Out of time to save face
See the open mouth of my suitcase saying leave this place
Left without a trace 
Left without a trace
Leave without a trace

Am 
   
Am 
I tried to get a good job with honest pay
Am 
Might as well join the mob, the benefits are OK
Standing in the sun with a popsicle
Anything is possible
With a lot of luck and a pretty face
And some time to waste
Left without a trace
Left without a trace
Leave without a trace

Am 
   
Am 
I tried to dance at a funeral New Orleans style
Am 
I joined the Grave Dancers Union I had to file
Trying to do the right thing
Play it straight
The right thing changes from state to state
Don’t forget to take your mace
If you’re out working late
To see your face
You left without a trace
Leave without a trace

Am 
       x2

Soul Brothers Six - Some Kind of Wonderful  

Arrangement and lyrics follow Grand Funk version

Vox on 6 1 3 on “I don’t need”

Well I don’t need a whole lots of money
I don’t need a big fine car
I got everything that a man could want
I got more than I could ask for

Vox on the b7 of the chord

 I don’t have to run around
I don’t have to stay out all night
‘Cause I’ve got me a sweet, a sweet lovin’ woman
And she knows just how to treat me right

Vox on the 1→7 of the chord on “baby”

Well my baby, she’s alright
Well my baby’s clean out of sight

Don’t you know that she’s

She’s some kind of wonderful 
She’s some kind of wonderful,  yes she is she’s
She’s some kind of wonderful,  yeah yeah yeah yeah

When I hold her in my arms
You know she sets my soul on fire
Ooh when my baby kisses me
My heart becomes filled with desire

When she wraps her loving arms around me
About drives me out of my mind
Yeah when my baby kisses me
Chills run up and down my spine

Well my baby, she’s alright
Well my baby’s clean out of sight

Don’t you know that she’s

She’s some kind of wonderful 
She’s some kind of wonderful,  yes she is 
She’s some kind of wonderful,  yeah yeah yeah yeah

Now is there anybody
Got a sweet little woman like mine
There’s got to be somebody

Got a, got a, a sweet little woman like mine, yea

Now can I get a witness
F#m 
Can I get a witness
Now can I get a witness
F#m 
Can I get a witness
Now can I get a witness
F#m 
Can I get a witness

A talkin’, talkin’, ‘bout my baby

She’s some kind of wonderful
She’s some kind of wonderful
She’s some kind of wonderful
She’s some kind of wonderful

Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun  

Originally in G#, I play in E

Intro

G6 C#m Bsus4 
     

Vox on the 3 on “in”, the 6 on “eyes”

G6 
In my eyes, indisposed

Vox on the same note (now the M7) on “guise”

C#m 
In disguises no one knows
Bsus4 
Hides the face, lies the snake
E6 E/D 
The sun in my disgrace

G6 
Boiling heat, summer stench
C#m 
Neath the black the sky looks dead
Bsus4 
Call my name through the cream
E6 E/D 
And I’ll hear you scream again

Black hole sun
B7 
Won’t you come
E/D G6 
And wash away the rain

Black hole sun
B7 
Won’t you come
Won’t you come, won’t you come

G6 
Stuttering, cold and damp
C#m 
Steal the warm wind tired friend
Bsus4 
Times are gone for honest men
E/D 
And sometimes far too long for snakes

G6 
In my shoes, a walking sleep
C#m 
And my youth I pray to keep
Bsus4 
Heaven sent hell away
E/D 
No one sings like you anymore

Black hole sun
B7 
Won’t you come
E/D G6 
And wash away the rain

Black hole sun
B7 
Won’t you come
Won’t you come 

Black hole sun
B7 
Won’t you come
E/D G6 
And wash away the rain

Black hole sun
B7 
Won’t you come
Won’t you come (black hole sun black hole sun)
Won’t you come (black hole sun black hole sun)
Won’t you come (black hole sun black hole sun)

Solo, probably skip

 
A5 G5 E5 D5 
 →   →  xN

G6 
Hang my head, drown my fear
C#m 
Till you all just disappear

Black hole sun
B7 
Won’t you come
E/D G6 
And wash away the rain

Black hole sun
B7 
Won’t you come
Won’t you come 

Black hole sun
B7 
Won’t you come
E/D G6 
And wash away the rain

Black hole sun
B7 
Won’t you come
Won’t you come (black hole sun black hole sun)
Won’t you come (black hole sun black hole sun)
Won’t you come (black hole sun black hole sun)

A5 G5 E5 D5 
 →   → 
D5 E5 
 → 

Spin Doctors - Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong  

Originally in G, I play in E capo 1, highest note that matters is the b7

Intro

       x4

Vox on the 5 on “been a whole”

That’s right, I’m going to say “the B left town”

 Been a whole lot easier since B left town 
 It’s been a whole lot happier without her face around 
 Nobody upstairs gonna stomp and shout 
 Nobody at the back door gonna throw my laundry out 

Vox on the b7

 She hold the shotgun while you do-si-do 
 She want one man made of Hercules and Cyrano 
 A-been a whole lot easier since B is gone 
 Little miss, little miss, little miss can’t be wrong

 Little miss, little miss, little miss can’t be wrong 
 Ain’t nobody gonna bow no more when you,  sound your gong 
 Little miss, little miss, little miss can’t be wrong
 What ya gon’ do, to get into another one of these here rock ‘n roll songs

Solo

       x4

 Other people’s thoughts they ain’t your hand me downs 
 Would it be so bad to simply turn around 
 You cook so well, all nice and French,  you do your
 Brain surgery too mama wit’ your monkey wrench 

 Little miss, little miss, little miss can’t be wrong 
 Ain’t nobody gonna bow no more when you,  sound your gong 
 Little miss, little miss, little miss can’t be wrong
 What ya gon’ do, to get into another one of these here rock ‘n roll songs

 Yeah you,  can’t be wrong
 No, no, no, ya can’t be wrong
 Oh ya can’t be wrong
 You can’t be wrong ya can’t be wrong

With triplets on the bVII and IV


   

Triplets

A9 
 I hope them cigarettes are gonna make you cough 
 I hope you heard this song and it pissed you off 
 I take that back I hope you’re doing fine 
And if I had a dollar I might give you ninety-nine

 Little miss, little miss, little miss can’t be wrong 
 Ain’t nobody gonna bow no more when you,  sound your gong 
 Little miss, little miss, little miss can’t be wrong
 What ya gon’ do, to get into another one of these here rock ‘n roll songs

 Ohh oh little miss, little miss
Little miss, little miss can’t be wrong no no 
 Oh ya, can’t be wrong oh you 
 Can’t be wrong, ya can’t be wrong

A9 

Spin Doctors - Two Princes  

Originally in D, I play in A capo 1

F#m 
       x4

F#m 
One two, princes kneel before you, that’s what I said now
F#m 
Princes, princes who adore you, just go ahead now
F#m 
One has diamonds in his pockets, that’s some bread now
F#m 
This one, said he wants to buy you rockets, ain’t in his head now

W/ad libs

F#m 
       x2

F#m 
This one, got a princely racket, that’s what I said now
F#m 
Got some big seal upon his jacket, ain’t in his head now
F#m 
You marry him, your father will condone you, how about that now
F#m 
You marry me, your father will disown you, he’ll eat his hat now

D7 
Marry him or marry me
I’m the one that loves you baby can’t you see?
D7 
I ain’t got no future or family tree
But I know what a prince and lover ought to be

Hard stop on “I”

I know what a prince and lover ought to be

F#m 
Said if you want to call me baby just go ahead now
F#m 
And if you like to tell me maybe just go ahead now
F#m 
And if you wanna buy me flowers just go ahead now
F#m 
And if you like to talk for hours just go ahead now

Solo

F#m 
       x4
 
F#m 
Said one two, princes kneel before you, that’s what I said now
F#m 
Princes, princes who adore you, just go ahead now
F#m 
One has diamonds in his pockets, and that’s some bread now
F#m 
This one, he wants to buy you rockets, ain’t in his head now

D7 
Marry him or marry me
I’m the one that loves you baby can’t you see?
D7 
I ain’t got no future or family tree
But I know what a prince and lover ought to be
I know what a prince and lover ought to be

Band out

F#m 
Said if you want to call me baby just go ahead now
F#m 
And if you like to tell me maybe just go ahead now
F#m 
And if you wanna buy me flowers just go ahead now
F#m 
And if you like to talk for hours just go ahead now

Band enters

F#m 
And if you want to call me baby just go ahead now
F#m 
And if you like to tell me maybe just go ahead now
F#m 
And if you wanna buy me flowers just go ahead now
F#m 
And if you like to talk for hours just go ahead now

F#m 
 If you want to call me baby just go ahead now
F#m 
 And if you like to tell me maybe just go ahead now
F#m 
 If you wanna buy me flowers just go ahead now
F#m 
 And if you like to talk for hours just go ahead now

F#m 
Whoa whoa baby (just go ahead now)
F#m 
Whoa, just, just go ahead now (just go ahead now)
F#m 
Whoa your majesty (just go ahead now)
F#m 
Come on forget the king and marry me (just go ahead now)

Fade on...

F#m 
C’mon, c’mon, come on (just go ahead now)

Spirit of the West - Home for a Rest  

Originally in Am, I play in Em capo 2

Intro, rubato

Em G/B Am 
       →  →  → 

Still rubato

Vox on 3 1 on “have to”

Em 
You’ll have to excuse me, I’m not at my best
G/B Am 
I’ve been gone for a month, I’ve been drunk since I left
Em 
These so-called vacations will soon be my death
G/B Am 
I’m so sick from the drink I need home for a rest

Band enter

Em 
We arrived in December and London was cold
We stayed in the bars along Charing Cross Road
Em 
We never saw nothin’ but brass taps and oak
Kept a shine on the bar with the sleeves of our coats

Hang all three chords on this line

You’ll have to excuse me, I’m not at my best
I’ve been gone for a week
I’ve been drunk since I left
And these so-called vacations will soon be my death
I’m so sick from the drink

Hard stop on “rest”

I need home for a rest

Take me home

First ripping fiddle/flute solo

Em Am Bm Em 
    → 
Em Am Bm Em 
    → 

Em 
Euston Station the train journey North
In the buffet car we lurched back and forth
Em 
Past old crooked dykes through Yorkshire’s green fields
We were flung into dance as the train jigged and reeled

You’ll have to excuse me, I’m not at my best
I’ve been gone for a week
I’ve been drunk since I left

And these so-called vacations
Will soon be my death
I’m so sick from the drink
I need home for a rest

Take me home

Second ripping fiddle/flute solo

Em Am Em 
Em Am Bm Em Am B7 
        
Em 
By the light of the moon, she’d drift through the streets
rare old perfume, so seductive and sweet
Em 
She’d tease us and flirt, as the pubs all closed down
Then walk us on home and deny us a round

You’ll have to excuse me, I’m not at my best
I’ve been gone for a month
I’ve been drunk since I left

And these so-called vacations
Will soon be my death
I’m so sick from the drink
I need home for a rest

Take me home

Third ripping fiddle/flute solo

Em Am Bm Em 
    → 
Em Am Bm Em 
    → 

Em 
The gas heater’s empty, it’s damp as a tomb
The spirits we drank are now ghosts in the room
Em 
I’m knackered again, come on sleep take me soon
And don’t lift up my head ‘till the twelve bells at noon

You’ll have to excuse me, I’m not at my best
I’ve been gone for a month
I’ve been drunk since I left

And these so-called vacations
Will soon be my death
I’m so sick from the drink
I need home for a rest

Em 
Take me home

Squeeze - Tempted  

Originally in B, I play in A

Intro

A/G D7/F# D7 
       x 2

A/G# 
I bought a toothbrush, some toothpaste
F#m F#m7 
flannel for my face
B7/D# Dm7 
Pajamas, a hairbrush, new shoes, and a case
Am7 Em7 F/G 
said to my reflection, let’s get out of this play-ee-ay-ace →  → 

D7 
Past the church and the steeple, the laundry on the hill
G/D Gaug/D# 
Billboards and the buildings, memories of it still 
Am7 
Keep calling
Am F7 D/C 
And calling, but forget it all,  I know I will 

A/G D7/F# D7 
Tempted by the fruit of another 
A/G D7/F# D7 
Tempted, but the truth is discovered 
B7 
What’s been going on
Bm7/E A/G 
And now that you have gone there’s no other
D7/F# D7 A/G 
Tempted by the fruit of another
D7/F# D7 Bm 
Tempted, but the truth is discovered

Dm Dsus2 Dm Dsus4 Dm Dsus2 Dm 
 →  →  →  →  →  → 

A/G# 
I’m at the car park, the airport
F#m F#m7 
The baggage carousel
B7/D# Dm7 
The people keep on crowding, me wishing I was well
Am7 Em7 F/G 
said it’s no occasion, it’s no story I can tell  →  → 

D7 
At my bedside, empty pocket, a foot without a sock
G/D Gaug/D# 
Your body gets much closer, I fumble for the clock
Am7 
Alarmed by the seduction
Am7 F7 D/C 
wish  that it would stop 

A/G D7/F# D7 
Tempted by the fruit of another 
A/G D7/F# D7 
Tempted, but the truth is discovered 
B7 
What’s been going on
Bm7/E A/G 
And now that you have gone there’s no other
D7/F# D7 A/G 
Tempted by the fruit of another
D7/F# D7 Bm 
Tempted, but the truth is discovered

Dm Dsus2 Dm Dsus4 Dm Dsus2 Dm 
 →  →  →  →  →  → 

A/G F#m F#m7 
I bought a novel, some perfume, a fortune all for you
B7/D# Dm7 
 But it’s not my conscience that hates to be untrue
Am7 Em7 F/G 
asked of my reflection, tell me, what is there to do?  →  → 

A/G D7/F# D7 
Tempted by the fruit of another 
A/G D7/F# D7 
Tempted, but the truth is discovered 
B7 
What’s been going on
Bm7/E A/G 
Now that you have gone there’s no other
D7/F# D7 A/G 
Tempted by the fruit of another

Hang the last chord for a bit

D7/F# D7 Bm 
Tempted, but the truth is discovered

A/G D7/F# D7 
Huh! Tempted, by the fruit of another 
A/G D7/F# D7 
Tempted, but the truth is discovered 
A/G D7/F# D7 
Tempted by the fruit of another
A/G D7/F# D7 
Tempted, but the truth is discovered

Repeat to fade

Starship - Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now  

Originally in F#, I play in G.

Em7 Dsus4 
    → 

x2

Vox on the 4

Em 
Looking in your eyes I see a paradise
This world that I’ve found
Is too good to be true
Standing here beside you
Em 
Want so much to give you
This love in my heart that I’m feeling for you

Em 
Let ‘em say we’re crazy, I don’t care about that
Put your hand in my hand baby don’t ever look back
Em 
Let the world around us just fall apart
Baby we can make it if we’re heart to heart 

And we can build this dream together
Em 
Standing strong forever
Nothing’s gonna stop us now
And if this world runs out of lovers
Em 
We’ll still have each other

Hang the last chord

Nothing’s gonna stop us, nothing’s gonna stop us now

I’m so glad I found you
Em 
I’m not gonna lose you
Whatever it takes I will stay here with you
Take you to the good times
Em 
See you through the bad times
Whatever it takes is what I’m gonna do

Em 
Let ‘em say we’re crazy, what do they know?
Put your arms around me baby don’t ever let go
Em 
Let the world around us just fall apart
Baby we can make it if we’re heart to heart 

And we can build this dream together
Em 
Standing strong forever
Nothing’s gonna stop us now
And if this world runs out of lovers
Em 
We’ll still have each other

No “now” at the end of this line

Nothing’s gonna stop us, nothing’s gonna stop us

Bm 
Ooh, all that I need is you
Am 
All that I ever need
Bm 
And all that I want to do

Original changes a half-step here, I do a whole step for playability

Am 
Is hold you forever, for ever and ever,   hey!

Solo on verse chords, up a half-step

F#m7 
   x2

And we can build this dream together
F#m 
Standing strong forever
Nothing’s gonna stop us now
And if this world runs out of lovers
F#m 
We’ll still have each other
Nothing’s gonna stop us, nothing’s gonna stop us
Now 

Starship - We Built This City  

Originally in F, I play in A capo 2 or 3

Vox are mostly on the 3

On guitar, play all the IVmaj9s as IVs or IVadd9s, the

maj7 is coming from the melody.

Vox on the major 7 of the chord on “built”

Start rubato

Dmaj9 A/C# 
We built this city, we built this city on 
Bm7 A/C# 
Rock and roll
Dmaj9 A/C# 
Built this city, we built this city on 
C#m7 A/C# Dmaj7 
Rock and roll

At tempo

A/C# Bm E/G# 
               x2

Vox on the 5

D/A 
Say you don’t know me or recognize my face

In the low key, stay up on the same note on “that kind of place”

G/A E/A 
Say you don’t care who goes to that kind of place
D/A 
Knee deep in the hoopla, sinking in your fight
G/A E/A 
Too many runaways eating up the night

E/G# 
 
F#m Dmaj7/F# A/E E/G# 
Marconi plays the mamba, listen to the radio

This line is shorter than you think

Dadd9 
Don’t you remember 
Dadd9 A/C# A/B 
We built this city  
Dadd9 
We built this city on 
E/G# F#m 
Rock and roll

Dmaj9 A/C# 
We built this city, we built this city on 
Bm7 A/C# 
Rock and roll
Dmaj9 A/C# 
Built this city, we built this city on 
C#m7/E A/C# Dmaj7 
Rock and roll

A/C# Bm E/G# 
               x1

Female voice enters

D/A 
Someone’s always playing corporation games
G/A E/A 
Who cares they’re always changing corporation names
D/A 
We just want to dance here, someone stole the stage
G/A E/A 
They call us irresponsible, write us off the page

E/G# 
 
F#m Dmaj7/F# A/E E/G# 
Marconi plays the mamba, listen to the radio
Dadd9 
Don’t you remember 
Dadd9 A/C# A/B 
We built this city  
Dadd9 
We built this city on 
E/G# F#m 
Rock and roll

Dmaj9 A/C# 
We built this city, we built this city on 
Bm7 A/C# 
Rock and roll
Dmaj9 A/C# 
Built this city, we built this city on 
C#m7/E A/C# Dmaj7 
Rock and roll

Super-slow solo, I skip

Dmaj7 E/D Dmaj7 E/D 
   

Vox on the 2

A/C# D/A E/G# 
It’s just another Sunday  
A/C# D/A E/G# 
In a tired old street  
A/C# D/A E/G# 
Police have got the choke hold  
A/C# D/A E/G# 
  But we just lost the beat

D/A 
Who counts the money underneath the bar
G/A E/A 
Who rides the wrecking ball into our guitars
D/A 
Don’t tell us you need us ‘cause we’re the ship of fools
G/A E/A 
Looking for America, crawling through your schools

E/G# 
 
F#m Dmaj7/F# A/E E/G# 
Marconi plays the mamba, listen to the radio
Dadd9 
Don’t you remember 
Dadd9 A/C# A/B 
We built this city  
Dadd9 
We built this city on 
E/G# F#m 
Rock and roll

Dmaj9 A/C# 
We built this city, we built this city on 
Bm7 A/C# 
Rock and roll
Dmaj9 A/C# 
Built this city, we built this city on 
C#m7 A/C# Dmaj7 
Rock and roll

Dmaj9 A/C# 
Built this city, we built this city on 
Bm7 A/C# 
Rock and roll
Dmaj9 A/C# 
Built this city, we built this city on 
C#m7/E A/C# Dmaj7 
Rock and roll

Fade on the IVmaj7-ish

Stealers Wheel - Stuck in the Middle With You  

Originally in D, I play in A capo 3

In A, play all the I’s as I7’s

Intro

A7 
   x 2

Well I don’t know why I came here tonight
I got the feeling that something ain’t right
D7 
I’m so scared in case I fall off my chair
And I’m wondering how I’ll get down the stairs

Vox on the 4 of the chord on “clowns”

Clowns to the left of me
Jokers to the right, here I am
Stuck in the middle with you

Yes I’m stuck in the middle with you
And I’m wondering what it is I should do
D7 
It’s so hard to keep this smile from my face
Losing control, yeah, I’m all over the place

Clowns to the left of me
Jokers to the right, here I am
Stuck in the middle with you

Bridge

D7 
Well you started out with nothing
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
Em7 
Please... please...

Trying to make some sense of it all
But I can see that it makes no sense at all
D7 
Is it cool to go to sleep on the floor?
‘Cause I don’t think that I can take anymore

Clowns to the left of me
Jokers to the right, here I am
Stuck in the middle with you

Solo if appropriate on a verse and chorus

Bridge

D7 
Yea you started out with nothing
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
Em7 
Please... please...

Yeah I don’t know why I came here tonight
I got the feeling that something ain’t right
D7 
I’m so scared in case I fall off my chair
And I’m wondering how I’ll get down the stairs

Clowns to the left of me
Jokers to the right, here I am
Stuck in the middle with you
Yes I’m stuck in the middle with you
Stuck in the middle with you
Here I am stuck in the middle with you

Stephen Stills - Love the One You’re With  

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)

A/E 
F#m7/E 
   
A/E F#m7 
If you’re down   and confused  
A/E F#m7/E 
And you don’t remember   who you’re talking to  
A/E F#m7/E 
Concentration   slip away  
A/E F#m7/E 
‘Cause your baby   is so far away  

C#m 
Well there’s a rose  in a fisted glove
C#m 
And the eagle flies  with the dove
C#m 
And if you can’t be  with the one you love, honey
A/E 
Love the one you’re with   
F#m7/E 
Love the one you’re with   
A/E 
Love the one you’re with   
F#m7/E 
Love the one you’re with   

A/E F#m7/E 
Don’t be angry,   don’t be sad  
A/E F#m7/E 
And don’t sit crying   over good times you had  
A/E F#m7/E 
There’s a girl   right next to you  
A/E F#m7/E 
And she’s just waiting   for something to do  

C#m 
Well there’s a rose  in a fisted glove
C#m 
And the eagle flies  with the dove
C#m 
And if you can’t be  with the one you love, honey
A/E 
Love the one you’re with   
F#m7/E 
Love the one you’re with   

Only three reps this time

A/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

A/E 
Love the one you’re with   
F#m7/E 
Love the one you’re with   
A/E 
Love the one you’re with   
F#m7/E 
Love the one you’re with   

This verse is basically all D in the original

A/E F#m7/E 
Turn your heartache   right into joy  
A/E F#m7/E 
She’s a girl   and you’re a boy  
A/E F#m7/E 
Get it together,   make it nice  
A/E F#m7/E 
Ain’t gonna need   any more advice  

C#m 
And there’s a rose  in a fisted glove
C#m 
And the eagle flies  with the dove
C#m 
And if you can’t be  with the one you love, honey
A/E 
Love the one you’re with   
F#m7/E 
Love the one you’re with   
A/E 
Love the one you’re with   
F#m7/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

Steppenwolf - Born to Be Wild  

Originally in E, I play in D

Intro

Get your motor runnin’

Head out on the highway
Lookin' for adventure
And whatever comes our way

 Yeah, darlin’ gonna make it happen
 Take the world in a love embrace
 Fire all of your guns at once and
 Explode into space

I like smoke and lightnin’

Heavy metal thunder
Racin' with the wind
And the feelin' that I'm under

 Yeah, darlin’, gonna make it happen
 Take the world in a love embrace
 Fire all of your guns at once and
 Explode into space

Like a true nature’s child
We were born, born to be wild
We can climb so high,  I never wanna die

Born to be wild  
Born to be wild  

Solo on a bunch of I and I7#9

Get your motor runnin’

Head out on the highway
Lookin' for adventure
And whatever comes our way

Yeah, darlin’, gonna make it happen
Take the world in a love embrace
Fire all of your guns at once and
 Explode into space

Like a true nature’s child
We were born, born to be wild
We can climb so high,  I never wanna die

Born to be wild  
Born to be wild  

Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride  

Originally in D, I play in A

I like to dream   
Right between the sound machine   
On a cloud of sound I drift in the night 
 Any place  it goes  is right
Goes far,   flies near
 To the stars  away  from here

Well  you don’t know what we can find
Why don’t you come with me little girl,  on a magic carpet ride
 You don’t know what we can see
Why don’t you tell your dreams to me fantasy will set you free

 Close your eyes girl
 Look inside girl
 Let the sound take you away

Last night I hold Aladdin’s lamp 
 And so I wished that I could stay
Before the thing could answer me 
Well someone came and took the lamp away
 I looked   around a lousy candle’s all I found

Well  you don’t know what we can find
Why don’t you come with me little girl,  on a magic carpet ride
Well  you don’t know what we can see
Why don’t you tell your dreams to me fantasy will set you free

 Close your eyes girl
 Look inside girl
 Let the sound take you away

Well  you don’t know what we can find
Why don’t you come with me little girl,  on a magic carpet ride
Well  you don’t know what we can see
Why don’t you tell your dreams to me fantasy will set you free

Steve Miller - Jungle Love  

Originally around E, I play in A capo 3

Intro  with nifty little riff

Bm 
 → 

Vox start on the 3

I met you on somebody’s island 
You thought you had known me before 
I brought you a crate of papaya 
They waited all night by your door 

You probably wouldn’t remember 
I probably couldn’t forget
Jungle love in the surf in the pouring rain 
Everything’s better when wet 

Bm 
 Jungle love, it’s drivin’ me mad 
It’s makin’ me crazy 
Bm 
 Jungle love, it’s drivin’ me mad 
Bm 
It’s makin’ me crazy 

But lately you live in the jungle 
I never see you alone 
But we need some definite answers 
So I thought I would write you a poem 

The question to everyone’s answer
Is usually asked from within 
But the patterns of the rain and the truth they contain 
Have written my life on your skin 

Bm 
 Jungle love, it’s drivin’ me mad 
It’s makin’ me crazy 
Bm 
 Jungle love, it’s drivin’ me mad 
Bm 
It’s makin’ me crazy 

Solo if appropriate on something like the verse chords

 You treat me like I was your ocean 
You swim in my blood when it’s warm 
My cycles of circular motion 
Protect you and keep you from harm 

You live in a world of illusion 
Where everything’s peaches and cream 
We all face a scarlet conclusion 
But we spend our time in a dream 

Bm 
 Jungle love, it’s drivin’ me mad 
It’s makin’ me crazy 
Bm 
 Jungle love, it’s drivin’ me mad 
It’s makin’ me crazy 
Bm 
 Jungle love, it’s drivin’ me mad 
It’s makin’ me crazy 
Bm 
 Jungle love, it’s drivin’ me mad 
Bm 
It’s makin’ me crazy 

Steve Miller - Swingtown  

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

D/A E/A 
 →  → 

This pattern continues through, I’m not going

to try to align it

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'

And we’ve got to get down to the swingtown

We’ve been workin’ so hard

We’ve been workin’ so hard
Come on baby, come on baby

Let’s dance

Back to main pattern

Come on, come on, come on

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'

And we’ve got to get down to the swingtown

Instrumental in the original, I play a regular chorus

We’ve been workin’ so hard

We’ve been workin’ so hard
Come on baby, come on baby

Let’s dance

Steve Miller - Take the Money and Run  

Originally in G, I play in A

 This here’s a story about Billy Joe and Bobbie Sue
 Two young lovers with nothin’ better to do
 Than sit around the house, get high, and watch the tube
 And here is what happened when they decided to cut loose 

 They headed down to cool El Paso
 That’s where they ran into a great big hassle
 Billy Joe shot a man while robbing his castle
 Bobbie Sue took the money and run
Hoo hoo hoo

G/D G/D 
 Go on, take the money and run        
 Go on take the money and run, hoo hoo hoo
G/D G/D 
 Go on, take the money and run     
 Go on take the money and run, hoo hoo hoo

 

 Billy Mack is a detective down in Texas
 You know he knows just exactly what the facts is
 He ain’t gonna let those two escape justice
 He makes his livin’ off of the people’s taxes

 Bobbie Sue, whoa, woa, she slipped away
 Billy Joe caught up to her the very next day
 They got the money, hey, you know they got away 
 They headed down South and they’re still running today  singin’

G/D G/D 
 Go on, take the money and run        
 Go on take the money and run, hoo hoo hoo
G/D G/D 
 Go on, take the money and run     
 Go on take the money and run, hoo hoo hoo

Steve Miller - The Joker  

Originally in F, I play in D capo 3

G/F# G/E 
Some people call me the space cowboy, yeah   
G/F# G/E 
Some call me the gangster of love   
G/F# G/E 
Some people call me Maurice   
G/F# G/E 
Cause I speak of the pompitous of love   

G/F# G/E 
 People talk about me, baby   
G/F# G/E 
 Say I’m doin’ you wrong, doin’ you wrong   
G/F# G/E 
 Well, don’t you worry baby don’t worry   
G/F# G/E 
Cause I’m right here, right here, right here, right here at home   

Cause I’m a picker
I’m a grinner
I’m a lover
And I’m a sinner
 I play my music in the sun

I’m a joker
I’m a smoker
I’m a midnight toker
 I get my lovin’ on the run, ooh

Short interlude on verse chords with silly ‘70s sounds

G/F# G/E 
 You’re the cutest thing that I ever did see   
G/F# G/E 
I really love your peaches want to shake your tree   
G/F# G/E 
 Lovey-dovey, lovey-dovey, lovey-dovey all the time   
G/F# G/E 
 Ooo-eee baby, I’ll sure show you a good time   

Cause I’m a picker
I’m a grinner
I’m a lover
And I’m a sinner
 I play my music in the sun

I’m a joker
I’m a smoker
I’m a midnight toker
 I sure don’t want to hurt no one

G/F# G/E 
 People keep talking about me baby   
G/F# G/E 
 They say I’m doin’ you wrong   
G/F# G/E 
 Well don’t you worry, don’t worry, no don’t worry mama  
G/F# G/E 
 Cause I’m right here at home   

Original fades, I do one more chorus here instead of repeating

the second half of the verse.

Cause I’m a picker
I’m a grinner
I’m a lover
And I’m a sinner
 I play my music in the sun

I’m a joker
I’m a smoker
I’m a midnight toker
A7 
I sure don’t want to hurt no one

Steve Perry - Oh Sherrie  

Originally in Dm, I play in Em capo 1

In Em, play that Dm/G as 3x323x

Intro, skip this line acoustic

D/G 
C/B Am7 
   

Start here acoustic

D/G 
Dm/G C/G C/G 
   

A cappella, chords implied

Em 
You should’ve been gone
C/E D/E D/E Em 
Knowing how I made you feel

Em 
And I should’ve been gone 

Piano enters

C/E D/E D/E Em 
After all your words of steel

Band enters

Dsus4 
 Oh I must’ve been a dreamer  (must’ve been a dreamer, whoa)
Dsus4 
 And I must’ve been someone else (someone else)
Dsus4 
 And we should’ve been over

D/G 
Oh Sherrie, our love
Dm/G C/G C/G 
Holds on on, holds on

D/G 
Oh Sherrie, our love
Dm/G C/G C/G 
Holds on on, holds on

Em 
But I want to let g
C/E D/E D/E Em 
You’ll go on hurtin’ me

Em 
You’d be better off alone
C/E D/E D/E Em 
If I’m not who you thought I’d be

Dsus4 
 But you know that there’s a fever  (know that there’s a fever, whoa)
Dsus4 
 Oh that you’ll never find nowhere else (nowhere else)

Hard stop on “on and on”

Dsus4 
 Can’t you feel it burnin’ on and on

D/G 
Oh Sherrie, our love
Dm/G C/G C/G 
Holds on on, holds on

D/G 
Oh Sherrie, our love
Dm/G C/G C/G 
Holds on on, holds on

Solo

D/G 
Am 
   
D/G 
Dm/G C/G C/G 
Dm/G C/G C/G 
   
Em 
But I should’ve been gone
C/E D/E D/E Em 
Long ago, far away

Em 
And you should’ve been gone
C/E D/E D/E Em 
Now I know just why you stay

D/G 
Oh Sherrie, our love
Dm/G C/G C/G 
Holds on on, holds on

D/G 
Oh Sherrie, our love
Dm/G C/G C/G 
Holds on on, holds on

D/G 
Oh Sherrie, our love
Dm/G C/G C/G 
Holds on on, holds on

Outro solo

D/G 
Dm/G C/G C/G 
Dm/G C/G C/G 

Repeat intro, piano only

D/G 
C/B Am7 
   
D/G 
Dm/G C/G C/G 

Stevie Nicks and Don Henley - Leather and Lace  

Originally in Eb, I play in A

A/G Dmaj7/F# Esus4 
A/C# Esus4 Esus4 
   

Stevie

A/G Dmaj7/F# Esus4 
 Is love so fragile  and the heart so hollow
A/C# Esus4 
 Shatter with words impossible to follow

A/G Dmaj7/F# 
 You’re saying I’m fragile,  I try not to be, I search
A/C# Esus4 
Only for something I can’t see

A/G Dmaj7/F# 
 I have my own life  and I’m stronger than you
A/C# Esus4 
Know  

A/G Dmaj7/F# 
But I carry this feeling  when you walked into my house
A/C# Esus4 
 That you won’t be walking out the door

A/G 
Still I carry this feeling when you walked into my house
A/C# Esus4 
 That you won’t be walking out the door

 Lovers forever,  face to face
 My city your mountains,  stay with me stay
 I need you to love me, I need you today
Esus4 
 Give to me your leather, take from me my lace

Don

A/G Dmaj7/F# 
 You in the moonlight  with your sleepy eyes
A/C# Esus4 
 Could you ever love a man like me

A/G Dmaj7/F# 
 And you were right  when I walked into your house
A/C# Esus4 
 I knew I’d never want to leave

A/G 
 Sometimes I’m a strong man, sometimes cold and scared and sometimes
A/C# Esus4 
 I cry  

A/G Dmaj7/F# 
But that time I saw you I knew with you to light my nights
A/C# Esus4 
 Somehow I’d get by

A/G 
First time I saw you, I knew with you to light my nights
A/C# Esus4 
 Somehow I would get by

Both

 Lovers forever,  face to face
 My city your mountains,  stay with me stay

Stevie only for the second half of the next two lines

 I need you to love me, I need you today
Esus4 
 Give to me your leather, take from me my lace

Now both again

 Lovers forever,  face to face
 My city your mountains,  stay with me stay

Stevie only for the second half of the next two lines

 I need you to love me, I need you today
Esus4 
 Give to me your leather, take from me my lace
Esus4 
Take from me, my lace
Esus4 
Take from me, my lace

Stevie Ray Vaughan - Life by the Drop  

Originally in A, I play in G

Chorus vox are mostly on the 6

Hello there my old friend
Em 
Not so long ago it was ‘til the end
We played outside in the pourin’ rain
Em 
On our way up the road we started over again

Em 
You’re livin’ the dreams of you on top
Em 
My mind is achin’ and lord it won’t stop

Hanging chords

Em 
That’s how it’s happened livin’ life by the drop

Up and down that road in our worn out shoes
Em 
Talkin’ ‘bout good things and singin’ the blues
You went your way and I stayed behind

Hang on “matter”

Em 
We both knew it was just a matter of time

Em 
You’re livin’ the dreams of you on top
Em 
My mind is achin’ and lord it won’t stop
Em 
That’s how it happens livin’ life by the drop

No waste of time we’re allowed today
Em C7 
Churnin’ up the past there’s no easier way 
Time’s been between us a means to an end

Hanging chords

Em C7 
It’s good to be here walkin’ together my friend

Em 
You’re livin’ the dreams of you on top
Em 
My mind is achin’ and lord it won’t stop
Em 
That’s how it happened livin’ life by the drop
Em 
That’s how it happened livin’ life by the drop
Em 
That’s how it happened livin’ life by the drop

Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pride and Joy  

Originally in Eb, I play in D

Intro

D7 D7 G7 D7 
A7 G7 D7 A7 
   
D7 
Well you’ve heard about love givin’ sight to the blind
D7 
 My baby’s lovin’ cause the sun to shine
G7 D7 
She’s my sweet little thing, she’s my pride and joy
A7 G7 D7 A7 
She’s my sweet little baby, I’m her little lover boy 

D7 
Yeah I love my baby, my heart and soul
D7 
 Love like ours won’t never grow old
G7 D7 
She’s my sweet little thing, she’s my pride and joy
A7 G7 D7 A7 
She’s my sweet little baby, I’m her little lover boy 

With hard stops

D7 D7 
Yeah I love my lady, she’s long and lean

Band enters on “man”

D7 D7 
 You mess with her, you’ll see a man get mean
G7 D7 
She’s my sweet little thing, she’s my pride and joy
A7 G7 D7 A7 
She’s my sweet little baby, I’m her little lover boy 

Solo

D7 D7 G7 D7 A7 G7 D7 A7 
               x2

With hard stops

D7 D7 
Well I love my baby like the finest wine
D7 D7 
 Stick with her until the end of time
G7 D7 
She’s my sweet little thing, she’s my pride and joy
A7 G7 D7 A7 
She’s my sweet little baby, I’m her little lover boy 

D7 
Yeah I love my baby, my heart and soul
D7 
 Love like ours won’t never grow old
G7 D7 
She’s my sweet little thing, she’s my pride and joy
A7 G7 D7 A7 
She’s my sweet little baby, I’m her little lover boy 

Solo

D7 D7 G7 D7 A7 G7 D7 D7#9 
       

Stevie Ray Vaughan - The House is Rockin  

Originally in B, I play in A

Intro

Vox on the b3

Well, the house is a rockin’ don’t bother knockin’
When the house is a rockin’ don’t bother knockin’
If the house is a rockin’ don’t bother come on in

Kick off your shoes start losing the blues
This old house ain’t got nothing to lose
Seen it all for years, start spreading the news
We got room on the floor, come on baby shake ‘em loose

Well, the house is a rockin’ don’t bother knockin’
When the house is a rockin’ don’t bother knockin’
When the house is a rockin’ don’t bother come on in

Solo on verse chords

           x2

Well, the house is a rockin’ don’t bother knockin’
Yeah the house is a rockin’ don’t bother knockin’
Yeah the house is a rockin’ don’t bother come on in

Walkin’ up the street you can hear the sound
Of some bad honky-tonkers really laying it down
You seen it all for years, you got nothin’ to loose
So get out on the floor, shimmy ‘til you shake ‘em loose

Well, the house is a rockin’ don’t bother knockin’
Well the house is a rockin’ don’t bother knockin’
Yeah the house is a rockin’ don’t bother come on in

A9 
I said the house is rockin’ don’t bother come on in 

Stevie Wonder - I Just Called to Say I Love You  

Originally in C#, I play in A

I probably don’t bother with the key change

Mix in lots of 5 in the bass on the 3 and 4 beats

A/E Amaj7/E 
A/E 
   

The first Imaj7 is implied

Amaj7 Amaj7 
No New Year’s day, to celebrate
Amaj7 Bm 
No chocolate covered candy hearts to give away
BmM7 Bm BmM7 Bm7 
 No first of spri-ing, no song to sing
BmM7 Bm Bm7 Esus4 
 In fact here’s just another ordinary day

Amaj7 Amaj7 
No April rain, no flowers bloom
Amaj7 Bm 
No wedding Saturday within the month of June
BmM7 Bm BmM7 Bm7 
 But what it iiiis, is something true
BmM7 Bm Bm7 Esus4 
 Made up of these three words that I must say to you

Bm 
I just called to say I love you
Bm F#m 
I just called to say how much I care
Bm F#m 
I just called to say I love you
Bm7 Esus4 
And I mean it from the bottom of my heart

Amaj7 Amaj7 
No summer’s high, no warm July
Amaj7 Bm 
No harvest moon to light one tender August night
BmM7 Bm BmM7 Bm7 
 No autumn breeze, no falling leaves
BmM7 Bm Esus4 
 Not even time for birds to fly to southern skies

Amaj7 Amaj7 
No Libra Sun, no Halloween
Amaj7 Bm 
No giving thanks to all the Christmas joy you bring
BmM7 Bm BmM7 Bm7 
 But what it iiiis, though old, so new
BmM7 Bm Bm7 Esus4 
 To fill your heart like no three words could ever do

Cm A# 
I just called to say I love you
Cm Gm 
I just called to say how much I care, I do
Cm Gm 
I just called to say I love you
Cm Fsus4 A# 
And I mean it from the bottom of my heart

C#m F# 
I just called to say I love you
C#m F# G#m 
I just called to say how much I care
C#m F# G#m 
I just called to say I love you
C#m F#sus4 F# 
And I mean it from the bottom of my heart

Of my heart, of my heart

Sting - Fields of Gold  

Intro

Bm 
Bm 
You’ll remember me when the west wind moves
Upon the fields of barley
Bm 
You’ll forget the sun in his jealous sky
G/B Bm7 
As we walk in fields of gold  
Bm7 Bm7 
  →   

Bm 
So she took her love for to gaze a while
Upon the fields of barley
Bm 
In his arms she fell as her hair came down
G/B 
Among the fields of gold 

Bm 
Will you stay with me, will you be my love
Among the fields of barley
Bm 
We’ll forget the sun in his jealous sky
G/B Bm7 
As we lie in fields of gold
Bm7 Bm7 
  →   

Bm 
See the west wind move like a lover so
Upon the fields of barley
Bm 
Feel her body rise when you kiss her mouth
G/B 
Among the fields of gold

Vox on the 2 of the chord on “never”

 I never made promises lightly
 And there have been some that I’ve broken
 But I swear in the days still left
G/B 
We’ll walk in fields of gold
G/B 
We’ll walk in fields of gold

Solo on verse chords

Bm 
Bm G/B 
     
Bm 
Many years have passed since those summer days
Among the fields of barley
Bm 
See the children run as the sun goes down
G/B 
Among the fields of gold

Bm 
You’ll remember me when the west wind moves
Upon the fields of barley
Bm 
You can tell the sun in his jealous sky
G/B 
When we walked in fields of gold
G/B 
When we walked in fields of gold
G/B 
When we walked in fields of gold

Stone Temple Pilots - Big Empty  

Chorus chords in G

|-3-5-8-|
|-3-5-8-|
|-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-|
|-2-4-7-|
|-3-5-8-|

im7’s are more like 17b5’s in the original

Intro

Em7 C7 
   x2

Em7 C7 
 Driving faster in my car
Em7 C7 
 Falling farther from just what we are
Em7 C7 
 Smoke a cigarette and lie some more, these conversations kill
Em7 C7 
 Falling faster in my car

A7add11 Cadd9 
 Time to take her home, her dizzy head is conscience laden
A7add11 Cadd9 
 Time to take a ride it leaves today, no conversation
A7add11 Cadd9 
 Time to take her home, her dizzy head is conscience laden
A7add11 Cadd9 
 Time to wait too long, to wait too long, to wait too long

E7sus4 E7 
   
Em7 C7 
 Too much walking shoes worn thin
Em7 C7 
 Too much trippin’ and my soul’s worn thin
Em7 C7 
 Time to catch her ride it leaves today, her name is what it means
Em7 C7 
 Too much walking shoe worn thin

A7add11 Cadd9 
 Time to take her home, her dizzy head is conscience laden
A7add11 Cadd9 
 Time to take a ride it leaves today, no conversation
A7add11 Cadd9 
 Time to take her home, her dizzy head is conscience laden
A7add11 Cadd9 
 Time to wait too long, to wait too long, to wait too long

E7sus4 E7 
       Conversations kill
E7sus4 E7 
       Conversations kill
E7sus4 E7 
       Conversations kill
E7sus4 

Stone Temple Pilots - Creep  

B7 Em7 Em7 
       x2

Em B7 Em 
 Forward yesterday, makes me want to stay
Em B7 Em 
 What they said was real, makes me want to steal
Em B7 Em 
 Living under house, guess I’m living I’m a mouse
Em B7 Em 
 All’s I gots is time, got no meaning just a rhyme

Em7 
Am Em 
Take time with a wounded hand, cause it likes to heal
Am Em 
Take time with a wounded hand, cause I like to steal
Am 
Take time with a wounded hand, cause it likes to heal, I like to steal

Em D/F# B7 
I’m half the man I used to be
Em D/F# B7 
As I feel as the dawn it fades to gray
Em D/F# B7 
Well I’m half the man I used to be
Em D/F# B7 
Half the man I used to be

Em7 
Em B7 Em 
 Feeling uninspired, think I’ll start a fire
Em B7 Em 
 Everybody run, Bobby’s got a gun
Em B7 Em 
 Think you’re kinda neat, then she tells me I’m a creep
Em B7 Em 
 Friends don’t mean a thing, guess I’ll leave it up to me

Em7 
Am Em 
Take time with a wounded hand, cause it likes to heal
Am Em 
Take time with a wounded hand, guess I like to steal
Am 
Take time with a wounded hand, cause it likes to heal, I like to steal

Em D/F# B7 
I’m half the man I used to be
Em D/F# B7 
As I feel as the dawn it fades to gray
Em D/F# B7 
Well I’m half the man I used to be
Em D/F# B7 
As I feel as the dawn it fades to gray
Em D/F# B7 
Well I’m half the man I used to be
Em D/F# B7 
As I feel as the dawn it fades to gray
Em D/F# B7 
Well I’m half the man I used to be
Em D/F# B7 
Half the man I used to be

Em7 
Em7 
 Half the man

Am Em 
Take time with a wounded hand, cause it likes to heal
Am Em 
Take time with a wounded hand, guess I like to steal
Am 
Take time with a wounded hand, cause it likes to heal, I like to steal

Em D/F# B7 
I’m half the man I used to be
Em D/F# B7 
Well as I feel as the dawn it fades to gray
Em D/F# B7 
Well I’m half the man I used to be
Em D/F# B7 
As I feel as the dawn it fades to gray
Em D/F# B7 
Well I’m half the man I used to be
Em D/F# B7 
As I feel as the dawn it fades to gray
Em D/F# B7 
Well I’m half the man I used to be
Em D/F# B7 
Half the man I used to be

Em 
Half the man I used to be

Stone Temple Pilots - Interstate Love Song  

Intro riff, arranged as chords

|-----------0-0-0-0-----|
|-3-2-0----0--0-0-0-----| 
|-2-2-2-1/2---1-2-1-----| 
|-2-2-2-------2-4-2-----|
|-0-0-0-------2-4-2-----|
|-------------0-0-0-----|

Those last three chords will be referred to later as E, F#m11/7, E

Verse chords

C#m Ab/C C#7/B Abm7b5

|-4----------|
|-5-4-2-2----|
|-6-5-1-1----|
|-6-6-3-2----|
|-4-3-2-1----|
|------------|

C#m Asus2 G#7 Asus2 
     

Play riff twice

C#m Ab/C 
Waiting on a Sunday
C#7/B 
Afternoon for what I read
A#m7b5 
Between the lines 
Asus2 
Your lies

F#m11/7 
     x 2

C#m Ab/C 
Feeling like a hand in rusted shame
C#7/B A#m7b5 
So do you laugh or does it cry?
Asus2 
Reply?

F#m11/7 
     x 2

Repeat intro riff once, usually skip this

C#m 
Leavin’ on a southern train
Asus2 G#7 
Only yesterday you lied
Asus2 
Promises of what I seemed
Asus2 
To be only watched the time
G#7 
Go by
Asus2 
All of these things you say to me

Play riff twice

C#m Ab/C 
Breathing is the hardest thing to do
C#7/B A#m7b5 
With all I’ve said and all that’s dead for you
Asus2 
You lied
F#m11/7 
Asus2 
Goodbye
F#m11/7 
F#m11/7 
  
C#m 
Leavin’ on a southern train
Asus2 G#7 
Only yesterday you lied
Asus2 
Promises of what I seemed
Asus2 
To be only watched the time
G#7 
Go by
Asus2 
All of these things you say to me

Play riff once

Stone Temple Pilots - Plush  

Eb7/D Am7/D 
       x4

D/F# C/E 
And I feel that time’s a wasted go
Ebmaj7/G 
So where you going to tommorrow?
D/F# C/E 
And I see that these are the lies to come
Ebmaj7/G 
Or would you even care?

Cadd9 Em7/B Cadd9 
Cadd9 Em7/B Cadd9 
 And I feel it  
Cadd9 Em7/B Cadd9 
Cadd9 Em7/B Cadd9 
 And I feel it  

Ebmaj7/G 
 Where ya goin’ for tomorrow?
Ebmaj7/G 
 Where ya goin’ with the mask I found?
Ebmaj7/G 
 And I feel and I feel when the dogs begin to smell her
Ebmaj7/G 
 Will she smell alone?

Eb7/D Am7/D 
       x2

D/F# C/E 
And I feel so much depends on the weather
Ebmaj7/G 
So is it raining in your bedroom?
D/F# C/E 
And I see, that these are the eyes of disarray
Ebmaj7/G 
Would you even care?

Cadd9 Em7/B Cadd9 
Cadd9 Em7/B Cadd9 
 And I feel it  
Cadd9 Em7/B Cadd9 
Cadd9 Em7/B Cadd9 
 And she feels it  

Ebmaj7/G 
 Where ya goin’ for tomorrow?
Ebmaj7/G 
 Where ya goin’ with the mask I found?
Ebmaj7/G 
 And I feel and I feel when the dogs begin to smell her
Ebmaj7/G 
 Will she smell alone?

When the dogs do find her
C/E Eb 
Got time,  time  to wait for tomorrow
C/E Eb 
To find it,  to find it,  to find it
When the dogs do find her
C/E Eb 
Got time,  time  to wait for tomorrow
C/E Eb 
To find it,  to find it,  to find it

Eb7/D Am7/D 
       x4

Ebmaj7/G 
 Where ya goin’ for tomorrow?
Ebmaj7/G 
 Where ya goin’ with the mask I found?
Ebmaj7/G 
 And I feel and I feel when the dogs begin to smell her
Ebmaj7/G 
 Will she smell alone?

When the dogs do find her
C/E Eb 
Got time,  time  to wait for tomorrow
C/E Eb 
To find it,  to find it,  to find it
When the dogs do find her
C/E Eb 
Got time,  time  to wait for tomorrow
C/E Eb 
To find it,  to find it,  to find it

Eb7/D Am7/D 
       x4

Stray Cats - Rock This Town  

Originally between D and Db, I play in A capo 3

Intro

Well, my baby and me went out late Saturday night
E7 
I had my hair piled high and my baby just looked so right
A7 
Well, pick you up at ten, gotta have you home at two

Vox up to the b7 of the chord

D7 
Mama don’t know what I got in store for you
E7 
But that’s all right ‘cause we’re looking as cool as can be

Well, we found a little place that really didn’t look half bad
E7 
I had a whiskey on the rocks and change of a dollar for the jukebox
A7 
Well, I put a quarter right into that can
D7 
But all it played was disco, man
E7 
Come on, pretty baby, let’s get out of here right away

We’re gonna rock this town, rock it inside out
E7 
We’re gonna rock this town, make ‘em scream and shout
A7 
Let’s rock, rock, rock, man, rock

Hard stop on “rock”, back in on “rock”

D7 
We’re gonna rock till we pop, we’re gonna rock till we drop
E7 
We’re gonna rock this town, rock it inside out

Solo if appropriate on verse chords

Well, we’re having a ball just a-bopping on the big dance floor
E7 
Well, there’s a real square cat, he looks like 1974

Hard stops on both “looks”

A7 
Well, you look at me once, you look at me twice
D7 
Look at me again and there’s a-gonna be fight
E7 
We’re gonna rock this town, we’re gonna rip this place apart

We’re gonna rock this town, rock it inside out
E7 
We’re gonna rock this town, make ‘em scream and shout
A7 
We’ll let’s rock, rock, rock, man, rock

Hard stop on “rock”, back in on “rock”

D7 
We’re gonna rock till we pop, we’re gonna rock till we drop
E7 
We’re gonna rock this town, rock it inside out
E7 
We’re gonna rock this town, rock it inside out
E7 
We’re gonna rock this town, rock it inside out
A9 

Stray Cats - Stray Cat Strut  

Originally in Cm, I play in Am capo 3

Am 
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh  x4

Vox on the 1

Am 
Black and orange stray cat sittin’ on a fence
Am 
Am 
Ain’t got enough dough to pay the rent
Am 
Am 
I’m flat broke but I don’t care

Hard stop on “strut”

Am 
strut right by with my tail in the air

Vox on 1 1 3 of the key (A C in Am) on ‘stray cat strut’

Dm A# A7 
Stray cat strut I’m a ladies cat 
Dm A# A7 
I’m a feline casanova hey man that’s that

Vox up to the root of the first chord, then follow

the descending root

Dm A# A7 
Get a shoe thrown at me from a mean old man 

Hard stop on “get”, stay on the same note you were on for “man”

Dm 
Get my dinner from a garbage can

Solo over verse chords

Am 
Meow   
Am 
Yeah, don’t cross my path   

Hard stop on...

Am 
Dm Am 
I don’t bother chasing mice around

Whole line on the 5 of the chord (A if the chord is Dm)

Dm 
slink down the alley looking for a fight
B7 E7 
Howlin’ to the moonlight on a hot summer night

Am 
Singin’ the blues while the lady cats cry
Am 
Wild stray cat you’re a real gone guy  
Am 
wish I could be as care-free and wild  

Hard stop on “got”, down to the low 1

Am 
But I got cat class and I got cat style

Solo over verse chords

Am 
   
Dm Am 
I don’t bother chasing mice around
Dm 
slink down the alley looking for a fight
B7 E7 
Howlin’ to the moonlight on a hot summer night

Am 
Singin’ the blues while the lady cats cry
Am 
Wild stray cat you’re a real gone guy  
Am 
wish I could be as care-free and wild  

Hard stop on “got”

Am 
But I got cat class and I got cat style

Am Am9 
    

Styx - Blue Collar Man  

Originally in Dm, I play in Em capo 2

 

Intro

Em Em 
    → 
Em Em 
    → 
Em 
 →  → 

Em Am 
Give me a job, give me security
Em 
 Give me a chance to survive
Em Am 
I’m just a poor soul in the unemployment line
 My god, I’m hardly alive

Em Am 
My mother and father, my wife and my friends
Em 
 I see them laugh in my face
Em Am 
But I’ve got the power, and I’ve got the will
 I’m not a charity case, I’ll take those

Em Am Em 
Long nights, impossible odds
Em 
Keeping my eye to the keyhole
Em Am Em 
If it takes all that to be just what I am
Em 
I’m gonna be a blue collar man

Repeat intro, or skip

Em Em 
    → 
Em Em 
    → 
Em 
 →  → 

Em Am 
Make me an offer that I can’t refuse
Em 
 Make me respectable, man
Em Am 
This is my last time in the unemployment line
 So like it or not, I’ll take those

Em Am Em 
Long nights, impossible odds
Em 
Keeping my eye to the keyhole
Em Am Em 
If it takes all that to be just what I am
Em 
I’m gonna be a blue collar man

Bridge

Em 
 Keeping my mind on a better life
Em 
Where happiness is only a heartbeat away

Em 
Paradise, can it be all I heard it was?
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 Em 
Long nights, impossible odds
Em 
Keeping my back to the wall  → 
Em Am Em 
All that, be just what I am

Let the last chord ring, end here if solo

I’m gonna be a blue collar man

Skip this bridge if solo acoustic

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 Em 
I’ll take those long nights, impossible odds
Em 
Keeping my eye to the keyhole
Em Am Em 
If it takes all night  be just who I am
Em 
I’d rather be a blue collar man
Em 
I’m gonna be a blue collar man
Em 
I’ve gotta be a blue collar man

Styx - Come Sail Away  

Originally in C, I play in G

Am Bm Am 
     
Bm Em Em 
I’m sailing away  →  →
 Set an open course for the virgin sea
Bm Em Em 
‘Cause I’ve got to be free  →  →
 Free to face the life that’s ahead of me

Em 
 On board I’m a captain,  so climb aboard
Em 
 We’ll search for tomorrow  on every shore
Em Em 
And I’ll try, oh lord, I’ll try  →  →
 To carry on

Am Bm Am 
     
Bm Em Em 
look to the sea  →  →
 Reflections in the waves spark my memory
Bm Em Em 
Some happy, some sad  →  →
 I think of childhood friends, and the dreams we had

Em 
 We lived happily forever,  so the story goes
Em 
 But somehow we missed out,  on the pot of gold
Em Em 
But we’ll try, best that we can  →  →
 To carry on

C/G D/G C/G 
       x 2

C/G 
gathering of angels
D/G C/G 
Appeared above my head
C/G 
They sang to me this song of hope
D/G C/G 
And this is what they said, they said

C/G 
Come sail away, come sail away
D/G C/G 
Come sail away with me, lads
C/G 
Come sail away, come sail away
C/G 
Come sail away with me

C/G 
Come sail away, come sail away
D/G C/G 
Come sail away with me, baby
C/G 
Come sail away, come sail away
C/G 
Come sail away with me, baby

C/G 
thought that they were angels
D/G 
But much to my surprise
C/G 
We climbed aboard their starship
D/G C/G 
And headed for the skies, singing

C/G 
Come sail away, come sail away
D/G C/G 
Come sail away with me, lads
C/G 
Come sail away, come sail away
C/G 
Come sail away with me

Styx - Renegade  

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 
They’ve finally found me
Em 
The renegade who had it made
Em7 
Retrieved for a bounty

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

 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
D/F# Em Em 
High price on my head
Em 
 Lawman said get him dead or alive, now it’s for
D/F# Em Em 
Sure he’ll see me dead

Em 
 Dear mama I can hear you a-cryin’
D/F# Em Em 
You’re so scared and all alone
Em 
 Hangman is comin’ down from the gallows and I
D/F# Em Em 
Don’t have very long

Em 
The jig is up, the news is out
Em7 
They’ve finally found me
Em 
The renegade who had it made
Em7 
Retrieved for a bounty

Bm 
 Never more to go astray
 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 
They’ve finally found me
Em 
The renegade who had it made
Em7 
Retrieved for a bounty

Bm 
 Never more to go astray
 This will be the end today
Em 
Of the wanted man

Fade with ad libs, wanted man, don’t wanna die, etc.

Sublime - Santeria  

Originally in E, I play in either C or D.  The vocal is

mainly on the 1 (E in the original key).

F# Bm 
   
F# 
I don’t practice Santeria I ain’t got no crystal ball
Bm 
I had a million dollars but I’d, I’d spend it all
F# 
If I could find that Heina and that Sancho that she’s found
Bm 
Well I’d pop a cap in Sancho and I’d slap her down

A/C# Bm 
 All I really wanna know  my baby
A/C# Bm 
 All I really wanna say I can’t define
A/C# Bm 
 It’s love that I need 
But my soul will have to

F# 
Wait till I get back, find a Heina of my own
Bm 
Daddy’s gonna love one and all
F# 
feel the break, feel the break, feel the break
Bm 
And I gotta live it up, oh yeah, uh huh,  well I swear that I

If not solo’ing, skip this chorus (the next one makes more

sense before the verse...

A/C# Bm 
 All I really wanna know  my baby
A/C# Bm 
 All I really wanna say I can’t define
A/C# Bm 
 That love make it go  
But my soul will have to

Solo on verse if appropriate

A/C# Bm 
 All I really wanna know  my baby
A/C# Bm 
 All I really wanna say is I’ve got mine
A/C# Bm 
 And I’ll make it yes I’m comin’ up
 Tell Sanchito that if

F# 
He knows what is good for him he best go run and hide
Bm 
Daddy’s got a new 45
F# 
And I won’t think twice to stick that barrel straight down Sancho’s throat
Bm 
Believe me when I say that I got something for his punk ass

A/C# Bm 
 All I really wanna know  my baby
A/C# Bm 
 What I really wanna say is there’s just one
 Way back
A/C# Bm 
And I’ll make it
 Yeah my soul will have to wait

A/C# Bm D9 

Sublime - Wrong Way  

Originally starts in E, I start in D

Let ring

Vox on 3 3 3 4 5 on “Annie’s twelve years old”

Annie’s twelve years old in two more she’ll be a whore
Nobody ever told her it’s the wrong way

 Don’t be afraid, with the quickness you get laid
For your family get paid, it’s the wrong way

Band enters

 I give her all that I have to give
I’m gonna make it hard to live
 Salty tears running down to her chin
A# 
And it ruins up her make up an never wan’ give

 A cigarette pressed between her lips
But I’m staring at her hips, it’s the wrong way
 Strong if I can but I am only a man
So I take her to the can it’s the wrong way

 The only family that she’s ever had
Is her seven horny brothers and her drunk-ass dad
 He needed money so he put her on the street
Everything was going fine until the day she met me

Happy are you sad, wanna shoot your dad
I’ll do anything I can, the wrong way
 We’d talk all night, try to make it right
Believe me shit was tight, it was the wrong way

 So run away you wanna stay
‘Cause I ain’t here to make you,  oh no
 It’s up to you what you really wanna do
A# 
Spend some time in America,  dub style

Solo

 
 She’ll give you all that she got to give
But I’m gonna make it hard to live
 Big salty tears rolling down to her chin
And it spills off her make up and never wan’ give

So we ran away, and I’m sorry when I say
That straight to this very day it was the wrong way
 She took a hike, it don’t matter if I like it or not
 Because she only wants the wrong way

 I give her all that I had to give
She still wouldn’t take it,  whoa no
 Her two brown eyes are leaking like a sieve
And it still ruins her make up and never wan’ give

Sugar Ray - Every Morning  

Originally in A, tuned down to Ab.

I play it in E.

If it doesn’t feel right, can just substitute V IV I, I I6 I for the

intro riff.

Intro, tabbed out in E

|--------------|-------------------|
|--------------|-------------------|
|-4-4-6-4-6-4--|-2-4-2-4-2---1-1-1-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4--|-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|
|--------------|-------------------|
|--------------|-------------------|

|----------------|----------------|
|-0-0-0-0--0h2~~~|-0--------------|
|-1-1-1-1--1-----|---2-1----------|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|

Vox on the 1, harmony on the 3

 Every  morning there’s a  halo hanging 
 From the corner  of my girlfriend’s  four-post  bed 
 I know it’s  not mine but I’ll  see if I could  use it
For the  weekend or a one  night  stand 

Emaj7 Amaj7 Emaj7 Amaj7 
Couldn’t  understand  how to work it  out 
Emaj7 Amaj7 
Once a gain, as predicted, left my  broken heart open
Emaj7 Amaj7 
And you  ripped it out 

 Something’s got me  reelin’, it  stopped me from believin’
 Turn me around again  
 Said that we can  do it, you  know I wanna  do it again   

Sugar Ray say

Emaj7 Amaj7 
 (Aaah)  Every morning  
Emaj7 Amaj7 
 (Aaah)  Every morning  
Emaj7 Amaj7 
 (She always rights the wrong) 
Emaj7 Amaj7 
 (She always rights) 

Play intro riff

 Every  morning there’s a  heartache hanging
 From the corner  of my girlfriend’s   four-post  bed 
 I know it’s  not mine and I  know she thinks she  loves me
But I  never can believe what she  said 

 Something’s so deceivin’, when  you start believin’
 Turn me around again 
 Said we couldn’t  do it, you  know I wanna  do it again

Emaj7 Amaj7 
 (Aaah)  Every morning  
Emaj7 Amaj7 
 (Aaah)  Every morning (shut the door baby, don’t say a word)
Emaj7 Amaj7 
 (She always rights the wrong) 
Emaj7 Amaj7 
 (She always rights) 

Bridge, goes _right_ into the next chorus

C#m 
 She always rights the  wrongs, for  me, ba by
 She always rights the  wrongs, for  me 

 Every  morning there’s a  halo hanging 
 From the corner  of my girlfriend’s  four-post  bed 
 I know it’s  not mine but I’ll  see if I could  use it
For the  weekend or a one  night  stand 

Emaj7 Amaj7 
 (Aaah)  Every morning  
Emaj7 Amaj7 
 (Aaah)  Every morning (shut the door baby, don’t say a word)
Emaj7 Amaj7 
 (She always rights the wrong) 
Emaj7 Amaj7 
 (She always rights) 

Riff for a while, then...

E6 

Sugar Ray - Someday  

Originally in E, I play in D, vox up to the 2

Em 
   x 2

Em Em 
Someday, when my life has passed me by 
I’ll lay around and wonder
Em Em 
Why you were always there for me 

Em Em 
One way, in the eyes of a passer by 
Em 
I’ll look around for another try
Em 
And fade away 

F#m 
 Just close your eyes and I’ll take you there
F#m 
 This place is warm, without a care
F#m 
 We’ll take a swim in the deep blue sea
 I go to leave but you reach for me

Em Em 
Some say,  better things will come our way
No matter what they try to say
Em Em 
You were always there for me 

Em Em 
Some way,  when the sun begins to shine
Em 
I hear a song from another time 
Em 
And fade away 
Em 
And fade away 

F#m 
 Just close your eyes and I’ll take you there
F#m 
 This place is warm, without a care
F#m 
 We’ll take a swim in the deep blue sea
 I go to leave but you reach for me

I don’t usually try the trippy bridge here, but if you’re game...

Dmaj7 Em Dmaj7 Em 

Chords twice as long now

Dmaj7 
Someone said we tried too long (you will pass me by)
Em 
  Someone said we got it all wrong (all wrong)
Dmaj7 
Someone said we tried too long (you will pass me by)

The V here is not in the original

Em 
 Is there a place where I belong?

Em Em 
So far so long so far away 
Em Em 
So far so wrong so far away 

Em Em 
Someday,  when my life has passed me by 
I’ll lay around and wonder
Em Em 
Why you were always there for me 

Em Em 
 One way , in the eyes of a passer by 
Em 
I’ll look around for another try 
Em 
And fade away 
And fade away

Repeat to fade...

Supertramp - Give a Little Bit  

Originally in D, I play in A

Rhythm is trickier than you think; remember to start on an upstroke

E7 E7 
 →   → 
 →   → 

E7 
 →   → 
 →   → 

E7 
 →  Give a little bit,   give a little bit of your love to me   
E7 
 →  I’ll give a little bit,   I’ll give a little bit of mlove to you   

F#m Bsus4 
 →  There’s so much that we need to share
A/C# A/E A/E 
 → Send a smile and show you care  

E7 
 I’ll give a little bit,   I’ll give a little bit of mlife for you  
E7 
 →  So give a little bit,   give a little bit of your time to me   

F#m Bsus4 
 →  See the man with the lonely eyes
A/C# A/E A/E 
Oh, take his hand, you’ll be surprised  

Funky sax solo, skip if acoustic

C#m F#m C#m F#m C#m 
A/E A/E A/E A/E 
       
E7 
 → Give a little bit,   give a little bit of your love to me   
E7 
 →  I’ll give a little bit,   I’ll give a little bit of mlife for you   

F#m Bsus4 
 →  Now’s the time that we need to share
A/C# 
So find 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 yeah, we gotta 

D/A Amaj7add9 D/A 
See   →  → 
G/A D/A 
Oh you gotta have  feeling,  oooh yeah come along 
D/A Amaj7add9 D/A 
Too   →  → 

Survivor - Eye of the Tiger  

Originally in Cm, I play in Em

Em Em Em Em Em Em 
         x2

Em 
Em 
 Risin’ up, back on the street
Em 
 Did my time, took my chances
Em 
 Went the distance, now I’m back on my feet
Em 
Just a man and his will to survive

Em 
 So many times it happens too fast
Em 
 You trade your passion for glory
Em 
 Don’t lose your grip on the dreams of the past
B7 
You must fight just to keep them alive

Am 
It’s the eye of the tiger, it’s the thrill of the fight
Am 
Risin’ up to the challenge of our rival
Am 
And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night
Am Em 
And he’s watchin’ us all with the eye of the tiger

Em 
 Face to face, out in the heat
Em 
 Hangin’ tough, stayin’ hungry
Em 
 They stack the odds still we take to the street
B7 
For the kill with the skill to survive

Am 
It’s the eye of the tiger, it’s the thrill of the fight
Am 
Risin’ up to the challenge of our rival
Am 
And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night
Am Em 
And he’s watchin’ us all with the eye of the tiger

Em 
 Risin’ up, straight to the top
Em 
 Had the guts, got the glory
Em 
 Went the distance, now I’m not gonna stop
B7 
Just a man and his will to survive

Am 
It’s the eye of the tiger, it’s the thrill of the fight
Am 
Risin’ up to the challenge of our rival
Am 
And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night
Am Em 
And he’s watchin’ us all with the eye of the tiger

Repeat to fade with intro chords

The eye of the tiger

Sweet - Ballroom Blitz  

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)

Well it’s been getting so hard
Living with the things you do to me

Riff x 2

My dreams are getting so strange
I’d like to tell you everything I see

Riff x 2

I write E, but it’s close to NC

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

Oh yeah, it was like 
F# 
Lightning, everybody was frightening
And the music was soothing and they all started grooving

These yeah’s are basically on the 1

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# 
And the man at the back said everyone attack
And it turned into a ballroom blitz
F# 
And the girl in the corner said boy I wanna warn you
And it turned into a ballroom blitz
D5 D#5 E5 
Ballroom blitz

x4

Riff x 4, first two w/o drums

I’m reaching out for something
Touching nothing’s all I ever do

Riff x 2

softly call you over
When you appear there’s nothing left of you

Riff x 2

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

F# 
Oh yeah, it was electric, so frightfully hectic
And the band started leaping ‘cause they all stopped breathing
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

F# 
And the man at the back said everyone attack
And it turned into a ballroom blitz
F# 
And the girl in the corner said boy I wanna warn you
And it turned into a ballroom blitz
D5 D#5 E5 
Ballroom blitz

Bass breakdown and solo more or less on D D# E

Oh yeah
F# 
It was like lightning, everybody was frightening
And the music was soothing and they all started grooving
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

F# 
And the man at the back said everyone attack
And it turned into a ballroom blitz
F# 
And the girl in the corner said boy I wanna warn you
And it turned into a ballroom blitz
D5 D#5 E5 
Ballroom blitz

x4

It’s, it’s a ballroom blitz
It’s, it’s a ballroom blitz
It’s, it’s a ballroom blitz
Yeah, it’s a ballroom blitz

Repeat riff a few times

Sweet - Fox on the Run  

Originally in B, I play in E or E capo 1

Highest note that matters is the 7 (foxy *on* the run)

Intro

       x 4

Vox on the 5 on “I”, up to the 7 of the key on “know”

 don’t wanna know your name
Cause you don’t look the same
The way you did before

Okay, you think you got a pretty face
But the rest of you is out of place
You looked all right before

Vox on the 1 of the chord, which is probably where you were at the end of the last line

Fox on the run
You screamed and, everybody comes, a-runnin
Take a run and hide, yourself away
Foxy on the run, f’foxy
Fox on the run, and hide away

       x 2

You, you talk about just every band
But the names you drop are second-hand
I’ve heard it all before

I don’t wanna know your name
Cause you don’t look the same
The way you looked before

Fox on the run
You screamed and, everybody comes, a-runnin
Take a run and hide, yourself away
Foxy on the run, f’foxy
Fox on the run, and hide away

   
       x 3
   
F’foxy

Fox on the run
You screamed and, everybody comes, a-runnin
Take a run and hide, yourself away
Foxy on the run, f’foxy
Fox on the run, and hide away

Fox on the run
Fox on the run

Taco - Puttin’ on the Ritz  

Intro

Dm Dm Dm Bb7 A7 
    → 

Vox on 1 3 5 on “if you’re blue”

Dm 
If you’re blue and you don’t know where to go to 
A7 
Why don’t you go where fashion sits?
Dm Bb7 A7 
Puttin’ on the Ritz  → 

Dm 
Different types who wear a day, coat pants with stripes and cutaway
A7 
Coat perfect fits
Dm Bb7 A7 
Puttin’ on the Ritz  → 

Gm 
Dressed up like a million-dollar trooper
Bb7 A7 
Tryin’ hard to look like Gary Cooper (super duper)

Dm A7 
Come let’s mix where Rockefellers walk with sticks or um-ber-ellas in their mitts
Dm Bb7 A7 
Puttin’ on the Ritz  → 

Bridge

Vox *down* to the 5 of the chord on “have”, end up on the 5 of the last chord on “do”

Ebdim7 
Have you seen the well-to-do
Ebdim7 
Up and deown Park Avenue
F#dim7 
On that famous thoroughfare
F#dim7 
With their noses in the air

This time up to the 1 of the chord

Bbdim7 
High hats and arrow collars
Bbdim7 
White spats and lots of dollars
F#m 
Spending every dime for a wonderful time

Dm 
If you’re blue and you don’t know where to go to
A7 
Why don’t you go where fashion sits?
Dm Bb7 A7 
Puttin’ on the Ritz  → 

Dm 
Different types who wear a day, coat pants with stripes and cutaway
A7 
Coat perfect fits
Dm Bb7 A7 
Puttin’ on the Ritz → 

Gm 
Dressed up like a million-dollar trooper
Bb7 A7 
Tryin’ hard to look like Gary Cooper (super duper)

Dm A7 
Come let’s mix where Rockefellers walk with sticks or um-ber-ellas in their mitts
Dm 
Puttin’ on the Ritz 

There’s a whole bunch of random tapdancing on the new i here

Em 
Am 
Dressed up like a million-dollar trooper
C7 B7 
Tryin’ hard to look like Gary Cooper (super duper)

Em 
If you’re blue and you don’t know where to go to
B7 
Why don’t you go where fashion sits?
Em B7 
Puttin’ on the Ritz  → 
Em B7 
Puttin’ on the Ritz  → 
Em B7 
Puttin’ on the Ritz  → 
Em B7 
Puttin’ on the Ritz  → 
Em 

Tanya Tucker - Delta Dawn  

Originally in Bb, I play in D capo 3

Highest note is the 5 of the second key

First chorus a cappella

Delta Dawn what’s that flower you have on?
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
And did I hear you say he was a-meetin’ you here today
To take you to his mansion in the sky 

Vox on 3 3 5 on “forty-one”

She’s forty-one and her daddy still calls her baby
All the folks ‘round Brownsville say she’s crazy

Vox on the 3 of the first chord (6 of the key) on “walks downtown”

D/F# Em 
Cause she walks downtown with a suitcase in her hand
Looking for a mysterious dark-haired man

In her younger days they called her Delta Dawn
Prettiest woman you ever laid eyes on
D/F# Em 
Then a man of low degree stood by her side
And he promised her he’d take her for his bride

Key change

Delta Dawn what’s that flower you have on?
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
And did I hear you say he was a-meetin’ you here today
To take you to his mansion in the sky 

A cappella

Delta Dawn what’s that flower you have on?
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
And did I hear you say he was a-meetin’ you here today
To take you to his mansion in the sky 

Band back in

Delta Dawn what’s that flower you have on?
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
And did I hear you say he was a-meetin’ you here today
To take you to his mansion in the sky 

Repeat chorus to fade

Taylor Swift - Blank Space  

Originally in F, I play in A

Vox on the 1

F#m 
 Nice to, meet you, where you, been, I can show you incredible things

Magic, madness, heaven, sin, saw you there and I thought

Vox on 1 5 5 on “oh my god”, then 1 1 7 7 on “look at that face”

Oh my god, look at that face, you look like my next mistake
Esus4 
Love’s a game, want to play?

F#m 
 New, money, suit and tie, I can read you like a magazine

Ain’t it, funny, rumors, fly, and I know you heard about

Me so hey, let’s be friends, I’m dyin’ to see how this one ends
Grab your passport and my hand

Hard stop on “I”

I can make the bad guys good for a weekend

 So it’s gonna be forever or it’s gonna go down in flames
F#m 
 You can tell me when it’s over, mmm, if the high was worth the pain
Bm 
 Got a long list of ex-lovers, they’ll tell you I’m insane
 ‘Cause you know I love the players, and you love the game

 ‘Cause we’re young and we’re reckless, we’ll take this way too far
F#m 
 It’ll leave you breathless, mmm, or with a nasty scar
Bm 
 Got a long list of ex-lovers, they’ll tell you I’m insane

Hard stop after “baby”

 But I got a blank space baby and I’ll write your name

F#m 
 Cherry, lips, crystal, skies, I could show you incredible things
Stolen, kisses, pretty, lies, you’re the king baby I’m your queen

Find out what you want, be that girl for a month

Esus4 
Wait the worst is yet to come, oh no

F#m 
 Screaming, crying, perfect, storms, I can make all the tables turn

Rose, garden, filled with, thorns, keep you second guessing

Like oh my god who is she, I get drunk on jealousy
But you’ll come back each time you leave
Cause darlin’ I’m a nightmare, dressed like a daydream

 So it’s gonna be forever or it’s gonna go down in flames
F#m 
 You can tell me when it’s over, mmm, if the high was worth the pain
Bm 
 Got a long list of ex-lovers, they’ll tell you I’m insane
 ‘Cause you know I love the players, and you love the game

 ‘Cause we’re young and we’re reckless, we’ll take this way too far
F#m 
 It’ll leave you breathless, mmm, or with a nasty scar
Bm 
 Got a long list of ex-lovers, they’ll tell you I’m insane

Hard stop after “baby”

 But I got a blank space baby and I’ll write your name

Bridge

 Boys only want love if it’s torture
 Don’t say I didn’t, say I didn’t warn you
 Boys only want love if it’s torture
 Don’t say I didn’t, say I didn’t warn you

 So it’s gonna be forever or it’s gonna go down in flames
F#m 
 You can tell me when it’s over, mmm, if the high was worth the pain
Bm 
 Got a long list of ex-lovers, they’ll tell you I’m insane
 ‘Cause you know I love the players and you love the game

 ‘Cause we’re young and we’re reckless, we’ll take this way too far
F#m 
 It’ll leave you breathless, mmm, or with a nasty scar
Bm 
 Got a long list of ex-lovers, they’ll tell you I’m insane

Hard stop after “baby”

 But I got a blank space baby and I’ll write your name

Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble  

Originally in F#, I play in A

Intro

Vox on the 3 on “once”

Once upon a time, a few mistakes ago
I was in your sights, you got me alone
F#m 
You found me, you found me, you found me-e-e-e-e-e

I guess you didn’t care, and I guess liked that
And when I fell hard, you took a step back
F#m 
Without me, without me, without me-e-e-e-e-e

F#m 
 And he’s long gone, when he’s next to me and I
Realize the blame is on me

F#m 
‘Cause I knew you were trouble when you walked in
F#m 
So shame on me now-ow
F#m 
 Flew me to places I’d never been
‘Till you put me down, oh

F#m 
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
F#m 
So shame on me now-ow
Flew me to places I never been
F#m 
Now I’m lyin’ on the cold hard ground

Vox on the high 6 of the major key on the first “oh”... that’s a D# in the original key (!!!)

All the “troubles” are 2 1 of the major key

F#m 
Oh,  oh oh, trouble, trouble, trouble
F#m 
Oh,  oh oh, trouble, trouble, trouble

No apologies, he’ll never see you cry
Pretends he doesn’t know, that he’s the reason why
F#m 
You’re drowning, you’re drowning, you’re drowning-e-e-e-ing

And I heard you moved on, from whispers on the street
new notch in your belt, is all I’ll ever be
F#m 
And now I see, now I see, now I see-e-e-e-e

F#m 
 He was long gone, when he met me
And I realize, the joke is on me, yeah

F#m 
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
F#m 
So shame on me now-ow
F#m 
 Flew me to places I never been
‘Till you put me down, oh

F#m Bm 
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
F#m 
So shame on me now-ow
Bm 
Flew me to places I’d never been
F#m 
Now I’m lyin’ on the cold hard ground

F#m 
Oh,  oh oh, trouble, trouble, trouble
F#m 
Oh,  oh oh, trouble, trouble, trouble

Let ring

Vox on 5 1 1 of the chord on “saddest fear”

F#m 
And the saddest fear, comes creepin’ in
That you never loved me or her

This line is a measure of 6/4

Or anyone, or anything, yeah yeah

F#m 
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
F#m 
So shame on me now-ow
F#m 
 Flew me to places I never been (never been)
‘Till you put me down, oh

F#m 
I knew you were trouble when you walked in (you were right there)
F#m 
So shame on me now-ow
Flew me to places I’d never been (oooh)
F#m 
Now I’m lyin’ on the cold hard ground

F#m 
Oh,  oh oh, trouble, trouble, trouble
F#m 
Oh,  oh oh, trouble, trouble, trouble

F#m 
I knew you were trouble when you walked in (trouble, trouble, trouble)
F#m 
I knew you were trouble when you walked in (trouble, trouble, trouble)

Taylor Swift - Love Story  

Originally in D, I play in G, highest note that matters is the 6 (really the 5 after the key change)

Intro, chords have lots of 9 and 4 throughout, but not writing that all out

Gadd9 Dsus4/A Em C69 
   

Vox on the 1

We were both young when I first saw you
I close my eyes and the flashback starts
Em 
I’m standing there on a balcony of summer air

See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns
Em 
See you make your way through the crowd and say hello
Little did I know

That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles
Em 
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
And I was crying on the staircase
Em 
Begging you please don’t go,  and I said

Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
I’ll be waiting, all that’s left to do is run
Em 
You’ll be the prince and I’ll be the princess
It’s a love story baby just say yes

So I sneak out to the garden to see you
We keep quiet cause we’re dead if they knew
Em 
So close your eyes
Escape this town for a little while

Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter
Em 
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
But you were everything to me 
Em 
I was begging you please don’t go,  and I said

Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
I’ll be waiting, all that’s left to do is run
Em 
You’ll be the prince and I’ll be the princess
It’s a love story baby just say yes

Romeo save me they’re tryin’ to tell me how to feel
 This love is difficult, but it’s re-eal
Em 
Don’t be afraid we’ll make it out of this mess
It’s a love story baby just say yes

Em 
   
Em 
I got tired of waiting 
Wondering if you were ever coming around
Em 
My faith in you was  fading 
When I met you on the outskirts of town

And I said

Quiet

Romeo save me I’ve been feeling so alone
I keep waiting for you but you never come
Em 
Is this in my head, I don’t know what to think
He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring and said

Marry me Juliet you never have to be alone
I love you and that’s all I really know
F#m 
I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress
It’s a love story baby just say yes

F#m 
   Cause we were both young when I first saw you

Taylor Swift - Mean  

Originally in E, I play in C

Am 
You, with your words like knives and swords
And weapons that you use against me
Am 
You, have knocked me off my feet again

“Feelin’ like a nothin’” on 3 3 3 2 1 5 of the chord

Got me feelin’ like a nothin’
Am 
You, with your voice like nails on a chalk board
Callin’ me out when I’m wounded
Am 
You, pickin’ on the weaker man 

 Well you can take me down  with just one single blow

Hang on the first “you”, vox on 6 7 3 2 on “you dont know-ow”

But you don’t know, what you don’t know

Am 
Someday I’ll be livin’ in a big ol’ city
And all you’re ever gonna be is mean
Am 
Someday I’ll be big enough so you can’t hit me
And all you’re ever gonna be is mean

Hang on “why”

Why you gotta be so mean?

A# 
 → 

Am 
You, with your switching sides and
Your wildfire lies and your humiliation
Am 
You, have pointed out my flaws again

Hard stop on “don’t”

As if I don’t already see them
Am 
 I walk with my head down
Tryin’ to block you out
‘Cause I never impress you
Am 
I just wanna feel okay again

 I bet you got pushed around
 Somebody made you cold 
But the cycle ends right now ‘cause
You can’t lead me down that road

Hard stop on the second “you”

And you don’t know what you don’t know

Am 
Someday I’ll be livin’ in a big ol’ city
And all you’re ever gonna be is mean
Am 
Someday I’ll be big enough so you can’t hit me
And all you’re ever gonna be is mean

No hanging stop this time

Why you gotta be so mean?

A# 
 → 

Short solo on just the IV

And I can see you years from now in a bar
 Talkin’ over a football game
With that same big loud opinion
But  nobody’s listening
 Washed up and ranting about the

Hang each chord

Am 
Same old bitter things
Am 
Drunk and rumblin’ all about how can’t sing
Am 
But all you are is mean  

Am 
All you are is mean, and a liar, and pathetic
Am 
And alone in life and mean, and mean, and mean, and mean

Muted chords only

Am 
But someday I’ll be livin’ in a big ol’ city
And all you’re ever gonna be is mean, yeah

Band back in

Am 
Someday I’ll be big enough so you can’t hit me
And all you’re ever gonna be is mean
Why you gotta be so mean?

Am 
Someday I’ll be livin’ in a big ol’ city 

(Why you gotta be so mean?)

And all you’re ever gonna be is mean

(Why you gotta be so mean?)

Am 
Someday I’ll be big enough so you can’t hit me

(Why you gotta be so mean?)

Hang each chord

And all you’re ever gonna be is mean
Why you gotta be so mean?

Taylor Swift - Shake it Off  

Originally in G, I play in G and sing down an octave.

Vox go from the low 1 up to the 5 1.5 octaves above, so I

don’t go down all the way on the chorus.

Intro percussion only, though playing the root helps find

the first vocal line.

Vox on the 5 of the key  on “I”, and the 3 on “late”

Am 
I stay out too late
Got nothing in my brain
That’s what people say, mmm

That’s what people say, mmm

Am 
I go on too many dates
But I can’t make ‘em stay
At least that’s what people say, mmm

That’s what people say, mmm

Am 
But I keep cruisin’
Can’t stop won’t stop moving
It’s like I got this music in my mind

No hard stop this time

Saying it’s gonna be alright

In the low octave, start going back up on the third “play”

Am 
‘Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play
And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate baby
I’m just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake

Shake it off, I shake it off

Am 
Heartbreakers gonna break, break, break, break, break
And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake baby
I’m just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake

Shake it off, I shake it off

Percussion out

Am 
I never miss a beat
I’m lightning on my feet

Percussion back in

And that’s what they don’t see, mmm

That’s what they don’t see, mmm

Am 
I’m dancing on my own (dancing on my own)
I make the moves up as I go (moves up as I go)
And that’s what they don’t know, mmm

That’s what they don’t know, mmm

Am 
But I keep cruisin’
Can’t stop won’t stop groovin’
It’s like I got this music in my mind

Hard stop on “it’s”

Saying it’s gonna be alright

Am 
‘Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play
And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate baby
I’m just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake

Shake it off, I shake it off

Am 
Heartbreakers gonna break, break, break, break, break
And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake baby
I’m just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake

Shake it off, I shake it off

Am 
Shake it off, I shake it off, I I
shake it off, I shake it off, I I
shake it off, I shake it off, I I

I shake it off, I shake it off

Percussion only in the original, but way less awkward acoustic

to keep the chords going.  Talk over the first part, sing the

second part on the chorus melody.

Am 
Hey, hey, hey, just think

While you’ve been gettin’ down and out

About the liars and dirty, dirty cheats of the world
You could’ve been gettin’ down instead 

Hard stops on “this”, “sick”, and “beat”

To this sick beat

Am 
My ex-man brought his new girlfriend
She’s like “oh my god” I’m just gonna shake it
To the fella over there with the hella good hair

Hard stops on “shake”, “shake”, “shake”

Won’t you come on over baby we could shake shake shake

Am 
‘Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play
And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate baby
I’m just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake

Shake it off, I shake it off

Am 
Heartbreakers gonna break, break, break, break, break
And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake baby
I’m just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake

Shake it off, I shake it off

Am 
Shake it off, I shake it off, I I
shake it off, I shake it off, I I
shake it off, I shake it off, I I

I shake it off, I shake it off

Am 
Shake it off, I shake it off, I I
shake it off, I shake it off, I I
shake it off, I shake it off, I I

I shake it off, I shake it off

Am 
Shake it off, I shake it off, I I
shake it off, I shake it off, I I
shake it off, I shake it off, I I

I shake it off, I shake it off

Am 

Tears for Fears - Mad World  

Tears for Fears in F#m, Gary Jules in Fm, I play in Em

Em 
Em 
 
Em 
 All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places, worn out faces

Em 
 Bright and early for their daily races
Going nowhere, going nowhere

Em 
 Their tears are filling up their glasses
No expression, no expression

Em 
 Hide my head, I want to drown my sorrow
No tomorrow, no tomorrow

Em Em 
 And I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad
Em 
The dreams in which I’m dying are the best I’ve ever had

Em 
I find it hard to tell you, ‘cause I find it hard to take
When people run in circles, it’s a very, very

Em 
 Mad world
Em 
 Mad world
Em 
 Mad world
Em 
 Mad world

Em 
 Children waiting for the day they feel good
Happy birthday, happy birthday

Em 
 And I feel the way that every child should
Sit and listen, sit and listen

Em 
 Went to school, and I was very nervous
No one knew me, no one knew me

Em 
 Hello, teacher, tell me what’s my lesson
Look right through me, look right through me

Em Em 
 And I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad
Em 
The dreams in which I’m dying are the best I’ve ever had

Em 
I find it hard to tell you, ‘cause I find it hard to take
When people run in circles, it’s a very, very

Em 
 Mad world
Em 
 Mad world
Em 
 Mad world
Em 
 Mad world

Solo, more or less

Em 
Em 
   
Em Em 
 And I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad
Em 
The dreams in which I’m dying are the best I’ve ever had

Em 
I find it hard to tell you, ‘cause I find it hard to take
When people run in circles, it’s a very, very

Em 
 Mad world
Em 
 Mad world
Em 
 Enlarging your world
Em 
 Mad world

Temple of the Dog - Hunger Strike  

A7sus4 Cadd9 
       x2

A7sus4 
I don’t mind stealing bread
Cadd9 
From the mouths of decadence

A7sus4 Cadd9 
   
A7sus4 
But I can’t feed on the powerless
Cadd9 
When my cup’s already overfilled

A7sus4 Cadd9 
  Yeah 

A7sus4 
 But it’s on the table
Cadd9 
The fire’s cooking

A7sus4 
 And they’re farming babies
Cadd9 
While slaves are working
A7sus4 
Blood is on the table
Cadd9 
And the mouths are choking

A7sus4 G/B Cadd9 
But I’m goin’ hungry  

Cadd9 
I don’t mind stealing bread
Cadd9 
From the mouths of decadence

A7sus4 Cadd9 
   
Cadd9 
But I can’t feed on the powerless
Cadd9 
When my cup’s already overfilled

A7sus4 Cadd9 
   
A7sus4 
 But it’s on the table
Cadd9 
The fire’s cooking

A7sus4 
 And they’re farming babies
Cadd9 
While slaves are all working

A7sus4 
 And it’s on the table
Cadd9 
The mouths are choking

A7sus4 G/B Cadd9 
 But I’m goin’ hungry  
A7sus4 G/B Cadd9 
 I’m goin’ hungry  
A7sus4 G/B Cadd9 
 I’m goin’ hungry  
A7sus4 G/B Cadd9 
 I’m goin’ hungry  

Em Em Em9 
 →   →   x4

A7sus4 Cadd9 
       x 2

A7sus4 Cadd9 
 Mmm, I’m goin’ hungry  
A7sus4 Cadd9 
 I’m goin’ hungry  

Em Em Em9 
 →   →   x4

A7sus4 G/B Cadd9 
Yeah I don’t mind stealing bread  
A7sus4 G/B Cadd9 
No I don’t mind stealing bread  

A7sus4 
 But I’m goin’ hungry 
A7sus4 
 But I’m goin’ hungry 

Em Em Em9 
 →   →  

The 88 - At Least It Was Here (Community Theme)  

Originally in A, I play in E

E6 E7 E6 
   

Vox on the 5 on “hands”

E6 
Give me your hands, show me the door
E7 E6 
I cannot stand, to wait anymore
E6 
Somebody said, be what you’ll be
E7 
We could be old and cold and dead on the sea

The TV version drops the II at the end of this line (i.e., shortens the phrase)

E/G# F#/A# 
But I love you more than words can say 

The TV version also adds the IV → I

E/G# A/E 
I can’t count the reasons I should stay  → 

E6 
Give me some rope, tie me to dream
E7 E6 
Give me the hope, to run out of steam
E6 
Somebody said, it could be here
E7 
We could be roped up, tied up, dead in a year

E/G# F#/A# 
I can’t count the reasons I should stay 
E/G# 
One by one they all just fade away

Bridge

I’m tired of the wait and see’s 
I’m tired of that part of me
That makes up a perfect lie 
To keep us between

But hours turn into days 
E/D# 
So watch what you throw away 
A/C# 
And be here to recognize 
There’s another way

E6 E7 E6 
       x2

E6 
Give me some rope, tie me to dream
E7 E6 
Give me the hope, to run out of steam
E6 
Somebody said, it could be here
E7 
We could be roped up, tied up, dead in a year

E/G# F#/A# 
But I love you more than words can say 
E/G# F#/A# 
I can’t count the reasons I should stay 
E/G# F#/A# 
One by one they all just fade away 
E/G# 
But I love you more than words can say

E6 E7 E6 
       x2

The All-American Rejects - Gives You Hell  

Originally in E, I play in A capo 1.

Intro

F#m 
       x2

Vox on the 3

F#m 
I wake up every evening 
With a big smile on my face
F#m 
And it never feels out of place

F#m 
And you’re still probably working 
At a nine to five pace
F#m 
I wonder how bad that tastes

When you see my face
F#m 
Hope it gives you hell, hope it gives you hell
When you walk my way
F#m 
Hope it gives you hell, hope it gives you hell

F#m 
Now where’s your picket fence, love? 
And where’s that shiny car?
F#m 
And did it ever get you far?

F#m 
You never seemed so tense, love 
I’ve never seen you fall so hard
F#m 
Do you know where you are?

Let ring

E6 F#m 
And truth be told, I miss you
E6 D7 
And truth be told, I’m lying 

When you see my face
F#m 
Hope it gives you hell, hope it gives you hell
When you walk my way
F#m 
Hope it gives you hell, hope it gives you hell

F#m 
If you find a man that’s worth a damn and treats you well
F#m 
Then he’s a fool, you’re just as well
Hope it gives you hell
I hope it gives you hell

F#m 
       x2

F#m 
Tomorrow you’ll be thinking to yourself
Yeah, where’d it all go wrong?
F#m 
But the list goes on and on

E6 F#m 
And truth be told, I miss you
E6 D7 
And truth be told, I’m lying 

When you see my face
F#m 
Hope it gives you hell, hope it gives you hell
When you walk my way
F#m 
Hope it gives you hell, hope it gives you hell

F#m 
If you find a man that’s worth a damn and treats you well
F#m 
Then he’s a fool, you’re just as well
Hope it gives you hell

Bridge, let ring, vox starts on the 3 of the key on every line until “with the sad”

F#m 
Now you’ll never see
Dmaj7 
What you’ve done to me
You can take back your memories
C#m C#m/B 
They’re no good to m →

F#m 
And here’s all your lies
F#m7b5 
You can look me in the eyes
Bm7 
With the sad, sad look
That you wear so well 

When you see my face

Not a typo, the chords are a little different now

Hope it gives you hell, hope it gives you hell
F#m 
When you walk my way
Hope it gives you hell, hope it gives you hell

If you find a man that’s worth a damn and treats you well
F#m 
Then he’s a fool, you’re just as well
Hope it gives you hell

When you see my face
Hope it gives you hell, hope it gives you hell
F#m 
When you walk my way
Hope it gives you hell, hope it gives you hell

When you hear this song and you sing along, well, you’ll never tell
F#m 
And you’re the fool, I’m just as well
I hope it gives you hell

F#m 
When you hear this song I hope that it will give you hell

Hang the last chord, it’s implied

F#m 
You can sing along I hope that it puts you through hell

 

The Allman Brothers - Blue Sky  

   
Walk along the river,  sweet lullaby
It just keep on flowing
It don’t worry bout where it’s going, no no

F#m G#m 
   →  → 

Don’t fly mister bluebird
I’m just walking down the road                 
Early morning sunshine
Tell me all I need to know

   
You’re my blue sky, you’re my sunny day
Lord you know it makes me high when you turn your love my way
F#m7 
Turn your love my way, yeah

Solo on I IV

Good old Sunday morning
Bells are ringing everywhere           
Goin’ to Carolina, it won’t be long and I’ll be there

   
You’re my blue sky, you’re my sunny day
Lord you know it makes me high when you turn your love my way

Extra “yeah”

F#m7 
Turn your love my way, yeah, yeah

The Allman Brothers - Melissa  

F#m11/E Emaj7 F#m11/E 
   
F#m11/E Emaj7 F#m11/E 
 Crossroads  seem to come and go,  yeah
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”

Bm(add4)/A C#m/A D6(9)/A 
 Knowing many, loving none 
F#m11/E Emaj7 F#m11/E 
 Bearing sorrow, having fun  
Cmaj7 
 But back home he’ll always run
F#m11/E Emaj7 F#m11/E 
To sweet Melissa   

F#m11/E Emaj7 F#m11/E 
 Freight train,  each car looks the same,   all the same
F#m11/E 
 And no one knows the gypsy’s name
Bm(add4)/A C#m/A D6(9)/A 
 No one hears his lonely sigh 
F#m11/E Emaj7 F#m11/E 
 There are no blankets where he lies 
Cmaj7 
 Lord, in deepest dreams the gypsy flies
F#m11/E Emaj7 F#m11/E 
With sweet Melissa,  ooooh 

 Again the morning’s come
 Again he’s on the run
 Sunbeam shining through his hair
 Appearing not to have a care
C#m 
 Aw pick up your gear and gypsy roll on, roll on

F#m11/E Emaj7 F#m11/E 
 Crossroads,  will you ever let him go,  no, no
F#m11/E 
 Or will you hide the dead man’s ghost
Bm(add4)/A C#m/A D6(9)/A 
 Or will he lie beneath the plain 
F#m11/E Emaj7 F#m11/E 
 Or will his spirit float away 
Cmaj7 
 But I know that he won’t stay
F#m11/E 
Without Melissa 

Cmaj7 
 Yes I know that he won’t stay
F#m11/E Emaj7 F#m11/E 
Without Melissa    oh 

The Allman Brothers - Ramblin Man  

Originally in G#, I play in E, highest note that matters is the b7

    → 

Lord, I was born a ramblin’ man
Trying to make a living and doing the best I can
C#m 
But when it’s time for leavin’, I hope you’ll understand
 That I was born a ramblin’ man

My father was a gambler down in Georgia
And he wound up on the wrong end of a gun
C#m 
And I was born in the back seat of a  Greyhound bus
 Rolling down highway forty-one

Lord, I was born a ramblin’ man
Trying to make a living and doing the best I can
C#m 
But when it’s time for leavin’, I hope you’ll understand
 That I was born a ramblin’ man

Hard stop

Let ring

   

Solo on chorus chords if appropriate

C#m 
   
I’m on my way to New Orleans this morning
Leaving out of Nashville, Tennessee
C#m 
They’re always having a good time down on the Bayou, Lord
Them delta women think the world of me

Lord, I was born a ramblin’ man
Trying to make a living and doing the best I can
C#m 
But when it’s time for leavin’, I hope you’ll understand
That I was born a ramblin’ man

Lord, I was born a ramblin’ man
Lord, I was born a ramblin’ man

The Animals - The House of the Rising Sun  

Originally in Am, starts on the low A, then goes to the middle A, then the high A

I play in Em and start on the middle E, and only goes as high as the high(er) E

Vox cover lots and lots of 1

Em Em B7 Em B7 
       

Vox on the low 1 in the original

Em 
There is a house in New Orleans 

Vox up one octave here in the original, but I don’t jump here

Em B7 
They call the Rising Sun

Vox up one more octave to the high 1 in the original, I jump one octave here

 

Em 
And it’s been the ruin of many a poor boy
Em B7 Em 
And God I know I’m one 

Em Em B7 Em B7 
       
Em 
My mother was a tailor 
Em B7 
She sewed my new bluejeans
Em 
My father was a gamblin’ man
Em B7 Em 
Down in New Orleans

Em Em B7 Em B7 
       
Em 
Now the only thing a gambler needs
Em B7 
Is a suitcase and trunk
Em 
And the only time he’s satisfied
Em B7 Em 
Is when he’s on a drunk

Em Em B7 Em B7 
       

Solo on verse chords

Starts on the low octave...

Em 
Oh mother tell your children 

...then jumps up here

Em B7 
Not to do what I have done
Em 
Spend your lives in sin and misery
Em B7 Em 
In the house of the rising sun

Em Em B7 Em B7 
       
Em 
Well, I got one foot on the platform 
Em B7 
The other foot on the train
Em 
I’m goin’ back to New Orleans 
Em B7 Em 
To wear that ball and chain

Em Em B7 Em B7 
       
Em 
Well, there is a house in New Orleans 
Em B7 
They call the rising sun
Em 
And it’s been the ruin of many a poor boy
Em B7 Em 
And God I know I’m one

Em 
Em B7 Em B7 Em B7 Em 

The Archies - Sugar, Sugar  

Intro

   x 2

Sugar 
Ah, honey honey 
You are my candy, girl 
And you got me wanting you  

Honey 
Ah, sugar sugar 
You are my candy, girl 
And you got me wanting you

I just can’t believe the loveliness of loving you
(I just can’t believe it’s true)
I just can’t believe the wonder of this feeling too
(I just can’t believe it’s true)

Ah, sugar 
Ah, honey honey 
You are my candy, girl 
And you got me wanting you  

Oh, honey 
Ah, sugar sugar 
You are my candy, girl 
And you got me wanting you

When I kissed you girl I knew how sweet a kiss could be
(I know how sweet a kiss can be)
Like the summer sunshine pour your sweetness over me
(Pour your sweetness over me), oh oh oh oh oh

Pour a little sugar on me honey
Pour a little sugar on me baby
 Make your life so sweet, yeah yeah yeah
Pour a little sugar on me, oh yeah
Pour a little sugar on me honey
Pour a little sugar on me baby
I’m gonna make your life so sweet, yeah yeah yeah
Pour a little sugar on me honey

Ah, sugar 
Ah, ah, ah, honey honey 
You are my candy, girl 
And you got me wanting you   oh oh oh oh oh

Honey 
Ah, sugar sugar 
You are my candy, girl 

The Backstreet Boys - Larger than Life  

Originally in Cm, I play in Am.

I’m writing notes for two vocal parts.

Am 
     x2

Hard stop on Am

Am 
  

Vox 1

Am 
I may run and hide
When you’re screamin’ my name
Am 
Alright  
Am 
But let me tell you now
There are prices to fame
Am 
Alright  

Vox 2 enters on the 5 of the key

All of our time spent in flashes of light

Vox 2 still on the 5 of the key, vox 1 on the melody

Am 
All you people can’t you see, can’t you see
Am 
How your love’s affecting our reality
Am 
Every time we’re down
You can make it right
Am 
And that makes you larger than life

Am 
     x1

Hard stop on Am

Am 
  

Vox 2

Am 
Looking at the crowd
And I see your body sway
Am 
C’mon  
Am 
Wishin’ I could thank you in a different way
Am 
C’mon  

Vox 1 enters on the 5 of the key, vox 2 on the melody

the rest of the song

‘Cause all of your time spent keeps us alive

Vox 2 still on the 5 of the key, vox 1 on the melody

Am 
All you people can’t you see, can’t you see
Am 
How your love’s affecting our reality
Am 
Every time we’re down
You can make it right
Am 
And that makes you larger than life

Soft interlude

Am 
     x2

All of your time spent keeps us ali-e-i-e-i-e-i-e-i-e-ive

Vox 2 still on the 5 of the key, vox 1 on the melody

Am 
All you people can’t you see, can’t you see
Am 
How your love’s affecting our reality
Am 
Every time we’re down
You can make it right
And that makes you larger 
And that makes you larger 
Am 
Yes that makes you larger than life

The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian  

Originally in B, I play in E capo 3

 All the old paintings on the tombs

They do the sand dance don’t you know
If they move too quick (oh ay oh)
They're falling down like a domino

 All the bazaar men by the Nile

They got the money on a bet
Gold crocodiles (oh ay oh)
They snap their teeth on your cigarette

 Foreign types with the hookah pipes say

Way oh ay oh, way oh ay oh

 Walk like an Egyptian

 The blonde waitresses take their trays

They spin around and they cross the floor
They've got the moves (oh ay oh)
You drop your drink then they bring you more

 All the school kids so sick of books

They like the punk and the metal band
When the buzzer rings (oh ay oh)
They're walking like an Egyptian

 All the kids in the marketplace say

Way oh ay oh, way oh ay oh

 Walk like an Egyptian

Solo

 

With whistling

Drums only

 Slide your feet up the street bend your back

Shift your arm then you pull it back
Life is hard you know (oh ay oh)
So strike a pose on a Cadillac

Band enters

 If you want to find all the cops

They’re hanging out in the donut shop
They sing and dance (oh ay oh)
They spin the club, cruise down the block

 All the Japanese with their yen

The party boys call the Kremlin
And the Chinese know (oh ay oh)
They walk the line like Egyptian

 All the cops in the doughnut shop say

Ay oh ay oh, ay oh ay oh

Way oh ay oh, way oh ay oh

 Walk like an Egyptian
 Walk like an Egyptian

The Beach Boys - Barbara Ann  

Originally in F#, I play in E capo 2

A capella, but chord is I, first line just one voice

Ba-ba-ba-ba-Barbara Ann
Ba-ba-ba-ba-Barbara Ann

Backing vox still do ba-ba-ba

Barbara Ann, take my hand, Barbara Ann

Hard stop on each chord

You got me rockin’ and a-rollin’
Rockin’ and a-reelin’
Barbara Ann, Ba-ba-ba-Barbara Ann

A capella, but chord is I

Went to a dance lookin' for romance
Saw Barbara Ann, so I thought I'd take a chance

This chorus starts on the IV

Barbara Ann, take my hand
You got me rockin’ and a-rollin’
Rockin’ and a-reelin’
Barbara Ann, Ba-ba-ba-Barbara Ann

A capella, but chord is I, first line just one voice

Ba-ba-ba-ba-Barbara Ann
Ba-ba-ba-ba-Barbara Ann

Barbara Ann, take my hand, Barbara Ann
You got me rockin’ and a-rollin’
Rockin’ and a-reelin’, Barbara Ann

Ba-ba-ba-Barbara Ann

Solo on verse chords if appropriate

A capella, but chord is I, lyrics are very approximate

Tried Peggy Sue, tried Betty Lou
Tried Peggy Sue, but I knew she wouldn't do

Barbara Ann, Barbara Ann
You got me rockin’ and a-rollin’
Rockin’ and a-reelin’, Barbara Ann

Ba-ba-ba-Barbara Ann

A capella, but chord is I, first line just one voice

Ba-ba-ba-ba-Barbara Ann
Ba-ba-ba-ba-Barbara Ann

Barbara Ann, take my hand, Barbara Ann
You got me rockin’ and a-rollin’
Rockin’ and a-reelin’, Barbara Ann

Ba-ba-ba-Barbara Ann

Barbara Ann, Barbara Ann
Barbara Ann, Barbara Ann
Barbara Ann, Barbara Ann
Barbara Ann, Barbara Ann
You got me rockin’ and a-rollin’
Rockin’ and a-reelin’, Barbara Ann

The Beach Boys - Be True to Your School  

Originally in A, I play in G capo 2

Em 
When some loud braggart tries to put me down
Am C/D 
And says his school is great 
I tell him right away

Em 
Now what’s the matter buddy, ain’t you heard of my school
Am C/D Am 
It’s number one in the state, ah ah ah ah

So be true to your school now
B7 
Just like you would with your girl or guy
Em 
Be true to your school now
C7 
And let your colors fly 
Am C/D 
Be true to your school, rah rah, rah rah

Em 
I got a letterman sweater with a letter in front
Am 
I got for football and track 
C/D 
 I’m proud to wear it now

Em 
When I cruise around the other parts of the town
Am 
I got my decal in back

So be true to your school now
B7 
Just like you would with your girl or guy
Em 
Be true to your school now
C7 
And let your colors fly 
Am C/D 
Be true to your school, rah rah, rah rah

Solo on chorus chords

B7 Em C7 
    → 
Am C/D 
Ahh, rah, rah rah

Em 
On Friday we’ll be jacked up on the football game
Am 
And I’ll be ready to fight
C/D 
 We’re gonna smash ‘em now

Em 
My girl will be working on her pom-poms now
Am 
And she’ll be yelling tonight

So be true to your school now
B7 
Just like you would with your girl or guy
Em 
Be true to your school now
C7 
And let your colors fly 
Am C/D 
Be true to your school, rah rah, rah rah

Rah rah rah rah sis boom ba
B7 
Rah rah rah rah sis boom ba 
Em 
Rah rah rah rah sis boom ba 
C7 
 →   

The Beach Boys - California Girls  

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-----9---7------------|
-----9---8---9-8------|
-9---9--99--9----9-11-|
----------------------|
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----------------------|
-----7---5------------|
-----7---6---7-6---6--|
-7---7--77--7----7----|
----------------------|
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Intro, specifically the first riff x 4, then

the second riff x 1

E/B E/B 
E/B E/B 
E/A B/A E/A B/A 
E/A B/A E/A B/A 
D/A D/A 
   
B9 
Well, east coast girls are hip, I really dig those styles they wear
And the southern girls with the way they talk
F# 
They knock me out when I’m down there
B9 
The midwest farmers’ daughters really make you feel alright
And the northern girls with the way they kiss
F# 
They keep their boyfriends warm at night

Easiest melody line for me to follow starts F# G# B on “wish they all”

C#m7 
wish they all could  be California
Bm7 
wish they all could be California
Am7 
wish they all could be California girls

B9 
The West coast has the sunshine, and the girls all get so tanned
I dig a French bikini on Hawaiian Island dolls
F# 
By a palm tree in the sand
B9 
I been all around this great big world and I’ve seen all kinds of girls
Yea but I couldn’t wait to get back in the states
F# 
Back to the cutest girls in the world

C#m7 
wish they all could be California
Bm7 
wish they all could be California
Am7 
wish they all could be California girls

Two-measure breakdown to high keys only

F# 
 
wish they all could be California
C#m7 
wish they all could be California
wish they all could be California
C#m7 
wish they all could be California

Repeat to fade

The Beach Boys - Don’t Worry Baby  

Originally in E, I play in G

 

Intro

G/B C/D 
       x 2

 Well it’s been building up inside of me for
Oh, I don’t know how long
 I don’t know why, but I keep thinkin’
Somethin’s bound to go wrong
Am7 D7 
 But she looks in my eyes
Bm7 E7 
And makes me realize

When she  says (don’t worry baby)
Bm7 E7 
Don’t worry baby (don’t worry baby)
Everything will turn  out all right (don’t worry baby)
Bm7 E7 
Don’t worry baby (don’t worry baby)
D7sus4 D7 
Ooh, ooh

 I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut when I 
Started to brag about my car
 But I can’t back down now because I 
Pushed the other guys too far

Am7 D7 
 She makes me come alive
Bm7 E7 
 And makes me wanna drive

When she  says (don’t worry baby)
Bm7 E7 
Don’t worry baby (don’t worry baby)
Everything will turn  out all right (don’t worry baby)
Bm7 E7 
Don’t worry baby (don’t worry baby)
D7sus4 D7 
Ooh, ooh

G/B C/D 
   
 She told me, baby when you race today just 
Take along my love with you
 And if you knew how much I love you baby
 Nothing could go wrong with you
Am7 D7 
 Oh what she does to me
Bm7 E7 
When she makes love to me

And she  says (don’t worry baby)
Bm7 E7 
Don’t worry baby (don’t worry baby)
Everything will turn  out all right (don’t worry baby)
Bm7 E7 
Don’t worry baby (don’t worry baby)
D7sus4 D7 
Ooh, ooh

The Beach Boys - Fun, Fun, Fun  

Originally in Eb, I play in D

Standard 12-bar, straight 8ths with 6ths

       

Vox on the 6 on “got”

Well, she got her daddy’s car and she cruised
Through the hamburger stand now
Seems she forgot all about the library
Like she told her old man now
And with her radio blastin’ goes cruisin’
Just as fast as she can now

A/C# 
And she’ll have, fun, fun, fun till her daddy
D/F# A/E 
Takes the T-Bird away   

Well, the girls can’t stand her cause she 
Walks, looks, and drives like an ace now (you walk like an ace)
She makes the Indy 500 look like a Roman
A7 
Chariot race now (you look like an ace)
A lotta guys try to catch her but she leads ‘em
On a wild goose chase now (you drive like an ice)

A/C# 
And she’ll have, fun, fun, fun till her daddy
D/F# A/E 
Takes the T-Bird away   

Solo

    
Well, you knew all along that your dad was gettin’
Wise to you now (you shouldn’t a’ lied)
And since he took your set of keys you’ve been thinkin’
A7 
That your fun is all through now (you shouldn’t a’ lied)
But you can come along with me cause we got a lotta
Things to do now (you shouldn’t a’ lied)

A/C# 
And we’ll have fun, fun, fun now that daddy
D/F# A/E 
Took the T-Bird away   
A/C# 
And we’ll have, fun, fun, fun now that daddy
D/F# A/E 
Took the T-Bird away   
Weeeeee... 
Weeeeee... 

The Beach Boys - God Only Knows  

Originally in A, I play in E.  For reasons I can’t explain, even though

the range is easier in E, if I don’t sit down and figure out every vocal

note, p(train wreck) is higher in E.  So, figure the notes out.

Intro (mostly unhelpful, probably skip this)

B/D# C#m E/B F#/C# G/D 
     → 

In A...

F#m6/A x01222

Bm6 7x677x

In E...

F#m6 2x1222

C#m6 9x899x

Vox on the 1

A/E F#m6 
 I may not always love you

Vox up to the 1 of the chord on “stars”

C#m C#m6/E 
 But long as there are stars above you

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “you’ll”, the b5 of the chord on “need”

B/F# Gdim7 
 You never need to doubt it

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “I’ll”, the b7 of the chord on “sure”, b5 of the chord on “it”

B/F# Fm7b5 
 I’ll make you so sure about it

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “God”

B/D# C#m7 
 God only knows what I’d be with out you

Skip this part...

E/B F#/C# G/D 
  → 

A/E F#m6 
 If you should ever leave me
C#m C#m6/E 
 Though life would still go on believe me
B/F# Gdim7 
 The world could show nothing to me
B/F# Fm7b5 
 So what good would living do me
B/D# C#m7 
 God only knows what I’d be with out you

Skip this part...

E/B E/B 
   

...but play some version of this

D/A Bm6 F#m/C# F#m7 B7/A 
   →  
E/B Cdim7 E/B A#m7b5 
   
E/G# F#m 
 God only knows what I’d be with out you

A/E F#m6 
 If you should ever leave me
C#m C#m6/E 
 Though life would still go on believe me
B/F# Gdim 
 The world could show nothing to me
B/F# Fm7b5 
 So what good would living do me
B/D# C#m7 
 God only knows what I’d be with out you 

Repeat to fade

B/D# C#m7 B/D# 
 God only knows what I’d be with out you

The Beach Boys - Help Me Rhonda  

Originally in C#, I play in G

Highest note is the 6

Well since she put me down I’ve been out doin’ in my head
Come in late at night and in the mornin’ I just lay in bed
Em 
Well, Rhonda you look so fine
A7 
And I know it wouldn’t take much time
For you to help me Rhonda
Am7 
Help me get her out of my heart

G/F# G/A G/F# 
      

Over the V: 5 3 2 2...

Over the I: 3 2 1 1...

Over the IV: 6 5 4 4...

Over the vi: 5 4 3 3...

End: 4 4 3 3 2...

Help me Rhonda, help, help me Rhonda 
Help me Rhonda, help, help me Rhonda 
Help me Rhonda, help, help me Rhonda
Help me Rhonda, help, help me Rhonda 
Help me Rhonda, help, help me Rhonda 
Em Em7/D 
Help me Rhonda, help, help me Rhonda
Am 
Help me Rhonda, yeah
Get her out of my heart

She was gonna be my wife
And I was gonna be her man
But she let another guy come between us
And it ruined our plan

Em 
Well, Rhonda you caught my eye
A7 
I can give you lots of reasons why
You gotta help me Rhonda
Am7 
Help me get her out of my heart

G/F# G/A G/F# 
      
Help me Rhonda, help, help me Rhonda 
Help me Rhonda, help, help me Rhonda 
Help me Rhonda, help, help me Rhonda
Help me Rhonda, help, help me Rhonda 
Help me Rhonda, help, help me Rhonda 
Em Em7/D 
Help me Rhonda, help, help me Rhonda

Note VII→I xition

Am 
Help me Rhonda, yeah
F# 
Get her out of my heart 

Help me Rhonda, help, help me Rhonda 
Help me Rhonda, help, help me Rhonda 
Help me Rhonda, help, help me Rhonda
Help me Rhonda, help, help me Rhonda 
Help me Rhonda, help, help me Rhonda 
Em Em7/D 
Help me Rhonda, help, help me Rhonda
Am 
Help me Rhonda, yeah
Get her out of my heart

The Beach Boys - I Get Around  

Originally starts in G (with the verse in A)

I play in E capo 1 (with the verse in F# capo 1)

Mostly a cappella, hit on the first chord

C#7 
Round, round, get around, I get around
F#m 
Yeah, get around round round, I get around

Band enters

I get around (get around, round, round, I get around)
C#7 
From town to town (get around, round, round, I get around)
F#m 
I’m a real cool head (get around, round, round, I get around)
I’m makin’ real good bread (get around, round, round, I get around)

F# F# 
I’m gettin’ bugged drivin’ up and down the same old strip
F# F# 
I gotta find a new place where the kids are hip

Little riff for one measure

F# F# 
My buddies and me are gettin’ real well known
F# F# 
Yeah, the bad guys know us and they leave us alone

I get around (get around, round, round, I get around)
C#7 
From town to town (get around, round, round, I get around)
F#m 
I’m a real cool head (get around, round, round, I get around)
I’m makin’ real good bread (get around, round, round, I get around)
C#7 F# 
I get around, round, get around, round, wahooo

F# F# C# 
 Wah, wahooo, wah, wahooo, wah, wahooo ooo

Key change

We always take my car ‘cause it’s never been beat
And we’ve never missed yet with the girls we meet

None of the guys go steady ‘cause it wouldn’t be right
To leave your best girl home now on Saturday night

I get around (get around, round, round, I get around)
D7 
From town to town (get around, round, round, I get around)
Gm 
I’m a real cool head (get around, round, round, I get around)
D# 
I’m makin’ real good bread (get around, round, round, I get around)

D7 
I get around, round, ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh

D7 
Round, round, get around, I get around
Gm D# 
Yeah, get around round round, I get around

Ooooh get around (get around, round, round, I get around)
D7 
Ooooooo (get around, round, round, I get around)
Gm 
Ooooooo (get around, round, round, I get around)
D# 
Ooooooo (get around, round, round, I get around)

Repeat to fade

The Beach Boys - In My Room  

Originally in B, I play in E

Intro

C#m7 F#m7 
   

Vox on the 1

There’s a world where I can go
C#m7 
And tell my secrets t
F#m7 
In my rooooooooom
In my room (in my room)

In this world I lock out all my
C#m7 
Worries and my fears 
F#m7 
In my rooooooooom
In my room (in my room)

C#m 
Do my dreaming and my scheming
C#m C#m 
Lie awake and pray
C#m 
Do my crying and my sighing
F#m7 Aadd9 
Laugh at yesterda

Now it’s dark and I’m alone, but
C#m7 
I won’t be afraid 
F#m7 
In my rooooooooom
In my room (in my room)

In my room
In my room
In my room

The Beach Boys - Kokomo  

Originally in C, I play in A capo 2

Aruba, Jamaica, ooh I wanna take ya
Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama
Key Largo, Montego, baby why don’t we go, Jamaica

Amaj7 
Off the Florida Keys  
Em7 
There’s a place called Kokomo
Dm Bm7 E7 
That’s where you wanna go to get away from it all  
Amaj7 
Bodies in the sand
Em7 
Tropical drink melting in your hand
Dm 
We’ll be falling in love to the rhythm of a 
Bm7 E7 
Steel drum band 

I usually sing this like “way down in...” and don’t say “kokomo”

Down in Kokomo

Aruba, Jamaica, ooh I wanna take ya to

Stay on the 5 of the chord, and do something interesting on “pretty mama”

Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama
Key Largo Montego, ooh I wanna take her down to Kokomo

Come out of falsetto here

Dm 
We’ll get there fast and then we’ll take it slow
F#m Bm7 
That’s where we wanna go
E7 
Way down in Kokomo

Martinique, that Monserrat mystique

Amaj7 
We’ll put out to sea
Em7 
And we’ll perfect our chemistry
Dm Bm7 E7 
By and by we’ll defy a little bit of gravity 
Amaj7 
Afternoon delight
Em7 
Cocktails and moonlit nights
Dm Bm7 E7 
That dreamy look in your eye give me a tropical contact high 
Way down in Kokomo

Aruba, Jamaica, ooh I wanna take ya to
Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama
Key Largo Montego, ooh I wanna take her down to Kokomo
Dm 
We’ll get there fast and then we’ll take it slow
F#m Bm7 
That’s where we wanna go
E7 
Way down in Kokomo

Port au Prince, I wanna catch a glimpse

Solo over verse chords if appropriate

Amaj7 
Everybody knows
Em7 
A little place like Kokomo
Dm Bm7 E7 
Now if you wanna go and get away from it all  
Go down to Kokomo

Aruba, Jamaica, ooh I wanna take ya to
Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama
Key Largo Montego, ooh I wanna take her down to Kokomo
Dm 
We’ll get there fast and then we’ll take it slow
F#m Bm7 
That’s where we wanna go
E7 
Way down in Kokomo

The Beach Boys - Little Deuce Coupe  

Originally in G#, I play in E capo 3

Probably skip this first chorus, and just noodle a bit on the I (swung w/6ths

Vox on the 1

Little deuce coupe, you don’t know what I got

(Little deuce coupe, you don’t know what I got)

Vox on 3 5 on “I’m not”

Well I’m not braggin’ babe so don’t put me down

But I’ve got the fastest set of wheels in town

When something comes up to me he don’t even try
‘Cause if I had a set of wings man I know she could fly

F#m F#m 
She’s my little deuce coupe, you don’t know what I got

(Little deuce coupe, you don’t know what I got)

Just a little deuce coupe with a flat head mill

But she’ll walk a Thunderbird like shes’ standin’ still

Shes ported and relieved and she’s stroked and bored
She’ll do a hundred and forty in the top-end floor

F#m F#m 
She’s my little deuce coupe, you don’t know what I got

(Little deuce coupe, you don’t know what I got)

She’s got a competition clutch with the four on the floor
And she purrs like a kitten till the lake pipes roar
And if that ain’t enough to make you flip your lid
F# 
There’s one more thing, I got the pink slip daddy

And comin’ off the line when the light turns green

Well she blows ‘em outta the water like you never seen

I get pushed out of shape and it’s hard to steer
When I get rubber in all four gears

F#m F#m 
She’s my little deuce coupe, you don’t know what I got

(Little deuce coupe, you don’t know what I got)

F#m F#m 
She’s my little deuce coupe, you don’t know what I got

(Little deuce coupe, you don’t know what I got)

The Beach Boys - Sloop John B  

Vox enter on the third (B)

We come on the sloop John B

My grandfather and me

Around Nassau town we do roam

Drinking all night
Am7 
Got into a fight 
Well I feel so broke up
 I wanna go home

So hoist up the John B’s sail

See how the mainsail sets

Call for the captain ashore, let me go home

Am7 
Let me go home I wanna go home, yeah yeah
Well I feel so broke up I wanna go home

The first mate he got drunk

And broke in the captain’s trunk

The constable had to come and take him away
Sheriff John Stone
Am7 
Why don’t you leave me alone, yeah yeah
Well I feel so broke up
 I wanna go home

So hoist up the John B’s sail

See how the mainsail sets

Call for the captain ashore, let me go home

Am7 
Let me go home I wanna go home, yeah yeah
Well I feel so broke up I wanna go home

The poor cook he caught the fits

And threw away all my grits

And then he took and he ate up all of my corn
Am7 
Let me go home I wanna go home, yeah yeah
This is the worst trip  I’ve ever been on

So hoist up the John B’s sail

See how the mainsail sets

Call for the captain ashore, let me go home

Am7 
Let me go home I wanna go home, yeah yeah
Well I feel so broke up I wanna go home

The Beach Boys - Surfer Girl  

Originally in D, I play in G

Intro, with “ah”

Bm Em Bm Am 
      

Vox on 5 3 on “little”

Em 
Little surfer, little one
Gmaj7 G7 Cm6 
Make my heart come all undone
Em 
Do you love me, do you surfer girl 
Em 
(Surfer girl, my little surfer girl)

Em 
I have watched you on the shore
Gmaj7 G7 Cm6 
Standing by the ocean’s roar
Em 
Do you love me, do you surfer girl 
Cmaj7 
Surfer girl, surfer girl, ooh

Vox on 3 5 of the chord on “we could”

Gmaj7 Em 
 We could ride  the surf together

He clearly says “go”, although I’m about 95% sure he was supposed to say “grow”

G7 
 While our love would g
Gmaj7 Em 
 In my woody  I would take you

The original changes key up a half-step on “oh”

Everywhere I go, oh

Em 
So I say from me to you
Gmaj7 G7 Cm6 
I will make your dreams come true

Hanging stop at the end of this line

Em 
Do you love me do you surfer

Em Cmaj7 
Girl, surfer girl, my little surfer girl
Em Cmaj7 
Girl, surfer girl, my little surfer girl

The Beach Boys - Surfin’ Safari  

Originally in A, I play in A

Vox enter on the fifth of the first chord

Let’s go surfin’ now, everybody’s learning how
Come on and safari with me, come on and safari with me

Early in the morning well be startin’ out
Some honeys will be coming along
Were loading up our Woody with our boards inside
And headin’ out singing our song

Come on baby wait and see                 

Yes I’m gonna take you surfin’ with me    

Come along baby wait and see              
Yes I’m gonna take you surfin’ with me    
Let’s go surfin’ now, everybody’s learning how
Come on and safari with me, come on and safari with me

At Huntington and Malibu they’re shooting the pier
At Rincon they’re walking the nose
We’re going on safari to the islands this year
So if you’re coming get ready to go

Come on baby wait and see                 

Yes I’m gonna take you surfin’ with me    

Come along baby wait and see              
Yes I’m gonna take you surfin’ with me    
Let’s go surfin’ now, everybody’s learning how
Come on and safari with me, come on and safari with me

They’re anglin’ in Laguna in Cerro Azul
They’re kicking out in Dohini too
I tell you surfin’s mighty wild it’s getting bigger every day
From Hawaii to the shores of Peru

Come on baby wait and see                 

Yes I’m gonna take you surfin’ with me    

Come along baby wait and see              
Yes I’m gonna take you surfin’ with me    
Let’s go surfin’ now, everybody’s learning how
Come on and safari with me, come on and safari with me

With me (Surfin’ safari)
With me (Surfin’ safari)
With me (Surfin’ safari)
With me (Surfin’ safari)
With me (Surfin’ safari)

The Beach Boys - Surfin’ USA  

Originally in Eb, I play in Eb but read in E

E7 
B7 
If everybody had an ocean across the U.S.A.
B7 
Then everybody’d be surfin like Californ-i-a
You’d see em wearin’ their baggies, Huarachi sandals too
B7 
A bushy bushy blonde hairdo, surfin’ U.S.A.

B7 
You’ll catch em surfin’ at Del Mar, Ventura County line
B7 
Santa Cruz and Trestles, Australia’s Narabine
All over Manhattan, and down Doheny way
B7 
Everybody’s gone surfin’,  surfin’ U.S.A.

B7 
We’ll all be plannin’ out a route, we’re gonna take real soon
B7 
We’re waxin’ down our surfboards, we can’t wait for June
We’ll all be gone for the summer, we’re on safari to stay
B7 
Tell the teacher we’re surfin’, surfin U.S.A.

B7 
At Haggerty’s and Swami’s, Pacific Palisades
B7 
San Onofre and Sunset, Redondo Beach, L.A.
All over La Jolla, and Waimea Bay
B7 
Everybody’s gone surfin’,  surfin’ U.S.A.

Solo if appropriate

B7 
Everybody’s gone surfin’,  surfin’ U.S.A.
B7 
Everybody’s gone surfin’,  surfin’ U.S.A.

The Beach Boys - Wouldn’t It Be Nice  

Originally in F, I play in A capo 2, but still plan on a vocal train wreck

Intro

C# A#m D#m F# 
C# A#m D#m 
   

Vox on the 3 of the key on “woudln’t”

Wouldn’t it be nice if we were older
Bm7 
Then we wouldn’t have to wait so long
E7 
And wouldn’t it be nice to live together
Bm7 E7 
In the kind of world where we belong 

Vox on the 5 of the chord on “you know”

F#m7/C# Em7/A 
 You know it’s gonna make it that much better
F#m7/C# C#m7 Bm7 E7 
 When we can say goodnight and stay together 

Wouldn’t it be nice if we could wake up
Bm7 
In the morning when the day is new
E7 
And after having spent the day together
Bm7 E7 
Hold each other close the whole night through 

F#m7/C# Em7/A 
 What happy times together we’d be spending
F#m7/C# C#m7 Bm7 E7 
 I wish that every kiss was never ending 

Oh, wouldn’t it be nice

Vox on the 9 of the chord on “if”, the b5 (!!!) of the chord on “think”

F#maj7 Bmaj7 A#m7 D#m7 
 Maybe if we think and wish and hope and pray it might come true 
F#maj7 Bmaj7 A#m7 D#m7 
 Baby then there wouldn’t be a single thing we couldn’t do 

Vox on 7 3 of the chord on “married”

A#m7 D#m7 
We could be married (we could be married)                 
A#m E7 
And then we’d be h7appy (then we’d be happy)
Oh, wouldn’t it be nice

 Baa, ba ba baa, ba ba baa, ba ba
 Baa, ba ba baa, ba ba baa, ba ba

F#m7/C# Em7/A 
 You know it seems the more we talk about it
F#m7/C# C#m7 Bm7 
 It only makes it worse to live without it
C#m7 Bm7 E7 
But let’s talk about it 

Oh wouldn’t it be nice

 Baa, ba ba baa, ba ba baa, ba ba
 Good night, oh baby
 Sleep tight, oh baby
 Good night, oh baby
 Sleep tight, oh baby

The Beastie Boys - No Sleep Till Brooklyn  

Originally in Eb, I play in D and tune to drop D if I’m feeling motivated

Intro

No sleep till

    Brooklyn  
           x2

Foot on the pedal, never ever false metal

Engine running hotter than a boiling kettle

My job ain’t a job, it’s a damn good time
City to city, I’m running my rhymes 

On location, touring around the nation

Beastie Boys always on vacation

Itchy trigger finger but a stable turntable
I do what I do best because I’m willing and able

Ain’t no faking, your money I’m taking

Going coast to coast, to watch all the girlies shaking

While you’re at the job working nine to five

The Beastie Boys are at the Garden, cold kickin’ it live

     No sleep till
     
Another plane, another train, another bottle in the brain

Another girl, another fight, another drive all night

Our manager’s crazy, he always smokes dust

He’s got his own room at the back of the bus

Tour around the world, you rock around the clock
Plane to hotel, girls on the jock 

We’re trashing hotels like it’s going out of style

Getting paid along the way ‘cause it’s worth your while

Four on the floor, Ad Rock’s out the door

MCA’s in the back ‘cause he’s skeezin’ with a whore

We got a safe in the trunk with money in a stack

With dice in the front and Brooklyn’s in the back

     No sleep till
     
No  sleep  till Brooklyn   
No  sleep  till Brooklyn    

Ain’t seen the light since we started this band, MCA, get on the mic my man

Born and bred in Brooklyn, the U.S.A.

They call me Adam Yauch, but I’m MCA
Like a lemon to a lime, a lime to a lemon
I sip the def ale with all the fly women

Limos, arenas, TV shows, autograph pictures and classy ho’s
Step off homes, get out of my way, taxing little girlies form here to L.A.
Waking up before I get to sleep, ‘cause I’ll be rocking this party eight days a week

     No sleep till
     
No  sleep  till Brooklyn   
No  sleep  till Brooklyn    

No (no) sleep (sleep) till Brooklyn  (Brooklyn)  
No (no) sleep (sleep) till Brooklyn  (yeah)  

Solo on intro riff

           x4

No (no) sleep (sleep) till Brooklyn  (Brooklyn)  
No (no) sleep (sleep) till Brooklyn  (Brooklyn)  

The Beatles - A Day in the Life  

Bm Em Em7 
     
Bm Em Em7 
I read the news today oh boy

C/B Asus2 
About a lucky man who made the grade
Bm Em Em7 
And though the news was rather sad
Em Em7 
Well I just had to laugh
Em 
I saw the photograph

Bm Em Em7 
He blew his mind out in a car
C/B Asus2 
He didn’t notice that the lights had changed
Bm Em Em7 
A crowd of people stood and stared
They’d seen his face before
Em 
Nobody was really sure
Em7 
If he was from the House of Lords

Bm Em Em7 
I saw a film today oh boy
C/B Asus2 
The English Army had just won the war
Bm Em Em7 
A crowd of people turned away
Em 
But I just had to look
Em7 
Having read the book

B7 
I’d love to turn you on

Messy instrumental, really a lot of NC’s...

B7 B7 
   
Woke up, got out of bed
Dsus2 
Dragged a comb across my head
B7sus4 
Found my way downstairs and drank a cup
B7sus4 B7 
And looking up I noticed I was late, ha ha ha
Found my coat and grabbed my hat
Dsus2 
Made the bus in seconds flat
B7sus4 
Found my way upstairs and had a smoke
B7sus4 
And somebody spoke and I went into a dream

Ah Ah Ah 
Ah Ah 
   

Bm Em Em7 
I read the news today oh boy
C/B Asus2 
Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire
Bm Em Em7 
And though the holes were rather small
They had to count them all
Em Em7 
Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall

B7 
I’d love to turn you on

Messy instrumental, really a lot of NC’s...

B7 B7 

The Beatles - A Hard Day’s Night  

Originally in G, I play in D capo 1 or 2

Cadd9 
Gadd9 
It’s been a hard day’s night
And I’ve been working like a dog
Gadd9 
It’s been a hard day’s night
I should be sleeping like a log

But when I get home to you
I find the things that you do
G7 
Will make me feel alright

Gadd9 
You know I work all day
To get you money to buy you things
Gadd9 
And it’s worth it just to hear you say
You’re gonna give me everything

So why on Earth should I moan
‘Cause when I get you alone
G7 
You know I feel okay

F#m Bm F#m 
When I’m home, everything seems to be right
Bm 
When I’m home, feeling you holding me tight, tight, yeah

Gadd9 
It’s been a hard day’s night
And I’ve been working like a dog
Gadd9 
It’s been a hard day’s night
I should be sleeping like a log

But when I get home to you
I find the things that you do
G7 
Will make me feel alright

Solo on verse chords

Gadd9 
     x2

So why on Earth should I moan
‘Cause when I  get you alone
G7 
You know I feel okay

F#m Bm F#m 
When I’m home, everything seems to be right
Bm 
When I’m home, feeling you holding me tight, tight, yeah

Gadd9 
It’s been a hard day’s night
And I’ve been working like a dog
Gadd9 
It’s been a hard day’s night
I should be sleeping like a log

But when I get home to you
I find the things that you do
G7 
Will make me feel alright

G7 
You know I feel all right
Gadd9 Cadd9 
You know I feel alright

The Beatles - Across the Universe  

F#m 
  
Bm 
Words are flowing out like endless
F#m 
Rain into a paper cup
Em7 
They slither while they pass
A7 
They slip away across the universe
Bm 
Pools of sorrow, waves of joy
F#m 
Are drifting through my opened mind
Em7 Gm 
Possessing and caressing me

A7sus4 
Jai guru deva om
A7 
Nothing’s gonna change my world
Nothing’s gonna change my world
A7 
Nothing’s gonna change my world
Nothing’s gonna change my world

Bm 
Images of broken light which
F#m Em7 
Dance before me like a million eyes
A7 
They call me on and on across the universe
Bm 
Thoughts meander like a restless
F#m 
Wind inside a letterbox
Em7 
They tumble blindly as they make
A7 
Their way across the universe

A7sus4 
Jai guru deva om
A7 
Nothing’s gonna change my world
Nothing’s gonna change my world
A7 
Nothing’s gonna change my world
Nothing’s gonna change my world

Bm 
Sounds of laughter, shades of Earth
F#m 
Are ringing through my opened ears
Em7 Gm 
Inciting and inviting me
Bm 
Limitless, undying love which
F#m Em7 
Shines around me like a million suns
A7 
And calls me on and on across the universe

A7sus4 
Jai guru deva om
A7 
Nothing’s gonna change my world
Nothing’s gonna change my world
A7 
Nothing’s gonna change my world
Nothing’s gonna change my world

Jai guru deva  (Repeat)

The Beatles - All I’ve Got To Do  

Eaugadd7add9 is a name I made up for:

x76575

Eaugadd7add9 
C#m 
Whenever I want you around, yeah 
C#m F#m 
All I gotta do, is call you on the phone

And you’ll come running home 

Am 
Yeah that’s all I gotta do

C#m 
And when I, I wanna kiss you yeah 
C#m F#m 
All I gotta do is whisper in your ear 

The words you want to hear

Am 
And I’ll be kissing you

And the same goes for me, whenever you want me at all
C#m 
I’ll be here, yes I will, whenever you call
C#m 
You just gotta call on me, yeah
You just gotta call on me

C#m 
Whenever I want you around, yeah 
C#m F#m 
All I gotta do, is call you on the phone

And you’ll come running home 

Am 
Yeah that’s all I gotta do

And the same goes for me, whenever you want me at all
C#m 
I’ll be here, yes I will, whenever you call
C#m 
You just gotta call on me, yeah
You just gotta call on me, oooh
You just gotta call on me

C#m C#m 
Hm-mm-m-m-m-m m-m-m-m 

The Beatles - All My Loving  

Originally in F#m, I play in Em

Em A7 
Close your eyes and I’ll kiss you
Bm 
Tomorrow I’ll miss you
Em A7 
Remember I’ll always be true 
Em A7 Bm 
And then while I’m away I’ll write home every day
A7 
And I’ll send all my loving to you

Em A7 
I’ll pretend that I’m kissing
Bm 
The lips I am missing
Em A7 
And hope that my dreams will come true 
Em A7 Bm 
And then while I’m away I’ll write home every day
A7 
And I’ll send all my loving to you

Bm Bm/A# 
All my loving, I will send to you
Bm Bm/A# 
All my loving, darling I’ll be true

Em A7 
Close your eyes and I’ll kiss you
Bm 
Tomorrow I’ll miss you
Em A7 
Remember I’ll always be true 
Em A7 Bm 
And then while I’m away I’ll write home every day
A7 
And I’ll send all my loving to you

Solo

Em 
       
Bm Bm/A# 
All my loving, I will send to you
Bm Bm/A# 
All my loving, darling I’ll be true

Bm Bm/A# 
All my loving, all my loving
Bm Bm/A# 
All my loving, I will send to you

The Beatles - All You Need Is Love  

Not rhythmically related to the song, just an excerpt from La Marseillaise

D7 
     
Em7 
Love, love, love 
Em7 
Love, love, love 
D7/A D7/F# D7/E 
Love, love, love  
D/C D/B 
   
D/F# Em7 
There’s nothing you can do that can’t be done
D/F# Em7 
Nothing you can sing that can’t be sung
D7/A D7/F# D7/E 
Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game 
D/C D/B 
It’s easy    

D/F# Em7 
There’s nothing you can make that can’t be made
D/F# Em7 
No one you can save that can’t be saved
D7/A D7/F# D7/E 
Nothing you can do but you can learn how to be you in time 
D/C 
It’s easy  

A7 D7 
All you need is love 
A7 D7 
All you need is love 
B7 Em Em7 
All you need is love, love 
D7 
Love is all you need

Em7 
Love, love, love 
Em7 
Love, love, love 
D7/A D7/F# 
Love, love, love 
D7/E D/C D/B 
    
A7 D7 
All you need is love
A7 D7 
All you need is love
B7 Em Em7 
All you need is love, love 
D7 
Love is all you need

D/F# Em7 
There’s nothing you can know that isn’t known
D/F# Em7 
Nothing you can see that isn’t shown
D7/A D7/F# D7/E 
Nowhere you can be that isn’t where, you’re meant to be
D/C D/B 
It’s easy   

A7 D7 
All you need is love
A7 D7 
All you need is love
B7 Em Em7 
All you need is love, love 
D7 
Love is all you need

A7 D7 
All you need is love (All together now)
A7 D7 
All you need is love (Everybody)
B7 Em Em7 
All you need is love, love 
D7 
Love is all you need

Love is all you need
Love is all you need

The Beatles - And I Love Her  

Originally in C#m, I play in Bm

Em Em D6 D6 
   

Vox on the 4 of the key (the 1 of the first chord)

on “I”, and the 2 (of the 2nd chord and the key) on

“all”.  You may feel like going to the 1 of the key

there, but it’s the 2.

Em Bm 
I give her all my love
Em Bm 
That’s all I do
Em Bm 
And if you saw my love
You’d love her too

D6 
love her

Em Bm 
She gives me everything
Em Bm 
And tenderly
Em Bm 
The kiss my lover brings
She brings to me

D6 
And I love her

Bm Bm F#m 
A love like ours, could never die
Bm F#m A7 
As long as I have you near me 

Em Bm 
Bright are the stars that shine
Em Bm 
Dark is the sky
Em Bm 
I know this love of mine
Will never die

D6 
And I love her

Originally changes key here up a half-step, I skip that

Solo, skip if appropriate

Em Bm Em Bm Em Em 
   
Em Bm 
 Bright are the stars that shine
Em Bm 
 Dark is the sky
Em Bm 
 I know this love of mine
 Will never die

D6 
And I love her

Em Em 
Em Em 

The Beatles - And Your Bird Can Sing  

Originally in E, I play in D

Intro, I do some Norweigan-Wood-esque noodling here

You tell me that you’ve got every thing you want

And your bird can sing

Em 
But you don’t get me 
You don’t get  me

You say you’ve seen seven wonders

And your bird is green

Em 
But you can’t see me 
You can’t see  me

F#m F#mM7/F 
When your prize possessions
F#m7/E B7/D# 
Start to weigh you down
Em 
Look in my direction
A7 
I’ll be ‘round, I’ll be ’round

Verse chords

Em 
     
F#m F#mM7/F 
When your bird is broken
F#m7/E B7/D# 
Will it bring you down
Em 
You may be awoken
A7 
I’ll be ‘round, I’ll be ’round

You tell me that you’ve heard every sound there is

And your bird can swing

Em 
But you can’t hear me 
You can’t hear me

Em 
G/D 

The Beatles - Any Time At All  

Originally in Bm, I play in Am, highest note that matters is the 7

Vox on the 5

Am 
Any time at all   
Any time at all
Am 
Any time at all   
All you’ve got to do is call 
G7 
And I’ll be there

Em/B 
 If you need somebody to love 
Am Fm/G# 
 Just look into my eyes
C/G 
I’ll be there to make you feel right   

Em/B 
 If you’re feeling sorry and sad
Am Fm/G# 
 I’d really sympathize       
C/G 
Don’t you be sad, just call me tonight

Am 
Any time at all   
Any time at all
Am 
Any time at all   
All you’ve got to do is call 
G7 
And I’ll be there

Em/B 
If the sun has faded away 
Am Fm/G# 
I’ll try to make it shine
C/G 
There is nothing I  won’t do 

Em/B 
If you need a shoulder to cry on
Am Fm/G# 
I hope it will be mine  
C/G 
Call me tonight and I’ll come to you

Am 
Any time at all   
Any time at all
Am 
Any time at all   
All you’ve got to do is call 
G7 
And I’ll be there

Piano Solo

G7 G7 G7 
G7 G7 Csus4 
     
Am 
Any time at all   
Any time at all
Am 
Any time at all   
All you’ve got to do is call 
G7 
And I’ll be there
Am 
Any time at all   
All you’ve got to do is call 
G7 
And I’ll be there

The Beatles - Ask Me Why  

I prefer to sing the line that starts on a very comfortable G# (in E)

F#m7 G#m7 F#m7 
I  love you       
 ‘Cause you tell me things I want to know
F#m7 G#m7 F#m7 
And it’s true      
G#7 
That it really only goes to show that I know
C#m F#m7 B7 
That I, I, I, I would never ever ever be blue

F#m7 G#m7 F#m7 
Now you’re mine 
My happiness near makes me cry

F#m7 G#m7 F#m7 
And in time 
G#7 
You’ll understand the reason why that I cry

C#m 
It’s not because I’m sad
E+ 
But you’re the only love that I’ve ever had

Bridge

B7 E+ 
I can’t believe  it’s happened to me
B7 B7 
I can’t conceive of any more misery

F#m7 G#m7 F#m7 
Ask me why I’ll say I love you  
G#m7 
And I’m always thinking of you

F#m7 G#m7 F#m7 
I  love you       
 ‘Cause you tell me things I want to know
F#m7 G#m7 F#m7 
And it’s true      
G#7 
That it really only goes to show that I know
C#m F#m7 B7 
That I, I, I, I would never ever ever be blue

F#m7 G#m7 F#m7 
Ask me why I’ll say I love you  
G#m7 
And I’m always thinking of you

Bridge

B7 E+ 
I can’t believe  it’s happened to me
B7 B7 
I can’t conceive of any more misery

F#m7 G#m7 F#m7 
Ask me why I’ll say I love you  
G#m7 
And I’m always thinking of you

You
G#m7 
You

The Beatles - Baby It’s You  

Em 
Sha la la la la la la
Em 
Sha la la la la la la
Em 
Sha la la la la la la
Sha la la la la

It’s not the way you smile
That touched my heart
It’s not the way you kiss
That tears me apart

Em 
But how many many many nights go by
Am 
I sit alone at home and I cry over you
Em 
What can I do?
Can’t help myself (hard stop)
Em 
‘Cause baby it’s you 
Em 
Baby it’s you 

You should hear what they say about you
They say they say you never never ever been true

Em 
Wo ho it doesn’t matter what they say
Am 
I know I’m gonna love you any old way
Em 
What can I do then it’s true
Don’t want nobody nobody (hard stop)
Em 
Cause baby it’s you  
Em 
Baby it’s you 

Solo

   x2

Em 
Wo ho it doesn’t matter what they say
Am 
I know I’m gonna love you any old way
Em 
What can I do then it’s true
Don’t want nobody nobody
Em 
‘Cause baby it’s you 
Em 
Baby it’s you 

The Beatles - Baby’s In Black  

E7 
Oh dear what can I do?
D7 E7 
Baby’s in black and I’m feeling blue tell me 
Oh what can I do?

A7 
She thinks of him and so she dresses in 
Black and though he’ll never come
E7 
Back she’s dressed in black

E7 
Oh dear what can I do?
D7 E7 
Baby’s in black and I’m feeling blue tell me 
Oh what can I do?

A7 
I think of her but she thinks only of 
Him and though it’s only a 
E7 
Whim she thinks of him

Bridge

F#m7 B7 
Oh how long will it take 
E7 
Till she sees the mistake she has made?

E7 
Dear what can I do?  
D7 E7 
Baby’s in black and I’m feeling blue tell me 
Oh what can I do? 

Solo, I usually skip this and the subsequent bridge

D7 E7 
      

Bridge

F#m7 B7 
Oh how long will it take 
E7 
Till she sees the mistake she has made?

E7 
Dear what can I do?
D7 E7 
Baby’s in black and I’m feeling blue tell me 
Oh what can I do? 

Quietly, let ring

A7 
She thinks of him and so she dresses in 
Black and though he’ll never come
E7 
Back she’s dressed in black

E7 
Oh dear what can I do?
D7 E7 
Baby’s in black and I’m feeling blue tell me 
D7 
Oh what can I do?
D7 
Tell me oh what can I do?

The Beatles - Back in the USSR  

E7 
 

Vox on 4→3 on “Flew in”

Flew in from Miami Beach B.O.A.C.
Didn’t get to bed last night
On the way the paperback was on my knee
Man I had a dreadful flight

I’m back in the U.S.S.R.
 You don’t know how lucky you are boy

Hard stop on “back”

Back in the U.S.S.R.   

Been away so long I hardly knew the place
Gee it’s good to be back home
Leave it till tomorrow to unpack my case
Honey disconnect the phone

I’m back in the U.S.S.R.
You don’t know how lucky you are boy
Gadd9 
Back in the U.S.

Back in the U.S.

Back in the U.S.S.R.

Bridge, vox down to the root of the chord on “Ukraine”

Well the Ukraine girls really knock me out
They leave the West behind
D/C# D/C D/B 
And Moscow girls make me sing and shout
That Georgia’s always on my mi mi mi mi mi mi mind    
Eb 
    Oh come on!

Solo as verse, but skip solo and subsequent chorus and bridge

if appropriate...

I’m back in the U.S.S.R.
You don’t know how lucky you are boy

Hard stop on “back”

Back in the U.S.S.R.

Bridge

Well the Ukraine girls really knock me out
They leave the West behind
D/C# D/C D/B 
And Moscow girls make me sing and shout
That Georgia’s always on my mi mi mi mi mi mi mind  

Oh, show me ‘round your snow-peaked mountains way down South
Take me to your daddy’s farm
Let me hear your balalaikais ringing out
Come and keep your comrade warm

I’m back in the U.S.S.R., hey
You don’t know how lucky you are boy

Hard stop on “back”

Back in the U.S.S.R.   

Oh, let me tell you honey

Woo...

Optionally do D/C/A on “wooh”

The Beatles - Can’t Buy Me Love  

Originally in C, I play in A.

I do the opening chorus super slow, then break into a

syncopated triplet beat.

The first vocal note is the root (C in C),

so the first ‘love’ is the 5 above that (G in C), i.e.

the third of the opening minor chord.

C#m F#m C#m F#m 
Can’t buy me love, oh, love
Bm7 
Oh, can’t buy me love, oh, oh

A7 
I’ll buy you a diamond ring my friend if it makes you feel all right
D7 A7 
I’ll get you anything my friend if it makes you feel all right
E7 D7 A7 
‘Cause I don’t care too   much for money, for money can’t buy me love

A7 
I’ll give you all I’ve got to give if it makes you love me too
D7 A7 
may not have a lot to give but what I’ve got I’ll give to you
E7 D7 A7 
‘Cause I don’t care too   much for money, for money can’t buy me love

C#m F#m A7 
Can’t buy me love, oh, everybody tells me so
C#m F#m Bm7 
Can’t buy me love, oh, no, no, no, no

A7 
Say you don’t need no diamond rings and I’ll be satisfied
D7 A7 
Tell me that you want the kind of things that money just can’t buy
E7 D7 A7 
‘Cause I don’t care too   much for money, for money can’t buy me love

Solo, 1-4-5 in C, skip if unaccompanied

C#m F#m A7 
Can’t buy me love, oh, everybody tells me so
C#m F#m Bm7 
Can’t buy me love, oh, no, no, no, no

A7 
Say you don’t need no diamond rings and I’ll be satisfied
D7 A7 
Tell me that you want the kind of things that money just can’t buy
E7 D7 A7 
‘Cause I don’t care too   much for money, for money can’t buy me love

C#m F#m C#m F#m Bm7 A7 
Can’t buy me lo-ove, lo-ove, can’t buy me love 

The Beatles - Come Together  

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 
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
He say, I know you, you know me
F7 
One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Am 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
He got feet down below his knee
F7 
Hold you in his armchair, you can feel his disease 

Am 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
He say, one and one and one is three
F7 
Got to be good looking ‘cause he’s so hard to see 

Am Cm7 
Come together, right now, over me

The Beatles - Do You Want to Know a Secret?  

Em Am Em 
You’ll never know how much I really love you
B7 
You’ll never know how much I really care

G#m7 Gm7 F#m7 
Listen   
B7 G#m7 Gm7 F#m7 
Do you want to know a secret   
B7 G#m7 Gm7 F#m7 
Do you promise not to tell?  Woo ooh ooh

G#m7 Gm7 F#m7 
Closer   
B7 G#m7 Gm7 F#m7 
Let me whisper in your ear   
B7 B7 
Say the words you long to hear

C#m F#m7 B6 
I’m in love with you, ooooooo

G#m7 Gm7 F#m7 
Listen (Doo dah doo)
B7 G#m7 Gm7 F#m7 
Do you want to know a secret (Doo dah doo)
B7 G#m7 Gm7 F#m7 
Do you promise not to tell?  Woo ooh ooh

G#m7 Gm7 F#m7 
Closer (Doo dah doo)
B7 G#m7 Gm7 F#m7 
Let me whisper in your ear (Doo dah doo)
B7 B7 
Say the words you long to hear

C#m F#m7 B6 
I’m in love with you, oooooooo

Bridge

F#m7 C#m Bm 
I’ve know the secret for the week or two
F#m7 C#m Bm F#m7 B6 
Nobody knows just we two 

G#m7 Gm7 F#m7 
Listen (Doo dah doo)
B7 G#m7 Gm7 F#m7 
Do you want to know a secret (Doo dah doo)
B7 G#m7 Gm7 F#m7 
Do you promise not to tell?  Woo ooh ooh

G#m7 Gm7 F#m7 
Closer (Doo dah doo)
B7 G#m7 Gm7 F#m7 
Let me whisper in your ear (Doo dah doo)
B7 B7 
Say the words you long to hear 

C#m F#m7 B6 C#m 
I’m in love with you   oooooo
F#m7 B6 C#m 
Ooooo  ooooo  ooooo  ooooo  ooooo
F#m7 B6 C#m 
Ooooo  ooooo  ooooo  ooooo  ooooo
F#m7 B6 C#m 
Ooooo  ooooo  ooooo  ooooo  ooooo

The Beatles - Don’t Let Me Down  

Originally in E, I play in C or C capo 1

Intro

Csus4 
  
Dm7 
Don’t let me down
Dm7/G Csus4 
Don’t let me down 
Dm7 
Don’t let me down 
Dm7/G Csus4 
Don’t let me down 

One measure of 5/4 at the beginning of each phrase

Vox on 3 5 6 on “no bo dy”

Dm7 
Nobody ever loved me like she does
Cmaj7 Csus4 
Ooh she does, yes she does 
Dm7 
And if somebody loved me like she do me
Cmaj7 Csus4 
Ooh she do me, yes she does 

Dm7 
Don’t let me down 
Dm7/G Csus4 
Don’t let me down 
Dm7 
Don’t let me down 
Dm7/G Csus4 
Don’t let me down 

I’m in love for the first time
G7 
Don’t you know it’s gonna last

It’s a love that lasts forever

It’s a love that had no past  

Dm7 
Don’t let me down
Dm7/G Csus4 
Don’t let me down 
Dm7 
Don’t let me down (oooh)
Dm7/G Csus4 
Don’t let me down 

Dm7 
And from the first time that she really done me
Cmaj7 Csus4 
Ooh she done me, she done megood 
Dm7 
I guess nobody ever really done me
Cmaj7 Csus4 
Ooh she done me, she done me good 

Dm7 
Don’t let me down, hey
Dm7/G Csus4 
Don’t let me down 
Dm7 
Weeee heeeee
Dm7/G Csus4 
Don’t let me down 

Keyboard solo on chorus chords, with oohs and ad libs

The Beatles - Don’t Pass me By  

Vox on the 5

I listen for your footsteps coming up the drive
Listen for your footsteps but they don’t arrive
Waiting for your knock dear on my old front door
I don’t hear it
Does it mean you don’t love me anymore?

I hear the clock a’ticking on the mantle shelf
See the hands a’moving but I’m by myself
I wonder where you are tonight and why I’m by myself
I don’t see you
Does it mean you don’t love me anymore?

Don’t pass me by, don’t make me cry, don’t make me blue
‘Cause you know darling I love only you
You’ll never know it hurt me so, how I hate to see you go
Don’t pass me by, don’t make me cry

I’m sorry that I doubted you I was so unfair
You were in a car crash and you lost your hair
You said that you would be late about an hour or two
I said that’s alright I’m waiting here
Just waiting to hear from you

Don’t pass me by, don’t make me cry, don’t make me blue
‘Cause you know darling I love only you
You’ll never know it hurt me so, how I hate to see you go
Don’t pass me by, don’t make me cry

Don’t pass me by, don’t make me cry, don’t make me blue
‘Cause you know darling I love only you
You’ll never know it hurt me so, how I hate to see you go
Don’t pass me by, don’t make me cry 

The Beatles - Drive My Car  

The G13’s are all G7 in the original

G13 G13 G13 A7 
      

Vox are on C→B and G→G

G13 
Asked a girl what she wanted to be
G13 
She said baby, can’t you see
G13 
I wanna be famous, a star on the screen

Vox are on C and F... over A7!

Playing A13 makes it easier to find that C

A7 
But you can do something in between

Melody on F#.A.F#.D.F#.D.F

Harmony on D.F#.D.B.B.B.B or B.D.B.G.B.G.B

Bm 
Baby you can drive my car
Bm 
Yes I’m gonna be a star
Bm 
Baby you can drive my car
A7 A7 
And maybe I’ll love you 

G13 
I told a girl that my prospects were good
G13 
And she said baby, it’s understood
G13 
Working for peanuts is all very fine
A7 
But I can show you a better time

Bm 
Baby you can drive my car
Bm 
Yes I’m gonna be a star
Bm 
Baby you can drive my car

D→G→A7 is twice as fast here as in the previous chorus

A7 A7 
And maybe I’ll love you 
A7 
Beep beep’m beep beep yeah

Solo:

A7 
      

Probably skip this whole chorus when acoustic

Bm 
Baby you can drive my car
Bm 
Yes I’m gonna be a star
Bm 
Baby you can drive my car
A7 A7 
And maybe I’ll love you 

G13 
I told a girl I can start right away
G13 
And she said listen babe I got something to say
G13 
I got no car and it’s breaking my heart
A7 
But I’ve found a driver and that’s a start

Bm 
Baby you can drive my car
Bm 
Yes I’m gonna be a star
Bm 
Baby you can drive my car
A7 A7 
And baby I love you 
 Beep beep’m beep beep yeah
G13 
 Beep beep’m beep beep yeah
G13 
 Beep beep’m beep beep yeah
G13 
 Beep beep’m beep beep yeah

The Beatles - Eight Days A Week  

Originally in D, I play in G capo 1.

When not in the original key, I find the intro works

best arpeggiated slowly, rather than strummed.

The rest I like in a mid-tempo reggae beat.

Gadd9 C6 Gadd9 
   
A7 
Ooh I need your love babe
Guess you know it’s true
A7 
Hope you need my love babe
Just like I need you

Em 
Hold me, love me
Em A7 
Hold me, love me
A7 
Ain’t got nothin’ but love babe
 Eight days a week

A7 
Love you every day girl
Always on my mind
A7 
One thing I can say girl
Love you all the time

Em 
Hold me, love me
Em A7 
Hold me, love me
A7 
Ain’t got nothin’ but love babe
 Eight days a week

Eight days a week
Em 
I love you
A7 
Eight days a week
D7 
Is not enough to show I care

A7 
Ooh I need your love babe
Guess you know it’s true
A7 
Hope you need my love babe
Just like I need you

Em 
Hold me, love me
Em A7 
Hold me, love me
A7 
Ain’t got nothin’ but love babe
 Eight days a week

Eight days a week
Em 
I love you
A7 
Eight days a week
D7 
Is not enough to show I care

A7 
Love you every day girl
Always on my mind
A7 
One thing I can say girl
Love you all the time

Em 
Hold me, love me
Em A7 
Hold me, love me
A7 
Ain’t got nothin’ but love babe
 Eight days a week
 Eight days a week
 Eight days a week

Gadd9 C6 Gadd9 

The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby  

Originally in Em, I play in Am capo 2, swung and fast.

Vox on the 3

Am 
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Am 
Ah, look at all the lonely people

“In” and “church” are on the *major* 6.

Am 
Eleanor Rigby, picks up the rice in the church
Am 
Where a wedding has been, lives in a dream
Am 
Waits at the window, wearing the face
Am 
That she keeps in a jar by the door, who is it for?

Am7 AmM6 
All the lonely people
F/A Am 
Where do they all come from?
Am7 AmM6 
All the lonely people
F/A Am 
Where do they all belong?

Am 
Father McKenzie, writing the words
Am 
To a sermon that no one will hear, no one comes near
Am 
Look at him working, donning his socks
Am 
In the night when there’s nobody there, what does he care?

Am7 AmM6 
All the lonely people
F/A Am 
Where do they all come from?
Am7 AmM6 
All the lonely people
F/A Am 
Where do they all belong?

Am 
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Am 
Ah, look at all the lonely people

Am 
Eleanor Rigby died in the church
Am 
And was buried along with her name, nobody came
Am 
Father McKenzie, wiping the dirt
Am 
From his hands as he walks from the grave, no one was saved

Am7 AmM6 
All the lonely people
F/A Am 
Where do they all come from?
Am7 AmM6 
All the lonely people
F/A Am 
Where do they all belong?

The Beatles - For No One  

Originally in A capo 2, I play in A capo 1.

A/G# 
Your day breaks, your mind aches
F#m A/E Dmaj7 
You find that all her words of kindness linger on
When she no longer needs you

A/G# 
She wakes up, she makes up
F#m A/E Dmaj7 
She takes her time and doesn’t feel she has to hurry
She no longer needs you

Bm F#7 
And in her eyes you see nothing
Bm F#7 
No sign of love behind the 
Bm F#7 
Tears cried for no one
Bm F#7 Bm Esus4 
A love that should have lasted years  

A/G# F#m 
You want her, you need her, and yet you don’t
A/E Dmaj7 
Believe her when she says her love is dead, you
Think she needs you

A/G# 
Your day breaks, your mind aches
F#m A/E 
There will be times when all the 
Dmaj7 
Things she said will
Fill your head you won’t forget her

Bm F#7 
And in her eyes you see nothing
Bm F#7 
No sign of love behind the 
Bm F#7 
Tears cried for no one
Bm F#7 Bm Esus4 
A love that should have lasted years  

    

A/G# F#m 
You stay home, she goes out, and says that long
A/E Dmaj7 
Ago she knew someone but now he’s gone, she
Doesn’t need him

Bm F#7 
And in her eyes you see nothing
Bm F#7 
No sign of love behind the 
Bm F#7 
Tears cried for no one
Bm F#7 Bm Esus4 
A love that should have lasted years  

The Beatles - From Me To You  

Originally in C, I play in G capo 3.

Play on the fast side.

Em 
If there’s anything that you want
D7 
If there’s anything I can do
Em 
Just call on me and I’ll send it along
D7 Em 
With love from me to yo

Em 
I’ve got everything that you want
D7 
Like a heart that’s oh so true
Em 
Just call on me and I’ll send it along
D7 G7 
With love from me to yo

Dm7 
I got arms that long to hold you
And keep you by my side
A7 A7 
I got lips that long to kiss you
D+ 
And keep you satisfied

Em 
If there’s anything that you want
D7 
If there’s anything I can do
Em 
Just call on me and I’ll send it along
D7 Em 
With love from me to you 

Em 
   From me
D7 
   To you
Em 
Just call on me and I’ll send it along
D7 G7 
With love from me to yo

Dm7 
I got arms that long to hold you
And keep you by my side
A7 A7 
I got lips that long to kiss you
D+ 
And keep you satisfied

Em 
If there’s anything that you want
D7 
If there’s anything I can do
Em 
Just call on me and I’ll send it along
D7 
With love from me to yo

Em 
To you
EmM7 
To you
Em 
To you 
Em 
Da da da da da da da da

The Beatles - Get Back  

Originally in A, I play in E capo 1.

E5 
  
E5 
Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner 

Vox down to 6-5 on “la-ast”

E5 
But he knew it wouldn’t last
E5 
Jojo left his home in Tucson, Arizona 
E5 
For some California grass

E5 E9 E5 E9 
Get back, get back
E5 
Get back to where you once belonged  
E5 E9 E5 E9 
Get back, get back
E5 
Get back to where you once belonged

Get back Jojo

Solo on verse chords, if no soloist, just dink around

on verse chords a bit and skip subsequent chorus

E5 E0 E5 E9 
Get back, get back
E5 
Get back to where you once belonged  
E5 E9 E5 E9 
Get back, get back 

Hanging stop on “belonged”, stay on the IV

Get back to where you once belonged 

Get back Jojo

E5 
E5 
Sweet Loretta Martin thought she was a woman
E5 
But she was another man
E5 
All the girls around her say she’s got it comin’
E5 
But she gets it while she can

E5 E9 E5 E9 
Get back, get back
E5 
Get back to where you once belonged  
E5 E9 E5 E9 
Get back, get back 
E5 
Get back to where you once belonged

Get back Loretta

Dink around a little on verse chords

E5 E9 E5 E9 
Get back, get back
E5 
Get back to where you once belonged  
E5 E9 E5 E9 
Get back, get back

Hanging stop on “belonged”, still on the IV

Get Back to where you once belonged

The Let It Be version ends here, the Past Masters

version comes back in

Ooooh...

E5 
 Get back Loretta 
E5 
Your Momma’s  waiting for you  
 Wearin’ her high-heeled shoes and her low-necked sweater 
E5 
Get back  home, Loretta  

E5 E9 E5 E9 
Get back, get back
E5 
Get back to where you once belonged  

E5 E9 E5 E9 
Get back, get back

Hang on “belonged”, stay on the IV

Get back to where you once belonged 

E9 

The Beatles - Getting Better  

Originally in C, I play in A

Dadd9 
Bm7 
It’s getting better all the time

Original goes right into the verse, I hang a measure on the I

A/E 
I used to get mad at my school (no, I can’t complain)
A/E 
The teachers that taught me weren’t cool  (no, I can’t complain)
You’re holding me down, turning me ‘round
Filling me up with your rules

Bm7 
I’ve got to admit it’s getting better
C#m 
A little better all the time
Bm7 
I have to admit it’s getting better
C#m 
It’s getting better since you’ve been mine 

A/E A/E 
Me used to be angry young man
A/E A/E 
Me hiding me head in the sand
A/E A/E 
You gave me the word I finally heard
A/E 
I’m doing the best that I can 

Bm7 
I’ve got to admit it’s getting better
C#m 
A little better all the time
Bm7 
I have to admit it’s getting better
C#m 
It’s getting better since you’ve been mine 
Getting so much better all the time

Vox do a full triad, I sing the 3

Bm7 C#m 
It’s getting better all the time, better, better, better
Bm7 C#m 
It’s getting better all the time, better, better, better

I used to be cruel to my woman

I beat her and kept her apart from the things that she loved

A/E A/E 
Man I was mean but I’m changing my scene
A/E 
And I’m doing the best that I can 

Bm7 
I’ve got to admit it’s getting better
C#m 
A little better all the time
Bm7 
I have to admit it’s getting better
C#m 
It’s getting better since you’ve been mine 
Getting so much better all the time

Bm7 C#m 
It’s getting better all the time, better, better, better
Bm7 C#m 
It’s getting better all the time, better, better, better
Getting so much better all the time

The Beatles - Good Night  

Bm7 Am7 D7 
   
Bm7 Am7 
Now it’s time to say goodnight
Bm7 Am7 Am7/G D/F# 
Good night, sleep tight
Bm7 Am7 
Now the sun turns  out his light
Bm7 Am7 Am7/G D/F# 
Good night, sleep tight

Gmaj7 D7/G Gmaj7 D7/G 
Dream sweet dreams for me 
C/G C/G 
Dream sweet dreams for you 

Bm7 Am7 
Close your eyes and I’ll close mine  
Bm7 Am7 Am7/G D/F# 
Good night, sleep tight
Bm7 Am7 
Now the moon begins to shine
Bm7 Am7 Am7/G D/F# 
Good night, sleep tight

Gmaj7 D7/G Gmaj7 D7/G 
Dream sweet dreams for me 
C/G C/G 
Dream sweet dreams for you 

Bridge

Am7 A7 Dm7 
   Mmmm...
G7 C/G D7/F# Am7 D7 
    Mmmm...

Bm7 Am7 
Close your eyes and I’ll close mine  
Bm7 Am7 Am7/G D/F# 
Good night, sleep tight
Bm7 Am7 
Now the sun turns  out his light
Bm7 Am7 Am7/G D/F# 
Good night, sleep tight

Gmaj7 D7/G Gmaj7 D7/G 
Dream sweet dreams for me 
C/G C/G 
Dream sweet dreams for you 

Bm7 Am7 D7 

The Beatles - Got To Get You Into My Life  

Originally in G, I play in E

D/E at the 7th fret, with open E

If you can’t get up to the 1 on “there”, the 4 works

D/E 
I was alone I took a ride I didn’t know what I would find there
D/E 
Another road where maybe I can see another kind of mind there

Can play the last chord as a VI9 (C#9 in E)

G#m G#mM7 G#m7 G#m/F 
Ooh then I suddenly see you
G#m G#mM7 G#m7 G#m/F 
Ooh did I tell you I need you
A/G# A/F# B7 
Every single day of my life

D/E 
You didn’t run you didn’t lie you knew I wanted just to hold you
D/E 
And had you gone you’d knew in time we meet again for I’d have told you

G#m G#mM7 G#m7 G#m/F 
Ooh you were meant to be near me
G#m G#mM7 G#m7 G#m/F 
Ooh and I want you to hear me
A/G# A/F# B7 
Say we’ll be together every day
Got to get you into my life 

D/E 
What can I do? What can I be when I’m with you I wanna stay there
D/E 
If I’m true I’ll never leave and if I do I know the way there

G#m G#mM7 G#m7 G#m/F 
Ooh then I suddenly see you
G#m G#mM7 G#m7 G#m/F 
Ooh did I tell you I need you
A/G# A/F# B7 
Every single day of my life
Got to get you into my life

Dadd9 
 
D/E 
I was alone I took a ride I didn’t know what I would find there
D/E 
Another road where maybe I can see another kind of mind there
D/E D/E 
Then suddenly I see you, did I tell you I need you

Got to get you into my life 

The Beatles - Happiness Is A Warm Gun  

Vox on the 7

Am7 Am6 Emadd9 Em 
She’s not a girl   who misses much  
Am7 Am6 Emadd9 Em 
 Doo doo doo doo doo doo  oh yeah  

Vox on the 6 of the chord

Dm 
  She’s well acquainted with the touch of the velvet hand
Am 
Like a lizard on a window pane              
Dm 
The man in the crowd with the multicolored mirrors on his 
Am 
Hobnail boots
Dm 
Lying with his eyes
Am 
While his hands are busy working overtime

There’s a measure of 5/4 here, the i lands on “National”

Dm 
  A soap impression of his wife, which he ate
Am 
And donated to the National Trust

Switch to 3/4

                                                                                  
A7 A7 
 

Vox on the 5

A7 
I need a fix ‘cause I’m goin’ down

Down to the bits that I left up town

Am 
I need a fix, ‘cause I’m goin’ down
A7 
Mother Superior jump the gun 
A7 
Mother Superior jump the gun
A7 
Mother Superior jump the gun 
A7 
Mother Superior jump the gun
A7 
Mother Superior jump the gun 
A7 
Mother Superior jump the gun

Am 
  Happiness is a warm gun  

(Bang, bang, shoot, shoot) 

Am 
 Happiness is a warm gun, mama
(Bang, bang, shoot, shoot)
Am 
 When I hold you  in my arms (oh yeah)   
Am 
 And I feel my finger on your trigger (oh yeah)
Am 
 I know nobody can do me no harm
Am 
 Because (happiness) is a warm gun mama 

(Bang, bang, shoot, shoot) 

Am 
 Happiness is a warm gun, yes it is

(Bang, bang, shoot, shoot)

Hanging stop

Fm 
Happiness is a warm, yes it is...
Am 
Gun  

(Happiness, bang, bang, shoot, shoot)

Am 
Don’t you know that happiness   
(Is a warm gun yeah)

The Beatles - Hello, Goodbye  

Originally in C, I play in G capo 1.

Vox  starts on 5-1 the first chord.

In G on guitar, I substitute Em7 for the Esus2/D.

C6 D7 
You say yes, I say no, you say stop
Em D7 Em 
I say go, go, go

D7 D7 C/D G/F# 
Oh no, you say goodbye and I say hello 
Em Esus2/D 
Hello, hello
D# G/F# 
I don’t know why you say goodbye, I say hello
Em Esus2/D 
Hello, hello
F9 
I don’t know why you say goodbye, I say hello

C6 D7 
I say high, you say low, you say why, and
Em D7 Em 
I say I don’t know

D7 D7 C/D G/F# 
Oh no, you say goodbye and I say hello 
Em Esus2/D 
Hello, hello
D# G/F# 
I don’t know why you say goodbye, I say hello 
Em Esus2/D 
Hello, hello
F9 
I don’t know why you say goodbye, I say hello

C6 D7 
  Why, why, why,  why, why, why, do you 
Em D7 
Say goodbye

D7 D7 C/D G/F# 
Oh no, you say goodbye and I say hello 
Em Esus2/D 
Hello, hello
D# G/F# 
I don’t know why you say goodbye, I say hello 
Em Esus2/D 
Hello, hello
F9 
I don’t know why you say goodbye, I say hello

C6 D7 
You say yes, I say no, you say stop
Em D7 Em 
I say go, go, go

D7 D7 C/D G/F# 
Oh no, you say goodbye and I say hello 
Em Esus2/D 
Hello, hello
D# G/F# 
I don’t know why you say goodbye, I say hello 
Em Esus2/D 
Hello, hello
F9 
I don’t know why you say goodbye, I say hello

G/F# Em Esus2/D 
  Hello, hello
D# 
I don’t know why you say goodbye, I say 
D# D#/D C#m7b5 
Hello, oh-whoa oh-whoa 
Hello

Hela, heba helloa

The Beatles - Help!  

G is a poor approximation of the chromatic run at the end

of the chorus, so if no one is playing the run, best not to

sing over it.

Bm Bm/A 
Help! I need somebody
G/F# 
Help! Not just anybody
Help! You know I need someone
Help!

C#m 
 When I was younger, so much younger than today
F#m 
 I never needed anybody’s help in any way
C#m 
 But now those days are gone I’m not so self-assured
F#m 
 Now I find I’ve changed my mind, I’ve opened up the door

Bm Bm/A 
Help me if you can I’m feeling down, and I 
G/F# 
Do appreciate you being ‘round
Help me get my feet back on the ground, won’t you 
Please please help me

C#m 
 And now my life has changed in oh so many ways
F#m 
 My independence seemed to vanish in the haze
C#m 
 But every now and then I feel so insecure
F#m 
 I know that I just need you like I’ve never done before

Bm Bm/A 
Help me if you can I’m feeling down, and I 
G/F# 
Do appreciate you being ‘round
Help me get my feet back on the ground, won’t you 
Please please help me

C#m 
 When I was younger, o much younger than today
F#m 
 I never needed anybody’s help in any way
C#m 
 But now those days are gone I’m not so self-assured
F#m 
 I find I’ve changed my mind, I’ve opened up the door

Bm Bm/A 
Help me if you can I’m feeling down, and I 
G/F# 
Do appreciate you being ‘round
Help me get my feet back on the ground, won’t you 
F#m A6 
Please please help me help me help ooh

The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun  

Originally in A (as D capo 7), I also play in D capo 7.

A7 
   x2

Here comes the sun
E7 
 Here comes the sun
And I say,  it’s all right 

Bmadd11 Asus4 G6 A7 
   
A7 
Little darling, it’s been a long, cold, lonely winter
A7 
Little darling, it feels like years since it’s been here

Here comes the sun
E7 
 Here comes the sun
And I say,  it’s all right 
Bmadd11 Asus4 G6 A7 
A7 
Little darling, the smiles returning to their faces
A7 
Little darling, it seems like years since it’s been here

Here comes the sun
E7 
 Here comes the sun
And I say,  it’s all right 
Bmadd11 Asus4 G6 A7 
G/B A7 
     
G/B A7 
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes 
G/B A7 
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes 
G/B A7 
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes 
G/B A7 
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes 
G/B Asus4 Asus4 A7 
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes     

                                    

A7 
Little darling, I feel that ice is slowly melting
A7 
Little darling, it seems like years since it’s been here

Here comes the sun
E7 
 Here comes the sun
And I say,  it’s all right 
Bmadd11 Asus4 G6 A7 
It’s all right
Bmadd11 Asus4 G6 A7 
G/B 

The Beatles - Here, There and Everywhere  

Originally in G, I play in E

G#m F#m7 B7 
 To lead a better life,   I need my love to be here 

F#m7 G#m F#m7 
Here,   making each day of the year 
G#m D#m7 G#7 
Changing my life with a wave of her hand
D#m7 G#7 C#m F#m F#m7 B7 
Nobody can deny that there’s something there 

F#m7 G#m F#m7 
Thererunning my hands through her hair 
G#m D#m7 G#7 
Both of us thinking how good it can be
D#m7 G#7 C#m F#m F#m7 B7 
Someone is speaking, but she doesn’t know he’s there 

Em 
I want her everywhere
Am B7 Em 
And if she’s beside me I know I need never care
Am B7 
But to love her is to need her

F#m7 G#m F#m7 
Everywhereknowing that love is to share 
G#m D#m7 G#7 
Each one believing that love never dies
D#m7 G#7 C#m F#m F#m7 B7 
Watching her eyes, and hoping I’m always there 

Em 
I want her everywhere
Am B7 Em 
And if she’s beside me I know I need never care
Am B7 
But to love her is to need her

F#m7 G#m F#m7 
Everywhereknowing that love is to share 
G#m D#m7 G#7 
Each one believing that love never dies
D#m7 G#7 C#m F#m F#m7 B7 
Watching her eyes, and hoping I’m always there 

F#m7 G#m 
I will be there,  and everywhere
F#m7 G#m 
Here, there, and everywhere 

The Beatles - Hey Jude  

Originally in F, I play in D capo 1

Hey Jude don’t make it bad
A7 
Take a sad song  and make it better
Remember to let her into your heart
A7 
Then you can start to make it better

Hey Jude don’t be afraid
A7 
You were made to go out and get her
The minute you let her under your skin
A7 D7 
Then you begin to make it better

G/F# G/E 
And anytime you feel the pain hey jude refrain
G/D D7 
Don’t carry the world upon your shoulders
G/F# G/E 
For well you know that it’s a fool who plays it cool
G/D 
By making his world  a little colder

D7 A7 
Na na na na na   na na na na

Hey Jude don’t let me down
A7 
You have found her now go and get her
Remember to let her into you heart
A7 D7 
Then you can start to make it better

G/F# G/E 
So let it out and let it in hey Jude begin
G/D D7 
You’re waiting for someone to perform with
G/F# G/E 
And don’t you know that it’s just you hey Jude you’ll do
G/D 
The movement you need is on your shoulder

D7 A7 
Na na na na na   na na na na

Hey Jude don’t make it bad
A7 
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her into your heart
A7 
Then you can start to make it better better better better

Na na na na na na na
Na na na na, hey Jude

The Beatles - Hold Me Tight  

Originally in F, I play in A capo 2

Vox in on the 3 of the key (the 6 of the chord)

E7 
 It feels so right now

D7 
Hold me tight
B7 E7 
Tell me I’m the only one
D7 
And then I might
B7 E7 
Never be the lonely one
A7 D7 Dm7 
So hold me tight, tonight, tonight
Dm7 
It’s you 
E7 
You you yo

D7 
Hold me tight
B7 E7 
Let me go on loving you
D7 
Tonight tonight
B7 E7 
Making love to only you
A7 D7 Dm7 
So hold me tight, tonight, tonight
Dm7 
It’s you  
You you yo 

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “know”

A7 A7 
Don’t know  what it means to hold you tight

Vox on the 3 of the chords on “being” and “night”

D7 Bm B7 
Being here alone tonight with you
E7 
It feels so right now

D7 
Hold me tight
B7 E7 
Tell me I’m the only one
D7 
And then I might
B7 E7 
Never be the lonely one
A7 D7 Dm7 
So hold me tight, tonight, tonight
Dm7 
It’s you 
You you yo

A7 A7 
Don’t know  what it means to hold you tight
D7 Bm B7 
Being here alone tonight with you
E7 
It feels so right now

D7 
Hold me tight
B7 E7 
Let me go on loving you
D7 
Tonight tonight
B7 E7 
Making love to only you
A7 D7 Dm7 
So hold me tight, tonight, tonight
Dm7 
It’s you  
Em7 
You you you-oo-oo-hoo-hoo

The Beatles - I Am The Walrus  

A6 F6 E7 D7 
          

Vox on E

A/G 
I am he as you are he
A/G 
As you are me and we are all together 
See how they run like pigs from a gun
See how they fly, I’m crying

A/G Dadd9/F# 
Sitting on a cornflake  
A/G 
Waiting for the van to come 

Vox on B

Corporation T-shirt stupid bloody Tuesday
B7 
Man, you been a naughty boy, you let your face grow long

I am the eggman, they are the eggmen
I am the walrus

Goo goo g’joob

A/G A/G 
Mr. city p’licemen sitting pretty little p’licemen in a row 
See how they fly like Lucy in the sky
See how they run, I’m crying 
Dsus4 
I’m cryyyy ing
I’m crying
D7 
I’m cryyyy ing 

A/G Dadd9/F# 
Yellow matter custard  
A/G 
Dripping from a dead dog’s eye
Crabalocker fishwife, pornographic priestess
B7 
Boy, you been a naughty girl, you let your knickers down

I am the eggman, they are the eggmen
I am the walrus

Goo goo g’joob

A6 F6 E7 
        
A6 F6 
Sitting in an English garden, waiting for the sun  
B7 
If the sun don’t come, you get a tan

From standing in the English rain

I am the eggman, they are the eggmen
I am the walrus

Goo goo g’joob

Goo goo goo g’joob

A/G 
Expert texpert choking smokers
Don’t you think the joker laughs at you?
A/G 
(Ha ha ha! Hee hee hee! Ha ha ha!)
See how they smile like pigs in the sty
See how they snied, I’m crying

A/G Dadd9/F# 
Semolina pilchard  
A/G 
Climbing up the Eiffel Tower 
Elementary penguin singing Hare Krishna
B7 
Man, you should have seen them

Kicking Edgar Allen Poe

I am the eggman, they are the eggmen
I am the walrus

Goo goo g’joob

Goo goo goo g’joob
Goo goo g’joob
B7 
Goo goo goo g’joob, goo
B7 
Chooga, chooga, chooga

Joob-a, joob-a, joob-a

B7 

The Beatles - I Feel Fine  

Originally in G, I play in E

Vocals start on 5→bVII (D F)

B7 B7 A7 E7 
   
Baby’s good to me, you know
She’s happy as can be, you know, she said so
A7 
I’m in love with her and I feel fine

Baby says she’s mine, you know
She tells me all the time, you know, she said so
A7 
I’m in love with her and I feel fine

G#m B7 
I’m so glad that she’s my little girl
G#m A7 B7 
She’s so glad, she’s telling all the world

That her baby buys her things, you know
He buys her diamond rings, you know, she said so
B7 A7 
She’s in love with me and I feel fine

Solo on verse chords if appropriate

Baby says she’s mine, you know
She tells me all the time, you know, she said so
A7 
I’m in love with her and I feel fine

G#m B7 
I’m so glad that she’s my little girl
G#m A7 B7 
She’s so glad, she’s telling all the world

That her baby buys her things, you know
He buys her diamond rings, you know, she said so
B7 A7 
She’s in love with me and I feel fine
B7 A7 
She’s in love with me and I feel fine

The Beatles - I Me Mine  

Originally in Am, I play in Em capo 3

Em Em/G A7 A7 B7 
     
Em Em/G A7 
All through the day 
B7 Em 
I me mine, I me mine, I me mine 
Em Em/G A7 
All  through the night 
B7 Em 
I me mine, I me mine, I me mine 
Am Am/B 
Never frightened of leaving it
C6 Am/D 
Everyone’s weaving it
B7b9 
Coming on strong all the time
Em EmM7 Em7 EmM6 
All  through the day 
Cmaj7 
I me mine

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
B7 Em 
I me mine, I me mine, I me mine 
Em Em/G A7 
Even those tears
B7 Em 
I me mine, I me mine, I me mine 
Am Am/B 
No one’s frightened of playing it
C6 Am/D 
Everyone’s saying it
B7b9 
Flowing more freely than wine 
Em EmM7 Em7 EmM6 
All  through the day 
Cmaj7 
I me mine

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
B7 Em 
I me mine, I me mine, I me mine 
Em Em/G A7 
Even those tears
B7 Em 
I me mine, I me mine, I me mine 
Am Am/B 
No one’s frightened of playing it
C6 Am/D 
Everyone’s saying it
B7b9 
Flowing more freely than wine 
Em EmM7 Em7 EmM6 
All  through the day 
Cmaj7 
I me mine

The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There  

Vocals start “well” on the V, “just” on the I

Originally in E, I play in A capo 3

A7 D7 A7 
Well she was just seventeen, if you know what I mean
E7 
And the way she looked was way beyond compare
A7 A7 A7 E7 A7 
So how could I dance with another,  when I saw her standing there

A7 D7 A7 
Well she looked at me, and I, I could see
E7 
That before too long I’d fall in love with her
A7 A7 E7 A7 
She wouldn’t dance with another,  when I saw her standing there

D7 
Well my heart went boom when I crossed that room
And I held her hand in mine 

A7 D7 A7 
Well we danced through the night, and we held each other tight
E7 
And before too long I fell in love with her
A7 A7 E7 A7 
Now I’ll never dance with another,  since I saw her standing there

D7 
Well my heart went boom when I crossed that room
And I held her hand in mine 

A7 D7 A7 
Well we danced through the night, and we held each other tight
E7 
And before too long I fell in love with her
A7 A7 E7 A7 
Now I’ll never dance with another,  since I saw her standing there
A7 E7 A7 
Since I saw her standing there
A7 E7 A7 A9 
Since I saw her standing there 

The Beatles - I Should Have Known Better  

Originally in G, I play in D capo 1

       
  should have known better with a girl like  you
Bm 
That I would love everything that you do
And I do, hey, hey, hey, and I do    
Whoa, ooh

  never realized what a kiss could be 
Bm 
This could only happen to me
F#7 
Can’t you see, can’t you see?

Bm F#7 
 That when I tell you that I love you, oh
Bm D7 
 You’re gonna say you love me too - oo - oo - oo - oo, oho 
Bm 
 And when I ask you to be mine
 You’re gonna say you love me too  

So
  should have realized a lot of things before 
Bm 
If this is love you’ve gotta give me more
Give me more, hey, hey, hey, give me more   

Solo if appropriate

Bm 
        
  never realized what a kiss could be 
Bm 
This could only happen to me
F#7 
Can’t you see, can’t you see?

Bm F#7 
 That when I tell you that I love you, oh
Bm D7 
 You’re gonna say you love me too - oo - oo - oo - oo, oho 
Bm 
 And when I ask you to be mine
You love me too  
You love me too   

The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand  

I like this in the original key (G), so long as

I don’t go for the big “I can’t hide”

Also I only play a power chord with 6ths on the D’s

in the verses and the last D in the intro.

     
Oh yeah I’ll tell you something
Em B7 
I think you’ll understand
When I say that something
Em B7 
I wanna hold your hand

Em 
I wanna hold your ha---nd
I wanna hold your hand

Oh please say to me
Em B7 
You’ll let me be your man
And please say to me
Em B7 
You’ll let me hold your hand

Em 
You’ll let me hold your ha---nd
I wanna hold your hand

Dm Am 
And when I touch you I feel happy inside
Dm 
It’s such a feeling that my love
I can’t hide
I can’t hide
I can’t hide

Yeah you got that something
Em B7 
I think you’ll understand
When I hear that something
Em B7 
I wanna hold your hand

Em 
I wanna hold your ha---nd
I wanna hold your hand

Dm Am 
And when I touch you I feel happy inside
Dm 
It’s such a feeling that my love
I can’t hide
I can’t hide
I can’t hide

Yeah you, got that something
Em B7 
I think you’ll understand
When I, feel that something
Em B7 
I wanna hold your hand

Em 
I wanna hold your ha---nd
B7 
I wanna hold your hand
I wanna hold your ha-a-a-a-and

The Beatles - I Will  

Originally in F, I play in E

C#m7 F#m7 B7 
Who knows how long I’ve loved you
C#m G#m 
You know I love you still
E7 B7 C#m 
Will I wait a lonely lifetime
B7 C#m7 F#m7 B7 
If you want me to I will  

C#m7 F#m7 B7 
For if I ever saw you
C#m G#m 
I didn’t catch your name
E7 B7 C#m 
But it never really mattered
B7 E7 
I will always feel the same

B7 C#m7 
Love you forever and forever
F#m B7 E7 
Love you with all my heart
B7 C#m7 
Love you whenever we’re together
F#7 B7 
Love you when we’re apart

C#m7 F#m7 B7 
And when at last I find you
C#m G#m 
Your song will fill the air
B7 C#m Am 
Sing it loud so I can hear you 
B7 C#m Am 
Make it easy to be near you 
B7 C#m Edim 
For the things you do endear you to m
F#m7 B7 C7 
Ah, you know I will

I will 
G#m 
Mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm
C#m7 
Mmm mmm mmm mmm
F#m7 B7 
Da da da da da da da

The Beatles - I’ll Be Back  

Harmonies on the root and the third.

Am G6 Fmaj7 
You know if you break my heart I’ll go
But I’ll be back again  
Am G6 Fmaj7 
‘Cause I told you once before goodbye 
But I came back again

F#m Bm 
I love you so, I’m the one who wants you
Yes I’m the one who wants you
Oh ho, oh ho

Am G6 Fmaj7 
Oh you could find better things to do 
Than to break my heart again
Am G6 Fmaj7 
This time I will try to show that I’m 
Not trying to pretend

Vox on the 4, can just hit it briefly, or hold the 3 instead

                       
Bm7 C#m 
I thought that you would realize that if I 
F#m 
Ran away from you
B7 
That you would want me too but 
E7 
I got a big surprise
Oh ho, oh ho

Am G6 Fmaj7 
Oh you could find better things to do 
Than to break my heart again
Am G6 Fmaj7 
This time I will try to show that I’m 
Not trying to pretend

F#m Bm 
I wanna go, but I hate to leave you
E7 
You know I hate to leave you
Oh ho, oh ho

Am G6 Fmaj7 
Oh you, if you break my heart I’ll go
But I’ll be back again

Am Am 

The Beatles - I’ll Follow the Sun  

Originally in C, I play in A capo 1

Aadd9 
   
 One day  you’ll look  to see I’ve  gone
E/G# Aadd9 
For tomorrow may  rain, so  I’ll  follow the  sun   

 Some day  you’ll know  I was the  one
E/G# A7 
But tomorrow may  rain, so  I’ll  follow the  sun 

And now the  time has come
Dm7 A7 
And  so my love I must  go 
And though I  lose a friend
Dm7 Bm7 
 In the end you will  know,  oh

 One day  you’ll find  that I have  gone
E/G# Aadd9 
For tomorrow may  rain so  I’ll  follow the  sun   

Solo

   
E/G# A7 
Yes, tomorrow may  rain, so  I’ll  follow the  sun 

And now the  time has come
Dm7 A7 
And  so my love I must  go 
And though I  lose a friend
Dm7 Bm7 
 In the end you will  know,  oh

 One day  you’ll find  that I have  gone
E/G# Aadd9 
For tomorrow may  rain, so  I’ll  follow the  sun   

The Beatles - I’ll Get You  

Originally in Db, I play in A capo 3

Harmonies in octaves on the oh yea’s

“oh” on the 3

Oh yeah, oh yeah
Oh yeah, oh yeah

The “I’m” is on the 6

Imagine, I’m in love with you
It’s easy ‘cause I know

The “I’m” is on the maj7

F#m 
I’ve imagined, I’m in love with you
Many, many, many times before

Em7 
It’s not like me to pretend
F#m 
But I’ll get you, I’ll get you in the end
Yes I will, I’ll get you in the end

Oh yeah, oh yeah

think about you night and day
need you, ‘cause it’s true
F#m 
When I think about you, I can say
I’m never, never, never, never blue

Em7 
So I’m telling you, my friend
F#m 
That I’ll get you, I’ll get you in the end
Yes I will, I’ll get you in the end

Oh yeah, oh yeah

Well there’s gonna be a time
When I’m gonna change your mind
B7 
So you might as well resign yourself to me, oh yeah

Imagine, I’m in love with you
It’s easy ‘cause I know
F#m 
I’ve imagined, I’m in love with you
Many, many, many times before

Em7 
It’s not like me to pretend
F#m 
But I’ll get you, I’ll get you in the end
Yes I will, I’ll get you in the end

Oh yeah, oh yeah
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Yeah

The Beatles - I’m Happy Just To Dance With You  

Originally in C#m, I play in Bm

Bm Bm Em F# 
   x2

Bm 
Before this dance is through
Em F# 
I think I’ll love you too
G6 A6 D6 A7 
I’m so happy when you dance with me 

Bm Em A7 
I don’t want to kiss or hold your hand  
Bm Em A7 
If it’s funny try and understand  
Bm 
There is really nothing else I’d rather do
Aaug A7 
‘Cause I’m happy just to dance with you 

Bm Em A7 
I don’t need to hug or hold you tight  
Bm Em A7 
I just wanna dance with you all night  
Bm 
In this world there’s nothing I would rather do 
Aaug 
‘Cause I’m happy just to dance with you

      

              
Bm Em F# 
Just to dance with you   (oh oh)
Bm Em F# 
Is everything I need  (oh oh)
Bm 
Before this dance is through
Em F# 
I think I’ll love you too
G6 A6 D6 A7 
I’m so happy when you dance with me 

              

Bm Em A7 
If somebody tries to take my place  
Bm Em A7 
Let’s pretend we just can’t see his face  
Bm 
In this world there’s nothing I would rather do 
Aaug 
Cause I’m happy just to dance with you

              
Bm Em F# 
Just to dance with you   (oh oh)
Bm Em F# 
Is everything I need  (oh oh)
Bm 
Before this dance is through
Em F# 
I think I’ll love you too
G6 A6 D6 A7 
I’m so happy when you dance with me 

              

Bm Em A7 
If somebody tries to take my place  
Bm Em A7 
Let’s pretend we just can’t see his face  
Bm 
In this world there’s nothing I would rather do 
Aaug Bm 
I’ve discovered I’m in love with you

Em F# 
Oh oh

Aaug Bm 
‘Cause I’m happy just to dance with you

Em F# 
Oh oh
G6 A6 
Oh oh
D6 
Oh

The Beatles - I’m Only Sleeping  

Recorded in Ebm, but played in Em tuned down.  I play in C#m.

C#m F#m 
When I wake up early in the morning
G#7 
Lift my head, I’m still yawning
C#m F#m 
When I’m in the middle of a dream
stay in bed, and float upstream

F#m 
Please don’t wake me, no don’t shake me
G#m F#m 
Leave me where I am

Hard stop after this line

Amaj7 
I’m only sleeping

C#m F#m 
Everybody seems to think I’m lazy
G#7 
I don’t mind, I think they’re crazy
C#m F#m 
Running everywhere at such a speed
Til they find, there’s no need

F#m 
Please don’t spoil my day
G#m F#m 
I’m miles away, and after all

Hard stop after this line

Amaj7 
I’m only sleeping

Let ring

C#m 

Hard stop on “taking”

Bm C#7 F#m 
Keeping an eye on the world going by my window
F#m/E 
Taking my time
C#m F#m 
Lying there and staring at the ceiling
G#7 
Waiting for a sleepy feeling

Solo on the second half of a verse

C#m F#m 
      
F#m 
Please don’t spoil my day
G#m F#m 
I’m miles away, and after all

Hard stop after this line

Amaj7 
I’m only sleeping

Let ring

C#m 
Bm C#7 F#m 
Keeping an eye on the world going by my window
F#m/E 
Taking my time
C#m F#m 
When I wake up early in the morning
G#7 
Lift my head, I’m still yawning

Note extra chord at the end here

C#m F#m 
When I’m in the middle of a dream
F#m 
stay in bed and float upstream 

F#m 
Please don’t wake me, no don’t shake me
G#m F#m 
Leave me where I am
Amaj7 
I’m only sleeping

With psychadelic riffing

C#m 

The Beatles - I’m So Tired  

Vox in on the 2

G#7 
I’m so tired, I haven’t slept a wink
F#m7 
I’m so tired, my mind is on the blink
E+ F#m 
wonder should I get up and fix myself a 
Dm 
Drink, no, no, no

G#7 
I’m so tired, I don’t know what to do
F#m7 
I’m so tired, my mind is set on you
E+ F#m 
wonder should I call you but I know what you would 
Dm 
Do

You’d say I’m putting you on but it’s
No joke, it’s doing me harm you know I
Can’t sleep, I can’t stop my brain you know it’s 
Three weeks, I’m going insane, you know I’d 
Give you everything I’ve got for a little peace of mind

G#7 
I’m so tired, I’m feeling so upset
F#m7 
Although I’m so tired, I’ll  have another cigarette and
E+ F#m 
Curse Sir Walter Raleigh, he was such a stupid 
Dm 
Get

You’d say I’m putting you on but it’s
No joke, it’s doing me harm you know I
Can’t sleep, I can’t stop my brain you know it’s 
Three weeks, I’m going insane, you know I’d 
Give you everything I’ve got for a little peace of mind
I’d give you everything I’ve got for a little peace of mind

The Beatles - I’ve Just Seen a Face  

Originally in A, by myself I play in G.

With two voices, I play in C capo 4.

Alone (in G), I play a version of the triplet intro that’s more

or less the following (twice):

E|-7-10-5-7-3-5-|
B|-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
G|-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
D|-9-0--7-7-5-5-|

I’ve just seen a face I can’t forget the time or place where we just
Em 
Met she’s just the girl for me and I want all the world to see we’ve
Met mmm mmm mmm mmm-mmm mmm

Had it been another day I might have looked the other way and
Em 
I’d have never been aware but as it is I’ll dream of her
Tonight, dai dai dai dai-dum dai

Falling yes I am falling and she keeps      
Calling  me back again

I have never known the like of this I’ve been alone and I have
Em 
Missed things and kept out of sight but other girls were never quite like
This, dai dai dai dai-dun dai

Falling yes I am falling and she keeps      
Calling  me back again

Solo on verse if appropriate

Falling yes I am falling and she keeps      
Calling  me back again

I’ve just seen a face I can’t forget the time or place where we just
Em 
Met she’s just the girl for me and I want all the world to see we’ve
Met mmm mmm mmm da-da dai

Falling yes I am falling and she keeps      
Calling  me back again

Falling yes I am falling and she keeps      
Calling  me back again  

The Beatles - If I Fell  

Vox on 1 2 3 of the chord on “If I fell”

Ebm 
If I fell in love with you
Would you promise to be true
Db Bbm 
And help me understand

Ebm 
‘Cause I’ve been in love before
And I found that love was more
Em7 
Than just holding hands

The vox on the second chord are the high point,

so I delay that syllable a half-beat when solo.

Em7 F#m7 Em7 
If I give my heart to you
must be sure from the 
Em7 F#m7 Em 
Very  start that you would 
Gm7 
Love me more than her  

Em7 F#m7 Em7 
If I trust in you, oh please don’t 
Run and hide 
Em7 F#m7 Em7 
If I love you too, oh please, don’t 
D9 
Hurt my pride like her

‘Cause I couldn’t stand the pain
Gm7 A7 
And I would be sad if our new love was in vain

Em7 F#m7 
So I hope you’ll see
Em7 
That I would love to love you
Em7 F#m7 Em7 
And that she will cry
D9 
When she learns we are two

‘Cause I couldn’t stand the pain
Gm7 A7 
And I would be sad if our new love was in vain

Em7 F#m7 
So I hope you’ll see
Em7 
That I would love to love you
Em7 F#m7 Em7 
And that she will cry
When she learns we are two

Gm7 Gm7 
If I fell in love with you  

The Beatles - In My Life  

E7 E7 
   
F#m A7/G 
There are places I remember 
Dm 
All my life, though some have changed
F#m A7/G 
Some forever, not for better     
Dm 
Some have gone, and some remain

F#m 
All these places have their moments
With lovers and friends I still can recall
F#m 
Some are dead and some are living
Dm7 
In my life I’ve loved them all

E7 
 
F#m A7/G 
But of all these friends and lovers 
Dm 
There is no one compares with you
F#m A7/G 
And these memories lose their meaning 
Dm 
When I think oflove as something new

F#m 
Though I know I’ll never lose affection 
For people and things that went before
F#m 
know I’ll often stop and think about them 
Dm7 
In my life I love you more

Solo if appropriate on verse chords

F#m A7 Dm6 
F#m A7 Dm6 
               
F#m 
Though I know I’ll never lose affection 
For people and things that went before
F#m 
know I’ll often stop and think about them 
Dm7 
In my life I love you more

 
Dm7 E7 
In my life I love you more  

The Beatles - It Won’t Be Long  

Originally in C#m, I play in Bm

Vox on the 4 of the first chord on “it won’t be”

Bm 
It won’t be long yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah
It won’t be long yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah
Bm G7b9 
It won’t be long yeah (yeah) till I belong to you

Vox on the 1

A# 
Every night when everybody has fun
A# 
Here I am sitting all on my own

Bm 
It won’t be long yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah
It won’t be long yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah
Bm G7b9 
It won’t be long yeah (yeah) till I belong to you

C#aug 
Since you left me  I’m so alone
Am B7 
Now you’re coming  you’re coming on home
A7 
I’ll be good like I know I should
Em7 A7 
You’re coming home  you’re coming home

A# 
Every night the tears come down from my eyes
A# 
Every day I’ve done nothing but cry

Bm 
It won’t be long yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah
It won’t be long yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah
Bm G7b9 
It won’t be long yeah (yeah) till I belong to you

C#aug 
Since you left me  I’m so alone
Am B7 
Now you’re coming  you’re coming on home
A7 
I’ll be good like I know I should
Em7 A7 
You’re coming home  you’re coming home

A# 
Every day we’ll be happy I know
A# 
Now I know that you won’t leave me no more

Bm 
It won’t be long yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah
It won’t be long yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah

Hanging stop on “I belong”

Bm 
It won’t be long yeah (yeah) till I belong to you

F6 E7 D#maj7 Dmaj7 
   

The Beatles - Let It Be  

Originally in C, I play in A, or maybe Bb on piano

When I find myself in times of trouble
F#m 
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be 
And in my hour of darkness
F#m 
She is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be 

F#m F#m/E 
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be 

And when the broken hearted people
F#m 
Living in the world agree
There will be an answer, let it be 
But though they may be parted
F#m 
There is still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer, let it be 

F#m F#m/E 
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
There will be an answer, let it be 

Interlude, which I usually play even when there’s no solo.

    
And when the night is cloudy
F#m 
There is still a light that shines on me
Shine until tomorrow, let it be 
I wake up to the sound of music
F#m 
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be 

F#m F#m/E 
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be 

F#m F#m/E 
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
There will be an answer, let it be 

The Beatles - Love Me Do  

   
Love, love me do
You know I love you
I’ll always be true
So pleeeeeease
Love me do   

Love, love me do
You know I love you
I’ll always be true
So pleeeeeease
Love me do   

Someone to love, somebody new
Someone to love, someone like you

Love, love me do
You know I love you
I’ll always be true
So pleeeeeease
Love me do   

Someone to love, somebody new
Someone to love, someone like you

Love, love me do
You know I love you
I’ll always be true
So pleeeeeease
Love me do   

Fade with lots of Paul-esque Love-me-do’s

The Beatles - Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds  

A7 A6 Dm/F 
   
A7 A6 F6 
Picture yourself in a boat on a river
A7 A6 
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
A7 A6 F6 
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly
A7 A6 Dm Dm/C 
girl with kaleidiscope eyes  

Bb 
Cellophane  flowers  of  yellow and green
Bb 
Towering over your head

Look for the girl with the sun in her 
Eyes and she’s gone

Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Aaaah 

A7 A6 F6 
Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain
A7 A6 
Where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies
A7 A6 F6 
Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers
A7 A6 Dm Dm/C 
That grow so incredibly high  

Bb 
Newspaper taxies appear on the shore
Bb 
Waiting to take you away
Climb in the back with your head in the clouds
And you’re gone

Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Aaaah 

A7 A6 F6 
Picture yourself on a train in a station
A7 A6 
With plasticine porters with looking glass ties
A7 A6 F6 
Suddenly someone is there at the turnstile
A7 A6 Dm Dm/C 
The girl with kaleidiscope eyes  

Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Aaaah 

The Beatles - Michelle  

Originally in Cm, I play in Em

Play the intro riff up high on 123, then drop to open chords

Em EmM7 Em7 Em6 
Am Amadd9 Am Am7 
    
Am7 
Michelle, ma belle
D6 Gdim7 
These are words that go together 
F#7b9 
Well, my Michelle

Am7 
Michelle, ma belle 
D6 Gdim7 
Sont les mots quit vont tres biens
F#7b9 
Ensemble tres biens ensemble

Em 
love you, I love you, I love you
G7 
That’s all I want to say
Em 
Until I find a way

Em EmM7 Em7 Em6 
I will say the only words I know 
Am Amadd9 Am Am7 
That you’ll    understand

Am7 
Michelle, ma belle
D6 Gdim7 
Sont les mots quit vont tres biens
F#7b9 
Ensemble tres biens ensemble

Em 
need to, I need to, I need to
G7 
I need to make you see
Em 
Oh what you mean to me

Em EmM7 Em7 Em6 
And until I do I’m hoping you
Am Amadd9 Am Am7 
Will know    what I mean

I usually play the solo chords even without a solo

Em Am7 
I love you 
D6 Gdim7 F#7b9 
    
Em 
want you, I want you, I want you
G7 
I think you know by now
Em 
I’ll get to you somehow

Em EmM7 Em7 Em6 
And until I do I’m telling you
Am Amadd9 Am Am7 
So you’ll    understand

Am7 
Michelle, ma belle
D6 Gdim7 
Sont les mots quit vont tres biens
F#7b9 
Ensemble tres biens ensemble

Em EmM7 Em7 Em6 
I will say the only words I know 
Am Amadd9 Am Am7 
That you’ll    understand

Em Am7 
I love you 

The Beatles - Misery  

Originally in C, I play in A or A capo 1

Rubato intro, then fast reggae with barre chords

The world is treating me bad
F#m 
Misery  

I’m the kind of guy
Who never used to cry
The world is treating me bad
F#m 
Misery 

I’ve lost her now for sure
won’t see her no more
It’s gonna be a drag
Misery

F#m 
I’ll remember all the little things we’ve done
F#m 
Can’t she see she’ll always be the only one, only one

Send her back to me
‘Cause everyone can see
Without her I will be in 
Misery

F#m 
I’ll remember all the little things we’ve done
F#m 
She’ll remember and she’ll miss her only one, lonely one

Send her back to me
‘Cause everyone can see
Without her I will be in 
Misery

F#m 
Oooh in misery 
F#m 
Oooh misery
F#m 
La la la la la misery

The Beatles - Mother Nature’s Son  

The Bm part is best played up at 7, on the top 4 strings

Bm Bm7 Bm6 E9 
    
G/D 
Born a poor young country boy  
Bm Bm7 Bm6 E9 
Mother Nature’s son 
D/A D/A D/A 
All day long I’m sitting singing 
D/A Dm7 G/D 
Songs for everyone  

Dm7 G/D 
   
G/D 
Sit beside a mountain stream  
Bm Bm7 Bm6 E9 
See her waters rise 
D/A D/A D/A 
Listen tthe pretty sound of 
D/A Dm7 G/D 
Music as she flies  

G/D 
Do do do do, do-yoo do do do
G/D Dmaj7 
Do do do do, do-yoo do do do 
D7 D6 G/D Gm/D 
 Do do do  

G/D 
Find me in my field of grass 
Bm Bm7 Bm6 E9 
Mother Nature’s son 

D/A D/A D/A 
Swaying daisies sing a lazy 
D/A Dm7 G/D 
Song beneath the sun  

G/D 
Do do do do, do-yoo do do do
G/D Dmaj7 
Do do do do, do-yoo do do do 
D7 D6 G/D Gm/D 
 Do do do 
Yeah yeah yeah

With mmmm’s

G/D G/D 
Bm Bm7 Bm6 E9 
   
D/A D/A D/A 
D/A 
 
Dm7 G/D D7 
Oh  Mother Nature’s son

The Beatles - Norwegian Wood  

Originally in D capo 2, so really in E.

I play in D or D capo 1.

Cadd9 G/B D/A 
     
D11 Cadd9 G/B D/A 
I once had a girl or should I say she once had me
D11 Cadd9 G/B D/A 
She showed me her room isn’t it good Norwegian wood

Dm 
She asked me to stay and she told me to sit anywhere
Dm Em7 
But I looked around and I noticed there wasn’t a chair

D11 Cadd9 G/B D/A 
I sat on a rug biding my time drinking her wine
D11 Cadd9 G/B D/A 
We talked until two and then she said it’s time for bed

Cadd9 G/B D/A 
     
Dm 
She told me she worked in the morning and started to laugh
Dm Em7 
told her I didn’t and crawled off to sleep in the bath 

D11 Cadd9 G/B D/A 
And when I awoke I was alone this bird had flown
D11 Cadd9 G/B D/A 
So I lit a fire isn’t it good Norwegian wood

Cadd9 G/B D/A 

The Beatles - Nowhere Man  

Originally in D, capo 2; I play in D

Let ring, vox start on the 5

He’s a real nowhere man
Sitting in his nowhere land

Instruments enter

Em Gm 
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody

Doesn’t have a point of view
Knows not where he’s going to
Em Gm 
Isn’t he a bit like you and me

F#m 
Nowhere man please listen
F#m 
You don’t know what you’re missing
F#m Em7 A7 
Nowhere man the world is at your command

Solo, if appropriate, else skip

Em Gm 
   
He’s as blind as he can be
Just sees what he wants to see
Em Gm 
Nowhere man can you see me at all

F#m 
Nowhere man don’t worry
F#m 
Take your time don’t hurry
F#m Em7 A7 
Leave it all till somebody else lends you a hand

Doesn’t have a point of view
Knows not where he’s going to
Em Gm 
Isn’t he a bit like you and me

F#m 
Nowhere man please listen
F#m 
You don’t know what you’re missing
F#m Em7 A7 
Nowhere man the world is at your command

He’s a real nowhere man
Sitting in his nowhere land
Em Gm 
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody
Em Gm 
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody
Em Gm 
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody

The Beatles - Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da  

Originally in Bb, I play in G.

Sounds fun played with power chords, more or less like Get Back,

then open it up in the chorus.

I drop the vox down on the ‘bra’.

Desmond had a barrow in the market place 
D7 
Molly is the singer in a band
Desmond says to Molly, girl I like your face 
And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand

Em7 
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on bra
La la how the life goes on 
Em7 
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on bra
La la how the life goes on 

Desmond takes a trolley to the jeweller’s store 
D7 
Buys a twenty carat golden ring
Takes it back to Molly, waiting at the door 
And as he gives it to her she begins to sing

Em7 
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on bra
La la how the life goes on 
Em7 
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on bra
La la how the life goes on 

In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home
With a couple of kids running in the yard
G/D 
Of Desmond and Molly Jones

Happy ever after in the market place
D7 
Desmond lets the children lend a hand
Molly stays at home and does her pretty face 
And in the evening she still sings it with the band

Em7 
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on bra
La la how the life goes on
Em7 
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on bra
La la how the life goes on 

In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home
With a couple of kids running in the yard
G/D 
Of Desmond and Molly Jones

Happy ever after in the market place
D7 
Molly lets the children lend a hand
Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face 
And in the evening she’s a singer with the band

Em7 
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on bra
La la how the life goes on
Em7 
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on bra
Em7 
La la how the life goes on

And if you want some fun

Take ob-la-di-bla-da

The Beatles - Octopus’s Garden  

Originally in E, I play in E.

Intro; I just do some riffing on I and IV for the first line

C#m 
   
C#m 
I’d like to be under the sea
In an octopus’s garden in the shade
C#m 
He’d let us in, knows where we’ve been
In his octopus’s garden in the shade

C#m C#m/B 
I’d ask my friends to come and see 
An octopus’s garden with me
C#m 
I’d like to be under the sea
In an octopus’s garden in the shade

C#m 
We would be warm below the storm
In our little hideaway beneath the waves
C#m 
Resting our head on the sea bed
In an octopus’s garden near a cave

C#m C#m/B 
We would sing and dance around 
Because we know we can’t be found
C#m 
I’d like to be under the sea
In an octopus’s garden in the shade

Weird solo bit with underwater noises; I usually skip when playing acoustic.

F#m 
F#m B7 
     
C#m 
We would shout and swim about
The coral that lies beneath the waves
C#m 
Oh, what joy for every girl and boy
Knowing they’re happy and they’re safe

C#m 
We would be so happy, you and me 
No-one there to tell us what to do
C#m 
I’d like to be under the sea
C#m C#m/B 
In an octopus’s garden with you
C#m C#m/B 
In an octopus’s garden with you
In an octopus’s garden with you

The Beatles - Oh! Darling  

Originally in A, I play in D

A+ 

Vox on 6 1 6 5 on “o-hoh darling”

Oh darling please believe me
Bm7 
I’ll never do you no harm
Em7 A7 
Believe me when I tell you
Em7 A7 
I’ll never do you no harm

   
Oh darling if you leave me
Bm7 
I’ll never make it alone
Em7 A7 
Believe me when I beg you
Em7 A7 
Don’t ever leave me alone

D7 
   
A#7 
When you told me you didn’t need me anymore
Well you know I nearly broke down and cried
When you told me you didn’t need me anymore
A# A+ 
Well you know I nearly broke down and died

Oh darling if you leave me
Bm7 
I’ll never make it alone
Em7 A7 
Believe me when I tell you
Em7 A7 
I’ll never do you no harm

D7 
      Believe me, darling

A#7 
When you told me you didn’t need me anymore
Well you know I nearly broke down and cried
When you told me you didn’t need me anymore
A# A+ 
Well you know I nearly broke down and died

Oh darling please believe me
Bm7 
I’ll never let you down, oh believe me darling
Em7 A7 
Believe me when I tell you
Em7 A7 
I’ll never do you no harm

D#7 D7 

The Beatles - P.S. I Love You  

Originally in D, I play in A capo 3

G#7 G#7 
As I write this letter, send my love to you
G#7 E7 
Remember that I’ll always be in love with you

Bm 
Treasure these few words till we’re together
F#m 
Keep all my love forever, P.S. I love you, you you you

Bm 
I’ll be coming home again to you love
F#m 
Until the day I do love, P.S. I love you, you you you

As I write this letter
Send my love to you
Remember that I’ll always
E7 
Be in love with you

Bm 
Treasure these few words till we’re together
F#m 
Keep all my love forever, P.S. I love you, you you you

As I write this letter (oooh)
Send my love to you (you know I want you to)
Remember that I’ll always (yeah)
E7 
Be in love with you

Bm 
I’ll be coming home again to you love
F#m 
Until the day I do love, P.S. I love you, you you you

You you you
I love you

The Beatles - Paperback Writer  

Originally in G, I play in E

I usually skip the wild intro, and when it happens again later,

I just sing it over I

I stole the clever bIII,IV from a YouTube cover, originally

the verse is all I until ‘writer’

E7 
Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book?
It took me years to write, will you take a look 
E7 
It’s based on a novel by a man named Lear
And I need a job so I want to be a paperback writer
E7 
Paperback writer

E7 
It’s a dirty story of a dirty man
And his clinging wife doesn’t understand
E7 
His son is working for the Daily Mail
It’s a steady job but he wants to be a paperback writer
E7 
Paperback writer

Paperback writer writer writer

E7 
It’s a thousand pages, give or take a few
I’ll be writing more in a week or two
E7 
I can make it longer if you like the style
I can change it ‘round and I want to be a paperback writer
E7 
Paperback writer

E7 
If you really like it you can have the rights
It could make a milion for you overnight
E7 
If you must return it you can send it here
But I need a break and I want to be a paperback writer
E7 
Paperback writer

Paperback writer writer writer

The Beatles - Penny Lane  

Originally in B, I play in A

A/G# 
In Penny Lane there is a
F#m7 A/E Bm7 
Barber showing photographs
E7 A/G# F#m7 A/E Am7 
Of every head he’s had the pleasure to know
F#m7b5 Fmaj7 
And all the people that come and go
Esus44 
Stop and say hello  

A/G# 
On the corner is a
F#m7 A/E Bm7 
Banker with a motorcar
E7 A/G# F#m7 A/E Am7 
The little children laugh at him behind his back
F#m7b5 Fmaj7 
And the banker never wears a mack in the pouring rain
Very strange

G/B 
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes
G/B 
There beneath the blue suburban skies I sit
And meanwhile back

A/G# 
In Penny Lane there is a
F#m7 A/E Bm7 
Fireman with an hourglass
E7 A/G# F#m7 A/E Am7 
And in his pocket is a portrait of the queen
F#m7b5 Fmaj7 
He likes to keep his fire engine clean
Esus44 
It’s a clean machine  

Solo if appropriate over verse chords

A/G# F#m7 A/E Bm7 
A/G# F#m7 A/E Am7 
F#m7b5 Fmaj7 
   
G/B 
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes
G/B 
Full of fish and finger pie in summer meanwhile back

A/G# 
Behind the shelter in the
F#m7 A/E Bm7 
Middle of the roundabout
E7 A/G# F#m7 A/E Am7 
The pretty nurse is selling poppies from a tray
F#m7b5 Fmaj7 
And though she feels as if she’s in a play
Esus4 
She is anyway  

A/G# 
In Penny Lane the barber
F#m7 A/E Bm7 
Shaves another customer
E7 A/G# F#m7 A/E Am7 
We see the banker sitting waiting for a trend
F#m7b5 Fmaj7 
And then the fireman rushes in from the pouring rain
Very strange

G/B 
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes
G/B 
There beneath the blue suburban skies I sit
And meanwhile back

Key change

A/C# 
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes
A/C# 
There beneath the blue suburban skies
Penny Lane 

The Beatles - Please Please Me  

I play this in E (the original key), which mostly rules out

the high ‘Please Please Me’; I keep that one at E.

One voice stays on the 1 the whole time

 Last night I said these words to my girl  
 I know you never even try girl

F#m 
Come on (come on), come on (come on)

Up to the 1 of the key on the second “come on”

C#m 
Come on (come on), come on
Please please me, whoa yeah
Like I please you

 You don’t need me to show the way girl  
 Why do I always have to say girl

F#m 
Come on (come on), come on (come on)
C#m 
Come on (come on), come on
Please please me, whoa yeah
Like I please you

I don’t want to sound complaining
But you know there’s always rain in my heart (in my heart)
I do all the pleasing with you
It’s so hard to reason with you
Oh yeah, why do you make me blue

 Last night I said these words to my girl  
 I know you never even try girl

F#m 
Come on (come on), come on (come on)
C#m 
Come on (come on), come on
Please please me, whoa yeah
Like I please you
(Please please me,) whoa yeah
Like I please you
(Please please me,) whoa yeah
Like I please you    

The Beatles - Revolution  

Originally in B, I play in A capo 2.

Can play straight or swung (originally swung).

   
You say you want a revolution, well you know
We all want to change the world
You tell me that it’s evolution, well you know
We all want to change the world

Bm E7 
But when you talk about destruction
Bm F# E7 
Don’t you know that you can count me out 
Don’t you know it’s gonna be alright
Don’t you know it’s gonna be alright
E7 
Don’t you know it’s gonna be alright 

You say you got a real solution, well you know
We’d all love to see the plan
You ask me for a contribution, well you know
We’re all doing what we can

Bm E7 
But if you want money from people with minds that hate
Bm F# E7 
All I can tell you is brother you have to wait
Don’t you know it’s gonna be alright
Don’t you know it’s gonna be alright
E7 
Don’t you know it’s gonna be alright 

You say you’ll change the constitution, well you know
We all want to change your head
You tell me it’s the institution, well you know
You better free your mind instead

Bm E7 
But if you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao
Bm F# 
You ain’t gonna make it with anyone ny how 
Don’t you know it’s gonna be alright
Don’t you know it’s gonna be alright
E7 
Don’t you know it’s gonna be alright 

G#6 F#6 

The Beatles - Rocky Raccoon  

Am7 

Spoken

Am7 
Now somewhere in the black mountain hills of Dakota
D7sus4 D7 
There lived a young boy named Rocky Raccoon(na)
G7 
 And one day his woman ran off with another guy
C/B Am7 
Hit young Rocky in the eye
Dsus4 D7 
Rocky didn’t like that he said I’m gonna get that boy
G7 
So one day he walked into town
C/B 
Booked himself a room in the local saloon

Sung, “Rock” on the 4 of the chord

Am7 Dsus4 D7 
Rocky Raccoon checked into his room
G7 C/B 
Only to find Gideon’s bible
Am7 Dsus4 D7 
Rocky had come equipped with a gun
G7 C/B 
To shoot off the legs of his rival

Am7 Dsus4 D7 
His rival it seems had broken his dreams
G7 C/B 
By stealing the girl of his fancy 
Am7 Dsus4 D7 
Her name was Magill, and she called herself Lil
G7 C/B 
But everyone knew her as Nancy 

Am7 Dsus4 D7 
Now she and her man who called himself Dan
G7 C/B 
Were in the next room at the hoe-down 
Am7 Dsus4 D7 
Rocky burst in and grinning a grin
G7 C/B 
He said Danny boy this is a showdown 

Am7 Dsus4 D7 
But Daniel was hot he drew first and shot
G7 C/B 
And Rocky collapsed in the corner 

With da da da

Am7 Dsus4 D7 G7 C/B 
     
Am7 Dsus4 D7 
Now the doctor came in stinking of gin
G7 C/B 
And proceeded to lie on the table 
Am7 
He said Rocky you met your match
Dsus4 D7 
And Rocky said, Doc it’s only a scratch
G7 
And I’ll be better
C/B 
I’ll be better doc as soon as I am able 

Am7 Dsus4 D7 
And now Rocky Raccoon he fell back in his room 
G7 C/B 
Only to find Gideon’s bible 
Am7 Dsus4 D7 
Gideon checked out and he left in no doubt
G7 C/B 
To help with good Rocky’s revival 

With da da da

Am7 Dsus4 D7 G7 C/B 

The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (reprise)  

Originally in F (with key change to G), I play in D or E)

We’re Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
We hope you have enjoyed the show
Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
F# 
We’re sorry, but it’s time to go

Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely, Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely
F# C# 
Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely  Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely

F# F# 
Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
F# 
We’d like to thank you once again
F# F# 
Sergeant Pepper’s one and only Lonely Hearts Club Band
Ab C# 
It’s getting very near the end

F# 
Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely, Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely

Long hold on “hearts” and “club”

Ab F# 
Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

F# F# 
   

The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band  

Originally in G, I play in D or E

F#7 F#7 A7 E7 
   
E7 F#7 
It was twenty years ago today
A7 E7 
Sergeant Pepper taught the band to play
E7 F#7 
They’ve been going in and out of style
A7 E7 
But they’re guaranteed to raise a smile
F#7 
So may I introduce to you
A7 
The act you’ve known for all these years
E7 A7 E7 
Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band

Trumpet solo, usually fun to sort of hum

A7 D7 A7 B7 B7 
    
A7 
We’re Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band
A7 E7 
We hope you will enjoy the show
A7 
Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band
F#7 B7 
Sit back and let the evening go

A7 
Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely
E7 
Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely
F#7 
Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely
A7 E7 
Heart’s Club Band

A7 
It’s wonderful to be here
D7 
It’s certainly a thrill
A7 
You’re such a lovely audience
B7 
We’d  like to take you home with us
B7 
We’d love to take you home

E7 F#7 
I don’t really wanna stop the show
A7 E7 
But I thought you might like to know
E7 F#7 
That the singer’s gonna sing a song
A7 E7 
And he wants you all to sing along
F#7 
So may I introduce to you
A7 
The one and only Billy Shears
E7 A7 E7 
Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band

The Beatles - She Came In Through the Bathroom Window  

Originally in A, I play in E capo 2

Skip the weird intro and just play I → IV → I,

hard stop on the last I

  

Vox on the low 1 on “she”, the high b7 on “came”,

and back down to the 1 on “dow”

D/A 
She came in through the bathroom window 
C#m D/A 
Protected by a silver spoon 
C#m D/A 
 But now she sucks her thumb and wonders 
By the banks of her own lagoon

No space between “lagoon” and the chorus

Vox on the 3 on “didn’t anybody”

Am 
Didn’t anybody tell her?
Am 
Didn’t anybody see?
D7 G/F# Em7 
Sunday’s on the phone to Monday 
D7 
Tuesday’s on the phone to me  

D/A 
 She said she’d always been a dancer 
C#m D/A 
 She worked in fifteen clubs a day 
C#m D/A 
 And though she thought I knew the answer 
Well, I knew but I could not say

Hang the first 1

D/A 
 And so I quit the police department  
C#m D/A 
 And got myself a steady job  
C#m D/A 
 And though she tried her best to help me  
She could steal but she could not rob

Am 
Didn’t anybody tell her?
Am 
Didn’t anybody see?
D7 G/F# Em7 
Sunday’s on the phone to Monday 
D7 
Tuesday’s on the phone to me oh yeah

The Beatles - She Loves You  

I play the chorus with tight hits on “loves you”.

Originally in G, I play in D.

Bm 
She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah
E7 
She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah
She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Bm7 
You think you lost your love, well
F#m 
saw her yesterday
Bm7 
It’s you she’s thinking of and 
F#m 
She told me what to say

She said she loves you 
Bm 
And you know that can’t be bad
Gm 
Yes she loves you and you 
Know you should be glad

Bm7 
She said you hurt her so
F#m 
She almost lost her mind
Bm7 
But now she said she knows 
F#m 
You’re not the hurting kind

She said she loves you 
Bm 
And you know that can’t be bad
Gm 
Yes she loves you and you 
Know you should be glad

Bm 
She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah
E7 
She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah

Vox down a half-step from “yeah” to “love”

(“love” on the 3 of the chord)

Gm A7 
With a love like that, you know you should be glad

Bm7 
You know it’s up to you
F#m 
I think it’s only fair
Bm7 
Pride can hurt you too
F#m 
Apologize to her

Because she loves you 
Bm 
And you know that can’t be bad
Gm 
Yes she loves you and you 
Know you should be glad

Bm 
She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah
E7 
She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah
Gm A7 Bm 
With a love like that, you know you should be gla
Gm A7 Bm 
With a love like that, you know you should be gla

Soft stop on “should”

Gm A7 
With a love like that, you know you should...
Bm 
Be glad yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah
D6 
Yeah

The Beatles - She’s Leaving Home  

Originally in E, I play in D

Am Em7 Bm7 E7 
Wednesday morning at five o’clock as the day begins
A9 A7 
Silently closing her bedroom door
A9 A7 
Leaving the note that she hoped would say more
Am Em7 
She goes downstairs to the kitchen clutching
Bm7 E7 
Her handkerchief
A9 A7 A9 
Quietly turning the backdoor key, stepping outside
A7 
She is free

She (we gave her most of our lives)

Is leaving (sacrificed most of our lives)

Am Bm7 
Home (we gave her everything money could buy)
E7 
She’s leaving home after living alone
Bm7 E7 
For so many years 

Am Em7 Bm7 E7 
Father snores as his wife gets into her dressing gown
A9 A7 
Picks up the letter that’s lying there
A9 A7 
Standing alone at the top of the stairs
Am Em7 
She breaks down and cries to her husband
Bm7 E7 
Daddy, our baby’s gone
A9 A7 
Why would she treat us so thoughtlessly?
A9 A7 
How could she do this to me?

She (we never thought of ourselves)

Is leaving (never a thought for ourselves)

Am Bm7 
Home (we struggled hard all our lives to get by)
E7 
She’s leaving home after living alone
Bm7 E7 
For so many years 

Am Em7 Bm7 E7 
Friday morning at nine o’clock she is far away
A9 A7 
Waiting to keep the appointment she made
A9 A7 
Meeting a man from the motor trade

She (what did we do that was wrong?)

Is having (we didn’t know it was wrong)

Am Bm7 
Fun (fun is the one thing that money can’t buy)
Bm7 E7 Bm7 E7 
Something inside that was always denied, for so many years
Bm7 E7 
She’s leaving home, bye, bye 

The Beatles - Something  

After the first ‘I don’t know’ in each chorus,

I do a descending A → Ab → G → Gb → F → E

I also generally ignore all the slash chords on guitar.

And I play a measure or two of C before the ‘intro’

on guitar; that F always feels like a rocky start.

Sometimes I just skip the ‘intro’. When I play

that riff on guitar, I try to be super-soft on the Eb.

Eb G/D 
  
Cmaj7 
Something in the way she moves
C7 F/E 
Attracts me like no other lover 
D7 
Something in the way she woos me
Am AmM7 
I don’t wanna leave her now 
Am7 D9 
You know I believe, and how

Eb G/D 
  
Cmaj7 
Somewhere in her smile she knows
C7 F/E 
 That I don’t need no other lover 
D7 
Something in her style that shows me
Am AmM7 
I don’t wanna leave her now 
Am7 D9 
You know I believe and how

Eb G/D 
   
C#m/G# F#m7 A/E 
You’re asking me will my love grow 
I don’t know, I don’t know
C#m/G# F#m7 A/E 
 You stick around now, it may show 
I don’t know, I don’t know

Solo if appropriate

Cmaj7 C7 D7 
Am AmM7 Am7 D9 
Eb G/D 
  
Cmaj7 
Something in the way she knows
C7 F/E 
And all I have to do is think of her 
D7 
Something in the things she shows me
Am AmM7 
don’t wanna leave her now 
Am7 D9 
You know I believe and how

Eb G/D 
Eb G/D 

The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever  

Play this phrase barre @ 7 if playing in A

Emaj7 E7 F#m 
      → 

Em7 
 Let me take you down ‘cause I’m going to Strawberry Fields
F#7 
 Nothing is real
F#7 
And nothing to hung about
Strawberry Fields forever

Emaj7 E7 
Living is easy with eyes closed
F#m 
 Misunderstanding all you see
F#m 
 It’s getting hard to be someone but it all works out
 It doesn’t matter much to me 

Em7 
 Let me take you down ‘cause I’m going to Strawberry Fields
F#7 
 Nothing is real
F#7 
And nothing to hung about
Strawberry Fields forever

Emaj7 E7 
No one I think is in my tree
F#m 
 I mean it must be high or low
F#m 
 That is you can’t you know tune in but it’s alright
 That is I think it’s not too bad 

Em7 
 Let me take you down ‘cause I’m going to Strawberry Fields
F#7 
 Nothing is real
F#7 
And nothing to hung about
Strawberry Fields forever

Emaj7 E7 
Always know sometimes think it’s me
F#m 
 But you know I know when it’s a dream
F#m 
 I think I know I mean oh yes but it’s all wrong
 That is I think I disagree

Em7 
Let me take you down ‘cause I’m going to Strawberry Fields
F#7 
 Nothing is real
F#7 
And nothing to hung about
F#m 
Strawberry Fields forever 
Strawberry Fields forever
Strawberry Fields forever

The Beatles - Tell Me Why  

Originally in D, I play in A

Vocal note: don’t try the original melody on "anything

else I can do". Do anything but that.

Dm7 Dm7 Dm7 
       

Vox on the 3

Am 
Tell me why you cried
Dm G7 Dm7 G7 
 And why you lied to me  
Am 
Tell me why you cried
Dm G7 Dm7 G7 
 And why you lied to me  

Am 
Well, I gave you everything I had
Dm G7 
But you left me sitting on my own
Am 
Did you have to treat me oh so bad?
Dm G7 
All I do is hang my head and moan

Am 
Tell me why you cried
Dm G7 Dm7 G7 
 And why you lied to me  
Am 
Tell me why you cried
Dm G7 Dm7 G7 
 And why you lied to me  

Am 
If it’s something that I’ve said or done
Dm G7 
Tell me what and I’ll apologise
Am 
If you don’t, I really can’t go on
Dm G7 
Holding back these tears in my eyes

Am 
Tell me why you cried
Dm G7 Dm7 G7 
 And why you lied to me  
Am 
Tell me why you cried
Dm G7 Dm7 G7 
 And why you lied to me  

F7 
Well, I beg you on my bended knees
G7 
If you’ll only listen to my pleas
Am 
Is there anything I can do?
Dm7 
Cause I really can’t stand it
G7 Dm7 G7 
I’m so in love with you  

Am 
Tell me why you cried
Dm G7 Dm7 G7 
 And why you lied to me  
Am 
Tell me why you cried
Dm G7 Am7 
 And why you lied to me 
G#7 Gsus4 G6 
  →  

The Beatles - The Ballad of John and Yoko  

Standing in the dock at Southampton

Trying to get to Holland or France
The man in the mack said
You gotta go back
You know they didn't even give us a chance

Christ you know it ain’t easy
You know how hard it can be
B7 
The way things are going
They’re gonna crucify me

Finally made the plane into Paris

Honeymooning down by the Seine
Peter Brown called to say
You can make it OK
You can get married in Gibraltar near Spain

Christ you know it ain’t easy
You know how hard it can be
B7 
The way things are going
They’re gonna crucify me

Drove from Paris to the Amsterdam Hilton

Talking in our beds for a week
The newspeople said say what you're doing in bed
I said we're only trying to get us some peace

Christ you know it ain’t easy
You know how hard it can be
B7 
The way things are going
They’re gonna crucify me

Vox down to the 1 of the chord

Saving up your money for a rainy day

Giving all your clothes to charity
Last night the wife said
Oh boy when you're dead

B7 
You don’t take nothing with you but your soul, think!

Made a lightning trip to Vienna

Eating chocolate cake in a bag
The newspapers said she's gone to his head
They look just like two gurus in drag

Christ you know it ain’t easy
You know how hard it can be
B7 
The way things are going
They’re gonna crucify me

Caught the early plane back to London

Fifty acorns tied in a sack
The men from the press say we wish you success
It's good to have the both of you back

Christ you know it ain’t easy
You know how hard it can be
B7 
The way things are going
They’re gonna crucify me
B7 
The way things are going
They’re gonna crucify me
B7 B7 E6 

The Beatles - The Fool on the Hill  

Originally in D, I play in A capo 2

A6 
A6 Bm7 
Day after day, alone on a hill
A6 Bm7 
The man with foolish grin is keeping perfectly still
Bm7 E7 
But nobody wants to know him
A6 F#m7 
They can see that he’s just a fool
Bm7 E7 
And he never gives an answer

Am Amaug Am Amaug 
But the fool on the hill sees the sun going down
G7 Am Am7 A6 
And the eyes in his head see the world spinning round

A6 Bm7 
Well on his way, his head in a cloud
A6 Bm7 
The man of a thousand voices talking perfectly loud
Bm7 E7 A6 F#m7 
But nobody ever hears him, or the sound he appears to make
Bm7 E7 
And he never seems to notice

Am Amaug Am Amaug 
But the fool on the hill sees the sun going down
G7 Am Am7 A6 
And the eyes in his head see the world spinning round

Solo if appropriate

A6 A6 Bm7 Bm7 
A6 A6 Bm7 Bm7 
   
Bm7 E7 
And nobody seems to like him
A6 F#m7 
They can tell what he wants to do
Bm7 E7 
And he never shows his feelings

Am Amaug Am Amaug 
But the fool on the hill sees the sun going down
G7 Am Am7 
And the eyes in his head see the world spinning round

A6 Bm7 A6 Bm7 
Oh oh ’round ‘round ’round

Bm7 E7 
And he never listens to them
A6 F#m7 
He knows that they’re the fools
Bm7 E7 
 They don’t like him

Am Amaug Am Amaug 
But the fool on the hill sees the sun going down
G7 Am Am7 
And the eyes in his head see the world spinning round

A6 Bm7 A6 Bm7 
Oh oh ’round ‘round ’round

The Beatles - The Long and Winding Road  

Originally in Eb, I play in C

On guitar, don’t strum much, play light, almost finger-picky

Am F/G 
The long and winding road 

On guitar, skip the I/IV at the end of these lines

C7 C/F 
That leads to your door 
Em7 Am 
Will never disappear
Dm7 G7 A#/C 
I’ve seen that road before
Em7 Am 
It always leads me here
Dm7 G7 
Lead me to your door

Am F/G 
The wild and windy night 
C7 C/F 
That the rain washed away 
Em7 Am 
Has left a pool of tears
Dm7 G7 A#/C 
Crying for the day
Em7 Am 
Why leave me standing here
Dm7 G7 
Let me know the way

C/G 
Many times I’ve been alone
Em7 Dm7 G7 
And many times I’ve cried 
C/G 
Any way you’ll never know
Em7 Dm7 G7 
The many ways I’ve tried 

Am F/G 
But still they lead me back 
C7 C/F 
To the long winding road 
Em7 Am 
You left me standing here
Dm7 G7 A#/C 
A long long time ago
Em7 Am 
Don’t leave me waiting here
Dm7 G7 
Lead me to your door

Bridge

C/G Em7 Dm7 G7 
C/G Em7 Dm7 G7 
Am F/G 
But still they lead me back 
C7 C/F 
To the long winding road 
Em7 Am 
You left me standing here
Dm7 G7 A#/C 
A long long time ago
Em7 Am 
Don’t keep me waiting here
Dm7 G7 
Lead me to your door

F/G 
Yeah yeah yeah yeah

The Beatles - The Night Before  

Originally in D, I play it in A, capo 2

       
We said our goodbyes (ah the night before)
Love was in your eyes (ah the night before)

F#m Dm6 F#m Dm6 
Now today I find you have changed your mind
D7 
Treat me like you did the night before  → 

Were you telling lies (ah the night before)
Was I so unwise (ah the night before)

F#m Dm6 F#m Dm6 
When I held you near you were so sincere
D7 
Treat me like you did the night before

Bridge, vox on 4 3 of the chord on “last night”

Em A7 
Last night is the night I will remember you by

Vox on 3 1 of the chord on “when I”

F#m B7 E7 
When I think of things we did it makes me wanna cry

We said our goodbyes (ah the night before)
Love was in your eyes (ah the night before)

F#m Dm6 F#m Dm6 
Now today I find you have changed your mind
D7 
Treat me like you did the night before  → 

Solo if appropriate

       x 2

F#m Dm6 F#m Dm6 
When I held you near you were so sincere
D7 
Treat me like you did the night before

Bridge

Em A7 
Last night is the night I will remember you by
F#m B7 E7 
When I think of things we did it makes me wanna cry

Were you telling lies (ah the night before)
Was I so unwise (ah the night before)

F#m Dm6 F#m Dm6 
When I held you near you were so sincere
Treat me like you did the night before
Like the night before

The Beatles - There’s a Place  

Originally in E, I play in C (highest note is the 5) (“don’t you *know* that it’s so”

   

Vox on the (low) 3

There...

Vox on the 5 on “is”

Is a place,  where I can go
Am G7 
When I feel low,  when I feel blue
Em 
And it’s my mind, and there’s no time 

Dm Am7 
When I’m alone 

I...

Think of you,  and things you do
Am7 G7 
 Go round my head  the things you said

G7 
Like ‘I love only you

Am7 
In my mind there’s no sorrow
E7 
Don’t you know that it’s so
Am7 
There’ll be no sad tomorrow
E7 Am7 
Don’t you know that it’s so? 

There...

Is a place,  where I can go
Am G7 
When I feel low,  when I feel blue
Em 
And it’s my mind, and there’s no time 

Dm Am7 
When I’m alone 
There’s a place 
There’s a place 
There’s a place 

The Beatles - Things We Said Today  

Am 
Am Em Am Am Em Am 
You say you will love me,  if I have to go
Am Em Am Em Am 
You’ll be thinking of me, somehow I will know

C7 Bb 
Someday when I’m lonely, wishing you weren’t so far away
Am Em Am Em Am 
Then I will remember things we said today

Am Em Am Am Em Am 
 You say  you’ll be mine girl, till the end of time
Am Em Am Am Em Am 
These days such a kind girl, seems so hard to find

C7 Bb 
Someday when we’re dreaming, deep in love not a lot to say
Am Em Am Em 
Then we will remember things we said today

B7 E7 
Me I’m just the lucky kind, love to hear you say that love is love
B7 Bb7 
And though we may be blind, love is here to stay and that’s...

Am Em Am Em Am 
Enough to make you mine girl, be the only one
Am Em Am Em Am 
Love me all the time girl, we’ll go on and on

C7 Bb 
Someday when we’re dreaming, deep in love not a lot to say
Am Em Am Em 
Then we will remember things we said today

B7 E7 
Me I’m just the lucky kind, love to hear you say that love is love
B7 Bb7 
And though we may be blind, love is here to stay and that’s

Am Em Am Em Am 
Enough to make you mine girl, be the only one
Am Em Am Em Am 
Love me all the time girl, we’ll go on and on

C7 Bb 
Someday when we’re dreaming, deep in love not a lot to say
Am Em Am Em Am 
Then we will remember things we said today

Am 

The Beatles - This Boy  

Originally in D, I play in C

Am7 Dm7 
       x2

Harmonies on the 3,5,7; solo I sing the 3

Am Dm G7 Am 
 That boy   took my love away
Dm G7 Am 
Oh, he’ll regret it someday

Hang on “this” and “wants”

Dm7 G7 Am Dm G7 
But this boy wants you back again   

Am Dm G7 Am 
That boy   isn’t good for you 
Dm G7 Am 
 Though he may want you too 

Hang on “this” and “wants”

Dm7 G7 Csus4 C9 
This boy wants you back again  

Vox on 5 3 of the chord on “this boy”

E7 
Oh, and this boy, would be happy
Am C7 
Just to love you, but oh my
D7 
That boy won’t be happy

Hard stop on “cry”

Till he’s seen you cry

Am Dm G7 Am 
This boy   wouldn’t mind the pai
Dm G7 Am 
 Would always feel the same 

Hard stop on “this” and “gets”

Dm7 G7 Am Dm G7 
If this boy, gets you back again   

Am Dm G7 
This boy   
Am Dm G7 
This boy   
Am Dm G7 
This boy    

The Beatles - Ticket to Ride  

Originally in A, I play it in G, which makes the high

harmony at least plausible (on I)

In G, I avoid the open chord and play it @ 3

think I’m gonna be sad I think it’s today, yeah
Am 
The girl that’s driving me mad is going away

Em C7 Em Fmaj7 
She’s got a ticket to ride, she’s got a ticket to ride
Em 
She’s got a ticket to ride and she don’t care

She says that living with me is bringing her down, yea
Am 
But she will never be free when I was around, oh

Em C7 Em Fmaj7 
She’s got a ticket to ride,  she’s got a ticket to ride
Em 
She’s got a ticket to ride and she don’t care

I don’t know why she’s riding so high
D7 
She ought to think twice she ought to do right by me 

Before she gets to saying goodbye
D7 
She ought to think twice she ought to do right by me 

I think I’m gonna be sad I think it’s today, yeah
Am 
The girl that’s driving me mad is going away

Em C7 Em Fmaj7 
She’s got a ticket to ride, she’s got a ticket to ride
Em 
She’s got a ticket to ride and she don’t care

My baby don’t care
My baby don’t care
My baby don’t care
My baby don’t care

The Beatles - Twist and Shout  

Originally in D, I play in A

     x2

Well shake it up baby now (shake it up baby)
Twist and shout (twist and shout)
Come on, come on, come on, come on, baby now (come on baby)
Come on and work it on out (work it on out!)

Well work it on out (work it on out)
You know you look so good (look so good)
You know you got me goin’ now (got me goin’)
Just like I knew you would (like I knew you would)

Well shake it up baby now (shake it up baby)
Twist and shout (twist and shout)
Come on, come on, come on, come on, baby now (come on baby)
Come on and work it on out (work it on out)

You know you twist it little girl, (twist little girl)
You know you twist so fine (twist so fine)
Come on and twist a little closer now (twist a little closer)
And let me know that you’re mine (let me know you’re mine, ooh!)

       x4

E7 
Ahh ahh ahh ahh ahh yeah!

Baby now (shake it up baby)
Twist and shout (twist and shout)
Come on, come on, come on, come on, baby now (come on baby)
Come on and work it on out (work it on out, ooh!)

You know you twist it little girl (twist little girl)
You know you twist so fine (twist so fine)
Come on and twist a little closer now (twist little closer)
And let me know that you’re mine (let me know you’re mine ooh!)

Well shake it shake it shake it baby now (shake it up baby)
Well shake it shake it shake it baby now (shake it up baby)
Well shake it shake it shake it baby now (shake it up baby)
E7 
Ahh ahh ahh ahh
F# G# A9 

The Beatles - Two of Us  

I Dig a Pygmy by Charles Hortrey and the Deaf Aids

Phase one in which Doris gets her oats

Two of us riding nowhere
G/B Am7 
Spending someone’s hard earned pay
You and me Sunday driving not arriving
G/B Am7 
On our way  back home
We’re on our way home
We’re on our way home
We’re going home

Two of us sending postcards
G/B Am7 
Writing letters omy wall
You and me burning matches lifting latches
G/B Am7 
On our way back home
We’re on our way home
We’re on our way home
We’re going home

Bb Dm 
You and I have memories
Gm7 Am D7 
Longer than the road that stretches out ahead

Two of us wearing raincoats
G/B Am 
Standing solo in the sun
You and me chasing paper getting nowhere
G/B Am 
On our way back home
We’re on our way home
We’re on our way home
We’re going home

Bb Dm 
You and I have memories
Gm7 Am D7 
Longer than the road that stretches out ahead

Two of us wearing raincoats
G/B Am7 
Standing solo In the sun
You and me chasing paper getting nowhere
G/B Am7 
On our way  back home
We’re on our way home
We’re on our way home
We’re going home

Whistle and rejoice

The Beatles - Wait  

The verse is originally played on just strings 2 and 3, descending

F#m7 B/F# 
It’s been a long time
Bm/F# F#m C#7 F#m 
Now I’m coming back home
F#m7 B/F# 
I’ve been away now
Bm/F# F#m C#7 F#m 
Oh how I’ve been alone

A6 Dmaj7 A6 Dmaj7 A6 Dmaj7 
Wait  till I come back to your side
A6 C#7 F#m 
We’ll forget the tears we’ve cried

F#7m B/F# 
But if your heart breaks
Bm/F# F#m C#7 F#m 
Don’t wait, turn me away
F#m7 B/F# 
And if your heart’s strong
Bm/F# F#m C#7 F#m 
Hold on, I won’t delay

A6 Dmaj7 A6 Dmaj7 A6 Dmaj7 
Wait till I come back to your side
A6 C#7 F#m 
We’ll forget the tears we’ve cried

Bridge

I feel as though you ought to know
F#m 
That I’ve been good as good as I can be
And if you do I’ll trust in you
C#7sus4 C#7 
And know that you will wait for me

F#m7 B/F# 
It’s been a long time
Bm/F# F#m C#7 F#m 
Now I’m coming back home
F#m7 B/F# 
I’ve been away now
Bm/F# F#m C#7 F#m 
Oh how I’ve been alone

A6 Dmaj7 A6 Dmaj7 A6 Dmaj7 
Wait  till I come back to your side
A6 C#7 F#m 
We’ll forget the tears we’ve cried

Bridge

I feel as though you ought to know
F#m 
That I’ve been good as good as I can be
And if you do I’ll trust in you
C#7sus4 C#7 
And know that you will wait for me

F#m7 B/F# 
It’s been a long time
Bm/F# F#m C#7 F#m 
Now I’m coming back home
F#m7 B/F# 
I’ve been away now
Bm/F# F#m C#7 F#m 
Oh how I’ve been alone

A6 Dmaj7 A6 Dmaj7 A6 Dmaj7 
Wait  till I come back  to your side
A6 C#7 F#m 
We’ll forget the tears we’ve cried

F#m7 B/F# 
It’s been a long time
Bm/F# F#m C#7 F#m 
Now I’m coming back home

No guitar

F#m7 B/F# 
I’ve been away now
Bm/F# F#m C#7 F#m 
Oh, how I’ve been alone

The Beatles - We Can Work It Out  

Originally in D, I play in A capo 1.

I skip all the sus4’s.

Asus4 
Try to see it my way
Asus4 
Do I have to keep on talking till I can’t go on
Asus4 
While you see it your  way
Asus4 
Run the risk of knowing that our love may soon be gone

We can work it out
We can work it out

Asus4 
Think of what you’re say ing
Asus4 
You can get it wrong and still you think that it’s all right
Asus4 
Think of what I’m say ing
Asus4 
We can work it out and get it straight or say goodnight

We can work it out
We can work it out

F#m F#m/E C#7 
Life is very short and there’s no time

In A, just play the same chords as the previous line, skip

the descending pattern

C# F#m F#m/E F#m/D F#m/C# 
For fussing and fighting, my friend 
F#m F#m/E C#7 
I have always thought that it’s a crime
C# F#m F#m/E F#m/D F#m/C# 
So I will ask you once again

Asus4 
Try to see it  my way
Asus4 
Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong
Asus4 
While you see it your way
Asus4 
There’s a chance that we might fall apart before too long

We can work it out
We can work it out

F#m F#m/E C#7 
Life is very short and there’s no time
C# F#m F#m/E F#m/D F#m/C# 
For fussing and fighting, my friend 
F#m F#m/E C#7 
I have always thought that it’s a crime
C# F#m F#m/E F#m/D F#m/C# 
So I will ask you once again

Asus4 
Try to see it  my way
Asus4 
Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong
Asus4 
While you see it your way
Asus4 
There’s a chance that we might fall apart before too long

We can work it out
We can work it out

Asus2 Asus4 

The Beatles - When I’m Sixty-Four  

Originally in C#, I play in A

I play the verse as I, I/5, etc.

I usually hit 57 on the NC’s

A/E A/E 
   →  → 

Vox on the 3, which will feel low in A

When I get older losing my hair
Many years from now
E7 
Will you still be sending me a valentine
NX 
Birthday greetings bottle of wine?

If I’d been out till quarter to three
A7 
Would you lock the door
Dm F# 
Will you still need me, will you still feed me
E7 
When I’m sixty-four?  

F#m F#m F#m 
   
F#m C# 
You’ll be older too
F#m Bm 
And if you say the word
E7 
I could stay with you 

I could be handy mending a fuse
When your lights have gone
E7 
You can knit a sweater by the fireside
Sunday mornings go for a ride

Doing the garden, digging the weeds
A7 
Who could ask for more?
Dm F# 
Will you still need me, will you still feed me
E7 
When I’m sixty-four?  

F#m 
Every summer we can rent a cottage in the Isle of Wight
F#m 
If it’s not too dear
F#m C# 
We shall scrimp and save
F#m Bm 
Grandchildren on your knee
E7 
Vera, Chuck, and Dave 

Send me a postcard, drop me a line
Stating point of view
E7 
Indicate precisely what you mean to say
Yours sincerely, Wasting Away

Give me your answer, fill in a form
A7 
Mine for evermore
Dm F# 
Will you still need me, will you still feed me
E7 
When I’m sixty-four?  

A/E A/E 
   →  → 

The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps  

Am Am/G D9/F# Fmaj7 
Am 
   
Am Am/G D9/F# Fmaj7 
look at you all see the love there that’s sleeping
Am 
While my guitar gently weeps
Am Am/G D9/F# Fmaj7 
look at the floor and I see it needs sweeping
Am 
Still my guitar gently weeps

C#m7 F#m C#m7 
 I don’t know why nobody told you
Bm7 
 How to unfold your love
C#m7 F#m C#m7 
 I don’t know how someone controlled you
Bm7 
 They bought and sold you

Am Am/G D9/F# Fmaj7 
look at the world and I notice it’s turning
Am 
While my guitar gently weeps
Am Am/G D9/F# Fmaj7 
With every mistake we must surely be learning
Am 
Still my guitar gently weeps

Solo if appropriate on verse chords

C#m7 F#m C#m7 
 I don’t know how you were diverted
Bm7 
 You were perverted too
C#m7 F#m C#m7 
 I don’t know how you were inverted
Bm7 
 No one alerted you

Am Am/G D9/F# Fmaj7 
look at you all see the love there that’s sleeping
Am 
While my guitar gently weeps
Am Am/G D9/F# Fmaj7 
Look at you all... 
Am 
Still my guitar gently weeps

Over outro solo

Am Am/G D9/F# Fmaj7 
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Am 
While my guitar gently weeps

The Beatles - With a Little Help From My Friends  

Billy Shears

F#m 
What would you do if I sang out of tune
F#m B7 
Would you stand up and walk out on me?
F#m 
Lend me your ears and I’ll sing you a song
F#m B7 
And I’ll try not to sing out of key

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends
Mmm, I get high with a little help from my friends
Mmm, gonna try with a little help from my friends
B7 
F#m 
What do I do when my love is away 
F#m B7 
Does it worry you to be alone?
F#m 
How do I feel by the end of the day
F#m B7 
Are you sad because you’re on your own?

No, I get by with a little help from my friends
Mmm, I get high with a little help from my friends
Mmm, gonna try with a little help from my friends

C#m F# 
Do you need anybody?
I need somebody to love
C#m F# 
Could it be anybody?
I want somebody to love

F#m 
Would you believe in a love at first sight
F#m 
Yes, I’m certain that it happens all the time
F#m 
What do you see when you turn out the light
F#m 
I can’t tell you but I know it’s mine 

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends
Mmm, I get high with a little help from my friends
Mmm, gonna try with a little help from my friends

C#m F# 
Do you need anybody? 
I need somebody to love
C#m F# 
Could it be anybody?
I want somebody to love

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends
Mmm, I’m gonna try with a little help from my friends
Oh I get high with a little help from my friends
Yes, I get by with a little help from my friends
With a little help from my friends 

The Beatles - Yellow Submarine  

Vocals start with “town” on I (D)

D7 
In the town where I was born
Em Am D7 
Lived a man who sailed the sea
D7 
And he told us of his life
Em Am D7 
In the land of submarines

D7 
So we sailed up to the sun
Em Am D7 
Till we found a sea of green
D7 
And we lived beneath the waves
Em Am D7 
In our yellow submarine

D7 
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
D7 
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

D7 
And our friends are all aboard
Em Am D7 
Many more of them live next door
D7 
And the band begins to play

D7 
     
D7 
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
D7 
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

I usually skip the weird instrumental

D7 
As we live a life of ease
Em Am D7 
Every one of us has all we need
D7 
Sky of blue and sea of green
Em Am D7 
In our yellow submarine

D7 
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
D7 
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

The Beatles - Yes It Is  

Originally in E, I play in D

Em7 A7 
If you wear red tonight
A7 
Remember what I said tonight
Bm 
For red is the color that my baby wore
Bm 
And what’s more, it’s true
Yes it is

Em7 A7 
Scarlet were the clothes she wore
A7 
Everybody knows I’m sure
Bm 
I would remember all the things we planned
Bm 
Understand, it’s true
D7 
Yes it is, it’s true,  yes it is

Am D7 Em 
I could be happy with you by my side
Am D7 
If I could forget her, but
Bm 
It’s my pride, yes it is, yes it is
E7 A7 
Oh, yes it is, yeah

Em7 A7 
Please don’t wear red tonight
A7 
This is what I said tonight
Bm 
For red is the color that will make me blue
Bm 
In spite of you, it’s true
D7 
Yes it is, it’s true, yes it is

Am D7 Em 
I could be happy with you by my side
Am D7 
If I could forget her, but
Bm 
It’s my pride, yes it is, yes it is
E7 A7 
Oh, yes it is, yeah

Em7 A7 
Please don’t wear red tonight
A7 
This is what I said tonight
Bm 
For red is the color that will make me blue
Bm 
In spite of you, it’s true
F# 
Yes it is it’s true
Yes it is it’s true

The Beatles - Yesterday  

Originally in F (as G down 1), I play in D.

3 #4 #5 of the key on “all my troub”

C#m7 F#7 Bm Bm7/A 
Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away
A7 
Now it looks as though they’re here to stay
Bm7 E7 
Oh, I believe in yesterday

C#m7 F#7 Bm Bm7/A 
Suddenly, I’m not half the man I used to be
A7 
There’s a shadow hanging over me
Bm7 E7 
Oh yesterday came suddenly

F#7 Bm 
Why she had to go
Bm A7 
I don’t know, she wouldn’t say
F#7 Bm Bm 
I said something wrong, now I 
A7 
Long for yesterday

C#m7 F#7 Bm Bm7/A 
Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play  
A7 
Now I need a place to hide away
Bm7 E7 
Oh, I believe in yesterday

F#7 Bm 
Why she had to go
Bm A7 
I don’t know, she wouldn’t say
F#7 F#7 Bm Bm 
said something wrong now I 
A7 
Long for yesterday

C#m7 F#7 Bm Bm7/A 
Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play  
A7 
Now I need a place to hide away
Bm7 E7 
Oh, I believe in yesterday
Bm E7 
Mmm mmm-mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm

The Beatles - You’re Going to Lose that Girl  

Vox start on 3 5 3 6 on “you’re gonna lose”...

Let chords ring in the intro

C#m 
You’re gonna lose that girl 

(Yes yes you’re gonna lose that girl)

F#m B7 
You’re gonna lose that girl

(Yes yes you’re gonna lose that girl)

G#m 
If you don’t take her out tonight
F#m B7 
She’s gonna change her mind

(She’s gonna change her mind)

G#m 
And I will take her out tonight
F#m B7 
And I will treat her kind

(I’m gonna treat her kind)

C#m 
You’re gonna lose that girl 

(Yes yes you’re gonna lose that girl)

F#m B7 
You’re gonna lose that girl

(Yes yes you’re gonna lose that girl)

G#m 
If you don’t treat her right my friend
F#m B7 
You’re gonna find her gone

(You’re gonna find her gone)

G#m 
‘Cause I will treat her right and then
F#m B7 
You’ll be the lonely one

(You’re not the only one)

C#m 
You’re gonna lose that girl

(Yes yes you’re gonna lose that girl)

F#m B7 
You’re gonna lose that girl

(Yes yes you’re gonna lose that girl)

B7 F#m 
You’re gonna lose

(Yes yes you’re gonna lose that girl)

Bridge

Vox on b3 3 b3 3 of the chord on “I’ll make a point”

I’ll make a point of takin’ her away from you

(Watch what you do) yeah

The way you treat her what else can I do?

Solo if appropriate, with “you’re gonna lose that girl”

G#m F#m B7 
       x 2

C#m 
You’re gonna lose that girl

(Yes yes you’re gonna lose that girl)

F#m B7 
You’re gonna lose that girl

(Yes yes you’re gonna lose that girl)

B7 F#m 
You’re gonna lose

(Yes yes you’re gonna lose that girl)

Bridge

I’ll make a point of takin’ her away from you

(Watch what you do) Yeah

The way you treat her what else can I do?

G#m 
If you don’t take her out tonight
F#m B7 
She’s gonna change her mind

(She’s gonna change her mind)

G#m 
And I will take her out tonight
F#m B7 
And I will treat her kind

(I’m gonna treat her kind)

C#m 
You’re gonna lose that girl

(Yes yes you’re gonna lose that girl)

F#m B7 
You’re gonna lose that girl

(Yes yes you’re gonna lose that girl)

B7 F#m 
You’re gonna lose that girl

The Beatles - You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away  

Dsus4 Fadd9 
Here I stand head in hand 
Fadd9 
Turn my face to the wall
Dsus4 Fadd9 
If she’s gone  I can’t go on
Fadd9 
Feeling two foot small  

Dsus4 Fadd9 
Everywhere people stare 
Fadd9 
Each and every day 
Dsus4 Fadd9 
I can see them laugh at m
Fadd9 
And I hear them say 

Dsus4 Dsus2 
Hey, you’ve got to hide your love away   
Dsus4 Dsus2 
Hey, you’ve got to hide your love away   

Dsus4 Fadd9 
How can even try 
Fadd9 
I can never win
Dsus4 Fadd9 
Hearing them, seeing them
Fadd9 
In the state I’m in 

 

Dsus4 Fadd9 
How could she say to me
Fadd9 
“Love will find a way”?
Dsus4 Fadd9 
Gather around, all you clowns 
Fadd9 D/C D/B D/A 
Let me hear you say    

Dsus4 Dsus2 
Hey, you’ve got to hide your love away   
Dsus4 Dsus2 
Hey, you’ve got to hide your love away   

Solo if appropriate

Dsus4 Fadd9 Fadd9 
Dsus4 Fadd9 Fadd9 

The Bee Gees - I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You  

Originally in Bb (chorus in C),

I play in G (chorus in A).

   x2

Am 
The preacher talked with me and he smiled
Said come and walk with me, come and walk one more mile
Am 
Now for once in your life you’re alone
But you ain’t got a dime, there’s no time for the phone

Bm 
I just gotta get a message to you
Hold on,  hold on
Bm 
One more hour and my life will be through
Hold on,  hold on

Am 
I told him I’m in no hurry
But if I broke her heart, then won’t you tell her I’m sorry
Am 
And for once in my life I’m alone
And I’ve got to let her know
Just in time before I go

Bm 
I just gotta get a message to you
Hold on,  hold on
Bm 
One more hour and my life will be through
Hold on,  hold on

Am 
Well I laughed but that didn’t hurt
And it’s only her love that keeps me wearing this dirt
Am 
Now I’m crying but deep down inside
Well I did it to him, now it’s my turn to die

Bm 
I just gotta get a message to you
Hold on,  hold on
Bm 
One more hour and my life will be through
Hold on  hold on

Half-measure in between keys, then key change

A# 
C#m F# 
   Hold on
C#m 
One more hour and my life will be through
F# 
Hold on,  hold on

C#m 
I just gotta get a message to you
F# 
Hold on,  hold on
C#m 
One more hour and my life will be through
F# 
Hold on,  hold on

Fade on chorus

The Bee Gees - Stayin’ Alive  

Originally in Fm, I play in Em capo 2

Intro

Em7 Em7 
   
Em7 
Em7 
Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk
Em7 
I’m a  woman’s man, no time to talk
Em7 
Music loud and women warm
Em7 
I’ve been kicked around since I was born

And now it’s all 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 Em7 Bm7 
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin’ aliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiive

Em7 
Em7 
Well now, I get low and I get high
Em7 
And if I can’t get either I really try
Em7 
Got the wings of heaven on my shoes
Em7 
I’m a dancing man, I just can’t lose

You know it’s all 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 Em7 Bm7 
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin’ aliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiive

Em7 
Em7 
 Life goin’ nowhere, somebody help me, somebody help me  yeah
Em7 
 Life goin’ nowhere, somebody help me  yeah
Em7 
Stayin’ aliiiive

Em7 
Well, you can  tell by the way I use my walk
Em7 
I’m a  woman’s man, no time to talk
Em7 
Music loud and women warm
Em7 
I’ve been  kicked around since  I was born

And now it’s all 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 Em7 Bm7 
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin’ aliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiive

Em7 

The Black Crowes - Hard to Handle  

Originally in B, I play in A capo 0, 1, or 2

 
Baby here I am

I’m the man on the scene
I can give you what you want
But you gotta come home with me

I have got some good old lovin'
And I got some more in store
When I get through throwin' it on you
You gotta come back for more

Boys and things that come by the dozen

That ain’t nothin’ but drugstore lovin’

Hey little thing let me light your candle

’Cause mama I’m sure hard to handle, now
Yes around

    
Action speaks louder than words

And I’m a man of great experience
I know you've got another man
But I can love you better than him

Take my hand don't be afraid
I'm gonna prove every word I say
I'm advertising love for free
So you can place your ad with me

Boys come along a dime by the dozen

That ain’t nothin’ but ten cent lovin’

Hey little thing let me light your candle

’Cause mama I’m sure hard to handle, now
Yes around

    Yea
    Hard to handle now
    Oh baby
  
Baby here I am

I’m the man on the scene
I can give you what you want
But you gotta come home with me

I have got some good old lovin'
And I got some more in store
When I get through throwin' it on you
You gotta come back for more

Boys come along a dime by the dozen

That ain’t nothin’ but drugstore lovin’

Hey little thing let me light your candle

’Cause mama I’m sure hard to handle, now
Yes around

    Yea
    Hard to handle now
    Oh baby

The Black Crowes - She Talks to Angels  

All the E’s are really E → F#m7add11

Play the A’s and B’s on 5 and 7 with open B and E

Intro

She never mentions the word “addiction”

In certain company
Yes, she'll tell you she's an orphan
After you meet her family

Interlude

   x2

She paints her eyes as black as night now

Pulls those shades down tight
Yeah, she gives a smile when the pain come
The pain gonna make everything alright

Original vox on the 4 of the key, I stay on the 5 of the key

Says she talks to angels 
They call her out by her name
Oh yeah, she talks to angels 
Says they call her out by her name

She keeps a lock of hair in her pocket

She wears a cross around her neck
Yes, the hair is from a little boy
And the cross is someone she has not met, not yet

Says she talks to angels 
Says they all know her name
Oh yeah, she talks to angels 
Says they call her out by her name

B/A 
 She don’t know no lover
B/A 
 None that I ever seen
B/A 
 Yeah, to her that ain’t nothin’
But to me, it means
Means everything

She paints her eyes as black as night now

Pulls those shades down tight

Yeah, she gives a smile when the pain comes

The pain gonna make everything alright

She talks to angels
Says they call her out by her name
Oh yeah, oh yea angels 
They call her out by her name

Oh, oh, angels 
Call her out by her name
Oh, oh, she talks to angels 

They call her out

Yeah,  yeah, call her out
Don’t you know that they
Call her out by her name

The Bobby Fuller Four - I Fought the Law  

Originally in G, I play in E

Intro

   
Ah breaking rocks in the hot sun
I fought the law and the  law won
I fought the law and the  law won

   
I needed money cause I  had none
I fought the law and the  law won
I fought the law and the  law won

   
I left my baby and I feel so bad
guess my race is run
Well she’s the best girl I’ve ever had
I fought the law and the  law won
I fought the law and the  law won

   

Solo

   

Hard stop before “six gun”, chords are implied

Ah robbing people with a six gun
I fought the law and the  law won
I fought the law and the  law won

   

Yes, he says “um good fun”

I miss my baby and um good fun
I fought the law and the  law won
I fought the law and the  law won

   
I left my baby and I feel so bad
guess my race is run
Well she’s the best girl I’ve ever had
I fought the law and the  law won
I fought the law and the  law won

   

The Box Tops - The Letter  

After some muted percussion...

D|-------2-0-----|
A|-----2-----3-2-|
E|-0-3-----------|

Am 
Give me a ticket for an aeroplane
Ain’t got time to take a fast train
Am Am 
Lonely days are gone, I’m a-comin’ home
Am 
Cause my baby just wrote me a letter

Am 
I don’t care how much money I gotta spend
Got to get back to my baby once again
Am Am 
Lonely days are gone, I’m a-comin’ home
Am 
Cause my baby just wrote me a letter

Well she wrote me a letter
Said she couldn’t live without me no more
Listen mister can’t you see
got to get back to my baby once more
Anyway

Am 
Give me a ticket for an aeroplane
Ain’t got time to take a fast train
Am Am 
Lonely days are gone, I’m a-comin’ home
Am 
Cause my baby just wrote me a letter

Well she wrote me a letter
Said she couldn’t live without me no more
Listen mister can’t you see
got to get back to my baby once more
Anyway

Am 
Give me a ticket for an aeroplane
Ain’t got time to take a fast train
Am Am 
Lonely days are gone, I’m a-comin’ home
Am 
Cause my baby just wrote me a letter
Am 
Yeah my baby just wrote me a letter
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 Brady Bunch - Keep On  

Originally in D, I play in A

Intro

E7 E7 
   
Flying down the highway in a makeshift Model T.A.
Woo, yeah, woo
It’s a beautiful morning
E7 
And it’s gonna be a beautiful day

The wheels are humming
A7 
And the guitar’s strumming
And the radio is blasting
And good sounds are coming
As we’re flying down the highway
E7 
In a makeshift Model T.A.

E7 
We’re gonna keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on 
Dancing all through the night
E7 
We’re gonna keep on, keep on, keep on doing it right

A7 
We’re gonna keep on, keep on, keep on movin’
Gonna keep on, keep on, keep on groovin’
E7 
Keep on singing and dancing all through the night

E7 
You can hear the music coming twenty-six miles away
Woo, yeah, woo
Smiling is happy
E7 
And happy is here to stay

A7 
Shifting on down, coming into town
Waving at the kids all hanging around
E7 
Cruising down the bay in a makeshift model T.A.

E7 
We’re gonna keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on 
Dancing all through the night
E7 
We’re gonna keep on, keep on, keep on doing it right

A7 
We’re gonna keep on, keep on, keep on movin’
Gonna keep on, keep on, keep on groovin’
E7 
Keep on singing and dancing all through the night

E7 E7 
   
We’re gonna keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on 
Dancing all through the night
E7 
We’re gonna keep on, keep on, keep on doing it right

A7 
We’re gonna keep on, keep on, keep on movin’
Gonna keep on, keep on, keep on groovin’
E7 
Keep on singing and dancing all through the night

The Calling - Wherever You Will Go  

Originally in D, I play in C

Gadd11/B Am7 Fmaj7 
    
Gadd11/B Am7 
 So lately  been wondering  who will be there to take my place
Gadd11/B Am7 
 When I’m gone  you’ll need love  to light the shadows on your face
Gadd11/B Am7 
 If a great wave shall fall, yeah fall upon us all
Gadd11/B Am7 
 Then between the sand and stone could you make it on your own?

Am 
 If I could  then I would  I’ll go wherever you will go
Am 
 Way up high  or down low  I’ll go wherever you will go

Gadd11/B Am7 
 And maybe  I’ll find out  a way to make it back someday
Gadd11/B Am7 
 To watch you  to guide you  through the darkest of your days
Gadd11/B Am7 
 If a great wave shall fall, yeah and fall upon us all
Gadd11/B Am7 
 Well, then I hope there’s someone out there who can bring me back to you

Am 
 If I could  then I would  I’ll go wherever you will go
Am Am 
 Way up high  or down low  I’ll go wherever you will go

Bridge

Am 
 Run away with my heart
Em Am 
Run away with my hope

There’s a iii in the original at the end of this line that I’m not a fan of

Run away with my love 

Gadd11/B Am7 
 I know now  just quite how  my life and love might still go on
Gadd11/B Am7 
 In your heart in your mind  I’ll stay with you for all of time

Am7 
 If I could  then I would  I’ll go wherever you will go
Am7 
 Way up high  or down low  I’ll go wherever you will go
Am7 
 If I could turn back time, I’ll go wherever you will go
Am7 Am7 
 If I could make you mine, I’ll go wherever you will goooooo oooooooo 
Am7 Fmaj7 Fadd9 
I’ll go wherever you will gooooooooo   →  → 

The Cars - Good Times Roll  

Intro

Let the good times roll,  let them knock you around
Let the good times roll,  let them make you a clown

 Let them leave you up in the air
 Let them brush your rock and roll hair

Let the good times roll
Let the good times roll, oh-oll
Bm7 C#m7/E 
Let the good times roll

Let the stories be told,  let them say what they want
Let the photos be old,  let them show what they want

 Let them leave you up in the air
 Let them brush your rock and roll hair

Let the good times roll
Let the good times roll, oh-oll
Bm7 C#m7/E 
Won’t you let the good times roll

Solo

Bm7 C#m7/E 
Good times roll

If the illusion is real,  let them give you a ride
If they got thunder appeal,  let them be on your side

 Let them leave you up in the air
 Let them brush your rock and roll hair

Let the good times roll
Won’t you let the good times roll, oh-oll
Bm7 C#m7/E 
Let the good times roll

Let the good times roll
Won’t you let the good times roll
Won’t you let the good times roll
Bm7 C#m7/E 
Let ‘em roll, good times roll

Let the good times roll
Let the good times roll
Ooh, let the good times roll

Let ‘em roll

Bm7 C#m7/E 
 →  → 
 →  → 

The Cars - Just What I Needed  

Originally in E, I play in D

Intro, guitar only, drums hit with guitar on FOUR (not 1, don’t be tricked...)

 I don’t mind you coming here
Bm F# 
 And wasting all my time
 ‘Cause when you’re standing oh, so near 
Bm F# 
 I kind of lose my  mind

 It’s not the perfume that you wear
Bm F# 
 It’s not the ribbons  in your hair
 I don’t mind you coming here 
F# 
 And wasting all my time

Bm F# 
Bm 
   
 I don’t mind you hanging out
Bm F# 
 And talking in your sleep
 It doesn’t matter where you’ve been 
Bm F# 
 As long as it was deep
 You always knew to wear it well and 
Bm F# 
 You look so fancy I can tell
A/C# 
 I don’t mind you hanging out
F# 
 And talking in your sleep

Bm 
  I guess you’re just what I needed
Bm 
  I needed someone to feed
Bm 
  I guess you’re just what I needed
Bm 
  I needed someone to bleed

Guitar Solo (skip if solo acoustic)

Bm F# 
Bm 
Bm F# 
Bm 
   

Take it down a notch here

 I don’t mind you coming here
Bm F# 
 And wasting all my time, time
 ‘Cause when you’re standing oh, so near 
Bm F# 
 I kind of lose my  mind

 It’s not the perfume that you wear
Bm F# 
 It’s not the ribbons  in your hair
A/C# 
 I don’t mind you coming here 
F# 
 And wasting all my time

Bm 
  I guess you’re just what I needed
Bm 
  I needed someone to feed
Bm 
  I guess you’re just what I needed
Bm 
  I needed someone to bleed

Guitar Fill

Bm 
Bm 
  I guess you’re just what I needed
Bm 
  I needed someone to feed
Bm 
  I guess you’re just what I needed
Bm 
  I needed someone to bleed

Bm 
So feed me

Bm F# 
Bm 
      You’re just what I needed
Bm F# 
Bm 
      You’re just what I needed
Bm F# 
Bm 
      You’re just what I needed
Bm F# 
      Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Bm 

The Cars - Magic  

       x4

Vox on 3-2-1 on “su-u-mer”

Summer,   it turns me upside down  
Summer, summer, summer,   it’s like a merry go round  

 I see you under the midnight,  all shackles and bows
 High shoes with the cleats a-clickin’
 A tempermental glow 
 Well, don’t ya let me go

F#m 
Oh, got a hold on you, got a hold on you
F#m 
I got a hold on you tonight
F#m 
Oh, got a hold on you, got a hold on you
Got a hold on you, that’s right

 Oh, oh, it’s magic,  when I’m with you
 Oh, oh, it’s magic, just a little magic
 You know it’s true

Let ring on “hold”

F#m 
I got a hold on you

Oh, twisted,   under sideways down  
I know you’re getting twisted,   and you can’t calm down 

 I see you under the midnight, love darts in your eyes
 How far can you take it,  until you realize
 There’s magic in your eyes

F#m 
I got a hold on you, got a hold on you
F#m 
Got a hold on you tonight
F#m 
I got a hold on you, got a hold on you
Got a hold on you, yeah, yeah

 Oh, oh, it’s magic, oh oh when I’m with you
 Oh, oh, it’s magic, just a little matter for magic
 Pulls me through

Let ring on “hold”

F#m 
I got a hold on you 

Solo on chorus chords

       x4

F#m 
I got a hold on you, I got a hold on you
Got a hold on you, that’s right, it’s magic

 Oh, oh, it’s magic,  when I’m with you
 Oh, oh, it’s magic, just a little magic
 Inside of you

The Cars - You Might Think  

Originally in D, I play in A capo 1

F#m 
 →   

 You might think I’m  crazy, to  hang around with  you
Maybe you think I’m  lucky, to  have something to  do
F#m 
But I  think  that you’re  wild
F#m 
Inside me  is some  child

 You might think I’m  foolish
F#m 
Oh  baby it’s untrue (you might think)
 You might think I’m  crazy (all I want)
 All I want is  you 

  →  

 You might think it’s hysterical, but  I know when you’re  weak
You think you’re in the  movies, and  everything’s so  deep
F#m 
But I  think  that you’re  wild
F#m 
When you  flash that  fragile  smile

 You might think it’s  foolish
F#m 
 What you put me  through (you might think)
 You might think I’m  crazy (all I want)
 All I want is  you

F#m F#m 
And it was  hard,  so  hard to  take
F#m F#m 
 There’s  no escape,  without a  scrape

Hard stop on both chords here

 But you kept it going, till the sun fell down
 You kept it going

Solo if appropriate, skip if solo acoustic

F#m 
 →   

Well you might think I’m delirious, the  way I run you  down
But somewhere, sometimes,  when you’re curious,  I’ll be back around 
F#m 
And I  think  that you’re  wild
F#m 
And  so uniquely  styled

 You might think it’s  foolish
F#m 
 This chancy rondezvous (you might think)
 You might think I’m  crazy (all I want)
 All I want is  you

F#m 
 All I  want is  you
 All I  want is  you

The Carter Family - When I’m Gone (Cups)  

Anna Kendrick version in C, I play in E capo 1, pretty fast

 I’ve got my ticket for the long way round 
 Two bottles of whiskey for the  way
C#m 
And I  sure would like some  sweet company
Amaj7/C# 
And I’m  leavin’  tomorrow whadya  say

C#m 
When I’m  gone, when I’m  gone
C#m 
 You’re gonna miss me when I’m  gone
C#m 
You’re gonna  miss me by my  hair
You’re gonna  miss me everywhere
Amaj7/C# 
 You’re gonna  miss me when I’m  gone

C#m 
When I’m  gone, when I’m  gone
C#m 
 You’re gonna miss me when I’m  gone
C#m 
You’re gonna  miss me by my  walk
You’re gonna  miss me by my talk
Amaj7/C# 
 You’re gonna  miss me when I’m  gone

I’ve got my ticket for the long way ‘round
The one with the prettiest of views
C#m 
It’s got mountains, it’s got rivers, it’s got sights to give you shivers
Amaj7 
But it sure would be prettier with you

Chorus lyrics reversed

C#m 
When I’m  gone, when I’m  gone
C#m 
 You’re gonna miss me when I’m  gone
C#m 
You’re gonna  miss me by my  walk
You’re gonna  miss me by my talk
Amaj7/C# 
 You’re gonna  miss me when I’m  gone

C#m 
When I’m  gone, when I’m  gone
C#m 
 You’re gonna miss me when I’m  gone
C#m 
You’re gonna  miss me by my  hair
You’re gonna  miss me everywhere
Amaj7/C# 
 You’re sure gonna  miss me when I’m  gone

C#m 
When I’m  gone, when I’m  gone
C#m 
 You’re gonna miss me when I’m  gone
C#m 
You’re gonna  miss me by my  walk

One-off iv here, ritard to hanging stop

Am 
You’re gonna  miss me by my talk
Amaj7/C# 
 You’re gonna  miss me when I’m  gone

The Chiffons - One Fine Day  

Originally in Gb, Carole King plays in F, I play in A

F#m 
       x2

Vox on the 5 of the key on “one fine” and “you’ll look”

Then up to the 1 of the key on “and you will know”

One fine day, you’ll look at me
F#m Dm 
And you will know our love was meant to be

F#m 
One fine day you’re gonna want me for your girl

F#m 
   
The arms I long for will open wide
F#m Dm 
And you’ll be proud to have me right by your side

F#m 
One fine day you’re gonna want me for your girl
D/A 
   

Vox stays on the root, i.e. comes in on 1→2

in the key (4 → 5 in the chord) on “though I”

Em7 Em7 
Though I know you’re the  kind of boy
Dmaj7 D6 Dadd9 
Who only wants to run around 
F#m7 F#m7 
I’ll keep waiting and  someday darling

Resist the temptation to go up on “down”

E7 
You’ll come to me when you want to settle down, oh

One fine day we’ll meet once more
F#m Dm 
And then you’ll want the love you threw away before

F#m 
One fine day you’re gonna want me for your girl
F#m 
One fine day you’re gonna want me for your girl

D/A 
  

The Choirboys - Run To Paradise  

Originally in A, I play in D

Intro

Gsus2 Gsus2 
   

Big hits on “baby!”

Vox on the 1 on “baby”

Baby,   you were always gonna be
The one,   you only ever did it
Just for fun,   but you run to paradise
Gsus2 Gsus2 
   
Jenny,   I’ll meet you at the
Grocery store,   you don’t need a friend when
You can score,   you run to paradise
Gsus2 Gsus2 
   
Huh!    
Gsus2 Gsus2 
   
Johnny,   we were always best of
Friends,   stick together and
Defend,   but you run to paradise
Gsus2 Gsus2 
   
And mama,  now don’t you worry bout’ me
Anymore,   when I see you crying at
The door,   when I run to paradise
Gsus2 Gsus2 
   

Vox on the 1 of the key (5 of the chord) on “that’s right”

   That’s right they had it all worked out 
You were young and blonde and you could never do wrong
   That’s right they were so surprised
You opened their eyes up (opened their eyes up)

Opened their eyes up

Vox on 1 2 of the key on “you don’t”

 You don’t want anyone 
 You don’t want anyone 
 Don’t tell me  this is paradise
  (Open your eyes up)

 You don’t want anyone 
 You don’t want anyone 
 Don’t tell me  this is paradise

No big hits on the I’s in this verse

Good times,   why’d I let em
Slip away,   why’d I let them
Slip away,   cause I lived in
Gsus2 Gsus2 
Paradise  

Softly

      Run to
Paradise,   run to
Paradise,   run to
Paradise   

Solo

   
   Jesus says it’s gonna be alright, he’s gonna
Pack my bag so I can walk in the light
   You don’t mind if I abuse myself, so I can
Hold my head up, (hold my head up), hold my head up

 You don’t want anyone  (hold my head up)
 You don’t want anyone 
 Don’t tell me  this is paradise
  (Open your eyes up)

 You don’t need anyone  (open your eyes up)
 You don’t need anyone 
 Don’t tell me  this is paradise
   
 You don’t want anyone  
 You don’t want anyone 
 Don’t tell me  this is paradise

The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go  

       x4

Darling, you’ve got to let me know   
Should I stay or should I go   
If you say that you are mine   
I’ll be here ‘til the end of time   

So you’ve got to let me know 
Should I stay or should I go?   

It’s always tease, tease, tease   
You’re happy when I’m on my knees   
One day it’s fine, and next it’s black   
So if you want me off your back   

Well, come on, and let me know 
Should I stay or should I go?   

Should I stay, or should I go now?  
Should I stay, or should I go now?  
If I go there will be trouble  
And, if I stay, it will be double  
So, come on, and let me know

  

This indecision’s buggin’ me

 Indecisión me molesta

If you don't want me, set me free

 Si no me quieres, líbra me

Exactly whom I'm supposed to be?

 Digame,  quein tengo ser

Don't you know which clothes even fit me

 Sabes que ropas me que da

Come on, and let me know

Me tienes que de cir

Should I cool it, or should I blow?

Me debo ir o quedar me?

Oowwww

     Split
  
Yo me en frio o lo soplo
  
  
Should I stay, or should I go now?
 Yo me en   frio o lo soplo

Should I stay, or should I go now?
 Yo me en   frio o lo soplo

 If I go there will be trouble
 Si me voy va a haber pe ligro

 And if I stay it will be double
 Si me quedo sera el doble

 So you’ve gotta let me know
 Me tienes que decir

 Should I cool it, or should I blow?
 Yo me en frio o lo soplo

Should I stay, or should I go now?
 Yo me en   frio o lo soplo

 If I go there will be trouble
 Si me voy va a haber pe ligro

 And if I stay it will be double
 Si me quedo sera el doble

 So you’ve gotta let me know
 Me tienes que decir

Should I stay or should I go?

The Coasters - Charlie Brown  

Originally in Bb, I play in E

Let ring on 1 and 3

IMO the melody is on the 5

Fe fe fi fi fo fo fum
E7 
I smell smoke in the auditorium

Band enters, at time

Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown
He’s a clown, that Charlie Brown
He’s gonna get caught, just you wait and see

Hard stop on “why”

Why’s everybody always pickin’ on me?

Let ring on 1 and 3 again

That’s him on his knees, I know that’s him

Yeah when seven come eleven down, in the boys’ gym

Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown
He’s a clown, that Charlie Brown
He’s gonna get caught, just you wait and see
Why’s everybody always pickin’ on me?

Bridge

Who’s always writing on the wall?
Who’s always goofin’ in the hall?
Who’s always throwin’ spit balls?
Guess who! Who, me? Yeah, you!

Who walks in the classroom cool and slow?

Who calls the English, teacher Daddy-O?

Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown
He’s a clown, that Charlie Brown
He’s gonna get caught, just you wait and see
Why’s everybody always pickin’ on me?

Solo on the ringing part, and a chorus

      
Who walks in the classroom cool and slow?

Who calls the English, teacher Daddy-O?

Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown
He’s a clown, that Charlie Brown
He’s gonna get caught, just you wait and see
Why’s everybody always pickin’ on me?

The Coasters - Yakety Yak  

Originally in G, I play in D

Vox on the 1, harmony ends up on the 5 on “trash”

Take out the papers and the trash
Or you don’t get no spending cash
If you don’t scrub that kitchen floor

Hard stop before this line, band back in on “more”

You ain’t gonna rock and roll no more

Another hard stop after “yak”

Yakety yak, don’t talk back

Band back in “room”

Just finish cleaning up your room
Let’s see that dust fly with that broom
Get all that garbage out of sight
Or you don’t go out Friday night

Yakety yak, don’t talk back

You just put on your coat and hat
And walk yourself to the laundry mat
And when you finish doing that
Bring in the dog and put out the cat

Yakety yak, don’t talk back

Solo, with a hard stop on the second I, both times

       x2

Don’t you give me no dirty looks
Your father’s hip, he knows what cooks
Just tell your hoodlum friends outside
You ain’t got time to take a ride

Yakety yak, don’t talk back

Yakety yak, yakety yak
Yakety yak, yakety yak
Yakety yak, yakety yak
Yakety yak, yakety yak

The Contours - Do You Love Me  

Originally in F, I play in A, highest note is the 5 “do you *love* me”

Intro, let ring, more or less spoken

 You broke my heart
 ‘Cause I couldn’t dance
F#m 
 You didn’t even want me around

Hard stop on “back”

And now I’m back, to let you know

I can really shake ‘em down

E7 

Vox on the 5

Do you love me? (I can really move)
Do you love me? (I’m in the groove)
Now do you love? (Do you love me?)
Dm E7 
Now that I can dance

Watch me now, hey (work, work)
Ah, work it out baby (work, work)
Well, you’re drivin’ me crazy (work, work)
Just a little bit of soul now (work)

E7 
I can mash-potato (I can mash-potato)
I can do the twist (I can do the twist)
Now tell me baby (tell me baby)
Ah do you like it like this (do you like it like this)
Tell me (tell me)

Do you love me? (Do you love me)
Now do you love me? (Do you love me)
Now do you love me? (Do you love me)
Dm E7 
Now that I can dance (dance)

Watch me now, hey (work, work)
Aw  shake it up, shake it (work, work)
Aw shake ‘em, shake ‘em down (work, work)
Aw, a little bit of soul now (work)

E7 
Ah, shake it, shake it baby (work, work)
Ah, you’re driving me crazy (work, work)
Ah, don’t get lazy (work)

E7 
I can mash-potato (I can mash-potato)
I can do the twist (I can do the twist)
Well now tell-a me baby (tell me baby)
Do you like it like this (do you like it like this)
E7 
Tell me (tell me), tell me

Do you love me? (Do you love me)
Now do you love me? (Do you love me)
Now do you love me? (Do you love me)
Dm E7 
Now that I can dance (dance)

C#9 

The Corrs - Breathless  

Originally in B, I play in E

A cappella, chords implied, can just let ring

Vox on the 1 of the chord on the first “go on”

E/F# E/G# 
Go on, go on, leave me breathless

In time, but the band isn’t really in yet

Come on

Band enters

F#m C#m 
  Yeah, yeah  →  →

Vox on 5 4 3 on “the daylight’s”

 The daylight’s fading slowly
F#m C#m 
 But time with you is standing still
I’m waiting for you only
F#m C#m 
 The slightest touch and I feel weak

C#m 
I cannot lie
Esus4 
From you I cannot hide  →  → 
C#m 
And I’m losing the will to try
Can’t hide it, can’t fight it

E/F# E/G# 
So go on, go on, come on, leave me breathless
E/F# E/G# 
Tempt me, tease me, until I can’t denthis
E/F# E/G# 
Loving feeling, make me long for your kiss
Go on, go on, yeah, come on

F#m C#m 
    →  → 

 And if there’s no tomorrow
F#m C#m 
 And all we have is here and now
I’m happy just to have you now
F#m C#m 
You’re all the love I need some how

C#m 
It’s like a dream
Esus4 
Al though I’m not a slee →  → 
C#m 
And I never want to wake up
Don’t lose it, don’t leave it

E/F# E/G# 
So go on, go on, come on, leave me breathless
E/F# E/G# 
Tempt me, tease me, until I can’t denthis
E/F# E/G# 
Loving feeling, make me long for your kiss
Go on, go on, yeah, come on

Solo, with a few “yeah’s”

F#m C#m 
    →  → 

C#m 
 I’m like a knife
Esus4 
From you I cannot hide  →  → 
C#m 
And I’ve lost my will to try
Can’t hide it, can’t fight it

E/F# E/G# 
So go on, go on, come on, leave me breathless
E/F# E/G# 
Tempt me, tease me, until I can’t denthis
E/F# E/G# 
Loving feeling, make me long for your kiss

Out on the first “go on”, back in on the second

E/F# E/G# 
Go on, go on, come on, leave me breathless
E/F# E/G# 
Go on, go on, come on, leave me breathless
E/F# E/G# 
Go on, go on, come on, leave me breathless

Chord implied

 

Go on, go on 

The Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron  

Originally in Eb, I play in G

Intro

met him on a Monday and my heart stood still
Da doo ron ron ron, da doo ron ron
Somebody told me that his name was Bill
Da doo ron ron ron, da doo ron ron

 Yes, my heart stood still
 Yes, his name was Bill
 And when he walked me home
Da doo ron ron ron, da doo ron ron

He knew what he was doin’ when he caught my eye
Da doo ron ron ron, da doo ron ron
He looked so quiet but my oh my
Da doo ron ron ron, da doo ron ron

 Yes, he caught my eye
 Yes, but my oh my
 And when he walked me home
Da doo ron ron ron, da doo ron ron

  Da doo ron ron ron, da doo ron ron
  Da doo ron ron ron, da doo ron ron

He picked me up at seven and he looked so fine
Da doo ron ron ron, da doo ron ron
Someday soon I’m gonna make him mine
Da doo ron ron ron, da doo ron ron

 Yes, he looked so fine
 Yes, I’ll make him mine
 And when he walked me home
Da doo ron ron ron, da doo ron ron

With yeah’s

Da doo ron ron ron, da doo ron ron
Da doo ron ron ron, da doo ron ron
Da doo ron ron ron, da doo ron ron
Da doo ron ron ron, da doo ron ron

The Cure - Friday I’m in Love  

Intro

Bm 
       x2

I don’t care if Monday’s blue
Tuesday’s gray and Wednesday too
Bm 
Thursday I don’t care about you
It’s Friday I’m in love

Monday you can fall apart
Tuesday, Wednesday break my heart
Bm 
Oh Thursday doesn’t even start
It’s Friday I’m in love

Saturday wait
Bm 
And Sunday always comes too late
But Friday never hesitates

I don’t care if Monday’s black
Tuesday, Wednesday heart attack
Bm 
Thursday never looking back
It’s Friday I’m in love

Bm 
       
Monday you can hold your head
Tuesday, Wednesday stay in bed
Bm 
Or Thursday watch the walls instead
It’s Friday I’m in love

Saturday wait
Bm 
And Sunday always comes too late
But Friday never hesitates

Bm 
 Dressed up to the eyes, it’s a wonderful surprise
Bm 
To see your shoes and your spirits rise

Throwing out your frown and just smiling at the sound
And as sleek as a shriek spinning round and round

Bm 
 Always take a big bite, it’s such a gorgeous sight
Bm 
To see yo eat in the middle of the night

You can never get enough, enough of this stuff
It’s Friday I’m in love

I don’t care if Monday’s blue
Tuesday’s gray and Wednesday too
Bm 
Thursday I don’t care about you
It’s Friday I’m in love

Monday you can fall apart
Tuesday, Wednesday break my heart
Bm 
Thursday doesn’t even start
It’s Friday I’m in love

Bm 
       x2

The Cyrkle - Red Rubber Ball  

Intro

F#m Dmaj7 
   

1 low-3 4 5 on “I should have known”

C#m 
I should have known you’d bid me farewell
C#m 
There’s a lesson to be learned from this
And I learned it very well 

Now I know you’re not
F#m 
The only starfish in the sea
Bm C#m 
If I never hear your name again
C# 
It’s all the same to me

F#m 
And I think it’s gonna be all right
Bm 
Yeah the worst is over now
The morning sun is shining like a red rubber ball

F#m 
  → 

C#m 
You never cared for secrets I’d confide
C#m 
For you I’m just an ornament
Something for your pride

Always running, never caring
F#m 
That’s the life you live
Bm C#m 
Stolen minutes of your time
C# 
Were all you had to give

F#m 
And I think it’s gonna be all right
Bm 
Yeah the worst is over now
The morning sun is shining like a red rubber ball

Original changes key to Bb here, I don’t

F#m 
  → 

C#m 
The story’s in the past with nothing to recall
C#m 
I’ve got my life to live and I
Don’t need you at all

The roller coaster ride we took is
F#m 
Nearly at an end
Bm C#m 
bought my ticket with my tears
C# 
That’s all I’m gonna spend

F#m 
And I think it’s gonna be all right
Bm 
Yeah the worst is over now
The morning sun is shining like a red rubber ball

F#m 
Oh oh, I think it’s gonna be all right
Bm 
Yeah the worst is over now
The morning sun is shining like a red rubber ball

F#m Dmaj7 
   

The Dave Clark Five - Because  

Originally in G, I play in E

E+ E6 E+ 
   
E+ E6 E7 
It’s right that I should care about you 
F#m B+ 
And try to make you happy when you’re blue 

E+ Am 
It’s right, it’s right to feel the way I do
F#m B7 
Because, because I love you

F#m C#m 
 It’s wrong to say I don’t think of you 
F#m 
 ‘Cause when you say these things
F#7 B+ 
You know it makes me blue 

E+ E6 E7 
Give me one kiss and I’ll be happy 
F#m B+ 
Just, just to be here with you 

E+ Am 
Give me, give me, a chance to be near you
F#m B7 
Because, because I love you  → 

Organ solo

E+ E6 E7 
F#m 
    → 

E+ E6 E7 
Give me one kiss and I’ll be happy 
F#m B+ 
Just, just to be here with you 

E+ Am 
Give me, give me, a chance to be near you
F#m B7 C#7 
Because, because I love you 
F#m B7 
Because, because I love you

E6/9 

The Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over  

Originally in D, I play in A

Intro

You say that you love me (say you love me)
All of the time (all of the time)
You say that you need me (say you need me)
You’ll always be mine (always be mine)

Vox on 5 6 b7 of the key on “I’m feelin’”

I’m feelin’  glad all over
Yes I’m  glad all over
Baby I’m  glad all over
So glad you’re mine   

I’ll make you happy (make you happy)
You’ll never be blue (never be blue)
You’ll have no sorrow (have no sorrow)
‘Cause I’ll always be true (always be true)

And I’m feelin’  glad all over
Yes I’m  glad all over
Baby I’m  glad all over
So glad you’re mine   

Vox on the 3 of the chord

 Other girls, may try to take me away (take me away)
E7 
 But you know, it’s by your side I will stay
I’ll stay

Our love will last now (our love will last)
Till the end of time (end of time)
Because this love now (because this love)
Is only yours and mine (yours and mine)

And I’m feelin’  glad all over
Yes I’m  glad all over
Baby I’m  glad all over
So glad you’re mine   

 Other girls, may try to take me away (take me away)
E7 
 But you know, it’s by your side I wll stay
I’ll stay

Key change, which I don’t bother with

A# D# 
Our love will last now (our love will last)
D# A# D# 
Till the end of time (end of time)
D# A# D# A# 
Because this love now (because this love)
D# A# A# 
Is gonna be yours and mine (yours and mine)

And I’m feelin’  glad all over
A# 
Yes I’m  glad all over
Baby I’m  glad all over
A# D# A# D# 
So glad you’re mine   
D# A# D# A# 
I’m so glad you’re mine now  
D# A# D# A# 
I’m so glad you’re mine now  
D# A# D# 
I’m so glad you’re mine now 
A# D# A# 
 Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa

The Del-Vikings - Come and Go With Me  

Originally in G#, I play in G capo 1

Em Am D7 
 Dom dom dom dom dom, dom de-doobie x3
Am 
 Dom wah wah wah wah

Em 
Well, love, love me, darling
Am D7 
 Come and go with me
Em 
 Don’t send me
Am D7 
 Way beyond the sea
Em 
I need you darling
Am D7 Em Am D7 
 So come go with me   

Em 
 Come, come, come
Am D7 
 Come into my heart
Em 
 Tell me darling
Am D7 
 We will never part
Em 
I need you darling
Am D7 Am 
 So come go with me  

C7 
Yes I need you, yes I really need you
Please say you’ll never leave me
C7 
Well say you never, yes you really never

Hard stop on “never”

D7 
You never give me a chance

Em 
Come, come, come, come
Am D7 
Come into my heart
Em 
Tell me darling

Em 
 Come, come, come
Am D7 
 Come into my heart
Em 
 Tell me darling
Am D7 
 We will never part
Em 
I need you darling
Am D7 Am 
 So come go with me, yeah  

Solo on chorus chords, then verse chords

C7 C7 D7 
    
Em Am D7 
       x 3
Am 
  
C7 
Yes I need you, yes I really need you
Please say you’ll never leave me
C7 
Well say you never, yes you really never
D7 
 You never give me a chance

Em 
I love you darling
Am D7 
 Come and go with me
Em 
Come home with me
Am D7 
 Baby I’m to see
Em 
I need you darling
Am D7 Em 
 So come go with me 
Am D7 
 Come on, go with me

The Dixie Cups - Chapel of Love  

Originally in D, I play in A, highest note that matters is the 3, but there’s a lot of 3

Starts a cappella

 Going to the chapel and we’re gonna get married
Bm E7 Bm E7 
 Going to the chapel and we’re  gonna get married

Band enters

 Gee I really love you and we’re gonna get married
Bm E7 
Going to the chapel of love

 Spring is here, the sky is blue, whoa-oh-oh
Bm E7 Bm E7 
 Birds all sing as if they knew
A7 F#7 
 Today’s the day,  we’ll say I do
Bm E7 
And we’ll never be lonely anymore

Because we’re  going to the chapel and we’re gonna get married
Bm E7 Bm E7 
 Going to the chapel and we’re  gonna get married
 Gee I really love you and we’re gonna get married
Bm E7 
Going to the chapel of love

 Bells will ring, the sun will shine, whoa-oh-oh
Bm E7 Bm E7 
 I’ll be his, and he’ll be mine
A7 F#7 
 We’ll love until,  the end of time
Bm E7 
And we’ll never be lonely anymore

Because we’re  going to the chapel and we’re gonna get married
Bm E7 Bm E7 
 Going to the chapel and we’re  gonna get married
 Gee I really love you and we’re gonna get married
Bm E7 
Going to the chapel of love, yeah yeah yeah yeah
Bm E7 
Going to the chapel of love

The Doobie Brothers - Black Water  

*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 Mississippi, she’s callin’ my name
Am7 Dsus2 Am7 Dsus2 
 Catfish are jumpin’, 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.

Gadd9 
Old black water, keep on rollin’
Bb6 
Mississippi moon won’t you keep on shinin’ on me

Old black water, keep on rollin’
Bb6 
Mississippi moon won’t you keep on shinin’ on me

Old black water, keep on rollin’
Bb6 Em7 
Mississippi moon won’t you keep on shinin’ on me? 

Em7 Em7 
Yeah, keep on shinin’ your light, gonna make every thing
Em7 
Pretty mama, gonna make everything all right

Dsus2 Am7 Dsus2 Am7 Em7 
And I ain’t got no worries ‘cause I ain’t in no hurry at al 

D/A D/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 

Old black water, keep on rollin’
Bb6 
Mississippi moon won’t you keep on shinin’ on me

Old black water, keep on rollin’
Bb6 
Mississippi moon won’t you keep on shinin’ on me

Old black water, keep on rollin’
Bb6 Em7 
Mississippi moon won’t you keep on shinin’ on me? 

Em7 Em7 
Yeah, keep on shinin’ your light, gonna make every thing
Em7 
Everyone, gonna make everything all right

Dsus2 Am7 Dsus2 Am7 Em7 
And I ain’t got no worries ‘cause I ain’t in no hurry at al

D/A D/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  

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

F#m 
F#m 
        

Band enters

F#m 
        

Hanging stop at the end of this phrase

F#m 
      

Vox on the 3 on “sun”

When the sun comes up on a sleepy little town
F#m 
Down around San Antone 
And the folks are risin’ for another day 
F#m 
Round about their home 

F#m7 
The people of the town are strange

With chromatic walk from the first to the second chord

D7 F7 
And they’re proud of where they came

D/F# 
We’ll your talkin’ ‘bout China Grove,  whoa oh 
D/F# D/F# 
Oh, oh, oh China Grove   

Well the preacher and the teacher, lord they’re a caution
F#m 
They are the talk of the town 

When the gossip gets to flyin’, and they ain’t lyin’
F#m 
When the sun go fallin’ down 

F#m7 
They say that the father’s insane
F7 
And dear Miss Perkins a game

D/F# 
We’ll your talkin’ ‘bout China Grove,  whoa oh 
D/F# D/F# 
Oh, oh, oh China Grove   

C#m F#m7 
 →  → But every 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
Bsus4 
You can even hear the music at night  

C#m F#m7 
 →  → And though it’s a part of the lone star state
Bm7 F#m7 
People don’t seem to care
Dsus4 
They just keep on lookin’ to the East  →  →   →  → 

Solo

F#m 
F#m 
        
F#m 
F#m 
        
F#m 
F#m 
        
F#m7 D#7 E7 F7 
    →  →  → 

D/F# 
Talkin’ ‘bout China Grove,  whoa oh 
D/F# D/F# 
Oh, oh, oh China Grove   

The Doobie Brothers - Listen to the Music  

Originally in E, I play in A capo 1

Intro

D/A 
  →  x4

Vox on the 3

D/A 
Don’t you feel it growin’, day by day
F#m 
People, gettin’ ready for the news
Some are happy, some are sad

This 7sus4 doesn’t work very well in A, use D/F# instead of a D7sus4

D7sus4 
Oh, we got to let the music play

D/A 
  →  

What the people need
D/A 
Is a way to make ‘em smile
F#m 
It ain’t so hard to do if you know how
Gotta get a message, get it on through
D7sus4 
Oh now mama, don’t you ask me why

F#m 
Whoa oh whoaaa listen to the music
F#m 
Whoa oh whoaaa listen to the music
F#m 
Whoa oh whoaaa listen to the music
B7 
All the tiiiiiime

D/A 
  →  x2

Well I know, you know better
D/A 
Everything I say
F#m 
Meet me in the country for a day
We’ll be happy
And we’ll dance, lord
D7sus4 
 We’re gonna dance our blues away

 
D/A 
  → 

And if I’m feelin’ good to you
D/A 
And you’re feelin’ good to me
F#m 
There ain’t nothin’ we can’t do or say
Feelin’ good, feeling fine
D7sus4 
Oh, baby, let the music play

F#m 
Whoa oh whoaaa listen to the music
F#m 
Whoa oh whoaaa listen to the music
F#m 
Whoa oh whoaaa listen to the music
B7 
All the tiiiiiime

Bridge

 Like a lazy flowing river 
 Surrounding castles in the sky
 And the crowd is growing bigger
Listenin’ for the happy sounds

And I got to let them fly

F#m 
Whoa oh whoaaa listen to the music
F#m 
Whoa oh whoaaa listen to the music
F#m 
Whoa oh whoaaa listen to the music
B7 
All the tiiiiiime

The Doobie Brothers - Long Train Running  

Originally in Gm, I play in Em, barre 7

Em7 Bm7 
 

Vox on the 1

 

Em7 Bm7 
Down around the corner
Em7 Bm7 
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 - Love Me Two Times  

Let the record show that when I write “two time”

instead of “two times”, it’s not a typo, that’s what

he says.

E7#9 
E7#9 
Love me two times baby

Love me twice today

A7 
Love me two time girl
E7#9 
I’m goin’ away

Vox on the b7 of the chord on “girl”, up to the

1 of the chord on “one for tomorrow”

D7 
Love me two times girl
C7 
One for tomorrow, one just for today 
C7 B7 E7#9 
Love me two times  I’m goin’ away

Back to quiet intro

E7#9 
E7#9 
Love me one time, could not speak
A7 
Love me one time 
E7#9 
Yeah, my knees got weak

D7 
Love me two time girl
C7 
Last me all through the week 
C7 B7 E7#9 
Love me two times  I’m goin’ away 
C7 B7 E7#9 
Love me two times  I’m goin’ away

Solo over one verse and the longer chorus

Then back to quiet intro

E7#9 
E7#9 
Love me one time, could not speak
A7 
Love me one time baby
E7#9 
Yeah, my knees got weak

D7 
Love me two time girl
C7 
Last me all through the week 
C7 B7 E7#9 
Love me two times  I’m goin’ away 

Louder and an octave up in this verse

E7#9 
Love me two time babe
E7#9 
Love me twice today
A7 
Love me two time babe
E7#9 
‘Cause I’m going away

D7 
Love me two time girl
C7 
One for tomorrow, one just for today 
C7 B7 E7#9 
Love me two times  I’m goin’ away 
C7 B7 E7#9 
Love me two times  I’m goin’ away 
C7 B7 E7#9 
Love me two times  I’m goin’ away 

E7#9 

The Doors - People Are Strange  

Originally in Em, I play in Em capo 2

Em Am Em 
People are strange when you’re a stranger
Am Em Em 
Faces look ugly when you’re alone
Am Em 
Women seem wicked when you’re unwanted
Am Em Em 
Streets are uneven  when you’re down

B7 
When you’re strange
Faces come out of the rain
When you’re strange
No one remembers your name
When you’re strange
When you’re strange
When you’re strange

Em Am Em 
People are strange when you’re a stranger
Am Em Em 
Faces look ugly when you’re alone
Am Em 
Women seem wicked when you’re unwanted
Am Em Em 
Streets are uneven  when you’re down

Solo

Em Em 
   
B7 
When you’re strange
Faces come out of the rain
When you’re strange
No one remembers your name
When you’re strange
When you’re strange
When you’re strange, alright yeah

Solo on verse chords

Em Am Em Am Em Em 
Em Am Em Am Em Em 
      
B7 
When you’re strange
Faces come out of the rain
When you’re strange
No one remembers your name
When you’re strange
When you’re strange

Hard stop before “strange”

When you’re strange

The Doors - Roadhouse Blues  

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 Doors - Touch Me  

Use all barre chords

Vox on the 5

Am Am Am Am/G 
       x 4
Am9 Am9 Am9 Am/G 
       x 4

Vox on the 5

Am9 
Come on, come on, c’mon, c’mon now
Touch me babe
Bm Eb 
Can’t you see that I am not afraid?
Bb Dm 
What was that promise that you made?
Eb F# 
Why won’t you tell me what she said?
C# 
What was that promise that you made?

F# Fm 
Now I’m gonna love you
F# G# C# 
Till the heavens stop the rain
F# Fm 
I’m gonna love  you
F# G# F# 
Till the stars fall from the sky
C# 
For you and I

Repeat intro

Am9 
Come on, come on, c’mon, c’mon now
Touch me babe
Bm Eb 
Can’t you see that I am not afraid?
Bb Dm 
What was that promise that you made?
Eb F# 
Why won’t you tell me what she said?
C# 
What was that promise that you made?

F# Fm 
Now I’m gonna love you
F# G# C# 
Till the heavens stop the rain
F# Fm 
I’m gonna love  you
F# G# F# 
Till the stars fall from the sky
C# 
For you and I

Let ring

F# Fm 
I’m gonna love you
F# G# C# 
Till the heavens stop the rain
F# Fm 
I’m gonna love  you
F# G# F# 
Till the stars fall from the sky
C# 
For you and I

Repeat intro with solo

Am9 
Stronger than dirt

The Drifters - Save The Last Dance For Me  

Originally in E, I play in D

You can dance every dance with the guy who gives you the eye
Let him hold you tight
You can smile every smile for the man who held your hand
‘Neath the pale moonlight

But don’t forget who’s taking you home
And in whose arms you’re gonna be
So darling, save the last dance for me

Oh I know that the music’s fine like sparkling wine
Go and have your fun
Laugh and sing but while we’re apart
Don’t give your heart to anyone

But don’t forget who’s taking you home
And in whose arms you’re gonna be
So darling, save the last dance for me

Baby don’t you know I love you so
Can’t you feel it when we touch
I will never never let you go
Cause I love you oh so much

You can dance, go and carry on
Till the night is gone and it’s time to go
If he asks if you’re all alone can he take you home
You must tell him no

But don’t forget who’s taking you home
And in whose arms you’re gonna be
So darling, save the last dance for me

Solo

   
‘Cause don’t forget who’s taking you home
And in whose arms you’re gonna be
So darling, save the last dance for me

Save the last dance for me
Save the last dance for me

The Drifters - This Magic Moment  

Originally in C, I play in A

Intro

F#m 
   
F#m 
This magic moment, so different and so new
Was like any other, until I kissed you
F#m 
And then it happened, it took me by surprise
I knew that you felt it too, by the look in your eyes

F#m 
Sweeter than wine
Softer than the summer night
Everything I want I have, whenever I hold you tight

F#m 
This magic moment, while your lips are close to mine
Will last forever, forever till the end of time

F#m 
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oooh, oooh

String solo

F#m 
   
F#m 
Sweeter than wine
Softer than the summer night
Everything I want I have, whenever I hold you tight

F#m 
This magic moment, while your lips are close to mine
Will last forever, forever till the end of time
F#m 
Oh, oh, magic moment
Magic moment

The Drifters - Under the Boardwalk  

Originally in G, I play in D

Oh the sun beats down and melts the tar upon the roof
D7 
And your shoes get so hot you wish your tired feet were fireproof
Under the boardwalk, down by the sea
On a blanket with my baby  is where I’ll be

Don’t go down to the low octave here, stay in the melody octave

Bm 
Under the boardwalk, out of the sun
Under the boardwalk, we’ll be having some fun
Bm 
Under the boardwalk, people walking above
Under the boardwalk, we’ll be making love
Bm 
Under the boardwalk, boardwalk

From a park nearby happy sounds from a carousel
D7 
You can almost taste the hot dogs and french fries they sell 
Under the boardwalk, down by the sea
On a blanket with my baby is where I’ll be

Bm 
Under the boardwalk, out of the sun
Under the boardwalk, we’ll be having some fun
Bm 
Under the boardwalk, people walking above
Under the boardwalk, we’ll be making love
Bm 
Under the boardwalk, boardwalk

Solo on half verse

   
Under the boardwalk, down by the sea
On a blanket with my baby  is where I’ll be

Bm 
Under the boardwalk, out of the sun
Under the boardwalk, we’ll be having some fun
Bm 
Under the boardwalk, people walking above
Under the boardwalk, we’ll be making love
Bm 
Under the boardwalk, boardwalk

The Eagles - Already Gone  

   x2

Well, I heard some people talking just the other day
And they said you were gonna put me on a shelf
Well, let me tell you I’ve got some news for you
And you’ll soon find out it’s true
And then you’ll have to eat your lunch all by yourself

‘Cause I’m al   ready gone, and I’m 
Feeling strong
I will siing this vict’ry song
Woo-hoo-hoo, my my, woo-hoo-hoo

The letter that you wrote me made me stop and wonder why
But I guess you felt like you had to set things right
Just remember this my girl when you look up in the sky
You can see the stars and still not see the light, that’s right

‘Cause I’m al   ready gone, and I’m 
Feeling strong
I will siing this vict’ry song
Woo-hoo-hoo, my my, woo-hoo-hoo

Solo on verse chords

C7 
Well, I know it wasn’t you who held me down  
C7 
Heaven knows it wasn’t you who set me free 
So oftentimes it happens that we live our lives in chains
That we never even know we have the key

Me I’m al   ready gone, and I’m 
Feeling strong
I will siing this vict’ry song  
‘Cause I’m already gone

I don’t usually do the key change when I’m singing

Hold the first two chords

Yes I’m already gone, and I’m
Feeling strong
I will siing this vict’ry song

Hold all three chords

‘Cause I’m already gone

The Eagles - Desperado  

G7 Cm6 
Em A7 D7 
   
G9 Cm6 
Desperado, why don’t you come to your senses?
Em7 A7 D7 
You been out ridin’ fences for so long now
G9 Cm6 
Oh, you’re a hard one, I know that you got your reasons 
G/D B7/D# Em7 
These things that are pleasin’ you
A7 D7 D/F# 
Can hurt you somehow 

Em Bm7 
Don’t you draw the queen of diamonds boy
D/F# 
She’ll beat you if she’s able 
Em7 
You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet

Em Bm7 
Now it seems to me some fine things have been 
D/F# 
Laid upon your table 
Em A7 Am7 D7 
But you only want the ones you can’t get 

G9 
Desperado, oh you ain’t gettin’ no younger
D/F# Em7 A7 D7 
Your pain  and your hunger, they’re drivin’ you home
G9 
And freedom, well, that’s just some people talkin’
D/F# Em7 
Your prison is walkin’ through
A7 D7 D/F# 
This world all alone 

Em Bm7 
Don’t your feet get cold in the winter time?
D/F# 
The sky won’t snow and the sun won’t shine 
Em7 
It’s hard to tell the night time from the day

Em Bm7 
You’re losin’ all your highs and lows
Am7 D7 
Ain’t it funny how the feelin’ goes away 

G9 Cm6 
Desperado, why don’t you come to your senses
D/F# Em A7 D7 
Come down from your fences, open the gate
G9 Cm6 
It may be rainin’,  but there’s a rainbow above you
D/F# Em G/B Am7 
You better let somebody love you  
B7/D# Em 
You better let somebody love you 
Am7 
Before it’s too late

G7 Cm6 

The Eagles - Get Over It  

Originally in D, I play in A

Highest note that matters is the 5 (“get over it”)

All the I5’s can be a mix of I7’s and I7#9’s

Intro, hard stop before the verse starts

A5 

Vox on the b3

A5 
turn on the tube, what do I see
A5 
A whole lotta people cryin’ don’t blame me
A5 
They point their crooked little fingers at everybody else
A5 
 Spend all their time feeling sorry for themselves

Vox stays where it was, now the b7 of the chord

D5 
Victim of this, victim of that

Vox up a whole step, to the b7 of the chord

Your mamma’s too thin and your daddy’s too fat

Vox on the 5 on “over”

A5 
Get over it
Get over it
D5 
All this whinin’ and cryin’ and pitchin’ a fit
A5 
Get over it, get over it

Solo, hard stop before the next verse

A5 D5 A5 
   
A5 
You say you haven’t been the same since you had your little crash
A5 
But you might feel better if they gave you some cash
A5 
The more I think about it, old Billy was right
A5 
Let’s kill all the lawyers, kill ‘em tonight

D5 
You don’t wanna work, you wanna live like a king
But the big bad world doesn’t owe you a thing

A5 
Get over it
Get over it
D5 
If you don’t wanna play then you might as well quit
A5 
Get over it, get over it

Solo

A5 D5 A5 
       x2

Vox on the 5 of the chord

It’s like goin’ to confession
A5 
Every time I hear you speak → 
You’re makin’ the most of your losin’ streak
Some call it sick but I call it weak, eh, yeah, yeah

A5 
Yeah, you drag it around like a ball and chain
A5 
You wallow in the guilt, you wallow in the pain
A5 
You wave it like a flag, you wear it like a crown
A5 
Got your mind in the gutter, bringin’ everybody down

D5 
You bitch about the present and blame it on the past
I’d like to find your inner child and kick its little ass

A5 
Get over it
Get over it
D5 
All this bitchin’ and moanin’ and pitchin’ a fit
A5 
Get over it, get over it

A5 
Get over it
Get over it
D5 
It’s gotta stop sometime so why don’t you quit

Hard stop on the first “over”

A5 
Get over it, get over it

Solo

A5 D5 A5 
       x2
A5 

The Eagles - Heartache Tonight  

Originally in G, I play in D

Play I7 in chorus as power with 6th’s

    

Vox enter on the 6

Bm 
Somebody’s gonna hurt someone
Bm 
Before the night is through
Somebody’s gonna come undone
There’s nothing we can do
Bm 
Everybody wants to touch somebody
Bm 
If it takes all night
Everybody wants to take a little chance
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
A heartache tonight I know
G7 
There’s gonna be a heartache tonight
E7 
A heartache tonight I know
A7 
Lord I know

Bm 
Some people like to stay out late
Bm 
Some folks can’t hold out that long
But nobody wants to go home now
There’s too much going on
Bm 
This night is gonna last forever
Bm 
Last all, last all summer long
Some time before the sun comes up
The radio is gonna play that song

G7 
There’s gonna be a heartache tonight
A heartache tonight I know
G7 
There’s gonna be a heartache tonight
E7 
A heartache tonight I know
A7 
Lord I know

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
There’s gonna be a heartache tonight
A7 
heartache tonight I know

    x4

Bm 
Somebody’s gonna hurt someone
Bm 
Before the night is through
Somebody’s gonna come undone
There’s nothing we can do
Bm 
Everybody wants to touch somebody
Bm 
If it takes all night
Everybody wants to take a little chance
Make it come out right

G7 
There’s gonna be a heartache tonight
A heartache tonight I know
G7 
There’s gonna be a heartache tonight
E7 
A heartache tonight I know
A7 
Lord, I know

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
There’s gonna be a heartache tonight
A7 
heartache tonight I know 
There’ll be a heartache tonight
A7 
heartache tonight I know

    x4

The Eagles - Hotel California  

Originally in Bm, I play in Am

Am 
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
Dm 
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
I had to stop for the night

Am 
There she stood in the doorway, I heard the mission bell
And I was thinking to myself
This could be heaven or this could be hell
Then she lit up a candle  and she showed me the way
Dm 
There were voices down the corridor
I thought I heard them say

Welcome to the Hotel California
Dm 
Such a lovely place
Am 
Such a lovely face
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Dm 
Any time of year, you can find it here

Am 
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat
Dm 
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget

Am 
So I called up the captain
Please bring me my wine
He said, we haven’t had that spirit here since nineteen sixty-nine
And still those voices are calling from far away
Dm 
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Just to hear them say

Welcome to the Hotel California
Dm 
Such a lovely place
Am 
Such a lovely face
We’re livin’ it up at the Hotel California
Dm 
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis

Let ring

Am 
Mirrors on the ceiling
Pink champagne on ice
And she said we are all just prisoners here, of our own device
And in the master’s chambers
They are gathered for the feast
Dm 
They stab it with their steely knives
But they just can’t kill the beast

Back to tempo

Am 
Last thing I remember
I was running for the door
I had to find the passage back
To the place I was before
Relax, said the night man
We are programmed to receive
Dm 
You can check out any time you like
But you can never leave

Am 

The Eagles - In the City  

Originally in A, I play in D

Highest note is the I (“nowhere else in *sight*”

 →   →   →   → 

The second half of each phrase changes on downbeats during the verse

 →  Somewhere out on that horizon
 →  Out beyond the neon lights
 →  I know there must be something better
 →  But there’s nowhere else in sight

 →  It’s survival in the city
 →  When you live from day to day
 →  City streets don’t have much pity
A/G G/D 
 →  When you’re down that’s where you’ll stay 

A/D G/D 
In the city, ah ah
G/D A/D G/D 
  In the city, ah ah

Solo

  →   →   →   → 
 →   → 

 →  I was born here in the city
 →  With my back against the wall
 →  Nothing grows and life ain’t very pretty
A/G 
 →  And no one’s there to catch you when you fall

 →  Somewhere out on that horizon
 →  Far away from the neon sky
 →  I know there must be something better
G/D 
 →  And I can’t stay another night 

A/D G/D 
In the city, ah ah
G/D A/D G/D 
  In the city, ah ah

G/D A/D G/D 
  In the city 
G/D A/D G/D 
  In the city 

The Eagles - Life in the Fast Lane  

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 hard-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 
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

   

Now a real I major

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

 Life in the fast lane
 Life in the fast lane
Am 

The Eagles - Lyin’ Eyes  

Gmaj7 
Am 
  
Gmaj7 
City girls just seem to find out early
Am7 
How to open doors with just a smile
Gmaj7 
rich old man, and she won’t have to worry
Am 
She’ll dress up all in lace and go in style

Gmaj7 
Late at night a big old house gets lonely
Am7 
I guess every form of refuge has its price
Gmaj7 
And it breaks her heart to think her love is only
Am 
Given to a man with hands as cold as ice  

Gmaj7 
So she tells him she must go out for the evening
Am7 
To comfort an old friend who’s feelin’ down
Gmaj7 
But he knows where she’s goin’ as she’s leavin’
Am 
She is headed for the cheatin’ side of town  

C/G C/G 
You can’t hide your lyin’ eyes  
Em Bm7 Am7 
And your smile is a thin disguise
F/G 
I thought by now you’d realize
Am D7 
There ain’t no way to hide your lyin’ eyes

Gmaj7 
Am 
  
Gmaj7 
On the other side of town a boy is waiting
Am7 
With fiery eyes and dreams no one could steal
Gmaj7 
She drives on through the night anticipating
Am 
‘Cause he makes her feel the way she used to feel  

Gmaj7 
She rushes to his arms they fall together
Am7 
She whispers that it’s only for a while
Gmaj7 
She swears that soon she’ll be coming back forever
Am 
She pulls away and leaves him with a smile  

C/G C/G 
You can’t hide your lyin’ eyes  
Em Bm7 Am7 
And your smile is a thin disguise
F/G 
I thought by now you’d realize
Am D7 
There ain’t no way to hide your lyin’ eyes

Gmaj7 
Am 
  
Gmaj7 
She gets up and pours herself a strong one
Am7 
And stares out at the stars up in the sky
Gmaj7 
Another night, it’s gonna be a long one
Am 
She draws the shade and hangs her head to cry
Gmaj7 
She wonders how it ever got this crazy
Am7 
She thinks about a boy she knew in school
Gmaj7 
Did she get tired or did she just get lazy
Am 
She’s so far gone she feels just like a foo 

Gmaj7 
My, oh my, you sure know how to arrange things
Am 
You set it up so well, so carefully
Gmaj7 
Ain’t it funny how your new life didn’t change things?
Am 
You’re still the same old girl you used to be  

C/G C/G 
You can’t hide your lyin’ eyes  
Em Bm7 Am7 
And your smile is a thin disguise
F/G 
I thought by now you’d realize
Am D7 
There ain’t no way to hide your lyin’ eyes
Am D7 
There ain’t no way to hide your lyin’ eyes
Am D7 
Honey you can’t hide your lyin’ eyes

Gmaj7 
Am 

The Eagles - New Kid in Town  

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

Esus2 Esus2 
   →   → 
   

“talk” on the 3, “street” on the 7

Esus2 Esus2 
 There’s talk on the street, it sounds so familiar  
 Great expectations, ev’rybody’s watchin’ you
Esus2 Esus2 
 People you meet they all seem to know you  
C#7sus4 C#7 
 Even your old friends treat you like you’re somethin’ new  → 

F#m 
 Johnny come lately
F#m 
 The new kid in town
F#m 
 Ev’rybody loves you
Bm7 
 So don’t let them down

Let the first chord ring, band back in on “begins”

Bm7 Bm7 
 You look in her eyes, the music begins to play  
 Hopeless romantics, here we go again
Esus2 Esus2 
 But after a while you’re lookin’ the other way  
C#7sus4 C#7 
It’s those  restless hearts that never mend,   oohh ohh

F#m 
 Johnny come lately
F#m 
 The new kid in town
F#m 
 Will she still love you
Bm7 E7 
 When you’re not around

Solo

C#m Bm 
    →  →  →  →

Bridge

 There’s so many things you should have told her  →  →  →  →  → 
F#m 
 But night after night you’re willing to hold her
Dm7 Dm7/G 
Just hold her, tears on your shoulder

Dm7 Dm7 
 There’s talk on the street, it’s there to remind you  
 It doesn’t really matter which side  you’re on
Dm7 Dm7 
 You’re walkin’ away and they’re talkin’ behind you  
E7 
They will never forget you ‘til somebody new comes along 

Am7 
 Where you been lately?
Am7 
 There’s a new kid in town
Am7 
 Everybody loves him, don’t they?
Dm7 E7 
 And he’s holdin’ her and you’re still
C#m7 
Around  oh my my,  there’s a new kid in
C#m7 
Town,   Just another new kid in 
C#m7 Dm7 
Town   

F#m 
Oo-hoo, ev’rybody’s talkin’ ‘bout the new kid in town
F#m 
Oo-hooh, ev’rybody’s walkin’ like the new kid in town

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)
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  

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 find one, mmm one that really 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 in 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-hoo hoo-hoo-hoo
Amaj7 
(One of these nights)
Emaj7 
I can feel 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 dark, so dark and all alone

Amaj7 
(One of these nights)
Emaj7 
One of these crazy, 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  

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.

Esus4 
   x2

I like the way your sparkling earrings lay
Bsus4 
Against your skin so brown

And I want to sleep with you in the desert tonight
Bsus4 
With a billion stars all around

‘Cause I got a peaceful, easy feeling
F#m 
And I know you won’t let me down
F#m 
‘Cause I’m already standing on the ground

Esus4 
   x2

And I found out a long time ago
Bsus4 
What a woman can do to your soul
Aw, but she can’t take you any way
Bsus4 
You don’t already know how to go 

And I got a peaceful, easy feeling

Different chords from previous chorus

Bsus4 
And I know you won’t let me down
F#m 
‘Cause I’m already standing on the ground

Esus4 
 

Solo if appropriate

         x2
F#m 
   
I get this feeling I may know you
Bsus4 
As a lover and a friend
But this voice keeps whispering in my other ear
Bsus4 
Tells me I may never see you again

‘Cause I get a peaceful, easy feeling
Bsus4 
And I know you won’t let me down
F#m 
‘Cause I’m already standing
F#m 
I’m already standing
F#m 
Yes, I’m already standing on the ground

F#m 
       Ooooh...
F#m 
       Whoa...
F#m 
       Ooooh...
F#m 
       Ooooh...

The Eagles - Please Come Home for Christmas  

Eagles in A, I play in D capo 4

Vox on 3 5 6 on “bells will be”

Dmaj7 D7 
Bells will be ringing  this sad, sad news
G#dim7 
Oh what a Christmas to have the blues
D/C# Bm 
My baby’s gone  I have no friends  
E7 A+ 
To wish me greetings once again 

Dmaj7 D7 
Crowds will be singing  “Silent Night”
G#dim7 
Christmas carols by candlelight
D/C# Bm 
Please come home for Christmas,  please come home for Christmas  
E7 A7 D7 
If not for Christmas,  by New Year’s night 

Gm 
Friends and relations send salutations
A+ D7 
Sure as the stars shine above 
Gm 
But this is Christmas, yeah, Christmas my dear

Hang on “love”

E7 A+ 
It’s the time of year to be with the one you love 

Dmaj7 D7 
So won’t you tell me  you’ll never more roam
G#dim7 
Christmas and New Year’s will find you home
F#7 Bm Bm/A 
There’ll be no more sorrow,  no grief and pain   
G#dim7 Bm E7 A7 A+ 
And I’ll be happy,  happy  once again 

Solo

Dmaj7 D7 
G#dim7 
 
F#7 Bm Bm/A 
Ooh, there’ll be no more sorrow,  no grief and pain   
G#dim7 Bm E7 A7 
And I’ll be happy,  happy  once again

G/D 
 

The Eagles - Seven Bridges Road  

Originally in D, I play in A

Vox only

There are stars in the southern sky
Southward as you go 
There is moonlight and moss in the trees
Down the seven bridges road 

Instruments in

D/F# 
   
Now I have loved you like a baby
Like some lonesome child 
And I have loved you in a tame way
And I have loved you wild 

Vox to the 5 of the chord

Sometimes there’s a part of me
Has to turn from here and go
Running like a child from these warm stars
Down the seven bridges road 

Instruments out

There are stars in the southern sky
And if ever you decide you should go 
There is a taste of time-sweetened honey
Down the seven bridges road 

The Eagles - Take It Easy  

                                                          
                                                               
                                                                          

Am7/G 
       x2
Well I’m a runnin’ down the road tryin’ to loosen my load
I’ve got seven women on my mind            
Four that wanna own me, two that wanna stone me
One says she’s a friend of mine

Em 
Take it easy, take it ea sy
Am 
Don’t let the sound of your own
Em 
Wheels drive you crazy
Lighten up while you still can
Don’t even try to understand
Am 
Just find a place to make your
Stand and take it easy

Well I’m a standin’ on a corner in Winslow, Arizona                 
Such a fine sight to see
It’s a girl my lord in a flatbed Ford
Slowin’ down to take a look at me

Em 
Come on ba by, don’t say maybe
Am 
I gotta know if your sweet
Em 
Love is gonna save me
We may lose and we may win
Though we will never be here again
Am 
So open up, I’m climbin’ in, so take it easy

                                                                          

Solo if appropriate

   →  
Em 
Am Am Em 
   
Well I’m a runnin’ down the road tryin’ to loosen my load
Got a world of trouble on my mind
Lookin’ for a lover who won’t blow my cover
She’s so hard to find

Em 
Take it easy, take it ea sy
Am 
Don’t let the sound of your own
Em 
Wheels make you crazy
Come on ba by, don’t say may be
Am 
I gotta know if your sweet
Love is gonna save me

Oooh... Oooh...

x3

G9 
Oh, we got it ea  sy
G9 
We oughta take it ea  sy
Em 

The Eagles - Take It To The Limit  

Originally in B, I play in E

Highest note is the 1 (“take *it*”)

    
All alone at the end of the evening
And the bright lights have faded to blue
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/A E/G# 
But I never knew  

B/F# 
You know I’ve always been a dreamer (spent my life runnin’ round)
And it’s so hard to change (can’t seem to settle down)
F#m 
But the dreams I’ve seen  lately  keep on turnin’ out
A/B A/B 
And burnin’ out and turnin’ out the same

So put me on a highway and show me a sign
And take it to the limit one more  time

    
You can spend all your time making money
Or you can spend all your love making time
G#7 C#m 
If it all fell to pieces tomorrow
B/A E/G# 
Would you still be mine?  

B/F# 
And when you’re looking for your freedom (nobody seems to care)
And you can’t find the door (can’t find it anywhere)
F#m 
When there’s nothing to believe in  still you’re coming back
A/B A/B 
You’re running back, you’re coming back for more

So put me on a highway and show me a sign
C#m 
And take it to the limit one more time

Repeat to fade

Take it to the limit, take it to the limit
Take it, to the limit one more time

The Everly Brothers - All I Have to Do Is Dream  

C#m7 
   
C#m7 
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream
C#m7 
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream
C#m7 
When I want you in my arms
C#m7 
When I want you  and all your charms
C#m7 
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is
C#m7 
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream

C#m7 
When I feel blue  in the night
C#m7 
And I need you  to hold me tight
C#m7 
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is
E7 
Drea-ee-eam 

G#m7 
I can make you mine, taste your lips of wine
F#m7 B7 E7 
Anytime  night or day 
G#m7 
Only trouble is, gee whiz
F# B7 
I’m dreamin’ my life away

C#m7 
need you so  that I could die
C#m7 
love you so  and that is why
C#m7 
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is
E7 
Drea-ee-eam 

G#m7 
I can make you mine, taste your lips of wine
F#m7 B7 E7 
Anytime  night or day 
G#m7 
Only trouble is, gee whiz
F# B7 
I’m dreamin’ my life away

C#m7 
need you so  that I could die
C#m7 
love you so  and that is why
C#m7 
Whenever I want you, all I have to do is
C#m7 
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream
C#m7 
Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream

Dream

The Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love  

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

A# 
               x 2

 Bye bye love, bye bye happiness
 Hello loneliness
think I’m a-gonna cry-y

 Bye bye love, bye bye sweet caress
 Hello emptiness
feel like I could di-ie
Bye bye, my love, goodby-ye

D7 
There goes my baby with-a someone new
D7 
She sure looks happy, I sure am blue
She was my baby till he stepped in
G7 
Goodbye to romance that might have been

 Bye bye love, bye bye happiness
 Hello loneliness
think I’m a-gonna cry-y

Bye bye love, bye bye sweet caress
Hello, emptiness
feel like I could di-ie
Bye bye, my love, goodby-ye

D7 
I’m a-through with romance, I’m a-through with love
D7 
I’m through with-a countin’ the stars above
And here’s the reason that I’m so free
G7 
My lovin’ baby is a-through with me 

 Bye bye love, bye bye happiness
 Hello loneliness
think I’m a-gonna cry-y

Bye bye love, bye bye sweet caress
Hello, emptiness
feel like I could di-ie
Bye bye, my love, goodby-ye
Bye bye, my love, goodby-ye
Bye bye, my love, goodby-ye

The Everly Brothers - Cathy’s Clown  

Originally in G, I play in E

as upbeat, syncopated barre chords

      

Both vox lines come in the 5 on “don’t”, 6 on “love”

Don’t want your love   any more 
Don’t want your kisse that’s for sure 
C#m 
die each time I hear this sound
Here he comes that’s Cathy’s clown  

I’ve gotta stand tall  
You know a man can’t crawl 
C#m 
For when he knows you tell lies and he hears ‘em passin’ by
He’s not a man at all 

Don’t want your love   any more 
Don’t want your kisse that’s for sure 
C#m 
die each time I hear this sound
Here he comes that’s Cathy’s clown  

When you see me shed a tear   and you know that it’s sincere  
C#m 
Don’t ya think it’s kinda sad that you’re treatin’ me so bad
Or don’t you even care  

Don’t want your love   any more 
Don’t want your kisse that’s for sure 
C#m 
die each time I hear this sound
Here he comes that’s Cathy’s clown 
  That’s Cathy’s clown
  That’s Cathy’s clown

The Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie  

       x 4

Wake up little Susie, wake up    
Wake up little Susie, wake up    

We both been sound asleep, wake up little Susie and weep
The movie’s over, it’s four o’clock and we’re in trouble deep
Wake up little Susie, wake up little Susie

This is I→V in the original, I prefer I→bVII

What are we gonna tell your mamma?
What are we gonna tell your pa?
What are we gonna tell our friends when they say “ooh la la”
Wake up little Susie,  wake up little Susie

Well I told your momma that you’d be in by ten
Well now Susie baby looks like we goofed again
Wake up little Susie, wake up little Susie, we gotta go home

       x 2

Wake up little Susie, wake up    
Wake up little Susie, wake up    

The movie wasn’t so hot, it didn’t have much of a plot
We fell asleep, our goose is cooked, our reputation is shot
Wake up little Susie, wake up little Susie

What are we gonna tell your mamma?
What are we gonna tell your pa?
What are we gonna tell our friends when they say “ooh la la”
Wake up little Susie, wake up little Susie
Wake up little Susie

       x 2

The Everly Brothers - When Will I Be Loved  

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

 I’ve been cheated
 Been mistreated
 When will  be loved?

Now come in with the rock

I’ve been turned down
I’ve been pushed ‘round
When will  be loved?

 When I meet a new girl
 That I want for mine
She always breaks my heart in two

Slash chords are from the Ronstadt arrangement

D/F# E/G# 
It happens every time

 I’ve been made blue
 I’ve been lied to
 When will  be loved?  

Optionally solo on verse chords

 I’ve been cheated
 Been mistreated
 When will  be loved?

 When I meet a new girl
 That I want for mine
She always breaks my heart in two
D/F# E/G# 
It happens every time

 I’ve been cheated
 Been mistreated
 When will  be loved?
 When will  be loved?
 When will  be loved?

The Fables - Heave Away  

Originally in A, I play in G

Intro

Drums only, chords implied

Vox on the 5 on “get”, on 6 5 of the key on “water”

Come get your duds in order cause we’re bound to cross the water

Vox on the 5 on the first “way”, on the 4 on the second “way”

Heave away, me jollies heave away
Come get your duds in order cause we’re bound to leave tomorrow
Heave away, me jolly boys we’re all bound away

Vox stays on the 5 of the key on “Spain”, which is not intuitive

Sometimes we’re bound for Liverpool, sometimes we’re bound for Spain
Heave away, me jollies heave away
D/A G/B 
But now we’re bound for old St. John’s where all the girls are dancing
Heave away, me jolly boys we’re all bound away

Band enters

wrote me love a letter, I was on the Jenny Lind
Heave away, me jollies heave away
D/A G/B 
I wrote me love a letter and I signed it with a ring
Heave away, me jolly boys we’re all bound away

Sometimes we’re bound for Liverpool, sometimes we’re bound for Spain
Heave away, me jollies heave away
D/A G/B 
But now we’re bound for old St. John’s where all the girls are dancing
Heave away, me jolly boys we’re all bound away

Solo on verse chords

D/A G/B 
   
So it’s farewell Nancy darling cause it’s now I’m gonna leave ya
Heave away, me jollies heave away
D/A G/B 
You promised that you’d marry me but how you did deceive me
Heave away, me jolly boys we’re all bound away

Sometimes we’re bound for Liverpool, moretimes we’re bound for Spain
Heave away, me jollies heave away
D/A G/B 
But now we’re bound for old St. John’s where all the girls a dancing
Heave away, me jolly boys we’re all bound away

Solo on verse chords

D/A G/B 
   

Drums only, chords implied

Sometimes we’re bound for Liverpool, sometimes we’re bound for Spain
Heave away, me jollies heave away
D/A G/B 
But now we’re bound for old St. John’s where all the girls are dancing
Heave away, me jolly boys we’re all bound away

Band enters

Sometimes we’re bound for Liverpool, moretimes we’re bound for Spain
Heave away, me jollies heave away
D/A G/B 
But now we’re bound for old St. John’s where all the girls a dancing
G/D 
Heave away, me jolly boys we’re all bound away
Heave away, me jolly boys, we’ll all bound away
Heave away, me jolly boys, we’ll all bound away

The Five Satins - In the Still of the Night  

Originally in F#, I play in C

Intro, with “shoo-doo, shooby-doo”

Am 
   

Vox on the 5 on “still”

Am 
In the still of the night
held you, held you tight

Am 
Cause I love, love you so
Promise I’ll never let you go
In the still of the night  

I remember that night in May
The stars were bright above
I’ll hope and I’ll pray 

Hard stops after “keep”

To keep your precious love

Am 
Well before the light
Hold me again with all of your might

In the still of the night   

Solo, with “doo-bop, doo-bah”

Am 
       x2

Am 
So before the light
Hold me again with all of your might

Hang on the V at the end of this line

In the still of the night  

A cappella, V implied

In the still of the...

Am 
Night    

The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup  

Originally in C, I play in G.

       x2

Vox on 1 6 5 of the key (4 2 1 of the chord)

on “why do you”.

Why do you build me up Buttercup, baby
Just to let me down and mess me around
And then worst of all you never call, baby
When you say you will but I love you still
G7/F 
I need you more than anyone, darling
C/E Cm/D# 
You know that I have from the start
So build me up buttercup, don’t break my heart

The first chord here is just one beat

 
I’ll be over at ten, you told me time and again
But you’re late, I wait around and then
I run to the door, I can’t take any more
It’s not you, you let me down again

C/B Am 
Hey, hey, hey!  

Vox on the third of the chord on “baby baby”

Baby, baby, try to find
D/C Bm 
Hey, hey, hey!
Bm E/D 
A little time, and I’ll make you happy 
I’ll be home
A7 
I’ll be beside the phone waiting for   you-oo-hoo, you-oo-hoo

Why do you build me up Buttercup, baby
Just to let me down and mess me around
And then worst of all you never call, baby
When you say you will but I love you still
G7/F 
I need you more than anyone, darlin’g
C/E Cm/D# 
You know that I have from the start
So build me up Buttercup, don’t break my heart

The first chord here is just one beat

 
To you I’m a toy but I could be the boy you adore
If you’d just let me know
Although you’re untrue, I’m attracted to you all the more
Why do you trreat me so?

C/B Am 
Hey, hey, hey!  
Baby, baby, try to find
D/C Bm 
Hey, hey, hey!
Bm 
A little time, and I’ll make you happy
I’ll be home
A7 
I’ll be beside the phone waiting for  you-oo-hoo, you-oo-hoo

Why do you build me up Buttercup, baby
Just to let me down and mess me around
And then worst of all you never call, baby
When you say you will but I love you still
G7/F 
I need you more than anyone, darlin’
C/E Cm/D# 
You know that I have from the start

Watch for the key change coming up here...

So build me up Buttercup, don’t break my heart

Fades out here, I do a quiet live fade...

A7/G 
I need you more than anyone, darlin’
D/F# Dm/F 
You know that I have from the start
So build me up Buttercup, don’t break my heart

The Four Seasons - Walk Like a Man  

Originally in Bb, I play in E capo 2

   

The first “weee” is on the 2 7 of the chord (5 3 of the key)

 Ooo weee ooo ooo ooo weee, walk, walk, walk
 Ooo weee ooo ooo ooo walk like a man

F#m7 F#m7 
Oh, how you tried to cut me down to size
F#m7 F#m7 
Tellin’ dirty lies to my friends 
F#m7 F#m7 
But my own father said give her up, don’t bother

Hard stop on “end”

F#m7 
The world isn’t comin’ to an end

He said...

Walk like a man, talk like a man
C#m Bm 
Walk like a man my son
No woman’s worth crawlin’ on the earth
C#m 
So walk like a man, my son

 Ooo weee ooo ooo ooo weee, walk, walk, walk
 Ooo weee ooo ooo ooo walk like a man

F#m7 F#m7 
Bye-aye baby, I don’t-a mean maybe
F#m7 F#m7 
Gonna get along somehow 
F#m7 F#m7 
Soon you’ll be cryin’ on account of all your lyin’
F#m7 
Oh yeah, just look who’s laughin’ now

I'm gonnna...

Walk like a man, fast as I can
C#m Bm 
Walk like a man from you
I’ll tell the world forget about it, girl
C#m 
And walk like a man from you

 Ooo weee ooo ooo ooo weee, walk, walk, walk
 Ooo weee ooo ooo ooo walk like a man

The Four Tops - I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey bunch)  

Originally in C, I play in G

Intro

Ooooh, sugar pie, honey bunch, you know that I love you
Am 
I can’t help myself, I love you and nobody else 

In and out my life, you come and you go 
Am 
Leaving just your picture behind, and I’ve kissed it a thousand times 
When you snap your finger, or wink your eye, I come a-running to you
Am 
I’m tied to your apron strings, and there’s nothing that I can do 

Short solo

     
Am 
I can’t help myself, no, I can’t help myself 

‘Cause, sugar pie, honey bunch, I’m weaker than a man should be
Am 
I can’t help myself, I’m a fool in love ya see 

Wanna tell you I don’t love you, tell you that we’re through, and I try
Am 
But every time I see your face, I get all choked up inside 

When I call your name, girl it starts to flame
Burning in my heart, tear’n it all apart
No matter how I try, my love I cannot hide

‘Cause sugar pie honey bunch, you know that I’d wait for you
Am 
Can’t help myself, I love you and nobody else 

Sugar pie, honey bunch, I’d do anything you ask me to
Am 
I can’t help myself, I want you and nobody else 

Sugar pie, honey bunch, you know that I love you 
Am 
I can’t help myself, I can’t help myself 

The Gatlin Brothers - All the Gold in California  

Originally in G, I play in F

Let ring

Bb 
All the gold in California
Is in a bank in the middle of Beverly Hills
In somebody else’s name

Band enters a little

Bb 
So if you’re dreamin’ about California
It don’t matter at all where you played before
Bb/F 
California’s a brand new game  → 

 

Band enters

Bb 
Tryin’ to be a hero, winding up a  zero
Bb/F 
Can scar a man forever right down to your soul
Bb 
Living on the spotlight can kill a man outright
Bb Bb 
‘Cause everything that glitters is not gold  → 

Bb Bb Bb 
And all the gold  →  in California  → 
Bb 
Is in a bank in the middle of Beverly Hills
In somebody else’s  name

Eb Bb Bb Bb 
So if you’re dreamin’  →  about California  → 
Bb 
It don’t matter at all where you played before
Bb 
California’s a brand new game  → 

Chords implied

All the gold in California
Is in a bank in the middle of Beverly Hills
In somebody else’s name

So if you’re dreamin’  →  about California
It don’t matter at all where you played before
California’s a brand new game
A brand new game 
A brand new game

The Goo Goo Dolls - Iris  

Originally in Bm via open tuning, I play in Em and *don’t* go up on the chorus

Em7 D/F# Cadd9/G Cadd9/G 
       x 2

Vox on the 5

A7sus4 Cadd9 
And I’d give up forever to touch you
Em7 Em7/D Cadd9 
Cause I know that you feel me somehow
A7sus4 Cadd9 
You’re the closest to heaven that I’ll ever be
Em7 Em7/D Cadd9 
And I don’t want to go home right now

A7sus4 Cadd9 
And all I can taste is this moment
Em7 Em7/D Cadd9 
And all I can breathe is your life
A7sus4 Cadd9 
Cause sooner or later it’s over
Em7 Em7/D Cadd9 
I just don’t want to miss you tonight

Don’t go up here if you’re in Em

Em7 Em7/D Cadd9 
And I don’t want the world to see me
Em7 Em7/D Cadd9 
Cause I don’t think that they’d understand
Em7 Em7/D Cadd9 
When everything’s made to be broken
Em7 Em7/D Cadd9 
I just want you to know who I am

Em7 Em7/D Cadd9 Cadd9 
       x 2

A7sus4 Cadd9 
And you can’t fight the tears that ain’t coming
Em7 Em7/D Cadd9 
Or the moment of truth in your lies
A7sus4 Cadd9 
When everything feels like the movies
Em7 Em7/D Cadd9 
Yeah you bleed just to know you’re alive

Em7 Em7/D Cadd9 
And I don’t want the world to see me
Em7 Em7/D Cadd9 
Cause I don’t think that they’d understand
Em7 Em7/D Cadd9 
When everything’s made to be broken
Em7 Em7/D Cadd9 
I just want you to know who I am

With hard stops

Em7 D/F# Cadd9/G Cadd9/G 
       x 2

Now soft

Em7 D/F# Cadd9/G Cadd9/G 
       x 2

Em7 Em7/D Cadd9 
And I don’t want the world to see me
Em7 Em7/D Cadd9 
Cause I don’t think that they’d understand
Em7 Em7/D Cadd9 
When everything’s made to be broken
Em7 Em7/D Cadd9 
I just want you to know who I am

Em7 Em7/D Cadd9 
And I don’t want the world to see me
Em7 Em7/D Cadd9 
Cause I don’t think that they’d understand
Em7 Em7/D Cadd9 
When everything’s made to be broken
Em7 Em7/D Cadd9 
I just want you to know who I am
Em7 Em7/D Cadd9 
I just want you to know who I am
Em7 Em7/D Cadd9 
I just want you to know who I am
Em7 Em7/D Cadd9 
I just want you to know who I am

The Goo Goo Dolls - Name  

Originally in I, I play in G

Highest note that matters is the 5 (“I won’t tell *no* one”)

Intro

G/F# Cadd9 Em7 Dsus4/A 
    → 
Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 
   

Vox on the 3 on “even”

G/F# Cadd9 
And even though the moment passed me by
Em7 Dsus4/A Cadd9 
still can’t turn away

G/F# Cadd9 
‘Cause all the dreams you never thought you’d lose
Em7 Dsus4/A Cadd9 
Got tossed along the way

G/F# Cadd9 
And letters that you never meant to send
Em7 Dsus4/A Cadd9 
Get lost or thrown away

Band enters, double time

Em7 Dsus4/A 
And now we’re grown up orphans
Cadd9 
That never knew their names
Em7 Dsus4/A 
We don’t belong to no one
Cadd9 
That’s a shame

Em7 Dsus4/A 
But you could hide beside me
Cadd9 
Maybe for a while
Em7 Dsus4/A Cadd9 
And I won’t tell no one your name

G/F# Cadd9 Em7 Dsus4/A Cadd9 
And I won’t tell ‘em your name    →  

G/F# Cadd9 
Scars are souvenirs you never lose
Em7 Dsus4/A Cadd9 
The past is never far

G/F# Cadd9 
Did you lose yourself somewhere out there
Em7 Dsus4/A Cadd9 
Did you get to be a star

G/F# Cadd9 
And don’t it make you sad to know that life
Em7 Dsus4/A Cadd9 
Is more than who we are

Em7 Dsus4/A 
You grew up way too fast
Cadd9 
And now there’s nothing to believe

Em7 Dsus4/A Cadd9 
And reruns all become our history
Em7 Dsus4/A Cadd9 
tired song keeps playing on a tired radio

Em7 Dsus4/A Cadd9 
And I won’t tell no one your name

G/F# Cadd9 
And I won’t tell ‘em your name  
Em7 Dsus4/A Cadd9 
And I won’t tell ‘em your name

G/F# Cadd9 Em7 Dsus4/A Cadd9 
   And I won’t tell ‘em your name

Solo on chorus chords

Em7 Dsus4/A Cadd9 Cadd9 
       x4

G/F# Cadd9 
 I think about you all the time
Em7 Dsus4/A Cadd9 
But I don’t need the same

G/F# Cadd9 
It’s lonely where you are come back down
Em7 Dsus4/A Cadd9 Dsus4/A 
And I won’t tell ‘em your name 

The Grateful Dead - Friend of the Devil  

Loose approximation of the intro

D/F# Em7 G/B Am7 
               x2

The intro pattern more or less continues through all the verses, but I’m not writing that all out

I lit out from Reno, I was trailed by twenty hounds
Didn’t get to sleep that night ‘till the morning came around

Set out runnin’ but I take my time
Am7 
friend of the devil is a friend of mine
Am7 
I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight

Ran into the devil, babe, he loaned me twenty bills
Spent the night in Utah in a cave up in the hills

Set out runnin’ but I take my time
Am7 
friend of the devil is a friend of mine
Am7 
I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight

ran down to the levee but the devil caught me there
He took my twenty dollar bill and vanished in the air

Set out runnin’ but I take my time
Am7 
friend of the devil is a friend of mine
Am7 
I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight

Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night
The first one’s named Sweet Anne Marie, and she’s my heart’s delight
The second one is prison, babe, the sheriff’s on my trail
Am7 
And if he catches up with me, I’ll spend my life in jail

Got a wife in Chino, babe, and one in Cherokee
The first one say she’s got my child, but it don’t look like me

Set out runnin’ but I take my time
Am7 
friend of the devil is a friend of mine
Am7 
I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight

Solo on verse chords

Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night
The first one’s named Sweet Anne Marie, and she’s my heart’s delight
The second one is prison, babe, the sheriff’s on my trail
Am7 
And if he catches up with me, I’ll spend my life in jail

Got a wife in Chino, babe, and one in Cherokee
The first one say she’s got my child, but it don’t look like me

Set out runnin’ but I take my time
Am7 
friend of the devil is a friend of mine
Am7 
I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight

The Grateful Dead - Touch of Grey  

 →   →   →   →  x2

 Must be getting early 
 Clocks are running late 
 Paint by number morning sky 
 Looks so phony

 Dawn is breaking everywhere
 Light a candle, curse the glare
 Draw the curtains, I don’t care, cause
 It’s all right

 I will get by
 I will get by
 I will get by   
I will survive 

 I  see you’ve got your list out 
 Say your piece and get out 
 Yes I get the gist of it, but
 It’s all right

 Sorry that you feel that way
 The only thing there is to say
 Every silver lining’s got a
 Touch of grey

 I will get by
 I will get by
 I will get by   
I will survive 

Bm B7 
 It’s a lesson to me
Bm B7 
The ables and the bakers and the C’s
F#m C#7 
 The ABC’s  we all must face
A7 
 To try to keep a little grace

The next bridge happens here in the original, but without a solo

that’s just weird, so I moved it.

 I know the rent is in arrears
 The dog has not been fed in years
 It’s even worse than it appears, but
 It’s all right

 Cow is giving kerosene
 Kid can’t read at seventeen
 The words he knows are all obscene, but
 It’s all right

 I will get by
 I will get by
 I will get by   
I will survive 

Bm B7 
 It’s a lesson to me
Bm B7 
The deltas and the east and the freeze
F#m C#7 
 The ABC’s  we all think of
 To try to win a little love

 The shoe is on the hand it fits
 There’s really nothing much to it
 Whistle through your teeth and spit, ‘cause
 It’s all right

 Oh well a touch of grey
 Kinda suits you anyway
 And that was all I had to say, and
 It’s all right

 I will get by
 I will get by
 I will get by   
I will survive 

 We will get by
 We will get by
 We will get by   
We will survive 

The Grateful Dead - Truckin’  

Intro

E7 
Truckin’ got my chips cashed in
Keep truckin’, like the do-dah man
Together, more or less in line
E7 
Just keep truckin’ on 

E7 
E7 
Arrows of neon and flashing marquees out on Main Street
E7 
Chicago, New York, Detroit and it’s all on he same street
E7 
Your typical city involved in a typical daydream
E7 
 Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings

Dallas, got a soft machine
Houston, too close to New Orleans
New York’s got the ways and means
E7 
But just won’t let you be

E7 
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

Truckin’, like the do-dah man
Once told me you got to play your hand
Sometimes your cards ain’t worth a dime
E7 
If you don’t lay ‘em down 

E7 

Bridge

D/F# 
Sometimes the light’s all shinin’ on me  →  → 
D/F# 
Other times I can barely see  →  → 
Bm F# 
Lately it occurs to me 
Amaj7 E7 
What a long, strange trip it’s been 

E7 
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?

Truckin’, up to Buffalo
Been thinkin’, you got to mellow slow
Takes time, to pick a place to go
E7 
And just keep truckin’ on 

E7 
E7 
Sittin’ and starin’ out of the hotel window
E7 
Got a tip they’re gonna kick the door in again
E7 
I’d like to get some sleep before I travel
E7 
But if you got a warrant, I guess you’re gonna come in

Busted, down on Bourbon Street
Set up, like a bowlin’ pin
Knocked down, it gets to wearin’ thin
E7 
They just won’t let you be 

E7 
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 guess they can’t revoke your soul for tryin’
E7 
Get out of the door and light out and look all around

Bridge

D/F# 
Sometimes the light’s all shinin’ on me  →  → 
D/F# 
Other times I can barely see  →  → 
Bm F# 
Lately it occurs to me 
Amaj7 E7 
What a long, strange trip it’s been 

E7 
Truckin’, I’m a goin’ home
Whoa whoa baby, back where I belong
Back home, sit down and patch my bones
E7 
And get back truckin’ on 

E7 

The Guess Who - American Woman  

Originally in E, I play in A capo 2

I’m going to call this just “I” throughout

                 x 8

Vox on 4 b3 on “woman”

American woman, stay away from me
American woman, mama let me be

 Don’t come a hangin’ around my door
I don’t want to see your face no more
 I got more important things to do
Than spend my time growin’ old with you

Now woman, I said stay away
American woman, listen what I say

American woman, get away from me
American woman, mama let me be

 Don’t come a knockin’ around my door
Don’t want to see your shadow no more
 Colored lights can hypnotize
Sparkle someone else’s eyes

Now woman, I said get away
American woman, listen what I say-ay, hey-ey

Solo

American woman, said get away
American woman, listen what I say

 Don’t come a-hangin’ around my door
Don’t want to see your face no more
 I don’t need your war machines
I don’t need your ghetto scenes

 Colored lights can hypnotize
Sparkle someone else’s eyes

Now woman, get away from me
American woman, mama let me be
Go, gotta get away, gotta get away now go, go, go
I’m gonna leave you woman
Gonna leave you woman

Bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye
You’re no good for me, I’m no good for you
Gonna look you right in the eye, tell you what I’m gonna do

You know I’m gonna leave

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

Goodbye American woman

The Hollies - Bus Stop  

Originally in Am, I play in Em capo 2

Optionally keep this pattern going throughout the verse

Em D/F# 
   x2

Em 
Bus stop, wet day, she’s there, I say
Em 
Please share my umbrella
Em 
Bus stops, bus goes, she stays, love grows
Em 
Under my umbrella

Em 
All that summer we enjoyed it
Cmaj7 Bm7 
Wind and rain and shine
Em 
That umbrella, we employed it
Em Bm Em 
By August, she was mine

F#7 Bm Bm/A 
Every morning I would see her waiting at the stop
Em6 F#7 Bm 
Sometimes she’d shopped and she would show me what she bought
F#7 Bm Bm/A 
Other people stared as if we were both quite insane
Em6 F#7 Bm 
Someday my name and hers are going to be the same

Em 
That’s the way the whole thing started
Em 
Silly but it’s true
Em 
Thinkin’ of a sweet romance
Em 
Beginning in a queue

Em 
Came the sun the ice was melting
Cmaj7 Bm7 
No more sheltering now
Em 
Nice to think that that umbrella
Em Bm Em 
Led me to a vow

Em Em/G 
   x7

This really happens, though I don’t recommend it

Em 
 
F#7 Bm Bm/A 
Every morning I would see her waiting at the stop
Em6 F#7 Bm 
Sometimes she’d shopped and she would show me what she bought
F#7 Bm Bm/A 
Other people stared as if we were both quite insane
Em6 F#7 Bm 
Someday my name and hers are going to be the same

Em 
Bus stop, wet day, she’s there, I say
Em 
Please share my umbrella
Em 
Bus stops, bus goes, she stays, love grows
Em 
Under my umbrella

Em 
All that summer we enjoyed it
Cmaj7 Bm7 
Wind and rain and shine
Em 
That umbrella, we employed it
Em7 Bm Em 
By August, she was mine

The House Jacks - Gone  

Originally in D, I play in G.

Vox on the 6 on “blue”, and in G, go *up* instead of down on “suns don’t rise”

Dsus4 
Bluish  gray suns don’t  rise 
G7 Cm 
Bathing deep  in the stolen  dreams from borrowed times 
Dsus4 
The morning  breaks to vacant  signs  of 
Cm 
You  

Dsus4 
And the shallow  pools as if the tears were  mine 
G7 Cm 
Shade the  waves’  reflections left  behind 
Dsus4 
And I search my  faith to never find  a 
Cm 
Clue  

And now you’re  gone, somehow you’re  gone
You were my  midnight, you were my  dawn
Em Am7 Dsus4 
You were the  shoulder that my  life leaned  on 
B7 
You were my  world, you were my  song
Em Em/D 
You’re everything I could depend on
And  now all you are is  gone

Dsus4 
And I passed the  blame to pass the  time 
G7 Cm 
To cross my  heart and  walk across that  line 
Dsus4 
Whose will is  this which poet’s  lines  pull at 
Cm 
You  

And now you’re  gone, somehow you’re  gone
You were my  midnight, you were my  dawn
Em Am7 Dsus4 
You were the  shoulder that my  life leaned  on 
B7 
You were my  world, you were my  song
Em Em/D 
You’re everything I could depend on
And  now all you are is  gone

And now you’re  gone, somehow you’re  gone
You were my  midnight, you were my  dawn
Em Am7 Dsus4 
You were the  shoulder that my  life leaned  on 
B7 
You were my  world, you were my  song

Ritard and hang on “on”

Em Em/D 
You’re everything I could depend on
Bu-u-u-ut  now all you are is  gone

The Human League - Don’t You Want Me  

Originally in Am, I play in Em capo 3.

Intro

Em C/E Em Em 
    →  x2

Dsus4 
You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar
 When I met you
Dsus4 
picked you out, I shook you up and turned you around
Turned you into someone new

Dsus4 
Now five years later on you’ve got the world at your feet
Success has been so easy for you
Dsus4 
But don’t forget it’s me who put you where you are now
And I can put you back there too

Em Bm 
Don’t, don’t you want me?
You know I can’t believe it
Am Dsus4 
When I hear that you won’t see  me

Em Bm 
Don’t, don’t you want me?
You know I don’t believe you
Am Dsus4 
When you say that you don’t need me

It’s much too late to find

Pro tip: if you’re playing in E capo 3, this m7b5 is at the 12th (real) fret

F#m7b5 
When you think you’ve changed your mind
You’d better change it back or we will both be sorry

Both

Don’t you want me, baby?
Don’t you want me, oh
Don’t you want me, baby?
Don’t you want me, oh

Female

Dsus4 
I was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar
 That much is true
Dsus4 
But even then I knew I’d find a much better place
Either with or without you

Dsus4 
The five years we have had have been such good times
 I still love you
Dsus4 
But now I think it’s time I live my life on my own
guess it’s just what I must do

Male

Em Bm 
Don’t, don’t you want me?
You know I can’t believe it
Am Dsus4 
When I hear that you won’t see  me

Em Bm 
Don’t, don’t you want me?
You know I don’t believe you
Am Dsus4 
When you say that you don’t need me

It’s much too late to find
F#m7b5 
When you think you’ve changed your mind
You’d better change it back or we will both be sorry

Both... and not a typo, this chorus is short

Don’t you want me, baby?
 Don’t you want me, oh

Em C/E Em Em 
    → 

Don’t you want me, baby?
 Don’t you want me, oh
Don’t you want me, baby?
 Don’t you want me, oh

Em C/E Em Em 
    →  x2

Don’t you want me, baby?
 Don’t you want me, oh

Em C/E Em Em 
    →  x2

The Indigo Girls - Closer to Fine  

Originally in G capo 2, so really A, I play in G.

Am7sus4 Cadd9 
   

Melody on the 5 (D)

Am7sus4 Cadd9 
I’m trying to tell you something about my life 
Am7sus4 Cadd9 
Maybe give me insight between black and white 

D11 
The best thing you’ve ever done for me
D11 
Is to help me take my life less seriously

It’s only life 

Am7sus4 Cadd9 
After all   

Harmony enters on the 1 (G)

Am7sus4 Cadd9 
Well the darkness has a hunger that’s insatiable 
Am7sus4 Cadd9 
And the lightness has a call that’s hard to hear 
D11 
I wrap my fear around me like a blanket
D11 
sailed my ship of safety till I sank it

I’m crawling on your shore  

High part on F#, low on A

Cadd9 
I went to the doctor, I went to the mountains
Cadd9 
I looked to the children, I drank from the fountain
D11 
There’s more than one answer to these questions
Pointing me in a crooked line

Low part on A, high on D

D11 
The less I seek my source for some definitive

High part on E, low on C.  It’s actually the low part that

shoots up to high G, but usually easier to have the high

singer do that.

Am7sus4 Cadd9 
The closer I am to fine   
Am7sus4 Cadd9 
The closer I am to fine   

Am7sus4 Cadd9 
went to see the doctor of philosophy 
Am7sus4 Cadd9 
With a poster of Rasputin and a beard down to his knee
D11 
He never did marry or see a B-grade movie
D11 
He graded my performance, he said he could see through me
Am7sus4 Cadd9 
I spent four years prostrate to the higher mind, got my paper
And I was free  

Cadd9 
I went to the doctor, I went to the mountains
Cadd9 
I looked to the children, I drank from the fountain
D11 
There’s more than one answer to these questions
Pointing me in a crooked line
D11 
The less I seek my source for some definitive

Am7sus4 Cadd9 
The closer I am to fine   
Am7sus4 Cadd9 
The closer I am to fine   

Bridge over pre-chorus chords

D11 D11 
    
Am7sus4 Cadd9 
stopped by the bar at 3 a.
Am7sus4 Cadd9 
To seek solace in a bottle or possibly a friend
D11 
woke up with a headache like my head against a board
D11 
Twice as cloudy as I’d been the night before
And I went in seeking clarity  

Cadd9 
I went to the doctor, I went to the mountains
Cadd9 
I looked to the children, I drank from the fountain
Cadd9 
We go to the doctor, we go to the mountains
Cadd9 
We look to the children, we drink from the fountain
Cadd9 
We go to the bible, we go through the workout

Let ring on “stand up” and “lookout”

Cadd9 
We read up on revival and we stand up for the lookout

D11 
There’s more than one answer to these questions
Pointing me in a crooked line
D11 
The less I seek my source for some definitive
Am7sus4 Cadd9 
The closer I am to fine   
Am7sus4 Cadd9 
The closer I am to fine   
Am7sus4 Cadd9 
The closer I am to fine   
Am7sus4 Cadd9 
The closer I am to fine   

The Isley Brothers - Shout  

Originally in F, I play in A capo 2

Well...

You know you make me wanna (Shout!)
F#m 
Kick my heels up and (Shout!)
Throw my hands up and (Shout!)
F#m 
Throw my head back and (Shout!)

Come on now (Shout!)
F#m 
Don’t forget to say you will
Don’t forget to say, yeah
F#m 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

F#m 
 (Say you will) Say it right now bab-ay
F#m 
 (Say you will) Come on, come on
F#m 
(Say you will) Say it, will-a yoooo
F#m 
(Say you will) Come on now

(Say) Say that you love me
F#m 
(Say) Say that you need me
(Say) Say that you want me
F#m 
(Say) You wanna please me

(Say) Come on now
F#m 
(Say) Come on now
(Say) Come on now

Hard stop

F#m 
(Say)

Thise whole verse with “Shooby-doo-wop-do-wop-wop-wop-wop”

I still remember 
F#m 
When you used to be nine years old, yeah yeah
F#m 
I was a fool for you, from the bottom of my soul, yeah
F#m 
Now that you’ve grown, up, grown enough to know, yeah yeah

Hard stop after this line, into half-time swing

F#m 
You wanna leave me, you wanna, let me go

This whole verse arguably bounces between I and IV6, not writing them all out, it behaves like a standard I→I6

I want you to know

I said I want you to know right now, yeah
You been good to me baby
Better than I been to myself, hey, hey

And if you ever leave me 
I don't want nobody else, hey, hey
I said I want you to know, hey
I said I want you to know right now, hey, hey
You know you make me wanna

At tempo

(Shout-wooo) hey yeah
F#m 
(Shout-wooo) yeah yeah yeah
(Shout-wooo) aaaalll right
F#m 
(Shout-wooo) aaaalll right
(Shout-wooo) come on now
F#m 
(Shout) come on now
(Shout) yeah, yeah, yeah
F#m 
(Shout) yeah, yeah, yeah (good sound)
(Shout) yeah, yeah, yeah (good sound)
F#m 
(Shout) yeah, yeah, yeah (good sound)
(Shout) all-alright (good sound)
F#m 
(Shout) it’s all-alright (good sound)
(Shout) all-alright (good sound)
F#m 
(Shout) all-alright (aah)

Hard stop, into rubato

Now wait a minute, I feel allllllllll right

Yeah yeah, yeah yeah
Now that I got my woman

D7 
I feel aaaaaaaalllllright

Yeah yeah, yeah yeah
Every time I think about you
You been so good to me
You know you make me wanna

At tempo

(Shout-wooo) lift my heels up and
F#m 
(Shout-wooo) throw my head back and
(Shout-wooo) kick my heels up and
F#m 
(Shout-wooo) come on now
(Shout-wooo) take it easy
F#m 
(Shout-wooo) take it easy
(Shout-wooo) take it easy (higher)

Repeat like a zillion times

F#m 
(Shout) a little bit softer now

Repeat like a zillion times

(Shout) a little bit louder now

With at libs to end

The Jackson Five - I Want You Back  

Originally in G#, I play in A down an octave, possibly capo 1 or 2

Highest note is the 5 (on OH baby give)

Highest note that’s held a long time is the 3

A/C# 
F#m A/C# Bm7 
      

Vox on 5 on “when”, on the 6 of the key on “self” and “didn’t”.

That means you’re *not* going up from “self” to “didn’t”, even

though you want to.

 When I had you to myself, I didn’t want you around
F#m A/C# 
Those pretty faces always made you
Bm7 E7 
Stand out in a crowd

Then someone picked you from the bunch, one glance was all it took
F#m A/C# 
Now it’s much too late for me
Bm7 E7 
To take a second look

E/G# F#m A/C# 
Oh baby give me one more chance 
Bm7 
(To show you that I love you)
F#m A/C# Bm7 
Won’t you please let m
Back in your heart

E/G# F#m A/C# 
Oh darlin’ I was blind to let you go 
Bm7 
(Let you go baby)
F#m A/C# Bm 
Well now since I’ve seen yoin his arms

(I want you back)

Yes I do now (I want you back)
Ooh ooh baby (I want you back)
Yeah no no no (I want you back)
No no no no

Tryin’ to live without your love, is one long sleepless night
F#m A/C# Bm7 E7 
Let me show you girl  that I know wrong from right 
Every street you walk on, I leave tear stains on the ground 
F#m A/C# Bm7 E7 
Following the girl, I didn’t even want around

Let me tell you now

E/G# F#m A/C# Bm7 
Oh baby all I need is one more chance 
Bm7 
(To show you that I love you)
F#m A/C# Bm7 
Won’t you please let m  
Back in your heart

E/G# F#m A/C# 
Oh darlin’ I was blind to let you go 
Bm7 
(Let you go baby)

Note different rhythm here, downbeat on *IN* his arms

F#m A/C# 
Well now since I see you in his arms

Bass/vox break, mostly on the I chord with some buh buh buh

E/G# F#m A/C# 
Oh darlin’ I was blind to let you go 
Bm7 
(Let you go baby)
F#m A/C# Bm 
Well now since I’ve seen yoin his arms

(I want you back)

Original ad libs on chorus chords to fade, I prefer to end on:

Yes I do now (I want you back)
Ooh ooh baby (I want you back)
Yeah no no no (I want you back)

Hard stop before “I want you back”

No no no no (I want you back)

The Kingsmen - Louie Louie  

Intro

Em 
       x2

Em Em 
Louie Louie, oh no,  hey we gotta go, ah yea yea yea yea baby 
Em Em 
Louie Louie, oh baby,  we gotta go  

Em 
fine little girl, who waited for me
Em 
catch a ship across the sea
Em 
sailed that ship, about all alone
Em 
Never could know if I’ll make it home

Em Em 
Louie Louie, no no no no no, say we gotta go, oh no
Em Em 
Louie Louie, oh baby, said  we gotta go  

Em 
Three nights and days I sailed the sea
Em 
think of the girl constantly
Em 
And on that ship, I dream she there
Em 
smell the rose, ah, in her hair

Em Em 
Louie Louie, oh no,  hey we gotta go, ah yea yea yea yea said 
Em Em 
Louie Louie, oh baby,  said we gotta go,    okay let’s give it to ‘em

Solo

Em 
       x8

It sounds like he made a mistake here, and started singing this line, but they kept it...

Em 
see   

Em 
see Jamaican moon above
Em 
won’t be long, me see me love
Em 
take her in my arms again
Em 
And tell her I’ll never leave again

Em Em 
Louie Louie, oh no,  hey we gotta go, ah yea yea yea yea said
Em Em 
Louie Louie, oh baby,  said we gotta go  

Em 
I said we gotta go now   
Em 
Uh-huh we gotta go   
Let’s go

The Mamas and the Papas - California Dreamin  

Originally in Am capo 4, I play in Am capo 1

Intro is a bunch of noodling on the first chord, then hang the second

Asus2/E Esus4 
 

“All” and “brown” both on the 1

Am Fmaj7 
All the leaves are brown  
Esus4 E7 
And the sky is gray 
E7 Am 
I’ve been for a walk  
Esus4 E7 
On a winter’s day 

Am Fmaj7 
I’d be safe and warm   
Esus4 E7 
If I was in L.A. 
Am Fmaj7 
California dreamin’   
Esus4 
On such a winter’s day 

Am Fmaj7 
Stopped in to a church  
Esus4 E7 
I passed along the way 

E7 Am 
Well I got down on my knees   
Esus4 E7 
And I pretended to pray 

Am Fmaj7 
You know the preacher liked the cold  
Esus4 E7 
He knows I’m gonna stay 
Am Fmaj7 
California dreamin’   
Esus4 
On such a winter’s day 

Solo on verse-ish chords

Am Fmaj7 
All the leaves are brown  
Esus4 E7 
And the sky is gray 
E7 Am 
I’ve been for a walk  
Esus4 E7 
On a winter’s day 

Am Fmaj7 
If I didn’t tell her   
Esus4 E7 
I could leave today 
Am Fmaj7 
California dreamin’   
Am 
On such a winter’s day 
Am Fmaj7 
California dreamin ‘   
Am 
On such a winter’s day 
Am Fmaj7 
California dreamin’   
Esus4 
On such a winter’s day 
Am 

The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman  

Originally in D, Beatles in A, I play in D capo 3

 (Wait!) Oh yes, wait a minute Mr. Postman
Bm 
 (Wait!) Wai-ai-ai-ait Mr. Postman

Backup vox sing main lyrics

 Mr. Postman, look and see (Oh yea)
Bm 
 Is there a letter in your bag for me? (Please, please, Mr. Postman)
 I’ve been waiting such a long time (Whoa yea)
 Since I heard from this boyfriend of mine

Lead vox sing main lyrics

 There must be some word today (waaooo)
Bm 
 From my boyfriend so far away (waaooo)
 Please Mr. Postman, look and see (waaooo)
 Is there a letter, a letter for me?

Lead vox sing main lyrics

 I’ve been standing here waiting Mr. Postman (waaooo)
Bm 
 So... so patiently (waaooo)
 For just a card, or just a letter (waaooo)
 Saying he’s returning home to me

Backup vox sing main lyrics

(Please Mr.  Postman) Please Mr. postman look and see (Oh yea)
Bm 
 Is there a letter in your bag for me? (Please, please, Mr. Postman)
 I’ve been waiting such a long time (Whoa yea)
 Since I heard from this boyfriend of mine

Lead vox sing main lyrics

 So many days, you passed me by
Bm 
 You saw the tear standing in my eye
 You wouldn’t stop to make me feel better
 By leaving me a card or a letter

Lead vox sing main lyrics

 Please Mr. Postman, look and see (Postman, postman)
Bm 
Is there a letter oh yea in your bag for me? (Postman, postman)
You know it’s  been so long (Postman, postman)
Since I  heard from this boyfriend of mine

Lead vox sing main lyrics

You better wait a minute, wait a minute (Please wait a minute)
Bm 
Oh, you better  wait a minute, wait a minute (Please wait a minute)
Please, please Mr. Postman (Wait a minute, Mr. Postman)
Please check and see, one more time for me

You better wait a minute, wait a minute (Please wait a minute)
Bm 
Oh, you better  wait a minute, wait a minute (Please wait a minute)
Please Mr. Postman (Wait a minute, Mr. Postman)
Don’t pass me by, you see the tears in my eyes

Fade

The McCoys - Hang on Sloopy  

Originally in G, I play in D

   
Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang o  
Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang o  

Sloopy lives in a very bad part of town   
And everybody, yeah, tries to put my Sloopy down   

Sloopy, I don’t care what your daddy do   
Cause you know, Sloopy girl, I’m in love with you  
And so I sing out

Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang o  
Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang o  

Sloopy wears a red dress, yeah, as old as the hills   
But when Sloopy wears that red dress, yeah, you know, it gives me the chills, oh, oh  
Sloopy, when I see you walkin’, walkin’ down the street   
I say don’t worry Sloopy girl, you belong to m 
And so I sing out

Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang o  
Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang on, yeah, yeah 

Solo if necessary on chorus chords

       x4

Sloopy, let your hair hang down, let it hang down on me   
Sloopy, let your hair down girl, let it hang down on me, yeah, yeah, come on

Sloopy (come on, come on), oh come on
Sloopy (come on, come on), oh come on
Sloopy (come on, come on), oh come on
Sloopy (come on, come on), well it feels so 
Good (come on, come on), you know it feels so 
Good (come on, come on), well shake it shake it shake it
Sloopy (come on, come on), oh shake it shake it shake it
A7 
Yeah (come on, come on) oooooh

Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang on, yeah, yeah 
Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang on, yeah, yeah 
Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang on        

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - The Impression That I Get  

Originally in E, I play in D

Intro, skip this acoustic

F#m F#m 
Bm Bm Bm Bm 
       

x2

Bm 
       x4

Bm 
Have you ever been close to tragedy
Bm 
Or been close to folks who have 
Bm 
Have you ever felt a pain so powerful
Bm 
So heavy you collapse 

No, well,  I...

I sing the one here, though the melody is either the 3 or the 5

Never had to knock on wood
F#m 
But I know someone who has
Which makes me wonder if I could, it makes me wonder if I

Never had to knock on wood
F#m 
And I’m glad I haven’t yet
Because I’m sure it isn’t good
That’s the impression that I get

Bm 
       x4

Bm 
Have you ever had the odds stacked up so high
Bm 
You need a strength most don’t possess 
Bm 
Or has it ever come down to do or die
Bm 
You’ve got to rise above the rest 

No   I...

Never had to knock on wood
F#m 
But I know someone who has
Which makes me wonder if I could, it makes me wonder if I

Never had to knock on wood
F#m 
And I’m glad I haven’t yet
Because I’m sure it isn’t good
That’s the impression that I get

   x3

Bm 
 I’m not a coward, I’ve just never been tested
Bm 
 I’d like to think that if I was, I would pass
Bm 
 Look at the tested and think there but for the grace go I
Bm 
 Might be a coward, I’m afraid of what I might find out

Never had to knock on wood
F#m 
But I know someone who has
Which makes me wonder if I could, it makes me wonder if I

Never had to knock on wood
F#m 
And I’m glad I haven’t yet
Because I’m sure it isn’t good
That’s the impression that I get

Bm 
       x4

Chords are a little ambiguous here, I’m quarter-timing the changes

 Never had to, I better knock on wood
Bm 
‘Cause I know someone who has
Which makes me wonder if I could, it makes me wonder if I

 Never had to, I better knock on wood
Bm 
‘Cause I’m sure it isn’t good, and I’m glad I haven’t yet

That’s the impression that I get

The Monkees - Daydream Believer  

Play more upbeat and snappy than you remember it

D7sus4 D7sus4 
   
Am 
Oh I could hide ‘neath the wings

Dropping all the way to the 1 on “sings” never works

for me; I stay on the 5 (same as “she”)

Bm 
Of the bluebird as she sings
Em A7 D7 
The six-o-clock alarm would never ring 

Am 
But six rings and I rise
Bm 
Wipe the sleep out of my eyes
Em D7 
My shaving razor’s cold and it stings

G/F# Am7 G/F# 
      
Bm 
Cheer up sleepy Jean
Em 
Oh what can it mean to a
Daydream believer and a
Em A7 D7 
 Homecoming queen 

Am 
You once thought of me

Last reminder: don’t go down to the 1

Bm 
As a white knight on his steed
Em A7 D7 
Now you know how  happy  I can be 

Am 
Oh and our good times start and end
Bm 
Without dollar one to spend
Em D7 
But how much baby do we really need

G/F# Am7 G/F# 
      
Bm 
Cheer up sleepy Jean
Em 
Oh what can it mean to a
Daydream believer and a
Em A7 D7 
 Homecoming queen 

Bm 
Cheer up sleepy Jean
Em 
Oh what can it mean to a
Daydream believer and a
Em A7 D7 
 Homecoming queen 

D7sus4 D7sus4 
   
Bm 
Cheer up sleepy Jean
Em 
Oh what can it mean to a
Daydream believer and a
Em A7 D7 
 Homecoming queen 

D7sus4 D7sus4 

The Monkees - I’m a Believer  

Start with a little semblance of the organ riff, e.g.:

D------3-3--5p3--3-
A--3h5----------5--

I thought love was only true in fairy tales
Meant for someone else but not for me
Love was out to get me
That’s the way it seemed

Hard stop on the V7

D7 
Disappointment  haunted all my dreams 

C/G C/G 
Then I saw her face   now I’m a believer  
C/G C/G 
Not a trace   of doubt in my mind  

Hang a half-beat after “love”

D7 
I’m in love  I’m a believer I couldn’t leave her if I tried 

I thought love was more or less a givin’ thing
Seems the more I gave the less I got
What’s the use in tryin’?
All you get is pain
D7 
When I needed sunshine I got rain 

C/G C/G 
Aw then I saw her face   now I’m a believer  
C/G C/G 
Not a trace   of doubt in my mind  
D7 
I’m in love  I’m a believer I couldn’t leave her if I tried 

Instrumental

  → 
  → 
   
Love was out to get me
That’s the way it seemed
D7 
Disappointment  haunted all my dreams 

C/G C/G 
Aw then I saw her face   now I’m a believer  
C/G C/G 
Not a trace   of doubt in my mind  
D7 
I’m in love  I’m a believer I couldn’t leave her if I tried 

Outro, drop an octave

C/G C/G 
Yes I saw her face   now I’m a believer  
C/G C/G 
Not a trace   of doubt in my mind  

This ending comes from the Smashmouth arrangement

Said I’m a believer yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

Hang on the last “yeah”

Yes I’m a believer yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

The Monkees - Last Train to Clarksville  

Originally in G, I play in E, vox mostly on the 7

Intro

E7 
   x4

Vox on the 7 on “last”

E7 
Take the last train to Clarksville

And I’ll meet you at the station
You can be here by four thirty
'Cause I've made your reservation

A7 
Don’t be slow, oh, no, no, no

Oh, no, no, no

E7 
‘Cause I’m leavin’ in the morning

And I must see you again
We'll have one more night together
'Til the morning brings my train

A7 
And I must go, oh, no, no, no

Hard stop after this line

Oh, no, no, no, no

B7 E7 
And I don’t know if I’m ever coming home

E7 
E7 
Take the last train to Clarksville

I’ll be waiting at the station
We'll have time for coffee flavored kisses
And a bit of conversation

Hard stop after this line

A7 
 Oh, no, no, no, oh, no, no, no

Bridge

Do do do do do do do do do
Dadd9 
Do do do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do do do
Dadd9 
Do

Do do do do do do do do do
Dadd9 
Do do do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do do do
Dadd9 
Do

E7 
Take the last train to Clarksville

Now I must hang up the phone
I can't hear you in this noisy
Railroad station all alone

A7 A7 
I’m feelin’ low, oh, no, no, no

Oh, no, no, no

B7 
And I don’t know if I’m ever coming home

Instrumental bridge

Dadd9 Dadd9 Dadd9 Dadd9 
Dadd9 Dadd9 Dadd9 Dadd9 
Ahhhhh       

E7 
Take the last train to Clarksville

And I’ll meet you at the station
You can be here by four thirty
'Cause I've made your reservation

A7 
Don’t be slow, oh, no, no, no

Oh, no, no, no

B7 E7 
And I don’t know if I’m ever coming home

E7 
E7 Dadd9 E7 Dadd9 
Take the last train to Clarksville  
E7 Dadd9 E7 Dadd9 
Take the last train to Clarksville  
E7 Dadd9 E7 Dadd9 
Take the last train to Clarksville  
E7 
Take the last train to Clarksville

The Monkees - The Monkees  

Originally in C (then D, then E), I play in G (then A, then B)

Vox on the 5 on “come”, which will feel really low in my key

Em 
Here we come, walking down the street
We get the funniest looks from everyone we meet

G7 
Hey, hey, we’re the Monkees 
G7 
And people say we monkey around 
G7 
But we’re too busy singing 
Em 
To put anybody down

Em 
We go wherever we want to
Do what we like to do
We don’t have time to get restless
There’s always something new

G7 
Hey, hey, we’re the Monkees 
G7 
And people say we monkey around 
G7 
But we’re too busy singing 
To put anybody down

We’re just trying to be friendly
Come and watch us sing and play
We’re the young generation
F# 
And we’ve got something to say

Brief trippy bridge

F# 
 
Em 
Anytime, or anywhere
Just look over your shoulder
Guess who’ll be standing there

G7 
Hey, hey, we’re the Monkees 
G7 
And people say we monkey around 
G7 
But we’re too busy singing 
To put anybody down  → 

Solo (sort of), on the I for a long time

Wooow,  one time

G7 
Hey, hey, we’re the Monkees 
G7 
And people say we monkey around 
G7 
But we’re too busy singing 
To put anybody down

We’re just trying to be friendly
Come and watch us sing and play
We’re the young generation
F# 
And we’ve got something to say

Hey, hey, we’re the Monkees
F# 
You never know where we’ll be found
F# 
So, you better get ready
F# 
We may be coming to your town

The Offspring - The Kids Aren’t Alright  

Originally in Bbm, I play in Em

Chorus is all 1

Intro

Em 
       x 4
Em 
 When we were young the future was so bright 
 The old neighborhood was so alive 
 And every kid on the whole damn street
 Was gonna make it big in every beat

Em 
 Now the neighborhood’s cracked and torn
 The kids are grown up but their lives are worn
How can one little street
Swallow so many lives

Em 
Chances thrown
Nothing’s free
Longing for used to be
Em 
Still it’s hard
Hard to see
Fragile lives, shattered dreams

Em 
       x 4

Em 
Jamie had a chance, well she really did 
Instead she dropped out and had a couple of kids
Mark still lives at home cause he’s got no job
 Just plays guitar and smokes a lot of pot

Em 
 Jay committed suicide
 Brandon OD’d and died 
What the hell is going on
Cruelest dream, reality

Em 
Chances thrown
Nothing’s free
Longing for used to be
Em 
Still it’s hard
Hard to see
Fragile lives, shattered dreams

Solo if appropriate, else just repeat chorus

The Offspring - Why Don’t You Get a Job  

Originally in F, I play in A

Yes, I changed the lyrics a little, I have boundaries

Vox on the the 3 on “friend”

My friend’s got a girlfriend man he hates that witch
He tells me every day
He says man I really gotta lose my chick
In the worst kind of way

She sits on her ass, he works his hands to the bone
To give her money every payday
But she wants more dinero just to stay at home
Well my friend, you gotta say

I won’t pay, I won’t pay ya, no way
Na na, why don’t you get a job?
Say no way, say no way ya, no way
Na na, why don’t you get a job?

guess all his money, well it isn’t enough
To keep her bill collectors at bay
guess all his money, well it isn’t enough
Cause that girl’s got expensive taste

I won’t pay, I won’t pay ya, no way
Na na, why don’t you get a job?
Say no way, say no way ya, no way
Na na, why don’t you get a job?

Bridge, vox up to the 5 on “all”

 Well I guess it ain’t easy doing nothing at all, oh yeah
 But hey man, free rides just don’t come along every day

My friend’s got a boyfriend man she hates that prick
She tells me every day
He wants more dinero just to stay at home
Well my friend, you gotta say

I won’t pay, I won’t pay ya, no way
Na na, why don’t you get a job?
Say no way, say no way ya, no way
Na na, why don’t you get a job?

won’t give you no money, I always pay
Na na, why don’t you get a job?
Say no way, say no way ya, no way
Na na, why don’t you get a... job?

The Outfield - Your Love  

Originally in E, I play in G.

Em 
      x4

Vox start on the 5

Em 
Josie’s on a vacation far away

Come around and talk it over

Em 
So many things that I wanna say

You know I like my girls a little bit older

Em 
I just wanna use your love tonight
Em 
I don’t wanna lose your love tonight

Em 
I ain’t got many friends left to talk to

No one’s around when I’m in trouble

Em 
You know I’d do anything for you

Stay the night but keep it undercover

Em 
I just wanna use your love tonight
Em 
I don’t wanna lose your love tonight

A# 
   x 4

Vox in on the 5 of the first chord here

A# 
Trying to stop my hands from shakin’
A# 
Somethin’ in my mind’s not makin’ sense
A# 
It’s been a while since we were all alone
A# 
I can’t hide the way I’m feelin’

Let chords ring

Em 
As you leave me please would you close the door

And don’t forget what I told you

Em 
Just ‘cause you’re right that don’t mean I’m wrong

Another shoulder to cry upon

Em 
I just wanna use your love tonight
Em 
I don’t wanna lose your love tonight

Em 
I just wanna use your love tonight
Em 
I don’t wanna lose your love tonight

Em 
I just wanna use your love tonight
Em 
I don’t wanna lose your love tonight

The Penguins - Earth Angel  

Penguins in G#

Back to the Future (Marvin Berry) in F

I play in G

Em 
   x2

Vox start on the 3 on “Earth”

Em 
Earth angel, Earth angel  will you be mine
Em 
My darling dear love you all the time
Em 
I’m just a fool  a fool in love with 
Em Am 
You   

Em 
Earth angel, Earth angel  the one I adore
Em 
Love you forever and ever more
Em 
I’m just a fool, a fool in love with 
C6 G7 
You   

Cm 
fell for you and I knew the 
Vision of your love loveliness
hope and I pray that some day
I’ll be the vision of your hap-happiness oh

 

Em 
Earth angel, Earth angel please be mine
Em 
My darling dear love you all the time
Em 
I’m just a fool,  a fool in love with 
C6 G7 
You   

Total shift of the downbeat in the melody...

Cm 
 I fell for you and I knew 
 The vision of your love loveliness
 I hope and pray that some day that
I’ll be the vision of your happiness oh

Em 
Earth angel, Earth angel please be mine
Em C6 
My darling dear love you all the time

Hold on IV and V here...

Em 
I’m just a fool,  a fool in love with 

Ringing harmony

You

The Pointer Sisters - I’m So Excited  

Originally in Gm, I play in Em capo 5

Em7 G/A Am7 G/A Am7 G/A Am7 
  →  →  →  →  → 
G/C G/C G/C 
 →  →  →  →  →  
C/G 
 

x2

Vox on the 1

Em7 G/A Am7 
Tonight’s the night we’re gonna make it happen
G/C C/G 
Tonight we’ll put all other things aside
Em7 G/A Am7 
Give in this time and show me some affection
G/C C/G 
We’re going for those pleasures in the night

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “love”

F#m7 
I want to love you, feel you
Em7 Bm7 
Wrap myself around you
F#m7 
I want to squeeze you, please you
Em7 
I just can’t get enough

Vox on the 1 1 2 of the major key on “move... slow... go”

Am7 G/B 
And if you move real slow I’ll let it go

Em 
I’m so excited, and I just can’t hide it
Em 
I’m about to lose control and I think I like it
Em 
I’m so excited, and I just can’t hide it
And I know, I know, I know, I know
Em 
I know I want you

Em7 G/A Am7 
We shouldn’t even think about tomorrow
G/C C/G 
Sweet memories will last a long, long time
Em7 G/A Am7 
We’ll have a good time baby, don’t you wor  ry
G/C C/G 
And if we’re still playing ‘round, boy that’s just fine 

Em 
Let’s get excited, we just can’t hide it
Em 
I’m about to lose control and I think I like it
Em 
I’m so excited, and I just can’t hide it
I know, I know, I know, I know
Em 
I know I want you, I want you

Solo on verse chords

F#m7 
Ooh boy, I want to love you, feel you
Em7 Bm7 
Wrap myself around you
F#m7 
I want to squeeze you, please you
Em7 
I just can’t get enough
Am7 G/B 
And if you move real slow I’ll let it go

Em 
I’m so excited, I just can’t hide it
Em 
I’m about to lose control and I think I like it
Em 
I’m so excited, and I just can’t hide it
I know, I know, I know, I know
Em Em 
I know I want you, I want you

Em 
I’m so excited (look what you do to me)
I just can’t hide it (you’ve got me burning up)
Em 
I’m about to lose control and I think I like it

Em 
I’m so excited, I can’t deny, no no no
Em 
Oh, oh, oh I know I know I want you

The Police - Can’t Stand Losing You  

Originally in Dm, I play in Em capo 3

Em Am 
   x 4

Em Bm Am 
I’ve called 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

guess you’d call it cowardice

If I had to choose, the sus4’s are morel like V than v

Bsus4 
But I’m not prepared to go on like this

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 losing you
Em Am Em Am 
   I can’t stand losing you
Em Am Em Am 
   I can’t stand losing you
Em Am Em Am 
   I can’t stand losing you

Em Bm Am 
I see you’ve sent my letters back
Em Bm Am 
And my LP records and they’re all scratched
Em Bm Am 
can’t see the point in another day
Em Bm Am 
When nobody listens to a word I say

You can call it lack of confidence
Bsus4 
But to carry on living doesn’t make no sense

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

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# 
   

Really this is basically Dm the whole verse, but the melody is the same, so writing the normal verse chords

Em Bm Am 
guess this is our last goodbye
Em Bm Am 
And you don’t care so I won’t cry
Em Bm Am 
But you’ll be sorry when I’m dead
Em Bm Am 
And all this guilt will be on your head

guess you’d call it suicide
Bsus4 
But I’m too full to swallow my pride

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

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
I can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing

Bsus4 
I can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing
I can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing
I can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing

Bsus4 
I can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing
I can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing
Bsus4 
I can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand

Em 
Can’t stand losing you

The Police - Canary in a Coalmine  

Originally in E, I play in E capo 3, vox almost entirely on the 3

Intro

F#m7 
    → 

 First to fall over when the atmosphere is less than perfect
 Your sensibilities are shaken by the slightest defect
F#m7 
 You live your life like a canary in a coalmine
 You get so dizzy even walkin’ in a straight line

 You say you want to spend the winter in Firenza
 You’re so afraid to catch a dose of influenza
F#m7 
 You live your life like a canary in a coalmine
 You get so dizzy even walkin’ in a straight line

F#m7 
 Canary in a coalmine, canary in a coalmine, canary in a coalmine   → 

 Now if I tell you that you suffer from delusions
 You pay your analyst to reach the same conclusions
F#m7 
 You live your life like a canary in a coalmine
 You get so dizzy even walkin’ in a straight line

F#m7 
 Canary in a coalmine, canary in a coalmine, canary in a coalmine   → 

 
 First to fall over when the atmosphere is less than perfect
 Your sensibilities are shaken by the slightest defect
F#m7 
 You live your life like a canary in a coalmine
 You get so dizzy even walkin’ in a straight line

F#m7 
 Canary in a coalmine, canary in a coalmine, canary in a coalmine   → 
F#m7 
 Canary in a coalmine, canary in a coalmine, canary in a coalmine   → 

The Police - Don’t Stand So Close To Me  

Originally in Gm, I play in Gm but sing an octave down

Intro

Eb Gm 
   x2

Vox start on the 5

Eb Gm 
 Young teacher, the subject,  of school girl fantasy
Eb Gm 
 She wants him, so badly,  knows what she wants to be
Eb Gm 
 Inside her, there’s longing,  this girl’s an open page
Eb Gm 
 Book marking, she’s so close now,  this girl is half his age

Vox on 6 5 of the first chord on “don’t stand”

 Don’t  stand,  don’t  stand so
Bm G/A Em7/A 
 Don’t  stand so  close to me
 Don’t  stand,  don’t  stand so 
Bm G/A Em7/A 
 Don’t  stand so  close to me

Em7/A 
Eb Gm 
 Her friends are, so jealous,  you know how bad girls get
Eb Gm 
 Sometimes it’s, not so easy,  to be the teacher’s pet
Eb Gm 
 Temptation, frustration,  so bad it makes him cry
Eb Gm 
 Wet bus stop, she’s waiting,  his car is warm and dry

 Don’t  stand,  don’t  stand so
Bm G/A Em7/A 
 Don’t  stand so  close to me
 Don’t  stand,  don’t  stand so 
Bm G/A Em7/A 
 Don’t  stand so  close to me

Em7/A 
Eb Gm 
 Loose talk in, the class room,  to hurt they try and try
Eb Gm 
 Strong words, in the staff room,  the accusations fly
Eb Gm 
 It’s no use, he sees her,  he starts to shake and cough
Eb Gm 
 Just like the old man,  in that book by Nabokov

 Don’t  stand,  don’t  stand so
Bm G/A Em7/A 
 Don’t  stand so  close to me
 Don’t  stand,  don’t  stand so 
Bm G/A Em7/A 
 Don’t  stand so  close to me

Em7/A 

Synth-y breakdown

Eb Gm 
   x4

With "please don’t stand so close to me

 Don’t  stand,  don’t  stand so
Bm G/A Em7/A 
 Don’t  stand so  close to me
 Don’t  stand,  don’t  stand so 
Bm G/A Em7/A 
 Don’t  stand so  close to me

 Don’t  stand,  don’t  stand so
Bm G/A Em7/A 
 Don’t  stand so  close to me
 Don’t  stand,  don’t  stand so 
Bm G/A Em7/A 
 Don’t  stand so  close to me

The Police - Every Breath You Take  

Originally in Ab, I play in E capo 1

C#m 
    
C#m 
Every breath you take, every move you make
Asus2 Bsus2 
Every bond you break, every step you take
C#m 
I’ll be watching you
C#m 
Every single day, every word you say
Asus2 Bsus2 
Every game you play, every night you stay
I’ll be watching you

Oh can’t you see

I skip the bIII here when acoustic

You belong to me

Easy vox... on “how my”, stay on the 1

Easy vox... on “aches”, go up to the 2 of the key

F# 
How my poor heart aches
With every step you take

C#m 
Every move you make, every vow youbreak
Asus2 Bsus2 
Every smile you fake, every claim you stake
C#m 
I’ll be watching you

Since you’ve  gone, I’ve been lost without a trace
I dream at night I can only see your face
I look around but it’s you I can’t replace
I feel so cold I long for your embrace
I keep crying baby, baby please

C#m C#m 
C#m 
    
Oh can’t you see
You belong to me
F# 
How my poor heart aches
With every step you take

C#m 
Every move you make, every vow you break
Asus2 Bsus2 
Every smile you fake, every claim you stake
C#m 
I’ll be watching you
Asus2 Bsus2 
Every move you make, every step you take
C#m 
I’ll be watching you (hold an extra 2 measures)

I’ll be watching you

Every breath you take, every move you make
C#m 
Every bond you break
Every step you take (I’ll be watching you)

Every single day, every word you say
C#m 
Every game you play
Every night you stay (I’ll be watching you)

Every move you make, every vow you break
C#m 
Every smile you fake
Every claim you stake (I’ll be watching you)

Every single day, every word you say
C#m 
Every game you play
Every night you stay (I’ll be watching you)

C#m 
    I’ll be watching you

The Police - Every Little Thing She Does is Magic  

Originally in G, I play in D

Chords in D as:

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

Eadd9 F#7sus4 E6/G# F#/A# 
       x2

Eadd9 F#7sus4 
Though I’ve tried before to tell her
E6/G# F#/A# 
Of the feelings I have for her
Eadd9 F#7sus4 E6/G# F#/A# 
In my heart   

Eadd9 F#7sus4 
Everytime that I come near her
E6/G# F#/A# 
I just lose my nerves as I’ve done
F# F# F# 
From the start         

F# F#/A# 
Every little thing she does is magic
F# F#/A# 
Everything she do just turn me on
F# F#/A# 
Even though my life before was tragic
F# F#/A# 
Now I know my love for her goes on  

Eadd9 F#7sus4 E6/G# F#/A# 
   
Eadd9 F#7sus4 
Do I have to tell the story
E6/G# F#/A# 
Of a thousand rainy days
Eadd9 F#7sus4 E6/G# F#/A# 
Since we first met   

Eadd9 F#7sus4 
It’s a big enough umbrella
E6/G# F#/A# 
But it’s always me that ends up
F# F# F# 
Getting wet         

F# F#/A# 
Every little thing she does is magic
F# F#/A# 
Everything she do just turn me on
F# F#/A# 
Even though my life before was tragic
F# F#/A# 
Now I know my love for her goes on  

 
F#m7 Em7 F#m7 
I resolve to call her up  a thousand times a day
Em7 F#m7 F#m7 
And ask her if she’ll marry me  some old-fashioned way
But my silent fears have gripped me
Long before I reach the phone
Long before my tongue has tripped me
F# 
Must I always be alone?   

F# F#/A# 
Every little thing she does is magic
F# F#/A# 
Everything she do just turn me on
F# F#/A# 
Even though my life before was tragic
F# F#/A# 
Now I know my love for her goes on

F# F#/A# 
Every little thing she does is magic
F# F#/A# 
Everything she do just turn me on
F# F#/A# 
Even though my life before was tragic
F# F#/A# 
Now I know my love for her goes on  

Yes, it does something like this, but he bIII→IV is also just fine

G/E D/F# 
 
    Oh yeah, oh yeah

Every little thing, every little thing
G/E D/F# 
Every little thing, every little thing
Every little, every little, every little, every little
Thing she does

Repeat with ad libs

The Police - Message in a Bottle  

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 castaway 
Em9 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 
On an island lost at sea 
Em9 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 
 Another lonely day
Em9 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 
With no one here but me
Em9 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 
 More loneliness
Em9 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 
 Than any man could bear
Em9 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 
 Rescue me before 
Em9 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 
I fall into despair

Vox to the root of the key

 I’ll send an SOS to the world
Am 
I’ll send an SOS to the world

Vox stay on the same note, now the 3 of the minor chord

Am 
 I hope that someone gets my
Am 
 I hope that someone gets my
Am 
 I hope that someone gets my

Vox down to 5 1 of the chord on “message”

Em Cadd9 Em Cadd9 
Message in a bottle  
Em Cadd9 Am7 
Message in a bottle 

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 
 Only hope can keep me
Em9 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 
Togethe 
Em9 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 
 Love can mend your life 
Em9 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 
But love can break your heart

 I’ll send an SOS to the world
Am 
I’ll send an SOS to the world
Am 
 I hope that someone gets my
Am 
 I hope that someone gets my
Am 
 I hope that someone gets my
Em Cadd9 Em Cadd9 
Message in a bottle  
Em Cadd9 Am7 
Message in a bottle 

Am7 
Em9 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 
  Walked out this morning 
Em9 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 
Don’t believe what I saw 
Em9 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 
 A hundred billion bottles 
Em9 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 
Washed up on the shore 
Em9 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 
 Seems I’m not alone at being alone
Em9 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 
Em9 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 
A hundred billion castaways 
Em9 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 
Looking for a home 

 I’ll send an SOS to the world
Am 
I’ll send an SOS to the world
Am 
 I hope that someone gets my
Am 
 I hope that someone gets my
Am 
 I hope that someone gets my
Em Cadd9 Em Cadd9 
Message in a bottle  
Em Cadd9 Em Cadd9 
Message in a bottle  
Em Cadd9 Em Cadd9 
Message in a bottle  
Em Cadd9 Am7 
Message in a bottle 

Em9 Cadd9 Dsus2 Asus2 
       x2

Em9 Dsus2 Asus2 
Sending out an SOS

Repeat to end

The Police - Roxanne  

Originally in Gm, I play in Am capo 3

In the chorus, I just say “put on the red light”

Am Am 
Am Fmaj7 Em7 
Fmaj7 Amsus4 
  
Am 
Roxanne you don’t have to 
Fmaj7 Em7 
Put on the red light
Fmaj7 
 Those days are over
Amsus4 
You don’t have to sell your body to the night

Am 
Roxanne  you don’t have to 
Fmaj7 Em7 
Wear that dress tonight
Fmaj7 
 Walk the streets for money
Amsus4 
You don’t care if it’s wrong or if it’s right

Fmaj7 Amsus4 
Roxanne  you don’t have to put on the red light
Fmaj7 Amsus4 
Roxanne  you don’t have to put on the red light

Em7 
Roxanne (Put on the red light)
Roxanne (Put on the red light)
Am 
Roxanne (Put on the red light)
Em7 
Roxanne (Put on the red light)
Roxanne (Put on the red light)
Am 
Rox

Interlude

Am 
Am 
loved you since I knew you 
Fmaj7 Em7 
I wouldn’t talk down to you
Fmaj7 
have you to tell just how I feel
Amsus4 
I won’t share you with another boy

Am 
know my mind is made up
Fmaj7 Em7 
So put away your make up
Fmaj7 
Told you once I won’t tell you again
Amsus4 
It’s a bad way

Fmaj7 Amsus4 
Roxanne  you don’t have to put on the red light
Fmaj7 Amsus4 
Roxanne  you don’t have to put on the red light

Em7 
Roxanne (Put on the red light)
Roxanne (Put on the red light)
Am 
Roxanne (Put on the red light)
Em7 
Roxanne (Put on the red light)
Roxanne (Put on the red light)
Am 
Rox

The Police - So Lonely  

Originally in C, I play C capo 1 or 2

Am 
 Well someone told me yesterday 
Am 
 That when you throw your love away
Am 
 You act as if you just don’t care
Am 
 You look as if you’re going somewhere

Am 
 But I just can’t convince myself 
Am 
 I couldn’t live with no one else 
Am 
 And I can only play that part 
Am 
 And sit and nurse my broken heart,  so lonely

Am 
 So lonely,  so lonely,  so lonely
Am 
 So lonely,  so lonely,  so lonely

Am 
 Now no one’s knocked upon my door 
Am 
  For a thousand years or more
Am 
 All made up and nowhere to go 
Am 
  Welcome to this one man show 

Am 
 Just take a seat, they’re always free 
Am 
  No surprise, no mystery 
Am 
 In this theater that I call my soul 
Am 
 I always play the starring role,  so lonely

With ad lib’d “I feel so low”

Am 
 So lonely,  so lonely,  so lonely
Am 
 So lonely,  so lonely,  so lonely

Solo if appropriate

Bm 
       x 4

With ad lib’d “I feel so low”

Bm 
 So lonely,  so lonely,  so lonely
Bm 
 So lonely,  so lonely,  so lonely
Bm 
 So lonely,  so lonely,  so lonely
Bm 
 So lonely,  so lonely,  so lonely

The Police - Synchronicity II  

Originally in A, I play in D

Bmadd4 
Oh, oh, oh, oh x 4

 → 

D/F# 
 Another suburban family morning   
D/F# 
 Grandmother screaming at the wall   
D/F# 
 We have to shout above the din of our Rice Krispies   
D/F# 
We can’t hear anything at all   

Down to the 3 of the chord, which will feel low in D

G/D E7/D G/D 
 Mother chants her litany of boredom and frustration
G/D E7/D G/D 
But we know all her suicides are fake 

Vox on the 5 of the chord

If you’re playing in D, play the Gm7→Gm6 as 3x333→3x233

Gm7 Gm6 Gm7 Gm6 
Daddy only stares into the distance 
Gm7 Gm6 G/A G/A 
There’s only so much more that he can take   

Dm A#maj7/D C6 D#maj7/A# 
 Many miles away something crawls from the slime 
A#/A 
At the bottom of a dark  Scottish lake  → 

D/F# 
 Another industrial ugly morning   
D/F# 
 The factory belches filth into the sky   
D/F# 
 He walks unhindered through the picket lines today   
D/F# 
He doesn’t think to wonder why   

G/D E7/D G/D 
The secretaries pout and preen like cheap tarts in a red light street
G/D E7/D G/D 
But all he ever thinks to do is watch 

Gm7 Gm6 Gm7 Gm6 
And every single meeting with his so-called superior 
Gm7 Gm6 G/A G/A 
Is a humiliating kick in the crotch    

Dm A#maj7/D C6 D#maj7/A# 
 Many miles away something crawls to the surface
A#/A 
Of a dark Scottish loch 

Bmadd4 
D/F# 
 Another working day has ended   
D/F# 
 Only the rush-hour hell to fac  
D/F# 
 Packed like lemmings into shiny metal boxes   
D/F# 
Contestants in a suicidal race    

G/D E7/D G/D 
Daddy grips the wheel and stares alone into the distance
G/D E7/D G/D 
He knows that something somewhere has to break 
Gm7 Gm6 Gm7 Gm6 
He sees the family home now looming in his headlights
Gm7 Gm6 G/A G/A 
The pain upstairs that makes his eyeballs ache    

One extra round on this this time

G/A G/A 
   
Dm A#maj7/D C6 D#maj7/A# 
Many miles away there’s a shadow on the door
A# 
Of a cottage on the shore 
A#/A 
Of a dark 
A#/A C6/A A#/A 
Scottish lake  
A#/A C6/A A#/A 
Many miles away    

The Police - Walking on the Moon  

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 
   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”

 Walking on the moon 
Em7 
 I hope my legs don’t break
 Walking on the moon 

Em7 
 We could walk forever
 Walking on the moon 
Em7 
 We could live together
 Walking on, walking on the moon

Em7 
   x2

Em7 
 Walking back from your house
 Walking on the moon 
Em7 
 Walking back from your house
 Walking on the moon 

Em7 
 Feet they hardly touch the ground
 Walking on the moon
Em7 
 My feet don’t hardly make no sound
Em7 
 Walking on, walking on the moon

Vox *stay* on the 3 of the chord on “some”

Some may say 
Am 
 I’m wishing my days away
 No way 
Am 
 And if it’s the price I pay
 Some say 
Am 
 Tomorrow’s another day
 You stay I may as well play

Em7 
   x2

Em7 
 Giant steps are what you take
 Walking on the moon 
Em7 
 I hope my legs don’t break
 Walking on the moon 

Em7 
 We could walk forever
 Walking on the moon 
Em7 
 We could be together
 Walking on, walking on the moon

Some may say 
Am 
 I’m wishing my days away
 No way 
Am 
 And if it’s the price I pay
 Some say 
Am 
 Tomorrow’s another day
 You stay I may as well play

Em7 
   x2

Em7 
Keep it up, keep it up
Em7 
Keep it up, keep it up
Em7 
Keep it up, keep it up
Em7 
Keep it up, keep it up

The Pretty Reckless - Death by Rock and Roll  

Originally in E (or Em-ish), I play in the original key and drop an octave on the second half of the chorus

Reminder of the vibe of the riff in E

|--------------------0----------------------|
|----------0-0-1-1-2------------0-0-1-1-0---|
|--0-0-3-3--------------0-0-3-3-----------3-|

|--------------------0-2-2-0-0--------------|
|----------0-0-1-1-2-----------2-2-1-1---0--|
|--0-0-3-3-----------------------------3----|

E5 
Jenny died of suicide

With a candle burning in her eye

All but drums out on “on”

But on my tombstone when I go
Just put death by rock and roll

Riff

E5 
John forgot what he was on

But he broke the needle, dead and gone
But on my tombstone when I go
Just put death by rock and roll

Riff

Vox on the 3 of the chord (major 7 of the key) on “go”

B5 C5 A5 B5 C5 A5 
 I wanna go with a shotgun blast  

I don’t go up at the end of this line, and don’t worry too much about the descending riff as long as it hits the I on the 1

B5 C5 A5 B5 B5 C5 A5 G5 F#5 
 I wanna go with a woman on her back     

This is where I drop an octave

E5 
 I wanna go with balls, I won’t pray
E5 
I wanna go with this bottle in my veins

B5 C5 A5 
I wanna go  
B5 C5 A5 
 I wanna go  
B5 B5 A5 G5 F# 
 I wanna go out my way 

E5 
Amy shot and killed a man

With a gun too heavy in her hand
But on my tombstone when I go
Just put death by rock and roll

Riff

E5 
Janey had steel in her bones

But she burned away blood into stone
But on my tombstone when I go
Just put death by rock and roll

No riff this time

B5 C5 A5 B5 C5 A5 
 I wanna go with a shotgun blast  
B5 C5 A5 B5 B5 C5 A5 G5 F#5 
 I wanna go with a woman on her back     

E5 
 I wanna go with a sickness in my throat
E5 
 I wanna go, killed by rock and roll, I wanna

B5 C5 A5 B5 C5 A5 
    I wanna go  
B5 C5 A5 
 I wanna go  
B5 A5 G5 F# 
Out my way 

Pre-solo, with hard stops

E5 G5 A5 
E5 G5 A5 
E5 G5 A5 
E5 G5 A5 Bb5 B5 D5 
     

Solo

E5 B5 D5 
  → 
E5 B5 D5 
  → 
E5 B5 D5 
  → 
E5 B5 D5 
  → 
E5 B5 D5 
  → 
E5 B5 D5 
  → 
E5 
 
B5 C5 A5 B5 C5 A5 
 I wanna go with a shotgun blast  
B5 C5 A5 B5 C5 A5 
 I wanna go in a motorcycle crash   
B5 C5 A5 B5 C5 A5 
 Out on my own, don’t need to be saved   
B5 C5 A5 
 I wanna go  
B5 A5 G5 E5 
Out...  my... way

Riff

Let ring

E5 
On my tombstone when I go
Just put death by rock and roll

The Pretty Reckless - Heaven Knows  

Originally in A, I play in A capo 3

All the I7’s are really bVII5 → I5

A7 

Vox on the 1

A7 A7 
Jimmy’s in the back with a pocket of high
A7 A7 
If you listen close you can hear him cry

A7 A7 
Oh, lord, heaven knows
A7 A7 
We belong way down below, sing it

A7 A7 
Oh, lord, heaven knows
A7 A7 
We belong way down below
A7 A7 
Way down below, way down below

A7 
A7 A7 
Judy’s in the front seat picking up trash
A7 A7 
Living on the dough, gotta make that cash
A7 A7 
Won’t be pretty, won’t be sweet
A7 A7 
She’s just sittin’ here on her feet

A7 A7 
Singin’ oh, lord, heaven knows
A7 A7 
We belong way down below, go

A7 A7 
Oh, lord, heaven knows
A7 A7 
We belong way down below

A7 A7 
Sing oh, lord, tell us so
A7 A7 
We belong way down below

A7 A7 
Oh, lord, tell us so
A7 A7 
We belong way down below
A7 A7 
Way down below, way down below
A7 A7 
Way down below, way down below

D7 
 I’ve had better days, man
A7 
I’ve seen better days
D7 
I’ve had better ways, man
A7 
I know better ways

A7 A7 
One, two, three and four
A7 A7 
The devil’s knocking at your door
A7 A7 
Caught in the eye of a dead man’s lie
A7 A7 
Start your life with your head held high

A7 A7 
Now you’re on your knees with your head hung low
A7 A7 
Big man tells you where to go
A7 A7 
Tell ‘em it’s good, tell ‘em okay

Hard stop on “don’t”

A7 
Don’t do a goddamn thing they say

A7 
Oh, lord, heaven knows
A7 
We belong way down below

A7 A7 
Oh, lord, tell us so
A7 
We belong way down below
A7 A7 
Way down below, way down below
A7 A7 
Way down below, way down below

D7 
 I’ve seen better ways, man
A7 
I know better ways
D7 
 I’ve seen better days, man
A7 
I’ve had better days

A7 A7 
Gina’s in the back with a pocket of high
A7 
If you listen close you can hear the crying

A7 
Oh, lord, heaven knows
A7 
We belong way down below

A7 A7 
Oh, lord, tell us so
A7 
We belong way down below, sing it

A7 
Oh, lord, heaven knows
A7 
We belong way down below
A7 A7 
Oh, lord, tell us so
A7 
We belong way down below

A7 A7 
Way down below, way down below
A7 A7 
Way down below, way down below

The Proclaimers - I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)  

Intro

When I wake up, well I know I’m gonna be
I’m gonna be the man who wakes up next to you
When I go out, yeah I know I’m gonna be
I’m gonna be the man who goes along with you

If I get drunk, well I know I’m gonna be
I’m gonna be the man who gets drunk next to you
And if I haver, hey I know I’m gonna be
I’m gonna be the man who’s havering to you

But I would walk five hundred miles
And I would walk five hundred more
Just to be the man who walks a thousand miles
To fall down at your door

When I’m working, yes I know I’m gonna be
I’m gonna be the man who’s working hard for you
And when the money, comes in for the work I do
I’ll pass almost every penny on to you

When I come home (when I come home), well I know I’m gonna be
I’m gonna be the man who comes back home to you
And if I grow, well I know I’m gonna be
I’m gonna be the man who’s growing old with you

But I would walk five hundred miles
And I would walk five hundred more
Just to be the man who walks a thousand miles
To fall down at your door

Melody does 3 3 3 1, but that’s a lot for me in E, so I do 1 1 1 5

Da da da da (da da da da)
Da da da da (da da da da)
Da da da dan da da dan da dan da da dan da da

Da da da da (da da da da)
Da da da da (da da da da)
Da da da dan da da dan da dan da da dan da da

When I’m lonely, well I know I’m gonna be
I’m gonna be the man who’s lonely without you
And when I’m dreaming, well I know I’m gonna dream
I’m gonna dream about the time when I’m with you

When I go out (when I go out), well I know I’m gonna be
I’m gonna be the man who goes along with you
And when I come home (when I come home), yes I know I’m gonna be
C#m 
I’m gonna be the man who comes back home with you
F#m7 
I’m gonna be the man who’s coming home with you

But I would walk five hundred miles
And I would walk five hundred more
Just to be the man who walks a thousand miles
To fall down at your door

Da da da da (da da da da)
Da da da da (da da da da)
Da da da dan da da dan da dan da da dan da da

Da da da da (da da da da)
Da da da da (da da da da)
Da da da dan da da dan da dan da da dan da da

And I would walk five hundred miles
And I would walk five hundred more
Just to be the man who walks a thousand miles
To fall down at your door 

The Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop  

       x3
   
       x3
   

Drums only

 Hey ho, let’s go

Hey ho, let’s go

Bass enters

Hey ho, let’s go

Hey ho, let’s go

Vox on the 5

They’re formin’ in a straight line  
They’re goin’ through a tight wind  
The kids are losin’ their minds  
The Blitzkrieg Bop  

They’re pilin’ in the back seat  
They’re generatin’ steam heat  
Pulsatin’ in the back beat  
The Blitzkrieg Bop  

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “hey ho”

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

What they want, I don’t know, they’re all revved up and ready to go

They’re formin’ in a straight line  
They’re goin’ through a tight wind  
The kids are losin’ their minds  
The Blitzkrieg Bop  

They’re pilin’ in the back seat  
They’re generatin’ steam heat  
Pulsatin’ in the back beat  
The Blitzkrieg Bop  

Hey ho, let’s go, shoot ‘em in the back now  
What they want, I don’t know, they’re all revved up and ready to go

They’re formin’ in a straight line  
They’re goin’ through a tight wind  
The kids are losin’ their minds  
The Blitzkrieg Bop  

They’re pilin’ in the back seat  
They generatin’ steam heat  
Pulsatin’ in the back beat  
The Blitzkrieg Bop  

Drums only

Hey ho, let’s go

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  

Intro

D#5 E5 E5 
 
D#5 E5 E5 
 

E5 A5 E5 
Twenty, twenty, twenty four hours to go,  I wanna be sedated
E5 A5 E5 
Nothin’ to do, nowhere to go, oh,  I wanna be sedated

B5 E5 
Just get me to the airport, put me on a plane
B5 E5 
Hurry, hurry, hurry, before I go insane
B5 E5 
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 sedated
E5 A5 E5 
Nothin’ to do, nowhere to go, oh,  I wanna be sedated

B5 E5 
Just put me in a wheelchair, get me on a plane
B5 E5 
Hurry, hurry, hurry, before I go insane
B5 E5 
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 sedated
F#5 B5 F#5 
Nothin’ to do, nowhere to go, oh,  I wanna be sedated

C#5 F#5 
Just put me in a wheelchair, get me to the show
C#5 F#5 
Hurry, hurry, hurry, before I go loco
C#5 F#5 
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 sedated
F#5 B5 F#5 
Nothin’ to do, nowhere to go, oh,  I wanna be sedated

C#5 F#5 
Just put me in a wheelchair, get me to the show
C#5 F#5 
Hurry, hurry, hurry, before I go loco
C#5 F#5 
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 sedated
F#5 B5 C#5 F#5 
Bam bam ba-bam, ba-bam bam ba-bam,  I wanna be sedated
F#5 B5 C#5 F#5 
Bam bam ba-bam, ba-bam bam ba-bam,  I wanna be sedated
F#5 B5 C#5 F#5 
Bam bam ba-bam, ba-bam bam ba-bam,  I wanna be sedated

The Refreshments - Banditos  

Originally in E, I play in D; the highest note that matters is the 1, but it’s a *lot* of 1

Strumming only, vox on the low 1

So just how far down do you want to go
We could  talk it out over a cup of Joe
And you could look deep into my eyes like I was a 
Supermodel, uh huh

Band enters, skip this instrumental phrase if acoustic

   

Still on the low 1

Well it’s you and me baby, no-one else we can trust
We’ll say nothing to no-one, no-how or we’re bust
And never crack a smile, or flinch, or cry for nobody, uh huh

Vox on the high 1

D7 
Well give your I.D. card to the border guard
Yeah your alias says you’re Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Of the United Federation of Planets cause he won’t speak English anyway

Bm 
 Everybody knows that the world is full of stupid people
F#m 
So meet me at the mission at midnight, we’ll divvy up there  →  →  →  →  → 
Bm 
 Everybody knows that the world is full of stupid people

Hang both chords

Well I got the pistol so I’ll keep the pesos
Yeah and that seems fair

   
So put the sugar in the tank of the sheriff’s car
And slash the deputy’s tires so they won’t get very far
When they finally get the word that there’s been a hold-up, uh huh

D7 
Give your I.D. card to the border guard
Now your alias says you’re Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Of the United Federation of Planets cause he won’t speak English anyway

Bm 
 Everybody knows that the world is full of stupid people
F#m 
So meet me at the mission at midnight, we’ll divvy up there  →  →  →  →  → 
Bm 
 And everybody knows that the world is full of stupid people
Well I got the pistol so I’ll keep the pesos
Yeah and that seems fair

Solo

 Well that seems fair,  and that seems fair, well that seems fair
   
D7 
Well give your I.D. card to the border guard
Now your alias says you’re Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Of the United Federation of Planets cause he won’t speak English anyway

Bm 
 And everybody knows that the world is full of stupid people
F#m 
So meet me at the mission at midnight, we’ll divvy up there  →  →  →  →  → 

Bm 
 Well everybody knows that the world is full of stupid people
Well I got the pistol so I’ll keep the pesos
Yeah and that seems fair

 Yeah that seems fair,  and that seems fair, well that seems fair

The Rembrandts - I’ll Be There For You (Friends Theme)  

Originally in A, I play it in G.  But it sounds better on

guitar in A, so if a high singer is around...

 So no one told you life was gonna be this way
Bm 
 Your job’s a joke you’re broke your love life’s D.O.A
 It’s like you’re always stuck in second gear
Well it hasn’t been your day, your week your 
Month or even your year

I’ll be there for you when the rain starts to fall
I’ll be there for you like I’ve been there before
I’ll be there for you ‘cause you’re there for me too

 You’re still at bed at 10, and work began at 8
Bm 
 You burned your breakfast so far things are going great
 Your mother warned you there’d be days like these
But she didn’t tell you when the world has
Brought you down to your knees

I’ll be there for you when the rain starts to fall
I’ll be there for you like I’ve been there before
I’ll be there for you ‘cause you’re there for me too

No one could ever know me, no one could ever see me
Em Em 
Seems you’re the only one who knows what it’s like to be me
Am Am/G 
Someone to face the day with, make it through all the mess with
Someone I’ll always laugh with
Em 
Even at my worst I’m best with you

Solo, with “yeah”s

Em 
  

I usually skip this if there’s no solo...

Em 
  
 It’s like you’re always stuck in second gear
Well it hasn’t been your day, your week your
Month or even your year 

Hold “year” a little longer than usual

I’ll be there for you when the rain starts to fall
I’ll be there for you like I’ve been there before
I’ll be there for you ‘cause you’re there for me too

The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody  

Originally in C, I play in G and still drop a lot of the high stuff

Em 
Oh, my love, my darling, I’ve hungered for your touch
Em 
long, lonely time
Em 
And time goes by so slowly and time can do so much
Em 
Are you still mine?

Em Bm 
I need your love,  I  need your love
G7 
God  speed your love to me 

A# 
Lonely rivers flow to the sea, to the sea
To the open arms of the sea, yeah

A# 
Lonely rivers sigh, wait for me, wait for me
I’ll be coming home, wait for me

Em 
Oh, my love, my darling, I’ve hungered, hungered for your touch
Em 
long, lonely time
Em 
And time goes by so slowly and time can do so much
Em 
Are you still mine?

Em Bm 
I need your love,  I  need your love
God  speed your love to me

Em 

The Righteous Brothers - You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’  

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 
You never close your eyes anymore when I kiss your lips
A#/C 
And there’s no tenderness like before in your fingertips
Dm7 Em7 
You’re trying hard not to show it (baby)
Fmaj7 F/G 
But baby, baby I know it

Dm/C 
 You’ve lost that lovin’ feeling
G7 
 Woah, that lovin’ feeling
Dm/C 
 You’ve lost that lovin’ feeling
A#/C 
Now it’s gone, gone, gone, whoa oh oh o

A# 
 → 

A#/C 
Now there’s no welcome look in your eyes when I reach for you
A#/C 
And girl you’re starting to criticize little things I do
Dm7 Em7 
It makes me just feel like crying (baby)
Fmaj7 F/G 
‘Cause baby, something beautiful’s dyin’

Dm/C 
 You’ve lost that lovin’ feeling
G7 
 Woah, that lovin’ feeling
Dm/C 
 You’ve lost that lovin’ feeling
A# F/A 
Now it’s gone, gone, gone, whoa oh oh oh

G/D 
    → 
G/D G/D 
 Baby, baby   I’d get down on my knees for you    → 
G/D G/D 
 If you would only love me  → like you used to do    → 
G/D G/D 
 We had a love, a love, a love you don’t find every day    → 
G/D G/D 
So don’t, don’t, don’t,   let it slip away    → 

G/D 
Baby, baby, baby, baby
G/D 
I beg you please, please, please,  I need your love
G/D 
I need your love,  I need your love,  so bring it on back
G/D 
  Bring it on back  → 

Dm/C 
 Bring back that lovin’ feeling
G7 
 Woah, that lovin’ feeling
Dm/C 
 Bring back that lovin’ feeling
A#/C 
‘Cause it’s gone, gone, gone
A#/C 
And I can’t, go, on, whoa oh oh oh

G/D 
    → 

Dm/C 
 Bring back that lovin’ feeling
G7 
 Woah, that lovin’ feeling
Dm/C 
 Bring back that lovin’ feeling
A# F/A 
‘Cause it’s gone, gone, gone
A#/C 
And I can’t, go, on, whoa oh oh oh

The Rocky Horror Picture Show - The Time Warp  

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

(Riff Raff) It’s astounding
F# 
Time is fleeting
Madness  takes its toll

(Magenta) Ahh...

Low octave, almost spoken

(Riff Raff) But listen closely
F# 
(Magenta) Not for very much longer
(Riff Raff) I’ve got to  keep control

Up to the high octave on the I

F# 
I remember doing the Time Warp
Drinking  those moments when
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”

(Guests) Let’s do the Time Warp again

Hard stop after this line

Let’s do the Time Warp again

Out rubato, come back in on “left”

(Narrator) It’s just a jump to the left

Hard stop after this line, but stay in time

Either drop an octave, or work around E

(Guests) And then a step to the ri-i-i-i-ight
(Narrator) With your hand on your hips
(Guests) You bring your knees in tight
But it’s the pelvic thrust
They really drive you insa-a-a-a-a-ne

Let’s do the Time Warp again
Let’s do the Time Warp again
(Magenta) It’s so dreamy
F# 
Oh, fantasy free me
So you can’t see me 
No not at all

In another dimension
F# 
With voyeuristic intention
Well secluded  I see all

(Riff Raff) With a bit of a mind flip
F# 
(Magenta) You’re into a time slip
(Riff Raff) And nothing  can ever be the same
(Magenta) You’re spaced out on sensation

Up to the high octave

F# 
(Riff Raff) Like you’re under sedation

(Guests) Let’s do the Time Warp again
Let’s do the Time Warp again

(Columbia) Well, I was walking down the street
Just a-having a think
When a snake of a guy gave me an evil wink

He shook me up, he took me by surprise
He had a pick-up truck and the devil’s eyes

He stared at me, and I felt a change
Time meant nothing, never would again

(Guests) Let’s do the Time Warp again
Let’s do the Time Warp again

(Narrator) It’s just a jump to the left
(Guests) And then a step to the ri-i-i-i-ight
(Narrator) With your hands on your hips
(Guests) You bring you knees in tight
But it’s the pelvic thrust
That really drives you insa-a-a-a-a-ne

Let’s do the Time Warp again
Let’s do the Time Warp again

Tapdancing breakdown on verse chords, hits only on chord changes

F# 
F# 
 

(Columbia) Ah! Oh! Oh! Yeoooww

(Guests) Let’s do the Time Warp again
Let’s do the Time Warp again

(Narrator) It’s just a jump to the left
(Guests) And then a step to the ri-i-i-i-ight
(Narrator) With your hands on your hips
(Guests) You bring you knees in tight
But it’s the pelvic thrust
That really drives you insa-a-a-a-a-ne

(Guests) Let’s do the Time Warp again
Let’s do the Time Warp again

The Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women  

Originally in G, I play in E capo 3

Intro

I met a gin-soaked barroom queen in Memphis
F# 
She tried to take me upstairs for a ride
She had to heave me right across her shoulders
Cause I just can’t seem to drink you off my mind

She’s a Honky-tonk woman
Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky-tonk blues

I laid a divorcee in New York City
F# 
I had to put up some kind of a fight
The lady then she covered me in roses
She blew my nose and then she blew my mind

It’s the Honky-tonk women
Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky-tonk blues

Solo on chorus chords

It’s the Honky-tonk women
Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky-tonk blues

The Rolling Stones - Jumpin Jack Flash  

Originally around B, I play in A

Intro

   → 
   → 
   → 
     Watch it

G/A G/A 
   

All the bVII’s are really VII/1, but I’m not writing that out

Vox more or less on the b3

I was born in a cross-fire hurricane 
And I howled at my ma in the driving rain 

But it’s all right now, in fact it’s a gas
But it’s all right, I’m Jumpin’ Jack Flash
It’s a gas gas gas

G/A G/A 
   
I was raised by a toothless, bearded hag 
I was schooled with a strap right across my back 

But it’s all right now, in fact it’s a gas
But it’s all right, I’m Jumpin’ Jack Flash
It’s a gas gas gas

 Yeah

   → 
   → 
   → 

  
G/A G/A 
   
I was drowned, I was washed up and left for dead 
I fell down to my feet and I saw they bled, yeah yeah yeah

frowned at the crumbs of a crust of bread, my, my, yeah
I was crowned with a spike right thru my head, my, my, yeah

But it’s all right now, in fact it’s a gas
But it’s all right, I’m Jumpin’ Jack Flash
It’s a gas gas gas

Jumping Jack Flash, it s a gas
Jumping Jack Flash, it s a gas
Jumping Jack Flash, it s a gas
Jumping Jack Flash, it s a gas

The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction  

Originally in E, I play in A capo 3

Intro

   →  →    →  x4

 I can’t get no  satisfaction
 I can’t get no  satisfaction
E7 
‘Cause I try and I try and I try and I try
can’t get no,    can’t get no   

When I’m drivin’ in my car
And a man comes on the radio
And he’s tellin’ me more and more
About some useless information
Supposed to fire my imagination

Hard stop at the end of this line

can’t get no,    oh no no no
Hey hey hey,     that’s what I say

   →  →    → 

 I can’t get no  satisfaction
 I can’t get no  satisfaction
E7 
‘Cause I try and I try and I try and I try
can’t get no,    can’t get no   

When I’m watchin’ my TV
And a man comes on and tells me
How white my shirts can be
But he can’t be a man ‘cause he doesn’t smoke
The same cigarettes as me
can’t get no,    oh no no no
Hey hey hey,     that’s what I say

   →  →    → 

 I can’t get no  satisfaction
 I can’t get no  girl reaction
E7 
‘Cause I try and I try and I try and I try
can’t get no,    can’t get no   

When I’m ridin’ ’round the world
And I’m doin’ this and I’m signing that
And I’m tryin’ to make some girl
Who tells me baby better come back maybe next week
‘Cause you see I’m on a losing streak
can’t get no,   oh no no no
Uh-hey hey hey,     that’s what I say

   →  →    → 
can’t get no,    I can’t
Get no,   I can’t
Get no,    Satisfaction

The Rolling Stones - Shattered  

Originally in E, I play in E

 Uh-huh,  shattered
   Shattered

Love and hope and sex and dreams
Are still surviving on the streets 
And look at me,  I’m in tatters
   I’m a-shattered
   Shattered

 Friends are so alarming
And my lover’s never charming
Life’s just a cocktail party, on the street, Big Apple
People dressed in plastic bags
 Directing traffic
 Some kind of fashion,  shattered

Laughter, joy, and loneliness and sex and sex and sex and sex
And look at me,  I’m in tatters
   I’m a-shattered
   Shattered

All this chitter-chatter, titter-tatter, chitter-chatter ‘bout
Shmatta, shmatta, shmatta, I can’t give it away on 7th Avenue
 This town’s been wearing tatters (shattered)
   (Shattered)

 Work and work for love and sex
Ain’t you hungry for success
Success, success, success
 Does it matter? 
   Shattered
   Does it matter?

Solo

F#m 
F#m 
       
Ahhh, look at me,  I’m a shattered
   I’m a shattered
 Look at me,  I’m a shattered
 Yeah  (shattered)

Pride and joy and greed and sex
That’s what makes our town the best
Pride and joy and dirty dreams and
Still surviving on the street

And look at me,  I’m in tatters
 Yeah,  I’ve been battered
   What does it matter
   Does it matter
 Uh-huh,  does it matter
 Uh-huh,  I’m a shattered
   (Shattered)
   (Shattered)
   (Shattered)
   (Shattered, shattered)

Don’t you know the crime rate’s going
Up, up, up, up
Up, to live in this town you must be
Tough tough, tough, tough, tough!
 (Shattered)

You got rats on the west side
Bed bugs uptown
What a mess this town’s in tatters 
 I’ve been shattered

 My brain’s been battered, splattered all over Manhattan

 What say? 
 
 Uh-huh, this town’s full of  money grabbers
Go ahead, bite the Big Apple, don’t mind the maggots
 Uh-huh, my brain’s been battered
 My friends they come around they
Flatter, flatter, flatter, flatter
Flatter, flatter, flatter
 Pile it up
 Pile it up, pile it high on the platter

The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up  

Originally in F, I play in A capo 3

   

Vox on the 1

If you start me up, if you start me up, I’ll never stop
If you start me up, if you start me up, I’ll never stop
I’ve been running hot, you got me rifting, gonna blow my top
If you start me up, if you start me up, I’ll never stop, never stop, never stop, never stop

 You make a grown man cry
 You make a grown man cry
 You make a grown man cry
 Spread out the oil, the gasoline, I walk smooth ride in a mean, mean machine

  Start it up 

Start it up, kick on the starter give it all you got, you got to, you got to
I can’t compete, with the riders in the other heats
If you rough it up, if you like it you can slide it up, slide it up, slide it up, slide it up

 Don’t make a grown man cry
 Don’t make a grown man cry
 Don’t make a grown man cry
 My eyes dilate, my lips go green, my hands are greasy, she’s a mean, mean machine

  Start it up 

Start me up, now, give it all you got, you’ve got to, never never never stop
Start it up, baby won’t you slide it up

 You make a grown man cry
 You make a grown man cry
 You make a grown man cry
 Ride like the wind, at double speed, I’ll take you places that you’ve never, never seen 

 
Start it up, love the day when and will never stop, never stop, never never never stop
Tough me up, never stop, never stop
You, you, you make a grown man cry
You, you make a dead man cry
You, you, you make a dead man cry

The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil  

Strum and let ring

Please allow me to introduce myself
I’m a man of wealth and taste
I’ve been around for a long, long year
Stole many a man’s soul and faith

Strum a little heavier

And I was ‘round when Jesus Christ
Had his moment of doubt and pain
Made damn sure that Pilate
Washed his hands and sealed his fate

Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name
But what’s puzzling you is the nature of my game

Come in full-blast now

I stuck around St. Petersburg
When I saw it was a time for a change
Killed the Czar and his ministers
Anastasia screamed in vain

rode a tank, held a general’s rank
When the Blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank

Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name
But what’s puzzling you is the nature of my game

watched with glee while your kings and queens
Fought for ten decades for the Gods they made

shouted out “Who killed the Kennedys?”
When after all it was you and me

Let me please introduce myself
I’m a man of wealth and taste
And I laid traps for troubadours
Who get killed before they reached Bombay

Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name
But what’s puzzling you is the nature of my game

Solo on verse chords if appropriate...

Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name
But what’s confusing you is the nature of my game

Just as every cop is a criminal
And all the sinners saints
As heads is tails just call me Lucifer
‘Cause I’m in need of some restraint

So if you meet me have some courtesy
Have some sympathy, and some taste
Use all your well-learned politesse
Or I’ll lay your soul to waste, aw yeah

Pleased to meet you hope you guess my name
But what’s puzzling you is the nature of my game, get down

Fade on verse chords...

Woo hoo, aww yeah, get on down
Mmm ba ba bom bom ba ba
Tell me baby, what's my name
Tell me honey, baby guess my name
Tell me baby, what's my name

The Rolling Stones - Time Is on My Side  

Originally in Bb, I play in A

Rubato organ intro with blues-y solo

Dmaj7 F#m7 B7 
   

At tempo

Time is on my side, yes it is
Time is on my side, yes it is

F#m 
 Now you always say
F#m 
 That you want to be free
But you’ll come running back (said you would baby)
You’ll come running back (like I told you so many times before)
You’ll come running back to me

Yeah, time is on my side, yes it is
Time is on my side, yes it is

F#m 
 Searching for good times
F#m 
 But just wait and see
You’ll come running back (I said you would darling)
You’ll come running back (spend the rest of my life with you, baby)
You’ll come running back to me

Loose vocals with solo

 Go ahead, baby go ahead 
 Go ahead and light up the town
 And baby, do everything your
 Heart desires, remember, I’ll always be around
 And I know, I know
F#m 
Like I told you so many times before, you’re gonna come back
B7 
 Yeah you’re gonna come back baby, knocking
 Yeah, knocking right on my door, yeah

Time is on my side, yes it is
Time is on my side, yes it is

F#m 
 ‘Cause I got the real love
F#m 
 The kind that you need
You’ll come running back (I knew you would one day)
You’ll come running back (Like I told you before)
You’ll come running back to me

Yes time, time, time is on my side, yes it is, yeah
Time, time, time is on my side, yes it is, yeah
Time, time, time is on my side 

The Rolling Stones - You Can’t Always Get What You Want  

Originally in C, I play in A

Skipping the choir intro

Intro

   x 4

saw her today at the reception
 A glass of wine in her hand
knew she would meet her connection
At her feet was her footloose man

You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
But if you try sometimes, you might find
You get what you need 

   x 4

And I went down to the demonstration
To get my fair share of abuse
Singing, we’re gonna vent our frustration
If we don’t we’re gonna blow a 50-amp fuse

Sing it to me now...

You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
But if you try sometimes, well you just might find
You get what you need

   x 4

went down to the Chelsea drugstore
To get your prescription filled
I was standing in line with Mr. Jimmy
And man, did he look pretty ill

We decided that we would have a soda
My favorite flavor, cherry red
sung my song to Mr. Jimmy
Yeah, and he said one word to me, and that was dead

I said to him

You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
But if you try sometimes, you just might find
You get what you need

 
Bm7 F#m7 Bm7 
    
   x 3
  You get what you need, yea

saw her today at the reception
In her glass was a bleeding man
She was practiced at the art of deception
Well I could tell by her blood-stained hands

You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
But if you try sometimes, you just might find, you just might find
You get what you need

   x 4

The Romantics - Talking In Your Sleep  

Originally in Dm, I play in Am

Intro

Am Am Dm Am 
   →   x4

Am Dm Am 
When you close your eyes and you go to sleep   
Am Dm Am 
And it’s down to the sound of a heartbeat   
Am Dm Am 
I can hear the things that you’re dreaming about   
Am Dm Am 
When you open up your heart and the truth comes out   

Am 
You tell me that you want me, you tell me that you need me
You tell me that you love me, and I know that I’m right, ‘cause I hear it in the night

Am Dm Am 
 I hear the secrets that you keep,   when you’re talking in your sleep
Am Dm Am 
 I hear the secrets that you keep,   when you’re talking in your sleep

Am Dm Am 
When I hold you in my arms at night   
Am Dm Am 
Don’t you know you’re sleeping in the spotlight   
Am Dm Am 
And all your dreams that you keep inside   
Am Dm Am 
You’re telling me the secrets that you just can’t hide   

Am 
You tell me that you want me, you tell me that you need me
You tell me that you love me, and I know that I’m right, ‘cause I hear it in the night

Am Dm Am 
 I hear the secrets that you keep,   when you’re talking in your sleep
Am Dm Am 
 I hear the secrets that you keep,   when you’re talking in your sleep
Am Dm Am 
 I hear the secrets that you keep,   when you’re talking in your sleep
Am Dm Am 
 I hear the secrets that you keep,   when you’re talking in your sleep

Am Dm Am 
When you close your eyes and you fall asleep   
Am Dm Am 
Everything about you is a mystery   

Am 
You tell me that you want me, you tell me that you need me
You tell me that you love me, and I know that I’m right, ‘cause I hear it in the night

Am Dm Am 
 I hear the secrets that you keep,   when you’re talking in your sleep
Am Dm Am 
 I hear the secrets that you keep,   when you’re talking in your sleep
Am Dm Am 
 I hear the secrets that you keep,   when you’re talking in your sleep
Am Dm Am 
 I hear the secrets that you keep,   when you’re talking in your sleep
Am Dm Am 
 I hear the secrets that you keep,   when you’re talking in your sleep

The Romantics - What I Like About You  

Originally in F, I play in A capo 3

 →  →   
 →  →    (Clap clap clap clap clap)
 →  →   
 →  →    Hey!

       Uh, huh 
       Hey!
       Uh, huh

   What I like about you
   You hold me tight   
Tell me I’m the only one, wanna come over tonight,  yeah

Keep on whispering in my ear
Tell me all the things that I wanna hear, ‘cause it’s true 
 That’s what I like about you 

 What I like about you,   you really know how to dance  
When you go up, down, jump around, think about true romance,  yeah

Keep on whispering in my ear
Tell me all the things that I wanna hear, ‘cause it’s true 

 That’s what I like about you 
 That’s what I like about you 
 That’s what I like about you 
 Wahh!  

Bridge

               Hey!

       x 3
 
 What I like about you,    you keep me warm at night   
Never wanna’ let you go, know you make me feel alright,  yeah 

Keep on whispering in my ear
Tell me all the things that I wanna hear, ‘cause it’s true 

 That’s what I like about you 
 That’s what I like about you 
 That’s what I like about you 
 That’s what I like about you 

Whispered

 That’s what I like about you 
 That’s what I like about you 
 That’s what I like about you 
 That’s what I like about you 

Fade with lots of hey’s and brr’s and uh-huh’s

The Ronettes - Be My Baby  

Originally in E, I play in A

Intro

Bm E7 
 The night we met I knew I  needed you so
Bm E7 
 And if I had the chance I’d  never let you go
C#7 
 So won’t you say you love me
F#7 
 I’ll make you so proud of me
 We’ll make ‘em turn their heads
Every place we go

So won’t you please  (be my be my baby) 
F#m 
Be my little baby (my one and only baby)
Say you’ll be my darling (be my be my baby) 
Be my baby now (my one and only baby) ooh, oh, oh, oh

Bm E7 
 I’ll make you happy baby,  just wait and see
Bm E7 
 For every kiss you give me  I’ll give you three
C#7 
 Oh, since the day I saw you
F#7 
 I have been waiting for you
 You know I will adore you
Till eternity

So won’t you please  (be my be my baby) 
F#m 
Be my little baby (my one and only baby)
Say you’ll be my darling (be my be my baby) 
Be my baby now (my one and only baby) ooh, oh, oh, oh

Solo

Bm E7 
       x2

F#m 
So come on and please (be my be my baby) Be my little baby
F#m 
Be my little baby (my one and only baby)
Say you’ll be my darling (be my be my baby) 

One measure drums only after this line

Be my baby now (my one and only baby) ooh, oh, oh, oh

 (Be my be my baby) 
F#m 
Be my little baby (my one and only baby)
Oh, oh, oh (be my be my baby) 
Oh, oh, oh (my one and only baby)

The Scorpions - No One Like You  

Originally in Am, I play in Am capo 2 (on octave down, obviously)

Vox go up to the 3

Am Am 
Am Am 
Am Am 
   

x2

Vox on the 5

Am Am 
Girl, it’s been a long time that we’ve been apart
Am 
Much too long for a man who needs love
miss you since I’ve been away 

Am Am 
Babe, wasn’t easy to leave you alone
Am 
It’s getting harder now that I’m gone
If I had the choice, I would stay 

Am 
There’s no one like you
Am 
I can’t wait for the nights with you
Am 
I imagine the things we’ll do
I just wanna be loved by you 

Am 
No one like you
Am 
I can’t wait for the nights with you
Am 
I imagine the things we’ll do
I just wanna be loved by you 

Am Am 
Girl, there are really no words strong enough
Am 
To describe all my longing for love
don’t want my feelings restrained 

 

Am Am 
Ooh, babe, I just need you like never before
Am 
Just imagine you’d come through this door
To take all my sorrow away

Am 
There’s no one like you
Am 
I can’t wait for the nights with you
Am 
I imagine the things we’ll do
I just wanna be loved by you 

Am 
No one like you
Am 
I can’t wait for the nights with you
Am 
I imagine the things we’ll do
I just wanna be loved by you 

Solo on intro chords if appropriate

Am Am 
Am Am 
Am Am 
   

x2

Am 
No one like you
Am 
I can’t wait for the nights with you
Am 
I imagine the things we’ll do
I just wanna be loved by you 

Am 
No one like you
Am 
I can’t wait for the nights with you
Am 
I imagine the things we’ll do
I just wanna be loved by you 

The Scorpions - Rock You Like a Hurricane  

Originally in Em, I play in Em capo 5, or Am

Em 
  →  →   →  x8

Vox on the 5 of the chord on “early”

Em 
It’s early morning
Em 
The sun comes out 
Em 
Last night was shaking
And pretty loud 

Em 
My cat is purring
Em 
And scratches my skin 
Em 
So what is wrong
With another sin

Em 
The bitch is hungry
Em 
She needs to tell 
Em 
So give her inches
And feed her well

Em 
More days to come
Em 
New places to go 
Em 
I’ve got to leave
It’s time for a show

Em 
Here I am  
Em 
Rock you like a hurricane    
Em 
Here I am  
Em 
Rock you like a hurricane    

Em 
My body is burning
Em 
It starts to shout 
Em 
Desire’s coming
It breaks out loud

Em 
Lust is in cages
Em 
Till a storm breaks loose 
Em 
Just have to make it
With someone I choose

Em 
The night is calling
Em 
have to go 
Em 
The wolf is hungry
He runs the show

Em 
He’s licking his lips
Em 
He’s ready to win 
Em 
On the hunt tonight
For love at first sin 

Em 
Here I am  
Em 
Rock you like a hurricane     (are you ready baby?)
Em 
Here I am  
Em 
Rock you like a hurricane    

Em 
Here I am  
Em 
Rock you like a hurricane     (come on, come on baby)
Em 
Here I am  
Em 
Rock you like a hurricane   →  →   

Let ring

Em 
 Rock you like a hurricane

Solo

Em 
  →  →   →  x8

Em 

Let ring

Em 
It’s early morning
Em 
The sun comes out 
Em 
Last night was shaking
And pretty loud 

Em 
My cat is purring
Em 
And scratches my skin 
Em 
So what is wrong
With another sin

Band back in

Em 
The night is calling
Em 
have to go 
Em 
The wolf is hungry
He runs the show

Em 
He’s licking his lips
Em 
He’s ready to win 
Em 
On the hunt tonight
For love at first sin 

Em 
Here I am  
Em 
Rock you like a hurricane     (are you ready baby?)
Em 
Here I am  
Em 
Rock you like a hurricaaaaaane    

Em 
Here I am  
Em 
Rock you like a hurricane     (come on, come on, come on, come on)
Em 
Here I am  
Em 
Rock you like a hurricane   →  →   

Em 
Here I am

The Scorpions - Still Loving You  

Originally in Gm, I play in Am capo 2, highest note is the 3 of the minor key

Am Am/G Am/F Adim7 E7 
 →  →  →  →   x2

Vox on the 5

Am 
Time, it needs time

To win back your love again

I will be there, I will be there

Am 
Love, only love

Can bring back your love someday

I will be there, I will be there

Am/E Am/G Am/F Adim7 E7 
 →  →  →  →   x2

Am 
Fight, babe I’ll fight

To win back your love again

I will be there, I will be there

Am 
Love, only love

Can break down the walls someday

I will be there, I will be there

Am 
 If we’d go again
All the way from the start
Am 
 I would try to change
Things that killed our love

Am Dm E7 
 Your pride has built a wall, so strong
Am Am/G 
That I can’t get through 
Is there really no chance
To start once again?
Am 
I’m loving you

Am Am/G Am/F Adim7 E7 
 →  →  →  →   x2

Am 
Try, baby try

To trust in my love again

I will be there, I will be there

Am Am 
Love, oh love

Just shouldn’t be thrown away

I will be there, I will be there

Am 
 If we’d go again
All the way from the start
Am 
 I would try to change
Things that killed our love

Am Dm E7 
 Your pride has built a wall, so strong

Not a typo, the passing chord is really i/7 the first time, and 7 this time

Am 
That I can’t get through 
Is there really no chance
To start once again?

Am 
 If we’d go again
All the way from the start
Am 
 I would try to change
The things that killed our love

Am Am Dm E7 
 →  →  Yes I’ve hurt your pride, and I know
Am Am/G 
What you’ve been through 
You should give me a chance
This can’t be the end
Am 
I’m still loving you 

Am 
Am 
I’m still loving you   
Am 
I’m still loving you,   I need your love
Am 
I’m still loving you,   still loving you baby

Solo

Am 
Am 
   
Am 
I’m still loving you,   I need your love
Am 
I’m still loving you,   I need your love, whoo
Am 
Am 

The Scorpions - Winds of Change  

Originally in C, I play in G capo 2

Intro, with whistling, whistling starts on 6 7 1 of the key (3 #4 5 of the chord)

I hum, an octave down

Am Am Em Am Em 
      →  → 

Am 
 I follow the Moskva, down to Gorky Park
Am Em 
Listening to the wind of change

Am 
 An August summer night, soldiers passing by
Am Em 
Listening to the wind of change

Am Am Em Am Em 
      →  → 

Am 
 The world is closing in, did you ever think
Am Em 
That we could be so close, like brothers

Am 
 The future’s in the air, I can feel it everywhere
Am Em 
Blowing with the wind of change

Am 
Take me to the magic of the moment
Am 
On a glory night where the children of tomorrow
Em Cmaj7 
Dream away  in the wind of change

Am 
 Walking down the street distant memories
Am Em 
Are buried in the past forever

Am 
 I follow the Moskva, down to Gorky Park
Am Em 
Listening to the wind of change

Am 
Take me to the magic of the moment
Am 
On a glory night where the children of tomorrow
Em Cmaj7 
Share their dreams  for you and me

Am 
Take me to the magic of the moment
Am 
On a glory night where the children of tomorrow
Em Cmaj7 
Dream away  in the wind of change

Vox on the 1 of the chord

Em 
 The wind of change blows straight
Em 
Into the face of time
Like a storm wind that will ring
The freedom bell for peace of mind
Am 
Let your balalaika sing
B7 
What my guitar wants to say

Solo

Em 
Em Em 
Em 
Am Am 
   
Am 
Take me to the magic of the moment
Am 
On a glory night where the children of tomorrow
Em Cmaj7 
Share their dreams  for you and me

Am 
Take me to the magic of the moment
Am 
On a glory night where the children of tomorrow
Em Cmaj7 
Dream away  in the wind of change

With whistling

Am Am Em Am 

The Searchers - Love Potion Number Nine  

With hard stops

Am Dm 
 →  I took my troubles down to Madame Rue
Am Dm 
 → You know that gypsy with the gold-capped tooth
Am 
She’s got a pad down on Thirty-Fourth and Vine

Hard stop on the V

Dm Am 
Sellin’ little bottles of  love potion number nine

Normal strum

Am Dm 
 I told her that I was a flop with chicks
Am Dm 
 I’ve been this way since 1956
Am 
She looked at my palm and she made a magic sign
Dm Am 
She said what you need is  love potion number nine

Dm 
She bent down and turned around and gave me a wink
B7 
She said I’m gonna make it up right here in the sink
Dm 
It smelled like turpentine, it looked like Indian ink

Hard stop on “held”

held my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink

Am Dm 
 I didn’t know if it was day or night
Am Dm 
 I started kissin’ everything in sight
Am 
But when I kissed a cop down on Thirty-Fourth and Vine
Dm Am 
He broke my little bottle of love potion number nine

Solo

Dm B7 Dm 
held my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink

Am Dm 
 I didn’t know if it was day or night
Am Dm 
 I started kissin’ everything in sight
Am 
But when I kissed that cop down on Thirty-Fourth and Vine
Dm Am 
He broke my little bottle of love potion number nine

Dm Am 
Love potion number nine
Dm Am 
Love potion number nine

Ringing

Dm Am 
Love potion number nine

The Searchers - Needles and Pins  

Originally in A (then C#), I play in F (then A)

Intro

Fsus2 Fsus4 Fsus2 
 →  →   →  →  →  → 

I saw her today, I saw her face
Dm 
It was a face I loved, and I knew
Dm 
I had to run away and get down on my knees and pray

That they’d go away

But still they begin 
Dm 
Needles and pins
Bb 
Because of all my pride, the tears I’ve gotta hide

Hey, I thought I was smart, I wanted her
Dm 
Didn’t think I’d do, but now I see
She’s worse to him than me
Dm 
Let her go ahead, take his love instead

And one day she will see 

Just how to say please
Dm 
And get down on her knees
Bb 
Yeah, that’s how it begins
She’ll feel those needles and pins, hurtin’ her, hurtin’ her

Vox on the 1 of the chord

 Why can’t I stop and tell myself I’m wrong, I’m wrong, so wrong
 Why can’t I stand up and tell myself I’m strong

Because I saw her today, I saw her face
Gbm 
It was the face I loved, and I knew
Gbm 
I had to run away and get down on my knees and pray

That they’d go away

But still they begin 
Gbm 
Needles and pins
Because of all my pride, the tears I’ve gotta hide
Oh, needles and pins 
Needles and pins 
Needles and pins 

The Shirelles - Will You Love Me Tomorrow  

Originally in C, I play in G

Intro

 Tonight you’re mine completely 
 You give your love so sweetly
Em 
Tonight the light of love is in your eyes
 But will you love me tomorrow?

 Is this a lasting treasure 
 Or just a moment’s pleasure?
Em 
Can I believe the magic of your sighs?
 Will you still love me tomorrow? 

Vox up to the 3 of the chord

Bm 
 Tonight with words unspoken
 You say that I’m the only one
Bm 
 But will my heart be broken
Em A7 D7 
When the night meets the morning sun? 

 I like to know that your love 
 Is a love I can be sure of
Em 
So tell me now and I won’t ask again
 Will you still love me tomorrow?

Solo

   

Outro

Em 
So tell me now and I won’t ask again
 Will you still love me tomorrow?
 Will you still love me tomorrow?

The Skyliners - Since I Don’t Have You  

Originally in F#, I play in C capo 4 (E)

Am Fm 
Am G7 
   

Vox on the 5

Am Fm G7 
 don’t have  plans and schemes
Am Fm G7 
And  don’t have  hopes and dreams
Am Fm 
I-I-I don’t have  anything
Dm G7 
Since I don’t have you

Am Fm G7 
 don’t have  fond desires
Am Fm G7 
And  don’t have  happy hours
Am Fm 
I-I-I don’t have  anything
Dm G7 
Since I don’t have you

Vox on the 5 of the chord on “I”

Dm 
 Iiiiiii... don’t have happiness, and I guess
Dm 
 I never will ever again
Dm 
 When you walked out on me 
 In walked old misery
Dm G7 
And he’s been here since then

First two lines falsetto an octave up

Am Fm G7 
 don’t have  love to share
Am Fm G7 
And  don’t have  one who cares
Am Fm 
I-I-I don’t have  anything

“Since” twice as long as usual

Dm G7 
Since I don’t have 

Am G7 
You, you, you, you
Am G7 
You, you, you, you

Repeat to fade

The Spaniels - Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite  

Spaniels in G, McGuire Sisters in F, I play in G

Doh doh doh doh doh

Em7 Am7 D7 
 Goodnight, sweetheart, well, it’s time to go (doh doh doh doh doh)
Em7 Am7 D7 
 Goodnight, sweetheart, well, it’s time to go (duh duh, duh duh)

Vox don’t go down on “leave”

G7 Cm7 
 I hate to leave you, but I really must say, oh
Goodnight, sweetheart, goodnight

Doh doh doh doh doh

Em7 Am7 D7 
 Goodnight, sweetheart, well, it’s time to go (doh doh doh doh doh)
Em7 Am7 D7 
 Goodnight, sweetheart, well, it’s time to go (duh duh, duh duh)
G7 Cm7 
 I hate to leave you, I really must say, oh
D6 
Goodnight, sweetheart, goodnight

Cm7 G7 
Well,  it’s three o’clock  in the morning 
Cm7 G7 
 Baby,  I just can’t get right 
Cm7 E7 
Well,  I hate to leave you, baby, I don’t mean maybe

Hard stop on “so”

Am7 D7 
Because I love you so

Doh doh doh doh doh doh doh doh duh duh

Em7 Am7 D7 
 Goodnight, sweetheart, well, it’s time to go (doh doh doh doh doh)
Em7 Am7 D7 
 Goodnight, sweetheart, well, it’s time to go (duh duh, duh duh)
G7 Cm7 
 I hate to leave you, I really must say, oh
Goodnight, sweetheart, goodnight

Cm7 
 Mother  oh, and your father
Cm7 
 Won’t like it if I,  stay here too long
Cm7 E7 
One kiss and we’ll part and I’ll be going
Am7 D7 
You know I hate to go

Doh doh doh doh doh doh doh doh duh duh

Em7 Am7 D7 
 Goodnight, sweetheart, well, it’s time to go (doh doh doh doh doh)
Em7 Am7 D7 
 Goodnight, sweetheart, well, it’s time to go (duh duh, duh duh)
G7 Cm7 
 I hate to leave you, I really must say, oh
G6 
Goodnight, sweetheart, goodnight

The Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin’  

Originally in G, I play in A capo 2, melody is mostly on the 3

Keyboard riff can be faked decently with a I7

(Vamp, then keyboard riff x 2, then “hey!”)

Hey

D/A D/A 
   
D/A 
Well my temperature’s rising
D/A 
And my feet left the floor
D/A 
Crazy people knocking
D/A 
‘Cause they want it some more
D/A 
Let me in baby
D/A 
I don’t know what you got
D/A 
You better take it easy
D/A 
This place is hot

And I’m so glad we made it
D/A 
So glad we made it, I wanna

D/A 
Gimme some lovin’
D/A 
Gimme some lovin’
D/A 
Gimme some lovin’ every day

(Vamp, then keyboard riff x 2, then “hey!”)

D/A D/A 
   
D/A 
My head’s a-spinning
D/A 
And I’m floating to sound
D/A 
Too much is happening
D/A 
‘Cause you’re around
D/A 
It’s been a hard day
D/A 
And nothing went too good
D/A 
I’m gonna relax
D/A 
Like everybody should

And I’m so glad we made it
D/A 
So glad we made it, I wanna

D/A 
Gimme some lovin’
D/A 
Gimme some lovin’
D/A 
Gimme some lovin’ every day

Repeat intro

D/A 
Well I feel so good
D/A 
Everything is gettin’ higher
D/A 
You better take some time out
D/A 
‘Cause the place is on fire
D/A 
Better stop baby
D/A 
‘Cause I have so much to do
D/A 
We made it, baby
D/A 
And it happened to you

And I'm

So glad we made it
D/A 
So glad we made it

I wanna

D/A 
Gimme some lovin’ every day
D/A 
Gimme some lovin’ every night
D/A 
Gimme some lovin’ whoohooo
D/A 
Gimme some lovin’ every day

Fade on intro

The Stampeders - Sweet City Woman  

Intro

Am Am 
       x2

Vox on the 5

Am 
Well I’m on my way, to the city life
Am 
To a pretty face, that shines her light on the city nights

Am 
And I gotta catch a noon train, I gotta be there on time
Am 
Oh, it feels so good to know she waits at the end of the line

Am 
Sweet, sweet city woman
Am 
I can see your face, I can hear your voice, I can almost touch you
Am 
Sweet, sweet city woman
Am 
Oh, my banjo and me, we got a feel for singing, yeah, yeah

Bon, c’est bon, bon bon c’est bon, bon, bon c’est bon bon bon bon, bon
Bon, c’est bon, bon bon c’est bon, bon, bon c’est bon bon bon bon, bon

Hang these chords

Am/D Am/D 
So long ma, so long pa, so long, neighbors and friends

Am 
Like a country morning, all snuggled in dew
Ah she’s got a way, to make a man feel shiny and new
Am 
And she sing in the evening, oh familiar tunes
Am 
And she feeds me love and tenderness and macaroons

Am 
Sweet, sweet city woman
Am 
I can see your face, I can hear your voice, I can almost touch you
Am 
Sweet, sweet city woman
Am 
Oh, my banjo and me, we got a feel for singing

Solo

Am Am 
       x2

Am 
Sweet, sweet city woman, oh she’s my
Am 
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet city woman

Am 
Sweet, sweet city woman, oh my
Am 
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet city woman

The Strokes - Last Nite  

Barre everything

Intro

Gsus4 Gsus4 
   
Last night she said
Dm7 
Oh, baby, I feel so down
Oh, it turns me off
Em G/D 
When I feel left out 

So I, I turn ‘round
Dm7 
Oh, baby, don’t care no more
I know this for sure
Em G/D 
I’m walking out that door 

Well, I’ve been in town

For just about fifteen, oh minutes now

Dm7 
Oh, baby, I feel so down
And I don’t know why
Em G/D 
I keep walking for miles 

Gsus4 
See people they don’t understand
Gsus4 
No, girlfriends, they can’t understand
Gsus4 
Your grandsons, they won’t understand
Gsus4 
On top of this, I ain’t ever gonna understand

Last night she said
Dm7 
Oh, baby, don’t feel so down
Oh, it turns me off
Em G/D 
When I feel left out

So I, I turned around
Dm7 
Oh, baby, gonna be alright
It was a great big lie
Em G/D 
As I left that night,  yeah

Bridge

Gsus4 Gsus4 
   

Solo

     
Gsus4 
Oh, people they don’t understand
Gsus4 
No, girlfriends, they don’t understand
Gsus4 
In spaceships, they won’t understand
Gsus4 
And me, I ain’t ever gonna understand

Last night she said
Dm7 
Oh, baby, I feel so down
See, it turns me off
Em G/D 
When I feel left out

So I, I turned around
Dm7 
Oh, little girl, I don’t care no more
I know this for sure
Em G/D 
I’m walking out that door, yeah

Gsus4 Gsus4 
   

The Supremes - You Can’t Hurry Love  

Originally in Bb, Phil Collins in G, I play in D

Intro

Vox on 5 6 on “need love”

I need love, love to ease my mind 
G#m C#m 
I need to find, find 
F#m 
Someone to call mine
But mama said

You can’t hurry love
No you just have to wait
G#m C#m 
She said love don’t come easy
F#m 
It’s a game of give and take

Vox on 4 on “can’t”

You can’t hurry love
No you just have to wait
G#m C#m 
You gotta trust, give it time
F#m 
No matter how long it takes

Vox on the 5 of the chord on “how many”

G#m 
But how many heartaches must I stand

Vox up to the 3 of the chord on “find”

C#m 
Before I find the love to let me live again
F#m 
Right now the only thing that keeps me hangin’ on

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “feel”

B/G# B/A 
When I feel my strength , yeah, its almost gone
B7 
I remember mama said

Maybe skip this line vocally, it’s a rush to get back to the chorus in time

You can’t hurry love
No you just have to wait
G#m C#m 
She said love don’t come easy
F#m 
It’s a game of give and take

How long must I wait?
How much more can I take
G#m C#m 
Before loneliness
F#m 
Will cause my heart, heart to break?

G#m 
No I can’t bear to live my life alone
C#m 
I grow impatient for a love to call my own
F#m 
But when I feel that I, I can’t go on
B/G# B/A 
These precious words  keeps me hangin’ on
B7 
I remember mama said

You can’t hurry love
No you just have to wait
G#m C#m 
She said love don’t come easy
F#m 
It’s a game of give and take

You can’t hurry love
No you just have to wait
G#m C#m 
She said trust, give it time
F#m 
No matter how long it takes

Break!

No love, love don’t come easy 
G#m C#m F#m 
But I keep on waiting, anticipating
For that soft voice to talk to me at night 
G#m C#m F#m 
For some tender arms to hold me tight

I keep waiting, I keep on waiting 
G#m C#m F#m 
But it ain’t easy,  it ain’t easy, but mama said

(Chorus)

You can’t hurry love
No you just have to wait
G#m C#m 
She said: Love don’t come easy
F#m 
But it’s a game of give and take
You can’t hurry love
No you just have to wait
G#m C#m 
Just trust on a good time
F#m 
No matter how long it takes

You can’t hurry love
No you just have to wait
G#m C#m 
She said: Love don’t come easy
F#m 
But it’s a game of give and take

You can’t hurry love
No you just have to wait
G#m C#m 
She said trust, give it time
F#m 
No matter how long it takes

You can’t hurry love
No you just have to wait

The Temptations - Ain’t Too Proud to Beg  

Originally around C, I play in E capo 3

Vox on the 6 on “know”

 I know you want to leave me 
But I refuse to let you go 
If I have to beg, plead for your sympathy 
I don’t mind, ‘cause you mean that much to me

Ain’t too proud to beg,  sweet darlin’
Please don’t leave me girl  

Ain’t too proud to plead, baby, baby
Please don’t leave me girl  

Let ring, Temptations version doesn’t have the IVs in verses other than the first

Now, I’ve heard a cryin’ man, is half a man
 With no sense of pride
But if I have to cry to keep you, I don’t mind weepin’
If it’ll keep you by my side 

Ain’t too proud to beg,  sweet darlin’
Please don’t leave me girl  

Ain’t too proud to plead, baby, baby
Please don’t leave me girl  

If I have to sleep on your door step all night and day
Just to keep you from walkin’ away
Let your friends laugh, even this I can stand
‘Cause I wanna keep you, any way I can

Ain’t too proud to beg, sweet darlin’ 
Please don’t leave me girl  

Ain’t too proud to plead, baby, baby
Please don’t leave me girl   

Solo

  x 7  

Now I’ve got a love so deep in the pit of my heart
And each day it grows more and more
I’m not ashamed to come and plead to you, baby
If pleadin’ keeps you from walkin’ out the door

Ain’t too proud to beg, sweet darlin’ 
Please don’t leave me girl  

Ain’t too proud to plead, baby, baby
Please don’t leave me girl   

The Temptations - My Girl  

Originally around C#, I play in G capo 2

Intro

I’ve got sunshine  on a cloudy day 
And when it’s cold outside,  I’ve got the month of May 

Am7 
guess you’d say
Am7 
 What can make me feel this way?
Gmaj7 
My girl (my girl, my girl)
Am7 
Talkin’ ‘bout  my girl (my girl)    

I’ve got so much honey,  the bees envy me 
I’ve got a sweeter song,  than the birds in the trees 

Am7 
Well guess you’d say
Am7 
 What can make me feel this way?
Gmaj7 
My girl (my girl, my girl)
Am7 
Talkin’ ‘bout  my girl (my girl)    

Oooh 

  Hey hey hey 
Am Bm 
Hey hey hey,  oooh, ooh   

I don’t need no money,  fortune or fame 
I’ve got all the riches, baby,  one man can claim 

Bm 
Well guess you’ll say
Bm 
 What can make me feel this way?
Amaj7 
My girl (my girl, my girl)
Bm E/D E/C# E/B 
Talkin’ ‘bout  my girl    
E/B Amaj7 
Talking ‘bout my girl

Amaj7 Bm 
 I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day with my girl
E/D E/C# E/B Amaj7 
I’ve even got the month of May with my girl
Bm E/D E/C# Bm Amaj7 
Talking bout,  talking bout   talking ‘bout my girl

The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight  

Originally in G, I play in E

Chords implied

Eee, eeee, wee um um a weh 
Eee, eeee, wee um um a weh 

Band enters

Ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh
Ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh
Ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh
Ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh

In the jungle the mighty jungle
The lion sleeps tonight
In the jungle the quiet jungle
The lion sleeps tonight, oh oh

With eeeeeeeh, we um um a weh

Ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh
Ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh
Ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh
Ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh

Near the village the peaceful village
The lion sleeps tonight
Near the village the quiet village
The lion sleeps tonight, hey hey

Ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh
Ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh
Ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh
Ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh

Solo, with high “oooh”

   
Hush my darling don’t fear my darling
The lion sleeps tonight
Hush my darling don’t fear my darling
The lion sleeps tonight, oh oh

With whoa whoa whoa

Ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh
Ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh
Ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh
Ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh ah-wimoweh

Chords implied

Eee, eeee, wee um um a weh 
Eee, eeee, wee um um a weh 

The Traveling Wilburys - End of the Line  

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|———7—7—7—7—7—2—2—|———7—7—7—7—7——9—11—|———7—7—7—7—7——9—11—12—14————|
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Well it’s alright, riding around in the breeze
Well it’s alright, if you live the life you please
Well it’s alright, doing the best you can
Well it’s alright, as long as you lend a hand

 You can sit around and wait for the phone to ring (at the end of the line)
 Waiting for someone to tell you everything (at the end of the line)
 Sit around and wonder what tomorrow will bring (at the end of the line)
Maybe a diamond ring

Well it’s alright, even if they say you’re wrong
Well it’s alright, sometimes you gotta be strong
Well it’s alright, as long as you got somewhere to lay
Well it’s alright, everyday is just one day

Maybe somewhere down the road aways  (at the end of the line)
You’ll think of me and wonder where I am these days (at the end of the line)
Maybe somewhere down the road when somebody plays (at the end of the line)
Purple Haze

Well it’s alright, even when push comes to shove
Well it’s alright, if you got someone to love
Well it’s alright, everything’ll work out fine
Well it’s alright, were going to the end of the line

 Don’t have to be ashamed of the car I drive (at the end of the line)
 I’m just glad to be here, happy to be alive  (at the end of the line)
 And it don’t matter if you’re by my side (at the end of the line)
I’m satisfied

Well it’s alright, even if you’re old and grey
Well it’s alright, you still got something to say
Well it’s alright, remember to live and let live
Well it’s alright, the best you can do is forgive

Well it’s alright, riding around in the breeze
Well it’s alright, if you live the life you please
Well it’s alright, even if the sun don’t shine
Well it’s alright, we’re going to the end of the line

Repeat intro riff

The Traveling Wilburys - Handle With Care  

Originally in D, I play in D or A capo 3

Intro

D/C G/B 
       x 2

D/C G/B 
 Been beat up and battered ‘round
D/C G/B 
 Been sent up, and I’ve been shot down
Em 
 You’re the best thing that I’ve ever found
 Handle me with care

D/C G/B 
 Reputations changeable 
D/C G/B 
 Situations tolerable 
Em 
 But baby, you’re adorable 
 Handle me with care

Gaug 
I’m so tired of being lonely
Gaug 
I still have some love to give
Gaug 
Won’t you show me that you really care

Everybody’s, got somebody, to lean on
Put your body, next to mine, and dream on

D/C G/B 
 I’ve been fobbed off, and I’ve been fooled
D/C G/B 
 I’ve been robbed and ridiculed
Em 
 In day care centers and night schools
 Handle me with care

D/C G/B 
       x 2

D/C G/B 
 Been stuck in airports, terrorized
D/C G/B 
 Sent to meetings, hypnotized
Em 
 Overexposed, commercialized
 Handle me with care

Gaug 
I’m so tired of being lonely
Gaug 
I still have some love to give
Gaug 
Won’t you show me that you really care

Everybody’s, got somebody, to lean on
Put your body, next to mine, and dream on

D/C G/B 
I’ve been uptight and made a mess
D/C G/B 
But I’ll clean it up myself, I guess
Em 
Oh, sweet smell of success
 Handle me with care
 Handle me with care

The Turtles - Happy Together  

Originally in F#m, I play in Em

Highest note is the I

All the D’s in the chorus are originally Bm’s

I play the verse D as D11/A, the verse C as C/G, and the

verse B7 as Bsus4 @ the 7th fret (799600), and the chorus

G as G6.

Em 
Em 
Imagine me and you, I do
I think about you day and night, it’s only right
To think about the girl you love and hold her tight
B7 
So happy together

Em 
If I should call you up, invest a dime
And you say you belong to me and ease my mind
Imagine how the world could be so very fine
B7 
So happy together

Bm7 
I can’t see me lovin’ nobody but 
You for all my life
Bm7 
When you’re with me baby the skies’ll be 
Blue for all my life

Em 
Me and you and you and me
No matter how they toss the dice it had to be
The only one for me is you and you for me
B7 
So happy together

Bm7 
I can’t see me lovin’ nobody but 
You for all my life
Bm7 
When you’re with me baby the skies’ll be 
Blue for all my life

Em 
Me and you and you and me
No matter how they toss the dice it had to be
The only one for me is you and you for me
B7 
So happy together

Bridge

Bm7 
Ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-baaa

Not a typo, this line ends differently

Bm7 Bm7 
Ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-baaa

Em 
Me and you and you and me
No matter how they toss the dice it had to be
The only one for me is you and you for me
B7 Em 
So happy together... 
B7 Em 
So happy together... 
B7 Em 
How is the weather?  
B7 Em 
So happy together... 

The White Stripes - Little Ghost  

Originally in A, I play in A capo 3

Intro

Vox on the 1

Little ghost, little ghost
One I’m scared of the most
Can you scare me up a little bit of love?

I’m the only one that sees you
And I can’t do much to please you
And it’s not yet time to meet the lord above

The first moment that I met her
I did not expect a specter
When I shook her hand I really shook a glove

She looked into me so sweetly
And we left the room discreetly
No one else could know the secret of our love

Little ghost, little ghost
One I’m scared of the most
Can you scare me up a little bit of love?

I’m the only one that sees you
And I can’t do much to please you
And it’s not yet time to meet the lord above

Every morning I awoke
And I see my little ghost
Wond’rin’ if it’s really her that’s lying there

I lean to touch her and I whisper
But not brave enough to kiss her
When I held her I was really holding air

A7 
Little ghost, little ghost
One I’m scared of the most
Can you scare me up a little bit of love?

I’m the only one that sees you
And I can’t do much to please you
And it’s not yet time to meet the lord above

Though I try my best to keep it
There really was no secret

Slow down to rubato

Must have looked like I was dancing with the wall
A7 
No one else could see this apparition
But because of my condition

Back at tempo

I fell in love with a little ghost and that was all

Little ghost, little ghost
One I’m scared of the most
Can you scare me up a little bit of love?

I’m the only one that sees you
And I can’t do much to please you
And it’s not yet time to meet the lord above
No, it’s not yet time to meet the lord above  →  → 

The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army  

Originally in Em, I play in Em capo 5, swung like pirate music

Intro

Em Em/G B7 
       x4

Em Em/G B7 
I’m gonna fight ‘em off  
Em Em/G B7 
A seven nation army couldn’t hold me back
Em Em/G B7 
They’re gonna rip it off   
Em Em/G B7 
Taking their time right behind my back 

Em Em/G 
And I’m talking to myself at night
B7 Em Em/G B7 
Because I can’t forget   
Em Em/G 
Back and forth through my mind
B7 Em Em/G B7 
Behind a cigarette   

Vox on the 1 of the key (6 of the chord) on “message”

And a message coming from my eyes says leave it alone

Loud

Em Em/G B7 
       x4
 

Quiet

Em Em/G B7 
       x4

Em Em/G 
Don’t wanna hear about it   
B7 Em Em/G B7 
Every single one’s got a story to tel
Em Em/G 
Everyone knows about it 
B7 Em Em/G B7 
From the queen of England to the hounds of hell 

Em Em/G 
And if I catch it coming back my way 
B7 Em Em/G B7 
I’m gonna serve it to you   
Em Em/G 
And that ain’t what you want to hear
B7 Em Em/G B7 
But that’s what I’ll d  
And a feeling coming from my bones says find a home

Loud

Em Em/G B7 
       x8
 

Quiet

Em Em/G B7 
       x4

Em Em/G 
I’m goin’ to Wichita  
B7 Em Em/G B7 
Far from this opera, forever more  
Em Em/G 
I’m gonna work the straw  
B7 Em Em/G B7 
Make the sweat drip out of every pore 

Em Em/G 
And I’m bleeding and I’m bleeding and I’m bleeding
B7 Em Em/G B7 
Right before the lord   
Em Em/G 
All the words are gonna bleed from me
B7 Em Em/G B7 
And I will think no more   
And the stains coming from my blood tell me go back home

Loud

Em Em/G B7 
       x4
Em 

The White Stripes - We’re Going to Be Friends  

White Stripes in G, Jack Johnson in D, I play in D

Fall is here, hear the yell
Back to school, ring the bell
Brand new shoes, walking blues
Climb the fence, books and pens

I can tell that we are gonna be friends
I can tell that we are gonna be friends

Walk with me, Suzy Lee
Through the park and by the tree
We will rest upon the ground
And look at all the bugs we’ve found

Safely walk to school without a sound
Safely walk to school without a sound

Here we are, no one else
We walked to school all by ourselves
There’s dirt on our uniforms
From chasing all the ants and worms

We clean up and now it’s time to learn
We clean up and now it’s time to learn

Numbers, letters, learn to spell
Nouns and books, and show and tell
At playtime we will throw the ball
Back to class, through the hall

Teacher marks our height against the wall
The teacher marks our height against the wall

Bridge, vox on the 1 of the chord (go down if you’re in D, up if you’re in G

 And we don’t notice any time pass
 We don’t notice anything
We sit side by side in every class
Teacher thinks that I sound funny
But she likes the way you sing

Tonight I’ll dream while I’m in bed
When silly thoughts go through my head
About the bugs and alphabet
And when I wake tomorrow I’ll bet

That you and I will walk together again
I can tell that we are gonna be friends
D6 
Yes I can tell that we are gonna be friends

The Who - Baba O’Riley  

Originally in F, I play in A

Intro

  →  x8

 Out here in the fields
 I fight for my meals
 I get my back into my living  

 I don’t need to fight
 To prove I’m right
 I don’t need to be forgiven, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

  →  x5

E5 
Don’t cry

Don’t raise your eye

This is really still a 5 in the original

It’s only teenage wasteland

 Sally, take my hand
 We’ll travel South cross land
Put out the fire, and don’t look past my shoulder  

 The exodus is here
 The happy ones are near
Let’s get together, before we get much older  

Quiet

  →   x2

Teenage wasteland  
It’s only teenage wasteland  
Teenage wasteland, oh yeah
Teenage wasteland  
They’re all wasted!  

The Who - Behind Blue Eyes  

Em 
No one knows what it’s like, to be the bad man
Cadd9 Asus2 
To be the sad man, behind blue eyes
Em 
No one knows what it’s like to be hated
Cadd9 Asus2 
To be fated, to telling only lies

C/G 
But my dreams, they aren’t as empty 
Asus2 
As my conscience seems to be 
Bm 
I have hours, only lonely
Asus2 
My love is vengeance that’s never free

Em 
No one knows what it’s like to feel these feelings
Cadd9 Asus2 
Like I do, and I blame you
Em 
No one bites back as hard on their anger
Cadd9 Asus2 
None of my pain and woe, can show through 

C/G 
But my dreams, they aren’t as empty 
Asus2 
As my conscience seems to be 
Bm 
I have hours, only lonely
Asus2 
My love is vengeance that’s never free

Bm Bm 
Bm 
When my fist clenches crack it open 
Bm 
Before I use it and lose my cool
Bm 
When I smile tell me some bad news
Bm Bm 
Before I laugh and act like a fool  
Bm 
 And if I swallow anything evil
Bm 
Stick your finger down my throat
Bm 
And if I shiver please give me a blanket
Bm 
Keep me warm let me wear your coat

Bm Bm 
Em 
No one knows what it’s like, to be the bad man
Cadd9 Asus2 
To be the sad man, behind blue eyes

The Who - Pinball Wizard  

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 
    
Esus4 
   x4

Vox on the 5

Esus4 
Ever since I was a young boy, I played the silver ball
Dsus4 
From Soho down to Brighton, I must have played ‘em all
Csus4 
But I ain’t seen nothin’ like him, in any amusement hall

Hard stop on “sure”

Bsus4 
That deaf, dumb and blind kid, sure plays a mean pinball

           x2

Esus4 
He stands like a statue, becomes part of the machine
Dsus4 
Feeling all the bumpers, always playing clean
Csus4 
He plays by intuition, the digit counters fall
Bsus4 
That deaf, dumb and blind kid, sure plays a mean pinball

           x2

He’s a pinball wizard
There has to be a twist
pinball wizard’s
Gsus4 
Got such a supple wrist 

Vox on the high 7 of the chor d on “how”

Fadd9 C/E Fadd9 C/E 
How do you think hdoes it? (I don’t know)
Fadd9 C/E 
What makes him so good?

Esus4 
Ain’t got no distractions, can’t hear no buzzers and bells
Dsus4 
Don’t see no lights a-flashin’, he plays by sense of smell
Csus4 
Always gets the replay, never seen him fall
Bsus4 
That deaf, dumb and blind kid, sure plays a mean pinball

           x2

thought I was
The Bally table king
But just handed
Gsus4 
My pinball crown to him 

Written here with key change, though I’m not sure it’s advisable

Gsus4 
   x4

Gsus4 
Even on my favorite table, he can beat my best
Fsus4 
His disciples lead him in, and he just does the rest
D#sus4 D# 
He’s got crazy flipper fingers, never seen him fall
Dsus4 
That deaf, dumb and blind kid, sure plays a mean pinball

A# D# 

The Wonders - That Thing You Do  

Originally in E, I play in A capo 3

Highest note is the 3 (a passing note on the 4)

Dm 
 

Vox on the 5 on “you”

You doin’ that thing you
Do breakin’ my heart
F#m 
Into a million pieces
Bm Dm 
Like you always do-o-o-o
And you don’t mean to be
Cruel, you never even
F#m 
Knew about the heartache
I’ve been goin’ through

F#m 
Well I try and try to forget you girl
A7 Dm 
But it’s just so hard to do 
Dm 
Every time you do that thing you do 

I know all the games you
Play, and I’m gonna find a
F#m 
Way to let you know that
Bm Dm 
You’ll be mine someday 

‘Cause we could be happy can’t you
See, if you’d only let me
F#m 
Be the one to hold you
And keep you here with me

     

F#m 
‘Cause I try and try to forget you girl
A7 Dm 
But it’s just so hard to do 
Dm 
Every time you do that thing you do

   

Vox on the 5 of the first chord here

I don’t ask a lot girl
F#m 
But I know one thing’s for sure
It’s the love I haven’t got, girl
And I just can’t take it anymore 

Solo on verse chords

‘Cause we could be happy can’t you
See, if you’d only let me
F#m 
Be the one to hold you
And keep you here with me

F#m 
‘Cause it hurts me so just to see you go
A7 Dm 
Around with someone new 
Dm 
And if I know you you’re doin’ that thing
Dm 
Every day just doin’ that thing
Dm Amaj7 
I can’t take you doin’ that thing you do  

The Young Rascals - Good Lovin’  

Originally in D, I play in A capo 1

One two three

Good love   
Good love   
Good love   

Band hard stop on “love”

Good love   

   
I was  feelin’    so bad   
asked my family doctor just what I had   
I said, doctor (Doctor) 
Mr. M.D. (Doctor) 
Now can you tell me   
What’s ailin’ me? (Doctor) 

He said, Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Yes, indeed, all I really need

(Good love) Gimme that good, good lovin
(Good love) All I need is love
(Good love) Good lovin’ baby

Good love   
   
Now honey please    squeeze me tight (Squeeze me tight) 
Now don’t you want your baby to be alright? (Be alright) 
I said baby (Baby) now it’s for  sure (It’s for sure) 
I got the fever, yeah yea, and you’ve got the cure (Got the cure) 

Everybody, Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Yes, indeed, all I really need

(Good love) Come on gimme that lovin’
(Good love) All I need is love
(Good love) Good lovin’ baby

Good love   
   

Organ solo over main vamp

   

When it’s over, long hard stop at the end of this line...

     
(Good love)   
(Good love)    
(Good love)    All I need is love
(Good love)    All I want is love
(Good love)    Lovin’ early in the morning
(Good love)    Lovin’ late ate night
(Good love)    Love
(Good love)    Love love love love love love

   x4

The Zombies - She’s Not There  

Originally in Am, I play in Em

Vox in the chorus stay on the root for a long time

He falsettos it all, so if there’s a low harmony,

do it in Am.

Play m’s as m7’s.

Em 
   x 4

Vox on 3 5 2 1 on “no one told me”

 
Em Em 
Well no one told me about her
Em Em 
The way she lied 
Em Em 
Well no one told me about her
Em 
How many people cried  

Am Em 
Well it’s too late to say you’re sorry
Bm Em 
How would I know, why should I care?
Am 
Please don’t bother trying to find her
B7 
She’s not there

Em 
Well let me tell you ‘bout the way she looked 
Em Em 
The way she acted, the color of her hair 
Em Em 
Her voice was soft and cool,  her eyes were clear and bright 
But she’s not there

Em 
   x 4

Em Em 
 Well no one told me about her
Em Em 
 What could I do? 
Em Em 
 Well no one told me about her
Em 
 Though they all knew 

Am Em 
But it’s too late to say you’re sorry
Bm Em 
How would I know, why should I care?
Am 
Please don’t bother trying to find her
B7 
She’s not there

Em 
Well let me tell you ‘bout the way she looked 
Em Em 
The way she acted, the color of her hair 
Em Em 
Her voice was soft and cool,  her eyes were clear and bright 

Hard stop after this line

But she’s not there

Rockin’ ‘60s ePiano solo

Em 
   x7 
Am Em 
Well it’s too late to say you’re sorry
Bm Em 
How would I know, why should I care?
Am 
Please don’t bother trying to find her
B7 
She’s not there

Em 
Well let me tell you ‘bout the way she looked 
Em Em 
The way she acted, the color of her hair 
Em Em 
Her voice was soft and cool,  her eyes were clear and bright 

Hard stop after this line

But she’s not there

They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse in Your Soul  

Originally in C, I play in A capo 3

Vox start on the 5

Bm7 
I’m your only friend, I’m not your only friend
But I’m a little glowing friend
Am A# E/B 
But really I’m not actually your friend, but I am

A/C# 
 Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
A/E D/F# E/G# 
 Who watches over you
E/G# D/F# 
 Make a little birdhouse in your soul

F/C 
Not to put too fine a point on it
F/C 
Say I’m the only bee in your bonnet
Am 
 Make a little birdhouse in your soul

   
 I have a secret to tell  from my electrical well
E/G# A7 
 It’s a simple message and I’m leaving out the whistles and bells
 So the room must listen to me,  filibuster vigilantly
E/G# A7 
 My name is blue canary one note spelled l-i-t-e

F#m 
My story’s infinite
B7 
Like the Longines Symphonette, it doesn’t rest

A/C# 
 Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
A/E D/F# E/G# 
 Who watches over you
E/G# D/F# 
 Make a little birdhouse in your soul

F/C 
Not to put too fine a point on it
F/C 
Say I’m the only bee in your bonnet
Am 
 Make a little birdhouse in your soul

   

Bridge

F#m F#m 
F#m B7 
   
D#m G#7/C 
C# C#/B F#/A# C#/G# 
   
F# G#m7 
I’m your only friend, I’m not your only friend
But I’m a little glowing friend
F#m E/G# 
But really I’m not actually your friend, but I am

 There’s a picture opposite me  of my primitive ancestry
E/G# A7 
 Which stood on rocky shores and kept the beaches shipwreck-free
 Though I respect that a lot,  I’d be fired if that were my job
E/G# A7 
 After killing Jason off and countless screaming Argonauts

F#m 
Bluebird of friendliness
B7 
Like guardian angels it’s always near

A/C# 
 Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
A/E D/F# E/G# 
 Who watches over you
E/G# D/F# 
 Make a little birdhouse in your soul

F/C 
Not to put too fine a point on it
F/C 
Say I’m the only bee in your bonnet
Am A/C# 
 Make a little birdhouse in your soul 

A/E D/F# E/G# 
While you’re at it, keep the nightlight on inside
E/G# D/F# 
The birdhouse in your soul 
F/C 
 Not to put too fine a point on it
F/C 
Say I’m the only bee in your bonnet
Am 
 Make a little birdhouse in your soul

With “blue canary...”

A/E D/F# E/G# 
 While you’re at it, keep the nightlight on inside
E/G# D/F# 
The birdhouse in your soul 

F/C 
 Not to put too fine a point on it
F/C 
Say I’m the only bee in your bonnet
C  Am 
Make a little birdhouse in your soul

A/E D/F# E/G# 
 While you’re at it, keep the nightlight on inside
E/G# D/F# 
The birdhouse in your soul 

F/C 
 Not to put too fine a point on it
F/C 
Say I’m the only bee in your bonnet
Am 
 Make a little birdhouse in your soul

They Might Be Giants - Istanbul Not Constantinople  

Originally in Fm, I play in Em capo 1

Em Em/G Em/G 
Em Em/G Em/G 
Em Em/G B/F# 
Em D7 D7/C 
  →  →  

Em 
Istanbul was Constantinople
Em 
Now it’s Istanbul, not Constantinople
B7 
Been a long time gone, in Constantinople
Em 
Now it’s Turkish delight on a moonlit night

Em 
Every gal in Constantinople
Em 
Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
B7 
So if you’ve a date in Constantinople
Em B7 Em 
She’ll be waiting in Istanbul

Em Em B7 Em 
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
B7 
Why they changed it I can’t say
B7 
People just liked it better that way

Em 
So take me back to Constantinople
Em 
No, you won’t go back to Constantinople
B7 
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Em 
Why did Constantinople get the works?
B7 Em 
That’s nobody’s business but the Turks

Em 
Whoa, whoa oh oh
Em 
Whoa oh oh
B7 
Whoa oh oh
Em 
Whoa oh oh

Istanbul (Istanbul)

Em 
Whoa, whoa oh oh
Em 
Whoa oh oh
B7 
Whoa oh oh
Em 
Whoa oh oh

Istanbul (Istanbul)

Em Em B7 Em 
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
B7 
Why they changed it I can’t say
B7 
People just liked it better that way

Em 
Istanbul was Constantinople
Em 
Now it’s Istanbul, not Constantinople
B7 
Been a long time gone, in Constantinople
Em 
Why did Constantinople get the works?
B7 Em 
That’s nobody’s business but the Turks

Solo

Em Em B7 Em 
   

With doo doo doo

Em Em B7 Em 
   

Silent chorus

Em Em B7 Em 
  →  → 
B7 
Em 
So take me back to Constantinople
Em 
No, you won’t go back to Constantinople
B7 
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Em 
Why did Constantinople get the works?

Hold “nobody’s” longer this time

B7 Em 
That’s nobody’s business but the Turks

Ends on something like this, but it’s not obviously a real chord

Em6 
Istanbul

They Might Be Giants - Particle Man  

Recorded in both C and A, I play in A

Vox start on the 3

Particle Man, Particle Man
Doing the things a particle can
What’s he like? 
It’s not important, Particle Man

Is he a dot, or is he a speck?
When he’s underwater does he get wet?
Or does the water get him instead?
Nobody knows, Particle Man

Triangle Man, Triangle Man
Triangle Man hates Particle Man
They have a fight, Triangle wins
Triangle Man

   
Universe Man, Universe Man
Size of the entire Universe Man
Usually kind to smaller man
Universe Man

He’s got a watch with a minute hand
Millenium hand and an eon hand
When they meet it’s a happy land
Powerful man, Universe Man

Person Man, Person Man
Hit on the head with a frying pan
Lives his life in a garbage can
Person Man

Is he depressed or is he a mess?
Does he feel totally worthless?
Who came up with Person Man?
Degraded man, Person Man

Triangle Man, Triangle Man
Triangle Man hates Person Man
They have a fight, Triangle wins
Triangle Man

   

Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back in Town  

Originally in Ab, I play in D

Em 
       x 4

F#m7 
 Guess who just got back today
Bm 
 Them wild eyed boys that had been away
F#m7 Bm 
 Haven’t changed, hadn’t much to say
Em7 Em7/A 
But man I still think them cats are crazy

F#m7 
 They were asking if you were around
A# 
 How you was, where you could be found
F#m7 Bm 
 I told them you were living downtown
Em7 Em7/A 
 Driving all the old men crazy

Em 
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town  
Em 
I said the boys are back in town, the boys are back in town
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town
Em 
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town

Em 
       x2

F#m7 
 You know that chick that used to dance a lot
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 steaming

F#m7 
 And that time over at Johnny’s place
A# 
 Well, this chick got up and she slapped Johnny’s face
F#m7 Bm 
 Man, we just fell about the place
Em7 Em7/A 
If that chick don’t wanna know, forget her

Em 
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town  
Em 
I said the boys are back in town, the boys are back in town
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town
Em 
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town

Em 
       x2

 

Bridge

F#m7 Bm 
 Spread the word around
Em7 Em7/A Bm 
 Guess who’s back in town  
F#m7 Bm Em7 Em7/A Bm 
You spread the word around    

F#m7 
 Friday night they’ll be dressed to kill
Bm 
 Down at Dino’s bar and grill
F#m7 Bm 
 The drink will flow and blood will spill
Em7 Em7/A 
And if the boys wanna fight you better let ‘em

F#m7 
 That jukebox in the corner blasting out my fav’rite song
A# 
The nights are getting warmer, it won’t be long
F#m7 Bm 
 Won’t be long till summer comes
Em7 Em7/A 
 Now that the boys are here again

Em 
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town  
Em 
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town

Quiet

The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town

Spoken

Em 
 Spread the word around
The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town
Em 
The  boys are back, the boys are back

Solo

Bm Bm 
               x 2

Fade with ad libs

Em 
       x2

Three Dog Night - Joy to the World  

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)

A7 
  
G# 
 →  → 

G# 
Jeremiah was a bullfrog  →  → 
G# 
Was a good friend of mine  →  → 
A7 
I never understood a single word he said
E7 
But I helped him drink his wine
D7 E7 
And he always had some mighty fine wine

Singin’ joy to the world
E7 
All the boys and girls, now
A7 
Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea
E7 G# 
Joy to you and me  →  → 

G# 
If I were the king of the world  →  → 
G# 
Tell you what I’d do  →  → 
A7 
I’d throw away the cars and the bars and the wars
E7 
And make sweet love to you, say it now

Joy to the world
E7 
All the boys and girls
A7 
Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea
E7 
Joy to you and me

Solo on verse chords if appropriate

G# 
You know I love the ladies  →  → 
G# 
Love to have my fun  →  → 
A7 
I’m a high life flyer and a rainbow rider
E7 
straight shootin’ son-of-a-gun
D7 E7 
I said, a straight shootin’ son-of-a-gun

Joy to the world
E7 
All the boys and girls
A7 
Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea
E7 
Joy to you and me

Bridge

 Joy... to the world
 All... the boys and girls
 Joy... to the world
 Joy....to you and me

Joy to the world 
E7 
All the boys and girls 
A7 
Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea
E7 
Joy to you and me 

A7 
Joy  to the world 
E7 
Joy to you and me, you know I mean

Joy to the world
E7 
All the boys and girls
A7 
Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea
E7 
Joy to you and me

Repeat to fade

Three Dog Night - Shambala  

Intro

E/G# 
      
E/G# 
Wash away my troubles,  wash away my pain
With the rain in Shambala
E/G# 
Wash away my sorrow,  wash away my shame 
With the rain in Shambala

E/G# 
Ahh-ahh, oooh-oooh, oooh-oooh, yeah
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
E/G# 
Ahh-ahh, oooh-oooh, oooh-oooh, yeah
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

E/G# 
Everyone is helpful,  everyone is kind 
On the road to Shambala
E/G# 
Everyone is lucky,  everyone is so kind 
On the road to Shambala

E/G# 
Ahh-ahh, oooh-oooh, oooh-oooh, yeah
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
E/G# 
Ahh-ahh, oooh-oooh, oooh-oooh, yeah
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

A/E 
 How does your light shine in the halls of Shambala?
A/E 
 How does your light shine in the halls of Shambala?

E/G# 
   
E/G# 
I can tell my sister,  from the flowers in her eyes
On the road to Shambala
E/G# 
I can tell my brother,  from the flowers in his eyes
On the road to Shambala

E/G# 
Ahh-ahh, oooh-oooh, oooh-oooh, yeah
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
E/G# 
Ahh-ahh, oooh-oooh, oooh-oooh, yeah
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

A/E 
 How does your light shine in the halls of Shambala?
A/E 
 How does your light shine in the halls of Shambala?

A/E 
Tell me how does your light shine in the halls of Shambala?
A/E 
Tell me  how does your light shine in the halls of Shambala?

E/G# 
Ahh-ahh, oooh-oooh, oooh-oooh, yeah
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
E/G# 
Ahh-ahh, oooh-oooh, oooh-oooh, yeah

Not a typo, this line is lyrics this time

On the road to Shambala

E/G# 
Ahh-ahh, oooh-oooh, oooh-oooh, yeah
Sham... ba... la
E/G# 
Ahh-ahh, oooh-oooh, oooh-oooh, yeah
On the road to Shambala

Three Doors Down - Here Without You  

Originally in Db, I play in G capo 2

Highest note that *really* matters is the 3 (in the bridge), but the 5 is a “nice to have” (you’re still *with* me)

Intro

Em 
  → 

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “days”

Em 
A hundred days have made me older
Em 
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face  → 
Em 
A thousand lies have made me colder
Em 
And I don’t think I can look at this the same  → 

Em 
 But all the miles that separate
Em 
 They disappear now, when I’m dreaming of your face

Vox on the 2 on “here without”

 I’m here without you, baby
Em 
 But you’re still on my lonely mind
I think about you, baby, and I dream about you all the time

 I’m here without you, baby
Em 
 But you’re still with me in my dreams
Em 
And tonight, there’s only you and me

Em Em 
 Yeah   → 

Em 
The miles just keep rollin’
Em 
As the people leave their way to say hello  
Em 
I’ve heard this life is overrated
Em 
But I hope that it gets better as we go, oh yeah, yeah

 I’m here without you, baby
Em 
 But you’re still on my lonely mind
I think about you, baby, and I dream about you all the time

 I’m here without you, baby
Em 
 But you’re still with me in my dreams
Em 
And tonight girl, there’s only you and me

Bridge, vox on the 5 of the chord

Em 
Everything I know,  and anywhere I go
 It gets hard but it won’t take away my love

Em 
 And when the last one falls,  and when it’s all said and done
 It gets hard, but it won’t take, away, my love, whoa

Solo on chorus chords

Em 
    → 

 I’m here without you, baby
Em 
 But you’re still on my lonely mind
I think about you, baby, and I dream about you all the time

 I’m here without you, baby
Em 
 But you’re still with me in my dreams
And tonight girl, there’s only you and me

Em 
 Yeah, oh yeah oh oh → 
Em 
Oh oh

Three Doors Down - Kryptonite  

Bm Bm 
       x2

Bm 
I took a walk around the world to ease my troubled mind
Bm 
I left my body laying somewhere in the sands of time
Bm 
I watched the world float to the dark side of the moon
Bm 
I feel there is nothing I can d
Bm Bm 
Yeah    

Bm 
I watched the world float to the dark side of the moon
Bm 
After all I knew it had to be something to do with you
Bm 
I really don’t mind what happens now and then
Bm 
As long as you’ll be my friend at the end

Bm 
If I go crazy then will you still call me Superman
Bm F# 
If I’m alive and well, will you be there holding my hand
Bm Bm 
I’ll keep you by my side with my superhuman might
Bm F# 
Kryptonite 

Interlude

Bm 
  
Bm 
You called me strong, you called me weak
But your secrets I will keep
Bm 
You took for granted all the times I never let you down
Bm 
You stumbled in and bumped your head
If not for me then you would be dead
Bm 
I picked you up and put you back on solid ground

Bm 
If I go crazy then will you still call me Superman
Bm F# 
If I’m alive and well, will you be there holding my hand
Bm Bm 
I’ll keep you by my side with my superhuman might
Bm F# 
Kryptonite 

Quiet chorus, on verse chords

Bm 
If I go crazy then will you still call me Superman
Bm 
If I’m alive and well, will you be there holding my hand
Bm Bm 
I’ll keep you by my side with my superhuman might
Kryptonite yeah yeah

Bm 
If I go crazy then will you still call me Superman
Bm F# 
If I’m alive and well, will you be there holding my hand
Bm Bm 
I’ll keep you by my side with my superhuman might
Bm F# 
Kryptonite 

Tim McGraw - Something Like That  

Originally in F, I play in D capo 2

Bm 
    →  x2

Vox on the 5

It was Labor Day weekend I was seventeen
 I bought a Coke and some gasoline
 And I drove out to the county fair  → 

 And when I saw her for the first time
She was  standing there in the ticket line
 And it all started right then and there  → 

Vox still on the 5 of the key, which is the 2 of the chord

Oh a sailor sky made a perfect sunset
G/B A/C# 
 And that’s a day I’ll never forget

I had a barbecue stain on my white t-shirt
She was  killing me in that mini skirt
Bm 
 Skipping rocks on the river by the railroad tracks →  →  → 

She had a suntan line and red lipstick
Em F#m 
worked so hard for that first kiss
Bm 
And a  heart don’t forget something like that

Bm 
    → 

Well it was five years later on a southbound plane
I was  headed down to New Orleans
 To meet some friends of mine for Mardi Gras  → 

When I heard a voice from the past
 Coming from a few rows back
And when I looked I couldn’t believe just what I saw  → 

She said I bet you don’t remember me
G/B A/C# 
And I said, only every other memory

I had a barbecue stain on my white t-shirt
You were  killing me in that mini skirt
Bm 
 Skipping rocks on the river by the railroad tracks →  →  → 

You  had a suntan line and red lipstick
Em F#m 
worked so hard for that first kiss
Bm 
And a  heart don’t forget something like that

Solo

Bm 
    →  x2

Vox on the 5 of the key again, now it’s the 4 of the chord

Em7 
 Like an old photograph, time can make a feeling fade
But the memory of the first love never fades away

Let ring

I had a barbecue stain on my white t-shirt
She was killing me in that mini skirt

Band enters on “tracks”

Bm 
 Skipping rocks on the river by the railroad tracks →  →  → 

She had a suntan line and red lipstick
Em F#m 
worked so hard for that first kiss
Bm 
And a  heart don’t forget, no
Bm 
And a heart don’t forget, I said
Bm 
heart don’t forget something like that

Bm 
   Oh not something like that
Bm 
    → 

Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It  

Originally in G#m, I play in Am capo 3

Intro

Am7 Am7 
   

Vox on the 5 of the chord on “must”

Am7 
You must understand though the touch of your hand
Makes my pulse react
Am7 
That it’s only the thrill of boy meeting girl
Opposites attract
It’s physical, only logical
You must try to ignore that it means more than that, oh oh oh

What’s love got to do, got to do with it
What’s love but a second hand emotion
What’s love got to do, got to do with it
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken

Am7 
It may seem to you that I’m acting confused
When you’re close to me
Am7 
If I tend to look dazed, I read it some place
I’ve got cause to be
There’s a name for it
There’s a phrase that fits
But whatever the reason you do it for me, oh oh oh

What’s love got to do, got to do with it
What’s love but a second hand emotion
What’s love got to do, got to do with it
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken

Solo

       x3
  
Cadd9 
 I’ve been taking on a new direction
Cadd9 
 But I have to say
A# 
 I’ve been thinking about my own protection

You are strongly discouraged from doing the “oh oh oh” here

Am7 
It scares me to feel this way, oh oh oh

What’s love got to do, got to do with it
What’s love but a second-hand emotion
What’s love got to do, got to do with it
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken

What’s love got to do, got to do with it
What’s love but a sweet old-fashioned notion
What’s love got to do, got to do with it
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken

What’s love got to do, got to do with it
What’s love but a second-hand emotion
What’s love got to do, got to do with it
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken

Toad the Wet Sprocket - Before You Were Born  

 
How can it happen that every time
You ask us this question the answer seems like a lie?
You know what we’re saying, you know what we mean
Bm 
And it’s always sincere, god knows
But it never gets through to where you need

Before you were born someone kicked in the door
G/D 
There’s no place for you here, stay back where you belong
Before you were born someone kicked in the door
G/D 
You are not wanted here anymore

And god damn the people who left you in pain
And god damn the father, without face, without name
And god damn the lovers who never showed up
Bm 
And god damn the wounds that show how deep a word can cut

Before you were born someone kicked in the door
G/D 
There’s no place for you here, stay back where you belong
Before you were born someone kicked in the door
G/D 
You are not wanted here, stay back where you belong

Solo

Em Bm Em 
Em Bm 
 →   → 
 
And how can it happen now that you know the cause
That nothing is changing and everything’s wrong
Pain is the healing, and the tears sting like alcohol
Bm 
Oh, just keep on there breathing
We’ll help you down the long, long road back home

Let ring

Before you were born someone kicked in the door
G/D 
There’s no place for you here, stay back where you belong
Before you were born someone kicked in the door
G/D 
You are not wanted here, anymore

Band back in

   
Before you were born someone kicked in the door
There’s no place for you here, stay back where you belong
Before you were born someone kicked in the door
You are not wanted here, stay back where you belong

Before you were born someone kicked in the door
There’s no place for you here, stay back where you belong
Before you were born someone kicked in the door

Hang on “help”

We’ll help you down the long road

Toad the Wet Sprocket - In My Ear  

 →  →  → 
 →  →  → 

Bm Bm Am Dsus4 
 Didn’t know they were a part of it I can’t tell
Bm Bm Am Dsus4 
It would seem, there’s a lot that I don’t know 

But here I am and I’m standing with a perfect view
I could not go far enough away from you
Seen it all before, I know it’s only words

Hell  
I can’t hear it’s in my ear
Hell  
D/F# 
Hello   

Bm Bm Am Dsus4 
Never meant half of the things that I said to you
Bm Bm Am 
So you know, there’s a half that might be true

But here I am and I’m standing with a perfect view
I could not go far enough away from you
Seen it all before, I know it’s only words

Hell  
Have you heard a single word
Hell  
D/F# 
Hello   

Solo on verse chords

Standing with a perfect view
I could not go far enough away from you
Seen it all before, I know it’s only words

Hell  
I can’t hear it’s in my ear
Hell  
D/F# 
Hello   

Hell  
Have you heard a single word
Hell  
D/F# 
Hello   

Toad the Wet Sprocket - Is It For Me  

Intro

C5 
Through the door
What do I see?

C/B 
 → 
C/B 
 → 
C/B 
 → 
 → 
E5 E5/F E5/G 
 →  → 
Am Am/B Am/C 
 →  → 
Fadd9 

Vox on the 5

C/E C/E 
Bradley said it’s haunted 
C/E 
The house upon the hill 
C/E C/E 
And if we met at four A.M.
C/E 
Then we would know for sure 

Am Am/E 
We carried the ladders
Am Am/E 
And leaned them against it
Am Am/E 
And climbed them as we looked

Vox on the 1

C/E C/E 
Someone kicked a ladder
C/E 
Bradley took a spill 
C/E C/E 
Said his leg was broken 
C/E 
So we dragged him down the hill 

C/B C/B 
Through the door   
C/B 
What do I see?  (It happens)

E5 E5/F E5/G 
Something is happening 
Am Am/B Am/C 
  Is  it for me? 

Is it f or me?

solo

   →  x 2
Am Am 
   
C/E C/E 
Mom found out the whole  thing 
C/E 
Mine was first to call  
C/E C/E 
Bradley’s leg healed badly 
C/E 
At least he still can walk  

Am Am/E 
We leave in the morning
Am Am/E 
And no one will hear us
Am Am/E 
And meet in the clearing
Am Am/E 
And I’ll bring the sandwiches

Vox originally go, up to the 7 of the chord on “David”,

but that’s a lot of G for me.

Am Am/E 
David come quickly
Am Am/E 
You’re missing the whole thing
Open your big eyes
And take in the sunrise

C/B C/B 
Through the door   
C/B 
What do I see?   (It happens)

E5 E5/F E5/G 
Something is happening 
Am Am/B Am/C 
  Is  it for me? 

C/B C/B 
Through the door   
C/B 
What do I see?   (It happens)

E5 E5/F E5/G 
Something is happening 

Hold “for” an extra couple beats

Am Am/B Am/C 
  Is  it for me? 

Is it for me?

Toad the Wet Sprocket - Walk on the Ocean  

Originally in G capo 4, I play in G

Vox on #4 5 #4 on “spotted the”

Cadd9 
We spotted the ocean  
Em7 Cadd9 
At the head of the trail   
Em7 Cadd9 
Where are we going  
D/F# Asus4 
That’s so far away?  

Cadd9 
Somebody told me  
Em7 D/F# 
This is the plac  
G/B Cadd9 
Where everything’s better  
D/F# Asus4 
And everything’s safe  

I take a line that puts me on the 5 of the chord on “ocean”

Em7 D/F# 
Walk on the ocean  
A/C# 
Step on the stone
Em7 D/F# 
Flesh becomes water  
A/C# 
Wood becomes bone 

Cadd9 
Half an hour later   
Em7 Cadd9 
We packed up our things  
Em7 Cadd9 
Said we’d send letters  
D/F# Asus4 
And all of those little things 

Cadd9 
And they knew we were lying  
Em7 D/F# 
But they smiled just the same  
G/B Cadd9 
It seemed they’d alread 
D/F# Asus4 
Forgotten we came  

Em7 D/F# 
Walk on the ocean  
A/C# 
Step on the stone
Em7 D/F# 
Flesh becomes water  
A/C# 
Wood becomes bone 

Em7 D/F# 
Walk on the ocean  
A/C# 
Step on the stone
Em7 D/F# 
Flesh becomes water  
A/C# 
Wood becomes bone 

Solo if appropriate on chorus chords

Cadd9 
Now back at the homestead 
Em7 D/F# 
Where the air makes you choke  
G/B Cadd9 
And people don’t know you    
D/F# Asus4 
And trust is a joke  

Cadd9 
Don’t even have pictures  
Em7 D/F# 
Just memories to hold  
G/B Cadd9 
They grow sweeter each season  
D/F# 
As we slowly grow old

Tom Cochrane - Life is a Highway  

Originally in F, I play in A capo 1,

Chorus is a lot of the 3

Reminder: practice chorus rhythm before starting

or p(train wreck) will be high.

F#m 
A/C# 
A/C# 
A/C# 
    

Vox in on the 1 of the key (5 of the chord)

Life’s like the road that you travel on
There’s one day here and the next day gone
Sometimes you bend, sometimes you stand

Sometimes you turn your back to the wind

There’s a world outside every darkened door
Where blues won’t haunt you anymore
Where the brave are free and lovers soar

Come ride with me to the distant shore

F#m 
We won’t hesitate to break down the garden gate
There’s not much time left today

F#m A/C# 
Life is a highway, wanna ride it 
A/C# A/C# 
All night long   
F#m A/C# 
If you’re going my way, wanna drive it 
A/C# A/C# 
All night long   

Through all these cities and all these towns
It’s in my blood and it’s all around
I loved you now like I loved you then

This is the road, and these are the hills

From Mozambique to those Memphis nights
The Khyber Pass to Vancouver’s lights
Knock me down and back up again

You’re in my blood, I’m not a lonely man

F#m 
There’s no load I can’t hold, roads are rough, this I know
I’ll be there when the light comes in
Just tell ‘em we’re survivors

F#m A/C# 
Life is a highway, wanna ride it 
A/C# A/C# 
All night long   
F#m A/C# 
If you’re going my way, wanna drive it 
A/C# A/C# 
All night long   , mmmm

Generally skip this repeat if acoustic, there will be plenty of

bonus chorus later

F#m A/C# 
Life is a highway, wanna ride it 
A/C# A/C# 
All night long   , gimme gimme gimme gimme yeah
F#m A/C# 
If you’re going my way, wanna drive it 
A/C# A/C# 
All night long   

Bridge, vox in on the 5 of the first chord

Bm F#m 
There was a distance between you and I 
Bm F#m 
A misunderstanding once, but now we look it in the eye

Solo on intro/chorus chords, with mmmm’s and oooh’s

If solo acoustic, just play the intro

F#m 
There ain’t no load that I can’t hold, roads are rough, this I know
I’ll be there when the light comes in
Just tell ‘em we’re survivors

Drums only

F#m A/C# 
Life is a highway, wanna ride it 
A/C# A/C# 
All night long   , yeah yeah yeah yeah
F#m A/C# 
If you’re going my way, wanna drive it 
A/C# A/C# 
All night long   , a-gimme gimme gimme gimme yeah

Instruments back in

F#m A/C# 
Life is a highway, wanna ride it 
A/C# A/C# 
All night long   
F#m A/C# 
If you’re going my way, wanna drive it 
A/C# A/C# 
All night long   , a-gimme gimme gimme gimme yeah

Repeat to fade

Tom Petty - American Girl  

Originally in D, I play in G

Intro, with lots of jangling and bass movement

Vox on the 1

Well, she was an American girl
 Raised on promises
 She couldn’t help thinkin’ that there was a
Little more to life somewhere else

After all it was a great big world
Am 
 With lots of places to run to
And if she had to die tryin’ she had one little promise she was gonna keep

Em 
 Oh yeah,  all right,  take it easy, baby,  make it last all night
 She was  an American girl

 Well, it was kinda cold that night
She stood alone on the balcony
Yeah, she could hear the cars roll by
Out on four forty-one like waves crashin’ on the beach

 And for one desperate moment there
Am 
He crept back in her memory
God it’s so painful when something that’s so close is still so far out of reach

Em 
 Oh yeah,  all right,  take it easy, baby,  make it last all night
 She was  an American girl

Funky bridge

       x 3
   

Repeat intro

Tom Petty - Don’t Do Me Like That  

Originally in G, I play in E

Intro

Dmaj9 A6 
Dmaj9 
   
 I was talkin’ with a friend of mine
Dmaj9 
 Said a woman had hurt his pride
 Told him that she loved him so
And  turned around and let him go

 Then he said you better watch your step
Dmaj9 
 Or you’re gonna get hurt yourself
 Someone’s gonna tell you lies
 Cut you down to size

Dmaj9 
 Don’t do me like that,  don’t do me like that
C#m 
 What if I loved you, baby? 
 Don’t do me like that

Dmaj9 
 Don’t do me like that,  don’t do me like that
C#m 
 Someday I might need you, baby
 Don’t do me like that

 Listen, honey, can you see?
Dmaj9 
 Baby, it would bury me
 If you were in the public eye
 Givin’ someone else a try

 And you know you better watch your step
Dmaj9 
 Or you’re gonna get hurt yourself
 Someone’s gonna tell you lies
 Cut you down to size

Dmaj9 
 Don’t do me like that,  don’t do me like that
C#m 
 What if I loved you, baby? 
 Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t

Dmaj9 
 Don’t do me like that,  don’t do me like that
C#m 
 What if I need you, baby
 Don’t do me like that

Bridge

Vox on the b7

E7 A7 
‘Cause somewhere 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 
And now I can’t take it no more

 Listen, honey, can you see?
Dmaj9 
 Baby, it would bury me
 If you were in the public eye
 Givin’ someone else a try

 And you know you better watch your step
Dmaj9 
 Or you’re gonna get hurt yourself
 Someone’s gonna tell you lies
 Cut you down to size

Dmaj9 
 Don’t do me like that,  don’t do me like that
C#m 
 What if I loved you, baby? 
 Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t

Dmaj9 
 Don’t do me like that,  don’t do me like that
C#m 
 I just might need you, honey
 Don’t do me like that, no way!

Tom Petty - Free Fallin’  

There’s always some debate about whether the second chord in this

song is Dsus4 or G.  The bass clearly plays G.  I like to split the

difference and play Dsus4 in the verse, G in the chorus.

Originally in D, capo 3, so really in F.

I play in D or D capo 1.

Dsus4 Dsus4 A7sus4 
         x2

Dsus4 Dsus4 A7sus4 
She’s a good girl, loves her mama
Dsus4 Dsus4 A7sus4 
Loves Jesus and America too
Dsus4 Dsus4 A7sus4 
She’s a good girl, crazy ’bout Elvis
Dsus4 Dsus4 A7sus4 
Loves horses and her boyfriend too

Dsus4 Dsus4 A7sus4 
         x2

Dsus4 Dsus4 A7sus4 
It’s a long day   livin’ in Reseda
Dsus4 Dsus4 A7sus4 
There’s a freeway runnin’ through the yard
Dsus4 Dsus4 A7sus4 
And I’m a bad boy, cause I don’t even miss her
Dsus4 Dsus4 A7sus4 
And I’m a bad boy for breakin’ her heart

A7sus4 
Now I’m free   
A7sus4 
Free fallin’   
A7sus4 
Yeah I’m free   
A7sus4 
Free fallin’   

Dsus4 Dsus4 A7sus4 
All the vampires walkin’ through the valley
Dsus4 Dsus4 A7sus4 
Move west down Ventura Boulevard
Dsus4 Dsus4 A7sus4 
All the bad boys are standing in the shadows
Dsus4 Dsus4 A7sus4 
And the good girls are home with broken hearts

A7sus4 
Now I’m free   
A7sus4 
Free fallin’   
A7sus4 
Yeah I’m free   
A7sus4 
Free fallin’   

Dsus4 Dsus4 A7sus4 
         x2

(Free fallin’, now I’m, free fallin’)

Dsus4 Dsus4 A7sus4 
         x2

Dsus4 Dsus4 A7sus4 
I wanna glide down over Mulholland
Dsus4 Dsus4 A7sus4 
I wanna write her name in the sky
Dsus4 Dsus4 A7sus4 
Gonna free fall out into nothin’
Dsus4 Dsus4 A7sus4 
Gonna leave this world for a while

A7sus4 
Now I’m free   
A7sus4 
Free fallin’   
A7sus4 
Yeah I’m free   
A7sus4 
Free fallin’   

Tom Petty - I Won’t Back Down  

Originally in G, I play in D capo 1 or 2

Vox in the chorus is a lot of 1

Bm 
       x2

Bm Bm 
Well, I  won’t  back down, no I  won’t  back down
Bm 
You could stand me up at the gates of hell
Bm 
But I  won’t  back down

Bm Bm 
No, I’ll  stand my ground, won’t be  turned around 
Bm 
And I’ll keep this world from draggin’ me down
Bm 
Gonna stand my ground
Bm 
And I won’t back down

  
won’t back down)
Hey   baby,    there ain’t no easy way out
won’t back down)
Bm 
Hey  I will stand my ground
Bm 
And I won’t back down

Bm Bm 
Well, I  know  what’s right, I got  just one life
Bm 
In a world that keeps on pushin’ me around
Bm 
But I’ll  stand my ground
Bm 
And I won’t back down

  
won’t back down)
Hey   baby,    there ain’t no easy way out
won’t back down)
Bm 
Hey  I will stand my ground
Bm 
And I won’t back down

Solo on verse chords

Bm 
Bm 
Bm 
Bm 
Bm 
   

  

won’t back down)
Hey   baby,    there ain’t no easy way out
won’t back down)
Bm 
Hey  won’t back down

won’t back down)
Hey   baby,    there ain’t no easy way out
won’t back down)
Bm 
Hey  I will stand my ground
Bm 
And I won’t back down
Bm 
No I won’t back down

Tom Petty - Into the Great Wide Open  

In Em, play the mM7 with the M7 on the 4th string,

but the m7 and the mM6 with the 7/6 on the 2nd string.

Em EmM7 Em7 EmM6 
Eddie waited till he finished high school
Em EmM7 Em7 EmM6 
He went to Hollywood, got a tattoo
Am Am/G Am/F# Am/G 
He met a girl out there with a tattoo too
The future was wide open
  
Em EmM7 Em7 EmM6 
They moved into a place they both could afford
Em EmM7 Em7 EmM6 
He found a nightclub he could work at the door
Am Am/G Am/F# Am/G 
She had a guitar and she taught him some chords
The sky was the limit
      
Into the great wide open
Em 
Under them skies of blue
Out in the great wide open
Em7 
rebel without a clue 

     

Solo on verse chords if appropriate

Em EmM7 Em7 EmM6 
The papers said Ed always played from the heart
Em EmM7 Em7 EmM6 
He got an agent and a roadie named Bart
Am Am/G Am/F# Am/G 
They made a record and it went in the charts
The sky was the limit
  
Em EmM7 Em7 EmM6 
His leather jacket had chains that would jingle
Em EmM7 Em7 EmM6 
They both met movie stars, partied and mingled

Not a typo: the bass is really F# G A C this time

Am/F# Am/G Am 
Their A&R man said “I don’t hear a single”
The future was wide open
      
Into the great wide open
Em 
Under them skies of blue
Out in the great wide open
Em7 
rebel without a clue 

Into the great wide open
Em 
Under them skies of blue
Out in the great wide open
Em7 
rebel without a clue 

Tom Petty - Refugee  

Originally in F#, I prefer in Em on guitar, but Am capo 5 for voice, so... default to Am capo 5

Am Am 
       4x

Am Am 
 We got something, we both know it, we don’t talk too much about it  
Am Am 
 Ain’t no real big secret, all the same, somehow we get around it  
Listen,  it don’t really matter to me baby
 You believe what you want to believe, you see

Am 
You don’t have to live like a refugee
Am 
(Don’t have to live like a refugee)

Am Am 
 Somewhere, somehow, somebody must have kicked you around some  
Am Am 
 Tell me why you want to lay there, revel in your abandon  
Honey,  it don’t make no difference to me baby
 Everybody’s had to fight to be free, you see

Am 
You don’t have to live like a refugee
Am 
 (Don’t have to live like a refugee)
Am 
No baby you don’t have to live like a refugee
Am 
(Don’t have to live like a refugee)

Bridge

 Baby we ain’t the first
 I’m sure a lot of other lovers been burned
 Right now this seems real to you, but it’s
One of those things you gotta feel to be true

Solo

Am Am 
       4x

Am Am 
 Somewhere, somehow, somebody must have kicked you around some  
Am Am 
 Who knows maybe you were kidnapped tied up, taken away and held for ransom  
Honey, it don’t really matter to me baby
 Everybody’s had to fight to be free, you see

Am 
You don’t have to live like a refugee
Am 
(Don’t have to live like a refugee)
Am 
No you don’t have to live like a refugee
Am 
(Don’t have to live like a refugee)

Am 
Baby, you don’t have to live like a refugee
Am 
(Don’t have to live like a refugee), oh oh oh

Am Am 
       4x

Tom Petty - Runnin’ Down a Dream  

Riff

E|--0-7-0-6-0-5-0-b3-0--|

Intro

It was a beautiful day, the sun beat down
Dsus2 
I had the radio on, I was drivin’
Trees went by, me and Del were singin’
Dsus2 
A little runaway, I was flyin’

Yeah, runnin’ down a dream
That never would come to me
Workin’ on a mystery
Goin’ wherever it leads
Runnin’ down a dream

felt so good like anything was possible
Dsus2 
Hit cruise control and rubbed my eyes
The last three days the rain was unstoppable
Dsus2 
It was always cold, no sunshine

Yeah, runnin’ down a dream
That never would come to me
Workin’ on a mystery
Goin’ wherever it leads
Runnin’ down a dream

Cmaj7 D11 
Cmaj7 D11 
  
I rolled on as the sky grew dark
Dsus2 
I put the pedal down to make some time
There’s something good waitin’ down this road
Dsus2 
I’m pickin’ up whatever’s mine

I’m runnin’ down a dream
That never would come to me
Workin’ on a mystery
Goin’ wherever it leads
Runnin’ down a dream

Yeah, runnin’ down a dream
That never would come to me
Workin’ on a mystery
Goin’ wherever it leads
Runnin’ down a dream

Cmaj7 D11 
Woohoo  woohoo  woohoo 
Cmaj7 D11 
Woohoo  woohoo  woohoo 

Tom Petty - Yer So Bad  

Intro

Am 
Am Am 
My sister got lucky, married a yuppie
Am 
Took him for all he was worth
Am Am 
Now she’s a swinger, dating a singer
Am 
I can’t decide which is worse

Em 
But not me, baby
Em 
I’ve got you to save me 

Oh, yer so bad
Best thing I ever had
In a world gone mad, yer so bad

 
Am Am 
My sister’s ex-husband, can’t get no lovin’
Am 
Walks around dog-faced and hurt
Am Am 
Now he’s got nothin’, head in the oven
Am 
I can’t decide which is worse

Em 
But not me, baby
Em 
I’ve got you to save me 

Oh, yer so bad
Best thing I ever had
In a world gone mad, yer so bad

   Huh!

Solo on verse chords

Am Am 
Am Am 
Am Am 
Am 
   
Em 
Aw but not me, baby
Em 
I’ve got you to save me 

Oh, yer so bad
Best thing I ever had
In a world gone mad, yer so bad

Aw, yer so bad
Best thing I ever had
In a world gone mad, yer so bad

 
 →  → 

Tom Petty - You Don’t Know How it Feels  

       x2

Vox on 3 5 5 on “let me run”

Let me run with you tonight I’ll take you on a moonlight ride    
There’s someone I used to see but she don’t give a damn for me    

But let me get to the point, let’s roll another joint
And turn the radio loud, I’m too alone to be proud

And you don’t know how it feels
You don’t know how it feels

To be me

       x2 

People come, people go, some grow young, some grow cold    
I woke up in between a memory and a dream    

So let’s get to the point, let’s roll another joint
And let’s head on down the road, there’s somewhere I gotta go

And you don’t know how it feels
You don’t know how it feels

To be me

       x7
   
My old man was born to rock, he’s still tryin’ to beat the clock    
Think of me what you will, I’ve got a little space to fill    

So let’s get to the point, let’s roll another joint
And let’s head on down the road, there’s somewhere I gotta go

And you don’t know how it feels
You don’t know how it feels
No, you don’t know how it feels to be me

You don’t know how it feels
You don’t know how it feels
No, you don’t know how it feels to be me

 

       x4
   

Harmonica to fade

       x4

Tom Petty - You Got Lucky  

Intro

Am9 Am Dm9 Dm 
   →   x2

All the 9’s keep going through the verses, but I’m not writing them out

Vox on the 5 on “you better”

Am 
 You better watch what you say
Dm 
 You better watch what you do to me
Am 
 Don’t get carried away
Dm 
 Girl, if you can do better than me

Am 
Go, yeah go, but remember

Am 
 Good love is hard to find
Am 
 Good love is hard to find
You got lucky, babe
You got lucky, babe
Am 
When I found you

Am9 Am Dm9 Dm 
   →  

Am 
 You put a hand on my cheek
Dm 
 And then you turn your eyes away
Am 
 If you don’t feel complete
Dm 
 If I don’t take you all of the way

Am 
Then go, yeah go, but remember

Am 
 Good love is hard to find
Am 
 Good love is hard to find
You got lucky, babe
You got lucky, babe
Am 
When I found you

Solo

Am9 Am Dm9 Dm 
   →   x2

Am 
Yeah go, just go, but remember

Am 
 Good love is hard to find
Am 
 Good love is hard to find
You got lucky, babe
You got lucky, babe
Am 
When I found you

Am9 Am Dm9 Dm 
   →   x4

Tom Petty - You Wreck Me  

Originally in E capo 1, I play in E

     x 4

   Tonight we ride    right or wrong
   Tonight we sail    on a radio song
   Rescue me    should I go down
  If I stay too long    in trouble town
 Oh, yeah

  You wreck me baby,   yeah you break me in two
  But you move me honey,    yes you do

   Now and again   I get the feeling
  Well if I don’t win   I’m a gonna break even
   Rescue me    should I go wrong
  If I dig too deep,   if I stay too long
Oh, yeah

  You wreck me baby,   yeah you break me in two
  But you move me honey,    yes you do

           x 2
           x 2

Solo

     x 8

  I’ll be the boy   in the corduroy pants
  You be the girl   at the high school dance
  Run with me   wherever I go
  And just play dumb   whatever you know
Oh, yeah

  You wreck me baby,   yeah you break me in two
  But you move me honey,    yes you do
  You wreck me baby,   yeah you break me in two
  But you move me honey,    ah yes you do

         x 4

Tommy James - Draggin’ the Line  

Originally in F#, I play in E

Intro

Vox on the 3 on “makin”

 

Makin’ a living the old hard way

Takin’ and giving by day by day

I dig snow and rain and the bright sunshine
Draggin’ the line

My dog Sam eats purple flowers

Ain’t got much but what we got’s ours

We dig snow and rain and the bright sunshine
Draggin’ the line

Draggin’ the line

I  feel fine
I’m talkin’ bout peace of mind
I’m gonna take my time
I’m gettin’ the good sign
Draggin’ the line

Draggin’ the line

Loving the free and feelin’ spirit

Of huggin’ a tree when you get near it

Diggin’ the snow and the rain and the bright sunshine

Draggin’ the line
Draggin' the line

I  feel fine
I’m talkin’ bout peace of mind
I’m gonna take my time
I’m gettin’ the good sign
Draggin’ the line

Draggin’ the line

La la la la la la la la 
La la la la la la la la la

Tommy James - I Think We’re Alone Now  

Originally in A, I play in G

Intro, bass only

   

Band enters

Bm 
Children behave
Em 
That’s what they say when we’re together
Bm 
And watch how you play
Em 
They don’t understand, and so we’re

Bm 
Running just as fast as we can
Bm 
Holding on to one another’s hand
Trying to get away into the night
And then you put your arms around me
And we tumble to the ground and then you say

 I think we’re alone now
There doesn’t seem to be anyone around
 I think we’re alone now
The beating of our hearts is the only sound

Two measures of hand drums and insect noises

Bm 
Look at the way
Em 
We gotta hide what we’re doing
Bm 
‘Cause what would they say
Em 
If they ever knew, and so we’re

Bm 
Running just as fast as we can
Bm 
Holding on to one another’s hand
Trying to get away into the night
And then you put your arms around me
And we tumble to the ground and then you say

 I think we’re alone now
There doesn’t seem to be anyone around
 I think we’re alone now
The beating of our hearts is the only sound

 I think we’re alone now

For just this line, downbeat is on “be” instead of “one”

 There doesn’t seem to be anyone around
 I think we’re alone now
The beating of our hearts is the only sound

Repeat chorus and fade

Tommy James and the Shondells - Crimson and Clover  

Originally in C, I play in A capo 1

Ahhh  →  → 

Now I don’t hardly know her  →  → 
But I think I could love her  →  → 
Crimson and clover  →  → 

 → 

Ah  →  → 
Well if she come walkin’ over  →  → 
Now I been waitin’ to show her  →  → 
Crimson and clover  →  → 
Over and over  →  → 

 → 

Solo(ish)

  →  x5
Yeah  →  → 
My, my such a sweet thing  →  → 
I wanna do everything  →  → 
What a beautiful feeling  →  → 
Crimson and clover  →  → 
Over and over

Solo over verse chords

  →  →   x 4
 → 

That repeats a gazillion times, then changes key a half-step, which I think is silly, so skipping it

   
Crimson and clover, over and over  x6

Tommy James and the Shondells - Mony Mony  

Tommy James in A, Billy Idol in F#, I play in A

Lots of 1 in the chorus (“feel... so... good”)

Intro

Vox on the 1 on “here”

Here she come now, say Mony Mony   → 
Well shoot ‘em down, turn around, come on, Mony   → 
Hey, she give me love and I feel alright now   → 
You got me tossin’ and turnin’ in the middle of the night
And I feel all right
I say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

With “Mony Mony”

Well you make me feel, so, good, yeah
So good, well alright, come on, alright baby
I say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Wake me, shake me Mony, Mony   → 
Shotgun, get it done, come on Mony   → 
Don’t stop cookin’ it feels so good, yeah   → 
Hey, well don’t stop now hey, come on Mony
Well Come on Mony
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

With “Mony Mony”, except I think in the Billy Idol version this time it’s “ride the pony”

Well you make me feel, so, good, yeah
So good, well alright, come on, alright
I say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, awwww

   
I love you Mony, Mo, Mo, Mony, so good
I love you Mony, Mo, Mo, Mony, so good
I love you Mony, Mo, Mo, Mony, alright
I love you Mony, Mo, Mo, Mony

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Hard stop for a bit...

 Come on, come on, come on, come on
 Come on, come on, come on, come on feel alright
I say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Tommy Tutone - 867-5309 Jenny  

Originally in F#m, I play in Em

Riff in F#m:
|-----0-------0-------0-----0-----|
|---5-------5-------5-----4---4---|
|-6-----7-------6-------4-------4-|
      

Riff twice, then...

Em 
       x 2

Em Em 
 Jenny,  Jenny,  who can I  turn to?     
Em Em 
 You give me  something  I can hold  on to     
Em Em 
 I know you  think I’m  like the  others before    
Em Em 
 Who saw your  name and  number  on the  wall    

 Jenny, I  got your  number
 I need to  make you  mine
 Jenny, don’t  change your  number
Em Em 
 8 6  7 - 5  3 0  9     
Em Em 
 8 6  7 - 5  3 0  9     

Em Em 
 Jenny,  Jenny,  you’re the girl  for me     
Em Em 
 You don’t  know me but you  make me so  happy     
Em Em 
 I tried to  call you before but I  lost my  nerve    
Em Em 
 I tried my imagination, but  I was disturbed    

 Jenny, I  got your  number
 I need to  make you  mine
 Jenny, don’t  change your  number
Em Em 
 8 6  7 - 5  3 0  9     
Em Em 
 8 6  7 - 5  3 0  9     

Bm 
 got it, I  got it
Em 
 I got your  number on the  wall
Bm 
 got it, I  got it
Em 
For a  good time, for a  good time  call

Riff twice, then:

Em 
       x 2

Solo if appropriate on verse chords

Em 
       x 2

 Jenny, don’t  change your  number
 I need to  make you  mine
 Jenny, don’t  change your  number
Em Em 
 8 6  7 - 5  3 0  9     
Em Em 
 8 6  7 - 5  3 0  9     

Em Em 
 Jenny,  Jenny,  who can I  turn to?     
Em Em 
For the  price of a  dime I can  always  turn to  you   
Em Em 
 8 6  7 - 5  3 0  9     
Em Em 
 8 6  7 - 5  3 0  9     

Toto - Africa  

Originally in C#m, I play in Em capo 3

In Em, the  riff works better as C G/B Em than C Bm Em

Intro

Bm Em 
  → 
Bm Em 
  → 
Bm Em 
  → 
Bm Em 
  → 

Vox on the 5, which will feel low in my key

F#m Bm 
 I hear the drums echoing tonight 
Bm7 C/G Em7 Bm Bm Em 
She hears only whispers of some quiet conversation  → 
F#m Bm 
She’s coming in, twelve thirty flight
Bm7 C/G Em7 Bm Bm Em 
The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me toward salvation  → 
F#m Bm 
I stopped an old man along the way
Bm7 C/G Em7 Bm Bm Em 
Hoping to find some old forgotten words or ancient melodies  → 
F#m Bm Bm Em 
He turned to me as if to say ”hurry boy, it’s waiting there for you“  → 

Em 
Am 
 It’s gonna take a lot  to drag me away from you
Am 
 There’s nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do

Vox *down* to 3 3 3 1 of the first chord on “I bless the rains”

Am 
 I bless the rains down in Africa

Vox back up

Am Em Am 
 Gonna take some time to do the things we never had  , ooo

Bm Em 
  → 
Bm Em 
  → 

F#m Bm 
 The wild dogs cry out in the night
Bm7 C/G Em7 Bm Bm Em 
As they grow restless longing for some solitary company  →   
F#m Bm 
 I know that I must do what’s right
Bm7 C/G Em7 Bm Bm Em 
As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti  →  
F#m Bm 
 I seek to cure what’s deep inside
Bm Bm Em 
Frightened of this thing that I’ve become  → 

Em 
Am 
 It’s gonna take a lot  to drag me away from you
Am 
 There’s nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
Am 
 I bless the rains down in  Africa
Am Em Am 
 Gonna take some time to do the things we never had  , ooo

Bm Em 
  →  
Bm Em 
  →  

’80s synth solo on verse chords

F#m Bm Bm7 C/G Em7 Bm Bm Em 
         →  

F#m Bm Bm Em 
   Hurry boy, she’s waiting there for you  →  

Em 
Am 
 It’s gonna take a lot  to drag me away from you
Am 
 There’s nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
Am 
 I bless the rains down in Africa
Am 
 I bless the rains down in Africa
Am 
 I bless the rains down in Africa
Am 
 I bless the rains down in Africa
Am 
 I bless the rains down in Africa
Am Em Am 
 Gonna take some time to do the things we never had  , ooh

Fade on...

Bm Em 
  →  

Toto - Hold the Line  

Originally in F#m I play in Bm and I skip the chromatic movement

Bm D/F# Asus4 
             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 way you say you care  →  → 
Em F#m F#m Fm Em 
 It’s not in the way you’ve been treating my friends  →  → 
Em F#m F#m Fm Em 
 It’s not in the way that you stayed till the end  →  → 
Em F#m 
 It’s not in the way you look or the things that you say that you’ll do

Bm D/F# 
Hold the line     
Asus4 Bm D/F# 
Love isn’t always on time  oh oh oh
Bm D/F# 
Hold the line     
Asus4 Bm D/F# 
Love isn’t always on time  oh oh oh

F#m Fm Em 
 →  → 

Em F#m Bm F#m Fm Em 
 It’s not in the words that you told me girl  →  → 
Em F#m Bm F#m Fm Em 
 It’s not in the way you say you’re mine  →  → 
Em F#m F#m Fm Em 
 It’s not in the way that you came back to m →  → 
Em F#m F#m Fm Em 
 It’s not in the way that your love set me fre →  → 
Em F#m 
 It’s not in the way you look or the things that you say that you’ll do

Bm D/F# 
Hold the line     
Asus4 Bm D/F# 
Love isn’t always on time  oh oh oh
Bm D/F# 
Hold the line     
Asus4 Bm D/F# 
Love isn’t always on time  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 told me girl  →  → 
Em F#m Bm F#m Fm Em 
 It’s not in the way you say you’re mine  →  → 
Em F#m F#m Fm Em 
 It’s not in the way that you came back to m →  → 
Em F#m F#m Fm Em 
 It’s not in the way that your love set me fre →  → 
Em F#m 
 It’s not in the way you look or the things that you say that you’ll do

Bm D/F# 
Hold the line     
Asus4 Bm D/F# 
Love isn’t always on time  oh oh oh
Bm D/F# 
Hold the line     
Asus4 Bm D/F# 
Love isn’t always on time  oh oh oh

Tracy Chapman - Give Me One Reason  

Originally in F#, I play in D, highest note is the b3 (“give me on reason to stay *here*”)

Intro

A7 
  →   

Vox on the 1 on “give me one reason”, down to the low b3 on “and I’ll”, and the low 1 on “round”

A7 
Give me one reason to stay here,  and I’ll turn right back around
A7 
Give me one reason to stay here,  and I’ll turn right back around
A7 
Said I don’t want leave you lonely
You got to make me change my mind

A7 
Baby I got your number,  oh and I know that you got mine
A7 
You know that I called you,  I called too many times
A7 
You can call me baby, you can call me anytime
But you got to call me

A7 
Give me one reason to stay here,  and I’ll turn right back around
A7 
Give me one reason to stay here,  and I’ll turn right back around
A7 
Said I don’t want leave you lonely
You got to make me change my mind

A7 
I don’t want no one to squeeze me,  they might take away my life
A7 
I don’t want no one to squeeze me,  they might take away my life
A7 
I just want someone to hold me,  oh and rock me through the night

Solo on verse chords

A7 
  →   
A7 
  →   
A7 
   
A7 
This youthful heart can love you,  yes and give you what you need
A7 
I said this youthful heart can love you,  oh and give you what you need
A7 
But I’m too old to go chasing you around 
Wasting my precious energy

A7 
Give me one reason to stay here,  and I’ll turn right back around
A7 
Give me one reason to stay here,  and I’ll turn right back around
A7 
Said I don’t want leave you lonely
You got to make me change my mind

A7 
Baby just give me one reason,  oh give me just one reason why
A7 
Baby just give me one reason,  oh give me just one reason why, I should stay

Hard stop on the IV

A7 
Said I told you that I loved you 
A7 
And there ain’t no more to say  → 

Train - 50 Ways to Say Goodbye  

Originally in Ebm, I play in Gm capo 3

Intro

Em Am Gmaj7 
Cmaj7 Am Bsus4 
   

Vox on 5 1 5 on “my heart is”

Em Am 
My heart is paralyzed
Gmaj7 
My head was oversized
Cmaj7 Am Bsus4 
I’ll take the high road like I should 

Em Am 
 You said it’s meant to be
 That it’s not you, it’s me
Cmaj7 Am Bsus4 
 You’re leaving now for my own good 

That’s cool but if my friends ask where you are I’m gonna say

Vox on the maj7 of the chord on “down”

She went down in an airplane
Fried getting suntan
Em 
 Fell in a cement mixer full of quicksand
F#m 
Help me, help me I’m no good at goodbyes 

She met a shark underwater
Fell and no one caught her
Em 
 I returned everything I ever bought her
Help me, help me I’m all out of lies
Em 
And ways to say you died

Em Am Gmaj7 
Cmaj7 Am Bsus4 
   
Em Am 
 My pride still feels the sting
Gmaj7 
 You were my everything
Am Bsus4 
 Someday I’ll find a love like yours 

Em 
 She’ll think I’m Superman
Gmaj7 
 Not super minivan
Am Bsus4 
 How could you leave on Yom Kippur 

That’s cool but if my friends ask where you are I’m gonna say

She was caught in a mudslide
Eaten by a lion
Em 
 Got run over by a crappy purple Scion
F#m 
Help me, help me I’m no good at goodbyes 

She dried up in the desert
Drowned in a hot tub
Em 
 Danced to death at an East side nightclub
Help me, help me I’m all out of lies
Em 
And ways to say you died

Em Am Gmaj7 
Cmaj7 Am Bm 
   

Bridge

Vox on the 4 of the chord on “wanna”

I wanna live a thousand lives with you
I wanna be the one you’re dying to
Love, but you don’t want to

That’s cool but if my friends ask where you are I’m gonna say
That’s cool but if my friends ask where you are I’m gonna say

She went down in an airplane
Fried getting suntan
Em 
 Fell in a cement mixer full of quicksand
F#m 
Help me, help me I’m no good at goodbyes 

She met a shark underwater
Fell and no one caught her
Em 
 I returned everything I ever bought her
Help me, help me I’m all out of lies

She was caught in a mudslide
Eaten by a lion
Em 
 Got run over by a crappy purple Scion
F#m 
Help me, help me I’m no good at goodbyes 

She dried up in the desert
Drowned in a hot tub
Em 
 Danced to death at an East side nightclub
Help me, help me I’m all out of lies
Em 
And ways to say you died

 →  → 
 →  → 

Train - Drops of Jupiter  

Originally in C, I play in A

Asus4 E6 Dsus2 Dsus2 
       →  

Suspensions continue, not notating all of them

Now that she’s back in the atmosphere 
With drops of Jupiter in her hair, hey hey

She acts like summer and walks like rain
Reminds me that there’s a time to change, hey hey

Since the return of her stay on the moon
She listens like spring and she talks like June, hey hey, hey hey

F#m 
But tell me, did you sail across the sun?
C#m7 
Did you make it to the Milky Way
D6 
To see the lights all faded
Aadd9 
 And that heaven is overrated?

F#m 
Tell me, did you fall for a shooting star?
Bm 
One without a permanent scar
And then you missed me, while you were looking for yourself out there?

Asus4 E6 Dsus2 Dsus2 
       →  

Now that she’s back from that soul vacation
Tracing her way through the constellation, hey hey
She checks out Mozart while she does Tae-Bo
Reminds me that there’s room to grow, hey hey

Now that she’s back in the atmosphere
I’m afraid that she might think of me as
Plain old Jane told a story ‘bout a man

Who was too afraid to fly so he never did land

F#m 
But tell me, did the wind sweep you off your feet?
C#m7 
Did you finally get the chance to
D6 
Dance along the light of day
Aadd9 
 And head back to the Milky Way?
F#m 
And tell me, did Venus blow your mind?
Bm 
Was it everything you wanted to find?
And then you missed me, while you were looking for yourself out there

Asus4 E6 Dsus2 Dsus2 
       →  

Now *really* keep those suspensions going

Aadd9 
Can you imagine no love, pride, deep-fried chicken
Your best friend al-ways sticking up for you

Even when I know you’re wrong

Aadd9 
Can you imagine no first dance, freeze-dried romance
Five-hour phone conversation
D# 
The best soy latte that you ever had, and me  → 

F#m 
But tell me, did the wind sweep you off your feet?
C#m7 
Did you finally get the chance to
D6 
Dance along the light of day
Aadd9 
 And head back toward the Milky Way?

F#m7 
And tell me, did you sail across the sun?
C#m7 D6 
Did you make it to the Milky Way

To see the lights all faded

Aadd9 
And that heaven is overrated?
F#m 
And tell me, did you fall for a shooting star?
Bm 
One without a permanent scar

C#m7 
And then you missed me while you were looking for yourself

Aadd9 
Na na na na na na
E6 
Na na na na na na
Na na na na na

And did you finally get the chance along the light of day?

Aadd9 
Na na na na na na
E6 
Na na na na na na
Na na na na na

And did you fall for a shooting star?
Fall for a shooting star?

Aadd9 
Na na na na na na
E6 
Na na na na na na
And are you lonely looking for yourself out there?

Train - Hey Soul Sister  

Originally in E, I play in A

In E, chorus is played with all chords open on 1 and 2 strings

F#m 
 Hey ay, hey ay ay ay ay, hey ay ay ay ay
F#m 
Your lipstick stains  on the front lobe of my left side brains 
F#m 
I knew I wouldn’t forget you and so I went and let you blow my mind  
F#m 
Your sweet moonbeam,  the smell of you in every single dream I dream
F#m 
I knew when we collided you’re the one I have decided who’s one of my kind  

Dsus2 Dsus2 
Hey soul sister ain’t that Mister Mister on the radio, stereo
The way you move ain’t fair you know

Hard stop at the end of this line

Dsus2 Dsus2 
Hey soul sister I don’t want to miss a single thing you do 
F#m 
Tonight, hey ay, hey ay ay ay ay, hey ay ay ay ay

F#m 
Just in time  I’m so glad you have a one-track mind like me
F#m 
You gave my life direction, a game show love connection we can’t deny  
F#m 
I’m so obsessed,  my heart is bound to beat right out my untrimmed chest
F#m 
I believe in you, like a virgin you’re Madonna and I’m always gonna wanna
Blow your mind 

Dsus2 Dsus2 
Hey soul sister ain’t that Mister Mister on the radio, stereo
The way you move ain’t fair you know
Dsus2 Dsus2 
Hey soul sister I don’t want to miss a single thing you do 

Tonight, the way you can’t cut a rug
Watching you’s the only drug I
F#m 
Need, so gangster I’m so thug
D/F# 
You’re the only one I’m dreaming of you see
A/E 
 I can be myself now finally
 In fact there’s nothing I can’t
F#m F#m/E 
 Be, I want the world to see you be with  me

Dsus2 Dsus2 
Hey soul sister ain’t that Mister Mister on the radio, stereo
The way you move ain’t fair you know
Dsus2 Dsus2 
Hey soul sister I don’t want to miss a single thing you do tonight

Dsus2 Dsus2 
Hey soul sister I don’t want to miss a single thing you do 

F#m 
Tonight, hey ay, hey ay ay ay ay, hey ay ay ay ay
F#m 
Tonight, hey ay, hey ay ay ay ay, hey ay ay ay ay
Tonight

Twenty One Pilots - House of Gold  

Originally in C, I play in G

Intro

Chords are implied in this chorus, the uke is just playing octaves on the 5

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “asked”

She asked me, son, when I grow old
F#m 
Will you buy me a house of gold?
And when your father turns to stone
Will you take care of me?

Chords enter

She asked me, son, when I grow old
F#m 
Will you buy me a house of gold?
And when your father turns to stone
Will you take care of me?

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “I”, the 1 of the chord on “make”

F#7 
I will make you
Bm Gm 
Queen of everything you see
I’ll put you on the map
I’ll cure you of disease 

Let’s say we up and left this town
F#m 
And turned our future upside-down
We’ll make pretend that you and me
Lived ever after, happily

She asked me, son, when I grow old
F#m 
Will you buy me a house of gold?
And when your father turns to stone
Will you take care of me?

F#7 
I will make you
Bm Gm 
Queen of everything you see
I’ll put you on the map
I’ll cure you of disease, ohhhh

And since we know that dreams are dead
F#m 
And life turns plans up on their head
I will plan to be a bum

Big scream on the 1 of the chord “become someone”

So I just might become someone

She asked me, son, when I grow old
F#m 
Will you buy me a house of gold?
And when your father turns to stone
Will you take care of me?

Let ring

F#7 
I will make you
Bm Gm 
Queen of everything you see
I’ll put you on the map
I’ll cure you of disease

Twisted Sister - We’re Not Gonna Take It  

Originally in E, I play in A

Starts percussion only, chords are implicit

We’re not gonna take it
No, we ain’t gonna take it
We’re not gonna take it
A/G# F#m7 
Anymore   
A/G# F#m7 
   
 We’ve got the right to choose it
 There ain’t no way we’ll lose it
 This is our life, this is our song 

 We’ll fight the powers that be, just
 Don’t pick our destiny ‘cause
 You don’t know us, you don’t belong 

We’re not gonna take it
No, we ain’t gonna take it
A/G# F#m7 
We’re not gonna take it anymore   

 Oh you’re so condescending
 Your gall is never-ending
 We don’t want nothin’, not a thing from you 

 Your life is trite and jaded
 Boring and confiscated
A/G# F#m7 
 If that’s your best, your best won’t do   

Bridge

F#m Em 
 Whoa oh oh
F#m Em 
 Whoa oh oh

We’re right, yeah
A# 
We’re free, yeah
We’ll fight, yeah
You’ll see

We’re not gonna take it
No, we ain’t gonna take it
We’re not gonna take it anymore 

We’re not gonna take it
No, we ain’t gonna take it
A/G# F#m7 
We’re not gonna take it anymore   

No way!

Solo on verse chords

A/G# F#m7 
   

Bridge

F#m Em 
 Whoa oh oh
F#m Em 
 Whoa oh oh

We’re right, yeah
A# 
We’re free, yeah
We’ll fight, yeah
You’ll see

Instruments out

We’re not gonna take it
No, we ain’t gonna take it
We’re not gonna take it anymore 

We’re not gonna take it, no!
No, we ain’t gonna take it
We’re not gonna take it anymore,  just you try and make us!

We’re not gonna take it, come on!
No, we ain’t gonna take it, you’re all worthless and weak!
We’re not gonna take it anymore,  now drop and give me 20!

U2 - All I Want is You  

Originally in Ab, I play in G capo 1

The big “yoo-hoo’s” at the end are on the 1, so falsetto or skip those

Intro

Cadd9 Cadd9 
   
Cadd9 Cadd9 
You say you want diamonds and a ring of gold
Cadd9 Cadd9 
You say you want your story to remain untold

Em Cadd9 
But all the promises we make
Em Cadd9 
From the cradle to the grave
Cadd9 
When all I want is yo

Cadd9 Cadd9 
   
Cadd9 Cadd9 
You say you’ll give me a highway with no one on it
Cadd9 
treasure just to look upon it
Cadd9 
All the riches in the night

Cadd9 Cadd9 
You say you’ll give me eyes in a moon of blindness
Cadd9 
river in a time of dryness
Cadd9 
harbor in the tempest

Em Cadd9 
But all the promises we make
Em Cadd9 
From the cradle to the grave
Cadd9 
When all I want is you

Cadd9 Cadd9 
   

I don’t advocate the IV7 here, but it’s clearly there

C7 C7 
   
Cadd9 Cadd9 
You say you want your love to work out right
Cadd9 
To last with me through the night

Cadd9 Cadd9 
You say you want diamonds and a ring of gold
Cadd9 
Your story to remain untold
Cadd9 
Your love not to grow cold

Em Cadd9 
All the promises we break
Em Cadd9 
From the cradle to the grave
Cadd9 
When all I want is you

Cadd9 Cadd9 
       x6

Cadd9 Cadd9 
You-oo, all I want is you-oo, all I want is
Cadd9 Cadd9 
You-oo, all I want is you-oo

Outro

Cadd9 Cadd9 
       x10000000

U2 - I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For  

Originally in C#, I play in E

Highest note that matters is the 6

I have climbed highest mountain

I have run through the fields

Aadd9 
Only to be with you, only to be with you

I have run, I have crawled

I have scaled these city walls

Aadd9 
These city walls, only to be with you

Bsus4 Aadd9 
But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for
Bsus4 Aadd9 
But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for

I have kissed honey lips

Felt the healing fingertips

Aadd9 
It burned like fire, this burning desire

I have spoke with the tongue of angels

I have held the hand of the devil

Aadd9 
It was warm in the night, I was cold as a stone

Bsus4 Aadd9 
But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for
Bsus4 Aadd9 
But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for

Solo if appropriate on verse chords

I believe in the kingdom come

Then all the colors will bleed into one

Aadd9 
Bleed into one, well yes I’m still running

You broke the bonds and you loosed the chains

Carried the cross of my shame

Aadd9 
Of my shame, you know I believed it

Bsus4 Aadd9 
But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for
Bsus4 Aadd9 
But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for

U2 - Mysterious Ways  

Originally in Bb, I play in E capo 1

Intro

       x4

Vox on the 3

Johnny take a walk with your sister the moon
Let her pale light in to fill up your room
You’ve been living underground, eating from a can
You’ve been running away from what you don’t understand, look

Lots of b3 and b7 in the bass here, so this is almost a I7#9

 She’s slippy,  you’re sliding down
 Will she be there when you  hit the ground

 It’s alright, it’s alright, it’s alright
 She moves in mysterious ways

 It’s alright, it’s alright, it’s alright
 She moves in mysterious ways, ah ah ah

Yes, really, this happens three times, not four

       x3

Johnny take a dive with your sister in the rain
Let her talk about the things you can’t explain
To touch is to heal, to hurt is to steal
If you want to kiss the sky better learn how to kneel, on your knees boy

 She’s the wave,  she’ll turn the tide
 She sees a man inside the  child, yeah

 It’s alright, it’s alright, it’s alright
 She moves in mysterious ways, ah ah ah

 It’s alright, it’s alright, it’s alright
 She moves in mysterious ways, yeah

 It’s alright, it’s alright, alright
 Lift my days, light up my nights, oh

Instrumental breakdown

       x4

Solo

Bridge, vox on 1 1 1 2 of the chord on “one day you’ll look”

Em 
 One day you’ll look, back
And you’ll see where you were held, how
Em 
By this love while you could stand, there
You could move on this moment
Follow this feeling

 It’s alright, it’s alright, it’s alright
 She moves in mysterious ways

 It’s alright, it’s alright, it’s alright
 She moves in mysterious ways, oh oh oh

 It’s alright, it’s alright, alright
 Oh ah,  oh ah

 It’s alright, it’s alright, it’s alright
 The spirit moves in mysterious ways

 It’s alright, it’s alright, alright
 Lift my days, light up my nights, oh

U2 - One  

Originally in Am, I play in Em capo 2

Em Asus2 Cmaj7 
   
Em Asus2 
 Is it getting better
Cmaj7 
 Or do you feel the same
Em Asus2 
 Will it make it easier on you now
Cmaj7 
 You’ve got someone to blame

Em 
You say  one love,  one life
Cmaj7 
 When it’s one need  in the night
Em 
 One love,  we get to share it
Cmaj7 Em 
 It leaves you baby if you  don’t care for it

Em Asus2 Cmaj7 
   
Em Asus2 
 Did I disappoint you?
Cmaj7 
 Or leave a bad taste in your mouth?
Em Asus2 
 You act like you never had love
Cmaj7 
 And you want me to go without

Em 
Well it’s  too late  tonight
Cmaj7 
 To drag the past out into the light
Em 
 We’re one, but we’re  not the same
Cmaj7 
We get to  carry each other carry each other
Em Asus2 Cmaj7 
One    

Em Asus2 
 Have you come here for forgiveness?
Cmaj7 
 Have you come to raise the dead?
Em Asus2 
 Have you come here to play Jesus
Cmaj7 
 To the lepers in your head?

Em 
 Did I ask too much?  More than a lot?
Cmaj7 
 You gave me nothing now it’s  all I got
Em 
 We’re one but we’re  not the same
Cmaj7 
Well we  hurt each other then we do it again

Em 
You say  love is a temple, love a higher law
Em 
Love is a temple, love the higher law
You ask me to enter, but then you make me crawl
Cmaj7 
And I can’t be holding on  to what you got
When all you got is hurt 

Em 
One love one blood
Cmaj7 
 One life you got to do what you should
Em Cmaj7 
 One life  with each other,  sisters,  brothers
Em 
 One life but we’re  not the same
Cmaj7 
We get to  carry each other, carry each other
Em Cmaj7 
On On 
Em Cmaj7 
On On

Em Cmaj7 
Ooooh,  oh  make it, make it, make it
Em Cmaj7 
Hiiiigh, high   

U2 - Pride  

Originally in Bb, I play in E

Big vox in the chorus are on the 1

All the V’s I write here are actually v’s in the

original, but I prefer them as IV’s, and the vox don’t mind

In E, I play the verse chords as I IVsus2 VIIsus2 5sus4

In E, I play the chorus chords as barre with the top two open

Intro, usually skip the first line

       x 2
       x 2

One man come in the name of love
One man come and go
One man come he to justify
One man to overthrow

In the name of love
What more in the name of love?
In the name of love
What more in the name of love?

One man caught on a barbed-wire fence
One man he resist
One man washed on an empty beach
One man betrayed with a kiss

In the name of love
What more in the name of love?
In the name of love
What more in the name of love?

Solo if appropriate

       x2

       x 2
M-m-m-m  m-m-m-m  m-m-m-m m-mm

 Early morning, April four
Shot rings out in the Memphis sky
 Free at last, they took your life
They could not take your pride

In the name of love
What more in the name of love?
In the name of love
What more in the name of love?

U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday  

Originally in Bbm, I play in Em

Em C6 C6 
       x2

Em C6 
 I can’t believe the news today
Em C6 
 Oh, I can’t close my eyes and make it go away

Am 
 How long, how long must we sing this song?
Am 
 How long, how long?

Em C6 
‘Cause tonight  we can be as one
Em C6 
Tonight  

Em C6 
 Broken bottles under children’s feet
Em C6 
 Bodies strewn across the dead end street
Em C6 
 But I won’t heed the battle call
Em C6 
 It puts my back up, puts my back up against the wall

Em C6 
 Sunday, bloody Sunday
Em C6 
 Sunday, bloody Sunday
A# Am 
 Sunday,  bloody Sunday (Sunday, bloody Sunday)
A# Am 
 Sunday,  bloody Sunday, oh let’s go

Em C6 C6 
       x2

Em C6 
 And the battle’s just begun
Em C6 
 There’s many lost, but tell me who has won
Em C6 
 The trench is dug within our hearts
Em C6 
 And mothers, children, brothers, sisters torn apart

Em C6 
 Sunday, bloody Sunday
Em C6 
 Sunday, bloody Sunday

Am 
 How long, how long must we sing this song?
Am 
 How long, how long?

Em C6 
‘Cause tonight  we can be as one
Em C6 
Tonight,   tonight

Em C6 
 Sunday, bloody Sunday (tonight, tonight)
Em C6 
 Sunday, bloody Sunday (tonight, tonight)

Em C6 C6 
       x5

Em C6 
Wipe the tears from your eyes 
Em C6 
Wipe your tears away 
Em C6 
Oh, wipe your tears away 
Em C6 
Oh, wipe your tears away  (Sunday, bloody Sunday)
Em C6 
Oh, wipe your blood shot eyes  (Sunday, bloody Sunday)

A# Am 
 Sunday,  bloody Sunday (Sunday, bloody Sunday)
A# Am 
A# Am 
 Sunday,  bloody Sunday (Sunday, bloody Sunday)

Yeah, let’s go

Em C6 C6 
       x2

Em C6 
 And it’s true we are immune
Em C6 
 When fact is fiction and TV reality
Em C6 
 And today the millions cry
Em C6 
 We eat and drink while tomorrow they die (Sunday, bloody Sunday)
Em C6 
 The real battle yet begun (Sunday, bloody Sunday)
Em C6 
 To claim the victory Jesus won, on (Sunday, bloody Sunday)

Em C6 
 Sunday, bloody Sunday
Em C6 
 Sunday, bloody Sunday
Em 

U2 - Where the Streets Have No Name  

Originally in D, I play in A

Noodle for a while on...

D/A 
 
I wanna run, I want to hide

I wanna  tear down the walls

That hold me inside
F#m 
I wanna reach out
And touch the flame
Where the streets have no name

I wanna feel sunlight on my face

I see the dust cloud disappear

Without a trace
F#m 
I wanna take shelter from the poison rain
Where the streets have no name, oh

Where the streets have no name
Where the streets have no name
We’re still building then burning down love, burning down love
F#m 
And when I go there, I go there with you
It’s all I can do

D/A 
 
The city’s a flood and our love turns to rust

We’re beaten and blown by the wind

Trampled in dust
F#m 
I’ll show you a place
High on a desert plain
Where the streets have no name, oh

Where the streets have no name
Where the streets have no name
We’re still building then burning down love, burning down love
F#m 
And when I go there, I go there with you
It’s all I can do

Our love turns to rust

We’re beaten and blown by the wind, blown by the wind
Oh, and I see love, see our love turn to rust
We’re beaten and blown by the wind, blown by the wind

F#m 
Oh, when I go there
I go there with you
It’s all I can do

D/A D/A 

U2 - With or Without You  

Originally in D, I play in C,

ideally at about 1.5x speed and on a uke

Am 
       x2

Am 
See the stone set in your eyes
See the thorn twist in your side
Am 
wait for you 

Am 
Sleight of hand and twist of fate
On a bed of nails she makes me wait
Am 
And I wait without you 

With or without you
Am 
With or without you

Am 
Through the storm we reach the shore
You give it all but I want more
Am 
And I’m waiting for you 

With or without you
Am 
With or without you, ohoh
Am 
I can’t live  with or without you 

And you give yourself away
Am 
And you give yourself away
And you give and you give
Am 
And you give yourself away

Am 
My hands are tied   my body bruised, she’s got me with
Am 
Nothing to win and nothing left to lose

And you give yourself away
Am 
And you give yourself away
And you give And you give

Hard stop on “give” here

Am 
And you give yourself away

With or without you
Am 
With or without you, ohoh
Am 
I can’t live  with or without you

Am Am 
Whoa...    whoa...    

The original does not repeat this section, but if

I’m doing this as a duet, I repeat the whoa’s

Am Am 
Whoa...    whoa...    

With or without you
Am 
With or without you, ohoh
Am 
I can’t live  with or without you

With or without you

Am 

UB40 - Red Red Wine  

UB40 in C#, I play in G capo 1

I transcribed the chords according to the UB40 version, but for solo acoustic

performance, it makes more sense to replace the V/2 and IV/5 with the iimin7

and V, respectively.

Vox on 5 7 1 on “red red wine”

D/A 
Red red win  
C/D D/A 
Goes to my head   
C/D D/A 
Makes me forget that I  
C/D 
Still need her so  → 

D/A 
Red red win 
C/D D/A 
It’s up to you  
C/D D/A 
All I can do I’ve done  
C/D 
Memories won’t go
 Memories won’t go

D/A C/D 
   

Vox on the 3 of the chord (7 of the key) on “sworn”

I have sworn
That with time
Thoughts of you would leave my head

I was wrong, now I find
Just one thing makes me forget

D/A 
Red red wine  
C/D D/A 
Stay close to m 
C/D D/A 
Don’t let me be alone 
C/D 
It’s tearin’ apart
 My blue, blue heart

Red red wine, you make me feel so fine
D/A C/D 
You keep me rockin’ all of the time
Red red wine, you make me feel so grand
D/A C/D 
feel a million dollar when you’re just in my hand

Red red wine, you make me feel so sad
D/A C/D 
Any time I see you go, it make me feel bad
Red red wine, you make me feel so fine
D/A C/D 
Monkey pack him Rizla pon the sweet Dep line

D/A 
Red red win 
C/D D/A 
It’s up to you  
C/D D/A 
All I can do I’ve done  
C/D 
Memories won’t go
 Memories won’t go

D/A C/D 
   
I have sworn
That with time
Thoughts of you would leave my head

I was wrong, now I find
Just one thing makes me forget

D/A 
Red red wine  
C/D D/A 
Stay close to m 
C/D D/A 
Don’t let me be alone 
C/D 
It’s tearin’ apart
 My blue, blue heart

D/A C/D 
D/A 
  
C/D D/A C/D 
Red red red wine   

Ugly Kid Joe - Everything About You  

Originally in Db, I play in A

Intro, hard stop on the last pass

   x 8

 hate the rain and sunny weather 
And I,  I hate beach and mountains too, boo hoo
And  don’t like a thing about the city, no no
And I, I, I hate the countryside too 

Hard stop on “everything”

And I hate everything about you 

Hard stop on the V

Everything about you 

And  don’t like a thing about your mother 
And I,  I hate your daddy’s guts too, boo hoo
And  don’t like a thing about your sister, no no
‘Cause I, I, I think sex is overrated too 

And I, get sick when I’m around
I can’t stand to be around

Hard stop on “everything”

I hate everything about you  
Everything about you 
Hate everything about you 
Everything about you →  → 

Bridge

 Some say I’ve got a bad attitude
 But that don’t change the way I feel about you
 And if you think this might be bringing me down
 Look again ‘cause I ain’t wearing no frown, get down!

Solo if appropriate on verse and chorus chords

Switch to crazy reggae rap

 

Wherever we are right now, with 99% confidence, I’m likely to skip this part

Well I don’t really care about your sister
Fuck the little bitch ‘cause I already kissed her
One thing that I did to your lady
Put her on the bed and she didn’t say maybe

Well I know, you know, everybody knows
Way it comes, the way it’s gonna go
You think it’s sad, well that’s too bad
‘Cause I’m havin’ a ball hatin’ every little thing about you, ha ha
 Everything about you
 Everything about

I get sick when I’m around
I can’t stand to be around

Hard stop on the V for jazz voice

 hate everything about you

F# 
 →  →  →  → 

Uncle Kracker - Follow Me  

Originally in F, I play in G

Intro (chords implied)

G/B 
   → 
G/B 
   → 

Mostly a capella

You don’t know how you met me
You don’t know why
You can’t turn around and say goodbye
All you know is when I’m with you, I make you free
And swim through your veins like a fish in the sea, I’m singin’

G/B 
 Follow me everything is all right
G/B 
 I’ll be the one to tuck you in at night
G/B 
And if you want to leave I can guarantee
You won’t find nobody else like me

Instruments enter

 I’m not worried bout the ring you wear
Cause as long as no one knows than nobody  can care
 You’re feelin’ guilty and I’m well aware
But you don’t look ashamed and baby I’m not scared, I’m singin’

G/B 
 Follow me everything is all right
G/B 
 I’ll be the one to tuck you in at night
G/B 
And if you want to leave I can guarantee
You won’t find nobody else like me

Solo

G/B 
       x3
   →  

Am 
 Won’t give you money
I can’t give you the sky
 You’re better off if you don’t ask why
Am 
 I’m not the reason that you  go astray, and
 We’ll be alright if you don’t ask me to stay

G/B 
 Follow me everything is all right
G/B 
 I’ll be the one to tuck you in at night
G/B 
And if you want to leave I can guarantee
You won’t find nobody else like me

Let ring

You don’t know how you met me
You don’t know why
You can’t turn around and say goodbye
All you know is when I’m with you, I make you free
And swim through your veins like a fish in the sea, I’m singin’

G/B 
 Follow me everything is all right
G/B 
 I’ll be the one to tuck you in at night
G/B 
And if you want to leave I can guarantee
You won’t find nobody else like me, I’m singin’

G/B 
 Follow me everything is all right
G/B 
 I’ll be the one to tuck you in at night
G/B 
And if you want to leave I can guarantee
You won’t find nobody else like me, I’m singin’

Let ring

G/B 
 Follow me everything is all right
G/B 
 I’ll be the one to tuck you in at night
G/B 
And if you want to leave I can guarantee
You won’t find nobody else like me

Van Halen - Dreams  

Originally in C, I play in C an octave down, and it’s

*still* a little too high.  Insane.

Start with a slow approximation of the intro riff

Cadd9 Am 
Fsus2 Am7 
Csus4 Csus2 

Now fast, with excessive suspensions

I play only one of these, or play both but double-time

C/E 
C/E Am 
   
Am F6 
World turns black and white
Gsus2 Am 
Pictures in an empty room
F6 Gsus2 
Your love starts fallin’ down
Am 
Better change your tune

F6 Gsus2 
Yeah, you reach for the golden ring
Am 
Reach for the sky
F6 Gsus2 
Baby, just spread your wings

Not super-faithful to the original chords here

G/C G/C 
And get higher and higher
Am Em Em7 
Straight up we’ll climb  
G/C G/C 
We’ll get higher and higher
Am Em Em7 
Leave it all behind  

Am F6 
Run, run, run away
Gsus2 Am 
Like a train runnin’ off the track
F6 Gsus2 
Got the truth being left behind
Am 
Fall between the cracks
F6 Gsus2 
Standin’ on broken dreams
Am 
Never losin’ sight, ah
F6 Gsus2 
Well just spread your wings

G/C G/C 
We’ll get higher and higher
Am Em Em7 
Straight up we’ll climb  
G/C G/C 
We’ll get higher and higher
Am Em Em7 Gsus4 
Leave it all behind   

Cadd9 
So baby dry your eyes
Am 
Save all the tears you’ve cried
Fsus2 Am7 Csus4 Csus2 
Oh, that’s what dreams are made of
Em7 Am 
‘Cause we belong in a world that must be strong
Fsus2 Am7 Csus4 Csus2 
Oh, that’s what dreams are made of

Crazy out-of-place shredding here, I just repeat the

second part of the intro

C/E 
   
G/C G/C 
Yeah, we’ll get higher and higher
Am Em Em7 
Straight up we’ll climb 
G/C G/C Am 
Higher and higher
Em Em7 
Leave it all behind 
G/C G/C 
Oh, we’ll get higher and higher
Fsus2 Fmaj7 Gsus4 
Who knows what we’ll find

Cadd9 
So baby dry your eyes
Am 
Save all the tears you’ve cried
Fsus2 Am7 Csus4 Csus2 
Oh, that’s what dreams are made of
Em7 Am 
‘Cause we belong in a world that must be strong
Fsus2 Am7 Csus4 Csus2 
Oh, that’s what dreams are made of

Another crazy out-of-place shredding here, I just repeat the

second part of the intro

C/E 
   

Slow

Em7 Am 
And in the end on dreams we will depend
Fsus2 Am7 Bb F/A 
‘Cause that’s what love is made of  

Van Halen - Right Now  

Originally in Dm, I play in Em capo 0 or 1

The big “Right Now” is on the 7 of the minor key, the

“everything” goes up to the 1.

Intro, skip if solo acoustic

Em Em Em Em 
Em Em 
 
Em 
       x 4

Vox on the 5

Em 
 Don’t wanna wait till tomorrow 
 Why put it off another day? 
Em 
 One by one, little problems
Build up and stand in our way, oh 

“One step” is on the 2 of the chord

Asus4 
 One step ahead, one step behind  
Em 
 Now you gotta run to get even
Asus4 
 Make future plans, or dream about yester day, hey
 Come on, turn, turn this thing around

G/B 
Right now, hey it’s your tomorrow 
G/B 
Right now, come on, it’s everything 
G/B 
Right now, catch your magic moment, do it
Right here and now, it means everything

Em 
 Miss a beat, you lose the rhythm
 And nothing falls into place, no 
Em 
 Only missed by a fraction
 Slipped a little off your pace, oh 

Asus4 
 The more things you get, the more you want  
Em 
 Just traded one for the other
Asus4 
 Working so hard, to make it easy, whoa
Got to turn,  come on, turn this thing around

G/B 
Right now, hey it’s your tomorrow 
G/B 
Right now, come on, it’s everything 
G/B 
Right now, catch that magic moment, do it
Right here and now, it means everything

Em Em 
 It’s enlightening  right now
What are you waitin’ for,  o
  Yeah,   right now

Solo on chorus chords

Em 
      
G/B 
Right now, hey it’s your tomorrow 
G/B 
Right now, come on, it’s everything 
G/B 
Right now, catch that magic moment, and do it right
G/B 
Right now,  ooooh , right now

Outro

Em 
It’s what’s happening   
Right here and now, right now
Em 
It’s right now
Em 
Oh,  tell me, what are you waitin’ for
Em 
 Turn this thing around

Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl  

---------------8-10-12-10-8------------------
-8-10-12-10-8----------------8-10-12-10-8-10-
---------------9-10-12-10-9------------------
-9-10-12-10-9----------------9-10-12-10-9-10-

   
Hey where did we go  days when the rain came
Down in the hollow,  playing a new game
Laughin’ and a runnin’ hey, hey, skipping and a jumping
In the misty morning fog  oh our hearts a thumpin’ and 
Em 
You  my brown-eyed girl 
You my  brown-eyed girl 

Whatever happened to Tuesdays and so slow
Going down the old mine with a transistor radio
Standing in the sunlight laughing,  hiding behind a rainbow’s wall
Slipping and a sliding  all along the waterfall with
Em 
You  my brown-eyed girl 
You my  brown-eyed girl

D7 
Do you remember when we used to sing
Sha la la  la la la la  la la la la tee  da   just like that
Sha la la  la la la la  la la la la tee  da   la tee da

   
So hard to find my way, now that I’m on my own
I saw you just the other day,  my how you have grown
Cast my memory back there, lord sometimes I’m overcome thinking ‘bout
Making love in the green grass  behind the stadium with you
Em 
You  my brown-eyed girl 
You my  brown-eyed girl

D7 
Do you remember when we used to sing
Sha la la  la la la la  la la la la tee  da just like that
Sha la la  la la la la  la la la la tee  da la tee da

Van Morrison - Moondance  

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 marvelous night for a moondance  with the
Em7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 
Stars up above in your eyes 
Em7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 
A fantabulous night to make romance  ‘neath the
Em7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 
Color of October skies 

Em7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 
All the leaves on the trees are falling  to the
Em7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 
Sound of the breezes that blow 
Em7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 
And I’m trying to please to the calling  of your
Em7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 
Heartstrings that play soft and lo

Vox up to the 3 of the chord on “night”

Am7 Em7 
You know the night’s magic seems to
Am7 Em7 
Whisper and hush 
Am7 Em7 Am7 
You know the soft moonlight 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 have one more moondance with
Em7 F#m7 Em7 B7#9 
Yo my love 
Em7 F#m7 Em7 F#m7 
Can I just make some more romance with
Em7 F#m7 Em7 B7#9 
You  my love 

Em7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 
Well I want to make love to you tonight 
Em7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 
I can’t wait till the morning has come 
Em7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 
And I know now the time is just right and straight
Em7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 
Into my arms you will run 

Em7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 
When you come my heart will be waiting  to make
Em7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 
Sure that you’re never alon
Em7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 
There and then all my dreams will come true dear
Em7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 
There and then I will make you my ow

And every time... 

Am7 Em7 
touch you, you just
Am7 Em7 
Tremble inside
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 have one more moondance with
Em7 F#m7 Em7 B7#9 
Yo my love 
Em7 F#m7 Em7 F#m7 
Can I just make some more romance 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 marvelous night for a moondance  with the
Em7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 
Stars up above in your eyes 
Em7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 
A fantabulous night to make romance  ‘neath the
Em7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 
Color of October skies 

Em7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 
All the leaves on the trees are falling  to the
Em7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 
Sound of the breezes that blow 
Em7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 
And I’m trying to please to the calling  of your
Em7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 
Heartstrings that play soft and lo

Am7 Em7 
You know the night’s magic seems to
Am7 Em7 
Whisper and hush 
Am7 Em7 Am7 
You know the soft moonlight seems to shine 
B7#9 
In your blush 

Em7 F#m7 Em7 F#m7 
Can I just have one more moondance with
Em7 F#m7 Em7 B7#9 
Yo my love 
Em7 F#m7 Em7 F#m7 
Can I just make some more romance with
Em7 F#m7 Em7 B7#9 
You  my love 

Em7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7 
One more moondance   with yo
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 Bm Am7 
Can I just have one more moondance with you
Gmaj7 
My love

Van Morrison - Wild Night  

Originally in Em, I play in Am capo 5

Intro

Am 
   x2

Am 
Then you brush your shoes, stand before the mirror
Am 
And you comb your hair, grab your coat and laugh
Am Am 
And you walk wet streets trying to remember 

Hard stop after this line

All the wild night breezes in your memory ever

Am 
And everything looks so complete
Am 
When you’re walking out on the street
Am 
And the wind catches your feet and sends you flying, crying
Am Am Am 
 Oooo oooh wee,  wild night is calling
Am Am Am 
 Oooo oooh wee,  wild night is calling

Am 
All the girls walk by, dressed up for each other
Am 
And the boys do the boogie woogie on the corner of the street
Am Am 
And the people passin’ by stare in wide wonder 
And the inside jukebox blows out just like thunder

Am 
And everything looks so complete
Am 
When you’re walking out on the street
Am 
And the wind catches your feet and sends you flying, crying
Am Am Am 
 Oooo oooh wee,  wild night is calling, alright
Am Am Am 
 Oooo oooh wee,  wild night is calling

Am 
Well the wiiiild night is calling
Am 
The wiiiild night is calling
Am 
Come on out and dance, whoa come on out and make romance
Am 
Come on out and dance,  come on out, make romance

Solo

Am 
   x4

Am 
The wiiiild night is calling
Am 
The wiiiild night is calling
Am 
Come on out and dance, whoa come on out and make romance
Am 
Come on out and dance,  come on out and make romance

Vanessa Williams - Save the Best for Last  

Originally in Eb, I play in A, fast straight 8ths

Intro, skip the first line

E6/G# D/F# A/E A/E 
   

...and start here

Dsus2 Dsus2 Esus4 Esus4 
G6add9 F#m7 
   

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “snow”

A/C# 
Sometimes the snow comes down in June

Vox on the maj7 of the chord on “sun”

F#m 
Sometimes the sun goes ‘round the moon
A/C# 
I see the passion in your eyes
Sometimes it’s all a big surprise

A/C# 
‘Cause there was a time when all I did was wish
Bm7 
You’d tell me this was love
Em7 D/F# 
It’s not the way I hoped or how I planned
Gsus2 D/F# 
But somehow it’s enough

A/C# 
And now we’re standing face to face
F#m 
Isn’t this world a crazy place?
A/C# 
Just when I thought our chance had passed
Dsus2 
You go and save the best for last

Dsus2 Dsus2 Esus4 Esus4 
G6add9 F#m7 
   
A/C# 
All of the nights you came to me
F#m 
When some silly girl had set you free
A/C# 
You wondered how you’d make it through
I wondered what was wrong with you

A/C# 
‘Cause how could you give your love to someone else
Bm7 
And share your dreams with me
Em7 D/F# 
Sometimes the very thing you’re looking for
Gsus2 D/F# 
Is the one thing you can’t see

A/C# 
But now we’re standing face to face
F#m 
Isn’t this world a crazy place?
A/C# 
Just when I thought our chance had passed
You go and save the best for last

String solo on something like the chorus chords

Dsus2 Dsus2 Esus4 Esus4 
G6add9 F#m7 
   
Em7 D/F# 
Sometimes the very thing you’re looking for
Gsus2 D/F# 
Is the one thing you can’t see

A/C# 
Sometimes the snow comes down in June
F#m 
Sometimes the sun goes ‘round the moon
A/C# 
Just when I thought our chance had passed
You go and save the best for last

E6/G# D/F# A/E 
  

Let ring on “best”

You went and saved the best

Dsus2 Dsus2 Esus4 Esus4 
For last    
G6add9 F#m7 

Walk off the Earth - Farther We Go  

Originally in E, I play in D

Intro

Bm 
   

Vox on the 3

 I used to run
 Camp in the backyard and
Bm 
 Play in the sun
 We couldn’t wait to grow up

 Man we were young
 All of the crazy things
Bm 
 We thought we’d become
 We were so young

Vox on 1 2 on “before”

Before mom and dad went gray
Before my friends moved away
Bm 
never thought I’d feel this way but I do

Before I knew what it meant
To love somebody you can’t get
Bm 
And fight the voices in your head that tell you what to do

Vox on 1 7 6 on “when did the”

 When did the simple things get so complicated?
Bm Gmaj7 
 When did the future stop feeling so far?
 When did our lives decide to play out like they did?
Bm 
 But we’re getting smarter
 The farther and farther we go

Bm 
       The farther and farther we go
Bm 
       The farther and farther we go

 We laid in the grass
 Talking and holding hands
Bm 
 We thought it would last
 All of the things we had

 And when I look back
 Back on the past someday
Bm 
 Maybe I’ll laugh
 We were so young

Before mom and dad went gray
Before my friends moved away
Bm 
never thought I’d feel this way but I do

Before I knew what it meant
To love somebody you can’t get
Bm 
And fight the voices in your head that tell you what to do

 When did the simple things get so complicated?
Bm Gmaj7 
 When did the future stop feeling so far?
 When did our lives decide to play out like they did?
Bm 
 But we’re getting smarter
 The farther and farther we go

Bm 
   But we’re getting smarter,  the farther and farther we go
 When did the simple things get so complicated?
Bm 
 But we’re getting smarter,  the farther and farther we go

Bm 
Bm 
       The farther and farther we go

Bm 
   But we’re getting smarter,  the farther and farther we go
 When did the simple things get so complicated?
Bm 
 But we’re getting smarter,  the farther and farther we go

Let ring

 When did our lives decide to play out like they did?
Bm 
 We’re getting smarter
 The farther and farther we go

Walk off the Earth - Happy Stuff  

Originally in G, I play in D

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “my”

F# 
 My twenty-first birthday 
Came with a price to pay, move out
F# 
And figure it all out right away

F# 
 Gone are the carefree days 
The memories fade away, and now
F# 
Reality checks me everyday

Vox up to the high 1 on “hundred”

F# 
I can think of a hundred million
Things I’d rather do than be anxious
F# 
I’m broke as hell and
It’s gettin’ overwhelmin’

I just want happy thoughts, happy friends
F# 
Happy songs, happy love

Just wanna dance around, clothes are off
F# 
Forget about all the not-so-happy stuff, that’s what I want

F# F# 
  All day,   all night
 I’ll deal with all the stress in another life
Happy thoughts, happy friends
F# 
Happy songs, happy love, that’s what I want

F# 
Been makin’ some big mistakes 
Ran outta time to waste, and now
F# 
Nobody left to bail me out
F# 
 Bills stackin’ up again

Headaches from my sleeplessness

F# 
But mama thinks I’m capable as hell
That’s a lotta credit for myself

‘Cause I just want happy thoughts, happy friends
F# 
Happy songs, happy love

Just wanna dance around, clothes are off
F# 
Forget about all the not-so-happy stuff, that’s what I want

F# F# 
  All day,   all night
 I’ll deal with all the stress in another life
Happy thoughts, happy friends
F# 
Happy songs, happy love

Let ring

F# 
I can think of a hundred million
Things I’d rather do than be anxious
F# 
I know someday it’ll all catch up to me

Still ringing

I just want happy thoughts, happy friends
F# 
Happy songs, happy love

Just wanna dance around, clothes are off
F# 
Forget about all the not-so-happy stuff, that’s what I want

Band enters

F# F# 
  All day,   all night
 I’ll deal with all the stress in another life
Happy thoughts, happy friends
F# 
Happy songs, happy love, that’s what I want
F# F# 
  All day,   all night
 That’s what I wanna dream about
F# F# 
  All day,   all night
 Just think about the happy stuff

Walk off the Earth - How It Is  

Rubato, piano only

E7 Am Cadd9 
    
Am Am 
      Ba ba da ba
Am Am 
      Ba ba da ba

Am 
Beauty queens and libertines and beggars on their benches
Am 
They go to sleep and dream like you and I
Am 
Billionaires behind their walls and soldiers in their trenches
Am 
We’re all just looking for a reason why

Am 
To get out of bed in the morning (ah, ah)
Am 
To fight off the urge to just go call it quits
Am 
‘Cause sometimes reality’s boring (ah, ah)
Am 
And it’s a shame, but it’s just how it is

Am 
 Everybody’s gotta live (yes, they do)
Am 
 And everybody’s gonna die
Am 
 Everybody try to have a,  a good time
Am 
 I think you know the reason why 

Am 
So pour a drink, or have a smoke, ‘cause we all got our vices
Am 
Just doing what we need to to get by
Am 
Wear a dress, your Sunday best, whatever you feel nice in
Am 
‘Cause god knows we all need a reason why

Am 
To get out of bed in the morning (ah, ah)
Am 
To fight off the urge to just go call it quits
Am 
‘Cause sometimes reality’s boring (ah, ah)
Am 
And it’s a shame, but it’s just how it is

Am 
 Everybody’s gotta live (yes, they do)
Am 
 And everybody’s gonna die
Am 
 Everybody try to have a,  a good time
Am 
 I think you know the reason why 

Am 
Taxi cars and prison bars, and history repeating
Am 
We build our little boxes, you and I
Am 
So cross your heart or read your cards, whatever you believe in
Am 
‘Cause god knows we all need a reason why

Am 
To get out of bed in the morning 
Am 
To fight off the urge to just go call it quits
Am 
‘Cause sometimes reality’s boring 
Am 
And it’s a shame, but it’s just how it is

Am 
 Everybody’s gotta live (yes, they do)
Am 
 And everybody’s gonna die
Am 
 Everybody try to have a,  a good time
Am 
 I think you know the reason why 

Am 
To get out of bed in the morning (everybody’s gotta live)
Am 
To fight off the urge to just go call it quits (everybody’s gotta live)
Am 
‘Cause sometimes reality is boring (everybody’s gotta live)

Last chord is implied

Am 
And it’s a shame, but it’s just how it is

Walk off the Earth - I’ll Be There  

Originally in Gm, I play in Am capo 5

Intro

Am 
       x2

Vox on the 4 of the chord on "when the tears

Am 
 When the tears are rolling down
 Like a river  to the ocean
Am 
 And there’s no one else around
 You won’t question  my devotion

Am 
 Everybody
 Needs somebody
Am 
 And you got me
You know that I know that you know that

Am 
I’ll be there for the highs and lows
Give you mine if your heart gets broke
Am 
By your side when you’re all alone
I will be there

Am 
When you’re down, d-down on your luck
No ride home and you got too drunk
Am 
2 A.M. I’mma pick you up
I will be there

Am 
 I’ll be there, I’ll be there, I’ll be there for you 
Am 
 I’ll be there, I’ll be there, I’ll be there for you 

Am 
When you’re down, d-down on your luck
No ride home and you got too drunk, whoa
Am 
 I’ll be there, I’ll be there, I’ll be there for you,  yeah

Am 
 When your heart could use a break
 And it’s too broken  to reopen
Am 
 I’ll be patient, I will wait
 Until you’re ready  to be open

Am 
 Everybody
 Needs somebody
Am 
 And you got me
You know that I know that you know that

Am 
I’ll be there for the highs and lows
Give you mine if your heart gets broke
Am 
By your side when you’re all alone
I will be there

Am 
When you’re down, d-down on your luck
No ride home and you got too drunk
Am 
2 A.M. I’mma pick you up
I will be there, eh

Am 
 I’ll be there, I’ll be there, I’ll be there for you 
Am 
 I’ll be there, I’ll be there, I’ll be there for you 
Am 
When you’re down, d-down on your luck
No ride home and you got too drunk, whoa
Am 
 I’ll be there, I’ll be there, I’ll be there for you 

Let ring

Am 
I’ll be there for the highs and lows
Give you mine when your heart gets broke
Am 
By your side when you’re all alone
I will be there

Am 
When you’re down, d-down on your luck
Gave your all but it’s not enough
Am 
Take my hand I’mma pick you up
I will be there, eh

Am 
 I’ll be there, I’ll be there, I’ll be there for you 
Am 
 I’ll be there, I’ll be there, I’ll be there for you 
Am 
When you’re down, d-down on your luck
No ride home and you got too drunk, whoa
Am 
 I’ll be there, I’ll be there, I’ll be there for you 

Let ring

Am 
I’ll be there for the highs and lows
Give you mine when your heart gets broke
Am 
By your side when you’re all alone
I will be there

Am 
When you’re down, d-down on your luck
Gave your all but it’s not enough
Am 
Take my hand I’mma pick you up
I will be there (I will be there)

Am 
 I’ll be there, I’ll be there, I’ll be there for you 
Am 
 I’ll be there, I’ll be there, I’ll be there for you 
Am 
When you’re down, d-down on your luck
No ride home and you got too drunk, whoa
Am 
 I’ll be there, I’ll be there, I’ll be there for you 

I’ll be there for you

Walk off the Earth - Long Way Home  

Originally in Eb, I play in A

F#m 
   

Vox on 3 2 1 6 1 3 of the key on “let’s take the long way home”

F#m 
Let’s take the long way home, love is burning slowly
Down this country road tonight

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “make”

Make a left by the corner store
F#m 
Go somewhere we’ve never been before
We, we got plenty of time

There’s a place by the lemon trees
C#m F#m 
We can sit all night making memories 
 With the stars in our eyes

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “it’s getting late”

Bm F#m/C# 
It’s getting late but I’m still wide awake
I just can’t hit the brakes with you

F#m 
Let’s take thе long way home, love is burning slowly →  →
Down this country road, evеry moment’s holy
C#m F#m 
Baby, I’ve been waiting all my life to waste my time on you
Take the long way home tonight

Solo

F#m 
C#m F#m 
   
Golden hour’s afterglow
F#m 
Fleetwood Mac’s on the radio
 Singing sweet little lies

Seats pulled back and the moon is low
C#m F#m 
Time moves fast but we take it slow
 Now the world’s outta sight

Bm F#m/C# 
It’s getting late but I’m still wide awake
I just can’t hit the brakes with you

F#m 
Let’s take thе long way home, love is burning slowly →  →
Down this country road, evеry moment’s holy
C#m F#m 
Baby, I’ve been waiting all my life to waste my time on you
 Take the long way home tonight

F#m 
Long way home  
   
C#m F#m 
I’m gonna take the long way home   I’m gonna take the long way
  Tonight

Let ring

F#m 
Let’s take the long way home, love is burning slowly
Down this country road tonight

Walk off the Earth - Love You Right  

Originally in C, I play in G, and still use some falsetto in the chorus

Vox on the 1 on “love”

I’m in love with you, I swear it’s true
Em 
Even when I make you cry
D#dim 
But you’re making me a better man
Em 
I’m gonna learn to love you right

Vox on 2 2 2 3 on “swung and I missed”

I swung and I missed
Em 
Too many times, too many lies, but don’t wanna quit 
And all these regrets
Em 
Breaking my heart, falling apart, making a mess 

Vox up to the 5

Remember we were eighteen
It was so amazing
Em 
Then I made a mistake and
You never forgave me
But you look like an angel
Sitting ‘cross the table
Dsus4 
Looking at me

And all I know is I’m in love with you, I swear it’s true
Em 
Even when I make you cry
D#dim 
But we hurt the ones we love the most
Em 
I wish I knew the reasons why

I’m so far beyond my second chance
Em 
I’ve been lost for most my life
D#dim 
But you’re making me a better man
Em 
I’m gonna learn to love you right

So where do we go?
Em 
Cause’ all of my friends say it should end, but what do they know? 
Without you it’s cold
Em 
And it’s getting old, I feel so alone, just wanna come home 

Remember we were eighteen
It was so amazing
Em 
When you tried to save me
Now you freakin’ hate me
But you look like an angel
Sitting ‘cross the table
Dsus4 
Looking at me 

And all I know is I’m in love with you, I swear it’s true
Em 
Even when I make you cry
D#dim 
But we hurt the ones we love the most
Em 
I wish I knew the reasons why (wish I knew the reasons why)

I’m so far beyond my second chance
Em 
I’ve been lost for most my life
D#dim 
But you’re making me a better man
Em 
I’m gonna learn to love you right

 Gonna love you right, right
Em 
 Gonna love you right, rright
 Gonna love you right, love you right
Em 
 I’m gonna learn to love you

Let ring

I’m in love with you, I swear it’s true
Em 
Even when I make you cry
D#dim 
And you’re making me a better man
Em 
I’m gonna learn to love you right

Walk off the Earth - Whatever  

Originally in B, I play in G, highest note that matters is the 6 (“you wanna *do*”)

 Bum ba dum
Em 
Bum ba dum
Bum ba dum, ye-yeah

Vox on the 2

 One day I don’t wanna wake up
Em 
Wonderin’, wondering where’d all the time go?
 One day I don’t wanna be stuck
Em 
With a page full of plans that I made no time for

 It’s been a minute
Em 
Yeah, we talk about life but I wanna live it
Em 
 I wanna live it, with you, mmm

Whatever whatever you wanna do
D#dim7 
Down for whatever as long as it’s you
Em 
Nothing but time we got nothing to lose
Down for whatever as long as it’s you

D#dim7 
When you’re with me nowhere I’d rather be, yeah yeah
Em 
Whatever whatever you wanna do
Down for whatever as long as I’m here with you

 Bum ba dum
Em 
Bum ba dum
Bum ba dum, ye-yeah

 Someday, on a runway
Em 
With a couple one-ways somewhere they can’t find us
 I know that we been stressed out but we’re set now
Em 
And I wanna put it all behind us

Hard stop on the I, back in after “minute”

It’s been a minute
Em 
Yeah, we talk about life but I wanna live it
Em 
 So give me a minute, with you, with you

Whatever whatever you wanna do
D#dim7 
Down for whatever as long as it’s you
Em 
Nothing but time we got nothing to lose
Down for whatever as long as it’s you

D#dim7 
When you’re with me nowhere I’d rather be, yeah yeah
Em 
Whatever whatever you wanna do
Down for whatever as long as I’m here with you

 Bum ba dum
Em 
Bum ba dum
Bum ba dum, ye-yeah

 Bum ba dum
Em 
Bum ba dum
Bum ba dum, ye-yeah

Outro

It’s been a minute
Em 
Yeah, we talk about life but I wanna live it
Em 
 So give me a minute, with you, with you

Em 
Don’t wanna wake up wondering the time went, yeah
Whatever whatever you wanna do
Em 
Down for whatever as long as I’m here with you

Walk the Moon - Shut Up and Dance  

Originally in C#, I play in G capo 2.  Highest note that matters is the 5.

You could plausibly play the whole song as I IV vi V.

Intro, though really the entire intro and first verse is just I and Isus4

Em 
   

Vox on the 1

Oh don’t you dare look back
Em 
Just keep your eyes on me
I said you’re holding back
Em 
She said shut up and dance with me

Em 
 This woman is my destiny
She said oh oh oh
Em 
Shut up and dance with me

Em 
   → 

This is close to correct, but during the verse I’m going to use I → V → ii

D/F# D/B 
   →  →  → 

Vox on 5 3 of the chord on “victims”

Em 
We were victims of the night,  the chemical
D/F# Em 
Physical, kryptonite  →  → 
Em 
Helpless to the bass and fading light, oh 
We were bound to get together
D/F# Em 
Bound to get together 

G/B C6 
She took my arm
D/F# 
I don’t know how it happened
G/B C6 
We took the floor and she said

Oh don’t you dare look back
Em 
Just keep your eyes on me
I said you’re holding back
Em 
She said shut up and dance with me

Em 
 This woman is my destiny
She said oh oh oh
Em 
Shut up and dance with me

Em 
   → 

Em 
A backless dress and some beat up sneaks, my discothèque
D/F# Em 
Juliet teenage dream  →  → 
Em 
I felt it in my chest as she looked at me, knew
We were bound to be together
D/F# Em 
Bound to be together 

G/B C6 
She took my arm
D/F# 
I don’t know how it happened
G/B C6 
We took the floor and she said

Oh don’t you dare look back
Em 
Just keep your eyes on me
I said you’re holding back
Em 
She said shut up and dance with me

Em 
 This woman is my destiny
She said oh oh oh
Em 
Shut up and dance with me

Solo

 
 Oh go on girl

Em 
       x4

G/B C6 
Deep in her eyes
D/F# 
I think I see the future

G/B C6 
I realize
D/F# 
This is my last chance

G/B C6 
She took my arm
D/F# 
I don’t know how it happened
G/B C6 
We took the floor and she said

Quiet, and really just I and Isus4, just like the intro

Em 
   

Still quiet

Oh don’t you dare look back
Em 
Just keep your eyes on me
I said you’re holding back
Em 
She said shut up and dance with me

Em 
This woman is my destiny
She said oh oh oh

Hard stop, chords implied

Em 
Shut up and dance

Don’t you dare look back
Em 
Just keep your eyes on me
I said you’re holding back
Em 
She said shut up and dance with me

Em 
 This woman is my destiny
She said oh oh oh
Em 
Shut up and dance with me

Em 
Em 
Oh oh oh shut up and dance with me

Em 
Em 
Oh oh oh shut up and dance with me

Em 

Waylon Jennings - Dukes of Hazzard Theme  

Originally in F, I play in E capo 1

Intro

B7 
 
Just’a good ol’ boys
Never meanin’ no harm
Beats all you never saw
B7 
Been in trouble with the law
B7 
Since the day they was born

Straightenin’ the curves
Flattenin’ the hills
B7 
Someday the mountain might get ‘em
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 
Than the law will allow

Just’a good ol’ boys
Wouldn’t change if they could
Fightin’ the system like
B7 
Two modern day Robin Hoods

We Five - You Were On My Mind  

Originally in E, I play in D

    
When I woke up this morning
 You were on my mind  
F#m Em 
And you were on my mind
I got troubles, whoa-oh
I got worries, whoa-oh
Bm 
I got wounds to bind 

So I went to the corner
 Just to ease my pains  
F#m Em 
Said, just to ease my pains 
I got troubles, whoa-oh
I got worries, whoa-oh
Bm Em 
I came home again 

When I woke up this morning
F# 
 You were on my mi-i--i-ind and

Originally a II here, I stick with the ii this time

F#m Em 
You were on my mind
 I got troubles, whoa-oh
I got worries, whoa-oh
Bm 
I got wounds to bind

Vox up to the 3 of the chord on “I”,

up to the 1 of the chord on “feelin”

And I got a feelin’ 
G# 
Down in my sho-oo-oo-oes, said
G#m F#m 
 Way down in my sho-oo-oes
Yeah, I got to ramble, whoa-oh
I got to move on, whoa-oh

Watch out, this melody only happens once

C#m F#m 
I got to walk away my blues

Quiet again

When I woke up this morning

 You were on my mind 

Extra long “mind”

G#m F#m 
 You were on my mind 

Loud again

I got troubles, whoa-oh
I got worries, whoa-oh

Hang the last chord

F#m 
I got wounds to bind

We The Kings - Check Yes Juliet  

Originally in D, I play in G

Highest note that matters is the 5 (“*run* baby run”)

Intro

Em 
   

Vox on 1 2 3 on “Check yes Ju”

Check yes Juliet, are you with me
Rain is falling down on the sidewalk
Em 
I won’t go until you come outside

Check yes Juliet, kill the limbo
I’ll keep tossing rocks at your window
Em 
There’s no turning back for us tonight

Vox on the 1 this whole line

Lace up your shoes, here’s how we do

Vox on 5 4 3 3 of the key on “run baby run”

Em 
Run baby run, don’t ever look back, they’ll tear us
Em 
Apart if you give them the chance 

 

Em 
Don’t sell your heart, don’t say we’re not meant to be
Em 
Run baby run, forever we’ll be 
You and me

 
Check yes Juliet, I’ll be waiting
Wishing, wanting, yours for the taking
Em 
Just sneak out and don’t tell a soul goodbye

Check yes Juliet, here’s the countdown
Three two one, now fall in my arms now
Em 
They can change the locks
Don’t let them change your mind

Lace up your shoes, here’s how we do

Em 
Run baby run, don’t ever look back, they’ll tear us
Em 
Apart if you give them the chance 

 

Em 
Don’t sell your heart, don’t say we’re not meant to be
Em 
Run baby run, forever we’ll be 

This line ends on the IV this time

You and me

Bridge

Am 
 We’re flying through the night
We’re flying through the night, way up high
Am 
 The view from here is getting better with you by my side

Em 
   

Let ring, in the original the vox are an an octave down here, but that doesn’t make sense in G

Em 
Run baby run, don’t ever look back, they’ll tear us 
Em 
Apart if you give them the chance 

Band enters, vox back to the original octave

 
Em 
Don’t sell your heart, don’t say we’re not meant to be
Em 
Run baby run, forever we’ll be 

Em 
Run baby run, don’t ever look back, they’ll tear us 
Em 
Apart if you give them the chance 

Em 
Don’t sell your heart, don’t say we’re not meant to be
Em 
Run baby run, forever we’ll be 

You and me
You and me
You and me

Weezer - Beverly Hills  

Originally in F, I play in E

Intro

A/E A/E 

The last chord is just a half-beat

A/E B7#9 
    → 

Vox mostly spoken, but between the b3 and the 3

A/E 
 Where I come from isn’t all that great
A/E 
 My automobile is a piece of crap
A/E 
My fashion sense is a little whack
B7#9 
And my friends are just as screwy as me

A/E 
I didn’t go to boarding schools
A/E 
Preppy girls never looked at me
A/E 
Why should they I ain’t nobody
B7#9 
Got nothing in my pocket 

Beverly Hillsthat’s where I want to be
B7#9 
(Gimme Gimme) Living in Beverly Hills 
Beverly Hills, rolling like a celebrity
B7#9 
(Gimme Gimme) Living in Beverly Hills 

A/E 
 Look at all those movie stars
A/E 
 They’re all so beautiful and clean
A/E 
 When the housemaids scrub the floors
B7#9 
They get the spaces in between

Vox up to the 1 on “wanna”

A/E 
 I wanna live a life like that
A/E 
 I wanna be just like a king
A/E 
 Take my picture by the pool
B7#9 
‘Cause I’m the next big thing

Beverly Hillsthat’s where I want to be
B7#9 
(Gimme Gimme) Living in Beverly Hills 
Beverly Hills, rolling like a celebrity
B7#9 
(Gimme Gimme) Living in Beverly Hills 

Solo on chorus chords

Let ring, spoken

A/E A/E 
The truth isI don’t stand a chance
A/E 
Its something that you’re born into
F#/A# A/E 
And I just don’t belong

Band back in

A/E 
No I don’t, I’m just a no-class, beat-down fool
A/E 
And I will always be that way
A/E 
I might as well enjoy my life
B7#9 
And watch the stars play

Beverly Hillsthat’s where I want to be
B7#9 
(Gimme Gimme) Living in Beverly Hills 
Beverly Hills, rolling like a celebrity
B7#9 
(Gimme Gimme) Living in Beverly Hills 

Weird Al - One More Minute  

Intro

Dm7 C/E 
 →  →  →
Am 
 Ah...   
 Ah...  
G/B Am 
 →  →  → 

 Well, I heard that you’re leavin’
 Gonna leave me far behind
Am 
 ‘Cause you found a brand new lover
D7 C/E Dm 
You decided that I’m not your kind →  →  → 

Dm7 C/E 
So I pulled your name out of my Rolodex  →  →  →
And I tore all your pictures in two
Am 
And I burned down the malt shop where we used to go

Hard stop on the V

D7 Dm 
Just because it reminds me of you 

That’s right, you ain’t gonna see me cryin’
I’m glad that you found somebody new
Am 
‘Cause I’d rather spend eternity eating shards of broken glass
Than spend one more minute with you

G/B Am 
 →  →  → 

 I guess I might seem kinda bitter
You got me feelin’ down in the dumps
Am 
‘Cause I’m stranded all alone in the gas station of love
D7 Dm 
And I have to use the self-service pumps

Oh, so honey, let me help you with that suitcase
You ain’t gonna break my heart in two
Am 
‘Cause I’d rather get a hundred thousand paper cuts on my face
Than spend one more minute with you

Am Em 
 I’d rather rip out my intestines with a fork
Dm 
Than watch you going out with other men
Am Em Am 
 I’d rather slam my fingers in a door

Hard stop on the V

Again and again and again and again and again

Aw, can't you see what I'm tryin' to say, darlin'?

I’d rather have my blood sucked out by leeches
Shove an ice pick under a toenail or two
Am 
I’d rather clean all the bathrooms in Grand Central Station with my tongue
Than spend one more minute with you

Yes, I’d rather jump naked on a huge pile of thumbtacks
Or stick my nostrils together with Krazy Glue
Am 
I’d rather dive into a swimming pool filled with double-edged razor blades
Am 
Than spend one more minute with you

Ritard

I’d rather rip my heart right out of my rib cage with my bare hands

Let ring on “die”

Am Fm 
And then throw it on the floor and stomp on it till I die
Than spend one more minute with you

C/E Dm7 

Weird Al - The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota  

Originally in Eb, I play in D

Intro

Vox on the 3

Well, I had two weeks of vacation time coming
After working all year down at Big Roy’s Heating and Plumbing
Am 
So one night when my family and I were gathered ‘round the dinner table

D9 
I said, "Kids, if you could go anywhere in this great big world now
 Where’d you like to go ta?"

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “biggest”

They said, “Dad, we wanna see the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota”
They picked the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota

So the very next day we loaded up the car
With potato skins and pickled wieners
Crossword puzzles, Spider-Man comics
And mama’s home made rhubarb pie

Vox on the 3 on “pulled”, 5 on “drive”, down to the 1 of the chord (4 of the key) on “neighbors”

D7 
Pulled out of the driveway and the neighbors
Gm 
They all waved good-bye and so began our three day journey

D7 
We picked up a guy holding a sign that said, “Twine ball or bust”
He smelled real bad and he said his name was Bernie

Vox down to the 3 of the chord

I put in a Slim Whitman tape, my wife put on a brand new hair net
Kids were in the back seat jumping up and down, yelling “are we there yet?”
Em Bm 
And all of us were joined together in one common thought
As we rolled down the long and winding interstate in our ‘53 DeSoto

We’re gonna see the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota
We’re headin’ for the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota

Oh, we couldn’t wait to get there
So we drove straight through for three whole days and nights
Of course, we stopped for more pickled wieners now and then

The scenery was just so pretty, boy I wish the kids could’ve seen it
But you can’t see out of the side of the car
Because the windows are completely covered
With the decals from all the places where we’ve already been

Like Elvis-O-Rama, the Tupperware Museum
The Boll Weevil Monument and Cranberry World
The Shuffleboard Hall Of Fame, Poodle Dog Rock
And the Mecca of Albino Squirrels

We’ve been to ghost towns, theme parks, wax museums
And the place where you can drive through the middle of a tree
We’ve seen alligator farms and tarantula ranches
But there’s still one thing we gotta see

Well, we crossed the state line about 6:39
And we saw the sign that said, “Twine Ball exit, fifty miles”
Oh, the kids were so happy they started singing
“99 Bottles Of Beer On The Wall” for the twenty-seventh time that day

Vox on the 5

So, we pulled off the road at the last chance gas station
Got a few more pickled wieners and a diet chocolate soda

On our way to see the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota
We’re gonna see the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota

Finally, at 7:37 early Wednesday evening
As the sun was setting in the Minnesota sky  → 
Out in the distance, on the horizon
It appeared to me like a vision before my unbelieving eyes

vox on the 5

I parked the car and walked with awe-filled reverence
To-ward that glorious, huge majestic sphere 

vox back to the 3

I was just so overwhelmed by its sheer immensity 
I had to pop myself a beer 

Yes, on these hallowed grounds, open ten to eight on weekdays
In a little shrine, under a makeshift pagoda

There sits the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota
I tell you, it’s the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota

Oh, what on Earth would make a man decide to do that kind of thing?  
Oh, windin’ up twenty-one thousand, one hundred forty pounds of string  

Let ring

What was he trying to prove?   Who was he trying to impress?  
Why did he build it? How did he do it?  It’s anybody’s guess
Where did he get the twine? What was goin’ through his mind?
Did it just seem like a good idea at the time?

Well, we walked up beside it and I warned the kids
“Now, you better not touch it, those ropes are there for a reason”
I said, "Maybe if you’re good, I’ll tie it to the back of our car
And we can take it home", but I was only teasin’

Then we went to the gift shop and stood in line
Bought a souvenir miniature ball of twine
Some window decals and anything else they’d sell us

And I bought a couple postcards
A7 
“Greetings from the twine ball, wish you were here”
Won’t the folks back home be jealous?

I gave our camera to Bernie and we stood by the ball
And we all gathered ‘round and said “cheese”
Then Bernie ran away with my brand new Instamatic
But at least we got our memories

So we all just stared at the ball for a while
And my eyes got moist but I said with a smile
“Kids  this here’s what America’s all about”

Then I started feelin’ kinda gooey inside
And I fell on my knees and I cried and cried
And that’s when those security guards threw us out
You know, I bet if we unraveled that sucker
It’d roll all the way down to Fargo, North Dakota

‘Cause it’s the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota
I’m talkin’ ‘bout the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota

Let ring

Well, we stayed that night at the Twine Ball Inn
In the morning we were on our way home again
But we really didn’t want to leave, that was perfectly clear

I said, “Folks, I can tell you’re all sad to go”
Gm 
Then I winked my eye and I said
"You know, I got a funny kind of feelin’
We’ll be comin’ back again next year"

‘Cause I’ve been all around this great big world
And I can’t think of anywhere else I’d rather go ta

Than the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota
I said the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota
A# 
Minnesota, Minnesota, Minnesota!

Weird Al - You Don’t Love Me Anymore  

I play C capo 1, originally in C# but in some fancy open tuning

Intro (not the right suspensions, but a reasonable

alternative for standard tuning).

Csus4 Csus4 Csus2 
Csus4 
   
Cmaj7 
We’ve been together for so very long
Gm 
But now things are changing
Dm 
Oh I wonder what’s wrong
Dm Gsus4 
Seems you don’t want me around
Dm Fmaj7 
The passion is gone and the flame’s died down

Cmaj7 
I guess  I lost a little bit of self-esteem
Gm Dm 
That time that you made it with the whole hockey team
Dm 
 You used to think I was nice
Dm Fmaj7 
Now you tell all your friends that I’m the antichrist

Bb 
Oh, why did you disconnect the brakes on my car?
Gsus4 
That kind of thing is hard to ignore
Dm Gsus4 
Got a funny feeling  you don’t love me anymore 

Csus4 Csus4 Csus2 
Csus4 
   
Cmaj7 
I knew that we were having problems when 
Gm Dm 
You put those piranhas in my bathtub again
Dm Gsus4 
 You’re still the light of my life
Dm Fmaj7 
Oh darling I’m beggin’ won’t you put down that knife

Cmaj7 
You know, I  even think it’s kinda cute the way 
Gm Dm 
You poison my coffee just a little each day
Dm Gsus4 
I still remember the way that you laughed
Dm Fmaj7 
 When you pushed me down the elevator shaft

Bb 
Oh, if you don’t mind me asking what’s this poisonous cobra
Gsus4 
Doing in my underwear drawer?
Dm Gsus4 
Sometimes I  get to thinking you don’t love me anymore 

Csus4 Csus4 Csus2 
Csus4 
   
Cmaj7 
You slammed my face down on the barbecue grill
Gm Dm 
Now my scars are all healing but my heart never will
Dm Gsus4 
 You set my house on fire
Dm Fmaj7 
You pulled out my chest hairs with an  old pair of pliers

Cmaj7 
Oh, you  think I’m ugly and you say I’m cheap
Gm Dm 
You shaved off my eyebrows while I was asleep
Dm 
 You drilled a hole in my head
Dm Fmaj7 
Then you dumped me in a drainage ditch and left me for dead

Bb 
Oh, you know this really isn’t like you at all
Gsus4 
You never acted this way before
Dm Gsus4 
Honey, something tells me you don’t love me anymore
Am Bb Fmaj7 
Oh no no, got a funny feeling You don’t love me anymore

Csus4 Csus4 Csus2 
Csus4 
   

Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go  

Originally in C, I play in A or A capo 1.

In A, sing the “jitterbug” an octave up

Jitterbug

x4

In A, sing the “boom boom” an octave up

You put the boom-boom into my heart
Bm 
You send my soul sky high when your lovin’ starts

Jitterbug into my brain

Bm 
Goes a bang-bang-bang till my feet do the same

Bm 
But something’s bugging you
C#m 
Something ain’t right
C#m 
My best friend told me what you did last night
Bm C#m 
You left me sleepin’ in my bed
I was dreaming, but I should have been with you instead

Wake me up before you go-go
Bm 
Don’t leave me hanging on like a yo-yo

Wake me up before you go-go

Bm 
I don’t want to miss it when you hit that high

Wake me up before you go-go

Bm 
‘Cause I’m not planning on going solo

Wake me up before you go-go

C#m Bm A7 
Take me dancing tonight

I wanna hit that high (yeah, yeah)

You take the grey skies out of my way
Bm 
You make the sun shine brighter than Doris Day

Turned a bright spark into a flame

Bm 
My beats per minute never been the same

Bm C#m 
‘Cause you’re my lady, I’m your fool
C#m 
It makes me crazy when you act so cruel
Bm C#m 
Come on, baby, let’s not fight
We’ll go dancing, everything will be all right

Wake me up before you go-go
Bm 
Don’t leave me hanging on like a yo-yo

Wake me up before you go-go

Bm 
I don’t want to miss it when you hit that high

Wake me up before you go-go

Bm 
‘Cause I’m not planning on going solo

Wake me up before you go-go

C#m Bm A7 
Take me dancing tonight

I wanna hit that high (yeah, yeah, baby)

Bm 
Bm 
Jitterbug  

Let ring

Bm C#m 
Cuddle up, baby, move in tight
C#m 
We’ll go dancing tomorrow night
Bm C#m 
It’s cold out there, but it’s warm in bed
They can dance, we’ll stay home instead

Bm 
Bm 
Jitterbug  

Wake me up before you go-go
Bm 
Don’t leave me hanging on like a yo-yo

Wake me up before you go-go

Bm 
I don’t want to miss it when you hit that high

Wake me up before you go-go

Bm 
‘Cause I’m not planning on going solo

Wake me up before you go-go

C#m Bm 
Take me dancing tonight

Don't you dare leave me hanging on...
Boom boom boom boom...

Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag  

Originally in E, I play in A

Intro

Esus4 Dsus2 
       x2

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “name”, and the 3 of the new chord on “elle”

Her name is Noelle
I have a dream about her
She rings  my bell
I got gym class in half an hour

Oh, how she rocks
In Keds and tube socks

Vox on the 7 of the chord on “she”

F#m 
But she doesn’t know who I am
F#m 
And she doesn’t give a damn about me

In A, skip the passing chord at the end of each line

F#m C#m 
‘Cause I’m just a teenage dirtbag, baby → 
F#m C#m 
Yeah I’m just a teenage dirtbag, baby → 
F#m C#m 
Listen to Iron Maiden, baby, with me
F#m C#m 
    →  →  → 

Esus4 Dsus2 
       x2

Her boyfriend’s a prick
And he brings a gun to school
And he’d simply kick
My ass if he knew the truth

He lives on my block
And he drives an IROC
F#m 
But he doesn’t know who I am
F#m 
And he doesn’t give a damn about me

F#m C#m 
‘Cause I’m just a teenage dirtbag, baby → 
F#m C#m 
Yeah I’m just a teenage dirtbag, baby → 
F#m C#m 
Listen to Iron Maiden, baby, with me
F#m C#m 
    →  →  → 

Dsus2 Dsus2 Dsus2 
  Oh yeeah,   dirtbag  
F#m C#m 
No, she doesn’t know what she’s missing

Dsus2 Dsus2 Dsus2 
  Oh yeeah,   dirtbag  
F#m C#m 
No, she doesn’t know what she’s missing

Esus4 Dsus2 
   
Man, I feel like mold
It’s prom night and I am lonely
Lo and behold
She’s walking over to me

This must be fake
My lip starts to shake
F#m 
How does she know who I am?
F#m 
And why does she give a damn about me?

F#m C#m 
I’ve got two tickets to Iron Maiden, baby → 
F#m C#m 
Come with me Friday, don’t say maybe → 
F#m C#m F#m C#m 
I’m just a teenage dirtbag baby like you    →  →  → 

Dsus2 Dsus2 Dsus2 
  Oh yeeah,   dirtbag  
F#m C#m 
No, she doesn’t know what she’s missing

Dsus2 Dsus2 Dsus2 
  Oh yeeah,   dirtbag  
F#m C#m 
No, she doesn’t know what she’s missing

Esus4 Dsus2 
       x2

Dsus2 C#m Bm 
 →  →  → 

Whitesnake - Here I Go Again  

Originally in G, I play in E

Intro, in E use open-string suspensions

       x 2

I don’t know where I’m going
But I sure know where I’ve been

5 of the chord on “hanging”, same as previous line

B/D# A/C# E/G# 
Hanging on the promises in songs of yesterday  
F#m 
And I’ve made up my mind
F#m 
I ain’t wasting no more time
C#m F#m 
Here I go again 
C#m F#m 
Here I go again →    

Though I keep searching for the answer
I never seem to find what I’m looking for

Up to the 1 on “oh lord”

B/D# A/C# E/G# 
Oh lord I pray you give me strength to carry on 
F#m 
‘Cause I know what it means
F#m 
To walk along the lonely street of dreams  

And here I go again on my ow 

Going up to the 3 on “known” is usually not worth it

Going down the only road I’ve ever known  
E/G# 
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone  

Bigger vocal drop here than you think

F#m 
And I’ve made up my mind
F#m 
I ain’t wasting no more time  

Bass is on the root until “know what it means” in this verse

I’m just another heart in need of rescue
Waiting on love’s sweet charity
B/D# A/C# E/G# 
And I’m gonna hold on for the rest of my days  
F#m 
‘Cause I know what it means
F#m 
To walk along the lonely street of dreams  

And here I go again on my ow 
Going down the only road I’ve ever known  
E/G# 
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone  
F#m 
And I’ve made up my mind
F#m 
I ain’t wasting no more time

C#m F#m 
But here I go again 
C#m F#m 
Here I go again 
C#m F#m 
Here I go again 

Vox on the 2 of the chord on “goooo”

C#m F#m 
Here I goooooo   

Solo if appropriate on verse chords, else vamp quietly on intro

F#m 
‘Cause I know what it means
F#m 
To walk along the lonely street of dreams  

And here I go again on my ow 
Going down the only road I’ve ever known  
E/G# 
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone  
F#m 
And I’ve made up my mind
F#m 
I ain’t wasting no more time  

And here I go again on my ow 
Going down the only road I’ve ever known  
E/G# 
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone  

F#m 
‘Cause I know what it means
F#m 
To walk along the lonely street of dreams  

Fade on chorus

Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody  

Originally in F#, I play in G capo 2

Intro

 
G/B G/B 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Cmaj9 Am G/B 
  →  →  →  

 

Vox on the 1 of the chord, up to the 3 of the chord on “sun”

Em7 
 Clocks strikes upon the hour, and the sun begins to fade
Em7 
 Still enough time to figure out how to chase my blues away
Am 
 I’ve done alright up ‘til now
It’s the light of day that shows me how
Am7 G/B D/E 
And when the night falls
G/B 
Loneliness calls  →  →  → 

 Oh, I wanna dance with somebody

I wanna feel the heat with somebody

Em7 
 Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody
Cmaj9 C/D 
 With somebody who loves me  → 

 Oh, I wanna dance with somebody

I wanna feel the heat with somebody

Em7 
 Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody
Cmaj9 Am7 G/B 
 With somebody who loves m

Em7 
 I’ve been in love and lost my senses, spinning through the town
Em7 
 Sooner or later the fever ends, and I wind up feeling down
Am7 
 I need a man who’ll take a chance
On a love that burns hot enough to last
Am G/B D/E 
So when the night falls
G/B 
My lonely heart calls  →  →  → 

 Oh, I wanna dance with somebody

I wanna feel the heat with somebody

Em7 
 Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody
Cmaj9 C/D 
 With somebody who loves me  → 

 Oh, I wanna dance with somebody

I wanna feel the heat with somebody

Em7 
 Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody
Cmaj9 Am7 G/B 
 With somebody who loves me

Em G/B 
Somebody who, somebody who, somebody who loves me  →  →  → 
Em 
Somebody who, somebody who, to hold me in his arms, oh!

Am7 
 I need a man who’ll take a chance
On a love that burns hot enough to last
Am G/B D/E 
So when the night falls
G/B 
My lonely heart calls  →  →  → 

 Oh, I wanna dance with somebody

I wanna feel the heat with somebody

F#m7 
 Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody
Dmaj9 D/E 
 With somebody who loves me  → 

 Oh, I wanna dance with somebody

I wanna feel the heat with somebody

F#m7 
 Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody
Dmaj9 Bm7 A/C# 
 With somebody who loves me

Oooh, dance!

 Don’t you wanna dance, with me baby
 Don’t you wanna dance, with me boy
F#m7 
Don’t you wanna dance, with baby
Dmaj9 Bm7 A/C# 
 With somebody who loves me 

Don’t you wanna dance, say you wanna dance, don’t you wanna dance
Don’t you wanna dance, say you wanna dance, don’t you wanna dance
F#m7 
Don’t you wanna dance, say you wanna dance, don’t you wanna dance
Dmaj9 Bm7 A/C# 
 With somebody who loves me 

Wicked - Defying Gravity  

Originally in C#, Glee in D, I play in D

Play straight 8ths, fairly fast

Every A is Asus4 → A

Gsus2 
   x2

Gsus2 
Something has changed within me
Gsus2 
Something is  not the same
Gsus2 
I’m through with playing by the
D/F# Csus2 
Rules of someone else’s game

Csus2 
Too late for second-guessing
Csus2 
Too late to go back to sleep

Go up a whole-step on “trust”, instead of down

Em7 D/F# 
It’s time to trust my instincts
D/G Asus4 
Close my eyes and leap

Bm 
It’s time to try defying gravity
Bm 
I think I’ll try defying gravity
Bm 
Kiss me goodbye, I’m defying gravity
And you won’t bring me down

Gsus2 
   x2

Gsus2 
I’m through accepting limits
Gsus2 
‘Cause someone says they’re so
Gsus2 
Some things I cannot change
D/F# Csus2 
But till I try, I’ll never know

Csus2 
Too long I’ve been afraid of
Csus2 
Losing love I guess I’ve lost
Em7 D/F# 
Well, if that’s love
D/G Asus4 
It comes at much too high a cost

Bm 
I’d sooner buy defying gravity
Bm 
Kiss me goodbye, I’m defying gravity
Bm 
I think I’ll try defying gravity
Csus2 
And you won’t bring me down

Bm 
I’d sooner buy defying gravity
Bm 
Kiss me goodbye, I’m defying gravity
Bm 
I think I’ll try defying gravity
Csus2 
And you won’t bring me down

Bring me down

Willie Nelson - Always on My Mind  

Willie Nelson in D, Elvis in G, I play in D

Intro

D/F# Em 
   
 Maybe I didn’t love you
Bm Bm/A 
 Quite as often as I could have
 Maybe I didn’t treat you
Bm Bm/A 
 Quite as good as I should have

D/C 
 If I made you feel second best  → 
D/F# Em Em7/D Em7/B 
 Girl, I’m sorry I was blind  → 

 But you were always on my mind
 You were always  on my mind  → 

 Maybe I didn’t hold you
Bm Bm/A 
 All those lonely, lonely times
 I guess I never told you
Bm Bm/A 
 I’m so happy that you’re mine

 Little things I should have said and done
D/F# Em Em7/D Em/B 
 I just never took the time  → 

A/C# D/C 
 But you were always on my mind  → 
 You were always on my mind 

Bridge

A/C# Bm Bm/A 
Tell  me  
Em 
 Tell me that your sweet love hasn’t die
A/C# Bm Bm/A 
 Give me  
Em 
Give me one more chance to keep you satisfied
I’ll keep you satisfied

Solo, skip the first line if there’s no soloist

Bm Bm/A A/E 
      → 
Bm Bm/A 
    
D/C 
 Little things I should have said and done  → 
D/F# Em Em7/D Em/B 
 I just never took the time  → 

A/C# 
 But you were always on my  mind
D/B 
 You were always on my mind 
A/C# D/C 
 You were always on my mind  → 
 You were always on my mind

Willie Nelson - On the Road Again  

Originally in E, I play in E or C capo 4

Intro

On the road again
E7 
Just can’t wait to get on the road again
Dm 
The life I love is making music with my friends
G7 
And I can’t wait to get on the road again

On the road again
E7 
Goin’ places that I’ve never been
Dm 
Seein’ things that I may never see again
G7 
I can’t wait to get on the road again

On the road again
Like a band of gypsies we go down the highway
We’re the best of friends
Insisting that the world keep turning our way

Hard stop after this line

And our way

Is on the road again
E7 
I just can’t wait to get on the road again
Dm 
The life I love is making music with my friends
G7 
And I can’t wait to get on the road again

Solo if appropriate on the verse chords

On the road again
Like a band of gypsies we go down the highway
We’re the best of friends
Insisting that the world keep turning our way

Hard stop after this line

And our way

Is on the road again
E7 
I just can’t wait to get on the road again
Dm 
The life I love is making music with my friends
G7 
And I can’t wait to get on the road again
G7 
And I can’t wait to get on the road again

G7 

Willy Wonka - Pure Imagination  

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 begin, with a spin
Amaj7 Bm7 C#m7 
Traveling in the world of my creation

Gm/C Bm7 E6 
What we’ll see, will defy
C#maj7 
Explanation

Dmaj7 C#m7 
If you want to view paradise
Bm7 E6 Amaj7 
Simply look around and view it
D#m7b5 G#7 C#m7 
Anything you want to, do it
F#9 
Want to change the world?
D/A Bbm7b5 B9 
There’s nothing to it

Bm7 E6 
There is no life I know
Amaj7 Bm7 C#m7 
To compare with pure imagination

Gm/C Bm7 E6 
Living there, you’ll be free
C#maj7 E7 Amaj7 
If you truly wish to be

Dmaj7 C#m7 
If you want to view paradise
Bm7 E6 Amaj7 
Simply look around and view it
D#m7b5 G#7 C#m7 
Anything you want to, do it
F#9 
Want to change the world?
D/A Bbm7b5 B9 
There’s nothing to it

Bm7 E6 
There is no life I know
Amaj7 Bm7 C#m7 
To compare with pure imagination

Gm/C Bm7 E6 
Living there, you’ll be free
C#maj7 E7 Amaj7 
If you truly wish to be

Wilson Pickett - Mustang Sally  

Originally in C, I play in A

Intro

A7 
A7 
Mustang Sally, huh, huh, guess you’d better slow your Mustang down, oh lord, what I said now?
D7 A7 
Mustang Sally now baby, oh lord, guess you’d better slow your Mustang down, huh, oh yeah
E7 D7 
You been runnin’ all over town 
A7 
Oh, guess have you put your flat feet on the ground, what I said now, listen

A7 
 All you wanna do is ride around Sally (ride Sally ride)
A7 
 All you wanna do is ride around Sally (ride Sally ride)
D7 
 All you wanna do is ride around Sally (ride Sally ride)
A7 
 All you wanna do is ride around Sally (ride Sally ride)
E7 D7 
One of these a early mornings 
A7 
Whoa, gonna be wipin’ your weepin’ eyes, huh, well I said now, look it here

A7 
I bought you a brand new Mustang, a nineteen-sixty-five, huh
A7 
Now your goin’ ‘round, signifyin’ woman
A7 
You don’t wanna let me ride
D7 A7 
Mustang Sally now baby, oh lord, I guess you’d better slow that Mustang down, huh, oh lord
E7 D7 
You been runnin’ all over town now 
A7 
Oh, I got to put your flat feet on the ground, what I said now

Let me say it one more time y'all

A7 
Now all you wanna do is ride around Sally (ride Sally ride)
A7 
 All you wanna do is ride around Sally (ride Sally ride)
D7 
 All you wanna do is ride around Sally (ride Sally ride)
A7 
 All you wanna do is ride around Sally (ride Sally ride)
E7 D7 
One of these a early mornings 
A7 
Your gonna put your flat feet on the ground

Woody Guthrie - This Land is Your Land  

Originally around D, PPM in A, I play in G

Intro, a hybrid of other arrangements

D/F# Em D7 
  →  →    

This land is your land, and this land is my land
From California, to the New York Island
From the Redwood Forest, to the Gulf stream waters
This land was made for you and me

As I went walking that ribbon of highway
And I saw above me that endless skyway
I saw below me that golden valley
This land was made for you and me

This land is your land, and this land is my land
From California, to the New York Island
From the Redwood Forest, to the Gulf stream waters
This land was made for you and me

I roamed and rambled and I followed my footsteps
To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts
All around me her voice was a’sounding
This land was made for you and me

There was a big high wall there that tried to stop me
It’s sign was painted, said private property
But on the back side it didn’t say nothing
This land was made for you and me

This land is your land, and this land is my land
From California, to the New York Island
From the Redwood Forest, to the Gulf stream waters
This land was made for you and me

When the sun come shining then I was strolling
And the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling
The fog was lifting a voice come chanting
This land was made for you and me

This land is your land, and this land is my land
From California, to the New York Island
From the Redwood Forest, to the Gulf stream waters
This land was made for you and me
This land was made for you and me

Yngwie Malmsteen - Heaven Tonight  

Originally in Eb, I play in E

Play all the E/D/C sequences with open 1/2 strings

Sparse

This feels like paradise
We’ll be in heaven tonight

Skip acoustic

D/E C/E D/E 
       x 2

F#m D/F# 
 Lost in a dream in the arms of the night
F#m D/F# 
Two lonely prisoners of our own device
F#m C# 
 Don’t let me go, hold on together 

F#m D/F# 
 You wanna know if love can be real
F#m D/F# 
I wanna take every thing I can steal
F#m C# 
 Love on the line, it’s now or never 

A/C# Bm E/G# 
  Why can’t the night last forever? 
D/F# C# 
 
D/E 
This could be paradise
C/E D/E 
Holding you here by my side
D/E 
If we just close our eyes
C/E D/E 
We’ll be in heaven tonight

F#m D/F# 
 Run through the night down streets of desire
F#m D/F# 
Burning my soul, my heart’s on fire
F#m C# 
 Give up the fight, it’s sweet surrender 

F#m D/F# 
With trembling hands, we reach for it all
F#m D/F# 
Two desperate hearts waiting to fall
F#m C# 
I need you now, now more than ever 

A/C# Bm E/G# 
  Why can’t the night last forever? 
D/F# C# 
 
D/E 
This could be paradise
C/E D/E 
Holding you here by my side
D/E 
If we just close our eyes
C/E D/E 
We’ll be in heaven tonight

Solo if appropriate, which it almost certainly isn’t

C#m B/C# A/C# B/C# 
       x 3
A/C# Bm E/G# D/F# C# 
      
C# 

Sparse

D/E 
This could be paradise
C/E D/E 
Holding you here by my side
D/E 
If we just close our eyes
C/E D/E 
We’ll be in heaven tonight

D/E 
This could be paradise
C/E D/E 
Holding you here by my side
D/E 
If we just close our eyes
C/E D/E 
We’ll be in heaven tonight

D/E 
This feels like paradise
C/E D/E 
I see the world in your eyes
D/E 
If we just hold on tight
C/E D/E 
We’ll be in heaven tonight

Fade while smashing instruments

Zooey Deschanel - Hey Girl (short)  

Originally in C, I play in C capo 3 (Eb)

Hey girlwhatcha doin’?
Hey girlwhere you goin’?
Who’s that girl?
Fm 
Who’s that girl?
It’s Jess!

Zooey Deschanel - Hey Girl  

Originally in C, I play in C capo 3 (Eb)

Fm 
 

Vox on 1 3 5 on “don’t let the”

Don’t let the sunshine fall from the sky
Just find the sunshine in your own eyes

Fm 
You’re a lollipop, no second prize
G7 
An apple somewhere in somebody’s eyes

Hey girl, whatcha doin’?
Hey girl, where you goin’?

C7 
Shot in the arm, a twinkly eye
Fm 
She could have fell fell out of the sky
C7 
She could have fell right out of the sky

Who’s that girl? (Who’s that girl?)
Fm 
Who’s that girl? (Who’s that girl?)

Don’t let the moonshine cry up the night
Set from your shadow, and make it bright

Fm 
You’re a lollipop, no second prize
G7 
An apple somewhere in somebody’s eyes

Hey girl, whatcha doin’?
Hey girl, where you goin’?
C7 
You get down,  and make a frown
Fm 
She’s gonna turn, turn, turn it around
C7 
She’s gonna turn, turn, turn it around
Who’s that girl? (Who’s that girl?)
Fm 
Who’s that girl? (Who’s that girl?)

Solo

Fm 
Fm Fm 
G7 G7 G7 G7 
       

 

Hey girl, whatcha doin’?
Hey girl, where you goin’?
C7 
You get down, and make a frown
Fm 
She’s gonna turn, turn, turn it around
She’s gonna turn, turn, turn it around
Who’s that girl? (Who’s that girl?)
Fm 
Who’s that girl? (Who’s that girl?)
It’s Jess!

ZZ Top - Legs  

Originally in E, I play in A, lots of time on the 3

Intro

   

Vox on the 3 on “legs”

She got legs, she knows how to use them
F#m 
She never begs, she knows how to choose them
She holding leg, wondering how to feel them
F#m 
Would you get behind them if you could only find them

She’s my baby, she’s my baby
Yeah, it’s all right

  Oh yea

There are very few lines on awesomesongbook where I’ve changed the lyrics to be less awkward, but...

She’s got hair down to the floor
F#m 
She kind of jet set, going back for more
Every time she’s dancin’, she knows what to do
F#m 
Everybody wants to see, see if she can use it

She’s so fine, she’s all mine
Girl, you got it right

       Oh

F#m F#m 
F#m F#m 
 
She got legs, she knows how to use them
F#m 
She never begs, knows how to choose them
She’s got a dime all of the time
F#m 
Stays out at night moving through time

Oh, I want her, said I got to have her
The girl is all right

  She’s all right, whoa

   

Fade on solo

F#m F#m F#m F#m 
   

ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man  

Originally in Cm, I play in Am, highest note that matters is the 5 ("eve*ry* *girl’s*

All the C5’s are more like C5’s (there’s a b3 in the riff)

Intro

A5 

Vox on the b3

A5 
 Clean shirt, new shoes
 And I don’t know where I am goin’ to
A5 
 Silk suit, black tie
 I don’t need a reason why

Vox on the b3 of the chord on “runnin’”, but I’ll stand by the major chord, then the 4 of the chord on “can”

 They come runnin’ just as fast as they can

Hard stop on “every”, vox on 4 5 on “every”

A5 
‘Cause every girl crazy ‘bout a sharp dressed man

A5 
A5 
 Gold watch, diamond ring
 I ain’t missin’ not a single thing
A5 
 Cufflinks, stick pin
 When I step out I’m gonna do you in

 They come runnin’ just as fast as they can
A5 
‘Cause every girl crazy ‘bout a sharp dressed man

Solo

A5 
 x8

A5 
 →  → 
A5 A5 
A5 A5 
     → 

More riff

A5 
A5 
 Top coat, top hat
 I don’t worry ‘cause my wallet’s fat
A5 
 Black shades, white gloves
 Lookin’ sharp, lookin’ for love

 They come runnin’ just as fast as they can
A5 
‘Cause every girl crazy ‘bout a sharp dressed man

Outro solo

A5 
 x 8

A5 A5 A5 
A5 A5 A5 A5