Dan’s Big Awesome Acoustic Songbook

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38 Special - Caught Up In You
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
Berlin - Take My Breath Away
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 - Hungry Heart
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 - Lookin Out My Back Door
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Midnight Special
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 - Do You Want to Build a Snowman
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
Double Naught Spies - Fortune Teller
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 - It’s in the Way That You Use It
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 - I Want to Know What Love Is
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 - Jack and Diane
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 - God’s Gonna Cut You Down
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 - God Gave Rock and Roll to You II
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 - Fool in the Rain
Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song
Led Zeppelin - Rock and Roll
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin - Tangerine
Lee Greenwood - God Bless the USA
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 - Crawling
Linkin Park - In the End
Linkin Park - Numb
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 - Turn Me Loose
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
Macy Gray - I Try
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
Maroon 5 - Harder to Breathe
Maroon 5 - She Will Be Loved
Maroon 5 - Sunday Morning
Maroon 5 - This Love
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
Nirvana - Territorial Pissings
Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night
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
Patent Pending - Hey Mario
Patsy Cline - Crazy
Patty Smyth - Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough
Paul McCartney - Another Day
Paul McCartney - Hope of Deliverance
Paul McCartney - Let Me Roll It
Paul McCartney - Live and Let Die
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 - Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town
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 Gabriel - Solsbury Hill
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 - Get the Party Started
Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall
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
Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale
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
Queen - We Will Rock You
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
Randy VanWarmer - Just When I Needed You Most
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 - Addicted to Love
Robert Palmer - Bad Case of Loving You
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
Rod Stewart - You’re in 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
Santana - Why Don’t You and I
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 - Tears of a Clown
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
Staind - It’s Been Awhile
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
Supertramp - Goodbye Stranger
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
Temple of the Dog - Say Hello to Heaven
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 - Day Tripper
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 - Helter Skelter
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 Need You
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 Looking Through 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 - Lady Madonna
The Beatles - Let It Be
The Beatles - Love Me Do
The Beatles - Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
The Beatles - Martha My Dear
The Beatles - Maxwell’s Silver Hammer
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 - Taxman
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 Blues Brothers - Everybody Needs Somebody to Love
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 Dead South - In Hell I’ll Be in Good Company
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 Eagles - Tequila Sunrise
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 Lovin Spoonful - Daydream
The Lovin Spoonful - Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind
The Lovin Spoonful - Do You Believe in Magic
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 Oak Ridge Boys - Elvira
The Oak Ridge Boys - I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes
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 Platters - Only You
The Platters - The Great Pretender
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 Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings
The Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm
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
TLC - Waterfalls
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 - Wildflowers
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
Vicki Lawrence - The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
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 - Caught Up In You  

Originally in E, I play in A capo 1

Highest note that matters is the 5 (“*caught up* in you”)

Intro

A/G# 
 →  x4

Vox on 3 2 3 1 on “I never knew”

A/G# F#m 
 I never knew there’d come a day
F#m 
 →  When I’d be sayin’ to you

A/G# F#m 
Don’t let this good love slip away
F#m 
 →  Now that we know that it’s true

F#m 
 Don’t, don’t you know the kind of man I am
F#m Bm 
 No, said I’d never fall in love again

In A, I play that funny bV chord as a bVdim7

A/C# D# 
But it’s real and the feeling comes shining through

The I/3 is maybe more like a IV/3, but in A it sounds better as a I/3

A/C# 
I’m so caught up in you, little girl
Bm F#m 
And I never did suspect a thing

A/C# 
So caught up in you, little girl
Bm F#m 
That I never want to get myself free

A/C# 
And baby it’s true, you’re the one
Bm A/C# D# 
Who caught me, baby you taught me, how good it could be

A/G# F#m 
 It took so long to change my mind
F#m 
 →  I thought that love was a game
A/G# F#m 
 I played around enough to find
F#m 
 →  No two are ever the same

F#m 
 You  made me realize the love I missed
F#m Bm 
 So hot, love I couldn’t quite resist
A/C# D# 
When it’s right the light just comes shining through

A/C# 
I’m so caught up in you, little girl
Bm F#m 
You’re the one that’s got me down on my knees

A/C# 
So caught up in you, little girl
Bm F#m 
That I never want to get myself free

A/C# 
And baby it’s true, you’re the one
Bm A/C# D# 
Who caught me, baby you taught me, how good it could be

Bridge, vox on the 1 of the key on “days”

F#m Bm 
Fill your days, and your nights
E/G# F#m 
No need to ever ask me twice, oh, no
Bm 
 Whenever you want me

F#m Bm 
And if ever, comes a day
E/G# F#m 
When you should turn and walk away, oh, no
Bm 
 I can’t live without you

If not solo’ing, this is the first line of the last chorus

I’m so caught up in you

Solo on chorus chords

A/C# Bm F#m 
A/C# Bm F#m 
       Yeah yeah yeah
A/C# Bm A/C# D# 
   →  →  →  → 

F#m Bm 
And if ever, comes a day
E/G# F#m 
When you should turn and walk away, oh, no
Bm 
 I can’t live without you

A/C# 
I’m so caught up in you, little girl
Bm F#m 
You’re the one that’s got me down on my knees

A/C# 
So caught up in you, little girl
Bm F#m 
That I never want to get myself free

A/C# 
And baby it’s true, you’re the one
Bm A/C# D# 
Who caught me, baby you taught me, how good it could be

A/C# 
 Little girl
Bm F#m 
You’re the one that’s got me down on my knees

A/C# 
So caught up in you, little girl
Bm F#m 
That I never want to get myself free

A/C# 
And baby it’s true, you’re the one
Bm A/C# 
Who caught me, baby you tgot me, so caught up in you

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 dirt, 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 chicken-scrap
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

Berlin - Take My Breath Away  

Originally in Ab (then B), I play in A (then C), down an octave

Highest note that matters is the 4 of the original key (after the key change: “take my breath *a*way”

Intro

C#m/G# D/F# E/G# 
   

Vox on the 1 on “watch”

C#m/G# D/F# E/G# 
Watching every motion in my foolish lover’s game 
C#m/G# D/F# E/G# 
On this endless ocean finally lovers know no shame 
Bm D/A 
Turning and returning to some secret place inside
C#m/G# 
Watching in slow motion as you turn around and say 

C#m/G# E/G# 
Take my breath away   
C#m/G# E/G# 
Take my breath away   

C#m/G# D/F# E/G# 
Watching I keep waiting still anticipating love 
C#m/G# D/F# E/G# 
Never hesitating to become the fated ones 
Bm D/A E/G# 
Turning and returning to some secret place to hide
C#m/G# E/G# 
Watching in slow motion as you turn to me and say, my love

C#m/G# D/F# E/G# 
Take my breath away    →  →

Bridge, vox up to the 1 of the chord on “through”

Bm E/G# 
Through the hourglass I saw you, in time you slipped away
Bm E/G# 
When the mirror crashed I called you and turned to hear you say
If only for today, I am unafraid

C#m/G# D/F# E/G# 
Take my breath away   
C#m/G# D/F# 
Take my breath away   

Em/B Am7 G/B 
Watching every motion in this foolish lover’s game 
Em/B Am7 G/B 
Haunted by the notion somewhere there’s a love in flames 
Dm7 F/C 
Turning and returning to some secret place inside
Em/B 
Watching in slow motion as you turn my way and say

Em/B 
Take my breath away,   my love
Em/B 
Take my breath away   
Take my breath away

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

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

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

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

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 
 →  →  → 

Vox on the 3 “*peo*ple”

 People are talkin’, talkin’ ‘bout people
 I hear them whisper, you won’t believe it

Vox up to 3 2 1 1 on “they think we’re love”

 They think we’re lovers, kept under cover
 I just ignore it but they keep sayin’ we

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “laugh”

C#m7 
Laugh just a little too loud
C#m7 
Stand just a little too close

Vox on 6 5 of the chord on “sta-are”

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 - Hungry Heart  

Originally in C#, I play in A capo 1

Intro

F#m Bm7 
       x2

Vox on the 3

F#m 
 Got a wife and kids in Baltimore, Jack
Bm7 
I went out for a ride and I never went back
F#m 
 Like a river that don’t know where it’s flowing
Bm7 
 I took a wrong turn and I just kept going

F#m 
 Everybody’s got a hungry heart
Bm7 
 Everybody’s got a hungry heart
F#m 
 Lay down your money and you play your part
Bm7 
 Everybody’s got a hu-hu-hungry heart

F#m Bm7 
   
F#m 
 I met her in a Kingstown bar
Bm7 
 We fell in love I knew it had to end
F#m 
 We took what we had and we ripped it apart
Bm7 
Now here I am down in Kingstown again

F#m 
 Everybody’s got a hungry heart
Bm7 
 Everybody’s got a hungry heart
F#m 
Lay down your money and you play your part

Key change on the last line here, maybe not worth it if you’re going right into the next verse

Bm7 
Everybody’s got a hungry heart

Solo

Am Dm 
Am Dm 
   
F#m 
 Everybody needs a place to rest
Bm7 
 Everybody wants to have a home
F#m 
 Don’t make no difference what nobody says
Bm7 
 Ain’t nobody like to be alone, oh yeah

F#m 
 Everybody’s got a hungry heart
Bm7 
 Everybody’s got a hungry heart
F#m 
 Lay down your money and you play your part
Bm7 
 Everybody’s got a hu-hu-hungry heart

F#m 
 Everybody’s got a hungry heart
Bm7 
 Everybody’s got a hungry heart
F#m 
 Lay down your money and you play your part
Bm7 
 Everybody’s got a hu-hu-hungry heart

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 - Lookin Out My Back Door  

Originally in B, I play in G

Highest note that matters is the maj7 (that’s the 6 after the key change)

Intro

Em 
   →  →  → 

Vox on the 5

Em 
Just got home from Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy
Got to sit down, take a rest on the porch
Em 
Imagination sets in, pretty soon I’m singing
Doo, doo, doo, lookin’ out my back door

Em 
There’s a giant doing cartwheels, a statue wearing high heels
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn
Em 
Dinosaur victrola, listening to Buck Owens
Doo, doo, doo, lookin’ out my back door

Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band
Em 
Won’t you take a ride on the flyin’ spoon, doo, doo doo

Em 
wonderous apparition, provided by magician
Doo, doo, doo, lookin’ out my back door

Em 
   →  → 
Em 
   →  →  → 

Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band
Em 
Won’t you take a ride on the flyin’ spoon, doo, doo, doo

Em 
Bother me tomorrow, today I’ll find no sorrow
Doo, doo, doo, lookin’ out my back door

Hard stop, then muted chords for one measure

F# 
 →  →  →  
F#m 
       
F#m 
Forward troubles Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn

Swung, slower

F#m 
Bother me tomorrow, today I’ll find no sorrow
Doo, doo, doo, lookin’ out my back door

 → 

   

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Midnight Special  

Originally in D, I play in A capo 1

Rubato

Vox on the 3 on “well”

D7 
 Well, you wake up in the mornin’,  you hear the work bell ring 
E7 
And they march you to the table, to see the same old thing
D7 
Ain’t no food upon the table, and no pork up in the pan
E7 
But you better not complain boy, you get in trouble with the man

At tempo

Let the midnight special shine a light on me
Let the midnight special shine a light on me
Let the midnight special shine a light on me
Let the midnight special shine a everlovin’ light on me

Yonder come Miss Rosie, how in the world did you know
E7 
By the way she wears her apron, and the clothes she wore
Umbrella on her shoulder, piece of paper in her hand
E7 
She come to see the gov’nor, she want to free her man

Let the midnight special shine a light on me
Let the midnight special shine a light on me
Let the midnight special shine a light on me
Let the midnight special shine a everlovin’ light on me

If you’re ever in Houston, well, you better do right
E7 
You better not gamble, there you better not fight, at all
D7 
Or the sheriff will grab ya, and the boys will bring you down
E7 
The next thing you know boy, oh you’re prison bound

Let the midnight special shine a light on me
Let the midnight special shine a light on me
Let the midnight special shine a light on me
Let the midnight special shine a everlovin’ light on me

Sparse, with heavy swing

Let the midnight special shine a light on me
Let the midnight special shine a light on me

Back at tempo

Let the midnight special shine a light on me
Let the midnight special shine a everlovin’ light... on me

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 mess 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 - Do You Want to Build a Snowman  

Originally in Eb, I play in G

Intro

Gsus2 
   x4

Elsa?

Vox on the 1 on “do”

Do you want to build a snowman?
D/F# 
Come on let’s go and play
C/E Em 
I never see you anymore, come out the door
Dm9 G/B 
It’s like you’ve gone away 

Gadd9/B 
We used to be best buddies, and now we’re not
Bsus4 B7 Em D/F# G/B 
wish you would tell me why →  →  → 
Am7 
Do you want to build a snowman?
Cm6/D# 
It doesn’t have to be a Snowman

Gsus2 
Go away, Anna, okay, bye

Gsus2 
   x4

D# G/D D# G/D 
   
Gsus2 Gsus2 D# 
       
Do you wanna build a snowman?
D/F# 
Or ride our bike around the halls
C/E Em 
I think some company is overdue, I’ve started talking to
Dm9 G/B 
The pictures on the walls (hang in there, Joan)

Gadd9/B 
It gets a little lonely, all these empty rooms
Bsus4 B7 Em 
Just watching the hours tick b (tick-tock, tick-tock)

Very loose approximation of the chords

Elsa is sad because she can’t take the gloves off

D# G/D 
 →  x8

Everyone happily hugs before they leave for their trip

Gsus2 Gsus2 
       x2

They get on a boat

Cm Cm Gm7 D7 
   

The big storm comes

Cm Cm Gm7 Dm 
   

Fade to black

D# D# 
  

Elsa?

Please, I know you’re in there
D/F# 
People are asking where you’ve been
C/E Em 
They say have courage, and I’m trying to, I’m right out here for you
Em/B A/C# Bm 
Just let me in  
Gadd9/B 
We only have each other, it’s just you and me

Bsus4 B7 Em 
What are we gonna do? 

C/G 
Do you wanna build a snowman? 

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, I play capo 3, 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 

Double Naught Spies - Fortune Teller  

Originally in F, I play in Em

Intro

Em 
 →  →   x 8

Vox on the 5 on “time”

Em Em 
Time,   a question of time  
Em Em 
While you decide my destiny think I’ll jump in the pool   

Em Em 
Truth,   whatever the truth  
Em 
Just look in your tarot cards, they always say something cool 

And I know what she wants from me
wick of magic mystery 
Em D#aug G/D C#m7b5 
To play up to her mystic fantas

Em Em 
My fortune teller,  my fortune teller 

Hard stop after this line

May be wrong but I don’t care 

Em 
 →  →   x 2

Em Em 
Dream,   it’s all just a dream  
Em Em 
To the extreme I close my eyes like a bureaucra  

Em Em 
Love,   the cover of love  
Em 
As pure as a dove who disappears from a magic hat

crystal ball has lots to say 
It’s positive as Christmas day 
Em D#aug G/D C#m7b5 
It tells me she sees blue and skies of gray

Em Em 
My fortune teller,  my fortune teller 
May be wrong but I don’t care
Em Em 
Teller,  my fortune teller 
Em 
Tries to keep me unaware

Solo on chorus chords

Em Em 
Em 
Em Em 
  
Em 
 →  →   x 2

Em Em 
Dream,   it’s all just a dream  
Em Em 
To the extreme I close my eyes like a bureaucra  

Em Em 
Oh love,   the cover of love  
Em G/B 
As pure as a dove who disappears from a magic hat →  → 

Em Em 
My fortune teller,  my fortune teller 
May be wrong but I don’t care
Em Em 
Teller,  my fortune teller 
Em 
Tries to keep me unaware

Em Em 
  I just don’t care 
  
Em 
My fortune teller tells me yeah, oh
G/B 
   → 

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 stuff 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 mother of a 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 motherfreaking 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 - It’s in the Way That You Use It  

Originally in E, I play in D

Vox on the 1

Bm 
It’s in the way that you use it  → 
Bm 
It comes and it goes  → 
Bm 
It’s in the way that you use it  → 
Bm 
Boy don’t you know  → 

Bm 
And if you lie you will lose it  → 
Bm 
Feelings will show  → 
Bm 
So don’t you ever abuse it  → 
Bm 
Don’t let it go  → 

Bm 
Nobody’s right until somebody’s wrong
Bm 
Nobody’s weak until somebody’s strong
Bm 
No one get lucky ‘til luck comes along
Bm 
Nobody’s lonely ‘til somebody’s gone

Bm 
It’s in the way that you use it  → 
Bm 
It comes and it goes  → 
Bm 
It’s in the way that you use it  → 
Bm 
Boy don’t you know  → 

Solo

Bm 
   → 
Bm 
   → 
Bm 
   → 
Bm 
   → 

Bm 
It’s in the way that you use it  → 
Bm 
It comes and it goes  → 
Bm 
It’s in the way that you use it  → 
Bm 
Boy don’t you know  → 

Bm 
And if you lie you will lose it  → 
Bm 
Feelings will show  → 
Bm 
So don’t you ever abuse it  → 
Bm 
Don’t let it go  → 

Bm 
I’ve seen dark skies, never like this
Bm 
Walked on some thin ice, never like this
Bm 
I’ve told you white lies, never like this
Bm 
Looked into true eyes, never like this

The original changes key up a whole step here, I’m leaving that out

Bm 
It’s in the way that you use it  → 
Bm 
Boy don’t you know  → 
Bm 
So don’t you ever abuse it  → 
Bm 
Man, don’t let it go  → 

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
When 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 - I Want to Know What Love Is  

Originally in F#, I play in G capo 2, and drop an octvae for the prechorus and chorus

Intro

Em D/F# 
  → 
Em Em 
 →  

Vox on 3 2 2 1 1 of the major key on “take a little time”

Em D/F# 
 I’ve gotta take a little time
Em 
A little time to think things over
Em D/F# 
 I better read between the lines
Em 
In case I need it when I’m older

Em 
 
Em D/F# 
 Now this mountain I must climb
Em 
Feels like the world upon my shoulders
Em D/F# 
 Through the clouds I see love shine
Em 
It keeps me warm as life grows colder

Vox on 5 7 4 7 5 of the chord on “in my li-i-ife”

I drop an octave here

Am Am 
In my life there’s been heartache and pain
Am Am 
I don’t know if I can face it again
Am Am 
 Can’t stop now I’ve traveled so far

Vox up to 1 3 4 3 1 of the major key on “change this lonely life”

G/B Am C/D 
To change this lonely life

Vox on the 3

Em 
 I want to know what love is
Am Em 
 I want you to show me
Em 
 I want to feel what love is
Am Em 
 I know you can show m

Em 
Em D/F# 
 I’m gonna take a little time
Em 
A little time to look around me
Em D/F# 
I’ve got nowhere left to hide
Em 
It looks like love has finally found me

Am Am 
In my life there’s been heartache and pain
Am Am 
 I don’t know if I can face it again
Am Am 
 Can’t stop now I’ve traveled so far
G/B Am C/D 
To change this lonely life

Em 
 I want to know what love is
Am Em 
 I want you to show me
Em 
 I want to feel what love is
Am Em 
 I know you can show m

Em 
 I want to know what love is
Am Em 
 I want you to show me
Em 
And I wanna feel,  I want to feel what love is, I know
Am Em 
 I know you can show m

Fade with ad libs, and a gospel choir that’s surprisingly into Foreigner

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 hell 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-blown 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 messed 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 spit
 In a house with unlocked doors
 And I’m hella 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 dirt

   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 dirt

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 hella 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, screw ‘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, screw ‘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 
 B.S. 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, mother-freaker
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 
 Messed up, and out of place
Em 
 That’s how I felt back then

Double talkin’ jive
B7 
Get the money, mother-freaker
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 freakin’ 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 motherfreaker
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
 Damn, 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 messing 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 motherfreakin’ 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 freakin’ 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 motherfreaker, 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 stuff?
Nothin' but a freakin'...

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 freakin’ 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 freakin’ 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 freakin’ 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 stuff, 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 “messed up”

Am 
All the times that we messed 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 m 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 messed 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 screw 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 - Jack and Diane  

Originally in A, I play in G

Intro

   →  →  x3

 A little ditty bout Jack and Diane
 Two American kids growin’ up in the heartland
 Jack, he’s gonna be a football star
 Diane’s a debutante, back seat of Jacky’s car

   →  → 

 Suckin’ on chili dog outside the Tastee-Freez
 Diane sittin’ on Jacky’s lap, he got his hands between her knees
 Jacky say hey Diane, lets run off behind the shady tree
 Dribble off those Bobbie Brooks, let me do what I please, sayin’

 Oh yeah, life goes on
 Long after the thrill of livin’ is gone, sayin’
 Oh yeah, life goes on
 Long after the thrill of livin’ is gone, walk on

   →  →  x2

 Jacky sits back, collects his thoughts for a moment
 Scratches his head and does his best James Dean
 Well then there Diane, we gotta run off to the city
 Diane says baby you ain’t missin’ nothing, Jacky say

Not a typo, the bass only descends this time

D/F# C/E 
 Oh yeah, life goes on
 Long after the thrill of livin’ is gone, sayin’
 Oh yeah, they say life goes on
 Long after the thrill of livin’ is gone

Bridge, drums only, chords implied

 So let it rock, let it ro-oll
 Let the bible belt come and save my soul
 Hold on to sixteen as long as you ca-an
 Changes come around real soon, make us women and men

Four measures just drums, then...

   →  → 

 Oh yeah, life goes on
 Long after the thrill of livin’ is gone
 Oh yeah, they say life goes on
 Long after the thrill of livin’ is gone

 A little ditty bout Jack and Diane
 Two American kids doin’ the best they can

   →  →  x2

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 - God’s Gonna Cut You Down  

Johnny Cash in Bbm, I play in Em

Intro

Em Em/G Em 
  → 
Em/D Em/D Em 
  → 
Em Em/G Em 
  → 
Em Am/C Em Em 
   

Vox on the 5 on “run”

Em 
You can run on for a long time

Vox on the 4 on “run”

Am/G Em 
Run on for a long time
Em 
Run on for a long time
Em/G Em Em/B Em 
Sooner or later, god’ll cut you down
Asus2 Bm Em 
Sooner or later, god’ll cut you down

Em 
Go tell that long tongue liar
Asus2 Em 
Go and tell that midnight rider

Not a typo, the vox imply a I here, but don’t hit the 3 too hard on guitar

Tell the rambler, the gambler, the backbiter
Em/G Em Em/B Em 
Tell ‘em that god’s gonna  cut ‘em down
Asus2 Bm Em 
Tell ‘em that god’s gonna  cut ‘em down

Whole verse basically on the 5

Em 
Well my goodness gracious let me tell you the news
Em 
My head’s been wet with the midnight dew
Em 
I’ve been down on bended knee
Asus Bm Em 
Talkin’ to the man from Galilee 

Em 
He spoke to me in a voice so sweet
Em 
I thought I heard the shuffle of angels’ feet
Em 
He called my name and my heart stood still
Em 
When he said “John go do my will”

Em 
Go tell that long tongue liar
Asus2 Em 
Go and tell that midnight rider
Tell the rambler, the gambler, the backbiter
Em/G Em Em/B Em 
Tell ‘em that god’s gonna  cut ‘em down
Asus2 Bm Em 
Tell ‘em that god’s gonna  cut ‘em down

Em 
You can run on for a long time

There is definitely a I/3 in this line (i.e., A/C# in Am), but I’m not good enough to pull that off and not have it sound awkward

Am/G Em 
Run on for a long time
Em 
Run on for a long time
Em/G Em Em/B Em 
Sooner or later, god’ll cut you down
Asus2 Bm Em 
Sooner or later, god’ll cut you down

Em 
You may throw your rock, hide your hand
Em 
Workin’ in the dark against your fellow man
Em 
But as sure as god made black and white
Asus2 Bm Bm 
What’s done in the dark, will be brought to the light

Em 
You can run on for a long time
Am/G Em 
Run on for a long time
Em 
Run on for a long time
Em/G Em Em/B Em 
Sooner or later, god’ll cut you down
Asus2 Bm Em 
Sooner or later, god’ll cut you down

Em 
Go tell that long tongue liar
Asus2 Em 
Go and tell that midnight rider
Tell the rambler, the gambler, the backbiter
Em/G Em Em/B Em 
Tell ‘em that god’s gonna cut you down
Em/G Em Em/B Em 
Tell ‘em that god’s gonna cut you down
Asus2 Bm Em 
Tell ‘em that god’s gonna cut you down

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 - God Gave Rock and Roll to You II  

This version skips the key change and leaves out some of the prog-i-er parts; there’s a complete arrangement in the “nonsongbook” folder

Kiss in B, Argent in C, I play in E capo 2

Intro

B/D# C#m 
  →    → 

Vox on 3 5 on “god gave”

B/D# 
God gave rock and roll to you
C#m 
 Gave rock and roll to you
Put it in the soul of everyone

Vox on the 1 on “know”, stays there on “know” before it goes down

Do you know what you want? You don’t know for sure
You don’t feel right, you can’t find a cure

Vox up to the 1 of the chord on “get”

And you’re getting less than what you’re lookin’ for  →   → 

You don’t have money or a fancy car
And you’re tired of wishin’ on a falling star

Cut the word “guitar” off before the last chord

You gotta put your faith in a loud guitar 

B/D# 
God gave rock and roll to you
C#m 
 Gave rock and roll to you
Gave rock and ro-oll to everyone  → 

B/D# 
God gave rock and roll to you
C#m 
 Gave rock and roll to you
Put it in the soul of everyone  → 

If you wanna be a singer or play guitar
Man, you gotta sweat or you won’t get far
Cause it’s never too late to work nine-to-five  →   → 

You can take a stand, or you can compromise
You can work real hard or just fantazise
But you don’t start livin’ ‘til you reali-ize

B/D# 
God gave rock and roll to you
C#m 
 Gave rock and roll to you
Gave rock and ro-oll to everyone  → 

B/D# 
God gave rock and roll to you
C#m 
 Gave rock and roll to you
Put it in the soul of everyone  → 

Let ring

B/D# 
God gave rock and roll to you
C#m A#m7b5 
 He gave a song to be 
Am E/B 
Sung, gave rock and roll to everyone 

B/D# 
God gave rock and roll to you
C#m A#m7b5 
 He gave a song to be 
Am E/B 
Sung, save rock and roll for everyone 

Am 
 Save rock and roll

B/D# 
God gave rock and roll to you
C#m 
 Gave rock and roll to you
Gave rock and ro-oll to everyone, oh yeah

B/D# 
God gave rock and roll to you
C#m 
 Gave rock and roll to you
Put it in the soul of (everyone)

B/D# 
God gave rock and roll to you
C#m 
 Gave rock and roll to you
Gave rock and ro-oll to (everyone)

Spoken, with repeated chorus

I know life sometimes can get tough
And I know life sometimes can be a drag
But people, we have been given a gift
We have been given a road, and that road's name is 
Rooooock and rooollll

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 - Fool in the Rain  

Originally in C, I play in A

Highest note that matters is the 6 (“light of the love that I *fou*-ound”)

Intro

  →  x4

Vox on the 3 on “well there’s a light”

Well there’s a light in your eye that keeps shining, like a star that can’t wait for the night
 I hate to think I’ve been blinded baby,  why can’t I see you tonight?

And the warmth of your smile starts a burnin’, and the thrill of your touch gives me fright
And I’m shaking so much, really yearning, why don’t you show up, make it all right?

   Yeah, it’s all right
     
And if you promised you’d love so completely, and you said you would always be true
You swore that you never would leave me, baby,  what ever happened to you?

This is where the fun rhythms start

And you thought it was only in movies, as you wish all your dreams would come true, hey
 It ain’t the first time believe me, baby,  I’m standin’ here feeling blue

   Yeah I’m blue   
     
Now I will stand in the rain on the corner, I’ll watch the people go shuffling downtown
Another ten minutes no longer,  and then I’m turning around, round

Fun rhythms again

And the clock on the wall’s moving slower, oh my heart it sinks to the ground
And the storm that I thought would blow over, clouds the light of the love that I found

Found,   light of the love that I found  

Hanging stop and whistle after this line

Light of the love that I found,   oh that I found   

Now the rhythm gets bananas

F#m 
       x8

Rhythmically ad lib’d in a way that’s really hard to align to the chords

Hand that ticks on the clock
Just don't seem to stop
When I'm thinking it over
Oh, tired of the light
I just don't seem to find
Have you wait, yeah played
Whoa, I see it in my dreams
But I just don't seem to be with you, you
I gotta get it all, gotta get it all, gotta get it all
I've got to get all

Solo

     x32

Ooh now my body is starting to quiver, and the palms of my hands getting wet
 I got no reason to doubt you baby, it’s all a terrible mess

And I’ll run in the rain till I’m breathless, when I’m breathless I’ll run till I drop, hey
The thoughts of a fool’s kind of careless, I’m just a fool waiting on the wrong block, oh yeah

With “ooh”

  →  x4

Light of the love that I found   
Light of the love that I found   
Light of the love that I found   
Light of the love that I found   

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 

Lee Greenwood - God Bless the USA  

Originally n F, I play in D

Highest note that matters is the 3 (“stand *up*”)

Intro

A/D 
       x2

Vox on the 5

If tomorrow all the things were gone
 I’d worked for all my life
Em 
And I had to start again
With just my children and my wife

 I’d thank my lucky stars
F#m 
To be living here today
Em 
‘Cause the flag still stands for freedom
Bm Bm 
And they can’t take that away-ay

And I’m proud to be an American
Where at least I know I’m free
And I won’t forget the men who died
Who gave that right to me

Bm D/F# 
And I gladly stand up next to you
D/F# 
And defend her still today
Em D/F# 
Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land
God bless the USA

A/D 
       x2

From the lakes of Minnesota
To the hills of Tennessee
Em 
Across the plains of Texas
From sea to shining sea

From Detroit down to Houston
F#m 
And New York to L.A.
Em 
Well there’s pride in every American heart
Bm Bm 
And it’s time we stand and say-ay

That I’m proud to be an American
Where at least I know I’m free
And I won’t forget the men who died
Who gave that right to me

Bm D/F# 
And I gladly stand up next to you
D/F# 
And defend her still today
Em D/F# 
Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land
Bm 
God bless the USA 

With military-ish snare drums

And I’m proud to be an American
Where at least I know I’m free
And I won’t forget the men who died
Who gave that right to me

Extra beat before “next to you”

Bm D/F# 
And I gladly stand up next to you
D/F# 
And defend her still today
Em D/F# 
Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land
Em D/F# 
God bless the S A

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 - Crawling  

Originally in C#m, I play in Em capo 5

Intro (this is the last four measures of the intro, after the bass enters

Em 
   

Vox on the 5

Em 
Crawling in my skin
These wounds, they will not heal
Em 
Fear is how I fall
Confusing what is real

Em 
   

Vox on 1 1 1 7 7 on “something inside me”

Em 
 There’s something inside me that pulls beneath the surface
 Consuming,  confusing
Em 
 This lack of self control I fear is never ending
 Controlling,  I can’t seem

 To find myself again
Em 
My walls are closing in (without a sense of confidence I’m convinced that there’s just too much pressure to take)
 I’ve felt this way before
Em 
So insecure 

Em 
Crawling in my skin
These wounds, they will not heal
Em 
Fear is how I fall
Confusing what is real

This time the vox on on 3 3 3 2 2 on “comfort endlessly”

 
Em 
 Discomfort, endlessly has pulled itself upon me
 Distracting, reacting

Now back down to the same melody as the first verse

Em 
 Against my will I stand beside my own reflection
 It’s haunting,  how I can’t seem

 To find myself again
Em 
My walls are closing in (without a sense of confidence I’m convinced that there’s just too much pressure to take)
 I’ve felt this way before

This time, hold the second chord an extra measure

Em 
So insecure 

Em 
Crawling in my skin
These wounds, they will not heal
Em 
Fear is how I fall
Confusing what is real

Em 
Crawling in my skin
These wounds, they will not heal
Em 
Fear is how I fall
Em 
Confusing, confusing what is real

Em 
 There’s something inside me that pulls beneath the surface
 Consuming (confusing what is real)
Em 
 This lack of self control I fear is never ending
 Controlling (confusing what is real)

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

Linkin Park - Numb  

Originally in F#m, I play in Am capo 4

Intro

Am 
Am 
   

Vox on the 5

Am 
 I’m tired of being what you want me to be
Feeling so faithless, lost under the surface
Am 
 Don’t know what you’re expecting of me
Put under the pressure of walking in your shoes

The “caught in” lines are spoken

 Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow
Am 
Every step I take is another mistake to you
 Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow

Vox on the 1

Am 
I’ve become so numb, I can’t feel you there
Am 
Become so tired, so much more aware
I’m becoming this, all I want to do
Am 
Is be more like me and be less like you

This time vox on are on the 1

Can’t you see that you’re smothering me
Am 
Holding too tightly, afraid to lose control

Now vox back down to the 5

Cause everything that you thought I would be
Has fallen apart right in front of you

 Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow
Am 
Every step I take is another mistake to you
 Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow
Am 
And every second I waste is more than I can take

Am 
I’ve become so numb, I can’t feel you there
Am 
Become so tired, so much more aware
I’m becoming this, all I want to do
Is be more like me and be less like you

Vox on 4 3 of the new chord on “I know”

Am G/B E7 
And I know, I may end up failing too
E7 
But I know You were just like me with someone disappointed in you

Am 
I’ve become so numb, I can’t feel you there
Am 
Become so tired, so much more aware
I’m becoming this, all I want to do
Am 
Is be more like me and be less like you

Am 
I’ve become so numb, I can’t feel you there
(Tired of being what you want me to be)
Am 
I’ve become so numb, I can’t feel you there
(Tired of being what you want me to be)

Am 

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:

-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 - Turn Me Loose  

Originally in Gm, I play in Am capo 3

Intro

Am Am Am 
       x4

Vox on the 1 on “born”

Am 
I was born to run
Am 
I was born to dream
Am 
The craziest boy you ever seen
I gotta do it my way
Am 
Or no way at all

Am 
And I was here to please
Am 
I’m even on my knees
Am 
Makin’ love to whoever I please
I gotta do it my way
Am 
Or no way at all

Am 
And then you came around
Am 
Tried to tie me down
Am 
I was such a clown
You had to have it your way
Am 
Or no way at all

Am 
Well I’ve had all I can take
Am 
I can’t take it no more
Am 
I’m gonna pack my bags

The “fly” is on the 1... no, not that 1, the one above that... that’s a G in the original!

And fly, baby
Am 
Or no way at all

Am 
So why don’t you turn me loose
Am Am 
Turn me loose, turn me loose
I gotta do it my way
Am 
Or no way at all

Am 
Why don’t you turn me loose
Am Am 
Turn me loose, turn me loose
I gotta do it my way
Am 
I wanna fly

Bridge, more or less all on 1 chord

F# 
Am 
I’m here to please
Am 
I’m even on my knees
Am 
Makin’ love to whoever I please
I gotta do it my way
Am 
I gotta do it my way

Am 
And when you came around
Am 
You tried to tie me down
Am 
I was such a clown
You had to have it your way
Am 
Well I’m sayin’ no way

Am 
So why don’t you turn me loose
Am Am 
Turn me loose, turn me loose
I gotta do it my way
Am 
Or no way at all

Am 
Why don’t you turn me loose
Am Am 
Turn me loose, turn me loose
I gotta do it my way
I gotta do it my way

Am 
Turn me loose

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?

Macy Gray - I Try  

Originally in D, I play in G capo 3

Highest note that matters is the #4 (that’s the 4 after the key change: “*crum*bles when you are not near”)

Short orchestral intro is vaguely...

Bdim7 Cdim7 
 → 

Vox on the 1 on “games”

 Games, changes, and fears

Hard stop on the second “will”

Am7 
When will they go from here, when will they stop?
I believe that fate has brought us here
Am7 
And we should be together babe, but we’re not

Bm7 
 I play it off but I’m dreaming of you
Am7 
 And I’ll keep my cool but I’m feigning

I try to say goodbye and I choke
Dsus4 
I try to walk away and I stumble
Am7 
Though I try to hide it, it’s clear
My world crumbles when you are not near 

Goodbye and I choke
Dsus4 
I try to walk away and I stumble
Am7 
Though I try to hide it, it’s clear
My world crumbles when you are not near

 I may appear to be free 
Am7 
But I’m just a prisoner of your love
And I may seem alright, and smile, when you leave
Am7 
But my smiles are just a front, just a front, yeah

Bm7 
 And I play it off but I’m dreaming of you
Am7 
 And I’ll keep my cool but I’m feigning

I try to say goodbye and I choke
Dsus4 
I try to walk away and I stumble
Am7 
Though I try to hide it, it’s clear
My world crumbles when you are not near 

Goodbye and I choke
Dsus4 
I try to walk away and I stumble
Am7 
Though I try to hide it, it’s clear
Dsus4 
My world crumbles when you are not near 

A#maj7 Dm7 A#maj7 
 Here is my confession, may I be your possession
Am7 F7 
Boy I need your touch, your love kisses and such
Em7 Am7 
With all my might I try, but this I can’t deny, deny

It’s tempting to go way up here, but that will take you very high... an Eb in the original key!

So, just do this at the same place as the other prechoruses

 
Bm7 
 I play it off but I’m dreaming of you (but I’m dreaming of you babe)
Am7 
 And I’ll keep my cool but I’m feigning

This key change makes the guitar a lot less fun, so it’s OK to just not do the key change

D# G# 
I try to say goodbye and I choke, yeah
D#sus 
Try to walk away and I stumble
A#m7 
Though I try to hide it, it’s clear
C# D# 
My world crumbles when you are not near

G# 
Goodbye and I choke
D# 
I try to walk away and I stumble
A#m7 
Though I try to hide it, it’s clear
C# 
My world crumbles when you are not near

G# 
Goodbye and I choke
D# 
I try to walk away and I stumble
A#m7 
Though I try to hide it, it’s clear
C# D# 
My world crumbles when you are not near

G# D# A#m7 C# D# G# 
 Yeah yeah yeah yeah     

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