Dan’s Big Awesome Acoustic Songbook: Songs from 1955 to 1965

Barrett Strong - Money (1959)

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→ A7x8

B7A7Em→ A7Em→ B7

EmThe best things in life are free A7

EmBut you can give ‘em to the birds and bees

EmYour love give me such a thrill A7

EmBut your love don’t pay my bills

Em→ A7x8

B7A7Em→ A7Em→ B7

EmMoney don’t get everything it’s true A7

EmWhat it don’t get I can’t use

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

EmMoney, (that’s what I want), lots of money (that’s what I want)

Whole lot of A7money, (that’s what I want), uh-Emhuh A7(that’s what I Emwant)

Oh B7oh oh oh, oh A7oh, Emyeah, (that’s A7what I Emwant) B7

Give me Emmoney, (that’s what I want), lots of money, (that’s what I want)

Oh, that mean A7green, yeah, that’s right, baby, that’s what I Emmean A7Em

Oh B7oh oh oh, A7oh oh, Emyeah, (that’s A7what I Emwant)B7

Barry Mann - Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) (1961)

Originally in B, I play in A

Originally changes key, I skip the key change

Vox on the root of the chord on “like”

I’d Elike to thank the Aguy, who wrote the F#msong

That made my Dbaby fall in Elove with me

One measure just drums

Full strum in the verse

AWhen my baby F#mheard Dbomp bah bah bomp

Bah Ebomp bah bomp bomp

AEvery word went F#mright into her Dheart E

And Awhen she heard them F#msinging

DRama lama lama lama B/D#lama ding dong

AShe F#msaid we’d Dnever Ehave to Apart Eso

Each Atime that we’re F#malone Dboogity boogity boogity

Boogity Eboogity boogity shoop

ASets my baby’s F#mheart all a Dglow E

And Aevery time we F#mdance to Ddip da dip da dip

C/D#Dip da dip da dip

AShe F#malways Dsays she Eloves me Aso Eso

Spoken

ADarlin’, F#mbomp bah bah Dbomp, bah Ebomp bah bomp bomp

AAnd my honey, F#mrama lama ding Ddong, Eforever

And when I Asay, dip da dip, F#mda dip, da dip, Ddip dip

You Eknow I mean it from the

ABottom of my F#mboogity, boogity, Dboogity, boogity Eshoop

Fade on verse chords, with bomps and da-dips

AF#mDE

Ben E. King - Stand by Me (1961)

Originally in A, I play in C capo 4.

Highest note is the 1 (darlin’, DARlin’)

Start with single notes or octaves

Cadd9Am7Fmaj7GCadd9

Vox in on the 6 on “night”

When the Cadd9night has come

Am7And the land is dark

And the moFmaj7on is the onGly light we’ll seeCadd9

No, I Cadd9won’t be afraid

No, I Am7won’t be afraid

Just as loFmaj7ng as you standG, stand by meCadd9

Start to fade the chords in

If the Cadd9sky that we look upon

Am7Should tumble and fall

Or the moFmaj7untain should Gcrumble to the Cadd9sea

I won’t Cadd9cry, I won’t cry

No, I Am7won’t shed a tear

Just as loFmaj7ng as you standG, stand by meCadd9

Betty Everett - The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In Hiss Kiss) (1964)

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

DDoes he love me?

CI wanna know

DHow can I tell if he loves me so?

(Is it iAm7n his eyDes?) Oh Am7no you’ll be D7deceived

(Is it iAm7n his eyDes?) Oh Am7no he’ll make beD7lieve

With shoop shoop...

If you wGanna knoEmw if Che loves you Dso it’s in his kissG

(CThat’s where it is Doh yea)

(Or is iAm7t in hisD7face?) Oh Am7no that’s just his D7charm

(In his Am7warm embD7race?) Oh Am7no that’s just his D7arms

With shoop shoop...

If you wGanna knoEmw if Che loves you Dso it’s in his kissG

(CThat’s where it is D) Oh it’s in his Gkiss

(CThat’s where it is G)

(How ‘bout tAm7he way hD7e acts?) Oh Am7no that’s not the D7way

And you’Am7re not lD7istening to Am7all I D7say

With shoop shoop...

If you wGanna knoEmw if Che loves you Dso it’s in his kissG

(CThat’s where it is D) Oh it’s in his Gkiss

(CThat’s where it is D)

Solo

Am7DAm7D

GG/DGG/D

Am7DAm7D

Hard stop

G

(How ‘bout tAm7he way hD7e acts?) Oh Am7no that’s not the D7way

And you’Am7re not lD7istening to Am7all I D7say

With shoop shoop...

If you wGanna knoEmw if Che loves you Dso it’s in his kissG

C(That’s where it Dis) Oh it’s in his Gkiss

C(That’s where it Dis)

Repeat to fade

Bill Haley and His Comets - Rock Around the Clock (1955)

Originally in A, I play in E capo 2

With hard stops

Vox start on the 1

EOne, two, three o’clock, four o’clock, rock

EFive, six, seven o’clock, eight o’clock, rock

ENine, ten, eleven o’clock, twelve o’clock, rock

We’re gonna B7rock around the clock tonight

Put your Eglad rags on and join me, hon

We’ll have some fun when the E7clock strikes one

We’re gonna A7rock around the clock tonight

We’re gonna rEock, rock, rock, ‘til the broad daylight

We’re gonna B7rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonEight

No hard stops this tieme

When the Eclock strikes two, three and four

If the band slows down we’ll E7yell for more

We’re gonna A7rock around the clock tonight

We’re gonna rEock, rock, rock, ‘til the broad daylight

We’re gonna B7rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonEight

Solo on verse chords

When the Echimes ring five, six and seven

We’ll be right in E7seventh heaven

We’re gonna A7rock around the clock tonight

We’re gonna rEock, rock, rock, ‘til the broad daylight

We’re gonna B7rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonEight

When it’s Eeight, nine, ten, eleven too

I’ll be goin’ strong and E7so will you

We’re gonna A7rock around the clock tonight

We’re gonna rEock, rock, rock, ‘til the broad daylight

We’re gonna B7rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonEight

Solo on verse chords

When the Eclock strikes twelve, we’ll cool off then

Start a rockin’ round the E7clock again

We’re gonna A7rock around the clock tonight

We’re gonna rEock, rock, rock, ‘til the broad daylight

We’re gonna B7rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonEight

E→ E7→ E6→ E(b6)→ B

B→ E

Bob Dylan - Blowin' in the Wind (1963)

Dylan in D, PPM in F, I play in C capo 2

Lyrics and chords follow PPM version

Intro

FGCAmFGCC

CHow many Froads must a Cman walk down

BefCore they Fcall him a Gman?

CHow many Fseas must a Cwhite dove Amsail

BeCfore she Fsleeps in the Gsand?

CHow many Ftimes must the Ccannonballs fly

BeCfore they’re forFever Gbanned?

CHow many Fyears must a Cmountain exist

BefCore it is Fwashed to the Gsea?

CHow many Fyears can some Cpeople exAmist

BefCore they’re Fallowed to be Gfree?

CHow many Ftimes can a Cman turn his Chead

And preCtend that he jFust doesn’t Gsee?

CHow many Ftimes must a Cman look Cup

BefCore he can Fsee the Gsky?

CHow many Fears must Cone man Amhave

BefCore he can Fhear people Gcry?

CHow many Fdeaths will it Ctake till he Cknows

That tCoo many Fpeople have Gdied?

Bob Dylan - Don't Think Twice, It's Alright (1962)

Originally in C capo 4, I play in C capo 5.

CCGGAmAm/G

FF/EC/GC/GGG

CC

It Cain’t no use to sGit and wonder Amwhy, babe

FIt don’t matter, anyhoCwG

And it Cain’t no use to sGit and wonder whAmy, babe

D7If you don’t know by noGw

It Cain’t no use in tuGrnin’ on your ligAmht, babe

FThat light I never knoweCd G

And it Cain’t no use in tGurnin’ on your lAmight, babe

D7I’m on the dark side of the rGoad

It Cain’t no use in caGllin’ out my naAmme, babe

FLike you never did befoCre G

And it aCin’t no use in cGallin’ out my nAmame, babe

D7I can’t hear you anymoreG

And I’m Cwalking down that Glong lonesome Amroad babe

FWhere I’m bound, I can’t tCell G

But gooCdbye is tGoo good a wAmord, babe

D7So I’ll just say fare thee wellG

Outro

CCGGAmAm/G

FF/EC/GC/GGG

CC

Bob Dylan - If You Gotta Go (1964)

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

E

Listen to mEe baby

I’ve come to make you see

I want to be with you, girl

Hard stop on “you”

If Eyou want to be with me

It ain’t that I’m queEstionin’ you

To take part in any kind’a quiz

It’s just that I ain’t got no watch

An’ you keep Easkin’ me what time it is

EI am just a poor boy lookin’ to connect

And I certainly don’t want you thinkin’

That EI haven’t got any respect

EIt ain’t that I’m wantin’

Anything you never gave before

It’s just that I’ll be sleepin’ soon

It’ll be too daErk for you to find the door

Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone (1965)

CFmaj7/Cx 4

COnce upon a time you Dm7dressed so fine

You Emthrew the bums a dime Fin your prime, Gdidn’t you?

CPeople’d call, say Dm7beware doll

You’re Embound to fall, you thought Fthey were all Ga kiddin’ you

FYou used to Glaugh about

FEverybody that was Ghangin’ out

FNow you dEmon’t Dm7talk so loudC

FNow you dEmon’t Dm7seem so proudC

AboutDm7having to be scroungingFfor your next Gmeal

CFGGG

Aww, You’veCgone to the Dm7finest school all righEmt, Miss Lonely

But you Fknow you only used to get Gjuiced in it

NoCbody’s ever taught you Dm7how to live out on the Emstreet

And now you’re Fgonna have to get Gused to it

FYou said you’d neveGr compromise

FWith the mystery tramp, but now you Grealize

FHe’s not Emselling anyDm7alibisC

FAs you stare into the Emvacuum Dm7of his eyeCs

And Dm7say do you want to Fmake a Gdeal?

CFGGG

Aww, youCnever turned aDm7round to see the frownsEm

On the jugglers and the Fclowns when they all did Gtricks for you

You Cnever understood that it Dm7ain’t no good

You Emshouldn’t let other Fpeople get your Gkicks for you

FYou used to ride on the chrome horse with your Gdiplomat

FWho carried on his shoulder a GSiamese cat

FAin’t it hardEmwhen you disDm7cover thaCt

FHe really Emwasn’t Dm7where it’s aCt

AfterDm7he took from you everythingFhe could Gsteal

CFGGG

Aww, pCrincess on the steeple and aDm7ll the pretty people

They’re all Emdrinkin’, tFhinkin’ that they Ggot it made

CExchanging all pDm7recious gifts

But you’d bEmetter take your dFiamond ring, Gyou’d better pawn it babe

FYou used to be Gso amused

FAt Napoleon in rags Gand the language that he used

FGo to him now, he Emcalls you, you Dm7can’t refuse C

FWhen you ain’t got Emnothing, you got Dm7nothing to losCe

Dm7You’re invisible now, you got no secrets Fto concGeal

Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin' (1964)

ComeGgather ‘roundEmpeople

WherAmever youGroam

And adGmit that theEmwaters

ACround you haveDgrown

And acGcept it thatEmsoon

You’ll beCdrenched to the Gbone

Come Gwriters and Emcritics

Who propheAmsize with yourGpen

AndGkeep your eyesEmwide

The chanceCwon’t come aDgain

AndGdon’t speak tooEmsoon

For the Cwheel’s still inGspin

Come Gsenators,Emcongressmen

AmPlease heed theGcall

Don’tGstand in theEmdoorway

Don’tCblock up theDhall

ForGhe that getsEmhurt

Will beChe who hasGstalled

ComeGmothers andEmfathers

AmThroughout theGland

And Gdon’t critiEmcize

What you Ccan’t underDstand

Your Gsons and your Emdaughters

Are beCyond your comGmand

The Gline it isEmdrawn

The Amcurse it is Gcast

The Gslow one Emnow

Will Clater be Dfast

As the Gpresent Emnow

Will Clater be Gpast

Bob Marley - One Love (1965)

Originally around Bb, I play in G

GDCGDG

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa

GLet them all Empass all their, Cdirty reGmarks (one love)

GThere is one Emquestion I’d Creally Dlove to Gask (one heart)

GIs there a Emplace, for the Chopeless Gsinner

Who has Ghurt all manEmkind just to Csave hDis Gown

Believe me

One more thing

GLet’s get toEmgether to Cfight this holy armaGgeddon (one love)

GSo when the Emman comes there will Cbe Dno, no Gdoom (one song)

GHave pity on tEmhose whose Cchances grow Gthinner

GThere ain’t nEmo hiding Cplace from the Dfather of creGation

Bobby Darin - Beyond the Sea (1959)

FDm7GmC7x2

SomeFwhere Dm7GmbeC7yond the

FSea Dm7someGmwhere C7waiting for

FMe A7Dm7my C7lover

FStands on Dm7golden Bbsands D7Gm

And C7watches the Fships Dm7that go

GSailG7ing CC7

SomeFwhere Dm7GmbeC7yond the

FSea Dm7she’s Gmthere C7watching for

FMe A7Dm7C7If I could

FFly like Dm7birds on Bbhigh D7Gm

Then C7straight to her Farms Dm7I’d go

The F at the end of this line is just two beats,

then two beats on the E7.

SGm7ail C7ing FE7

It’s Afar F#mBmbeE7yond a

G7 at the end of this line is just a hit on 4

AStar F#mit’s Bmnear E7beyond the AmoonAG7

I kCnow AmDm7beG7yond a

CDoubtAm, my Dm7heart G7will Clead me Amthere soonC7/GC7

We’ll Fmeet Dm7GmbeyC7ond the

FShore, Dm7we’ll Gmkiss C7just as

BeFfore A7Dm7C7happy we’ll

FBe beyDm7ond the Bbsea D7Gm

And C7never a Fgain, Dm7I’ll go

G7SailC7iFng

Solo over first verse chords, or just hit a II somewhere (G in F)

I kCnow AmDm7beG7yond a

CDoubtAm, my Dm7heart G7will Clead me Amthere soonC7/GC7

We’ll Fmeet, I Dm7know we’ll Gmmeet, beyC7ond the

FShore, Dm7we’ll Gmkiss C7just as

BeFfore A7Dm7C7happy we’ll

FBe beyDm7ond the Bbsea D7Gm

And C7never a Fgain, Dm7I’ll go

G7SailC7iFng

FDm7GmC7No more sailing

FDm7GmC7So long sailing

FDm7GmC7Bye bye sailing

F

Bobby Darin - Dream Lover (1960)

Originally around C, I play in A

I play straight-8ths, almost punk

AF#mAF#m

AEvery night I hope and pray, a F#mdream lover will come my way

AA girl to hold in my arms, and F#mknow the magic of her charms

Because I Awant a E7girl to Acall my Down

I want a Adream F#mlover so Bm7I don’t have to E7dream aAloneE

ADream lover, where are you, F#mwith a love, oh, so true

AAnd a hand that I can hold, to F#mfeel you near as I grow old

Because I Awant a E7girl to Acall my Down

I want a Adream F#mlover so Bm7I don’t have to E7dream aAloneE

DSomeday, I don’t know how, AI hope she’ll hear my plea

B7Some way, I don’t know how, E7she’ll bring her love to me

ADream lover, until then, F#mI’ll go to sleep and dream again

AThat’s the only thing to do, F#mtill all my lover’s dreams come true

Because I Awant a E7girl to Acall my Down

I want a Adream F#mlover so Bm7I don’t have to E7dream aAloneA#

Key change up a half-step

A#Dream lover, until then, GmI’ll go to sleep and dream again

A#That’s the only thing to do, Gmtill all my lover’s dreams come true

Because I A#want a F7girl to A#call my D#own

I want a A#dream Gmlover so Cm7I don’t have to F7dream aA#lone

GmPlease don’t make me A#dream alone

GmI beg you don’t make me A#dream alone

GmNo, I don’t wanna A#dream alone

Bobby Darin - Mack the Knife (1959)

Vox start on the 6

Bobby darin in Bb, I play in Bb

Bb

Oh, the Bb6shark, babe, has such Cmteeth, dear

And it F7shows them pearly Bb6white

Just a Bb/Djackknife Dbdimhas old MacCmHeath, babe

And he keeps it out of sight Bb6

You know when that Bb6shark bites with his Cmteeth, babe

Scarlet F7billows start to Bb6spread

Fancy Bb/Dgloves, though Dbdimwears old MacCmHeath, babe

So there’s never, never a trace of Bb6red

B

On a Bsidewalk, ooh sunny Dbmmornin uh-huh

Lies a Gb7body just B6oozin’ life

Some, someone’s B/Ebsneakin’ Ddim‘round a Dbmcorner

Could that someone be old Mack the B6Knife?

C

There’s a C6tugboat down by the Dmriver, don’t you know

Where a G7cement bag, just a’C6droopin’ on down

Oh, that cemC/Eent is Ebdimjust it’s there for the Dmweight, dear

Five’ll get you ten old Macky’s back in C6town

Db6

Now d’ja Db6hear ‘bout Louie EbmMiller? He disapAb7peared, babe

After drawin’ out all his Db6hard earned cash

And now MacDb/FHeath spend Edimjust like a saEbmilor

Could it be our boy’s done somethin’ Db6rash?

D

Jenny D6Diver, yeah, yeah, Sukey EmTawdry

Ooh Miss A7Lotte Lenya, and old D6Lucy Brown

Oh the D/Gbline forms, Fdimon the Emright, babe

Now that Macky’s back in D6town

Eb

I said, Jenny Eb6Diver, Sukey FmTawdry

Look out Miss Lotte Bb7Lenya and old Eb6Lucy 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.

Oh that Eb/Gline forms Gbdimon the Bbright, babe

Now, that Fm7MacBbky’s Fm7BbFm7BbBb

Back in Ebtown Db7EbDb7EbDb7

EbLook out, old Macky is back Eb7#9

Bobby Day - Rockin' Robin (1958)

Originally in G, I play in E capo 1

ETweedily deedily dee, F#mtweedily Bdeedily dee

ETweedily deedily dee, F#mtweedily Bdeedily dee

ETweedily deedily dee, F#mtweedily Bdeedily dee

ETweet, tweet, tweet tweet

Vox on the b7 on “rocks”

He E7rocks 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

E7Every 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

Solo

E7E7E7E7

A7A7E7E7

B7A7E7E7

Bridge

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “pretty”

A Apretty little raven at the bird man stand

ETaught him how to do the bop and it was grand

He Astarted goin’ steady and bless my soul

He ouBt-bopped the buzzard and the oriole

He E7rocks 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

Well the Apretty little raven at the bird man stand

ETaught him how to do the bop and it was grand

He Astarted goin’ steady and bless my soul

He ouBt-bopped the buzzard and the oriole

He E7rocks 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

ETweedily deedily dee, F#mtweedily Bdeedily dee

ETweedily deedily dee, F#mtweedily Bdeedily dee

ETweedily deedily dee, F#mtweedily Bdeedily dee

ETweet, tweet, tweet tweet

Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock (1957)

Originally in D, I play in A capo 3 (better for voice) or D (better for guitar)

Highest note that matters is the 2 (“what a *bright* time”)

Intro

AAmaj7A6A7E7

Vox on the 1 on “jingle”

AJingle bell, Amaj7jingle bell, A6jingle bell Amaj7rock

A6Jingle bells A#dim7swing and Bm7jingle bells E7ring

Bm7Snowing and E7blowing up Bm7bushels of fE7un

Bm7Now the jingle hop E7has begun

AJingle bell, Amaj7jingle bell, A6jingle bell Amaj7rock

A6Jingle bells A#dim7chime in Bm7jingle bell E7time

Bm7Dancing and E7prancing in Bm7Jingle Bell E7Square

Bm7In the E7frosty aAir A7

AGiddy-up Amaj7jingle horse, A6pick up your fAmaj7eet

A6Jingle around tGm7b5he F#7clock

DMix and a-mingle in the Dmjingling feet

B7That’s the E7jingle bell Arock

AJingle bell, Amaj7jingle bell, A6jingle bell Amaj7rock

A6Jingle bell A#dim7chime in Bm7jingle bell tE7ime

Bm7Dancing and E7prancing in Bm7Jingle Bell SE7quare

Bm7In the E7frosty Aair A7

AGiddy-up Amaj7jingle horse, A6pick up your fAmaj7eet

A6Jingle around tGm7b5he F#7clock

DMix and a-mingle in the Dmjingling feet

Bm7That’s the E7jingle bell

Bm7That’s the E7jingle bell

Bm7That’s the E7jingle bell Arock

D6/9

Bobby Vee - Take Good Care of My Baby (1964)

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

EMy tears are C#mfallin’

‘Cause you’ve Ataken her aBway

And Ethough it really Eaughurts me so

Vox up to the 3 of the chord

There’s Asomething that I’ve gotta Bsay

ETake good C#mcare of my AbaBby

EPlease don’t C#mever make her AblueB

EJust tell her E7that you love her

AMake sure you’re Amthinking of her

EIn everyC#mthing you say and Ado B

ETake good C#mcare of my AbaBby

ENow don’t you C#mever make her AcryB

EJust let your E7love surround her

APaint a rainbow Amall around her

EDon’t let her Asee a Bcloudy Esky

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “once”

F#m7Once upon a Btime, that Elittle girl was C#m7mine

F#m7If I’d been Btrue, I Eknow she’d C#m7never F#m7be with Byou, so...

ETake good C#mcare of my AbaBby

EBe just as C#mkind as you can Abe B

EAnd if you E7should discover

AThat you don’t Amreally love her

EJust send my C#mbaby back Ahome Bto Eme

Key change up a half-step

EEEE

CCCC

FTake good Dmcare of my A#baCby

FBe just as Dmkind as you can A#beC

FAnd if you F7should discover

A#That you don’t A#mreally love her

FJust send my Dmbaby back A#home Cto Fme

FDmA#C

FTake good Dmcare of my A#baCby

Repeat to fade

Boris Pickett - The Monster Mash (1962)

I was Gworking in the lab late one night

When my Emeyes beheld an eerie sight

For my Cmonster from his slab began to rise

And Dsuddenly to my surprise

From my Glaboratory in the castle East

To the Emmaster bedroom where the vampires feast

The Cghouls all came from their humble abodes

To Dcatch a jolt from my electrodes

Bridge

The Czombies were having fun, the paDrty had just begun

Hard stop on “Drac”

The Cguests included Wolf Man, DDracula and his son

The Gscene was rockin’, all were digging the sounds

EmIgor on chains, backed by his baying hounds

The CCoffin-Bangers were about to arrive

With their Dvocal group, The Crypt-Kicker Five

GOut from his coffin, Drac’s voice did ring

EmSeems he was troubled by just one thing

COpened the lid and shook his fist

Hard stop on the V

And said, D“Whatever happened to my Transylvanian Twist?”

Now Geverything’s cool, Drac’s a part of the band

And my Emmonster mash is the hit of the land

For Cyou, the living, this mash was meant too

Hard stop on “get”

When you Dget to my door, tell them Boris sent you

Brenda Lee - Rocking around the Christmas Tree (1959)

Originally in G#, I play in D

Highest note that matters is the 2 (“*deck* the halls”)

Intro, one measure per chord (changes twice as often as the verse

DBmGA

Vox on 5 5 5 1 on “rockin’ around”

DRockin’ around the Christmas tree, at the A7Christmas party hop

Em7Mistletoe A7hung where Em7you can A7see, every Em7couple A7tries to Dstop

DRockin’ around the Christmas tree, let the A7Christmas spirit ring

Em7Later we’ll A7have some Em7pumpkin A7pie, and we’ll Em7do some A7caroDling

DRockin’ around the Christmas tree, have a A7happy holiday

Em7Everyone A7dancing Em7merriA7ly, in the Em7new old-A7fashioned Dway

Sax solo on verse chords

DDA7A7Em7A7EmA7EmA7DD

DDA7A7Em7A7EmA7EmA7DD

DRockin’ around the Christmas tree, have a A7happy holiday

Em7Everyone A7dancing Em7merriA7ly, in the

New A7old A#dim7fash A7/Bioned D6way

D6BmG→ AD

Buddy Holly - Everyday (1958)

D

DEveryday, Git’s a gettin’ A7closer

DGoin’ faster Gthan a roller A7coaster

DLove like yours will Gsurely A7come my Dway, Ghey, Dhey, A7hey

DEveryday, Git’s a gettin’ A7faster

DEveryone says Ggo ahead and A7ask her

DLove like yours will Gsurely A7come my Dway, Ghey, Dhey, A7hey

DEveryday, Git’s a gettin’ A7closer

DGoin’ faster Gthan a roller A7coaster

DLove like yours will Gsurely A7come my Dway, Ghey, Dhey, A7hey

DEveryday, Git’s a gettin’ A7faster

DEveryone says Ggo ahead and A7ask her

DLove like yours will Gsurely A7come my Dway, Ghey, Dhey, A7hey

DEveryday, Git’s a gettin’ A7closer

DGoin’ faster Gthan a roller A7coaster

DLove like yours will Gsurely A7come my Dway, Ghey, Dhey, A7hey

DLove like yours will Gsurely A7come my Dway

Buddy Holly - It's So Easy (1958)

Buddy Holly in A, Linda Rondstadt in E, I play in A

AIt’s so Eeasy to Dfall in Elove

AIt’s so Deasy to Efall in Alove

AEDE

ADEA

APeople tEell me Dlove’s for Efools

So hAere I Dgo breaking Eall of the Arules