Abba - Dancing Queen
(1976)
Originally in A, with a huge range; I play in G, but sing the chorus
down an octave.
GC/GGC/G
GC/GGD/GOoh → C/GG
Vox on the 6 of the chord on “you”
DYou can dance, yB7ou can jive
EmHaving the time of your A/C#life
Ooh ooh ooh, Csee that girl, Am7watch that scene
D7Digging the dGancing queen C/G
G→ C/G
G→ C/G
GFriday night and the lights are low C/G
GLooking out for a place to go Em
DWhere they play the right music G/D
DGetting in the swing
You Dcome to lDook fEmor a kEming D→ F#m
GAnybody could be that guy C/G
GNight is young and the music’s hEmigh
DWith a bit of rock music G/D
DEverything is fine
You’re in the moDod fEmor a dEmance DEm
And when you Am7get the chance D7
You are the Gdancing queen, C/Gyoung and sweet, only Gseventeen C/G
GDancing queen, C/Gfeel the beat from the Gtambourine, oDh yC/Eeah G
DYou can dance, yB7ou can jive
EmHaving the time of your A/C#life
Ooh ooh ooh, Csee that girl, Am7watch that scene
D7Digging the dGancing queenC/G
Not a typo, there is an extra measure here that isn’t here in the first chorus
GC/G
G→ C/G
G→ C/G
GYou’re a teaser, you turn ‘em on C/G
GLeave them burning and then you’re Emgone
DLooking out for another G/D
DAnyone will do
You’re in the moDod fEmor a dEmance D→ Em
And when you Am7get the chance D7
You are the Gdancing queen, C/Gyoung and sweet, only Gseventeen C/G
GDancing queen, C/Gfeel the beat from the Gtambourine, oDh yC/Eeah G
DYou can dance, yB7ou can jive
EmHaving the time of your A/C#life
Ooh ooh ooh, Csee that girl, Am7watch that scene
D7Digging the dGancing queenC/GGC/G
GC/GD7/ADigging the dGancing queenC/GGC/G
G
Abba - Mamma Mia
(1975)
Originally in D, I play in A
AAaugAAaugx2
AI’ve been E/Acheated by Ayou since I don’t know Dwhen
ASo I E/Amade up my Amind it must come to an Dend
ALook at me now, Aaugwill I ever learn?
AI don’t know hoAaugw, but I suddenly Dlose control
There’s a fire withEin my soul
DJust A/C#one Elook and I can hear a bell ring
DOne A/C#more Elook and I forget everything
AMamma mia, here I go again
G/DMy Dmy, how can I reA/C#sist Ayou?
AMamma mia, does it show again?
G/DMy Dmy, just how much I’ve A/C#missed Ayou
AYes, I’ve been E/G#broken-hearted
F#mBlue since the C#m/Eday we parted
G/DWhy, Dwhy Bmdid I ever Elet you go?
AMamma mia,F#mnow I really know
G/DMy Dmy, BmI could never Elet you go
AAaugAAaug
AI’ve been E/Aangry and Asad about things that you Ddo
AI can’t E/Acount all the Atimes that I told you we’re Dthrough
AAnd when you go, Aaugwhen you slam the door
AI think you know, Aaugthat you won’t be aDway too long
You know that I’m Enot that strong
DJust A/C#one Elook and I can hear a bell ring
DOne A/C#more Elook and I forget everything
AMamma mia, here I go again
G/DMy Dmy, how can I reA/C#sist Ayou?
AMamma mia, does it show again?
G/DMy Dmy, just how much I’ve A/C#missed Ayou
AYes, I’ve been E/G#broken-hearted
F#mBlue since the C#m/Eday we parted
G/DWhy, Dwhy Bmdid I ever Elet you go?
AMamma mia, even if I say
G/DBye Dbye, leave me now or A/C#nevAer
AMamma mia, it’s a game we play
G/DBye Dbye doesn’t mean forA/C#eveAr
AMamma mia, here I go again
G/DMy Dmy, how can I reA/C#sist Ayou?
AMamma mia, does it show again?
G/DMy Dmy, just how much I A/C#missed Ayou
AYes, I’ve been E/G#broken-hearted
F#mBlue since the C#m/Eday we parted
G/DWhy, Dwhy Bmdid I ever Elet you go?
AMamma mia,F#mnow I really know
G/DMy Dmy, BmI could never Elet you go
Repeat to fade
AAaug
Abba - Take a Chance on Me
(1978)
Originally in B, I play in D
Highest note that matters is is the 1 (“if you change your *mind*”)
A cappella, with “take a chance, take a chance, take-a-take-a-chance-chance, starting after ”mind“
Vox on 3 3 3 5 1 on “if you change your mind”
If you change yourDmind, I’m the first in line
Honey I’m still frDee, take a chance on Ame
If you need me, lAet me know, gonna be around
If you’ve got no pAlace to go, if you’re Dfeeling down
Band enters
If you’re all aDlone when the pretty birds have flown
Honey I’m still free, take a chance on Ame
Gonna do my vAery best and it ain’t no lie
If you put me tAo the test, if you Dlet me try
Vox on 2 3 4 5 5 of the key on “take a chance on me”
Take a Emchance on me A(that’s all I ask of you)
Take a Emchance on me A
Vox down to 6 2 2 3 2 on “we can go dancing”
EmWe can go dancing, we can go walking
As Dlong as we’re together
EmListen to some music, maybe just talking
DGet to know you better
Vox on the 1 of the minor chord on “so much that I want”
‘Cause you know I’ve got Bmso much that I wanna do
GWhen I dream I’m alone with you, it’s Bmmagic G→ A→
BmYou want me to leave it there, Gafraid of a love affair
Let the last chord ring
But I tEmhink you know, Athat I Emcan’t let go A
If you change your Dmind, I’m the first in line
Honey I’m still fDree, take a chance on Ame
If you need me, lAet me know, gonna be around
If you’ve got no plAace to go, when you’re Dfeeling down
If you’re all aDlone when the pretty birds have flown
Honey I’m still free, take a chance on Ame
Gonna do my vAery best and it ain’t no lie
If you put me tAo the test, if you Dlet me try
Take a Emchance on me A(come on, give me a break)
Take a Emchance on me A
Oh you can Emtake your time baby, I’m in no hurry
DKnow I’m gonna get you
EmYou don’t wanna hurt me, baby don’t worry
DI ain’t gonna let you
Let me tell you now, Bmmy love is strong enough
GTo last when things are rough, it’s Bmmagic G→ A→
BmYou say that I waste my time, Gbut I can’t get you off my mind
No I Emcan’t let go, A‘cause I Emlove you so A
If you change your Dmind, I’m the first in line
Honey I’m still Dfree, take a chance on Ame
If you need me, lAet me know, gonna be around
If you’ve got no plAace to go, when you’re Dfeeling down
If you’re all aDlone when the pretty birds have flown
Honey I’m still free, take a chance on Ame
Gonna do my vAery best baby can’t you see
Gotta put me tAo the test, take a chDance on me
Ba-ba-ba-ba Dba, ba-ba-ba-ba Dba
Honey I’m still fDree, take a chance on Ame
Gonna do my vAery best baby can’t you see
Gotta put me to the test, take a Dchance on me
Ba-ba-ba-ba Dba, ba-ba-ba-ba Dba
Honey I’m still fDree, take a chance on Ame
AC DC - Highway to Hell
(1979)
Originally between Ab and A, I play in A capo 2
Intro
AAAD/F#D/F#GD/F#D/F#GD/F#D/F#GD/F#AAx2
“Livin’ easy” is roughly b7 1 b3 b3
AAALivin’ eaD/F#sy, D/F#Glivin’ freeD/F#D/F#G
D/F#D/F#SeasoGn ticD/F#ket on Aa Aone way ride
AAAAskin’ noD/F#thin’D/F#, Gleave me beD/F#D/F#G
D/F#TaD/F#kin’ GeveD/F#rythinA‘ Ain my stride
AAADon’t need reaD/F#son, D/F#Gdon’t need rhymD/F#eD/F#G
D/F#AD/F#in’t GnotD/F#hin’ I’d AraAther do
AAAGoin’ doD/F#wn, D/F#Gparty timeD/F#D/F#G
D/F#D/F#My fGriends D/F#are gonna Ebe there too
I’m on the AhighAway Ato D/Ahell GD/F#
On the AhighAway Ato D/Ahell GD/F#
AHighAway Ato D/Ahell, GI’m D/F#on the
AHighAway Ato D/Ahell
AAANo stop D/F#signsD/F#, Gspeed limiD/F#tD/F#G
D/F#D/F#NobGody’s D/F#gonna AslAow me down
AAALike a wheD/F#el, D/F#Ggonna spin itD/F#D/F#G
D/F#D/F#NobGody’sD/F#gonnAa Amess me around
AAAHey SataD/F#n, D/F#Gpayin’ my duD/F#esD/F#G
D/F#D/F#GPlayinD/F#‘ in Aa Arockin’ band
AAAHey mamD/F#a, D/F#Glook at mD/F#eD/F#G
D/F#I’D/F#m on Gmy waD/F#y to the Epromised land, whoa
I’m on the AhighAway Ato D/Ahell GD/F#
AHighAway Ato D/Ahell, GI’m D/F#on the
AHighAway Ato D/Ahell GD/F#
AHighAway Ato D/Ahell
Mmmmmmm DDsus4D
Don’t stop me DDsus4DDsus4D
Solo on verse chords
I’m on the AhighAway Ato D/Ahell, GD/F#uh
AHighAway Ato D/Ahell, GI’m D/F#on the
AHighAway Ato D/Ahell, GD/F#on the
Hard stop here
AHighAway Ato D/A
GD/F#
AHighAway Ato D/Ahell, I’m on on the hGighway D/F#to heAll
AHighAway Ato D/Ahell
AHighAway Ato D/Ahell
Let ring at the end of this line
AHighAway Ato D/Ahell
And I’m going down, aaaooohwaayyy
A
Aerosmith - Dream On
(1973)
Originally in Fm, I play in Em.
EmBm7Cmaj7AmM6x 2
“Time” is on the 1 of the key in the recording, easier to stay on the 5.
EmEvery Bm7time that I Cmaj7look in the AmM6mirror
EmAll these Bm7lines on Cmaj7my face getting AmM6clearer
EmBm7The past is Cmaj7gone AmM6
EmIt went Bm7by, Cmaj7like dusk to AmM6dawn
EmIsn’t that the Bm7way
Original goes up to the 5 of the key here, best for me to go to 1
Cmaj7Everybody’s got their Ddues in life to B7pay
EmYeah, I know Dnobody knows
CWhere it comes and Dwhere it goes
EmI know it’s Deverybody’s sin
CYou got to lose to Dknow how to win
EmBm7Cmaj7AmM6x 2
EmHalf my Bm7life’s in Cmaj7books’ written AmM6pages
EmLive and Bm7learn from Cmaj7fools and from AmM6sages
EmBm7You know it’s Cmaj7true AmM6
EmAll the Bm7things Cmaj7come back to Dyou
EmSing with me, Dsing for the year
CSing for the laughter, Dsing for the tear
EmSing with me, if it’s Djust for today
CMaybe tomorrow, the Dgood lord will take you awB7ay, yeah
AmDream on B7dream on Cmaj7dream on
DDream until the dream come Emtrue
AmDream on B7dream on Cmaj7dream on
DDream until the dream come Emtrue
AmDream on B7dream on
Cmaj7Dream on Ddream on
AmDream on B7dream on
Cmaj7Dream on Dah B7ah
Em
America - A Horse With No Name
(1971)
In Em, play the second chord as 200200
Intro
EmEmD69/F#D69/F#x2
Vox on the 5
On the Emfirst part of the D69/F#journey
I was Emlooking at all the D69/F#life
There were Emplants and birds and D69/F#rocks and things
There were Emsand and hills and D69/F#rings
The Emfirst thing I met was a D69/F#fly with a buzz
And the Emsky with no clD69/F#ouds
The Emheat was hot and the gD69/F#round was dry
But the Emair was full of soD69/F#und
I’ve Em9been through the desert on a D69/F#horse with no name
It felt Em9good to be out of the D69/F#rain
In the dEm9esert you can remD69/F#ember your name
‘Cause there aEm9in’t no one for to D69/F#give you no pain
LEm9a, la, la lD69/F#a la la la
La la lEm9a, la, lD69/F#a
LEm9a, la, la lD69/F#a la la la
La la lEm9a, la, lD69/F#a
After Emtwo days in the D69/F#desert sun
My sEmkin began to turn D69/F#red
After tEmhree days in the D69/F#desert fun
I was Emlooking at a river D69/F#bed
And the Emstory it told of a D69/F#river that flowed
Made me Emsad to think it was D69/F#dead
You see I’ve Em9been through the desert on a D69/F#horse with no name
It felt gEm9ood to be out of the D69/F#rain
In the Em9desert you can rD69/F#emember your name
‘Cause Em9there ain’t no one for to D69/F#give you no pain
Not a typo, there’s an extra “la” at the beginning of each line this time
La lEm9a, la, la lD69/F#a la la la
La la lEm9a, la, lD69/F#a
La lEm9a, la, la lD69/F#a la la la
La la lEm9a, la, lD69/F#a
Solo
EmEmD69/F#D69/F#x2
EmEmD69/F#D69/F#
EmEmD69/AD69/A
After Emnine days I let the D69/F#horse run free
‘Cause the Emdesert had turned to D69/F#sea
There were Emplants and birds and D69/F#rocks and things
There were Emsand and hills and D69/F#rings
The Emocean is a desert with its D69/F#life underground
And a Emperfect disguise D69/F#above
Under the Emcities lies a D69/F#heart made of ground
But the Emhumans will give no D69/F#love
You see, I’ve Em9been through the desert on a D69/F#horse with no name
It felt Em9good to be out of the D69/F#rain
In the Em9desert you can reD69/F#member your name
‘Cause Em9there ain’t no one for to D69/F#give you no pain
La lEm9a, la, la lD69/F#a la la la
La la lEm9a, la, lD69/F#a
La lEm9a, la, la lD69/F#a la la la
La la lEm9a, la, lD69/F#a
La lEm9a, la, la lD69/F#a la la la
La la lEm9a, la, lD69/F#a
La lEm9a, la, la lD69/F#a la la la
La la lEm9a, la, lD69/F#a
America - Sister Golden Hair
(1975)
Play the intro (and most of the A’s) with open top strings
C#mAEE
I prefer to skip this part of the intro
G#mG#m
C#mBAA
Well I Etried to make it Sunday, but I
G#mGot so damn depressed
That I Aset my sights on EMonday, and I
G#mGot myself undressed
I ain’t Aready for the F#maltar
But I C#mdo agG#mree there’s Atimes
When a F#mwoman sure can
ABe a friend of mine EEsus4E
Well I Ekeep on thinkin’ bout you
Sister G#mgolden hair surprise
And I Ajust can’t live withEout you
Can’t you G#msee it in my eyes?
I been Aone poor corresF#mpondent and I been
C#mToo, too G#mhard to Afind
But it F#mdoesn’t mean you
AAin’t been on my mind EEsus4E
Will you Bmeet me in the middle?
Will you Ameet me in the Eair?
Will you Blove me just a little?
Just eAnough to show you Ecare?
Hanging chords
Well I F#mtried to fake it, I G#mdon’t mind saying
I Ajust can’t make it
C#mAEE
G#mG#m
C#mBAA
With doo doo, da doo doo
Well I Ekeep on thinkin’ bout you
Sister G#mgolden hair surprise
And I Ajust can’t live withEout you
Can’t you G#msee it in my eyes?
With aaaah’s
I been Aone poor corresF#mpondent and I been
C#mToo, too G#mhard to Afind
But it F#mdoesn’t mean you
AAin’t been on my mind EEsus4E
Will you Bmeet me in the middle?
Will you Ameet me in the Eair?
Will you Blove me just a little?
Just eAnough to show you Ecare?
Well I F#mtried to fake it, I G#mdon’t mind saying
I Ajust can’t make it
Andrew Gold - Thank You For Being a Friend
(1978)
Originally in Bb, I play in A
A
AThank you for being a friend
D/ATraveled down the road and back again
Your E/Aheart is true, you’re a pal and a confiAdant
AI’m not ashamed to say
D/AI hope it always will stay this way
My E/Ahat is off, won’t you stand up and take a Abow
F#mAnd if you threw a A7/Eparty
InDmaj7vited everyone you C#7knew
Well, F#m/Eyou would A7see
The biggest Bm7gift would be from F#mme
And the Dcard D/C#atD/Btached D/Awould Esay
Thank you for being a Afriend
Thank you for being a D/Afriend
Thank you for being a E/Afriend
Thank you for being a Afriend
AA/G#→AA/G#A/F#A/E
DD/C#→DD/C#D/BD/A
AIf it’s a car you lack
D/AI’d surely buy you a Cadillac
WhatE/Aever you need any time of the day or Anight
AI’m not ashamed to say
D/AI hope it always will stay this way
My E/Ahat is off, won’t you stand up and take a Abow
F#mAnd when we both get A7/Eolder
With Dmaj7walking canes and hair of C#7gray
F#m/EHave no A7fear
Even Bm7though it’s hardly F#mhere
I will Dstand D/C#real D/Bclose D/Aand Esay
Thank you for being a Afriend (I wanna thank you)
Thank you for being a D/Afriend (I wanna thank you)
Thank you for being a E/Afriend (I wanna thank you)
Thank you for being a Afriend (I wanna thank you)
Let me tell you ‘bout a Afriend (I wanna thank you)
Thank you for being a D/Afriend (I wanna thank you)
Thank you for being a E/Afriend (I wanna thank you)
Thank you for being a Afriend (I wanna thank you)
Vox on “die” are on the root of the chord
AA/DAnd A/Ewhen we Em6/Gdie and float aF#mway
Into the Fmaj7night, the milky A/Eway
You’ll hear me Em6/Gcall as we asF#mcend
I’ll say your Fmaj7name, then once aA/Egain
No instruments...
Thank you for being a...
Instruments back in...
AA/G#→AA/G#A/F#A/E
DD/C#→DD/C#D/BD/A
This time with baa baa baa baa
AA/G#→AA/G#A/F#A/E
DD/C#→DD/C#D/BD/A
Thank you for being a Afriend (I wanna thank you)
Thank you for being a D/Afriend (I wanna thank you)
Thank you for being a E/Afriend (I wanna thank you)
Thank you for being a Afriend
People tell me about a Afriend (I wanna thank you)
Thank you for being a D/Afriend (I wanna thank you)
Thank you for being a E/Afriend (I wanna thank you)
Thank you for being a Afriend
AThank you right now for being a friend
I wanna D/Atell you ‘bout now and I’ll tell you again
I wanna E/Athank you, thank you, thank you for being a Afriend
AA/G#→ AA/G#A/F#A/E
DD/C#→ DD/C#D/BD/A
A
Arlo Guthrie - City of New Orleans
(1972)
Vocal note - melody starts on the 5
Originally in F#, I play in D capo 3, so in F
DRiding on the ACity of New OrDleans
BmIllinois Central, GMonday morning Drail
DFifteen cars and fiAfteen restless Driders
TBmhree conductors, and tAwenty five sacks of Dmail
All aBmlong the southbound odyssey
The F#mtrain pulls out of Kankakee
And Arolls along the houses, farms and Efields
BmPassing trains that have no name
And F#mfreight yards full of old black men
And Agraveyards of the rA7usted automoDbiles
GGood morning AmAerica, how aDre you?
Say Bmdon’t you know me, GI’m your native Dson
AI’m the Dtrain they call the ACity of New BmOrleans Bm/AE/G#
I’ll be gonCe five Ghundred milesAwhen the day is Ddone
Dealing Dcard games with the Aold men in the Dclub cars
A Bmpenny a point, ain’Gt no one keeping Dscore
DPass the paper Abag that holds the Dbottle
And Bmfeel the wheels Arumbling ‘neath the Dfloor
And the Bmsons of Pullman porters
And the F#m7sons of engineers
Ride their Afathers’ magic carpet made of Esteel
BmMothers with their babes asleep
F#m7Rocking to the gentle beat
And the Arhythm of the rA7ails is all they Dfeel
GGood morning AmAerica, how aDre you?
Say Bmdon’t you know me, GI’m your native Dson
AI’m the Dtrain they call the ACity of New BmOrleans Bm/AE/G#
I’ll be gonCe five Ghundred milesAwhen the day is Ddone
DNighttime on the ACity of New DOrleans
BmChanging cars in GMemphis, DTennessee
DHalfway home, and Awe’ll be there by Dmorning
Through the BmMississippi darkness, Arolling down to the Dsea
But Bmall the towns and people seem
To F#m7fade into a bad dream
The Asteel rail still ain’t heard the Enews
The Bmconductor sings his songs again
The F#m7passengers will please refrain
This Atrain’s got the disappA7earin’ railroad Dblues
GGood night AmAerica, how aDre you?
Say Bmdon’t you know me, GI’m your native Dson
AI’m the Dtrain they call the ACity of New BmOrleans Bm/AE/G#
I’ll be gonCe five Ghundred milesAwhen the day is Ddone
I’ll be gonCe five Ghundred milesAwhen the day is Ddone
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Takin' Care of Business
(1973)
Originally in C, I play in A
AGDAx2
Vox are more or less doing 3 b3 3 b3 on “get up ev’ry”
You Aget up every morning from your G‘larm clock’s warning
Take the D8:15 into the Acity
There’s a Awhistle up above and people Gpushin’, people shovin’
And the Dgirls who try to look Apretty
And if your Atrain’s on time you can Gget to work by nine
And start your Dslaving job to get your Apay
If you Aever get annoyed, look at Gme I’m self-employed
I Dlove to work at nothing all Aday
And I’ll be
ATaking care of business Gevery day
DTaking care of business Aevery way
I’ve been Ataking care of business Git’s all mine
DTaking care of business and Aworking overtime, work out
AGDAx2
If it were Aeasy as fishin’ you could Gbe a musician
If Dyou could make sounds loud or Amellow
Get a Asecond-hand guitar, chances Gare you’ll go far
If you Dget in with the right bunch of Afellows
People Asee you having fun, just a-Glying in the sun
DTell them that you like it this Away
It’s the Awork that we avoid, and we’re Gall self-employed
We Dlove to work at nothing all Aday
And we been
ATaking care of business Gevery day
DTaking care of business Aevery way
I’ve been Ataking care of business, Git’s all mine
DTaking care of business and Aworking overtime
ATaking care of business Gevery day
DTaking care of business Aevery way
AI’ve been taking care of business, Git’s all mine
DTaking care of business and Aworking overtime
Solo on verse chords
AGDAxN
ADCGx2
Take good careADof my businessCG
When I’m awayADevery day CG
AGDAxN
You Aget up every morning from your G‘larm clock’s warning
Take the D8:15 into the Acity
There’s a Awhistle up above and people Gpushin’, people shovin’
And the Dgirls who try to look Apretty
And if your Atrain’s on time you can Gget to work by nine
And start your Dslaving job to get your Apay
If you Aever get annoyed, look at Gme I’m self-employed
I Dlove to work at nothing all Aday
And I been
ATaking care of business Gevery day
DTaking care of business Aevery way
I’ve been Ataking care of business, Git’s all mine
DTaking care of business and Aworking 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
ATakin’ care of business Gevery day
DTakin’ care of business Aevery way
ATakin’ care of businessm, Git’s all mine
DTakin’ care of business and working overtime
ATakin’ care of businessG
DTakin’ care of businessA
Repeat to fade
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
(1974)
Originally in A, I play in D capo 3
Play the A’s and G’s with lots of open E
DDCGx 4
I mDet a devil woman CG
She tDook my heart away CG
She sDaid I had it comin’ to me CG
But I wDanted it that way CG
I think that G7any love is good lovin’ A#C
So I tDook what I could F#m7get Bm7mmm
Em7She looked at me with big brown eAyes and said
You aDin’t seen nothin’ yet AG
B-B-B-Baby you just aDin’t seen nothin’ yet AG
Here’s something that you nDever gonna forget AG
B-B-B-Baby you just aDin’t seen nothin’ yet AG
DDCGx 4
And nDow I’m feelin’ better CG
‘Cause DI found out for sure CG
She tDook me to her doctor CG
And he tDold me of a cure CG
He said that G7any love is good lovin’ A#C
So I tDook what I could F#m7get Bm7mmm
Em7She looked at me with big brown eAyes and said
You aDin’t seen nothin’ yet AG
B-B-B-Baby you just aDin’t seen nothin’ yet AG
Here’s something that you nDever gonna forget AG
B-B-B-Baby you just aDin’t seen nothin’ yet AG
DDCGx 4
G7Any love is good lovin’ A#C
So I tDook what I could F#m7get Bm7mmm
Em7She looked at me with big brown eAyes and said
You aDin’t seen nothin’ yet AG
B-B-B-Baby you just aDin’t seen nothin’ yet AG
Here’s something that you nDever gonna forget AG
B-B-B-Baby you just aDin’t seen nothin’ yet AG
DDCGx 4
Bad Company - Bad Company
(1974)
Originally in Ebm, I play in Am capo 1
Em→ G→ AmAmx 4
EmComGpaAmny, Gsus4alGways on the Amrun
EmDesGtiAmny, Gsus4oohGis the rising sAmun G/AAm
EmI Gwas Amborn, Gsus4six Ggun in my Amhand
BeEmhind Gthe Amgun, I Gsus4make Gmy final sAmtand G/AAm
That’s why they call me C
Vox on the 5 of the chord
GBad compaDny
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
I can’t denAmy G/AAmC
CBad, bad compaDny
Till the day I Amdie G/AAm
Till the day I Amdie G/AAm
Em→ G→ AmAmx 2
EmReGbel Amsouls, deGsus4serGters we are Amcalled
EmChoseGa Amgun, and Gsus4threw Gaway the sAmun G/AAm
EmNow Gthese Amtowns, Gsus4they Gall know our Amname
EmSix gGun Amsound Gsus4Gis our claim to faAmme G/AAm
I can hear them saying C
GBad compaDny
I won’t denAmy G/AAmC
CBad, bad compaDny
Till the day I Amdie G/AAm
Till the day I Amdie G/AAm
Solo if appropriate vaguely on verse chords, repeating chorus is fine
GBad compaDny
I can’t denAmy G/AAmC
CBad compaDny
Till the day I Amdie G/AAm
AmG/AAm
CGIt’s bad compaDny
Oh yea yeAma yea G/AAm
CBad compaDny
Till the day I Amdie G/AAm
Bad Company - Can't Get Enough
(1974)
Originally in C, I play in A
Intro
AAGD→ G→ Dx2
Well I’ll Atake whateGver I Dwant
And Ababy, GI want Dyou
AYou give me Gsomething I Dneed
Now Atell me I got Gsomething for Dyou
ECome on, come on, come on and do it
GCome on and do, Ddo what you do CCA
AI can’t get enDough of your love, huh
AI can’t get enDough of your love
AI can’t get enDough of your love
E→ A→ E
AAGD→ G→ Dx2
Well it’s Alate and GI want Dlove
ALove is gonna Gbreak me in Dtwo
Don’t Ahang me Gup at your Ddoorway
Don’t Ahang me Gup like you Ddo
ECome on, come on, come on and do it
GCome on, come on and do Dwhat you do CCA
AI can’t get enDough of your love
AI can’t get enDough of your love, huh
AI can’t get enDough of your love
E→ A→ E
What’d I say now?
Solo on verse, prechorus, chorus
AGDDx4
EGDCCA
ADx3
E→ A→ E
AI can’t get enDough of your love
AI can’t get enDough of your love, huh
AI can’t get enDough of your love
E→ A→ E
Bad Company - Shooting Star
(1975)
Intro (chords approximate riff)
D/A→ AA/E→ ED6/A→ D/A→ G/A→ Ax2
AJohnny was a Eschoolboy
“Heard” is on the 2 of the chord, and it will feel weird at first
When he Gheard his first Beatles Asong
ALove Me Do, EI think it was
And from Gthere it didn’t take him Along
AGot himself a Eguitar
Used to Gplay every Anight
ANow he’s in a Erock ‘n’ roll outfit
And Geverything’s alrAight
DDon’t you Eknow? D→ E
AJohnny told his EMama
GHey, mama, I’m goin’ aAway
AI’m gonna hit the Ebig time
Gonna Gbe a big star someAday
AMama came Eto the door
With a Gteardrop in her Aeye
Johnny said, Edon’t cry, mama
GSmiled and waved goodAbye
DDon’t you Eknow, Dyeah Eyeah
EDon’t you Dknow that you are a Ashooting star
DDon’t you Eknow, Ddon’t you Eknow
EDon’t you Dknow that you are a Ashooting star
And Gall the world will love you just as Dlong
As long as you Eare D→ E
AJohnny made a Erecord
Went Gstraight up to number Aone
ASuddenly Eeveryone loved
To Ghear him sing his Asong
AWatchin’ the Eworld go by
SurprGisin’ it goes so Afast
AJohnny looked aEround him and said
Well, I Gmade the big time at Alast
DDon’t you Eknow?
DDon’t you Eknow?
EDon’t you Dknow that you are a Ashooting star
DDon’t you Eknow, Dwhoa Eyeah
EDon’t you Dknow that you are a Ashooting star, yeah
And Gall the world will love you just as Dlong
As long as you Eare, a shoDoting Estar
Solo, skip this and the following chorus acoustic
F#mEBBx3
F#mF#mEE
EDon’t you Dknow that you are a Ashooting star
DDon’t you Eknow, Dyeah Eyeah
EDon’t you Dknow that you are a Ashooting star, naw
And Gall the world will love you just as Dlong
As long as you Eare, D→ E
AJohnny died Eone night
GGied in his Abed
ABottle of Ewhisky
Sleeping Gtablets by his Ahead
AJohnny’s life Epassed him by
Like a Gwarm summer Aday
AIf you listen to the Ewind
You can Gstill hear him Aplay
DEWhoa Dwhoa Ewhoa
EDon’t you Dknow that you are a Ashooting star
DDon’t you Eknow, Ddon’t you Eknow
EDon’t you Dknow that you are a Ashooting star
DDon’t you Eknow D→ E
EDon’t you Dknow that you are a Ashooting star
D→ EDon’t you don’t you don’t you dDon’t you Eknow
EDon’t you Dknow that you aAre a Eshooting star A
Badfinger - No Matter What
(1970)
Originally in A, I play in D
Intro
D
Vox on the 5 on “no”, down to the 1 of the key on “I”
No matter what you Dare, I will always be with Emyou
Down to the 2 of the key on “does”
Doesn’t matter what you Gdo Agirl, Gooh Agirl with Dyou A
No matter what you Ddo, I will always be aroEmund
Won’t you tell me what you Gfound Agirl, Gooh giArl won’t yDou
Bm7Knock down the old gray E7wall, A7be a part of it D7all
Nothing to Gsay, nothing to Emsee, nothing to Ddo
Bm7If you would give me E7all, as A7I would give it to D7you
Nothing would Gbe, nothing would Embe, nothing would Cbe A
No matter where you gDo, there will always be a pEmlace
Can’t you see it in my faGce Agirl, Gooh Agirl want Dyou
Bm7Knock down the old gray E7wall, A7be a part of it D7all
Nothing to Gsay, nothing to Emsee, nothing to Ddo
Bm7If you would give me E7all, as A7I would give it to D7you
Nothing would Gbe, nothing would Embe, nothing would Cbe A
No matter what you Dare, I will always be with Emyou
Doesn’t matter what you Gdo Agirl, Gooh Agirl with Dyou A
GOoh gAirl, Gyou Agirl won’t Dyou
GOoh gAirl, Gyou Agirl won’t Dyou
Barry Manilow - Copacabana
(1978)
Basically ignore all the I/2 chords (Ab/Bb in Ab)
Gm9Gm9→ Gbm9→ Fm9
Fm9→ Gbm9→ Gm9
Gm9→ Gbm9→ Fm9→ Gbm9→ Gm9
Her name was Fm7Lola
Ab/BbShe was a Ebmaj7showgirl
With yellow Am7b5feathers in her D7hair
And a Gm7dress cut down to there
She would meFm7rengue
Ab/BbAnd do the Ebmaj7cha-cha
And while she Am7b5tried to be a D7star
Tony Gm7always 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
Across the Cdim7crow-D7ded Gmfloor
They worked from Cdim7eight D7til Gmfour
They were Cm7young and they had each D7other
Who could Gm7ask F#m7for Bb7/Fmore
At the Fm7Copa, Ab/BbCopacaEbmaj7bana
The Fm7hottest spot Ab/Bbnorth of HEbmaj7avana
C9At the Fm7Copa, Ab/BbCopacaBb/CbaaaaaC7na
Fm7Music and Bb7passion were Gm7always the C7fashion at the Fm7Copa D7
They fell in Gm9love
Gm9Gm9→ Gbm9→ Fm9
Fm9→ Gbm9→ Gm9
Gm9→ Gbm9→ Fm9→ Gbm9→ Gm9
His name was Fm7Rico
Ab/BbHe wore a Ebmaj7diamond
He was esAm7b5corted to his D7chair
He saw Gm7Lola dancing there
And when she Fm7finished
Ab/BbHe called her Ebmaj7over
But Rico Am7b5went a bit too D7far
Tony Gm7sailed across the bar
And then the Cdim7puncD7hes fGmlew
And chairs were Cdim7smashed D7in Gmtwo
There was Cmblood and a single D7gunshot
But just Gm7who F#m7shot Bb7/Fwho?
At the Fm7Copa, Ab/BbCopacaEbmaj7bana
The Fm7hottest spot Ab/Bbnorth of HEbmaj7avana
C9At the Fm7Copa, Ab/BbCopacaBb/CbaaaaaC7na
Fm7Music and Bb7passion were Gm7always the C7fashion at the Fm7Copa D7
She lost her Gm9love
There’s no point in trying the crazy jazz breakdown here
Gm9Gm9→ Gbm9→ Fm9
Fm9→ Gbm9→ Gm9
Gm9→ Gbm9→ Fm9→ Gbm9→ Gm9
Her name is Fm7Lola
Ab/BbShe was a Ebmaj7showgirl
But that was Am7b5thirty years aD7go
When they Gm7used to have a show
Now it’s a Fm7disco
Ab/BbBut not for Ebmaj7Lola
Still in the Am7b5dress she used to D7wear
Faded Gm7feathers in her hair
She sits there Cdim7so D7reGmfined
And drinks herCdim7self D7half-Gmblind
She lost her Cmyouth and she lost her D7Tony
Now she’s Gm7lost F#m7her Bb7/Fmind
At the Fm7Copa, Ab/BbCopacaEbmaj7bana
The Fm7hottest spot Ab/Bbnorth of HEbmaj7avana
C9At the Fm7Copa, Ab/BbCopacaBb/CbaaaaaC7na
Fm7Music and Bb7passion were Gm7always the C7fashion at the Fm7Copa D7
Don’t fall in Gm9love
Gm9Gm9→ Gbm9→ Fm9Don’t fall in love
Fm9→ Gbm9→ Gm9
Gm9→ Gbm9→ Fm9→ Gbm9→ Gm9
Bette Midler - The Rose
(1979)
Originally in C, I play in G
Intro
G
Some say lGove, it is a rD/F#iver
That dCrowns the tenDder rGeed
Some say love, it is a rD/F#azor
That lCeaves your soDul to blGeed
Some say lBmove, it is a hEmunger
An endCless aching nD7sus4eed D
I say lGove, it is a flDower and
YCou its onDly seGed
G
It’s the heGart afraid of breaDking
That nCever leaDrns to daGnce
It’s the drGeam afraid of wakDing
That Cnever takDes the chaGnce
It’s the Bmone who won’t be tEmaken
Who caCn not seem to gD7sus4ive
And the Gsoul afraid of dyDing
That nCever leDarns to liGve
G
When the nGight has been too loDnely
And the rCoad has bDeen too loGng
And you thGink that love is Donly
For the lCucky anDd the strGong
Just rBmemember in the wEminter
Far beneCath the bitter D7sus4snow
Lies the sGeed that with the sDun’s love
In the spCring becoDmes the roGse
G
Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine
(1971)
The progression at the end of the verse is really Em→Dm→Am,
I prefer it as Dm7→F→Am
Starts voice only, on the 5 (E in Am)
Ain’t no sunshine when she’s Amgone EmEm/GAm
It’s not Gwarm when she’s aAmway EmEm/GAm
Ain’t no sunshine when she’s Dm7gone
And she’s Em7always gone too Flong
AnyGtime she goes Amaway EmEm/GAm
Wonder this time where she’s Amgone EmEm/GAm
Wonder Gif she’s gone to Amstay EmEm/GAm
Ain’t no sunshine when she’s Dm7gone
And this Em7house just ain’t no Fhome
AnyGtime she goes Amaway EmEm/GAm
AmAnd 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
Hey, I ought to leave the young thing Dm7alone
But ain’t no Fsunshine Gwhen she’s Amgone EmEm/GAm
Ain’t no sunshine when she’s Amgone EmEm/GAm
Only Gdarkness everyAmday EmEm/GAm
Ain’t no sunshine when she’s Dm7gone
And this Em7house just ain’t no Fhome
AnyGtime she goes Amaway EmEm/GAm
AnyGtime she goes Amaway EmEm/GAm
AnyGtime she goes Amaway EmEm/GAm
AnyGtime she goes Amaway
Bill Withers - Lean on Me
(1972)
Originally in C, I play in A capo 2
ADAE→A
ASometimes in our Dlives
We all have Apain we all have AsorrEow
ABut if we are Dwise
We know that Athere’s always tomEorrAow
Let an extra measure hang here on the IV
Lean on Ame, when you’re not Dstrong
And I’ll be your Afriend
I’ll help you Acarry Eon
AFor it won’t be Dlong
Till I’m gonna Aneed
Somebody to Elean Aon
APlease swallow your Dpride
If I have Athings you need to AborrEow
AFor no one can Dfill those of your Aneeds
That you won’t Elet Ashow
Let an extra measure hang here on the IV
You just Acall on me DbroAther, when Eyou need a handA
We all need somebody to Elean Aon
I just Amight have a DprobAlem that Eyou’d underAstand
We all need somebody to Elean Aon
Let an extra measure hang here on the IV
Lean on Ame, when you’re not Dstrong
And I’ll be your Afriend
I’ll help you carry Eon
AFor it won’t be Dlong
Till I’m gonna Aneed
Somebody to Elean Aon
AIf there is a Dload you have to Abear
That you can’t AcarEry
AI’m right up the Droad
I’ll share your Aload
If you just Ecall Ame
E6Call Ame (if you need a friend)
E6Call Ame (call me)
E6Call Ame (if you need a friend)
E6Call Ame (if you ever need a friend)
E6Call Ame (call me)
E6Call Ame
E6Call Ame (if you need a friend)
Billy Joel - Big Shot
(1978)
Basically keep downstroke 16ths going the whole song
Chorus chords:
G/F == x897xx
F/C == x332xx
F/D == xx0565
Em7add4G
Em7add4G
Em7add4Bm/D
C→ Csus4→ C
Vox on the 4 of the chord
Well you went Em7add4uptown riding in your Glimousine
With your Em7add4fine Park Avenue cGlothes
You had the Em7add4Dom Perignon in your haBm/Dnd
And the spoon up your nose C→ Csus4→ C
Ooh, and when you Em7add4wake up in the morning with your hGead on fire
And your Em7add4eyes too bloody to Gsee
Go on and Em7add4cry in your coffee but dBm/Don’t
Come bitchin’ to meC→ Csus4→ C
Vox on the 3 of the chord (B if the chord is G/F)
Because you had to be a G/Fbig shot F/C, didn’t G/Fyou F/C
You hG/Fad to oF/Cpen up G/Fyour F/Cmouth
You hG/Fad to be a Gbig shot, F/DdGidn’t you
F/DAll your Gfriends were F/Dso knocked out C
You hFad to have the lG/Fast word, F/Clast G/Fnight
You kF/Cnow what eG/Fverything’s F/Cabout G/F
You Fhad to have a whF/Cite hCot sF/CpotlCight
You Chad to be a bG/Dig sDhot lG/Dast nDight, whoa
Em7add4G
Em7add4Yeah! G
Em7add4Bm/D
C→ Csus4→ C
Yeah, they were Em7add4all impressed with your HGalston dress
And the Em7add4people that you knew at ElaGine’s
And the Em7add4story of your latest sucBm/Dcess
Kept ‘em so entertained C→ Csus4→ C
Aww, but now you Em7add4just don’t remember all the tGhings you said
And you’re Em7add4not sure you want to know G
I’ll give you Em7add4one hint, honey you sBm/Dure
Did put on a show C→ Csus4→ C
Because you had to be a G/Fbig shot F/C, didn’t G/Fyou F/C
You hG/Fad to proveF/Cit to G/Fthe F/Ccrowd
You hG/Fad to be a Gbig shot, F/DdGidn’t you
F/DAll your Gfriends were F/Dso knocked out C
You hFad to have the lG/Fast word, F/Clast G/Fnight
SF/Co much funG/Fto be F/Caround G/F
You hFad to have the frontF/CpageCboldF/CCtype
You hCad to be a bG/Dig sDhot lG/Dast nDight, whoa
Solo, with whoa
FCGDx2
Yeah, it’s Em7add4no big sin to stick your tGwo cents in
If you Em7add4know when to leave it aGlone
But you went Em7add4over the line, you couldn’t Bm/Dsee
It was time to go homeC→ Csus4→ C
No no no no no no you had to be a G/Fbig shot F/C, didn’t G/Fyou F/C
You hG/Fad to oF/Cpen up G/Fyour F/Cmouth
You hG/Fad to be a Gbig shot, F/DdGidn’t you
F/DAll your Gfriends were F/Dso knocked out C
You hFad to have the lG/Fast word, F/Clast G/Fnight
You kF/Cnow what eG/Fverything’s F/Cabout G/F
You Fhad to have a whF/Cite hCot sF/CpotlCight
You Chad to be a bG/Dig sDhot lG/Dast nDight, whoa
With whoa
FCGDx2
Em7add4
Billy Joel - If I Only Had the Words
(1973)
Originally in A (then C), I play in E capo 1 (then G capo 1)
Highest note is the b7 of the first key
Intro
E→ E→ E7
Am→ ABsus2→ BE
E→ E→ E7
Am→ ABsus2→ BE
G→ B7
Vox on the 5 on “only”
If I oEnly had the E/G#words to Atell you A→ E/G#→
If you F#m7only had the time to uF#m7/EnderD9stand B7→ B7/D#→
Though I Eknow it wouldn’t E/G#change your Afeelings A→ E/G#→
And I F#m7know you’ll carry B7sus4on the best you Ecan G→ B7→
If I Eonly had the E/G#urge to Atell you A→ E/G#→
If you F#m7only knew how hard it iF#m7/Es to D9say B7→ B7/D#→
When the Esimple lines have E/G#all been Ataken A→ E/G#→
And the F#m7radio reB7sus4peats them every Eday E→ D/F#→
If I Gnever find the G/Bsong to Csing you C→ G/B→
If you Am7always find it hAm7/Gard to compreF9hend D7→ D7/F#→
Well you Gknow there wouldn’t G/Bbe much Cmeaning C→ G/B→
If I Am7had to sing those D7sus4tired words aGgain G→ G/A→
Bridge
B7Life, B7/C#goes B7/D#on and Emon
And toDnight will D/F#soon be Ggone Gmaj7
But if we Cmaj7try Bm7
We can be Am7sure Dsus4→ D→ Dsus2→ D→
If I Gonly had the G/Bwords to Ctell you C→ G/B→
If you Am7only had the time to uAm7/GnderF9stand D7→ D7/F#→
But I Gonly have these G/Barms to Chold you C→ G/B→
And it’s Am7all that you can D7sus4ask of any Gman
Other bridge
G→ G→ G7
Cm→ CDsus2→ D
GLaa, Cla la Fla Amlaa la la Dla C/D
If I Gonly had the G/Bwords to Ctell you C→ G/B→
If you Am7only had the tAm7/Gime to underF9stand D7
Oh bD7/F#ut I Gonly have these G/Barms to Chold you C→ G/B→
And it’s Am7all that you can D7ask of any Gman G7
Cm→ CDsus2→ DG
Cm→ CDsus2→ DG
Billy Joel - Just the Way You Are
(1977)
Gm6/DGm6/D→ G/D→ Dsus4
Gm6/DGm6/D→ G/D→ Dsus4
DDon’t go cBm6hangin’, Gmaj7to try pleBmase me D7
Gmaj7You never Gm7let me down befD/F#ore, Am7mmmm D7
Gmaj7And don’t imGm7agine, D/F#you’re too famBm7iliar
E9sus4And I don’t sE9ee you anyG/Amore
DI would notBm6leave you, Gmaj7in times of trBmouble D9
Gmaj7We never cGm7ould have come this D/F#far, Am7mmmm D7
Gmaj7I took the Gmgood times, D/F#I’ll take the Bm7bad times
Em7I’ll take you jG/Aust the way you are
Gm6/DGm6/D→ G/D→ Dsus4
Gm6/DGm6/D→ G/D→ Dsus4
DDon’t go tBm6rying, Gmaj7some new fBmashion D9
Gmaj7Don’t change the Gmcolor of your D/F#hair, Am7mmmm D7
Gmaj7You always Gmhave my, D/F#unspoken pBm7assion
E9sus4Although I mE9ight not seem to G/Acare
IDdon’t want clBm6ever, Gmaj7converBmsation D9
Gmaj7I never Gmwant to work that D/F#hard, Am7mmmm D7
Gmaj7I just want sGmomeone, D/F#that I can Bm7talk to
Em7I want you jG/Aust the way you are
Gm6/DGm6/D→ G/D→ Dsus4
Gm6/DGm6/D→ Dmaj7→ D7
Bridge
Gmaj7I need to knA6ow that you will aF#m7lways B7be
Em7The same old sA7sus4omeone that I knDew D/C
BbWhat will it tCake till you belAm7ieve in D9me
GmThe way that C/GI believe in G/Ayou
IDsaid I Bm6love you, Gmaj7and that’s forBmever D9
Gmaj7And this I prGmomise from the hD/F#eart, Am7mmmm D7
Gmaj7I couldn’t lGmove you, D/F#any Bm7better
Em7I love you jG/Aust the way you are
Gm6/DGm6/D→ G/D→ Dsus4
Gm6/DGm6/D→ G/D→ Dsus4
Solo on verse chords
DBm6Gmaj7Bm→ D7
Gmaj7GmD/F#Am7→ D7
Gmaj7GmD/F#Bm7
E9sus4E9G/AG/A
IDdon’t want Bm6clever, Gmaj7converBmsation D9
Gmaj7I never Gmwant to work that D/F#hard, Am7mmmm D7
Let ring, band enters again on “are”
Gmaj7I just want Gmsomeone, D/F#that I can tBm7alk to
Em7I want you jA7sus4ust the way you aBbre
BbCAm7D9GmA7sus4→ A7D
Cutting the ending sax solo here
Billy Joel - Miami 2017
(1976)
Originally in D, I play in A capo 3
Intro
Siren noises are roughly...
F
Piano intro, skip on guitar
AGadd9D6/F#F(#11)
AC6/9D6/F#F(#11)
A/C#Dmaj7A/ED/F#
E/G#D/F#AA/G#D/F#
AI’ve seen the D/Alights go out on ABroadway AE/G#
F#mI saw the Dadd9Empire State laid Elow Esus4EDadd9
C#m7And life went on beyond the PF#malisades
They all bought A/ECadillacs E
And left there Dadd9long ago DE
AThey held a D/Aconcert out in ABrooklyn AE/G#
F#mTo watch the Dadd9island bridges Eblow Esus4EDadd9
Hanging stops
A/C#They turned our Dpower down
A/EAnd drove us uD/F#nderground
E/G#But we went D/F#right on with the sAhow
Now the rock starts, on guitar change Bm to G/B
AF#m→A→F#m→A→A/E→EA/E→Ex2
AI’ve seen the D/Alights go out on ABroadway AE/G#
F#mI saw the Druins at my Efeet A/EE
C#m7You know we almost didn’t F#mnotice it
We’d seen it A/Eall the time E
On Forty-DSecond Street DE
AThey burned the D/Achurches up in AHarlem AE/G#
F#mLike in that DSpanish civil Ewar A/EE
A/C#The flames were eDverywhere
A/EBut no one D/F#really cared
E/G#It always D/F#burned up there beforeA
AF#m→A→F#m→A→A/E→EA/E→Ex2
AI’ve seen the D/Alights go out on ABroadway AE/G#
F#mI watched the Dmighty skyline Efall A/EEDadd9
C#m7The boats were waiting at the F#mBattery
The union wA/Eent on strike E
They never Dsailed at all DE
AThey sent a carD/Arier out from ANorfolk AE/G#
And F#mpicked the DYankees up for Efree A/EE
A/C#They said that DQueens could stay
A/EThey blew the BD/F#ronx away
E/G#And sank ManD/F#hattan out at sAea
AF#m→A→F#m→A→A/E→EA/E→Ex2
Hanging stop on “lights”, mellow out
AYou know those D/Alights were bright on ABroadway AE/G#
F#mBut that was so Dmany years ago EEsus4EDadd9
C#m7Before we all lived here in F#mFlorida
Before the A/EMafia Etook over Dadd9Mexico DE
AThere are not D/Amany who reAmember AE/G#
F#mThey say a Dadd9handful still Esurvive
A/C#To tell the Dworld about
A/EThe way the lD/F#ights went out
EAnd keep the meD/F#mory aliveF
Repeat intro
AGadd9D6/F#F(#11)
AC6/9D6/F#F(#11)
A/C#
Billy Joel - Movin' Out
(1977)
Originally in Dm, I play in Am capo 3
Play Bdim as x2313x
AmDmGG/BC
With ooh and mmm
AmDmGG/BC
AmAnthony works in the Dm7grocery store
GSavin’ his G/Bpennies for Csomeday
AmMama Leone left a Dm7note on the door
She said, Gsonny, move G/Bout to the Ccountry
Ah, but Amworkin’ too hard can give you
A hD7eart attack-ack-ack-ack-ack
FYou oughta know by Gnow
AmWho needs a house out in Dm7Hackensack?
Is tGhat all you geG/Bt for your mConey?
And it sFeems such a waste of Gtime
If tE7hat’s what it’s all aboAmut
Mama if Fthat’s movin’ up then BdimI’mE7movin’ Amout
AmDmMmm, I’m movin’ oGut G/BC
AmDmGG/BC
AmSergeant O’Leary is Dm7walkin’ the beat
At nGight he beG/Bcomes a barteCnder
He works at AmMister Cacciatore’s down on Dm7Sullivan Street
AcGross from the G/Bmedical Ccenter
Yeah, and he’s Amtradin’ in his Chevy for a D7Cadillac-ack-ack-ack-ack
FYou oughta know by Gnow
And Amif he can’t drive with a Dm7broken back
At leGast he can G/Bpolish the Cfenders
And it sFeems such a waste of Gtime
E7If that’s what it’s all Amabout
Mama if Fthat’s movin’ up then BdimI’mE7movin’ Amout
AmDmMmm, I’m movin’ oGut G/BC
AmDmGG/BC
AmYou should never argue with a
D7Crazy mi-mi-mi-mi-mind
FYou oughta know by Gnow
You can Ampay Uncle Sam with the Dm7overtime
Is tGhat all you G/Bget for your Cmoney?
And if tFhat’s what you have in Gmind
Yeah, if tE7hat’s what you’re all Amabout
Good Fluck movin’ up ‘cause BdimI’m E7movin’ Amout
AmDmMmm, I’m movin’ oGut G/BC
AmDmGG/BC
Outro
ADEA
Billy Joel - My Life
(1978)
Tabbed in drop D
Intro
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That was roughly as follows, note two different F9’s
DDGD
E7→D7C9F9F9Bb
DGot a call from an D/F#old friend
We used to be Greal close
ASaid he couldn’t go on the American DwayG
DClosed the shop, sold the D/F#house
Bought a ticket to the GWest Coast
ANow he gives them a stand-up routine in L.DA.
Rpt second part of intro
E7→D7C9F9F9Bbx2
DI don’t need you to D/F#worry for me cause I’m Galright
AI don’t want you to tell me it’s time to come DhomeG
DI don’t care what you D/F#say anymore, this is Gmy life
AGo ahead with your own life, and leave me Bmalone
I never said you had to offer me a F#second chance
D7I never said I was a victim of E7circumstance
GI still beD/F#long, F#7don’t get me Bmwrong Bm/A
E7sus4And you can E7speak your mind
But G6not Aon G6my Atime
DThey will tell you you D/F#can’t sleep alone in a
GStrange place
AThen they’ll tell you you can’t sleep with somebody Delse
DBut sooner or D/F#later you sleep in your Gown space
AEither way it’s okay you wake up with yourDself
Rpt second part of intro
E7→D7C9F9F9Bbx2
DI don’t need you to D/F#worry for me cause I’m Galright
AI don’t want you to tell me it’s time to come DhomeG
DI don’t care what you D/F#say anymore, this is Gmy life
AGo ahead with your own life, and leave me Bmalone
I never said you had to offer me a F#second chance
D7I never said I was a victim of E7circumstance
GI still beD/F#long, F#7don’t get me Bmwrong Bm/A
E7sus4And you can E7speak your mind
But G6not Aon G6my Atime
DI don’t care what you say anymore, this is Gmy lifeGDEm7D
AGo ahead with your own life, and leave me Dalone
Rpt second part of intro to fade
E7→D7C9F9F9BbKeep it to yourself it’s my life
Billy Joel - Only the Good Die Young
(1977)
Originally in C, I play in G capo 3
Bridge vox are a lot of 5
CDEmCDG
CDEmCD
CCome out Virginia, Ddon’t let me Emwait
You CCatholic girls start mDuch too Glate
But Csooner or later it cDomes down to Emfate
I Cmight as well be the Done
Well, they Cshowed you a statue, Dtold you to Empray
They Cbuilt you a temple and lDocked you Gaway
But Cthey never told you the Dprice that you Empay
For Cthings that you might have Ddone
Only the good die Gyoung
CThat’s what I saidDG
Only the good Gdie Cyoung
Only the good Ddie younGg
You might have Cheard I run with a Ddangerous Emcrowd
We Cain’t too pretty we Dain’t too Gproud
We Cmight be laughing a Dbit too lEmoud
But Cthat never hurt no Done
So come Con Virginia shDow me a Emsign
CSend up a signal I’ll Dthrow you a Gline
The Cstained-glass curtain you’re Dhiding beEmhind
CNever lets in the Dsun
Darlin’ only the good die Gyoung
CWhoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whDoa G
I tell ya only the good Gdie Cyoung
Only the good Ddie youngG
Bridge
You got a Dnice white dress and a
CParty on your confirmatiGon
You got a Abrand new soul, and a croCss of gold
But VirDginia they didn’t give you
QCuite enough informatiGon
You didn’t cAount on me
When you were counting on your Crosary
G/BOh Cwoah G/Bwoah Am7woah
They Csay there’s a heaven for Dthose who will Emwait
CSome say it’s better but DI say it Gain’t
I’d rather Claugh with the sinners than Dcry with the Emsaints
The Csinners are much more Dfun
You know that only the good die Gyoung
CWhoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whDoa G
I tell ya only the good Gdie Cyoung
Only the good Ddie youngG
Solo on bridge chords if appropriate
DCG
AC
Bridge
You say your Dmother told you all that I could
CGive you was a reputGation
Awww, she never Acared for me
But did she ever say a Cprayer for me?
G/BOh Cwoah G/Bwoah Am7woah
Rhythm change in the melody here
Come out Ccome out come out VirDginia don’t lEmet me wait
CYou Catholic Dgirls start Gmuch too late
CSooner or later it Dcomes down to Emfate
I Cmight as well be the Done
You know that only the good die Gyoung
CTell you baDby G
You know that only the good Gdie Cyoung
Only the good Ddie youngG
Only the Ggoooo... C
Only the Dgood die young G
Oooh... Gooooh... C
Oooh... Doooh... G
Billy Joel - Piano Man
(1973)
Loosely
Dm7Bdim7
In time
CG/BF/AC/G
Fmaj7C/ED7G
CG/BF/AC/G
FF/G
CF/CCmaj7F/C
CF/CCmaj7F/C
It’s niCne o’clG/Bock on a F/ASaturday C/G
FThe regular cC/Erowd shuffles D7in G
There’s Can old man G/Bsitting Fadd9/Anext to me C/G
Makin’ Fadd9love to his F/Gtonic and Cgin
CG/BF/AC/G
FF/GCCF/CF/C
He says, Cson can you G/Bplay me aF/Amemory? C/G
I’m Fnot really C/Esure how it goD7es G
But it’s Csad and it’s G/Bsweet and I F/Aknew it completeC/G
When FI wore a F/Gyounger man’s Cclothes
AmLa la Am/Gla diddy D/F#da F
AmLa Am/GLa diddy D/F#da da dGum G/FC/EG7/D
CSing us a G/Bsong, you’re the F/Apiano man C/G
FSing us a sonC/Eg to nigD7ht G
Well we’re Call in the G/Bmood for a F/Amelody C/G
And Fyou’ve got us feF/Geling all Cright
CG/BF/AC/G
FF/G
CF/CCmaj7F/C
CF/CCmaj7F/C
Now JohCn at the G/Bbar is a F/Afriend of mine C
He getsFme my C/Edrinks for D7free G
And he’s Cquick with a G/Bjoke or to
F/ALight up your C/Gsmoke
But there’s Fsome place that F/Ghe’d rather Cbe F/C
He says, CBill I beG/Blieve this is F/Akilling me C/G
As a smFile ran aC/Eway from his D7face G
Well I’Cm sure that I G/Bcould be a F/Amovie star C/G
If FI could get F/Gout of this Cplace
Oh AmLa la Am/Gla diddy D/F#da F
AmLa Am/GLa diddy D/F#da da dGum G/FC/EG7/D
Now PauCl is a G/Breal estate F/Anovelist C
Who nevFer had C/Etime for a D7wife G
And he’s Ctalking with G/BDavy, who’s F/Astill in the C/GNavy
And proFbably wF/Gill be for Clife
CG/BF/AC/G
FF/GCCF/CF/C
And the Cwaitress is G/Bpracticing F/Apolitics C/G
As the Fbusinessmen C/Eslowly get D7stoned G
Yes they’re Csharing a G/Bdrink they call F/Aloneliness C/G
But it’s Fbetter than F/Gdrinking aClone
Solo
AmAm/GD/F#Dm/F
AmAm/GD/F#Dm/F
AmAm/GD/F#D
GG7/FC/EG/D
CSing us a G/Bsong, you’re the F/Apiano man C/G
FSing us a sonC/Eg to nigD7ht G
Well we’re Call in the G/Bmood for a F/Amelody C/G
And Fyou’ve got us feF/Geling all Cright
CG/BF/AC/G
FF/G
CF/CCmaj7F/C
CF/CCmaj7F/C
It’s a Cpretty good G/Bcrowd for a F/ASaturday C
And the Fmanager C/Egives me a D7smile G
‘Cause he Cknows that it’s G/Bme they’ve been F/Acoming to C/Gsee
To for gFet about F/Glife for a Cwhile F/C
And the Cpiano G/Bsounds like a F/Acarnival C/G
And the Fmicrophone C/Esmells like a D7beer G
And theyCsit at the G/Bbar and put F/Abread in my C/Gjar
And say Fman what are F/Gyou doing Chere?
Oh AmLa la Am/Gla diddy D/F#da F
AmLa Am/GLa diddy D/F#da da dGum G/FC/EG7/D
CSing us a G/Bsong, you’re the F/Apiano man C/G
FSing us a sonC/Eg to nigD7ht G
Well we’re Call in the G/Bmood for a F/Amelody C/G
And Fyou’ve got us feF/Geling all Cright
CG/BF/AC/G
FF/G
CF/CCmaj7F/C
CF/CCmaj7F/C
Billy Joel - Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
(1977)
FGm7C7
Bb/FFC7
FA bottle of white, Gm7/Fa bottle of red
C/FPerhaps a bottle of roBb/Fse insteadF
CGet a table C/Bbnear the F/Astreet
In our F/Aold faGm7miliar Cplace
Gm7You and C7I, Gm7face to Bb/Cface, Cum ummBb/C
FA bottle of red, a Gm7/Fbottle of white
C/FIt all depends on your Bb/FappetFite
GI’ll meet you F/Aanytime G/Byou Cwant
In our IBb/DtaliC/Ean ReFstaurant
Bb/FBb/F
Sax solo
Cmaj7Fmaj7Bbmaj7Bbmaj7
Cmaj7Fmaj7Bbmaj7Bbmaj7
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7Abmaj7Abmaj7
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7Abmaj7Abmaj7
C/DC/DC/DC/D
GThings are okay with D/Gme these days
G7Got a good job, G9got a good office
C7Got a new wife, Fgot a new life
And the Am7family’s fineD7
GOh, we lost touch D/Glong ago
G7You lost weight I G9did not know
C7You could ever Flook so nice after Am7so much time D7
Do you reEbmember those days hanging Bbout at the village Fgreen
EbEngineer boots, leather Bbjackets and tight blue Fjeans
Woah you drop a Ebdime in the box play the Bbsong about New OrFleans
EbCold beer, Bbhot lights
CMy sweet roDmantic teenage Gnights
Horn solo on the same chords as the previous verse
GD/GG7G9
C7FAm7D7
GD/GG7G9
C7FAm7D7
D7
Piano solo, the first G is held for a long time
G
GFC/ED
GFC/ED
GOh Foh, oh C/Eoh, oh Doh oh
GOh Foh, oh C/Eoh, oh Doh oh
GBrenda and Eddie were the popular steadies
And the Dking and the queen of the promDC
GRiding around with the G7/Bcar top down and the Cradio on
GNobody looked any DfinerDC
Or was Gmore of a hit at the CParkway Diner
GWe never knew we could Fwant more than that out of Elife
Surely AmBrenda and G/BEddie would Calways know Dhow to surGvive
GOh Foh, oh C/Eoh, oh Doh oh
GOh Foh, oh C/Eoh, oh Doh oh
GBrenda and Eddie were still going steady in the Dsummer of seventy fiveDC
GWhen they decided the G7/Bmarriage would be at the Cend of July
GEveryone said they were DcrazyDC
GBrenda you know that you’re Cmuch too lazy
And GEddie could never afFford to live that kind of Elife
Oh, but Amthere we were G/Bwaving CBrenda and DEddie goodGbye
GOh Foh, oh C/Eoh, oh Doh oh
Well, they F/Cgot an aCpartment with F/Cdeep pile Ccarpets
And a Dcouple of paintings from GSears
A F/Cbig waterCbed that they F/Cbought with the Cbread
They had Dsaved for a couple of Gyears
They F/Cstarted to Cfight when the F/Cmoney got Ctight
And they Djust didn’t count on the Emtears
Woh A9oh, woh C/Doh, yeah rock and roll!
Sax solo with awesome bass
GGDD
GG7/BCC
GDGC
GFEE
AmG/BCC/D
GOh Foh, oh C/Eoh, oh Doh oh
Well, they F/Clived for a Cwhile in a F/Cvery nice Cstyle
But it’s Dalways the same in the endG
They F/Cgot a diCvorce as a F/Cmatter of Ccourse
And they Dparted the closest of friendsG
Then the F/Cking and the Cqueen went F/Cback to the Cgreen
But you can Dnever go back there aEmgain, oh A9oh, oh C/Doh
GBrenda and Eddie had had it already by the Dsummer of seventy fiveDC
From theGhigh to the low to the G7/Bend of the show
For the Crest of their lives
They Gcouldn’t go back to the DgreasersDC
The Gbest they could do was pick Cup their pieces
GWe always knew they would Fboth find a way to get Eby
AmThat’s all I G/Bheard about CBrenda and DEddie
AmCan’t tell you G/Bmore cause I Ctold you alDready
And Amhere we are G/Bwaving CBrenda and DEddie goodGbye
GOh Foh, oh C/Eoh, oh Doh oh
GOh Foh, oh C/Eoh, oh Doh oh
GOh Foh, oh C/Eoh, oh Doh oh
Bass notes are all that’s really played here,
chords somewhat fabricated
FF/EDCG/BAmCBbAmGFF/E
FGm7/FYeahC/FBbF
CCBbF/A
F/ABbC
CGm7CGm7
BbCBb/C
FA bottle of red, Gm7/Foooh a bottle of white
C/FWhatever kind of mood you’re Bb/Fin toFnight
GI’ll meet you G/Aanytime G/Byou Cwant
GI’ll meet you F/Aanytime G/Byou Cwant
In our IBb/DtaliC/Ean ReFstaurant
Sax solo
Cmaj7Fmaj7Bbmaj7Bbmaj7
Cmaj7Fmaj7Bbmaj7Bbmaj7
Billy Joel - Somewhere Along the Line
(1973)
Originally around G#, I play in G capo 1
GD/F#FC/EC/DGx2
Well it’s a Grainy night in CParis
And I’m Amsitting by theDSeine
Vox stay up on the 5
It’s a Gpleasure to be Csoaking
C/BIn the EAmuropean Drain
Now my Embelly’s full of fDancy food and wCine
But in the mGorning there’ll be hCell to pay
DSomewhere along the linGe
Oh, but in the mG/Borning there’ll be Chell to pay
DSomewhere along the Gline
GD/F#FC/EC/DG
GSweet Virginia cCigarette
AmBurning in my haDnd
Well you Gused to be a Cfriend of C/Bmine
But nAmow I undersDtand
You’ve been eEmating up inDside me for some Ctime, oh
And GI know you’re gonnCa get me
DSomewhere along the Gline
Well G/BI know you’re gonnCa get me
DSomewhere along the Gline
GD/F#FC/E
DSomewhere along the line D/Eb
Well I kEmnow it’s just a maEm/Dtter of Ctime
When the G/Bfun falls through and the Crent comes due
AmSomewhere along the Fline D
Well, you Gknow I love myCwoman
And I wAmould not let her dDown
And I Gdid my share of Clovin’
C/BWhen I uAmsed to getDaround
Now I’m Emsatisfied and Dshe is lookin’ fiCne, oh
But you G/Bpay for your satisCfaction
DSomewhere along the linGe
Well you pG/Bay for your saCtisfaction
DSomewhere along the liGne
Solo
GG/BCDx2
GD/F#FC/EC/DG
Hey, it’s Ggood to be a Cyoung man
And to Amlive the way you Dplease
Yes, a Gyoung man is the Cking
Of C/Bevery Amkingdom that he Dsees
But there’s an Emold and feeble Dman not far Cbehind, oh
And it Gsurely will catch Cup to him
DSomewhere along the Gline
Well, you Gknow it will catch Cup to him
DSomewhere along the Gline
Well, and it Gsurely will catch Cup to him
DSomewhere along the Gline
GD/F#FC/EC/DG
Billy Joel - Stop in Nevada
(1973)
He aDlways found it hD/F#ard to tGake her D/F#
Em7She wouldn’t A7sus4listen to adDvice G/D
DAnd though he D9never tried to Gmake her D/F#
Em7She often thought it would be Gnice G/B
AOh, and now she’s hA/C#eadin’ out to CalifD/F#ornia D
It’s been a Along time comin’ but she’s
FA/C#eeling like a woman D/F#tonight D
And she Aleft a little letter said
She’s gA/C#onna make a stop in NeD/F#vada
GGoodD/F#bye, Em7goodAbye
Bm7A/C#
DShe tried for yD/F#ears to be a Ggood wife D/F#
Em7It never A7sus4quite got off the Dground G/D
DAnd all those D9stories of the Ggood life D/F#
Em7Convinced her not to hang Garound G/B
AOh, and now she’s hA/C#eadin’ out to CalifD/F#ornia D
And she Adoesn’t know what’s comin’ but
She’s sA/C#ure of what she’s leaving beD/F#hind D
And she Aleft a little letter said
She’s gA/C#onna make a stop in NeD/F#vada
GGoodD/F#bye, Em7goodAbye
Bm7A/C#
Interlude over verse chords
DD/F#GEm7A7sus4DCAD
DAnd though she fD/F#inds it hard to Gleave him D/F#
Em7She knows it A7sus4would be worse to Dstay G/D
DHe wouldn’t D9understand the Greasons D/F#
Em7That make a woman run awGay G/B
AOh, and now she’s hA/C#eadin’ out to CalifD/F#ornia D
With some Amoney in her pocket she’s a
RA/C#ocket on the fourth of JuD/F#ly D
And she Aleft a little letter said
She’s gA/C#onna make a stop in NeD/F#vada D
This A is the A that starts the next line...
GGoodD/F#bye, Em7goodAbye
AOh, and now she’s hA/C#eadin’ out to CalifD/F#ornia D
With some Amoney in her pocket she’s a
RA/C#ocket on the fourth of JuD/F#ly D
And she Aleft a little letter said
She’s gA/C#onna make a stop in NeD/F#vada
GGoodD/F#bye, Em7goodAbye
Bm7A/C#DGEm7AD
Billy Joel - Summer, Highland Falls (PPM arrangement)
(1976)
This is based on the Peter, Paul, and Mary version, which is in E. Billy Joel’s
is in F.
I play in D
DDDGx4
They say that Dthese are not the Gbest of D/F#times
But tGhey’re the D/F#only Em7times I’ve ever D/F#known A
And I beDlieve there is a Gtime for D/F#meditGationD/F#
In catEm7hedrals of our Aown E→A
F#/A#Now I have Bmseen that sad Bm/Asurrender
In my Glover’s eyes GD/F#
And EI can only E/G#stand apart and Asympathize
For we are Dalways what our Em7situations Ghand us
It’s either Asadness or eupGhoria C→G
ASadness or euDphoria C→GA
And so we’ll Dargue and we’ll coGmpromiD/F#se
And rGealD/F#ize that nEm7othing’s really Dchanged A
For all our mDutual exGperiencD/F#e
Our GseparD/F#ate concEm7lusions are the Asame E→A
F#/A#Now we are Bmforced to recogBm/Anize our
InhuGmanityGD/F#
Our Ereason coexE/G#ists with our inAsanity
And so we cDhoose between reEm7ality and mGadness
It’s either Asadness or eupGhoria C→G
If going into a solo here, the F# comes right after the D
ASadness or euDphoria
Instrumental if appropriate on chorus chords, with F# leading in
F#→BmBm/AGD/F#
EE/G#AA
DEm7GA
GC→GA
PPM do a full verse here on “la”
F#/A#How thoughtBmlessly we dissiBm/Apate our enerGgiesGD/F#
PerhEaps we don’E/G#t fulfill each other’s Afantasies
So we Dstand upon the Em7ledges of our livGes
With our respAective simiGlarities C→G
It’s either Asadness or eupGhoria
Hanging end on G, I usually stop here
PPM do *another* full verse here on “la”
Billy Joel - Summer, Highland Falls
(1976)
This is based on the Billy Joel version, which is in F.
I play in D
As much walking between chords as you can fit in
DD/F#Em7G
A7A7GG
They say that Dthese are not the D/F#best of times
But tEm7hey’re the only Gtimes I’ve ever Dknown D/F#Em7G
And I beDlieve that there’s a D/F#time for meditEm7ation
In catGhedrals of our A7own E→ A
NF#/A#ow I have Bmseen that sad surBm/Arender
In my Glover’s eyes GD/F#
And E7I can only stand apart and A7sympathize
For we are Galways what our D/F#situations Em7hand us
It’s either A7sadness or eupGhoria C→G
DD/F#Em7G
A7A7GG
And so we’ll Dargue and we’ll coD/F#mpromise
And rEm7ealize that nGothing’s really Dchanged D/F#Em7G
For all our mDutual exD/F#perience
Our Em7separate concGlusions are the A7same E→ A
NF#/A#ow we are Bmforced to recogBm/Anize our
InhuGmanity GD/F#
Our E7reason coexists with our inA7sanity
And though we cGhoose between reD/F#ality and mEm7adness
It’s either A7sadness or eupGhoria C→G
Instrumental if appropriate
DD/F#Em7G
A7A7GG
DD/F#Em7G
A7A7E→ AF#/A#
How tBmhoughtlessly we diBm/Assipate our eGnergies GD/F#
PerhE7aps we don’t fulfill each other’s A7fantasies
And as we Gstand upon the D/F#ledges of our livEm7es
With our respA7ective simiGlarities C→ G
It’s either A7sadness or eupGhoria C→G
A7Sadness or euphGoria
Billy Joel - The Ballad of Billy the Kid
(1973)
On guitar, I play the slow part at tempo and skip the
at-tempo part of the intro.
Slow, swung, or play at tempo
G
GEmF
GEmFCD
GEmFCG/BAmD
At tempo, straight, skip on guitar
F/GC/GC/GF/GGx2
From aGtown known aEms Wheeling, West ViFrginia
Rode Ga boy with a Emsix-gun in his Fhand CD
And his Gdaring life of cEmrime made him a leFgend in his tCime
EastG/Band Am7west of the D7susRio Grande
F/GC/GC/GF/GGx2
Well, he staGrted with a Embank in ColorFado
In the poGcket of his vEmest a Colt he hFid CD
And his Gage and his sEmize
Took the tFeller by surprCise G/Band
Am7The word spread D7susof Billy the Kid
F/GC/GC/GF/GG
Well he Cnever traveled hDeavy, yes he Emalways rode alBmone
And he soCon put many oC/Dlder guns to shaF/Gme
And he neCver had a swDeetheart, and he nEmever had a hBmome
But the Ccowboy and the rancher knew his nameDsus4D
Well, he rGobbed his way from EmUtah to OklahFoma
And the lGaw just could not sEmeem to track him Fdown CD
And it seGrved his legend Emwell, for the fFolks they’d love to teCll G/B‘bout
Am7When Billy the KidD7suscame to town
F/GC/GC/GF/GGx2
Interlude if appropriate
CC/EFCCG
FG
CC/EFCCG
FC
Bb/C
FC
F/GC/GC/GF/GGx2
Well oGne cold day a pEmosse captured BFilly
And the jGudge said string him Emup for what he Fdid CD
And the cGowboys and their Emkin, like the sFea came pourin’ Cin to G/Bto watch
Am7The hangin’ D7susof Billy the Kid
F/GC/GC/GF/GG
Well he nCever traveled heDavy, yes he Emalways rode alBmone
And he soCon put many C/Dolder guns to shF/Game
And he nCever had a swDeetheart, but he fEminally found a hBmome
UnderneCath the Boot Hill grave that bears his naDsus4meD
From a tGown known as EmOyster Bay, Long IFsland
Rode a bGoy with a Emsix-pack in his hFand CD
And his dGaring life of cEmrime made him a lFegend in his tCime
G/BEast and wAm7est of the D7susRio Grande
F/GC/GC/GF/GGx2
Interlude if appropriate
CC/EFCCG
FG
CC/EFCCG
FC
Bb/C
FC
Billy Joel - The Entertainer
(1974)
G
I Gam the entertainer and I Cknow just where G/BI Cstand
ACnother serenadeG/Br and another Clong-haired bDand
ToGday I am your champion, I Cmay have won your hearts
But I Cknow the game, you’ll foDrget my name
And I Am7won’t be here in Cmaj7another year
If I Ddon’t stay on the chGarts
G
I Gam the entertainer and I’ve C/Ehad to pay G/Dmy Cprice
The Cthings I did not G/Bknow at first I lG/Bearned by Cdoin’ Dtwice
Ah, but Gstill they come to haunt me
SC/Etill they want their Csay
So I’ve lCearned to dance with a hDand in my pants
Let ‘em Am7rub my neck and I Cmaj7write ‘em a check
And they Dgo their merry waGy
G
I Gam the entertainer, C/Ebeen all around G/Dthe Cworld
I’ve Cplayed all kinds of palaceG/Bs and lG/Baid all Ckinds of Dgirls
I Gcan’t remember faces, C/EI don’t remember Cnames
Ah, but Cwhat the hell, you know it’s Djust as well
‘Cause aAm7fter a while and a tCmaj7housand miles
DIt all becomes the sGame
G
I Gam the entertainer, I C/Ebring to you G/Dmy Csongs
I’d Clike to spend a G/Bday or two, but IG/Bcan’t Cstay that Dlong
No, I’ve Ggot to meet expenses, I C/Egot to stay in Cline
Gotta Cget those fees to the Dagencies
And I’d Am7love to stay but there’s Cmaj7bills to pay
So I Djust don’t have the tiGme
G
I Gam the entertainer, I C/Ecome to do G/Dmy Cshow
You’ve Cheard my latest recorG/Bd, it’s bG/Been on the CradiDo
Ah, it Gtook me years to write it, they were the
C/EBest years of my Clife
It was a bCmaj7eautiful song, but it Dran too long
If you’re Am7gonna have a hit, you Cgotta make it fit
So they Dcut it down to 3:0G5
G
GI am the entertainer, the C/Eidol G/Dof my Cage
I Cmake all kinds of moneG/By when IG/Bgo Con the Dstage
Ah, you’ve Gseen me in the papers
I’ve C/Ebeen in the maCgazines
But if CI go cold I Dwon’t get sold
I’ll get Am7put in the back in the Cdiscount rack
Like aDnother can of beGans
G
Hanging stops
I Gam the entertainer and I C/Eknow just where G/DI Cstand
ACnother serenader and G/Banother Clong-haired bDand
ToGday I am your champion, I C/Emay have won your Chearts
But I Cknow the game, you’ll foDrget my name
And I Am7won’t be here in Cmaj7another year
If I Ddon’t stay on the chGarts
G
Billy Joel - The Stranger
(1977)
Intro, skip on guitar
EmEm/DCmaj7Cmaj7BBCmaj7Cmaj7
EE/F#→ E/G#AmAm/GD/F#C/E
DB/D#
Whistle
EmEm/DCmaj7Cmaj7BBCmaj7Cmaj7
EE/F#→ E/G#AmAm/GD/F#C/E
B/D#A/C#BB/AEm
EmC7EmC7
Well we Emall have a face that we Amhide away forEmever
And we Amtake them out and Cshow ourselves when Deveryone has goneB7
Some are Emsatin some are steel some are Amsilk and some are Emleather
They’re the Amfaces of the Dstranger but we Bmlove to try them Emon
EmC7EmC7
Well we Emall fall in love but we Amdisregard the Emdanger
Though we Amshare so many Csecrets there are Dsome we never tellB7
Why were Emyou so surprised that you Amnever saw the Emstranger?
Did you Amever let your Dlover see the Bmstranger in yourEmself?
Vox on the 5, but then I go *down* to avoid the falsetto bit
On guitar that iM7 just wants to be im.
Gmaj7Don’t be afGmM7raid to try aD/F#gain
D7Everyone goes Gmaj7south eGmM7very now and D/F#then, D7oh oh
Gmaj7You’ve done it, GmM7why can’t someone D/F#else?
D7You should know by Bm7now Bbaugyou’ve been there yourA6self B7
Once I Emused to believe I was Amsuch a great roEmmancer
Then I Amcame home to a Cwoman that I Dcould not recognizeB7
When I Empressed her for a reason she reAmfused to even Emanswer
It was Amthen I felt the Dstranger kick me Bmright between the Emeyes
EmC7EmC7
Well we Emall fall in love but we Amdisregard the Emdanger
Though we Amshare so many Csecrets there are Dsome we never tellB7
Why were Emyou so surprised that you Amnever saw the Emstranger
Did you Amever let your Dlover see the Bmstranger in yourEmself?
Gmaj7Don’t be afGmM7raid to try aD/F#gain
D7Everyone goes Gmaj7south eGmM7very now and D/F#then, D7oh oh
Gmaj7You’ve done it, GmM7why can’t someone D/F#else?
D7You should know by Bm7now Bbaugyou’ve been there yourA6self B7
You may Emnever understand how the Amstranger is insEmpired
But he Amisn’t always Cevil and he Dis not always wrongB7
Though you Emdrown in good intentions you will Amnever quench the Emfire
You’ll give Amin to your deDsire when the Bmstranger comes aEmlong
EmC7EmC7
Billy Joel - Travelin' Prayer
(1973)
Starts drums, then bass on D
C/DDx2
DHey lord, take a look all around
ToGnight to find where my Cbaby’s gonna Dbe
Hey lord, would ya look out for her toGnight
‘Cause she is Cfar acC/Bross the Asea
DHey lord, would ya Glook out for her toCnight
And make sure that Fshe’s gonna be alBbright
And things are gonna Abe alright with Dme
DGDAx2
DHey lord, would ya look out for her toGnight
And make sure that Call her dreams are Dsweet GDA
DSaid now, would ya guide her along the Groads
And make them Csofter C/Bfor her Afeet
ADAG→ A
DHey lord, would ya G9look out for her toCnight
And make sure that Fshe’s gonna be alBbright
Until she’s Ahome and here with Dme
DGDAx2
DHey, lord would ya look out for her toGnight
If she is Csleepin’ under the Dsky GDA
DSaid now, make sure the ground she’s Gsleepin’ on
Is Calways C/Bwarm and Adry
ADAG→ A
DMmmm, don’tcha Ggive her too much Crain
Try to Fkeep her away from Bbpain
Because my Ababy hates to cDry
DGDAx2
DHey lord, would ya look out for her toGnight
‘Cause it gets Crough along the Dway GDA
DSaid now, this song seems strange it’s Gjust because
I Cdon’t know C/Bhow to Apray
ADAG→ A
DMmmm, won’tcha G9give her peace of Cmind
And if you Fever find the Bbtime
Won’tcha tell her I Amiss her everyDday
DGDAx2
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
DHey lord, take a look all around
ToGnight to find where my Cbaby’s gonna Dbe GDA
DHey lord, would ya look out for her toGnight
‘Cause she is Cfar acC/Bross the Asea
ADAG→ A
DHey lord, would ya G9look out for her toCnight
And make sure that Fshe’s gonna be alBbright
Until she’s Ahome and here with Dme
DGDA
With Dme
DGDAx2
Hanging stop on D
D
Weird boinky noise and banjos
Billy Joel - Vienna
(1977)
I play the intro as something like:
|-G+------F7--------G-Cm-D7-G/D-| |------------------------------| E|-7----7--5-5/7\5-3-3-3--2--3---| B|-8----8--4---------3-4--1--3---| G|-8-876---5---------4-5--2--4---| D|-------------------5-------0---|
G+G9+/FF#dim7C/G
Am7b5/D#D7G
EmSlow down, you cGrazy child
Vox on the 4 3 3 2 on “juveni-ile”
You’re sDo ambitious for a Fjuvenile
But then if Cyou’re so smart, tell me
GWhy are you still so afraid?A7B9→ B7
EmWhere’s the fire, what’s the Ghurry about?
You’d better Dcool it off before you Fburn it out
You’ve got Cso much to do and
Only Gso many hours in a F#m7day B9→ B7
Vox *down* to the 1 6 5 of the chord on “truth is told”
CBut you know that when the Dtruth is told
That you can Gget what you D/F#want or you can Emjust get oldEm/D
Vox on the 4 of the chord on “even”
You’re gonna Ckick off before you F#m7even
Get halB7fway througEm7h, ooh oA7oh
When will you realizeD#9D7Vienna waits for Gyou?
G
EmSlow down, you’re Gdoing fine
You can’t be Deverything you want to be beforFe your time
Although it’s Cso romantic on the Gborderline tonight A7
ToniB9ght B7
EmToo bad but it’s the Glife you lead
You’re so ahDead of yourself that you forFgot what you need
Though you can Csee when you’re wrong, you know
You can’Gt always see when you’re rightF#m7
You’re righB9t B7
CYou’ve got your passion, you’ve Dgot your pride
But doGn’t you know that D/F#only fools are Emsatisfied?Em/D
CDream on, but don’t imF#m7agine they’ll
B7All come trueEm7, ooh oA7oh
When will you realizeD#9D7Vienna waits for Gyou?
Solo on a half-verse
CSlow down you D7crazy child
And take the Gphone off the D/F#hook and disapEmpear for a whileEm/D
CIt’s all right, you can afford F#m7to lose a
B7Day or twoEm, ooh oA7oh
When will you realizeD#9D7Vienna waits for Gyou?
CAnd you know that when the Dtruth is told
That you can Gget what you D/F#want or you can Emjust get oldEm/D
You’re gonna Ckick off before you F#m7even
Get halB7fway througEm7h, ooh oA7oh
Why don’t you realizeD#9D7Vienna waits for Gyou? E7
When will you Em7/Arealize, D7Vienna waits for...
G+You G9+/FF#dim7C/G
Am7b5/D#D7G
Billy Joel - Worse Comes to Worst
(1973)
Originally in C, I play in A
Intro, with weird wah noises
B7B7
Enter normal instrumentation
AEGD
AToday I’m livin’ like a Erich man’s son
GTomorrow morning I could Dbe a bum
AIt doesn’t matter which diErection though
GI know a woman in New MDexico
Bm7Worse comes to Eworst
Bm7I’ll get aElong
Bm7I don’t know Ehow but sometimes
Bm7I can be sEtrong
AAnd if I don’t have a cEar I’ll hitch
GI got a thumb and she’s a sDon of a bitch
AI do my writing on my rEoad guitar
GAnd make a living at a piDano bar, oh
Bm7Worse comes to Eworst
Bm7I’ll get aElong
Bm7I don’t know Ehow but sometimes
Bm7I can be sEtrong
Bridge, half-time
Vox on the 3 of the chord on “lightning”
GLightning and thDunder
Vox on ascending 5 1 3 on “flashed across the roads”
FAlashed across the roads we drove upoEn
GOh, but it’s clear skies we’re uDnder
Vox on 1 3 3 of the chord on “when I am”, 1 of the chord on “song”
WF#mhen I am together, wEhen I sing the song
Solo if appropriate on verse chords
Bm7Worse comes to Eworst
Bm7I’ll get aElong
Bm7I don’t know Ehow but sometimes
Bm7I can be sEtrong, oh
AFun ain’t easy if Eit ain’t free
GToo many people got a Dhold on me
ABut I know something that Ethey don’t know
GI know a woman in New DMexico
Bm7Worse comes to Eworst
Bm7I’ll get aElong
Bm7I don’t know Ehow but sometimes
Bm7I can be sEtrong
Black Sabbath - Changes
(1972)
Originally in C, I play in G
GAm/D→ Gx2
I feel unhGappy, Am/D→ GI feel so sGad Am/D→ G
I’ve lost the Ambest friend, that I ever Ghad Am/D→ G
She was my wGoman, Am/D→ GI loved her sGo Am/D→ G
But it’s too Amlate now, I’ve let her Ggo Am/D→ G
CI’m Bmgoing through Amchanges
CI’m Bmgoing through Amchanges
CBmAmAm
DCEmEm
D→ EmEm
GAm/D→ Gx2
We shared the yGears, Am/D→ Gwe shared each dGay Am/D→ G
In love toAmgether, we found a Gway Am/D→ G
But soon the wGorld Am/D→ Ghad its evil wGay Am/D→ G
My heart was Amblinded, love went aGstray Am/D→ G
CI’m Bmgoing through Amchanges
CI’m Bmgoing through Amchanges
CBmAmAm
DCEmEm
D→ EmEm
GAm/D→ Gx2
Am
GAm/D→ Gx3
It took so lGong Am/D→ Gto realiGze Am/D→ G
And I can Amstill hear her last goodGbyes Am/D→ G
Now all my dGays Am/D→ Gare filled with tGears Am/D→ G
Wish I could Amgo back and change these Gyears Am/D→ G
CI’m Bmgoing through Amchanges
CI’m Bmgoing through Amchanges
CBmAmAm
DCEmEm
D→ EmEm
EmEm
Black Sabbath - Iron Man
(1970)
Originally in Bm, I play in Am
Intro, with “I am iron man”
Em→ Dx3
Main riff
AmCDFCDx2
AmHas Che lost hDis mind?
FCan he see or Cis hDe blind?
AmCan Che walk at Dall
FOr if he moves Cwill hDe fall?
Main riff
AmCDFCD
AmIs hCe live oDr dead?
FHas he thoughts withCin hDis head?
AmWe’ll Cjust pass hDim there
FWhy should we Ceven Dcare?
AmCAm→ Ab5→ G
D→ F#5→ G→ G→ Ab5
AmCAm→ Ab5→ G
D→ F#5→ G→ G→ Ab5
AmCAm→ Ab5→ G
Main riff
AmCDFCDx2
AmHe Cwas turned tDo steel
FIn the great magCnetDic field
AmWhen Che traveleDd time
FFor the future Cof Dmankind
DNobody wants him
CHe just stares at the Amworld
Very approximate chords for the riffy business
AmCDx2
DPlanning his vengeance
CThat he will soon unAmfurl
AmCDx2
Main riff
AmCDFCDx2
AmNow Cthe time iDs here
FFor Iron Man Cto spDread fear
AmVenCgeance from tDhe grave
FKills the people Che oDnce saved
DNobody wants him
CThey just turn their Amheads
AmCDx2
DNobody helps him
CNow he has his reAmvenge
AmCDx2
Solo mostly on...
Bm
AmCDx4
Main riff
AmCDFCDx2
AmHeaCvy boots Dof lead
FFills his vicCtims full Dof dread
AmRunCning as fast as Dthey can
FIron Man lCives Dagain
AmCAm→ Ab5→ G
D→ F#5→ G→ G→ Ab5
AmCAm→ Ab5→ G
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
(1970)
Originally in Em, I play in Am capo 3
AmGC→GAm
AmGC→GAm
AmFinished with my woman ‘cause she Gcouldn’t help me Cwith Gmy Ammind
AmPeople think I’m insane because GI am frowning Call Gthe timeAm
AmFGAm
AmAll day long I think of things but Gnothing seems to CsatGisAmfy
AmThink I’ll lose my mind if I don’t finGd something to CpacGiAmfy
AmCan you help me? G
Occupy my braiAmn, oh Gyeah
AmGC→GAm
AmI need someone to show me the Gthings in life that CI Gcan’t fAmind
AmI can’t see the things that make true Ghappiness I Cmust Gbe bAmlind
AmFGAm
AmMake a joke and I will sigh and Gyou will laugh and CI Gwill crAmy
AmHappiness I cannot feel, so Glove for me is Cso GunrealAm
AmFGAm
AmAnd so as you hear these words telGling you now Cof Gmy Amfate
AmI tell you to enjoy life I Gwish I could but Cit’s Gtoo latAme
AmGC→GAm
Black Sabbath - War Pigs
(1970)
Yes, really, this works acoustic. It’s especially good with a
low harmony doing just E E E E E E E B. Also FWIW, the E5’s
are all really E major.
D5E5x 4
D5E5Generals gathered in their masses
D5E5Just like witches at black masses
D5E5Evil minds that plot destruction
D5E5Sorcerers of death’s construction
D5E5In the fields the bodies burning
D5E5As the war machine keeps turning
D5E5Death and hatred to mankind
D5E5Poisoning their brainwashed minds, oh lord yeah!
D5E5GF#FE5
D5E5GF#FE5
E5Politicians hide themselves away
E5They only started the war
E5Why should they go out to fight?
E5They leave that role to the poor
I keep going right through this part, though the original has an instrumental here.
E5Time will tell on their power minds
E5Making war just for fun
E5Treating people just like pawns in chess
E5Wait till their judgment day comes, yeah!
D5E5GF#FE5
D5E5GF#FE5
D5E5x 2
D5E5Now in darkness, world stops turning
D5E5Ashes where the bodies burning
D5E5No more war pigs have the power
D5E5Hand of God has struck the hour
D5E5Day of judgment, God is calling
D5E5On their knees, the war pigs crawling
D5E5Begging mercy for their sins
D5E5Satan, laughing, spreads his wings, alright now!
D5E5GF#FE5
D5E5GF#FE5
Blondie - One Way or Another
(1978)
Intro
DDDD→ C#→ C→
BBBB→ C→ C#→
DDDD→ C#→ C→
BBBB→ C→ C#→
Not writing out the passing notes the rest of the way
DOne way or another, I’m gonna find ya
I’m gonna get ya’, get ya’, get ya’, get ya’
BOne way or another, I’m gonna win ya’
I’m gonna get ya’, get ya’ ,get ya’, get ya’
DOne way or another, I’m gonna see ya’
I’m gonna meet ya’, meet ya’, meet ya’, meet ya’
BOne day maybe next week, I’m gonna meet ya’
I’m gonna meet ya’, I’ll meet ya’
GI wBmill A/C#drive G/Bpast Ayour hoF#muse
GAnd iBmf the A/C#lights G/Bare Aall dF#mown
I’ll Gsee who’s arEound F#
DOne way or another, I’m gonna find ya’
I’m gonna get ya’, get ya’, get ya’, get ya’
BOne way or another, I’m gonna win ya’
I’ll get ya’, I’ll get ya’
DOne way or another, I’m gonna see ya’
I’m gonna meet ya’, meet ya’, meet ya’, meet ya’
BOne day maybe next week, I’m gonna meet ya’, I’ll meet ya’, ah
GAnd iBmf the A/C#lights G/Bare Aall outF#m
GI’ll Bmfollow A/C#your G/Bbus dAowntF#mown
See wGho’s hangin’ oEut F#
F#
Solo
F#mF#mAC#m
F#mF#mAC#m
BEF#mF#m
AABB
DOne way or another, I’m gonna lose ya’
I’m gonna give you the slip
A sBlip of the hip or another, I’m gonna lose ya’
I’ll trick ya’, I’ll trick ya’
DOne way or another, I’m gonna lose ya’
I’m gonna trick ya’, trick ya’, trick ya’, trick ya’
BOne way or another, I’m gonna lose ya’
I’m gonna give you the slip
Bridge
DDBB
DI’ll walk down the mall, stand over by the wall
BWhere I can see it all, find out who ya’ call
DLead you to the supermarket check out
Some Bspecials and wrap, we’ll get lost in the crowd
DOne way or another I’m gonna Bget ya’, I’ll get ya’, I’ll get ya’, get ya’, get ya’, get ya’
(Where I can see it all, find out who ya’ call)
Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear the Reaper
(1976)
AmGFGx4
Vox on the 3 of the chord
AlAml Gour tFimes hGave coAmme GFG
HeAmre Gbut nFow theGy’re gAmone GFG
FSeasons don’t Gfear the Amreaper
Nor do the wFind, the sE7un, or the raAmin (we can bGe like tFhey are)
GCome on Ambaby (don’t Gfear the Freaper)
Baby Gtake my Amhand (don’t Gfear the Freaper)
We’ll be Gable to Amfly (don’t Gfear the Freaper)
Baby GI’m your Amman GFG
AmLa-Gla-Fla-Gla-Amla GFG
AmLa-Gla-Fla-Gla-Amla GFG
AmGFGx2
Hang here if you feel like it
Am
AmGFGx4
AmValGentiFne iGs dAmone GFG
HeAmre Gbut nFow tGhey’re gAmone GFG
FRomeGo and AmJuliet
In this verse, if you’re alone, leave out the background lyrics
Are togFether in etE7ernitAmy (RomeGo and Juliet)
FForty-thousand mGen and women eAmveryday (like RomeGo and Juliet)
FForty-thousand mGen and women Ameveryday (Gredefine Fhappiness)
AnFother forty-thoGusand coming eAmveryday (we can bGe like theFy are)
GCome on Ambaby (don’t Gfear the Freaper)
Baby Gtake my Amhand (don’t Gfear the Freaper)
We’ll be Gable to Amfly (don’t Gfear the Freaper)
Baby GI’m your Amman GFG
AmLa-Gla-Fla-Gla-AmlaGFG
AmLa-Gla-Fla-Gla-AmlaGFG
AmGFG
Let ring
Am
Solo, approximating
FmG7x8
AmGFGx4
LAmove Gof tFwo iGs oAmne GFG
HAmere Gbut nFow tGhey’re gAmone GFG
FCame the last Gnight of Amsadness
And it was cFlear that she cE7ouldn’t go oAmn G
Then the dFoor was oGpen and the wAmind appeared G
The cFandles blGew and diAmsappeared G
The curFtains flGew and then hAme appeared (saying dGon’t be afrFaid)
GCome on Ambaby (and she Ghad no Ffear)
GAnd she rAman to him (then he sGtarted to fFly)
They looked bGackward and sAmaid goodbye (she had becGome like thFey are)
She had Gtaken his Amhand (she had becGome like theFy are)
GCome on Ambaby (don’t Gfear the Freaper) G
AmGFGx4
Am
Blue Swede - Hooked on a Feeling
(1974)
Originally in G#, I play in E capo 1
First verse is a cappella, with ooka-chaka’s
I prefer to skip the ooka-chaka’s, and just play muted
EI can’t stop this Bfeeling E7deep inside of Ame
AmGirl, you just don’t Erealize what you Bdo to me B7
When you Ehold me in your G#7arms so tight
You let me C#mknow everyE7thing’s alright
Band enters on “feeling”
AI-I-I-I-BI, I’m hooked on a Efeeling B
I’m high on Abelieving B
Ends with two hits on the last chord, which is a measure
of 2/4
That you’re in Elove with G#mme AB
ELips as sweet as Bcandy their E7taste is on my Amind
AmGirl you got me Ethirsty for Banother cup of B7wine
EGot a bug frBom you girl buE7t I don’t need nAo cure
AmI just stay a Evictim if I Bcan for sure B7
All the Egood love when we’re G#7all alone
Keep it C#mup girl, yeah you E7turn me on
AI-I-I-I-BI, I’m hooked on a Efeeling B
I’m high on Abelieving B
That you’re in Elove with G#mme AB
Hang the last chord
EBE7AAm
band out, with ooka-chaka’s
All the Egood love when we’re G#7all alone
Keep it C#mup girl yeah you E7turn me on
Band enters on “feeling”
AI-I-I-I-BI, I’m hooked on a Efeeling B
I’m high on Abelieving B
Ends with two hits on the last chord
That you’re in Elove with G#mme AB
Repeat to fade
Bob Dylan - Knockin' on Heaven's Door
(1973)
Chords are a combination of the Dylan and GnR versions
GDAm7
GDC
GMama, Dtake this badge from Amme Am7
GI can’t Duse it anyCmore
GIt’s gettin’ Ddark, too dark to Amsee Am7
GFeels like I’m Dknockin’ on heaven’s Cdoor
GKnock, knock, Dknockin’ on heaven’s Cdoor
GKnock, knock, Dknockin’ on heaven’s Amdoor
GKnock, knock, Dknockin’ on heaven’s Cdoor C7
GKnock, knock, Dknockin’ on heaven’s Cdoor
GMama, Dput my guns in the Amground Am7
GI can’t Dshoot them anyCmore
GThat long black Dcloud is comin’ Amdown Am7
GI feel like I’m Dknockin’ on heaven’s Cdoor
Let this chorus repeat as appropriate; usually if I’m
doing call and response, I use just I’s, no vi’s.
GKnock, knock, Dknockin’ on heaven’s Cdoor
GKnock, knock, Dknockin’ on heaven’s Amdoor
GKnock, knock, Dknockin’ on heaven’s Cdoor C7
GKnock, knock, Dknockin’ on heaven’s Cdoor
COoohhhh... oh oh Gyea
Bob Marley - I Shot the Sheriff
(1973)
Originally in Gm, I play in Em.
Vox spend a lot of time on the 1.
Riff (in Gm)
|-5-3---------------| |-----5-3-1-5-3-1---| |-----------------3-|
EmI shot the sheriff
AmBut I did not shoot the Emdeputy
EmI shot the sheriff
AmBut I did not shoot the Emdeputy
CAll aroBmund in my hEmome town
CThey’re trying to Bmtrack me dEmown
They Csay they want to Bmbring me in gEmuilty
For theCkilling of a BmdeputyEm
For the Clife of a BmdepuEmty
With riff
But I say
EmI shot the sheriff
AmBut I swear it was in sEmelf-defense
EmI shot the sheriff
AmAnd they say it is a caEmpital offense
CSheriff BmJohn Brown aEmlways hated me
CFor whaBmt I don’t kEmnow
CEvery tBmime that I pEmlant a seed
He said “CKill it Bmbefore it gEmrows“
He said “CKill it Bmbefore it gEmrows“
With riff
I say
EmI shot the sheriff
AmBut I swear it was in sEmelf-defense
EmI shot the sheriff
AmBut I swear it was in sEmelf-defense
CFreedom Bmcame my wayEmone day
CAnd I stBmarted out of Emtown yeah
CAll of a sBmudden I see sEmheriff John Brown
CAiming to sBmhoot me dEmown
So CI shot, BmI sEmhot him down
With riff, and wait a while after...
I say
EmI shot the sheriff
AmBut I did not shoot the Emdeputy
EmI shot the sheriff
AmBut I didn’t shoot the Emdeputy
CReflexes Bmgot the bEmetter of me
CAnd what Bmis to be Emmust be
CEvery dBmay the bucket fEmalls to the well
CBut one day the Bmbottom will Emdrop out
CYes, one dBmay the bottom willEmdrop out
With riff
But I say
EmI shot the sheriff
AmBut I didn’t shoot the Emdeputy, oh no
EmI shot the sheriff
AmBut I did not shoot no Emdeputy
Outro
CBmEmx2
Original fade, I end on riff
Bob Marley - No Woman, No Cry
(1974)
Originally in C, I play in G
GD/F#EmC
GCGD
GNo D/F#woman, no Emcry C
GNo Cwoman, no GcryD/F#
GNo D/F#woman, no Emcry C
GNo Cwoman, no Gcry, D/F#said, said
GSaid I remembD/F#er Emwhen we used to sit C
GIn the government yarD/F#d in EmTrenchtown C
GOb, observD/F#ing Emall the hypoCcrits
GAs they would D/F#mingle with Emall the good people we meetC
GGood friends we haveD/F#, Emgood friends we’ve losCt
GD/F#Along the Emway C
GIn this great futD/F#ure, you Emcan’t forget your pastC
GSo dryD/F#your tears I Emsay C
NoGwoman, D/F#no cry EmC
NoGwoman, Cno cry GD/F#
GHere little darlingD/F#, Emdon’t shed no tearsC
NoGCwoman, no Gcry, D/F#said, said
GSaid I remembD/F#er Emwhen we used to sit C
GIn the government yarD/F#d in EmTrenchtown C
GAnd then D/F#Georgie would Emmake the fire lightC
GAs it was like a D/F#wood Emburning through the nightC
GThen we would cookD/F#Emcornmeal porridgeC
GOf D/F#which I’ll Emshare with youC
GMy feet D/F#Emis my only Ccarriage, and so
GI’ve D/F#got to push on Emthrough, but Cwhile I’m gone
EverytGhing’s gonna D/F#be alright, Emeverything’s gonna Cbe alright
EverytGhing’s gonna D/F#be alright, Emeverything’s gonna Cbe alright
EverytGhing’s gonna D/F#be alright, Emeverything’s gonna Cbe alright
EverytGhing’s gonna D/F#be alright, Emeverything’s gonna Cbe alright
GNo D/F#woman, no Emcry C
GNo Cwoman, no GcryD/F#
GNo my little D/F#sister Emdon’t shed no Ctears
GNo Cwoman, no GcryD/F#
GSaid I remembD/F#er Emwhen we used to sit C
GIn the government yarD/F#d in EmTrenchtown C
GAnd then D/F#Georgie would Emmake the fire lightC
GAs it was like a D/F#wood Emburning through the nightC
GThen we would cookD/F#Emcornmeal porridgeC
GOf D/F#which I’ll Emshare with youC
GMy feet D/F#Emis my only Ccarriage, and so
GI’ve D/F#got to push on Emthrough, but Cwhile I’m gone
GNo D/F#woman, no Emcry C
GNo Cwoman, no GcryD/F#
GOh my little D/F#darlin’ Emdon’t shed no Ctears
GNo Cwoman, no GcryD/F#
GLittle D/F#darlin’, Emdon’t shed no tearsC
NoGwoman, Cno cry GD/F#
GLittle D/F#sister don’t sEmhed no tearsC
NoGwoman, Cno cry GD/F#
Bob Seger - Hollywood Nights
(1978)
Originally in E, I play in A
Highest note that matters is the 4 (“Hollywood *hills*”)
Intro
AD/AG/AA
AD/AG/AA
Vox on 3 2 1 on “she stood there”
AShe stood there bright as the sun
On that D/ACalifornia coast
Vox on the 1 of the chord (b7 of the key on “he”, 3 of the key/chord on “own”
G/AHe was a Midwestern boy on his oAwn
AShe looked at him with those soft eyes so D/Ainnocent and blue
G/AHe knew right then he was too far from Ahome
AOh, D/Ahe was too far from hoG/Ame A
AShe took his hand and she led him aD/Along that golden beach
G/AThey watched the waves tumble over the sAand
AThey drove for miles and miles up those D/Atwisting turning roads
G/AHigher and higher and higher they cAlimbed
And those HAollywood nights
In those HD/Aollywood hills
She was lG/Aooking so right
In her dAiamonds and frill
Oh those bAig city nights
In those hD/Aigh rolling hills
AbG/Aove all the lights
She had aAll of the skills
GUh hDuh, Ayeah A
AAAA
AHe’d headed west cause he felt that a D/Achange would do him good
G/ASee some old friends, good for the sAoul
AShe had been born with a face that would D/Alet her get her way
G/AHe saw that face and he lost all contrAol
AYeah, D/Ahe had lost all contrG/Aol A
ANight after night, day after dD/Aay it went on and on
G/AThen came that morning he woke up aAlone
AHe spent all night staring down at the D/Alights of L.A.
G/AWondering if he could ever go Ahome
And those HAollywood nights
In those HD/Aollywood hills
It was lG/Aooking so right
It was gAiving him chills
In those bAig city nights
In those hD/Aigh rolling hills
AboG/Ave all the lights
With a pAassion that kills
And those HAollywood nights
In those HD/Aollywood hills
She was lG/Aooking so right
In her dAiamonds and frill
Oh those bAig city nights
In those hD/Aigh rolling hills
AbG/Aove all the lights
She had aAll of the skills
Outro
AHollywood nights, D/AHollywood hills, aG/Above all the lights, AHollywood nights
AHollywood nights, D/AHollywood hills, aG/Above all the lights, AHollywood nights
Bob Seger - Old Time Rock and Roll
(1978)
Originally in F#, I play in A capo 3
Vox mostly around the b3 and the 3
Intro
AEAE
Vox more or less on the b3
Just take those old records Aoff the shelf
I sit and listen to ‘em Dby myself
Today’s music ain’t Egot the same soul
I like that old time Arock and roll
Don’t try to take me to a Adisco
You’ll never even get me Dout on the floor
In ten minutes I’ll be lEate for the door
I like that old time Arock and roll E
Still like that old time Arock and roll
That kind of music just Dsoothes the soul
I reminisce about the Edays of old
With that old time Arock and roll E
Solo
AADDEEAE
Won’t go to hear ‘em play a Atango
I’d rather hear some blues or Dfunky old soul
There’s only one sure way to Eget me to go
Start playing old time Arock and roll
Call me a relic, call me Awhat you will
Say I’m old-fashioned, say I’m Dover the hill
Today’s music ain’t Egot the same soul
I like that old time Arock and roll E
Still like that old time Arock and roll
That kind of music just Dsoothes the soul
I reminisce about the Edays of old
With that old time Arock and roll, ohE
Solo
AADDEEAE
Still like that old time Arock and roll
That kind of music just Dsoothes the soul
I reminisce about the Edays of old
With that old time Arock and roll E
Drums and vox only
Still like that old time Arock and roll
That kind of music just Dsoothes the soul
I reminisce about the Edays of old
With that old time Arock and roll, heEy
Band back in
Still like that old time Arock and roll
That kind of music just Dsoothes the soul
I reminisce about the Edays of old
With that old time Arock and roll E
Still like that old time Arock and roll DEA
Bob Seger - Rock and Roll Never Forgets
(1976)
Originally in E, I play in A
Highest note that matters is the 4 (“so you’re a *little* bit older”)
Intro
AADA
AADA
Vox on the 3 of the chord (4 of the key)
So you’re a Bmlittle bit older and a lot less bolder than you Aused to be
So, you Bmused to shake ‘em down but now you stop and think about your Adignity
So now Dsweet sixteen’s turned Athirty-one
You Dget to feelin’ weary when the Awork day’s done
Well Dall you got to do is get Aup and into your kicksE
If you’re in a fixB
Hard stop after this line
CBmome back baby, Erock and roll never forgetAs
You better Bmget yourself a partner, go down to the concert or the lAocal bar
Check the lBmocal newspaper, chances are you won’t have to Ago too far
Yeah the rDafters will be ringin’ cause the bAeat’s so strong
The cDrowd will be swaying and be sAinging along
ADll you got to do is get iAn, into the mixE
If you need a fiBx
Hard stop after this line
You can cBmome back baby Erock n’ roll never forgetsA
Ooh the bDand’s still playin’ it lAoud and mean
LDisten to the guitar player Amakin’ it scream
DAll you got to do is just Amake that scene tonightE, hey tonight
Solo
BA
BA
Well now Dsweet sixteen’s turned Athirty-one
DFeel a little tired, feeling Aunder the gun
Well Dall of Chuck’s children are Aout there playing his licksE
Get into your kicksB
Yeah Bmcome back baby, Erock n’ roll never forgetAs
Said you can Bmcome back baby rEock n’ roll never forgetsA
Hard stop after this line
BmCome back baby Erock n’ roll never forgeAts
Ooh, AAoh Dyeah, oh yeah A
AHaah, Auh-Dhuh Ahuh-huh
Repeat to fade
Never forAgets, oh Ano, oh Dno, never forAgets
Bob Seger - Turn The Page
(1973)
I like to play this about 1.5x faster than the original,
starting with the Em at the 7th fret with the open top string,
then going to more like a low E5 in the second part of the verse.
Changing positions keeps this fairly repetitive song from getting
stale. Actually I try to us as many voicings with the open high E
string as I can.
EmDEmEm
On a Emlong and lonesome highway east of Omaha
You can Dlisten to the engine, moanin’ out its one note song
You can Athink about the woman, or the girl you knew the night Embefore
And your Emthoughts will soon be wandering the way they always do
When you’re Driding sixteen hours and there’s nothing much to do
You Adon’t feel much like writing, you just wish the trip was through Em
But here I Dam, on the Emroad again
Here I Dam, up on Emstage
Here I Dgo, playing the Astar again
There I Cgo,Dturn the Empage
EmYou walk into a restaurant, strung out from the road
And you Dfeel the eyes upon you, as you’re shaking off the cold
You Apretend it doesn’t bother you, but you just want to Emexplode
EmSometimes you can hear ‘em talk, other times you can’t
And it’s all the Dsame cliches is that a woman or a man
And you Aalways seem outnumbered, you don’t dare make a Emstand
But here I Dam, on the Emroad again
Here I Dam, up on Emstage
Here I Dgo, playing the Astar again
There I Cgo,Dturn the Empage
Quiet, let chords ring...
EmOut there in the spotlight, you’re a million miles away
DEvery ounce of energy you try to give away
And the Asweat pours out your body like the music that you Emplay
EmLater on that evening, as you lie awake in bed
The Dechoes of the amplifiers ringin’ in your head
And you Asmoke the day’s last cigarette, remembering what she said Em
But here I Dam, on the Emroad again
Here I Dam, up on Emstage
Here I Dgo, playing the Astar again
There I Cgo,Dturn the Empage
Now getting loud again...
But here I Dam, on the Emroad again
Here I Dam, up on Emstage
Here I Dgo, playing the Astar again
There I Cgo,Dthere I Emgo
Bob Seger - We've Got Tonight
(1978)
Originally in B, I play in G
Highest note that matters is the b7 (in the bridge, “I know it’s late”)
Intro
GD/GG6D/Gx2
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
I know it’s Glate D/GI know you’re weaG6ryD/G
I know your Gplans Cmaj7C6don’t include Gme D
Still here we arGe Cmaj7C6both of us lonGely
Longing for sGhelter Cmaj7for aC6ll that we seGe D
Vox up to the 5 of the chord on “worry”
Why should we wG/Borry, Cmaj7C6no one will caG/Dre girl D
Look at the starG/Bs Cmaj7C6so far awayG/DD
We’ve got toniGght, Cmaj7C6who needs tomoGrrow
We’ve got tonighG/Bt babe, Cmaj7C6why don’t you Gstay
G
Deep in my Gsoul D/F#I’ve been so lonEmely D
All of my Ghopes Cmaj7C6fading aGway D
I’ve longed for loGve Cmaj7C6like everyone Gelse does
I know I’ll keep sGearching Cmaj7even C6after toGday D
So there it G/Bis girl Cmaj7C6I’ve said it G/Dall nowD
And here we arG/Be babe, Cmaj7C6what do you sayG/DD
We’ve got toniGght, Cmaj7C6who needs tomoGrrow
We’ve got tonighG/Bt babe, Cmaj7C6why don’t you Gstay
Vox on the 5 of the chord on “I know it’s late”
A#I know it’s late, I know you’re Gweary
A#Ooh I know your plans don’t inclGude me
Still here we Care D#both of us Glonely
Cmaj7→ C6Both of us Glonely Cmaj7→ C6GG
We’ve got tonighGt, Cmaj7C6who needs tomGorrow
Let’s make it lGast, Cmaj7C6let’s find a Gway D
Turn out the lighGt, Cmaj7C6come take my Ghand now
We’ve got tonighG/Bt babe, Cmaj7C6why don’t you Gstay
G
Let ring
We’ve got tonighGt, Cmaj7C6who needs tomGorrow
Let’s make it lGast, Cmaj7C6let’s find a Gway D
Turn out the lighGt, Cmaj7C6come take my Ghand now
We’ve got tonighG/Bt babe, Cmaj7C6why don’t you Gstay
Band enters
We’ve got tonighGt, Cmaj7C6who needs tomGorrow
Let’s make it lGast, Cmaj7C6let’s find a Gway D
Turn out the lighGt, Cmaj7C6come take my Ghand now
We’ve got tonighG/Bt babe, Cmaj7C6why don’t you Gstay
Cmaj7Oh oC6h, ohG/DoDh, why don’t you Gstay
Bonnie Tyler - It's a Heartache
(1978)
Originally in C, I play in G
Intro
Gadd9
It’s a Gheartache, nothing but a Bmheartache
Hits you when it’s Ctoo late
Hits you when you’re GdownD
It’s a Gfool’s game, nothing but a Bmfool’s game
Standing in the Ccold rain, feeling like a GclownD
It’s a Gheartache, nothing but a Bmheartache
Love him till your Carms break
Then he lets you GdownD
It ain’t Cright with love to Dshare
When you Bmfind he doesn’t Emcare for Dyou → D/C→ Gadd9/B→ D/A
It ain’t Cwise to need someDone
As much as BmI depended Emon
DYou → D/C→ Gadd9/B→ D/A
Aw, it’s a Gheartache, nothing but a Bmheartache
Hits you when it’s Ctoo late
Hits you when you’re GdownD
It’s a Gfool’s game, nothing but a Bmfool’s game
Standing in the Ccold rain, feeling like a GclownD
Solo on verse chords
It ain’t Cright with love to Dshare
When you Bmfind he doesn’t Emcare for
DYou → D/C→ Gadd9/B→ D/A
It ain’t Cwise to need someDone
As much as BmI depend Emon
DYou → D/C→ Gadd9/B→ D/A
Oh, it’s a Gheartache, nothing but a Bmheartache
Love him till your Carms break
Then he lets you GdownD
Solo on verse chords, with ad libs
GIt’s a fool’s game, Bmstanding in the cold rain
CFeeling like a GclownD
It’s a Gheartache, Bmlove him til your Carms break
Then he lets you GdownD
Boston - More than a Feeling
(1976)
Originally in D, I either play in D (and sing the chorus down an octave) or in G)
Either way, do not try to go up on the “slipped away” line
Not writing out all the suspensions and root movement after the intro
DDsus4→ DCadd9→ G/B→ Gx4
I Dlooked out this morning and tChe sun was Ggone
DTurned on some music to Cstart my Gday
Then Dlost myself in a famCiliar song G
I Dclosed my eyes and I Cslipped away G/B
AmG/BD
GCEmDx2
It’s Gmore than a Cfeeling (Emmore than a Dfeeling)
When I Ghear that old Csong they used to Emplay (more than a fDeeling)
As GI begin Cdreaming (Emmore than a Dfeeling)
Till I Gsee MariCanne walk aEbway
Em7I see my A7sus4MariaA7nne walkin’ aGway
G→ D/F#→ A/E→ D
DDsus4→ DCadd9→ G/B→ Gx2
DSo many people have Ccome and Ggone
Their Dfaces fade as the Cyears go Gby
Yet IDstill recall as CI wander Gon
As Dclear as the sun in the Csummer sky G/B
AmG/BD
GCEmDx2
It’s Gmore than a Cfeeling (Emmore than a Dfeeling)
When I Ghear that old Csong they used to Emplay (more than a fDeeling)
As GI begin Cdreaming (Emmore than a Dfeeling)
Till I Gsee MariCanne walk aEbway
Em7I see my A7sus4MarianA7ne walkin’ aBmway A
Solo
DGD/F#A
DGD/F#A
DGBmA
DBmEmA
GG
G→ D/F#→ A/E→ D
DDsus4→ DCadd9→ G/B→ Gx2
DWhen I’m tired and Cthinking cold G
I Dhide in my music, forCget the Gday
And Ddream of a girl, I Cused to Gknow
I Dclosed my eyes and she Cslipped aG/Bway
DDCadd9G/B
DDCadd9Slipped aG/Bway
DDCadd9G/B
Hang on the bVII a little extra
DDCadd9G/B
Hang on the last chord a little extra
AmG/BD
GCEmDx2
It’s Gmore than a Cfeeling (Emmore than a Dfeeling)
When I Ghear that old Csong they used to Emplay (more than a fDeeling)
As GI begin Cdreaming (Emmore than a Dfeeling)
When I Gsee MariCanne walk aEmway D
GCEmDx2
G
Boston - Peace of Mind
(1976)
Originally in E, I play in A
F#mDAEx6
A
Vox on the 3 on “feeling”
Now, if you’re Afeeling kinda low ‘bout the dues you’ve been paying
GFuture’s coming Dmuch too Aslow
And you Awanna run but somehow you just keep on staying
Vox on the 4 of the chord (b3 of the key!)} on “can’t”
GCan’t decide on Dwhich way to Ego, yeah, yeah, yeah
F#mI underDstand about AindeEcision
But F#mI don’t Dcare if I Aget beEhind
F#mPeople Dliving in AcompeEtition
Hanging stop on “mind”
F#mAll I Dwant is to Ahave my Epeace of Dmind
Vox goes up to the high 1, but falsetto is OK
AYeah, whoa oh oh
Now you’re cAlimbing to the top of the company ladder
GHope it doesn’t Dtake too Along
Can’t you sAee there’ll come a day when it won’t matter
GCome a day when Dyou’ll be Egone
F#mI underDstand about AindeEcision
But F#mI don’t Dcare if I Aget beEhind
F#mPeople Dliving in AcompeEtition
F#mAll I Dwant is to Ahave my Epeace of Dmind
Bridge
EED→ D/F#→ D/A
EED→ D/F#→ D/A
ETake a look ahead D→ D/F#→ D/A
ETake a look ahead, Dyeah, D/F#yeah yeah yeah
A
Solo
G→ DA
G→ DA
G→ DA
G→ DE
F#mDAEx4
Let ring
D
Band back in time
A
Now everybAody’s got advice they just keep on giving
GDoesn’t mean too Dmuch to Ame
ALots of people have to make believe they’re living
GCan’t decide wDho they should Ebe, whoa
F#mI underDstand about AindeEcision
But F#mI don’t Dcare if I Aget beEhind
F#mPeople Dliving in AcompeEtition
F#mAll I Dwant is to Ahave my Epeace of Dmind
EED→ D/F#→ D/A
EED→ D/F#→ D/A
ETake a look ahead D→ D/F#→ D/A
ETake a look ahead, DD/F#look a hDead
Boston - Rock and Roll Band
(1975)
Originally in E, I play in A capo 1
Intro
EEEA
EEEA
EEEA
EEEWell E
We were Ajust another band out of DBoston
On the rAoad to try to make ends mDeet
PlAayin’ all the bars, sleepin’ iDn our cars
And we Apracticed right on out in the stDreet G→ G#
ANo, we didn’t have much Dmoney
We Abarely made enough to surviDve
Hard stop on the V at the end of this line
But when we Agot up on stage and got rBeady to play, people cDame alive E
F#mRock and roll band everyboDdy’s waitin’
F#mGettin’ crazy antDicipating
Hard stop on the last “yeah”
ALove and mBusic, plDay, pElay, pAlay, yeah, yeah, yeah, yEeah
ADancin’ in the streets of HyaDnnis
We were gAetting pretty good at the Dgame
APeople stood in line and didn’t Dseem to mind
You know Aeverybody knew our Dname G→ G#
ALivin’ on rock-n-roll musDic
Never Aworried ‘bout the things we were Dmissing
When we Agot up on the stage and got Bready to play
EveryboDdy listened E
F#mRock and roll band everyboDdy’s waitin’
F#mGettin’ crazy antDicipating
ALove and mBusic, plDay, pElay, pAlay, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Solo
BBBE
BBBE
BBBE
BBBB
DDEE
Let ring
APlayin’ for a week in Rhode IDsland
A mAan came to the stage one nDight
He sAmoked a big cigar and drove a CDadillac car
And said, Aboys, I think this bands outta sDight, oooohG→ G#
ASign a record company conDtract
You kAnow I’ve got great expectDations
When I Ahear you on the car radiBo you’re gonna be aDsensation, yeahE
F#mRock and roll band everyboDdy’s waitin’
F#mGettin’ crazy antDicipating
ALove and mBusic, plDay, pElay, pAlay, Byeah, yeah
DEGD
AD
AD
AGDA
Boston - Something About You
(1976)
Originally in E, I play in G
Highest note that matters is the 6 (“have ya, have ya, *ain’t* no good to hide”)
Intro, starting from where the band enters
GDEmBmBmAmAmC→ D
GDEmBmBmAmDDC→
G
Vox on the 3 of the chord on “when”
AmWhen I was younger I thought I could Am/Gstand on my oDwn
AmIt wasn’t easy, I stood like a Am/Gman made of stDone
CBut there was something abGout you
(I didn’t wDant you to kCnow)
CIt brought a change over Gme
(It’s really Fstartin’ to Cshow)
CI’ve got this feelin’ insEmidAe
Gotta A#have ya, Chave ya, Dain’t no good to hide
GIt isn’t Deasy
To Emshow-Doh-oh-Bmoh-oh-Amoh what IAm‘m feeling insiCde, girDl
GIt isn’t Deasy I kEmnow-Doh-oh-Bmoh-oh-Amoh, when you Dbelieve in a man lCike mGe
G
AmWhen I get angry I say things I don’t wAm/Ganna Dsay
AmI really mean it, I don’t want to leave you tAm/Ghis Dway, yeah
CI couldn’t help my reaGction
(I didn’t want Dyou to knoCw)
CI lose control over Gyou
(Now I want Fyou to Cknow)
CI’ve got this feeling insGidAe
Gotta A#have ya, Chave ya, Dain’t no good to hide
GIt isn’t Deasy
To Emshow-Doh-oh-Bmoh-oh-Amoh what IAm‘m feeling insiCde, girDl
GIt isn’t Deasy I kEmnow-Doh-oh-Bmoh-oh-Amoh, when you Dbelieve in a man lCike mGe
G
Solo
AmDAmD
No response voices this time
CBut there was something abGout you D→ C
CIt brought a change over Gme F→ C
CI’ve got this feelin’ insEmidAe
Gotta A#have ya, Chave ya, Dain’t no good to hide
GIt isn’t Deasy
To Emshow-Doh-oh-Bmoh-oh-Amoh what IAm‘m feeling insiCde, girDl
GIt isn’t Deasy I kEmnow-Doh, to beBmlieve in a Amman
Hard stop on “got”
Like Dme, Clike Dme, Ccan’t you Dsee, I gDot to go to have you
GDEmBmBmAmAmC→ D
GDEmBmBmAmDDC→ G
GBut tBmhere was Dsomething about you
Yeah there was somethiCng about Gyou G
Brownsville Station - Smokin' in the Boys Room
(1973)
Some of the banter is from the Mötley Crüe version
All chords in the intro and verse are slid up to from a half-step below
Originally in D, I play in A
A
How you doin’ out there?
You ever seem to have one of those days
When everyone seemed to be on your case
From your teacher all the way down
To your best girlfriend?
Well you know that used to happen just about all the time
But I found a way to get out of it
Let me tell you ‘bout it
SAittin’ in the classroom thinkin’ it’s a drag
LFistening to the teacher rap just ain’t my bag
When tAwo bells ring you know that’s my cue
GFonna meet the boys on floor number two
SmDokin’ in the boys room, smAokin’ in the boys room
Now tEeacher don’t you fill me Dup with your rules
Down to the 3 of the chord on “every”, then up to the
five of the chord on “smoke”
EEverybody knows that smDokin’ ain’t allowed in schAool
A
CAheckin’ out the halls makin’ sure the coast is clear
LFookin’ in the stalls, no there ain’t nobody here
AMy buddies Sixx, Mick, and Tom
To Fget caught would surely be the death of us all
SmDokin’ in the boys room, smAokin’ in the boys room
Now tEeacher don’t you fill me Dup with your rules
EEverybody knows that smDokin’ ain’t allowed in schAool
Solo
DADE
DADF#E
PAut me to work in the school book store
ChFeck-out counter and I got bored
TeAacher was lookin’ for me all around
TFwo hours later you know where I was found
SmDokin’ in the boys room, yes indeed, I was smAokin’ in the boys room
Now tEeacher don’t you fill me Dup with your rules
EEverybody knows that smDokin’ ain’t allowed in schAool
One more...
SmDokin’ in the boys room, smAokin’ in the boys room
Now tEeacher I ain’t foolin’ arDound with your rules
Hard stop on “smoke”
EEverybody knows that smDokin’ ain’t allowed in schAool
Walk on D F# G Ab A, finish on...
G#→A
Bruce Springsteen - Because the Night
(1978)
Originally in Am, I play in Em capo 3
EmCDEmx 2
EmTake me Cnow, baby, Dhere as I Emam
EmPull me Cclose try and Dunderstand Em
EmWorked all Cday out in Dthe hot Emsun
EmBreak my Cback till the Devening Emcomes
CCome on Dnow, try and GunderDstand
I Emworked all Cday pushing for the Dman
GTake my Chand as the sun desDcends
They Fcan’t hurt us now, Emcan’t hurt us now, Bcan’t hurt us now
EmBecause Cthe night beClongs Dto Emlovers
EmBecause Cthe night belCongs Dto uEms
EmBecause Cthe night beClongs Dto Emlovers
EmBecause Cthe night belCongs Dto uEms
EmWhat I Cgot, baby, DI have Emearned
EmWhat I’m Cnot, baby, DI have Emlearned
EmLove is an Cangel that Dcomes at Emdusk
EmStay in my Cbed till the Devening Emcomes
CCome on Dnow, try and GunderDstand
The Emway I Cfeel under your comDmand
GTake my Chand as the sun desDcends
They Fcan’t hurt us now, Emcan’t hurt us now, Bcan’t hurt us now
EmBecause Cthe night beClongs Dto Emlovers
EmBecause Cthe night belCongs Dto uEms
EmBecause Cthe night beClongs Dto Emlovers
EmBecause Cthe night belCongs Dto uEms
Solo if appropriate on prechorus-ish chords
Bridge
In Glove Dwe Dsleep, Gwith doGubt Dthe viDcious circle Emturns Dand bDurns
GWithGout Dyou Doh I cannot Emlive, DforgiDve GwithGout the Dtime has come to
“Take” up to the 1 of the chord
CTake Gthe Gmoment Cout
They Emcan’t hurt us now, G/Dcan’t hurt us now, Ccan’t hurt us nowB
EmBecause Cthe night beClongs Dto Emlovers
EmBecause Cthe night belCongs Dto uEms
EmBecause Cthe night beClongs Dto Emlovers
EmBecause Cthe night belCongs Dto uEms
Bruce Springsteen - Blinded by the Light
(1973)
Originally in E, I play in D capo 1, Manfred Mann in F-ish
Intro
DDsus4x 2
Vox and guitar only
DMadman drummers bummers and GIndians in the summer with a Ateenage diplomatD
In the Ddumps with the mumps as the Gadolescent pumps his Away into his hDat
With a Dboulder on my shoulder, Gfeelin’ kinda older I Atripped the merry-go-Dround
With this Dvery unpleasing, Gsneezing and wheezing, the caAlliope crashed to the grounDd
If you feel like it...
The caGlliope Acrashed to the grounDd
Band enters
Some Dall-hot half-shot was Gheadin’ for a hot spot Asnappin’ his fingers clappin’ his handDs
And some Dfleshpot mascot was Gtied into a lover’s knot with a Awhatnot in her hanDd
And now Dyoung Scott with a slingshot Gfinally found a tender spot and Athrows his lover in the sanDd
And some Dbloodshot forget-me-not whispers, “GDaddy’s within earshot, save the Abuckshot, turn up the band“D
And she was Gblinded Aby the Dlight
Oh, cut Gloose like a Adeuce another Drunner in the night
BliGnded Aby the Dlight Bm
AShe got down but she never got tight, but she’ll Gmake it alDright
Hang on the minor chord
GBm
Some Dbrimstone baritone Ganti-cyclone rolling stone Apreacher from the EasDt
He says, “DDethrone the dictaphone, Ghit it in its funny bone, that’s Awhere they expect it leastD“
And some Dnew-mown chaperone Gstandin’ in the corner all alone Awatchin’ the young girls dancDe
And some Dfresh-sown moonstone was Gmessin’ with his frozen zone to remAind him of the feeling of roDmance
And he was Gblinded Aby the Dlight
Oh, cut Gloose like a Adeuce another Drunner in the night
BliGnded Aby the Dlight Bm
AHe got down but he never got tight, but Ghe’s gonna make it D
ToGnight Bm
Bridge, quiet again
Some Asilicone sister with her manager’s mister Gtold me I got what it Dtakes
She said, “I’ll Aturn you on sonny, to something strong if you’ll play that Gsong with the funky Dbreak“
And AGo-cart Mozart was checkin’ out the weather chart to Gsee if it was safe to go outDside
And Alittle Early-Pearly came by in her curly-wurly and Gasked me if I needed a Dride
Loud again
Oh, some Dhazard from Harvard was Gskunked on beer playin’ Abackyard bombardierD
Yes and DScotland Yard was trying hard, they Gsent some dude with a calling card who said
A“Do what you like, but don’t do it here”D
Well, I Djumped up, turned around, Gspit in the air, fell on the ground, Aasked him which was the way back Dhome
He said, “Take a Dright at the light, keep goin’ Gstraight until night, and thenA, boys, you’re on your own“D
And now in DZanzibar a shootin’ star was Gridin’ in a side car Ahummin’ a lunar tuneD
Yes, and the Davatar said, “Blow the bar but Gfirst remove the cookie jar
We’re gonna Ateach those boys to laugh too soon“D
And some Dkidnapped handicap was compGlainin’ that he caught the clap from some Amousetrap he bought last nighDt
Well I unDsnapped his skull cap, beGtween his ears I saw a gap and fAigured he’d be all righDt
He was just Gblinded Aby the Dlight
Cut Gloose like a Adeuce another Drunner in the night
BliGnded Aby the Dlight Bm
Rubato
AMama always told me not to look into the sights of the Gsun
DWhoa, but mama that’s where the Gfun is, ooh yeahD
Stay rubato for this made-up ending that follows neither MM nor BS
I was just Gblinded Aby the Dlight
Cut Gloose like a Adeuce another Drunner in the night
BliGnded Aby the Dlight Bm
AWe got down but we never got tight, we’re gonna mGake it
Through the nDight
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
(1975)
Originally in E, I play in D
DDGAx2
Vox in on the 4 on “day”
In the dDay we sweat it out in the streets
Of a rGunaway American drAeam
At nDight we ride through mansions of glory
In sGuicide machAines
SprGung from cages out on hG/F#ighway 9
Chrome whEmeeled, fuel injected
Leave out the vocal “oh”
And stG/F#eppin’ out over the linDe, D9oh
BGaby this town rips the bG/F#ones from your back
It’s a dEmeath trap, it’s a sG/F#uicide rap
We gotta gDet out while we’re yBmoung
‘Cause trGamps like us
BAaby we were born to rDun
DDGAx2
Wendy lDet me in I wanna be your friend
I wanna gGuard your dreams and vAisions
Just wrDap your legs ‘round these velvet rims
And strGap your hands ‘cross my Aengines
TogGether we could bG/F#reak this trap
We’ll Emrun till we drop
G/F#Baby we’ll never go bDack, D9oh
Will you wGalk with me out on the G/F#wire?
‘Cause Embaby I’m just a scared and G/F#lonely rider
But I gDotta know how it Bmfeels
I want to knGow if love is wild
Babe I wAant to know if love is rDeal
Skip right to the vi after one line here if there’s
no solo.
DDGAx2
Solo if appropriate
DDGAx2
DDGA
BmBmDAm7
All chords sus4→major, everything other than C
as 6th-string barres.
Vox on the 5 of the chord on “beyond”
BeyCond the Palace hemi-powered drones
ScFream down the boulevard
The girls Gcomb their hair in rearview mirrors
And the A#boys try to look so hard
The amuCsement park rises bold and stark
Kids are Fhuddled on the beach in a mist
I wanna Gdie with you Wendy on the streets tonight
Hit this as a 6th-string barre, you’re about to do
a lot of suspensions.
In an A#everlasting kiss
I skip the breakdown, and do 4 beats each on...
A#sus4A#
Asus4A
Then riff for a while on...
Gsus4G
Then ritard and fade, and count back in...
Vox back in on the 3
The hDighway’s jammed with broken heroes on a
LGast chance power dArive
EverybDody’s out on the run tonight but there’s
NGo place left to Ahide
TogGether Wendy we’ll lG/F#ive with the sadness
I’ll lEmove you with all the G/F#madness in my sDoul, D9oh
SGomeday girl I G/F#don’t know when we’re gonna
EmGet to that place
Where we rG/F#eally want to gDo
And we’ll walk in the Bmsun
But till then trGamps like us bAaby we were born to rDunBm
Ah honey trGamps like us bAaby we were born to rDunBm
Come on Wendy trGamps like us bAaby we were born to rDun
Until end, with “whoa”
DDGA
Bruce Springsteen - Santa Clause is Coming to Town
(1975)
Springsteen in C, I play in A
Intro
AADE
Spoken
It’s all cold down along the beach
The wind’s whipping down the boardwalk, hey band
You guys know what time of year it is?
What time, huh? What? What? Oh, Christmas time!
You guys all, you guys all been good and practicing real hard?
Yeah? Clarence, you been, you been rehearsing real hard now
So Santa’ll bring you a new saxophone, right?
Everybody out there been good, or what?
Oh, that’s not many, not many, you guys are in trouble out here, come on
Quiet
Vox on the 5 on “better”
Yeah you Abetter watch out you Dbetter not Ecry
You Abetter not pout I’m Dtelling you Ewhy
ASanta Clause is Dcoming to Etown
ASanta Clause is Dcoming to Etown
ASanta F#mClause is Dcoming Eto Atown DE
Drums in a little
He’s Amaking a list he’s Dchecking it Etwice
He’s Agonna find out who’s Dnaughty or Enice
ASanta Clause is Dcoming to Etown
ASanta Clause is Dcoming to Etown
ASanta F#mClause is Dcoming Eto Atown A7
In the Springsteen version this is more like vi I IV
He Esees you D#dim7when you’re Asleeping
He Eknows when D#dim7you’re Aawake
He B7knows if you’ve been bad or good
Hard stop on “better”
You Ebetter be good for goodness sake, you better be good for goodness sake
Swung, band in
You Abetter watch out you Dbetter not Ecry
You Abetter not pout I’m Dtelling you Ewhy
ASanta Clause is Dcoming to Etown
ASanta Clause is Dcoming to Etown
ASanta F#mClause is Dcoming Eto Atown
Sax solo
AADEx3
AF#mDEAA7
He Esees you D#dim7when you’re Asleeping
He Eknows when D#dim7you’re Aawake
He B7knows if you’ve been bad or good
You Ebetter be good for goodness sake, you better be good for goodness sake
You Abetter watch A/Gout you D/F#better not Dm/Fcry
You Abetter not A/Gpout I’m D/F#telling you Dm/Fwhy
ASanta Clause is Dcoming to Etown
ASanta Clause is Dcoming to Etown
Band out on “town”, back to straight rhythm
ASanta F#mClause is Dcoming Eto Atown
AAD/AE/A
AAD/AE/A
ASanta Clause is Dcoming to Etown
ASanta Clause is Dcoming to Etown
ASanta Clause is Dcoming to Etown
ASanta Clause is Dcoming to Etown
Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road
(1975)
Most of the IV’s can be IV2, most of the V’s can be Vsus4
Originally in F; I play in D
DGDG
DF#mGA
A Dscreen door slams, GMary’s Ddress waves
Like a vision she dances across the porch as the Gradio plays
Roy Orbison singing for the Alonely
Hey that’s Dme and I want you Gonly
Don’t turn me home again, I Djust can’t face myself aAlone again
Don’t Drun back inside, darlin, Gyou know just what I’m Dhere for
So you’re scared and you’re thinking that
F#mMaybe we ain’t that Gyoung any more
Show a little faith, there’s magic in the Anight
You ain’t a Dbeauty but hey you’re all Gright
Oh and Dthat’s alright with Ame
You can Dhide beneath your covers and Bmstudy your pain
Make Dcrosses from your lovers, throw Groses in the rain
DWaste your summer F#mpraying in vain for a
GSavior to rise from these Astreets
Well now DI’m no hero that’s Bmunderstood
All the reDdemption I can offer girl is Gbeneath this dirty hood
DWith a chance to make it F#mgood somehow hey
GWhat else can we do Anow except
DRoll down the window and Glet the wind blow Dback your hair
Well the night’s busting open these
F#mTwo lanes can take us Ganywhere
We got one last chance to make it Areal
To Dtrade in these wings on some Gwheels
Climb in back, heaven’s Dwaiting down on the Atracks
DOh come Bmtake my hand
We’re Dridin’ out tonight to Gcase the promised land
DOh F#moh thunder road, Goh thunder road, Aoh thunder road
DLyin’ out there like a G/Bkiller in the sun
Hey DI know it’s late, we can Gmake it if we run
DOh F#moh thunder road, sit Gtight, take Ahold, thunder Droad
Well I Ggot this guitar and I A6learned how to make it Dtalk
And my Bmcar’s out back if you’re
Ready to take that Gmaj7long Awalk
From your Gfront porch to my front Aseat
The door’s F#mopen but the ride it ain’t Bmfree
And GI know you’re G/F#hungry for words that Em7I ain’t G/Dspoken
ToAnight we’ll be free, all the promises will be broken
There were Dghosts in the eyes of Gall the boys you Dsent away
Vox do *not* go down on “skeleton”, even though you want to
They haunt this Ddusty beach road in the F#mskeleton frames of
GBurned-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 Astreet
Your graduation Dgown lies in rags at their Gfeet
Stay on the 1 of the key on “lonely”
And in the F#mlonely cool before dawn
*Still* on the 1 of the key on “engines”
You hear their Gengines roaring on
Vox down to the 3 of the chord on “get to the porch”
But when you Gget to the porch, they’re Agone
On the Gwind, so Mary climb Emin
It’s a Gtown full of losers, and I’m Apulling out of here to wDin
Outro
DADG
DAGA
DADG
DA
G→ G/F#→ G/E→G/D
A→ A/G→ A/F#→A/E
D
Repeat to fade
Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better
(1977)
Originally in F, I play in A capo 1
Highest important note is the 4 (“half as good”)
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes (in E) use the obvious
root chords in most cases, except that A/B becomes B, and
C#7b9 becomes C#m
In my key:
F#7b9 = 2x2323
Intro
AAdim7→ G#dim7AA7
Vox on the b5 of the chord (!!)
DNobody doeDms it beAtter A7
DMakes me feel saDmd for the Arest A7
DNobody Dm6does it C#7#5half as F#m7good as you
Bm7D/EBaby you’re the Abest Adim7→ G#dim7
AI wasn’t loA/C#oking, Dbut somehow you foDmund me
AI tried to A/C#hide from your lB9ove lA#9ight
ABut like heaven abA/C#ove me
DThe spy who loDmved me
Is C#7keeping F#7b9all my Bm7secrets saE7sus4fe tonAight A7
And Dnobody doeDms it bAetter A7
DThough sometimes I wDmish somAeone could A7
DNobody Dm6does it C#7#5quite the F#m7way you do
Bm7Why’d you D/Ehave to be so Agood
AThe way that you A/C#hold me, Dwhenever you hDmold me
AThere’s some kind of A/C#magic insB9ide A#9you
AThat keeps me from A/C#running
DBut just keep it cDmoming
HowC#7‘d you F#7b9learn to Bm7do the tE7sus4hings you Ado? A7
And Dnobody doeDms it beAtter Asus4
DMakes me feel so saDmd fAor the rest
DNobody Dm6does it C#7#5half as F#m7good as you
Bm7BaA/C#by, baby
Dmaj7→ D#7b9Darlin’ E7you’re the Abest A/C#
DFBaby Gyou’re the Abest A/C#
DFDarlin’ Gyou’re the Abest A/C#
DFBaby Gyou’re the Abest
Cat Stevens - Wild World
(1970)
AmLa la la D7la la la Gla
La la la la Cmaj7la la Fla
DmLa la la la la la Ela E7
AmNow that I’ve D7lost everything to Gyou
You say you Cmaj7wanna start something Fnew
And it’s Dmbreakin’ my heart you’re Eleavin’
Baby, I’m grievin’
AmBut if you wanna D7leave, take good Gcare
Hope you have a Cmaj7lot of nice things to Fwear
But then a Dmlot of nice things turn Ebad out G7there
G7G6G
COh, Gbaby, baby, it’s a Fwild world
GIt’s hard to get Fby just upon a Csmile
COh, Gbaby, baby, it’s a Fwild world
GI’ll always reFmember you like a Cchild, girl DmE
AmYou know I’ve seen a D7lot of what the world can Gdo
And it’s Cmaj7breakin’ my heart in Ftwo
Because I Dmnever wanna see you a Esad, girl
Don’t be a bad girl
AmBut if you wanna D7leave, take good Gcare
Hope you make a Cmaj7lot of nice friends out Fthere
But just reDmmember there’s a lot of bad, Eand beG7ware
COh, Gbaby, baby, it’s a Fwild world
GIt’s hard to get Fby just upon a Csmile
COh, Gbaby, baby, it’s a Fwild world
GI’ll always reFmember you like a Cchild, girl DmE
AmLa la la D7la la la Gla
La la la la Cmaj7la la Fla
DmLa la la la la la Ela
E7Baby, I love you
AmBut if you wanna D7leave, take good Gcare
Hope you make a Cmaj7lot of nice friends out Fthere
But just reDmmember there’s a lot of bad, Eand beG7ware
G7G6G
G7G6G
COh, Gbaby, baby, it’s a Fwild world
GIt’s hard to get Fby just upon a Csmile
COh, Gbaby, baby, it’s a Fwild world
GI’ll always reFmember you like a Cchild, girl
COh, Gbaby, baby, it’s a Fwild world
GIt’s hard to get Fby just upon a Csmile
COh, Gbaby, baby, it’s a Fwild world
GI’ll always reFmember you like a Cchild, girl
Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me
(1977)
Originally in A, I play in G, and I don’t go up on “cryin’” in the chorus
Intro
GGGG
FCGG
I wGant you to want me D/F#
I nEmeed you to need me Em7/D
I’d lCove you to love me G/B
I’m bGeggin’ you to beg me D/F#
I wEmant you to want me Em7/D
I nCeed you to need me G/B
I’d lGove you to love me D/F#
I’d sEmhine up my old brown shAoes
I’d pFut on a brand new shGirt
I’d Emget home early from wAork
If you’d sFay Fmthat you lEmove me
DGidn’t I, didn’t I, didn’t I see you crDyin’
Remember not to go up on “cryin’” if you’re in G
Oh, dEmidn’t I, didn’t I, didn’t I see you crCyin’
FGeelin’ all alone without a friend you know you feel like dDyin’
Oh, dEmidn’t I, didn’t I, didn’t I see you crCyin’
I wGant you to want me D/F#
I nEmeed you to need me Em7/D
I’d lCove you to love me G/B
I’m bGeggin’ you to beg me D/F#
I’d sEmhine up my old brown shAoes
I’d pFut on a brand new shGirt
I’d Emget home early from wAork
If you’d sFay Fmthat you lEmove me
DGidn’t I, didn’t I, didn’t I see you crDyin’
Oh, dEmidn’t I, didn’t I, didn’t I see you crCyin’
FGeelin’ all alone without a friend you know you feel like dDyin’
Oh, dEmidn’t I, didn’t I, didn’t I see you crCyin’
Solo
GDEmC
GFeelin’ all alone without a friend you know you feel like Ddyin’
Oh, dEmidn’t I, didn’t I, didn’t I see you crCyin’
Solo
GDEmC
I wGant you to want me D/F#
I nEmeed you to need me Em7/D
I’d lCove you to love me G/B
I’m bGeggin’ you to beg me D/F#
Instruments out, chords implied
I Gwant you to want me D/F#
I Emwant you to want me Em7/D
I Gwant you to want me F
Repeat intro
GGGG
FCGG
Cheap Trick - Surrender
(1978)
Originally in B, I play in G, highest note that matters is the 5
This version omits the key change at the end, for guitar reasons more than vocal reasons
This is not a typo, this actually happens a half-step lower this time than all the other times
E/F#F#
E/F#F#
Vox on the 5 on “mother”
GMother told me, Dyes she told me
CI’d meet girls like Gyou
She Galso told me Dstay away
You’ll Cnever know what you’ll Gcatch
CJust the other Dday I heard
Of a Gsoldier’s falling off
Some CIndonesian Djunk
That’s going ‘Ground
GMommy’s alright, Em7Daddy’s alright
They Dsus4just seem a little Cweird
SurGrender, surEm7render
But Dsus4don’t give yourself aCway, Chey-ey-ey-ey, Chey-ay-ay
F/GG
F/GG
GFather says your Dmother’s right
She’s Creally up on Gthings
BeGfore we married DMommy served
In the CWACs in the PhilipGpines
Now CI had heard the DWACs recruited
GOld maids for the war
But CMommy isn’t Done of those
I’ve Gknown her all these years
GMommy’s alright, Em7Daddy’s alright
They Dsus4just seem a little Cweird
SurGrender, surEm7render
But Dsus4don’t give yourself aCway, Chey-ey-ey-eyy, Chey-ay-ay
F/GG
F/GG
GWhatever happened to Dall this season’s
CLosers of the Gyear
GEvery time I Dgot to thinking
CWhere’d they disaGppear
CThen I woke up, DMom and Dad
Are Grolling on the couch
CRolling numbers, Drock and rolling
Got Gmy Kiss records out
GMommy’s alright, Em7Daddy’s alright
They Dsus4just seem a little Cweird
SurGrender, surEm7render
But Dsus4don’t give yourself Caway, Chey-ey-ey-ey, Chey-ay-ay
AwaGy CGD
AwaGy CGD
With “surrender, surrender”
GMommy’s alright, Em7Daddy’s alright
But Dsus4don’t give yourself Caway
GMommy’s alright, Em7Daddy’s alright
But Dsus4don’t give yourself Caway
GMommy’s alright, Em7Daddy’s alright
But Dsus4don’t give yourself Caway
GMommy’s alright, Em7Daddy’s alright
But Dsus4don’t give yourself Caway
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen the Rain
(1970)
Originally in C, I play in G, highest note is the 6 (“I wanna know”)
Intro
EmCGD
G
GSomeone told me long ago
GThere’s a calm before the storm, I kDnow
It’s been coming foGr some time
GWhen it’s over, so they say
GIt’ll rain a sunny day, I kDnow
Shining down like wGater
CI wanna knDow
Have you Gever G/F#seen the Emrain Em/D
CI wanna knDow
Have you Gever G/F#seen the Emrain Em/D
CComing doDwn on a sunny daGy
G
GYesterday and days before
GSun is cold and rain is hard, I kDnow
Been that way for alGl my time
G‘Til forever on it goes
GThrough the circle fast and slow, I kDnow
It can’t stop, I woGnder
CI wanna knDow
Have you Gever G/F#seen the Emrain Em/D
CI wanna knDow
Have you Gever G/F#seen the Emrain Em/D
CComing doDwn on a sunny dayG
GYeah
CI wanna knDow
Have you Gever G/F#seen the EmrainEm/D
CI wanna knDow
Have you Gever G/F#seen the EmrainEm/D
CComing doDwn on a sunny dayG
GD→ G
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Lookin Out My Back Door
(1970)
Originally in B, I play in G
Highest note that matters is the maj7 (that’s the 6 after the key change)
Intro
GEmC→ G→ D→ G
Vox on the 5
GJust got home from Illinois, Emlock the front door, oh boy
CGot to sit Gdown, take a Drest on the porch
ImaGgination sets in, Empretty soon I’m singing
CDoo, doo, Gdoo, lookin’ Dout my back Gdoor
There’s a gGiant doing cartwheels, a stEmatue wearing high heels
CLook at all the hGappy creatures danDcing on the lawn
GDinosaur victrola, lEmistening to Buck Owens
CDoo, doo, Gdoo, lookin’ Dout my back Gdoor
DTambourines and elephants are pClaying in the bGand
Won’t you tGake a ride Emon the flyin’ Dspoon, doo, doo doo
A Gwonderous apparition, provEmided by magician
CDoo, doo, Gdoo, lookin’ Dout my back Gdoor
GEmC→ G→ D
GEmC→ G→ D→ G
DTambourines and elephants are plCaying in the bGand
Won’t you tGake a ride oEmn the flyin’ sDpoon, doo, doo, doo
GBother me tomorrow, todaEmy I’ll find no sorrow
CDoo, doo, Gdoo, lookin’ Dout my back Gdoor
Hard stop, then muted chords for one measure
G
G→ F#→ F→ E
EEDAAF#mEE
AForward troubles Illinois, F#mlock the front door, oh boy
DLook at all the Ahappy creatures Edancing on the lawn
Swung, slower
ABother me tomorrow, todF#may I’ll find no sorrow
DDoo, doo, Adoo, lookin’ Eout my back Adoor
E→ A
DAEA
Derek and the Dominos - Bell Bottom Blues
(1971)
Originally in C (chorus in A), I play in G (chorus in E)
Intro
If playing in G, the turnaround at the end of these lines sounds better as C G D/F#
GB7/F#EmG/DCDC→ G→ D
Vox on the 3 on “blues”
Bell bottom Gblues, you B7/F#made me Emcry G/D
I don’t wanna Close this feelingDC→ G→ D
And if I could cGhoose B7/F#a place to Emdie G/D
It would be Cin your arms D
Vox on the 5 of the chord on “do you wanna”
EDo you wanna see me B/D#crawl across theC#mfloor to you AB
EDo you wanna see me B/D#beg you to take me C#mback, I’d Agladly Bdo it because
EI don’t want to Emaj7/G#fade awaE7y, giAve me one more daBy please
EI don’t want to Emaj7/G#fade awaE7y, inAyour heart I loBng to stay C→ G→ D
It’s all Gwrong, but B7/F#it’s all EmrightG/D
The way that you Ctreat me baby DC→ G→ D
Once I was Gstrong, but I B7/F#lost the Emfight G/D
You won’t find a Cbetter loser D
EDo you wanna see me B/D#crawl across theC#mfloor to you AB
EDo you wanna see me B/D#beg you to take me C#mback, I’d Agladly Bdo it because
EI don’t want to Emaj7/G#fade awaE7y, giAve me one more daBy please
EI don’t want to Emaj7/G#fade awaE7y, inAyour heart I loBng to stay C→ G→ D
Solo on verse chords
GB7/F#EmG/DCDC→ G→ D
GB7/F#EmG/DCD
EDo you wanna see me B/D#crawl across theC#mfloor to you AB
EDo you wanna see me B/D#beg you to take me C#mback, I’d Agladly Bdo it because
EI don’t want to Emaj7/G#fade awaE7y, giAve me one more daBy please
EI don’t want to Emaj7/G#fade awaE7y, inAyour heart I loBng to stay C→ G→ D
Bell bottom Gblues, don’t B7/F#say goodEmbye G/D
We’re surely gonna Cmeet again DC→ G→ D
And if we Gdo, B7/F#don’t ya be surEmprised G/D
If you find me with aCnother lover, Dno
EDo you wanna see me B/D#crawl across theC#mfloor to you AB
EDo you wanna see me B/D#beg you to take me C#mback, I’d Agladly Bdo it because
EI don’t want to Emaj7/G#fade awaE7y, giAve me one more daBy please
EI don’t want to Emaj7/G#fade awaE7y, inAyour heart I loBng to stay
EI don’t want to Emaj7/G#fade awaE7y, giAve me one more daBy please
EI don’t want to Emaj7/G#fade awaE7y, inAyour heart I loBng to stay C→ G→ D
Derek and the Dominos - Layla
(1971)
Chorus originally around Dm (verse in C#m), I play the
chorus in Am (verse in G#m)
Intro
AmFGAmx5
AmFG
G#m7What will you do when you get D#m7lonely?
G#m7No one Gwaiting Aby your Bside B7
C#mYou’ve been F#runnin’ and Bhiding much too Elong
C#mYou know it’s F#just your foolish Bpride
ELaylaAmF
You Ggot me on my Amknees, LaylaAmF
I’m Gbeggin’ darling Amplease, LaylaAmF
GDarling won’t you Amease my worried mAmind? FG
G#m7Tried to give you consolD#m7ation
G#m7Your old Gman he Alet you Bdown B7
C#mLike a F#fool, I Bfell in love with Eyou
C#mYou turned my F#whole world upside Bdown
ELaylaAmF
You Ggot me on my Amknees, LaylaAmF
I’m Gbeggin’ darling Amplease, LaylaAmF
GDarling won’t you Amease my worried mind?AmFG
G#m7Make the best of the sitD#m7uation
G#m7Before I Gfinally Ago inBsane B7
C#mPlease don’t F#say we’ll Bnever find a Eway
C#mTell me F#all my love’s in Bvain
ELaylaAmF
You Ggot me on my Amknees, LaylaAmF
I’m Gbeggin’ darling Amplease, LaylaAmF
GDarling won’t you Amease my worried mind?AmFGAm
LayAmlaF(Layla)
You’ve Ggot me on my Amknees, LaylaAmF
I’m Gbeggin’ darling Amplease, LaylaAmF
GDarling won’t you Amease my worried mind?AmFGAm
Solo
AmFGAmx8
Repeat a zillion times
GG/BCadd9→ C→ Cmaj7→ C6x2
F7F7(#11)GG
Then once in a while...
EmAmDG
EmAmDD
Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
(1978)
Originally in Dm, I play in Am capo 5
AmAmAmAm/Gx4
You get a Amshiver in the dark, it’s Graining in the Fpark but Emeantime
AmSouth of the river you sGtop and you hFold everythEing
CA band is blowing Dixie double fGour time
FYou feel alright when you hear that music rAming
AmF→ G
Well now, you Amstep inside but you Gdon’t see Ftoo many fEaces
AmComing in out of the Grain to hear the Fjazz go Edown
CCompetition in other pGlaces
FOh, but the horns they blowin’ that Amsound
F→ GWay on down south
F→ GWay on down south
AmLondon Town
Am→ G→ FC/G→ GC/G→ G
Am→ G→ FC/G→ GC/G→ G
You check outAmGuitar George, GFhe knows Eall the chords
AmMind he’s strictly rhythm he Gdoesn’t want to Fmake it cry Eor sing
CThey say an old guitar is Gall he can afford
FWhen he gets up under the lights to play his thiAmng
AmF→ G
AmAnd Harry doesn’t Gmind Fif he doesn’tEmake the scene
AmHe’s got a daytime Gjob, he’s Fdoin’ alEright
CHe can play the honky tonk like aGnything
FSaving it up for Friday nightAm
F→ GWith the Sultans
F→ GWith the Sultans of AmSwing
Am→ G→ FC/G→ GC/G→ G
Am→ G→ FC/G→ GC/G→ G
Then a Amcrowd of young boys, they’re Gfoolin’ aFround in the Ecorner
AmDrunk and dressed in their bestGbrown baggies Fand their platEform soles
CThey don’t give a damn about about any Gtrumpet playin’ band
FIt ain’t what they call rock and rAmoll
F→ GAnd the Sultans
F→ GYeah, the Sultans, they play AmCreole
Am→ G→ FC/G→ GCreole C/G→ G
Am→ G→ FC/G→ GC/G→ G
Solo on verse chords
AmGFEE
AmGFEE
CCGG
FFAmAmF
GGFGG
Am→ G→ FC/G→ GC/G→ G
Am→ G→ FC/G→ GC/G→ G
AmAnd then the man he stGeps right Fup to the mEicrophone
AmAnd says at lGast just as the Ftime bell Ering
CGoodnight, now it’s tGime to go home
FThen he makes it fast with one more thAming
F→ GWe are the SultansFG
F→ GWe are the Sultans of AmSwing
Am→ G→ FC/G→ GC/G→ G
Am→ G→ FC/G→ GC/G→ G
Dobie Gray - Drift Away
(1970)
Originally in B, I play in A or G, highest note is the 6
(on “POURing rain”), lots of 5 in the chorus
Intro
A→ E/A→ D/A→ E/A→ A
Esus4→ A
DDay after day I’m more confuAsed
DYet I look for the Elight through the pouring rAain
DYou know that’s a game that I hate to lAose
BmI’m feelin’ the strain, Dain’t it a shame
Oh, gAive me the beat, boys, and free my soul
I Ewanna get lost in your rock and roll and dDrift away
Oh, gAive me the beat, boys, and free my soul
I Ewanna get lost in your rock and roll and dDrift away
A→ E/A→ D/A→ E/A→ A
Esus4→ A
DBeginning to think that I’m wastin’ tAime
DI don’t understandEthe things I doA
DThe world outside looks so unkiAnd
BmNow I’m countin’ on you to Dcarry me through
Oh, gAive me the beat, boys, and free my soul
I Ewanna get lost in your rock and roll and dDrift away
Yeah, gAive me the beat, boys, and free my soul
I Ewanna get lost in your rock and roll and dDrift away
A→ E/A→ D/A→ E/A→ A
Esus4→ A
BmAnd when my mind is free
DYou know a melody can mAove me
BmAnd when I’m feelin’ blue
DThe guitar’s comin’ through to sEoothe me
DThanks for the joy that you’ve given Ame
DI want you to Eknow I believe in your sAong
DRhythm and rhyme and harmAony
BmYou help me along, mDakin’ me strong
Instruments drop out
Oh, gAive me the beat, boys, and free my soul
I Ewanna get lost in your rock and roll and dDrift away
GAive me the beat, boys, and free my soul
I E/G#wanna get lost in your rock and roll and dD/F#rift away, ooh
Instruments back in
GAive me the beat, boys, and free my soul (free my soul)
I Ewanna get lost in your rock and roll and dDrift away (ooh, hey)
GAive me the beat, boys, and free my soul (free my soul)
I Ewanna get lost in your rock and roll and dDrift away
Now won’t you Atake me, Etake me D
Fade on chorus chords
Dolly Parton - Jolene
(1973)
Originally in C#m as Am capo 4, I play in Em capo 1 (Fm)
Highest note is the 1
Em
Vox in on 7 1 on Jo-lene
JEmolene, JoGlene, JoDlene, JoEmlene
I’m bDegging of you please dont’t take my Emman
JoEmlene, JoGlene, JoDlene, JEmolene
PleDase don’t take him just because you cEman
Your beEmauty is beGyond compare
With flDaming locks of auEmburn hair
With ivDory skin and eyes of emerald gEmreen
Your smEmile is like a bGreath of spring
Your voDice is soft like suEmmmer rain
And I cDannot compete with you, JEmolene
He tEmalks about you Gin his sleep
There’s nDothing I can Emdo to keep
From Dcrying when he calls your name, JEmolene
And EmI can easily uGnderstand
How Dyou could easily tEmake my man
But you Ddon’t know what he means to me, JEmolene
JoEmlene, JoGlene, JoDlene, JoEmlene
I’m beDgging of you please don’t take myEmman
JoEmlene, JoGlene, JoDlene, JoEmlene
PlDease don’t take him just because youEmcan
YouEmcould have yourGchoice of men
But DI could never lEmove again
He’sDthe only one for me, JoEmlene
I hEmad to have this tGalk with you
My Dhappines depeEmnds on you
WhaDtever you decide to do, JoEmlene
JoEmlene, JoGlene, JoDlene, JoEmlene
I’m beDgging of you please don’t take myEmman
JoEmlene, JoGlene, JoDlene, JoEmlene
PlDease don’t take him even though you Emcan
Outro
EmJolene...
Don McLean - American Pie
(1971)
A Glong, Dlong Em7time ago
AmI can still reCmember how that
MEmusic used to make me Dsmile
And GI know Dif I Em7had my chance
That AmI could make those Cpeople dance and
EmMaybe they’d be Chappy for a Dwhile
But EmFebruary Ammade me shiver
Wwith Emevery paper AmI’d deliver
CBad news Gon the Amdoorstep
I Ccouldn’t take one more Dstep
I Gcan’t rememDber if I Emcried
When I Am7read about his Dwidowed bride
GSomething Dtouched me Emdeep inside
The Cday the D7music GdiedCG
So Gbye, Cbye Miss GAmerican DPie
Drove my GChevy to the Clevy but the Glevy was Ddry
And Ggood old Cboys were drinkin’ Gwhiskey and Drye
Singin’ Emthis’ll be the day that I A7die
EmThis’ll be the day that I D7die
GDid you write the Ambook of love?
And do Cyou have faith in Amgod above
EmIf the bible Dtells you so?
GDo you Dbelieve in Emrock and roll
Can Am7music save yourCmortal soul
And can yEmou teach me A7how to dance Dreal slow?
Well I Emknow that you’re in Dlove with him
‘Cause I Emsaw you dancin’ Din the gym
You Cboth kicked Goff your A7shoes
Man I Cdig those rhythm and D7blues
I was a Glonely Dteenage Embroncin’ buck
With a Ampink carnation and a Cpickup truck
But GI knew DI was Emout of luck
The Cday the D7music GdieCd, GI started singin’
So Gbye, Cbye Miss GAmerican DPie
Drove my GChevy to the Clevy but the Glevy was Ddry
And Ggood old Cboys were drinkin’ Gwhiskey and Drye
Singin’ Emthis’ll be the day that I A7die
EmThis’ll be the day that I D7die
Now for tGen years we’ve been Amon our own
And moCss grows fat on a roAmlling stoneEm
But that’s not how it uDsed to be
When the jGester sDang for the kiEmng and queen
In a Am7coat he borrowed frCom James Dean
In a vEmoice that came from you A7and meD
And wEmhile the king was loDoking down
The Emjester stole his thDorny crown
The cCourtroom Gwas adjournA7ed
NoCverdict was rD7eturned
And while GLenin reaDd a bEmook on Marx
The Amquartet practiced Cin the park
And Gwe sang dDirges iEmn the dark
The Cday the muD7sic dieGd
CWe Gwere singin’
So Gbye, Cbye Miss GAmerican DPie
Drove my GChevy to the Clevy but the Glevy was Ddry
And Ggood old Cboys were drinkin’ Gwhiskey and Drye
Singin’ Emthis’ll be the day that I A7die
EmThis’ll be the day that I D7die
GHelter skelter in a Amsummer swelter
CThe birds flew off withAma fallout shelter
EmEight miles high and Dfallin’ fast
It lanGded Dfoul oEmn the grass
The plAm7ayers tried for a fCorward pass
EmWith the jester on the sidelineA7s in a Dcast
Now the haEmlftime air was sDweet perfume
While Emsergeants played a mDarching tune
CWe all got Gup to danA7ce
But Cwe never got the chD7ance
‘Cause the pGlayers Dtried to tEmake the field
The Ammarching band reCfused to yield
Do yGou reDcall what wEmas the feel
The Cday the mD7usic diedG?
WCe sGtarted singin’
So Gbye, Cbye Miss GAmerican DPie
Drove my GChevy to the Clevy but the Glevy was Ddry
And Ggood old Cboys were drinkin’ Gwhiskey and Drye
Singin’ Emthis’ll be the day that I A7die
EmThis’ll be the day that I D7die
And tGhere we were all Amin one place
A geCneration Amlost in space
EmWith no time left toDstart again
So come on JGack be niDmble,EmJack be quick
JAm7ack Flash sat on a cCandle
Stick, Em‘cause fire is the devil’s only A7friendD
And aEms I watched him oDn the stage
My hEmands were clenched in fDists of rage
No Cangel bGorn in HA7ell
Could bCread that Satan’s D7spell
And as the Gflames climbed hDigh intEmo the night
To Amlight the sacrifCicial rite
I saw SGatan lDaughing withEmdelight
The dCay the D7music dGiedC
HGe was singin’
GBye, Cbye Miss GAmerican DPie
Drove my GChevy to the Clevy but the Glevy was Ddry
And Ggood old Cboys were drinkin’ Gwhiskey and Drye
Singin’ Emthis’ll be the day that I A7die
EmThis’ll be the day that I D7die
I Gmet a Dgirl who Emsang the blues
And I Amasked her for some Chappy news
But Emshe just smiled and turned aDway
I Gwent down Dto the Emsacred store
Where I’d Amheard the music Cyears before
But the Emman there said the Cmusic
Wouldn’t Dplay
But Emin the streets the Amchildren screamed
The Emlovers cried and the Ampoets dreamed
But Cnot a Gword was Amspoken
The Cchurch bells all were Dbroken
And the Gthree men DI adEmmire most
The Am7Father, CSon, and the D7Holy Ghost
GThey caught the Dlast train Emfor the coast
The Am7day the D7music Gdied
D7And they were singin’
GBye, Cbye Miss GAmerican DPie
Drove my GChevy to the Clevy but the Glevy was Ddry
And Ggood old Cboys were drinkin’ Gwhiskey and Drye
Singin’ Cthis’ll be the D7day that I GdieCG
Eddie Money - Two Tickets to Paradise
(1977)
Originally in A, I play in E capo 2
Intro, hang the last chord
DEx 8
I’ve got a suDprise especially for Eyou
Something that Dboth of us have always wanted to Edo
I’ve waited so Dlong, I’ve waited so lonEg
I’ve waited so Dlong, I’ve waited so lonEg
I’m gonna Dtake you on a trip so far from Ehere
I’ve got two tDickets in my pocket now baby, we’re gonna disapEpear
EWaited so Dlong, I’ve waited so Elong
I’ve waited so Dlong, we’ve waited so lonEg
I’ve got Atwo Dtickets to Eparadise
Won’t you Apack your Dbags we’ll Eleave tonight
I’ve got Atwo Dtickets to Eparadise
I’ve got Atwo Dtickets to Eparadise
Interlude, solo if appropriate
DEx 8
WhoaD, Ewhoa
I’m gonna Dtake you on a trip so far from Ehere
I’ve got two tDickets in my pocket baby, we’ll disapEpear
I’ve waited so Dlong, I’ve waited so Elong
I’ve waited so Dlong, I’ve waited so lonEg
I’ve got Atwo Dtickets to Eparadise
Won’t you Apack your Dbags we’ll Eleave tonight
I’ve got Atwo Dtickets to Eparadise
Won’t you Apack your Dbags we’ll Eleave tonight
I’ve got Atwo Dtickets to Eparadise
Won’t you Apack your Dbags we’ll Eleave tonight
I’ve got Atwo Dtickets to Eparadise
Hang the last chord
I’ve got Atwo Dtickets to Eparadise
Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes
(1970)
Originally in A, I play in G
Highest note that matters is the 6 (love *grows*)
Intro
G
Vox on the low 5 on “she”
GShe ain’t got no money
GClothes are kind of funny
Her Chair is kind of wild and free
Oh, but Glove gBmrows where my EmRosemary gGoes
And Cnobody knows like Dme
GShe talks kind of lazy
GPeople say she’s crazy
CAnd her life’s a mystery
Oh, but Glove gBmrows where my EmRosemary gGoes
And Cnobody Amknows Dlike Gme
That Csomethin’ about her Dhand holdin’ Gmine
It’s a Emfeelin’ that’s Amfine
And I Djust gotta Gsay, hey
She rCeally got a Dmagical sGpell
And it’s Emworkin’ so Awell
That I can’t get aDway
GI’m a lucky fella
And GI just gotta tell her
TChat I love her endlessly
Because Glove gBmrows where my EmRosemary gGoes
And Cnobody Amknows Dlike Gme
GBmEmG
CDGG
That Csomethin’ about her Dhand holdin’ Gmine
It’s a Emfeelin’ that’s Amfine
And I Djust gotta Gsay, hey
She rCeally got a Dmagical sGpell
And it’s Emworkin’ so Awell
Original changes key up a half-step here, I’m leaving that out
That I can’t get aDway, Dhey
GI’m a lucky fella
And GI just gotta tell her
CThat I love her endlessly
Because Glove gBmrows where my EmRosemary gGoes
And Cnobody Amknows Dlike Gme
GBmEmG
CDGG
GLove keeps Bmgrowing every Emplace she’s been Ggoing
CNobody Amknows Dlike Gme
Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down
(1979)
Originally in A, I play in E, vox is mostly on the b7
Intro
E
Vox on the b7
EYou got me running going out of my mind
EYou got me thinking that I’m wasting my time
Don’t bring me Adown, no no no no Eno, 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 tGell you once more before I gDet off the flAoor
Don’t bring me Edown
E
EYou wanna stay out with your fancy friends
EI’m telling you it’s got to be the end
Don’t bring me Adown, no no no no Eno, ooh ooh ooh
I’ll tGell you once more before I gDet off the flAoor
Don’t bring me Edown
Bridge
Don’t bring me C#mdown, grEoos
Don’t bring me C#mdown, grEoos
Don’t bring me C#mdown, grEoos
Don’t bring me dBown
EWhat happened to the girl I used to know?
EYou let your mind out somewhere down the road
Don’t bring me Adown, no no no no Eno, ooh ooh ooh
I’ll tGell you once more before I gDet off the flAoor
Don’t bring me Edown
E
EYou’re always talkin’ ‘bout your crazy nights
EOne of these days you’re gonna get it right
Don’t bring me Adown, no no no no Eno, ooh ooh ooh
I’ll tGell you once more before I gDet off the flAoor
Don’t bring me Edown
Bridge
Don’t bring me C#mdown, grEoos
Don’t bring me C#mdown, grEoos
Don’t bring me C#mdown, grEoos
Don’t bring me dBown
Band out, percussion only
EYou’re lookin’ good just like a snake in the grass
EOne of these days you’re gonna break your glass
Band back in
Don’t bring me Adown, no no no no no no no no Eno, ooh ooh ooh
I’ll tGell you once more before I gDet off the flAoor
Don’t bring me Edown
Instrumental Bridge
C#mEC#mEC#mEBB7
EYou got me shaking got me running away
EYou get me crawling up to you everyday
Don’t bring me Adown, no no no no Eno, ooh ooh ooh
I’ll tGell you once more before I gDet off the flAoor
Don’t bring me Edown, down, down, down down down
Instrumental verse
EEEE
AAEE
I’ll tGell you once more before I gDet off the flAoor
Band drops out, last chord is implied
Don’t bring me dEown
Elton John - Crocodile Rock
(1973)
Intro, II7b9 can be bIIIdim
Originally in G, I play in E
In E, play the D#7b9 in the intro as x1202x
E/BA/C#D#7b9
EEC#mC#mAABB
I remEember when rock was young
Me and G#mSusie had so much fun
Holding Ahands and skimmin’ stones
Had a Bold gold Chevy and a place of my own
But the Ebiggest kick I ever got
Was doin’ a G#mthing called the Crocodile Rock
While the Aother kids were rockin’ ‘round the clock
We were Bhoppin’ and boppin’ to the Crocodile Rock, well
C#mCrocodile Rockin’ is something shockin’ when your
F#7Feet just can’t keep still
B7I never knew me a better time and I Eguess I never will
C#Oh, lordy mamma those Friday nights when
F#7Susie wore her dresses tight and
B7The Crocodile Rockin’ was out of’a Asight
ELa, la la la la
C#mLa, la la la la
ALa, la la la la
BLa
But the Eyears went by and rock just died
G#mSusie went and left me for some foreign guy
ALong nights cryin’ by the record machine
BDreamin’ of my Chevy and my old blue jeans
But they’ll Enever kill the thrills we’ve got
Burnin’ G#mup to the Crocodile Rock
Learning Afast as the weeks went past
We really Bthought the Crocodile Rock would last, well
C#mCrocodile Rockin’ is something shockin’ when your
F#7Feet just can’t keep still
B7I never knew me a better time and I Eguess I never will
C#Oh, lordy mamma those Friday nights when
F#7Susie wore her dresses tight and
B7The Crocodile Rockin’ was out of’a Asight
ELa, la la la la
C#mLa, la la la la
ALa, la la la la
BLa
With harmony
I remEember when rock was young
Me and G#mSusie had so much fun
Holding Ahands and skimmin’ stones
Had a Bold gold Chevy and a place of my own
But the Ebiggest kick I ever got
Was doin’ a G#mthing called the Crocodile Rock
While the Aother kids were rockin’ ‘round the clock
We were Bhoppin’ and boppin’ to the Crocodile Rock, well
C#mCrocodile Rockin’ is something shockin’ when your
F#7Feet just can’t keep still
B7I never knew me a better time and I Eguess I never will
C#Oh, lordy mamma those Friday nights when
F#7Susie wore her dresses tight and
B7The Crocodile Rockin’ was out of’a Asight
ELa, la la la la
C#mLa, la la la la
ALa, la la la la
BLa
Fade
Elton John - Daniel
(1973)
Play as punk-y straight-8ths
CFG7C
DanielCis traveling tonight on a Dm7plane
GI can see the red tail lights E7heading for SpaAmin oh and
FI can see GDaniel waving goodAmbye
God it Flooks like Daniel, Gmust be the G7clouds in my Ceyes
They Csay Spain is pretty though I’ve Dm7never been
GWell Daniel says it’s the best place he’s eE7ver seAmen oh and
FHe shold knoGw he’s been there enAmough
Lord FI miss Daniel, Goh I G7miss him so Cmuch
FDaniel my brother you are Colder than me
Do you still Ffeel the pain of the Cscars that won’t heal
Your eyes have Amdied but you see more than FI
FmDaniel you’re a Cstar A7in the face of the Dm7sky G
DanielCis traveling tonight on a Dm7plane
GI can see the red tail lights E7heading for SpaAmin oh and
FI can see GDaniel waving goodAmbye
God it Flooks like Daniel, Gmust be the G7clouds in my Ceyes
FDaniel my brother you are Colder than me
Do you still Ffeel the pain of the Cscars that won’t heal
Your eyes have Amdied but you see more than FI
FmDaniel you’re a Cstar A7in the face of the Dm7sky G
God it Flooks like Daniel, Gmust be the G7clouds in my Ceyes
God it Flooks like Daniel, Gmust be the G7clouds in my Ceyes
Outro
Mmmmm...CFG7C
Elton John - Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me
(1974)
Originally in C, I play in A
Intro
AA/GD→ AD
Vox on the 3 of the chord
EI can’t light A/E→ Eno more of your DdarknesAs D/A→ AA/C#
DAll my pictures G/D→ Dseem to fade to black and Ewhite A/E→ EA/E→ E
EI’m growing tired A/E→ Eand time stands still befoDre Ame D/A→ AA/C#
DFrozen here G/D→ Don the ladder of my lEife A/E→ EA/E→ E
EToo late A/E→ Eto save myself from DfalliAng D/A→ AA/C#
DI took a chance G/D→ Dand changed your way of Elife A/E→ EA/E→ E
EBut you misread A/E→ Emy meaning when I Dmet Ayou D/A→ AA/C#
DClosed the door and lD/F#eft mD/Ae A/Eblinded by the Elight, E7ahh
ADon’t let the sun go A/Gdown on me
D/F#Although I search myself, it’s always B7/D#someone else I see
A/EI’d just allow a fragment of your D/Elife Eto wander Afree A/G
But D/F#losing everything is like the Bmsun A/C#goDing A/Edown Eon Ame
AA/GD→ A/ED
EI can’t find, A/E→ E9oE/G#h the rBmight romanAtic line D/A→ AA/C#
DBut see me once G/D→ Dand see the way I Efeel A/E→ E
EDon’t discard me A/E→ E9jE/G#ust becaBmuse you Athink I mean you harm D/A→ AA/C#
DBut these cuts I have, D/F#oh thD/Aey need A/Elove to help them Eheal
ADon’t let the sun go A/Gdown on me
D/F#Although I search myself, it’s always B7/D#someone else I see
A/EI’d just allow a fragment of your D/Elife Eto wander Afree A/G
But D/F#losing everything is like the Bmsun A/C#goDing A/Edown Eon Ame
AA/GD/F#F6→ G
ADon’t let the sun go A/Gdown on me
D/F#Although I search myself, it’s always B7/D#someone else I see
A/EI’d just allow a fragment of your D/Elife Eto wander Afree A/G
But D/F#losing everything is like the Bmsun A/C#goDing A/Edown Eon Ame
AA/GD/F#F6→ GA
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
(1973)
Originally in F, I play in D
Intro
DA/C#BmBm/AGG/A→ AD
Vox on the 1 of the chord on “when”
EmWhen are you gGonna come Adown A/C#
DWhen are you goD/F#ing to Gland
Vox on the same note again, now the 3 of the chord
ICshould have sC/Gtayed on thAe farm, should have
DListened to my old man
You Emknow you can’t hGold me forAever A/C#
I Ddidn’t sign uD/F#p with Gyou
I’m Cnot a prC/Gesent for your Afriends to open
This Dboy’s too young to be singing
Vox on the 3 of the chord on “blues”
The Gm7blGm7/DueCs C/E
FAhh, F/AA#ahh A#/A
Gm7Ahh, Gm7/DAahh
So Dgoodbye yellow brick F#7road
Where the Gdogs of society Dhowl
You B7can’t plant me in your Empenthouse
I’m Agoing back to my Dplow D/F#
BmBack to the howling old F#owl in the woods
GHunting the horny back A#toad
A#Oh CI’ve Dfinally deA/C#cided my Bmfuture liBm/Aes
BeyGond G/Athe yAellow brick
Gm7RoaGm7/DoooCoad C/E
FAhh, F/AA#ahh A#/A
Gm7Ahh, Gm7/DAahh
D
EmWhat do you thGink you’ll Ado then? A/C#
I Dbet they’ll shoot dD/F#own the plGane
It’ll Ctake you a cC/Gouple of Avodka and tonics
To Dset you on your feet again
EmMaybe you’ll gGet a reAplacement A/C#
There’s Dplenty like mD/F#e to be Gfound G/D
CMongrels C/Gwho Aain’t got a pA/C#enny
DSniffing for tidbits like you
On the Gm7grouGm7/DouCound C/E
FAhh, F/AA#ahh A#/A
Gm7Ahh, Gm7/DAahh
So Dgoodbye yellow brick F#7road
Where the Gdogs of society Dhowl
You B7can’t plant me in your Empenthouse
I’m Agoing back to my Dplow D/F#
BmBack to the howling old F#owl in the woods
GHunting the horny back A#toad
A#Oh CI’ve Dfinally deA/C#cided my Bmfuture liBm/Aes
BeyGond G/Athe yAellow brick
Gm7RoaGm7/DoooCoad C/E
FAhh, F/AA#ahh A#/A
Gm7Ahh, Gm7/DAahh
D
Elton John - Love Lies Bleeding
(1973)
Originally in A, I play in D capo 4
Highest note that matters is the vi (“love lies bleeding”
On the passing Bb (in D), don’t try to hit the whole
chord, just play it as an octave.
DFCA#→ Cx 2
The Droses in the window box
Have tilted Ato one side
D/F#Everything aGbout this house
Was born to Emgrow and die
Oh it Ddoesn’t seem a year aD/F#go to this very Emday G
You said I’m Dsorry honey
If I Adon’t change the pace
I Gcan’t face another Gday A
BmAnd love lies Embleeding in my Ahand Asus4A
Oh it Bmkills me to think of Emyou with another Aman Asus4A
I was Dplaying rock and roll and you were Em7just a fan
But my F#m7guitar couldn’t hold you
So I Gsplit the baaaa-a-ha-Dma-nd
BmLove lies Ableeding in my Dhands
DFCA#→ Cx 2
I Dwonder if those changes
Have left a Ascar on you
Like D/F#all the burning Ghoops of fire
That you and EmI passed through E7
You’re a Dbluebird on a telegraph F#mline
I hope you’re happy Emnow G
Well if the Dwind of change come a’Adown your way girl
You’ll Gmake it back someGhow A
BmAnd love lies Embleeding in my Ahand Asus4A
Oh it Bmkills me to think of Emyou with another Aman Asus4A
I was Dplaying rock and roll and you were Em7just a fan
But my F#m7guitar couldn’t hold you
So I Gsplit the baaaa-a-ha-Dma-nd
BmLove lies Ableeding in my Dhands
Let the IV ring
DGsus2
Slow
BmLove lies Ableeding in my Dhands
Elton John - Rocket Man
(1972)
Originally in Gm, I play in Em
Vox on the 3
Em7She packed my bags last night, pre-fA9light
Em7Zero hour, nine A9A.M.
Vox on the 5 of the chord on “high”, which is not quite as high as you think it is
CAnd I’m gonna be G/Bhigh-i-hAmigh Am/Gas a kite by tDhen D/F#D
Em7I miss the Earth so much, I A9miss my wife
Em7It’s lonely out in A9space
COn such a G/Bti-i-iAmmeless flight Am/GD/F#D/AD
GAnd I think it’s gonna be a long long Ctime
‘Til touchdown brings me ‘round again to Gfind
I’m not the man they think I am at Chome
Oh no, no, G/Bno, I’m a A9rocket man
CRocket man, burnin’ out his fuse up Ghere alone C
GAnd I think it’s gonna be a long long Ctime
‘Til touchdown brings me ‘round again to Gfind
I’m not the man they think I am at Chome
Oh no, no, G/Bno, I’m a A9rocket man
CRocket man, burnin’ out his fuse up Ghere alone C
Em7Mars ain’t the kinda place to A9raise your kids
Em7In fact it’s cold as A9hell
CAnd there’s no one G/Bthere to Amraise them Am/Gif you D/F#did D/AD
Em7And all this science, I don’t underA9stand
Em7It’s just my job five days a A9week
Rocket Cman-aG/Baa-a-a-Aman, Am/Grocket D/F#man D/AD
GAnd I think it’s gonna be a long long Ctime
‘Til touchdown brings me ‘round again to Gfind
I’m not the man they think I am at Chome
Oh no, no, G/Bno, I’m a rA9ocket man
CRocket man, burnin’ out his fuse up Ghere alone C
GAnd I think it’s gonna be a long long Ctime
‘Til touchdown brings me ‘round again to Gfind
I’m not the man they think I am at Chome
Oh no, no, G/Bno, I’m a A9rocket man
CRocket man, burnin’ out his fuse up Ghere alone
CAnd I think it’s gonna be a Glong long time
CAnd I think it’s gonna be a Glong long time
CAnd I think it’s gonna be a Glong long time
CAnd I think it’s gonna be a Glong long time
Elton John - Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
(1973)
C/GGC/GGC/GG
Bb/FFBb/FFBb/FF
C/GGC/GGC/GG
Bb/FFBb/FFBb/FF
Vox mostly on the 4
It’s Ggetting late have you seen my mates
Ma Ftell me when the boys get here
It’s Cseven o’clock and I want to rock
Want to Gget a belly full of beer
My Gold man’s drunker than a barrel full of monkeys
And my Fold lady she don’t care
My Csister looks cute in her braces and boots
A Ghandful of grease in her hair
This D5 is really hiding a Dm
D5
Vox up to the 4 of the chord
CDon’t give us none of your aggravation
We Bbhad it with your discipline
‘Cause FSaturday night’s alright for fighting
CGet a little action in
CGet about as oiled as a diesel train
BbGonna set this dance alight
‘Cause FSaturday night’s the night I like
CSaturday night’s alright
Alright alGright, Eboooh Dm7oooh Coooh
Original really does G Dm G here, I prefer to repeat
one pass on the intro
C/GGC/GGC/GG
Bb/FFBb/FFBb/FF
Well they’re Gpacked pretty tight in here tonight
I’m Flooking for a dolly who’ll see me right
I may Cuse a little muscle to get what I need
I may Gsink a little drink and shout out “She’s with me!”
A Gcouple of the sounds that I really like
Are the Fsounds of a switchblade and a motorbike
I’m a Cjuvenile product of the working class
Whose Gbest friend floats in the bottom of a glass
D5Ooooh
CDon’t give us none of your aggravation
We Bbhad it with your discipline
‘Cause FSaturday night’s alright for fighting
CGet a little action in
CGet about as oiled as a diesel train
BbGonna set this dance alight
‘Cause FSaturday night’s the night I like
CSaturday night’s alright
Alright alGright, Eboooh Dm7oooh Coooh
Instrumental on chorus chords with suspensions
CBbFC
D5Ooooh
CDon’t give us none of your aggravation
We Bbhad it with your discipline
‘Cause FSaturday night’s alright for fighting
CGet a little action in
CGet about as oiled as a diesel train
BbGonna set this dance alight
‘Cause FSaturday night’s the night I like
CSaturday night’s alright
Alright alGright, Eboooh Dm7oooh Coooh
CBbFC
CSaturday, Saturday, Saturday
BbSaturday, Saturday, Saturday
FSaturday, Saturday
Saturday Cnight’s alright
Repeat to fade
Elton John - Tiny Dancer
(1971)
Originally in C, I play in A
Intro
AD/Ax4
ABlue jean D/Ababy, AL.A. D/Alady, Aseamstress for the bD/F#and D/F#→ E/G#
APretty eD/Ayed, Apirate sD/Amile, Ayou’ll marry a music mDan D→ Amaj7/E
Dmaj7BalleriC#m7na, F#m7you must have sB/D#een her, Bm7C#m7dancing in the sF#mand E7/G#
ANow she’s D/Ain me,Aalways D/Awith me, Atiny dancer in my hEand → Bm/D→ A/C#→ Bm
AD/AAD/A
AJesus fD/Areaks, Aout in the sD/Atreet, Ahanding tickets out for gD/F#od D/F#→ E/G#
ATurning D/Aback, Ashe just D/Alaughs, Athe boulevard is not that Dbad D→ Amaj7/E
Dmaj7Piano C#m7man, F#m7he makes his B/D#stand, Bm7/Din the C#7auditoriF#mum E7
ALooking Don, Ashe sings the Dsongs, Athe words she knows, the tune she hEums → Bm/D→ A/C#→ Bm
AD/AAA
FBut oh how it Gfeels so real
EmLying here, with Amno one near
Where oFnly you, and you can Ghear me
When I say, E7/G#softly, E7/Bslowly
DHold me A/C#closer Tiny BmDancer Bm→ A/C#
DCount the A/C#headlights on the Esus4/F#highway
DLay me A/C#down in sheets of BmlinenBm→ A/C#
DYou had a A/C#busy day toEsus4/F#day
DHold me A/C#closer Tiny BmDancer Bm→ A/C#
DCount the A/C#headlights on the Esus4/F#highway
DLay me A/C#down in sheets of Bmlinen Bm→ A/C#
DYou had a A/C#busy day toEsus4/F#day
Esus4/F#D
AD/AAD/A
ABlue jean D/Ababy, AL.A. D/Alady, Aseamstress for the bD/F#and D/F#→ E/G#
APretty eD/Ayed, Apirate sD/Amile, Ayou’ll marry a music mDan D→ Amaj7/E
Dmaj7BalleriC#m7na, F#m7you must have sB/D#een her, Bm7C#m7dancing in the sF#mand E7/G#
ANow she’s D/Ain me,Aalways D/Awith me, Atiny dancer in my hEand → Bm/D→ A/C#→ Bm
AD/AAA
FBut oh how it Gfeels so real
EmLying here, with Amno one near
Where oFnly you, and you can Ghear me
When I say, E7/G#softly, E7/Bslowly
DHold me A/C#closer Tiny BmDancer Bm→ A/C#
DCount the A/C#headlights on the Esus4/F#highway
DLay me A/C#down in sheets of BmlinenBm→ A/C#
DYou had a A/C#busy day toEsus4/F#day
DHold me A/C#closer Tiny BmDancer Bm→ A/C#
DCount the A/C#headlights on the Esus4/F#highway
DLay me A/C#down in sheets of Bmlinen Bm→ A/C#
DYou had a A/C#busy day toEsus4/F#day
AD/Ax4
Elton John - Your Song
(1970)
Originally in Eb, I play it in E, with lots of open strings.
C#m/B as 7x6650
C#m/A# as 6x6650
EA/EB/EA/E
EIt’s a little bit funAmaj7ny, B/D#this feeling inG#mside
I’m noC#mt one of those C#m7/Bwho can C#m/A#easily Ahide
I don’Et have much Bmoney, but G#boy if I C#mdid
EI’d buy a big F#m7house where Awe both could Blive
EIf I was a scAmaj7ulptor, Bbut then again G#mno
Or a mC#man who makes C#m7/Bpotions in a C#m/A#travelling Ashow
EI know it’s not Bmuch but it’s theG#best I can C#mdo
EMy gift is my F#m7song, and Athis one’s for Eyou
BAnd you can tell C#meverybody F#m7this is your Asong
BIt may be C#mquite simple but F#m7now that it’s Adone
C#mI hope you don’t mind, C#m7/BI hope you don’t mind
C#m/A#That I put down in the Awords
How wonEderful F#m7life is while Ayou’re in the Bworld
EA/EB/EA/E
I sat Eon the Amaj7roof B/D#and kicked off the G#mmoss
Well aC#mfew of the C#m7/Bverses, well, they’ve C#m/A#got me quite Acrossed
EBut the sun’s been quite Bkind, G#while I wrote this C#msong
EIt’s for people like F#m7you that they Akeep it Bturned on
ESo excuse me forgetAmaj7ting Bbut G#mthese things I do
You seC#me I’ve fC#m7/Borgotten if they’re C#m/A#green or they’re Ablue
EAnyway, Bthe thing is, what I really G#mean C#m
EYours are the F#m7sweetest eyes AI’ve ever seen E
BAnd you can tell C#meverybody F#m7this is your Asong
BIt may be C#mquite simple but F#m7now that it’s Adone
C#mI hope you don’t mind, C#m7/BI hope you don’t mind
C#m/A#That I put down in the Awords
How wonEderfulF#m7life is while Ayou’re in the Bworld
C#mI hope you don’t mind, C#m7/BI hope you don’t mind
C#m/A#That I put down in the Awords
How wonEderfulF#m7life is while Ayou’re in the Eworld
Eric Clapton - After Midnight
(1970)
Originally in C, I play in A
Let ring
D
Intro
AD→ C→ Gx4
AAfter midnight, Cwe gonna Dlet it all hang downA
AAfter midnight, Cwe gonna Dchug-a-lug and shoutA
We gon’ sAtimulate some action
DWe gon’ get some satisfaction
DWe gonna find out what it is all abEout, wooo
AAfter midnight, Cwe gonna Dlet it all hang downA
AAfter midnight, Cwe gon’ Dshake your tambourineA
AAfter midnight, Cit’s all gon’ Dbe peaches and creamA
We goonna Acause talk and suspicion
DWe gon’ give an exhibition
DWe gon’ find out what it is all abEout
AAfter midnight, Cwe gon’ Dlet it all hang downA
Solo on verse and chorus chords
AC→ DAx2
ADDE
AAfter midnight, Cwe gon’ Dlet it all hang downA
AAfter midnight, Cwe gon’ Dshake your tambourineA
AAfter midnight, Cit’s all gon’ Dbe peaches and creamA
We gonna Acause talk and suspicion
DWe gon’ give an exhibition
DWe gon’ find out what it is all abEout, wooo
AAfter midnight, Cwe gonna Dlet it all hang downA
AAfter midnight, Cwe gonna Dlet it all hang downA
Eric Clapton - Lay Down Sally
(1977)
Intro
A
Vox start on the 7
AThere is nothing that is wrong
In wanting you to stay here with Dme
I kAnow you’ve got somewhere to go
But won’t you make yourself at home and
DStay with me? And don’t you eEver leave
ALay down Sally and rDest here in my arms
EDon’t you think you want someone to tAalk to?
ALay down Sally, no nDeed to leave so soon
EI’ve been trying all night long just to tAalk to you
A
The sAun ain’t nearly on the rise
And we still got the moon and stars abDove
AUnderneath the velvet skies
Love is all that matters, won’t you sDtay with me?
Don’t you eEver leave
ALay down Sally and rDest here in my arms
EDon’t you think you want someone to tAalk to?
ALay down Sally, no nDeed to leave so soon
EI’ve been trying all night long just to tAalk to you
A
I lAong to see the morning light
Coloring your face so dreamiDly
So dAon’t you go and say goodbye
You can lay your worries down and sDtay with me
Don’t you eEver leave
ALay down Sally and rDest here in my arms
EDon’t you think you want someone to tAalk to?
ALay down Sally, no nDeed to leave so soon
EI’ve been trying all night long just to tAalk to you
ALay down Sally and rDest here in my arms
EDon’t you think you want someone to tAalk to?
ALay down Sally, no nDeed to leave so soon
EI’ve been trying all night long just to tAalk to you
Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight
(1977)
GD/F#CD
GIt’s late in the D/F#evening,Cshe’s wondering what clDothes to wear
GShe puts on her D/F#make-up, Cand brushes her Dlong blond hair
CAnd then she aDsks me, Gdo I D/F#look all Emright
And I say yCes, you look wDonderful toniGght
GD/F#CD
GWe go to D/F#party, Cand everyone tDurns to see
GThis beautiful D/F#lady, Cwho’s walking arDound with me
CAnd then she Dasks me, Gdo you D/F#feel all rightEm
And I say yeCs, I feel woDnderful toniGght
G
I feel wConderful becDause I see the lGove light D/F#in your eEmyes
And the wConder of it aDll is that you jCust don’t realDize
How much I lGove you
GD/F#CDx2
GIt’s time to go D/F#home now, Cand I’ve got an aching hDead
GSo I give her the D/F#car keys, Cand she helps me to bDed
CAnd then I Dtell her, Gas I D/F#turn out the Emlight
I say my dCarling, you were wDonderful tonGight D/F#EmD
Oh my Cdarling, you were Dwonderful toGnight
GD/F#CDx2
Evita - Don't Cry For Me Argentina
(1978)
This follows the Me First and the Gimme Gimmes arrangement.
I pretty much play this as straight 8ths, punk-style, maybe opening up a little in the chorus
Me First in G, I play in D capo 2
In D, play Gadd9 as 30020x
AGadd9D/F#Gadd9D
It won’t be Deasy, you’ll think it Gstrange
When I try to explain how I Afeel
That I still need your love after Dall that I’ve done
You won’t belBmieve me
All you will see is a E7girl you once knew
AlE7though she is dressed to the nines
At sixes and sevens with Ayou
AGadd9D/F#Gadd9D
I had to let it Dhappen, I had to Gchange
Couldn’t stay all my life down at Aheel
Looking out of the window, staying Dout of the sun
So I chose Bmfreedom
Running around, trying E7everything new
But E7nothing impressed me at all
I never expected it Ato
AGadd9D/F#Gadd9
DDon’t cry for me Argentina
The Dtruth is I never left you
All through my Awild days
My mad exGadd9istence
I kept my Dpromise
Let ring on “distance”
Don’t keep your Gadd9distance
And as for Dfortune, and as for Gfame
I never invited them Ain
Though it seemed to the world they were Dall I desired
They are illBmusions
They are not the solutions they E7promised to be
The E7answer was here all the time
I love you and hope you love Ame
AGadd9D/F#Gadd9
DDon’t cry for me Argentina
The Dtruth is I never left you
All through my Awild days
My mad exGadd9istence
I kept my Dpromise
Don’t keep your Gadd9distance
Vox on the 3 of the chord
EmHave I said too much? A
There’s nothing Dmore I can A/C#think of to Bmsay to you
Vox on the 3 of the chord (again)
But Emall you gotta do is look at Ame to know
That Devery A/C#word is Gtrue
DDon’t cry for me Argentina
The Dtruth is I never left you
All through my Awild days
My mad exGadd9istence
I kept my Dpromise
Don’t keep your Gadd9distance
Faces - Stay With Me
(1971)
Originally in A, I play in A capo 3
Intro
ABDA
In the mAorning
Don’t say you lBove me
Cause I’ll Donly kick you out of the dAoor
I kAnow your name is Rita
Cause your pBerfume’s smelling sweeter
Since wDhen I saw you down on the flAoor
ABDA
You won’t nAeed too much persuading
I don’t mBean to sound degrading
But with a fDace like that
You got nothing to laugh abAout
Red lAips, hair, and fingernails
I hBear you’re a mean old Jezebel
Lets Dgo up stairs and read my tarot caArds
StAay with me
StBay with me
For tonDight you better stay with Ame
StAay with me
StBay with me
For tonDight you better stay with Ame
ABDA
So in the mAorning
Please don’t say you lBove me
Cause you kDnow I’ll only kick you out the dAoor
YAea, I’ll pay your cab fare home
You can Beven use my best cologne
Just dDon’t be here in the morning when I wake Aup
StAay with me
StBay with me
Cause tonDight you’re gonna stay with Ame
Sit down, get up, get out
StAay with me
StBay with me
Cause tonDight you’re gonna stay with Ame
ABDA
Five Man Electrical Band - Signs
(1971)
Originally in D, I play in A
AAD/A→ A
And the Gsign said, D/F#long-haired, freaky people A/Eneed not apDply
So AI tucked my hair up Eunder my hat and I Dwent in to ask him Ewhy
F#mHe said you look like a fine, upstanding young Dman, I think you’ll do
So, I Atook off my hat and said, imEagine that, huh, Dme workin’ for Eyou, whoa
ASign, sign, Geverywhere a Dsign
ABlocking out the scenery, Dbreaking my mind
ADo this, don’t do Ethat, can’t you read the Gsign?
A
And the Gsign said anybody D/F#caught trespassing A/Ewould be shot on Dsight
So, I Ajumped on the fence and I Eyelled at the house, hey, Dwhat gives you the Eright
To F#mput up a fence to keep me out or to Dkeep mother nature in
If AGod was here, he’d Etell you to your face, Dman, you’re some kinda Esinner
ASign, sign, Geverywhere a Dsign
ABlocking out the scenery, Dbreaking my mind
ADo this, don’t do Ethat, can’t you read the Gsign?
AAD/A→ A
Now, Ehey you, mister, can’t you read?
You’ve Dgot to have a shirt and Atie to get a seat
You can’t even watch, no, Eyou can’t eat
DYou ain’t supposed to Abe Ahere
Let ring
And the Gsign said, you D/F#got to have a membership A/Ecard to get insDide, huh
Solo on chorus chords, or just...
AAD/A→ A
Let ring
And the Gsign said D/F#everybody welcome, come A/Ein, kneel down and Dpray
But when they Apassed around the plate at the Eend of it all
I Ddidn’t have a penny to Epay
So I F#mgot me a pen and a paper and I Dmade up my own little sign
I said Athank you, lord, for Ethinkin’ ‘bout me, I’m Dalive and doin’ Efine
ASign, sign, Geverywhere a Dsign
ABlocking out the scenery, Dbreaking my mind
ADo this, don’t do Ethat, can’t you read the Gsign?
ASign, sign, Geverywhere a Dsign
ABlocking out the scenery, Dbreaking my mind
ADo this, don’t do Ethat, can’t you read the Gsign?
Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop
(1977)
Originally in E, I play in A
A→ D/AA→ D/Ax8
AIf you Gwake up and Ddon’t want to smile
AIf it Gtakes just a Dlittle while
AOpen your Geyes and Dlook at the day
EYou’ll see things in a different way
ADon’t G/Astop tDhinking about tomorrow
ADon’t G/Astop, Dit’ll soon be here
AIt’ll G/Abe bDetter than before
EYesterday’s gone, yesterday’s gone
AGDDx2
AWhy not Gthink about Dtimes to come
AAnd not aGbout the Dthings that you’ve done
AIf your Glife was Dbad to you
EJust think what tomorrow will do
Not a typo, the bass holds the 1 in the first chorus, but not here
ADon’t Gstop tDhinking about tomorrow
ADon’t Gstop, Dit’ll soon be here
AIt’ll Gbe bDetter than before
EYesterday’s gone, yesterday’s gone
E
Solo
AGDDx3
EEEE
AAll I Gwant is to Dsee you smile
AIf it Gtakes just a Dlittle while
AI know you Gdon’t beDlieve that it’s true
EI never meant any harm to you
ADon’t G/Astop tDhinking about tomorrow
Hard stop on “it’ll soon”
ADon’t Gstop, Dit’ll soon be here
AIt’ll Gbe bDetter than before
EYesterday’s gone, yesterday’s gone
ADon’t G/Astop tDhinking about tomorrow
ADon’t G/Astop, Dit’ll soon be here
AIt’ll Gbe bDetter than before
EYesterday’s gone, yesterday’s gone
AOooGh, Ddon’t you look AbackGD
AOooGh, Ddon’t you look AbackGD
AOooGh, Ddon’t you look AbackGD
AOooGh, Ddon’t you look AbackGD
Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way
(1977)
Originally in F, I play in C
Intro
C
Vox on the low 1 2 3 2 on “loving you-ou”
LCoving you, isn’t the right thing to do G
FHow can I, ever change things that I feel C
CIf I could, maybe I’d give you my world G
FHow can I, when you won’t take it from me C
AmYou can Fgo your own wGay, go your own way
AmYou can Fcall it anGother lonely day
AmYou can Fgo your own wGay, go your own way
CTell me why, everything turned around G
FPacking up, shacking up is all you wanna do C
CIf I could, baby, I’d give you my world G
FOpen up, everything’s waiting for you C
AmYou can Fgo your own wGay, go your own way
AmYou can Fcall it anGother lonely day
AmYou can Fgo your own wGay, go your own way
Interlude on verse chords
CCCG
FFFC
CCCG
FFFC
AmYou can Fgo your own wGay, go your own way
AmYou can Fcall it anGother lonely day
AmYou can Fgo your own wGay, go your own way
AmYou can Fcall it anGother lonely day
Solo on chorus chords
AmFGGx5
AmYou can Fgo your own wGay
AmYou can Fcall it anGother lonely day
AmYou can Fgo your own wGay
Am
Fleetwood Mac - Landslide
(1975)
Originally in Eb, I play in C capo 2 and avoid a few of the high bits
CG/BAm7G/B
CG/BAm7G/B
CI took my G/Blove and I took it Am7down G/B
CClimbed a G/Bmountain and I turned aAm7round G/B
And I Csaw my reG/Bflection in the Am7snow-covered G/Bhills
Till the Clandslide G/Bbrought me Am7down Am7
G/BOh, Cmirror in the G/Bsky what is Am7love G/B
Can the Cchild within my G/Bheart rise aAm7bove G/B
Can I Csail through the G/Bchanging Am7ocean tiG/Bdes
Can I Chandle the G/Bseasons Am7of my G/Blife
CG/BAm7G/B
CMG/Bmm Am7D/F#
Well, GI’ve been aD/F#fraid of Emchanging cause I
CBuilt my G/Blife around Amyou D/F#
But Gtime makes you D/F#bolder, even Emchildren get older
And CI’m getting G/Bolder Am7too Am7→ G/B
Solo
CG/BAm7G/B
CG/BAm7G/B
CG/BAm7G/B
CG/BAm7D/F#
Well, GI’ve been D/F#‘fraid of Emchanging 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
CBuilt my G/Blife around Amyou Am→ D/F#
But Gtime makes you D/F#bolder, even Emchildren get older
And CI’m getting G/Bolder Am7too G/B
Oh, CI’m getting G/Bolder Am7too G/B
Ah, Cah, take my G/Blove, take it Am7down G/B
Ah, Cah, climb a G/Bmountain and turn arAm7ound G/B
And if you Csee my reflG/Bection in the Am7snow-covered G/Bhills
Will the Clandslide G/Bbring you Am7down? G/B
Hanging stop on “hills”
And if you Csee my reG/Bflection in the Am7snow-covered G/Bhills
Will the Clandslide G/Bbring you Am7down?
OG/Bh, oh, the Clandslide G/Bbring you dAm7own
Frank Sinatra - New York, New York
(1977)
Intro
DDmaj7DDmaj7
Em7A7Em7A7
DDmaj7DDmaj7
Em7A7Em7
Not writing out all the Imaj7’s
Vox on the low 1 on “start”
Start spreadin’ the Dnews, I’m leaving to Em7day A7
Em7I wantA7to Dbe a part of it, Dmaj7New York New Em7York A7
Em7These vA7agabond shoDes, are longing to strEm7ay A7
Em7Right tA7hrough the Dvery heart of it Dmaj7New York New D7York
I want to Gmaj7wake up in a Gm6city that doesn’t D6sleep Dmaj7
And Em7find Dmaj7I’m F#m7king of the hill B7top of the Em7heap A7
These little town Dblues, are melting a Em7way A7
Em7I’ll A7make a Dbrand new start of it, D6in old New Am7York D7
If I can Gmake it Gm6there I’ll make it Dany B7#5where
It’s up to yEm7ou, F#m7New, Gmaj7York, G11New, DYork
The original changes key up a half-step here,
I don’t do the key change here, and everything after this is
only very loosely related to the orignal chords
DDmaj7DDmaj7
Em7A7D7
I want to Gmaj7wake up in a Gm6city that never D6sleeps Dmaj7
And Em7find Dmaj7I’m F#m7“A” number one, B7top of the F#m7list B7
Em7“A” number one, A7top of the C9list
Half time, vocals up an octave
These little town Dblues, are melting a Emway A7
Em7I’m gA7onna make a Dbrand new start of it Dmaj7in old D7New York
And if I can Gmake it thGmere
Hard stop at the end of this line
I’m gonna make itDany B7#5where
It’s up to yEm7ou, F#m7New, Gmaj7York, C9New, DYork C9D
Free - All Right Now
(1970)
AAD/AAD/AD/AD/AAx2
There she sAtood in tD/Ahe sAtreet
D/ASmiling from her head to her fAeet
I said heAy, what iD/As tAhis, now baby maybe
MayD/Abe she’s in need of a kAiss
Realistically I’m going to skip all the places where the vox jump up
I said heAy what’s yD/Aour nameAbaby?
D/AMaybe we can see things the Asame
Now don’t you wait oD/Ar hesitatAe
Let’s moD/Ave before they raise the parking rAate, ow
AAll right G/Dnow baby it’s G/Dall right Anow
AAll right G/Dnow baby it’s G/Dall right Anow
AAD/AAD/AD/AD/AAx1
I took her Ahome to D/Amy Aplace
D/AWatching every move on her fAace
She said Alook what’s yD/Aour gAame baby?
AD/Are you tryin’ to put me in Ashame?
I said Aslow don’t goD/Aso Afast
D/ADon’t you think that love can Alast?
She said love D/Alord aAbove
D/ANow you’re tryin’ to trick me in loAve
AAll right G/Dnow baby it’s G/Dall right Anow
AAll right G/Dnow baby it’s G/Dall right Anow
Long solos, repeat second verse with more “baby”, shout a lot
George Thorogood - Move It On Over
(1978)
Originally in G, I play in E
Vox on 1 3 5 on “in last night”
I come iEn last night about half past ten
That baby of mine wouldn’t let me in
So Amove it on over, Erock it on over
Move oBver little dog, the mAean old dog is movin’ iEn B
She tEold me not to mess around
But I done let the deal go down
MAove it on over, Erock it on over
Move oBver nice dog, a Abig bad dog is movin’ iEn B
She cEhanged the lock on my back door
Now my key won’t fit no more
AMove it on over, Erock it on over
Move oBver nice dog, a Amean old dog is movin’ iEn B
Solo
EEEE
AAEE
BAEB
She tEhrew me out just as pretty as she pleased
Pretty soon I be scratchin’ fleas
MovAe it on over, sliEde it on over
Move oBver nice dog, a mAean, old dog is movin’ iEn B
Solo
EEEE
AAEE
BAEB
Yeah, Elisten to me dog before you start to whine
That side’s yours and this side’s mine
So move iAt on over, rocEk it on over
Move Bover little dog, a Abig, old dog is movin’ iEn B
Solo
EEEE
AAEE
BAEB
Yeah, she cEhanged the lock on my back door
Now my key won’t fit no more
AMove it on over, Erock it on over
Move Bover little dog, a Abig, old dog is movin’ iEn B
EMove it on over, move it on over
AMove it on over, won’t ya rEock it on over
Hard stop on “hot”
Move Bover cool dog, a Ahot dog’s movin’ Ein
F→ E
George Thorogood - One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer
(1977)
Intro
E7
Spoken, but around the b3 and the 1
EWanna 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
ESo 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
ESo 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 boEurbon, one sBcotch, one bEeer B
Now sung, more or less, around the b3
Well I aEin’t seen my baby since I don’t know when
I been dErinking bourbon whiskey, scotch and gin
EGonna get high man, I’m gonna get loose
ENeed me a triple shot o’ that juice
EGonna get drunk, don’t you have no fear
I wEant one bourbon, one scotch, and one beer
Vox on the b3 on “bourbon”
One boEurbon, one sBcotch, one bEeer B
EBut 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 boEurbon, one sBcotch, one bEeer B
No, I aEin’t seen my baby since the night before last
EGotta get a drink man, I’m gonna get gassed
EGonna get high man, I ain’t had enough
ENeed me a triple shot of that stuff
EGonna get drunk, won’tcha listen right here
I wEant one bourbon, one shot ‘n one beer
Vox on the b3 on “bourbon”
One boEurbon, one sBcotch, one bEeer, well all right B
Solo
E7E7A7E7
B7A7E7E7→ B7
E7
Spoken again
ENow 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 boEurbon, one sBcotch, one bEeer, well all right B
Lord, I aEin’t seen my baby since a-nigh on a week
EGotta get drunk man, so I can’t even speak
EGonna get high man, listen to me
EOne drink ain’t enough Jack, you better make it three
EGonna get drunk, I’m gonna make it real clear
Hard stop on “want”
I Ewant one bourbon, one scotch ‘n’ one beer
Vox on the b3 on “bourbon”
One boEurbon, one sBcotch, one bEeer, well all right B
E9
Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
(1978)
Originally in Am, I play in Am and sing down an octave
E7
Let ring
At Amfirst I was afraid, I was Dm7petrified
Kept thinking GI could never live without you Cmaj7by my side
But then I Fmaj7spent so many nights thinking Bm7b5how you did me wrong
And I grew Esus4strong, and I learned Ehow to get along
At tempo
And so you’re Amback from outer Dm7space
I just walked Gin to find you here with that sad Cmaj7look upon your face
I should have Fmaj7changed that stupid lock, I should have mBm7b5ade you leave your key
If I had Esus4known for just one second you’d be Eback to bother me
Go on now Amgo, walk out the dDm7oor
Just turn arGound now ‘cause you’re not Cmaj7welcome anymore
Fmaj7Weren’t you the one who tried to Bm7b5hurt me with goodbye
Did you think I’d cEsus4rumble? Did you think EI’d lay down and die?
Oh no, not AmI, I will surDm7vive
Oh, as Glong as I know how to love I kCmaj7now I’ll stay alive
I’ve got Fmaj7all my life to live, and I’ve got Bm7b5all my love to give
And I’ll surEsus4vive, I will surEvive, hey hAmey
Am7Dm7GCmaj7
Fmaj7Bm7b5Esus4E
It took Amall the strength I had not to Dm7fall apart
Kept trying Ghard to mend the pieces of my Cmaj7broken heart
And I spent Fmaj7oh so many nights just feeling Bm7b5sorry for myself
I used to Esus4cry, but now I Ehold my head up high
And you see Amme, somebody Dm7new
I’m not that Gchained up little person still in Cmaj7love with you
And so you Fmaj7felt like dropping in and just exBm7b5pect me to be free
Now I’m Esus4saving all my loving for someEone who’s loving me
Go on now Amgo walk out the Dm7door
Just turn Garound now ‘cause you’re not Cmaj7welcome anymore
Fmaj7Weren’t you the one who tried to Bm7b5break me with goodbye
Did you think Esus4I’d crumble? Did you think EI’d lay down and die?
Oh no, not AmI, I will surDm7vive
Oh Gas long as I know how to love I knCmaj7ow I’ll stay alive
I’ve got Fmaj7all my life to live, I’ve got Bm7b5all my love to give
Hang on the second “survive”
And I’ll surEsus4vive, I will surEvive, oh
Go on now Amgo walk out the Dm7door
Just turn Garound now ‘cause you’re not Cmaj7welcome anymore
Fmaj7Weren’t you the one who tried to Bm7b5break me with goodbye
Did you think Esus4I’d crumble? Did you think EI’d lay down and die?
Oh no, not AmI, I will surDm7vive
Oh Gas long as I know how to love I knCmaj7ow I’ll stay alive
I’ve got Fmaj7all my life to live, I’ve got Bm7b5all my love to give
And I’ll surEsus4vive, I will surEvive, I will survAmive
Grease - Freddy My Love
(1978)
Originally in Db, I play in E
Get the vox ready for “flipped over that gray cashmere sweater”,
and also think hard about how serious you are about the melody in
the bridge. It’s rhythmically simple, but melodically wild. Plan
on a class-II train wreck in the bridge.
B7B6B+B7
Vox start on the 1
EFreddy my Emaj7love, I miss you Amore than words can B7say
Vox on the 7 of the chord on “touch”, down to the 3 of the chord on “way”
EFreddy my Emaj7love, please keep in C#7sus4touch while you’re aC#7way
F#m7Hearing from F#m7b5you can make the B7day so much better
G#mGetting a G#m7b5/Dsouvenir or C#7sus4maybe a C#7letter
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#m7I really Am/Dflipped over the E/Bgray cashmere Asweater
Freddy my Elove, Freddy my Emaj7love, Freddy my Alove, Freddy my B7love
EFreddy you Emaj7know, your absence Amakes me feel so B7blue
EThat’s okay Emaj7though, your presents C#7sus4make me think of C#7you
F#m7My ma will F#m7b5have a heart atB7tack when she catches
G#mThose pedal G#m7b5/Dpushers with the C#7sus4black leather C#7patches
F#m7Oh how I Am/Dwish I had a E/Bjacket that Amatches
Freddy my Elove, Freddy my Emaj7love, Freddy my Alove, Freddy my E7love
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.
Don’t Akeep your letters B7from me, I G#mthrill to every Eline
Your Am7spelling’s kinda B7crummy, but Emhoney so is Emmine
I F#m7b5treasure every B7+5giftiB7e, the Emring is really A7nifty
You Dmaj7say it cost you C#m7fifty, so you’re F#m7thrifty, I don’t B7mind
Woah, oh, oh, Eoh, Freddy you Emaj7see, you’ll hold me Ain your arms someB7day
EAnd I will Emaj7be wearing your C#7sus4lacy lingeC#7rie
F#m7Thinking aF#m7b5bout it, my heart’s B7pounding already
G#mKnowing when G#m7b5/Dyou come home, we’re C#7sus4bound to go C#7steady
F#m7And throw your Am/Dservice pay aE/Bround like conAfetti
Freddy my Elove, Freddy my Emaj7love, Freddy my Alove, Freddy my B7love
EFreddy my Emaj7love, Freddy my Alove, Freddy my B7love
EFreddy my Emaj7love, Freddy my Alove, Freddy my B7love
EFreddy my Emaj7love, Freddy my Alove, Freddy my B7love
Fade
Grease - Summer Nights
(1978)
DGAGAGx 2
M: DSummer lGovin’, Ahad me a bGlast AG
F: DSummer lGovin’, Ahappened so Gfast AG
M: DI met a Ggirl Acrazy for Bme
F: EMet a bAoy, Ecute as can Abe
Both: DSummer dGays, Adriftin’ aBway to
AEmh those sAummer nDights
Men: Oh, Awell-a Gwell-a Awell-a
Men: DTell me Gmore, tell me Emore, did you Aget very far?
Women: DTell me Gmore, tell me Emore, like, does Ahe have a car?
All: Doo-Ddoo ah ah doo-Gdoo doo-Adoo doo Gdoo Adoo Gdoo
M: DShe swam Gby me, Ashe got a cGramp AG
F: DHe ran Gby me, Agot my suit Gdamp AG
M: DI saved her lGife, Ashe nearly dBrowned
F: EHe showed Aoff, Esplashing arAound
Both: DSummer sGun, Asomething beBgun but
EmOh those Asummer Dnights
Both: Oh, Awell-a Gwell-a Awell-a
Women: DTell me Gmore, tell me Emore, was it Alove at first sight
Men: DTell me Gmore, tell me Emore, did she Aput up a fight
All: Doo-Ddoo ah ah doo-Gdoo doo-Adoo doo Gdoo Adoo Gdoo
M: DTook her Gbowling Ain the arGcade AG
F: DWe went sGtrolling, Adrank lemonGade
M: DWe made oGut, Aunder the dBock
F: EWe stayed Aout, Etill ten o’cAlock
Both: DSummer fGling Adon’t mean a tBhing but
EmAh those sAummer nBbights
Men: EbTell me Abmore, tell me Fmore, but you Bbdon’t gotta brag
Women: EbTell me Abmore, tell me Fmore, ‘cause he Bbsounds like a drag
All: EbShoo bop bop Abshoo be bop Bbshoo bop bop Abshoo bop bop
All: EbShoo bop bop Abshoo be bop Bbshoo bop bop Abyeah
F: EbHe got fAbriendly, Bbholding my Abhand
M: EbWell she got fAbriendly, Bbdown in the Absand
F: EbHe was Absweet, Bbjust turned eigChteen
M: FShe was Bbgood, you Fknow what IBbmean
Both: EbSummer Abheat, Bbboy and girl Cmeet, but
FmOh those sBbummer nBights
Women: ETell me Amore, tell me F#more, how much Bdough did he spend?
Hard stop on “friend”
Men: ETell me Amore, tell me F#more, could she geBt me a Efriend?
Let ring
A7
Slow, let ring
F: DIt’s turned Gcolder, Athat’s where itGends AG
M: DSo I told heGr, Awe’d still be fGriends AG
F: DThen we Gmade Aour true love Bvow
M: E7Wonder A7what E7she’s doin’ A7now
Both: DSummer Gdreams, Aripped at the Bseams, but
The Ddim is implied by the harmony, but there’s no root
Ah Emthose Asummer DdimniDghts
All: DTell me mGore, tell me Dmore ohhhDGD
Grease - You're the One That I Want
(1978)
Originally in Am, I play in Dm
Intro
Dm
Danny, vox on the 1
I got Dmchills, they’re multiplyin’, and I’m A#losin’ conFtrol
‘Cause the Apower you’re Dmsupplyin’, it’s electrifyin’
Sandy
You better shape Fup, ‘cause I Amneed a man, Dmand my heart is set on A#you
You better shape Fup, you better Amunderstand, Dmto my heart I must be trA#ue
Danny
Nothing A#left, nothing left for me to do
Both
You’re the Fone that I want (you are the one I want), ooh ooh A#ooh, honey
The Fone that I want (you are the one I want), ooh ooh A#ooh, honey
The Fone that I want (you are the one I want), ooh ooh A#ooh
A#The one I Cneed (the one I need), oh yes indC7eed (yes indeed)
Dm
Sandy
If you’re fDmilled with affection, you’re too sA#hy to conFvey
MediAtate in my diDmrection, feel your way
Danny
I better shape Fup, cause you Amneed a man (I need a man)
Sandy
DmWho can keep me satisA#fied
Danny
I better shape Fup, if I’m Amgonna prove (you better prove)
Sandy
DmThat my faith is justiA#fied
Danny
A#Are you sure?
Both
Yes I’m sA#ure down deep inside
You’re the Fone that I want (you are the one I want), ooh ooh A#ooh, honey
The Fone that I want (you are the one I want), ooh ooh A#ooh, honey
The Fone that I want (you are the one I want), ooh ooh A#ooh
A#The one I Cneed (the one I need), oh yes C7indeed (yes indeed)
You’re the Fone that I want (you are the one I want), ooh ooh A#ooh, honey
The Fone that I want (you are the one I want), ooh ooh A#ooh, honey
The Fone that I want (you are the one I want), ooh ooh A#ooh
A#The one I Cneed (the one I need), oh yes C7indeed (yes indeed)
You’re the Fone that I want
Hall and Oates - Rich Girl
(1976)
Originally in F, I play in C
In this verse, chords are syncopated and back a half-measure, so the first chord really hits after “girl”
Vox on 5 6 1 on “you’re a rich”
You’re a Crich girl and you’ve Em7gone too far
‘Cause you kAm7now it don’t matter anywC/Gay
FYou can rely on the C/Eold man’s money
Dm7You can rely on the olF/Gd man’s money
It’s a biCtch girl but it’s Em7gone too far
‘Cause you kAm7now it don’t matter anywC/Gay
FSay money but it wC/Eon’t get you too far
Dm7Get you too far
C
And Dm7don’t Em7you Fmaj7know, don’t you Dm7know
That it’s C/Gwrong, oh, to Dm7take what he’s Em7givin’Am7you
Dm7So Em7far Fmaj7gone, on your ownDm7
And you can gDm7et along iAm7f you Dm7try to be strong
Am7But you’ll F/Gnever be stF/Arong G/BF/C‘cause
You’re a Crich girl and you’ve Em7gone too far
‘Cause you kAm7now it don’t matter anywC/Gay
FYou can rely on the C/Eold man’s money
Dm7You can rely on the olF/Gd man’s F/Amoney
It’s a biCtch girl but it’s Em7gone too far
‘Cause you kAm7now it don’t matter anywC/Gay
FSay money but it wC/Eon’t get you too far
Dm7Get you too far
Dm7High Em7and Fmaj7dry, out of the Dm7rain
It’s so eC/Gasy to hurt Dm7others when you Em7can’t feel Am7pain
And dDm7on’t Em7you Fmaj7know that a love can’t gDm7row
‘Cause there’s tDm7oo much to give, Am7‘cause you’d rDm7ather live
Am7For the thrF/Gill of it F/Aall G/BohF/C
You’re a Crich girl and you’ve Em7gone too far
‘Cause you kAm7now it don’t matter anywC/Gay
FYou can rely on the C/Eold man’s money
Dm7You can rely on the olF/Gd man’s F/Amoney
It’s a biCtch girl and it’s Em7gone too far
‘Cause you kAm7now it don’t matter anywC/Gay
FSay money but it wC/Eon’t get you too far
FSay money but it wAm7on’t get you C/Gtoo far
FSay money but it wC/Eon’t get you too far
Dm7Get you too far C
And Dm7you Em7say Fyou can rely on the C/Eold man’s money
Dm7You can rely on the olF/Gd man’s F/Amoney
You’re a Crich girl, a rEm7ich girl
OhAm7h you’re a C/Grich rich girl
FSay money but it wC/Eon’t get you too far
FSay money but it wAm7on’t get you C/Gtoo far
FSay money but it wC/Eon’t get you too far
Dm7Get you too farC
Hall and Oates - She's Gone
(1973)
I play all the Bsus4’s as A/B @ fret 2, except the “what will be”}
Bsus4Bx2
Bsus4Everybody’s high on consoBlation
Bsus4Everybody’s trying to tell me what is Bright for me
Bsus4My daddy tried to bore me with a Bsermon
On “plain to see”, I go *down* on 6 5 4 of the key
But it’s G#mplain to C#msee that they can’t Bsus4comfort Bme
Bsus4Sorry Charlie for the imposBition
Bsus4I think I’ve got it got it, got the strength to Bcarry on
Bsus4I need a drink and a quick deBcision
Now it’s G#mup to C#mme, ooh Bsus4what will Bbe
She’s Agone oh G#mI, oh F#mI’d
Better Blearn how to face it
She’s Agone oh G#mI, oh F#mI’d
Pay the Bdevil to replace her
She’s Agone oh G#mI what went wrong
Bsus4Bx2
Bsus4Get up in the morning look in the Bmirror
Bsus4I’m worn as her tooth brush hanging Bin the stand
Bsus4My face ain’t looking any Byounger
Now G#mI can C#msee love’s taken her Bsus4toll on Bme
She’s Agone oh G#mI, oh F#mI’d
Better Blearn how to face it
She’s Agone oh G#mI, oh F#mI’d
Pay the Bdevil to replace her
She’s Agone oh G#mI what went wrong
Bsus4Bx2
Bsus4Think I’ll spend eternity in the Bcity
Bsus4Let the carbon and monoxide choke my Bthoughts away
Bsus4And pretty bodies help dissolve the Bmemories
G#mBut they can never C#mbe what she Bsus4was to Bme
She’s Agone oh G#mI, oh F#mI’d
Better Blearn how to face it
She’s Agone oh G#mI, oh F#mI’d
Pay the Bdevil to replace her
She’s Agone oh G#mI what went F#m7wrong
I stop here, the original goes to C,C#,D, and repeats the chorus in C
Harry Chapin - Cat's in the Cradle
(1974)
Originally in A capo 8 (F), I play in A capo 6
Intro, a chord approximation of the riff
Asus2Asus4Dsus2/AG/AA
My Achild arrived just the Cother day
He Dcame to the world in the Ausual way
But there were Aplanes to catch and Cbills to pay
DHe learned to walk while I Awas away
And he was Gtalkin’ ‘fore I G/F#knew it, and Em7as he grewEm/D
He’d say CI’m gonna G/Bbe like Ayou, Dad
You Cknow I’m gonna G/Bbe like Ayou
Don’t go up an octave yet
And the Acat’s in the cradle and the Gsilver spoon
CLittle boy blue and the Dman in the moon
AWhen you comin’ home Dad?
I Gdon’t know when but Cwe’ll get toG/Bgether thenA
You Cknow we’ll have a G/Bgood time Athen
Asus2Asus4Dsus2/AG/AA
My Ason turned ten just the Cother day
He said, Dthanks for the ball, Dad, come Aon, let’s play
Can you Ateach me to throw?
I said, Cnot today, I got a Dlot to do
He said, Athat’s okay
And he, Ghe walked aG/F#way, but his Em7smile never Em/Ddimmed
It said, CI’m gonna G/Bbe like Ahim, yeah
You Cknow I’m gonna G/Bbe like Ahim
OK, now go up an octave, you know you want to
And the Acat’s in the cradle and the Gsilver spoon
CLittle boy blue and the Dman in the moon
AWhen you comin’ home Dad?
I Gdon’t know when but Cwe’ll get toG/Bgether thenA
You Cknow we’ll have a G/Bgood time Athen
Asus2Asus4Dsus2/AG/AA
Well, he Acame from college just the Cother day
So Dmuch like a man I just Ahad to say
Son, I’m Aproud of you, can you Csit for a while?
He Dshook his head and he Asaid with a smile
What I’d Greally like, G/F#Dad, is to Em7borrow the caEm/Dr keys
CSee you G/Blater, can I Ahave them please?
And the Acat’s in the cradle and the Gsilver spoon
CLittle boy blue and the Dman in the moon
AWhen you comin’ home son?
I Gdon’t know when but Cwe’ll get toG/Bgether thenA, Dad
You Cknow we’ll have a G/Bgood time Athen
FG→EmA
FG→EmA
Slow, let ring
I’ve Along since retired, my Cson’s moved away
Two extra beats after this line
DI called him up just the Aother day
I said, I’d Alike to see you if Cyou don’t mind
He said I’d Dlove to, Dad, if I could Afind the time
You see my Gnew job’s a G/F#hassle and the Em7kids have the fEm/Dlu
But it’s Csure nice G/Btalkin’ to Ayou, Dad
It’s been Csure nice G/Btalkin’ to Ayou
And as I Ghung up the G/F#phone it Em7occured to mEm/De
He’d Cgrown up G/Bjust like Ame
My Cboy was G/Bjust like Ame
Back to tempo
And the Acat’s in the cradle and the Gsilver spoon
CLittle boy blue and the Dman in the moon
AWhen you comin’ home son?
I Gdon’t know when but Cwe’ll get toG/Bgether thenA, Dad
We’re Cgonna have a G/Bgood time Athen
Asus2Asus4Dsus2/AG/AA
Jackson Browne - Doctor My Eyes
(1972)
Originally in F, I play in D
DC/D→ G/D→ D
C/D→ G/D→
Doctor, my eDyes have seen the years
And the sF#mlow parade of fears without cBmrying
Now I wGant to undDerstand
I have dDone all that I could, to see the F#mevil and the good
Without Bmhiding, you must hGelp me if you cDan
Doctor, my Bmeyes, Dtell me what is wrong
Hard stop on the V
Was I unBmwise to leave them oApen for so lonG/Dg
DG/D
‘Cause I have Dwandered through this world
And as each mF#moment has unfurled, I’ve been Bmwaiting
To awakGen from these dDreams
People gDo just where they will, I never F#mnoticed them until
I got this Bmfeeling, that it’s Glater than it Dseems
Doctor, my Bmeyes, Dtell me what you see
Not a typo, the chorus ends on IV/1 the first time, bVII/1 this time
I hear their Bmcries, just say if iAt’s too late for mC/De
C/D→ G/D→ Dx4
Doctor, my Bmeyes, they Dcannot see the sky
Is this the Bmprice for having Alearned how not to G/Dcry
D
Solo
G/DDG/DDx8
Jackson Browne - Running on Empty
(1977)
Originally in A, I play in G
Downstrokes and straight 8ths in the verse, leave room to open up in the chorus
Intro
C/GGx 2
EmEm
C/GLooking out at the Groad rushing under my wheelsC/GG
C/GLooking back at the Gyears gone by like so C/Gmany summer fieldsG
C/GIn sixty-five I was Gseventeen and C/Grunning up 101G
C/GI don’t know where I’m G/Brunning now, I’m just Drunning on
Running C/Gon, running on Gempty
Running C/Gon, running Gblind
Running C/Gon, running into the Gsun
But I’m running beEmhind
C/GGotta do what you Gcan just to keep your loveC/Galive G
C/GTrying not to confGuse it with what you C/Gdo to surGvive
C/GIn sixty-nine I was tGwenty-one and I C/Gcalled the road my Gown
C/GI don’t know when that G/Broad turned onto the Droad I’m on
Running C/Gon, running on Gempty
Running C/Gon, running Gblind
Running C/Gon, running into the Gsun
But I’m running beEmhind
Solo if appropriate on verse chords, else just a couple IV→I’s
C/GGx 4
C/GG/BD
EmEveryone I C/Gknow, Deverywhere I Ggo
EmPeople need some Dreason to Cbelieve
I don’t know about Ganyone but me
EmIf it takes all Cnight, Dthat’ll be all Gright
CIf I can get you to Dsmile before I C/Gleave G/BAm7GAm7G/B
C/GLooking out at the Groad rushing under my C/Gwheels G
C/GI don’t know how to Gtell you all just how C/Gcrazy this life Gfeels
C/GI look around for the Gfriends that I used to C/Gturn to to pull me Gthrough
C/GLooking into their G/Beyes I see them Drunning too
Running C/Gon, running on Gempty
Running C/Gon, running Gblind
Running C/Gon, running into the Gsun
But I’m running beEmhind
C/GHoney you really Gtempt me
You know the C/Gway you look so Gkind
C/GI’d love to stick arDound but I’m running beC/Ghind G/BAm7GAm7G/B
C/GYou know I don’t even Dknow what I’m hoping to C/Gfind G/BAm7GAm7G/B
C/GRunning into the Dsun but I’m running beC/Ghind G/BAm7G
Jackson Browne - Stay
(1977)
Maurice Williams in Bb, Four Seasons in Bb, Hollies in A (and insanely fast), Jackson Browne in G
I play in G
There is a separate entry for the Maurice Williams version
GEmCD
People Gstay, EmCjust a Dlittle bit
GLonger EmCD
We wanna plGay, EmCjust a Dlittle bit
GLonger EmCD
Now the promGoter don’t Emmind CD
And the Gunion don’t Emmind CD
If we Gtake a little timeEm, and we Cleave it all beDhind
Hang this chord
Singin’, Emone more song
Oh, won’t you Gstay, EmCjust a Dlittle bit
GLonger EmCD
GPlease, Emplease, Cplease Dsay you will
Hang this chord
EmSay you will
Solo
B7B7EmEmAADD
Oh won’t you Gstay, EmCjust a Dlittle bit
GLonger, EmCoh D
Please Gplease, stay, EmCjust a Dlittle bit
GMore EmCD
Now the promGoter don’t Emmind CD
And the Groadies don’t Emmind CD
If we Gtake a little timeEm, and we Cleave this all beDhind
Hang this chord
Singin’, Emone more song
Fade on keyboard solo, followed by guitar solo
GEmCDx8
James Taylor - You've Got a Friend
(1971)
Originally in A as G capo 2, I play in G capo 2
GG/CGF#m→ B7
When you’re dEmown and B7troubled and you Emneed a B7helping Em7hand
And Am7nothing, oh, D7sus4nothing is going Gright Gsus4G
B7/F#Close your B7eyes and think of me and Emsoon I B7will be Emthere Em7
To Am7brighten up Bm7even your darkest night D7sus4D7
You just Gcall out my Gmaj7name, and you Cknow wherever I Am7am
I’ll come Grunning, oh yeah babyGmaj7, to see you aD7sus4gain D7
GWinter, spring, summer, or Gmaj7fall, Call you got to do is Emcall
And I’ll Cbe there, Bm7yeah yeah yeahAm7→ D7sus4
You’ve got a fGriend
GG/CGF#m→ B7
If the Emsky aB7bove you should turn Emdark and B7full of cloudsEm7
And that Am7old north D7sus4wind should begin to blowGGsus4G
B7/F#Keep your head toB7gether and Emcall my B7name out Em7loud
Am7Soon I’ll be Bm7knocking upon your D7sus4door D7
Harmony on the 2 and 7 of the chord
You just Gcall out my Gmaj7name, and you Cmaj7know wherever I Am7am
I’ll come Grunning, oh yes I will, to see you D7sus4again D7
GWinter, spring, summer, or Gmaj7fall, Call you got to do is Emcall
And I’ll Cbe there, Bm7yeah yeah yeahAm7→ D7sus4
Bridge
Vox on the low 5 of the chord on “ain’t”
Hey Fain’t it good to know that Cyou’ve got a friend when
GPeople can be so cold
They’ll Churt you and Fmaj7desert you
Well they’ll Emtake your soul if you A7let them
Oh yeah, but D7sus4don’t you let them D7
You just Gcall out my nGmaj7ame, and you Cmaj7know wherever I Am7am
I’ll come Grunning, to see you D7sus4again, D7oh babe, don’t you know ‘bout
GWinter, spring, summer, or Gmaj7fall, hey now, Call you got to do is Emcall
Lord I’ll Cbe there, Bm7yes I will Am7D7sus4
You’ve got a frienGd, Cyou’ve got a Gfriend
CAin’t it good to know you’ve Ggot a friend
Ain’t it Cgood to know you’ve got a frGiend
Oh, yCeah, yeah, you’ve got a friend Gsus4G
Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee
(1971)
Originally in G (and A), I play in C (and D).
Highest note is the 3 after the whole-step key change,
i.e. C# if you start in G, F# if you start in C.
CF/CCF/C→C
Vox on 5 6 5 on “busted flat”
CBusted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin’ for a train
Vox *down* to the 5 of the chord on “jeans”
When I’s feelin’ near as faded as my G7jeans
Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained
And rode us all the way into New OrCleans F/CC
I Cpulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana
I’s playin’ soft while BC7obby sang the blFues
Vox up to the 5 of the chord (1 of the key) on “wind”
FWindshield wipers slappin’ time, I wasCholdin’ Bobby’s hand in mine
G7We sang every song that driver knew
FFreedom’s just another word for Cnothin’ left to lose
G7Nothin’, it ain’t nothin’ hon’, if it ain’t frCee
And Ffeelin’ good was easy, lord, oh,Cwhen he sang the blues
You know G7feelin’ good was good enough for me
Good enough for me and my Bobby McCGee
D
From the DKentucky coal mines to the California sun
Yeah Bobby shared the secrets of mA7y soul
Through all kinds of weather, through everything we done
Yeah Bobby baby kept me from the Dcold
One Dday up near Salinas, lord, I let him slip away
He’s lookin’ for that hD7ome and I hope he fGinds it
Vox on the b7 of the chord, more or less
Well I’d trade all my tomorrows for one Dsingle yesterday
To be A7holdin’ Bobby’s body next to mine
GFreedom’s just another word forDnothin’ left to lose
A7Nothin’, and that’s all that Bobby left Dme
Well, Gfeelin’ good was easy, loDrd, when he sang the blues
And A7feelin’ good was good enough for me
Good enough for me and my Bobby McDGee
La da Dda, la da daa, la da daa da daa da daa
La da da da daa dadada Bobby McA7Geeah
Laa li daa da daa daa, la da daa da daa
Laa la laa la daada Bobby McDGeeah yeah
La di Dda, ladida la dida la di daa, ladida la dida la di daa
Hey now Bobby now now Bobby McA7Gee yeah
Lo lo lo lolo lo lo laa, lololo lo lolo lo lolo lo lolo lo la laa
Hey now Bobby no no Bobby McGDee yeah
Lord, I Dcalled him my lover, I called him my man
I said I called him my lover, did the best I can
C’mon, hey now Bobby now, hey now Bobby McGA7ee, yeah
Lo lo lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord oh
Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGDee, lord
Solo on I V V I
Janis Joplin - Mercedes Benz
(1971)
Originally in D, I play in E
Spoken
I’d like to do a song of great social and political import
Vox on the 5
Oh lEord, won’t you buy me a AMercedes EBenz?
My fEriends all drive Porsches, I F#mmust make amB7ends
Worked Ehard all my lifetime, no Ehelp from my Afriends
So Elord, won’t you buy me a B7Mercedes EBenz?
Oh lEord, won’t you buy me a Acolor TEV?
“EDialing for dollars“ is tF#mrying to find B7me
I Ewait for delivery each Eday until thAree
So oh Elord, won’t you buy me a B7color TEV?
Oh Elord, won’t you buy me a Anight on the Etown?
I’m Ecounting on you, lord, pF#mlease don’t let me B7down
EProve that you love me and Ebuy the next roAund
Oh Elord, won’t you buy me a B7night on the Etown
Oh lEord, won’t you buy me a AMercedes EBenz?
My Efriends all drive Porsches, I mF#must make aB7mends
Worked Ehard all my lifetime, no Ahelp from my frEiends
So Elord, won’t you buy me a B7Mercedes EBenz
So Elord, won’t you buy me a B7Mercedes EBenz
Jim Croce - Bad Bad Leroy Brown
(1973)
Originally in G, I play in G capo 2
Intro, with 6ths
GD7
Vox on the 3 on “south”
Well, the southGside of Chicago
Is the baA7ddest part of town
And if you B7go down there
You better Cjust beware of a D7man name of CLeroy GBrown D7
Now, GLeroy more than trouble
You see he A7stand about six foot four
All the dB7owntown ladies call him treetop lCover
All the D7men just Ccall him Gsir D7
And he’s Gbad, bad, Leroy Brown
The A7baddest man in the whole damn town
B7Badder than old King KonCg
And D7meaner than a Cjunkyard Gdog D7
Now, GLeroy, he a gambler
And he A7like his fancy clothes
And he B7like to wave his Cdiamond rings
In front of D7everyCbody’s Gnose D7
He got a Gcustom Continental
He got an A7El Dorado too
He got a B7thirty-two gun in his Cpocket for fun
He got a D7razor Cin his Gshoe D7
And he’s Gbad, bad, Leroy Brown
The A7baddest man in the whole damn town
B7Badder than old King KonCg
And D7meaner than a Cjunkyard Gdog D7
Well, GFriday ‘bout a week ago
A7Leroy shootin’ dice
And at the B7edge of the bar sat a Cgirl name of Doris
And D7oh, that Cgirl look Gnice D7
Well, he Gcast his eyes upon her
And the A7trouble soon began
And B7Leroy Brown, he learned a Clesson ‘bout messin’
With the D7wife of a Cjealous Gman D7
I usually skip this chorus... we get it, he’s bad.
And he’s Gbad, bad, Leroy Brown
The A7baddest man in the whole damn town
B7Badder than old King KonCg
And D7meaner than a Cjunkyard Gdog D7
Quiet, let ring
Well, the Gtwo men took to fightin’
And when they A7pulled them from the floor
B7Leroy looked like a Cjigsaw puzzle
With a D7couple of Cpieces Ggone D7
And he’s Gbad, bad, Leroy Brown
The A7baddest man in the whole damn town
B7Badder than old King KonCg
And D7meaner than a Cjunkyard Gdog D7
Yeah he’s Gbad, bad, Leroy Brown
The A7baddest man in the whole damn town
B7Badder than old King KonCg
And D7meaner than a Cjunkyard Gdog
Yes, you were B7badder than old King CKong
And D7meaner than a Cjunkyard Gdog
Jim Croce - I'll Have To Say I Love You In a Song
(1974)
Amaj7C#mBmDm→ E7x 2
Well, I Amaj7know it’s kind of C#mlate
I Bmhope I didn’t Ewake you
But what I Amaj7got to say can’t C#mwait
I Bmknew you’d underEstand
DEvery time I G#7tried to tell you
The C#7words just came out F#mwrong D
So, I’ll Amaj7have to say I Elove you in a songDA
Yeah I kAmaj7now it’s kind of C#mstrange
But Bmevery time I’m Enear you
I just Amaj7run out of things to C#msay
I Bmknew you’d underEstand
DAnd every time I G#7tried to tell you
The C#7words just came out F#mwrong D
So, I’ll Amaj7have to say I Elove you in a songDA
Solo on verse chords
DEvery time the G#7time was right
All the C#7words just came out F#mwrong D
So I’ll Amaj7have to say I Elove you in a songDA
Yeah, I Amaj7know it’s kind of C#mlate
I Bmhope I didn’t Ewake you
But there’s Amaj7something that I just got to C#msay
I Bmknew you’d underEstand
DEvery time I G#7tried to tell you
The C#7words just came out F#mwrong D
So, I’ll Amaj7have to say I Elove you in a songDA
Amaj7C#mBmDm→ E7
Amaj7
Jim Croce - Operator
(1972)
Intro
GBmAmC→ G/B→ Am→ D7→ Gx2
GOperaBmtor oh could you Chelp G/Bme pAmlace this call C→ G/B→ Am→ G
AmSee the number on the matD7/F#chbook is old and fEmaded D→ D/C→ D/B→ D/AG
Not a typo; this time the pattern resolves to the I on “friend”, the first time it didn’t
GShe’s living in L.A. Bmwith my besCt oldG/BAmex-friGend Ray C→ G/B→ Am→ G
AmA guy she said she D7/F#knew well and sometimes hatEmed D→ D/C→ D/B→ D/AG
GIsn’t that the wayC/Gthey say it goesG
But let’s forCget all Dthat
And Ggive me the number if Amyou can find it
So CI Dcan Emcall just to Bmtell ‘em I’m Dfine and to sAmhow
D7I’ve overcome the blow, CI’ve learned to take it well G/B
I only wish my words Amcould just convince myself C
Hang on “that’s”
That it just wasn’t reaDl, but thCat’s not the way it feels
GBmAmC→ G/B→ Am→ D7→ G
GOperaBmtor oh could you Chelp G/Bme pAmlace this call C→ G/B→ Am→ G
Am‘Cause I can’t read the D7/F#number that you just gavEme me D→ D/C→ D/B→ D/AG
GThere’s something in my Bmeyes, you know it ChaG/Bppens Amevery tGim C→ G/B→ Am→ G
AmI think about the D7/F#love that I thought would saveEmme D→ D/C→ D/B→ D/AG
GIsn’t that the wayC/Gthey say it goesG
But let’s forCget all Dthat
And Ggive me the number if Amyou can find it
So CI Dcan Emcall just to Bmtell ‘em I’m Dfine and to sAmhow
D7I’ve overcome the blow, CI’ve learned to take it well G/B
I only wish my words Amcould just convince myself C
Hang on “that’s”
That it just wasn’t reaDl, but thCat’s not the way it feels
GC/GNo, no no, no, no
GC/GThat’s not the way it feels G
GOperBmator, oh let’s forCget G/BabAmout thisGcall C→ G/B→ Am→ G
AmThere’s no one there D7/F#I really wanted to talEmk toDD→ D/C→ D/B→ D/AG
GThank you for your time, Bmoh you’ve been Cso mG/Buch Ammore tGhan kCind → G/B→ Am→ G
AmYou can keep the D7/F#dime EmD→ D/C→ D/B→ D/AG
GIsn’t that the wayC/Gthey say it goesG
But let’s forCget all Dthat
And Ggive me the number if Amyou can find it
So CI Dcan Emcall just to Bmtell ‘em I’m Dfine and to sAmhow
D7I’ve overcome the blow, CI’ve learned to take it well G/B
I only wish my words Amcould just convince myself C
Hang on “that’s”
That it just wasn’t reaDl, but thCat’s not the way it feels
GBmAmC→ G/B→ Am→ D7→ Gx2
Jimmy Buffet - Margaritaville
(1977)
Originally in D, I play in D capo 2.
DNibblin’ on sponge cake, watchin’ the sun bake
All of those tourists covered with Aoil
A7Strummin’ my six string, on my front porch swing
Smell those shrimp they’re beginnin’ to Dboil D7
GWastin’ Aaway again in MargarDitaville D7
GSearchin’ for myAlost shaker of Dsalt D7
GSome people Aclaim that there’s a DwomAan to
GBlame, but I Aknow, it’s nobody’s Dfault
DDon’t know the reason, I stayed here all season
Nothin’ to show but this brand new tatAtoo
A7But it’s a real beauty, a Mexican cutie, how it got here
I haven’t a Dclue D7
GWastin Aaway again in MargarDitaville D7
GSearch’in’ for myAlost shaker of Dsalt D7
GSome people Aclaim that there’s a DwomAan to
GBlame, now I Athink, hell it could be my Dfault
DI blew out my flip flop, stepped on a pop top
Cut my heel had to cruise on back Ahome
A7But there’s booze in the blender, and soon it will render
That frozen concoction that helps me hang Don D7
GWastin’ Aaway again in MargarDitaville D7
GSearchin’ for myAlost shaker of Dsalt D7
GSome people Aclaim that there’s a DwomAan to
GBlame, but I Aknow, it’s my own damn Dfault
D7Yes and Gsome people Aclaim that there’s a DwomAan to
GBlame, and I Aknow, it’s my own damn Dfault
DGAD
Joan Baez - Diamonds and Rust
(1975)
This is adapted loosely from the Judas Priest version.
The originals are in Em, I play in Em capo 5.
As a duet, I sing a 3rd below the lead and play in Em.
The songs is a dirge, so I follow the Priest version,
which is a rocking metal gallop.
Long riff
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Short riff
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Play long riff if not rocking
Well EmI’ll be damned here comes your Cghost again
But that’s not unGusual it’s just that the Dmoon is full
And you happened to Emcall
And Emhere I sit hand on the Ctelephone
I’m hearing a Gvoice I’d known a couple of Dlight years ago
Heading straight for a Emfall
Well we Cboth know what memories can Dbring
They bring diamonds and Emrust
Well we Cboth know what memories can Dbring
They bring diamonds and Emrust
Play short riff if not rocking
As EmI remember, your eyes were bluer than Crobins’ eggs
My poetry was Glousy you said, but where are you Dcalling from?
A booth in the Emmid-west
EmTen years ago I bought you some Ccuff-links
And you bought me Gsomething
We both know what Dmemories can bring
They bring diamonds and Emrust
Play short riff if not rocking, else another chorus
You Emburst on the scene, already a Clegend
The unwashed pheGnomenon, the original Dvagabond
You Emstrayed into my arms
And Emthere you stayed, temporarily Clost at sea
The Madonna was Gyours for free, the girl on the Dhalf-shell
Could keep you unEmharmed
Well we Cboth know what memories can Dbring
They bring diamonds and Emrust
Well we Cboth know what memories can Dbring
They bring diamonds and Emrust
Vox on the 5 of the chord
Now I Bm7see you standing with brown leaves falling all around
And Am7snow in your hair
Now you’re Bm7smiling out of the window of that crummy hotel
Over Am7Washington Square
Our Cbreath comes out of white clouds
Mingles and Ghangs in the air
Speaking Fmaj7strictly for me
We both could have died then and B7there
EmDEm
Play long riff if not rocking
Now you’re Emtelling me you’re not nosCtalgic
Then give me another Gword for it you who are so Dgood with words
And at keeping things Emvague
‘Cause EmI need some of that vagueness now
It’s all come back too Cclearly
Yes I loved you Gdearly, and if you’re offering Ddiamonds and rust
I’ve already Empaid
Well we Cboth know what memories can Dbring
They bring diamonds and Emrust
Well we Cboth know what memories can Dbring
They bring diamonds and Emrust
Well we Cboth know what memories can Dbring
They bring diamonds and Emrust
Well we Cboth know what memories can Dbring
They bring diamonds and Emrust
CDiamonds, Ddiamonds, and Emrust
CDiamonds, Ddiamonds, and Emrust
Joe Walsh - Life's Been Good
(1978)
Originally in B, I play in G capo 2
Intro
BBBEx4
G→ D→ Gx2
BmABmx2
G→ D→ Gx2
BmABmx2
Vox start on the 3
GI have a D/F#mansion Emforget the prDice
GAin’t never D/F#been there they tEmell me it’s nDice
GI live in D/F#hotels tEmear out the wDalls
GI have acD/F#countants Empay for it aDll
AThey say I’m A/Gcrazy but I A/F#have a good Atime Bm→ ABm→ A
I’m just Alooking for A/Gclues at the A/F#scene of the Acrime
Life’s been Dgood to A/C#me so fBar
GMy MaseD/F#rati does Emone-eighty-Dfive
GI lost my lD/F#icense Emnow I don’t drDive
GI have a D/F#limo Emride in the bDack
GI lock the D/F#doors in Emcase I’m attDacked
GI’m making D/F#records my Emfans they can’t wDait
GThey write me lD/F#etters tEmell me I’m grDeat
So I gGot me an D/F#office gold Emrecords on the wDall
GJust leave a D/F#message, mEmaybe I’ll cDall
ALucky I’m A/Gsane after A/F#all I’ve been Athrough
Everybody says BmI’m Acool (BmHe’s Acool)
AI can’t compA/Glain but sometA/F#imes I still Ado
Life’s been Dgood to A/C#me so fBar
Solo (approximately)
BA9BA9
BE9BE9
Repeat a few times, then repeat intro...
BBBEx4
G→ D→ Gx2
BmABmx2
G→ D→ Gx2
BmABmx2
GI go to D/F#parties someEmtimes until fDour
GIt’s hard to D/F#leave when you cEman’t find the dDoor
GIt’s tough to D/F#handle this fEmortune and fDame
EverybGody’s so dD/F#ifferent EmI haven’t chDanged
AThey say I’m lA/Gazy but it tA/F#akes all my time
Everybody says Bmoh Ayeah (BmOh Ayeah)
AI keep on gA/Going guess I’ll A/F#never know Awhy
Life’s been Dgood to A/C#me so fBar
BE
Joe Walsh - Walk Away
(1976)
Originally in Ab, I play in D
Intro
G→
DDDDG/D→
DDG/DG/D
DDDD
Vox on 3 5 6 6 on “takin’ my time”
DTakin’ my time, G→ Dchoosin’ my line
G→ DTryin’ to decide Gwhat to Ddo
G→ DLooks like my stop, Gdon’t Dwanna get off
Hard stop at the end of this line
G→DGot myself hung up Gon yoDu D
Seems to mBme, you don’t wGanna talk about it
Seems to mBme, you just Gturn your pretty Ahead and walk Daway
DEmFEm
G→
DDDDG/D→
DPlaces I’ve known, G→ Dthings that I’m growin’
G→ DDon’t taste the same wGithoDut you
GI gDot myself in, thGe wDorst mess I been, and GI
DFind myself startin’ tGo dDoubt you
Seems to mBme, talk all nGight here comes the morning
Seems to mBme, you just fGorget what we saAid and greet the Dday
DEmFEm
Solo on intro riff
D
Seems to mBme, you don’t wGanna talk about it
Seems to mBme, you just Gturn your pretty Ahead and walk Daway
DEmFEm
D
Iiiii... got to Dcool myself down, G→ Dstompin’ around
G→ DThinkin’ some words, I can’t blame ya
G→ DMeet ya half way, I got Dnothin’ to say
G→ DStill I don’t s’pose I can blame ya
Seems to mBme, you don’t wGanna talk about it
Seems to mBme, you just Gturn your pretty Ahead and walk Daway
DEmFEm
Walk awaDy EmFEm
Solo
DEmFEm
John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads
(1971)
Originally in A, I play in G
G
Hang two beats on the I after this line
GAlmost Heaven, EmWest Virginia, DBlue Ridge Mountains, ShCenandoah RGiver
GLife is old there, Emolder than the trees, yDounger than the mountains
BlCowin’ like a brGeeze
Country rGoads, take me hDome, to the pEmlace, I belCong
West VirgGinia, mountain mDama, take me hCome, country rGoads
Hang two beats on the I after this line
GAll my memories Emgather round her, Dminer’s lady, strCanger to blue wGater
GDark and dusty, pEmainted on the sky, mDisty taste of moonshine
TeCardrop in my Geye
Country rGoads, take me hDome, to the pEmlace, I belCong
West VirgGinia, mountain mDama, take me hCome, country rGoads
Vox on the 3 of the chord on “I hear her”
EmI hear her vDoice, in the mGorning hour she calls me
Vox on the 1 of the chord on “radio”
The Cradio remGinds me of my Dhome far away
Vox on the 5 of the chord on “driving down”, the 3 of the new chord on “road”
And Emdriving down the rFoad I get a fCeeling
That I Gshould have been home Dyesterday, yesterdD7ay
Country rGoads, take me hDome, to the pEmlace, I belCong
West VirgGinia, mountain mDama, take me hCome, country rGoads
Country rGoads, take me hDome, to the pEmlace, I belCong
West VirgGinia, mountain mDama, take me hCome, country rGoads
Take me hDome, (down) country rGoads
Take me hDome, (down) country rGoads
G
John Lennon - Imagine
(1971)
Originally in C, I play in A capo 1 or 2
AAmaj7DDx2
Maj7’s continue, but not writing them out
AImagine there’s no Dheaven
AIt’s easy if you Dtry
ANo hell beDlow us
AAbove us only Dsky
DImagine F#m/C#all the Bm7peopleA
ELiving for today
AImagine there’s no Dcountries
AIt isn’t hard to Ddo
ANothing to kill or Ddie for
AAnd no religion Dtoo
DImagine F#m/C#all the Bm7peopleA
ELiving life in peace, you-hoo
DYou may Esay I’m a Adreamer C#
DBut I’m Enot the only Aone C#
DI hope someEday you’ll Ajoin us C#
DAnd the Eworld will Alive as one
AImagine no posDsessions
AI wonder if you Dcan
ANo need for greed or Dhunger
AA brotherhood of Dman
DImagine F#m/C#all the Bm7peopleA
ESharing all the world
DYou may Esay I’m a Adreamer C#
DBut I’m Enot the only Aone C#
DI hope someEday you’ll Ajoin us C#
DAnd the Eworld will Alive as one
Optional fadeout, credit Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora
A‘Cause all we are Esaying is give peace a Achance
John Lennon - Instant Karma
(1970)
Originally in A, I play in E capo 2
Silly intro thing, let each chord ring once, or just skip this
BD
Every line in the vase has a descending bass that I’m not writing out
EInstant Karma’s gonna get you C#m
EGonna knock you right in the head C#m
EYou better get yourself together C#m
CPretty soon your gonDna be dead E
AWhat in the world you thinking oF#mf?
ALaughing in the face of lF#move
GWhat on Earth you tryin’ to do? Em
It’s uAp to you
YBeah you
EInstant Karma’s gonna get you C#m
EGonna look you right in the face C#m
EBetter get yourself together darlin’ C#m
CJoin the human Drace E
AHow in the world you gonna F#msee?
ALaughing at fools like F#mme
GWho on Earth do you think you Emare?
A Asuperstar?
Well B7right you are
Well we Dall F#mshine oBmn
Like theDmoon and the F#mstars and the Bmsun
Well we Dall F#mshine Bmon
AEveryone Bcome on
EInstant Karma’s gonna get you C#m
EGonna knock you off your feet C#m
EBetter recognize your brothers C#m
CEveryone you Dmeet E
AWhy in the world are we F#mhere?
ASurely not to live in pain and F#mfear
GWhy on Earth are you Emthere?
When you’re eAverywhere gonna Bget your share
Well we Dall F#mshine oBmn
Like theDmoon and the F#mstars and the Bmsun
Well we Dall F#mshine Bmon
ACome on and on and oBn on
EYeah yeah C#m
AElright C#m
AEh ha C#m
ACh DE
Well we Dall F#mshine oBmn
Like theDmoon and the F#mstars and the Bmsun
Well we Dall F#mshine Bmon
AEveryone B7come on
John Mellencamp - I Need a Lover
(1978)
Originally mostly in F#, I play mostly in D
I’m writing out the three-minute intro because I think it’s neat,
but if this is just an acoustic jam, start where it says “start here
if acoustic“.
Ringing guitar chords, mostly piano
F#C#/F#B/F#C#/F#x2
Guitar enters at tempo
F#C#/F#B/F#C#/F#x4
Full band in
DAGAx3
DAD→ A/C#G/B→ A
D→ Em→ F#m→
Full band, airy with piano arpeggios
GD/GGD/Gx4
G→ Am→ Bm
Full band in
CG/CF/CG/Cx4
Hang one measure
G#dim7
Quiet, mostly piano only
F#C#BC#x4
Band in, still pretty quiet
F#C#BC#x4
Band in, full volume
DAGAx4
Let ring one measure
G7#9
Band in, start here if acoustic
DA/DG/DA/Dx7
DAD→ A/C#G/B→ A
Vox on the low 3
DI need a Alover who Gwon’t drive me Acrazy
D(I need a Alover that Gwon’t drive me Acrazy)
Vox up to the high 3
DI need a Alover that Gwon’t drive me Acrazy
DSome girl that knows the Ameaning of, uh, Ghey, hit the hAighway
DAGA
Vox on the low 3
DWell, I’ve Abeen walkin’ the Gstreets up and Adown
DRacing Athrough the human Gjungles at Anight
Vox up to the high 3
DI’m so conAfused, my Gmind is indifAferent
DHey, I’m so Aweak, won’t somebody Gshut off that Alight
With “aah”
DAGAx2
Vox on the low 3
DElectAricity Gruns through the viAdeo
DAnd I Awatch it from this Ghole I call Ahome
Vox up to the high 3
DAnd all the Astony’s are Gdancin’ to the Aradio
Hold the IV and the second V twice as long as usual
DAnd I got the Aworld calling me Gup here, tonight Aon the phone
Vox up on the high 3 the whole chorus this time
DI need a Alover that Gwon’t drive me Acrazy
DSome girl to Athrill me and Gthen go aAway
DI need a Alover that Gwon’t drive me Acrazy
DSome girl that knows the Ameaning of, uh, Ghey, hit the hAighway
DAGAx3
DAD→ A/C#G/B→ A
Vox on the low 3
DWell, I’m not Awiped out by this Gpoolroom life I’m Aliving
DI’m gonna quit this Ajob and go to Gschool, or head back Ahome
Vox up to the high 3
DAnd I’m not Aaskin’ to be Gloved or be forAgiven
Hold the IV and the second V twice as long as usual
DHey, I just Acan’t face shakin’ Gin this bedroom, Aone more night alone
A cappella, chords implied, all up at the high 3
DI need a Alover that Gwon’t drive me Acrazy
DI need a Alover that Gwon’t drive me Acrazy
DI need a Alover that Gwon’t drive me Acrazy
DSome girl that knows the Ameaning of, uh, Ghey, hit the hAighway
FCA#Cx4
I hear the melody differently this time, because the 3 would be really high now,
instead the melody starts on the 1 of the new key
FI need a Clover that A#won’t drive me Ccrazy
FSome girl to Cthrill me and A#then go aCway
Triplets on “won’t drive me crazy”
FI need a Clover that A#won’t drive me Ccrazy
FSome girl that knows the Cmeaning of, uh, A#hey, hit the Chighway, you betcha
FCA#Cx4
F→ CA#→ G#F#→ F
Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now
(1972)
Originally in D, I play in A. I play D/G/A with
open A and E strings (e.g. x05430).
Highest note is the 5, but it spends a lot of
time on the 3 and 4.
A
Vox on the 1 on “I”
AI can see cDlearly now the rAain is gone
AI can see aDll obstacles Ein my way
AGone are the dDark clouds that Ahad me blind
It’s gonna be a bGright, brDight, sunshiny dAay
Gonna be a bGright, brDight, sunshiny dAay
AI think I can mDake it now the pAain is gone
AAll of the Dbad feelings have Edisappeared
AHere is that raDinbow I’ve been Apraying for
It’s gonna be a bGright, brDight, sunshiny dAay
CLook all around, there’s nothing but Gblue skies
CLook straight ahead, there’s C/Enothing but E/Bblue skies
G#m7DG#m7DGF#mE
AI can see cDlearly now the rAain is gone
AI can see aDll obstacles Ein my way
AGone are the dDark clouds that Ahad me blind
It’s gonna be a bGright, brDight, sunshiny dAay
It’s gonna be a bGright, brDight, sunshiny dAay
It’s gonna be a bGright, brDight, sunshiny dAay
It’s gonna be a bGright, brDight, sunshiny dAay
Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi
(1970)
Joni Mitchell in E, Counting Crows in G#
This arrangement is somewhere in between, I play in G
Highest note is the 1 if you do the high “farmer farmer”
Can play D/F# as D11
CD/F#GGx2
Vox in on the 3 of the chord on “paved”
They Cpaved paradise and D/F#put up a parking lotG
With a Cadd9pink hotel, a D/F#boutique, and a swingin’ hot spotG
GDon’t it always G9seem to go
That you don’Cadd9t know G/Bwhat you Am7got till it’s gone
They Cpaved paradise and pDut up a parking lotG
GCadd9Cadd9G
They Cadd9took all the trees, and D/F#put ‘em in a tree museumG
And they Cadd9charged the people a D/F#dollar and a half to see themG
No, no, no
GDon’t it always G9seem to go
That you don’Cadd9t know G/Bwhat you Am7got till it’s gone
They Cpaved paradise and pDut up a parking lotG
Hey farCadd9mer, farmer, put away your DDTG
I don’t care about Cadd9spots on my apples
D11Leave me the birds and the beesGplease
GDon’t it always G9seem to go
That you don’Cadd9t know G/Bwhat you Am7got till it’s gone
They Cpaved paradise and pDut up a parking lotG
Hey now they Cpaved paradise and pDut up a parking lotG
CD/F#GGx2
Let ring
Listen, Cadd9late last night, I D/F#heard a screen doorGslam
And a biCadd9g yellow taxi toD/F#ok my girl awayG
Now Gdon’t it always G9seem to go
That you don’Cadd9t know G/Bwhat you Am7got till it’s gone
They Cadd9paved paradise and pDut up a parking lotG
Hey now now Gdon’t it always G9seem to go
That you don’Cadd9t know G/Bwhat you Am7got till it’s gone
They Cpaved paradise and pDut up a parking lotG
Why now they Cpaved paradise and pDut up a parking lotG
Hey hey hey Cpaved paradise and pDut up a parking lotG
I end here, but I’m writing out the rest of the Counting
Crows arrangement.
GCD/F#G
Cadd9I don’t wanna give it, why you wanna give it?
Why you wanna Ggiving it all away? Hey, hey, hey
Cadd9Now you wanna give it, oh she wanna give it
‘Cause she Ggiving it all away no no
Cadd9I don’t wanna give it, why you wanna give it?
Why you wanna Ggiving it all away?
Cadd9Giving it all
D/F#Giving it all aGway
Am7Cadd9Why you Gwant me?
Am7Cadd9Why do you Gwant me?
They Cpaved paradise and Dput up a parking lotG
Repeat to fade
Journey - Lights
(1978)
Originally in D, I play in G
Highest note that matters is the 6
GEmGDEmFG
When the Glights go Emdown in the Fcity
And the Gsun shines Emon the Fbay
I Gwant to be thEmere in my Fcity, oh
EmOh, Foh, Gooh-o-o
GSo you Emthink you’rFe lonely
GWell my Emfriend I’m lFonely too
GI want to get Emback to my Fcity by the bay
EmOh, Foh, Goh-o-o
Bridge
It’s Emsad, Coh there’s been Gmornings
Out on the road withEmout you C
Without your Gcharms D
EmO-o-oCoh, my, my, Gmy my my
EmOh, Foh, Goh-o-o
When the Glights go Emdown in the Fcity
And the Gsun shines Emon the Fbay
Ooh I Gwant to be thEmere in mFy city
EmOh, Foh, Goh-o-o
Solo if appropriate on bridge chords
When the Glights go Emdown in the Fcity
And the Gsun shines Emon the Fbay
Ooh I Gwant to be thEmere in mFy city
EmOh, Foh, Goh-o-o, mmmm
EmOh, Foh, Goh-o-o
Journey - Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'
(1979)
Originally in A, I play in D or possibly E,
highest note that matters is the 3.
D
Vox on the 6 on “you”, on the 2 on “die”
YoDu make me weak, and wanna die
JusGt when you said we’d try
LDovin’, tAouchin’, squCeezin’, each Dother
D
DWhen I’m alone, all by myself
YGou’re out with someone else
LDovin’, tAouchin’, squCeezin’, each Dother
BmYou’re tearin’ me apart Devery, every day
BmYou’re tearin’ me apart, Doh what can I say?
BmYou’re tearin’ me apart CA
DIt won’t be long, yes till you’re alone
When your lGover, oh he hasn’t come home
‘Cause he’s lDovin’, ooh he’s tAouchin’
He’s sqCueezin’ anDother
BmHe’s tearin’ you apartD, ooh, every, every day
BmHe’s tearin’ you apart, Doh girl, what can you say?
‘Cause he’s Bmlovin’, tCouchin’, aDnother
Now, it’s Bmyour turn girl to cCry
G/DNa nDa na G/Dna nDa na G/Dna Dna na G/Dna nDa
G/DNa Dna naG/Dna Dna na Bmna na na na Cna
Repeat to fade
Journey - Wheel In the Sky
(1978)
Originally in Dm, I play in Em capo 2
Highest note that matters is the 6
Hang this chord
C
Em
EmWinter is here again oh lord
Haven’t been home in a year or more D
I hope she Cholds on a little Emlonger
EmSent a letter on a long summer day
Made of silver, not of clay D
Ooh I’ve been Crunning down this dEmusty road
Ooh the Emwheel in the Gsky keeps on Dturning
I Emdon’t know where GI’ll be toDmorrow
EmWheel in the Gsky keeps on Dturning
Can replace all this with a IV
A/C#→ D→ C
Em
EmI’ve been trying to make it home
Got to make it before too longD
Ooh I can’t Ctake this very much Emlonger
EmI’m stranded in the sleet and rain
Don’t think I’m ever gonna make it home agDain
The moCrning sun is rising
EmIt’s kissing the day
Ooh the Emwheel in the Gsky keeps on Dturning
I Emdon’t know where GI’ll be toDmorrow
EmWheel in the Gsky keeps on Dturning
A/C#WhoDah, Coh
A/C#DMy my my my Cmy
For tomorrow
Solo on verse chords (more or less)
Oh the Emwheel in the Gsky keeps on Dturning
I Emdon’t know where GI’ll be toDmorrow
EmWheel in the Gsky keeps on Dturning
Ooh, I Emdon’t know, I Gdon’t know D
EmWheel in the Gsky keeps on Dturning
EmDon’t know where GI’ll be toDmorrow
Ooh the Emwheel in the Gsky keeps Dturning
EmWheel in the Gsky keeps on Dturning
Kansas - Dust in the Wind
(1977)
Originally in C, I play in G
In G, easiest to just play a little I vi for the intro, but if you really want to, use this:
G - 3x003x
Gsus4 - 3x4x3x
Gsus2 - 3x023x
Esus2 - 024000
Esus4 - 02x200
Intro
GGmaj7Gadd9GEsus2Esus4EmEsus2
Gadd9GGmaj7Gadd9EmEsus2Esus4Em
Vox on the 1
I Gclose D/F#my eEmyes
DOnly for a mAm7oment and the Emmoment’s gone
GAll D/F#my dEmreams
DPass before my Am7eyes a curiEmosity
Vox on the 1 of the chord on “dust”
A/C#Dust Din the wEmind Em/D
AA/C#ll they are is Ddust in the Emwind
D/F#
GSame D/F#old Emsong
DJust a drop of Am7water in an Emendless sea
GAll D/F#we dEmo
DCrumbles to the Am7ground though we reEmfuse to see
A/C#Dust Din the wEmind Em/D
AA/C#ll we are is Ddust in the Emwind
EmD/EC/EC6/E
Solo
EmD/EC/EC6/E
EmD/EC/EC6/E
GGmaj7Gadd9GEsus2Esus4EmEsus2
Gadd9GGmaj7Gadd9EmEsus2Esus4Em
Now, Gdon’t D/F#hang Emon
DNothing lasts forAm7ever but the EEmarth and sky
It Gslips D/F#aEmway
And Dall your money Am7won’t another Emminute buy
A/C#Dust Din the wEmind Em/D
AA/C#ll we are is Ddust in the Emwind
(All we are is Em/Ddust in the wind)
A/C#Dust Din the wEmind Em/D
EA/C#verything is Ddust in the Emwind
Em
Kenny Rogers - Coward of the County
(1979)
This is one of very few songs where I change lyrics to minimize awkwardness.
Originally starts in C, then changes to C#, then to D,
I play in A capo 4 and skip the key changes.
Intro
A
AEveryone considered him the Dcoward of the Acounty
He’d nAever stood one single time to prove the county Ewrong
His Amama named him Tommy, the Dfolks just called him Ayellow
But Asomething always told me they were Ereading Tommy Awrong
AHe was only ten years old when his Ddaddy died in Aprison
AI looked after Tommy ‘cause he was my brother’s Eson
I Astill recall the final words my Dbrother said to ATommy
ASon, my life is over, but Eyours has just Abegun
APromise me, son, not to Ddo the things I’ve Adone
DWalk away from Atrouble if you Ecan
AIt won’t mean you’re weak if you Dturn the other Acheek
I hAope you’re old Denough to underEstand
Son, Eyou don’t have to fight to be a Aman
Original changes key up a half-step here
There’s sAomeone for everyone and DTommy’s love was ABecky
AIn her arms he didn’t have to prove he was a Eman
One Aday while he was workin’ the DGatlin boys came Acallin’
AThey called Becky trashy, Etold her she should Arun
ATommy opened up the door and Dsaw his Becky Acryin’
The cAryin’ eyes, the shattered look was more than he could Estand
He Areached above the fireplace and took Ddown his daddy’s Apicture
As his Atears fell on his daddy’s face, he Eheard these words Aagain
APromise me, son, not to Ddo the things I’ve Adone
DWalk away from Atrouble if you Ecan
Now Ait won’t mean you’re weak if you Dturn the other Acheek
I hAope you’re old Denough to underEstand
Son, Eyou don’t have to fight to be a Aman
Original changes key up another half-step here
The GAatlin boys just laughed at him when he Dwalked into the Abar-room
AOne of them got up and met him halfway ‘cross the Efloor
When ATommy turned around they said, hey Dlook ol’ yellow’s lAeavin’
Spoken
ABut you coulda heard a pin drop when ETommy stopped and blocked the dAoor
ATwenty years of crawlin’ was Dbottled up insAide him
He Awasn’t holdin’ nothin’ back, he let ‘em have it Eall
When ATommy left the bar-room not a DGatlin boy was Astandin’
He Asaid, this one’s for Becky, as he Ewatched the last one Afall
Spoken
And I heard him say
I pAromised you, Dad, not to Ddo the things you’ve Adone
DI walk away from Atrouble when I Ecan
Now Aplease don’t think I’m weak, I didn’t Dturn the other Acheek
And papa, I sure Dhope you underEstand
SomeEtimes you gotta fight when you’re a Aman
AEveryone considered him the Dcoward of the cAounty
Kenny Rogers - The Gambler
(1978)
Originally in E, I play in D capo 2
On a Dwarm summer’s evenin’ on a Gtrain bound for Dnowhere
I Gmet up with the Dgambler, we were both too tired to Asleep
So Dwe took turns a-starin’ out the Gwindow at the Ddarkness
Till Gboredom overtook Dus, Aand he began to Dspeak
He said, Dson, I’ve made a life out of Greadin’ people’s Dfaces
And Gknowin’ what their Dcards were by the way they held their Aeyes
And if Dyou don’t mind my sayin’, I can Gsee you’re out of Daces
For a Gtaste of your Dwhiskey I’ll Agive you some Dadvice
So I Dhanded him my bottle and he Gdrank down my last Dswallow
GThen he bummed a Dcigarette and asked me for a Alight
And the Dnight got deathly quiet, and his Gface lost all exprDession
Said, if you’re Ggonna play the Dgame, boy, ya gotta Alearn to play it Dright
You got to Dknow when to hold ‘em, Gknow when to Dfold ‘em
GKnow when to Dwalk away and know when to Arun
You never Dcount Ayour Dmoney when you’re Gsittin’ at the Dtable
There’ll be Gtime enough for Dcountin’ Awhen the dealin’s Ddone
Key change
EEv’ry gambler knows that the Asecret to survEivin’
Is Aknowin’ what to Ethrow away and knowing what to Bkeep
‘Cause Eev’ry hand’s a winner and Aev’ry hand’s a Eloser
And the Abest that you can Ehope for is to Bdie in your Esleep
And Ewhen he’d finished speakin’, he Aturned back towards the Ewindow
ACrushed out his cigaErette and faded off to Bsleep
And Esomewhere in the darkness the Agambler, he broke Eeven
But Ain his final Ewords I found an Bace that I could Ekeep
You got to Eknow when to hold ‘em, Aknow when to Efold ‘em
AKnow when to Ewalk away and know when to Brun
You never Ecount Byour Emoney when you’re Asittin’ at the Etable
There’ll be time Aenough for Ecountin’ Bwhen the dealin’s Edone
You got to Eknow when to hold ‘em, Aknow when to Efold ‘em
AKnow when to Ewalk away and know when to Brun
You never Ecount Byour Emoney when you’re Asittin’ at the Etable
There’ll be time Aenough for Ecountin’ Bwhen the dealin’s Edone
Kermit the Frog - The Rainbow Connection
(1979)
ADmaj7ADmaj7
Vox start on the 3 (C# in A)
AWhy are there so mF#many Bmsongs about raiEnbows?
And whAat’s on the oF#mther siBmde?E
ARainbows are viF#msions, but oBmnly ilElusions
ARainbows have noF#mthing to hBmideE
Dmaj7So we’ve been told and some choose to believe it
But C#m7I know they’re wrong wait and see
BmSomeday we’ll fEind it the raiAmaj7nbow connF#ection
The lBmovers, the dreEamers, and mAe
ADmaj7ADmaj7
AWho said that F#mevery wish would Bmbe heard and Eanswered
When Awished on the morF#mning Bmstar E
ASomebody F#mthought of that and Bmsomeone beliEeved it
And Alook what it’s F#mdone so Bmfar E
Dmaj7What’s so amazing that keeps us stargazing?
C#m7And what do we think we might see?
BmSomeday we’ll fEind it the raiAmaj7nbow connF#ection
The lBmovers, the dreEamers, and mAe
Bridge
AllE/G#of us unF#mder its spellA
We knowDmaj7that it’s probA/C#ably magBm7icE
Kermit changes key up a half-step here...
AHave you been halF#mf-asleep? And hBmave you heard vEoices?
Well I’Ave heard them calF#mling my nBmameE
AAre these the sF#mweet sounds that caBmlled the young saEilors?
AThe voice might be oF#mne and the sBmameE
Dmaj7I’ve heard it too many times to ignore it
It’s C#m7something that I’m s’posed to be
BmSomeday we’ll fEind it, the raAmaj7inbow connF#ection
The loBmvers, the drEeamers, and Ame
E/G#La da dee F#mla da da Ada
La laDmaj7la la Ela la Ala
King Harvest - Dancing in the Moonlight
(1972)
Originally in Cm, I play in Am (the first chord is the iv)
Intro
Dm7GC→ G/B→ Am
I’m pretty sure this is what actually happens, but it’s weird, so generally just repeat the first intro line here
Dm7GB7E→ Am
Vox on 5 5 7 2 on “we get it on”
We get it Dm7on most every night, Gwhen that Cmoon gets G/Bbig and Ambright
It’s a superDm7natural delight, Geverybody was Cdancing G/Bin the Ammoonlight
Hard stop on the last chord
Dm7GC→ G/B→ Am
Everybody Dm7here is out of sight, Gbut they don’t bark and Cthey don’t G/Bbite
They Amkeep things loose they
Dm7Keep things light, Geverybody was Cdancing in G/Bthe Ammoonlight
Vox on the 9 on “dancing”
Dm7Dancing in the moonlight, Geverybody’s Cfeeling G/Bwarm and Ambright
It’s such a Dm7fine and natural sight, Geverybody’s Cdancing iG/Bn the Ammoonlight
We like our Dm7fun and we never fight, Gyou can’t dance and Cstay uptigG/Bht
It’s Amsuper-natural Dm7delight, Geverybody was Cdancing iG/Bn the Ammoonlight
Dm7Dancing in the moonlight, Geverybody’s Cfeeling G/Bwarm and Ambright
It’s such a Dm7fine and natural sight, Geverybody’s Cdancing iG/Bn the Ammoonlight
Dm7GC→ G/B→ Am
Hard stop on the last chord
Dm7GC→ G/B→ Am
Everybody Dm7here is out of sight, Gbut they don’t bark and Cthey don’t G/Bbite
They Amkeep things loose they
Dm7Keep things light, Geverybody was Cdancing in G/Bthe Ammoonlight
Everybody’s Dm7dancing in the moonlight, Geverybody’s Cfeeling G/Bwarm and Ambright
It’s such a Dm7fine and natural sight, Geverybody’s Cdancing iG/Bn the Ammoonlight
Dm7Dancing in the moonlight, Geverybody’s Cfeeling G/Bwarm and Ambright
It’s such a Dm7fine and natural sight, Geverybody’s Cdancing iG/Bn the Ammoonlight
Kiss - Beth
(1976)
When Kiss plays this on acoustic guitar, the
main line is I I ii V, and the verse starts
I ii iii. I play in A capo 1, all fingerpicking,
with the descending riff on the 5th string, and the
original changes.
AAD/AE/Ax2
ABeth I hear you D/Acallin’
But I E/Acan’t come home right F#mnow E
DMe and the boys are E/Dplayin’
And we F#mjust can’t find the C#7sus4soundC#7/F
F#mJust a few more Ehours
And I’ll Dbe right home to C#myou
I B7think I hear them Dcallin’ E
Instruments hang on “Beth”
Oh F#mBeth what can I do? F#mE
DBeth what D/Ecan I Ado?
AYou say you feel so D/Aempty
That our E/Ahouse just ain’t a F#mhome E
And DI’m always somewhere E/Delse
And F#myou’re always there alC#7sus4oneC#7/F
F#mJust a few more Ehours
And I’ll Dbe right home to C#myou
I B7think I hear them Dcallin’ E
Oh F#mBeth what can I do? F#mE
DBeth what D/Ecan I Ado?
Solo over one verse and one chorus,
skip if solo guitar.
Slow, hanging chords
ABeth I know you’re D/Alonely
And I E/Ahope you’ll be F#malright E
‘Cause Dme and the boys will be E7playin’
All Anight D/AE/A
Ah, Aaaah D/AE
A
Kiss - Rock and Roll All Nite
(1975)
Originally in Ab, I play in D
Highest note that matters is the 1 (“rock and roll *all* night”)
Intro
C→ C→ G→ C→ C→ G
DADA
Vox on 6 5 on “you show”
DYou show us everyAthing you’ve got
DYou keep on dancin’ and the Aroom gets hot
The b7 on “crazy” is implied, the band actually drops out for a bit there
GYou drive us Awild, we’ll drive you crCazy C→ C→ G→ C→ C→ G
DYou say you wanna Ago for a spin
DThe party’s just begun, we’ll Alet you in
GYou drive us Awild, we’ll drive you crCazy C→ C→ G→ C→ C→ G
A#You keep on shoutin’, Cyou keep on shoutin’
DI wanna rock and roll all Gnight, Aand party every day
DI wanna rock and roll all Gnight, Aand party every day
Instruments drop out a few beats into this line
DI wanna rock and roll all night, and party every day
DI wanna rock and roll all night, and party every day C→ C→ G→ C→ C→ G
DYou keep on sayin’ you’ll be Amine for a while
DYou’re lookin’ fancy and I Alike your style
GYou drive us Awild, we’ll drive you crCazy C→ C→ G→ C→ C→ G
DYou show us everyAthing you’ve got
DBaby, baby, that’s Aquite a lot
GAnd you drive us Awild, we’ll drive you crCazy C→ C→ G→ C→ C→ G
A#You keep on shoutin’, Cyou keep on shoutin’
DI wanna rock and roll all Gnight, Aand party every day
DI wanna rock and roll all Gnight, Aand party every day
DI wanna rock and roll all night, and party every day
DI wanna rock and roll all night, and party every day C→ C→ G→ C→ C→ G
D
Labelle - Lady Marmalade
(1974)
Originally in Gm, I play in Am capo 2
Am7D11x2
Vox on the 5
Am7Hey sista, go sista, sD11oul sista, go sista
Am7Hey sista, go sista, sD11oul sista
He Am7met Marmalade down in oD11ld New Orleans
Am7Struttin’ her stuff on the D11street
She said Dm7hello, hey Joe, you wanna Em7give it a go?
Vox on the 3 of the chord
Am7Gitchi, gitchi, ya-ya, dD11a-da
GAm7itchi, gitchi, ya-ya heD11re
Am7Mocha chocolata, yD11a-ya
Hang on “creole”, vox on 7 6 7 1 of the chord on “creole lady”
Em7Creole lady MarmaAm7lade
Vox only up to the 3, even though you’ll feel like you
want to go up to the 5.
Am7Voulez-vous coucher avec mD11oi, ce soir?
VAm7oulez-vous coucher aveD11c moi?
He Am7stayed in her boudoir while D11she freshened up
Am7That boy drank all that magnD11olia wine, on her
Dm7Black satin sheets, is wEm7here he started to freak
Am7Gitchi, gitchi, ya-ya, dD11a-da
GAm7itchi, gitchi, ya-ya heD11re
Am7Mocha chocolata, yD11a-ya
Em7Creole lady MarmaAm7lade
Am7Voulez-vous coucher avec mD11oi, ce soir?
VAm7oulez-vous coucher aveD11c moi?
Am7D11x2
EHey, hey, hey...
Am7Seeing her skin feeling D11silky smoothe
CAm7olor of cafe au laD11it
Made the Dm7savage beast inside Em7roar until it cried
EMore, more, more
Am7Now he’s at home doing D11nine to five
Am7Living his brave life of lD11ies
But when he Dm7turns off to sleep, old Em7memories keep
EMore, more, more
Am7Gitchi, gitchi, ya-ya, dD11a-da
GAm7itchi, gitchi, ya-ya heD11re
Am7Mocha chocolata, yD11a-ya
Em7Creole lady MarmaAm7lade
Am7Voulez-vous coucher avec mD11oi, ce soir?
VAm7oulez vous coucher aveD11c moi?
Am7Voulez-vous coucher avec mD11oi, ce soir?
Em7Creole lady MarmaAm7lade
Led Zeppelin - D'yer Mak'er
(1976)
Originally in C, I play in C and just skip the high melodic
parts, like going up an octave on “ooh baby I love you”
Intro
CAmFGx 2
COh, oh-oh-Amoh, oh-Fooh, Gyou don’t have to Cgo
Oh-Amoh-oh-Fooh, Gyou don’t have to Cgo
Oh-Amoh-oh-Fooh, Gyou don’t have to gAmo
CAye, ah-ah-Amah, ah-Faye, Gall those tears I Ccried
Ah-Amah-ah-Faye, Gall those tears I Ccried
Oh-Amoh, ah-Faye, Gbaby please Amdon’t go
AmWhen I read the letter you Gwrote me
It made me mad, mad, mad
AmWhen I read the words that it Gtold me
It made me sad, sad, sad
AmBut I still love you so, GI can’t let you go
Don’t go up the octave on “ooh”, that’s just the 1 of the key
FI love you... Gooh, baby I love you
COh, oh-oh-Amoh, oh-Fooh, Gevery breath I Ctake
Oh-Amoh-oh-Fooh, oooh, Gevery move I mCake hey-hey AmF
GOh baby please Amdon’t go
CAye, ah-ah-Amah, ah-Faye, you Ghurt me to my Csoul
Oh-Amoh-oh-Fooh, Gyou hurt me to my Csoul
OoAmh, FGdarling please Amdon’t go
AmWhen I read the letter you Gwrote me
You made me mad, mad, mad
AmWhen I read the words that it Gtold me
It made me sad, sad, sad
AmBut I still love you so, Gand I can’t let you go
FI love you... Gooh, baby I love you
Solo if appropriate on verse chords
COh, oh-oh-Amoh, oh-Fooh, Gyou don’t have to Cgo
Oh-Amoh-oh-Fooh, Gyou don’t have to Cgo
Oh-Amoh-oh-oFoh, oh Gbaby Ambaby, please, please, please, please
COh-oh, oh-oh, Amoh-oh baby, Foh-oh I really Glove you baby
COoh-ooh, ooh-ooh, Amooh-ooh darling, FGoh
CAmOh, oh Fbaby I still Glove you so
Led Zeppelin - Fool in the Rain
(1979)
Originally in C, I play in A
Highest note that matters is the 6 (“light of the love that I *fou*-ound”)
Intro
AD→ Ex4
Vox on the 3 on “well there’s a light”
Well there’s a lAight in your eDye that keeps shEining, like a stAar that can’t wDait for the nEight
AI hate to tDhink I’ve been blEinded baby, Awhy can’t I sDee you tonEight?
And the wAarmth of your smDile starts a bEurnin’, and the thrAill of your toDuch gives me fEright
And I’m shAaking so mDuch, really yeEarning, why don’t you shAow up, mDake it all rEight?
ADEYeah,Ait’s all rDightE
ADEADE
And if you prAomised you’d lDove so complEetely, and you sAaid you would aDlways be tErue
You swAore that you nDever would leEave me, baby, Awhat ever hDappened to yEou?
This is where the fun rhythms start
And you thAought it was oDnly in mEovies, as you wAish all your drDeams would come trEue, hey
AIt ain’t the fiDrst time beliEeve me, baby, AI’m standin’ hDere feeling bElue
ADEYeah I’m blue ADE
ADEADE
Now I will stAand in the rDain on the cEorner, I’ll watch the pAeople go shDuffling dEowntown
AnAother ten mDinutes no lEonger, Aand then I’m tDurning aroEund, round
Fun rhythms again
And the clAock on the wDall’s moving slEower, oh my hAeart it sDinks to the grEound
And the stAorm that I thDought would blow oEver, clouds the lAight of the lDove that I foEund
AFound, DElight of the love that I foAund DE
Hanging stop and whistle after this line
Light of the love that I foAund, DEoh that I foAund DE
Now the rhythm gets bananas
ADF#mEx8
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
ADEx32
Ooh now my bAody is startDing to qEuiver, and the pAalms of my hDands getting Ewet
AI got no reDason to dEoubt you baby, iAt’s all a tDerrible mEess
And I’ll rAun in the rDain till I’m brEeathless, when I’m brAeathless I’ll rDun till I drEop, hey
The thoAughts of a fDool’s kind of cEareless, I’m just a fAool waiting Don the wrong blEock, oh yeah
With “ooh”
AD→ Ex4
Light of the love that I foAund DE
Light of the love that I foAund DE
Light of the love that I foAund DE
Light of the love that I foAund DE
Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song
(1970)
Originally in F#m, I play in Em capo 2 with some octave changes
Intro
Em
An octave down
Ah-ah-Emahh-ah
Ah-ah-Emahh-ah
Still an octave down, on the 1
GWe Dcome from the land of the ice and snow
From the Dmidnight sun where the hot Gsprings blow
Up to the original octave
EmThe 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”
DValhalla, I am coming GEm
An now back down an octave
GOn we sweep with
AWith threshing oar
A#Our only goal will be the western shore
Em
Ah-ah-Emahh-ah
Ah-ah-Emahh-ah
GWe Dcome from the land of the ice and snow
From the Dmidnight sun where the hot Gsprings blow
EmHow soft your fields, so green
Can wEmhisper tales of gore
Of Emhow we calmed the tides of warG
DWe are your overlords GEm
GOn we sweep with
AWith threshing oar
A#Our only goal will be the western shore
Em
EmSo now you better stop and rebuild all your ruins
EmFor peace and trust can win the day despite of all you’re losing
EmA#9
Led Zeppelin - Rock and Roll
(1971)
Originally in A, I play in A capo 3
Intro
AADAEA
It’s Abeen a long time since I rock and rolled
It’s been a long time since I did the stroll
Ooh, Dlet me get back, let me get back
Let me get back, baby, where I come Afrom
It’s Ebeen a long time, been a long time
Been a long Dlonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely Atime, yes, it has
It’s Abeen a long time since The Book of Love
I can’t count the tears of a life with no love
DCarry me back, carry me back, carry me back
Baby, where I come Afrom, whoa-oh, oh
It’s Ebeen a long time, been a long time
Been a long Dlonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely Atime
Solo, with “oh”
AADAEAx2
AWhoooa
ASeems so long since we walked in the moonlight
Making vows that just can’t work right
Oh yeah, Dopen your arms, open your arms, open your arms
Baby, let my love come Arunning in, yeah
It’s Ebeen a long time, been a long time
Been a long Dlonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely Atime
AYeah-hey, yeah-hey
AYeah-hey, yeah-hey
D
AOoh yeah, ooh yeah
AOoh yeah, ooh yeah
It’s Ebeen a long time, been a long time
Been a long Dlonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time
A7
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
(1971)
AmCmaj7/G#C/GD/F#Fmaj7G/BAm
There’s a lAmady who’Cmaj7/G#s sure all that gC/Glitters is D/F#gold
And she’s Fmaj7buying a stairway to G/BheaveAmn
When she gAmets there sheCmaj7/G#knows, if the sC/Gtores are all cD/F#losed
With a Fmaj7word she can get what she G/Bcame fAmor
COohG/B, Fmaj7ooAmh, and she’s Cbuying a G/Bstairway toDsus4heavenD
There’s a Csign on theDwall but she wFmaj7ants to be Amsure
‘Cause you kCnow sometimes wDords have two Fmaj7meanings
In a trAmee by thCmaj7/G#e brook, there’s a C/Gsongbird who D/F#sings
Sometimes aFmaj7ll of our thoughts areG/BmisgAmiven
Interlude
AmCmaj7/G#C/GD/F#Fmaj7G/BAm
Am7OohD, it makes me wAm7onder AmEmDCD
Am7OohD, it makes me wAm7onder AmEmDCD
There’s a feCeling IG/Bget when I Amlook to the west
And my spCirit is G/Bcrying for Fmaj7leavAming
In my tChoughtG/Bs I have seen rings of Amsmoke through the trees
And the vCoices G/Bof those who stand Fmaj7lookiAmng
CG/B
Am7OohD, it makes me wAm7onder AmEmDCD
Am7OohD, it makes me wAm7onder AmEmDCD
And it’s wChispered that G/Bsoon if we Amall call the tune
Then the pCiper will G/Blead us to Fmaj7reasAmon
And a Cnew day will dawn G/Bfor Amthose who stand long
And the foCrests willG/Becho with Fmaj7laughtAmer
CG/B
Am7DAm7AmEmDCD
Am7OohDAm7AmEmDCD
CIf there’s a G/Bbustle in your Amhedgerow, don’t be alarmed now
CIt’s just a G/Bspring clean for theFmaj7May quAmeen
CYes, there are G/Btwo paths you can Amgo by, but in the long run
CThere’s still G/Btime to change theFmaj7road you’re Amon
CG/B
Am7OohD, it makes me wAm7onder AmEmDCD
Am7OohDAm7AmEmDCD
CYour head is G/Bhumming and it wAmon’t go, in case you don’t know
CThe piper’s G/Bcalling you toFmaj7join hAmim
CDear lady, G/Bcan you hear the Amwind blow, and did you know
CYour stairway G/Blies on the Fmaj7whispering Amwind
CG/B
DDsus4DDsus4Cadd9G/B
DDsus4DDsus4Cadd9G/B
AmAnd as we Gwind on down the FroadG
AmOur shadows Gtaller than ourFsoulG
AmThere walks a Glady we all kFnowG
AmWho shines white lGight and wants to FshowG
AmHow everytGhing still turns to FgoldG
AmAnd if you Glisten very FhardG
AmThe tune willGcome to you at FlastG
AmWhen all are Gone and one is FallG
AmTo be a rGock and not to rFmaj7oll
Fmaj7And she’s buying a stairway to heavAmen
Led Zeppelin - Tangerine
(1970)
AmAsus4AmGD
AmAsus4AmGDC
C→ G/B→ Am
Am→ G→ D
AmMeaAsus4surAming a Gsummer’s Dday
I Amonly Asus4find Amit Gslips aDway to Cgray G/B→ Am
The Amhours, they Gbring me Dpain
CD
GTangerine, DCtangerine D
GLiving reflections DCfrom a dream D
GI was her love, DCshe was my queen D
GAnd now a thousand years beDsus4tween
AmThinkAsus4ing Amhow it Gused to bDe
AmDoes Asus4she Amstill reGmember Dtimes Clike these? G/B→ Am
To Amthink of Gus aDgain
And I do
Arbitrarily shorten this, but make sure to hit that nice V
AmGDFE→ F→ E→ F
CGDCDGDCD
C→ D
GTangerine, DCtangerine D
GLiving reflections DCfrom a dream D
GI was her love, DCshe was my queen D
GAnd now a thousand years beDsus4tween
Dsus4
Linda Ronstadt - Long Long Time
(1970)
Originally in A, I play in D, highest note that matters is the 2 (“*no one* at my side”)
GABmBm→ Ax2
Vox on 6 5 of the key on “love will”
GLAove will aBmbide Bm→ A
GTake thinAgs in sDtride
GSoF#7unds like good advBmice
But there’s E7no one at my sAide
And Gtime Awashes clBmean Bm→ A
GLove’s wAounds unseDen
GThF#7at’s what someone tBmold me
But I dE7on’t know what it Ameans
‘Cause GI’ve done everytDhing I know
F#7To try and make you Bmmine G
Vox on 3 5 of the key on “think I’m”, 6 6 of the key on “love you”
And I Dthink I’m Agonna Bmlove you G
For a Dlong Along Dtime
GABmBm→ Ax2
GCaught Ain my Bmfears Bm→ A
GBlinking Aback the tDears
GF#7I can’t say you Bmhurt me
When you E7never let me Anear
And GI Anever Bmdrew Bm→ A
GOne respAonse from Dyou
GAF#7ll the while you fBmell
All over gE7irls you never Aknew
‘Cause GI’ve done everytDhing I know
F#7To try and make you Bmmine G
And I Dthink it’s Agonna Bmhurt me G
For a Dlong Along time D
GABmBm→ Ax2
GAWait for the Bmday Bm→ A
GYou’ll goAawaDy
GKF#7nowing that you waBmrned me
Of the pE7rice I’d have to pAay
And lGife’s Afull of Bmflaws Bm→ A
GWho knowsAthe cDause?
GLF#7iving in the mBmemory
Of a lE7ove that never wAas
‘Cause GI’ve done everytDhing I know
F#7To try and change your Bmmind G
And I Dthink I’m Agonna Bmmiss you G
For a Dlong Along Bmtime
‘Cause GI’ve done everytDhing I know
F#7To try and make you Bmmine G
And I Dthink I’m Agonna Bmlove you G
For a DlonAg long Dtime
GABmBm→ A
G
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Call Me the Breeze
(1974)
J.J. Cale in C#, Skynyrd in A, I play in A
Intro, with lots of b6
A
ACall me the breeze, I keep blowin’ down the road
Well now they cDall me the breeze, I keep blowin’ down the rAoad
I ain’t gEot me nobody
DI don’t carry me no loAad
A
Ain’t no cAhange in the weather, ain’t no changes in me
Well there ain’t no cDhange in the weather, ain’t no changes in mAe
And I ain’t hEidin’ from nobody
DNobody’s hidin’ from mAe
Oh, that’s the way its supposed to be
Solo on chorus chords, more or less
Well I got that gAreen light babe, I got to keep movin’ on
Well I got that gDreen light babe, I got to keep movin’ oAn
Well I might go oEut to California
DMight go ‘round to Georgia, I don’t kAnow
Solo on chorus chords, more or less
F’ing fantastic piano + horn solo on chorus chords, more or less
Well I dAig you Georgia peaches, makes me feel right at home
Well now I dDig you Georgia peaches, makes me feel right at hAome
EBut I don’t love me no one woman
DSo I can’t stay in Georgia lAong
Well now they Acall me the breeze, I keep blowin’ down the road
Well now they cDall me the breeze, I keep blowin’ down the rAoad
I ain’t gEot me nobody
DI don’t carry me no loAad
AAA/C#A/C#DDEbdim7Ebdim7E
Oooh, Mr. Breeze Bb7→A7
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird
(1973)
GD/F#EmEmFCDsus4Dsus4x4
GIf I D/F#leave here toEmmorrow
FWould you Cstill remember Dsus4me
GFor I must D/F#be travelin’ Emon now
F‘Cause there’s too many Cplaces I’ve got to Dsus4see
GBut if I D/F#stay here with Emyou girl
FThings just Ccouldn’t be the Dsus4same
G‘Cause I’m as D/F#free as a Embird now
FAnd this Cbird you cannot Dsus4change, oh
FAnd the Cbird you cannot Dsus4change
FAnd this Cbird you cannot Dsus4chaDnge
FLord kCnows I can’t Dsus4chaDage
GD/F#EmEmFCDsus4Dsus4x2
GBye, D/F#bye, baby, it’s been a Emsweet love
FThough this Cfeeling I can’t Dsus4change
GBut please don’t D/F#take it so Embadly
F‘Cause lord Cknows I’m to Dsus4blame
GBut if I D/F#stay here with Emyou, girl
FThings just Ccouldn’t be the Dsus4same
G‘Cause I’m as D/F#free as a Embird now
FAnd this Cbird you’ll never Dsus4change, oh
FAnd the Cbird you cannot Dsus4change
FAnd this Cbird you cannot Dsus4change
FLord Cknows I can’t Dsus4chaDnge
FLord, Chelp me, I can’t Dsus4cha-a-a-a-ange
GBbLord, I can’t cChange
Won’t you Gfly Bbhigh, Cfree bird, yeah
Solo
GBbCC
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gimme Three Steps
(1973)
Originally in D, I play in A capo 3
Intro
AAEEAAEAAAx 2
I was cAutting the rug, down at place called The Jug
With a gEirl named Linda Lou
When Ain walked a man with a gun in his hand
And he was B7looking for you know wEho
He said Ahey there, fellow with the hair colored yellow
DWhatcha tryin’ to B7prove?
‘Cause that’s Amy woman there and I’m a man who cares
And this Emight be all for Ayou
I said, “excuse me”
AAEEAAEAAA
I was sAcared and fearing for my life
I was sEhaking like a leaf on a tree
‘Cause he was Alean, mean, big and bad, lord
B7Pointin’ that gun at Eme
Oh, Await a minute, mister I didn’t even kiss her
DDon’t want no trouble with B7you
And I Aknow you don’t owe me but I wish you would let me
EAsk one favor from Ayou
Oh won’t you Agimme three steps, gimme three steps, mister
Gimme Ethree steps toward your door
AGimme three steps, gimme three steps, mister
And you’ll Enever see me no Amore
For, sure
Solo on verse chords, or trim to one intro
AAEEAAEAAA
Well the Acrowd cleared away, and I began to pray
And the Ewater fell on the floor
And I’m Atelling you, son, well, it ain’t no fun
Staring B7straight down a forty-Efour
Well, he Aturned and screamed at Linda Lou
And that’s the Dbreak I was looking B7for
And you could Ahear me screaming a mile away
As I was Eheaded out toward your Adoor
Oh won’t you Agimme three steps, gimme three steps, mister
Gimme Ethree steps toward your door
AGimme three steps, gimme three steps, mister
And you’ll Enever see me no Amore
Show me the back door
AAEEAAEAAA
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man
(1973)
Originally in B, I play in G
Intro
GDEmEmx 4
Vox on 3 3 2 2 1 on “my mama told me”
My mama tGold me, Dwhen I was yEmoung
Come sit beGside me, Dmy only Emson
And listen Gclosely, Dto what I Emsay
And if you Gdo this, it will Dhelp you, some sEmunny day, aw yeah
GDEmEmx 2
Oh, take your Gtime, Ddon’t live too Emfast
Troubles will Gcome, Dand they will Empass
Well, find a Gwoman, Dand you’ll find Emlove
And don’t forGget son, there is Dsomeone up aEmbove
And be a Gsimple Dkind of Emman
Oh, be Gsomething Dyou’ll love and underEmstand
Baby be a Gsimple Dkind of Emman
Oh, won’t you Gdo this for me Dson if you Emcan
GDEmEmx 1
Get your Glust, Dthe rich man’s Emgold
All that you Gneed, Dis in your Emsoul
And you can Gdo thisD, if you Emtry
All that I Gwant for you my Dson, is to be satisEmfied
And be a Gsimple Dkind of Emman
Oh, be Gsomething Dyou’ll love and underEmstand
Baby be a Gsimple Dkind of Emman
Oh, won’t you Gdo this for me Dson if you Emcan
Solo
GDEmEmx 4
Boy don’t you Gworry, Dyou’ll find yourEmself
Follow your Gheart, Dand nothing Emelse
And you can Gdo this, oh babe, Dif you Emtry
All that I Gwant for you my Dson, is to be sEmatisfied
And be a Gsimple Dkind of Emman
Oh, be Gsomething Dyou’ll love and underEmstand
Baby be a Gsimple Dkind of Emman
Oh, won’t you Gdo this for me Dson if you Emcan
Baby be a Gsimple, Dbe a simple Emman
Oh, be Gsomething Dyou’ll love and underEmstand
Baby be a Gsimple Dkind of Emman
Oh, won’t you Gdo this for me Dson if you Emcan
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
(1974)
Originally in D, I play in A
AGDx4
ABig Gwheels keep on Dturning
ACarry me Ghome to see my Dkin
ASinging Gsongs about the Dsouthland
AI miss ol’ ‘Gbamy once aDgain, and I think it’s a sin, yes
AGDx2
AWell I heard mister YGoung sing abDout her
AWell I heard old NGeil put her dDown
AWell I hope Neil YGoung will remDember
AA southern Gman don’t need him aDround anyhow
ASweet Ghome AlaDbama D→ G
AWhere the Gskies are so Dblue
ASweet Ghome AlaDbama D→ G
ALord I’m cGoming home to yDou C→ G/B
AGDx2
AIn Birmingham they Glove the Dgov’nor
CBoo, Ghoo, Ahoo
ANow we all Gdid what we could Ddo
ANow WatergatGe does not Dbother me
ADoes your Gconscience bother Dyou? Tell the truth
ASweet Ghome AlaDbama D→ G
AWhere the Gskies are so Dblue
ASweet Ghome AlaDbama D→ G
ALord I’m cGoming home to yDou
AGDx8
ANow Muscle GShoals has got the DSwampers
AAnd they’ve been Gknown to pick a Dsong or two
ALord they Gget me off sDo much
AThey pick me Gup when I’m feeling Dblue, now how about you?
ASweet Ghome AlaDbama D→ G
AWhere the Gskies are so Dblue
ASweet Ghome AlaDbama D→ G
ALord I’m cGoming home to yDou C→ G/B
ASweet Ghome AlaDbama, oh sweet home D→ G
AWhere the Gskies are so Dblue, and the governor’s true
ASweet Ghome AlaDbama, looordy D→ G
ALord I’m cGoming home to yDou C→ G/B
A
Lynyrd Skynyrd - What's Your Name
(1977)
Intro
C→ C#→ D
F→ E→ D
G
Vox more or less on the b3
Well, it’s A8 o’clock in Boise, IdahGo A
I’ll find my Alimo driver, mister, take us to the Eshow F#→G→G#→A
I Adone made some plans for later on tonighGt DG
I’ll find a Alittle queen, and EI know I can treat her Aright
CWhat’s C#your Dname, FlitEtle Dgirl? What’s your Gname?
CShootin’ C#you sDtraight, FlitEtle Dgirl? Won’t you do the Gsame?
ABack at the hotel lord we got such a Gmess A
It seems that Aone of the crew had a go with one of the Eguests, oh yes F#→G→G#→A
Well the Apolice said we can’t drink in the bar, what a Gshame DG
Won’t you Acome upstairs girl, Eand have a drink of chamApagne
CWhat’s C#your Dname, FlitEtle Dgirl? What’s your Gname?
CShootin’ C#you sDtraight, FlitEtle Dgirl? For there ain’t no Gshame
CWhat’s C#your Dname, FlitEtle Dgirl? What’s your Gname?
CShootin’ C#you sDtraight, FlitEtle Dgirl? Won’t you do the Gsame?
Solo on verse-ish chords, simplifying here
AAGAx 4
CWhat’s C#your Dname, FlitEtle Dgirl? What’s your Gname?
CShootin’ C#you sDtraight, FlitEtle Dgirl? Won’t you do the Gsame?
ANine o’clock the next day, and I’m ready to Ggo A
I got sAix hundred miles to ride, to do one more Eshow, oh no F#→G→G#→A
Can I Aget you a taxi home, It sure was Ggrand DG
When I Acome back here next Eyear, I wanna see you agaAin
CWhat was C#your Dname, FlitEtle Dgirl? What’s your Gname?
CShootin’ C#you sDtraight, FlitEtle Dgirl? Well there ain’t no Gshame
CWhat was C#your Dname, FlitEtle Dgirl? What’s your Gname?
CShootin’ C#you sDtraight, FlitEtle Dgirl? Won’t you do the Gsame?
Marshall Tucker Band - Can't You See
(1973)
Originally in D, I play in A. In A, play A/G instead of Asus2/G.
Intro
AAsus2/GDAx3
AI’m gonna take a freight train
Asus2/GDown at the station, lord
DI don’t care where it Agoes
AGonna climb me a mountain
Asus2/GThe highest mountain
DA-jump off, nobody gonna Aknow
Can’t you sAee, whoa can’t you Asus2/Gsee
What that Dwoman lord, she been doin’ to mAe
Can’t you sAee, can’t you Asus2/Gsee
What that Dwoman, she been doin’ to mAe
AI’m gonna find me
Asus2/GA hole in the wall
DI’m gonna crawl inside and Adie
A‘Cause my lady, now
Asus2/GA mean ol’ woman, lord
DNever told me goodbAye
Can’t you sAee, whoa can’t you Asus2/Gsee
What that Dwoman lord, she been doin’ to mAe
Can’t you sAee, can’t you Asus2/Gsee
What that Dwoman, she been doin’ to mAe
Solo
AAsus2/GDAx2
AI’m gonna buy me a ticket now
Asus2/GAs far as I can
DAin’t never comin’ Aback
ARidin’ me southbound
Asus2/GUh-all the way to Georgia now
DTill the train run out of Atrack
Can’t you sAee, whoa can’t you Asus2/Gsee
What that Dwoman lord, she been doin’ to mAe
Can’t you sAee, can’t you Asus2/Gsee
What that Dwoman, she been doin’ to mAe
Solo
AAsus2/GDAx2
Let ring
Can’t you sAee, whoa can’t you Asus2/Gsee
What that Dwoman lord, she been doin’ to mAe
Band back in
Can’t you sAee, can’t you Asus2/Gsee
What that Dwoman, she been doin’ to mAe
Repeat to fade
Misc - Facts of Life Theme
(1979)
Originally in F, I play in A
AD/AA
You Atake the good, you F#mtake the bad
You Dtake ‘em both and Ethere you have
The Dfacts of life G/D→ D
The Efacts of life A/E→ E
There’s a Atime you gotta F#mgo and show
You’re Dgrowin’ now ya Eknow about
The Dfacts of life G/D→ D
The Efacts of life A/E→ E
When the Dworld never Eseems
To be AliE/G#ving D/F#up to your Edreams
And Dsuddenly you’re findin’ out
The Efacts of life are all about DyouG/D→ D
You AD/AA
When there’s Asomeone that you F#mcare about
It Dreally isn’t Efair they’re out to
DSlow you up G/D→ D
When you’re Egrowing up A/E→ E
When you Alet ‘em flirt and F#mthen you hurt
A Dwaitin’ ‘cause your Edate is late
For Dshowing up G/D→ D
Then you’re Egrowin’ up A/E→ E
When it’s Dmore than just the birds and the Ebees
You need AsomeE/G#one D/F#telling you Eplease
There’s Donly one conclusion
There will Ealways be confusion over Dyou G/D→ D
You AD/AA
You D
Bridge that no one has ever heard
DIt takes a F#m7lot to get ‘em Bm7right
A/C#When you’re Dlearning the facts of Alife
AD/AA
Original goes up a half-step, I’m not doing that
You’ll avAoid a lot of F#mdamage
And enjDoy the fun of Emanaging
The Dfacts of life G/D→ D
They shed a Elot of light A/E→ E
If you Ahear ‘em from your F#mbrother
Better Dclear ‘em with your Emother
Better Dget ‘em right G/D→ D
Call her Elate at night A/E→ E
You got the Dfuture in the palm of your haEnd
All you Agotta do to E/G#get you through is D/F#understand E
You Dthink you’d rather do without
You’ll Enever muddle through without the Dtruth G/D→ D
The facts of life are all about Ayou
Oh learning the facts of life DF
Oh they’re all about Ayou
They’re all about yDou, about Fyou
Repeat to fade
Misc - Happy Days Theme
(1974)
Originally in F, I play in D
Vox start on 1-2-3-5-6-7-6
DSunday, Monday, Bmhappy days
EmTuesday, Wednesday, Ahappy days
F#Thursday, Friday, Bmhappy days
The Gweekend coAmes, my cyGcle huAms
AReady to race to A7you
DThese days are Bmall Ghappy and Afree
DThese days are Bmours, Gshare them with Ame
DGoodbye gray sky, hello blue
There’s Gnothing can hold me when I hold you
EFeels so right it can’t be wrong
A7Rockin’ and rollin’ all week long
This is an instrumental in the theme, I do a second chorus
DThese days are Bmall Ghappy and Afree
DThese days are Bmours, Gshare them with Ame
DSunday, Monday, Bmhappy days
EmTuesday, Wednesday, Ahappy days
F#Thursday, Friday, Bmhappy days
GSaturAday, Gwhat a dAay
AGroovin’ all week with A7you
DThese days are Bmall Gshare them with Ame
DThese days are Bmours, Ghappy and Afree
DThese happy dBmays are yours and Gmine
These happy Adays are yours and Gmy happy Ddays
Misc - Laverne and Shirley Theme
(1976)
Originally in F, I play an octave down in G
Skip this unless you’re feeling goofy
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight
Schlemiel! Schlimazel! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated
I strum a slow V7 here, vox on the 3 of the chord
D7We’re gonna do it!
GGive us any Bchance we’ll take it
EmRead us any Crule we’ll break it
G/DWe’re gonna Emmake our dreams come D/F#true
D7Doin’ it our way
GNothin’s gonna Bturn us back now
EmStraight ahead and Con the track now
G/DWe’re gonna Emmake our dreams come D/F#true
B7Doin’ it our way
Em7There is nothing Awe won’t try
Dmaj7Never heard the word impossible
Cmaj7This time there’s Fmaj7no stopping Gus
D7We’re gonna do it
GOn your mark get Bset and go now
EmGot a dream and Cwe just know now
G/DWe’re gonna Emmake that dream come D/F#true
And we’ll do it Gour way, yes Em7our way
CMake all our dreams come Dtrue
And we’ll do it Gour way, yes Em7our way
CMake all our dreams come Dsus4true
For me and Cyou G
Misc - Three's Company Theme
(1977)
Intro
F7C7
Come and knock on our doFor
We’ve been waiting for yAm7ou D9
Where the kisses are hG7ers and heG#dim7rs and hGm7is
Three’s cC7ompany tFoo F→ Edim7→ F
Come and dance on on our flFoor
Take a step that is nAm7ew D9
We’ve a loveable spG7ace that neG#dim7eds your faGm7ce
Three’s coC7mpany tFoo F→ Edim7→ F
You’ll see that lBm7ife is a bE7b9all again, lAm7aughter is caD7b9lling for yGm7ou C7
Down at our reBb6/Cndezvous
Three is company tFoo
Molly Hatchet - Flirtin with Disaster
(1979)
Originally in A (in the verse), I play in G
There’s lots of 6 in the chorus
D
C/DDx4
D→ C→ G/BC→ G/B→ D/A→ G
GI’m travelin’ down the road and I’m flFirtin’ with disGaster
GI’ve got the pedal to the floor, my lFife is running fGaster
GI’m out of money, out of hope, it loFoks like self destrGuction
GWell, how much more can we take with aFll of this corrGuption
Vox on the 5 of the chord
AWe’re flirtin’ Asus4with disAaster, y’aC/Gll know G/Awhat I mAean
AAnd the way we Asus4run our lAives, it mC/Gakes no sG/Aense to Ame
AI don’t know aAsus4bout yoursAelf or C/Gwhat you G/Awant to Abe, yeah
AWhen we gamble wAsus4ith our tAime, we cC/Ghoose our dGestinAy
CI’m travelin’ dGown that lonesome rAoad
CFeel like I’m drGagging a heavy lAoad G→ G#→ A→ A#→ B→ C
CYeah, I’ve tried to tGurn my head awAay
CFeel about the saGme most every dDay
DC/DYou know what I’m talking about, baby DC/DD→ C→ G/BC→ G/B→ D/A→ G
GSpeeding down the fast lane, honey, we’re plFayin’ from town to tGown
GThe boys and I’ve been burnin’ it up, can’t sFeem to slow it dGown
GWe got the pedal to the floor, our liFves are runnin’ fGaster
GWe got our sights set straight ahead, but I aFin’t sure what we’re Gafter
AFlirtin’ with disAsus4aster, yA‘all C/Gdamn sure G/Aknow what I mAean
AYou know, the way we Asus4run our lAives, it mC/Gakes no G/Asense to Ame
AI don’t know abAsus4out yoursAelf or C/Gwhat you G/Aplan to bAe, yeah
AWhen we gamble wAsus4ith our tAime we chC/Goose our deGstinAy
CYeah, we’re travelin’ dGown that lonesome rAoad
CFeel like I’m drGagging a heavy loAad G→ G#→ A→ A#→ B→ C
CDon’t try to tGurn my head awAay
CI’m flirtin’ with disGaster every dDay
DC/DAnd you are too, baby G/D→ F/D→ D
DGet in with everybody C/DG/D→ F/D→ D
Solo
DCG→ F→ Dx6
AFlirtin’ with disAsus4aster, bAabe, y’C/Gall know G/Awhat I mAean
AYou know the way we Asus4run our lAives, it mC/Gakes no G/Asense to Ame
AI don’t know abAsus4out yoursAelf or C/Gwhat you G/Aplan to Abe
AWhen we gamble wAsus4ith our tAime we chC/Goose our dGestiAny
CYeah, we’re traveling dGown this lonesome rAoad
CFeel like I’m drGagging a heavy loAad GG→ G#→ A→ A#→ B→ C
Hard stop on “way”
CDon’t try and tGurn my head awAay, bop bop yeah
CFlirtin’ with disGaster every dDay DD→ C→ C#→ DD
Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime
(1970)
Originally in E, I play in D, barre chords preferred in D (open preferred in E)
Intro
DDDD
GGDD
AGDD
In the Dsummertime, when the weather is high
You can stretch right up and touch the sky
When the Gweather’s fine, you got women, you got women on your Dmind
Have a Adrink, have a drive
GGo out and see what you can Dfind
If her Ddaddy’s rich, take her out for a meal
If her daddy’s poor, just do what you feel
Speed aGlong the lane, do a ton or a ton and twenty-Dfive
When the Asun goes down
You can Gmake it make it good in a lay-Dby
We’re not Dbad people, we’re not dirty, we’re not mean
We love everybody but we do as we please
When the Gweather’s fine, we go fishing or go sailing in the Dsea
We’re always Ahappy
Life’s for Gliving yeah that’s our philosoDphy
Sing aDlong with us, di di di di di
Da da da da da, yeah we’re hap-happy
GDa da da, di da da di da da da da Dda
Da doo Ada da da
GDa da da, duh da Dda
DDDD
GGDD
AGDD
When the Dwinter’s here, yeah, it’s party time
Bring a bottle, wear your bright clothes, it’ll soon be summertime
And we’ll Gsing again, we’ll go driving or maybe we’ll settle Ddown
If she’s Arich, if she’s nice
Bring your Gfriends and we’ll all go into Dtown
Everything stops here in the original for engine noises, you know,
because they’re going into town. If no engine noises are available, play
straight into this instrumental break.
DDDD
GGDD
AGDD
In the Dsummertime, when the weather is high
You can stretch right up and touch the sky
When the Gweather’s fine, you got women, you got women on your Dmind
Have a Adrink, have a drive
GGo out and see what you can Dfind
If her Ddaddy’s rich, take her out for a meal
If her daddy’s poor, just do what you feel
Speed aGlong the lane, do a ton or a ton and twenty-Dfive
When the Asun goes down
You can Gmake it, make it good in a lay-Dby
We’re not Dbad people, we’re not dirty, we’re not mean
We love everybody but we do as we please
When the Gweather’s fine, we go fishing or go sailing in the Dsea
We’re always Ahappy
Life’s for Gliving yeah that’s our philosoDphy
Sing aDlong with us, da da di di di
Sing aDlong with us, di di di di di
Da da da da da, yeah we’re hap-happy
GDa da da, di da da di da da da da Dda
Da doo Ada da da
GDa da da, duh da Dda
Nazareth - Hair of the Dog
(1975)
Originally in E, I play in A
Intro
A
Vox around the 4
AHeartbreaker, soul shaker, I’ve been told about you
ASteamroller, midnight stroller, what they’ve been saying must be true
DRed hot mama, velvet charmer, time’s come to pay your dues
A
ANow you’re messin’ wCith a, Da son of a bitch
ANow you’re messin with a son oGf a bitch A
ANow you’re messin’ wCith a, Da son of a bitch
ANow you’re messin with a son oGf a bitch A
A
ATalkin’ jive and poison ivy, you ain’t gonna cling to me
AMan taker, born faker, I ain’t so blind I can’t see
DRed hot mama down light charmer, time’s come to pay your dues
A
ANow you’re messin’ wCith a, Da son of a bitch
ANow you’re messin with a son oGf a bitch A
ANow you’re messin’ wCith a, Da son of a bitch
ANow you’re messin with a son oGf a bitch A
A
Solo on something like this
ACDAx3
G→ F→ E
ACDAx3
G→ F→ E
ANow you’re messin’ wCith a, Da son of a bitch
ANow you’re messin with a son oGf a bitch A
ANow you’re messin’ wCith a, Da son of a bitch
ANow you’re messin with a son oGf a bitch A
Repeat to fade
Nazareth - Love Hurts
(1974)
Nazareth around G, Everly Brothers in F#, Roy Orbison around Bb, I play in A
D/A→ A
Love Ahurts, love F#mscars, love Dwounds and Emars
It amuses me that Nazareth says “not tough or strong” and the Everly Brothers say “not tough nor strong”
Dadd9Any Aheart, not F#mtough or Dstrong eEnough
To Dadd9take a lot of Apain, C#7take a lot of F#mpain
Everly Brothers arrangement does a V7 instead of another III7 at the beginning of this line
C#7Love is like a Dcloud, it holds a lot of Erain
Dadd9Love Ahurts, Gooh Dhoo love Ahurts
A
I’m Ayoung, I F#mknow, but Deven Eso
Dadd9I know a Athing, or F#mtwo, I Dlearned from Eyou
I Dadd9really learned a Alot, C#7really learned a F#mlot
C#7Love is like a Dflame, it burns you when it’s Ehot
Dadd9Love Ahurts, Gooh Dhoo love Ahurts
A
Bridge
F#mSome fools think of C#7happiF#mness, C#7blissfulF#mness, togC#7etherF#mness
BSome fools, fool themselves, I guess
BmThey’re not foolin’ Eme
Back to the pre-chorus, so chords are changing faster now
I Dadd9know it isn’t Atrue, I C#7know it isn’t F#mtrue
C#7Love is just a Dlie made to make you Eblue
Dadd9Love Ahurts, Gooh Dhoo love Ahurts
GOoh Dhoo love Ahurts
Solo on verse chords
AF#mDE→ Dadd9
AF#mDE→ Dadd9
I Dadd9know it isn’t Atrue, I C#7know it isn’t F#mtrue
C#7Love is just a Dlie made to make you Eblue
Dadd9Love Ahurts, Gooh Dhoo love Ahurts
GOoh Dhoo love Ahurts
GOoh Dhoo love Ahurts
Orleans - Dance With Me
(1975)
Originally in D, I play A capo 1
Highest note is the 4 (wanna go), lowest is the 1,
but only briefly (on “around us”).
AAD/AD/A
BmEAA
Melody on 2 3 3 on “dance with me”
DanAce with me, I want to be your partner
Dmaj7Can’t you see the music is just starting
Melody is 4 5 6 1 2 of the key on “I am fa-hall-ling”
NiBmght is calling, and EI am falling
ADance with me
AFantasy could never be so thrilling
Dmaj7I feel free, I hope that you are willing
BmPick your feet up, and Ekick your feet up
DAance with me
Dmaj7Let it lift you Eoff the ground
“Love is all around us” starts at the 5 of
the chord, which is probably where you were on “and”.
This run goes down to the b7 of the chord on “us”.
Dmaj7Starry eyes, and Blove is all around us
DI can take you Ewhere you E/Fwant to F#mgo
Bm7Oh Ewhoa
DanAce with me, I want to be your partner
Dmaj7Can’t you see the music is just starting?
NiBmght is calling, and EI am falling
ADance with me
Solo if appropriate
AAD/AD/A
BmEAA
x2
Dmaj7Let it lift you Eoff the ground
Dmaj7Starry eyes, and Blove is all around us
DI can take you Ewhere you E/Fwant to F#mgo
Bm7Oh Ewhoa
DanAce with me, I want to be your partner
Dmaj7Can’t you see the music is just starting?
NiBmght is calling, and EI am falling
ADance with me
Outro
AADD
x2, then flashy outro riff
Orleans - Still the One
(1976)
Originally in E, I play in A
Intro, swung with 6ths
A
AWe’ve been together since way back when
Sometimes I never want to see you again
But I Dwant you to know, after Eall these years
DYou’re still the one I want Ewhisperin’ in my ear
Drop the 6ths and switch to full strum for the chorus
You’re Astill the one I want to Dtalk to in bed
F#mStill the one that Bturns my head
DWe’re still having fun Eand you’re still the Aone
I Alooked at your face every day
But I never saw it till I went away
When Dwinter came, I just Ewanted to go
Hold a half-beat before “longed”, make it one syllable
instead of “lo-onged”
DDeep in the desert I Elonged for the snow
You’re Astill the one that Dmakes me laugh
F#mStill the one that’s my Bbetter half
DWe’re still having fun Eand you’re still the oAne
You’re Astill the one that Dmakes me strong
F#mStill the one I want to Btake along
DWe’re still having fun Eand you’re still the oAne, yes you are
Solo if appropriate on a verse and a chorus
Hold off an extra beat before the “our”
AChanging, our B11/Alove is going gold
Play this line soft
GEven though we grow F#mold, it grows Enew
Original comes back in full here, I stay on a slow strum
You’re Astill the one that I Dlove to touch
F#mStill the one and I Bcan’t get enough
DWe’re still having fun Eand you’re still the oAne
All but drums drop out
You’re Astill the one who can Dscratch my itch
F#mStill the one and BI wouldn’t switch
DWe’re still having fun Eand you’re still the oAne
Hits on “you are”, band re-enters
DYou Eare Astill the one that Dmakes me shout
F#mStill the one that I Bdream about
DWe’re still having fun Eand you’re still the oAne
You are Astill the one D
You’re F#mstill the one B
DWe’re still having fun Eand you’re still the oAne D/A
On the bridge rhythm, triplets
AAB11/AB11/AGF#m→ DA
Paper Lace - Billy Don't Be a Hero
(1974)
Paper Lace in C, Bo Donaldson in Bb, I play in D capo 3
Lyrics and chords here follow the Bo Donaldson version
Vox on 5 1 1 1 of the chord on “the marching band”
Em7The marchin’ band came A7down along Main Street
DThe soldier blues fell in behind
Em7I looked across and A7there I saw Billy
DWaiting to go and join the line
Vox up to the 5 on “and”
Em7And with her head uA7pon his shoulder
Em7His young and lovely A7fiancee
Back down to the regular melody
Em7From where I stood I A7saw she was cryin’
Em7And through her tears I Gheard her A7say
DBilly, don’t be a Dmaj7hero, don’t be a Em7fool with your life
A7Billy, don’t be a hero, come back and Dmake me your wife
And aDs he started to D7go, she said, GBilly keep your head Gmlow
DBilly, don’t be Em7hero, Acome back to Dme
D
Em7The soldier blues were A7trapped on a hillside
DThe battle raging all around
Em7The sergeant cried we’ve A7got to hang on boys
DWe’ve got to hold this piece of ground
Em7I need a volunA7teer to ride up
Em7And bring us back some A7extra men
Em7And Billy’s hand was A7up in a moment
Em7Forgettin’ all the Gwords she A7said
Original changes hey here, I don’t, it’s a silly key change
DBilly, don’t be a Dmaj7hero, don’t be a Em7fool with your life
A7Billy, don’t be a hero, come back and Dmake me your wife
And aDs he started to D7go, she said, GBilly keep your head Gmlow
DBilly, don’t be Em7hero, Acome back to Dme
D
Let ring
Em7I heard his fiancA7ee got a letter
Dmaj7That told how Billy dBm7ied that day
Em7The letter said that A7he was a hero
Dmaj7She should be proud he Bm7died that way
Em7I heard she threw that Asus4letter AaDway
Paul McCartney - Another Day
(1971)
Originally in G, I play in D
Every Dday she takes a morning bath
She F#7wets her hair
BmWraps a towel around her as she’s Emheading for the bedroom chair
It’s just Aanother Dday
GSlipping into stocDkings
GStepping into Dshoes
GDipping in the pocDket of her E7raincoat
AIt’s just another Dday
At the Doffice where the papers grow she F#7takes a break
BmDrinks another coffee and she Emfinds it hard to stay awake
It’s just anAother Dday Gdoo doo doo doo doo Emdoo
It’s just anAother dDay doo doo doo B7doo doo Emdoo
It’s just anAother dDay A/C#Bm
So Bmsad, so Gmaj7sad
E/G#Sometimes she Gmaj7feels so sBmad
Alone in her apartment she’d Gmaj7dwell
Till the man of her E/G#dreams comes to Gmaj7break the sBmpell
BAh, Emstay, don’t stand her Aup
And he Aaugcomes, and he F#m/Astays, but he F#7leaves the next Bmday
So Gsad, E/G#sometimes she Gfeels so Bmsad
As she Dposts another letter to the F#7sound of five
BmPeople gather round her and she Emfinds it hard to stay alive
It’s just anAother Dday Gdoo doo doo doo doo Emdoo
It’s just anAother dDay doo doo doo B7doo doo Emdoo
It’s just anAother dDay A/C#Bm
So Bmsad, so Gmaj7sad
E/G#Sometimes she Gmaj7feels so sBmad
Alone in her apartment she’d Gmaj7dwell
Till the man of her E/G#dreams comes to Gmaj7break, the sBmpell
BAh, Emstay, don’t stand her Aup
And he Aaugcomes, and he F#m/Astays, but he F#7leaves the next Bmday
So Gsad, E/G#sometimes she Gfeels so Bmsad
Every Dday she takes a morning bath
She F#7wets her hair
BmWraps a towel around her as she’s Emheading for the bedroom chair
It’s just Aanother Dday
GSlipping into stocDkings
GStepping into Dshoes
GDipping in the pocDket of her E7raincoat
AIt’s just another Dday Gdoo doo doo doo doo Emdoo
It’s just anAother dDay doo doo doo B7doo doo Emdoo
It’s just anAother dDay CGD
Paul McCartney - Band on the Run
(1973)
Originally starts in D, I start in A, highest note that matters is the b7 (“I *hope* you’re having fun”)
Intro
Amaj7D6Amaj7D6
Amaj7Dm6Amaj7Dm6
Vox on the 5 on “stuck”
Amaj7Stuck inside these four walls, D6sent inside forever
Amaj7Never seeing no one, nD6ice again
Like yAmaj7ou, Dm6mama, Amaj7you, Dm6mama, Amaj7you Dm6
Phrases have five measures here
EmAEmAEm
EmAEmAEm
EmIf I ever get out of here, Athought of giving it all away
EmTo a registered charity, Aall I need is a pint a day
If I eEmver get out of here (if we ever get out of here)
G/DG/DG/DG/DG/DG/DAAG
G/DG/DG/DG/DG/DG/DAAG
GCmaj7
GCmaj7
Vox on the 3 on “rain”
Well the rGain exploded with a mCmaj7ighty crash as we fell into the sun G
And the fiGrst one said to the sCmaj7econd one there I hope you’re having Bmfun
DBand on the rGun, Bmband on the Emrun
And the jCmaj7ailer man and sGailor sam were sCmaj7earching every one
For the Gband Cmaj7on the run, GCmaj7Gband oCmaj7n the run GCmaj7
GBand oCmaj7n the run, GCmaj7Gband oCmaj7n the run GCmaj7
Well, the Gundertaker drew a Cmaj7heavy sigh seeing no one else had Gcome
And a Gbell was ringing in the vCmaj7illage square for the rabbits on the Bmrun
DBand on the rGun, Bmband on the Emrun
And the jCmaj7ailer man and sGailor Sam were sCmaj7earching every one
For the Gband Cmaj7on the run, GCmaj7Gband oCmaj7n the run GCmaj7
Bm→ D→ G
Bm→ G→ Em
Cmaj7GCmaj7Cmaj7
Yeah the Gband Cmaj7on the run, GCmaj7Gband Cmaj7on the GrunCmaj7
GBand oCmaj7n the run, GCmaj7Gband oCmaj7n the run GCmaj7
Well, the nGight was falling as the Cmaj7desert world began to settle down G
In the Gtown they’re searching for us Cmaj7everywhere, but we never will be Bmfound
DBand on the rGun, Bmband on the Emrun
Let ring
And the cCmaj7ounty judge
Who Gmaj7held a grudge
Will sCmaj7earch foreC/Dver mC/Eore
For the Gband Cmaj7on the run, GCmaj7the Gband oCmaj7n the run GCmaj7
GBand oCmaj7n the run, GCmaj7Gband oCmaj7n the run GCmaj7
Bm→ D→ G
Paul McCartney - Jet
(1974)
Originally in A, I play in G
Get the bridge/solo part ready
Gm13/Bb x10010
AmG/BC6AmG/BC6Bm7
AmG/BC6
I usually skip these “jets”; it’s just high enough that it
comes out sounding like a random grunt *near* the root.
GJet, jet, jet
I can almost remember their C/Gfunny facGes
GThat time you told ‘em that
You were gonna be marrying sC/Goon
And Bm7Jet, I thought the oAmnly
LonelG/By plC6ace was on the mooGn
For these “jets”, I’ll sing an octave down but
hit a high guitar voicing on that downbeat.
GJet, ooh, jet ooh
GJet, was your father as bold as a C/Gsergeant Gmajor?
Well Ghow come he told you that you were hardly old enough C/Gyet?
And Bm7Jet, I thought the
AmMajor was G/Ba C6lady suffragGette
GJet, ooh, jet ooh
AAh, mater, want Jet to alDways love me
AAh, mater, want Jet to alDways love me
AAh, mater, mGuch Gsus4laterG
Instrumental bridge
C→ G/BGm13/A#→ FF→ CGx2
Synth solo on verse chords, play the chords either way
And Bm7Jet, I thought the
AmMajor was G/Ba C6lady suffragGette
GJet, ooh, jet ooh
AAh, mater, want Jet to alDways love me
AAh, mater, want Jet to alDways love me
AAh, mater, mGuch Gsus4laterG
Instrumental bridge
C→ G/BGm13/A#→ FF→ CGx2
GJet, with the wind in your hair of a C/Gthousand Glaces
Climb on the back and we’ll go for a ride in the C/Gsky
And Bm7Jet, I thought that the
AmMajor was a G/Blittle C6lady suffragGette
GJet, ooh, jet ooh
And Bm7Jet, you know I
AmThought you was a G/Blittle C6lady suffragGette
GJet, ooh, jet ooh
AmG/BC6My little lady
AmG/BC6My little lady Bm7yes
AmCmaj7Gmaj7
Paul McCartney - Let 'em In
(1976)
Originally in Bb, I play in A
Intro
Amaj7A6Amaj7A6
E7/AD/AAmaj7A6
Vox on the 3
Amaj7Someone knockin’ at the door
A6Somebody ringin’ the bell
Amaj7Someone’s knockin’ at the door
A6Somebody’s ringin’ the bell
E7/ADo me a favor
D/AOpen the door and let ‘em iAmaj7n, ooh A6yeah
Amaj7Someone’s knockin’ at the door
A6Somebody’s ringin’ the bell
Amaj7Someone’s knockin’ at the door
A6Somebody’s ringin’ the bell
E7/ADo me a favor
D/AOpen the door and let ‘em Amaj7in, A6yeah, let ‘em in
Amaj7A6Amaj7A6
E7/AD/AAmaj7A6
EmSister Susie, ABrother John
EmMartin Luther, APhil and Don
EmBrother Michael, AAuntie Gin
“In” carries through the rest of the line in the original, but that’s tough, so I just cut “in” short and play the rest of the line rubato
EmOpen the door, and Elet ‘em in,Emaj7E7E6Eyeah
Trumpet solo
Amaj7A6Amaj7A6
E7/AD/AAmaj7A6
EmSister Susie, ABrother John
EmMartin Luther, APhil and Don
EmUncle Ernie, AAuntie Gin
EmOpen the door, and Elet ‘em in,Emaj7E7E6Eyeah
Amaj7Someone knockin’ at the door
A6Somebody ringin’ the bell
Amaj7Someone’s knockin’ at the door
A6Somebody’s ringin’ the bell
E7/ADo me a favor
D/AOpen the door and let ‘em Amaj7in, oh A6yeah, yeah, let ‘em in
With “doo doo”
Amaj7A6Amaj7A6
E7/AD/AAmaj7A6
EmSister Susie, ABrother John
EmMartin Luther, APhil and Don
EmUncle Ernie, AUncle Lin
EmOpen the door, and Elet ‘em in,Emaj7E7E6Eyeah
Amaj7Someone’s knockin’ at the door
A6Somebody ringin’ the bell
Amaj7Someone’s knockin’ at the door
A6Somebody’s ringin’ the bell
E7/ADo me a favor
D/AOpen the door and let ‘em Amaj7in, yeah, A6yeah, yeah, yeah
Amaj7A6Amaj7A6
E7/AD/AAmaj7A6
E7/AD/AAmaj7A6
Paul McCartney - Let Me Roll It
(1973)
Originally in E, I play in A capo 2.
Intro in the original key, with all the C’s being where the chords go...
-2h3p2-2-0------C-2h3p2-2-0----C- -2h3p2-2-0-2-0--C-2h3p2-2-0----C- -----------2-0--C----------2-0-C- ----------------C----------2-0-C-
Intro in my key something like...
G -4h5p4-4-2-----C-4h5p4-4-2-----C- D -4h5p4-4-2-----C-4h5p4-4-2-----C- A -----------5-3-C---------------C- E ---------------C-----------5-3-C-
Possibly sounds better to pick than pull off
in this key.
Intro, no riff yet
DBmDBm
ADAD
Riff starts after this line
ADADA
BmABmA
Vox on the 5 of the first chord
AYou gave me something, BmI understand
“In the palm” in 1 3 2 of the first chord
AYou gave me loving in the Bmpalm of my hand
DI can’t Bmtell you how I fDeel
My Bmheart is like a wAheel
ALet me rDoll it
ALet me rDoll it to you
ALet me rDoll it
ALet me rDoll it to youA
With riff
BmABmA
AI want to tell you, and Bmnow’s the time
Vox on “go ing to” on 4 3 2 of the first chord
AI want to tell you that you’re Bmgoing to be mine
DI can’t Bmtell you how I fDeel
My Bmheart is like a wAheel
ALet me rDoll it
ALet me rDoll it to you
ALet me rDoll it
ALet me rDoll it to youA
With riff
BmABmA
DI can’t Bmtell you how I fDeel
My Bmheart is like a wAheel
ALet me rDoll it
ALet me rDoll it to you
ALet me rDoll it
ALet me rDoll it to youA
BmABmA
AYou gave me something BmI understand
AYou gave me loving in the Bmpalm of my hand
DI can’t Bmtell you how I fDeel
My Bmheart is like a wAheel
ALet me rDoll it
ALet me rDoll it to you
ALet me rDoll it
ALet me rDoll it to youA
With riff, to fade
BmABmA
Paul McCartney - Listen to What the Man Said
(1975)
Originally in G, I play in D capo 2
Intro
D
Vox on the 6 of the chord (3 of the key) on “any time”
A6Any time, Gmaj7any day
F#m7You can hear the people say Bsus4→ B
That lEm7ove is blind
Well, F#m7I don’t know but I say love is Gmaj7kind
Vox on 7 1 5 on the first “doo doo doo”
DDoo doo doo, doo doo doo doo
DDoo doo doo, doo doo doo doo
A6Soldier boy, Gmaj7kisses girl
F#m7Leaves behind a tragic world Bsus4
But Em7he won’t mind, F#m7he’s in love
And he says love is Gmaj7fine
DDoo doo doo, doo doo doo doo
DDoo doo doo, doo doo doo doo
Oh Aoh yes, indeed we know
That people will find a way to go
No mDatter what the man said D7
And lGove is fine for all we know
For all we know, our love will grow
DThat’s what the man said
So won’t you listen to what the man said, he said
DDAh, take it away
Solo on verse chords
A6Gmaj7F#m7Bsus4→ B
Em7F#m7Gmaj7Gmaj7
DDoo doo doo, doo doo doo doo
DDoo doo doo, doo doo doo doo
Oh Aoh yes, indeed we know
That people will find a way to go
No mDatter what the man said D7
And lGove is fine for all we know
For all we know, our love will grow
DThat’s what the man said
So won’t you listen to what the man said, he said
DD
Oh Aoh yes, indeed we know
That people will find a way to go
No mDatter what the man said D7
And lGove is fine for all we know
For all we know, our love will grow
DThat’s what the man said
So won’t you listen to what the man said, he said
DD
The Dwonder of it all baby
The Dwonder of it all baby
The Dwonder of it all baby
Yeah yeah yeDah
D
Paul McCartney - Live and Let Die
(1973)
Originally in G, I play in E, which makes the riff-y part in Em
EWhen you were G#m7young and your A6heart was an B7open boB7b9ok
EYou used to G#m7say live and let A6live
(You know you B7did, you know you B7b9did you know you Edid)
EBut if this G#m7ever changing A6world in which we F#7live in
Makes you Bgive in and cry
G/B
Say live and let die EA/E
Live and let Edim7die E
Live and let Edie A/E
Live and let Edim7die
The riff-y part is 1 2 3, 5 6 7, 4 3
Em
AWhat does it matter to ya
EWhen you got a job to do
You gotta B7do it well
You gotta C#mgive the other fella Dhell
Em
EG#mAB7→ B7b9
EYou used to G#m7say live and let A6live
(You know you B7did, you know you B7b9did you know you Edid)
EBut if this G#m7ever changing A6world in which we F#7live in
Makes you Bgive in and cry
G/B
Say live and let die EA/E
Live and let Edim7die E
Live and let Edie A/E
Live and let Edim7die
Em
Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed
(1970)
Verse originally in Bb, I play in G if I want to work, otherwise
C capo 3.
If you’re capo’d, be ready to find those 9’s. And on guitar, just play
a 7 instead of the #9.
Intro, the first chord is really just fading in,
and the progression really starts at the second chord.
F#B/D#Bm/DC#m7F#7
Vox on the 5 of the first chord, just up a step on “love”
GMaybe I’m amD/F#azed at the way you lAove me all the tE/Aime
GAnd maybe I’m afrD/F#aid of the way I loAve you
This time vox on the 6 of the chord on “pulled”
GMaybe I’m amaD/F#zed at the way you puAlled me out of tE/Aime
You hGung me on a lD/F#ine
Vox *stay* on the 6 of the chord on “maybe” (A if the chord is D)
And mFaybe I’m amazed at the wC/Eay I really nAeed you
BMaybe I’m a Bmaj7man
Maybe I’m a lB9onely man who’s in the middle of something
EThat he doesn’t really understBand B(#9)
BMaybe I’m a Bmaj7man
And maybe you’re the B9only woman who could ever help me
I skip the “ooh’s” at the end of this line
EBaby won’t you help me to understB/D#and Bm/DC#m7F#7
Solo on verse chords, acoustic I usually skip this and the following chorus.
Can also do it on doo doo, etc.
GD/F#AE/A
GD/F#A
GD/F#AE/A
GD/F#
FCA
BMaybe I’m a Bmaj7man
Maybe I’m a lB9onely man who’s in the middle of something
EThat he doesn’t really understBand B(#9)
BMaybe I’m a Bmaj7man
And maybe you’re the B9only woman who could ever help me
EBaby won’t you help me to understB/D#and Bm/DC#m7F#7
GMaybe I’m amD/F#azed at the way you’re Awith me all the E/Atime
GMaybe I’m aD/F#fraid of the way I Aneed you
GMaybe I’m aD/F#mazed at the way you Ahelp me sing my E/Asong
You Gright me when I’m D/F#wrong
And Fmaybe I’m amazed at the C/Eway I really nAeed you
If I skipped the previous chorus, I’ll do this one with lyrics, else do this on “yeah”
BMaybe I’m a Bmaj7man
Maybe I’m a lB9onely man who’s in the middle of something
EThat he doesn’t really understBand B(#9)
BMaybe I’m a Bmaj7man
And maybe you’re the B9only woman who could ever help me
End here acoustic
EBaby won’t you help me to understB/D#and Bm/DC#m7F#7
Long pause, then solo on verse chords, acoustic I usually skip this
GD/F#AE/A
GD/F#A
GD/F#AE/A
GD/F#
FCA
Outro on chorus chords, fading, acoustic I usually skip this
BBmaj7B9
EBB(#9)
BBmaj7B9
EB/D#Bm/DC#m7F#7
Paul McCartney - Silly Love Songs
(1976)
Originally in C, I play in G, vox mostly on the 5
GBm7Cmaj7Cmaj7x3
Vox on the 5
GYou’d think that people would have haBm7d enough of silly loCmaj7ve songs
GBut I look around me and I seBm7e it isn’t soCmaj7
GSome people wanna fill the woBm7rld with silly loCmaj7ve songs
And what’s wBm7rong with that, I’d lCmaj7ike to know
‘Cause hBmere I go againG/B→ G/C→ G/C#→ D
Vox on the 5, down an octave from the verse
GI Bm7love Cmaj7you
GI Bm7love Cmaj7you
GI Bm7love Cmaj7you
GI Bm7love Cmaj7you
GI can’t exBm7plain the feeling’s Cmaj7plain to me, now can’t you see
GAh, she gave me Bm7more, she gave it Cmaj7all to me, now can’t you see
What’s wronBm7g with that, I needCmaj7to know
‘Cause hBmere I go againG/B→ G/C→ G/C#→ D
GI Bm7love Cmaj7you
GI Bm7love Cmaj7you
BmLove doesn’t come in a minEm7ute
Am7Sometimes it doesn’t come it allG
BmI only know that when I’m iEm7n it
Am7It isn’t silly, love isn’t silly, love isn’t silly at allC/D
GBm7Cmaj7Cmaj7x4
GHow Bm7can I tell Cmaj7you about, my loved one
GHow Bm7can I tell Cmaj7you about, my loved one
GHow Bm7can I tell Cmaj7you about, my loved one
GHow Bm7can I tell Cmaj7you about my loved one
GBm7Cmaj7Cmaj7x3
GI Bm7love Cmaj7you
GI Bm7love Cmaj7you
With “I love you”
GI can’t exBm7plain the feeling’s Cmaj7plain to me, say can’t you see
GAh, he gave me Bm7more, he gave it Cmaj7all to me, say can’t you see
With “I love you” and “how can I tell you about”
GI can’t exBm7plain the feeling’s Cmaj7plain to me, say can’t you see
GAh, he gave me Bm7more, he gave it Cmaj7all to me, say can’t you see
GI can’t exBm7plain the feeling’s Cmaj7plain to me, say can’t you see
GAh, he gave me Bm7more, he gave it Cmaj7all to me, say can’t you see
GBm7Cmaj7Cmaj7
GYou’d think that people would have Bm7had enough of silly Cmaj7love songs
GI look around me and I Bm7see it isn’t Cmaj7so, oh no
GSome people wanna fill the Bm7world with silly Cmaj7love songs
And what’s wBm7rong with that?
Paul Simon - 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
(1975)
Em
EmThe problem is Bm/Dall inside your Amhead, she Am/Gsaid to Ebdim7me B7
EmThe answer is Ebdim7easy if you Gbdim7take it logically B7+B7
EmI’d like to Bm/Dhelp you in your Amstruggle Am/Gto be Ebdim7free
There B7must be Emfifty Amways to leave your Emlover
EmShe said it’s Bm/Dreally not my Amhabit Am/Gto Ebdim7intrude B7
FurtheEmrmore, I hope my Ebdim7meaning won’t be Gbdim7lost or misconB7+strued B7
But I’ll reEmpeat myself, Bm/Dat the Amrisk of Am/Gbeing Ebdim7rude
There B7must be Emfifty Amways to leave your Emlover
EmFifty Amways to leave your Emlover
You just slip out the Gback, Jack
Make a new Bbplan, Stan
You don’t need to be Ccoy, Roy
Just get yourself Gfree
Hop on the Gbus, Gus
You don’t need to Bbdiscuss much
Just drop off the Ckey, Lee
And get yourself Gfree
EmShe said it Bm/Dgrieves me so to Amsee you Am/Gin such Ebdim7pain B7
I wish Emthere was something Ebdim7I could do to Gbdim7make you smile againB7+B7
I said I apEmpreciate that Bm/Dand Amwould you Am/Gplease exEbdim7plain
AB7bout the Emfifty ways
EmShe said why Bm/Ddon’t we both just Amsleep on Am/Git toEbdim7night B7
And I beEmlieve in the Ebdim7morning you’ll Gbdim7begin to see the lightB7+B7
And then she Emkissed me and I Bm/Drealized she AmprobabAm/Gly was Ebdim7right
There B7must be Emfifty Amways to leave your Emlover
EmFifty Amways to leave your Emlover
You just slip out the Gback, Jack
Make a new Bbplan, Stan
You don’t need to be Ccoy, Roy
Just get yourself Gfree
Hop on the Gbus, Gus
You don’t need to Bbdiscuss much
Just drop off the Ckey, Lee
And get yourself Gfree
You just slip out the Gback, Jack
Make a new Bbplan, Stan
You don’t need to be Ccoy, Roy
Just get yourself Gfree
Hop on the Gbus, Gus
You don’t need to Bbdiscuss much
Just drop off the Ckey, Lee
And get yourself Gfree
Paul Simon - Kodachrome
(1973)
Originally in D capo 2, which is where I play it. Originally
in drop-D, which I don’t bother with.
Almost entirely alternating bass/upper pattern.
Riff on the verse/intro G is some version of:
D|--------0-0-----| A|----1-2-----1-2-| E|3-3-------------|
DDmaj7D7GEmA7DEmA7
When I think Dback on Dmaj7all the D7crap I learned in hGigh school
EmIt’s a wonder A7I can think at aDll EmA7
And though my laDck of Dmaj7educD7ation hasn’t Ghurt me none
EmI can read the A7writing on the Dwall
KodachrGo-G/F#o-Eome
They give us those Amnice bright D7colors
They give us the Ggreens of sumCmers
Makes you think aAll the worDld’s a sunny
GDay G/F#oh Eyeah
I got a NAmikon camD7era, I love to take GphotograpChs
So momma, don’t tAake my DKodachrome
AGway BmEmA7
If you took Dall the Dmaj7girls I D7knew when I was Gsingle
EmAnd put ‘em all A7together for one Dnight EmA7
I know they’d Dnever Dmaj7match my D7sweet imaginGation
EmAnd ev’rything looks A7worse in black and Dwhite
KodachrGo-G/F#o-Eome
They give us those Amnice bright D7colors
They give us the Ggreens of sumCmers
Makes you think aAll the worDld’s a sunny
GDay G/F#oh Eyeah
I got a NAmikon camD7era, I love to take GphotograpChs
So momma, don’t tAake my DKodachrome
AGway
GBmEmEm
Mama don’t Gtake my BmKodachrome aEmway
Mama don’t Gtake my BmKodachrome aEmway
Mama don’t Gtake my BmKodachrome aEmway
Double-time feel
GMama don’t take my Kodachrome
BmMama don’t take my Kodachrome
EmMama don’t take my Kodachrome away
GMama don’t take my Kodachrome
BmLeave your boy so far from home
EmMama don’t take my Kodachrome away
GMama don’t take my Kodachrome
BmMama don’t take my Kodachrome
EmMama don’t take my Kodachrome away
Paul Simon - Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard
(1972)
Originally in G, I play in G capo 2.
Intro
GCGDx 2
The GMama pajama rolled outta bed
And she ran to the police sCtation
When the Dpapa found out, he began to shout
He started the investiGgation
It’s against the Dlaw, it was against the lGaw
What the mama Dsaw, it was against the lGaw
GMama look down and spit on the ground
Every time her name gets Cmentioned
The Dpapa said oy, if I get that boy
I’m gonna stick him in the house of deGtention
Well I’m on my waCy, I don’t know wGhere I’m goin’
I’m on my Cway, I’m takin’ my Gtime
But I dAon’t know wDhere
Goodbye to RCosie, the queen of CoGrona
Seein’ Gme and JuFlio dCown by the schDoolyGardCGD
Seein’ Gme and JuFlio dCown by the schDoolyGardCGD
Instrumental break on chorus chords, with whistling
CGCGADCG
GFCDGCGD
GFCDGCGDD
Woah... GIn a couple of days they’re gonna take me away
But the press let the story Cleak
Now when the Dradical priest come to get me released
We was all on the cover of GNewsweek
Well I’m on my waCy, I don’t know wGhere I’m goin’
I’m on my Cway, I’m takin’ my Gtime
But I dAon’t know wDhere
Goodbye to RCosie, the queen of CoGrona
Seein’ Gme and JuFlio dCown by the schDoolyGardCGD
Seein’ Gme and JuFlio dCown by the schDoolyGardCGD
Seein’ Gme and JuFlio dCown by the schDoolyGard
Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill
(1977)
Originally in B, I play in G
Intro
Cadd9/GGCadd9/GD/Gx4
Vox on the 5 on “climb”, remember the chords from each line start on the last word of the previous line
GD/GGClimbing up on Solsbury Hill
GD/GGI could see the city light
EmDEmWind was blowing, time stood still
EmDEmEagle flew out of the night
GD/GGHe was something to observe
GD/GGCame in close, I heard a voice
EmDEmStanding stretching every nerve
EmDEmI had to listen had no choice
Cmaj7I dD/Cid not beliCmaj7eve the information
Cmaj7Just D/Chad tCmaj7o trust imagination
A7sus2DMy heart A7sus2going boom boom, boom
A7sus2Son, Dhe saidA7sus2
Am7Grab your G/Bthings, I’ve Ccome to Dtake you Ghome
Cadd9/GGCadd9/GD/G
Eh, don’t quitCadd9/GGCadd9/GD/G
GD/GGTo keeping silence I resigned
GD/GGMy friends would think I was a nut
EmDEmTurning water into wine
EmDEmOpen doors would soon be shut
GD/GGSo I went from day to day
GD/GGThough my life was in a rut
EmDEm‘Till I thought of what I’d say
EmDEmWhich connection I should cut
Cmaj7D/CI was Cmaj7feeling part of the scenery
Cmaj7I walkeD/Cd right oCmaj7ut of the machinery
A7sus2My Dheart A7sus2going boom boom boom
A7sus2Hey, Dhe saidA7sus2
Am7Grab your G/Bthings, I’ve Ccome to Dtake you Ghome
Cadd9/GGCadd9/GD/G
Eh, back homeCadd9/GGCadd9/GD/G
Cadd9/GGCadd9/GD/G
Cadd9/GGCadd9/GD/G
GD/GGWhen illusion spin her net
GD/GGI’m never where I want to be
EmDEmAnd liberty she pirouette
EmDEmWhen I think that I am free
GD/GGWatched by empty silhouettes
GD/GGWho close their eyes, but still can see
EmDEmNo one taught them etiquette
EmDEmI will show another me
Cmaj7TodaD/Cy I doCmaj7n’t need a replacement
Cmaj7I’ll D/Ctell them Cmaj7what the smile on my face meant
A7sus2My Dheart A7sus2going boom boom boom
A7sus2Hey, DI said A7sus2
You can kAm7eep my tG/Bhings, they’ve cCome to tDake me homeG
Cadd9/GGCadd9/GD/Gx4
Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall
(1979)
This is Parts 1/2/3 smushed into one arrangement
Part 1
Intro
Dm
DDmaddy’s flown across the ocean
DmLeaving just a memory
A Dmsnapshot in the family album
DmDaddy what else did you leave for mGe?
GDaddy, what’ya leave behind for meDm?
FAll in all it was, Cjust a brick in the Dmwall
FAll in all it was aCll just bricks in the wDmall
Solo-ish
Dm
Part 2
DmWe don’t need no education
DmWe don’t need no thought control
No Dmdark sarcasm in the classroom
DmTeacher leave them kids alone
GHey, teacher, leave those kids aloDmne
FAll in all it’s just Canother brick in the Dmwall
FAll in all you’re just Canother brick in the Dmwall
Kids
DmWe don’t need no education
DmWe don’t need no thought control
No dDmark sarcasm in the classroom
DmTeacher leave them kids alone
GHey, teacher, leave those kids aloDmne
FAll in all you’re just Canother brick in the Dmwall
FAll in all you’re just Canother brick in the Dmwall
Solo
DmDmDmDm
C/DDmC/DDm
G/DDmG/DDm
G/DBb/DC/DDm
Spoken
Wrong, do it again, wrong, do it again
If you don’t eat yer meat, you can’t have any pudding
How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat yer meat?
You yes, you behind the bikesheds, stand still laddy
Part 3
DmI don’t need no arms around me F/D
And DmI don’t need no drugs to calm me F/D
DmI have seen the writing on the walF/Dl
DmDon’t think I need anything at aGll
GNo, don’t think I’ll need anything at aDmll
Dm
FAll in all it was aCll just bricks in the waDmll
FAll in all you were Call just bricks in the wDmall
Pink Floyd - Brain Damage
(1973)
Intro
D
DThe lunatic is on the grasG7s
DThe lunatic is on the grasG7s
DRemembering games and E/Ddaisy chains and laughs
A7Got to keep the loonies on the pathDDsus2
DThe lunatic is in the halG7l
DThe lunatics are in my G7hall
DThe paper holds their folded E/Dfaces to the floor
And A7every day the paperboy brings Dmore Dsus2D7
GAnd if the dam breaks open Amany years too soon
And Cif there is no room upon the hillG
GAnd if your head explodes with darkA7forebodings too
I’ll Csee you on the dark side of the moonG
GBm7→ Em7→ A7
DThe lunatic is in my headG7
DThe lunatic is in my headG7
DYou raise the blade, E/Dyou make the change
A7You re-arrange me ‘till I’m saneDDsus2
DYou lock the door
And E/Dthrow away the key
There’s A7someone in my head but it’s not Dme Dsus2D7
GAnd if the cloud bursts, Athunder in your ear
CYou shout and no one seems to hearG
GAnd if the band you’re in starts A7playing different tunes
I’ll Csee you on the dark side of the moonG
GBm7→ Em7→ A7
Outro on verse chords, with creepy laughter
DG7DG7I can’t think of anything to say, it’s sad
DE/DA7D
DE/DA7D
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
(1979)
BmHello, is there anybody Ain there?
Just nod if you can Ghear meEm
Is there Bmanyone home?
BmCome on (come on) now
I hear you’re Afeeling down
GI can ease your Empain
And get you Bmon your feet again
BmRelax (relax, relax)
I’ll need some inforAmation first
GJust the basic factsEm
Can you Bmshow me where it hurts?
DThere is no pain you are reAceding
DA distant ship smoke on the hoArizon
CYou are only coming through in Gwaves
Your Clips move but I can’t hear what you’re Gsaying
When DI was a child I had a Afever
My Dhands felt just like two Aballoons
CNow I’ve got that feeling once aGgain
I can’t explain, you would not Cunderstand
This is not how I Gam
AI Chave beGcome comfortably Dnumb
Solo, if appropriate, otherwise skip
ADACGCG
AI Chave beGcome comfortably Dnumb
BmO.K. (O.K., O.K.) just a little Apinprick
There’ll be no more GaaaaEmaaaah!
But you may Bmfeel a little sick
Can you Bmstand up?
I do believe it’s Aworking, good
That’ll keep you Ggoing for the Emshow
Come Bmon it’s time to go
DThere is no pain, you are reAceding
DA distant ship smoke on the hoArizon
CYou are only coming through in Gwaves
Your Clips move but I can’t hear what you’re Gsaying
When DI was a child, I caught a Afleeting glimpse
DOut of the corner of my Aeye
CI turned to look but it was Ggone
I cannot put my finger Con it now
The child is grown, the Gdream is gone
AI Chave beGcome comfortably Dnumb
AI Chave beGcome comfortably Dnumb
Pink Floyd - Goodbye Blue Sky
(1979)
Spoken
Look mommy, there’s an airplane up in the sky
Intro
D11
AmB/A
AmB/A
AmB/A
D11
Vox on the 3 on the first “ooh”
DOooDadd9ooDooDmaj7oooh Bm6ooh
DOooDadd9ooDooDmaj7oooh Bm6ooh
AmDid-did-did-did you see the frightB/Aened ones?
AmDid-did-did-did you hear the fallB/Aing bombs?
AmDid-did-did-did you ever wonB/Ader
Why we Ahad to run for shelG/Ater
When the promF#m/Aise of a Abrave new world
UnfoG/Auled beneath a Bm6clear blue sky ?
D11
DOooDadd9ooDooDmaj7oooh Bm6ooh
DOooDadd9ooDooDmaj7oooh Bm6ooh
AmDid-did-did-did you see the frightB/Aened ones?
AmDid-did-did-did you hear the fallB/Aing bombs?
AmThe flames are all long gonB/Ae
But the pain lingers D11on
DGoodG/Dbye G/Dblue Dsky
DGoodG/Dbye G/Dblue Dsky
DGoodAm/Dbye
DGoodAm/Dbye
D11
Pink Floyd - Hey You
(1979)
Intro
Emadd9Dmx4
Vox on the low 3 2 on “hey you”
Hey Emadd9you, out there in the cold
Getting lonely, getting old, can you Bm7feel me?
Hey Emadd9you, standing in the aisles
With itchy feet and fading smiles, can you Bm7feel me?
DHey you, don’t you help them to bury the Gli-Dii-Cght
BmDon’t give in Amwithout a Emadd9fight
EmaddDm
With a quiet voice an octave up
Hey Emadd9you, out there on your own
Sitting naked by the phone, would you Bmtouch me?
Hey Emadd9you, with your ear against the wall
Waiting for someone to call out, would you Bmtouch me?
DHey you, would you help me to carry the Gsto-Do-Cone?
Hang the first two chords
BmOpen your heart, AmI’m coming Emhome
Solo
EmAmx4
Em
CBut it was Donly a GfanDtaCsy
The wCall was too Dhigh, as Gyou Dcan Csee
No mCatter how he Dtried he could Gnot Dbreak Cfree
And the Cworms ate Dinto his Emadd9brain
Emadd9Dmx4
Now an octave up... go for it, it’s not supposed to be perfect
Hey Emadd9you, out there on the road
Always doing what you’re told, can you Bmhelp me?
Hey Emadd9you, out there beyond the wall
Breaking bottles in the hall, can you Bmhelp me?
If you were ever going to reach for a C, this is the time
DHey you, don’t tell me there’s no hope at Ga-aDa-lCl
ToBmgether we stand, Amdivided we Emadd9fall
Pink Floyd - In the Flesh
(1979)
This is both parts smushed into one.
Vox go up to the 1, but the point is not to sing this song well, so I play in the original key.
Intro
E5D/F#GC
G→ D→ Em
DE/DF/DE/D
DE/DF/DG/D
Main riff
AD/F#AD/F#
ABmC#mE
With “aaah”
ADAD
ABmC#mE
ASo ya, thought ya, might like to Dgo to the show?
ATo feel the warm thrill of confusion, that sDpace cadet glow
ATell me, is something eluding you sunshine?
BmIs this not what you expected to see?
If you C#mwanna find out what’s behind these cold eyes
You’ll Ejust have to claw your way through this disguise
AD/F#AD/F#
ABmC#mE
ASo ya, thought ya, might like to Dgo to the show?
ATo feel the warm thrill of confusion, that sDpace cadet glow
AI’ve got some bad news for you sunshine
BmPink isn’t well, he stayed back at the hotel
And they’ve C#msent us along as a surrogate band
We’re goEnna find out where you fans really stand
AAre there any queers in the theatre tonight, get ‘em Dup against the wall
TAhere’s one in the spotlight, he don’t look right to me, get him Dup against the wall
And tAhat one looks Jewish, and that one’s a coon
BmWho let all this riff-raff into the room?
There’s one C#msmokin’ a joint, and another with spots
If EI had my way, I’d have all of them shAot
AD/F#AD/F#
ABmC#mE
A
Pink Floyd - Mother
(1979)
Vox on the 5 on “mother”
GMother, do you think they’ll drop the C/Gbomb? G
GMother, do you think they’ll like this C/Gsong? G
Vox up to the low 3 of the chord on “mother”
C/GMother, do you think they’ll try to break my Gballs? G
DOoh C/Gah, mother, should I build the Gwall? G
GMother, should I run for presidC/Gent? G
GMother, should I trust the governmC/Gent? G
Vox up to the high 3 of the chord on “mother”
C/GMother, will they put me in the firinGg line? G
Vox low again
DOoh C/Gah, is it just a waste of Gtime? G
GHush now baby, baby, don’t you C/Gcry
FMama’s gonna make all of your C/Gnightmares come true
FMama’s gonna put all of her C/Gfears into you
FMama’s gonna keep you right here C/Gunder her wing
FShe won’t let you fly, but she C/Gmight let you sing
FMama’s gonna keep baby C/Gcozy and Gwarm G
Vox still low
DOooh C/Gbabe
DOooh C/Gbabe
DOoh babe, of C/Gcourse mama’s gonna help build a wall
Solo
GC/G
GC/G
GC/G
DC/G
G
GMother, do you think she’s good eC/Gnough, D/G→ C/Gfor mGe?
GMother, do you think she’s dangeC/Grous, D/G→ C/Gto Gme?
Vox up to the high 3 again
C/GMother, will she tear your little boy aGpart? G
Vox low again
DOoh C/Gah, mother, will she break my Gheart? G
GHush now baby, baby, don’t you C/Gcry
FMama’s going to check out all your C/Ggirlfriends for you
FMama won’t let anyone C/Gdirty get through
FMama’s gonna wait up untiC/Gl you get in
FMama will always find oC/Gut where you been
FMama’s gonna keep baby C/Ghealthy and Gclean
Vox low again
DOooh C/Gbabe
DOooh C/Gbabe
DOoh babe, you’ll C/Galways be baby to Gme
G
GMother, did it need to be so C/Ghigh?
Pink Floyd - Nobody Home
(1979)
Am7Caug/G#C/GD7FFm
I’ve got a Clittle black book with my poems in
Got a Ebag with a toothbrush and a comb in
When FI’m a good dog, they sometimes throw me a Cbone
FI got eClastic bands keeping my shoes on
Got those Eswollen hand blues E7
Got Fthirteen channels of junk on the TV to Cchoose from
I’ve got eClectric light
C7And I’ve got second sight
And aFmazing poFmwers of observatioCnE7AmD7G
And that is how I knowE7
AmWhen I try to get through
Not a typo: this is really D Fm,
but I play as F Fm.
COn the telephone to you DFm
There’ll be nobody hoCme
FCFC
I’ve got the obCligatory Hendrix perm
And the inEevitable pinhole burns
FAll down the front of my favorite satin sChirt
FI’ve got Cnicotine stains on my fingers
I’ve got aEsilver spoon on a chain E7
Got a Fgrand piano to prop up my mortal reCmains
I’ve got Cwild staring eyes
C7And I’ve got a strong urge to flyF
But FmI got nowhere to Cfly toE7AmD7G
Vox all the way up to A here
AmOoooh, babe Cwhen I pick up the phone DFm
There’s still nobody homCeFCFC
I’ve got a Cpair of Gohill’s boots
And I gotEfading rootsE7
Pink Floyd - One of My Turns
(1979)
Originally in C (then Eb), I play in A (then C)
Rubato, vox on the 3
ADay after day, C#mlove turns gray
Like the Dskin of a dying manAD→
And nAight after night, we pretC#mend it’s all right
But Bm7I have grown older and you have grown colder and
DNothing is very much E7fun anymore
And AI can C#mfeel Done of my turns coming Aon D→
AI C#mfeel, Bm7cold as a razor blade, tight as a tourniquet
DDry as a funeral E7drum
Band enters, at tempo, vox on the 5 of the chord
C/GRun to the bGedroom, in the sC/Guitcase on the lGeft
You’ll A7find my Bmfavorite axe Bm→ F#m→ Bm
C/GDon’t look so Gfrightened, this is C/Gjust a passing pGhase
One of Bmmy bad days Bm→ F#m→ Bm
Would you C/Glike to watch T.GV.?
Or C/Gget between the sheetsG?
Or contemplBmate the silent freeway?
Would you lBmike somethF#ming to eaBmt?
Would you Clike to learn to fly? Would you?
Would you Bmlike to see me try?
BNo EA/E→ E
Interlude, skip this if acoustic
C/G→ G
C/G→ G
BmBm→ F#m→ Bm
BmBm→ F#m→ Bm
Would you Clike to call the cops?
Do you tChink it’s time I stopped?
Em9Why are you running away?
Pink Floyd - Time
(1973)
EF#mEF#m
F#mTicking away the moments that make up a Adull day
EFritter and waste the hours in an offhand F#mway
F#mKicking around on a piece of ground in your Ahometown
EWaiting for someone or something to show you the F#mway
Dmaj7Tired of lying in the sunshine
Amaj7Staying home to watch the rain
Dmaj7You are young and life is long and
Amaj7There is time to kill today
Dmaj7And then one day you find
C#m7Ten years have got behind you
Bm7No one told you when to run
EYou missed the starting gun
F#mAEF#m
F#mAEF#m
You F#mrun and you run to catch up with the sun, but it’s sinkAing
ERacing around to come up behind you aF#mgain
The F#msun is the same in a relative way, but you’re Aolder
EShorter of breath, and one day closer to F#mdeath
Dmaj7Every year is geting shorter
Amaj7Never seem to find the time
Dmaj7Plans that either come to naught or
Amaj7Half a page of scribbled lines
Dmaj7Hanging on in quiet
DesperaC#m7tion is the English way
The Bm7time is gone, the song is over
Thought I’d something F/Bmore to say
Em9A7
Em9A7
Em9Home home aA7gain
Em9I like to be here when I cA7an
Em9When I come home cold and A7tired
It’s Em9good to warm my bones beside the fA7ire
Cmaj7Far away across the field the Bm7tolling of the iron bell
Fmaj7Calls the faithful to their knees to Ghear the softly
D7#9Spoken Cdim/Ebmagic Bmspell
Pink Floyd - Welcome to the Machine
(1975)
Originally in Em, I play in Am capo 2
Lots of 3, highest note that matters is the 5 (“we told you what to *dre*-eam”)
There’s a lot moving between the VI and the iv with odd times, I’ll just approximate it like this every time
Fmaj7Amadd9x2
AmWelcome my son
FWelcome to the maAmadd9chine
FWhere have you been?
DmIt’s all right, we know where you’ve bAmeen
FYou’ve been in the pipeline filling in time
Amadd9Provided with toys and scouting for boys
FYou bought a guitar to punish your ma
AmYou didn’t like school
And you know you’re nobody’s foo-oo-ool
So Fmaj7welcome to the machAmadd9ine
Very loose approximation of what happens here
Fmaj7Amadd9x8
AmWelcome my son
FWelcome to the maAmadd9chine
FWhat did you dream?
Not a typo, this chord is minor the first time, major this time
DIt’s all right, we told you what to drAmeam
Fmaj7You dreamed of a big star
Amadd9He played a mean guitar
He Fmaj7always ate in the steak bar
He Amadd9loved to drive in his Jaguar
So Fmaj7welcome to the machinAmadd9e
Fmaj7Amadd9x8
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
(1975)
Em7GEm7G
Em7A7Em7A7
G
CSo, so you think you can tDell
Heaven from hAmell, blue skies from Gpain
Can you tell a green Dfield from a cold steel
CRail, a smile from a Amveil
Do you think you can tGell?
And did they get you to trCade your heroes for Dghosts?
Hot ashes for trAmees? Warm air for a cooGl breeze?
Cold comfort for chaDnge?
And did you exchanCge a walk on part in the Amwar for a lead role in a caGge?
Em7GEm7G
Em7A7Em7A7
G
CHow I wish, how I wish you were Dhere
We’re just Amtwo lost souls swimming in a fish bowl
GYear after year
DRunning over the same old ground
CWhat have we found?
The same old Amfears, wish you were here G
Em7GEm7G
Em7A7Em7A7
G
Pure Prairie League - Amie
(1972)
Intro, with bluegrass-solo over just the one chord
A
AAGDx2
AI can see why Gyou think Dyou beAlong to meGD
I Anever tried to Gmake you Dthink or
ALet you see one thing for yourDself
But now you’re Coff with someone else and I’m Dalone
You see I Cthought that I might keep you for my Eown
AAmie Gwhat you wanna Ddo?
AI think GI could stay with Dyou
For a Bmwhile maybe longer if I Edo
AAGDx2
ADon’t you think the Gtime is Dright for Aus to findGD
AAll the things we Gthought weren’t Dproper
ACould be right in time
And can you Dsee which way Cwe should turn together or Dalone
I can Cnever see what’s right or what is Ewrong
EWill it take to long to see?
AAmie Gwhat you wanna Ddo?
AI think GI could stay with Dyou
For a Bmwhile maybe longer if I Edo
AAGDx2
Solo if appropriate on verse and chorus, else skip the next chorus
AAmie Gwhat you wanna Ddo?
AI think GI could stay with Dyou
For a Bmwhile maybe longer if I Edo
AAGDx2
ANow it’s come to Gwhat you Dwant you’ve Ahad your wayGD
And Aall the things you Gthought beDfore just
AFaded into gray
And can you Dsee that I Cdon’t know if it’s you or if it’sDme
If it’s Cone of us I’m sure we both will Esee
EWon’t you look at me and tell me?
AAmie Gwhat you wanna Ddo?
AI think GI could stay with Dyou
For a Bmwhile maybe longer if I Edo
AAmie Gwhat you wanna Ddo?
AI think GI could stay with Dyou
For a Bmwhile maybe longer if I Edo
Let open A and high E ring on all these chords
I keep Afalling in and out of G6/Alove with Dsus2/Ayou
AFalling in and out of G6/Alove with Dsus2/Ayou
ADon’t know what I’m gonna G6/AdoDsus2/A
I keep Afalling in and out of Dsus2/Alove with Fmaj7youDmadd9A
Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
(1978)
Originally in F, I play in A capo 3, the highest note that matters is the 4
Vox on 2 1 on “ni-ight”
ToAnight I’m gonna have myC#mself a real F#m7good time, I feel aliBm7-i-i-iE7ve
Vox on the 1 on “world”, the 3 of the key (which is the 9 of the chord) on “float”)
And the Aworld, I’ll A7turn it inside oDut yeah, I’m Bm7floating around in F#7ecstasy
Vox on the 4 of the key (3 of the chord) on “don’t”
So Bmdon’t Astop Eme Bmnow
BmDon’t Astop Eme
Vox on the 4 of the key (3 of the chord) on “having”
Cause I’m Bmhaving a good time, Ehaving a D/F#good E/G#time
I’m a Ashooting star leaping through the C#msky, like a tF#m7iger
Defying the lBmaws of gAraviDtEsus4y
I’m a Aracing car passing C#mby, like Lady GodF#m7iva
I’m gonna Bmgo, gAo, Dgo, Esus4there’s no stopping mAe
I’m A7burning through the sDky yeah, two Bm7hundred degrees
That’s why they F#7call me Mr. FahrenBmheit
I’m F#7traveling at the speed of lBmight
Vox on the 1 of the key (7 of the chord) on “super”
I wanna make a sBmupersAonic mDan oD/F#ut of yoEsus4u
Vox down to 1 2 3 (high) 1 of the key on “don’t stop me now”
ADon’t Bmstop C#mme nF#mow, I’m having such a gBm7ood time, I’m haEving a ball
ADon’t Bmstop C#mme nF#mow, if you wanna have a gBm7ood time, just gF#7ive me a call
The lyrics are shortened here for a single voice
BmDon’t Astop Eme nBmow, a good time
BmDon’t Astop Eyes, I’m hBmaving a good time
E7I don’t wanna stop at aC6/Dll
I’m a Arocket ship on my way to C#mMars, on a colF#m7lision course
I’m a Bmsatellite, ADI’m oEsus4ut of control
I’m a Asex machine ready to reC#mload, like an F#matom bomb
About to Bmoh, Aoh, Doh, Esus4oh, oh explAode
I’m A7burning through the sDky yeah, two Bm7hundred degrees
That’s why they F#7call me Mr. FahrenBmheit
I’m F#7traveling at the speed of Bmlight
I wanna make a sBmupersAonic mDan oD/F#ut of yoEsus4u
There’s not really a chord here, but the melody implies the V
Don’t sEtop me, don’t stop me, don’t stop me (hey, hey, hey)
Don’t sEtop me, don’t stop me (ooh, ooh, ooh, I like it)
Don’t sEtop me, don’t stop me (have a good time, good time)
Don’t sEtop me, don’t stop me (woooaaaawwwww)
Solo on verse chords
AC#mF#m7Bm→ A→ D→ Esus4
AC#mF#m7Bm→ A→ D→ Esus4
AWhoa, I’m A7burning through the sDky yeah, two Bm7hundred degrees
That’s why they F#7call me Mr. FahrenBmheit
F#7Travelling at the speed of Bmlight
I wanna make a sBmupersAonic mDan oD/F#ut of yoEsus4u
ADon’t Bmstop C#mme nF#mow, I’m having such a gBm7ood time, I’m hEaving a ball
ADon’t Bmstop C#mme nF#mow, if you wanna have a gBm7ood time, just gF#7ive me a call
BmDon’t Astop Eme nBmow, a good time
BmDon’t Astop Eyes, I’m hBmaving a good time
I Edon’t wanna stop at aC6/Dll
Slow, with “da”
AC#mF#mBmEsus4
Queen - Killer Queen
(1974)
Start with snaps
Originally in Cm, I play in Em capo 3. That way it’s
still a train wreck, but not for lack of range.
Vox on the 1 on “Moet”
She keeps EmMoet and Chandon D7in her pretty cabinet
Em“Let them eat cake” she says, D7just like Marie AGntoinette
A Gbuilt-in D/F#remedy for KG7/Fruschev and KeC/Ennedy
And Cm/D#any time an iG/Dnvitation yoC/Du can’t decD7line
B7Caviar and Emcigarettes, D7well-versed in eGtiquette
ExtraF#7ordinarily Bmnice, A7she’s a
Vox on the 5 of the first chord, then the 5 of the second chord
DKiller QF#m/C#ueen
Vox up to the 3 of the chord on “gunpowder”
Skip the extra chord on “laser”
BmGunpowder, F#mgelatine, Bmdynamite with a C#7laser beF#mam
B7GuarantA/C#eed to B7/D#blow your Emind D
Any time
C#7Recommended F#mat the price
“Insatiable” is lower than “recommended”
InB7satiable in Emappetite
E→ DWanna try?
AD/AAD/Ax2
To aEmvoid complications
She Dnever kept the same address
EmIn conversation
She Dspoke just like a bGaroness
GMet a man from D/F#China
Went G7/Ddown to Geisha MC/Einah
Then aCm/D#gain incidG/Dentally
If you’re C/Dthat way inclD7ined
Perfume came B7naturally from EmParis (naturally)
For D7cars she couldn’t Gcare less
FastF#7idious and preBmcise, A7she’s a
DKiller QF#m/C#ueen
BmGunpowder, F#mgelatine, Bmdynamite with a C#7laserF#mbeam
B7GuarantA/C#eed to B7/D#blow your Emind D
Any time
Solo on verse chords if appropriate
Vox down low to the 1 of the chord on “hat”
Drop of aB7hat, she’s asEmwilling as
B7Playful as a Empussycat
Then Dmomentarily oGut of action
DTemporarily oGut of gas
To F#7absolutely Bmdrive Ayou
DWi-Aild, Dmwi-Aild, she’s a
DKiller QF#m/C#ueen
BmGunpowder, F#mgelatine, Bmdynamite with a C#7laser F#mbeam
B7GuarantA/C#eed to B7/D#blow your Emind D
What a drag
AD/AA
Repeat to fade
Queen - Somebody to Love
(1976)
Originally in Ab, I play in D
Skip this part, and just start where it comes in at tempo
But if you must... vox on the 1 on “can”
A capella, chords implied
DCan, DanA/C#ybBmodGy
A7Find me
GSomebody tD/Ao, loDve
DA/C#BmBm
GGAA
Vox on the 5
Oh, each Dmorning I A/C#get up, I Bmdie a little
Can Dbarely stE7and on my fAeet
(Take a look at yourself) Take a Dlook iA/C#n the mBmirror and cry
E7Lord what you’re doing to Ame
I have sDpent all my E7years in belAieving you
But I juAst can’t E7/G#get no relAief, Glord
DSomebody (somebody), ooh somebody (somebody)
Can DanyA/C#body fBmind Gme A7
Somebody to lDove? A/C#BmGA
I work Dhard (he works hard) every A/C#day of my lifeBm
I wDork till I E7ache my Abones
At the eDnd (at the eA/C#nd of the dBmay)
BmI take home my E7hard-earned pay all on my oAwn
I get Ddown (down) on my E7knees (knees)
And I sAtart to pray (praise the Lord)
Till the teAars run E7/G#down from my Aeyes, Glord
DSomebody (somebody), ooh somebody (somebody)
Can DanyA/C#body fBmind Gme A7
Somebody to lDove? DD7D7
(GHe works hard) everyday
I try and I try and I try
But Ceverybody wants to put me down
They say CmI’m going crazy
E7They say I got a lot of water in my brain
Aw, I got no common sense, I got nobody left to belAieve
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Solo on verse chords
DA/C#Bm
DE7A
DA/C#Bm
E7A
DE7A
AE7/G#AOooh Glord
DSomebody (somebody), somebody (somebody)
Can DanyA/C#body fBmind Gme A
Somebody to lDove? A/C#
(AnyboBmdy fGind me Asomeone to love)
Got no fDeel,A/C#I got no Bmrhythm
I jDust keep loE7sing my bAeat (you just keep losing and losing)
I’m DOK, I’m A/C#alright Bm(he’s alright)
I aE7in’t gonna face no deAfeat
I just Dgotta get E7out of this pArison cell
The IV is implied at the end of this line
SomedAay I’m E7/G#gonna be fAree Glord!
DFind me somebody to love, find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love, find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love, find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love, find me somebody to love, love, love, love
DFind me somebody to love, find me somebody to love
Somebody, somebody, somebody, somebody
Somebody find me, somebody find me Somebody to love
Can DanyA/C#body fBmind Gme A7
Somebody tooooooo, loDve
DA/C#Find me Bmsomebody tGo AlDove
DA/C#Find me Bmsomebody tGo AlDove
Queen - Tie Your Mother Down
(1976)
Originally in A, I play in E
Intro
ED→ A/C#→ G→ D/F#
EOoooh D→ A/C#G→ D/F#
ED→ A/C#→ G→ D/F#
Vox on b7 b7 1 on “party gown”
Get your Eparty gown, and get your pigtail down
And get your heart beatin’, baby D→ A/C#→ G→ D/F#
Got my Etimin’ right, got my act all tight
It’s gotta be tonight, my little schoolbabe D→ A/C#→ G→ D/F#
Vox on the 1 of the chord on “mamma”
Your Bmamma says you don’t, and your daddy says you won’t
And I’m boilin’ up inside
Ain’t no way I’m Dgonna lose out this Etime
EE→ D/F#→ G→ E/G#
Vox on the 4 of the chord on “tie”
ATie your mother down, tie your mother down
Lock your Edaddy out of Ddoors, I A/C#don’t need Ehim nosin’ around
ATie your mother down, tie your mother down
Give me Dall A/C#your Glove D/F#toEnight
ED→ A/C#→ G→ D/F#
You’re such a Edirty louse, go get out of my house
That’s all I ever get from you D→ A/C#→ G→ D/F#
EFamily ties, in fact I don’t think I ever heard
A single little civil word from those guys D→ A/C#→ G→ D/F#
Vox around the 3 of the chord
But you know BI don’t give a light, I’m gonna make out all right
I’ve got a sweetheart hand to put a stop to Dall that
ESnipin’ an’ grousin’ all night
E→ D/F#→ G→ E/G#
ATie your mother down, tie your mother down
Take yEour little broDther swimA/C#min’ with a Ebrick, that’s all right
ATie your mother down, tie your mother down
Or you Dain’t A/C#no Gfriend D/F#of Emine
ED→ A/C#→ G→ D/F#
Solo on verse chords
ED→ A/C#→ G→ D/F#
ED→ A/C#→ G→ D/F#
BD
ED→ A/C#→ G→ D/F#
ED→ A/C#→ G→ D/F#
Your Bmummy and your daddy are gonna plague me till I die
Why can’t they understand I’m just a Dpeace lovin’ guy
With hard stops
EE→ E
E→ D/F#→ G→ E/G#
ATie your mother down, tie your mother down
With hard stops on every “big”
Get that Ebig, big, big, big, big, big daddy out of doors
ATie your mother down, tie your mother down
Give me Dall A/C#your Glove D/F#to Enight
EDAll Ayour Glove D/F#toniEght
EGive me every inch of your love DAGD/F#
EDAGAll D/F#your Elove tonight
EGotta get my timing right DAGAll yoD/F#ur love AtoniEght
Queen - We Will Rock You
(1977)
Originally in Em, I play in Am capo 3
Highest note that matters is the 4 (“*man* someday”)
Intro
Am
AmBuddy you’re a boy make a big noise
Playin’ in the street gonna be a big Gman some Fday
You got Ammud on your face, you big disgrace
GKickin’ your can all Dover the Amplace
Singin’ Cwe Gwill, Fwe Gwill, Amrock you
CWe Gwill, Fwe Gwill, Amrock you
AmBuddy you’re a young man hard man
Shoutin’ in the street gonna take on the Gworld some Fday
You got Amblood on your face, a big disgrace
GWavin’ your banner all Dover the Amplace
CWe Gwill, Fwe Gwill, Amrock you
Singin’ Cwe Gwill, Fwe Gwill, Amrock you
AmBuddy you’re an old man, poor man
Pleadin’ with your eyes gonna make you some Gpeace some Fday
You got Ammud on your face, big disgrace
SomeboGdy better put you back Dinto your Amplace
CWe Gwill, Fwe Gwill, Amrock you
Singin’ Cwe Gwill, Fwe Gwill, Amrock you
Everybody Cwe Gwill, Fwe Gwill, Amrock you
CWe Gwill, Fwe Gwill, Frock you
Solo mostly over the IV
D
R.E.O. Speedwagon - Time For Me to Fly
(1978)
Originally in D, I play in A capo 1
Intro
ADEDx2
AI’ve been around for you
E/G#Been up and down for you
But D/F#I just can’t get any reAlief D/A→ A
I’ve Aswallowed my pride for you
I’ve E/G#lived and lied for you
But D/F#you still make me feel like a Athief D/A→ A
You got me Estealing your love away
Cause Dyou never Agive it
EPeeling the years away
And Dwe can’t reAlive it
DI make you Alaugh
And Dyou make me Acry
Hang the first chord
EI believe it’s time for me to Afly
Band enters
ADEDx2
AYou said we’d work it out
You Esaid that you had no doubt
That Ddeep down we were really in Alove D/A→ A
Oh, but IA‘m tired of holding on
To a Efeeling I know is gone
DI do believe that I’ve had eAnough D/A→ A
I’ve had eEnough of the falseness
Of a Dworn-out reAlation
EEnough of the jealousy
And the DintoleAration
Oh DI make you Alaugh
And Dyou make me Acry
Hang the first chord, hard stop on the last I
EI believe it’s time for me to Afly DA
Time for me to Efly
Oh, I’ve got to Dset myself Afree
Time for me to Efly
And that’s just how it’s gDot to Abe
DI know it hurts to say goodEbye
But it’s time for me to Dfly E
ADEA
Oh don’t you know it’s
Time for me to Efly
Oh, I’ve got to Dset myself Afree
Time for me to Efly
Oh, baby that’s just how it’s Dmeant to Abe
DI know it hurts to say goodEbye
But it’s time for me to Dfly E
It’s time for me to Dfly E
It’s time for me to Afly
With ad lib’d “it’s time for me to fly”
ADEDx2
Rainbow - Since You Been Gone
(1979)
Originally in G#, I play in G capo 3
The highest note is the b5, i.e. the 3 after the
key change. That’s a *D* in the original (!).
GDEmCGDEm→CC→D
Hang the last chord
GDEmCGDEm→CC→D
Vox in on the 1
GI get the sD/F#ame old dreams Emsame time evDery night
CFall to the gG/Bround and I Amwake up D
GSo I get D/F#out of bed, put Emon my shoes and iDn my head
CThoughts fly bG/Back to the brAmeak-up D
Vox on the 5 of the chord
EbThese four walls are Fclosin’ in
LEbook at the fix you’ve D/Aput me Din
GSince you’ve been goDne, sEmince you’ve been goCne
I’m oGut of my heDad, can’t tEmake Cit C→D
GCould I be wroDng, but sEmince you’ve been gCone
GYou cast a spDell so Embreak iCt C→D
GWhoa Doh Emwhoa Coh
GWhoa Doh Em→CCsince you Dbeen gone
GSo in the nD/F#ight I stand Embeneath the bDack street light
CI read the wG/Bords that you sAment to meD
GI could take the D/F#afternoon the nEmighttime comes aroDund too soon
CYou can’t kG/Bnow what you mAmean to mDe
EbYour poison letter, your Ftelegram
JEbust goes to show you don’t D/Agive a Ddamn
GSince you’ve been goDne, sEmince you’ve been goCne
I’m oGut of my heDad, can’t tEmake Cit C→D
GCould I be wroDng, but sEmince you’ve been gCone
GYou cast a spDell so Embreak iCt C→D
GWhoa Doh Emwhoa Coh
GWhoa Doh Em→CCsince you Dbeen gone
Half-time
GAm7Bm7CD7Ebdim7
EmG/DCD/A
Vox on the 3
IGf you Am7will come Bm7back
BCaby you knD7ow you’ll nEbdim7ever do
EmWrong G/DCD/A
Three hits on...
D
Key change up a whole step
ASince you’ve been goEne, sF#mince you’ve been goDne
I’m oAut of my heEad, can’t tF#make Dit D→E
ACould I be wroEng, but sF#mince you’ve been gDone
AYou cast a spEell so F#mbreak iDt D→E
AWhoa Eoh F#mwhoa Dm/Foh
A/EWhoa Eoh F#m→Dm/FA/Eever since Eyou been Agone
Original repeat the chorus in the new key for a solo here
Randy VanWarmer - Just When I Needed You Most
(1979)
Originally in A, I play in D
Intro
DDmaj7D7D
DDmaj7D7D
Vox on the 3 on “packed”
You Dpacked in the morning, I
Dmaj7Stared out the window and I
D7Struggled for something to Gsay
Vox on 6 6 6 7 of the key on “left in the rain”
You Gleft in the rain without Dclosing the door
EmI didn’t stand in your Asus4way
Now DI miss you more than I
Dmaj7Missed you before and now
D7Where I’ll find comfort Ggod knows
Vox on the 1 of the key (5 of the chord) on “you”
‘Cause Gyou Dleft me
AJust when I needed you DmostD/ED/F#
GDLeft me Ajust when I needed you Dmost
Now Dmost every morning I
Dmaj7Stare out the window and I
D7Think about where you might Gbe
I’ve Gwritten you letters that DI’d like to send
EmIf you would just send one to Asus4me
‘Cause DI need you more than I
Dmaj7Needed before and now
D7Where I’ll find comfort Ggod knows
‘Cause Gyou Dleft me
AJust when I needed you Dmost D/ED/F#
GDLeft me Ajust when I needed you Dmost
D
Solo
DDmaj7D7G
GDEmA
DDmaj7D7G
GDAD
D
You Dpacked in the morning, I
Dmaj7Stared out the window and I
D7Struggled for something to Gsay
You Gleft in the rain without Dclosing the door
EmI didn’t stand in your Asus4way
Now DI love you more than I
Dmaj7Loved you before and now
D7Where I’ll find comfort Ggod knows
‘Cause Gyou Dleft me
AJust when I needed you Dmost D/Eoh yD/F#eah
GYou Dleft me
AJust when I needed you DmostD/ED/F#
GYou Dleft me
AJust when I needed you Dmost
DDmaj7D7D
Robert Palmer - Bad Case of Loving You
(1979)
Originally in E, I play in A capo 1
Intro
AAAA→ G
AAAA→ G
The hot sAummGer Anight fell Alike Ga Anet
AI’ve Ggot to fDind Emy baby Ayet
AI Gneed Ayou to Asoothe Gmy Ahead
ATurn mGy Dblue Eheart to Ared
AAAA→ G
ADoctor, doctor, give me the news
I’ve got a Abad case of lovin’ you
DNo pill’s gonna cure my ill
I’ve got a Abad case of Elovin’ yAou
AAAA→ G
AAAA→ G
A Gpretty Aface don’t make no ApretGty Aheart
AI lGearned Dthat, Ebuddy from the Astart
You tAhink GI’m cAute, a lAittle Gbit shAy
AMama, GDI Eain’t that kind of gAuy
AAAA→ G
ADoctor, doctor, give me the news
I’ve got a Abad case of lovin’ you
DNo pill’s gonna cure my ill
I’ve got a Abad case of Elovin’ yAou
Solo
AAAA→ G
AAAA→ G
DEE→ D#→
DI know you like it, Ayou like it on top
DTell me, F#mmama, Eare you gonna stop?
Solo
AAAA→ G
You had me Adown, tAwenty-oGne to Azip
ASmile Gof JDudas Eon your lAip
AShake mGy Afist, Aknock oGn Awood
I’ve got it Dbad, Eand I’ve got it gAood
ADoctor, doctor, give me the news
I’ve got a Abad case of lovin’ you
DNo pill’s gonna cure my ill
I’ve got a Abad case of Elovin’ yAou
AAAA→ G
ADoctor, doctor, give me the news
I’ve got a Abad case of lovin’ you
DNo pill’s gonna cure my ill
I’ve got a Abad case of Elovin’ yAou
A
Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly with His Song
(1973)
Originally in Fm, I play in Em capo 5
SEmtrumming my pain with his Amfingers
SD7inging my life with his wGords
KEmilling me softly with hiA/C#s song
Killing me sofDtly with Chis song
Telling my Gwhole life with Chis words
Killing me Fmaj7softly, with his Esong
With oohs, for a few measures
Am7/DDx2
More or less on the 4 of the minor key on “heard”, and the 5 of the minor key (2 of the chord) on “sang”
Am7I heard he saDng a good song
GI heard he hCmaj7ad a style
Am7And so I cDame to see him
And lEmisten for a while
Vox on 7 5 of the chords on “and there”, and the 6 of the chord on “was”
Am7And there he waD7s this young boy
GA stranger tB7o my eyes
SEmtrumming my pain with his Amfingers
SD7inging my life with his wGords
KEmilling me softly with hiA/C#s song
Killing me sofDtly with Chis song
Telling my Gwhole life with Chis words
Killing me Fmaj7softly, with his Esong
Am7I felt all fluDshed with fever
GEmbarrassed bCmaj7y the crowd
Am7I felt he fDound my letters
And rEmead each one out loud
Am7I prayed that hD7e would finish
GBut he just keB7pt right on
SEmtrumming my pain with his Amfingers
SD7inging my life with his wGords
KEmilling me softly with hiA/C#s song
Killing me sofDtly with Chis song
Telling my Gwhole life with Chis words
Killing me Fmaj7softly, with his Esong
Am7He sang as Dif he knew me
GIn all my dCmaj7ark despair
Am7And then he loDoked right through me
As Emif I wasn’t there
Am7And he just keD7pt on singing
GSinging cB7lear and strong
SEmtrumming my pain with his Amfingers
SD7inging my life with his wGords
KEmilling me softly with hiA/C#s song
Killing me sofDtly with Chis song
Telling my Gwhole life with Chis words
Killing me Fmaj7softly, with his Esong
Very sensible to just stop here
EmOooooh AmD7G
EmLa la la, la A/C#la la, Doh Coh
La Gah ah Cah
Fmaj7Ah, Eah
SEmtrumming my pain with his Amfingers
SD7inging my life with his wGords
KEmilling me softly with hiA/C#s song
Killing me sofDtly with Chis song
Telling my Gwhole life with Chis words
Killing me Fmaj7softly E
He was sEmtrumming my pain Am
Yeah, he was sD7inging my lGife
KEmilling me softly with hiA/C#s song
Killing me sofDtly with Chis song
Telling my Gwhole life with Chis words
Killing me Fmaj7softly with his Esong
Rod Stewart - You're in My Heart
(1977)
Originally in B (where the first chord of the verse is the V), I play in E
Highest note is the 4 (“you’re in my *heart*”}
Intro
Amaj7/C#Am7b5/C#Bm7E9→ F9→ F#9→ G9→ A
A
Vox on the 1 of the chord
AI didn’t know what G#m7day it was when you F#m7walked into the rEoom
I saAid hello unnG#m7oticed, you sF#m7aid goodbye too sEoon
BrAeezin’ through the clG#m7ientele, spinnin’ F#m7yarns that were so Elyrical
AI really must confG#m7ess right here, the attF#m7raction was purely phEysical, oh
AG#m7F#m7E
AI took all those G#m7habits of yours, that in the begF#m7inning were hard to accEept
Your fAashion sense, BG#m7eardsley prints, I put F#m7down to experiEence
The bAig-bosom lady with a DG#m7utch accent, who tried to cF#m7hange my, point of vEiew
Her aAd lib lines were G#m7well rehearsed, but my hF#m7eart cried out for A/Eyou
You’re Din my hGeart, you’re in my sDoul
You’ll be my brGeath should I grow Dold
You are my lGover, you’re my best frDiend
You’re Gin F#mmy sEmoul
DG#dim7
My lAove for you is imG#m7measurable, my resF#m7pect for you, immEense
You’re aAgeless, timeless, G#m7lace and fineness, your bF#m7eauty and elegEance
You’re a rhAapsody, a G#m7comedy, you’re a F#m7symphony and a plEay
You’re Aevery love song, G#m7ever written, but honey wF#m7hat do you see in mA/Ee?
You’re Din my hGeart, you’re in my sDoul
You’ll be my brGeath should I grow Dold
You are my lGover, you’re my best frDiend
You’re Gin F#mmy sEmoul
DG#dim7
You’re an Aessay in glamour, please pG#m7ardon the grammar, but you’re F#m7every schoolboy’s drEeam
You’re CAeltic United, but G#m7baby I’ve decided, you’re the F#m7best team I’ve ever sEeen
AAnd there have been, mG#m7any affairs, many tF#m7imes I’ve thought to lEeave
ABut I bite my lip and G#m7turn around, cause you’re the F#m7warmest thing I’ve ever fA/Eound
You’re Din my hGeart, you’re in my sDoul
You’ll be my brGeath should I grow Dold
You are my lGover, you’re my best frDiend
You’re Gin F#mmy sEmoul D
You’re Din my hGeart, you’re in my sDoul
You’ll be my brGeath should I grow Dold
You are my lGover, you’re my best frDiend
You’re Gin F#mmy sEmoul D
Rupert Holmes - Escape (the Pina Colada Song)
(1979)
Intro
FAm7→ G→ FG9
CEm7→ Dm7→ CC9
FAm7→ G→ FG9
CEm7→ Dm7→ C
Vox on the 3 on “I was tired”
I was tired of my Flady AmGF
All the way down to the 5 on “long”
We’d been toG9gether too lCong Em7Dm7C
Like a wC9orn out recorFding AmGF
Of a G9favorite sCong Em7Dm7C
So while she C9lay there sFleepin’ AmGF
I read the G9paper in beCd Em7Dm7C
And in the C9personal coFlumns AmGF
There was this C9letter I reCad Em7Dm7C
If you like piña Fcoladas AmGF
And gettin’ caugG9ht in the rCain Em7Dm7C
If you’re C9not into yFoga AmGF
If you G9have half a bCrain Em7Dm7C
Original goes up to the 2 of the key here, I use the same melody as the “pina coladas” line
If you like C9makin’ love at mFidnight AmGF
In the G9dunes of aCcape Em7Dm7C
Then I’m the C9love that you’ve lFooked for AmGF
Write to mG9e and eCscape Em7Dm7C
Solo
FAm7→ G→ FG9
CEm7→ Dm7→ CC9
FAm7→ G→ FG9
CEm7→ Dm7→ CC9
I didn’t think about my Flady AmGF
I know that soG9unds kind of meCan Em7Dm7C
But me and C9my old lFady AmGF
Had fallen iG9nto the samCe old dEmull roDmutineC
So I wC9rote to the pFaper AmGF
Took out a G9personal aCd Em7Dm7C
And though I’m nC9obody’s pFoet AmGF
I thought it G9wasn’t half Cbad Em7Dm7C
Yes I like piña Fcoladas AmGF
And getting caG9ught in the rCain Em7Dm7C
I’m not mC9uch into hFealth food AmGF
I am iG9nto champCagne Em7Dm7C
I’ve got to C9meet you by tFomorrow nAmoonGF
And cut through aG9ll this rCed tape Em7Dm7C
At a C9bar called O’MFalley’s AmGF
Where we’ll G9plan our eCscape Em7Dm7C
FAm7→ G→ FG9
CEm7→ Dm7→ CC9
So I waited with Fhigh hopes AmGF
And she waG9lked in the pClace Em7Dm7C
I knew her sC9mile in an iFnstant AmGF
I knew the G9curve of her Cface Em7Dm7C
It was my C9own lovely lFady AmGF
And she sG9aid, aw it’s Cyou Em7Dm7C
And we C9laughed for a mFoment AmGF
And I sG9aid I neCver knew Em7Dm7C
That you like piña Fcoladas AmGF
And gettin’ caugG9ht in the rCain Em7Dm7C
And the C9feel of the oFcean AmGF
And the G9taste of champaCgne Em7Dm7C
If you like C9makin’ love at mFidnight AmGF
In the G9dunes of aCcape Em7Dm7C
You’re the C9lady I’ve lFooked for AmGF
Come with mG9e and eCscape Em7Dm7C
Rush - Closer to the Heart
(1977)
Originally in A, I play in D
Highest note that *really* matters is the 1, but there’s a lot of 1, and there’s a 4 that kind of matters
Dadd9x4
C6Gadd9A#maj7
Dsus2Dsus4D
Dsus2Dsus4D
Vox on the 1 on “men”
And the Dmen who hold high Cplaces
Must Gbe the Cones to Dstart
To Dmold a new reCality
GCloser Dto the Cheart
GCloser Dto the Cheart
The Dblacksmith and the Cartist
GReflect it Cin their Dart
They Dforge their creaCtivity
GCloser Dto the Cheart
GCloser Dto the Cheart
Chime solo approximated as chords
G/DDC/DC/Dx2
PhilDosophers and Cploughmen
GEach must Cknow his paDrt
To Dsow a new menCtality
GCloser Dto the Cheart, yes
GCloser Dto the Cheart, yeah
GDCWhoa
Solo
GCFadd9Dx4
Like the intro
Dadd9
Whoa, whoa DYou can be the Ccaptain
And GI will Cdraw the Dcharts
DSailing into dCestiny
GCloser Dto the Cheart
GCloser Dto the Cheart
Well Gcloser Dto the Cheart, yeah
GCloser Dto the Cheart
GCloser Dto the Cheart, I said
GCloser Dto the Cheart, well
GCloser Dto the Cheart, yeah
GCloser Dto your Cheart
Rush - Fly By Night
(1975)
Originally in D, I play in D capo 2 and sing an octave down (obviously)
DG/ECadd9G/BGm/BbA→ G/A→ Ax3
DWhy try? I G/Eknow why
The fCadd9eeling insG/Bide me says it’s tGm/Bbime I was goAne G/A→ A
DClear head, new G/Elife ahead
It’s tCadd9time I was kG/Bing now not jGm/Bbust one more pAawn G/A→ A
G/DFly bDy nDight, awaCadd9y from hGere
G/DChange mDy lDife agDa-aAin G/A→ A
G/DFly bDy niDght goodbCadd9ye my dGear
My sCadd9hip isn’t cG/Boming and I jGm/Bbust can’t preAtend G/A→ A
DG/ECadd9G/BGm/BbA→ G/A→ Ax1
DMoon rise, G/Ethoughtful eyes
Cadd9Staring back aG/Bt me from the Gm/Bbwindow besidAe G/A→ A
DNo fright or G/Ehindsight
Cadd9Leaving behG/Bind that empty Gm/Bbfeeling insAide G/A→ A
G/DFly bDy nDight, awaCadd9y from hGere
G/DChange mDy lDife agDa-aAin G/A→ A
G/DFly bDy niDght goodbCadd9ye my dGear
My sCadd9hip isn’t cG/Boming and I jGm/Bbust can’t preAtend G/A→ A
Solo
DG/ECadd9G/BGm/BbA→ G/A→ Ax4
G/DFly bDy nDight, awaCadd9y from hGere
G/DChange mDy lDife agDa-aAin G/A→ A
G/DFly bDy niDght goodbCadd9ye my dGear
My sCadd9hip isn’t cG/Boming and I jGm/Bbust can’t preAtend G/A→ A
SDtart a new chapter
FFind what I’m after
It’s chaGnging eCvery dDay
The chAmange of a season
Is enFmaj7ough of a reason
To wGant to gDet awGay
QDuiet and pensive
My tFhoughts apprehensive
The hGours dCrift aDway
AmLeaving my homeland
PFmaj7laying a lone hand
My lGife begDins toGday
G/DFly bDy nDight, awaCadd9y from hGere
G/DChange mDy lDife agDa-aAin G/A→ A
G/DFly bDy niDght goodbCadd9ye my dGear
My sCadd9hip isn’t cG/Boming and I jGm/Bbust can’t preAtend G/A→ A
My sCadd9hip isn’t cG/Boming and I jGm/Bbust can’t preAtend G/A→ A
G/DFly bDy nDight, awaCadd9y from hGere
G/DChange mDy lDife agDa-aAin G/A→ A
G/DFly bDy niDght goodbCadd9ye my dGear
My sCadd9hip isn’t cG/Boming and I jGm/Bbust can’t preAtend G/A→ A
My sCadd9hip isn’t cG/Boming and I jGm/Bbust can’t preAtend G/A→ A
My sCadd9hip isn’t cG/Boming and I jGm/Bbust can’t preAtend G/A→ A
D
Sesame Street - I Don't Want to Live on the Moon
(1978)
Well I’d Clike to C/Bvisit the Ammoon
On a Frocket ship Ghigh in the Cair
Yes I’d Clike to C/Bvisit the Ammoon
But I Fdon’t think I’d Glike to live Cthere
Though I’d Flike to look F/Edown at the
Dm7Earth from Cabove
I would Fmiss all the F/Eplaces and Dm7people I Clove
So alFthough I might Clike it for Gone afterAmnoon
I Fdon’t want to Glive on the Cmoon
I’d like to Ctravel C/Bunder the Amsea
I could Fmeet all the Gfish everyCwhere
Yes I’d Ctravel C/Bunder the Amsea
But I Fdon’t think I’d Glike to live Cthere
I might Fstay for a F/Eday there if Dm7I had my Cwish
But there’s Fnot much to F/Edo when your
Dm7Friends are all Cfish
And an Foyster and Cclam aren’t Greal famiAmly
So I Fdon’t want to Glive in the Csea
Bridge, vox on the 3 of the chord on “visit”
I’d like to Fvisit the Cjungle hear the Glions Croar
FGo back in F/Etime and meet a GdinoCsaur
There’s Fso many strange Cplaces GI’d like to Ambe
But Fnone of them GpermanentCly
So if CI should C/Bvisit the Ammoon
Well I’ll Fdance on a Gmoonbeam and Cthen
I will Cmake a C/Bwish on a Amstar
And I’ll Fwish I was Ghome once aCgain
Though I’d Flike to look F/Edown at the
Dm7Earth from aCbove
I would Fmiss all the F/Eplaces and Dm7people I Clove
So alFthough I may Cgo I’ll be Gcoming home Amsoon
‘Cause I Fdon’t want to Glive on the Cmoon
No I Fdon’t... want to Glive... on the Cmoon C/BAmAmFGC
Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
(1970)
Originally in Eb, I play in A capo 3
Highest note is the 3 on the big last chorus
In A capo 3, ignore the A9’s and play the Bdim7
as xx0101 and the Cdim7 as Ebdim7
Can skip this whole intro and just vamp on I IV or I IV/1
Original here is really I Imaj7 V/2
AAA7A9
DDBdim7Cdim7
AAF#7sus4F#7
DDDmDm
AAAA7
D/AD/AD/AD/A
AAAA7
D/AD/AD/AD/A
When you’re Aweary D
Feeling Asmall D
On “when”, make sure to get up to the 3 of the chord
DWhen Gtears Dare Ain your Deyes
Chords at the end of this line just two beats
I will Adry them all DAD
AAI’m E/G#on F#myour Eside, ohhhh
When times E7get Arough Amaj7A7
And friends A9just Dcan’t Bbe Efound
A7Like A9a Dbridge Bdim7oveCdim7r
A/ETroubled F#7sus4wateF#7r
DI will lC#7ay me dF#mown
A7LikeA9a Dbridge Bdim7oveCdim7r
ATroubled F#7sus4wateF#7r
IDwill lE9ay E7me dAown
ADAD
When you’re doAwn and out D
When you’re on the Astreets D
DWhen GevenDing Afalls so Dhard
I will Acomfort you DAD
AI’ll tE/G#ake yF#mour pEart, ohhhh
When darkE7ness Acomes Amaj7A7
And pain A9is Dall BaEround
A7Like A9a Dbridge Bdim7oveCdim7r
A/ETroubled F#7sus4wateF#7r
DI will lC#7ay me dF#mown
A7Like A9a Dbridge Bdim7oveCdim7r
ATroubled F#mwater
IDwill lF#m/C#ay C#me dF#mown
Bridge (instrumental)
BB7AA
DF#mDDm
ADADAD/A
Sail on Asilver girl D/A
Sail on Aby D/A
DYour Gtime Dhas Acome to Dshine
All your Adreams are on their wDay AD
AASee E/G#how F#mthey Eshine, ohhh
And if you Aneed a Amaj7friendA7
I’m saiA9ling Dright BbehinEd
A7LikeA9a Dbridge Bdim7oveCdim7r
ATroubled F#mwater
DI will F#mease C#7your F#mmind
A7LikeA9a Dbridge D7oB7ver
TrA/Eoubled F#mwater
DI will C#7ease your F#mmind B9
AAA7A9
DDmA
Simon and Garfunkel - Cecilia
(1970)
Originally in B, I play in G, capo 4, so still in B
Low part on the 3, high on the 5
CGelia, you’re brCeaking my hGeart
You’re shaCking my coGnfidence dDaily
Low part on C, high on E
Oh CecCilGia, I’m dCown on my Gknees
I’m begCging you pGlease to come Dhome
CGecilia, you’re brCeaking my hGeart
You’re shaCking my coGnfidence dDaily
Oh CecCilGia, I’m dCown on my Gknees
I’m begCging you pGlease to come Dhome
Come on hGome
MGaking love in the afCternoonGwith Cecilia
UCp in Dmy bedGroom
I got up to wCash my fGace
When I Ccome back to Gbed
Someone’s tDaken my plGace
GCelia, you’re brCeaking my hGeart
You’re shaCking my coGnfidence dDaily
Oh CecCilGia, I’m dCown on my Gknees
I’m begCging you pGlease to come Dhome
Come on hGome
GGCGCGDD
Bobobo...
JubilGation, she Cloves me agaiGn
I fCall on the fGloor and I lauDghing
JubilCatioGn, she lCoves me agGain
I fCall on the fGloor and I lauDghing
CGCGCGDD
Oh...
Simon and Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson
(1970)
Originally in G capo 2, so really in A.
If there’s a high harmony, I play in G.
E7
Vox start on the 7 and (high) 9 of the chord
(D and F# if the chord is an E7)
E7Dee de de de de de de de de de de de de de
Vox start on the 1 and 3 of the chord
(A and C# if the chord is an A7)
A7Doo do do do do do do do do
DDe de de de
GDe de de de
CDe de G/Bde de
AmDe
E7D
And here’s to Gyou Mrs. EmRobinson
GJesus loves you Emmore than you will Cknow, wo wo woD
God bless you Gplease Mrs. EmRobinson
GHeaven holds a Emplace for those who Cpray
Hey hey Am7hey, hey hey E7hey
Extra two beats after this line... fun fact: S&G left those
extra beats out when they played live.
E7We’d like to know a little bit about you for our files
We’d Alike to help you learn to help yourself
DLook around you Gall you see are Csympathetic Ameyes
E7Stroll around the grounds unDtil you feel at home
And here’s to Gyou Mrs. EmRobinson
GJesus loves you Emmore than you will Cknow, wo wo woD
God bless you Gplease Mrs. EmRobinson
GHeaven holds a Emplace for those who Cpray
Hey hey Am7hey, hey hey E7hey
E7Hide it in a hiding place where no one ever goes
APut it in your pantry with your cupcakes
DIt’s a little Gsecret just the CRobinsons’ aAmffair
E7Most of all you’ve got to Dhide it from the kids
DKoo koo ka Gchoo Mrs. EmRobinson
GJesus loves you Emmore than you will Cknow, wo wo woD
DGod bless you Gplease Mrs. EmRobinson
GHeaven holds a Emplace for those who Cpray
Hey hey Am7hey, hey hey E7hey
E7Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon
AGoing to the candidates’ debate
DLaugh about it Gshout about it Cwhen you’ve got to Amchoose
E7Any way you look at it you Dlose
Where have you Ggone Joe DiEmMaggio
A Gnation turns its Emlonely eyes to Cyou, woo woo woo D
What’s that you Gsay Mrs. EmRobinson
GJoltin’ Joe has Emleft and gone Caway
Hey hey Am7hey, hey hey E7hey
Simon and Garfunkel - The Boxer
(1970)
Originally in B, probably as C tuned down, I play in C
C
CI am just a poor boy though my story’s seldom Amtold
I have Gsquandered my resistance
For a G7pocket full of G6mumbles, such are Cpromises
All lies and Amjest, still a Gman hears what he F/Cwants to hear
And disregards the Crest G7C
When I Cleft my home and my family, I was no more than a Amboy
In the Gcompany of strangers
In the G7quiet of a G6railway station, Crunning scared
Laying Amlow, seeking Gout the poorer Fquarters
Where the ragged people Cgo
Lookin’ Gfor the places G7only G6they would Cknow
Lie la Amlie, lie la Glie la lie la lie, lie la Amlie
Lie la Glie la la la Flie, lie la la la la Clie
C
Asking Conly workman’s wages I come
Looking for a Amjob but I get no Goffers
Just a G7come-on from the G6whores on Seventh CAvenue
I do deAmclare, there were Gtimes when I was
F/CSo lonesome I took some comfort Cthere
La la G7la la la la la
C
Solo if appropriate on verse chords, followed by an extra chord that
I skip if there’s neither big harmonies nor solo
Then I’m Claying out my winter clothes and wishing I was Amgone
Going Ghome where the G7New York City G6winters aren’t Cbleeding me
EmLeading meeeAmeeee going Ghome G7C
C
In the Cclearing stands a boxer and a
Fighter by his Amtrade
And he Gcarries a reminder of G7ev’ry
Glove that G6laid him down
Or Ccut him till he cried out in his
Anger and his Amshame
I am Gleaving, I am F/Cleaving
But the F/Cfighter still reCmains, mmm mmm Gmmm
C
This is like four minutes in the original, if no harmonies, keep
it to one chorus.
Lie la Amlie, lie la Glie la lie la lie, lie la Amlie
Lie la Glie la la la la, lie Fla la la la Amlie
Lie la Amlie, lie la Glie la lie la lie, lie la Amlie
GLie la lie la la la la, lie Fla la la la Clie
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - Tears of a Clown
(1970)
Originally in C#, I play in E
Vox mostly on the 5 and 6
Intro
EEE7E
EEE7E
Vox on 2 2 1 6 5 on “oh oh yeah yeah-eah”
EADAOh, yeah, Eyeah yeah, ADnow, Aif there’s a
Vox on the 5 on “smile” (and most of the song)
ESmile uApon my Dface, Ait’s only
EThere trying to Afool the Dpublic, Abut when it
EComes down to Afooling Dyou, Anow, honey
EThat’s quite a Adifferent Dsubject A
But don’t Elet my Aglad exDpression A
Give Eyou the Awrong imDpression, Areally
I’m Esad, ADoh sAadder than
ESad, Ayou’re Dgone, and I’m Ahurting so
EBad, Alike a cDlown I preAtend to be
GElad ADA
Vox still on the 5 of the key (now the 1 of the chord on “sad”, up to the b6 on “man”
Now, there’s some Bsad things known to G#7/Cman
Let ring on “than”
But ain’t C#mtoo much sadder Amaj7than the tears of a
Quiet, vox back on the 5 on “clown”
EClown when there’s no one a Eround, mm mm
EADAOh, yeah, Ebaby, ADnow, Aif
I ap Epear to Abe care-Dfree, it’s Aonly
To EcamouAflage my Dsadness, in Aorder
To Eshield my Apride I’ve Dtried, to Acover
This Ehurt with a Ashow of Dgladness A
But don’t Elet my Ashow conDvince you A
That EI’ve been Ahappy Dsince you, deAcided
To Ego ADoh, I Aneed you
ESo, AI’m Dhurt, and I Awant you to
EKnow, Abut for Dothers I Aput on a
SEhow, ADooh, Awhoa
Now, there’s some Bsad things known to G#7/Cman
But ain’t C#mtoo much sadder Amaj7than the tears of a
Quiet
EClown when there’s no one a Eround, mm mm
EJust Alike PagliDacci Adid
EI try to Akeep my Dsadness Ahid
ESmiling in the Apublic Deye A
But in my lEonely Aroom I Dcry the tAears of a
Quiet
EClown when there’s no one a Eround
EADAOh, yeah, Ebaby, ADnow, Aif there’s
A Esmile u Apon my Dface A
Don’t Elet my Aglad exDpression
AGive Eyou the Awrong imDpression A
Don’t Elet this Asmile I Dwear A
Make Eyou think that AI don’t Dcare, when Areally
I’m Esad ADAhurting so
EBadADA
E
Stealers Wheel - Stuck in the Middle With You
(1973)
Originally in D, I play in A capo 3
In A, play all the I’s as I7’s
Intro
AA7x 2
A
Well I Adon’t know why I came here tonight
I got the fAeeling that something ain’t right
I’m so D7scared in case I fall off my chair
And I’m Awondering how I’ll get down the stairs
Vox on the 4 of the chord on “clowns”
EClowns to the left of me
GJokers to the Dright, here I aAm
AStuck in the middle with you
Yes I’m Astuck in the middle with you
And I’m Awondering what it is I should do
It’s so D7hard to keep this smile from my face
Losing conAtrol, yeah, I’m all over the place
EClowns to the left of me
GJokers to the Dright, here I aAm
AStuck in the middle with you
Bridge
Well you D7started out with nothing
And you’re proud that you’re a self-made man A
And your D7friends, they all come crawlin’, slap you on the back and say
APlease... Em7please...
A
ATrying to make some sense of it all
ABut I can see that it makes no sense at all
Is it D7cool to go to sleep on the floor?
‘Cause I don’t Athink that I can take anymore
EClowns to the left of me
GJokers to the Dright, here I aAm
AStuck in the middle with you
Solo if appropriate on a verse and chorus
Bridge
Yea you D7started out with nothing
And you’re proud that you’re a self-made man A
And your D7friends, they all come crawlin’, slap you on the back and say
APlease... Em7please...
A
Yeah I Adon’t know why I came here tonight
I got the fAeeling that something ain’t right
I’m so D7scared in case I fall off my chair
And I’m Awondering how I’ll get down the stairs
EClowns to the left of me
GJokers to the Dright, here I aAm
AStuck in the middle with you
Yes I’m Astuck in the middle with you
AStuck in the middle with you
Here I am Astuck in the middle with you
A
Stephen Stills - Love the One You're With
(1970)
Originally in D, I play in A
Verse
-x-x-x-x-x- -2-7-2-3-2- -2-7-2-2-2- -2-7-2-4-2- -0-0-0-0-0- -x-x-x-x-x-
Bridge
-x-x-5- -3-2-5- -2-2-5- -2-4-2- -0-0-0- -x-x-x-
(Intro)
EA/EEE
EF#m7/EEE
If you’re down A/EEand confused F#m7E
And you don’t remember A/EEwho you’re talking to F#m7/EE
Concentration A/EEslip away F#m7/EE
‘Cause your baby A/EEis so far away F#m7/EE
Well there’s a C#mrose Bin a fisted gAlove
And the C#meagle flies Bwith the dAove
And if you cC#man’t be Bwith the one you Alove, honey
Love the one you’re with EA/EE
Love the one you’re with EF#m7/EE
Love the one you’re with EA/EE
Love the one you’re with EF#m7/EE
Don’t be angry, A/EEdon’t be sad F#m7/EE
And don’t sit crying A/EEover good times you had F#m7/EE
There’s a girl A/EEright next to you F#m7/EE
And she’s just waiting A/EEfor something to do F#m7/EE
Well there’s a C#mrose Bin a fisted gAlove
And the C#meagle flies Bwith the dAove
And if you cC#man’t be Bwith the one you Alove, honey
Love the one you’re with EA/EE
Love the one you’re with EF#m7/EE
Only three reps this time
Love the one you’re with EA/EE
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo, doo doo doo
Phenomenally-60s organ solo on the chorus chords
Love the one you’re with EA/EE
Love the one you’re with EF#m7/EE
Love the one you’re with EA/EE
Love the one you’re with EF#m7/EE
This verse is basically all D in the original
Turn your heartache A/EEright into joy F#m7/EE
She’s a girl A/EEand you’re a boy F#m7/EE
Get it together, A/EEmake it nice F#m7/EE
Ain’t gonna need A/EEany more advice F#m7/EE
And there’s a C#mrose Bin a fisted gAlove
And the C#meagle flies Bwith the dAove
And if you cC#man’t be Bwith the one you Alove, honey
Love the one you’re with EA/EE
Love the one you’re with EF#m7/EE
Love the one you’re with EA/EE
Love the one you’re with EF#m7/EE
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo, doo doo doo
Steve Miller - Jungle Love
(1977)
Originally around E, I play in A capo 3
Intro with nifty little riff
A→ Bm
Vox start on the 3
I mAet you on somebody’s iGsland
You thoughDt you had known me befAore
I brouAght you a crate of papGaya
They wDaited all night by your dAoor
You pArobably wouldn’t reGmember
I proDbably couldn’t forgetA
Jungle lAove in the surf in the pGouring rain
EDverything’s better when wet A
BmJungle loDve, it’s drivin’ me mad A
It’s makin’ me crazy D
BmJungle loDve, it’s drivin’ me mad A
It’s makin’ me crazy Bm
But lAately you live in the jGungle
I neDver see you alAone
But we nAeed some definite aGnswers
So I thoughDt I would write you a pAoem
The qAuestion to everyone’s aGnswer
Is usDually asked from within A
But the pAatterns of the rain and the Gtruth they contain
Have writteDn my life on your skin A
BmJungle loDve, it’s drivin’ me mad A
It’s makin’ me crazy D
BmJungle loDve, it’s drivin’ me mad A
It’s makin’ me crazy Bm
Solo if appropriate on something like the verse chords
AYou treat me like I was your ocean G
You sDwim in my blood when it’s warm A
My cAycles of circular motion G
ProtecDt you and keep you from harm A
You liveAin a world of illusion G
Where eDverything’s peaches and cream A
We aAll face a scarlet conclusion G
But we sDpend our time in a dream A
BmJungle loDve, it’s drivin’ me mad A
It’s makin’ me crazy D
BmJungle loDve, it’s drivin’ me mad A
It’s makin’ me crazy D
BmJungle loDve, it’s drivin’ me mad A
It’s makin’ me crazy D
BmJungle loDve, it’s drivin’ me mad A
It’s makin’ me crazy Bm
Steve Miller - Swingtown
(1977)
Originally in Bb, I play in A
Can change the big 5 in the main “oh” line to
a 1 if that’s too much
Intro
A→ D/A→ E/A
This pattern continues through, I’m not going
to try to align it
AOh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oo oh oh oh oh oh oh
Come on and dance
Come on and dance
Let’s make some romance
You know the night is fallin’ and the music’s callin’
And we’ve got to get down to the Dswingtown
EWe’ve been workin’ so hard
We’ve been workin’ so hard
Come on baby, come on baby
Let’s danAce
Back to main pattern
Come on, come on, come on
AOh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oo oh oh oh oh oh oh
Come on and dance
Come on and dance
We may not get another chance
You know the night is fallin’ and the music’s callin’
And we’ve got to get down to the Dswingtown
Instrumental in the original, I play a regular chorus
EWe’ve been workin’ so hard
We’ve been workin’ so hard
Come on baby, come on baby
Let’s danAce
Steve Miller - Take the Money and Run
(1976)
Originally in G, I play in A
AThis here’s a sGtory about Billy JDoe and Bobbie Sue
ATwo young lGovers with nDothin’ better to do
AThan sit around the hGouse, get hDigh, and watch the tube
AAnd here is what hGappened when they decDided to cut looseCG
AThey headed downGto cDool El Paso
AThat’s where they rGan into a grDeat big hassle
ABilly JoeGshot a man while rDobbing his castle
ABobbie SGue took the money and rDun
CHoo hGoo hAoo
AGo oGn, take the money and rDun G/DDG/DD
AGo oGn take the money and rDun, hoo hoo hoo
AGo oGn, take the money and rDun G/DDG/DD
AGo oGn take the money and rDun, hCoo hGoo hAoo
ABilly MGack is a detDective down in Texas
AYou know he knGows just exactlDy what the facts is
AHe ain’t gonna lGet those twoDescape justice
AHe makes his lGivin’ off of tDhe people’s taCxesG
ABobbie Sue, wGhoa, wDoa, she slipped away
ABilly JoeGcaught up to her the vDery next day
AThey got the mGoney, hey, you know they gDot away
AThey headed down SGouth and they’re still rDunning today CsGingin’
AGo oGn, take the money and rDun G/DDG/DD
AGo oGn take the money and rDun, hoo hoo hoo
AGo oGn, take the money and rDun G/DDG/DD
AGo oGn take the money and rDun, hCoo hGoo hAoo
Steve Miller - The Joker
(1973)
Originally in F, I play in D capo 3
DSome Gpeople call me the space cAowboy, yeah GG/F#G/E
DSome Gcall me the gangster of loAve GG/F#G/E
DSome Gpeople call me MAaurice GG/F#G/E
Cause I Dspeak of the Gpompitous of lAove GG/F#G/E
DGPeople talk aAbout me, baby GG/F#G/E
DSay I’m dGoin’ you wrong, doinA‘ you wrong GG/F#G/E
DWell, dGon’t you worry bAaby don’t worry GG/F#G/E
Cause I’m rDight here, right here, riGght here, right here at hAome GG/F#G/E
Cause I’m a Dpicker
I’m a gGrinner
I’m a lDover
And I’m a sGinner
DI play my Gmusic in the sAunG
I’m a joDker
I’m a sGmoker
I’m a mDidnight tGoker
DI get my Glovin’ on the Arun, ooh
Short interlude on verse chords with silly ‘70s sounds
DYou’re the cutest thiGng that I eAver did see GG/F#G/E
I rDeally love your peGaches want to sAhake your tree GG/F#G/E
DLovey-dGovey, lovey-dovey, lovey-Adovey all the time GG/F#G/E
DOoo-eee bGaby, I’ll sure sAhow you a good time GG/F#G/E
Cause I’m a Dpicker
I’m a gGrinner
I’m a lDover
And I’m a sGinner
DI play my Gmusic in the sAunG
I’m a joDker
I’m a sGmoker
I’m a mDidnight tGoker
DI sure don’t Gwant to hurt no oAne
DPeoplGe keep talking aAbout me baby GG/F#G/E
DThey Gsay I’m doin’ you Awrong GG/F#G/E
DWell Gdon’t you worry, don’t worAry, no don’t worGry mama G/F#G/E
DCause I’m rGight here at hAome GG/F#G/E
Original fades, I do one more chorus here instead of repeating
the second half of the verse.
Cause I’m a Dpicker
I’m a gGrinner
I’m a lDover
And I’m a sGinner
DI play my Gmusic in the sAunG
I’m a joDker
I’m a sGmoker
I’m a mDidnight tGoker
DI sure don’t Gwant to hurt no oAneA7
Stevie Wonder - I Wish
(1976)
Originally in Ebm, I play in Am, highest note is the 5 (“I wish those *things*”)
Play the main riff and verses as barre chords
Intro
Am7D7Am7D7
Am7D7Am7D7
Vox on 3 4 3 on “lookin back”
Am7Lookin’ back on D7when I, Am7was a little D7nappy headed Am7boy D7Am7D7
Am7Then my only D7worry, Am7was for Christmas D7what would be my Am7toy D7Am7D7
Vox on the 5 of the chord on “even though”
E7Even though we F#7sometimes, Bm7would not get a Dm6thing
E7We were happy F#7with the, Bm7joy the day would brE7#5#9ing
Am7Sneakin’ out the D7back door, to Am7hang out with those D7hoodlum friends of Am7mine D7Am7D7
Am7Greeted at the D7back door, with boy Am7thought I told you D7not to go outAm7side D7Am7D7
E7Tryin’ your best toF#7bring the Bm7water to your Dm6eyes
E7Thinkin’ it might F#7stop her from Bm7whoopin’ your beE7#5#9hind
I wish those Am7days, cD7ould, Am7come back once D7more
Why did those Am7days D7eAm7ver have to D7go
I wish those Am7days, D7could, Am7come back once D7more
Why did those Am7days D7eAm7ver have to D7go, cause I loved ‘em so
Am7
Am7Brother said he’s D7tellin, Am7‘bout you playin’ D7doctor with that Am7girl D7Am7D7
Am7Just don’t tell and I’ll D7give you, Am7anything you D7want in this whole Am7wide world D7Am7D7
E7Mama gives you F#7money, Bm7for Sunday sDm6chool
E7You trade yours for F#7candy, Bm7after church is E7#5#9through
Am7Smokin’ cigaD7rettes and Am7writin’ somethin’ D7nasty on the Am7wall D7(you nasty boy) Am7D7
Am7Teacher sends you D7to the Am7principal’s D7office down the Am7hall D7Am7D7
E7You grow up and F#7learn that Bm7kind of thing ain’t Dm6right
E7But while you were doF#7in’ it, it Bm7sure felt outta E7#5#9sight
I wish those Am7days, cD7ould, Am7come back once D7more
Why did those Am7days D7eAm7ver have to D7go
I wish those Am7days, D7could, Am7come back once D7more
Why did those Am7days D7eAm7ver have to D7go, cause I loved ‘em so
Am7D7Am7D7
Am7
Stevie Wonder - Superstition
(1972)
Originally in Ebm, I play in Cm, and I play the m7 as mostly I7#9, and I ignore all the b5’s in the chorus
Intro
Cm7
Vox on 1 1 3 1 on “superstitious”
Very supersCm7titious, writing’s on the wall
Very superstitious, ladder’s ‘bout to fall
Thirteen month old baby, broke the lookin’ glass
Seven years of bad luck, the good things in your past
Vox on the 5 of the chord on “lieve”
When you beG7lieve in G#9b5things
The second chord in this line is a passing chord loosely implied by the horns, the bass doesn’t move
That you G7don’t understand, F#9b5then you F9suffer
Hard stop on this chord
G7#5Superstition ain’t the way
Cm7
Very superCm7stitious, wash your face and hands
Rid me of the problem, do all that you can
Keep me in a daydream, keep me goin’ strong
You don’t wanna save me, sad is my song
When you beG7lieve in G#9b5things
That you G7don’t understand, F#9b5then you F9suffer
G7#5Superstition ain’t the Cm7way
Instrumental break on a verse and chorus
Cm7
G7G#9G7F#9b5F9G7#5Cm7
Cm7
Very superCm7stitious, nothin’ more to say
Very superstitious, the devil’s on his way
Thirteen month old baby, broke the lookin’ glass
Seven years of bad luck, the good things in your past
When you beG7lieve in G#9b5things
That you G7don’t understand, F#9b5then you F9suffer
G7#5Superstition ain’t the Cm7way
Cm7No no no
Cm7
Styx - Blue Collar Man
(1978)
Originally in Dm, I play in Em capo 2
Intro
EmGEmA→ G
EmGEmA→ G
C→ D→ Em
EmGive me a job, give me seAmcurity
DGive me a chance to surEmvive
I’m just a Empoor soul in the unemAmployment line
DMy god, I’m hardly alBive
My mEmother and father, my Amwife and my friends
DI see them laugh in my Emface
But EmI’ve got the power, and AmI’ve got the will
DI’m not a charity Bcase, I’ll take those
EmLong Amnights, imDpossible Emodds
CKeeping my Deye to the keEmyhole
If Cit Dtakes Emall Amthat to be Djust what I Emam
I’m Cgonna be a Dblue collar Emman
Repeat intro, or skip
EmGEmA→ G
EmGEmA→ G
C→ D→ Em
EmMake me an offer that AmI can’t refuse
DMake me respectable, Emman
This is my Emlast time in the uneAmmployment line
DSo like it or Bnot, I’ll take those
EmLong Amnights, imDpossible Emodds
CKeeping my Deye to the keEmyhole
If Cit Dtakes Emall Amthat to be Djust what I Emam
I’m Cgonna be a Dblue collar Emman
Bridge
EmKeeping my mind on a bDetter life
Where Chappiness is only a heartbeat aEmway
EmParadise, can it be all I Dheard it was?
I Cclose my eyes and maybe I’m already Bthere
Solo on verse chords if appropriate, else right to chorus
I’ll take those
EmLong Amnights, imDpossible Emodds
CKeeping my Dback to the waEmll C→ D
EmAll Amthat, be Djust what I Emam
Let the last chord ring, end here if solo
I’m Cgonna be a Dblue collar Cman
Skip this bridge if solo acoustic
CDo do do do do do do do
You don’t understand
Do do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do do
I’ll take those Emlong Amnights, imDpossible Emodds
CKeeping my Deye to the keEmyhole
If Cit Dtakes Emall Amnight be Djust who I Emam
I’d Crather be a Dblue collar Emman
I’m Cgonna be a Dblue collar Emman
I’ve Cgotta be a Dblue collar Emman
Styx - Come Sail Away
(1977)
Originally in C, I play in G
GAmBmAmGD
GI’m Bmsailing aEmway Em→ D→
CSet an open course for the Dvirgin sea
‘Cause GI’ve Bmgot to be Emfree Em→ D→
CFree to face the life that’s aDhead of me
EmOn board I’m a captain, Dso climb aboard
EmWe’ll search for tomorrow Don every shore
And I’ll Gtry, Doh lord, I’ll Emtry Em→ D→
CTo caDrry Gon
GAmBmAmGD
GI Bmlook to the Emsea Em→ D→
CReflections in the waves spark my Dmemory
GSome Bmhappy, some Emsad Em→ D→
CI think of childhood friends, and the Ddreams we had
EmWe lived happily forever, Dso the story goes
EmBut somehow we missed out, Don the pot of gold
But we’ll Gtry, Dbest that we Emcan Em→ D→
CTo caDrry Gon
GC/GD/GC/Gx 2
A Ggathering of C/Gangels
AD/Gppeared above my C/Ghead
They Gsang to me this C/Gsong of hope
And D/Gthis is what they C/Gsaid, they said
GCome sail away, C/Gcome sail away
Come D/Gsail away with C/Gme, lads
GCome sail away, C/Gcome sail away
Come Gsail away with C/Gme
GCome sail away, C/Gcome sail away
Come D/Gsail away with C/Gme, baby
GCome sail away, C/Gcome sail away
Come Gsail away with C/Gme, baby
I Gthought that they were C/Gangels
But D/Gmuch to my surCprise
We Gclimbed aboard their C/Gstarship
And D/Gheaded for the C/Gskies, singing
GCome sail away, C/Gcome sail away
Come D/Gsail away with C/Gme, lads
GCome sail away, C/Gcome sail away
Come Gsail away with C/Gme
Styx - Renegade
(1978)
Originally in Gm, I play in Em
Strum once per line, vox on the 3
EmOh mama I’m in fear for my life from the long arm of the law
EmLaw man has put an end to my running and I’m so far from my home
Mix in m7 and mM6’s if there’s no harmony
EmOh mama I can hear you a-cryin’, you’re so scared and all alone
EmHangman is comin’ down from the gallows and I don’t have very long
Vox on 5 7 1
The Emjig is up, the news is out
They’ve Em7finally Afound Gme
The Emrenegade who had it made
RetrEm7ieved for a AbountGy
Vox on the 3 of the chord
BmNever more to go astray
Vox on 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 of the chord
AThis will be the end today
Of the Emwanted man
Vox on 7 #6 5 of the chord on “oh mama”
EmOh mama I’ve been years on the lam and had a
AHigh Gprice D/F#on Emmy Emhead
EmLawman said get him dead or alive, now it’s for
ASure Ghe’ll D/F#see Emme Emdead
EmDear mama I can hear you a-cryin’
You’re so Ascared Gand D/F#all EmalEmone
EmHangman is comin’ down from the gallows and I
ADon’t Ghave D/F#veEmry lEmong
The Emjig is up, the news is out
They’ve Em7finally Afound Gme
The Emrenegade who had it made
RetEm7rieved for a AbountGy
BmNever more to go astray
AJudge will have revenge today
On the Emwanted man
Solo on verse riff
Strum only, a capella in original
EmOh mama I’m in fear for my life from the long arm of the law
EmHangman is comin’ down from the gallows and I don’t have very long
Band enters
The Emjig is up, the news is out
They’ve Em7finally Afound Gme
The Emrenegade who had it made
RetrEm7ieved for a AbountGy
BmNever more to go astray
AThis will be the end today
Of the Emwanted man
Fade with ad libs, wanted man, don’t wanna die, etc.
Supertramp - Give a Little Bit
(1977)
Originally in D, I play in A
Rhythm is trickier than you think; remember to start on an upstroke, or - better yet - don’t try to hit the rhythm exactly, even in the intro
E7→ AE7→ A
D→ ED→ E
D→ AE7→ A
D→ ED→ E
D→ AGive a little bit, E7Agive a little bit of Dyour Elove to me DE
D→ AI’ll give a little bit, E7AI’ll give a little bit of mDy Elove to you DE
D→ F#mThere’s so much that we Bsus4need to Bshare
A/C#→ DSend a smile and A/Eshow you Ecare A/EE
AI’ll give a little bit, E7AI’ll give a little bit of mDy Elife for you DE
D→ ASo give a little bit, E7Agive a little bit of yDour Etime to me DE
D→ F#mSee the man with the Bsus4lonely Beyes
A/C#Oh, Dtake his hand, you’ll A/Ebe surEprised A/EE
Funky sax solo, skip if acoustic
C#mF#mC#mF#mC#mGDGD
EA/EEA/EEA/EEA/E
D→ AGive a little bit, E7Agive a little bit of Dyour Elove to me DE
D→ AI’ll give a little bit, E7AI’ll give a little bit of mDy Elife for you DE
D→ F#mNow’s the time that we Bsus4need to Bshare
A/C#So fDind yourself, we’re Gon our Dway back
E7Home, A/EE7oh Aadd4going
E7Home, A/EE7don’t you need, don’t you Aadd4need to feel at
E7Home, A/EE7oh yAadd4eah, we gotta
ASee D/AAmaj7add9→ D/A→ A
Oh you gotta have G/Afeeling, D/Aoooh yeah come along
AToo D/AAmaj7add9→ D/A→ A
Supertramp - Goodbye Stranger
(1979)
Originally in Ab, I play in G
Intro
GGGG
Vox on the 3 on “early”
It was an Gearly morning Gdim7yesterday Gsus4I was up before the dGawn G
And I Greally have enGdim7joyed my stay Gsus4But I must be moving Gon G
Like a G7/Fking without a castle, like a Em7queen without a throne
I’m an Cearly morning lover, and I Am7must be moving on, yeah
G
Now GI believe in Gdim7what you say, Gsus4is the undisputed Gtruth G
But I Ghave to have things Gdim7my own way, Gsus4to keep me in my Gyouth G
Like a G7/Fship without an anchor, like a Em7slave without a chain
Just the Cthought of those sweet ladies, sends a Am7shiver through my veins
And GI will go on shining, G7/Fshining like brand new
I’ll Cnever look behind me, my Am7troubles will be few
The second chord here can be a III7
GGaug/BEm/BAm→ D7
GG7/FCAm→ D7
GGoodbye stranger G7/Fit’s been nice, C/Ehope you find your AmparaD7dise
GTried to see your G7/Fpoint of view, C/Ehope your dreams will Amall come D7true
GGoodbye Mary, G7/Fgoodbye Jane, C/Ewill we ever Ammeet aD7gain?
GFeel no sorrow, G7/Ffeel no shame, C/Ecome tomorrow, Amfeel no D7pain
Now sweet deGvotion is not for G7/Fme (goodbye Mary, goodbye Jane)
Just give me C/Emotion to set me Amfree D7(will we ever meet again?)
In the land and the Gocean far awaG7/Fy (feel no sorrow, feel no shame)
It’s the life I’ve C/Echosen, every Amday D7(come tomorrow, feel no pain)
So, goodbye GMary, goodbye B7Jane (goodbye Mary, goodbye Jane)
Will we Em7ever meet aG9/Fgain? (will we ever meet again?)
G
Now Gsome they do and Gdim7some they don’t, Gsus4And some you just can’Gt tell G
And Gsome they will and Gdim7some they won’t, Gsus4For some it’s just as Gwell G
You can G7/Flaugh at my behavior, now that’ll Em7never bother me
Say the Cdevil is my savior, but Am7I don’t pay no heed
And GI will go on shining, keep G7/Fshining like brand new
I’ll Cnever look behind me, my Am7troubles will be few
With whistling
GGaug/BEm/BAm→ D7
GG7/FCAm→ D7
GGoodbye stranger G7/Fit’s been nice, C/Ehope you find your AmparaD7dise
GTried to see your G7/Fpoint of view, C/Ehope your dreams will Amall come D7true
GGoodbye Mary, G7/Fgoodbye Jane, C/Ewill we ever Ammeet aD7gain?
GFeel no sorrow, G7/Ffeel no shame, C/Ecome tomorrow, Amfeel no D7pain
Now sweet deGvotion is not for G7/Fme (goodbye Mary, goodbye Jane)
Just give me C/Emotion to set me Amfree D7(will we ever meet again?)
In the land and the Gocean far awaG7/Fy (feel no sorrow, feel no shame)
It’s the life I’ve C/Echosen, every Amday D7(come tomorrow, feel no pain)
And now I’m Gleavin’, got to G7/Fgo (goodbye Mary, goodbye Jane)
Hit the C/Eroad, I’ll Amsay it once agaD7in (will we ever meet again?)
Yes, I’m Gleaving, got to G7/Fgo (feel no sorrow, feel no shame)
Got to C/Ego now, I’m Amsorry I’m gonna D7tell you (come tomorrow, feel no pain)
Goodbye GMary, goodbye Gaug/BJane (goodbye Mary, Goodbye Jane)
Will we Emever meet aG9/Fgain? (will we ever meet again?)
Extended crashes and hanging chords, but basically all one chord...
Gm7
Riff on
Gm7C7
Sweet - Ballroom Blitz
(1974)
Prep note: decide what you’re going to do
for vox in the chorus (see below).
I play the riff as:
E 0221xx
A/E 0422xx
Asus4/E 0522xx
Then A/E, E
8 measures drums
Are you ready Steve? Uh huh
Andy? Yeah
Mick? OK
Alright fellas, let’s go!
Riff x 4
Vox on the 6 (F# if the chord is A)
Well Ait’s been getting so hard
Living with the things you do to Eme
Riff x 2
My Adreams are getting so strange
I’d like to tell you everything I Esee
Riff x 2
I write E, but it’s close to NC
EOh I see a man at the back as a matter of fact
His eyes are as red as the sun
And a girl in the corner let no one ignore her ‘cause
Hard stop on “she”
She thinks she’s the passionate one
EOh yeah, it was like
F#Lightning, everybody was Afrightening
And the music was Csoothing and they all started Egrooving
These yeah’s are basically on the 1
EYeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
There’s basically no chance of me singing this at pitch,
so I either drop an octave, or descend on F# E D# E.
Great if someone else can sing the real melody an octave
down.
And the F#man at the back said Aeveryone attack
And it Bturned into a ballroom Eblitz
And the F#girl in the corner said Aboy I wanna warn you
And it Bturned into a ballroom Eblitz
D5BallD#5room E5blitz
x4
Riff x 4, first two w/o drums
I’m Areaching out for something
Touching nothing’s all I ever Edo
Riff x 2
I Asoftly call you over
When you appear there’s nothing left of Eyou
Riff x 2
ENow the man at the back is ready to crack
As he raises his hands to the sky
And the girl in the corner is everyone’s mourner
She could kill you with a wink of her eye
EOh yeah, it was F#electric, so frightfully Ahectic
And the band started Cleaping ‘cause they all stopped Ebreathing
EYeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
And the F#man at the back said Aeveryone attack
And it Bturned into a ballroom Eblitz
And the F#girl in the corner said Aboy I wanna warn you
And it Bturned into a ballroom Eblitz
D5BallD#5room E5blitz
Bass breakdown and solo more or less on D D# E
EOh yeah
It was like F#lightning, everybody was Afrightening
And the music was Csoothing and they all started Egrooving
EYeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
And the F#man at the back said Aeveryone attack
And it Bturned into a ballroom Eblitz
And the F#girl in the corner said Aboy I wanna warn you
And it Bturned into a ballroom Eblitz
D5BallD#5room E5blitz
x4
EIt’s, it’s a ballroom blitzD
EIt’s, it’s a ballroom blitzD
EIt’s, it’s a ballroom blitzD
EYeah, it’s a ballroom blitz
Repeat riff a few times
Sweet - Fox on the Run
(1975)
Originally in B, I play in E or E capo 1
Highest note that matters is the 7 (foxy *on* the run)
Intro
EEDAx 4
Vox on the 5 on “I”, up to the 7 of the key on “know”
EI Ddon’t wanna Aknow your Ename
Cause Dyou don’t Alook the Esame
The wDay you did before
OkEay, you tDhink you got a Apretty Eface
But the Drest of you is Aout of Eplace
You lDooked all right before
Vox on the 1 of the chord, which is probably where you were at the end of the last line
AFox Eon the Drun
You scDreamed Eand, AeveryEbody Dcomes, a-rDunEnin
ATake a Erun and Dhide, yourself EawaDy
Foxy on the Erun, f’fDoxEy
AFox Eon the Drun, and hDide EawAay
EEDAx 2
EYou, you tDalk about just eAvery Eband
But the Dnames you drop are Asecond-Ehand
I’ve hDeard it all before
EI dDon’t wanna Aknow your Ename
Cause Dyou don’t Alook the Esame
The wDay you looked before
AFox Eon the Drun
You scDreamed Eand, AeveryEbody Dcomes, a-rDunEnin
ATake a Erun and Dhide, yourself EawaDy
Foxy on the Erun, f’fDoxEy
AFox Eon the Drun, and hDide EawAay
ADAD
EEDAx 3
EEDD
F’fDoxEy
AFox Eon the Drun
You scDreamed Eand, AeveryEbody Dcomes, a-rDunEnin
ATake a Erun and Dhide, yourself EawaDy
Foxy on the Erun, f’fDoxEy
AFox Eon the Drun, and hDide EawAay
AFox Eon the Drun
AFox Eon the Drun
A
Tanya Tucker - Delta Dawn
(1972)
Originally in Bb, I play in D capo 3
Highest note is the 5 of the second key
First chorus a cappella
DDelta Dawn what’s that Gflower you have Don?
Could it Dbe a faded rose from days gone Aby?
And Ddid I hear you say he was a-Gmeetin’ you here toDday
To take you to his Amansion in the Gsky D
Vox on 3 3 5 on “forty-one”
DShe’s forty-one and her Cdaddy still calls her Dbaby
DAll the folks ‘round CBrownsville say she’s Dcrazy
Vox on the 3 of the first chord (6 of the key) on “walks downtown”
Cause she Gwalks downD/F#town with a Emsuitcase Ain her Dhand
DLooking for a myCsterious dark-haired Dman
In her Dyounger days they Ccalled her Delta DDawn
DPrettiest woman Cyou ever laid eyes Don
Then a Gman of D/F#low degEmree stood Aby her Dside
And he Dpromised her he’d Ctake her for his Dbride
Key change
EDelta Dawn what’s that Aflower you have Eon?
Could it Ebe a faded rose from days gone Bby?
And Edid I hear you say he was a-Ameetin’ you here toEday
To Etake you to his Bmansion in the Asky E
A cappella
EDelta Dawn what’s that Aflower you have Eon?
Could it Ebe a faded rose from days gone Bby?
And Edid I hear you say he was a-Ameetin’ you here toEday
To Etake you to his Bmansion in the Asky E
Band back in
EDelta Dawn what’s that Aflower you have Eon?
Could it Ebe a faded rose from days gone Bby?
And Edid I hear you say he was a-Ameetin’ you here toEday
To Etake you to his Bmansion in the Asky E
Repeat chorus to fade
The Allman Brothers - Blue Sky
(1972)
EAAE
EAAE
EDAE
E
WEalk along the rBiver, Asweet lullabEy
IEt just keep on flBowing
IAt don’t worry bout where it’s going, no no
EEF#m→ G#m→ A
EDon’t fly mister blBuebird
I’m just waAlking down the rEoad
EEarly morning sBunshine
ATell me all I need to know
A
EEAA
BYou’re my bAlue sky, yoEu’re my sunny dAay
BLord you know it mAakes me high when you tEurn your love my Away
ATurn your love my F#m7way, yeah
Solo on I IV
EGood old Sunday moBrning
Bells are riAnging everyEwhere
EGoin’ to CaroBlina, it wAon’t be long and I’ll be there
A
EEAA
BYou’re my bAlue sky, yoEu’re my sunny dAay
BLord you know it mAakes me high when you tEurn your love my Away
Extra “yeah”
ATurn your love my F#m7way, yeah, yeah
EAAE
EAAE
EDAE
The Allman Brothers - Melissa
(1972)
EF#m11/EEmaj7F#m11/E
ECrossroads F#m11/Eseem to come and gEmaj7o, F#m11/Eyeah
EThe gypsy flies from coast to coastF#m11/E
Vox on 6 6 6 5 of the kye on “knowing many”, make sure to go *down* on “many”
AKnowing mBm(add4)/Aany, loving nC#m/Aone D6(9)/A
EBearing sorroF#m11/Ew, having fun Emaj7F#m11/E
Cmaj7But back home he’ll always runB
To sweet MeElissa F#m11/EEmaj7F#m11/E
EFreight train, F#m11/Eeach car looks the same, Emaj7F#m11/Eall the same
EAnd no one knows the gypsy’s nameF#m11/E
ANo one heaBm(add4)/Ars his lonely sC#m/Aigh D6(9)/A
EThere are no blF#m11/Eankets where he liesEmaj7F#m11/E
Cmaj7Lord, in deepest dreams the gypsy flBies
With sweet MelEissa, F#m11/EEmaj7ooooh F#m11/E
EAgain the morning’s come
DAgain he’s on the run
ASunbeam shining through his hair
BAppearing not to have a care
C#mAw pick up your gear and gypsy rAoll on, Broll on
ECrossroads, F#m11/Ewill you ever let him gEmaj7o, F#m11/Eno, no
EOr will you hide the dead man’s ghostF#m11/E
AOr will he lieBm(add4)/AbenC#m/Aeath the plain D6(9)/A
EOr will his spiriF#m11/Et float awEmaj7ay F#m11/E
Cmaj7But I know that he won’t stayB
Without MelEissa F#m11/E
Cmaj7Yes I know that he won’t stayB
Without Melissa EF#m11/EEmaj7oh F#m11/E
E
The Allman Brothers - Ramblin Man
(1973)
Originally in G#, I play in E, highest note that matters is the b7
EBAA→ E
ELord, I was Dborn a ramblin’ Eman
ETrying to make a living and Adoing the best I Bcan
But Awhen it’s time for Eleavin’, I C#mhope you’ll underAstand
EThat I was Bborn a ramblin’ Eman
EMy father was a Agambler down in EGeorgia
And he wEound up on the Awrong end of a Bgun
And AI was born in the Eback seat of a C#mGreyhound Abus
ERolling down Bhighway forty-Eone
ELord, I was Dborn a ramblin’ Eman
ETrying to make a living and Adoing the best I Bcan
But Awhen it’s time for Eleavin’, I C#mhope you’ll underAstand
EThat I was Bborn a ramblin’ Eman
Hard stop
B
Let ring
EBAE
Solo on chorus chords if appropriate
EDEB
EABB
AEC#mA
EBEE
I’m oEn my way to ANew Orleans this Emorning
Leaving out of ANashville, TennesBsee
They’re Aalways having a Egood time down on the C#mBayou, ALord
Them Edelta women Bthink the world of Eme
ELord, I was Dborn a ramblin’ Eman
ETrying to make a living and Adoing the best I Bcan
But Awhen it’s time for Eleavin’, I C#mhope you’ll underAstand
EThat I was Bborn a ramblin’ Eman
ELord, I was Dborn a ramblin’ Eman
ELord, I was Dborn a ramblin’ Eman
The Beatles - I Me Mine
(1970)
Originally in Am, I play in Em capo 3
EmEm/GA7A7DB7
EmAllEm/Gthrough the dA7ay
I me mDine, I me B7mine, I me mEmine
EmAll Em/Gthrough the nA7ight
I me mDine, I me B7mine, I me mEmine
Never Amfrightened of Am/Bleaving it
C6Everyone’s Am/Dweaving it
B7b9Coming on strong all the Btime
EmAll EmM7through the Em7day EmM6
I me minCmaj7e
E7I me me mine
E7I me me mine
A7I me me mine
E7I me me mine B7
EmAll Em/GI can A7hear
I me mDine, I me B7mine, I me mine Em
EmEEm/Gven those tearsA7
I me mDine, I me B7mine, I me mine Em
No one’s Amfrightened of Am/Bplaying it
C6Everyone’s Am/Dsaying it
B7b9Flowing more freely than Bwine
EmAll EmM7through the Em7day EmM6
I me minCmaj7e
E7I me me mine
E7I me me mine
A7I me me mine
E7I me me mine B7
EmAll Em/GI can A7hear
I me mDine, I me B7mine, I me mEmine
EmEEm/Gven those tearsA7
I me mDine, I me B7mine, I me mEmine
No one’s Amfrightened of Am/Bplaying it
C6Everyone’s Am/Dsaying it
B7b9Flowing more freely than Bwine
EmAll EmM7through the Em7day EmM6
I me minCmaj7e
The Beatles - I've Got a Feeling
(1970)
Originally in A, I play in E, the screaming part is around the 2 of the key
Intro
EA/EEA/E
Vox on 5 5 5 5 6 on “I’ve got a feeling”
EI’ve got a fA/Eeeling, a fEeeling deep insiA/Ede
Oh yEeah, A/Eoh yeEah, that’s right A/E
EI’ve got a fA/Eeeling, a Efeeling I can’t hA/Eide
Oh nEo, no, A/Eoh nEo, A/Eoh no
Hard stop on the IV
E7Yeah, ByeDah, AI’ve got a feeEling, yeah
EA/EEA/E
EOh please beliA/Eeve me, I’d hEate to miss the tA/Erain
Oh Eyeah, yeah, A/Eoh yeEah A/E
EAnd if you leA/Eave me, I wEon’t be late aA/Egain
Oh nEo, A/Eoh nEo, A/Eoh no
E7Yeah ByeDah, AI’ve got a feeliEng, yeah
EA/EEI got a feeling A/E
Bridge
Vox around the 5 of the first chord (2 of the key) for most of this bridge
B7All these years I’ve been wandering around
D7Wondering how come nobody told me
A7All that I was looking for was somebody
Who looked like yoE7u
Guitar break, chord implied
E7
EI’ve got a A/Efeeling that Ekeeps me on my tA/Eoes
Oh yeEah, A/Eoh yEeah A/E
EI’ve got a feA/Eeling, I think that eEverybody A/Eknows
Oh yEeah, A/Eoh yeahE, oh yeaA/Eh
E7Yeah, ByeDah, AI’ve got a feelinEg, yeah
EA/EEA/E
EEverybody had a harA/Ed year
EEverybody had a goA/Eod time
EEverybody lived a reA/Eal dream
EEverybody saw the A/Esunshine
Oh yEeah, A/Eoh yeah, oh yeEah A/E
EEverybody had a goA/Eod year
EEverybody let their haA/Eir down
EEverybody pulled their sA/Eocks up
EEverybody put their fooA/Et down
Ends with ad libs on “I’ve got a feeling” and “everybody had a good year”
Oh yE7eah
The Beatles - Lady Madonna
(1970)
Intro
ADAD
AD→ D/E→ F→ G→ A
Vox on the 3
ALady MaDdonna, Achildren at your Dfeet
AWonder how you Dmanage D/Eto Fmake Gends Ameet
AWho finds the Dmoney, Awhen you pay the Drent
ADid you think that Dmoney D/Ewas FHeavGen sAent
Dm7Friday night arrives without a G7suitcase
CSunday morning creeping like a Am7nun
Dm7Monday’s child has learned to tie his G7bootlace
CSee Bm7how they E7sus4run E7
ALady MaDdonna, Ababy at your Dbreast
AWonder how you Dmanage D/Eto Ffeed Gthe Arest
ADAD
AD→ D/E→ F→ G→ A
Dm7Pa pa pa pa, pa pa pG7a pa pa
CPa pa pa pa, pa pa pa Am7pa, pa pa pa pa
Dm7Pa pa pa pa, pa pa pG7a pa pa
CSee Bm7how they E7sus4run E7
ALady MadDonna Alying on the Dbed
AListen to the Dmusic D/Eplaying Fin Gyour Ahead
ADAD
AD→ D/E→ F→ G→ A
With “pa”
Dm7Tuesday afternoon is never eG7nding
CWednesday morning papers didn’t Am7come
Dm7Thursday night you stocking needed G7mending
CSee Bm7how they E7sus4run E7
ALady MadDonna, Achildren at your Dfeet
AWonder how you Dmanage D/Eto Fmake Gends Ameet
Go easy on the third in the minor chord... it’s not wrong, but treat it like a 5
AG/BCm→ G/B→ A
AG/BCm→ G/B→ A
The Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
(1977)
Originally in Fm, I play in Em capo 2
Intro
Em7Em7AA
Em7
Well, you can Em7tell by the way I use my walk
I’m a Dwoman’s man, no Em7time to talk
Em7Music loud and women warm
I’ve been Dkicked around since Em7I was born
And now it’s aAll right, that’s OK, you may look the other way
We can try to understand the New York Times’ effect on man
Em7Whether you’re a brother or whether you’re a mother
You’re stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive
Feel the city breakin’ and everybody shakin’
And we’re stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin’ aliiiiEm7iiiiDiiiEm7iiiBm7iiive
Em7
Well now, Em7I get low and I get high
And if I Dcan’t get either I Em7really try
Got the Em7wings of heaven on my shoes
I’m a Ddancing man, I jEm7ust can’t lose
You know it’s aAll right, it’s OK, I live to see another day
We can try to understand the New York Times’ effect on man
Em7Whether you’re a brother or whether you’re a mother
You’re stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive
Feel the city breakin’ and everybody shakin’
And we’re stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin’ aliiiiEm7iiiiDiiiEm7iiiBm7iiive
Em7
ALife goin’ nowhere, somebody help me, somebody help me Em7yeah
ALife goin’ nowhere, somebody help me Em7yeah
Stayin’ aliiEm7iive
Well, you can Em7tell by the way I use my walk
I’m a Dwoman’s man, no Em7time to talk
Em7Music loud and women warm
I’ve been Dkicked around since Em7I was born
And now it’s aAll right, it’s OK, you may look the other way
We can try to understand the New York Times’ effect on man
Em7Whether you’re a brother or whether you’re a mother
You’re stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive
Feel the city breakin’ and everybody shakin’
And we’re stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin’ aliiiiEm7iiiiDiiiEm7iiiBm7iiive
Em7
The Bellamy Brothers - Let Your Love Flow
(1976)
Originally in Eb, I play in D
DDDG
Vox on 3 5 6 6 on “there’s a reason”
There’s a Dreason, for the sunshine sky
And there’s a Dreason why I’m feeling so high
Must be the Aseason, when that love light shines
All aDround us DG
So let that Dfeeling, grab you deep inside
And send you Dreeling, where your love can’t hide
And then go Astealing, through the moonlit nights
With your Dlover DD7
Just let your Glove flow, like a mountain stream
And let your Dlove grow, with the smallest of dreams
And let your Alove show, and you’ll know what I mean
It’s the Dseason DD7
Let your Glove fly like a bird on the wing
And let your Dlove bind you to all living things
And let your Alove shine, and you’ll know what I mean
That’s the Dreason DG/DDG/D
There’s a Dreason, for the warm sweet nights
And there’s a Dreason, for the candle lights
Must be the Aseason, when those love lights shine
All aDround us DG
So let that Dwonder, take you into space
And lay you Dunder, its loving embrace
Just feel the Athunder, as it warms your face
You can’t Dhold back DD7
Just let your Glove flow, like a mountain stream
And let your Dlove grow, with the smallest of dreams
And let your Alove show, and you’ll know what I mean
It’s the Dseason DD7
Let your Glove fly like a bird on the wing
And let your Dlove bind you to all living things
And let your Alove shine, and you’ll know what I mean
That’s the Dreason DD7
Just let your Glove flow, like a mountain stream
And let your Dlove grow, with the smallest of dreams
And let your Alove show, and you’ll know what I mean
It’s the Dseason DD7
Let your Glove fly like a bird on the wing
And let your Dlove bind you to all living things
And let your Alove shine, and you’ll know what I mean
That’s the Dreason DD7
D
The Brady Bunch - Keep On
(1972)
Originally in D, I play in A
Intro
EEE7E7
FAlying down the highway in a Dmakeshift Model T.AA.
Woo, yDeah, woo
It’s a bAeautiful morning
And it’s gDonna be a beautiful E7day
The wAheels are humming
And the A7guitar’s strumming
And the Dradio is blasting
And Fgood sounds are coming
As we’re fAlying down the highway
In a E7makeshift Model T.AA.
E7
We’re gonna kAeep on, keep on, keep on, keep on
DDancing all through the Anight
We’re gonna kAeep on, keep on, keep on doing it E7right
We’re gonna kAeep on, keep on, kA7eep on movin’
Gonna kDeep on, keep on, kFeep on groovin’
KAeep on singing and E7dancing all through the Anight
E7
YAou can hear the music coming twDenty-six miles aAway
Woo, yDeah, woo
SmAiling is happy
And hDappy is here to E7stay
SAhifting on down, coming A7into town
DWaving at the kids all Fhanging around
ACruising down the bay in a E7makeshift model T.AA.
E7
We’re gonna kAeep on, keep on, keep on, keep on
DDancing all through the Anight
We’re gonna kAeep on, keep on, keep on doing it E7right
We’re gonna kAeep on, keep on, kA7eep on movin’
Gonna kDeep on, keep on, kFeep on groovin’
KAeep on singing and E7dancing all through the Anight
EEE7E7
We’re gonna kAeep on, keep on, keep on, keep on
DDancing all through the Anight
We’re gonna kAeep on, keep on, keep on doing it E7right
We’re gonna kAeep on, keep on, kA7eep on movin’
Gonna kDeep on, keep on, kFeep on groovin’
KAeep on singing and E7dancing all through the Anight
The Cars - Good Times Roll
(1978)
Intro
B
Let the gBood times roll, Alet them knock you aBround
Let the gBood times roll, Alet them make you a Bclown
GLet them leave you Aup in the air
GLet them brush your Arock and roll hair
Let the gBood times roll
Let the gGood times roll, oh-oll
Let the Egood Bm7times C#m7/Eroll
B
Let the sBtories be told, Alet them say what they Bwant
Let the pBhotos be old, Alet them show what they Bwant
GLet them leave you Aup in the air
GLet them brush your Arock and roll hair
Let the gBood times roll
Let the gGood times roll, oh-oll
Won’t you let the Egood Bm7times C#m7/Eroll
Solo
BAG
EGood Bm7times C#m7/Eroll
B
If the iBllusion is real, Alet them give you a Bride
If they got tBhunder appeal, Alet them be on your Bside
GLet them leave you Aup in the air
GLet them brush your Arock and roll hair
Let the gBood times roll
Won’t you let the gGood times roll, oh-oll
Let the Egood Bm7times C#m7/Eroll
Let the gBood times roll
Won’t you let the gAood times roll
Won’t you let the gGood times roll
Let ‘em roll, Egood Bm7times C#m7/Eroll
Let the gBood times roll
Let the gAood times roll
Ooh, let the gGood times roll
Let ‘em roll
E→ Bm7→ C#m7/E
B→ A→ E
The Cars - Just What I Needed
(1978)
Originally in E, I play in D
Intro, guitar only, drums hit with guitar on FOUR (not 1, don’t be tricked...)
DDDD
DDDD
DI don’t mind you Acoming here
BmAnd wasting all my F#time
D‘Cause when you’re standing Aoh, so near
BmI kind of lose my F#mind
DIt’s not the perfume Athat you wear
BmIt’s not the ribbons F#in your hair
DI don’t mind you Acoming here
F#And wasting all my Gtime
DABmF#
DABmG
DI don’t mind you Ahanging out
BmAnd talking in your F#sleep
DIt doesn’t matter Awhere you’ve been
BmAs long as it was F#deep
DYou always knew to Awear it well and
BmYou look so fancy F#I can tell
DI don’t mind you A/C#hanging out
F#And talking in your Gsleep
DAI guess youG‘re just what I BmneedAed
DAI needGed someone to Bmfeed
DAI guess youG‘re just what I BmneedAed
DAI needGed someone to Bmbleed
Guitar Solo (skip if solo acoustic)
DABmF#
DABmG
DABmF#
DABmG
Take it down a notch here
DI don’t mind you Acoming here
BmAnd wasting all my F#time, time
D‘Cause when you’re standing Aoh, so near
BmI kind of lose my F#mind
DIt’s not the perfume Athat you wear
BmIt’s not the ribbons F#in your hair
DI don’t mind you A/C#coming here
F#And wasting all my Gtime
DAI guess youG‘re just what I BmneedAed
DAI needGed someone to Bmfeed
DAI guess youG‘re just what I BmneedAed
DAI needGed someone to Bmbleed
Guitar Fill
Bm
DAI guess youG‘re just what I BmneedAed
DAI needGed someone to Bmfeed
DAI guess youG‘re just what I BmneedAed
DAI needGed someone to Bmbleed
BmSo feed me
DABmF#
DABmGYou’re just what I needed
DABmF#
DABmGYou’re just what I needed
DABmF#
DABmGYou’re just what I needed
DABmF#Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
GABm
The Doobie Brothers - Black Water
(1974)
*Maybe* worth tuning to drop D for this one
Intro
Am7Dsus2x4
Vox on the 3 of the chord on “built”, and around the minor 3 of the chord on “raft”... even though the chord is more or less a IV
Well, I Am7built me a Dsus2raft and she’s Am7ready for Dsus2floatin’
Am7Ole MissisDsus2sippi, she’s Am7callin’ my Dsus2name
Am7Catfish are jDsus2umpin’, that Am7paddle-wheel Dsus2thumpin’
Black Am7water keeps Dsus2rollin’ on Am7past just the Dsus2same
I’m not going to write the Iadd9 every time, it’s just a reminder to put some 9’s in. And a 7 sometimes.
GOld black Gadd9watGer, keep on rollin’
Bb6Mississippi moon won’t you keep on shinin’ on me
GOld black water, keep on rollin’
Bb6Mississippi moon won’t you keep on shinin’ on me
GOld black water, keep on rollin’
Bb6Mississippi moon won’t you keep on shinin’ on Ame? Em7
Yeah, keep on Ashinin’ your lEm7ight, gonna make Aevery Em7thing
Pretty mama, gonna Amake everything all Em7right
And I Dsus2ain’t got no Am7worries ‘cause I Dsus2ain’t in no Am7hurry at alAl Em7
AD/A→ A→ D/A→ A
Am7Dsus2x4
Well, if it Am7rains, I don’t Dsus2care, don’t make no Am7difference to Dsus2me
Just take that Am7street car that’s Dsus2goin’ up Am7town Dsus2
Yeah, I’d like to Am7hear some funky Dsus2Dixieland and Am7dance a honky-Dsus2tonk
And I’ll be Am7buyin’ everybody drinks Dsus2all Am7round Dsus2
GOld black water, keep on rollin’
Bb6Mississippi moon won’t you keep on shinin’ on me
GOld black water, keep on rollin’
Bb6Mississippi moon won’t you keep on shinin’ on me
GOld black water, keep on rollin’
Bb6Mississippi moon won’t you keep on shinin’ on Ame? Em7
Yeah, keep on Ashinin’ your lEm7ight, gonna make Aevery Em7thing
Everyone, gonna Amake everything all Em7right
And I Dsus2ain’t got no Am7worries ‘cause I Dsus2ain’t in no Am7hurry at alAl Em7
AD/A→ A→ D/A→ A
Am7Dsus2x4
I’d like to Am7hear some funky Dsus2Dixieland
Pretty Am7mama come and take me Dsus2by the hand
By the Am7hand, take me by the Dsus2hand, pretty mama
Come and Am7dance with your daddy, Dsus2all night long
I’d like to Am7hear some funky Dsus2Dixieland
Pretty Am7mama come and take me Dsus2by the hand
By the Am7hand, take me by the Dsus2hand, pretty mama
Come and Am7dance with your daddy, Dsus2all night long
The Doobie Brothers - China Grove
(1973)
Originally in E, I play in A capo 1
Can replace the all the vi’s in the riff-y parts with IV/3
Guitar only
AAAAGF#mDAA
AAAAGF#mDAA
Band enters
AAAAGF#mDAA
Hanging stop at the end of this phrase
AAAAGF#mD
Vox on the 3 on “sun”
When the sAun comes up on a Asleepy little town
GDown aroundF#mSan AntDone A
And the fAolks are risin’ for another day
‘GRound abF#mout their hDome A
The pF#m7eople of the town are Estrange
With chromatic walk from the first to the second chord
And they’re D7proud of where they caF7me
We’ll your Atalkin’ ‘bout China GGrove, D/F#whoa oh
AOh, Goh, D/F#oh China GrAove GD/F#A
Well the pAreacher and the teacher, lord they’re a caution
GThey are the F#mtalk of tDhe town A
When the gAossip gets to flyin’, and tAhey ain’t lyin’
When the sGun go F#mfallin’ dDown A
They sF#m7ay that the father’s insEane
And dDear Miss Perkins a gamF7e
We’ll your Atalkin’ ‘bout China GGrove, D/F#whoa oh
AOh, Goh, D/F#oh China GrAove GD/F#A
C#m→ E→ But eF#m7very day there’s a new thing comin’
The Bm7ways of a oriental F#m7view
The F#m7sheriff and his buddies with their F#m7samurai swords
BYou can even hear the music at night Bsus4B
C#m→ E→ And tF#m7hough it’s a part of the lone star state
Bm7People don’t seem to cF#m7are
DThey just keep on lDsus4ookin’ to the EDast F→ G→ AF→ G→ A
Solo
AAAAGF#mDAA
AAAAGF#mDAA
AAAAGF#mDAA
AAAAGF#mDAA
AAAAGF#mDAA
AAAAGF#mDAA
F#m7EDD→ D#7→ E7→ F7
ATalkin’ ‘bout China GGrove, D/F#whoa oh
AOh, Goh, D/F#oh China GrAove GD/F#A
A
The Doobie Brothers - Listen to the Music
(1972)
Originally in E, I play in A capo 1
Intro
AA→ D/Ax4
Vox on the 3
ADon’t you feel it growin’, day by D/Aday
APeople, gettin’ ready for the F#mnews
Some are Ehappy, some are sDad
This 7sus4 doesn’t work very well in A, use D/F# instead of a D7sus4
D7sus4Oh, we got to let the music Aplay
AA→ D/A
AWhat the people need
Is a way to make ‘em sD/Amile
It aAin’t so hard to do if you know F#mhow
Gotta get a Emessage, get it on Dthrough
Oh D7sus4now mama, don’t you ask me Awhy
Whoa oh F#mwhoaaa listen to the Dmusic
Whoa oh F#mwhoaaa listen to the Dmusic
Whoa oh F#mwhoaaa listen to the Dmusic
All the B7tiiiiDiime
AA→ D/Ax2
AWell I know, you know better
Everything I D/Asay
AMeet me in the country for a F#mday
We’ll be Ehappy
And we’ll Ddance, lord
D7sus4We’re gonna dance our blues awAay
AD
AA→ D/A
And iAf I’m feelin’ good to you
And you’re feelin’ good to D/Ame
AThere ain’t nothin’ we can’t do orF#msay
Feelin’ Egood, feeling Dfine
D7sus4Oh, baby, let the music Aplay
Whoa oh F#mwhoaaa listen to the Dmusic
Whoa oh F#mwhoaaa listen to the Dmusic
Whoa oh F#mwhoaaa listen to the Dmusic
All the B7tiiiiDiime
Bridge
ALike a lazy flowing rGiver
DSurrounding castles in the Asky
AAnd the crowd is growing Gbigger
DListenin’ for the happy sounds
And I got to let them fly
Whoa oh F#mwhoaaa listen to the Dmusic
Whoa oh F#mwhoaaa listen to the Dmusic
Whoa oh F#mwhoaaa listen to the Dmusic
All the B7tiiiiDiime
The Doobie Brothers - Long Train Running
(1973)
Originally in Gm, I play in Em, barre 7
Em7Bm7
Vox on the 1
Em7Down around the cornerBm7
A Em7half a mile from hereBm7
You Em7see them old trains runnin’Bm7
And you Em7watch them disappear
Without Am7love AmM6
Where would you be Em7now? Bm7Em7
Without C7love Em7B7Em7
Em7Bm7
You Em7know I saw miss LucyBm7
Em7Down along the tracksBm7
She Em7lost her home and familyBm7
And she Em7won’t be comin’ back
Without Am7love AmM6
Where would you be Em7now? Bm7Em7
Without C7love Em7B7Em7
Em7Bm7
Hard stops
Well the Em7Illinois Central
And the Em7Southern Central Freight
Gotta Em7keep on pushin’ mama
‘Cause you Em7know they’re running late
Without Am7love AmM6
Where would you be Em7now? No no no...Bm7Em7
Without C7love Em7B7Em7
Em7Bm7
Solo over verse and chorus chords if appropriate
Hard stops
Well the Em7Illinois Central
And the Em7Southern Central Freight
Gotta Em7keep on pushin’ mama
‘Cause you Em7know they’re running late
Without Am7love AmM6
Where would you be Em7now? Bm7Em7
Without C7love Em7B7Em7
Em7Bm7
Well the Em7pistons keep on turnin’
D#m7And the Em7wheels go round’ and round’
D#m7And the Em7steel rails are cold and hard
D#m7And the Em7miles they go down
Without Am7love AmM6
Where would you be Em7now? Bm7Em7
Hanging stops, hold on Cm7
Without C7love Em7B7Am7
Vocals ad lib over intro chords
Em7Bm7
Got to get it baby won’t you move it down?
Won’t you move it down?
Baby baby baby baby won’t you move it down?
When the big train run
And the train is movin’ on
I got to keep on movin’
Keep on movin’
Keep on movin’
Gonna keep on movin’
The Doors - Roadhouse Blues
(1970)
E7
Ah, E7keep your eyes on the road, your hand upon the wheel
Keep your eyes on the road, your hand upon the wheel
Yeah, we’re goin’ to the Roadhouse
Gonna have a real good time
E7
Yeah, the back o’ the Roadhouse they got some bungalows
Yeah, the back o’ the Roadhouse they got some bungalows
And that’s for the people
Who like to go down slow
Let it A7roll, baby, roll
Let it roll, baby, roll
Let it roll, baby, roll
Let it B7roll, C7B7all night E7long
Solo on the I
Do it, Robby, do it
Ah, yeah
You gotta E7roll, roll, roll
You gotta thrill my soul, all right
Roll, roll, roll, roll, thrill my soul
You gotta beep-a-gunk-a-chucha
Honk-konk-konk
You gotta each-you-puna
Each ya bop-a-luba
Each y’all bump-a-kechonk
Ease sum konk
Ya, ride
After a couple more measures of harmonica solo...
Only up to the 5 (B in E) here, not screaming yet
E7Ashen lady, Ashen lady
Give up your vows, give up your vows
Vox up to the high 4 here, ok to just go up to the 1
Save our city, save our city
A’ight now
Well, I woke up e’in morning, I got myself a beer
Well, I woke up e’in morning, and I got myself a beer
The future’s uncertain and the end is always near
Let it A7roll, baby, roll
Let it roll, baby, roll
Let it roll, baby, roll
Let it B7roll Bb7B7C7
C#7All D7nightEb7E7long E9
The Eagles - Already Gone
(1974)
GDCCx2
Well, I Gheard some people Dtalking just the Cother day
And they Gsaid you were gonna Dput me on a sChelf
Well, let me tell you I’ve Ggot some news for Dyou
And you’ll Csoon find out it’s true
And then you’ll Ghave to eat your lDunch all by yoursCelf
‘Cause I’m Gal Dready goCne, and I’m
GFeeDling sCtrong
I will GsiDing this vict’ry Csong
Woo-hoo-Ghoo, my Dmy, woo-hoo-Choo
The Gletter that you Dwrote me made me Cstop and wonder why
But I Gguess you felt like you Dhad to set things rightC
GJust remember thiDs my girl when you Clook up in the sky
You can Gsee the stars and stDill not see the lightC, that’s right
‘Cause I’m Gal Dready goCne, and I’m
GFeeDling sCtrong
I will GsiDing this vict’ry Csong
Woo-hoo-Ghoo, my Dmy, woo-hoo-Choo
Solo on verse chords
Well, I Gknow it wasn’t youDwho held me downCC7
Heaven Gknows it wasn’t youDwho set me freeCC7
So Goftentimes it haDppens that we Clive our lives in chains
That we Gnever even knoDw we have the keyC
Me I’m Gal Dready goCne, and I’m
GFeeDling sCtrong
I will GsiDing this vict’ry Csong
‘Cause I’m GalDready goCne
I don’t usually do the key change when I’m singing
Hold the first two chords
Yes I’m CalGready gFone, and I’m
CFeeGling Fstrong
I will CsiGing this vict’ry Fsong
Hold all three chords
‘Cause I’m CalGready gFone
C
The Eagles - Desperado
(1973)
GG7CCm6
GEmA7D7
DesperGadoG9, why don’t you Ccome to your seCm6nses?
You been Gout ridin’ feEm7nces for A7so long noD7w
Oh, you’re a Ghard oneG9, I know that Cyou got your reasons Cm6
These G/Dthings that B7/D#are pleEm7asin’ you
Can A7hurt you D7somehowGD/F#
Don’t you Emdraw the queen of Bm7diamonds boy
She’ll Cbeat you if she’s Gable D/F#
You know the Em7queen of hearts is Calways your best Gbet
Now it Emseems to me some Bm7fine things have been
CLaid upon your Gtable D/F#
But you Emonly want the A7ones you can’t Am7get D7
DesperGadoG9, oh you ain’t Cgettin’ no younger
Your Gpain D/F#and your huEm7nger, they’re A7drivin’ you D7home
And GfreedomG9, well, that’s just Csome people talkin’
Your Gprison D/F#is waEm7lkin’ through
This A7world all D7aloneGD/F#
DDon’t your Emfeet get cold in the Bm7winter time?
The Csky won’t snow and the Gsun won’t shine D/F#
It’s Em7hard to tell the Cnight time from the Gday
You’re Emlosin’ all your Bm7highs and lows
Ain’t it Cfunny how the Gfeelin’ goes aAm7way D7
DesperGadoG9, why don’t you Ccome to your seCm6nses
Come Gdown from D/F#your feEmncesA7, open the D7gate
It may be Grainin’G9, but there’s a Crainbow abovCm6e you
You better Glet someD/F#body Emlove youCG/BAm7
You better Glet someB7/D#body Emlove you
BeAm7fore it’s too Glate
GG7CCm6G
The Eagles - Heartache Tonight
(1979)
Originally in G, I play in D
Play I7 in chorus as power with 6th’s
FCCGD
Vox enter on the 6
DSomebody’s gonna Bmhurt someone
DBefore the night is Bmthrough
DSomebody’s gonna Gcome undone
DThere’s nothing we can Ado
DEverybody wants to Bmtouch somebody
DIf it takes all Bmnight
DEverybody wants to Gtake a little chance
DMake it come out Aright
On “heart”, vox on the 7 of the chord, harmony on the 4 of the chord
There’s gonna be a G7heartache tonight
A heartache tonight I Dknow
There’s gonna be a G7heartache tonight
A heartache tonight I E7know
Lord I A7know
DSome people like to Bmstay out late
DSome folks can’t hold out that Bmlong
But Dnobody wants to Ggo home now
DThere’s too much going onA
DThis night is gonna Bmlast forever
DLast all, last all summer Bmlong
DSome time before the Gsun comes up
DThe radio is gonna Aplay that song
There’s gonna be a G7heartache tonight
A heartache tonight I Dknow
There’s gonna be a G7heartache tonight
A heartache tonight I E7know
Lord I A7know
There’s gonna be a Dheartache tonight
The D7moon’s shining bright
So G7turn out the light and G#dimwe’ll get it right
There’s gonna be a Dheartache tonight
A A7heartache tonight I Dknow
FCCGDx4
DSomebody’s gonna Bmhurt someone
DBefore the night is Bmthrough
DSomebody’s gonna Gcome undone
DThere’s nothing we can Ado
DEverybody wants to Bmtouch somebody
DIf it takes all Bmnight
DEverybody wants to Gtake a little chance
DMake it come out Aright
There’s gonna be a G7heartache tonight
A heartache tonight I Dknow
There’s gonna be a G7heartache tonight
A heartache tonight I E7know
Lord, I A7know
We can Dbeat around the bushes
We can D7get down to the bone
We can G7leave it in a parking lot but G#dimeither way
There’s gonna be a Dheartache tonight
A A7heartache tonight I Dknow G
There’ll be a Dheartache tonight
A A7heartache tonight I Dknow
FCCGDx4
The Eagles - Hotel California
(1977)
Originally in Bm, I play in Am
AmOn a dark desert highway,Ecool wind in my hair
GWarm smell of colitas,Drising up through the air
FUp ahead in the distance,CI saw a shimmering light
DmMy head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
EI had to stop for the night
AmThere she stood in the doorway, EI heard the mission bell
GAnd I was thinking to myself
This could be Dheaven or this could be hell
FThen she lit up a candle Cand she showed me the way
DmThere were voices down the corridor
EI thought I heard them say
FWelcome to the Hotel CaliCfornia
Such a Dmlovely place
Such a Amlovely face
FPlenty of room at the Hotel CaliCfornia
Any Dmtime of year, you can Efind it here
AmHer mind is Tiffany-twisted,Eshe got the Mercedes bends
GShe got a lot of pretty, pretty boys,Dthat she calls friends
FHow they dance in the courtyard, Csweet summer sweat
DmSome dance to remember, Esome dance to forget
AmSo I called up the captain
EPlease bring me my wine
He said, Gwe haven’t had that spirit here since Dnineteen sixty-nine
FAnd still those voices are calling from Cfar away
DmWake you up in the middle of the night
EJust to hear them say
FWelcome to the Hotel CaliCfornia
Such a Dmlovely place
Such a Amlovely face
We’re Flivin’ it up at the Hotel CaliCfornia
What a Dmnice surprise, bring your aliEbis
Let ring
AmMirrors on the ceiling
EPink champagne on ice
And she said Gwe are all just prisoners here, Dof our own device
FAnd in the master’s chambers
They are Cgathered for the feast
DmThey stab it with their steely knives
But they Ejust can’t kill the beast
Back to tempo
AmLast thing I remember
I was Erunning for the door
GI had to find the passage back
To the Dplace I was before
FRelax, said the night man
We are Cprogrammed to receive
DmYou can check out any time you like
But Eyou can never leave
Am
The Eagles - In the City
(1979)
Originally in A, I play in D
Highest note is the I (“nowhere else in *sight*”
D→ GD→ AD→ GD→ A
The second half of each phrase changes on downbeats during the verse
D→ GSomewhere out on thDat hoArizon
D→ GOut beyond the nDeon Alights
D→ GI know there must be soDmething Abetter
D→ GBut there’s Anowhere else in Dsight
D→ GIt’s survival iDn the Acity
D→ GWhen you live from dDay to Aday
D→ GCity streets don’t hDave much Apity
D→ GWhen you’re A/Gdown that’s where you’ll Dstay G/D
In the A/Dcity, ah G/Dah
DG/DIn the A/Dcity, ah G/Dah
Solo
DC→ GD→ AD→ GD→ A
D→ GD→ A
D→ GI was born here iDn the Acity
D→ GWith my back agDainst the Awall
D→ GNothing grows and life ain’t vDery Apretty
D→ GAnd no one’s there to cA/Gatch you when you Dfall
D→ GSomewhere out on tDhat horAizon
D→ GFar away from the nDeon Asky
D→ GI know there must be sDomething Abetter
D→ GAnd I can’t sAtay another Dnight G/D
In the A/Dcity, ah G/Dah
DG/DIn the A/Dcity, ah G/Dah
DG/DIn the A/Dcity G/D
DG/DIn the A/Dcity G/D
The Eagles - Life in the Fast Lane
(1976)
Originally in Em, I play in Am
All the m’s are closer to 7#9’s
Intro, just muck around for a bit, I usually skip the riff-ish mucking around
Am
Now muck around a little differently, this is the mucking around I prefer
Am
He was a hAmard-headed man, he was brutally handsome
And she was terminally pretty
She held him up, and he held her for ransom
In the heart of the cold, cold city
He had a D7nasty reputation as a cruel dude
They Amsaid he was ruthless, they said he was crude
They had E7one thing in common, they were good in bed
She’d say, D7faster, faster, the lights are turnin’ red
AmLife in the fast lane, surely make you lose your mind
AmLife in the fast lane, mmm
Am
AmEager for action and hot for the game
The coming attraction, the drop of a name
They knew all the right people, they took all the right pills
They threw outrageous parties, they paid heavenly bills
There were D7lines on the mirror, lines on her face
She Ampretended not to notice, she was caught up in the race
E7Out every evening, until it was light
He was D7too tired to make it, she was too tired to fight about it
AmLife in the fast lane, surely make you lose your mind
AmLife in the fast lane, mmm
AmLife in the fast lane, everything, all the time
AmLife in the fast lane, uh-huh
Solo
EGED
Now a real I major
A
AmBlowin’ and burnin,’ blinded by thirst
They didn’t see the stop sign, took a turn for the worse
She said, listen, baby, you can hear the engine rev
We’ve been up and down this highway, haven’t seen a goddam thing
He said, D7call the doctor, I think I’m gonna crash
The Amdoctor say he’s comin’, but you gotta pay him cash
They went E7rushin’ down that freeway, messed around and got lost
D7They didn’t care, they were just dyin’ to get off
AmLife in the fast lane, surely make you lose your mind
AmLife in the fast lane, mmm
AmLife in the fast lane, everything, all the time
AmLife in the fast lane, uh-huh
ALife in the fast lane
G
FLife in the fast lane
D
Am
The Eagles - Lyin' Eyes
(1975)
GGmaj7C
AmDG
GCity girls just Gmaj7seem to find out Cearly
Am7How to open doors with just a Dsmile
A Grich old man, and Gmaj7she won’t have to Cworry
She’ll Amdress up all in Clace and go in Gstyle
GLate at night a bGmaj7ig old house gets lonelyC
I guess Am7every form of refuge has its prDice
And it bGreaks her heart to Gmaj7think her love is oCnly
Given Amto a man with haCnds as cold as Gice CD
So she teGlls him she must Gmaj7go out for the evenCing
To cAm7omfort an old friend who’s feelin’ doDwn
But Ghe knows where she’s goGmaj7in’ as she’s leavCin’
She is Amheaded for the cCheatin’ side of townGCG
You can’t GhidC/Ge your lyin’ eyGes C/GG
And your EmsmilBm7e is a thin disAm7guiseD
I thought by GnoF/Gw you’d realCizeA
There Amain’t no way to D7hide your lyin’ Geyes
GGmaj7C
AmDG
On the Gother side of tGmaj7own a boy is waitCing
With fAm7iery eyes and dreams no one could stealD
She drGives on through the nGmaj7ight anticipatiCng
‘Cause he mAmakes her feel the waCy she used to feelGCD
She rusGhes to his aGmaj7rms they fall togethCer
SAm7he whispers that it’s only for a whDile
She Gswears that soon she’ll beGmaj7coming back forevCer
She puAmlls away and leCaves him with a smileGCG
You can’t GhidC/Ge your lyin’ eyGes C/GG
And your EmsmilBm7e is a thin disAm7guiseD
I thought by GnoF/Gw you’d realCizeA
There Amain’t no way to D7hide your lyin’ Geyes
GGmaj7C
AmDG
GShe gets up and Gmaj7pours herself a sCtrong one
And Am7stares out at the stars up in the sDky
AnoGther night, it’s gGmaj7onna be a Clong one
She Amdraws the shade and hangCs her head to crGy
She Gwonders how it eGmaj7ver got this crCazy
She thAm7inks about a boy she knew in schDool
Did shGe get tired or dGmaj7id she just get lazCy
She’s Amso far gone she feeCls just like a fooGl CD
GMy, oh my, you suGmaj7re know how to arrange thCings
You Amset it up so well, so carefulDly
Ain’t it fuGnny how your neGmaj7w life didn’t chanCge things?
You’re stAmill the same old gCirl you used to beGCG
You can’t GhidC/Ge your lyin’ eyGes C/GG
And your EmsmilBm7e is a thin disAm7guiseD
I thought by GnoF/Gw you’d realCizeA
There Amain’t no way to D7hide your lyin’ Geyes
There Amain’t no way to D7hide your lyin’ Geyes
AmHoney you can’t D7hide your lyin’ Geyes
GGmaj7C
AmDG
The Eagles - New Kid in Town
(1976)
Originally in E (then G), I play in A (then C)
AAEsus2→ EEsus2→ E
DEAA
“talk” on the 3, “street” on the 7
AThere’s talk on the street, it sounds so faEsus2miliarEEsus2E
DGreat expecEtations, ev’rybody’s Awatchin’ you
APeople you meet they all seem to Esus2know youEEsus2E
DEven your Eold friends treat you like you’re Asomethin’ new C#7sus4→ C#7
F#mJohnny come Blately
F#mThe new kid in Btown
F#mEv’rybody Bloves you
Bm7So don’t let them Edown
Let the first chord ring, band back in on “begins”
AYou look in her eyes, the music beBm7gins to Eplay Bm7E
DHopeless roEmantics, here we go againA
ABut after a while you’re lookin’ the Esus2other Eway Esus2E
It’s those Drestless Ehearts that never Amend, C#7sus4C#7oohh ohh
F#mJohnny come Blately
F#mThe new kid in Btown
F#mWill she still Blove you
Bm7When you’re not E7around
Solo
AAEE
DEAD→ C#m→ Bm→ A→
Bridge
EThere’s so many things you should have Atold her D→ A→ E→ D→ A→ E
EBut night after night you’re willing to F#mhold her
Just Bhold her, Dm7tears on your Dm7/GshouldGer
CThere’s talk on the street, it’s there to reDm7mind Gyou Dm7G
FIt doesn’t really Gmatter which side Cyou’re on
CYou’re walkin’ away and they’re talkin’ beDm7hind Gyou Dm7G
They will Fnever forget you ‘til Gsomebody new comes aClong E7
Am7Where you been Dlately?
Am7There’s a new kid in Dtown
Am7Everybody Dloves him, don’t they?
Dm7And he’s holdin’ E7her and you’re still
AAround C#m7oh my Dmy, Ethere’s a new kid in
ATown, C#m7DEJust another new kid in
ATown C#m7DDm7
AOo-hoo, ev’rybody’s talkin’ ‘bout the F#mnew kid in town
AOo-hooh, ev’rybody’s walkin’ like the F#mnew kid in town
There’s a Anew kid in town (AI don’t want to hear it)
There’s a F#mnew kid in town (F#mI don’t want to hear it)
There’s a Anew kid in town (AI don’t want to hear it)
There’s a F#mnew kid in town (F#mI don’t want to hear it)
The Eagles - One of These Nights
(1975)
Originally in Em, I play in C#m
C#mB6Amaj7Amaj7F#mF#mC#mC#m
C#mB6Amaj7Amaj7F#mF#mC#mG#m7
Vox on the 5 on “one”, and the 1 on “nights”
One of these C#mnights, B6one of these Amaj7crazy old nights
We’re gonna F#mfind out pretty mama, what turns C#mon your lights G#m7
The C#mfull moon is calling, the B6fever is high
And the Amaj7wicked wind whispers and moans
F#mYou got your demons, and you got desires
Well, C#mI got a few of my own G#m7
The closest there is to a melody is probably the 7 of the chord, still falsetto in my key
Amaj7Ooh, someone to be kind to Emaj7in between the dark and the light
Amaj7Ooh, coming right behind you, F#mswear I’m gonna find you
G#m7One of these nights
One of these C#mdreams, B6one of these Amaj7lost and lonely dreams now
We’re gonna fF#mind one, mmm one that rC#meally screams G#m7
I’ve been C#msearchin’ for the daughter of the B6devil himself
I’ve been Amaj7searchin’ for an angel in white
And I’ve been F#mwaitin’ for a woman who’s a little of both
And I can C#mfeel her but she’s nowhere in sight G#m7
Amaj7Ooh, loneliness will bind you iEmaj7n between the wrong and the right
Amaj7Ooh, coming right behind you, F#mswear I’m gonna find you
G#m7One of these nights
Solo
C#mB6Amaj7Amaj7F#mF#mC#mC#m
C#mB6Amaj7Amaj7F#mF#mC#mG#m7
(One of these Amaj7nights)
Ooh, Emaj7in between the dark and the light
Amaj7Coming right behind you, swear I’m gonna find you
Emaj7Get ya baby one of these nights
(One of these Amaj7nights)
Hoo-oo-hEmaj7oo hoo-hoo-hoo
(One of these Amaj7nights)
I can fEmaj7eel it, I can feel it
(One of these Amaj7nights)
Coming right behind you, Emaj7swear I’m gonna find you now
(One of these Amaj7nights)
It gets so dEmaj7ark, so dark and all alone
(One of these Amaj7nights)
One of these cEmaj7razy, crazy, crazy nights
(One of these Amaj7nights)
Emaj7Swear I’m gonna find you, coming right behind you
(One of these Amaj7nights)
Hoo-oo-Emaj7hoo-oo-ooh
(One of these Amaj7nights)
I w]anna say a[Gmaj7aah
(One of these Amaj7nights)
Emaj7One of these, one of these
(One of these Amaj7nights)
Aw, Emaj7coming right behind you, swear I’m gonna find you
The Eagles - Peaceful Easy Feeling
(1972)
I think the intro to this song is more of a mystery than it’s
given credit for... I just muck around on open strings for a bit.
EEsus4x2
EI like the Away your sparkling Eearrings Alay
EAgainst your Askin so Bsus4brownB
EAnd I want to Asleep with you in the Edesert toAnight
EWith a billion Astars all aBsus4roundB
‘Cause I got a Apeaceful, easy Efeeling
AAnd I know you won’t let me F#mdownB
‘Cause I’m EaF#mlready AstandingBon the Eground
EEsus4x2
EAnd I found Aout a long Etime aAgo
EWhat a woman can Ado to your Bsus4soulB
EAw, but Ashe can’t take you Eany Away
EYou don’t already Aknow how to Bsus4go B
And I got a Apeaceful, easy Efeeling
Different chords from previous chorus
AAnd I know you won’t let me Bsus4downB
‘Cause I’m EaF#mlready AstandingBon the Eground
EEsus4
Solo if appropriate
EAEABx2
AEAB
EF#mAB
EI get this Afeeling I may Eknow Ayou
EAs a lAover and a Bsus4friendB
EBut this voice keeps Awhispering iEn my other Aear
Tells me EI may never Asee you Bsus4againB
‘Cause I get a Apeaceful, easy Efeeling
AAnd I know you won’t let me Bsus4downB
‘Cause I’m EaF#mlready AstandingB
I’m EaF#mlready AstandingB
Yes, I’m EaF#mlready AstandingBon the Eground
EF#mABOoooh...
EF#mABWhoa...
EF#mABOoooh...
EF#mABOoooh...
E
The Eagles - Please Come Home for Christmas
(1978)
Eagles in A, I play in D capo 4
Vox on 3 5 6 on “bells will be”
Bells will be Dringing Dmaj7this sad, sad D7news
Oh what a GChristmas to have the G#dim7blues
My baby’s Dgone GI have no Dfriends D/C#Bm
To wish me E7greetings once aAgain A+
Crowds will be Dsinging Dmaj7“Silent D7Night“
Christmas Gcarols by candleG#dim7light
Please come home for DChristmas, Gplease come home for DChristmas D/C#Bm
If not for E7Christmas, A7by New Year’s Dnight D7
Friends and Grelations send saluGmtations
DSure as the A+stars shine Dabove D7
But this is GChristmas, yeah, Christmas mGmy dear
Hang on “love”
It’s the time of E7year to be with the one you Alove A+
So won’t you Dtell me Dmaj7you’ll never more D7roam
Christmas and GNew Year’s will find you G#dim7home
There’ll be no more Dsorrow, F#7no grief and Bmpain Bm/AG
And G#dim7I’ll be Dhappy, Bmhappy E7A7once aDgain A+
Solo
DDmaj7D7
GG#dim7
Ooh, there’ll be no more Dsorrow, F#7no grief and Bmpain Bm/AG
And G#dim7I’ll be Dhappy, Bmhappy E7A7once aDgain
G/DD
The Eagles - Take It Easy
(1972)
GGCAm7/Gx2
G
Well I’m a Grunnin’ down the road tryin’ to loosen my load
I’ve got seven women Don my Cmind
GFour that wanna own me, Dtwo that wanna stone me
OCne says she’s a friend of Gmine
Take it Emeasy, take it Cea Gsy
Don’t let the Amsound of your own
CWheels drive you Emcrazy
Lighten Cup while you still cGan
Don’t even Ctry to underGstand
Just find a Amplace to make your
CStand and take it eGasy
G
Well I’m a Gstandin’ on a corner in Winslow, Arizona
Such a fine Dsight to Csee
It’s a Ggirl my lord in a Dflatbed Ford
Slowin’ Cdown to take a look at Gme
Come on Emba Dby, don’t say CmayGbe
I gotta Amknow if your sweet
LCove is gonna Emsave me
We may Close and we may Gwin
Though we will Cnever be here aGgain
So open Amup, I’m climbin’ Cin, so take it eGasy
Solo if appropriate
GGG→ DC
GDCG
EmDCG
AmAmEmD
Well I’m a Grunnin’ down the road tryin’ to loosen my load
Got a world of trouble Don my Cmind
GLookin’ for a lover who Dwon’t blow my cover
She’s Cso hard to Gfind
Take it Emeasy, take it Cea Gsy
Don’t let the Amsound of your own
CWheels make you Emcrazy
Come on Cba Gby, don’t say Cmay Gbe
I gotta Amknow if your sweet
CLove is gonna Gsave me
COooh... GOooh...
x3
Oh, we got it Gea G9Csy
We oughta take it Gea G9Csy
Em
The Eagles - Take It To The Limit
(1975)
Originally in B, I play in E
Highest note is the 1 (“take *it*”)
EAEBA
All Ealone at the end of the Aevening
And the Ebright lights have faded to Ablue
I was Ethinking ‘bout a G#7woman who might have C#mloved me
The I/3 can also be a V/6, i.e. B/G# in E
But I never Bknew B/AE/G#
You know I’ve B/F#always been a Edreamer (spent my life Arunnin’ round)
And it’s Aso hard to Echange (can’t seem to Asettle down)
But the Adreams I’ve seen F#mlately Akeep on turnin’ out
And A/Bburnin’ out and Bturnin’ out the A/BsaBme
So Aput me on a Ehighway and Ashow me a Esign
And Atake it to the Blimit one more Etime
EAEBA
You can Espend all your time making mAoney
Or you can Espend all your love making Atime
If it Eall fell to G#7pieces tomC#morrow
Would you still be Bmine? B/AE/G#
And when you’re B/F#looking for your Efreedom (nobody Aseems to care)
And you Acan’t find the Edoor (can’t find it Aanywhere)
When there’s Anothing to beF#mlieve in Astill you’re coming back
You’re A/Brunning back, you’re Bcoming back for A/BmoBre
So Aput me on a Ehighway and Ashow me a Esign
And Atake it to the Blimit one more C#mtime
Repeat to fade
ATake it to the Blimit, Atake it to the Blimit
ATake it, to the Blimit one more Etime
The Eagles - Tequila Sunrise
(1973)
Intro
GGGG
AmD7GG
Vox on the 3 on “another”
GIt’s another tequila sunrise
DStarin’ slowly ‘cross the Amsky
D7Said goodbGye
GHe was just a hired hand
DWorkin’ on a dreams he planned to Amtry
D7The days go bGy
EmEvery night when the Csun goes down
EmJust another Clonely boy in toEmwn
And Amshe’s out runnin’ roD7und
GShe wasn’t just another woman
DAnd I couldn’t keep from comin’ Amon
D7It’s been so loGng
GOh and it’s a hollow feelin’
DWhen it comes down to dealin’ frAmiends
D7It never enGds
Solo
GGDD
AmD7GG
Vox on 1 3 3 1 4 of the chord on “take another shot”
AmTake another shDot of courage
BmWonder why the riEght words never coAmme
B7You just get nuEmmb A
GIt’s another tequila sunrise
DThis old world still looks the sAmame
D7Another frGame
G
The Gatlin Brothers - All the Gold in California
(1979)
Originally in G, I play in F
Let ring
All the Fgold in BbCaliFfornia
Is in a Fbank in the middle of Beverly Hills
In somebody else’s Cname
Band enters a little
So if you’re Fdreamin’ about BbCaliFfornia
It don’t Fmatter at all where you played before
CaliCfornia’s a brand new Fgame Bb/F→ F
Band enters
Tryin’ to be a Bbhero, winding up a Fzero
Can Bb/Fscar a man forFever right down to your Csoul
Living on the Fspotlight can Bbkill a man Foutright
‘Cause Bbeverything that Fglitters Cis not Fgold Bb→ F
And all the Fgold Bb→ Fin BbCaliFfornia Bb→ F
Is Bbin a Fbank in the middle of Beverly Hills
In somebody else’s Cname
So Ebif you’re Fdreamin’ Bb→ Fabout BbCaliFfornia Bb→ F
BbIt don’t Fmatter at all where you played before
CaliCfornia’s a brand new Fgame Bb→ F
Chords implied
All the Ggold in CCaliGfornia
Is Cin a Gbank in the middle of Beverly Hills
In somebody else’s Dname
So if you’re Gdreamin’ C→ Gabout CCaliGfornia
CIt don’t Gmatter at all where you played before
CaliDfornia’s a brand new Cgame
A brand new Fgame C
A brand new Ggame
The Grateful Dead - Casey Jones
(1970)
Originally in C, I play in A, highest note that matters is the b5
Intro
AD→ A
Vox on 1 2 3 3 on “driving that train”
ADriving that train, Dhigh on cocaine
DCasey Jones you better watch your Aspeed
ATrouble ahead, Dtrouble behind
DAnd you know that notion just crossed my Amind
AD→ A
AThis old engine Bmakes it on time
DLeaves Central Station ‘bout a Equarter to nine
AHits River Junction at Bseventeen to
At a Dquarter to C#7ten you know it’s F#mtravelin’ agEain
ADriving that train, Dhigh on cocaine
DCasey Jones you better watch your Aspeed
ATrouble ahead, Dtrouble behind
DAnd you know that notion just crossed my Amind
AD→ A
ATrouble ahead, A#the Blady in red
DTake my advice you’d be Ebetter off dead
ASwitchman’s sleeping, train Bhundred and two is
DOn the wrong C#7track and F#mheaded for Eyou
ADriving that train, Dhigh on cocaine
DCasey Jones you better watch your Aspeed
ATrouble ahead, Dtrouble behind
DAnd you know that notion just crossed my Amind
AD→ A
Solo on verse chords
ABDE
ABD→ C#→ F#m→ E
ADDARide your train, whoo
ADDA
AD→ A
ATrouble with you is the Btrouble with me
Got Dtwo good eyes but you Estill don’t see
ACome ‘round the bend, you Bknow it’s the end
The Dfireman C#7screams and the F#mengine just Egleams
ADriving that train, Dhigh on cocaine
DCasey Jones you better watch your Aspeed
ATrouble ahead, Dtrouble behind
DAnd you know that notion just crossed my Amind
ADriving that train, Dhigh on cocaine
DCasey Jones you better watch your Aspeed
ATrouble ahead, Dtrouble behind
DAnd you know that notion just crossed my Amind
ADriving that train, Dhigh on cocaine
DCasey Jones you better watch your Aspeed
ATrouble ahead, Dtrouble behind
DAnd you know that notion just crossed my Amind
ADriving that train, Ghigh on Dcocaine
DCasey Jones you better watch your Aspeed
ATrouble ahead, Gtrouble Dbehind
DAnd you know that notion just crossed my Amind
ADriving that train, Ghigh on Dcocaine
DCasey Jones you better watch your Aspeed
ATrouble ahead, Gtrouble Dbehind
DAnd you know that notion just crossed my Amind
Let ring
F#7And you know that B7notion E7just crossed my Amind
The Grateful Dead - Friend of the Devil
(1970)
Loose approximation of the intro
GD/F#Em7DCG/BAm7Dx2
The intro pattern more or less continues through all the verses, but I’m not writing that all out
GI lit out from Reno, I was Ctrailed by twenty hounds
GDidn’t get to sleep that night ‘till the Cmorning came around
DSet out runnin’ but I take my time
A Am7friend of the devil is a friend of mine
DI get home before daylight, I Am7just might get some sleep toDnight
GRan into the devil, babe, he Cloaned me twenty bills
GSpent the night in Utah in a Ccave up in the hills
DSet out runnin’ but I take my time
A Am7friend of the devil is a friend of mine
DI get home before daylight, I Am7just might get some sleep toDnight
I Gran down to the levee but the Cdevil caught me there
He Gtook my twenty dollar bill and Cvanished in the air
DSet out runnin’ but I take my time
A Am7friend of the devil is a friend of mine
DI get home before daylight, I Am7just might get some sleep toDnight
DGot two reasons why I cry away each lonely night
The Cfirst one’s named Sweet Anne Marie, and she’s my heart’s delight
The Dsecond one is prison, babe, the sheriff’s on my trail
And Am7if he catches up with me, I’ll Cspend my life in Djail
GGot a wife in Chino, babe, and Cone in Cherokee
The Gfirst one say she’s got my child, but Cit don’t look like me
DSet out runnin’ but I take my time
A Am7friend of the devil is a friend of mine
DI get home before daylight, I Am7just might get some sleep toDnight
Solo on verse chords
DGot two reasons why I cry away each lonely night
The Cfirst one’s named Sweet Anne Marie, and she’s my heart’s delight
The Dsecond one is prison, babe, the sheriff’s on my trail
And Am7if he catches up with me, I’ll Cspend my life in Djail
GGot a wife in Chino, babe, and Cone in Cherokee
The Gfirst one say she’s got my child, but Cit don’t look like me
DSet out runnin’ but I take my time
A Am7friend of the devil is a friend of mine
DI get home before daylight, I Am7just might get some sleep toDnight
The Grateful Dead - Truckin'
(1970)
Intro
E7
ETruckin’ got my chips cashed in
Keep tAruckin’, like the do-dah man
TogBether, more or less in line
JAust keep truckin’ on E7
E7
E7Arrows of neon and flashing marquees out on Main Street
ChiE7cago, New York, Detroit and it’s all on he same street
Your tE7ypical city involved in a typical daydream
E7Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings
EDallas, got a soft machine
AHouston, too close to New Orleans
BNew York’s got the ways and means
But jAust won’t let you beE7
E7
E7Most of the cats that you meet on the streets speak of true love
E7Most of the time they’re sittin’ and cryin’ at home
E7One of these days they know they gotta get goin’
E7Out of the door and down on the street all alone
ETruckin’, like the do-dah man
AOnce told me you got to play your hand
BSometimes your cards ain’t worth a dime
AIf you don’t lay ‘em down E7
E7
Bridge
ASometimes the light’s all shinin’ on me G→ D/F#→ A
AOther times I can barDely sAee G→ D/F#→ A
DLately it ocBmcurs to F#me
What a Amaj7long, strange trip it’s been E7
E7
E7What in the world ever became of sweet Jane?
E7She lost her sparkle, you know she isn’t the same
E7Livin’ on reds, vitamin C, and cocaine
E7All a friend can say is ain’t it a shame?
ETruckin’, up to Buffalo
Been Athinkin’, you got to mellow slow
BTakes time, to pick a place to go
And jAust keep truckin’ on E7
E7
E7Sittin’ and starin’ out of the hotel window
E7Got a tip they’re gonna kick the door in again
I’d lE7ike to get some sleep before I travel
But if yE7ou got a warrant, I guess you’re gonna come in
EBusted, down on Bourbon Street
ASet up, like a bowlin’ pin
BKnocked down, it gets to wearin’ thin
They jAust won’t let you be E7
E7
E7You’re sick of hangin’ around and you’d like to travel
E7Get tired of travelin’ and you want to settle down
I gE7uess they can’t revoke your soul for tryin’
E7Get out of the door and light out and look all around
Bridge
ASometimes the light’s all shinin’ on me G→ D/F#→ A
AOther times I can barDely sAee G→ D/F#→ A
DLately it ocBmcurs to F#me
What a Amaj7long, strange trip it’s been E7
E7
ETruckin’, I’m a goin’ home
AWhoa whoa baby, back where I belong
BBack home, sit down and patch my bones
And Aget back truckin’ on E7
E7
The Guess Who - American Woman
(1970)
Originally in E, I play in A capo 2
I’m going to call this just “I” throughout
EGAAAAAGAx 8
Vox on 4 b3 on “woman”
American Awoman, stay away from me
American wAoman, mama let me be
ADon’t come a hangin’ around my door
AI don’t want to see your face no more
AI got more important things to do
Than Aspend my time growin’ old with you
Now Awoman, I said stay away
American Awoman, listen what I say
A
American wAoman, get away from me
American wAoman, mama let me be
ADon’t come a knockin’ around my door
ADon’t want to see your shadow no more
AColored lights can hypnotize
ASparkle someone else’s eyes
Now Awoman, I said get away
American Awoman, listen what I say-ay, hey-ey
Solo
A
American Awoman, said get away
American Awoman, listen what I say
ADon’t come a-hangin’ around my door
ADon’t want to see your face no more
AI don’t need your war machines
AI don’t need your ghetto scenes
AColored lights can hypnotize
ASparkle someone else’s eyes
Now Awoman, get away from me
American wAoman, mama let me be
AGo, gotta get away, gotta get away now go, go, go
I’m gonna lAeave you woman
Gonna lAeave you woman
Bye-Abye, bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye
AYou’re no good for me, I’m no good for you
AGonna look you right in the eye, tell you what I’m gonna do
You know I’m gonna lAeave
You know I’m gonna go
You know I’m gonna leave
You know I’m gonna go, woman
I’m gonna leave you woman
GoodbAye American woman
The Police - Can't Stand Losing You
(1978)
Originally in Dm, I play in Em capo 3
EmAmx 4
I’ve cEmalled you Bmso many Amtimes today
And I Emguess it’s all Bmtrue what your Amgirlfriends say
That Emyou don’t Bmever want to Amsee me again
And your Embrother’s gonna Bmkill me and he’s Amsix feet ten
I Cguess you’d Gcall it CcowarGdice
If I had to choose, the sus4’s are morel like V than v
But I’m Dnot preApared to go Don like Bsus4this
CI can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing
AmI can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing
Bsus4I can’t, I can’t, I can’t
I can’t stand losing you
EmAmEmI can’t stand lAmosing you
EmAmEmI can’t stand lAmosing you
EmAmEmI can’t stand lAmosing you
EmAmEmI can’t stand lAmosing you
I sEmee you’ve Bmsent my Amletters back
And my EmLP Bmrecords and Amthey’re all scratched
I Emcan’t see the Bmpoint in aAmnother day
When Emnobody Bmlistens to a Amword I say
You can Ccall it Glack of CconfiGdence
But to Dcarry on Aliving doesn’t Dmake no Bsus4sense
CI can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing
AmI can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing
Bsus4I can’t, I can’t, I can’t, can’t stand losing
CI can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing
AmI can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing
Bsus4I can’t, I can’t, I can’t, can’t stand losing
Bridge
CDC#D
Really this is basically Dm the whole verse, but the melody is the same, so writing the normal verse chords
I Emguess this iBms our last goodbAmye
And Emyou don’t cBmare so IAmwon’t cry
But Emyou’ll be sBmorry wAmhen I’m dead
And Emall this gBmuilt will be oAmn your head
I Cguess you’d Gcall it CsuiGcide
But DI’m too Afull to Dswallow my Bsus4pride
CI can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing
AmI can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing
Bsus4I can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing
CI can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing
AmI can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing
Bsus4I can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing
DI can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing
Bsus4I can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing
CI can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing
DI can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing
Bsus4I can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing
CI can’t, I can’t, I can’t stand losing
DI can’t, I can’t, I Bsus4can’t stand
Can’t stand losing yEmou
The Police - Message in a Bottle
(1979)
Originally in C#m, I play it in Em capo 3
I voice the chords as:
----------- ---3-2-0--- ---0-3-4--- -4-2-0-2--- -2-3-0-0--- -0---2-----
Em9Cadd9Dsus2Asus2x2
Vox enter on 2 7 (“just a”) of the key (F# D in Em)
Em9JustCadd9a cDsus2astaAsus2way
On an Em9island Cadd9lost at Dsus2sea Asus2
Em9AnoCadd9ther loDsus2nelyAsus2day
Em9With noCadd9one hereDsus2but Asus2me
Em9MorCadd9e lDsus2onelinAsus2ess
Em9ThanCadd9any man cDsus2ould Asus2bear
Em9ResCadd9cue mDsus2e beAsus2fore
IEm9fall iCadd9nto deDsus2spairAsus2
Vox to the root of the key
CI’ll send an FSOGS to the worldC
I’ll Csend an FSOGS to the worldAm
Vox stay on the same note, now the 3 of the minor chord
AmI hope that sFomeone gets my
AmI hope that sFomeone gets my
AmI hope that sFomeone gets my
Vox down to 5 1 of the chord on “message”
MEmessage in a bCadd9ottle EmCadd9
MEmessage in a bCadd9ottle Am7
Em9Cadd9Dsus2Asus2x2
Em9Cadd9A Dsus2year has Asus2passed since I
Em9Wrote my Cadd9note Dsus2Asus2
Em9But Cadd9I should have Dsus2known this Asus2right from the
Em9Start Cadd9Dsus2Asus2
Em9OCadd9nly Dsus2hope can Asus2keep me
ToEm9getheCadd9r Dsus2Asus2
Em9Cadd9Love can mDsus2end your Asus2life
BEm9ut love cCadd9an break yoDsus2ur Asus2heart
CI’ll send an FSOGS to the worldC
I’ll Csend an FSOGS to the worldAm
AmI hope that sFomeone gets my
AmI hope that sFomeone gets my
AmI hope that sFomeone gets my
MEmessage in a bCadd9ottle EmCadd9
MEmessage in a bCadd9ottle Am7
Am7
Em9WaCadd9lked out this Dsus2mornAsus2ing
Em9Don’t beliCadd9eve what IDsus2saw Asus2
Em9A hCadd9undred Dsus2billion Asus2bottles
Em9Washed up Cadd9on the sDsus2hore Asus2
Em9SeeCadd9ms I’m not alDsus2one at Asus2being alone
Em9Cadd9Dsus2Asus2
A hEm9undred Cadd9billion cDsus2astaAsus2ways
Em9Looking Cadd9for a Dsus2home Asus2
CI’ll send an FSOGS to the worldC
I’ll Csend an FSOGS to the worldAm
AmI hope that sFomeone gets my
AmI hope that sFomeone gets my
AmI hope that sFomeone gets my
MEmessage in a bCadd9ottle EmCadd9
MEmessage in a bCadd9ottle EmCadd9
MEmessage in a bCadd9ottle EmCadd9
MEmessage in a bCadd9ottle Am7
Em9Cadd9Dsus2Asus2x2
Em9SendingCout anDsus2SAsus2OS
Repeat to end
The Police - Roxanne
(1978)
Originally in Gm, I play in Am capo 3
In the chorus, I just say “put on the red light”
AmAm
AmGFmaj7Em7
Fmaj7GAmsus4
RoxAmanne Gyou don’t have to
Fmaj7Put on the red lightEm7
Fmaj7Those days are overG
You don’t have to sell yourAmsus4body to the night
RAmoxanne Gyou don’t have to
Fmaj7Wear that dress tonightEm7
Fmaj7Walk the streets for moneyG
You don’t care Amsus4if it’s wrong or if it’s right
RoxanFmaj7ne Gyou don’t have to Amsus4put on the red light
RoxanFmaj7ne Gyou don’t have to Amsus4put on the red light
Em7RoxaCnne (Put on the red light)
FRoxaGnne (Put on the red light)
GRoxaAmnne (Put on the red light)
Em7RoxaCnne (Put on the red light)
FRoxaGnne (Put on the red light)
GRoxAm
Interlude
Am
I Amloved you since I knew you G
IFmaj7wouldn’t talk down to youEm7
I Fmaj7have you to tell just Ghow I feel
I won’t share Amsus4you with another boy
I Amknow my mind is made upG
So putFmaj7away your make upEm7
Fmaj7Told you once I won’t Gtell you again
It’s a Amsus4bad way
RoxFmaj7anne Gyou don’t have to Amsus4put on the red light
RoxFmaj7anne Gyou don’t have to Amsus4put on the red light
Em7RoxaCnne (Put on the red light)
FRoxaGnne (Put on the red light)
GRoxaAmnne (Put on the red light)
Em7RoxaCnne (Put on the red light)
FRoxaGnne (Put on the red light)
GRoxAm
The Police - So Lonely
(1978)
Originally in C, I play C capo 1 or 2
CWell Gsomeone told me Amyesterday F
CThat Gwhen you throw your Amlove aFway
CYou Gact as if you Amjust don’t Fcare
CYou Glook as if you’re Amgoing someFwhere
CBut GI just can’t conAmvince myself F
CI Gcouldn’t live with Amno one else F
CAnd GI can only Amplay that part F
CAnd Gsit and nurse my Ambroken heart, Fso lonely
CSo lonely, Gso lonely, Amso lonelyF
CSo lonely, Gso lonely, Amso lonelyF
CNow Gno one’s knocked uAmpon my door F
CGFor a thousand Amyears or Fmore
CGAll made up and noAmwhere to go F
CGWelcome to this Amone man show F
CJust Gtake a seat, they’re Amalways free F
CGNo surprise, no Ammystery F
CIn this Gtheater that I Amcall my soul F
CI Galways play the Amstarring role, Fso lonely
With ad lib’d “I feel so low”
CSo lonely, Gso lonely, Amso lonelyF
CSo lonely, Gso lonely, Amso lonelyF
Solo if appropriate
DABmGx 4
With ad lib’d “I feel so low”
DSo lonely, Aso lonely, Bmso lonelyG
DSo lonely, Aso lonely, Bmso lonelyG
DSo lonely, Aso lonely, Bmso lonelyG
DSo lonely, Aso lonely, Bmso lonelyG
The Police - Walking on the Moon
(1979)
Originally in Dm, I play in Em
In Em, play all of the verse C’s as Cadd9, and all of the verse D’s as Dsus2
Intro
Em7Dx4
Vox start on the 5 of the chord
Em7Giant steps are what you take
Vox on 3 3 2 2 1 of the minor key on “walking on the moon”
CWalking on the moon D
Em7I hope my legs don’t break
CWalking on the moon D
Em7We could walk forever
CWalking on the moon D
Em7We could live together
CWalking on, wDalking on the moon
Em7Dx2
Em7Walking back from your house
CWalking on the moon D
Em7Walking back from your house
CWalking on the moon D
Em7Feet they hardly touch the ground
CWalking on the moonD
Em7My feet don’t hardly make no sound
CWalking on, waDlking on the mEm7oon
Vox *stay* on the 3 of the chord on “some”
CSome may sayG
DI’m wishing my Amdays away
CNo wayG
DAnd if it’s the Amprice I pay
CSome sayG
DTomorrow’s aAmnother day
CYou stayGI Dmay as well play
Em7Dx2
Em7Giant steps are what you take
CWalking on the moon D
Em7I hope my legs don’t break
CWalking on the moon D
Em7We could walk forever
CWalking on the moon D
Em7We could be together
CWalking on, wDalking on the moon
CSome may sayG
DI’m wishing my Amdays away
CNo wayG
DAnd if it’s the Amprice I pay
CSome sayG
DTomorrow’s aAmnother day
CYou stayGI Dmay as well play
Em7Dx2
Em7Keep it up, Dkeep it up
Em7Keep it up, Dkeep it up
Em7Keep it up, Dkeep it up
Em7Keep it up, Dkeep it up
The Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop
(1976)
AADEx3
ADAA
AADEx3
ADAA
Drums only
AHey ho, let’s go
Hey ho, let’s go
Bass enters
AHey ho, let’s go
Hey ho, let’s go
Vox on the 5
They’re Aformin’ in a straight line DE
They’re Agoin’ through a tight wind DE
The Akids are losin’ their minds DE
The Blitzkrieg ABop DA
They’re Apilin’ in the back seat DE
They’re Ageneratin’ steam heat DE
PulsaAtin’ in the back beat DE
The Blitzkrieg ABop DA
Vox on the 1 of the chord on “hey ho”
DHey ho, let’s go, Ashoot ‘em in the back now DA
You think the vox go up on “all revved up”, but they don’t, they go down to the 1 of the chord
DWhat they want, I don’t know, they’re aBll revved up and rDeady to gEo
They’re Aformin’ in a straight line DE
They’re Agoin’ through a tight wind DE
The Akids are losin’ their minds DE
The Blitzkrieg ABop DA
They’re Apilin’ in the back seat DE
They’re Ageneratin’ steam heat DE
PulAsatin’ in the back beat DE
The Blitzkrieg ABop DA
DHey ho, let’s go, Ashoot ‘em in the back now DA
DWhat they want, I don’t know, they’re aBll revved up and rDeady to gEo
They’re Aformin’ in a straight line DE
They’re Agoin’ through a tight wind DE
The Akids are losin’ their minds DE
The Blitzkrieg ABop DA
They’re Apilin’ in the back seat DE
They Ageneratin’ steam heat DE
PulAsatin’ in the back beat DE
The Blitzkrieg ABop DA
Drums only
AHey ho, let’s go
Hey ho, let’s go
Bass enters
Hey ho, let’s go
Guitar enters, hard stop on “go”
Hey ho, let’s go
The Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated
(1978)
Intro
D#5→E5E5
D#5→E5E5
E5Twenty, twenty, twenty four hours to go, A5I wanna be seE5dated
E5Nothin’ to do, nowhere to go, oh, A5I wanna be seE5dated
Just B5get me to the airport, E5put me on a plane
B5Hurry, hurry, hurry, beE5fore I go insane
I B5can’t control my fingers, I E5can’t control my brain
Oh A5no, oh, oh, oh, B5oh
Riff only happens once here
D#5→E5E5
E5Twenty, twenty, twenty four hours to go, A5I wanna be seE5dated
E5Nothin’ to do, nowhere to go, oh, A5I wanna be seE5dated
Just B5put me in a wheelchair, E5get me on a plane
B5Hurry, hurry, hurry, beE5fore I go insane
I B5can’t control my fingers, I E5can’t control my brain
Oh A5no, oh, oh, oh, B5oh
E5A5B5E5
E5A5B5E5
D#5→E5E5
Key change
F#5Twenty, twenty, twenty four hours to go, B5I wanna be seF#5dated
F#5Nothin’ to do, nowhere to go, oh, B5I wanna be seF#5dated
Just C#5put me in a wheelchair, F#5get me to the show
C#5Hurry, hurry, hurry, beF#5fore I go loco
I C#5can’t control my fingers, I F#5can’t control my toes
Oh B5no, oh, oh, oh, C#5oh
F5→F#5
F#5Twenty, twenty, twenty four hours to go, B5I wanna be seF#5dated
F#5Nothin’ to do, nowhere to go, oh, B5I wanna be seF#5dated
Just C#5put me in a wheelchair, F#5get me to the show
C#5Hurry, hurry, hurry, beF#5fore I go loco
I C#5can’t control my fingers, I F#5can’t control my toes
Oh B5no, oh, oh, oh, C#5oh
F#5Bam bam ba-bam, ba-B5bam bam ba-bam, C#5I wanna be seF#5dated
F#5Bam bam ba-bam, ba-B5bam bam ba-bam, C#5I wanna be seF#5dated
F#5Bam bam ba-bam, ba-B5bam bam ba-bam, C#5I wanna be seF#5dated
F#5Bam bam ba-bam, ba-B5bam bam ba-bam, C#5I wanna be seF#5dated
The Rocky Horror Picture Show - The Time Warp
(1975)
Originally in A, I play in E.
Everything works except the “step to the right”,
which is a G#, so I drop an octave.
Intro, straight 8ths
E
(Riff Raff) It’s asEtounding
Time is fF#leeting
DMadness Atakes its tEoll
(Magenta) Ahh...
Low octave, almost spoken
(Riff Raff) But listen Eclosely
(Magenta) Not for very much lF#onger
(Riff Raff) ID‘ve got to Akeep contErol
Up to the high octave on the I
I reEmember doing the TimeF#Warp
DDrinking Athose moments wEhen
The blackness would Ehit me
(Riff Raff & Magenta) And the void would be F#calling
Vox up to the 3 of the chord on “let’s”
(Guests) LCet’s Gdo the DTime WAarp agaEin
Hard stop after this line
CLet’s Gdo the TDime WAarp agEain
Out rubato, come back in on “left”
(Narrator) It’s just a jump to the lefBt
Hard stop after this line, but stay in time
Either drop an octave, or work around E
(Guests) And then a step to the rEi-i-i-i-ight
(Narrator) With your hand on your hipBs
(Guests) You bring your knees in tEight
But it’s the pelvic tAhrust
They really drive you inEsa-a-a-a-a-ne
CLet’s Gdo the TDime WAarp agEain
CLet’s Gdo the TDime WAarp agEain
(Magenta) It’s so dEreamy
Oh, fantasy F#free me
So you can’t Dsee me A
No not at aEll
In another diEmension
With voyeuristic intF#ention
Well seclDuded AI see Eall
(Riff Raff) EWith a bit of a mind flip
(Magenta) You’re into a timeF#slip
(Riff Raff) And Dnothing Acan ever be the sEame
(Magenta) You’re spaced out on sensaEtion
Up to the high octave
(Riff Raff) Like you’re under sedF#ation
(Guests) CLet’s Gdo the TDime AWarp aEgain
CLet’s Gdo the TDime WAarp agEain
(Columbia) Well, I was wEalking down the street
Just a-Ehaving a think
When a Esnake of a guy gave me an Eevil wink
He sAhook me up, he took me Aby surprise
He had a Epick-up truck and the Edevil’s eyes
He sBtared at me, and I fAelt a change
ETime meant nothing, Enever would again
(Guests) LCet’s Gdo the TDime AWarp agEain
CLet’s Gdo the TDime WAarp agaEin
(Narrator) It’s just a jump to the lefBt
(Guests) And then a step to the riE-i-i-i-ight
(Narrator) With your hands on your hipBs
(Guests) You bring you knees in tEight
But it’s the pelvic tAhrust
That really drives you inEsa-a-a-a-a-ne
CLet’s Gdo the TDime WAarp agEain
CLet’s Gdo the TDime WAarp aEgain
Tapdancing breakdown on verse chords, hits only on chord changes
EF#DAE
EF#
(Columbia) Ah! Oh! Oh! Yeoooww
(Guests) LCet’s dGo the TDime WAarp aEgain
LCet’s Gdo the TDime WAarp agEain
(Narrator) It’s just a jump to the lefBt
(Guests) And then a step to the riE-i-i-i-ight
(Narrator) With your hands on your hipBs
(Guests) You bring you knees in tEight
But it’s the pelvic tAhrust
That really drives you inEsa-a-a-a-a-ne
(Guests) LCet’s dGo the TDime WAarp aEgain
LCet’s Gdo the TDime WAarp agEain
The Rolling Stones - Shattered
(1978)
Originally in E, I play in A capo 3, highest note that matters is around the b3 or 3
AE
AE
AUh-huh, Eshattered
AEShattered
Vox around the 2 of the chord (5 of the key)
DLove and hope and sex and dreams
Are Estill surviving on the streets
And Alook at me, DI’m in tatters
AEI’m a-shattered
AEShattered
AFriends are so alarming
And my lEover’s never charming
ALife’s just a cocktail party, Eon the street, Big Apple
APeople dressed in plastic bags
EDirecting traffic
ASome kind of fashion, Eshattered
DLaughter, joy, and loneliness and sEex and sex and sex and sex
And Alook at me, DI’m in tatters
AEI’m a-shattered
AEShattered
AAll this chitter-chatter, titter-tEatter, chitter-chatter ‘bout
AShmatta, shmatta, shmatta, I can’t gEive it away on 7th Avenue
AThis town’s been wearing tEatters (shattered) uh-h
AE(Shadooby, shattered)
DWork and work for love and sex
EAin’t you hungry for success
SucceAss, success, success
DDoes it matter?
AEShattered
AEDoes it matter?
Solo
F#mADGCFDD
F#mADGCFAE
Ahhh, lAook at me, EI’m a shattered
AEI’m a shattered
ALook at me, EI’m a shattered
AYeah E(shattered)
DPride and joy and greed and sex
EThat’s what makes our town the best
APride and joy and dirty dreams and
EStill surviving on the street
And Alook at me, EI’m in tatters
AYeah, EI’ve been battered
AEWhat does it matter
AEDoes it matter
AUh-huh, Edoes it matter
AUh-huh, EI’m a shattered
AE(Shattered)
AE(Shattered)
AE(Shattered)
AE(Shattered, shattered)
ADon’t you know the crime rate’s going
EUp, up, up, up
UAp, to lEive in this town you must be
ATough tough, tough, tough, tough!
E(Shattered)
You got rAats on the west side
EBed bugs uptown
AWhat a mess this town’s in tatters
EI’ve been shattered
AMy brain’s been battered, Esplattered all over Manhattan
AE
AWhat say? E
AE
AE
AUh-huh, this town’s full of Emoney grabbers
Go aAhead, bite the Big EApple, don’t mind the maggots
AUh-huh, my Ebrain’s been battered
AMy friends they come around they
EFlatter, flatter, flatter, flatter
AFlatter, flatter, flatter
EPile it up
APile it up, pile it hEigh on the platter
A
The Romantics - What I Like About You
(1979)
Originally in F, I play in A capo 3
D→ A→ DGD
D→ A→ DGD(Clap clap clap clap clap)
D→ A→ DGD
D→ A→ DGDHey!
ADGDUh, huh
ADGDHey!
ADGDUh, huh
ADGWhat I Dlike about Ayou
ADGYou hDold me Atight DGD
ATell me I’m the Donly one, Gwanna come Dover tonAight, DGyeahD
AKeep on Dwhispering Gin my Dear
ATell me all the Dthings that GI wanna Dhear, ‘cause it’s Atrue D
GThat’s what I Dlike about Ayou D
GWhat I Dlike about Ayou, DGyou really Dknow how to Adance DG
DWhen you go Aup, down, Djump around, Gthink about Dtrue roAmance, DGyeahD
AKeep on Dwhispering Gin my Dear
ATell me all the Dthings that GI wanna Dhear, ‘cause it’s Atrue D
GThat’s what I Dlike about Ayou D
GThat’s what I Dlike about Ayou D
GThat’s what I Dlike about Ayou D
GWahh!
Bridge
CGCDDEEEHey!
ADGDx 3
AD
GWhat I Dlike about Ayou, DGyou keep me Dwarm at Anight DGD
ANever wanna’ Dlet you go, Gknow you make me Dfeel alrAight, DGyeah D
AKeep on Dwhispering Gin my Dear
ATell me all the Dthings that GI wanna Dhear, ‘cause it’s Atrue D
GThat’s what I Dlike about Ayou D
GThat’s what I Dlike about Ayou D
GThat’s what I Dlike about Ayou D
GThat’s what I Dlike about Ayou D
Whispered
GThat’s what I Dlike about Ayou D
GThat’s what I Dlike about Ayou D
GThat’s what I Dlike about Ayou D
GThat’s what I Dlike about Ayou D
Fade with lots of hey’s and brr’s and uh-huh’s
The Stampeders - Sweet City Woman
(1971)
Intro
GAmAmGx2
Vox on the 5
Well I’m Gon my way, to the Amcity life
To a Ampretty face, that shines her light on the cGity nights
And I gGotta catch a noon train, I gotta Ambe there on time
Oh, it Amfeels so good to know she waits at the eGnd of the line
SwGeet, sweet city Amwoman
I can sAmee your face, I can hear your voice, I can Galmost touch you
SwGeet, sweet city Amwoman
Oh, my bAmanjo and me, we got a feel for sGinging, yeah, yeah
BGon, c’est bon, bon bon c’est bon, bon, bon c’est bon bon bon Cbon, Gbon
BGon, c’est bon, bon bon c’est bon, bon, bon c’est bon bon bon Cbon, Gbon
Hang these chords
CSo lGong ma, Am/Dso lGong pa, Am/Dso long, Gneighbors and friends
Like a coGuntry morning, all snAmuggled in dew
Ah she’s got a way, to make a man feel shGiny and new
And she sGing in the evening, oh famAmiliar tunes
And she Amfeeds me love and tenderness and mGacaroons
SwGeet, sweet city Amwoman
I can sAmee your face, I can hear your voice, I can Galmost touch you
SwGeet, sweet city Amwoman
Oh, my bAmanjo and me, we got a feel for sGinging
Solo
GAmAmGx2
SwGeet, sweet city wAmoman, oh she’s my
AmSweet, sweet, sweet, sweet city wGoman
SwGeet, sweet city wAmoman, oh my
AmSweet, sweet, sweet, sweet city wGoman
The Who - Baba O'Riley
(1971)
Originally in F, I play in A
Intro
A
AE→ Dx8
AOut here in Ethe Dfields
AI fight for Emy mDeals
AI get mEy bDack into my Aliving ED
AI don’t need Eto fDight
ATo prove I’Em rDight
AI dEon’t Dneed to be forAgiven, yeah, yeah, Eyeah, Dyeah
AE→ Dx5
E
EDon’t E5cry
Don’t raise your eye
This is really still a 5 in the original
It’s Aonly Dteenage Ewasteland
ASally, take Emy Dhand
AWe’ll travel South Ecross Dland
APut out the fireE, and Ddon’t look past my Ashoulder ED
AThe exodus Eis Dhere
AThe happy ones Eare Dnear
ALet’s get together,EbeDfore we get much Aolder ED
Quiet
AE→ Dx2
Teenage Awasteland ED
It’s only teenage Awasteland ED
Teenage Awasteland, Eoh Dyeah
Teenage Awasteland ED
They’re all Ewasted!EDD
EDAG
EDAG
The Who - Behind Blue Eyes
(1971)
EmNo one knows what it’s Glike, to be the Dbad man
To be the Cadd9sad man, behinAsus2d blue eyes
EmNo one knows what it’s Glike to be Dhated
To be Cadd9fated, to telling onAsus2ly lies
But my CdreDams, they aren’t as GemptyC/GG
As my Cconscience Dseems to EbeAsus2E
I have Bmhours, only lConely
My love is Dvengeance that’s never Asus2free
EmNo one knows what it’s Glike to feel these Dfeelings
Like I Cadd9do, and I blame Asus2you
EmNo one bites back as Ghard on their Danger
None of my Cadd9pain and woe, can show Asus2through
But my CdreDams, they aren’t as GemptyC/GG
As my Cconscience Dseems to EbeAsus2E
I have Bmhours, only lConely
My love is Dvengeance that’s never Asus2free
EBmAEBmA
EWhen my fist Bmclenches Acrack it open E
Before I Bmuse it and Glose my Dcool
When I sBmmile tAell me some bDad news
Before I laBmugh and aAct like a fEool BmA
EAnd if I swBmallow anyAthing evEil
Stick your fiBmnger doGwn my thDroat
And if I shBmiver please giAve me a blaDnket
Keep me wBmarm let me weAar your cEoat
EBmAEBmA
BAGD
BAGD
BAGD
B
EmNo one knows what it’s Glike, to be the Dbad man
To be the Cadd9sad man, behinAsus2d blue eyes
The Who - Pinball Wizard
(1975)
Originally in B (key change to D), I play in E capo 2 and don’t do the key change
Intro, skip this in E
Em/BEsus4/BB7sus4B7
Bm7Am/BAm/CBsus4B
Esus4Ex4
Vox on the 5
Ever Esus4since I was a young boy, I Eplayed the silver ball
From Dsus4Soho down to Brighton, I Dmust have played ‘em all
But I Csus4ain’t seen nothin’ like him, in Cany amusement hall
Hard stop on “sure”
That Bsus4deaf, dumb and blind kid, Bsure plays a mean pinball
EEDGAAx2
He Esus4stands like a statue, becomes Epart of the machine
Dsus4Feeling all the bumpers, Dalways playing clean
He Csus4plays by intuition, the Cdigit counters fall
That Bsus4deaf, dumb and blind kid, Bsure plays a mean pinball
EEDGAAx2
He’s a ApinBball Ewizard
There Ahas to Bbe a Etwist
A ApinBball Ewizard’s
Got Csuch a supple Gwrist Gsus4→G
Vox on the high 7 of the chor d on “how”
GHow do you tFadd9hink hC/Ee Gdoes it? (I Fadd9don’t C/Eknow)
GWhat makes Fadd9him C/Eso Ggood?
Esus4Ain’t got no distractions, can’t Ehear no buzzers and bells
Don’t Dsus4see no lights a-flashin’, he Dplays by sense of smell
Csus4Always gets the replay, Cnever seen him fall
That Bsus4deaf, dumb and blind kid, Bsure plays a mean pinball
EEDGAAx2
I Athought BI waEs
The ABally Btable Eking
But AI Bjust Ehanded
My Cpinball crown to Ghim Gsus4→G
Written here with key change, though I’m not sure it’s advisable
Gsus4Gx4
Even Gsus4on my favorite table, Ghe can beat my best
His diFsus4sciples lead him in, and Fhe just does the rest
He’s got D#sus4crazy flipper fingers, D#never seen him fall
That Dsus4deaf, dumb and blind kid, Dsure plays a mean pinball
GGFA#D#
Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back in Town
(1976)
Originally in Ab, I play in D
DDEmGx 4
DGuess who just got bF#m7ack today
GThem wild eyed boys thatBmhad been away
F#m7Haven’t changed, Bmhadn’t much to say
But mEm7an I still think themEm7/Acats are crazy
DThey were asking if F#m7you were around
GHow you was, where youA#could be found
F#m7I told them you were living dowBmntown
Em7Driving all the old men cEm7/Arazy
The Dboys are back in town, the boys are back in town EmG
I said the Dboys are back in town, the Emboys are back in townG
The Dboys are back in town, the boys are back in town
The Emboys are back in town, the Gboys are back in town
DDEmGx2
DYou know that chick that F#m7used to dance a lot
GEvery night she’d be on the Bmfloor shakin’ what she’d got
F#m7Man, when I tell you she was Bmcool, she was red hot
Em7I mean she was steamEm7/Aing
DAnd that time over at JF#m7ohnny’s place
GWell, this chick got up and shA#e slapped Johnny’s face
F#m7Man, we just fellBmabout the place
If tEm7hat chick don’t wanna know, fEm7/Aorget her
The Dboys are back in town, the boys are back in town EmG
I said the Dboys are back in town, the Emboys are back in townG
The Dboys are back in town, the boys are back in town
The Emboys are back in town, the Gboys are back in town
DDEmGx2
CG
Bridge
F#m7Spread the wBmord around
Em7Guess who’s back in townEm7/ABm
CG
You spread the F#m7word around BmEm7Em7/ABm
DFriday night they’ll be dF#m7ressed to kill
GDown at Dino’s Bmbar and grill
F#m7The drink will flow and bBmlood will spill
And if the Em7boys wanna fight you better Em7/Alet ‘em
DThat jukebox in the corner bF#m7lasting out my fav’rite soGng
The nights are getting wA#armer, it won’t be long
F#m7Won’t be long till sBmummer comes
Em7Now that the boys are here Em7/Aagain
The Dboys are back in town, the boys are back in town EmG
The Dboys are back in town, the Emboys are back in townG
Quiet
The Dboys are back in town, the boys are back in town
Spoken
EmSpread the wordGaround
The Dboys are back in town, the boys are back in town
The Emboys are back, the boysGare back
Solo
DDCBmCBmGAx 2
Fade with ad libs
DDEmGx2
Three Dog Night - Joy to the World
(1970)
Originally i D, I play in G or A
A better on guitar, G better on voice. Highest note
that matters is the 6, but there’s a lot of 6.
Intro (replaced by the end of a verse line)
AA7DF
AEA
G→ G#→ A
AJeremiah was a bullfrog G→ G#→ A
AWas a good friend of mine G→ G#→ A
I nAever understoA7od a single Dword he Fsaid
But I Ahelped him E7drink his Awine
And he D7always had some E7mighty fine wAine
Singin’ jAoy to the world
E7All the boys and Agirls, now
AJoy to the A7fishes in the Ddeep blue Fsea
AJoy to E7you and Ame G→ G#→ A
AIf I were the king of the world G→ G#→ A
ATell you what I’d do G→ G#→ A
AI’d throw away the A7cars and the Dbars and the Fwars
And Amake sweet E7love to Ayou, say it now
JAoy to the world
E7All the boys and Agirls
AJoy to the A7fishes in the Ddeep blue Fsea
AJoy to E7you and Ame
Solo on verse chords if appropriate
AYou know I love the ladies G→ G#→ A
ALove to have my fun G→ G#→ A
I’m a hAigh life A7flyer and a Drainbow Frider
A Astraight shootin’ E7son-of-a-Agun
I said, a D7straight shootin’ E7son-of-a-Agun
JAoy to the world
E7All the boys and Agirls
AJoy to the A7fishes in the Ddeep blue Fsea
AJoy to E7you and Ame
Bridge
BJoy... tAo the wEorld
BAll... the bAoys and gEirls
BJoy... tAo the wEorld
BJoy....to yAou and mEe
AJoy to the world
E7All the boys and Agirls
AJoy to the A7fishes in the Ddeep blue Fsea
AJoy to E7you and Ame
AJoy A7to the Dworld F
AJoy to E7you and Ame, you know I mean
AJoy to the world
E7All the boys and Agirls
AJoy to the A7fishes in the Ddeep blue Fsea
AJoy to E7you and Ame
Repeat to fade
Three Dog Night - Shambala
(1973)
Intro
BAE/G#E
BAEE
Wash aBway my troubles, Awash awE/G#ay my painE
With the rBain in AShambalEa
Wash aBway my sorrow, Awash aE/G#way my sEhame
With the rBain in AShambalEa
Ahh-ahh, Boooh-ooAoh, E/G#oooh-oooh, yeaEh
YBeah-yeah-yAeah-yeah-yEeah
Ahh-ahh, Boooh-ooAoh, E/G#oooh-oooh, yeEah
YBeah-yeah-yAeah-yeah-yEeah
EveryBone is helpful, AeveryE/G#one is kind E
On the Broad to AShambalEa
EveryBone is lucky, AeveryE/G#one is so kind E
On the Broad to AShambalEa
Ahh-ahh, Boooh-ooAoh, E/G#oooh-oooh, yeaEh
YBeah-yeah-yAeah-yeah-yEeah
Ahh-ahh, Boooh-ooAoh, E/G#oooh-oooh, yeEah
YBeah-yeah-yAeah-yeah-yEeah
EHow does your light shine in the A/Ehalls of ShambalEa?
EHow does your light shine in the A/Ehalls of ShambalEa?
BAE/G#E
I can tBell my sister, Afrom the fE/G#lowers in her eyesE
On the rBoad to SAhambalEa
I can tBell my brother, Afrom the fE/G#lowers in his eyesE
On the rBoad to SAhambalEa
Ahh-ahh, Boooh-ooAoh, E/G#oooh-oooh, yeaEh
YBeah-yeah-yAeah-yeah-yEeah
Ahh-ahh, Boooh-ooAoh, E/G#oooh-oooh, yeEah
YBeah-yeah-yAeah-yeah-yEeah
EHow does your light shine in the A/Ehalls of ShambalEa?
EHow does your light shine in the A/Ehalls of ShambalEa?
Tell me Ehow does your light shine in the A/Ehalls of ShambalEa?
Tell me Ehow does your light shine in the A/Ehalls of ShambalEa?
Ahh-ahh, Boooh-ooAoh, E/G#oooh-oooh, yeaEh
YBeah-yeah-yAeah-yeah-yEeah
Ahh-ahh, Boooh-ooAoh, E/G#oooh-oooh, yeEah
Not a typo, this line is lyrics this time
On the Broad to AShambalEa
Ahh-ahh, Boooh-ooAoh, E/G#oooh-oooh, yeaEh
BSham... Aba... Ela
Ahh-ahh, Boooh-ooAoh, E/G#oooh-oooh, yeaEh
On the Broad to AShambalEa
Tom Petty - American Girl
(1976)
Originally in D, I play in G
Intro, with lots of jangling and bass movement
G
Vox on the 1
GWell, she was an AAmerican girl
CRaised on Dpromises
GShe couldn’t help Athinkin’ that there was a
CLittle more to life Dsomewhere else
DAfter all it was a Ggreat big world
CWith lots of places to Amrun to
DAnd if she had to die tryin’ she had one little promise she was gonna keep
COh yeah, Dall right, Gtake it easy, baby, Emmake it last all night
CShe was Dan American Ggirl
GWell, it was kinda Acold that night
CShe stood alone on the Dbalcony
GYeah, she could hear the Acars roll by
Out on Cfour forty-one like Dwaves crashin’ on the beach
DAnd for one desperate Gmoment there
CHe crept back in her Ammemory
DGod it’s so painful when something that’s so close is still so far out of reach
COh yeah, Dall right, Gtake it easy, baby, Emmake it last all night
CShe was Dan American Ggirl
Funky bridge
CCDGx 3
CCDD
Repeat intro
G
Tom Petty - Don't Do Me Like That
(1979)
Originally in G, I play in E
Intro
EDmaj9A6B
EDmaj9AB
EI was talkin’ with a friend of mine
Dmaj9Said a woman had hurt his pride
ATold him that she loved him so
And Bturned around and let him go
EThen he said you better watch your step
Dmaj9Or you’re gonna get hurt yourself
ASomeone’s gonna tell you lies
BCut you down to size
EDon’t do me like that, Dmaj9don’t do me like that
C#mWhat if I loved you, baby?
ADon’t do me likeBthat
EDon’t do me like that, Dmaj9don’t do me like that
C#mSomeday I might need you, baby
ADon’t do me likeBthat
EListen, honey, can you see?
Dmaj9Baby, it would bury me
AIf you were in the public eye
BGivin’ someone else a try
EAnd you know you better watch your step
Dmaj9Or you’re gonna get hurt yourself
ASomeone’s gonna tell you lies
BCut you down to size
EDon’t do me like that, Dmaj9don’t do me like that
C#mWhat if I loved you, baby?
ADon’t, don’Bt, don’t, don’t
EDon’t do me like that, Dmaj9don’t do me like that
C#mWhat if I need you, baby
ADon’t do me likeBthat
Bridge
Vox on the b7
‘Cause sE7omewhere deep down inside A7someone is sayin’
E7Love doesn’t last that A7long
E7I got this feelin’ inside, A7night and day
And nAmow I can’t take it no morBe
EListen, honey, can you see?
Dmaj9Baby, it would bury me
AIf you were in the public eye
BGivin’ someone else a try
EAnd you know you better watch your step
Dmaj9Or you’re gonna get hurt yourself
ASomeone’s gonna tell you lies
BCut you down to size
EDon’t do me like that, Dmaj9don’t do me like that
C#mWhat if I loved you, baby?
ADon’t, don’Bt, don’t, don’t
EDon’t do me like that, Dmaj9don’t do me like that
C#mI just might need you, honey
ADon’t do me likeBthat, no way!
Tommy James - Draggin' the Line
(1971)
Originally in F#, I play in E
Intro
E
Vox on the 3 on “makin”
EMakin’ a living the old hard way
Takin’ and giving by day by day
I dig snow and rain and the bright sunshineD
Draggin’ the lEine
EMy dog Sam eats purple flowers
Ain’t got much but what we got’s ours
We dig snow and rain and the bright sunshineD
Draggin’ the lEine
Draggin’ the line
EI fDeel fEine
I’m talkin’ bout peaceEoDf mindE
I’m gonna tEake Dmy tEime
I’m gettin’ the gDood sign
Draggin’ the lEine
Draggin’ the line
ELoving the free and feelin’ spirit
Of huggin’ a tree when you get near it
Diggin’ the snow and the rain and the bright sunshineD
Draggin’ the line
Draggin’ the line
EI fDeel fEine
I’m talkin’ bout peaceEoDf mindE
I’m gonna tEake Dmy tEime
I’m gettin’ the gDood sign
Draggin’ the lEine
Draggin’ the line
ELa la la la la la la la
ELa la la la la la la la Dla
Toto - Hold the Line
(1978)
Originally in F#m I play in Bm and I skip the chromatic movement
BmD/F#GGAAsus4Ax 2
F#m→ Fm→ Em
Vox on the 5 of the chord on “not in the way”
EmIt’s not in the F#mway that you Bmhold me F#m→ Fm→ Em
EmIt’s not in the wF#may you say you cBmare F#m→ Fm→ Em
EmIt’s not in the wF#may you’ve been trGeating my frAiends F#m→ Fm→ Em
EmIt’s not in the F#mway that you stGayed till the Aend F#m→ Fm→ Em
EmIt’s not in the F#mway you look or the thGings that you say that you’ll Ado
Hold the Bmline D/F#GGA
Love isn’t aAsus4lways on tBmime D/F#Goh Goh Aoh
Hold the Bmline D/F#GGA
Love isn’t aAsus4lways on tBmime D/F#Goh Goh Aoh
F#m→ Fm→ Em
EmIt’s not in the F#mwords that you tBmold me girl F#m→ Fm→ Em
EmIt’s not in the F#mway you say you’re mBmine F#m→ Fm→ Em
EmIt’s not in the wF#may that you camGe back to mAe F#m→ Fm→ Em
EmIt’s not in the F#mway that your lGove set me freAe F#m→ Fm→ Em
EmIt’s not in the F#mway you look or the thGings that you say that you’ll Ado
Hold the Bmline D/F#GGA
Love isn’t aAsus4lways on tBmime D/F#Goh Goh Aoh
Hold the Bmline D/F#GGA
Love isn’t aAsus4lways on tBmime D/F#Goh Goh Aoh
Ripping solo on chorus chords (obviously) if appropriate
EmIt’s not in the F#mwords that you tBmold me girl F#m→ Fm→ Em
EmIt’s not in the F#mway you say you’re mBmine F#m→ Fm→ Em
EmIt’s not in the wF#may that you camGe back to mAe F#m→ Fm→ Em
EmIt’s not in the F#mway that your lGove set me freAe F#m→ Fm→ Em
EmIt’s not in the F#mway you look or the thGings that you say that you’ll Ado
Hold the Bmline D/F#GGA
Love isn’t aAsus4lways on tBmime D/F#Goh Goh Aoh
Hold the Bmline D/F#GGA
Love isn’t aAsus4lways on tBmime D/F#Goh Goh Aoh
Van Morrison - Moondance
(1970)
Originally in Am, I play in Em capo 1
Highest note is the 1 on “Can” and “have” in the chorus
Gmaj7 played as 3x443x
Em7F#m7Gmaj7F#m7x2
Well it’s a maEm7rvelous nigF#m7ht for a moGmaj7ondance F#m7with the
Em7Stars up aboF#m7ve in your eyGmaj7es F#m7
A fanEm7tabulous nighF#m7t to make rGmaj7omance F#m7‘neath the
Em7Color of OF#m7ctober sGmaj7kies F#m7
All the lEm7eaves on the treeF#m7s are falGmaj7ling F#m7to the
Em7Sound of the breF#m7ezes that blGmaj7ow F#m7
And I’m Em7trying to pleaF#m7se to the cGmaj7alling F#m7of your
Em7Heartstrings that plaF#m7y soft and loGmaj7w F#m7
Vox up to the 3 of the chord on “night”
You know the Am7night’s mEm7agic seems to
Am7Whisper and Em7hush
You know the Am7soft mEm7oonlight seems to shine Am7
In your blush B7#9
Vox on 1 7 on “Can I”
Original switches to i iv here
Can IEm7just havF#m7e one moEm7re moondancF#m7e with
YoEm7u F#m7my lEm7ove B7#9
Can IEm7just maF#m7ke some mEm7ore romaF#m7nce with
YouEm7F#m7my Em7love B7#9
Well I Em7want to make lovF#m7e to you Gmaj7tonight F#m7
I can’Em7t wait till tF#m7he morning has coGmaj7me F#m7
And I kEm7now now the timF#m7e is justGmaj7right F#m7and straight
InEm7to my armF#m7s you will rGmaj7un F#m7
When you Em7come my heF#m7art will be wGmaj7aiting F#m7to make
Em7Sure that you’re nF#m7ever alonGmaj7e F#m7
There and Em7then all my dF#m7reams will cGmaj7ome true dF#m7ear
There and Em7then I will mF#m7ake you my owGmaj7n F#m7
And every time...
Am7I Em7touch you, you just
Am7Tremble insidEm7e
Then I know Am7how Em7much you want me that Am7
You can’t hide B7#9
Can IEm7just havF#m7e one moEm7re moondancF#m7e with
YoEm7u F#m7my lEm7ove B7#9
Can IEm7just maF#m7ke some mEm7ore romaF#m7nce with
YouEm7F#m7my Em7love B7#9
Solo on intro/verse/chorus
Vox are all shifted in rhythm here; I did not try to re-align the chords
Well it’s a maEm7rvelous nigF#m7ht for a moGmaj7ondance F#m7with the
Em7Stars up aboF#m7ve in your eyGmaj7es F#m7
A fanEm7tabulous nighF#m7t to make rGmaj7omance F#m7‘neath the
Em7Color of OF#m7ctober sGmaj7kies F#m7
All the lEm7eaves on the treeF#m7s are falGmaj7ling F#m7to the
Em7Sound of the breF#m7ezes that blGmaj7ow F#m7
And I’m Em7trying to pleaF#m7se to the cGmaj7alling F#m7of your
Em7Heartstrings that plaF#m7y soft and loGmaj7w F#m7
You know the Am7night’s mEm7agic seems to
Am7Whisper and Em7hush
You know the Am7soft mEm7oonlight seems to shine Am7
In your blush B7#9
Can IEm7just havF#m7e one moEm7re moondancF#m7e with
YoEm7u F#m7my lEm7ove B7#9
Can IEm7just maF#m7ke some mEm7ore romaF#m7nce with
YouEm7F#m7my Em7love B7#9
One more moonEm7dance F#m7with yoGmaj7u F#m7
In the Em7moonlight F#m7Gmaj7F#m7on a
Em7Magic F#m7night Gmaj7F#m7
Em7La la laF#m7la la la Gmaj7F#m7
In the Em7moonlight F#m7Gmaj7F#m7
On aEm7magicF#m7night Gmaj7F#m7
Can Gmaj7I just Dhave one Cmore moonBmdance with Am7you
My loveGmaj7
Van Morrison - Wild Night
(1971)
Originally in Em, I play in Am capo 5
Intro
AmCx2
Then you brush your Amshoes, stand before the mCirror
And you comb your Amhair, grab your coat and lCaugh
And you walkAmwet streets trying to Cremember Am
Hard stop after this line
All the Fwild night breezes iGn your memory eCver
And everytAmhing looks so complFete
When you’re wAmalking out on the Fstreet
And the wAmind catches your fFeet and sends you fGlying, crying
AmOooFo oGooh Amwee, Amwild nGight is caClling
AmOooFo oGooh Amwee, Amwild nGight is caClling
All the Amgirls walk by, dressed up for each otCher
And the Amboys do the boogie woogie on the corner of the stCreet
And the Ampeople passin’ by stare in wide wondCer Am
And the Finside jukebox Gblows out just like thCunder
And everytAmhing looks so complFete
When you’re wAmalking out on the Fstreet
And the wAmind catches your fFeet and sends you fGlying, crying
AmOooFo oGooh Amwee, Amwild nGight is caClling, alright
AmOooFo oGooh Amwee, Amwild nGight is caClling
Well the Amwiiiild night is cCalling
The Amwiiiild night is cCalling
Come on out and dAmance, whoa come on out and mCake romance
Come on out and dAmance, Gcome on out, make romCance
Solo
AmCx4
The Amwiiiild night is cCalling
The Amwiiiild night is cCalling
Come on out and dAmance, whoa come on out and mCake romance
Come on out and dAmance, Gcome on out and make romCance
Vicki Lawrence - The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
(1972)
Originally in Bbm, Reba McIntire in Cm, Tanya Tucker in Am, I play in Em, capo 1
Highest note that matters is the 3 of the chorus major key, which the 1 of the original minor key
Intro
Em
Vox on the 1 of the minor key
He was Emon his way home from CDandletop
Vox up to the 5
Been tEmwo weeks gone and he thouAght he stop
At WEmebb’s and have him a driBmnk ‘fore he went home to hEmer
EmAndy Wo-Lo sDaid hello
And hEme said hi, what’s a dAoin’ Wo
Said sEmit down, I got some bBmad news, it’s gonnEma hurt
Said EmI’m you best friend and you Dknow that’s right
But yEmour young bride ain’t hoAme tonight
SiEmnce you’ve been gone she’s been seBmeing that Amos boy, SEmeth
Well Emhe got mad and Dhe saw red
And AEmndy said, boy, don’t you loAse your head
Cause to tEmell you the truth, BmI’ve been with her myseEmlf
Vox on the 6 of the chord on “night”
E6That’s the night that the liF#6ghts went out in GBeorgia G#m
E6That’s the night that they hF#6ung an innocent mBan G#m
Well don’t tE6rust your soul to no bF#6ackwoods Southern Blawyer G#m
Cause the jE6udge in the town’s got bF#6lood stains on his Bmhands
Well AEmndy got scared and Dleft the bar
WEmalking on home cause he diAdn’t live far
See, AEmndy didn’t have many frBmiends and he just lost him oEmne
BEmrother thought his wife Dmust’ve left town
So hEme went home and finAally found
The oEmnly thing papa had leBmft him and that was a gEmun
Then hEme went off to ADndy’s house
SEmlipping through the back woods quiAet as a mouse
CEmame upon some tracks too sBmmall for Andy to mEmake
He lEmooked through the screen at the Dback porch door
And Emhe saw Andy lyAing on the floor
In a pEmuddle of blood, Bmand he started to shEmake
Well the GE6eorgia Patrol was mF#6aking their rounds
So he fBired a shot just to fG#mlag them down
And a E6big-bellied sheriff grabbed his gF#6un and said
Why’d you Bmdo it?
The Emjudge said guilty in a mDake-believe trial
SlappeEmd the sheriff on the Aback with a smile
Said sEmupper’s waiting at hBmome and I got to get tEmo it
E6That’s the night that the liF#6ghts went out in GBeorgia G#m
E6That’s the night that they hF#6ung an innocent mBan G#m
Well don’t trE6ust your soul to no bF#6ackwoods Southern Blawyer G#m
Cause the jE6udge in the town’s got bF#6lood stains on his Bmhands
Well they hEmung my brother befoDre I could say
The trEmacks he saw while onAhis way
To AEmndy’s house and baBmck that night were mEmine
And hEmis cheatin’ wife had nDever left town
And tEmhat’s one body that’ll neAver be found
See, lEmittle sister don’t mBmiss when she aims heEmr gun
E6That’s the night that the liF#6ghts went out in GBeorgia, G#mwhoa whoa
E6That’s the night that they hF#6ung an innocent mBan, uh huh
Well don’t tE6rust your soul to no bF#6ackwoods Southern Blawyer G#m
Cause the jE6udge in the town’s got bF#6lood stains on his Bhands
Waylon Jennings - Dukes of Hazzard Theme
(1979)
Originally in F, I play in E capo 1
Intro
B7E
Just’a good ol’ Eboys
Never meanin’ no Aharm
Beats Eall you never saw
Been in B7trouble with the law
Since the B7day they was Eborn
Straightenin’ the Ecurves
Flattenin’ the Ahills
SEomeday the mountain might B7get ‘em
But the law never Ewill
Makin’ their B7way
The only way they know B7how
That’s just a little bit B7more
Than the B7law will allEow
Just’a good ol’ Eboys
Wouldn’t change if they Acould
FEightin’ the system like
B7Two modern day Robin EHoods
Willy Wonka - Pure Imagination
(1971)
Originally in C#, I play in A capo 4
Spoken over something resembling the notes 6 b6 6
Hold your breath, make a wish, count to three
Come with Bm7me, and you’ll E6be
In a Amaj7world of pure imagination
Take a lookBm7, and you’ll E6see
Into Amaj7your imagination
We’ll beBm7gin, with a E6spin
Traveling inAmaj7the Bm7world of my creC#m7ation
WhGm/Cat we’ll seeBm7, will deE6fy
ExplaC#maj7nation
Dmaj7If you want to view pC#m7aradise
Bm7Simply look aE6round and viewAmaj7it
D#m7b5Anything you waG#7nt to, dC#m7o it
F#9Want to change the world?
There’s D/Anothing Bbm7b5to iB9t
There is Bm7no life I E6know
To comAmaj7pare with Bm7pure imaginaC#m7tion
LGm/Civing therBm7e, you’ll be frE6ee
If you C#maj7truly E7wish to beAmaj7
Dmaj7If you want to view pC#m7aradise
Bm7Simply look aE6round and viewAmaj7it
D#m7b5Anything you waG#7nt to, dC#m7o it
F#9Want to change the world?
There’s D/Anothing Bbm7b5to iB9t
There is Bm7no life I E6know
To comAmaj7pare with Bm7pure imaginaC#m7tion
LGm/Civing therBm7e, you’ll be frE6ee
If you C#maj7truly E7wish to beAmaj7
Ben E. King - Stand by Me
(cover)
Originally in A, I play in C capo 4.
Highest note is the 1 (darlin’, DARlin’)
Start with single notes or octaves
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
So, darling, darling, Cadd9stand by me
Oh, Am7stand by me
Oh, Fmaj7stand,Gstand by me
Cadd9Stand by me
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
So, darling, darling, Cadd9stand by me
Oh, Am7stand by me
Oh, Fmaj7stand,Gstand by me
Cadd9Stand by me
Whenever you’re in trouble won’t you Cadd9stand by me
Oh, Am7stand by me
Oh, Fmaj7stand,Gstand by me
Cadd9Stand by me
Bobby Day - Rockin' Robin
(cover)
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
Rockin’ A7robin (tweet, tweet, tweet)
Rock, rock, rockin’ E7robin (tweet, tweedlee-dee)
B7Go rockin’ robin, cause we’re Areally gonna rock toEnight
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
Rockin’ A7robin (tweet, tweet, tweet)
Rock, rock, rockin’ E7robin (tweet, tweedlee-dee)
B7Go rockin’ robin, cause we’re Areally gonna rock toEnight, oh
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
Rockin’ A7robin (tweet, tweet, tweet)
Rock, rock, rockin’ E7robin (tweet, tweedlee-dee)
B7Go rockin’ robin, cause we’re Areally gonna rock toEnight
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
Rockin’ A7robin (tweet, tweet, tweet)
Rock, rock, rockin’ E7robin (tweet, tweedlee-dee)
B7Go rockin’ robin, cause we’re Areally gonna rock toEnight
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
Buddy Holly - It's So Easy
(cover)
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
It seems so Deasy
Oh-oh-oh, so doggone Aeasy
Mmm-mmm-hmm, it seems so Deasy
Where yBou’re concerned my hEeart has learned
AIt’s so Eeasy to Dfall in Elove
AIt’s so Deasy to Efall in Alove
AEDE
ADEA
Solo on chorus chords
DDAA
DDBE
AIt’s so Eeasy to Dfall in Elove
AIt’s so Deasy to Efall in Alove
ALook inEto your Dheart and Esee
AWhat your Dlove book has sEet apart for meA
It seems so Deasy
Oh-oh-oh, so doggone Aeasy
Mmm-mmm-hmm, it seems so Deasy
Where yBou’re concerned my hEeart has learned
AIt’s so Eeasy to Dfall in Elove
AIt’s so Deasy to Efall in Alove
AEDE
ADEA
Well it’s so Deasy
Mmm-mmm-hmm, so doggone Aeasy
Mmm-mmm-hmm, it seems so Deasy
Well where yBou’re concerned my hEeart has learned
AIt’s so Eeasy to Dfall in Elove
AIt’s so Deasy to Efall in Alove
Cat Stevens - The First Cut is the Deepest
(cover)
Sheryl Crow in D, Cat Stevens in G, Rod Stewart in C, I play in G
Intro
GDGD
I would have Ggiven you Dall of my heCart D
But there’s sGomeone who’s tDorn it apaCrt D
And he’s tGaking just aDll I haCve D
But if you want, I’ll Gtry to love aDgain CbabDy
I’ll Gtry to love aCgain but I knDow
GThe first Dcut is the deeCpest, baDby I know
GThe first Dcut is the deCepest D
But when it Gcomes to being lDucky he’s curCsed D
When it coGmes to lovin’ Cme he’s wDorst D/CD/BD/C
I still Gwant you Dby my sidCe D
Just to Ghelp me dry the Dtears that I’ve criCed D
And I’m Gsure gonna gDive you a tCry D
And if you want, I’ll Gtry to love aDgain, tryC
BDaby I’ll Gtry to love Cagain, but I kDnow
GThe first Dcut is the deeCpest, baDby I know
GThe first Dcut is the deCepest D
But when it Gcomes to being lDucky he’s curCsed D
And when it coGmes to lovin’ Cme he’s wDorst D/C
Solo
GCDDx4
Let ring
I still Gwant you Dby my sidCe D
Just to Ghelp me dry the Dtears that I’ve criCed D
But I’m Gsure gonna gDive you a tCry D
‘Cause if you want, I’ll Gtry to love aDgain C
BDaby I’ll Gtry to love Cagain, but I kDnow D/CD/BD/C
GThe first Dcut is the deeCpest, baDby I know
GThe first Dcut is the deCepest D
But when it Gcomes to being lDucky he’s curCsed D
And when it coGmes to lovin’ Cme he’s wDorst D/Coh
GThe first Dcut is the deeCpest, baDby I know
GThe first Dcut is the deCepest, Dtry to love aGgain
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary
(cover)
Originally in D, I play A capo 1
I play about halfway between the CCR and Turner tempos
GEGEGEDCCA
ALeft 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
EBig wheel keep on turnin’
F#mProud Mary keep on burnin’
ARollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river
ACleaned 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
EBig wheel keep on turnin’
F#mProud Mary keep on burnin’
ARollin’, rollin’, (rollin’), rollin’ on the river
GEGEGEDCCA
A
Solo on one verse and chorus, with the last line sung
ARollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river
GEGEGEDCCA
AIf 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
EBig wheel keep on turnin’
F#mProud Mary keep on burnin’
ARollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river
ARollin’, (whoa), rollin’, rollin’ on the river
ARollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river
Eric Clapton - Before You Accuse Me
(cover)
Originally in E, I play in A capo 2
Vox mostly on the b3
Intro
EB7
Vox more or less on the b3
BeEfore you accuse me, Atake a look at yourseElf
BeAfore you accuse me, take a look at yoursEelf
You say I’m B7spending my money on other women
AYou’re takin’ money from from someone Eelse B7
I Ecalled your mama, A‘bout three or four nights agEo
I Acalled your mama, ‘bout three or four nights agEo
B7Mama said son, don’t cAall my daughter no mEore B7
BeEfore you accuse me, Atake a look at yoursEelf
BeAfore you accuse me, take a look at yoursEelf
You say I’m B7spending my money on other women
AYou’re takin’ money from from someone eElse B7
Solo
EAEE
AAEE
BAEB
ECome back home baby, Atry my love one more tEime
Come oAn back home baby, try my love one more tEime
You know if I B7don’t go on and quit you
AI think I’ll lose my mEind B7
Solo
EAEE
AAEE
BAEB
BeEfore you accuse me, Atake a look at yourseElf
BeAfore you accuse me, take a look at yoursEelf
You say I’m B7spending my money on other women
AYou’re takin’ money from from someone Eelse B7
E
Fats Domino - Ain't That a Shame
(cover)
Fats Domino in B, McCartney in E, Cheap Trick in B
I play in A capo 2
You made, Ame cry, when you said goodbye
Ain’t that a Dshame, my tears fell like Arain
Ain’t that a Dshame, you’re the one to Eblame
You broke, Amy heart, when you said we’ll part
Ain’t that a Dshame, my tears fell like Arain
Ain’t that a Dshame, you’re the one to Eblame
Oh well A, goodbye, although, I’ll cry
Ain’t that a Dshame, my tears fell like Arain
Ain’t that a Dshame, you’re the one to Eblame
Solo on verse chords
AADADE
You made, Ame cry, when you said goodbye
Ain’t that a Dshame, my tears fell like Arain
Ain’t that a Dshame, you’re the one to Eblame
Oh well A, goodbye, although, I’ll cry
Ain’t that a Dshame, my tears fell like Arain
Ain’t that a Dshame, you’re the one to Ablame
A→ A/C#→ D→ Ebdim7→ E→ A
Izzy Stradlin - Take a Look at the Guy
(cover)
Izzy and Ron Wood both in A, I play in G
Intro
C→ Dm7x4
CTake a look at the guy who’s Gstanding in front of you
CTake a look at the guy who Gwalked in here with you
CDoes he look at the same guy, same guy, same guy
Who’s Glooking Dmstraight back at yCou
GDm
CTake a look at the guy once Glost in fields
CRemember the time he tGraveled the sky
CIt wasn’t too long ago he ran away from home
And he Gran away Dmfrom yCou
GDm
Solo
GGDmFx2
G
CTake a look at the guy Ghanging flesh on the bone
CWho used to play silly Ggames for you to be amused
CDoes he look like the same face, same eyes, same guy
Who’s Gstaring Dmstraight back at yCou
GDm
CTake a look at the guy who’s sGtanding in front of you
CTake a look at the guy who Gwaltzed in here with you
CDoes he look like the same guy, same guy, same guy
Who Gused to sing Dmsongs for yoCu
GDm
Random slow outro
A#→ C→ C#FmC#Fm
C#FmC#Fm
Kiss - God Gave Rock and Roll to You II
(cover)
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
EB/D#C#mB
AC→ DEG→ B
Vox on 3 5 on “god gave”
EGod gave rock and rB/D#oll to you
C#mGave rock and rBoll to you
APut it in the sCoDul of Eeveryone
Vox on the 1 on “know”, stays there on “know” before it goes down
Do you knoAw what you want? You don’t Dknow for sure
You dAon’t feel right, you can’t fDind a cure
Vox up to the 1 of the chord on “get”
And you’re gCetting less than what you’re lGookin’ for C→ GG→ C
You doAn’t have money or a faDncy car
And you’re tiAred of wishin’ on a fDalling star
Cut the word “guitar” off before the last chord
You gotta pCut your faith in a loGud guitar B
EGod gave rock and rB/D#oll to you
C#mGave rock and rBoll to you
AGave rock and roC-oDll to Eeveryone G→ B
EGod gave rock and rB/D#oll to you
C#mGave rock and rBoll to you
APut it in the sCoDul of Eeveryone G→ D
If you wAanna be a singer or pDlay guitar
AMan, you gotta sweat or you Dwon’t get far
Cause it’s nCever too late to work Gnine-to-five C→ GG→ C
You can takAe a stand, or you can Dcompromise
You can woArk real hard or just Dfantazise
But you dCon’t start livin’ ‘til you Greali-Bize
EGod gave rock and rB/D#oll to you
C#mGave rock and rBoll to you
AGave rock and roC-oDll to Eeveryone G→ B
EGod gave rock and rB/D#oll to you
C#mGave rock and rBoll to you
APut it in the sCoDul of Eeveryone G→ D
Let ring
EGod gave rock and rB/D#oll to you
C#mHe gave a A#m7b5song to be
ASung, gave rock and Amroll to eEveryone E/B
EGod gave rock and rB/D#oll to you
C#mHe gave a A#m7b5song to be
ASung, save rock and Amroll for eEveryone E/B
ASave rock and roAmll
EGod gave rock and rB/D#oll to you
C#mGave rock and rBoll to you
AGave rock and roC-oDll to Eeveryone, Goh Byeah
EGod gave rock and rB/D#oll to you
C#mGave rock and rBoll to you
APut it in the sCoDul of (Eeveryone)
EGod gave rock and rB/D#oll to you
C#mGave rock and rBoll to you
AGave rock and roC-oDll to (Eeveryone)
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
E
Little Eva - The Locomotion
(cover)
Originally around Eb, I play in E (down an octave) (obviously)
Intro
E
Vox on the 1
EEverybody’s doing a C#mbrand new dance, now
Vox on the 5
ECome on, baby, C#mdo the locomotion
I Eknow you’ll get to like it if you C#mgive it a chance now
ECome on, baby, C#mdo the locomotion
Vox on 1 2 1 2 of the chord (4 6 4 6 of the key) on “little baby”
My Alittle baby sister can F#mdo it with ease
It’s Aeasier than learning your F#ABC’s
Vox on 6 5 on “come on”
So, Ecome on, come on, Bdo the locomotion with Eme
Vox on the 6 on “swing”
EYou gotta swing your hips, now, Acome on, baby
Jump Eup, jump back, well I Bthink you’ve got the knack, whoa, oh
ENow that you can do it C#mlet’s make a chain now
ECome on, baby, C#mdo the locomotion
A Echug-a-chug-a motion like a C#mrailroad train, now
ECome on, baby, C#mdo the locomotion
ADo it nice and easy now, F#mdon’t lose control
A lAittle bit of rhythm, and a F#lot of soul
ECome on, come on, Bdo the locomotion with Eme
Sax solo
EAEB
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
EMove around the floor in a C#mlocomotion
ECome on, baby, C#mdo the locomotion
EDo it holding hands, if C#myou get the notion
ECome on, baby, C#mdo the locomotion
There’s Anever been a dance that’s so F#measy to do
It Aeven makes you happy when you’re F#feeling blue
So, Ecome on, come on, Bdo the locomotion with Eme
E(Come on) You gotta swing your hips, now, (do the locomotion)
A(Come on) That’s right
You’re doin’ fEine (come on, do the locomotion)
Come on, Ababy (come on, do the locomotion) mmmm, mmm, mmm
Jump Eup, jump back (come on, do the locomotion)
You’re lookin’ Agood (come on, do the locomotion) mmm, mmm, mmm
Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine
(cover)
Marvin Gaye in Ebm, CCR in Dm
I play in Am, and still skip a bunch of the vocal jumps
Following a random YouTube cover, in the riff/verse/chorus
I play a iim → i instead of the IV → i
Intro
AmD→ Amx2
Oooh, I Ambet you’re wondering how I knew
‘Bout your Eplans to make me Dblue
Don’t jump up on “guy”
With some other Amguy that you knew before
Between the two of us Eguys you know I love you Dmore
Up to the 1 of the chord on “prise”
It took me by F#msurprise I must Dsay
When I Amfound out yesterDday, don’t you know that
I Amheard it through the DgrapeAmvine
Not much Dlonger would you be mine
Ooh I Amheard it through the DgrapeAmvine
Oh I’m Djust about to lose my mind
Honey, honey Amyeah
AmD→ Amx2
I know a Amman ain’t supposed to cry
But these Etears I can’t hold insDide
Losin’ Amyou would end my life you see
Cause you Emean that much to Dme
You could have F#mtold me yourDself
That you Amlove someone Delse, instead
I Amheard it through the DgrapeAmvine
Not much Dlonger would you be mine
Ooh I Amheard it through the DgrapeAmvine
Oh I’m Djust about to lose my mind
Honey, honey Amyeah
AmD→ Amx2
People say believe hAmalf of what you see
Son, and Enone of what you Dhear
But I can’t Amhelp bein’ confused
If it’s Etrue please tell me Ddear
Do you F#mplan to let me Dgo
For the other Amguy you loved Dbefore, don’t you know
I Amheard it through the DgrapeAmvine
Not much Dlonger would you be mine
Baby, I Amheard it through the DgrapeAmvine
Oh I’m Djust about to lose my mind
Honey, honey Amyeah
AmD→ Amx2
Maurice Williams - Stay
(cover)
Maurice Williams in Bb, Four Seasons in Bb, Hollies in A (and insanely fast), Jackson Browne in G
I play in G
There is a separate entry for the Jackson Browne version
GEmCD
GStay, EmCjust a Dlittle bit
GLonger EmCD
GPlease, Emplease, please, Cplease, Dtell me that you’re
GGoing to EmCD
Now your Gdaddy don’t Emmind CD
And you Gmommy don’t Emmind CD
If we Ghave another danceEm, yCeah just a oDne more
Hang this chord
EmOne more time
Oh, won’t you Gstay, EmCjust a Dlittle bit
GLonger, EmCplease Dlet me
GHear, EmCyou Dsay you wiGll
Cmaj7Say yAm7ou wiGll
B7Won’t you place your sweet lips to mEmi-i-i-i-i-i-i-ine
Hard stops on the V’s
AWon’t you say you love me, DDall of the time
GStay, EmCjust a Dlittle bit
GLonger EmCD
GPlease, Emplease, please, Cplease, Dtell me you’re
GGoing to, EmCcome on, come oDn, come on and
GStay, EmCcome on, come oDn, come on
GStay, EmCcome on, come oDn, come on
GStay
Sam and Dave - Soul Man
(cover)
Originally in G, I play in D
DCFG→ A
DD→ Em→ Dx 4
Not writing out all those I→ii→I’s, but they keep going in all the verses
Coming Dto you on a Ddusty road
DGood loving, I got a Dtruck load
And Dwhen you get it, huh, you gDot you something
So dDon’t worry ‘cause DI’m coming
I’m a Dsoul man, CI’m a Dsoul man
I’m a sDoul man, CI’m a Dsoul man G(and that ain’t Aall )
Got Dwhat I got the Dhard way
And I’ll Dmake it better each and eDvery day
DSo, honey Ddon’t you fret, hah
‘Cause Dyou ain’t seen Dnothing yet
I’m a Dsoul man, Coh lord, I’m a Dsoul man, play it Steve
I’m a sDoul man, Chah, I’m a Dsoul man, GAoh
I was Dbrought up on a Dside street
DLearned how to love beDfore I could eat
I was Deducated from Dgood stock
When DI start loving, oh DI can’t stop
I’m a Dsoul man, CI’m a Dsoul man
I’m a sDoul man, Cyeah, I’m a Dsoul man, GAlook
Well, A#grab a rope and I’ll Fpull you in
GGive you hope and bG/Ae your only boyfriend G#/A#yeah
D#C#F#G#I’m A#talking about a
D#Soul man
D#Soul man
D#Soul man
Sam Cooke - Another Saturday Night
(cover)
Originally in A, I play in E capo 1
Another ESaturday night and I Aain’t got nobody
EI got some money ‘cause I jBust got paid
Now Ehow I wish I had sAomeone to talk to
BI’m in Aawful Eway, get this
EI got in town a Bmonth ago
I Eseen a lotta girls since Athen
If I could Emeet ‘em I could get ‘em but as Ayet I haven’t met ‘em
That’s Bwhy I’m in the Ashape I’m Ein
Here another ESaturday night and I Aain’t got nobody
EI got some money ‘cause I Bjust got paid
Now Ehow I wish I had Asomeone to talk to
BI’m in Aawful Eway
Now, Eanother fella Btold me he had a Esister who looked just Afine
Instead of Ebeing my deliverance, she hAad a strange resemblance
To a Bcat named AFrankenEstein
Here another ESaturday night and I Aain’t got nobody
EI got some money ‘cause I Bjust got paid
Now Ehow I wish I had Asome chick to talk to
BI’m in Aawful Eway, yeah
Solo on verse chords, with spoken verse...
Here it is another weekend, and I ain’t got nobody
Man if I was back home, I’d be swingin’, two chicks on my arm
Aw, yeah, listen to me, uh
EIt’s hard on a Bfella, when hEe don’t know his way aAround
If I don’t Efind me a honey to hAelp me spend my money
I’m Bgonna have to Ablow this Etown
Here it’s another ESaturday night and I Aain’t got nobody
EI got some money ‘cause I Bjust got paid
Now Ehow I wish I had Asome chick to talk to
BI’m in Aawful, Eeverybody sing
Another ESaturday night and I Aain’t got nobody
EI got some money ‘cause I Bjust got paid
Now Ehow I wish I had Asomeone to talk to
BI’m in Aawful, Eone more time
Another ESaturday night and I Aain’t got nobody
EI got some money ‘cause I Bjust got paid
Now Ehow I wish I had Asome chick to talk to
BI’m in Aawful, Eway
Sam Cooke - Twistin' the Night Away
(cover)
Originally in A, I play in G, or D capo 3/4
Highest note is the 6, but there’s a lot of 6
Vox start on the 6 on “let”
GLet me tell you ‘bout a place, Emsomewhere up a New York way
CWhere the people are so gay, Dtwistin’ the night away
GHere they have a lot of fun, Emputtin’ trouble on the run
CMan, you find the old and young, Dtwistin’ the night aGway
They’re Gtwistin’, twistin’, everybody’s feelin’ great
They’re Ctwistin’, twistin’, they’re Dtwistin’ the night aGway
GHere’s a man in evenin’ clothes, Emhow he got here, I don’t know, but
CMan, you oughta see him go, Dtwistin’ the night away
GHe’s dancin’ with the chick in slacks, Emshe’s a-movin’ up and back
COh man, there ain’t nothin’ like Dtwistin’ the night aGway
They’re Gtwistin’, twistin’, everybody’s feelin’ great
They’re Ctwistin’, twistin’, they’re Dtwistin’ the night, Glet’s twist a lot
Lean Gup, lean Emback, lean Cup, lean Dback
WaGtusi, now Emfly, now Ctwist
They’re Dtwistin’ the night aGway
GHere’s a fella in blue jeans, Emdancin’ with a older queen
CWho’s dolled up in a diamond rings and Dtwistin’ the night away
GMan, you oughta see her go, Emtwistin’ to the rock and roll
CHere you find the young and old Dtwistin’ the night aGway
They’re Gtwistin’, twistin’ man, everybody’s feelin’ great
They’re Ctwistin’, twistin’, they’re Dtwistin’ the night, Gone more time
They’re Gtwistin’, twistin’ man, everybody’s feelin’ great
They’re Ctwistin’, twistin’, they’re Dtwistin’ the night aGway
Soul Brothers Six - Some Kind of Wonderful
(cover)
Arrangement and lyrics follow Grand Funk version
A
Vox on 6 1 3 on “I don’t need”
Well I don’t Aneed a whole lots of money
I don’t Aneed a big fine car
I got Aeverything that a man could want
I got Amore than I could ask for
Vox on the b7 of the chord
DI don’t have to Drun around
I don’t Dhave to stay out all Dnight
‘Cause I’ve got me a Asweet, a sweet lovin’ woman
And she Aknows just how to treat me right
Vox on the 1→7 of the chord on “baby”
Well my babEy, she’s alright
Well my bDaby’s clean out of sight
Don’t you know that she’s
AShe’s some kind of Dwonderful G
AShe’s some kind of Dwonderful, Gyes she is she’s
AShe’s some kind of Dwonderful, Gyeah yeah yeah yeah
A
When I Ahold her in my arms
You know she Asets my soul on fire
AOoh when my baby kisses me
My Aheart becomes filled with desire
When she wDraps her loving arms around me
About dDrives me out of my mind
AYeah when my baby kisses me
AChills run up and down my spine
Well my babEy, she’s alright
Well my bDaby’s clean out of sight
Don’t you know that she’s
AShe’s some kind of Dwonderful G
AShe’s some kind of Dwonderful, Gyes she is
AShe’s some kind of Dwonderful, Gyeah yeah yeah yeah
Now is there anybAody
Got a sAweet little woman like mine
There’s Agot to be somebAody
Got a, got a, a sweet little woman like mine, yea
Now can I get a Awitness
Can I get a wF#mitness
Now can I get a Awitness
Can I get a wF#mitness
Now can I get a Awitness
Can I get a wF#mitness
A talkin’, talkin’, ‘bout my Ababy
AShe’s some kind of Dwonderful
She’s some kind of Awonderful
She’s some kind of Dwonderful
She’s some kind of Awonderful
The Beatles - Come Together
(cover)
Originally in Dm, I play in Cm
I play the opening riff as (i in octave, bVII in octaves, im7 chord)
Can make the m7’s 7#9’s in the intro
In Cm, play the 6ths as:
-5-7- -x-x- -8-8-
Cm7Here come old flat top, he come grooving up slowly
Cm7He got joo-joo eyeball, he one holy roller
He got Ghair down to his knee
F7Got to be a joker, he just do what he please
Play riff
Cm7He wear no shoe shine, he got toe jam football
Cm7He got monkey finger, he shoot Coca-Cola
He say, GI know you, you know me
F7One thing I can tell you is you got to be free
Come Amtogether, Gright FnowG, over meCm7
Play riff
Cm7He bag production, he got walrus gumboot
Cm7He got Ono sideboard, he one spinal cracker
He got Gfeet down below his knee
F7Hold you in his armchair, you can feel his disease
Come Amtogether, Gright FnowG, over meCm7
Play riff
Cm7He roller coaster, he got early warning
Cm7He got muddy water, he one mojo filter
He say, Gone and one and one is three
F7Got to be good looking ‘cause he’s so hard to see
Come Amtogether, Gright FnowG, over meCm7
The Bobby Fuller Four - I Fought the Law
(cover)
Originally in G, I play in E
Intro
E
EEAB
EEBE
Ah Ebreaking rocks in the Ahot Esun
EI fought the law and the Alaw Ewon
EI fought the law and the Blaw Ewon
EEAB
EEBE
I nEeeded money cause I Ahad Enone
EI fought the law and the Alaw Ewon
EI fought the law and the Blaw Ewon
EEAB
EEBE
I lAeft my baby and I feel so bad
I Eguess my race is run
Well Ashe’s the best girl I’ve ever had
EI fought the law and the Alaw Ewon
EI fought the law and the Blaw Ewon
EEAB
EEBE
Solo
AAAA
EEEE
AAAA
EEAB
EEBE
Hard stop before “six gun”, chords are implied
Ah Erobbing people with a Asix Egun
EI fought the law and the Alaw Ewon
EI fought the law and the Blaw Ewon
EEAB
EEBE
Yes, he says “um good fun”
I mEiss my baby and um Agood Efun
EI fought the law and the Alaw Ewon
EI fought the law and the Blaw Ewon
EEAB
EEBE
I lAeft my baby and I feel so bad
I Eguess my race is run
Well Ashe’s the best girl I’ve ever had
EI fought the law and the Alaw Ewon
EI fought the law and the Blaw Ewon
EEAB
EEBE
The Box Tops - The Letter
(cover)
After some muted percussion...
D|-------2-0-----| A|-----2-----3-2-| E|-0-3-----------|
AmGive me a ticket for an Faeroplane
GAin’t got time to take a Dfast train
AmLonely days are Fgone, AmI’m a-comin’ Fhome
Cause my Ebaby just wrote me a letterAm
AmI don’t care how much money I Fgotta spend
GGot to get back to my Dbaby once again
AmLonely days are Fgone, AmI’m a-comin’ Fhome
Cause my Ebaby just wrote me a letterAm
Well she Cwrote me a Gletter
Said she Fcouldn’t Clive without Gme no more
CListen mister Gcan’t you see
I Fgot to get Cback to my baGby once more
EAnyway
AmGive me a ticket for an Faeroplane
GAin’t got time to take a Dfast train
AmLonely days are Fgone, AmI’m a-comin’ Fhome
Cause my Ebaby just wrote me a letterAm
Well she Cwrote me a Gletter
Said she Fcouldn’t Clive without Gme no more
CListen mister Gcan’t you see
I Fgot to get Cback to my baGby once more
EAnyway
AmGive me a ticket for an Faeroplane
GAin’t got time to take a Dfast train
AmLonely days are Fgone, AmI’m a-comin’ Fhome
Cause my Ebaby just wrote me a letterAm
Yeah my Ebaby just wrote me a letterAm
Yeah my Ebaby just wrote me a letterAm
Original does a solo over the verse chords, then another chorus
I repeat intro riff into a im
The Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love
(cover)
Originally in A, I play in G capo 2 (still in A)
With two guitars, it’s cool to have one playing in G capo 2
A and one playing in D capo 7.
Intro, chords change on the downbeats
GGA#CGGGGx 2
CBye bye Glove, Cbye bye Ghappiness
CHello Gloneliness
I Gthink I’m a-Dgonna Gcry-y
CBye bye Glove, Cbye bye Gsweet caress
CHello Gemptiness
I Gfeel like DI could Gdi-ie
Bye Gbye, my Dlove, goodGby-ye
There goes my D7baby with-a someone Gnew
She sure looks D7happy, I sure am Gblue
She was my Cbaby till he stepped Din
Goodbye to romance that might have GbeenG7
CBye bye Glove, Cbye bye Ghappiness
CHello Gloneliness
I Gthink I’m a-Dgonna Gcry-y
CBye bye Glove, Cbye bye Gsweet caress
CHello, Gemptiness
I Gfeel like DI could Gdi-ie
Bye Gbye, my Dlove, goodGby-ye
I’m a-through with D7romance, I’m a-through with Glove
I’m through with-a D7countin’ the stars aGbove
And here’s the Creason that I’m so Dfree
My lovin’ baby is a-through with Gme G7
CBye bye Glove, Cbye bye Ghappiness
CHello Gloneliness
I Gthink I’m a-Dgonna Gcry-y
CBye bye Glove, Cbye bye Gsweet caress
CHello, Gemptiness
I Gfeel like DI could Gdi-ie
Bye Gbye, my Dlove, goodGby-ye
Bye Gbye, my Dlove, goodGby-ye
Bye Gbye, my Dlove, goodGby-ye
The Everly Brothers - When Will I Be Loved
(cover)
Everly Brothers in B, Linda Ronstadt in E, I play in A
This arrangement follows the Ronstadt version a little more
than the Everly Brothers version.
Let ring, basically just the I, as per Ronstadt arrangement
AI’ve been DcheaEted
ABeen misDtreaEted
AWhen will DI Ebe Aloved?
Now come in with the rock
AI’ve been Dturned Edown
AI’ve been Dpushed ‘Eround
AWhen will DI Ebe Aloved?
DWhen I meet a Enew girl
DThat I want for Amine
She Dalways breaks my Eheart in two
Slash chords are from the Ronstadt arrangement
It D/F#happens every E/G#time
AI’ve been Dmade Eblue
AI’ve been Dlied Eto
AWhen will DI Ebe Aloved? DE
Optionally solo on verse chords
AI’ve been DcheaEted
ABeen misDtreaEted
AWhen will DI Ebe Aloved?
DWhen I meet a Enew girl
DThat I want for Amine
She Dalways breaks my Eheart in two
It D/F#happens every E/G#time
AI’ve been DcheaEted
ABeen misDtreaEted
AWhen will DI Ebe Aloved?
AWhen will DI Ebe Aloved?
AWhen will DI Ebe Aloved?
The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
(cover)
Righteous Brothers in Db (chorus), Hall and Oates in D (chorus), I play in C (chorus}
Vox on 4 b7 b3 2 of the chorus key on “you never close”. Simplify “when I kiss your lips”. Everything else will be fine.
You never A#/Cclose your eyes anymore when I kiss your Clips
And there’s A#/Cno tenderness like before in your fingerCtips
You’re trying Dm7hard not to show it Em7(baby)
But Fmaj7baby, F/Gbaby I kGnow it
CYou’ve lost that Dm/Clovin’ feeling
G7Woah, that Clovin’ feeling
CYou’ve lost that Dm/Clovin’ feeling
Now it’s A#/Cgone, gone, gone, whoa oh oh oCh
C→ A#
Now there’s no wA#/Celcome look in your eyes when I reach for yCou
And girl you’reA#/Cstarting to criticize little things I dCo
It makes me jDm7ust feel like crying Em7(baby)
‘Cause Fmaj7baby, something bF/Geautiful’s dGyin’
CYou’ve lost that Dm/Clovin’ feeling
G7Woah, that Clovin’ feeling
CYou’ve lost that Dm/Clovin’ feeling
Now it’s A#gone, F/Agone, gone, whoa oh oh oCh
CFGF→ G/D
CBaby, baby FGI’d get down oFn my kG/Dnees for Cyou FGF→ G/D
CIf you would Fonly Glove me F→ G/Dlike you used to Cdo FGF→ G/D
CWe had a Flove, a Glove, a Flove you don’t fG/Dind every Cday FGF→ G/D
So Cdon’t, Fdon’t, Gdon’t, FG/Dlet it slip aCway FGF→ G/D
CBaby, Fbaby, Gbaby, FbaG/Dby
I beg you Cplease, Fplease, Gplease, FI nG/Deed your loCve
I need your Clove, FI need your Glove, Fso bG/Dring it on bCack
CFBring it on Gback F→ G/D
CBring back that Dm/Clovin’ feeling
G7Woah, that Clovin’ feeling
CBring back that Dm/Clovin’ feeling
‘Cause it’s A#/Cgone, gone, gone
And I A#/Ccan’t, go, on, whoa oh oh oCh
CFGF→ G/D
CBring back that Dm/Clovin’ feeling
G7Woah, that Clovin’ feeling
CBring back that Dm/Clovin’ feeling
‘Cause it’s A#gone, F/Agone, gone
And I A#/Ccan’t, go, on, whoa oh oh oCh
The Searchers - Needles and Pins
(cover)
Originally in A (then C#), I play in F (then A)
Intro
F→ Fsus2→ FF→ Fsus4→ F→ Fsus2→ F
I saw her todFay, I saw her face
It was a face I Dmloved, and I knew
I had to run awFay and get down on my knees and pDmray
That they’d go away
But still they begFin
Needles and pDmins
Because of all my pBbride, the tears I’ve gotta hCide
Hey, I thought I was smFart, I wanted her
Didn’t think I’d dDmo, but now I see
She’s worse to him than Fme
Let her go ahead, take his love inDmstead
And one day she will see
Just how to say pFlease
And get down on her knDmees
Yeah, that’s how it begBbins
She’ll feel those needles and pCins, hurtin’ her, hurtin’ her
Vox on the 1 of the chord
AWhy can’t I stop and tell myself I’m wGrong, I’m wrong, so wrong
FWhy can’t I stand up and tell myself I’m strEong
Because I saw her todAay, I saw her face
It was the face I Gbmloved, and I knew
I had to run aAway and get down on my knees and Gbmpray
That they’d go away
But still they beAgin
Needles and Gbmpins
Because of all my pDride, the tears I’ve gotta Ehide
Oh, needles and pAins
Needles and piAns
Needles and piAns
Willie Nelson - Always on My Mind
(cover)
Willie Nelson in D, Elvis in G, I play in D
Intro
GD/F#EmA
DMaybe I didn’t Alove you
BmQuite as Bm/Aoften as I cGould have
DMaybe I didn’t Atreat you
BmQuite as gBm/Aood as I sEhould have
GIf I made you feel second Dbest D→ D/C
GGirl, I’m D/F#sorry I was blEmind Em7/D→ Em7/B
ABut you were always on my Dmind
GYou were always Aon my Dmind G→ A
DMaybe I didn’t hAold you
BmAll those Bm/Alonely, lonely timeGs
DI guess I never tAold you
BmI’m so haBm/Appy that you’re miEne
GLittle things I Dshould have said and done
GI just D/F#never took the tEmime Em7/D→ Em/B
ABut you were always on A/C#my Dmind D→ D/C
GYou were always Aon my Dmind A
Bridge
DTell A/C#me BmBm/A
GTell me that your sweetDlove hasn’t dieEmd A
DGive A/C#me BmBm/A
Give me Gone more chance to Dkeep you satisfEmied
I’ll Akeep you satisfiDed
Solo, skip the first line if there’s no soloist
DABmBm/AGG→ A/E
DABmBm/AE
GLittle things I should have said and Ddone D→ D/C
GI just D/F#never took the tEmime Em7/D→ Em/B
ABut you were always on A/C#my Dmind
GYou were always Aon my Dmind D/B
AYou were always on A/C#my Dmind D→ D/C
GYou were always Aon my mDind