Dan’s Big Awesome Acoustic Songbook: Songs of the '80s

38 Special - Caught Up In You (1982)

Originally in E, I play in A capo 1

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

Intro

A→ A/G#x4

Vox on 3 2 3 1 on “I never knew”

AI A/G#never F#mknew there’d cEome a dDay

F#m→ EWhen I’d be sayin’ to Ayou

ADon’t A/G#let this F#mgood love Eslip awaDy

F#m→ ENow that we know that it’s Dtrue

DDon’t, F#mdon’t you kEnow the kind of man I Dam

DNo, F#msaid I’d nEever fall in love agaBmin

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

But it’s A/C#real and the Dfeeling comD#es shining thErough

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

I’m so caught up in Dyou, little A/C#girl

And I Bmnever did suspect a F#mthing

So caught up in Dyou, little A/C#girl

That I nBmever want to get myself F#mfree

And baby it’s Dtrue, you’re the A/C#one

Who Bmcaught me, A/C#baby you tDaught me, how gD#ood it could Ebe

AIt A/G#took so F#mlong to Echange my Dmind

F#m→ EI thought that love was a Agame

AI pA/G#layed aF#mround enouEgh to Dfind

F#m→ ENo two are ever the Dsame

DYou F#mmade me rEealize the love I Dmissed

DSo F#mhot, lEove I couldn’t quite resBmist

When it’s A/C#right the Dlight just D#comes shining Ethrough

I’m so caught up in Dyou, little A/C#girl

You’re the Bmone that’s got me down on my F#mknees

So caught up in Dyou, little A/C#girl

That I nBmever want to get myself F#mfree

And baby it’s Dtrue, you’re the A/C#one

Who Bmcaught me, A/C#baby you tDaught me, how gD#ood it could Ebe

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

Fill your F#mdays, and your Bmnights

No need to Eever ask me Atwice, E/G#oh, F#mno

BmWhenever you wEant me

And if F#mever, comes a dBmay

When you should Eturn and walk awAay, E/G#oh, F#mno

BmI can’t live withoEut you

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

I’m so caught up in Dyou

Solo on chorus chords

DA/C#BmF#m

DA/C#BmF#mYeah yeah yeah

DA/C#Bm→ A/C#→ D→ D#→ E

And if F#mever, comes a dBmay

When you should Eturn and walk awAay, E/G#oh, F#mno

BmI can’t live withoEut you

I’m so caught up in Dyou, little A/C#girl

You’re the Bmone that’s got me down on my F#mknees

So caught up in Dyou, little A/C#girl

That I nBmever want to get myself F#mfree

And baby it’s Dtrue, you’re the A/C#one

Who Bmcaught me, A/C#baby you tDaught me, how gD#ood it could Dbe

DLittle A/C#girl

You’re the Bmone that’s got me down on my F#mknees

So caught up in Dyou, little A/C#girl

That I nBmever want to get myself F#mfree

And baby it’s Dtrue, you’re the A/C#one

Who Bmcaught me, A/C#baby you tDgot me, so Ecaught up in Ayou

38 Special - Hold on Loosely (1981)

Originally in E, I play in A capo 2

All the V/3’s and V/3’s are really probably I/7 and bVII/7 (i.e., only the bottom is moving), but I prefer it this way if acoustic.

AE/G#GD/F#x2

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

AYou see it all E/G#around you, Ggood lovin’ gone D/F#bad

AAnd usually it’s E/G#too late when you Grealize what you D/F#had

FAnd my mind goes back to a girl I Gleft some years ago, who told me

AJust hold on lE/G#oosely, Gbut don’t let gDo D/F#→ G→

AIf you cling too E/G#tightly, Gyou’re gonna lose conDtrol

BmYour baby needs Esomeone to believe in

BmAnd a whole lot of Dspace to breathe in

AIt’s so damn E/G#easy Gwhen your feelings are D/F#such

ATo overproE/G#tect her, Gto love her too D/F#much

FAnd my mind goes back to a girl I Gleft some years ago, who told me

AJust hold on lE/G#oosely, Gbut don’t let gDo D/F#→ G→

AIf you cling too E/G#tightly,Gyou’re gonna lose conDtrol

BmYour baby needs Esomeone to believe in

BmAnd a whole lot of Dspace to breathe in

Chords change on every beat

C/GGC/GGC/GDon’t Glet her C/Gslip

AGway, Gsus2GGsus2GGus2GsentimGsus2ental

C/GFool, GC/GGC/Gdon’t Glet your C/Gheart Gget

GIn Gsus2her Gway D→ D#→ E

AYou see it all E/G#around you, Ggood lovin’ gone D/F#bad

AAnd usually it’s E/G#too late when you Grealize what you D/F#had

AJust hold on lE/G#oosely, Gbut don’t let gDo D/F#→ G→

AIf you cling too E/G#tightly, Gyou’re gonna lose conDtrol

BmYour baby needs Esomeone to believe in

BmAnd a whole lot of Dspace to breathe in

ASo hold on lE/G#oosely, Gbut don’t let gDo D/F#→ G→

Hard stop before “you’re gonna lose it”

AIf you cling too E/G#tightly, Gyou’re gonna lose it

D/F#You’re gonna, lose control

Solo

AE/G#GD/F#Yeah yeah yeah yeah

AE/G#GD/F#

ASo hold on lE/G#oosely, Gbut don’t let gDo D/F#→ G→

AIf you cling too E/G#tightly, Gyou’re gonna lose conDtrol

AHold on lE/G#oosely, Gbut don’t let gDo D/F#→ G→

AIf you cling too E/G#tightly to her, Gyou’re gonna lose conDtrol, yeah yeah

Solo to fade

AE/G#GD/F#

A-Ha - Take On Me (1985)

Originally in Bm, I play in Am

If solo acoustic, just Am until the lyrics start, skip all the intro goop. Also play fast.

Intro, first just drums, then just texture where the chords start

AmEmAmEm

Keys riff starts

AmDGCC/B

AmDAmAm/D

We’re Amtalking awayD

GI don’t know what CI’m to C/Bsay

AmI’ll say it anywayD

GToday’s another Cday to C/Bfind you

AmShying awayD

EmI’ll be coming for your Clove O.K.

GTake D/F#on Emme C

GTake D/F#me Emon C

GI’llDbe Emgone iCn a day or two

GD/F#EmC

So Amneedless to sayDI’m Godds and ends

CBut I’C/Bll be

AmStumbling awayD

GSlowly learning that Clife is O.C/BK.

AmSay after meD

EmIt’s no better to be Csafe than sorry

GTake D/F#on Emme C

GTake D/F#me Emon C

GI’llDbe Emgone iCn a day or two

GD/F#EmC

Trippy bridge

BmFBmFAmD

Intro riff, just keys

AmDGCC/B

AmDAmAm/D

AmThe things that you sayD

GIs it live or Cjust to C/Bplay

AmMy worries awayD

GYou’re all the things I’ve Cgot to reC/Bmember

AmYou’re shying awayD

EmI’ll be coming for you anywayC

GTake D/F#on Emme C

GTake D/F#me Emon C

GI’llDbe Emgone iCn a day or two

GD/F#EmC

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

AC DC - Back In Black (1980)

Originally in E, I play in E, an octave down (obviously)

Chord approximation of the riff, not writing this out every time

EDAA7

EDAE/G#→ E/A→ E/Bb→ B5

Vox on the 1 (!!!)

EBack in black

DI hit the sack

AI’ve been too long I’m glad to be back, yes I’m

ELet loose

DFrom the noose

AThat’s kept me hanging about, I’ve been

LEooking at the sky

‘Cause it’s Dgettin’ me high

AForget the hearse ‘cause I never die, I got

ENine lives

DCat’s eyes

AbuAsin’ every one of them and running wild

‘Cause I’m back AEBAB

Yes I’m back AEBAB

Well I’m back GDAGA

Yes I’m back GDAGA

Well I’m Aba-E-a-B-a-A-a-Bck, Aba-E-a-B-a-A-a-Bck

Well I’m bGack in black

Yes I’m baDck in black

EBack in the back, of a

DCadillac

Number Aone with a bullet, I’m a power pack, yes I’m

EIn a bang

DWith a gang

AThey’ve got to catch me if they want me to hang

Cause Im bEack on the track

And I’Dm beatin the flack

NoAbody’s gonna get me on another rap

So lEook at me now

I’m just mDakin’ my play

Don’t Atry to push your luck, just get out of my way

‘Cause I’m back AEBAB

Yes I’m back AEBAB

Well I’m back GDAGA

Yes I’m back GDAGA

Well I’m Aba-E-a-B-a-A-a-Bck, Aba-E-a-B-a-A-a-Bck

Well I’m bGack in black

Yes I’m baDck in black

Solo on verse chords, with a little bonus after each two-line phrase

EDAA

EDAE→ A→ E→ A→

EDAA

EDAE→ A→ E→ A→

Well I’m back AEBAB

Yes I’m back AEBAB

Well I’m back GDAGA

Yes I’m back GDAGA

Well I’m Aba-E-a-B-a-A-a-Bck, Aba-E-a-B-a-A-a-Bck

Well I’m bGack in black

Yes I’m baDck in black

Wild riff stuff happens here that doesn’t make sense in an acoustic universe, but, if it did...

EEEE

AAAA

EEEE

Well I’m back AEBAB

Yes I’m back AEBAB

Well I’m back GDAGA

Yes I’m back GDAGA

Well I’m Aba-E-a-B-a-A-a-Bck, Aba-E-a-B-a-A-a-Bck

Well I’m bGack in black

Yes I’m baDck in black

A7I’ve hit the sack

AC DC - You Shook Me All Night Long (1980)

Originally in G, I play in A capo 2

AD→ A→ D→ A→ E

A→ E→ A→ E→ A

Riff goes through the verse, approximating here

She was a Afast machine, she kept her Dmotor clean

She was the Ebest damn woman that I Aever seen

She had the Asightless eyes, tellingDme no lies

KEnockin’ me out with those AmAerican thighs

Taking Amore than her share, had me Dfighting for air

She Etold me to come, but I was Aalready there

‘Cause the wAalls start shaking, theDEarth was quaking

My Emind was aching, and wE7e weren’t thinkin’ and

AYou shook me alDl niA/C#ght lEong D→ A/C#

Yeah yoAu, shook me alDl nA/C#ight lEong D→ A/C#

Working douAble time on the seDduction line

She was oEne of a kind, she’s just mAine, all mine

Wanted Ano applause, just anDother course

Made a Emeal out of me and caAme back for more

Had to cAool me down to take aDnother round

Now I’m Eback in the ring to take aAnother swing

‘Cause the wAalls were shaking, the EDarth was quaking

My Emind was aching, and wE7e weren’t thinkin’ and

AYou shook me alDl niA/C#ght lEongDA/C#

Yeah yoAu, shook me alDl nA/C#ight lEong, Dknockin’ me A/C#out

AYou shook me alDl niA/C#ght lEong, Dyou had me A/C#shakin’ and

AYou shook me alDl niA/C#ght lEong

EYeah you shook me, well you took me

Solo on verse chords if appropriate

AYou shook me alDl niA/C#ght lEong, DA/C#oooh

AYou shook me alDl niA/C#ght lEong, DA/C#yeah yeah

AYou shook me alDl niA/C#ght lEong, DA/C#you really got me and

AYou shook me alDl niA/C#ght lEong, Dyeah you A/C#shook me

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

EDYeah you A/C#shook me, Eoh no you

Adam Ant - Goody Two Shoes (1982)

Intro

AAAA

BGAA

With the heartbreak Aopen, so much you can’t hide

Put on a little Bmakeup, makeup G

Make sure they get your Agood side, good side

If the words unAspoken get stuck in your throat

Send a treasure tBoken token G

Write it on a pAound note, pound note

BGoody two, goody two, gGoody goody two shoes

AGoody two, goody two, goody goody two shoes

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

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

BSubtle innuGendos follow

There mAust be something inside

We don’t follow fAashion, that would be a joke

You know we’re gonna Bset them, set them G

So everyone can tAake note, take note

When they saw you Akneeling, crying words that you mean

Opening their Beyeballs, eyeballs G

Pretending that you’re AAl Green, Al Green

BGoody two, goody two, gGoody goody two shoes

AGoody two, goody two, goody goody two shoes

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

BSubtle innuGendos follow

MAust be something inside

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

to the original key in the chorus. Skipping that.

No one’s gonna tAell me what’s wrong or what’s right

Or tell me who to Beat with, sleep with G

Or that I’ve won the Abig fight, big fight

ALook out or they’ll tell you, you’re a superstar

Two weeks and you’re an Ball time legend G

I think the games have Agone much too far

If the word’s unsApoken, it gets stuck in your throat

Send a treasure toBken, token G

Write it on a Apound note, pound note

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

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

BSubtle innuGendos follow

AMust be something inside

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

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

BSubtle innuGendos follow

AMust be something inside

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

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

BSubtle innuGendos follow

AMust be something inside

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

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

BSubtle innuGendos follow

Hard stop on “must”

AMust be something inside G#→ A

Aerosmith - Angel (1987)

Originally in Eb, I play in A

AE→ Dx 3

F#mE→ D

I’m aAlone yeah I don’t know if I can Dface the night Dsus4D

I’m in Atears and the F#mcrying that I do is for yC#mou D

EI want F#myour love let’s Dbreak the walls between us

EDon’t make iF#mt tough, I’ll Dput away my pride

EEnough’s F#menough, I’ve Dsuffered and I’ve seen the Elight

Hard stop

EBaby

You’re my Aangel EDcome and save me EtoF#mnight ED

You’re myEaAngel EDcome and make it aElrF#might EDDsus4D

ADon’t know what I’m gonna do about this fDeeling inside Dsus4D

AYes, it’s true lF#moneliness took me for a C#mride D

EWithout F#myour love, I’m Dnothing but a beggar

EWithout F#myour love, a Ddog without a bone

EWhat can F#mI do, I’m slDeeping in this bed aElone

EBaby

You’re my Aangel EDcome and save me EtoF#mnight ED

You’re myEaAn-Egel Dyeah come and make it aElrF#might ED

Come and save me EtoAnight

Solo if appropriate

AE→ DE→ F#mE→ D

E→ AE→ DE→ F#mE→ D

Vox on the b7 of the chord (!)

EYou’re the reason I live

DYou’re the reason I die

AYou’re the reason I give

F#mWhen I break down and cry

DDon’t need no reason whyE

Hard stop on the last “baby”

Baby, baby, baby

You’re my Aangel EDcome and save me EtoF#mnight ED

You’re myEaAn-Egel Dyeah come and make it aElrF#might ED

You’re myEaAn-E-Dgel come and save me tEonF#might, living in Ethe Dair

You’re myEaAngel cEomDe and take me aElrF#might ED

Come and save me EtoAnight

Come and save me EtoDnight

Come and save me EtoF#mnight

Come and save me EtoDnight

Come and save me EtoAnight

Aerosmith - Rag Doll (1987)

Originally in B, I play in E

AEAB

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

ERag doll, living in a movie

GHot tramp, daddy’s little cutie

DYou’re so fine, they’ll never see ya leavin’ by the

EBack door, manC→ A

EHot time, get it while it’s easy

GI don’t mind, come on up and see me

DRag doll, baby won’t you do me

Like you dEone before C→ AG→ D

AI’m feelin’ like a bad boy, mmm just like a bad boy

EI’m rippin’ up a rag doll, like throwin’ away an old toy

ASome babe’s talkin’ real loud, talkin’ all about the new crowd

ETry and tell I’m an old dream, a new version of the old scene

ASpeak easy on the grape vine, keep shufflin’ in a shoe shine

BOld tin lizzy, do it till you’re dizzy

BGive it all ya got until you’re put out of your mGisery

ERag doll, living in a movie

GHot tramp, daddy’s little cutie

DYou’re so fine, they’ll never see ya leavin’ by the

EBack door, manC→ A

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

EHot times, get it while it’s easy

GI don’t mind, come on up and see me

DRag doll, baby won’t you do me

Like you dEone before C→ AG→ D

AYes, I’m movin’, yes, I’m movin’

EGettin’ ready for the big time, tap dancin’ on a land mine

AYes, I’m movin’, yes, I’m movin’

BSloe gin fizzy

BOld tin lizzy, do it till you’re dizzy

BGive it all ya got until you’re put out of your mGisery

ERag doll, living in a movie

GHot tramp, daddy’s little cutie

DYou’re so fine, they’ll never see ya leavin’ by the

EBack door, manC→ A

EHot time, get it while it’s easy

GI don’t mind, a’come on up and see me

DRag doll, baby won’t you do me

Baby won’t Eyou do me, baby won’t you do me like you done before C→ AG→ D

Solo

C#→ D

C#→ B

C#→ D

C#→ BG

AYes, I’m movin’, yes, I’m movin’

EGet ready for the big time, get crazy on the moonshine

AYes, I’m movin’, I’m really movin’

BSloe gin fizzy, do it till you’re dizzy

BGive it all you got until you’re put out of your mGisery

ERag doll, living in a movie

GHot tramp, daddy’s little cutie

DYou’re so fine, they’ll never see ya leavin’ by the

EBack door, manC→ A

EHot time, get it while it’s easy

GI don’t mind, a’come on up and see me

DRag doll, baby won’t you do me

Like you dEone before C→ AG→ D

ERag doll, living in a movie

GHot tramp, daddy’s little cutie

DYou’re so fine, they’ll never see ya leavin’ by the

EBack door, manC→ A

EHot time, get it while it’s easy

GI don’t mind, a’come on up and see me

DRag doll, baby won’t you do me

Like you dEone before C→ AG→ D

DDab-o-dee-bo-da-bee...

Aerosmith - The Other Side (1989)

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

Originally in Em, I play in Em capo 3

EmMm mm mm, mm mm mm, mm mm mCm, mm mm Amm mm mm

EmYeah, come on

EmLovin’ you has go to be (take me to the other sCide)

Like the dCevil and the deep blue sAea (take me to the other siEmde)

ForgEmet about your foolish pride (take me to the other siCde)

Oh Ctake me to the other sAide (take me to the other sideD)

DMy mamma told me there’d be days like thGis

And Cman she wasn’t foolin’

D‘Cause I just can’t believe the way you kiGss

CUh huh

DYou opened up your mouth with baited brGeath

You Csaid you’d never leave me

You lDove me, you hate me, I tried to take the loss

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

You’re cGryin’ me a river but I goCt to get across

EmLovin’ you has go to be (take me to the other sCide)

Like the dCevil and the deep blue sAea (take me to the other siEmde)

ForgEmet about your foolish pride (take me to the other siCde)

Oh Ctake me to the other sAide (take me to the other sideD)

DI’m lookin’ for another kind of loGve

Oh Clordy, how I need it

DThe kind that likes to leap without a shGove

Oh, Choney best believe it

DTo save a lot of time and foolish prGide

I’ll Csay what’s on my mind, girl

You Dloved me, you hate me, you cut me down to size

You Gblinded me with love and yeah it opCened up my eyes

EmLovin’ you has go to be (take me to the other sCide)

Like the dCevil and the deep blue sAea (take me to the other siEmde)

My Emconscience got to be my guide (take me to the other sCide)

Oh honey tCake me, take, take, take, takeA, take

EmEmCAx 3

EmEmCATake me to the other siDde

DI’m lookin’ for another kind of loGve

Oh Clordy, how I need it

DThe kind that likes to leap without a shGove

HoCney, you best believe it

DNow I ain’t one for sayin’ long goodbyGes

I Chope all is forgiven

You lDoved me, you hate me, I used to be your lover

You Gknow you had it comin’ girl so taCke me to the other

SiEmde, take me to the other sCide, taAke me to the other siEmde

EmLovin’ you has go to be (take me to the other sCide)

Like the dCevil and the deep blue sAea (take me to the other siEmde)

My Emconscience got to be my guide (take me to the other sCide)

Honey Ctake me to the other sAide (take me to the other sideD)

Aerosmith - What it Takes (1989)

Originally in G-ish, I play in D

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

F#m7b5 as 2x221x

DAsus4Bm7Gadd9

TDhere goes my old girlfriend, there’s a

AAnother diamond ring

And uh, Bmall those late night promises

I guGess they don’t mean a thing

So bDaby, what’s the story

Did you Afind another man?

Is it Bmeasy to sleep in the bed that we made?

When you dGon’t look back

I guess the feelings start to fade awAay

I Dused to feel your fire

But now it’s cBmold inside

And you’re bGack on the street

Like you didn’t miss a beat, yeah

FTell me what it takes to let you gCo

FTell me how the pain’s supposed to gCo

FTell me how it Eis that you can slAmeep

In the Am/Gnight

Without thF#m7b5inking you lost

Everything that was good

In your life to the toss of the diFce

FTell me what it G#takes to let you gCo, yeah

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

GDirl, before I met you

I was AF.I.N.E. fine

But your lBmove made me a prisoner

Yeah my hGeart’s been doing time

You spDent me up like money, oh then you

AHung me out to dry

It was Bmeasy to keep all your lies in disguise

‘Cause you hGad me in deep with the devil in your eyes

FTell me what it takes to let you gCo

FTell me how the pain’s supposed to gCo

FTell me how it Eis that you can slAmeep

In the Am/Gnight

Without thF#m7b5inking you lost

Everything that was good

In your life to the toss of the diFce

FTell me what it G#takes to let you gCo

Solo

GAmFCGAmF

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

GTell me that you’re happy that you’re on your Down

Yeah, yeah, yFeah

Tell me that it’s better when you’re all alCone

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

CmTell me that your body doesn’t A#miss my tG#ouch

Tell me that my lovin’ didn’t mean that mD#uch

Tell me you ain’t dyin’ when you’re cryin’ for mGe

FTell me what it takes to let you gCo

FTell me how the pain’s supposed to gCo

FTell me how it Eis that you can slAmeep

In the Am/Gnight

Without thF#m7b5inking you lost

Everything that was good

In your life to the toss of the diFce

Note random chord on “no no no”

FTell me who’s to bG#lame for thinkin’ twCice, Gdim7no no no no

F‘Cause I don’t wanna G#burn in paradCise

Let it gAmo, let it go, let it go, let it go

Let it gFo, let it go, let it go, let it go

Let it gCo, let it go, let it go, let it go

I don’t wanna bAmurn, I don’t wanna burnFC

Let it gAmo, let it go, let it go, let it go

Let it gFo, let it go, let it go, let it go

Let it gCo, let it go, let it go, let it go

Alabama - If You're Gonna Play in Texas (1984)

Intro

A capella

If you’re Agonna play in ETexas, you Dgotta have a fiddle in the Aband

Hold an extra two beats at the end of this line

That Alead guitar is Ehot but not for “DLouisiana EMan“

Guitars enter

So F#mrosin up that Ebow for “Faded DLove“ and let’s all Adance

If you’re Agonna play in ETexas, you Dgotta have a fiddle in the F#mband

F#mDA

I reAmember down in EHouston we were Dputtin’ on a Ashow

When a Acowboy in the Eback stood up and Dyelled, Cotton-Eyed EJoe

He said, we Alove what you’re Edoin’, Dboys don’t get us Awrong

AThere’s just somethin’ Emissin’ in your Asongs

If you’re Agonna play in ETexas, you Dgotta have a fiddle in the Aband

That Alead guitar is Ehot but not for “DLouisiana EMan“

So F#mrosin up that Ebow for “Faded DLove“ and let’s all Adance

If you’re Agonna play in ETexas, you Dgotta have a fiddle in the F#mband

F#mD

Changes as per verse

AEDA

So we Adusted off our Eboots and put our Dcowboy hats on Astraight

Them ATexans raised the Eroof when Jeff Dopened up his Ecase

You Asay y’all all wanna Etwo-step, you Dsay ya wanna do-si-Ado

Well, Ahere’s your fiddlin’ Esong before we Ago

If you’re Agonna play in ETexas, you Dgotta have a fiddle in the Aband

That Alead guitar is Ehot but not for “DLouisiana EMan“

So F#mrosin up that Ebow for “Faded DLove“ and let’s all Adance

If you’re Agonna play in ETexas, you Dgotta have a fiddle in the Aband

Solo, double-time

AEDA

AEDE

F#mEDA

AEDA

If you’re Agonna play in ETexas, you Dgotta have a fiddle in the Aband

That Alead guitar is Ehot but not for “DLouisiana EMan“

So F#mrosin up that Ebow for “Faded DLove“ and let’s all Adance

If you’re Agonna play in ETexas, you Dgotta have a fiddle in the Aband

AEDA

AEDE

F#mEDA

AEDA

Alabama - Mountain Music (1982)

AD/Ax4

Oh, Aplay me some mountain Dmusic

Like Agrandma and grandpa used to playD

Then I’ll Afloat on down the rDiver

To a CEajun hideaAway

Drift awaAy like Tom DSawyer

Ride a raftAwith ol’ Huck DFinn

Take a napAlike Rip Van WDinkle

Daze Gdreamin’ agEain

Oh, Aplay me some mountain Dmusic

Like Agrandma and grandpa used to playD

Then I’ll Afloat on down the rDiver

To a CaBmjun hideaEway

Solo

DADA

GDAA

ASwim across the Driver

Just to pArove that I’m a Dman

Spend the dAay bein’ lDazy

Just Gbein’ nature’s Efriend

AClimb a long tall Dhick’ry

Bend it oAver, skinnin’ catsD

Playin’ Abaseball with cDhert rocks

Usin’ Gsawmill slabs for Ebats

Instruments drop out

Play some Aback-home come-on Dmusic

That Acomes from the heartD

Play Asomething with lots of fDeelin’

Band back in

‘Cause that’s where Bmmusic has to Estart

Oh, Aplay me some mountain Dmusic

Like Agrandma and grandpa used to playD

Then I’ll Afloat on down the rDiver

Let ring on the V

To a CBmajun hideaEway, hey, hey

Oh, Aplay me some mountain Dmusic

Like Agrandma and grandpa used to playD

Then I’ll Afloat on down the rDiver

To a CEajun hideaAway

Alabama - Song of the South (1988)

Originally in A, I play in G

Intro

GDCCx2

GSong, Dsong of the South

CSweet potato pie and I shut my mouth

GGone, Dgone with the wind

There Cain’t nobody lookin’ back agCain

GCotton on the roadside, Dcotton in the ditch

We Call picked the cotton but we never got rich

GDaddy was a veteran, a Dsouthern Democrat

CThey oughta get a rich man to vote like that, singin’

GSong, Dsong of the South

CSweet potato pie and I shut my mouth

GGone, Dgone with the wind

There Cain’t nobody lookin’ back agCain

GDCCx2

Well, sGomebody told us WDall Street fell

But Cwe were so poor that we couldn’t tell

GCotton was short and the Dweeds were tall

But Mr. CRoosevelt a-gonna save us all

Well, Gmama got sick and Ddaddy got down

The Ccounty got the farm and he moved to town

GPapa got a job with the DTVA

He bought a Cwashing machine and then a Chevrolet

Singin, Gsong, Dsong of the South

CSweet potato pie and I shut my mouth

GGone, Dgone with the wind

There Cain’t nobody lookin’ back aCgain

Fiddle breakdown

GDCCx2

Singin, Gsong, Dsong of the South

CSweet potato pie and I shut my mouth

GGone, Dgone with the wind

There Cain’t nobody lookin’ back aCgain

Singin, Gsong, Dsong of the South

CSweet potato pie and I shut my mouth

GGone, Dgone with the wind

There Cain’t nobody lookin’ back aCgain

Alannah Myles - Black Velvet (1989)

Originally in Ebm, I play in Em capo 3

EmMississippi in the middle of a dry spell

EmJimmy Rodgers on the Victrola up high

EmMama’s dancing with baby on her shoulder

EmThe sun is setting like molasses in the sky

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

Bsus4The boy could Bsing and knew how to Asus4move Aeverything

Gsus4Always Gwanting moreDsus4, it leaves you Dlonging for

AmBlack velvet in that lDittle boy’s smile

AmBlack velvet with that sFlow southern Cstyle

AmA new religion that’ll Dbring you to your knees

CBlack vB7elvet if you Emplease

EmUp in Memphis the music’s like a heatwave

EmWhite lightning, bound to drive you wild

EmMama’s baby’s in the heart of every school girl

Em“Love me tender” leaves ‘em cryin’ in the aisle

Bsus4The way he Bmoved, it was a Asus4sin, so sAweet and true

Gsus4Always wanGting moreDsus4, he’d leave you Dlonging for

AmBlack velvet in that lDittle boy’s smile

AmBlack velvet with that sFlow southern Cstyle

AmA new religion that’ll Dbring you to your knees

CBlack vB7elvet if you Emplease

AmEvery word of every Bsong that he sang is for yEmou

AmIn a flash he was Fgone

It happened so Csoon, B7what could you Emdo?

Solo if appropriate

AmBlack velvet in that lDittle boy’s smile

AmBlack velvet with that sFlow southern Cstyle

AmA new religion that’ll Dbring you to your knees

CBlack vB7elvet if you Emplease

Annie - Tomorrow (1982)

Originally in E, I play in A.

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

Esus4

Vox on 3 4 5 1 on “sun’ll come out”

The Asun’ll come out Amaj7tomorrow

Dmaj7Bet your bottom C#m7dollar

That toF#mmorrowF#m/E, there’ll be Dmaj7sun E

Just Athinkin’ about Amaj7tomorrow

Dmaj7Clears away the C#m7cobwebs

And the F#msorrowF#m/Etill there’s Dmaj7none E

When I’m stuck with a Amday

That’s C/Ggray and Flonely G

I just stick out my Cchin

And Cmaj7grin, and E7sussay

EOh

The Asun’ll come out Amaj7tomorrow

Dmaj7So you got to C#m7hang on

Till toF#mmorrowF#m/E, come what Dminmay E7susE7

TomoArrow, toAmaj7morrow

I A7love ya toDmorrow Dm

You’re Aonly a E7susday

E7A waAy

Ritard

E7TomoArrow, toAmaj7morrow

I A7love ya toDmorrow Dm

You’re Aonly a E7susdaaaay

E7Aaa waaaaAy DmA

Belinda Carlisle - Heaven is a Place on Earth (1988)

Originally in C#m, I play in F#m

Let ring

F#mOoh bDaby do you knEow what that’s woF#mrth?

OAoh hDeaven is a plEace on F#mEarth

They F#msay in hDeaven lEove comes fF#mirst

WAe’ll make hDeaven a plEace on F#mEarth

OAoh hDeaven is a plEace on F#mEarth

Usually skip this

F#mDEF#m

ADEF#m

F#mDEF#m

ADEF#m

When the nAight falls dEown

I wDait for you and you cEome around

And the wAorld’s alEive

With the sDound of kids on the strEeet outside

CWhen you walk intDo the room

CYou pull me close and we stDart to move

BmAnd we’re spinning with the stCars above

And you lAmift me uBmp in a wCave of lDove

F#mOoh bDaby do you knEow what that’s woF#mrth?

OAoh hDeaven is a plEace on F#mEarth

They F#msay in hDeaven lEove comes fF#mirst

WAe’ll make hDeaven a plEace on F#mEarth

OAoh hDeaven is a plEace on F#mEarth

F#m

When I fAeel alEone

I rDeach for you and you brEing me home

When I’m lAost at sEea

I hDear your voice and it cEarries me

CIn this world we’re jDust beginning

CTo understand the mDiracle of living

BmBaby I was afrCaid before

But I’m Amnot afBmraid CanymDore

F#mOoh bDaby do you knEow what that’s woF#mrth?

OAoh hDeaven is a plEace on F#mEarth

They F#msay in hDeaven lEove comes fF#mirst

WAe’ll make hDeaven a plEace on F#mEarth

Ends on I instead of vi this time

OAoh hDeaven is a plEace on AEarth

Interlude

AF#mDEx2

Let ring

CIn this world we’re jDust beginning

CTo understand the mDiracle of living

BmBaby I was afrCaid before

But I’m Amnot afBmraid CanymDore

Chorus rhythm, instruments only

F#mDEF#m

ADEF#m

F#mDEF#m

ADE

G#mOoh bEaby do you kF#now what that’s G#mworth

BOoh hEeaven is a plF#ace on G#mEarth

They G#msay in hEeaven lF#ove comes fG#mirst

BWe’ll make hEeaven a plF#ace on G#mEarth

BOoh hEeaven is a plF#ace on G#mEarth

Berlin - Take My Breath Away (1986)

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

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

Intro

AC#m/G#D/F#E/G#

Vox on the 1 on “watch”

AWatching every motion C#m/G#in my foolish lover’s D/F#game E/G#

AOn this endless ocean C#m/G#finally lovers know no D/F#shame E/G#

BmTurning and returning D/Ato some secret place inEside

AWatching in slow motion C#m/G#as you turn around and Dsay E

Take my breath aAway C#m/G#DE/G#

AWatching I keep waiting C#m/G#still anticipating D/F#love E/G#

ANever hesitating C#m/G#to become the fated D/F#ones E/G#

BmTurning and returning D/Ato some secret place to E/G#hide

AWatching in slow motion C#m/G#as you turn to me and Dsay, my lE/G#ove

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

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

BmThrough the hourglass I sE/G#aw you, in tDime you slipped awaAy

BmWhen the mirror crashed I cE/G#alled you and tDurned to hear you sAay

If only for Btoday, I am unafrEaid

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

Take my breath aAway C#m/G#D/F#F

CWatching every motion Em/Bin this foolish lover’s Am7game G/B

CHaunted by the notion Em/Bsomewhere there’s a love in Am7flames G/B

Dm7Turning and returning F/Cto some secret place inGside

CWatching in slow motion Em/Bas you turn my wFay and sGay

Take my breath aCway, Em/BFmy Glove

Take my breath aCway Em/BFG

Take my breath aCway

Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes - I've Had the Time of My Life (1987)

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

Bill, rubato

Now AI’ve F#m7had the time of my Glife

No, I never felt like this beAfore

Yes I F#m7swear it’s the Gtruth

And I owe it all to you A

Jennifer, rubato

‘Cause AI’ve, F#m7had, the time of my Glife

And I owe it all to Ayou

At tempo

Bill

I’ve been G/Awaiting for so long

Now I’ve finally found someone

To stand by Ame

Jennifer

We saw the G/Awriting on the wall

As we felt this magical fantaAsy

Both

Now with G/Apassion in our eyes

There’s no way we could disguise it secretAly

So we G/Atake each other’s hand

‘Cause we seem to understand

The urgenAcy, just remember

Jennifer

DYou’re the one thing

Bill

CI can’t get enough of

Jennifer

DSo I’ll tell you something

Both

EThis could be love because

AI F#m7had the time of my Glife

No, I never felt this way beAfore

Yes I F#m7swear it’s the Gtruth

And I owe it all to you A

AAHey G/Ababy A

Jennifer

With my G/Abody and soul

I want you more than you’ll ever Aknow

Bill

So we’ll G/Ajust let it go

Don’t be afraid to lose contArol

Jennifer

Yes I G/Aknow what’s on your mind

When you say, stay with me toAnight

Just remember

Bill

DYou’re the one thing

Jennifer

CI can’t get enough of

Bill

DSo I’ll tell you something

Both

EThis could be love because

AI F#m7had the time of my Glife

No, I never felt this way beAfore

Yes I F#m7swear it’s the Gtruth

And I owe it all to you

‘Cause AI F#m7had the time of my Glife

And I searched through every open dAoor

Till IF#m7found the Gtruth

And I owe it all to you A

Original repeats the chorus rubato, then at tempo to fade

Billy Idol - Dancing with Myself (1981)

Intro

On the Efloors of Tokyo

Or down in ALondon town to go, go

With the Brecord selection and the mirror’s reflection

I’m a Adancing with myself

When there’s Eno one else in sight

In the Acrowded lonely night

Well I Bwait so long for my love vibration

And I’m Adancing with myself

Oh oh Edancing with myself

Oh oh Adancing with myself

When there’s Bnothing to lose and there’s nothing to prove

When I’m Adancing with myself, oh oh oh Eoh

If I Elooked all over the world

And there’s Aevery type of girl

But your Bempty eyes seem to pass me by

Leave me Adancing with myself

So let’s Esink another drink

‘Cause it’ll Agive me time to think

If I Bhad the chance I’d ask the world to dance

And not be Adancing with myself

Oh oh Edancing with myself

Oh oh Adancing with myself

When there’s Bnothing to lose, and there’s nothing to prove

When I’m Adancing with myself, oh oh oh Eoh

Oh oh oh Aoh, oh

Oh oh oh Eoh

Oh oh oh Boh

Solo

BEBE

BEBB

Well, If I Elooked all over the world

And there’s Aevery type of girl

But your Bempty eyes seem to pass me by

Leave me Adancing with myself

So let’s Esink another drink

‘Cause it’ll Agive me time to think

Hard stop on “had”

If I Bhad the chance I’d ask the world to dance

And not be Adancing with myself

Oh oh Edancing with myself

Oh oh Adancing with myself

If I Bhad the chance I’d ask the world to dance

If I Bhad the chance I’d ask the world to daaaaance

Oh oh oh Eoh, oh oh oh Aoh

Oh oh Edancing with myself (awwww, my hands are wet ,but )

Oh oh Adancing with myself (but I’ll sweat)

Oh oh Edancing with myself (sweat, sweat, sweat, sweat)

Oh oh ADancing with myself (sweat, sweat, sweat, sweat)

Oh oh Edancing with myself

Oh oh Adancing with myself

Billy Idol - White Wedding (1987)

Intro

BmBmED

BmBmDE

BmHey little sister, what have you done AE

BmHey little sister, who’s the only one AE

BmHey little sister, who’s your superman

AHey little sister, who’s the one you want

BmHey little sister, shotgun

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

It’s a Anice day to Estart again Bm

It’s a Enice day for a Dwhite wedding Bm

Not yet...

It’s a Enice day to Dstart again Bm

BmHey little sister, who is it you’re with AE

BmHey little sister, what’s your vice and wish AE

BmHey little sister, shotgun, oh yeah

AHey little sister, who’s your superman

BmHey little sister, shotgun

It’s a Anice day to Estart again Bm

It’s a Enice day for a Dwhite wedding Bm

Ok now...

It’s a Enice day to Dstart again Bm

BmBmED

BmBmDE

BmBmBm/EBm/E

BmBmDE

BmBm

Pick it up A

ETake me back home, yeah Bm

There is Bmnothin’ fair in this world

There is Bmnothin’ safe in this world

And there’s Bmnothin’ sure in this world

And there’s Bmnothin’ pure in this world

Look for Bmsomething left in this wo-o-orldED

Start agBmain

Come on, it’s a Anice day for a Ewhite wedding, Bmwhoa

It’s a Enice day to Dstart agaBmin

Billy Joel - A Matter of Trust (1986)

Originally in D, I play in A capo 1, lots of 3 and 4 in the melody

A cappella, vox on the 1 on “one”

One, two, a one, two, three, four

AF#mx2

ASome love is just a lF#mie of the heart

AThe cold remains of what begF#man with a passionate sC#mtart

And they may not want it to eEnd

But it will, it’s just a question of whAen

AI’ve lived long enougF#mh to have learned

AThe closer you get to the fF#mire the more you get buC#mrned

But that won’t happen to Eus

‘Cause it’s always been a matter of tArust

AF#mx2

ANow I know you’re an eF#mmotional girl

AIt took a lot for you to F#mnot lose your faith in this woC#mrld

And I can’t offer you pEroof

But you’re gonna face a moment of tAruth

AIt’s hard when you’re alF#mways afraid

AYou just recover when aF#mnother belief is betrC#mayed

So break my heart if you Emust

It’s a matter of trust

Vox on the 6 of the chord on “can’t”

You cDan’t go the distance

Vox on the same note (now the 7 of the chord) on “too”

With C#mtoo much resistance

Vox down to the 7 of the chord on “know”

I kBm7now you have douEbts

Vox down to the 7 of the chord on “god’s”

But for Amaj7god’s sake don’t shut me Dout E

AThis time you’ve got noF#mthing to lose

AYou can take it, you can lF#meave it whatever you cC#mhoose

I won’t hold back anytEhing

And I’ll walk away a fool or a kAing

ASome love is just a lF#mie of the mind

AIt’s make believe until it’s oF#mnly a matter of tC#mime

And some might have learned to aEdjust

But then it never was a matter of trAust

Solo

AF#m

C#mC#m

I’m sDure you’re aware love

We’ve bC#moth had our share of beliBm7eving too loEng

When the Amaj7whole situation was Dwrong E

ASome love is just a lF#mie of the soul

AA constant battle for the ulF#mtimate state of cC#montrol

After you’ve heard lie upon Elie

There can hardly be a question of wAhy

ASome love is just a F#mlie of the heart

AThe cold remains of what begF#man with a passionate stC#mart

But that can’t happen to Eus

‘Cause it’s always been a matter of trAust

AF#mIt’s a matter of trust

AF#m

AIt’s alF#mways been a matter of trust

AF#m

AF#mIt’s a matter of trust

Billy Joel - Allentown (1982)

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

Cadd9Em7→ DG/BG

Cadd9Em7→ DGC/GG

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “living”

Well we’re Em7living here in A7sus4Allentown D

And they’re Am7closing all the D9sus4factories down G

Out in Em7Bethlehem they’re Akilling Bmtime

F#m/AFilling out G6forms, D/F#standing in A7sus4line A

Well our Em7fathers fought the A7sus4Second World War D

Spent their Am7weekends on the D9sus4Jersey shore G

Met our Em7mothers in the AUSBmO

F#m/AAsked them to G6dance, D/F#danced with them sAsus4low A

And we’re Em7living here in A7sus4Allentown D

But the F/Arestlessness was G/Bhanded dCown G/CC

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

And it’s Am7getting very D9sus4hard to stEmay G/BCD

Cadd9Em7→ DG/BG

Cadd9Em7→ DGC/GG

Well we’re Em7waiting here in A7sus4Allentown D

For the Am7Pennsylvania D9sus4we never found G

For the Em7promises our Ateachers gBmave

F#m/AIf we worked G6hard, D/F#if we beA7sus4haved A

So the Em7graduations A7sus4hang on the wall D

But they Am7never really D9sus4helped us at all G

No they Em7never taught us Awhat was Bmreal

F#m/AIron and G6coke, D/F#chromium stA7sus4eel A

And we’re Em7waiting here in A7sus4Allentown D

But they’ve F/Ataken all the G/Bcoal from the grCound G/CC

And the Amunion people D9sus4crawled aEmway G/BCD

Cadd9Em7→ DG/BG

Cadd9Em7→ D

FEvery child G/Fhad a pretFty good shot

FTo get at least as fG/Far as their Bb/Fold man got

FBut something haG/Fppened on the Fway to that place

FThey threw an AG/Fmerican flag in oCadd9ur face

Cadd9Em7→ DG/BG

Cadd9Em7→ DGC/GG

Well I’m Em7living here in A7sus4Allentown D

And it’s F/Ahard to keep a G/Bgood man Cdown G/CC

But I Amwon’t be getting D9sus4up todaEmyG/BCD

Cadd9Em7→ DG/BG

Cadd9Em7→ D

Instrumental bridge, more or less

FG/FFFG/FBb/FFG/FFFGC

And it’s Am7getting very D9sus4hard to stEmay G/BCD

And we’re Em7living here in A7sus4Allentown D

Billy Joel - And So It Goes (1989)

CC/EC/GF

C/EFC/GAsus2Am

G/BCG/BCC/EFadd9AmG

CC/EC/GF

C/EFC/GAsus2Am

G/BCC/EFF/AFmaj9/GC

CIn C/Eev’rC/Gy Fheart, C/Ethere Fis C/Ga Asus2room Am

G/BA CsanctG/BuCarC/Ey Fadd9safe aAmnd Gstrong

CTo C/Eheal C/Gthe Fwounds, C/Efrom FloveC/Grs Asus2past Am

G/BUntCil C/Ea Fnew F/Aone Fmaj9/Gcomes aloCng

CI C/Espoke C/Gto Fyou, C/Ein FcautiC/Gous Asus2tones Am

G/BYou CanswG/Bered mCe C/Ewith Fadd9no AmpreGtense

CAnd C/Estill C/GI Ffeel, C/EI Fsaid C/Gtoo Asus2much Am

G/BMy CsileC/Ence Fis F/Amy Fmaj9/Gself defensCe

And every C/Bbtime I’ve F/Aheld a roFm6/Abse

It C/Gseems I Amonly Dfelt the Gsus4thorns G

CAnd C/Eso iC/Gt C/Bbgoes, and F/Aso it goFm6/Abes

And C/Gso will Amyou soon D/F#I Gsus4suppose G

CBut C/Eif C/Gmy FsilenC/Ece Fmade C/Gyou Asus2leave Am

G/BThen Cthat G/Bwould Cbe C/Emy Fadd9worst mAmistaGke

CSo C/EI C/Gwill Fshare C/Ethis Froom C/Gwith Asus2you Am

G/BAnd Cyou C/Ecan Fhave F/Athis Fmaj9/Gheart to Cbreak

Solo on the chords of the second half of the verse

CC/EC/GF

C/EFC/GAsus2Am

G/BCC/EFF/AFmaj9/GC

And this is C/Bbwhy my F/Aeyes are Fm6/Abclosed

It’s C/Gjust as Amwell for Dall I’ve Gsus4seen G

CAnd C/Eso iC/Gt C/Bbgoes, and F/Aso it Fm/Abgoes

And C/Gyou’re the Amonly D/F#one who Gsus4knows G

CSo C/EI C/Gwould Fchoose, C/Eto Fbe C/Gwith Asus2you Am

G/BThat’s Cif G/Bthe Cchoice C/Ewere Fadd9mine Amto Gmake

CBut C/Eyou C/Gcan Fmake, C/EdeFcisC/Gions Amtoo

G/BAnd Cyou C/Ecan Fhave F/Athis Fmaj9/Gheart to Cbreak

CC/EC/GF

C/EFC/GAsus2Am

G/BCG/BCC/EFadd9AmG

And Cso it C/Bbgoes, and F/Aso it Fm6/Abgoes

And C/Gyou’re the Fonly Fmaj9/Gone who Cknows

Billy Joel - I Go to Extremes (1989)

Originally in C, I play in A

Intro

GD/F#AAx2

Vox on the 5

ACall me a joker, cD/Aall me a fool

RD/Aight at this moment I’m tAotally cool

AClear as a A/C#crystal, Dsharp as a knife

DI feel like I’m in the pArime of my life

GSometimes it feels like I’m gD/F#oing too fast

A/EI don’t know how long this fB7/D#eeling will last

A/EMaybe it’s Eonly toniAght

Darling I Gdon’t know why D/F#I go to eA/ExtrAemes

Too high or Gtoo low there aD/F#in’t no in A/EbetAweens

And if I G6stand or I F#7fall, iBmt’s all or nothing aBm/C#t Dmall

Darling I Gdon’t know why D/F#I go to A/EextrAemes

ASometimes I’m tired, D/Asometimes I’m shot

D/ASometimes I don’t know how mAuch more I got

AMaybe I’m A/C#headed oDver the hill

DMaybe I set myself Aup for the kill

GTell me how much do you tD/F#hink you can take

A/EUntil the heart in you’s sB7/D#tarting to break

A/ESometimes it feelsElike it wAill

Darling I Gdon’t know why D/F#I go to eA/ExtrAemes

Too high or Gtoo low there aD/F#in’t no in A/EbetAweens

You can bG6e sure when I’m F#7gone BmI won’t be out there tBm/C#oo lDmong

Darling I Gdon’t know why D/F#I go to A/EextrAemes

Bridge

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

BOut of the darkness, Ginto the light, leDaving the scene of the cArime

BEither I’m wrong or I’m pGerfectly right every tDime

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

F#mSometimes I lie awake nDmaj7ight after night

AComing apart at the Eseams

...and back to the 1 of the chord

BEager to please, rGeady to fight

DWhy do I go to extrAemes

Solo

GD/F#AAx2

And if I G6stand or I F#7fall, iBmt’s all or nothing aBm/C#t Dmall

Darling I Gdon’t know why D/F#I go to A/EextrAemes

No I Gdon’t know why D/F#I go to A/EextrAemes

Too high or Gtoo low, there ainD/F#‘t no in A/EbetAweens

You can bG6e sure when I’m F#7gone BmI won’t be out there tBm/C#oo lDmong

Darling I Gdon’t know why D/F#I go to A/EextrAemes

GD/F#IAdon’t know why, I don’t know why

GD/F#AAx2

Billy Joel - Keeping the Faith (1983)

Originally in D, I play in A capo 2.

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

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

Oh, then you Dshould have known me much better

Cause my past is something that never

Got in my Away oh no

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

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

Cause I Dnever felt the desire till their music set me on fire

And then I was E6saved, Dyeah

That’s why I’m keeping the E6faith

DYeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Keeping the Afaith

We wore Amatador boots

Only Flagg Brothers had them with the Cuban heel

Iridescent socks with the same color shirt

And a tight pair of chinos

I Dput on my shark skin jacket

You know the kind with the velvet collar

And ditty-bop Ashades

I took a fresh pack of Luckies and a mint called Sen-Sen

My old man’s Trojans and his Old Spice after shave

Combed my Dhair in a pompadour

Like the rest of the Romeos wore

A permanent E6wave Dyeah

We were keeping the E6faith

DYeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Keeping the Afaith

Bridge

You can Eget just so Dmuch from a Agood thing

You can Elinger too Dlong in your Adreams

Say Egoodbye to the Doldies but Agoodies

Cause the Bm7good old days weren’t always good

And E7tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems

ALearned stickball as a formal education

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

I Dheard about sex but not enough

I found you could dance and still look tough anyAway

I found out a man ain’t just being macho

Ate an awful lot of late night drive-in food drank a lot of take-home pay

I Dthought I was the Duke of Earl

When I made it with a red-haired girl

In a ChevrolE6et D

We were keeping the E6faith

DYeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Keeping the Afaith

Bridge

You can Eget just so Dmuch from a Agood thing

You can Elinger too Dlong in your Adreams

Say Egoodbye to the Doldies but Agoodies

Cause the Bm7good old days weren’t always good

Hang this line if not doing a solo

And E7tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems

Instrumental, listed here with lyrics but I usually skip if

a solo is not appropriate.

You can Eget just so Dmuch from a Agood thing

You can Elinger too Dlong in your Adreams

Say Egoodbye to the Doldies but Agoodies

Cause the Bm7good old days weren’t always good

And E7tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems

Now I Atold you my reasons for the whole revival

Now I’m going outside to have an

Ice cold beer in the shade

I’m going to Dlisten to my 45’s

Ain’t it wonderful to be alive

When the rock ‘n’ roll

E6Plays Dyeah

When the memory E6stays, Dyeah

I’m keeping the E6faith

DYeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Keeping the Afaith

Fade on the I

Billy Joel - Pressure (1982)

Intro

GGDC/D→ D→ C→ D

DmGm6/DC#dim7Dm

Dm6Gm/DA7/DDm

DmGm6/DC#dim7/DDm

Dm6Gm/DC#dim7/DD

Solo acoustic it makes more sense to leave out the “pressure”’s in the verse

Vox on 5 3 of the chord on “you have”

GYou have to learn to pace yoursDelf

C/DPresDsure C→ D

GYou’re just like everybody Delse

C/DPresDsure C→ D

Vox on 4 3 2 of the chord on “you’ve only”

GmYou’ve only Chad to C#dim7run so Dmfar, A/C#so Dmgood C

BbBut you will F/Acome to a G7place

Where the A7/Eonly A7/C#thing you Dmfeel

Are Cloaded Bbguns in your F/Aface

And you’ll A7/Ehave to A7/C#deal with

DmPressureGm6/DC#dim7Dm

Dm6Gm/DA7/DDm

DmGm6/DC#dim7/DDm

Dm6Gm/DC#dim7/DD

GYou used to call me paraDnoid

C/DPresDsure C→ D

GBut even you cannot aDvoid

C/DPresDsure C→ D

GmYou turned the Ctap dance C#dim7into Dmyour A/C#crusDmade C

BbNow here you F/Aare with your G7faith

And your A7/EPeter A7/C#Pan advDmice

You Chave no Bbscars on your F/Aface

And you A7/Ecannot haA7/C#ndle

DmPressureGm6/DC#dim7Dm

Dm6Gm/DA7/DDm

DmGm6/DC#dim7/DDm

Dm6Gm/DC#dim7/DD

Bridge

GAll grown up and Dmaj7/F#no place to go

GPsych one, psych two, Dmaj7/F#what do you know?

FAll your life is Cmaj7/Echannel thirteen

Cm/EbSesame Street, G/Dwhat does it Dmean?

GDI’ll tell you what it means C/DPresDsure C→ D

GDC/DPresDsure C→ D

GDon’t ask for help, you’re all aDlone

C/DPresDsure C→ D

GYou’ll have to answer to your Down

C/DPresDsure C→ D

GmI’m sure you’ll Chave some C#dim7cosmic DmratiA/C#onaDmle C

BbBut here you F/Aare in the G7ninth

Two men A7/Eout and A7/C#three men Dmon

NoCwhere to Bblook but inF/Aside

Where we A7/Eall resA7/C#pond to

DmPressure Gm6/DC#dim7Dm

Dm6Gm/DA7/DDm

DmPressure Gm6/DC#dim7/DDm

Dm6Gm/DC#dim7/DD

Bridge, first half instrumental

GDmaj7/F#

FAll your life is Cmaj7/ETime Magazine

Cm/EbI read it too, G/Dwhat does it Dmean?

Bizarre instrumental verse

GGDC/D→ D→ C→ D

GGDC/DPressDure → C→ D

GmI’m sure you’ll Chave some C#dim7cosmic DmratiA/C#onaDmle C

BbBut here you F/Aare with your G7faith

And your A7/EPeter A7/C#Pan advDmice

You Chave no Bbscars on your F/Aface

And you A7/Ecannot haA7/C#ndle

DmPressure Gm6/DC#dim7Dm

Dm6Gm/DA7/DDm

DmPressure Gm6/DC#dim7/DDm

Dm6Gm/DC#dim7/DD

DmPressure Gm6/DC#dim7Dm

Dm6Gm/DA7/DOne two Dthree four

DmPressure

Billy Joel - Shameless (1989)

GD/F#EmCBbx2

Well, I’m Gshameless when it comes to D/F#loving you

I’ll do anything you Emwant me to, I’ll do anything at Call Bb

And I’m Gstanding, here for all the D/F#world to see

Aw, there ain’t that much Emleft of me that has very far to Cfall Bb

Vox on the 6 of the chord on “I’m”

You know now DI’m not a man who’s Bever been

InseEmcure about the world I’ve beenAm7living in

I Ddon’t break easy I Bhave my pride

But if Emyou need to be FsatisF#fied

I’m sGhameless baby I don’t D/F#have a prayer

Every time I see you staEmnding there

I go down upon my Cknees Bb

And I’m Gchanging swore I’d D/F#never compromise

Aw, but you convinced me oEmtherwise

I’ll do anything you Cplease Bb

You see in Dall my life I’ve Bnever found

What I cEmouldn’t resist what I couldn’t tAm7urn down

I could Dwalk away from anyone I Bever knew

But I Emcan’t walk away from Fyou GmAm

I have Bbnever let anything have this much Amcontrol over me

Vox stay on the 3 of the chord

I Abworked too hard to call my life my Ebown

And I’ve Bbmade myself a world and it’s worked so Amperfectly

Vox stay on the 3 of the chord for this whole line and into the next

But it’s Abyour world now I can’t refuse

AmI’ve never had so much D7to lose

Solo if appropriate

Oh, I’m Gshameless DEmCBb

GDEmCBb

EmDCBb

You know it Dshould be easy for a

BMan who’s strong

To say hEme’s sorry or adAm7mit when he’s wrong

I nDever lost anything I Bever missed

But EmI’ve never been in Flove like this

FIt’s outta my hands

I’m shamGeless, I don’t have the D/F#power now

I don’t want it Emanyhow so I’ve got to let it goCBb

I’m shamGeless, shameless as a maD/F#n can be

You could make a total fEmool of me

I just wanted you to know CBb

Oh, I’m Gshameless D/F#EmCBb

GD/F#EmCBb

Billy Joel - Sometimes a Fantasy (1980)

Intro

A→ DDDDx2

Vox on the 1

ADOh, I didn’t want to do it but I got too EAlonely

ADHad to call you up in the middle of thEe Anight

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “know it’s awful”

DGI know it’s awful hard tDo Gtry to make love long ADdistance A→ D

CBut I really needed Emstimulation

GThough it was only my imaG/BgAinG/BatA/C#ion

Vox on 1 7 on “it’s just”

DIt’s Ajust a fAanBmtasy

GIt’s Anot the reaAl Bmthing

DIt’s Ajust a fAanBmtasy

GIt’s Anot the rAeal Bmthing

Vox up to 3 1 on “sometimes”

DSometAimes a fAanBmtasy

GIs aAll you Csus4need

Csus4Fmaj9Csus4Fmaj9

ADWhen am I gonna take control get a hold of mEy eAmotions

ADWhy does it only seem to hit me in the middle of tEhe Anight

DGYou told me there’s a numbDer GI can always dial for aAssDistance A→ D

CI don’t want to deal with Emoutside action

GOnly you can give me sG/BatiAsfaG/BctA/C#ion

DIt’s Ajust a fAanBmtasy

GIt’s Anot the reaAl Bmthing

DIt’s Ajust a fAanBmtasy

GIt’s Anot the rAeal Bmthing

DSometAimes a fAanBmtasy

GIs aAll you Csus4need

Csus4Fmaj9Csus4Fmaj9

Solo

Dsus4Gmaj7Dsus4CCC

ADSure it would be better if I had you here tEo Ahold me, but but but but

ADBe better baby but believe me it’s the next best EAthing

DGI’m sure there’s many times yoDu’ve wGanted me to hear your AsDecrets A→ D

CDon’t be afraid to say the Emwords that’ll move me

GAnytime you want to tG/Bell Athem G/Bto A/C#me

DIt’s Ajust a fAanBmtasy

GIt’s Anot the reaAl Bmthing

DIt’s Ajust a fAanBmtasy

GIt’s Anot the rAeal Bmthing

DSometAimes a fAanBmtasy

GIs aAll you Csus4need

Csus4It’s just a fantasy (it’s just a fantasy)

Fmaj9It’s not the real thing (it’s not the real thing)

Csus4It’s just a fantasy (it’s just a fantasy)

Fmaj9It’s not the real thing (it’s not the real thing)

Dsus4It’s just a fantasy (it’s just a fantasy)

Gmaj7It’s not the real thing (it’s not the real thing)

Dsus4It’s just a fantasy (it’s just a fantasy)

Gmaj7It’s not the real thing (it’s not the real thing)

Dsus4

Billy Joel - Still Rock and Roll to Me (1980)

CWhat’s the matter with the clEmothes I’m wearing?

Can’t you tBbell that your tie’s too wFide?

CMaybe I should buy some oEmld tab collars

Welcome Bbback to the age of jFive

EmWhere have you been hidin’ oAmut lately, honey?

You Emcan’t dress trashy till you Dspend a lot of Gmoney

CEverybody’s Emtalking ‘bout the Bbnew sound

FFunny, but it’s Amstill rock and Groll to Cme

CWhat’s the matter with the Emcar I’m driving?

Can’t you Bbtell it’s out of stFyle?

CShould I get a set of Emwhite wall tires?

Are you Bbgonna cruise the miracle miFle?

EmNowadays you can’t be tAmoo sentimental

Your Embest bet’s a true baby, Dblue ContiGnental

CHot funk, Emcool punk Bbeven if it’s Fold junk

It’s Amstill rock and rGoll to mCe

Bridge

OGh it doesn’t matter what they saFy in the papers

‘Cause it’s aElways been the same old scAmene

There’s a Gnew band in town but you caFn’t get the sound

From a Estory in a maAbgazine

EbAimed at your average Fteen G

CHow about a pair of Empink sidewinders

And a Bbbright orange pair of pantFs?

CWell, you could really be a EmBeau Brummel baby

If you jBbust give it half a chaFnce

EmDon’t waste your money on a nAmew set of speakers

You Emget more mileage from a chDeap pair of snGeakers

CNext phase, Emnew wave, Bbdance craze, Fanyways

It’s Amstill rock and Groll to meC

Solo if appropriate

GFEAm

GFE7AbEbFG

CWhat’s the matter with thEme crowd I’m seeing?

Don’t you Bbknow that they’re out of toucFh?

CShould I try to be a sEmtraight A student?

If youBbare, then you think too muchF

EmDon’t you know about the nAmew fashion, honey?

EmAll you need are looks and a wDhole lotta Gmoney

It’s the nCext phase, nEmew wave, dBbance craze, Fanyways

It’s Amstill rock and Groll to meC

Hard stops on each chord

CEverybody’s Emtalking about the nBbew sound

FFunny, but it’s sGtill rock and roll to me C9

Billy Joel - Tell Her About It (1983)

Originally in Bb, I play in E capo 2

EEDAx2

LEisten boy, I don’t want to see you let a gDood thing slip aAway

You know I dEon’t like watching anybody make the saDme mistakes I mAade

If you’re playing in E, play the G in open voicing here

She’s a G#mreal nice girl and she’s Galways there for F#myou

But a nAmice girl wouldn’t E/G#tell you what you should F#mdoB

Oh, lEisten boy, I’m sure that you think you got it aDll under contArol

You don’t wEant somebody telling you the way to stDay in someone’s sAoul

You’re a G#mbig boy now and you’ll nGever let her F#mgo

But tAmhat’s just the kind of E/G#thing she ought to kF#mnowEF#

TBell her about it, tell her D#meverything you feel

G#mGive her every G#m7reason to acC#m7cept that you’re for F#7sus4real

TBell her about it, tell her D#mall your crazy dreams

G#mLet her know you G#m7need her, let her C#m7know how much she F#7sus4meansF#7

EEDA

Oooh x2

LEisten, boy, it’s not automatically a ceDrtain guarantAee

To insEure yourself, you’ve got to provide communicDation constantAly

When you G#mlove someone you’re Galways insecF#mure

And there’s Amonly one good E/G#way to reassF#mureEF#

TBell her about it, let her D#mknow how much you care

G#mWhen she can’t be G#m7with you, tell her C#m7you wish you were F#7sus4there

TBell her about it every D#mday before you leave

G#mPay her some atG#m7tention, give her C#m7something to beF#7sus4lieveF#7

Bridge

D‘Cause now and tBmhen she’ll get to wCorrying

JuDst becEmause you haven’t sApoken for so lBmong A/C#

And thDough you Bmmay not have done Canything

WDill that Embe a consolAation when she’s F#/A#gone?B

LEisten boy, it’s good information from a mDan who’s made mistAakes

Just a woErd or two that she gets from you could be the dDifference that it mAakes

She’s a G#mtrusting soul, she’s pGut her trust in F#myou

But a Amgirl like that won’t E/G#tell you what you should F#mdoEF#

TBell her about it, tell her D#meverything you feel

G#mGive her every G#m7reason to acC#m7cept that you’re for F#7sus4real

TBell her about it, tell her D#mall your crazy dreams

G#mLet her know you G#m7need her, let her C#m7know how much she F#7sus4meansF#7

Outro

TEell her about it, Dtell her how you fAeel right now

TEell her about it, the Dgirl don’t want to Await too long

You got to teEll her about it, Dtell her now and you Awon’t go wrong

You got to teEll her about it, beDfore it gets too Alate you’ve got to...

Billy Joel - The Downeaster 'Alexa' (1989)

Originally in Am, I play in Em.

Sometimes I capo 2, the highest note is Bb in Am.

Mostly muted, be judicioius with strumming.

Vox start on 1 2 3 of the major key

Well I’m Gon the DowneDaster AlEmexa

And I’m Gcruising through DBlock Island CSound

I have Ccharted a Gcourse to the AmVineyard

But toEmnight I am DNantucket Cbound

CWe took on Ddiesel back in GMontauk Cyesterday

CAnd left this Dmorning from the Embell in Gardiner’s D/F#Bay

CLike all the Dlocals here I’ve Ghad to sell my Chome

CToo proud to Dleave I worked my Emfingers to the D/F#bone

So I could Gown my DowneDaster AleEmxa

And I Ggo where the Docean is Cdeep

There are Cgiants out Gthere in the Amcanyons

And a Ggood captain Dcan’t fall Casleep

CI’ve got Dbills to pay and Gchildren who need Cclothes

CI know there’s Dfish out there Embut where God only D/F#knows

CThey say these Dwaters aren’t Gwhat they used to Cbe

CBut I’ve got Dpeople back on Emland who count on D/F#me

So if you Gsee my DowneDaster AlEmexa

And if you Gwork with the Drod and the Creel

Tell my Cwife I am Gtrolling AmAtlantis

And I Gstill have my Dhands on the Cwheel

Interlude, lots of ayyy-o and accordion noises

Now I Gdrive my DowneDaster AlEmexa

More and Gmore miles from Dshore every Cyear

Since they Ctell me I Gcan’t sell no Amstripers

And there’s Gno luck in Dswordfishing Chere

CI was a Dbayman like my Gfather was Cbefore

CCan’t make a Dliving as aEmbayman D/F#anymore

CThere ain’t much Dfuture for a Gman who works the Csea

CBut there ain’t no Disland left for Emislanders like D/F#me

Ay-ay Gyo, D/F#Emoh

Billy Joel - The Longest Time (1983)

Originally in Eb, I play in A capo 3 (so in C)

Highest note is only the 4, but it sounds terrible to miss

those 4’s on “I’m so in*spired* by you” and “that hasn’t

hap*pened*“.

AOh, Eoh, Aoh, Doh

EFor the longest Atime

EOh, Aoh, Doh

EFor the longest time

AIf A/G#you A/F#said Amaj7/EgoodDbye to me tonAight

AThere A/G#would A/F#still Amaj7/Ebe Bmusic left to Ewrite

C#What else could F#mI do

E7I’m so inspAired A7by you

DThat hasn’t Bmhappened for the Elongest Atime

AOnce A/G#I A/F#thought Amaj7/Emy Dinnocence was Agone

ANow A/G#I kA/F#now Amaj7/Ethat Bhappiness goes Eon

C#That’s where you F#mfound me

E7When you put your Aarms aA7round me

DI haven’t Bmbeen there for the Elongest tiAme

AOh, Eoh, Aoh, Doh

EFor the longest Atime

EOh, Aoh, Doh

EFor the longest time

AI’m A/G#that A/F#voice Amaj7/Eyou’re Dhearing in the Ahall

AAnd A/G#the A/F#greatAmaj7/Eest Bmiracle of Eall

C#Is how I F#mneed you

E7And how you nAeeded A7me too

DThat hasBmn’t happened for the Elongest Atime

EMaybe E7this won’t F#mlast very long

But G#7you feel so right

And AI could be wrong

C#mMaybe I’ve been F#mhoping too hard

But B7I’ve gone this far

And it’s Emore than I E7hoped for

AWho A/G#knows A/F#how Amaj7/Emuch Dfurther we’ll goAon

AMayA/G#be I’A/F#ll Amaj7/Ebe sBorry when you’re Egone

C#I’ll take my F#mchances

E7I forgot how nAice rA7omance is

DI haven’t Bmbeen there for the Elongest Atime

EI had E7second F#mthoughts at the start

I sG#7aid to myself

Hold Aon to your heart

C#mNow I know the F#mwoman that you are

You’re B7wonderful so far

And it’s Emore than I E7hoped for

AI A/G#don’t cA/F#are Amaj7/Ewhat Dconsequence it bArings

AI A/G#have bA/F#een Amaj7/Ea Bfool for lesser tEhings

C#I want you F#mso bad

E7I think you Aought to A7know that

DI intend to Bmhold you for the Elongest Atime

AOh, Eoh, Aoh, Doh

EFor the longest Atime

EOh, Aoh, Doh

EFor the longest time

Billy Joel - Uptown Girl (1983)

Originally in E, I play in A capo 1.

Definitely practice the bridge oh-oh’s before playing.

Vox start on the root

AOh oh oh Bmoh oh oh oh

C#mOh oh oh Doh oh Eoh oh

AUptown girl

BmShe’s been living in her C#muptown world

DI bet she Enever had a Aback street guy

BmI bet her mama never C#mtold her why

DI’m gonna Etry for an

AUptown girl

BmShe’s been living in her C#mwhite bread world

DAs long as Eanyone with Ahot blood can

BmAnd now she’s looking for a C#mdowntown man

DThat’s what I Eam

Vox on 1 3 6 of the first chord on “and when she”

FAnd when she Dmknows what she Gmwants from her C7time

FAnd when she Dmwakes up and Gm/D#makes up her C7mind

DShe’ll see I’m Bmnot so tough

EmJust because EI’m in love with an

AUptown girl

BmYou know I’ve seen her in her C#muptown world

DShe’s getting Etired of her Ahigh-class toys

BmAnd all her presents from her C#muptown boys

DShe’s got a Echoice

Bridge

Starts on 1 3 5 of the first chord, get to the

1 of the second chord on its second “oh-oh”

COhh... DD#dim7Em→ D

COhh... DD#dim7E

AUptown girl

BmYou know I can’t afford to C#mbuy her pearls

DBut maybe Esomeday when my Aship comes in

BmShe’ll understand what kind of C#mguy I’ve been

DAnd then I’ll Ewin

FAnd when she’s Dmwalking, she’s Gmlooking so C7fine

FAnd when she’s Dmtalking, she’ll Gm/D#say that she’s C7mine

DShe’ll say I’m Bmnot so tough

EmJust because EI’m in love with an

AUptown girl

BmShe’s been living in her C#mwhite bread world

DAs long as Eanyone with Ahot blood can

BmAnd now she’s looking for a C#mdowntown man

DThat’s what I Eam

Bridge

COhh... DD#dim7EmD

COhh... DD#dim7E

(Uptown girl, repeat to fade...)

ABmC#mDE

Billy Joel - We Didn't Start the Fire (1989)

Intro, really unclear whether that’s a Iadd9 or a V or a something-else-over-something-else.

Writing it here as a Iadd9, but play with it.

GGadd9Em7Cx 2

GHarry Truman, Doris Day, DRed China, Johnnie Ray

EmSouth Pacific, Walter Winchell, CJoe DiMaggio

GJoe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, DStudebaker, television

EmNorth Korea, South Korea, CMarilyn Monroe

GDEmC

GRosenbergs, H-bomb, DSugar Ray, Panmunjom

EmBrando, The King and I Cand The Catcher in the Rye

GEisenhower, vaccine, DEngland’s got a new queen

EmMarciano, Liberace, CSantayana goodbye

GWe didn’t start the Dfire

It was Emalways burning since the Cworld’s been turning

GWe didn’t start the Dfire

No we Emdidn’t light it

But we Ctried to fight it

GJoseph Stalin, Malenkov, DNasser and Prokofiev

EmRockefeller, Campanella, CCommunist Bloc

GRoy Cohn, Juan Peron, DToscanini, Dacron

EmDien... Bien... Phu... falls, CRock Around the Clock

GEinstein, James Dean, DBrooklyn’s got a winning team

EmDavy Crockett, Peter Pan, CElvis Presley, Disneyland

GBardot, Budapest, DAlabama, Khrushchev

EmPrincess Grace, Peyton Place, Ctrouble in the Suez

GWe didn’t start the Dfire

It was Emalways burning

Since the Cworld’s been turning

GWe didn’t start the Dfire

No we Emdidn’t light it

But we Ctried to fight it

Bridge

CLittle Rock, Pasternak, AmMickey Mantle, Kerouac

EmSputnik, Chou En-Lai, DBridge on the River Kwai

CLebanon, Charles de Gaulle, AmCalifornia baseball

EmStark weather, homicide, Dchildren of thalidomide

DOh-oh, oh-oh

GBuddy Holly, Ben Hur, Dspace monkey, Mafia

EmHula hoops, Castro, CEdsel is a no-go

GU-2, Syngman Rhee, Dpayola and Kennedy

EmChubby Checker, Psycho, CBelgians in the Congo

GWe didn’t start the Dfire

It was Emalways burning

Since the Cworld’s been turning

GWe didn’t start the Dfire

No we Emdidn’t light it

But we Ctried to fight it

GHemingway, Eichmann, DStranger in a Strange Land

EmDylan, Berlin, CBay of Pigs invasion

GLawrence of Arabia, DBritish Beatle mania

EmOle Miss, John Glenn, CListon beats Patterson

GPope Paul, Malcolm X, DBritish politician sex

Hard stop on “what else”

EmJFK, blown away, Cwhat else do I have to say?

GWe didn’t start the Dfire

It was Emalways burning

Since the Cworld’s been turning

GWe didn’t start the Dfire

No we Emdidn’t light it

But we Ctried to fight it

GBirth control, Ho Chi Minh, DRichard Nixon back again

EmMoon shot, Woodstock, CWatergate, punk rock

GBegin, Reagan, Palestine, Dterror on the airline

EmAyatollah’s in Iran, CRussians in Afghanistan

Melody stays on the same note all the way to “AIDS”

GWheel of Fortune, Sally Ride, Dheavy metal, suicide

EmForeign debts, homeless vets, CAIDS, crack, Bernie Goetz

GHypodermics on the shores, DChina’s under martial law

Hard stop on “rock”

EmRock and roller cola wars, CI can’t take it anymore

GWe didn’t start the Dfire

It was Emalways burning

Since the Cworld’s been turning

GWe didn’t start the Dfire

But when Emwe are gone

It will Cstill burn on, and Gon, and Don, and Emon, and Con

GWe didn’t start the Dfire

It was Emalways burning

Since the Cworld’s been turning

GWe didn’t start the Dfire

No we Emdidn’t light it

But we Ctried to fight it

Billy Joel - You May Be Right (1980)

AFriday night I crashed your party

Saturday I said I’m sorry

Sunday came and trashed me out aEgain

I was Bmonly having fun

Wasn’t Ghurting anyone

And we Eall enjoyed the weekend for a Achange

I was Astranded in the combat zone

I walked through Bedford Sty alone

Even rode my motorcycle in the Erain

And you Bmtold me not to drive

But I Gmade it home alive

So you Esaid that only proves that I’m inAsane

You may be Eright I may be Acrazy

But it Ejust may be a Dlunatic you’re F#mlooking forA

Turn out the Elights don’t try to Asave me

You may be Dwrong for all I Eknow

But you may be Aright

ARemember how I found you there

Alone in your electric chair

I told you dirty jokes until you Esmiled

You were Bmlonely for a man

I said Gtake me as I am

‘Cause you Emight enjoy some madness for a Awhile

Now Athink of all the years you tried to

Find someone to satisfy you

I might be as crazy as you Esay

If I’m Bmcrazy then it’s true

That it’s Gall because of you

And you Ewouldn’t want me any other Away

You may be Eright I may be Acrazy

But it Ejust may be a Dlunatic you’re F#mlooking forA

Turn out the Elights it’s too late to Achange me

You may be Dwrong for all I Eknow

But you may be Aright

Solo if appropriate on verse chords

You may be Eright I may be Acrazy

Hey but it Ejust may be a Dlunatic you’re F#mlooking forA

Turn out the Elights, aww don’t try to Asave me

You may be Dwrong for all I Eknow

You may be Aright

AYou may be wrong but you may be right

Blondie - Call Me (1980)

Originally in Dm, I play in Em

Intro

EmEmA→ G

EmEmG→ D

EmEmA→ G

EmEmG→ D

EmColor me your color, baby

CColor me your car

EmColor me your color, darling

CI know who you are

AmCome up off your Bcolor chart

AmI know where you’re Bcoming from

Call meEmon the Gline

Call me Amcall me any, Canytime

Hard stop on “day”

Call meEmI’ll aGrrive you can Amcall me any Cday or night

Call mEme

EmEmA→ G

EmEmG→ D

EmEmA→ G

EmEmG→ D

EmCover me with kisses, baby

CCover me with love

EmRoll me in designer sheets

I’ll Cnever get enough

EmAmotions come I Bdon’t know why

Hold the V here longer than the first verse

AmCover up love’s Balibi

Call me,Emon the Gline

Call me Amcall me any, Canytime

Call me,EmI’ll aGrrive when you’re Amready we can Cshare the wine

Call mEme

EmEmA→ G

EmEmG→ D

EmEmA→ G

EmEmG→ D

F#mB→ A

F#mA→ E

Bridge

Vox on the 5 of the chord on “ooh”, and on the 7 of the chord on “language”

F#mOoh, he speaks the C#mlanguages of love

F#mOoh, amore, chiaC#mmami (chiamami)

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “ooh”, and on the 5 of the chord on “mon”

GOoh, appelle-moi Dmon cherie (appelle-moi)

There are 6 beats of i, not 8

Any Emtime anyplace anywhere any Cway

Vox on the 5 of the chord on “time”

Any Amtime anyplace anywhere any day, any Bway

Solo

F#mF#mC#mC#m

GGDD

There are 6 beats of i, not 8

EmEmCC

AmAmBB

B→ DCall Emme my Glife

Call me Amcall me any Canytime

Call Emme for a Gride

Call me Amcall me for some Covertime

Call Emme in my Glife

Call me Amcall me in a sweet Cdesign

Call Emme call Gme

For your Amlover’s lover’s Calibi

Call Emme on the Gline

Call me Amcall me any Canytime

Call mEme

Blondie - The Tide is High (1980)

Originally in B, I play in G, as barre chords

GGCD

GGAm7D

The Gtide is high, but I’m Cholding Don

GI’m gonna be your Cnumber Done

GI’m not the kinda girl Cwho gives up Djust like Gthat

Oh Cno D

It’s Gnot the things you do that tease and Churt me Dbad

GBut it’s the way you do the things you Cdo to Dme

GI’m not the kinda girl Cwho gives up Djust like Gthat

Oh Cno D

The Gtide is high, but I’m Cholding Don

GI’m gonna be your Cnumber Done

CNumber Done

CNumber Done D7

GEvery girl wants you to bCe her Dman

GBut I’ll wait, my dear, ‘til it’s Cmy Dturn

GI’m not the kinda girl Cwho gives up Djust like Gthat

Oh Cno D

The Gtide is high, but I’m Cholding Don

GI’m gonna be your Cnumber Done

CNumber Done

CNumber Done D7

GGCD

GGAm7D

GEvery girl wants you to bCe her Dman

GBut I’ll wait, my dear, ‘til it’s Cmy Dturn

GI’m not the kinda girl Cwho gives up Djust like Gthat

Oh Cno D

The Gtide is high, but I’m Cholding Don

GI’m gonna be your Cnumber Done

CNumber Done

CNumber Done D7

The Gtide is high, but I’m Cholding Don

GI’m gonna be your Cnumber Done

The Gtide is high, but I’m Cholding Don

GI’m gonna be your Cnumber Done

Slight rhythmic variation here

The Gtide is high, I’m Cholding Don

GI’m gonna be your Cnumber Done

The Gtide is high, I’m Cholding Don

I’m Ggonna be your number one, your Cnumber Done

GGCD

GGAm7D

Bob Marley - Three Little Birds (1980)

Originally in A, I play in D capo 2; vox go up to the 1, but the highest note that matters is the 6

Intro

Vox on 5 6 on “worry”

Don’t worDry, about a thing

‘Cause Gevery little thing, gonna be alDright

Singin’ don’t wDorry, about a thing

‘Cause Gevery little thing, gonna be alDright

Vox on the 3 on “mornin”

Rise up this mDornin’

Smile with the Arising sun

Vox on the 6 on “birds”

Three little Dbirds, pitched by my Gdoorstep

Singin’ Dsweet songs

Of melodies Apure and true

Singin’, Gthis is my message to Dyou-ou-ou

Singin’ don’t Dworry, about a thing

‘Cause Gevery little thing, gonna be alDright

Singin’ don’t wDorry, don’t worry, about a thing

‘Cause Gevery little thing, gonna be alDright

Rise up this mDornin’

Smile with the Arising sun

Three little Dbirds, pitch by my Gdoorstep

Singin’ Dsweet songs

Of melodies Apure and true

Singing, Gthis is my message to Dyou-ou-ou

Singin’ don’t Dworry, about a thing (worry about a thing, oh)

GEvery little thing, gonna be alDright (no worry)

Singin’ don’t wDorry, about a thing (I won’t worry)

‘Cause Gevery little thing, gonna be alDright

Singin’ don’t Dworry, about a thing

‘Cause Gevery little thing, gonna be alDright (I won’t worry)

Singin’ don’t wDorry, don’t worry, about a thing

‘Cause Gevery little thing, gonna be alDright

Bob Seger - Against the Wind (1980)

Intro

Vox on the 1 on “seems”

GIt seems like yesterday

BmBut it was long ago

CJaney was lovely, she was the Gqueen of my nights

DThere in the darkness with the Cradio, playing low and

GAnd the secrets that we shared

BmThe mountains that we moved

CCaught like wildfire Gout of control

‘Til there was nCothing left to burn and nothing left to pDrove

Vox on the 1 of the chord (6 of the key) on “reMEMber”

And I reEmmember Dwhat she saidGto me

How she Emswore that it Cnever would end G

I Emremember how she Dheld me, oCh so tight

CWish I didn’t know now what I Ddidn’t know then

GAgainst the Bmwind, Cwe were running against the Gwind

We were Cyoung and stBmrong, we were ruAmnning agaCinst the wiGnd

GAnd the years rolled slowly past

BmAnd I found myself alone

CSurrounded by strangers I Gthought were my friends

DI found myself further and furCther from my home and I

GGuess I lost my way

BmThere were oh, so many roads

I was Cliving to run, and Grunning to live

Never Cworrying about paying, or even howDmuch I owed

Movin’ Emeight miles a Dminute for months at a Gtime

Breaking Emall of the Crules that would Gbend

EmI began to Dfind myself Csearching

Searching for shelter aDgain and again

GAgainst the Bmwind, Ca little something against the Gwind

I Cfound mysBmelf seeking sAmhelter agCainst the wGind

Piano solo

GGBmBmCGDC

GGBmBmCGCDD

Well those Emdrifter’s Ddays are past meGnow

I’ve got Emso much Cmore to think aGbout

EmDeadliDnes and commiCtments

What to leave in, Dwhat to leave out

GAgainst the Bmwind, CI’m still running against the Gwind

I’m Colder Bmnow but still rAmunning agCainst the wGind

Hole the V for an extra measure after “running”

Well, I’m oClder nBmow and still ruDnning Dagainst the winCd

Against the Gwind

Against the Cwind (still running)

Against the Gwind (I’m still running against the wind)

Against the Cwind (I’m still running)

Against the Gwind (I’m still running against the wind)

Against the Cwind (still running)

Against the Gwind (running against the wind, running against the wind)

Against the Cwind (see the young man run)

Against the Gwind (watch the young man run)

Against the Cwind (watch the young man running)

Against the Gwind (he’ll be running against the wind)

Against the Cwind (let the cowboys ride)

Against the Gwind (ooooh)

Against the Cwind (let the cowboys ride)

Against the Gwind (they’ll be riding against the wind)

Against the Cwind (against the wind)

Against the Gwind (riding against the wind)

Against the Cwind

Against the Gwind

Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy (1988)

Originally in B, I play in D and take the “oohs” down an octave, or make them “mmmms”

Or play in G, taking the verse vox up an octave

Intro, with whistling

ABmDAx2

Vox on the 3

AHere’s a little song I wrote

You mBmight want to sing it note for note

Don’t woDrry, be haAppy

AIn every life we have some trouble

BmBut when you worry you make it double

Don’t woDrry, be haAppy (don’t worry, be happy now)

With oohs, and spoken “don’t worry be happy”

ABmDA

Now with *harmonized* oohs

ABmDA

AAin’t got no place to lay your head

BmSomebody came and took your bed

Don’t woDrry, be haAppy

AThe landlord say your rent is late

BmHe may have to litigate

Don’t woDrry, be haAppy (look at me, I’m happy)

With ooh’s, and with spoken “let me give you me phone number, when you worry, call me, I make you happy”

ABmDA

AAin’t got no cash, ain’t got no style

BmAin’t got no gal to make you smile

But don’t woDrry, be haAppy

‘Cause wAhen you worry your face will frown

And tBmhat will bring everybody down

So don’t woDrry, be haAppy (don’t worry, be happy now)

Don’At worry, bAe happy now

With oohs, and spoken “don’t worry be happy”

ABmDA

Spoken

Don’t worry, don’t worry, don’t do it

Be happy, put a smile on your face

Don’t bring everybody down

Don’t worry, it will soon pass whatever it is

Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine (1988)

Originally in E, I play in A

Intro

AA7A6A7x 2

AYour love is like Dbad CmediAcine

DBad medicine is Cwhat I Aneed, whoa ho ho

Shake it up, just like Dbad CmediAcine

DThere ain’t no doctor that can

CCure my Adisease

AADC

Hard stop

Vox more or less on the b3

AI ain’t got a fever got a permanent diseDase C

And it’ll tAake more than a doctor to prescribe a remeDdy C

DI got lots of money but it isn’t what I need

Gonna tAake more than a shot to get this poison out of me DC

And EI got all the symptoms count ‘em one, two, three

First you Aneed (that’s what you get for falling in love)

Then you bleed (you get a little and it’s never enough)

And you’re oBn your knees (that’s what you get for falling in love)

GNow this boy’s addicted ‘cause your Ekiss is the drug, whoa ho ho

AYour love is like Dbad CmediAcine

DBad medicine is Cwhat I Aneed, whoa ho ho

Shake it up, just like Dbad CmediAcine

DThere ain’t no doctor that can

CCure my Adisease

GBad, Dbad Amedicine

AI don’t need no needle to be giving me a thrill DC

I don’t Aneed no anesthesia or a nurse to bring a pill DC

I got a Ddirty-down addition that doesn’t leave a track

I got a Ajone for your affection like a monkey on my back DC

There Eain’t no paramedic gonna save this heart attack

When you Aneed (that’s what you get for falling in love)

Then you bleed (you get a little and it’s never enough)

And then you’re oBn your knees (that’s what you get for falling in love)

GNow this boy’s addicted ‘cause your Ekiss is the drug, whoa ho ho

AYour love is like Dbad CmediAcine

DBad medicine is Cwhat I Aneed, whoa ho ho

Shake it up, just like Dbad CmediAcine

DSo let’s play doctor baby

CCure my Adisease

GBad, Dbad Amedicine, it’s what I want

GBad, Dbad Amedicine, oww, what I need

Solo

DADE

Let ring

I nAeed a respirator cause I’m running out of breathDC

Oh you’re an aDll-night generator wrapped in stockings and a dressDC

EWhen you find your medicine you take what you can get

‘Cause if there’s sAomething better baby well they haven’t found it yet

Oh ho ho

AYour love is like Dbad CmediAcine

DBad medicine is Cwhat I Aneed, whoa ho ho

Shake it up, just like Dbad CmediAcine

DThere ain’t no doctor that can

CCure my Adisease

AYour love, Dbad CmediAcine

Bon Jovi - Blood on Blood (1988)

Originally in D, I play in G

Highest note that matters is the 6 (“we’d still be standing when *all*”)

Intro

GCGC

GCEmD

C→ G/B→ Am→ G

Vox on the 5 on “can still”

Well GI can still remember when CI was just a kid

When fGriends were friends forever and what you sCaid was what you did

Well, it was Gme and Danny and Bobby, we Ccut each other’s hands

And hEmeld tight to a promise only broDthers understand

But Dwe were so yEmoung (so yCoung)

DOne for all and Emall for Cone (for one)

DJust as sure that the rEmiver’s gConna rDun C

Blood on blGood, one on oCne

We’d sEmtill be standing when all was said and dDone C→ G/B→ Am→ G

Blood on blGood, one on oCne

And EmI’ll be there for you ‘til kingdom cDome, CG/Bblood Amon Gblood

Well, BGobby was our hero cause he hCad a fake I.D.

When I got bGusted stealing cigarettes, Bobby tCook the rap for me

Well Danny kGnew this white trash girl, we eCach threw in a ten

She tEmook us to this cheap motel and tDurned us into men

But Dwe were so yEmoung (so yCoung)

DOne for all and Emall for Cone (for one)

DJust as sure that the rEmiver’s gConna rDun C

Blood on blGood, one on oCne

We’d sEmtill be standing when all was said and dDone C→ G/B→ Am→ G

Blood on blGood, one on oCne

And EmI’ll be there for you ‘til kingdom cDome, Clike G/Bblood Amon Gblood

Solo

GCYeah EmD→ C

GCEmDC→ G/B→ Am→ G

GCC→ G/B→ Am→ G

Let ring

GCGCF→ C/E→ G/D→ G

GF/C→ C

Now BGobby, he’s an uptown lawyer, and CDanny he’s a medicine mF/Can

Hang on “long”

And Gme, I’m just the singer, in a lCong-haired rock ‘n roll band

Band back in

Through the yGears and miles between us, it’s been a lCong and lonely ride

But if I Emgot a call in the dead of the night, I’d Dbe right by your side

Let ring again

Blood on blGood, Clike blood on blood GC

Just like Gblood, blood on Cblood

Like Gblood, four brothers C

Band back in

Like blood on blGood, one on oCne

We’d sEmtill be standing when all was said and dDone C→ G/B→ Am→ G

Blood on blGood, one on oCne

And EmI’ll be there for you ‘til kingdom cDome, Clike G/Bblood Amon Gblood

GCYeah C→ G/B→ Am→ G

Blood on Gblood, Clike blood on blGood C

C→ G/B→ Am→ G

Bon Jovi - Born to Be My Baby (1988)

Originally starts in F#m, I start in Bm capo 3

Two, three, four!

BmNa-na-na-na na-na-Gna na-na-na na

ANa-na-na-na na-na-Dna na-na-A/C#na na

BmNa-na-na-na na-na-Gna na-na-na na Asus4→ A

BmRainy night and we worked all day

GBoth got jobs ‘cause there’s bills to pay

But wAe got something they can’t take away

Dsus4Our Dlove, Dsus4our Dlives

BmClose the door, leave the cold outside

I Gdon’t need nothing when I’m by your side

AWe got something that’ll never die

Dsus4Our Ddreams, Dsus4our Dpride

My heart A#beats like a drum (Call Dmnight)

Flesh to A#flesh, one to one (and it’s CalDmright)

And I’ll A#never let go

Cause there’s Dmsomething I know deep inAside

You were Dmborn to be my bA#aby

And baby, I was Cmade to be your mFan

C/EWe got Dmsomething to belA#ieve in

Even if we Cdon’t know where we sDmtand

DmOnCly A#god would know the rFeasons

But I bet he Dmmust have had a pClan

‘Cause you were Dmborn to be my bA#aby

And baby, I was Cmade to be your mDman

BmLight a candle, blow the world away

GTable for two on a TV tray

AIt ain’t fancy baby that’s okay

Dsus4Our Dtime, Dsus4our Dway

So Bmhold me close, better hang on tight

GBuckle up baby it’s a bumpy ride

ATwo kids hitching down the road of life

Dsus4Our Dworld, Dsus4our Dfight

If we A#stand side by side (Call Dmnight)

There’s a A#chance we’ll get by (and it’s CalDmright)

And I A#know that you’ll live

In my Dmheart till the day that I Adie

‘Cause you were Dmborn to be my bA#aby

And baby, I was Cmade to be your mFan

C/EWe got Dmsomething to belA#ieve in

Even if we Cdon’t know where we sDmtand

DmOnCly A#god would know the rFeasons

But I bet he Dmmust have had a pClan

‘Cause you were Dmborn to be my bA#aby

And baby, I was Cmade to be your mDman

Solo on chorus chords

And my heart A#beats like a drum (Call Dmnight)

Flesh to A#flesh, one to one (and it’s CalDmright)

And I’ll A#never let go

There’s Dmsomething I know, deep inAside

You were Dmborn to be my bA#aby

And baby, I was Cmade to be your mFan

C/EWe got Dmsomething to belA#ieve in

Even if we Cdon’t know where we sDmtand

DmOnCly A#god would know the rFeasons

But I bet he Dmmust have had a pClan

‘Cause you were Dmborn to be my bA#aby

And baby, I was Cmade to be your mDman

FYou C/Ewere Dmborn to be my bA#aby

And baby, I was Csus4maaaaade

CTo be your Dmman

DmNa-na-na-na na-na-A#na na-na-na na

CNa-na-na-na na-na-Fna na-na-C/Ena na

DmNa-na-na-na na-na-A#na na-na-na na

CNa-na-na-na na-na-Fna na-na-C/Ena na

Bon Jovi - I'll Be There For You (1988)

Originally in D, I play in A capo 1

Intro, approximating the riff, no 3 in the I7

A7→ A5Asus2Asus4Ax2

Vox on the 5 on “I guess”, the end of this line will feel low in Bb

I guess this time you’re really lBm7eaving

DI heard your suitcase say goodbAye

Well as my broken heart lies Bm7bleeding

DYou say true love, it’s suiAcide

You say you cried a thousand riBm7vers

DAnd now you’re swimming for Athe shore

You left me drowning in my Bm7tears

DAnd you won’t save me anymEore

Hard stop on “pray”

I pray to God you’ll give me one more chance, girl

AI’ll be there for you A/G#

F#mThese five words I swear to you

When you brDeathe I want to be the air for you

EI’ll be Gthere foDr yoAu

I’d live and I’d die for you A/G#

F#mI’d steal the sun from the sky for you

WoDrds can’t say what love can do

EI’ll be Gthere foDr yoAu

A7→ A5Asus2Asus4A

I know you know, we’ve had some goBm7od times

DNow they have their own hiding pAlace

Well I can’t promise you tomBmorrow

DBut I can’t buy back yesterdEay

And baby you know my hands are Ddirty (oh woman you know my hands are Edirty)

But I wanted to be your valentAine A/G#F#m

I’ll be the water when you get tDhirsty baby

When you get drunk I’ll be the wEine, whoa

AI’ll be there for you A/G#

F#mThese five words I swear to you

When you brDeathe I want to be the air for you

EI’ll be Gthere foDr yoAu

I’d live and I’d die for you A/G#

F#mI’d steal the sun from the sky for you

WoDrds can’t say what love can do

EI’ll be Gthere foDr yoAu

Solo

AF#mDE

I wasn’t there when you were hDappy (I wasn’t there to make you hEappy)

And I wasn’t there when you were Adown, A/G#F#mdown

I didn’t mean to miss your Dbirthday, baby

Hard stop for the scream

I wish I’d seen you blow those candles oEut, whoooooooooooooooooa

AI’ll be there for you A/G#

F#mThese five words I swear to you

When you brDeathe I want to be the air for you

EI’ll be Gthere foDr yoAu

I’d live and I’d die for you A/G#

F#mI’d steal the sun from the sky for you

WoDrds can’t say what love can do

EI’ll be Gthere foDr

I don’t bother with this key change

BI’ll be there for you B/A#

G#mThese five words I swear to you

When you brEeathe I want to be the air for you

F#I’ll be Athere foEr yoBu

I’d live and I’d die for you B/A#

G#mSteal the sun from the sky for you

WoErds can’t say what love can do

F#I’ll be Athere foEr yBou

BG#mWhoa oh oh Ewhoa oh oh ohF#AE

BWhoa oh oh G#mwhoa oh oh Ewhoa oh oh ohF#AE

B7→ B5Bsus2Bsus4Bx2

Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer (1986)

Originally in Em, I play in Am capo 2 (so in Bm).

On piano, I play in Em but sing it down a fifth or so.

AmFG

AmOnce upon a time, Fnot so long ago G

AmTommy used to work on the docks

AmUnion’s been on strike, he’s down on his luck

It’s tFough, Gso toughAm

AmGina works the diner all day

AmWorking for her man, she brings home her pay

For Flove, Gfor loAmve

She says we’ve got to hFold Gon to Gwhat we’ve Amgot

It Fdoesn’t make a Gdifference if we Gmake it or Amnot

We’ve gFot each oGther and Gthat’s a Amlot for lFove

We’ll Ggive it a shot

AmWhoFa, we’re halGfway there, CwhoFa, Glivin’ on a prayer

AmTake my hFand we’ll mGake it I swear

CWhoFa, Glivin’ on a prayer

AmTommy’s got his six string in hock

Now he’s holding in what he used to make it talk

So Ftough, Gso toughAm

AmGina dreams of running away

When she cries in the night Tommy whispers

Baby it’s FO.K., Gsome dayAm

We’ve got to hFold Gon to Gwhat we’ve Amgot

It Fdoesn’t make a Gdifference if we Gmake it or Amnot

We’ve gFot each oGther and Gthat’s a Amlot for lFove

We’ll Ggive it a shot

AmWhoFa, we’re halGfway there, CwhoFa, Glivin’ on a prayer

AmTake my hFand we’ll mGake it I swear

CWhoFoa, Glivin’ on a prayer

FLivin’ Gon a Amprayer

Originally a solo on chorus chords, I just let the i ring for a while

then come back in with slow, hanging chords.

AmOooooooooh, we’ve got to hFold Gon Gready or nAmot

You liFve for the fight when it’s aGll that you’ve got

Original goes up 1.5 steps, I usually skip that, and do one half-time,

super-melodramatic chorus here.

AmWhoFa, we’re halGfway there, CwhoFa, Glivin’ on a prayer

AmTake my hFand we’ll mGake it I swear

CWhoFa, Glivin’ on a prayer

AmWhooFa, we’re halGfway there, CwhoFa, Glivin’ on a prayer

AmTake my hFand we’ll mGake it I swear

CWhoFa, Glivin’ on a prayer

Bon Jovi - Never Say Goodbye (1986)

Originally in A, I play in D

Intro

DF#mGGm

Vox on the 5 on “sit”

DAs I sit in this smoky room

F#mThe night about to end

CI pass my time with strangers

But this Gbottle’s my only friend

DRememberin’ when we used to park out

F#mButler Street out in the dark

CRemember when we lost the keys

And Gyou lost more than that in my backseat, baby

DRemember how we used to talk

About F#mbusting out, we’d break their hearts

ToCgethG/Ber, forCeveGr

Never Dsay goodbye, never F#msay goodbye

GYou and me and my old friends

GmHoping it would never end

DSay goodbye, never F#msay goodbye

GHoldin’ on we’ve gotta try

GmHoldin’ on to never say goodbye

DF#mGGm

DRemember days of skipping school

F#mRacing cars and being cool

With a Csix pack and the radio

We Gdidn’t need no place to go

DRemember at the prom that night

F#mYou and me, we had a fight

But the Cband, they played our favorite song

And I Gheld you in my arms so strong

We Ddanced so close, we danced so slow

And I sF#mwore I’d never let you go

ToCgethG/Ber, forCeveGr

Never Dsay goodbye, never F#msay goodbye

GYou and me and my old friends

GmHoping it would never end

DSay goodbye, never F#msay goodbye

GHoldin’ on we’ve gotta try

GmHoldin’ on to never say goodbDye

Solo

DF#mGA#→ C

DF#mGA#OCoh

And I Dguess you’d say we used to talk

About F#mbusting out, we’d break their hearts

TogCethG/Ber, forCeveGr

Never sDay goodbye, never sF#may goodbye

GYou and me and my old friends

GmHoping it would never end

DSay goodbye, never F#msay goodbye

GHoldin’ on we’ve gotta try

GmHoldin’ on to never say goodDbye

DF#mYeahGGm

DF#mGGm

Bon Jovi - Ride Cowboy Ride (1988)

Single strum

Vox on the 5

GRide Ccowboy Dride

Through the Gbackdoor to Cheaven to the Dother side

Hang on “kiss”

I wanna kGnow the dCanger of a kDiss at midnight

RGide cCowboy rDide

Yeah I lGearned my lesson, here’s a sEmtory to tell

So I mCake my confessions in this slDeazy motel

I could Gbe the romantic I could Emtry my best lines

But I aCin’t got the money and we aDin’t got the time

GRide Ccowboy Dride

Not a typo, he says “to” in the first chorus and “go” in this chorus

Through the Gbackdoor to Cheaven go the Dother side

Don’t hang this time

I wanna kGnow the dCanger of a kDiss at midnight

RGide cCowboy rDide

WhaoGh, Emso you wanna be a Ccowboy, rDide ride

RGide EmCD

GEmCRide ride Dride

Bon Jovi - Runaway (1984)

Originally in Am, I play in Em

EmDD→ EmC→ D

D→ EmC→ D

EmOn the street where you live girls talk about their Dsocial lives

They’re made of Blipstick, plastic, and Cpaint, a tDouch of sable iEmn your eyes

EmAll your life all you’ve asked is when’s your daddy gonna Dtalk to you

But you were Bliving in another world tDrying to get a Emmessage through

I’m pretty sure this is a v, not a V, but in my key it sounds better as a V

BNo one heard a Dsingle word you Emsaid

They should’ve Amseen it in your eyes

What was Ggoing around your Dhead

EmOoooh, she’s a little Drunaway

GDaddy’s girl learned fBmast Dall those things she Emcouldn’t say

Hard stop on the V

DOoooh, Bshe’s a little rEmunaway

EmTake a line every night guaranteed to Dblow your mind

BI see you out in the Cstreets, Dcalling for a Emwild time

EmSo you sit home alone cause there’s nothing left that yDou can do

There’s only Bpictures hung in the shadows lDeft there Emto look at you

BYou know she likes the lDights at night on the nEmeon broadway sign

AmShe don’t really mind, it’s only Glove she hope to Dfind

EmOoooh, she’s a little Drunaway

GDaddy’s girl learned fBmast Dall those things she Emcouldn’t say

DOoooh, Bshe’s a little ru-u-u-u-unaway

Solo

EmEmGAm

EmEmGD

EmEmGAm

EmEmGD

BNo one heard a Dsingle word you sEmaid

They should’ve sAmeen it in your eyes

What was Ggoing around your Dhead

EmOoooh, she’s a little Drunaway

GDaddy’s girl learned fBmast Dall those things she Emcouldn’t say

EmOoooh, she’s a little Drunaway

GDaddy’s girl learned fBmast, Dnow she works the Emnight away

EmAhhhhhh, rDunaway

GRun, run, Bmrun, run, Drun little Emrunaway

Instead of a fade

DOoooh, Bshe’s a little Emrunaway

Bon Jovi - Stick to Your Guns (1988)

Originally in D, I play in G

Highest note that matters is the 6 (“ain’t nobody gonna *hurt* you baby”)

Intro

G/B→ Cx4

GCDEm→ DCG→ Dx2

Vox on the 1

GSo you want to be a Ccowboy

CWell you know it’s more than Gjust the Dride

GYes you got to know the Creal thing

CIf you’re gonna know the Gother Dside

GAin’t nobody riding Cshotgun

CIn the Gworld Dtonight

G/B→ CAnd when you spit, you better mean it

G/B→ CYou better make ‘em all believe it

G/B→ CIf you’re gonna be the Done

CWhoa, Doh

GStick to your Cguns

DAin’t nobody gonna Emhurt you, Dbaby

CYou can pull the trigger

But only if you Ghave Dto

GAim from the heCart

DSome will love and some will Emcurse you, Dbaby

CAnd you can go to war, but only if you Ghave Dto

It’s only if you haGve to

GCDC

GSo you want to be the Cbig time

CSome people gonna Gdrag you Ddown

GThere’s no living in the Cbackseat

If you’re gonna Gdrive through Dtown

GAnd when you pray for indeCpendence

Hey boy, you better Gstand your Dground

G/B→ CYou got to give it all you got now

G/B→ COr you might get shot down

G/B→ CFight hard, the battle is Dwon

CWhoa, Doh

GStick to your Cguns

DAin’t nobody gonna Emhurt you, Dbaby

CGo for the trigger

But only if you Ghave Dto

GAim from the heCart

DSome will love and some will Emcurse you, Dbaby

CAnd you can go to war, but only if you Ghave Dto

It’s only if you haCve to

Solo

CEmWhoa Gyeah yeah yeah Gmaj7D

CEmDD7

G/B→ CWell, you know that I been through it

G/B→ CI got the scars that prove it

G/B→ CYou fight hard, the battle is Dyours

CWhoa, Doh

GStick to your Cguns

DAin’t nobody gonna Emhurt you, Dbaby

CGo for the trigger

But only if you Ghave Dto

GAim from the heCart

DSome will love and some will Emcurse you, Dbaby

CAnd you can go to war, but only if you Ghave Dto

It’s only if you haCve to

GCDC

Stick to your guns,GCwhoa oh oh Doh oh C

GSo you want to be a Ccowboy

CWell you know it’s more than Gjust the Dride

Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead or Alive (1987)

Originally in D, I play in A. In A, play all the Gadd9’s as G.

4 measures high riff, chords are approximately:

AmGFEm7CDAmx 2

4 measures low riff, chords are approximately:

DDCA5x 3

GGA

AIt’s all the same, Gadd9only the names wilDl change

And Gadd9ev’ry Dday, it seems we’re Cwasting aAway

AAnother place, where the Gadd9faces are so Dcold

I’d Gadd9drive all Dnight, just to Dget Cback Ahome

I’m a Gadd9cowboyD, on a Csteel horse I Aride

I’m Gadd9wantedD, Cdead or aAlive

Gadd9WantedD, Cdead or aAlive

4 measures high riff

SomeAtimes I sleep, someGadd9times it’s not for Ddays

And Gadd9people I meetD, always Cgo their separate Aways

SomeAtimes you tell the day, by the Gadd9bottle that you Ddrink

SomeGadd9times when you’re aDlone, Dall you Cdo is Athink

I’m a Gadd9cowboyD, on a Csteel horse I Aride

I’m Gadd9wantedD, Cdead or aAlive

Gadd9WantedD, Cdead or aAlive

Solo

When a soloist is available, play the chorus chorus,

and come out in a chorus with vocals.

For typical acoustic performance, let everything just

ring out in A minor for a while, then fade right into the verse.

And I Awalk these streets, a loaded Gadd9six string on myDback

I Gadd9play for keepsD, ‘cause I Cmight not make it Aback

AI been ev’ry where, still I’m Gadd9standing Dtall

Hard stop on “rocked”

I’ve Gadd9seen a million Dfaces, and I’ve Drocked Cthem allA

I’m a Gadd9cowboyD, on a Csteel horse I Aride

I’m Gadd9wantedD, Cdead or aAlive

I’m a Gadd9cowboyD, I got the Cnight on my Aside

I’m Gadd9wantedD, Cdead or aAlive

Dead or aGadd9live D, Cdead or Aalive

I still Gadd9try I still Dride, Cdead or Aalive

Gadd9Dead or aDlive, Cdead or Aalive

End with high riff, then a cadence on the I major.

Bon Jovi - You Give Love a Bad Name (1986)

Originally in Cm, I play in Em capo 2

Highest note that matters is the b6 (“I play my *part*”)

A cappella, chords implied

SEmhot through the heCart, and yDou’re to bEmlame

Darlin’ yCou give lDove a bGad nEmame

EmCDEm

CDGEm

EmCDEm

Vox on the 1 on “angel”

An aEmngel’s smile is what you sell

You pEmromise me heaven, then put me through hell

ChEmains of love got a hold on me

When pEmassion’s a prison, you can’t break free

AWhoa you’re a loaded gun, Emyeah

DWhoa there’s nowhere to run

ANo one can save me, the dBamage is done

SEmhot through the heCart, and yDou’re to bEmlame

YCou give lDove a bGad nEmame

I pEmlay my pCart and you pDlay your gEmame

YCou give lDove a bGad nEmame

Hold the “love” here for a measure

Yeah yCou give lDove a bad name

EmD/EEmEm

PEmaint your smile on your lips

BEmlood red nails on your fingertips

A scEmhool boy’s dream, you act so shy

Your vEmery first kiss was your first kiss goodbye

AWhoa you’re a loaded gun, Emyeah

DWhoa there’s nowhere to run

ANo one can save me, the dBamage is done

SEmhot through the heCart, and yDou’re to bEmlame

YCou give lDove a bGad nEmame

I pEmlay my pCart and you pDlay your gEmame

YCou give lDove a bGad nEmame

Yeah yCou give lDove

Solo on chorus chords

EmCDEm

EmCB7Oooooh

Drums only, chords implied

SEmhot through the heCart, and yDou’re to bEmlame

YCou give lDove a bGad nEmame

I pEmlay my pCart and you pDlay your gEmame

YCou give lDove a bGad nEmame

Band enters

SEmhot through the heCart, and yDou’re to bEmlame

YCou give lDove a bGad nEmame

I pEmlay my pCart and you pDlay your gEmame

YCou give lDove a bGad nEmame

Yeah yCou give lDove a baGd namEme

Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For a Hero (1984)

Originally in Am, I play in Am capo 5, or possibly in Em

Highest note is the 5 (in the bridge)

I play just once through the intro, play the first

verse slow and rubato, and hit it hard on the first chorus.

AmAm7/GFmaj7EaugE

x2, second time with “do do do”

Vox on the 5

AmWhere have all the good men gone and Gwhere are all the gods?

FWhere’s the street-wise Hercules to Eaugfight the rising Eodds?

AmIsn’t there a white knight uEmpon a fiery steed?

DmLate at night I toss and turn and I drEaugeam of what I nEeed

I need a Amhero, I’m holding out for a Emhero till the end of the night

He’s Fgotta be strong and he’s gotta be fast

And he’s Cgotta be fresh from the fGight

I need a Amhero, I’m holding out for a Emhero till the morning light

He’s Fgotta be sure, and it’s gotta be soon

And he’s Cgotta be larger than Glife

Larger than Amlife

AmDo do do do

Am7/GDo do do do

Fmaj7Do do do do

EaugAaah Eaaah

AmSomewhere after midnight in my Gwildest fantasy

FSomewhere just beyond my reach there’s Eaugsomeone reaching back for Eme

AmRacing on the thunder and riEmsing with the heat

The “yeah” is an extra measure in this line

DmIt’s gonna take a superman to Eaugsweep me off my Efeet, yeah!

I need a Amhero, I’m holding out for a Emhero till the end of the night

He’s Fgotta be strong and he’s gotta be fast

And he’s Cgotta be fresh from the fGight

I need a Amhero, I’m holding out for a Emhero till the morning light

And he’s Fgotta be sure, and it’s gotta be soon

Empty measure after this line

And he’s Cgotta be larger than Glife

I need a Amhero

I’m holding out for a Emhero till the end of the night

Bridge

AmAmAmAm

F/ADm/ABm7b5/AAm

AmUp where the mountains meet the heavens above

FOut where the lightning splits the sea

DmI could swear there is Esomeone somewhere Amwatching me

AmThrough the wind and the chill and the rain

FAnd the storm and the flood

DmI can feel his approachElike the fire in my Amblood

Ebdim7Like the fire in my blood, like the fire in my blood

Like the fire in my blood, like the fire in my Eaugblood, Eaah

I need a Amhero, I’m holding out for a Emhero till the end of the night

He’s Fgotta be strong and he’s gotta be fast

And he’s Cgotta be fresh from the fGight

I need a Amhero, I’m holding out for a Emhero till the morning light

He’s Fgotta be sure, and it’s gotta be soon

And he’s Cgotta be larger than Glife

I need a Amhero, I’m holding out for a Emhero till the end of the night

FCG

Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart (1983)

Originally around Bbm, I play in Em

Only do the very first “turn around” unless otherwise noted

Intro

Em(Turn around) Every now and then I get a

DLittle bit lonely and you’re never coming round

Em(Turn around) Every now and then I get a

DLittle bit tired of listening to the sound of my tears

G(Turn around) Every now and then I get a

FLittle bit nervous that the best of all the years have gone by

G(Turn around) Every now and then I get a

FLittle bit terrified and then I see the look in your eyes

Sing “turn around” both times, and “every now and then” just the first time

Also note to self, that chord is over the *4*, not the 3

A#(Turn around A#/D#bright eyes) Every now and the I fall apart

Yes, do the “turn around” again here

Em(Turn around) Every now and then I get a

DLittle bit restless and I dream of something wild

Em(Turn around) Every now and then I get a

DLittle bit helpless and I’m lying like a child in your arms

G(Turn around) Every now and then I get a

FLittle bit angry and I know I’ve got to get out and cry

G(Turn around) Every now and then I get a

FLittle bit terrified but then I see the look in your eyes

A#(Turn around A#/D#bright eyes) Every now and the I fall apart

A#(Turn around A#/D#bright eyes) Every now and the I fall aDpart

And I Bm7need you now tonigGht

And I A7need you more than Dever

And if you Bm7only hold me Gtight we’ll be

A7Holding on forDever

And we’ll Bm7only be making it Gright ‘cause we’ll A7never be wrong

ToG/Bgether we can take it to the A/C#end of the line

Your Bmlove is like a shadow on me Eall of the time

I Gdon’t know what to do and I’m A/C#always in the dark

We’re Bmliving in a powder keg and Egiving off sparks

I really need you D/F#tonight

ForA/Eever’s gonna D/F#start Gtonight

ForA7ever’s gonna start tonight

D/AOnce upon a time I was Bm7falling in love but

F#Now I’m only falling Gapart D/F#

There’s Em7nothing I can do, a A7total eclipse of the heart

DBm7GA7→ A/C#

DOnce upon a time there was Bm7light in my life but

F#7Now there’s only love in the Gdark D/F#

EmNothing I can say, a A7total eclipse of the Dheart

DBm7GA7→ A7/C#

Organ solo on pre-chorus chords

EmDEmD

GFGF

A#(Turn around A#/D#bright eyes) Every now and then I fall apart

A#(Turn around A#/D#bright eyes) Every now and then I fall aDpart

And I Bm7need you now tonigGht

And I A7need you more than Dever

And if you Bm7only hold me Gtight we’ll be

A7Holding on forDever

And we’ll Bm7only be making it Gright ‘cause we’ll A7never be wrong

ToG/Bgether we can take it to the A/C#end of the line

Your Bmlove is like a shadow on me Eall of the time

I Gdon’t know what to do, I’m A/C#always in the dark

Hold the second chord two beats longer than the first time

We’re Bmliving in a powder keg and Egiving off sparks

I really need you D/F#tonight

ForA/Eever’s gonna D/F#start Gtonight

ForA7ever’s gonna start tonight

D/AOnce upon a time I was Bm7falling in love but

F#7Now I’m only falling Gapart D/F#

Em7Nothing I can do, a A7total eclipse of the heart

DBm7GA7→ A/C#

DOnce upon a time there was Bm7light in my life but

F#7Now there’s only love in the Gdark D/F#

EmNothing I can say, a A7total eclipse of the Dheart

DBm7GA toA7tal eA7/C#clipse of the heart

DBm7GA7→ A/C#

Turn around Dbright eyes Bm7GA7

Turn around Dbright eyes Bm7turn aGround A7

Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A. (1984)

Originally in B, I play in G

Vox are almost all on the 5

Intro

GGCC

GBorn down in a dead man’s town

The fGirst kick I took was when I hit the ground

CEnd up like a dog that’s been beat too much

Till you spendChalf your life just-a covering up, now

GBorn in the U.S.A., I was born in the U.S.A.

I was Cborn in the U.S.A., born in the U.S.A. now

GGot in a little hometown jam

GSo they put a rifle in my hands

CSent me off to a foreign land

CTo go and kill the yellow man

GBorn in the U.S.A., I was born in the U.S.A., now

CBorn in the U.S.A., I was born in the U.S.A.

GCome back home to the refinery

Hiring mGan said “son if it was up to me”

CWent down to see my V.A. man

He said C“son, don’t you understand now”

GGCC

GI had a brother at Khe Sahn

GFighting off the Viet Cong

CThey’re still there, he’s all gone

GHe had a woman he loved in Saigon

GI got a picture of him in her arms now

GDown in the shadow of the penitentiary

Out by the Ggas fires of the refinery

I’m Cten years burning down the road

CNowhere to run ain’t got nowhere to go

GBorn in the U.S.A., I was born in the U.S.A. now

CBorn in the U.S.A., I’m a long gone daddy in the U.S.A. now

GBorn in the U.S.A., born in the U.S.A.

CBorn in the U.S.A., I’m a cool rockin’ daddy in the U.S.A. now

GGCC

Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark (1984)

Intro

GEmGEmx2

GI get up in the Emevening

GAnd I Emain’t got nothing to Gsay

GI come home in the Emmorning

GI go to bed Emfeeling the same waCy

I ain’t nothing but tAmired

CMan I’m just Amtired and bored with myGself

GHey there bEmaby GI could uEmse just a little helpD

The IV here is not in the original

DYou can’t start a fire, you can’t start a Gfire withG/F#out a spCark

This gun’s for Amhire Ceven if we’re just Amdancing in the dGark

GEmGEm

GMessages keep getting Emclearer

GRadio’s on and I’m Emmoving round the plaGce

GI check my look in the mEmirror

GI wanna change my cEmlothes, my hair, my faceC

CMan I ain’t getting nAmowhere

CI’m just liAmving in a dump like thGis

GThere’s something happening someEmwhere

GBaby EmI just know there iDs

DYou can’t start a fire, you can’t start a Gfire withG/F#out a spCark

This gun’s for Amhire Ceven if we’re just Amdancing in the dGark

GEmGEm

Bridge

EmYou sit around getting olGder

CThere’s a joke here somewhDere and it’s on Emme

EmI’ll shake this world off my sGhoulders

CCome on baby the lDaugh’s on me

GStay on the streets of tEmhis town

GAnd they’ll be Emcarving you up all righGt

GThey say you gotta stay Emhungry

GHey baby I’m Emjust about starving tonighCt

CI’m dying for some Amaction

CI’m sick of sitting ‘round Amhere trying to write this Gbook

GI need a love reaEmction, Gcome on now bEmaby gimme just one lDook

DYou can’t start a fire, sitting round cGrying over a bG/F#roken heCart

This gun’s for Amhire Ceven if we’re just Amdancing in the dDark

DYou can’t start a fire worrying about your Glittle world fG/F#alling apCart

This gun’s for Amhire Ceven if we’re just Amdancing in the daGrk Em

GEven if we’re just Emdancing in the dGark Em

GEven if we’re just Emdancing in the dGark

Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days (1984)

Straight muted 8ths through most of the verse

Originally in A, vox mostly on the 5, so E capo 2

is an option if 5 minutes of E isn’t on the menu.

ADx 4

AI had a friend was a big Dbaseball player

ABack in high schoolD

AHe could throw that Dspeedball by you

AMake you look like a Dfool boy

ESaw him the other night at this roadside bar

I was walking Din and he was walking out

We went backEinside sat down, had a few drinks

But alDl he kept talking aEbout was

AGlory days they’ll Dpass you by

AGlory days in the wink of a Dyoung girl’s eye

AGlory days, glory Edays

ADx 2

AThere’s a girl that lives up the Dblock

Back in Aschool she could turn all the boys’ headsD

SometimesAon a Friday I’ll stop Dby and have a few drinks

AAfter she put her kids to bedD

Her and her Ehusband Bobby well they split up

I guessDit’s two years gone by now

We just sitEaround talking about the old times

She says when she feels like Dcrying she starts laughing Ethinking about

AGlory days they’ll Dpass you by

AGlory days in the wink of a Dyoung girl’s eye

AGlory days, glory Edays

Hard stop on the last chord

EEDE

AThink I’m going down to the Dwell tonight

And I’m going to Adrink till I get my fillD

And I hopAe when I get old I don’t sit aroundDthinking about it

ABut I probably willD

Yeah, just sittiEng back trying to recapture

A lDittle of the glory-a

But tiEme slips away and leaves you with nothing mister but

DBoring stories ofE

AGlory days they’ll Dpass you by

AGlory days in the wink of a Dyoung girl’s eye

AGlory days, glory Edays

AYea they’ll Dpass you by

AGlory days in the wink of a Dyoung girl’s eye

AGlory days, glory Edays

ADAlright

ADOooh yea

ADAlright

ADCome on now

Bruce Springsteen - Hungry Heart (1980)

Originally in C#, I play in A capo 1

Intro

AF#mBm7Ex2

Vox on the 3

AGot a wife and kids in F#mBaltimore, Jack

I went oBm7ut for a ride and I Enever went back

ALike a river that don’t F#mknow where it’s flowing

Bm7I took a wrong turn and I Ejust kept going

AEverybody’s got a F#mhungry heart

Bm7Everybody’s got a Ehungry heart

ALay down your money and you F#mplay your part

Bm7Everybody’s got a Ehu-hu-hungry Aheart

AF#mBm7E

AI met her in a F#mKingstown bar

Bm7We fell in love I knew it Ehad to end

AWe took what we had and we F#mripped it apart

Bm7Now here I am down in EKingstown again

AEverybody’s got a F#mhungry heart

Bm7Everybody’s got a Ehungry heart

ALay down your money and you F#mplay your part

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

Bm7Everybody’s got a Ehungry hCeart

Solo

CAmDmG

CAmDmE

AEverybody needs a F#mplace to rest

Bm7Everybody wants to Ehave a home

ADon’t make no difference what nobF#mody says

Bm7Ain’t nobody like to Ebe alone, oh yeah

AEverybody’s got a F#mhungry heart

Bm7Everybody’s got a Ehungry heart

ALay down your money and you F#mplay your part

Bm7Everybody’s got a Ehu-hu-hungry Aheart

AEverybody’s got a F#mhungry heart

Bm7Everybody’s got a Ehungry heart

ALay down your money and you F#mplay your part

Bm7Everybody’s got a Ehu-hu-hungry Aheart

Bryan Adams - Cuts Like a Knife (1983)

Originally in D, I play in A

Intro

AADGx2

Vox on the 4

ADrivin’ home this evening

“Sworn we had it all” is on the 1 of the key

I cDoulda sworn we had it aGll worked oAut DG

You Ahad this boy believin’

DWay beyond the sGhadow of a douAbt DG

Now vox on the 5

Well, I Aheard it on the street

I hDeard you mighta fGound somebody nAew DG

Well, wAho is he baby, wDho is he

And tGell me what he means to yAou, oh yeah

I Etook it all for granted

But F#mhow was I to know

That Gyou’d be letting go D

Now it cuts like a Aknife DG

But it feels so Aright DG

Yeah, it cuts like a Aknife DG

Oh, but it feels so Aright DG

There’s tAimes I’ve been mistaken

There’s tDimes I thought I’d bGeen misunderstoAod, DGooh yeah

So Await a minute darlin’

DCan’t you see we dGid the best we coulAd, ooh we could

This Ewouldn’t be the first time

That F#mthings have gone astray

Now you’ve Gthrown it all awaDy

Now it cuts like a Aknife DG

Yeah, but it feels so Aright DG

Oh, it cuts like a Aknife DG

Yeah, but it feels so Aright DG

ANa na, na na Dna na Gna, na ADG

I Etook it all for granted

But F#mhow was I to know

That Gyou’d be letting go D

Let ring

Now it cuts like a Aknife

But it feels so Aright

Now it cuts like a Aknife

Yeah, but it feels so Aright, yeah

ANa na na, na na Dna na nGa, na nAa DG

Repeat to fade with ad libs and na na’s

Bryan Adams - Heaven (1984)

Originally in C, I play in G capo 1

Vox spend a lot of time on the 5, highest note is the 6

(in “standing there by you”)

GEmG/DCx 2

GOh Em7thinking about our youDnger years

There was Amonly you and Emme

We were yFoung and wild and fDree

GNow nEm7othing can take you aDway from me

We’ve been Amdown that road beEmfore

But that’s oFver now

You keep me Dcoming back for more

CBaby you’re Dall that I Emwant

And when you’re Glying here in my Carms

I’m Cfinding it Dhard to believEme, we’re in heaDven

And Clove isDall that IEmneed

And I Gfound it there in your Cheart

It iCsn’t too hDard to Emsee we’re in heaDven

GEmG/DC

GOh Em7once in your life you fDind someone

Who will Amturn your world arEmound

Bring you Fup when you’re feelin’ dDown

GYeah Em7nothing can change what youDmean to me

Ooh, there’s Amlots that I could Emsay

But just hFold me now

‘Cause our lDove will light the way

And Cbaby you’re Dall that I Emwant

When you’re Glying here in my Carms

I’m Cfinding it Dhard to believEme, we’re in heaDven

Yeah Clove isDall that IEmneed

And I Gfound it there in your Cheart

It iCsn’t too hDard to Emsee we’re in heaDven

AmI’ve been waiting G/Bfor so Clong

For something Dto aEmrrive

For love to come aD/F#long

GAmNow our dreams are G/Bcoming trCue

Through the good times and the Gbad

Yeah, I’ll be Dsus4standing there by Dyou

Solo if appropriate on chorus chords, ending on ‘80s triplets

And Cbaby you’re Dall that I Emwant

When you’re Glying here in my Carms

I’m Cfinding it Dhard to believEme, we’re in heaDven

And Clove isDall that IEmneed

And I Gfound it there in your Cheart

ICsn’t too hDard to Emsee we’re in heaDven, heaven

CWoah, Dwoah, Emoh GC

You’re Call that I Dwant, you’re Emall that I need D

GEmG/DCadd9

Bryan Adams - Run to You (1984)

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

Intro

Am7Am7CDx4

Vox on the 1 on “she”

AmShe says her Clove for Dme could Amnever die CG

AmBut that’d change if she Cever found Dout about Amyou and I CG

Vox up to the 3

AmOh, but her Clove is cGold

AmIt wouldn’t hurt her if she Cdidn’t Gknow, ‘cause

FWhen it gets too much

GI need to Em7feel your touch

I’m gonna Amrun to youCGD

Cause when the Amfeeling’s Cright I’m gonna Grun all Dnight

Let ring

I’m gonna Amrun to youCG

Am7Am7CDx2

AmShe’s got a Cheart of gDold she’d never Amlet me down CG

AmBut you’re the one that always Cturns me Don, you keep me Amcoming roundCG

AmI know her Clove is Gtrue

But it’s Amso damn easy making Clove to Gyou

FI got my mind made up

GI need to Em7feel your touch

I’m gonna Amrun to youCGD

Yeah I’m gonna Amrun to youCGD

Cause when the Amfeeling’s Cright I’m gonna Grun all Dnight

I’m gonna Amrun to youCGD

Yeah I’m gonna Amrun to youCGD

Oh when the Amfeeling’s Cright I’m gonna Grun all Dnight

Hang the last chord

I’m gonna Amrun to youCG

Bridge

Let each chord ring, and that’s not a typo, it’s really a I at the beginning of this line

AG/BFGx2

This is really the intro repeating

Am7Am7CDx2

Oh, I’m gonna Amrun to youCGD

Yeah I’m gonna Amrun to youCGD

Cause when the Amfeeling’s Cright I’m gonna Gstay all Dnight

I’m gonna Amrun to youCGD

Oh I’m gonna Amrun to youCGD

Yeah when the Amfeeling’s Cright I’m gonna Gstay all Dnight

AmOh Cwhen the Gfeeling’s rDight now

AmCGD

Fade with ad libs

Bryan Adams - Summer of '69 (1984)

Originally in D, I play in A

Sparse

AEAE

AI got my first real six-string

EBought it at the five-and-dime

APlayed it till my fingers bled

EWas the summer of ‘69

Band enters

AMe and some guys from school

EHad a band and we tried real hard

AJimmy quit, Jody got married

EI shoulda known we’d never get far

F#mOh when I Elook back now

AThe summer seemed to Dlast forever

F#mAnd if I Ehad the choice

AYeah I’d always Dwanna be there

Hang on “best” (every time)

F#mThose were the Ebest days of my life

AAin’t no use in complainin’

EWhen you got a job to do

ASpent my evenings down at the drive-in

EAnd that’s when I met you, yeah

F#mStandin’ on your Emama’s porch

AYou told me that you’d Dwait forever

F#mOh, and when you Eheld my hand

AI knew that it was Dnow or never

F#mThose were the Ebest days of my life

AOh Eyeah

Back in the summer of A‘69, oEh

CMan we were Fkilling time

We were Gyoung and restless, we Fneeded to unwind

CI guess Fnothin’ can last forGever, forever, no

Sparse again

AEAE

Band enters

AAnd now the times are changin’

ELook at everything that’s come and gone

ASometimes when I play that old six-string

EI think about you and what went wrong

F#mStandin’ on your Emama’s porch

AYou told me that it’d Dlast forever

F#mOh, and when you Eheld my hand

AI knew that it was Dnow or never

F#mThose were the Ebest days of my life

AOh Eyeah

Back in the summer of A‘69E, oh

It was the summer of A‘69, oh Eyeah

Me and my baby in A‘69, Eoh

Chas and Dave - No Pleasing You (1982)

Originally in Eb, I play in C capo 2

Swung

CB7CAaug→ A7

D7GCG→ G7+5

Vox on the 1

Well I Cbuilt my life around you did what I B7thought was right

But Cyou never cared about me now A7I’ve seen the light

Oh D7darling, Gthere ain’t no pleasin’ Cyou G→G7+5

You Cseemed to think that everything I ever B7did was wrong

CI should have known it, A7all along

Oh D7darling, Gthere ain’t no pleasin’ Cyou → F→ C→ C7

Vox on 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 on “you only had to say the word”

You only C7had to say the word, and you knew I’d Fdo it

You had me C7where you wanted me, but you went and Fblew it

Vox on the high 3 of the chord on “thing”

Now everyBbthing, I ever Fdone, was only Bbdone for you D7

But now Gyou, can go and D7do just what you Gwanna do, I’m tellin’ you

‘Cause CI ain’t gonna be made to look a B7fool no more

You Cdone it once too often, what do you A7take me for?

Oh D7darling, Gthere ain’t no pleasin’ Cyou G7→ G7+5

And you Cseemed to think that everything I ever B7did was wrong

CI should have known it A7all along

That D7darling, Gthere ain’t no pleasin’ Cyou → F→ C→ C7

You only C7had to say the word, and you knew I’d Fdo it

You had me C7where you wanted me, but you went and Fblew it

Now everyBbthing, I ever Fdone, was only Bbdone for you D7

But now Gyou, can go and D7do just what you Gwanna do, I’m tellin’ you

‘Cause CI ain’t gonna be made to look a B7fool no more

You Cdone it once too often, what do you A7take me for?

Oh D7darling, Gthere ain’t no pleasin’ Cyou G7→ G7+5

Yeah Cif you think I don’t mean what I say and I’m B7only bluffin’

CYou got another thing comin’ I’m tellin’ you A7that for nothin’

Hold the V7 rubato...

‘Oh D7darlin’ I’m leavin’ G7

That’s what I’m gonna

CDo B7CAaug→ A7

D7GCG→ G7+5

Fade on intro chords

Cher - If I Could Turn Back time (1989)

Originally in B, I play in D capo 2

Intro

DDsus4Dx2

Vox on the 5 on “turn”

If I could tDurn back time

If I could Gfind a way

I’d take Emback those words that hurt you and you’d Astay

Vox on 1 1 2 2 of the *key* on “I don’t know why”

AI don’t know Dwhy I did the Gthings I Adid

AI don’t know Dwhy I said the Gthings I Asaid

APride’s like a Dknife it can Gcut deep insAide

AWords are like Dweapons, they Gwound sometiAmes

G→ Bm→ AI didn’t really mean to Ghurt you → Bm→ A

I didn’t wanna see you Ggo

I know I made you cry, Abut baby

If I could Dturn back time

If I could Gfind a way

I’d take Emback those words that hurt you and you’d Astay

If I could Dreach the stars

I’d give them Gall to you

Then you’d Emlove me, love me, like you used to Ado

DGIf I could Aturn back time

AMy world was sDhattered I was Gtorn aApart

ALike someone took a kDnife and drove it Gdeep in my Aheart

AYou walk out that dDoor I swore that GI didn’t Acare

But I lAost everytDhing darling Gthen and tAhere

G→ Bm→ AToo strong to tell you I was Gsorry → Bm→ A

Too proud to tell you I was Gwrong

And I know that I was blind, Aand darling

If I could Dturn back time

If I could Gfind a way

I’d take Emback those words that hurt you and you’d Astay

If I could Dreach the stars

I’d give them Gall to you

Then you’d Emlove me, love me, like you used to Ado, aaah

ADGIf I could Aturn back time

ABaby! DG→ GA→ A

G→ Bm→ AI didn’t really mean to Ghurt you → Bm→ A

I didn’t wanna see you Ggo

I know I made you cry, Abut oh-whoa

Original does a silly key change here

If I could Dturn back time

If I could Gfind a way

I’d take Emback those words that hurt you

If I could Dreach the stars

I’d give them Gall to you

Then you’d Emlove me, love me, love, like you used to Ado

If I could Dturn back time

Chris de Burgh - The Lady in Red (1986)

Originally in Bb, I play in D

In D, make most of the IVmaj7’s into just IV

Highest note that matters is the 2 (“this beauty by my side”)

Intro

DD/F#Gmaj7A6→ Ax2

Vox on the 3

I’ve nDever seen you looking so loGmaj7vely, as you did tonAight

I’ve nF#7ever seen you sF#/A#hine so bBmright, mmm Ammm Gmaj7mmm

I’ve nDever seen so many men asGmaj7k you if you wanted to daAnce

They’re loF#7oking for a liF#/A#ttle romBmance, given haD7/Alf a cGhance

And I have nEmever seen that dress you’re wearing

Or the higA7hlights in your hair that catch your eBmyes

I have been bliAnd

The lA/Gady in Dred, Dmaj7/F#Gmaj7is daAncing with

BmMe, cA/C#heek to chBmeek

There’s nobody hEm7ere, Aadd9it’s just you and Dme, it’s where I want to D7be

But I hardly kGmaj7now, F#/A#F#7this beauty by my sBmide Bm/ABm/G#

I’ll never forEm7get Athe way you look tonDight

DD/F#Gmaj7A6→ Ax2

I’ve nDever seen you looking so gGmaj7orgeous as you did tonAight

I’ve nF#7ever seen you shAine Bmso bright, you wAere amGmaj7azing

I’ve nDever seen so many people wGmaj7ant to be there by your sAide

And when you tF#7urned to F#/A#me and smBmiled, it took my bAreath awGmaj7ay

And I have nEmever had such a feeling

Such a fA7eeling of complete and utter lBmove, as I do toAnight

The lA/Gady in Dred, Dmaj7/F#Gmaj7is daAncing with

BmMe, cA/C#heek to chBmeek

There’s nobody hEm7ere, Aadd9it’s just you and Dme, it’s where I want to D7be

But I hardly kGmaj7now, F#/A#F#7this beauty by my sBmide Bm/ABm/G#

I’ll never forEm7get Athe way you look tonBmight Bm/ABm/G#

I never will forEm7get, the wAay you look tonDight

DD/F#Gmaj7A6→ ALady in

DRed D/F#Gmaj7A6→ ALady in

DRed D/F#Gmaj7A6→ AMy lady in

DRed

Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1983)

Originally in F#, I play in G

Intro

GEmx 2

GI come home in the morning light

My Emmother says “when you gonna live your life right?”

Cadd9Oh mother dear we’re not the fortunate ones

And Emgirls, they Dwant to have fCadd9un

Oh Emgirls just Dwant to have Gfun

GEm

GThe phone rings in the middle of the night

My fEmather yells “what you gonna do with your life?”

Cadd9Oh daddy dear, you know you’re still number one

But Emgirls, they Dwant to have fCadd9un

Oh Emgirls just Dwant to have

GThat’s all they really want

EmSome fun

GWhen the working day is done

Oh Emgirls they wDant to have fCadd9un

Oh Emgirls just wDant to have fGun

GGirls, they want, wanna have

EmFun, girls, Cwanna Dhave

Synth solo

GEmx 2

GSome boys take a beautiful girl

And Emhide her away from the rest of the world

Cadd9I want to be the one to walk in the sun

Oh gEmirls, they wDant to have fuDsus2n

Oh Emgirls just Dwant to have

GThat’s all they really want

EmSome fun

GWhen the working day is done

Oh Emgirls they wDant to have fCadd9un

Oh Emgirls just wDant to have fGun

GGirls, they want, wanna have

EmFun, girls, Cwanna haDve

GThey just wanna, they juEmst wanna CD

Fade on this for literally three minutes

Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time (1983)

Originally in C, I play in G

Intro chords for completeness, skip if acoustic

CDBm7Cadd9CDEmEm7

CDBm7Cadd9CD

CGx 4

CLying Gin my Cbed I Ghear the Cclock tGick and Cthink of Gyou

CCaught Gup in CcirGcles conCfuGsion is Cnothing Gnew

CFlashDback to Bm7warm Cnights Calmost Dleft beEmhindEm7

CSuitDcases of Bm7memoCriesCtime Dafter

CSometiGmes you pCicture Gme I’m CwalkinGg too Cfar aheaGd

CYou’re Gcalling Cto Gme, I Ccan’t Ghear what Cyou’ve Gsaid

Then yCou sDay Bm7go Cslow CI Dfall beEmhindEm7

CThe Dsecond Emhand unCwinds

If you’re Dlost you can look and yEmou will find Em7me

CTime after tGime

If you falDl I will catch you I’ll Embe waitiEm7ng

CTime after tGime

CAfGter my Cpicture Gfades and CdarkGness has Cturned to Ggray

CWatGching through CwinGdows you’re CwonderGing if CI’m GOK

CSecDrets Bm7stoClen Cfrom Ddeep insEmideEm7

CThe Ddrum beats Emout of Ctime

If you’re Dlost you can look and Emyou will find Em7me

CTime after tGime

If you falDl I will catch you I’ll Embe waitiEm7ng

CTime after tGime

CYou Dsaid Bm7go Cslow, CI Dfall beEmhindEm7

CThe Dsecond Emhand unCwinds

If you’re Dlost you can look and Emyou will find Em7me

CTime after tGime

If you falDl I will catch you I’ll Embe waitiEm7ng

CTime after tGime

Danzig - Mother (1988)

Originally in Bm, I play in Em capo 2

Highest note is the 1 (“fatheeeer”)

Intro

EmEmCDx4

Vox on 3 1 on “mother”

EmMother, Ctell your cDhildren not to wEmalk my way

CTell your cDhildren not to hEmear my words

What they Cmean, what they saDy

EmMother CD

This time vox on 5 1 on “mother”

EmMother, Ccan you kDeep them in the Emdark for life

CCan you Dhide them from the Emwaiting world, CDoh

EmMother CD

This time vox on the 7 on “father”

EmFather, Cgonna tDake your daughter Emout tonight

CGonna Dshow her Emmy world, CDoh

And up to the 1 this time

EmFather CD

CNot aDbout to see your lEmight

But if you Emwanna find Dhell with Cme

I can Dshow you what it’s Emlike

EmTill you’re Dbleeding

CNot aDbout to see your lEmight

And if you Emwanna find Dhell with Cme

I can Dshow you what it’s B

EmMother, Ctell your cDhildren not to hEmold my hand

CTell your cDhildren not to uEmnderstand, CDoh

EmMother CD

EmFather, Cdo you Dwanna bang hEmeads with me

CDo you Dwanna fear evEmerything, CDoh

EmFather CD

CNot aDbout to see your lEmight

But if you Emwanna find Dhell with Cme

I can Dshow you what it’s Emlike

EmTill you’re Dbleeding

CNot aDbout to see your lEmight

And if you wanna find Dhell with Cme

I can Dshow you what it’s B

Solo if appropriate on verse chords

CNot aDbout to see your lEmight

But if you Emwanna find Dhell with Cme

I can Dshow you what it’s Emlike

EmTill you’re Dbleeding

CNot aDbout to see your lEmight

And if you wanna find Dhell with Cme

I can Dshow you what it’s Emlike

Fade on solo

David Bowie - Modern Love (1983)

Originally in C, I play in G

Muted chords in the intro, in 6/4, switches to 4/4 when the chords come in

Spoken

A/BBmI know when to go out

A/GGAnd when to stay in

Asus4Asus4Get things done

A/BBm

GI catch the paper boy

But things don’t really Dchange

I’m standing in the Emwind

But I never wave bye-B7bye C

But I Gtry, I Dtry

Bm7Bm

GThere’s no sign of life

It’s just the power to Dcharm

I’m lying in the Emrain

But I never wave bye-B7bye C

But I Gtry, I Dtry

Bm7Never gonna fall for

GModern love, walks beside me

AModern love, walks on by

BmModern love, gets me to the Cchurch on time

GChurch on time, terrifies me

AChurch on time, makes me party

BmChurch on time, puts my trust in Cgod and man

GGod and man, no confessions

AGod and man, no religion

BmGod and man, don’t believe in Cmodern love

Sax solo

GGDEm

B7CGD

GIt’s not really work

It’s just the power to Dcharm

I’m still standing in the Emwind

But I never wave bye-B7byeC

But I Gtry, I Dtry

Bm7Never gonna fall for

GModern love, walks beside me

AModern love, walks on by

BmModern love, gets me to the Cchurch on time

GChurch on time, terrifies me

AChurch on time, makes me party

BmChurch on time, puts my trust in Cgod and man

GGod and man, no confessions

AGod and man, no religion

BmGod and man, don’t believe in Cmodern love

GModern love, modern Alove

Modern Bmlove, modern Clove

GModern love, Amodern love

BmModern love, Cmodern love

GModern love, Amodern love

BmModern love, Cmodern love

GModern love, walks beside me, Amodern love

BmModern love, walks on by, Cmodern love

David Lee Roth - Just a Gigolo (1988)

Originally in G#; I play in G or G#.

I mostly play the Gmaj7 as G when solo acoustic.

GGAmDx 2

I’m Gjust a gigolo and Gmaj7everywhere I go

GPeople know the Edim/Bbpart I’m Amplaying Am/D

D7Paid for every Amdance D7selling each roAmmance

D7Oooh what are they Gsaying?

There will G7come a day when Fyouth will pass away

Then E7what will they say aAmbout me?

When the Amend comes I Cmknow they’ll say Gjust a gigoFdim7/Dlo as

Am7Life goes D7on withGout me

I’m Gjust a gigolo and Gmaj7everywhere I go

GPeople know the Edim/Bbpart I’m Amplaying Am/D

D7Paid for every Amdance D7selling each roAmmance

D7Oooh what are they Gsaying?

There will G7come a day when Fyouth will pass away, boodooleedoo

Then E7what will they say aAmbout me?

When the Amend comes I Cmknow They’ll say Gjust a gigoFdim7/Dlo as

Hard stop on “life”, the other chords are implied

Hard stop on “life”

Am7Life goes D7on withGout me

‘Cause GI F#ain’t Fgot Enobody nobody Amcares for me

Am/DNobody Gnobody cares for me

GI’m F#so Fsad Eand lonely

Sad and lonely, sad and lonely

A7Won’t some sweet mama come and take a chance with

D7Me ‘cause I ain’t so bad

GGet along with me babe, been singin’ love songs

CAll of the time

EEven only be, honey only, only be

A7Bop bozadee bozadee bop zitty bop

If solo acoustic, skip this line and the solo...

GI F#ain’t Fgot Enobody nobody Am7cares for me D7nobody Gnobody

Solo on chorus chords, not really any lyrics here...

‘Cause GI F#ain’t Fgot Enobody

Nobody Amcares for me Am/Dnobody G

‘Cause GI F#ain’t Fgot Enobody

Nobody Amcares for me Am/Dnobody G

‘Cause GI F#ain’t Fgot Enobody

Nobody Amcares for me Am/Dnobody G

GHum-a-la-be-bo-le (hard stop)

GI F#ain’t Fgot Enobody nobody Amcares for me

Am/DNobody Gnobody cares for me

GI’m F#so Fsad Eand lonely

Sad and lonely sad and lonely

A7Won’t some sweet mama come and take a chance with

D7Me ‘cause I ain’t so bad

GBeen singin love songs

CAll of the time

EEven only be, honey only, only be

A7D

‘Cause GI F#ain’t Fgot Enobody nobody Am7D7

*Right* back into the descending pattern, don’t hold the G

GF#FEAm7

Hard stop on “me”, end with some chromatic flair

D7Nobody nobody cares for Gme

Def Leppard - Animal (1987)

Originally in Bb, I play in E

Esus2Esus2F#5G#mx4

Vox on 2 5 on “wild ride”, this will be low in my key

A wild rEsus2ide, F#5over stG#mony groEsus2und C#m

Such a lB/D#ust for lEsus2ife, F#5the circus G#mcomes to Esus2town C#m

We are the hB/D#ungry oEsus2nes, F#5on a lG#mightning rEsus2aid C#m

Just like a B/D#river rEsus2uns, F#5like a fG#mire needs Esus2flame, oh C#mI burnB/D#for you

Vox on the 1 of the first chord

FI gotta fCeel it in my bGlood, whoa oh

FI need your tCouch, don’t need your lGove, whoa oh

And I wCant, and I nA#eed

And I lFust, animD#al

And I wCant, and I nA#eed

Hard stop on the last chord

And I lFust, animD#al

I cry wEsus2olf, F#5given mG#mouth-to-mouEsus2th C#m

Like a mB/D#ovin’ hEsus2eartbeat, F#5in the wG#mitching Esus2hour C#m

I’m runnin’ B/D#with the wEsus2ind, F#5a shadow iG#mn the dEsus2ust C#m

And like the dB/D#rivin’ rEsus2ain, yearh, F#5yeah, like the G#mrestless rEsus2ust, C#mI nB/D#ever sleep

FI gotta fCeel it in my bGlood, whoa oh

FI need your tCouch, don’t need your lGove, whoa oh

And I wCant, and I nA#eed

And I lFust, animD#al

And I wCant, and I nA#eed

Hard stop on the last chord

And I lFust, animD#al, huh

D#→ C→ C#Cry wolf, baby

D#→ C→ C#Cry tough C#

C#→ G#→ A#Gonna hunt you like an, an, an, an, an animal

C#→ G#→ A#Gonna take your love and run

Solo

Esus2Esus2F#5G#mx4

FI gotta fCeel it in my bGlood, whoa oh

FI need your tCouch, don’t need your lGove, whoa oh

And I wCant, and I nA#eed

And I lFust, animD#al

And I wCant, and I nA#eed

And I lFust, animD#al

And I wCant (I want), and I nA#eed (I need)

Hard stop after this line

And I lFust (and I lust), animD#al (animal)

And I wCant (take me), and I nA#eed (tame me)

And I lFust (let me), animD#al (animal)

And I wCant (show me), and I nA#eed (stroke me)

Hang after this line

And I lFust (let me be your, animD#al (animal)

And I wCant (I want), and I nA#eed (ooh ooh ooh)

And I lFove (animal), animD#al

Def Leppard - Bringin on the Heartbreak (1981)

Originally in Am, I play in Am capo 4

Highest note is the 1 of the major key

Here for completeness, but skip this first line

AmAmFFCCDmE

AmF(#11)AmG

Dm9/FDm9/FBbE7

AmGypsy, F(#11)sitting looking Ampretty

A Gbroken rose with Dm9/Flaughing eyes BbE7

You’re a Ammystery, F(#11)always running Amwild

GLike a child withDm9/Fout a home BbE7

You’re always Amsearching, F(#11)searching for a fAmeeling

But it’s eGasy come and Dm9/Feasy go

BbOh, I’m E7sorry but it’s Ctrue

You’re Gbringin’ on the Dsus2heartache

BmTaking all the Cbest of Gme

Oh Ccan’t you Gsee

You got the Cbest of Gme

Whoah Ccan’t you sGee?

You’re bringin’ on the Amheartbreak FG

Bringin’ on the Amheartache FG

You’re bringin’ on the Amheartbreak FG

Bringin’ on the Amheartache F

Can’t you Gsee? Oh

AmF(#11)AmG

Dm9/FDm9/FBbE7

You’re such a Amsecret, F(#11)misty-eyed and Amshady

GLady how you Dm9/Fhold the key BbE7

Oh you’re like a Amcandle, your fF(#11)lame slowly Amfadin’

GBurnin’ out and Dm9/Fburnin’ me

Can’t you Bbsee?

Just E7try’in to say to Cyou

You’re Gbringin’ on the Dsus2heartache

BmTaking all the Cbest of Gme

Oh Ccan’t you Gsee

You got the Cbest of Gme

Whoah Ccan’t you sGee?

You’re bringin’ on the Amheartbreak FG

Bringin’ on the Amheartache FG

You’re bringin’ on the Amheartbreak FG

Bringin’ on the Amheartache F

Can’t you Gsee?

Can’t you see?

solo

No Amno Fno GE

CAmGF

CGDsus2Bm

Bridge

You got the Cbest of Gme

Whoah Ccan’t you sGee?

You got the Cbest of Gme

Whoah Ccan’t you sGee?

You’re bringin’ on the Amheartbreak FG

Bringin’ on the Amheartache FG

You’re bringin’ on the Amheartbreak FG

Hang the V

Bringin’ on the Amheartache FG

Def Leppard - Hysteria (1987)

Originally in D, I play in D capo 5

Main chords as...

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D11Gmaj7Em9→ Gmaj7D11

Out of D11touch, out of Gmaj7reach yeah

You could Em9try Gmaj7to get closer to D11me

I’m in D11luck, I’m in Gmaj7deep, yeah

HypnoEm9tized, Gmaj7I’m shakin’ to my D11knees

DDsusCadd9I gotta know tonight

DDsusEm7/BIf you’re alone tonight

DDsusCadd9Can’t stop this feeling

CG/BD/ACan’t stop this fire

Oh, I get hysEmterical, hysCteria

Oh can you Dfeel it, do you believe it?

It’s such a Emmagical mysCteria

When you get that Dfeelin’, better start believin’

Let the last chord ring

‘Cause it’s a mEmiracle, oh sCay you will, ooh babeD

In my key, go up, not down here

Hysteria when you’re near

D11Gmaj7

Out of D11me, into you Gmaj7yeah

You could Em9hide Gmaj7it’s just a one way D11street

Oh, I beD11lieve I’m in Gmaj7you, yeah

Open Em9wide, that’s Gmaj7right, dream me off my D11feet, oh believe in me

DDsusCadd9I gotta know tonight

DDsusEm7/BIf you’re alone tonight

DDsusCadd9Can’t stop this feeling

CG/BD/ACan’t stop this fire

Oh, I get hysEmterical, hysCteria

Oh can you Dfeel it, do you believe it?

It’s such a Emmagical mysCteria

When you get that Dfeelin’, better start believin’

Let the last chord ring

‘Cause it’s a mEmiracle, oh sCay you will, ooh babeD

Hysteria when you’re near

Solo, find a way to skip this

ADx 4

DDsusCadd9I gotta know tonight

DDsusEm7/BIf you’re alone tonight

DDsusCadd9Can’t stop this feeling

CG/BD/ACan’t stop this fire

Oh, I get hysEmterical, hysCteria

Oh can you Dfeel it, do you believe it?

It’s such a Emmagical mysCteria

When you get that Dfeelin’, better start believin’

‘Cause it’s a mEmiracle, oh sCay you will, ooh babeD

DOh can you feel it, do you believe it

Oh, I get hysEmterical, hysCteria

When you get that Dfeelin’, better start believin’

‘Cause it’s a mEmiracle, oh sCay you will, ooh babeD, say you will

D11Gmaj7Em9→ Gmaj7D11

Def Leppard - Love Bites (1987)

Originally in Dm, I play in Em, down an octave

Intro

Em7Am7D7sus4G

Vox on the 5 on “love”

When you make Em7love, do you look in the Am7mirror?

Who do you think D7sus4of, does he look like Gme?

Do you tell Em7lies and say that it’s Am7forever?

Do you think D7sus4twice, or just touch and Gsee?

Ooh babe, Em7oh yeGah

When you’re alEm7one, do you let Am7go?

Are you wild and D7sus4willing or is it just for Gshow?

Ooh c’mon

FI don’t wanna touch you too much A#baby

Gm‘Cause making love to you might drive me Ccrazy → A#→

FI know you think that love is the way you A#make it

GmSo I don’t wanna be there when you decide to Cbreak it, no

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “bites”

Love Dmbites, love A#bleeds, Gmit’s bringin’ me Cto my knees

Love Dmlives, love A#dies, Gmit’s no surprCise

Love Dmbegs, love A#pleads, Gmit’s what I Cneed

Em7Am7D7sus4G

When I’m with Em7you are you somewhere Am7else?

Am I gettin’ D7sus4thru or do you please yourGself?

When you wake Em7up will you walk Am7out?

It can’t beD7sus4love if you throw it aGbout, ooh babe

FI don’t wanna touch you too much A#baby

Gm‘Cause making love to you might drive me Ccrazy, oh

Love Dmbites, love A#bleeds, Gmit’s bringin’ me Cto my knees

Love Dmlives, love A#dies, Gmit’s no surprCise

Love Dmbegs, love A#pleads, Gmit’s what I Cneed

Em7Am7D7sus4Gx2

Oh, yeah

FI don’t wanna touch you too much A#baby

Gm‘Cause making love to you might drive me Ccrazy → A#→

FI know you think that love is the way you A#make it

GmSo I don’t wanna be there when you decide to Cbreak it, no

Love Dmbites, love A#bleeds, Gmit’s bringin’ me Cto my knees

Love Dmlives, love A#dies, Gsus4→ GG/C

Love Dmbites, love A#bleeds, Gmit’s bringin’ me Cto my knees

Love Dmlives, love A#dies, Gmit’s no surprCise

Love Dmbegs, love A#pleads, Gmit’s what I Cneed

Spoken

Em7If you’ve got love in your sights, watch out, love bites

Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar on Me (1987)

Originally in C#, I play it in A when I’m alone.

Highest vocal note is the 5 (“one lump or two”)

I pretty much play everything as power chords

Low harmony on 1, high harmony on 3

Step inside, walk this way

You and me babe, hey, hey

Low harmony on 1 only

ALove is like a bomb, baby, c’mon get it on

Livin’ like a lover with a radar phone

Lookin’ like a tramp, like a video vamp

Demolition woman, can I be your man?

High harmony enters on 3

ARazzle ‘n’ a dazzle ‘n’ a flash a little light

Television lover, baby, go all night

Sometime, anytime, sugar me sweet

Little miss ah innocent sugar me, yeah

DTake a Gbottle, Dshake it Gup

CBreak the Fbubble, Cbreak it Gup

CPour some Fsugar on Gme, ooh, in the name of love

CPour some Fsugar on Gme, c’mon fire me up

CPour your Fsugar on Gme oh, I can’t get enough

AI’m hot, sticky sweet, from my head to my feet yeah

Listen!

Low harmony on 1 only

ARed light, yellow light, green-a-light go

Crazy little woman in a one man show

Mirror queen, mannequin, rhythm of love

Sweet dream, saccharine, loosen up

High harmony enters on 3

AYou gotta squeeze a little, squeeze a little

Tease a little more

Easy operator come a knockin’ on my door

Sometime, anytime, sugar me sweet

Little miss innocent sugar me, yeah, yeah, come on

Vox on 1 7 1 b3 of the first chord on “take a bottle”

DTake a Gbottle, Dshake it Gup

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “break”

CBreak the Fbubble, Cbreak it Gup

CPour some Fsugar on Gme, ooh, in the name of love

CPour some Fsugar on Gme, c’mon fire me up

CPour your Fsugar on Gme, oh, I can’t get enough

AI’m hot, sticky sweet, from my head to my feet yeah

I skip the solo here

Chromatic 8th-note walk to key change

AA#BC

Harmonies on 1 and 3 in the new key

CYou got the peaches, I got the cream

Sweet to taste, saccharine

‘Cause I’m hot (hot), so hot, sticky sweet

From my head (head), my head, to my feet

CDo you take sugar? One lump or two?

DTake a Gbottle, Dshake it Gup

CBreak the Fbubble, Cbreak it Gup

CPour some Fsugar on Gme, ooh, in the name of love

CPour some Fsugar on Gme, c’mon fire me up

CPour your Fsugar on Gme, oh, I can’t get enough

CPour some Fsugar on Gme, oh, in the name of love

CPour some Fsugar on Gme, get it, come get it

CPour your Fsugar on Gme, oooh

CPour your Fsugar on Gme, yeah, sugar me

CFG

Deniece Williams - Let's Hear it for the Boy (1984)

Originally in C# , I play in C capo 2 (down an octave)

Intro

CAmFF→ F/Gx 4

My bCaby, he dAmon’t talk sFweet

He aFin’t got mF/Guch to Csay AmFG

But he Cloves me, loves me, Amloves me

I Fknow that he F/Gloves me anyCway AmFG

And Cmaybe he Amdon’t dress Ffine

But FI don’t rF/Geally Cmind AmFG

Cause Bbevery time he pulls me near, CI just wanna cDheer

GLet’s Dhear it for the G/Bboy

CLet’s gG/Aive the boy a Dhand G/BCG/A

Let’s Dhear it for my G/Bbaby

CYou know you G/Agotta understandDG/BCG/A

Vox on the m7 of the chord on “maybe”, which will feel low

Em7Maybe he’s no Romeo, but F#m7he’s my loving one-man show

GWhoa, Cwhoa, G/Bwhoa, A7suswhoa

Let’s hear it for the bDoy

Simplifying some wonky synth-horn parts here

DG/BF

CAmFF→ F/Gx 2

My Cbaby may Amnot be Frich

He’s Fwatching eF/Gvery Cdime AmFG

But he Cloves me, loves me, Amloves me

We Falways have a F/Greal good Ctime AmFG

And Cmaybe he Amsings off-Fkey

But Fthat’s all F/Gright by Cme AmFG

Cause Bbwhat he does, he does so well, Cmakes me want to yDell

GLet’s Dhear it for the G/Bboy

CLet’s gG/Aive the boy a Dhand G/BCG/A

Let’s Dhear it for my G/Bbaby

CYou know you G/Agotta understandDG/BCG/A

Em7Maybe he’s no Romeo, but F#m7he’s my loving one-man show

GWhoa, Cwhoa, G/Bwhoa, A7suswhoa

Let’s hear it for the bDoy

DG/BF

CAmFF→ F/Gx 2

Dire Straits - Money for Nothing (1985)

Originally in Gm, I play in Em capo 3

Em7I want my... I want my... I want my MTV

Em7AEm7G→ A

Em7AEm7D→ Em7

Now lEm7ook at them yo-yo’s, that’s the way you do it

Em7You play the guitar on the GM.T.AV.

Em7That ain’t workin’, that’s the way you do it

Money for nothin’ and your Dchicks for Em7free

Em7Now that ain’t workin’, that’s the way you do it

Em7Lemme tell ya them Gguys ain’t Adumb

Em7Maybe get a blister on your little finger

Em7Maybe get a Dblister on your Em7thumb

CWe got to install Gmicrowave ovens

CCustom kitchen deDliveries

Em7We got to move these refrigerators

AWe got to move these Bcolor TV’sC#

Em7See the little maggot with the earring and the Amakeup

Em7Yeah buddy that’s Ghis own Ahair

Em7That little maggot got his own jet airplane

That little faggot he’s a DmillionaireEm7

CWe got to install Gmicrowave ovens

CCustom kitchen deDliveries

Em7We got to move these refrigerators

AWe got to move these Bcolor TV’sC#

Em7AEm7G→ A

Em7AEm7D→ Em7

Weird chorus with just Sting...

CWe got to install Gmicrowave ovens

CCustom kitchen deDliveries

...then just Mark.

Em7We got to move these refrigerators

AWe got to move these Bcolor TV’sC#

Em7I should’a learned to play the guitar

Em7I should’a learned to Gplay them Adrums

Em7Look at that mama, she’s got it stickin’ in the camera

Man we could Dhave some Afun

Em7And he’s up there, what’s that? Hawaiian noises?

Em7He’s bangin’ on the bongos like a GchimpanAzee

Em7Oh, that ain’t workin’, that’s the way you do it

Get your money for nothin’ and your Dchicks for Em7free

CWe got to install Gmicrowave ovens

CCustom kitchen deDliveries

Em7We got to move these refrigerators

AWe got to move these Bcolor TV’sC#

Em7AEm7G→ A

Em7AEm7D→ Em7

Mostly spoken

Em7Listen here, now that ain’t workin’ that’s the way you do it

Em7You play the guitar on the GM.T.AV.

Em7That ain’t workin’ that’s the way you do it

Money for nothin’ and your Dchicks for Em7free

Em7Money for nothin’, chicks for free GA

Em7Get you money for nothin’, and you chicks for free DEm7

With “I want my MTV”

Em7Money for nothin’, chicks for free GA

Em7Get you money for nothin’, and you chicks for free DEm7

Dire Straits - Walk of Life (1984)

Rubato

EB→ A

A/C#→ B

B/G#→ A

A/C#→ B

In time

EABA→ Bx 2

EHere comes Johnny singing oldies, goldies

Be-Bop-A-Lula, Baby What I Say

Here comes Johnny singing I Gotta Woman

Down in the tunnel trying to make it pay

AHe got the action, he got the motion, oh Eyeah the boy can play

Hanging stop on “turning”

ADedication, devotion, Eturning all the night time into the day

He do the Esong about the sweet lovin’ Bwoman

He do the Esong about the knifeA

He do the Ewalk, Bdo the walk of Alife

BYeah, he do the walk of liEfe

EABA→ B

EHere come Johnny gonna tell you a story

Hand me now my walkin’ shoes

Here come Johnny with the power and the glory

Backbeat the talkin’ blues

AHe got the action, he got the motion, Eoh yeah the boy can play

ADedication, devotion, Eturning all the night time into the day

A Esong about a sweet lovin’ Bwoman

He do the Esong about the knifeA

Yeah they do the Ewalk, Bdo the walk of Alife

BYeah, you do the walk of liEfe

EABA→ Bx 2

EHere comes Johnny singing oldies, goldies

Be-Bop-A-Lula, Baby What I Say

Here comes Johnny singing I Gotta Woman

Down in the tunnel, trying to make it pay

AHe got the action, he got the motion, Eoh yeah the boy can play

ADedication, devotion, Eturning all the night time into the day

And aEfter all the violence and dBouble talk

There’s just a Esong in all the trouble and the Astrife

You do the EwalkB, yeah you do the walk of Alife

BMmmm, you do the walk of lEife

EABA→ Bx 2

Disney - DuckTales Theme (1987)

Originally in E, I play in D

Intro, with octaves

These bVII/1’s are IV/1’s in the original

DLife is like a D7hurricane C/Dhere Din DC/DuckbDurg

DRace cars, lasers, D7aeroplanes, C/Git’s Ga C/Gduck bGlur

EmYou might solve a A7mystery Em7or rewrite hA7istory

Give a whole measure to the 7#9, i.e. the same duration

as the other chords

DDuck tales, oo-oo D7#9

BbEvery day they’re Cout there making

DDuck tales, oo-oo D7#9

BbTales of derring-Cdo, bad and good lDuck tales, oo-oo

DWhen it seems they’re D7headed for the C/DfinDal cC/DurtaDin

DBold deduction nD7ever fails, C/Gthat’s fGor C/GcertaiGn

EmThe worst of mA7esses Em7become succA7esses

DDuck tales, oo-oo D7#9

BbEvery day they’re Cout there making

DDuck tales, oo-oo D7#9

BbTales of derring-Cdo, bad and good lDuck tales, oo-oo

Em7D-d-d-danger, D/F#watch behind you

Em9/GThere’s a stranger D/F#out to find you

Key change

EWhat to do, just grab on to some

EDuck tales, oo-oo E7#9

CEvery day they’re Dout there making

EDuck tales, oo-oo E7#9

CTales of derring-Ddo, bad and good lEuck tales, oo-oo E7#9

Not Cpony tails or cD11otton tails but EDuck tales, oo-oo

Disney - Gummi Bears Theme (1984)

Originally starts in Bb, I play in F (which starts really low)

Highest note you really need is the 7 in the first key

Play a little faster than you think it is. This all fits in 2 minutes.

Vox start on the 3... that’s the *low* 3, you will regret it a *lot* if you start on the high 3.

FDashing and Amdaring, couBbrageous and Fcaring

BbFaithful and Ffriendly with Bbstories to Cshare

FAll through the Amforest they Bbsing out in Fchorus

BbMarching aFlong as their Bbsong fills the Cair

FGummi BBbears

GmBouncing Chere and there and FeverywhDmere

GmHigh adCventure that’s beFyond compBbare

GmThey are the CGummi FBears

FMagic and Ammystery are Bbpart of their Fhistory

ABblong with the Fsecret of Bbgummiberry Cjuice

Their Glegend is Bmgrowing they Ctake pride in Gknowing

They’ll Cfight for what’s Gright in whatCever they Ddo

GGummi CBears

AmBouncing Dhere and there and GeverywhEmere

AmHigh adDventure that’s beGyond compCare

AmThey are the DGummi GBears C

AmThey are the DGummi GBears

Skipping sax interlude here...

Slow piano...

ADashing and Dbmdaring, couDrageous and Acaring

DFaithful and Afriendly with Dstories to Eshare

AAll through the Dbmforest they Dsing out in Achorus

DMarching aAlong as their Dsong fills the Eair

Back to tempo

AGummi DBears

BmBouncing Ehere and there and AeverywhGbmere

BmHigh adEventure that’s beAyond compDare

BmThey are the EGummi ABears

ADBmEOooh...

AGummi DBears

BmWhen a Efriend’s in danger Athey’ll be Gbmthere

BmLives and Elegends that we Aall can shDare

BmThey are the EGummi ABears D

BmThey are the EGummi ABears

Disney - Kiss The Girl (1989)

Originally in C, I play in D capo 1

DThere you see her, sitting there across the way

GShe don’t got a lot to say but there’s something aDbout her

And you Adon’t know why but you’re dying to try

You wanna Dkiss the girl

DYes, you want her, look at her, you know you do

GPossible she want you too, there is one way to Dask her

It don’t Atake a word, not a single word

Go on and Dkiss the girl

DShalalalala Gmy oh my looks like the

DBoy too shy ain’t gonna Akiss the girl

DShalalalala Gain’t that sad it’s such a

AShame, too bad, you’re gonna Dmiss the girl

You know, I feel really bad not knowing your name...

Maybe I can guess. Is it, uh Mildred?

Okay, no. How about Diana? Rachel?

Ariel. Her name’s Ariel...

Ariel? Ariel? Oh. That’s kind of pretty. Okay, Ariel...

DNow’s your moment, floating in a blue lagoon

GBoy, you better do it soon, no time will be Dbetter

She don’t Asay a word and she won’t say a word

Until you Dkiss the girl

DShalalalala Gmy oh my looks like the

DBoy too shy ain’t gonna Akiss the girl

DShalalalala Gain’t that sad it’s such a

AShame, too bad, you’re gonna Dmiss the girl

DShalalalala Gdon’t be scared, you got the

DMoves prepared go on and Akiss the girl

DShalalalala Gdon’t stop now don’t try to Ahide it how

You wanna Dkiss the girl

DShalalalala Gfloat along, and listen

DTo this song, this song say Akiss the girl

DShalalalala Gmusic play, do what the Amusic say

You gotta Dkiss the girl

DKiss the girl, you gotta

DKiss the girl, go on and

DKiss the girl

Disney - Part of Your World (1989)

Originally in F, I play in the G below that.

Highest note is the 5

Slow, ringing strums

CD11x2

Vox start on the 5 of the first chord

CLook at this stuff, D11isn’t it neat?

CWouldn’t you think my colD11lection’s complete?

Vox stay on A

Bm7Wouldn’t you think I’m the Em7girl

The girl who has A/C#everything? A/B

CLook at this trove, D11treasures untold

CHow many wonders can D11one cavern hold?

Bm7Lookin’ around here you’d Em7think

Sure, she’s got A/C#everything A/B

I’ve got Cmaj7gadgets and gizmos aBm7plenty

I’ve got Em7whozits and whatzits gaAlore

You want Cmaj7thingamabobs? I got Bm7twenty

But who Em7cares? No big Adeal

Let this chord hang a while

I want D11more

Enter way up-tempo, straight 8ths

GI wanna be where the Bm7people are

CI wanna see, wanna D11see ‘em dancin’

Em7Walkin’ around on those

Bm7Whad’ya call ‘em? CFeet D11

GFlippin’ your fins you don’t Bm7get too far

CLegs are required for D11jumpin’, dancin’

Em7Strollin’ along down a

Bm7What’s that word again? D11Street

Up where they Gwalk, up where they G7run

Up where they Cstay all day in the Cmsun

Wanderin’ Gfree, wish I could Dbe

Part of that Cadd9world G

Vox stay on G

What would I Cgive, if I could D11live

Out of these Bm7waters? Em7

What would I Cpay to spend a D11day

Warm on the Bm7sand? Em7

Betcha on Cland they underD11stand

Bet they don’tB7reprimand their Em7daughters

Bright young Awomen sick a’ A7sus4swimmin’

Ready to Fstand D

Key change, vox stay on the root of the new chord.

This key change is not in the original.

And Aready to know what the C#m7people know

DAsk my questions and Eget some answers

AWhat’s a fire and C#m7why does it

What’s the word... Dburn? E

When’s it my Aturn? Wouldn’t I A7love?

Love to exDplore that shore aDmbove?

Out of the Asea, wish I could Ebe

Part of that F#mworld B

Out of the Asea, wish I could be E

Part of that Dworld AGA

Disney - Under the Sea (1989)

Originally in Bb, I play in A capo 3.

AAEAx2

Vox enter on I

AThe seaweed is Ealways Agreener

AIn somebody Eelse’s Alake

AYou dream about Egoing Aup there

ABut that is a Ebig Amistake

Vox up to I

DJust look at the Aworld around you

ERight here on the Aocean floor

DSuch wonderful Athings surround you

EWhat more is you Alookin’ for?

Under the Dsea, Aunder the Esea A

Darling it’s Dbetter down where it’s Ewetter

Take it from Ame

Up on the Dshore they work all Eday

Out in the F#msun they slave aBway

While we Ddevotin’ full time to Efloatin’

Under the Asea

AAEAx2

ADown here all the Efish is Ahappy

AAs off through the Ewaves they Aroll

AThe fish on the Eland ain’t Ahappy

AThey sad ‘cause they Ein the Abowl

DBut fish in the Abowl is lucky

EThey in for a Aworser fate

DOne day when the Aboss get hungry

EGuess who’s gon’ be Aon the plate

Under the Dsea, Aunder the Esea A

Nobody Dbeat us fry us and Eeat us

In fricasAsee

We what the Dland folks loves to Ecook

Note that “off the hook” is a *triple* entendre here!

Under the F#msea we off the Bhook

We got no Dtroubles life is the Ebubbles

Under the Asea

Under the Dsea, Aunder the Esea A

Since life is Dsweet here

We got the Ebeat here naturalAly

Even the Dsturgeon an’ the Eray

They get the F#murge ‘n’ start to Bplay

We got the Dspirit

You got to Ehear it under the Asea

The Enewt play the flute, the Acarp play the harp

The Eplaice play the bass, and Athey soundin’ sharp

The Dbass play the brass, the Achub play the tub

The Efluke is the duke of Asoul (Yeah)

The Eray he can play, the Aling’s on the strings

The Etrout rockin’ out, the Ablackfish she sings

The Dsmelt and the sprat, they Aknow where it’s at

An’ Eoh that blowfish Ablow

Instrumental chorus, skip if no soloist

Under the Dsea, Aunder the Esea A

When the sarDdine begin the Ebeguine

It’s music to Ame

What do they Dgot? A lot of Esand

We got a F#mhot crustacean Bband

Each little Dclam here know how to Ejam here

Under the Asea

Each little Dslug here cuttin’ a Erug here

Under the Asea

Each little Dsnail here know how to Ewail here

That’s why it’s F#mhotter under the Bwater

Ya we in Dluck here down in the Emuck here

Under the Asea

AAEAx2

Dolly Parton - 9 to 5 (1980)

Originally in D, I play in A capo 1 or 2

Highest note is the 5 (“crazy if you let it”,

but *mostly* the highest note is the 3

Intro, with chromatic walks up to the root

Vox on 1 3 5 6 1

ATumble outta bed and I stumble to the kitchen

Vox on 1 3 5 6 1 of the chord

DPour myself a cup of ambition

Vox stay on the 1 of the chord on “yawn”

AAnd yawn n’ stretch n’ and try to come to Elife

AJump in the shower and the blood starts pumpin’

DOut on the streets the traffic starts jumpin’

With Afolks like me on the Ejob from 9 to A5

Vox on the 7

Workin’ D79 to 5, what a way to make a livin’

Barely A7gettin’ by, it’s all takin’ and no givin’

They just D7use your mind, and they never give you credit

It’s B7enough to drive you E7crazy if you let it

D79 to 5, for service and devotion

You would A7think that I would deserve a fair promotion

Want to D7move ahead but the boss won’t seem to let me

I B7swear sometimes that man is E7out to get me

They Alet you dream just to watch ‘em shatter

You’re Djust a step on the boss man’s ladder

But Ayou got dreams he’ll never take aEway

AIn the same boat with a lot of your friends

DWaitin’ for the day your ship’ll come in

And the Atide’s gonna turn an’ it’s Eall gonna roll your Away

Workin’ D79 to 5, what a way to make a livin’

Barely A7gettin’ by, it’s all takin’ and no givin’

They just D7use your mind, and they never give you credit

It’s B7enough to drive you E7crazy if you let it

D79 to 5, for service and devotion

You would A7think that I would deserve a fair promotion

Want to D7move ahead but the boss won’t seem to let me

I B7swear sometimes that man is E7out to get me

Repeat to fade

Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers - Islands in the Stream (1983)

Originally in C, I play in A capo 1

Intro

AAD/A→ Ax 2

Kenny

ABaby when I met you there was peace unknown

AI set out to get you with a fine tooth comb

I was Dsoft inside, there was something goin’ Aon D/AA

Both

AYou do something to me that I can’t explain

AHold me closer and I feel no pain, ev’ry Dbeat of my heart

We got something goin’ oAn

Kenny

Tender love is Dmaj7blind, it requires a dedication

Both

DmAll this love we feel needs no conversation

We Aride it together, uh huh

Makin’ lAove with each other, uh huh

Islands iAn the stream, that is wDhat we are

No one iBmn between, how can we be wrong

Sail aAway with me to anoDther world

And we reAly on each other, uh huh

From one lBmover to another, uh Ahuh

Original changes keys up a b6 here, I don’t

Dolly

AI can’t live without you if the love was gone

AEv’rything is nothing if you got no one

And you did wDalk in the night

Slowly losin’ sight of the Areal thing D/AA

Both

But tAhat won’t happen to us and we got no doubt

AToo deep in love and we got no way out

And the mDessage is clear, this could be the year

For the rAeal thing

Dolly

No more will you cDmaj7ry, baby I will hurt you never

Both

We sDmtart and end as one in love forever we can

ARide it together, uh huh

Makin’ lAove with each other, uh huh

Islands iAn the stream, that is wDhat we are

No one iBmn between, how can we be wrong

Sail aAway with me to anoDther world

And we reAly on each other, uh huh

From one lBmover to another, uh Ahuh

Bridge, I skip this and just do one more chorus

Kenny

DFAD/ASail aw Aay

DWhoa I can Fsail away, be Awith me

Islands iAn the stream, that is wDhat we are

No one iBmn between, how can we be wrong

Sail aAway with me to anoDther world

And we reAly on each other, uh huh

From one lBmover to another, uh Ahuh

Islands iAn the stream, that is wDhat we are

No one iBmn between, how can we be wrong

Sail aAway with me to anoDther world

And we reAly on each other, uh huh

From one lBmover to another, uh Ahuh

Don Henley - All She Wants to Do Is Dance (1984)

Originally in D, I play in A

Intro

A7A7DF#m→ Gx4

Vox on the b3 on “pick”

They’re Apickin’ up the prisoners and puttin’ ‘em in a pen

And Dall she wants to do is F#mdance, Gdance

ARebels been rebels since I don’t know when

And Dall she wants to do is F#mdance G

AMolotov cocktail, the local drink

And Dall she wants to do is F#mdance, Gdance

AMix em’ up right in the kitchen sink

And Dall she wants to do is F#mdance G

ACrazy people walkin’ round, with blood in their eyes

And Dall she wants to do is F#mdance, Gdance, dance

AWild-eyed pistol wavers who ain’t afraid to die

And Dall she wants to do is

F#mAll she wants to Gdo is Adance and make romance

She can’t feel the Dheat comin’ off the F#mstreet G

She wants to Aparty

She wants to Aget down

DAll she wants to do is, F#mall she wants to Gdo is dAance

A7A7DF#m→ Gx2

Vox on the 1 on “gov”

Well, the Agovernment bugged the men’s room in the local disco lounge

And Dall she wants to do is F#mdance, Gdance

To Akeep the boys from sellin’ all the weapons they could scrounge

And Dall she wants to do is F#mdance G

Yeah but Athat don’t keep the boys from makin’ a buck or two

And Dall she wants to do is F#mdance, Gdance

They Astill can sell the army, all the drugs that they can do

DAnd all she wants to do is

F#mAll she wants to Gdo is Adance and make romance

DF#mG

Solo

(Instrumental break)

CACE

A7A7DF#m→ Gx2

Well we bAarely made the airport for the last plane out

As we Dtaxied down the runway I could F#mhear the people Gshout

AThey said don’t come back here yankee, but if I ever do

DI’ll bring more money

‘Cause F#mall she wants to Gdo is Adance and make romance

Never mind the Dheat comin’ off the F#mstreet G

She wants to Aparty

She wants to Aget down

DAll she wants to do is

F#mAll she wants to Gdo is Adance and make romance

AADF#mAll she wants to Ado is daAnce

ADF#mG

Don Henley - Dirty Laundry (1982)

Originally in F, I play in A capo 3, lots of b3

Intro

A7A7G7G7D7D7A7A7

A7A7G7G7D7D7A7A7G→ D

Vox on 1 1 1 b3 1 on “I make my livin’”

A7I make my livin’ off the A7evenin’ news

G7Just give me some-thin’ G7somethin’ I can use

D7People love it when you D7lose

They love dirty launA7dryA7G→ D

A7Well, I could-a been an actor, but I A7wound up here

G7I just have to look good, I don’t G7have to be clear

D7Come and whisper in my earD7

Give us dirty launA7dry A7

Em7Kick ‘em when they’re up, Dkick ‘em when they’re down

CKick ‘em when they’re up, Gkick ‘em when they’re down A7A7

Em7Kick ‘em when they’re up, Dkick ‘em when they’re down

CKick ‘em when they’re up, Gkick ‘em all around

A7We got the bubble-headed bleach-blonde, comes A7on at five

G7She can tell you ‘bout the plane crash with a G7gleam in her eye

It’s D7int’resting when people dieD7

Give us dirty lA7aundry A7G→ D

A7Can we film the operation, is the A7head dead, yet?

G7You know the boys in the newsroom got a G7running bet

D7Get the widow on the setD7

We need dirty launA7dryA7G→ D

Solo

A7A7G7G7D7D7A7A7G→ D

A7You don’t really need to find out what’s A7goin’ on

G7You don’t really want to know just how fG7ar it’s gone

D7Just leave well enough alone, D7eat your dirty launA7dry

Em7Kick ‘em when they’re up, Dkick ‘em when they’re down

CKick ‘em when they’re up, Gkick ‘em when they’re down A7A7

Em7Kick ‘em when they’re up, Dkick ‘em when they’re down

CKick ‘em when they’re stiff, Gkick ‘em all around

Original changes key up a whole step here, I’m skipping that

A7Dirty little secrets, A7dirty little lies

G7We got our dirty little fingers in G7ev’rybody’s pie

We D7love to cut you down to sizeD7

We love dirty launA7dry A7G→ D

A7We can do the innuendo, we can A7dance and sing

G7When it’s said and done, we haven’t G7told you a thing

D7We all know that crap is king D7

Give us dirty launA7dry A7G→ D

Solo

A7A7G7G7D7D7A7A7G→ D

A7Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down

G7Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down

D7Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down

A7Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down

A7Kick ‘em when they’re up, Gkick ‘em when they’re Ddown

Don Henley - Heart of the Matter (1989)

Originally in D, I play in A

AAAsus2AAsus2Asus4x 2

AAAsus2AAsus2Asus4/Ex 2

AI got the call today that I Edidn’t wanna hear

But I Dknew that it would come

AOld true friend of ours was Etalking on the phone

She said you Dfound someone

And I Ethought of all the bad luck

And the struggles we went through

And how DI lost me and you lost you

EWhat are these voices outside love’s open door

Make us Dthrow off our contentment

And Ebeg for something more?

ABut I’m learning to Bm7live without you A/C#now

But I Dmiss you sometimes

And the A/Emore I know, the F#mless I understand

All the Dthings I thought I knew I’m Esus4learning agaEin

AI’ve been trying to get down

Bm7To the heart of the matter

But my A/C#will gets weak

DAnd my thoughts seem to scatter

But I think it’s about A/Eforgiveness

F#mForgiveness

DEven if, even if Esus4you don’t Elove me anyAmore

AAAsus2AAsus2Asus4x 2

All these Atimes are so uncertain

There’s a Eyearning undefined

And Dpeople filled with rage

We all Aneed a little tenderness

EHow can love survive in Dsuch a graceless age?

Ah the Etrust and self-assurance that lead to happiness

They’re the Dvery things we Dkill, I guess

Our Epride and competition

Can not fill these empty arms

And the Dwork I put between us

You know it Esus4doesn’t keep me Ewarm

AI’m learning to Bm7live without you A/C#now

But I Dmiss you baby

And the A/Emore I know, the F#mless I understand

All the Dthings I thought I’d figured out

I Esus4have to learn Eagain

AI’ve been trying to get down

Bm7To the heart of the matter

But A/C#everything changes

DAnd my friends seem to scatter

But I think it’s about A/Eforgiveness

F#mForgiveness

DEven if, even if, Esus4you don’t Elove me anyAmore

There are Gpeople in your life, D/F#who’ve come and gone

They Emlet you down, you know they D/F#hurt your pride

GYou better put it all behind you baby, ‘cause D/F#life goes on

You keep Ecarrying that anger, it will eat you up inside, baby

AI’ve been trying to get down

Bm7To the heart of the matter

But my A/C#will gets weak

DAnd my thoughts seem to scatter

But I think it’s about A/Eforgiveness

F#mForgiveness

DEven if, even if Esus4you don’t love me

AI’ve been trying to get down

Bm7To the heart of the matter

Because the A/C#flesh will get weak

DAnd the ashes will scatter

So I’m thinkin’ about A/Eforgiveness

F#mForgiveness

DEven if, even if Esus4you don’t love me anyAmore

AAAsus2AAsus2Asus4x 2

Don Henley - I Will Not Go Quietly (1989)

Originally in Am, I play in Em

Intro

E5A5→ G5

E5A5→ D5→ G5

E5E5/B→ A#dim7

A5E5→ G5→ D5

Em7Em7Em7Em7A7B7Em7Em7x2

Vox on the 7

Em7Woke up with a heavy head

And I thought about leavin’ town

I could have died if I wanted to

Slipped over the edge and drowned

Vox up to the high 1 of the key on “oh no”

A7But, oh no baby

B7I won’t give up that Em7easy, no

Vox up to the high 7 of the key now

Em7Too many tire tracks in the sands of time

Too many love affairs that stop on a dime, well

A7Oh baby

B7Think it’s time to make some Em7changes ‘round here

D5→ A/C#→

Mostly just play the root on these 5’s

Yeah, I’m gonna tEm7ear it up G5→ F#5

Gonna tEm7rash it up G5→ F#5

I’m gonna rEm7ound it up G5→ F#5

Gonna sEm7hake it up

A7Oh now baby, B7I will not lie dEm7own

G5→ F#5→ D5

I’m bEm7rave enough to be crazy

Strong enough to be weak

I see all these heroes with feet of clay

Whose mighty ships have sprung a leak

And I A7want you to tell me darlin’

B7Just what do you believe in now?

D5→ A/C#→

Well, Em7come on over here baby

You ‘bout to gimme a heart attack

Wanna wrap my lovin’ arms

Around the small of your back

Yeah and I’ll A7pull you, pull you, B7pull you

Pull you right up cEm7lose to me, yeah

Yeah, I’m gonna tEm7ear it up G5→ F#5

Gonna tEm7rash it up G5→ F#5

I’m gonna rEm7ound it up G5→ F#5

Gonna sEm7hake it up

A7Oh no no no, B7I will not lie Em7down

G5→ F#5→ D5

G5→ D/F#

G5→ D/F#→ Em

Low voice is on the 5 of the chord on “turn”

CTurn this Dthing arEmound

...now on the 5 of the chord on “I”

GI wAill nEmot gGo quDietlEmy

CI will nDot lie dEmown

GI wAill nEmot gGo quDietlEmy

CI will nDot lie doEmwn

GI wAill nEmot gGo quDietlEmy

CI will nDot lie dEmown

GANo, EmI will noDt lie dEmown, no

Well, dEmon’t you ever get lonely?

Don’t you ever get down?

Don’t you ever get tired

Of all the wicked tongues in this town?

A7Ooh baby, B7just wanna take you aEmway from here

EmYeah, I ain’t no tiger

Ain’t no little lamb

Suppose you tell me mama

Who do you think I think I am?

A7Oh baby, A7don’t you give a damn?

Yeah, I’m gonna tEm7ear it up G5→ F#5

Gonna tEm7rash it up G5→ F#5

I’m gonna rEm7ound it up G5→ F#5

Gonna sEm7hake it up

A7Oooh ooh baby, B7I will not lie Em7down

G5→ F#5→ D5

G5→ D/F#

G5→ D/F#→ Em

CTurn this Dthing arEmound

GI wAill nEmot gGo quDietlEmy

CI will nDot lie dEmown

GI wAill nEmot gGo quDietlEmy

CI will nDot lie doEmwn

GI wAill nEmot gGo quDietlEmy

CI will nDot lie dEmown

GANo, EmI will noDt lie dEmown, no

Don Henley - The Boys of Summer (1984)

Originally in Ebm, I play in Am or Am capo 1

Highest note is the 3 in the major key (“I can see you”)

AmFGF

Vox in on the 7, up to the 1 on “road”

AmNobody on the road, nobody on the beach

FI feel it in the air, the summer’s out of reach

GEmpty lake, empty streets, the sun goes down alone

FI’m driving by your house, though I know you’re not home

CBut I can see you, Gyour brown skin shining in the sun

You got your hair combed back and your Fsunglasses on, baby

CI can tell you my Glove for you will still be strong

After the boys of Fsummer have gone

AmFGF

AmI never will forget those nights, I wonder if it was a dream

FRemember how you made me crazy, remember how I made you scream

GNow I don’t understand what happened to our love

FBut babe I’m gonna get you back

I’m gonna show you what I’m made of

CI can see you,Gyour brown skin shining in the sun

I see you walking real slow and you’re Fsmiling at everyone

CI can tell you my Glove for you will still be strong

After the boys of Fsummer have gone

Interlude, I skip this

FFF

FGF

FGDm

FGF

AmFGF

AmOut on the road today I saw a deadhead sticker on a Cadillac

FA little voice inside my head said

Don’t look back, you could never look back

GI thought I knew what love was, what did I know?

FThose days are gone forever I should just let them go, but

CI can see you,Gyour brown skin shining in the sun

You got the top pulled down and your Fradio on, baby

CI can tell you my Glove for you will still be strong

After the boys of Fsummer have gone

CI can see you,Gyour brown skin shining in the sun

You got your hair slicked back and those Fwayfarers on, baby

CI can tell you my Glove for you will still be strong

After the boys of Fsummer have gone

Fade on chorus chords

Don Henley - The End of the Innocence (1989)

Originally in Ab, I play in D capo 1

DDsus2DDsus2Dsus4/F#D/F#G/BBm7/AA/GGadd9x2

RemDember when the days were long

And Gadd9rolled beneath a deep blue sky

DDidn’t have a care in the world

With Gadd9mommy and daddy Astanding by

But Dhappily ever after fails

And we’ve been Gadd9poisoned by these fairy tales

The Dlawyers dwell on small details

Since Bmdaddy Ghad to Afly

Ah, but Bm7I know a F#m7place where Em7we can go G6

Bm7Still untGouched by Aman

Bm7We’ll sit and F#m7watch the Em7clouds roll byG6

And the Bm7tall grass Gwaves in the Awind

You can Dlay your Ahead back Gadd9on the ground

And Bm7let your F#m7hair fall Em7all around me G6

DOffer Aup your Gadd9best defense

Bm7This is the F#m7end Em7

Gmaj7This is the Aend of the Dinnocence

DDsus2DDsus2Dsus4/F#D/F#G/BBm7/AA/GGadd9

Oh Dbeautiful for spacious skies

But Gadd9now those skies are threatening

DThey’re beating plowshares into swords

For this Gadd9tired old man that we eAlected king

DArmchair warriors often fail

And we’ve been Gadd9poisoned by these fairy tales

The Dlawyers clean up all details

Since Bmdaddy Ghad to Alie

Ah, but Bm7I know a F#m7place where Em7we can go G6

Bm7And wash awayGthis sin

Bm7We’ll sit and F#m7watch the Em7clouds roll by G6

And Bm7tall grass Gwaves in the Awind

Just Dlay your Ahead back Gadd9on the ground

And Bm7let your F#m7hair spill Em7all aroG6und me

DOffer Aup your Gadd9best defense

Bm7This is the F#m7end Em7

Gmaj7This is the Aend of the Dinnocence

DDsus2DDsus2Dsus4/F#D/F#G/BBm7/AA/GGadd9

Solo, on somtehing like this

Em7Em7Bm7A

DWho knows how long this will last

Gadd9Or how we’ve come so far so fast

DBut somewhere back there in the dust

ThatGadd9same small town in Aeach of us

DI need to remember this

Gadd9So baby give me just one kiss

DAnd let me take a long last look

BeBm7fore we Gsay goodAbye

Just Dlay your Ahead back Gadd9on the ground

And Bm7let your F#m7hair fall Em7all aroG6und me

DOffer Aup your Gadd9best defense

Bm7This is the F#m7end Em7

Gmaj7This is the Aend of the Dinnocence

DDsus2DDsus2Dsus4/F#D/F#G/BBm7/AA/GGadd9x2

Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf (1982)

Originally in E, I play in A capo 3

Intro, in A you can play some remnants of the riff on the 5th string

ADark in the city, night is a wire, steam in the subway, Earth is a-fire

Do do Gdoo do, do doo do, do doo do, do doo do, do Ado do

AWoman you want me, give me a sign and catch me breathing even closer behind

Do do Gdoo do, do doo do, do doo do, do doo do, do Ado do

FIn touch with the Cground, I’m on the A#hunt, I’m after you

Smell like I Fsound, I’m lost in a Ccrowd, and I’m A#hungry like the Gwolf

Straddle the lFine, discord and Crhyme, I’m on the A#hunt, I’m after you

Mouth is aFlive, juices like Cwine, and I’m A#hungry like the Gwolf

AStalked in the forest, too close to hide, I’ll be upon you by the moonlight side

Do do Gdoo do, do doo do, do doo do, do doo do, do Ado do

AHigh blood drumming on your skin it’s so tight, you feel my heat, I’m just a moment behind

Do do Gdoo do, do doo do, do doo do, do doo do, do Ado do

FIn touch with the Cground, I’m on the A#hunt I’m after you

Scent and a Fsound, I’m lost and I’m Cfound and I’m A#hungry like the Gwolf

Straddle the Fline, it’s discord and Crhyme, I howl and I A#whine, I’m after you

Mouth is aFlive, all running inCside, and I’m A#hungry like the Gwolf

Bridge

A5(Hungry like the wolf)

Burning the Fground, I break from the Ccrowd, I’m on the A#hunt, I’m after you

I smell like I Fsound, I’m lost and I’m Cfound and I’m A#hungry like the Gwolf

Straddle the Fline, it’s discord and Crhyme, I’m on the A#hunt, I’m after you

Mouth is aFlive with juices like Cwine and I’m A#hungry like the Gwolf

Burning the Fground, I break from the Ccrowd, I’m on the A#hunt, I’m after you

Scent and a Fsound, I’m lost and I’m Cfound and I’m A#hungry like the Gwolf

Straddle the Fline, it’s discord and Crhyme, I howl and I A#whine, I’m after you

Mouth is aFlive, all running inCside, and I’m A#hungry like the Gwolf

Eric Carmen - Hungry Eyes (1987)

Originally in F, I play in G capo 4

Intro

GGCDx4

Vox on the 5

GI’ve been meaning to tell you G→ D/G→

Vox on the 5 of the chord

BmI’ve got this feeling that F#m/Bwon’t subGmaj7/Bside Gmaj7/B→ F#m/B→

BmI look at you and I F#m/BfantaEmsize

D/EYou’re mine toAnight

ANow F#mI’ve Emgot you D/Ein my Asights

CWith Dthese

GHungry Ceyes D

GOne look at you and I Ccan’t disDguise

I’ve got Ghungry Ceyes D

GI feel the magic beCtween you and DI

GGGG→ F#m/G

BmI want to hold you so F#m/Bhear me Gmaj7/Bout Gmaj7/B→ F#m/B→

BmI want to show you what love’s F#m/Ball aEmbout

D/EDarling toAnight

ANow F#mI’ve Emgot you D/Ein my Asights

CWith Dthese

GHungry Ceyes D

GOne look at you and I Ccan’t disDguise

I’ve got Ghungry Ceyes D

GI feel the magic beCtween you and DI

I’ve got Ghungry Ceyes D

GNow I’ve got you Cin my sights Dwith those

GHungry Ceyes D

GNow did I take you Cby surpDrise

Bridge

EmD/EEmD/EI need you to see EmD/E

EmThis loveCwas meDant to Gbe

Sax solo on chorus chords

GGCDx4

I’ve got Ghungry Ceyes D

GOne look at you and I Ccan’t disDguise

I’ve got Ghungry Ceyes D

GNow did I take you Cby surpDrise

With my Ghungry Ceyes D

GGCD

Eric Clapton - Bad Love (1989)

Originally in Dm (in the chorus), I play in Am (in the chorus)

Intro, rubato

Fsus2Gsus2Em7Fmaj7Fsus2Gsus2Gsus2/A

Fsus2Gsus2Em7Fmaj7Dm7Gsus2Am7

Riff

AmGDAmGD

Band enters

AmGDAmGD

AmGDAmGF

Vox on 1 2 3 4 3 of the chord on “oh what a feeling”

F#m7Oh, what a feeling I F#m7/Bget when IB‘m with Eyou

F#m7You take my heart into F#m7/BeveryBthing you Edo

And it Fmakes me Gsad for the Em7lonely Fpeople

Dm7I walked that rGoad for so Amlong

Now I Fknow that GI’m one of the Em7lucky Fpeople

Dm7Your love is Gmaking me Dstrong

I’ve had enAmough Gbad Dlove

I need Amsomething I Gcan be proud Dof

I’ve had eAmnough Gbad Dlove

AmNo Gmore bad Flove

AmGDAmGD

AmGDAmGF

F#m7And now I see that my F#m7/Blife has Bbeen so Eblue

F#m7With all the heartaches I F#m7/Bhad till BI met Eyou

But I’m Fglad to Gsay now that’s Em7all beFhind me

Dm7With you Ghere by my Amside

And there’s Fno more Gmemories Em7to reFmind me

Dm7Your love will Gkeep me aDlive

I’ve had enAmough Gbad Dlove

I need Amsomething I Gcan be proud Dof

I’ve had eAmnough Gbad Dlove

AmNo Gmore bad Flove

AmGDAmGD

Let the last chord ring

AmGDAmGF

Solo

GDA/C#GDA/C#

AmGDAmGD

AmGDAmGF

I’ve had enAmough Gbad Dlove

I need Amsomething I Gcan be proud Dof

I’ve had eAmnough Gbad Dlove

AmNo Gmore bad Flove

Eric Clapton - Before You Accuse Me (1989)

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

Eric Clapton - It's in the Way That You Use It (1987)

Originally in E, I play in D

Vox on the 1

It’s in the Dway that you Guse it Bm→ A

It Dcomes and it Ggoes Bm→ A

It’s in the Dway that you Guse it Bm→ A

DBoy don’t you Gknow Bm→ A

And if you Dlie you will Glose it Bm→ A

DFeelings will Gshow Bm→ A

So don’t you Dever aGbuse it Bm→ A

DDon’t let it Ggo Bm→ A

DNobody’s Gright until Bmsomebody’s Awrong

DNobody’s Gweak until Bmsomebody’s Astrong

DNo one get Glucky ‘til Bmluck comes aAlong

DNobody’s Glonely ‘til Bmsomebody’s Agone

It’s in the Dway that you Guse it Bm→ A

It Dcomes and it Ggoes Bm→ A

It’s in the Dway that you Guse it Bm→ A

DBoy don’t you Gknow Bm→ A

Solo

DGBm→ A

It’s in the Dway that you Guse it Bm→ A

It Dcomes and it Ggoes Bm→ A

It’s in the Dway that you Guse it Bm→ A

DBoy don’t you Gknow Bm→ A

And if you Dlie you will Glose it Bm→ A

DFeelings will Gshow Bm→ A

So don’t you Dever aGbuse it Bm→ A

DDon’t let it Ggo Bm→ A

DI’ve seen Gdark skies, Bmnever like Athis

DWalked on some Gthin ice, Bmnever like Athis

DI’ve told you Gwhite lies, Bmnever like Athis

DLooked into Gtrue eyes, Bmnever like Athis

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

It’s in the Dway that you Guse it Bm→ A

DBoy don’t you Gknow Bm→ A

So don’t you Dever aGbuse it Bm→ A

Man, Ddon’t let it Ggo Bm→ A

Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (1983)

Originally in Cm, I play in Am

Intro

AmF→ Ex2

AmSweet dreams are mFade of Ethis

AmWho am I to dFisagreEe?

I Amtravel the world and the sFeven sEeas

AmEverybody’s lFooking for sEomething

AmSome of them want to usFe you E

AmSome of them want to get Fused by yEou

AmSome of them want to abFuse you E

AmSome of them want to Fbe abusEed

FF/EAmDmFE

AmSweet dreams are mFade of Ethis

AmWho am I to dFisagreEe?

I Amtravel the world and the sFeven sEeas

AmEverybody’s lFooking for sEomething

FF/EAmDmFE

Vox still on the same 3, no need to go up to the high 3

AmHold your head up

DKeep your head up, movin’ on

AmHold your head up, movin’ on

DKeep your head up, movin’ on

AmHold your head up, movin’ on

DKeep your head up, movin’ on

AmHold your head up, movin’ on

DKeep your head up

Synth solo

AmF→ Ex4

AmSome of them want to usFe you E

AmSome of them want to get Fused by yEou

AmSome of them want to abFuse you E

AmSome of them want to Fbe abusEed

Not a typo, this bridge is a little different from the first one

DmEAmDmFE

AmSweet dreams are mFade of Ethis

AmWho am I to dFisagreEe?

I Amtravel the world and the sFeven sEeas

AmEverybody’s lFooking for sEomething

Let ring

AmSweet dreams are mFade of Ethis

AmWho am I to dFisagreEe?

I Amtravel the world and the sFeven sEeas

AmEverybody’s lFooking for sEomething

AmSweet dreams are mFade of Ethis

AmWho am I to dFisagreEe?

I Amtravel the world and the sFeven sEeas

AmEverybody’s lFooking for sEomething

Faith No More - Falling to Pieces (1989)

Intro

AAG→ Ax 8

Not writing the bVII’s for the whole song, but they keep going

BAack and forth, I sway with the wind

Resolution slips away again

Right through my fingers, back into my heart

Where it’s out of reach and it’s in the dark

DSometimes I think I’m blind

Or I may be just paralyzed

Because the pAlot thickens every day

And the pieces of my puzzle keep crumblin’ away

But I know, there’s a picture beneath

IEndecisiDon cloEuds my visDion

ENo one listDens Ebecause I’m soDmewhere

AIn bDetweeEn

My love and my AagDonyE

You see, I’m somewhere Ain bDetweeEn

Hard stop after this line

My life is falling to piecGes

Somebody put me togAether

ALayin’ face down on the ground

My fingers in my ears to block the sound

My eyes shut tight to avoid the sight

AnticipaAting the end, losing the wiAll to fight

DDroplets of “yes” and “no”

In an ocean of “maybe”

From the bAottom, it looks like a steep incline

From the top, another downhill slope of mine

But I know, the equilibrium’s there

IEndecisiDon cloEuds my visDion

ENo one listDens Ebecause I’m soDmewhere

AIn bDetweeEn

My love and my AagDonyE

You see, I’m somewhere Ain bDetweeEn

My life is falling to piecGes

Somebody put me togAether

BAack and forth, I sway with the wind

Resolution slips away again

Right through my fingers, back into my heart

Where it’s out of reach and it’s in the dark

DSometimes I think I’m blind

Or I may be just paralyzed

Because the pAlot thickens every day

And the pieces of my puzzle keep crumblin’ away

But I know, there’s a picture beneath

IEndecisiDon cloEuds my visDion

ENo one listDens Ebecause I’m soDmewhere

AIn bDetweeEn

My love and my AagDonyE

You see, I’m somewhere Ain bDetweeEn

Hard stop after this line

My life is falling to piecGes

Somebody put me togAether (because I’m somewhere)

AIn bDetweeEn

My love and my AagDonyE

You see, I’m somewhere Ain bDetweeEn

My life is falling to piecGes

Somebody put me togAether

Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is (1984)

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

Intro

EmD/F#→ G

C→ EmEm

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

EmI’ve gotta take a lD/F#ittle timeG

A little tCime to think things Emover

EmI better read betwD/F#een the lineGs

In case I nCeed it when I’m Emolder

DEm

EmNow this mountain D/F#I must climGb

Feels like the wCorld upon my shEmoulders

EmThrough the cloudD/F#s I see loveGshine

It keeps me wCarm as life grows Emcolder

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

I drop an octave here

In my lAmife there’s been heDartache and paAmin

AmI don’t know if I can faDce it agaAmin

AmCan’t stop now I’ve travDeled so fAmar

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

To chCange tG/Bhis Amlonely C/Dlife

Vox on the 3

GI want to know what lEmove Dis

AmI want you Emto show mDe

GI want to feel what lEmove Dis

AmI know you Emcan show mDe

EmI’m gonna take a lD/F#ittle timGe

A little tCime to look arEmound me

EmI’ve got nowhere lD/F#eft to hidGe

It looks like lCove has finally fEmound me

In my liAmfe there’s been heDartache and paAmin

AmI don’t know if I can faDce it agaAmin

AmCan’t stop now I’ve traDveled so faAmr

To chCange tG/Bhis Amlonely lC/Dife

GI want to know what lEmove Dis

AmI want you Emto show mDe

GI want to feel what lEmove Dis

AmI know you Emcan show mDe

GI want to know what lEmove Dis

AmI want you Emto show mDe

And I wanna feel, GI want to feel what lEmove Dis, I know

AmI know you Emcan show mDe

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

Foreigner - Juke Box Hero (1981)

Originally in E, I play in E and just don’t go up to the higher octave

All Is are pretty much I5s

EEEE

Vox on the 7 on “in”

Standin’ in the rEain with his head hung lD/Eow

Couldn’t get a tEicket, it was a sold out D/Eshow

Heard the roar of the Ecrowd, he could picture the D/Escene

Put his ear to the Ewall, and like a distant D/Escream

He heard one guitar, Ejust blew him away D

Saw stars in his eyes Eand the very next day D

Bought a beat up sEix-string in a second hand sD/Etore

Didn’t know how to Eplay it but he knew for sD/Eure

That that one guitar Efelt good in his hands D

Didn’t take long Eto understand D

Just one guitar, Eslung way down Dlow

Was a one way ticket, Eonly one way to go D

So, he started Brockin’, ain’t never gonna stop

Gotta keep on Brockin’, someday he’s gonna make it to the top

And be a Emjuke box Ghero, got Dstars in his Emeyes

He’s a Emjuke box Ghero DEm

He took one guiEmtar (juke box hGero, Dstars in his Emeyes)

Juke box Emhero, Ghe’ll come aliDve toniEmght

ED/E

In a town without a nEame, in a heavy downpD/Eour

Thought he passed his own Eshadow by the backstage D/Edoor

Like a trip through the past,Ethat day in the rainD/E

That one guitar Emade his whole life changeD/E

Now, he needs to keep a-roBckin’, he just can’t stop

Gotta keep on rBockin’, that boy has got to stay on top

And be a Emjuke box Ghero, got Dstars in his Emeyes

He’s a Emjuke box Ghero DEm

He took one guiEmtar (juke box hGero, Dstars in his Emeyes)

Juke box Emhero, Ghe’ll come aliDve toniEmght

Solo

EDx12

He’s gotta keep a-rBockin’, he just can’t stop

Gotta keep on Brockin’, that boy has got to stay on top

And be a Emjuke box Ghero, got Dstars in his Emeyes

He’s a Emjuke box Ghero DEm

He took one guiEmtar (juke box hGero, Dstars in his Emeyes)

Juke box Emhero, Ghe’ll come aliDve toniEmght

EmJuke box Ghero DEm

Juke box heeeeepEmro, Ghe got starsDin his Emeyes

EmStars Gin his Deyes Em

Garth Brooks - Much Too Young to Feel This Damn Old (1989)

Intro

GAmD→ CG→ Dx2

GThis old highway’s getting lonAmger

DIt seems there aCin’t no end in Gsight D

GTo sleep would be best

But I just Amcan’t afford the rest

DI gotta ride in DenCver tomorrow Gnight D

GI called the house, but no one aAmnswered

DFor the last two weeCks no one’s been hGome D

GI guess she’s through with me

To tell the tAmruth, I just can’t see

What’s Dkept a woman holCding on this lGong

And the wChite line’s getting longer

And the sGaddle’s D/F#getting Emcold

Now I’m Cmuch too young to fDeel this damn Gold

All my cCards are on the table with no

GAce left D/F#in the Emhole

Now I’m Cmuch too young to Dfeel this damn Gold

GAmD→ CG→ Dx2

GThe competition’s getting yAmounger

Tougher bDroncs, you kCnow I can’t recaGll D

A worn out tGape of Chris LeDoux

Lonely Amwomen and bad booze

Seem to bDe the only fCriends I’ve left atGall

And the wChite line’s getting longer

And the sGaddle’s D/F#getting Emcold

Now I’m Cmuch too young to fDeel this damn Gold

All my cCards are on the table with no

GAce left D/F#in the Emhole

Now I’m Cmuch too young to Dfeel this damn Gold → D/F#→ Em

Lord, I’m Cmuch too young to fDeel this damn Gold

G→ C→ G

Garth Brooks - The Dance (1989)

Intro, rubato

EmCDsus4

In tempo

GC/G→ GC/G→ GD11→ CG

Lookin bGack C/G→ Gon the memC‘ry of the danDce we shared

‘Neath the staGrs above D

For a momGent C/G→ Gall the worCld was right

How could I hDave known

That you’d evEmer say goodbyeD/F#

And Cnow, I’m glad I didn’t Dknow

The way it all would Bmend

The way it all would Cgo D

Our Clives, are better left to Dchance

I could have missed the Bmpain

But I’d have had to Cmiss Dthe Gdance

GC/G→ GC/G→ GD11→ CG

Holding you I held eveCrything for a momDent

Wasn’t GI the king? D

If I’d oGnly known how the kinCg would fall

Hey whoD‘s to say

You know, I migEmht have changed it aDll

And Cnow, I’m glad I didn’t Dknow

The way it all would Bmend

The way it all would Cgo D

Our Clives, are better left to Dchance

I could have missed the Bmpain

But I’d have had to Cmiss Dthe Gdance

GC/G→ G

Am7→ G/B→

Yes my Clife, it’s better left to Dchance

I could have missed the Bmpain

But I’d have had to Cmiss Dthe Gdance

Rubato

EmCDsus4Emx2

Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)

Originally in F, I play in A capo 1

Intro

Asus4ADE

Asus4AD/F#E

Asus4ADE

Asus4AD/F#E

F#mWell I’ve been Dwaiting

C#mWaiting here so lAong Asus2A

F#mBut thinking Dnothing

C#mNothing could go wrEong

Well Bnow I know

She has a Dbuilt-in abiliAty Asus2A

To tDake everything she Asees Asus2A

DAnd now it seems I’m falling

EFalling for her

Asus4She seems to have Aan inDvisible touch Eyeah

Asus4She reaches in Aand D/F#grabs right hold of Eyour heart

Asus4She seems to have Aan inDvisible touch Eyeah

Asus4It takes control Aand D/F#slowly Etears you aF#mpart

F#mWell I don’t really Dknow her

I C#monly know her Aname Asus2A

F#mBut she crawls Dunder your skin

C#mYou’re never quite the Esame

And Bnow I know

She’s got Dsomething you just can’t Atrust Asus2A

And it’s Dsomething mysteriAous Asus2A

DAnd now it seems I’m falling

EFalling for her

Asus4She seems to have Aan inDvisible touch Eyeah

Asus4She reaches in Aand D/F#grabs right hold of Eyour heart

Asus4She seems to have Aan inDvisible touch Eyeah

Asus4It takes control Aand D/F#slowly Etears you aG7sus2part

Bizarre prog solo

G7sus2

Asus4She seems to have Aan inDvisible touch Eyeah

Asus4She reaches in Aand D/F#grabs right hold of Eyour heart

Asus4She seems to have Aan inDvisible touch Eyeah

Asus4It takes control Aand D/F#slowly Etears you aF#mpart

F#mWell she don’t like Dlosing

To C#mher it’s still a Agame Asus2A

F#mAnd though she will Dmess up your life

C#mYou’ll want her just the Esame

And Bnow I know

She has a Dbuilt-in abiliAty Asus2A

To Dtake everything she Asees Asus2A

DAnd now it seems I’ve fallen

EFallen for her

Bsus4She seems to have Ban inEvisible touch F#yeah

Bsus4She reaches in Band E/G#grabs right hold of F#your heart

Bsus4She seems to have Ban inEvisible touch F#yeah

Bsus4It takes control Band E/G#slowly F#tears you aBpart

Bsus4She seems to have Ban inEvisible touch F#yeah

Bsus4She seems to have Ban inE/G#visible touch F#oh, oh, oh

Bsus4She seems to have Ban inEvisible touch F#yeah

Bsus4She seems to have Ban inE/G#visible touch F#oh, oh, oBh

Genesis - Land of Confusion (1986)

Originally in Em tuned to Ebm, I play in Am

Muted 16ths during all of the verse lines

DDm

Vox in on the 1 on “must”

G→ AmI must’ve dreamed a thousand dreams C

DBeen haunted by a million screams F

GBut I can hear the marching feet G

AmThey’re moving into the street G

AmNow did you read the news today C

DThey say the danger’s gone away F

GBut I can see the fires still alight G

AmThey’re burning into the night

There’s Gtoo many Ammen

CToo many Dpeople

Making Gtoo many Amproblems C

And Gnot much Gsus4love to go Amround

CCan’t you Dsee this is a Gland of conAmfusion C→ G

Into a double-time reggae beat

AmAnd Fthis is the Gworld we Emlive in

(AaaaAmh) And Fthese are the Ghands we’re Emgiven

(OoooAmh) FUse them and Glet’s start Emtrying

(AaaaaAmh) To Fmake it a Gplace worth Emliving Din Dm

G→ AmOoh Superman where are you now C

DWhen everything’s gone wrong somehow F

GThe men of steel, the men of power G

AmAre losing control by the hour

Watch out, the prechorus comes early in this verse

GThis is the Amtime

CThis is the Dplace

So we Glook for the Amfuture C

But there’s Gnot much Gsus4love to go Amround

CTell me Dwhy this is a Gland of conAmfusion C→ G

AmFThis is the Gworld we Emlive in

(AaaaAmh) And Fthese are the Ghands we’re Emgiven

(OoooAmh) FUse them and Glet’s start Emtrying

(AaaaaAmh) To Fmake it a Gplace worth Emliving Din Dm

Instrumental chords in the original are the same

as the vocal part that follows, I’m trimming here

F#mF#mBB

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “remember”

F#mF#mBI reBmember

Long F#mago

Vox on the 2 of the chord on “sun”

Ooh when the B/F#sun was shining

Vox on the same note as “sun”, now it’s the M7 of the chord

Yes and the D/F#stars were bright

All through the night

Same note on “sound”, now it’s the 3 of the chord

And the Asound of your A/G#laughter F#m

As I Bheld you Dtight

So long agFo

Fx 16 beats

Now two beats each

FGFGFGFG

AmG→

AmI won’t be coming home tonight C

DMy generation will put it right F

GWe’re not just making promises G

AmThat we know we’ll never keep

GToo many Ammen

CThere’s too many Dpeople

Making Gtoo many AmproblemsC

GAnd not much Gsus4love to go Amround

CCan’t you Dsee

This is a Gland of conAmfusion C→ G

AmNow Fthis is the Gworld we Emlive in

(AaaaAmh) And Fthese are the Ghands we’re Emgiven

(OoooAmh) FUse them and Glet’s start Emtrying

(AaaaaAmh) To Fmake it a Gplace worth Emfighting Amfor

FThis is the Gworld we Emlive in

(AaaaAmh) And Fthese are the Gnames we’re Emgiven

(OoooAmh) FStand up and Glet’s start Emshowing

(AaaaAmh) FJust where our Glives are Emgoing Dto

DDmG→ Am

Genesis - That's All (1983)

Originally in Em, I play in Am capo 3, lots of 3 in the vox

Intro

AmG/AAmG/AAm

Vox in the low octave in the original key, but in my key, I do everything in the same octave

Vox on the 3 of the minor key on “thought”

Just as I tAmhought it was going alG/Aright

I found out I’m wAmrong when I thought I was rG/Aight

It’s always the sAmame, it’s just a sG/Ahame, that’s alAml

I could say Dm7day, and you’d say Gnight

Tell me it’s Dm7black when I know that it’s Gwhite

Always the Dm7same, it’s just a Gshame, that’s Amall

I could lCeave but I won’t go, though my Dm7heart might tell me Gso

I can’t fCeel a thing from my Cmaj7head down to my toeDms G

Vox an octave above the first verse

So why does it Amalways seem tG/Ao be

He lookin’ at Amyou and you were lookin’ at mG/Ae

It’s always the Amsame, it’s just a sGhame, that’s aAmll

Turnin’ me Amon, turnin’ me offG/A

Makin’ me Amfeel like I want too mG/Auch

Livin’ with yAmou just’a puttin’ me thGrough it all of the tAmime

Runnin’ aDmround, stayin’ out all nGight

Takin’ it Dmall ‘stead of takin’ one Gbite

Livin’ with Dmyou just’a puttin’ me tGhrough it all of the Amtime

I could lCeave but I won’t go, but it’d be Dm7easier I Gknow

I can’t fCeel a thing from my Cmaj7head down to my toeDms G

So why does it Amalways seem tG/Ao be

He’s lookin’ at Amyou and you were lookin’ at mG/Ae

It’s always the Amsame, it’s just a sGhame, that’s aAmll

Fmaj7Truth is I love you, more than I wanted to

There’s no point in trying Amto pretend

Fmaj7There’s been no one who makes me feel like you do

Say we’ll be together Amtill the end

Solo on verse chords, skip if solo acoustic

I could lCeave but I won’t go, but it’d be Dm7easier I Gknow

I can’t fCeel a thing from my Cmaj7head down to my toeDms G

So why does it Amalways seem tG/Ao be

He lookin’ at Amyou and you were lookin’ at mG/Ae

It’s always the Amsame, it’s just a sGhame, that’s aAmll

Fmaj7But I love you, more than I wanted to

There’s no point in trying Amto pretend

Fmaj7There’s been no one who, makes me feel like you do

Say we’ll be together tAmill the end

Just as I tAmhought it was going alG/Aright

I found out I’m wAmrong when I thought I was rG/Aight

It’s always the sAmame, it’s just a sG/Ahame, that’s alAml

I could say Dm7day, and you’d say Gnight

Tell me it’s Dm7black when I know that it’s Gwhite

Always the Dm7same, it’s just a Gshame, that’s Amall

George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You (1987)

Originally in E, I play in A capo 3

Highest note is the 3 (“*whole* lot of...”)

Starts percussion only

I got my mindF#mset C#7on yoF#mu

I got my mind sAet Eon yAou

I got my mind F#mset oC#7n youF#m

I got my mind sAet Eon yAou

But it’s gonna take mAoney DE

A whole lotta spAending money DE

It’s gonna take Aplenty of money DE

Hard stop on the V

To do it rAight child DE

It’s gonna take tAime DE

A whole lot of pArecious Dtime E

It’s gonna take pAatience and tDime,Emmm

To Ado it, to Ddo it, to Ado it, to Ddo it, to Ado it

Hard stop

To Ddo it Aright child

I got my mindF#mset C#7on yoF#mu

I got my mind sAet Eon yAou

I got my mind F#mset oC#7n youF#m

I got my mind sAet Eon yAou

Bridge

And thAis time I know it’s for rDeal

The feAeling that I fDeel

I knowAif I put my mind Dto it

I knowAthat I really can E7do it

I got my mindF#mset C#7on yoF#mu

SAet Eon yAou

I got my mind F#mset oC#7n youF#m

SAet Eon yAou

But it’s gonna take mAoney DE

A whole lotta spAending money DE

It’s gonna take Aplenty of money DE

To do it rAight child DE

It’s gonna take tAime DE

A whole lot of pArecious Dtime E

It’s gonna take pAatience and tDime,Emmm

To Ado it, to Ddo it, to Ado it, to Ddo it, to Ado it

To Ddo it Aright

Instrumental chorus, skip acoustic

I got my mindF#mset C#7on yoF#mu

I got my mind sAet Eon yAou

I got my mind F#mset oC#7n youF#m

I got my mind sAet Eon yAou

Bridge

And thAis time I know it’s for rDeal

The feAelings that I fDeel

I knowAif I put my mind Dto it

I knowAthat I really can E7do it

But it’s gonna take mAoney DE

A whole lotta spAending money DE

It’s gonna take Aplenty of money DE

To do it rAight child DE

It’s gonna take tAime DE

A whole lot of pArecious Dtime E

It’s gonna take pAatience and tDime,Emmm

To Ado it, to Ddo it, to Ado it, to Ddo it, to Ado it

To Ddo it Aright

F#mSet C#7on yoF#mu

SAet Eon yAou

F#mC#7F#m

AEA

George Michael - Faith (1987)

Originally somewhere between B and C, I play in A

Intro, skip the whole organ bit

Guitar only, just one measure in original, but wait for vox

Bass and drums enter when vox come in, drums still pretty sparse

Well I guess it would be Anice if I could touch your body

I know not Deverybody has got a body like Ayou

But I’ve got to think Atwice before I give my heart away

Girl I know Dall the games you play ‘cause I play them Atoo

Drums ramping in

Oh but I Dneed some time off from Athat emotion

DTime to pick my heart up off the Afloor

And when that Dlove comes down withAout deF#mvotion

Hard stop on ‘door’

Well it Bmtakes a strong man baby but I’m Eshowing you the door

‘Cause I gotta have Afaith

I gotta have faith

I gotta have faith, a-faith, a-faith

Hard stop on last “faith”

I gotta have faith, a-faith, a-faith

ABaby I know you’re asking me to stay

Say please, please, Dplease, don’t go away

You say I’m giving you the Ablues

MayAbe girl you mean every word you say

Can’t help but Dthink of yesterday

And another one who Atied me down to loverboy rules

BeDfore this river beAcomes an ocean

BeDfore you throw my heart back on the Afloor

Oh baby I’ll Dreconsider my Afoolish F#mnotion

Hard stop on ‘more’

Well I Bmneed someone to hold me but I’ll Ewait for something more

‘Cause I gotta have Afaith

I gotta have faith

I gotta have faith, a-faith, a-faith

Hard stop on last “faith”

I gotta have faith, a-faith, a-faith

Solo

AADA

BeDfore this river beAcomes an ocean

BeDfore you throw my heart back on the Afloor

Oh baby I’ll Dreconsider my Afoolish F#mnotion

Hard stop then LONG PAUSE on ‘more’

Well I Bmneed someone to hold me but I’ll Ewait for something more

Wait for vox before entering... no matter how long...

‘Cause I gotta have Afaith

I gotta have faith

I gotta have faith, a-faith, a-faith

Hard stop on last “faith”

I gotta have faith, a-faith, a-faith

George Strait - All My Ex's Live in Texas (1987)

Intro

AEEA

Vox on the 1

AAll my ex’s live in TEexas

Make sure to get down to the 1 of the chord (2 of the key) on “place”

And Texas is the Bmplace I’d dearly Bm/F#love Fdim7to beA

But aAll my ex’s live in ETexas

And that’s why I hang my hat in TenneAssee

RosaAnna’s down in Texarkana, Bmwanted me to push her broom

E7Sweet Eileen’s in Abilene, she forgot I hung the Amoon

And AAllison’s in Galveston, Bmsomehow lost her sanity

Vox on 1 2 of the chord (3 4 of the key) on “dimples”, 6 5 of the chord (3 2 of the key) on “law-aw”

And B7Dimples, who now lives in Temple’s got the E7law lookin’ for me

AAll my ex’s live in TEexas

And Texas is the Bmplace I’d dearly Bm/F#love Fdim7to beA

But aAll my ex’s live in ETexas

And that’s why I hang my hat in TenneAssee

AEEA

I remAember that ole Frio River

BmWhere I learned to swim

But it Ebrings to mind another time

Where I wore my welcome Athin

By transcendental meditation, BmI go there each night

But I B7always come back to myself, Elong before daylight

AAll my ex’s live in TEexas

And Texas is the Bmplace I’d dearly Bm/F#love Fdim7to beA

But aAll my ex’s live in ETexas

Therefore I reside in TenneAssee

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “some folks”

ESome folks thinks I’m hiding D→ D#→ E

It’s been rumored that I died D→ D#→ E

But I’m alive and well in TenneAssee

George Thorogood - Bad to the Bone (1982)

Originally in G, I play in E capo 3

Intro

Vox on 1 and b3

ENow on the day I was born, Ethe nurses all gathered ‘round

EAnd they gazed in wide wonder, Eat the joy they had found

EThe head nurse spoke up, Esaid leave this one alone

EShe could tell right away, Ethat I was bad to the bone

EBad to the bone

EB-b-b-b-bad

EBad to the bone

EI broke a thousand hearts, Ebefore I met you

EI’ll break a thousand more baby, Ebefore I am through

EI wanna be yours pretty baby, Eyours and yours alone

EI’m here to tell ya honey, Ethat I’m bad to the bone

EBad to the bone

EB-b-b-b-bad

EBad to the bone

Solo

Hard stop at the beginning of this line

EI make a rich woman beg, Eand I make a good woman steal

EI’ll make an old woman blush, Eand I make a young girl squeal

EI wanna be yours pretty baby, Eyours and yours alone

EI’m here to tell ya honey,Ethat I’m bad to thEe bone

EB-b-b-b-bad

EBad to the bone

Solo

ENow when I walk the streets, Ekings and queens step aside

EEvery woman I meet, Ethey all stay satisfied

EI wanna tell ya pretty baby, Ewhat I see I make my own

EAnd I’m here to tell ya honey, that I’m bad to thEe bone

EBad to the bone

EB-b-b-b-bad

EWhoo, bad to the bone

Solo

George Thorogood - I Drink Alone (1985)

Intro, let ring

I drink alEone, yeah with nobody else

Vox on 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 of the chord on “know when I drink alone”

Yeah you Cknow when I drink alone

DI prefer to be by myEself

Now every mEorning just before breakfast, I don’t want no coffee or tea

Just me and my good buddy Weiser, that’s all I ever need

Cause I drink alEone, yeah with nobody else

Yeah you Cknow when I drink alone

DI prefer to be by myEself

Yeah the oEther night I lay sleeping and I woke from a terrible dream

So I called up my pal Jack Daniels and his partner Jimmy Beam

And we drank alEone, yeah with nobody else

Yeah you Cknow when I drink alone

DI prefer to be by myEself

Solo

Yeah the oEther day I got invited to a party, but I stayed home instead

Just me and my pal Johnny Walker and his brothers Blacky and Red

And we drank alEone, yeah with nobody else

Yeah you Cknow when I drink alone

DI prefer to be by myEself

Solo

CDE

Yeah my wEhole family done give up on me, and it makes me feel oh so bad

The only one who’ll hang out with me, is my dear Old Grand Dad

And we drink alEone, yeah with nobody else

Yeah you Cknow when I drink alone

DI prefer to be by myEself

Yeah you Cknow when I drink alone

DI prefer to be by myEself

CDE

I drink alone

Greg Kihn - The Breakup Song (1981)

Originally in Am, I play in Em capo 3

Highest note that matters is the 6 (“they just don’t write ‘em”)

Intro

EmCDEmx2

Vox on 3 1 on “broken”

We had Embroken up for good just an Chour before

Uh uh Duh uh uh uh uh Emuh

Now I’m Emstaring at the bodies as they’re dCancing ‘cross the floor

Uh uh Duh uh uh uh uh Emuh

And then the Emband slowed the tempo when the Cmusic took you down

Uh uh Duh uh uh uh uh Emuh

It was the Emsame old song with the Cmelancholy sound

Uh uh Duh uh uh uh uh Emuh → D→

CCThey don’t GwriGte ‘em like that anyDmorDe AmAm

CCThey just don’t GwriGte ‘em like that anyDmore

We been Emliving together for a Cmillion years

Uh uh Duh uh uh uh uh Emuh

But now it fEmeels so strange out in the, Catmospheres

Uh uh Duh uh uh uh uh Emuh

And then the jEmukebox plays a song I Cused to know

Uh uh Duh uh uh uh uh Emuh

And now I’m sEmtaring at the bodies as they’re Cdancing so slow

Uh uh Duh uh uh uh uh Emuh → D→

CCThey don’t GwriGte ‘em like that anyDmorDe AmAm

CCThey don’t GwriGte ‘em like that anyDmore

EmCDEmx2

Now I Emwind up staring at an Cempty glass

Uh uh Duh uh uh uh uh Emuh

Cause it’s so eEmasy to say that you’ll forgCet your past

Uh uh Duh uh uh uh uh Emuh → D→

CCThey don’t GwriGte ‘em like that anyDmorDe, AmAmno

CCThey just don’t GwriGte ‘em like that anyDmore

CCThey don’t GwriGte ‘em like that anyDmorDe AmAm

CCThey just don’t GwriGte ‘em like that anyDmore

CCThey just don’t, GGno they don’t, DDno no, AmAmuh uh

CCThey just don’t GwriGte ‘em like that anyDmore

Guns and Roses - Mr. Brownstone (1987)

Originally in E tuned down to Eb, I play in E

Start with muted chords

Roll into the I’s with Im’s

EEGAAAGEx 2

EI get up around seven GA

AGet outta bed around nine GE

And EI don’t worry about nothin’GnoA

Cause Aworryin’s a waste of myGEtime

Repeat intro riff x 2

The show usually sEtarts around seven GA

AWe go on stage around nine GE

EGet on the bus about eleven GA

Sippin’ a Adrink and feelin’ fine

GWe’ve been dancin’ with CMr. Brownstone

DHe’s been knockin’, he won’t leave me Ealone

ENo, no, no, he won’t leave me alone

B7I used to do a little but a little wouldn’t do it

So theA7little got more and more

I B7just keep tryin’ to get a little better

Said a A7little better than before

I B7used to do a little but a little wouldn’t do it

So the A7little got more and more

I B7just keep tryin’ to get a little better

Said a A7little better than before

GWe’ve been dancin’ with CMr. Brownstone

DHe’s been knockin’, he won’t leave me Ealone

ENo, no, no, he won’t leave me alone

Skip solo, just repeat intro

ENow I get up around whenever GA

I Aused to get up on time GE

But Ethat old man he’s a real mothGerAfreaker

Gonna Akick him on down the line

B7I used to do a little but a little wouldn’t do it

So theA7little got more and more

I B7just keep tryin’ to get a little better

Said a A7little better than before

I B7used to do a little but a little wouldn’t do it

So the A7little got more and more

I B7just keep tryin’ to get a little better

Said a A7little better than before

GWe’ve been dancin’ with CMr. Brownstone

DHe’s been knockin’, he won’t leave me Ealone

ENo, no, no, he won’t leave me alone

EEGAAAGE

He won’t leave me a Elone EGAAAGE

Don’t go up to the high octave here

EStuck it in the middle and I Eshot it in the middle

And it, Eit drove outta my mind GA

AI should’ve known better, said I Awish I never met her said I

I leave it all Ebehind, yowsa E9

Guns and Roses - Nightrain (1987)

Originally in Abm, I play in Em

Intro

EmCDEm

Vox on the 7 on “loaded”

EmLoaded like a freight train

CFlyin’ like an aeroplane

DFeelin’ like a space brain

One more time toEmnight, look out

Well, I’m a EmWest coast struttin’, one bad mother

Got a rattlesnake suitcase under my arm

Said I’m a mean machine, been drinkin’ gasoline

And honey you can make my motor hum

Well, I got Emone chance left in a nine-life cat

I got a, a dog eat dog sly smile

I got a Molotov cocktail with a match to go

I smoke my Acigarette with style

An’ I can telEml you honey you can make my money tonight

EmWake up late, and honey, put on your clothes

And take your credit card to the liquor store

Well, that’s one for you and two for me, by toAnight

I’ll be Emloaded like a freight train

CFlyin’ like an aeroplane

DFeelin’ like a space brain

One more time tonDight

I’m on the Emnightrain, bottoms up

I’m on the nightrain, fill my cup

I’m on the nightrain

Ready to crash and Cburn

I never Dlearn

I’m on the Emnightrain, I love that stuff

I’m on the nightrain, and I can never get enough

I’m on the nightrain

Never to reAturn, no

Solo

F#mC#mF#mC#m

AC#mAC#m

AC#mA

C#mBC#mBC#mB

EmLoaded like a freight train

CFlyin’ like an aeroplane

DSpeedin’ like a space brain

One more time toEmnight G

I’m on the Emnightrain, and I’m lookin’ for some

I’m on the Cnightrain, so’s I can leave this slum

I’m on the D7nightrain

And I’m ready to crash and Emburn

EmNightrain, bottoms up

I’m on the Cnightrain, fill my cup

I’m on the Dnightrain

EmOh, oh, oh, oh, oh yeah

I’m on the Emnightrain, love that stuff

Whoa I’m on the Cnightrain, I can never get enough

Ridin’ the Dnightrain, I guess I

EmI guess, I guess, I guess I never learn

On the Emnightrain, float me home

Ooh, I’m on the Cnightrain

Ridin’ the Dnightrain

Never to reEmturn

On the Emnightrain CDEm

Guns and Roses - One in a Million (1988)

Yes, I changed the lyrics here. This is a chord book, not a piece of art.

Originally in Ab, I play in E

Intro, with whistling

BBAE/G#

GGG→ A→

EGDCC→ D→

Vox on the 1 on “guess”

EGuess I Gneeded Dsome time to get awCay C→ D→

EI needed some pGiece of mind

DSome piece of mind that’ll Cstay C→ D→

Vox up to the 5 now

ESo I tGhumbed it Ddown to Sixth and L.AC. C→ D→

EMaybe a GGreyhound Dcould be my Cway C→ D→

EPolice and Gpushers, that’s right

DGet out of my Cway C→ D→

EDon’t need to bGuy none of your

DGold chains Ctoday C→ D→

EI don’t need no bGracelets

DClamped in front of my Cback C→ D→

EJust need my tGicket, ‘til then

DWon’t you cut me some Cslack? C→ D→

GYou’re one in a Dmillion

AYeah, that’s what you Eare

GYou’re one in a Dmillion, babe

AYou’re a shooting Estar

GMaybe someday we’ll Dsee you

ABefore you make us Ecry

GYou know we tried to Dreach you

ABut you were much too Bhigh A→ E→

Much too highBA→ E→

EImmigrants and Gliars

DThey make no sense to Cme C→ D→

EThey come to our cGountry

DAnd think they’ll do as they Cplease C→ D→

ELike start some Gmini Iran

DOr spread some freakin’ Cdisease C→ D→

EThey talk so many gGoddamn ways

DIt’s all Greek to Cme C→ D→

EWell some say I’m Glazy, oooh

DAnd others say that’s just Cme C→ D→

ESome say I’m Gcrazy

DI guess I’ll always Cbe C→ D→

EBut it’s been such a lGong time

DSince I knew right from Cwrong

EIt’s all the means to an eGnd, I

DI keep it movin’ Calong, hey hey hey yeah C→ D→

GYou’re one in a Dmillion

AOoh, you’re a shooting Estar

GYou’re one in a Dmillion, babe

AYou know that you Eare

GMaybe someday we’ll Dsee you, ooh

ABefore you make us Ecry

GYou know we tried to Dreach you

ABut you were much too highBA→ E→

Much too highBA→ E→

Solo on verse chords

EGDCC→ D→ x4

ERadicals and GRacists

DDon’t point your finger at Cme C→ D→

EI’m a small town Gwhite boy

DJust tryin’ to make ends Cmeet C→ D→

EDon’t need your rGeligion

DDon’t watch that much CT.V. C→ D→

EJust makin’ my Glivin’, baby

DWell that’s enough for Cme C→ D→

GYou’re one in a Dmillion

AYeah that’s what you Eare

GYou’re one in a Dmillion, babe

AYou’re a shooting Estar

GMaybe someday we’ll Dsee you

ABefore you make us Ecry

GYou know we tried to Dreach you

ABut you were much too highBAE

ABut you were much too highBA→ E→

Much too highBA→ E→

Guns and Roses - Paradise City (1987)

Originally in Gb, I play in A and sing down an octave

Intro

ADG→ DAx2

ATake me down to the paradise city

Where the gDrass is green and the girls are pretty

GOh won’t you Dplease take me Ahome

ATake me down to the paradise city

Where the gDrass is green and the girls are pretty

GOh won’t you Dplease take me Ahome

ADG→ DAx4

AAACx 4

AJust an urchin livin’ under the streeCt

I’m a Ahard case that’s tough to beaCt

I’m your Acharity case, so buy me something to eCat

I’ll Apay you at another Dtime, take it to the end of the Aline

AAACx 4

ARags to riches, or so they saCy

You gotta Akeep pushin’ for the fortune and famCe

You know it’s, Ait’s all a gamble when it’s just a gamCe

You tAreat it like a capital Dcrime, everybody’s doin’ the Atime

ATake me down to the paradise city

Where the gDrass is green and the girls are pretty

GOh won’t you Dplease take me Ahome

ATake me down to the paradise city

Where the gDrass is green and the girls are pretty

GOh won’t you Dplease take me Ahome

AAACx 4

AStrapped in the chair of the city gas chamCber

AWhy I’m here I can’t quite rememCber

AThe surgeon general says it’s hazardous to breaCthe

I’d hAave another cigarette, but DI can’t see

Tell me who you’re gonna beliAeve

Really, in this chorus, it’s “a paradise city” instead of “the paradise city”

ATake me down to a paradise city

Where the gDrass is green and the girls are pretty

GOh won’t you Dplease take me Ahome

ATake me down to the paradise city

Where the gDrass is green and the girls are pretty

GOh won’t you Dplease take me Chome, Ayeah

AAACx 4

BBBDx 2

AAAC

AAAD

So Efar aDway

So Efar aDwaCy

ACaptain America’s been torn apaCrt

Now Ahe’s a court jester with a broken heaCrt

He said, Aturn me around and take me back to the stCart

I mAust be losin’ my Dmind, are you blind?

I’ve seen it all a million Atimes

ATake me down to the paradise city

Where the gDrass is green and the girls are pretty

GOh won’t you Dplease take me Ahome

ATake me down to the paradise city

Where the gDrass is green and the girls are pretty

GOh won’t you Dplease take me Ahome

Guns and Roses - Patience (1988)

Originally in G tuned down to Gb,

I play in G and only knock it down an

octave on the big “I need you” at the end.

Intro, same as verse+chorus, though I skip the verse part of the intro

CGAD

I start here (with whistling or humming)

CGCEmCGD

CShed a tear ‘cause I’m missing you

GI’m still alright to smile

AGirl, I think about you every Dday now

CWas a time when I wasn’t sure

But you Gset my mind at ease

AThere is no doubt you’re in my Dheart now

CSaid woman Gtake it slow

It’ll Cwork itself out Emfine

CAll we need is Gjust a little Dpatience

CSaid sugar Gmake it slow

And we’ll Ccome together Emfine

CAll we need is Gjust a little Dpatience

DPatience

DOoh, oh, yeah

CSit here on the stairs

‘Cause I’d Grather be alone

If AI can’t have you right now, I’ll Dwait dear

CSometimes, I get so tense

You know I Gcan’t speed up the time

But Ayou know, love, there’s one more thing to conDsider

CSaid woman Gtake it slow

CThings will be just Emfine

CYou and I’ll just Guse a little Dpatience

CSaid sugar Gtake the time

‘Cause the Clights are shining Embright

CYou and I’ve got Gwhat it takes to Dmake it

We won’t fake it, oh never break it

‘Cause I can’t take it

Ritard on D, then...

DD/#FGG

Need a little Dpatience, mm Gyeah

Ooh Dyeah, ooh Gyeah

Need a little Dpatience, yeahG

Just a little Dpatience, yeahG

Some more Dpatience, yeahG

DI’ve been walking these streets at night

GJust trying to get it right (Need some patience, yeah)

DIt’s hard to see with so many around

You Gknow I don’t like being stuck in a crowd (Could use some patience, yeah)

And the Dstreets don’t change but maybe the name

GI ain’t got time for the game

‘Cause I Dneed you (Patience, yeah)

Yeah, yeah well I Gneed you

Oh, I Fneed you (Take some patience)

Whoa, I Gneed you (Just a little patience is all we need)

Ooh, this Dtime... GDG

Guns and Roses - Rocket Queen (1987)

Originally in Fm, I play in F#m, down an octave

Probably make all the 7#9’s just minor, including the intro

Intro

F#7#9

When the riff kicks in

E→ F#7#9x4

Vox on 5 5 3 of the minor key on “say I don’t”

If I F#msay I don’t need anyone

And F#m/Asay these things to you ‘cause

EI can turn on anyone

Just F#mlike I’ve turned on you I’ve got a

BTongue like a razor, a sweet switchblade knife

And C#I can do you favors

But then yEou’ll do whatever I like

Here I F#mam, and you’re a rocket Equeen

I might Abe a little young

But Bhoney I ain’t F#mnaive

Here I F#mam, and you’re a rocket Equeen, oh yeah

I might Abe too much

But Bhoney you’re a bit obF#mscene

F#7#9E→ F→

E→ F#7#9x4

I’ve seen F#meverything imaginable

F#m/APass before these eyes

I’ve had Eeverything that’s tangible

F#mHoney you’d be surprised

I’m a Bsexual innuendo in this Bburned out paradise

If you C#turn me on to anything

You better Eturn me on tonight

Here I F#mam, and you’re a rocket Equeen

I might Abe a little young

But Bhoney I ain’t F#mnaive

Here I F#am, and you’re a rocket Equeen, oh yeah

I might Abe too much

But Bhoney you’re a bit obF#mscene

F#7#9E→ F→

Solo

E→ F#7#9x8

AABB

C#C#C#C#

Here I F#mam, and you’re a rocket Equeen

I might Abe a little young

But Bhoney I ain’t F#mnaive

Here I F#am, and you’re a rocket Equeen, oh yeah

I might Abe too much

But Bhoney you’re a bit obF#mscene

F#7#9E→ F→

F#F#

EE→ B→ C#mC#mEE→ A→ BB

EI see yBou stC#manding

EStanding Aon your oBwn

EIt’s Bsuch a lC#monely place for Eyou

For you tAo Bbe

EIf you nBeed a sC#mhoulder

EOr if you nAeed a fBriend

EI’ll Bbe here stC#manding

UntilEthe bitAter eBnd

ENo one nBeeds the sC#morrow

ENo one Aneeds the Bpain

EI hBate to sC#mee you

Walking oEut there, Aout in the Brain

ESo dBon’t chasC#mtise me

EOr think I, AI Bmean you harm

EOf Bthose that C#mtake you

Leave you strEung out, Amuch too fBar

Baby, yEeah

EE→ B→ C#m

C#mEE→ A→ BBWhoa oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

EE→ B→ C#m

C#mEE→ A→ BBNo no no no no no no

Guns and Roses - Sweet Child o' Mine (1987)

I usually capo 3 for this, so it’s just higher than an

octave down from the original.

I usually lead in with a slow rendition of the riff,

an octave down (open position).

DShe’s got a smile that it seems to me

ReCminds me of childhood memories

Where eGverything

Was as fresh as the bright blue Dsky

DNow and then when I see her face

She Ctakes me away to that special place

And if I’d Gstare too long

I’d probably break down and Dcry

Soft, crescendo through the chorus

AWoah, Coh, sweet child o’ Dmine

AWoah, Coh, sweet love of Dmine

DShe’s got eyes of the bluest skies

As Cif they thought of rain

I’d Ghate to look into those eyes

And Dsee an ounce of pain

Her Dhair reminds me of a warm safe place

Where Cas a child I’d hide

And Gpray for the thunder and the rain

To Dquietly pass me by

AWoah, Coh, sweet child o’ Dmine

AWoah, Coh, sweet love of Dmine

AWoah, Coh, sweet child o’ Dmine, oooh yeah

AWoah, Coh, sweet love of Dmine

Cha!

EmGAmC→B7

EmWhere do we go Goooh Amwhere do we go now CB7

EmWhere do we go Goooh sweet Amchild CB7

Sweet Emchild, sweet Gchild, sweet Amchild, sweet Cchild B7of Emmine

Guns and Roses - Think About You (1987)

Originally in Bb, I play in B capo 1 and sing down an octave

BAGGx2

Vox on the 1

BI said, babe, you been lookin’ real good

You know that AI remember when we met

BIt’s funny how I never felt so good

It’s a Afeelin’ that I know, I know I’ll never forget

GOoh, it was the best time, I can remAember

GOoh, and the love we shared, is Alovin’ that’ll last forever

BAGGx2

BThere wasn’t much in this heart of mine

There was a Alittle left and babe you found it

BIt’s funny how I never felt so high

It’s a Afeeling that I know, I know I’ll never forget

GOoh, it was the best time, I can remAember

GOoh, and the love we shared, Alovin’ that’ll last forever

I think about Bmyou, honey, Dall the time, my Gheart says yes

I think about Bmyou, Ddeep inside, I Glove you best

I think about Bmyou, Dyou know you’re the Gone I want

I think about Bmyou, Ddarling, you’re the Gonly one

I think about yF#ou

F#→ G#B→ C#F#→ ED→ C#Ha ha ha

Solo-ish

F#mC#

Vox on the 5 of the chord on “you”

I think about Eyou, you Dknow that I C#do

I think about Eyou, all Dalone, only C#you

I think about Eyou, Doh, it’s C#true

I think about Eyou, Dyes, I C#do, ow

BSomethin’ changed in this heart of mine

You know that AI’m so glad that you showed me

BHoney, now you’re my best friend

I want to Astay together ‘til the very end

GOoh, it was the best time, I can reAmember

GOoh, and the love we shared

Is Alovin’ that’ll last forever

I think about Bmyou, honey, Dall the time, my Gheart says yes

I think about Bmyou, Ddeep inside, I Glove you best

I think about Bmyou, Dyou know you’re the Gone I want

I think about Bmyou, Ddarling, you’re the Gonly one

I think about Byou, oh, oh yeah

I think abAout Byou, oh you

I think abAout Byou, woah

AOnly Gyou A

I think about Byou, you know I do

I think abAout Byou, only you

I think abAout Byou

Let ring, rubato

OAnly yGou, Aonly

Bmadd4You Bmadd4/C#Dsus2Bm

Guns and Roses - Used to Love Her (1988)

DAGAx2

DI used to Alove her Gbut I had to Akill her

DI used to Alove her, mmm, Gyeah, but I had to Akill her

GI had to Aput her Gsix feet Aunder

GAnd I can Astill hear her comDplain

DI used to Alove her, ooh Gyeah, but I had to Akill her

GI knew I’d Amiss her, Gso I had to Akeep her

GShe’s buried Aright in my backDyard

Solo on verse + chorus

Oh Dyeah, Aooh Gyeah, Awhoa, oh yeDah

DAGA

GAGA

GADD

DI used to Alove her Gbut I had to Akill her

DI used to Alove her, ooh, Gyeah, but I had to Akill her

GShe bitched so Amuch, Gshe drove me Anuts

GAnd now we’re Ahappier this Dway, yeah

Solo

DAWhoa, oh Gyeah, Atake it for what it is

DAGA

GAGA

GADD

DI used to Alove her Gbut I had to Akill her

DI used to Alove her, oooh Gyeah, but I had to Akill her

GI had to Aput her, oooh, Gsix feet Aunder

GAnd I can Astill hear her comDplain

Guns and Roses - You're Crazy (1987)

Originally in Ab, I play in E

Intro, the passing chords at the beginning are not there in the acoustic version

D→ D#→

In the main riff, including all the verses, if playing in E, replace the V with another IV

EAEBx4

Vox on the 5 on “lookin”

I been lEookin’ for a trace A

LEookin’ for a heart B

LoEokin’ for a lAover in a world

EThat’s much too dark B

YAou don’t want my love, no, no

You want satiGsfactEion, oh yeah, oAh yeah, oh yeahEB

YoAu don’t need my love

You got to Bfind yourself another

APiece of the aGctDion, yeEah

EAEBx2

ESay where you going A

WEhat you gonna do B

EI been lookin’ everywhere A

EI been lookin’ for you B

YAou don’t want my love

You want satGisfacEtion, AI’ve got your Esatisfaction B

YAou don’t need my love

You got to Bfind yourself another

APiece of the Daction ‘cause

You’re cGrazEy, heyB→ A#→ Ahey

You’re freakin’ cGrazEy, BohA#myA

You know you’re cGrazEy, Boh A#chiAld

I said you’re cGrazEy, heyB→ A#→ Ahey

D→ A/C#→ BG→ F#→ E

D→ A/C#→ BG→ F#→ EDA/C#CBWhoa

Solo on verse chords

EAEBx4

SEay, boy, where you comin’ fArom?

WhEere’d you get that point of viewB

EWhen I was young I said A

I kEnew someone like you B

And they said yAou don’t want my love

You want saGtisfaEction AEB

YAou don’t need my love

You got to Bfind yourself another

APiece of the Daction ‘cause

You’re cGrazEy, heyB→ A#→ Ahey

You’re freakin’ cGrazEy, BohA#myA

You know you’re cGrazEy, Boh A#chiAld

I said you’re cGrazEy, B→ A#→ A

Oooh, you’re cGrazEy B→ A#→ A

You know, you’re cGrazEy B→ A#→ A

Well, you’re cGrazEy B→ A#→ A

You know, you’re cGrazEy B→ A#→ A

AOh, you know you are, bring it down, you’re Efreakin’ GcrazEy

Hall and Oates - Maneater (1982)

Originally in Bm, I play in Em capo 2

EmDCDx8

Vox on the 3

She’ll oGnly come out at night

The lD/F#ean and hungry type

Vox stay where they were, on the 3 of the new chord

FNothing is new, I’ve seen her here befEore

Am7Watching and waiting

Ooh, she’s siDttin’ with you but her eD#dim7yes are on the dEmoor D→ Em

So mGany have paid to see

D/F#What you think you’re getting for free

The wFoman is wild, a she-cat tamed by the pEurr of a Jag-u-ar

Am7Money’s the matter

Not a typo, this time it really ends on the relative major, but IMO it sounds worse... YMMV

If you’re in Dit for love, you aD#dim7in’t gonna get too farEmD→ E

EmOh-oh, here she comes, wDatch out boy she’ll chew you up

CWhoa-oh, here she comes, she’s a maBneater B/D#

EmOh-oh, here she comes, wDatch out boy she’ll chew you up

AmyWhoa-oh, here she comes, she’s a Cmaneater D

EmEm→ D/F#

I wGouldn’t if I were you

I kD/F#now what she can do

She’s dFeadly man, she could really rEip your world apart

Am7Mind over matter

Ooh, the beauDty is there but a D#dim7beast is in the heartEmD→ E

EmOh-oh, here she comes, wDatch out boy she’ll chew you up

CWhoa-oh, here she comes, she’s a maBneater B/D#

EmOh-oh, here she comes, wDatch out boy she’ll chew you up

Am7Whoa-oh, here she comes, she’s a Cmaneater D

Solo

EmDCD

EmDCD→ D#dim7

EmDCD

EmDAm7BOoooh

EmOh-oh, here she comes, (here she comes) wDatch out boy she’ll chew you up

CWhoa-oh, here she comes, (watch out) she’s a maBneater B/D#

EmOh-oh, here she comes, (she’s a maneater) Dooh ooh she’ll chew you up

Am7Whoa-oh, here she comes, (here she comes) she’s a Cmaneater D

EmOh-oh, here she comes, (watch out) she’ll Donly come out at night, ooh

CWhoa-oh, here she comes, here she comes, she’s a maBneater B/D#

EmOh-oh, here she comes, (she’s a maneater) Dooh but it’s why I woooo

Am7Whoa-oh, here she comes, here she comes, Cwatch out boy, Dwatch out boy

Hall and Oates - You Make My Dreams Come True (1981)

Originally in F, I play in A capo 2

Intro

What I Awant you’ve got and it might be hard to handle

Like the flame that burns the candle

The Bm7candle A/C#feeds the Dflame, yeah, yeah

What I’ve Agot, full stock of thoughts and dreams that scatter

Then you pull them all together

And a-Bm7how I A/C#can’t Dexplain, oh yeah

Well, well Bm7you, Eyou make my dreams come Atrue

Bm7Well, weA/C#ll, well Dyou

Oh, yEeah, you make my dreams come Atrue, well yeah

Hard stop on the I

D→ A

On a niAght when bad, dreams become a screamer

When they’re messin’ with a dreamer

I can Bm7laugh it A/C#in the Dface

Twist and Ashout my way out, and wrap yourself around me

‘Cause I ain’t the way you found me

And I’ll Bm7never A/C#be the Dsame, oh yeah

Well, ‘cause Bm7you, Eyou make my dreams come Atrue, yeah

Bm7Well, weA/C#ll, well Dyou

EYou make my dreams come Atrue, ooh, ooh yeah

Bridge

Listen to this! GDAA

GDAA

GF#m7

I’m down on my Bm7daydream

Oh, that Dsleepwalk should be over by now, I Eknow

WhA#ooow Bm7you, Eyou make my dreams come Atrue, yeah

Bm7Well, weA/C#ll, well Dyou

EYou make my dreams come Atrue, ooh, ooh yeah

Repeat with ad libs

Heart - Alone (1987)

The original starts in Bbm. For a male

voice this works okay with the chorus an

octave down. For a human (i.e., non-Heart) female,

Gm is somewhat reasonable, so I play it in Em,

capo 3. A dude singing in Em works pretty well

too. If feeling less-than-great in Em, don’t go

up to “got by” (which is a G), just stay on the

E. Similarly, sing the “how do i get you alone?”

on E,F,E→D instead of G,F,E→D.

EmCDD7/CEmCDB

EmI hear the Cticking of the Dclock, I’m D7/Clying here

The rEmoom’s pitch dCarkDB

EmI wonder whCere you are tonDight, no aD7/Cnswer on your

TEmelephoneCDB

And the niCght goes by G/Bso very Am7slowG

Oh I hCope that it won’t eG/Bnd all Am7Dsus4D

AGlone

AmTillFnow, I Calways got Gby on my own

AmI Fnever really Ccared until I Gmet you

AmFAnd now it Cchills me to theGbone

CHow do I gFet you aGlone?

EmYou don’t know Chow long I have Dwanted

To D7/Ctouch your lips and Emhold you CtightDB

EmYou don’t know Chow long I have Dwaited

AndD7/CI was gonna telEml you tonightCDB

But the Csecret is G/Bstill my own Am7G

And my lCove for you is G/Bstill unkAm7nown Dsus4D

All alGone

Bridge

AmFCG

AmFOhooCooGoo

AmTill Fnow, I Calways got Gby on my own

AmI Fnever really Ccared until I Gmet you

AmFAnd now itCchills me to thGe bone

CHow do I gFet you aGlone?

Solo

AmFCG

FC/EDmC

G/BAm7GG7/F

CHow do I gFet you aGlone?

AClone FG

Outro

EmCDD7/CEmCDB

Heart - What About Love (1985)

Originally in F, I play in G an octave down... the highest note is the *root*!!!! in F!!!!

Intro, sparse

EmD/EC/ED/Ex2

Still sparse

Vox on 4 3 on “lonely”

I’ve been Emlonely C

I’ve been Gwaiting for Dyou

I’m preEmtending C

And that’s Gall I can Ddo

EmThe love I’mCsending

Ain’t Gmaking it Dthrough to your Cheart Csus2

Band enters

You’ve been Emhiding C

Never Gletting it Dshow

Always Emtrying C

To keep it Gunder contDrol

EmYou got itCdown

And you’re Gwell on your Dway to the Ctop

Hard stop on “got”

But there’s Dsomething that you forgot

What about G/Blove

Don’t you Cwant someone to careDabout you

What about G/Blove

Don’t Clet it slip awDay

What about G/Blove

I Conly wanna shareDit with you

You might Cneed it someday, Emyeah

EmD/EC/ED/Ex1

I can’t Emtell you C

What you’re Gfeeling insDide

And I can’t Emsell you C

What you Gdon’t want to Dbuy

EmSomething’sCmissing

You Ggotta look Dback on your Clife

You know Dsomething here just ain’t right

What about G/Blove

Don’t you Cwant someone to careDabout you

What about G/Blove

Don’t Clet it slip awDay

What about G/Blove

Original does a hanging stop on “share”, I roll right into the next (last) chorus}

I Conly wanna shareDit with you

Solo

CDCD

Hard stop at the end of this line

CDEmD

What about G/Blove

Don’t you Cwant someone to careDabout you

What about G/Blove

Don’t Clet it slip awDay

But what about G/Blove

I Conly wanna shareDit with you, whoa

Generally skip the fading, key-changed outro

A/ELo-D/Eove, Eoh-oh

Oh, what about A/Elove, D/Elove, Eooh-ooh

What about A/Elove, D/Elove, love, Elove

What about, what about, A/Elo - o - D/Eo - oveE

Oooh-ooh-ooh-A/Eooh-ohhD/EE

Huey Lewis - Do You Believe in Love (1982)

Originally in B, I play in G

Intro

G→ D/G→ GC/G→ Gx2

Vox on 5 3 on “walking”

I was wGalking down a one way street

Just a Bmlooking for someone to meet

One wComan who was lDooking for a maGn

Can simplify all of this to just IV → V

G→ D/G→ GC/G→ G

Now I’m Ghoping (hoping) that the feeling is right

And I’m wBmondering (wondering) if you’ll stay for the night

Sing the background line here

So I’m cComing (I don’t wanna be loDnely baby please tGell me)

And skip this line, because it’s *super* awkward

I wanna love you all over C→ D

High harmony on 3 2 7 1 7 1 7, 3 2 7 1 6 2 1

Mid harmony on 1 7 5 6 5 6 5, 1 7 5 6 5 6 5

Low harmony on 5 5 3 4 2 3 2, 5 5 3 4 2 4 3

If solo, sing 3 2 on “do you”

GDo you DbeliCeve in Dlove

GDo you DbelieCve it’s Gtrue

GDo you DbeliCeve in Dlove

Oh you’re mAm7aking me believe it tD6oo

Am7D

Now the feeling Gis beginning to grow

And the Bmmeaning is something you only know

If you beClieve it, take my hDand and I’ll take your hGeart, come on

G→ D/G→ GC/G→ G

Now I woGnder (wonder) where does true love begin

I’m going uBmnder (under) so I’m letting you in

My womCan (I don’t wanna be lDonely baby pleasGe tell me)

I wanna love you all over C→ D

GDo you D/F#beliCeve in Dlove (Do you believe in love?)

GDo you D/F#belieCve it’s Gtrue (If you believe it’s true)

GDo you D/F#beliCeve in Dlove

Oh you’re mAm7aking me believe it tD6oo

Am7D

Solo on verse chords

GBmC→ DG

Bridge, ideally vox on the 3 of the chord, but OK to do it on the 1 of the chord

CI used to have you in a pGhotogrD/Gaph (I’m so glad it’s changed)

CBut now I’ve got you and it’s G/Dgonna lDast (Do you believe in love)

GDo you DbeliCeve in Dlove

GDo you DbelieCve it’s Gtrue (I’m so glad)

GDo you DbeliCeve in Dlove

Oh you’re mAm7aking me believe it tD6oo, yeah

GWee-ooh Dooh-ooh Cooh-ooh D(Do you believe in love)

GWee-ooh Dooh-ooh Cwee-ooh D(If you believe it too)

GWee-ooh Dooh-ooh Cooh-ooh D(Do you believe in love)

GWee-ooh Dooh-ooh Cwee-ooh D(If you believe it too)

Huey Lewis - If This is It (1983)

Originally in G, I play in D

DDF#m7F#m7

Am7B7

Em7→ D/F#→ G→A

DI’ve been pBm7honing niDght and moBm7rning

DI heard youBm7say, tell him CI’m nBm7ot hAome

DNow you’re Bm7confessing, Dbut I’m still Bm7guessing

DI’ve been your Bm7fool for sCo sBm7o lAong

EmGirl don’tD/F#lie, Gjust to Asave my AfeeliB7ngs

EmGirl don’tD/F#cry, and Gtell me nAothing’s B7wrong

EmGirl don’tD/F#try to Gmake up Aphony AreaB7sons

EmI’d rather D/F#leave than nGever belAieve

If this is Dit

Please F#m7let me know

If Am7this ain’t lB7ove you’d better letEmmeD/F#goGA

If this is Dit

I want to F#m7know

If Am7this ain’tB7love, baby, jEmustD/F#sayGsAo

Repeat intro

DDF#m7F#m7

Am7B7

Em7→ D/F#→ G→ A

DYou’ve been Bm7thinking

DAnd I’ve been Bm7drinking

DWe both Bm7know that it’s jCust nBm7ot rAight

DNow you’re pretBm7ending

DThat it’s not Bm7ending

DYou’ll say Bm7anything to avCoid Bm7a Afight

EmGirl don’tD/F#lie, Gjust to Asave my AfeeliB7ngs

EmGirl don’tD/F#cry, and Gtell me nAothing’s B7wrong

EmI’ll be alD/F#right Gone way Aor aAnoB7ther

EmSo let me D/F#go, or Gmake we want to Astay

If this isDit, please F#m7let me know

If Am7this ain’t lB7ove you’d better letEmme D/F#knowGA

If this is Dit

I want toF#m7know

If Am7this ain’tBlove, baby, EmjustD/F#say GsoA

Fade on repeating chorus with ad libs

Huey Lewis - Stuck With You (1986)

Originally in C, I play in G

GEm7CAm7→Dx2

Vox start on the 5

GWe’ve had some Em7fun, Cand yes we’ve had ourAm7ups andDdowns

GBeen down that Em7rocky road, Cbut here we are, Am7still Daround

GWe thought about Em7someone else, Cbut neither one Am7took the Dbait

GWe thought about Em7breaking up, Cbut now we know it’s Am7much tooDlate

Vox on 3 2 of the key on “bound by”

Em7We are bound by Gall the rest

Vox up to the 5 of the key

Like the G/Bsame phone nCmaj7umber

DAll the same friends

EAnd the same address

AYes, it’s F#m7true, DI am Bmhappy to be Estuck with you

AYes, it’s F#m7true, DI’m so Bmhappy to be Estuck with you

A‘Cause I cF#m7an see, Dthat you’re Am7happy to be Dstuck with me

Rpt intro x1

GEm7CAm7→D

GWe’ve had our Em7doubts, Cwe never took them Am7seriousDly

GAnd we’ve had our Em7ins and outs, Cbut that’s the way it’s Am7supposed to Dbe

GWe thought about Em7giving up, Cbut we could never Am7stay Daway

GThought about Em7breaking up, Cbut now we know it’s Am7much too Dlate

Em7And it’s no great Gmystery

If we G/Bchange our Cmaj7minds

DEventually, it’s Eback to you and me

AYes, it’s F#m7true, DI am Bmhappy to be Estuck with you

AYes, it’s F#m7true, DI’m so Bmhappy to be Estuck with you

A‘Cause I cF#m7an see, Dthat you’re Am7happy to be Dstuck with me

Solo if appropriate over intro chords

GEm7CAm7→D

Em7We are bound by Gall the rest

Like the G/Bsame phone nCmaj7umber

DAll the same friends

EAnd the same address

AYes, it’s F#m7true, DI am Bmhappy to be Estuck with you

AYes, it’s F#m7true, DI’m so Bmhappy to be Estuck with you

A‘Cause I cF#m7an see, Dthat you’re Bmhappy to be Estuck with me

AYes, it’s F#m7true, DI’m so Bmhappy to be Estuck with you

AF#m7DI’m Bmhappy to be Estuck with you

Huey Lewis - The Heart of Rock and Roll (1983)

Originally in C, I play in A

Intro... anywhere there are I7’s, mix in some 7#9’s

First “New York” on the 5, the second more or less on the b3

A7New York, New York is everything they say and no place that I’d rather be

A7Where else can you do a half a million things, all at a quarter to three

Vox on the 1 of the chorus

G7When they play their music, oooh that modern music, they like it with a lot of style

Vox on the b7 of the chord

But it’s sD7till that same old backbeat rhythm that reGally really dDrives ‘em wA7ild

They say the hGeart of rock and roll is still Dbeating

And from Gwhat I’ve seen I belDieve ‘em

Now the oCld boy may be barely breathing

But the Bheart of rock and roll, Eheart of rock and roll is

Still A7beating

A7L.A., Hollywood, and the Sunset Strip is something everyone should see

A7Neon nights and the pretty pretty girls all dressed so scantily

G7When they play their music, that hard rock music, they like it with a lot of flash

But it’s D7still that same old backbeat rhythm that rGeally really kicD7ks ‘em in the A7

They say the hGeart of rock and roll is still Dbeating

And from Gwhat I’ve seen I belDieve ‘em

Now the oCld boy may be barely breathing

But the Bheart of rock and roll, Eheart of rock and roll is

Still A7beating

A7Johnny, ow!

Solo

DADA

DADG→ F#→ B

A7D.C., San Antone, and the liberty town, Boston and-a Baton Rouge

A7Tulsa, Austin, Oklahoma City, Seattle, San Francisco too

G7Everywhere there’s music, real live music, bands with a million styles

But it’s sD7till that same old rock and roll music that reGally really dDrives ‘em wA7ild

Th-th-th-th-they say the hGeart of rock and roll is still Dbeating

And from Gwhat I’ve seen I belDieve ‘em

Now the oCld boy may be barely breathing

But the Bheart of rock and roll, Eheart of rock and roll is

Still A7beating

A7In Cleveland

A7Detroit

A7Uh, heart of rock and roll

Huey Lewis - The Power of Love (1985)

Originally in Cm, I play in Am. The “feel the power-ER”

at the end still goes up to an A, so best to do something

else there.

D→AA/C#DEx3

Am7DAm7DG→D

The Am7power of love is a Dcurious thing

Am7Make a one man weep, make anDother man sing

Am7Change a hawk to a Dlittle white dove

Am7More than a feeling Dthat’s the Gpower Dof Am7love

Am7DG→D

Am7Tougher than diamonds, Drich like cream

Am7Stronger and harder than a Dbad girl’s dream

Am7Make a bad one good make a Dwrong one right

Am7Power of love that keep you Dhome at night

The IV at the end of each line is just a quick passing chord

AYou don’t need A/C#money, Ddon’t take Efame D→

ADon’t need no A/C#credit card toDride thisEtrain D→

It’s Astrong and it’s A/C#sudden and it’s Dcruel someEtimes

But it Gmight just Dsave your Elife

EThat’s the power of Am7love

Am7DThat’s the power of Am7love DG→ D

Am7First time you feel it, it Dmight make you sad

Am7Next time you feel it it Dmight make you mad

But Am7you’ll be glad baby Dwhen you’ve found

Am7That’s the power makes the Dworld go’round

AYou don’t need A/C#money, Ddon’t take Efame D→

ADon’t need no A/C#credit card toDride thisEtrain D→

It’s Astrong and it’s A/C#sudden and it’s Dcruel someEtimes

But it Gmight just Dsave your Elife

CThey say that E7all in love is Am7fair

Yeah, but D9you don’t care

FBut you’ll know C/Ewhat to do

Fmaj7When it gets C/Ehold of you

FAnd with a littleEhelp from above

EYou feel the power of lAm7ove

DYou feel the power of lAm7ove

DCan you feel it?

Am7HmmmDAm7D

Solo if appropriate on verse chords

ADon’t take A/C#money, Ddon’t take Efame D

ADon’t need no A/C#credit card toDride thisEtrain D

ATougher than A/C#diamonds and Dstronger than Esteel D

AYou won’t A/C#feel nothin’Dtill you feeEl D

AYou feel the poA/C#wer,Djust feel the poEwer of love D

AThat’s the poA/C#wer,Dthat’s the poEwer of love D

AA/C#DYou feel the Epower of love D

AA/C#DFeel the Epower of loAoooA/C#oooDveE

GDE

INXS - Need You Tonight (1987)

Intro

CEbx2

Unclear whether this is a Cm7, a C7, or a C7#9.. it sounds like a m7 to me, INXS plays this acoustic with a clear C7

Cm7F7All you got is this momCm7ent F7

The twenty-first century’s yeCm7sterday F7

You can care all you wCm7ant F7

Everybody does yeah tCm7hat’s okay F7

So slCide over here and Ebgive me a moCment

Your moCves are so raw, I’ve gEbot to let you kCnow

I’ve gCot to let you know Eb

You’re oCne of my kCind EbC

Vox on the 1 1 4 of the second chord on “need you to”

Cm7F7I need you tonCm7ight F7

‘Cause I’m not slCm7eeping F7

There’s something abCm7out you girl F7

That makes me swCm7eat F7

Cm7How do you feel, I’m lF7onely

Cm7What do you think, can’t F7think at all

Cm7Whatcha gonna do, gonna lF7ive my life

So slCide over here and Ebgive me a moCment

Your moCves are so raw, I’ve gEbot to let you kCnow

I’ve gCot to let you know Eb

You’re oCne of my kind EbC

Cm7F7I need you tonCm7ight F7

‘Cause I’m not slCm7eeping F7

There’s something abCm7out you girl F7

That makes me swCm7eat F7

So Cm7how do you feel, I’m lF7onely

Cm7What do you think, can’t F7think at all

Cm7Whatcha gonna do, gonna lF7ive my life

Hard stop on “lonely”

So Cm7how do you feel, I’m lF7onely

Cm7What do you think, can’t F7think at all

Cm7Whatcha gonna do, gonna lF7ive my life

So slCm7ide over here and F7give me a moment

Your moCm7ves are so raw, I’ve gF7ot to let you know

I’ve gEbot to let you kCnow

So slCm7ide over here and F7give me a moment

I’ve gCm7ot to let you kF7now

Hard stop on “got”, the other chord is implied

I’ve gCm7ot to let you kF7now

A cappella

You’re one of my kind

INXS - Never Tear Us Apart (1987)

Originally in Am, I play in Em capo 3

Highest note is the 1, on “why-y-y-y-y-y”

EmCAmC

Don’t Emask me, what you Cknow is true

If you’re playing down from the original key, go up

an octave on “precious heart”

Don’t have to Amtell you, I Clove your precious heart

GIC

I was GstandingC

You were GthereC

Two worlds GcollidedC

And they could Dnever tear us apart

Riff written here in Em

E|-0--3--5--0~~~--0--3--5--0~~~----|

We could Emlive for a Cthousand years

But if I Amhurt you, I’d make Cwine from your tears

I Emtold you that weCcould fly

Cause we Amall have wings but Csome of us don’t know why

GIC

I was GstandingC

You were GthereC

Two worlds GcollidedC

And they could Dnever, ever, tear us apart

Play riff x 2

GI (Ooh don’t aCsk me)

I was Gstanding (You know it’s tCrue)

You were Gthere (Worlds collCided)

Two worlds coGllided (Shining tChrough)

And they could Dnever tear us apart

Play riff x 2

Em7

Irene Cara - What a Feeling (1983)

Originally in Bb, I play in D

Intro, rubato

DAEmBm

Still rubato

DFirst, when there’s notAhing but a sEmlow glowing dBmream

That your fGear seems to hDide deep insCide your mAind

All alonDe I have crieAd silent teaEmrs full of prBmide

In a worlGd made of steDel, made of stCone

Band enters

CAsus4

Well DI hear the mAusic, close my eEmyes, feel the rhyBmthm

Wrap arounGd, take a holDd of my heaCrt → Asus4

What a fBmeeling AG

ABein’s belBmievin’ AG

AI can’t haDve it Emall, now I’m dancD/F#in’ fGor my lAsus4ife

Take your passBmion AG

And mAake it hBmappeAn G

PiActures cDome aliEm7ve, you can daD/F#nce right tGhrough your lAsus4ife

DAEmBmGDCAsus4

Now DI hear the mAusic, close my eyEmes, I am rhyBmthm

In a flaGsh it takes holDd of my heCart → Asus4

What a fBmeeling AG

ABein’s belBmievin’ AG

I can’t haDve it Emall, now I’m dancD/F#in’ fGor my lAsus4ife

Take your passBmion AG

And mAake it hBmappeAn G

PiActures cDome aliEm7ve, now I’m daD/F#ncing tGhrough my lAsus4ife

Silly bridge, best to skip this... those are *really*

What a Cfeeling ACA

Staccato

What a fBmeeling AG(I am music now)

ABein’s belBmievin’ AG(I am rhythm now)

APictures cDome aliEm7ve, you can daD/F#nce right tGhrough your lAsus4ife

What a fBmeeling AG(I can really have it all)

WAhat a fBmeeling AG(it just came about with a call)

WAhat a fBmeeling AG(I can really have it all)

WAhat a fBmeeling AG(it just came about with a call)

J. Geils Band - Centerfold (1981)

GFCFx2

Come on!

GFCFx2

GDoes she walk? FDoes she talk? DCoes she come complete? FC

My hGomeroom homeroom anFgel always pCulled me from my seat FC

GShe was pure like Fsnowflakes, no oCne could ever stain FC

The mGemory of my anFgel could neCver cause me pain FC

EmYears go by, I’m lookin’ through a giAmrly magazine CD

And tEmhere’s my homeroom angel on the Ampages in-betCweeDn

My bGlood runs cFold, my meCmory has jFust been sCold

GMy angel is the cFenterfold, anCgel is the cenFterfCold

My bGlood runs cFold, my meCmory has jFust been sCold

GFCAngel is the cFenteCrfold

GSlipped me notes unFder the desk while CI was thinkin’ abFout her drCess

GI was shy, I turFned away beCfore she caught my eyeFC

GI was shakin’ iFn my shoes whenCever she flashed those babFy-bClues

GSomething had a hFold on me when anCgel passed close byFC

Those sEmoft and fuzzy sweaters, too maAmgical to tCouch D

To sEmee her in that negligee is rAmeally just too Cmuch D

My bGlood runs cFold, yeah my meCmory has jFust been sCold

GMy angel is the cFenterfold, anCgel is the cenFterfCold

My bGlood runs cFold, my meCmory has jFust been sCold

GFOh yeah, Cangel is the cFenteCrfold

GNa na, na Fna na na, na Cna na na nana Fna na Cna na

GNa na, na Fna na na, na Cna na na nana Fna na Cna

GIt’s okay I uFnderstand, this aCin’t no never-nevFer landC

GI hope that when this isFsue’s gone I’ll seeCyou when your clFothes are Con

GTake your car, yFes we will, we’ll taCke your car and dFrive itC

GWe’ll take it to a Fmotel room and tCake ‘em off in prFivateC

A pEmart of me has just been ripped, the pAmages from my Cmind are Dstripped

EmOh no, I can’t deny it, Amoh yeah, I guCess I gotta Dbuy it

My bGlood runs cFold, my meCmory has jFust been sCold

GMy angel is the cFenterfold, anCgel is the cenFterfCold

My bGlood runs cFold, my meCmory has jFust been sCold

GFMy Cangel is the cFenteCrfold

Hits on the downbeats only, let ring at the end

GNa na, na Fna na na, na Cna na na nana Fna na Cna na

Alright, alright, one, two, three, four

GNa na, na Fna na na, na Cna na na nana Fna na Cna na

With na nas

My bGlood runs cFold, yeah my meCmory has jFust been sCold

GMy angel is the cFenterfold, anCgel is the cenFterfCold

GNa na, na Fna na na, na Cna na na nana Fna na Cna na

Janet Jackson - Black Cat (1989)

Originally in Em, I play in Em capo 3

Chord approximation of the riff

DEmGEm

DEmEmEm

Vox on the 5 on “all”

All the lEmonely nights I spend alone

Never aEmround to love me, you’re always gone

Cause you’re hEmangin’ out, breakin’ the rules

Oh the mEman has come, looking for you

You’re a rEmebel now, don’t give a damn

Always cEmarrying on, with the gang

I’m trying to tEmell you boy, it’s a mistake

You won’t rEmealize, till it’s too late

Vox on the 5 of the chord

BDon’t understand, why you, insist

On ways of lAiving such a dangerous life

BTime after time you stay, away

And I just kAnow that you’re telling me lGies

DBlack Emcat, Gnine Emlives

DShort Emdays, Glong Emnights

DLivin’ oEmn the eGdge, Emnot afDraid to dEmie

DHeart Embeat, rGeal Emstrong

DBut Emnot fGor lEmong

DBetter Emwatch your Gstep Emor you’re gDonna diEme

You’re so togEmether boy, but just at a glance

You’ll do aEmnything, if given a chance

Scheming, pEmlannin’ lies, to get what you need

So full of pEmromises, that you never keep

Don’t you tEmell yourself, that it’s okay

Sick and tEmired of, all of your games

And you want mEme to stay, aw, better change

Makes no sEmense to me, your crazy ways

BDon’t understand, why you, insist

On ways of lAiving such a dangerous life

BTime after time you stay, away

And I just kAnow that you’re telling me lGies

I’m leaving out the solo and a breakdown here

DBlack Emcat, Gnine Emlives

DShort Emdays, Glong Emnights

DLivin’ oEmn the eGdge, Emnot afDraid to dEmie

DHeart Embeat, rGeal Emstrong

DBut Emnot fGor lEmong

DBetter Emwatch your Gstep Emor you’re gDonna diEme

Joan Jett - Bad Reputation (1980)

Originally in B (then C#), I play in D (then E)

Highest note that matters is the 2 of the first key

Intro

Vox on the 1 on “I don’t”

DI don’t give a damn about my reputation

You’re lDiving in the past, it’s a new generation

A Ggirl can do what she Awants to do

And Gthat’s what I’m Dgonna Ado

And I Ddon’t give a damn about my bad reputation DGAD

Oh noDGAD

Not meDGAD

And DI don’t give a damn about my reputation

I nDever said I wanted to improve my station

And I’m Gonly doing good when I’m Ahaving fun

And I Gdon’t have to Dplease no Aone

And I Ddon’t give a damn about my bad reputation DGAD

Oh noDGAD

Not meDGAD

WhoaDGAD

Not meDGAD

Key change

EI don’t give a damn about my reputation

I’ve nEever been afraid of any deviation

And I Adon’t really care, Bif I’m strange

AI ain’t Egonna Bchange

And I’m Enever gonna care about my bad reputation EABE

Whoa noEABE

Not meEABE

Whoa noEABE

Not meEABE

Pedal, boysE

Solo

And EI don’t give a damn about my reputation

The wEorld’s in trouble, there’s no communication

And Aeveryone can say what they Bwant to say

It Anever gets Ebetter anyBway

So Ewhy should I care about a bad reputation, EABanyEway

Oh noEABE

Not meEABE

Wow noEABE

Not meEABE

EI don’t give a damn about my bad reputation

You’re lEiving in the past, it’s a new generation

And I Aonly feel good when I Bgot no pain

And Athat’s how I’m Egonna Bstay

And I Edon’t give a damn about my bad reputation EABE

Oh noEABE

Not meEABE

Wow noEABE

Not meEABE

EABNot Eme

Joan Jett - I Hate Myself for Loving You (1988)

Originally in Em, I play in Am for a male singer

Intro, 4 measures of only drums

Main Riff, play twice, organ enters on second time

A5C5A5G5A5

G5A5x2

A5Midnight, gettin’ uptight, where are you?

D5You said you’d meet me, now it’s quarter to two

E5I know I’m hangin’ but I’m still wantin’ you

A5Hey, Jack, it’s a fact they’re talkin’ in town

D5I turn my back and you’re messin’ around

I’m nE5ot really jealous, don’t like lookin’ like a clown

C5I think of you ev’ry nD5ight and day

C5You took my heart, then you D5took my pride aE5way

Backing vox enter

I A5hate myself for loving you

D5Can’t break free from the the things that you do

E5I wanna walk but I run back to you, that’s why

Hard stop on ‘hate’

I A5hate myself for loving you

A5C5A5G5A5

G5A5x2

A5Daylight, spent the night without you

D5But I’ve been dreamin’ ‘bout the lovin’ you do

I wE5on’t be as angry ‘bout the hell you put me through

A5Hey, man, bet you can treat me right

D5You just don’t know what you was missin’ last night

I wE5anna see your face and say forget it just from spite

C5I think of you ev’ry nD5ight and day

C5You took my heart, then you D5took my pride aE5way

Backing vox enter

I A5hate myself for loving you

D5Can’t break free from the the things that you do

E5I wanna walk but I run back to you, that’s why

Hard stop on ‘hate’

I A5hate myself for loving you

Guitar solo on main riff (not verse chords)

C5I think of you ev’ry nD5ight and day

C5You took my heart, then you D5took my pride aE5way

Drums and vox only

I A5hate myself for loving you

D5Can’t break free from the the things that you do

E5I wanna walk but I run back to you, that’s why

Hard stop on ‘hate’

I A5hate myself for loving you

Backing vox and band enter

I A5hate myself for loving you

D5Can’t break free from the the things that you do

E5I wanna walk but I run back to you, that’s why

Hard stop on ‘hate’

I A5hate myself for loving you

Main riff 4x, with “I hate myself for loving you”

Hang on the last “you”

Joan Jett - I Love Rock N' Roll (1981)

Originally in E, and there’s a lot of b3 in the melody, but every other key sounds silly, so I choose to sing those b3’s poorly

Intro

EEAB

EEAB→ E

I Esaw him dancin’ there by the record machine

I Eknew he must’a been about sevenBteen

The Abeat was going stBrong

EPlayin’ my favorite Asong

An’ I could tell it wouldn’t be long

Till he was with me, yeah me

An’ I could tell it wouldn’t be long

Till he was with Bme, yeah me, singin’

EI love rock n’ roll

So Aput another dime in the Bjukebox, baby

EI love rock n’ roll

So Acome and take your time and Bdance with Eme

EOw!

He Esmiled so I got up an’ asked for his name

EThat don’t matter, he said, ‘cause it’s all the Bsame

ASaid can I take you Bhome

Where Ewe can be aAlone

And next we were movin’ on, he was with me, yeah me

Next we were movin’ on, he was with Bme, yeah me, singin’

EI love rock n’ roll

So Aput another dime in the Bjukebox, baby

EI love rock n’ roll

So Acome and take your time and Bdance with Eme

EOw!

Solo

EE7#9EB

ASaid can I take you Bhome where Ewe can be aAlone

Next we were movin’ on, he was with me, yeah me

An’ we’ll be movin’ on, an’ singin’ that same old song

Yeah with me, singin’

Instruments out, chords implied

EI love rock n’ roll

So Aput another dime in the Bjukebox, baby

EI love rock n’ roll

So Acome and take your time and Bdance with Eme

EI love rock n’ roll

So Aput another dime in the Bjukebox, baby

EI love rock n’ roll

Note no “me” at the end of this line

So Acome and take your time and Bdance with

EI love rock n’ roll

So Aput another dime in the Bjukebox, baby

EI love rock n’ roll

So Acome and take your time and Bdance with

EI love rock n’ roll

So Aput another dime in the Bjukebox, baby

EI love rock n’ roll

So Acome and take your time and Bdance with

EI love rock n’ roll

So Aput another dime in the Bjukebox, baby

EI love rock n’ roll

So Acome and take your time and Bdance with Eme

John Fogerty - Centerfield (1985)

Originally in G, I play in E

EABEx3

AG#mF#mB7

Well Ebeat the drum and hold the phone

The Asun came out todEay

We’re Eborn again there’s C#mnew grass on the Bfield B7

A-’Eroundin’ third and headed for home

It’s a Abrown-eyed handsome Eman

AnyoAne can understBand the way I fEeel

Oh, Eput me in coach

I’m ready to Aplay todEay

EPut me in coach

I’m ready to Aplay toG#mday

Look at F#mme

I can B7be centerEfield

Well I Espent some time in the Mudville Nine

AWatchin’ it from the Ebench

You know I Etook some lumps when the C#mMighty Case struck Bout B7

So ESay Hey Willie tell the Cobb

And AJoe DiMaggiEo

Don’t Asay it ain’t so

You Bknow the time is Enow

Oh, Eput me in coach

I’m ready to Aplay todEay

EPut me in coach

I’m ready to Aplay toG#mday

Look at F#mme

I can B7be centerEfield

Repeat intro if appropriate

Got a Ebeat-up glove, a homemade bat

And a Abrand new pair of Eshoes

You know I tEhink it’s time

To C#mgive this game a Bride B7

Just to hEit the ball and touch ‘em all

A Amoment in the Esun

It’s a-Agone and you can Btell that one goodEbye

Oh, Eput me in coach

I’m ready to Aplay todEay

EPut me in coach

I’m ready to Aplay toG#mday

Look at F#mme

I can B7be centerEfield

Oh, Eput me in coach

I’m ready to Aplay todEay

EPut me in coach

I’m ready to Aplay toG#mday

Look at F#mme

Gotta B7be centerEfield

John Lennon - Just Like Starting Over (1980)

Our Alife, togAaugether, is so F#m/Aprecious, togAaugether

We have gArown, E7we have gArown E7

Although our lAove, is still Aaugspecial F#m/A

LA7et’s take a chance and fly aD/Away someDm/Awhere aloAne

Vox on the 5 on “time”

It’s bAeen too long since we took the time

Vox up to the #5 of the key on “one’s”, then up to the 1 on “flies”, then 6 b7 on “quickly”

No oAaugne’s to blame, I know time flies so qBmuickly E

Vox on 6 5 of the key on “but when” (so “when” is the 4 of the chord)

BmBut when I Esee you darlin’

Vox on the 6 of the key (5 of the chord) on “like”

C#mIt’s like we bF#oth are fallin’ in lBmove again, it’ll Ebe

Just like starting Aover, Aaugstarting Aover Aaug

Every dAay we used to make it, love

Why caAaugn’t we be makin’ love nice and Bmeasy E

BmIt’s time to sEpread our wings and C#mfly

Don’t let anF#other day go Bmby, my love, it’ll Ebe

Just like starting Aover Aaug, starting Aover G

Hard stop before the bridge

Why don’t we take off Amalone

D7Take a trip somewhere farG, far away

EmWe’ll be together all alAmone, again

D7Like we used to in the Gearly days

EWell, well D/F#darlE/G#in’

It’s bAeen too long since we took the time

No oAaugne’s to blame, I know time flies so qBmuickly E

BmBut when I Esee you darlin’

C#mIt’s like we bF#oth are fallin’ in lBmove again, it’ll Ebe

Just like starting Aover, Aaugstarting Aover Aaug

Still at tempo

Our Alife, togAaugether, is so F#m/Aprecious, togAaugether

We have gArown, mmmm, E7we have gArown E7

Although our lAove, is still Aaugspecial F#m/A

Hang on “somewhere”

LA7et’s take a chance and fly aD/Away someDm/Awhere

AAaugAAaug

Starting oAver AugA

John Mellencamp - Authority Song (1989)

Originally in D, I play in A

Intro

AThey like to get you in a DcomproEmising posiAtion DE

Yes, tAhey like to get you tDhere and smile iEn your fAace DE

Well, they Athink they’re so cute when they Dgot you in Ethat conAdition DE

Well, AI think it’s a DtotEal disgArace anDd I saEid

AI fight authority, authDority aElways wAins DE

When AI fight authority, autDhority Ealways Awins DE

Well I’ve been Adoing it since I was a Dyoung kid and I Ecome out Agrinnin’ DE

Well AI fight authority, Dauthority Ealways Awins DE

AADEx 2

CAall up my preacher, I say gDive me sEtrength for Around five DE

He said yoAu don’t need no stDrength you need to Egrow up Ason DE

I said gArowing up leads to gDrowing old and tEhen to Adying DE

Ooh, and dyAing to me don’t soDund like alEl that much fuAn D

So, I Esaid

AI fight authority, authDority aElways wAins DE

When AI fight authority, autDhority Ealways Awins DE

Well I’ve been Adoing it since I was a Dyoung kid and I Ecome out Agrinnin’ DE

Well AI fight authority, Dauthority Ealways Awins DE

Solo

AADEx 8

I said, Aoh no, no, no, I said, Aoh no, no, no

I said, Aoh no, no, no no

Drums only

AI fight authority, authDority aElways wAins DE

When AI fight authority, autDhority Ealways Awins DE

Kick it in

Band enters

Well I’ve been Adoing it since I was a Dyoung kid and I Ecome out Agrinnin’ DE

Well AI fight authority, Dauthority Ealways Awins DE

Repeat to fade

John Mellencamp - Hurts So Good (1982)

Originally in A, I play in D capo 2

Intro

DG/DDG/D

DWhen I was a yAoung boy, Bmsaid put away those yoGung boy ways

DNow that I’m gettin’ oAlder, so much older,BmI love all those yoGung boy days

DWith a girl like youA, Dwith a girl like yAou

BmLord knows there are tGhings we can do, baby

AJust me and you, come on and make it uh

DHurt so Agood

DCome on baby, make it Ahurt so good

GSometimes Bmlove don’t fGeel like it should

You make it Ahurt so gDood

DG/DDG/D

DDon’t have to be sAo exciting

BmJust tryin’ to give myself a litGtle bit of fun, yeah

DYou always look soAinvitin’

BmYou ain’t as green as yGou are young

DHey baby, its yAou, Dcome on, girl, now it’s Ayou

BmSink your teeth right tGhrough my bones, baby

ALet’s see what we can do, come on and make it uh

DHurt so Agood

DCome on baby, make it Ahurt so good

GSometimes Bmlove don’t fGeel like it should

You make it Ahurt so gDood

DG/D

GI ain’t talkin’ no bDig deals

GI ain’t made no pBmlans myseDlf

GI ain’t talkin’ no hDigh heels

Maybe we could wAalk around all day long, walk around all day long

DHurt so Agood

DCome on baby, make it Ahurt so good

GSometimes Bmlove don’t fGeel like it should

You make it Ahurt so gDood

DHurt so Agood, come on baby now

DCome on baby, make it Ahurt so good

GSometimes Bmlove don’t fGeel like it should

You make it Ahurt so gDood

John Mellencamp - Jack and Diane (1982)

Originally in A, I play in G

Intro

GDG→ D→ Cx3

GA little dDitty bout JCack and DianeD

GTwo American Dkids growin’ up iCn the heaDrtlandG

GJack, he’s gonna bDe a fCootball stDar

GDiane’s a debutDante, back seat oCf JDacky’s caGr

GDCD

GDC→ D→ G

GSuckin’ on cDhili dog outsCide the Tastee-FreeDz

GDiane sittin’ oDn Jacky’s lap, he got his hCands betweDen her kneGes

GJacky say hey DDiane, lets run off behinCd the shady tDree

GDribble off Dthose Bobbie Brooks, let me dCo wDhat I pGlease, sayin’

GOh yeDah, lCife goes onD

GLong after the tDhrill of Clivin’ is Dgone, sayin’

GOh yeDah, lCife goes onD

GLong after the Dthrill of Clivin’ Dis Ggone, walk on

GDG→ D→ Cx2

GJacky sits Dback, collects his tChoughts for a mDoment

GScratches his hDead and does his bCest DJames GDean

GWell then tDhere Diane, we gotta rCun off to the Dcity

GDiane says bDaby you ain’t mCissin’ DnothiGng, Jacky say

Not a typo, the bass only descends this time

GOh yeD/F#ah, lC/Eife goes onD

GLong after the tDhrill of Clivin’ is Dgone, sayin’

GOh yeDah, they say lCife goes onD

GLong after the Dthrill of Clivin’ Dis Ggone

Bridge, drums only, chords implied

GSo let it rocCk, let it rCo-oDll

GLet the bible Cbelt come and Fsave my sCouDl

GHold on to sixteCen as long as you cCa-aDn

GChanges come around Creal soon, make us wDomen and meGn

Four measures just drums, then...

GDCD

GDC→ D→ G

GOh yeDah, lCife goes onD

GLong after the tDhrill of Clivin’ is Dgone

GOh yeDah, they say lCife goes onD

GLong after the Dthrill of Clivin’ Dis Ggone

GA little dDitty bout JCack and DianeD

GTwo American Dkids doin’ the bCest theyDcanG

GDG→ D→ Cx2

John Mellencamp - Pink Houses (1983)

Originally in G, I play in E

Intro

EA→ Ex4

There’s a bElack man, with a black cat, living in a black neighborhood

He’s got an interstate running through his front yard

You know he thDinks he’s, Agot it so goEod

And there’s a Ewoman, in the kitchen, cleaning up the evening slop

And he loDoks at her and says

Hey darlin’ AI can remember when you could Estop a clock

Oh, but ain’t that AmeArica, for you and Eme

Ain’t that AmeArica, somethin’ to seEe baby

Ain’t that AmeArica, home of the freBe, yeah

Little pink houses for yAou and me, yeah for you and me E

EA→ Ex2

Well there’s a Eyoung man, in a t-shirt, listening to a rock and roll station

He’s got greasy hair and a, greasy smile

He says Dlord this must Abe my destinatEion

Cause he tEold me, when I was younger, said boy ya gonna be president

But just like eDverything else, those old cArazy dreams, kinda came and Ewent

Oh, but ain’t that AmeArica, for you and Eme

Ain’t that AmeArica, somethin’ to seEe baby

Ain’t that AmeArica, home of the freBe, yeah

Little pink houses for yAou and me, oh, little baby for Eyou and me

EA→ Ex3

DAEEx4

Well there’s pEeople, and more people, and what do they know know know

Go to work in some high-rise, and vaDcation down at the AGulf of MexiEco, ooh yeah

And there’s wEinners, and there’s losers, but that ain’t no big deal

Cause the Dsimple man, baby, pays for Athrills, with bills, and Epills that kill

Oh, but ain’t that AmeArica, for you and Eme

Ain’t that AmeArica, somethin’ to seEe baby

Ain’t that AmeArica, home of the freBe, yeah

Little pink houses for yAou and me, oooh

EOoh yeah

Oh, but ain’t that AmeArica, for you and Eme

Ain’t that AmeArica, hey somethin’ to seEe baby

Ain’t that AmeArica, oh, the home of the freBe

Oooh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeaAh, little pink houses babe for you and Eme

EA→ Ex4

John Mellencamp - ROCK in the USA (1985)

EADAx8

Vox on the 5

They Ecome from the Acities and they Dcome from the sAmaller tEowns ADA

EBeat up carsAwith guitarsDand drummers Agoin’ Ecrack, Aboom, baDm A

ER.O.AC.K. in the DU.S.AA.

ER.O.AC.K. in the DU.S.AA., yeah, yeahB

Hard stop on “rock”

BRockin’ in the U.S.EA. A/ED/EA/EEA/ED/EA/E

Well they Esaid goodAbye to their Dfamilies, said goodAbye to their Efriends ADA

With their Epipedreams in their Aheads and very Dlittle money Ain their Ehands ADA

ESome are Ablack and Dsome are Awhite, Eain’t too proud to Asleep on the Dfloor toAnight

With the Eblind faith of AJesus, you Dknow that Athey just Bmight

Rockin’ in the U.S.E.A., ADhey

EADD

Solo

EADAx8

EVoices from Anowhere and Dvoices from the Alarger Etown ADA

EFilled our Ahead full of Ddreams, and turned our Aworld Eupside Adown DA

There was EFrankie Lymon, ABobby Fuller, DMitch Ryder (Athey were rockin’)

EJackie Wilson, AShangri-Las, DYoung Rascals (Athey were rockin’)

ESpotlight on AMartha DReeves, let’s don’t forgAet James BBrown

Rockin’ in the U.S.E.,A. ADhey

ER.O.AC.K. in the DU.S.AA.

John Mellencamp - Small Town (1985)

Originally in B, I play in G

GDCDx4

GWell, I was Dborn in a sCmall town D

GAnd I lDive in a Csmall town D

GProb’ly Ddie in a Csmall town

Oh, those sAmmall communitiDes

GAll my Dfriends are so Csmall-town D

GMy parents lDive in the Csame small town D

GMy Djob is so Csmall-town

Provides Amlittle opportunitDy, hey

GDCDx2

GEducated Din a Csmall town D

GTaught the fear of JDesus in a sCmall town D

GUsed to dayDdream Cin that small town

AAmnother boring romantic, that’s Dme

But I’ve sGeen it aDll in a sCmall town D

GHad myself a Dball in a Csmall town D

GMarried an DL.A. doll and brought her Cto this small town

Now she’s Amsmall town just like Dme

Vox on the 1 of the key (5 of the chord), don’t go up high

No, I Ccannot fGorget where it Cis that I come fGrom

I cannoCt forget the pGeople who lDove me

Yeah, I can Cbe myGself here Cin this small Gtown

And Cpeople let me Gbe just what I wDant to be

With “ooh yeah’s”

GDCDx2

Instrumental if you feel like it... not exactly a solo...

EmEmGC→ G

EmEmGD

EmEmGC→ G

DDDD

Let ring

GDCDx2

GGot nothing agDainst a Cbig town D

GStill hayseed enDough to say lCook who’s in the big townD

GBut my Dbed is in a Csmall town

Oh, and that’s Amgood enough for mDe

GWell, I was Dborn in a Csmall town D

GAnd I can Dbreathe in a Csmall town D

GGonna Ddie in this Csmall town

Oh that’s Amprobl’y where they’ll bury Dme, yeah

With “ooh yeah’s”

GDCDx2

John Parr - St. Elmo's Fire (1985)

Originally in F#, I play in D

Highest note is the 3 of the original key

Intro

DDG/DA

DDDD

DGrowin’ up, F#myou don’t see the wGriting on the Dwall F#mG

DPassin’ by, F#mmovin’ straight ahGead, you knew it Dall

But maybe Bmsometime if you Gfeel the pain

You’ll find you’re Bmall alone, everyGthing has chanAged

DPlay the game, F#myou know you can’t Gquit until it’s Dwon F#mG

DSoldier on, F#monly you can Gdo what must be dDone

You know in sBmome way you’re a Glot like me

You’re just a Bmprisoner and you’re Gtryin’ to break fAree

BI can see the new horizon, Esus2underneath the F#blazin’ sky

BI’ll be where the eagle’s flying Esus2higher and F#higher

BGonna be your man in motion, Esus2all I need is a F#pair of wheels

BTake me where my future’s lyin’, Esus2St. Elmo’s F#fire

GOoh, ooh, ooh, F#7/Aooh

DBurning up, F#mdon’t know just how Gfar that I can Dgo F#mG

DSoon be home, F#monly just a Gfew miles down the Droad F#mG

I can Bmmake it, I Gknow I can

You broke the Bmboy in me, but you Gwon’t break the Aman

BI can see the new horizon, Esus2underneath the F#blazin’ sky

BI’ll be where the eagle’s flying Esus2higher and F#higher

BGonna be your man in motion, Esus2all I need is a F#pair of wheels

BTake me where my future’s lyin’, Esus2St. Elmo’s F#fire

BI can climb the highest mountain, Esus2cross theF#wildest sea

BI can feel St. Elmo’s fire bEsus2urnin’ in F#me

GBurnin’ in F#7/Ame

DDG/DA

Vox on the 5

DJust once in his life, Ga man has his tAime

Vox on the 1

DAnd my time is now, Gand I’m coming aAlive

BI can hear the music playin’, Esus2I can see the F#banners fly

BFeel like a man again, I’ll Esus2hold my head F#high

BGonna be your man in motion, Esus2all I need is a F#pair of wheels

BTake me where the future’s lyin’, Esus2St. Elmo’s F#fire

BI can see the new horizon, Esus2underneath the F#blazin’ sky

BI’ll be where the eagle’s flying Esus2higher and F#higher

BGonna be your man in motion, Esus2all I need is a F#pair of wheels

BTake me where my future’s lyin’, Esus2St. Elmo’s F#fire

BI can climb the highest mountain, Esus2cross the F#wildest sea

BI can feel St. Elmo’s fire Esus2burnin’ in F#me

GBurnin’ in me F#7/A

John Waite - Missing You (1984)

Originally in F#, I play in A capo 2, highest note is the 3 (“I ain’t missing you”)

I don’t *really* remember how the verse goes, so let it ring a lot, and play a little rubato

AADsus2Esus4

Vox on the 3

EAvery time I think of you

I aDsus2lways catch my breath Esus4

And I’m still sAtanding here, and you’re miles away

And I’m Dsus2wonderin’ why you leftEsus4

And there’s a sF#m7torm that’s raging

Through my Dsus2frozen heart tonightEsus4

I hear your Aname in certain circles

And it Dsus2always makes me smileEsus4

I spend my Atime thinkin’ about you

And it’s Dsus2almost driving me wildEsus4

And there’s a F#m7heart that’s breaking down this

Dsus2Long distance line tonightEsus4

I ain’t missing you at aAll

Since you been Dsus2gone awayEsus4

I ain’t missing you A

No matter Dsus2what I might sayEsus4

There’s a Amessage in the wire

And I’m sendDsus2ing you this signal tonightEsus4

You don’t Aknow how desperate I’ve become

And it Dsus2looks like I’m losing this fightEsus4

In your Aworld I have no meaning

Though I’m Dsus2trying hard to understandEsus4

F#m7And it’s my heart that’s breaking

DoDsus2wn this long distance line tonEsus4ight

I ain’t missing you at aAll

Since you been Dsus2gone awayEsus4

I ain’t missing you A

No matter Dsus2what my friends sayEsus4

Bridge

F#m7And there’s a message that I’m sending out

LDsus2ike a telegraph to your soulEsus4

This is originally a II, not a vi

F#m7And if I can’t bridge this distance

Stop thisDsus2heartbreak overlEsus4oad

I ain’t missing you at aAll

Since you been Dsus2gone awayEsus4

I ain’t missing you A

No matter Dsus2what my friends sayEsus4

I ain’t missing youA

I ain’t missing you,Dsus2I can Esus4lie to myself

And there’s a sF#m7torm that’s raging

Through my Dsus2frozen heart tonightEsus4

I ain’t missing you at aAll

Since you been Dsus2gone awayEsus4

I ain’t missing you A

No matter Dsus2what my friends sayEsus4

Johnny Mathis - Without Us (1982)

I play the intro roughly as follows, leaving the

second line on the m(7, not 9) to make the transition

easier. Also not hitting the high string on that

last chord will make the transition sound smoother.

E|-1-1-1--3-/5-3-|
B|-1-1-1--3-/5-3-|
G|-2-3-2--3----3-|
D|-3-3-3--3----3-|
A|-3-3-3--x----x-|
E|-1-1-1--1----1-|

FFsus4FGm7/FGm9/FGm7/Fx2

I Fbet we been tAm/Eogether for a Dm7million years

And I Am7bet we’ll be toA7gether for a G9sus4million more G9

Oh, it’s Bbm6/Dblike I started breathing on the F/Cnight we kissed

And I A7sus4can’t remember Awhat I ever C/Ddid before D7

What would we Gmaj7do baby, without Bm7us?

Stay on the same note (the 5 of the current key) for this “do”

that you were on for the first “do”, then go down to the 1 on “baBY”

What would we Cmaj9do baby, without A7us?

And there Am7ain’t no nothin’ Cm9we can’t love each Bm7other throughE9

What would we A7sus4do babyA7, without Cmaj7us? Bm7Am7

C/DSha la la G/D

That’s the end of the Family Ties version...

Gm6/C is easier as a C7 on guitar

A/C#Gm6/C

If it’s Fabsolutely Am/Eperfect, the last Dm7puzzle piece

And it Am7all just comes tA7ogether like we G9sus4had it plG9anned

Ooh, it’s Bbm6/Dblike we share a secret we could F/Cnever tell

‘Cause A7sus4no one else but Ayou and me could C/Dunderstand D7

What would we Gmaj7do baby, without Bm7us?

What would we Cmaj9do baby, without A7us?

And there Am7ain’t no nothin’ Cm9we can’t love each Bm7other throughE9

What would we A7sus4do babyA7, without Cmaj7us? Bm7Am7

C/DSha la la G/D

I end here, it’s about to get funky and weird and not-Family-Ties-y.

A/C#A/C#Cmaj7Bm7Am7B7

Em7You’ve got my number A7and I know you know it

C/DAnd I’m stickin’ with you till the Gend F#7B7

Em7Ooh, I’m in trouble A7if I ever lost you

C/DI’d spend my whole life Am7looking for G/Byou aCmaj7gain B7

Em7You’ve got my number, A7you’ve got my number

C/DYou’ve got my number Cmaj7Bm7Am7

C/DWhat would we Gmaj7do baby, without Bm7us?

What would we Cmaj9do baby, without A7us?

And there Am7ain’t no nothin’ Cm9we can’t love each Bm7other throughE9

What would we A7sus4do babyA7, without Cmaj7us? Bm7Am7

Original fades here on “you’ve got my number” as above

C/DSha la la Gadd9

Journey - Don't Stop Believin' (1981)

Originally in E, I play in A, the highest note that

matters is the 5.

AEF#mD

AJust a Esmall town girl, F#mliving in a Dlonely world

AShe took the Emidnight train going C#manywheDre

AJust a Ecity boy, F#mborn and raised in Dsouth Detroit

AHe took the Emidnight train going C#manywheDre

AEF#mDx 2

AA singer in a smEoky room F#m

The smell of wine and Dcheap perfume

AFor a smile they can Eshare the night

It goes C#mon and on and Don and on

Pattern repeats here, only including the extended chords for the

first line.

E/DStrangDers E/DwaitDing E/AAup and down the E/AboulevAard

Their Dshadows searching in the nAight

DStreetlights, people, Aliving just to find emotion

DHiding, somewhere in the EnightAEAD

AEF#mD

AWorking hard to Eget my fill, F#meverybody Dwants a thrill

APaying anything to rEoll the dice, just C#mone more timeD

ASome will win, Esome will lose, F#msome are born to Dsing the blues

AOh the movie Enever ends, it goes C#mon and on and Don and on

DStrangers waiting Aup and down the boulevard

Their Dshadows searching in the nAight

DStreetlights, people, Aliving just to find emotion

DHiding, somewhere in the EnightAEAD

Solo if appropriate over verse chords

ADon’t stop belEieving F#mhold on to that Dfeeling

AStreetlights, Epeople oo-oC#mh D

ADon’t stop belEieving F#mhold on D

AStreetlights, Epeople oo-oC#mh D

Journey - Faithfully (1983)

Originally in B, I play in C capo 4

CAmGF

Highway rCun into the mAmidnight sun

FWheels go round and round, you’re on my mCind

Restless hCearts sleep aAmlone tonight

FSending all my love along the CwirGe

They Fsay that the road ain’t Amno place to start a Cfamily

FRight down the Amline it’s been you and Cme

And lFovin’ a music Amman ain’t always what it’s Csupposed to be

GOh girl, you Emstand by Gme

I’m foreDmver yours C→ FfaithfullyC

CAmGF

Circus lCife under the Ambig top world

FWe all need the clowns to make us Csmile

Through space and tCime, always anAmother show

FWondering where I am, lost withCout yGou

And bFeing apart ain’t Ameasy on this lCove affair

FTwo strangers learn to Amfall in love Cagain

FI get the Amjoy of rediscCovering you

GOh girl, you Emstand by Gme

I’m foreDmver yours C→ FfaithfullyC

CAmGF

COh oh oh oh, Amoh oh oh oh, Goh oh oh oh oh Foh

CFaithfulAmly, I’m still Gyours F

CAmGF

I’m forCever yours, Amad a ya GF

Hang the last chord

FaithfulCly AmGF

Journey - Only the Young (1985)

Originally in G, I play in G capo 2, down an octave (obviously)

Highest note that matters is the 3 (“young *can* say”)

Intro

Cadd9Cadd9Am7add11G/B

Vox on the 5

DAnother night in any town

DYou can hear the thunder of their Cadd9cry

Ahead of their Am7add11time, they wonder Cadd9why

DShadows of a golden age

DA generation waits for Cadd9dawn

Brave carry Am7add11on, bold and the Cadd9strong

Only the Gyoung can say, they’re free to Cadd9fly away

Sharing the Gsame desire, burnin’ like Cadd9wildfire G/B

DThey’re seein’ through the promises

DAnd all the lies they dare to Cadd9tell

Is it heaven or Am7add11hell, they know very Cadd9well

Only the Gyoung can say, they’re free to Cadd9fly away

Sharing the Gsame desire, burnin’ like Cadd9wildfire G/B

Solo

Cadd9Cadd9

Am7add11Am7add11

Cadd9Cadd9

Only the Gyoung can say, they’re free to Cadd9fly away

Sharing the Gsame desire, burnin’ like Cadd9wildfire G/B

Outro

DOnly the Gyoung can say, only the Cadd9young can say

GOnly the young can say, only the Cadd9young can say

Journey - Open Arms (1981)

Originally in D, I play in G.

GGD/F#C

EmDCCadd9

Vox on 5 2 on “lying”

GLying beside you D/F#here in the C/Edark

EmFeeling your Dheart beat with Cmine Cadd9

GSoftly you whisper, D/F#you’re so sinC/Ecere

EmHow could our Dlove be so Cblind?

We Amsailed on together, we Emdrifted apart

AD/F#nd Ghere you Dare by my Cside D/CC

Vox on “so now I” are on 2 3 4 of the key

D/CSo now I Gcome to you with oBm7pen arms

CNothing to hide belF9ieve what I say

So Ghere I am with oBm7pen arms

CHoping you’ll see what your F9love means to me

Open Garms

Repeat intro

GGD/F#C

EmDCCadd9

GLiving without you, D/F#living C/Ealone

EmThis empty Dhouse seems so Ccold Cadd9

GWanting to hold you, D/F#wanting you C/Enear

EmHow much I Dwanted you Chome

But Amnow that you’ve come back

Turned Emnight into day

The 5 chord at the beginning is just a passing chord

D/F#GI Dneed you to Csay D/CC

D/CSo now I Gcome to you with oBm7pen arms

CNothing to hide belF9ieve what I say

So Ghere I am with oBm7pen arms

CHoping you’ll see what your F9love means to me

Open Garms

GG7/FC/EF9G

Journey - Separate Ways (1983)

Originally in Em, I play in Em capo 3

EmD/EC/EC/E

All chords arguably over the 1

Vox on 5 1 2 on “here we stand”

EmHere we stDand, Cworlds apart

Hearts bDroken in tEmwo, twDo, twCo

EmSleepless nigDhts

CLosing ground, I’m reachiDng for

EmYou, yDou, yCou

Am7Feelin’ Bm7that it’s Cmaj9gone D

DCan change Am7your mind

Am7If we Bm7can’t go Cmaj9on D

To Dsurvive Am7the tide lBm7ove diCmaj9vides

Can play the i/7 as a 7sus2, and the i/6

as a 6add9 (Dsus2 and Cadd9 in Em)

EmSomeday love will find you

Em/DBreak those chains that bind you

Em/COne night will remind you

Am7How we touched

And Dwent our D#dim7separate ways

EmIf he ever hurts you

Em/DTrue love won’t desert you

Em/CYou know I still love you

Am7Though we touched

AnDd went our D#dim7separate ways

EmD/EC/EC/E

EmTroubled timDes

CCaught between confDusion and

PEmain, pDain, pCain

EmDistant eyDes

CPromises we mDade were in

VEmain, in vDain, in vCain

Am7If you Bm7must Cmaj9go D

DI wish Am7you love

You’ll Am7never Bm7walk alCmaj9one D

Take cDare Am7my love, mBm7iss your lCmaj9ove

EmSomeday love will find you

Em/DBreak those chains that bind you

Em/COne night will remind you

Am7How we touched

And Dwent our D#dim7separate ways

EmIf he ever hurts you

Em/DTrue love won’t desert you

Em/CYou know I still love you

Am7Though we touched

AnDd went our D#dim7separate ways

Solo over chorus chords (more or less)

Break down to intro

EmD/EC/EB7Ooooohhh

EmSomeday love will find you

Em/DBreak those chains that bind you

Em/COne night will remind you

No vox on this line

Am7DD#dim7

EmIf he ever hurts you

Em/DTrue love won’t desert you

Em/CYou know I still love you

With triplets

Am7DD#dim7

Last two im’s on each line are staccato hits

EmNoooooo EmEm

Journey - Who's Crying Now (1981)

Originally in Am, I play in Em

Highest note that matters is the 1 (“I *won*der who’s cry*in*’ now”)

Intro

Em7Cmaj7Am7→ Bm7Em7

Vox on 1 1 1 5 7 4 on “it’s been a mystery”

Em7It’s been a mystery Cmaj7and still they try to see

Am7Why somethin’ Bm7good can hurt so Em7bad

Em7Caught on a one-way street, Cmaj7the taste of bittersweet

Am7Love will survBm7ive somehow, some Em7way

Em7One love feeds the fire

Cmaj7One heart burns desire

Am7I wonder, Bm7who’s cryin’ Em7now

Em7Two hearts born to run

Cmaj7Who’ll be the lonely one

Am7I wonder, Bm7who’s cryin’ nEm7ow

Em7So many stormy nights, Cmaj7so many wrong or rights

Am7Neither could Bm7change their headstrong Em7ways

Em7And in a lover’s rage, Cmaj7they tore another page

Am7The fightin’ is Bm7worth the love they Em7save

Em7One love feeds the fire

Cmaj7One heart burns desire

Am7I wonder, Bm7who’s cryin’ Em7now

Em7Two hearts born to run

Cmaj7Who’ll be the lonely one

Am7I wonder, Bm7who’s cryin’ nEm7ow

Bridge

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “so”

Only Cmaj7so many Am7tears you can Em7cry

‘Til the Cmaj7heartache is Am7over

And Gnow you can sDay your Flove

Will never Em7die

Em7Cmaj7Whoa Am7→ Bm7Em7

Let ring

Em7One love feeds the fire

Cmaj7One heart burns desire

Am7I wonder, Bm7who’s cryin’ Em7now

Band enters

Em7Two hearts born to run

Cmaj7Who’ll be the lonely one

Am7I wonder, Bm7who’s cryin’ nEm7ow

Solo

Em7Cmaj7Am7→ Bm7Em7

Juice Newton - Queen of Hearts (1981)

Originally in D, I play in G

Intro

DCGG

DGCC

CDGG

GMidnight, and I’m a-waiting on the 12:05

Hoping it’ll take me just a little farther down the Cline

GMoonlight, you’re just a heartache in disguise

Won’t you keep my heart from breaking

If it’s only for a very short Ctime

DPlaying with the Cqueen of Ghearts

DKnowing it ain’t Greally Csmart

The Cjoker ain’t the Donly Gfool

Who’ll Cdo anyDthing for Gyou

DLaying out aCnother Glie

DThinking about a Glife of Ccrime

‘Cause Cthat’s what I’ll Dhave to Gdo

To Ckeep me aDway from Gyou

GHoney, you know it makes you mad

Why is everybody telling everybody what you have Cdone

And Gbaby, I know it makes you sad

But when they’re handing out the heartaches

You know you got to have you Csome

DPlaying with the Cqueen of Ghearts

DKnowing it ain’t Greally Csmart

The Cjoker ain’t the Donly Gfool

Who’ll Cdo anyDthing for Gyou

DLaying out aCnother Glie

DThinking about a Glife of Ccrime

‘Cause Cthat’s what I’ll Dhave to Gdo

To Ckeep me aDway from Gyou

Solo if appropriate on chorus chords

GLovers, I know you’ve had a few

But how you hide your heart beneath the covers

And you tell ‘em they’re the only Cone

And Gothers they know just what I’m going through

And it’s so hard to be your lover

When you say you only do it for Cfun

DPlaying with the Cqueen of Ghearts

DKnowing it ain’t Greally Csmart

The Cjoker ain’t the Donly Gfool

Who’ll Cdo anyDthing for Gyou

Original changes key here, I don’t bother

Hard stops

DPlaying with the Cqueen of Ghearts

And Dknowing it ain’t Greally Csmart

The Cjoker ain’t the Donly Gfool

Who’ll Cdo anyDthing for Gyou

DLaying out aCnother Glie

DThinking about a Glife of Ccrime

‘Cause Cthat’s what I’ll Dhave to Gdo

To Ckeep me aDway from Gyou

Katrina and the Waves - Walking on Sunshine (1985)

Originally in Bb, I play in D capo 2

Intro, drums only, then band enters on...

DOw GAG

DMmmmm yeah GAG

I Dused to think maGybe you loAve me, now

GBaby I’m sureDGAG

DAnd I just can’t waGit till the Aday when you

GKnock on my Ddoor GAG

Now Devery time I goGfor the mAailbox

Gotta Ghold myself Ddown GAG

D‘Cause I just can’t waGit till you Awrite me

You’re Gcoming aDround GAG

Now I’m walking on sunA6shine, whoG6ah

I’m walking on sunA6shine, whoG6ah

And don’t it feel Dgood, heyGAG

DI used to think maGybe you loAve me, now

I Gknow that it’s trueD6G6A6G6

And I Ddon’t wanna Gspend all of my Alife just’a

GWaiting for youD6G6A6G6

Now I Ddon’t want you bGack for the Aweekend

Not Gback for a DdayGA, noGno no

Said Dbaby I Gjust want you Aback and I

GWant you to DstayGAG

Now I’m walking on sunA6shine, whoG6ah

I’m walking on sunA6shine, whoG6ah

And don’t it feel Dgood, heyGAG

Quieter

DGAGx 2

Walking on DsunshineGAG

Improv on main chords

I feel the love, I feel the love, I feel the love that’s really real

I’m on sunshine baby, oh

Now I’m walking on sunA6shine, whoG6ah

I’m walking on sunA6shine, whoG6ah

And don’t it feel Dgood, heyGAG

Improv on main chords

And don’t it feel good, I’m on sunshine, tell me again...

Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone (1986)

Originally in Ebm, I play in Am

AmAmGAm

AmRevvin’ up your engine

Listen to her howlin’ roar

Metal under tension

Beggin’ you to touch and go

GHighway to the Amdanger zone

GRight into the Fdanger zone

AmHeadin’ into twilight

Spreadin’ out her wings tonight

She got you jumpin’ off the deck

And shovin’ into overdrive

GHighway to the Amdanger zone

I’ll take you

FRight inGto the Fdanger zone

They never Dsay hello to you until you get it on the

CRed line overload

You never Fknow what you can do until you get it up as

GHigh as you can go

Solo

AmAmFF

AmAmGAm

AmOut along the edge

Is always where I burn to be

The further on the edge

The hotter the intensity

GHighway to the Amdanger zone

I’m gonna take you

GRight into the Amdanger zone

FHighway to the Ddanger zone

GRight into the Amdanger zone

Riff here for a bit

GHighway to the Amdanger zone

I’m gonna take you

GRight into the Amdanger zone

FHighway to the Ddanger zone

GRight into the Amdanger zone

GHighway to the Amdanger zone

I’m gonna take you

GRight into the Amdanger zone

FHighway to the Ddanger zone

GRight into the Amdanger zone

Kenny Loggins - Footloose (1984)

Originally in A, I play in E capo 3

Intro, sliding up from G, mix in a couple C’s

Vox on the 6 on “been”

EBeen working so hard AE

EI’m punching my card AE

EEight hours for what? AE

EOh, tell me what I got

AI’ve got this feeling

That time’s just holding me Edown

Optional little riff on the b3 here

EEEG→ F#→ E

AI’ll hit the ceiling A#dim7

Vox around the 6 of the key on “town”

Or else I’ll tear up this Btown B/C#B/DB/D#

Now I gotta cut Eloose

AFootEloose, Akick off the Sunday Eshoes

Please, ALouEise, Apull me off of my Eknees

Jack, Aget Eback, Acome on before we Ecrack

Lose Ayour Eblues, Deverybody Acut footEloose

Rpt intro, sliding up from G, mix in a couple C’s

EYou’re playing so cool AE

Obeying every rule AE

Deep way down in your heart AE

You’re burning, yearning for some...

ASomebody to tell you

That life ain’t passing you by E

No space for the b3 riff this time

AI’m trying to tell you

Vox on the 6 of the key on “it will if”

A#dim7It will if you don’t even Btry, B/C#B/Dyou’ll get B/D#by

If you’d only cut Eloose

AFootEloose, Akick off the Sunday Eshoes

Ooh-whee, AMaErie, Ashake it, shake it for Eme

Whoah, AMiElo Acome on, come on let’s Ego

Lose Ayour Eblues, Deverybody Acut footEloose

Hard stops with muted chords

1 5 6 b7 6 on “oh oh oh oh oh”, I do this down an octave

EOh-a-oh-oh-oh (got to footloose)

Oh-a-oh-oh-oh (got to footloose)

Vox on the 1 on “you”

EYou got to turn me around

EAnd put your feet on the ground

Gotta take the hold of all BB/C#B/DB/D#

I’m turning Eloose, AfootEloose, Akick off the Sunday Eshoes

Please, ALouEise, Apull me off of my Eknees

Jack, Aget Eback, Acome on before we Ecrack

Lose Ayour Eblues, Deverybody Acut footEloose

ELoose AfootEloose, Akick off the Sunday Eshoes

Please, ALouEise, Apull me off of my Eknees

Jack, Aget Eback, Acome on before we Ecrack

Lose Ayour Eblues, Deverybody Acut footEloose

DEverybody cut footEloose

Kim Wilde - Kids in America (1981)

Originally in B, I play in D

DLooking out a dirty old window

Down below the cars in the city go ruCshing by

I sA#it here aClone and I Gwonder why

DFriday night and everyone’s moving

I can feel the heat but it’s soothing, Cheading down

I A#search for the Cbeat in this Gdirty town

GDowntown the young ones are going

ADowntown the young ones are growing

A#We’re the kids in AFmerica, woah-oh

A#Everybody Clives for the music-go-Dround

DBright lights the music gets faster

Look boy, don’t check on your watch, not aCnother glance

I’m A#not leaving Cnow, honey, Gnot a chance

DHot shot, give me no problems

Much later baby you’ll be saying Cnever mind

You A#know life is Ccruel, life is Gnever kind

GKind hearts don’t make a new story

AKind hearts don’t grab any glory

A#We’re the kids in AFmerica, woah-oh

A#Everybody Clives for the music-go-Dround

DLa la la lFa la la

CLa la la lA#a la la, say!

DLa la la lFa la la

CLa la la lA#a la la A#→ C

DCome closer, honey that’s better

Got to get a brand new experience, Cfeeling right

Oh A#don’t try to Cstop, baby, Ghold me tight

DOutside a new day is dawning

Outside suburbia’s sprawling Ceverywhere

This line is shorter than last time

I A#don’t want to Cgo baby

GNew York to East California

AThere’s a new wave coming I warn you

A#We’re the kids in AFmerica, woah-oh

A#Everybody Clives for the music-go-Dround

DLa la la lFa la la

CLa la la lA#a la la say!

DLa la la lFa la la

CLa la la lA#a la la A#→ C

DA#GGx2

DWe’re the kids

A#We’re the kids

GWe’re the kids in America

Repeat to fade

Kirsty MacColl - There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis (1981)

Originally in A, I play in D

Intro

A→ D

Vox on the 3

Oh dDarling why you talk so fast

Another evening just flew past toAnight

And nAow the daybreak’s coming in

AAnd I can’t wait and it ain’t Dright

Don’t go up yet, still on the 3

DYou told me all you’ve done and seen

Vox up to the 5 on “all the”

And all the places D7you have been withGout me

Vox up to the 1 of the key (5 of the chord)

Well I don’t really want to know but DI’ll stay quiet and then I’ll go

And Ayou won’t have no cause to think aDbout me

Vox on the 5, harmony on 1

There’s a gDuy works down the Gchip shop Aswears he’s DElvis

Just Glike you swore to me that you’d be Atrue

There’s a Dguy works down the Gchip shop Aswears he’s BmElvis G

But Dhe’s a liar and AI’m not sure about Dyou

Oh dDarling you’re so popular

You were the best thing new in AHicksville

AWith your mohair suits and foreign shoes

News is you changed your pick-up for a SeDville

And nDow I’m lying here alone

‘Cause you’re out there on the D7phone with some star in New YGork

I can hear you laughing now and Dcan’t help feeling that somehow

You Adon’t mean anything you say at Dall

There’s a gDuy works down the Gchip shop Aswears he’s DElvis

Just Glike you swore to me that you’d be Atrue

There’s a Dguy works down the Gchip shop Aswears he’s BmElvis G

But Dhe’s a liar and AI’m not sure about Dyou, wooooow

Solo on chorus chords

DG→ AD

DG→ ABmG

DAD

There’s a gDuy works down the Gchip shop Aswears he’s DElvis

Just Glike you swore to me that you’d be Atrue

There’s a Dguy works down the Gchip shop Aswears he’s BmElvis G

But Dhe’s a liar and AI’m not sure about Dyou

I said Dhe’s a liar and AI’m not sure about Dyou

I said Dhe’s a liar and AI’m not sure about Bmyou G

DHe’s a liar and AI’m not sure about Dyou

Kiss - Heaven's on Fire (1984)

Originally in F#, I play in A

Intro, vox around the 5

Ooooh

Vox around the b3

AI look at you and my blood boils hot, EI feel my temperature Arise

AI want it all, give me what you got, Ethere’s hunger in your Aeyes

DI’m getting closer, baby hear me breathe A→ C→ AA→ C→ A

DYou know the way to give me what I need

FJust let me love you and you’ll Gnever leave

AFeel Cmy Aheat, Atakin’ Cyou Dhigher

DBurn Cwith Dme, Dheaven’s Con Afire

APaint Cthe Asky, Awith CdesDire

DAnCgel Dfly, Dheaven’s Con Afire

AI got a fever ragin’ in my heart, Eyou make me shiver and Ashake

ABaby don’t stop, take it to the top, Eeat it like a piece of Acake

DYou’re comin’ closer, I can hear you breathe A→ C→ AA→ C→ A

DYou drive me crazy when you start to tease

FYou could bring the devil Gto his knees

AFeel Cmy Aheat, Atakin’ Cyou Dhigher, Dburn Cwith Dme, DHeaven’s Con Afire

APaint Cthe Asky, Awith CdesDire, DanCgel Dfly, DHeaven’s Con Afire

AFeel Cmy Aheat, Atakin’ Cyou Dhigher

DBurn Cwith Dme, Dheaven’s Con Afire

APaint Cthe Asky, Awith CdesDire

DAnCgel Dfly, Dheaven’s Con Afire

Bridge, vox on the 1 of the chord on the first “oh”

COh oDh, heaven’s on fireA

COh oDh

Solo

AAAA

DI’m getting closer, baby hear me breathe A→ C→ AA→ C→ A

DYou know the way to give me what I need

FJust let me love you and you’ll Gnever leave

AFeel Cmy Aheat, Atakin’ Cyou Dhigher

DBurn Cwith Dme, Dheaven’s Con Afire

APaint Cthe Asky, Awith CdesDire

DAnCgel Dfly, Dheaven’s Con Afire

AFeel Cmy Aheat, Atakin’ Cyou Dhigher

DBurn Cwith Dme, Dheaven’s Con Afire

APaint Cthe Asky, Awith CdesDire

DAnCgel Dfly, Dheaven’s Con Afire

Kiss - Lick It Up (1983)

Originally in A, I play in A capo 2, down an octave

Highest note that matters is the 5 (“it’s only *right* now”) (!!!)

Intro

AAYeah, yeah

Vox mostly on the 1

ADon’t wanna wait ‘til you know me better D/A→ D/A→ AD/A→ D/A→ A

ALet’s just be glad for the time together D/A→ D/A→ AD/A→ D/A→ A

G/ALife’s such a treat and it’s time you taste it D/A→ D/A→ AD/A→ D/A→ A

G/AThere ain’t a reason on Earth to waste it

FIt ain’t a crime to be Ggood to yourself

Vox on 2 2 1 on “lick it up”

ALick it up, lick it up, Go-Do-Aoh, it’s only right now

ALick it up, lick it up, Go-Do-Aoh, whoo yeah

ALick it up, lick it up, Go-Do-Aoh, come on, come on

ALick it up, lick it up, oG-oD-oAoh, ooh

ADon’t need to wait for an invitation D/A→ D/A→ AD/A→ D/A→ A

AYou gotta live like you’re on vacation D/A→ D/A→ AD/A→ D/A→ A

G/AThere’s something sweet you can’t buy with money (D/Alick D/Ait Aup, whoo, D/Alick D/Ait Aup)

G/AIt’s all you need, so believe me honey

FIt ain’t a crime to be Ggood to yourself

ALick it up, lick it up, Go-Do-Aoh, it’s only right now

ALick it up, lick it up, Go-Do-Aoh, whoo yeah

ALick it up, lick it up, Go-Do-Aoh, come on, come on

ALick it up, lick it up, oG-oD-oAoh, ooh, come on

Bridge, with triplets

D/F#→ G→ G→ D/F#→ G→ GAIt’s only right now

D/F#→ G→ G→ D/F#→ G→ GAOoh yeah ooh yeah

D/F#→ G→ G→ D/F#→ G→ GAYeah

G/AD/AAA

G/AD/AEEWhoa, whoo

ALick it up, lick it up, Go-Do-Aoh, it’s only right now

ALick it up, lick it up, Go-Do-Aoh, yea

ALick it up, lick it up, Go-Do-Aoh, come on, come on

ALick it up, lick it up, oG-oD-oAoh, ooh, come on

Laura Branigan - Gloria (1982)

Originally in A, I play in A capo 3, or if I’m feeling like

a vocal reach, in D (D is better for the guitar). Highest

note is the 4, but it’s a long 4 (“caaaaallling”), and there’s

an awful lot of 3.

In A, play the intro A/E as:

-x-
-2-
-2-
-2-
-4-
-0-

A/EEA/EEA/EEA/EE

D/AAD/AAD/AAD/AA

Vox on 3→2 of the first chord on “Gloria”

A/EGloriEa, you’re always on the D/Arun Anow

Running after someA/EboEdy, you gotta get him D/AsomeAhow

I think you’ve got to A/Eslow Edown

Before you start to D/Ablow Ait

I think you’re headed for a A/EbreakEdown

So be careful not to D/Ashow Ait

Vox stay where they were on “you really don’t”,

then up to 3 2 1 of the chord on me-hem-ber

You really don’t reF#mmemberB7

Was it something that he Esaid?Amaj7

Are the voices in your DheadEcalling GloriAa?

Vox start this line where “Gloria” was

A/EGloriEa, don’t you think you’re D/AfallAing?

Both these phrases go up...

If everybody A/Ewants Eyou, why isn’t anybody cD/AAalling?

You don’t have to Eanswer

GLeave them hanging on the Dline, oh-oh-Eoh, calling GlorAia

Vox start this line where “Gloria” was

A/EGloriEa (Gloria), I think they got your D/AnumAber (Gloria)

I think they got the A/EaliEas (Gloria)

Go up on to the 4 on “under”

That you’ve been living D/AundAer (Gloria)

Vox stay up where “under” was

But you really don’t reF#mmemberB7

Was it something that they Esaid?Amaj7

Are the voices in your DheadEcalling GloriAa?

D/AAD/AA

A/EEA/EEA/EEA/EE

D/AAD/AAD/AAD/AA

Vox back to where the first verse was, on 3→2

of the first chord on “Gloria”

A-ha-ha, a-ha-ha, A/EGloriaE, how’s it gonna D/Ago Adown?

Will you meet him on the A/Emain Eline

Or will you catch him on the D/AreAbound?

Will you marry for the A/EmonEey

Take a lover in the D/AafterAnoon?

Feel your innocence A/Eslipping aEway

Don’t believe it’s coming D/Aback Asoon

And you really don’t reF#mmemberB7

Is it something that he Esaid?Amaj7

Are the voices in your DheadEcalling GloriAa?

Vox start this line where “Gloria” was

A/EGloriEa, don’t you think you’re D/AfallAing?

Both these phrases go up...

If everybody A/Ewants Eyou, why isn’t anyboD/Ady cAalling?

You don’t have to Eanswer

GLeave them hanging on the Dline, oh-oh-Eoh, calling GlorAia

Vox start this line where “Gloria” was

A/EGloriEa (Gloria), I think they got your D/AnumAber (Gloria)

I think they got the A/EaliEas (Gloria)

That you’ve been living D/AundAer (Gloria)

But you really don’t reF#mmemberB7

Was it something that they Esaid?Amaj7

Are the voices in your DheadEcalling GloriAa?

Fade on stuff like this...

D/AAD/AA

A/EEA/EEA/EEA/EE

D/AAD/AAD/AAD/AA

Lee Greenwood - God Bless the USA (1984)

Originally n F, I play in D

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

Intro

DA/DGGx2

Vox on the 5

If toDmorrow all the things were gone

GI’d worked for all my life

And I Emhad to start again

With just my chCildren and my wAife

DI’d thank my lucky stars

To be lF#miving here today

‘Cause the Emflag still stands for freedom

And they Bmcan’t take that awBmay-Gay

And I’m prAoud to be an American

Where at lGeast I know I’m frDee

And I wAon’t forget the men who died

Who gGave that right to mDe

And I gladly sBmtand up D/F#next to you

And defGend her still toD/F#day

Cause there Emain’t no doubt I D/F#love this land

God bGless the USAD

DA/DGGx2

From the lDakes of Minnesota

To the hGills of Tennessee

AcEmross the plains of Texas

From sCea to shining sAea

From DDetroit down to Houston

And F#mNew York to L.A.

Well there’s pEmride in every American heart

And it’s Bmtime we stand and saBmy-Gay

That I’m prAoud to be an American

Where at lGeast I know I’m frDee

And I wAon’t forget the men who died

Who gGave that right to mDe

And I gladly sBmtand up D/F#next to you

And defGend her still toD/F#day

Cause there Emain’t no doubt I D/F#love this land

God bGless the USABmG

With military-ish snare drums

And I’m prAoud to be an American

Where at lGeast I know I’m frDee

And I wAon’t forget the men who died

Who gGave that right to mDe

Extra beat before “next to you”

And I gladly sBmtand up D/F#next to you

And defGend her still toD/F#day

Cause there Emain’t no doubt I D/F#love this land

God Embless D/F#the GU AS AD

Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah (1984)

Leonard Cohen in C, John Cale in C, Jeff Buckley in C#, I play in G capo 3

Intro

GEmx2

I’ve Gheard there was a seEmcret chord

That GDavid played, and it plEmeased the lord

But Cyou don’t really Dcare for music, dGo you? D

It Ggoes like this the Cfourth, the Dfifth

The Emminor fall, the Cmajor lift

The Dbaffled king comB7posing HalleEmlujah

HalleClujah, HalleEmlujah, HalleClujah, HalleGlu-Du-Gjah D

Your Gfaith was strong, but you Emneeded proof

You Gsaw her bathing Emon the roof

Her Cbeauty and the Dmoonlight overGthrew youD

She Gtied you to a Ckitchen Dchair

She Embroke your throne, and she Ccut your hair

And Dfrom your lips she B7drew the HalleEmlujah

HalleClujah, HalleEmlujah, HalleClujah, HalleGlu-Du-Gjah D

GMaybe I’ve been hEmere before

I kGnow this room and I’ve wEmalked this floor

I uCsed to live aDlone before I kneGw you D

I’ve sGeen your flag on the mCarble aDrch

And lEmove is not a vCictory march

Cale plays a iii instead of a III here

It’s a Dcold and it’s a bB7roken HallelEmujah

HalleClujah, HalleEmlujah, HalleClujah, HalleGlu-Du-Gjah D

There wGas a time you lEmet me know

What’s rGeally going oEmn below

But nCow you never sDhow it to me, dGo you? D

And I Gremember when I mCoved in yDou

And the hEmoly dove she was mCoving too

And eDvery breath we dB7rew was HalleluEmjah

HalleClujah, HalleEmlujah, HalleClujah, HalleGlu-Du-Gjah D

Well, mGaybe there’s a gEmod above

But aGll I’ve ever lEmearned from love

Is hCow to shoot somebDody who outdGrew you D

But it’s nGot a crime that you’re heCre toniDght

It’s nEmot some pilgrim who’s sCeen the light

It’s a Dcold and it’s a bB7roken HallelEmujah

HalleClujah, HalleEmlujah, HalleClujah, HalleEmlujah

HalleClujah, HalleGlu-Du-Gjah D

Other verses included in some versions... you have to stop at some point,

so I usually leave these out.

You Gsay I took the Emname in vain

GI don’t even Emknow the name

But Cif I did, well Dreally, what’s it Gto ya?D

There’s a Gblaze of light in Cevery Dword

It Emdoesn’t matter Cwhich you heard

The Dholy or the B7broken HalleEmlujah

HalleClujah, HalleEmlujah, HalleClujah, HalleGlu-Du-GjahD

I Gdid my best, it Emwasn’t much

I Gcouldn’t feel, so I Emtried to touch

I’ve Ctold the truth, I Ddidn’t come to fool yGaD

And Geven though it Call went Dwrong

I’ll Emstand before the CLord of Song

With Dnothing on my B7tongue but HalleEmlujah

HalleClujah, HalleEmlujah, HalleClujah, HalleGlu-Du-GjahD

Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram - Somewhere Out There (1986)

Intro

CCmaj7/EFmaj7F/G

CC/EFFadd9

Dm7G/FEm7Am7

CSomeC/Ewhere Fmaj7out F/Gthere beCneath the C/Epale moonlFight

Dm7SomeG/Fone’s thinking Em7of Am7me and Dm7lovC/Eing Fme toGsusnight G

CSomeCmaj7/Ewhere Fmaj7out F/Gthere Csomeone’s C/Esaying a Fprayer

That Dm7we’ll G/Ffind one anEm7oAm7ther in that Dm7big C/EsomeF/Gwhere out Cthere

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “even”

And Feven though I G/Fknow how very Ffar apart we G/Fare

It Fhelps to think we G/Fmight be wishing Fon the same bright G/Fstar

And Abwhen the night wind Bb/Abstarts to sing a Ablonesome lullaBb/Abby

This is the only line that doesn’t really work in the original key for a male voice,

so go *down* on sleeping, and it will work out.

It Abhelps to think we’re Bb/Absleeping underneath the same big Gsky

CSomeCmaj7/Ewhere Fmaj7out F/Gthere if Clove can C/Esee us Fthrough

Dm7Then G/Fwe’ll be toEm7geAm7ther somewhere Fout there

Out Gwhere dreams come Ctrue

CD/CCD/CC/BbBbmaj7C/BbD/E

Solo

AC#m7A/DD/E

AA/C#DD

Bm7Dmaj7C#mF#m7

Bm7→ C#m→ D/EA

And Feven though I G/Fknow how very Ffar apart we G/Fare

It Fhelps to think we G/Fmight be wishing Fon the same bright G/Fstar

And Abwhen the night wind Bb/Abstarts to sing a Ablonesome lullaBb/Abby

It Abhelps to think we’re Bb/Absleeping underneath the same big Gsky

CSomeCmaj7/Ewhere Fmaj7out F/Gthere if Clove can C/Esee us Fthrough (can see us throught)

Dm7Then G/Fwe’ll be toEm7geAm7ther somewhere Fout there

Rubato

Out Gwhere dreams come Ctrue

CCmaj7/EFmaj7F/GCadd9

Lindsey Buckingham - Holiday Road (1983)

Originally in F, I play in A capo 2, highest note that matters is the 4

Intro

AI found out long ago

It’s a long way down the holiday road

Holiday Droh oh oh Eoh oh oh C#moh oh oh F#moad

Holiday Droh oh oh Eoh oh oh Aoad

AJack be nimble, Jack be quick

Take a ride on the West Coast kick

Holiday Droh oh oh Eoh oh oh C#moh oh oh F#moad

Holiday Droh oh oh Eoh oh oh Aoad

Holiday Droh oh oh Eoh oh oh C#moh oh oh F#moad

Holiday Droh oh oh Eoh oh oh Aoad

AI found out long ago

It’s a long way down the holiday road

Holiday Droh oh oh Eoh oh oh C#moh oh oh F#moad

Holiday Droh oh oh Eoh oh oh Aoad

Holiday Droh oh oh Eoh oh oh C#moh oh oh F#moad

Holiday Droh oh oh Eoh oh oh Aoad

Lionel Richie - Hello (1983)

Originally in Am, I play in Em capo 2

In Em, on guitar, play the Gmaj7’s as G’s

Also in Em, on guitar:

 Em Em/D Cmaj7  Baug  B
-0--0----0------------2-
-0--0----0--------------
-0--0----0------0-------
-2--2----2--------------
-2--5----3------2-----2-
-0----------------------

Almost every im is really a im9 on piano

EmEm/DCmaj7Em/D→ Cmaj7x2

I’ve bEmeen alone with Em/Dyou inside myCmaj7mind

And in my Emdreams I’ve kissEm/Ded your lips

A Cmaj7thousand times

SometEmimes I see you Em/Dpass outside my Cmaj7door

HEmello Em/Dis it Cmaj7me you’re looking fE7or?

I can Am7see it in your eDyes

I can sGmaj7ee it in your smCmaj7ile

You are Fmaj7all I ever waBaugntedB

And my Emarms are D/F#open Gwide D/F#

Cause you Am7know just know what to sDay

And you Gmaj7know just what to Cmaj7do

And I Fmaj7want to tell you Baugso Bmuch

I love Emyou

EmEm/DCmaj7Em/D→ Cmaj7x2

I Emlong to see the Em/Dsunlight in your Cmaj7hair

And Emtell you time and Em/Dtime again

Cmaj7How much I care

SomeEmtimes I feel my Em/Dheart will overCmaj7flow

HelEmlo, Em/DI’ve just Cmaj7got to let you E7know

‘Cause I Am7wonder where you Dare

And I Gmaj7wonder what you Cmaj7do

Are you Fmaj7somewhere feeling BaugloneBly?

Or is there Emsomeone D/F#loving Gyou D/F#?

Tell me Am7how to win your Dheart

For I Gmaj7haven’t got a Cmaj7clue

But Fmaj7let me start by Baugsaying B

I love Emyou

Solo on...

EmEm/DCmaj7Em/D

HEmello Em/Dis it Cmaj7me you’re looking fE7or?

‘Cause I Am7wonder where you Dare

And I Gmaj7wonder what you Cmaj7do

Are you Fmaj7somewhere feeling BaugloneBly?

EmIs someone D/F#loving Gyou D/F#?

Tell me Am7how to win your Dheart

For I Gmaj7haven’t got a Cmaj7clue

But Fmaj7let me start by Baugsaying B

I love Emyou

Not a typo, ends on the parallel major

EmEm/DCmaj7Em/DE

Lita Ford - Kiss Me Deadly (1988)

Originally in C, I play in D

Slow, ringing

I Dwent to a party last Saturday night

I Gdidn’t get laid I got in a fight

Uh-Dhuh, it ain’t no Gbig thing

DLate for my job and the traffic was bad

Had to Gborrow 10 bucks from my old man

Uh-Dhuh, it ain’t no Gbig thing

Band enters

I Dwent to a party last Saturday night

I Gtold you that story would be alright

Uh-Dhuh, it ain’t no Gbig thing

Vox on the 5

But I know what I Dlike D/F#

GI Aknow I like dancing with you

DD/F#GAAnd I know what you like

DD/F#GI Aknow you like dancing with me

DD/F#Yeah Gyeah A

DKiss me once GA

DKiss me twice GA

DCome on pretty D/F#baby kiss me Gdeadly A

DHad a few beers getting high

GSitting watching the time go by

Uh-Dhuh, it ain’t no Gbig thing

DNothing to eat and no T.V.

GLooking in the mirror don’t get it for me

Uh-Dhuh, it ain’t no Gbig thing

But I know what I Dlike D/F#

GI Aknow I like dancing with you

DD/F#GAAnd I know what you like

DD/F#GI Aknow you like dancing with me

DD/F#Oh Gyeah A

DKiss me once GA

DKiss me twice GA

DCome on pretty D/F#baby kiss me Gdeadly A

DKiss me once GA

DKiss me twice GA

DCome on pretty D/F#baby kiss me Gdeadly A

DGYou know I like dancing with you

DDancing with Gyou, come on

DKiss me once GA

DKiss me twice GA

DCome on pretty D/F#baby kiss me Gdeadly A

DKiss me once GA

DKiss me twice GA

DCome on pretty D/F#baby kiss me

GCome on pretty Embaby kiss me

GCome on pretty Ababy kiss me

DDeadly D/F#GA

Living Colour - Cult of Personality (1988)

Originally in Gm, I play in Em

Intro

Em7

Vox on 7 7 7 1 on “look in my eyes”

Look in my E5eyes, what do you see

The G5cult of personaD5litE5y

I know your aE5nger, I know your dreams

I’ve bE5een ev’rything you wanna be, oh

I’m the G5cult of personaA5litE5y

Like MussoliE5ni and Kennedy

I’m the G5cult of personaD5lity

The E5cult of personality

The G5cult of personaA5litE5y

Em7

GNeon Dlights, ANobel Eprize

When a Bmirror F#/A#speaks, the refDlection lAies

GHe won’t Dhave to Afollow Eme

BOnly F#/A#you can Dset me frAee

Em7

I sell the E5things, you need to be

I’m the sE5milin’ face on your TV

Oh, I’m the G5cult of personaD5litE5y

I exploit yE5ou, still you love me

I tE5ell you one and one makes three

Oh, I’m the Gcult of personaA5litE5y

Like Joseph SE5talin and Ghandi

Oh, I’m the G5cult of personaD5lity

The E5cult of personality

The G5cult of personaA5litE5y

Em7

GNeon Dlights, ANobel Eprize

When a Bleader F#/A#speaks, that Dleader Adies

GHe won’t Dhave to Afollow Eme

BOnly F#/A#you can Dset you Afree

Solo on verse+chorus chords

Em7

GDAEBF#/A#DA

Em7

You gave me forE5tune, you gave me fame

You gave me pE5ower in your god’s name

I’m every pE5erson you need to be

Oh... G5I’m... D5the... E5cult of G5per... Aso... E5nality

G5I am the cult of, D5I am the cult of, E5I am the cult of

I am the cult of, G5I am the cult of, AI am the cult of

E5I am the cult of, I am the cult of personality

Em7

Loverboy - Turn Me Loose (1980)

Originally in Gm, I play in Am capo 3

Intro

AmAmGAmx4

Vox on the 1 on “born”

I was Amborn to run

I was Amborn to dream

The crAmaziest boy you ever seen

I gotta do it Gmy way

Or no way at Amall

And I was Amhere to please

I’m even Amon my knees

Makin’ Amlove to whoever I please

I gotta do it Gmy way

Or no way at Amall

And then you Amcame around

Tried to Amtie me down

I was Amsuch a clown

You had to have it Gyour way

Or no way at Amall

Well I’ve had Amall I can take

I can’t Amtake it no more

I’m gonna Ampack my bags

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

And fly, Gbaby

Or no way at Amall

So why don’t you Amturn me loose

AmTurn me loose, Amturn me loose

I gotta do it Gmy way

Or no way at Amall

Why don’t you Amturn me loose

AmTurn me loose, Amturn me loose

I gotta do it Gmy way

I wanna Amfly

Bridge, more or less all on 1 chord

I’m Amhere to please

I’m even Amon my knees

Makin’ Amlove to whoever I please

I gotta do it Gmy way

I gotta do it Ammy way

And when you Amcame around

You tried to Amtie me down

I was Amsuch a clown

You had to have it Gyour way

Well I’m sayin’ Amno way

So why don’t you Amturn me loose

AmTurn me loose, Amturn me loose

I gotta do it Gmy way

Or no way at Amall

Why don’t you Amturn me loose

AmTurn me loose, Amturn me loose

I gotta do it Gmy way

I gotta do it Amy way

AmTurn me loose

Loverboy - Working for the Weekend (1981)

Originally in B, I play in E

Highest note that matters is the b7 (“everybody’s working for the weekend”)

Intro, after four critical beats of cowbell... in E, play this as 0799

E→ Edim→ Esus4Esus4x4

Vox on the 5 on “everyone”

EEveryone’s watching to Csee what you will do

EEveryone’s looking at C#myou, Aoh

EEveryone’s wondering will Cyou come out tonight?

EEveryone’s trying to get it C#mright, get it riAght

Vox on the 5 of the chord

GEverybody’s working for the Cweekend

GEverybody wants a new roCmance

GEverybody’s going off the Cdeep end

Hard stop after this line

GEverybody needs a second Cchance, oh

Vox on 1 1 1 b3 4 b3 5 of the new chord on “you want a piece of my heart”

You wanna piece of my Eheart? EdimEsus4

You better start from the Estart EdimEsus4

You wanna be in the Eshow? EdimEsus4

Come on baby, let’s Cgo!

Solo

CFsus2CFsus2CFsus2EE

EEveryone’s looking to Csee if it was you

EEveryone wants you to come C#mthrough A

EEveryone’s hoping Cit’ll all work out

EEveryone’s waiting, they’re holding C#mout A

GEverybody’s working for the Cweekend

GEverybody wants a new roCmance, hey yeah, hey-hey

GEverybody’s going off the Cdeep end

GEverybody needs a second Cchance, oh

You wanna piece of my Eheart? EdimEsus4

You better start from the Estart EdimEsus4

You wanna be in the Eshow? EdimEsus4

Come on baby, let’s Cgo!

CCEm7Em7CCEm7Em7Hey

CFsus2CFsus2CFsus2EE

You wanna piece of my Eheart? EdimEsus4

You better start from the Estart EdimEsus4

You wanna be in the Eshow? EdimEsus4

Come on baby, let’s Ego EdimEsus4

You wanna piece of my Eheart? EdimEsus4

You better start from the Estart EdimEsus4

You wanna be in the Eshow? EdimEsus4

Come on baby, let’s Cgo

CFsus2CFsus2CFsus2EE

Madness - Our House (1982)

CGmDmFmx3

CFather wears his Sunday Gmbest

DmMother’s tired she needs a rest, the Fmkids are playing up downstairs

CSister’s sighing in her Gmsleep

DmBrother’s got a date to keep, he Fmcan’t hang around

DOur Amhouse, Emin the Gmmiddle of our Dstreet

Our Amhouse, Emin the Gmmiddle of our

COur house it has a Gmcrowd

There’s Dmalways something happening, and it’s Fmusually quite loud

COur mum she’s so house-Gmproud

DmNothing ever slows her down, and a Fmmess is not allowed

DOur Amhouse, Emin the Gmmiddle of our Dstreet

Our Amhouse, Emin the Gmmiddle of our

BOur F#mhouse, C#min the Emmiddle of our Bstreet

Vox up to the 3 of the chord on “something”

BSomething F#mtells you that you’ve C#mgot to move aEmway from it

CFather gets up late for Gmwork

DmMother has to iron his shirt, Fmthen she sends the kids to school

CSees them off with a small Gmkiss

DmShe’s the one they’re going to miss, in Fmlots of ways

Bridge

GD/F#ABm

Solo

CGmDmFm

DOur Amhouse, Emin the Gmmiddle of our Dstreet

Our Amhouse, Emin the Gmmiddle of our

Fast vocals

CI remember way back then, when everything was true, and when

GmWe would have such a very good time

Such a Dmfine time, such a Fmhappy time

And CI remember how we’d play, simply waste the day away

GmThen we’d say

Nothing would come beDmtween us, two Fmdreamers

CFather wears his Sunday Gmbest

DmMother’s tired she needs a rest, the Fmkids are playing up downstairs

CSister’s sighing in her Gmsleep

DmBrother’s got a date to keep, he Fmcan’t hang around

DOur Amhouse, Emin the Gmmiddle of our Dstreet

DOur Amhouse, Emin the Gmmiddle of our sBtreet

BOur F#mhouse, C#min the Emmiddle of our strBeet

BOur F#mhouse, C#min the Emmiddle of our strCeet

COur Gmhouse,Dmwas our Fmcastle and our Ckeep

Our Gmhouse, Dmin the Fmmiddle of our streeDt

DOur Amhouse,Emthat was Gmwhere we used to Dsleep

Our Amhouse, Emin the Gmmiddle of our Bstreet

Madonna - Borderline (1983)

Originally in D, I play in D capo 2

Intro, rubato

A/C#F#/A#Bm7→ A→ E/G#

Em7D/F#D/A→ A

At tempo

DDCG/Bx 2

DSomething in the way you Clove me won’t G/Blet me bDe CG/B

I don’t wDant to be your prisoner so Cbaby won’t you G/Bset me frDee CG/B

Stop pDlaying with my heart, Cfinish what you G/Bstart

DWhen you make my love come downCG/B

If you wDant me let me know, Cbaby let it G/Bshow

DHoney don’t you fool around CG/B

Bm7Just B7try to undersEm7tand, I’ve gA/C#iven all I F#m7can

‘Cause you Gmaj7got the best of G/Ame Asus4A

A/C#Borderline F#/A#feels like I’m Bmgoing to Alose my E/G#mind

You just Em7keep on pushing D/F#my love over the D/AborderAline Asus4A

A/C#Borderline F#/A#feels like I’m Bmgoing to Alose my E/G#mind

You just Em7keep on pushing D/F#my love over the D/AborderAline Asus4A

DDCG/Bx 2

DSomething in your eyes is Cmakin’ such a G/Bfool of mDe CG/B

When you hDold me in your arms you lCove me till I G/Bjust can’t sDee CG/B

But tDhen you let me down, whCen I look arG/Bound

DBaby you just can’t be foCundG/B

Stop Ddriving me away, CI just wanna sG/Btay

There’s Dsomething I just got to say CG/B

Bm7Just B7try to undersEm7tand, I’ve gA/C#iven all I F#m7can

‘Cause you Gmaj7got the best of G/Ame Asus4A

A/C#Borderline F#/A#feels like I’m Bmgoing to Alose my E/G#mind

You just Em7keep on pushing D/F#my love over the D/AborderAline Asus4A

A/C#Borderline F#/A#feels like I’m Bmgoing to Alose my E/G#mind

You just Em7keep on pushing D/F#my love over the D/AborderAline Asus4A

A/C#Keep pushing meF#/A#, keep pushing meBm, keep Apushing my E/G#love

Em7C’mon baby, D/F#c’mon darling, D/Ayeah AAsus4A

A/C#Keep pushing meF#/A#, keep pushing meBm, keep Apushing my E/G#love

You just Em7keep on pushing D/F#my love over the D/AborderAline Asus4A

Madonna - Crazy for You (1985)

Originally in E, I play in G

Intro

Gsus2Gsus2Csus2Dsus4

The last chord in this pattern is really a slide from bIII/4 → IV/5, but I think it sounds silly on guitar

Gsus2Gsus2Csus2C/D

Gsus2Swaying room as the mCsus2usic Dsus4starts

Gsus2Strangers making the Csus2most of the Dsus4dark

Gsus2Two by two their Csus2bodies Dsus4become Gsus2one Csus2C/D

Gsus2I see you through the Csus2smoky Dsus4air

Gsus2Can’t you feel the Csus2weight of my Dsus4stare

Gsus2You’re so close but Csus2still a wB/D#orld aEmway Em→ D/E→ Em

What I’m A#/Cdying to say, iC/Ds that I’m

CGsus2razy for you

Gsus2/BTouch me once and you’ll Em7know it’s true

F6/GI never wanted anyCmaj9one like this

It’s Gsus2/Ball brand new, you’ll Am7feel it in my kiss C/D

I’m crazy for yGsus2ou

Gsus2Gsus2Csus2Dsus4

Crazy for Gsus2you Gsus2Csus2C/D

Gsus2Trying hard to contCsus2rol my Dsus4heart

Gsus2I walk over to Csus2where you Dsus4are

Gsus2Eye to eye we neCsus2ed no wDsus4ords at all Gsus2Csus2C/D

Gsus2Slowly now we beCsus2gin to Dsus4move

Gsus2Every breath I’m deeper Csus2into Dsus4you

Gsus2Soon we two are Csus2standing B/D#still in Emtime Em→ D/E→ Em

If you A#/Cread my mind, yC/Dou’ll see I’m

CGsus2razy for you

Gsus2/BTouch me once and you’ll Em7know it’s true

F6/GI never wanted anyCmaj9one like this

It’s Gsus2/Ball brand new, you’ll Am7feel it in my kiss

You’ll Em7feel it in my kC/Diss because

I’m cG/Drazy for you

C6Touch me oB7nce and you’ll Em7know it’s true

F6/GI never wanted anyCmaj9one like this

It’s Gsus2/Ball brand new, you’ll Am7feel it in my kiss C/D

I’m crazy for yGsus2ou

Gsus2Gsus2Csus2Dsus4Crazy for you

Gsus2Gsus2Csus2C/D

Gsus2Gsus2It’s all brand new, Csus2I’m Dsus4crazy for you

Gsus2Gsus2And you know it’s true, Csus2I’m crazy Dsus4crazy for you

Gsus2Gsus2It’s all brand new, Csus2I’m Dsus4crazy for you

Gsus2Gsus2And you know it’s true, Csus2yeah, I’m C/Dcrazy for yooooooooooou

Gsus2Gsus2Csus2Dsus4Crazy for you, baby

Gsus2Gsus2Csus2Dsus4I’m crazy for you

Gsus2

Madonna - Express Yourself (1989)

Originally in G, I play in A capo 2.

AGGA

AYou don’t need Gdiamond rings

Or eighteen karat Agold

AFancy cars that Ggo very fast

You know they never last, no, Ano

AWhat you need is a Gbig strong hand

To lift you to your higher Aground

AMake you feel like a Gqueen on a throne

Make him love you till you can’t come Adown

ADon’t go for Gsecond best baby

GPut your love to the Atest

You Gknow, you Cknow, you’ve Ggot to

AMake him expGress how he feels

And maybe then you’ll know your love is Areal

ALong stem roses are the Gway to your heart

But he needs to start with your Ahead

Satin sheets are Gvery romantic

What happens when youre not in Abed

You deserve the Gbest in life

So if the time isn’t right then move Aon

Second best is Gnever enough

You’ll do much better baby on your Aown

ADon’t go for Gsecond best baby

GPut your love to the Atest

You Gknow, you Cknow, you’ve Ggot to

AMake him expGress how he feels

And maybe then you’ll know your love is Areal

AAnd when youre Ggone he might Aregret it

Think aCbout the love he once Ahad

Try to carry Gon, but he just won’t Aget it

He’ll be Gback on his knees to express himself

ADon’t go for Gsecond best baby

GPut your love to the Atest

You Gknow, you Cknow, you’ve Ggot to

AMake him expGress how he feels

And maybe then you’ll know your love is Areal

And maybe Gthen you’ll know your love is Areal

Madonna - Into the Groove (1985)

Originally in Cm, I play in Em

EmEmD→ CAnd you can dDance

EmEmD→ CFor inspiraDtion

EmEmD→ CCome on D

EmEmD→ CI’m waiting D

Vox on the 5 on “get”

EmGet into thDe grCoove, boy you’ve gDot to

PrEmove your love tDo mCe, Dyeah

EmGet up on yoDur feeCt, yeah, step tDo a

BEmeat, boy, what will iDt beCD

EmMusic can be sDuch a rCmaj7evelation D

EmDancing around you feDel the sweCmaj7et sensatDion

EmWe might be lovers, iDf the rCmaj7hythm’s right D

EmI hope this feeling nDever endCmaj7s tonight D

EmOnly when I’m dancing cDan I feCmaj7el this free D

EmAt night I lock the doDors, where nCmaj7o one else can see D

EmI’m tired of dancing heDre all byCmaj7myself D

EmTonight I wanna dancDe with somCmaj7eone else D

EmGet into thDe grCoove, boy you’ve gDot to

PrEmove your love tDo mCe, Dyeah

EmGet up on yoDur feeCt, yeah, step tDo the

BEmeat, boy, what will iDt beCD

Gonna get to knEmow you Din a speCcial way

This dDoesn’t haEmppen to Dme eveCry day D

EmDon’t try to hide it, loDve wears noCdisguise D

EmI see the fire bDurning iCn your eyes D

EmOnly when I’m dancing cDan I feCmaj7el this free D

EmAt night I lock the doDors, where nCmaj7o one else can see D

EmI’m tired of dancing heDre all byCmaj7myself D

EmTonight I wanna dancDe with somCmaj7eone else D

EmGet into thDe grCoove, boy you’ve gDot to

PrEmove your love tDo mCe, Dyeah

EmGet up on yoDur feeCt, yeah, step tDo the

BEmeat, boy, what will iDt beCD

LDive out your faCmaj7ntasy here with mDe, just let the musCmaj7ic set you freDe

Touch my Cmaj7body, and move in Dtime, now I knCmaj7ow you’re mine

DNow I knCmaj7ow you’re mine

You’ve got to...

EmGet into thDe grCoove, boy you’ve gDot to

PrEmove your love tDo mCe, Dyeah

EmGet up on yoDur feeCt, yeah, step tDo the

BEmeat, boy, what will iDt beCD

Melody up to the 4 (not a typo, the 4)

EmGet into thDe grCoove, boy you’ve gDot to

PrEmove your love tDo mCe, Dyeah

EmGet up on yoDur feeCt, yeah, step tDo the

BEmeat, boy, what will iDt beCD

EmGet into thDe grCoove, boy you’ve gDot to

PrEmove your love tDo mCe, Dyeah

EmGet up on yoDur feeCt, yeah, step tDo the

BEmeat, boy, what will iDt beCD

Madonna - Like a Prayer (1989)

Originally in Dm, I play in Em

Vox on the 3 of the chord

EmLife is a DmyAmsteEmry

EmEveryone must Dstand AmalEmone

Vox up to the 5 of the chord

EmI hear you Dcall Ammy nGame

CAnd it Gfeels Dlike hEm ome

Vox on 3 3 1 1 of the chord on “when you call my”

GWhen you call my nDame

It’s like a little prayer C

I’m down on my knEmes

I wanna Emtake Dyou Gthere

Now vox are on the *2* of the chord, and get the vox out of the way before hitting the V

GIn the midnight hDour

I can feel your poCwer

Just like a praEmyer

You know I’ll Emtake Dyou Cthere

CI hear your vGoice

DIt’s like an Emangel sighing

CI have no Gchoice, I hear your Dvoice

DFeels like flying

CI close my eyGes

DOh god I thinEmk I’m falling

COut of theGsky, I close my eyeDs

DHeaven help me

GWhen you call my nDame

It’s like a little praCyer

I’m down on my knEmees

I wanna Emtake Dyou Gthere

GIn the midnight hDour

I can feel your poCwer

Just like a praEmyer

You know I’ll Emtake Dyou Cthere

CLike a childG

DYou whisper sEmoftly to me

CYou’re in Gcontrol just like a Dchild

DNow I’m dancing

CIt’s like a dGream

DNo end and noEmbeginning

CYou’re herGe with me it’s like a dDream

DLet the choir sing

GWhen you call my nDame

It’s like a little praCyer

I’m down on my knEmees

I wanna Emtake Dyou Gthere

GIn the midnight hDour

I can feel your poCwer

Just like a praEmyer

You know I’ll Emtake Dyou Emthere

EmD/Ex2

EmLife is a mysteryD/E

EmEveryone must standD/Ealone

EmI hear you cD/F#all mCy nGame

CAnd it feeDls like hEmome

EmJust like a prayer, D/Eyour voice can take me there

EmJust like a muse to me, D/Eyou are a mystery

EmJust like a dream, D/F#you are not Cwhat you seem G

Just Clike a prayer, no Dchoice your voice can take me Gthere

GJust like a prayer, I’ll Dtake you there

CIt’s like a dream to Bm7me D

EmJust like a prayer, D/Eyour voice can take me there

EmJust like a muse to me, D/Eyou are a mystery

EmJust like a dream, D/F#you are not Cwhat you seem G

Just Clike a prayer, no Dchoice your voice can take me Emthere

EmJust like a prayer, D/Eyour voice can take me there

EmJust like a muse to me, D/Eyou are a mystery

EmJust like a dream, D/F#you are not Cwhat you seem G

Just Clike a prayer, no Dchoice your voice can take me Emthere

EmD/EYour voice can take me Emthere

Repeat to fade

Madonna - Material Girl (1984)

Originally in C, I play in C capo 2

Intro

CBb/CCBb/C

Vox on 3 4 on “some boys”

CSome boys kiss me, some boys hug me

BbI think they’re okaAmy

If Cthey don’t give me proper credit

DmI just Gwalk aCway

CThey can beg and they can plead

But Bbthey can’t see the Amlight, that’s right

C‘Cause the boy with the cold hard cash

Is Dmalways GMister CRight, ‘cause we are

FLivGing in a matGerial wAmorld

And FI am a matGerial giAmrl

You Am7know that we are

FLivGing in a matGerial wAmorld

And FI am a matGerial Cgirl

CBb/CCBb/C

CSome boys romance, some boys slow dance

BbThat’s all right with Amme

If Cthey can’t raise my interest then I

DmHave to Glet them Cbe

CSome boys try and some boys lie but

BbI don’t let them Amplay (no way)

COnly boys that save their pennies

DmMake my Grainy Cday, ‘cause they are

FLivGing in a matGerial wAmorld

And FI am a matGerial giAmrl

You Am7know that we are

FLivGing in a matGerial wAmorld

And FI am a matGerial Cgirl

FLivGing in a matGerial wAmorld

And FI am a matGerial giAmrl

You Am7know that we are

FLivGing in a matGerial wAmorld

And FI am a matGerial Cgirl

CBb/CCBb/C

C7Living in a material world (material)

BbLiving in a matAmerial world

C7Living in a material world (material)

DmLiving iGn a matCerial world

CBoys may come and boys may go

And thBbat’s all right you Amsee

ExCperience has made me rich

And Dmnow they’re Gafter Cme, ‘cause everybody’s

FLivGing in a matGerial wAmorld

And FI am a matGerial giAmrl

You kAm7now that we are

FLivGing in a matGerial wAmorld

And FI am a matGerial Cgirl

CBb/CCBb/C

FLivGing in a matGerial wAmorld

And FI am a matGerial giAmrl

You kAm7now that we are

FLivGing in a matGerial wAmorld

And FI am a matGerial Cgirl

Let ring

CA material, a material, a material, a material world

CLiving in a material world (material)

BbLiving in a materAmial world

C7Living in a material world (material)

DmLiving iGn a matCerial world

Madonna - Open Your Heart (1986)

Originally in F, I play in A

AAGGAAGDx4

Vox on the 5

AI see you on the strGeet and you G/Bwalk on Aby GG/B

AYou make me wanna haGng my hG/Bead down and Acry GG/B

Vox on the 5 of the chord

DIf you gave me hCalf a chance C/Eyou’d sDee

My desire bCurning insidC/Ee of me

ABut you choose to lGook the oG/Bther wAay GG/B

Vox on the 3 of the chord

In the original, the V is only in the second line here, even though the vox imply it in both lines

DI’ve had to Ework much hF#m7arder than this

For sDomething I wEant don’t Bm7try to resDist Eme

AOpen your hBm7eart to Eme, baby

AI hold the lDock and yEou hold theDkey

AOpen your heBm7art to mEe, darlin’

AI’ll give you lBm7ove if yEou, you turn the keAy

AAGGAAGD

AI think that you’re afGraid to lG/Book in myAeyes GG/B

AYou look a little sGad boy, G/BI wonder wAhy GG/B

DI follow you arCound but yC/Eou can’t sDee

You’re too wrapped up in yoursCelf to nC/Eotice

ASo you choose to lGook the oG/Bther wAay

Well, I’ve got sGomething to sG/Bay

DDon’t try to Erun I can kF#m7eep up with you

DNothing can sEtop me from tBm7rying, you’ve gDot Eto

AOpen your hBm7eart to Eme, baby

AI hold the lDock and yEou hold theDkey

AOpen your heBm7art to mEe, darlin’

AI’ll give you lBm7ove if yEou, you turn the keGy

Bm7Open your heart with the Gkey

Bm7One is such a lonely F#m7number

DAh, Eah, Bm7ah, C#m7ah

AOpen your heart, GI’ll make you lG/Bove me AGD

AIt’s not that hard, Gif you just tG/Burn the key AGD

DDon’t try to Erun I can kF#m7eep up with you

DNothing can stEop me from trBm7ying, you’ve gDot Eto

AOpen your hBm7eart to Eme, baby

AI hold the lDock and yEou hold theDkey

AOpen your heBm7art to mEe, darlin’

AI’ll give you lBm7ove if yEou, you turn the keAy

AAGG

AOpen your heart with theGkey D

AOpen your heart, GI’ll make you lG/Bove me

AIt’s not that hard, Gif you just tDurn the key

AOpen your heart, GI’ll make you lG/Bove me

AIt’s not that hard, Gif you just tDurn the key

Mark Knopfler and Willy Deville - Storybook Love (1987)

Intro

Vox on the 3 on “come”

DCome my love, I’ll Gtell you a Dtale

DOf a boy and girl and A7their love stDory

DAnd how he loved her, G/Doh, so Dmuch

DAnd all the charms she A7did possDess

DNow this did happen once upoGn a Dtime

DWhen things were not A7so compleDx

DAnd how he worshiped the Gground she Dwalked

And when he lDooked in her eyes he becA7ame obseDssed

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “my love is like”

GMy love is like a Cstorybook Gstory

GBut it’s as real as the D/F#feelings, I Gfeel

GMy love is like a Amstorybook G/Bstory G→

DBut it’s as real as the Gfeelings I Dfeel

DIt’s as real as the A7feelings I Dfeel

DThis love was stronger than the Gpowers so Ddark

DA prince could have within his kA7eepiDng

DHis spells to weave and Gsteal a hDeart

DWithin her breast but only sA7leepiDng

GMy love is like a Cstorybook Gstory

GBut it’s as real as the D/F#feelings, I Gfeel

GMy love is like a Amstorybook G/Bstory G→

DBut it’s as real as the Gfeelings I Dfeel

DIt’s as real as the A7feelings I Dfeel

He said, Ddon’t you know I love you, oGh, so mDuch

DAnd lay my heart at the A7foot of your Ddress

She said, Ddon’t you know that sGtorybook lDoves

DAlways have a happy eA7ndiDng

DThen he swooped her up just Glike in the Dbooks

DAnd on his stallion they A7rode aDway D/E→

GMy love is like a Cstorybook Gstory

GBut it’s as real as the D/F#feelings, I Gfeel

GMy love is like a Amstorybook G/Bstory G→

DBut it’s as real as the Gfeelings I Dfeel

DIt’s as real as the A7feelings I Dfeel

Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride (1983)

Originally in F (in the chorus), I play in D

Intro

Am7b5/Cx4

Am7b5/CLast night I had the straGngest dream

Bm7I sailed away to China

F#mIn a little rowboat to find you

Am7b5/CAnd you said you had to get your laGundry cleaned

Bm7Didn’t want no one to hold you

AWhat Adoes Bmthat A7/C#mean?

And you said

DAin’t nothing gonna brGeak my striAde

F#mNobody gonna slBmow mAe dEm7own, oh no

I’ve got to keep on F#m7moving

DAin’t nothing gonna brGeak-a my stAride

F#mI’m running and I Bmwon’t tAouch gEm7round, oh no

I’ve got to keep on F#m7moving

Am7b5/CYou’re on a roll and now you pGray it’ll last

Bm7The road beyond was rocky

F#mBut now you’re feeling cocky

Am7b5/CYou look at me and you seGe your past

Bm7Is that the reason why you’re

ARunniAng Bmso A7/C#fast?

And she said

DAin’t nothing gonna brGeak my striAde

F#mNobody gonna slBmow mAe dEm7own, oh no

I’ve got to keep on F#m7moving

DAin’t nothing gonna brGeak-a my stAride

F#mI’m running and I Bmwon’t tAouch gEm7round, oh no

I’ve got to keep on F#m7moving

Am7b5/CGBm7F#m

Am7b5/CGBm7

AABmA7/C#

Dm7

Dm7Never let another girl like you

G7Work me over

Dm7Never let another girl like you

G7Drag me under

Em7If I meet another girl like you

A7I will tell her

Em7Never want another girl like you

GHave Ato sAay, Boh

EAin’t nothing gonna breakA-a my strBide

G#m7Nobody gonna slC#mow mBe dF#mown, oh no, oh no

I’ve got to keep on G#m7moving

EAin’t nothing gonna breakAmy stridBe

G#m7I’m running and I wC#mon’t tBouch gF#m7round, oh no

I got to keep on G#m7moving

EAin’t nothing gonna breakA-a my strBide

G#m7Nobody gonna slC#mow mBe dF#mown, oh no, oh no

I’ve got to keep on G#m7moving

EAin’t nothing gonna breakAmy stridBe

G#m7I’m running and I wC#mon’t tBouch gF#m7round, oh no

I got to keep on G#m7moving

Mel McDaniel - Louisiana Saturday Night (1980)

Band enters

A cappella, vox on the 1 on “get”}

Well, you Dget down the fiddle and you Aget down the bow

GKick off your shoes and you Dthrow ‘em on the floor

DDance in the kitchen till the Amornin’ light

GLouisiana ASaturday niDght

Vox on the 5

A-Dwaitin’ in the front yard, Asittin’ on a log

A Gsingle-shot rifle and a Done-eyed dog

DYonder come the kinfolk, Ain the moonlight

GLouisiana ASaturday niDght

Well, you Dget down the fiddle and you Aget down the bow

Not a typo, this time he says “in the floor”

GKick off your shoes and you Dthrow ‘em in the floor

DDance in the kitchen till the Amornin’ light

GLouisiana ASaturday niDght

Solo on one chorus

DAGD

DAG→ A→ D

DMy brother Bill and my Aother brother Jack

GBelly full of beer and a Dpossum in a sack

DFifteen kids in the Afront porch light

GLouisiana ASaturday niDght

When the Dkinfolk leave and the Akids get fed

GMe and my woman gonna Dslip off to bed

DHave a little fun when we Aturn out the lights

GLouisiana ASaturday nDight

A cappella

Well, you Dget down the fiddle and you Aget down the bow

GKick off your shoes and you Dthrow ‘em on the floor

DDance in the kitchen till the Amornin’ light

GLouisiana ASaturday niDght

Band enters

Yeah, you Dget down the fiddle and you Aget down the bow

GKick off your shoes and you Dthrow ‘em on the floor

DDance in the kitchen till the Amornin’ light

GLouisiana ASaturday niDght

Solo

DAGD

DAG→ A→ D

DGet down the fiddle and you Aget down the bow

GKick off your shoes and you Dthrow ‘em on the floor

DDance in the kitchen till the Amornin’ light

GLouisiana ASaturday niDght

DAGD

DAG→ A→ D→ A→ D

Men At Work - Land Down Under (1981)

Originally in Bm, I play in Am

AmGAmFGx 2

AmTraveling in a fGried out Kombie AmFG

AmOn a hippy tGrail head full of AmZombie FG

AmI met a strange laGdy, Amshe made me FnervousG

AmShe took me iGn and gave me Ambreakfast, Fand Gshe said

CDo you come from a Gland down under AmFG

CWhere women glowGand men plundAmer FG

CCan you hear can you heGar the thunder AmFG

You Cbetter run, you betGter take Amcover FG

AmGAmFGx 2

AmBuying bread from a Gman in Brussels AmFG

He was Amsix foot Gfour and full of musAmcles FG

AmI said do you Gspeak my language? AmFG

AmHe just smiled and Ggave me a Vegemite Amsandwich, Fand Ghe said

CI come from a Gland down under AmFG

CWhere beer does flowGand men chundAmer FG

CCan you hear can you heGar the thunder AmFG

You Cbetter run, you betGter take Amcover FG

AmGAmFGx 2

Let ring

AmLying in a Gden in Bombay AmFG

AmWith a slackjawGand not Ammuch to say FG

AmI said to the Gman, are you trying to Amtempt me? FG

AmBecause I Gcome from the land of Amplenty, Fand Ghe said

CDo you come from a Gland down under AmFG

CWhere women glowGand men plundAmer FG

CCan you hear can you heGar the thunder AmFG

You Cbetter run, you betGter take Amcover FG

CDo you come from a Gland down under AmFG

CWhere women glowGand men plundAmer FG

CCan you hear can you heGar the thunder AmFG

Hard stop on “better”

You Ambetter run, you better take cover

Men Without Hats - Safety Dance (1982)

Intro

AS... A... F... E... T... Y... safe... dance...

With octaves

AWe can dance if we want to

We can Gleave your friends Dbehind

‘Cause your Dfriends don’t dance and Gif they don’t dance

Well they’re Ano friends of mEine

I say, Awe can go where we want to

A place where tGhey will never Dfind

And we can Dact like we come from Gout of this world

Leave the Areal one far beEhind

And we can Ddance, danGsez CF

DGCF

AWe can go when we want to

The night is Gyoung and so am DI

And we can Ddress real neat from our Ghats to our feet

And surpArise ‘em with the victory Ecry

Say, Awe can act if want to

If we Gdon’t nobody Dwill

And you can aDct real rude and Gtotally removed

And I can Aact like an imbeEcile

I say, Dwe can dance, Gwe can dance

CEverything’s out of contFrol

DWe can dance, Gwe can dance

We’re dCoing it from pole to Fpole

DWe can dance, Gwe can dance

CEverybody look at your Fhands

DWe can dance, Gwe can dance

CEverybody takin’ the Fchance

AEIt’s safe to Bdance, F#oh well it’s safe to Adance

EYes, it’s safe to Bdance F#

AWe can dance if we want to

We’ve got Gall your life and Dmine

As Dlong as we abuse it, Gnever gonna lose it

AEverything’ll work out Eright

I say, Awe can dance if we want to

We can Gleave your friends beDhind

‘Cause your Dfriends don’t dance and Gif they don’t dance

Well, they’re Ano friends of Emine

I say, Dwe can dance, Gwe can dance

CEverything’s under contFrol

DWe can dance, Gwe can dance

We’re dCoing it from pole to Fpole

DWe can dance, Gwe can dance

CEverybody look at your Fhands

DWe can dance, Gwe can dance

CEverybody takin’ the Fchance

AEWell it’s safe to Bdance, F#ah yes it’s safe to

ADance, Ewell, it’s safe to Bdance F#

Well it’s safe to Adance, Eah yes it’s safe to Bdance F#

It’s a safety Adance

Well it’s a safety Adance

Metallica - Fade to Black (1984)

I skip the Bm intro and outros unless there’s another guitar

who wants to solo; it’s kind of long to just doink around on

one guitar.

AmCGEm

AmLife it seems will faCde away, Gdrifting further evEmery day

AmGetting lost within mCyself, Gnothing matters, noEmone else

AmI have lost the will Cto live, Gsimply nothing moreEmto give

AmThere is nothing moreCfor me, Gneed the end to setEmme free

Interlude

AmCAmEx 2

AmThings not what they Cused to be, Gmissing one inside Emof me

AmDeathly lost, this caCn’t be real, Gcannot stand this hEmell I feel

AmEmptiness is filling Cme, Gto the point of agoEmny

AmGrowing darkness takiCng dawn, GI was me, but nowEmhe’s gone

Interlude

AmCAmEx 2

Let the E ring out, then tempo up and into the closing riff.

When doing this acoustic, I like to hit the Em’s on the and of 2, instead

of the and of 1 like the original. Spending an 8th note on D is a little

lame with a single acoustic.

D→ EmD→ EmGGG/F#C/ED/F#x2

DNo Emone but me Dcan Emsave myself but it’s D/F#too late

GG/F#C/ED/F#

DNow EmI can’t think, Dthink Emwhy I should even tD/F#ry

GG/F#C/ED/F#

D→ EmD→ EmGGG/F#C/ED/F#x1

DYesEmterday seems Das tEmhough it never existedD/F#

DDeatEmh greats me warm, Dnow I Emwill just say goodbD/F#ye

GG/F#C/ED/F#

D→ EmD→ EmGGG/F#C/ED/F#

Michael Jackson - Beat It (1982)

Originally in Ebm, I play in Em capo 3.

The fourth D in a phrase can be B7.

EmDCD

EmThey told him don’t you ever Dcome around here

Don’t Cwanna see your face you better Ddisappear

The Emfire’s in their eyes and their Dwords are really clear

So Cbeat it, just Dbeat it

EmYou better run, you better Ddo what you can

Don’t Cwanna see no blood, don’t be a Dmacho man

You Emwanna be tough, better Ddo what you can

So Embeat it, but you Dwanna be bad

Just Embeat it, Dbeat it

CNo one wants to be B7defeated

EmShowin’ how funky Dstrong is your right

CIt doesn’t matter Dwho’s wrong or right

Just Embeat it, Dbeat it

EmThey’re out to get you better Dleave while you can

Don’t Cwanna be a boy, you wanna Dbe a man

EmYou wanna stay alive, better Ddo what you can

So Cbeat it, just Dbeat it

EmYou have to show ‘em that you’re Dreally not scared

You’re Cplayin’ with your life, this ain’t no Dtruth or dare

They’ll Emkick you then they’ll beat you

Then Dthey’ll tell you it’s fair

So Embeat it, but you Dwanna be bad

Just Embeat it, Dbeat it

CNo one wants to be B7defeated

EmShowin’ how funky Dstrong is your right

CIt doesn’t matter Dwho’s wrong or right

Just Embeat it, Dbeat it

EmBeat it, Dbeat it

Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (1982)

Originally in F#m, I play in Dm

Writing out the whole pattern here, then just abbreviating as im

DmEmFEmx2

Vox on the 5

DmShe was Emmore like a Fbeauty queen from a Emmovie scene

DmI said dEmon’t mind but what Fdo you mean, EmI am the oGmne

GmWho will dance on the floor in the rouDmnd

She said I am the oGmne

GmWho will dance on the floor in the roundDm

DmShe told me her name was Billie Jean as she caused a scene

Then every head turned with eyes that dreamed

Of being the onGme

Who will dance on the floor in the rouDmnd

A#People always told me, be Dmcareful what you do

And don’t A#go around breaking young girls’ heDmarts

And A#mother always told me, be Dmcareful who you love

And be A#careful what you do, ‘cause the A7lie becomes the truth, hey

Vox on the 1

DmBillie Jean is not my lover

She’s just a girl who claims that I am the onGme

GmBut the kid is not my soDmn

She says I am the onGme

GmBut the kid is not my sDmon

DmFor forty days and forty nights, law was on her side

But who can stand when she’s in demand, her schemes and pGmlans

Gm‘Cause we danced on the floor in the rouDmnd

So take my strong adGmvice

Just remember to always think tDmwice (don’t think twice)

DmShe told my baby we danced ‘til three, and she looked at me

Then showed a photo, my baby cried, his eyes were like Gmmine

GmSo we danced on the floor in the roDmund, baby

A#People always told me, be Dmcareful what you do

And don’t A#go around breaking young girls’ heDmarts (don’t break no hearts)

But you A#came and stood right by me, just a Dmsmell of sweet perfume

This A#happened much too soon

She A7called me to her room, hey

DmBillie Jean is not my lover

She’s just a girl who claims that I am the onGme

GmBut the kid is not my soDmn

DmBillie Jean is not my lover

She’s just a girl who claims that I am the onGme

GmBut the kid is not my soDmn

She says I am the onGme

GmBut the kid is not my soDmn

Solo

DmEmFEmx4

She says I am the onGme

GmBut the kid is not my soDmn

DmBillie Jean is not my lover

She’s just a girl who claims that I am the onGme

GmBut the kid is not my soDmn

She says I am the onGme

GmBut the kid is not my soDmn

She says I am the onDme

DmBillie Jean is not my lover

Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)

Originally in C#m, I play in Am

Be sure to work out the melody ahead of time for the chorus and bridge

Am7D7

The original does i → IV for the first half of each verse,

I’m following an arrangement that’s IV → i the whole verse.

It’s close to D7midnight and something evil’s lurking in the Am7dark

Under the D7moonlight you see a sight that almost stops your heartAm7

You try to D7scream but terror takes the sound before you Am7make it

You start to D7freeze as horror looks you right between the Am7eyes

You’re paraClyzed

Original vox on 1 7 on “thriller”, I just do 5 5

‘Cause this is Amthriller, AmthrilG/Bler Cnight

And D7no one’s gonna save you from the Dm7beast about to strike

You know it’s Amthriller, AmthrilG/Bler Cnight

You’re D7fighting for your life inside a F7killer, D7thriller, toAm7night

Am7

You hear the D7door slam and realize there’s nowhere left to runAm7

You feel the D7cold hand and wonder if you’ll ever see the sunAm7

You close your D7eyes and hope that this is just imagiAm7nation

But all the D7while you hear the creature creepin’ up beAm7hind

You’re out of Ctime

‘Cause this is Amthriller, AmthrilG/Bler Cnight

There D7ain’t no second chance to kill the Dm7thing with forty eyes girl

AmThriller, AmthrilG/Bler Cnight

You’re D7fighting for your life inside a F7killer, D7thriller, Am7tonight

Am7

Vox up to the 5 of the first chord

Can also do 3 2 1 on the first chord on “night creatures”

D7Night creatures call and the dead start to walk in their Fmaj7masquerade G

Am7There’s no escapin’ the Am7/Gjaws of the alien this F#m7b5time

Fmaj7This is the end of your E7sus4lifeE7

Am7

They’re out to D7get you there’s demons closing in on every sideAm7

They will posD7sess you unless you change the number on your Am7dial

Now is the D7time for you and I to cuddle close toAm7gether

All through the D7night I’ll save you from the terror on the Am7screen

I’ll make you Csee

That this is Amthriller, AmthrilG/Bler Cnight

‘Cause D7I can thrill you more than any Dm7ghost would ever dare try

AmThriller, AmthrilG/Bler Cnight

So D7let me hold you tight and share a F7killer, D7thriller,Am7ow!

Am7I’m gonna thrill you tonight

End on “thrill you tonight”, or keep going if appropriate...

Am7FGD

Darkness falls across the land the midnight hour is close at hand

Creatures crawl in search of blood to terrorize y’all’s neighborhood

And whosoever shall be found without the soul for getting down

Must stand and face the hounds of hell and rot inside a corpse’s shell

The foulest stench is in the air the funk of forty thousand years

And grizzy ghouls from every tomb are closing in to seal your doom

And though you fight to stay alive your body starts to shiver

For no mere mortal can resist the evil of the thriller

Misc - Charles in Charge Theme (1984)

Originally in Bb, I play in G

Intro (quick changes)

D→ Em→ D/F#

GThe new boy in the Emneighborhood

C6Lives downstairs and it’s Dunderstood

GHe’s there just to Emtake good care of C6me

Like he’s Done of the family

GCharles in Ccharge

Of our Gdays and our Dnights

GCharles in Ccharge

Of our Gwrongs and our Drights

And I see, CI Gwant

AmCharles in Dcharge of E/Bme

In the previous chorus, vox were on 5 1 on “chares in charge”,

this time they’re on 1 6. So you’re jumping up from the 5 of

the new key (on “me”) to the 1 (on “Charles”)

ECharles in Acharge

Of our Edays and our Bnights

ECharles in Acharge

Of our Ewrongs and our Brights

Vox down to the 1 on “see”, then down to the 6

of the key (3 of th chord) on “I”

And I Esee, AI Ewant, AI Ewant

F#mCharles... in B7charge... of Eme

Misc - Cheers Theme (1982)

Originally in Bb, I play in G.

Highest note before the key change is the 6,

and I skip the key change.

GD/GGD/G

GMaking your way in the Dworld today takes

GEverything you’ve Dgot

GTaking a break from Dall your worries

GSure would help a Dlot

Bm7b5/FWouldn’t you lE7ike to get aAmway Dsus4

GAll those nights when you’ve Dgot no lights

The Gcheck is in the Dmail

GAnd your little Dangel hung the

GCat up by its Dtail

Bm7b5/FAnd your third fiaE7nce didn’t sAmhow

Dsus4Sometimes you wanna go

GWhere ev’ryFbody knows your Cname D→ Em7→ D/F#

GAnd they’re Falways glad you Ccame D→ Em7→ D/F#

Em7You wanna be where Cyou can see

Our Bmtroubles are all the Csame

Em7You wanna be where Cev’rybody Dknows your Gname

GD/GGD/G

GRoll out of bed, Mr. DCoffee’s dead

The Gmorning’s looking Dbright

GAnd your shrink ran oDff to Europe

And Gdidn’t even Dwrite

Bm7b5/FAnd your husband wE7ants to be a gAmirl

Dsus4Be glad there’s one place in the world

GWhere ev’ryFbody knows your Cname D→ Em7→ D/F#

GAnd they’re Falways glad you Ccame D→ Em7→ D/F#

Em7You wanna go where Cpeople know

BmPeople are all the Csame

Em7You wanna go where Cev’rybody Dknows your Gname D/G

This is a good place to end

Solo

GFCD→ Em7→ D/F#

D#→ Fm7→ D#/G

Fade on

G#Where ev’ryF#body knows your C#name D#→ Fm7→ D#/G

G#And they’re F#always glad you C#came D#→ Fm7→ D#/G

G#Where ev’ryF#body knows your C#name D#→ Fm7→ D#/G

G#And they’re F#always glad you C#came D#→ Fm7→ D#/G

G#Where ev’ryF#body knows your C#name D#→ Fm7→ D#/G

G#And they’re F#always glad you C#came D#→ Fm7→ D#/G

Misc - Different Strokes Theme (1985)

Now, the Gworld D/F#don’t Emmove to the Cbeat of just one drum C→ G/B→

All the way down to the 3 of the chord on “might”

What Ammight be right for you, may D7not be right for some

A Gman D/F#is Emborn, he’s a Cman of means

Then aAmlong come two, they got D7nothing but their jeans, but they got

CDifferent Gstrokes, it takes, Cdifferent Gstrokes

It takes, Cdifferent Dstrokes to move the Gworld

CDifferent Gstrokes, it takes, Cdifferent Gstrokes

It takes, Cdifferent Dstrokes to move the Gworld

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “everybody” (this is the lower of the two melody-ish parts)

CEverybody’s Dgot a special Gkind D/F#of Emstory

CEverybody Dfinds a way to Gshine

It don’t Cmatter that you Dgot, not aGlot, D/F#so Emwhat

They’ll have Ctheirs and you’ll have Amyours and I’ll have Dmine

Hard stop on “gether”

And toDgether we’ll be fine, ‘cause it takes

CDifferent Dstrokes to move the Gworld, D/F#yes it Emdoes

It takes, Cdifferent Dstrokes to move the Gworld, hmmm

Misc - Full House Theme (1987)

Originally in E, I play in A capo 2

Intro

ADAD7

Vox on the b7

AWhat ever happened to prediDctability?

The Amilk man, the paper boy, eDvening T.V.

Vox somewhere around the b3 or 3

When Adid I get to living here? SomebDody tell me please

TF#mhis whole world’s confC#musing me

DClouds as mean as you Eever seen

And a F#mbird who knows your tune

And that lDittle voice Bminside you whisperin’

DKid don’t sell your dEreams so soon

AEverywC#m7here you F#mlook E

There’s a Dheart (there’s a heart), a hDand to hold onEto

AEverywC#m7here you F#mlook E

There’s a Dface, of somebDody who nEeeds you

AEveyC#m7where you F#mlook E

When you’re Dlost out there and you’re C#mall alone

A F#mlight is C#/Fwaiting to A/Ecarry you Dhome

EEverywhere you look

ADEverywhere you look

ADDoo-bee-doo-bop-ba-dow

Misc - Greatest American Hero Theme (1981)

Originally in D, I play in A, vox up to the 5

There are lots of good reasons to quit after the second

chorus, skipping the bridge and the key change.

Arrangement of the intro chords in A

E|-------4-5-0-2-0-|
B|-9-10--5-5-2-3-0-|
G|-9-9---4-6-2-2-1-|
D|-9-11--0-0-2-0-2-|
A|-0-0-------0-0-2-|
E|-----------0-0-0-|

E/AAE/AA

E/DA/DE/DA/D

A/ED/EEE

Vox on the 3, which will feel really low in A

ALook at what’s Dhappened to Eme-Ae

AI can’t beD/Alieve it myE/Aself A

B/C#Suddenly C#m7I’m up on F#m7top of Ethe Dworld

It Bm7shoulda been somebody else D/EED/EE

BeAlieve it or A/C#not I’m walkiDng on aiD/F#r

I never tAhought I could fA/C#eel so freeDD/E

AFlying aA/C#way on a wDing and a D#m7b5prayer

Bm7Who C#m7could it Cm6be-Bm7ee?

BeD/Elieve it or not it’s Ejust E/Ame

Repeat intro

E/AAE/AA

E/DA/DE/DA/D

A/ED/EE

AJust like the lDight of a Enew Aday

It Ahit me from D/Aout of the E/Ablue A

B/C#Breaking me Cm7out of the sF#m7pell I Ewas Din

Making Bm7all of my wishes come true D/EED/EE

BeAlieve it or A/C#not I’m walkiDng on aiD/F#r

I never tAhought I could fA/C#eel so freeDD/E

AFlying aA/C#way on a wDing and a D#m7b5prayer

Bm7Who C#m7could it Cm6be-Bm7ee?

End on the intro riff here if you’re not going to do the bridge

BeD/Elieve it or not it’s Ejust Fme

Bridge

This is too good to be Cmaj7true

Look at A#maj7me, falling for you D/EED/EE

Each “believe it or not” lasts as long as it does in the

other chorus, so the chord changes are slower

BeAlieve it or A/C#not, beDlieve it or D/F#not

D/EED/EEF#

Key change to E

BeBlieve it or B/D#not I’m walkiEng on aiE/G#r

I never tBhought I could fB/D#eel so freeE-eeF#

BFlying aB/D#way on a wEing and a pFm7b5rayer

C#m7Who cD#m7ould it beDm7ee? E/A

E/F#Believe it or not it’s F#just mBe

Repeat to fade

Misc - Growing Pains Theme (1985)

Originally in Bb, I play in G

DShow me that Gsmile aCadd9gain

DDon’t waste aGnother Cadd9minute on your cryiDn’

D/F#We’re nowhere Gnear the Cadd9end

G/BThe Cbest is ready to beEgin, oooh

As Along as we got each other

F#mWe got the world spinnin’ right in our hands

Baby Dmaj7you and me, we gotta be

The Eluckiest dreamers who never quit dreamin’

As Along as we keep on givin’

F#mWe can take anything that comes our way

Baby, Dmaj7rain or shine, all the time

Esus4We got each Eother Esus4sharing the Elaughter and

G/DLove DC/GGG/DDA

Misc - Perfect Strangers Theme (1986)

Originally in C, I play in A

This song is wildly orchestrated (it was the 80’s; elementary school

plays were wildly orchestrated), so this is a guitar arrangement more

than a transcription. Chords that are only weakly implied are in

parentheses.

AAD/AD/A

Vox on 5 1 on “sometimes”

ASometimes the world looks perfect

DNothing to rearrange

ASometimes you just A/C#get a feeling like you

DNeed some kind of changeD/E

DNo matter what the C#m7odds are this time

F#mNothing’s gonna Aadd9stand in my way

This Dflame in my heart like a long lost friend gives

EEvery dark street a light at the end DE

AStanding A/C#tall on the Dwings of my Edreams

ARise and A/C#fall on the Dwings of my Edreams

C#7Rain and thunder

F#mWind and F#m/Ehaze I’m

D#m7b5Bound for better days

It’s Amy life and F#m7my dream

DNothing’s gonna stop me Bm7now

It’s Amy life and F#m7my dream

DNothing’s gonna A/C#stop me Bm7now

AAD/AD/AA

Misc - Saved by the Bell Theme (1989)

I start with a ringing I9 to find the key

Vox on the b7 of the chord

When I D7wake up in the morning and the alarm gives out a warning

I don’t Athink I’ll ever make it on time

By the D7time I grab my books and I give myself a look

I’m at the Fcorner just in time to see the E7bus fly by

On “saved by the be-e-ell”, vox are 4 2 1 1 b7 5 of the key

Getting that b7 in there is important, you’ll want to hit the 6

GIt’s DalEright ‘cause I’m saved by the Abell

If the D7teacher pops a test I know I’m in a mess

And my Adog ate all my homework last night

Riding D7low in my chair, she won’t know that I’m there

If I can Fhand it in tomorrow it’ll E7be all right

GIt’s DalEright ‘cause I’m saved by the Abell

Solo on verse chords

GIt’s DalEright ‘cause I’m saved by the

GIt’s DalEright ‘cause I’m saved by the Abell

Misc - The Hogan Family Theme (1986)

Originally in Bb, I play in D

Highest note that matters is the #1 (yeee-eee-eears)

Intro

DDDG/A

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “life”, the 7 of the chord on “sweet”, this will feel low in D

BmLife is such a Bm7/Asweet insanity

Em7The more you leGmaj7arn, the less you know

BmIn the heart of Bm7/Aevery family

Em7There’s a love that G/Astarts by letting gBo

Gmaj7Step by step and A7/Gday by day

F#m7Reaching out aBm7long the way

Gmaj7Hand in hand, we A7/Gface our fears

TogF#7ether through the yBm7eaCrs

We get cGloser, through hF#dim7appiness and tEm7ears

And iG7n our hearts we sCmaj7hare

The lBm7aughter and the sEm7adness

A spG7ecial kind of mCmaj7adness

TogeF#/C#ther through the yF#ears

BmLife is such a Bm7/Asweet insanity

Em7It’s nice to Gmaj7know your friends are near

BmIn the heart of Bm7/Aevery family

Em7There’s a love that’s G/Awaiting there for you

Through the yeDars

DDDG/AD

Misc - Theme to It's the Garry Shandling Show (1986)

Intro

FThis is the theme to Garry’s Show, the theme to Garry’s show

C7Garry called me up and asked if I would write his theme song

FI’m almost halfway finished, how do you like it so far

CHow do you like the theme to Garry’s Fshow

FThis is the theme to Garry’s Show, the opening theme to Garry’s show

C7This is the music that you hear as you watch the credits

FWe’re almost to the part of where I start to whistle

C7Then we’ll watch “It’s Garry Shandling’s FShow“

With whistling

FFC7This was the theme to Garry Shandling’s Fshow

Misc - Who's The Boss Theme (1984)

Season 1-2 in C, season 3+ in D. I play in D and skip the high part on “at the end was you”.

Intro

DA/DG/DA/Dx 4

There’s a Dtime for lAove and a G/Dtime for Dliving

You tGmaj7ake a F#m7chance and Em7face the A7sus4wind

An oDpen Aroad and a G/Droad that’s Dhidden

A Gmaj7brand new F#m7life arEm7ound the A7sus4bend

Cmaj9There were times

I lG/Aost a dream or two

Cmaj9Found the trail

If playing in D, don’t go up here

And aG/At the end was yAou

There’s a pDath you tAake and a G/Dpath not Dtaken

The cGmaj7hoice is F#m7up to Em7you my A7sus4friend

DNights are Along but you G/Dmight aDwaken

To a bGmaj7rand new F#m7life

Gmaj7Brand new F#m7life

A Gmaj7brand new F#m7life aroEm7und tA7he Dbend

DA/DG/DA/Dx2

Gmaj7F#m7Em7D

Modern English - Melt With You (1982)

Intro

CFCF

CMoving forward using aFll my breath

CMaking love to you was nFever second best

CI saw the world crashing aFll around your face

CNever really knowing it was aFlways mesh and lace

CI’ll stop the world and melt with youF

CYou’ve seen the difference and it’s gFetting better all the time

CThere’s nothing you and I won’t doF

CI’ll stop the world and melt with youF

CDream of better lives the Fkind which never hate

CTrapped in the state of iFmaginary grace

CI made a pilgrimage to sFave this humans race

CNever comprehending the race had lFong gone by

CI’ll stop the world and melt with youF

CYou’ve seen the difference and it’s gFetting better all the time

CThere’s nothing you and I won’t doF

CI’ll stop the world and melt with youF

Bridge

EmEm/GAm

EmThe Em/Gfuture’s oAmpen wide

CFCF

CI’ll stop the world and melt with youF

CI’ve seen some changes but it’s gFetting better all the time

CThere’s nothing you and I won’t doF

CI’ll stop the world and melt with youF

EmEm/GAm

EmThe Em/Gfuture’s oAmpen wide

CHmmm hmmm hmmm

FHmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm

CHmmm hmmm hmmm

FHmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm

CI’ll stop the world and melt with youF

CYou’ve seen the difference and it’s gFetting better all the time

CThere’s nothing you and I won’t doF

CI’ll stop the world and melt with youF

Motley Crue - Home Sweet Home (1985)

Originally in C, I play in A

Intro

AAmaj7/G#A/GD/A

You know I’m a drAeamer but my hAmaj7eart’s of gold

I had to rA7un away high so I wDouldn’t come home low

Just when thAings went right doesn’t mean they’re Amaj7always wrong

Just take this sA7ong and you’ll never feel lDeft all alone

Take me to your hAeart, feel me in your Amaj7bones

Hanging stop on “lonely”

Just one more nA7ight and I’m comin’ off this lDonely winding road

I’m on my wFay, I’m on my wGay

Home sweet hAome, tonight, tonight

I’m on my wFay, I’m on my wGay

Home sweet hAome

You know that I’ve sAeen too many roAmaj7mantic dreams

Up in lA7ights, fallin’ off the sDilver screen

My heart’s like an Aopen book for the whole Amaj7world to read

Sometimes nA7othing keeps me together Dat the seams

I’m on my wFay, I’m on my wGay

Home sweet hAome, tonight, tonight

I’m on my wFay, just set me Gfree

Home sweet hAome

Bridge

AGHome sweet hFome G

Home sweet hAome G

Home sweet hFome G

I’m on my wFay, I’m on my wGay

Home sweet hAome, yeah

I’m on my wFay, just set me Gfree

Home sweet hAome

AAmaj7/G#A/GD/A

Mmm,AAmaj7/G#mmm, A/Gmmmm, D/Ammmm

Neil Young - Rockin' in the Free World (1989)

Originally in Em, I play in Am, capo 5, so Dm

AmAmGFx 2

There’s Amcolors on the streetGF

Red Amwhite and blueGF

People Amshufflin’ their feetGF

People Amsleepin’ in their shoesGF

But there’s a Amwarnin’ sign on the Groad Fahead

There’s a Amlot of people sayin’ we’d be Gbetter off dFead

Don’t Amfeel like Satan but GI’m to tFhem

So I Amtry to forget it anyGway I cFan

CKeep on Grockin’ in the free worldFC/EAm

D7D7D7D7

I see a Amwoman in the night GFwith a Ambaby in her hand GF

Under an Amold street light near a Ggarbage Fcan AmGF

Now she Amputs the kid away and she’s Ggone to get a Fhit

She Amhates her life and what she’s Gdone to Fit

That’s Amone more kid that will Gnever go to Fschool

Never Amget to fall in love never Gget to be Fcool

CKeep on Grockin’ in the free worldFC/EAm

D7D7D7D7

Solo if appropriate on verse chords

We got a Amthousand points of light GFfor the Amhomeless man GF

We got a Amkinder gentler maGchine gun Fhand

AmGF

We got deAmpartment stores and Gtoilet Fpaper

Got Amstyrofoam boxes for the Gozone Flayer

Got a Amman of the people says Gkeep hope aFlive

Got Amfuel to burn got Groads to Fdrive

CKeep on Grockin’ in the free worldFC/EAm

D7D7D7D7

Nena - 99 Red Balloons (1984)

Originally in E, I play in A

Intro, let ring

Vox start on the 2

AYou and I in a Bmlittle toy shop

Buy a Dbag of balloons with the Emoney we got

ASet them free at the Bmbreak of dawn

Till Done by one, they were Egone

ABack at base, Bmbugs in the software

DFlash the message, Esomething’s out there

AFloating in the Bmsummer sky

DNinety-nine Ered balloons go by

Chording out the riff here...

AA/F#AA/F#

AA/F#AA/F#A(x2)

AA/F#AA/F#BmA

AA/F#AA/F#E(x2)

ANinety-nine Bmred balloons

DFloating in the Esummer sky

APanic bells, it’s Bmred alert

There’s Dsomething here from Esomewhere else

The Awar machine Bmsprings to life

DOpens up one Eeager eye

AFocusing it Bmon the sky

Where Dninety-nine Ered balloons go Aby

ABmDEx 2

At Aninety-nine decBmision street

DNinety-nine miniEsters meet

To Aworry, worry,Bmsuper scurry

DCall the troops out Ein a hurry

AThis is what we’ve Bmwaited for

DThis is it, boys, Ethis is war

The Apresident is Bmon the line

As Dninety-nine Ered balloons go bAy

Repeat riff

ANinety-nine knights Bmof the air

Ride Dsuper high-tech Ejet fighters

AEveryone’s a Bmsuper hero

DEveryone’s a ECaptain Kirk

With Aorders to iBmdentify

To Dclarify and cElassify

AScramble in the Bmsummer sky

As Dninety-nine Ered balloons go Aby

ABmDE

ABmAs Dninety-nine Ered balloons go Aby

Hard stop on the last chord

ABmDEx 2

Let ring

ANinety-nine dreams BmI have had

In Devery one a Ered balloon

AIt’s all over and I’m Bmstanding pretty

DIn this dust that Ewas a city

If AI could find a Bmsouvenir

DJust to prove the Eworld was here

AAnd here is a Bmred balloon

I Dthink of you and Elet it go

Night Ranger - Sister Christian (1984)

Originally in C, I play in G or G capo 1

Highest note is the b7, on “*What’s* your price for life?”

GGCDx2

CCBmAm7Am7/D→ G

Vox start on the third

GSister Christian, oh the Ctime has Dcome

GAnd you know that you’re the Conly Done to

When the vox land on “say”, they’re already in a

good place for “okay”

CSay oBmkayAm7Am7/D

GWhere you goin’, what you Clooking Dfor

GYou know those boys don’t want to Cplay no Dmore with

CYou, it’s tBmrue Am7Am7/D

GC/GGC/G

Harmony root on everything except “what’s your”,

go to 4, “mister”, go to b7

You’re Gmotoring

CWhat’s your price for fGlight?

In Cfinding Fmister Gright

You’ll Cbe alright tonFightFC/EC/D

GBabe, you know you’re growing Cup so Dfast

And Gmama’s worrying that Cyou won’t Dlast to

CSay, let’s BmplayAm7Am7/D

GSister Christian, there’s so Cmuch in Dlife

GDon’t you give it up beCfore your Dtime is

CDue, it’s tBmrue Am7Am7/D

GIt’s truC/GeGC/G

You’re Gmotoring

CWhat’s your price for fGlight?

In Cfinding Fmister Gright

You’ll Cbe alright tonFightFC/EC/D

Solo

CD/Cx4

G/BEm/A#F/ADD

You’re Gmotoring

CGot him in your Gsight

You’re Cdriving Fthrough the Gnight

You’ll Cbe alright tonFightFC/EC/D

GC/GGC/G

GSister Christian, oh the Ctime has Dcome

GAnd you know that you’re the Conly Done to

CSay oBmkayAm7Am7/D

GBut you’re motorCing

GYeah C

MotorGingCDG

Nirvana - About a Girl (1989)

Originally in Em, I play in Am capo 2, highest note is the 4 (“fit *this* shoe”)

AmCAmCAmCAmC

Vox on the 5 on “I”

AmI Cneed an Ameasy Cfriend

I Amdo Cwith a Amear to Clend

I Amdo Cthink you Amfit this Cshoe

I Amdo Cwon’t you, Amhave a Cclue

Vox on 3 5 of the chord on “take ad”

F#mI’ll F#m/C#take adB7add11vantage while

F#mYou F#m/C#hang me B7add11out to dry

But AI can’t see you Devery Fnight

AmFree CAmC

AmI do CAmC

AmI’m Cstandin’ Amin your Cline

I Amdo Chope you Amhave the Ctime

I Amdo Cpick a Amnumber Ctoo

I Amdo Ckeep a Amdate with Cyou

F#mI’ll F#m/C#take adB7add11vantage while

F#mYou F#m/C#hang me B7add11out to dry

But AI can’t see you Devery Fnight

AmFree CAmCAmCAmC

Solo on verse chords

AmCAmCx 4

F#mF#m/C#B7add11

AmADF

AmCAmC

AmI Cneed an Ameasy Cfriend

I Amdo Cwith a Amear to Clend

I Amdo Cthink you Amfit this Cshoe

I Amdo Cwon’t you Amhave a Cclue

F#mI’ll F#m/C#take adB7add11vantage while

F#mYou F#m/C#hang me B7add11out to dry

But AI can’t see you Devery Fnight

Hang the last chord for an extra measure

But AmI can’t Asee you Devery Fnight

AmFree CAmC

I Amdo CAmC

I Amdo

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Fishin' in the Dark (1987)

Originally in D, I play in A capo 2

Highest note is the 5 (“stayin’ the whole night through”)

Intro, with 6ths (not swung)

Vox on the 5 on “lazy”, original down to the 1 on the last note in “trees”, but that’s really low in my key, so I just go down to the 3

ALazy yellow moon comin’ up tonight, shinin’ through the trees

DCrickets are singin’ and lightnin’ bugs are floatin’ on the breeze

Baby get Aready

AAcross the field where the creek turns back by the old stump road

DI’m gonna take you to a special place that nobody knows

Baby get Aready, Eooo, ooo

AYou and me goin’ fishin’ in the dark

Lyin’ on our backs and countin’ the stars

Where the Dcool grass grows

ADown by the river in the full moonlight

We’ll be fallin’ in love in the middle of the night

Just Dmovin’ slow

BmStayin’ the whole night tEhrough

BmFeels so good to Ebe with Ayou

ASpring is almost over and the summer’s comin’, the days are gettin’ long

DWaited all winter for the time to be right just to take you along

Baby get Aready

AIt don’t matter if we sit forever and the fish don’t bite

We’ll jDump in the river and cool ourselves from the heat of the night

Baby get Aready, Eooo ooo

AYou and me goin’ fishin’ in the dark

Lyin’ on our backs and countin’ the stars

Where the Dcool grass grows

ADown by the river in the full moonlight

We’ll be fallin’ in love in the middle of the night

Just Dmovin’ slow

BmStayin’ the whole night tEhrough

BmFeels so good to Ebe with...

AYou and me goin’ fishin’ in the dark

Lyin’ on our backs and countin’ the stars

Where the Dcool grass grows

ADown by the river in the full moonlight

We’ll be fallin’ in love in the middle of the night

Just Dmovin’ slow

BmStayin’ the whole night tEhrough

BmFeels so good to Ebe with Ayou

Oingo Boingo - Dead Man's Party (1985)

Originally in Ebm, I play in Em, capo 4, so Abm

A lot of loose timing between lines, just bopping around on Em and D

EmI’m all dressed up with Dnowhere to Emgo

EmWalkin’ with a dead man Dover my Emshoulder

I skip the repeats of each verse...

EmDEm

EmWaiting for an inviDtation to arEmrive

EmGoin’ to a party where Dno one’s still aEmlive

EmD

EmI was struck by lighting Asus2

EmWalkin’ down the street Asus2

EmI was hit by Gsomething last night Din my Emsleep

EmIt’s a dead man’s party Asus2

EmWho could ask for more Asus2

EmEverybody’s Gcomin’, leave your Dbody at the Emdoor

Leave your Abody and soul Bat Dthe Emdoor

CDon’t run away it’s Donly Emme

CDon’t be afraid of Dwhat you Emcan’t see

CDon’t run away it’s Donly Emme

CDon’t be afraid of Dwhat you Emcan’tDEmsee

EmEmDEmx 4

Solo is basically over Em

EmGot my best suit Dand my Emtie

EmShiny silver dollar on Deither Emeye

I Emhear the chauffeur comin’ Dto my Emdoor

EmSays there’s room for maybe Djust one Emmore

EmI was struck by lighting Asus2

EmWalkin’ down the street Asus2

EmI was hit by Gsomething last night Din my Emsleep

EmIt’s a dead man’s party Asus2

EmWho could ask for more Asus2

EmEverybody’s Gcomin’, leave your Dbody at the Emdoor

Leave your Abody and soul Bat Dthe Emdoor

CDon’t run away it’s Donly Emme

CDon’t be afraid of Dwhat you Emcan’t see

CDon’t run away it’s Donly Emme

CDon’t be afraid of Dwhat you Emcan’t DEmsee

It’s Donly Emme

Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train (1980)

Originally in F#m, I play in C#m, with the IV’s and V’s up at 7 and 5

Rhythm gets a lot easier if you make the verse more or less straight muted 8ths

All aboard!

C#mC#mEBC#mC#mABx4

EB/EA/EEx2

ECrazy, B/EA/Ebut tEhat’s how it goEes B/EA/EE

MEillions of peoplB/Ee, A/ElEiving as fEoes B/EA/EE

EMaybe, B/EA/EEit’s not to lEate B/EA/EE

To leEarn how to love B/EA/EE, and forget how to Ehate B/EA/EE

C#mMental wounds not hAealing, lC#mife’s a bitter Ashame

I’m gEoing off the rBails on a crazy tC#mrain

C#mC#mEBC#mC#mABLet’s go

EB/EA/EEx2

I’ve liEstened to preachB/Eers, A/EI’ve liEstened to fEools B/EA/EE

I’ve waEtched all the dropouB/Ets A/E, who mEake their own rEules B/EA/EE

One pEerson conditionB/Eed, A/EtoErule and contErol B/EA/EE

The mEedia sells it, B/EA/Eand yEou live the rEole B/EA/EE

C#mMental wounds still scAreaming, dC#mriving me insAane

I’m gEoing off the rBails on a crazy tC#mrain

C#mEBC#mAB

Bridge

C#mI know that thiEngs, are gBoing wC#mrong for me AB

C#mYou gotta lEisten Bto my wC#mords, yeAah-eahB

Solo

C#mYeah AF#m→ F#m/EC#mx3

C#mYeah AF#m→ F#m/EB

C#mC#mEBC#mC#mABx2

EB/EA/EEx2

HeEirs of a cold war,B/EA/Ethat’s wEhat we’ve beEcome B/EA/EE

InhEeriting troublB/Ees, A/EI’m meEntally nEumb B/EA/EE

CErazy, B/EA/EI jEust cannot bEear B/EA/EE

I’m liEving with somethiB/Eng, A/Ethat juEst isn’t fEair B/EA/EE

C#mMental wounds not Ahealing, C#mwho and what’s to blAame?

I’m Egoing off the Brails on a crazy tC#mrain

C#mC#mEBC#mC#mABx2

Ozzy Osbourne - I Don't Know (1980)

Originally in A, I play in E, lots of 1 in the vox

Intro

AB/AC/AG→ D

Vox on the 1 on “people”

APeople look to B/Ame and say, is C/Athe end near, when Gis the Dfinal dayAB/AC/AG→ D

AWhat’s the future B/Aof mankind C/Ahow do I know, GI got Dleft beAhind B/AC/AG→ D

GEveryone Fgoes through changes

GLooking to Ffind the truth

GDon’t look to Fme for answers

FDon’t C/Eask Dmme, CI Gdon’t Aknow

AB/AC/AG→ D

AHow am I supB/Aposed to know C/Ahidden meanings Gthat will Dnever Ashow B/AC/AG→ D

AFools and prophets B/Afrom the past C/Alife’s a stage and Gwe’re all Din the Acast B/AC/AG→ D

GYa gotta Fbelieve in someone

GAsking me Fwho is right

GAsking me Fwho to follow

FDon’t C/Eask Dmme CI Gdon’t Aknow Dsus4→ DG

CI Gdon’t Aknow Dsus4→ DG

CI Gdon’t Aknow

GD/F#F

Bridge, slow

DCadd9G/BF

DNobody Cadd9ever told me I G/Bfound out for myFself

DYa gotta beCadd9lieve in foolish G/Bmiracles F

DIt’s not how you Cadd9play the game it’s G/Bif you win or Flose

You can Dchoose, Cadd9don’t conG/Bfuse F

Win or Dlose, Cadd9it’s up to Fyou C/EDmC→ G

ADsus4/A→ D/AC/A

It’s up to Ayou Dsus4/A→ D/AC/AC→ G

It’s up to Ayou Dsus4/A→ D/AC/A

It’s up to Ayou, Dsus4/A→ D/AGgo go go

Solo

GGFFx8

ADsus4/A→ D/AC/A

ADsus4/A→ D/AG

ADsus4/A→ D/AC/A

ADsus4/A→ D/AG

AB/AC/AGD

APeople look to B/Ame and say is C/Athe end near, when Gis the Dfinal dayAB/AC/AG→ D

AWhat’s the future B/Aof mankind C/Ahow do I know, GI got Dleft beAhind, I’m B/Alost C/AG→ D

GEveryone Fgoes through changes

GLooking to Ffind the truth

GDon’t look to Fme for answers

FDon’t C/Eask Dmme CI Gdon’t Aknow

Ozzy Osbourne - Mr. Crowley (1980)

Originally in Dm, I play in Am

Intro

AmEmCG

EmBmEmFDm→ C→ G/B→ C→ Esus4E

Vox on the 3 of the minor chord, which (heads up) is the m6 of the chord that’s ringing before this line

Mr. AmCrowley, what went on in your Fhead?

Oh, Mr. AmCrowley, did you talk with the Fdead?

Your Glifestyle to me seemed so tragic, with the Amthrill of it all

You Gfooled all the people with magic, yeah

You Fwaited on Satan’s Ecall

Mr. Amcharming, did you think you were Fpure?

Mr. alaAmrming, in nocturnal rappFort?

UnGcovering things that were sacred, maniAmfest on this Earth

Aw, conGceived in the eye of a secret

And they Fscattered the afterbiErth

Solo

AmFGAmFBm7b5EEx2

Mr. AmCrowley, won’t you ride my white Fhorse?

Mr. AmCrowley, it’s symbolic of Fcourse

ApprGoaching a time that is classic, I hear that Ammaiden’s call

ApprGoaching a time that is drastic

FStanding with their backs to the Ewall

Solo

AmFGAmFBm7b5EEx2

AmFWas it polemically Gsent? Am

I wanna know what you Fmean t A#m75I wanna know,EI wanna know what you E7meant, yeah!

Normally ends on this solo to fade, I just repeat the first verse

AmFGAmFBm7b5EEx2

Mr. AmCrowley, what went on in your Fhead?

Oh, Mr. AmCrowley, did you talk with the Fdead?

Your Glifestyle to me seemed so tragic, with the Amthrill of it all

You Gfooled all the people with magic, yeah

You Fwaited on Satan’s Ecall

Ozzy Osbourne - Shot in the Dark (1986)

Originally in Bbm, I play in Em capo 2

Intro, this pattern continues throughout the verse, but I’m not writing it out

DmDsus2DmDsus2

A#maj7A#6A#maj7A#maj7

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “out”

DmOut on the street, I’m stalking the night

A#maj7I can hear my heavy breathing

DmPaid for the kill but it doesn’t seem right

A#maj7Something there I can’t believe in

Vox on the maj7 of the chord on “voices”

A#maj7Voices are C6calling from A#maj7inside my C6head

DmI can hDsus2ear them, DmI can hDsus2ear them

A#maj7Vanishing C6memories of A#maj7things that were C6said

Hang on “now”

They cAan’t try to hurt me now

Vox on the 1 on “shot”, 5 6-5-4 on “da a-a-ark”

But a Dmshot in the dark

A#One Fstep Dmaway D#from yD#ou

Just a Dmshot in the dark

Hang on “you”

A#Always Fcreeping Dmup D#on yD#ou

AlDmright

DmDsus2DmDsus2

A#maj7A#6A#maj7A#maj7

DmTaught by the powers that preach over me

A#maj7I can hear their empty reasons

DmI wouldn’t listen, I learned how to fight

A#maj7I opened up my mind to treason

But jA#maj7ust like the C6wounded and A#maj7when it’s too C6late

DmThey’ll remeDsus2mber, DmDsus2they’ll surrDsus2ender

A#maj7Never a C6care for the A#maj7people who C6hate

UndeArestimate me now

But a Dmshot in the dark

A#One Fstep Dmaway D#from yD#ou

Just a Dmshot in the darkDm

A#No Fthing Dmthat you D#can yD#do

Just a Dmshot in the darkDm

Hang on “you”

A#Always Fcreeping Dmup D#on yD#ou

AlFright

Solo

FD#FD#

FD#

DmCDmC

But jA#maj7ust like the C6wounded and A#maj7when it’s too C6late

DmThey’ll remeDsus2mber, DmDsus2they’ll surrDsus2ender

A#maj7Never a C6care for the A#maj7people who C6hate

UndeArestimate me now

But a Dmshot in the dark

A#One Fstep Dmaway D#from yD#ou

Just a Dmshot in the darkDm

A#No Fthing Dmthat you D#can yD#do

Just a Dmshot in the darkDm

Hang on “you”

A#Always Fcreeping Dmup D#on yD#ou

AlDmright

DmJust a shot in the darkA#maj7

Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker (1980)

Originally in Fm, I play in Em capo 4

Basically straight-8th downstrokes until the chorus

EmG

Vox on the 3

EmYour love is like a tiDdal wave

SpinniCng over my heaAdCD

DEmrownin’ me in your proDmises

CBetter left unsaidACD

EmYou’re the Dright kind of Csinner

To Amrelease my inner Bfantasy

EmThe iDnvincible Cwinner and you

AmKnow that you were Bborn to be

You’re a Emheartbreaker, Gdream maker, Alove taker

BDon’t you mCess around with Bme

You’re a Emheartbreaker,Gdream maker, Alove taker

BDon’t you mCess around,Bno, no, no

EmGx2

EmYour love has set my sDoul on fire

CBurnin’ out of coAntrolCD

EmYou taught me the waDys of desire

CNow it’s takin’ its AtollCD

EmYou’re the Dright kind of Csinner

To Amrelease my inner Bfantasy

EmThe iDnvincible Cwinner and you

AmKnow that you were Bborn to be

You’re a Emheartbreaker, Gdream maker, Alove taker

BDon’t you mCess around with Bme

You’re a Emheartbreaker,Gdream maker, Alove taker

BDon’t you mCess around,Bno, no, no

EmGx2

Prog breakdown, chords approximate

EmB7G→D/F#→Em→G→D/F#→

EmB7Em→D→C→B7

Hits on the first beat of each measure (“you’re”, “sin”)

EmYou’re the Dright kind of Csinner

To Arelease my inner Bfantasy

EmThe iDnvincible Cwinner and you

AKnow that you were Bborn to be

Instruments out

You’re a heartbreaker, dream maker, love taker

Don’t you mess around with me

Instruments back, but straight-8th rhythm, not chorus rhythm

You’re aEmheartbreaker,Gdream maker, Alove taker

BDon’t you mCess around with Bme

You’re aEmheartbreaker,Gdream maker, Alove taker

BDon’t you mCess around with Bme

You’re aEmheartbreaker,Gdream maker, Alove taker

Ritard here if there’s not going to be a solo

BHeartbCreaker B

Solo on chorus chords if appropriate, else end on...

Pat Benatar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot (1980)

Originally in E, I play in A

ADF#mE

ADF#m→ E→ D→ Ex2

Well you’re a Areal tough cookie E/G#

With a loF#mng history D

Of brEeaking little hearts like the one in me

AThat’s OK E/G#

Let’s sF#mee how you do it D

PEut up your dukes, let’s get down to it

HAit me with your bDest shot F#mE

Why don’t you hAit me with your bDest shot F#m→ E→ D→ E

HAit me with your bDest shot F#mE

Fire awAay DF#m→ E→ D→ E

You coAme on with a come-on E/G#

You doF#mn’t fight fair D

EBut that’s OK, see if I care

KnoAck me down,E/G#it’s all in F#mvain D

I’ll gEet right back on my feet again

HAit me with your bDest shot F#mE

Why don’t you hAit me with your bDest shot F#m→ E→ D→ E

HAit me with your bDest shot F#mE

Fire awAay DF#m→ E→ D→ E

Solo in intro chords

Let ring

Well, you’re a reAal tough cookie E/G#

WDith a loF#mng history

Of breEaking little hearts like the one in me

Before I pAut another notch E/G#

DIn my liF#mpstick case

You bEetter make sure you put me in my place

Let ring

HAit me with your bDest shot F#mE

Come on, hAit me with your bDest shot F#m→ E→ D→ E

HAit me with your bDest shot F#mE

Fire awAay DF#m→ E→ D→ E

Band re-enters

HAit me with your bDest shot F#mE

Why don’t you hAit me with your bDest shot F#m→ E→ D→ E

HAit me with your bDest shot F#mE

Fire awAaaaaaaaaaaaay DF#m→ E→ D→ E

ADF#m→ E→ D→ E

Pat Benatar - Love is a Battlefield (1983)

Originally in Dm, I play in Em

Highest note is the 1 (“searching our hearts for so long”)

Intro

Em→ DBm→ Cx 3

Originally spoken, written here for singing

We are Emyoung, DBmheartache to Cheartache

We sEmtand, DBmno promiCses no deEmmands D

BmLove is a Cbattlefield

Whoa-oa on 5-6 of the chord

EmWhoa whoa wDhoa BmwhoaaaaC

We are sEmtrong DBmno one can Ctell us we’re Emwrong D

BmSearching our Chearts for so Emlong D

BmBoth of us Csus2knowing, love is a battlefield

You’re Embegging me go

You’re Dmaking me stay

CWhy do you hurt me so Ambad?

It would Emhelp me to know

Do I sDtand in your way

COr am I the best thing Amyou’ve had?

BeEmlieve, me believe me

I Dcan’t tell you why

But I’m Ctrapped by your love

And I’m Amchained to your side Am7

We are Emyoung, DBmheartache to Cheartache

We sEmtand, DBmno promiCses no deEmmands D

BmLove is a Cbattlefield

EmDBmC

We are sEmtrong, DBmno one can Ctell us we’re Emwrong D

BmSearching our Chearts for so Emlong D

BmBoth of us Csus2knowing, love is a battlefield

We’re Emlosing control

Will you Dturn me away

COr touch me deep Aminside?

And beEmfore this gets old

Will it sDtill feel the same?

CThere’s no way this Amwill die

But if Emwe get much

Closer I Dcould lose control

And if Cyour heart surrenders

You’ll Amneed me to hold Am7

Originally a breakdown on the chorus chords, silly to do that acoustic

We are Emyoung, DBmheartache to Cheartache

We sEmtand, DBmno promiCses no deEmmands D

BmLove is a Cbattlefield

EmDBmC

We are sEmtrong, DBmno one can Ctell us we’re Emwrong D

BmSearching our Chearts for so Emlong D

BmBoth of us Csus2knowing, love is a battlefield

Pat Benatar - Shadows of the Night (1982)

Originally in F#, I play in A capo 2, highest note that matters is the 4 (“we’re running”)

Intro, chords implied

Vox on the 4 of the key on “we’re running”

We’re running with the Eshadows oAf the nDight

So baby take my Ehand, it’ll Abe all rDight

Surrender all your dEreams to F#mme tEoniDght

They’ll come tErue in the eAnd

AADDx2

Vox on the 4 on “oh”

You said oAh girl, it’s a cold world

Vox on the 2 of the chord on “keep it”

When you kDeep it all to yourself

I said you cAan’t hide on the inside

All the pDain you’ve ever felt

F#mRansom my heart, but baby Edon’t look back

Cause we Bmgot noA/C#body else D→ A/C#→ Bm→ A→ D

We’re running with the Eshadows oAf the nDight

So baby take my Ehand, it’ll Abe all rDight

Surrender all your dEreams to F#mme tEoniDght

They’ll come tErue in the eAnd

AADD

You know that Asometimes, it feels like

It’s all mDoving way too fast

Use every aAlibi, and words you deny

That lDove ain’t meant to last

You can F#mcry tough baby, iEt’s all right

You can Bmlet me down A/C#easy, but Dnot A/C#toBmnight AD

We’re running with the Eshadows oAf the nDight

So baby take my Ehand, it’ll Abe all rDight

Surrender all your dEreams to F#mme tEoniDght

They’ll come tErue in the eAnd

Solo on verse chords

AADD

F#mEBmA/C#D→ A/C#→ Bm→ A→ D

We’re running with the Eshadows oAf the nDight

So baby take my Ehand, it’ll Abe all rDight

Surrender all your dEreams to F#mme tEoniDght

They’ll come tErue in the eF#mnd

F#mAnd now the hands of time are sEtanding still

BmMidnight A/C#angel, won’t you DsayA/C#you will BmAD

We’re running with the Eshadows oAf the nDight

So baby take my Ehand, it’ll Abe all rDight

Surrender all your dEreams to F#mme tEoniDght

They’ll come tErue in the eAnd

We’re running with the Eshadows oAf the nDight

So baby take my Ehand, it’ll Abe all rDight

Surrender all your dEreams to F#mme tEoniDght

They’ll come tErue in the eAnd

Paul McCartney - Coming Up (1980)

Originally in Eb, I play in A

Intro

AEm/Ax8

Vox on the high 5 on “love”

AYou want a lovEm/Ae, Ato last foreEm/Aver

AOne that will nevEm/Aer, Afade awaEm/Ay

AI want to hEm/Aelp you, Awith your proEm/Ablem

AStick arounEm/Ad, I sayAEm/A

Coming Dmaj7up, Em7F#m7Gmaj7coming Aup, Bm7Cdim7yeah A/C#

It’s coming Dmaj7up, Em7like a flF#m7ower, Gmaj7coming uAp, Bm7I Cdim7say, A/C#whooo

AEm/AAEm/A

AYou want a frieEm/And, Ayou can rely Em/Aon

AOne who will nevEm/Aer, fAade awEm/Aay

AAnd if you’re searEm/Aching for an aAnswer Em/A

AStick arounEm/Ad, I sayAEm/A

Coming Dmaj7up, Em7F#m7whoo, Gmaj7coming Aup Bm7Cdim7A/C#

Coming Dmaj7up, Em7like a flF#m7ower, Gmaj7coming uAp, Bm7Cdim7yeah A/C#

AEm/Ax4

Horn solo

D7D7D7D7

AEm/Ax4

AYou want some pEm/Aeace, Aand understEm/Aanding

ASo everyboEm/Ady, Acan be freEm/Ae

AI know that Em/Awe can get togAether Em/A

We can mAake it, Em/AstiAck with mEm/Ae

Coming Dmaj7up, Em7F#m7whoo, Gmaj7coming Aup Bm7Cdim7A/C#

Coming Dmaj7up, Em7like a flF#m7ower, Gmaj7coming uAp, for Bm7you and Cdim7me, A/C#whoo

AEm/Ax4

D7D7

AEm/Ax8

Coming Dmaj7up, Em7F#m7Gmaj7coming Aup, Bm7I sCdim7ay A/C#

Coming Dmaj7up, Em7like a flF#m7ower, Gmaj7coming uAp, Bm7Cdim7I A/C#feel it in my bones

AEm/Ax4

AYou want a better kind of Em/Afuture

AOne that eEm/Averyone Acan sharEm/Ae

AYou’re not aloEm/Ane, we all could uAse Em/Ait

Stick aroAund, Em/Awe’re nAearly theEm/Are

We’re coming Dmaj7up, Em7F#m7whoo, Gmaj7coming Aup Bm7Cdim7A/C#

Coming Dmaj7up, Em7like a flF#m7ower, Gmaj7coming uAp, for Bm7all to Cdim7share, A/C#whoo

Coming Dmaj7up, Em7yeahF#m7Gmaj7coming Aup, Bm7anyCdim7where A/C#

Rubato

Coming Dmaj7up, Em7like a flF#m7ower, Gmaj7coming uAp

Paul McCartney - Figure of Eight (1989)

Originally in E, I play in A capo 2, there’s a lot of 3 in the melody

Intro

A→ BmA→ BmC6→ Bm7

Vox on the 1, don’t go up on the sus4 chord

AWell, you’ve got me dancing in a Asus4figure of Aeight

ADon’t know if I’m coming or going I’m Asus4early or Alate

Esus4Round and round the F#m7ring I go

Dsus2I want to know

Esus4I want to know

AWhy can’t we travel a contiAsus4nuous Aline?

AMake love reliable covenant Asus4all the Atime

Esus4Up and down the F#m7hills I go

Dsus2I got to know

Esus4I got to know

Vox on the 3 of the key (maj7 of the chord) on “better”

Is it Dsus2better to Esus4love one another

Than to C#mgo for a walk in the F#mdark?

Is it Dsus2better to Esus4love than to give in to C#mhate? C#m→ Bm7→ A→ E

Yeah, we’d Dsus2better take good Esus4care of each other

AC#mvoid slipping back F#moff the straight and narrow

Hard stop on “stuck”

It’s Dsus2better by far than getting Estuck in a figure of eight

A→ BmA→ BmC6→ Bm7

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “fig”

Well, Esus4figure it out for yourseDsus2lf, little girl

It don’t go nowhere at allA

Esus4It’s nothing more than a Bmtape loop

In a Esus4big Bmdance Esus4hall

AYou’ve got me running in a Asus4figure of Aeight

Don’t know if I’m coming or going, Asus4early or Alate

Esus4Round and F#m7round I go

Dsus2I want to know

Esus4I want to know

Say, is it Dsus2better to Esus4love one another

Than to C#mgo for a walk in the F#mdark?

Is it Dsus2better to Esus4love than to give in to C#mhate? C#m→ Bm7→ A→ E

Yes, we’d Dsus2better take good Esus4care of one another

Then aC#mvoid slipping back F#moff the straight and narrow

It’s Dsus2better by far than getting Estuck in a figure of eight

A→ BmA→ BmC6→ Bm7

Paul McCartney - My Brave Face (1989)

Originally in E, I play in A capo 3

Intro, a capella, usually skip this and start with the chords

My brave, my brave, my brave face

AD/Ax 2

AI’ve been living in style

AUnaccustomed D/Aas I Aam to the luxury life

DI’ve been hitting the Bmtown Eand it Adidn’t hit back

AI’ve been doing the rounds

AUnaccustomed D/Aas I Aam to the time on my hands

DNow I don’t have to tBmell anyEbody when I’m Agonna get back

If solo acoustic, let each chord ring

EF#mver since you wF#mM7ent away I’ve F#m7had this sentimA7ental

IncliDnation not to Dmchange a single Athing

F#mAs I pull the F#mM7sheets back on the F#m7bed

I want to F#m6go bury my hDead In your Dmpillow

ANow that EI’m aAlone again

I Acan’t stop Ebreaking Adown again

The Asimplest C#mthings set me F#moff again

And F#mtake me C#mto that Bmplace

DWhere I A/C#can’t find Bmmy brave Aface

DMy brave, A/C#my brave, Bmmy brave Aface

Easiest to skip this

D→ A/C#→ Bm→D→A/C#

Bm/F#My brave AfaceA7sus4

AI’ve been living a lie

AUnaccustomed D/Aas I Aam to the work of a housewife

DI’ve been breaking up Bmdirty Edishes and been Athrowing them away

F#mEver since you F#mM7left I have been F#m7trying to compA7ose a

Baby, Dwill you please come Dmhome note meant for Ayou

F#mAs I clear aF#mM7way another unF#m7touched TV diF#m6nner

From the tDable I laid Dmfor two

ANow that EI’m aAlone again

I Acan’t stop Ebreaking Adown again

The Asimplest C#mthings set me F#moff again

And F#mtake me C#mto that Bmplace

DWhere I A/C#can’t find Bmmy brave Aface

DMy brave, A/C#my brave, Bmmy brave Aface

Easiest to skip this

D→ A/C#→ Bm→D→A/C#

Bm/F#My brave D/Eface A

Paul McCartney - No More Lonely Nights (1984)

Originally in F, I play in A capo 2, highest note that matters is the 4 (“never *be* another”)

Vox on 1 1 5 5 3 3 of the key on “I can’t wait another”

I can’t wait another Bm7day, E7until I F#mcall you F#m/E

DYou’ve E7only got my heAart on a sC#7tring

And F#meveryF#m/Ething a’Dflutter E/D

But another lonely Bm7night, E7might take forF#mever F#m/E

DWe’ve Eonly got each Aother to bC#7lame

It’s F#mall the F#m/Esame to Dme love

Vox on 3 2 of the key on “I know”

‘Cause I E/Dknow what I A/C#feel to be Dright

DNo A/Dmore DlonelEy nAights

DYou’re A/Dmy gDuiding F#mlight

BmDay or night I’m D/Ealways thereE7

May I never miss the Bm7thrill, E7of being F#mnear you F#m/E

DAnd E7if it takes a Acouple of C#7years

To tF#murn your tearF#m/Es to lDaughter

I will doE/Dwhat I feelA/C#to be righDt

DNo A/Dmore DlonelEy nAights, never be another

DNo A/Dmore DlonelEy nAights

DYou’re A/Dmy gDuiding F#mlight

BmDay or night I’m D/Ealways thereE7

And I D/Ewon’t go away until you Etell me so, no I’ll nD/Eever go Eaway

Solo on verse chords

DE7F#mF#m/EDE7

AC#7F#mF#m/ED

Yes, I knE/Dow what I feA/C#el to be riDght

DNo A/Dmore DlonelEy nAights, never be another

DNo A/Dmore DlonelEy nAights

DYou’re A/Dmy gDuiding F#mlight

BmDay or night I’m D/Ealways thereE7

And I D/Ewon’t go away until you Etell me so, no I’ll D/Enever go awEay

And I D/Ewon’t go away until you Etell me so, no I’ll D/Enever go awaEy

No more lonely niD/Eghts

Paul McCartney - Rough Ride (1989)

Originally in Em, I play in Am capo 5

Lyrics and arrangement follow the TtLF version

Intro

Am→ G/A→ Am→ G/A→ Am→ G/A→ Am

Vox on low 5 5 3 5 5 on “I needed loving”

AmI needed loving, I needed a friend

AmI needed something that would be there in the end

Vox on 3 1 of the key on “rough ride” and “get inside”

In Am, play the second chord as a IV7 instead of a IV6

On the Am9rough ride to D6heaven

I want to D6get inside, what can I Am9do?

Up to the high 3 1 on “rough ride”

Oh, on a Am9rough ride to D6heaven

I want to D6get inside, I’m gonna be with you

AmI knew you’d help me, I knew you could

AmYou knew I didn’t want to be misunderstood

On a Am9rough ride to D6heaven

Want to D6be inside, what can I Am9do?

Oh, on a Am9rough ride to D6heaven

I want to D6be inside, I wants to be with Amyou

AmDDAm

Yeah, on a Am9rough ride to D6heaven

I want to D6get inside, I wanna be with

Vox on the 5

CI’m not asking for an easy passage

This line is back to the verse vibe

AmBut I hope you’ll understand

CI’m not after any special treatment

AmBut I wouldn’t mind a Dhand

On a Am11rough ride, on a rough ride

I’m leaving out some noodling and breakdown here

On a Am9rough ride to D6heaven

Want to D6be inside, I wanna be with Am9you, yeah, I do

Oh, on a Am9rough ride to D6heaven

I want to D6be inside, I wanna be with Amyou

Paul McCartney - This One (1989)

Let ring

Vox on 1 2 3 3 on “did I ever”

Did I Aever take you in my F#marms

Look you in the C#meye, tell you that DI do?

Did I Aever open up my Eheart

EmLet you look insiAde?

If I never Bmdid it, EI was only Awaiting F#m7

For a better Bmmoment, Ethat didn’t Acome

There never Bmcould be, Ea better Amoment F#m7

Hang on “one”

Than Bmthis Eone, this Aone

This swan is Bmgliding, Eabove the Aocean F#m7

A god is Bmriding, Eupon his Aback

How calm the Bmwater, Eand bright the Arainbow F#m7

Fade Bmthis Eone to Ablack

Did I Aever touch you on the F#mcheek

Say that you were C#mmine, thank you for tDhe smile?

Did I Aever knock upon your Edoor

EmTry to get insAide?

If I never Bmdid it, EI was only Awaiting F#m7

For a better Bmmoment, Ethat didn’t Acome

There never Bmcould be, Ea better Amoment F#m7

Than Bmthis Eone, this Aone

This swan is Bmgliding, Eabove the Aocean F#m7

A god is Bmriding, Eupon his Aback

How calm the Bmwater, Eand bright the Arainbow F#m7

Fade Bmthis Eone to Ablack

Vox on 4 4 2 5 6 5 of the key on “what opportunities”

DWhat opportuEnities did Awe allow to F#mflow by

GFeeling like the Emtiming wasn’t Aquite rA/C#ight?

DWhat kind of Emagic might have Aworked if we had F#mstayed calm

GCouldn’t I have given you a betEter life?

Hard stop before the verse

Did you Aever take me in your F#marm

Look me in the C#meye, tell me that yDou do?

Did I Aever open up my Eheart

EmLet you look insAide?

If I never Bmdid it, EI was only Awaiting F#m7

For a better Bmmoment, Ethat didn’t Acome

There never Bmcould be, Ea better Amoment F#m7

Than Bmthis Eone, this Aone

This swan is Bmgliding, Eabove the Aocean F#m7

A god is Bmriding, Eupon his Aback

How calm the Bmwater, Eand bright the Arainbow F#m7

Fade Bmthis Eone to Ablack

Bizarre rock breakdown, probably not worth it acoustic

The swan is gAmliding, Doh AmD

A god is rAmiding, Doh AmD

How calm the Amwater, Doh AmD

And bright the Amrainbow, Doh AmD

AADAAD

Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder - Ebony and Ivory (1982)

Originally in E, I play in A capo 3

Highest note that matters is the 3 (“why don’t we?”)

Intro, one hit per chord

F#m/E→ E→ C#m/E→ D/E→ Bm/E

Vox on the low 3 on “eb”

AEbony and Bm7ivory

Live togAether in perfect hBm7armony

ESide by sAide on my piano kBm7eyboard

EOh lord, Awhy don’t we

F#m/E→ E→ C#m/E→ D/E→ Bm/E

AWe all know that pF#meople are the sEame whereDver you gAo

There is gAood and bad in eEveryone

Vox on the 6 of the chord on “learn”

When we lG6earn to lGdim7ive, we lF#7earn to gF#7/A#ive each othBmer

What we need to survive, togD/Eether alive

AEbony and Bm7ivory

Live togAether in perfect hBm7armony

ESide by sAide on my piano kBm7eyboard

D/EOh lord, Awhy don’t we

F#sus4F#

Solo

BBC#m7F#

BEbony, ivory, lC#m7iving in perfect hF#armony

BEbony, ivory oD/Eoh

AWe all know that pF#meople are the sEame whereDver you gAo

There is gAood and bad in eEveryone

We lG6earn to lGdim7ive, when we lF#7earn to gF#7/A#ive each othBmer

What we need to survive, togD/Eether alive

AEbony and Bm7ivory

Live togAether in perfect hBm7armony

ESide by sAide on my piano kBm7eyboard

D/EOh lord, Awhy don’t we

F#sus4F#

Side by sBm7ide on my piano kD/Eeyboard

Oh lord, Awhy don’t we

AABm7E

AEbony, ivory, lBm7iving in perfect hEarmony

Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al (1986)

Originally in F, I play in D capo 3

Intro

DA→ AGGA→ ADx 2

DA man walks dAown the street

He says Gwhy am I sAoft in the middle now

DWhy am I sAoft in the middle when

GThe rest of my lAife is so hard

DI need a phAoto-opportunity

GI want a sAhot at redemption

DDon’t want to end up a cAartoon

In a Gcartoon grAaveyard

BDonedigger, bAonedigger

GDogs in the moAonlight

DFar awAay from my wGell-lit dAoor

Mister bDeerbelly, bAeerbelly

GGet these mutts awAay from me

You know DI don’t find thisAstuff amGusing anymAore

DIf you’ll be my bAodyguard

GI can be your lAong lost paDl AGAD

DI can call you BAetty

And BGetty when you cAall me

You can cDall me Al AGAD

DA man walks dAown the street

He says Gwhy am I sAhort of attention

Got a Dshort little sApan of attention

GWhoa my nAights are so long

DWhere’s my wifAe and family

GWhat if I dAie here

DWho’ll be my rAole model

GNow that my rAole model is

DGone, gAone

He duckGed back down the aAlley

With some Droly-pAoly little Gbat-faced girl A

All alDong, alAong, there were iGncidents and acAcidents

There were Dhints and alleAgations GA

DIf you’ll be my bAodyguard

GI can be your lAong lost paDl AGAD

DI can call you BAetty

And BGetty when you cAall me

You can cDall me Al AGAD

DA→ AGGA→ ADx 2

DA man walks dAown the street

It’s a sGtreet in a Astrange world

DMaybe it’s the Athird world

GMaybe it’s his firsAt time around

DHe doesn’t speAak the language

GHe holds no currenAcy

DHe is a foreiAgn man

GHe is surrounded bAy

The sDound, the sAound

GCattle in the mAarketplace

DScatterlings and oArphanages GA

He looks aDround, and arAound

He sees aGngels in the aArchitecture

DSpinning in infAinity

He says GAmen and HAallelujah

DIf you’ll be my bAodyguard

GI can be your lAong lost paDl AGAD

DI can call you BAetty

And BGetty when you cAall me

You can cDall me Al AGAD

DA→ AGGA→ ADx 2

Paula Abdul - Straight Up (1988)

Originally in Dm, I play in Em capo 2

Get that m7b5 ready for the prechorus

Intro

EmCDEm

Vox on the 1

EmLost in a dCream

Vox on the 5 of the chord on “which”

I don’t know wAmhich B7way to Emgo

If Emyou are all that you Cseem

Then baby I’m Ammoving wB7ay too Emslow

Vox on the 6 of the first chord for this whole line

Chords here are almost unrelated to the original, which is close to NC

Am6I’ve been a fF#m7b5ool before

Wouldn’t likeAm6to get my love caught

F#m7b5In the slammin’ door

Am6How about some F#m7b5information B7please

Vox to the 5 of the chord

EmStraight up now tell me

Do you really want to Clove me forever (oh oh oh)

DOr am I caught in a hit and Emrun

EmStraight up now tell me

Is it gonna be Cyou and me together (oh oh oh)

DAre you just having Emfun

EmTime’s standing Cstill

Waiting for sAmome B7small Emclue

EmI keep getting Cchills

When I think your Amlove B7is Emtrue

Am6I’ve been a fF#m7b5ool before

Wouldn’t likeAm6to get my love caught

F#m7b5In the slammin’ door

Am6How about some F#m7b5information B7please

EmStraight up now tell me

Do you really want to Clove me forever (oh oh oh)

DOr am I caught in a hit and Emrun

EmStraight up now tell me

Is it gonna be Cyou and me together (oh oh oh)

DAre you just having Emfun

Bridge

Vox up to the 5

EmYou are so hard to Cread

You play hide and sAmeek

With your B7true inEmtentions

EmIf you’re only playing Cgames

I’ll just have to Amsay B7

A Embuh buh buh bye, buh buh buh buh bye

EmAh do do you love me, bDaby?

EmAh do do you love me, tell me bCabB7y

Am6I’ve been a fF#m7b5ool before

Wouldn’t likeAm6to get my love caught

F#m7b5In the slammin’ door

Am6Are you more than F#m7b5hot for me

Or Am6am I a page F#m7b5in your history, book

Am6I don’t mF#m7b5ean to make demAm6ands

But the F#m7b5word and the Am6deed go hand in F#m7b5hand

Am6How about some F#m7b5information B7please

EmStraight up now tell me C

DStraight up now tell me Em

EmStraight up now tell me C

DStraight up now tell me, Emstraight up now tell me

EmStraight up now tell me

Do you really want to Clove me forever (oh oh oh)

DOr am I caught in a hit and Emrun

EmStraight up now tell me

Is it gonna be Cyou and me together (oh oh oh)

DAre you just having Emfun

Peter Cetera - Glory of Love (1986)

Originally in C, I play in E capo 2. This arrangement avoids the

key change, more for guitar than for vocal reasons.

EEA/C#Dx2

ETonight it’s very clear Bas we’re both lying here

EThere’s so mAany things I wE/Bant to sBay

EI will always loA/C#ve you

DI would never lGeave you alonCe D/CCD/C

ESometimes I just forget sBay things I might regret

EIt breaks my heA/C#art to see you cE/BryinBg

EI don’t want to lA/C#ose you

DI could never mGake it aloCne D/CCD→ Dsus2

EI am a mAan who would fE/G#ight for your hBsus4onor B

EI’ll be the A/C#hero you’re F#m7dreaming ofB

C#m7We’ll live forF#m7ever knowingE/G#togetherG#/C

That we C#mdid it F#m7all for the gBlory of lEove

EEA/C#D

EYou keep me standing tall, Byou help me through it all

E/G#I’m always stroAng when you’re bE/Beside Bme

EI have always neeA/C#ded you

DI could never mGake it aloCne D/CCD→ Dsus2

EI am a mAan who would fE/G#ight for your hBsus4onor B

EI’ll be the A/C#hero you been F#m7dreaming ofB

C#m7We’ll live forF#m7ever knowingE/G#togetherG#/C

That we C#mdid it F#m7all for the gBlory of lEove

AmJust like a knight in Cshining armor

DFrom a D/F#long time aGgo

AmJust in time I will Csave the day

Em7Take you Gto my cAmastle far awDay

DGCD

Bsus4Bsus4

EI am a mAan who would fE/G#ight for your hBsus4onor B

EI’ll be the A/C#hero you been F#m7dreaming ofB

We’re C#m7gonna live forF#m7ever kE/G#nowing togG#/Cether

That we C#mdid it F#m7all for the gBsus4lory Bof Elove

EAE/G#B

EAF#m7B

C#m7We’ll live forF#m7ever E/G#knowing togG#/Cether

That we C#mdid it F#m7all for the gBsus4lory of lC#move

Fade on...

C#mWe dAid it aBll for C#mlove

Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes (1986)

Originally in Bm, I play in Em capo 3, and generally follow the vibe of the Jeffrey Gaines arrangement

EmD→ GEmD→ C

EmLove, DGI get so loEmst, DsometCimes

EmDays pass DGand this Ememptiness Dfills Cmy heart

EmWhen I want to DGrun away

I Emdrive off in mDy cCar

EmBut whichever DwGay I choose

I come Emback to the place Dyou are C

DAnd all my instincts, Gthey return

DAnd the grand facade, Gso soon will burn

DWithout a noise, Gwithout my pride

DI reach out from the insidCe

CWoah

In your eyesA

The light, the heat G

I am complete A

I see the doorways G

To a thousand churches A

The resolutiGon of all the fruitless Asearches

GOh, I see the light and the heatA

GYes, I want to be that completeA

I want to Gtouch the light

The heat I see in Ayour eyes

In Gyour eyes

In Ayour eyes

In Gyour eyes

EmLove, DGI don’t likEme to see Dso muchCpain

EmSo much DGwasted and this Emmoment is slipping DawayC

EmI get sDo tireGd, working so Emhard for our sDurCvival

EmI look to Dthese Gtimes with you, to Emkeep me awake and DaliveC

DAnd all my instincts, theGy return

DAnd the grand facade, Gso soon will burn

DWithout a noise, Gwithout my pride

DI reach out from the insidCe

CWoah

In Ayour eyes

The light, the heat G

I am complete A

I see the doorways G

To a thousand churches A

The resolutiGon of all the fruitless Asearches

GOh, I see the light and the heatA

GYes, I want to be that completeA

I want to Gtouch the light

The heat I see in Ayour eyes

In Gyour eyes

In Ayour eyes

In Gyour eyes

Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (1986)

Originally in Db, I play in A capo 1

AmAmAmAm

F7E7D7D7

I’m writing the whole verse as I7, maybe it alternates between I7 and I7/b7, but that’s the gist of it

Vox on the 3 on “steam”

You could have a A7steam train

If you’d jA7ust lay down your tracks

You could have an A7aeroplane, flying

If you A7bring your blue sky back

All you do is F#mcall me, I’ll be anything you neA7ed

Hard stop on “you”, back in on “big”

You could have a A7big dipper

Going up and A7down, all around the bends

You could have a A7bumper car, bumping

This amA7usement never ends

I wanna F#mbe, GBmyour sledgehammer

F#mGWhy don’t you Bmcall my name?

F#mGOh, let me Bmbe, your sledgehammer

F#mGThis will Bmbe my testimony

AYeah, yeah

Hard stop on “show”

Show me round your A7fruitcage

‘Cause I will A7be your honey bee

Open up your fA7ruitcage

Where the A7fruit that is as sweet as can be

I wanna F#mbe, GBmyour sledgehammer

F#mGWhy don’t you Bmcall my name?

F#mGYou’d better Bmcall the sledgehammer

F#mGThis can Bmbe my testimony

F#mGI’m your Bmsledgehammer

F#mGLet there Bmbe no doubt about it

AmSledge, Amsledge DD

AmAmF7D7

AmI’ve kicked the habit

F7Shed my skin D7

AmThis is the new stuff

I go F7dancing in, we go D7dancing in, oh, won’t you

AmShow for me

I will F7show for you D7

AmShow for me

I will F7show for you, D7yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

I do mean Amyou, only you

You’ve been coming tF7hrough, going to build that D7power, build, build, build, build, build that power

AmCome on, come on help me do, come on, come on F7help me do

D7Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, you

AmI’ve been feeding my rhythm, I’ve been feeding my F7rhythm

It’s what we’re D7doing, doing all day and night

Peter, Paul, and Mary - El Salvador (1982)

Originally in E, I prefer it in E on guitar, but D vocally.

ABG#mC#mABE

Little Latin flourish on the 3rd and 4th strings, roughly iii ii

There’s a Esunny little country south of Mexico

Where the F#7winds are gentle and the waters flow

But Abreezes aren’t the only Amthings that blow in El ESalvador

If you Etook the little lady for a moonlight drive

F#7Odds are still good you’d come back alive

But Aeveryone is innocent untAmil they arrive in El ESalvador E7

If the Arebels take a bus on the Bgrand highway

The G#mgovernment destroys a village C#mmiles away

The Aman on the radio says

Go down to the 1 instead of up to the 3 on “border”

BNow we’ll play South of theEBorderE7

AAnd in the morning the Bnatives say

G#mWe’re happy you have lived aC#mnother day

ALast night a thousand more

BPassed away in El SalvaEdor

C#mOooh BOooh

There’s a tEelevision crew here from ABC

F#7Filming Rio Lempe and the refugees

ACalling murdered children the tAmragedy of El SEalvador

BeEfore the government camera twenty feet away

F#7Another man is asking for continued aid

AFood and medicine and hAmand grenades for El ESalvador E7

There’s a Athump, a rumble, and the Bbuildings sway

G#mA soldier fires the C#macid spray

The Apublic address system

SBtarts to play South of the EBorder E7

AYou run for cover and Bhide your eyes

G#mYou hear the screams from C#mparadise

AThey’ve fallen further than you Brealize

In El SalvaC#mdor

ALa, F#7la, Booh

Pause and ease into the next verse rubato

Just like EPoland is protected by her Russian “friends”

The F#7junta is assisted by Americans

And if Asixty million dollars seems Amtoo much to spend in El ESalvador

They sayEfor half a billion they could do it right

F#7Bomb all day, burn all night

UntAil there’s not a living tAmhing upright in El SaElvador E7

They’ll conAtinue training troops in the BUSA

G#mAnd watch the nuns that C#mgot away

AAnd teach the military Bbands

To play South of the EBorderE7

AAnd kill the people to Bset them free

G#mWho put this price on their C#mliberty?

ADon’t you think it’s Btime to leave El SalvaAdor?

G#mABC#m

Phil Collins - Against All Odds (1984)

Originally in Bbm (in the verse), I play in Em

Highest note is the 5

Minimalist fingerpicking in the verse, start strumming

in the chorus.

Am7Asus2Dsus4Dsus4

Am7Asus2DD

Vox on the 1 of the chord, which will feel really low in Am

Em7sus4How can I just Em7let you F#mwalk away

Just let you lGadd9eave without a tAm11race Am7

When I stCadd9and here Ctaking D/Cevery breath with

Bm7You, oooh Emoooh

You’re the Am7only one who reAm/Gally knew me at Dsus4all D

Em7sus4How can you just Em7walk aF#mway from me

When all Gadd9I can do is watch you lAm11eave Am7

Cause we’ve shCadd9ared the Claughter D/Cand the pain

And eBm7ven shared the tEmears

You’re the Am7only one who really Am/Gknew me at Dsus4all D

So take a look at me G/Dnow

Well there’s just an A/Dempty space

And there’s nothing lEm7eft here to remiCnd me

Just the Am7memory of your fDsus4ace

Oh take a look at me G/Dnow

Well there’s just an A/Dempty space

And you coming Em7back to me is agaCinst the odds

The sus4 takes twice as long to resolve as you think

And that’s Am7what I’ve got to faDsus4ce Dsus4DD

Drums enter

I Em7sus4wish I could just Em7make you F#mturn around

TGadd9urn around and see me cAm11ry Am7

There’s so Cadd9much I Cneed to D/Csay to you

So Bm7many reasons Emwhy

You’re the Am7only one who really Am/Gknew me at Dsus4all D

So take a look at me G/Dnow

Well there’s just an A/Dempty space

And there’s nothing lEm7eft here to remiCnd me

Just the Am7memory of your fDsus4ace

Now take a look at me G/Dnow

Cause there’s just an A/Dempty space

But to Em7wait for you, is aCll I can do

And that’s Am7what I’ve got to faDsus4ce

Take a good look at me G/Dnow

Cause I’ll still be A/Dstanding here

And you coming Em7back to me is agaCinst all odds

It’s the Am7chance I’ve got to taDsus4ke Dsus4DD

Am7Asus2Dsus4Dsus4

Am7Asus2D

Take a look at me Am7now C/GD/F#C/ED/F#

Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight (1981)

Originally in Dm, I play in Am capo 5

Most of the VII’s are probably VII6, and most of the VI’s are probably VImaj7,

at least until the last chorus, when it’s f’ing go time, then it’s just i VII VI VII.

Intro

AmGFG

AmI can feel it cGoming in the air toniFght, oh Glord

AmAnd I’ve been waiting for this Gmoment for all my Flife, oh Glord

AmCan you feel it Gcoming in the air toFnight, oh Glord

Oh lAmord

Vox on the 1 “you told me”, down to the 1 of the next chord on “would not”

Well if Amyou told me you were drowning, I Gwould not lend a hand

Vox still on the same note as “would not”, which is the 2 of the new chord on “seen your face”

I’ve Fseen your face before, my friend, but I don’t Gknow if you know who I am

But AmI was there and I saw what you did, I Gsaw with my own two eyes

So you can Fwipe off that grin, I know where you’ve been, it’s Gall been a pack of lies

No, not yet...

AmAnd I can feel it Gcoming in the air toFnight, oh Glord

AmWell I’ve been waiting for this Gmoment for all my Flife, oh Glord

AmI can feel it Gcoming in the air toFnight, oh Glord

Oh lAmord

Well I Amremember, I remember, don’t worry

GHow could I ever forget?

It’s the Ffirst time, the last time, we Gever met

But AmI know the reason why you keep the silence up

FNo you don’t fool me

Well the Fhurt doesn’t show, but the pain still grows, it’s no strGanger to you and me

Yes, now...

AmAnd I can feel it Gcoming in the air toFnight, oh Glord

AmWell I’ve been waiting for this Gmoment for all my Flife, oh Glord

AmI can feel it Gin the air tonight, oh Flord, oh lGord

AmBut I’ve been waiting for this Gmoment for all of my Flife, oh Glord

AmI can feel it Gcoming in the air toFnight, oh Glord

AmWell I’ve been waiting for this Gmoment for all my Flife, oh Glord

AmI can feel it Gin the air tonight, oh Flod, oh lGord

AmI’ve been waiting for this Gmoment for all of my Flife, oh Glord

Oh lAmord

Pink Floyd - Learning to Fly (1987)

In G, play the II as:

x x x x 9 10 9

Or sometimes as:

5 4 x 0 0 5 5

I’m not going to write the II every time

GA→ GEmEmx2

GInto the distance, a ribbon of black

EmStretched to the point of no turning back D→

GA flight of fancy on a windswept field

EmStanding alone, my senses reel D→

GA fatal attraction is holding me fast

How, Emcan I escape this irresistible grasp? D→

CCan’t keep my eyes from the Amcircling skies

FTongue-tied and twisted

Just an Cearth-bound Dmisfit, GI

Solo

GA→ GEmD

GIce is forming on the tips of my wings

EmUnheeded warnings, I thought I thought of everythingD→

GNo navigator to find my way home

EmUnladen, empty, and turned to stone D→

CA soul in tension that’s Amlearning to fly

FCondition grounded but deteCrmined to try

CCan’t keep my eyes from the Amcircling skies

FTongue-tied and twisted

Just an Cearth-bound Dmisfit, I

Trippy bridge

FFFF

AmD

Let ring

GAbove the planet on a wing and a prayer

EmMy grubby halo, a vapor trail in the empty air

GAcross the clouds I see my shadow fly

EmOut of the corner of my watering eye

GA dream unthreatened by the morning light

EmCould blow this soul right through the roof of the night

Band back in

CThere’s no sensation to comAmpare with this

SuspFended animation, a Cstate of bliss

CCan’t keep my mind from the Amcircling sky

FTongue-tied and twF/Eisted

Just an Cearth-bound Dmisfit, GI

Outro

GA→ GEmEmx2

Pink Floyd - On The Turning Away (1987)

Originally in G, I play in C capo 2, highest note that matters is the 1p

Chords implied, the bass just holds the 1 in the original, but easier to just let the verse chords ring

COn the tGurning aCway

From the pFale and downtrAmodden

And the wGords they sCay which we woFn’t understand

AmDon’t accept that what’s hFappeniCng

AmIs just a case of others’ suCfferiFng

COr you’ll find that you’re jFoining iAmn

The tGurning awCay

Guitar enters

IAmt’s a sGin that somehCow

Light is chaFnging to sAmhadow

And cGasting its shrCoud over aFll we have known

AmUnaware how the Franks have Cgrown

AmDriven on by a Cheart of Fstone

CWe could find that we’re Fall Amalone

In the Gdream of the Cproud

Drums enter on “night”

AmOn the Gwings of the Cnight

As the Fdaytime is Amstirring

Where the Gspeechless uniCte in a Fsilent accord

AmUsing words you will fFind are stCrange

MeAmsmerized as they Clight the Fflame

CFeel the new wind of Fchange

AmOn the wGings of the Cnight

C→ G/B→

Solo, I’m not really going to try to capture the timing here

AmG→ F

Am→ G→ Dm

FG→ Dm

FG→ Am

Let the i ring out for a long time here, some bass noodling

CNo more Gturning Caway

From the Fweak and the Amweary

AmNo more Gturning Caway from the Fcoldness inside

AmJust a world that we aFll must sChare

It’s nAmot enough just to sCtand and Fstare

CIs it only a dFream that there’ll Ambe no more Gturning Caway

Solo, again not really trying very hard here with the timing

AmAmFAmAmAmGCx 8

Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn (1988)

Originally in G tuned down to Gb, I keep it in G

Intro, acoustic only

GCadd9GCadd9

GWe both lie silently still in the Cadd9dead of the night

Although we Gboth lie close together we feel Cadd9miles apart inside

Was it Gsomething I said or Cadd9something I did

Did my Gwords not come out Cadd9right

Though I Dtried not to hurt you though I Cadd9tried

I guess that’s why they say

Keys and cymbals gently enter...

GEvery rose has its Cadd9thorn

Just like Gevery night has its Cadd9dawn

Just like Gevery Dcowboy sings his Cadd9sad, sad Gsong

Band enters on “thorn”

GEvery rose has its Cadd9thorn

Yeah it does

GCadd9GCadd9

I Glisten to our favorite song playing on the Cadd9radio

Hear the GDJ say love’s a game of easy come and Cadd9easy go

Ooooh’s begin

But I Gwonder does Cadd9he know

Has he Gever felt like Cadd9this

And I Dknow that you’d be here right now

If I Cadd9could have let you know somehow I guess

GEvery rose has its Cadd9thorn

Just like Gevery night has its Cadd9dawn

Just like Gevery Dcowboy sings his Cadd9sad, sad Gsong

GEvery rose has its Cadd9thorn

Bridge

EmThough its been a Dwhile now I can

StiCadd9ll feel so much pGain D/F#

EmLike a knife that cDuts you the wound heals

Cadd9But the scar, that scar remGains

Solo

GCadd9GCadd9

EmDCGEmDC

Guitar only

GCadd9GCadd9

GI know I could have saved a love that night If I’d Cadd9known what to say

GInstead of makin’ love we both Cadd9made our separate ways

And now I Ghear you found someboCadd9dy new

And Gthat I never meant that muCadd9ch to you

To heDar that tears me up inside

And to Cadd9see you cuts me like a knife

I guess

GEvery rose has its Cadd9thorn

Just like Gevery night has its Cadd9dawn

Just like Gevery Dcowboy sings his Cadd9sad, sad Gsong

Hanging end on “thorn”

GEvery rose has its Cadd9thorn

Prince - 1999 (1982)

Originally in F, I play in A

Intro

A/E

Vox on the 3

I was dAreamin’ when I D/Awrote this

ForAgive me if D/Ait goes astray A

But when I wAoke up this D/Amorning

Could have Asworn it was D/Ajudgment dayA

The sAky was all D/Apurple

There were Apeople runD/Anin’ everywhere

Tryin’ to Arun from the deD/Astruction

You Aknow I didn’t D/Aeven care

Say say

Vox on the 1 of the chord

Two Dthousand zero zero, party F#mover oops out of timAe

So tonDight I’m gonna party like it’s F#mnineteen ninety-nineA

I was Adreamin’ when I D/Awrote this

So Asue me if I D/Ago too fastA

But lAife is just a D/Aparty

And Aparties weren’t D/Ameant to lastA

AWar is all aD/Around us

My Amind says preD/Apare to fightA

So iAf I gotta D/Adie

I’m gonna Alisten to my D/Abody tonight A

Yeah, they say

Two Dthousand zero zero, party F#mover oops out of timAe

So tonDight I’m gonna party like it’s F#mnineteen ninety-nineA

Yeah yeah

Let me tell you something

If you dAidn’t come to D/Aparty

Don’t Abother knockin’ D/Aon my doorA

I got a Alion in my D/Apocket

And Ababy he’s D/Aready to roarA

AEverybody’s got a D/Abomb

We could Aall die D/Aany dayA

But bAefore I’ll let that D/Ahappen

I’ll Adance my D/Alife away A

They say

Two Dthousand zero zero, party F#mover oops out of timAe

So tonDight I’m gonna party like it’s F#mnineteen ninety-nineA

Say it one more time

Two Dthousand zero zero, party F#mover oops out of timAe

So tonDight I’m gonna party like it’s F#mnineteen ninety-nineA

ANineteen ninety-nine, don’t you wanna go

Prince - When Doves Cry (1984)

Sometime’s it’s fun to replace the E→E7 transition

at the end of each phrase with a single E7#9

Intro, played slowly

Fmaj7GFmaj7G

AmDig if you will the Gpicture

Of you and I enEdim7gaged in a Amkiss

The sweat from your body it Gcovers me

Can you my darling, Ecan you E7picture this?

AmDream if you can a Gcourtyard

An ocean of Edim7violets in Ambloom

Animals strike Gcurious poses

They feel the heat

The Eheat between E7me and you

AmHow can you just leave me Gstanding?

Alone in a Edim7world that’s so Amcold? (so cold)

Maybe I’m just too Gdemanding

Maybe I’m just like my Efather E7too bold

AmMaybe you’re just like my Gmother

She’s never Edim7satisAmfied (she’s never satisfied)

Why do we scream at each Gother

This is what it sounds like Ewhen E7doves cry Am

AmTouch if you will my Gstomach

Feel how it Edim7trembles inAmside

You’ve got the butterGflies all tied up

Don’t make me chase you

EEven E7doves have pride

AmHow can you just leave me Gstanding?

Alone in a Edim7world that’s so Amcold? (so cold)

Maybe I’m just too Gdemanding

Maybe I’m just like my Efather E7too bold

AmMaybe you’re just like my Gmother

She’s never Edim7satisAmfied (she’s never satisfied)

Why do we scream at each Gother

This is what it sounds like Ewhen E7doves cry Am

Do the first half of this chorus quiet and rubato...

AmHow can you just leave me Gstanding?

Alone in a Edim7world that’s so Amcold? (so cold)

Maybe I’m just too Gdemanding

Maybe I’m just like my Efather E7too bold

AmMaybe you’re just like my Gmother

She’s never Edim7satisAmfied (she’s never satisfied)

Why do we scream at each Gother

This is what it sounds like Ewhen E7doves cry Am

Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love (1980)

Originally in D, I play in A capo 3

AAsus4Ax 4

AThis thing, called love, I Djust can’t Ghandle Dit

AThis thing, called love, I Dmust get ‘Ground to iDt

I ain’t Aready, Fcrazy little Gthing called Alove

AThis thing called love

It Dcries (like a baby) In a Gcradle all Dnight

It Aswings it jives

It Dshakes all over like a Gjelly Dfish

I kinda lAike it

FCrazy little Gthing called Alove

There goes my Dbaby, she

GKnows how to rock and Droll

She drives me Fcrazy

She gives me Bhot and cold fever

Then she Eleaves me in a cool, cool sweat

AG#GED#D

BBBBBB

I gotta be Acool relax, get Dhip

Get Gon my Dtracks

Take a Aback seat, hitch-hike

And Dtake a long ride on my Gmotor Dbike

Until I’m Aready

FCrazy little Gthing called Alove

Solo if appropriate

FAFB→ E→C

AG#GED#D

BBBBBB

Snaps only, no guitar, chords are “just in case”

I gotta be Acool relax, get Dhip

Get Gon my Dtracks

Take a Aback seat, hitch-hike

And Dtake a long ride on my Gmotor Dbike

Until I’m Aready (ready, Freddie)

FCrazy little Gthing called Alove

AThis thing, called love, I Djust can’t Ghandle Dit

AThis thing, called love, I Dmust get ‘Ground to iDt

I ain’t Aready, Fcrazy little Gthing called Alove

FCrazy little Gthing called Alove

Queensryche - Revolution Calling (1988)

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

Highest note that matters is the 5 (“everyone’s a *crook*”)

Intro

Asus2Bm11/ACmaj7/ABm11/Ax3

Asus2Bm11/ACmaj7/AF→ C→

Dsus2Em7b5/DFG

Vox on the 1 on “for a price”, chords really moving around between the i and the isus2

For a pAmrice I’d do about anything except pull the trigger

For that I’d need a pretty good Gcause

Then I Amheard of Dr. X, the man with the cure

Just watch the television Fyeah, you’ll see there’s Gsomething going Amon

Got no Amlove for politicians or that crazy scene in D.C.

It’s just a power mad tGown

But the Amtime is ripe for changes there’s a growing feeling

That taking a chance on a Fnew kind of Gvision is Edue

Vox on the 1 of the key (the 4 of the chord)

EI used to trust the Dsus2media

To tell me the Ftruth, tell us the Csus2/Etruth → G→

But Dsus2now I’ve seen the payoffs

Csus2Everywhere I look

FWho do you trust when Csus2/Eeveryone’s a crook?

Dsus2Revolution calling

ERevolution calling

FRevolution calling Gyou

There’s a Dsus2revolution calling

ERevolution calling

FGotta make a change

Gotta Gpush, gotta push it on thrAmough

AmAmAmF

I’m Amtired of all this B.S. they keep selling me on T.V.

About the communist Gplan

And Amall the shady preachers begging for my cash

Swiss bank accounts while Fgiving their

SecreGtaries the Amslam

AmThey’re all in Penthouse now

Or Playboy magazine, million dollar stories to Gtell

I guess AmWarhol wasn’t wrong, fame fifteen minutes long

Everyone’s using Feverybody Gmaking the Esale

EI used to think that Dsus2only America’s Fway way was Csus2/Eright → G→

But Dsusnow the holy dollar rules Csus2everybody’s lives

FGotta make a million doesn’t mCsus2/Eatter who dies

Hard stop on “rev”

Dsus2Revolution calling

Band back in

ERevolution calling

FRevolution calling Gyou

There’s a Dsus2revolution calling

ERevolution calling

FGotta make a change

Gotta Gpush, gotta push it on thrDsus2ough

Dsus2

Solo

Dsus2CDsus2C

Dsus2F

EI used to trust the Dsus2media

To tell me the Ftruth, tell us the Csus2/Etruth → G→

But Dsus2now I’ve seen the payoffs

Csus2Everywhere I look

Hard stop on “who”, back in on “everyone”

FWho do you trust when Csus2/Eeveryone’s a crook?

Dsus2Revolution calling

ERevolution calling

FRevolution calling Gyou

There’s a Dsus2revolution calling

ERevolution calling

FGotta make a change

Gotta Gpush, gotta push it on through

Dsus2Revolution calling

ERevolution calling

FRevolution calling Gyou

There’s a Dsus2revolution calling

ERevolution calling

FGotta make a change

Gotta Gpush, gotta push it on through

Dsus2Em7b5/DFG

GThere’s a revolution

Hard stop on “tion”

GThere’s a revolution

R.E.M. - Don't Go Back to Rockville (1984)

Intro

ELooking at your watch a third time

EWaiting in the station for the bAus AAsus4→ AAAsus4→ A

EGoing to a place that’s far

So fEar away and if that’s not enouAgh AAsus4→ AAAsus4→ A

BGoing where nAobody sG#mays helC#mlo

They don’t talk to C#manybody Bmthey don’t kAnow AAsus4→ AAAsus4→ A

You’ll wEind up in some factory

That’s fEull-time filth and nowhere left to gAo AAsus4→ AAAsus4→ A

EWalk home to an empty house

ESit around all by yourAself AAsus4→ AAAsus4→ A

I kBnow it might sound Astrange but G#mI beC#mlieve

You’ll be coming C#mback befBmore too Along AAsus4→ AAAsus4→ A

EDon’t go back to F#mRockvilBle

AAnd waste another yeEar

At Enight, I drink myself to sleep

And prEetend I don’t care that you’re not hAere with me AAsus4→ AAAsus4→ A

‘Cause it’s sEo much easier to handle

AEll my problems if I’m too far out to sAea AAsus4→ AAAsus4→ A

But sBomething better Ahappen sG#moon

Or it’s gC#monna be too lC#mate to bBmring you bAack AAsus4→ AAAsus4→ A

EDon’t go back to F#mRockvilBle

AAnd waste another yeEar

Bridge

EIt’s not as though I really Aneed Byou A→ B

EIf you were here I’d only bAleed Byou A→ B

F#mBut everyC#mbody else in F#mtown only C#mwants to bring you Adown and

Hard stop after this line

That’s not Ahow it ought to Bbe

Well I kBnow it might sound Astrange but G#mI beC#mlieve

You’ll be coming C#mback befBmore too Along AAsus4→ AAAsus4→ A

EDon’t go back to F#mRockvilBle

AAnd waste another yeaEr

EDon’t go back to F#mRockvilBle

AAnd waste another yeaEr

R.E.M. - Fall On Me (1986)

Intro, just a bit of slow noodling

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “there’s”, which is lower than you think

TDmhere’s a problem, Amfeathers iron

BDmargain buildings, Amweights and pullies

Vox on the 2 of the chord on “weight”

FDmeathers hit the grAmound before the weDmight can leave the aAmir

BDmuy the skGy and seCll the Dm/Fsky

And teDmll the sCky and teGll the sky

Don’t Cfall Dmon mFe G(what is it up in the air for)

CFall Dmon mFe G(if it’s there for long)

CFall Dmon mFe G(it’s over it’s over me)

FF/E

TDmhere’s the progress Amwe have found

A wDmay to talk aAmround the problem

BDmuilding towered foAmresight

Isn’t aDmnything at aAll

BDmuy the skGy and seCll the Dm/Fsky

And bleDmed the sCky and teGll the sky

Don’t Cfall Dmon mFe G(what is it up in the air for)

CFall Dmon mFe G(if it’s there for long)

CFall Dmon mFe G(it’s over it’s over me)

FF/EFall on mee-ee-Amee

Bridge

AmWell I would Fkeep it abAmove

AmBut then it Emwouldn’t be sky anyAmmore

AmSo if I Fsend it to you you’ve got to Dmpromise to keep it Gwhole

BDmuy the skGy and seCll the Dm/Fsky

And liDmft your aGrms up toCll the sDm/Fky

And aDmsk the sky Cand aGsk the sky

Don’t Cfall Dmon mFe G(what is it up in the air for)

CFall Dmon mFe G(if it’s there for long)

CFall Dmon mFe G(it’s over it’s over me)

FF/EFall on me, don’t

CFall Dmon mFe G(what is it up in the air for)

CFall Dmon mFe G(if it’s there for long)

CFall Dmon mFe G(it’s over it’s over me)

R.E.M. - It's the End of the World (1987)

Originally in G, I play in E

Vox on the 5 for basically the whole song

I play all the IVmaj7’s as IV’s

EThat’s great, it starts with an Amaj7earthquake

Birds and snakes, an Eaeroplane, Lenny Bruce is Amaj7not afraid

EEye of a hurricane, listen to yourself churn

Amaj7World serves its own needs, don’t misserve your own needs

ESpeed it up a knock, speed, grunt, no, strength no

Amaj7Ladder starts to clatter with fear fight, down height

GWire in a fire, representing seven games

In a F#mgovernment for hire and a combat site

ELeft of west and coming in a hurry with the furies breathing

DoAmaj7wn your neck

ETeam by team reporters baffled, trump, tethered, cropped, look at

Plane, fine, then get one beat each

Amaj7That low plane, fine, then

EUh oh, overflow, population, common group, but

Amaj7It’ll do, save yourself, serve yourself, world serves its

EOwn needs, listen to your heart bleed, tell me with the

Amaj7Rapture and the reverent in the right, right

You Gvitriolic, patriotic, slam, fight, bright light

F#mFeeling pretty psyched

It’s the Eend of theBworld as we kF#mnow it

And I feel fAine

ESix o’clock, TV hour, don’t get caught in foreign tower

Amaj7Slash and burn, return, listen to yourself churn

ELock him in uniform, and book burning, blood letting

Amaj7Every motive escalate, automotive incinerate

ELight a candle, light a motive, step down, step down

Amaj7Watch a heel crush, crush, uh oh, this means

ENo fear, cavalier, renegade, steer clear

A tAmaj7ournament, a tournament, a tournament of lies

GOffer me solutions, offer me alternatives and IF#mdecline

With “might I have some time alone” for the rest of the song

It’s the Eend of theBworld as we kF#mnow it

And I feel fAine

EI feel fAmaj7ine EAmaj7EDD

It’s the Eend of theBworld as we kF#mnow it

And I feel fAine

The oEther night I dreamed of knives, continental drift divide

Amaj7Mountains sit in a line, Leonard Bernstein

ELeonid Breshnev, Lenny Bruce and Lester Bangs

Amaj7Birthday party, cheesecake, jelly bean, boom

You Gsymbiotic, patriotic, slam, but neck, F#mright? Right

It’s the Eend of theBworld as we kF#mnow it

And I feel fAine

R.E.M. - Pop Song 89 (1988)

Intro

ADx 6

HelAlo, I sDaw you, I Aknow you, IDknew you

I thAink I can remDember your nAame, nDame

ADx 4

HelAlo, I’m sDorry, I Alost mysDelf

I thAink I thDought you were sAomeone eDlse

EShould we tGalk about the wDeather? B

EShould we tGalk about the Dgovernment? B

ADx 4

HelAlo, how aDre you, I Aknow you, IDknew you

I thAink I can remDember your nAame, nDame

ADx 4

HelAlo, I’m sDorry, I Alost mysDelf

I thAink I thDought you were sAomeone eDlse

EShould we tGalk about the wDeather? B

EShould we tGalk about the Dgovernment? B

BBEE

BBED

ADx 2

HelAlo, my frieDnd, are you visibAle today?D

You knowAI never knDew that it could bAe so strDange

ADx 2

HelAlo, I’m sDorry, I Alost mysDelf

I thAink I thDought you were sAomeone eDlse

EShould we tGalk about the wDeather? B

EShould we tGalk about the Dgovernment? B

ADx 2

R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe (1981)

DeAcide yourself if radio’s gonDna sEtay

AReason it could polish up Dthe Egray

APut that, put that, put that up in Dyour Ewall

AThat this isn’t country Dat Eall

F#Ray beam sAtation EA→ E

BeF#side yourAself B

AKeep me out of country and Dthe Eword

ADeal of fortune’s leading us DabEsurd A

Push that, push that, push that to Dthe Efloor

AThat this isn’t nothing Dat Eall

SF#traight off the Aboat EA→ E

F#Where to Ago? B

ECalling out Ain transit

ERadio AFree Europe, Eradio A

BeAside defying media Dtoo Efast

InsAtead of pushing palaces Dto Efall

APut that, put that, put that upDyour Eall

AThat this isn’t fortunate Dat Eall

F#Ray beam sAtation EA→ E

BeF#side yourAself B

ECalling out Ain transit

ERadio AFree Europe, Eradio A

Bridge

BBeside yoursC#melf

Callin’ on a Bboat, media’s too fC#mast

AKeep me out of country and Dthe Eword

ADisappointers into us DabEsurd

SF#traight off the Aboat EA→ E

F#Where to Ago? B

ECalling out Ain transit

ERadio AFree Europe, ERadio AFree Europe

ECalling out Ain transit

ERadio AFree Europe, ERadio AFree Europe

F#E

R.E.M. - Stand (1988)

Rubato organ

EABBx2

EStand in the Aplace where you Blive, now face north

EThink about Adirection, wonder wBhy you haven’t before

Now Estand in the Aplace where you Bwork, now face west

EThink about the Aplace where you live, wBonder why you haven’t before

EIf you are confDused A/C#check with C5the suBn

ECarry a comDpass to Ghelp you AalongB

Your fEeet are Dgoing to A/C#be on C5the grounBd

Your hEead is Dthere to Gmove you AarouBnd, so

EStand in the Aplace where you Blive, now face north

EThink about Adirection, wonder wBhy you haven’t before

Now Estand in the Aplace where you Bwork, now face west

EThink about the Aplace where you live, wBonder why you haven’t before

Your fEeet are Dgoing to A/C#be on C5the grounBd

Your hEead is Dthere to Gmove you AarouBnd

If wEishes were Dtrees the A/C#trees would C5be Bfalling

EListen to rDeason, the Gseason iAs cBalling

EStand in the Aplace where you Blive, now face north

EThink about Adirection, wonder wBhy you haven’t before

Now Estand in the Aplace where you Bwork, now face west

EThink about the Aplace where you live, wBonder why you haven’t before

Solo on verse chords

If wEishes were Dtrees the A/C#trees would C5be Bfalling

EListen to rDeason, the Gseason iAs cBalling

Your fEeet are Dgoing to A/C#be on C5the grounBd

Your hEead is Dthere to Gmove you AarouBnd, so

EStand, stand! ABNow face north

EThink about Adirection, wonder wBhy you haven’t before

EStand, stand! ABNow face west

EThink about the Aplace where you live, wBonder why you haven’t

EStand in the Aplace where you Blive, now face north

EThink about Adirection, wonder wBhy you haven’t before

Now Estand in the Aplace where you Bwork, now face west

EThink about the Aplace where you live, wBonder why you haven’t before

F#Stand in the Bplace where you C#live, now face north

F#Think about Bdirection, wonder wC#hy you haven’t before

Now F#stand in the Bplace where you C#work, now face west

F#Think about the Bplace where you live, wC#onder why you haven’t before

G#Stand in the C#place where you D#are, now face north

G#Stand in the C#place where you D#are, now face west

Your fG#eet are C#going to bD#e on the ground

Your hG#ead is C#there to D#move you around, so

G#Stand

R.E.M. - The One I Love (1987)

EmDsus2EmEmx 2

EmThis one goes out Dsus2to the one I Emlove

EmThis one goes out Dsus2to the one I’ve Emleft behind

GA simple Dprop, to Am/Goccupy my Ctime

EmThis one goes out Dsus2to the one I Emlove

FiEmreDEm

EmThis one goes out Dsus2to the one I Emlove

EmThis one goes out Dsus2to the one I’ve Emleft behind

GA simple Dprop, to Am/Goccupy my Ctime

EmThis one goes out Dsus2to the one I Emlove

FiEmre (she’ll comDe down on her Emown)

Solo

GDAm/GC

EmDsus2EmEm

EmThis one goes out Dsus2to the one I Emlove

EmThis one goes out Dsus2to the one I’ve Emleft behind

GAnother Dprop has Am/Goccupied my Ctime

EmThis one goes out Dto the one I Emlove

FiEmre (she’ll comDe down on her Emown)

EmDsus2Ebdim7Em

R.E.O. Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling (1980)

Originally in A, I play in D capo 3

Intro

DA/DBm7/DA/D

D/BA/BBm7A/B

D/GA/GBm7/GAsus4→ A

Oh, DI can’t fight this feA/Deling any lonBm7/Dger A/D

And Emyet, I’m still afD#augraid to let it floAsus4wA

What sDtarted out as friA/C#endship, has grown stCrongerB

I only wEmish I haF#md the stGrength to let it Asus4showA

I teDll myself that I A/C#can’t hold out foBm7rever

I sEmay there is no rD#augeason for my Asus4fearA

‘Cause IDfeel so secA/C#ure when we’re togCetherB

You Emgive my life direF#m7ction

You make eGverything so clAear

And eGven as I wander, I’F#m7m keeping you in sight

You’re a Gcandle in the window on a coDld D/F#dark wD/Ainter’s nAight

And IG‘m getting closer tAhan BmI ever thought I Asus4mightAG/AG/A

And I can’t fight this feDeling anyEmmore G

I’ve forgotten what I staDrted fighting Emfor G

It’s time to bring this Dship into the sEmhore

And thF#mrow away the oGars foreAsus4verAG/AG/A

Cause I can’t fight this feDeling anEmymore G

I’ve forgotten what I staDrted fighting Emfor G

And if I have to crDawl upon the fEmloor

Come craF#mshing through your doGor

Baby, IAsus4can’t fight this feeAling anymore

Solo if appropriate on intro chords (almost)

DA/DBm7/DA/D

D/BA/BBm7A/B

D/GA/GBm7/GA/G

Asus4AG/AA

My liDfe has been such a whA/C#irlwind since I Bm7saw you

I’ve been rEmunning round in cD#augircles in my mAsus4indA

And it alwDays seems that I’m fA/C#ollowing yCou, gBirl

‘Cause you tEmake me to the F#m7places that alGone I’d never fAind

And eGven as I wander, I’F#m7m keeping you in sight

You’re a Gcandle in the window on a coDld D/F#dark wD/Ainter’s nAight

And IG‘m getting closer tAhan BmI ever thought I Asus4mightAG/AG/A

And I can’t fight this feDeling anyEmmore G

I’ve forgotten what I staDrted fighting Emfor G

It’s time to bring this Dship into the sEmhore

And thF#mrow away the oGars foreAsus4verAG/AG/A

Cause I can’t fight this feDeling anEmymore G

I’ve forgotten what I staDrted fighting Emfor G

And if I have to crDawl upon the fEmloor

Come craF#mshing through your doGor

Baby, IAsus4can’t fight this feeAling anymore

DA/DBm7/DA/D

D/BA/BBm7A/B

D/GA/GBm7/GAsus4→ A

R.E.O. Speedwagon - Keep On Loving You (1980)

The /4’s basically go the whole song, not writing them out

DE/DDmaj7/DE/Dx 2

DYou should’ve Eseen by the Dmaj7look in my Eeyes, baby

DThere was Esomething Dmaj7missing E

DYou should’ve Eknown by the Dmaj7tone of my Evoice, maybe

DBut you Edidn’t Dmaj7listen E

Drop the /4’s for this part

DYou played Edead

DBut you never Ebled

InF#mstead you lay still in the gF#mrass

All coiled up and Ehissing

DAnd though I Eknow all aDmaj7bout those Emen

DStill I Edon’t reDmaj7member E

D‘Cause it was Eus baby, Dmaj7way before Ethen

DAnd we’re Estill toDmaj7gether E

DAnd I Emeant, Devery word I Esaid

When I F#msaid that I love you I mF#meant

That I’ll love you forEever E/DE/C#E/B

And E/BI’m gonna Akeep on Dlovin’ Eyou

‘Cause it’s the Aonly thing I wDanna do E

F#mI don’t wanna sleep

F#mI just wanna keep on lEovin’ you E/DE/C#E/B

Solo if appropriate on verse chords

DAnd I Emeant, Devery word I Esaid

When I F#msaid that I love you I meant

That I love you forEever E/DE/C#E/B

And E/BI’m gonna Akeep on Dlovin’ Eyou

‘Cause it’s the Aonly thing I wDanna do E

F#mI don’t wanna sleep

F#mI just wanna keep on lEovin’ you E/DE/C#E/B

Baby I’m gonna Akeep on Dlovin’ Eyou

‘Cause it’s the Aonly thing I wDanna do E

F#mI don’t wanna sleep

F#mI just wanna keep on lEovin’ you E/DE/C#E/B

R.E.O. Speedwagon - Take it on the Run (1980)

Originally in G, I play in A capo 1

AHeard it from a friend who

D/F#Heard it from a friend who

EHeard it from another you’ve been Dadd9messin’ aAround Esus4E

AThey say you’ve got a boyfriend

D/F#You’re out late every weekend

EThey’re talkin’ about you and it’s bringin’ me Adown

ABut I know the neighborhood

D/F#And talk is cheap when the story is good

EAnd the tales grow taller on down the Aline

ABut I’m telling you, babe

D/F#That I don’t think it’s true, babe

EAnd even if it is keep this in Amind AE/G#

F#mYou take it on the run, baby

DIf that’s the way you want it, baby

EThen I don’t want you aAround AE/G#

F#mI don’t believe it

DNot for a minute

BmYou’re under the gun so you take it on the Erun Esus4E

AYou’re thinking up your white lies

DYou’re putting on your bedroom eyes

EYou say you’re coming home but you won’t say Awhen

ABut I can feel it comin’

DIf you leave tonight keep runnin’

EAnd you need never look back aAgain AE/G#

F#mYou take it on the run, baby

DIf that’s the way you want it, baby

EThen I don’t want you aAround AE/G#

F#mI don’t believe it

DNot for a minute

BmYou’re under the gun so you take it on the Erun Esus4E

Solo if appropriate

F#mDBm→ D→ C#m→ Ex4

F#mYou take it on the run, baby

DIf that’s the way you want it, baby

EThen I don’t want you aAround AE/G#

F#mI don’t believe it

DNot for a minute

BmYou’re under the gun so you take it on the Erun Esus4E

AHeard it from a friend who

D/F#Heard it from a friend who

EHeard it from another you’ve been Dadd9messin’ aAround

Raffi - Baby Beluga (1980)

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

GBaby beluga in the deep blue sea

You swim so wild and you Dswim so free

D7Sky above and the sea below and a

Little white whale on the Ggo

CBaby beluga, Gbaby beluga

AIs the water warm? Is your mama home with Dyou? So happy...

GWay down yonder where the dolphins play

Where you splash and Ddive all day

The D7waves roll in, and the waves roll out

See the D7water squirtin’ out of your Gspout

CBaby beluga, Gbaby beluga

ASing your little song, sing for all your friends

We Dlike to hear you

GWhen it’s dark and you’re home and fed

Curled up snug in your DWater bed

The D7moon is shining and the stars are out

GoodD7night little whale goodGnight

CBaby beluga, Gbaby beluga

AWith tomorrow’s sun, another day has gone

You’ll Dsoon be waking

GBaby beluga in the deep blue sea

You swim so wild and you Dswim so free

D7Sky above and the sea below

And a little white whale on the Ggo

You’re just a D7little white whale on the Ggo DG

Randy Travis - Forever and Ever, Amen (1987)

Intro

Vox on 3 5 on “may think”

You Dmay think that GI’m talking Dfoolish

You’ve Gheard that I’m wild and I’m Dfree

You Gmay wonder how I can Dpromise you now

This Elove that I feel for you Aalways will be

Well Dyou’re not just Gtime that I’m Dkilling

I’m Gno longer one of those Dguys

As Gsure as I live, this Dlove that I give

Is Egonna be yours until the Aday that I die, oh baby

DI’m gonna Glove you forDever, forGever and ever aDmen

As Glong as old men sit and Dtalk about the weather

As Elong as old women sit and Atalk about old men

If you Dwonder how Glong I’ll be Dfaithful

I’ll be Ghappy to tell you aE9gain

GI’m gonna Alove you forDever and Gever, forEever and Aever, aDmen

GADGEADD

They say Dtime takes its Gtoll on a Dbody

Makes a Gyoung girl’s brown hair turn Dgray

But Ghoney, I don’t care, I ain’t in Dlove with your hair

And if it Eall fell out, well I’d Alove you anyway

They say that Dtime can play Gtricks on a Dmemory

Make Gpeople forget things they Dknew

Well, it’s Geasy to see, it’s Dhappening to me

I’ve alEready forgotten every Awoman but you, oh darlin’

DI’m gonna Glove you forDever, forGever and ever aDmen

As Glong as old men sit and Dtalk about the weather

As Elong as old women sit and Atalk about old men

If you Dwonder how Glong I’ll be Dfaithful

Well just Glisten to how this song E9ends

GI’m gonna Alove you forDever and Gever, forEever and Aever, aDmen

GI’m gonna Alove you forDever and Gever, forEever and Aever

Hang after the last “ever”

ForBmever and Gever, forEever and Aever , amDen

Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters (1984)

Originally in B, I play in A

Intro, with chromatic noises on b7→7

AFED#DCAb

AAGDx6

AAGDGhostAbusters GD

If there’s Asomething strange GDin your Aneighborhood GD

AWho you gonna call? GDGhostAbusters GD

If there’s Asomething weird, GDand it Adon’t look good GD

AWho you gonna call? GDGhostAbusters GD

I ignore the decending bass if I’m on guitar, and

play the 7#9 the whole time. I find it easier to sing

if I hard stop on “I”.

A7#9A7#9/GD7/F#D7I ain’t afraid of no ghost

AAGDx4

If you’re Aseeing things GDrunning Athrough your head GD

AWho can you call? GDGhostAbusters GD

An inAvisible man GDsleeping Ain your bed GD

AWho you gonna call? GDGhostAbusters GD

A7#9A7#9/GD7/F#D7I ain’t afraid of no ghost

AAGDx2

AWho you gonna call? GDGhostAbusters GD

If you’re aAll alone, GDpick Aup the phone GD

And Acall GDGhostAbusters GD

AGI ain’t afraid of Ano Aghost

AGI hear it likes Athe Agirls

AGI ain’t afraid of Ano Aghost

Yea’s on C B A F# if you’re in A

AGYea yea Dyea yea

AAGDx2

AWho you gonna call? GDGhostAbustersGD

Vox on the b3

AIf you have a Gdose Dof a Afreaky Gghost, Dbaby

AYou better call GDGhostAbusters GD

Bridge almost all over the V

Let me tell you something, bustin’ makes me feel good

A7#9A7#9/GD7/F#D7I ain’t afraid of no ghost

AAGD

Vox on the 4 and b3 on “don’t get”

ADon’t get caught Galone oh, Dno AGDGhostAbustersGD

When it Acomes through your Gdoor D

AUnless you just want some Gmore D

I Athink you’d better call GDGhostAbusters GD

AWho you gonna call? GDGhostAbustersGD

AThink you better call GDGhostAbustersGD

AWho you gonna call? GDGhostAbustersGD(I can’t hear you)

AWho you gonna call? GDGhostAbustersGD(Louder)

AWho can you call? GDGhostAbustersGD

To fade

Richard Marx - Right Here Waiting (1989)

Originally in C, I play in G capo 1.

Vox spend a lot of time on the 5.

GDEmC→ Dx 2

GOceans aCpart day after Am7day

And I Dslowly go inGsane

GI hear your Cvoice on the Am7line

But it D/F#doesn’t stop the Empain

EmIf I see you Am7sus4next to never

EmHow can we Am7sus4say forD11ever

GWherever you Dgo

Whatever you Emdo

I will be Cright here Dwaiting for Gyou

Whatever it Dtakes

Or how my heart Embreaks

I will be Cright here Dwaiting for Emyou

GI took for Cgranted all the Am7times

That I Dthought would last someGhow

GI hear the laCughter, I taste the tAm7ears

But I D/F#can’t get near you Emnow

EmOh, can’t you Am7sus4see it baby

EmYou’ve got me Am7sus4goin’ cD11razy

GWherever you Dgo

Whatever you Emdo

I will be Cright here Dwaiting for Gyou

Whatever it Dtakes

Or how my heart Embreaks

Goes right into the bridge on the last chord

I will be Cright here Dwaiting for Am7you

Am7I wonder G/Bhow we can surCvive this romance

Am7But in the G/Bend if I’m with Cyou

I’ll take the D11chance

Solo if appropriate on chorus chords

EmOh, can’t you Am7sus4see it baby

EmYou’ve got me Am7sus4goin’ cD11razy

GWherever you Dgo

Whatever you Emdo

I will be Cright here Dwaiting for Gyou

Whatever it Dtakes

Or how my heart Embreaks

I will be Cright here Dwaiting for Gyou

GDEmC→ DWaiting for

GYou DEmDG

Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl (1980)

Originally in D, I play in A capo 3... highest note that matters is the 5 (“*Jess*ie’s girl”)

A→ E→ F#mD→ E→ Ax2

Vox on the 1

AJessie Eis a F#mfriend DEA

Yeah I Aknow, he’s Ebeen a F#mgood friend of mineDEA

But Alately somEethin’s F#mchanged, it ain’t Dhard to Edefine A

Jessie’s Agot Ehimself a F#mgirl, and I Dwanna mEake her mineA

And she’s Awatchin’ hEim F#mwith those Deyes EA

And she’s Alovin’ him Ewith that bF#mody, I Djust Eknow it A

And he’s hAoldin’ Eher iF#mn his arms, Dlate lEate at Anight

EY’know, I wish that I had

EJessiAe’s girl AAE→ F#m→ F#m→ E→ F#m

I wish that I had EJessiAe’s girl AAE→ F#m→ F#m→ E→ F#mE

DWhere cEan I Afind a F#mwoman like Ethat?

I’ll play aAlong with Ethe charaF#mde DEA

There doesn’t sAeem to Ebe a F#mreason to Dchange EA

Y’know I Afeel soEdF#mirty when they Dstart Etalkin’ Acute

I wanna Atell her Ethat I F#mlove her but the Dpoint is Eprob’ly Amoot

‘Cause she’s Awatchin’ hEim F#mwith those Deyes EA

And she’s Alovin’ him Ewith that bF#mody, I Djust Eknow it A

And he’s hAoldin’ Eher iF#mn his arms, Dlate lEate at Anight

E Y’know, I wish that I had

EJessiAe’s girl AAE→ F#m→ F#m→ E→ F#m

I wish that I had EJessiAe’s girl AAE→ F#m→ F#m→ E→ F#m→ E

DWhere cEan I Afind a F#mwoman like Ethat?

Like EJessiAe’s girl AAE→ F#m→ F#m→ E→ F#m

I wish that I had EJessiAe’s girl AAE→ F#m→ F#m→ E→ F#m→ E

DWhere cEan I Afind a Dwoman EA

DWhere cEan I Afind a F#mwoman like Ethat?

DA/DE/DE/D

DAnd I’m A/Dlookin’ in the E/Dmirror all the time

DWond’rin’ wA/Dhat she don’t sE/Dee in me

DYeah I’ve been fuA/Dnny I’ve been cE/Dool with the lines

DAin’t that the wA/Day love’s suppoEsed to be?

Quirky key change, fine to skip this

C#→ F#F#F#C#→ D#m→ C#→ D#m→ C#x4

Tell me, Dwhere cEan I Afind a F#mwoman like Ethat?

Solo on verse chords

A→ E→ F#mD→ E→ Ax4

EY’know, I wish that I had

EJessiAe’s girl AAE→ F#m→ F#m→ E→ F#m

I wish that I had EJessiAe’s girl AAE→ F#m→ F#m→ E→ F#mE

I want EJessiAe’s girl AAE→ F#m→ F#m→ E→ F#m

DWhere cEan I Afind a F#mwoman like Ethat?

Like EJessiAe’s girl AAE→ F#m→ F#m→ E→ F#m

I wish that I had EJessiAe’s girl AAE→ F#m→ F#m→ E→ F#mE

I want, I want EJessiAe’s girl AAE→ F#m→ F#m→ E→ F#m

Outro

EAAEF#mEDA

Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love (1985)

All the I’s are pretty much I5, mix in some 7#9’s too

Intro

AAGGDDAA

Vox roughly 4 1 b3 on “lights are on”

The lights are oAn, but you’re not Ahome

Your Gmind, is not your Gown

Your heart Dsweats, your body Dshakes

Another Akiss, is what it Atakes

You can’t Asleep, you can’t Aeat

There’s no Gdoubt, you’re in dGeep

Your throat is Dtight, you can’t brDeathe

Another Akiss, is all you Aneed

Whoa, F#myou like to think that you’re imDmune to the stuff, oh Ayeah

It’s F#mcloser to the truth to say you, Dcan’t get enough

You know you’re Dgonna have to face it you’re addicted to love

You see the sAigns, but you can’t Aread

You’re running Gat a different Gspeed

Your heart Dbeats, in double tDime

Another Akiss and you’ll be Amine

A one-track Amind, you can’t be sAaved

ObliviGon, is all you craGve

If there’s Dsome, left for Dyou

You don’tAmind, if you dAo

Whoa, F#myou like to think that you’re imDmune to the stuff, oh Ayeah

It’s F#mcloser to the truth to say you, Dcan’t get enough

You know you’re Dgonna have to face it you’re addicted to love

AMight as well face it, you’re addicted to love

GMight as well face it, you’re addicted to love

DMight as well face it, you’re addicted to love

AMight as well face it, you’re addicted to love

Hard stop on “might”

AMight as well face it, you’re addicted to love

Solo

AAGGDDAA

The lights are oAn, but you’re not Ahome

Your Gwill, is not your Gown

Your heart Dsweats, your teeth grDind

Another Akiss and you’ll be Amine

Whoa, F#myou like to think that you’re imDmune to the stuff, oh Ayeah

It’s F#mcloser to the truth to say you, Dcan’t get enough

You know you’re Dgonna have to face it you’re addicted to love

AMight as well face it, you’re addicted to love

GMight as well face it, you’re addicted to love

DMight as well face it, you’re addicted to love

Hard stop on “might”

AMight as well face it, you’re addicted to love

Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistible (1988)

Originally in E, I play in A

AADE

How Acan it be permissable?D

She Acompromise my principles, yeah-Dyeah

That Akind of love is mythical D

She’s Aanything but typical D

She’s a Ecraze, you ought to know it, she’s a powerful force

You’re oDbliged to conform when there’s Cno other course

She Eused to look good to meCbut now I find her

Simply irreAsistible D

Hard stop on the V

Simply irreAsistible DE

Her Aloving is so powerful, huh D

It’s Asimply unavoidable, mmm oh oDh

The Atrend is irreversible D

The Awoman is invincible D

She’s a Enatural law and she leaves me in awe

She deDserves the applause, I suCrrender because

She Eused to look good to meCbut now I find her

Simply irreAsistible D

Simply irreAsistible (she’s so fine, there’s no telling where the Dmoney went)

Simply irreAsistible (she’s all mine, there’s no other way to Dgo)

Instruments out

AShe’s unavoidable, I’m back against the wall

She gives me feelings that I’ve never felt before

I’m breaking promises, she’s breaking every law

She used to look good to me, now I find her

Simply irreAsistible (she’s so fine, there’s no telling where the Dmoney went)

Simply irreAsistible (she’s all mine, there’s no other way to Dgo)

Oh Goh!

Solo, skip acoustic

CA#CA#

CA#G#F#E

Her Amethods are inscrutable D

The prAoof is irrefutable, Dmmm mmm ooh ooh ooh

She’s Aso completely kissable, huh D

Our Alives are indivisible, whoah Dyeah

She’s a Ecraze, you ought to know it, she’s a powerful force

You’re oDbliged to conform when there’s Cno other course

Well she Eused to look good to meCbut now I find her

Simply irreAsistible (she’s so fine, there’s no telling where the Dmoney went)

Simply irreAsistible (she’s all mine, there’s no other way to Dgo)

Simply irreAsistible (she’s so fine, there’s no telling where the Dmoney went)

Simply irreAsistible (she’s all mine, there’s no other way to Dgo)

Simply irreAsistible

Robert Plant - Ship of Fools (1988)

Originally in G, I play in E

Intro

C#m7

C#mEAE/G#

C#mEF#mB

C#mOn waves of lEove my heart is Abreaking G#m

And sC#mtranger still my sEelf-control

I cF#man’t rely on Banymore

C#mNew tides surprEise my world it’s Achanging G#m

WithiC#mn this frame an oEcean swells

BehF#mind this smile I kBnow it well

F#m→ F#sus2→ F#m

C#mBeneath a loEver’s moon I’m Awaiting G#m

I aC#mm the pilot oEf the storm

AdrF#mift in pleasure BI may drown

C#mI built this sEhip it is my Amaking G#m

And fC#murthermore my sEelf-control

I cF#man’t rely on Banymore

F#mI know Ewhy B

F#mI know wEhy B

ECrazy on a sC#mhip of foBols

Aadd9Crazy on a ship of Efools

C#mTurn this bEoat around

C#mBack to my lEoving ground

AOh no, oh noG#m7

C#mEAE/G#

C#mEF#mB

C#mWho claims that Eno man is an Aisland G#m

While C#mI’ll up in Ejeopardy

More dF#mistant from you bBy degrees

C#mI walk this Eshore in isolAation G#m

And aC#mt my feet etEernity

F#mDraws ever sweeter Bplans for me

F#mI know Ewhy B

F#mI know wEhy B

ECrazy on a sC#mhip of foBols, aw

Aadd9Crazy on a ship of Efools

C#mTurn this bEoat around

C#mBack to my lEoving ground

AOh no, oh noG#m7, ship of foolsF#sus2

C#mEAE/G#C#mEF#mBx4

C#mTurn this bEoat around

C#mBack to my lEoving ground

AOooh, noG#m7

ECrazy on C#ma ship of foBols

Oh Aadd9crazy on a ship of Efools

C#mTurn this bEoat around

C#mBack to my lEoving ground

AOh no, oh noG#m7, ship of foolsC#m7

Rod Stewart - Forever Young (1988)

Originally in A, I play in A

ADsus2AA

Vox on the 4

May the Agood lord be with you down Dsus2every road you Aroam

And may Asunshine and happiness surrDsus2ound you when you’re far from Ahome

And may you Agrow to be proud, Dsus2dignified, and Atrue

And Ado unto others as Dsus2you’d have done to Ayou

Be couBmrageous and be Dsus2brave

And in my F#mheart you’ll always Dsus2stay

Forever Ayoung, forever Dsus2/Ayoung

Forever Ayoung, forever Ayoung

May good Afortune be with you, may your Dsus2guiding light be Astrong

Build a Astairway to heaven with a Dprince or a vagaAbond

And may you Bmnever love in Dsus2vain

And in my F#mheart you will reDmain

Forever Ayoung, forever Dsus2/Ayoung

Forever Ayoung, forever Ayoung

BmForDever Ayoung

Solo

EEDA

EEDE

And when you Afinally fly away I’ll be Dsus2hoping that I served you Awell

For all the Awisdom of a lifetime, Dsus2no one can ever Atell

But whatBmever road you Dsus2choose

I’m right beF#mhind you, win or Dlose

Forever Ayoung, forever Dsus2/Ayoung

Forever Ayoung, forever Ayoung

BmForDever Ayoung

BmFor, Dforever Ayoung

BmForDever Ayoung

Roxette - It Must Have Been Love (1987)

Originally in C, with a key change to F, I play in C capo 3 with no key change.

Intro

It mCust have been love, but it’s Fover now

Lay a whCisper on my pillow, leave the Fwinter on the Gground

I wake up Clonely, this air of Fsilence in the bDmedroom and all aGround

Touch me Amnow, I close my Ceyes and dream Faway G

It must have been lCove, but it’s over nFow

It must have been gDmood, but I Amlost it somehGow

It must have been lCove but it’s over nFow

From the moment we tDmouched, till the Amtime had run oGut

Make beClieving we’re together, that I’m Fsheltered by your hGeart

But in and Coutside I’ve turned to Fwater, like a Dmteardrop in your pGalm

And it’s a Amhard winter’s Cday, I dream Faway G

It must have been lCove, but it’s over nFow

It was all that I wDmanted, now I’m lAmiving withGout

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “now”

It must have been lCove but it’s over nGmow

Vox stay on the 1 of the previous chord (5 of the new chord)

It’s where the Cwater flows, it’s where the Bbwind blows

Skipping a solo here

BbG

It must have been lCove, but it’s over nFow

It must have been gDmood, but I Amlost it somehGow

It must have been lCove but it’s over nFow

From the moment we Dmtouched, till the Amtime had run Gout

Yeah, it must have been lCove, but it’s over nFow

It was all that I wDmanted, now I’m Amliving withGout

It must have been lCove, but it’s over nGmow

It’s where the Cwater flows, it’s where the Bbwind blows

WhoaChoa (it must have been love)

(But it’s Fover now) (but it’s over nDmow) NooAmooooFow

WhoaChoa (it must have been love)

(But it’s Fover now) (but it’s over nDmow) NooAmooooFow

Roxette - The Look (1988)

Intro

AWalking like a man, hitting like a hammer

She’s a Gjuvenile scam, never was a quitter

DTasty like a raindrop, she’s got the Alook

AHeavenly bound, ‘cause heaven’s got a number

When she’s Gspinning me around, kissing is a color

Her Dloving is a wild dog, she’s got the Alook

She’s got the Alook (she’s got the look)

What in the Cworld can make a Gbrown-eyed girl turn Ablue

When everytChing I’ll ever Gdo I do for Ayou

And I go Fla la la la Gla she’s got the Alook

AFire in the ice, naked to the T-bone

Is a Glover’s disguise, banging on the head drum

DShaking like a mad bull, she’s got the Alook

ASwaying to the band, moving like a hammer

She’s a Gmiracle man, loving is the ocean

DKissing is the wet sand, she’s got the Alook

She’s got the Alook (she’s got the look)

What in the Cworld can make a Gbrown-eyed girl turn Ablue

When everytChing I’ll ever Gdo I do for Ayou

And I go Fla la la la Gla she’s got the Alook

Solo

EAEAEAEA

G→ DAA

Let ring, spoken

AWalking like a man, hitting like a hammer

She’s a Gjuvenile scam, Dnever was a quitter

ATasty like a raindrop, she’s got the Glook D

And she goes Ana na na na na, na

Na na na na na na na Gna na na na, na na na na na na na

DNa na na na na na, she’s got the Alook

She’s got the Alook (she’s got the look)

What in the Cworld can make a Gbrown-eyed girl turn Ablue

When everytChing I’ll ever Gdo I do for Ayou

And I go Fla la la la Gla she’s got the Alook

What in the Cworld can Gmake you so Ablue

When everytChing I’ll ever Gdo I do for Ayou

Hard stop on the V

And I go Fla la la la Gla

ANa na na na na, na

Na na na na na na na Gna na na na, na na na na na na na

DNa na na na na na, she’s got the Alook

And she goes Ana na na na na, na

Na na na na na na na Gna na na na, na na na na na na na

DNa na na na na na, she’s got the Alook

Roy Orbison - You Got It (1989)

Originally in A, I play in G

Highest note that matters is the 6 (“anything at *all*”)

Intro

GF→ Cx2

GEvery time I look inFto your Cloving Geyes FC

GI see a love that Fmoney Cjust can’t Dbuy F

One Glook from Emyou, I Bmdrift aDway

I Gpray that Emyou are Bmhere to Dstay

GAnyB7thing you Emwant, you goCt it

GAnyB7thing you Emneed, you goCt it

GAnyB7thing at Emall, you Cgot it

G/DBabyD

GEvery time I hold you FI begin to CunderGstand FC

GEverything about you Ftells me CI’m your Dman F

I liGve my Emlife to Bmbe with Dyou

No Gone can Emdo the Bmthings you Ddo

GAnyB7thing you Emwant, you goCt it

GAnyB7thing you Emneed, you goCt it

GAnyB7thing at Emall, you Cgot it

G/DBabyD

Bridge

DAnything you want (you got it)

DAnything you need (you got it)

DAnything at all

Instrumental break on chorus chords

GB7EmC

G/DD

I’m Gglad to Emgive my Bmlove to Dyou

Big triplets on “do”

I Gknow you Emfeel the Bmway I Ddo

GAnyB7thing you Emwant, you goCt it

GAnyB7thing you Emneed, you goCt it

GAnyB7thing at Emall, you Cgot it

G/DBabyD

GAnyB7thing you Emwant, you goCt it

GAnyB7thing you Emneed, you goCt it

GAnyB7thing at Emall, you Cgot it

G/DBabyD

DAnything at all (you got it)

DBa...by (you got it)

You Ggot it

Rush - Limelight (1981)

Originally in B, I play in E

Highest note that matters is the 1 (“the underlying theme” in the last chorus)

Intro, approximated as chords

EE→ D

EDA

Vox on the 3

ELiving on a C#mlighted stage

ApBproaches the unAreal

For Bthose who think and Afeel

In Etouch with some C#mreality

BeByond the gilded Ecage

EDA

ECast in this unC#mlikely role

BIll-equipped to Aact

With Binsufficient Atact

EOne must put up C#mbarriers

To Bkeep oneself inEtact

EDA

C#mLiving in the Alimelight

The Buniversal C#mdream

For Athose who wish to Bseem C#m

AThose who wish to Bbe

Must C#mput aside the Aalienation

BGet on with the C#mfascination

The Areal relation

The Bunderlying thC#meme

C#mAB

EDA

ELiving in a C#mfisheye lens

Caught Bin the camera Aeye

I Bhave no heart to Alie

I Ecan’t pretend a C#mstranger

Is a Blong-awaited Efriend

EDA

EAll the world’s inC#mdeed a stage

And Bwe are merely pAlayers

PerBformers and portArayers

EEach another’s C#maudience

OutBside the gilded Ecage

EDA

C#mLiving in the Alimelight

The Buniversal C#mdream

For Athose who wish to Bseem C#m

AThose who wish to Bbe

Must C#mput aside the Aalienation

BGet on with the C#mfascination

The Areal relation

The Bunderlying thC#meme

Solo

C#mABC#mx8

C#mLiving in the Alimelight

The Buniversal C#mdream

For Athose who wish to Bseem C#m

AThose who wish to Bbe

Must C#mput aside the Aalienation

BGet on with the C#mfascination

The Areal relation

The Bunderlying thC#meme

The Areal relation

The Bunderlying thC#meme

ABC#mx3

Rush - The Spirit of Radio (1980)

Originally in E, I play in A

Intro riff is mostly... but probably skip this acoustic

ADx4

Let ring

AEsus4C#mDD→ E

AEsus4C#mDF#m→ E

Vox on the 3

BegAin the day with a frEsus4iendly voice, a comC#mpanion unobtrDusive D→ E

PlAays that song that’s Esus4so elusive, and the C#mmagic music makes your mDorning mood D→ E

AEsus4C#mDF#m→ E

OAff on your way, hit the Esus4open road, there is C#mmagic at your fDingers D→ E

FAor the Spirit eEsus4ver lingers, undeC#mmanding contact in your hDappy sDolitEude

AEsus4C#mDD→ E

InvAisible airwaves crG/Backle with life

BA/C#right antenna bG/Bristle with the energyA

EmAotional feedback on G/Btimeless wavelength

A/C#Bearing a gift beyond G/Bprice, almost frAee

AAll this machinery mEsus4aking modern music, can sC#mtill be open-heDarted D→ E

NAot so coldly charted, it’s rEsus4eally just a question, of your C#mhonesty, yeah, your hDonesty D→ E

OAne likes to beEsus4lieve in the freedom of mC#music DD→ E

But glAittering prizes and Esus4endless compromises, sC#mhatter the illusion of intDegrity D→ E

AEC#mDD→ E

InvAisible airwaves crG/Backle with life

BA/C#right antenna bG/Bristle with the energyA

EmAotional feedback on G/Btimeless wavelength

A/C#Bearing a gift beyond G/Bprice, almost frAee

AG/BA/C#G/B

AEsus4C#mDD→ E

Intro riff

AADx2

Reggae beat

AADE

Vox down to the low 1 in the original key, in A just stay around the same 1 you’ve been around

For the Awords of the prophets were Dwritten on the Estudio wall, ADconcert haEll

AADx2

AADE

And eAchoes with the sDound, Eof sAalesmeDn, of sAalesmen, Dof sAalesmen

Solo

ADx8

Scandal - Goodbye To You (1982)

Originally in A; I play in G capo 6 (C#) or in D

GGGG

GCEmD

GThose times I Cwaited for you Emseem so long aDgo

GI wanted you Cfar too much to Emever let you Dgo

CYou know you never got by DI feel it too

CAnd I guess I Dnever could stand to lose

CIt’s such a pity to Dsay

Goodbye to you, GCgoodbye to Emyou D

GHow could I have lCoved someone like the Emone I see in Dyou

GI remember the goCod times baby now, Emand the bad times Dtoo

CThese last few Dweeks of holding on

CThe days are dDull, the nights are long

CGuess it’s better to sDay

Goodbye to you, GCgoodbye to Emyou D

Bridge

Em‘Cause baby it’s Cover now, Emno need to Ctalk about it

EmIt’s not the Csame Emmy love for Cyou’s just not the Emsame

EmAnd my Bheart, and my Cheart, and my Dheart can’t stand the strain

EmAnd my Blove, and my Clove, and my Dlove won’t stand the pain

EmAnd my Bheart, and my Cheart, and my Dheart can’t stand the strain

EmAnd my Blove, and my Clove, and my Dlove...

Solo

EmBCDx3

Triplets on the last chord

EmBCCDD

Goodbye to you, GCgoodbye to Emyou D

GHow could I have lCoved someone like the Emone I see in Dyou

GI remember the goCod times baby now, Emand the bad times Dtoo

CThese last few Dweeks of holding on

CThe days are dDull, the nights are long

CGuess it’s better to sDay

Goodbye to you, GCgoodbye to Emyou D

Goodbye to you, GCgoodbye to Emyou, oh Dwho-o-o-o-o-o-o-o

GCEmD

Goodbye Gbaby, Cso long Emdarling D

Goodbye to you, GCgoodbye to Emyou, Dwho-o-o-o-o-o-o-o

GCEmD

Bye bye Gbaby, Cso long Emdarling D

Fade on chorus

Scandal - The Warrior (1984)

Originally in D, I play in D capo 3

Intro

DGABmx 4, with oh’s

AYou run, run, Bmrun away

AIt’s your heart that yoGu betray

AFeeding on your hBmungry eyes

AI bet you’re not so cGivilized

AWell, isn’t love pBmrimitive

AA wild gift that you waGnna give

ABreak out of captiBmvity

And fGollow me stereo jungle child

AGLove is the kill, your heart’s still Awild

ShDooting at the wGalls of hAeartache, Bmbang, bang

DI aGm the Awarrior Bm

DWell GI am the Awarrior Bm

And hDeart to A/C#heart you’ll G/Bwin A

If you surDvive, Gthe wAarriBmor

DGThe wAarriBmor

AYou talk, talk, you tBmalk to me

AYour eyes touch me Gphysically

AStay with me, we’ll tBmake the night

AAs passion takes anGother bite

GGWhoa!

AWho’s the hunter, wBmho’s the game?

AI feel the beat, I cGall your name

AI hold you close in vBmictory

GI don’t wanna tame your animal style

AYou wGon’t be caged in the call of the Awild

ShDooting at the wGalls of hAeartache, Bmbang, bang

DI aGm the Awarrior Bm

DWell I aGm the Awarrior Bm

And hDeart to A/C#heart you’ll G/Bwin A

If you surDvive, Gthe wAarriBmor

DGThe wAarriBmor

Extra “I am the warrior”

DI Gam the wAarrioBmr

G→ A/Gx 4

Quiet-ish

DShooting at Gthe walls of heArtache Bm

With “shooting at the walls of heartache” in backing box

DGThe wAarriBmor

DI aGm the AwarrioBmr

And hDeart to A/C#heart you’ll G/Bwin A

Loud again

If you surDvive, GAwarriBmor

DGThe wAarriBmor

ShDooting at the Gwalls of hAeartache, Bmbang, bang

DI aGm the Awarrior Bm

DYes GI am the Awarrior Bm

And DvictoA/C#ry is G/Bmine A

Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) (1985)

If I’m not feeling up to the E on the initial “hey”, I’ll do a B instead.

I prefer to keep it in the original key so I can go up an octave on “rain keeps falling”.

DEmHey, hey, hey ,hey

DEmOoCooDhhh...

DEm

DEmCD

EWon’t you comeDsee about me?

AI’ll be alone, Ddancing you know it baby

ETell me your Dtroubles and doubts

AGiving me everything Dinside and out and

ELove’s strange so Dreal in the dark

AThink of the tender things Dthat we were working on

ESlow change Dmay pull us apart

AWhen the light gets Dinto your heart, baby

EDon’t you Dforget about Ame

DDon’t don’t don’t don’t

EDon’t you Dforget about Ame

Vox on 3 5 of the chord on “will you”

CWill you stand above me?

GLook my way, never love me

DRain keeps falling, rain keeps falling

ADown, down, down

CWill you recognize me?

GCall my name or walk on by

DRain keeps falling, rain keeps falling

ADown, down, down, down

DEmHey, hey, hey ,hey

DEmOoCooDhhh...

DEm

DEmCD

EDon’t you try to Dpretend

AIt’s my feeling Dwe’ll win in the end

EI won’t harm you orDtouch your defenses

AVanity and Dsecurity

EDon’t you forget Dabout me

AI’ll be alone, Ddancing you know it baby

EGoing to Dtake you apart

AI’ll put us back together Dat heart, baby

EDon’t you Dforget about Ame

DDon’t don’t don’t don’t

EDon’t you Dforget about Ame D

As you walk on Eby D

Will you call my Aname? D

As you walk on Eby D

Will you call my Aname? D

When you walk aEway

Super-quiet part...

EDAD

Or will you walk Eaway? DAD

Will you walk on Eby? DAD

EWill you all my Dname? AD

I say

ELa la la...DAD

Skid Row - 18 and Life (1989)

Originally in a totally ridiculous C#m, I play in Em capo 1.

EmDEmDEmDCD

EmRicky was a Dyoung boy, Emhe had a heDart of stone

EmLived nine to fiDve and he worked his fCsus2ingers to the boneDsus4

EmJust barely Dout of school, Emcame from the Dedge of town

EmFought like a swiDtchblade so no Csus2one could take him downDsus4

CHe had no money, no, Amno good at home

BWalked the streets a soldier and he

CFought the world alDone and now it’s

EmEighteen and Clife, you got it

GEighteen and Dlife, you know

EmYour crime is Ctime

And it’s Geighteen and Dlife to go

EmEighteen and Clife, you got it

GEighteen and Dlife, you know

EmYour crime is Ctime

And it’s Geighteen and Dlife to go

EmDEmDEmDCD

EmTequila Din his heartbeat, Emhis veins burned Dgasoline

EmIt kept his mDotor running, Csus2but it never Dsus4kept him clean

EmThey said he lDoved adventure, EmRicky’s the wDild one

EmHe married tDrouble, had a cCsus2ourtship with a gDsus4un

CBang, bang, shoot ‘em up, the Amparty never ends

BYou can’t think of dying when the Cbottle’s your best Dfriend

And now it’s

EmEighteen and Clife, you got it

GEighteen and Dlife, you know

EmYour crime is Ctime

And it’s Geighteen and Dlife to go

EmEighteen and Clife, you got it

GEighteen and Dlife, you know

EmYour crime is Ctime

And it’s Geighteen and Dlife to go

GAccidents will happen, they aDll heard Ricky say

He fCired his six shot to the wind, that Dchild blew a child away

Solo over chorus chords if appropriate, else just

play a half-chorus of chords, i.e.:

EmCGDx 2

EmEighteen and Clife, you got it

GEighteen and Dlife, you know

EmYour crime is Ctime

And it’s Geighteen and Dlife to go

EmEighteen and Clife, you got it

GEighteen and Dlife, you know

EmYour crime is Ctime

And it’s Geighteen and Dlife to go

EmDEmDEmDCDEm

Skid Row - I Remember You (1989)

Originally in G, I play in G capo 5

GCadd9GCadd9

GWoke up to the sound of Cadd9pouring rain

GThe wind would whisper and I’d thCadd9ink of you

GAnd all the tears you cried, that caCadd9lled my name

DAnd when you needed me Cadd9I came through

GI paint a picture of the dCadd9ays gone by

GWhen love went blind and you would mCadd9ake me see

GI’d stare a lifetime iCadd9nto your eyes

DSo that I knew you were thCadd9ere for me

DTime after time you were thCadd9ere for me

GRemember yesterday,Dwalking hand in hand

EmLove letters in the sand, Cadd9I remember yGou

Through the sleepless nightsDand every endless day

EmI wanna hear you say

Cadd9I remDember yGouCadd9GCadd9

GWe spent the summer with the tCadd9op rolled down

GWished ever after would Cadd9be like this

GYou said I love you babe, withCadd9out a sound

DI said I’d give my life for jCadd9ust one kiss

DI’d live for your smile and dCadd9ie for your kiss

GRemember yesterday,Dwalking hand in hand

EmLove letters in the sand, Cadd9I remember yGou

Through the sleepless nightsDand every endless day

EmI wanna hear you say

Cadd9I remember yGou

Bridge

AmWe’ve had our share of hard times

EmBut that’s the price we paid

AmAnd through it all we kept the Dpromise that we made

I swear you’ll never be lonely

GCadd9GCadd9

GWoke up to the sound of Cadd9pouring rain

GWashed away a drCadd9eam of you

GBut nothing else could ever tCadd9ake you away

D‘Cause you’ll always be my drCadd9eam come true

DOh my darling, Cadd9I love you

GRemember yesterday,Dwalking hand in hand

EmLove letters in the sand, Cadd9I remember yGou

Through the sleepless nightsDand every endless day

EmI wanna hear you say

Cadd9I remember yGou

GRemember yesterday,Dwalking hand in hand

EmLove letters in the sand, Cadd9I remember yGou

Through the sleepless nightsDand every endless day

EmI wanna hear you say

Cadd9I remember, Cadd9I remember yGou

GYDeaahhh, Emoh, Cwhoa, yea

GDEmC

GCadd9GCadd9G

Skid Row - Youth Gone Wild (1989)

Originally in Gm, I play in Am

Intro (do something like this)

AmG→ Am

G→ F

G→ Am

AmSince I was born they couldn’t hold me down

FAnother misfit kid, another burned-out town

AmI never played by the rules I never really cared

FMy nasty reputation takes me everywhere

GWell I look and see it’s not only meAm

GSo many others have stood where I stand

FWe are the young (hey!) so Eraise your hands

AmThey call us Gproblem Amchild

We spend our Glives on Ftrial

We walk an Gendless Fmile

We are the Gyouth gone Amwild

We stand and Gwe won’t Amfall

We’re one and Gone for Fall

The writing’s Gon the Fwall

We are the Gyouth gone Amwild

AmA boss screamin’ in my ear about who I’m supposed to be

FGet a three-piece Wall Street smile and son you’ll look just like me

AmI said hey man, there’s something you oughta know

I tell ya PFark Avenue leads to Skid Row

GWell I look and see it’s not only meAm

GWe’re standin’ tall, ain’t never a doubt

FWe are the young (hey!) so Eshout it out

AmThey call us Gproblem Amchild

We spend our Glives on Ftrial

We walk an Gendless Fmile

We are the Gyouth gone Amwild

We stand and Gwe won’t Amfall

We’re one and Gone for Fall

The writing’s Gon the Fwall

We are the Gyouth gone Amwild

Let me hear you wail!

Solo

BmGBmGE

Band out, drums only

AmThey call us Gproblem Amchild

We spend our Glives on Ftrial

We walk an Gendless Fmile

We are the Gyouth gone Amwild

We stand and Gwe won’t Amfall

We’re one and Gone for Fall

The writing’s Gon the Fwall

We are the Gyouth gone Amwild

AmWhoa oh oh Goh oh Amoh

Whoa oh oh Goh oh Foh

We are the Gyouth gone Amwild

AmWhoa oh oh Goh oh Amoh

Whoa oh oh Goh oh Foh

We are the Gyouth gone Amwild

Yeah ah ah Gah ah Amah

Yeah ah ah Gah ah Fah

We are the Gyouth gone Amwild

AmWhoa oh oh Goh oh Amoh

Whoa oh oh Goh oh Foh

We are the Gyouth gone Amwild

Slade - Run Runaway (1984)

Originally in A, I play in E, highest note is the 1 (“*dreaming* in black and white”)

Sweet Jane pattern

EB→ AB→

EB→ AOh now

EB→ A/C#B→

EB→ E/G#→ B/F#→ E

EB→ A/C#B→

EB→ E/G#→ B/F#→ E

EI like black and Bwhite, Adreaming black and whiteB

EYou like black and Bwhite Arun BrunaEway

ESee chamelBeon, Alying there in tBhe sun

EAll things to everyoneBArun BrunaEway hey

EB→ A/C#B→

EB→ E/G#→ B/F#→ E

EIf you’re in the Bswing, Amoney ain’t everBything

EIf you’re in the Bswing, Arun BrunaEway

ESee chamelBeon, Alying there in tBhe sun

EAll things to everyoneBArun BrunaEway hey

AE→ DE→ AE→ D→ E→ A

EIf you got a Bcrush, Adon’t beat about Bthe bush

EWhen I’ve got a Bcrush, Arun BrunaEway

ESee chamelBeon, Alying there in tBhe sun

EAll things to everyoneBArun BrunaEway, whoa

AE→ DE→ AE→ D→ E→ A

Switch to a swing (with bagpipes)

AWhoa yeah

EB→ E/G#A→ E→ B→ E

AE-→ A/C#D→ A→ E→ A

Back to straight time, intro riff

EB→ AB→

EOh now can’t you Bwait, Alove don’t come on a pBlate

EOh now can’t you Bwait, Arun BrunaEway

ESee the chamelBeon, Alying there in tBhe sun

EAll things to everyoneBArun BrunaEway, whoa

AE→ DE→ AE→ D→ E→ A

AE→ DE→ AE→ DRun, ErunaAway

DRun, ErunaAway

EB→ AB→

Squeeze - Tempted (1981)

Originally in B, I play in A

Intro

AA/GD7/F#D7x 2

I bought a Atoothbrush, some A/G#toothpaste

A F#mflannel for my F#m7face

B7/D#Pajamas, a hairbrush, new Dm7shoes, and a case

I Am7said to my reflection, let’s get oEm7ut of this play-ee-aF/Gy-ace → G→ C

Past the D7church and the steeple, the Flaundry on the hill

ABillboards and the buildings, G/Dmemories of it Gaug/D#still

Keep Am7calling

And Dcalling, but forAmget it all, F7I know I Dwill D/C

ATempted by the A/Gfruit of aD7/F#nother D7

ATempted, but the A/Gtruth is disD7/F#covered D7

What’s been gB7oing on

And now that Bm7/Eyou have gone there’s no AotherA/G

D7/F#Tempted by the D7fruit of anAotherA/G

D7/F#Tempted, but the D7truth is disBmcovered

Dm→ Dsus2→ Dm→ Dsus4→ Dm→ Dsus2→ Dm

I’m at the Acar park, the A/G#airport

The F#mbaggage caroF#m7usel

The B7/D#people keep on crowding, me Dm7wishing I was well

I Am7said it’s no occasion, it’s no stEm7ory I can tell F/G→ G→ C

At my D7bedside, empty pocket, a Ffoot without a sock

Your Abody gets much closer, I G/Dfumble for the Gaug/D#clock

AlAm7armed by the seDduction

I Am7wish F7that it would sDtop D/C

ATempted by the A/Gfruit of aD7/F#nother D7

ATempted, but the A/Gtruth is disD7/F#covered D7

What’s been gB7oing on

And now that Bm7/Eyou have gone there’s no AotherA/G

D7/F#Tempted by the D7fruit of anAotherA/G

D7/F#Tempted, but the D7truth is disBmcovered

Dm→ Dsus2→ Dm→ Dsus4→ Dm→ Dsus2→ Dm

I bought a Anovel, some A/Gperfume, a F#mfortune all for F#m7you

B7/D#But it’s not my conscience that Dm7hates to be untrue

I Am7asked of my reflection, tell me, Em7what is there to do? F/G→ G→ C

ATempted by the A/Gfruit of aD7/F#nother D7

ATempted, but the A/Gtruth is disD7/F#covered D7

What’s been gB7oing on

Now that Bm7/Eyou have gone there’s no AotherA/G

D7/F#Tempted by the D7fruit of anAotherA/G

Hang the last chord for a bit

D7/F#Tempted, but the D7truth is disBmcovered

Huh! ATempted, by the A/Gfruit of anD7/F#other D7

ATempted, but the A/Gtruth is disD7/F#covered D7

ATempted by the A/Gfruit of anD7/F#otherD7

ATempted, but the A/Gtruth is disD7/F#coveredD7

Repeat to fade

Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now (1986)

Originally in F#, I play in G.

GEm7CDsus4→ Dx2

Vox on the 4

GLooking in your eyes I Emsee a paradise

This Cworld that I’ve found

Is too Dgood to be true

GStanding here beside you

EmWant so much to give you

This Clove in my heart that I’m Dfeeling for you

GLet ‘em say we’re crazy, EmI don’t care about that

CPut your hand in my hand baby Ddon’t ever look back

GLet the world around us Emjust fall apart

CBaby we can make it if we’re Fheart to heart D

And we can Gbuild this dream together

EmStanding strong forever

CNothing’s gonna stop us Dnow

And if this Gworld runs out of lovers

EmWe’ll still have each other

Hang the last chord

CNothing’s gonna stop us, Dnothing’s gonna stop us FnowD

GI’m so glad I found you

EmI’m not gonna lose you

CWhatever it takes I will Dstay here with you

GTake you to the good times

EmSee you through the bad times

CWhatever it takes is what I’m Dgonna do

GLet ‘em say we’re crazy, Emwhat do they know?

CPut your arms around me baby Ddon’t ever let go

GLet the world around us Emjust fall apart

CBaby we can make it if we’re Fheart to heart D

And we can Gbuild this dream together

EmStanding strong forever

CNothing’s gonna stop us Dnow

And if this Gworld runs out of lovers

EmWe’ll still have each other

No “now” at the end of this line

CNothing’s gonna stop us, Dnothing’s gonna stop us

GOoh, Bmall that I need is Cyou

AmAll that I ever Gneed

And Bmall that I want to Cdo

Original changes a half-step here, I do a whole step for playability

Is Amhold you forever, for Cever and ever, Dhey!

Solo on verse chords, up a half-step

AF#m7DEx2

And we can Abuild this dream together

F#mStanding strong forever

DNothing’s gonna stop us Enow

And if this Aworld runs out of lovers

F#mWe’ll still have each other

DNothing’s gonna stop us, Enothing’s gonna stop us

GNow A

Starship - We Built This City (1985)

Originally in F, I play in A capo 2 or 3

Vox are mostly on the 3

On guitar, play all the IVmaj9s as IVs or IVadd9s, the

maj7 is coming from the melody.

Vox on the major 7 of the chord on “built”

Start rubato

We Dmaj9built this city, we A/C#built this city on

ARock Bm7and A/C#roll

Dmaj9Built this city, we A/C#built this city on

C#m7Rock A/C#and Dmaj7roll

At tempo

ADA/C#BmADE/G#Ax2

Vox on the 5

ASay you don’t know me or D/Arecognize my face

In the low key, stay up on the same note on “that kind of place”

G/ASay you don’t care who E/Agoes to Athat kind of place

AKnee deep in the hoopla, sD/Ainking in your fight

G/AToo many E/Arunaways Aeating up the night

AE/G#

MarF#mconi plays the Dmaj7/F#mamba, A/Elisten to the radiE/G#o

This line is shorter than you think

Don’t you reAmemDadd9ber

We Abuilt this Dadd9city A/C#A/B

We Abuilt this Dadd9city on

ARock E/G#and F#mroll

We Dmaj9built this city, we A/C#built this city on

ARock Bm7and A/C#roll

Dmaj9Built this city, we A/C#built this city on

C#m7/ERock A/C#and Dmaj7roll

ADA/C#BmADE/G#Ax1

Female voice enters

ASomeone’s always playing D/Acorporation games

G/AWho cares they’re always E/Achanging Acorporation names

We just want to dance here, D/Asomeone stole the stage

G/AThey call us irreE/Asponsible, Awrite us off the page

AE/G#

MarF#mconi plays the Dmaj7/F#mamba, A/Elisten to the radiE/G#o

Don’t you reAmemDadd9ber

We Abuilt this Dadd9city A/C#A/B

We Abuilt this Dadd9city on

ARock E/G#and F#mroll

We Dmaj9built this city, we A/C#built this city on

ARock Bm7and A/C#roll

Dmaj9Built this city, we A/C#built this city on

C#m7/ERock A/C#and Dmaj7roll

Super-slow solo, I skip

Dmaj7E/DDmaj7E/D

Vox on the 2

It’s just aA/C#nother SD/Aunday AE/G#

In a tA/C#ired D/Aold street AE/G#

Police have A/C#got the D/Achoke hold AE/G#

A/C#D/ABut Awe just E/G#lost the Abeat

AWho counts the money D/Aunderneath the bar

G/AWho rides the wrecking E/Aball inAto our guitars

Don’t Atell us you need us ‘D/Acause we’re the ship of fools

G/ALooking for AE/America, Acrawling through your schools

AE/G#

MarF#mconi plays the Dmaj7/F#mamba, A/Elisten to the radiE/G#o

Don’t you reAmemDadd9ber

We Abuilt this Dadd9city A/C#A/B

We Abuilt this Dadd9city on

ARock E/G#and F#mroll

We Dmaj9built this city, we A/C#built this city on

ARock Bm7and A/C#roll

Dmaj9Built this city, we A/C#built this city on

C#m7Rock A/C#and Dmaj7roll

Dmaj9Built this city, we A/C#built this city on

ARock Bm7and A/C#roll

Dmaj9Built this city, we A/C#built this city on

C#m7/ERock A/C#and Dmaj7roll

Fade on the IVmaj7-ish

Steve Perry - Oh Sherrie (1984)

Originally in Dm, I play in Em capo 1

In Em, play that Dm/G as 3x323x

Intro, skip this line acoustic

GGD/GG

CC/BAm7D

Start here acoustic

GGD/GG

Dm/GC/GC/GG

A cappella, chords implied

You should’ve been Emgone

C/EKnowing hoD/Ew I madD/Ee you fEmeel

And I should’ve been Emgone

Piano enters

C/EAfter aD/Ell your wD/Eords of Emsteel

Band enters

COh I must’ve been a Dsus4dreamer D(must’ve been a dreamer, whoa)

CAnd I must’ve been Dsus4someone Delse (someone else)

CAnd we should’ve been Dsus4overD

GOh Sherrie, D/Gour Glove

Dm/GHolds C/Gon on, C/Gholds oGn

GOh Sherrie, D/Gour Glove

Dm/GHolds C/Gon on, C/Gholds oGn

But I want to let gEmo

C/EYou’ll go D/Eon hurtiD/En’ meEm

You’d be better off alonEme

If I’C/Em not whD/Eo you D/Ethought I’d Embe

CBut you know that there’s a fDsus4ever D(know that there’s a fever, whoa)

COh that you’ll never find nDsus4owhere eDlse (nowhere else)

Hard stop on “on and on”

CCan’t you feel it Dsus4burnin’ Don and on

GOh Sherrie, D/Gour Glove

Dm/GHolds C/Gon on, C/Gholds oGn

GOh Sherrie, D/Gour Glove

Dm/GHolds C/Gon on, C/Gholds oGn

Solo

GGD/GG

CCAmD

GGD/GG

Dm/GC/GC/GG

But I should’ve been Emgone

C/ELong agD/Eo, fD/Ear aEmway

And you should’ve been gEmone

C/ENow I knD/Eow just D/Ewhy you Emstay

GOh Sherrie, D/Gour Glove

Dm/GHolds C/Gon on, C/Gholds oGn

GOh Sherrie, D/Gour Glove

Dm/GHolds C/Gon on, C/Gholds oGn

GOh Sherrie, D/Gour Glove

Dm/GHolds C/Gon on, C/Gholds oGn

Outro solo

GGD/GG

Dm/GC/GC/GG

Repeat intro, piano only

GGD/GG

CC/BAm7D

GGD/GG

Dm/GC/GC/GG

Steve Winwood - Roll With It (1988)

Originally in G, I play in A capo 3, vox is a lot of 3 and b3

Intro

E7E7F#mG→ D7

AAAA

Vox on the 1 on “life”

When Alife is too much, roll with it baby

Don’t Astop and lose your touch, oh no baby

Hard times D7knocking on your door, I’ll tell them you ain’t there no more

AGet on through it, roll with it baby

LE7uck’ll come and then slip away

F#mYou’ve gotta move, bring it Gback to D7stay

You just Aroll with it baby, come on and just

RAoll with it baby, you and me

ARoll with it baby, hang on and just

ARoll with it baby, hey

The wAay that you love is good as money

I Aswear by stars above, sweet as honey

People D7think you’re down and out, you show them what it’s all about

AYou can make it, roll with it baby

E7When this world turns its back on you

F#mHang in and do that Gsweet thing you dD7o

You just Aroll with it baby, yeah yeah, you just

RAoll with it baby, come on and just

ARoll with it baby, you and me just

ARoll with it baby

Sax solo

F#mCEmA#G

ARoll with it baby, yeah yeah, you just

RAoll with it baby, you and me just

ARoll with it baby, come on and just

ARoll with it baby, hey

Now tAhere’ll be a day you’ll get there baby

You’ll Ahear the music play, you’ll dance baby

You’ll leave D7bad times way behind, nothing but good times on your mind

AYou can do it, roll with it baby

E7Then you’ll see life will be so nice

F#mIt’s just a step up to GparaD7dise

You just Aroll with it baby, yeah yeah, you just

RAoll with it baby, you and me just

ARoll with it baby, come on and just

ARoll with it baby, hey, come on

Fade with ad libs

Stevie Nicks and Don Henley - Leather and Lace (1981)

Originally in Eb, I play in A

AA/GDmaj7/F#Esus4

DA/C#Esus4Esus4

Stevie

AIs love so fA/Gragile Dmaj7/F#and the heart so Esus4hollow

DShatter with A/C#words imEsus4possible to follow

AYou’re saying I’m A/Gfragile, Dmaj7/F#I try not to Abe, I search

DOnly for A/C#something I can’t Esus4see

AI have my A/Gown life Dmaj7/F#and I’m Astronger than you

DKnow A/C#Esus4

ABut I carry this A/Gfeeling Dmaj7/F#when you walked inAto my house

DThat you won’t be A/C#walking out the Esus4door

AStill I carry this A/Gfeeling Dwhen you walked inAto my house

DThat you won’t be A/C#walking out the doEsus4or

DLovers forEever, Dface to Eface

DMy city your Emountains, Dstay with me Estay

DI need you to Elove me, IDneed you todEay

DGive to me your Eleather, take fDrom me my Esus4lace

Don

AYou in the A/Gmoonlight Dmaj7/F#with your Asleepy eyes

DCould you ever A/C#love a man like Esus4me

AAnd you were A/Gright Dmaj7/F#when I walked inAto your house

DI knew I’d A/C#never want to leEsus4ave

ASometimes I’m a A/Gstrong man, Dsometimes cold and Ascared and sometimes

DI cry A/C#Esus4

ABut that time I A/Gsaw you I Dmaj7/F#knew with you to Alight my nights

DSoA/C#mehow I’d get Esus4by

AFirst time I A/Gsaw you, I Dknew with you to Alight my nights

DSA/C#omehow I would get Esus4by

Both

DLovers forEever, Dface to Eface

DMy city your Emountains, Dstay with me Estay

Stevie only for the second half of the next two lines

DI need you to Elove me, IDneed you todEay

DGive to me your Eleather, take fDrom me my Esus4lace

Now both again

DLovers forEever, Dface to Eface

DMy city your Emountains, Dstay with me Estay

Stevie only for the second half of the next two lines

DI need you to Elove me, IDneed you todEay

DGive to me your Eleather, take fDrom me my Esus4lace

Take fDrom me, my Esus4lace

Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pride and Joy (1983)

Originally in Eb, I play in D

Intro

D7D7G7D7

A7G7D7A7

Well you’ve D7heard about love givin’ sight to the blind

D7My baby’s lovin’ cause the sun to shine

She’s my G7sweet little thing, she’s my D7pride and joy

She’s my A7sweet little baby, G7I’m her little lover boyD7A7

Yeah I D7love my baby, my heart and soul

D7Love like ours won’t never grow old

She’s my G7sweet little thing, she’s my D7pride and joy

She’s my A7sweet little baby, G7I’m her little lover boyD7A7

With hard stops

Yeah I D7love my lady, she’s D7long and lean

Band enters on “man”

D7You mess with her, you’ll see a D7man get mean

She’s my G7sweet little thing, she’s my D7pride and joy

She’s my A7sweet little baby, G7I’m her little lover boyD7A7

Solo

D7D7G7D7A7G7D7A7x2

With hard stops

Well I D7love my baby like the D7finest wine

D7Stick with her until the D7end of time

She’s my G7sweet little thing, she’s my D7pride and joy

She’s my A7sweet little baby, G7I’m her little lover boyD7A7

Yeah I D7love my baby, my heart and soul

D7Love like ours won’t never grow old

She’s my G7sweet little thing, she’s my D7pride and joy

She’s my A7sweet little baby, G7I’m her little lover boyD7A7

Solo

D7D7G7D7A7G7D7D7#9

Stevie Ray Vaughan - The House is Rockin (1989)

Originally in B, I play in A

Intro

Vox on the b3

Well, the Ahouse is a rockin’ don’t bother knockin’

When the Ahouse is a rockin’ don’t bother knockin’

If the Ehouse is a rockin’ don’t bother come on Ain

AKick off your shoes start losing the blues

AThis old house ain’t got nothing to lose

Seen it Dall for years, start spreading the Anews

We got Eroom on the floor, come on baby shake ‘em Aloose

Well, the Ahouse is a rockin’ don’t bother knockin’

When the Ahouse is a rockin’ don’t bother knockin’

When the Ehouse is a rockin’ don’t bother come on Ain

Solo on verse chords

AADAEAx2

Well, the Ahouse is a rockin’ don’t bother knockin’

Yeah the Ahouse is a rockin’ don’t bother knockin’

Yeah the Ehouse is a rockin’ don’t bother come on Ain

AWalkin’ up the street you can hear the sound

Of some bAad honky-tonkers really laying it down

You seen it aDll for years, you got nothin’ to loose

So get oEut on the floor, shimmy ‘til you shake ‘em loose

Well, the Ahouse is a rockin’ don’t bother knockin’

Well the Ahouse is a rockin’ don’t bother knockin’

Yeah the Ehouse is a rockin’ don’t bother come on Ain

I said the Ehouse is rockin’ don’t bother come on Ain A9

Stevie Wonder - I Just Called to Say I Love You (1984)

Originally in C#, I play in A

I probably don’t bother with the key change

Mix in lots of 5 in the bass on the 3 and 4 beats

AA/EAAmaj7/E

AA/EAA

The first Imaj7 is implied

No Amaj7New Year’s Aday, to Amaj7celeAbrate

No Amaj7chocolate Acovered candy hearts to give aBmway

BmM7No first of Bmspri-BmM7ing, no song to Bm7sing

BmM7In fact here’s Bmjust aBm7nother Esus4ordiEnary Aday

No Amaj7April rAain, no Amaj7flowers Abloom

No Amaj7wedding ASaturday within the month of BmJune

BmM7But what it BmiiiBmM7is, is something Bm7true

BmM7Made up of Bmthese three Bm7words that Esus4I must Esay to Ayou

I just Bmcalled to Esay I Alove you

I just Bmcalled to Esay how much I F#mcare

I just Bmcalled to Esay I F#mlove you

And I Bm7mean it from the Esus4bottom Eof my Aheart

No Amaj7summer’s Ahigh, no Amaj7warm JuAly

No Amaj7harvest Amoon to light one tender August Bmnight

BmM7No autumn BmbreBmM7eze, no falling Bm7leaves

BmM7Not even Bmtime for birds to Esus4fly to Esouthern Askies

No Amaj7Libra ASun, no Amaj7HalloAween

No Amaj7giving Athanks to all the Christmas joy you Bmbring

BmM7But what it BmiiiBmM7is, though old, so Bm7new

BmM7To fill your Bmheart like Bm7no three Esus4words could Eever Ado

I just Cmcalled to Fsay I A#love you

I just Cmcalled to Fsay how much I Gmcare, I do

I just Cmcalled to Fsay I Gmlove you

And I Cmmean it from the Fsus4bottom Fof my A#heart

I just C#mcalled to F#say I Blove you

I just C#mcalled to F#say how much I G#mcare

I just C#mcalled to F#say I G#mlove you

And I C#mmean it from the F#sus4bottom F#of my Bheart

GOf my Aheart, Aof my heBart

Stray Cats - Rock This Town (1981)

Originally between D and Db, I play in A capo 3

Intro

Well, my Ababy and me went out late Saturday night

I had my hair piled high and my baby just looked so E7right

Well, Apick you up at ten, gotta A7have you home at two

Vox up to the b7 of the chord

DMama don’t know what I D7got in store for you

But Athat’s all right ‘cause we’re E7looking as cool as can Abe

Well, we Afound a little place that really didn’t look half bad

I had a whiskey on the rocks and change of a dollar for the E7jukebox

Well, I Aput a quarter right inA7to that can

But Dall it played was D7disco, man

Come Aon, pretty baby, let’s E7get out of here right aAway

We’re gonna Arock this town, rock it inside out

We’re gonna rock this town, make ‘em scream and E7shout

Let’s Arock, rock, A7rock, man, rock

Hard stop on “rock”, back in on “rock”

We’re gonna Drock till we pop, we’re gonna D7rock till we drop

We’re gonna Arock this town, E7rock it inside Aout

Solo if appropriate on verse chords

Well, we’re Ahaving a ball just a-bopping on the big dance floor

Well, there’s a real square cat, he looks like 197E74

Hard stops on both “looks”

Well, you Alook at me once, you A7look at me twice

DLook at me again and there’s a-D7gonna be fight

We’re gonna Arock this town, we’re gonna E7rip this place aApart

We’re gonna Arock this town, rock it inside out

We’re gonna rock this town, make ‘em scream and E7shout

We’ll let’s Arock, rock, A7rock, man, rock

Hard stop on “rock”, back in on “rock”

We’re gonna Drock till we pop, we’re gonna D7rock till we drop

We’re gonna Arock this town, E7rock it inside Aout

Stray Cats - Stray Cat Strut (1981)

Originally in Cm, I play in Am capo 3

AmOoh, Gooh, Fooh, Eooh x4

Vox on the 1

AmBlack and orange Gstray cat Fsittin’ on a Efence

AmGFE

AmAin’t got Genough dough to Fpay the Erent

AmGFE

AmI’m flat Gbroke but FI don’t Ecare

Hard stop on “strut”

I Amstrut right by with my tail in the air

Vox on 1 1 3 of the key (A C in Am) on ‘stray cat strut’

DmStray cat Cstrut I’m a A#ladies A7cat

I’m a Dmfeline casaCnova hey A#man that’s A7that

Vox up to the root of the first chord, then follow

the descending root

Get a Dmshoe thrown Cat me from a A#mean old A7man

Hard stop on “get”, stay on the same note you were on for “man”

DmGet my dinner from a garbage can

Solo over verse chords

AmMeow GFE

AmYeah, don’t cross my path GFE

Hard stop on...

DmI don’t bother chasing mice aAmround

Whole line on the 5 of the chord (A if the chord is Dm)

I Dmslink down the alley looking for a fight

HB7owlin’ to the moonlight on a E7hot summer night

AmSingin’ the Gblues while the Flady cats Ecry

WAmild stray Gcat you’re a Freal gone Eguy

I Amwish I could Gbe as Fcare-free and Ewild

Hard stop on “got”, down to the low 1

But I Amgot cat class and I got cat style

Solo over verse chords

AmGFE

DmI don’t bother chasing mice aAmround

I Dmslink down the alley looking for a fight

HB7owlin’ to the moonlight on a E7hot summer night

AmSingin’ the Gblues while the Flady cats Ecry

WAmild stray Gcat you’re a Freal gone Eguy

I Amwish I could Gbe as Fcare-free and Ewild

Hard stop on “got”

But I Amgot cat class and I got cat style

AmGFEAm9

Styx - Mr. Roboto (1983)

Originally in D#m I play in Am capo 2

Highest note that matters is the 5 of the minor key (“*thank* you”)

Intro, rubato

DCDCDG/DBB

Quiet, vox on the low 1 of the chord

BDomo Arigato Mr. Roboto

The first big hit is here, vox on 1 the of the chord

A/BDomo arigato Mr. Roboto

“Ma” is on the same note as the previous line

CMata oh hi ma day

A/BDomo arigato Mr. Roboto

HimiCtsu wo shiritai

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “you’re won”

DYou’re wDonderiGng D/F#who DI Cam (secret, secret I got a secret)

DMacDhine oGr mD/F#annDeqCuin (secret, secret I got a secret)

DWith parDts mGade iD/F#n JDapCan (secret, secret I got a secret)

Not a typo, he definitely says “modren”

DI aDm tGhe moD/F#dreGn Amman

AmI’ve got a secret, I’ve been hiding

GUnder my skin G→ G#dim7→

AmMy heart is human, My blood is boiling

GMy brain I.B.M. G→ G#dim7→

AmSo if you see me, acting strangely

GDon’t be surprised G→ G#dim7→

AmI’m just a man who needed someone

GAnd somewhere to hide

To keep me aliFve G

Just keep me aliAmve

Somewhere to hiFde G

To keep me aliAmve

AmI’m not a robot without emotions

GI’m not what you see G→ G#dim7→

AmI’ve come to help you with your problems

GSo we can be free G→ G#dim7→

AmI’m not a hero, I’m not a savior

GForget what you know G→ G#dim7→

AmI’m just a man whose circumstances

GWent beyond his control

Beyond my contFrol G

We all need contrAmol

I need controFl G

Not a typo, goes to the I here

We all need controAl

DI aDm thGe moD/F#drDen Cman (secret, secret I got a secret)

DWho hideDs bGehiD/F#nd Da mCask (secret, secret I got a secret)

DSo Dno oGne elD/F#se cDan Csee (secret, secret I got a secret)

DMy Dtrue GideD/F#ntiGtyAm

AmDomo arigato Mr. Roboto, domo, domo

AmDomo arigato Mr. Roboto, dGomo arigato Mr. Roboto

AmThank you very much, oh Mr. Roboto

For dGoing the jobs that nobody wants to

And tAmhank you very much to Mr. Roboto

For hGelping me escape when I needed to

AmThank you, thank you, thaGnk you

I want to thAmank you, please, thGank you, oh

FGYeah Amyeaaaah

FGFGA

No hits, mostly just an arpeggiated chord this time

DThe problem’s plain to see, too much technology

Machines to save our lives, machines de-humanize

In theory, this verse is an octve up

The original comes back in with the full band here, I stay rubato until the “Kilroy” part

DThe timeDhGas coD/F#me aDt Clast (secret, secret, I got a secret)

DTo thDrow aGwaD/F#y thDis mCask (secret, secret, I got a secret)

DNow DeverGyoD/F#ne cDan sCee (secret, secret, I got a secret)

DMy Dtrue iGdeD/F#ntiGtyAm

I’m KAmilrAmoy, KAmilrAmoy, KAmilrAmoy, KAmilroAmy

AmAm

Styx - The Best of Times (1981)

Originally in Am, I play in Am

Vox on 1 3 1 3 on “tonight’s the night”

Em7Tonight’s the night we’ll make hA9istorA7y

HDoney D/Cyou and GI G→ Bm/F#

Cmaj7‘Cause I’ll take any risk to tB7ie

Back the Baughands oB7f tCime

And stDay with you here tonEmight

EmD/EEmD/E

EmD/EEmCD

EmI know you feel these are the wA9orst of tA7imes

DI do belD/Cieve it’s trGue G→ Bm/F#

Cmaj7When people D/Clock their doors Cmaj7and hide inD/Cside

Cmaj7Rumor D/Chas it it’s the Emend of paradBise

But I kEmnow Em/D#if the Em/Dworld just passed us bEm/C#y

Baby I knCow I wAm7ouldn’t have to crDy no no

There isn’t a great melody option in my key, I choose “5 5 5 1” on “the best of times”

GTGhe D/Gbest Gof C/Gtimes

GAre wD/Ghen GI’mD/GaloEmne with yDou

GSGome D/Grain sGome sC/Ghine

GWGe’ll D/Gmake thGisD/Ga wEmorld for tDwo

COur memorG/Bies of yesterAm7day will last aAm7/DlifetDime

CWe’ll take the G/Bbest forget the Am7rest

And somedaCmaj7y wBm7e’ll Am7find D

GThese are the best D/Gof tC/Gimes

GThese are the best D/Gof tC/Gimes B7

solo

EmB7EmB7

CG/BAm7Am/D

CG/BAm7Cmaj7→ Bm7→ Am7→ Am7/D

EmD/EEmD/E

EmD/EEmCD

EmThe headlines read these are the wA9orst of tA7imes

DI do belD/Cieve it’s trGue G→ Bm/F#

Cmaj7I feel so hD/Celpless

Like a Cmaj7boat against the D/Ctide

Cmaj7I wish the sD/Cummer winds

Could bEmring back paradBise

But I kEmnow Em/D#if the wEm/Dorld turned upside dEm/C#own

Baby I knCow you’d Am7always be aroDund my my

GTGhe D/Gbest Gof C/Gtimes

GAre wD/Ghen GI’mD/GaloEmne with yDou

GSGome D/Grain sGome sC/Ghine

GWGe’ll D/Gmake thGisD/Ga wEmorld for tDwo

(When I’m alone with you) GTGhe D/Gbest Gof C/Gtimes

(Everything’s alright) GAre wD/Ghen GI’mD/GaloEmne with yDou

(When I’m alone with you) GSGome D/Grain sGome sC/Ghine

(You brighten up the night) GWGe’ll D/Gmake thGisD/Ga wEmorld for tDwo

Styx - Too Much Time on My Hands (1981)

Originally in D, I play in A

Highest note that matters is the 4 (“twelve o’clock *news* blues”)

Synth intro

EE7E6E7x4

Vox on the 1 of the chord in “sitting”

Year, I’m sA7ittin’ on this barstool talkin’ like a damn fool

Got the twelve o’clock news blues

And I’ve gA7iven up hope, for the afternoon soaps

And a bottle of cold brew

GIs it any wonder I’m not crAazy?

GIs it any wonder I’m sane at Aall?

Well, I’m sA7o tired of losing’ I got nothin’ to do

And all day to do it

Well, I’d gA7o out cruisin’ but I’ve no place to go

And all night to get there

GIs it any wonder I’m not a crAiminal?

GIs it any wonder I’m not in jAail?

EmIs it any wonder I’ve got

TF#m7oo much time on my hands?

It’s tEicking away with my sanity

I’ve got tF#m7oo much time on my hands

It’s hEard to believe such a calamity

I’ve got F#m7too much time on my hands

And it’s tEicking away

TEicking away from me

TF#m7oo much time on my hBands, it’s t-t-t-tickin’ way

TF#m7oo much time on my hBands, I don’t know what to do

TF#m7oo much time on my hBands

Solo

F#m7EF#m7E

TF#m7oo much time on my hBands

TF#m7oo much time on my hEandsD

Now I’m a jA7et fuel genius I can solve the world’s problems

Without even tryin’

I have dA7ozens of friends, and the fun never ends

That is, as long as I’m buying’

GIs it any wonder

I’m not the prAesident?

GIs it any wonder

I’m null and vAoid?

EmIs it any wonder I’ve got

TF#m7oo much time on my hands?

It’s tEicking away with my sanity

I’ve got tF#m7oo much time on my hands

It’s hEard to believe such a calamity

I’ve got F#m7too much time on my hands

And it’s tEicking away

TEicking away from me

TF#m7oo much time on my hBands, it’s t-t-t-tickin’ way

TF#m7oo much time on my hBands, I don’t know what to do

TF#m7oo much time on my hBands, mmmm

TF#m7oo much time on my hBands, t-t-t-tickin away

F#m

Survivor - Eye of the Tiger (1982)

Originally in Cm, I play in Em

EmEmDEmEmDEmEmDCx2

EmRisin’ up, Cback on the street

DDid my time, took my Emchances

EmWent the distance, now I’m Cback on my feet

Just a Dman and his will to Emsurvive

EmSo many times it Chappens too fast

DYou trade your passion for Emglory

EmDon’t lose your grip on the Cdreams of the past

You must Dfight just to keep them B7alive

It’s the Ameye of the tiger, it’s the Gthrill of the Dfight

Risin’ Amup to the challenge of our GriDval

And the Amlast known survivor stalks his Gprey in the Dnight

And he’s Amwatchin’ us Gall with the Ceye of the Emtiger

EmFace to face, Cout in the heat

DHangin’ tough, stayin’ Emhungry

EmThey stack the odds still we Ctake to the street

For the Dkill with the skill to B7survive

It’s the Ameye of the tiger, it’s the Gthrill of the Dfight

Risin’ Amup to the challenge of our GriDval

And the Amlast known survivor stalks his Gprey in the Dnight

And he’s Amwatchin’ us Gall with the Ceye of the Emtiger

EmRisin’ up, Cstraight to the top

DHad the guts, got the Emglory

EmWent the distance, now I’m Cnot gonna stop

Just a Dman and his will to surB7vive

It’s the Ameye of the tiger, it’s the Gthrill of the Dfight

Risin’ Amup to the challenge of our GriDval

And the Amlast known survivor stalks his Gprey in the Dnight

And he’s Amwatchin’ us Gall with the Ceye of the Emtiger

Repeat to fade with intro chords

The eye of the tiger

Taco - Puttin' on the Ritz (1982)

Intro

DmDmDmBb7→ A7

Vox on 1 3 5 on “if you’re blue”

DmIf you’re blue and you don’t know where to go to

Why don’t you go where fashion A7sits?

Puttin’ on the DmRitz Bb7→ A7

DmDifferent types who wear a day, coat pants with stripes and cutaway

Coat perfect A7fits

Puttin’ on the DmRitz Bb7→ A7

GmDressed up like a million-dollar Ctrooper

FTryin’ hard to Clook like Gary FCooper (Bb7super A7duper)

DmCome let’s mix where Rockefellers walk with sticks or um-ber-ellas in their A7mitts

Puttin’ on the DmRitz Bb7→ A7

Bridge

Vox *down* to the 5 of the chord on “have”, end up on the 5 of the last chord on “do”

DHave you sEbdim7een the Awell-to-do

DUp and dEbdim7eown Park AAvenue

FOn that fF#dim7amous Cthoroughfare

FWith their nF#dim7oses Cin the air

This time up to the 1 of the chord

AHigh hBbdim7ats and Earrow collars

AWhite sBbdim7pats and Elots of dollars

F#mSpending every Bdime Efor a wonderful Atime

DmIf you’re blue and you don’t know where to go to

Why don’t you go where fashion A7sits?

Puttin’ on the DmRitz Bb7→ A7

DmDifferent types who wear a day, coat pants with stripes and cutaway

Coat perfect A7fits

Puttin’ on the DmRitzBb7→ A7

GmDressed up like a million-dollar Ctrooper

FTryin’ hard to Clook like Gary FCooper (Bb7super A7duper)

DmCome let’s mix where Rockefellers walk with sticks or um-ber-ellas in their A7mitts

Puttin’ on the DmRitz

There’s a whole bunch of random tapdancing on the new i here

AmDressed up like a million-dollar Dtrooper

GTryin’ hard to Dlook like Gary GCooper (C7super B7duper)

EmIf you’re blue and you don’t know where to go to

Why don’t you go where fashion B7sits?

Puttin’ on the EmRitz C→ B7

Tears for Fears - Mad World (1982)

Tears for Fears in F#m, Gary Jules in Fm, I play in Em

EmA

EmAll around me are faGmiliar faces

DWorn out places, Aworn out faces

EmBright and early for their Gdaily races

DGoing nowhere, Agoing nowhere

EmTheir tears are filling Gup their glasses

DNo expression, Ano expression

EmHide my head, I want to Gdrown my sorrow

DNo tomorrow, Ano tomorrow

EmAnd I find it kinda Afunny, I find it kinda Emsad

The dreams in which I’m Adying are the best I’ve ever Emhad

I find it hard to Atell you, ‘cause I find it hard to Emtake

When people run in Acircles, it’s a very, very

EmMad wAorld

EmChildren waiting for the Gday they feel good

DHappy birthday, Ahappy birthday

EmAnd I feel the way that Gevery child should

DSit and listen, Asit and listen

EmWent to school, and I was Gvery nervous

DNo one knew me, Ano one knew me

EmHello, teacher, tell me Gwhat’s my lesson

DLook right through me, Alook right through me

EmAnd I find it kinda Afunny, I find it kinda Emsad

The dreams in which I’m Adying are the best I’ve ever Emhad

I find it hard to Atell you, ‘cause I find it hard to Emtake

When people run in Acircles, it’s a very, very

EmMad wAorld

Solo, more or less

EmGDA

EmAnd I find it kinda Afunny, I find it kinda Emsad

The dreams in which I’m Adying are the best I’ve ever Emhad

I find it hard to Atell you, ‘cause I find it hard to Emtake

When people run in Acircles, it’s a very, very

EmMad wAorld

EmEnlarging your wAorld

EmMad wAorld

The B52s - Love Shack (1989)

Originally in C, I play in E capo 1

Drums only, and enters on “shack”

If you see a faded sign at the side of the road that says, fifteen miles to the

Chord implied on “love”, box on the b7

Bm7Love Eshack, Bm7love shack yeahEBm7

Vox on the 5 on “head”

I’m Eheadin’ down the AtlaBm7nta highEway Bm7

Lookin’ for the Elove Bm7getaway, Eheaded for the Bm7love getaway

I Egot me a car, it’s as Bm7big as a whale and we’re

EHeadin’ on down to the Bm7love shack

I Egot me a Chrysler, it Bm7seats about twenty so

EHurry up and bring your Bm7jukebox money

Vox on b7 3 on “love shack”

The Elove shack is a Glittle old place where

AWe can Cget together

EBm7Love shack, baEby, Bm7love shack, baby

ELove shack, baby lBm7ove shack

ESign says (woo) sBm7tay away fools, ‘cause

ELove rules at the Bm7love shack, well it’s

ESet way back Din the Emiddle of a field Djust a

FuEnky old shack Dand I Egotta get back

Vox on the b7 on “glitter”

EGlitter on the matBm7tress

EGlitter on the higBm7hway

EGlitter on the front Bm7porch

EGlitter on the hallBm7way

The Elove shack is a Glittle old place where

AWe can Cget together

EBm7Love shack, baby

ELove shack, Bm7that’s where it’s at

EHuggin’ and a-kissin’, Bm7dancin’ and a-lovin’

EWearin’ next to nothin’,’Cause it’s Bm7hot as an oven the

EWhole shack shimmies when Bm7everybody’s movin

EAround and around and around and around

EEverybody’s movin’, Bm7everybody’s groovin’ baby

EFolks linin’ up outBm7side just to get down

EEverybody’s movin’, Bm7everybody’s groovin’ baby

EFunky little shack, Bm7funky little shack

EBm7EBm7

EHop in my Chrysler, it’s as Bm7big as a whale

And it’s aEbout to set saiBm7l

I Egot me a car, it Bm7seats about twenty

So come on,Eand bring your Bm7jukebox money

The Elove shack is a Glittle old place where

AWe can Cget together

EBm7Love Shack, baby

EBm7Love shack, baby

ELove shack, baby lBm7ove shack

EBm7EBm7

EBang, bang, bangBm7, on the door baby EBm7(knock a little louder baby)

EBang, bang, bangBm7, on the door baby EBm7(I can’t hear you)

EBang, bang Bm7on the door baby

EBang, bang Bm7on the door

EBang, bang Bm7on the door baby

EBang, bang, Bm7you’re

EWhat, Bm7tin roof, rusted!

ELove Shack, baby Bm7love shack

ELove Shack, baby Bm7love shack (Love, baby, that’s where it’s at, yeah)

ELove shack, baby, Bm7love shack (Love, baby, that’s where it’s at)

ELove shack, baby, Bm7love shEack (lovin’ and a kissin’, dancin’ and a lovin’ at the loE9ve shack)

The B52s - Roam (1989)

Originally in E, I play in A

Intro

A7A7GE

Vox on 2 3 on “bo-oy”, the V → IV and IV → V are just passing chords

ABoy, Mercury, EDshootin’ Gthrough G/F#ev’ry degree D→ E

AOh-oh, girl, dancin’ down thoEse dDirty and Gdusty trailG/F#-ai-ails DE

Take it Ahip to hip, rocking through theEDwilderness-e-e-eG/E-esss

AAround the world the trip beEgDins with a Gki-iG/F#-i-i-isG/Ess

ARoam if you want EtoD, Groam aG/F#round the world D→ E

ARoam if you want EtoD, withGout anyG/F#thing but the love wDe Efeel

A7A7/G

SAkip, the airstripE→ Dto the sGunG/F#set D→ E

Yeah rAide, the arrowE→ D, to the GtargG/F#et oDne E

Take it Ahip to hip, rocking through theEDwilderness-e-e-eG/E-esss

AAround the world the trip beEgDins with a Gki-iG/F#-i-i-isG/Ess

ARoam if you want EtoD, Groam aG/F#round the world D→ E

ARoam if you want EtoD, withGout anyG/F#thing but the love wDe Efeel

A7A7/G

Solo

DEBmBm

DECD→ E

AFly, the great big skyED, see the gGreaG/F#t big seaD→ E

AKick through, continentsED, bustin’ GboG/F#undariesD→ E

Take it Ahip to hip, rocking through theEDwilderness-e-e-eG/E-esss

Not a typo; the descending bass pattern on “kiss” doesn’t happen this time

AAround the world the trip beEgDins with a G/Eki-i-i-i-ss

ARoam if you want EtoD, Groam aG/F#round the world D→ E

ARoam if you want EtoD, Gwithout G/F#wings, withG/Eout wheels

ARoam if you want EtoD, Groam aG/F#round the world D→ E

ARoam if you want EtoD, withGout anyG/F#thing but the love wDe Efeel

A7A7

Take it Ahip to hip rockin’ C/Athrough the wildeG/Erness

The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian (1986)

Originally in B, I play in E capo 3

EAll the old paintings on the tombs

They do the sand dance don’t you know

If they move too quick (oh ay oh)

They’re falling down like a domino

EAll the bazaar men by the Nile

They got the money on a bet

Gold crocodiles (oh ay oh)

They snap their teeth on your cigarette

AForeign types with the hookah pipes say

Way oh ay oh, way oh ay oh

EWalk like an Egyptian

EThe blonde waitresses take their trays

They spin around and they cross the floor

They’ve got the moves (oh ay oh)

You drop your drink then they bring you more

EAll the school kids so sick of books

They like the punk and the metal band

When the buzzer rings (oh ay oh)

They’re walking like an Egyptian

AAll the kids in the marketplace say

Way oh ay oh, way oh ay oh

EWalk like an Egyptian

Solo

With whistling

Drums only

ESlide your feet up the street bend your back

Shift your arm then you pull it back

Life is hard you know (oh ay oh)

So strike a pose on a Cadillac

Band enters

EIf you want to find all the cops

They’re hanging out in the donut shop

They sing and dance (oh ay oh)

They spin the club, cruise down the block

EAll the Japanese with their yen

The party boys call the Kremlin

And the Chinese know (oh ay oh)

They walk the line like Egyptian

AAll the cops in the doughnut shop say

Ay oh ay oh, ay oh ay oh

Way oh ay oh, way oh ay oh

EWalk like an Egyptian

The Beach Boys - Kokomo (1989)

Originally in C, I play in A capo 2

AAruba, Jamaica, ooh I wanna take ya

BerDmuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama

Key ALargo, Montego, baby why don’t we go, JaDmaica

Off the Florida AKeyAmaj7s

Em7There’s a place called DKokomo

DmThat’s where you Awanna go to get Bm7away from it all E7

ABodies in the Amaj7sand

Em7Tropical drink melting Din your hand

DmWe’ll be falling in Alove to the rhythm of a

Bm7Steel drum band E7

I usually sing this like “way down in...” and don’t say “kokomo”

Down in KokoAmo

AAruba, Jamaica, ooh I wanna take ya to

Stay on the 5 of the chord, and do something interesting on “pretty mama”

BerDmuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama

Key ALargo Montego, ooh I wanna take her down to DKokomo

Come out of falsetto here

We’ll Dmget there fast and then we’ll Atake it slow

F#mThat’s where we Bm7wanna go

E7Way down in KokoAmo

AMartinique, that Monserrat mystique

AWe’ll put out to Amaj7sea

Em7And we’ll perfect our Dchemistry

DmBy and by we’ll deAfy a little bit of Bm7gravity E7

AAfternoon deAmaj7light

Em7Cocktails and Dmoonlit nights

DmThat dreamy look in your Aeye give me a tropical Bm7contact high E7

Way down in KokoAmo

AAruba, Jamaica, ooh I wanna take ya to

BerDmuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama

Key ALargo Montego, ooh I wanna take her down to DKokomo

We’ll Dmget there fast and then we’ll Atake it slow

F#mThat’s where we Bm7wanna go

E7Way down in KokoAmo

APort au Prince, I wanna catch a glimpse

Solo over verse chords if appropriate

AEverybody Amaj7knows

Em7A little place like DKokomo

DmNow if you Awanna go and get Bm7away from it all E7

Go down to KokoAmo

AAruba, Jamaica, ooh I wanna take ya to

BerDmuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama

Key ALargo Montego, ooh I wanna take her down to DKokomo

We’ll Dmget there fast and then we’ll Atake it slow

F#mThat’s where we Bm7wanna go

E7Way down in KokoAmo

The Beastie Boys - No Sleep Till Brooklyn (1987)

Originally in Eb, I play in D and tune to drop D if I’m feeling motivated

Intro

No sleep till

DDFGAF

DDFGABrooklyn F

DDFGAFx2

DFoot on the pedal, never ever false metal

Engine running hotter than a boiling kettle

My Djob ain’t a job, it’s a damn good time

City to city, I’m rAunning my rFhymes

DOn location, touring around the nation

Beastie Boys always on vacation

DItchy trigger finger but a stable turntable

I do what I do best because I’m Awilling and Fable

DAin’t no faking, your money I’m taking

Going coast to coast, to watch all the girlies shaking

While Dyou’re at the job working nine to five

The Beastie Boys are at the Garden, cold kickin’ it live

DDFGANo slFeep till

DDFGAF

Another pDlane, another train, another bottle in the brain

Another girl, another fight, another drive all night

Our Dmanager’s crazy, he always smokes dust

He’s got his own room at the back of the bus

DTour around the world, you rock around the clock

Plane to hotel, gAirls on the jFock

We’re Dtrashing hotels like it’s going out of style

Getting paid along the way ‘cause it’s worth your while

DFour on the floor, Ad Rock’s out the door

MCA’s in the back ‘cause he’s skeezin’ with a whore

We got a sDafe in the trunk with money in a stack

With dice in the front and Brooklyn’s in the back

DDFGANo slFeep till

DDFGAF

No Dsleep Ftill Brooklyn GAF

DAin’t seen the light since we started this band, MCA, get on the mic my man

DBorn and bred in Brooklyn, the U.S.A.

They call me Adam Yauch, but I’m MCA

Like a lemon to a lime, a lime to a lemon

I sip the def ale with all the fly women

DLimos, arenas, TV shows, autograph pictures and classy ho’s

DStep off homes, get out of my way, taxing little girlies form here to L.A.

Waking uDp before I get to sleep, ‘cause I’ll be rocking this party eight days a week

DDFGANo slFeep till

DDFGAF

No Dsleep Ftill Brooklyn GAF

No D(no) sleep F(sleep) till Brooklyn GA(Brooklyn) F

No D(no) sleep F(sleep) till Brooklyn GA(yeah) F

Solo on intro riff

DDFGAFx4

No D(no) sleep F(sleep) till Brooklyn GA(Brooklyn) F

The Blues Brothers - Everybody Needs Somebody to Love (1980)

Blue Brothers in C, Solomon Burke in Eb, I play in A

Spoken sections follow the movie, not the soundtrack

Intro, chords repeat over spoken intro

ADGDx4

Spoken

We’re so glad to see so many of you lovely people here tonight

We would especially like to welcome all the representatives of Illinois’s law enforcement community

Who have chosen to join us here in the Palace Hotel ballroom at this time

We certainly hope you all enjoy the show, and remember people

That no matter who you are and what you do to live, thrive, and survive

There are still some things that make us all the same

You, me, them, everybody, everybody

AEvDeryGbodDy AneedsDsomebGodyD

AEvDeryGbodDy AneedsDsomebGodyDto

ALove, DGDsomeone to Alove DGD

SwDeetheart to mAiss DGD

SDugar to kiAss DGD

I need Ayou, Dyou, Gyou D

I need Ayou, Dyou, Gyou, in the morDning

ADGWhen my soDul’s on fire

ADGD

Vox on the 5 of the chord

F#mSometimes I feel

DI feel a little sad inside

F#mWhen my baby mistreats me

I neEver, never, never have a place to hide

Solo, chords change half as often

I need youADADADAD

ADADADAD

F#mSometimes I feel

DI feel a little sad inside

F#mWhen my baby mistreats me

I neEver, never, never have a place to hide

I need Ayou, Dyou, Gyou D

I need Ayou

Spoken, percussion only

You know people, when you do find that special somebody

You gotta hold that man, hold that women

Love him, please him, squeeze her, please her

Signify your feelings with every gentle caress

Because it’s so important to have that special somebody

To hold, to kiss, to miss, to squeeze and please

AEvDeryGbodDy AneedsDsomebGodyD

AEvDeryGbodDy AneedsDsomebGodyDto love

AEvDeryGbodDy AneedsDsomebGodyD

AEvDeryGbodDy AneedsDsomebGodyDto

ALove, DGDsomeone to Alove DGD

SwDeetheart to mAiss DGD

SDugar to kiAss DGD

I need Ayou, Dyou, Gyou D

The Cars - Magic (1984)

ADEEx4

Vox on 3-2-1 on “su-u-mer”

ASummer, DEit turns me upside Adown DE

Summer, summer, Asummer, DEit’s like a merry go Around DE

AI see you Dunder the miEdnight, Aall Dshackles and Ebows

AHigh Dshoes with the Ecleats a-clickin’

AA tempermDental glow E

AWell, don’t ya Dlet me goE

Oh, got a F#mhold on you, got a Dhold on you

I got a Ehold on you tonightF#m

Oh, got a hF#mold on you, got a Dhold on you

Got a hEold on you, that’s right

AOh, oDh, it’s Emagic, Awhen DI’m with Eyou

AOh, oDh, it’s Emagic, just a little magic

AYou Dknow it’s trueE

Let ring on “hold”

I got a F#mhold on you

Oh, Atwisted, DEunder sideways Adown DE

I know you’re getting Atwisted, DEand you can’t calm AdownDE

AI see you Dunder the miEdnight, Alove Ddarts in your Eeyes

AHow Dfar can you Etake it, Auntil you DrealizeE

AThere’s magic Din your eyEes

I got a F#mhold on you, got a Dhold on you

Got a Ehold on you tonightF#m

I got a F#mhold on you, got a Dhold on you

Got a hEold on you, yeah, yeah

AOh, oDh, it’s Emagic, oh oAh when DI’m with Eyou

AOh, oDh, it’s Emagic, just a little matter for magic

APullsDme throughE

Let ring on “hold”

I got a F#mhold on you E

Solo on chorus chords

ADEEx4

I got a F#mhold on you, I got a Dhold on you

Got a hEold on you, that’s right, it’s magic

AOh, oDh, it’s Emagic, Awhen DI’m with Eyou

AOh, oDh, it’s Emagic, just a little magic

AInDside of youE

The Cars - You Might Think (1984)

Originally in D, I play in A capo 1

ADEA

ADEF#m

D→ EAA

AYou might think I’m Dcrazy, to Ehang around with Ayou

MAaybe you think I’m Dlucky, to Ehave something to Ado

But I F#mthink Ethat you’re Dwild

InF#mside me Eis some Dchild

AYou might think I’m Dfoolish

Oh Ebaby it’s unF#mtrue (you might think)

AYou might think I’m Dcrazy (all I want)

EAll I want is Ayou

AD→ EA

AYou might think it’s hysDterical, but EI know when you’re Aweak

You tAhink you’re in the Dmovies, and Eeverything’s so Adeep

But I F#mthink Ethat you’re Dwild

When you F#mflash that Efragile Dsmile

AYou might think it’s Dfoolish

EWhat you put me F#mthrough (you might think)

AYou might think I’m Dcrazy (all I want)

EAll I want is Ayou

And it was F#mhard, Dso Ehard to F#mtake

DThere’s Eno esF#mcape, DwithEout a F#mscrape

Hard stop on both chords here

DBut you kept it going, till the sun fell down

EYou kept it going

Solo if appropriate, skip if solo acoustic

ADEA

ADEF#m

D→ EAA

Well Ayou might think I’m deDlirious, the Eway I run you Adown

But somewAhere, sometimes, Dwhen you’re curious, EI’ll be back around A

And I F#mthink Ethat you’re Dwild

And F#mso unEiquely Dstyled

AYou might think it’s Dfoolish

EThis chancy rondezF#mvous (you might think)

AYou might think I’m Dcrazy (all I want)

EAll I want is Ayou

DAll I Ewant is F#myou

DAll I Ewant is Ayou

The Choirboys - Run To Paradise (1988)

Originally in A, I play in D

Intro

DAGA

DAGsus2Gsus2

Big hits on “baby!”

Vox on the 1 on “baby”

DBaDby, AGyou were aAlways gonna be

ThDe one, AGyou only Aever did it

JuDst for fun, AGbut you Arun to paradise

DAGsus2Gsus2

DJeDnny, AGI’ll Ameet you at the

GrDocery store, AGyou don’t nAeed a friend when

YoDu can score, AGyou rAun to paradise

DAGsus2Gsus2

Huh! DAGA

DAGA

DAGsus2Gsus2

DJoDhnny, AGweAwere always best of

DFriends, AGAstick together and

DeDfend, AGbut you Arun to paradise

DAGsus2Gsus2

And mDamDa,AGnow don’t you Aworry bout’ me

AnDymore, AGwhen I sAee you crying at

The dDoor, AGwhen I rAun to paradise

DAGsus2Gsus2

Vox on the 1 of the key (5 of the chord) on “that’s right”

GGThat’s right they had it all worked out

You were Ayoung and blonde and you could never do wrong

GGThat’s right they were so surprised

You oApened their eyes up (opened their eyes up)

Opened their eyes up

Vox on 1 2 of the key on “you don’t”

DYou Adon’t want Ganyone A

DDon’t Atell me GAthis is paradise

DDG(Open your eAyes up)

DYou Adon’t want Ganyone A

DDon’t Atell me GAthis is paradise

DDGA

No big hits on the I’s in this verse

DGood times, AGAwhy’d I let em

DSlip away, AGAwhy’d I let them

DSlip away, AGAcause I lived in

ParaDdiseAGsus2Gsus2

Softly

DAGARun to

ParaDdise, AGArun to

ParaDdise AGG

Solo

DAGA

DGAA

GGJesus says it’s gonna be alright, he’s gonna

APack my bag so I can walk in the light

GGYou don’t mind if I abuse myself, so I can

AHold my head up, (hold my head up), hold my head up

DYou Adon’t want Ganyone A(hold my head up)

DYou Adon’t want Ganyone A

DDon’t Atell me GAthis is paradise

DDG(Open your eAyes up)

DYou Adon’t need Ganyone A(open your eyes up)

DYou Adon’t need Ganyone A

DDon’t Atell me GAthis is paradise

DDGG

DYou Adon’t want Ganyone A

DDon’t Atell me GAthis is paradise

DDGA

The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go (1982)

DGDDx4

Darling, you’ve got to let me know DGD

Should I stay or should I go DGD

If you say that you are mine GFG

I’ll be here ‘til the end of time DGD

So you’ve got to let me know A

Should I stay or should I go? DGD

It’s always tease, tease, tease DGD

You’re happy when I’m on my knees DGD

One day it’s fine, and next it’s black GFG

So if you want me off your back DGD

Well, come on, and let me know A

Should I stay or should I go? DGD

Should I stay, or should I Dgo now? GD

If I go there will be Gtrouble FG

And, if I stay, it will be Ddouble GD

So, come on, and let me Aknow

DGD

This indecision’s buggin’ me

DIndeGcisión me moGlesta

If you don’t want me, set me free

DSi no me Gquieres, líbra Dme

Exactly whom I’m supposed to be?

GDigame, Fquein Gtengo ser

Don’t you know which clothes even fit me

DSabes que Gropas me que Dda

Come on, and let me knowA

Me tienes que de cir

Should I cool it, or should I blow?

Me Ddebo iGr o quedar mDe?

Oowwww

DGDSplit

DGD

YGo me en Ffrio o lo Gsoplo

DGD

Should I stay, or should I Dgo now?

DYo me en Gfrio o lo Dsoplo

DShould I stay, or should I go now?

DYo me en Gfrio o lo Dsoplo

DIf I go there will be Gtrouble

GSi me Fvoy va a haber pe Gligro

GAnd if I stay it will be Ddouble

DSi me Gquedo sera el Ddoble

DSo you’ve gotta let me Aknow

AMe tienes que decir

AShould I cool it, or should I Dblow?

DYo me en Gfrio o lo Dsoplo

DShould I stay, or should I go now?

DYo me en Gfrio o lo Dsoplo

DIf I go there will be Gtrouble

GSi me Fvoy va a haber pe Gligro

GAnd if I stay it will be Ddouble

DSi me Gquedo sera el Ddoble

DSo you’ve gotta let me Aknow

AMe tienes que decir

DShould I Gstay or should I Dgo?

The Eagles - Seven Bridges Road (1980)

Originally in D, I play in A

Vox only

AThere are stGars in the Dsouthern Asky

ASouthward aGs you Dgo A

AThere is mGoonlight and moDss in the trAees

Down the sAeven brGidges rDoad A

Instruments in

AGD/F#A

Now AI have lGoved yDou like a bAaby

ALike some lGonesome chDild A

And AI have lGoved yDou in a tAame way

And IAhave lGoved you wDild A

Vox to the 5 of the chord

SomeGtimes there’s a Apart of me

Has to Gturn from here and Ago

RGunning like a child from Athese warm stars

Down the sAeven bGridges rDoad A

Instruments out

AThere are Gstars in the Dsouthern Asky

And if eAver you deGcide you should Dgo A

AThere is a tGaste of tDime-sweetened hAoney

Down the Aseven bGridges Droad A

The Georgia Satellites - Battleship Chains (1986)

Originally in C, I play in A, highest note that matters is the 5 (“*hold* nobody”)

Intro

AEEA

AEEAHey

AEEA

Vox on 1 3 on “tied down”

You got me Atied down with Ebattleship chains

EFifty foot long and a Atwo ton anchor

ATied down with Ebattleship chains

EFifty foot long and a Atwo ton anchor

I can’t Amove my arms to Ehold nobody, Ehold nobody but Ayou

The original lyrics here are “chase” and “kick”, which has... not aged well.

I can’t Amove my legs to Echase nobody, to Echase nobody but Ayou

You got me Atied down with Ebattleship chains

EFifty foot long and a Atwo ton anchor

ATied down with Ebattleship chains

EFifty foot long and a Atwo ton anchor

I can’t Amove my eyes to Esee nobody, Esee nobody but Ayou

The original lyrics here are “tongue”, “taste”, and “lick”, which are super-awkward

I can’t Amove my ears to Ehear nobody, to Ehear nobody but Ayou

You got me Atied down with Ebattleship chains

EFifty foot long and a Atwo ton anchor

ATied down with Ebattleship chains

EFifty foot long and a Atwo ton anchor

Solo

AEEA

I can’t Amove my lips to Ekiss nobody, Ekiss nobody but Ayou

I can’t Amove my heart to Elove nobody, Elove nobody but Ayou

You got me Atied down with Ebattleship chains

EFifty foot long and a Atwo ton anchor

ATied down with Ebattleship chains

EFifty foot long and a Atwo ton anchor

You got me Atied, tied, Ea whoo hoo, Etied, tied, Adon’t you know

You got me Atied, tied, Ea whoo hoo, Etied, tied, Ababy don’t you know

You got me Atied, tied, Ea whoo hoo, Etied, tied, Adon’t you know

You got me Atied, tied, Ea whoo hoo, Etied, tied, Ababy don’t you know

The Georgia Satellites - Keep Your Hands to Yourself (1986)

Intro

Vox on the 5 on “change”

I got a little Achange in my pocket goin’ jing a ling a ling

Want to cAall you on the telephone baby and give you a ring

But Deach time I call I get the same old thing

Always, no Ahuggy, no kissy until I get a wedding ring

My Ehoney, my baby, don’t put my love upon no shelf

Hard stop on “hand”

She said, don’t Ahand me no lines and keep your hands to yourself

Ooh Ababy, baby, baby, why you want to treat me this way

You know I’m sAtill your lover boy, I still feel the same way

That’s when she Dtold me a story ‘bout free milk and a cow

And said, no Ahuggy, no kissy until I get a wedding vow

My Ehoney my baby, don’t put my love upon no shelf

She said, don’t Ahand me no lines and keep your hands to yourself

Solo

AAAA

DDAA

EDAEGo, man, go

AAAA

DDAA

EDAEHold on here

You see I Awanted her real bad, and I was about to give in

That’s when she sAtarted talkin’ about true love, started talkin’ about sin

I said, Dhoney I’ll live with ya for the rest of my life

She said no Ahuggy, no kissy until you make me your wife

My Ehoney, My baby don’t put my love upon no shelf

She said, don’t Ahand me no lines and keep your hands to your self

AAAA

DDAA

EDAE

The Go-Gos - Our Lips are Sealed (1981)

Originally in Ab, I play in A capo 2

Intro

AGDD

Vox on 6 1 2 3 1 on “can you hear the-em”

Can you Ahear them

The Gtalk about us

DTelling lies, well, that’s no surprise

Can you Asee them

See right Gthrough them

DThey have no shields, no secrets to reveal

Vox down to something like 1 1 1 7 b7 6 of the first chord on “doesn’t matter what they say”

FIt doesn’t matter Dwhat they say

BbIn the jealous games Epeople play, he-he-Ahey

DOur lips are Asealed

There’s a Aweapon

That Gwe must use

In Dour defense, silence

When you Alook at them

Look right Gthrough them

DThat’s when they’ll disappear, that’s when we’ll be feared

FIt doesn’t matter Dwhat they say

BbIn the jealous games Epeople play, he-he-Ahey

DOur lips are Asealed

FPay no mind to Dwhat they say

BbIt doesn’t matter Eanyway, he-he-Ahey

DOur lips are Asealed

AHush, my darling, don’t you cry

Quiet, angel, forget their lies

Can you Ahear them

The Gtalk about us

DTelling lies, well, that’s no surprise

Can you Asee them

See right Gthrough them

DThey have no shields, no secrets to reveal

FIt doesn’t matter Dwhat they say

BbIn the jealous games Epeople play, he-he-Ahey

DOur lips are Asealed

FPay no mind to Dwhat they say

BbIt doesn’t matter Eanyway, he-he-hAey

DOur lips are Asealed

The Go-Gos - We Got the Beat (1981)

Originally in A, I play in D, vox mostly on the 1

Intro

Vox on the 1

DSee the people walking down the street

DFall in line just watching all their feet

DThey don’t know where they wanna go

But they’re wDalking in time

They got the Gbeat

They got the Cbeat

They got the A#beat, Fyeah

They got the Dbeat

DAll the kids just getting out of school

DThey can’t wait to hang out and be cool

DHang around ‘til quarter after twelve

That’s wDhen they fall in line

They got the bGeat

They got the bCeat

Kids got the bA#eat, Fyeah

Kids got the bDeat

Solo

DDEE

DGo-go music really makes us dance

DDo the pony puts us in a trance

DThe watusi just gives us a chance

That’s wDhen we fall in line

‘Cause we got the bGeat

We got the bCeat

We got the bA#eat, yeFah

We got it D

Drums only, chord implied

DWe got the beat

Everybody get on your feet, we got the beat

We know you can dance to the beat, we got the beat

Jump in, get down, we got the beat

Band back in on the V

Round and round and rAound

DWe got the beat (we got the beat)

DWe got the beat, we got the beat

Hard stop on “beat”

DWe got the beat

The Grateful Dead - Touch of Grey (1987)

G→ DG→ DA→ EA→ Ex2

AMust be getting Eearly A

DClocks are running Glate D

EPaint by number morning sAky

DLooks so phony

ADawn is breaking EeveryAwhere

DLight a candle, Gcurse the Dglare

EDraw the curtains, I don’t cAare, cause

DIt’s all right

EI Awill get Dby

EI Awill get Gby DE

I will surDvive E

AI see you’ve got your Elist out A

DSay your piece and Gget out D

EYes I get the gist of iAt, but

DIt’s all right

ASorry that you fEeel that Away

DThe only thing there iGs to Dsay

EEvery silver lining’s gAot a

DTouch of grey

EI Awill get Dby

EI Awill get Gby DE

I will surDvive E

BmIt’s a B7lesson to Eme

The Bmables and the B7bakers and the EC’s

F#mThe ABC#7C’s Bwe all must Eface

A7To try to Dkeep a little Egrace

The next bridge happens here in the original, but without a solo

that’s just weird, so I moved it.

AI know the rent is Ein arArears

DThe dog has not been fGed in yDears

EIt’s even worse than it appeaArs, but

DIt’s all right

ACow is giving EkerosAene

DKid can’t read at sGeventeDen

EThe words he knows are all obscAene, but

DIt’s all right

EI Awill get Dby

EI Awill get Gby DE

I will surDvive E

BmIt’s a B7lesson to Eme

The Bmdeltas and the B7east and the Efreeze

F#mThe ABC#7C’s Bwe all think Eof

ATo try to Dwin a little Elove

AThe shoe is on the Ehand it Afits

DThere’s really nothing Gmuch to iDt

EWhistle through your teeth and sApit, ‘cause

DIt’s all right

AOh well a Etouch of Agrey

DKinda suits you GanywDay

EAnd that was all I had to sAay, and

DIt’s all right

EI Awill get Dby

EI Awill get Gby DE

I will surDvive E

EWe Awill get Dby

EWe Awill get Gby DE

We will surDvive E

The Human League - Don't You Want Me (1981)

Originally in Am, I play in Em capo 3

Intro

EmC/EEmG→ Emx2

You were Cworking as a waitress in a cDsus4ocktail bDar

CWhen I mGet yoDu

I Cpicked you out, I shook you up and tuDsus4rned you arDound

CTurned you into someonGe neDw

Now Cfive years later on you’ve got the wDsus4orld at your fDeet

SucCcess has been so easy foGr yoDu

But Cdon’t forget it’s me who put you whDsus4ere you are nDow

And CI can put you back thGere toDo

EmDon’t, don’t you Bmwant me?

You Cknow I can’t believe it

When I Amhear that you won’t Dsus4see Dme

EmDon’t, don’t you Bmwant me?

You Cknow I don’t believe you

When you Amsay that you don’t Dsus4need Dme

It’s Emuch too late to find

Pro tip: if you’re playing in E capo 3, this m7b5 is at the 12th (real) fret

When you F#m7b5think you’ve changed your mind

You’d Gbetter change it back or we will Bboth be sorry

Both

CDon’t you want me, Dbaby?

CDon’t you want me, Doh

CDon’t you want me, Dbaby?

CDon’t you want me, Doh

Female

I was Cworking as a waitress in a cDsus4ocktail Dbar

CThat much Gis Dtrue

But Ceven then I knew I’d find a Dsus4much better Dplace

CEither with or withGout Dyou

The Cfive years we have had have been Dsus4such good Dtimes

CI still lGove Dyou

But Cnow I think it’s time I live my Dsus4life on my Down

I Cguess it’s just what I Gmust Ddo

Male

EmDon’t, don’t you Bmwant me?

You Cknow I can’t believe it

When I Amhear that you won’t Dsus4see Dme

EmDon’t, don’t you Bmwant me?

You Cknow I don’t believe you

When you Amsay that you don’t Dsus4need Dme

It’s Emuch too late to find

When you F#m7b5think you’ve changed your mind

You’d Gbetter change it back or we will Bboth be sorry

Both... and not a typo, this chorus is short

CDon’t you want me, Dbaby?

CDon’t you want me,Doh

EmC/EEmG→ Em

CDon’t you want me, Dbaby?

CDon’t you want me,Doh

CDon’t you want me, Dbaby?

CDon’t you want me,Doh

EmC/EEmG→ Emx2

CDon’t you want me, Dbaby?

CDon’t you want me,Doh

EmC/EEmG→ Emx2

The Indigo Girls - Closer to Fine (1989)

Originally in G capo 2, so really A, I play in G.

GAm7sus4Cadd9D

Melody on the 5 (D)

I’m Gtrying to tell you Am7sus4something about my Cadd9life D

Maybe Ggive me insight Am7sus4between black and Cadd9white D

The D11best thing you’ve ever done for Cme

Is to D11help me take my life less seriousCly

It’s only life

GAfter all Am7sus4Cadd9D

Harmony enters on the 1 (G)

GWell the darkness has a Am7sus4hunger that’s inCadd9satiable D

And the Glightness has a Am7sus4call that’s hard to Cadd9hear D

D11I wrap my fear around me like a Cblanket

I D11sailed my ship of safety till I Csank it

I’m crawling on your shoreGCG

High part on F#, low on A

DI went to the doctor, I Cadd9went to the mouGntains

DI looked to the children, I Cadd9drank from Gthe fountain

D11There’s more than one answer to these Cquestions

CPointing me in a crooked Gline

Low part on A, high on D

D11The less I seek my source for some deCfinitive

High part on E, low on C. It’s actually the low part that

shoots up to high G, but usually easier to have the high

singer do that.

The closer I Gam to fine Am7sus4Cadd9D

I Gwent to see the Am7sus4doctor of philCadd9osophy D

With a Gposter of RasAm7sus4putin and a Cadd9beard down to his Dknee

He D11never did marry or Csee a B-grade movie

He D11graded my performance, he Csaid he could see through me

I spent Gfour years prostrate Am7sus4to the higher Cadd9mind, got my Dpaper

And I was Gfree CG

DI went to the doctor, I Cadd9went to the mouGntains

DI looked to the children, I Cadd9drank from Gthe fountain

D11There’s more than one answer to these Cquestions

CPointing me in a crooked Gline

D11The less I seek my source for some deCfinitive

The closer I Gam to fine Am7sus4Cadd9D

Bridge over pre-chorus chords

D11CD11CG

I Gstopped by the Am7sus4bar at 3 a.Cadd9m D

To seek Gsolace in a Am7sus4bottle or Cadd9possibly a Dfriend

I D11woke up with a headache like my Chead against a board

D11Twice as cloudy as I’d been the Cnight before

And I went in seeking Gclarity CG

DI went to the doctor, I Cadd9went to the mouGntains

DI looked to the children, I Cadd9drank from Gthe fountain

DWe go to the doctor, we Cadd9go to the mouGntains

DWe look to the children, we Cadd9drink from Gthe fountain

DWe go to the bible, we Cadd9go through the Gworkout

Let ring on “stand up” and “lookout”

DWe read up on revival and we Cadd9stand up for the Glookout

There’s D11more than one answer to these Cquestions

Pointing me in a Gcrooked line

The D11less I seek my source for some Cdefinitive

The closer I Gam to fine Am7sus4Cadd9D

The Oak Ridge Boys - Elvira (1981)

Originally in C, I play in A, all the key changes at the end are extremely optional

Intro

What I hear as the melody is 3 1 3 on “Elvira”

ElvGira, Elvira, my Gheart’s on Dfire for ElGvira

Vox around the 1

Well Geyes that look like heaven, lips like cherry wine

That girl can sure enough make my little light Dshine

Vox up to the 5

GI get a funny feelin’ Cup and down my spine C→ A#

G‘Cause I know that Dmy Elvira’s Gmine

ElvGira, Elvira, my Gheart’s on Dfire for ElGvira

Vox on the low 1

GGiddy up, oom papa, oom papa, mFow mF#ow

GHi-ho, DSilver, aGway

ToGnight I’m gonna meet her, at the Hungry House Cafe

I’m gonna give her all the love I Dcan, yes I am

GShe’s gonna jump and holler, I Csaved up my last two dollars C→ A#

And Gwe’re gonna search, and Dfind that preacher Gman

That I’m singin’ ElvGira, Elvira, my Gheart’s on Dfire for ElGvira

GGiddy up, oom papa, oom papa, mFow mF#ow

GHi-ho, DSilver, aGway

ElG#vira, Elvira, my G#heart’s on D#fire for ElG#vira

G#Giddy up, oom papa, oom papa, mF#ow mGow

G#Hi-ho, D#Silver, aG#way

ElAvira, yeah, Elvira, my Aheart’s on Efire for ElAvira

AGiddy up, oom papa, oom papa, mGow mG#ow

AHi-ho, ESilver, aAway

Hard stops on “vi” “ra”

ElAvira

The Oak Ridge Boys - I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes (1983)

Originally in Bb, I play in G

Intro

Dsus4Dsus4D7/CG

Vox on the 5 on “times”

SometiGmes I feel a wave of a Cpast break in my mind

And I Gknow it’s gone for good and it Dmakes me want to cry

Is this Gall we get to keep as the Cyears go rolling by

The bVII is real here, but if it’s solo acoustic, use a V instead

Just a Gmemory for Dall the days gone Cby → Bb→ Am7→ G

Oh you’re aGlways in my heart and you’re Coften on my mind

I will Gnever let it die just as Dlong as I’m alive

SomeGtimes it makes me sad that we Cnever said goodbye

Well I Gguess it never Dhurts to hurt Csometimes → G/B→ Am7→ G

Dsus4Dsus4D7/CG

You try and hGold on to the moment, but Ctime won’t let you stay

But for Gevery step you take you Dlose something on the way

You can’t look fGorward to tomorrow and still hold oCn to yesterday

Oh I Ghope that you can Dhear me when I Csay → Bb→ Am7→ G

Oh you’re aGlways in my heart and you’re Coften on my mind

I will Gnever let it die just as Dlong as I’m alive

SomeGtimes it makes me sad that we Cnever said goodbye

Well I Gguess it never Dhurts to hurt Csometimes → G/B→ Am7→ G

Oh you’re aGlways in my heart and you’re Coften on my mind

I will Gnever let it die just as Dlong as I’m alive

SomeGtimes it makes me sad that we Cnever said goodbye

Well I Gguess it never Dhurts to hurt Csometimes → G/B→ Am7→ G

No I Gguess it never Dhurts to hurt Csometimes → G/B→ Am7→ G

Dsus4Dsus4D7/CC→ Bb→ Am7→ G

The Outfield - Your Love (1985)

Originally in E, I play in G.

GEmDDx4

Vox start on the 5

GJosie’s on a Emvacation far aDway

Come around and talk it over

GSo many Emthings that I wanna Dsay

You know I like my girls a little bit older

CI just wanna Emuse your love toDnight

EmI don’t wanna Close your love toDnight

GI ain’t got many Emfriends left to talk toD

No one’s around when I’m in trouble

GYou know I’d do anyEmthing for Dyou

Stay the night but keep it undercover

CI just wanna Emuse your love toDnight

EmI don’t wanna Close your love toDnight

A#Cx 4

Vox in on the 5 of the first chord here

A#Trying to stop my Chands from shakin’

A#Somethin’ in my Cmind’s not makin’ sense

A#It’s been a while since Cwe were all alone

A#I can’t hide the Cway I’m feelin’

Let chords ring

GAs you leave me Emplease would you close the Ddoor

And don’t forget what I told you

GJust ‘cause you’re Emright that don’t mean I’m Dwrong

Another shoulder to cry upon

CI just wanna Emuse your love toDnight

EmI don’t wanna Close your love toDnight

CI just wanna Emuse your love toDnight

EmI don’t wanna Close your love toDnight

CI just wanna Emuse your love toDnight

EmI don’t wanna Close your love toDnight

The Pointer Sisters - I'm So Excited (1982)

Originally in Gm, I play in Em capo 5

Em7G/A→ Am7→ G/A→ Am7→ G/A→ Am7

G/C→ C→ G/C→ C→ G/C→ C

C/GG

Vox on the 1

TonEm7ight’s the night we’re gonna make it G/AhapAm7pen

ToG/Cnight wCe’ll put all other things aC/GsideG

Give Em7in this time and show me some afG/AfecAm7tion

We’re G/CgoCing for those pleasures in the C/GnightG

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “love”

I want to lF#m7ove you, feel you

Em7Wrap myself arouBm7nd you

I want to squF#m7eeze you, please you

I jEm7ust can’t get enough

Vox on the 1 1 2 of the major key on “move... slow... go”

And if you Am7move real slG/Bow I’ll let itDgo

I’m so excEmited, and I just can’t hCide it

CI’m about to lose contrDol and I think I lEmike it

I’m so excEmited, and I just can’t hCide it

And CI know, I know, I kDnow, I know

I know I wEmant you

We sEm7houldn’t even think about toG/AmorAm7row

Sweet G/CmemoCries will last a long, C/Glong tGime

We’ll Em7have a good time baby, don’t you G/Awor Am7ry

And if G/Cwe’re sCtill playing ‘round, boy that’s just fineC/GG

Let’s get excEmited, we just can’t hCide it

CI’m about to lose contrDol and I think I lEmike it

I’m so excEmited, and I just can’t hCide it

CI know, I know, I kDnow, I know

I know I wEmant you, I want you

Solo on verse chords

Ooh boy, I want to lF#m7ove you, feel you

Em7Wrap myself arouBm7nd you

I want to squF#m7eeze you, please you

I jEm7ust can’t get enough

And if you Am7move real slG/Bow I’ll let itDgo

I’m so excEmited, I just can’t hCide it

CI’m about to lose contrDol and I think I lEmike it

I’m so excEmited, and I just can’t hCide it

CI know, I know, I kDnow, I know

I know I wEmant you, I Emwant you

I’m so excEmited (look what you do to me)

I just can’t hCide it (you’ve got me burning up)

CI’m about to lose contrDol and I think I lEmike it

I’m so excEmited, I can’t deCny, no no no

COh, oh, ohDI know I know I Emwant you

The Police - Canary in a Coalmine (1980)

Originally in E, I play in E capo 3, vox almost entirely on the 3

Intro

EEEE

EECA→ F#m7

EFirst to fall over when the atmosphere is less than perfect

EYour sensibilities are shaken by the slightest defect

CYou live your life like a canAary in a F#m7coalmine

EYou get so dizzy even walkin’ in a straight line

EYou say you want to spend the winter in Firenza

EYou’re so afraid to catch a dose of influenza

CYou live your life like a canAary in a F#m7coalmine

EYou get so dizzy even walkin’ in a straight line

ECanary in a coalmine, canary in a coalmine, canary in a coalmine CA→ F#m7

ENow if I tell you that you suffer from delusions

EYou pay your analyst to reach the same conclusions

CYou live your life like a canAary in a F#m7coalmine

EYou get so dizzy even walkin’ in a straight line

ECanary in a coalmine, canary in a coalmine, canary in a coalmine CA→ F#m7

EFirst to fall over when the atmosphere is less than perfect

EYour sensibilities are shaken by the slightest defect

CYou live your life like a canAary in a F#m7coalmine

EYou get so dizzy even walkin’ in a straight line

ECanary in a coalmine, canary in a coalmine, canary in a coalmine CA→ F#m7

The Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me (1980)

Originally in Gm, I play in Gm but sing an octave down

Intro

EbGmx2

Vox start on the 5

EbYoung teacher, the subject, Gmof school girl fantasy

EbShe wants him, so badly, Gmknows what she wants to be

EbInside her, there’s longing, Gmthis girl’s an open page

EbBook marking, she’s so close now, Gmthis girl is half his age

Vox on 6 5 of the first chord on “don’t stand”

DDon’t Astand, Ddon’t Astand so

BmDon’t G/Astand so Em7/Aclose to me

DDon’t Astand, Ddon’t Astand so

BmDon’t G/Astand so Em7/Aclose to me

Em7/A

EbHer friends are, so jealous, Gmyou know how bad girls get

EbSometimes it’s, not so easy, Gmto be the teacher’s pet

EbTemptation, frustration, Gmso bad it makes him cry

EbWet bus stop, she’s waiting, Gmhis car is warm and dry

DDon’t Astand, Ddon’t Astand so

BmDon’t G/Astand so Em7/Aclose to me

DDon’t Astand, Ddon’t Astand so

BmDon’t G/Astand so Em7/Aclose to me

Em7/A

EbLoose talk in, the class room, Gmto hurt they try and try

EbStrong words, in the staff room, Gmthe accusations fly

EbIt’s no use, he sees her, Gmhe starts to shake and cough

EbJust like the old man, Gmin that book by Nabokov

DDon’t Astand, Ddon’t Astand so

BmDon’t G/Astand so Em7/Aclose to me

DDon’t Astand, Ddon’t Astand so

BmDon’t G/Astand so Em7/Aclose to me

Em7/A

Synth-y breakdown

EbGmx4

With “please don’t stand so close to me

DDon’t Astand, Ddon’t Astand so

BmDon’t G/Astand so Em7/Aclose to me

DDon’t Astand, Ddon’t Astand so

BmDon’t G/Astand so Em7/Aclose to me

DDon’t Astand, Ddon’t Astand so

BmDon’t G/Astand so Em7/Aclose to me

DDon’t Astand, Ddon’t Astand so

BmDon’t G/Astand so Em7/Aclose to me

The Police - Every Breath You Take (1983)

Originally in Ab, I play in E capo 1

EC#mABE

Every breath you Etake, every move you C#mmake

Every bond you bAsus2reak, every step you tBsus2ake

I’ll be watching C#myou

Every single dEay, every word C#myou say

Every game you pAsus2lay, every night you sBsus2tay

I’ll be watching Eyou

Oh can’t you sAee

I skip the bIII here when acoustic

You beGlong to mEe

Easy vox... on “how my”, stay on the 1

Easy vox... on “aches”, go up to the 2 of the key

How my poor heartF#aches

With every step you tBake

Every move you mEake, every vow youC#mbreak

Every smile you fAsus2ake, every claim you stBsus2ake

I’ll be watching C#myou

CSince you’ve gone, I’ve been lost without a trace

DI dream at night I can only see your face

CI look around but it’s you I can’t replace

DI feel so cold I long for your embrace

CI keep crying baby, baby Eplease

EC#mABC#m

EC#mABE

Oh can’t you sAee

You beGlong to mEe

How my poor heartF#aches

With every step you tBake

Every move you mEake, every vow you bC#mreak

Every smile you fAsus2ake, every claim you stBsus2ake

I’ll be watching C#myou

Every move you maAsus2ke, every step you taBsus2ke

I’ll be watching yC#mou (hold an extra 2 measures)

I’ll be watching yEou

EEvery breath you take, every move you make

C#mEvery bond you break

AEvery step you take (I’ll be watching Eyou)

EEvery single day, every word you say

C#mEvery game you play

AEvery night you stay (I’ll be watching Eyou)

EEvery move you make, every vow you break

C#mEvery smile you fake

AEvery claim you stake (I’ll be watching Eyou)

EEvery single day, every word you say

C#mEvery game you play

AEvery night you stay (I’ll be watching Eyou)

EEC#mAI’ll be watching Eyou

The Police - Every Little Thing She Does is Magic (1981)

Originally in G, I play in D

Chords in D as:

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

Eadd9F#7sus4E6/G#F#/A#x2

Though I’ve tEadd9ried before F#7sus4to tell her

Of the E6/G#feelings I have F#/A#for her

In my Eadd9heart F#7sus4E6/G#F#/A#

EveryEadd9time that I come nF#7sus4ear her

I just E6/G#lose my nerves as F#/A#I’ve done

From the stBart EF#BEF#BEF#B

Every little F#thing she F#/A#does is Bmagic

Everything she F#do just F#/A#turn me Bon

Even though my F#life befF#/A#ore was tBragic

Now I know my F#love for F#/A#her goes Gon A

Eadd9F#7sus4E6/G#F#/A#

Do I hEadd9ave to tell the sF#7sus4tory

Of a thE6/G#ousand rainy dayF#/A#s

Since we first mEadd9et F#7sus4E6/G#F#/A#

It’s a bEadd9ig enough umbF#7sus4rella

But it’E6/G#s always me that F#/A#ends up

Getting wBet EF#BEF#BEF#B

Every little F#thing she F#/A#does is Bmagic

Everything she F#do just F#/A#turn me Bon

Even though my F#life befF#/A#ore was tBragic

Now I know my F#love for F#/A#her goes Gon A

GI resolve to F#m7call her up aEm7thousand times a F#m7day

And aEm7sk her if she’ll F#m7marry me Gsome old-fashioned F#m7way

But my Gsilent fears have griApped me

Long beGfore I reach the pAhone

Long beGfore my tongue has tAripped me

Must I Galways Abe aloBne? EF#B

Every little F#thing she F#/A#does is Bmagic

Everything she F#do just F#/A#turn me Bon

Even though my F#life befF#/A#ore was tBragic

Now I know my F#love for F#/A#her goes Bon

Every little F#thing she F#/A#does is Bmagic

Everything she F#do just F#/A#turn me Bon

Even though my F#life befF#/A#ore was tBragic

Now I know my F#love for F#/A#her goes Gon A

Yes, it does something like this, but he bIII→IV is also just fine

G/ED/F#

GABOh yeah, oh yeah

GEvery little thing,Aevery little thing

EG/Every little thing, D/F#every little thing

GEvery little, every little, Aevery little, every little

ThBing she does

Repeat with ad libs

The Police - Synchronicity II (1983)

Originally in A, I play in D

Bmadd4

Oh, oh, oh, oh x 4

C→ G

DAnother subD/F#urban family Cmorning GCG

DGrandmother sD/F#creaming at the wCall GCG

DWe have to sD/F#hout above the dCin of our Rice Krispies GCG

DWe can’t hear aD/F#nything at aCll GCG

Down to the 3 of the chord, which will feel low in D

DMother chants her lG/Ditany of borE7/Dedom and frusG/Dtration

But Dwe know all her sG/Duicides are E7/Dfake G/D

Vox on the 5 of the chord

If you’re playing in D, play the Gm7→Gm6 as 3x333→3x233

Gm7Daddy only stares Gm6into the distanceGm7Gm6

There’s oGm7nly so much mGm6ore that he can taG/Ake AG/AA

DmMany miles A#maj7/Daway something C6crawls from the D#maj7/A#slime

At the bAottom of a dark A#/AScottish Alake C→ G

DAnother indD/F#ustrial ugly Cmorning GCG

DThe factory belches fD/F#ilth intoCthe sky GCG

DHe walks unhiD/F#ndered through the pCicket lines today GCG

DHe doesn’t thD/F#ink to wonder whyCGCG

The sDecretaries pouG/Dt and preen like E7/Dcheap tarts in a G/Dred light street

But aDll he ever G/Dthinks to do is E7/Dwatch G/D

And eGm7very single mGm6eeting with his soGm7-called superior Gm6

Is a hGm7umiliating kick in the croGm6tch G/AAG/AA

DmMany miles awA#maj7/Day something C6crawls to the suD#maj7/A#rface

Of a darAk Scottish lochA#/AA

Bmadd4

DAnother worD/F#king day has Cended GCG

DOnly the rushD/F#-hour hell to facCe GCG

DPacked like lD/F#emmings into shinCy metal boxes GCG

ConDtestants in a sD/F#uicidal race CGCG

DDaddy grips the wheG/Del and stares aloE7/Dne into the distaG/Dnce

He kDnows that something sG/Domewhere has to bE7/Dreak G/D

He sGm7ees the family hGm6ome now lGm7ooming in his heGm6adlights

The pGm7ain upstairs that mGm6akes his eyeballs ache G/AAG/AA

One extra round on this this time

G/AAG/AA

DmMany miles A#maj7/Daway there’s a C6shadow on the doD#maj7/A#or

Of a cotAtage on the shore A#

Of a Adark A#/A

ScottishAlakeA#/AC6/AA#/A

Many miles away AA#/AC6/AA#/A

The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) (1988)

Intro

When I wEake up, well I know I’m gonna be

I’m gonna Abe the man who Bwakes up next to Eyou

When I gEo out, yeah I know I’m gonna be

I’m gonna Abe the man who Bgoes along with Eyou

If I gEet drunk, well I know I’m gonna be

I’m gonna Abe the man who Bgets drunk next to Eyou

And if I hEaver, hey I know I’m gonna be

I’m gonna Abe the man who’s Bhavering to Eyou

But EI would walk five hundred miles

And AI would walk five Bhundred more

Just to Ebe the man who walks a thousand Amiles

To fall down Bat your door

When I’m Eworking, yes I know I’m gonna be

I’m gonna Abe the man who’s Bworking hard for Eyou

And when the mEoney, comes in for the work I do

I’ll pass aAlmost every Bpenny on to Eyou

When I cEome home (when I come home), well I know I’m gonna be

I’m gonna Abe the man who Bcomes back home to Eyou

And if I gErow, well I know I’m gonna be

I’m gonna Abe the man who’s Bgrowing old with Eyou

But EI would walk five hundred miles

And AI would walk five Bhundred more

Just to Ebe the man who walks a thousand Amiles

To fall down Bat your door

Melody does 3 3 3 1, but that’s a lot for me in E, so I do 1 1 1 5

Da da Eda da (da da da da)

Da da da Adan da da dan da Bdan da da dan da dEa

Da da Eda da (da da da da)

Da da da Adan da da dan da Bdan da da dan da dEa

When I’m lEonely, well I know I’m gonna be

I’m gonna Abe the man who’s Blonely without Eyou

And when I’m Edreaming, well I know I’m gonna dream

I’m gonna Adream about the Btime when I’m with Eyou

When I gEo out (when I go out), well I know I’m gonna be

I’m gonna Abe the man who Bgoes along with yoEu

And when I cEome home (when I come home), yes I know I’m gonna be

I’m gonna Abe the man who Bcomes back home with C#myou

I’m gonna F#m7be the man who’s Bcoming home with Eyou

But EI would walk five hundred miles

And AI would walk five Bhundred more

Just to Ebe the man who walks a thousand Amiles

To fall down Bat your door

Da da Eda da (da da da da)

Da da da Adan da da dan da Bdan da da dan da dEa

Da da Eda da (da da da da)

Da da da Adan da da dan da Bdan da da dan da dEa

And EI would walk five hundred miles

And AI would walk five Bhundred more

Just to Ebe the man who walks a thousand Amiles

To fall down Bat your door E

The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up (1981)

Originally in F, I play in A capo 3

ADAD

Vox on the 1

If you startAme up, if you start me up, I’ll nDever stop

I’ve been rAunning hot, you got me rifting, gonna bDlow my top

If you startAme up, if you start me up, I’ll nDever stop, never stop, never stop, never stop

EYou make a grown man cAry

ESpread out the oil, the gasoline, I walk smooth ride in a mean, mean machineA

ADStart it up

StarAt it up, kick on the starter give it aDll you got, you got to, you got to

I caAn’t compete, with the riders in the oDther heats

If you roughAit up, if you like it you can sDlide it up, slide it up, slide it up, slide it up

EDon’t make a grown man cAry

EMy eyes dilate, my lips go green, my hands are greasy, she’s a mean, mean machinAe

ADStart it up

StarAt me up, now, give it aDll you got, you’ve got to, never never never stop

StaArt it up, baby won’t you sDlide it up

EYou make a grown man cAry

ERide like the wind, at double speed, I’ll take you places that you’ve never, never seenA

StarAt it up, love the day when and will nDever stop, never stop, never never never stop

TouAgh me up, nDever stop, never stop

YoAu, you, you make a grown man cryD

YoAu, you make a dead man cryD

YouA, you, you make a dead man cryD

The Romantics - Talking In Your Sleep (1983)

Originally in Dm, I play in Am

Intro

AmAmDm→ GAmx4

When you Amclose your eyes and you go to sleep DmGAm

And it’s Amdown to the sound of a heartbeat DmGAm

I can Amhear the things that you’re dreaming about DmGAm

When you Amopen up your heart and the truth comes out DmGAm

You tAmell me that you want me, you tGell me that you need me

You tDell me that you love me, and I Fknow that I’m right, ‘cause I Ghear it in the night

AmI hear the secrets that you keep, DmGwhen you’re Amtalking in your sleep

When I Amhold you in my arms at night DmGAm

DAmon’t you know you’re sleeping in the spotlight DmGAm

And Amall your dreams that you keep inside DmGAm

You’re Amtelling me the secrets that you just can’t hide DmGAm

You tAmell me that you want me, you tGell me that you need me

You tDell me that you love me, and I Fknow that I’m right, ‘cause I Ghear it in the night

AmI hear the secrets that you keep, DmGwhen you’re Amtalking in your sleep

When you Amclose your eyes and you fall asleep DmGAm

AmEverything about you is a mystery DmGAm

You tAmell me that you want me, you tGell me that you need me

You tDell me that you love me, and I Fknow that I’m right, ‘cause I Ghear it in the night

AmI hear the secrets that you keep, DmGwhen you’re Amtalking in your sleep

The Scorpions - No One Like You (1982)

Originally in Am, I play in Am capo 2 (on octave down, obviously)

Vox go up to the 3

AmAmFG

FFEE

Vox on the 5

AmGirl, it’s been a Flong time that we’ve been aAmpart

Much too Flong for a man who needs Amlove

I Fmiss you since I’ve been aCway E

AmBabe, wasn’t Feasy to Cleave you aAmlone

It’s getting Fharder Cnow that I’m Amgone

If FI had the choice, I would sCtay E

There’s no one like Amyou

I can’t Fwait for the Gnights with Amyou

I iFmagine the Gthings we’ll Amdo

I just Fwanna be Gloved by Fyou E

No one like Amyou

I can’t Fwait for the Gnights with Amyou

I iFmagine the Gthings we’ll Amdo

I just Fwanna be Gloved by Fyou E

AmGirl, there are Freally no words strong eAmnough

To desFcribe all my longing for Amlove

I Fdon’t want my feelings resCtrained E

Ooh, Ambabe, I just Fneed you like Cnever beAmfore

Just iFmagine you’d Ccome through this Amdoor

To Ftake all my sorrow aCwayE

There’s no one like Amyou

I can’t Fwait for the Gnights with Amyou

I iFmagine the Gthings we’ll Amdo

I just Fwanna be Gloved by Fyou E

No one like Amyou

I can’t Fwait for the Gnights with Amyou

I iFmagine the Gthings we’ll Amdo

I just Fwanna be Gloved by Fyou E

Solo on intro chords if appropriate

AmAmFG

FFEE

No one like Amyou

I can’t Fwait for the Gnights with Amyou

I iFmagine the Gthings we’ll Amdo

I just Fwanna be Gloved by Fyou E

No one like Amyou

I can’t Fwait for the Gnights with Amyou

I iFmagine the Gthings we’ll Amdo

I just Fwanna be Gloved by Fyou E

The Scorpions - Rock You Like a Hurricane (1984)

Originally in Em, I play in Em capo 5, or Am

EmG→ A→ C→ Dx8

Vox on the 5 of the chord on “early”

It’s eCarly Emmorning

The Csun comes Emout D

Last Cnight was Emshaking

And Cpretty Dloud

My Ccat is Empurring

And Cscratches my Emskin D

So Cwhat is Emwrong

With anCother sDin

The Cbitch is Emhungry

She Cneeds to Emtell D

So Cgive her Eminches

And Cfeed her Dwell

More Cdays to Emcome

New Cplaces to Emgo D

I’ve Cgot to Emleave

It’s Ctime for a Dshow

EmHere I am GA

CRock you likeDa huEmrricane GACD

EmHere I am GA

CRock you likeDa huEmrricane GACD

My Cbody is burnEming

It Cstarts to sEmhout D

DesiCre’s comEming

It Cbreaks out lDoud

Lust iCs in caEmges

Till a stCorm breaks loEmose D

Just Chave to make Emit

With Csomeone I Dchoose

The Cnight is Emcalling

I Chave to Emgo D

The Cwolf is Emhungry

He Cruns the Dshow

He’s Clicking his Emlips

He’s Cready to Emwin D

On the Chunt Emtonight

For Clove at first Dsin

EmHere I am GA

CRock you likeDa huEmrricane GACD(are you ready baby?)

EmHere I am GA

CRock you likeDa huEmrricane GACD

EmHere I am GA

CRock you likeDa huEmrricane GACD(come on, come on baby)

EmHere I am GA

CRock you likeDa huEmrricane GA→ G→ ACD

Let ring

EmRock you like a Dhurricane

Solo

EmG→ A→ C→ Dx8

Let ring

It’s eCarly Emmorning

The Csun comes Emout D

Last Cnight was Emshaking

And Cpretty Dloud

My Ccat is Empurring

And Cscratches my Emskin D

So Cwhat is Emwrong

With anCother sDin

Band back in

The Cnight is Emcalling

I Chave to Emgo D

The Cwolf is Emhungry

He Cruns the Dshow

He’s Clicking his Emlips

He’s Cready to Emwin D

On the Chunt Emtonight

For Clove at first Dsin

EmHere I am GA

CRock you likeDa huEmrricane GACD(are you ready baby?)

EmHere I am GA

CRock you likeDa huEmrricane GACD

EmHere I am GA

CRock you likeDa huEmrricane GACD(come on, come on, come on, come on)

EmHere I am GA

CRock you likeDa huEmrricane GA→ G→ ACD

EmHere I am

The Scorpions - Still Loving You (1984)

Originally in Gm, I play in Am capo 2, highest note is the 3 of the minor key

Am→ Am/G→ Am/F→ Adim7→ FE7x2

Vox on the 5

AmTime, it needs time

To win back your love again

I will be Bthere, I will be Ethere

AmLove, only love

Can bring back your love someday

I will be Bthere, I will be Ethere

Am/E→ Am/G→ Am/F→ Adim7→ FE7x2

AmFight, babe I’ll fight

To win back your love again

I will be Bthere, I will be Ethere

AmLove, only love

Can break down the walls someday

I will be Bthere, I will be Ethere

AmIf we’d Fgo again

CAll the way from the Gstart

AmI would Ftry to change

CThings that killed our Glove

AmYour pride has Dmbuilt a wall, so E7strong

That I can’t get Amthrough Am/G

Is there Freally no chance

To Gstart once again?

I’m loving Amyou

Am→ Am/G→ Am/F→ Adim7→ FE7x2

AmTry, baby try

To trust in my love again

I will be Bthere, I will be Ethere

AmLove, oh Amlove

Just shouldn’t be thrown away

I will be Bthere, I will be Ethere

AmIf we’d Fgo again

CAll the way from the Gstart

AmI would Ftry to change

CThings that killed our Glove

AmYour pride has Dmbuilt a wall, so E7strong

Not a typo, the passing chord is really i/7 the first time, and 7 this time

That I can’t get Amthrough G

Is there Freally no chance

To Gstart once again?

AmIf we’d Fgo again

CAll the way from the Gstart

AmI would Ftry to change

The Cthings that killed our Glove

Am→ G→ AmYes I’ve Dmhurt your pride, and I E7know

What you’ve been Amthrough Am/G

You should Fgive me a chance

This Gcan’t be the end

I’m still loving Amyou

AmFCG

I’m still loving Amyou FCG

I’m still loving Amyou, FCI need your Glove

I’m still loving Amyou, FCstill loving you Gbaby

Solo

AmFCG

I’m still loving Amyou, FCI need your Glove

I’m still loving Amyou, FCI need your Glove, whoo

AmFCG

The Traveling Wilburys - End of the Line (1988)

|———7—7—7—7—7—2—2—|———7—7—7—7—7——9—10—|———7—7—7—7—7——9—10—12—14————|
|———8—8—8—8—8—3—3—|———8—8—8—8—8—10—10—|———8—8—8—8—8—10—10—14—15————|
|———7—7—7—7—7—2—2—|———7—7—7—7—7——9—11—|———7—7—7—7—7——9—11—12—14————|
|—0———————————————|—0—————————————————|—0——————————————————————————|
|—————————————————|———————————————————|————————————————————————————|
|—————————————————|———————————————————|————————————————————————————|

Well it’s aDlright, riding aAround in the Gbreeze

Well it’s aDlright, if you live the lAife you pDlease

Well it’s aDlright, doing the bAest you cGan

Well it’s aDlright, as long as you lAend a hDand

GYou can sit around and wait for the Dphone to ring (at the end of the line)

GWaiting for someone to tell you eDverything (at the end of the line)

GSit around and wonder what tomDorrow will bring (at the end of the line)

Maybe a dAiamond ring

Well it’s aDlright, even if they sAay you’re wGrong

Well it’s aDlright, sometimes you gAotta be sDtrong

Well it’s aDlright, as long as you got sAomewhere to lGay

Well it’s aDlright, everyday is jAust one dDay

GMaybe somewhere down the road aways D(at the end of the line)

GYou’ll think of me and wonder where I am thDese days (at the end of the line)

GMaybe somewhere down the road when someDbody plays (at the end of the line)

APurple Haze

Well it’s aDlright, even when pAush comes to sGhove

Well it’s aDlright, if you got sAomeone to lDove

Well it’s aDlright, everything’ll wAork out fGine

Well it’s aDlright, were going to the Aend of the Dline

GDon’t have to be ashamed of the cDar I drive (at the end of the line)

GI’m just glad to be here, happy to Dbe alive (at the end of the line)

GAnd it don’t matter if you’re Dby my side (at the end of the line)

I’m sAatisfied

Well it’s aDlright, even if you’re oAld and gGrey

Well it’s aDlright, you still got sAomething to sDay

Well it’s aDlright, remember to lAive and let lGive

Well it’s aDlright, the best you can Ado is foDrgive

Well it’s aDlright, riding aAround in the Gbreeze

Well it’s aDlright, if you live the lAife you pDlease

Well it’s aDlright, even if the sAun don’t sGhine

Well it’s aDlright, we’re going to the eAnd of the lDine

Repeat intro riff

The Traveling Wilburys - Handle With Care (1988)

Originally in D, I play in D or A capo 3

Intro

DD/CG/BGx 2

DBeen beat D/Cup and G/Bbattered ‘Ground

DBeen sent D/Cup, and I’ve G/Bbeen shot Gdown

CYou’re the best thing that GI’ve ever Emfound

CHandle Dme with Gcare

DReputaD/Ctions G/Bchangeable G

DSituD/Cations G/Btolerable G

CBut baby, you’re aGdorable Em

CHandle me with Dcare

GI’m so Gaugtired of Cbeing Dlonely

GI still Gaughave some Clove to Dgive

GWon’t you Gaugshow me Cthat you Dreally Gcare

EveryCbody’s, got somebody, to Glean on

Put your Cbody, next to mine, and Ddream on

DI’ve been fobbed D/Coff, and G/BI’ve been Gfooled

DI’ve been D/Crobbed and G/BridiculedG

CIn day care centers and Gnight Emschools

CHandle Dme with Gcare

DD/CG/BGx 2

DBeen stuck in D/Cairports, G/BterrorizedG

DSent to D/Cmeetings, G/BhypnotizedG

COverexposed, comGmerciaEmlized

CHandle me with Dcare

GI’m so Gaugtired of Cbeing Dlonely

GI still Gaughave some Clove to Dgive

GWon’t you Gaugshow me Cthat you Dreally Gcare

EveryCbody’s, got somebody, to Glean on

Put your Cbody, next to mine, and Ddream on

I’ve Dbeen upD/Ctight and G/Bmade a messG

But ID‘ll cleD/Can it up mG/Byself, I guGess

COh, sweet Gsmell of sucEmcess

CHandle Dme with Gcare

Tina Turner - What's Love Got to Do With It (1984)

Originally in G#m, I play in Am capo 3

Intro

Am7GAm7G

Vox on the 5 of the chord on “must”

You mAm7ust understand though the touch of your hand

Makes my puGlse react

That it’s Am7only the thrill of boy meeting girl

OppositGes attract

It’s FphysiGcal, only lFogicGal

You must tFry to ignore that it mGeans more than that, oh oh oh

CWhat’s lGove got to Fdo, got to Gdo with it

CWhat’s lGove but a seFcond hand eGmotion

CWhat’s lGove got to dFo, got to doGwith it

CWho needs a hGeart when a heFart can be brGoken

It mAm7ay seem to you that I’m acting confused

When you’re cGlose to me

If I Am7tend to look dazed, I read it some place

I’ve got Gcause to be

There’s a nFame for Git

There’s a pFhrase that fGits

But whatFever the reason you Gdo it for me, oh oh oh

CWhat’s Glove got to Fdo, got to Gdo with it

CWhat’s Glove but a sFecond hand emGotion

CWhat’s lGove got to dFo, got to doGwith it

CWho needs a hGeart when a heFart can be brGoken

Solo

DAGAx3

DAG

Cadd9I’ve been taking on a Dnew direction

Cadd9But I have to sDay

A#I’ve been thinking about my Cown protection

You are strongly discouraged from doing the “oh oh oh” here

It sAm7cares me to feel this wayD, oh oh oh

DWhat’s loAve got to dGo, got to dAo with it

DWhat’s loAve but a seGcond-hand eAmotion

DWhat’s loAve got to dGo, got to dAo with it

DWho needs a heaArt when a hGeart can be brokenA

DWhat’s loAve got to dGo, got to dAo with it

DWhat’s loAve but a Gsweet old-fashioned Anotion

DWhat’s loAve got to dGo, got to dAo with it

DWho needs a heaArt when a hGeart can be brAoken

DWhat’s loAve got to dGo, got to dAo with it

DWhat’s loAve but a Gsecond-hand eAmotion

DWhat’s loAve got to dGo, got to dAo with it

DWho needs a heaArt when a hGeart can be brAoken

Todd Rundgren - Bang the Drum All Day (1982)

Originally in D, I play in A capo 3

Intro

AGDGx4

Passing bVII chords keep going the whole song, but I’m not writing them all out

Vox on the 3

AI don’t want to Dwork

I want to Abang on the drum all Dday

AI don’t want to Dplay

I just want to Abang on the drum all Dday

Vox on the 5 of the chord

EEver since I was a tiny boy

I F#mdon’t want no candy, I don’t need no toy

EI took a stick and an old coffee can

I Bbang on that thing ‘til I got

DBlisters on my hand because

AI don’t want to Dwork

I want to Abang on the drum all Dday, yes I do

AI don’t want to Dplay

I just want to Abang on the drum all Dday, that’s right

EWhen I get older they think I’m a fool

F#mThe teacher told me I should stay after school

EShe caught me pounding on the desk with my hands

But my Blicks were so hot

I made the Dteacher wanna dance and that’s why

AI don’t want to Dwork

I want to Abang on the drum all Dday, hey why not

AI don’t want to Dplay

I just want to Abang on the drum all dDay, I wanna bang yeah

Bass solo

AGDGx8

AI don’t want to Dwork

I want to Abang on the drum all Dday, and I can bang that sucker

AI don’t want to Dplay

I just want to Abang on the drum all Dday, listen to this

EEvery day when I get home from work

I F#mfeel so frustrated, the boss is a jerk

And I Eget my sticks and go out to the shed

And I Bbang on that drum

Like it Dwas the boss’s head because

AI don’t want to Dwork

I want to Abang on the drum all Dday, hey, hey

AI don’t want to Dplay

I just want to Abang on the drum all Dday, I can bang that drum

AI don’t want to Dwork

I want to Abang on the drum all Dday, hey, hey, hey

AI don’t want to Dplay

I just want to Abang on the drum all Dday

Tom Petty - Free Fallin' (1989)

There’s always some debate about whether the second chord in this

song is Dsus4 or G. The bass clearly plays G. I like to split the

difference and play Dsus4 in the verse, G in the chorus.

Originally in D, capo 3, so really in F.

I play in D or D capo 1.

DDsus4Dsus4DA7sus4x2

She’s a Dgood Dsus4girl, Dsus4loves Dher A7sus4mama

Loves DJeDsus4sus and Dsus4AmeriDca A7sus4too

She’s a Dgood Dsus4girl, Dsus4crazy D‘bouA7sus4t Elvis

Loves DhorsDsus4es and her Dsus4boyDfriend A7sus4too

DDsus4Dsus4DA7sus4x2

It’s a Dlong Dsus4day Dsus4livin’ Din ReA7sus4seda

There’s a DfreeDsus4way ruDsus4nnin’ Dthrough the A7sus4yard

And I’m a Dbad Dsus4boy, cause IDsus4don’t Deven A7sus4miss her

And I’m a Dbad Dsus4boy for Dsus4breakin’ Dher A7sus4heart

Now I’m DfreeGGDA7sus4

Free Dfallin’GGDA7sus4

Yeah I’m DfreeGGDA7sus4

Free Dfallin’GGDA7sus4

All the DvampDsus4ires Dsus4walkin’ Dthrough the A7sus4valley

Move Dwest Dsus4down Dsus4VentDura BoulevA7sus4ard

All the Dbad Dsus4boys are Dsus4standing Din the A7sus4shadows

And the Dgood Dsus4girls are Dsus4home Dwith broken A7sus4hearts

Now I’m DfreeGGDA7sus4

Free Dfallin’GGDA7sus4

Yeah I’m DfreeGGDA7sus4

Free Dfallin’GGDA7sus4

DDsus4Dsus4DA7sus4x2

(Free fallin’, now I’m, free fallin’)

DDsus4Dsus4DA7sus4x2

I wanna Dglide Dsus4down Dsus4ovDer MulhA7sus4olland

I wanna Dwrite Dsus4her Dsus4name Din the A7sus4sky

Gonna Dfree Dsus4fall Dsus4out Dinto A7sus4nothin’

Gonna Dleave Dsus4this Dsus4world Dfor a A7sus4while

Now I’m DfreeGGDA7sus4

Free Dfallin’GGDA7sus4

Yeah I’m DfreeGGDA7sus4

Free Dfallin’GGDA7sus4

Tom Petty - I Won't Back Down (1989)

Originally in G, I play in D capo 1 or 2

Vox in the chorus is a lot of 1

BmADDx2

Well, I Bmwon’t Aback Ddown, no I Bmwon’t Aback Ddown

You could Bmstand me Aup at the Ggates of hell

But I Bmwon’t Aback Ddown

No, I’ll BmstandAmy Dground, won’t be BmturnedAaround D

And I’ll Bmkeep this Aworld from Gdraggin’ me down

GonnaBmstandAmy Dground

And IBmwon’tAback Ddown

( DI Gwon’t Dback Gdown)

GHey DAbaby, DGthere ain’t no eaDsy way Aout

( AI Gwon’t Dback Gdown)

GHey DAI will Bmstand Amy Dground

And I Bmwon’t Aback Ddown

Well, I Bmknow Awhat’s Dright, I got Bmjust Aone Dlife

In a Bmworld that Akeeps on Gpushin’ me around

But I’ll BmstandAmy Dground

And IBmwon’tAback Ddown

( DI Gwon’t Dback Gdown)

GHey DAbaby, DGthere ain’t no eaDsy way Aout

( AI Gwon’t Dback Gdown)

GHey DAI will Bmstand Amy Dground

And I Bmwon’t Aback Ddown

Solo on verse chords

BmADD

BmAGG

BmADD

( DI Gwon’t Dback Gdown)

GHey DAbaby, DGthere ain’t no eaDsy way Aout

( AI Gwon’t Dback Gdown)

GHey DAI Bmwon’t Aback Ddown

( DI Gwon’t Dback Gdown)

GHey DAbaby, DGthere ain’t no eaDsy way Aout

( AI Gwon’t Dback Gdown)

GHey DAI will Bmstand Amy Dground

And I Bmwon’t Aback Ddown

No I Bmwon’t Aback Ddown

Tom Petty - Refugee (1980)

Originally in F#, I prefer in Em on guitar, but Am capo 5 for voice, so... default to Am capo 5

AmAmCG4x

AmWe got something, we both Cknow it, we don’t Gtalk too much aAmbout it CG

AmAin’t no real big secret, all the Csame, somehow Gwe get aAmround it CG

Listen, Fit don’t really matter to me baby

DYou believe what you want to believe, you see

You Amdon’t have to Clive like a Grefugee

Am(Don’t have to live like a CrefuGgee)

AmSomewhere, somehow, someCbody must have Gkicked you aAmround some CG

AmTell me why you want to Clay there, Grevel in your aAmbandon CG

Honey, Fit don’t make no difference to me baby

DEverybody’s had to fight to be free, you see

You Amdon’t have to Clive like a Grefugee

Am(Don’t have to live like a CrefuGgee)

No baby you Amdon’t have to Clive like a Grefugee

Am(Don’t have to live like a CrefuGgee)

Bridge

GBaby we ain’t the first

CI’m sure a lot of other lovers been burned

FRight now this seems real to you, but it’s

GOne of those things you gotta feel to be true

Solo

AmAmCG4x

AmSomewhere, somehow, someCbody must have Gkicked you aAmround some CG

AmWho knows maybe you were kidnapped Ctied up, taken away and Gheld for Amransom CG

Honey, Fit don’t really matter to me baby

DEverybody’s had to fight to be free, you see

You Amdon’t have to Clive like a Grefugee

Am(Don’t have to live like a CrefuGgee)

No you Amdon’t have to Clive like a Grefugee

Am(Don’t have to live like a CrefuGgee)

Baby, you Amdon’t have to Clive like a Grefugee

Am(Don’t have to live like a CrefuGgee), oh oh oh

AmAmCG4x

Tom Petty - Runnin' Down a Dream (1989)

Riff

E|--0-7-0-6-0-5-0-b3-0--|

Intro

It was a Ebeautiful day, the Esun beat down

I had the Dsus2radio on, I was dErivin’

ETrees went by, me and EDel were singin’

A little Dsus2runaway, I was Eflyin’

Yeah, Drunnin’ Gdown a Edream

That Enever would Gcome to Ame

DWorkin’ on a GmysteEry

EGoin’ wherGever it Aleads

ARunnin’ Gdown a Edream

I Efelt so good like Eanything was possible

Hit Dsus2cruise control and rubbed my eEyes

The Elast three days the Erain was unstoppable

It was Dsus2always cold, no sunsEhine

Yeah, Drunnin’ Gdown a Edream

That Enever would Gcome to Ame

DWorkin’ on a GmysteEry

EGoin’ wherGever it Aleads

ARunnin’ Gdown a Edream

Cmaj7D11E

EI rolled on as the Esky grew dark

I put the Dsus2pedal down to make some tEime

There’s Esomething good waitin’ Edown this road

I’m Dsus2pickin’ up whatever’s mEine

I’m Drunnin’ Gdown a Edream

That Enever would Gcome to Ame

DWorkin’ on a GmysteEry

EGoin’ wherGever it Aleads

ARunnin’ Gdown a dEream

Yeah, Drunnin’ Gdown a Edream

That Enever would Gcome to Ame

DWorkin’ on a GmysteEry

EGoin’ wherGever it Aleads

ARunnin’ Gdown a dEream

Woohoo Cmaj7woohoo D11woohoo E

Tom Petty - You Got Lucky (1982)

Intro

Am9AmDm9→ DmGx2

All the 9’s keep going through the verses, but I’m not writing them out

Vox on the 5 on “you better”

AmYou better watch what you say

DmYou better watch what you Gdo to me

AmDon’t get carried away

DmGirl, if you can do Gbetter than me

AmGo, yeah Fgo, but remember

CGood love is Amhard to find

You got Flucky, babe

You got Glucky, babe

When I found Amyou

Am9AmDm9→ DmG

AmYou put a hand on my cheek

DmAnd then you turn your Geyes away

AmIf you don’t feel complete

DmIf I don’t take you Gall of the way

Then Amgo, yeah Fgo, but remember

CGood love is Amhard to find

You got Flucky, babe

You got Glucky, babe

When I found Amyou

Solo

Am9AmDm9→ DmGx2

Yeah Amgo, just Fgo, but remember

CGood love is Amhard to find

You got Flucky, babe

You got Glucky, babe

When I found Amyou

Am9AmDm9→ DmGx4

Tommy Tutone - 867-5309 Jenny (1981)

Originally in F#m, I play in Em

Riff in F#m:
|-----0-------0-------0-----0-----|
|---5-------5-------5-----4---4---|
|-6-----7-------6-------4-------4-|

Riff twice, then...

EmCGAx 2

EmJenny, CJenny, Gwho can I Aturn to? EmCGA

EmYou give me Csomething GI can hold Aon to EmCGA

EmI know you Cthink I’m Glike the Aothers beEmfore CGA

EmWho saw your Cname and Gnumber Aon the Emwall CGA

DJenny, I Cgot your Gnumber

DI need to Gmake you Cmine

DJenny, don’t Cchange your Gnumber

Em8 6 C7 - 5 G3 0 A9 EmCGA

EmJenny, CJenny, Gyou’re the girl Afor me EmCGA

EmYou don’t Cknow me but you Gmake me so Ahappy EmCGA

EmI tried to Ccall you beGfore but I Alost my Emnerve CGA

EmI tried my iCmagiGnation, but AI was disEmturbed CGA

DJenny, I Cgot your Gnumber

DI need to Gmake you Cmine

DJenny, don’t Cchange your Gnumber

Em8 6 C7 - 5 G3 0 A9 EmCGA

I Bmgot it, I Dgot it

EmI got your Gnumber on the Awall

I Bmgot it, I Dgot it

For a Emgood time, for a Ggood time Acall

Riff twice, then:

EmCGAx 2

Solo if appropriate on verse chords

EmCGAx 2

DJenny, don’t Cchange your Gnumber

DI need to Gmake you Cmine

DJenny, don’t Cchange your Gnumber

Em8 6 C7 - 5 G3 0 A9 EmCGA

EmJenny, CJenny, Gwho can I Aturn to? EmCGA

For the Emprice of a Cdime I can Galways Aturn to Emyou CGA

Em8 6 C7 - 5 G3 0 A9 EmCGA

Toto - Africa (1982)

Originally in C#m, I play in Em capo 3

In Em, the riff works better as C G/B Em than C Bm Em

Intro

CBm→ Em

Vox on the 5, which will feel low in my key

DI hear the drums F#mechoing tonBmight

Bm7She hears only whiC/Gspers of some Em7quiet converBmsatCion Bm→ Em

DShe’s coming F#min, twelve thirty fBmlight

The Bm7moonlit wings C/Greflect the stars that Em7guide me toward saBmlvatiCon Bm→ Em

DI stopped an olF#md man along the Bmway

Bm7Hoping to find some C/Gold forgotten wEm7ords or ancient mBmelodiCes Bm→ Em

DHe turned to meF#mas if to Bmsay “hurry boy, it’s Cwaiting there for you” Bm→ Em

AmIt’s gonna take a lot Fto drag me aCway from Gyou

AmThere’s nothing that a hFundred men or Cmore could ever Gdo

Vox *down* to 3 3 3 1 of the first chord on “I bless the rains”

AmI bless the rFains down inCAfGrica

Vox back up

AmGonna take some Ftime to do the tChings we never Emhad GAm, ooo

CBm→ Em

DThe wild dogs F#mcry out in the Bmnight

As Bm7they grow restless C/Glonging for some Em7solitary BmcompaCny Bm→ Em

DI know that F#mI must do what’s Bmright

As sure as Bm7Kilimanjaro C/Grises like Em7Olympus above the BmSerengeCti Bm→ Em

DI seek to F#mcure what’s deep inBmside

BmFrightened of this Cthing that I’ve become Bm→ Em

AmIt’s gonna take a lot Fto drag me aCway from Gyou

AmThere’s nothing that a hFundred men or Cmore could ever Gdo

AmI bless theFrains down inCAfGrica

AmGonna take some Ftime to do the tChings we never Emhad GAm, ooo

CBm→ Em

‘80s synth solo on verse chords

DF#mBmBm7C/GEm7BmCBm→ Em

DF#mBmHurry boy, she’sCwaiting there for you Bm→ Em

AmIt’s gonna take a lot Fto drag me aCway from Gyou

AmThere’s nothing that a Fhundred men or Cmore could ever Gdo

AmI bless theFrains down inCAfGrica

AmGonna take some Ftime to do the tChings we never Emhad GAm, ooh

Fade on...

CBm→ Em

Twisted Sister - We're Not Gonna Take It (1984)

Originally in E, I play in A

Starts percussion only, chords are implicit

AWe’re not gonna Etake it

ANo, we ain’t gonna Dtake it

AWe’re not gonna Etake it

AnyAmore A/G#F#m7E

AA/G#F#m7E

AWe’ve got the Eright to choose it

AThere ain’t no Dway we’ll lose it

AThis is our Elife, this is our Asong E

AWe’ll fight the Epowers that be, just

ADon’t pick our Ddestiny ‘cause

AYou don’t know Eus, you don’t beAlong E

AWe’re not gonna Etake it

ANo, we ain’t gonna Dtake it

AWe’re not gonna Etake it anyAmore A/G#F#m7E

AOh you’re so Econdescending

AYour gall is Dnever-ending

AWe don’t want Enothin’, not a thing from Ayou E

AYour life is Etrite and jaded

ABoring and Dconfiscated

AIf that’s your Ebest, your best won’t Ado A/G#F#m7E

Bridge

GWhoa F#moh Emoh

We’re Aright, yeah

We’re A#free, yeah

We’ll Bfight, yeah

You’ll Esee

AWe’re not gonna Etake it

ANo, we ain’t gonna Dtake it

AWe’re not gonna Etake it anyAmore E

AWe’re not gonna Etake it

ANo, we ain’t gonna Dtake it

AWe’re not gonna Etake it anyAmore A/G#F#m7E

No way!

Solo on verse chords

AEAD

AEAE

AEAD

AA/G#F#m7E

Bridge

GWhoa F#moh Emoh

We’re Aright, yeah

We’re A#free, yeah

We’ll Bfight, yeah

You’ll Esee

Instruments out

AWe’re not gonna Etake it

ANo, we ain’t gonna Dtake it

AWe’re not gonna Etake it anyAmore E

AWe’re not gonna Etake it, no!

ANo, we ain’t gonna Dtake it

AWe’re not gonna Etake it anyAmore, Ejust you try and make us!

AWe’re not gonna Etake it, come on!

ANo, we ain’t gonna Dtake it, you’re all worthless and weak!

AWe’re not gonna Etake it anyAmore, Enow drop and give me 20!

U2 - All I Want is You (1988)

Originally in Ab, I play in G capo 1

The big “yoo-hoo’s” at the end are on the 1, so falsetto or skip those

Intro

GCadd9GCadd9

You Gsay you Cadd9want Gdiamonds and a ring of Cadd9gold

You sGay you wCadd9ant your sGtory to remain untCadd9old

But all the Empromises we Cadd9make

From the Emcradle to the Cadd9grave

When Gall I Cadd9want is yoGu

GCadd9GCadd9

You Gsay you’ll Cadd9give me a Ghighway with no one Cadd9on it

A Gtreasure just to look uCadd9pon it

All the Griches in the Cadd9night

You Gsay you’ll Cadd9give me Geyes in a moon of Cadd9blindness

A Griver in a time of Cadd9dryness

A Gharbor in the Cadd9tempest

But all thEme promises wCadd9e make

From the Emcradle to the Cadd9grave

When Gall I Cadd9want is yoGu

GCadd9GCadd9

I don’t advocate the IV7 here, but it’s clearly there

GC7GC7

You Gsay you Cadd9want your Glove to work out Cadd9right

To Glast with me through the Cadd9night

You Gsay you Cadd9want Gdiamonds and a ring of Cadd9gold

Your Gstory to remain untoCadd9ld

Your Glove not to growCadd9cold

All the Empromises we Cadd9break

From the Emcradle to the Cadd9grave

When Gall I Cadd9want is yoGu

GCadd9GCadd9x6

GYou-Cadd9oo, all I want is Gyou-Cadd9oo, all I want is

GYou-Cadd9oo, all I want is Gyou-Cadd9oo

Outro

GCadd9GCadd9x10000000

U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (1988)

Originally in C#, I play in E

Highest note that matters is the 6

I have Eclimbed highest mountain

I have run through the fields

Only to Aadd9be with you, only to Ebe with you

I have rEun, I have crawled

I have scaled these city walls

These cityAadd9walls, only to Ebe with you

But I Bsus4still haven’t Aadd9found what I’m Elooking for

I have Ekissed honey lips

Felt the healing fingertips

It burned like Aadd9fire, this burning dEesire

I have Espoke with the tongue of angels

I have held the hand of the devil

It was warm in the Aadd9night, I was cold as a Estone

But I Bsus4still haven’t Aadd9found what I’m Elooking for

Solo if appropriate on verse chords

I beElieve in the kingdom come

Then all the colors will bleed into one

Bleed into Aadd9one, well yes I’m still Erunning

You broke the Ebonds and you loosed the chains

Carried the cross of my shame

Of my Aadd9shame, you know I beElieved it

But I Bsus4still haven’t Aadd9found what I’m Elooking for

U2 - Pride (1982)

Originally in Bb, I play in E

Big vox in the chorus are on the 1

All the V’s I write here are actually v’s in the

original, but I prefer them as IV’s, and the vox don’t mind

In E, I play the verse chords as I IVsus2 VIIsus2 5sus4

In E, I play the chorus chords as barre with the top two open

Intro, usually skip the first line

ADGGx 2

EADBx 2

EOne man come in the Aname of love

DOne man come and goB

EOne man come he to Ajustify

DOne man to overthroBw

In the Ename of Alove

What Dmore in the name of Blove?

In the Ename of Alove

What Dmore in the name of Blove?

EOne man caught on a Abarbed-wire fence

DOne man he resBist

EOne man washed on an Aempty beach

DOne man betrayed with a Bkiss

In the Ename of Alove

What Dmore in the name of Blove?

In the Ename of Alove

What Dmore in the name of Blove?

Solo if appropriate

EGAAx2

EADBx 2

M-Em-m-m m-Am-m-m m-Dm-m-m m-mBm

EEarly morning, ApAril four

DShot rings out in the MemBphis sky

EFree at last, they Atook your life

They Dcould not take your priBde

In the Ename of Alove

What Dmore in the name of Blove?

In the Ename of Alove

What Dmore in the name of Blove?

U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday (1983)

Originally in Bbm, I play in Em

EmGC6C6x2

EmI can’t belGieve the news todC6ay

EmOh, I can’t clGose my eyes and mC6ake it go away

GHow long, hAmow long must we sing this song?

GHow long, how lAmong?

‘Cause toniEmght GC6we can be as one

TonEmight GC6

EmBroken bGottles under chC6ildren’s feet

EmBodies strGewn across the dC6ead end street

EmBut I won’t heGed the battle cC6all

EmIt puts my bGack up, puts my bC6ack up against the wall

EmSundayG, bloody SC6unday

A#Sunday, Ambloody SGunday (Sunday, bloody Sunday)

A#Sunday, Ambloody SGunday, oh let’s go

EmGC6C6x2

EmAnd the bGattle’s just begC6un

EmThere’s many lGost, but tell me wC6ho has won

EmThe trench is dGug within our hC6earts

EmAnd mothers, chGildren, brothers, sC6isters torn apart

EmSundGay, bloody SC6unday

GHow long, hAmow long must we sing this song?

GHow long, how lAmong?

‘Cause toniEmght GC6we can be as one

TonEmight, GC6tonight

EmSundayG, bloody SC6unday (tonight, tonight)

EmGC6C6x5

Wipe the tears Emfrom your eGyes C6

Wipe your tEmears awGay C6

Oh, wipe your teEmars awGay C6

Oh, wipe your teEmars awGay C6(Sunday, bloody Sunday)

Oh, wipe your bloEmod shot eyGes C6(Sunday, bloody Sunday)

A#Sunday, Ambloody SGunday (Sunday, bloody Sunday)

A#AmG

A#Sunday, Ambloody SGunday (Sunday, bloody Sunday)

Yeah, let’s go

EmGC6C6x2

EmAnd it’s trGue we are immC6une

EmWhen fact is fiGction and TC6V reality

EmAnd todGay the millions crC6y

EmWe eat and drGink while toC6morrow they die (Sunday, bloody Sunday)

EmThe real bGattle yet bC6egun (Sunday, bloody Sunday)

EmTo claim the vGictory Jesus wC6on, on (Sunday, bloody Sunday)

EmSundGay, bloody SC6unday

U2 - Where the Streets Have No Name (1987)

Originally in D, I play in A

Noodle for a while on...

AD/A

I wanna rAun, I want to hide

I wanna tear down the walls

That hold me insDide

I wanna reach oF#mut

And touch the fElame

Where the stGreets have no name

I wanna feAel sunlight on my face

I see the dust cloud disappear

Without a trDace

I wanna take F#mshelter from the poison rEain

Where the stGreets have no name, oh

Where the streets have no nAame

We’re still building then Dburning down love, burning down love

And when I F#mgo there, I go there withEyou

It’s all I can Ado

AD/A

The city’s a fAlood and our love turns to rust

We’re beaten and blown by the wind

Trampled in dDust

I’ll show you a F#mplace

High on a desert pElain

Where the sGtreets have no name, oh

Where the streets have no nAame

We’re still building then Dburning down love, burning down love

And when I F#mgo there, I go there withEyou

It’s all I can Ado

Our love turns to rust

We’re beaten and Dblown by the wind, blown by the wind

Oh, and I Asee love, see our love turn to rust

We’re beaten and Dblown by the wind, blown by the wind

Oh, when I F#mgo there

I go there wEith you

It’s all I can Ado

AD/AAD/A

U2 - With or Without You (1987)

Originally in D, I play in C,

ideally at about 1.5x speed and on a uke

CGAmFx2

CSee the Gstone set in your Ameyes

See the Fthorn twist in your Cside

CI Gwait for Amyou F

CSleight of hand aGnd twist of Amfate

On a bed of nailFs she makes me Cwait

CAnd I Gwait wiAmthout you F

With or withCout youG

With or wAmithout youF

CThrough the Gstorm we reach the Amshore

You give it allFbut I want Cmore

CAnd I’m waGiting for Amyou F

With or withCout you

GWith or Amwithout you, ohFoh

I can’t Clive Gwith or withAmout you F

And you Cgive yourself aGway

And you Amgive yourself aFway

And you Cgive and you Ggive

And you Amgive yourself aFway

CMy hands are tiGed Ammy body Fbruised, she’s got me Cwith

Nothing to Gwin and Amnothing left to loFse

And you Cgive yourself aGway

And you Amgive yourself aFway

And you Cgive And you Ggive

Hard stop on “give” here

And you Amgive yourself aFway

With or withCout you

GWith or Amwithout you, ohFoh

I can’t Clive Gwith or withAmout youF

CWhoa... GAmFCwhoa... GAmF

The original does not repeat this section, but if

I’m doing this as a duet, I repeat the whoa’s

CWhoa... GAmFCwhoa... GAmF

With or withCout you

GWith or Amwithout you, ohFoh

I can’t Clive Gwith or withAmout youF

With or withCout you

CGAmFC

UB40 - Red Red Wine (1983)

UB40 in C#, I play in G capo 1

I transcribed the chords according to the UB40 version, but for solo acoustic

performance, it makes more sense to replace the V/2 and IV/5 with the iimin7

and V, respectively.

Vox on 5 7 1 on “red red wine”

Red red winGe CD/A

C/DGoes to my heGad CD/A

C/DMakes me forgetGthat I CD/A

C/DStill need her soDC→ D

DRed red winGe CD/A

C/DIt’s up to Gyou CD/A

C/DAll I can dGo I’ve doCne D/A

C/DMemories won’t goD

CMemorieDs won’t gGo

GCD/AC/D

Vox on the 3 of the chord (7 of the key) on “sworn”

I have sworDn

That with tiGme

CThoughts of you would leave my hGead

I was wrDong, now I fGind

Just one thCing makes me forgeDt

Red red Gwine CD/A

C/DStay close to mGe CD/A

C/DDon’t let me bGe aloCne D/A

It’s tC/Dearin’ apaDrt

CMy Dblue, blue heartG

GRed red wine, you make me Cfeel so fine

You D/Akeep me rockin’ aC/Dll of the time

GRed red wine, you make me Cfeel so grand

I D/Afeel a million dollar when you’re C/Djust in my hand

GRed red wine, you make me Cfeel so sad

D/AAny time I see you go, it C/Dmake me feel bad

GRed red wine, you make me Cfeel so fine

D/AMonkey pack him Rizla pon the C/Dsweet Dep line

DRed red winGe CD/A

C/DIt’s up to Gyou CD/A

C/DAll I can dGo I’ve doCne D/A

C/DMemories won’t goD

CMemorieDs won’t gGo

GCD/AC/D

I have sworDn

That with tiGme

CThoughts of you would leave my hGead

I was wrDong, now I fGind

Just one thCing makes me forgeDt

Red red Gwine CD/A

C/DStay close to mGe CD/A

C/DDon’t let me bGe aloCne D/A

It’s tC/Dearin’ apaDrt

CMy Dblue, blue heartG

GCD/AC/D

GCD/A

C/DRed red red wineGCD/AC/D

Van Halen - Dreams (1986)

Originally in C, I play in C an octave down, and it’s

*still* a little too high. Insane.

Start with a slow approximation of the intro riff

Cadd9FAmG

Fsus2Am7

Csus4→C→Csus2

Now fast, with excessive suspensions

I play only one of these, or play both but double-time

CC/EFG

CC/EAmG

AmWorld turns black and F6white

Gsus2Pictures in an empty Amroom

Your F6love starts fallin’ Gsus2down

Better chAmange your tune

Yeah, you F6reach for the goldGsus2en ring

AmReach for the sky

Baby, just F6spread your Gsus2wings

Not super-faithful to the original chords here

And get G/ChighCer anG/Cd hiCgher

Straight Amup we’ll Emclimb Em7F

We’ll get G/ChighCer anG/Cd hiCgher

Leave it aAmll beEmhind Em7F

AmRun, run, run aF6way

Like a Gsus2train runnin’ off the Amtrack

Got the F6truth being left beGsus2hind

Fall betAmween the cracks

F6Standin’ on broken dGsus2reams

Never lAmosin’ sight, ah

Well just F6spread your wGsus2ings

We’ll get G/ChighCer anG/Cd hiCgher

Straight Amup we’ll Emclimb Em7F

We’ll get G/ChighCer anG/Cd hiCgher

Leave it aAmll beEmhind Em7FGsus4

So baby Cadd9dry Cyour Feyes

Save aAmll the tears you’ve Gcried

Oh, Fsus2that’s what Am7dreams are mCsus4ade CofCsus2

‘Cause Em7we beFlong in a woAmrld that must be Gstrong

Oh, Fsus2that’s what Am7dreams are mCsus4ade oCfCsus2

Crazy out-of-place shredding here, I just repeat the

second part of the intro

CC/EFG

Yeah, we’ll get G/ChighCer anG/Cd hiCgher

StrAmaight up Emwe’ll climbEm7F

G/CHighCer anG/Cd hiAmgher

Leave it alEml behindEm7F

Oh, we’ll get G/ChighCer anG/Cd highCer

Who kFsus2nows Fmaj7what we’ll fiGsus4nd

So baby Cadd9dry Cyour Feyes

Save aAmll the tears you’ve Gcried

Oh, Fsus2that’s what Am7dreams are mCsus4ade CofCsus2

‘Cause Em7we beFlong in a woAmrld that must be Gstrong

Oh, Fsus2that’s what Am7dreams are mCsus4ade oCfCsus2

Another crazy out-of-place shredding here, I just repeat the

second part of the intro

CC/EFG

Slow

And Em7in the Fend on Amdreams we will deGpend

‘Cause Fsus2that’s what Am7love is mBbade of F/AC

Van Halen - Jump (1984)

Originally in C, I play in A capo 2, and follow the chords very loosely

Intro, approximated for guitar

Aadd9AD/AD/AAadd9Aadd9AD/AD/AA/C#Esus4x4

Intro chords keep going throughout the verse

Vox around the 3 on “up”

I get Aup, and nothing gets me down D/A→ A/C#→ Esus4

You got it tAough, I’ve seen the toughest around D/A→ A/C#→ Esus4

And I kAnow, baby, just how you feel D/A→ A/C#→ Esus4

You’ve got to Aroll with the punches to get to what’s real D/A→ A/C#→ Esus4

Oh can’t you F#msee me standing here

I’ve got my back against the record machine D→ D/C#→ Bm7

I ain’t the Bm7worst that you’ve Dseen → D/C#→ Bm7

Oh, can’t you see what I Dmean? A/C#E

Might as well jAump, might as well jump D/A→ A/C#→ Esus4

Go ahead, jAump, go ahead and jump D/A→ A/C#→ Esus4

Ah oAh, hey you, who said that, baby, how you been D/A→ A/C#→ Esus4

You say you don’t kAnow, you won’t know, until you begin D/A→ A/C#→ Esus4

So can’t you F#msee me standing here

I’ve got my back against the record machine D→ D/C#→ Bm7

I ain’t the Bm7worst that you’ve Dseen → D/C#→ Bm7

Oh, can’t you see what I Dmean? A/C#E

Might as well jAump, go ahead and jump D/A→ A/C#→ Esus4

Jump!

Weird Al - One More Minute (1985)

Intro

C→ Dm7→ C/E→

FAh... GAmF

CAh... GC

C→ G/B→ Am→

GWell, I heard that you’re Cleavin’

GGonna leave me far behCind

E‘Cause you found a brand new Amlover

You D7decided that I’m not your Gkind → F→ C/E→ Dm

So I Cpulled your name Gout of my CRolodex C→ Dm7→ C/E→

And I Ftore all your pictures in Ctwo

And I Eburned down the malt shop where Amwe used to go

Hard stop on the V

Just D7because it reminds me of Dmyou G

That’s Fright, you Gain’t gonna see me Ccryin’

I’m Fglad that you Gfound somebody Cnew

‘Cause I’d Frather spend Geternity eating Amshards of broken Fglass

Than Cspend one more Gminute with Cyou

C→ G/B→ Am→

GI guess I might seem kinda Cbitter

You Ggot me feelin’ down in the Cdumps

‘Cause I’m Estranded all alone in the Amgas station of love

And I D7have to use the self-service Dmpumps

GOh, so Fhoney, let me Ghelp you with that Csuitcase

You Fain’t gonna Gbreak my heart in Ctwo

‘Cause I’d Frather get a Ghundred thousand Ampaper cuts on my Fface

Than Cspend one more Gminute with Cyou

AmI’d rather rip out my inEmtestines with a fork

Than Dmwatch you going Gout with other Cmen

AmI’d rather slam my Emfingers in a Amdoor

Hard stop on the V

ADgain and again and again and again and aGgain

Aw, can’t you see what I’m tryin’ to say, darlin’?

I’d Frather have my Gblood sucked out by Cleeches

Shove an Fice pick under a Gtoenail or Ctwo

I’d rather Fclean all the Gbathrooms in Grand Central AmStation with my Ftongue

Than Cspend one more Gminute with Cyou

Yes, I’d rather jump Fnaked on a Ghuge pile of Cthumbtacks

Or stick my Fnostrils toGgether with Krazy CGlue

I’d rather Fdive into a Gswimming pool filled with Amdouble-edged razor Fblades

Than Cspend one more Gminute with Amyou

Ritard

I’d rather Frip my heart right out of my Grib cage with my bare hands

Let ring on “die”

And then Amthrow it on the floor and stomp on it till I Fmdie

Than Cspend one more Gminute with Cyou

FC/EDm7C

Weird Al - The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota (1989)

Originally in Eb, I play in D

Intro

Vox on the 3

Well, I Dhad two weeks of vacation time coming

After Gworking all year down at Big Roy’s Heating and DPlumbing

So oAmne night when my family and I were gathered ‘round the dinner table

I said, “DKids, if you could go aD9nywhere in this great big world now

GWhere’d you like to go ta?“

Vox on the 1 of the chord on “biggest”

They said, “DDad, we wanna see the Cbiggest ball of Gtwine in MinneDsota“

They picked the Cbiggest ball of tGwine in MinnDesota

So the vDery next day we loaded up the car

With Gpotato skins and pickled wieners

DCrossword puzzles, Spider-Man comics

And Amama’s home made rhubarb pie

Vox on the 3 on “pulled”, 5 on “drive”, down to the 1 of the chord (4 of the key) on “neighbors”

DPulled out of the D7driveway and the Gneighbors

They all waGmved good-Dbye and so began our three day jAourney

DWe picked up a D7guy holding a Gsign that said, “Twine Gball or bust“

He sDmelled real bad and he sAaid his name was DBernie

Vox down to the 3 of the chord

CI put in a Slim Whitman tape, my Dwife put on a brand new hair net

CKids were in the back seat jumping Dup and down, yelling “are we there yet?”

And aGll of us were Emjoined together Din one common Bmthought

As we Arolled down the long and winding interstate in our ‘53 DeSDoto

We’re gonna see the Cbiggest ball of Gtwine in MinnesDota

We’re headin’ for the Cbiggest ball of Gtwine in MinnDesota

Oh, we couldn’t wDait to get there

So we Gdrove straight through for three whole days and Dnights

Of course, we stopped for more pickled Awieners now and then

The sDcenery was just so pretty, Gboy I wish the kids could’ve seen it

But you cDan’t see out of the side of the car

Because the wAindows are completely covered

With the Ddecals from all the places where Awe’ve already Dbeen

Like GElvis-O-Rama, the DTupperware Museum

The ABoll Weevil Monument and DCranberry World

The SGhuffleboard Hall Of Fame, DPoodle Dog Rock

And the EMecca of Albino SAquirrels

We’ve been to Gghost towns, theme parks, Dwax museums

And the Aplace where you can drive through the mDiddle of a tree

We’ve seen Galligator farms and taraDntula ranches

But there’s sEtill one thing we gotta sAee

Well, we cDrossed the state line about 6:39

And we Gsaw the sign that said, “Twine Ball exit, fDifty miles“

Oh, the kDids were so happy they started singing

“99 BotGtles Of Beer On The Wall“ for the twenty-seventh Dtime that day

Vox on the 5

So, we pDulled off the road at the last chance gas station

GGot a few more pickled wieners and a diet chocolate sDoda

On our way to see the Cbiggest ball of Gtwine in MinnDesota

We’re gonna see the Cbiggest ball of Gtwine in MinneDsota

DFinally, at 7:37 early WGednesday evening

As the sun was setting in the MDinnesota sky C→ G

DOut in the distance, on the horizon

It apGpeared to me like a vision before my uDnbelieving eyes

vox on the 5

I pDarked the car and walked with awe-filled Creverence

To-wGard that glorious, hDuge majestic sphere D

vox back to the 3

I was jDust so overwhelmed by its sheer immCensity G

I had to Dpop myself a beer D

Yes, oGn these hallowed grounds, open tCen to eight on Gweekdays

In a lDittle shrine, under a makeshift pagoda

There sits the Cbiggest ball of Gtwine in DMinnesota

I tell you, it’s the Cbiggest ball of Gtwine in MiDnnesota

DOh, what on CEarth would make a mGan decide to dDo that kind of thing? CG

DOh, windin’ up tCwenty-one thousand, oGne hundred forty pounds of sDtring CG

Let ring

DWhat was he trying to prove? CWGho was he trying Dto impress? CG

DWhy did he build it? How did he do it? CIt’s anybody’s Gguess

DWhere did he get the twine? What was Cgoin’ through his mGind?

Did it Cjust seem like a Ggood idea at the tAime?

Well, we wDalked up beside it and I warned the kids

“Now, you Gbetter not touch it, those ropes are there for a reDason“

I said, “MDaybe if you’re good, I’ll tie it to the back of our cGar

And we can take it home“, but I was only tDeasin’

Then we wDent to the gift shop and stood in line

Bought a Csouvenir miniature Gball of twine

Some wDindow decals and anything else they’d Gsell us

And I bDought a couple postcards

“Greetings from the twine ball, A7wish you were here“

Won’t the folks back home be jDealous?

I gave our Gcamera to Bernie and we Dstood by the ball

And we aAll gathered ‘round and said “chDeese“

Then BGernie ran away with my Dbrand new Instamatic

But at Eleast we got our memoriAes

DSo we all just stared at the ball for a while

And my Geyes got moist but I said with a smile

“Kids Dthis here’s what America’s all Aabout“

Then I sDtarted feelin’ kinda gooey inside

And I feGll on my knees and I cried and cried

And thatD‘s when those seAcurity guards threw us oDut

You know, I Gbet if we unraveled that sucker

It’d Croll all the way down to GFargo, North DakDota

‘Cause it’s the Cbiggest ball of Gtwine in MinneDsota

I’m talkin’ ‘bout the Cbiggest ball of tGwine in MDinnesota

Let ring

Well, we sDtayed that night at the Twine Ball Inn

In the Gmorning we were on our way home again

But we really didn’Dt want to leave, that was perfectly Aclear

I said, “DFolks, I can tell you’re all sad to go“

Then I wiGnked my eye and I sGmaid

“You know, I got a Dfunny kind of feelin’

We’ll be Acomin’ back again next Dyear“

‘Cause I’ve Gbeen all around this great big world

And I Ccan’t think of anywhere eGlse I’d rather gDo ta

Than the Cbiggest ball of Gtwine in DMinnesota

I said the Cbiggest ball of Gtwine iDn Minnesota

MinnesA#ota, MinnesGota, MinnesDota!

Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go (1984)

Originally in C, I play in A or A capo 1.

In A, sing the “jitterbug” an octave up

AJitterbug

In A, sing the “boom boom” an octave up

You put the boomA-boom into my heart

You send my soulBmsky high when your loviAn’ starts

Jitterbug into my brain

Goes a bBmang-bang-bang till my feAet do the same

But someBmthing’s bugging you

C#mSomething ain’t right

My Dbest friend told me what you diC#md last night

You Bmleft me sleepin’ C#min my bed

DI was dreaming, but I shEould have been with you instead

Wake me Aup before you go-go

Don’t leave me Bmhanging on like aAyo-yo

Wake me up before you go-go

I don’t want to Bmmiss it when you hit that Ahigh

Wake me up before you go-go

‘Cause I’m not pBmlanning on goingAsolo

Wake me up before you go-go

C#mTake me daBmncing tonA7ight

I wanna hit that high (yeah, yeah)

You take the greAy skies out of my way

You make the sunBmshine brighter than DorAis Day

Turned a bright spark into a flame

My beatsBmper minute never been tAhe same

‘Cause yBmou’re my lady, IC#m‘m your fool

It mDakes me crazy when yC#mou act so cruel

BmCome on, baby, lC#met’s not fight

WeD‘ll go dancing, Eeverything will be all right

AWake me up before you go-go

Don’t leave me hBmanging on like aAyo-yo

Wake me up before you go-go

I don’t want to Bmmiss it when you hit that Ahigh

Wake me up before you go-go

‘Cause I’m not pBmlanning on goinAg solo

Wake me up before you go-go

C#mTake me daBmncing tonA7ight

I wanna hit that high (yeah, yeah, baby)

ABmA

JitterbugABmA

Let ring

BmCuddle up, baby, C#mmove in tight

DWe’ll go dancing toC#mmorrow night

BmIt’s cold out thC#mere, but it’s warm in bed

DThey can dance, Ewe’ll stay home instead

ABmA

JitterbugABmA

AWake me up before you go-go

Don’t leave me hBmanging on like aAyo-yo

Wake me up before you go-go

I don’t want to Bmmiss it when you hit that Ahigh

Wake me up before you go-go

‘Cause I’m not pBmlanning on goinAg solo

Wake me up before you go-go

C#mTake me dBmancing tonAight

Don’t you dare leave me hanging on...

Boom boom boom boom...

Whitesnake - Here I Go Again (1987)

Originally in G, I play in E

Intro, in E use open-string suspensions

EBAAx 2

EI don’t know Bwhere I’m Agoing

EBut I sureBknow where I’ve beenA

5 of the chord on “hanging”, same as previous line

EHanging on the B/D#promises in soA/C#ngs of yesterday AE/G#

F#mAnd I’ve made up my mindB

F#mI ain’t wasting no more timeB

Here I go aC#mgain F#m

Here I go aEgain → C#mF#mAB

EThough I keep Bsearching for the Aanswer

EI never seem to Bfind what I’m looking forA

Up to the 1 on “oh lord”

EOh lord I B/D#pray you give me A/C#strength to carry onAE/G#

F#m‘Cause I know what it meansB

To F#mwalk along the lonely street of dreamsBAB

And Ehere I go aAgain on my owBn AB

Going up to the 3 on “known” is usually not worth it

Going Edown the only Aroad I’ve ever knBown AB

Like a Edrifter I was Aborn to walk aBlone AE/G#

Bigger vocal drop here than you think

F#mAnd I’ve made up my mindB

F#mI ain’t wasting no more timeBAB

Bass is on the root until “know what it means” in this verse

EI’m just another Bheart in need of Arescue

EWaiting on Blove’s sweet chariAty

EAnd I’m gonna B/D#hold on for the A/C#rest of my days AE/G#

F#m‘Cause I know what it meansB

To F#mwalk along the lonely street of dreamsBAB

And Ehere I go aAgain on my owBn AB

Going Edown the only Aroad I’ve ever knBown AB

Like a Edrifter I was Aborn to walk aBlone AE/G#

F#mAnd I’ve made up my mindB

F#mI ain’t wasting no more timeB

But Ahere I Bgo aC#mgain F#m

Here I go aC#mgain F#m

Vox on the 2 of the chord on “goooo”

Here I C#mgoooooo F#mAB

Solo if appropriate on verse chords, else vamp quietly on intro

F#m‘Cause I know what it meansB

To F#mwalk along the lonely street of dreamsBAB

And Ehere I go aAgain on my owBn AB

Going Edown the only Aroad I’ve ever knBown AB

Like a Edrifter I was Aborn to walk aBlone AE/G#

F#mAnd I’ve made up my mindB

F#mI ain’t wasting no more timeBAB

And Ehere I go aAgain on my owBn AB

Going Edown the only Aroad I’ve ever knBown AB

Like a Edrifter I was Aborn to walk aBlone AE/G#

F#m‘Cause I know what it meansB

To F#mwalk along the lonely street of dreamsBAB

Fade on chorus

Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (1987)

Originally in F#, I play in G capo 2

Intro, with lots of “yeah”

If solo acoustic, skip all this...

GGG/BG/B

Em7Em7

Cmaj9Am→ G/B→ C→ D

...and start here

GG/B→ Am→ GG

Vox on the 1 of the chord, up to the 3 of the chord on “sun”

DClock strikes upon the hour, and the Em7sun begins to fade Am→ Bm→

DStill enough time to figure out how to Em7chase my blues away Em7→ Bm→

Am7I’ve done alright Dup ‘til now

It’s the liGght of day that Cmaj7shows me how

And Am7when the Bmnight fD/Ealls

Loneliness callsC→ G/B→ C→ D

GOh, I wanna dance with somebody

GI wanna feel the heat with somebody G→ D/F#→

Em7Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody Em7→ Bm7→

Cmaj9With somebody who loves me C→ D→

GOh, I wanna dance with somebody

I wanna feel the heat with somebody G→ D/F#→

Em7Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody Em7→ Bm7→

Cmaj9With somebAm7ody Bm7who loCves mDe G

GG/B→ Am→ GG

DI’ve been in love and lost my senses, sEm7pinning through the town Am→ Bm→

DSooner or later the fever ends, and I Em7wind up feeling down Em7→ Bm→

Am7I need a man who’ll Dtake a chance

On aGlove that burns hot eCmaj7nough to last

So wAmhen the nBm7ight faD/Ells

My lonely heart callsC→ G/B→ C→ D

GOh, I wanna dance with somebody

GI wanna feel the heat with somebody G→ D/F#→

Em7Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody Em7→ Bm7→

Cmaj9With somebody who loves me C→ C/D

GOh, I wanna dance with somebody

I wanna feel the heeeeeat G→ D/F#→

Em7Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody Em7→ Bm7→

Cmaj9With somebAm7ody G/Bwho loCves mDe

EmSomebody who, somebody who, Dsomebody who loves me Am→ Bm7→

EmSomebody who, somebody who, Dto hold me in his arms D→ Bm7→

Am7I need a man who’ll Dtake a chance

On aGlove that burns hot eCnough to last

So wAmhen the nG/Bight faD/Ells

My lonely heart callsC→ G/B→ C→ D

Key change up a whole step

AOh, I wanna dance with somebody

AI wanna feel the heat with somebody A→ E/G#

F#m7Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody F#m7→ C#m7

Dmaj9With somebody who loves me D→ D/E

AOh, I wanna dance with somebody

AI wanna feel the heat with somebody A→ E/G#

F#m7Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody F#m7→ C#m7

Dmaj9With somebBm7ody A/C#who loDves mEe

“Dance” on the 3 of the second measure of each phrase

AOooh, oooh (dance)

ACome on baby (dance)

AWhoa, yeah (dance)

AWhoa

ADon’t you wanna dance, with me baby

ADon’t you wanna dance, with me boy, hey

F#m7Don’t you wanna dance, with me baby

Dmaj9With someboBm7dy wA/C#ho loDves Eme

ADon’t you wanna dance, say you wanna dance, don’t you wanna dance

F#m7Don’t you wanna dance, say you wanna dance, don’t you wanna dance

Dmaj9With someboBm7dy wA/C#ho loDvesEme

Willie Nelson - Always on My Mind (1982)

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

Willie Nelson - On the Road Again (1980)

Originally in E, I play in E or C capo 4

Intro

On the rCoad again

Just can’t wait to get on the roE7ad again

The life I love is making Dmmusic with my friends

And FI can’t wait to get G7on the road agaCin

On the rCoad again

Goin’ places that I’ve nE7ever been

Seein’ things that I may Dmnever see again

FI can’t wait to get G7on the road agCain

On the rFoad again

Like a band of gypsies we go down the hCighway

We’re the bFest of friends

Insisting that the world keep turning Cour way

Hard stop after this line

And oGur way

Is on the rCoad again

I just can’t wait to get on the rE7oad again

The life I love is making mDmusic with my friends

And FI can’t wait to get G7on the road agaCin

Solo if appropriate on the verse chords

On the rFoad again

Like a band of gypsies we go down the hCighway

We’re the bFest of friends

Insisting that the world keep turning Cour way

Hard stop after this line

And oGur way

Is on the rCoad again

I just can’t wait to get on the rE7oad again

The life I love is making mDmusic with my friends

And FI can’t wait to get G7on the road agaCin

FG7C

Yngwie Malmsteen - Heaven Tonight (1988)

Originally in Eb, I play in E

Play all the E/D/C sequences with open 1/2 strings

Sparse

EThis feels like parDadise

CWe’ll be in Dheaven Etonight

Skip acoustic

ED/EC/ED/Ex 2

F#mLost in a dream in the D/F#arms of the night

F#mTwo lonely prisoners of D/F#our own device

F#mDon’t let me Ago, hold on toEgether C#

F#mYou wanna know if D/F#love can be real

F#mI wanna take every D/F#thing I can steal

F#mLove on the Aline, it’s now or Enever C#

DA/C#BmWhy can’t the Anight last forE/G#ever?

D/F#C#

EThis could be D/Eparadise

C/EHolding you D/Ehere by my side

EIf we just D/Eclose our eyes

C/EWe’ll be in D/Eheaven tonight

F#mRun through the night down D/F#streets of desire

F#mBurning my soul, D/F#my heart’s on fire

F#mGive up the Afight, it’s sweet surErender C#

F#mWith trembling hands, we D/F#reach for it all

F#mTwo desperate hearts D/F#waiting to fall

F#mI need you Anow, now more than Eever C#

DA/C#BmWhy can’t the Anight last forE/G#ever?

D/F#C#

EThis could be D/Eparadise

C/EHolding you D/Ehere by my side

EIf we just D/Eclose our eyes

C/EWe’ll be in D/Eheaven tonight

Solo if appropriate, which it almost certainly isn’t

C#mB/C#A/C#B/C#x 3

DA/C#BmAE/G#D/F#C#

Sparse

EThis could be D/Eparadise

C/EHolding you D/Ehere by my side

EIf we just D/Eclose our eyes

C/EWe’ll be in D/Eheaven tonight

EThis could be D/Eparadise

C/EHolding you D/Ehere by my side

EIf we just D/Eclose our eyes

C/EWe’ll be in D/Eheaven tonight

EThis feels like D/Eparadise

C/EI see the D/Eworld in your eyes

EIf we just D/Ehold on tight

C/EWe’ll be in D/Eheaven tonight

Fade while smashing instruments

ZZ Top - Legs (1983)

Originally in E, I play in A, lots of time on the 3

Intro

AAGA

AAAA

Vox on the 3 on “legs”

She got lAegs, she knows how to use them

She never F#mbegs, she knows how to choose them

She holding lAeg, wondering how to feel them

Would you get beF#mhind them if you could only find them

She’s my bDaby, she’s my bEaby

Yeah, it’s all rAight

AAOh yeaAh A

There are very few lines on awesomesongbook where I’ve changed the lyrics to be less awkward, but...

She’s got hAair down to the floor

She kind of F#mjet set, going back for more

Every time she’s dAancin’, she knows what to do

Everybody wF#mants to see, see if she can use it

She’s sDo fine, she’s all mEine

Girl, you got it rAight

AAAAOh

F#mF#mBBB

F#mF#mBE

She got lAegs, she knows how to use them

She never F#mbegs, knows how to choose them

She’s got a dAime all of the time

Stays out at nF#might moving through time

Oh, I wDant her, said I got to hEave her

The girl is all rAight

AAShe’s all rAight, Awhoa

AAAA

Fade on solo

F#mF#mF#mF#m

AAAA

ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man (1983)

Originally in Cm, I play in Am, highest note that matters is the 5 (“eve*ry* *girl’s*

All the C5’s are more like C5’s (there’s a b3 in the riff)

Intro

Vox on the b3

A5Clean shirt, new shoes

GAnd I don’t know where I am gDoin’ to

A5Silk suit, black tie

GI don’t need a reason Dwhy

Vox on the b3 of the chord on “runnin’”, but I’ll stand by the major chord, then the 4 of the chord on “can”

EThey come runnin’ just as fast as they can

Hard stop on “every”, vox on 4 5 on “every”

‘Cause A5every girl crazy ‘bout a sharp dressed man

A5Gold watch, diamond ring

GI ain’t missin’ not a Dsingle thing

A5Cufflinks, stick pin

GWhen I step out I’m gonna Ddo you in

EThey come runnin’ just as fast as they can

‘Cause A5every girl crazy ‘bout a sharp dressed man

Solo

A5x8

A5→ G→ E

DDA5A5

DDA5A5G→ E

More riff

A5Top coat, top hat

GI don’t worry ‘cause my Dwallet’s fat

A5Black shades, white gloves

GLookin’ sharp, Dlookin’ for love

EThey come runnin’ just as fast as they can

‘Cause A5every girl crazy ‘bout a sharp dressed man

Outro solo

A5x 8

DDDD

A5A5A5G

DDDD

A5A5A5A5

Bob Seger - We've Got Tonight (cover)

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

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

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

Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock (cover)

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

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

Intro

AAmaj7A6A7E7

Vox on the 1 on “jingle”

AJingle bell, Amaj7jingle bell, A6jingle bell Amaj7rock

A6Jingle bells A#dim7swing and Bm7jingle bells E7ring

Bm7Snowing and E7blowing up Bm7bushels of fE7un

Bm7Now the jingle hop E7has begun

AJingle bell, Amaj7jingle bell, A6jingle bell Amaj7rock

A6Jingle bells A#dim7chime in Bm7jingle bell E7time

Bm7Dancing and E7prancing in Bm7Jingle Bell E7Square

Bm7In the E7frosty aAir A7

What a Dbright time, it’s the D#dim7right time

To Arock the night awA7ay

JA#dim7ingle Bbell time is a sB7well time

Hard stop on the V

ETo go gliding in a one-horse sleigh

AGiddy-up Amaj7jingle horse, A6pick up your fAmaj7eet

A6Jingle around tGm7b5he F#7clock

DMix and a-mingle in the Dmjingling feet

B7That’s the E7jingle bell Arock

AJingle bell, Amaj7jingle bell, A6jingle bell Amaj7rock

A6Jingle bell A#dim7chime in Bm7jingle bell tE7ime

Bm7Dancing and E7prancing in Bm7Jingle Bell SE7quare

Bm7In the E7frosty Aair A7

What a Dbright time, it’s the D#dim7right time

To Arock the night awA7ay

JA#dim7ingle Bbell time is a sB7well time

ETo go gliding in a one-horse sleigh

AGiddy-up Amaj7jingle horse, A6pick up your fAmaj7eet

A6Jingle around tGm7b5he F#7clock

DMix and a-mingle in the Dmjingling feet

Bm7That’s the E7jingle bell

Bm7That’s the E7jingle bell Arock

D6/9

Brownsville Station - Smokin' in the Boys Room (cover)

Some of the banter is from the Mötley Crüe version

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

Originally in D, I play in A

How you doin’ out there?

You ever seem to have one of those days

When everyone seemed to be on your case

From your teacher all the way down

To your best girlfriend?

Well you know that used to happen just about all the time

But I found a way to get out of it

Let me tell you ‘bout it

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

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

Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode (cover)

Originally in Bb, I play in E capo 3

Intro

EEAEBAE

Deep Edown in Louisiana, close to New Orleans

Way bEack up in the woods among the evergreens

There Astood a log cabin made of earth and wood

Where Elived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode

Who Bnever ever learned to read or write so well

But he could Eplay a guitar just like a ringin’ a bell

Go! EGo! Go, Johnny, go! Go!

Go, Johnny, go! GAo! Go, Johnny, go!

EGo! Go, Johnny, go!

BGo! Johnny B. GEoode

He used to cEarry his guitar in a gunny sack

Go sEit beneath the tree by the railroad track

Old enAgineers would see him sittin’ in the shade

SEtrummin’ with the rhythm that the drivers made

When Bpeople passed him by they would stop and say

Oh, mEy but that little country boy could play

Go! EGo! Go, Johnny, go! Go!

Go, Johnny, go! GAo! Go, Johnny, go!

EGo! Go, Johnny, go!

BGo! Johnny B. GEoode

Solo

Solo on verse chords, with hard stops

EEAEBEx2

His mEother told him, someday you will be a man

And Eyou will be the leader of a big ol’ band

MAany people comin’ from miles around

Will hEear you play your music when the sun go down

MaybBe someday your name’ll be in lights

Sayin’ JoEhnny B. Goode tonight

Go! EGo! Go, Johnny, go! Go!

Go, Johnny, go! GAo! Go, Johnny, go!

EGo! Go, Johnny, go!

BGo! Johnny B. GEoode

Chuck Berry - No Particular Place to Go (cover)

Originally in G, I play in E

Intro

Baug

Vox on the 1 on “riding”

Riding along in my automoEbile

My baby beside me at the Ewheel

I stole a kiss at the turn of a Amile

My curiosity running Ewild

Crusin’ and playin’ the raBdio

With no particular place to Ego

Riding along in my automoEbile

I’s anxious to tell her the way I Efeel

So I told her softly and sincAere

And she leaned and whispered in my Eear

Cuddlin’ more and drivin’ Bslow

With no particular place to Ego

Solo

EEEE

AAEE

BAEE

No particular place to Ego

So we parked way out on the kokomEo

The night was young and the moon was Agold

So we both decided to take a Estroll

Can you image the way I Bfelt

I couldn’t unfasten her safety Ebelt

Riding along in my calaEboose

Still trying to get her belt a-Eloose

All the way home I held a Agrudge

For the safety belt that wouldn’t Ebudge

Crusin’ and playin’ the raBdio

With no particular place to Ego

Solo

EEEE

AAEE

BAEE

EEEE

AAEE

BAEE

F→ E

Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) (cover)

U2 in G#, I play in E capo 1

Highest note is the the 1 (“baaaaby please come home”

Intro

EG#mAB

EThe snow’s coming down, G#mI’m watching it fall

ALots of people around, Bbaby please come home

EThe church bells in town, G#mthey’re ringing a song

AWhat a happy sound, Bbaby please come home

Let ring

EThey’re singing deck the halls

G#mBut it’s not like Christmas at all

AI remember when you were here

BAnd all the fun we had last year

EPretty lights on the tree, G#mI’m watching them shine

AYou should be here with me, Bbaby please come home

Solo

EG#mABaby please come home, Bbaby please come home

Let ring

EThey’re singing deck the halls

G#mBut it’s not like Christmas at all

AI remember when you were here

BAnd all the fun we had last year

EIf there was a way, G#mI’d hold back these tears

ABut it’s Christmas day, Bbaby please come home

EOh G#mAbaby please come home, Bbaby please come home

EBaby please come home, G#moh oh

ABaby please come home, Bbaby please come home

Jackie DeShannon - Put a Little Love In Your Heart (cover)

Originally in D, I play in G

GThink of your fellow man, lend him a helping hand

CPut a little love in your Gheart

GYou see it’s getting late, oh please don’t hesitate

CPut a little love in your Gheart

And the Gworld will be a bAmetter Dplace

For Dyou and me, you just wait and see

GAnother day goes by, still the children cry

CPut a little love in your Gheart

GIf you want the world to know, we won’t let hatred grow

CPut a little love in your Gheart

And the Gworld will be a bAmetter Dplace

Ah the Gworld will be a bAmetter Dplace

For Dyou and me, you just wait and see

Wait and D#see...

G#Take a good look around, and if you’re looking down

C#Put a little love in your G#heart

G#I hope when you decide kindness will be your guide

C#Put a little love in your G#heart

And the G#world will be a bA#metter D#place

For D#you and me, you just wait and see, people now

C#Put a little love in your G#heart

Repeat to fade

Little Eva - The Locomotion (cover)

Originally around Eb, I play in E (down an octave) (obviously)

Intro

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

Martha and the Vandellas - Dancing in the Street (cover)

Vandellas around Eb, Bowie and Jagger in B, I play in A

Intro

G/A→ Ax4

G/ACallin’ Aout aG/Around the Aworld

Are you G/Aready for a Abrand new G/AbeatA

G/ASummer’s Ahere and the G/Atime is Aright

For G/Adancin’ Ain the G/Astreet

They’re Adancin’ in ChiG/Acago AG/A

Down in G/ANew OrlAeans

G/AIn ANew York G/ACityA

G/AAll we Aneed is mDusic, sweet music

DThere’ll be music everywhere

There’ll be G/Aswingin’, Aswayin’ and G/Arecords Aplaying’

G/ADancin’ Ain the G/Astreet, Aoh

C#7It doesn’t matter what you wear

Just as F#mlong as you are there

Mamas and the Papas (and Bowie/Jagger) use a II instead of a ii here... that’s a good idea!

So come on, Bmevery guy grab a girl

D/EEverywhere arEound the world

There’ll be G/Adancing A

G/AThey’re dancing Ain the stG/Areet AG/AA

This is G/Aan inviAtation acG/Aross the Anation

A G/Achance for Afolks to G/Ameet A

There’ll be G/Alaughter, Asinging and G/Amusic sAwinging

G/ADancing Ain the stG/Areet

PhilaAdelphia, G/AP.A. AG/A

BaltiAmore and D.G/AC. now A

G/ACan’t forAget the Motor G/ACity A

G/AAll we Aneed is mDusic, sweet music

DThere’ll be music everywhere

There’ll be G/Aswingin’, Aswayin’ and G/Arecords Aplaying’

G/ADancin’ Ain the G/Astreet, Aoh

C#7It doesn’t matter what you wear

Just as F#mlong as you are there

So come on, Bmevery guy grab a girl

D/EEverywhere arEound the world

They’re G/Adancing A

G/AThey’re dancing Ain the stG/Areet (dancing iAn the street)

G/AWay down Ain L. G/AA., evAerydaG/Ay (dancing)

They’re dancing Ain the stG/Areet (dancin’ Ain the street)

G/ALet’s form a Abig long G/Aline (Aget in G/Atime)

Were dancing Ain the stG/Areet (dancing Ain the street)

G/AAcross the Aocean G/Ablue (dancing Ain the street)

They’re dancing Ain the stG/Areet, yeah (dancing Ain the street)

Nirvana - Lake of Fire (cover)

Nirvana in F#m, Meat Puppets in Gm (mostly an octave down), I play in Bm

Highest note is the 4 (“see ‘em again”

BmA→ DBmE→ D

BmA→ DEA→ Bm

BmA→ D→ Bm

BmA→ A→ Bm

Vox on the 1

BmWhere do bad folks Ago when they Ddie?

They dBmon’t go to heaven where the aEngels fDly

They gBmo to a lake of Afire and Dfry

Won’t sEee ‘em again till the fAourth of JuBmly

BmA→ D→ Bm

BmA→ A→ Bm

Vox on 1 1 1 3 1 of the chord on “I knew a lady”

F#mI knew a lady who Dsus2came from Duluth

BF#mit by a dog with a rC#abid tooth

She wF#ment to her grave just a Dsus2little too soon

And fElew away howling on the yellF#mow moon

BmWhere do bad folks Ago when they Ddie?

They dBmon’t go to heaven where the aEngels fDly

They gBmo to a lake of Afire and Dfry

Won’t sEee ‘em again till the fAourth of JuBmly

BmA→ D→ Bm

BmA→ A→ Bm

PF#meople cry and Dsus2people moan

LF#mook for a dry place to cC#all their home

TF#mry to find some place to Dsus2rest their bones

While the aEngels and the devils try to mF#make them their own

BmWhere do bad folks Ago when they Ddie?

They dBmon’t go to heaven where the aEngels fDly

They gBmo to a lake of Afire and Dfry

Won’t sEee ‘em again till the fAourth of JuBmly

BmA→ D→ Bm

BmA→ A→ Bm

Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves a Woman (cover)

Percy Sledge and Michael Bolton in C#, I play in G

GD/F#Em7Em/DCDGD6

Vox on 6 5 on “ma-an”

When a Gman loves a D/F#woman, Emcan’t keep his mind on Em/Dnothing else

CHe’d trade the wDorld for the good thingGhe’s found D

If she’s Gbad he can’t D/F#see it Emshe can do no G/Dwrong

CTurn his back on his bDest friend if he put her dGown D

When a Gman loves a D/F#woman, Emspend his vEm/Dery last dime

CTryin’ to hold Don to what heGneeds D

He’d give up aGll his cD/F#omforts, Emsleep out in the rEm/Dain

CIf she said that’s the Dway it Gought to be G7

CWell, this man loves a wGoman

CI gave you everything I Ghad

CTryin’ to hold on to Gyour heartless Emlove

A7Baby, please don’t treat me Dbad

Michael Bolton changes key up a half-step here, which IMO is silly

When a Gman loves a D/F#woman, Emdown deep in his Em/Dsoul

CShe can bring hDim such mGisery D

If she plGays him for a fD/F#ool, Emhe’s the last oEm/Dne to know

CLovin’ eyesDcan neGver see D

When a Gman loves a D/F#woman, Emhe can do her nEm/Do wrong

CHe can never hDug, some oGther girl D

Yes, when a Gman loves a D/F#woman, EmI know exactly hEm/Dow he feels

C‘Cause baby baDby, you’re Gmy world D

When a Gman loves a D/F#woman, EmI know eEm/Dxactly how he feels

Rod Stewart - Have I Told You Lately (cover)

Rod Stewart in Bb, Van Morrison in E, I play in D capo 2

Yes, I took a moment to take out the overtly spiritual lyrics in the bridge, which happen to be awkward anyway.

Intro

DD/F#GG/Ax2

Have I Dtold you F#m7lately that I lGove you? G/A

Have I tDold you there’s nF#m7o one else aGbove you? G/A

Gmaj7Fill my heart with gladness, F#m7take away all my sadness

Em7Ease my G/Atroubles that’s what you Ddo

D/A

For the Dmorning F#m7sun in all its Gglory G/A

Greets the Dday with F#m7hope and comfort Gtoo G/A

Gmaj7You fill my life with laughter, F#m7and somehow you make it better

Em7Ease my G/Atroubles that’s what you Ddo

Em7→ F#m7→

Gmaj7There’s a love that’s divine, and it’s yours and it’s mine

F#m7Like the sun Em7→ F#m7→

Gmaj7And at the end of the day, I give thanks and I say

F#m7You’re the one, yG/Aou’re the one

Have I Dtold you F#m7lately that I lGove you? G/A

Have I tDold you there’s nF#m7o one else aGbove you? G/A

Gmaj7Fill my heart with gladness, F#m7take away all my sadness

Em7Ease my G/Atroubles that’s what you Ddo

Solo on verse chords

DF#m7GG/A

Gmaj7F#m7

G/AD

Gmaj7There’s a love that’s divine, and it’s yours and it’s mine

F#m7Like the sun Em7→ F#m7→

Gmaj7And at the end of the day, I give thanks and I say

F#m7You’re the one, yG/Aou’re the one

And have I Dtold you F#m7lately that I lGove you? G/A

Have I tDold you there’s nF#m7o one else aGbove you? G/A

Gmaj7Fill my heart with gladness, F#m7take away all my sadness

Em7Ease my G/Atroubles that’s what you Ddo Em7→ F#m7→

Gmaj7Take away all my sadness, F#m7fill my life with gladness

Em7Ease my G/Atroubles that’s what you Ddo Em7→ F#m7→

Gmaj7Take away all my sadness, F#m7fill my life with gladness

Em7Ease my G/Atroubles that’s what you Ddo

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

Simon and Garfunkel - A Hazy Shade of Winter (cover)

S&G in Dm, Bangles in Fm, I play in Am capo 3

Intro

AmGFE

AmTime, time, time, see what’s beGcome of me

Up to the 1 of the chord on “looked”

While IFlooked around

For my possibEm7ilities

I was so Ghard to please

But look aAmround, leaves are Gbrown

And the Fsky is a hE7azy shade of wAminter

Hear the salvation Garmy band

FDown by the riverside, it’s bound to be a better ride

Than Em7what you’ve got planned

Carry your Gcup in your hand

And look aAmround you, leaves are Gbrown now

And the Fsky is a hE7azy shade of wAminter

Hang on to your Ghopes, my friend

FThat’s an easy thing to say, but if your hopes should pass away

Then Em7simply pretend

That you can Gbuild them again

Look arAmound, grass is Ghigh

The fields are Fripe, it’s the E7springtime of my Amlife

AmFAh, seasons change with the Cscenery

The V here is in the Bangles version, not in th S&G version

Weaving time in a Gtapestry E7

Won’t you stop and reAmmember me

GAt any convenient time

FFunny how my memory slips while looking over manuscripts

Of uEm7npublished rhyme

Drinking my Gvodka and lime

I look Amaround, leaves are Gbrown now

And the Fsky is a hE7azy shade of wAminter

Look aGround, leaves are Fbrown

There’s a E7patch of snow on the Amground

Look aGround, leaves are Fbrown

There’s a E7patch of snow on the Amground

Look aGround, leaves are Fbrown

There’s a E7patch of snow on the Amground

The Beach Boys - California Girls (cover)

Intro, specifically the first riff x 4, then

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-7---7--77--7----7----|
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the second riff x 1

E/BBE/BB

E/AB/AE/AB/A

D/AAD/AA

Well, Beast coast girls are hip, I really B9dig those styles they wear

And the sEouthern girls with the way they talk

They knock me F#out when I’m down there

The mBidwest farmers’ daughters really mB9ake you feel alright

And the nEorthern girls with the way they kiss

They keep their F#boyfriends warm at night

Easiest melody line for me to follow starts F# G# B on “wish they all”

I Bwish they all could C#m7be California

I Awish they all could Bm7be California

I Gwish they all could Am7be California Bgirls

The BWest coast has the sunshine, and the B9girls all get so tanned

I dig a EFrench bikini on Hawaiian Island dolls

By a F#palm tree in the sand

I bBeen all around this great big world and I’ve sB9een all kinds of girls

Yea but EI couldn’t wait to get back in the states

Back to the F#cutest girls in the world

I Bwish they all could C#m7be California

I Awish they all could Bm7be California

I Gwish they all could Am7be California Bgirls

Two-measure breakdown to high keys only

BF#

I Bwish they all could be California

I C#m7wish they all could be California

I Bwish they all could be California

I C#m7wish they all could be California

Repeat to fade

The Beatles - Back in the USSR (cover)

EE7

Vox on 4→3 on “Flew in”

FAlew in from Miami Beach B.DO.A.C.

DCidn’t get to bed last niDght

AOn the way the paperback was Don my knee

MCan I had a dreadful fliDght

I’m back in the U.S.S.AR.

CYou don’t know how lucky you aDre boy

Hard stop on “back”

BDack in the U.S.S.AR. DE

BAeen away so long I hardly kDnew the place

GCee it’s good to be back hoDme

LeAave it till tomorrow to unpDack my case

HoCney disconnect the phDone

I’m back in the U.S.S.AR.

CYou don’t know how lucky you aDre boy

Gadd9Back in the U.S.

Back in the U.S.

Back in the U.SA.S.R.

Bridge, vox down to the root of the chord on “Ukraine”

Well the UkrDaine girls really knock me out

They leAave the West behind

And MosDcow D/C#girls make me D/Csing and sD/Bhout

That GeEorgia’s always on my mi mi Dmi mi mi mi miAnd

DEbEOh come on!

Solo as verse, but skip solo and subsequent chorus and bridge

if appropriate...

I’m back in the U.S.S.AR.

YCou don’t know how lucky you aDre boy

Hard stop on “back”

BDack in the U.S.S.AR.

Bridge

Well the UkrDaine girls really knock me out

They leAave the West behind

And MosDcow D/C#girls make me D/Csing and sD/Bhout

That GeEorgia’s always on my mi mi Dmi mi mi mi miAnd DE

Oh, sAhow me ‘round your snow-peaked mountains wDay down South

TCake me to your daddy’s fDarm

LAet me hear your balalaikais rinDging out

CCome and keep your comrade wDarm

I’m back in the U.S.S.AR., hey

YCou don’t know how lucky you aDre boy

Hard stop on “back”

BDack in the U.S.S.AR. DEA

Oh, let me tell you honey

Woo...

Optionally do D/C/A on “wooh”

The Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie (cover)

DFGFx 4

DWake up little Susie, wake up FGFD

We bGoth been sDound aslGeep, wake Gup little SuDsie and wGeep

The movGie’s ovDer, it’s foGur o’cloDck and weG‘re in trDouble deGep

Wake up little SuAsieG, wake up little ASusie

This is I→V in the original, I prefer I→bVII

WAhat are we gonna tGell your maAmma?

WAhat are we gonna tGell your pAa?

WAhat are we gonna tGell our Afriends when they say “ooh la la”

Wake up little SusDie, Awake up little SuDsie

Well I toDld your momma that you’d be in by ten

Well now SuGsie baby looks like we goofed again

Wake up little SusAie,Gwake up little SuAsie, we gotta go home

DFGFx 2

DWake up little Susie, wake up FGFD

The moGvie wDasn’t so hGot, it dGidn’t have mDuch of a pGlot

We fGell asDleep, our goGose is coDoked, our repGutaDtion is sGhot

Wake up little SAusieG, wake up liAttle Susie

WAhat are we gonna tGell your maAmma?

WAhat are we gonna tGell your pAa?

WAhat are we gonna tGell our Afriends when they say “ooh la la”

Wake up little SusDie,Awake up little SuDsie

AWake up little SusDie

DFGFx 2

The Penguins - Earth Angel (cover)

Penguins in G#

Back to the Future (Marvin Berry) in F

I play in G

GEmCDx2

Vox start on the 3 on “Earth”

Earth Gangel, EarthEmangel Cwill you be Dmine

GMy darling Emdear Clove you all the Dtime

GI’m just a Emfool Ca fool in lDove with

GYou EmAmD

EarthGangel, EartEmh angel Cthe one I aDdore

GLove you forEmever and Cever Dmore

GI’m just a Emfool, a Cfool in Dlove with

GYou C6GG7

I Cfell for Cmyou Gand I knew the

CVision of your love loveliGness

I Chope and I pray Gthat some day

I’ll be the visiAon of your hap-happiDness oh

EarthGangel, EarthEmangel Cplease be Dmine

GMy darling Emdear Clove you all the Dtime

GI’m just a Emfool, Ca fool in Dlove with

GYou C6GG7

Total shift of the downbeat in the melody...

CI fell for Cmyou Gand I knew

CThe vision of your love loveliGness

CI hope and pray Gthat some day that

AI’ll be the vision of your happinDess oh

EarthGangel, EarthEmangel Cplease be Dmine

GMy darling Emdear C6love you all the Dtime

Hold on IV and V here...

GI’m just a Emfool, Ca fool in Dlove with

Ringing harmony

GYou

The Platters - The Great Pretender (cover)

Originally in G, I play in E

Intro

EAB7C7→ B7

Vox on 6 5 on “oh yes”

Oh oh, Eyes I’m the A6great preEtender E7

PreAtending that I’m doing Ewell E7

My Aneed is B7such I preEtend too Amuch

I’m Elonely but B7no one can Etell B7

Oh oh, Eyes I’m the A6great preEtender E7

AAdrift in a world of my Eown E7

I’ve Aplayed the B7game but to Emy real sAhame

You’ve Eleft me to B7grieve all aElone E7

Too Areal is this feeling of Emake believe E7

Too Areal when I feel what my Eheart can’t conB7ceal, oh, oh

EYes, I’m the Agreat preEtender E7

Just Alaughin’ and gay like a Eclown E7

I Aseem to B7be what I’m Enot, you Asee

I’m Ewearing my B7heart like a G#7crown

PreEtending that B7you’re still aEround E7

Too Areal is this feeling of Emake believe E7

Too Areal when I feel what my Eheart can’t conB7ceal

EYes, I’m the Agreat preEtender E7

Just Alaughin’ and gay like a Eclown E7

I Aseem to B7be what I’m Enot, you Asee

Let the last chord ring

I’m Ewearing my B7heart like a G#7crown

PreEtending that B7you’re still aEround, Astill arEound

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 Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love (cover)

Originally in Bb, Phil Collins in G, I play in D

Intro

Vox on 5 6 on “need love”

I need Elove, love to Aease my mind E

I need to G#mfind, find C#m

Someone to F#mcall mine

But Bmama said

You Ecan’t hurry love

No you Ajust have to Ewait

She said G#mlove don’t come C#measy

F#mIt’s a game of Bgive and take

Vox on 4 on “can’t”

You Ecan’t hurry love

No you Ajust have to Ewait

You gotta G#mtrust, C#mgive it time

No F#mmatter how Blong it takes

Vox on the 5 of the chord on “how many”

But G#mhow many heartaches must I stand

Vox up to the 3 of the chord on “find”

Before I C#mfind the love to let me live again

Right now the F#monly thing that keeps me hangin’ on

Vox on the 3 of the chord on “feel”

When I Bfeel my strength B/G#, yeah, its B/Aalmost gone

I reB7member mama said

Maybe skip this line vocally, it’s a rush to get back to the chorus in time

You Ecan’t hurry love

No you Ajust have to Ewait

She said G#mlove don’t come C#measy

F#mIt’s a game of Bgive and take

How Elong must I wait?

How much Amore can I Etake

Before G#mloneliC#mness

Will F#mcause my heart, Bheart to break?

No G#mI can’t bear to live my life alone

I grow imC#mpatient for a love to call my own

But when I F#mfeel that I, I can’t go on

These Bprecious words B/G#keeps me B/Ahangin’ on

I reB7member mama said

You Ecan’t hurry love

No you Ajust have to Ewait

She said G#mlove don’t come C#measy

F#mIt’s a game of Bgive and take

You Ecan’t hurry love

No you Ajust have to Ewait

She said G#mtrust, C#mgive it time

No F#mmatter how Blong it takes

EBreak!

No Elove, love don’t come Aeasy E

But I G#mkeep on C#mwaiting, anF#mticiBpating

For that Esoft voice to talk to Ame at night E

For some G#mtender C#marms to F#mhold me Btight

I keep Ewaiting, I keep on Awaiting E

But it ain’t G#measy, C#mit ain’t F#measy, but Bmama said

(Chorus)

You Ecan’t hurry love

No you Ajust have to Ewait

She said: G#mLove don’t come C#measy

But F#mit’s a game of Bgive and take

You Ecan’t hurry love

No you Ajust have to Ewait

Just G#mtrust on a C#mgood time

No F#mmatter how Blong it takes

You Ecan’t hurry love

No you Ajust have to Ewait

She said: G#mLove don’t come C#measy

But F#mit’s a game of Bgive and take

You Ecan’t hurry love

No you Ajust have to Ewait

She said G#mtrust, C#mgive it time

No F#mmatter how Blong it takes

You Ecan’t hurry love

No you Ajust have to Ewait

The Swinging Blue Jeans - Hippy Hippy Shake (cover)

Swinging Blue Jeans, Beatles, Chan Romero, and Georgia Satellites all in E, I play in A capo 2

Vox on b7 b7 b7 b7 5 of the chord on “for goodness sa-ake”, no hard stops yet

For goodness Dsake, I got the hippy hippy Ashakes

Hard stop after “shakes”

Yeah, I got the Dshakes, I got the hippy hippy Eshakes, oh

I can’t sit Astill, with the hippy hippy shakes

Yeah, I feel my Dfill now, with the hippy hippy Ashakes

Hard stop on the IV

Yeah, it’s in the Ebag, Doh, the hippy hippy Ashakes E

With hard stop on “shake”, “shake”, and “do”

Well now, you Ashake it to the left, you Ashake it to the right

You Ado the hippy shake shake, with A7all of your might

Band back in

Oh Dbaby, yeah, come on and Ashake

Hard stop on the IV

Oh, it’s in the Ebag, Dooh, the hippy hippy Ashake, oowwww

Solo

AAAA

DDAA

EDAE

Well now, you Ashake it to the left, you Ashake it to the right

You Ado the hippy shake shake, with A7all of your might

Oh Dbaby, yeah, come on and Ashake

Oh, it’s in the Ebag, Dooh, the hippy hippy Ashake

Ooh, the hippy hippy Ashake

Ooh, the hippy hippy Ashake A6

The Temptations - Ain't Too Proud to Beg (cover)

Originally around C, I play in E capo 3

Vox on the 6 on “know”

EI know you want to leave me A

But I reEfuse to let you go A

If I have to Ebeg, plead for your sympathy A

I don’t Emind, ‘cause you mean that much to me

AAin’t too proud to Ebeg, Asweet dEarlin’

APlease don’t Eleave me girl AE

Ain’t Atoo proud to Eplead, Ababy, Ebaby

APlease don’t Eleave me Agirl EA

Let ring, Temptations version doesn’t have the IVs in verses other than the first

Now, I’ve Eheard a cryin’ man, is half a man

With nEo sense of pride

But if I have to Ecry to keep you, I don’t mind weepin’

If it’ll Ekeep you by my side B

Ain’t too proud to Ebeg, Asweet dEarlin’

APlease don’t Eleave me girl AE

Ain’t Atoo proud to Eplead, Ababy, Ebaby

APlease don’t Eleave me Agirl EA

If I have to sEleep on your door step all night and day

Just to Ekeep you from walkin’ away

Let your Efriends laugh, even this I can stand

‘Cause I Ewanna keep you, Bany way I can

EAin’t too proud to beAg, sweet dEarlin’ A

Please don’t Eleave me girl AE

Ain’t Atoo proud to Eplead, Ababy, Ebaby

APlease don’t Eleave me Agirl EAB

Solo

EAx 7 BB

Now I’ve got a Elove so deep in the pit of my heart

And each Eday it grows more and more

I’m not asEhamed to come and plead to you, baby

If Epleadin’ keeps you from Bwalkin’ out the door

EAin’t too proud to beAg, sweet dEarlin’ A

Please don’t Eleave me girl AE

Ain’t Atoo proud to Eplead, Ababy, Ebaby

APlease don’t Eleave me Agirl EAB

Tommy James - I Think We're Alone Now (cover)

Originally in A, I play in G

Intro, bass only

GDCG

Band enters

GChildren beBmhave

EmThat’s what they Dsay when we’re together

GAnd watch how you Bmplay

EmThey don’t underDstand, and so we’re

BmRunning just as fast as we Gcan

BmHolding on to one another’s Ghand

FTrying to get away into the night

And then you Dput your arms around me

And we tumble to the ground and then you Gsay

GI think we’re aDlone now

There Cdoesn’t seem to be anyGone around

GI think we’re aDlone now

The Cbeating of our hearts is the Gonly sound

Two measures of hand drums and insect noises

GLook at the Bmway

EmWe gotta Dhide what we’re doing

G‘Cause what would they Bmsay

EmIf they ever Dknew, and so we’re

BmRunning just as fast as we Gcan

BmHolding on to one another’s Ghand

FTrying to get away into the night

And then you Dput your arms around me

And we tumble to the ground and then you Gsay

GI think we’re aDlone now

There Cdoesn’t seem to be anyGone around

GI think we’re aDlone now

The Cbeating of our hearts is the Gonly sound

GI think we’re aDlone now

For just this line, downbeat is on “be” instead of “one”

CThere doesn’t seem to Gbe anyone around

GI think we’re aDlone now

The Cbeating of our hearts is the Gonly sound

Repeat chorus and fade

Tommy James and the Shondells - Crimson and Clover (cover)

Originally in C, I play in A capo 1

Ahhh A→ E→ D

Now I Edon’t hardly Aknow her A→ E→ D

But I Ethink I could Alove her A→ E→ D

ECrimson and Aclover A→ E→ D

D→ E

AAh A→ E→ D

Well if she cEome walkin’ Aover A→ E→ D

Now I been Ewaitin’ to Ashow her A→ E→ D

ECrimson and clAover A→ E→ D

DOver and Aover A→ E→ D

D→ E

Solo(ish)

AG→ Dx5

AYeah A→ E→ D

My, Emy such a Asweet thing A→ E→ D

I wanna Edo everAything A→ E→ D

What a Ebeautiful Afeeling A→ E→ D

ECrimson and Aclover A→ E→ D

DOver and Eover

Solo over verse chords

AA→ E→ DEx 4

D→ E

That repeats a gazillion times, then changes key a half-step, which I think is silly, so skipping it

AEDE

ACrimson and Eclover, Dover and Eover x6

Tommy James and the Shondells - Mony Mony (cover)

Tommy James in A, Billy Idol in F#, I play in A

Lots of 1 in the chorus (“feel... so... good”)

Intro

Vox on the 1 on “here”

EHere she come now, say Mony Mony EA→ E

Well Eshoot ‘em down, turn around, come on, Mony EA→ E

EHey, she give me love and I feel alright now EA→ E

You got me Etossin’ and turnin’ in the middle of the night

And I Afeel all right

I say Byeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

With “Mony Mony”

Well you make me Efeel, so, good, yeah

So Agood, well alright, come on, alright baby

I say Byeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

EWake me, shake me Mony, Mony EA→ E

EShotgun, get it done, come on Mony EA→ E

EDon’t stop cookin’ it feels so good, yeah EA→ E

Hey, well Edon’t stop now hey, come on Mony

Well ACome on Mony

BYeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

With “Mony Mony”, except I think in the Billy Idol version this time it’s “ride the pony”

Well you make me Efeel, so, good, yeah

So Agood, well alright, come on, alright

I say Byeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, awwww

EDAA

I love you EMony, DMo, Mo, AMony, so good

I love you EMony, DMo, Mo, AMony, alright

I love you EMony, DMo, Mo, AMony

BYeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Hard stop for a bit...

ECome on, come on, come on, come on

ACome on, come on, come on, come on feel alright

I say Byeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Table of Contents

38 Special - Caught Up In You (1982)

38 Special - Hold on Loosely (1981)

A-Ha - Take On Me (1985)

AC DC - Back In Black (1980)

AC DC - You Shook Me All Night Long (1980)

Adam Ant - Goody Two Shoes (1982)

Aerosmith - Angel (1987)

Aerosmith - Rag Doll (1987)

Aerosmith - The Other Side (1989)

Aerosmith - What it Takes (1989)

Alabama - If You're Gonna Play in Texas (1984)

Alabama - Mountain Music (1982)

Alabama - Song of the South (1988)

Alannah Myles - Black Velvet (1989)

Annie - Tomorrow (1982)

Belinda Carlisle - Heaven is a Place on Earth (1988)

Berlin - Take My Breath Away (1986)

Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes - I've Had the Time of My Life (1987)

Billy Idol - Dancing with Myself (1981)

Billy Idol - White Wedding (1987)

Billy Joel - A Matter of Trust (1986)

Billy Joel - Allentown (1982)

Billy Joel - And So It Goes (1989)

Billy Joel - I Go to Extremes (1989)

Billy Joel - Keeping the Faith (1983)

Billy Joel - Pressure (1982)

Billy Joel - Shameless (1989)

Billy Joel - Sometimes a Fantasy (1980)

Billy Joel - Still Rock and Roll to Me (1980)

Billy Joel - Tell Her About It (1983)

Billy Joel - The Downeaster 'Alexa' (1989)

Billy Joel - The Longest Time (1983)

Billy Joel - Uptown Girl (1983)

Billy Joel - We Didn't Start the Fire (1989)

Billy Joel - You May Be Right (1980)

Blondie - Call Me (1980)

Blondie - The Tide is High (1980)

Bob Marley - Three Little Birds (1980)

Bob Seger - Against the Wind (1980)

Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy (1988)

Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine (1988)

Bon Jovi - Blood on Blood (1988)

Bon Jovi - Born to Be My Baby (1988)

Bon Jovi - I'll Be There For You (1988)

Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer (1986)

Bon Jovi - Never Say Goodbye (1986)

Bon Jovi - Ride Cowboy Ride (1988)

Bon Jovi - Runaway (1984)

Bon Jovi - Stick to Your Guns (1988)

Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead or Alive (1987)

Bon Jovi - You Give Love a Bad Name (1986)

Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For a Hero (1984)

Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart (1983)

Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A. (1984)

Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark (1984)

Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days (1984)

Bruce Springsteen - Hungry Heart (1980)

Bryan Adams - Cuts Like a Knife (1983)

Bryan Adams - Heaven (1984)

Bryan Adams - Run to You (1984)

Bryan Adams - Summer of '69 (1984)

Chas and Dave - No Pleasing You (1982)

Cher - If I Could Turn Back time (1989)

Chris de Burgh - The Lady in Red (1986)

Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1983)

Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time (1983)

Danzig - Mother (1988)

David Bowie - Modern Love (1983)

David Lee Roth - Just a Gigolo (1988)

Def Leppard - Animal (1987)

Def Leppard - Bringin on the Heartbreak (1981)

Def Leppard - Hysteria (1987)

Def Leppard - Love Bites (1987)

Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar on Me (1987)

Deniece Williams - Let's Hear it for the Boy (1984)

Dire Straits - Money for Nothing (1985)

Dire Straits - Walk of Life (1984)

Disney - DuckTales Theme (1987)

Disney - Gummi Bears Theme (1984)