BUF Charity Event
This is the songbook for our Charity fundraiser for StoreHouse. Saturday 14th at Belfast Grand Central Station 10AM - 12PM. All welcome!
Bad Moon Rising
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Intro:
[C] [G-F] [C] [C] x2
Verse 1:
[C] I see the [G] bad [F] moon [C] rising
[C] I see [G] trouble [F] on the [C] way
[C] I see [G] earth [F] quakes and [C] lightning
[C] I see [G] bad [F] times [C] today
|Chorus:
|[F] Don't go around tonight,
|Well it's [C] bound to take your life
|[G] There's a [F] bad moon on the [C] rise
Instrumental:
[C] [G-F] [C] [C]
Verse 2:
[C] I hear [G] hurri[F]canes [C] blowing
[C] I know the [G] end is [F] coming [C] soon
[C] I fear [G] rivers [F] over[C]flowing
[C] I hear the [G] voice of [F] rage and [C] ruin
|Chorus:
|[F] Don't go around tonight,
|Well it's [C] bound to take your life
|[G] There's a [F] bad moon on the [C] rise
Instrumental:
[C] [G-F] [C] [C]
Verse 3:
[C] Hope you [G] got your [F] shit [C] together
[C] Hope you are [G] quite [F] prepared to [C] die
[C] Looks like [G] we're in for [F] nasty [C] weather
[C] One eye is [G] taken [F] for an [C] eye
|Chorus:
|[F] Don't go around tonight,
|Well it's [C] bound to take your life
|[G] There's a [F] bad moon on the [C] rise
|Chorus:
|[F] Don't go around tonight,
|Well it's [C] bound to take your life
|[G] There's a [F] bad moon on the [C] rise
Outro:
[C - Double Strum]
All About You
Mc Fly
Intro:
[C] [Am] [F] [G]
|[Chorus]
|[C] It's all a-[Am]bout you, [F] it's al a-[G]bout you baby.
|[C] It's all a-[Am]bout you, [F] it's all a-[G]bout you.
[Verse 1]
[C] Yesterday you [E7] asked me something I [Am] thought you [C] knew
So I [F] told you with a [G] smile it's all about [C] you [G7]
[C] Then you whispered [E7] in my ear and [Am] told me [C] to
Said you [F] made my life worth [G] while it's all about [C] you [C7]
[Pre Chorus]
And [F] I would answer [Fm] all your wishes if [C] you ask me [Am] to
But if [F] you deny me [D7] one of your kisses [G] don't know what I’d do [G7]
So [C] hold me close and [E7] say three words like you [Am] used to [C] do
Dancing [F] on the kitchen [G] tiles it's all about [C] you yeah
Instrumental:
[C] [E7] [Am] [C]
[F] [G] [C] [C7]
[Pre Chorus]
And [F] I would answer [Fm] all your wishes if [C] you ask me [Am] to
But if [F] you deny me [D7] one of your kisses [G] don't know what I’d do [G7]
So [C] hold me close and [E7] say three words like you [Am] used to [C] do
Dancing [F] on the kitchen [G] tiles yeah you [F] make my life worth [G] while
So I [F] told you with a [G] smile (slow...) it's all about [C] you
|[Chorus]
|[C] It's all a-[Am]bout you, [F] it's all a-[G]bout you baby.
|[C] It's all a-[Am]bout you, [F] it's all a-[G]bout you baby.
Acapella:
It's all about you, it's all about you baby.
It's all about you, it's all about you baby.
|[Chorus]
|[C] It's all a-[Am]bout you, [F] it's all a-[G]bout you baby.
|[C] It's all a-[Am]bout you, [F] it's all a-[Fm]bout you [pause]
[NC] It's all about.....[C] youuuuuuu
Deadwood Stage
Doris Day
[D] [D] [D] [D]
Oh the [D] Deadwood Stage is a-rollin' on over the plains,
With the curtains flappin' and the driver slappin' the [A] reins.
Beautiful [A7] sky, a [D] wonderful day.
[A] Whip crack-away, [A] whip crack-away, [A] whip crack a [D]way!
Oh the [D] Deadwood Stage is a-headin' on over the hills,
Where the Injun arrows are thicker than porcupine [A] quills.
Dangerous [A7] land, no [D] time to delay.
So, [A] whip crack away, [A] whip crack away, [A] whip crack a[D]way!
We're headin' [G] straight for town, [D] loaded down,
[A] with a fancy [D] cargo,
[A] Care of Wells and [G] Fargo, Illi[A]nois [A7] boy!
Oh the [D]Deadwood Stage is a-comin' on over the crest,
Like a homing pigeon that's a-hankerin' after its [A] nest.
Twenty three [A7] miles we've [D] covered today.
So, [A] whip crack away, [A] whip crack away, [A] whip crack a[D]way!
The wheels go [G] turnin' round, [D] homeward bound,
[A] Can't you hear 'em [D] humming,
[A] Happy times are [G] coming for to [A] stay [A7] hey!
We'll be [D] home tonight by the light of the silvery moon,
And our hearts are thumpin' like a mandolin plunking a [A] tune.
When I get [A7] home, I'm [D] fixing to stay.
So, [A] whip crack-away, [A] whip crack-away, [A] whip crack a[D]way.
Instrumental & Kazoos to tune of verse:
[D] [D] [D] [D]
[D] [D] [D] [A]
[A7][A7] [D][D]
[A*] [A*] [A*] [D]
The wheels go [G] turnin' round, [D] homeward bound,
[A] Can't you hear 'em [D] humming,
[A] Happy times are [G] coming for to [A] stay [A7] hey
Oh my [D] throats as dry as a desert thistle in May
In the Golden Garter, gonna wet my whistle [A] today
[A7] Last at the bar's, a [D] three-legged crow
[A] Set 'em up Joe, [A] Set 'em up Joe, [A] Set 'em up [D]Joe
[A] Set 'em up Joe, [A] Set 'em up Joe, [A] Set 'em up [D]Jooooooooe .....
[A*] Yeee [D*] Haaaa!
Fisherman's Blues [C]
Waterboys
Intro:
[G] [F] [Am] [C]
[G] [F] [Am] [C]
Verse 1:
I [G] wish I was a fisherman, [F] tumbling on the seas
[Am] Far away from dry land, and it's [C] bitter memories
[G] Casting you my sweet light, with [F] abandonment and love
[Am] No ceiling staring down on me, save the [C] starry sky above
|Chorus:
|With light in my [G] hair, with you in my [F] arms, [Am] woo [C]
Verse 2:
I [G] wish I was the brake man, on a [F] hurtlin' fevered train
Crashing [Am] headlong into the heartland, like a [C] cannon in the rain
With the [G] beating of the sleepers, and the [F] burning of the coal
[Am] Counting towns flashing by me, in a [C] night that's full of soul
|Chorus:
|With light in my [G] hair, you in my [F] arms, [Am] woo [C]
Instrumental:
[G] [F] [Am] [C]
[G] [F] [Am] [C]
Verse 3: (Slightly Softer)
Oh I [G] know I will be loosened, from [F] bonds that hold me tight
And the [Am] chains all hung around me, [C] will fall away at last
And on that [G] fine and fateful day, I will [F] take thee in my hand
I will [Am] ride the night train, and I will [C] be the fisherman
|Chorus:
|With light in my [G] hair, you in my [F] arms, light in my [Am] hair you hoo [C] hooo
|With light in my [G] hair, you in my [F] arms, light in my [Am] hair you hoo [C] hooo
|With light in my [G] hair, you in my [F] arms, whoo hoo [Am] hoo[C] Hooooo
Outro: [Acappella if desired]
With light in my [G] hair, you in my [F] arms, whoo hoo hoo [Am] hoo [C*] Hooooo
Down Under - Men at Work
Intro:
[Am] [G] [Am] [F-G] x2
Verse 1:
[Am] Travelling in a [G] fried out combie [Am] [F-G]
[Am] On a hippie [G] trail head full of [Am] zombie [F-G]
[Am] I met a strange [G] lady [Am] she made me nervous [F-G]
[Am] She took me [G] in and gave me [Am] breakfast...
[F] and [G] she said
|Chorus 1:
|[C] Do you come from a [G] land down under? [Am] [F-G]
|[C] Where women [G] glow and men plun[Am]der [F-G]
|[C] Can’t you hear, can’t you [G] hear their thunder [Am] [F-G]
|You [C] better run... you [G] better take cov[Am]er [F-G]
Instrumental:
[Am] [G] [Am] [F-G] x2
Verse 2:
[Am] Buying bread from a [G] man in Brussels [Am] [F-G]
He was [Am] six-foot-four [G] and full of [Am] muscle [F-G]
[Am] I said do you [G] speak my language [Am] [F-G]
[Am] He just smiled and [G] gave me a Vegemite... [Am] sandwich [F-G] He said
|Chorus 2:
|[C] I come from a [G] land down under [Am] [F-G]
|[C] Where beer does [G] flow and men chun[Am]der [F-G]
|[C] Can’t you hear, can’t you [G] hear their thunder [Am] [F-G]
|You [C] better run... you [G] better take cov[Am]er [F-G]
Instrumental:
[Am] [G] [Am] [F-G] x2
Verse 3:
[Am] Lying in a [G] den in Bombay [Am] [F-G]
With a [Am] slack jaw... [G] and not much [Am] to say [F-G]
[Am] I said to the [G] man are you trying to [Am] tempt me? [F-G]
[Am] Because I [G] come from the land of [Am] plenty [F] and [G] he said
|Chorus 1: x2
|[C] Oh! Do you come from a [G] land down under? [Am] [F-G]
|[C] Where women [G] glow and men plun[Am]der [F-G]
|[C] Can’t you hear, can’t you [G] hear their thunder [Am] [F-G]
|You [C] better run... you [G] better take cov[Am]er [F-G]
[Am*]
One Day Like This - Elbow
Intro:
G
Verse 1:
[G] Drinking in the morning sun [C] Blinking in the morning sun
[D] Shaking off a heavy one, Yeah,[C] heavy like a loaded gun
[G] What made me behave that way? [C] Using words I never say
I can [D] only think it must be love
Oh [C] anyway, it's looking like a beautiful day[G] [riff]
Verse 2:
[G] Someone tell me how I feel, It's [C] silly wrong, but vivid right
Oh,[D] kiss me like a final meal, Yeah,[C] kiss me like we die tonight
[G] 'Cause holy cow, I love your eyes, And [C] only now I see the light
Yeah,[D] lying with you half awake
Oh,[C] anyway, it's looking like a beautiful day [G] [riff]
Verse3:
[G] When my face is chamois creased [riff]
[C] If you think I wink, I did [riff]
[D] Laugh politely at repeats [riff]
Yeah, [C] kiss me when my lips are thin [riff]
'Cause [G] holy cow, I love your eyes, And [C] only now I see the light
Yeah,[D] lying with you half awake, stumbling over what to say
Well,[C] anyway, it's looking like a beautiful [G] [riff]
[Outro 3 times]
So[G] throw those curtains [F] wide One [C] day like this a year would see me [G]right
So[G] throw those curtains [F] wide One [C] day like this a year would see me [G]right
So[G] throw those curtains [F] wide One [C] day like this a year would see me [G]right
So[G] throw those curtains [F] wide One [C] day like this a year would see me [G]right
House of the rising Sun* - The Animals
[Am] [C] [D] [F] [Am] [E7] [Am] [E7]
There [Am] is a [C] house in [D] New Or-[F]leans
They [Am] call the [C] Rising [E7] Sun
And it’s [Am] been the [C] ruin of [D] many a poor [F] boy
And [Am] God I [E7] know I'm [Am] one
[C] [D] [F] [Am] [E7] [Am] [E7]
My [Am] mother [C] was a [D] tailor [F]
She [Am] sewed my [C] new blue [E7] jeans [E7]
My [Am] father [C] was a [D] gambling [F] man
[Am] Down in [E7] New Or-[Am]leans
[C] [D] [F] [Am] [E7] [Am] [E7]
Now the [Am] only [C] thing a [D] gambler [F] needs
Is a [Am] suitcase [C] and a [E7] trunk
And the [Am] only [C] time he’s [D] satis-[F]fied
Is [Am] when he’s [E7] all a-[Am] drunk
[C] [D] [F] [Am] [E7] [Am] [E7]
Oh [Am] mother [C] tell your [D]children [F]
Not to [Am] do what [C] I have [E7] done
[Am] Spend your [C] lives in [D] sin and mise-[F]ry
In the [Am] house of the [E7] Rising [Am] Sun
[C] [D] [F] [Am] [E7] [Am] [E7]
Well I [Am] got one [C]foot on the [D] platform [F]
And the [Am] other [C] foot on the [E7] train
I’m [Am] going [C] back to [D] New Or-[F]leans
To [Am] wear that [E7] ball and [Am] chain
[C] [D] [F] [Am] [E7] [Am] [E7]
There [Am] is a [C] house in [D] New Or-[F]leans
They [Am] call the [C] Rising [E7] Sun
And it’s [Am] been the [C] ruin of [D] many a poor [F] boy
And [Am] God I [E7] know I’m [Am] one
[C] [D] [F] [Am] [E7] [Am] [E7] ...... [Dm] [Am]
Dirty Old Town - The Pogues
Intro:
[C] [C] [C*]
Verse 1:
[NC] I met my [C] love... by the gas works wall
Dreamed a [F] dream... by the old ca-[C]nal
I kissed my [Am] girl... by the factory [C] wall
Dirty old [Dm] town... [G7] dirty old [Am] town
Verse 2:
Clouds are [C] dri-i-iftin' across the moon
Cats are [F] pro-o-owling on their [C] beat
Springs a [Am] girl... from the streets at [C] night
Dirty old [Dm] town... [G7] dirty old [Am] town
Verse 3:
I heard a [C] siren... coming from the docks
Saw a [F] train... set the night on [C] fire
I smelled the [Am] spring... on the smoky [C] wind
Dirty old [Dm] town... [G7] dirty old [Am] town
[Instrumental Verse]
[C] [C] [C] [C]
[F] [F] [C] [C]
[Am] [Am] [C] [C]
[Dm] [G7] [Am] [Am]
Verse 4:
I'm gonna [C] make me... a big sharp axe
Shining [F] steel... tempered in a [C] fire
I’ll chop you [Am] down... like an old dead [C] tree
Dirty old [Dm] town... [G7] dirty old [Am] town
Verse 5:
I met my [C] love... by the gas works wall
Dreamed a [F] dream... by the old ca-[C]nal
I kissed my [Am] girl... by the factory [C] wall
Dirty old [Dm] town... [G7] dirty old [Am] town
Outro:
Dirty old [Dm] town... [G7] dirty old [Am] town
Dirty old [Dm] town... [G7] dirty old [Am/////////] town.........
These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ [A] - Nancy Sinatra
[Intro]
[On C string 99 88 77 66 55 44 33 20 A]
[Verse 1]
[A] You keep saying you've got something for me
[A] Something you call love but confess [A7]
[D] You've been messin' where you shouldn't have been a mess in'
And now [A] someone else is gettin' all your best
|[Chorus]
|These [C] boots are made for [Am] walking
|And [C] that's just what they'll [Am] do
|[C] One of these days these [Am*] boots are gonna
|Walk all over you
[On C string 99 88 77 66 55 44 33 20 A]
[Verse 2]
[A] You keep lying when you oughta be truthin'
And you keep losin' when you oughta not bet [A7]
[D] You keep samin' when you oughta be changing'
Now what's [A] right is right ... but you ain't been right yet
|[Chorus]
|These [C] boots are made for [Am] walking
|And [C] that's just what they'll [Am] do
|[C] One of these days these [Am*] boots are gonna
|Walk all over you
[On C string 99 88 77 66 55 44 33 20 A]
[Verse 3]
[A] You keep playin' where you shouldn't be playin'
And you keep thinkin' that you'll never get burnt. [A7] Ha!
[D] I just found me a brand new box of matches, yeah
And [A] what he knows you ain't had time to learn
|[Chorus]
|These [C] boots are made for [Am] walking
|And [C] that's just what they'll [Am] do
|[C] One of these days these [Am*] boots are gonna
|Walk all over you
[On C string 99 88 77 66 55 44 33 20 A]
[Outro]
[A] Are ya ready boots? Start walking!
[BASS]
Ba-Dabba-Dap, Ba-Dabba-Dap
Ba-Dabba-Dap, Ba-Dabba-Dap
Ba-Dabba-Dap, Ba-Dabba-Dap
Ba-Dabba-Dap, Ba-Dabba-Dap
[On C string 99 88 77 66 55 44 33 20 A*]
Space Oddity
David Bowie
Pre-Verse:
[C] Ground Control to Major [Em] Tom
[C] Ground Control to Major [Em] Tom
[Am] Take your [G] protein pills and [D7] put your helmet on
[C] Ground Control to Major [Em] Tom (ten, nine, eight, seven, six)
[C] Commencing countdown, engines [Em] on (five, four, three)
[Am] Check [G] ignition and may [D7] God's love be with you (two, one, liftoff)
Verse 1:
[C] This is Ground Control to Major [E7] Tom
You've really made the [F] grade
And the [Fm] papers want to [C] know whose shirts you [F] wear
Now it's [Fm] time to leave the [C] capsule if you [F]dare
Bridge:
[C] This is Major Tom to Ground [E7] Control
I'm stepping through the [F] door
And I'm [Fm] floating in a [C] most peculiar [F] way
And the [Fm] stars look very [C] different [F] today
|Chorus:
|[F] For here
|Am I [Em7] sitting in a tin can
|[F] Far above the [Em7] world
|[Bb] Planet Earth is [Am]blue
|And there's [G] nothing I can [F] do
Insturmental:
[C] [F] [G] [A] [A] x2
Verse 2:
[C] Though I'm past one hundred thousand [E7] miles
I'm feeling very [F] still
And I [Fm] think my spaceship [C] knows which way to [F] go
Tell my [Fm] wife I love her [C] very much she [F] knows
Bridge:
[G] Ground Control to [E7] Major Tom
Your [Am] circuit's dead, there's [G] something wrong
Can you [D7] hear me, Major Tom?
Can you [C] hear me, Major Tom?
Can you [G] hear me, Major Tom?
Can you
|Chorus:
|[F] Here am I [Em] floating 'round my tin can
|[F] Far above the [Em] moon
|[Bb] Planet Earth is [Am] blue
|And there's [G] nothing I can [F] do
Outro:
[C] [F] [G] [A] [A] x2
[C - Single Strum]
The Letter - The Boxtops
|Chorus:
|[Am] Gimme a ticket for an [F] aeroplane [C] Ain't got time to take a [D7] fast train
|[Am] Lonely days are gone... [F] I'm a-goin’ home
|My [E7] baby just-a wrote me a [Am] letter
Verse:
I [Am] don't care how much money I [F] gotta spend
[C] Got to get back to [D7] baby again
[Am] Lonely days are gone... [F] I'm a-goin’ home
My [E7] baby just-a wrote me a [Am] letter
Pre-Chorus:
Well, she [C] wrote me a [G] letter
Said she [F] couldn't [C] live with[G]out me no more
[C] Listen mister, [G] can't you see I [F] got to get [C] back To my [G] baby once-a more
[E7] Any way, yeah!
|Chorus:
|[Am] Gimme a ticket for an [F] aeroplane [C] Ain't got time to take a [D7] fast train
|[Am] Lonely days are gone... [F] I'm a-goin’ home
|My [E7] baby just-a wrote me a [Am] letter
Pre-Chorus:
Well, she [C] wrote me a [G] letter
Said she [F] couldn't [C] live with[G]out me no more
[C] Listen mister, [G] can't you see I [F] got to get [C] back To my [G] baby once-a more
[E7] Any way, yeah!
|Chorus:
|[Am] Gimme a ticket for an [F] aeroplane [C] Ain't got time to take a [D7] fast train
|[Am] Lonely days are gone... [F] I'm a-goin’ home
|My [E7] baby just-a wrote me a [Am] letter
Outro:
My [E7] baby just-a wrote me a [Am] letter
My [E7] baby just-a wrote me a [Am] letter
[Am] Cha-Cha-Cha
Buddy Holly Medley - Buddy Holly
Intro: [C] [C] [C] [C]
Verse 1:
[C] There you go and baby, here am I
Well you [G] left me here so I could [G7] sit and cry
Oh, [C] golly gee what have you done to me
Well I [Dm] guess it doesn't [G] matter any [C] more.
Verse 2:
[C] Do you remember baby, last September
How you [G] held me tight each and [G7] every night
Well, [C] oops-a daisy how you drove me crazy
But I [Dm] guess it doesn't [G] matter any [C] more.
|chorus 1:
|[Am] There's no use in me a-[C] cryin'
|I've [Am] done everything and now I'm [C] sick of trying
|I've [D] thrown away my nights
|Wasted all my days over [G] you. [Dm] [Em] [G]
Verse 3:
[C] Now you go your way and I'll go mine
[G] Now and forever 'till the [G7] end of time . . . I’ll find
[C] Somebody new and baby we'll say we're through
And [Dm] you won't [G] matter any [C] more.
Verse 4:
[C*] All my love [C*] all my kissing , [C*] you don't know what [C7] you've been a missing
Oh [F] boy when you're with me oh [C] boy
The world will see that [G] you were [G7] meant for [C] me
Verse 5:
[C*] All my life [C*] I've been a-waiting, [C*] tonight there'll be no [C7] hesitating
Oh [F] boy
|Chorus 2:
|when you're with me oh [C] boy
|The world will see that [G] you were [G7] meant for [C] me
Bridge:
[G7] Stars appear and shadows falling
[C] I can hear my heart calling
[F] A little bit of loving makes everything right
[G*] I'm gonna see my baby tonight
Verse 6:
[C*] All my love [C*] all my kissing, [C*] you don't know what [C7] you've been a missing
Oh [F] boy
|Chorus 2:
|when you're with me oh [C] boy
|The world will see that [G] you were [G7] meant for [C] me [C]
Outro:
That [G] you were [G7] meant for [C] me [C]
That [G] you were [G7] meant for [C] me [G*] [C*]
San Francisco Bay Blues
Jesse Fuller
Intro:
[C] [F] [C] [C7]
[F] [F] [C-G-C]
[F] [F] [C] [A7]
[D7] [D7] [G7] [G7]
Verse 1:
I got the [C] blues from my baby livin’ [F] by the San Francisco [C] Bay [C7]
The [F] ocean liners... not so far a[C]way [G-C]
[F] Didn’t mean to treat her so bad... she was the [C] best girl I ever have [A7] had
[D7] Said goodbye, I can take a cry [G7] wanna lay down and die
Verse 2:
Well I [C] ain’t got a nickel and I [F] ain’t got a lousey dime [C] [C7]
She [F] don’t come back, think I’m gonna lose my [E7] mind
If I [F] ever get back to stay... it’s gonna [C] be another brand new [A7] day
[D7] Walkin’ with my baby down [G7] by the San Francisco [C] Bay
Instrumental:
[C] [F] [C] [C7]
[F] [F] [C-G-C]
[F] [F] [C] [A7]
[D7] [D7] [G7] [G7]
Verse 3:
[C] Sittin’ down [F] looking from my [C] back door... [C] wonderin’ which [F] way to [C] go
[F] Woman I’m so crazy ‘bout... [C] she don’t love me no more
[F] Think I’ll catch me a freight train... [C] cos I’m feeling [A7] blue
[D7] Ride all the way to the end of the line... [G7] thinkin’ only of you
Verse 4:
[C] Meanwhile [F] livin’ in the [C] city... [C] just about to [F] go in[C]sane
[F] Thought I heard my baby’s voice, the [E7] way she used to call my name
And if I [F] ever get back to stay... it’s gonna [C] be another brand new [A7] day
[D7] Walkin’ with my baby down [G7] by the San Francisco [C] Bay hey [A7] hey
[D7] Walkin’ with my baby down [G7] by the San Francisco [C] Bay [A7]
Yeahhh [D7] walkin’ with my baby down [G7] by the San Francisco [C] Bay
Outro – single strums:
[C-G-C]
Black Velvet Band- The Dubliners **
[Verse 1]
C F G
In a neat little town they call Belfast, Appren--ticed to trade I was bound
C Am F G C
And many an hour of sweet hap--piness, I spent in that neat little town
C F G
Till sad misfortune came over me, Which caused me to stray from the land
C Am F G C
Far a--way from me friends and re--lations, Betrayed by the Black Velvet Band
[Chorus]
C F G
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds, I thought her the queen of the land
C Am F G C
And her hair it hung over her shoulder, Tied up with the Black Velvet Band
[Verse 2]
C F G
I took a stroll with this pretty fair maid, And the gentleman passing us by
C Am F G C
I knew the meant she the doing of him, By the look of her rog--uish black--eye
C F G
A gold--watch she took from his pocket, And she placed it right into me hand
C Am F G C
And the very first that I said was, Bad Cess to the black velvet band
[Chorus]
C F G
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds, I thought her the queen of the land
C Am F G C
And her hair it hung over her shoulder, Tied up with the Black Velvet Band
[Verse 3]
C F G
Now be--fore a judge and a jury, Next morning I had to appear
C Am F G C
Oh the judge he said to me Young man, Your case is proven clear
C F G
You'll be given seven years of penal servitude, You'll be sentenced to a far away land.
C Am F G C
Far a--way from your friends and re--lations, Be--trayed by the Black Velvet Band
[Chorus]
C F G
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds, I thought her the queen of the land
C Am F G C
And her hair it hung over her shoulder, Tied up with the Black Velvet Band
[Verse 4]
C F G
So come all ye jolly young fellows, And a warning you take from me
C Am F G C
When you are out on the town to drink me boy's, Be--ware of the pretty col--leens
C F G
For they'll feed you with strong drinks "Me Lads", unt--ill you are unable to stand
C Am F G C
And the very next thing that you know is, You've landed in Van Diemen's Land
[Chorus]
C F G
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds, I thought her the queen of the land
C Am F G C
And her hair it hung over her shoulder, Tied up with the Black Velvet Band
[Slowing down]
C Am F G C
And her hair it hung over her shoulder, Tied up with the Black Velvet Band
Yes Sir I Can Boogie - Baccara
[intro]
C E7 Am D7 C G
[C]
[Verse 1]
C
Mister
E7 Am
Your eyes are full of hesitation [D7]
C
Sure makes me wonder
G Am
If you know what you're looking for. [E7]
C
Baby
E7 Am
I wanna keep my reputation [D7]
C
I'm a sensation
G Am
You try me once, you'll beg for more.
|Chorus:
| C E7
|Oh, Yes Sir, I can boogie
| F
|But I need a certain song.
| C
|I can boogie,
| E7
|Boogie woogie
| A
|All night looooooong.
| C E7
|Oh, Yes Sir, I can boogie
| F
|If you stay, you can't go wrong.
| C
|I can boogie,
| E7
|Boogie woogie
| A
|All night long.
[Verse 2]
C
No Sir
E7 Am
I don't feel very much like talking [D7]
C
No, neither walking
G Am
You wanna know if I can dance. [E7]
C
Yes Sir
E7 Am
Already told you in the first verse [D7]
C
And in the chorus
G Am
But I will give you one more chance.
|[Chorus]
| C E7
|Oh, Yes Sir, I can boogie
| F
|But I need a certain song.
| C
|I can boogie,
| E7
|Boogie woogie
| A
|All night looooooong.
| C E7
|Oh, Yes Sir, I can boogie
| F
|If you stay, you can't go wrong.
| C
|I can boogie,
| E7
|Boogie woogie
| A
|All night long.
[Outro]
Cha Cha Cha!
Have You Ever Seen The Rain[C] - Creedence Clearwater Revival
[Intro]
Am F C G C C
[Verse]
C
Someone told me long ago
C G
There's a calm before the storm, I know
C
It's been coming for some time
C
When it's over, so they say
C G
It'll rain a sunny day, I know
C
Shining down like water
[Chorus]
F G
I wanna know
C Cmaj7 Am Am7
Have you ever seen the rain
F G
I wanna know
C Cmaj7 Am Am7
Have you ever seen the rain
F G C
Coming down on a sunny day
[Verse]
C
Yesterday and days before
C G
Sun is cold and rain is hard, I know
C
Been that way for all my time
C
'Til forever on it goes
C G
Through the circle fast and slow, I know
C
It can't stop, I wonder
[Chorus]
F G
I wanna know
C Cmaj7 Am Am7
Have you ever seen the rain
F G
I wanna know
C Cmaj7 Am Am7
Have you ever seen the rain
F G C
Coming down on a sunny day
[Chorus]
F G
I wanna know
C Cmaj7 Am Am7
Have you ever seen the rain
F G
I wanna know
C Cmaj7 Am Am7
Have you ever seen the rain
F G C C
Coming down on a sunny day
Octopus’s Garden - The Beatles
Intro:
[C] [C] [C] [C]
Verse 1:
[C] I'd like to be... [Am] under the sea
In an [F] octopus’ garden in the [G7] shade
[C] He'd let us in... [Am] knows where we've been
In his [F] octopus’s garden in the [G7] shade
Verse 2:
[Am] I'd ask my frie-e-ends to come and seeeeeee...
[F] An octopus’ [G7] garden with me! [stop]
[C] I'd like to be... [Am] under the sea,
In an [F] octopus’s [G7] garden in the [C] shade
Verse 3:
[C] We would be warm... [Am] below the storm
In our [F] little hideaway beneath the [G7] waves
[C] Resting our head... [Am] on the sea bed
In an [F] octopus’s garden near a [G7] cave
Verse 4:
[Am] We would sing and dance around
[F] Because we know... we [G7] can't be found! [stop]
[C] I'd like to be... [Am] under the sea...
In an [F] octopus’s [G7] garden... in the [C] shade
Verse 5:
[C] We would shout... [Am] and swim about
The [F] coral... that lies beneath the [G7] waves
[C] Oh what joy... [Am] for every girl and boy
[F] Knowing... they're happy and they're [G7] safe
Outro:
[Am] We would be so happy, you and me!
[F] No one there to tell us [G7] what to do... [stop]
[C] I'd like to be... [Am] under the sea
In an [F] octopus’s [G7] garden... with [C] you
In an [F] octopus’s [G7] garden... with [C] you
In an [F] octopus’s [G7] garden... with [C] you
Outro:
[C - Double Strum] plus cymbals
Don't Marry Her, Have Me
Beautiful South
Intro:
[C] [C] [C] [C]
Verse 1:
[C] Think of you with [G] pipe and slippers, [F] Think of her in [G] bed
[F] Laying there just [C] watching telly, [D7] Think of me in[G]stead
I'll [C] never grow so [G] old and flabby, [F] That could never [G] be
[F*] Don't marry [G*] her, have [C] me.
Verse 2:
Your [C] love light shines like [G] cardboard, Your [F] work shoes they are [G] glistening
She's a [F] Phd in 'I [C] told you so', You've a [D7] knighthood in 'I'm not [G] listening'
She’ll [C] always be be-[G]side you, [F] Bring you cups of [G] tea
[F*] Don't marry [G*] her, have [C] me.
|Chorus:
|And the [C] Sunday sun shines down on San Fran-[F]cisco [C] Bay
|And you [F] realize you can't make it any-[C]way
|You have to wash the car
|Take the [F] kiddies to the [C] park
|[F*] Don't marry [G*] her, have [C] me.
Verse 3:
Those [C] lovely Sunday [G] mornings, With [F] breakfast brought in [G] bed
Those [F] blackbirds look like [C] knitting needles, [D7] Trying to peck your [G] head
Those [C] birds will peck your [G] soul out, And [F] throw away the [G] key
[F*] Don't marry [G*] her, have [C] me.
Verse 4:
The [C] kitchen's always [G] tidy, The [F] bathroom's always [G] clean
She's a di-[F]ploma in 'just [C] hiding things', You've a [D7] first in 'low es-[G]teem'
Your [C] socks might smell of [G] angels, Your [F] life might smell of [G] Brie
[F*] Don't marry [G*] her, have [C] me.
|Chorus:
|And the [C] Sunday sun shines down on San Fran-[F]cisco [C] Bay
|And you [F] realize you can't make it any-[C]way
|You have to wash the car
|Take the [F] kiddies to the [C] park
|[F*] Don't marry [G*] her, have [C] me.
Outro:
And the [C*] Sunday sun shines down on San Fran-[F*]cisco [C*] Bay
And you [F*] realize you can't make it any-[C*]way
You [C*] have to wash the car
Take the [F*] kiddies to the [C*] park
(Slowing)
[F*] Don't marry [G*] her, have [C*] me.
Folsom Prison Blues
Johnny Cash
Intro:
[G] [G] [G] [G]
Verse 1:
I [G] hear the train a comin’... it's rolling round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine since... [G7] I don't know when
I'm [C] stuck in Folsom prison... and time keeps draggin’ [G] on
But that [D7] train keeps a rollin’... on down to San An[G]ton
Verse 2:
When [G] I was just a baby... my mama told me son (son)
Always be a good boy... don't [G7] ever play with guns
But I [C] shot a man in Reno... just to watch him [G] die
When I [D7] hear that whistle blowin’... I hang my head and [G] cry
Verse 3:
I [G] bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car
They're probably drinkin’ coffee... and [G7] smoking big cigars
Well I [C] know I had it coming... I know I can't be [G] free
But those [D7] people keep a-movin’... and that's what tortures [G] me
Verse 4:
Well if they'd [G] free me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it on a little [G7] farther down the line
[C] Far from Folsom prison... that's where I want to [G] stay
And I'd [D7] let that lonesome whistle... blow my blues a[G]way
Wild Rover
The Dubliners
[Intro]
[C] [C] [C] [C]
[Verse 1]
I've [C] been a wild rover for many a [F] year
And I [C] spent all me [G7] money on whiskey and [C] beer
But [C] now I'm returning with gold in great [F] store,
And I [C] promise to [G7] play the wild rover no [C] more
|[Chorus]
|And it's [G7] no, nay, never
|[C] No, nay, never, no [F] more,
|Will I [C] play the wild [F] rover,
|No [G7] never, no [C] more [C]
[Verse 2]
I [C] went to an ale house I used to fre-[F]quent,
And I [C] told the land[G7]lady me money’s all [C] spent,
I [C] asked her for credit, she answered me [F] "Nay...
Sure a [C] custom like [G7] yours I could get any [C] day."
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
I [C] took from my pocket 10 sovereigns [F] bright,
And the [C] landlady's [G7] eyes opened up with de-[C]light,
She [C] said, "I have whiskeys and wines of the [F] best,
And the [C] words that I [G7] told you were only in [C] jest.
[Chorus]
[Verse 4]
I'll go [C] home to my parents, confess what I've [F] done,
And I'll [C] ask them to [G7] pardon their prodigal [C] son,
And [C] if they forgive me as oft times be-[F]fore,
Then I [C] never will [G7] play the wild rover no [C] more!
|[Chorus]
|And it's [G7] no, nay, never
|[C] No, nay, never, no [F] more,
|Will I [C] play the wild [F] rover,
|No [G7] never, no [C] more [C]
|
|And it's [G7] no, nay, never
|[C] No, nay, never, no [F] more,
|[Slowing]
|Will I [C///] plaaaay the wild [F///] rover,
|No [G7///] never, no [C//////] more.
Teenage Kicks
Undertones
Intro:
[C] [Cmaj7] [Am] [Cmaj7]
[C] [Cmaj7] [Am] [Cmaj7]
Verse 1:
[C] A teenage dream's so hard to beat [Cmaj7]
[Am] Every time she walks down the street [Cmaj7]
[C] Another girl in the neighbourhood [Cmaj7]
[Am] Wish she was mine, she looks so good
|Chorus:
|[F] I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
|Get [G] teenage kicks all through the night [C]
Verse 2:
[C] I'm gonna call her on the telephone [Cmaj7]
[Am] Have her over 'cos I'm all alone [Cmaj7]
[C] I need excitement, though i need it bad [Cmaj7]
[Am] And it's the best i've ever had
|Chorus:
|[F] I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
|Get [G] teenage kicks all through the night
[Instrumental]
[C] [Cmaj7] [Am] [Cmaj7]
[C] [Cmaj7] [Am] [Cmaj7]
Verse 3:
[C] A teenage dream's so hard to beat [Cmaj7]
[Am] Every time she walks down the street [Cmaj7]
[C] Another girl in the neighbourhood [Cmaj7]
[Am] Wish she was mine, she looks so good
|Chorus:
|[F] I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
|Get [G] teenage kicks all through the night
Verse 4:
[C] I'm gonna call her on the telephone [Cmaj7]
[Am] Have her over 'cos I'm all alone [Cmaj7]
[C] I need excitement, though i need it bad [Cmaj7]
[Am] And it's the best i've ever had
|Chorus:
|[F] I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
|Get [G] teenage kicks all through the night [C]
|[F] I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
|Get [G] teenage kicks all through the night [C]
Outro:
[C*][C*] [F*][F*] [G///] [C*]
Sit Down - James
Intro:
[D] [D] [G] [A] x2
Verse 1:
I [D] sing myself to sleep... a [G] song from the [A] darkest hour
[D] Secrets I can't keep... in[G]side of the [A] day
[D] Swing from high to deep... ex[G]tremes... of [A] sweet and sour
[D] Hope that God exists... I [G] hope... I [A] pray
[D] Drawn by... the undertow my [G] life is out of con[A]trol
[D] I believe this wave will bear my [G] weight so let it [A] flow
|Chorus:
|Oh sit [D] down.. oh sit down... oh sit down...
|[G] Sit down next to [A] me
|Sit [D] down, sit down, sit down, sit down, do-o-[G]own in sympa[A]thy
Instrumental:
[D] [D] [G] [A] [D] [D] [G] [A]
Verse 2:
Now [D] I'm relieved to hear... that you've [G] been to some [A] far out places
It's [D] hard to carry on... when you [G] feel all a[A]lone
[D] Now I've swung back down again... it's [G] worse than it was be[A]fore
If I [D] hadn't seen such riches I could [G] live with being [A] poor
Chorus:
Verse 3:
[D] Those who feel the breath of sadness... [G] sit down next to [A] me
[D] Those who find they're touched by madness... [G] sit down next to [A] me
[D] Those who find themselves ridiculous... [G] sit down next to [A] me
In [D] love, in fear, in hate, in tears... in [G] love, in fear, in [A] hate, in tears
In [D] love, in fear, in hate, in tears... in [G] love, in fear, in [A] hate
Bridge:
[D] Down..... [G] Down [A] Down
[D] Down..... [G] Down [A] Down
|Chorus: x2
|Oh sit [D] down.. oh sit down... oh sit down...
|[G] Sit down next to [A] me
|Sit [D] down, sit down, sit down, sit down, do-o-[G]own in sympa[A]thy
Outro:
[D - Single Strum] Down
I Feel Fine
Beatles
Intro:
[D7][D7] [C7][C7] [G7][G7][G7][G7]
Verse 1:
[G7] Baby’s good to me you know, She’s happy as can be you know she
[D7] Said so, I’m in love with [C7] her and I feel [G7] fine
Verse 2:
[G7] Baby says she’s mine you know she tells me all the time you know she
[D7] Said so, I’m in love with [C7] her and I feel [G7] fine
|Chorus:
|[G] I’m so [Bm] glad that [C] she’s my little [D] girl
|[G] She’s so [Bm] glad she’s [Am] telling all the [D] world, that her
Verse 3:
[G7] Baby buys her things you know, he buys her diamond rings you know she
[D7] Said so, She’s in love with [C7] me and I feel [G7] fine
Instrumental:
[G7] [G7] [D7] [C7] [G7] [G7]
Verse 4:
[G7] Baby says she’s mine you know she tells me all the time you know she
[D7] Said so, I’m in love with [C7] her and I feel [G7] fine
|Chorus:
|[G] I’m so [Bm] glad that [C] she’s my little [D] girl
|[G] She’s so [Bm] glad she’s [Am] telling all the [D] world, that her
Verse 5:
[G7] Baby buys her things you know, he buys her diamond rings you know she
[D7] Said so, She’s in love with [C7] me and I feel [G7] fine
Outro:
[D7] Shes in love with [C7] me and i feel [G7] fine
[D*] [G*]
Proud Mary - Creedance Cleerwater Revival / Tina Turner
Intro Instrumental:
[F] [D] [F] [D] [F] [D] [C] [Bb] [G]
Verse 1:
[G] Left a good job in the city, Workin' for the man ev'ry night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleepin' Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been
|Chorus:
|[D7] Big wheel keep on turnin' [Em] Proud Mary keep on burnin'
|[G] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
|[G] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
Instrumental:
[F] [D] [F] [D] [F] [D] [C] [Bb] [G]
Verse 2:
[G] Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis, Pumped a lot of 'tane down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city 'Til I hitched a ride on a river boat queen
|Chorus:
|[D7] Big wheel keep on turnin' [Em] Proud Mary keep on burnin'
|[G] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
|[G] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
Instrumental:
[F] [D] [F] [D] [F] [D] [C] [Bb] [G]
Verse 3:
[G] If you come down to the river Bet you gonna find some people who live
You don't have to worry 'cause you have no money People on the river are happy to give
|Chorus:
|[D7] Big wheel keep on turnin' [Em] Proud Mary keep on burnin'
|[G] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
|[G] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
|[G] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
Outro Instrumental:
[F] [D] [F] [D] [F] [D] [C] [Bb] [G]
[G////////]
Sweet Caroline*
Neil Diamond
[C]
[C] Where it began, [F] I can't begin to knowin'
[C] But then I know it's growing [G] strong
[C] Was in the Spring [F] and Spring became the Summer
[C] Who'd have believed you'd come a[G]long?
[C] Hands [C] [Am] touchin' hands [Am]
[G7] Reachin' out [F] touchin' me [F] touchin' [G] you [G] [G] [F] [G]
[C] Sweet Caro[F]line [F][Em][Dm], Good times never seemed so [G] good [G] [G] [F] [G]
[C] I've been in[F]clined [F][Em][Dm], to believe they never [G] would [F] but [Em] now [Dm] I
[C] Look at the night [F] and it don't seem so lonely
[C] We fill it up with only [G] two
[C] And when I hurt [F] hurtin' runs off my shoulders
[C] How can I hurt when holding [G] you?
[C] Warm [C] [Am] touchin' warm [Am]
[G7] Reachin' out [G7] [F] touchin' me [F] touchin' [G] you [G] [G] [F] [G]
[C] Sweet Caro[F]line [F][Em][Dm], Good times never seemed so [G] good [G] [G] [F] [G]
[C] I've been in[F]clined [F][Em][Dm], to believe they never [G] would
[F] oh [Em] no [Dm] no
[C] Sweet Caro[F]line [F][Em][Dm], Good times never seemed so [G] good [G] [G] [F] [G]
[C] I've been in[F]clined [F][Em][Dm], to believe they never [G] would
[F] oh [Em] no [Dm] no [C*] no.
I Useta Love Her [D]
Saw Doctors
Verse 1:
I have [D] fallen for another she can make her own way [G] home
And even if she asked me now I'd let her go a [D] lone
I useta see her up the chapel as she went to Sunday [G] mass
When she'd go up to receive I'd kneel down there and watch her [D] pass [Stop]
The glory of her [A] ass
|Chorus:
|I [D] useta love her, I useta love her [G] once
|A long long time ago
|I [D] useta love her, I used love her [G] once
|A long long time ago
|It's [C] gone, [F] all my loving is [G] gone
|It's [C] gone, [F] all my loving is [G] gone
Verse 2:
Do you re-[D]member her collecting for concern on Christmas [G] eve
She was on a 48 hour fast just water and black [D] tea
I walked right up and made an ostentatious contri-[G]bution
And I winked at her to tell her I'd seduce her in the [D] future [Stop]
When she's feelin [A] looser
Chorus:
Verse 3:
So [D] now you know the truth of it she's no longer my ob-[G]session
And the thoughts and dreams I had of her would take 6 months in [D] confession
See I met this young one Thursday night and she's into free ex-[G]pression
And her mission is to rid the world of this sinful re-[D]pression [Stop]
And then we had a [A] session
|Chorus:
|I [D] useta love her, I useta love her [G] once
|A long long time ago
|I [D] useta love her, I used love her [G] once
|A long long time ago
|It's [C] gone, [F] all my loving is [G] gone
|Woah woah it's [C] gone, [F] all my loving is [G] gone
|All my loving is [C] ...GONE [F] gone gone [G] gone
|All my loving is [C] ...GONE [F] gone gone [G] gone [Stop]
[Outro - slower]
I have [D] fallen for her mother she can make her own way [G] home
Jackson - Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash
Intro:
C C
Verse 1:
[C] We got married in a fever hotter than a pepper sprout
We've been talking 'bout Jackson
[C7] ever since the fire went out
I'm going to [F] Jackson, gonna mess [C] around
Yeah, I'm going to [F] Jackson, [G7] look out Jackson [C] town
Verse 2:
[C] Go on down to Jackson, go ahead and wreck your health
Go play your hand, you big talking man, make a [C7] big fool o-of yourself
Yeah, go to [F] Jackson, comb your [C] hair
I'm gonna snow ball [F] Jackson, [G7] see if I [C] care
Verse 3:
[C] When I breeze into that city, people goona stoop and bow (hah!)
all them women gonna make me
[C7] teach 'em what they don't know how
Aw, I'm going to [F] Jackson, turn loose'a my [C] coat,
cause, I'm going to [F] Jackson, [G7] goodbye, that's all she [C] wrote
Verse 4:
[C] But they'll laugh at you in Jackson, and I'll be dancin' on a pony keg
they'll lead you 'roun' town like a scolded hound,
with your [C7] tail tucked 'tween your legs
Yeah, go to [F] Jackson, you big talking [C] man
and I'll be waiting in [F] Jackson [G7] behind my jaypan [C] fan
Verse 5:
[C] We got married in a fever hotter than a pepper sprout
We've been talking 'bout Jackson
[C7] ever since the fire went out
I'm going to [F] Jackson, and that's a [C] fact
yeah, we’re going to [F] Jackson, [G7] ain't never comin' [C] back
Outro:
[G*][C*]
Blitzkrieg Bop
The Ramones
[C]Oi... oh... let's go... Oi... oh... let's go
Oi... oh... let's go... Oi... oh... let's go
They're [C]forming in a straight line [F-G] They're [C]going through a tight wind [F-G]
The [C]kids are losing their minds [F-G] Blitzkrieg [C]Bop [F] [C]
[C] They're piling in the back seat [F-G] They're [C]generating steam heat [F-G]
Pul[C]sating to the back beat [F-G] The Blitzkrieg [C]Bop [F] [C]
[F]Hey ho... let's go... [C]shoot'em in the back now [F-C]
[F]What they want I don't know, They're [D]all revved up and [F]ready to [G]go
They're [C]forming in a straight line [F-G] They're [C]going through a tight wind [F-G]
The [C]kids are losing their minds [F-G] Blitzkrieg [C]Bop [F] [C]
[C] They're piling in the back seat [F-G] They're [C]generating steam heat [F-G]
Pul[C]sating to the back beat [F-G] The Blitzkrieg [C]Bop [F] [C]
[F]Hey ho... let's go... [C]shoot'em in the back now [F-C]
[F]What they want I don't know, They're [D]all revved up and [F]ready to [G]go
They're [C]forming in a straight line [F-G] They're [C]going through a tight wind [F-G]
The [C]kids are losing their minds [F-G] Blitzkrieg [C]Bop [F] [C]
[C] They're piling in the back seat [F-G] They're [C]generating steam heat [F-G]
Pul[C]sating to the back beat [F-G] The Blitzkrieg [C]Bop [F] [C]
[C]Oi... oh... let's go... Oi... oh... let's go
Oi... oh... let's go... Oi... oh... let's go
Red Light Spells Danger - Billy Ocean
Intro: [Am] [F] [C] [G] [Am]
Red Light, Spells [F]danger, Can't [C]hold out, much [G]longer
'Cause [Am] red light means [F]warning,
Can't [C]hold out, I'm [G]burning (No, no, no...)
Verse
[Am] You took my heart and turned me on
[F] And now the danger sign is on
[C] I never thought the day would come [G] When I would feel alone without you [Am]And now I'm like a child again,
[F] Calling out his mama's name, [C] You got me on a ball and chain, [G]Doin' things that I don't want to.
BRIDGE:
[F]Can't stop running to ya,
[G]Feel the love coming through ya,
[F]Girl with you beside me,
[G] Hold on, heaven guide me...
CHORUS
[C]Red light (til the red light) Spells [F]danger (oh a danger warning)
Can't [C]hold out (can't hold out) much [G]longer (no no baby)
'Cause [C]red light (feel the red light) means [F]warning (oh it's a danger warning), Can't [C] hold out (can’t hold out) I'm [G]burning (woah-oh oh oh)
INTRO REPEAT [Am] [F] [C] [G] [Am]
Red Light, Spells [F]danger, Can't [C]hold out, much [G]longer
Cause [Am]red light means [F]warning, Can't [C]hold out, I'm [G]burning (No no no)
VERSE
[Am] I had my fun and played around,
[F]without a love to tie me down,
[C] I always used to kiss and run,
[[G] I never wanted love to catch me. [Am] I thought I had a heart of stone, [F]But now I'm in the danger zone, [C]I can feel the heat is on,
[G] Soon the flames are gonna catch me.
BRIDGE:
[F]Can't stop running to ya,
[G]Feel the love coming through ya,
[F]Girl with you beside me,
[G] Hold on, heaven guide me...
Red Light Spells Danger - Billy Ocean
[C] Red light (feel the red light) Spells [F]danger (oh it's a danger warning) Can't [C]hold out (can't hold out) much [G] longer (no no nooooo)
'Cause [C]red light (feel the red light) means [F]warning (oh it's a danger warning), Can't [C]hold out (cant hold out) I'm [G] burning (No no nooooo)
[C]Red light (it's a red light baby) Spells [F]danger (oh that's a danger warning) Can't [C]hold out (can't hold out) much [G] longer (Nooo you gotta help me baby)
'Cause [C]red light (feel the red light) means [F]warning (oh it's a danger warning), Can't [C]hold out (cant hold out) I'm [G] burning (No no nooooo)
END ON C
I’ll Fly Away [C] - Alison Krauss
Intro:
C C
Verse 1:
[C] Some bright morning, when this life is over
[F] I'll fly a [C] way
To that home on God's celestial shore
[G7] I'll fly a [C] way
|Chorus:
|[C] I'll fly away, oh, [C7] glory
|[F] I'll fly a [C] way (in the morning)
|When I die, hallelujah, by and by [G] I'll fly a [C] way
Verse 2:
[C] When the shadows of this life have gone
[F] I'll fly a [C] way
Like a bird from these prison bars I’ll fly
[G] I'll fly a [C] way
|Chorus:
|[C] I'll fly away, oh, [C7] glory
|[F] I'll fly a [C] way (in the morning)
|When I die, hallelujah, by and by [G] I'll fly a [C] way
Verse 3:
[C] Oh how glad and happy when we meet
[F] I'll fly a [C] way
No more cold iron shackles on my feet
[G] I'll fly a [C] way
|Chorus:
|[C] I'll fly away, oh, [C7] glory
|[F] I'll fly a [C] way (in the morning)
|When I die, hallelujah, by and by [G] I'll fly a [C] way
Verse 4:
[C] Just a few more weary days and then
[F] I'll fly a [C] way
To a land where joys will never end
[G] I'll fly a [C] way
|Chorus:
|[C] I'll fly away, oh, [C7] glory
|[F] I'll fly a [C] way (in the morning)
|When I die, hallelujah, by and by [G] I'll fly a [C] way...
Galway Girl - Steve Earle
[Intro] [C] [C]
[C] Well, I took a stroll on the old long walk
On a day-I-ay-I-[F]ay
[C] I met a little girl and we stopped to talk
On a [C] grand-soft [G]day-I-[C]-ay
And I ask you [C] friend, what's a [F] fella to [C] do
'Cause her [Am] hair was [G] black and her [F] eyes were [C] blue
And I knew right [C] then, I'd be [F] takin' a [C] whirl
'Round the [Am] Salthill [G] Prom with a [F] Galway [C] girl
[C] [C] [C] [C] [F] [F] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [C] [G] [G] [C] [C]
[C] We were halfway there when the rain came down
On a day-I--ay-I-[F]ay
[C] And she asked me up to her flat downtown on a grand-soft [G] day-I-[C]-ay
And I ask you, [C] friend, what's a [F] fella to [C] do
'Cause her [Am] hair was [G] black and her [F] eyes were [C] blue
So I took her [C] hand, and I [F] give her a [C] twirl
And I [Am] lost my [G] heart to a [F] Galway [C] girl
[C] [C] [C] [C] [F] [F] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [C] [G] [G] [C] [C]
[F] [F] [F] [F] [C] [C] [C] [G]
[F] [C] [G] [C] [G] [G] [C] [C]
[C] When I woke up I was all alone
On a day-I-ay-I-[F]ay
[C] With a broken heart and a ticket home, on a grand-soft [G] day-I [C]-ay
And I ask you [C] now, tell me [F] what would you [C] do
If her [Am] hair was [G] black and her [F] eyes were [C] blue
I've travelled a-[C]-round I've been [F] all over this [C] world ... Boys
I ain't [Am] seen [G] nothin' like a [F] Galway [C] girl
[C] [C] [C] [C] [F] [F] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [C] [G] [G] [C] [C]
[F] [F] [F] [F] [C] [C] [C] [G]
[F] [C] [G] [C] [G] [G] [C] [C]
[C*]
Jolene
Dolly Parton
Intro:
[Am] [Am] [Am] [Am]
|Chorus:
|Jo-[Am]lene... Jo-[C]lene... Jo-[G]lene... Jo-[Am]lene
|I'm [G] begging of you please don't take my [Am] man
|Jo-[Am]lene... Jo-[C]lene... Jo-[G]lene... Jo-[Am]lene
|[G] Please don't take him just because you [Am] can
Verse 1:
Your [Am] beauty is be-[C]yond compare with [G] flaming locks of [Am] auburn hair
With [G] ivory skin and eyes of emerald [Am] green
Your [Am] smile is like a [C] breath of spring, your [G] voice is soft like [Am] summer rain
And [G] I cannot compete with you Jo[Am]lene
Verse 2:
He [Am] talks about you [C] in his sleep, and there's [G] nothing I can [Am] do to keep
From [G] crying when he calls your name Jo-[Am]lene
Now [Am] I can easily [C] understand how [G] you could easily
[Am] take my man, But you [G] don't know what he means to me Jo-[Am]lene
|Chorus:
|Jo-[Am]lene... Jo-[C]lene... Jo-[G]lene... Jo-[Am]lene
|I'm [G] begging of you please don't take my [Am] man
|Jo-[Am]lene... Jo-[C]lene... Jo-[G]lene... Jo-[Am]lene
|[G] Please don't take him just because you [Am] can
Verse 3:
[Am] You can have your [C] choice of men but [G] I could never [Am] love again
[G] He's the only one for me Jo-[Am]lene
I [Am] had to have this [C] talk with you... my [G] happiness de-[Am]pends on you
And what-[G]ever you decide to do Jo[Am]lene
|Chorus:
|Jo-[Am]lene... Jo-[C]lene... Jo-[G]lene... Jo-[Am]lene
|I'm [G] begging of you please don't take my [Am] man
|Jo-[Am]lene... Jo-[C]lene... Jo-[G]lene... Jo-[Am]lene
|[G] Please don't take him just because you [Am] can
Outro:
[G] Please don't take him just because you [Am] ca-a-a-a-an
[Am*]JO-[Am*]LENE!
Sloop John B
The Beach Boys
Intro:
[C] [C] [C] [C]
Verse 1:
We [C] come on the sloop [F] John [C] B
My grandfather [F] and [C] me
Around Nassau town we did [G7] roam
Drinking all [C] night [C7] Got into a [F] fi-i-[Dm]-ight
Well I [C] feel so broke up [G7] I wanna go [C] home
|Chorus:
|So [C] hoist up the John [F] B [C] sail
|See how the main [F] sail [C] sets
|Call for the captain ashore, let me go [G7] home
|Let me go [C] home [C7]
|I wanna go [F] ho-o-[Dm]-ome
|Well I [C] feel so broke up
|[G7] I wanna go [C] home
Verse 2:
[C] First mate he [F] got [C] drunk
Broke in the [F] cap[C]tain’s trunk
Constable had to come and take him a[G7]way
Sheriff John [C] Stone [C7]
Why don’t you leave me a-[F] lo-o-[Dm]-one
Well I [C] feel so broke up
[G7] I wanna go [C] home
|Chorus:
|So [C] hoist up the John [F] B [C] sail
|See how the main [F] sail [C] sets
|Call for the captain ashore, let me go [G7] home
|Let me go [C] home [C7]
|I wanna go [F] ho-o-[Dm]-ome
|Well I [C] feel so broke up
|[G7] I wanna go [C] home
Verse 3:
The [C] poor cook he caught [F] the [C] fits
Threw away all of [F] my [C] grits
Then he took and ate up all of my [G7] corn
Let me go [C] home [C7]
I wanna go [F] ho-o-[Dm]-ome
This [C] is the worst trip
[G7] I’ve ever been [C] on
|Chorus:
|So [C] hoist up the John [F] B [C] sail
|See how the main [F] sail [C] sets
|Call for the captain ashore, let me go [G7] home
|Let me go [C] home [C7]
|I wanna go [F] ho-o-[Dm]-ome
|Well I [C] feel so broke up
|[G7] I wanna go [C] home
Outro:
I [C] feel so broke up
[G7*] I wanna go [C///] home
Don't Look Back In Anger - Oasis
Intro:
[C] [F] [C] [F]
Verse 1:
[C] Slip inside the [G] eye of your [Am] mind
Don't you [E7] know you might [F] find
[G] A better place to play [C] [Am] [G]
[C] You said that [G] you'd never [Am] been
But all the [E7] things that you've [F] seen
[G] Slowly fade away [C] [Am] [G]
Pre-Chorus:
[F] So I start a revol-[Fm]ution from my [C] bed
‘Cause you [F] said the brains I [Fm] had went to my [C] head
[F] Step outside the [Fm] summertime’s in [C] bloom
[G] Stand up beside the fireplace [E7] take that look from off your face
’Cause [Am] you ain’t ever [G] gonna burn my [F] heart ou-[G]-ut [G] [G]
[Count 1-2-3-4]
|Chorus:
|[C] So [G] Sally can [Am] wait, she [E7] knows it’s too [F] late
|As we’re [G] walking on [C] by [Am-G]
|Her [C] soul [G] slides [Am] away [E7]
|Don’t look [F] back in anger, [G] I heard you say [C] [Am] [G]
Verse 2:
[C] Take me to the [G] place where you [Am] go
Where [E7] nobody [F] knows
[G] if it’s night or day [C] [Am] [G]
[C] Please don’t put your [G] life in the [Am] hands
Of a [E7] rock and roll [F] band
[G] who’ll throw it all away [C] [Am] [G]
Pre-Chorus:
[F] Gonna start a revo-[Fm]lution from my [C] bed
‘Cause you [F] said the brains I [Fm] had went to my [C] head
[F] Step outside the [Fm] summertime’s in [C] bloom
[G] Stand up beside the fireplace... [E7] take that look from off your face
‘Cause [Am] you ain’t ever [G] gonna burn my [F] heart ou-[G]-ut [G] (G)
[Count 1-2-3-4]
|Chorus:
|[C] So [G] Sally can [Am] wait, she [E7] knows it’s too [F] late
|As we’re [G] walking on [C] by [Am] [G]
|Her [C] soul [G] slides [Am] away [E7]
|Don’t look [F] back in anger, [G] I heard you say [C] [Am] [G]
Outro:
[C] So [G] Sally can [Am] wait, she [E7] knows it’s too [F] late
As she's [G] walking on [C] by [Am] [G]
My [C] soul [G] slides a- [Am* – single strum] way
But don’t look [F*] back in anger
Don’t look [Fm*] back in anger
I heard you say [C] [G] [Am] [E7] [F] [G]
At least not to-[C \\\\ ] daaaaay
[C*]
Brown Eyed Girl
Van Morrison
[Intro]
[G] [C] [G] [D] x2
Verse 1:
[G] Hey, where did [C] we go? [G] Days when the [D] rains came
[G] Down in the [C] hollow [G] playin' a [D] new game
[G] Laughing and a-[C]running, hey hey
[G] Skipping and a-[D]jumping
[G] In the misty [C] morning fog with
[G] Our [D]hearts a-thumping and [C] you
[D] My brown-eyed [G] girl [Em]
[C] You, my [D] brown-eyed girl [G] [D7]
Verse 2:
[G] Whatever [C] happened [G] to Tuesday and [D] so slow
[G] Going down the [C] old mine with a... [G] transistor [D] radio
[G] Standing in the [C] sunlight laughing
[G] Hiding behind a [D] rainbow's wall
[G] Slipping and a-[C] sliding
[G] All along the [D] waterfall with [C] you
[D] My brown-eyed [G] girl [Em]
[C] You, my [D] brown-eyed girl [G] [D7]
|Chorus:
|[D] Do you remember when... we used to [G] sing
|Sha la-la [C] la la la la [G] la la la la te [D] da
|[G] Sha la-la [C] la la la la [G] la la la la te [D] da
|La te [G] da [D]
Verse 3:
[G] So hard to [C] find my way... [G] now that I'm all [D] on my own
[G] I saw you just the [C] other day... [G] my... how [D] you have grown
[G] Cast my memory [C] back there, Lord
[G] Sometimes I'm [D] overcome thinking 'bout
[G] Making love in the [C] green grass
[G] Behind the [D] stadium with you [C]
[D] My brown-eyed [G] girl [Em]
[C] You, my [D] brown-eyed girl [G] [D7]
|Chorus:
|[D] Do you remember when... we used to [G] sing
|Sha la-la [C] la la la la [G] la la la-la te [D] da
|[G] Sha la-la [C] la la la la [G] la la la-la te [D] da
|[G] Sha la-la [C] la la la la [G] la la la-la te [D] da
|[G] Sha la-la [C] la la la la [G] la la la-la te [D] da La te [G] da
[Outro]
[G] [C] [G] [D] x2
[G*]
Burning love [C] - Elvis Presley
[Intro]
[C][C][C][C]
[Verse 1]
C F G C
Lord Almighty, I feel my temperature rising
C F G C
higher and higher, it's burning through to my soul
C F G C
Girl, girl, girl, you're gonna set me on fire
C F G C
My brain is flamin', I don't know which way to go, yeah
|[Chorus]
| Am G F
|Your kisses lift me higher
| Am G F
|Like the sweet song of a choir
| Am G F
|You light my morning sky
| G C
|With burning love
[Verse 2]
C F G C
Ooh hoo hoo, I feel my temperature rising
C F G C
Help me I'm flamin', I must be a hundred and nine
C F G C
Burnin', burnin', burnin', and nothing can cool me
C F G C
I just might turn into smoke, but I feel fine
|[Chorus]
| Am G F
|Your kisses lift me higher
| Am G F
|Like the sweet song of a choir
| Am G F
|You light my morning sky
| G C
|With burning love
[Instrumental Chorus]
Am G F G
Am G F G
[Am] [G] [F] [G] Burning [C] Love
[Verse 3]
C F G C
It's coming closer, the flames are now licking my body
C F G
Won't you help me, I feel like I'm slipping a-[C]way
C F G
It's hard to breathe, ...my chest is a-[C]heavin'
C F G C
Lord have mercy, I'm burning a hole where I lay, yeah
|[Chorus]
| Am G F
|Your kisses lift me higher
| Am G F
|Like the sweet song of a choir
| Am G F
|You light my morning sky
| G C
|With burning love
[Outro]
[C][C]
(Repeat until Count Out)
I'm just a [C] hunka hunka burning [F] love (wooo)
Just a [C] hunka hunka burning [F] love (wooo)
I'm just a [C] hunka hunka burning [F] love (wooo)
Just a [C] hunka hunka burning [F] love (wooo)
[C*] [C*] [C////////]