Fiddlers Green 2025
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 pain 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]
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 [C]
[Instrumental + Kazoo]
[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 [C]
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]
Outro:
[C] [F] [G] [C*]
Common People
Pulp
Intro:
[C] [C]
Verse 1:
[C] She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge
She studied sculpture at St. Martins College
That’s where [G] I... caught her eye [G]
[C] She told me that her dad was loaded
I said "In that case I’ll have a rum and cola"
She said [G] "Fine"... and then in thirty seconds time, she said
|Chorus 1:
|[F] "I want to live like common people, I want to do whatever common people do [C]
|I want to sleep with common people, I want to sleep with... common people like you" [G]
|What else could I do... I said "Oh... I’ll see what I can do" [C]
Verse 2:
[C] I took her to a supermarket
I don’t know why but I had to start it some-[G]where... so it started... there
[C] I said "Pretend you’ve got no money"
She just laughed and said "Oh, you’re so funny"
I said [G] "Yeah... well I can’t see anyone else smiling in here" (are you sure...)
|Chorus 2:
|[F] You want to live like common people
|You want to see whatever common people see [C]
|You want to sleep with common people
|You want to sleep with... common people like me [G]
|But she didn’t... understand... she just smiled and held my [C] hand
Bridge (Stronger Strum):
Rent a flat above a shop... cut you hair and get a job
Smoke some [G] fags and play some pool... pretend you never went to school
But still you’ll [C] never get it right... ‘cos when you’re laid in bed at night
Watching [G] roaches climb the wall... if you called your dad he could stop it all yeah
|Chorus 3:
|[F] You’ll never live like common people
|You’ll never do whatever common people do [C]
|You’ll never fail like common people You’ll never watch your life slide out of view [G]
|And dance, and drink, and screw, because there’s nothing else to [C] do
Instrumental & La La la's:
[C] [C] [C] [C]
[G] [G] [G] [G]
[C] [C] [C] [C]
[G-G-G] [G-G-G] [G-G-G] [G-G-G] [G] [G] [G] [G] [G/////////]
|Chorus 4:
|[F] Sing along with the common people, Sing along and it might just get you through [C]
|Laugh along with the common people
|Laugh along even though they are laughing at you [G]
|And the stupid things that you do Because you think that poor is cool [C]
[C] I wanna live with... common people like you x6
[Outro]
[C] Oooh la-la-la-la, oooh la-la-la-la, oooh la-la-la-lala-lala, oh [C] yeah!
Wild Rover
The Dubliners
[Intro]
[C] [G7] [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.
It Ain't What you Do - Fun Boy 3 & Bananarama
[Intro]
[C7] [C7] [C7] [C7]
|[Chorus]
|C7
| It ain't what you do it's the way that you do it
|C7
| It ain't what you do it's the way that you do it
|C7
| It ain't what you do it's the way that you do it
|C7
| And that's what gets results
|C7
| It ain't what you do it's the time that you do it
|C7
| It ain't what you do it's the time that you do it
|C7
| It ain't what you do it's the time that you do it
|C7
| And that's what gets results
[Verse 1]
(oh-ohhhh) (oh-ohhhh)
F E7
You can try hard don't mean a thing
(oh-ohhhh) (oh-ohhhh)
F G7
Take it easy and then your jive will swing
|[Chorus]
|C7
| It ain't what you do it's the place that you do it
|C7
| It ain't what you do it's the place that you do it
|C7
| It ain't what you do it's the place that you do it
|C7
| And that's what gets results
|C7
| Do-do-do do-do do-do doooo do
|C7
| Do-do-do do-do do-do doooo do
|C7
| Do-do-do do-do do-do doooo do
|C7
| Do-do-do do-do do-do doooo do
[Bridge]
C7
I thought I was smart but I soon found out
C7
I didn't know what life was all about
C7
But then I learnt I must confess
C7
That life is like a game of chess
|[Chorus]
|C7
| It ain't what you do it's the way that you do it
|C7
| It ain't what you do it's the time that you do it
|C7
| It ain't what you do it's the place that you do it
|C7
| And that's what gets results
[Verse 2]
(oh-ohhhh) (oh-ohhhh)
F E7
You can try hard don't mean a thing
(oh-ohhhh) (oh-ohhhh)
F G7
Take it easy and then your jive will swing
|[Chorus]
|C7
| It ain't what you do it's the way that you do it
|C7
| It ain't what you do it's the way that you do it
|C7
| It ain't what you do it's the way that you do it
|C7
| And that's what gets results
|C7
| It ain't what you do it's the time that you do it
|C7
| It ain't what you do it's the time that you do it
|C7
| It ain't what you do it's the time that you do it
|C7
| And that's what gets results
Outro:
[C7] Cha Cha Cha
Hot Love - T REX
Intro( [with riff) : [G] [G] [G] [G]
[G] [G] [G] [G]
Verse 1:
G
She's my woman of gold and she's not very old a-huh-huh
G C Am
Well she's my woman of gold and she's not very old a-huh-huh [G]
D C
I don't mean to be bold, but may I hold your hand [G]
Verse 2:
G
Well she ain't no witch and I love the way she twitch a-huh-huh
G C Am
Well she ain't no witch and I love the way she twitch a-huh-huh [G]
D C
I'm her labourer of Love in my Persian gloves a-huh-huh [G]
Verse 3:
G
Well she's faster than most and she lives on the coast a-huh-huh
G C Am
Well she's faster than most and she lives on the coast a-huh-huh [G]
D C G
I'm her twopenny prince and I give her hot love ah haaa
Take down me Mama
[Instrumental break]
[G//////] [G*] Oh!
[G//////] [G*] Oh!
[G//////] [G//////]
[G] [C] [Am] [G]
Verse 4:
G
Well she ain't no witch and I love the way she twitch a-huh-huh
G C Am
Well she ain't no witch and I love the way she twitch a-huh-huh [G]
D C G
I'm her twopenny prince and I give her Hot Love ah haaa
Outro:
G
La La La La La La Laaaaa
G
La La La La La La Laaaaa
G C
La La La La La La Laaaaa [Am]
G
La La La La La La Laaaaa
D C
Ohhhhhhhhh [G]
[D//////] [D*] [pause]
G
La La La La La La Laaaaa
G
La La La La La La Laaaaa
G C
La La La La La La Laaaaa [Am]
G
La La La La La La Laaaaa
D C
Ohhhhhhhhh [G]
[D//////] [D*] [pause]
G
La La La La La La Laaaaa
G
La La La La La La Laaaaa
G C
La La La La La La Laaaaa [Am]
G
La La La La La La Laaaaa
D C
Ohhhhhhhhh [G]
[D*] [G*]
Flowers - Miley Cyrus
Verse 1: (Single strum)
We were [Am*] good, we were [Dm*] gold, Kind of [G*] dream that can't be [C*] sold
We were [Am*] right 'til we [Dm*] weren't, Built a [G*] home and watched it [C*] burn
Pre-Chorus 1: (normal strum)
Am Dm
[2,3,4] I didn't wanna leave you, I didn't wanna lie
E7
Started to cry but then remembered I
|[Chorus 1]
|Am Dm
| I can buy myself flowers
|G C
| Write my name in the sand [Cmaj7]
|Am Dm
| Talk to myself for hours
|G C
| Say things you don't under-stand [Cmaj7]
|Am Dm
| I can take myself dancing
|G C
| And I can hold my own hand
|Yeah, I can [F*] love me better [E7*] than... you [Am] can,
[Post-Chorus 1]
Dm
Can love me better, I can love me better, baby
G C
Can love me better, I can love me [better]
Verse 2:
Am Dm G C
[Paint] my nails, cherry red, Match the roses that you left
Am Dm G C
No remorse, no regret, I forget every word you said
Pre-Chorus 2:
Am Dm
Ooh, I didn't wanna leave you, baby, I didn't wanna fight
E7
Started to cry but then remembered I
[Chorus 2]
Post-Chorus 2:
Dm
[Am] Can love me better, I can love me better, baby
G C
Can love me better, I can love me better, baby
Am Dm
Can love me better, I can love me better, baby
G
Can love me better, [C*] I [2,3,4]
Pre-Chorus 3:
[Am*] I didn't wanna leave you, baby, [Dm*] I didn't wanna fight
E7
Started to cry but then remembered I
|[Chorus 3]
| Dm
|[Am] I can buy myself flowers (Uh-uh)
|G C
| Write my name in the sand [Cmaj7]
|Am Dm
| Talk to myself for hours (Yeah-eah)
|G C
| Say things you don't under-stand [Cmaj7]
|Am Dm
| I can take myself dancing (Yeah-eah)
|G C
| And I can hold my own hand
|Yeah, I can [F*] love me better [E7*] than
|Yeah, I can [F*] love me better [E7] than... you [Am] [cannnn],
[Outro]
Dm
[Can] love me better, I can love me better, baby
G C
Can love me better, I can love me better, baby (Baby yeah)
Am Dm
Can love me better, I can love me better, baby
G C
Can love me better, I can love me better baby
[Am - Single Strum]
Mr Brightside - The Killers
Intro: [C][Cmaj7][Am][F] x2
Verse 1:
[C] Coming out of my [Cmaj7] cage and I've been doing just [Am] fine
Gotta gotta be [F] down because I want it all
[C] It started out with a [Cmaj7] kiss how did it end up like [Am] this?
It was only a [F] kiss it was only a kiss
Verse 2:
[C] Now I'm falling a-[Cmaj7]sleep and she's calling a [Am] cab
While he's having a [F] smoke and she's taking a drag
[C] Now they're going to [Cmaj7] bed and my stomach is [Am] sick
And it's all in my [F] head
Pre-Chorus:
But she's touching his [Am] chest nowm He takes off her [G] dress now,
Let me [F] go ...
[Am] And I just can't look, it's [G] killing me
And [F] taking control
|Chorus:
|[C] Jealousy [F] turning shapes in [Am] to the sea
|[G] Swimming through sick [C] lullabies [F] Choking on your [Am] alibi
|[G] But it's just the [C] price I pay [F] Destiny is [Am] calling me
|[G] Open up my [C] eager eye-[F]-s [Am] I'm Mr. [G] Brightside
Instrumental: [C] [F] [Am] [G] x2
Verse 3:
[C] Coming out of my [Cmaj7] cage and I've been doing just [Am] fine
Gotta gotta be [F] down because I want it all
[C] It started out with a [Cmaj7] kiss how did it end up like [Am*] this?
It was only a [F*] kiss it was only a kiss
Verse 4:
[C] Now I'm falling a-[Cmaj7]sleep and she's calling a [Am] cab
While he's having a [F] smoke and she's taking a drag
[C] Now they're going to [Cmaj7] bed and my stomach is [Am] sick
And it's all in my [F] head
Pre-Chorus:
But she's touching his [Am] chest now, He takes off her [G] dress now,
Let me [F] go ...
[Am] And I just can't look, it's [G] killing me
And [F] taking control
|Chorus:
|[C] Jealousy [F] turning shapes in [Am] to the sea
|[G] Swimming through sick [C] lullabies [F] Choking on your [Am] alibi
|[G] But it's just the [C] price I pay [F] Destiny is [Am] calling me
|[G] Open up my [C] eager eye-[F]-s [Am] I'm Mr. [G] Brightside
Instrumental: [C] [F] [Am] [G] x2
Outro:
I [C] never... [F] [Am] [G]
I [C] never... [F] [Am] [G]
I [C] never... [F] [Am] [G]
I [C] never... [F] [Am] [G////] [C*]
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*]
She’s Electric - Oasis
Intro:
(C) (E7) (Am) (F) x3 then..... (G#) (A#) (C)
[Verse 1]
C E7 Am F C E7 Am
She's electric, she's in a family full of eccentrics, [F]
C E7 Am F G# A#
She's done things I've never expected and I need more time. [C]
C E7 Am F C E7 Am
She's got a sister, and God only knows how i've missed her, [F]
C E7 Am F G# A# C
And on the palm of her hand is a blister, and I need more time.
|[Chorus]
|F C
| And I want you to know I've got my mind made up now, but I need more time [C7]
|F
| And I want you to say, do you know what I'm saying? But I need more,
|C C7 C7
| Cause I'll be you and you'll be me, There's lots and lots for us to see,
|F G G
| Lots and lots for us to do, She's electric, can I be electric too?
Instrumental:
[C] [E7] [Am] [F] x 3 then... (G#) (A#) (C)
[Verse 2]
C E7 Am F C E7 Am
She's got a brother, we don't get on with one another, [F]
C E7 Am F G# A# C
But I quite fancy her mother, and I think that she likes me
C E7 Am F C E7 Am
She's got a cousin, in fact she's got bout a dozen [F]
C E7 Am F G# A#
She's got one in the oven, but it's nothing to do with me. [C]
|[Chorus]
|F C
| And I want you to know I've got my mind made up now, but I need more time [C7]
|F
| And I want you to say, do you know what I'm saying? But I need more,
|C C7 C7
| Cause I'll be you and you'll be me, There's lots and lots for us to see,
|F G G
| Lots and lots for us to do, She's electric, can I be electric too?
[Outro]
(C) (E7) (Am) (F) x3 then..... (G#) Aa aa aa aa (A#) aa aa aa aa (C) aaaaaah
Copperhead Road
Steve Earle
Intro:
D D D D
Verse 1:
D
Well my name's John Lee Pettimore (D)
(D) Same as my daddy and his daddy before (D)
D
You hardly ever saw Grandaddy down here (D)
(D) He only came to town about twice a year (D)
D
He'd buy a hundred pounds of yeast and some copper line (D)
(D) Everybody knew that he made moonshine (D)
G G
Now the revenue man wanted Grandaddy bad
D
He headed up the holler with everything he had
G G
It's before my time but I've been told
(D*) He never came back from Copperhead Road
Instrumental:
D D D D
G D G D
Verse 2:
D
Now Daddy ran the whiskey in a big block Dodge (D)
(D) Bought it at an auction at the Mason's Lodge (D)
D
Johnson County Sheriff painted on the side (D)
(D) Just shot a coat of primer then he looked inside (D)
D
Well him and my uncle tore that engine down (D)
(D) I still remember that rumblin' sound (D)
G G
Well the sheriff came around in the middle of the night
D
Heard mama cryin', knew something wasn't right
G G
Headed down to Knoxville with the weekly load
(D*) You could smell the whiskey burnin' down Copperhead Road
Instrumental:
[D x 5] [D x 5] [D x 5] [D x 5]
(back to regular strumming)
D D D D
G D G D
Verse 3:
D
I volunteered for the Army on my birthday (D)
(D) They draft the white trash first,round here anyway (D)
D
I done two tours of duty in Vietnam (D)
(D) And I came home with a brand new plan (D)
D
I take the seed from Colombia and Mexico (D)
(D) I plant it up the holler down Copperhead Road (D)
G G
Well the D.E.A.'s got a chopper in the air
D
I wake up screaming like I'm back over there
G G
I learned a thing or two from Charlie don't you know
[D*] You better stay away from Copperhead Road
Instrumental:
[D x 5] [D x 5] [D x 5] [D x 5]
(back to regular strumming)
D D D D
G D G D
Outro:
[D] Copperhead Road... [D] Copperhead Road
[D] Copperhead Road... [D] Copperhead Road
[D] Copperhead Road... [D] Copperhead Road
[D] Copperhead Road... [D*] Copperhead Road
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
The Tokens
Intro: – no chords
We-de-de-de, de-de-de-de-de, we-um-um-a-way
We-de-de-de, de-de-de-de-de, we-um-um-a-way
[ukes]
A [F] wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a-[Bb]wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A [F] wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a-[C]wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A [F] wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a-[Bb]wimoweh, a-wimoweh
A [F] wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a-[C]wimoweh, a-wimoweh
Verse 1:
[F] In the jungle, the [Bb] mighty jungle
The [F] lion sleeps to[C]night
[F] In the jungle, the [Bb] quiet jungle
The [F] lion sleeps to[C]night
|Chorus:
|
|[Higher voices sing]
|Wee-ooo-eee-ooo, we-um-um-a-way
|Wee-ooo-eee-ooo, we-um-um-a-way
|[Lower voices sing]
|A [F] wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a-[Bb]wimoweh, a-wimoweh
|A [F] wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a-[C]wimoweh, a-wimoweh
|A [F] wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a-[Bb]wimoweh, a-wimoweh
|A [F] wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a-[C]wimoweh, a-wimoweh
Verse 2:
[F] Near the village, the [Bb] peaceful village
The [F] lion sleeps to[C]night
[F] Near the village, the [Bb] peaceful village
The [F] lion sleeps to[C]night
Chorus:
Verse 3:
[F] Hush my darling, don’t [Bb] fear my darling
The [F] lion sleeps to[C]night
[F] Hush my darling, don’t [Bb] fear my darling
The [F] lion sleeps to[C]night
Chorus: (repeat until counted out)
Outro:
[F-single strum]
California Girls
Beach Boys
Verse 1:
Well [A] east coast girls are hip
I really [Em7] dig those styles they wear
And the [D] southern girls with the way they talk
They knock me [E7] out when I'm down there
Verse 2:
The [A] midwest farmers' daughters
Really [Em7] make you feel alright
And the [D] northern girls with the way they kiss
They keep their [E7] boyfriends warm at night
|Chorus:
|I [A] wish they all could [Bm] be California [G] girls [G]
|I [F] wish they all could [Gm] be California [A] girls
Verse 3:
The [A] west coast has the sunshine
And the [Em7] girls all get so tanned
I dig a [D] French bikini on Hawaiian Islands dolls
By a [E7] palm tree in the sand
Verse 4:
I’ve [A] been all around this great big world
And I've [Em7] seen all kind of girls
Yeah but [D] I couldn't wait to get back in the states
Back to the [E7] cutest girls in the world
|Chorus:
|I [A] wish they all could [Bm] be California [G] girls
|I [F] wish they all could [Gm] be California [A] girls
Outro:
I [A] wish they all could be California
I [Bm] wish they all could be California
I [A] wish they all could be California
I [Bm] wish they all could be California
[A/////] girls
Surfin' USA
Beach Boys
Intro:
[C] [C*] [Stop]
Verse 1: (Harmony sings Oooo!)
If everybody had an [G] ocean....across the US [C] A
Then everybody'd be [G7] surfin....like Californi [C] a
You'd see em wearing their [F] baggies....Huarachi sandals [C] too
A bushy bushy blonde [G7] hairdo [F*][Stop] ....surfin' US [C] A
Verse 2: (Harmony sings Inside Outside USA)
You'd catch 'em surfin' at [G7] Del Marr....Ventura County [C] line
Santa Cruz and [G7] Trestle....Australia's Narra [C] been
All over Man [F] hattan....and down Doheny [C] way
Everybody's gone [G7] surfin' [F*][Stop] ....surfin' US [C] A
Verse 3: (Harmony sings Oooo!)
We'll all be planning out a [G7] route....We're gonna take real [C] soon
We're waxing down our [G7] surfboards....we can't wait for [C] June
We'll all be gone for the [F] summer.......we're on safari to [C] stay
Tell the teacher we're [G7] surfin' [F*][Stop] ....surfin' US [C] A
Verse 4: (Harmony sings Inside Outside USA)
At Haggertys and [G7] Swamis....Pacific Pali [C] sades
San Onofre and [G7] Sunset.......Redondo Beach L [C] A
All over La [F] Jolla....at Waimea [C] Bay
[C] Everybody's gone [G7] surfin'[F*][Stop] ....surfin' US [C] A
Outro:
[C] Everybody's gone [G7] surfin' [F*][Stop] ....surfin' US [C] A
[C] Everybody's gone [G7] surfin' [F*][Stop] ....surfin' US [C] A
[C - Double Strum]
Waterloo
ABBA
Intro: [D] x2
Verse 1:
[D] My, my, at [E7] Waterloo Na[A]poleon [G] did su[A]rrender
Oh [D] yeah, and [E7] I have met my [A] desti[G]ny in
[D] quite a [A] similar [Bm] way
The [Bm] history book on the shelf
Is [E7] always repeating it [A]-self ([G] [D]) [A7]
|Chorus:
|[D] Waterloo - I was defeated, you [G] won the war
|[A] Waterloo - Promise to love you for [D] ever more [A]
|[D] Waterloo - Couldn't escape if I [G] wanted to
|[A] Waterloo - Knowing my fate is to [D] be with you,
|[D] wo, wo, wo, wo
|[A] Waterloo - Finally facing my [D] Waterloo
Verse 2:
[D] My, my, I [E7] tried to hold you [A] back but
[G] you were [A] stronger
Oh [D] yeah, and [E7] now it seems my [A] only [G] chance is
[D] giving [A] up the [Bm] fight
And [Bm] how could I ever refuse
I [E7] feel like I win when I [A] lose ([G] [D]) [A7]
Chorus:
Bridge:
So [Bm] how could I ever refuse
I [E7] feel like I win when I [A] lose ([G] [D]) [A7]
|Chorus:
|[D] Waterloo - I was defeated, you [G] won the war
|[A] Waterloo - Promise to love you for [D] ever more [A]
|[D] Waterloo - Couldn't escape if I [G] wanted to
|[A] Waterloo - Knowing my fate is to [D] be with you,
|[D] wo, wo, wo, wo
|[A] Waterloo - Finally facing my [D] Waterloo
Outro:
[A] Waterloo - Finally facing my [D] Waterloo
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]
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
Fat Bottomed Girls [D]
Queen
[Intro - Acappela]
Aaaaaare you gonna take me home tonight?
Aaaaah down beside that red firelight
Aaaaare you gonna let it all hang out?
Fat bottomed girls, you make the rockin' world go [D] round
[Verse 1 - Strumming]
I was [D] just a skinny lad, never knew no good from bad
But I knew life before I left my [A] nursery
Left [D] alone with big fat Fanny ... she was [G] such a naughty nanny
Heap big [D] woman, you made a [A] bad boy out of [D] me [D*]
Verse 2:
I've been [D] singing with my band, across the water across the land
I seen ev'ry blue eyed floozy on the [A] way
But their [D] beauty and their style ... went kind of [G] smooth after a while
Take me [D] to them dirty [A] ladies every [D] time [D*]
|Chorus:
|[D] Ohhhhh won't you [C]take me home [G] tonight?
|[D] Ohhhhh down [C] beside your red fire-[A]-light
|[D] Ohhhhh and you [G] give it all you got
|Fat bottomed [D] girls, you make the [A] rockin' world go [D] round [G] (yeah)
|[G] Fat bottomed [D] girls, you make the [A] rockin' world go [D] round [D*]
Instrumental:
[G] [D] [A] [D]
[G] [D] [A] [G*]
Verse 3:
Now I got [D] mortgages and homes, I got stiffness in the bones
Ain't no beauty queens in this locali-[A]-ty (I tell ya!)
Oh but [D] I still get my pleasure ... still [G] got my greatest treasure
Heap big [D] woman you gone and [A] made a big man of [D] me [D*]
|Chorus:
|[D] Oh won't you [C] take me home [G] tonight? (Please!)
|[D] Oh down [C] beside that red fire-[A]-light
|[D] Oh you gotta [G] let it all hang out
|Fat bottomed [D] girls You make the [A] rockin' world go [D] round [G] (yeah!)
|Fat bottomed [D] girls You make the [A] rockin' world go [D] round
[D / / ]
Shang-A-Lang - Bay City Rollers
[Intro]
[D] [Db] [C6] [Db] [D/////] x2
[Verse 1]
D
We were rippin up....we were rockin up
roll it over and lay it down
D
We were shakin up ...we were breakin up
D7
we were rockin to the shang-a-lang sound of the music [G]
|[Pre-Chorus]
|HEY HEY, rockin to the [D] music.
|HEY HEY, rocking to the [E7] music.
|rocking every night and day
|[A*] HEY [A*] HEEE[A7]EEEEY
|[Chorus]
| D G
|Well we sang shang-a-lang as we ran with the gang
| D
|doin doo wop be dooby do ay [A]
| D
|we were all in the news
| G
|with our blue suede shoes
| D A D
|and our dancin the night away.
|
| D G
|well we sang shang-a-lang as we ran with the gang
| D
|doin doo wop be dooby do eye. [A]
| D G
|with the jukebox playing and every body saying that
| D A
|music like ours couldn't die
[Instrumental]
[D] [Db] [C6] [Db] [D/////]
[Verse 2]
D
We were grooving....we were movin
pussyfootin and booting it round.
D
We were boppin it....we were hoppin it
D7
we were jumping to the shang-a-lang sound of the music. [G]
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Drum Only]
Shang A lang,
Shang A lang,
Shang A lang
Shang A lang, shang A lang, shang A lang
|[Chorus]
| D G
|Well we sang shang-a-lang as we ran with the gang
| D
|doin doo wop be dooby do ay [A]
| D
|we were all in the news
| G
|with our blue suede shoes
| D A D
|and our dancin the night away.
|
| D G
|well we sang shang-a-lang as we ran with the gang
| D
|doin doo wop be dooby do eye. [A]
| D G
|with the jukebox playing and every body saying that
| D A
|music like ours couldn't die
Outro:
[D] [Db] [C6] [Db] [D/////] x2 [Slowing 2nd time to finish]
Rockin’ All Over The World - Status Quo
Intro:
G
Verse 1:
[G] Well here we are and here we are and here we go
[C] All aboard cos we’re hittin' the road
Here we [G] go oh [D] rockin' all over the [G] world
Verse 2:
[G] Well a giddy up and giddy up get away
[C] We're goin' crazy and we're goin' today
Here we [G] go oh [D] rockin' all over the [G] world
|Chorus:
|[G] And I like it I like it I like it I like it I [C] la la like it la la like it
|Here we [G] go oh [D] rockin' all over the [G] world
Verse 3:
[G] I'm gonna tell your mama what I'm gonna do
Come [C] on out get your dancing shoes
Here we [G] go oh [D] rockin' all over the [G] world
|Chorus:
|[G] And I like it I like it I like it I like it I [C] la la like it la la like it
|Here we [G] go oh [D] rockin' all over the [G] world
Acapella:
And I like it I like it I like it I like it I la la like it la la like it
Here we go oh rockin' all over the world
Instrumental:
Do Doo [G] Do-do do doo, Do Doo [G7] Do-do do doo,
Do Doo [C] Do-do do doo, Do Doo [C7] Do-do do doo,
Do Doo [G] Do-do do doo, Do Doo [D] Do-do do [G] doo [G]
|Chorus x2:
|[G] And I like it I like it I like it I like it I [C] la la like it la la like it
|Here we [G] go oh [D] rockin' all over the [G] world
Outro:
Here we [G] go oh [D] rockin' all over the [G] world
Psycho Killer - Talking Heads
Intro:
[A7] [A7] [A7] [pause-G]
[A7] [A7] [A7] [pause-G]
Verse 1:
[A7] I can’t seem to face up to the facts [G]
[A7] I’m tense and nervous and I can’t relax [G]
[A7] I can’t sleep cos my bed’s on fire [G]
[A7] Don’t touch me I’m a real live wire [G]
|Chorus:
|[F] Psycho killer [G] qu’est-ce que c’est
|[Am] Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa better
|[F] Run run run [G] run run run a[C]way (oh, oh-oh)
|[F](Oh) Psycho killer [G] qu’est-ce que c’est
|[Am] Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa better
|[F] Run run run [G] run run run a[C]way
|Oh oh oh [F]oh [G]ay ay ay ay ay
Insturmental:
[A7] [A7] [A7] [pause-G]
[A7] [A7] [A7] [pause-G]
Verse 2:
[A7] You start a conversation, you can’t even finish [G]
[A7] You’re talking a lot, but you’re not saying anything [G]
[A7] When I have nothing to say, my lips are sealed [G]
[A7] Say something once, why say it again [G]
Chorus:
Verse 3 - Key Change:
[Bm] Ce que j’ai fait... ce soir [C] la
[Bm] Ce qu’elle a dit... ce soir [C] la
[A] Realisant mon espoir [G] je me lance, vers la gloire
[A] Okay [G]
[A] Ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay [G]
[A] We are vain and we are blind [G]
[A] I hate people when they’re not polite [G]
|Chorus:
|[F] Psycho killer [G] qu’est-ce que c’est
|[Am] Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa better
|[F] Run run run [G] run run run a[C]way (oh, oh-oh)
|[F](Oh) Psycho killer [G] qu’est-ce que c’est
|[Am] Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa better
|[F] Run run run [G] run run run a[C]way
|Oh oh oh [F] oh [G] ay ay ay ay ay
Outro:
[A7] [A7] [A7] [pause-G] x3
[A7] [A7] [A7] [pause-G] (single strum A)
Let's Stick Together - Bryan Ferry
[Intro + Kazoo]
A A A A
D D A A
E7 D A E7
Verse 1:
A A
And now the marriage vow is ...very sacred,
A A
The man's put us together, now, ...you ought to make it
|Chorus:
| D A
|Stick to gether, come on, come on, and stick to gether,
| E7 D A
|You know, we made a vow... to leave one another never [E7]
Verse 2:
A A
But now you never miss your water 'til your ...well run dry,
A A
Come on now, baby, give our ...love a try
|Chorus:
| D A
|Stick to gether, come on, come on, and stick to gether,
| E7 D A E7
|You know, we made a vow... to leave one another never! No, no, no!
[Instrumental + Kazoo]
A A A A
D D A A
E7 D A E7
Verse 3:
A A
Then, if you're stuck for a while, con sider our child!
A A
How can it be happy without it's Ma and Pa?
|Chorus:
| D A
|Please, stick to gether, come on, come on, let's stick to gether,
| E7 D A E7
|You know, we made a vow... to leave one another never! No!
[Instrumental + Kazoo]
A A A A
D D A A
E7 D A E7
Verse 4:
A A
Then, if you're stuck for a while, con sider our child!
A A
How can it be happy without it's ...Ma and Pa?
|Chorus:
| D A
|Please, stick to gether, come on, come on, let's stick to gether,
| E7 D A
|You know, we made a vow... to leave one another never!
Cha Cha Cha
Knock three times - Tony Orlando & Dawn
Intro:
D G A A7
Verse 1:
[D] Hey girl what ya doin down there
Dancing alone every night while I live right a [A] bove you
I can hear your music playing
I can feel your body swaying
One floor below me you dont even know me
I [D] love you
|Chorus:
|Oh my darling
|[G] Knock three times on the ceiling if you [D] want me
|[A] Twice on the pipe if the answer is [D] no
|Oh my sweetness [G] bump bump bump
|Means you’ll meet me in the [D] hallway
|[A] Twice on the pipe means you aint gonna [D] show
Verse 2:
[D] If you look out your window tonight
Pull in the string with the note that is attached to my [A] heart
Read how many times i saw you
How in my silence i adored you
Only in my dreams did that wall between us come [D] apart
Chorus:
Outro:
[G] Knock three times on the ceiling if you [D] want me
[A] Twice on the pipe if the answer is [D] no
Oh my sweetness [G] bump bump bump
Means you’ll meet me in the [D] hallway
[A] Twice on the pipe means you aint gonna [D] show
[D*] Cha Cha Cha!
Sweet Caroline
Neil Diamond
Intro:
Verse 1:
[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?
Pre-Chorus:
[C] Hands [C] [Am] touchin' hands [Am]
[G7] Reachin' out [G7] [F] touchin' me [F] touchin' [G] you [F*] [G*]
|Chorus:
|[C] Sweet Caro[F]line... [F*] Bom! [C*] Bom! [F*] Bom!
|Good times never seemed so [G] good... So good! So good! So good! [F*][G*]
|[C] I've been in[F]clined... [F*] Bom! [C*] Bom! [F*] Bom!
|To believe they never [G*] would
|[F*] But [Em*] now [Dm*] I...
Verse 2:
[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?
Pre-Chorus:
[C] Warm [C] [Am] touchin' warm [Am]
[G7] Reachin' out [G7] [F] touchin' me [F] touchin' [G] you [F*] [G*]
|Chorus:
|[C] Sweet Caro[F]line... [F] Bom! [C] Bom! [F] Bom!
|Good times never seemed so [G] good... So good! So good! So good! [F*][G*]
|[C] I've been in[F]clined... [F] Bom! [C] Bom! [F] Bom!
|To believe they never [G*] would
|[F*] Oh [Em*] no [Dm*] no...
Instrumental build up:
Outro:
[C] Sweet Caro[F]line... [F] Bom! [C] Bom! [F] Bom!
Good times never seemed so [G] good... So good! So good! So good! [F*][G*]
[C] Sweet Caro[F]line... [F] Bom! [C] Bom! [F] Bom!
I believe they never [G*] could
[F*] Oh [Em*] no [Dm*] no... [G*]
Charted by Kristybird Smith
Zombie
The Cranberries
[Intro-Just Bass]
[Em] [C] [G] [D]
+ Ukes:
[Em] [C] [G] [D]
[Verse 1]
[Em] Another [C] head hangs lowly
[G] Child is slowly [D] taken
[Em] And the violence [C] caused such silence
[G] Who are we mis[D]taken?
[Pre-Chorus]
But you [Em] see... it's not me... it's not [C] my family
In your [G] head... in your head... they are [D] fighting
With their [Em] tanks... and their bombs
And their [C] bombs... and their guns
In your [G] head... in your head... they are [D] crying
|[Chorus]
|In your [Em] hea-ea-ead... in your [C] hea-ea-ead
|Zo- om[G]bie... zo-ombie... zo-om[D]bie hey hey
|What’s in your [Em] hea-ea-ead... in your [C] hea-ea-ead
|Zo- om[G]bie... zo-ombie... zo-om[D]bie hey hey hey
|[Em] Oh oh oh oh [C] oh oh oh oh
|Ay [G] ohhhh ah ah [D] aaaah
[Verse 2]
[Em] Another [C] mother's breakin'
[G] Heart is taking [D] over
[Em] When the violence [C] causes silence
[G]We must be mis[D]taken
[Pre-Chorus]
It's the [Em] same old theme... since [C] 1916
In your [G] head... in your head... they're still [D] fighting
With their [Em] tanks... and their bombs
And their [C] bombs... and their guns
In your [G] head... in your head... they are [D] dying
|[Chorus]
|In your [Em] hea-ea-ead... in your [C] hea-ea-ead
|Zo- om[G]bie... zo-ombie... zo-om[D]bie hey hey
|What’s in your [Em] hea-ea-ead... in your [C] hea-ea-ead
|Zo- om[G]bie... zo-ombie... zo-om[D]bie hey hey hey
|[Em] Oh oh oh oh [C] oh oh oh oh
|Ay [G] ohhhh ah ah [D] aaaah
[Outro]
[Em – single strum]
Locomotion - Little Eva
Intro:
[C] [C]
Verse 1:
[C] Everybody's doin' a [Am] brand-new dance, now
[C] Come on baby, [Am] do the Locomotion
[C] I know you'll get to like it if you [Am] give it a chance now
[C] Come on baby, [Am] do the Locomotion
[F] My little baby sister can [Dm] do it with ease
[F] It's easier than learning your [D7] A-B-C's
So [C] come on, come on and [G] do the Locomotion with [C] me
|Chorus:
|You gotta swing your hips, now [F] Come on, baby.
|Jump [C] up, Jump back, well I [G] think you've got the knack.
Verse 2:
[C] Now that you can do it, [Am] let's make a chain, now
[C] Come on baby, [Am] do the Loco-motion
[C] A chug-a chug-a motion like a [Am] railroad train, now.
[C] Come on baby, [Am] do the Loco-motion
[F] Do it nice and easy, now, [Dm] don't lose control
[F] A little bit of rhythm and a [D7] lot of soul.
So [C] come on, come on and [G] do the Loco-motion with [C] me.
|Chorus:
|You gotta swing your hips, now [F] Come on, baby.
|Jump [C] up, Jump back, well I [G] think you've got the knack.
Verse 3:
[C] Move around the floor in a [Am] Locomotion.
[C] Come on baby, [Am] do the Locomotion
[C] Do it holding hands if [Am] you get the notion.
[C] Come on baby, [Am] do the Locomotion
There's [F] never been a dance that's so [Dm] easy to do.
It [F] even makes you happy when you're [D7] feeling blue, so
[C] Come on, come on and [G] do the Locomotion
[C] Come on, come on and [G] do the Locomotion
[C] Come on, come on and [G] do the Locomotion with [C*] me
Charted by Kristybird Smith
Country Roads [C]
John Denver
Intro: [Same as first 2 lines]
[C] [C] [Am] [Am]
[G] [F] [C] [C]
Verse 1:
[C] Almost heaven... [Am] West Virginia
[G] Blue ridge mountains [F] Shenandoah [C] river
[C] Life is old there [Am] older than the trees
[G] Younger than the moun-tains... [F] blowing like a [C] breeze
|Chorus:
|Country [C] roads... take me [G] home
|To the [Am] place... I be[F]long
|West Vir[C]ginia... mountain ma[G]ma
|Take me [F] home... country [C] roads
Verse 2:
[C] All my memories... [Am] gathered round her
[G] Miner’s lady... [F] stranger to blue [C] water
[C] Dark and dusty... [Am] painted on the sky
[G] Misty taste of moonshine [F] teardrops in my [C] eye
|Chorus:
|Country [C] roads... take me [G] home
|To the [Am] place... I be[F]long
|West Vir[C]ginia... mountain ma[G]ma
|Take me [F] home... country [C] roads
Bridge:
[Am] I hear her [G] voice in the [C] mornin’ hour she calls me
The [F] radio re[C]minds me of my [G] home far away
And [Am] drivin’ down the [G] road I get a feel[F]in’ that I
[C] should have been home [G] yesterday... yester[G7]day
Acapella:
Country roads... take me home
To the place... I belong
West Virginia... mountain mama
Take me home... country roads
Outro:
Country [C] roads... take me [G] home
To the [Am] place... I be[F]long
West Vir[C]ginia... mountain ma[G]ma
Take me [F] home... country [C] roads
Take me [G] home... down country [C] roads
Take me [G] home... down country [C] roads… [G* C]*
Galway Girl - Steve Earle
Intro:
[C] [C] [C] [C]
Verse 1:
Well, I [C] took a stroll on the old long walk, On a day-I-ay-I-[F]ay
I [C] met a little girl and we [F] stopped to [C] talk, on a grand-soft [G] day-I-[C]-ay
And I [F] 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 [F] knew right [C] then, I'd be [F] takin' a [C] whirl
'Round the [Am] Salthill [G] Prom with a [F] Galway [C] girl
[Instrumental 1]
[C] [C] [C] [C] | [F] [F] [C] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [C] | [G] [G] [C] [C]
Verse 2:
We were [C] halfway there when the rain came down, On a day-I-ay-I-[F]ay
And she [C] asked me up to her [F] flat down [C] town, on a grand-soft [G] day-I-[C]-ay
And I [F] 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 [F] 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
[Instrumental 2]
[C] [C] [C] [C] | [F] [F] [C] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [C] | [G] [G] [C] [C]
[F] [F] [F] [F] | [C] [C] [G] [G]
[F] [C] [G] [C] | [G] [G] [C] [C]
Verse 3:
When I [C] woke up I was all alone... (Day-I-ay-I-[F]ay)
With a [C] broken heart and a [F] ticket [C] home, on a grand-soft [G] day-I-[C]-ay
And I [F] ask you [C] now, tell me what [F] would you [C] do
If her [Am] hair was [G] black and her [F] eyes were [C] blue
I've [F] traveled [C] around I've been all [F] over this [C] world...Boys
I ain't [Am] never seen [G] nothin' like a [F] Galway [C] girl
[Instrumental 2]
[C] [C] [C] [C] | [F] [F] [C] [C]
[F] [C] [G] [C] | [G] [G] [C] [C]
[F] [F] [F] [F] | [C] [C] [G] [G]
[F] [C] [G] [C] | [G] [G] [C] [C]
Outro:
[C///////]
Paranoid - Black Sabbath
[Intro]
[Em] [D] [Em] x2
[Verse 1]
Em D Em
Finished with my woman 'cause she couldn't help me with my mind
Em D Em
People think I'm insane because I am frowning all the time
[Instrumental - Kazoo]
[Em] [C] [D] [Em] x2
[Verse 2]
Em D Em
All day long I think of things but nothing seems to satis-fy
Em D Em
Think I'll lose my mind if I don't find something to paci-fy
[Bridge]
Em
Can you help me
D Em
Occupy my brain
D
Oh yeah
[Em] [D] [Em] x2
[Verse 3]
Em D Em
I need someone to show me the things in life that I can't find
Em D Em
I can't see the things that make true happiness I must be blind
[Em] [D] [Em] x2
[Verse 4]
Em D Em
Make a joke and I will sigh and you will laugh and I will cry
Em D Em
Happiness I cannot feel and love to me is so un-real
[Instrumental - Kazoo]
[Em] [C] [D] [Em] x2
[Verse 5]
Em D Em
And so as you hear these words tell-ing you now-ow-ow of my state
Em D Em
I tell you to enjoy life I wish I could but it's too late
[Outro]
[Em] [D] [Em] x2
[Stop]
Crocodile Rock [G]
Elton John
[Intro w/kazoo]
[G] [G] [Em] [Em] [C] [C] [D] [D]
[G] [G] [Em] [Em] [C] [C] [D] [D]
[Verse 1]
I rem[G]ember when rock was young
Me and [Bm] Susie had so much fun
Holding [C] hands and skimmin' stones
Had an [D] old gold Chevy and a place of my own
But the [G] biggest kick I ever got
Was doin' a [Bm] thing called the Crocodile Rock
While the [C] other kids were rockin' 'round the clock
We were [D] hoppin’ and boppin’ to the Crocodile Rock, well
|[Chorus]
|[Em] Croc Rockin' is something shockin'
|When your [A7] feet just can't keep still
|I [D7] never had me a better time and I [G] guess I never will
|Oh [E7] Lawdy mamma those Friday nights
|When [A7*] Susie wore her dresses tight and
|The [D7] Crocodile Rockin' was out of [C] sight...
[Instrumental w/kazoo]
[G] [G] [Em] [Em] [C] [C] [D] [D]
[G] [G] [Em] [Em] [C] [C] [D] [D]
[Verse 2]
But the [G] years went by and rock just died
[Bm] Susie went and left me for some foreign guy
[C] Long nights cryin' by the record machine
[D] Dreamin' of my Chevy and my old blue jeans
But they'll [G] never kill the thrills we've got
Burnin' [Bm] up to the Crocodile Rock
Learning [C] fast till the weeks went past
We really [D] thought the Crocodile Rock would last, well
|[Chorus]
|[Em] Croc Rockin' is something shockin'
|When your [A7] feet just can't keep still
|I [D7] never had me a better time and I [G] guess I never will
|Oh [E7] Lawdy mamma those Friday nights
|When [A7*] Susie wore her dresses tight and
|The [D7] Crocodile Rockin' was out of [C] sight...
[Outro Instrumental w/kazoo]
[G] [G] [Em] [Em] [C] [C] [D] [D]
[G] [G] [Em] [Em] [C] [C] [D] [D]
(Even Louder)
[G] [G] [Em] [Em] [C] [C] [D] [D]
[G] [G] [Em] [Em] [C] [C] [D] [D]
Lily the Pink - The Scaffold
|Chorus:
|[G7] We'll [C] drink a drink a drink, To Lily the [G7] pink the pink the pink,
|The saviour of, our human [C] race,
|For she invented, medicinal [G7] compound,
|Most efficacious, in every [C] case
Verse 1:
Mr. [C] Freers, had sticky out [G7] ears, and it made him awful [C] shy,
So they gave him, medicinal [G] compound, and now he's learning how to [C] fly.
Verse 2:
Brother [C] Tony, was notably [G7] bony, he would never eat his [C] meals
And so they gave him, medicinal [G7] compound, now they move him round on [C] wheels.
Chorus:
Verse 3:
Old Ebe-[C]nezer thought he was Julius [G7] Caesar, and so they put him in a [C] home
Where they gave him, medicinal [G7] compound, and now he's emperor of [C] Rome.
Verse 4:
Johnny [C] Hammer, had a terrible [G7] stammer, he could hardly say a [C] word,
And so they gave him, medicinal [G7] compound, now he's seen, but never [C] heard.
|Chorus:
|[G7] We'll [C] drink a drink a drink, To Lily the [G7] pink the pink the pink,
|The saviour of, our human [C] race,
|For she invented, medicinal [G7] compound,
|Most efficacious, in every [C] case
Verse 5:
Auntie [C] Milly, ran willy [G7] nilly, when her legs they did [C] recede,
And so they rubbed on medicinal [G7] compound, now they call her Milly [C] Peed.
Verse 6:
Jennifer [C] Eccles, had terrible [G7] freckles, and the boys all called her [C] names
But she changed with medicinal [G7] compounds, now he joins in all the [C] games
Chorus:
Verse 7:
Lily the [C] pink she turned to [G7] drink, she filled up with paraffin [C] inside
And despite her medicinal [G7] compound, sadly Pickled Pily [C] died
Verse 8: (Slow)
Up to [C] heaven her soul [G7] ascended, oh the church bells they did [C] ring
She took with her medicinal [G7] compound, Hark the herald angels [C] sing
|Chorus: (slowing on last line)
|[G7] We'll [C] drink a drink a drink, To Lily the [G7] pink the pink the pink,
|The saviour of, our human [C] race,
|For she invented, medicinal [G7] compound,
|Most efficacious, in every [C] case
Hey Jude [G] - Beatles
Verse 1:
Hey [G] Jude... don’t make it [D] bad
Take a [D7] sad song... and make it [G] better
Re[C]member... to let her into your [G] heart
Then you can sta-[D7]-art... to make it [G] better
Verse 2:
Hey [G] Jude... don’t be a[D]fraid
You were [D7] made to... go out and [G] get her
The [C] minute... you let her under your [G] skin
Then you be[D7]gin... to make it [G] better (bah da da) [G7]
|Chorus 1:
|[G7] And any time you feel the [C] pain... hey [G] Jude re[Am]frain
|Don’t [Em] carry the [D7] world upon your shou-[G]-oulders (bah da da) [G7]
|[G7] For well you know that it’s a foo-[C]-ool who pla-[G]-ays it coo-[Am]-ool
|By [Em] making his [D7] world a little co-[G]-older
|Da da da [G7] daa daa [D] daa da [D7] da daa Mmmm
Pause for Kazoo line:
Verse 3:
Hey [G] Jude don’t let me [D] down
You have [D7] found her now go and [G] get her
Re[C]member to let her into your [G] heart
Then you can sta-[D7]-art, to make it [G] better (bah da da) [G7]
|Chorus 2:
|[G7] So let it out and let it [C] in... hey Ju-[G]-ude, be [Am]gin
|You’re [Em] waiting for [D7] someone to perfo-[G]-orm with (bah da da) [G7]
|[G7] And don’t you know that it’s just [C] you
|Hey Ju-[G]-ude you’ll do-[Am]-o
|The mo-[Em]-ovement you [D7] need is on your shou-[G]-oulder
|Da da da [G7] daa daa [D] daa da [D7] da daa
Pause for Kazoo line:
Verse 4:
Hey [G] Jude don’t make it [D] bad
Take a [D7] sad song and make it [G] better
Re[C]member to let her under your [G] skin then you’ll be[D7]gin
To make it [G] better better better better better better ohhh!
Outro:
[G] Na na na [F] Na na na na [C] Na na na na [G] Hey Jude
[G] Na na na [F] Na na na na [C] Na na na na [G] Hey Jude
[Acapella]
Na na na Na na a na Na na na na Hey Jude
Na na na Na na na na Na na na na Hey Jude
[G] Na na na [F] Na na na na [C] Na na na na [G] Hey Jude
[Slowing down]
[G] Na na na [F] Na na na na [C] Na na na na [G] Hey Jude
Karma Chameleon [C] - Culture Club
Intro:
[C] [C] [C] [C]
Verse 1:
There's a [C] loving in your [G] eyes all the [C] way
If I [C] listened to your [G] lies would you [C] say
I'm a [F] man without [G] conviction
I'm a [F] man who doesn't [G] know
How to [F] sell a contra- [G] -diction
You come and [Dm] go, you come and [Am] go- [G] -oh
|Chorus:
|[C] Karma karma karma karma [G] karma chamele- [Am] -on
|You come and [Dm] go, you come and [C] go-o-o- [G] -oh
|[C] Loving would be easy if your [G] colors were like my [Am] dreams
|Red gold and [Dm] green, red gold and [C] gree- [G] -een
Verse 2:
Didn't [C] hear your wicked [G] words every [C] day
And you [C] used to be so [G] sweet, I heard you [C] say
That my [F] love was an [G] addiction
When we [F] cling our love is [G] strong
When you [F] go you're gone [G] forever
You string a- [Dm] -long, you string a- [C] -lo- [G] -ong
Chorus:
Bridge:
[F] Every day is like sur- [Em] -vival (survival)
[Dm] You're my lover (you're my lover) not my [Am] ri... val
[F] Every day is like sur- [Em] -vival (survival)
[Dm] You're my lover (you're my lover) not my [Am] ri- [G] -val
Instrumental:
[C] [G] [C] [C]
[C] [G] [C] [C]
Pre-Chorus:
I'm a [F] man without [G] conviction I'm a [F] man who doesn't [G] know
How to [F] sell a contra- [G] -diction
You come and [Dm] go, you come and [Am] go- [G] –oh [stop]
|[Chorus]
|
|[Acapella]
|[C*] Karma karma karma karma [G*] karma chamele- [Am*] -on
|[Am*] You come and [Dm*] go [Dm*], you come and [C*] go-o-o- [G*] -oh
|[C*] Loving would be easy if your [G*] colors were like my
|[Am*] dreams [Am*] Red gold and [Dm*] green [Dm*], red gold and [C*] gree- [G*] -een
|
|Back to normal:
|[C] Karma karma karma karma [G] karma chamele- [Am] -on
|You come and [Dm] go, you come and [C] go-o-o- [G] -oh
|[C] Loving would be easy if your [G] colors were like my [Am] dreams
|Red gold and [Dm] green, red gold and [C] gree- [G] -een
Outro:
[C - Single Strum]
Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
Intro:
[A] [A] [A] [A]
Verse 1:
Deep [A] down in Louisiana close to New Orleans
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
There [D] stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
Where [A] lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode
Who [E7] never ever learned to read or write so well,
But he could [A] play the UKULELE like a ringin’ a bell.
|Chorus:
|[A] Go go.....go Johnny go go go
|Go Johnny go go [D] go
|[D] Go Johnny go go [A] go
|[A] Go Johnny go go [E7] go..... Johnny B. [A] Goode...
Verse 2:
He used to [A] put his UKULELE in a gunny sack and
Sit beneath a tree by the railroad track.
An [D] engineers could see him sitting in the shade
[A] strummin’ to the rhythm that the drivers made
[E7] People passing by... they would stop and say
Oh [A] my but that little country boy can play.
|Chorus:
|[A] Go go.....go Johnny go go go
|Go Johnny go go [D] go
|[D] Go Johnny go go [A] go
|[A] Go Johnny go go [E7] go..... Johnny B. [A] Goode...
Verse 3:
His [A] mother told him “someday you will be a man”
And you will be the leader of a Big Uke Jam
[D] Many, many people come from miles around to
[A] hear your UKULELE till the sun go down
[E7] Maybe someday your name will be in lights
Sayin’ [A] ‘ Johnny B. Goode tonight’.
|Chorus:
|[A] Go go go go.....go Johnny go go go
|Go Johnny go go [D] go
|[D] Go Johnny go go [A] go
|[A] Go Johnny go go [E7] go..... Johnny B. [A] Goode...
[Repeat Chorus]