Nicot Songbook
American Pie[G] - Don MacLean
Some verses removed
A [G] long, [D] long [Em7] time ago, [Am] I can still re-[C]member how
That [Em] music used to [D] make me smile. [D7]
I [G] knew [D] if I [Em7] had my chance that [Am] I could make those [C] people dance
and [Em] maybe they'd be [C] happy for a [D] while.
But [Em] February [Am] made me shiver, [Em] with every paper [Am] I'd deliver,
[C] Bad news [G] on the [Am] doorstep, I [C] couldn't take one [D] more step.
I [G] can't re-[D]member [Em7] if I cried when I [Am] read about his [D] widowed bride,
[G] Something [D] touched me [Em] deep inside, the [C] day, the [D7] music, [G] died.
|[Chorus]
|So [G] Bye - [C] bye, Miss A-[G]merican [D] Pie,
|drove my [G] chevy to the [C] levee but the [G] levee was [D] dry,
|Them [G] good ole' [C] boys were drinkin' [G] whiskey and [D] rye, singin'
|[Em] This'll be the day that I [A7] die, [Em] this'll be the day that I [D] die. [D7]
[G] Did you write the [Am] book of love and do [C] you have faith in [Am] God above,
[Em] if the Bible [D] tells you so? [D7]
Now do [G] you be-[D]lieve in [Em7] rock and roll,
can [Am] music save your [C] mortal soul and
[Em] Can you teach me [A7] how to dance real [D] slow?
Well, I [Em] know that you're in [D] love with him,
`cause I [Em] saw you dancing [D] in the gym.
You [C] both kicked [G] off your [A7] shoes, man I [C] dig those rhythm and [D7] blues.
I was a [G] lonely [D] teenage [Em7] broncin' buck
with a [Am] pink carnation and a [C] pick up truck,
but [G] I knew [D] I was [Em] out of luck the [C] day, the [D7] music, [G] died. [C] [G]
|[Chorus]
|So [G] Bye - [C] bye, Miss A-[G]merican [D] Pie,
|drove my [G] chevy to the [C] levee but the [G] levee was [D] dry,
|Them [G] good ole' [C] boys were drinkin' [G] whiskey and [D] rye, singin'
|[Em] This'll be the day that I [A7] die, [Em] this'll be the day that I [D] die. [D7]
[G] I met a [D] girl who [Em7] sang the blues and I [Am] asked her for some [C] happy news,
but [Em] she just smiled and [D] turned away. [D7]
[G] I went [D] down to the [Em7] sacred store where I [Am] heard the music [C] years before,
but the [Em] man there said the [C] music wouldn't [D] play.
And [Em] in the streets the [Am] children screamed,
the [Em] lovers cried and the [Am] poets dreamed,
but [C] not a [G] word was [Am] spoken, the [C] church bells all were [D] broken.
And the [G] three men [D] I ad-[Em7]mire most, the [Am] Father, Son and the [D] Holy Ghost,
they [G] caught the [D] last train [Em7] for the coast, the [C] day, the [Am] mu-[D7]sic, [G] died.
[D] And they were singin'....
|[Chorus]
|[G] Bye - [C] bye, Miss A-[G]merican [D] Pie,
|drove my [G] chevy to the [C] levee but the [G] levee was [D] dry,
|Them [G] good ole' [C] boys were drinkin' [G] whiskey and [D] rye, singin'
[Em] This'll be the day that I [A7] die ... [C] This'll be the [D] day that I [G] die [C] [G]
Any Dream Will Do - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Intro:
[G]
Verse 1:
I closed my [G] eyes, [D] drew back the [G] curtain
[C] To see for [G] certain [D] what I thought I [G] knew
[D] Far far a[G]way, [D] someone was [G] weeping [C]
But the world was [G] sleeping [D]
Any dream will [G] do [D]
Verse 2:
I wore my [G] coat, [D] with golden [G] lining [C]
Bright colours [G] shining, [D] wonderful and [G] new
[D] And in the [G] east, [D] the dawn was [G] breaking
[C] And the world was [G] waking [D]
Any dream will [G] do [G7]
|Chorus:
|[C] A crash of drums, a flash of light, My golden coat flew out of sight
|The [G] colours faded [Em] into darkness, [A7] I was left a[D]lone [D7]
Verse 3:
May I re[G]turn [D] to the be[G]ginning [C]
The light is [G] dimming, [D] and the dream is [G] too [D]
The world and [G] I, [D] we are still [G] waiting [C]
Still hesi[G]tating [D]
Any dream will [G] do [D]
Verse 4:
I wore my [G] coat, [D] with golden [G] lining [C]
Bright colours [G] shining, [D] wonderful and [G] new [D]
And in the [G] east, [D] the dawn was [G] breaking [C]
And the world was [G] waking [D]
Any dream will [G] do [G7]
|Chorus:
|[C] A crash of drums, a flash of light, My golden coat flew out of sight
|The [G] colours faded [Em] into darkness, [A7] I was left a[D]lone [D7]
Verse 5:
May I re[G]turn [D] to the be[G]ginning [C]
The light is [G] dimming, [D] and the dream is [G] too [D]
The world and [G] I, [D] we are still [G] waiting [C]
Still hesi[G]tating [D]
Outro:
Any dream will [G] do [D]
Any dream will [G] do [D]
Any dream will [G] do.... [C] [G]
Brown Eyed Girl
Van Morrison
Intro + Kazoo:
[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 . . . .
[D* G*]
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*]
Iko Iko - The Dixie Cups
Intro:
[G] [G]
Verse 1:
[G] My grandma and your grandma Were sittin' by the [D] fire
My grandma told your grandma I'm gonna set your flag on [G] fire
|Chorus:
|Talkin' 'bout [G] Hey now (hey now) hey now (hey now)
|Iko iko un[D]day (whoa-oh-oh) Jockamo feeno ai nané Jockamo fee na[G]né
Verse 2:
[G] Look at my king all dressed in red Iko iko un[D]day
I betcha five dollars he'll stay in bed Jockamo fee na[G]né
|Chorus:
|Talkin' 'bout [G] Hey now (hey now) hey now (hey now)
|Iko iko un[D]day (whoa-oh-oh) Jockamo feeno ai nané Jockamo fee na[G]né
Verse 3:
[G] My flag boy to your flag boy, Were sittin' by the [D] fire
My flag boy told your flag boy I'm gonna set your tail on [G] fire
|Chorus:
|Talkin' 'bout [G] Hey now (hey now) hey now (hey now)
|Iko iko un[D]day (whoa-oh-oh) Jockamo feeno ai nané Jockamo fee na[G]né
Verse 4:
[G] See that guy all dressed in green? Iko iko un[D]day
He's not a man, he's a lovin' machine Jockamo fee na[G]né
|Chorus:
|Talkin' 'bout [G] Hey now (hey now) hey now (hey now)
|Iko iko un[D]day (whoa-oh-oh) Jockamo feeno ai nané Jockamo fee na[G]né
|Talkin' 'bout [G] Hey now (hey now) hey now (hey now)
|Iko iko un[D]day (whoa-oh-oh) Jockamo feeno ai nané Jockamo fee na[G]né
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!
Mama don’t allow (mvt] [C] - trad Melody
[Verse 1]
[C]Mam-ma don't allow no [G] music play-in' 'round [C]here,
Mam-ma don't 'low no music play-in' 'round [G]here,
[C]I don't care what Ma - ma don't allow, Gon - na [F]play my music an - y - how,
[C]Mam-ma don't 'low no [G] music play-in' 'round [C] here,
[Verse 2]
[C] Mam-ma don't 'low no [G] finger clicking ‘round [C] here,
Mam-ma don't 'low no finger clickin' 'round [G]here,
[C]I don't care what Ma - ma don't allow, Gon - na [F] click my fingers an - y - how,
[C] Mam-ma don't 'low no [G] finger clickin' 'round [C] here,
[Verse 3]
[C]Mam-ma don't 'low no [G] clappin hands ‘round [C] here,
Mam-ma don't 'low no clappin’ hands round [G] here,
[C]I don't care what Ma - ma don't allow, Gon - na [F]clap my hands just an - y - how,
[C]Mam-ma don't 'low no [G]clapping hands 'round [C] here,
[Verse 4]
[C]Mam-ma don't allow no [G] dancing arms' 'round [C]here,
Mam-ma don't 'low no dancing arms'round [G]here,
[C]I don't care what Ma - ma don't allow, Gon - na [F]dance my arms just an - y - how,
[C]Mam-ma don't 'low no [G] dancing arms' 'round [C] here
[Verse 5]
[C]Mam-ma don't allow no [G] music play-in' 'round [C]here,
Mam-ma don't 'low no music play-in' 'round [G]here,
[C]I don't care what Ma - ma don't allow, Gon - na [F]play my music an - y - how,
[C]Mam-ma don't 'low no [G] music play-in' 'round [C] here,
Ring of Fire
Johnny Cash
Intro Instrumental & Kazoo:
[G] Da da-da da-da [C] dah dah [G] dah
[G] Da da-da da-da [D] dah dah [G] dah
[G] Da da-da da-da [C] dah dah [G] dah
[G] Da da-da da-da [D] dah dah [G] dah
Verse 1:
[G] Love... is a [C] burning [G] thing
And it [G] makes... a [D] fiery [G] ring
[G] Bound by [C] wild de[G]sire
I fell into a [D] ring of [G] fire
|Chorus:
|[D] I fell in to a [C] burning ring of [G] fire
|I went [D] down, down, down
|And the [C] flames went [G] higher
|And it [G] burns, burns, burns
|The [C] ring of [G] fire
|The [D] ring of [G] fire
Instrumental & Kazoo:
[G] Da da-da da-da [C] dah dah [G] dah
[G] Da da-da da-da [D] dah dah [G] dah
[G] Da da-da da-da [C] dah dah [G] dah
[G] Da da-da da-da [D] dah dah [G] dah
|Chorus:
|[D] I fell in to a [C] burning ring of [G] fire
|I went [D] down, down, down
|And the [C] flames went [G] higher
|And it [G] burns, burns, burns
|The [C] ring of [G] fire
|The [D] ring of [G] fire
Verse 2:
The [G] taste... of [C] love is [G] sweet
When [G] hearts like [D] ours [G] meet
I [G] fell for you [C] like a [G] child
Oh but the [D] fire went [G] wild
|Chorus x 2:
|[D] I fell in to a [C] burning ring of [G] fire
|I went [D] down, down, down
|And the [C] flames went [G] higher
|And it [G] burns, burns, burns
|The [C] ring of [G] fire
|The [D] ring of [G] fire
Outro:
And it [G] burns, burns, burns
The [C] ring of [G] fire
The [D] ring of [G] fire [G] [C-G]
Star of the County Down
Traditional
Intro: [Am] [Am] [Am] [Am]
Verse 1:
In [Am] Banbridge Town in the [C] County [G] Down
One [Am] morning [F] last [G] July,
Down a [Am] boreen green came a [C] sweet [G] colleen
And she [Am] smiled as she [G] passed me [Am] by.
She [C] looked so sweet from her [G] two bare feet
To the [Am] sheen of her [F] nut brown [G] hair.
Such a [Am] coaxing elf, sure I [C] shook my [G] self
To make [Am] sure I was [G] really [Am] there.
|[Chorus]
|From [C] Bantry Bay up to [G] Derry Quay and
|From [Am] Galway to [F] Dublin [G] Town,
|No [Am] maid I've seen like the [C] sweet col[G]leen
|That I [Am] met in the [G] County [Am] Down.
Verse 2:
As she [Am] onward sped, sure I [C] shook my [G] head,
And I [Am] gazed with a [F] feelin' [G] rare,
And I [Am] says, says I, to a [C] passer [G]-by,
"Who's the [Am] maid with the [G] nut brown [Am] hair?"
He [C] smiled at me and he [G] says, says he,
"That's the [Am] gem of old [F] Ireland's [G] crown.
That's [Am] Rosie McCann from the [C] banks of the [G] Bann,
She's the [Am] star of the [G] County [Am] Down."
|[Chorus]
|From [C] Bantry Bay up to [G] Derry Quay and
|From [Am] Galway to [F] Dublin [G] Town,
|No [Am] maid I've seen like the [C] sweet col[G]leen
|That I [Am] met in the [G] County [Am] Down
Verse 3:
At the [Am] Harvest Fair she'll be [C] surely [G] there
So I'll [Am] dress in my [F] Sunday [G] clothes,
With my [Am] shoes shone bright and my [C] hat cocked [G] right
For a [Am] smile from my [G] nut brown [Am] rose.
No [C] pipe I'll smoke, no [G] horse I'll yoke
Till my [Am] plough is a [F] rust coloured [G] brown.
Till a [Am] smiling bride by my [C] own fire [G] side
Sits the [Am] star of the [G] County [Am] Down.
|[Chorus]
|From [C] Bantry Bay up to [G] Derry Quay and
|From [Am] Galway to [F] Dublin [G] Town,
|No [Am] maid I've seen like the [C] sweet col[G]leen
|That I [Am] met in the [G] County [Am] Down.
Outro:
That I [Am] met in the [G] County [Am////] Down
This Little Light Of Mine - Trad (Bangor Ukes Version)
|[CHORUS]
|F
|This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.
|Bb F
|This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.
|F A7 Dm
|This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine,
| F C7 F
|Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
[VERSE 1]
F
Hide it under a bushel, NO!, I'm gonna let it shine.
Bb F
Hide it under a bushel, NO!, I'm gonna let it shine.
F A7 Dm
Hide it under a bushel, NO!, I'm gonna let it shine,
F C7 F
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
[CHORUS]
[VERSE 2]
F
Won't let anyone blow it out, I'm gonna let it shine.
Bb F
Won't let anyone blow it out, I'm gonna let it shine.
F A7 Dm
Won't let anyone blow it out, I'm gonna let it shine,
F C7 F
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
[CHORUS]
[VERSE 3]
F
Shine it over the whole wide world, I’m gonna let it shine.
Bb F
Shine it over the whole wide world, I’m gonna let it shine.
F A7 Dm
Shine it over the whole wide world, I’m gonna let it shine.
F C7 F
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
[CHORUS x2 Key Change]
G
This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine.
C G
This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine.
G Am
This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine.
G D7 G
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
G D7 G
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine !
You Are My Sunshine (Maggie)[C]
[Verse 1]
The other [C] night dear as I lay [C] dreaming [C7]
I dreamt that [F] you were by my [C] side [C7]
Came disi [F] llusion when I a [C] woke dear [Am]
You were [C] gone, and [G7] then I [C] cried [C*]
[Chorus]
[NC] You are my [C] sunshine my only [C] sunshine [C7]
You make me [F] happy when skies are [C] grey [C7]
You’ll never [F] know dear how much I [C] love you [Am]
Please don’t [C] take my [G7] sunshine a [C] way
[Verse 2]
You told me [C] once dear there’d be no [C] other [C7]
And no-one [F] else could come be [C] tween [C7]
But now you’ve [F] left me to love an [C] other [Am]
You have [C] broken [G7] all my [C] dreams [C*]
[Chorus]
[NC] You are my [C] sunshine my only [C] sunshine [C7]
You make me [F] happy when skies are [C] grey [C7]
You’ll never [F] know dear how much I [C] love you [Am]
Please don’t [C] take my [G7] sunshine a [C] way
[Verse 3]
I’ll always [C] love you and make you [C] happy [C7]
If you will [F] only do the [C] same [C7]
But if you [F] leave me how it will [C] grieve me [Am]
Never [C] more I’ll [G7] breathe your [C] name [C*]
[Chorus]
[NC] You are my [C] sunshine my only [C] sunshine [C7]
You make me [F] happy when skies are [C] grey [C7]
You’ll never [F] know dear how much I [C] love you [Am]
Please don’t [C] take my [G7] sunshine a [C] way
Please don’t [C] take my [G7] sunshine a [C] way....[G7*] [C*]