hear the train a-comin'; it's rollin' 'round the bend,
E
E7
And
I ain't seen the sunshine since I
don't know when,
A7
E
I'm
stuck at Folsom Prison and time keeps draggin'
on.
B7
E
But that
train keeps a-rollin' on down to San An
tone.
E
When
I was just a baby my momma told me: "Son,
E
E7
Always be a good boy; don't
ever play with guns."
A7
E
But I
shot a man in Reno, just to watch him
die.
B7
E
When I
hear that whistle blowin', I hang my head and
cry.
E
I
bet there's rich folk eatin' in a fancy dining car.
E
E7
They're
prob'ly drinkin' coffee and
smokin' big cigars.
A7
E
But I
know I had it comin', I know I can't be
free.
B7
E
But those
people keep a-movin', and that's what tortures
me.
E
Well if they
freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine,
E
E7
I
bet I'd move it all a little
farther down the line.
A7
E
Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I want to
stay.
B7
E
And I'd
let that lonesome whistle blow my blues a
way.
Capo II
2. Hurt
Trent Reznor / Nine Inch Nails: The Downward Spiral (1994); Johnny Cash (2002)
Bm
D
E
Bm
D
E
Bm
I
hurt my
self to
day - to
see if
I still
feel.
D
E
Bm
D
E
Bm
I
focus
on the
pain - the
only
thing that's
real.
D
E
Bm
D
E
Bm
The
needle
tears a
hole - the
old fa
miliar
sting.
D
E
Bm
D
E
A
Bm
Try to
kill it
all a
way - but I re
member
every
thing
!
Bm
G
D
A
What have I be
come -
my sweetest
friend?
Bm
G
D
A
Everyone I
know - goes a
way in the
end!
Bm
G
D
A
And you could have it
all -
my empire of
dirt.
Bm
G
D
A
D
I will let you
down -
I will make you
hurt
!
Solo
Bm
...
D
D
E
Bm
D
E
Bm
I wear this
crown of
thorns - u
pon my
liars
chair
D
E
Bm
D
E
Bm
Full of
broken
thoughts -
I can
not re
pair
D
E
Bm
D
E
Bm
Be
neath the
stains of
time - the
feelings
disap
pear
D
E
Bm
D
E
A
Bm
You are
someone
else -
I am
still right
here
.
Bm
G
D
A
What have I be
come -
my sweetest
friend?
Bm
G
D
A
Everyone I
know - goes a
way in the
end!
Bm
G
D
A
And you could have it
all -
my empire of
dirt.
Bm
G
D
A
I will let you
down -
I will make you
hurt!
Bm
G
D
A
If I could start a
gain -
A million miles a
way
Bm
G
D
A
I would keep my
self -
I would find a
way
KD Capo IV - MB: Capo II
3. The Highwayman
Jimmy Webb / the Highwaymen (J. Cash et.al.): Highwayman (1985)
Intro:
|:
C#m
B
A
B
:|
Verse 1: (Willie Nelson / Martin)
C#m
B
/
/
A
/
/
/
C#m7
/ / /
B
/
A
/
B
/ / /
I was a
highway
man
,
a
long the
coach roads
I did
ride,
Sword
and
pistol
by my
side,
F#m
/
C#m
/
B
/
A
/ / /
Many
a
young maid
lost her
baubles
to my
trade,
F#m
/
C#m
/
B
/
A
/ / /
Many
a
soldier
shed his
lifeblood
on my
blade,
C#m
/
B
/
A
B
E
/ | / /
/
/
B
/ / /
| / / / /
The
basterds
hung me
in the
spring of
twenty-
five,
But
I am
still a
live...
Verse 2: (Kris Kristofferson / Klausdieter)
C#m
B
A
C#m7
B
A
B
I was a
sailor, I was
born upon the
tide,
With the
sea I did a
bide,
F#m
C#m
B
A
I sailed a
schooner round the
horn of Mexi
co,
F#m
C#m
B
A
I went a
loft and furled the
main sail in a
blow,
C#m
B
A
C#m
E
B
And when the
yards broke off they
said that
I've got
killed, But I am living
still...
Verse 3: (Waylon Jennings / Jürgen)
C#m
B
A
C#m7
B
A
B
I was a
dam builder,
across the river deep and
wide,
Where steel and
water did col
lide,
F#m
C#m
B
A
A place called
Boulder on the
wild Colora
do,
F#m
C#m
B
A
I slipped and
fell into the
wet concrete be
low,
C#m
B
A
C#m
E
B
They buried
me in that gray
tomb that
knows no
sounds, But I am still a
round...
B
E
E/D#
C#m7
B
A
E/G#
F#m
/ / /
A
B
E
I'll always be a
round, and a
round, and a
round, and a
round, and a
round
solo: |:
C#m
B
A
B
:|
Verse 4: (Johnny Cash / Peter)
C#m
B
A
C#m7
B
A
B
I'll fly a
starship '
cross the universe di
vide,
And when I
reach the other
side,
F#m
C#m
B
A
I'll find a
place to rest my
spirit if I
can,
F#m
C#m
B
A
Perhaps I
may become a
highwayman a
gain,
C#m
B
A
C#m
E
B
Or I may
simply be a
single
drop of
rain, But I will re
main...
B
E
E/D#
C#m7
B
A
E/G#
F#m
/ / /
A
B
E
And I'll be back a
gain, and a
gain, and a
gain, and a
gain, and a
gain
Capo I
4. Midnight Special
Huddie Leadbetter
G#
C#
G#
Well, you wake up in the
morning Hear the ding-dong
ring
D#7
G#
G#7
Go marching to the
table, See the same old
thing!
G#
C#
G#
Well, it's on the
table, Knife and fork and a
pan!
D#7
G#
G#7
If you say anything a-
bout it You're in trouble with the
man
C#
G#
|: Let the minight
special Shine it's light on
me;
D#7
G#
G#7
Let the midnight
special Shine it's everloving light on
me!
:|
G#
C#
G#
If you ever go to
Houston, Boy you'd better walk
right.
D#7
G#
G#7
You better not
stagger And you better not
fight.
C#
G#
'Cause the Sheriff will ar
rest you And he'll carry you
down;
D#7
G#
G#7
You can bet your bottom
dollar: You're Sugarland
bound!
Let the minight special ...
G#
C#
G#
Yonder came Doc'
Melton, Just the day
before,
C#
G#
And he gave me a
tablet, when he opend the
door.
G#
C#
G#
But there never was a
doctor Trav'llin' over the
land,
G#
C#
G#
that could cure the
fever of a convict
man.
Let the minight special ...
G#
C#
G#
Yonder comes Miss
Rosie, Tell me, how do you
know?
D#7
G#
I can tell it by her
apron And the dress she
wore.
C#
G#
Umbrella on her
shoulder, Piece of paper in her
hand.
D#7
G#
She's a-sayin' to the
captain: "I want my lifetime
man!"
Let the minight special ...
Capo:V
5. Jolene
Dolly Parton / Dolly Parton (1973), Boss Hoss feat. Common Linnets (2015)
Dm
C
Dm
C
Dm
C
Dm
C
Dm
F
C
Dm
C
Dm
C
Dm
C
Jolene, Jo
lene, Jo
lene, Jo
lene - She's
begging of you please don't take her
man.
Dm
F
C
Dm
C
Dm
C
Dm
C
Jolene, Jo
lene, Jo
lene. Jo
lene -
Please don't take him just because you
can.
Dm
F
C
Dm
Your
beauty is be
yond compare with
flaming locks of
auburn hair,
C
Dm
C
Dm
C
With
ivory skin and eyes of emerald
green.
Dm
F
C
Dm
Your
smile is like a
breath of spring your
voice is soft like
summer rain,
C
Dm
C
Dm
C
And
she can not compete with you Jo
lene.
Dm
F
C
Dm
He
talks about you
in his sleep, there's
nothing she can
do to keep
C
Dm
C
Dm
C
From
crying when he calls your name - Jo
lene.
Dm
F
C
Dm
I can easily
understand how
you could easily
take her man
C
Dm
C
Dm
C
But
you don't know what he means to her, Jo
lene.
Dm
F
C
Dm
C
Dm
C
Dm
C
Jolene, Jo
lene, Jo
lene, Jo
lene - She's
begging of you please don't take her
man.
Dm
F
C
Dm
C
Dm
C
Dm
C
Jolene, Jo
lene, Jo
lene. Jo
lene -
Please don't take him just because you
can.
only KD
Dm
F
C
Dm
You can have your
choice of men but
she could never love a
gain,
C
Dm
C
Dm
C
He's the only one for her,
Jolene.
Dm
F
C
Dm
I
had to have this
talk with you, her
happiness de
pends on you,
C
Dm
C
Dm
C
And
whatever you decide to do, Jo
lene.
Dm
F
C
Dm
C
Dm
C
Dm
C
Jolene, Jo
lene, Jo
lene, Jo
lene - She's
begging of you please don't take her
man.
Dm
F
C
Dm
C
Dm
C
Dm
C
Jolene, Jo
lene, Jo
lene. Jo
lene -
Please don't take him just because you
can.
Capo I
6. Sweet Defeat
Jon Allen / Jon Allen: Sweet Defeat (2011)
|:
C#
A#m
F#
G#7
:|
C#
A#m
F#
G#7
C#
A#m
F#
G#7
Well I was
busy going
nowhere,
- Hanging
out in no mans
land.
C#
A#m
F#
G#7
C#
A#m
F#
G#7
When
you showed me the
silver,
- There in
bad lucks ugly
hand.
F#
C#
A#m
G#7
You’ve got the
sweetest dispo
sition, And a
heart that’s open
wide.
F#
C#
G#7
I
know that you’re the
woman - Who’s gonna
keep me satisfied.
C#
A#m
F#
G#7
C#
A#m
F#
Sweet de
feat;
I’m lying
helpless at your
feet.
G#7
C#
A#m
F#
G#7
C#
A#m
F#
G#7
And so it’s
goodbye to the
street.
I’m so pleased to
meet you: sweet de
feat!
C#
A#m
F#
G#7
C#
A#m
F#
G#7
Well I’d
given up be
lieving
- That I’d
ever end up
here.
C#
A#m
F#
G#7
C#
A#m
F#
G#7
But now I’m
happy on the
high wire
- With your voice
ringing in my
ears.
F#
C#
A#m
G#7
I wanna
call you up on
Sundays - When I’ve
nothing much to
say.
F#
C#
G#7
I want to
hold on to you
darling - Throw
everything else I got away.
C#
A#m
F#
G#7
C#
A#m
F#
Sweet de
feat;
I’m lying
helpless at your
feet.
G#7
C#
A#m
F#
G#7
C#
A#m
F#
G#7
And so it’s
goodbye to the
street.
I’m so pleased to
meet you: sweet de
feat!
solo:
|:
C#
A#m
F#
G#7
:|
F#
C#
A#m
G#7
You’re like the
morning breeze a’
blowin’ - Right
through this weary
soul.
F#
C#
G#7
You give me a
feeling - From my
head down to my toes.
C#
A#m
F#
G#7
C#
A#m
F#
Sweet de
feat;
I’m lying
helpless at your
feet.
G#7
C#
A#m
F#
G#7
C#
A#m
F#
G#7
And so it’s
goodbye to the
street.
I’m so pleased to
meet you: sweet de
feat!
Capo IV
7. Fare Thee Well, Miss Carousel
Townes Van Zandt / Townes Van Zandt: Townes Van Zandt (1969)
only guitars
intro:
E
G#m
A
G#m
F#m
B
A
A
E
G#m
A
G#m
F#m
Well, the
drunken clown still
hanging 'round, But it's
plain the
laughters
all died down;
B
A
E
The
tears you tried so
hard to hide are
flowing.
E
G#m
A
G#m
F#m
And a blind man with his
knife in hand Has con
vinced him
self that he
understands -
B
A
E
I
wish him well, Miss Carousel, but
I gotta be a
going.
+ bass & cajon
C#m
G#m
C#m
G#m
Won't you come and
get me when You're
sure that you don't
need me then
C#m
G#m
A
G#m
B
I'll
stand outside your
window - And I
proudly call your
name!
E
G#m
A
G#m
F#m
Well the
lady's been told that
all her gold Is
worth so
much, she
can't be sold;
B
A
E
No
time to weep, she'll
later sleep to
morrow.
E
G#m
A
G#m
F#m
When she carries her face to the
market place And
bets it
on the
open enrage -
B
A
E
She can
ring her bells, Miss Carousel, but the
singing brings me
sorrow.
C#m
G#m
C#m
G#m
Won't you come and
get me when You're
sure that you don't
need me then
C#m
G#m
A
G#m
B
I'll
stand outside your
window - And I
proudly call your
name!
E
G#m
A
G#m
F#m
Well it's
always done, every
mothers sun Is
surely
grown, and
never run;
B
A
E
So they fight with
all their might
inside them.
E
G#m
A
G#m
F#m
When the battles been fought 'n
they've all been taught That the
trick is
just not
being caught;
B
A
E
Will you give 'em hell, Miss Carousel, When they're
begging you to
hide them.
C#m
G#m
C#m
G#m
Won't you come and
get me when You're
sure that you don't
need me then
C#m
G#m
A
G#m
B
I'll
stand outside your
window - And I
proudly call your
name!
only guitars
E
G#m
A
G#m
F#m
All the
castle walls
grown so tall,
Seems there
ain't no
hope at all -
B
A
E
To
reach the top even
though you stopped your
breathin'.
E
G#m
A
G#m
F#m
But I ain't gonna try to
make you cry, The
teardrops
couldn't
find your eye,
B
A
E
It's
all been swell, Miss Carousel, the
time has come for
leaving!
1st: whisper
|:
C#m
G#m
C#m
G#m
Won't you come and
get me when You're
sure that you don't
need me then
C#m
G#m
A
G#m
B
:|
I'll
stand outside your
window - And I
proudly call your
name!
Bass: Intro Verse Chorus
| E G#m A G#m F#m B A E | E / G#m / A G#m F B / A / E / | | C#m / G#m / C#m / G#m / | C#m / G#m / A / G#m / / / B / / /:|
G|------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-------4-6--6-7-6---4---------|------6---6-7-6---4-------7-7-----| |-------------------------|-------------7-7-------------------|
A|---7-7------------------4-6-7-|--7-7-------------------------7-7-| |-4---4-------4---4-------|-4---4-----------------------------|
E|-7----------------------------|----------------------7-7---------| |-------4---4-------4---4-|-------4---4------4--4-4-4-7-7-7-7-|
KD: Capo V MB: Capo III
8. Sail Away to the Sea
Dave Cousins / Sandy Denny & the Strawbs: All Our Own Work (1973) / the Once (2010)
Neil Young / Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Déjà Vu (1970)
Intro:
B
F#
E
B
F#
E
B
F#
E
B
F#
E
There is a
town in north On
tario
With dream
comfort memory to
spare,
B
F#
E
B
F#
E
And in my
mind I
still need a place to go,
All
my changes were
there.
B
F#
E
B
F#
E
Blue, blue
windows behind the
stars,
Yellow
moon on the
rise.
B
F#
E
B
F#
E
Big birds
flying across the
sky
Throwing sha
dows on our
eyes.
B
F#
E
Helpless,
helpless, help
less!
B
F#
E
Helpless,
helpless, help
less!
B
F#
E
Helpless,
helpless, help
less!
B
F#
E
B
F#
E
Ba
by can you hear me
now?
The
chains are locked and
tied across the door.
B
F#
E
Ba
by, sing
with me somehow!
B
F#
E
Helpless,
helpless, help
less!
B
F#
E
Helpless,
helpless, help
less!
B
F#
E
Helpless,
helpless, help
less!
Solo
B
F#
E
B
F#
E
B
F#
E
B
F#
E
Blue, blue
windows behind the
stars,
Yellow
moon on the
rise.
B
F#
E
B
F#
E
Big birds
flying across the
sky
Throwing sha
dows on our
eyes.
B
F#
E
Helpless,
helpless, help
less!
B
F#
E
Helpless,
helpless, help
less!
B
F#
E
Helpless,
helpless, help
less...
Chorus: JG F# ... E; KD: B A# B G#
19. Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Bob Dylan
G
D
Am7
G
D
C
|:
G
D
Am7
G
D
C
:|
Oooh
Oooh
Oooh
-
Oooh
Oooh
Oooh
G
D
Am7
Mama take this
badge off of
me,
G
D
C
I can't
use it any
more.
G
D
Am7
It's getting
dark, too dark for me to
see;
G
D
C
D
I feel I'm
knockin' on heaven's
door.
G
D
Am7
Knock, knock,
knockin' on heaven's
door.
G
D
C
D
Knock, knock,
knockin' on heaven's
door.
G
D
Am7
Knock, knock,
knockin' on heaven's
door.
G
D
C
D
Knock, knock,
knockin' on heaven's
door.
G
D
Am7
Mama, put my
guns in the
ground.
G
D
C
I can't
shoot them any
more.
G
D
Am7
That long black
cloud is comin'
down.
G
D
C
D
I feel I'm
knockin' on heaven's
door.
G
D
Am7
Knock, knock,
knockin' on heaven's
door.
G
D
C
D
Knock, knock,
knockin' on heaven's
door.
G
D
Am7
Knock, knock,
knockin' on heaven's
door.
G
D
C
D
Knock, knock,
knockin' on heaven's
door.
G
D
Am7
G
D
C
Ooh -
ooh -
ooh - ooh
Ooh -
ooh -
ooh ...
Bass
G / / / D / / / Am7 / / / G / / / D / / / C / / D
G-0---0-0-|---------|------------|-0---0-0-|---------|-------------|
D---------|-0---0-0-|------------|---------|-0---0-0-|----------0--|
A---------|---------|-0----2-3-2-|---------|---------|-3--2--0-----|
E---------|---------|------------|---------|---------|-------------|
