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  1. Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)

T. Bone Walker / Allman Brothers Band (1971)

G7 C9 G7
They call it stormy Monday, but
Ab7 G7
Tuesday's just as bad.
C9
They call it stormy Monday, but
G7 Am7 Bm7 Bb7
Tuesday's just as bad.
Am7 Abm7 Am7
Lord and Wednesday's worse,
Cm7 G7 C9 G7 Gdim
Thursday's oh so sad
 
G7 C9 G7 Ab7 G7
The eagle flies on Friday, Saturday I go out to play
C9 G7 Am7 Bm7 Bb7
The eagle flies on Friday, Saturday I go out to play
Am7 Abm7 Am7
Sunday I go to church,
Cm7 G7 C9 G7 Gdim
I get down to pray
 
G7 C9 G7 Ab7 G7
Lord have mercy, lord have mercy on me.
C9 G7 Am7 Bm7 Bb7
Lord have mercy, lord have mercy on me.
Am Abm7 Am7
You know I tryin', tryin' to find my baby
Cm7 G7 C9 G7 Gdim
Please send her on home to me

America

  2. Horse With No Name

America

Em D6add9
On the first part of the journey
I was lookin at all the life 
There were plants and birds and rocks and things 
There were sand and hills and rings 
The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz 
and the sky with no clouds 
the heat was hot and the ground was dry 
but the air was full of sound 
Em9 Dmaj9
I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
it felt good to be out of the rain 
in the desert you can remember your name 
'cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain 
la la la la lalala la la la la la 
 
After two days in the desert sun 
my skin began to turn red 
After three days in the desert fun 
I was looking at a river bed 
And the story it told of a river that flowed 
made me sad to think it was dead 
I've been through the desert ... 
 
After nine days I let the horse run free 
'cause the desert had turned to sea 
there were plants and birds and rocks and things 
there were sand and hills and rings 
The ocean is a desert with it's life underground 
and the perfect disguise above 
Under the cities lies a heart made of ground 
but the humans will give no love 
I've been through the desert ... 

Louis Armstrong

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  3. What A Wonderful World

George David Weiss & Bob Thiele / Louis Armstrong

D F#m G F#m
I see trees of green, red roses too
Em7 D F#7 Bm
I see them bloom, for me and you,
Bb Em7/A A7 D D+ Gmaj7 A7
And I think to myself, What a wonderful world.
 
D F#m G F#m
I see skies of blue and clouds of white,
Em7 D F#7 Bm
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night,
Bb Em7/A A7 D G G D
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world
 
A7 D
The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky
A7 D
Are also on the faces of people goin' by
Bm F#m Bm F#m
I see friends shaking hands, saying, "How do you do?"
Em7 F#dim7 Em7 F#dim7 Em7
They're really saying, "I love you."
 
A7 D F#m G F#m
I hear babies cry, I watch them grow
Em7 D F#7 Bm
They'll learn much more than I'll ever know,
Bb Em7/A A7 D F#m7b5 B7
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
 
Em7 Em7/A A7b9 D G6 D
Yes I think to myself, what a wonderful world.

The Band

 

  4. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

Robbie Robertson / The Band (1969)

C Am C/G F F/E Dm
Virgil Caine is the name, and I served on the Danville train,
Am C/G F F/E Dm
'Til Stoneman's Cavalry came and tore up the tracks again.
Am/E F C Dm
In the winter of SixtyFive, We were hungry, just barely alive.
Am/E F C Dm D
By May the tenth Richmond had fell, it's a time I remember, oh so well,
C/G Fmaj7 C/G Fmaj7
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, and the bells were ringing,
C/G Fmaj7 C/G Fmaj7
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, and the people were singin'. They went
C/G Am Gsus4 F
Na, La, La, La, La, La, Na, La, La, La, La, La, La, La,
 
Am C F F/E Dm
Back with my wife in Tennessee, When one day she called to me,
Am C F F/E Dm
"Virgil, quick, come see, there goes Robert E. Lee.
Am/E F C Dm
Now I don't mind choppin' wood, and I don't care if the money's no good.
Am/E F
You take what you need and you leave the rest,
C Dm D
But they never should have taken the very best.
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, and the bells were ringing, 
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, and the people were singin'. They went 
Na, La, La, La, La, La, Na, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, 
 
Am C F F/E Dm
Like my father before me, I will work the land,
Am C F F/E Dm
Like my brother above me, who took a rebel stand.
Am/E F C Dm
He was just eighteen, proud and brave, But a Yankee laid him in his grave,
Am/E F
I swear by the mud below my feet,
C Dm D
You can't raise a Caine back up when he's in defeat.
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, and the bells were ringing, 
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, and the people were singin'. They went 
Na, La, La, La, La, La, Na, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, 
 
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, and the bells were ringing... 

  5. The Weight

The Band

Capo II
Verse
G Bm C G
I pulled into Nazareth, was feelin' 'bout half past dead. 
I just need some place where I can lay my head. 
"Hey mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed?" 
He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. 
G Bm C G Bm C
Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free
G Bm C C C
Take a load off Fanny, and... and... and...
C G G/F# Em G/D C
You put the load right on me
 
I picked up my bags, I went lookin' for a place to hide. 
When I saw Carmen and the Devil walkin' side by side. 
I said "Hey Carmen, come on let's go downtown." 
She said "No, I've got to go, but my friend can stick around." 
Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free, Take a load off Fanny, 
And... and... and... You put the load, put the load right on me 
 
Go down Miss Moses, there's nothin' that you can say. 
It's just old Luke, and Luke's waitin' on the judgement day. 
"Well, Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee?" 
He said "Do me a favor son, won't you stay and keep Anna Lee company." 
Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free, Take a load off Fanny, 
And... and... and... You put the load, put the load right on me 
 
Crazy Chester followed me, and he caught me in the fog. 
He said "I'll fix your rack if you'll take Jack my dog." 
I said "Wait a minute Chester, you know I'm a peacful man." 
He said "That's okay boy, won't you feed him when you can." 
Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free, Take a load off Fanny, 
And... and... and... You put the load, put the load right on me 
 
Get your cannonball now to take me down the line. 
My bag is sinking low, and I do believe it's time. 
To get back to Miss Fanny, you know she's the only one, 
Who sent me here with her regards for everyone. 
Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free, Take a load off Fanny, 
And... and... and... You put the load, put the load right on me 

Beach Boys

  6. Barbara Ann

Fred Fassert / the Beach Boys: Beach Boys' Party! (1965)

n/c
Ba-ba-ba-ba-Barbara Ann - Ba-ba-ba-ba-Barbara Ann
G C G
Oh Barbara Ann, take my hand - Barbara Ann:
D C7
You got me rockin' and a-rollin' - Rockin' and a-reelin',
G
Barbara Ann - Ba-ba-ba-Barbara Ann
 
n/c
Went to a dance lookin' for romance
Saw Barbara Ann, so I thought I'd take a chance 
C G
Barbara Ann, come take my hand
D C7
You got me rockin' and a-rollin' - Rockin' and a-reelin',
G
Barbara Ann - Ba-ba-ba-Barbara Ann
Ba-ba-ba-ba-Barbara Ann - Ba-ba-ba-ba-Barbara Ann 
Oh Barbara Ann, take my hand - Barbara Ann: 
You got me rockin' and a-rollin' - Rockin' and a-reelin', 
Barbara Ann - Ba-ba-ba-Barbara Ann 
Solo
 
Tried Peggy Sue, tried Peggy Sue 
Tried Peggy Sue, but I knew she wouldn't do! 
Barbara Ann, come take my hand, 
You got me rockin' and a-rollin' - Rockin' and a-reelin', 
Barbara Ann - Ba-ba-ba-Barbara Ann 
Ba-ba-ba-ba-Barbara Ann - Ba-ba-ba-ba-Barbara Ann 
Oh Barbara Ann, take my hand - Barbara Ann: 
You got me rockin' and a-rollin' - Rockin' and a-reelin', 
Barbara Ann - Ba-ba-ba-Barbara Ann 
G
Barbara Ann, Barbara Ann - Barbara Ann, Barbara Ann
C G
Barbara Ann, Barbara Ann - Barbara Ann, Barbara Ann
D C7
You got me rockin' and a-rollin' - Rockin' and a-reelin',
G
Barbara Ann - Ba-ba-ba-Barbara Ann

  7. Sloop John B.

Beach Boys

D
We come on the Sloop John B.
D
My grandfather and me.
A
Around Nassau town we did roam.
D
Drinkin' all night,
G
Got into a fight.
D A
Well I feel so broke up,
D
I want to go home.
So hoist up the John B's sail 
See how the mainsail sets 
Call for the captain ashore 
Let me go home, let me go home 
I wanna go home, yeah yeah 
Well I feel so broke up 
I wanna go home 
 
The first mate he got drunk 
Broke up the captain's trunk. 
The constable had to come and take him away. 
Sheriff John Stone, 
Why don't you leave me alone, 
I feel so broke up - 
I want to go home. 
So hoist up the John B's sail... 
 
The poor cook he caught the fits, 
threw 'way all my grits. 
Then he took and ate up all of my corn. 
Let me go home, I want to go home. 
This is the worst trip I've ever been on! 
So hoist up the John B's sail... 

  8. Surfin' U.S.A.

Brian Wilson & Chuck Berry / Beach Boys: Surfin' USA (1963)

C G7 C
If everybody had an ocean across the U.S.A.,
G7 C
Then everybody'd be surfin like Californ-i-a.
F C
You'd see em wearin' their baggies. Huarachi sandals, too.
G7 C
A bushy bushy blonde hairdo...Surfin' U.S.A.
 
C G7 C
You'll catch em surfin' at Del Mar...Ventura County Line.
G7 C
Santa Cruz and Trestles...Australias Narabine.
F C
All over Manhattan, and down Doheny way.
G7 C
Everybody's gone surfin'. Surfin' U.S.A.
 
C G7 C
We'll all be plannin' out a route...we're gonna take real soon.
G7 C
We're waxin' down our surfboards. We can't wait for June.
F C
We'll all be gone for the summer. We're on safari to stay.
G7 C
Tell the teacher we're surfin'...Surfin U.S.A.
 
C G7 C
At Haggartys and Swamis...Pacific Palisades.
G7 C
San Onofre and Sunset...Redondo Beach, L.A.
F C
All over La Jolla, and Waimea Bay.
G7 C
Everybody's gone surfin'...Surfin U.S.A.
 
C G7 C
We'll all be plannin' out a route...we're gonna take real soon.
G7 C
We're waxin' down our surfboards. We can't wait for June.
F C
We'll all be gone for the summer. We're on safari to stay.
G7 C
Tell the teacher we're surfin'...Surfin U.S.A.
G7 C
Everybody's gone surfin'...Surfin U.S.A.
G7 C
Everybody's gone surfin'...Surfin U.S.A.

the Beatles

  9. A Day in the Life

Lennon, McCartney/the Beatles: Sgt. Pepper (1967)

G Bm Em Em7 C C
(intro)
G Bm Em C Em Am
I read the news today, oh boy, about a lucky man who made the grade.
G Bm Em C F Em
And thought the news were rather sad, well I just had to laugh:
C F Em
I saw the photograph.
 
G Bm Em C Em Am
He blew his mind out in a car, he didn't notice that the lights had changed.
G Bm Em C F
A crowd of people stood and stared, they'd seen his face before:
Em C
Nobody was really sure if he was from the House of Lords.
 
G Bm Em C Em Am
I saw a film today, oh boy, the england army had just won the war.
G Bm Em C F
A crowd of people turned away, but I just had to look
Em C
Having read the book
C Em F/E F#/E G/E G/E G#/E A/E A#/E B/E C/E C#/E D/E D#/E E
I'd love to turn you on
 
Bridge
E C C/D C
Woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a combed across my head
E B7 E B7
Found my way downstairs and dranked a cup, and looking up I noticed I was late!
E C C/D
Grabbed my coat, found my hat, made the bus in seconds flat
E B7 E B7
Found my way upstairs and had a smoke, and somebody spoke and I went into a dream
 
C G D A C G D A A9 A Em
AaaahAhahahahAhaaaaAhaha - AaaahAhahahahAhaaaaAhaha
 
G Bm Em C Em Am
I read the news today, oh boy, four thousand holes in Blackburn Lancashire
G Bm Em C F Em
And though the holes were rather small, they had to count them all
C
Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall
C Em F/E F#/E G/E G/E G#/E A/E A#/E B/E C/E C#/E D/E D#/E E
I'd love to turn you on

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 10. A Hard Day's Night

The Beatles

Fadd9 n.c. G+d C9 G+d F G+d
It's been A Hard Day's Night and I've been working like a dog.
C9 G+d F G
It's been A Hard Day's Night I should be sleeping like a log.
C D G+d C9 G+d
But when I get home to you I find the things that you do will make me feel al - right!
 
n.c. G+d C9 G+d F G+d
You know I work all day to get you money to buy you things.
C9 G+d F G
And It's worth it just to hear you say you're gonna give me ev'rything.
C D G+d C9 G+d
So why on earth should I moan, 'cause when I get you alone you know it feels al - right.
 
Bridge:
Bm Em Bm
When I home ev'rything seems to be right
G Em C D
When I'm home feeling you holding me tight, tight, yeah!
n.c. G+d C9 G+d F G+d
It's been A Hard Day's Night and I've been working like a dog.
C9 G+d F G
It's been A Hard Day's Night I should be sleeping like a log.
C D G+d C9 G+d
But when I get home to you I find the things that you do will make me feel Oh - Kay!
 
Solo
|: G+d C9 G+d F G+d :|
C D G+d C9 G+d
So why on earth should I moan 'Cause when I get you alone you know it feels al- right!
Bridge:
Bm Em Bm
When I home ev'rything seems to be right
G Em C D
When I'm home feeling you holding me tight, tight, yeah!
n.c. G+d C9 G+d F G+d
It's been A Hard Day's Night and I've been working like a dog.
C9 G+d F G
It's been A Hard Day's Night I should be sleeping like a log.
C D G+d C9 G+d
But when I get home to you I find the things that you do will make me feel al - right!
G+d C9 G+d C9 Fadd9
You know I feel al - right, You know I feel al - right

 11. Across the Universe

Lennon & McCartney/the Beatles

C Am Em
Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup
Dm7 G7
They slither while they pass they slip away across the universe
C Am Em
Pools of sorrow waves of joy are drifting through my open mind
Dm7 Fm
Posessing and caressing me
C G7
Jai Guru Deva - Om - Nothing's gonna change my world,
F C G7
Nothing's gonna change my world. Nothing's gonna change my world,
F C
Nothing's gonna change my world.
 
C Am Em
Images of broken light which dance before me like a million
Dm7 G7
eyes they call me on and on across the universe
C Am Em
Thoughts meander like a restless wind inside a letterbox
Dm7 G7
They tumble blindly as they make their way across the universe
Jai Guru Deva - Om - |: Nothing's gonna change my world :| (4x) 
 
C Am Em
Sounds of laughter shades of light are ringing through my open ears
Dm7 Fm
Exciting and inviting me
C Am Em
Limitless undying love which shines around me like a million
Dm7 G7
suns: It calls me on and on across the universe
Jai Guru Deva - Om - |: Nothing's gonna change my world :| (4x) 
D
Jai Guru Deva - Jai Guru Deva - Jai Guru Deva...

 12. All My Loving

The Beatles

 
Em A7 D Bm
Close your eyes and I'll kiss you - Tomorrow I'll miss you,
G Em C A
Remember I'll always be true.
Em A7 D Bm
And then while I'm away - I'll write home every day,
G A7 D
And I'll send all my loving to you.
Bm F#7 D Bm F#7 D
All my loving - I will send to you; All my loving, Darling, I'll be true.
 
Em A7 D Bm
I'll pretend that I'm kissing - The lips I am missing
G Em C A
And hope that my dreams will come true.
Em A7 D Bm
And then while I'm away I'll write home every day,
G A7 D
and I'll send all my loving to you.
Bm F#7 D Bm F#7 D
All my loving - I will send to you; All my loving, Darling, I'll be true.
 
Em A7 D Bm
Close your eyes and I'll kiss you - Tomorrow I'll miss you,
G Em C A
Remember I'll always be true.
Em A7 D Bm
And then while I'm away - I'll write home every day,
G A7 D
And I'll send all my loving to you.
Bm F#7 D Bm F#7 D
All my loving - I will send to you; All my loving, Darling, I'll be true.

 13. All Together Now

Lennon & McCartney / the Beatles: Yellow Submarine (1968)

F C7
One, two, three, four, can I have a little more?
F C7 F
Five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, I love you.
F C7
A, B, C, D, can I bring a friend to tea?
F C7 F
E, F, G, H, I, J, K, I love you.
 
F Bb F
Bom, bom, bom, bom-pa-bom, sail the ship, bom-pa-bom, chop the tree.
Bb C7
Bom-pa-bom, skip the rope, bom-pa-bom, look at me.
 
F
All together now, all together now,
C7 F
all together now, all together now
 
F C7
Black, white, green, red, Can I take my friend to bed?
F C7 F
Pink, brown, yellow, orange, and blue - I love you.
 
F Bb F
Bom, bom, bom, bom-pa-bom, sail the ship, bom-pa-bom, chop the tree.
Bb C7
Bom-pa-bom, skip the rope, bom-pa-bom, look at me.
 
|: F C7 F :|
All together now, all together now, all together now, all together now.
F C7 G C7
All together now, all together now, all together now, all together now!

 14. And I Love Her

Lennon & McCartney / the Beatles: A Hard Day's Night (1964)

Em Bm Em Bm
I give her all my love - That's all I do,
Em Bm G A
And if you saw my love - You'd love her too:
D
And I love her!
 
Em Bm Em Bm
She gives me everything - And tenderly
Em Bm G A
The kiss my lover brings - She brings to me:
D
And I love her!
 
bridge
Bm D Bm A
A love like ours, could never die,
Bm A A+D
As long as I have you near me.
 
Em Bm Em Bm
Bright are the stars that shine - Dark is the sky,
Em Bm G A
I know this love of mine - Will never die:
D
And I love her!
 
Em Bm Em Bm
Bright are the stars that shine - Dark is the sky,
Em Bm G A
I know this love of mine - Will never die:
D
And I love her!

 15. And Your Bird Can Sing

Lennon & McCartney / the Beatles: Revolver (1966)

E F#m A E
E
You tell me that you've got every thing you want - And your bird can sing,
F#m A E
But you don't get me - You don't get me!
 
E
You say you've seen seven wonders - And your bird is green!
F#m A E
But you can't see me - You can't see me!
 
bridge
G#m G B C#
When your prize posessions start to weigh you down,
E F#m B
Look in my direction - I'll be 'round - I'll be 'round!
 
E F#m A E
(Guitar solo)
 
G#m G B C#
When your bird is broken Will it bring you down?
E F#m B
You may be awoken - I'll be 'round - I'll be round!
 
E
Tell me that you've heard every sound there is - And your bird can swing!
F#m A E
But you can't hear me - You can't hear me!
 
E F#m A E E E A
(Guitar solo)

 16. Back in the U.S.S.R

Lennon & McCartney / Beatles: White Album (1968)

Intro: E E7 A
D C D
Flew in from Miami Beach B.O.A.C. - Didn't get to bed last night
A D C D
On the way the paperback was on my knees - Man I had a dreadful flight
D A C D
I'm back in the U.S.S.R. - You don't know how lucky you are boy
A D Eb E
Back in the U.S., Back in the U.S., Back in the U.S.S.R. / / / /
 
A D C D
Been away so long I hardly knew the place - Gee it's good to be back home
A D C D
Leave it till tomorrow to unpack my case - Honey disconnect the phone
I'm back in the U.S.S.R. - You don't know how lucky you are boy 
Back in the U.S., Back in the U.S., Back in the U.S.S.R. 
Bridge
D A A A# B C
Well the Ukraine girls really knock me out - They leave the West behind / / / / / / / /
D
And Moscow girls make me sing and shout
E D A D Eb E
That Geogia's always on my mi mi mi mi mi mi mind / / / / (Oh come on!)
solo
I'm back in the U.S.S.R. - You don't know how lucky you are boy 
Back in the U.S., Back in the U.S., Back in the U.S.S.R. 
repeat Bridge
Well the Ukraine girls really knock me out - They leave the West behind 
And Moscow girls make me sing and shout - 
That Geogia's always on my mi mi mi mi mi mi mind (Oh come on!) 
 
Oh, show me to your snow-peaked mountains way down south - Lead me to your daddy's farm 
Let me hear your balalaikais ringing out - Come and keep your comrade warm! 
I'm back in the U.S.S.R. - You don't know how lucky you are boy 
Back in the U.S., Back in the U.S., Back in the U.S.S.R. 

 17. Birthday

Lennon & McCartney / the Beatles: White Album (1968)

Intro: A A D A E A
A A
You say it's your birthday, It's my birthday too, yeah!
D A
They say it's your birthday, We're gonna have a good time!
E A
I'm glad it's your birthday, Happy birthday to you.
E E
Yes, we're goin' to a party, party, Yes, we're goin' to a party, party,
E
Yes, we're goin' to a party, party.
C G C G
( bass ) I would like you to dance; (Birthday) Take a cha-cha-cha-chance!
C G C G E7
(Birthday) I would like you to dance; (Birthday) Da-a-a-ance!
repeat Intro
You say it's your birthday, It's my birthday too, yeah! 
They say it's your birthday, We're gonna have a good time! 
I'm glad it's your birthday, Happy birthday to you. 
Intro and verse riff
A D |: / / / / | / / / /:| / / / / | / / / / | E----------------|-----------|-------5-5/8--7-|-5---------| B------2-3-3/8-7-|-5---------|-----6----------|-----------| G--2-2-----------|---2-------|-7-7------------|---7-------| D----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------| A----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------| E----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------| A E A | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | E----------------|-----------|-------7-7/10-9-|-7---------|---------------|--------------| B------2-3-3/8-7-|-5---------|-----9----------|-----------|-----2-3-3/8-7-|-5------------| G--2-2-----------|---2-------|-9-9------------|---7-------|-2-2-----------|---2----------| D----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|---------------|--------------| A----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|---------------|--------------| E----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|---------------|--------------|

 18. The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill

Lennon & McCartney / Beatles: White Album (1968)

C G C Fm C Fm G
Hey Bungalow Bill, what did you kill, Bungalow Bill?
A E7 A Dm A Dm E7
Hey Bungalow Bill, what did you kill, Bungalow Bill?
 
Am C Fm G
He went out tiger hunting with his elephant and gun.
Am C Fm G
In case of accidents he always took his mom.
Em G Am Fm -
He's the all american bullet headed saxon mother's son!
- - C G C Fm C Fm G
All the children sing: Hey Bungalow Bill, what did you kill, Bungalow Bill?
A E7 A Dm A Dm E7
Hey Bungalow Bill, what did you kill, Bungalow Bill?
 
Am C Fm G
Deep in the jungle where the mighty tiger lies
Am C Fm G
Bill and his elephant were taken by surprise.
Em G Am Fm -
So Captain Marvel zapped him right between the eyes!
- - C G C Fm C Fm G
All the children sing: Hey Bungalow Bill, what did you kill, Bungalow Bill?
A E7 A Dm A Dm E7
Hey Bungalow Bill, what did you kill, Bungalow Bill?
 
Am C Fm G
The children asked him if to kill was not a sin?
Am C Fm G
"Not when he looked so fierce" his mommy butted in!
Em G Am Fm -
If looks could kill it would have been us instead of him!
- - |: C G C Fm C Fm G
All the children sing: Hey Bungalow Bill, what did you kill, Bungalow Bill?
A E7 A Dm A Dm E7 :|
Hey Bungalow Bill, what did you kill, Bungalow Bill?
C G C Fm C Fm G A E7 A Dm A Dm E7
(whistle) -

 19. Can't Buy me Love

Lennon & McCartney / the Beatles: A Hard Day's Night (1964)

C Em Am Em Am Dm7 G7
Can't buy me lo-o-ove - lo-o-ove - Can't buy me lo-ove
C
I'll buy you a diamond ring, my friend, if it makes you feel allright.
F7 C
I'll get you anything, my friend, if it makes you feel allright.
G7 F7 G7 F7 C
For I don't care too much for money - for money can't buy me love!
 
C
I'll give you all I've got to give if you say you love me too.
F7 C
I may not have a lot to give but what I've got I'll give to you.
G7 F7 G7 F7 C
For I don't care too much for money, for money can't buy me love!
C Em Am F7 C
Can't by me lo-o-ove - Ev'ry body tells me so
Em Am Dm7 G7
Can't by me lo-o-ove - No, no, no, no.
 
C
Say you don't need no diamond ring and I'll be satisfied.
F7 C
Tell me that you want those kind of things that money just can't buy!
G7 F7 G7 F7 C
For I don't care too much for money - for money can't buy me love!
C Em Am Em Am Dm7 G7 C
Can't buy me lo-o-ove - lo-o-ove - Can't buy me lo-ove - love!

 20. Day Tripper

Lennon & McCartney / the Beatles (1966)

E7 A7 E7
E7
Got a good reason, for taking the easy way out.
A7 E7
Got a good reason, for taking the easy way out, now.
F#
She was a day tripper, one way ticket, yeah!
A7 G#7 C# B
It took me so long to find out, and I found out!
 
E7
She's a big teaser, she took me half the way there.
A7 E7
She's a big teaser, she took me half the way there, now.
F#
She was a day tripper, one way ticket, yeah!
A7 G#7 C# B
It took me so long to find out, and I found out!
 
Solo
 
E7
Tried to please her, but she only played one night stands.
A7 E7
Tried to please her, but she only played one night stands, now!
F#
She was a day tripper, one way ticket, yeah!
A7 G#7 C# B
It took me so long to find out, and I found out!
Day Tripper, yeah! Day Tripper, Yeah! Day Tripper... 

 21. Eight Days A Week

Lennon, McCartney / the Beatles: Beatles for Sale (1965)

Intro
D/ - / D4/ D/ - E/D / - / E4/D / E/D / - G/D / - / G4/D / G/D / - D /
D Em G D
Ooh, I need your love, babe, guess you know it's true.
Em G D
Hope you need my love, babe, just like I need you.
Bm Em Bm E
Hold me, love me, hold me, love me;
D Em G D
Ain't got nothing but love, babe, eight days a week.
A C A C C7
Eight days a week, I lo-o-ove you - Eight days a week, is not enough to show I care!
 
D Em G D
Love you every day, girl, always on my mind.
Em G D
One thing I can say, girl, love you all the time.
Bm Em Bm E
Hold me, love me, hold me, love me;
D Em G D
Ain't got nothing but love, babe, eight days a week.
A C A C C7
Eight days a week, I lo-o-ove you - Eight days a week, is not enough to show I care!
 
D Em G D
Ooh, I need your love, babe, guess you know it's true.
Em G D
Hope you need my love, babe, just like I need you.
Bm Em Bm E
Hold me, love me, hold me, love me;
D Em G D
Ain't got nothing but love, babe, eight days a week!
G D G D D/ - / D4/ D/ - E/D / - / E4/D / E/D / - G/D / - / G4/D / G/D / - D /
Eight days a week! - Eight days a week!
 

Em7
Em6
Emaug5
Em
C
C2

 22. Eleanor Rigby

Lennon & McCartney / the Beatles: Revolver (1966)

C Em Em7 Em6 Emaug5 Em
Ah, look at all the lonely people!
C Em Em7 Em6 Emaug5 Em
Ah, look at all the lonely people!
 
Em Em7 Em6 Emaug5 C C2 C Em
Eleanor Rigby, Picks up the rice in a church where a wedding has been. Lives in a dream.
Em Em7 Em6 Emaug5 C C2 C Em
Waits at the window, Wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door. Who is is for?
Em7 Em6 C Em
All the lonely people, Where do they all come from?
Em7 Em6 C Em
All the lonely people, Where do they all belong?
 
C Em Em7 Em6 Emaug5 Em
Ah, look at all the lonely people! -
C Em Em7 Em6 Emaug5 Em
Ah, look at all the lonely people!
 
Father McKenzie, Writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear, No one comes near. 
Look at him working, Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there, What does he care? 
All the lonely people, Where do they all come from? 
All the lonely people, Where do they all belong? 
 
Ah, look at all the lonely people! - Ah, look at all the lonely people! 
 
Eleanor Rigby, Died in the church and was buried along with her name, Nobody came. 
Father McKenzie, Wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave, No one was saved. 
All the lonely people, Where do they all come from? 
All the lonely people, Where do they all belong? 
 
Ah, look at all the lonely people! - Ah, look at all the lonely people! 

G11
C/G

 23. For no One

Lennon & McCartney / The Beatles: Revolver (1966)

C Em Am C/G
Your day breaks, your mind aches, You find that all her words
Fmaj7 Bb C
Of kindness linger on - When she no longer needs you.
 
C Em Am C/G
She wakes up, she makes up, She takes her time
Fmaj7 Bb C
and doesn't feel she has to hurry - She no longer needs you.
Dm A7
And in her eyes you see nothing -
Dm A7 Dm A7
No sign of love behind the tears - Cried for no one.
Dm A7 Dm G11 G7
A love that should have lasted years.
 
C Em Am C/G
You want her, you need her, And yet you don't believe her
Fmaj7 Bb C
When she said her love is dead - You think she needs you...
Dm A7
And in her eyes you see nothing -
Dm A7 Dm A7
No sign of love behind the tears - Cried for no one.
Dm A7 Dm G11 G7
A love that should have lasted years.
 
C Em Am C/G
You stay home, she goes out, She says that long ago
Fmaj7 Bb C
She knew someone but now he's gone - She doesn't need him.
 
C Em Am C/G
Your day breaks, your mind aches, There will be time
Fmaj7 Bb C
When all the things she said will fill your head - you won't forget her.
Dm A7
And in her eyes you see nothing -
Dm A7 Dm A7
No sign of love behind the tears - Cried for no one.
Dm A7 Dm G11 G7
A love that should have lasted years.

 24. Get Back

Lennon & McCartney / the Beatles: Let it Be (1970)

Intro: A A G D
| : / / / / | / / / / : |
A D A G D
Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner, But he knew it couldn't last.
A D A G D
Jojo left his home in Tucson, Arizona For some California grass.
A D A G D
Get back, get back! Get back to where you once belonged
A D G D
Get back, get back! Get back to where you once belonged
A
- Get back Jo!
Solo: A A D A G D
(Piano) | : / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / / : |
A D A G D
Get back, get back! Get back to where you once belonged
A D G D
Get back, get back! Get back to where you once belonged
A
- Get back Jo!
A D A G D
Sweet Loretta Martin thought she was a woman, But she was another man.
A D A G D
All the girls around her said she's got it comin', But she gets it while she can.
A D A G D
Get back, get back! Get back to where you once belonged
A D G D
Get back, get back! Get back to where you once belonged
A
- Get back Jo!
Solo: A A D A G D
(Guitar) | : / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / / : |
A D A G D
Get back, get back! Get back to where you once belonged
A D G D
Get back, get back! Get back to where you once belonged
A
- Get back Jo!

 25. Girl

Lennon, McCartney / the Beatles (1965)

Em B7 Em Em7
Is there anybody going to listen to my story
Am C G B7
all about the girl who came to stay?
 
Em B7 Em Em7
She's the kind of girl you want so much it makes you sorry
Am C G B7
Still, you don't regret a single day.
G Bm Am D7 G Bm Am D7
Ah gi-irl, gi-irl.
 
When I think of all the times I've tried so hard to leave her, 
She will turn to me and start to cry. 
And she promises the earth to me and I believe her, 
after all this time I don't know why. 
Ah, girl, girl. 
bridge
Am E Am E Am
She's the kind of girl who puts you down when friends are there, you feel a fool.
Am E Am C
When you say she's looking good she acts as if it's understood. She's coo-oo-ool!
G Bm Am D7 G Bm Am D7
gi-irl, gi-irl.
 
Was she told when she was young that pain would lead to pleasure? 
Did she understand it when they said: 
that a man must break his back to earn his day of leisure, 
Will she still believe it when he's dead? 
Ah girl, girl, girl! 

 26. Help!

Lennon & McCartney / the Beatles: HELP! (1965)

 
Am F
Help! I need somebody Help! Not just anybody
D G
Help! You know I need someone, Help!
 
G Em
When I was younger, so much younger than today,
C Am C F G
I never needed anybody's help in any way.
G Em
But now those days are gone I'm not so self-assured,
C Am C F G
Now I find I've changed my mind, I've opened up the door.
Am Am/G F F/E
Help me if you can I'm feeling down, and I do appreciate you being 'round.
D G Em G
Help me get my feet back on the ground, won't you please please help me.
 
And now my life has changed in oh so many ways, 
My independence seemed to vanish in the haze. 
But every now and then I feel so insecure, 
I know that I just need you like I've never done before. 
Help me if you can I'm feeling down, and I do appreciate you being 'round. 
Help me get my feet back on the ground, won't you please please help me. 
 
When I was younger, so much younger than today, 
I never needed anybody's help in any way. 
But now those days are gone I'm not so self-assured, 
Now I find I've changed my mind, I've opened up the door. 
Help me if you can I'm feeling down, and I do appreciate you being 'round. 
Help me get my feet back on the ground, won't you please please help me. 
Help me, help me, oooh. 

 27. Here Comes the Sun

George Harrison / the Beatles: Abbey Road (1969)

G Cmaj7
Here comes the sun, do do do do.
A7 G C G C G D7 G G7
Here comes the sun, and I say; it's all right
G C6 D7
Little darling,, it's been a long, cold, lonely winter.
G C6 D7
Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here.
Here comes the sun, do do do do. 
Here comes the sun, and I say, it's all right. 
 
Little darling, the smiles returning to their faces. 
Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here. 
Here comes the sun, do do do do. 
Here comes the sun, and I say, it's all right. 
Bridge
Bb F C G D7
Su-un, sun, sun, here it comes!
Su-un, sun, sun, here it comes! 
Su-un, sun, sun, here it comes! 
 
Little darling, I feel that ice is slowly melting. 
Little darling, it feels like years since it's been clear. 
Here comes the sun, do do do do. 
Here comes the sun, and I say, it's all right. 
 
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes. 
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes... 

 28. Here There and Everywhere

Lennon & McCartney / the Beatles: Revolver (1966)

G Bm Bb Am11 D7
To lead a better life, I need my love to be here.
 
G Am7 Bm C G Am7
Here, making each day of the year;
Bm C F#m7 B7
Changing my life with a wave of her hand,
F#m7 B7 Em Am Am7 D7
Nobody can deny that there's something there.
 
G Am7 Bm C G Am7
There, running my hands through her hair;
Bm C F#m7 B7
Both of us thinking how good it can be,
F#m7 B7 Em Am Am7 D7
Someone is speaking, but she doesn't know he's there.
 
Bb Gm
I want her everywhere
Cm D7 Gm
And if she's beside me I know I need never care.
Cm D7 G Am7
But to love her is to need her everywhere.
Bm C G Am7
Knowing that love is to share,
Bm C F#m7 B7
Each one believing that love never dies,
F#m7 B7 Em Am Am7 D7
Watching her eyes, and hoping I'm always there!
 
Bb Gm
I want her everywhere
Cm D7 Gm
And if she's beside me I know I need never care.
Cm D7 G Am7
But to love her is to need her everywhere.
Bm C G Am7
Knowing that love is to share,
Bm C F#m7 B7
Each one believing that love never dies,
F#m7 B7 Em Am D7sus4 D7
Watching her eyes, and hoping I'm always there,
G Am Bm C
will be there, and everywhere.
G Am7 Bm C G
Here, there, and everywhere.

 29. Hey Jude

Lennon & McCartney / the Beatles (1967)

G D D7 D7sus4 D7 G
Hey Jude, don't make it bad, take a sad song and make it better!
C G D7 G
Remember to let her into your heart, Then you can start to make it better.
 
G D D7 D7sus4 D7 G
Hey Jude, don't be afraid, you were made to go out and get her!
C G D7 G
The minute you let her under your skin, Then you begin to make it better!
 
G7 C C/B Am D7 G
And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain, Don't carry the world upon your shoulders!
G7 C C/B Am D7 G
For well now you know that it's a fool who plays it cool By making his world a little colder.
G G7 D7
Na-na-na na-na na-na-na
 
G D D7 D7sus4 D7 G
Hey Jude, don't let me down, You have found her, now go and get her!
C G D7 G
Remember to let her into your heart, Then you can start, to make it better!
 
G7 C C/B Am D7 G
So let it out and let it in, Hey Jude, begin; You're waiting for someone to perform with!
G7 C C/B Am D7 G
And don't you know that it's just you, Hey Jude, You'll do, The movement you need is on your shoulders.
G G7 D7
Na-na-na na-na na-na-na, yeah!
 
G D D7 D7sus4 D7 G
Hey Jude, don't make it bad, take a sad song and make it better!
C G D7 G
Remember to let her into your heart, Then you can start to make it better, better, better, better! Oooh!
 
G F C G F
Na-na-na Nana-na-na, Nana-na-na, Hey Jude! Na-na-na Nana-na-na, ...

 30. I Am The Walrus

Lennon, McCartney/the Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour (1967)

(intro) B A D G F Bb E E7 D D7
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
A A/G C D E A A/G
I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together
C D A
See how they run like pigs from a gun see how they fly; I'm crying!
 
A A/G D/F# Fmaj7 G A A/G
Sitting on a cornflake waiting for the van to come.
F B
Corporation tee shirt, stupid bloody Tuesday, Man you've been a naughty boy you let your face grow long!
C D E
I am the egg-man, they are the egg-men, I am the Walrus - Goo goo g'joob!
 
A A/G C D E A A/G
Mister city p'liceman sitting pretty little p'lice men in a row;
C D A
See how they fly like Lucy in the Sky see how they run: I'm crying!
Dsus4 A E D D7
I'm cry-ing I'm crying - I'm cry-ing!
 
A A/G D/F# Fmaj7 G A A/G
Yellow matter custard dripping from a dead dog's eye.
F B
Crab a locker fishwife, pornographic priestess, Boy you been a naughty girl you let your knickers down!
C D E B A D G F Bb E E7 D D7
I am the egg-man, they are the egg-men, I am the Walrus - Goo goo g'joob!
 
B A G F E
Sitting in an English garden waiting for the sun.
F B7
If the sun don't come you get a tan from standing in the English rain
C D E
I am the egg-man, they are the egg-men, I am the Walrus - Goo goo g'joob!
 
A A/G C D E A A/G
Expert, texpert, choking smokers, don't you think the joker laughs at you?
C D A
See how they smile like pigs in a sty, see how they snied: I'm crying!
 
A A/G D/F# Fmaj7 G A A/G
Semolina Pilchard climbing up the Eiffel Tower.
F B
Element'ry penguin singing Hare Krishna. Man you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allan Poe!
C D E
I am the egg-man, they are the egg-men, I am the Walrus - Goo goo g'joob!
Goo goo g'joob! Goo goo goo... 

 31. I'm Only Sleeping

Lennon & McCartney / the Beatles: Revolver (1966)

Em Am G C G B7
When I wake up early in the morning; Lift my head I'm still yawning.
Em Am G C G C Am
When I'm in the middle of a dream; Stay in bed Float upstream.
G Am Bm Am
Please don't wake me; No, don't shake me; Leave me where I am,
Am Cmaj7 (Bass-Riff)
I'm only sleeping...
 
Em Am G C G B7
Everybody seems to think I'm lazy; I don't mind, I think they're crazy.
Em Am G C G C Am
Running everywhere at such a speed; 'Til they find, There's no need.
G Am Bm Am
Please don't spoil my day, I'm miles away, And after all,
Bm Cmaj7
I'm only sleeping...
Bridge
Dm7 E Am Am/G F
Keeping an eye on the world going by my window, taking my time
E7 Am G C G B7
Lying there and staring at the ceiling; Waiting for - a sleepy feeling
Solo
Em Am G C G C
G Am Bm Am
Please don't spoil my day; I'm miles away, And after all:
C
I'm only sleeping...
E7 Am G C G B7
When I wake up early in the morning; Lift my head I'm still yawning.
Em Am G C G C Am
When I'm in the middle of a dream; Stay in bed Float upstream.
G Am Bm Am
Please don't wake me; No, don't shake me; Leave me where I am,
Am Cmaj7
I'm only sleeping...

 32. I'm so Tired

Lennon & McCartney / the Beatles: White Album (1968)

A G#7 D E7 A F#m7 D E7
I'm so tired, I haven't slept a wink, I'm so tired, my mind is on the blink.
A E+ F#m Dm
I wonder should I get up and fix myself a drink, no, no, no!
 
A G#7 D E7 A F#m7 D E7
I'm so tired, I don't know what to do, I'm so tired, my mind is set on you.
A E+ F#m Dm
I wonder should I call you but I know what you would do...
A
You say, I'm putting you on but it's no joke, it's doing me harm, you know I
E7
can't sleep, I can't stop my brain, you know it's three weeks, I'm going insane,
D A
you know I'd give you everything I've got for a little peace of mind.
 
A G#7 D E7 A F#m7 D E7
I'm so tired, I'm feeling so upset. Although I'm so tired, I'll have another cigarette
A E+ F#m Dm
and curse Sir Walter Raleigh, he was such a stupid get.
A
You say, I'm putting you on but it's no joke, it's doing me harm, you know I
E7
can't sleep, I can't stop my brain, you know it's three weeks, I'm going insane,
D A
you know I'd give you everything I've got for a little peace of mind.
 
D A
Give you everything I've got for a little peace of mind.

 33. In My Life

Lennon, McCartney / the Beatles: Rubber Soul (1965)

E B E B
/ / / / / /
E E6 E7 A6 Am E
There are places I'll remember - all my li- - ife though some have changed,
E E6 E7 A6 Am E
Some forever not for better; some have go- - one and some remain.
E6 A6 D E
All these places had their moments, with lovers and friends I still can recall,
E6 A6 Am E B
Some are dead and some are living, in my life I've loved them all.
 
E E6 E7 A6 Am E
But of all these friends and lovers, there is no one compares with you,
E E6 E7 A6 Am E
And these memories lose their meaning, when I think of love as something new.
E6 A6 D E
Though I know I'll never lose affection for people and things that went before,
E6 A6 Am E B
I know I'll often stop and think about them, in my life I'll love you more.
(Piano/Harpsichord solo)
E E6 E7 A6 Am E
E6 A6 D E
Though I know I'll never lose affection for people and things that went before,
E6 A6 Am E B
I know I'll often stop and think about them, in my life I'll love you more.
Am E B B7 E
In my life I'll love you more.

Am6
 

 34. Lady Madonna

Lennon/ McCartney

E A E A
Lady Madonna, children at your feet
E A E C D E
Wonder how you manage to make ends meet
A E A
Who finds the money when you pay the rent
E A E C D E
Did you think that money was heaven sent?
Am D
Friday night arrives without a suitcase
G Em
Sunday morning creeping like a nun
Am D7
Monday's child has learned to tie his bootlace
G Am6 B7
See how they'll run
E A E A
Lady Madonna, baby at your breast
E A E A
Wonder how you manage to feed the rest
E A E A
Lady Madonna, lying in your bed
E A E C D E
Listen to the music playing in your head
Am D
Tuesday afternoon is never ending
G Em
Wednesday morning papers didn't come
Am D
Thursday night your stockings needed mending
G Am6 B7
See how they'll run
E A E A
Lady Madonna, children at your feet
E A E A
Wonder how you manage to make ends meet

 35. Let it be

Lennon, McCartney / the Beatles: Let it Be (1970)

C G
When I find myself in time of trouble
Am F
Mother Mary comes to me
C G F F/E F/D C
Speaking words of wisdom let it be .
C G
And in my hours of darkness,
Am F
she is standing right in front of me
C G F F/E F/D C
Speaking words of wisdom let it be .
Am G F C
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be!
G F F/E F/D C
Whisper words of wisdom: let it be.
 
And when the broken hearted people living in the world agree 
There will be an answer, let it be 
but though they may be parted 
There is still a chance that they will see 
There will be an answer, let it be 
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be! 
Whisper words of wisdom: let it be. 
 
And when the night is cloudy 
there is still a light that shines on me 
Shines on still tomorrow, let it be 
I wake up to the sound of music 
Mother Mary comes to me 
Speaking words of wisdom: let it be. 
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be! 
Speaking words of wisdom: let it be. 

 36. Maxwell's Silver Hammer

Lennon, McCartney / the Beatles: Abbey Road (1969)

D B7 Em
Joan was quizzical, studied pataphysical science in the home,
A7 D A
late night all alone with a test tube, oh, oh, oh, oh.
D B7 Em
Maxwell Edison, majoring in medicine, calls her on the phone.
A7 D A
Can I take you out to the pictures, Jo-o-o-oan?
E7 A7
But, as she's getting ready to go, a knock comes from the door:
D E7
Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer came down upon her head.
A7 Em A7 D
Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer made sure that she was dead.
 
D B7 Em
Back in school again, Maxwell plays the fool again, teacher gets annoyed.
A7 D A
Wishing to avoid an unpleasant sce-e-e-ene.
D B7 Em
She tells Max to stay when the class has gone away, so he waits behind.
A7 D A
Writing fifty times "I must not be so-o-o-o.
E7 A7
But, when she turns her back on the boy, he creeps up from behind:
D E7
Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer came down upon her head.
A7 Em A7 D
Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer made sure that she was dead.
 
D B7 Em
P.C. thirtyone said "We've caught a dirty one.", Maxwell stands alone.
A7 D A
Painting testimonial pictures, oh - oh, oh - oh.
D B7 Em
Rose and Valerie, screaming from the gallery, say he must go free.
A7 D A
The judge does not agree And he tells them so-o-o-o.
E7 A7
But, as the words are leaving his lips, a noise came from behind:
D E7
Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer came down upon his head.
A7 Em A7 D
Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer made sure that he was dead.

 37. Michelle

Lennon & McCartney / the Beatles: Rubber Soul (1966)

Em Em7+ Em7 Em6 Am7 B7
E Am7 D6 C B7 C7 B7
Michelle, ma belle, these are words that go together well, my Michelle!
E Am7 D6 C B7 C7 B7
Michelle, ma belle, sont les mots qui 'vont tres bien ensemble, tres bien ensemble!
 
Em G7 C
I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say,
B7 Em B7 Em Am7 Em Em7+ Em7 Em6 Am7 B7
until I find a way - I will say the only words I know that you'll understand:
E Am7 D6 C B7 C7 B7
Michelle, ma belle, these are words that go together well, my Michelle!
E Am7 D6 C B7 C7 B7
Michelle, ma belle, sont les mots qui 'vont tres bien ensemble, tres bien ensemble!
 
Em G7 C
I need to, I need to, I need to, I need to make you see,
B7 Em B7 Em Am7 Em Em7+ Em7 Em6 Am7 B7
oh, what you mean to me - un- -til I do I'm hoping you will know what I mean:
E
I love you...
guitar
E Am7 D C B7 C7 B7
Em G7 C
I want you, I want you, I want you, I think you know by now,
B7 Em B7 Em Am7 Em Em7+ Em7 Em6 Am7 B7
I'll get to you some--how - un- -til I do I'm telling you so you'll understand:
E Am7 D6 C B7 C7 B7
Michelle, ma belle, sont les mots qui 'vont tres bien ensemble, tres bien ensemble!
Em Em7+ Em7 Em6 Am7 B7 E
And I will say the only words I know that you'll understand, my Michelle...
guitar
|: E Am7 D C B7 C7 B7 :|

 38. Norwegian Wood

Lennon, McCartney / the Beatles (1965)

E A E A E A E A E
I once had a girl or should I say she once had me?
E A E A E A G A E
She showed me her room isn't it good Norwegian wood?
Em A
She asked me to stay and she told me to sit anywhere.
Em F#m B7
So I looked around and I noticed there wasn't a chair.
 
E A E A E A E
I sat on a rug biding my time drinking her wine
E A E A E A E
We talked until two and then she said it's time for bed
|: E A E A E A E :|
Em A
She told me she worked in the morning and started to laugh
Em F#m B7
I told her I didn't and crawled off to sleep in the bath
 
E A E A E A E
And when I awoke I was alone this bird had flown
E A E A E A E
So I lit a fire isn't it good Norwegian wood

 39. Nowhere Man

John Lennon/Paul McCartney

C G F C
He's a real nowhere man, Sitting in his nowhere land,
F Fm C
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
 
C G F G
Doesn't have a point of view, Knows not where he's going to,
F Fm C
Isn't he a bit like you and me?
Em F Em F
Nowhere man, please listen, You don't know what you're missing,
Em F G
Nowhere man, the world is at your command.
guitar
C G F C F Fm C
C G F C
He's as blind as he can be, Just sees what he wants to see,
F Fm C
Nowhere man can you see me at all?
Em F Em F
Nowhere man, don't worry, Take your time, don't hurry,
Em F G
Leave it all 'till somebody else lends you a hand.
 
C G F C
Doesn't have a point of view, Knows not where he's going to,
F Fm C
Isn't he a bit like you and me?
Em F Em F
Nowhere man, please listen, You don't know what you're missing,
Em F G
Nowhere man, the world is at your command.
 
C G F C
He's a real nowhere man, Sitting in his nowhere land,
F Fm C
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody,
F Fm C
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody,
F Fm C
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.

 40. Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da

Lennon & Paul McCartney / the Beatles: White Album (1968)

D A G D7 G
Desmond has a barrow in the market place, Molly is the singer in a band.
C G D7 G
Desmond says to Molly, girl I like your face and Molly says this as she takes him by the hand:
|: G Bm Em G D7 G :|
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on - Bra - Bra la how the life goes on.
 
G D7 G
Desmond takes a trolley to the jeweller's store, buys a twenty carat golden ring.
C G D7 G
Takes it back to Molly, waiting at the door, and as he gives it to her she begins to sing.
|: G Bm Em G D7 G :|
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on - Bra - Bra la how the life goes on.
Bridge
C G
In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home -
C G D7
with a couple of kids running in the yard of Desmond and Molly Jones.
 
G D7 G
Happy ever after in the market place, Desmond lets the children lend a hand.
G7 C G D7 G
Molly stays at home and does her pretty face, and in the evening she still sings it with the band.
|: G Bm Em G D7 G :|
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on - Bra - Bra la how the life goes on.
Bridge
C G
In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home -
C G D7
with a couple of kids running in the yard of Desmond and Molly Jones.
 
G D7 G
Happy ever after in the market place, Molly lets the children lend a hand.
G7 C G D7 G
Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face, and in the evening she's a singer with the band.
|: G Bm Em G D7 G :|
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on - Bra - Bra la how the life goes on.
C D7 G
And if you want some fun: Sing Ob-La-Di-La-Da!

Capo IV

 41. Octopus's Garden

Richard Starkey / the Beatles: Abbey Road (1969)

C Am
I'd like to be under the sea
F C G7
In an Octopus's Garden in the shade.
C Am
He'd let us in, knows where we've been,
F C G7
In his Octopus's Garden in the shade.
Am G
I'd ask my friends to come and see
F G7
An Octopus's Garden with me.
C Am
I'd like to be under the sea
F G7 C
In an Octopus's Garden in the shade.
 
We would be warm below the storm 
In our little hideaway beneath the waves. 
Resting our head on the sea bed 
In an Octopus's Garden near a cave. 
We would sing and dance around 
Because we know we can't be found. 
I'd like to be under the sea 
In an Octopus's Garden in the shade. 
Solo
 
We would shout and swim about 
The coral that lies beneath the waves. 
Oh, what joy for every girl and boy 
Knowing they're happy and they're safe. 
We would be so happy, you and me. 
No one there to tell us what to do. 
I'd like to be under the sea 
In an Octopus's Garden with you. 
In an Octopus's Garden with you. 
In an Octopus's Garden with you. 

 42. Paperback Writer

Lennon & McCartney / the Beatles: Revolver (1966)

n.c.
Paperback writer!
G
Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book?
It took me years to write, will you take a look 
It's based on a novel by a man named Lear 
C D G
And I need a job so I want to be a paperback writer - Paperback writer
 
It's a dirty story of a dirty man 
And his clinging wife doesn't understand 
His son is working for the Daily Mail 
C D G
It's a steady job but he wants to be a paperback writer - Paperback writer!
 
It's a thousand pages, give or take a few 
I'll be writing more in a week or two 
I can make it longer if you like the style 
C D G
I can change it 'round and I want to be a paperback writer - Paperback writer!
 
If you really like it you can have the rights 
It could make a milion for you overnight 
If you must return it you can send it here 
C D G
But I need a break and I want to be a paperback writer - writer - Paperback writer!
 
C G
Paperback writer!

 43. Penny Lane

John Lennon/Paul McCartney

A Bm7 E7
In Penny Lane there is a barber showing photographs
A Am7
Of every head he's had the pleasure to know.
Am6 Fmaj7 E7
And all the people that come and go - Stop and say hello.
 
A Bm7 E7
On the corner is a banker with a motor car,
A Am7
The little children laugh at him behind his back.
Am6 Fmaj7 E7 D
And the banker never wears a mack - In the pouring rain - very strange.
G C
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes.
G C E E7
There beneath the blue suburban skies I sit and meanwhile back.
 
A Bm7 E7
In Penny Lane there is a fireman with an hourglass.
A Am7
And in his pocket is a portrait of the queen.
Am6 Fmaj7 E7
He likes to keep his fire engine clean - It's a clean machine.
trumpet
G C
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes.
G C E E7
Four of fish and fingerpies - in summer, meanwhile back.
A Bm7 E7
Behind the shelter in the middle of a roundabout
A Am7
A pretty nurse is selling poppies from a tray,
Am6 Fmaj7 E7
And though she feel as if she's in a play - she is anyway.
 
A Bm7 E7
In Penny Lane the barber shaves another customer.
A Am7
We see the banker sitting waiting for a trim.
Am6 Fmaj7 E7
And the fireman rushes in - From the pouring rain - very strange
G C
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes.
G C E E7
There beneath the blue suburban skies I sit and meanwhile back.
A D
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes.
A D A
There beneath the blue suburban skies, Penny Lane.

 44. Something

George Harrison

Riff 1: F Bb G C Riff 2: F Bb G A e|-------------------|-0--0--0--0-| e|-------------------|-0--0--0--0-| b|-----1---------0---|-1--1--1--1-| b|-----1---------0---|-2--2--2--2-| G|---2-2-2---3---0---|-0--0--0--0-| G|---2-2-2---3---0---|-2--2--2--2-| D|---3---3---3-------|-2--2--2--2-| D|---3---3---3-------|-2--2--2--2-| A|-------------1-----|-3--3--3--3-| A|-------------1-----|-0--0--0--0-| E|-1---------------3-|-x--x--x--x-| E|-1---------------3-|-0--0--0--0-|
 
C Em
Something in the way she moves
Bb F
Attracts me like no other lover.
D7 G
Something in the way she woos me:
 
Am
I don't want to leave her now
Am/G
You know I believe and how!
Riff 1
 
Somewhere in her smile she knows 
That I don't need no other lover. 
Something in her style that shows me: 
 
I don't want to leave her now 
You know I believe and how! 
Riff 2
 
A F#m
You're asking me, will my love grow?
D G A
I don't know, I don't know!
A F#m
You stick around now it may show:
D G C
I don't know, I don't know!
 
Zwischenspiel(Akkorde wie Strophe)
Riff 1
Something in the way she knows - And all I have to do is think of her. 
Something in the things she shows me: 
I don't want to leave her now - You know I believe and how! 
Riff 2
Riff 1

 45. Strawberry Fields Forever for Dummies

Lennon, McCartney/the Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour (1967)

C Gm A
Let me take you down, 'cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields, Nothing is real,
F A F C
And nothing to get hung about - Strawberry Fields forever
 
G Bm Dm Am Am/G F
Living is easy with eyes closed, Misunderstanding all you see .
F G C Am F G C
It's getting hard to be someone but it all works out, It doesn't matter much to me.
C Gm A
Let me take you down, 'cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields, Nothing is real,
F A F C
And nothing to get hung about - Strawberry Fields forever
 
G Bm Dm Am Am/G F
No one I think is in my tree, I mean it must be high or low;
F G C Am F G C
That is, you can't you know tune in but it's all right, That is, I think it's not too bad.
C Gm A
Let me take you down, 'cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields, Nothing is real,
F A F C
And nothing to get hung about - Strawberry Fields forever
 
G Bm Dm Am Am/G F
Always know, sometimes think it's me, But you know I know when it's a dream.
F G C Am F G C
I think a "No" will be a "Yes", but it's all wrong, That is, I think I disagree.
C Gm
Let me take you down, 'cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields
A F A F C
Nothing is real, and nothing to get hung about - Strawberry Fields forever
F C F C
Strawberry Fields forever - Strawberry Fields forever

 46. The Fool on the Hill

Lennon & McCartney / the Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour (1968)

D G D ( Bm ) G
Day after day, alone on a hill, The man with the foolish grin is keeping perfectly still,
Em A D Bm Em A
But nobody wants to know him, they can see that he's just a fool, And he never gives an answer.
Dm Bb
But the fool on the hill sees the sun going down
C Am Dm D
And the eyes in his head see the world spinning round...
 
D G D G
Well on the way head in a cloud, the man of thousand voices talking perfectly loud,
Em A D Bm Em A
But nobody ever hears him, or the sound he appears to make, And he never seems to notice.
Dm Bb
But the fool on the hill sees the sun going down
C Am Dm D
And the eyes in his head see the world spinning round...
flute
D G D G
Em A D Bm Em A
And nobody seems to like him, they can tell what he wants to do, And he never shows his feelings.
Dm Bb
But the fool on the hill sees the sun going down
C Am Dm D
And the eyes in his head see the world spinning round...
D G D G
Oh, around and round - Oh, around and round...
Em A D Bm Em A
he never listens to them, he knows that they're the fools - They don't like him.
Dm Bb
But the fool on the hill sees the sun going down
C Am Dm D
And the eyes in his head see the world spinning round...
D G D G
Oh, around and round - Oh, around and round...

 47. We Can Work It Out

Lennon & McCartney / the Beatles

D Em D Em C D
Try to see it my way - Do I have to keep on talking till I can't go on?
D Em D Em C D
While you see it your way - Run the risk of knowing that our love may soon be gone!
G D G A
We can work it out - We can work it out!
 
D Em D Em C D
Think of what you're say-ing - You can get it wrong and still you think that it's all right!
D Em D Em C D
Think of what I'm say-ing - We can work it out and get it straight or say goodnight!
G D G A
We can work it out - We can work it out!
Bridge
Bm G F#7
Life is very short and there's no ti--me
Bm Bm/A Bm/G Bm/F#
For fussing and fighting my friend.
Bm G F#7
I have always thought that it's a cri--me
Bm Bm/A Bm/G Bm/F#
So I will ask you once again:
 
D Em D Em C D
Try to see it my way - Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong.
Em D Em C D
While you see it your way - There's a chance that we might fall apart before too long!
G D G A
We can work it out - We can work it out!
Bridge
Bm G F#7
Life is very short and there's no ti--me
Bm Bm/A Bm/G Bm/F#
For fussing and fighting my friend.
Bm G F#7
I have always thought that it's a cri--me
Bm Bm/A Bm/G Bm/F#
So I will ask you once again:
 
D Em D Em C D
Try to see it my way - Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong.
Em D Em C D
While you see it your way - There's a chance that we might fall apart before too long!
G D G A
We can work it out - We can work it out!
D Em D

 48. When I'm Sixty-Four

Lennon, McCartney / the Beatles (1967)

C G7 C G7
When I get older, losing my hair, many years from now,
C
will you still be sending me a Valentine, birthday greetings, bottle of wine?
C7 F
If I'd been out 'til quarter to three, would you lock the door?
Ab7 C A7 D7 G7 C
Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm sixty-four?
Am G Am E7 Am
You'll be older, too. (Aaah-aah)
Dm F G7 C G7
And if you say the word, I could stay with you.
 
C G7
I could be handy, mending a fuse, when your lights have gone.
C
You can knit a sweater by the fireside, sunday mornings, go for a ride.
C7 G7
Doing the garden, digging the weeds, who could ask for more?
Ab7 C A7 D7 G7 C
Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm sixty-four?
Am G Am
Every summer we can rent a cottage in the Isle of Wight, if it's not to dear.
E7 Am
We shall scrimp and save. (and save)
Dm F G7 C G7
Grandchildren on your knee, Vera, Chuck, and Dave.
 
C G7
Send me a postcard, drop me a line stating point of view.
C
Indicate precisely what you mean to say, yours sincerely wasting away.
C7 G
Give me your answer, fill in a form - mine forever more.
Ab7 C A7 D7 G7 C G7 C
Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm sixty-four?

Am7/G
Am/F#
E/b
E/c#
E/b
E/e

 49. While My Guitar Gently Weeps

George Harrison

Intro: Am Am7/G Am/F# F Am G D E7
Am Am7/G Am/F# F
I look at you all see the love there that's sleeping
Am G D E7
While my guitar gently weeps
Am Am7/G Am/F# F
I look at the floor and I see it needs sweeping
Am G C E7
Still my guitar gently weeps
barre: A C#m F#m C#m Bm E/b E/c# E/d E/e
I don't know why nobody told you - how to unfold your love
A C#m F#m C#m Bm E/b E/c# E/d E/e
I don't know how someone controlled you - They bought and sold you
 
Am Am/G Am/F# F
I look at the world and I notice it's turning
Am G D E7
While my guitar gently weeps
Am Am/G Am/F# F
With every mistake we must surely be learning
Am G C E7
Still my guitar gently weeps
Solo over verse
A C#m F#m C#m Bm E/b E/c# E/d E/e
I don't know how you were diverted - You were perverted too
A C#m F#m C#m Bm E/b E/c# E/d E/e
I don't know how you were inverted - No one alerted you
 
Am Am7/G Am/F# F
I look at you all see the love there that's sleeping
Am G D E7
While my guitar gently weeps
Am Am7/G Am/F# F Am G D E7
..Look at you all - Still my guitar gently weeps
Solo to the end...

 50. With a Little Help from my Friends

Lennon & McCartney / the Beatles: Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)

C G Dm G C
What would you think if I sang out of tune, Would you stand up and walk out on me?
C G Dm G C
Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song, And I'll try not to sing out of key.
C Bb F C
Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends,
C Bb F C
Mm, I get high with a little help from my friends.
C Bb F C
Mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends.
G
C G Dm G C
What do I do when my love is away, Does it worry you to be alone?
C G Dm G C
How do I feel by the end of the day, Are you sad because you're on your own?
C Bb F C
No, I get by with a little help from my friends,
C Bb F C
Mm, I get high with a little help from my friends.
C Bb F C
Mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends.
bridge
Am D C Bb F
Do you need anybody? - I need somebody to love.
Am D C Bb F
Could it be anybody? - I want somebody to love.
 
C G Dm G C
Would you believe in a love at first sight? Yes, I'm certain that it happens all the time.
C G Dm G C
What do you see when you turn out the light? I can't tell you but I know it's mine.
C Bb F C
Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends,
C Bb F C
Mm, I get high with a little help from my friends.
C Bb F C
Oh, Im gonna try with a little help from my friends.
bridge
Am D C Bb F
Do you need anybody? - I need somebody to love.
Am D C Bb F
Could it be anybody? - I want somebody to love.
C Bb F C
Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends,
C Bb F C
Mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends.
C Bb F C
Oh, I get high with a little help from my friends.
C Bb F
Yes, I get by with a little help from my friends,
Ab Bb C
With a little help from my frie-ee-ends.

 51. Yellow Submarine

Lennon & McCartney / the Beatles: Revolver (1966)

F G F C
In the town where I was born
Am Dm F G
Lived a man who sailed to sea.
F G F C
And he told us of his life
Am Dm F G
In the land of submarines.
F G F C
So we sailed up to the sun
Am Dm F G
Till we found the sea of green.
F G F C
And we lived beneath the waves
Am Dm F G
In our yellow submarine.
C G G7 C
We all live in a yellow submarine, Yellow submarine, yellow submarine!
C G G7 C
We all live in a yellow submarine, Yellow submarine, yellow submarine!
 
And our friends are all on board - Many more of them live next door. 
And the band begins to play! 
Trumpet: Tat ta ta ta...
We all live in a yellow submarine, Yellow submarine, yellow submarine! 
We all live in a yellow submarine, Yellow submarine, yellow submarine! 
"Full speed ahead, Mr. Barkley, full speed ahead!"
"Full speed over here, Sir!" - "All together! All together!"
"Aye, aye, Sir, fire!" - "Captain! Captain!"
 
As we live a life of ease - Everyone of us has all we need. 
Sky of blue and sea of green - In our yellow submarine 
We all live in a yellow submarine, Yellow submarine, yellow submarine! 
We all live in a yellow submarine, Yellow submarine, yellow submarine! 

 52. Yesterday

Lennon & McCartney / Beatles: Help (1965)

F Em7 A4 Dm C Bb
Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away.
C F
Now it looks as though they're here to stay.
C Dm G Bb F
Oh I be-lieve in yesterday.
 
Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be. 
There's a shadow hanging over me. 
Oh yesterday came suddenly. 
A4 A7 Dm C Bb C F
Why she had to go I don't know she wouldn't say
A4 A7 Dm C Bb C F
I said something wrong now I long for yesterday.
 
Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play. 
Now I need a place to hide away, 
oh I believe in yesterday. 
Why she had to go I don't know she wouldn't say 
I said something wrong now I long for yesterday. 
 
Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play. 
Now I need a place to hide away, 
oh I believe in yesterday. 
 
Hm Hm Hm Hm... 

 53. You've Got to Hide Your Love Away

Lennon & McCartney / the Beatles: Help (1965)

G D F G C F C
Here I stand head in hand, turn my face to the wall
G D F G C F C D
If she's gone I can't go on, feeling two foot small
G D F G C F C
Everywhere people stare each and every way
G D F G C F C D D/C D/B D/A
I can see them laugh at me and I hear them say
G C Dsus D D6 D
Hey you got to hide your love away
G C Dsus D D6 D
Hey you got to hide your love away
 
G D F G C F C
How can I even try, I can never win
G D F G C F C D
Hearing them seeing them in the state I'm in
G D F G C F C
How could she say to me love will find away
G D F G C F C D
Gather round all you clown, let me hear you say ay ay
G C Dsus D D6 D
Hey you got to hide your love away
G C Dsus D D6 D
Hey you got to hide your love away

Bee Gees

 54. Morning of my Life

Bee Gees

G C G
In the morning when the moon is at it's rest,
Em C G
you will see me at the time I love the best,
Am Bm
watching rainbows, play on sunlight,
Am Bm Am
pools of water iced from cold night, in the morning.
C D C G
'Tis the morning of my life. 'tis the morning of my life.
 
In the daytime I will meet you as before. 
You will find me waiting by the ocean floor, 
building castles in the shifting sands 
in a world that no one understands, in the morning. 
C D C G
'Tis the morning of my life. 'tis the morning of my life.
 
G Am
In the morning of my life
C D G
the minutes take so long to drift away.
G Am
Please be patient with your life,
C D G
it's only morning and you're still to live your day.
 
In the evening I will fly you to the moon, 
to the top right hand corner of the ceiling in my room, 
where we'll stay until the sun shines, 
another day to swing on clothes lines, I'll be yawning. 
C D C G
It is the morning of my life. It is the morning of my life.
G
In the morning, In the morning.

 55. Spicks and Specks

Barry Gibb / Bee Gees: Spicks and Specks (1966)

G D Em Bm
Where is the sun that shone on my head?
C G A D
The sun in my life, it is dead, it is dead.
G D Em Bm
Where is the light that would stay in my street,
C G D G D
And where are the friends I could meet, I could meet?
 
G D Em Bm
Where are the girls I left far behind?
C G D G D
The spicks and the specks of the girls on my mind?
G D Em Bm
Where is the sun that shone on my head?
C G D G D D#
The sun in my life, it is dead, it is dead
 
G# D# Fm Cm
Where are the girls I left far behind,
C# G# D# G# E
The spicks and the specks of the girls on my mind?
A E F#m C#m
Where are the girls I left far behind,
D A E A
The spicks and the specks of the girls on my mind?
 
A E F#m C#m
Where is the girl I have loved all along?
D A E A
The girl that I love, she is gone, she is gone!
 
A E F#m C#m
All of my life I've tossed with the day,
D A E A E
The spicks and the specks of my life gone away!
A E F#m C#m
All of my life I've tossed with the day,
D A E A E
The spicks and the specks of my life gone away!
 
A E F#m C#m
Where is the sun that shone on my head?
D A E A
The sun in my life, it is dead, it is dead!

 56. To Love Somebody

Barry & Robin Gibb / Bee Gees: Bee Gees 1st (1967), Eric Burdon & the Animals: Love Is (1968)

G Am
There's a light, a certain kind of light,
C G F G
That never shone on me. I want my life to be -
D C
Here with with you - To live with you!
 
G Am
There's a way - I know everybody says:
C G F G
Just to do every thing that I can! But what good will it do -
D C
If I can't have you - if I can't have you, Baby!
G D C G
You don't know what it's like, You just don't know what it's like!
D C G
To love somebody, to love somebody - The way I love you.
solo
G Am
Mmm, in my brain - I see your face again.
C G F G
I know my frame of mind, you ain't got to be so blind -
D C
And I'm blind, so so so very blind!
 
G Am
I'm a man, can't you see what I am?
C G F G
I live and I breathe for you! But what good does it do -
D C
If I ain't got you - Ain't got you, Baby!
You don't know what it's like, You just don't know what it's like! 
To love somebody - To love somebody - The way I love you. 
 
You don't know what it's like, You just don't know what it's like! 
D G
To love somebody - To love somebody - The way I love you. No no no no no no
 
You don't know what it's like, You just don't know what it's like! 
To love somebody - To love somebody - The way I love you. 

Chuck Berry

 57. Bye Bye Johnny

Chuck Berry / Chuck Berry: Rockin' at the Hops (1960)

C
She drew out all her money at the Southern Trust
And put her little boy upon a Greyhound bus. 
F
Leaving Louisiana for the golden west -
C
Down came the tears from her happiness.
G
Her own little son named Johnny B. Goode -
C
Was going to make some motion pictures out in Hollywood.
C F C
Bye bye bye bye, Bye bye bye bye;
G F C
Bye-bye Johnny, Goodbye Johnny B. Goode!
 
C
She remembered taking money earnt from gathering crop
And buying Johnny's guitar at a broker's shop. 
F
As long as he would play it by the railroad side -
C
He wouldn't get in trouble, he was satisfied.
G
But never thought there'd ever come a day like this -
C
When she would have to give her son a goodbye kiss.
C F C
Bye bye bye bye, Bye bye bye bye;
G F C
Bye-bye Johnny, Goodbye Johnny B. Goode!
 
SOLO
 
C
She finally got the letter she'd been dreaming of
Johnny wrote and told her he had fell in love. 
F
As soon as he was married he would bring her back -
C
And build a mansion for them by the railroad track.
G
So every time they heard the locomotive roar
C
They'd be standing and waving in the kitchen door.
C F C
Bye bye bye bye, Bye bye bye bye;
G F C
Bye-bye Johnny, Goodbye Johnny B. Goode!

 58. Johnny B. Goode

Chuck Berry (1958)

A
Deep down in Louisiana, close to New Orleans,
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens, 
D
There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
A
Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode
E
Who never ever learned to read or write so well,
A
But he could play the guitar just like a ringin' a bell.
A
Go! Go! Go, Johnny, go! Go!
D
Go, Johnny, go! Go!
A
Go, Johnny, go! Go!
E A
Go, Johnny, go! Go! Johnny B. Goode!
 
He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack, 
And sit beneath the tree by the railroad track. 
Living in the city sittin' in the shade, 
Strummin' to the rhythm that the drivers made. 
When people passed him by they would stop and say, 
"Oh my but that little country boy could play". 
Go! Go! Go, Johnny, go! Go! 
Go, Johnny, go! Go! 
Go, Johnny, go! Go! 
Go, Johnny, go! Go! Johnny B. Goode! 
 
His mother told him: "Someday you will be a man, 
And you will be the leader of a big old band. 
Many people coming from miles around 
To hear you play your music when the sun goes down. 
Maybe some day your name will be in lights - 
Saying Johnny B. Goode tonight!" 
Go! Go! Go, Johnny, go! Go! 
Go, Johnny, go! Go! 
Go, Johnny, go! Go! 
Go, Johnny, go! Go! Johnny B. Goode! 

 59. Memphis Tennessee

Chuck Berry / Chuck Berry: Back in the U.S.A (1959)

G D
Long-distance information, get me Memphis, Tennessee.
Help me find the party who tried to get in touch with me. 
G
She could not leave her number, but I know who placed the call.
D7 C G
'Cause my uncle took a message and he wrote it on the wall.
 
Help me, information, get in touch with my Marie. 
She's the only one who called me here from Memphis, Tennessee. 
Her home is on the south side, high upon the ridge; 
Just a half a mile from the Mississippi bridge. 
 
Solo
 
Help me, information, more than that I cannot add, 
Only that I miss her and all the fun we had. 
But we were pulled apart because her mom would not agree, 
Tore apart our happy home in Memphis, Tennessee. 
 
Last time I saw Marie she was wavin' me goodbye; 
With hurry-home drops on her cheeks that trickled from her eyes. 
Marie is only six years old; information please: 
Try to put me through to her in Memphis, Tennessee! 

 60. Rock And Roll Music

Chuck Berry / Chuck Berry (1957)

A A
Just let me hear some of that Rock And Roll Music,
Any old way you choose it; 
D7
It's got a back beat, you can't loose it,
A A7
Any old time you use it.
E7
It's gotta be Rock Roll Music,
E7 A
if you wanna dance with me,
E7 A
if you wanna dance with me.
 
A E7
I've got no kick against modern jazz
A
unless they try to play it too darn fast
D
and change the beaty of the melody
E7
until it sounds just like a symphony
That's why I go just for that Rock and Roll Music, 
Any old way you choose it; 
It's got a back beat, you can't loose it, 
Any old time you use it. 
It's gotta be Rock Roll Music, 
if you wanna dance with me, 
if you wanna dance with me. 
 
I took my love on over 'cross the tracks 
So she could hear a man a-wailin' sax. 
I must admit they had a rockin' band 
And they were blowin' like a hurrican'. 
That's why I go just for that Rock And Roll Music... 
 
Way down south they had a jubilee 
the rockin' folks they gave a jamburee 
drinkin' home-brewn from a wooden cup 
man, you should have seen them all shook up! 
That's why I go just for that Rock And Roll Music... 
 
Don't care to hear 'em play a tango, 
I'm in the mood to dig a mambo; 
It's way to early for a congo, 
So keep a rockin' that piano 
So I can hear some of that Rock And Roll Music... 
That's why I go just for that Rock And Roll Music... 

 61. Roll Over Beethoven

Chuck Berry

E E
I'm gonna write a little letter, Gonna mail it to my local DJ.
A A E
It's a rockin' rhythm record I want my jockey to play.
B B E
Roll over Beethoven, I gotta hear it again today.
 
You know, my temperature's risin' And the jukebox blows a fuse. 
My heart's beatin' rhythm And my soul keeps on singin' the blues. 
Roll over Beethoven and tell Tchaikovsky the news. 
 
I got the rockin' pneumonia, I need a shot of rhythm and blues. 
I think I'm rollin' arthritis Sittin' down by the rhythm review. 
Roll over Beethoven rockin' in two by two. 
 
bridge
E E
well, if you feel you like it - go get your lover, then reel and rock it.
E A A E
roll it over and move on up just - a trifle further and reel and rock it, roll it over,
E B
roll over Beethoven rockin' in two by two.
 
Well, early in the mornin' I'm a-givin' you a warnin' 
Don't you step on my blue suede shoes. 
Hey diddle diddle, I am playin' my fiddle, Ain't got nothin' to lose. 
Roll over Beethoven and tell Tchaikovsky the news. 
 
You know she wiggles like a glow worm, Dance like a spinnin' top. 
She got a crazy partner, Oughta see 'em reel and rock. 
Long as she got a dime the music will never stop. 
 
Roll over Beethoven, 
Roll over Beethoven, 
Roll over Beethoven, 
Roll over Beethoven, 
Roll over Beethoven and dig these rhythm and blues. 

 62. Sweet Little Sixteen

Chuck Berry (1958)

Intro: E-8-8-6-6-4-4-3-3-1---| B-9-9-7-7-6-6-5-5-2---| G---------------------| D---------------------| A---------------------| E---------------------|
Db7 Ab7 Db7
They're really rockin' in Boston - In Pittsburgh, P.A.
Ab7 Db7
Deep in the heart of Texas - And 'round the Frisco Bay.
Gb7 Db7
All over St. Louis - Way down in New Orleans:
Ab7 Db7
All the cats wanna dance with - Sweet little sixteen!
n.c. Ab7 n.c. Db7
Sweet little sixteen - Shes just got to have,
Ab7 n.c. Db7
About half a million - Framed autographs!
n.c. Gb7 n.c. Db7
Her wallet's filled with pictures - She gets 'em one by one.
n.c. Ab7 n.c. Db7
She gets so excited - Watch her look at her run!
 
Gb7 Db7
Oh mommy mommy, Please may I go!
Ab7 Db7
It's such a sight to see - Somebody steal the show.
Gb7 Db7
Oh daddy daddy, I beg of you:
Ab7 Db7
Whisper to mommy - It's all right with you.
'Cause they'll be rockin on bandstand - In Philadelphia P.A. 
Deep in the heart of Texas - And 'round the Frisco Bay. 
All over St. Louis - Way down in New Orleans: 
All the cats wanna dance with - Sweet little sixteen! 
 
Piano solo
 
'Cause they'll be rockin on bandstand - In Philadelphia P.A. 
Deep in the heart of Texas - And round the Frisco Bay. 
All over St. Louis - Way down in New Orleans: 
All the cats wanna dance with - Sweet little sixteen! 
 
Sweet little sixteen - She's got the grown up blues. 
Tight dress and lipstick - She's sportin' high heel shoes. 
Oh, but tomorrow morning - She'll have to change her trend: 
And be sweet sixteen - And back in class again! 
'Cause they'll be rockin on bandstand - In Philadelphia P.A. 
Deep in the heart of Texas - And 'round the Frisco Bay. 
All over St. Louis - Way down in New Orleans: 
All the cats wanna dance with - Sweet little sixteen! 

Pat Boone

 63. Speedy Gonzales

Kaye, Hill, Lee / Pat Boone (1962)

It was a moonlight night in old Mexico
I walked along between some old adobe haciendas
Suddenly, I heard the plaintive cry of a young Mexican girl:
D Bm G A7
La la la, la la la la la la la La la la la la la la La la la la la la la
D Bm
You'd better come home, Speedy Gonzales - Away from Cannery Row
G A7
Stop all your drinkin' - With that floozie named Flo
D Bm
Come on home to your adobe - And slap some mud on the wall
G A7 D
The roof is leakin' like a strainer - There's lots of roaches in the hall
G D
Speedy Gonzales (Speedy Gonzales) - Why don't you come home?
G A
Speedy Gonzales (Speedy Gonzales) - How come you leave me all alone?
Hey, Rosita! I have to go shopping downtown for my mother. She needs some tortillas and chili peppers!
D Bm G A7
La la la, la la la la la la la La la la la la la la La la la la la la la
D Bm
Your dog is gonna have a puppy - And we're runnin' out of Coke
G A7
No enchiladas in the icebox - And the television's broke
D Bm
I saw some lipstick on your sweatshirt - I smell some perfume in your ear
G A7 D
Well, if you're gonna keep a-messin' - Don't bring your business back-a here
G D
Speedy Gonzales (Speedy Gonzales) - Why don't you come home?
G A
Speedy Gonzales (Speedy Gonzales) - How come you leave me all alone?
Hey, Rosita, come quick! Down at the Cantina they've got some green stamps with tequila!
D Bm G A7
La la la, la la la la la la la La la la la la la la La la la la la la la

Bonzo Dog Dooh Daah Band

Capo IV

 64. I'm the Urban Spaceman

N. Innes / Bonzo Dog Band: Tadpoles (1969)

G A C D G
G A C D G
I'm the urban spaceman baby, I've got speed; I've got everything I need.
G A C D G
I'm the urban spaceman, baby, I can fly; I'm a supersonic guy.
Em C G
I don't need pleasure, I don't feel pain.
C G A D
If you were to knock me down - I'd just get up again!
G A C D G G A C D G
I'm the urban spaceman babe and - I'm making out - I'm all about!
 
Em C G
I wake up every morning with a smile upon my face.
C G A D G A C D G
My natural exuberance spills out all over the place.
G A C D G
I'm the urban spaceman I'm intelligent and clean, Know what I mean?
G A C D G
I'm the urban spaceman, as a lover second to none, It's a lot of fun!
 
Em C G
I never let my friends down, I've never made a boob.
C G A D
I'm a glossy magazine, an advert in the tube.
G A C D G G A C D G
I'm the urban spaceman babe, but here comes the twist: I don't exist!

 65. Tent

Vivian Stanshall / Bonzo Dog Band: Keynsham (1969)

spoken
So, you've no rejection, shall we say... with the ladies...
Well, uh, sometimes I want to... All right, all right, ah ah ah ah ah... 
n.c. C
I'm gonna get you in my tent tent tent tent tent;
G
Where we can both experiment -ment -ment -ment -ment.
A C
Yeah yay, it's so convenient -ent -ent -ent -ent.
n.c. G C7 G
Let's take a taxi through my tent
 
n.c. C G
Oh, yay, my love is so inscrutable, In a stoic sort of way.
A C n.c. D
But, by baby, it's as beautiful - As a tourniquet.
n.c.
I'm gonna I'm gonna I'm gonna I'm gonna I'm gonna I'm gonna
C
I'm gonna get you in my tent tent tent tent tent.
G
Whoa whoa, it's only common sense sense sense.
A C n.c.
I know that you won't mind the stench stench stench - Of the sacrament!
Solo: C7 G7 C7 G7 D7 C7 G C7 G
n.c. C G
I won't let this love destroy her, I can't control this paranoia.
A C n.c.
I'll have to get a show biz lawyer - To stop me!
 
G C7 G C7 G C7
Kill smash smash thrill spill drive fight bite trap scream tear
G n.c.
scritch shout Tent! Tent! Tent! Tent!
 
n.c. C G
You'll be laughing like a lunatic, That just got away.
A C n.c. D
Howling like a hypocrite - At an auto-da-fe.
n.c. C
I'm gonna get you in my tent tent tent tent tent.
G
We'll find out where the woozle went went went went went.
A C
We'll fill his footprints with cement -ment -ment -ment;
n.c. C7 G7 C7 G7
We'll dance the tango in my tent!

the Box Tops

 66. The Letter

Wayne Carson Thompson / the Box Tops (1967); Joe Cocker (1970)

(n.c.)
Give me a ticket for an aeroplane, Ain't got time to take the fastest train.
Am
Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home, My baby just wrote me a letter.
Intro: perc. Am (Bass-Intro)
| / / / / | / / / / |
Am F G D
Give me a ticket for an aeroplane, Ain't got time to take the fastest train.
Am F E7 Am
Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home, My baby just wrote me a letter.
 
Am F G D
I don't care how much money I gotta spend, Got to get back to my baby again!
Am F E7 Am
Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home, My baby just wrote me a letter.
C G F C G G
Well she wrote me a letter Said she couldn't live without me no more.
C G F C G E7
Listen mister can't you see I got to get back to my baby once more. - Anyway.
 
Am F G D
Give me a ticket for an aeroplane, Ain't got time to take the fastest train!
Am F E7 Am
Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home, My baby just wrote me a letter.
C G F C G G
Well she wrote me a letter Said she couldn't live without me no more.
C G F C G E7
Listen mister can't you see I got to get back to my baby once more. Anyway.
 
Am F G D
Give me a ticket for an aeroplane, Ain't got time to take the fastest train
Am F E7 Am
Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home, My baby just wrote me a letter!
 
Am F G D
I don't care how much money I gotta spend, Got to get back to my baby again.
Am F E7 Am
Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home, My baby just wrote me a letter - I said,
(n.c.) Am
My baby just wrote me a letter.

Eric Burdon & the Animals

 67. House of the Rising Sun

traditional / Animals (1964)

Am C D F Am C E
There is a house in New Orleans They call the rising sun.
Am C D F Am E Am E7
And its been the ruin of many a poor boy, And me, oh Lord, I'm one.
 
Am C D F Am C E
My mother she's a tailor, She sewed those new blue jeans.
Am C D F Am E Am E7
My father he's a gamblin' man - Drinks down in New Orleans.
 
Am C D F Am C E
Now the only things a gambler needs Is a suitcase and a trunk.
Am C D F Am E Am E7
And the only time that he's satisfied Is when he's on a drunk.
 
Am C D F Am C E
There's one foot on the platform, The other foot on the train.
Am C D F Am E Am E7
I'm goin' back to New Orleans To wear that ball and chain.
 
Am C D F Am C E
Go mother tell your children: Not to do what I have done.
Am C D F Am E Am E7
Spend your life sin-cere in misery In the House of the Rising Sun.
 
There is a house... 

 68. San Franciscan Nights

Burdon, Briggs, Weider, Jenkins, McCulloch / Eric Burdon & the new Animals

Intro: v v v v v v v v v v v v v -----------------|---------|-----------------|------------- -----------------|---------|-----------------|------------- -----------------|---------|-----------------|------------- -----------------|---------|-----------------|------------- -----------------|---------|-----------------|-3*---------- *doubled w/bass -0-----3-2--0----|---------|-0-----3-2---0---|-------------
Spoken:
Em
This following program is dedicated to the city and people of San Francisco
Who may not know it, but they are beautiful - and so is their city 
This is a very personal song, so if the viewer cannot understand it - 
particularly those of you who are European residents - save up 
all your bread and fly Trans-Love Airways to San Francisco, USA 
Then maybe you'll understand the song 
It will be worth it - if not for the sake of this song 
But for the sake of your own peace of mind 
 
C Em/B Am G
/ / / / / / / /
C Em/B Am G C Em/B Am G
Strobe light's beam creates dreams Walls move minds do too
D F C
On a warm San Franciscan night
C Dm F C D F C
Old child, young child, feel all right On a warm San Franciscan night
 
Angels sing, leather wings Jeans of blue, Harley-Davidsons too 
On a warm San Franciscan night 
Old angels, young angels feel all right On a warm San Franciscan night 
Fm Em
I wasn't born there - Perhaps I'll die there
F G G/F G/D G/B G/G
There's no place left to go - San Francisco...
 
Instrumental break
D F C C D F C Dm F C
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
 
Cop's face is filled with hate Heavens above, he's on a street called Love 
When will they ever learn 
Old cop, young cop feel all right On a warm San Franciscan Night 
The children are cool - They don't raise fools 
It's an American dream - Includes Indians, too 
Capo: III

 69. Sky Pilot

Burdon, Briggs, Weider, Jenkins, McCulloch / Eric Burdon & the new Animals

(a capella)
He blesses the boys as they stand in line 
They smell of gun grease and their bayonets they shine 
He's there to help them all that he can 
To make them feel wanted, he's a good holy man 
G C G G C G Am G
Sky - pilot, Sky - pilot! How high can you fly?
Am G
You'll never (never) (never) reach the sky!
 
Am C
He smiles at the young soldiers, tells them it's all right
Am C
He knows of their fear in the forthcoming flight
Am C
Soon there'll be blood and many will die
Am D
Mothers and fathers back home they will cry
Sky-pilot, Sky-pilot! How high can you fly? 
You'll never (never) (never) reach the sky! 
 
He mumbles a prayer and it ends with a smile 
The order is given, they move down the line 
But he stay'll behind and he'll meditate 
But it won't stop the bleeding or ease the hate 
 
As the young men move out into the battle zone 
He feels good, with God you're never alone 
He feels so tired and he lays on his bed 
Hopes the men will find courage in the words that he said 
Sky-pilot, Sky-pilot! How high can you fly? 
You'll never (never) (never) reach the sky! 
Interlude (guitar, pipes, strings)
G | C (repeat 4x) | Db (repeat 4x) |
... / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
You're soldiers of God, you must understand 
The fate of your country is in your young hands 
May God give you strength, do your job real well 
If it all was worth it, only time it will tell 
 
In the morning they returned with tears in their eyes 
The stench of death drifts up to the skies 
A young soldier so ill looks at the Sky Pilot 
Remembers the words, "Thou shalt not kill" 
|: Sky-pilot, Sky-pilot! How high can you fly? 
You'll never (never) (never) reach the sky! :| 
 
Am C G
You'll never (never) (never) reach the sky...

 70. We Gotta Get out of this Place

B. Mann, C. Weil / Animals

Bass Intro & Repeat over Verse:
G ---------------------| D ---0---3--2---0------| A ------------------3--| E -3---3---------------|
In this dirty old part of the city 
Where the sun refuse to shine 
G F G
People tell me there ain't no use in tryin'
G F G
Now my little girl you're so young and pretty
G F G
And One thing I know is true
G F G
You'll be dead before your time is due - I know
 
Watched my daddy in bed a-dyin' 
watched his hair did turn a-gray 
He's been working in slavery his life away, oh yes I know! 
He's been workin' so hard, yeah 
I've been working too, babe 
Every Night and Day, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah! 
C F G
We gotta get out of this place
C D G
If it's the last thing we ever do
C F G
We gotta get out of this place
Am |: C Bb F G :|
Girl there's a better life for me and You
 
My little girl you're so young and pretty 
And one thing I know is true 
You'll be dead before your time is due 
See my daddy in bed a-dying 
See his hair a turning grey 
He's been working in slavery his life away 
I know he's been workin' so hard 
(Yeah!) I've been workin' too, babe 
(Yeah!) Every day, babe 
(Yeah!) Whoooa! (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!) 
We gotta get out of this place... 
Somewhere, baby - Somehow, I know it! 
We gotta get out of this place... 
Believe me, baby - I know it, baby! 
You know it, too... 

 71. When I Was Young

Burdon, Briggs, Weider, Jenkins, McCulloch / Eric Burdon & the new Animals

RIFF: (Em) v v v v e ------------12-14-12---10-12-10---9--10--9----|-7-- B ------------10-12-10---8--10-8----7--8---7----|-5-- G ----------------------------------------------|---- D ----------------------------------------------|---- A ----------------------------------------------|---- E ----------------------------------------------|----
|: Em (riff) :| Em D
The rooms were so much colder then;
Em D Em D
My father was a soldier then; And times were very hard
Em (riff) Em/D Em (riff)
When I was young - When I was young
 
I smoked my first cigarette at ten; 
And for girls I had a bad yen; 
And I had quite a ball - When I was young 
G Em
When I was young it was more important
G Em D
Pain more painful, laughter much louder, yeah
Em (riff) D Em (riff)
When I was young - When I was young
 
I met my first love at thirteen 
She was brown and I was pretty green 
And I learned quite a lot 
When I was young - When I was young 
Instrumental break
Gm F Gm F Gm F Gm
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Bb Gm
When I was young it was more important
Bb Gm F
Pain more painful, laughter much louder, yeah
Gm (riff)
When I was young
 
Gm F Gm F
My faith was so much stronger then; I believed in fellow men
Gm F Gm
And I was so much older then - When I was young
F Gm
When I was young - When I was young...

the Byrds

 72. Wasn't Born To Follow

Carol King & Gerry Goffin / the Byrds: The Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968)

| : C G :| C
G C G C
Oh I'd rather go and journey where the diamond crests are flowing and
G C G C
Run across the valley beneath the sacred mountains
D
and Wander through the forest
C
Where the trees have leaves of prisms and break the light in colors
D G C G C
That no-one knows the names of.
 
G C G C
And when it's time I'll go and wait beside a legendary fountain
G C G C
Till I see your form reflected in it's clear and jeweled water
D
And if you think I'm ready
C
You may lead me to the castles where the rivers of our vision
D G C G C
Flow into one another.
 
| D / / / | / / / / | . . . | | : C G :| C
| (solo) |
G C G C
I will want to die beneath the white cascading waters
G C G C
She may beg she may plead she may argue with her logic
D
And then she'll know the things I lose
C
That really have no value in the end she will surely know
D G C G C
I wasn't born to follow.

Johnny Cash

Capo I

 73. A Boy named Sue

Shel Silverstein / Johnny Cash: At San Quentin (1969)

A D7
Well My daddy left home when I was three -- And he didn't leave much to Ma and me
E7 A
Just this old guitar and an empty bottle of booze. -- Now, I don't blame him cause he run and hid
D7 E7 A
But the meanest thing that he ever did -- Was before he left, he went and named me 'Sue'.
 
Well, he must have thought that that was quite a joke -- And it got a lot of laughs from a' lots of folks, 
It seems I had to fight my whole life through. -- Some gal' would giggle and I'd get red 
And some guy'd laugh and I'd bust his head, -- I tell you, life ain't easy for a boy named 'Sue'. 
 
Well, I grew up quick and I grew up mean, -- My fist got hard and my wits got keen, 
I'd roam from town to town to hide my shame. -- But I made me a vow to the moon and stars 
That I'd search the honky-tonks and bars -- And kill that man that give me that awful name. 
 
Well, it was Gatlinburg in mid-July -- And I just hit town and my throat was dry, 
I thought I'd stop and have myself a brew. -- At an old saloon on a street of mud, 
There at a table, dealing stud, -- Sat the dirty, mangy dog that named me 'Sue'. 
 
Well, I knew that snake was my own sweet dad -- From a worn-out picture that my mother'd had, 
And I knew that scar on his cheek and his evil eye. -- He was big and bent and gray and old, 
And I looked at him and my blood ran cold -- And I said: "My name is 'Sue'! how do you do? 
Now you gonna die!" - Yeah, that's what I told him! 
 
Well, I hit him hard right between the eyes -- And he went down, but, to my surprise, 
He come up with a knife and cut off a piece of my ear. -- But I busted a chair right across his teeth 
And we crashed through the wall and into the street -- Kicking and a' gouging in the mud and the blood and the beer. 
 
I tell you, I've fought tougher men -- But I really can't remember when, 
He kicked like a mule and he bit like a crocodile. -- I heard him laugh and then I heard him cuss, 
He went for his gun and I pulled mine first, -- He stood there lookin' at me and I saw him smile. 
 
He said: "Son, this world is rough -- And if a man's gonna make it, he's gotta be tough 
And I know I wouldn't be there to help you along. -- So I give you that name and I said good-bye 
I knew you'd have to get tough or die -- And it's that name that helped to make you strong." 
 
He said: "Now you just fought one hell of a fight -- And I know you hate me, and you got the right 
To kill me now, and I wouldn't blame you if you do. -- But you ought to thank me, before I die, 
For the gravel in ya' guts and the spit in ya' eye -- Cause I'm the son-of-a-bitch that named you 'Sue'." 
 
Yeah; what could I do? What could I do?
 
I got all choked up and I threw down my gun -- And I called him my pa, and he called me his son, 
And I come away with a different point of view. -- And I think about him, now and then, 
Every time I try and every time I win, -- And if I ever have a son, I think I'm gonna name him 
Bill or George! Any damn' thing but Sue! -- I still hate that name! 

 74. Big River

Johnny Cash / Johnny Cash Sings the Songs that made him Famous (1958)

F
Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry,
G7 C7
and I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky.
F Bb
And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you Big River.
F C7 F
Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die.
 
I met her accidentally in St. Paul Minnesota. 
And it tore me up ev'ry time I heard her drawl, Southern drawl. 
Then I heard my dream was back downstream cavortin' in Davenport, 
And I followed you, Big River, when you called. 
 
Then you took me to St. Louis later on down the river. 
A freighter said she's been here but she's gone, boy, she's gone. 
I found her trail in Memphis, but she just walked up the block. 
She raised a few eyebrows and then she went on down alone. 
 
Now, won't you batter down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, roll it on. 
Take that woman on down to New Orleans, New Orleans. 
Go on, I've had enough; dump my blues down in the gulf. 
She loves you, Big River, more than me. 
 
Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry... 

 75. Bonanza

Ray Evans & Jay Livingston / Johnny Cash (1962)

INTRO: (--no strumming--) G D G E---------------------------------------------------- B----------------------0----------------------------- G--------------------0----------------------------0-- D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-2-4--- A---------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------
G
The claim we hold is a good as gold Bonanza!
D G
Hand in hand we built this land The Ponderosa Ranch
C
Our birthright is this Cartright Bonanza!
G C
We here belong and standin' strong wrong ain't got a chance
G C G D
Day by day, work or play, finish side by side
G C G A D
Hello friend, come on in, the gate is open wide
G
Bound to be a fightin' free Bonanza!
D G
Swingin' pines are boundary lines for the Ponderosa Ranch
SOLO: G D G E---------------------------------------------------- B----------------------0----------------------------- G--------------------0-----------------------------0- D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-2-4--- A---------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------- C G C E----------------------0----------------------------- B--------------------1---------------------------0-1- G-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-2----- D---------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------- |:D/ G/ D/ A :| E---------------3-------------- B-0-3-------------------0------ G-----0-------0-------0---0-2-- D----------2--------0---------- A---------------3-------------- E------------------------------ G D G E---------------------------------------------------- B----------------------0----------------------------- G--------------------0-----------------------------0- D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-2-4--- A---------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------
 
Every tree and flower is part of our Bonanza! 
The stars of night, and the mornin' light, water in the branch 
We ride along four men strong together 
Every plain and ridge is our heritage, The Ponderosa Ranch 
Day by day, work or play, finish side by side 
Hello friend, come on in, the gate is open wide 
Bound to be a fightin' free Bonanza! 
Swingin' pines are boundary lines for the Ponderosa Ranch 
OUTRO: D A D G---------------------------------------------------- D--------------------0-4---------------------------0- A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-2-4--- E----------------------------------------------------

 76. Cry! Cry! Cry!

Johnny Cash / Johnny Cash with his Hot and Blue Guitar (1957)

Capo I
E A B7 E
E
Everybody knows where you go when the sun goes down.
A B7
I think you only live to see the lights uptown.
E
I wasted my time when I would try, try, try;
A B7 E
'Cause when the lights have lost their glow you Cry! Cry! Cry!
 
E
Soon your sugar-daddies will all be gone.
A B7
You'll wake up some cold day and find you're alone.
E
You'll call for me but I'm gonna tell you: "Bye, bye, bye."
A B7 E
When I turn around and walk away, you'll Cry! Cry! Cry!
E
You're gonna cry, cry, cry and you'll cry alone,
A E
When everyone's forgotten and you're left on your own.
B7 E
You're gonna Cry! Cry! cry!
solo
I lie awake at night and wait 'til you come in. 
You stay a little while and then you're gone again. 
Every question that I ask, I get a lie, lie, lie. 
For every lie you tell, you're gonna Cry! Cry! Cry! 
 
When your fickle love gets old, no one will care for you. 
Then you'll come back to me for a little love that's true. 
I'll tell "you know" and then you'll ask me "Why, why, why?" 
When I remind you of all of this, you'll Cry! Cry! Cry! 
E
You're gonna cry, cry, cry and you'll want me then,
A E
It'll hurt when you think of the fool you've been.
B7 E
You're gonna Cry! Cry! Cry!

 77. Folsom Prison Blues

Johnny Cash/Johnny Cash (1955)

E
I 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 Antone.
 
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 away.

 78. Four Strong Winds

Ian Tyson

 
G Am D G
C Em D D
 
Four strong winds that blow lonely, seven seas that run high, 
All these things that won't change, come what may. 
Well our good times all are gone, and I'm bound for movin' on, 
I'll look for you if I'm ever back this way. 
 
Think I'll go down to Alberta, weather's good there in the fall, 
Got some friends that I could go to workin' for. 
Still I wish you'd change your mind, if I asked you one more time, 
But we've been through that a hundred times or more. 
 
Four strong winds that blow lonely, seven seas that run high, 
All these things that won't change, come what may. 
Well our good times all are gone, and I'm bound for movin' on, 
I'll look for you if I'm ever back this way. 
 
If I get there 'fore the snow flies, and if things are goin' good, 
You could meet me if I sent you down the fare. 
But by then it would be winter, not much for you to do, 
And those winds sure blow cold, way out there. 
 
Four strong winds that blow lonely, seven seas that run high, 
All these things that won't change, come what may. 
Well our good times all are gone, and I'm bound for movin' on, 
I'll look for you if I'm ever back this way. 

 79. I Won't Back Down

Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne/Tom Petty: Full Moon Ever (1989); Johnny Cash: American III (2000)

Em D G Em D G
Well I won't back down, no I won't back down.
Em D C
You can stand me up at the gates of hell,
Em D G
But I won't back down.
 
Em D G Em D G
I'm gonna stand my ground, won't be turned a-round.
Em D C
And I'll keep this world from draggin' me down,
Em D G Em D G
Gonna stand my ground, and I won't back down.
C D C D
Hey baby, there ain't no easy way out!
C D Em D G Em D G
Hey, I will stand my ground, and I won't back down.
 
Em D G Em D G
Well I know what's right, and I got just one life.
Em D C
In a world that keeps on pushin' me around,
Em D G Em D G
But I'll stand my ground, and I won't back down.
C D C D
Hey baby, there ain't no easy way out!
C D Em D G Em D G
Hey, I will stand my ground, and I won't back down.
Solo
|: Em D G Em D G :|
C D C D
Hey baby, there ain't no easy way out!
C D Em D G Em D G
Hey, I will stand my ground, and I won't back down.
Em D G
No, I won't back down.

 80. Further On Up The Road

Bruce Springsteen / Johnny Cash: American V - A Hundred Highways (2006)

Am C
Where the road is dark And the seed is sewed;
Am C
Where the gun is cocked As the bullet's cold.
Am G Am G
Where the miles are marked In the blood and the gold:
F G Am
And I'll meet you further on up the road.
 
Am C
Got on my dead man suit And my smilin' skull ring;
Am C
My lucky graveyard boots And a song to sing.
Am G Am G
I got a song to sing That keeps me out of the cold;
F G Am
And I'll meet you further on up the road.
C Am
Further on up the road - Further on up the road.
C E
Where the way is dark - And the night is cold.
Am G Am G
One sunny mornin' - We'll rise I know:
F G Am
And I'll meet you further on up the road!
 
Am C
Now I've been out in the desert Just doin' my time.
Am C
Searchin' through the dust Lookin' for a sign.
G Am G
If there's a light up ahead Well brother I don't know;
F G Am
But I've got this fever burnin' in my soul.
C Am
Further on up the road - Further on up the road.
C E
Where the way is dark - And the night is cold.
Am G Am G
One sunny mornin' - We'll rise I know:
F G Am
And I'll meet you further on up the road!

 81. Ghost Riders In The Sky

Stan Jones / Johnny Cash: Silver (1979)

Am C
An old cowboy went ridin' out one dark and windy day.
Am C
Upon a ridge he rested as he went along his way.
Am
When all at once a mighty herd of red eyed cows he saw:
F Am
Plowin' through the ragged skies, and up a cloudy draw.
 
Am C
Their brands were still on fire and their hoofs were made of steel.
Am C
Their horns were black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel.
Am
A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky;
F
For he saw the riders comin' hard, and he heard their mournful cry:
Am C Am C F Am
Yippie-I-ay, yippie-I-oh -- The ghost riders in the sky!
solo
Am C
Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred, their shirts all soaked with sweat.
Am C
He's ridin' hard to catch that herd, but he ain't caught 'em yet'.
Am
'Cause they got to ride forever on that range up in the sky,
F Am
On horses snorting fire as they ride on hear their cry!
 
Am C
As the riders loped on by him he heard one call his name:
Am C
"If you wanna to save your soul from hell a-ridin' on our range,
Am
Then cowboy change your ways today, or with us you will ride,
F Am
Tryin' to catch the devil's herd across these endless skies!"
Yippie-I-ay, yippie-I-oh - Ghost riders in the sky (3x)... 

 82. Give My Lve to Rose

Johnny Cash

Bass Intro:
--|-v-----v-----------v-----v--| A-|-0--2--3--4--4--4--3--2--0--|
A E A
I found him by the railroad track this morning
A E A
I could see that he was nearly dead
D A
I knelt down beside him and I listened
E
Just to hear the words the dying fellow said
A E A
He said they let me out of prison down in Frisco
A E A
For ten long years I've paid for what I've done
D A
I was trying to get back to Louisiana
E A
To see my Rose and get to know my son
D A
Give my love to Rose please won't you mister
E A
Take her all my money, tell her to buy some pretty clothes
D A
Tell my boy his daddy's so proud of him
E A
And don't forget to give my love to Rose
 
A E A A E A
Tell them I said thanks for waiting for me - Tell my boy to help his mom at home
D A E
Tell my Rose to try to find another - For it ain't right that she should live alone
A E A A E A
Mister here's a bag with all my money - It won't last them long the way it goes
D A E A
God bless you for finding me this morning - And don't forget to give my love to Rose
D A
Give my love to Rose please won't you mister
E A
Take her all my money, tell her to buy some pretty clothes
D A
Tell my boy his daddy's so proud of him
E A
And don't forget to give my love to Rose

 83. The Highwayman

Jimmy Webb / the Highwaymen (J. Cash et.al.): Highwayman (1985)

Intro: |: Bm A G A :|
Verse 1: (Willie Nelson / Martin)
Bm A / / G / / / Bm7 / / / A / G / A / / /
I was a highwayman, along the coach roads I did ride, Sword and pistol by my side,
Em / Bm / A / G / / /
Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade,
Em / Bm / A / G / / /
Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade,
Bm / A / G A D / | / / / / A / / / | / / / /
The basterds hung me in the spring of twenty-five, But I am still alive...
Verse 2: (Kris Kristofferson / Klausdieter)
Bm A G Bm7 A G A
I was a sailor, I was born upon the tide, With the sea I did abide,
Em Bm A G
I sailed a schooner round the horn of Mexico,
Em Bm A G
I went aloft and furled the main sail in a blow,
Bm A G Bm D A
And when the yards broke off they said that I've got killed, But I am living still...
Verse 3: (Waylon Jennings / Jürgen)
Bm A G Bm7 A G A
I was a dam builder, across the river deep and wide, Where steel and water did collide,
Em Bm A G
A place called Boulder on the wild Colorado,
Em Bm A G
I slipped and fell into the wet concrete below,
Bm A G Bm D A
They buried me in that gray tomb that knows no sounds, But I am still around...
A D D/C# Bm7 A G D/F# Em / / / G A D
I'll always be around, and around, and around, and around, and around
solo: |: Bm A G A :|
Verse 4: (Johnny Cash / Peter)
Bm A G Bm7 A G A
I'll fly a starship 'cross the universe divide, And when I reach the other side,
Em Bm A G
I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can,
Em Bm A G
Perhaps I may become a highwayman again,
Bm A G Bm D A
Or I may simply be a single drop of rain, But I will remain...
A D D/C# Bm7 A G D/F# Em / / / G A D
And I'll be back again, and again, and again, and again, and again

 84. Hurt

Trent Reznor / Nine Inch Nails: The Downward Spiral (1994); Johnny Cash (2002)

Am C D Am C D Am
I hurt myself today - to see if I still feel.
C D Am C D Am
I focus on the pain - the only thing that's real.
C D Am C D Am
The needle tears a hole - the old familiar sting.
C D Am C D G Am
Try to kill it all away - but I remember everything!
Am F C G
What have I become - my sweetest friend?
Am F C G
Everyone I know - goes away in the end!
Am F C G
And you could have it all - my empire of dirt.
Am F C G C
I will let you down - I will make you hurt!
Solo
Am ... C
C D Am C D Am
I wear this crown of thorns - upon my liars chair
C D Am C D Am
Full of broken thoughts - I cannot repair
C D Am C D Am
Beneath the stains of time - the feelings disappear
C D Am C D G Am
You are someone else - I am still right here.
Am F C G
What have I become - my sweetest friend?
Am F C G
Everyone I know - goes away in the end!
Am F C G
And you could have it all - my empire of dirt.
Am F C G
I will let you down - I will make you hurt!
Am F C G
If I could start again - A million miles away
Am F C G
I would keep myself - I would find a way

 85. If I Were A Carpenter

Tim Hardin / Johnny Cash

 
D C
If I were a carpenter
G D
and you were a lady,
D C
Would you marry me anyway?
G D
Would you have my baby?
 
D C
If a tinker were my trade
G D
would you still find me,
D C
carrying the pots I made,
G D
following behind me.
C D
Save my love through loneliness,
C D/F#
Save my love for sorrow,
D C
I'm givin' you my onlyness,
G D
Come give me your's tomorrow.
 
If I worked my hands in wood, 
Would you still love me? 
Answer me babe, "Yes I would, 
I'll put you above me." 
 
If I were a miller 
at a mill wheel grinding, 
would you miss your color box, 
and your soft shoe shining? 
Save my love... 
 
If I were a carpenter 
and you were a lady, 
Would you marry me anyway, 
Would you have my baby? 
Would you marry anyway, 
Would you have my baby? 

 86. Jackson

Johnny Cash & June Carter

C
We got married in a fever hotter than a pepper sprout
C7
We've been talking 'bout Jackson ever since the fire went out
C F C
I'm going to Jackson, gonna mess around!
F G7 C
Yeah, I'm going to Jackson, look out Jackson town!
 
C
Go on down to Jackson, go ahead and wreck your health.
C7
Go play your hand, you big talking man, and make a big fool of yourself!
C F C
Yeah, go to Jackson, go comb your hair!
F G7 C
Yeah, I'm gonna snow ball Jackson, see if I care.
 
C
When I breeze into that city, people gonna stop and bow.
C7
All them women gonna make me teach 'em what they don't know how.
C F C
Aaw, I'm going to Jackson, turn aloose of my coat,
F G7 C
Yeah, I'm going to Jackson, good bye, that's all she wrote.
 
C
I'm gonna laugh at you in Jackson, and I'll be dancin' on a pony keg.
C7
They'll lead ya' round town like a scalded hound, with your tail tucked between your legs!
C F C
Yeah, go to Jackson, you big talking man,
F G7 C
and I'll be waiting in Jackson, behind my japan(Japan) fan.
 
C
We got married in a fever hotter than a pepper sprout.
C7
We've been talking 'bout Jackson ever since the fire went out.
C F C
I'm going to Jackson, and that's a fact
F G7 C
yeah, I'm going to Jackson, ain't never comin' back!

 87. Like The 309

Johnny Cash / Jhnny Cash: American V - A Hundred Highways (2006)

A -
It should be a while before I see doctor death, So it would sure be nice if I could get my breath.
A -
Well I'm not the crying nor the whining kind, 'Til I hear the whistle of the Three-Oh-Nine.
- D A C A
Of the Three-Oh-Nine, of the Three-Oh-Nine. Put me and my box on the Three-Oh-Nine.
 
A C A
Take me to the depot, Put me to bed, Blow an electric fan on my knarly old head.
A C A
Everybody take a look, see I'm doing fine, Then load my box on the Three-Oh-Nine.
D A C A
On the Three-Oh-Nine, on the Three-Oh-Nine. Put me and my box on the Three-Oh-Nine.
(solo I) |: A C A :|
A C A
Hey sweet baby kiss me hard, Draw my bath water, Sweep my yard.
A C A
Give a drink of my wine to my Jersey cow, I wouldn't give a hootin' hell for my journey now
D A
On the Three-Oh-Nine, On the Three-Oh-Nine.
 
A C A
I hear the sound of a railroad train, The whistle blows and I'm gone again.
A C A
It will take me higher than a Georgia pine, Stand back children it's a Three-Oh-Nine.
D A C A
It's a Three-Oh-Nine, It's a Three-Oh-Nine. Put me and my box on a Three-Oh-Nine.
(solo II) |: A C A :|
A C A
A chicken in the pot, A turkey in the corn, I haven't felt this good since jubilee morn'.
A C A
Talk about luck, well I got mine, Asthma comin' down like the Three-Oh-Nine.
 
A C A
Write me a letter, sing me a song, Tell me all about it what I did wrong.
A C A
Meanwhile I will be doing fine, Then load my box on the Three-Oh-Nine.
D A C A
On the Three-Oh-Nine, On the Three-Oh-Nine. Gonna get outta here on the Three-Oh-Nine.

 88. Man in Black

Johnny Cash

G A
Well, you wonder why I always dress in black, Why you never see bright colors on my back,
C G C G A D D7
And why does my appearance seem to have a sombre tone,Well, there's a reason for the things that I have on.
 
G A
I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down, Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of town.
C G C G A D D7
I wear it for the prisoner, who has long paid for his crime, But is there because he's a victim of the times.
 
G A
I wear the black for those who've never read, Or listened to the words that Jesus said,
C G C G A D D7
About the road to happiness, through love and charity, Why you'd think he's talking straight to you and me.
 
G A
Well, we're doin' mighty fine, I do suppose, In our streak-of-lightnin' cars and fancy clothes,
C G C G A D D7
But just so we're reminded, of the ones who are held back, Up front there ought'a be a man in black.
 
G A
I wear it for the sick and lonely old, For the reckless ones, whose bad trip left them cold,
C G C G A D D7
I wear the black in mournin' for the lives that could have been, Each week we lose a hundred fine young men.
 
G A
I wear it for the thousands who have died, Believin' that the Lord was on their side!
C G C G A D D7
I wear it for another hundred thousand who have died, Believin' that we all were on their side.
 
G A
Well, there's things that never will be right, I know, and Things need changin' ev'rywhere you go,
C G C G A D D7
But 'til we start to make a move, to make a few things right, You'll never see me wear a suit of white.
 
G A
Oh, I'd love to wear a rainbow every day, and Tell the world that ev'rything's OK!
C G C G A D7 G
But I'll try to carry off a little darkness on my back, 'Til things are brighter, I'm the man in black.

 89. One

Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen /Johnny Cash (2000)

Am D F G
/ / / / / / / /
Am D F G Am
Is it getting better Or do you feel the same
D F G
Will it make it easier on you now You got someone to blame
C Am F
You say One love - One life -
C
When it's one need - in the night
Am
It's one love - We got to share it -
F C
It leaves you baby - If you don't care for it!
Am / D / F / G
 
Did I disappoint you, Or leave a bad taste in your mouth? 
You act like you never had love; And you want me to go without! 
Well it's too late - tonight - 
To drag the past out - into the light 
We're one - but we're not the same - 
We got to carry each other - carry each other 
-One- 
 
Have you come here for forgiveness, Have you come to raise the dead? 
Have you come here to play Jesus To the lepers in your head? 
Did I ask too much - more than a lot? 
You gave me nothing - now it's all I got! 
We're one - but we're not the same! 
We hurt each other - then we do it again! 
You say: 
Bridge
C Am
Love is a temple. Love the higher law.
C Am
Love is a temple. Love the higher law.
C G
You ask me to enter. But then you make me crawl.
F
And I can't be holding on To what you got
C
When all you got is hurt
 
One love - One blood - One life - You got to do what you should 
One life - With each other - Sisters - Brothers 
One life - But we're not the same 
We got to carry each other - Carry each other 
One - One. 

 90. Ring of Fire

June Carter & Merle Kilgore / Johnny Cash (1963); Eric Burdon (1969)

Intro: G C G G C G
|: / / / / | / / / / :|
G C G C G C G C G
Love is a burnin' thing and it makes a fiery ring.
G C G C G C G
Bound by wild desire I fell into your ring of fire
D C G
I fell into a burnin' ring of fire
D C G
I went down, down, down and the flames, they got higher
C G Am G
And it burns, burns, burns, that ring of fire, that ring of fire.
Solo
I fell into a burnin' ring of fire 
I went down, down, down and the flames, they got higher 
And it burns, burns, burns, that ring of fire, that ring of fire. 
 
The taste of love is sweet, when hearts like ours meet. 
I fell for you like a child, Oooh, but the fire went wild. 
I fell into a burnin' ring of fire 
I went down, down, down and the flames, they got higher 
And it burns, burns, burns, that ring of fire, that ring of fire. 

Capo I

 91. Rock Island Line

Huddie Ledbetter/ Johnny Cash with his Hot and Blue Guitar (1957)

spoken
E
Now this here's a story about the Rock Island Line.
Well the Rock Island Line she runs down into New Orleans. 
There's a big tollgate down there and you know 
If you got certain things on board when you go through the tollgate 
Well you don't have to pay the man no toll. 
Well a train driver he pulled up to the tollgate 
And a man hollered and asked him what all he had on board and said: 
 
"I got livestock - I got livestock - I got cows, I got pigs 
I got sheep, I got mules - I got all live stock!" 
spoken
Well he said: "You're alright boy you don't have to pay no toll 
You can just go right on through!" So he went on through the tollgate. 
Faster
And as he went through he started pickin' up a little bit of speed 
Pickin' up a little bit of steam 
He got on through he turned and looked back at the man he said: 
 
"Well I fooled you - I fooled you - I got pigiron 
I got pigiron - I got old pigiron." 
E
Down the Rock Island Line she's a mighty good road
B7 E
Rock Island Line it's the road to ride - Rock Island Line it's a mighty good road
Well if you ride it you got to ride it like you find it 
B7 E
Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line
 
Looked cloudy in the west and it looked like rain - Round the curve came a passenger train. 
B7 E
North bound train on a southbound track - He's alright a leavin' but he won't be back.
Well the Rock Island Line she's a mighy good road 
Rock Island Line it's the road to ride - Rock Island Line is a mighty good road 
Well if you ride it you got to ride it like you find it 
Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Island Line. 
 
B7 E
Well I may be right and I may be wrong - But you're gonna miss me when I'm gone.
Well the engineer said before he died: There were two more drinks that he'd like to try! 
B7 E
The conductor said: what could they be - A hot cup of coffee and a cold glass of tea!
Well the Rock Island Line she's a mighty good road 
Rock Island Line is the road to ride - Rock Island Line is a mighty good road 
Well if you ride it you got to ride it like you find it 
Get your ticket at the station for The Rock Island Line 

Capo III

 92. San Quentin

Johnny Cash / Johnny Cash at San Quentin (1967)

spoken
An' - I was thinkin' about you guys yesterday.
Now, I been here three times before, an' I think I understand a little
about how you feel about some things.
It's none of my business how you feel about some other things
I don't give a damn how you feel about some other things!
But anyway, I tried to put myself in your place,
and I believe this is the way that I would feel about San Quentin.
 
G D G
San Quentin, you've been livin' hell to me
G C G
You've hosted me since nineteen sixty three
C G
I've seen 'em come and go and I've seen them die
G D G
And long ago I stopped askin' why!
 
San Quentin, I hate ev'ry inch of you. 
You've cut me and you scarred me thru an' thru. 
And I'll walk out a wiser weaker man; 
Mister Congressman you can't understand. 
 
solo
"San Quentin! San Quentin"
 
San Quentin, what good do you think you do? 
Do you think I'll be different when you're through? 
You bent my heart and mind and you work my soul, 
And your stone walls turn my blood a little cold. 
 
San Quentin, may you rot and burn in hell. 
May your walls fall and may I live to tell. 
May all the world forget you ever stood. 
And may all the world regret you did no good. 
 
San Quentin, I hate ev'ry edge of you! 

 93. A Thing Called Love

Jerry Hubbard / Johnny Cash

 
C Bb F G
Huuh Laah A Thing called Love
 
C
Six-foot-six, he stood on the ground,
He weighed two hundred and thirty-five pounds, 
F G C
But I saw that giant of a man brought down to his knees by love.
 
C
He was the kind of a man that would gamble on luck,
Look you in the eye and never back up, 
F G C
But I saw him cryin' like a little whipped pup' because of love.
C F
You can't see it with your eyes; hold it in your hand;
Em Am
But like the wind that covers our land;
F G
Strong enough to rule the heart of any man, This thing called love.
C F
It can lift you up; never let you down;
Em Am
Take your world and turn it all around.
C G C
Ever since time nothing's ever been found, That's stronger than love.
Bb F G
Huuh Laah A Thing called Love
 
Most men are like me, they struggle in doubt, 
They trouble their minds, they in and they out, 
Too busy with livin' to worry about a little word like love. 
 
But when I see a mother's tenderness, 
As she holds her young close to her breast, 
Then I thank God that the world's been blessed, With a thing called love. 
 
You can't see it with your eyes... 
 
Ever since time nothing's ever been found, 
That's stronger than love... 

 94. I Walk the Line

Johnny Cash (1956)

Intro: E A D A E B7 E
E B7 E
I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
B7 E
I keep my eyes wide open all the time.
A E
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
B7 E A
Because you're mine, I walk the line!
 
A E7 A
I find it very, very easy to be true
E7 A
I find my-self alone when each day is through
D A
Yes, I'll admit that I'm a fool for you
E7 A D
Because you're mine, I walk the line!
 
D A7 D
As sure as night is dark and day is light
A7 D
I keep you on my mind both day and night
G D
And happi-ness I've known proves that it's right
A7 D A
Because you're mine, I walk the line!
 
A E7 A
You've got a way to keep me on your side
E7 A
You give me cause for love that I can't hide
D A
For you I know I'd even try to turn the tide
E7 A E
Because you're mine, I walk the line!
 
E B7 E
I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
B7 E
I keep my eyes wide open all the time.
A E
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
B7 E
Because you're mine, I walk the line!

 95. Wanted Man

Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan / Johnny Cash

(Capo III)
C D G G7 F C
C D
Wanted man in California, Wanted man in Buffalo,
G G7 F C
Wanted man in Kansas City, Wanted man in Ohio,
 
C D
Wanted man in Mississippi, Wanted man in ol' Cheyenne,
G G7 F C
Wherever you might look tonight You might see this wanted man!
C D
I might be in Colorado, Or Georgia by the sea;
G G7 F C
Working for some man who may not know At all who I might be.
 
C D
If you ever see me coming And if you know who I am
G G7 F C
Don't you breathe it to nobody 'Cause you know I'm on the lamb.
C D
Wanted man by Lucy Watson, Wanted man by Jeannie Brown,
G G7 F C
Wanted man by Nellie Johnson, Wanted man in this Tex-town.
 
I've had all that I wanted Of a lot of things I've had 
And a lot more than I needed Of some things that turned out bad. 
 
I got sidetracked in El Paso, Stopped to get myself a map. 
Went the wrong way in Pleura with Juanita on my back. 
 
Then I went to sleep in Shreveport, Woke up in Abilene, 
Wonderin' why the hell I'm wanted At some town half way in between. 
Wanted man in Albuquerque, Wanted man in Syracuse, 
Wanted man in Tallahassee, Wanted man in Baton Rouge. 
 
There's somebody set to grab me Anywhere that I might be, 
And wherever you might look tonight You might get a glimpse of me. 
Wanted man in California, Wanted man in Buffalo, 
Wanted man in Kansas City, Wanted man in Ohio. 
 
Wanted man in Mississippi, Wanted man in ol' Cheyenne, 
Wherever you might look tonight You might see this wanted man! 

 96. When I'm Gray

R. Scott, H. Sanders / Johnny Cash: Legend (2005)

A E A D A
A D A
When a rocking chair is all that move's me
D E
And a walking cane is all I want to lean on;
A D A F#m
When the kids are grown and on their own and blackbird's have flown away,
A E A D A
Will you still love me when I'm gray?
 
When conversation's down to the weather 
And the running of the mail is a real big deal; 
When "I Love You" slips my mind at least every other day - 
Will you still love me when I'm gray? 
 
When I look at you I know I'll always love you, 
Though the year's may make my memories fade at times. 
When my body's broken down, can I count on you to stay? 
Will you still love me when I'm gray? 
 
When the thought of a cup of coffee in the morning 
Does strange things to my body and my mind; 
And all my arms can reach for is the place where my pills lay, 
Will you still love me when I'm gray? 
 
When I look at you I know I'll always love you. 
Though the years may make my memories fade at times. 
When my body's broken down, can I count on you to stay? 
Will you still love me when I'm gray? 
Will you still love me when I'm gray? 

Ray Charles

 97. Hit The Road, Jack

Percy Mayfield / Ray Charles (1961)

Am G F E
/ / / / / / / / (repeat)
Am G F E Am G F E
Hit the road, Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more
Am G F E Am (...)
Hit the road, Jack and don't you come back no mo-o-o-o-ore
What'd you say? 
Hit the road, Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more 
Hit the road, Jack and don't you come back no more 
Woo! 
Woman, oh woman, don't treat me so mean 
You're the meanest old woman that I've ever seen 
I guess if you say so 
I'd have to pack my things and go 
That's right! 
 
Hit the road, Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more 
Hit the road, Jack and don't you come back, no more 
What'd you say? 
Hit the road, Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more 
Hit the road, Jack and don't you come back no more 
Now baby, listen, baby, don't ya treat me this way 
Cause I'll be back on my feet some day 
Don't care if you do 'cause it's understood 
You ain't got no money you just ain't no good 
Well, I guess if you say so 
I'd have to pack my things and go 
That's right! 
Hit the road, Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more 
Hit the road, Jack and don't you come back no more 
What you say? 
Hit the road, Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more 
Hit the road, Jack and don't you come back no more 
Well 
 
Don't you come back no more - Uh, what'd you say? 
Don't you come back no more - I didn't understand you! 
Don't you come back no more - You can't mean that! 
Don't you come back no more - Oh, no baby, please! 
Don't you come back no more - What you tryin' to do to me? 
Don't you come back no more - Oh, don't treat me like that! 
Don't you come back no more - ... 

 98. I Don't Need no Doctor

Ray Charles

C Eb F
C Eb F
I don't need no doctor
C Eb F
My prescriptions don't get filled.
F Ab Bb
I don't need no doctor
F Ab Bb
My prescirptions don't get filled.
C Eb F
G F# F n.c. C Eb F
All I need is my baby cause I'm in misery.
 
I don't need no doctor 
Cause I know what's ailing me. 
I don't need no doctor 
Cause I know what's ailing me. 
All I need is my baby cause I'm in misery. 
 
Well, the doctor said I need rest (ooh ooh) 
Put me on a critical list (ooh ooh) 
To keep me safe from harm (ooh ooh) 
All I need is my baby's sweet charms. (ooh ooh) 
He gave me a medicated lotion, it was no good. 

Eddie Cochran

 99. Summertime Blues

Eddie Cochran

E A B7 E A B7 E
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E E A B7 E
I'm a-gonna raise a fuss, I'm a-gonna raise a holler.
E E A B7 E
About a-workin' all summer, just to try to earn a dollar.
A
Every time I call my baby, try to get a date;
- E -
My boss says: No dice son, you gotta work late. / /
A
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a-gonna do,
E -
But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues!
E A B7 E A B7 E
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
 
E E A B7 E
Well my ma' and pappa told me: Son, you gotta make some money
E E A B7 E
If you wanna use the car to go a-ridin' next sunday.
A
Well I didn't go to to work, told the boss I was sick!
- E -
So you can't use the car 'cause you didn't work a lick! / /
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a-gonna do, 
But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues! 
 
E E A B7 E
I'm gonna take two weeks, gonna have a fine vacation.
E E A B7 E
I'm gonna take my problem to the United Nations.
A
Well I called my congressman and he said; quote:
- E -
I'd like to help you son, but you're too young to vote! / /
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a-gonna do, 
But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues! 

Leonard Cohen

100. So Long, Marianne

Leonard Cohen / Songs of Leonard Cohen (1967)

 
A Bm D A
Come over to the window, my little darling, I'd like to try to read your palm.
G D F#m E Esus4 E
I used to think I was some kind of Gypsy boy, Before I let you take me home.
E7 A F#m
So long, Marianne, it's time that we began to
E Esus4 E E7 E Esus4 E E7 A Asus4 A Asus4 A
Laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again.
 
Well you know that I love to live with you, but you make me forget so very much. 
I forget to pray for the angels and then the angels forget to pray for us. 
So long, Marianne, it's time that we began to 
Laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again. 
 
We met when we were almost young, deep in the green lilac park. 
You held on to me like I was a crucifix, as we went kneeling through the dark. 
So long, Marianne, it's time that we began to 
Laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again. 
 
Your letters they all say that you're beside me now, Then, why do I feel alone? 
I'm standing on a ledge and your fine spider web is fastening my ankle to a stone. 
So long, Marianne, it's time that we began to 
Laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again. 
 
For now I need your hidden love, I'm cold as a new razor blade. 
You left when I told you I was curious, I never said that I was brave. 
So long, Marianne, it's time that we began to 
Laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again. 
 
Oh, you are really such a pretty one; I see you've gone and changed your name again. 
And just when I climbed this whole mountainside, to wash my eyelids in the rain! 
So long, Marianne, it's time that we began to 
Laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again. 
 
Oh your eyes, well I forgot Your eyes; Your body's at home in every sea. 
How come you gave away your news to everyone, that you said was a secret for me. 
So long, Marianne, it's time that we began to 
laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again. 
 
If you leave, where will I keep you then? In my heart as some men say. 
But I who was born to love everyone, why should I keep you so far away? 
So long, Marianne, it's time that we began to 
laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again. 

101. Suzanne

Leonard Cohen

E
Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river,
F#m
You can hear the boat go by, and you spend the night beside her.
E
And you know that she's half crazy, but that's why you want to be there
G#m A
And she feeds you tea and oranges that come all the way from China.
E F#m
And when you mean to tell her that you have no love to give her.
E
Then she gets you on her wave-length
F#m E
And she lets the river answer that you’ve always been her lover.
G#m A
And you want to travel with her, and you want to travel blind,
E F#m
And you know she will trust you for you’ve touched her perfect body
E
With your mind.
 
And Jesus was a sailor when he walked upon the water. 
And he spend a long time watching from his lonely wooden tower. 
And when he knew for certain only drowning men could see him 
He said: "All men will be sailors then until the sea shall free them". 
But he himself was broken long bevor the sky war open 
Forsaken, almost human, 
He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone. 
And you want to travel with him, and you want to travel blind 
And you think maybe you'll trust him for he's touched you perfect body 
With his mind. 
 
Now Suzanne takes your hand and she leads you to the river 
She is wearing rags and feathers from Salvation Army counters. 
And the sun pours down like honey for our lady of the harbour, 
and she shows you where to look among the garbage and the flowers. 
There are heros in the seaweed, there are children in the morning 
They are leaning out for love 
And they will lean that way forever, while Suzanne holds the mirror. 
And you want to travel with her, and you want to travel blind, 
And you know that you can trust her for she's touched your perfect body 
With her mind. 

Cream

102. White Room

Jack Bruce, Pete Brown / Cream: Wheels of Fire (1968)

Dm C Am G Dm C Am G Em
Ah Ah Ah Ah - Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah
 
Am C D F - G Am C D
In the white room with black curtains near the stations.
F - G Am C D F - G Am C D
Blackroof country, no gold pavements, tired starlings,
F - G Am C D F - G Am C D
Silver horses run down moonbeams in your dark eyes.
F - G Am C D F - G Am C D
Dawnlight smiles on your leaving, my contentment.
F G D F E
I'll wait in this place where the sun never shines.
G D F G A A
Wait in this place where the shadows run from themselves.
 
You said no strings could secure you at the stations. 
Platform ticket, restless diesels, goodbye windows. 
I walked into such a sad time at the station. 
As I walked out felt my own need just beginning. 
I'll wait in the queue when the trains come back. 
I'll wait for you where the shadows run from themselves. 
Dm C Am G Dm C Am G Em
Ah Ah Ah Ah - Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah
 
At the party she was kindness in the hard crowd. 
Consolation from the old wound now forgotten. 
Yellow tigers crouched in jungles in her dark eyes. 
She's just dressing, goodbye windows, tired starlings. 
I'll sleep in this place with the lonely crowd, 
Lie in the dark where the shadows run from themselves. 
Dm C Am G Dm C Am G Em Am
Ah Ah Ah Ah - Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah
Solo:
|: Am C D F - G :|
repeat & fade out

Creedence Clearwater Revival

103. Bad Moon Rising

John Fogerty/Creedence Clearwater Revival: Green River (1969)

Intro riff
|: D A G D D6 D D6 D D6 :|
// / / / // / / / / /
D A G D D D6 D D6 D
I see a bad moon a-risin'.
D A G D D D6 D D6 D
I see trouble's on the way.
D A G D D D6 D D6 D
I see earthquakes and lightnin'.
D A G D D D6 D D6 D
I see bad times today.
G D
Don't go round tonight, it's bound to take your life,
A G D D D6 D D6 D
There's a bad moon on the rise!
 
I hear hurricanes a blowin' 
I know the end is comin' soon. 
I feel the river's overflowin' 
I hear the voice of rage and ruin. 
Don't go round tonight, it's bound to take your life, 
There's a bad moon on the rise! 
Solo: |: D A G D D6 D D6 D :|
G D A G D D6 D D6 D Intro riff
Hope you got your things together. 
Hope you're quite well prepared to die. 
Looks like we're in for nasty weather. 
One eye is taken for an eye. 
Don't go round tonight, it's bound to take your life, 
There's a bad moon on the rise! 
G D
Don't go round tonight, it's bound to take your life,
A G D A G D (Intro Riff)
There's a bad moon on the rise!

104. Lodi

John Fogerty / Creedence Clearwater Revival: Green River (1969)

(intro) G D C G
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
G
Just about a year ago,
C G
I set out on the road.
G/F# Em
Seekin' my fame and fortune
Am D
And lookin' for a pot of gold.
G Em
Things got bad, and things got worse,
C G
I guess you know the tune.
D C G (fill in)
Oh, Lord, stuck in Lodi again.
 
I rode in on a Greyhound, 
I'll be walkin' out if I go. 
I was just passin' through, 
Must be seven months or more. 
Ran out of time and money, 
Looks like they took my friends. 
Oh, Lord, stuck in Lodi again. 
| G | | C | G | G | | D C | G |
The man from the magazine 
Said I was on my way. 
Somewhere I lost connection, 
Ran out of songs to play. 
I came into town on a one-night stand, 
Looks like my plans fell through. 
Oh, Lord, stuck in Lodi again. 
D A E A A
A
If I only had a dollar
D A
For every song I've sung,
A A/G# F#m
And every time I had to play
Bm E
While people sat there drunk.
A A/G# F#m
You know I'd catch the next train
D A
Back to where I live
E D A
Oh, Lord, stuck in Lodi again
E D A
Oh, Lord, stuck in Lodi again
A D A A E D A
G (intro) D C G (fill in) |------------|--------------|--------------|----------|| |------------------------|----------------|| |-0--0----1--|-1/3-3--3\-0--|-1--1--1---1--|-0--------|| |------------------------|----------------|| |-0--0----2--|-2/4-4--4\-0--|-2--2--2p0-0--|-0--------|| |----0-2-2b3-------2-0---|-0--------------|| |------------|--------------|--------------|----------|| |--2-------------------2-|------2-0---0---|| |------------|--------------|--------------|----------|| |------------------------|----------2-----|| |------------|--------------|--------------|----------|| |------------------------|----------------||

105. Looking Out my Backdoor

J.C. Fogerty / Creedence Clearwater Revival: Cosmo's Factory (1970)

G x C G D G
G Em
Just got home from Illinois - Lock the front door, oh boy,
C G D
Got to set down take a rest on the porch.
G Em
Imagination sets in - Pretty soon I'm singing:
C G D G
Doo doo doo looking out my back door.
 
G Em
There's a giant doing cartwheels, a statue wearing high heels.
C G D
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn.
G Em
Dinosaur victrola list'ning to Buck Owens;
C G D G
Doo doo doo looking out my back door.
D C G
Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band.
Em D
Won't you take a ride on the flying spoon - doo doo doo doo.
G Em
Wondrous apparitions provided by a magician:
C G D G
Doo doo doo looking out my back door.
 
D C G
Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band.
Em D
Won't you take a ride on the flying spoon - doo doo doo doo.
G Em
Wait until tomorrow today I'll buy no sorrow:
C G D G
Doo doo doo looking out my back door.
 
G Em
Just got home from Illinois - lock the front door, oh boy.
C G D (slow down)
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn.
G Em
Wait until tomorrow today I'll buy no sorrow:
C G D G C G D G
Doo doo doo looking out my back door.

106. Proud Mary

John Fogerty / Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969)

C / / - / A / - C / / - / A / - C / / - / A / G / F / / - / / D /
D
Left a good job in the city, Workin for the man every night and day
And I never lost a minute of sleepin', Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been. 
A Bm
Big wheel keep on turnin' - Proud Mary keep on burnin',
D A D C A C A C A G F D
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on a ri-ver.
 
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. 
Big wheel a-keep on turnin' - Proud Mary keep on burnin', 
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river. 
 
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. 
Big wheel a-keep on turnin' - Proud Mary keep on burnin', 
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river. 

107. Suzie Q.

Dale Hawkins / Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968)

Intro:  E7
E7
Oh, Suzie Q, oh Suzie Q,
A C7 B7 E7
Oh Suzie Q, baby I love you, Suzie Q!
E7
I like the way you walk, I like the way you talk.
A C7 B7 E7
I like the way you walk, I like the way you talk, Suzie Q!
SOLO 1: E7
E7
Say that you'll be true, say that you'll be true!
A C7 B7 E7
Say that you'll be true and never leave me blue Suzie Q!
  
E7
Say that you'll be mine, say that you'll be mine!
A C7 B7 E7
Say that you'll be mine, baby, all the time Suzie Q!
SOLO 2: E7
huh - huh - huh
 
Oh, Suzie Q, oh Suzie Q, Oh Suzie Q, baby I love you, Suzie Q! 
I like the way you walk, I like the way you talk. 
I like the way you walk, I like the way you talk, Suzie Q! 
 
Oh, Suzie Q, oh Suzie Q, Oh Suzie Q, baby I love you, Suzie Q! 
SOLO 3: E7
PART II: E7 D C7 E7 D C7 E7
SOLO 4: E7 D C7 E7 D C7 B7 E7 D C7 E7

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

108. Chicago

Graham Nash / Crosby, Stills, Nash: Four Way Street

|: Am Am/f Am :|
So Your Brother's Bound And Gagged, And They've Chained Him To A Chair,
G Am
Won't You Please Come To Chicago - Just To Sing.
In A Land That's Known As Freedom How Can Such A Thing Be Fair? 
G Am
Won't You Please Come To Chicago, For The Help That We Can Bring.
G F Em G F Em D Am
We Can Cha - ange The World - Rearra - ange The World - It's Dying - To Get Better.
 
Am
Politicians Sit Yourselves Down, There's Nothing For You Here.
G Am
Won't You Please Come To Chicago For A Ride.
Don't Ask Jack To Help You, 'Cause He'll Turn The Other Ear. 
G Am
Won't You Please Come To Chicago Or Else Join The Other Side.
G F Em G F Em D
We Can Cha - ange The World Rearra - ange The World - It's Dying - -If you believe in justice!
D D
Dying - And If You Believe In Freedom! Dying - Let A Man Live His Own Life
D G F Am
Dying- Rules And Regulations, Who Needs Them - Open Up The Door.
 
Am
Somehow People Must Be Free - I Hope The Day Comes Soon.
G Am
Won't You Please Come To Chicago - Show Your Face.
Am
From The Bottom Of The Ocean To The Mountains Of The Moon.
G Am
Won't You Please Come To Chicago No One Else Can Take Your Place.
G F Em G F Em D
We Can Cha - ange The World - Rearra - ange The World - It's Dying - If You Believe In Justice
D D D
Dying - And If You Believe In Freedom - Dying - Let A Man Live His Own Life Dying
G F
Rules And Regulations, Who Needs Them - Open Up The Door.

109. Love the One You're With

Crosby, Stills and Nash

 
|: Dsus4 D Dsus2 D :|
D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
When you're down and confused
Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
And you don't remember who you're talking to
Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
Concentration, slips away
Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
Because your baby is so far away
 
Bm A G
Well there's a rose in the fisted glove,
Bm A G
And the eagle flies with the dove,
Bm A G
And if you can't be with the one you love, honey
Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
Love the one you're with; love the one you're with!
Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
Love the one you're with; love the one you're with!
 
Don't be angry, don't be sad, 
And don't sit crying over good times you've had. 
There's a girl right next to you, 
And she's just waiting for something to do 
 
Well there's a rose in the fisted glove, 
And the eagle flies with the dove, 
And if you can't be with the one you love, honey 
Love the one you're with; love the one you're with! 
Love the one you're with; love the one you're with! 
Bridge
Am11 D6 Am11 D6 Am11 D6 D
Doo doot doot doot doot doot do doot
Am11 D6 Am11 D6 Am11 D6 D
Doo doot doot doot doot doot do doot
D D
Do do doot, do do doot.
 
instrumental
 
Well there's a rose in the fisted glove, 
And the eagle flies with the dove, 
And if you can't be with the one you love, honey 
Love the one you're with; love the one you're with! 
Love the one you're with; love the one you're with! 
 
Turn your heartache right into joy. 
She's a girl, and you're a boy. 
Get it together, make it nice. 
You ain't gonna need any more advice 
Well there's a rose in the fisted glove, 
And the eagle flies with the dove, 
And if you can't be with the one you love, honey 
Love the one you're with; love the one you're with! 
Love the one you're with; love the one you're with! 
Bridge
Doo doot doot doot doot doot do doot. 
Doo doot doot doot doot doot do doot. 
Do do doot, do do doot. 

110. Woodstock

Joni Mitchell / Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Déjà Vu (1970)

E E7 A7 A7/g
Well I came across a child of God, He was walking along the road;
A7 A7/g E E7
When I asked him: "Tell me where are you going?" -- This he told me:
 
E E7 A7 A7/g
Said "I am going down to Yasgur's farm -- Going to join in a rock and roll band
A7 A7/2 E E7
Got to get back to the land -- To set my soul free!"
A7/g E7 A7/g E7
We are stardust, we are golden -- We are billion year old carbon,
G D A A7/g E7
And we've got to get ourselves back to the ga-ar-den!
 
Well then can I roam beside you? I have come to lose my smog, 
And I feel myself a cog -- In something turning. 
 
And maybe it's the time of year, Yes, and maybe it's the time of man! 
And I don't know who I am -- But life is for learning. 
We are stardust, we are golden -- We are billion year old carbon, 
And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden! 
Solo
We are stardust, we are golden -- We are billion year old carbon, 
And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden! 
 
By the time we got to Woodstock, We were half a million strong; 
And everywhere there was a song -- And a celebration. 
 
And I dreamed I saw the bomber jet planes -- Riding shotgun in the sky, 
Turning into butterflies -- Above our nation. 
We are stardust, we are golden, We are caught in the devil's bargain, 
And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden! 

Joe Dassin

111. Les champs élysées

Pierre Delanoe / Joe Dassin

intro: Dm G7 C Am Dm G C
C E7 Am C7
Je m'baladais sur l'avenue, le coeur ouvert à l'inconnu.
F C D7 G7
J'avais envie de dire bonjour à n'importe qui
C E7 Am C7
N'importe qui et ce fut toi, je t'ai dit n'importe quoi,
F C Dm G7 C
Il suffisait de te parler, pour t'apprivoiser.
C E7 Am C7 F C D7 G7
Aux Champs-Élysées, -- aux Champs-Élysées!
C E7 Am C7
Au soleil, sous la pluie, à midi ou à minuit,
F C Dm G7 C
Il y a tout ce que vous voulez aux Champs-Élysées.
 
C E7 Am C7
Tu m'as dit "J'ai rendez-vous dans un sous-sol avec des fous,
F C D7 G7
Qui vivent la guitare à la main, du soir au matin".
C E7 Am C7
Alors je t'ai accompagnée, on a chanté, on a dansé
F C Dm G7 C
Et l'on n'a même pas pensé à s'embrasser
Aux Champs-Élysées, -- aux Champs-Élysées! 
Au soleil, sous la pluie, à midi ou à minuit, 
Il y a tout ce que vous voulez aux Champs-Élysées. 
C E7 Am E7
Hier soir deux inconnus et ce matin sur l'avenue,
F C D7 G7
Deux amoureux tout étourdis par la longue nuit.
C E7 Am C
Et de l'Étoile à la Concorde, un orchestre à mille cordes,
F C Dm G7 C
Tous les oiseaux du point du jour, chantent l'amour
Aux Champs-Élysées... 

Deep Purple

112. Child in Time

Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice / Deep Purple: in Rock (1970)

 
|: G G Am :| F F G G G Am
G G Am G G Am
Sweet Child in time - You'll see the line.
F F G G G Am
The line that's drawn between - The good and the bad.
G G Am G G Am
See the blind man - Shooting at the world:
F F G G G Am
Bullets flying - Taking toll.
 
G G Am G G Am
If you've been bad, Lord I bet you have,
F F G G G Am
And you've not been hit - By flying lead.
G G Am G G Am
You'd better close your eyes, And bow your head
F F G G G Am
Wait for the ricochet.
 
G G Am
Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah...
 
Sweet child in time - You'll see the line 
The line that's drawn - Between the good and the bad. 
See the blind man - Shooting at the world 
Bullets flying - Taking toll. 
If you've been bad, Lord I bet you have, 
And you've not been hit - By flying lead. 
You'd better close your eyes - And bow your head 
And wait for the ricochet. 

John Denver

113. Annie's Song

John Denver / John Denver: Goodbye Again (1970)

Intro: D D4 D D4 D
D4 G A Bm
You fill up my senses
G D D/C# D/B
Like a night in a forest
D/A G F#m Em
Like the mountains in spring time
G A A7
Like a walk in the rain
G A Bm
Like a storm in the desert
G D D/C#, D/B
Like a sleepy blue ocean
D/A G F#m Em
You fill up my senses
A7 D D4 D D4 D
come fill me again.
 
Come let me love you 
Let me give my life to you 
Let me drown in your laughter 
Let me die in your arms 
Let me lay down beside you 
Let me always be with you 
Come let me love you come love me again 
 
You fill up my senses... 

114. Take me Home, Country Roads

John Denver

G Em D C G
Almost heaven, West Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River.
Em D C G
Life is old there, older than the trees, Younger than the mountains growing like a breeze.
G D Em C
Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong!
G D C G
West Virginia mountain momma, take me home, country roads!
 
G Em D C G
All my memories gather 'round her; Miner's lady, stranger to blue water.
Em D C G
Dark and dusty painted on the sky - Misty taste of moonshine teardrop in my eye.
G D Em C
Country roads, take me home to the place I belong!
G D C G
West Virginia, mountain momma, take me home, country roads
 
bridge
Em D G
I hear her voice, in the morning hour she calls me!
C G D
The radio reminds me of my home far away.
Em F C
And drivin' down the road I get a feelin'
G D D7
that I Should have been home yesterday, yesterday:
G D Em C
Country roads, take me home to the place I belong!
G D C G
West Virginia, mountain momma, take me home, country roads

Donovan

115. Atlantis

Donovan Leitch

spoken
C D
The continent of Atlantis was an island which lay before the great flood
F
In the area we now call the Atlantic Ocean.
C G C
So great an area of land, that from her western shores, those beautiful sailors
D
journeyed to the south and the North Americas with ease,
F C
in their ships with painted sails.
G C D
To the east Africa was a neighbor across a short strait of sea miles.
F C G
The great Egyptian age is but a remnant of the Atlantian culture.
 
C
The antedeluvian Kings colonised the world;
D Fmaj7
All the Gods who play a part in the mythological dramas in all legends
C G
from all lands were from fair Atlantis.
C D
Knowing her fate, Altantis sent out ships to all corners of the earth.
D Fmaj7
On board were the twelve, the poet, the physician, the farmer, the scientist,
C G
the magician, and the other so called Gods of our legends.
C
Tho' Gods they were!
D
And as the elders of our time choose to remain blind,
D Fmaj7 C
let us rejoice and let us sing and dance and ring in the news.
 
G
Hail Atlantis!
 
C D Fmaj7 C G
Way down below the ocean, where I wanna be, she may be!
Way down... 
repeat and fade out

116. The Ballad Of A Crystal Man

Donovan Leitch / Donovan: Fairytale (1965)

C/G' F C/E' G/D' C/C' G/D' C/E' F C/G' F C/E' G/D' C/C'
C/G' F C/E' G/D' C/C' G/D' C/E' F
Walk along and talk along, And live your lives quite freely.
C/G' F C/E' G/D' C/C' G/D' C/E'
But leave our children with their toys, Of peppermint and candy.
C/G' F C/E' G/D' C/C'
For seagull, I don't want your wings, I don't want your freedom, in a lie.
 
Your thoughts they are of harlequin, Your speeches of quick-silver. 
I read your faces like a poem, Kaleidoscope of hate words. 
For seagull, I don't want your wings, I don't want your freedom, in a lie. 
 
On the quilted battle-fields of soldiers, Dazzling made of toy tin. 
The big bomb, like a child's hand, Could sweep them dead just so to win. 
For seagull, I don't want your wings, I don't want your freedom, in a lie. 
 
As you fill your glasses, With the wine of murdered Negroes. 
Thinking not of beauty that, Spreads like morning sun-glow. 
For seagull, I don't want your wings, I don't want your freedom, in a lie. 
 
I pray your dreams of vivid screams, Of children dying slowly. 
And as you polish up your guns, Your real self be re-flecting. 
For seagull, I don't want your wings, I don't want your freedom, in a lie. 
solo:
C/G' F C/E' G/D' C/C' G/D' C/E' F C/G' F C/E' G/D' C/C'
Vietnam; your latest game, You're playing with your blackest Queen. 
Damn your souls and curse your grins, I stand here with a fading dream. 
For seagull, I don't want your wings, I don't want your freedom, in a lie. 

G5
C5/9

117. Catch the Wind

Donovan

G5 C5/9
In the chilly hours and minutes
G5 C5/9
of uncertainty I want to be
G5 C D G D
in the warm hold of your lovin' mind.
G5 C5/9
To feel you all around me,
G5 C5/9
and to take your hand along the sand,
G5 C D G D
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind.
Am Em C D D7
De de de dee, de De de de dee, de De de de dee, de Dee de Dee
 
When sundown pales the sky 
I want to hide a while behind your smile 
And ev'rywhere I'd look, your eyes I'd find. 
For me to love you now 
would be the sweetest thing, t'would make me sing, 
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind. 
De de de dee... 
 
When rain has hung the leaves with tears 
I want you near to kill my fears 
To help me to leave all my blues behind. 
Standin' in your heart 
is where I want to be and long to be, 
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind. 

118. Colours

Donovan Leitch / Donovan: Fairytale (1965)

D
Yellow is the colour of my true loves hair -
G D
in the morning when we rise;
G D
in the morning when we rise:
A G D G D
That's the time, that's the time I love the best.
 
Blue is the colour of the sky-y-y - 
in the morning when we rise; 
in the morning when we rise: 
That's the time, that's the time I love the best. 
 
Green is the colour of the sparklin' corn - 
in the morning when we rise; 
in the morning when we rise: 
That's the time, that's the time I love the best. 
 
Mellow is the feelin' that I get - 
when I see her Mmhmm; 
when I see her A-ha: 
That's the time, that's the time I love the best. 
guitar
Freedom is a word I rarely use - 
Without thinkin' Mmhmm; 
without thinkin' Mmhmm: 
of the time, of the time when I've been loved. 

119. Donna Donna

Aaron Zeitlin & Shalom Secunda -- english: Arthur Kevess & Teddi Schwartz

Donovan: What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid (1965)

Am E Am E Am Dm Am E
On a wagon bound for market, There's a calf with a mournful eye.
Am E Am E Am Dm E Am
High above him there's a swallow Winging swiftly through the sky.
G Am G Am
How the winds are laughing, They laugh with all their might,
G Am E Am
Laugh and laugh the whole day through, And half the summer's night.
E Am G Am
Dona, dona, dona, donna; Dona, dona, dona, do.
E Am E Am
Dona, dona, dona, donna; Dona, dona, dona, do.
 
"Stop complaining," said the farmer, "Who told you a calf to be, 
Why don't you have wings to fly with, Like the swallow so proud and free?" 
How the winds are laughing, They laugh with all their might, 
Laugh and laugh the whole day through, And half the summer's night. 
Dona, dona, dona, donna; Dona, dona, dona, do. 
Dona, dona, dona, donna; Dona, dona, dona, do. 
 
Calves are easily bound and slaughtered, Never knowing the reason why, 
But whoever treasures freedom, Like the swallow has learned to fly. 
How the winds are laughing, They laugh with all their might, 
Laugh and laugh the whole day through, And half the summer's night. 
Dona, dona, dona, donna; Dona, dona, dona, do. 
Dona, dona, dona, donna; Dona, dona, dona, do. 

C/B

120. Goldwatch Blues

Mick Softley / Donovan: Fairytale (1965)

Capo IV
Am C C/B Am
I went up for my interview on the fourth day of July.
Am C C/B Am
Personnel man he questioned me until I nearly cried,
Am C C/B Am
He made me fill in forms until I shook with fear:
Am C C/B Am
About the colour of my toilet roll and if my cousin's queer.
Am C C/B Am
Here's your goldwatch and the shackles for your chain,
Am C C/B Am
And your piece of paper to say you left here sane.
Am C C/B Am
And if you've got a son who wants a good career:
Am (only one downstroke) C Em Am
Just get him to sign on the dotted line and work for fifty years.
 
He asked me how many jobs I'd had before. 
He nearly had a heart attack when I answered: Four. 
Four jobs in twenty years, oh, this can never be! 
We only take on men who work until they die. 
Here's your goldwatch... 
 
He took me outside to where the gravestones stand in line. 
This is where we bury them in quick-stone and in lime! 
And if you come to work for us on this you must agree: 
That if you're going to die please do it during tea-break. 
Here's your goldwatch... 
 
This story that you heard you may think rather queer, 
But it is the truth you'll be surprised to hear. 
I did not want no job upon the board: 
I just wanted to take a broom and sweep the bloody floor. 
Here's your goldwatch... 

121. Hurdy Gurdy Man

Donovan Leitch / Donovan: Hurdy Gurdy Man (1968)

 
G Bm C D
Thrown like a star in my vast sleep I open my eyes to take a peep
G Bm C D
To find that I was by the sea gazing with tranquility
F C G
'Twas then that the Hurdy Gurdy Man came singing songs of love.
F C G n.c. G
Then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man came singing songs of love.
F C G G
Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy gurdy he sang.
F C G G
Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy gurdy he sang.
F C G G F C G
Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy gurdy he sang.
 
G Bm C D
Histories of ages past unenlightened shadows cast.
G Bm C D
Down through all eternity the crying of humanity.
F C G
'Tis then that the Hurdy Gurdy Man comes singing songs of love.
F C G n.c. G
Then that the Hurdy Gurdy Man comes singing songs of love.
Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy gurdy he sang... 
3rd verse by George Harrison
G Bm C D
When the truth gets buried deep Beneath a thousand years of sleep,
G Bm C D
Time demands a turn-around And once again the truth is found:
F C G
Awakening the Hurdy Gurdy Man Who comes singing songs of love.
F C G n.c. G
Awakening the Hurdy Gurdy Man Who comes singing songs of love.
Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy gurdy he sang... 

122. The Little Tin Soldier

Donovan Leitch / Donovan: (1967)

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Intro: e |--7--5--3--2--0--------|--7--5--3--2--0--------|-----3--------3--|--------3----------3--| B |--0--0--0--0--0--3--2--|--0--0--0--0--0--3--2--|--1--0--------0--|--------0----------0--| G |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--------0--|--------0----------0--| D |-----------------0--0--|-----------------0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0----0--0--0--| A |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----2--0--0--2--|--0--0--2----0--0--2--| E |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3----3--3--3--|
G Em C D
Once in a town in the Blackforest a little white toy shop stood,
G Em C D
And a little tin soldier with only one leg lived in a castle of wood.
C D C D
And across the room on another shelve stood a tiny glass case,
G Em C D
And a tiny ballerina lived in there - all in a dress of lace.
C D C D
And from where the little tin soldier stood they could see each other so clear,
G Em C D
And the little tin soldier watched over her with a love so deep and dear.
 
Gm Bm Gm Bm
Then one day, sadness came. The tiny ballerina was sold.
Gm Bm Am
The little tin soldier was thrown away, and into the gutter he rolled.
 
Am Em Am Em
The water carried him to the sea and many far-off lands;
Am Em Am Em
He made many children happy as he passed through their tiny hands
G Em G Em
And then one day they met again in a town in the land of Eire.
G Em C Am D
And as the clocks on the wall struck the midnight hour they jumped into the fire.
G Em G Em
And in that fire they shall stay, Lord, forever and a day.
G Em C D intro
'Cause that fire, oh Lord, is the fire of love, just like the peace of thy.

123. Season of the Witch

Donovan Leitch / Donovan: Sunshine Superman (1966)

|: A7 D7 :|
A7 D7 A7 D7 A7 D7
When I look out my window, Many sights to see. And when I look in my window,
A7 D7 A7 D7 A7 D7
So many different people to be. That it's strange, so strange.
A7 D7 A7 D7
You've got to pick up every stitch, You've got to pick up every stitch,
A7 D7 A D E A
You've got to pick up every stitch, Mm-mmh, must be the season of the witch,
D E A D E A7 D7 A7 D7
must be the season of the witch, yeah, must be the season of the witch. - -
 
When I look over my shoulder, What do you think I see? Some old cat looking over 
His shoulder at me. And he's strange, Sure he's strange. 
You've got to pick up every stitch, You've got to pick up every stitch, yeah, 
Beatniks are out to make it rich, Oh no, must be the season of the witch, 
must be the season of the witch, yeah, must be the season of the witch. 
Solo
You've got to pick up every stitch, Two rabbits running in the ditch, 
Beatniks are out to make it rich, Oh no, must be the season of the witch, 
must be the season of the witch, must be the season of the witch. When I go. 
 
When I look out my window, What do you think I see? And when I look in my window, 
So many different people to be. It's strange, surely strange. 
You've got to pick up every stitch, You've got to pick up every stitch, 
Two rabbits running in the ditch, Oh no, must be the season of the witch, 
must be the season of the witch, yeah, must be the season of the witch. When I look. 
When I look... 
 
Bass:
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124. Sunshine Superman

Donovan Leitch / Donovan (1966)

Capo I
C7
Sunshine came softly through my - a-window today.
C7
Could've tripped out easy a-but I've - a-changed my ways.
F
It'll take time I know it - but in a while:
C7
You're gonna be mine - and I know it, we'll do it in style!
G7 F C7
'Cause I made my mind up you're going to be mine! I'll tell you right now:
Any trick in the book now baby; oh, that I can find! 
 
Superman or Green Lantern ain't got a-nothin' on me. 
I can make like a turtle and dive for a-pearls in the sea. 
Ah-you can just sit there thinkin' on your velvet throne, Yes, 
About all the rainbows say you can - a-have for your own 
'Cause I made my mind up you're going to be mine! I'll tell you right now: 
Any trick in the book now baby; oh, that I can find! 
 
Everybody's hustlin' just to have a little scene. 
When I say we'll be cool I think that you know what I mean! 
We stood on the beach at sunset, do you remember when? 
I know a beach where baby - a-it never ends! 
When you've made your mind up forever to be mine. Mm-hm-hm-hm. 
I'll pick up your hand and slowly blow your little mind! 
'Cause I made my mind up: you're going to be mine! I tell you right now: 
Any trick in the book now, baby, oh, that I can find! 
Solo
C7 F C7 G7 F C7
Superman or Green Lantern ain't got a-nothin' on me. 
I can make like a turtle and dive for your pearls in the sea. Yep. 
Ah-you-you-you can just sit there a-thinkin' on your velvet throne, 
About all the rainbows say you can - a-have for your own; 
When you've made your mind up forever to be mine: Mm-hm-hm-hm. 
I'll pick up your hand and slowly blow your little mind! 
When you've made your mind up forever to be mine: I'll pick up your hand; 
I'll pick up your hand and slowly blow your little mind! 
Blow your little mind... 

125. Remember the Alamo

Jane Bowers/Donovan: What's Bin Did And What's Bin Hid (1965)

C G C F C C/D C
A hundred and eighty were challenged by Travers to die,
C G C F C C7
by a line that he drew with his sword as the battle drew nigh.
F C F C
Every man that stepped over the line was for glory, and he that was left better fly,
G C F C C7
and over the line crossed one hundred and seventy nine.
F Em
Hey, up Santa Anna, they're killing your soldiers below,
F C F G C
So the rest of Texas will know, and remember the Alamo.
 
C G C F C C/D C
Jim Bowie lay dying, his blood and his powder were dry,
G C F C C7
but his knife had been willing to take him a few in reply.
F C F C
Young Davey Crockett lay laughing and dying, the blood and the sweat in his eye,
G C F C C7
for Texas and freedom a man was more willing to die.
F Em
Hey, up Santa Anna, they're killing your soldiers below,
F C F G C
So the rest of Texas will know, and remember the Alamo.
 
C G C F C C/D C
A courier came, to bellow once bloody and loud.
G C F C C7
And found only skin and bones where he once left a crowd.
F C F C
Fear not, little darling, of dying, if the world is sovereign and free,
G C F C C7
well, we'll fight to the last as long as liberty be.
F Em
Hey, up Santa Anna, they're killing your soldiers below,
F C F C
So the rest of Texas will know, and remember the Alamo.
F G C
And remember the Alamo!

126. The Universal Soldier

Buffy St. Marie/Donovan

Intro: C Am D Dsus4 D D9 D e |-----------------0---2---3----2---0---2--| B |-------------1---1---3---3----3---3---3--| G |-0--0--------2---2---2---2----2---2---2--| D |-2--0--2--0--2-------0-------------------| A |-------3--2--0-------0-------------------| E |-----------------------------------------|
C D G Em
He's five feet two, and he's six feet four,
C D G G/A G
he fights with missiles and with spears.
C D G Em
He's all of thirty-one, and he's only seventeen,
C (intro) Am D Dsus4 D D9 D
he's been a soldier for a thousand years.
 
C D G Em
He's a Catholic, a Hindu, and atheist, a Jain,
C D G G/A G
a Buddhist, and a Baptist, and a Jew.
C D G Em
And he knows he shouldn't kill, and he knows he always will,
C (intro) Am D Dsus4 D D9 D
kill you for me, my friend, and me for you.
 
And he's fighting for Canada, he's fighting for France, 
he's fighting for the USA. 
And he's fighting for the Russians, and he's fighting for Japan, 
and he thinks we'll put an end to war this way. 
 
And he's fighting for democracy, he's fighting for the Reds, 
he says, it's for the peace of all. 
He's the one who must decide, who's to live and who's to die, 
and he never sees the writing on the wall. 
 
But without him how would Hitler have condemned them at Dachau, 
without him Caesar would have stood alone. 
He's the one who gives his body as a weapon of the war, 
and without him all this killing can't go on. 
 
He's the universal soldier and he really is to blame, 
his orders come from far away no more, 
they come from here and there and you and me - 
and brothers can't you see, 
this is not a way we put an end to war. 

127. The War Drags On

Mick Softley / Donovan

E E7 A E
Let me tell you the story of a soldier named Dan.
E7 A E
Went out to fight the good fight in South Vietnam.
E7 A E
Went out to fight for peace, liberty and all.
E7 A F#m E
Went out to fight for equality, hope let's go!
Em7 E
And the war drags on!
 
Found himself involved in a sea of blood and bones. 
Millions without faces - without hope and without homes. 
And the guns they grew louder as they made dust out of bones. 
That the flesh had long since left just as the people - left their homes. 
And the war drags on! 
 
They're just there to make the people free. 
But the way that they're doing it, it don't seem like that to me. 
Just more blood letting, and misery, and tears; 
That this poor country's known for the last twenty years. 
And the war drags on! 
 
Last night young Dan had a nightmare it seems. 
One that kept occurring and reoccurring in his dreams. 
Millions of people running screaming and shouting loud; 
And right overhead was a big mushroom cloud. 
And there's no more war - 
'Cause there's no more world - 
And my tears keep fallin' down - 
Like the rain - on to the blackened ground! 

Doors

128. Light my Fire

The Doors/The Doors (1967)

Am7 F#m7 Am7 F#m
You know that it would be untrue - You know that I would be a liar
Am7 F#m Am7 F#m7
If I was to say to you - Girl we couldn't get much higher
G A D G A D E G F#m E
Come on baby light my fire - Come on baby light my fire - Try to set the night on fire!
 
Am7 F#m7 Am7 F#m7
The time to hesitate is through - no time to wallow in the mire
Am7 F#m Am7 F#m7
try now we can only loose - and our love become a funeral pyre
G A D G A D E G F#m E
Come on baby light my fire - Come on baby light my fire - Try to set the night on fire!
The time to hesitate is through - no time to wallow in the mire 
try now we can only loose - and our love become a funeral pyre 
Come on baby light my fire - Come on baby light my fire - Try to set the night on fire! 
 
You know that it would be untrue - You know that I would be a liar 
If I was to say to you - Girl we couldn't get much higher 
Come on baby light my fire - Come on baby light my fire! 
G A D G A D E G F#m E7
try to set the night on fire - try to set the night on fire - try to set the night on fire

Em6
Em7
Em9
B/A
C/A
D/A
5

129. Riders On The Storm

Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore / The Doors: L.A. Woman (1971)

Em Em6 Em7 Em6 Em Em6 Em7 Em6 Em
Riders on the storm - Riders on the storm
Am B/A C/A D/A Em Em6 Em7 Em6 Em
Into this house we're born - Into this world we're thrown
D C
Like dog without a bone - An actor out on loan -
Em Em6 Em7 Em6 Em
Riders on the storm.
 
There's a killer on the road - His brain is squirming like a toad. 
Take a long holiday - Let your children play. 
If you give this man a ride - Sweet family will die - 
Killer on the road. 
Em Em6 Em7 Em6 Em Em6 Em7 Em6 Em
Gotta love your man - Girl, you gotta love your man. 
Take him by the hand - Make him understand. 
The world on you depends - Our life will never end - 
You gotta love your man. 
Em Em6 Em7 Em6 Em Em6 Em7 Em6 Em
Em9 A Em9 Em9 A Em9
Riders on the storm - Riders on the storm - ...

Bob Dylan

130. Alberta

Bob Dylan / Bob Dylan: Self Portrait (1970)

 
G C/g G
/ / / / / / (repeat)
Em D G C/g G
Alberta let your hair hang low
C G C/g G
Alberta let your hair hang low
C G
I'll give you more gold
G G/f# Em
Than your apron can hold
G D G C/g G
If you'd only let your hair hang low
 
1 verse instrumental
 
Alberta what's on your mind 
Alberta what's on your mind 
You keep me worried and bothered 
All of the time 
Alberta what's on your mind 
 
Alberta don't you treat me unkind 
Alberta don't you treat me unkind 
Oh my heart is so sad 
Cause I want you so bad 
Alberta don't you treat me unkind 
 
Alberta let your hair hang low 
Alberta let your hair hang low 
I'll give you more gold 
Than your apron can hold 
If you'll only let your hair hang low 

131. All Along The Watchtower

Bob Dylan / Jimi Hendrix: Electric Ladyland (1967)

|: Am G F G :|
///// / //// / /
Am G F G Am
"There must be some kind of way out of here," / / / / /
G F G Am
Said the joker to the thief: / / / / /
"There's too much confusion, 
I can't get no relief. 
Businessmen, they drink my wine; 
Plowmen dig my earth. 
None of them along the line - 
Know what any of it is worth!” 
All along the watchtower, 
Princes kept the view. 
While all the women came and went, 
Barefoot servants, too! 
“No reason to get excited,” 
The thief, he kindly spoke: 
“There are many here among us 
Who feel that life is but a joke. 
But you and I, we’ve been through that, 
And this is not our fate! 
So let us not talk falsely now, 
the hour is getting late!” 
 
All along the watchtower, 
Princes kept the view. 
While all the women came and went, 
Barefoot servants, too! 
 
Outside in the distance 
A wildcat did growl. 
Two riders were approaching, 
And the wind began to howl. 
All along the watchtower 
Princess kept the view 
While all the women came and went 
Barefoot servants too 
 
All along the watchtower 
All along the watchtower 
All along the watchtower 

132. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

Bob Dylan

C (harp)
G C
You must leave now, take what you need you think will last.
G C
But whatever you wish to keep you better grab it fast!
Dm F C
Yonder stands your orphan with his gun;
Dm F C
Crying like a fire in the sun.
E7 G
Look out the Saints are comin' through:
Dm F C
And - It's all over now, Baby Blue.
 
The highway is for gamblers, better use your sense. 
Take what you have gathered from coincidence. 
The empty handed painter from your streets 
Is drawing crazy patterns on your sheets. 
This sky too, is folding under you: 
And - It's all over now, Baby Blue. 
 
All your seasick sailors, they are rowing home. 
All your reindeer armies, are all going home. 
The lover who just walked out your door 
Has taken all his blankets from the floor. 
The carpet too, is moving under you: 
And - It's all over now, Baby Blue. 
 
Leave your stepping stone behind, something calls for you. 
Forget the dead you've left, they will not follow you. 
The vagabond who's rapping at your door 
Is standing in the clothes that you once wore. 
Strike another match, go start anew: 
And - It's all over now, Baby Blue. 

133. Belle Isle

trad. / Bob Dylan: Self Portrait (1970)

C F C G C
One evening for pleasure I rambled to view the fair fields all alone.
F G G
Down by the banks of Loch Eiron where beauty and pleasure were known.
a e a G
I spied a fair maid at her labour which caused me to stay for a while.
C a e F f C
And I thought of a goddess of beauty bloomin bright star of bright isle.
 
C a e F G C
I humbled myself to her beauty "Fair maiden, where do you be-long?
C a e d F G
Are you from heaven descended abiding in cupids fair throne?"
a e a e
"Young man, I will tell you a secret It's true I'm a maid that is poor.
C a F f
And to part from my vows and my promise Is more than my heart can endure.
 
C e a e G
Therefore I remain at my service And go through all my hardship and toil
C e a F G C
And wait for the lad that has left me All alone on the banks of belle isle".
 
 
C a e F G C
"Young maiden I wish not to banter It's true I come here in disguise.
C e a d G
I came here to fulfill our last promise And hope to give you a surprise.
a G a e G
I've known you're a maid I love dearly And you've been in my heart all the while.
C e a F G C
For me there is no other damsel Than my bloomin bright star of belle isle".

134. Blowin' in the Wind

Bob Dylan

G C G Em G C D
How many roads must a man walk down before you call him a man?
G C G Em G C D
How many seas must a white dove sail before she sleeps in the sand?
G C G Em G C D
How many times must the cannonballs fly before they are forever banned?
C D G Em
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
C D G C G
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
 
How many years can a mountain exist before it is washed to the sea? 
How many years can some people exist before the're allowed to be free? 
How many times can a man turn his head, pretending he just doesn't see? 
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind, 
The answer is blowin' in the wind. 
 
How many times must a man look up before he can see the sky? 
How many ears must one man have before he can hear people cry? 
How many deaths will it take 'till he knows that too many people have died? 
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind, 
The answer is blowin' in the wind. 

135. Copper Kettle

Albert Frank Beddoe / Bob Dylan: Self Portrait (1970)

G Am7 G Am7 G Am7 G Am7
Get you a copper kettle, get you a copper coil,
G Am7 G Am7 C Cmaj7 Am
Fill it with new-made corn mash and never more you'll toil.
C G C G
You'll just lay there by the juniper, while the moon is bright,
C Cmaj7 Am Am7 G Am7 G Am7 G
Watch them jugs a-filling - in the pale moonlight.
 
G Am7 G Am7 G Am7 G Am7
Build you a fire with hickory, hickory, ash and oak,
G Am7 G Am7 C Cmaj7 Am
Don't use no green or rotten wood; they'll get you by the smoke.
C G C G
We just lay there by the juniper, while the moon is bright,
C Cmaj7 Am Am7 G Am7 G Am7 G
Watch them jugs a-filling - in the pale moonlight.
 
G Am7 G Am7 G Am7 G Am7
My daddy, he made whiskey; my granddaddy, he did too.
G Am7 G Am7 C Cmaj7 Am
We ain't paid no whiskey tax since seventeen-ninety-two.
C G C G
We just lay there by the juniper, while the moon is bright,
C Cmaj7 Am Am7 G
Watch them jugs a-filling - in the pale moonlight,
Am7 G Am7 G Am7 G ...
In the pale moonlight.

136. Days of 49

Bob Dylan/Self Portrait

Am G Am G Am
I'm old Tom Moore from the bummer's shore in the good old golden days.
G Am G Am
They call me a bummer and a gin-sot, too, but what cares I for praise
C Am C Am
I wander 'round from town to town, just like a roving sign,
C Am G Am
And the people all say "There goes Tom Moore in the days of '49.
Am F C F C
In the days of old, in the days of gold, how oftentimes I repine
F C Am
For the days of old when we dug up the gold, In the days of '49.
 
There was Nantuck Bill, I knew him well, a feller fond of tricks. 
At a poker game he was always there and heavy with his bricks. 
He would ante up and draw his cards and go in a hatfull blind. 
In a game of bluff, Bill lost his breath in the days of '49. 
In the days of old... 
 
There was New York Jake, a butcher boy he was always getting tight. 
And every time that he got full he was always hunting a fight. 
One night he run up against a knife in the hands of old Bob Kline: 
And over Jake they held a wake In the days of '49. 
In the days of old... 
 
There was poor old Jess, the old lame cuss; He never would relent. 
He never was known to miss a drink Or ever spend a cent. 
At length old Jess, like all the rest, who never would decline, 
In all his bloom went up the flume in the days of '49. 
In the days of old... 
 
There was roaring Bill from Buffalo; I never will forget. 
He would roar all day and he'd roar all night and I guess he's roaring yet. 
One night he fell in a prospector's hole in a roaring bad design, 
And in that hole roared out his soul in the days of '49 
In the days of old... 

137. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

Bob Dylan / The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)

C G7 Am F C G7
It ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe, if you don't know by now.
C G7 Am D7 G
And it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe, It'll never do, somehow.
C C7
When your rooster crows at the break of dawn,
F D7
Look out your window and I'll be gone.
C G Am F C G C
You're the reason I'm travelling on, But, don't think twice, it's all right.
 
C G7 Am F C G7
And it ain't no use in turnin' on your light, babe, The light I never knowed.
C G7 Am D7 G
And it ain't no use in turnin' on your light, babe, I'm on the dark side of the road.
C C7
But I wish there were something you would do or say;
F D7
To try and make me change my mind and stay.
C G Am F C G C
We never did too much talkin' anyway. Don't think twice, it's all right.
 
C G7 Am F C G7
No it ain't no use in callin' out my name, gal, Like you never done before.
C G7 Am D7 G
And it ain't no use in callin' out my name, gal, I can't hear you anymore.
C C7
I'm a-thinkin' and a-wonderin' Walking down the road,
F D7
I once loved a woman, a child I am told.
C G Am F C G C
I give her my heart but she wanted my soul, Don't think twice, it's all right.
 
G7 Am F C G7
So lo-o-ong, honey babe, Where I'm bound, I can't tell.
C G7 Am D7 G
Goodbye is too good a word, babe, So I'll just say, "fare thee well".
C C7
I ain't sayin' you treated me unkind,
F D7
You could have done better, but, I don't mind.
C G Am F C G C
You just kinda wasted my precious time, Don't think twice, it's all right.

138. Forever Young

Bob Dylan/Bob Dylan: Planet Waves (1973)

D
May God bless and keep you always;
F#m
May your wishes all come true;
G
May you always do for others,
D
And let others do for you.
 
May you build a ladder to the stars, 
F#m
And climb on every rung;
G A7 D
May you stay - forever young.
A7 Bm
Forever young, forever young.
D A7 D
May you stay - forever young.
 
May you grow up to be righteous; 
F#m
May you grow up to be true;
G
May you always know the truth,
D
And see the light surrounding you.
 
May you always be courageous; 
F#m
Stand upright and be strong,
G A7 D
And may you stay - forever young.
A7 Bm
Forever young, forever young.
D A7 D
May you stay - forever young.
 
May your hands always be busy; 
F#m
May your feet always be swift;
G
May you have a strong foundation,
D
When the winds of changes shift.
 
May your heart always be joyful; 
F#m
May your song always be sung,
G A7 D
And may you stay - forever young
A7 Bm
Forever young, forever young.
D A7 D
May you stay - forever young.
harp-solo
D F#m G D F#m G A7 D A7 Bm D A7 G D

139. I Shall Be Released

Bob Dylan/Bob Dylan: Greatest Hits Vol. II (1970)

E F#m G#m F#m B E
They say ev’rything can be replaced, Yet ev’ry distance is not near;
E F#m G#m F#m B E
So I remember ev’ry face, Of ev’ry man who put me here.
E F#m G#m F#m B E
I see my light come shining, from the west unto the east
E F#m G#m F#m B E
Any day now, any day now, I shall be relased
 
E F#m G#m F#m B E
They say ev’ry man needs protection, They say ev’ry man must fall.
E F#m G#m F#m B E
Yet I swear I see my reflection, Some place so high above this wall.
E F#m G#m F#m B E
I see my light come shining, from the west unto the east
E F#m G#m F#m B E
Any day now, any day now, I shall be relased
 
E F#m F#m B E
Standing next to me in this lonely crowd, Is a man who swears he’s not to blame.
E F#m F#m B E
All day long I hear him shout so loud, Crying out that he was framed.
E F#m G#m F#m B E
I see my light come shining, from the west unto the east
E F#m G#m F#m B E
Any day now, any day now, I shall be relased

140. Just Like a Woman

Bob Dylan: Blonde on Blonde (1966)

C F G C C F G7 C
Nobody feels any pain - Tonight as I stand inside the rain
F G F G
Everybody knows that baby's got new clothes
F Em Dm C G7
But lately I see her ribbons and her bows
Am C/G G7sus4 G7 G7sus2 G7
Have fallen from her curls
C Em/B G9/A F
She takes just like a woman, yes she does
C Em/B G9/A F
She makes love just like a woman, yes she does
C Em/B G9/A F
And she aches just like a woman
G7sus4 G7 G7sus2 G7 C
But she breaks just like a little girl.
 
Queen Mary, she's my friend. Yes, I believe I'll go see her again. 
Nobody has to guess that baby can't be blessed 
Till she sees finally that she's like all the rest 
With her fog, her amphetamine and her pearls. 
She takes just like a woman, yes she does; She makes love... 
 
E7
It was rainin' from the first and I was dying there of thirst
C Csus4 C
So I came in here
E7
And your longtime curse hurts but what's worse
G7sus4 G7 G7sus2 G7 G7sus4 G7 G7sus2 G7
Is this pain in here, I can't stay in here, Ain't it clear that
 
I just can't fit - Yes, I believe it's time for us to quit 
When we meet again introduced as friends 
Please don't let on that you knew me when 
I was hungry and it was your world. 
She takes just like a woman, yes she does; She makes love... 

141. 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 anymore.
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 anymore.
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 ...

142. Lay Lady Lay

Bob Dylan

|: G Bm F Am :|
G Bm F Am G Bm F Am
Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
G Bm F Am G Bm F Am
Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
D Em G
Whatever colours you have in your mind
D Em G
I'll show them to you and you'll see them shine
Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed 
Stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile 
 
Until the break of day, let me see you make him smile 
His clothes are dirty but his hands are clean 
And you're the best thing that he's ever seen 
Stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile 
 
Bm D G
Why wait any longer for the world to begin
Bm Am G
You can have your cake and eat it too
Bm D G
Why wait any longer for the one you love
Bm Am
When he's standing in front of you
Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed 
Stay, lady, stay, stay while the night is still ahead 
 
I long to see you in the morning light 
I long to reach for you in the night 
G Bm F Am |: G Bm F Am :|
Stay, lady, stay, stay while the night is still ahead

Cadd2
Dm/f
G/B

143. Masters of War

Bob Dylan/the Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963)

Capo III - dropped D [DAdgbe']
Dm
Come you masters of war - You that build the big guns;
Cadd2 Dm
You that build the death planes - You that build all the bombs;
You that hide behind walls - You that hide behind desks. 
Cadd2 Dm
I just want you to know - I can see through your masks!
 
You that never done nothin' - But build to destroy. 
You play with my world - Like it's your little toy. 
You put a gun in my hand - And you hide from my eyes. 
And you turn and run farther - When the fast bullets fly. 
 
Like Judas of old - You lie and deceive. 
A world war can be won - You want me to believe. 
But I see through your eyes - And I see through your brain. 
Like I see through the water - That runs down my drain. 
 
You fasten the triggers - For the others to fire. 
Then you set back and watch - When the death count gets higher. 
You hide in your mansion - As young people's blood 
Flows out of their bodies - And is buried in the mud. 
 
You've thrown the worst fear - That can ever be hurled: 
Fear to bring children - Into the world; 
For threatening my baby - Unborn and unnamed! 
Dm/f Cadd2 Dm
You ain't worth the blood - That runs in your veins!
 
How much do I know - To talk out of turn. 
You might say that I'm young - You might say I'm unlearned. 
But there's one thing I know - Though I'm younger than you: 
Cadd2 G/B Dm
Even Jesus would never - Forgive what you do!
 
Let me ask you one question - Is your money that good? 
Will it buy you forgiveness - Do you think that it could? 
I think you will find - When your death takes its toll: 
All the money you made - Will never buy back your soul! 
 
And I hope that you die - And your death'll come soon; 
I will follow your casket - In the pale afternoon. 
And I'll watch while you're lowered - Down to your deathbed; 
Dm/f Cadd2 Dm
And I'll stand o'er your grave - 'Til I'm sure that you're dead

144. The Mighty Quinn

Bob Dylan/Bob Dylan: Self Portrait (1970)

Manfred Mann: Mighty Garvey! (1968)

n.c. G
Come all without, come all within - You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn
G D G D C G
Come all without, come all within - You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn
G C G C
Ev'rybody's building ships and boats
G C G C
Some are building monuments, others jotting down notes.
G C G C
Ev'rybody's in despair, ev'ry girl and boy
G D C G
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here, Ev'rybody's gonna jump for joy.
Come all without, come all within - You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn 
G C G C
I like to do just like the rest, I like my sugar sweet
G C G C
But jumping queues and making haste, just ain't my cup of meat.
G C G C
Ev'ryone's beneath the trees, feeding pigeons on a limb
G D C G
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here, All the pigeons gonna rum to him.
Come all without, come all within - You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn 
Bass-Solo
|: G / / / | C / / / | G / / / | C / / / | G / / / | C / / / :| G / / / | D / / / | C / / / | G / / / |
Oh,
Come all without, come all within - You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn 
G C G C
Let me do what I wanna do, I can recite 'em all
G C G C
Just tell me where it hurts and I'll tell you who to call.
G C G C
Nobody can get no sleep, there's someone on ev'ryones toes.
G D C G
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here, Ev'rybody's gonna wanna doze.
Come all without, come all within - You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn 
n.c. G
Come all without, come all within - You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn

145. Mr. Tambourine Man

Bob Dylan

F G C F
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,
C F G
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to.
F G C F
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me,
C F G C C4 C
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you
 
F G C F C F
Though I know that evenin's empire has returned into sand, Vanished from my hand,
C F G
Left me blindly here to stand but still not sleeping.
F G C F C F
My weariness amazes me, I'm branded on my feet, -- I have no one to meet,
C F G
And the ancient empty street's too dead for dreaming.
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man... 
 
Take me on a trip upon your magic swirlin' ship, my senses have been stripped, 
My hands can't feel to grip, my toes too numb to step, 
Wait only for my boot heels to be wanderin'. 
I'm ready to go anywhere, I'm ready for to fade into my own parade, 
Cast your dancing spell my way, I promise to go under it. 
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man... 
 
Though you might hear laughin', spinnin', swingin' madly across the sun, 
It's not aimed at anyone , it's just escapin' on the run, and but for the sky there are no fences facin'. 
And if you hear vague traces of skippin' reels of rhyme to your tambourine in time, 
It's just a ragged clown behind, I wouldn't pay it any mind, 
It's just a shadow you're seein' that he's chasing. 
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man... 
 
Then take me disappearin' through the smoke rings of my mind, 
Down the foggy ruins of time, far past the frozen leaves, the haunted, frightened trees, 
Out to the windy beach, far from the twisted reach of crazy sorrow. 
Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free, 
Silhouetted by the sea, circled by the circus sands, with all memory and fate, 
Driven deep beneath the waves, let me forget about today until tomorrow. 
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man... 

146. The Times They Are A-Changin'

Bob Dylan / Bob Dylan: the Times, they are a a-Changin' (1964)

G Em C G
Come gather 'round people wherever you roam
G Am C D
And admit that the waters around you have grown!
G Em C G
And accept it that soon you'll be drenched to the bone
Em Am D
If your time to you is worth savin'!
D D7 Gmaj7 D
Then you better start swimmin' or you'll sink like a stone
G C D G
For the times, they are a cha-an-gin'!
 
Come writers and critics who prophecise with your pen 
And keep your eyes wide the chance won't come again! 
And don't speak too soon for the wheel's still in spin 
And there's no tellin' who that it's namin'! 
For the loser now will be later to win 
For the times they are a-changin'! 
 
Come mothers and fathers throughout the land - And don't criticize what you don't understand! 
Your sons and your daughters are beyond your command - Your old road is rapidly agin'! 
Please get out of the new one if you can't lend a hand 
For the times they are a-changin'! 
 
Come senators, congressmen please heed the call 
Don't stand in the doorway, don't block up the hall! 
For he that gets hurt will be he who has stalled 
There's a battle outside and it's ragin'! 
It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls 
For the times they are a-changin'! 
 
The line it is drawn the curse it is cast - The slow one now will later be fast! 
As the present now will later be past - The order is rapidly fadin'! 
And the first one now will later be last - For the times they are a-changin'! 

147. Roll on John

Bob Dylan / Bob Dylan: Tempest (2012)

A D A D E D A
A D
Doctor, doctor, tell me the time of day.
A
Another bottle's empty, another penny spent.
D
He turned around and he slowly walked away.
A
They shot him in the back and down he went.
D E D A
Shine your light, move it on, You burn so bright, roll on John.
 
A D
From the Liverpool docks to the red light Hamburg streets,
A
Down in the quarry with the Quarrymen.
D
Playing to the big crowds, playing to the cheap seats.
A
Another day in your life on your way ‘til your journey's end.
Shine your light, move it on, You burn so bright, roll on John. 
 
Sailing through the tradewinds bound for the south, 
Rags on your back just like any other slave. 
They tied your hands and they clamped your mouth, 
Wasn't no way out of that deep dark cave. 
Shine your light, move it on, You burn so bright, roll on John. 
 
I heard the news today, oh boy: 
They hauled your ship up on the shore. 
Now the city's gone dark, there is no more joy; 
They tore the heart right out and cut it to the core. 
Shine your light, move it on, You burn so bright, roll on John. 
 
Put on your bags and get 'em packed. 
Leave right now you won't be far from wrong. 
The sooner you go, the quicker you'll be back. 
You've been cooped up on an island far too long. 
Shine your light, move it on, You burn so bright, roll on John. 
 
Slow down, you're moving way too fast. 
Come together - right now over me. 
Your bones are weary, you're about to breathe your last. 
Lord, you know how hard that it can be. 
Shine your light, move it on, You burn so bright, roll on John. 
 
Roll on John, roll through the rain and snow. 
Take the righthand road and go where the buffalo roam. 
They'll trap you in an ambush before you know, 
Too late now to sail back home. 
Shine your light, move it on, You burn so bright, roll on John. 
 
Tyger, Tyger burning bright - I pray the lord my soul to keep. 
In the forest of the night - Cover him over and let him sleep. 
Shine your light, move it on, You burn so bright, roll on John. 

148. One More Cup of Coffee

Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy

Am G
Your Breath is sweet, your eyes are like Two jewels in the sky.
F E
Your back is straight your hair is smooth On the pillow where you lie.
Am G
But I don't sense affection - No gratitude or love.
F E
Your loyalty is not me - But to the stars above.
F E
One more cup of coffee for the road.
F E N.C. Am G F E
One more cup of coffee for I go, To the valley below.
 
Your daddy he's an outlaw- And a wanderer by trade. 
He'll teach you how to pick an choose - And how to throw the blade. 
And he oversees his kingdom - So no stranger does intrude. 
His voice it trembles as he calls out - For another plate of food 
One more cup of coffee for the road. 
One more cup of coffee for I go, To the valley below. 
 
Your sister sees the future - Like your momma and yourself. 
You've never learned to read or write - There's no books upon your shelf. 
And your pleasure know no limits - Your voice is like a meadow larks. 
But your heart is like an ocean - Mysterious and dark. 
One more cup of coffee for the road. 
more cup of coffee for I go, To the valley below. 

149. One too many Mornings

Bob Dylan / Bob Dylan: The Times They Are A-Changin' (1964)

C Am F C C Am G7 C
C Am F C
Down the street the dogs are barkin' - And the day is a-gettin' dark.
C Am F G7
As the night comes in a-fallin', The dogs'll lose their bark.
C G7 F C
An' the silent night will shatter - From the sounds inside my mind,
C Am F G7 C F G7 C
For I'm one too many mornings - And a thousand miles behind.
 
C Am F C
From the crossroads of my doorstep - My eyes they start to fade,
C Am F G7
As I turn my head back to the room - Where my love and I have laid.
C G7 F C
An' I gaze back to the street, The sidewalk and the sign;
C Am F G7 C
And I'm one too many mornings - An' a thousand miles behind.
harp solo
C Am F C
It's a restless hungry feeling - That don't mean no one no good,
C Am F G7
When ev'rything I'm a-sayin' - You can say it just as good.
C G7 F C
You're right from your side, I'm right from mine.
C Am F C F G7 C
We're both just too many mornings - An' a thousand miles behind.

Eagles

150. Hotel California

Felder, Henley & Frey / the Eagles

Bm F#
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair;
A E
Warm smell of colitas, rising through the air.
G D
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimering light.
Em F#
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim, I had to stop for the night.
 
Bm F#
There she stood in the doorway; I heard the mission bell,
A E
And I was thinking to myself: this could be heaven or this could be hell!
G D
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way;
Em F#
There were voices down the corridor; I thought I heard them say:
G D
"Welcome to the Hotel California!
F# Bm
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a lovely face.
G D
Plenty of room at the Hotel California!
Em F#
Any time of year (any time of year), you can find it here."
 
Her mind is Tiffany twisted, she got the Mercedes Benz. 
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends. 
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat 
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget! 
 
So I called up the captain, "Please bring me my wine." He said: 
"We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty-nine." 
And still those voices are calling from far away, 
Wake you up in the middle of the night, just to hear them say: 
"Welcome to the Hotel California! 
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a lovely face. 
They're livin' it up at the Hotel California; 
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise), bring your alibis-" 
 
Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice, and she said: 
"We are all just prisoners here, of our own device." 
And in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast. 
They stab it with their steely knives - but they just can't kill the beast! 
 
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door. 
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before. 
"Relax," said the night man, "We are programmed to receive. 
You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave!" 
"Welcome to the Hotel California! 
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a lovely face. 
They're livin' it up at the Hotel California; 
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise), bring your alibis-" 

Emerson, Lake, and Palmer

151. Lucky Man

Emerson Lake and Palmer

G D
He had white horses,
G D
and ladies by the score,
G D
All dressed in satin
G D
And wating by the door...
Am Em D
Oooh, what a lucky man he was!
Am Em D
Oooh, what a lucky man he was!
 
White lace and feathers 
They made up his bed 
A gold covered mattress 
On which he was laid 
Oooh, what a lucky man he was! 
Oooh, what a lucky man he was! 
 
He went to fight wars 
For his country and his king 
Of his honor and his glory 
The people would sing 
Oooh, what a lucky man he was! 
Oooh, what a lucky man he was! 
 
A bullet had found him 
His blood ran as he cried 
No money could save him 
So he laid down and he died 
Oooh, what a lucky man he was! 
Oooh, what a lucky man he was! 

the Everley Brothers

152. Bye Bye Love

Felice & Boudleaux Bryant / Everly Brothers (1957)

D A7 D
There goes my baby with someone new.
A7 D
She sure looks happy; i sure am blue.
G A7
She was my baby till he stepped in.
A D
Goodbye to romance that might have been.
G D G D G D
Bye bye love. Bye bye happiness. Hello loneliness.
D A7 D
I think i'm gonna cry.
G D G D G D
Bye bye love. bye bye sweet caress. Hello emptiness.
D A D D A D
I feel like I could die. Bye bye, my love, bye bye.
 
D A7 D
I'm through with romance. I'm through with love.
D A7 D
I'm through with counting the stars above.
D G A7
and here's the reason that I'm so free.
A D
my lovin' baby is through with me.
G D G D G D
Bye bye love. Bye bye happiness. Hello loneliness.
D A7 D
I think i'm a gonna cry.
G D G D G D
Bye bye love. bye bye sweet caress. Hello emptiness.
D A D D A D
I feel like I could die. bye bye my love bye bye.

Don Fardon

153. Indian Reservation

John D. Loudermilk / Don Fardon

Am Dm
They took the whole Cherokee Nation
Am
And put us on this reservation.
Dm
They took away our ways of life,
Am
The tomahawk and the bow and knife.
 
Am Dm
They took away our native tongue
Am
And taught their English to our young.
Dm
And all the beads we made by hand
Am
Are nowadays made in Japan.
Dm Am
Cherokee people -- Cherokee tribe.
Dm E
So proud to life -- so proud to die!
 
Am Dm
They took the whole Indian Nation
Am
And locked us on this reservation.
Dm
And though I wear a shirt and tie,
Am
I'm still a red man deep inside!
Dm Am
Cherokee people -- Cherokee tribe.
Dm E
So proud to life -- so proud to die!
 
Am Dm
But may be someday when they learn
Am
Cherokee nation will return! Will return -- will return -- will return. Will Return!

Fleetwood Mac

154. Black Magic Woman

Peter Green / Fleetwood Mac

A7 Dm A
Got a black magic woman,got a black magic woman,
Dm Gm
Yes, I've got a black magic woman, got me so blind I can't see,
Dm A Dm
that she's a black magic woman and she's try'in to make a devil out of me.
 
Don't turn your back on me baby, don't turn your back on me baby, 
Yes, don't turn your back on me baby, stop messin' around with your tricks. 
Don't turn your back on me baby, 'cause you just might pick up my magic sticks. 
solo
You got your spell on me baby, you got your spell on me baby, 
Yes, you got your spell on me, baby, turnin' my heart into stone. 
I need you so bad, magic woman, I can't leave you alone. 
 
Dm
Yes, I need you so bad; I need you, darlin'; I need you, darlin'.
Yes, I want you to love me; I want you to love me. Oh, Yeah! Oh-oh, yeah; 
Yes, I need your love; Oh, I need your love so bad, I need your love... 

Free

155. All Right Now!

Andy Fraser, Paul Rodgers / Free: Fire and Water (1970)

A D A Dadd4 D A
There she stood in the street - Smiling from her head to her feet,
A D A Dadd4 D A
I said "A-Hey, what is this?" Now baby, maybe she's in need of a kiss.
 
A D A Dadd4 D A
I said "A-Hey, what's your name, baby, maybe we can see things the same?
A D A Dadd4 D A
Now don't you wait or hesitate, Let's move before they raise the parking rate."
A G D A A G D A
All right now, baby, it's all right now! All right now, baby, it's all right now!
 
I took her home to my place - Watching ev'ry move on her face. 
She said "Look, what's your game baby - are you tryin' to put me in shame?" 
 
I said "Slow, don't go so fast, don't you think that love can last?" 
She said "Love, Lord above, now you're gonna trick me in love." 
All right now, baby, it's all right now! All right now, baby, it's all right now! 
Solo
All right now, baby, it's all right now! All right now, baby, it's all right now! 
All right now, baby, it's all right now! All right now, baby, it's all right now! 
... 

Golden Earring

Capo II

156. Radar Love

G.Kooymans, B.Hay / Golden Earring: Moontan (1973)

Em
I've been drivin' all night, my hand's wet on the wheel.
There's a voice in my head that drives my heel. 
It's my baby callin', says: "I need you here." 
And it's a half past four and I'm shifting gear. 
D A E
When she is lonely and the longing gets too much,
D A B
She sends a cable coming in from above. Don't need a phone at all:
C G D Em C G D - Em
We've got a thing that's called Radar Love. We've got a wave in the air, Radar Love!
 
The radio's playing some forgotten song: Brenda Lee's "Coming On Strong". 
The road has got me hypnotized and I'm speeding into a new sunrise. 
When I get lonely, and I'm sure I've had enough, 
She sends her comfort, comin' in from above. Don't need a letter at all: 
We've got a thing that's called Radar Love. We've got a line in the sky, Radar Love! 
 
No more speed, I'm almost there. Gotta keep cool now, gotta take care. 
Last car to pass, here I go, And the line of cars drove down real slow. 
 
And the radio played that forgotten song: Brenda Lee's "Coming On Strong." 
And the newsman sang his same song, One more radar love is gone! 
When I get lonely and I'm sure I've had enough, She sends her comfort, coming in from above 
We don't need no letter at all: 
We've got a thing that's called Radar Love. We've got a line in the sky. 
We've got a thing that's called Radar Love. We've got a thing that's called, Radar Love! 

Arlo Guthrie

157. City of New Orleans

Steve Goodman / Arlo Guthrie (1972)

G D G Em C G
Riding on the City of New Orleans, Illinois Central, Monday morning rail.
G D G Em D G
Fifteen cars and fifteen restless riders, Three conductors, and twenty-five sacks of mail.
 
Em Bm
All slong the southbound odyssey -- The train pulls out of Kankakee
D A
And rolls along the houses, farms and fields.
Em Bm
Passing trains that have no name -- And freight yards full of old black men
D D7 G
And graveyards of the rusted automobiles.
C D G Em C G D
Good morning America, how are you? Say don't you know me, I'm your native son.
G D Em F C D G
I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans, I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done.
 
Dealing card games with the old men in the club cars, A penny a point, ain't no one keeping score. 
Pass the paper bag that holds the bottle, And feel the wheels rumbling 'neath the floor. 
 
And the sons of Pullman porters -- And the sons of engineers 
Ride their fathers' magic carpet made of steel. 
Mothers with their babes asleep -- Rocking to the gentle beat 
And the rhythm of the rails is all they feel. 
Good morning America, how are you? Say don't you know me, I'm your native son. 
I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans, I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done. 
 
Nighttime on the City of New Orleans, Changing cars in Memphis, Tennesee. 
Halfway home, and we'll be there by morning, Through the Misissippi darkness, rolling down to the sea. 
 
But all the towns and people seem -- To fade into a bad dream 
The steel rail still ain't heard the news. 
The conductor sings his songs again -- The passengers will please refrain 
This train's got the disappearin' railroad blues. 
Goodnight America, how are you? Say don't you know me, I'm your native son. 
I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans, I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done. 

158. Coming into Los Angeles

Arlo Guthrie

Am D
Coming in from London from over the pole
F C E
Flying in a big airliner.
Am D
Chickens flyin' everywhere around the plane,
F C E
Could we ever feel much finer!
Am D Am D
Coming into Los Angeles, Bringing in a couple of keys-
Am D F C E
Don't touch my bags if you please Mr. Customs man!
 
Am D
There's a guy with a ticket to Mexico,
F C E
No, he couldn't look much stranger.
Am D
Walking in the hall with his things and all,
F C E
Smiling said he was the Lone Ranger.
Am D Am D
Coming into Los Angeles, Bringing in a couple of keys-
Am D F C E
Don't touch my bags if you please Mr. Customs man!
 
Am D
Hip woman walking on the moving floor,
F C E
Tripping on the escalator.
Am D
There's a man in the line and she's blowing his mind,
F C E
Thinking that he's already made her.
Am D Am D
Coming into Los Angeles, Bringing in a couple of keys-
Am D F C E
Don't touch my bags if you please Mr. Customs man!

Woody Guthrie

159. This Land is Your Land

Woody Guthrie

D G D
This land is your land, this land is my land,
A7 D
From California to the New York Island,
G D
From the Redwood Forests to the Gulf Stream waters;
A7 D
This land was made for you and me.
 
As I was walking that ribbon of highway, 
I looked above me, there in the skyway, 
I saw below me, the Golden Valley; 
This land was made for you and me. 
This land is your land, this land is my land, 
From California to the New York Island, 
G
From the Redwood Forests to the Gulf Stream waters;
This land was made for you and me. 
 
I roamed and rambled, and followed my footsteps 
Through the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts, 
And all around me this voice kept saying: 
"This land was made for you and me". 
This land is your land, this land is my land, 
From California to the New York Island, 
G
From the Redwood Forests to the Gulf Stream waters;
This land was made for you and me. 
 
As the Sun was shining, and I was strolling 
Through the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling, 
I could feel inside me and see all around me, 
This land was made for you and me. 
This land is your land, this land is my land, 
From California to the New York Island, 
G
From the Redwood Forests to the Gulf Stream waters;
This land was made for you and me. 

Bill Haley

160. Rock Around the Clock

Max C. Freedman / Bill Haley and the Comets (1954)

A
One, two, three o'clock, four o'clock, rock!
A
Five, six, seven o'clock, eight o'clock, rock!
A
Nine, ten, eleven o'clock, twelve o'clock, rock
E7/9
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight!
 
A
Put your glad rags on, join me, hon'
We'll have some fun when the clock strikes one 
D7/9
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight
A
We're gonna rock, rock, rock till broad daylight
E7/9 A
We're gonna rock, rock around the clock tonight
 
When the clock strikes two, three and four 
If the band slows down we'll yell for more 
We’re gonna rock around the clock tonight 
We’re gonna rock, rock, rock till broad daylight 
We’re gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight 
Guitar Solo
When the chimes ring five, six and seven 
We'll be right in seventh heaven 
We’re gonna rock around the clock tonight 
We’re gonna rock, rock, rock till broad daylight 
We’re gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight 
 
When it's eight, nine, ten, eleven too 
I'll be goin' strong and so will you 
We’re gonna rock around the clock tonight 
We’re gonna rock, rock, rock till broad daylight 
We’re gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight 
Saxophone solo
When the clock strikes twelve, we'll cool off then 
Start rockin' round the clock again 
We’re gonna rock around the clock tonight 
We’re gonna rock, rock, rock till broad daylight 
We’re gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight 
Guitar solo:

Albert Hammond

161. It never rains in Southern California

Albert Hammond

Gm C F
Got on board a west-bound seven-forty-seven,
Gm C F
didn't think before deciding what to do.
Gm C
All, that talk of opportunities,
F Dm Gm C F
TV-breaks and movies rang true, sure rang true.
Gm C F
Seems it never rains in Southern California.
Gm C F
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before.
Gm C F Dm
It never rains in California, but girl don't they warn you,
Gm C F
it pou-ours, man, it pours.
 
Gm C F Dm
Out of work I'm out of my head, out of self-respect, I'm out of bread,
Gm C F
I'm undertalked, I'm underfed, I wanna go home.
Gm C F Dm
It never rains in California, but girl don't they warn you,
Gm C F
it pou-ours, man, it pours.
 
Will you tell the folks at home, I nearly made it. 
Got offers but don't know which one to take. 
Please don't tell'em, how you found me, 
don't tell me how they found me, 
gimmie a break, gimmie a break. 
Seems it never rains in Southern California. 
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before. 
It never rains in California, but girl don't they warn you, 
it pours, man, it pours. 
 
Out of work I'm out of my head, out of self-respect, I'm out of bread, 
I'm undertalked, I'm underfed, I wanna go home. 
It never rains in Califonia, but girl don't they warn you, 
it pours, man, it pours. 

162. I'm a Train

Albert Hammond

Intro:
C D G C D G
C D G
Look at me I'm a train I'm a track I'm a train
C D G C D G C D G
I'm a Train I'm a ticke Train Yahaha.
 
Look at me get it low I'm a track I'm a train 
I'm a train I'm a ticke train Yahaha. 
 
Look at me I'm going somewhere I'm a train 
I'm a train I'm a ticke train Yahaha 
 
Look at me I'm going somewhere I'm a train 
I’m a train I’m a ticke train Yahaha 
C G
Been a hard day Yes it has
C G
Been a hard day Yes it has
C G
Been a hard day Yes it has
G
a capella
I'm a Train, I'm a ticke train, I'm a Train, I'm a ticke train, 
I'm a Train, I'm a ticke train, ticke train Yahaha 
C D G C D G
 
Look at me I'm a train, I'm a lion, I'm a train. I'm a train, I'm a ticke train Yahaha. 
Look at me for the very last time, I'm a train, I'm a train, I'm a ticke train Yahaha. 
Didn't like this smog in hard, I'm a train, I'm a train, I'm a ticke train Yahaha. 
Oh in dark to the deepest yard, I’m a train, I'm a train, I'm a ticke train Yahaha. 
Refrain
 
Bridge:
Brrrrrrrrr I’m a Train I’m a Train 
 
C D G C D G C D G C D G C D G C D G C D G C D G C D G C D G C D G C D G
C D G C D G C D G C D G C D G C D G C D G C D G C D G C D G C D G C D G
 
Didn’t like this smog in hard, I’m a train I’m a train I’m a ticke train Yahaha. 
Oh in dark to the deepest yard, I’m a train I’m a train I’m a ticke train Yahaha. 
Refrain

Emmylou Harris

163. Two More Bottles Of Wine

Delbert McClinton / Emmylou Harris: Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town (1978)

D G D
We came out west together with a common desire.
D A7
The fever we had might have set the west coast on fire.
A7 D D7
Two months later got a troubled mind,
G7
Oh, my baby moved out and left me behind.
D G7 A7 D7
But it's all right, 'cause it's midnight; And I got two more bottles of wine.
 
D G D
The way she left sure turned my head around,
A7
Seems like overnight she up and put me down.
A7 D D7
Well, ain't gonna let it bother me today,
G7
'Cause I been workin' and I'm too tired anyway.
D G7 A7 D7
But it's all right, 'cause it's midnight; And I got two more bottles of wine.
 
D7 G D
Well I'm sixteen hundred miles from the people I know.
D A7
I've been doin' all I can but opportunity sure comes slow.
A7 D D7
Thought I'd be in the sun all day
G7
But I'm sweeping out a warehouse in west LA.
D G7 A7 D7
But it's all right, 'cause it's midnight; And I got two more bottles of wine.
D G7 A7 D7
Yes, it's all right, 'cause it's midnight; And I got two more bottles of wine.

George Harrison

D#dim7
Capo IV

164. My Sweet Lord

George Harrison

|: Dm G Dm G :| C Am C Am C A7 Dm G
Dm G Dm G Dm G
My sweet Lord - mm-mmh - my Lord - mm-mmh - my Lord.
 
C Am C Am
I really want to see you, really want to be with you,
C A7 Dm G
really want to see you, Lord, but it takes so long my Lord.
Dm G Dm G Dm G
My sweet Lord - mmh - my Lord -mmh - my Lord.
 
C
I really want to know you, really want to go with you,
Really want to show you, Lord, that it won't take long, my Lord. 
My sweet Lord - mmh - my Lord - my sweet Lord. 
 
C C7 A7
I really want to see you, - really want to see you, - really want to see you, Lord,
D D#dim7 B7 Em A Em
Really want to see you, Lord, but it takes so long my Lord, my sweet Lord.
|: A Em :|
my sweet Lord,
D Bm D Bm
I really want to know you, really want to go with you,
D B7 Em A
Really want to show you, Lord, that it won't take long, my Lord.
My sweet Lord - mmh - my Lord - my sweet Lord. 
solo

Jimi Hendrix

165. Hey Joe

Jimi Hendrix

C G D A E E E/G E E/G E
Hey Joe where ya' goin' with that gun in your hand?
C G D A E E7
I said hey Joe where ya goin' with that gun in your hand?
C G
I'm goin' out to find my woman now,
D A E E7
She's been runnin' round with some other man
C G
I said I'm goin' out to find my woman now!
D A E E7
She's been runnin' 'round with some other man
 
Hey Joe tell me what are you gonna do? 
Hey Joe tell me what are you gonna do? 
Well I guess I'll shoot my woman, 
That's what I'll do! 
Well I guess I'll shoot them both 
Before I'm through. 
 
Hey Joe tell me where are you gonna go? 
Hey Joe tell me where are you gonna go? 
Well I think I'll go down to my favourite place Mexico, 
Well I think I'll go down to where a man can be free. 
And there ain't gonna be no hangmans ropes 
Gonna be put around me. 

166. The Wind Cries Mary

Jimi Hendrix

Intro
|: F (I.) F# G - - - F (octave) E F - - - :|
D C G
After all the jacks are in their boxes
D C G
And the clowns have all gone to bed
D C G
You can hear happiness staggering on down the street
A C F F# G
Footsteps dressed in red
A C Eb E F - - - Eb E F
And the wind whispers Mary
 
D C G
A broom is drearily sweeping
D C G
Up the broken pieces of yesterday's life
D C G
Somewhere a queen is weeping
A C F F# G
Somewhere a king has no wife
A C F F# G - - - F F# G
And the wind cries Mary
Solo
 
D C G
The traffic lights turn blue tomorrow
D C G
And shine the emptyness down on my bed.
D C G
The tiny island sags downstream
A C F F# G
'Cause the life that lived is dead.
A C F F# G - - - F F# G
And the wind screams Mary
 
D C G
Will the wind ever remember
D C G
The names it has blown in the past.
D C G
With it's crutch, it's old age, and it's wisdom,
A C F F# G
It whispers no, this will be the last.
A C F F# G - - - F F# G - - - F F# G - - - F F# G
And the wind cries Mary

Jethro Tull

167. Locomotive Breath

Ian Anderson / Jethro Tull: Aqualung (1971)

Intro:
|: Em G D Em :|
x x x x x x x x x / / / / / / /
 
Em Em G D Em
In the shuffling madness
Em Em G D Em
Of Locomotive Breath.
Em Em G D B
Runs the all-time loser
B B D Em
Headlong to his death.
Em Em G D Em
Oh! He feels the pistons scraping,
Em Em G D
Steam Breaking on his brow:
G A B D A B
Old Charlie stole the handle - And the train, it won't stop going:
B A G Em
no way to slow down.
 
He sees his children jumping off 
At stations one by one. 
His woman and his best friend 
In bed and having fun. 
Oh! He's crawling down the corridor, 
On his hands and knees. 
Old Charlie stole the handle - And the train, it won't stop going: 
No way to slow down. 
 
He hears the silence howling 
Catches angels as they fall. 
And the all-time winner 
Has got him by the balls. 
Oh he picks up gideon's Bible 
Open at page one. 
I thank God he stole the handle - And the train, it won't stop going: 
No way to slow down! 

Gloria Jones

168. Tainted Love

Edward Cobb / Soft Cell : Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (1981)

Gm A# D# A# C Gm A# D# A# C
Sometimes, I feel, I've got to Run away, I've got to
Gm A# D# A# C Gm A# D# A# C
Get away, From the pain you drive into the heart of me.
Gm A# D# A# C Gm A# D#
The love we share, seems to Go nowhere.
A# C Gm A# D# A# C Gm A# D# A# C Gm A# D# A# C
And I've lost my light, For I toss and turn; I can't sleep at night.
Gm A# D#
Once I ran to you, now I run from you, This tainted love you've given,
C
I give you all a girl could give you. Take my tears and that's not nearly
Gm A# D# A# C Gm A# D# A# C Gm A# D# A# C
All, Tainted love, Oh, oh, oh, Tainted love.
 
Now I know, I've got to Run away, I've got to Get away. 
You don't really want any more from me. To make things right, 
You need someone to hold you tight. 
And you think love is to pray, But I'm sorry, I don't pray that way. 
Once I ran to you, now I run from you, This tainted love you've given, 
I give you all a girl could give you. Take my tears and that's not nearly 
All, Tainted love, oh, oh, oh, Tainted love. 
 
Don't touch me, please, I can not stand the way you tease. 
I ove you, though you hurt me so, Now I'm going to pack my things and go. 
|: Tainted love, oh, oh, oh, Tainted love, oh, oh, oh. :| 
|: Touch me, baby, tainted love, :| 
|: Tainted love, oh, oh, oh, :| 

Janis Joplin

169. Summertime

Dubose Heyward, Ira & George Gerswin / Janis Joplin: Cheap Thrills (1968)

E Am E Am E Am E Am E
Summertime, and the livin' is easy,
E Dm Dsus Dm E E7
Fish are jumpin', and the cotton is high.
Am E Am E Am E Am D7
Oh your daddy's rich, and your ma, she's good lookin',
C Am Dm E Am E Am E
So hush little baby, don't you cry.
 
 
One of these mornings, you're gonna wake up singing, 
And you'll spread your wings, and you'll take to the sky. 
But 'till that morning, there ain't nothing to harm you, 
Your mamma and your papa gonna be standing by. 
 
 
Summertime, and the livin' is easy, 
Fish are jumpin', and the cotton is high. 
Oh your daddy's rich, and your ma, she's good lookin', 
So hush little baby, don't you cry. 

Ben E. King

170. Stand By Me

King, Glick / Ben E. King (1961)

C Am F G C
When the night is cold, and the land is dark 
And the moon is the only light we'll see. 
 
No I won't be afraid. No, I won't be afraid, 
Just as long as you stand, stand by me. 
So darling, darling, stand by me. Oh, stand by me. 
Stand by me, stand by me, stand by me. 
 
And the sky that we look upon should crumble and fall, 
And the mountains should tumble to the sea. 
 
I won't cry, I won't cry. Oh I won't shed a tear, 
Just as long as you stand stand by me. 
So darling, darling, stand by me. Oh, stand by me. 
Stand by me, stand by me, stand by me. 
SOLO:
And darling, darling, stand by me. Oh, stand by me. 
Stand by me, Oh stand now, stand by me, stand by me. 
 
Whenever you're in trouble just stand by me. Oh, stand by me, 
Stand by me, stand by me, stand by me... 

Kingston Trio

171. The Lion Sleeps Tonight

Solomon Linda, George David Weiss / the Kingston Trio

D G D A
Oooh weeeeeeee-eeee ooh wee um ma ma a weh
D G D A
Oooh weeeeeeee-eeee ooh wee um ma ma a weh
 
D G
In the jungle, The mighty jungle
D A
The lion sleeps tonight
D G
Near the jungle, the quiet jungle
D A
The lion sleeps tonight
Hey, Hey, Hey 
Oooh weeeeeeeeee ooh wee um ma ma a weh 
Oooh weeeeeeeeee ooh wee um ma ma a weh 
 
In the village, the peacefull village 
The lion sleeps tonight 
Near the village, the quiet village 
The lion sleeps tonight 
Hey, Hey, Hey, 
Oooh weeeeeeeeee ooh wee um ma ma a weh 
Wee ma ma weh, wee ma ma weh... 
 
Hush my darlin', don't fear my darlin' 
The lion sleeps tonight 
Hush my darlin', don't fear my darlin' 
The lion sleeps tonight 
Oooh weeeeeeeeee ooh wee um ma ma a weh 
Oooh weeeeeeeeee ooh wee um ma ma a weh 
Whoa oh oh oh-oh, whoa oh oh oh-oh, whoa I'm on my way oooh weeeeee 
ooh wee um ma ma weh 

Kinks

172. A Well Respected Man

R. D. Davies / the Kinks (1965)

G C C/B Am C C/B Am
'Cause he gets up in the morning, and he goes to work at nine.
C C/B Am C C/B Am
And he comes back home at five thirty, gets the same train every time
C C/B Am C C/B Am
'Cause his world is built on punctuali- ty it never fails
C C/B Am C C/B Am
'Cause he's oh so good, and he's oh so fine,
C C/B Am C C/B Am
And he's oh so healthy in his body and his mind
F Em F D G G/C G
He's a well respected man about town Doing the best things so conservatively.
 
And his mother goes to meetings while his father pulls the maid. 
And she stirs the tea with councilors while discussing foreign trade. 
And she passes looks as well as Bill's at every suave young man. 
Cos he's oh so good, and he's oh so fine, 
And he's oh so healthy in his body and his mind. 
He's a well respected man about town Doing the best things so conservatively- 
 
And he likes his own backyard, and he likes his fags the best, 
'Cause he's better than the rest, and his arm sweat smells the best, 
And he hopes to grab his father's loot when big foot passes on. 
Cos he's oh so good, and he's oh so fine, 
And he's oh so healthy in his body and his mind. 
He's a well respected man about town Doing the best things so conservatively- 
 
And he plays at stocks and shares, and he goes to the regatta. 
He adores the girl next door 'cause he's dying to get at her, 
But his mother knows the best about the matrimonial stakes. 
Cos he's oh so good, and he's oh so fine, 
And he's oh so healthy in his body and his mind. 
He's a well respected man about town Doing the best things so conservatively- 

173. Apeman

R. D. Davies / the Kinks

Intro
D D D D D D A E - D E E A
A E
I think I'm sophisticated 'cause I'm living my life just like a good homo sapiens.
A E
But all around me everybody's multiplying and they're walking round like flies man.
D A
So I'm no better than the animals sitting in the cages in the zoo man.
E A
Cause compared to the flowers and the birds and the trees I am an apeman.
 
I think I'm so educated and I'm so civilized 'cause I'm a strict vegetarian. 
But with the over-population and inflation and starvation and the crazy politicians: 
I don't feel safe in this world no more, I don't want to die in a nuclear war. 
I want to sail away to a distant shore and make like an apeman. 
A E
I'm an apeman, I'm an ape, apeman, oh I'm an apeman!
A E
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a voodooh man, oh I'm an apeman!
D A
'Cause compared to the sun that sits in the sky, Compared to the clouds as they roll by,
E A
Compared to the bugs and the spiders and flies I am an apeman.
spoken
A E
In man's evolution he's created the city and the motor traffic rumble.
A E
But give me half a chance and I'd be taking off my clothes and living in the jungle.
 
D A
'Cause the only time that I feel at ease Is swinging up and down in the coconut trees.
E A
Oh what a life of luxury to be like an apeman.
I'm an apeman, I'm an ape, apeman, oh I'm an apeman 
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a voodooh man, oh I'm an apeman 
I look out the window but I can't see the sky, The air pollution is a-fucking up my eyes, 
I want to get out of this city alive and make like an apeman. 
 
A E A E A
Oh come on and love me, be my apeman girl, And we'll be so happy in my apeman world.
I'm an apeman, I'm an ape, apeman, oh I'm an apeman 
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a voodooh man, oh I'm an apeman 
I'll be your Tarzan, you'll be my Jane, I'll keep you warm and you'll keep me sane, 
We'll sit in the trees and eat bananas all day, just like an apeman. 
 
I'm an apeman, I'm an ape, apeman, oh I'm an apeman 
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a voodooh man, oh I'm an apeman 
I don't feel safe in this world no more, I don't want to die in a nuclear war. 
I want to sail away to a distant shore and make like an apeman. 

Capo IV

174. Autumn Almanac

R.D. Davies / The Kinks (1967)

A B E A B E Am D G
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / From the dew soaked hedge creeps a crawly caterpillar
D C D G D G D
The dawn begins to crack, it's all part of my autumn almanac!
Am D G
Breeze blows leaves of a musty colored yellow
D C D G D G D
So I sweep them in my sack, yes, yes, yes, it's my autumn almanac
 
E A B E A B E
Friday evening pe-ople get together, hi-iding from the weather
C#m C#m/C E
Tea and toasted buttered currant buns
F# A G#
Can't compensate for lack of sun because the summer's all gone
Am D G D
La-la-la la-la, la la la-la la la-la-la ohh! my poor rheumatic back
C D G D G D
Yes, yes, yes, it's my autumn almanac
Am D G D
La-la-la la-la, la la la-la la la - ohh! my autumn almanac
C D G D G D
Yes, yes, yes, it's my autumn almanac
G D C D G D C G
I like my football on a Saturday, roast beef on Sunday's al-right
G D C D G D C G
I'm goin' to Blackpool for my holidays, sit in the open sunlight
Gm A# D# F
This is my street and I'm never gonna leave it
A# A G# G
And I'm always gonna stay if I live to be ninety-nine
Gm C7 G G7
'Cause all the people I meet seem to come from my street
A B Em A
And I can't get away, because it's calling me (come on home)
G A
Hear it calling me (come on home)
Am D G D
La-la-la la-la, la la la-la la la-la-la ohh! my autumn almanyac
C D G D G D
Yes, yes, yes, it's my autumn almanac
Am D G D
La-la-la la-la, la la la-la la la - ohh! my autumn almanac
C D G D C D G D C D G
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes
C D G (repeat and fade out)
Bop bop bop-m bop-m ba -ohh!

175. Better Things

Ray Davies / The Kinks: To the Bone (1996)

D F#m G A
D F#m
Here's wishing you the bluest sky
G A D
hoping something better comes tomorrow,
F#m
Hoping all the verses rhyme,
G A
And the very best of choruses too.
Bm F#m
Follow all the doubt and sadness
D E A G
I know that better things are on their way.
 
Here's hoping that the days ahead 
Won't be as bitter as the ones behind you. 
Be an optimist instead, 
And somehow happiness will find you. 
Forget what happened yesterday, 
I know that better things are on their way. 
G D G A
It's really good to see you rocking out and having fun,
D G A
Living like you've just begun.
D G A
Accepting life for what it brings,
D G A D F#m
I hope tomorrow you find better things.
G A D F#m G A
I hope tomorrow you find better things.  
 
Here's wishing you the bluest sky 
And hoping something better comes tomorrow. 
Hoping all the verses rhyme, 
And the very best of choruses too. 
Follow all the drudge and sadness 
I know that better things are on the way. 
I know you've got a lot of good things happ'ning up ahead. 
The past is gone, it's all been said. 
So here's to what the future brings, 
I hope tomorrow you find better things. 
I hope tomorrow you find better things. 

176. Celluloid Heroes

Raymond Douglas Davies / The Kinks: Everybody's in Show-Biz (1972)

G D C G
Everybody's a dreamer, and everybody's a star,
Bm Em C D
And everybody's in movies, it doesn't matter who you are!
Em Bm C D
There are stars in every city - In ev'ry house and on ev'ry street,
G7 C D G
And if you walk down Hollywood Boulevard - Their names are written in concrete.
 
G D C G
Don't step on Greta Garbo as you walk down the Boulevard;
Bm Em C D
She looks so weak and fragile that's why she tried to be so hard.
Em Bm C D
But they turned her into a princess - And they sat her on a throne.
G7 C D G
But she turned her back on stardom - Because she wanted to be alone.
F C G
You can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Boulevard.
F C G
Some that you recognize, some that you've hardly even heard of.
F C G
People who worked and suffered and struggled for fame,
F C G
Some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain.
 
G D C G
Rudolph Valentino looks very much alive,
Bm Em C D
And he looks up ladies dresses as they sadly pass him by.
Em Bm C D
Avoid stepping on Bela Lugosi - 'Cause he's liable to turn and bite!
G7 C D G
But stand close by Bette Davis - Because hers was such a lonely life.
 
G D C G
If you covered him with garbage George Sanders would still have style,
Bm Em C D
And if you stamped on Mickey Rooney He would still turn round and smile.
Em Bm C D
But please don't tread on dearest Marilyn - 'Cause she's not very tough.
G7 C D G
She should have been made of iron or steel - But she was only made of flesh and blood.
F C G
You can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Boulevard
F C G
Some that you recognize, some that you've hardly even heard of
F C G
People who worked and suffered and struggled for fame
F C G
Some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain
G D C G
Everybody's a dreamer, and everybody's a star,
Bm Em C D
And everybody's in show biz, it doesn't matter who you are!
Em Bm C D
And those who are successful - Be always on your guard,
G7 C D G
Success walks hand in hand with failure - Along Hollywood Boulevard.
bridge
F C G
I wish my life was non-stop Hollywood movie show.
F C G
A fantasy world of celluloid villains and heroes.
F C G
Because celluloid heroes never feel any pain,
F C G
And celluloid heroes never really die!
F C G
You can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Boulevard
F C G
Some that you recognize, some that you've hardly even heard of
F C G
People who worked and suffered and struggled for fame
F C G
Some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain
|: F C G :|
La la la la la - la la la la la - la la la la la
F C G F C G
Oh, celluloid heroes never feel any pain - Oh, celluloid heroes never really die.
bridge
F C G
I wish my life was non-stop Hollywood movie show.
F C G
A fantasy world of celluloid villains and heroes.
F C G
Because celluloid heroes never feel any pain,
F C G
And celluloid heroes never really die!

177. Complicated Life

Ray Davies / the Kinks: Muswell Hillbillies (1971)

(intro:) D A A7 D G D D A A7 D G D
A D
Well I woke up this morning with a pain in my neck, A pain my heart, and a pain my chest,
A
I went to the doctor and the good doctor said:
D
You gotta slow down your life or you're gonna be dead,
G D A7 D
"Cut out the struggle and strife, It only complicates your life."
 
A
Well I cut down women, I cut down booze,
D
Stopped iron' my shirts, cleaning my shoes,
A
Stopped going to work and stopped reading the news,
D
Sitting twiddling my thumbs 'cos I got nothing to do,
G D A D
Minimal exercise To help uncomplicate my life,
N.C.
Gotta stand and face it, life is so complicated!
D A
Ladi dah di dah dah, Ladi dah di dah dah,
A7 D G D
Got to get away from the complicated life son!
D A
Life is overrated, life is complicated
A7 D G D
Must aleviate this complicated life
(Instrumental Break- repeat the first verse, and sing the last two lines)
G D A7 D
"Cut down the struggle and strife, It's such a complicated life."
 
A
Like old Mother Hubbard I got nothin' in the cupboard,
D A
Got no dinner and I got no supper, Holes in my shoes I got holes in my socks,
D
I can't go to work 'cos I can't get a job,
G D A7 D
The bills are rising sky high, It's such a complicated life,
N.C.
Gotta stand and face it, Life is so complicated
Ladi dah di dah dah, Ladi dah di dah dah, Got to get away from the complicated life son! 
Life is overrated, life is complicated Must aleviate this complicated life! 
 
Ladi dah di dah dah(Life is overrated), Ladi dah di dah dah(Life is complicated), 
Got to get away from(Got to get away) the complicated life son! 
Life is overrated, life is complicated, Must aleviate this complicated life! 
A7 D G D
Got to get away from the complicated life son...

178. Dandy

R. D. Davies/the Kinks: Face to Face (1967)

D
Dandy, Dandy, Where you gonna go now? Who you gonna run to?
G Bm Em G Bm Em
All your little life - You're chasing all the girls.
G Bm Em G C D
They can't resist your smile. Ohoh, they long for - Dandy, Dandy.
 
Checkin' out the ladies, Tickelin' their fancy, 
Pouring out your charm - To meet your own demands, 
And turn it off at will. Ohoh, they long for - Dandy, Dandy. 
 
Knockin' on the back door, Climbing through the window, 
Hub' is gone away, And while the cat's away, 
The mice are gonna play. Ohoh, you're low down - Dandy, Dandy. -- Dandy 
 
F# B C#7
Dandy, you know you're moving much too fast,
F# B C#7
And Dandy, you know you can't escape the past.
A Bm E
Look around thee and see the people settle down,
A A/G A/F# A7
And when you're old and grey you will remember what they said,
A A/G A/F# A7
That two girls are too many, three's a crowd and four your dead.
 
D
Oh Dandy, Dandy, When you gonna give up? Are you feeling old now?
G Bm Em G Bm Em
You always will be free, You need no sympathy,
G Bm Em G C G
A bachelor you will stay, and Dandy, you're all right.
|: C D C D :|
You're all right. -- You're all right.
C D D Dsus4 D
You're all right.

179. Days

The Kinks

D A G D G D A D
Thank you for the days - Those endless days, those sacred days you gave me
D A G D G D A D
I'm thinkin' of the days - I won't forget a single day believe me
G D G D G D A D
I've blessed the light - I've blessed the light that lights on you believe me
G D G D G D A D
And though you're gone - You're with me ev'ry single day believe me
Bb F C Bb F C
Days I'll remember all my life - Days when you can't see wrong from right
Bb F Bb F Bb F C F
You took my life - But then I knew that very soon you'd leave me
Bb F Bb F Bb F C F
But it's allright - Now I'm not frightened of this world believe me
bridge
F A A7 Dm A A7
I wish today would be tomorrow; The night is dark,
Dm C Bb A
It just brings sorrow - let it rain
 
D A
Thank you for the days - Those endless days, those sacred days you gave me
I'm thinkin' of the days - I won't forget a single day believe me 
Days I'll remember all my life - Days when you can't see wrong from right 
You took my life - But then I knew that very soon you'd leave me 
But it's allright - Now I'm not frightened of this world believe me 
 
A D A
Day-ay-ays - Thank you for the days
Those endless days, those sacred days you gave me 
I'm thinkin' of the days - I won't forget a single day believe me 
I've blessed the light - I've blessed the light that shines on you believe me 
And though you're gone - I won't forget a single day believe me 
Bb B C C# D
Day-ay-ay-ay-ays

180. Dead End Street

Raymond Douglas Davis / the Kinks (1967)

Am C G
There's a crack up in the ceiling,
Dm F Am
And the kitchen sink is leaking.
Am C G
Out of work and got no money,
Dm F Am
A Sunday joint of bread and honey!
Am G F E7
What are we living for? Two roomed apartment on the second floor!
Am G F E7
No money comin' in, the rent collector's out and try'n to get in!
A Dm E
We are strictly second class, and we don't understand!
 
Am G F E
Dead end! (Why) We should be in dead end street.
Am G F E
Dead end! People are livin' in dead end street.
Am G F E
Dead end! I'm gonna die in dead end street.
C F C F
Dead end street (yeah!) Dead end street (yeah!)
 
On a cold and frosty morning, Wipe my eyes and stop me yawning. 
And my feet are nearly frozen, Boil the tea and put some toast on. 
What are we livin' for? Two roomed apartment on the second floor! 
No chance to emigrate, I'm deep in debt and now it's much too late! 
We both worked to work so hard, but we can't get a chance! 
 
Dead end! People live in dead end street! 
Dead end! People are dyin' at dead end street! 
Dead end! I'm gonna die at dead end street! 
Dead end street (yeah!) Dead end street (yeah!) 
trombone solo
Dead end! People live on dead end street. 
Dead end! People are dyin' at dead end street. 
Dead end! I'm gonna die on dead end street. 
Dead end street (yeah!) Dead end street (yeah!) 
Dead end street (yeah!) Head to my feet (yeah!) 
Dead end street (Yah!)... 
trumpet solo

181. Death of a Clown

Ray Davies, Dave Davies / the Kinks: Something Else by the Kinks (1967)

C G F C G G7
C G G7
My makeup is dry and it cracks on my chin
F C G
I'm drowning my sorrows in whiskey and gin
C G G7
The lion tamer's whip doesn't crack anymore
F C G
The lions they won't bite and the tigers won't roar
F Dm Bb Eb Dm C G
La la la La la la La la la La - So let's all drink to the death of a clown
C G G7 F C G
Won't someone help me to break up this crown - Let's all drink to the death of a clown
F Dm Bb Eb Dm C G
La la la La la la La la la La - Let's all drink to the death of a clown
 
C G G7
The old fortune teller lies dead on the floor
F C G
Nobody needs fortunes told anymore
C G G7
The trainer of insects is crouched on his knees
F C G
And frantically looking for runaway fleas
F Dm Bb Eb Dm C G
La la la La la la La la la La - So let's all drink to the death of a clown
C G G7 F C G
Won't someone help me to break up this crown - Let's all drink to the death of a clown
F Dm Bb Eb Dm C G
La la la La la la La la la La - Let's all drink to the death of a clown
C G G7
La la la la la la la la la la
F C G
La la la la la la la la la la
F Dm Bb Eb F C G
La la la La la la La la la La - let's all drink to the death of a clown

182. I'm Not Like Everybody Else

R.D. Davies / the Kinks (1966)

Am E-3-2-3p2 Em
(Intro) / /
G D Dsus4 D
I won't take all that they hand me down
Am Em
And make up a smile though I wear a frown
G D Dsus4 D
And I'm not gonna take it a lifetime
Am Em
'Cause once I get started I'll go to town
Em D Dsus4 D Am Em
I'm not like everybody else; I'm not like everybody else!
Em D Dsus4 D Am Em
I'm not like everybody else; I'm not like everybody else!
Em D A
And I don't want to talk around like everybody else
Em D A
And I don't want to live my life like everybody else
Em D A
And I won't say that I've gone by like everybody else
Am Em Am Em
'Cause I'm not like everybody else - I'm not like everybody else
 
My little darling I love you true 
And do all the things you want me to 
Confess all my sins if you want me to 
But there's one thing I'll keep saying: 
I'm not like everybody else... 
Em Em
Like everybody else - Like everybody else
Em
Like everybody else...
 
If you all want me to settle down 
there's no way to stop all my goin' 'round 
I'll do everything that you want me to 
But there's one thing I'll keep saying: 
I'm not like everybody else; I'm not like everybody else! 
I'm not like everybody else; I'm not like everybody else! 
And I don't want to talk around like everybody else 
And I don't want to live my life like everybody else 
And I don't want to say goodbye like everybody else 
'Cause I'm not like everybody else - I'm not like everybody else 
Em Em Em
Like everybody else - Like everybody else - Like everybody else...

183. Lola

Ray Davies / the Kinks: Lola vs. Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part I (1970)

Intro:
C C C/// D/ E
E
I met her in a club down in old Soho where you
A D E A Asus4
drink champagne and it tastes just like cherry cola C-O-L-A cola
E
She walked up to me and she asked me to dance
A D
I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice she said
E A D C C////// D/ E (riff)
Lola L-O-L-A Lola Lo lo lo lo Lo - la
 
Well I'm not the world's most physical guy, but when she squeezed me tight she nearly broke my spine 
You know my Lola; Lo Lo Lo Lo Lola! 
Well I'm not dumb but I can't understand - Why she walked like a woman but talked like a man: 
Oh, my Lola, Lo Lo Lo Lo Lola, Lo Lo Lo Lo Lola 
 
B7 F#7
Well we drank champagne and danced all night under electric candle light
A A A7
She picked me up and sat me on her knee and said "Dear boy won't you come home with me?"
 
Well, I'm not the world's most passionate guy, but when I looked in her eyes, well I almost fell for my 
Lola Lo lo lo lo Lo - la Lo lo lo lo Lo - la -- Lola Lo lo lo lo Lo - la Lo lo lo lo Lo - la 
A E B A E B A E B
I pushed her away I walked to the door I fell to the floor
E G#7 C#m B B13 E
I got down on my knees Then I looked at her and she at me
 
Well, that's the way that I want it to stay, And I always want it to be that way for 
my Lola - Lo Lo Lo Lo Lola 
Girls will be boys and boys will be girls, It's a mixed up muddled up shook up world, 
Except for Lola - Lo Lo Lo Lo Lola 
 
Well I left home just a week before, And I've never ever kissed a woman before 
But Lola smiled and took me by the hand, Said: Dear boy, I'm gonna make you a man. 
 
Well I'm not the world's most passionate man, 
But I know what I am and I'm glad I'm a man and so is Lola. 
Lola Lo lo lo lo Lo - la Lo lo lo lo Lo - la 
Lola Lo lo lo lo Lo - la Lo lo lo lo Lo - la 

Capo III

184. Shangri-La

R. D. Davies/the Kinks: Arthur (1969)

Am G E7 Am Am C G E7
Now that you've found your paradise, This is your kingdom to command.
Am C G E7 Am C E7 Am
You can go outside and polish your car Or sit by the fire in your Shangri-La.
 
Am G E7 Am Am C G E7
Here's your reward for working so hard - Gone are the lavatories in the backyard;
Am C G E7 Am C E7 Am
Gone are the days when you dreamed of that car - You just want to sit in your Shangri-La!
 
D Dmaj7 D7 G G/F# Em
Put on your slippers and sit by the fire, You've reached your top and you just can't get any higher.
C C/B Am Am/G F F/E Dm Dm/C
You're in your place and you know where you are. In your Shangri-La.
 
D Dmaj7 D7 G G/F#
Sit back in your old rockin' chair, You need not worry you need not care.
Em C C/B Am
You can't go anywhere.
F A F A Bb F C A
Shangri-La-a, Shangri-La-a, Shangri-La-ah-ah-ah!
 
D Dmaj7 D7 G G/F# Em
The little man who gets the train Got a mortgage hanging over his head.
C C/B Am Am/G F F/E Dm Dm/C
But he's too scared to complain - Cause he's conditioned that way;
 
D Dmaj7 D7 G G/F# Em C C/B Am
Time goes by and he pays off his debts - Got a T.V. set and a radio - for seven shillings a week.
|: F A F A Bb F C :|
Shangri-La-ah, Shangri-La-ah, Shangri-La-ah-aah-ah!
Bb F C Bb F C Bb F
/ / / - /// /// // / / / - /// /// // / /
Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb
And all the houses in the street have got a nam,
Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb
'Cause all the houses in the street they look the same,
A D Dm
ame chimney pots, same little cars, same window panes.
 
Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb
The neighbors call to tell you things that you should know,
Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb
They say their lines they drink their tea and then they go ,
A D Dm
They tell your business in another Shangri-La.
 
Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb
The gas bills and the water rates and payments on the car ,
Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb
Too scared to think about how insecure you are ,
A D
Life ain't so happy in your little Shangri-La
G C F Bb |: G C F Bb :| A
Shangri-La- Shangri-la la la la la la la lala; - -La- la la la la la la la la la lala;
 
D Dmaj7 D7 G G/F# Em
Put on your slippers and sit by the fire - You've reached your top and you just can't get any higher,
C C/B Am Am/G F F/E Dm Dm/C
You're in your place and you know where you are - In your Shangri-La!
 
D Dmaj7 D7 G G/F# Em
Sit back in your old rockin' chair you need not worry you need not care
C C/B Am
You can't go anywhere -
|: F A F A Bb F C A :|
Shangri-La-ah, Shangri-La-ah, Shangri-La-ah-aah-ah!

185. Sunny Afternoon

R. D. Davies / the Kinks: Face to Face (1966)

Intro:
|: Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb A A/G A/F A/E :|
Dm C7 F C7
The taxman's taken all my dough And left me in my stately home,
A A/G A/F A/E Dm
Lazin' on a sunny afternoon.
Dm C7 F C7
And I can't sail my yacht, He's taken everything I've got,
A A/G A/F A/E Dm
All I've got's this sunny afternoon.
D7 G7 C7 F A7
Save me, save me, save me from this greed; I got a big fat mama tryin' to break me.
Dm G7 Dm G7 C7
And I love to live so pleasantly - Live this life of luxury;
F A7 Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb A A/G A/F A/E
Lazin' on a sunny afternoon - In the summertime.
 
My girlfriend's run off with my car And gone back to her ma and pa, 
Tellin' tales of drunkenness and cruelty. 
Now I'm sittin' here, Sippin' at my ice-cooled beer; 
Lazing on a sunny afternoon. 
Help me, help me, help me sail away. Who give me two good reasons why I are to stay? 
'Cause I love to live so pleasantly - Live this life of luxury; 
Lazin' on a sunny afternoon - In the summertime. 
In the summertime 
Save me, save me, save me from this greed, I got a big fat mama tryin' to break me. 
And I love to live so pleasantly - Live this life of luxury; 
Lazin' on a sunny afternoon - In the summertime. 
In the summertime... 

186. The Village Green Preservation Society

R. Douglas Davies / The Kinks are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968)

Riff 1: C Riff 2: D d ------------------ ---------0-----0-- A --------0h3--0h3-- -0--0h2-----2----- E --3--3------------ ------------------
|: C G F G riff1 :|
C G F C Riff1
We are the the Village Green Preservation Society
C G F C Riff1
God save Donald Duck, vaudeville and variety
C G F C Riff1
We are the Desperate Dan Appreciation Society
C G F C Riff1
God save strawberry jam and all the different varieties
C G F C Riff1
Preserving the old ways from being abused
C G F G F C
Protecting the new ways for me and for you - What more can we do?
 
We are the Draught Beer Preservation society 
God save Mrs. Mopp and good old Mother Riley 
We are the Custard Pie Appreciation Consortium 
God save the George Cross and all those who were awarded them 
bridge
C G F G C G F G C => D
Oo-wo-oo-oh - oo-wo-oo-oh
D A G D Riff2
We are the Sherlock Holmes English Speaking Vernacular
D A G D Riff2
Help save Fu Manchu, Moriarty and Dracula
D A G D Riff2
We are the Office Block Persecution Affinity
D A G D Riff2
God save little shops, china cups and virginity
D A G D Riff2
We are the Skyscraper Condemnation Affilliate
D A G D Riff2
God save Tudor houses, antique tables and billiards
D A G D Riff2
Preserving the old ways from being abused
D A G A G D
Protecting the new ways for me and for you - What more can we do?
We are the Village Green Preservation Society 
God save Donald Duck, Vaudeville and Variety 
We are the Desperate Dan Appreciation Society 
God save strawberry jam and all the different varieties 
|:We are the Village Green Preservation Society 
God save Donald Duck, Vaudeville and Variety:| 
D A G D D A G D
God save the Village Green

187. 20th Century Man

Ray Davies/the Kinks: Muswell Hillbillies (1971)

A A A A#-A A D D A E E A (riff1 2x) A D G D G D A (riff1 2x)
A E
This is the age of machinery, a mechanical nightmare;
A D G D A (riff)
A wonderful world of technology, Napalm, hydrogen bomb, biological warfare!
A E
This is the twentieth century, too much aggravation!
A D G D A (riff)
It's the age of insanity, What has become of the green pleasant fields of Jeruselem?
A G G A G
Ain't got no ambition, I'm just disillusioned.
D (no chord) A (riff1) A D G D G D A (riff1)
I'm a twentieth century man but I don't want, don't wanna be here
A G G# A E
My mama says she can't understand me, Can't see me motivation!
A D G D A (riff1)
Just give me some security, I'm a paranoid schizoid product of the 20th century!
A G G# A E
You keep all your smart modern writers, Give me William Shakespeare.
A D G D A (riff)
You keep all your smart modern painters, I'll take Rembrandt, Tizian, Da Vinci and Gainsborough!
A G G# A G
Girl, we gotta get out of here, we gotta find a solution!
D (no chord) A (Riff1)
I'm a twentieth century man but I don't want, don't wanna die here
A G G# A G
Well, we gotta get outta here, we've gotta find a solution.
D (no chord) A
I'm a twentieth century man but I don't want, don't wanna be here!
Bridge
Em A5 Em G G/F# Em
I was born in a wellfare state, ruled by bureaucracy;
D Am C C/B A5
Controlled by civil servants and people dressed in grey.
A5 Am A5 G G/F# Em
Got no privacy, got no liberty,
D A5 C C/B A (Riff1)
'Cause the twentieth century people took it all away from me.
Riff2 four times
A (no chord) G D A
Don't wanna get myself shot down
(no chord) G D A
By some trigger happy policeman,
(no chord) G D
Gotta keep a hold of my sanity
D F C G A
I'm a twentieth century man but I don't wanna die here...
Riff2 four times
(no chord) G D A (no chord) G D A
My mama says she can't understand me, Can't see my motivation.
(no chord) G D D F C G A
Ain't got no security, I'm a twentieth century man but I don't wanna die here...
Riff2 - repeat ...
I don't want twentieth century man, I don't want twentieth century man, 
I don't want twentieth century man, I don't want twentieth century man. 
A G D A G D A
This is the twentieth century Too much aggravation!
G D D F C G A
This is the age of insanity, I'm a twentieth century man but I don't wanna be here...
Riff1: | Riff2: ---------------------------- |-(A)-----(G)--------(G/F#)-(Em)---- -------------------3-3-3-2-- |----3-3-2---------0------0--------- -------------------2-2-2-2-- repeat |----2-2-2---------0------0--------- -------------------4-4-4-2-- |----4-4-2---0---0------0------0---- ----0-5p0-5p0---0----------- |--0-------0------------------------ --------------0------------- |--------------3------2------0------

188. Waterloo Sunset

R. D. Davies / the Kinks: Something else (1967)

G7 C G F
(Guitar-Bass-Line) (Guitar-Melody)
F C G F
Dirty old river, must you keep rolling, rolling into the night!
C G F
People so busy make me feel dizzy, taxi lights shine so bright!
Dm A F G
But I don't need no friend,
C G F
As long as I gaze on Waterloo Sunset, I am in paradise.
D G C
(la-la-la) Every day I look at the world from my window
F D G7
(la-la-la) But chilly, chilly it's evening time, Waterloo sunset's fine.
 
C G F
Terry meets Julie, Waterloo Station, every Friday night.
C G F
But I am so lazy, don't want to wander, I stay at home at night.
Dm A F G
But I don't feel afraid,
C G F
As long as I gaze on Waterloo Sunset, I am in paradise.
D G C
(la-la-la) Every day I look at the world from my window
F D G7
(la-la-la) But chilly, chilly it's evening time, Waterloo sunset's fine.
 
C G F
Millions of people swarming like flies round Waterloo underground.
C G F
But Terry and Julie cross over the river where they feel safe and sound.
Dm A F G
And they don't need no friends,
C G F
As long as they gaze on Waterloo Sunset, they are in paradise.
C G F G
(guitar solo) (piano-chords)
G
Waterloo sunset's fine...

189. Where Have all the Good Times Gone?

R. D. Davies / The Kinks

 
Intro: G F D G F D / / / / / (crashing)
G F G F
Well, in my life I never stopped to worry 'bout a thing
G F G F
Open up and shout it out and never try to sing
C A G
Wondering if I done wrong
F D
Will this impression last too long? But -
G F G F G F
Won't you tell me - Where have all the good times gone?
G F G F
Where have all the good times gone?
 
G F G F
Well, once we had an easy ride and always felt the same
G F G F
Time was on my side and I had everything to gain
C A G
Let it be like yesterday
F D
Please let me have happy days And -
Won't you tell me - Where have all the good times gone? Where have all the good times gone? 
 
G F G F
Ma & Pa look back at all the things they used to do
G F G F
Didn't have no money and they always told the truth
C A G
Daddy didn't have no toys
F D
And Mommy didn't need no boys.
Won't you tell me - Where have all the good times gone? Where have all the good times gone? 
G F D G F D / / / / / (crashing)
G F G F
Yesterday was such an easy game for you to play
G F G F
But lets face it - things are so much easier today
C A G
Guess you need some bringin' down
F D
And get your feet back on the ground
Won't you tell me - Where have all the good times gone? Where have all the good times gone? 
G F D G F D / / / / / (crashing) G

Kris Kristofferson

190. Me and Bobby McGee

Kris Kristofferson / Janis Joplin

Intro
G
Busted flat in Baton Rouge, headin' for the trains,
D7
feelin' nearly faded as my jeans.
Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rains, 
G
Took us all the way to New Orleans.
 
I took my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana 
G7 C
And was blowin' sad while Bobby sang the blues.
C G
With them Windshield wipers slappin' time, and Bobby clappin' hands we finely
D7 G
sang up every song that driver knew.
C G
Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose.
D7 G
Nothing ain't worth nothing but it's free.
C G
Feeling good was easy, Lord, when Bobby sang the blues.
D7
Feeling good was good enough for me,
G A
Good enough for me and Bobby McGee.
 
From the coal mines of Kentucky to the California sun 
E7
Bobby shared the secrets of my soul.
Standin' right beside me, Lord, through everything I've done, 
A
Every Night she kept me from the cold.
 
A
Then somewhere near Salinas, Lord, I let her slip away;
A7 D
Lookin' for the home and I hope she'll find!
A
And I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday,
E7 A
Holding Bobby's body close to mine.
D A
Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose.
E7 A
Nothing ain't worth nothing, But it's free.
 
Feeling good was easy, Lord, when Bobby sang the blues. 
Feeling good was good enough for me, 
Good enough for me and Bobby McGee. 

Led Zeppelin

G#+
Fmaj7
Dsus4

191. Stairway to Heaven

Led Zeppelin

Intro:
|: Am G#+ C D Fmaj7 G Am :| C D Fmaj7 Am C G D C D Fmaj7 Am C D Fmaj7
Am G#+ C D Fmaj7 G Am
There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold and she's buying a stairway to heaven.
Am G#+ c D
When she get's there she knows if the stores are all closed
Fmaj7 G Am Am/H C D Fmaj7 Am
With a word she can get what she came for - ooh ooh ooh ooh
Am C G D
And she's buying a stairway to heaven.
 
C D Fmaj7 Am
There's a sign on the wall but she wants to be sure,
C D G Fmaj7
cause you know sometimes words have two meanings.
Am G#+ C D
In a tree by the brook, there's a songbird who sings,
Fmaj7 G Am Am G#+ C D Fmaj7 G Am
sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven.
Am7Am Dsus4 D Am7 Am D6 D C D Am7 Am Dsus4 D
Oh it makes me wonder oh, makes me wonder
C G Am C G D Am
There's a feeling I get when I look to the west, And my spirit is crying for leaving.
C G Am C G D Am
In my thoughts I have seen rings of smoke through the trees, And the voices of those who stand looking.
Am7Am Dsus4 D Am7 Am D6 D C D Am7 Am Dsus4 D
Oh it makes me wonder oh, makes me wonder
and it whispert that soon, if we all call the tune, Than the piper will lead us to reason. 
And a new day will dawn - for those who stand long, And the forrests will echo with laughter. 
Oh it makes me wonder oh oh 
If there's a bustle in your hedgerow - Don't be alarmed now, It's just a spring clean for the may-queen. 
Yes there are two paths you can go by - But in the long run, It's still time to change the road you're on. 
Oh it makes me wonder oh oh 
Your head is hummin' and it won't go in a case, you don't know, The piper's calling you to join him. 
Dear lady can you hear the wind blow and did you know, Your stairway lies on the whispering wind. 
|: |: D2 D D4 :| :| F G Am
Am G F G F G
And as we wind on down the road Our shadows taller than our soul.
There walks a lady we all know, Who shines white light and wants to show, 
How everything still turn to gold. 
And if you listen very hard, The tune will come to you at last. 
when all are one and one is all, to be a rock and not a roll. 
Fmaj7 Am
And she's buying a stairway to heaven

John Lennon

192. Bring On The Lucie (Freda People)

John Lennon/Mind Games (1974)

E B A B A E
E B A B A E
We don't care what flag you're waving
We don't even want to know your name 
We don't care where you're from or where you're going 
All we know is that you came 
 
You're making all our decisions 
We just have one request of you 
That while you're thinking things over 
Here's something you just better do 
Free the people now! - Do it do it do it do it now! 
Free the people now! - Do it do it do it do it now! 
 
Well we were caught with our hands in the air 
Don't despair paranoia is everywhere 
We can shake it with our love when we're scared 
So let's shout it aloud like a prayer 
Free the people now! - Do it do it do it do it now! 
Free the people now! - Do it do it do it do it now! 
 
We understand your paranoia 
But we don't want to play your game 
You think you're cool and know what you're doing 
666 is your name 
 
So while you're jerking off each-other 
You better bear this thought in mind 
Your time is up, you better know it 
But maybe you don't read the signs 
Free the people now! - Do it do it do it do it now! 
Free the people now! - Do it do it do it do it now! 
 
Well you were caught with your hands in the kill 
And you still got to swallow your pill 
As you slip and slide down the hill 
On the blood of the people you killed 
Stop the killing now! - Do it do it do it do it now! 
Bring on the lucie ... 

C/G

193. Imagine

John Lennon / John Lennon: Imagine (1971)

C F C F
C Cmaj7 F C Cmaj7 F
Imagine there's no heaven, it's easy if you try.
C Cmaj7 F C Cmaj7 F
No hell below us, above us only sky.
F Am Dm7 Dm7/C G C/G G7
Imagine all the people living for today.
 
C Cmaj7 F C Cmaj7 F
Imagine there's no countries, it isn't hard to do.
C Cmaj7 F C Cmaj7 F
No greed or hunger, and no religion too.
F Am Dm7 Dm7/C G C/G G7
Imagine all the people living life in peace.
G7 F G C E7 F G C E7
You - You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one;
F G C E7 F G C
I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will live as one.
 
C Cmaj7 F C Cmaj7 F
Imagine no posessions, I wonder if you can.
C Cmaj7 F C Cmaj7 F
Nothing to kill or die for, a brotherhood of man.
F Am Dm7 Dm/7 G C/G G7
Imagine all the people sharing all the world
G7 F G C E7 F G C E7
You - You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one;
F G C E7 F G C
I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will live as one.

Em#5
Em7
Dm/F
D/F#
Bb/A
C(1)
3
C(2)
8

194. Jealous Guy

John Lennon

G Em D D7 Em
G Em D D6
I was dreaming of the past
D7 Em Em#5
and my heart was beating fast.
Em6 D Dsus D
I began to lose control,
Em Em7 C C(1) C(2) C(1)
I began to lose control.
G Dm/F C Dsus
I didn't mean to hurt you,
G Dm/F Bb Bb/A
I'm sorry that I made you cry.
G D/F# Em Em7
I didn't mean to hurt you,
C G
I'm just a jealous guy.
 
I was feeling insecure, you might not love me anymore. 
I was shivering inside, I was shivering inside. 
I didn't mean to hurt you, I'm sorry that I made you cry. 
Oh no, I didn't mean to hurt you, I'm just a jealous guy. 
 
whistle on verse
I didn't mean to hurt you, I'm sorry that I made you cry. 
Oh no, I didn't mean to hurt you, I'm just a jealous guy. 
 
I was trying to catch your eyes, thought that you was trying to hide. 
I was swallowing my pain, I was swallowing my pain. 
 
I didn't mean to hurt you, I'm sorry that I made you cry. 
Oh no, I didn't mean to hurt you, I'm just a jealous guy, watch out, 
I'm just a jealous guy, look out, babe, I'm just a jealous guy. 

Bb+5
D+5
D6
Gm6
2

195. Nobody Loves You (When You're Down and Out)

John Lennon / Walls and Bridges (1974)

D E7
Nobody loves you when you're down and out
G D
Nobody sees you when you're on cloud nine
D E7
Everybody's hustlin' for a buck and a dime
G D
I'll scratch your back and you scratch mine
 
D Bb+5
I've been across to the other side
Bm F# G F#
I've shown you everything, I got nothing to hide
G A D Bm7
But still you ask me do I love you, what it is, what it is
G Gm6 D Bm
All I can tell you is it's all show biz
G Gm D
All I can tell you is it's all show biz
Nobody loves you when you're down and out 
Nobody knows you when you're on cloud nine 
Everybody's hustlin' for a buck and a dime 
I'll scratch your back and you knife mine 
 
I've been across the water now so many times 
I've seen the one eyed witchdoctor leading the blind 
But still you ask me do I love you, what you say, what you say 
Everytime I put my finger on it, it slips away 
Everytime I put my finger on it, it slips away 
Bridge:
D D+5 D6 G A D
Well I get up in the morning and I'm looking in the mirror to see, oooh-oooh-wee
D D+5 D6 G A D
Then I'm lying in the darkness and I know I can't get to sleep, oooh-oooh-wee!
Nobody loves you when you're old and grey 
Nobody needs you when you're upside down 
Everybody's hollerin' 'bout their own birthday 
Everybody loves you when you're six foot in the ground 

196. Oh My Love

John Lennon / John Lennon: Imagine(1971)

|: Am7 Bm Am G :|
Am7 Bm Am G
Oh my lover for the first time in my life - my eyes are wide open.
Am7 Bm Am C G
Oh my lover for the first time in my life - my eyes can see.
Em B7
I see the wind, oh I see the trees,
Am C G B7
Everything is clear in my heart.
Em B7
I see the clouds, oh I see the sky,
Am C G
Everything is clear in our world.
 
Am7 Bm Am G
Oh my lover for the first time in my life - my mind is wide open.
Am7 Bm Am C G
Oh my lover for the first time in my life - my mind can feel.
Em B7
I feel sorrow, oh I feel dreams,
Am C G B7
Everything is clear in my heart.
Em B7
I feel life, oh I feel love,
Am C G
Everything is clear in our world.
piano oulro
Am7 Bm Am G
Am7 Bm Am G
Oh my lover for the first time in my life - my eyes are wide open.
Am7 Bm Am C G
Oh my lover for the first time in my life - my eyes can see.

197. Steel And Glass

John Lennon / John Lennon: Walls and Bridges (1974)

Am (spoken)
This is a story about your friend and mine -
Who is it, who is it, who is it? 
 
Am C
There you stand with your L.A. tan
D Fmaj7 Am
And your New York walk and your New York ta-a-alk.
Am C
Your mother left you when you were small
D Fmaj7 Am
But you're gonna wish you wasn't born at a-a-all.
D F G Am
Steel and glass - Steel and gla-a-ass.
D F G Am
Steel and glass - Steel and gla-a-ass.
 
Am C D Am
mmh - mmh - mmh - mmh
 
Your phone don't ring, no one answers your call. 
How does it feel to be off the wa-a-all? 
 
Am C D Am
Well your mouthpiece squawks as you spread your lies, 
But you can't pull strings if your hands are tie-ie-ied. 
Well your teeth are clean, but your mind is capped, 
You leave your smell like an alley ca-a-at. 
Steel and glass - Steel and gla-a-ass. 
Steel and glass - Steel and gla-a-ass. 
 
Am C D Am
nah - nah - nah - nah
Am C D Am D F G Am
yeah - yeah - yeah - yeah -

198. Working Class Hero

John Lennon

Am G Am
As soon as you're born they make you feel small
Am G Am
By giving you no time instead of it all
Am G Am
'til the pain is so big you feel nothing at all
Am G Am
A working class hero is something to be
Am G D Am
A working class hero is something to be
 
They hurt you at home and they hit you at school 
They hate you if you're clever and they despise a fool 
'til youre so fucking crazy you can't follow their rules 
A working class hero is something to be 
A working class hero is something to be 
 
When they've tortured and scared you for twenty odd years 
Then they expect you to pick a career 
When you cant really function you're so full of fear 
A working class hero is something to be 
A working class hero is something to be 
 
Keep you doped with religion and sex and tv 
and you think you're so clever and classless and free 
But youre still fucking peasants as far as I can see 
A working class hero is something to be 
A working class hero is something to be 
 
There's room at the top they're telling you still 
but first you must learn to smile as you kill 
If you want to be like the folks on the hill 
A working class hero is something to be 
A working class hero is something to be 
 
Am G Am
If you want to be a hero well just follow me
Am G D Am
If you want to be a hero just follow me

Gordon Lightfood

199. If You Could Read My Mind

Gordon Lightfood / Gordon Lightfood: Sit Down Young Stranger (1970)

Intro: |: G Fmaj7 :|
G F
If you could read my mind love - What a tale my thoughts could tell!
G F
Just like an old time movie - 'bout a ghost from a wishin' well!
G Em C D Em C G
In a castle dark or a fortress strong - With chains upon my feet - You know that ghost is me;
C G/B Am7 D G Fmaj7 G
And I will never be set free - As long as I'm a ghost that you can't see.
 
G F
If I could read your mind love - What a tale your thoughts could tell?
G F
Just like a paperback novel - The kind that drugstores sell.
G Em C D Em C G
When you reach the part where the heartaches come, The hero would be me. But heroes often fail!
C G/B Am7 D G Fmaj7 G
And you won't read that book again - Because the ending's just too hard to take.
solo
bridge
G Em C D Em
I'd walk away like a movie star - Who get's burned in a three way script.
C G C G/B
Enter number two - A movie queen to play the scene
Am7 D G C G/B
Of bringing all the good things out in me! But for now love, let's be real;
C G/B Am7 D
I never thought I could act this way - And I've got to say that I just don't get it;
C G/B Am7 D G
I don't know where we went wrong - But the feeling's gone - And I just can't get it back.
 
G F
If I could read your mind love - What a tale your thoughts could tell!
G F
Just like an old time movie - 'bout a ghost from a wishin' well.
G Em C D Em C G
In a castle dark or a fortress strong - With chains upon my feet. But stories always end,
C G/B Am7 D G
And if you read between the lines - You'll know that I'm just tryin' to understand:
C G/B C G/B
The feelin's that you lack. I never thought I could feel this way,
Am7 D C G/B
And I've got to say that I just don't get it - I don't know where we went wrong,
Am7 D G Fmaj7 G
But the feelin's gone - And I just can't get it back.

Lovin' Spoonful

Dm7
D7/F#
C/G

200. Daydream

John B. Sebastian / Lovin Spoonful

C A7
What a day for a daydream
Dm7 G
What a day for a daydreamin' boy
C A7
And I'm lost in a daydream
Dm7 G7
Dreamin' bout my bundle of joy
F D7/F# C A7
And even if time ain't really on my side
F D7/F# C A7
It's one of those days for takin' a walk outside
F D7/F# C A7
I'm blowin' the day to take a walk in the sun
G C/G G C/G
And fall on my face on somebody's new-mowed lawn
 
C A7
I've been havin' a sweet dream
Dm7 G
I been dreamin' since I woke up today
C A7
It's starring me and my sweet dream
Dm7 G7
'Cause she's the one that makes me feel this way
F D7/F# C A7
And even if time is passin' me by a lot
F D7/F# C A7
I couldn't care less about the dues you say I've got
F D7/F# C A7
Tomorrow I'll pay the dues for dropping my load
G C/G G C/G
A pie in the face for bein' a sleepy bull toad
 
whistle
 
F D7/F# C A7
And you can be sure that if you're feelin' right
F D7/F# C A7
A daydream will last 'til long into the night
F D7/F# C A7
Tomorrow at breakfast you may prick up your ears
G C/G G C/G
or you may be daydreamin' for a thousand years
 
What a day for a daydream... 
whistle

201. Summer in the City

Mark Sebastian & Steve Boone / Lovin' Spoonful: Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful (1966)

Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7 E7
Am Am/G
Hot town, summer in the city.
Am/F# Fmaj7 E7
Back of my neck gettin' dirty and gritty.
Am Am/G
Been down isn't it a pitty,
Am/F# Fmaj7 E7
doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city.
E E7
All around people looking half dead,
Am A
walking on a sideway hotter than a matchhead.
D G
But at night it's a diff'rent world,
D G
Go out and find a girl.
D G
Come on, come on and dance all night,
D G
despite the head it'll be all right.
Bm E
And baby don't you know it's a pitty
Bm E
That the days can't be like the night
Bm E
in the summer in the city
Bm E
in the summer in the city
 
Cool down, evenin' in the city. 
Dressed so fine and lookin' so pretty. 
Cool cat, lookin' for a kitty. 
Gonna look in every corner of the city. 
Till I'm wheezin' like a bus stop, 
runnin' up the stairs gonna meet you on the rooftop. 
But at night it's a diff'rent world... 
 
break
Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7 E7
Hot town, summer in the city... 
But at night it's a diff'rent world... 
 
break
Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7 E7
Hot town, summer in the city... 
But at night it's a diff'rent world... 

Lynyrd Skynyrd

202. Sweet Home Alabama

Lynyrd Skynyrd

 
D C9 G
Big wheels keep on turning
D C9 G
carry me home to see my kin
D C9 G
singing songs about the Southland
D C9 G
I miss Alabamy once again
and I think its a sin, yes 
 
Well I heard mister Young sing about her 
Well, I heard ole Neil put her down 
Well, I hope Neil Young will remember 
A Southern man don't need him around anyhow 
D C9 G
Sweet home Alabama
D C9 G
Where the skies are so blue
D C9 G
Sweet Home Alabama
D C9 G
Lord, I'm coming home to you
 
In Birmingham they love the gov'nor 
Now we all did what we could do 
Now Watergate does not bother me 
Does your conscience bother you? 
Tell the truth 
Sweet home... 
Here I come Alabama 
 
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers 
And they've been known to pick a song or two 
Lord they get me off so much 
They pick me up when I'm feeling blue 
Now how about you? 
Sweet home... 
 
Sweet home Alabama Oh sweet home baby 
Where the skies are so blue And the guv'nor's true 
Sweet Home Alabama Lordy Lord, I'm coming home to you 
Yea, yea Montgomery's got the answer 

the Mamas and Papas

203. California Dreamin'

John Phillips & Michelle Phillips / the Mamas and the Papas: If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears (1966)

Capo IV
Am Am7/G F Esus4 E7
All the leaves are brown - And the sky is gray.
Am Am7/G F Esus4 E
I've been for a walk - On a winter's day.
Am Am7/G F Esus4 E
I'd be safe and warm - If I was in L.A.
E Am Am7/G F Esus4 E
California dreamin' - On such a winter's day.
 
Stepped in to a church - I passed along the way. 
Well I got down on my knees (got down on my knees) - 
And I pretend to pray. (I pretend to pray) 
You know the preacher likes the cold (preacher likes the cold) - 
He knows I'm gonna stay (knows I'm gonna stay) 
California dreamin' - On such a winter's day. 
Break (Flute Solo)
 
All the leaves are brown (all the leaves are brown) . 
And the sky is gray. (and the sky is gray) 
I've been for a walk (I've been for a walk) - 
On a winter's day. (on a winter's day) 
If I didn't tell her (if I didn't tell her) - 
I could leave today: (I could leave today) 
E Am Am7/G F Am Am7/G F
California dreamin' - On such a winter's day.
Am Am7/G F Am Am7/G F
On such a winter's day. - On such a winter's day.
Fmaj7 Am
On such a winter's day.

 

204. Dream a Little Dream of me

Gus Khan/ the Mamas & the Papas: the Papas & the Mamas (1968)

C B7 Ab7 G7 C A7
Stars shining bright above you; Night breezes seem to whisper: I love you.
F Fm C Ab7 G7
Birds singing in the sycamore tree: Dream a little dream of me!
 
C B7 Ab7 G7 C A7
Say: nighty night! and kiss me; Just hold me tight and tell me you miss me.
F Fm C Ab7 G7 C E
While I'm alone and blue as can be: Dream a little dream of me!
A F#m Bm E7 A F#m Bm E7
Stars fading, but I linger on, dear; Still craving your kiss.
A F#m Bm E7 A F#m Ab7 G7
I'm longing to linger till dawn, dear; Just saying this...
 
Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you; Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you. 
But in your dreams whatever they be: Dream a little dream of me! 
Stars fading, but I linger on, dear; Still craving your kiss. 
I'm longing to linger till dawn, dear; Just saying this... 
 
Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you; Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you. 
But in your dreams whatever they be: Dream a little dream of me! 

Capo IV

205. Monday Monday

John Philips / the Mamas and the Papas: If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears (1966)

(n.c.) D Dsus D Dsus
Ba-da, - ba-da-da-da. Ba-da, - ba-da-da-da Ba-da, - ba-da-da-da
D Dsus D Dsus D Dsus D Dsus
Monday, Monday, (ba-da ba-da-da-da) So good to me (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
D Dsus D C
Monday mornin', it was all I hoped it would be!
F F6 Fmaj7 F6 A
Oh Monday mornin', Monday mornin' couldn't guarantee: (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
D Dsus D
That Monday evenin' you would still be here with me.
 
Monday, Monday, can't trust that day. 
Monday, Monday, sometimes it just turns out that way. 
Oh Monday mornin' you gave me no warnin' of what was to be. 
Oh Monday, Monday, how could you leave and not take me? 
Eb C
Every other day (every other day), every other day, Every other day of the week is fine, yeah,
Eb D B
But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes, You can find me cryin' all of the time!
F# => G#
E Esus E Esus E Esus E Esus
Monday, Monday, (ba-da ba-da-da-da) So good to me. (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
E Esus E D
Monday mornin', it was all I hoped it would be!
G G6 Gmaj7 G6 B
Oh Monday mornin', Monday mornin' couldn't guarantee:
E Esus E
That Monday evenin' you would still be here with me!
F D
Every other day, every other day, Every other day of the week is fine, yeah,
F D B
But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes, You can find me cryin' all of the time!
 
E Esus E Esus E Esus E Esus
Monday, Monday, (ba-da ba-da-da-da) So good to me. (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
E Esus E D
Monday mornin', it was all I hoped it would be!
G G6 Gmaj7 G6 B
Oh Monday mornin', Monday mornin' couldn't guarantee:
E Esus E
That Monday evenin' you would still be here with me!
F D
Every other day, every other day, Every other day of the week is fine, yeah,
F B E D (n.c.)
But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes, You can find me cryin' all of the time!
G# => F#
(n.c.)
Monday, Monday, (ba-da ba-da-da-da) Can't trust that day. (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
D Dsus D Dsus
Monday, Monday, (ba-da ba-da-da-da) It just turns out that way (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
Monday, Monday, won't go away. Monday, Monday, it's here to stay... 

Bob Marley

206. No Woman no Cry

Bob Marley

 
Intro: G C Gmay7/H Am F C F G
 
G C Gmaj7/H Am F C F C G C Gmaj7/H Am F C F C G
No woman no cry. No woman no cry! No woman no cry. No woman no cry! said said
 
C Gmaj7/H Am F C Gmaj7 Am F
said I remember when we used to sit in the government yard in Trenchtown.
C Gmaj7/H Am F C Gmaj7/H Am F
Oba-Observing the hypocrites, yeah, mingle with the good people we meet, yeah.
C Gmaj7/H Am F C Gmaj7/H Am F
Good friends we have, uh, good friends we have lost, a--long the way, yeah.
C Gmaj7/H Am F C Gmaj7/H Am G
In this bright future you can’t forget your past. So dry your tears I saying
C Gmaj7/H Am F C F C
No woman no cry. No woman no cry!
Gmaj7/H Am Gmaj7/H Am F
Hey(iiiiiiii) little darling don't shed no tears - No woman no cry.
Said, said, said I remember when we used to sit, In the government yard in Trenchtown. 
And then Georgie would make the fire lights, I say our love was burning through the nights, yea. 
And we would cook cornmeal porridge, I say of which I'll share with you. 
My feet is my only carriage so I've got to push on through. But while I'm gone 
C Gmaj7/H Am F
Ev'rything's gonna be allright ev'rything's gonna be allright
C Gmaj7/H Am F
Ev'rything's gonna be allright ev'rything's gonna be allright 4x
C Gmaj7/H Am F
Ev'rything's gonna be allright ev'rything's gonna be allright 4x
C Gmaj7/H Am F
Ev'rything's gonna be allright ev'rything's gonna be allright 4x
 
So no woman no cry. No woman no cry! I say, oh, little, oh little darling don't shed no tears, No woman no cry! 
 
Said, said, said I remember when we used to sit, In the government yard in Trenchtown. 
And then Georgie would make the fire lights, I say our love was burning through the nights, yea. 
And we would cook cornmeal porridge, I say of which I'll share with you. 
My feet is my only carriage so I've got to push on through. But while I'm gone 
 
No woman no cry ey No woman no woman no woman no cry, no woman no cry, one more time I've got to say: 
Oh little little darling please don't shed no tears, no woman no cry 

207. Redemption Song

Bob Marley

intro D |---------------2-0---|--------0-----------| A |-----0-2---2/3-----2-|----0-2---2-3-2-0---| E |--3------3-----------|-3----------------3-|
 
G Em C Am
Old pirates, yes they rob us, Sold I to the merchant ships.
G Em C D
Minutes after they took I - from the bottomless pit.
 
G Em C Am
But my hand was made strong - by the hand of the almighty.
G Em C D
He fought in this generation - triumphantly.
D G C D G
Won't you help to sing, - these songs of freedom,
C D Em C
'Cos all I ever had - -
D G C D G
(was) Redemption songs, - Redemption songs.
 
Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, 
None but ourselves can free our minds. 
Have no fear for atomic energy, 
'Cos none of them can stop the time. 
 
How long will they kill our prophets 
while we stand around and look? 
Yes, some say it's just a part of it, 
We got to fulfill the book. 
Won't you help to sing, - these songs of freedom, 
'Cos all i ever had - (was) Redemption songs. 

Lee Marvin

208. (I was Born Under a) Wand'rin' Star

Alan J. Lerner, Frederick Loewe / Lee Marvin

C-Dm7: v v v v C/B Am7/G ------0---0---0---1--|---0---|---0---| ------1---1---1---1--|---1---|---1---| ------0---0---0---2--|---0---|---0---| ------2---2---2---0--|---2---|---2---| ------3---3---3---x--|---2---|---0---| ------x---x---x---x--|---x---|---3---|
C-Dm7 C-Dm7 C-Dm7 C-Dm7
I was born under a wanderin' star,
C-Dm7 C-Dm7 C-Dm7 C-Dm7
I was born under a wanderin' star,
F Dm7 F Dm7
Wheels are made for rollin', mules are made to pack;
C C/B Am7 Am7/G D Dm G
I've never seen a sight that didn't look better lookin' back.
C-Dm7 C-Dm7 C-Dm7 C-Dm7
I was born under a wanderin' star, a
C-Dm7 C-Dm7 C-Dm7 C C/B
Wand'rin', wand'rin' star.
 
Em D
Mud can make you prisoner - And the plains can make you dry;
Em D
Smoke can burn your eyes, But only people make you cry.
Dm C C/B Am7 Am7/G
Home was made for comin' from, And dreams of goin' to,
D Dm7 G D7 G7 G6
Which, with any luck, will never come true.
 
I was born under a wanderin' star, I was born under a wanderin' star. 
Do I know where hell is? Hell is in "Hello." Heaven is "Good bye forever, it's time for me to go." 
I was born under a wanderin' star, A wanderin', wanderin' star. 
Em D
Mud can make you prisoner - And the plains can make you dry;
Em D
Smoke can burn your eyes, But only people make you cry.
Dm C C/B Am7 Am7/G
Home was made for comin' from, And dreams of goin' to,
D Dm7 G D7 G7 G6
Which, with any luck, will never come true.
 
I was born under a wanderin' star, I was born under a wanderin' star. 
When I get to heaven, better tie me to a tree, 
Or I'll be off to roam again, you know where I will be. 
I was born under a wanderin' star, A wanderin', wanderin' star. 

Country Joe McDonald

209. I Feel Like I'm Fixing to Die Rag

"Country" Joe McDonald (1968)

D7
Well Come on all you big strong men
G
Uncle sam needs your help again
D7
Hes got himself in a fuck of a jam
G G7
Way down yonder in South Vietnam
C Cmin G
So put down your books and pick up your guns
E A7 D7
'cause were gonna have a whole lot of fun
D7 A7 D7 G
And it's one two three what are we fighting for?
D7 G
Don't ask me I don't give a damn; next stop is vietnam!
D7 A7 D7 G G7
And it's five six seven open up the pearly gates.
C Cmin G E
Well there ain't no time to wonder why
A7 D7 G
Whoopee! We're all gonna die.
 
Come on Wall Street, don't be slow, 
Why man, this is war au-go-go 
There's plenty good money to be made 
By supplying the Army with the tools of its trade, 
But just hope and pray that if they drop the bomb, 
They drop it on the Viet Cong. 
And it's one, two, three.. 
Well, come on generals, let's move fast; 
Your big chance has come at last. 
Now you can go out and get those reds 
'Cause the only good commie is the one that's dead 
And you know that peace can only be won 
When we've blown 'em all to kingdom come. 
And it's one, two, three.. 
Come on mothers throughout the land, 
Pack your boys off to Vietnam. 
Come on fathers, and don't hesitate 
To send your sons off before it's too late. 
And you can be the first ones in your block 
To have your boy come home in a box. 
And it's one, two, three.. 

Barry McGuire

D11
D9

210. Eve of Destruction

P. F. Sloan / Barry McGuire: Eve of Destruction (1965)

D D11 D9 D D11 D9
/ / / / / / / / / /
D G A7 D G A7
The eastern world it is explodin', violence flarin', bullets loadin'.
D G A7
You're old enough to kill but not for votin',
D G A7
You don't believe in war, what's that gun you're totin',
D G A7
And even the Jordan river has bodies floatin',
A7 D G A7 D Bm
But you tell me over and over and over again my friend,
G A7 D D D11 D9 D D11 D9 D9
ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction. / / / / / / / / / /
 
Don't you understand, what I'm trying to say? Can't you see the fear that I'm feeling today? 
If the button is pushed, there's no running away, 
There'll be noone to save with the world in a grave, 
take a look around you, boy, it's bound to scare you, boy: 
But you tell me over and over and over again my friend, 
Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction. 
 
Yeah, my blood's so mad, feels like coagulatin', I'm sittin' here, just contemplatin'. 
I can't twist the truth, it knows no regulation, Handful of Senators don't pass legislation. 
And marches alone can't bring integration, when human respect is disintegratin', 
this whole crazy world is just too frustratin': 
And you tell me over and over and over again my friend, 
Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction. 
 
Think of all the hate there is in Red China! Then take a look around to Selma, Alabama! 
Ah, you may leave here, for four days in space, But when you return, it's the same old place. 
The poundin' of the drums, the pride and disgrace, 
You can bury your dead, but don't leave a trace. 
Hate your next-door-neighbour, but don't forget to say grace: 
And you tell me over and over and over again my friend, 
Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction. 

McGuinness Flint

211. When I'm Dead and Gone

Gallagher, Lyle / McGuinness Flint (1972)

C F G C F G C
C F
Oh I love you baby, I love you night and day,
C F
When I leave you baby, don't cry the night away,
C C F
When I die, don't you write no words upon my tomb.
C C F
I don't believe, I want to leave no epitaph of doom.
C G C F
Oh oh oh oh When I'm dead and gone,
C G C
I want to leave some happy woman livin on.
C G C F
Oh oh oh Oh, When I'm dead and gone,
C G C
Don't want nobody to mourn beside my grave.
 
Oh my Melinda, she's out to get my hide. 
She's got a shotgun and her daughter by her side. 
Hey there ladies. Johnson's free. 
Who's got the love, who's got enough to keep a man like me? 
Oh oh oh oh. When I'm dead and gone, 
I want to leave some happy woman living on. 
Oh oh oh oh. When I'm dead and gone 
Don't want nobody to mourn beside my grave. 
Solo
Oh oh oh oh. When I'm dead and gone 
I want to leave some happy woman living on. 
Oh oh oh oh. When I'm dead and gone 
Don't want nobody to mourn beside my grave. 
C F G
/ / / / / Ooh la la la ...

Scott McKenzie

A
5
A6
9
C#m
4
C#m7
4
E7
7
G6

212. San Francisco

John Phillips / Scott McKenzie

Em C G D
- - If you're going to San Francisco
Em C G D
- Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair
Em G Bm7 C G
- - If you're going to San Francisco
G G6 Bm Em7 G D
- - You're gonna meet some gentle people there
 
Em C G D
For those who come to San Francisco
Em C G D
- - Summertime will be a love-in there
Em G Bm7 C G
- - In the streets of San Francisco
G G6 Bm Em7 D
- - Gentle people with flowers in their hair
F Dm F Dm
All across the nation such a strong vibration
G G G
- People in motion - - - -
F Dm F Dm
There's a whole generation with a new explanation
G D D D
- People in motion - people in motion - - - -
 
Em C G D
For those who come to San Francisco
Em C G D
- Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair
Em G Bm7 C G
- - If you come to San Francisco
G G6 Bm Em7 G
- - Summertime will be a love-in there
G G Em Em
- - - - - - - -
 
A6 E7 A C#m7 D A
- - If you come to San Francisco
A A6 C#m A6 E7 A
- - Summertime will be a love-in there
A E A6 A6 D D A A
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Don McLean

213. American Pie

Don McLean

Em D Em Am C Em D
A long, long time ago, I can still remember how that music used to make me smile.
G D Em Am C
And I knew if I had my chance that I could make those people dance
Em C D7 Em Am Em Am
and maybe they'd be happy for a while. But February made me shiver with every paper I'd deliver.
D G Am C D7 G D Em
Bad news on the doorstep. I couldn't take one more step. I can't remember if I cried,
Am7 D G D Em
when I read about his widowed bride, but something touched me deep inside the
C D7 G C D
day the music died.
G C G D G C G D
So bye bye Miss American Pie. Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry,
G C G D Em A7 Em D7
them good ole boys were drinkin' whiskey and Rye, singing this'll be the day that I die, this'll be the day that I die.
 
G Am C Am
Did you write the book of love and do you have faith in God above?
Em D7 G D Em
If the Bible tells you so, now do you believe in rock and roll?
Am C Em A7 D7
Can music save your mortal soul, and can you teach me how to dance real slow?
Em D Em D
Well I know that you're in love with him. 'Cause I saw you dancing in the gym.
C G A7 C D7
You both kicked off your shoes, man I dig those rhythm and blues!
G D Em Am C
I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck, with a pink carnation and a pick up truck.
G D Em C D7 G C D
But I knew I was out of luck! The day the music died.
G D7
I started singing
Bye bye Miss American Pie... 
 
Now for ten years, we've been on our own and moss grows fat on a rolling stone, 
but that's not how it used to be when the jester sang for King and Queen 
in a coat he'd borrowed from James Dean and a voice that came from you and me 
oh and while the King was looking down the jester stole his thorny crown 
the courtroom was adjourned no verdict was returned. 
And while Lenin read a book of Marx the quartett practiced in the park 
and we sang dirges in the dark the day the music died. 
We were singin' 
Bye bye Miss American Pie... 
Helter skelter in the summer swelter the birds flew off with a fallout shelter 
eight miles high and falling fast as it landed on the grass. 
The players tried for a forward pass with the jester on the sidelines in a cast 
Now the half time air was sweet perfume while the sergeants played a marching tune. 
We all got up to dance oh but we never got the chance. 
Oh as the players tried to take the field, the marching band refused to yield. 
Do you recall what was revealed, the day the musik died. 
We started singin' 
Bye bye Miss American Pie... 
 
And there we were all in one a place, the generation lost in space, 
with no time left to start again. So come on, Jack be nimble, Jack be quick 
Jack Flash sat on a candle stick, 'cos fire is the devils only friend. 
Oh and as I watched him on the stage my hands were clenched in first of rage. 
No angel born in hell could break that satan spell. 
And as the flames climbed high into the night to light the sacrificial rite 
I saw Satan laughing with delight, the day the music died. 
He was singin' 
Bye bye Miss American Pie... 
 
I met a girl who sang the blues and I asked her for some happy news, 
but she just smiled and turned away. I went down to the sacred store, 
where I heard the music years before, but the man there said the music wouldn't play. 
And in the streets the children screamed, the lovers cried and the poets dreamed. 
But not a word was spoken. The church bells are well broken. 
And the three men I admire most: The Father, son and the holy ghost, 
they caught the last train for the coast, the day the music died. 
And they were singin' 
Bye bye Miss American Pie... (repeat) 

214. Vincent

Don Mc Lean

G Gsus4 G Am
Starry Starry night Paint your pallete blue and grey
C D7 G
Look out on a summers day with eyes that know the darkness in my soul.
Gsus4 G Am
Shadows on the hills Sketch the trees and the daffodils
C D7 G
Catch the breeze and the winter chill In colors on the snowy linen land.
C G Am D7 G Em
Now I understand what you tried to say to me
Am7 D7 Em
How you suffered for your sanity How you tried to set them free!
A7 Am7 D7 G
They would not listen, they did not know how, perhaps they 'll listen now!
 
Starry starry night, Flaming flower's that brightly blaze, 
Swirling clouds in violet haze, Reflect in Vincents eyes of china blue. 
Colors changing hue, Morning fields of amber graing, 
Weathered faces lined in pain Are soothed beneath the artists loving hand. 
C G Am D7 G Em
Now I understand what you tried to say to me,
Am7 D7 Em
How you suffered for your sanity, How you tried to set them free!
A7 Am7 D7 G
They would not listen, they did not know how, perhaps they 'll listen now!
Bridge
G Am7 D7 G
For the could not love you but still your love was true
Em Am7 Cm6
And when no hope was left in sight on that starry starry nite
G F7 E7 Am7
You took you life as lovers often do But I could of told you Vinvent
C D7 G
This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you
 
Starry starry night portraits hung in empty halls 
frameless heads on nameless walls with eyes that watch the world and can't forget 
Like the strangers that youve met, the ragged men in ragged clothes 
The silver thorn and the bloody rose Lire crushed and broken on the virgin snow 
C G Am D7 G Em
And now I think I know, what you tried to say to me,
Am7 D7 Em
How you suffered for your sanity, How you tried to set them free!
A7 Am7 D7
They would not listen, They're not listening still, Perhaps they never will!

Ralph McTell

215. Streets of London

Ralph McTell

C G Am Em
Have you seen the old man in the closed down market,
F C D7 G7
kicking up the paper with his worn out shoes.
C G Am Em
In his eyes you see no pride, hand held loosely at his side,
F C G C
Yestedrays paper telling yesterdays news.
F Em C Am D7 G G7
So how can you tell me you're lo-one-ly - And say for you that the sun don't shine.
C G Am Em
Let me take you by the hand - And lead you through the streets of London:
F C G7 C
I'll show you something to make to change your mind.
 
Have you seen the old girl who walks the streets of London, 
Dirt in her hair and her clothes in rags. 
She's no time for talkin' she just keep right on walking, 
Carrying her home in two carrier bags. 
So how can you tell me you're lonely - And say for you that the sun don't shine. 
Let me take you by the hand - And lead you through the streets of London: 
I'll show you something to make to change your mind. 
 
In the allnight cafe at a quarter past eleven, 
the same old man sitting there on his own. 
Looking at the world over the rim of his tea cup, 
Each tea lasts an hour and he wanders home alone. 
So how can you tell me you're lonely - Don't say for you that the sun don't shine. 
Let me take you by the hand - And lead you through the streets of London: 
I'll show you something to make to change your mind. 
 
Have you seen the old man, outside the seaman's mission, 
memory fading with the medal ribbons that he wears. 
In our winter city the rain cries a little pity 
For one more forgotten hero and a world that doesn't care. 
So how can you tell me you're lonely - And say for you that the sun don't shine. 
Let me take you by the hand - And lead you through the streets of London: 
I'll show you something to make to change your mind. 

Steve Miller

216. The Joker

Steve Miller Band

G C D C G
Some people call me the space cowboy
C D C G
Some call me the gangster of love
C D C G
Some people call me Maurice
C D C G
'Cause I speak with the prophecies of love
 
C D C G
People talk about me, baby
C D C G
Say I'm doing you wrong, doing you wrong
C D C G
Don't you worry baby don't worry
C D C G
'Cause I'm right here, right here, right here, right here at home
G C
'Cause I'm a pitcher, I'm a grinner
G C
I'm a lover and I'm a sinner
G C D C
I play my music in the sun
G C
I'm a joker, I'm a smoker
G C
I'm a midnight talker
G C D C
I get my loving on the run
 
Your the cutest thing that I ever did see 
Really like your peaches wanna shake your tree 
Lovy dovy, lovy dovy, lovy dovy all the time 
O wee baby I wanna show you a good time 
'Cause I'm a pitcher, I'm a grinner 
I'm a lover and I'm a sinner 
I play my music in the sun 
I'm a joker, I'm a smoker 
I'm a midnight talker 
I get my loving on the run 

Monkees

217. I'm A Believer

Neil Diamond / The Monkees

G D G
I thought love was only true in fairy tales.
G D G
Meant for someone else but not for me.
C G
Love was out to get me;
C G
That's the way it seemed;
C G D
Disappointment haunted all my dreams
D G C G C G
Then I saw her face Now I'm a believer
C G C G
Not a trace of doubt in my mind
C G F D7
I'm in love -hoo-hoo; I'm a believer, I couldn't leave her if I tried.
 
G D G
I thought love was more or less a givin' thing
G D G
It seems the more I gave the less I got
C G
What's the use in tryin'
C G
All you get is pain
C G D
When I needed sunshine I got rain.
D G C G C G
Then I saw her face Now I'm a believer
C G C G
Not a trace of doubt in my mind
C G F D7
I'm in love -hoo-hoo; I'm a believer, I couldn't leave her if I tried.

218. Daydream Believer

John Stewart / Monkees

 
Intro (repeat):
G Am7/D
/ / / / / / / /
 
G Am7
Oh, I could hide 'neath the wings
Bm CaddD
Of the bluebird as she sings
G Em7 Aadd2 D
The six o'clock alarm would never ring
G Am7
But it rings and I rise
Bm CaddD
Wipe the sleep out of my eyes
G Em7 Am11 D7 G
My shaving razor's cold and it stings
(Guitar:) v v v v v v v v -----------------|----------------- -----------------|----------------- -----4---2---4---|-5---4---2---0--- -----5---4---5---|-7---5---4---2--- -----------------|----------------- -----------------|----------------- (bass:) v v v v v v v v -----------------|----------------- -5---5---4---5---|-7---5---4---2--- -----------------|----------------- -----------------|-----------------
C D Bm
Cheer up sleepy Jean
C D Em C
Oh what can it mean to a
G C
Daydream believer and a
G Em A7 D7
Homecoming que-eehee-een
 
G Am7
Oh, you once thought of me
Bm CaddD
As a white knight on his steed
G Em7 Aadd2 D
Now you know how happy I can be.
G Am7
And our good times start and end
Bm CaddD
Without dollar one to spend
G Em7 Am11 D7 G
But how much, baby, do we really need:
Chorus
Intro
Chorus
... 

Moody Blues

219. Nights in White Satin

Justin Hayward / Moody Blues: Days of Future Passed (1967)

Em D Em D
Nights in white satin Never reaching the end.
C G F Em
Letters I've written Never meaning to send.
 
Em D Em D
Beauty I've always missed With these eyes before.
C G F Em
Just what the truth is, I can't say anymore
A C Em D Em D
'Cause I love you, - Yes, I love you, Oh, how I love you!
 
Gazing at people, Some hand in hand, 
Just what I'm going through They can't understand. 
 
Some try to tell me Thoughts thay cannot defend. 
Just what you want to be You will be in the end. 
'Cause I love you, Yes, I love you, Oh, how I love you! Oh. 
 
Nights in white satin Never reaching the end. 
Letters I've written Never meaning to send. 
 
Beauty I've always missed, With these eyes before, 
Just what the truth is, I can't say anymore 
'Cause I love you, Yes, I love you, Oh, how I love you, Oh, how I love you! 
'Cause I love you, Yes, I love you, Oh, how I love you, Oh, how I love you! 

Monty Python

220. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life

Monty Python

Am D7 G Em
Some things in life are bad - they can really make you mad.
Am D7 G Em
Other things just make you swear and curse.
Am D7 G Em
When you're chewing on large gristle - don't grumble - give a whistle
A7 D
And whistles help things turn out for the best:
G Em Am D7 G Em Am D7
And always look at the bright side of life (whistle)
G Em Am D7 G Em Am D7
Always look on the light side of life (whistle)
 
Am D7 G Em
If life seems jolly rotten - there's something you've forgotten
Am D7 G Em
And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing!
Am D7 G Em
When you're feeling in the dumps - don't be silly chums
A7 D
Just purse your lips and whistle that's the thing:
G Em Am D7 G Em Am D7
And always look at the bright side of life (whistle)
G Em Am D7 G Em Am D7
Come on, Always look on the bright side of life (whistle)
 
Am D7 G Em
For life is quite absurd - and death's the final word
Am D7 G Em
You must always face the curtain with a bow.
Am D7 G Em
Forget about your sin - give the audience a grin
A7 D
Enjoy it's your last chance anyhow:
G Em Am D7 G Em Am D7
So always look on the bright side of death (whistle)
G Em Am D7 G Em Am D7
Just before you draw your terminal breath. (whistle)
 
Am D7 G Em
Life's a piece of shit - when you look at it,
Am D7 G Em
Life's a laugh and death's a joke - it's true!
Am D7 G Em
You see it's all a show - keep 'em laughing as you go;
A7 D7
Just remember that the last laugh is on you:
G Em Am D7 G Em Am D7
And always look at the bright side of life (whistle)
G Em Am D7 G Em Am D7
Always look on the right side of life (whistle)
spoken: "Come on guys, cheer up!"
A F# Bm E7 A F# Bm E7
Always look on the right side of life (whistle)...

221. Lumberjack song

Monthy Python

 
E A
oh, I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay
B E
I sleep all night and I work all day
E A
he's a lumberjack and he's okay
B E
he sleeps all night and he works all day
 
I cut down trees I eat my lunch I go to the lavatory 
On wednesday I go shopping And have buttered scones for tea 
 
E A
I cut down trees, I skip and jump
B E
I like to press wildflowers
E A
I put on women's clothing
B E
And hang around in bars
 
I cut down trees I wear high heels Suspendies and a bra 
I wish I'd been a girlie just like my dear papa 

Mungo Jerry

222. In the Summertime

Mungo Jerry

E
In the Summertime when the weather is high,
you can stretch right up and touch the sky. 
A E
When the weather’s fine, you got women, you got women on your mind.
B A E
Have a drink, have a drive, go and a-see what you can find
 
If her daddie’s rich take her out for a meal. 
If her daddie’s poor just do what you feel. 
Speed along the lane, do a ton, or a ton a twentyfive. 
When the sun goes down you can make it, make it good in a lay-by. 
 
We’re not grey people we’re not dirty, we’re not mean. 
We love everybody, but we do as we please. 
When the weather’s fine we go fishing, or go swimming in the sea. 
We’re always happy, life’s for living, and that's our philosophy. 
Sing along with us, dee dee dee dee dee - da da da da da yeah we’re hap- happy, da da da da da... 
solo
When the winter’s here, yeah, it’s party time. 
Bring a bottle, wear your bright clothes - it’ll soon be summertime! 
And we’ll sing again. We’ll go driving, or maybe we’ll settle down. 
If she’s rich, if she’s nice, bring your friends, an‘ we’ll all go into town! 
 
In the Summertime when the weather is high, 
you can stretch right up and touch the sky. 
When the weather’s fine, you got women, you got women on your mind. 
Have a drink, have a drive, go and a-see what you can find 
 
If her daddie’s rich take her out for a meal. 
If her daddie’s poor just do what you feel. 
Speed along the lane, do a ton, or a ton a twentyfive. 
When the sun goes down you can make it, make it good in a lay-by. 
 
We’re not grey people we’re not dirty, we’re not mean. 
We love everybody, but we do as we please. 
When the weather’s fine we go fishing, or go swimming in the sea. 
We’re always happy, life’s for living, and that's our philosophy. 
Sing along with us, dee dee dee dee dee - da da da da da yeah we’re hap- happy, da da da da da... 

Willie Nelson

A/C#
D/A
Gm7
D/F#
A7/C#
G/A

223. Always On My Mind

Thompson, James, Christopher / Willie Nelson

D A/C# Bm D/A G A
Maybe I didn't love you - Quite as often as I could have.
D A/C# Bm D/A Gm7
And maybe I didn't treat you - Quite as good as I should have
G D G D/F# Em
If I made you feel second best - Girl I'm sorry I was blind
A Bm A7/C# D Em F#m G A7 D G A
You were always on my mi-i-ind - You were always on my mind
 
Maybe I didn't hold you - All those lonely, lonely times. 
I guess I never told you - I'm so happy that you're mine. 
Little things I should have said and done - I just never took the time. 
You were always on my mind - You were always on my mind. 
 
D A/C# Bm D/A G D/F# Em G/A A7
Te-ell me, Tell me that your sweet love hasn't died
D A/C# Bm D/A G D/F# Em
Gi-ive me, give me one more chance to keep you satisfied
A
I'll keep you satisfied
instrumental
Little things I should have said and done - I just never took the time. 
You were always on my mind - You were always on my mind. 
 
You were always on my mind - You were always on my mind. 

Roy Orbison

224. Oh, Pretty Woman

Roy Orbison, Bill Dees / Roy Orbison (1964)

G Em
Pretty woman, walking down the street.
G Em C C
Pretty woman, the kind I'd like to meet. Pretty woman...
 
D7 D7
I don't believe you - it must be true.
D7 D7
No one could look as good as you.
main riff 4 times
G Em
Pretty woman, won't you pardon me.
G Am C
Pretty woman, I couldn't help but see. Pretty woman...
 
D7 D7 D7 D7
Oh, you look lovely as you can be. Are you lonely just like me?
 
Cm F Bb Eb
Pretty woman, stop awhile. Pretty woman, talk awhile.
Cm F Bb - Bb
Pretty woman, give your smile to me.
Cm F Bb Eb
Pretty woman, yeah, yeah, yeah, Pretty woman, look my way.
Cm F Bb G Em C D7
Pretty woman, say you'll stay with me!
main riff 4 times
D7
'Cause I need you, need you tonight.
 
G Em
Pretty woman, don't walk on by.
G Em C
Pretty woman, don't make me cry. Pretty woman...
 
Don't walk away, hey. Okay. 
If that's the way it must be, okay. 
I guess I'll go on home, it's late. 
There'll be tomorrow night, but wait 
What do I see? 
She's walking back to me. 
 
Oh, pretty woman. 

Carl Perkins

225. Blue Suede Shoes

Carl Perkins

A A
Well it's a one for the money, two for the show
A A7 D A
Three to get ready, now go cat go but don't you step on my blue suede shoes
E D A
You can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes
 
A A
Well you can knock me down, step in my face
A A A
Slander my name all over the place and do anything that you want to do
A A7 D A
But ah ah honey lay off of my shoes and don't you step on my blue suede shoes
E D A
You can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes
 
A A
Well you can burn my house, steal my car
A A A
Drink my liquor from an old fruit jar and do anything that you want to do
A7 D A
But ah ah honey lay off of my shoes and don't you step on my blue suede shoes
E D A
You can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes
 
A A
Well it's a one for the money, two for the show
A A7 D A
Three to get ready, now go cat go but don't you step on my blue suede shoes
E D A
You can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes
 
A A
Blue blue blue suede shoes Blue blue blue suede shoes
D A
Blue blue blue suede shoes Blue blue blue suede shoes
E D A
You can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes

Peter, Paul & Mary

226. Five Hundred Miles

Hedy West

C Am Dm Dm7
If you miss the train I'm on, you will know that I am gone.
Dm Dm7 G
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles.
C Am Dm Dm7
A hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles,
Dm G C
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles.
 
Lord I'm one, Lord I'm two, Lord I'm three, Lord I'm four, 
Lord I'm five hundred miles away from home. 
Away from home, away from home, away from home, away from home, 
Lord I'm five hundred miles away from home. 
 
Not a shirt on my back, not a penny to my name, 
Lord I can't go back home this a way. 
This a way, this a way, this a way, this a way, 
Lord I can't go back home this a way. 
 
If you miss the train I'm on, you will know that I am gone. 
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles. 
A hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, 
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles. 

227. Leaving on a Jetplane

John Denver / Peter, Paul & Mary

D7 G C G C
All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go, I'm standing here outside the door
G Em D D7
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye.
G C G C
But the dawn is breakin', it's early morn', The Taxi's waitin', he's blowin' his horn.
G Em D D7
Already I'm so lonesome I could die.
G C G C
So kiss me and smile for me, Tell me that you'll wait for me,
G Em D D7
Hold me like you never let me go.
G C G C
'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane, Don't know when I'll be back again.
G Em D D7
Oh babe, I hate to go.
 
There's so many times I've let you down, So many times I've played around, 
I tell you now they don't mean a thing. 
Ev'ry place I go I'll think of you, Ev'ry song I sing I sing for you. 
When I come back I'll bring your wedding ring. 
So kiss me ... 
 
Now the time has come to leave you, One more time let me kiss you, 
Then close your eyes, I'll be on my way. 
Dream about the days to come, When I won't have to leave alone, 
About the times I won't have to say. 
So kiss me ... 

228. Puff (The Magic Dragon)

Peter Yarrow, Leonard Lipton (1963) / Peter, Paul & Mary

 
C Em F C
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
F C Am D7 G7
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called HonahLee,
C Em F C
Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff
F C Am D7 G7 C G7
And brought him strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff. Oh!
C Em F C
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
F C Am D7 G7
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called HonahLee,
C Em F C
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
F C Am D7 G7 C
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called HonahLee.
 
Together they would travel on a boat with billowed sail, 
Jackie kept a lookout perched on Puff's gigantic tail, 
Noble kings and princes would bow whene'er they came, 
Pirate ships would low'r their flag when Puff roared out his name. Oh! 
Puff, the magic... 
 
A dragon lives forever but not so little boys, 
Painted wings and giant rings make way for other toys, 
One grey night it happened, Jackie Paper came no more 
And Puff that mighty dragon, he ceased his fearless roar. Oh! 
Puff, the magic... 
 
His head was bent in sorrow green scales fell like rain, 
Puff no longer went to play along the cherry lane, 
Without his lifelong friend Puff could not be brave 
So Puff that mighty dragon, sadly slipped into his cave. Oh! 
 
Puff, the magic... 
D7 G7 C F C G7 C
... in a land called Ho - nah - Le -- --e.

Pink Floyd

229. Breathe

David Gilmour, Richard Wright, Roger Waters / Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)

Em A Em A
Em A Em A
Breathe, breathe in the air - Don't be afraid to care
Em A Em A
Leave but don't leave me - Look around and chose your own ground
C Bm
For long you live and high you fly - And smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry
F G G7 B
And all you touch and all you see - Is all your life will ever be
 
Em A Em A
Run, run, rabbit, run - Dig that hole, forget the sun,
Em A Em A
And when at last the work is done - Don't sit down it's time to start another one
C Bm
For long you live and high you fly - But only if you ride the tide
F G G7 B
And balanced on the biggest wave - You race toward an early grave.
Reprise
Em A Em A
Home, home again - I like to be there when UI can
Em A Em A
When I come in cold and tired - It's good to warm my bones beside the fire
C Bm
Far away across the field - The tolling of the iron bell
F G G7 B
Calls the faithful to their knees - To hear the softly spoken magic spells.

230. Brain Damage

Roger Waters / Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)

D G7 D G7
- The lunatic is on the grass, - The lunatic is on the grass,
D E/D
- Rememb´ring games and daisy chains and laughs,
A7 D D2
Got to keep the loonies on the path.
 
- The lunatic is in the hall,- The lunatics are in my hall. 
 
- The paper holds their folded faces to the floor, 
D7 D9
And ev´ry day the paper boy brings more.
G A
And if the dam breaks open many years too soon,
C G
And if there is no room upon the hill.
G A7
And if your head explodes with dark, forebodings , too,
C G Bm7 Em7 A A7
- I´ll see you on the dark side of the moon.
 
- The lunatic is in my head, "HaHaHaHa" - The lunatic is in my head. 
 
- You raise the blade, - You make the change - You rearange me till I´m sane. 
 
- You lock the door, -And throw away the key 
 
- There´s someone in my head but it´s not me. 
 
- And if the cloud bursts thunder in your ear, - You shout and no one seems to hear, 
 
- And if the band you´re in starts playin´diff´rent tunes, 
 
-I´ll see you on the dark side of the moon. 
 
D G7 D G7 D E/D A7 D Dsus2 D E/D A7 D Dsus2 D

231. Wish You were Here

Waters, Gilmour / Pink Floyd: Wish you were Here (1975)

G Em G Em G Em A7sus Em A7sus G
C D Am G
So, so you think you can tell, heaven from hell, blue skies from pain.
D C Am
Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail, a smile from a veil.
G
Do you think you can tell?
 
And did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts, 
hot ashes for trees hot air for a cool breeze. 
Cold comfort for change. And did you exchange 
A walk in a part of the war 
For a lead role in a cage. 
 
G Em G Em G Em A7sus Em A7sus G G
How, how I wish you were here. 
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl year, after year. 
Running over the same old ground, what did we found? 
The same old fears, wish you were here. 
 
G Em G Em G Em A7sus Em A7sus G G

Elvis Presley

232. In The Ghetto

Mac Davis / Elvis Presley (1969)

C C C4 C C4 C Em
As the snow flies On a cold and gray chicago mornin'
F G C C C4 C C4 C
A poor little baby child is born - In the ghetto
 
C C C4 C C4 C Em
And his mama cries 'cause if there's one thing that she don't need
F G C C C4 C C4 C
Is another hungry mouth to feed - In the ghetto
 
C G F C
People, don't you understand - The child needs a helping hand
F G C
Or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day
G F C
Take a look at you and me, Are we too blind to see,
F G C
Do we simply turn our heads and look the other way
 
C C C4 C C4 C Em
Well the world turns And a hungry little boy with a runny nose
F G C C C4 C C4 C
Plays in the street as the cold wind blows - In the ghetto
 
C C C4 C C4 C Em
And his hunger burns So he starts to roam the streets at night
F G C C C4 C C4 C
And he learns how to steal And he learns how to fight - In the ghetto
 
G F C
Then one night in desperation A young man breaks away.
F G F G
He buys a gun, steals a car, He tries to run, but he don't get far
 
C C C4 C C4 C Em
And his mama cries As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man
F G C C C4 C C4 C
Face down on the street with a gun in his hand - In the ghetto
 
C C C4 C C4 C Em
As her young man dies, On a cold and gray chicago mornin',
F G C C C4 C C4 C
Another little baby child is born - In the ghetto
C C C4 C C4 C
And his mama cries

233. (Marie's the name) His Latest Flame

Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman / Elvis Presley (1961)

G Em G Em
A very old friend came by today
G Em
'Cos he was telling everyone in town
G Em
About the love that he just found
C D7 G Em G Em
And Marie's the name - of his latest flame.
 
He talked and talked and I heard him say: 
That she had the longest blackest hair, 
The prettiest green eyes anywhere, 
And Marie's the name of his latest flame. 
 
D7 C D7 C
Though I smiled the tears inside were a-burning.
D7 C D7 C
I wished him luck and then he said goodbye.
D7 C D7 C
He was gone but still his words kept returning.
D7 C G Em G
What else was there for me to do but cry?
 
Would you believe that yesterday 
This girl was in my arms and swore to me 
She'd be mine eternally? 
And Marie's the name of his latest flame. 
 
Though I smiled the tears inside were a-burning. 
I wished him luck and then he said goodbye. 
He was gone but still his words kept returning. 
What else was there for me to do but cry? 
 
Would you believe that yesterday 
This girl was in my arms and swore to me 
She'd be mine eternally? 
And Marie's the name of his latest flame. 
Yes Marie's the name - of his latest flame. 

Procol Harum

234. A Whiter Shade of Pale

Keith Reid, Matthew Fisher & Gary Brooker / Procol Harum: Procol Harum (1967)

Intro: C Am F Dm G Em G7 C F G F G7
|/ / / / |/ / / / |/ / / / |/ / / / |/ / / / |/ / / / |/ / / / |/ / / / |
C Am F Dm
We skipped the light, fandango, And turned cartwheels 'cross the floor.
G Em G7 C Am Em
I was feeling kind of seasick, And the crowd called out for more.
F Dm G Em G7
The room was humming harder, As the ceiling flew away;
C Am Em F Dm
When we called out for another drink The waiter brought a tray:
G7 C Cmaj7 Am C F Dm
And so it was that later As the miller told his tale,
G Em G7 C F C G7
That her face, at first just ghostly, Turned a whiter shade of pale.
C Am F Dm G Em G7 C F G F G7
C Am F Dm
She said "There is no reason, And the truth is plain to see,"
G Em G7 C Am Em
But I wandered through my playing cards, And would not let her be!
F Dm G Em G7
One of sixteen vestal virgins, Who were leaving for the coast
C Am Em F Dm
And although my eyes were o - pen They might just as well have been closed
G7 C Cmaj7 Am C F Dm
And so it was that later As the miller told his tale,
G Em G7 C F C G7
That her face, at first just ghostly, Turned a whiter shade of pale.
C Am F Dm G Em G7 C F G F G7
And so it was...

Gene Raskin

235. Those Were The Days

Gene Raskin

Am Am7
Once upon a time there was a tavern,
A7 Dm
where we used to raise a glass or two.
Am7
Remember how we laughed away the hours,
B7 E
and dreamed of all the great things we would do.
Am Dm
Those were the days, my friend, we thought they'd never end,
G G7 C
we'd sing and dance for ever and a day;
Dm Am
We'd live the life we choose, we'd fight and never loose,
E7 Am
For we were young, and sure to have our way.
A7 Dm
La la la la la la la la la la la la
E7 Am
Those were the days, oh yes those were the days.
 
Then the busy years went rushing by us. 
We lost our starty notions on the way. 
If by chance I'd see you in the tavern, 
we'd smiled at one another, and we'd say: 
repeat chorus
 
Just tonight I stood before the tavern. 
Nothing seemed the way it used to be. 
In the glass I saw a strange reflection, 
was that lonley woman really me? 
repeat chorus
 
Through the door there came familiar laughter. 
I saw your face and heard you call my name. 
Oh, my friend, we're older, but no wiser. 
For in our hearts the dream are still the same. 
repeat chorus

Otis Redding

236. Sitting on the Dock of the Bay

Otis Redding

G G B C B Bb A
/ / / / Sitting in the morning sun - I'll be sitting when the evening comes
G B C B Bb A
Watching the ships roll in - And I watch 'em roll away again
G E7 G E7
Sitting on the dock of the bay - Watching the tide roll away
G A7 G E7
I'm just sitting on the dock of the bay - Wasting time
 
G B C B Bb A
I left my home in Georgia - Headed for the 'Frisco bay
G E C B Bb A
'Cause I had nothin to live for - And look like nothing's gonna come my way!
So I'm just 
Sitting on the dock of the bay wasting time. 
 
G D C7
Look like nothing's gonna change
G D C7
Everything still remains the same
G D C7 G
I can't do what ten people tell me to do
F D
So I guess I'll remain the same
 
G B C B Bb A
Sittin here resting my bones - And this loneliness won't leave me alone
G B C B Bb A
It's two thousand miles I roamed - Just to make this dock my a-home
Now, I'm just 
Sitting on the dock of the bay wasting time. 

Tex Ritter

237. The Ballad of High Noon (Do not Forsake me, o my Darlin')

Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington / Tex Ritter (1952)

G
Do not forsake me, oh my darling,
C
On this our wedding day.
E C
Do not forsake me, oh my darling,
Bm7 Am7 C D7
Wait, wait a- -long!
 
G
I do not know what fate awaits me.
C
I only know I must be brave!
G
And I must face a man who hates me,
Cm G Cm G
Or ly a coward, a craven coward,
Cm Bm Am C D7 G
Or ly a coward in my grave.
bridge
G
Oh, to be torn twixt love and duty
Supposin' I lose my fair haired beauty 
Look at that big hand movin' round 
D7
Nearin' high noon!
 
C
He made a vow while in state prison
G
Said it would be my life or his'n,
Cm
I'm not afraid of death, but oh,
G Am D7
What will I do if you leave me?
 
G
Do not forsake me, oh my darling,
C
You made that promise as a bride.
G
Do not forsake me, oh my darling,
Cm G Cm G
Although you're grievin', I Can't be leavin',
Cm Bm Am C D7 G
Now that I need you by my side!
 
C G
Wait along, wait along,
Cm G
Wait along, wait along...

Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

238. Tears of a Clown

Stevie Wonder, Hank Cosby, Smokey Robinson / Smokey Robinson & the Miracles: Make it Happen (1967)

capo IV
A |: A D G :|
A D G D A D G
If there's a smile on my face, it's only there trying to fool the public.
D A D G D A D G
But when it comes down to fooling you, now honey that's quite a different subject.
D A D G D A D G
Don't let my glad expression give you the wrong impression.
D A D G D A D G D A D
Really I'm sad, oh sadder than sad, You're gone and I'm hurting so bad,
G D A D G D
Like a clown I pretend to be glad.
E C#/F
Now there's some sad things known to man
F#m D A |: A D G :|
But ain't too much sadder than the tears of a clown, When there's no one around.
 
If I appear to be carefree, It's only to camouflage my sadness. 
in order to shield my pride I try To cover this hurt as a show of gladness. 
But don't let my show convince you that I've been happy since you 
Decided to go, oh I need you so, I'm hurt and I want you to know, but for others I put on a show. 
Now there's some sad things known to man 
But ain't too much sadder than the tears of a clown, When there's no one around. 
 
Just like Pagliacci did I try to keep my sadness hid. 
Smiling in the public eye, but in my lonesome room i cry - The tears of a clown 
Now there's some sad things known to man 
But ain't too much sadder than the tears of a clown, When there's no one around. 

the Rolling Stones

239. Angie

Jagger & Richards / the Rolling Stones

 
Am E G F C
Angie, Angie, when will those clouds all disappear?
Am E G F C
Angie, Angie, where will they lead us from here?
G Dm Am
With no loving in our souls and no money in our coats,
C F G Am E G F C
You can't say we're satisfied. Angie, Angie you can't say we never tried .
 
Am E G F C
Angie, you're beautiful, but ain't it time we said goodbye?
Am E G F C
Angie, I still love you, remember all those nights we cried.
G Dm Am
All the dreams we held so close seem to all go up in smoke,
C F G Am E G F C
Oh let me whisper in your ear: Angie, Angie where will they lead us from here?
piano solo
G Dm Am
Oh Angie don't you weep; all your kisses still taste sweet.
C F G Am E G F C
I hate that sadness in your eyes! But Angie, Angie ain't it time we said goodbye?
strings
G Dm Am C F G
With no loving in our souls and no money in our coats; Oh you can't say we're satisfied!
Am E G F C
But Angie, I still love you baby, everywhere I look I see your eyes.
Dm Am C F G
There ain't a woman that comes close to you; come on baby dry your eyes!
Am E G F C Am E G F F E Dm C
Angie, Angie ain't it good to be alive? Angie, Angie they can't say we never tried!

240. As Tears go By

Jagger, Richards, & Oldham / the Rolling Stones (1965)

C D F G Gsus4 G
It is the evening of the da-ay.
C D F G Gsus4 G
I sit and watch the children pla-ay.
F G C/C C/B C/A Am C/G
Smiling faces I can see, but not for me;
F G
I sit and watch as tears go by.
 
C D F G Gsus4 G
My riches can't buy ev'rythi-ing
C D F G Gsus4 G
I want to hear the children si-ing
F G C/C C/B Am C/G
All I hear is the sound of rain falling on the ground;
F G
I sit and watch as tears go by.
instr.
C D F G Gsus4 G C D F G Gsus4 G F G C/C C/B Am C/G F G
C D F G Gsus4 G
It is the evening of the da-ay.
C D F G Gsus4 G
I sit and watch the children pla-ay.
F G C/C C/B Am C/G
Doin' things I used to do they think are new;
F G
I sit and watch as tears go by.
C D F C
Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm

241. Brown Sugar

Jagger & Richards / the Rolling Stones: Sticky Fingers (1971)

|: Esus4 E | A Asus4 A :|
|: - - / / | / / /' /' /' /' :| (3x)
|: C Csus4 C A Asus4 A F G A Asus4 A :|
|: / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / :|
A D
Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields, sold in a market down in New Orleans.
A G A
Scarred old slaver know he's doin' alright, hear him whip the women just around midnight:
E A Asus4 A Asus4 A
Brown Sugar - how come you taste so good.
E A Asus4 A Asus4 A
Brown Sugar - just like a young girl should.
C Csus4 C A Asus4 A F G A Asus4 A
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
 
Drums beating, cold English blood runs hot, lady of the house wond'ring where it's gonna stop. 
Houseboy knows that he's doin' alright, you should have heard him just around midnight: 
Brown Sugar - how come you taste so good. Brown Sugar - just like a young girl should. 
Solo
|: A C Csus4 C A Asus4 A F G A Asus4 A :| G A
|:/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / :| (4x) / / / /
Brown Sugar - how come you taste so good. Brown Sugar - just like a young girl should. 
I bet your mama was a tent show queen and all her boyfriends were sweet sixteen. 
I'm no schoolboy but I know what I like, you should have heard me just around midnight: 
Brown Sugar - how come you taste so good. Brown Sugar - just like a young girl should. 

242. Country Honk

Jagger & Richards / the Rolling Stones: Let it Bleed (1969)

G C G D D7 G
//// //// //// //// //// //// //// //// //// ///// //// ////
G C
I'm sittin' in a bar tippling a jar in Jackson
G A D D7
And on the street the summer sun it shines
G C
There's many a bar-room queen I've had in Jackson
G D D7 G
But I just can't seem to drink you off my mind
G D D7 G
It's the ho-ho-ho-honky tonk women
D D7 G
Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues
 
G C
I laid a divorcee in New York City
G A D D7
I had to put up some kind of a fight
G C
The lady she all dressed me up in roses
G D D7 G
She blew my nose and then she blew my mind
G D D7 G
It's the ho-ho-ho-honky tonk women
D D7 G
Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues
Solo: over verse chords
G D D7 G
It's the ho-ho-ho-honky tonk women
D D7 G
Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues
G D D7 G
It's the ho-ho-ho-honky tonk women
D D7 G C G
Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues

243. Dandelion

Jagger & Richards / the Rolling Stones (1967)

Capo III
G A7
Prince or pauper, beggarman or king;
G A7
Play the game with every flower you bring.
G Em C A7
Dandelions all tell no lies - Dandelions will make you wise -
G Em C A7
Tell me if she laughs or cries - Blow away dandelion.
 
One o'clock, two o'clock, three o'clock, four o'clock, five. 
Dandelions don't care about the time. 
Dandelion don't tell no lies - Dandelion will make you wise - 
Tell me if she laughs or cries - Blow away dandelion. 
 
C E7
Blow away dandelion.
 
Bridge
E7 A A7 E
So you're holding out just the same,
A A7 E
You can play the dandelion game.
A D7
When you're finished with your childlike prayer
Well you know you should wear it. 
 
Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor's life; 
Rich man, poor man, beautiful doctor's wife. 
Dandelion won't tell no lies - Dandelion will make you wise, 
Tell me if she laughs or cries - Blow away dandelion. 
Blow away dandelion. 
 
Little girls and boys come out to play. 
Bring your dandelions to blow away. 
Dandelion won't tell no lies - Dandelion will make you wise. 
Tell me if she laughs or cries - Blow away dandelion. 
C G
Blow away dandelion.

244. Get Off Of My Cloud

Jagger & Richards / the Rolling Stones

E A B A
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
repeat after each line in verse
 
E A B A E E A B A
I live in an apparmtent on the ninety-ninth floor of my block
E A B E E A B A
I sit at home lookin' out my window imagining the world has stopped
E A B E E A B A
Then in flies a guy who's all dressed up just like a Union Jack
E A B E E A B A
He says "I'd 've won five pounds if I had this kind of detergent pack"
E G#m A B
Said I "Hey you get off of my cloud
E G#m A B
Hey you get off of my cloud
E G#m A B
Hey you get off of my cloud
D B E E A B A
Don't hang around, 'cause two's a crowd on my cloud!
 
The telephone is ringing I say "Hi who's there on the line?" 
A voice says "Hi hello how are you?" "Well I guess I am doin' fine!" 
He says "It's three a.m. there's too much noise don't you people want to go to bed? 
Just cause you feel so good, do you have to drive me out of my head?" 
CHORUS
 
I was sick and tired, fed up with things and decided to take a drive down town. 
It was so very quiet and peaceful, there was nobody, not a soul around. 
I laid myself down, I was so tired and I started to dream. 
In the morning the parking tickets were just like flags stuck on my windscreen! 
CHORUS

245. Lady Jane

Jagger & Richards / the Rolling Stones: Aftermath (1966)

D C G D
My sweet Lady Jane, when I see you again?
C G D
Your servant am I and will humbly remain.
E7 Am
Just hear this plea, my love,
D7 G
On bended knees, my love;
C D7 Am D
I pledge myself to Lady Jane.
 
D C G D
My dear Lady Anne I've done what I can.
C G D
I must take my leave for promised I am.
E7 Am
This play is run, my love,
D7 G
Your time has come, my love.
C D7 Am D
I've pledged my troth to Lady Jane.
 
D C G D
Oh my sweet Marie I wait at your ease.
C G D
The sands have run out for your lady and me.
E7 Am
Wedlock is nigh, my love,
D7 G
Her station's right, my love.
C D7 Am D
Live is secure with Lady Jane.

246. The Last Time

Jagger, Richards / the Rolling Stones

E D A E D A
Well I told you once and I told you twice
E D A E D A
But you never listen to my advice
E D A E D A
You don't try very hard to please me
E D A E D A
For what you know it should be easy
A
Well this could be the last time. This could be the last time.
D A E D A E D A
Maybe the last time I don't know! Oh no Oh no.
 
E D A E D A
Well I'm sorry girl but I can't stay
E D A E D A
Feelin' like I do today
E D A E D A
There's too much pain and too much sorrow
E D A E D A
Guess I'll feel the same tomorrow
Refrain
 
Solo
 
Refrain
 
A E D A E D A
Well I told you once and I told you twice
E D A E D A
Someone will have to pay the price
E D A E D A
Here's a chance to change your mind
E D A E D A
Cause I'll be gone a long, long time
Refrain

247. Love in Vain

R. Johnson, Jagger & Richards / Rolling Stones: Let it Bleed (1969)

G G7 G G7 C C7 G G7 D D7 C C7 G G7 D D7
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
G G7 G G7
Well, I followed her to the station with a suitcase in my hand.
C C7 G G7
Yeah, I followed her up to the station with a suitcase in my hand,
D D7 C
Well, it's hard to tell, it's hard to tell
C7 G G7 D D7
all your love's in vain.
 
When the train came into the station - I looked her in the eye, 
Well, the train came into the station - I looked her in the eye, 
Well, I felt so sad and lonesome - I could not help but cry. 
 
Slide guitar solo on 1 chorus (now you can hear the Hammond)
 
When the train left the station, it had two lights on behind 
Yeah, the train left the station, it had two lights on behind 
Yeah, the train left the station, it had two lights on behind 
Well, the blue light was my baby and the red light was my mind. 
 
Harp solo on 1 chorus
 
G
All my love's in vain.
All my love's in vain. 
 

248. Mother's Little Helper

Jagger & Richards / the Rolling Stones

C Am D Em (Riff) |: E6 ---0--2--2/3----3--2--0--- :|
What a drag it is getting old
Em
"Kids are different today," - I hear every mother say
F
Mother needs something today to calm her down.
G C
And though she's not really ill - There's a little yellow pill
Am Asus2 Am Asus2
She goes running for the shelter - Of a mother's little helper
Em (riff)
And it helps her on her way - Gets her through her busy day
 
"Things are different today," - I hear every mother say 
Cooking fresh food for a husband's just a drag! 
So she buys an instant cake - And she burns her frozen steak 
And goes running for the shelter - Of a mother's little helper 
And two help her on her way - Get her through her busy day. 
C D G C
Doctor please - Some more of these - Outside the door - She took four more
Am D Em (riff)
What a drag it is getting old
 
"Men just aren't the same today - I hear every mother say 
They just don't appreciate that you get tired! 
They're so hard to satisfy - You can tranquilise your mind 
So go running for the shelter - Of a mother's little helper 
And four help you through the night - Help to minimise your plight. 
Doctor please - Some more of these - Outside the door - She took four more 
What a drag it is getting old 
 
"Life's just much too hard today," - I hear every mother say 
The pursuit of happiness just seems a bore! 
And if you take more of those - You will get an overdose 
No more running to the shelter - Of a mother's little helper 
(riff) G C G G
They just helped you on your way - Through your busy dying day Hey!

E
5
A
8
B
7

249. 19th Nervous Breakdown

Jagger, Richards / the Rolling Stones

riff 1 (E) riff 2 (B) riff 3 (A) riff 4 (A) e |-------------| |-----------| |-----------| |---------| b |---10-10-9---| |---5-5-4---| |---3-3-2---| |-----5s3-| G |---11-11-9---| |---6-6-4---| |---4-4-2---| |-4s6-----| D |-9---------9-| |-4-------4-| |-2-------2-| |---------| A |-------------| |-----------| |-----------| |---------| E |-------------| |-----------| |-----------| |---------|
E
You're the kind of person you meet at certain dismal dull affairs,
Centre of a crowd talking much to loud running up and down the stairs. 
A
Well it seems to me that you have seen too much in too few years
E
And though you've tried you just cant hide your eyes are edged with tears.
B (riff 2) A (riff 4) E
You'd better stop -- look around -- Here it comes - here it comes -
A E
here it comes - here it comes - Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown!
 
When you were a child you were treated kind but never brought up right. 
You were overspoilt with a thousand toys and still you cried all night. 
Your mother who neglected you owes a million dollars tax, 
Your fathers still perfecting ways of making sealing wax. 
You'd better stop - - look around - - Here it comes - here it comes - 
here it comes - here it comes - Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown! 
bridge
B E
Oh who's to blame; that girls just insane!
A (riff 3) B (riff 2) E
Well nothing I do don't seem to work it only seems to make matters worse; Oh please!
 
You were still in school when you had that fool who really messed youre mind 
And after that you turned your back on treating people kind. 
On our first trip I tried so hard to rearrange you mind 
But after while I realised you were disarranging mine! 
You'd better stop - - look around - - Here it comes - here it comes - 
here it comes - here it comes - Here comes your nineteenth nervous breakdown! 

250. Paint it, Black!

Jagger & Richards / the Rolling Stones: Aftermath (1966)

Dm Asus4 A
I see a red door and I want it painted black
Dm Asus4 A
No colors anymore I want them to turn black
Dm C F G Asus4 A
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
Dm C F G Asus4 A
I have to turn my head until the darkness goes
 
I see a line of cars and they're all painted black 
With flowers and my love both never to come back 
I see people turn their heads and quickly look away 
Like a new born baby it just happens every day 
 
I look inside myself and see my heart is black 
I see my red door and I want it painted black 
Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the fact 
It's not easy facing up when your whole world is black 
 
No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue 
I could not forsee this thing happening to you 
If I look hard enough into the setting sun 
My love will laugh with me before the morning comes 
Solo: |: Dm Asus4 A :|
I want to see your face, painted black, 
black as night, black as gold 
I wanna see the sun flying high upon the sky 
I wanna see it painted, painted, painted, painted black, Yeah 

251. Ruby Tuesday

Jagger & Richards / Rolling Stones

Am C F C
She would never say where she came from
Am C F G
Yesterday don't matter if it's gone
Am D7 G
While the sun is bright
Am D7 G
Or in the darkest night
C G G7
No one knows she comes and goes
C G F G
Goodbye Ruby Tuesday,
C G F G
Who could hang a name on you?
C G F C
When you change with ev'ry new day,
G G
Still I'm gonna miss you!
 
Don't question why she needs to be so free 
She'll tell you it's the only way to be 
She just can can't be chained 
To a life where nothing's gained 
And nothing's lost at such a cost 
Goodbye Ruby Tuesday, Who could hang a name on you? 
When you change with ev'ry new day, Still I'm gonna miss you! 
 
There's no time to loose I heard her say 
Cash your dream before they slip away 
Dying all the time 
Lose your dreams and you 
will loose your mind ain't life unkind 
Goodbye Ruby Tuesday, Who could hang a name on you? 
When you change with ev'ry new day, Still I'm gonna miss you! 

252. Salt of the Earth

Jagger & Richards / the Rolling Stones: Beggar's Banquet (1968)

E B E A E E B E A E
Let's drink to the hard working people, Let's drink to the lowly of birth.
E B E A E E B E A E
Raise your glass to the good and the e-e-vil, Let's drink to the salt of the e-e-a-arth.
E B E A E E B E A E
Say a prayer for the common foot soldier, Spare a thought for his back breaking wo-o-ork.
E B E A E E B E A E A E A E A E E
Say a prayer for his wife and his children, who burn the fires and who still till the earth.
C#m G#m C#m G#m F#m
And when I search a faceless crowd - A swirling mass of gray and black and white -
G#m A B7
They don't look real to me - In fact, they look so strange...
 
Raise your glass to the hard working people - Let's drink to the uncounted heads. 
Let's think of the wandering millions - who need leaders but get gamblers instead. 
Spare a thought for the stay at home voter - his empty eyes gaze at strange beauty shows. 
And a parade of the gray suited grafters - a choice of cancer or polio. 
And when I search a faceless crowd - a swirling mass of gray and black and white - 
They don't look real to me - in fact, they look so strange! 
 
Let's drink to the hard working people, Let's think of the lowly of birth. 
spare a thought for the rag taggy people, Let's drink to the salt of the earth. 
Let's drink to the hard working people. Let's drink to the salt of the earth. 
Let's think of the two thousand million. Let's think of the humble of birth. 
Let's have a drink to the salt of the earth... 

253. Satisfaction

Jagger, Richards / the Rolling Stones

Main Riff (continue pattern)
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------| B-|-----------------------------------------------------------| G-|-----------------------------------------------------------| D-|-----------------------------------------------------------| A-|-2--2----2--4--5----5--5--4--2--2--------------------------| E-|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E A E A
I can't get no satisfaction I can't get no satisfaction
E B7 E A
Cause I try__ and I try___ and I try__ and try__
A E (start riff) A D A E A D
I can't get no I can't get no
A E A D A E A D
When I'm driving in my car and the man comes on the radio
A E A D A E A
he's telling me more and more about some useless information
A E A D A E A D
supposed to fire my imagination I can't get no
 
A E (tacet) E A D A E A D
Oh no no no hey hey hey That's what I say
 
When I'm watchin' my TV and that man comes on to tell me 
how white my shirts can be Well he can't be a man 'cause he doesn't smoke 
the same cigarettes as me 
I can't get no oh no no no 
Hey hey hey that's what I say 
Chorus
 
When I'm ridin' 'round the world and I'm doin' this and I'm signing that 
And I'm tryin' to make some girl who tells me "Baby better come back, maybe next week 
'cause you see I'm on a losers street" 
I can't get no oh no no no 
Hey hey hey that's what I say 
Chorus

254. Sitting on a Fence

Jagger, Richard / the Rolling Stones (1965)

(intro) G
C D C G
Since I was young I've been very hard to please
C D G G7
And I don't know wrong from right
C
But ther is one thing I could never understand
D
Some of the sick things that a girl does to a man
G C D G C D
So I'm just sitting on a fence, you can say I got no sense.
G A D G C D G
Tryin' to make up my mind, it really is so hard to find, I'm just sitting on a fence.
 
C D C G
All of my friends at school grew up and settled down.
C D G G7
And they mortgaged up their lives
C
One things not said too much, but I thin it's true:
D
They just get married 'cause there's nothing else to do!
So I'm just sitting on a fence, you can say I got no sense. 
Tryin' to make up my mind, it really is so hard to find, I'm just sitting on a fence. 
solo
So I'm just sitting on a fence, you can say I got no sense. 
Tryin' to make up my mind, it really is so hard to find, I'm just sitting on a fence. 
C D C G
The day may come when you get old and sick and tired of life;
C D G G7
You just never realized:
C
Maybe the choice you made wasn't really right,
D
but you go out and you don't come back at night.
So I'm just sitting on a fence, you can say I got no sense. 
Tryin' to make up my mind, it really is so hard to find, I'm just sitting on a fence. 

255. (Walking Thru The) Sleepy City

Jagger & Richards / The Rolling Stones: Metamorphosis (1975)

G D
Walkin' thru' the sleepy city,
G D
In the dark it looks so pretty,
C D7
Till I got to the one cafe,
C G
That stays open night and day.
 
Just a lookin' at the sleepy city, 
In the night it looks so pretty. 
No one sees the city lights, 
they just care about the warmth inside. 
 
No one listens to what people say. 
I just sit and hear the radio play. 
Just then this girl walked in my way, 
And she was as pretty as my sleepy city. 
 
Will you walk through the sleepy city, 
In the night it looks so pretty. 
Tired of walkin on my own, 
It looks better when you're not alone. 
 
Will you walk through the sleepy city, 
In the night it looks so pretty. 
I'm tired of walkin on my own, 
It looks better when you're not alone. 
 
Mm mm mm mm mm mm - La la la la la la - La la la la la la - la la la la la 
 
Will you walk through the sleepy city, 
In the night, well it looks so pretty. 
I'm tired of walkin on my own, 
It looks better when you're not alone. 
 
C'mon walk through that sleepy city, 
I said in the night it looks so pretty. 
I'm tired of walkin that park on my own, 
It looks better when you're not alone. 

256. Sympathy For The Devil

Jagger, Richards / The Rolling Stones

E D A E
Please allow me to introduce myself, I'm a man of wealth and taste.
D A E
I've been around for long, long years, stolen many a man's soul and faith.
D A E
I was 'round when Jesus Christ had his moments of doubt and pain.
D A E
Made damn' sure that Pilate washed his hands and sealed his fate.
B E
Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name,
B E
But what's puzzling you is the nature of my game!
 
I stuck around St. Petersburg when I saw it was the time for a change. 
Killed the Tsar and his ministers, Anastasia screamed in vain. 
I rode a tank, held a general's rank, when the blitzkrieg raged, and the bodies stank. 
Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name, 
But what's puzzling you is the nature of my game! 
 
I watched with glee how your kings and queens fought for ten decades for the gods they made. 
I shouted out: "Who killed the Kennedys?", when after all, it was you and me. 
Let me please introduce myself, I'm a man of wealth and taste, 
And I lay traps for troubadours, who get killed before they reach Bombay. 
Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name, 
But what's puzzling you is the nature of my game! 
|: E D A E :| (x4)
(solo)
Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name, 
But what's puzzling you is the nature of my game! 
Just as every cop is a criminal, and all the sinners saints. 
As heads is tails, just call me Lucifer, 'cos I'm in need of some restraint. 
So if you meet me have some courtesy, have sympathy and some taste. 
Use all your well-learned politesse, or I'll lay your soul to waste. 
Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name, 
But what's puzzling you is the nature of my game! 
|: E D A E :|
(solo)

257. Time is on My Side

Norman Meade / the Rolling Stones (1964)

 
C Em A7 D7
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
G C D
Time is on my side, yes it is!
G C D
Time is on my side, yes it is!
Em D7 Em A7
Now you always say that you want to be free
D C
But you'll come runnin' back -
D C
But you'll come runnin' back -
D C D7
But you'll come runnin' back - To me
 
Time is on my side, yes it is! 
Time is on my side, yes it is! 
You're searchin' for good times, but just wait and see 
chorus
 
spoken:
C7
Go ahead, baby, go ahead
G7
Go ahead and lay it on the town.
C7 G7
And baby, do anything your heart desires
Remember I'll always be around. 
C7 Em
And I know, I know, like I told you so many times before
A7
You're gonna come back, yeah, you're gonna come back baby
D7
Knockin', yeah, knockin' right on my door.
 
Time is on my side, yes it is! 
Time is on my side, yes it is! 
'Cause I got the real love, the kind that you need 
But you'll come runnin' back (3x) 
chorus
G C D
Time, time, time, is on my side, yes it is

258. 2000 Men

Jagger & Richards / the Rolling Stones: Their Satanic Majesties Request (1967)

A E7 A
Well my name is a number, a piece of plastic film
A E7 A
And I grow tiny flowers in my little window sill
D A/Asus4
Don't you know I'm the two thousand man?
D A G A E7
And my kids, they just don't understand me at all
 
Though my wife still respects me, I really misuse her 
I am having an affair with a random computer 
Don't you know I'm the two thousand man? 
And my kids, they just don't understand me at all 
 
A D A (A) D A
Oh daddy, be proud of your planet,
A D A E7 A
Oh mommy, be proud of your sun
A D A (A) D A
Oh daddy, be proud of your planet
A D A E7 A
Oh mommy, be proud of your sun
D(?) 
Oh daddy, is your brain still flashing 
B7 E7
like it did when you were young?
A
Or did you come down crashing
E7 A
seeing all the things you'd done?
E7 A
Oh it's a big put - on
 
A D A
Oh daddy, be proud of your planet
(A) E7 A
Oh mommy, be proud of your sun
A D A
Oh daddy, be proud of your planet
(A) E7 A
Oh mommy, be proud of your son
 
D A/Asus4
Don't you know who's the two thousand man?
D A G A E7 (hold)
And my kids, they just don't understand me at all
A D E7 A

259. 2000 Light Years from Home

Jagger & Richards / the Rolling Stones: Their Satanic Majesties Request (1967)

E7
Sun turning 'round with graceful motion.
We're setting off with soft explosion, 
A7 E7
Bound for a star with fiery oceans.
G A B E7
It's so very lonely, You're a hundred light years from home!
E7 A7 E7
Freezing red deserts turn to dark - Energy here in every part.
G A B E7
It's so very lonely, You're six hundred light years from home!
solo
G A B E7
It's so very lonely, You're a thousand light years from home!
G A B E7
It's so very lonely, You're a thousand light years from home!
 
E7
Bell flight fourteen you can now land,
See you on Aldebaran. 
A7 E7
Safe on the green desert sand.
G A B E7
It's so very lonely, You're two thousand light years from home!
G A B E7
It's so very lonely, You're two thousand light years from home!
 
G A B E7
It's so very lonely, You're two thousand light years from home!

260. We Love You

Jagger & Richards / the Rolling Stones (1967)

E7 D A
We don't care if you only love we.
A
We don't care if you only love we!
D A D G
We-eeh love you. We-eeh love you,
E G D A
And we hope that you will love we too.
 
D A D G
We-eeh love they. We-eeh love they,
E G D A
And we want you to love they too.
 
A7 E A7 E
We don't care if you hound we and lock the doors around we.
A7 E B
Love can't get our minds off, We love you, we love you!
 
A7 E A7 E
You will never win we. Your uniforms don't fit we.
A7 E B
We forget the place we're in 'Cause we love you, We love you. Of course, we do!
E B E A
I-iih love you. I-iih love you,
E G A B
And I hope that you won't prove wrong too.
We love you. We do. We love you. We do! 

261. Wild Horses

Jagger & Richards / the Rolling Stones: Sticky Fingers (1970)

G Am G Am G
Bm G Bm G
Childhood living is easy to do
Am C D G D C
The things you wanted I bought them for you
Bm G Bm G
Graceless lady you know who I am
Am C D G D C
You know I can't let you slide through my hands.
Am C D G F C
Wild Horses couldn't drag me away.
Am C D G F C
Wild, wild horses couldn't drag me away.
 
Bm G Bm G
I watched you suffer a dull aching pain,
Am C D G D C
Now you decided to show me the same.
Bm G Bm G
No sweet thing exits oh of stage blinds.
Am C D G D C
Could make me be bitter or treat you unkind.
Am C D G F C
Wild Horses couldn't drag me away.
Am C D G F C
Wild, wild horses couldn't drag me away.
solo I
Bm G Bm G
I know I've drained you it seemed like a lie.
Am C D G D C
I have my freedom but I don't have much time.
Bm G Bm G
Faith has been broken tears must be cried.
Am C D G D C
Let's do some living after we've died.
Am C D G F C
Wild horses couldn't drag me away.
Am C D G F C
Wild, wild horses we'll ride them some day.
solo II
Am C D G F C
Wild horses couldn't drag me away.
Am C D G F C
Wild, wild horses we'll ride them some day.

Cadd9
Fadd9

262. You Can't Always Get What You Want

Jagger-Richards / the Rolling Stones: Let it Bleed (1969)

Intro: choir sings 1st verse, chorus; guitar & french horn
|: C Cadd9 C F Fadd9 F :|
C F C F
I saw her today at the reception, - a glass of wine in her hand
C F C F
I knew she was gonna meet her connection, - at her feet was a footloose man
C F C F
You can't always get what you want, You can't always get what you want
C F
You can't always get what you want,
D F C F C Cadd9 C F Fadd9 F
But if you try sometimes, you just might find, you get what you need!
 
I went down to the demonstration, - To get my fair share of abuse. 
Singing: "We're gonna vent our frustration! - If we don't we're gonna blow a fivty amp fuse!" 
You can't always get what you want, You can't always get what you waant, 
You can't always get what you want, 
But if you try sometimes, you just might find, you get what you need! 
 
I went down to the Chelsea Drug Store, - To get your prescription filled. 
I was standing in line with Mister Jimmy, - And man did he look pretty ill! 
We decided that we would have a soda, - my favorite flavour - cherry red. 
I sung my song to Mister Jimmy, - and he said one word to me and that was "dead". 
I said: You can't always get what you want, You can't always get what you waant, 
You can't always get what you want, 
But if you try sometimes, you just might find, you get what you need! 
Interlude: brief electric solo and choir, instrumental
Dsus C F Dsus G7sus
|: C Cadd9 C F Fadd9 F :| D F C Cadd9 C F Fadd9 F C Cadd9 C
you get what you need!
I saw her today at the reception, - in her glass was a bleeding man. 
She was practiced at the art of deception, - I could tell by her bloodstained hands. 
You can't always get what you want, You can't always get what you waant, 
You can't always get what you want, 
But if you try sometimes, you just might find, you get what you need! 

Peter Sarstedt

G/F
G/E
G/D

263. Where Do You go to My Lovely

Peter Sarstedt

Riff G/F G/E G/D E6 --3----3----3--| B5 --0----0----0--| G4 --0----0----0--| D3 --3----2----0--| A2 --2----2----2--| E1 --3----3----3--|
C Em
You talk like Marlene Dietrich
F G
And you dance like Zizi Jeanmaire
C Em
Your clothes are all made by Balmain
F G G/F G/E G/D
And there's diamonds and pearls in your hair
 
C Em
You live in a fancy appartement
F G
Of the Boulevard of St. Michel
C Em
Where you keep your Rolling Stones records
F G G/F G/E G/D
And a friend of Sacha Distel
C Em
But where do you go to my lovely
F G
When you're alone in your bed
C Em
Tell me the thoughts that surround you
F G G/F G/E G/D
I want to look inside your head
 
I've seen all your qualifications 
You got from the Sorbonne 
And the painting you stole from Picasso 
Your loveliness goes on and on, yes it does 
When you go on your summer vacation 
You go to Juan-les-Pines 
With your carefully designed topless swimsuit 
You get an even suntan, on your back and on your legs 
 
When the snow falls you're found in St. Moritz 
With the others of the jet-set 
And you sip your Napoleon Brandy 
But you never get your lips wet 
But where do you go to.. 
 
Your name is heard in high places 
You know the Aga Khan 
He sent you a racehorse for christmas 
And you keep it just for fun, for a laugh ha-ha 
 
They say that when you get married 
It'll be to a millionaire 
But they don't realize where you came from 
And I wonder if they really care, they give a damn 
But where do you go to.. 
 
I remember the back streets of Naples 
Two children begging in rags 
Both touched with a burning ambition 
To shake off their lowly brown tags, yes they try 
 
So look into my face Marie-Claire 
And remember just who you are 
Then go and forget me forever 
'Cause I know you still bear the scar, deep inside, yes you do 
I know where you go to my lovely 
When you're alone in your bed 
I know the thoughts that surround you 
'Cause I can look inside your head 

Pete Seeger

264. Guantanamera

Jose Marti, Pete Seeger

Intro |: D Em A A :|
 
D Em A D Em A
Yo soy un hombre sincero, de donde crece la palma
D Em A G A
Yo soy un hombre sincero, de donde crece la palma
D Em A D Em A
Y antes de morirme quiero echar mis versos de alma
G A D A
Guantanamera, guajira guantanamera
D Em A D Em A
Guantaname-e-era, guajira guantaname-e-ra
 
|: Mi verso es de un verde claro y de un carmin encendido :| 
Mi verso es un ciervo herido que busca en el monte amparo 
Chorus
 
|: Con los pobres de la tierra quiero yo mi suerte echar :| 
El arroyo de la sierra me complace mas que el mar 
Chorus
 

265. Where Have All the Flowers Gone

Pete Seeger

C F G
Where have all the flowers gone, Long time passing?
C F G
Where have all the flowers gone, Long time ago?
C F G
Where have all the flowers gone? Young girls picked them, every one;
F C F G C
Oh, when will you ever learn, Oh, when will you ever learn?
 
Where have all the young girls gone, Long time passing? 
Where have all the young girls gone, Long time ago? 
Where have all the young girls gone? They've taken husbands, every one; 
Oh, when will you ever learn, Oh, when will you ever learn? 
 
Where have all the young men gone, Long time passing? 
Where have all the young men gone, Long time ago? 
Where have all the young men gone? They're all in uniform; 
Oh, when will we ever learn, Oh, when will we ever learn? 
 

266. Sag mir, wo die Blumen sind

deutsche Version / Marlene Dietrich

 
Sag mir, wo die Blumen sind, Wo sind sie geblieben? 
Sag mir, wo die Blumen sind, Was ist gescheh'n? 
Sag mir, wo die Blumen sind, Mädchen pflückten sie geschwind. 
Wann wird man je versteh'n, Wann wird man je versteh'n? 
 
Sag mir, wo die Mädchen sind...Männer nahmen sie geschwind. Wann... 
Sag mir, wo die Männer sind...zogen fort, der Krieg beginnt. Wann... 
Sag, wo die Soldaten sind...über Gräbern weht der Wind. Wann... 
Sag mir, wo die Gräber sind...Blumen weh'n im Sommerwind. Wann... 

267. Turn, Turn, Turn

Pete Seeger

A D A E A D A E
To everything, turn, turn, turn, There is a season, turn, turn, turn,
D E7 A
And a time for every purpose under heaven.
 
E A E A
A time to be born, a time to die; A time to plant, a time to reap;
E A D E7 A
A time to kill, a time to heal; A time to laugh, a time to weep.
A E
To everything, turn, turn, turn, There is a season, turn, turn, turn,
D E7 A
And a time for every purpose under heaven.
 
A time to build up, a time to break down; A time to dance an time to mourn; 
A time to cast away stones, A time to gather stones together. 
To everything... 
 
A time of love, a time of hate; A time of war, a time of peace; 
A time you may embrace, A time to refrain from embracing. 
To everything... 
 
A time to gain, a time to lose; A time to rend a time to sew; 
A time to love, a time to hate; A time for peace, I swear it's not too late. 
To everything... 

268. If I had a Hammer

Pete Seeger

G Em C D G Em C
If I had a hammer, I’d hammer in the morning,
D G Em C D
I’d hammer in the evening all over this land.
G Em
I’d hammer out danger, I’d hammer out a warning,
C G C G C
I’d hammer out love between my brothers and my sisters,
G D G, Em, C
ah all over this land.
 
If I had a bell, I’d ring it in the morning, 
I’d ring it in the evening all over this land. 
I’d ring it out danger, I’d ring it out a warning, 
I’d ring it out love between my brothers and my sisters, 
ah all over this land. 
 
If I had a song, I’d sing it in the morning, 
I’d sing it in the evening all over this land. 
I’d sing it out danger, I’d sing it out a warning, 
I’d sing it out love between my brothers and my sisters, 
ah all over this land. 
 
Now I‘ve got a hammer, and I’ve got a bell, 
and I’ve got a song to sing all over this land. 
It’s a hammer of justice, it’s a bell of freedom, 
it’s a song about love between my brothers and my sisters, 
all over this land. 

F
C/E
G/D
Gsus2
Gsus4
Bb
F/A
Gsus4
Csus2
Csus4
Dm7

269. The Bells Of Rhymney

Pete Seeger (1963 - Melbourne)

C F C/E G/D C
Oh what can you give me? Say the sad bells of Rhymney.
C Bb F/A G Gsus2 Gsus4 G
Is there hope for the future? Cry the brown bells of Merthyr.
C Bb F/A G Gsus2 Gsus4 G
Who made the mine owner? Say the black bells of Rhondda.
C F C Dm7 G C Csus2 Csus4 C
And who robbed the miner? Cry the grim bells of Blaina.
 
They will plunder willy-nilly, Cry the bells of Caerphilly. 
They have fangs, they have teeth, Shout the loud bells of Neathe. 
Even God is uneasy, Say the moist bells of Swansea. 
And what will you give me? Say the sad bells of Rhymney. 
 
C F C/E G/D C
Put the vandals in court, Say the bells of Newport.
 
C Am Bb F/A G
All would be well if, if, if, if, if, if, Say the green bells of Cardiff.
C Bb Am C
Why so worried, sisters, why? Sang the silver bells of Wye.
C F C/E G/D C
Oh, what will you give me? Say the sad bells of Rhymney.
Solo
Oh what will you give me? Sang the sad bells of Rhymney. 
Is there hope for the future? Cry the brown bells of Merthyr. 
Who made the mine owner? Say the black bells of Rhondda. 
And who robbed the miner? Cry the grim bells of Blaina. 
 
Put the vandals in court, Say the bells of Newport. 
All would be well if, if, if, Say the green bells of Cardiff. 
Why so worried, sisters, why? Sang the silver bells of Wye. 
Oh, what will you give me? Sang the sad bells of Rhymney. 
whistle
F C/E D C

Bob Seger

270. Turn the Page

Bob Seger / Bob Seger: Back in '72 (1973)

Em
On a long and lonely highway, east of Omaha,
D
You can listen to the engine, moanin' out as one long song.
A Em
You can think about the woman, or the girl you knew the night before;
And your thoughts will soon be wandering the way they always do. 
D
When you're riding sixteen hours and there's nothing much to do,
A Em
You don't feel much like travelin', you just wish the trip was through.
D Em
But here I am, on the road again.
D Em
Here I am, up on stage.
D A
Here I go, playing the star again.
C D Em
There I go, turn the page.
 
Em
You walk into a restaurant, strung out from the road
D
And you feel the eyes upon you, as you're shaking off the cold.
A Em
You pretend it doesn't bother you, but you just want to explode,
Em
Sometimes you hear 'em talkin', other times you can't.
D
All the same old cliches, is that a woman or a man.
A Em
And you always seem outnumbered, you dare not make a stand.
But here I am, on the road again. - Here I am, up on stage. 
Here I go, playing the star again. - There I go, turn the page. 
 
Em
Out there in the spotlight, you're a million miles away.
D
Every ounce of energy you try to give away,
A Em
And the sweat pours from your body like the music that you play.
Em
Later on that evening, as you lie awake in bed,
D
Echoes of the amplifiers ringin' in your head,
A Em
And you smoke the day's last cigarette, remembering what she said.
But here I am, on the road again. - Here I am, up on stage. 
Here I go, playing the star again. - There I go, turn the page. 

Shocking Blue

271. Venus

Robbie van Leeuwen / Shocking Blue (1969)

Intro (clean guitar)
B7sus4 Em A Em A B7sus4 Em A Em A Em A Em A
//// // / / //// // / / // / // / // / // / //// // // //// // / / // / // / // / // / // / // / // / // /
Em A Em A
A goddess on a mountain top
Em A Em A
was burning like a silver flame,
Em A Em A
the summit of beauty and love,
Em A Em riff: E E G A B B A
and Venus was her name!
Am D Am D Em A Em A
She's got it, yeah baby, she's got it Well
C B7 Em A Em A
I'm your Venus, I'm your fire - at your desire Well
C B7 Em A Em A
I'm your Venus, I'm your fire at your desire
(Solo1) Em A Em A Em A Em A Em A Em A Em A Em A
Em A Em A
Her weapons are her crystal eyes
Em A Em A
making every man mad
Em A Em A
Black as the dark night she was,
Em A Em riff: E E G A B B A
got what no one else had! WOW!
Am D Am D Em A Em A
She's got it, yeah baby, she's got it Well
C B7 Em A Em A
I'm your Venus, I'm your fire at your desire Well
C B7 Em A Em A
I'm your Venus, I'm your fire at your desire
Bridge
A B
(Riff2) (Riff2) (Riff2) (Riff2)
Em A Em A Em A Em A (+Lead3)
Aaaaaaaaaaah-aaaaaaaah-aaaaah-aaaaa-aaa-aaah
Em A Em A Em A Em riff: E E G A B B A
Aaaaaaaaaaah-aaaaaaaah-aaaaah-aaaaa-aaa-aaah
Am D Am D Em A Em A
She's got it, yeah baby, she's got it Well
C B7 Em A Em A
I'm your Venus, I'm your fire at your desire Well
C B7 Em A Em A
I'm your Venus, I'm your fire at your desire

Simon & Garfunkel

272. Feelin' Groovy

Paul Simon

|: A E/G# Esus2 E :|
A E/G# Esus2 E
Slow down, you move too fast.
A E/G# Esus2 E
You got to make the morning last.
A E/G# Esus2 E
Just - Kickin' down the cobble stones,
A E/G# Esus2 E A E/G# Esus2 E
Lookin' for fun and feelin' groovy.
A E/G# Esus2 E A E/G# Esus2 E
Ba-Da-Da Da-Da Da-Da - Feelin' groovy
 
A E/G# Esus2 E
Hello lamppost, what' you knowin'.
A E/G# Esus2 E
I've come to watch your flowers growing.
A E/G# Esus2 E
Ain't you got no rhymes for me?
A E/G# Esus2 E A E/G# Esus2 E
Do-od Doo-Doo - Feelin' groovy
A E/G# Esus2 E A E/G# Esus2 E
Ba-Da-Da Ba-Da Da-Da - Feelin' groovy
 
A E/G# Esus2 E
I got no deeds to do, no promises to keep.
A E/G# Esus2 E
I'm dappled and drowsy and ready to sleep.
A E/G# Esus2 E
Let the morning time drop all it's petals on me.
A E/G# Esus2 E
Life, I love you. All is groovy.
Ba-Da- Da-Da Ba-Da Da-Da... 

273. Keep the Customer Satisfied

Paul Simon / Simon & Garfunkel: Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)

D n.c. D D7
Gee but its great to be back home - Home is where I want to be.
G
I've been on the road so long,
D Em G
And if you came along - I know you couldn't disa-gree.
D
It's the same old story!
G D A7 D D7 G
Everywhere I go, I get slandered, libelled, I hear words I never heard in the bible,
D Bm D Bm
And I'm one step ahead of the shoe shine, Two steps away from the county line,
D D7 G D
Just trying to keep my customers satisfied, satisfied!
 
n.c. D D7
Deputy sheriff said to me: "Tell me what you come here for, boy?
G
You better get your bags and flee.
D Em G
You're in trouble boy and now you're headed into more,
D
It's the same old story!"
G D A7 D D7 G
Everywhere I go, I get slandered, libelled, I hear words I never heard in the bible,
D Bm D Bm
And I'm one step ahead of the shoe shine, Two steps away from the county line,
D D7 G D
Just trying to keep my customers satisfied, satisfied!
D G D Em G D
Oh-ho-ho, Oh-ho-ho, Oh-ho-ho, Oh-ho-ho It's the same old story!
G D A7 D D7 G
Everywhere I go, I get slandered, libelled. I hear words I never heard in the bible,
D Bm D Bm
And I'm so - tired! I'm oh - oh - oh - tired!
D D7 G D
Just trying to keep my customers satisfied, satisfied!
solo
|: D G D G :| A7 |: D G D G :|
D D7 G D
Just trying to keep my customers satisfied, satisfied!
D D7 G D
Just trying to keep my customers satisfied, satisfied!

274. Mrs. Robinson

Paul Simon / Simon & Garfunkel: Bookends (1968)

E7 A D G C Am E7
De de de de de de de de de de de de de-eh
D G Em
And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson,
G Em C Am D
Jesus loves you more than you will know, wo wo wo.
D G Em
God bless you please Mrs. Robinson,
G Em C Am
Heaven holds a place for those who pray, hey hey hey.
 
E7
We'd like to know a little bit about you for our files.
A
We'd like to help you learn to help yourself.
D G C Am
Look around you, all you see are sympathetic eyes.
E7 D
Stroll around the grounds until you feel at home.
And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson, 
Jesus loves you more than you will know, wo wo wo. 
God bless you please, Mrs. Robinson, 
Heaven holds a place for those who pray, hey hey hey. 
 
E7
Hide it in a hiding place where no one ever goes,
A
Put it in your pantry with your cupcakes.
D G C Am
It's a little secret, just the Robinsons' affair.
E7 D
Most of all you've got to hide it from the kids.
Koo koo ka choo, Mrs. Robinson, 
Jesus loves you more than you will know, wo wo wo. 
God bless you please, Mrs. Robinson, 
Heaven holds a place for those who pray, hey hey hey. 
 
E7
Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon,
A
Going to the candidates debate.
D G C Am
Laugh about it, shout about it, when you've got to choose.
E7 D
Any way you look at it you lose.
D G Em
Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio,
G Em C Am D
A nation turns its lonely eyes to you, woo woo woo
D G Em
What's that you say, Mrs. Robinson,
G Em C Am E7
Joltin' Joe has left and gone away, hey hey hey, hey hey hey.
 

275. Scarborough Fair/Canticle

trad., arr. Simon & Garfunkel / Simon & Garfunkel: Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (1966)

Em D Em G A Em
Are you going to Scarborough Fair - Parsley sage rosemary and thyme.
G D Em D Bm Em
Remember me to one who lives there - for once she was a true love of mine.
 
Tell her to make me a cambric shirt - Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme. 
Without no seam nor needle work - Then she'll be a true love of mine. 
 
Tell her to find me an acre of land - Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme. 
Between the salt water and the sea strand - Then she'll be a true love of mine. 
 
Tell her to reap it with a sickle of leather - Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme. 
And to gather it all in a bunch of heather, Then she'll be a true love of mine. 
 
Are you going to Scarborough Fair - Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme. 
Remember me to one who lives there - for once she was a true love of mine. 

276. The Boxer

Paul Simon / Simon & Garfunkel: Bridge Over Troubled Water (1969)

C Am
I am just a poor boy though my story's seldom told,
G Dm G C
I have squandered my resistance - For a pocket full of mumbles, such are promises.
Am G F
All lies and jest, still a man hears what he wants to hear,
C G F C
And disregards the rest. (hm-hm hm, hm -hm hm-hm hm-hm hm)
 
C Am G
When I left my home and my family, I was no more than a boy - In the company of strangers,
Dm G C
In the quiet of a railway station, running scared,
Am G F
Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters -
C G F C
Where the ragged people go, Looking for the places only they would know.
Am G Am
Lie la lie, Lie la lie la lie la lie, Lie la lie,
F G C
Lie la lie la la la lie la la la la lie.
 
C Am G
Asking only workman's wages I come looking for a job - But I get no offers,
Dm G C
Just a come-on from the whores on Seventh Avenue.
Am G F
I do declare, there were times when I was so lonesome,
C G F C
I took some comfort there. (La la Lie, la la lie lie la la lie)
 
C Am G
Then I'm laying out my winter clothes and wishing I was gone, Going home;
Dm G C Am G
Where the New York City winters aren't bleeding me Leading me, going home.
 
C Am
In the clearing stands a boxer and a fighter by his trade,
G G7
And he carries a reminder of ev'ry glove that laid him down
C Am C Am
Or cut him till he cried out in his anger and his shame:
G F C
"I am leaving, I am leaving, But the fighter still remains".
Am G Am
Lie la lie, Lie la lie la lie la lie, Lie la lie,
F G C
Lie la lie la la la lie la la la la lie.

Paul Simon

277. Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover

Paul Simon / Paul Simon: Still Crazy After all Those Years (1975)

Em D6 C6 B7 Em D#dim7 F#dim7 B7
-
Em D6 C6 B7 Em D#dim7 F#dim7 B7
"The problem's all inside your head," she said to me: "The answer is easy if you take it logic'lly.
Em D6 C6 B7 Em Am Em
I'd like to help you in your struggle to be free; there must be fifty ways to leave your lover."
 
Em D6 C6 B7 Em D#dim7 F#dim7 B7
She said, "It's really not my habit to intrude; Furthermore I hope my meaning won't be lost or misconstrued.
Em D6 C6 B7
But I repeat myself at the risk of being crude:
Em Am Em Em Am Em
"There must be fifty ways to leave your lover. Fifty ways to leave your lover."
|: G Bb
|: Just slip out the back, Jack.- Make a new plan, Stan;
C | 1 G | 2 G |
You don't need to be coy, Roy, just | get yourself free. | listen to me.|
G Bb C G :|
Hop on the bus, Gus; - You don't need to discuss much; Just drop off the key, Lee. - and get yourself free.:|
 
Em D6 C6 B7
She said, "It grieves me now to see you in such pain;
Em D#dim7 F#dim7 B7
I wish there was somethin' I could do to make you smile again."
Em D6 c6 B7 Am Em
I said, "I appreciate that, and would you please explain about the Emfifty ways?"
 
D6 C6 B7 Em D#dim7 F#dim7 B7
She said, "Why don't we both just sleep on it tonight; I believe in the morning you'll begin to see the light."
Em D6 C6 B7
And then she kissed me and I realized she probably was right;
Em Am Em Am Em
there must be fifty ways to leave your lover, fifty ways to leave your lover."
Just slip out back, Jack.... 

278. Slip Slidin' Away

Paul Simon (1977)

intro: |: G Em :| C D G
G Em
Slip sliding away, slip sliding away
G D C D G
You know the near your destination, the more you slip sliding away
 
Em G
Whoah and I know a man, he came from my hometown.
C D C C7
He wore his passion for his woman like a thorny crown.
G Em
He said Dolores, I live in fear.
G D C D G
My love for you's so overpowering, I'm afraid that I will disappear.
G Em
Slip sliding away, slip sliding away!
G D C D G
You know the near your destination, the more you slip sliding away.
 
I know a woman, (who) became a wife; 
These are the very words she uses to describe her life. 
She said a good day ain't got no rain 
She said a bad day is when I lie in the bed; And I think of things that might have been 
Slip sliding away, slip sliding away. 
You know the nearer your destination, the more you slip sliding away. 
 
And I know a father who had a son. 
He longed to tell him all the reasons for the things he'd done. 
He came a long way just to explain; 
He kissed his boy as he lay sleeping, Then he turned around and he headed home again 
Slip sliding away, slip sliding away. 
You know the nearer your destination, the more you slip sliding away. 
 
Slip sliding away, slip sliding away. 
You know the nearer your destination, the more you slip sliding away. 
harp solo
 
Whoah God only knows, God makes his plan. 
The information's unavailable to the mortal man. 
We're workin' our jobs, collect our pay. 
Believe we're gliding down the highway, when in fact we're slip sliding away. 
Slip sliding away, slip sliding away. 
You know the nearer your destination, the more you slip sliding away. 
 
Slip sliding away, slip sliding away. 
You know the nearer your destination, the more you slip sliding away. 

Nancy Sinatra

279. These Boots are Made for Walkin'

Nancy Sinatra

Intro: bass: E Eb D Db C B Bb A Ab G Gb F E
E
You keep saying, you've got something for me,
Something you call love, but confess. 
A
You've been messing where you shouldn't be messing,
E
And now someone else is getting all your best.
G Em G Em
These boots are made for walking - And that's just what they'll do,
G Em - E E
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you. - - You!
 
E
You keep lying when you ought to be truthing,
And you keep losing when you ought to not bet, 
A
You keep sameing when you ought to be a-changing,
E
Now what's right is right but you ain't been right yet.
G Em G Em
These boots are made for walking - And that's just what they'll do,
G Em - E E
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you. - - You!
 
E
You keep playing where you shouldn't be playing, and
you keep thinking that you'll never get burned , ha! 
A
I just found me a brand new box of matches, yeah!
E
And what he knows you ain't had time to learn.
G Em G Em
These boots are made for walking - And that's just what they'll do,
G Em - E E
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you. - -
 
Are you ready boots? - Start walking! 

Slade

280. Far Far Away

Slade

Am G Am G Am G Am
Am G Am G
I've seen the yellow lights go down the Mississippi
Am G Am G
I've seen the bridges of the world and they are for real
F G C C2 C
I've had a red light off the wrist without me even getting kissed,
F G
it still seems so unreal.
 
I've seen the morning in the mountains of Alaska, 
I've seen the sunset in the East and in the West, 
I've sang the glory that was Rome and passed the 'Hound Dog' singer's home, 
It still seems for the best. 
C C/B C/A C/G F G
And I'm far, far away with my head up in the clouds,
C C/B C/A C/G F G
and I'm far, far away with my feet down in the crowds,
C C/B C/A C/G F E Am
letting loose around the world, but the call of home is loud, still as loud.
 
I've seen the Paris lights from high upon Montmartre 
and felt the silence hanging low in No Man's land, 
and though those Spanish nights were fine, it wasn't only from the wine, 
It still seems all in hand: 
And I'm far, far away with my head up in the clouds, 
And I'm far, far away with my feet down in the crowds, 
letting loose around the world, but the call of home is loud, still as loud. 
 
I've seen the yellow lights go down the Mississippi 
The grand Bahama island stories carry on, 
And though those alligator smiles, stay in your memory for a while 
There still seems more to come: 
And I'm far, far away ... 
 
And I'm far, far away ... 

Small Faces

281. Lazy Sunday

Ronnie Lane & Steve Marriott/Small Faces: Ogden's Nut Gone Flake (1968)

INTRO
A D G E A D E
/ , / , / / / , / , / / - - / , / , / / ////////
 
A E G D A
Ah, wouldn't it be nice, to get on with me neighbours?
E G D A
But they make it very clear, they've got no room for ravers.
D
They stop me from groovin', they bang on me wall!
E
They're doing me crust in, it's no good at all!
A D A C F G A E G D A
Lazy Sunday afternoon! I've got no mind to worry. I close my eyes and drift away.
 
A E G D A
Here we all are sittin' in a rainbow.
A E G D A
(Gor' blimey) hello Mrs. Jones, how's old Bert's lumbago? (He mustn't grumble)
D
I'll sing you a song with no words and no tune,
E
To sing in your party while you suss-out the moon! Oh,
A D A C F G A E G D A
Lazy Sunday afternoon! I've got no mind to worry. I close my eyes and drift away.
 
A E G D A
Root-de-doo-de-doo, a-root-de-doot-de doy day.
E G D A
A-root-de doot de dum, a-root-de-doo-de-doody.
D
There's no one to hear me, there's nothing to say;
E
And no one can stop me from feeling this way, yeah!
A D A C F G A E G D A
Lazy Sunday afternoon! I've got no mind to worry. I close my eyes and drift away.
A D A C
Lazy Sunday afternoon! I've got no mind to worry.
F G A C#m F#m D E A
Close my eyes and drift a, close my eyes and drift away. Close my eyes and drift away.
F G A C#m F#m D E A Dbm G D Dm E
I close my eyes and drift a, close my eyes and drift away. close my eyes and drift away.
F G A C#m F#m D E A
I close my mind and drift a, close my mind and drift away. close my eyes and drift away.
Fade Out

282. The Universal

Steve Marriott & Ronnie Lane / the Small Faces: Autumn Stone (1968)

A
There’s such a lot of good ways to be bad
D A
And so many bad ways to be good - haven’t paid my rent yet.
B7 E7 A
I tell them sorry but I haven’t got the money anymore!
 
F# B7 E7
Just for today I thought I’d leave home alone, hold hands with day;
D A
And if I’m so bad, why don’t they take me away?
 
A
Just like what you hear with a shell pressed to your ear:
D D7 A
That’s the sea in the trees in the morning! Hello the universal!
B7 E7 A
Good morning Steve, well you won’t believe me today.
 
F# B7 E7
Working doesn’t seem to be the perfect thing for me so I’ll continue to play
D A
And if I’m so bad why don’t they take me away?
 
D Dsus4 D A B7 E7 A
 
A
Well a hippy trippy name dropper came through my door.
D
He said "I just bumped into Mick, he told me you know where to score?"
A B7 E7 A
No not me friend, I mind my own and my own minds me.
 
F# B7 E7
Well my love is at the foot of your hand - come what may.
D A
But if June comes first please won’t you take me away?

283. Tin Soldier

Steve Marriot / the Small Faces: the Autumn Stone (1969)

E G D A E G D A E G D A
E G D A E
I - am a little tin soldier that wants to jump into your fire
E G D A C#m
you are a look in your eye a dream passing by in the sky
 
D F A F#m
But I don't understand that all I need is treat me like a man
A F#m D
'cause I ain't no child - take me like I am
E D E D E
I got to know that I belong to you - Do anything that you want to do
D E D C B
sing any song that you want me - to sing to you
|: E G A G :| E G A G E G A G
/ // / // I don't need no - aggravation
E G A G
I just got to make you - got to live it
E G A G E
I just got to make you just my occupation
D E D E
I got to know that I belong to you - do anything that you want to do
D E D C B
I sing any song that you want me to sing to you
 
E G D A E
All I need is your whispered hello - smiles melting the snow nothing heard.
E G D A C#m
your eyes are deeper than time - say a love that won't rhyme without words
D F A F#m
so now I've lost my way - I need help to show me things to say
D A F#m
give me your love before mine fades away
E D E D E
I got to know that I belong to you - Do anything that you want to do
D E D
I sing any song that you want me - to sing to you
E A E D E A E D A B
Oh no - Oh no - I just want some reaction - someone to give me satisfaction
C D E
all I want to do is sit with you! 'Cause I love you!

the Smoke

284. My Friend Jack

Geoff Gill, Mal Luker, Nick Rowley, Zeke Lund / the Smoke: It's Smoke Time (1967)

A - C - D - F - E
A G A G
My friend Jack eats sugar lumps, My friend Jack eats sugar lumps,
A C D A
Sugarman hasn't got a care!
A C D F - E
He's been travelling everywhere:
A D A D
Been on a voyage across the ocean, Heard the sweet sounds of wheels in motion,
C F E
He's seen the hawk fly high to hail the setting sun.
 
A G A G
My friend Jack eats sugar lumps, My friend Jack eats sugar lumps,
A C D A
Sugarman hasn't got a care!
A C D F - E
He's been travelling everywhere:
A D A D
He’s seen the people in the city, And the bright lights, they're awful pretty,
C F E
He's followed dusty tracks into eternity.
 
bridge
F C - F C
Eatin' sugarcane in Cuba, tried to grow it in Japan,
F C F E
On the West Coast he's real famous, kids all call him Sugarman.
 
A G A G
My friend Jack eats sugar lumps, My friend Jack eats sugar lumps,
A C D A
Sugarman hasn't got a care!
A C D F - E
He's been travelling everywhere:
A D A D
Been on a voyage across the ocean, Heard the sweet sounds of wheels in motion,
C F E
He's seen the hawk fly high to hail the setting sun.
 
A G A G
My friend Jack eats sugar lumps, My friend Jack eats sugar lumps,
A C D A
Sugarman hasn't got a care!
A C D F - E
He's been travelling everywhere:
A G A G
My friend Jack eats sugar lumps, My friend Jack eats sugar lumps...

the Spencer Davis Group

285. Keep on Running

Edwards / Spencer Davis Group (1965)

Intro (bass riff): A D A D G------------|-----------------------------------------------|----------- D------------|-----------------------------------------------|----------- A------------|----------5--5-3-3-5-3-0----------------5--5-3-|-3-5-3-0--- E---5-3--5-3-|-5-3--5-3----------------5--5-3-3-5-3-0--------|-----------
Intro: A D A D (2x Bass-Riff) E
/ - / - / - / - / / / /
A E
Keep on runnin' - Keep on hidin'
F#m D
One fine day I'm gonna be the one
A D
To make you understand - Oh yeah
A E
I'm gonna be your man / - / - / - / - / / / /
 
A E
Keep on runnin' - Runnin' from my arms
F#m D
One fine day I'm gonna be the one
A D D
To make you understand - Oh yeah - I'm gonna be your man
E F F#m E
Hey hey hey - Everyone is talkin' about me - It make me feel so bad
E F F#m E
Hey hey hey - Everyone is laughing at me - It make me feel so sad
So Keep on runnin' --- Hey hey --- All right! 
 
Keep on runnin' - Runnin' from my arms 
One fine day I'm gonna be the one 
To make you understand - Oh yeah - I'm gonna be your man 
Hey hey hey - Everyone is talkin' about me - It make me feel so sad 
Hey hey hey - Everyone is laughin' at me - It make me feel so bad 
 
Keep on runnin' - Runnin' from my arms 
One fine day I'm gonna be the one 
To make you understand - Oh yeah - I'm gonna be your man 
 
Make me feel so good - Ah Ha - I wanna be your man - Hey hey hey ... 

Steamhammer

286. Junior's Wailing

Kieran White, Martin Pugh / Steamhammer: Steamhammer (1969)

A
Love me, baby, Love me when I'm down.
D A
Love me, baby, Love me when I'm down.
E D A
Love me baby, always be around.
 
A
Throw your arms around me like a Circle 'round the sun.
D A
Throw your arms around me like a Circle 'round the sun.
E D A
O-oh, love me, pretty baby, Like we just begun.
Solo harp
A
Love me, baby, Love me when I'm down.
D A
Oh love, love me, baby, Love me when I'm down.
E D A
Want you to hang on to me, Baby, Always be around.
 
A
Throw your arms around me like a Circle 'round the sun.
D A
Throw your arms around me like a Circle 'round the sun.
E D A
Oh won't you love me, woman, Like we just begun.
Solo guitar
 
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Steppenwolf

287. Born To Be Wild

M. Bonfire / Steppenwolf: Steppenwolf (1968)

|: E Em :|
Em
Get your motor runnin' - Head out on the highway.
Lookin' for adventure - In whatever comes our way. 
G A E G A E
Yeah, darlin' gonna make it happen, Take the world in a love embrace.
G A E G A E
Fire all of the guns at once and ex-plode into space!
 
Em
I like smoke and lightnin' - Heavy metal thunder.
Wrestlin' with the wind - And the feelin' that I'm under. 
Yeah, darlin' gonna make it happen, Take the world in a love embrace 
Fire all of the guns at once and explode into space! 
E G
Like a true nature's child - We were born, born to be wild.
A G Em
We could climb so high, I never wanna die.
E D E D E D E D
Born to be wild, Born to be wild.
Solo, organ + guitar (in Em)
Em
Get your motor runnin' - Head out on the highway.
Lookin' for adventure - In whatever comes our way. 
Yeah, darlin' gonna make it happen, Take the world in a love embrace 
Fire all of the guns at once and explode into space! 
 
Like a true nature's child - We were born, born to be wild. 
We could climb so high, I never wanna die. 
Born to be wild, Born to be wild. 
Solo - fade out (in Em)

Cat Stevens

288. Father and Son

Cat Stevens

Father:
G D C Am7
It's not time to make a change, just relax, take it easy
G Em
you're still young, that's your fault,
Am D
there's so much you have to know
G D C Am7
Find a girl, settle down, if you want, you can marry
G Em Am D
Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy
 
G B C Am7
I was once like you are now, and I know that it's not easy
G Em Am D
to be calm when you've found something going on
G B
But take your time, think a lot,
C Am7
think of everything you've got
G Em
for you will still be here tomorrow,
D G C
but your dreams may not
Son:
G B
How can I try to explain,
C Am7
when I do he turns away again
G Em Am D
It's always been the same, same old story.
G B C Am7
From the moment I could talk, I was ordered to listen
G Em D G
now there's a way and I know that I have to go away.
D C G C
I know I have to go
Father:
G D C Am7
It's not time to make a change, just relax, take it slowly
G Em
you're still young, that's your fault,
Am D
there's so much you have to go through
G D C Am7
Find a girl, settle down, if you want, you can marry
G Em Am D
Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy
Son:
G B
All the times that I've tried keeping
C Am7
all the things I knew inside
G Em Am D
It's hard but it's harder to ignore it
G B
If they were right, I'd agree,
C Am7
but it's them they know not me
G Em D G
now there's a way and I know that I have to go away.
D C G
I know I have to go

289. Moon Shadow

Cat Stevens

D G D
Oh, I'm bein' followed by a moon shadow, moon shadow, moon shadow.
D G D
Leapin' and hoppin' on a moon shadow, moon shadow, moon shadow.
 
G D G D G D Em A7
And if I ever lose my hands, lose my plaugh, lose my land.
G D G D Em A7 D Bm Em A7 D
Oh, if I ever lose my hand, oh I - - I - - i - - i - - won't have to work no more.
 
And if I ever lose my eyes, if my colours all run dry. 
Yes if I ever lose my eyes, oh I - - i - - i - - i - - won’t have to cry no more. 
Oh, I'm bein' followed by a moon shadow, moon shadow, moon shadow. 
Leapin' and hoppin' on a moon shadow, moon shadow, moon shadow. 
 
And if I ever lose my legs, I won’t moan and I won’t beg. 
yes, if I ever lose my legs, oh I - - i - - i - - i - - won’t have to walk no more. 
 
And if I ever lose my mouth, all my teeth north and south, 
Yes if I ever lose my mouth, oh I - - i - - i - - i - - won’t to have to talk no more 
Bridge:
E7 A E A
Did it take long to find me? I ask the faithful light.
E A E7 A D
Did it take long to find me and are you gonna stay the - night?
Oh, I'm bein' followed by a moon shadow, moon shadow, moon shadow. 
Leapin' and hoppin' on a moon shadow, moon shadow, moon shadow. 

290. Wild World

Cat Stevens

(intro) Am D/G Cmaj7/F Dm/E
Am D G
Now that I've lost every thing to you,
Cmaj7 F
You say you want to start something new,
Dm E
And it's breaking my heart you're leaving - baby I'm grieving.
 
Am D G
But if you want to leave take good care
Cmaj7 F
Hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
Dm E G G
But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there
C G F
Ooh baby baby it's a wild world
G F C
It's hard to get by just upon a smile
C G F
Ooh baby baby it's a wild world
G F C Dm E
And I'll always remember you like a child girl
 
Am D G
You know I've seen a lot of what the world can do
Cmaj7 F
And it's breaking my heart in two
Dm E
Cause I never want ot see you sad girl - Don't be a bad girl
 
Am D G
But if you want to leave take good care,
Cmaj7 F
Hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
Dm E G
But just remember there's a lot of bad and beware
C G F
Ooh baby baby it's a wild world
G F C
It's hard to get by just upon a smile
C G F
Ooh baby baby it's a wild world
G F C Dm E
And I'll always remember you like a child girl
Am D G Cmaj7 F Dm E
(Break) (solo)
 
Baby I love you . . . 
Am D G
But if you want to leave take good care,
Cmaj7 F
Hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
Dm E G
But just remember there's a lot of bad and beware
C G F
Ooh baby baby it's a wild world
G F C
It's hard to get by just upon a smile
C G F
Ooh baby baby it's a wild world
G F C
And I'll always remember you like a child girl

Rod Stewart

291. Sailing

Gavin Sutherland / Rod Stewart

C Am F C
I am sailing, I am sailing home again 'cross the sea.
D Am Dm G C G7
I am sailing stormy waters, to be near you, to be free.
 
C Am F C
I am flying, I am flying like a bird 'cross the sea.
D Am Dm G C G7
I am flying passing high clouds, to be near you, to be free.
 
C Am F C
Can you hear me, can you hear me, thru the dark night far away?
D Am Dm G C G7
I am dying, forever trying to be with you; who can say?
 
C Am F C
Can you hear me, can you hear me, thru the dark night far away?
D Am Dm G C G7
I am dying, forever trying to be with you; who can say?
 
C Am F C
We are sailing, we are sailing home again 'cross the sea.
D Am Dm G C G7
We are sailing stormy waters, to be near you, to be free.
 
G7 Dm G C
To be near you, to be free.
G7 Dm G C
To be near you, to be free.

Styx

292. Boat On The River

Styx

Am
Take me back to my boat on the river,
G E7
I need to go down, I need to come down.
Am
Take me back to my boat on the river
G E7 Am
and I won’t cry out anymore.
 
Time stand still as I gaze in water, 
she eases me down, touching me gently, 
with the waters that flow past my boat on the river, 
so I don’t cry out anymore. 
 
Am G E7
Oh the river is wise the river it touches
Am D
my life like the waves on the sand;
Dm Am
and all roads lead to tranquility base
G E7
where the frown on my face disappears.
 
Am
Take me down to my boat on the river
G E7 Am
and I won’t cry out anymore.
Solo
Oh the river is wise the river it touches 
my life like the waves on the sand; 
and all roads lead to tranquility base 
where the frown on my face disappears. 
 
Take me down to my boat on the river 
I need to go down, won’t you let me go down 
Take me back to my boat on the river 
and I won’t cry out anymore. 

James Taylor

293. You've got a Friend

Carole King / James Taylor (1971)

4/4 (capo 2nd)
G/C Cd Gsus4 G F#m7 B7
B7 Em B7 Em B7 Em7
When you're down and troubled and you need a helping hand,
Am Dsus4 G C G D/F#
and nothing, oh, nothing is going right,
B7sus4 B7sus4 Em B7 Em7
close your eyes and think of me and soon I will be there
Am Bm7 Dsus4 D
to brighten up even your darkest night.
G Gmaj7 C Am
You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am,
G Gmaj7 Dsus4 D7sus4
I'll come runnin' , oh yeah, baby, to see you again.
G Gmaj7 C Am7
Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you have to do is call
C C/B Am Dsus4
and I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.
G C G F#m B7
You've got a friend.
 
B7 Em B7 Em B7 Em7
If the sky above you should turn dark and full of clouds,
Am7 Dsus4 G C G D7/F#
and that old north wind should begin to blow,
B7sus4 B7sus4 Em B7 Em7
keep your head together and call my name out loud.
Am Bm7 Dsus4 D
Soon I'll be knockin' upon your door.
G Gmaj7 C Am
You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am,
G Gmaj7 Dsus4 D7sus4
I'll come runnin' , oh yes I will, to see you again.
G Gmaj7 C Am7
Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you got to do is call
C C/B
and I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.
C F C
Ain't it good to know, you've got a friend when
G Gsus4 Gmaj7 C F7
people can be so cold. They'll hurt you and desert you.
Em7 A7
Well, they'll take your soul if you let them.
D7sus4 D13
Oh yeah, but don't you let them.
 
G Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Am7
And just call out my name, and you know wherever I am,
D7sus4 Gmaj7 D7sus4
I'll come running to see you again.
G Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Em7
Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you got to do is call
C F# Am7 D7sus4
and I'll be there, yes I will.
G C G
You've got a friend. You've got a friend.
C G
Ain't it good to know you've got a friend?
C G
Ain't it good to know you've got a friend?
C Gsus4 G
Oh, yeah, yeah. You've got a friend.

Troggs

294. I can't Control Myself

Reg Presley/the Troggs (1966)

D
Oh no! Bababababa babababa, bababababa babababa.
 
D
I can't sit still 'cause you got me going! baba...
Your slacks are low and your hips are showing! baba... 
G A
I take you, girl, as you're standing there,
G A
Your low-cut slacks and your long black hair,
G A
I want you going out with no one else,
G A
'Cause when I'm with you I can't control myself.
 
D
The dance is done and you got me shaking! baba...
You've got me so that my nerves are breaking! baba... 
G A
If you knew me like I know you, girl,
G A
Your knees would bend and your hair would curl,
G A
You make me move, yeah, like no one else,
G A
and when I'm with you I can't control myself.
bridge
A
I've got this feeling that's inside of me,
It makes me think of how things used to be. 
G A G A
It makes me feel alright, when I'm with you at night,
A7 D
and we love, and we love. Baba........
 
D
You thrill me so with this big temptation! baba....
This kind of feeling could move a nation! baba..... 
G A G A
I'm ok when I'm here with you, I do the things that you want me to,
G A
I do these things for no one else,
G A
but when I'm with you I can't control myself.
D
Babababababa - I can't control myself - Whoaah - ...

295. Love is All Around

Reg Presley / the Troggs

 
D Em G A D Em G A
I feel it in my fingers, I feel it in my toes
D Em G A D Em G A
Well, love is all around me, and so the feeling grows
D Em G A D Em G A
It's written on the wind, it's everywhere I go
D Em G A D Em G A
So if you really love me, come on and let it show
G Em
You know I love you, I always will
G D
My mind's made up by the way that I feel
G Em
There's no beginning, there'll be no end
G A
'Cause on my love you can depend
 
I see your face before me as I lay on my bed 
I kinda get to thinking of all the things you said 
You gave your promise to me and I gave mine to you 
I need someone beside me in everything I do 
You know I love you, I always will 
My mind's made up by the way that I feel 
There's no beginning, there'll be no end 
Cos on my love you can depend 
 
It's written on the wind, it's everywhere I go 
So if you really love me, come on and let it show 
Come on let it show 
Come on let it show 
Come on let it show... 
Repeat and Fade Out

296. With a Girl Like You

Reg Presley / the Troggs

G D G D
I want to spend my life with a girl like you, ba ba ba ba bah, ba ba ba ba.
G D G D
And do all the things that you want me to, ba ba ba ba bah, ba ba ba ba.
C D C D
'Till that time has come, that we might live as one.
(tacit) D G D G D
Can I dance with you? Ba ba ba ba bah, ba ba ba ba bah, Ba ba ba ba bah, ba ba ba ba.
 
I tell by the way you dress that you're so refined, ba ba ba ba bah, ba ba ba ba. 
And by the way you talk, that you're just my kind ba ba ba ba bah, ba ba ba ba. 
Girl Why Should it be, that you don't notice me. 
Can I dance with you? Ba ba ba ba bah, ba ba ba ba bah, ba ba ba ba bah, ba ba ba ba. 
C G
Baby, baby, is there no chance, I can take you for the last dance.
C D
All night long, yeah, l've been waiting, now there'll be no hesitating.
 
So before this dance has reached the end, ba ba ba ba bah, ba ba ba ba. 
To you across the floor my love I'll send, ba ba ba ba bah, ba ba ba ba. 
I just hope and pray that I will find a way to say 
Can I dance with you? Ba ba ba ba bah, ba ba ba ba bah, ba ba ba ba bah, ba ba ba ba. 

Turtles

297. Happy Together

Gary Bonner - Alan Gordon / the Turtles

Dm
Imagine me and you, I do
C
I think about you day and night, it's only right
Bb A7
To think about the girl you love and hold her tight - So happy together
 
I should call you up, invest a dime 
And you say you belong to me and ease my mind 
Imagine how the world could be, so very fine - So happy together 
D C D C
I can see me lovin' nobody but you for all my life
D C D C
When you're with me, baby the skies will be blue for all my life
 
Me and you and you and me 
No matter how they thrust the dice, it has to be 
The only one for me is you, and you for me - So happy together 
I can see me lovin' nobody but you for all my life 
When you're with me, baby the skies will be blue for all my life 
Me and you and... 
D C D C
Ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba
D C D C
Ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba
Me and you and... ...So happy together 
Dm A7 Dm A7 Dm
So happy together - How is the weather
A7 Dm A7 Dm
So happy together - We're happy together
A7 Dm A7 Dm
So happy together - Happy together
A7 Dm A7
So happy together - So happy together
Dm
ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba...

Uriah Heep

298. Come Away, Melinda

Hellerman, Minkoff / Uriah Heep: Very 'eavy, Very 'umble (1970)

riff
B A B E F# G E | A G A F# | B A B E F# G E |
Ebm Db B Db
Daddy, daddy, come and look! See what I have found
Ebm Db
A little ways away from here,
B Ebm Ebm7+
While digging in the ground.
F# Db Bbm Fm
Come away Melinda. Come in and close the door.
F# Db Bbm Fm Bbm
It's nothing, just a picture book they had before the war.
 
Ebm Db B Db
Daddy, daddy, come and see! Daddy come and look!
Ebm Db
Why there's four or five little Melinda girls
B Ebm Ebm7+
Inside my picture book.
F# Db Bbm Fm
Come away Melinda. Come in and close the door.
F# Db Bbm Fm Bbm Bm
There were lots of little girls like you before they had the war
 
Em D C D
Oh daddy, daddy, come and see! Daddy hurry do!
Em D
Why there's someone in a pretty dress,
C Em Em7+
She's all grown up like you. Won't you tell me why?
G D Bm F#m
Come away Melinda. Come in and close the door.
G D Bm F#m Bm
That someone is your mommy you had before the war.
 
Em D C D
Daddy, daddy, tell me if you can.
Em D C Em Em7+
Why can't things be the way they were before the war began?
G D Bm F#m
Come away Melinda. Come in and close the door.
G D F#m Bm
The answer lies in yesterday before they had the war.

299. Lady in Black

Hensley / Uriah Heep: Salisbury (1971)

Am
She came to me one morning, one lonely sunday morning,
G Am
Her long hair flowing in the mid-winter wind.
Am
I know not how she found me, for in darkness I was walking,
G Am
And destruction lay around me from a fight I could not win.
Am G Am G Am
Ahahaaa Haahah, Ahahaaa Haha Ha!
 
She asked me: "Name my foe then". I said: "The need within some men 
To fight and kill their brothers without thought of love or God". 
And I begged her give me horses to trample down my enemies, 
So eager was my passion to devour this waste of life. 
Ahahaaa Haahah, Ahahaaa Haha Ha! 
 
But she would not think of battle that reduces men to animals, 
So easy to begin and yet impossible to end. 
For she the mother of all men had counciled me so wisely that 
I feared to walk alone again and asked if she would stay. 
Ahahaaa Haahah, Ahahaaa Haha Ha! 
 
"Oh lady lend your hand," I cried, "Oh let me rest here at your side." 
"Have faith and trust in me," she said and filled my heart with life. 
There is no strength in numbers. I've no such misconception. 
But when you need me be assured I won't be far away. 
Ahahaaa Haahah, Ahahaaa Haha Ha! 
 
Thus having spoke she turned away and though I found no words to say 
I stood and watched until I saw her black cloak disappear. 
My labor is no easier, but now I know I'm not alone. 
I find new heart each time I think upon that windy day. 
And if one day she comes to you drink deeply from her words so wise. 
Take courage from her as your prize and say hello for me. 
Ahahaaa Haahah, Ahahaaa Haha Ha! 
Ahahaaa Haahah, Ahahaaa Haha Ha... 

300. Rain

Ken Hensley / Uriah Heep: The Magician's Birthday (1972)

C G F Am
It's raining outside, but that's not unusual
C G F Am G
but the way that I'm feeling's becoming usual
F G
I guess you could say
C Am
the clouds are moving away...
G Gsus G F7 C
away from your days, and into mine
solo
C Bb Ab C ...
 
C F G Am
Now it's raining inside and that's a shame
C F G Am G
and it's getting to me...a happy man
F G C Am
Why would would want to waste all my time?
G Gsus G F7 C
The world is yours, but I am mine
C F G
Rain, rain, rain in my tears
C F G
measuring carefully my years
C F G Bm7
shame, shame, shame in my mind
Eb Bb C
see what you've done to my life
 
repeat...

301. The Wizard

Mark Clarke, Ken Hensley / Uriah Heep: Demons and Wizards (1972)

D C G D
D C G D
He was the wizard of a thousand kings
D C G D
And I chanced to meet him one night wandering
C G C G
He told me tales and he drank my wine,
D C G D
Me and my magic man kinda feelin' fine.
 
He had a cloak of gold and eyes of fire, 
And as he spoke I felt a deep desire: 
To free the world of its fear and pain, 
And help the people to feel free again. 
 
Bridge
A G
Why don't we listen to the voices in our heart,
A G
Cause then I know we'd find we're not so far apart.
A G
Everybody's got to be happy, everyone should see,
A G
For we know the joy of life, what peace and love can bring.
 
So spoke the wizard in his moun-tain home 
The vision of his wisdom means we'll never be alone. 
And I will dream of my magic night 
And the million silver stars that guide me with their light. 
D C G D
AhhAhhHaah
D C G D
AhhAhhHaah

Townes Van Zandt

302. At My Window

Townes van Zandt / Townes van Zandt: Flyin' Shoes (1978)

D G D A D G D
At my window watching the sun go, Hoping the stars know it's time to shine.
D G D A D G D
Daydreams - aloft on dark wings, Soft as the sun streams at days decline.
A G D
Living is sying dying says nothing at all.
A G D
Babe and I are lying here watching the evening fall.
 
D G D A D G D
Time flows - through brave beginnings, And leaves her endings beneath our feet.
D G D A D G D
Walk lightly - upon their faces, Leave gentle traces upon their sleep.
Living is dancing dyin's doin' nothing at all. 
Babe and I are lying here watching the evening fall. 
 
D G D A D G D
Three dimes - hard luck and good times, Bad rhymes and fine lines not much to say.
D G D A D G D
Feel fine - feel low and lazy, Feel grey and hazy, feel far away.
Living ain't lying dying ain't flying so high. 
Babe and I are wandrin' watching the day go by. 

303. Don't You Take It Too Bad

Townes Van Zandt / Townes Van Zandt: Townes Van Zandt (1969)

C - G G7 C F C -
F C
Don't you take it too bad, if you're feelin' unlovin'
G G7 C
Well, if you're feelin' unfeelin', if you're feelin' alone.
C7 F
Don't you take it too bad, cause it ain't you to blame, babe
C G G7
Well it's only a game, babe, out of all of this living,
C F C C7
that we've got left to do. - - -
 
F C
And if you go searchin', for rhyme or for reason,
G G7 C C7
Then you won't have the time - that it takes just for talkin'. -
F C
'Bout the places you've been, babe, 'bout the faces you've seen, babe,
G G7 C F C C7
How soft the time flies - past your window at night. - - -
 
F C
And we just can't have that, girl, cause it's a sad, lonesome, cold world.
G G7 C
And a man needs a woman - to stand by his side.
C7 F
And whisper sweet words in his ears about daydreams,
C G
And roses and playthings, and the sweetness of springtime
G7 C F C
and the sound of the rain. - -

304. Fare Thee Well, Miss Carousel

Townes Van Zandt / Townes Van Zandt: Townes Van Zandt (1969)

C Em F Em Dm G F C Em F Em Dm
Well, the drunken clown still hanging 'round, But it's plain the laughters all died down;
G F C
The tears you tried so hard to hide are flowing.
C Em F Em Dm
And a blind man with his knife in hand Has convinced himself that he understands -
G F C
I wish him well, Miss Carousel, but I gotta be a going.
Am Em Am Em
Won't you come and get me when You're sure that you don't need me then
Am Em F Em G
I'll stand outside your window - And I proudly call your name!
 
C Em F Em Dm
Well the lady's been told that all her gold Is worth so much, she can't be sold;
G F C
No time to weep, she'll later sleep tomorrow.
C Em F Em Dm
When she carries her face to the market place And bets it on the open enrage -
G F C
She can ring her bells, Miss Carousel, but the singing brings me sorrow.
Won't you come... 
 
C Em F Em Dm
Well it's always done, every mothers sun Is surely grown, and never run;
G F C
So they fight with all their might inside them.
C Em F Em Dm
When the battles been fought 'n they've all been taught That the trick is just not being caught;
G F C
Will you give 'em hell, Miss Carousel, When they're begging you to hide them.
Won't you come and get me... 
 
C Em F Em Dm
When they need a rose, your eyes felt closed; You clamped your fingers 'round your nose -
G F C
Would you say, that's anyway to judge him.
C Em F Em Dm
Well you haven't got the authority To kill him in the first degree -
G F C
But would you feel compelled, Miss Carousel, If you had something to regret in.
harp solo
C Em F Em Dm
On a velvet beach far beneath the reach Of those who come to pry and preach,
G F C
The natural man that tried to stand is falling.
C Em F Em Dm
Well how long will it be before he sees: You own his legs but his mind is free!
G F C
Only you can tell, Miss Carousel, How long will he be crawling.
Won't you come and get me... 
 
C Em F Em Dm
All the castle walls grown so tall, Seems there ain't no hope at all -
G F C
To reach the top even though you stopped your breathin'.
C Em F Em Dm
But I ain't gonna try to make you cry, The teardrops couldn't find your eye,
G F C
It's all been swell, Miss Carousel, the time has come for leaving!
Won't you come and get me when... 

305. If I Needed You

Townes Van Zandt / Townes Van Zandt: The Late Great Townes Van Zandt (1972)

G
If I needed you, would you come to me;
C D G
Would you come to me to ease my pain?
If you needed me, I would come to you; 
C D G
I would swim the seas for to ease your pain.
When the night forlorn or the morning’s born 
C D G
And the morning shines with the lights of love.
You will miss sunrise if you close your eyes 
C D G
And that would break my heart in two.
solo
Lady’s with me now since I showed her how 
C D G
To lay her lilly hand in mine.
Loop and Lil agree she’s a sight to see, 
C D G
And a treasure for the poor to find.
G
If I needed you, would you come to me;
C D G
Would you come to me and ease my pain?
If you needed me, I would come to you; 
C D G
I would swim the seas for to ease your pain.

306. Pancho and Lefty

Townes van Zandt

C G
Living on the road, my friend, is gonna keep you free and clean;
F C G
Now you wear your skin like iron and your breath is as hard as kerosene.
F C F
You weren't your mama's only boy, but her favorite one it seems -
C F C G F Am G C
She began to cry when you said goodbye - and sank into your dreams.
 
C G
Pancho was a bandit boy, his horse was fast as polished steel;
F C G
He wore his gun outside his pants for all the honest world to feel.
F C F
Pancho met his match you know on the deserts down in Mexico
C F C G F Am G F
Nobody heard his dying words, ah but that's the way it goes.
F C F
And all the Federales say - they could have had him any day;
C F C G F Am G C
They only let him hang around - out of kindness, I suppose.
 
C G
Lefty, he can't sing the blues all night long like he used to.
F C G
The dust that Pancho bit down south ended up in Lefty's mouth;
F C F
The day they laid poor Pancho low, Lefty split for Ohio
C F C G G Am G F
Where he got the bread to go, there ain't nobody knows
And all the Federales say - they could have had him any day; 
They only let him slip away - out of kindness, I suppose. 
 
C G
Well the boys tell how Pancho fell, and Lefty's living in a cheap hotel
F C G
The desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold, and so the story ends we're told.
F C F
Pancho needs your prayers, it's true, but save a few for Lefty too
C F C G F Am G F
He just did what he had to do, and now he's growing old.
A few gray Federales say they could have had him any day; 
They only let him go so wrong - out of kindness, I suppose. 
 
A few gray Federales say... 

307. Waiting Around to Die

Townes Van Zandt / Townes Van Zandt: Townes Van Zandt (1969)

Am Dm
Sometimes I don't know where this dirty road is taking me,
Am Em
Sometimes I don't even know the reason why.
Am Dm
But I guess I'll keep on gamblin', lots of booze and lots of ramblin',
Am Em Am
It's easier than just waitin' around to die.
 
Oh one time, friends, I had a Ma, even had a Pa, 
Well he beat her with a belt once 'cause she cried! 
She told him to take care of me, headed down to Tennessee; 
Well it's easier than just waitin' around to die. 
 
I came of age and I found a girl in a Tuscaloosa bar, 
Oh, she cleaned me out and hid it on the sly! 
Well, I tried to kill the pain, I bought some wine and hopped a train; 
It seemed easier than just to wait around to die. 
 
And my friend said he knew where some easy money was, 
We robbed a man and brother did we fly! 
The posse caught up with me and drug me back to Muskogee, 
And it's two long years waiting around to die. 
 
Oh, but now I'm out of prison; got me a friend at last. 
He don't drink, or steal, or cheat, or lie! 
Oh, his name is codeine, he's the nicest thing I've seen - 
And together we're gonna wait around to die, 
Yeah, together we're gonna wait around to die! 
 

Jerry Jeff Walker

308. Mr. Bojangles

Jerry Jeff Walker (1968)

C C/b Am7 C/g F G
I knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you - In worn out shoes.
C C/b Am7 C/g F G
With silver hair a ragged shirt and baggy pants - He did the old soft shoe.
F C E7 Am Am7 D7 G
He jumped so high, jumped so high, - Then he lightly touched down.
Am G Am G Am G C C/b Am7 C/g
Mister Bojangles, Mister Bojangles, Mister Bojangles, Dance.
 
I met him in a cell in New Orleans - I was down and out. 
He looked at me to be the eyes of age - As he spoke right out. 
He talked of life, talked of life - He laughed slapped his leg a step. 
Mister Bojangles, Mister Bojangles, Mister Bojangles, Dance. 
 
He said his name, Bojangles, then he danced a lick - Across the cell. 
He grabbed his pants a better stance - Oh he jumped up high, 
He clicked his heels, he let go a laugh, let go a laugh - Shook back his clothes all around. 
Mister Bojangles, Mister Bojangles, Mister Bojangles, Dance. 
 
He danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs - Throughout the south. 
He spoke with tears of fifteen years how his dog and he - Traveled about. 
His dog up and died, up and died - After twenty years he still grieved, 
Mister Bojangles, Mister Bojangles, Mister Bojangles, Dance. 
 
He said, "I dance now at every chance in honky tonks - For drinks and tips. 
But most the time I spend behind these county bars," He said, - "I drinks a bit." 
He shook his head and he shook his head - I heard someone ask him "Please, 
Mister Bojangles, Mister Bojangles, Mister Bojangles, Dance, 
Dance!" 

Muddy Waters

309. I Want To Be Loved

Willie Dixon / Muddy Waters: Hard Again (1977)

 
|: C Bb F F# G :|
/ - / - / / / -
 
C Bb F F# G
The spark in your eye sets my soul on fire,
C Bb F F# G
Your voice is like an angel above.
C Bb F F# G
The touch of your hand, woman, drives me in- -sane:
C - - C
But baby, I wants to be loved!
 
C Bb F F# G
I'm crazy 'bout every little thing you do;
C Bb F F# G
I even cherish your hug.
C Bb F F# G
Your kisses so sweet, honey, they can't be beat;
C - - C
But baby, I wants to be loved!
 
Solo
|: C F C G F C C7 G7 :|
/ / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
 
bridge:
F
Every time I ask you for a date,
F
You don't come at all, or you're oh so late.
F
I ask you to dance a little spin.
F G - G -
You say: "Wait a minute, daddy, here come my friend!"
 
C Bb F F# G
I love the way you walk when you pass me by,
C Bb F F# G
- Even when you tryin' to snub.
C Bb F F# G
The touch of your hand, honey, drives me in- -sane,
C - - C
But baby, I wants to be loved!

310. The Blues Had a Baby and They Called It Rock N' Roll

McKinley Morganfield / Muddy Waters: Hard Again (1972)

A
Well, all you people, you know the blues got a soul!
D
Well this is a story, a story never been told.
E7
Well, the blues got pregnant -
D7 A E7
And they named the baby Rock and Roll
 
Memphis Slim said it, you know the blues got a soul! 
Pinetop said it, you know the blues got a soul! 
Well, the blues it had a baby and they named that baby Rock and Roll. 
 
Solo
 
Colonel Willis said it, you know the blues got a soul. 
Jane Clark said it, you know the blues got a soul. 
Well, the blues it had a baby and they named that baby Rock and Roll. 
 
Solo
 
Otis Spann said it, you know the blues got a soul. 
Queen Victoria said it, you know the blues got a soul. 
n.c. A
Well, the blues had a baby - and they named it Rock and Roll.

Who

311. Behind Blue Eyes

Pete Towenshend / the Who

Em G D
No one knows what it's like, to be the bad man
C/D A9
To be the sad man, behind blue eyes!
Em G D Dsus4
No one knows what it's like to be hated,
C/D A9
To be fated, to telling only lies!
C D G C/G G
But my dreams, they aren't as empty
C D E Esus4 E
As my conscience seems to be
Bm C
I have hours, only lonely
D A9
My love is vengeance that's never free
 
No one knows what it's like to feel these feelings 
Like I do, and I blame you 
No one bites back as hard on their anger 
None of my pain and woe, can show through 
Chorus
 
E Bm A E Bm A
E Bm A E
When my fist clenches crack it open
Bm G D
Before I use it and lose my cool
G A E
When I smile tell me some bad news
G A E
Before I laugh and act like a fool
 
Bm A E
And if I swallow anything evil
Bm G D
Stick your finger down my throat
G A D
And if I shiver please give me a blanket
G A E
Keep me warm let me wear your coat
 
Bm A E Bm A B A D D5 B A D D5 B A D D5 B B/A
 
No one knows what it's like, to be the bad man 
To be the sad man, behind blue eyes 

312. I Can See For Miles

Pete Townshend / the Who: Sell Out (1967)

E / / / G / A / E / / / G9 / A /
E G A E G A
I know you've deceived me, now here's a surprise
E G A E
I know that you have cause there's magic in my eyes
E Em7 A C Asus4 E Em7 E
I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles, oh yeah
 
E G A E G A
If you think I don't know about all the little trick you play
E G A E
And you think I never see you when dilib'ratly you put things in my way
E A B
Well here's a poke at you, you're gonna choke on it too
B A B Cb
You're gonna lose that smile because all the while
B A E A E Cb
I could see for miles and miles, I could see for miles and miles
E Em7 A C Asus4 E Em7 E
I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles, oh yeah
 
You took advantage of my trust in you when I was so far away 
I saw you holding lots of other guys and now you've got the nerve to say 
That you still want me, wel that's as may be 
But you gotta stand trial because all the while 
I could see for miles and miles, I could see for miles and miles 
I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles, oh yeah 
 
The Eiffle Tower and Taj Mahal are mine to see on clear days 
You thought that I would need a crystal ball to see right thru the haze 
Well here's a poke at you, you're gonna choke on it too 
You're gonna lose that smile because all the while 
I could see for miles and miles, I could see for miles and miles 
 
E Em7 A C
I can see for miles and miles and miles
Asus4 E
And miles and miles and miles and miles and miles

313. I'm a Boy

Pete Townshend / the Who (1966)

A Esus4 E A Esus4 E
A Esus4 E
One girl was called Jean Marie
A Esus4 E
Another little girl was called Felicity.
A Esus4 E
Another little girl was called Sally Joy,
A E
The other was me and I'm a boy
A E5/Ab E5 E5/Ab E5 E5/Ab E5 ...
My name is Bill and I'm a head case
A E5/Ab E5 E5/Ab E5 E5/Ab E5 ...
They practice making up on my face
A E5/Ab E5 E5/Ab E5 E5/Ab E5 ...
Yeah, I feel lucky if I get trousers to wear
A E Esus4 E
Spend evenings taking hair pins from my hair
D E A
I'm a boy, I'm a boy, but my Ma won't admit it!
D E Esus4 E A A E Esus4 E
I'm a boy, I'm a boy, but if I say I am I get it!
 
A Esus4 E
Put your frock on Jean Marie;
A Esus4 E
Plait your hair Felicity!
A Esus4 E
Paint your nails little Sally Joy;
A E7 E
Put this wig on little boy!
D E A A
I'm a boy, I'm a boy, but my ma won't admit it!
D E Esus4 E7 A A
I'm a boy, I'm a boy if I say I am I get it!
 
break
E A Am Dm/A Am7 Am6 F/A F/A D/A E
(pedal)
 
A Esus4 E
I wanna play cricket on the green,
A Esus4 E
Ride my bike across the stream!
A Esus4 E
Cut myself and see my blood;
A E7 E
I wanna come home all covered with mud!
D E A
I'm a boy, I'm a boy, but my ma won't admit it;
D E A A A/G# A
I'm a boy, I'm a boy, I'm a boy!
D E A A
I'm a boy, I'm a boy, I'm a boy, I'm a boy;
D E7 Esus4 E7 A
I'm a boy, I'm a boy, I'm a boy!

314. Magic Bus

Pete Townshend / the Who: Meaty beaty Big And Bouncy (1968)

A C D A G D
Every day I get in the queue (Too much, the Magic Bus)
A C D A G D
To get on the bus that takes me to you (Too much, the Magic Bus)
A G D A G D
I'm so nervous, I just sit and smile (Too much, the Magic Bus)
A G D A G D
Your house is only another mile (Too much, the Magic Bus)
 
I thank you, driver, for getting me here (Too much, the Magic Bus) 
You'll be an inspector, have no fear (Too much, the Magic Bus) 
I don't want to cause no fuss (Too much, the Magic Bus) 
But can I buy your Magic Bus? (Too much, the Magic Bus) 
 
No! 
 
 
I don't care how much I pay (Too much, the Magic Bus) 
I wanna drive my bus to my baby each day (Too much, the Magic Bus) 
(Magic Bus, Magic Bus...) 
 
Give me a hundred. I won't take under. It goes like thunder. It's a bus-age wonder. 
 
(You can't have it.) Think how much you'll save. (You can't have it.) 
 
I want it, I want it, I want it, I want it (Now, you can't have it!) 
 
Thruppence and sixpence every day (Too much, the Magic Bus) 
Just to drive to my baby (Too much, the Magic Bus) 
Thruppence and sixpence each day (Too much, the Magic Bus) 
'Cause I drive my baby every way (Too much the Magic Bus) 
 
Now I've got my Magic Bus (Too much, the Magic Bus) 
I said, now I've got my Magic Bus (Too much, the Magic Bus) 
I drive my baby every way (Too much, the Magic Bus) 
Each time I go a different way (Too much, the Magic Bus) 
(Magic Bus) (Magic Bus) 
(Magic Bus) (Magic Bus) (Hey...) 
Every day you'll see the dust (Too much, the Magic Bus) 
As I drive my baby in my Magic Bus (Too much, the Magic Bus) 
(Magic Bus) 

315. Pictures of Lily

Pete Townshend / the Who (1967)

C Em Am
I used to wake up in the morning,
G
I used to feel so bad!
C Em Am
I got so sick of having sleepless nights,
G
I went and told my dad!
 
Am G F E
He said, "Son, now here's some little something!"
Am G
And stuck them on my wall.
C Em Am
And now my nights ain't quite so lonely,
G
In fact, I don't feel bad at all.
G7
I don't feel bad at all.
C Am G F C F G
Pictures of Li- -ly! Made my life so wonderful.
C Em Am G F Em D E
Pictures of Li- -ly! Helped me sleep at night.
A F#m D C#m B E
Pictures of Lily! Solved my childhood problems.
A F#m A D E
Pictures of Li- -ly! Helped me feel alright.
 
E D E A G A C D C D C D C D
Pictures of Li-ly. Lily, oh Li-ly; Lily, oh Li-ly. Pictures of Li-ly!
 
And then one day things weren't quite so fine, 
I fell in love with Lily. 
I asked my dad where Lily I could find? 
He said, "Son, now don't be silly!" 
 
"She's been dead since nineteen-twenty-nine! 
Oh, how I cried that night. 
If only I'd been born in Lily's time, 
It would have been alright. 
Pictures of Lily! Made my life so wonderful. 
Pictures of Lily! Helped me sleep at night. 
 
For me and Lily are together in my dreams, 
And I ask you, "Hey mister, have you ever seen - 
"Pictures of Lily?" 

316. Substitute

Pete Townshend / the Who (1966)

D G G
You think we look pretty good together.
D G G
You think my shoes are made of leather.
 
Em G D Em G D
But I'm a substitute for another guy;
Em G D Em G D
I look pretty tall but my heels are high;
Em G D Em G D
The simple things you see are all complicated
Em G D Em G A Asus4 A
I look pret-ty young but I'm just back dat- -ed, yeah!
D A G D
Substitute - your lies for fact!
D A G D
Substitute - I see right through your plastic mac!
D A G D
Substitute - I look all white but my dad was black!
D A G D
Substitute - my fine looking suit's really made out of sack!
 
I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth. 
The north side of my town faced east, And the east was facing south. 
 
And now you dare to look me in the eye, Those crocodile tears are what you cry! 
If it's a genuine problem you won't try - To work it out at all, just pass it by, pass it by. 
Substitute - me for him! Substitute - my Coke for gin! 
Substitute - you for my Mum! Substitute - at least I'll get my washing done! 
 
But I'm a substitute for another guy; I look pretty tall but my heels are high; 
The simple things you see are all complicated; I look pretty young but I'm just back dated, yeah! 
 
I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth. 
The north side of my town faced east, And the east was facing south. 
 
And now you dare to look me in the eye; Those crocodile tears are what you cry! 
If it's a genuine problem you won't try - To work it out at all, just pass it by, pass it by. 
Substitute - me for him! Substitute - my Coke for gin! 
Substitute - you for my Mum! Substitute - at least I'll get my washing done! 
 
Substitute - your lies for fact! Substitute - I see right through your plastic mac! 
Substitute - I look all white but my dad was black! 
Substitute - my fine looking suit's really made out of sack! 

Tammy Wynette

317. Stand By Your Man

Tammy Wynette & Billy Sherrill/Tammy Wynette: Stand by Your Man (1968)

A E
Sometimes it's hard to be a woman
Bm E7 A
Giving all your love to just one man
D
You'll have bad times
A
And he'll have good times
B E
Doing things that you don't understand
A C#
Stand by your man
D C#m Bm
Give him two arms to cling to
A F#7
And something warm to come to
B E7
When nights are cold and lonely
 
A C#
Stand by your man
D C#m Bm
And tell the world you love him
A E7 C#7 F#
Keep giving all the love you can
D E A D A E7
Stand by your man
 
A E
But if you love him you'll forgive him
Bm E7 A
Even though he's hard to understand
D
And if you love him
A D
Oh be proud of him
A E7 A D A E
Cause after all he's just a man
A C#
Stand by your man
D C#m Bm
And show the world you love him
A E E7 C#7 F#
Keep giving all the love you can
D E A D A E A
Stand by your man
 

the Yardbirds

318. For Your Love

Graham Gouldman/The Yardbirds (1965)

|: Em G A Am :|
|: Em G A Am :|
(For your love)
Em G A Am
I'd give you everything and more and that's for sure. (For your love)
Em G A Am
I'd bring you diamond rings and things right to your door. (For your love)
Em G A Am
To thrill you with delight, I'd give you diamonds bright!
Em G A Am
Double takes I will excite, make you dream of me at night!
Em G A Am Em G A Am
For your loo-oo-oo-oove - For your loo-oo-oo-oove
Em G A Am Em
For your loo-oo-oo-oove
 
Bridge:
B A E
For your love, for your love I would give the stars above!
B A C#m B
For your love, for your love I would give you all I could.
 
|: Em G A Am :|
(For your love)
Em G A Am
I'd give the moon if it were mine to give (For your love)
Em G A Am
I'd give the stars and the sun for I live (For your love)
For your loo-oo-oo-oove - For your loo-oo-oo-oove 
For your loo-oo-oo-oove 

319. Shapes Of Things

Keith Relf, Jim McCarty, Paul Samwell-Smith / the Yardbirds (1966)

Intro: F
/ / / /
G F/D G
Shapes - Of things before my eyes
F/D G F/D F
Just teach me to despise - Will time make man more wise
 
G F/D G
Here - Within my lonely frame
F/D G F/D F
My eyes just hurt my brain - But will they see the same
C Bb
Come tomorrow - Will I be older
C Bb
Come tomorrow - May be a soldier
C Bb Bb D
Come tomorrow - Will I be bolder - Than today?
 
Now - The trees are almost green 
But will they still be seen - Where time and tide have been 
 
Fallen - Into your passing hands 
Please don't destroy these lands - Don't make them desert sands 
Come tomorrow - Will I be older 
Come tomorrow - May be a soldier 
Come tomorrow - Will I be bolder - Than today? 
Guitar Solo
Soon - I hope that I will find 
G
Loves deep within my mind - That won't disgrace my kind / / / / / / / /
Guitar solo: (entirely played on G-string) G v v v | F v v v | G --------------------------|-10---12---14---16b17-------16-14-12| G v v v | F v v v | G -14---b16-----------------|-15p14p1214-12--14--15--14----------| G v v v | F v v v | G -15---b17----------10-12--|-8--------10-------12b14---12---10--| G v v v | F v v v | G -12-----------------------|----15p14p1214--121012--012109-109--| G v v v | F v v v | G -7-9-7-5---7-5-4--5--4-5--|-7-9---b10----9---7-----------------| G v v v | F v v v | G ----10-10-12-12-14b15r1412|-14b16------------------------------| G v v v | F v v v | Bb v v v | D - - - G -12-----------------------|------------------------------------| Verse: (bass over verse chords) Chorus: (bass over chorus chords) [G]v v v v [F/D]v v v v [C]v v v v [Bb]v v v v -------------------|------------------- -------------5-3---|-------------3-1--- -------------------|------------------- -------2---5-----5-|-------0---3-----3- -------2---3---4---|----5-------------- ---3---------------|---1--------------- ---3---------------|--------5---3---1-- -------------------|-------------------

Neil Young

320. Cowgirl In The Sand

Neil Young

|: Am F :|
Am F Am
Hello cowgirl in the sand, hello cowgirl in the sand.
F
Is this place at your command?
C G Fmaj7 G C G Fmaj7 G
Can I stay here for a while? Can I see your sweet, sweet smile?
Dm Em C F Dm Em C F
Old enough, now, to change your name when so many love you, is it the same?
Dm C F C E7 A
It's the woman in you that makes you want to play this game
 
Am F Am
Hello ruby in the dust, hello ruby in the dust.
F
Has your band begun to rust?
C G Fmaj7 G C G Fmaj7 G
After all the sin we've had I was hoping that we'd turn back
Dm Em C F Dm Em C F
Old enough, now, to change your name when so many love you, is it the same?
Dm C F C E7 A
It's the woman in you that makes you want to play this game
 
Am F Am
Hello, woman of my dreams. hello woman of my dreams
F
Is it not the way it seems?
C G Fmaj7 G C G Fmaj7 G
Purple words on a gray background, to be a woman and to be turned down
Dm Em C F Dm Em C F
Old enough, now, to change your name when so many love you, is it the same?
Dm C F C E7 A
It's the woman in you that makes you want to play this game
E7 A |: Am F :|

321. From Hank to Hendrix

Neil Young / Neil Young: Harvest Moon (1992)

G Bm C Am Em G C Am
G Bm C Am
From Hank to Hendrix, I walked these streets with you.
Em G C Am
Here I am with this old guitar, doing what I do.
G Bm C Am
I always expected that you would see me through.
Em G C Am G
I never believed in much, but I believed in you.
F C G
Can we get it together, can we still stand side by side.
F C G
Can we make it last, like a musical ride?
 
G Bm C Am
From Marilyn to Madonna, I always loved your smile,
Em G C Am
Now we're headed for the big divorce, California style.
G Bm C Am
I found myself singin' like a long lost friend
Em G C Am G
The same thing that makes you live can kill you in the end.
F C G
Can we get it together, can we still stand side by side.
F C G
Can we make it last, like a musical ride?
harp solo: G Bm C Am Em G C Am
G Bm C Am
Sometimes it's distorted not clear to you.
Em G C Am
Sometimes the beauty of love just comes ringin' through.
G Bm C Am
New glass in the window, new leaf on the tree,
Em G C Am G
new distance between us you and me.
F C G
Can we get it together, can we still stand side by side.
F C G
Can we make it last, like a musical ride?

322. Heart of Gold

Neil Young/Neil Young: Harvest (1972)

Intro
Em C D G Em C D G
Em C D G Em G C Bm Am G
Em C D G
I wanna live, I wanna give,
Em C D G
I've been a miner for a heart of gold.
Em C D G
It's these expressions I never give
Em G
that keep me searchin' for a heart of gold,
C Bm Am G
And I'm gettin' old.
Em G
Keep me searchin' for a heart of gold,
C Bm Am G
And I'm gettin' old.
 
Em C D G
I've been to Hollywood, I've been to Redwood,
Em C D G
I'd cross the ocean for a heart of gold,
Em C D G
I've been in my mind, it's such a fine line
Em G
that keeps me searchin' for a heart of gold,
C Bm Am G
And I'm gettin' old,
Em G
Keeps me searchin' for a heart of gold,
C Bm Am G
And I'm gettin' old.
 
Em D Em
Keep me searchin' for a heart of gold,
D Em
You keep me searchin' and I'm growin' old.
D Em
Keep me searchin' for a heart of gold,
G C Bm Am G
I've been a miner for a heart of gold.

323. Helpless

Neil Young / Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Déjà Vu (1970)

Intro: D A G D A G
D A G D A G
There is a town in north Ontario With dream comfort memory to spare,
D A G D A G
And in my mind I still need a place to go, All my changes were there.
 
D A G D A G
Blue, blue windows behind the stars, Yellow moon on the rise.
D A G D A G
Big birds flying across the sky Throwing shadows on our eyes.
D A G
Helpless, helpless, helpless!
D A G
Helpless, helpless, helpless!
D A G
Helpless, helpless, helpless!
D A G D A G
Baby can you hear me now? The chains are locked and tied across the door.
D A G
Baby, sing with me somehow!
D A G
Helpless, helpless, helpless!
D A G
Helpless, helpless, helpless!
D A G
Helpless, helpless, helpless!
Solo
D A G D A G
D A G D A G
Blue, blue windows behind the stars, Yellow moon on the rise.
D A G D A G
Big birds flying across the sky Throwing shadows on our eyes.
D A G
Helpless, helpless, helpless!
D A G
Helpless, helpless, helpless!
D A G
Helpless, helpless, helpless...

324. My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)

Neil Young & Jeff Blackburn / Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Rust Never Sleeps (1978)

Am G Fmaj7 Am G Fmaj7
Am G Fmaj7 Am G Fmaj7
My My, Hey Hey - Rock and roll is here to stay.
C G Am F Am G Fmaj7
It's better to burn out than to fade away - My My, Hey Hey.
Am G Fmaj7
Out of the blue and into the black.
Am G Fmaj7
They give you this, but you pay for that.
C G Am F
And once you're gone you can never come back.
Am G Fmaj7
When you're out of the blue And into the black.
 
solo: Am G Fmaj7 Am G Fmaj7 C G Am F Am G Fmaj7
Am G Fmaj7
The king is gone but he's not forgotten.
Am G Fmaj7
Is this the story of Johnny Rotten?
C G Am F
It's better to burn out than it is to rust.
Am G Fmaj7
The king is gone but he's not forgotten.
Am G Fmaj7 Am G Fmaj7
Hey Hey, My My - Rock and roll will never die.
C G Am F Am G Fmaj7
There's more to the picture than meets the eye - Hey Hey, My My.

Zager & Evans

325. In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)

Rick Evans / Zager & Evans (1968)

Em D
In the year 25-25, if a man is still alive
C B7
If woman can survive they may find
 
Em D
In the year 35-35, ain't gonna need to tell the truth tell no lies;
C B7
Everything you think, do and say is in the pill you took today.
 
In the year 45-45, ain't gonna need no teeth won't need your eyes. 
You won't find a thing to chew nobody's gonna look at you. 
 
In the year 55-55 your arms are hanging limp at your side. 
Your legs got nothing to do, some machines doin' that for you. 
 
Fm Eb
In the year 65-65 ain't gonna need no husband won't need no wife.
C# C7
You'll pick your sons pick your daughters too from the bottom of a long glass tube.
 
In the year 75-10 if god is comin' he oughta make it by then. 
Maybe he'll look around himself and say: "Now it's time for the judgement day!" 
 
In the year 85-10 god is gonna shake his mighty hand. 
He'll either say: I'm pleased where man has been! Or tear it down and start again! 
 
F#m E
In the year 95-95 I'm kind a wond'ring if man is still alive.
D C#7
He's taken everything this old earth could give and he ain't put back nothin'!
 
Now it's been ten thousand years man has cried a billion tears. 
For what he never knew now man reign is through! 
 
But through eternal night the twinklin' of starlight 
so very far away maybe it's only yesterday. 
F#m
In the year 25-25...

Frank Zappa

326. Hungry Freaks, Daddy

Frank Zappa / Mothers of Invention

 
Mister America walk on by 
Your schools that do not teach 
Mister America walk on by 
The minds that won't be reached 
Mister America try to hide 
The emptiness that's you inside 
When once you find that the way you lied 
And all the corny tricks you tried 
Will not forestall the rising tide of 
Hungry freaks, Daddy . . . 
They won't go for no more 
Great mid-western hardware store 
Philosophy that turns away 
From those who aren't afraid to say 
What's on their minds 
The left-behinds 
Of the Great Society 
 
Mister America walk on by 
Your supermarket dream 
Mister America walk on by 
The liquor store supreme 
Mister America try to hide 
The product of your savage pride 
The useful minds that it denied 
The day you shrugged and stepped aside 
You saw their clothes and then you cried: 
THOSE HUNGRY FREAKS, DADDY! 
They won't go for no more 
Great mid-western hardware store 
Philosophy that turns away 
From those who aren't afraid to say 
What's on their minds 
(The left-behinds of the Great Society) 

327. Bobby Brown

Frank Zappa / Frank Zappa: Sheik Yerbouti (1979)

C Am
Hey there, people, I'm Bobby Brown - They say I'm the cutest boy in town.
Dm7 G7
My car is fast, my teeth is shiney - I tell all the girls they can kiss my heinie.
 
C Am
Here I am at a famous school - I'm dressin' sharp 'n' I'm acting cool.
Dm7 G7
I got a cheerleader here - wants to help with my paper - Let her do all the work 'n' maybe later I'll rape her.
F Em Am
Oh God I am the American dream, I do not think I'm too extreme.
Dm7 G G7 G
An' I'm a handsome sonofabitch - I'm gonna get a good job'n' be real rich! (get a good, get a good ...)
 
C Am
Women's liberation came creepin' all across the nation;
Dm7 G7
I tell you people, I was not ready when I fucked that dyke by the name of Freddie.
 
C Am
She made a little speech then - aaw, she tried to make me say when.
Dm7 G7
She had my balls in a vice, but she left the dick I guess it's still hooked on, but now it shoots too quick.
F Em Am
Oh God I am the American dream, But now I smell like Vaseline.
Dm7 G G7 G
An' I'm a miserable sonofabitch - Am I a boy or a lady? I don't know which! (I wonder, wonder ...)
 
C Am
So I went out'n' bought me a leisure suit I jingle my change, but I'm still kinda' cute
Dm7 G7
Got a job doin' radio promo an' none of the jocks can even tell I'm a homo
 
C Am
Eventually me'n' a friend sorta drifted along into S and M
Dm7 G7
I can take about an hour on the tower of power long as I get's little golden shower
F Em Am
Oh God I am the American dream - With a spindle up my butt till it makes me scream
Dm7 G G7
An' I'll do anything to get ahead - I lay awake nights sayin', "Thank you, Fred"
 
F Em Am
Oh God, Oh God, I'm so fantastic! Thanks to Freddie, I'm a sexual spastic
|: Dm7 G G :|
And my name is Bobby Brown - Watch me now; I'm goin' down

Eric Clapton

328. Layla

Eric Clapton

Intro: Dm Bb C Dm
Solo
C#m G#m
What will you do when you get lonely,
C#m C D E
with nobody waiting by your side?
F#m B E A
You've been running and hiding much too long.
F#m B E A2
You know, it's just your foolish pride.
Dm Bb C Dm
Layla, you got me on my knees.
Dm Bb C Dm
Layla, I’m begging darling please.
Dm Bb C Dm A C
Layla, darling, won't you ease my worried mind?
 
Tried to give you consolation; 
Your old man won't let you down. 
Like a fool, I fell in love with you; 
Turned the whole world upside down. 
Layla, you got me on my knees... 
 
Let's make the best of the situation, 
before I finally go insane. 
Please don't say we'll never find a way 
and tell me all my love's in vain. 
Layla, you got me on my knees... 
Solo
Layla, you got me on my knees... 
Outro

G+
2
Am-

329. Old Love

R. Cray / Eric Clapton: Unplugged (1992)

Am7 Dm7 G+ G Am7 F/Dm7 G+ G
I can feel your body When I'm lying in bed
Am7 Dm7 G+ G Am7 F/Dm7 G+ G
There's too much confusion Going around through my head
 
F E7 Am Am- Am7 D7
And it makes me so angry - To know that the flame still burns
F E7 F E7
Why can't I get over? - When will I ever learn
 
Am7 Dm7 G+ G Am7 Dm7 G+ G
Old love, leave me alone
Am7 Dm7 G+ G Am7 Dm7 G+ G
Old love, go on home
 
Am7 Dm7 G+ G Am7 F/Dm7 G+ G
I can see your face - But I know that it's not real
Am7 Dm7 G+ G Am7 F/Dm7 G+ G
It's just an illusion - Caused by how I used to feel
 
F E7 Am Am- Am7 D7
And it makes me so angry - To know that the flame will always burn
F E7 F E7
I'll never get over - I know now that I'll never learn
 
Am7 Dm7 G+ G Dm7 G+ G
Old love, leave me alone
Am7 G+ G Am7 Dm7 G+ G
Old love, go on home

330. San Francisco Bay Blues

Jesse Fuller / Eric Clapton: Unplugged (1992)

C F C C7
Got the Blues from my Baby hangin out by the Frisco Bay
F F C C7
Ocean Liner come and took her so far away
F G#dim
Didn't mean to treat her so bad,
C B Bb A
She was the Best gal I ever had had,
D
Said Goodbye, like to make me cry,
G
Wanna lay down my head and die,
C F C C7
Well I ain't got a nickel and I ain't got a lousy dime,
F E E7
She don't come back, I think I'm gonna lose my mind,
F G#dim C B Bb A
If she ever come back to stay, It's gonna be another brand new day,
D G C G
Walkin with my baby down the south of San Francisco Bay.
 
Bridge
 
C F C C F C C7
Sittin down on the back porch, don't know which-a way to go,
F F F C
Thinkin bout that woman of mine, she don't love me any mo.
F G#dim C B Bb A
Think I'm gonna take a freight train, cause I'm feelin blue,
D D G
Gonna ride it to the end of the line, thinkin only bout you,
C F C C F C C7
Meanwhile in another city, just about to go insane,
F F E E7
Think I hear a woman's voice the way you used to call my name,
F G#dim C B Bb A
If she ever come back to stay, it's gonna be another brand new day,
D G C B Bb A
Walking with my baby down the south of San Franciso Bay
D G C
Walking with my baby down the south of San Franciso Bay

331. Tears in Heaven

Eric Clapton

Intro:
A E F#m D E A
A E F#m A
Would you know my name,
D A E
if I saw you in heaven.
A E F#m
Would it be the same,
D A E
if I saw you in heaven.
F#m C Em F#
I must be strong and carry on
Bm E A
Cause I know I don’t belong here in heaven
A E F#m D E A
 
Would you hold my hand, 
if I saw you in heaven. 
Would you help me stand, 
if I saw you in heaven. 
I'll find my way through night and day 
'Cause I know I just can't stay here in heaven. 
 
Bridge:
C G/H Am
Time can bring you down.
D G F#m, Em7, F#m
Time can bend you knees.
C G/H Am
Time can break your heart.
D G F#m E
Have you beggin' please, beggin' please.
 
Solo
 
Beyond the door, there's peace I'm sure 
And I know there'll be no more tears in heaven 
 
Would you know my name... 
 
'Cause I know I don't belong here in heaven 

332. Wonderful Tonight

Eric Clapton

|: G D C D C G :|
G D
It's late in the evening,
C D
she's wondering what clothes to wear.
G D
She puts on her make up
C D
And brushes her long blond hair,
C D G G/F# Em
and than she asks me "Do I look alright?"
C D G
And I say "Yes, you look wonderful tonight."
D C D |: G D C D C G :|
We're going to a party, and every man turns to see, 
this beautiful lady, who's walking around with me. 
And than she asks me "Do you feel alright?" 
And I say "Yes, I feel wonderful to night." 
Bridge:
C D G Em
I feel wonderful because I see the love light in your eyes,
C D C D
and the wonder of it all is that you just don't realize
G
How much I love you.
G D C D C G
Solo
It's time to go home now, and I've got an acheing head. 
So I give her the car key, and she helps me to bed. 
And than I tell her, As I turn out the light, 
I say: "My darling, you were wonderful tonight." 
G D C D C G

Dire Straits

333. Wild West End

Mark Knopfler / Dire Straits: Dire Straits (1978)

4x D D Em7 G D D Em7 G
Steppin' out to Angellucci's, for my coffee beans
D D Em7 G
checking out the movies, and the magazines
D D Em7 G
waitress she watches me, crossing from the Barocco bar
D D Em7 G
I'm getting a pickup, for my steel guitar
D D Em7 G
I saw you walking out, Shaftsbury Avenue
D D Em7 G
excuse me talking, I wanna marry you
D D Em G
this is seventh heaven street to me, don't you be so proud
D D Em7 G
You're just another angel, in the crowd.
D D Em7 G D D Em7 G
And I'm walking in the wild west end - Walking in the wild west end
D D Em7 G Am G F D C D
Walking with your wild best friend
 
Now my conductress on the number nineteen, she was a honey (she was a honey) 
pink toenails and hands all dirty with the money 
greasy greasy greasy hair, easy smile 
made me feel nineteen, for awhile 
and I went down to Chinatown 
in the backroom it's a man's world, all the money go down 
Duck inside the doorway, duck to eat 
just ain't no way, you and me, we can't beat 
And I'm walking in the wild west end - Walking in the wild west end 
Walking with your wild best friend 
 
Now the gogo dancing girl, yes I saw her 
the deejay, he say, "Here's Mandy for Ya" 
I feel all right to have seen her do that stuff 
She's dancing high, I move on by, the close-ups can get rough 
when you're walking in the wild west end - walking in the wild west end 
3x Am G F D C D
Walking with your wild best friend

Eagle Eye Cherry

334. Save Tonight

Eagle Eye Cherry

Am F C G
Go on and close the curtains 
cause all we need is candle light 
You and me and a bottle of wine 
going to hold you tonight 
Well we know I'm going away 
and how I wish, I wish it weren't so 
So take this wine and drink with me 
let's delay our misery 
Save tonight 
and fight the break of dawn 
Come tomorrow 
tomorrow I'll be gone, 
tomorrow I'll be gone! 
 
There's a log on the fire 
and it burns like me for you 
Tomorrow comes with one desire 
to take me away it's true 
It ain't easy to say goodbye 
darling please don't start to cry 
Cause girl you know I've got to go, oh 
Lord I wish it wasn't so 
Save tonight... 
Bridge:
Tomorrow comes to take me away 
I wish that I, that I could stay 
Girl you know I've got to go, oh 
Lord I wish it wasn't so 
Save tonight... 
 
Save tonight... 
 
Come tomorrow 
tomorrow I'll be gone, tomorrow I'll be gone, 
tomorrow I'll be gone, tomorrow I'll be gone! 
Save tonight; save tonight; save tonight; save tonight... 

Billy Joel

335. We Didn't Start The Fire

Billy Joel / Billy Joel: Storm Front (1989)

RIFF: G D Am C e---------------------------------------------| B-------8-10-12---8-10-12-10-8---8-10-12-10-8-| G-7-7-9---------9--------------9--------------| D---------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------|
Riff
G D Am C
Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray, South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio.
G D Am C riff
Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television, North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe.
G D Am C
Rosenbergs, H-bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom, Brando, 'The King and I' and 'The Catcher in the Rye'.
G D Am C
Eisenhower, vaccine, England's got a new queen, Marciano, Liberace, Santayana goodbye.
G D Am C
We didn't start the fire: It was always burning since the world's been turning!
G D Am C
We didn't start the fire: No we didn't light it - but we tried to fight it!
 
Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser and Prokofiev; Rockefeller, Campanella, Communist Bloc. 
Roy Kahn, Juan Peron, Toscanini, Dacron, Dien Bien Phu falls, 'Rock Around the Clock'. 
Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn's got a winning team, Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland. 
Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Krushchev, Princess Grace, 'Peyton Place', trouble in the Suez. 
We didn't start the fire... 
 
Am Em Am D
Little Rock, Pasternak, Mickey Mantle, Kerouac, Sputnik, Chou En-Lai, 'Bridge on the River Kwai'.
Am Em Am D
Lebanon, Charles de Gaulle, California baseball, Starkweather homicides, children of Thalidomide.
 
Buddy Holly, 'Ben Hur', space monkey, Mafia, Hula hoops, Castro, Edsel is a no-go. 
U-2, Syngman Rhee, Payola and Kennedy, Chubby Checker, 'Psycho', Belgians in the Congo. 
We didn't start the fire... 
 
Hemingway, Eichmann, 'Stranger in a Strange Land', Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs invasion. 
'Lawrence of Arabia', British Beatlemania, Ole' Miss, John Glenn, Liston beats Patterson. 
Pope Paul, Malcolm X, British politician sex, JFK blown away, what else do I have to say: 
We didn't start the fire... 
 
Birth control, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon back again, Moonshot, Woodstock, Watergate, punk rock. 
Begin, Reagan, Palestine, terror on the airline, Ayatollah's in Iran, Russians in Afghanistan. 
'Wheel of Fortune',Sally Ride,Heavy Metal suicide,foreign debts,homeless vets,AIDS,crack,Bernie Goetz. 
Am n.c.
Hypodermics on the shores, China's under martial law, Rock-and-roller cola wars, I can't take it anymore.
G D Am C
We didn't start the fire: But when we are gone will it still burn on, and on, and on, and on, ...
We didn't start the fire... 

Cindy Lauper

336. Time After Time

Cindy Lauper

Intro:
|: Fmaj7 G Em Fmaj7 :|
Dm C Dm C Dm C Dm C
Ly - ing in bed I hear the clock tick and think of you.
Dm C Dm C Dm C Dm C
Caught up in cir - cles confusion is nothing new.
F G Em F G Em
Flashbacks, warm nights. Almost left behind
F G Em F F G F
Suitcase of memories, time after ...
 
Sometimes you picture me, I'm walking too far ahead. 
You're calling to me I can't hear what you've said. 
Then you say go slow, I fall behind. 
The second hand unwinds. 
G Am7 F G F
If you're lost you can look and you will find me. Time after time.
G Am7 F G C
If you fall I will catch you I'll be waiting. Time after time.
 
If you're lost you can look and you will find me. Time after time. 
If you fall I will catch you I'll be waiting. Time after time. 
 
After my picture fades and darkness has turned to grey. 
Watching through windows, you're wondering if I'm O.K. 
Secrets stolen from deep inside. The drum beats out of time. 
If you're lost... 
 
You said go slow, I fall behind. The second hand unwinds. 
If you're lost... 
 
F G C
Time after time. Time after time. Time after time.

Ronan Keating

337. When You Say Nothing at All

Ronan Keating

1.) 
G D C9 D G D C9 D
It's amazing how you can speak right to my heart.
G D C9 D G D C9 D
Without saying a word, you can light up the dark.
C9 D
Try as I may I can never explain,
G D C9 D
what I hear when you don't say a thing.
G D C9 D
The smile on your face lets me know that you need me,
G D C9 D
there's a truth in your eyes saying you'll never leave me,
G D C9 D
the touch of your hand says you‘ll catch me wherever I fall.
C9 D G D C9 D
You say it best, when you say nothing at all.
 
2.) 
All days long I can hear people talking out loud, 
but when you hold me near you drown out the crowd. 
Try as they may they can never define 
what's being said between your heart and mine, 
The smile on your face... 
The smile on your face... 
 
You say it best, when you say nothing at all. 
Nothing at all. Nothing at all. Nothing at all. 

Metallica

338. Nothing Else Matters

Metallica

Em G D Cadd2 Em G D Cadd2
So close no matter how far - Couldn't be much more from the heart
Em G D Cadd2 G B7 Em
Forever trusting who we are - And nothing else matters
 
Never opened myself this way - Life is ours, we live it our way. 
All these words I don't just say - And nothing else matters. 
 
Trust I seek and I find in you - Everyday for us something new. 
Open mind for a different view - And nothing else matters. 
C A D C A D C A D Em
Never cared for what they do - Never cared for what they know - but I know.
 
So close no matter how far - Couldn't be much more from the heart. 
Forever trusting who we are - And nothing else matters. 
Never cared for what they do - Never cared for what they know - but I know. 
Solo
 
Never opened myself this way - Life is ours, we live it our way. 
All these words I don't just say - And nothing else matters. 
 
Trust I seek and I find in you - Everyday for us something new. 
Open mind for a different view - And nothing else matters. 
Bridge:
Never cared for what they say - Never cared for games they played - 
Never cared for what they do - Never cared for what they know - 
but I know... 
Solo
So close no matter how far - Couldn't be much more from the heart. 
Forever trusting who we are - And nothing else matters. 

Bette Midler

G7sus4

339. The Rose

Amanda McBroom / Bette Midler: The Rose (1980)

Intro: C G F G C
C G F G C
Some say love it is a river that drowns the tender reed,
C G7 F G C
Some say love it is a razor that leeds your soul to bleed.
Em Am7 F G7sus4 G7
Some say love it is a hunger an endless aching need,
G7 C G F G C
I say love it is a flower and you it's only seed.
 
C G F G C
It's the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance,
G F G C
It's the dream afraid of waking but never takes the chance.
Em Am7 F G7sus4 G7
It's the one who won't be taken who cannot seem to give,
C G F G C
And the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live
 
C G F G C
When the night has been too lonely and the road has been too long,
C G F G C
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong.
Em Am7 F G7sus4 G7
Just remember in the winter, far beneath the bitter snows,
C G F G (n.c.) C
Lies the seed that with the sun's love in the spring becomes the rose.

Oasis

340. Don't Look Back in Anger

Noel Gallagher / Oasis: What's the Story Morning Glory (1995)

 
C G Am
Slip inside the eye of your mind
E F G C Am G
Don't you know you might find A better place to play / / / /
You said that you'd never been 
But all the things that you've seen are gonna fade away 
 
F Fm C
So I start a revolution from my bed
F Fm C
Cos you said the brains I had went to my head
F Fm C
Step outside, the summertime's in bloom
 
G
Stand up beside the fireplace
E
Take that look from off your face
Am G F
Cos you ain't ever gonna burn my heart ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut
 
C G Am E F G C Am G
So Sally can wait, she knows it's too late as we´re walking on by / / / /
C G Am E F G C
Her soul slides away, but don't look back in anger I heard you say
 
Take me to the place where you go 
Where nobody knows, if it's night or day 
Please don't put your life in the hands 
of a rock and roll band, who'll throw it all away 
 
So I start a revolution... 
So Sally can wait, ... 
Guitar Solo
So Sally can wait, ... 
 
So Sally can wait, ... 
C G Am
My soul slides away
F
But don't look back in anger
Fm
Don't look back in anger!
C
I heard you say

341. Wonderwall

Noel Gallagher / Oasis: What's the Story Morning Glory (1995)

Capo II. (2. Bund)
Intro: repeat 3x, keep playing in verses
Em7 G D4 A7sus2
Today, is gonna be the day that they’re gonna throw it back to you. 
By now, you should have somehow realized what you gonna do. 
I don't believe that anybody feels the way I do, about you now. 
B7sus
 
Backbeat, the word is on the street, that the fire in heart is out. 
I’m sure, you’ve heard it all before, but you never really had a doubt. 
I don’t believe that anybody feels the way I do, about you now. 
C D Em
And all the roads we have to walk are winding.
C D Em
And all the lights that lead us there are blinding.
C D G D4/F# Em7
There are many things that I would like to say to you,
A7sus2
but I don't know how.
 
C9 Em7 G Em7
Cause maybe: You're gonna be the one that saves me.
C9 Em7 G Em7 A7sus2
And after all you're my wonderwall.
 
Today, is gonna be the day, but they’ll never throw it back to you. 
By now, you should have somehow realized what you’re not to do. 
I don’t believe that anybody feels the way I do, about you now. 
And all the roads that lead you there are winding. 
And all the lights that light the way are blinding. 
There are many things that I would like to say to you, 
but I don’t know how. 
 
Cause maybe: You're gonna be the one that saves me. 
And after all - you're my wonderwall. 
 
I said maybe - You're gonna be the one that saves me. 
And after all - you're my wonderwall. 
 
I said maybe - You're gonna be the one that saves me. 
And after all - you're my wonderwall. 
 
I said maybe - You're gonna be the one that saves me. 
You're gonna be the one that saves me - You're gonna be the one that saves me. 

Tom Petty

Bsus4
Asus2

342. Free Fallin'

Tom Petty/Tom Petty: Full Moon Fever (1989)

 
Capo I
|: E Asus2 Asus2 E Bsus4 :|
(Intro) / / /
 
E Asus2 Asus2 E Bsus4
She's a good girl, loves her mama;
E Asus2 Asus2 E Bsus4
Loves Jesus and America too.
E Asus2 Asus2 E Bsus4
She's a good girl, crazy 'bout Elvis;
E Asus2 Asus2 E Bsus4
Loves horses and her boy - friend too.
 
Intro 1x
E Asus2 Asus2 E Bsus4
It's a long day livin' in Reseda.
E Asus2 Asus2 E Bsus4
There's a freeway runnin' through the yard.
E Asus2 Asus2 E Bsus4
And i'm a bad boy, cause I don't even miss her
E Asus2 Asus2 E Bsus4
I'm a bad boy for breakin' her heart
Asus2 Asus2 E Bsus4 E Asus2 E Bsus4
Now I'm free-e-e-e - free fall-i-i-in'!
Asus2 Asus2 E Bsus4 E Asus2 E Bsus4
Yeah I'm free-e-e-e - free fall-i-i-in'!
 
All the vampires walkin' through the valley 
Move west down Ventura Boulevard. 
All the bad boys are standing in the shadows 
And the good girls are home with broken hearts. 
Now I'm free - free fall-in'! 
Yeah I'm free - free fall-in'! 
intro
Free fallin', now I'm, free fallin'.
 
I wanna glide down over Mulholland. 
I wanna write her name in the sky. 
Gonna free fall out into nothin'. 
Gonna leave this world for a while. 
And I'm free - free fallin - now I'm, free fallin. 
Free fall-in' - free fallin - now I'm, free fallin. 
Yeah I'm free - free fallin - now I'm, free fallin. 
Free fall-in' - free fallin - now I'm, free fallin. 

REM

343. Losing my Religon

REM

Intro: F Am F Am
 
G Am Em Am
Oh life, it's bigger, it's bigger than you and you are not me,
Am Am
The lengths that I will go to, the distance in your eyes,
Em Dm G
Oh no, I've said too much. I've said it all.
Am Em Am
That's me in a corner, that's me in a spotlight losing my religion.
Em Am
Trying to keep a view, and I don't know if I can do it.
Em Dm G
Oh no I said too much, I haven't said enough.
G F
I thought that I heard you laughing.
F Am
I thought that I heard you sing.
F G Am
I think I thought I saw you try.
 
Every whisper, every waking hour, I'm choosing my confessions. 
Trying to keep an eye on you, Like a hurt lost and blind fool, fool. 
Oh no I said too much, I sai it all. 
Consider this, Consider this, it's tough this century, 
Consider this, smel it brought me to my knees, Now 
what if all these fantasies come failing around, 
Dm G
and now I said too much,
I thought that I heard you laughing... 
 
Am Am
That was just a dream, That was just a dream
 
That's me in a corner, that's me in a spotlight losing my religion. 
Trying to keep a view, and I don't know if I can do it. 
Oh no I said too much, I haven't said enough. 
I thought that I heard you laughing... 
 
Dm
That was just a dream,
Am
To try, cry, fly, try,
Dm Am G Am
That was just a dream, just a dream, just a dream, dream.

Adele

 

344. Rolling in the Deep

Adele Adkins, Paul Epworth / Adele: 21 (2010)

Capo III
Am E G E G
There's a fire starting in my heart - Reaching a fever pitch and it's bringing me out the dark
Am E G E G
Finally, I can see you crystal clear - Go ahead and sell me out and I'll lay your ship bare.
Am E G E G
See how I leave, with every piece of you - Don't underestimate the things that I will do.
 
Am E G E G
There's a fire starting in my heart - Reaching a fever pitch and it's bringing me out the dark.
F G Em F
The scars of your love, remind me of us - They keep me thinking that we almost had it all
F G Em E
The scars of your love, they leave me breathless - I can't help feeling...
E Am G
We could have had it all... (I wish you never had met me)...
F G Am
Rolling in the Deep (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
G F
You had my heart... (I wish you)... Inside of your hand (Never had met me)
G
And you played it... (Tears are gonna fall)... To the beat (Rolling in the deep)
 
Am E G
Baby I have no story to be told -
E G
But I've heard one of you and I'm gonna make your head burn.
Am E G
Think of me in the depths of your despair -
E G
Making a home down there, as mine sure won't be shared.
F G Em F
The scars of your love, remind me of us - They keep me thinking that we almost had it all
F G Em E
The scars of your love, they leave me breathless - I can't help feeling...
E Am G F
We could have had it all... (I wish you never had met me)...
G Am
Rolling in the Deep (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
G F
You had my heart... (I wish you)... Inside of your hand (Never had met me)
G
And you played it... (Tears are gonna fall)... To the beat (Rolling in the deep)
 
F G Am G
We could have had it all Rolling in the Deep
F G
You had my heart Inside of your hand And you played it To the beat
Am
Throw yourself through ever open door (Whoa) -
Count your blessings to find what look for (Whoa-uh) - 
Turn my sorrow into treasured gold (Whoa) - 
And pay me back in kind - You reap just what you sowed. 
Am G
(I wish you... Never had met me)
F G
We could have had it all (Tears are gonna fall... Rolling in the deep)
Am G
We could have had it all, yeah ( I wish you... never had met me)
F G
It all. (Tears are gonna fall) - It all, It all (Rolling in the deep)
 
Am G
We could have had it all... (I wish you, never had met me)...
F G
Rolling in the Deep (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
Am G
Your had my heart... (I wish you)... Inside of your hand (Never had met me)
F G
And you played it... (Tears are gonna fall)... To the beat (Rolling in the deep)
 
Am G
We could have had it all... (I wish you, never had met me)...
F (hold) G
Rolling in the Deep (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
Am G
Your had my heart... (I wish you)... Inside of your hand (Never had met me)
F G Am
But you played it. You played it. You played it. You played it to the beat.

Jon Allen

345. Joanna

Jon Allen / Sweet Defeat (2011)

G C G C G C
From the dying arms of twilight, let's run into the night.
G C
Let's fly like straight shot arrows across the sky.
G C
From the ashes of an old life, let's catch this newborn flame;
G C
Hold it close and never let it die.
Am7 D G C
Go with me Joanna, go with me in time;
Am D G
A pair of chancers on an open road.
Am7 D G C
We'll train our feet to follow the footprints of our dreams.
Am D G G C G C
Put your hand in my hand and let's go.
 
Let's sail upon the evening, now the wind is getting high. 
Let's go outside and drink the air like wine. 
This time we'll make a clean break; there'll be no looking back. 
We'll leave these streets of sorrow far behind. 
Go with me Joanna, go with me in time; 
Let's get away before we get too old. 
We'll cut across the border, into unclaimed land. 
Put your hand in my hand and let's go. 
Bridge:
Em C D Em C D
Somewhere there's a place to be; Where all we have is all we need.
only guitar
G C
Maybe there's a reason that lies beyond these walls;
G C
Maybe there's a meaning to be found.
G (+bass) C
'Cause I can't escape this feeling, this vision in my mind,
G C
Of the day we put down roots in virgin ground.
Go with me Joanna, go with me in time; 
I'll take you where the wild flowers grow. 
We'll ride on through the darkness, and get there with the dawn; 
Put your hand in my hand - let's go. 

the Cranberries

346. Zombie

Dolores O'Riordan / the Cranberries: No Need to Argue (1994)

|: Em C G/B D/F# :|
Em C G/B D/F#
Another head hangs lowly, child is slowly taken,
Em C G/B D/F#
And the violence caused such silence, who are we mistaken.
Em C
But you see it's not me, it's not my family.
G/B D/F#
In your head, in your head, they are fighting,
Em C
With their tanks and their bombs and their bombs and their guns,
G/B D/F#
in your head, in your head, they are crying.
Em C G/B D/F#
In your head, in your head, zombie, zombie, zombie.
Em C G/B D/F#
What's in your head, in your head, zombie, zombie, zombie.
|: Em C G/B D/F# :|
Em C G/B D/F#
Another mother's breaking heart is taking over.
Em C G/B D/F#
When the violence causes silence, we must be mistaken.
Em C
It's the same old theme since nineteensixteen.
G/B D/F#
In your head, in your head, they're still fighting.
Em C
With their tanks and their bombs and their bombs and their guns,
G/B D/F#
In your head, in your head, they're dying.
Em C G/B D/F#
In your head, in your head, zombie, zombie, zombie.
Em C G/B D/F#
What's in your head, in your head, zombie, zombie, zombie.
Em C G/B D/F#

Dixie Chicks

347. Travelin' Soldier

Bruce Robison / Dixie Chicks: Home (2002)

G
Two days past eighteen he was waiting for the bus in his army greens.
C G
Sat down at a booth in a cafe there, gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair.
G
He's a little shy so she gives him a smile and he said "Would you mind
C G
Sittin' down for a while and talking to me, I'm feeling a little low?"
F C G
She said "I'm off in an hour and I know where we can go."
 
G
So they went down and they sat on the pier he said
C G
"I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care I've got no one to send a letter to.
Am C G
Would you mind if I sent one back here to you?"
Am C G
I cried - Never gonna hold the hand of another guy! "Too young for him" they told her -
D Am
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier: Our love will never end!
C G
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again: Never more to be alone,
D G
When the letters said, a soldiers coming home.
 
G
So the letters came from an army camp, in California, then Vietnam.
C G
And he told her of his heart, might be lovin' all of this he was so scared of.
G
He said when things were getting kinda rough over here, I think of that day
C G
Sittin' down at the pier and I close my eyes and see your pretty smile
F C G
Don't worry, but I won't be able to write for a while.
I cried - Never gonna hold the hand of another guy! "Too young for him" they told her - 
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier: Our love will never end! 
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again: Never more to be alone, 
When the letters said, a soldiers coming home. 
 
G
It was friday night at a football game, the Lord's prayer said and the anthem sang.
C G
A man said: "Folks, would you bow your head for a list of local Vietnam dead?"
G
Cryin' all alone under the stands was a piccolo player in the marching band
C G F C G
And one name read and nobody really cared - But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair.
I cried - Never gonna hold the hand of another guy! "Too young for him" they told her - 
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier: Our love will never end! 
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again: Never more to be alone, 
When the letters said, a soldiers coming home. 

Steve Earle

D_drop
G
A7
D_open
G
A7
__ Dropped-D Tuning __| |__ Open-D Tuning
____ D A D G H E ____| |__ D A D F# A D

348. This City

Steve Earle / Steve Earle: I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive (2011)

D G D A7 D
This city won't wash away, This city won't ever drown.
D G D A7 D
Blood in the water and Hell to pay, Sky tear open and pain rain down.
G A7 D A7 D
Doesn't matter let come what may - I ain't ever gonna leave this town -
D G D A7 D
This city won't wash away, This city won't ever drown.
 
D G D A7 D
Ain't the river or the wind to blame, As everybody around here knows.
D G D A7 D
Nothing holding back Pontchartrain, Except a prayer with a promise's ghost.
G A7 D A7 D
This town's digging our graves - In solid marble above the ground -
D G D A7 D
Maybe our bones will wash away, This city won't ever drown.
brass solo
D G D A7 D
This city won't ever die, Just as long as our heart beats strong.
D G D A7 D
Like a second line steppin' high, Raisin' hell as we roll along.
G A7 D A7 D
Gentilly to Vieux Carre, Lower Nine, Central City, uptown.
D G D A7 D
Singing Jock-a-mo fee nané, This city won't ever drown.
 
G A7 D A7 D
Doesn't matter 'cause there ain't no way, I'm never gonna leave this town.
D G D A7 D
This city won't wash away, This city won't ever drown.

Foo Fighters

349. Wheels

the Foo Fighters

Capo II.
Cadd9 G Em7 D Cadd9 G Em7 D
(Intro)
Cadd9 G Em7 D Cadd9 G Em7 D
I know what you're thinkin' - We were goin' down
Cadd9 G Em7 D Cadd9 G Em7 D
I could feel us sinkin' - But then I came around
 
Cadd9 G Em7 D Cadd9 G Em7 D
And everyone I've loved before - Flashed before my eyes
Cadd9 G Em7 D Cadd9 G Em7 D
And nothin' mattered anymore - I looked into the sky
Cadd9 G Em7 D
Well I wanted something better man. I wished for something new
Cadd9 G Em7 D
And I wanted something beautiful - I wished for something true
Cadd9 G Em7 D
Been lookin' for a reason man - Something to lose
Cadd9 G Em7 D Cadd9 G Em7 D
When the wheels come down - When the wheels touch ground
Cadd9 G Em7 D
And you feel like it's all over - There's another round for you
Cadd9 G Em7 D
When the wheels come down
Cadd9 G Em7 D Cadd9 G Em7 D
 
I know your head is spinnin' - Broken hearts will mend 
This is our beginning - Coming to an end 
Well, you wanted something better man. - You wished for something new 
Well, you wanted something beautiful. - Wished for something true 
Been lookin for a reason man. - Something to lose 
When the wheels come down - When the wheels touch ground 
And you feel like it's all over, there's another round for you. 
When the wheels come down 
 
Solo
 
When the wheels come down - When the wheels touch ground 
And you feel like it's all over, there's another round for you. 
When the wheels come down - When the wheels come down 
When the wheels come down - When the wheels touch ground 
And you feel like it's all over, there's another round for you. 
When the wheels come down - When the wheels come down 

Brooke Fraser

 

350. Something in the Water

Brooke Fraser / Brooke Fraser: Flags (2010)

F C Csus4 C Csus4 C Csus4 C Csus4
Do do do do do do do do do do
 
C F C Am G C
I wear a demeanor made of bright pretty things - What she wears, what she wears, what she wears
C F C Am G C
Birds singing on my shoulder in harmony it seems - How they sing, how they sing, how they sing
 
F C
Give me nights of solitude, red wine just a glass or two, Reclined in a hammock on a balmy evening
F C G
I’ll pretend that it's no thing that's skipping my heart when I think Of you thinking of me babe I'm crazy over you
Am C F C F C F G
Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah - There's something in the water, something in the water
Am C F C F C F G
Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah - There's something in the water, that makes me love you like –
 
C F C Am G C
I've got halo's made of summer, rhythms made of spring - What she wears, what she wears, what she wears
C F C Am G C
I got crowns of words a woven each one a song to sing - Oh I sing, oh I sing, oh I sing
 
F C
Give me long days in the sun, preludes to the nights to come, Babies of the mornings laying in all lazy
F C G
Give me something fun to do like a life of loving you - Kiss me quick now baby I'm still crazy over you
Am C F C F C F G
Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah - There's something in the water, something in the water
Am C F C F C F G
Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah - There's something in the water, that makes me love you like I do
C F C G/B
Oooh oooh oooh - Oooh oooh oooh - Oooh oooh oooh
 
F C F C G
Give me nights of solitude - Red wine just a glass or two - Give me something fun to do
Am C F C F C F G
Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah - There's something in the water, something in the water
Am C F C F C F G
Aaah Aaah Aaah Aaah - There's something in the water, that makes me love you like I do x2
F C
Do do do do do do do

Green Day

351. 21 Guns

Green Day

Dm A# F C
Do you know what's worth fighting for?
Dm A# F C
When it's not worth dying for
Dm A# F C
Does it take your breath away?
A# C
And you feel yourself suffocating
 
Does the pain weigh out the pride? 
And you look for a place to hide? 
Did someone break your heart inside? 
You're in ruins... 
F C Dm
One, twenty-one guns
C A# F C
Lay down your arms, Give up the fight!
F C Dm
one, twenty-one guns
C A# F C A#
Throw up your arms into the sky; You and I.
When you're at the end of the road, 
and you lost all sense of control... 
And your thoughts have taken their toll, 
when your mind breaks the spirit of your soul... 
 
Your faith walks on broken glass, 
and the hangover doesn't pass... 
Nothing's ever built to last, 
you're in ruins... 
One, twenty-one guns... 
 
BRIDGE:
Dm A# F C Dm A# F A
Did you try to live on your own, when you burned down the house and home?
Dm A# F A A# C
Did you stand too close to the fire? Like a liar looking for forgiveness from a stone
C Dm C A#F C C F C Dm C A# F C A# F A
F
 
When it's time to live and let die, 
and you can't get another try 
Something inside this heart has died, 
you're in ruins... 
One, twenty-one guns... 

Chris Hadfield

352. Space Oddity

David Bowie, Chris Hadfield / Chris Hadfield: You Tube (2012)

|: Fmaj7 Em :|
C Em C Em
Ground control to Major Tom, ground control to Major Tom:
Am Am7/G D7
Lock your Soyuz hatch and put your helmet on.
C Em C Em
Ground control to Major Tom: Commencing countdown, engine's on.
Am Am7/G D7
Detach from station and may God's love be with you!
 
C E7 F
This is ground control to Major Tom, you've really made the grade,
Fm C/E F
And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear,
Fm C/E F
But it's time to guide the capsule if you dare.
 
C E7 F
This is Major Tom to ground control, I've left forevermore,
Fm C/E F
And I'm floating in a most peculiar way,
Fm C/E F
And the stars look very different today.
 
Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Em7
For here am I sitting in a tin can, far above the world.
Bbmaj7 Am G F |: C F G A :| Fmaj7 Em A C D E
The Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing left to do.
C E7 F
Though I've flown one hundred thousand miles, I'm feeling very still.
Fm C/E F
And before too long I know it's time to go,
Fm C/E F
Our commander comes down back to earth and knows.
 
G E7 Am Am7/G
Ground control to Major Tom: The time is near, there's not too long.
D7 C/G
Can you hear me Major Tom? Can you hear me Major Tom?
G
Can you hear me Major Tom? Can you -
Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Em7
Here am I floating in my tin can, A last glimpse of the world.
Bbmaj7 Am G F |: C F G A :| Fmaj7 Em A C D E
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing left to do.

Ben Harper

353. Please Me Like You Want

Ben Harper / Ben Harper: Fight Your Mind (1995)

Intro and Chorus e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|---6h7p6-------4h5p4-----------------6h7p6--| A|---7-----7v5-5-5----5--4-4-4h5^6^7---7----7-| E|-0--------------------5------------0--------| Verses e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|---6h7p6------------------------------------| A|---7----7v5---0---4h5p4---4---4h5p4---4-----| E|-0----------2---5-------5---5~------5-------| Solo e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|-5^7-7-2^4-5-4^7v5-4---4-5^7v5---4-5^7v5----| E|---------------------5---------5---------5--| Slide to 7th fret 1st string at the end of the second repetition | ^ slide up; v slide down; h hammer-on; p pull-off ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Structure: Intro 2x; Verse 8x; Chorus 5x; Solo 2x; Verse 10x; Chorus 7x =======================================================================
E D A
E D A
Don't do me any favors
E D A E D A
matter of fact why don't you - do yourself a few
 
your presence ain't nobody's blessing 
I've got plenty of other things - I could do 
 
oh no, not another excuse 
your tired silly games - for me are just no use 
 
and now it's plain for me to see 
you're with somebody - that you don't wanna be 
so won't you 
please please me like you want to - not like you have to 
or won't you just go on and leave me 
leaving me is the least that you could do 
 
you could have spared me so much misery 
and told me you just wanted - a friend 
 
believe me there is a difference 
when you mean it - and when you pretend 
 
or was I just your habit 
cause I know a habit - is a hard thing to break 
 
but won't you spare me a little mercy 
there's only so much - so much that I can take 
so won't you 
please please me like you want to - not like you have to 
or won't you just go on and leave me 
leaving me is the least that you could do 

C6
2
D6
4

354. Steal My Kisses

Ben Harper

 
 
G C6 D6 G
 
I put into Nashville, Tennessee 
But you wouldn't even come around to see me 
And since you're headin' up to Carolina 
You know I gonna be right there behind you 
 
'Cause I always have to steal my kisses from you 
Always have to steal my kisses from you 
Always have to steal my kisses from you 
Always have to steal my kisses from you 
 
Now I love to feel that warm southern rain 
Just to hear it fall is the sweetest sounding thing 
And to see it fall on your simple country dress 
It's like heaven to me I must confess 
 
'Cause I always have to steal my kisses from you 
Always have to steal my kisses from you 
Always have to steal my kisses from you 
Always have to steal my kisses from you 
 
Now I've been hangin' around you for days 
But when I lean in you just turn your head away 
I know you didn't mean that 
She said I love the way you think but I hate the way you act 
 
'Cause I always have to steal my kisses from you 
Always have to steal my kisses from you 
Always have to steal my kisses from you 
Always have to steal my kisses from you 
 
Always have to steal my kisses from you 
Always have to steal my kisses from you 
Always have to steal my kisses from you 
Always have to steal my kisses from you 

Jack Johnson

355. Good People

Jack Johnson / Jack Johnson: In Between Dreams (2005)

B / / / | E / / / | C#m F# B C#m F# e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B----------------------------------9--9s10--9--7--7------------------------------------7--7-----7--------- Intro : G--------9-9b10-r9p7--7------------------------7--7----------9-9b10-r9p7-----7----------------9---9--7---- D--------------------9-9------------------------------------------------9-------------------------------9- A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E--7--7--------------------9-9-------------------------7--7--------------------9--9----------------------- B / / / | E / / / |C#m/ / / |F# / / / | e----------|-----0---|-----4---|-----2---| B------4---|-----0---|-----5---|-----2---| Verse : G------4---|-----1---|-----6---|-----3---| D------4---|-----2---|-----6---|-----4---| A--2-2-----|-----2---|-4-4-----|-----4---| E----------|-0-0-----|---------|-2-2-----|
 
B E C#m F#
You win it's your show now, So what's it going to be?
B E C#m F#
Because people will tune in, How many train wrecks do we need to see?
B E C#m F#
Before we lose touch And we thought this was low.
B E C#m
Well it's bad, getting worse....
F# B E C#m F# B E C#m
Where'd all the good people go? - I've been changing channels and I don't see them on the TV shows.
F# B E C#m F# B E C#m F#
Where'd all the good people go? - We've got heaps and heaps of what we sow!
 
B E C#m F#
They got this and that with a rattle a tat. Testing, one, two, man whatcha gonna do?
B E C#m F#
Bad news misused, got too much to lose. Give me some truth now, who's side are we on?
B E C#m F# B E C#m
Whatever you say, Turn on the boob tube, I'm in the mood to obey. So lead me astray, And by the way now...
F# B E C#m F# B E C#m
Where'd all the good people go? - I've been changing channels and I don't see them on the TV shows.
F# B E C#m F# B E C#m F#
Where'd all the good people go? - We've got heaps and heaps of what we sow!
 
Bridge chords: [E] [B] [C] [C#] [F#] [F] e----------------------------------7-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------7----10--7--------------------------------------------------------------------| G--------9-9b10-r9p7--7-------------------------9------------9-9b10-r9p7-----7----------11-10-11-10-11-10---9----| D--------------------9-9------------------------------------------------9----------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E--7--7--------------------9-9-------------------------7--7-------------------9--9-------------------------------|
 
E B C C# F# F
Sitting around feeling far away, So far away but I can feel the debris, can you feel it?
E B C C# F#
You interrupt me from a friendly conversation To tell me how great it's all going to be.
F E B C C# F#
You - might - notice some hesitation, Because it's important to you, it's not important to me.
F E B C C# E
But way down by the edge of your reason It's beginning to show and all I really want to know is...
F# B E C#m F# B E C#m
Where'd all the good people go? - I've been changing channels and I don't see them on the TV shows.
F# B E C#m F# B E C#m F#
Where'd all the good people go? - We've got heaps and heaps of what we sow!
 
B E C#m F#
They got this and that with a rattle a tat, Testing, one, two, man whatcha gonna do?
B E
Bad news misused, give me some truth.
C#m F# B
You got too much to lose, Whose side are we on today, anyway? (Where'd all the good people go?)
E C#m F#
Okay whatever you say - Wrong and resolute but in the mood to obey
B E C#m F# B
Station to station, desensitizing the nation (Where'd all the good people go?) - Going, going, gone

356. Losing Hope

Jack Johnson

|: Am C G :|
Am C G Am C G
I got a faulty parachute, I got a stranger's friend
Am C G
An exciting change in my butchers blend,
Am C G
A symbol on the ceiling with the flick of a switch
Am C G F
Yeah my new found hero and the enemy's ditching
Am C G
Well somebodies something was left in a room
Am C G
And now that it's gone well of course we assume
Am C G
Somebody else needed something so bad
Am C G F
They took everything somebody had
C C/B Am D G
Losing hope is easy - when your only friend is gone
D G
And every time you look around -
D G C C/B
Well, it all, it all just seems to change!
 
Am C G
The mark was left, man, it's never the same.
Am C G
Next time that you shoot make sure that you aim.
Am C G
Open windows with passing cars,
Am C G F
A brand new night with the same old stars
Losing hope is easy when your only friend is gone 
And every time you look around - 
Well, it all, it all just seems to change 
Bridge
Am C G Am
Am C G Am
Feed the fool A piece of the pie
C G Am
Make a fool of his system
C G Am
Make a fool of his mind
C G Am
Give him bottles of lies
C G Am
And maybe he'll find
C G Am
His place in heaven
C G Am F
Cause he might just die
Losing hope is easy when your only friend is gone 
And every time you look around - 
Well, it all, it all just seems to change 
 
C C/B Am D G
But hanging on is easy - when you've got a friend to call
D G
When nothings making sense at all -
D G C C/B
You're not the only one that's afraid of change!

Gary Jules

357. Mad World

Orzabal / Gary Jules

Em G D A
All around me are familiar faces, worn out places, worn out faces.
Em G D A
Bright and early for their daily races, going nowhere, going nowhere.
Em G D A
And their tears are filling up their glasses, no expression, no expression.
Em G D A
Hide my head, I want to drown my sorrow, no tomorrow, no tomorrow.
Em A Em
And I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad.
A Em
The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've every had.
A Em
I find it hard to tell you, cause I find it hard to take.
A
When people run in circles, it's a very, very
Em G A Em G A Em G A Em G A
Mad World; mad world; mad world; mad world!
 
Children waiting for the day they feel good, Happy birthday, happy birthday. 
Made to feel the way that every child should, sit and listen, sit and listen. 
Went to school and I was very nervous, no one knew me, no one knew me. 
Hello teacher, tell me what's my lesson; look right through me, look right through me. 
And I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad. 
The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've every had. 
I find it hard to tell you, cause I find it hard to take. 
When people run in circles, it's a very, very 
Mad World; mad world; mad world; mad world! 

Katie Melua

358. Nine Million Bicycles

Mike Batt / Katie Melua: Piece by Piece (2005)

C Dm F Dm C Dm F Dm C
(flute)
C Am Em
There are nine million bicycles in Beijing
Dm F
That's a fact, It's a thing we can't deny
Dm C C
Like the fact that I will love you till I die.
 
Am Em
We are twelve billion light years from the edge,
Dm F
That's a guess, No-one can ever say it's true
Dm C C
But I know that I will always be with you.
Fm C Fm Am
I'm warmed by the fire of your love everyday
Fm Am Dm G
So don't call me a liar, Just believe everything that I say
 
Am Em
There are six billion people in the world
Dm F
More or less, and it makes me feel quite small
Dm C C Am Em Dm F Dm C F C Dm C C
But you're the one I love the most of all (flute)
Fm C Fm Am
We're high on the wire, with the world in our sight
Fm Am Dm G
And I'll never tire, Of the love that you give me every night
 
Am Em
There are nine million bicycles in Beijing
Dm F
That's a Fact, it's a thing we can't deny
Dm C F
Like the fact that I will love you till I die
Dm C F
And there are nine million bicycles in Beijing
Dm F C Dm F C
And you know that I will love you till I die!

Old Crow Medicine Show

359. Wagon Wheel

Bob Dylan, Ketcham Secor / Old Crow Medicine Show: Old Crow Medicine Show (2004)

|: G D Em C G D C :|
G D Em C
Headed down south to the land of the pines, And I'm thumbin' my way into North Caroline.
G D C
Starin' up the road - And pray to God I see headlights.
G D Em C
I made it down the coast in seventeen hours, Pickin' me a bouquet of dogwood flowers,
G D C
And I'm a hopin' for Raleigh - I can see my baby tonight.
G D Em C G D C
So rock me mama like a wagon wheel; Rock me mama anyway you feel - Hey, mama rock me!
G D Em C
Rock me mama like the wind and the rain; Rock me mama like a south-bound train -
G D C G D Em C G D C
Hey, mama rock me!
 
G D Em C
Runnin' from the cold up in New England I was born to be a fiddler in an old-time stringband.
G D C
My baby plays the guitar - I pick a banjo now.
G D Em C
Oh, the North country winters keep a gettin' me now, Lost my money playin' poker so I had to up and leave.
G D C
But I ain't a turnin' back - To livin' that old life no more!
G D Em C G D C
So rock me mama like a wagon wheel; Rock me mama anyway you feel - Hey, mama rock me!
G D Em C
Rock me mama like the wind and the rain; Rock me mama like a south-bound train -
G D C |: G D Em C G D C :|
Hey, mama rock me!
 
G D Em C
Walkin' to the south out of Roanoke - I caught a trucker out of Philly. Had a nice long talk.
G D C
But he's a headed west from the Cumberland Gap - To Johnson City, Tennessee
 
G D Em C
And I gotta get a move on before the sun, I hear my baby callin' my name and I know that she's the only one.
G D C
And if I die in Raleigh - At least I will die free!
G D Em C G D C
So rock me mama like a wagon wheel; Rock me mama anyway you feel - Hey, mama rock me!
G D Em C G D C G
Rock me mama like the wind and the rain; Rock me mama like a south-bound train - Hey, mama rock me!

One More Girl

360. When it ain't Rainin'

Victoria Banks, Gretchen Wilson / One More Girl: Big Sky (2009)

D A Em G
Intro
Em G Em G
Well there used to be a time when your roses and your wine
Em G D A
Were the kind of offer I could not refuse.
Em G Em G
You think love’s a swingin’ door just a shelter from your storms,
Em G A
But baby I can’t cry no more tears for you
D A Em
So you can come back when you want me as bad as you need me.
G D A
Come back when you mean what you’re saying, Come back when you know what you have.
Em G
Oh you better come back baby when it ain't raining!
 
Em G Em G
You say I am all you need and your nothings sound so sweet.
Em G D A
But they won't sweep me off my feet not this time!
Em G Em G
'Cause my heart's been broke before and I been caught in your downpour
Em G A
And baby I won't cry no more tears for you.
D A Em
So you can come back when you want me as bad as you need me.
G D A
Come back when you mean what you’re saying, Come back when you know what you have.
Em G
Oh you better come back baby when it ain't raining!
Interlude
D A Em G
D A Em
So come back when you want me as bad as you need me.
G D A
Come back when you mean what you’re saying, Come back when you know what you have.
Em G
Oh you better come back baby when it ain't raining...

Turin Brakes

DMaj7

361. Red Moon

Olly Knights & Gale Paridjanian / Turin Brakes: Jackinabox (2004)

|: Bm A G A Dmaj7 G E :|
Ooooh Oooh Ooooh - Oooh Ooooh - Oooh Ooooh
Bm A E Bm A E
Sometimes just letting go is ea--easi--er.
Bm A E Bm A E
Dead friends can't come back, they're gone and life goes on.
A G A G
If you try, you'll be alright, If you try, you'll be alright.
Bm A G Dmaj7 A G E
I'm hanging around you - We're catching the star--light - Underneath a red moon!
Bm A G Dmaj7 A G E
We're leaving the city tonight - We're finding our free--dom - Underneath a red moon!
 
Bm A E Bm A E
Leave your woes behind, Start the car and drive.
Bm A E Bm A E
Deserts bring you home, The only roads you've known.
A G A G
If you try, you'll be alright, If you try, you'll be alright.
Bm A G Dmaj7 A G E
I'm hanging around you - We're catching the star--light - Underneath a red moon!
Bm A G Dmaj7 A G E
We're leaving the city tonight - We're finding our free--dom - Underneath a red moon!
 
solo: Bm A G A Dmaj7 G E
|: Bm G Am Dmaj7 :| Am Dmaj7 A G
(2x) Here it comes, You might as well. You might as well!
A G
If you try, you'll be alright.
Bm A G Dmaj7 A G E
I'm hanging around you - We're catching the star--light - Underneath a red moon!
Bm A G Dmaj7 A G E
We're leaving the city tonight - We're finding our free--dom - Underneath a red moon!
|: Bm A G A Dmaj7 G E :|

Plain White T's

362. 1, 2, 3, 4 (I Love You)

Plain White T's

Intro
One, two, one-two-three-four 
 
D
Give me more loving than I’ve ever had
A
Make it all better when I’m feeling sad
Bm A
Tell me I’m special even though I know I’m not
D
Make me feel good when I hurt so bad
A Bm
Barely getting mad - I’m so glad I found you
A G
I love being around you - You make it easy
A
As easy as One, two, one-two-three-four
D A Bm A G D
There’s only one thing To Do Three words For you
(I love you) I love you 
D A Bm A G D
There’s only one way to say Those three words That’s what I’ll do
(I love you) I love you 
 
Give me more loving from the very start 
Piece me back together when I fall apart 
Tell me things you never even tell your closest friends 
 
Make me feel good when I hurt so bad 
You’re the best that I’ve had 
And I’m so glad I found you 
I love being around you 
You make it easy 
It’s easy as One, two, one-two-three-four 
There’s only one thing... 
repeat

363. Hey There Delilah

Plain White T's

Intro: C Em C Em
C Em
Hey there Delilah, what's it like in New York City?
C Em
I'm a thousand miles away, but girl, tonight you look so pretty
Am Am/G F G Am G
Yes you do, Times Square can't shine as bright as you, I swear it's true
 
Hey there Delilah, don't you worry about the distance, 
I'm right there if you get lonely, give this song another listen. 
Close your eyes, Listen to my voice, it's my disguise, I'm by your side 
C C/G Am Am/B C C/G Am Am/B
Oh it's what you do to me - Oh it's what you do to me
C C/G Am Am/B C C/G Am Am/B C C/G
Oh it's what you do to me - Oh it's what you do to me, What you do to me
Hey there Delilah, I know times are getting hard 
But just believe me, girl someday I'll pay the bills with this guitar 
We'll have it good, we'll have the life we knew we would, my word is good 
 
Hey there Delilah, I've got so much left to say 
If every simple song I wrote to you, would take your breath away 
I'd write it all, even more in love with me you'd fall, we'd have it all 
Oh it's what you do to me - Oh it's what you do to me 
C C/G Am Am/G
Oh it's what you do to me - Oh it's what you do to me
Bridge:
F G
A thousand miles seems pretty far, but they've got planes and trains and cars
C C/B Am Am/G
I'd walk to you if I had no other way
F G
Our friends would all make fun of us and we'll just laugh along because
C C/B Am Am/G
we know that none of them have felt this way
F G
Delilah I can promise you, that by the time we get through
Am G
The world will never ever be the same and you're to blame
Hey there Delilah, you be good and don't you miss me 
Am Am/G
Two more years and you'll be done with school and I'll be making history like I do
F G Am Am/G
You'll know it's all because of you
F G Am Am/G
We can do whatever we want to
F G Am G
Hey there Delilah here's to you, this ones for you
Oh it's what you do to me - Oh it's what you do to me - Oh it's what you do to me - Oh it's what you do to me 
|: C C/G Am Am/B :| (4x) C C/G C
Oh Oh Oh

Tom Waits

364. Cold Cold Ground

Tom Waits: Franks Wild Years (1987)

C Am
Crest fallen sidekick in an old cafe
C Am
never slept with a dream before he had to go away
C Am
there's a bell in the tower uncle Ray bought a round
F
Never worry 'bout the army
G G7 C
in the cold cold ground
Am
Cold cold ground
C
Cold cold ground
Am
Cold cold ground
 
Now don't be a cry baby when there's wood in the shed 
there's a bird in the chimeny and a stone in my bed 
when the road's washed out they pass a bottle around 
and waits in the arms 
of the cold cold . . . 
 
there's a ribbon in the willow and a tire swing rope 
and a briar patch of berries takin' over the slope 
the cat'll sleep in the mailbox and we'll never go to town 
till we bury every dream 
in the cold cold . . . 
 
Gimme a Winchester rifle and a whole box of shells 
blow the roof of the goat barn let it roll down the hill 
the piano is firewood Times Square is a dream 
I find we lay down together 
in the cold cold . . . 
 
Call the cops on the Breadloves bring a bible and a rope 
and a whole box of rebel and a bar of soap 
make a pile of trunk tires 
and burn 'em all down bring a dollar with you baby 
in the cold cold . . . 
 
Take a weather vane rooster throw rocks at his head 
stop talking to the neighbors till we all go dead 
beware of my temper and the dog that I found 
break all the windows 
in the cold cold . . . 

365. Long Way Home

Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan

 
C
Well I stumbled in the darkness
I'm lost and alone 
Though I said I'd go before us 
Am
And show the way back home
F G
There a light up ahead
C F
I can't hold on very long
C G C
Forgive me pretty baby but I always take the long way home
 
Money's just something you throw 
Off the back of a train 
Got a head full of lightning 
A hat full of rain 
Yes I know that I said 
I'd never do it again 
And I love you pretty baby but I always take the long way home 
 
I put food on the table 
And a roof overhead 
But I'd trade it all tomorrow 
For the highway instead 
Watch your back if I should tell you 
Love's the only thing I've ever known 
One thing's for sure pretty baby I always take the long way home 
 
You know I love you baby 
More than the whole wide world 
You are my woman 
You know you are my pearl 
Let's go out past the party lights 
Where we can finally be alone 
Come with me and we can take the long way home 
F G C
Come with me, together we can take the long way home
F G C
Come with me, together we can take the long way home

366. Dirt In The Ground

Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan / Tom Waits: Bone Machine (1992)

Em C Em C
What does it matter, a dream of love - Or a dream of lies?
D G B7
We're all gonna be the same place - When we die.
Em C Em C
Your spirit don't leave knowing - Your face or your name,
D G B7
And the wind through your bones - Is all that remains.
Em C D Em C D Em C D Em C D
And we're all gonna be ... be ... be ... be ...
Em
Just dirt in the ground!
 
Em C Em C
The quill from a buzzard - The blood writes the word.
D G B7
I want to know am I the sky - Or the bird.
Em C Em C
'Cause hell is boiling over - And heaven is full.
D G B7
We're chained to the world - And we all gotta pull.
Em C D Em C D Em C D Em C D
And we're all gonna be ... be ... be ... be ...
Em
Just dirt in the ground!
 
Em C Em C
Now the killer was smiling - With nerves made of stone.
D G B7
He climbed the stairs - And the gallows groaned,
Em C Em C
And the people's hearts were pounding - They were throbbing, they were red.
D G B7
As he swung out over the crowd - I heard the hangman said:
Em C D Em C D Em C D Em C D
And we're all gonna be ... be ... be ... be ...
Em
Just dirt in the ground!
 
Em C Em C
Now Cain slew Gel - He killed him with a stone.
D G B7
The sky cracked open - And the thunder groaned.
Em C Em C
Along a river of flesh - Can these dry bones live?
D G B7
Ask a king or a beggar - And the answer they'll give:
Em C D Em C D Em C D Em C D
And we're all gonna be ... be ... be ... be ...
Em
Just dirt in the ground!

Folk & Blues

367. 16 Tons

Tennessee Ernie Ford

Em C7 B7
Now some people say a man is made out of mud
Em C7 B7
But a poor man's made out of muscle and blood
Em Am
Muscle and blood - skin and bones
Em C7 B7
A mind that's weak and a back that's strong.
Em C7 B7 Em C7 B7
You load sixteen tons, and what do you get - Another day older and deeper in debt
Em Am Em B7 Em
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go - I owe my soul to the company store.
 
I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine 
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine 
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal 
And the straw boss hollered: "Well, a-bless my soul!" 
You load sixteen tons, what do you get - Another day older and deeper in debt 
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go - I owe my soul to the company store 
 
I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain. 
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name. 
I was raised in the bottoms by a momma hound. 
I'm mean as a dog but I'm gentle as a lamb. 
You load sixteen tons, what do you get - Another day older and deeper in debt 
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go - I owe my soul to the company store 
 
If you see me comin', better step aside 
A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died 
One fist of iron, the other of steel 
If the right one don't a-get you 
Then the left one will 
You load sixteen tons, what do you get - Another day older and deeper in debt 
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go - I owe my soul to the company store 

368. Amazing Grace

Melodie: trad., Text: John Newton (1779)

D D7 G D D7 A A7
Amazing grace, how sweet the sounds,that saved a wretch like me.
D D7 G D Hm A F D
I once was lost, but now I’m found, was blind but now I see.
 
‘T was grace that taught my heart to fear, and grace my fears relieved. 
How precious did that grace appear, the hour I first believed. 
 
Thro’s many dangers, toils and snares, I have already come, 
‘Tis grace hath bro’t me safe thus far, and grace will lead me home. 
 
How sweet the name of Jesus sounds, in a believers ear. 
It sooths his sorrows, heals the wounds, and drives away his fear. 
 
Must Jesus bear the cross alone and all the world go free? 
No, there’s a cross for ev’ry one and there’s a cross for me. 

369. Banks of the Ohio

trad. / Joan Baez: Vol. 1

D A A7 D
I asked my love,to take a walk; Take a walk, just a little walk.
D7 G D A7 D
Down beside where the waters flow; Down by the banks of the Ohio.
D A7 D
And only say, that you'll be mine. In no others arms entwine.
D7 G D A7 D
Down beside where the waters flow, down by the banks of the Ohio.
 
D A A7 D
I held a knife against her breast, as into my arms she pressed.
D7 G D A7 D
She cried: "Oh Willie, don't murder me, I'm not prepared for eternity".
D A7 D
And only say, that you'll be mine. In no others arms entwine.
D7 G D A7 D
Down beside where the waters flow, down by the banks of the Ohio.
Solo
D A A7 D
I started home 'tween twelve and one, I cried: "My God, what have I done?
D7 G D A7 D
Killed the only woman I loved, because she would not be my bride".
D A7 D
And only say, that you'll be mine. In no others arms entwine.
D7 G D A7 D
Down beside where the waters flow, down by the banks of the Ohio.

370. Dirty Old Town

Ewan MacColl (1946) / the Dubliners; the Pogues

C F C
I met my love by the gas works wall, Dreamed a dream by the old canal,
F G C G Am
Kissed my girl by the fact'ry wall, Dirty old town, dirty old town.
 
I heard a siren from the docks, Saw a train set the noght on fire, 
Smelled the spring on the smoky wind, Dirty old town,dirty old town. 
 
Clouds are drifting across the moon, Cats are prowling on their beat 
Springs a girl from the streets at night, Diriy old town,dirty old town. 
 
I'm going to make me a good sharp axe, Shining steel,tempered in the fire, 
I'll chop you down like an old dead tree, Dirty old town,dirty old town 
 
I met my love by the gas works wall, Dreamed a dream by the old canal, 
Kissed my girl by the fact'ry wall, Dirty old town, dirty old town... 

371. Donna Donna

Aaron Zeitlin & Shalom Secunda -- english: Arthur Kevess & Teddi Schwartz

Donovan: What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid (1965)

Am E Am E Am Dm Am E
On a wagon bound for market, There's a calf with a mournful eye.
Am E Am E Am Dm E Am
High above him there's a swallow Winging swiftly through the sky.
G Am G Am
How the winds are laughing, They laugh with all their might,
G Am E Am
Laugh and laugh the whole day through, And half the summer's night.
E Am G Am
Dona, dona, dona, donna; Dona, dona, dona, do.
E Am E Am
Dona, dona, dona, donna; Dona, dona, dona, do.
 
"Stop complaining," said the farmer, "Who told you a calf to be, 
Why don't you have wings to fly with, Like the swallow so proud and free?" 
How the winds are laughing, They laugh with all their might, 
Laugh and laugh the whole day through, And half the summer's night. 
Dona, dona, dona, donna; Dona, dona, dona, do. 
Dona, dona, dona, donna; Dona, dona, dona, do. 
 
Calves are easily bound and slaughtered, Never knowing the reason why, 
But whoever treasures freedom, Like the swallow has learned to fly. 
How the winds are laughing, They laugh with all their might, 
Laugh and laugh the whole day through, And half the summer's night. 
Dona, dona, dona, donna; Dona, dona, dona, do. 
Dona, dona, dona, donna; Dona, dona, dona, do. 

372. Freight Train Blues

Trixie Smith

E E7 A Am E H7
E
I hate to hear that freight train blow, boo-hoo.
A E
I hate to hear that freight train blow, boo-hoo.
H7 A7 E
Every time I hear it bowin' I feel like ridin' too.
E E7 A Am E H7
 
I asked the brakeman to let me ride the blind; 
Yes, I asked the brakeman to let me ride the blind. 
He said: "My old fellow you know the train ain't mine". 
 
That’s the mean old fireman, cruel old engineer, 
mean old fireman, cruel old engineer. 
It was mean old train that took my woman away from here. 
 
I’ve got the freight train blues, but I’m too darn mean to cry. 
I’ve got the freight train blues, too darn mean to cry. 
I’m gonna love that woman till the day she dies. 
 
I hate to hear that freight train blow, boo-hoo. 
I hate to hear that freight train blow, boo-hoo. 
Every time I hear it blowin' I feel like ridin' too. 

373. Get thee behind me, Satan

Lee Hays, Millard Lampell, Pete Seeger/Almanac Singers (1941)

A
My Boss comes up to me with a five-dollar bill,
A7
Says, "Get you some whiskey, boy, and drink your fill."
A7 D A
Get thee behind me, Satan, travel on down the line.
E7 D7 A
I am a union man, gonna leave you behind.
 
A red-headed woman took me out to dine, 
Says, "Love me, baby, leave your union behind." 
Get thee behind me, Satan, travel on down the line. 
I am a union man, gonna leave you behind. 
 
On the Fourth of July, the politicians say, 
"Vote for us and we'll raise your pay." 
Get thee behind me, Satan, travel on down the line. 
I am a union man, gonna leave you behind. 
 
Oh, the company union sent out a call, 
They said, "Join us in the summer, we'll forget you in the fall." 
Get thee behind me, Satan, travel on down the line. 
I am a union man, gonna leave you behind. 
 
If anyone should ask you your union to sell, 
Just tell him where to go, send him back to hell! 
Get thee behind me, Satan, travel on down the line. 
I am a union man, gonna leave you behind. 

374. Midnight Special

Huddie Leadbetter

G C G
Well, you wake up in the morning Hear the ding-dong ring
D7 G G7
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!
D7 G G7
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;
D7 G G7
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.
D7 G G7
You better not stagger And you better not fight.
C G
'Cause the Sheriff will arrest you And he'll carry you down;
D7 G G7
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?
D7 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.
D7 G
She's a-sayin' to the captain: "I want my lifetime man!"
Let the minight special ... 

375. Molly Malone

Dubliners

C C/B Am7 Dm G7
In Dublin's fair city, where the girls are so pretty,
C C/B Am7 Dm G7
I first set my eyes on sweet Molly Malone.
C C/B Am7 Dm G7
Where she wheeled her wheelbarrow, through streets broad and nallow.
C C/B Am7 C G7 C
Crying: "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive oh!"
C Am7 Dm G7
"Alive, alive oh! Alive, alive oh!"
C C/B Am7 C G7 C
Crying: "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive oh!"
 
She was a fishmonger and sure 'twas no wonder, 
for so were her father and mother before. 
And they both wheeled their barrow, through streets broad and nallow. 
Crying: "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive oh!" 
"Alive, alive oh! Alive, alive oh!" 
Crying: "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive oh!" 
 
She died of a fever and no one could save her, 
and that was the end of sweet Molly Malone. 
But her ghost wheels her barrow, through streets broad and nallow. 
Crying: "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive oh!" 
"Alive, alive oh! Alive, alive oh!" 
Crying: "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive oh!" 

376. Rolling home

trad.

A A7 D
Call all hands to man the capstan, see the cable run down clear.
D A E7 A
Heave away, and with a will, boys, for old England we will steer;
A A7 D
and we'll sing in joyful chorus in the wratches of the night,
D A E7 A
and we'll sight the shores of England, when the grey dawn brings the light.
A E A
Rolling home, rolling home, rolling home across the sea,
E A E7 A
Rolling home to dear old England, rolling home, dear land, to thee.
 
Up aloft amid the rigging blows the loud exulting gale, 
like a bird's wide out-stretched pinions spreads on high each swelling sail; 
and the wild waves left behind us seem to murmur as they flow, 
there are losing hearts await' you in the land to which we go. 
Rolling home, rolling home... 
 
Many thousand miles behind us, many thousand miles before, 
ancient ocean heave to waft us to the well remembered shore. 
Cheerup, Jack, bright smiles await you, from the fairest of the fair, 
and her loving eyes will greet you with kind welcomes everywhere. 
Rolling home, rolling home... 
 

Deutsche Version

A
Dor föhr vun Hamborg mol son olen Kasten,
A7 D
Met Namen het he Maghellan.
D A
Dor weer bi Dag keen Tid to'n Brassen,
E7 A
Dat lät man all'ns bet abends stahn.
A E A
Rolling home, rolling home, rolling home across the sea,
E A E7 A
Rolling home to dear old Hamburg, rolling home dear land to see.
 
Bi Dag dor kunn dat wein und blasen, 
Dor wör noch lang keen Hand anleggt, 
Dat köm erst abends na veer Glasen, 
Dor wör de ganze Plünkram streckt. 
Rolling home, rolling home, rolling home across the sea, 
Rolling home to dear old Hamburg, rolling home dear land to see. 
 
Dat wer so recht denn Ol' n sin Freeten, 
Dat güng em över Danz und Ball. 
Har Janmaat grad de Piep ansteecken 
Denn röp de Ol: "pull Grotmarsfall". 
Rolling home, rolling home, rolling home across the sea, 
Rolling home to dear old Hamburg, rolling home dear land to see. 
 
Oh, Maghelan, du olen Kassen, 
Ditt Leed sall di een Denkmal ween. 
Bi Schnee un Regen schrapt Jan Mat Masten 
Und achtern supt se Beer un Köhm. 
Rolling home, rolling home, rolling home across the sea, 
Rolling home to dear old Hamburg, rolling home dear land to see. 

377. St. James Infirmary

trad.

Em Am Em C B7
I went down to old Joe's barroom, On the corner by the square.
Em Am Em C B7 Em Am
Well, the drinks were served as usual, And the usual crowd was there,
Em B7 Em
And the usual crowd was there.
 
Em Am Em C B
In a corner stood old Joe McKennedy, His eyes all bloodshot and red.
Em Am Em C B7 Em Am
He turned to the crowd around him, And these were the words he said,
Em B7 Em
And these were the words he said:
 
Em Am Em C B7
I went to St. James infirmary, I saw my baby there.
Em Am Em
She was layed out on a long white table,
C B7 Em Am Em B7 Em
So sweet, so cold, so fair, So sweet, so cold, so fair!
 
Went up to see the doctor, "She's very low," he said; 
Went back to see my baby: 
Good God! She's lying there dead! Good God! She's lying there dead! 
 
"Let her go, let her go, God bless her, Wherever she may be! 
She can search this wide world over, 
And never find a man like me, And never find a man like me! 
 
Well, if I die, please won't you bury me With my high top Stetson hat! 
Put a twenty Dollar gold piece on my watchchain, 
to let the boys know that I'm standing pat, to let the boys know that I'm standing pat! 
 
Get six gamblers to carry my coffin, Let six pretty girls sing me a song! 
Put a dixieland band behind my hearse wagon, 
To raise Hell while they roll me along, To raise Hell while they roll me along 
 
Now that's the end of my story; Let's have another round of booze 
And if anyone should ask you: 
I've got the St. James Infirmary blues, I've got the St. James Infirmary blues! 
Let her go, let her go, God bless her,... 

378. Worried Man Blues

trad.

G G7
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,
C G
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song!
G G7
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song,
Am D7 D G
I'm worried now but I won't be worried long
G G7
I went across the river, and I laid down to sleep,
C G
I went across the river, and I laid down to sleep!
G G7
I went across the river, and I laid down to sleep;
Am D7 D G
When I woke up I had shackles on my feet! - It takes a worried man...
 
Twenty-nine links of chain around my leg, 
I had twenty-nine links of chain around my leg! 
Twenty-nine links of chain around my leg; 
And on each link An initial of my name! - It takes a worried man... 
 
Judge, judge, judge, What's gonna be my fine, 
I Judge, judge, judge, What's gonna be my fine; 
Judge, judge, judge, What's gonna be my fine? 
"Twenty-one years On the Rocky Mountain line". - It takes a worried man... 
 
The train pulled in, sixteen coaches long, 
The train pulled in, sixteen coaches long! 
The train pulled in, sixteen coaches long; 
The girl I love, she's on that train and gone. - It takes a worried man... 
 
I looked down that track as far as I could see, 
I looked down that track as far as I could see! 
I looked down that track as far as I could see; 
Little-bitty hand was waving back at me. - It takes a worried man... 
 
If anyone should ask you who made up this song, 
If anyone should ask you who made up this song! 
If anyone should ask you who made up this song: 
Tell him t'was I, and I sing it all day long. - It takes a worried man... 

379. Living with the Blues

Brownie McGhee / Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry

E E7 E6 E+ E B7 E7
Rocks is my pillow; cold, cold ground my bed.
A7
Blue sky is my blanket, moonlight my spread.
E7 A7 A A/G# A/G A/F# E7 B7
I'm not ashamed, ain't that news, I've been living with the blues.
 
E7 A7
You ever been down? - You know how I feel, Feel like an engine, ain't got no driving wheel.
E7 A7 A A/G# A/G A/F# E7 B7
I'm not ashamed, ain't that news, I've been living with the blues.
A E A E
Rocks have been my pillow, cold ground has been our bed;
G#7 A7 B7
Blue skies have been our blanket, we're using moonlight for our spread! (Oh,yes)
E7 A7
You ever been down? - You know how I feel, Feel like an engine, ain't got no driving wheel.
E7 A7 A A/G# A/G A/F# E7 B7
I'm not ashamed, ain't that news, I've been living with the blues.
Harp solo
E7 E7 E7 E7 A7 A7 E7 E7 B7 A7 E7 B7
A E A E
Rocks have been my pillow, cold ground has been our bed;
G#7 A7 B7
Blue skies have been our blanket, we're using moonlight for our spread! (Oh,yes)
E7 A7
Don't believe I'm sinking, look what a hole I'm in; Don't believe I love you, look what a fool we've been!
E7 A7 A A/G# A/G A/F# E7
I'm not ashamed, ain't that news, I've been living with the blues.
G#7 A A A/G# A/G A/F# E7
I'm not ashamed, oh no, ain't that news, I've been living with the blues.
G#7 A A A/G# A/G A/F# E7 E E7 E6 E+ E B E
I'm not ashamed, oh no, ain't that news, I've been living with the blues.

380. See See Rider

traditional

E E7
See, See Rider, see what you have done, Lord, Lord, Lord!
A7 E
See, See Rider, see what you have done!
A7 E
Made me love you, now your man done come!
E7 A7 B7 E E E7 A Am E C7 B7
And it's a - hey, hey, hey, hey.
 
E E7
My home's across the water, I don't like no land at all, Lord, Lord, Lord!
A7 E
My home's across the water, I don't like no land at all!
A7 E
I'd rather be dead than to stay here and be your dog!
E7 A7 B7 E E E7 A Am E C7 B7
And it's a - hey, hey, hey, hey.
 
E E7
Wish I as a catfish, swimmin' in the deep blue sea, Lord, Lord, Lord!
A7 E
Wish I as a catfish, swimmin' in the deep blue sea.
A7 E
I would swim 'cross the water, bring my baby back to me.
E7 A7 B7 E E E7 A Am E C7 B7
And it's a - hey, hey, hey, hey.
 
E E7
I'm goin' away baby, I won't be back 'til four, Lord, Lord, Lord!
A7 E
I'm goin' away baby, I won't be back 'til four.
A7 E
If I find me a new gal, I won't be back at all!
E7 A7 B7 E E E7 A Am E C7 B7
And it's a - hey, hey, hey, hey.

381. The Spanish Lady

Paddy Reilly

G Em C G Am D
As I went down to Dublin City At the hour of twelve at night;
G Em C G Am D
Who should I see but a Spanish Lady, Washing her feet by candlelight
G D7 G D7
First she washed them, then she dried them Over a fire of amber coals
G Em C G Am D
In all my life I never did see a maid so sweet about the soul!
G Em C G Am D
Whack for the Toora Loora Laddy - Whack for the Toora Loora Lay!
G Em C G D G
Whack for the Toora Loora Laddy - Whack for the Toora Loora Lay!
 
G Em C G Am D
As I came back through Dublin city at the hour of half past eight;
G Em C G Am D
Who should I see but the Spanish lady, brushing her hair in broad daylight
G D7 G D7
First she tossed it, then she combed it on her lap was a silver comb
G Em C G Am D
In all my life I never did see a maid so fair since I did roam!
Whack for the Toora Loora Laddy - Whack for the Toora Loora Lay... 
 
G Em C G Am D
As I went back through Dublin city as the sun began to set;
G Em C G Am D
Who should I see but the Spanish lady, catching a moth in a golden net!
G D7 G D7
When she saw me then she fled me lifting her pettycoat over her knee
G Em C G Am D
In all my life I never did see a maid so shy as the Spanish Lady!
Whack for the Toora Loora Laddy - Whack for the Toora Loora Lay... 
 
As I was leaving Dublin city On that morning sad of heart; 
Lonely was I for the Spanish lady, Now that forever we must part! 
But still I always will remember All the hours we did enjoy 
But then she left me sad at parting Gone forever was my joy! 
Whack for the Toora Loora Laddy - Whack for the Toora Loora Lay... 

382. The Wild Rover

trad.

G C
I've been a wild rover for many a year
G D7 D G
And I spent all my money on whiskey and beer,
G C
But now I'm returning with gold in great store
G D7 D G
And I never will play the wild rover no more.
D7 D G C
And it's no, nay, never, No nay never no more,
G D7 D G
Will I play the wild rover No never no more.
 
I went to an ale-house I used to frequent 
And I told the landlady my money was spent. 
I asked her for credit, she answered me "nay 
Such a custom as yours I could have any day." 
And it's no, nay, never, No nay never no more, 
Will I play the wild rover No never no more. 
 
I took from my pocket ten sovereigns bright 
And the landlady's eyes opened wide with delight. 
She said "I have whiskey and wines of the best 
And the words that I spoke sure were only in jest." 
And it's no, nay, never, No nay never no more, 
Will I play the wild rover No never no more. 
 
I'll go home to my parents, confess what I've done 
And I'll ask them to pardon their prodigal son. 
And if they caress (forgive) me as ofttimes before 
Sure I never will play the wild rover no more. 
And it's no, nay, never, No nay never no more, 
Will I play the wild rover No never no more. 

383. The Foggy Dew

Traditional Irish

 
Am G C G Am
As down the glen one Easter morn to a city fair rode I,
Am G C G Am
There armed lines of marching men in squadrons passed me by;
C G Am Em Am
No pipe did hum, nor battle drum did sound it's loud tattoo,
Am G C F Am
But the Angelus bell o'er the Liffey's swell rang out through the Foggy Dew.
 
Am G C G Am
Right proudly high o'er Dublin Town they hung out the flag of war,
Am G C G Am
Twas better die neath an Irish sky than at Suvla or Sud El Bar;
C G Am Em Am
And from the plains of Royal Meath strong men came hurrying through,
Am G C F Am
While Brittania's Huns, with their long range guns, sailed in through the Foggy Dew.
 
Am G C G Am
O, the night fell black, and the rifles crack made "Perfidious Albion" reel,
Am G C G Am
'Mid the leaden rain, seven tongues of flame did shine o'er the lines of steel;
C G Am Em Am
By each shinning blade a prayer was said that to Ireland her sons be true,
Am G C F Am
And when morning broke still the war flag shook out it's folds in the Foggy Dew.
 
Am G C G Am
'Twas England bade our Wild Geese go that small nations might be free,
Am G C G Am
But their lonely graves are by Suvla's waves or the fringe of the Great North Sea.
C G Am Em Am
Oh had they died by Pearse's side or had fought with Cathal Brugha,
Am G C F Am
Their names we'd keep where the Fenians sleep, 'neath the shroud of the Foggy Dew
 
Am G C G Am
But the bravest fell, and the requiem bell rang mournfully and clear,
Am G C G Am
For those who died the Eastertide in the springtime of the year.
C G Am Em Am
While the world did gaze with deep amaze at those fearless men but few,
Am G C F Am
Who bore the fight that freedom's light might shine through the Foggy Dew,
 
Am G C G Am
Back through the glen I rode again, and my heart with grief was sore,
Am G C G Am
For I parted then with valient men who I never shall see more;
C G Am Em Am
But to and from in my dreams I go, and I'd kneel and pray for you,
Am G C F Am
For slavery fled, O glorious dead when you fell in the Foggy Dew.

384. Star of the County Down

Traditional Irish

Em G D Em D
Near to Bainbridge town in the county down one morning in July
Em G D C D Em
Down the wild boreen came a sweet Colleen and she smiled as she passed me by.
G Am G Em D
She looked so sweet from her two white feet to the sheen of her nut-brown hair.
Em G D Em C D Em
Sure the coaxing elf I'd to shake meself to make sure I was standing there.
G Am G Em D
From Bantry Bay down to Derry Quay and from Galway to Dublin Town;
Em G D Em C D Em
No Maid I've seen like the sweet Colleen that I met in the county down.
 
As she onward sped, sure I shook me head and I gazed with a feeling quare; 
And I said, says I, to a passer-by, who's the maid with the nut-brown hair? 
He smiled at me and with pride says he, that's the gem of Irelands crown. 
She's young Rosie McCann from the banks of the Bann, she's the star of the County Down. 
From Bantry Bay down to Derry Quay and from Galway to Dublin Town; 
No Maid I've seen like the sweet Colleen that I met in the county down. 
 
She'd a soft brown eye and a look so sly and a smile like the rose in June; 
And you held each note from her lily-white throat, as she lilted an Irish tune. 
At the pattern dance you were in trance as she tripped through a jig or reel. 
When her eyes she'd roll, she would lift soul - As your heart she would likely steal. 
From Bantry Bay down to Derry Quay and from Galway to Dublin Town; 
No Maid I've seen like the sweet Colleen that I met in the county down. 
 
At the harvest fair she'll be surely there and I'll dress my Sunday clothes. 
With my shoes shon' bright and my hat cocked right for a smile from the nut-brown Rose. 
No pipe I smoke, no horse I'll yoke, let my plough with the rust turn brown; 
'Til a smiling bride by my own fireside sits the star of the County Down. 
From Bantry Bay down to Derry Quay and from Galway to Dublin Town; 
No Maid I've seen like the sweet Colleen that I met in the county down. 

385. Whisky Johnny

trad.

 
C
As we sailed on the water blue, Whisky! Johnny!
F G G7 C
A good long pull and a strong one too, Whisky for my Johnny!
 
Whisky killed my brother Tom, Whisky! Johnny! 
I drink whisky all day long, Whisky for my Johnny! 
 
Whisky made me pawn my clothes, Whisky! Johnny! 
Whisky gave me this red nose, Whisky for my Johnny! 
 
Whisky is the life of man, Whisky! Johnny! 
I'll drink my whisky while I can, Whisky for my Johnny! 
 
Oh, whisky straight and whisky strong, Whisky! Johnny! 
Give me whisky and I'll sing you a song, Whisky for my Johnny! 
 
Whisky killed my poor old dad, Whisky! Johnny! 
Whisky druv my mother mad, Whisky for my Johnny! 
 
I drink whisky, my wife drinks gin, Whisky! Johnny! 
And the way she drinks it is a sin, Whisky for my Johnny! 
 
I and my wife cannot agree, Whisky! Johnny! 
For she drinks whisky in her tea, Whisky for my Johnny! 
 
I had a girl, her name was Lize, Whisky! Johnny! 
She puts whisky in her pies, Whisky for my Johnny! 
 
Whisky stole my brains away, Whisky! Johnny! 
The bos'n pipes and I'll belay, Whisky for my Johnny! 

386. Matty Groves

trad. / Fairport Convention: Liege & Lief (1969)

Em
1. A holiday a holiday and the first one of the year.
D Em D Em
_ Lord Arnold's wife came into the church, the gospel for to hear.
 
Em
2. When the meeting it was done she cast her eyes about,
D Em D Em
_ And there she saw little Matty Groves, walking in the park.
Lady
3. "Come home with me, little Matty Groves, come home with me tonight. 
_ Come home with me, little Matty Groves and sleep with me 'til light." 
Matty
4. "Oh I can't come, I won't come and sleep with you tonight. 
_ By the rings on your fingers I can tell you are Lord Arnold's wife." 
Lady
5. "What if I am Lord Arnold's wife, Lord Arnold is not at home, 
_ He is out in the far corn fields, bringing the yearlings home." 
 
6. And a servant who was standing by and hearing what was said, 
_ He swore Lord Arnold he would know before the sun would set. 
 
7. And in his hurry to carry the news, he filled his breast and ran, 
_ And when he came to the broad mill stream he took off his shoes and swam. 
solo I
8. Little Matty Groves, he lay down and took a little sleep. 
_ When he awoke, Lord Arnold he was standing at his feet. 
 
9. Saying "How do you like my feather bed and how do you like my sheets? 
_ And how do you like my lady, who lies in your arms asleep?" 
Matty
10. "Oh well I like your feather bed, and well I like your sheets. 
_ But better I like your lady gay who lies in my arms asleep." 
Em
11. "Well Get Up! Get Up!" Lord Arnold cried, "Get Up as quick as you can!
D Em D Em
_ It'll never be said in fair England I slew a naked man!"
Matty
Em
12. "Oh I won't get up, I won't get up, I can't get up for my life.
D Em D Em
_ For you have two long beaten swords and I not a pocket knife."
 
13. "Well it's true I have two beaten swords, they cost me deep in the purse. 
_ But you will have the better of them and I will have the worst. 
solo II
14. "And you will strike the very first blow and strike it like a man. 
_ I will strike the very next blow and I'll kill you if I can." 
 
15. So Matty struck the very first blow and he hurt Lord Arnold sore. 
_ Lord Arnold struck the very next blow and Matty struck no more. 
 
16. And then Lord Arnold he took his wife and sat her on his knee, 
_ Saying "Who do you love the best of us, Your Matty Groves or me?" 
Lady
17. And then spoke up his own dear wife never heard to speak so free: 
_ "I'd rather a kiss from dead Matty's lips than you or your finery." 
 
18. Lord Arnold he jumped up and loudly he did bawl, 
_ He stuck his wife right through the heart and pinned her against the wall. 
 
19. "Oh, a grave! A grave!" Lord Arnold cried, "To put these lovers in. 
_ But bury my lady at the top for she was of noble kin." 

387. Leis a Lurrighan

trad. - irish

Am G
On the ocean o´he - Waves in motion o´ho
Am C Am
Not but clouds could we see - O´er the blue sea below.
G
Islay loomin´ o´he - In the gloamin´ o´ho
Am C Am
Our ship´s compass set we - And our lights we did show.
G
Leis a Lurrighan o´he - Leis a Lurrighan o´ho!
Am C Am
In the grey dark of evening - O´er the waves let us go!
G
Leis a Lurrighan o´he - Leis a Lurrighan o´ho!
Am C Am
In the grey dark of evening - O´er the waves let us go!
 
Aros passing o´he - Was harrassing o´ho, 
The proud billows to see - High as masthead to flow. 
Captain hollers o´he - To his fellows o´ho, 
Those that courage would flee - Let him go down below. 
Leis a Lurrighan o´he - Leis a Lurrighan o´ho! 
In the grey dark of evening - O´er the waves let us go! 
Leis a Lurrighan o´he - Leis a Lurrighan o´ho! 
In the grey dark of evening - O´er the waves let us go! 
 
In the tempest o´he - Waves were crashing o´ho, 
And the cry of the sea - As the cold winds did blow. 
Captain hollers o´he - To his fellows o´ho, 
Those that won´t stay with me - Let them go down below. 
Leis a Lurrighan o´he - Leis a Lurrighan o´ho! 
In the grey dark of evening - O´er the waves let us go! 
Leis a Lurrighan o´he - Leis a Lurrighan o´ho! 
In the grey dark of evening - O´er the waves let us go! 

388. Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms

trad.

G D
Roll in my sweet baby's arms, Roll in my sweet baby's arms!
G C
Gonna lay 'round this shack till the mail train comes back,
D G
And roll in my sweet baby's arms!
G D
I ain't gonna work on the railroad, Ain't gonna work on the farm.
G C
Gonna lay 'round this shack 'til the mail train comes back
D G
And roll in my sweet baby's arms!
Roll in my sweet baby's arms, Roll in my sweet baby's arms! 
Gonna lay 'round this shack till the mail train comes back, 
And roll in my sweet baby's arms! 
 
Where were you last Friday night - While I was lying in jail? 
Walking the street with another man, Wouldn't even go my bail! 
Roll in my sweet baby's arms, Roll in my sweet baby's arms! 
Gonna lay 'round this shack till the mail train comes back, 
And roll in my sweet baby's arms! 
 
I know your parents don't like me - They turn me away from your door. 
If I had my life to live over - I wouldn't go there no more! 
Roll in my sweet baby's arms, Roll in my sweet baby's arms! 
Gonna lay 'round this shack till the mail train comes back, 
And roll in my sweet baby's arms! 
 
Mama was a beauty operator, Sister could weave and spin. 
Daddy's got an interest in an old cotton mill - Watch that money roll in. 
Roll in my sweet baby's arms, Roll in my sweet baby's arms! 
Gonna lay 'round this shack till the mail train comes back, 
And roll in my sweet baby's arms! 
 
Sometimes there's a change in the ocean, Sometimes there's a change in the sea. 
Sometimes there's a change in my own true love - But there'll never be a change in me. 
Roll in my sweet baby's arms, Roll in my sweet baby's arms! 
Gonna lay 'round this shack till the mail train comes back, 
And roll in my sweet baby's arms! 

389. Shenandoah

tradtional

C C7 F C
Oh Shenandoah, I long to hear you!
F C
Far away you rollin river
Am Em Dm Am
Oh Shenandoah, I long to see you
Dm C G
a way, I'm A way
C Am G C
A cross the wide Missouri
 
The Missouri, is a mighty river 
Far away, you rollin river 
With indians camped, along her borders 
Away, I'm bound away 
Across the wide Missouri 
 
Well a white man, loved an indian maiden 
Far away, you rollin river 
With notions, his canoe was laiden 
Away, I'm bound away 
Across the wide Missouri 
 
Oh Shenandoah, I love your daughter 
Far away, you rollin river 
It was for her, I crossed the water 
Away, I'm bound away 
Across the wide Missouri 
 
Well its fair the well, I'm bound to leave you 
Far away, you rollin river 
Oh Shenandoah, I will not deceive you 
Away, I'm bound away 
Across the wide Missouri 

390. Seven Drunken Nights

Jim McLean / the Dubliners

A
As I went home on Monday night as drunk as drunk could be,
D
I saw a horse outside the door where my old horse should be.
A D
Well I called me wife and said to her: Will you kindly tell to me:
A E A
Who owns that horse outside the door where my old horse should be?
A
Ha! you're drunk, you're drunk, you silly old fool, still you cannot see,
E
That's a lovey sow that me mother sent to me!
A
Well it's many a day I travelled, a hundred miles or more,
E A
But a saddle on a sow I never saw before.
 
And as I went home on Tuesday night as drunk as drunk could be, 
I saw a coat behind the door where my old coat should be. 
Well I called me wife and said to her: Will you kindly tell to me: 
Who owns that coat behind the door where my old coat should be? 
Ha! You're drunk, you're drunk you silly old fool, and still you cannot see, 
That's the wollen blanket that me mother sent to me! 
Well it's many a day I travelled, a hundred miles or more, 
But buttons on a blanket sure I never saw before. 
 
And as I came home on Wednesday night as drunk as drunk could be, 
I saw a pipe upon the chair, where my own pipe should be. 
Well I called me wife and said to her: Would you kindly tell to me: 
Who owns that pipe upon the chair where my own pipe should be? 
Ha! You're drunk, you're drunk, you silly old fool, and still you cannot see, 
That's a lovely tin whistle that me mother sent to me. 
'Well it's many a day I travelled,a hundred miles or more, 
But tobacco in a tin whistle sure I never saw before. 
 
And as I went home on Thursday night as drunk as drunk could be, 
I saw two boots beneath the bed where my own boots should be. 
Well I called me wife and said to her: Will you kindly tell to me: 
Who owns them boots beneath the bed where my own boots should be? 
Ha! You're drunk, you're drunk, you silly old fool still you cannot see, 
Thats two lovely geranium pots me mother gave to me, 
'Well its many a day I travelled,a hundred miles or more, 
But laces on a geranium pot sure I never saw before, 
 
And as I went home on a Friday night as drunk as drunk could be, 
I saw a head upon the bed where my own head should be, 
Well I called me wife and said to her will you kindly tell to me, 
Who owns that head upon the bed where my own head should be, 
Ha! You're drunk, you're drunk, you silly old fool and still you cannot see, 
That's a baby boy that me mother sent to me. 
Well it's many a day I travelled, a hundred miles or more, 
But a baby boy with whiskers sure I never saw before. 
 
As I went home on Saturday night as drunk as drunk could be, 
I saw two hands upon her breasts where my own hands should be. 
Well I called me wife and said to her: Will you kindly tell to me: 
Who owns them hands upon your breasts where my own hands should be? 
Ha! You're drunk, you're drunk, you silly old fool and still you cannot see, 
That's a lovely night gown me mother sent to me. 
Well it's many a day I travelled, a hundred miles or more, 
But fingers on a night gown I never saw before. 
 
As I went home on Sunday night as drunk as drunk could be, 
I saw a thing inside her thing where my own thing should be, 
Well I called me wife and said to her: Will you kindly tell to me: 
Who owns that thing in your thing where my own thing should be? 
Ha! You're drunk, you're drunk, you silly old fool and still you cannot see, 
That's a lovely tin whistle me mother sent to me. 
Well it's many a day I travelled, a hundred miles or more, 
But hair on a tin whistle sure I never saw before. 

Hans Albers

391. Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins

Franz Joseph Breuer & Ralph Arthur Roberts / Hans Albers (1952)

D A7 D
Silbern klingt und springt die Heuer, Heut speel ick dat feine Oos.
D A7 D
Heute ist mir nichts zu teuer, Morgen geht die Reise los.
E7 A E7 A
Langsam bummel ich ganz alleine Die Reeperbahn nach der Freiheit rauf.
E7 F#m D A E7 A
Treff ich eine recht blonde, recht feine, Die gabel ich mir auf.
D A7 D G D A7 D
Komm doch, liebe Kleine, sei die meine, sag nicht nein!
D G D G D E7 A
Du sollst bis morgen früh um Neune meine kleine Liebste sein.
A7 D G D
Ist dir's recht, na dann bleib ich dir treu sogar bis um zehn.
G D Bm A7 D
Hak' mich unter, wir woll'n jetzt zusammen mal bummeln gehn.
A D A A7 D G D
Auf der - Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins - ob du'n Mädel hast oder hast keins,
A D E7 A
amüsierst du dich, denn das findet sich - auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins.
D A D A7 D G D
Wer noch niemals in lustiger Nacht solchen Reeperbahnbummel gemacht,
A7 D Gm D A7 D
ist ein armer Wicht, denn er kennt dich nicht, mein Sankt Pauli, Sankt Pauli bei Nacht.
 
Kehr ich heim im nächsten Jahre, Braun gebrannt wie'n Hottentott, 
hast du deine blonden Haare Schwarz gefärbt, vielleicht auch rot. 
Grüßt dich dann mal ein fremder Jung', Und du gehst vorüber und kennst ihn nicht, 
kommt dir vielleicht die Erinnerung wieder, Wenn leis' er zu dir spricht: 
Komm doch, liebe Kleine, sei die meine, sag nicht nein! 
Du sollst bis morgen früh um Neune meine kleine Liebste sein. 
Ist dir's recht, na dann bleib ich dir treu sogar bis um zehn. 
Hak' mich unter, wir woll'n jetzt zusammen mal bummeln gehn. 
 
Auf der - Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins - ob du'n Mädel hast oder hast keins, 
amüsierst du dich, denn das findet sich - auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins. 
Wer noch niemals in lustiger Nacht solchen Reeperbahnbummel gemacht, 
ist ein armer Wicht, denn er kennt dich nicht, mein Sankt Pauli, Sankt Pauli bei Nacht. 

die Ärzte

392. Westerland

die Ärzte

Intro:
G D Em C G D Em C
Ah ah ah Ah ah ah Oho
 
G D
Jeden Tag sitz ich am Wannsee und ich hör den Wellen zu.
G D
Ich lieg hier auf meinem Handtuch, doch ich finde keine Ruh.
C Em
Diese eine Liebe wird nie zu Ende gehen,
C D
wann werd ich sie wiedersehen?
 
Manchmal schieße ich die Augen, stell mir vor ich sitz am Meer, 
dann denk ich an diese Insel und das Herz wird mir so schwer. 
Diese eine Liebe wird nie zu Ende gehen, 
wann werd ich sie wiedersehen? 
G D Em D C G G D Em D C G
Oh ich hab solche Sehnsucht - Ich verliere den Verstand
G D Em D C D G
Ich will wieder an die Nordsee o-ho-ho - Ich will zurück nach Westerland
 
Wie oft stand ich schon am Ufer, wie oft sprang ich in die Spree. 
Wie oft mußten sie mich retten, damit ich nicht unter geh? 
Diese eine Liebe wird nie zu Ende gehen, 
wann werd ich sie wiedersehen? 
 
Bridge:
F Em
Es ist zwar etwas teuer, dafür ist man unter sich
F E G D C G
und ich weiß, jeder zweite hier ist genauso blöd wie ich.
 
G D Em D C G G D Em D C G
Oh ich hab solche Sehnsucht - Ich verliere den Verstand
G D Em D C D G
Ich will wieder an die Nordsee o-ho-ho - Ich will zurück nach Westerland
 
G D G D G D
ich will zurück, ich will zurück, ich will zurück nach Westerland.

393. Männer sind Schweine

Die Ärzte

G Em
Hallo, mein Schatz, ich liebe Dich - Du bist die einzige für mich!
C D
Die andern find' ich alle doof, deswegen mach ich Dir den Hof.
G Em
Du bist so anders, ganz speziell, ich merke sowas immer schnell.
C D
Jetzt zieh Dich aus und leg Dich hin - weil ich so verliebt in Dich bin.
 
C Bm Am D
Gleich wird es dunkel, bald ist es Nacht, da ist ein Wort der Warnung angebracht:
G Em
Männer sind Schweine - traue ihnen nicht, mein Kind
Am C9 D
sie wollen alle das eine - weil Männer nun mal so sind
 
Ein Mann fühlt sich erst dann als Mann wenn er es Dir besorgen kann. 
Er lügt, daß sich die Balken biegen nur, um Dich ins Bett zu kriegen! 
Und dann am nächsten Morgen weiß er nicht einmal mehr, wie Du heisst. 
Rücksichtslos und ungehemmt; Gefühle sind ihm völlig fremd. 
 
Für ihn ist Liebe gleich Samenverlust - Mädchen, sei Dir dessen stets bewußt! 
Männer sind Schweine - frage nicht nach Sonnenschein. 
Ausnahmen gibt's leider keine - in jedem Mann steckt auch immer ein Schwein. 
 
Männer sind Säue - glaube ihnen nicht ein Wort. 
Sie schwör'n Dir ewige Treue - und dann am nächsten Morgen sind sie fort. 
yeah yeah yeah 
(Bridge mit G-Dur als Begleitung)
Männer? diese schrecklichen, haarigen Biester, die alles 
antatschen müssen und dabei wollen sie alle nur dasselbe von einem Mädchen. 
 
Und falls Du doch den Fehler machst und Dir 'nen Ehemann anlachst 
mutiert dein Rosenkavalier bald nach der Hochzeit auch zum Tier. 
Da zeigt er dann sein wahres Ich ganz unrasiert und widerlich. 
Trinkt Bier, sieht fern und wird schnell fett und rülpst und furzt im Ehebett! 
 
Dann hast du'n KingKong zum Ehemann. Drum sag ich Dir (denk bitte stets daran): 
Männer sind Schweine - traue ihnen nicht, mein Kind. 
sie wollen alle nur das eine - für wahre Liebe sind sie blind. 
 
Männer sind Ratten - begegne ihnen nur mit List. 
Sie wollen alles begatten was nicht bei drei auf den Bäumen ist. 
 
Männer sind Schweine - frage nicht nach Sonnenschein. 
Ausnahmen gibt's leider keine, in jedem Mann steckt auch immer ein Schwein! 
 
Männer sind Autos nur ohne Reserverad... 

Wolfgang Ambros

394. Heidenspaß (mir geht es wie dem Jesus)

Wolfgang Ambros

Capo II
G Hm Em C D Dsus4 D
Mir geht es wie dem Jesus, mir tut das Kreuz so weh.
G Hm Em C D G
Doch ihm tat es erst mit dreißig, mir tut es heut schon weh.
G Hm Em C D Dsus4 D
Mir geht es wie dem Jesus, nur hab' ich nicht die Klasse,
G Hm Em C D
Denn ich verwandle nur den Wein, in Wasser, das ich lasse.
G Hm Em C D Dsus4 D
Und wie der Jesus sage ich heiteren Gesichts:
G Hm Em C D G
Das Leben ist ein Heidenspaß, für Christen ist das nichts.
Zwischenspiel G Hm Em C D G
G Hm Em C D Dsus4 D
Mir geht es wie dem Jesus, ich treff nur lauter Blinde.
G Hm Em C D G
Und manchmal, wenn ich Glück hab, gehorchen mir die Winde.
G Hm Em C D Dsus4 D
Mir geht es wie dem Jesus, der unter uns geweilt.
G Hm Em C D
Die meisten, die mich kennen, die sind von mir geheilt.
G Hm Em C D Dsus4 D
Und wie der Jesus sage ich heiteren Gesichts:
G Hm Em C D G
Das Leben ist ein Heidenspaß, für Christen ist das nichts.
 
G Hm Em C D Dsus4 D
Mir geht es wie dem Jesus, mit dem ich mich verglich.
G Hm Em C D G Gsus4 G
Denn außer alten Jungfern schwärmt niemand mehr für mich

Ralf Bendix

395. Kriminaltango

Hazy Osterwald

Am Dm Am Dm E7 A
Kriminaltango in der Taverne. Dunkle Gestalten - und rotes Licht.
A E7
Und sie tanzen einen Tango Jacky Brown und Baby Miller.
E7 A
Und er sagt ihr leise: "Baby, wenn ich austrink machst du dicht."
A D
Dann bestellt er zwei Manhattan und dann kommt ein Herr mit Kneifer.
A E7 Am
Jack trinkt aus und Baby zittert - doch dann löscht sie schnell das Licht.
Am Dm Am Dm Am
Kriminaltango in der Taverne. Dunkle Gestalten rote Laterne.
A7 Dm B7 E
Abend für Abend lodert die Lunte. Sprühende Spannung liegt in der Luft.
 
A E7
Und sie tanzen einen Tango Alle die davon nichts ahnen.
E7 A
Und sie fragen die Kapelle: Hab'n Sie nicht was Heisses da?
A D
Denn sie können ja nicht wissen was da zwischen Tag und Morgen
A E7 Am
in der nächtlichen Taverne - bei dem Tango schon geschah.
Am Dm Am Dm Am
Kriminaltango in der Taverne. Dunkle Gestalten rote Laterne.
A7 Dm B7 E
Glühende Blicke, steigende Spannung. Und in die Spannung, da fällt ein Schuss - Aaah!
 
A E7
Und sie tanzen einen Tango Jacky Brown und Baby Miller.
E7 A
Und die Kripo kann nichts finden was daran verdächtig wär'.
A D
Nur der Herr da mit dem Kneifer dem der Schuß im Dunkel galt
A E7 Am
könnt' vielleicht noch etwas sagen - doch der Herr der sagt nichts mehr.
Am Dm Am Dm Am
Kriminaltango in der Taverne. Dunkle Gestalten rote Laterne
A7 Dm B7 E7 A
Abend für Abend, immer das Gleiche Denn dieser Tango - geht nie vorbei.
E7 A E7 A
Geht nie vorbei. Geht nie vorbei...

Georg Danzer

396. Die Freiheit

Georg Danzer

Em B7 Em Em7
Vor ein paar Tagen ging ich in den Zoo
Am B7
Die Sonne schien, mir war ums Herz so froh
C B7
Vor einem Käfig sah ich Leute stehn
|: Em C B7 :|
Da ging ich hin um mir das näher anzusehen
 
Em B7 Em Em7
"Nicht füttern" stand auf einem grossen Schild
Am B7
Und "bitte nicht reizen, da sehr wild!"
C B7
Erwachsene und Kinder schauten dumm
|: Em C B7 :|
Und nur ein Wärter schaute grimmig und sehr stumm
 
Em B7 Em Em7
Ich fragte ihn "Wie heisst denn dieses Tier?"
Am B7
"Das ist die Freiheit!" sagte er zu mir
C B7
"Die gibt es jetzt so selten auf der Welt,
|: Em C B7 :|
Drum wird sie hier für wenig Geld zur Schau gestellt,
 
Em B7 Em Em7
Ich schaute und ich sagte "Lieber Herr!
Am B7
Ich seh ja nichts, der Käfig ist doch leer"
C B7
"Das ist ja grade" - sagte er - "der Gag!
|: Em C B7 :|
Man sperrt sie ein und augenblicklich ist sie weg!"
 
Em B7 Em Em7
Die Freiheit ist ein wundersames Tier
Am B7
Und manche Menschen haben Angst vor ihr
C B7
Doch hinter Gitterstäben geht sie ein
Em C B7
Denn nur in Freiheit kann die Freiheit Freiheit sein.
Em C C
denn nur in Freiheit kann die Freiheit Freiheit sein!

Geier Sturzflug

397. Bruttosozialprodukt

Friedel & Reinhard / Geier Sturzflug (1980)

A E
Wenn früh am Morgen die Werkssirene dröhnt
A
Und die Stechuhr beim Stechen lustvoll stöhnt;
E
In der Montagehalle die Neonsonne strahlt
A
Und der Gabelstaplerführer mit der Stapelgabel prahlt:
E
Ja dann wird wieder in die Hände gespuckt,
A
Wir steigern das Bruttosozialprodukt;
E A E A
Ja, ja, jetzt wird wieder in die Hände gespuckt!
 
A E
Die Krankenschwester kriegt 'nen Riesenschreck:
A
Schon wieder ist ein Kranker weg!
E
Sie amputierten ihm sein letztes Bein
A
Und jetzt kniet er sich wieder mächtig rein!
Ja jetzt wird wieder in die Hände gespuckt, 
Wir steigern das Bruttosozialprodukt; 
Ja, ja, jetzt wird wieder in die Hände gespuckt! 
 
Wenn sich Opa am Sonntag auf sein Fahrrad schwingt 
Und heimlich in die Fabrik eindringt, 
Dann hat Oma Angst, daß er zusammenbricht, 
Denn Opa macht heute wieder Sonderschicht: 
Ja jetzt wird wieder in die Hände gespuckt, 
Wir steigern das Bruttosozialprodukt; 
Ja, ja, jetzt wird wieder in die Hände gespuckt! 
 
An Weihnachten liegen alle rum und sagen: Puuh! 
Der Abfalleimer geht schon nicht mehr zu, 
Die Gabentische werden immer bunter, 
Und am Mittwoch kommt die Müllabfuhr 
Und holt den ganzen Plunder - und sagt: 
Ja jetzt wird wieder in die Hände gespuckt, 
Wir steigern das Bruttosozialprodukt; 
Ja, ja, jetzt wird wieder in die Hände gespuckt! 
 
Wenn früh am Morgen die Werkssirene dröhnt 
Und die Stechuhr beim Stechen lustvoll stöhnt: 
Dann hat einen nach dem andern die Arbeitswut gepackt 
Und jetzt singen sie zusammen im Arbeitstakt, Takt, Takt: 
Ja jetzt wird wieder in die Hände gespuckt, 
Wir steigern das Bruttosozialprodukt; 
Ja, ja, jetzt wird wieder in die Hände gespuckt! 

High Life Skiffel Group

398. Ich fahr mit der Lambretta

G C
Morgens früh um viere - da klopft es an der Türe
G D7
und Erna sagt mit wichtigem Gesicht:
G C
"Du kommst jetzt aus dem warmen Bett!" - Doch ich ich find das gar nicht nett,
G D7 G
denn Arbeit, die liegt mir nicht.
G C G D7
Ich fahr mit der Lambretta raus zu meinem Vetter - wo die blauen Kornblumen blühn.
G C G D7 G
Ich leg mich in die Sonne und strecke mich vor Wonne - und laß den Tag an mir vorüber ziehn.
 
Ich denk an die Kollegen, die müssen sich bewegen. 
Von fünfe bis um zweie auf der Schicht. 
Ich aber muß mich schonen, das muß ich hier betonen, 
denn Arbeit, die liegt mir nicht. 
Bridge
C G
Die Badehose eingepackt die Sonnencreme auch,
C D7
die schmier ich mir nachher bei Heinz mitten auf den Bauch.
Ja ich fahr mit der Lambretta raus zu meinem Vetter - wo die blauen Kornblumen blühn. 
Ich leg mich in die Sonne und strecke mich vor Wonne - und lass den Tag an mir vorüber ziehn. 
 
Ich springe aus der Feder wie Bierhoff an das Leder 
und ziehe mich in Windeseile an. 
Erna ruft noch mach kein Scheiß, vor Zorn ist ihr Gesicht ganz weiß, 
denn Arbeit, die liegt mir nicht. 
Ja ich fahr mit der Lambretta raus zu meinem Vetter - wo die blauen Kornblumen blühn. 
Ich leg mich in die Sonne und strecke mich vor Wonne - und lass den Tag an mir vorüber ziehn. 
 
Mit 26 Sachen heize ich den Karren, kühler Fahrtwind peitscht mir ins Gesicht. 
Gleich liege ich im Liegestuhl, wie Apathisch und ganz cool, 
denn Arbeit, die liegt mir nicht. 
Ja ich fahr mit der Lambretta raus zu meinem Vetter - wo die blauen Kornblumen blühn. 
Ich leg mich in die Sonne und strecke mich vor Wonne - und lass den Tag an mir vorüber ziehn. 
Bridge
Die Badehose eingepackt die Sonnencreme auch 
die schmier ich mir nachher bei Heinz mitten auf den Bauch. 
Ja ich fahr mit der Lambretta raus zu meinem Vetter - wo die blauen Kornblumen blühn. 
Ich leg mich in die Sonne und strecke mich vor Wonne - und lass den Tag an mir vorüber ziehn. 

Udo Jürgens

399. Ich war noch niemals in New York

Udo Jürgens, Michael Kunze / Udo Jürgens (2000)

|: G - Bb - C - D :|
G Bb C D
Und nach dem Abendessen sagte er: Lass mich noch eben Zigaretten holen gehn.
G Bb C D
Sie rief ihm nach: Nimm Dir die Schlüssel mit! Ich werd inzwischen nach der Kleinen sehn.
Em Bm Em Bm
Er zog die Tür zu, ging stumm hinaus, ins neonhelle Treppenhaus.
C D G D# Bb
Es roch nach Bohnerwachs und Spießigkeit, Und auf der Treppe dachte er:
D# Bb D# F D G
Wie wenn das jetzt ein Aufbruch wär. Ich müsste einfach gehn: Für alle Zeit, für alle Zeit!
C D Bm Em
Ich war noch niemals in New York. ich war noch niemals auf Hawaii.
Am D G
Ging nie durch San Franzisko in zerrissnen Jeans.
C D Bm Em
Ich war noch niemals in New York. Ich war noch niemals richtig frei.
Am D G Bb - C - D
Einmal verrückt sein und aus allen Zwängen fliehn.
 
G Bb C D
Und als er draußen auf der Straße stand, fiel ihm ein, dass er fast alles bei sich trug.
G Bb C D
Den Pass, die Eurochecks und etwas Geld, vielleicht ging heute abend noch ein Flug.
Em Bm Em Bm
Er könnt' ein Taxi nehmen dort am Eck, oder Autostop und einfach weg.
C D G D# Bb
Die Sehnsucht in ihm wurde wieder wach. Noch einmal voll von Träumen sein,
D# Bb D# F D G
sich aus der Enge hier befrein. Er dachte über seinen Aufbruch nach, seinen Aufbruch nach!
Ich war noch niemals in New York. Ich war noch niemals auf Hawaii. 
Ging nie durch San Franzisko in zerrissnen Jeans. 
Ich war noch niemals in New York. Ich war noch niemals richtig frei. 
Einmal verrückt sein und aus allen Zwängen fliehn. 
 
Em Bm Em Bm
Dann steckte er die Zigaretten ein, und ging wie selbstverständlich heim.
C D G
Durchs Treppenhaus mit Bohnerwachs und Spießigkeit.
D# Bb D# Bb
Die Frau rief: "Mann, wo bleibst Du bloß ? Wetten-dass mit Gottschalk geht gleich los!"
D# F G C D Bm Em Am D G
Sie fragte: "War was?" - "Nein, was soll schon sein."
Da-da-da.... 
 
Ich war noch niemals in New York... 

Mike Krüger

400. Hein von'ne Werft

Mike Krüger

G C
Ich reit nu' schon drei Tage in die Innenstadt herum
D G
und finde keinen Parkplatz; es wird mir bald zu dumm.
G C
Wir wollten in die U-Bahn, doch da gab's gleich Rabbatz.
D G
Für mein Pferd war da drin kein Platz.
G C
Ich rief sofort den Schaffner und griff nach mein' Colt,
D G
Der Schaffner meint sogleich er hat's nich so gewollt.
G C
So bekam ich ganz gewaltlos sogar ein' Platz zum Sitzen,
D G
Und braucht mir keine Kerbe in mein' Colt zu ritzen.
C G D G
Denn ich bin Hein, Hein von'ne Werft; und ich kann's nu' ma' nich' ab wenn man mir nervt.
C D G
Und wenn mir einer nervt zähl ich bis acht - Und dann kriegt er in die Schnauze bis er lacht.
 
Wir kamen an'ne Kreuzung und da gab's einen Knall 
Ich flog aus meinem Sattel; mein Pferd das kam zu Fall. 
Das Auto das uns rammte war sehr stark demoliert 
Obwohl der Fahrer meinte er hätt's erst grad' poliert. 
Dann riss er gleich sein Maul auf und rief die Polizei, 
Ich schlug nur meine Faust d'rauf; der Schrei war schnell vorbei. 
Da liegt er nun im Kofferraum und kommt nicht mehr heraus, 
Nach dreieinviertel Stunden kam er ins Krankenhaus. 
Denn ich bin Hein, Hein von'ne Werft; und ich kann's nu' ma' nich' ab wenn man mir nervt. 
Und wenn mir einer nervt zähl ich bis acht - Und dann kriegt er in die Schnauze bis er lacht. 
 
Wir kam' auch mal mach Hause voll Ruhm und voller Stolz 
Das erste was mir traf - war Ernas Nudelholz. 
Es traf mir hart am Hinterkopf und warf mich an die Tür. 
Sie sagt: "Nu' komm doch rein du armer Tropf, du stinkst ja noch nach Bier!" 
Ich sah nur noch ihr rechtes Knie holt aus zum Pferdekuß 
Dann sah ich nur noch Sterne; ich dacht mich streift 'n Bus. 
Denn ich bin Hein, Hein von'e Werft; Und sie kann's nu' ma' nich ab wenn ich ihr nerv'. 
Und wenn ich ihr ma' nerv' zählt sie bis acht - Und dann krieg ich in die Schnauze bis ich lach. 

Heinz Rudolf Kunze

401. Lola

R. Davies, H. R. Kunze / Heinz Rudolf Kunze: Ausnahmezustand (1984)

C C C/// D/ E
E
Ich traf sie in 'nem Imbiß in Dortmund-Nord
A E A Asus4
Es roch stark nach Schaschlik und 'n bißchen nach Abort - Und sie hieß Lola - L.O.L.A. Lola.
E
Ich sagte: Darf ich bitten oder woll'n wir erst tanzen?
A D
Sie wurde rot und rührte - wie ertappte Emanzen - in ihrer
E A D C C////// D/ E
Cola; C.O.L.A. Cola, la la la la Lola.
 
Nun seh ich nicht grad aus wie Arnold Mitteregger – 
Ich führe, sagte sie, das klang wie Alfred Dregger, meine Lola; L.O.L.A. Lola. 
Ich bin ja ziemlich blöd, aber so blöd bin ich nicht: 
Sie hatte Haare auf den Zähnen und auch mitten im Gesicht, oh meine 
Lola; L.O.L.A. Lola, la la la la Lola. 
Bridge I
B7 F#7
Wir tranken und kamen uns langsam abhanden, An der Neonröhre hingen vergammelte Girlanden.
A A7
Wenn ich umfiel, baute sie mich immer wieder auf, Bis sie sagte: "So, mein Sohn, jetzt gehn wir zu mir rauf!"
 
Wenn ich voll bin, bin ich kein Fall für Carmen 
Doch sie nahm mich untern Arm, sie kannte kein Erbarmen, meine 
Lola; la la la la Lola, la la la la Lola. 
Lola; la la la la Lola, la la la la Lola. 
Bridge II
A E B A E B A E B
Ich schrie: "Laß mich gehn!" - Sie wollte nicht verstehn. -Sie sagte: "Nicht mit mir!"
E G#7 C#m B B13 E
Ich sagte: "Gut dann eben nicht." - Und bestellte noch ein Bier.
 
Ist das nun Liebe oder ist das nur ein schwacher Trost? 
Ich sage immer was ich denke und ich sagte: Prost, auf dein Spezielles, Lola, L.O.L.A. Lola. 
Girls heißen Alf und Boys heißen George, 
nicht nur in London sondern jetzt auch schon in Dortmund-Nord - und er hieß 
Lola, la la la la Lola. 
Bridge III
B7 F#7
Ich war gerade erst zuhause ausgezogen, Ich hatte noch niemals meine Mami belogen,
A A7
Lola lächelte nur und faßte mich an - Und sagte: "Ich bin es längst – heut wirst auch du ein Mann!"
 
Ich werd gern zur Brust genommen, also bin ich wohl einer. 
Ganz sicher bin ich nicht, doch das ist ja heute keiner, höchstens 
Lola, L.O.L.A. Lola la la la la Lola. 
Lola (laß gut sein Günter, ich muß noch fahrn) lalalala Lola, lalalala Lola. 

Udo Lindenberg

402. Der Malocher

Udo Lindenberg / Udo Lindenberg: Votan Wahnwitz (1975)

Am Dm Am
Die Alte zuhaus war auch nicht mehr das, was sie früher einmal war.
Dm Am E7 Am
Schon morgens saß sie vor der Glotze, mit Lockenwicklern im Haar.
Dm Am
Wenn er schlapp von der Maloche nach hause kam, saß sie immer noch da
Dm Am
und sagte: "Hier hast'n Korn, der bringt dich wieder nach vorn."
E7 Am
Und im Fernsehn läuft der Kommissar.
 
Am Dm Am
Er hatte die Schnauze von diesem Leben voll, er wär so gern ausgeflippt.
Dm Am E7 Am
Und mit solchen Gedanken hat er dann nochmal an seinem Glas genippt.
Und dann schmiss er's mit Karacho voll ins TV, 
Dm Am
und schrie: "Ihr glaubt wohl ich bin nicht ganz dicht!
Dm Am
Jeden Abend Fusel schlucken und dann in die Röhre kucken
E7 Am
und dann pennen und dann wieder zur Schicht." (Chachacha...Huh...)
Am Dm
Der Malocher aus 'm Ruhrgebiet, tat nun etwas, was sonst nur selten geschieht
E7 Am Dm E7
schmiss seiner Frau das Mobiliar vor die Füße und sagte: "Eh jetzt ist aber Schluß meine Süße.
 
Am Dm
Und mit dem Lottogewinn, das haut ja doch nicht mehr hin. Komm Weib mach meinen Koffer klar!
Am
Ich hau jetzt ab nach Paris, da ist das Leben so süß.
E7 Am E7
Da trink ich Sekt im Alkazar und tanze Chachacha!"
 
Er fuhr mit der Bahn, erster Klasse, nach Paris "Gare du Nord". 
Er bestellte sich Champagner, den trank er aus der Flasche und kam sich ganz schön super vor. 
 
Und als er dann da war und schon nicht mehr ganz klar war, da traf er ein charmantes Mädel. 
Und am nächsten Morgen war er allein im Hotel, ohne Kies und mit 'nem schweren Schädel. 
(Chachacha...Huh...) 
Der Malocher aus 'm Ruhrgebiet, tat nun etwas, was sonst nur selten geschieht 
schmiss seiner Frau das Mobiliar vor die Füße und sagt: "Eh jetzt ist aber Schluß meine Süße. 
 
Und mit dem Lottogewinn, das haut ja doch nicht mehr hin. Komm Weib mach meinen Koffer klar. 
Ich hau jetzt ab nach Paris, da ist das Leben so süß. 
Da trink ich Sekt im Alkazar und tanze Chachacha!" (Huh.) 

Lolita

403. Seemann (deine Heimat ist das Meer)

Werner Scharfenberger, Fini Busch / Lolita (1960)

G C G D D7
Seemann, lass das Träumen, Denk nicht an zu Haus.
G C G D G G7
Seemann, Wind und Wellen, Rufen Dich hinaus.
G7 C G
Deine Heimat ist das Meer - Deine Freunde sind die Sterne.
D D7 G G7
Über Rio und Schanghai, Über Bali und Hawaii.
C G G7
Deine Liebe ist dein Schiff - Deine Sehnsucht ist die Ferne.
D D7 G
Und nur ihnen bist du treu - ein Leben lang.
 
G C G D D7
Seemann, lass das Träumen, Denke nicht an mich.
G C G D G G7
Seemann, denn die Fremde - Wartet schon auf dich.
G7 C G
Deine Heimat ist das Meer - Deine Freunde sind die Sterne.
D D7 G G7
Über Rio und Schanghai, Über Bali und Hawaii.
C G G7
Deine Liebe ist dein Schiff - Deine Sehnsucht ist die Ferne.
D D7 G
Und nur ihnen bist du treu - ein Leben lang.

Manuela

404. Schuld war nur der Bossa Nova

Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Georg Buschor / Manuela (1963)

C G
Als die kleine Jane gerade achtzehn war,
G7 C
Führte sie der Jim in die Dancing Bar.
C7 F
Doch am nächsten Tag fragte die Mama:
C G G7 C
"Kind warum warst du erst heut' morgen da?"
C G C
Schuld war nur der Bossa Nova, was kann ich dafür.
G C
Schuld war nur der Bossa Nova, bitte glaube mir.
F
Denn wenn einer Bossa Nova tanzen kann,
C
Fängt für mich die große Liebe an.
G C
Schuld war nur der Bossa Nova, der war Schuld daran.
 
C G
War's der Mondenschein? - No, no, der Bossa Nova,
C
Oder war's der Wein? - No, no, der Bossa Nova,
G
Kann das möglich sein? - Yeah, yeah, der Bossa Nova,
C F C
Der war Schuld daran.
 
C G C
Schuld war nur der Bossa Nova, was kann ich dafür.
G C
Schuld war nur der Bossa Nova, bitte glaube mir.
F
Denn wenn einer Bossa Nova tanzen kann,
C
Fängt für mich die große Liebe an.
G C
Schuld war nur der Bossa Nova, der war Schuld daran.
C G
Doch die kleine Jane blieb nicht immer klein,
G7 C
Erst bekam sie Jim, dann ein Töchterlein.
C7 F
Und die Tochter fragt heute die Mama:
C G G7 C
"Seit wann habt ihr euch gern, du und Papa?"
C G C
Schuld war nur der Bossa Nova, was kann ich dafür.
G C
Schuld war nur der Bossa Nova, bitte glaube mir.
F
Denn wenn einer Bossa Nova tanzen kann,
C
Fängt für mich die große Liebe an.
G C
Schuld war nur der Bossa Nova, der war Schuld daran.
C G
War's der Mondenschein? - No, no, der Bossa Nova,
C
Oder war's der Wein? - No, no, der Bossa Nova,
G
Kann das möglich sein? - Yeah, yeah, der Bossa Nova,
C F C
Der war Schuld daran.
C G
War's der Mondenschein? - No, no, der Bossa Nova...

Reinhard Mey

405. Über den Wolken

Reinhard Mey

G Am D G
Wind Nord Ost Startbahn null-drei, bis hier hör' ich die Motoren.
G Am D G
Wie ein Pfeil zieht sie vorbei, und es dröhnt in meinen Ohren.
G Am D G
Und der nasse Asphalt bebt, wie ein Schleier staubt der Regen,
G Am D G
Bis sei abhebt und sei schwebt - der Sonne entgegen.
G C D G
Über den Wolken muß die Freiheit wohl grenzenlos sein.
Em Am D G
Alle Ängste, alle Sorgen, sagt man, blieben darunter verborgen, und dann
C G D G
würde, was uns groß und wichtig erscheint, plötzlich nichtig und klein.
 
G Am D G
Ich seh ihr noch lange nach, seh' sie die Wolken erklimmen,
Am D G
Bis die Lichter nach und nach ganz im Regengrau verschwimmen.
Am D G
Meine Augen haben schon jenen winz'gen Punkt verloren.
Am D G
Nur von fern klingt monoton das Summen der Motoren.
Über den Wolken muß die Freiheit wohl grenzenlos sein. 
Alle Ängste, alle Sorgen, sagt man, blieben darunter verborgen, und dann 
würde, was uns groß und wichtig erscheint, plötzlich nichtig und klein. 
 
G Am D G
Dann ist alles still, ich geh', Regen durchdringt meine Jacke.
Am D G
Irgendjemand kocht Kaffee in der Luftaufsichtsbaracke.
Am D G
In den Pfützen schwimmt Benzin schillernd wie ein Regenbogen.
Am D G
Wolken spiegeln sich darin, ich wär' gerne mitgeflogen.
Über den Wolken muß die Freiheit wohl grenzenlos sein. 
Alle Ängste, alle Sorgen, sagt man, blieben darunter verborgen, und dann 
würde, was uns groß und wichtig erscheint, plötzlich nichtig und klein. 

406. Die Diplomatenjagd

Reinhard Mey

C G C Am C G
Auf Schloß Hohenhecke zu Niederlahr -- Es hat soeben getagt --
C G C Am C G
Lädt Freiherr Bodo, wie jedes Jahr, zur Diplomatenjagd.
C F C
Durch Felder und Auen auf haarige Sauen,
F C
In Wiesen und Büschen den Hirsch zu erwischen,
F C
Den hat Freiherr Bodo für teures Geld
Am C G C
Am Vorabend selber hier aufgestellt.
 
Schon bricht es herein in Wald und Flur, das diplomatische Corps, 
Die Ritter vom Orden der Konjunktur, zwei Generäle zuvor. 
Bei Hörnerquinten, mit Prügeln und Flinten. Es folgt mit Furore ein Monsignore. 
Selbst den klapprigen Ahnherrn von Kieselknirsch 
- Trägt man auf der Bahre mit auf die Pirsch! 
 
Es knallen die Büchsen, ein Pulverblitz, es wird soeben gesagt, 
Daß Generalleutnant von Zitzewitz den Verlust seines Dackels beklagt. 
Der Attaché Mehring erlegt einen Hering - Den tiefgefroren, die Kugeln durchbohren, 
Noch in Frischhaltepackung, das ist unerhört! 
Ein Keiler ergibt sich, vom Lärm ganz verstört. 
 
Bewegt sich dort etwas am Waldesrand? Der Ahnherr sieht nicht mehr recht. 
Das kriegt kurzerhand eins übergebrannt! Denn schießen kann er nicht schlecht, 
Ja, ganz ohne Zweifel: Er schießt wie der Teufel! 
- Man trägt ihn ganz leise bis dicht an die Schneise. 
Man reicht ihm die Büchse, es prasselt das Schrot: 
So findet der Außenminister den Tod. 
 
Daß der Ahnherr daraufhin noch "Waidmannsheil" schreit, hat alle peinlichst berührt. 
Ihm wird ein Protestschreiben überreicht, besonders scharf formuliert! 
Doch muß man dem Alten zugute halten: Das war, bei Hubertus, ein prächtiger Blattschuß, 
Und daß er das Wort Diplomatenjagd, 
Nur etwas zu wörtlich genommen hat! 
 
Die Nacht bricht herein, und Schloß Hohenhecke bietet ein friedliches Bild. 
Der Monsignore segnet die Strecke von leblosem, greisem Wild. 
Schon fast vergessen, will doch keiner essen: 
Die Veteranen, die zähen Fasanen, Die Ente mit Rheuma, den Keiler mit Asthma. 
Die Jagd wird begossen, und dann wird beschlossen: 
Der Krempel wird, weil man hier großzügig denkt, Dem nächsten Armenhaus geschenkt! 
 
So wird auch den Ärmsten der Segen zuteil: Es lebe das Weidwerk, dreimal Waidmannsheil! 

407. Gute Nacht, Freunde

Reinhard Mey

A Bm E7 A
Gute Nacht, Freunde, es wird Zeit für mich zu geh'n,
D C# Bm
Was ich noch zu sagen hätte dauert eine Zigarette
E A
Und ein letztes Glas im Steh'n.
 
A Bm E
Für den Tag, für die Nacht unter Eurem Dach habt Dank.
A
Für den Platz an Eurem Tisch, für jedes Glas, das ich trank.
Bm E
Für den Teller, den Ihr mit zu den Euren stellt,
A D E
Als sei selbstverständlicher nichts auf der Welt.
A Bm E
Habt dank für die Zeit, die ich mit Euch verplaudert hab'
A
Und für Eure Geduld, wenn's mehr als eine Meinung gab
Bm E
Dafür, daß Ihr nie fragt wann ich komme oder geh'
A D E
Und für die stets offene Tür, in der ich jetzt steh'
 
A Bm E
Für die Freiheit, die als steter Gast bei Euch wohnt
A
Habt Dank, daß Ihr nie fragt was es bringt, ob es lohnt
Bm E
Vielleicht liegt es daran, daß man von draußen meint
A D E
Daß in Euren Fenstern das Licht wärmer scheint
Gute Nacht, Freunde, es wird Zeit für mich zu geh'n. 
Was ich noch zu sagen hätte dauert eine Zigarette 
A
Und ein letztes Glas im Steh'n.

408. Kaspar

Reinhard Mey

Am D Am C E Am Am D Am C E Am C Am D G C E Am C E Am
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Am D Am C E Am
Sie sagten, er käme von Nürnberg her Und er spräche kein Wort
Am D Am C E Am
Auf dem Marktplatz standen sie um ihn her Und begafften ihn dort
C Am
Die Einen raunten: Er ist ein Tier" Die Andern fragten: Was will der hier?"
D G C E Am C E Am
Und daß er sich doch zum Teufel scher' So jagt ihn doch fort So jagt ihn doch fort!"
 
Am D Am C E Am
Sein Haar in Strähnen und wirre Sein Gang war gebeugt
Am D Am C E Am
Kein Zweifel, dieser Irre Ward vom Teufel gezeugt!
C Am
Der Pfarrer reichte ihm einen Krug Voll Milch, der sog in einem Zug
D G C E Am C E Am
Er trinkt nicht vom Geschirre Den hat die Wölfin gesäugt! Den hat die Wölfin gesäugt!"
 
Am D Am C E Am
Mein Vater, der in unsrem Orte Schulmeister war
Am D Am C E Am
Trat vor ihn hin, trotz böser Worte Rings aus der Schar
C Am 
Er sprach zu ihm ganz ruhig, und Der Stumme öffnete den Mund 
D G C E Am C E Am
Und stammelte die Worte: Heiße Kaspar Heiße Kaspar"
 
Am D Am C E Am
Mein Vater brachte ihn ins Haus Heiße Kaspar"
Am D Am C E Am
Meine Mutter wusch seine Kleider aus Und schnitt ihm das Haar
C Am
Sprechen lehrte mein Vater ihn Lesen und schreiben und es schien
D G C E Am C E Am
Was man ihn lehrte, sog er in sich auf Wie gierig er war! Wie gierig er war!
 
Am D Am C E Am
Zur Schule gehörte derzeit noch Das Üttinger Feld
Am D Am C E Am
Kaspar und ich pflügten zu zweit Bald war alles bestellt
C Am
Wir hegten und pflegten jeden Keim Brachten im Herbst die Ernte ein
D G C E Am C E Am
Von den Leuten vermaledeit Von deren Hunden verbellt Von deren Hunden verbellt
 
Am D Am C E Am
Ein Wintertag, der Schnee lag frisch Es war Januar
Am D Am C E Am
Meine Mutter rief uns: Kommt zu Tisch Das Essen ist gar!"
C Am
Mein Vater sagte: ...Appetit" Ich wartete auf Kaspars Schritt
D G C E Am C E Am
Mein Vater fragte mürrisch: Wo bleibt Kaspar?" Wo bleibt Kaspar?"
 
Am D Am C E Am
Wir suchten, und wir fanden ihn Auf dem Pfad bei dem Feld
Am D Am C E Am
Der Neuschnee wehte über ihn Sein Gesicht war entstellt
C Am
Die Augen angstvoll aufgerissen, Sein Hemd war blutig und zerrissen.
D G C E Am C E Am
Erstochen hatten sie ihn Dort am Üttinger Feld Dort am Üttinger Feld
 
Am D Am C E Am
Der Polizeirat aus der Stadt Füllte ein Formular
Am D Am C E Am
"Gott nehm ihn hin in seiner Gnad" Sagte der Herr Vikar
C Am
Das Üttinger Feld liegt lang schon brach Nur manchmal bell'n mir noch die Hunde nach
D G C E Am C E Am
Dann streu ich ein paar Blumen auf den Pfad Für Kaspar

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

409. Willenlos

Marius Müller Westernhagen

G C G C G C G C
Ihr Name war Carmelita; Sie war die Schönste im Ort.
G C G C G C G
Sie brachte Lahme zum gehen In ihrem 50er Ford.
G C G D G C G D
Sie hatte Klasse - gar keine Frage - ich fiel in ihr Dekolleté-e-eh.
G C G D G C G C G C
Und ich war wirklich nicht in der Lage - ihr aus dem Wege gehn.
 
Ihr Name war Fräulein Meyer - Meyer mit Ypsilon. 
Sie schaffte täglich zehn Freier. Was für´ne Kondition! 
Sie hatte Rasse - Gar keine Frage - Ich lutschte an ihren Zehen! 
Und ich war wirklich nicht in der Lage - ihr aus dem Wege zu gehen. 
D
Hey Mama, was ist mit mir los,
D7 G
Frauen gegenüber bin ich willenlos, völlig willenlos...
Bridge:
Em G Em C G
Selbst im Büro, im Damenklo - Hab ich sie geliebt!
Em G D7 G C G C
Die Erika, die Barbara erst recht die Marie
 
Ihr Name war Natascha - sie kam aus Nowosibirsk. 
Wir tranken Wodka aus Flaschen - sie hat mich beinahe erwürgt. 
Sie hatte Stolz - gar keine Frage - ich schickte ihr Orchideen. 
Mann, ich war wirklich nicht in der Lege ihr aus dem Wege zu gehen! 
Hey Mama, was ist mit mir los, 
Frauen gegenüber bin ich willenlos, völlig willenlos... 

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Nena

410. 99 Luftballons

Nena

F Gm Bb C
Hast du etwas Zeit für mich, dann singe ich ein Lied für dich,
F Gm Bb C
von neunundneunzig Luftballons auf ihrem weg zum Horizont.
F Gm Bb C
Denkst du vielleicht grad an mich, dann singe ich ein Lied für dich,
F Gm Bb C
von neunundneunzig Luftballons und dass so was von so was kommt.
 
Neunundneunzig Luftballons auf ihrem weg zum Horizont. 
Hielt man für UFOs aus dem All, darum schickte ein General 
'ne Fliegerstaffel hinterher, Alarm zu geben wenn's so wär. 
Dabei war'n dort am Horizont nur neunundneunzig Luftballons. 
 
Neunundneunzig Düsenflieger, Jeder war ein großer Krieger, 
hielten sich für Capain Kirk, das gab ein großes Feuerwerk. 
Die Nachbarn haben nichts gerafft und fühlten sich gleich angemacht, 
Dabei schoß man am Horizont auf neunundneunzig Luftballons. 
 
Neunundneunzig Kriegsminister Streichholz und Benzinkanister, 
hielten sich für schlaue Leute, witterten schon fette Beute, 
riefen Krieg und wollten Macht, man wer hätte das gedacht, 
dass es einmal so weit kommt, wegen neunundneunzig Luftballons. 
 
Neunundneunzig Jahre Krieg, ließen keinen Platz für Sieger. 
Kriegsminister gibt‘s nicht mehr und auch keine Düsenflieger. 
Heute zieh ich meine Runde, seh die Welt in Trümmern liegen, 
hab 'nen Luftballon gefunden; denk an dich und lass ihn fliegen. 

Jean Potier

411. Lied der Zigeuner (Ich kennne Europas Zonen)

Jean Potier, Dietmar Janz

Em
Ich kenne Europas Zonen, Vom Ural bis westlich Paris.
B7 Em B7 Em
Die Händel der grossen Nationen, Der Klassen und Konfessionen
B7 Em
sind für mich nur ein fauler Beschiss.
G C G
Ich bin ein gemeiner, zerlumpter Zigeuner,
Em D C D7 G
Ich hab' keine Heimat kein Geld - Nur mein Pferd und die sonnige Welt!
 
Em
Ich streifte von Hollands Grachten, Bis weit in das russische Reich.
B7 Em B7 Em
Ich konnte die Menschen betrachten Und lernte sie gründlich verachten.
B7 Em
Denn im Grunde sind alle sie gleich.
G C G
Sie schreien: "gemeiner zerlumpter Zigeuner",
Em D C D7 G
Sie schätzen unser'n Wert nur nach Geld - Mich, mein Pferd und die sonnige Welt!
 
Em
Sie fragten nach meinen Papieren, Ich streckte die Zunge heraus.
B7 Em B7 Em
Sie wollten mich nummerieren, In Büchern und Listen führen,
B7 Em
Ich lachte sie einfach nur aus.
G C G
Ich bin ein gemeiner, zerlumpter Zigeuner,
Em D C D7 G
Doch Freiheit ist besser als Geld - Für mich, für mein Pferd und die Welt.

Achim Reichel

412. Aloha Heja He

Achim Reichel

Am C G Am
Ich hab die ganze Welt gesehn von Singapur bis Abadin
Am C G Am
Wenn du mich fragst wo es am schönsten war, dann sag ich Sansibar.
Am C G Am
War 'ne harte Überfahrt, zehn Wochen nur das Deck geschrubbt.
Am C G Am Am C G Am
Hab die Welt verflucht, in den Wind gespuckt und salziges Wasser geschluckt.
 
Am C
Als wir den Anker warfen war es himmlische Ruh'
G Am
und die Sonne stand senkrecht am Himmel.
Am C
Als ich über die Reling sah glaubte ich zu träumen,
G Am
da waren tausend Boote und die hielten auf uns zu.
Am C G Am
In den Booten saßen Männer und Frau'n ihre Leiber glänzten in der Sonne.
Am C G Am
Und sie sangen ein Lied, daß kam mir seltsam bekannt vor aber so hab ich's noch nie gehört
Am C G Am
Uh so hab ich's noch nie gehört.
Am C G Am
Aloha Heja He Aloha Heja He Aloha Heja He
Am C G Am
Aloha Heja He Aloha Heja He Aloha Heja He
 
Sie machten ihre Boote längsseits fest 
und mit den Wind wehte Gelächter herüber 
Sie nahmen ihre Blumenkränze ab und warfen sie uns herüber. 
Hej und schon war die Party im Gange. 
Aloha Heja He Aloha Heja He Aloha Heja He 
Aloha Heja He Aloha Heja He Aloha Heja He 
 
Ich hab das Paradies gesehn es war um 1910. 
Der Steuermann hatte Matrosen am Mast 
und den Zahlmeister ham die Gonokoken vernascht. 
Aber sonst war'n wir bei bester Gesundheit 
Aloha Heja He Aloha Heja He Aloha Heja He 
Aloha Heja He Aloha Heja He Aloha Heja He 
Aloha Heja He Aloha Heja He Aloha Heja He 
Aloha Heja He Aloha Heja He Aloha Heja He... 

Rudi Schurike

413. Caprifischer

Ralph Maria Siegel, Gerhard Winkler / Rudi Schuricke: (1949)

A Amaj7 A6
Wenn bei Capri die rote Sonne im Meer versinkt,
F#7 Bm E7
und vom Himmel die bleiche Sichel des Mondes blinkt,
Bm E7 Bm E7
zieh'n die Fischer mit ihren Booten aufs Meer hinaus,
A
und sie werfen im weiten Bogen die Netze aus.
Amaj7 A6 A
Nur die Sterne, sie zeigen ihnen am Firmament,
D
ihren Weg mit den Bildern, die jeder Fischer kennt,
Dm A E7 A
und von Boot zu Boot das alte Lied erklingt, hör von fern, wie es singt:
E7 A
Bella, bella, bella, bella Marie, bleib' mir treu, ich komm' zurück morgen früh'.
E7 A
Bella, bella, bella, bella Marie, vergiss mich nie.
Bridge
G7 C
Sieh den Lichterschein, draußen auf dem Meer.
E7 Am
Ruhelos und klein, was kann das sein, was irrt dort spät nachts umher?
Dm Am
Weißt du was da fährt, was die Flut durchquert?
E7 A
Ungezählte Fischer, deren Lied von fern man hört.
 
Wenn bei Capri die rote Sonne im Meer versinkt, 
und vom Himmel die bleiche Sichel des Mondes blinkt, 
zieh'n die Fischer mit ihren Booten aufs Meer hinaus, 
und sie werfen im weiten Bogen die Netze aus. 
Nur die Sterne, sie zeigen ihnen am Firmament, 
ihren Weg mit den Bildern, die jeder Fischer kennt, 
und von Boot zu Boot das alte Lied erklingt, hör von fern, wie es singt: 
Bella, bella, bella, bella Marie, bleib' mir treu, ich komm' zurück morgen früh'. 
Bella, bella, bella, bella Marie, vergiss mich nie. 
E7 A E A
Bella Marie, vergiss mich nie.

Karl Valentin

414. Die alten Rittersleut'

Karl Valentin

D Bm
Zu Grünwald, im Isartal; glaubt's mir, Leut', da warn amol,
Em A D
Da ham edle Ritter g'haust, dene hats vor gar nix graust.
D G D
Ja, so warn's, ja so warn's, ja so warn's, die oidn Rittersleut,
A D
ja so warn's, ja so warn's, die oidn Rittersleut.
 
Ja, und so ein Rittersmann hatte sehr viel Eisen an, 
die meisten Ritter, kann man sog'n, hat deshalb der Blitz derschlog'n. 
Ja, so warn's... 
 
Ein Ritter wollt' auf's Häusl geh'n, die Türe war verschlossen, 
da sah er eine Leiter steh'n, da schaut er durch die Sprossen. 
Ja, so warn's... 
 
Einst wollt' ein Ritter einen Affen, fing stattdessen einen Pfaffen, 
und sperrt' ihn in das Turmverlies, worauf er kräftig hiunterschaut. 
Ja, so warn's... 
 
Und der Ritter Dariwud'l hatte ganz a lange-s Schwert, 
wenn ihn das beim Reiten stört, setzt er sich verkehrt auf's Pferd. 
Ja, so warn's... 
 
Mußt' ein Ritter 'mal verreisen, legt er seine Frau in Eisen, 
doch der Knappe Friederich, der hatte stets 'nen Dieterich. 
Ja, so warn's... 
 
Die Frauen in den Kemenaten auf die Ritter warten taten. 
Sie taten es bei Kerzenlicht, denn Glühbirnen, die gab's noch nicht. 
Ja, so warn's... 

Hannes Wader

415. Kokain

Hannes Wader: 7 Lieder (1972)

C C7 F
Ich kam von Frankfurt nach Berlin, drei Koffer voll
D7 C G C
mit Kokain. Cocaine, all around my brain.
C C7
Hallo Taxi, schnell zum Kuhdamm/Ecke Tauentzien
F D7
meine Frau und meine Kinder warten schon auf Kokain.
C G C
Cocaine, all around my brain.
E7
Oh-oh-oh Oh, Mama komm schnell her,
F D7
halt mich fest, ich kann nicht mehr!
C G C
Cocaine, all around my brain.
 
Meine Frau heißt Evelyn, ich weiß nicht, liebt sie mich, 
oder mehr mein Kokain? Cocaine, all around my brain. 
Liebster, sagt sie, Rate mal: Was kitzelt so schön 
in der Nase, schmeckt nach Scheiße und wirkt wie Arsen? 
Cocaine, all around my brain. 
Oh-oh-oh Mama, Mama komm schnell her, halt mich fest, ich kann nicht mehr! 
Cocaine, all around my brain. 
 
Mein Sohn ist zwölf und ewig angetörnt, ich verbiet' es ihm, 
damit er endlich laufen lernt! Cocaine, all around my brain. 
Seit gestern weiß er endlich, wer ich bin! 
Wenn er mich sieht, dann ruft er: Pappa, hattu Kokain? 
Cocaine, all around my brain. 
Oh-oh-oh Mama, Mama komm schnell her, halt mich fest, ich kann nicht mehr! 
Cocaine, all around my brain. 
 
Meine kleine Tochter ist jetzt grad' auf 'nem Trip, 
den sie letztes Jahr eingepfiffen hat. Cocaine, all around my brain. 
sie sieht aus, als wär sie dreißig und sie macht 
auf zwanzig, dabei ist sie acht. Cocaine, all around my brain. 
Oh-oh-oh Mama, Mama komm schnell her, halt mich fest, ich kann nicht mehr! 
Cocaine, all around my brain. 
 
Meine Tante dealt seit einem Jahr, seitdem geht sie über Leichen, 
fährt 'nen Jaguar. Cocaine, all around my brain. 
Immer wenn sie kommt, bringt sie ein Stückchen Shit 
in der Radkappe für die Kinder mit. Cocaine, all around my brain. 
Oh-oh-oh Mama, Mama komm schnell her, halt mich fest, ich kann nicht mehr! 
Cocaine, all around my brain. 
 
Mein Onkel kam vom Alkohol zum Kokain, jetzt will er sich das Kokain 
mit Schnaps entzieh'n. Cocaine, all around my brain. 
Seit gestern liegt er im Delirium, 
ab morgen steigt er wieder auf die Droge um. Cocaine, all around my brain. 
Oh-oh-oh Mama, Mama komm schnell her, halt mich fest, ich kann nicht mehr! 
Cocaine, all around my brain. 
 
Opa hat den Gilb, wartet auf den Tod. Freut sich auf Jimi Hendrix 
und den lieben Gott. Cocaine, all around my brain. 
Oma geht es augenblicklich auch nicht gut, 
seit ihrem letzten Flash spuckt sie nur noch Blut. 
Cocaine, all around my brain. 
Oh-oh-oh Mama, Mama komm schnell her, halt mich fest, ich kann nicht mehr! 
Cocaine, all around my brain. 
 
C C7
Ich merke schon, daß ich jetzt aufhör'n muß.
F D7
Oh, Mama, Mama, Mama komm', mach mir 'nen Schuß
C G C G
mit Morphium und Heroin, Opium und Rosamin oder
C G C G C G C G
gib mir Lysergsäurediäthylamid, Mescalin und Nepalshit, la la lala la..

416. Heute hier, morgen dort

Hannes Wader: 7 Lieder (1972)

G C G
Heute hier, morgen dort, bin kaum da, muß ich fort
Em G D
hab mich niemals deswegen beklagt,
G C G
hab' es selbst so gewählt, nie die Jahre gezählt,
Em D G
nie nach gestern und morgen gefragt.
D C G
Manchmal träume ich schwer, und dann denk' ich, es wär'
D C G
Zeit zu bleiben und nun was ganz and'res zu tun.
C G
So vergeht Jahr um Jahr und es ist mir längst klar,
Em D G
dass nichts bleibt, dass nichts bleibt, wie es war.
 
Das man mich kaum vermißt, schon nach Tagen vergißt, 
wenn ich längst wieder anderswo bin, 
stört und kümmert mich nicht, vielleicht bleibt mein Gesicht 
doch dem ein' oder anderen im Sinn. 
Manchmal träume ich schwer, und dann denk' ich, es wär' 
Zeit zu bleiben und nun was ganz and'res zu tun. 
So vergeht Jahr um Jahr und es ist mir längst klar, 
daß nichts bleibt, dass nichts bleibt, wie es war. 
 
Fragt mich einer, warum ich so bin, bleib ich stumm, 
denn die Antwort darauf fällt mir schwer, 
denn was neu ist, wird alt, und was gestern noch galt, 
stimmt schon heut oder morgen nicht mehr. 
Manchmal träume ich schwer, und dann denk' ich, es wär' 
Zeit zu bleiben und nun was ganz and'res zu tun. 
So vergeht Jahr um Jahr und es ist mir längst klar, 
daß nichts bleibt, dass nichts bleibt, wie es war. 

Kurt Weill

417. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer

B.Brecht / K. Weill (1920)

C6 Dm G7 C6
Und der Haifisch der hat Zähne, und die trägt er im Gesicht,
Am Dm G7 C6
Und Macheath der hat ein Messer, doch das Messer sieht man nicht.
 
Ach, es sind des Haifischs Flossen Rot, wenn dieser Blut vergießt! 
Mackie Messer trägt 'nen Handschuh D'rauf man keine Untat liest. 
 
An 'nem schönen blauen Sontag Liegt ein toter Mann am Strand. 
Und ein Mensch geht um die Ecke Den man Mackie Messer nennt. 
 
Und schmul Meier bleibt verschwunden Und so mancher reiche Mann. 
Und sein Geld hat Mackie Messer Dem man nichts beweisen kann. 
 
Jenny Towler ward gefunden mit 'nem Messer in der Brust. 
Und am Kai geht Mackie Messer Der von allem nichts gewußt! 
 
Und das große Feuer in Soho Sieben Kinder und ein Greis; 
In der Menge Mackie Messer, den Man nichts fragt und der nichts weiß. 
 
Und die minderjährige Witwe Deren Namen jeder weiß. 
Wachte auf und war geschändet Mackie, welches war dein Preis? 
 
Und die Fische, sie verschwinden Doch zum Kummer des Gerichts. 
Man zitiert am End den Haifisch Doch der Haifisch weiß von nichts. 
 
Und er kann sich nicht erinnern Und man kann nicht an ihn ran. 
Denn ein Haifisch ist kein Haifisch Wenn man's nicht beweisen kann. 

Plattdeutsche Lieder

418. Dat du min Leevsten büst

Finkenwarder Speeldeel

Intro:C F C G7 C F C G7 C
C G7 C G7
Dat du mien leevsten bist, dat du woll weeßt.
F C G7 C
Kümm bi de nacht, kümm bi de nacht. Segg, wo du heeßt
F C G7 C
Kumm bi de nacht, kümm bi de nacht. Segg, wo du heeßt.
C F C G7 C F C G7 C
Kümm du um Middernacht, kümm du Klock een. 
Vader slöpt, Moder slöpt, ick slap alleen. 
Vader slöpt, Moder slöpt, ick slap alleen. 
C F C G7 C F C G7 C
Klopp an de Kammerdör,fat an de Klink. 
Vader meent, Moder meent,dat deit de Wind. 
Vader meent, Moder meent,dat deit de Wind. 
C F C G7 C F C G7 C C G7 C G7 F C G7 C F C G7 C
Kümmt denn de Morgenstund, kreit de oll Hahn. 
Leevster mien, leevste mien, denn mutt du gahn. 
Leevster mien, leevste mien, denn mutt du gahn. 
C F C G7 C F C G7 C
Sachte den Gang enlank, lies mit de Klink. 
Vader meent, Moder meent, dat deit de Wind. 
Vader meent, Moder meent, dat deit de Wind. 
C F C G7 C F C G7 C

Knuth Kiesewetter

419. Drees, De Wunnerdraken

Knut Kiesewetter

Intro:
C Em F C G G/A G/H
C Em F C
Drees, de Wunnerdraken leevte an den Strand.
F C Am D7 G
Kemm de Harst mit Stormgebruus flog he no Helgoland.
C Em F C
De lütte Heiner Hansen harr den Draken gern,
F C Am D7 G C
Wat de Lüüd von Drees vertell'n dat deid em gornich keer'n.
C Em F C G G/A G/H
 
Drees much uns lütt Heiner so gern bi sick hem, 
Sett em sick in sien Genick, flög dör de Luft mit em. 
Flog'n se över't Land weg, is dat Heer utneiht. 
Flog'n se över't Water sünd Piratenschipp ümdreiht. 
C Em F C G G/A G/H
 
En Drakenleevt för immer lütte Kinner nich, 
se warn grot un Speel un Spaß verleert denn an Gewicht. 
Heiner keem nich wedder, dat weer Drees gewahr. 
Drees seet trurich an’ne Strand allensien full em swaar. 
C Em F C G G/A G/H
 
Grote dicke Tranen full'n dor in'ne sand, 
Gröne Schuppen full'n hendal, ganz grön weer all de Strand. 
Drees sit noch en Johr lang an'ne Waterkant, 
Denn versunk de Draken in'ne See bi Helgoland. 
 
Un he drünt: 
Drees, de Wunnerdraken leevte an den Strand. 
Kemm de Harst mit Stormgebruus flog he no Helgoland. 
De lütte Heiner Hansen harr den Draken gern, 
Wat de Lüüd von Drees vertell'n dat deid em gornich keer'n. 

420. Friesenhof

Knut Kiesewetter

Em Em D G Am
Wenn de Wind dör de Böhm weit un Gras nich mehr wassen deit,
Em Bm/D Em
Un geel al ward, dann kummt bald de tid.
Em D G Am
Wenn de Storm över't Feld geiht, wo lang schon keen Korn mehr steit,
Em Bm/D Em
Un Mehl al ward, denn is bald so wiet.
D C Em
Dat de Dach kölder ward un de Nach de duert lang,
D C C7 B7
un de Kinner vun Naber, de warn in Düstern bang.
Em D G Am
Wenn de Reg'n vun't Reitdack dröppt, min Sön buten gauer löppt,
Em Bm/D Em
Sunst ward he natt, denn snurrt bin de Kat
 
Wenn de Wind dreiht, von Nord weiht, un Reg'n geg'n de Finster neiht, 
De Schieb'n dal rennt, denn föhl ick mi wohl. 
Wenn dat Füer in Kamin brennt un jeder di bi’n Vörnam nennt, 
Weil he di kennt, denn is uns Hus vull. 
Denn de Nabern sind disse Tid uk nich gern alleen 
Un de Teepunsch an Füer mokt de Wedder wedder schön. 
Wenn de Bledder sik brun farft un Water steiht inne Grav, 
dann ward dat Harvs op uns Fresenhof. 

Torfrock

421. Carola

Torfrock

A E
Oh, Carola, sit letzte Woch is dat um mie geschä'n
B7 E
Ick häb die in'ne Köick Krabben puhl'n seh'n.
 
E
Ick käm mit mien Tregger mol wedder na Nordstrand
B7 E
Und verkop Hans Petersen dre Tünnen Sand.
E
Hey sächt: "Kümm doch noch mit up'n Köhm in'e Köick."
B7 E
Da wärs du, und hey sächt tu mie: "Wat kiek's du so blöd,
A E
wat giers du sie so an mach bloß keine Dingers!"
E B7
und ich kek ganz hin und wech up deine flinken Fingers.
Oh, Carola, sit letzte Woch is dat um mie geschä'n 
Ick häb die in'ne Köick Krabben puhl'n seh'n. 
 
Von Logarithmustafels häß du noch nie wat hört, 
die Enzyklika hät die noch nie intressert. 
Dafür is dien runden Po vehl tu knackig 
Und söwenhunnart Krabben in’ne Stünd machst du nackich. 
Dien söten Foten sind so flink fien, 
bie die will ick og ganz gern mol en Krabbe sien. 
Oh, Carola, sit letzte Woch is dat um mie geschä'n 
Ick häb die in'ne Köick Krabben puhl'n seh'n. 
 
Nu kiek i mi dat All 'n knabbe Woch an 
und häb mie öwerlecht ick bin kein Krabbe sondern 'n Mann. 
Dien Dingers bring mie uter Rand und Band, 
ick har se og ganz gern mohl in'ne Hand. 
Dien Hans is morgen zu'n Glück nich da. 
Und dann holt wi mohl tusohm as en verleftes Poar, ja kloar. 
Oh, Carola, sit letzte Woch is dat um mie geschä'n 
Ick häb die in'ne Köick Krabben puhl'n seh'n. 
E
Krabben puhl'n seen Krabben puhl'n seen Krabben puhl'n seen
A
Krabben Krabben Krabben Krabben Krabben Krabben Krabben Krabben
E
Krabben puhl'n seen

422. Rollo der Wikinger

Torf Rock

Intro: A F G A F G A
A
Neulich in Haithabu saßen wir beim Met
E7 A
Und überlegten, daß das so nicht weiter geht.
 
Unser Häuptling Rollo, "Rote Locke" genannt, 
E7 A
warf wütend seinen Becher Met an die Wand.
D A
"Der Sauladen hier ist mir zu ruhig
D E7
hier ziehn ja nur noch Frau'n durch.
D A
Paßt auf wir schmiern uns 'n paar Brote
D E7
Und torkeln in die Boote."
E7 A E7 A
Denn sind wir auf See und singen das Lied von die Wikingers
A
Schlag und Schlag und wir saufen den Met bis keiner mehr steht
E7 A
Unser Häuptling heißt Rote Locke
D A
wir verbrauchen viel Frau’n - und tun Leute beklau’n -
E7 A
und haun uns reichlich auf die Glocke.
 
Denn sind wir auf See und singen das Lied von die Wikingers... 
 
"Volldampf voraus!" brüllte Rollos Bruder. 
"Geht klar mien Jung; wo sind hier die Ruder?" 
Mensch war die Strömung stark uns zitterten die Beine 
"Kein Wunder," meinte Rollo, "wir sind noch an’ne Leine!" 
Hö, ein Wal, das Boot fängt an zu beben. 
Heinrich der Starke muß sich wieder übergeben. 
Denn sind wir auf See und singen das Lied von die Wikingers... 
 
Vor Helgoland taten wir und im Kreise drehn 
Es taten nämlich wilde Winde wehn! 
Aus Haithabu flach über die Wogen 
Kam uns 'ne Brieftaube zugeflogen. 
In die Nachricht, wat'n Glück, auch stand 
"Die Winde ham sich abgewannt!" 
Vor England schrien wir wie besessen 
"Umdrehn! Wir ham den Met vergessen!" 
Denn sind wir auf See und singen das Lied von die Wikingers... 

Die Augsburger Puppenkiste

423. Lummerlandlied (eine Insel mit zwei Bergen)

Amann / Jim Knopf und Lukas, der Lokomotivführer

G D
Eine Insel mit zwei Bergen und dem tiefen, weiten Meer,
D7 G G7
Mit viel Tunnels und Geleisen und dem Eisenbahnverkehr!
G D
Nun, wie mag die Insel heißen, ringsherum ist schöner Strand,
D7
Jeder sollte einmal reisen
G D7 G
in das schöne Lummerland.
G C G D D7 C
 
Eine Insel mit zwei Bergen und dem Fotoatelier, 
In dem letzten macht man Bilder auf den ersten Dullijöh! 
Diese Breiten, diese Tiefen, diese Höhen sind bekannt, 
Und man spricht von den Motiven auf dem schönen Lummerland. 
 
Eine Insel mit zwei Bergen und dem Fernsprechtelefon, 
Wählt man nur die richtige Nummer klappt auch die Verbindung schon! 
"`Hallo, hier ist Falsch Verbunden!"' Wollen Sie sich jetzt beschwer'n? 
"`Nein, warum? Das kann passieren!"' Also dann: Auf Wiederhör'n! 
 
Eine Insel mit zwei Bergen und dem Laden von Frau Waas, 
Hustenbonbons, Alleskleber, Regenschirme, Leberkaas. 
Körbe, Hüte, Lampen, Würste, Blumenkohl und Fensterglas 
Lederhosen, Kuckucksuhren und noch dies und dann noch das! 

Dschungelbuch

424. Probier's mal mit Gemütlichkeit

T. Gilkyson, H. Riethmüller / Das Dschungelbuch (1964)

A D D7
Probiers mal mit Gemütlickeit,
G G7
mit Ruhe und Gemütlichkeit
D B7 E7
wirfst du die dummen Sorgen über Bord.
A D D7
Und wenn du stets gemütlich bist und
G G7
etwas appetitlich ist,
D B7 E7 A7 D
greif zu, denn später ist es vielleicht fort.
 
D A7 D
Was soll ich woanders, wo's mir nicht gefällt?
A7 D
Ich gehe nicht fort hier, auch nicht für Geld!
D7 G Gm D E7
Die Bienen summen in der Luft erfüllen sie mit Honigduft
Bm7 B7 Em
und schaust du unter'n Stein, entdeckst du Ameisen
B7 Em A D B7
die hier gut gedeihen Nimm davon zwei, drei, vier
"Ist das dein Ernst?"
"Haha! Es gibt nichts besseres! Das ist ein herrliches Gefühl wenn die kitzeln..."
Em A7 D7
Denn mit Gemütlichkeit kommt auch das Glück zu dir!
"Wie denn?"
Em A7 D
Es kommt zu dir!
Probier's mal mit Gemütlichkeit... 
 
D A7 D
Na und pflückst du gern Beeren und du piekst dich dabei?
A7 D
Dann lass dich belehren: Schmerz geht bald vorbei!
D7 G Gm D E7
Du mußt bescheiden und nicht gierig im Leben sein,
Bm7 B7
sonst tust du dir weh, Du bist verletzt und zahlst nur drauf,
B7 Em
D'rum pflücke gleich, mit dem richtigen Dreh!
A D B7
Hast du das jetzt kapiert?
 
Em A7 D
Denn mit Gemütlichkeit kommt auch das Glück zu dir!
Em A7 D
Es kommt zu dir!

Klaus W. Hoffmann

425. Der musikalische Wasserhahn

Klaus W. Hoffmann / Hoffmann & Cochise: Wenn der Elefant in die Disco geht (1983)

C F C
Es war einmal ein Wasserhahn, Der tropfte pausenlos,
Am G G7
Und jeder der ihn hörte fand Den Rhythmus ganz famos.
C F C
Er tropfte nicht nur einfach so, Wie's jeder Hahn versteht
Am C G C
Sein Rhythmus war voll Swing und Pep - Und Musikalität.
C F C
Tipi tipi tup tup, tropft der Rhythmus; Tipi tipi tup tup, immerzu.
C F C G C
Tipi tipi tup tup, tropft der Wasserhahn - Und findet keine Ruh.
 
Die Tassen applaudierten, und das Handtuch rief entzückt: 
"Dein Rhythmus, lieber Wasserhahn, klingt ja total verrückt." 
Die Messer und die Gabeln tanzten quietschvergnügt umher, 
Und auch dem alten Suppentopf gefiel der Rhythmus sehr. 
Tipi tipi tup tup, tropft der Rhythmus; Tipi tipi tup tup, immerzu. 
Tipi tipi tup tup, tropft der Wasserhahn - Und findet keine Ruh. 
 
Der Flötenkessel tanzte mit und pfiff die Melodie, 
Die Teller klapperten im Schrank mit sehr viel Phantasie. 
Die Töpfe schepperten im Schrank, die Gläser klirrten leis, 
Der Abfalleimer rülpste laut und drehte sich im Kreis 
Tipi tipi tup tup, tropft der Rhythmus; Tipi tipi tup tup, immerzu. 
Tipi tipi tup tup, tropft der Wasserhahn - Und findet keine Ruh. 
 
Da sprach die alte Küchenuhr, daß ihr der Takt gefällt 
und hat ihr Ticken auf den Wasserrhythmus umgestellt. 
Auf einmal geht die Türe auf, der Klempner kam herein, 
der Wasserhahn wurd' repariert und lies das Tropfen sein. 
Tipi tipi tup tup, tropft der Rhythmus; Tipi tipi tup tup, immerzu. 
Tipi tipi tup tup, tropft der Wasserhahn - Und findet keine Ruh. 

426. Wenn der Elefant in die Disco geht

Klaus W. Hoffmann / Hoffmann & Cochise: Wenn der Elefant in die Disco geht (1983)

E
Wenn der Elefant in die Disco geht,
B7 E
weißt du, wie er sich auf der Tanzfläche dreht?
A E
Ganz gemütlich setzt er einen vor den andern Schuh
B B7
und schwingt seinen Rüssel im Takt dazu:
E A B7 E
Eins, zwei, drei und vier, der Elefant ruft: "Kommt und tanzt mit mir!"
A B7 E
Fünf, sechs, sieben, acht, und alle haben mitgemacht.
 
Wenn der Bär in die Disco geht, 
weißt du, wie er sich auf der Tanzfläche dreht? 
Die Vordertatzen hebt er und brummt ganz leis 
und dreht sich langsam um sich selbst im Kreis. 
Eins, zwei, drei und vier, der Bär ruft: "Kommt und tanzt mit mir!" 
Fünf, sechs, sieben, acht, und alle haben mitgemacht. 
 
Wenn der Affe in die Disco geht, 
weißt du, wie er sich auf der Tanzfläche dreht? 
Er baumelt mit den Armen und hüpft ein Stück, 
nach links und nach rechts, vor und wieder zurück. 
Eins, zwei, drei und vier, der Affe ruft: "Kommt und tanzt mit mir!" 
Fünf, sechs, sieben, acht, und alle haben mitgemacht. 
 
Wenn das Stinktier in die Disco geht, 
weißt du, wie es sich auf der Tanzfläche dreht? 
Es bewegt sich sehr galant, und ein angenehmer Duft, 
wie französisches Parfüm, erfüllt die Luft. 
Eins, zwei, drei und vier, das Stinktier ruft: "Kommt und tanzt mit mir!" 
Fünf, sechs, sieben, acht, und alle haben mitgemacht. 

Astrid Lindgren

427. Hey, Pippi Langstrumpf

K. Elfers, J. Johansson, W. Franke (1969)

C Dm G C
Zwei mal Drei macht Vier - Widewidewitt und Drei macht Neune,
Dm G C
Ich mach mir die Welt, - Widewide wie sie mir gefällt.
 
C Dm G C
Reit ich im Galopp holla-holla-hoppsa durch die Straßen,
Dm G C
Stehn in langen Reihn' alle meine Freunde da und schrei'n:
C F G
Hey, Pippi Langstrumpf - Trallali, trallala, Tralla hoppsassa,
C F G C
Hey, Pippi Langstrumpf - Die macht was ihr gefällt.
F G
Hey, Pippi Langstrumpf - Trallali, trallala, Tralla hoppsassa,
C F G C
Hey, Pippi Langstrumpf - Die macht was ihr gefällt.
 
C Dm G C
Drei mal drei macht sechs, - Widewide wer will's von mir lernen?
Dm G
Alle groß und klein - Trallalalla lad' ich zu mir ein!
 
C F G C Am F
Ich hab ein Haus, Ein kunterbuntes Haus, Ein Äffchen und ein Pferd,
G C F C
Die schauen dort zum Fenster raus.
F G C Am F
Ich hab ein Haus, Ein Äffchen und ein Pferd Und jeder der uns mag,
G C C
Kriegt unser Einmal Eins gelehrt.
 
C Dm G C
Zwei mal Drei macht Vier - Widewidewitt und Drei macht Neune,
Dm G C
Ich mach mir die Welt - Widewide wie sie mir gefällt.
Hey, Pippi Langstrumpf ... 

Fredrik Vahle

428. Anne Kaffeekanne

Vahle / Frederik Vahle & Dietlinde Grabe: Anne Kaffeekanne (1984)

D
Es war einmal ein Mädchen, das Mädchen, das hieß Anne,
D A7 D
Die blies so gern Trompete auf der Kaffeekanne.
D A D D A D
Tra-ri-tra-ra, tra--ri, tra-ri, tra-ra;
D A A7 D
Bis dass die ganze Nachbarschaft "Aufhörn!" schrie.
D A7
Da flog sie, oh Pardon, auf dem Besenstiel da-von,
A7
Geradeaus, über's Haus,
A7 D
dreimal rum und hoch hin-aus.
 
Da kam sie an den Nordpol, und was war denn da? 
Da riefen alle Eskimos, wie wunderbar! 
Und einer sprach: "Gemach, gemach. 
Die Anne kocht uns Lebertran, an jedem Tag". Da flog sie... 
 
Dann kam sie in die Wüste, und was war denn da? 
Ein riesengroßer Löwe, der hungrig war. 
Und da sprach er: Ich mag dich sehr, 
Ich habe dich zum Fressen gern, Komm doch ein Stückchen näher! Da flog sie... 
 
Dann kam sie in die Alpen, und was war denn da? 
Da traf sie auch die Heidi, die beim Almöhi war. 
Sie sprach zu ihr: Komm flieg mit mir. 
Doch Heidi sprach: Ich war schon weg, Drum bleib' ich lieber hier. Da flog sie... 
 
Da kam sie in den Schwarzwald, und was war denn da? 
Da sprach ein Oberförster mit strohblondem Haar: 
Du bist genau, die richtige Frau. 
Du bringst mir die Pantoffeln für die Tagesschau. Da flog sie... 
 
Sie kam nach Wanne-Eickel, und was war denn da? 
Der kleine Hansi Heinemann, der einsam war. 
Er sprach zu ihr: Ich flieg' mit dir. 
Nimm diese Kaffeekanne als Geschenk von mir. Flogen sie... 

429. Der Hase Augustin

Fredrik Vahle / Christiane & Fredrik: die Rübe (1973)

E F#7 B7
Es war einmal ein Hase, der hieß Augustin und lief unglaublich schnell.
B7 E
Wenn der so durch die Gegend lief und seine fixen Haken schlug,
A B7 E
dann blieben alle Leute stehn, um Augustin zu sehn.
E B7 E
Seht mal wer da rennt, seht mal, wer da rennt,
B E
das ist wohl der Augustin, das Naturtalent.
 
Augustin, der flitzte, sprang über manche Pfütze und aß gern Rosenkohl. 
Doch kam der Gärtner angerannt, schon war der schnelle Hase weg, 
der Gärtner stand im Rosenkohl und staunte gar nicht schlecht. 
Dreimal Sapperment, dreimal Sapperment, 
das ist wohl der Augustin, das Naturtalent. 
 
Einmal kam ein Jäger, ein dicker, fetter Jäger, Herr Schlamm aus Düsseldorf, 
der hatte sich 'ne Jagd gekauft und wollte jetzt auf Hasen gehen, 
da kommt schon einer angerannt, Herr Schlamm hat ihn erkannt: 
Dreimal Sapperment ... 
 
Herr Schlamm nahm seine Flinte, die knallte los und stank, 
schon flitzt der Hase weg. Die Kugel hinterher doch der Hase war zu schnell, 
die Kugel fiel in’n Dreck und Herr Schlamm, der schimpfte sehr: 
Dreimal Sapperment ... 
 
Augustin war stolz, er trug die Nase hoch und einen Orden auch. 
Er wurde Landesmeister gar im großen Zickzackdauerlauf 
und bei der Ehrenrunde sangen alle Mann ganz laut: 
Seht mal wer da rennt ... 

430. Der Cowboy Jim aus Texas

Frederik Vahle

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Der Cowboy Jim aus Texas Der tags auf seinem Pferd saß
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hat einen Hut aus Stroh - und darauf saß ein Floh.
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Jippi-jeh, jippi-jeh, jippi-jeh, jeh,
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jeh, jeh, jeh.
 
Der Floh tat Jim begleiten, Er hatte Spaß am Reiten; 
Und ging der Jim aufs Klo, Dann tat das auch sein Floh. 
Jippi-jeh... 
 
Oft macht das Reiten Mühe, Jim hütet hundert Kühe. 
Da kommt er oft in Schweiß Und ruft: Ach, was fürn Scheiß. 
Jippi-jeh... 
 
Am Tschikitschoba-See Ruft Jim sein Jippijeh. 
Doch einst am Lagerfeuer Da wars ihm nicht geheuer. 
Jippi-jeh... 
 
Im ersten Morgengrauen Da wollt man Jim verhauen. 
Man schlich zu Jimmy fix, der schlief und merkte nix. 
Mmmh-Mmmh, mmmh mmh mmh mmh mmmh 
 
Der Floh, der hört es trappeln Und tat sich gleich berappeln 
Und stach als echter Floh Den Cowboy in den Po. 
Jippi-jeh... 
 
Der Jim stand auf und fluchte, Als er das Weite suchte. 
So wars nichts mit Verhauen Im ersten Morgengrauen. 
Jippi-jeh... 
 
Der Cowboy Jim aus Texas Sitzt oft bei seiner Oma. 
Und beide schaun sich dann im Fernsehn' Cowboyfilme an. 
Jippi-jeh... 
Jippi-jeh... 

431. Schlaflied für Anne

trad. - Arr. Vahle / Griechenland

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Schlaf, Anne, schlaf nur ein, bald kommt die Nacht.
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Hat sich aus Wolken Pantoffeln gemacht.
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Kommt von den Bergen, kommt von ganz weit.
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Schlaf, Anne, schlaf nur ein, s'ìst Schlafenszeit.
 
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Schlaf, Anne, schlaf nur ein, bald kommt der Mond,
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der draußen hinter den Birnbäumen wohnt,
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einer davon kitzelt ihn sanft am Kinn.
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Lächelt der Mond und zieht leise dahin.
 
Em Am B7 Em
Schlaf, Anne, schlaf nur ein, bald kommt ein Traum.
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Schlupft dir zum Ohr hinein, merkst ihn erst kaum,
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fährst auf dem Traumschiff ans Ende der Nacht,
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bis dir der Morgen die Augen aufmacht.
Am B7 Em
Fährst auf dem Traumschiff ans Ende der Nacht,
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bis dir der Morgen die Augen aufmacht.

Jürgen Schöntges

432. Schnapp der wilde Drache

Kinderlied

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Schnapp der wilde Drache lebte auf dem Meer,
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und trieb sich zwischen Hamburg und Tahiti hin und her.
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Fritz der kleine Schlingel mochte Schnapp sehr gern
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Und brachte ihm 'ne Schleuder mit, 'ne Schnur und 'ne Latern.
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So reisten sie dann beide, ganz ohne Segelschiff, 
von Hamburg bis nach nirgendwo, um Klippen und ums Riff. 
Könige verneigten sich Piraten gaben auf, 
wenn nicht dann brüllte Schnapp der Dache laut und Fritz saß oben drauf. 
Schnapp der wilde Drache lebte auf dem Meer, 
und trieb sich zwischen Hamburg und Tahiti hin und her. 
Fritz der kleine Schlingel mochte Schnapp sehr gern 
Und brachte ihm 'ne Schleuder mit, 'ne Schnur und 'ne Latern. 
F Am A# F C C/D C/H
Drachen leben ewig, doch Friztchen wurde groß 
Und Schleuder Schnur und Segelschiff die langweilten ihn bloß. 
Eines Tags geschah es: Fritz ging nicht mehr ans Meer, 
Schnapp der Drache brüllte laut und ärgerte sich sehr. 
Schnapp der wilde Drache lebte auf dem Meer, 
und trieb sich zwischen Hamburg und Tahiti hin und her. 
Fritz der kleine Schlingel mochte Schnapp sehr gern 
Und brachte ihm 'ne Schleuder mit, 'ne Schnur und 'ne Latern. 
F Am A# F C C/D C/H
 
Schnapp der war sehr traurig, schlapp hing der Schwanz von Schnapp, 
er schwamm nicht zwischen Hamburg und Tahiti auf und ab. 
Ganz ohne seinen Freund war Schnapp jetzt ganz allein, 
So sank er auf den Meeresgrund und schnarchte und schlief ein. 
Und Träumte 
Schnapp der wilde Drache lebte auf dem Meer, 
und trieb sich zwischen Hamburg und Tahiti hin und her. 
Fritz der kleine Schlingel mochte Schnapp sehr gern 
Und brachte ihm 'ne Schleuder mit, 'ne Schnur und 'ne Latern. 
F Am A# F C C/D C/H

Dieter Süverkrüp

433. der Baggerführer Willibald

Dieter Süverkrüp

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Es ist am Morgen kalt, da kommt der Willibald
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und klettert in den Bagger und baggert auf dem Acker, Ein großes tiefes Loch - was noch?
 
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Naja, so fängt das an; dann kommen alle Mann.
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Sie bauen erst den Keller, dann bau'n sie immer schneller, Was kommt dabei heraus? - Ein Haus!
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Und in das Haus hinein ziehn feine Leute ein.
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Die Miete ist sehr teuro, kost' über tausend Euro. Wer kriegt die Miete bloß? - Der Boss!
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Der Boss kommt ganz groß 'raus, dem Boss gehört das Haus;
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dem Boss gehört der Acker, der Kran und auch der Bagger, Und alles, was da ist - so'n Mist!
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Der Boss steht meistens rum und redet laut und dumm.
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Sein Haus, das soll sich lohnen, wer Geld hat, kann drin wohnen, wer arm ist, darf nicht rein - Gemein!
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Der Willibald kriegt Wut. Er sagt das ist nicht gut.
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Er steigt auf eine Leiter: "Hört her, ihr Bauarbeiter! Der Boss ist wie ihr seht - zu blöd!
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Sein Haus, das bauen wir. Was kriegen wir dafür?
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Der Boss zahlt uns den Lohn aus. Die Miete für sein Wohnhaus, die ist in unser'm Lohn - nicht drin!
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Das hat doch keinen Zweck, der Boss geht besser weg;
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dann bauen wir uns selber ein schönes Haus mit Keller, da ziehn wir alle ein - au fein!"
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Wie Willibald das sagt, so wird es auch gemacht:
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Die Bauarbeiter legen los und bauen Häuser, schön und groß,
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wo jeder gut drin wohnen kann, weil jeder sie bezahlen kann,
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der Baggerführer Willibald baut eine neue Schwimmanstalt,
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da spritzen sich die Kinder naß, das macht sogar dem Bagger Spaß!
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