Songbook 2
25th June 2012 to 4th March 2013
1. I’m The Urban Spaceman
16. People Are Strange
2. Walk On By
17. Egyptian Reggae
3. Ain’t Misbehavin’
18. Take Me Home Country Roads
4. The Bare Necessities
19. Mister Sandman
5. California Dreaming
20. On The Beach At Waikiki
6. Bring Me Sunshine
21. Tonight You Belong To Me
7. Ukulele Lady (Verses)
22. The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
8. Trail Of The Lonesome Pine
9. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
10. Space Oddity
11. Sit Down
12. Upside Down
13. When I’m Sixty Four
14. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
15. Music To Watch Girls By
I’m The Urban Spaceman - Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band
Intro: G
G
A
A
C
D
G
G
G
A
I'm the urban spaceman baby, I've got speed,
C
D
G
I've got everything I need.
G
A
I'm the urban spaceman baby, I can fly,
C
D
G
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
I'm the urban spaceman babe and I'm making out,
C D G
I'm all about.
Intro:
Em
C
G
I wake up every morning, with a smile upon my face,
C
G
A
D
My natural exuberance, spills out all over the place.
Intro:
G
A
I'm the urban spaceman, I'm intelligent and clean,
C
D
G
Know what I mean?
G
A
I'm the urban spaceman, as a lover second to none,
C
D
G
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
I'm the urban spaceman babe, but here comes the twist
CD
G
I don't exist
Intro: to End
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Walk On By – Dionne Warwick
Am
If you see me walking down the street
D
Am D
Am
And I start to cry, each time we meet
Gm7 Am
Gm7 Am
Walk on by,
Walk on by,
Make believe that
Dm
Am
You don't see the tears just let me grieve
Gm7
C7
In private 'cause each time I see you,
Fmaj7 Bb
I break down and cry
Fmaj7 Bb
Fmaj7 Bb
Fmaj7
Walk on by,
Walk on by,
Walk on by
Am
I just can't get over losing you
D
Am D
Am
And so if I seem, broken and blue
Gm7 Am
Gm7 Am
Walk on by,
Walk on by,
Foolish pride is
Dm
Am
All that I have left so let me hide
Gm7
C7
The tears and the sadness you gave me,
Fmaj7 Bb
When you said goodbye
Fmaj7 Bb
Fmaj7 Bb
Fmaj7
Walk on by,
Walk on by,
Walk on by
First two lines of a verse as in instrumental: Am Am D Am D Am
Gm7 Am
Gm7 Am
Walk on by,
Walk on by,
Foolish pride is
Dm
Am
All that I have left so let me hide
Gm7
C7
The tears and the sadness you gave me,
Fmaj7 Bb
When you said goodbye
Fmaj7 Bb
Fmaj7 Bb
Fmaj7
Walk on by,
Walk on by,
Walk on by
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Ain't Misbehavin' - Fats Waller
Intro: C C#dim Dm7 G7 x2
C
C#dim Dm
Ebdim
No one to talk to, all by myself
C
Caug
F
Fm
No one to walk with, but I'm happy on the shelf
C
A7
Dm7
G7
E7 A7 Dm7 G7
Ain't misbehavin, I'm savin’ my love for you
C
C#dim Dm
Ebdim
I know for certain, the one I love
C
Caug
F
Fm
I’m through with flirtin' it's just you I'm thinkin' of
C
A7
Dm7
G7
C F C E7
Ain't misbehavin, I'm saving my love for you
Am
F
Like Jack Horner, in the corner
D7
A7
Don't go nowhere, what do I care
G
E7
Am7 D7 G7 A7 D7
G7
Your kisses are worth waiting for
Be-lieve me
C
C#dim Dm
Ebdim
I don't stay out late, don't care to go
C
Caug
F
Fm
I'm home about eight, just me and my radio
C
A7
Dm7
G7
E7 A7 D7 G7
Ain't misbehavin', I'm savin' my love for - you
C
A7
Dm7
G7
E7 E7 A7 A7
Ain't misbehavin', I'm savin' my love for - you
Dm
Em
F
G7
C Fm6 Cmaj7
Ain't misbehavin', I'm savin' my love for - you
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The Bare Necessities - Terry Gilkyson
1st Chorus
NC
G
G7
C
C7
Look for the… bare necessities, the simple bare necessities,
G
E7
A7
D7
Forget about your worries and your strife.
G
G7
C
C7
I mean the… bare necessities, old Mother Nature's recipes,
G
E7
A7
D7
G
That brings the bare necessities of life.
NC
D7
G
D7
G
G7
Wherever I wander, wherever I roam, I couldn't be fonder of my big home,
C
Cm
G
A7
The bees are buzzin' in the tree, to make some honey just for me.
A7 (stop)
A7 (stop)
When you look under the rocks and plants,
D7 (stop)
G
E7
And take a glance at the fancy ants, then maybe try a few,
NC
A7
D7
G
D7
G
The bare necessities of life will come to you… they'll come to you!
2nd Chorus
NC
G
G7
C
C7
Look for the… bare necessities, the simple bare necessities,
G
E7
A7
D7
Forget about your worries and your strife.
G
G7
C
C7
I mean the… bare necessities, that's why a bear can rest at ease,
G
E7 A7
D7
G
With just the bare necessities of life.
NC
D7
G
D7
G G7
Now when you pick a pawpaw, or a prickly pear, and you prick a raw paw, next time beware,
C
Cm
G
A7
Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw, when you pick a pear, try to use the claw.
A7 (stop)
A7 (stop)
But you don't need to use the claw,
D7 (stop)
G
E7
When you pick a pear of the big pawpaw, have I given you a clue?
NC
A7
D7
G
D7
G
The bare necessities of life will come to you….. they'll come to you!
1st Chorus
(and then slowly)
G
E7
A7
D7
G
That brings the bare necessities of life.
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California Dreaming – The Mamas & The Papas
Dm
C
Bb
C
A7sus4
A7
All the leaves are brown,
And the sky is grey.
All the leaves are brown,
And the sky is grey.
F
A7 Dm
Bb
A7sus4
A7
I've been for a walk,
On a winter's day.
I've been for a walk,
On a winter's day.
Dm
C
Bb
C
A7sus4
A7
I’d be safe and warm,
If I was in LA.
I’d be safe and warm,
If I was in LA.
Dm C
Bb
California dreamin’,
California dreamin’,
Dm
C
Stopped into a church,
C
A7sus4
On such a winter's day.
On such a winter's day.
Bb
C
A7sus4
I passed along the way.
A7
A7
F
A7
Dm
Bb
A7sus4
A7
Well I got down on my knees,
And I pretend to pray.
Got down on my knees,
I pretend to pray.
Dm
C
Bb
You know the preacher likes the cold,
Preacher likes the cold,
C
A7sus4
A7
He knows I’m gonna stay.
Knows I’m gonna stay.
Dm C
Bb
California dreamin’,
California dreamin’,
C
A7sus4
On such a winter's day.
On such a winter's day.
A7
Dm
C
Bb
C
A7sus4
A7
All the leaves are brown,
And the sky is grey.
All the leaves are brown,
And the sky is grey.
F
A7 Dm
Bb
A7sus4
A7
I've been for a walk,
On a winter's day.
I've been for a walk,
On a winter's day.
Dm
C
Bb
C
A7sus4
A7
If I didn’t tell her,
I could leave today.
If I didn’t tell her,
I could leave today.
Dm C
Bb
C
Dm
C
Bb
California dreamin’,
On such a winter's day.
California dreamin’,
California dreamin’
C
Dm
On such a winter's day.
C
Bb
C
A7sus4
A7
On such a winter's day…………….
California dreamin’,
winter's day…………….
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Dm (single strum)
Bring Me Sunshine – Morcambe and Wise
A
Bm E7
Bm
E7
A
Bring me sunshine, in your smile… bring me laughter… all the while,
A7
D
In this world where we live, there should be more happiness,
B7
E7 (stop)
So much joy you can give, to each brand new bright tomorrow.
A
Bm E7
Bm
E7
A
Make me happy, through the years… never bring me… any tears,
A7
D
Let your arms be as warm as the sun from up above,
Bm
E7
A
E7
Bring me fun, bring me sunshine, bring me love.
A
Bm E7
Bm
E7
A
Bring me sunshine, in your eyes… bring me rainbows… from the skies,
A7
D
Life’s too short to be spent having anything but fun,
B7
E7 (stop)
We can be so content, if we gather little sunbeams.
A
Bm E7
Bm E7
A
Be light hearted, all day long… keep me singing… happy songs,
A7
D
Let your arms be as warm as the sun from up above,
Bm
E7
A
F7
Bring me fun, bring me sunshine, bring me love
Bb
Cm F7
Cm
F7
Bb
Bring me sunshine, in your eyes… bring me rainbows… from the skies,
Bb7
Eb
Life’s too short to be spent having anything but fun,
C7
F7 (stop)
We can be so content, if we gather little sunbeams.
Bb
Cm F7
Cm F7
Bb
Be light hearted, all day long… keep me singing… happy songs,
Bb7
Eb
Let your arms be as warm as the sun from up above,
Cm
F7
Bb
G7
Bring me fun, bring me sunshine, bring me love
Cm
F7
Bb
F7 Bb
Bring me fun, bring me sunshine, bring me love
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Ukulele Lady (verses) – Gus Kahn & Richard Whiting
C
G7
C
I saw the splendor of the moonlight
C
G#7 G7 C
On Hono lu lu Bay
C
G7
C
There’s something tender in the moonlight
C
G#7 G7 C
On Hono lu lu Bay
Am
And all the beaches are full of peaches
Em
Am
Who bring their 'ukes' along
C
C7
And in the glimmer of the moonlight
D7
G G7
They love to sing this song
Chorus:
C
G7
C
She used to sing to me by moonlight
C
G#7 G7 C
On Hono lu lu Bay
C
G7
C
Fond memories cling to me by moonlight
C
G#7 G7 C
Although I'm far a way
Am
Someday I'm going where eyes are glowing
Em
Am
And lips are made to kiss
C
C7
To see somebody in the moonlight
D7 G G7
And hear the song I miss
Chorus: (to end)
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Trail of The Lonesome Pine – Laurel & Hardy
Intro: F Dm F Dm
F
Dm
F
Dm
F
Dm C7
On a mountain in Virginia, stands a lonesome pine,
F
G7
C
C7
Just below is the cabin home of a little girl of mine.
F
Dm
F
Dm
Her name is June and very very soon,
Am/C
E7
Am/C C7
She'll belong to me.
F
Dm
F
Dm
For I know she's waiting there for me,
G7
C Caug
Neath that lone pine tree.
C C7 F
Dm
G7
In.. the.. Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia,
C
C7
F C7
On the trail of the lonesome pine.
F
Dm
G7
In the pale moonshine our hearts entwine,
Gm7
C G7 C7
Where she carved her name and I carved mine.
F
F7
Oh June like the mountains I'm blue,
Bb
A7
Like the pine I am lonesome for you.
C C7 F
Dm
G7
In.. the.. Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia,
C
C7
F C7
On the trail of the lonesome pine.
F
Dm
G7
In the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia,
C
C7
F C7
On the trail of the lonesome pine.
F
Dm
G7
In the pale moonshine our hearts entwine,
Gm7
C G7 C7
Where she carved her name and I carved mine.
F
F7
Oh June like the mountains I'm blue,
Bb
A7
Like the pine I am lonesome for you.
C C7 F
Dm
G7
In.. the.. Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia,
C
C7
F C7 F
On the trail of the lonesome pine.
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Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head - Burt Bacharach & Hal David
Intro: F Am Gm7
C
F
Am
Raindrops keep fallin' on my head,
F7
Bb
Am7
And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed,
D7
Am7
Nothin' seems to fit,
D7
Gm7
Those raindrops are fallin' on my head and they keep fallin'.
C7sus4 C F
Am
So
I just did me some talkin' to the sun,
F7
Bb
Am7
And I said I didn't like the way he got things done,
D7
Am7
Sleepin' on the job,
D7
Gm7
Those raindrops are fallin' on my head and they keep fallin'.
Bridge:
Bb - C
C7sus4
C
F
Am
But there's one thing I know,
Bb
C
C7
Am7
The blues they send to meet me won't defeat me,
D7
Gm7
It won't be long, till happiness steps up to greet me.
Bb - C
F
Am
Raindrops keep fallin' on my head,
F7
Bb
Am7
But that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turnin' red,
D7
Am7
Cryin's not for me,
D7
Gm7
'Cause I'm never gonna stop the rain by complainin',
C7sus4 C F Am Gm7
C
F Am Gm7
Because I'm free….
nothin's worryin' me,
C
F Am Gm7
Nothin's worryin' me,
C
F
Nothin's worryin' me.
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Space Oddity – David Bowie
Intro: Fmaj7
Fmaj7
Em
Em x 3
C
Em C
Em
Ground control to Major Tom, ground control to Major Tom.
Am
Am7
D7
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on.
C
Em C
Em
Ground control to Major Tom, commencing countdown engine's on,
Am
Am7
D7
Check ignition 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
F
And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear,
Fm
C
F
Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare.
C
E7
F
This is Major Tom to ground control, I'm stepping through the door
Fm
C
F
And I'm floating in the most peculiar way,
Fm
C
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
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do.
.
C
F
Fmaj7
G AA x2
Em7
A
C
D
E
C
E7
F
Though I'm passed one hundred thousand miles, I'm feeling very still
Fm
C
F
And I think my spaceship knows which way to go,
Fm
C
F
Tell my wife I love her very much she knows.
G
E7
Ground control to Major Tom.
Am
Am7
Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong.
D7
Can you hear me Major Tom?
C
Can you hear me Major Tom?
G
Can you hear me Major Tom? Can you ...
Fmaj7
Em7
Fmaj7
Em7
Here am I floating round my tin can, far above the moon,
Bbmaj7
Am
G
F
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do.
C
F
G
AA
x2
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Sit Down - James
Intro: E
E
A
B x2
E
A
B
I sing myself to sleep, a song… from the darkest hour,
E
A
B
Secrets I can't keep, inside of the day.
E
A
B
I swing from high to deep, extremes… of sweet and sour,
E
A
B
Hope that God exists, I hope, I pray.
E
A
B
Drawn by the undertow, my life is outa' control,
E
A
B
I believe this wave will bear my weight so let it flow.
Chorus:
Intro: E
E
Oh sit down, oh sit down, oh sit down,
A
B
Sit down next to me-e.
E
A
B
Sit down, down, down, down, in sympathy.
E
A
B x2
E
A
B
Now I’m relieved to hear, that you've been to… some far out places,
E
A
B
It's hard to carry on, when you feel all alone.
E
A
B
Now I've swung back down again, and it's worse than it was before,
E
A
B
If I hadn't seen such riches, I could live with being poor.
Chorus:
Intro (Quietly): E
(Quietly)
E
A
B x1
E
A
B
Those who feel a breath of sadness, sit down next to me,
E
A
B
Those who find they're touched by madness, sit down next to me,
E
A
B
Those who find themselves ridiculous, sit down next to me.
E
A
B
In love, in fear, in hate, in tears, in love, in fear, in hate, in tears
E
A
B
In love, in fear, in hate, in tears, in love, in fear, in hate.
E
A
B
E
A
B
Down………………………… Down……………………..
Chorus x 2 to end on E
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Upside Down – Paloma Faith
Intro: Dm
Dm
Dm
Dm
Gm
Gm
Gm
Gm (stop)
Dm
Angels watching over me with smiles upon their face,
Gm
Coz I have made it through this far in an unforgiving place.
Dm
It feels sometimes this is too steep for a girl like me to climb,
Gm
But I must knock those thoughts right down, I do it in my own time.
A
Gm
I don't care (care care), I'm half way there (nowhere),
A
(stop)
On a road that leads me to straight to who knows where.
Chorus:
Dm
Am
I tell you what (I tell you what), what I have found (What I have found),
Gm
Dm
That I'm no fool (That I'm no fool), I'm just upside down (Just upside down)
Dm
Am
Ain't got no cares (Ain't got no cares), I ain’t got no rules (Ain’t got no rules),
Gm
Dm
I think I like (I think I like), Living upside down (Living upside down).
.
Dm
Watchin’ people scurry by rushing to and fro,
Gm
Oh this world is such a crazy place, it's all about the go go go.
Dm
Sometimes life can taste so sweet, when you slow it down,
Gm
You start to see the world a little differently, when you turn it upside down.
A
Gm
I don't care (care care), I'm half way there (nowhere),
A
(stop)
And I'm just soaking up the magic in the air.
Chorus:
Dm
Am
(Whoa Whoa Whoa) You gotta slow it down, (Yeah Yeah Yeah) But then you pick it up,
Gm
Dm
(Whoa Yeah Whoa) C'mon and try a little topsy-turvy back-to-front the right way round
Dm
Am
Take it slow slow slow (You gotta pick it up), Yeah Yeah Yeah (See you slow it down)
Gm
Dm
Yo Yo Yo (Tell me something something)
Chorus: x 2 (to stop dead on the 1st beat of the last bar Dm)
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When I'm Sixty-Four – The Beatles
Intro: | C - | C - | F G | C - | C - | C - |
C
G
When I get older losing my hair, many years from now,
G
C
Will you still be sending me a valentine, birthday greetings bottle of wine?
C
C7
F
If I'd been out till quarter to three, would you lock the door,
F
Fm
C
A
D
G7 C
G7 C
Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm sixty-four?
Am
G
Am
Oo oo oo oooo oo oooo oo
Am
E
Am
D7
F
G
C
You'll be older too,
and if you say the word, I could stay with you.
C
G
I could be handy mending a fuse, when your lights have gone.
G
C
You can knit a sweater by the fireside, Sunday mornings go for a ride.
C
C7
F
Doing the garden, digging the weeds, who could ask for more?
F
Fm
C
A
D
G7 C
G7 C
Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm sixty-four?
Am
G
Every summer we can rent a cottage in the Isle of Wight,
Am Am
E
If it's not too dear, we shall scrimp and save.
Am
D7
F
G
C
G
Grandchildren on your knee, Vera, Chuck, and Dave.
C
G
Send me a postcard, drop me a line, stating point of view.
G
C
Indicate precisely what you mean to say, yours sincerely, wasting away.
C
C7
F
Give me your answer, fill in a form, mine for evermore.
F
Fm
C
A
D
G7 C
G7 C
Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm sixty-four?
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G
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
Intro: D D Dsus4 D D D x 3
D
G
C
G
This thing called love, I just can't handle it,
D
G
C
G
This thing called love, I must get round to it,
D
Bb
C
D
(stop)
I ain't ready, crazy little thing called love.
D
G
C
G
This thing (this thing) called love (called love), it cries (like a baby) in a cradle all night,
D
G
C G
It swings (woo woo), it jives (woo woo), it shakes all over like a jelly fish,
D
Bb
C
D
(stop)
I kinda like it, crazy little thing called love.
Chorus:
G
C
G
There goes my baby, she knows how to rock 'n' roll.
Bb
E
A
She drives me crazy, She gives me hot and cold fever,
F
Then she leaves me in a cool cool sweat.
Bass break:
D C# C
A Ab G | E E E E E E A
a:--5--4--3---------------|------------------------0e:---------------5--4--3--|--0--0--0--0--0--0---D
G
C
G
I gotta be cool, relax, Get hip, get on my tracks,
D
G
C G
Take a back seat, hitch hike, and take a long ride on my motorbike,
D
Bb
C
D
(stop)
Until I'm ready, crazy little thing called love.
Chorus & Bass break: (then next verse sung a cappella)
I gotta be cool, relax, Get hip, get on my tracks,
Take a back seat, hitch hike,
And take a long ride on my motorbike
Until I'm ready, (ready Freddie), crazy little thing called love.
Repeat 1st Verse then:
Bb
C
D
Crazy little thing called love x 3 (slowing down on the last line)
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Music To Watch Girls By – Andy Williams
Intro: | D | D | Gm Gm+7 | Gm7 Gm6 | Gm Gm+7 | Gm7 Gm6 |
Gm
Gm+7
Gm7
Gm6
A7
The boys watch the girls while the girls watch the boys who watch the girls go by,
Cm
A7
D7
Eye to eye, they solemnly convene to make the scene.
Gm
Gm+7
Gm7
Gm6
A7
Which is the name of the game, watch a guy watch a dame on any street in town,
Cm
A7
D7
Up and down and over and across, romance is boss.
G7
Cm
F
Bb
Guys talk, girl talk, it happens everywhere,
D7
Gm
A7
D7 (Hold for two bars)
Eyes watch girls walk with tender lovin' care.
Gm
Gm+7
Gm7
Gm6
A7
It's keepin' track of the fact watching them watching back, that makes the world go 'round,
Cm
A7
D7
What's that sound? Each time you hear a loud collective sigh.
Gm
Cm
Gm D (Hold for two bars)
They're making music to watch girls by.
Instrumental verse: | Gm Gm+7 | Gm7 Gm6 | A7 | A7 | Cm | Cm | A7 | D7 | x 2
G7
Cm
F
Bb
Guys talk, girl talk, it happens everywhere,
D7
Gm
A7
D7 (Hold for two bars)
Eyes watch girls walk with tender lovin' care.
Gm
Gm+7
Gm7
Gm6
A7
It's keepin' track of the fact watching them watching back, that makes the world go 'round,
Cm
A7
D7
What's that sound? Each time you hear a loud collective sigh.
Gm
Cm
Gm D (Hold for two bars)
They're making music to watch girls by.
Gm
Cm
Gm (stop)
They're making music to watch girls by.
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People Are Strange – The Doors
Intro riff:
A: |----2---0-----------E: |-------------3---2--C: |---------------------g: |---------------------Em
Am
Em
People are strange, when you're a stranger,
Am
Em B
Em
Faces look ugly, when you're alone.
Em
Am
Em
Women seem wicked, when you're unwanted,
Am
Em
B
Em
Streets are uneven, when you're down.
Chorus:
B7
When you're strange,
B7
When you're strange,
B7
When you're strange,
B7
When you're strange
G
B7
faces come out of the rain
G
B7
no one remembers your name
B7
when you're strange
(Intro riff)
Repeat Verse:
Chorus:
Instrumental Verse:
A: |--------------------------0--2--0-----------0--2--0---------------------------E: |---0--2--0--3--0-----------------3--0---------------3--0----2--3--2--0---C: |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------g: |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Chorus:
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Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver
G
Em
Almost heaven,
West Virginia,
D
C
G
Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River.
G
Em
Life is old there, older than the trees,
D
C
G
Younger than the mountains growin' like a breeze.
Chorus:
G
D
Country roads, take me home,
Em
C
To the place I belong.
G
D
West Virginia, mountain momma,
C
G
Take me home, Country roads.
G
Em
All my mem'ries gather 'round her,
D
C
G
Miner's lady, stranger to blue water.
G
Em
Dark and dusty, painted on the sky,
D
C
G
Misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye.
Chorus:
Em
D
G
I hear her voice, in the mornin' hours she calls me,
C
G
D
The radio reminds me of my home far away,
Em
F
And drivin' down the road
C
G
D
D7
I get a feelin' that I should have been home yesterday, yesterday.
Chorus: x 2
C
G
Take me home, Country roads,
C (single chord) G (single chord)
Take me home, Country roads.
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Mr. Sandman – The Chordettes
F
Dm
Gm7
C7
Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom
F
Dm
Gm7
C7
Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom
C7+5 (single chord) F
E7
A7
D7
Mis.......ter
Sandman, bring me a dream, make him the cutest that I've ever seen.
G7
C7
F
C#7
C7
Give him two lips like roses and clover, then tell him that his lonesome nights are over.
F
E7
A7
D7
Sandman, I'm so alone, don't have nobody to call my own.
Gm7
Gm7-5
F
Faug G7
C7 F
C7
Please turn on your magic beam, Mister Sand..man, bring me a dream.
F
E7
A7
D7
Mister Sandman, bring me a dream, make him the cutest that I've ever seen.
G7
C7
F
C#7
C7
Give him the word that I'm not a rover, then tell him that his lonely nights are over.
F
E7
A7
D7
Sandman, I'm so alone, don't have nobody to call my own.
Gm7
Gm7-5
F
Faug G7
C7 F
C7
Please turn on your magic beam, Mister Sand..man, bring me a dream.
F
Dm
Gm7
C7
Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom
F
Dm
Gm7
C7
Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom
F
E7
A7
D7
Mister Sandman,
bring us a dream, give him a pair of eyes with a come-hither gleam.
G7
C7
F
C#7 C7
Give him a lonely heart like Pagliacci, and lots of wavy hair like Liber…ace.
F
E7
A7
D7
Sandman,
someone to hold, would be so peachy before we're too old.
Gm7
Gm7-5
F
Faug G7
C7
F
Faug
G7
C7
So please turn on your magic beam. Mister Sand..man, bring us,
please, please, bring us,
F
Faug G7
C7 F
C7
Mister Sand..man, bring us a dream.
F
Dm
Gm7
C7
Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom
F
Dm
Gm7
C7
Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom Bom
C7+5 (single chord) F
Mis.......ter
Sandman,
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On The Beach At Waikiki – G H Stover & Henry Kailimai
G
Eb
G
E7
A7
Honi ka ua wiki wiki,
sweet brown maiden said to me,
D7
G
Eb
G
As she gave me language lessons, on the beach at Waiki-ki.
G
Eb
G
E7
A7
Honi ka ua wiki wiki,
she repeated playfully,
D7
G Eb
G
Oh those lips were so inviting, on the beach at Waiki-ki.
G
Eb
G
E7
A7
Honi ka ua wiki wiki,
she then said and smiled in glee,
D7
G Eb
G
But she would not translate for me, on the beach at Waiki-ki.
G
Eb
G E7
A7
Haina ia mai kapu ana,
she was surely teasing me,
D7
G Eb
G
So I caught that gal and kissed her, on the beach at Waiki-ki.
G
Eb
G E7
A7
Honi ka ua wiki wiki,
you have learned it perfectly,
D7
G Eb
G
Don’t forget what I have taught you, on the beach at Waiki-ki.
G
Eb
G E7
A7
Honi ka ua wiki wiki,
she repeated endlesly,
D7
G
Eb
G
So I set her skirt on fire, on the b-e-a-ch at Wa-i-ki-ki…..
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Tonight You Belong To Me – Billy Rose & Lee David
Intro: G
Gsus4 G G
Gsus4 G
A: -2--2--2--2--3--2------2--2--2--2--3—2--E: -3--------------------3---3---------------------C: -2------------------------2----------------------G: -0------------------------0----------------------G
G7
C
Cm6
I know (I know) you belong to somebody new.
G
D7
G Gsus4 G G Gsus4 G
But tonight you belong to me.
G
G7
C
Cm6
Although (Although) we're apart, you’re a part of my heart,
G
D7
G Gsus4 G G Gsus4 G
And tonight you belong to me.
Cm7
Way down by the stream, how sweet it will seem,
G
E7
A7
Am7
Once more just to dream, in the moonlight.
My honey..
G
G7
C
Cm6
I know (I know) with the dawn that you will be gone,
G
D7
G Gsus4 G G Gsus4 G
But tonight you belong to me.
Instrumental verse with solo:
G
G7
C
Cm6
G
D7
G
A: -2------------------0--2--0-----------0--2--0----------0--2--0------2--2--2----2--0--5--2--0E: -3--3----3--1--3-----------3--0--3------------3----3------------3--3--3--3--3--------2-------- + Intro
C: -2-----2---- 2------------------0-------------------3------------------2--2--2------------2-------G: -0--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-------Cm7
Way down, (way down) along the stream, how very, very sweet it will seem,
G
E7
A7
Am7
Once more just to dream, in the (silvery) moonlight. My honey..
G
G7
C
Cm6
I know (I know) with the dawn that you will be gone,
G
D7
G (single chords)
D7 G
But tonight you belong to me.
Just to little old me.
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The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea – George Harrison
Intro: F Dm Gm C7 F Dm Gm C7
F F7 Bb Bbm F C7 F C7
F
Dm
Gm C7 F
Dm
Gm C7
I
don't want you,
But I hate to lose you
F
F7 Bb Bbm
F
C7
F C7
You’ve got me in between, The devil and the deep blue sea
F
Dm Gm C7
F
Dm
Gm C7
I
forgive you,
'Cause I can't forget you
F
F7
Bb Bbm
F
C7
F C7
You’ve got me in between, The devil and the deep blue sea
Chorus:
A
F#m
Bm
E A
F#m
Bm
E
I want to cross you off my list,
But when you come knocking at my door
C
Am
Dm
G
Eb
G
C7
Fate seems to give my heart a twist, And I come running back for more
F
Dm
Gm C7 F
Dm
Gm C7
I should hate you,
But I guess I love you
F
F7
Bb Bbm
F
C7
F C7
You’ve got me in between, The devil and the deep blue sea
Solo: F Dm Gm C7
F F7 Bb Bbm
F Dm Gm C7
F C7 F C7
Chorus:
F
Dm
Gm C7 F
Dm
Gm C7
I should hate you,
But I guess I love you
F
F7
Bb Bbm
F
C7
F C7
You’ve got me in between, The devil and the deep blue sea
F
F7
Bb Bbm
F
C7
You've got me in between The devil and the deep,
F
C7
F
C7
F
F6
The devil and the deep, The devil and the deep blue sea
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