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THE

SHROPSHIRE STRUMMERS

One True Songbook

for Soprano Ukulele GCEA

Edited byHis Holiness, the Enlightened and Most Revered

Duke Ludwig Van Boll III

June 2011

Contents

1 Deep in the Heart of Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 You are My Sunshine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Sloop John B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Five Foot Two . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Wild Rover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 King Of The Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Big Rock Candy Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Lion Sleeps Tonight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Boots Were Made for Walking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1310 Dance Tonight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1411 Man of Constant Sorrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1612 Down to the River to Pray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1713 Ghost Riders in the Sky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1814 Whisky in the Jar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1915 Take Me Home, Country Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2016 Norwegian Wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2117 Save the Last Dance for Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2218 Keep on the Sunny Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2419 I Wanna Be Like You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2520 Hallelujah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2621 Dirty Old Town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2822 Deep in the Heart of Shropshire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2923 Days (The Kinks song) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3024 Sway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3225 Delilah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3326 Wild Mountain Thyme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3427 Happy Birthday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3528 All Shook Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3629 Knockin' on Heaven's Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3830 Leavin' On a Jet Plane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3931 Enjoy Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4032 Let It Be . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4133 Only You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4234 All Around My Hat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4335 Mull of Kintyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4436 Fields of Athenry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4537 Black Velvet band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4638 Ring of Fire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4839 Edelweiss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4940 Five Years Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5041 Song Of Joy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5242 Amazing Grace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

43 Down by the riverside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5444 He's Got the Whole World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5645 Putting on the Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5846 I'm the Urban Spaceman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5947 Blowin' in the Wind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6048 Bad Moon Rising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6249 I Can See Clearly Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6350 Ukuleles Strumming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6451 Finland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6552 It's A Heartache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6653 Teach the World to Sing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6854 Daydream Believer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6955 Leaning on a Lamp Post . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7056 Mamma Mia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7257 Blue Moon of Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7358 The Galaxy Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7559 YMCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7760 Can't Help Falling in Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7961 Ballard of the Green Beret . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8062 Have A Word With Ade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8163 Israelites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8264 Hotel California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8365 Locomotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8566 Jolene/Janine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8667 House of the Rising Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8768 Singing the Blues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8969 Rawhide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9170 Spiderman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9371 We Are Going To Be Friends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9472 Johnny B. Goode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9573 Summertime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9674 Ghost Chickens in the Sky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

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4

1 � Deep in the Heart of TexasFirst recorded by Perry Como in 1941

Don Swander and June Hersheyr

C

r r rG7

1. TheCstars at night - are big and bright (clap, clap, clap, clap)

Deep in the heart ofG7Texas.

The prairie sky - is wide and high (clap, clap, clap, clap)

Deep in the heart ofCTexas.

2. TheCsage in bloom - is like perfume (clap, clap, clap, clap)


Reminds me of - the one I love (clap, clap, clap, clap)


3. TheCcowboys cry - ki-yip-pee-ay-ay (clap, clap, clap, clap)


The rabbits rush - around the brush (clap, clap, clap, clap)


4. TheCcoyotes wail - along the trail (clap, clap, clap, clap)


The doggies bawl - and bawl and bawl (clap, clap, clap, clap)


2 strums

5

2 � You are My SunshineOne of the state songs of Louisiana

Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchellr

C

rC7

r rF

rAm

r r rG7

1. The otherCnight dear, as I lay

C7sleeping

I dreamed IFheld you in my

Carms.

C7But when I a

Fwoke, dear, I was mis

Ctaken

Am

So IChung my

G7head and I

Ccried.

stop

Ch: You are myCsunshine, my only

C7sunshine

You make meFhappy when skies are

Cgray

C7You'll never

Fknow dear, how much I

Clove you

Am

Please don'tCtake my

G7sunshine a

Cway

stop

2. I'll alwaysClove you and make you

C7happy,

If you willFonly say the

Csame.

C7But if you

Fleave me and love a

Cnother,

Am

You'llCregret it all

G7some

Cday.

stop

3. You told meConce, dear, you really

C7loved me

And no oneFelse could come bet

Cween.

C7But now you've

Fleft me and love a

Cnother,

Am

You haveCshattered all

G7of my

Cdreams.

stop

4. In all myCdreams, dear, you seem to

C7leave me

When I aFwake my poor heart

Cpains.

SoC7

when you comeFback and make me

Chappy

Am

I'll forCgive you dear,

G7I'll take the

Cblame.

stop

End: Please don'tCtake my

G7sunshine a

Cway

2 strums

6

3 � Sloop John BSeventh track on The Beach Boys album `Pet Sounds'

Traditional

rC

r rF

r r rG7

rC7

r r rDm

1. WeCcome on the sloop

FJohn

CB

MyCgrandfather

Fand

Cme

Around Nassau town we didG7roam

Drinking allCnight,

C7got into a

F�ght

Dm

Well ICfeel so broke up

G7I want to go

Chome

Ch: SoChoist up the John

FB's

Csail

See how the mainFsail

Csets

Call for the captain ashore let me goG7home,

Let me goChome,

C7I wanna go

Fhome, yeah

Dmyeah


G7I wanna go

Chome

2. TheC�rst mate he

Fgot

Cdrunk

And broke in the capFtain's

Ctrunk

The constable had to come and take him aG7way

Sheri� JohnCStone,

C7why don't you leave me a

Flone, yeah

Dmyeah


G7I wanna go

Chome

3. TheCpoor cook he caught

Fthe

C�ts

And threw away allFmy

Cgrits

And then he took and he ate up all of myG7corn

Let me goChome,

C7why don't they let me go

Fhome

Dm

ThisCis the worst trip

G7I've ever been

Con

Chorus

Chorus

End: Well ICfeel so broke up

G7I wanna go

Chome

2 strums

7

4 � Five Foot TwoPopular song of the 1920s

Sam Lewis, Joe Young and Ray Hendersonr

C

r r rE7

rA7

r r r rD7

r r rG7

Intro:

CFive foot two,

E7eyes of blue, but, oh

A7, what those �ve feet could do!

HasD7anybody

G7seen my

Cgal?

G7

1.

CFive foot two,



HasD7anybody

G7seen my

Cgal?

G7

CTurned up nose,

E7turned down hose,

A7�apper, yes sir, one of those!

HasD7anybody

G7seen my

Cgal?

Now if youE7run into a �ve foot two

A7cov. . . ered in furs,

D7Diamond rings, and all those things,

G7betcha

stoplife it isn't her!

ButCcould she love,

E7could she woo,

A7could she, could she, could she coo!

HasD7anybody

G7seen my

Cgal?

G7

2. Fast, after G7CFive foot two,



HasD7anybody

G7seen my

Cgal?

G7

CTurned up nose,

E7turned down hose,

A7�apper, yes sir, one of those!

HasD7anybody

G7seen my

Cgal?

Now if youE7run into a �ve foot two

A7cov. . . ered in furs,

D7Diamond rings, and all those things,

G7betcha

stoplife it isn't her!

ButCcould she love,

E7could she woo,

A7could she, could she, could she coo!

HasD7anybody

G7seen my,

D7anybody

G7seen my,

D7anybody

G7seen my

Cgal?

8

5 � Wild RoverWritten as a temperance song

Traditionalr

C

r rF

r r rG7

Waltz timing

1.

CI've been a wild rover for many's the

Fyear

I'veCspent all me

Fmoney on

G7whiskey and

Cbeer

But now I'm returning with gold in greatFstore

And ICnever will

Fplay the wild

G7rover no

Cmore

Go straight into the chorus

Ch: And it'sG7No, Nay, never, (clap, clap, clap, clap)

CNo, nay never no

Fmore

Will ICplay the wild

Frover,

NoG7never no

Cmore

2. ICwent in to an ale house I used to fre

Fquent

And ICtold the land

Flady me

G7money was

Cspent

I asked her for credit, she answered meFnay

Such aCcustom as

Fyours I can

G7have any

Cday

3. ICtook up from my pocket, ten sovereigns

Fbright

And theClandlady's

Feyes opened

G7wide with

Cdelight

She says "I have whiskeys and wines of theFbest

And theCwords that I

Fspoke were

G7only in

Cjest"

4. I'llCgo home to my parents, confess what I've

Fdone

And I'llCask them to

Fpardon their

G7prodigal

Cson

And, when they forgive me as oft timesFbefore

ICnever will

Fplay the wild

G7rover no

Cmore

ChorusChorus

9

6 � King Of The Road`King of the Road' is a skateboarding contest sponsored by Thrasher magazine

Roger Millerr

C

r rF

r r rG7

Count 2, 3, 4 for the `roa. . . d'

1.

CTrailers for

Fsale or rent,

G7rooms to let. . .

C�fty cents.

No phone, noFpool, no pets;

G7 stopI ain't got no cigarettes

Ah, but. . .Ctwo hours of

Fpushin' broom buys an

G7eight by twelve

Cfour-bit room

I'm a man ofFmeans by no means

G7 G7 stop

King of the roa. . . d.

2.

CThird boxcar,

Fmidnight train,

G7destination...

CBangor, Maine.

Old worn outFsuit and shoes,

G7 stopI don't pay no union dues,

I smokeCold stogies I

Fhave found,

G7short, but not too

Cbig around


G7 G7 stop

King of the roa. . . d.

3. I knowCevery engineer on

Fevery train

G7All of their children, and

Call of their names

And every handout inFevery town

AndG7every

stoplock that

G7ain't

stoplocked when no

G7 stopone's around

G7 stop

4. I singCtrailers for

Fsale or rent,

G7rooms to let. . .

C�fty cents.

No phone, noFpool, no pets;

G7 stopI ain't got no cigarettes

Ah, but. . .Ctwo hours of

Fpushin' broom buys an

G7eight by twelve

Cfour-bit room


G7 G7 stopKing of the road.

End:



C C F F G7 G7 G7 C

10

7 � Big Rock Candy MountainThis is the version from Ò Brother Where Art Thou'

Harry McClintockr

C

r r rG

r rF

rC7

1. OneCevening as the sun went down and the jungle

G�re was

Cburning

Down the track came a hobo hiking, and he said boysGI'm not

Cturning

I'mFheadin' for a

Cland that's

Ffar

Caway be

Fside the

Ccrystal

Gfountains.

SoCcome with me we'll go and see the Big Rock

GCandy Moun

Ctains

2. In theCBig Rock Candy

C7Mountains there's a

Fland that's fair and

Cbright

Where theFhandouts grow on

Cbushes and you sleep out every

Gnight

Where theCboxcars are all

C7empty and the

Fsun shines every

Cday

On theFbirds and the

Cbees and the

Fcigarette

Ctrees,

TheFlemonade

Csprings where the

Fbluebird

Csings

In theGBig Rock Candy

CMountains


C7Mountains all the

Fcops have wooden

Clegs

AndFthe bulldogs all have

Crubber teeth and the hens lay soft boiled

Geggs

TheCfarmer's trees are

C7full of fruit and the

Fbarns are full of

Chay

Oh, I'mFbound to

Cgo where there

Fain't no

Csnow

WhereFthe rain don't

Cfall and the

Fwind don't

Cblow


CMountains


C7Mountains you

Fnever change your

Csocks

And theFlittle streams of

Calcohol come a-trickling down the

Grocks

TheCbrakemen have to

C7tip their hats and the

Frailroad bulls are

Cblind

There's aFlake of

Cstew and of

Fwhiskey

Ctoo

You canFpaddle all

Caround 'em in a

Fbig

Ccanoe


CMountains

11


C7Mountains the

Fjails are made of

Ctin

AndFyou can walk right

Cout again as soon as you

Gare in

ThereCain't no short handled

C7shovels, no

Faxes saws or

Cpicks

I'm aFgoing to

Cstay where you

Fsleep all

Cday

WhereFthey hung the

Cjerk that

Finvented

Cwork


CMountains

6. Whistle

ThereCain't no short handled

C7shovels, no

Faxes saws or

Cpicks

I'm aFgoing to

Cstay where you

Fsleep all

Cday

I'llFsee you

Call this com

Fing

Cfall in the

GBig Rock Candy Moun

Ctains

12

8 � Lion Sleeps Tonight`Mbube' is Zulu for `lion'

Solomon Lindar

C

r rF

r r rG7

Intro:

CA-weema-weh, a-weema-weh,

FA-weema-weh, a-weema-weh,


G7A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh.


FA-weema-weh, a-weema-weh,


G7A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh.

1.

CIn the jungle, the

Fmighty jungle,

theClion sleeps to

G7night

CIn the jungle, the

Fquiet jungle,

theClion sleeps to

G7night

Ch:

CEe-e-e-um-um-a-weh,

FEe-e-e-um-um-a-weh

CEe-e-e-um-um-a-weh, Ee

G7-e-e-um-um-a-weh

CEe-e-e-um-um-a-weh,

FEe-e-e-um-um-a-weh

CEe-e-e-um-um-a-weh, Ee

G7-e-e-um-um-a-weh

2.

CNear the village, the

Fpeaceful village,

theClion sleeps to

G7night

CNear the village, the

Fquiet village,

theClion sleeps to

G7night

3. Quietly the second time roundCHush my darling, don't

Ffear my darling,

theClion sleeps to

G7night

CHush my darling, don't

Ffear my darling,

theClion sleeps to

G7night

Repeat allChorusIntro quietlyC

13

9 � Boots Were Made for WalkingFirst recorded by Nancy Sinatra in February 1966

Lee Hazlewood

r rA

rA7

r r r rD7

rC

Run on C string

Fret 9A9A8A[

8A[

7G7G6F#

6F#

5F5F4E4E3E[3E[2D0C Achord

1. Run, then strum for 2 barsAYou keep saying you've got something for me.

Something you call love, but confessA7

D7You've been messin' where you shouldn't have been a messin'

and nowAsomeone else is gettin' all your best.

Ch: TheseCboots are made for

Awalking,

AndCthat's just what they'll

Ado

Cone of these days these

Aboots are

stopgonna walk all over you

Run, then strum for 2 bars

2.

AYou keep lying, when you oughta be truthin'

and you keep losin' when you oughta not betA7

D7You keep samin' when you oughta be changin'.

Now what'sAright is right, but you ain't been right yet.

3.

AYou keep playin' where you shouldn't be playin'

keep thinkin' that you'll never get burntA7

HA!

ID7

just found me a brand new box of matches YEAH

andAwhat he knows you ain't had time to learn.

End: Are you ready boots?

Start walking

14

10 � Dance TonightMcCartney uses a left-handed mandolin to play this song

Paul McCartney

r rF

rC

r r r rB[

r r rGm

Four stamps to begin

Intro:

FEverybody gonna

Cdance tonight

FEverybody gonna

Cfeel alright

B[Everybody gonna

Cdance around to

Fnight

1.

FEverybody gonna

Cdance tonight

FEverybody gonna

Cfeel alright

B[Everybody gonna

Cdance around to

Fnight

FEverybody gonna

Cdance around

FEverybody gonna

Chit the ground

B[Everybody gonna

Cdance around to

Fnight

Ch:

GmWell you can come on to my place if you

Fwant to

GmYou can do anything you want to do

C

2.

FEverybody gonna

Cdance tonight

FEverybody gonna

Cfeel alright

B[Everybody gonna

Cdance around to

Fnight

FEverybody gonna

Cstamp their feet

FEverybody gonna

Cfeel the beat

B[Everybody gonna

Cdance around to

Fnight

3.

FEverybody gonna

Cdance tonight

FEverybody gonna

Cfeel alright

B[Everybody gonna

Cdance around to

Fnight

FEverybody gonna

Cjump and shout

FEverybody gonna

Csing it out

B[Everybody gonna

Cdance around to

Fnight

15

4.

FEverybody gonna

Cdance tonight

FEverybody gonna

Cfeel alright

B[Everybody gonna

Cdance around to

Fnight

B[Everybody gonna

Cdance around to

Fnight

B[Everybody's gonna

Cfeel alright to

Fnight

16

11 � Man of Constant SorrowSoggy Bottom Boys is an homage to the famous bluegrass band the Foggy Mountain Boys

Soggy Bottom Boys

rC7

r rF

r r r rB[

Strum like a steam train

1. IFam a man of constant

B[sorrow

I've seenC7trouble all my

Fdays

IFbid farewell to old

B[Kentucky

The place where IC7

was born andFraised

The place where heC7

was born andFraised

2.

FFor six long years I've been in

B[trouble

No pleasureC7here on earth I

F�nd

FFor in this world I'm bound to

B[ramble

I have noC7friends to help me

Fnow

He has noC7friends to help him

Fnow

3.

FIt's fair thee well, my old true

B[lover

I never expect toC7

see youFagain

FFor I'm bound to ride that northern

B[railroad

Perhaps I'llC7die upon this

Ftrain

Perhaps he'llC7die upon this

Ftrain

4.

FYou can bury me in some deep

B[valley

For manyC7years where I may

Flay

FAnd you may learn to love

B[another

While I amC7sleeping in my

Fgrave

While he isC7sleeping in his

Fgrave

5.

FMaybe your friends think I'm just a

B[stranger

My face you'llC7never see no

Fmore

FBut there is one promise that is

B[given

I'll meet you onC7

God's goldenFshore

He'll meet you onC7

God's goldenFshore

17

12 � Down to the River to PraySung by Alison Krauss for the �lm Ò Brother Where Art Thou'

traditional

rC

r rF

r r rG7

One person sings �rst two lines, some people hum, while others sing

1. As ICwent in the river to pray,

G7studying about that

Cgood old way

And who shall wear the starry crown, goodG7Lord,

Fshow me the

Cway

OG7

sistersClet's go down,

Flet's go down, come on

Cdown

OG7

sistersClet's go down,

Fdown in the river to

Cpray

stop



Cgood old way

And who shall wear the robe and crown, goodG7Lord,

Fshow me the

Cway

OG7

brothersClet's go down,


Cdown

OG7

brothersClet's go down,


Cpray

stop



Cgood old way


Fshow me the

Cway

OG7

fathersClet's go down,


Cdown

OG7

fathersClet's go down,


Cpray

stop



Cgood old way


Fshow me the

Cway

OG7

mothersClet's go down,

Fcome on down, don't you wanna go

Cdown

OG7

mothersClet's go down,


Cpray

stop



Cgood old way


Fshow me the

Cway

OG7

sinnersClet's go down,


Cdown

OG7

sinnersClet's go down,


Cpray

stop

End: As ICwent in the river to pray,


Cgood old way


Fshow me the

Cway

18

13 � Ghost Riders in the SkyThe chorus is sung at Aston Villa as `Holte Enders in the Sky'

Stan Jones

rAm

rC

r rF

1. An oldAm

cowpoke went riding out oneChot and windy day,

UAmpon a ridge he rested as he

Cwent along his way,

When allAm

at once a mighty herd of red-eyed cows he saw,

A-Fplowin' through the ragged skies, and up

Amthe cloudy draw.

Ch:

AmYip-i-ya-o

C,

CYip-i-ya-a,

Am

FGhost riders in the

Amsky.

2. TheirAmbrands were still on �re and their

Choofs were made of steel.

TheirAmhorns were black and shiny and their

Chot breath he could feel.

AAmbolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky.

ForFhe saw the riders comin' hard, and he

Amheard their mournful cry.

3. TheirAmfaces gaunt, their eyes were blurred, their

Cshirts all soaked with sweat,

He'sAmriding hard to catch that herd, but

Cthey ain't caught him yet.

They've gotAm

to ride forevermore on the range up in the sky,

OnFhorses snorting �re and as they

Amride, I hear them cry.

4. And asAm

the riders loped on by heCheard one call his name,

IfAmyou want to save your soul from hell a-

Cridin' on our range,

ThenAmcowboy better change your ways or with us you will ride,

TryFing to catch the devil's herd a

Amcross these endless skies.

ChorusChorus

19

14 � Whisky in the JarAdapted to Norwegian, as `Svikefulle Mari' by Lillebjørn Nilsen

Traditional Irishr

C

rAm

r rF

r r rG

C Am C Am

1. As ICwas going over the

AmCork and Kerry mountains

IFsaw Captain Farrell and his

Cmoney he was

Amcounting

IC�rst produced my pistol and

Amthen produced my rapier

I saidF�Stand and deliver Or the

Cdevil he may take

Amyou�

Ch: Mush aGrim sham-a-doo sham-a-da,

CWhack for the daddy-o,

Fwhack for the daddy-o,

there'sCwhisky

Gin the

Cjar.

2. ICtook all of his money, which

Amwas a pretty penny

IFtook all of his money and I

Cbrought it home to

AmMolly

SheCswore that she'd love me,

Amnever would she leave me

ButFthe devil take that woman for you

Cknow she tricked me

Ameasy

3.

CBeing drunk and weary, I

Amwent to Molly's chamber

FTaking Molly with me and I

Cnever knew the

Amdanger

AtCsix, or maybe seven in

Amwalked Captain Farrell

IFjumped up, �red my pistols and I

Cshot him with both

Ambarrels

4. NowCsome men like the �shing and

Amsome men like fowling

AndFsome men like to hear the

Ccannonballs a

Amroaring

CMe - I like sleeping in

Ammy Molly's chamber

ButFhere I am in prison, here I

Cam with a ball and

Amchain, yeah

ChorusChorus

20

15 � Take Me Home, Country RoadsThe majority of the Blue Ridge mountains lie outside Virginia

Bill Dano�, Ta�y Nivert, John Denver and John Deutschendorf

r rF

r r rDm

rC

r r r rB[

rC7

F Dm F Dm

1.

FAlmost heaven,

DmWest Virginia

CBlue Ridge mountains,

B[Shenandoah

Friver

Life is old there,Dmolder than the trees

CYounger than the mountains,

B[blowin' like a

Fbreeze

Ch:

FCountry roads, take me

Chome

To theDmplace, I be

B[long

WestFVirginia, mountain

Cmomma

Take meB[home, country

Froads

2.

FAll my memories,

Dmgather round her

CA miners lady,

B[stranger to blue

Fwater

Dark and dusty,Dmpainted on the sky

CMisty taste of moonshine,

B[teardrop in my

Feye

3. IFhear her

Cvoice, in the

Dmmornin' as she calls to me

TheB[radio

Freminds me of my

Chome far

C7away

AndFdrivin' down the

Croad I get a

B[feelin'

That IFshould have been home

Cyesterday,

C7yesterday

stop

Chorus

Chorus

End: Take meB[home, country

Froads

Fading Take meB[home, country

Froads

21

16 � Norwegian Wood37% of Norway is wooded

The Beatles

r r rD

rC

r r rDm

rA7

r r rG

1. IDonce had a girl, or should I say,

Cshe once had

Dme. . .

She showed me her room, isn't it goodCNorwegian

Dwood

SheDmasked me to stay and she told me to sit any

Gwhere,

So IDmlooked around and I noticed there wasn't a

Gchair

A7

Whistle

2. IDsat on her rug, biding my time,

Cdrinking her

Dwine,

We talked until two and then she said: �CIt's time for

Dbed�

SheDmtold me she worked in the morning and started to

Glaugh,

IDmtold her I didn't, and crawled o� to sleep in the

Gbath

A7

3. IDsat on her rug, biding my time,

Cdrinking her

Dwine,

We talked until two and then she said: �CIt's time for

Dbed�

SheDmtold me she worked in the morning and started to

Glaugh,

IDmtold her I didn't, and crawled o� to sleep in the

Gbath

A7

4.

DAnd when I awoke, I was alone,

Cthis bird had

D�own

So I lit a �re, isn't it goodCNorwegian

Dwood

WhistleDAnd when I awoke, I was alone,

Cthis bird had

D�own

So I lit a �re, isn't it goodCNorwegian

Dwood

C D C D C D

22

17 � Save the Last Dance for MeThe Beatles recorded this for their, never released, album `Get Back' in 1969

Doc Pomus and Mort Shumanr

C

r r rG7

r rF

C

1. You canCdance every dance with the guy

Who gives you the eye, let himG7hold you tight

You canG7smile every smile for the man

Who held your hand neath theCpale moon light

But don'tFforget who's takin' you home

And in whose arms you'reCgonna be

SoG7darlin' save the last dance for

Cme

2. Oh ICknow that the music's �ne

Like sparklin' wine, go andG7have your fun

Laugh andG7sing, but while we're apart

Don't give your heart toCanyone

'cause don'tFforget who's takin' you home



Cme

stop

3. Baby don't you know IG7love you so

stop

Can't you feel it when weCtouch

stop

I will never never letG7

you gostop

I love you oh soCmuch

23

4. You canCdance, go and carry on

Till the night is gone and it'sG7time to go

If heG7asks if you're all alone

Can he take you home, you mustCtell him no

'cause don'tFforget who's takin' you home



Cme

5. 'cause don'tFforget who's takin' you home



Cme

G7Save the last dance for

Cme

G7Save the last dance for

Cme

24

18 � Keep on the Sunny SidePopularized in a 1928 recording by the Carter Family

Ada Blenkhorn and J. Howard Entwisle

r r rG

rC

r r rD

1. There's aGdark and a

Ctroubled side of

Glife

There's aGbright, there's a sunny side,

Dtoo

Though weDmeet with the darkness and

Gstrife

TheDsunny side we also may

Gview

Ch:

GKeep on the sunny side,

Calways on the

Gsunny side,

GKeep on the sunny side of

Dlife

It willGhelp us ev'ry day, it will

Cbrighten all the

Gway

If we'llGkeep

Con the

Gsunny

Dside of

Glife

2. The stormGand its

Cfury broke

Gtoday,

Crushing hopesGthat we cherish so

Ddear,

Clouds andDstorms will, in time, pass

Gaway

TheDsun again will shine bright and

Gclear.

3. Let usGgreet with the

Csong of hope each

Gday

Though theGmoment be cloudy or

Dfair

Let usDtrust in our Saviour

Gaway

WhoDkeepeth everyone in His

Gcare.

Chorus

Chorus

End: We'llGkeep

Con the

Gsunny

Dside of

Glife

We'llGkeep

Con the

Gsunny

Dside of

Glife

25

19 � I Wanna Be Like YouRecorded by Pinky and Perky in 1970

Robert and Richard Sherman

rAm

r r rE7

r r rG7

rC

rA7

r r r rD7

1. NowAmI'm the king of the swingers, oh, the jungle

E7VIP

I've reached the top and had to stop and that's what botherin' meAm

IAmwanna be a man, mancub and stroll right into

E7town

And be just like the other men I'm tired of monkeyin'Amaround

Ch:

G7Oh,

Coobee doo, I wanna be like

A7you

I wannaD7walk like you

G7Talk like you,

Ctoo

G7You'll see it's

Ctrue

An ape likeA7me

CanD7learn to be

G7human

Ctoo

2. NowAmdon't try to kid me, mancub, I made a deal with

E7you

What I desire is man's red �re to make my dream comeAmtrue

AmGive me the secret, mancub, clue me what to do

E7

Give me the power of man's red �ower, so I can be likeAmyou

Chorus

Chorus

End: CanD7learn to be

G7human

Ctoo

CanD7learn to be

G7human

Ctoo

26

20 � HallelujahCohen originally wrote 80 verses

Leonard Cohenr

C

rAm

r r rG

r rF

r r rEm

Intro: I'veCheard there was a

Amsecret chord

ThatCDavid played and it

Ampleased the Lord

1. I'veCheard there was a

Amsecret chord

ThatCDavid played and it

Ampleased the Lord

ButFyou don't really

Gcare for music

Cdo you?

G

ItCgoes like this, the

Ffourth, the

G�fth

TheAmminor fall, the

Fmajor lift

TheGba�ed King compo

Emsing halle

Amlujah

Ch: HalleFlujah, halle

Amlujah

HalleFlujah, halle

Clujah

G C

2. YourCfaith was strong but you

Amneeded proof

YouCsaw her bathing on

Amthe roof

HerFbeauty in the

Gmoonlight over

Cthrew you

G

SheCtied you to a

Fkitchen

Gchair

SheAmbroke your throne, she

Fcut your hair

AndGfrom your lips she

Emdrew the halle

Amlujah

3.

CMaybe I've been

Amhere before

ICknow this room, I've

Amwalked this �oor

IFused to live a

Glone before I

Cknew you

G

I'veCseen your �ag on the

Fmarble

Garch

love isAm

not a victoryFmarch

It's aGcold and it's a

Embroken halle

Amlujah

27

4.

CThere was a time when you let

Amme know

What'sCreal and going on

Ambelow

ButFnow you never

Gshow it to me,

Cdo you?

G

And reCmember when I

Fmoved in

Gyou

TheAmHoly Dark was

Fmoving too

AndGevery breath we

Emdrew was halle

Amlujah

5.

CMaybe there's a

AmGod above

AndCall I ever

Amlearned from love

WasFhow to shoot at some

Gone who out

Cdrew you

G

And it'sCnot a cry you can

Fhear at

Gnight

It'sAmnot somebody who's

Fseen the light

It's aGcold and it's a

Embroken halle

Amlujah

ChorusChorus

28

21 � Dirty Old TownWritten about Salford, Lancashire

Ewan McColl

rAm

rC

r rF

r r rG

1. IAm

met myClove, by the gas works wall

Dreamed aFdream, by the old

Ccanal

ICkissed my girl, by the factory wall

Dirty oldGtown, dirty old

Amtown

stop

2. I heard aCsiren from the docks

saw aFtrain set the night on

C�re

ICsmelled the breeze on the smokey wind


Amtown

stop

3. Clouds areCdrifting on the street

Cats areFprowling on their

Cbeats

CSpring's a girl on the streets at night


Amtown

stop

4. I'm going toCmake a big sharp axe

shiningFsteel tempered in the

C�re

CI'll chop you down like an old dead tree


Amtown

stop

5. I met myClove, by the gas works wall

Dreamed aFdream, by the old

Ccanal

CKissed my girl, by the factory wall


Amtown

Slow

End: Dirty oldGtown, dirty old

Amtown

29

22 � Deep in the Heart of ShropshireFirst performed at the White Horse, Pulverbatch

Sue Evansr

C

r r rG7

Play the �rst verse without singing

1. TheCclouds roll by - the hills rise high (clap, clap, clap, clap)

Deep in the heart ofG7Shropshire.

The buzzards soar - the wind doth roar (clap, clap, clap, clap)

Deep in the heart ofCShropshire.

2. TheCsheep go baaa and baaa and baaa (clap, clap, clap, clap)


Villages hide - tally ho is cried (clap, clap, clap, clap)


3. TheCpubs serve beer - the locals cheer (clap, clap, clap, clap)


`Shropshire Lad' sends us mad (clap, clap, clap, clap)


4.

CWalkers, riders, hikers, bikers (clap, clap, clap, clap)


Time slows down - and quiet is the town (clap, clap, clap, clap)


5. WeCget our kicks, from Flicks in the Sticks (clap, clap, clap, clap)


Free from the wife - we just love life (clap, clap, clap, clap)


30

23 � Days (The Kinks song)Released as a single in 1968

Ray Davies

r r rD

rA7

r r rG

r r r rB[

r rF

rC

rC7

rA7

r r rDm

D A7 D

1.

DThank you for the da. . . ys

A7

A7Those

Gendless

Ddays, those

Gsacred

Ddays you

A7gave me

D

I'm thinking of the da. . . ysA7

IGwon't for

Dget a

Gsingle

Dday be

A7lieve me

D

IGbless the

Dlight

IGbless the

Dlight that

Gshines on

Dyou be

A7lieve me

D

AndGthough you're

Dgone

You'reGwith me

Devery

Gsingle

Dday be

A7lieve me

D

2.

B[Days I'll

Fremember all my

Clife

B[Days when you

Fcan't see wrong from

Cright

YouB[took my

Flife

ButB[then I

Fknew that

B[very

Fsoon you'd

C7leave me

F

ButB[it's alrig

Fht

NowB[I'm not

Ffrightened of

B[this

Fworld

C7believe me

F

3. I wish toA7day would be to

Dmmorrow

The night isA7dark, it just brings

Dmsorrow

Cthen it

B[rains

A7

4.


A7

A7Those

Gendless

Ddays, those

Gsacred

Ddays you

A7gave me

D

I'm thinking of theDdays

A7

IGwon't for

Dget a

Gsingle

Dday be

A7lieve me

D

IGbless the

Dlight

IGbless the

Dlight that

Gshines on

Dyou be

A7lieve me

D

AndGthough you're

Dgone

You'reGwith me

Devery

Gsingle

Dday be

A7lieve me

D

31

5.

B[Days I'll

Fremember all my

Clife

B[Days when you


Cright

YouB[took my

Flife

ButB[then I

Fknew that

B[very

Fsoon you'd

C7leave me

F

ButB[it's alrig

Fht

NowB[I'm not

Ffrightened of

B[this

Fworld

C7believe me

F

6. I wish toA7day would be to

Dmmorrow

The night isA7dark, it just brings

Dmsorrow

Cthen it

B[rains

A7

7.


A7

A7Those

Gendless

Ddays, those

Gsacred

Ddays you

A7gave me

D

I'm thinking of the da. . . ysA7

IGwon't for

Dget a

Gsingle

Dday be

A7lieve me

D

IGbless the

Dlight

IGbless the

Dlight that

Gshines on

Dyou be

A7lieve me

D

AndGthough you're

Dgone

You'reGwith me

Devery

Gsingle

Dday be

A7lieve me

D

8.

B[Days I'll

Fremember all my

Clife

B[Days when you


Cright

YouB[took my

Flife

ButB[then I

Fknew that

B[very

Fsoon you'd

C7leave me

F

ButB[it's alrig

Fht

NowB[I'm not

Ffrightened of

B[this

Fworld

C7believe me

F

End:

FMove down the fret board to fret 6

32

24 � Sway`Sway' is the English version of `¾Quién será?', a 1953 mambo song

Norman Gimbel

r r rDm

r r rGm

r rA

rC

r rF

Dm

1. When marimba rhythmsGmstart to play

GmDance with me,

Dmmake me sway

DmLike a lazy ocean

Gmhugs the shore

AHold me close,

Dmsway me more

stop

2. Like a �ower bending inGm

the breezeGmBend with me,

Dmsway with ease

DmWhen we dance you have a

Gmway with me

AStay with me,

Dmsway with me

stop

3. Other dancers mayCbe on the �oor

CDear but my eyes will

Fsee only you

FOnly you have that

Amagic technique

AWhen we sway I go

Dmwe. . . ak

stop

4. I can hear the sounds ofGmviolins

GmLong before it

Dmbegins

DmMake me thrill as only

Gmyou know how

ASway me smooth,

Dmsway me now

stop (not last time)

Repeat all

End:

GmYou know howASway me smooth,

Dmsway me now

GmYou know howASway me smooth,

Dmsway me now cha-cha-cha

stop

33

25 � DelilahPopular with Stoke City supporters

Les Reed, Barry Mason, and Sylvan Whittingham

r r rDm

rA7

r r rD

r r r rD7

r r rGm

r rF

rC

rC7

r r rF7

r r r rB[

1.

DmI saw the light on the night that I passed by her

A7window

DmI saw the �ickering shadows of love on her

A7blind

DShe

D7was my

Gmwoman

AsDm

she betrayed me IA7watched, and went out of my

Dmmind

C7

2.

FMy, my, my, De

Clilah

C7Why, why, why, De

Flilah

FI could

F7see that

B[girl was no good for me

Gm

ButFI was lost like a

Cslave that no man could

Ffree

A7

3.

DmAt break of day when that man drove away I was

A7waiting

DmI crossed the street to her house and she opened the

A7door

DShe

D7stood there

Gmlaughing

DmI felt the knife in my

A7hand, and she laughed no

Dmmore

C7

4.

FMy, my, my, De

Clilah

C7Why, why, why, De

Flilah

FSo be

F7fore they

B[come to break down the

Gmdoor

FForgive me, Delilah, I

Cjust couldn't take any

Fmore

A7

5.

DmAt break of day when that man drove away I was

A7waiting

DmI crossed the street to her house and she opened the

A7door

DShe

D7stood there

Gmlaughing

DmI felt the knife in my

A7hand, and she laughed no

Dmmore

C7

6.

FMy, my, my, De

Clilah

C7Why, why, why, De

Flilah

FSo be

F7fore they

B[come to break down the

Gmdoor

FForgive me, Delilah, I

Cjust couldn't take any

Fmore

A7

ForDmgive me, Delilah, I

A7just couldn't take any

Dmmo. . . re

34

26 � Wild Mountain ThymeAlso known as `Purple Heather' and `Will You Go Lassie, Go'

William McPeake

r r rD

r r r rrBar D

r r rG

rr r rr rBar G

rr r r rBm

Intro:

GWill ye

Dgo, las

Gsie,

Dgo?

1.

DOh, the summer-

Gtime is

Dcomin',

And theGtrees are sweetly

Dblooming,

Where theGwild moun

Dtain

Bmthyme

Grows aGround the blooming heather

Ch: Will yeDgo, las

Gsie,

Dgo?

And we'llGall go toge

Dther

To pickGwild moun

Dtain

Bmthyme

All aGround the blooming heather

Will yeDgo, las

Gsie,

Dgo?

2. IDwill build

Gmy love a

Dbower

ByGyon pure crystal foun

Dtain

AndGaround it I

Dwill

Bmgrow

All theG�owers of the mountain

3. IfDmy true love

Ge'er should

Dleave me

I would surGely �nd an

Dother

Where theGwild moun

Dtain

Bmthyme


4.

DOh, the autumn-

Gtime is

Dcomin',

And theGleaves are gently

Dfalling,

Where theGwild moun

Dtain

Bmthyme


Chorus

Chorus

End: Will yeDgo, las

Gsie,

Dgo?

35

27 � Happy BirthdayThe original song is called `Good Morning to All'

Preston Ware Orem and Mrs. R.R. Formanr

C

r r rG7

r rF

rC7

r r r rB[

r r rG

r r r rD7

r r rD

rA7

Sing G, 4thstring

1.

CHappy Birthday to

G7you,

G7Happy Birthday to

Cyou,

CHappy Birthday dear

F� ? �

FHappy

CBirthday to

G7 Cyou!

Sing C, 3rdstring

2.

FHappy Birthday to

C7you,

C7Happy Birthday to

Fyou,

FHappy Birthday dear

B[� ? �

B[Happy

FBirthday to

C7 Fyou!

Sing D, 3rdstring, 2ndfret

3.

GHappy Birthday to

D7you,

D7Happy Birthday to

Gyou,

GHappy Birthday dear

C� ? �

CHappy

GBirthday to

D7 Gyou!

Sing A, 1ststring

4.

DHappy Birthday to

A7you,

A7Happy Birthday to

Dyou,

DHappy Birthday dear

G� ? �

GHappy

DBirthday to

A7 Dyou!

36

28 � All Shook UpRanked 352thon Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time

Elvis Presley

r rA

r r r rD7

r r rE7

1.

AA-well-a, bless my soul.

AWhat's wrong with me?AI'm itching like a man on a fuzzy tree.AMy friends say I'm acting wild as a bug.AI'm in love

stop

I'm all shook up! MmD7mm oh oh

E7yeah

Ayeah yeah

2.

AWell my hands are shaky and my knees are weak.

IAcan't seem to stand on my own two feet

AWho do you thank when you have such luck?AI'm in love

stop


E7yeah

Ayeah yeah

3.

D7Well please don't ask what's on my mindAI'm a little mixed up but I'm feeling �neD7When I'm near that girl that I love best

MyE7heart

stopbeats so

E7 stopit

E7scares me to death

AWhen she touched my hand, what a chill I gotAHer lips are like a volcano that's hotAI'm proud to say she's my buttercupAI'm in love

stop


E7yeah

Ayeah yeah

37

4.

D7My tongue gets tied when I try to speakAMy insides shake like a leaf on a treeD7There's only one cure for this body of mine

That's toE7have

stopthe

E7girl

stopthat

E7I love so �ne

AShe touched my hand, what a chill I gotAHer lips are like a volcano that's hotAI'm proud to say she's my buttercupAI'm in love

stop


E7yeah

Ayeah yeah

MmD7mm oh oh

E7yeah

Ayeah

AI'm all shook up!

stop

38

29 � Knockin' on Heaven's DoorRanked 190thon Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time

Bob Dylan

r r rG

r r rD

rAm

rC

1.

GMama take this

Dbadge away from me

Am

GI don't

Duse it anymore

C

GIt's getting

Ddark too dark to see

Am

GFeel I'm

Dknocking on heavens

Cdoor

Ch:

GKnock knock


Amdoor

GKnock knock


Cdoor

GKnock knock


Amdoor

GKnock knock


Cdoor

2.

GMama put my

Dguns in the

Amground

GI can't

Dshoot them any

Cmore

GThat long black

Dcloud is coming

Amdown

GFeel I'm


Cdoor

Ch:

GKnock knock


Amdoor

GKnock knock


Cdoor

GKnock knock


Amdoor

GKnock knock


Cdoor

End: Hum, don't singGKnock knock


Amdoor

GKnock knock


Cdoor

GKnock knock


Amdoor

GKnock knock


Cdoor

G

39

30 � Leavin' On a Jet PlaneJohn Denver died in an air crash in 1997

John Denver

r rF

r r r rB[

r r rDm

rC7

r rC7sus

1. All myFbags are packed, I'm

B[ready to go,

I'mFstanding here out

B[side your door

IFhate to wake you up

Dmto say good

C7bye

C7sus C7

But theFdawn is breaking, it's

B[early morn',

Ftaxi's waiting, he's

B[blowing his horn.

AlFready I'm so

Dmlonesome I could

C7cry.

C7sus C7

Ch: SoFkiss me and

B[smile for me,

Ftell me that you'll

B[wait for me

FHold me like you'll

B[never let me go

C7 C7sus C7

'Cause I'mFleavin'

B[on a jet plane,

F

don't know whenB[I'll be back again

F

Oh,Dmbabe, I hate to

C7go.

C7sus C7

2. There's soFmany times I've

B[let you down,

soFmany times I've

B[played around

IFtell you now. . .

Dmthey don't mean a

C7thing

C7sus C7

EveryFplace I go I'll

B[think of you,

everyFsong I sing I'll

B[sing for you

When IFcome back I'll

Dmbuy you a wedding

C7ring.

C7sus C7

3.

FNow the time has

B[come to leave you,

Fone more time,

B[let me kiss you

ThenFclose your eyes,

B[I'll be on my

C7way

C7sus C7

FDream about the

B[days to come,

Fwhen I won't have to

B[leave alone

FAbout the times I

Dmwon't have to

C7say.

C7sus C7

ChorusChorus, last line half speed

40

31 � Enjoy YourselfMost popular version recorded by Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians, 1949

Carl Sigman and Herb Magidsonr

C

r r rG7

r rF

Ch:

CEnjoy yourself, it's later than you

G7think.

G7Enjoy yourself, while you're still in the

Cpink.

CThe years go by, as quickly as a

Fwink.

FEnjoy yourself,

Cenjoy yourself,

It'sG7later than you

Cthink.

1.

CIt's good to be wild when you're

G7young

G7'Cos you can only be young but the

Conce

CEnjoy yourself have lots of

Ffun

BeCglad and live life

G7longer than you've ever

Cdone

2.

CGet wisdom, get knowledge and under

G7standing

G7Those three, were given free by the

Cmaker

CGo to school learn the rules, don't be a

Ffaker

It's notCwise to be

G7. . . another man's foot

Cstool

Chorus

Chorus

End: Half speed

It'sG7later than you

Cthink.

41

32 � Let It BeLet it Be was the Beatles last studio album

John Lennon and Paul McCartney

r rF

rC

r r rDm

Intro: When IF�nd myself in

Ctimes of trouble,

DmMother Mary

B[comes to me

FSpeaking words of

Cwisdom, let it be

B[ F

1. When IF�nd myself in

Ctimes of trouble,

DmMother Mary

B[comes to me

FSpeaking words of

Cwisdom, let it be

B[ F

AndFin my hour of

Cdarkness she is

Dmstanding right in

B[front of me

FSpeaking words of

Cwisdom, let it be

B[ F

Ch: Let it be,Dm

let itCbe, let it be

B[, yeh, let it

Fbe,

whisper words ofCwisdom, let it be

B[ F

2. AndFwhen the broken

Chearted people

Dmliving in the

B[world agree

FThere will be an

Canswer, let it be

B[ F

FFor though they may be

Cparted, there is

Dmstill a chance that

B[they will see

FThere will be an

Canswer, let it be

B[ F

Ch: Let it be,Dm


B[, yeh, let it

Fbe,

there will be anCanswer, let it be

B[ F

3. AndFwhen the night is

Ccloudy there is

Dmstill a light that

B[shines on me

FShine until

Ctomorrow, let it be

B[ F

IFwake up to the

Csound of music,

DmMother Mary

B[comes to me

FSpeaking words of

Cwisdom, let it be

B[ F

Ch: Let it be,Dm


B[, yeh, let it

Fbe,

whisper words ofCwisdom, let it be

B[ F

Let it be,Dm


B[, yeh, let it

Fbe,

Fwhisper

stopwords of ChCwisdom,

stoplet it be

B[Chstop

FChstop

42

33 � Only YouYazoo's debut single released in 1982

Vince Clarke

et e1 e2 e3e3

Picking

rC

r r rG

rAm

r rF

C G Am G F F C G

C G Am G F F C G

1.

CLooking from a

Gwindow above,

Amit's like a

Gstory of love

F

FCan you

Chear

Gme

CCame back only

Gyester. . .

Amday, I'm moving

Gfarther away

F

FWant you

Cnear

Gme

Ch: Strum �rst three linesFAll I needed was the

Glove you gave

All ICneeded for ano

Amther day

AndFall I ever

Gknew ↓↓↓↓

stop

OnlyCyou

G Am G F F C G

2.

CSometimes when I

Gthink of her name,

Amwhen it's

Gonly a game

F

FAnd I

Cneed

Gyou

CListen to the

Gwords that you say,

Amit's getting

Gharder to stay

F

FWhen I

Csee

Gyou

Chorus

C G Am G F F C G

Chorus

3.

CThis is going to

Gtake a long time,

Amand I

Gwonder what's mine

F

FCan't take

Cno

Gmore

CWonder if you'll

Gunderstand, it's

Amjust the

Gtouch of your hand

F

FBehind a

Cclosed

Gdoor

End: Chorus

C G Am G F F C G

C G Am G F F C G

C

43

34 � All Around My HatWearing willow sprigs in your hatband is a traditional symbol of mourning

Traditionalr

C

r r rG

r r rD

r rF

rAm

Ch:

CAll ar

Gound my

Chat I will wear the green

Gwillow

AndCall ar

Gound my

Chat, for a twelve-month

Dand a

Gday

And if anyone shouldCask me, the

Freason why I'm

Amwearing it

stop

It'sCall

Gfor my

Ctrue love, who's far,

Gfar, aw

Cay

1.

CFare thee

Gwell cold

Cwinter and fare thee well, cold

Gfrost

CNothing

Ghave I

Cgained, but my own true

Dlove I've

Glost

I'll sing and I'll beCmerry when fair oc

Fcasion I do

Amsee

stop

He's aCfalse de

Gluding

Cyoung man, let him go,

Gfarewell

Che

2.

CNow the

Gother

Cnight he brought me a �ne diamond

Gring

butChe

Gthought

Cto deprive me of a far

D�ner

Gthing

But I beingCcareful, like lo

Fvers ought to

Ambe

stop

He's aCfalse de

Gluding


Gfarewell

Che

3.

CTake a

Gquarter pound of

Creason, and a half pound of

Gsense

ACsmall

Gsprig of

Ctime, and a pinch

Dof

Gprudence

Now mix thenCall together and then

Fyou will plainly see

Am stop

He's aCfalse de

Gluding


Gfarewell

Che

ChorusChorus

44

35 � Mull of KintyreThe Mull of Kintyre rises steeply from the sea and has been the site of many air crashes

Paul McCartney and Denny Laine

r rF

r r r rB[

rC

Ch:

FMull of Kintyre oh

B[mist rolling in from the

Fsea,

my desire isB[always to be here oh

FMull of Kintyre.

1.

FFar have I traveled and much have I seen.B[Dark distant mountains with

Fvalleys of green.

Past painted deserts, the sun sets on �re

As heB[carries me home to the

CMull of

FKintyre.

2.

FSmiles in the sunshine and tears in the rain.B[Still take me back where my

Fmemories remain,

Flickering embers grow higher and higher

As theyB[carry me back to the

CMull of

FKintyre.

3.

FSweep through the heather like deer in the glen,B[Carry me back to the

Fdays I knew then.

Nights when we sang like a heavenly choir

Of theB[life and the times of the

CMull of

FKintyre.

45

36 � Fields of AthenryA popular anthem for Irish sports fans

Pete St. John

r rF

r r r rB[

rC7

1. By aFlonely prison wall I

B[heard a young girl

Fcall

C7ing

FMichael they are

B[taking you

C7away

For youFstole Trevelyn's

B[corn so the

Fyoung might see the

C7morn

Now a prison ship lies waiting in theFbay

Ch:

FLow lie

B[the

F�elds of Athenry

Where once we watched the small free birds �yC7

OurFlove was on the

B[wing we had

Fdreams and songs to

C7sing

It's so lonely round the �elds of AthenFry

2.

FBy a lonely prison wall I

B[heard a young man

Fcall

C7ing

FNothing matters

B[Mary when your

C7free

Against theFfamine and the

B[crown

IFrebelled they ran me

C7down

Now you must raise our child withFdignity

3.

FBy a lonely harbor wall she

B[watched the last star

Ffall

C7ing

AndFthe prison ship sailed

B[out against the

C7sky

Sure she'llFwait and hope and

B[pray

For herFlove in Botany

C7bay

It's so lonely round the �elds ofFAthenry

Chorus

Chorus

Slow

End: ItC7

's so lonely round the �elds ofB[Athen

Fry

46

37 � Black Velvet bandTransportation to Australia was a common punishment in 19th century Britain and Ireland

Traditional

r r rD

r r rG

r rA

rA7

1.

DIn a neat little town they call Belfast,

AGpprenticed to trade I was

Abound

AndDmany an hour's sweet happiness

Have IAspent in that neat little

Dtown

ADsad misfortune came over me

WhichGcaused me to stray from the

Aland

FarDaway from me friends and relations

BeAtrayed by the black velvet

Dband

Ch:

DHer eyes they shone like diamonds,

IGthought her the queen of the

Aland

And herDhair hung over her shoulders

tied upA7

with aAblack velvet

Dband.

2. IDtook a stroll down Broadway,

Gmeaning not long for to

Astray

WhenDwho should I meet but this pretty fair maid

Come a-Atraipsing along the high

Dway

She was so fair and handsome,

HerGneck it was just like a

Aswan's

And herDhair hung over her shoulders

TiedAup with a black velvet

Dband.

47

3. IDtook a stroll with this pretty fair maid

And aGgentleman passing us

Aby

Well IDknew that she meant the doing of him

By theAlook in her roguish black

Deye

A gold watch she took from his pocket

AndGplaced it right into my

Ahand

And theDvery next thing that I said was

`BadAcess to the black velvet

Dband'

4.

DBefore the judge and the jury

nextGmorning I had to a

Appear

TheDjudge he said to me `Young man,

YourAcase it is proven

Dclear

You'll serve seven years penal servitude,

To beGspent far away from the

Aland

Far aDway from your friends and relations

BeAtrayed by the black velvet

Dband'

5.

DCome all you jolly young fellows,

AGwarning take by

Ame

WhenDyou are out on the town be boys,

beAware of the pretty coll

Deens

They'll feed you with strong drink, me boys

'TilGyou are unable to

Astand

And theDvery next thing that you'll know is,

You'veAlanded in Van Dieman's

Dland

ChorusChorus

48

38 � Ring of FireRecorded in March 1963, this was the biggest hit of Johnny Cash's career.

Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash

r r rG

rC

r r rD

Mariachi strum G ↓↑↓↑↓ C ↓↓ G ↓

1.

GLove is a

Cburning

Gthing

And it makes aC�ery

Gring

Bound byCwild de

Gsire

I fell into aCring of

G�re

Ch: IDfell in to a

Cburning ring of

G�re

I wentDdown, down, down

And theC�ames went

Ghigher

And ItGburns, burns, burns

TheCring of

G�re

TheCring of

G�re

IDfell in to a

Cburning ring of

G�re

I wentDdown, down, down

And theC�ames went

Ghigher

And ItGburns, burns, burns

TheCring of

G�re

TheCring of

G�re

2.

GThe taste of

Clove is

Gsweet

When hearts likeCours

Gmeet

I fell for youClike a

Gchild

Oh, but theC�re went

Gwild

End: And ItGburns, burns, burns

TheCring of

G�re

TheCring of

G�re

TheCring of

G�re

TheCring of

G�re

49

39 � EdelweissThere is an edelweiss on the Romanian 50 Lei banknote

Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein

r r rG

r r rD

rC

r r rEm

r rA

r rHawaiian D7

rAm

Intro on baritone ukulele

Intro:

GEdel

Dweiss,

Gedel

Cweiss

GEvery

Emmorning you

Cgreet

Dme

1.

GEdel

Dweiss,

Gedel

Cweiss

GEvery

Emmorning you

Cgreet

Dme

GSmall and

Dwhite

GClean and

Cbright

GYou look

Dhappy to

Gmeet me

All

2.

DBlossom of snow

May youGbloom and grow

CBloom and

Agrow

Dfor

D7ever

GEdel

Dweiss,

Gedel

Cweiss

GBless my

D7homeland

Gforever

3. Hum, don't singGEdel

Dweiss,

Gedel

Cweiss

GEvery

Emmorning you

Cgreet

Dme

GSmall and

Dwhite

GClean and

Cbright

GYou look

Dhappy to

Gmeet me

4.

DBlossom of snow

May youGbloom and grow

CBloom and

Agrow

Dfor

D7ever

GEdel

Dweiss,

Gedel

Cweiss

Half speedGBless my

D7homeland

Gfor

Cev. . .

Ger

50

40 � Five Years TimeNoah and the Whale are a British Indie folk band from Twickenham

Noah and the Whaler

C

r rF

r r rG

Strum C↓↓ F↓↓ G↓↑↓ F↑↓↑ x4

Intro: Whistle for 3 bars, slowing on the last bar

There'll beClove love

Flove

Gwherever

Fyou go


Flove

Gwherever

Fyou go

1. Oh well inC�ve years

Ftime we could be

Gwalking round a

Fzoo

With theCsun shining

Fdown over

Gme and

Fyou

And there'll beClove in the

Fbodies of the

Gelephants

Ftoo

And I'll put myChands over

Fyour eyes, but

Gyou'll peep

Fthrough

Ch: And there'll beCsun sun

Fsun

Gall over our

Fbodies

AndCsun sun

Fsun

Gall down our

Fnecks

AndCsun sun

Fsun

Gall over our

Ffaces

AndCsun sun

Fsun

Gso what the

Fheck

2. Cos I'll beClaughing at

Fall your

Gsilly little

Fjokes

And we'll beClaughing about

Fhow we

Gused to

Fsmoke

All thoseCstupid little

Fcigarettes and

Gdrink stupid

Fwine

Cos it'sCwhat we

Fneeded to

Ghave a good

Ftime

Ch: And it wasCfun fun

Ffun

Gwhen we were

Fdrinking

It wasCfun fun

Ffun

Gwhen we were

Fdrunk

And itCwas fun fun

Ffun

Gwhen we were

Flaughing

It wasCfun fun

Ffun

Goh it was

Ffun

Don't sing


Flove

Gwherever

Fyou go


Flove

Gwherever

Fyou go

51

3. Oh well IClook at you and

Fsay it's the happiest that

GI've ever

Fbeen

And I'll say ICno longer

Ffeel I have to

Gbe James

FDean

And she'll sayC�Yeah well I

Ffeel all

Gpretty happy

Ftoo

And I'mCalways pretty

Fhappy when I'm just

Gkicking back with

Fyou�

Ch: And it'll beClove love

Flove

Gall through our

Fbodies

AndClove love

Flove

Gall through our

Fminds

And it beClove love

Flove

Gall over her

Fface

AndClove love

Flove

Gall over

Fmine

4. AlthoughCmaybe all these

Fmoments are

Gjust in my

Fhead

I'll beCthinking `bout them

Fas I'm

Glaying in

Fbed

AndCall that I

Fbelieve might never

Greally come

Ftrue

But in myCmind I'm

Fhavin' a pretty

Ggood time with

Fyou

Ch:

CFive years

Ftime I

Gmight not

Fknow you

CFive years

Ftime

Gwe might not

Fspeak at all

InC�ve years

Ftime

Gwe might not

Fget along

InC�ve years

Ftime

Gyou might just

Fprove me

Cwrong

Don't sing

There'll be love loveFlove

Gwherever

Fyou go


Flove

Gwherever

Fyou go

stop

5. There'll be love love love wherever you go

There'll be love love love wherever you go



6. There'll beClove love

Flove

Gwherever

Fyou go


Flove

Gwherever

Fyou go


Flove

Gwherever

Fyou go


Flove

Gwherever

Fyou go

End: There'll beClove

stop

52

41 � Song Of JoyMiguel Rios' artistic career ended when he was jailed for possession of hashish

Miguel Rios

rC

r r rG

rAm

r r rG7

rC7

r rF

Intro: Start picking slowly, 80 bpm, then join in gently strumming

1.

CCome sing a

Gsong of joy for

Ampeace shall come, my

Cbro

G7ther

CSing, sing a

Gsong of joy for

Ammen shall love each

G7oth

Cer

G7That

Cday will

G7dawn just as

Csure as

G7hearts that are

Cpure are

Amhearts set

G7free

CNo. . .

C7man must

Fstand alone with

Chands held out be

G7fore

Chim

2.

CCome sing a

Gsong of joy for


Cbro

G7ther

CSing, sing a

Gsong of joy for


G7oth

Cer

3.

G7That

Cday will

G7dawn just as

Csure as

G7hearts that are

Cpure are

Amhearts set

G7free

CNo. . .

C7man must

Fstand alone with

Chands held out be

G7fore

Chim

4.

G7Reach

Cout and

G7take them in

Cyours with

G7love that en

Cdures for

Ameverm

G7ore

CThen. . .

C7sing a

Fsong of joy for

Clove and under

G7stand

Cing

Adrian picking, rest strumming gently, 100 bpm

5.

CCome sing a

Gsong of joy for


Cbro

G7ther

CSing, sing a

Gsong of joy for


G7oth

Cer

G7That

Cday will

G7dawn just as

Csure as

G7hearts that are

Cpure are

Amhearts set

G7free

CNo. . .

C7man must

Fstand alone with

Chands held out be

G7fore

Chim

6.

CCome sing a

Gsong of joy of

Amfreedom tell the

Cstory

G7

CSing, sing a

Gsong of joy for

Ammankind in his

G7glo

Cry

7.

G7One

Cmighty

G7voice that will

Cbring a

G7sound that will

Cring for

Amever

G7more

CThen. . .

C7sing a

Fsong of joy for

Clove and under

G7stand

Cing

Speed up to 120 bpm

8.

CCome sing a

Gsong of joy of

Amfreedom tell the

Cstory

G7

CSing, sing a

Gsong of joy for

Ammankind in his

G7glo

Cry

9.

G7One

Cmighty

G7voice that will

Cbring a

G7sound that will

Cring for

Amever

G7more

CThen. . .

C7sing a

Fsong of joy for

slow Clove and under

G7stand

Cing

53

42 � Amazing GraceIt has been estimated that this is performed about 10 million times annually

John Newton

rC

r rF

r r rG7

Waltz timing

Hum, don't sing

1.

CAmazing Grace how

Fsweet the

Csound,

That saved a wretch likeG7me.

IConce was lost but

Fnow am

Cfound,

Was blind, butG7now I

Csee

Ì feel the spirit of the Lord'

2.

CAmazing Grace how

Fsweet the

Csound,

That saved a wretch likeG7me.

IConce was lost but

Fnow am

Cfound,

Was blind, butG7now I

Csee

3.

C'Twas Grace that taught my

Fheart to

Cfear,

and grace my fears reG7lieved.

HowCprecious did that

Fgrace

Cappear

The hour IG7�rst be

Clieved.

4.

CThrough many dangers,

Ftoils and

Csnares

I have alreadyG7come.

'TisCGrace that brought me

Fsafe thus

Cfar

and Grace willG7lead me

Chome.

5.

CThe Lord has promised

Fgood to

Cme.

His word my hopeG7secures.

HeCwill my shield and

Fportion

Cbe,

As long asG7life en

Cdures.

6.

CYea, when this �esh and

Fheart shall

Cfail,

And mortal life shallG7cease,

ICshall possess with

Fin the

Cveil,

A life ofG7joy and

Cpeace.

54

43 � Down by the riversideUsed in a McDonald's's 1960's jingle, `McDonald's Is My Kind of Place'

Traditionalr

C

r r rG7

r rF

rC7

1. I'm gonnaClay down my burden, down by the riverside,

G7Down by the riverside,

Cdown by the riverside

Gonna lay down my burden, down by the riverside,

GonnaG7study war no

Cmore

Ch: Ain't a gonnaFstudy war no more,

Ain't a gonnaCstudy war no more,

Ain't a gonnaG7study war no

Cmore,

C7

Ain't a gonnaFstudy war no more,

Ain't a gonnaCstudy war no more,

Ain't a gonnaG7study war no

Cmore.

F C

2. GonnaClay down my sword and shield, down by the riverside



Gonna lay down my sword and shield, down by the riverside

GonnaG7study war no

Cmore

C7

3. GonnaCput on my long white robe, down by the riverside



Gonna put on my long white robe, down by the riverside

GonnaG7study war no

Cmore

C7

4. GonnaCput on my starry crown, down by the riverside



Gonna put on my starry crown, down by the riverside

GonnaG7study war no

Cmore

C7

55

5. GonnaCshake hands around the world, down by the riverside



Gonna shake hands around the world, down by the riverside

GonnaG7study war no

Cmore

C7

ChorusF↓↓ C↓↓ F↓↓ C↓ F↓ C↓

56

44 � He's Got the Whole WorldAt Rushden & Diamonds matches they sing `We're the worst team in the League'

Traditionalr

C

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1. He's got theCwhole world in His hands

He's got theG7whole wide world in His hands

He's got theCwhole world in His hands

He's got theG7whole world in His

Chands

2. He's gotCyou and me brother in His hands

He's gotG7you and me brother in His hands

He's gotCyou and me brother in His hands


Chands

3. He's gotCyou and me sister in His hands

He's gotG7you and me sister in His hands

He's gotCyou and me sister in His hands


Chands

4. He's got theCsun and the rain in His hands

He's got theG7moon and the stars in His hands

He's got theCwind and the clouds in His hands


Chands

5. He's got theCrivers and the mountains in His hands

He's got theG7oceans and the seas in His hands

He's gotCyou and me in His hands


Chands

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6. He's got theCShropshire Strummers in His hands

He's got theG7howling Strummers in His hands

He's got theCscreaming Strummers in His hands


Chands

7. He's gotCeveryone here in His hands

He's gotG7everyone there in His hands

He's gotCeveryone everywhere in His hands


Chands

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45 � Putting on the StyleA 1957 hit for ski�e artist Lonnie Donegan

Norman Cazdenr

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1.

CSweet sixteen goes to church just to see the

G7boys

Laughs and screams and giggles at every littleCnoise

CTurns her face a little and

C7turns her head a

Fwhile

G7But

stopwe know that she's only

G7putting on the

Cstyle

Ch:

CPutting on the agony putting on the

G7style

That's what all the young folks are doing all theCwhile

CAs I look around me I

C7sometimes have to

Fsmile

G7Seeing

stopall the young folks

G7putting on the

Cstyle

2.

CWell the young man in the hot rod car driving like he's

G7mad

With a pair of yellow gloves he's borrowed from hisCdad

CHe makes it roar so loudly just to

C7make his girlfriend

Fsmile

G7But

stopshe knows that he's only

G7putting on the

Cstyle

3.

CPreacher in the pulpit roars with all his

G7might

Sing Glory Halleluja puts the folks all in aCfright

CNow you might think it's Satan that's a-

C7coming down the

Faisle

G7But

stopit's only our poor preacher,

G7putting on his

Cstyle

ChorusChorus (last line slow)C G7 C

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46 � I'm the Urban SpacemanThe Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band's most successful single

Neil Innes

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Intro:

GI'm the urban spaceman baby,

AI've got speed

CI've got

Deverything I

Gneed

1.


AI've got speed

CI've got

Deverything I

Gneed


AI can �y

I'm aCsuper

Dsonic

Gguy

IEmdon't need pleasure I

Cdon't feel

Gpain

CIf you were to

Gknock me down, I'd

Ajust get up

Dagain


AI'm making out

CI'm

Dall a

Gbout

Break


AI've got speed

CI've got

Deverything I

Gneed

IEmwake up every morning with a

Csmile upon my

Gface

MyCnatural ex

Guberance spills

Aout all over the

Dplace

2.

GI'm the urban spaceman I'm

Aintelligent and clean

CKnow

Dwhat I

Gmean?

GI'm the urban spaceman, as a

Alover second to none

CIt's a

Dlot of

Gfun

IEmnever let my friends down I've

Cnever made a

Gboob

CI'm a glossy

Gmagazine an

Aadvert in the

Dtube

GI'm the urban spaceman babe, but

Ahere comes the twist

IC Ddon't

Gexist

End:


AI've got speed

CI've got

Deverything I

Gneed

60

47 � Blowin' in the WindRanked 14 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the `500 Greatest Songs of All Time'

Bob Dylanr

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1.

CHow many

Froads must a

Cman walk

Amdown,

beCfore you

Fcall him a

Gman?

CHow many

Fseas must a

Cwhite dove

Amsail,

beCfore she

Fsleeps in the

Gsand?

CHow many

Ftimes must the

Ccannon balls �y,

Am

beCfore they are for

Fever

Gbanned?

TheFanswer my

Gfriend, is

E7blowing in the

Amwind.

TheFanswer is

Gblowing in the

Cwind.

2.

CHow many

Fyears must a

Cmountain

Amexist,

beCfore it is

Fwashed to the

Gsea?

CHow many

Fyears some

Cpeople

Amexist,

beCfore they're a

Fllowed to be

Gfree?

CHow many

Ftimes can a

Cman turn his

Amhead,

and preCtend that he

Fjust doesn't

Gsee?

TheFanswer my

Gfriend, is

E7blowing in the

Amwind.

TheFanswer is

Gblowing in the

Cwind.

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3.

CHow many

Ftimes must a

Cman look up,

Am

beCfore he can

Fsee the

Gsky?

CHow many

Fears must

Cone man

Amhave,

beCfore he can

Fhear people

Gcry?

CHow many

Fdeaths will it

Ctake `till he

Amknows,

thatCtoo many

Fpeople have

Gdied?

TheFanswer my

Gfriend, is

E7blowing in the

Amwind.

TheFanswer is

Gblowing in the

Cwind.

Single strum for each chord

End: TheFanswer my

Gfriend, is

E7blowing in the

Amwind.

TheFanswer is

Gblowing in the

Cwind.

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48 � Bad Moon RisingNumber 1 on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in September 1969

John Fogerty

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1. IGsee the

Dbad

Cmoon a

Grising.

IGsee

Dtrouble

Con the

Gway.

IGsee

Dearth

Cquakes and

Glightnin'.

IGsee

Dbad

Ctimes to

Gday.

Ch:

CDon't go around tonight,

Well, it'sGbound to take your life,

DThere's a

Cbad moon on the

Grise.

2. IGhear

Dhurri

Ccanes a'

Gblowing.

IGknow the

Dend is

Ccoming

Gsoon.

IGfear

Drivers

Cover

G�owing.

IGhear the

Dvoice of

Crage and

Gruin.

3.

GHope you

Dgot your

Cthings to

Ggether.

GHope you are

Dquite pre

Cpared to

Gdie.

GLooks like we're

Din for

Cnasty

Gweather.

GOne eye is

Dtaken

Cfor an

Geye.

ChorusChorus

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49 � I Can See Clearly NowReggae singer Jimmy Cli� recorded a cover of the song for the 1993 movie `Cool Runnings'

Johnny Nash

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1. IGcan see

Cclearly now the

Grain has gone

I can seeCall obstacles

Din my way

GGone are the

Cdark clouds that

Ghad me blind

It's going to be aFbright,

Cbright sunshiney

Gday

2.

Gthink I can

Cmake it now the

Gpain has gone

All of theCbad feelings have

Ddisappeared

GHere is the

Crainbow I've been

Gpraying for

It's gonna be aFbright,

Cbright sunshiney

Gday

3.

B[Look all around there's nothing but

Fblue skies

B[Look straight ahead nothing but

Dblue sk. . . ies

F#m

4.

Gthink I can

Cmake it now the

Gpain has gone

All of theCbad feelings have

Ddisappeared

GI can see

Cclearly now the

Grain has gone


Cbright sunshiney

Gday

Repeat 3 and 4

End: It's going to be aFbright,

Cbright sunshiney

Gday

Don't sing


Cbright sunshiney

Gday

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50 � Ukuleles StrummingThe Queen of Hawaii, Lili'uokalani, said ukulele means 'the gift that came here'

Duke Ludwig Van Boll III

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To the tune of `Bad Moon Rising'

1. IGhear

Duku

Cleles

Gstrumming

IGknow that

Dfun is

Con the

Gway

IGhear the

DShropshire

CStrummers

Gsinging

IGknow good

Dtimes are

Chere to

Gstay

Ch: So,Cplease sing along tonight

It'sGsure to sound alright

DWe've got

Csongs we want to

Gsing

2. IGsee

Dukes of

Cevery

Gcolor

IGsee the

DShropshire

CStrummers

Gsway

GI'm so

Dsorry if

Cwe

Gsound bad

GWe don't

Dpractice

Cevery

Gday

3.

GIf you

Dwant to

Cyou can

Gjoin us

GWe just

Dlike to

Csing and

Gstrum

GIt's not

Dhard I

Cmust

Gconfess

GIf you can't

Dsing,

Cthen just

Ghum

Chorus

Chorus

End:

DWe've got

Csongs we want to

Gsing

DWe've got

Csongs we want to

Gsing

65

51 � FinlandFinnish heavy metal band Lordi won Eurovision in 2006 with a record breaking 292 points

Monty Pythonr

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Intro:

C F G C C F G C

Ch:

FFinland, Finland,

CFinland; the

Gcountry where I want to

Cbe.

Pony trekking, orFcamping,

Gor just watching T

CV.

FFinland, Finland,

CFinland;

Git's the country for

Cme.

1.

CYou're so near to

GRussia,

Fso far from Ja

Cpan.

Quite a long way fromGCairo,

Flots of miles from Viet

Cnam.

Ch:

FFinland, Finland,

CFinland; the


Cbe.

Eating breakfast, orFdinner,

Gor snack lunch in the

Chall.

FFinland, Finland,

CFinland;

GFinland has it

Call.

2.

CYou're so sadly ne

Gglected,

Fso often ig

Cnored.

A poor second toGBelgium,

Fwhen going, a

Cbroad.

Ch:

FFinland, Finland,

CFinland; the


Cbe.

Your mountains soFlofty,

Gyour treetops so

Ctall.

FFinland, Finland,

CFinland;

GFinland has it

Call.

Ch:

FFinland, Finland,

CFinland; the


Cbe.

Your mountains soFlofty,

Gyour treetops so

Ctall.

FFinland, Finland,

CFinland;

GFinland has it

Call.

End:

GFinland has it

Call,

GFinland has it

Call.

GFinland has it

Call,

GFinland has it

Call.

Repeat to Fade

66

52 � It's A HeartacheRecorded separately by both Juice Newton and Bonnie Tyler in 1977

Ronnie Scott and Steve Wolfer

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1. It's aCheartache, nothing but a

Emheartache,

hits you when it'sFtoo late, hits you when you're

Cdo. . .

Gwn.

It's aCfool's game, nothing but a

Emfool's game,

standing in theFcold rain, feeling like a

Cclo. . .

Gwn.


Emheartache,

love him till yourFarms break, then he let's you

Cdo. . .

Gwn.

It ain'tFright with love to

Gshare,

when youEm�nd he doesn't

Amcare, for

Gyou.

It ain'tFwise to need some

Gone,

as much asEmI depended on,

Am Gyou.

3. Oh, it's aCheartache, nothing but a

Emheartache,

love him till it'sFtoo late, then he let's you

Cdo. . .

Gwn.


Emfool's game,


Cclo. . .

Gwn.

4. Sing ah, la or kazoo for the �rst two lines

It's aCheartache, nothing but a

Emheartache,


Cdo. . .

Gwn.

It ain'tFright with love to

Gshare,

when youEm�nd he doesn't

Amcare, for

Gyou.

It ain'tFwise to need some

Gone,

as much asEmI depended on,

Am Gyou.

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Emheartache,


Cdo. . .

Gwn.


Emfool's game,


Cclo. . .

Gwn.

It's aCheartache, nothing but a

Emheartache,


Cdo. . .

Gwn.

It's aCfool's

stopgame.

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53 � Teach the World to SingThe New Seekers recorded this after the success of the Coke advert

Bill Backer, Billy Davis, Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway

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1.

DI'd like to build the world a home

AndE7furnish it with love

GrowA7apple trees and honey bees

AndGsnow white turtle

Ddoves

2.

DI'd like to teach the world to sing

inE7perfect harmony

I'dA7like to hold it in my arms

AndGkeep it compa

Dny

3.

DI'd like to see the world for once

allE7standing hand in hand

andA7hear them echo through the hills

forGpeace throughout the

Dland

4.

DThat's the song I hear

Let the world sing toE7day

AA7song of peace that echoes on

andGnever goes

Daway

5.

DI'd like to build the world a home

AndE7furnish it with love

GrowA7apple trees and honey bees

AndGsnow white turtle

Ddoves

6.

DI'd like to teach the world to sing

inE7perfect harmony

I'dA7like to hold it in my arms

AndGkeep it compa

Dny

End: I'dA7like to hold it in my arms

AndGkeep it compa

Dny

69

54 � Daydream BelieverUsed in an advertising campaign for eBay which began in 2005

John Stewart

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1. Oh, I couldFhide `neath the

Gmwings

Of theAmbluebird as she

B[sings

TheFsix o`clock

Dmalarm would never

Gring

C

But itFrings and I

Gmrise

Wipe theAmsleep out of my

B[eyes

MyFshaving

Dmrazor's

Gmcold

C7and it

Fstings

Ch:

B[Cheer up

Csleepy

AmJean

B[Oh what

Ccan it

Dmmean to

B[a

FDaydream be

B[liever and a

FHome

Dmcoming

G7queen

C7

2. YouFonce thought of me

Gm

As aAmwhite knight on his

B[steed

FNow you know how

Dmhappy I can

Gbe

C

Oh, and ourFgood times start and

Gmend

WithoutAmdollar one to

B[spend

ButFhow much,

Dmbaby, do

Gmwe

C7really

Fneed

ChorusChorus stop

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55 � Leaning on a Lamp PostFrom the musical `Me and My Girl' which opened in 1937

Noel Gayr

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1. I'm leaCning on a

G7lamp,

Maybe youC6think I look a

G7tramp,

Or you mayCthink I'm hanging

D7round to steal a

G7car.

ButCno, I'm not a

G7crook,

And if youC6think that's what I

G7look,

I'll tell youAmwhy I'm here

And what myD7motives

G7are.

stop

Faster

2. I'm leaCning on a lamp post at the corner of the street,

In case aG7certain little lady comes

Cby

OhG7me, oh

Cmy,

ID7hope the little lady comes by

G7.

ICdon't know if she'll get away,

She doesn't always get away,

ButG7anyway I know that she'll

Ctry.

OhG7me, oh

Cmy,

ID7hope the little lady comes by

G7.

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3.

G7There's no other girl I could wait for,

ButCthis one I'd break any date for,

ID7won't have to ask what she's late for

She'dG7never

stopleave me

G7�at,

stop

She's not aG7girl

stop G7like

stop G7that,

G7She's

Cabsolutely wonderful

And marvelous and beautiful,

AndG7anyone can understand

Cwhy

I'mFleaning on a lamp post at the

D7corner of the street,

In case aCcertain little

G7lady comes

Cby.

4.

G7There's no other girl I could wait for,

ButCthis one I'd break any date for,

ID7won't have to ask what she's late for

She'dG7never

stopleave me

G7�at,

stop

She's not aG7girl

stop G7like

stop G7that,

G7She's

Cabsolutely wonderful

And marvelous and beautiful,

AndG7anyone can understand

Cwhy

I'mFleaning on a lamppost at the



G7lady comes

Cby.

End: I'mFleaning on a lamp post at the



G7lady,

Ccertain little

G7lady,

Ccertain little

G7lady comes

Cby.

G7 C

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56 � Mamma MiaThe highest-grossing movie musical of all time worldwide

Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson

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1.

DI've been cheated by you since I don't know

Gwhen

DSo I made up my mind, it must come to an

Gend

DLook at me now, will I ever learn?

IDdon't know how but I suddenly

Glose control

There's a �reAwithin my soul

GJust

Done

Alook and I can hear a bell ring

GOne

Dmore

Alook and I forget everything, o-o-o-oh

Ch:

DMamma mia, here I go againGMy my, how can I resist you?DMamma mia, does it show again?GMy my, just how much Ive missed youDYes, I've been

Abroken hearted

BmBlue since the

Aday we parted

GWhy, why did I ever let you go?DMamma mia, now I really know,GMy my, I could never let you

Dgo.

2.

DI've been angry and sad about the things that you

Gdo

IDcan't count all the times that Ive told you were

Gthrough

DAnd when you go, when you slam the door

IDthink you know that you won't be

Gaway too long

You know that I'mAnot that strong.

GJust

Done

Alook and I can hear a bell ring

GOne

Dmore

Alook and I forget everything, o-o-o-oh

ChorusChorus

73

57 � Blue Moon of KentuckyBoth Abraham Lincoln and Je�erson Davis were born in Kentucky

Bill Monroe

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Slow

1. BlueAmoon of Kentucky, keep on

Dshining.

ShineAon the one that's gone and proved un

E7true.

BlueAmoon of Kentucky, keep on

Dshining.

ShineAon the one that's

E7gone and left me

Ablue.

A7

Ch: It wasDon a moonlight

D7night,

TheAstars were shining

A7bright.

And theyDwhispered from on

D7high,

�YourAlove has

stopsaid good

E7bye.�


Dshining.


E7gone and said good

Abye.

2.

ABlue moon,

Dblue moon

BlueAmoon keep shining

E7bright

ABlue moon keep on shining bright

YouDgonna bring me back my baby tonight

BlueAmoon keep

E7shining bright

Faster

3. BlueAmoon of Kentucky, keep on

Dshining.

ShineAon the one that's gone and proved un

E7true.


Dshining.


E7gone and left me

Ablue.

A7

Ch: It wasDon a moonlight

D7night,

TheAstars were shining

A7bright.

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And theyDwhispered from on

D7high,

�YourAlove has

stopsaid good

E7bye.�


Dshining.



Abye.



Abye.

75

58 � The Galaxy SongEarth's orbital speed actually varies between 18 to 18.5 miles a second

Eric Idle

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Intro: Whenever life gets you down, Mrs. Brown.

And things seem hard or tough.

And people are stupid, obnoxious, or daft.

And you feel that you've had, quite enough. . .

1.

G7Just re

Cmember that you're standing on a planet that's evolving,

revolving at nine-hundred miles anG7hour.

That's orbiting at nineteen miles a second, so it's reckoned,

a sun that is the source of all ourCpower.

The sun and you and me, and all the stars that we can see

areA7moving at a million miles a

Fday

in anF7outer spiral arm at forty

Cthousand miles an hour

of theG7galaxy we call the Milky

CWay.

2.

COur galaxy itself contains a hundred billion stars,

it's a hundred thousand light-years side toG7side,

it bulges in the middle, sixteen thousand light-years thick,

but out by us, it's just three thousand light-yearsCwide.

We're thirty thousand light-years from galactic central point

We goA7round every two hundred million

Fyears,

and ourF7galaxy is only one of

Cmillions of billions in this

aG7mazing and expanding Uni

Cverse!

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3.

CThe universe itself keeps on expanding and expanding

in all of the directions it canG7whiz,

as fast as it can go, the speed of light, y'know,

twelve million miles a minute, and that's theCfastest speed there is.

So remember when you're feeling very small and insecure

howA7amazingly unlikely is your

Fbirth,

andF7pray that there's intelligent life

Csomewhere up in space,

'cause there'sG7bugger-all down here on

CEarth.

End: Makes you feel so, sort of, insigni�cant, doesn't it

Yeah, yeah, can we have your liver then?

77

59 � YMCAThe Village People got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2008

Village People

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C Am C Am

1.

CYoung man, there's no need to feel down

I said,Amyoung man, pick yourself o� the ground

I said,Dmyoung man, 'cause you're in a new town

There's noGneed to be unhappy.

CYoung man, there's a place you can go.

I said,Amyoung man, when you're short on your dough.

You canDmstay there, and I'm sure you will �nd

ManyGways to have a good time.

Ch: It's fun to stay at theCY-M-C-A

It's fun to stay at theAmY-M-C-A

TheyDmhave everything for you men to enjoy,

You canGhang out with all the boys

It's fun to stay at theCY-M-C-A

It's fun to stay at theAmY-M-C-A

You can getDm

yourself cleaned, you can have a good meal,

You canGdo whatever you feel.

2.

CYoung man, are you listening to me?

I said,Amyoung man, what do you want to be?

I said,Dmyoung man, you can make real your dreams,

But you'veGgot to know this one thing!

CNo man does it all by himself

I said,Amyoung man, put your pride on the shelf,

And just goDm

there, to the YMCA

I'm sureGthey can help you today.

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3.

CYoung man, I was once in your shoes

I said, IAm

was down and out with the blues

I felt noDm

man cared if I were alive

I feltGthe whole world was so tight

CThat's when someone came up to me,

And said,Amyoung man, take a walk up the street

There's aDmplace there called the YMCA

They canGstart you back on your way

Chorus

Chorus

End: It's fun to stay at theCY-M-C-A

stop

79

60 � Can't Help Falling in LoveSung by Elvis in the 1961 �lm Blue Hawaii

George Weiss, Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore

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1.

CWise

Gmen say

Am

OnlyFfools

Crush

Gin

G7

But IF Gcan't

Amhelp

DmFalling in

Clove

Gwith

Cyou

CShall I

G Amstay

Would itFbe a

C Gsin

G7

If IF Gcan't

Amhelp

DmFalling in

Clove

Gwith

Cyou

Ch:

EmLike a river

Am�ows

EmSurely to the sea

Am

EmDarling so it

Amgoes

EmSome things are

A7meant to be

Dm G

2.

CTake

Gmy

Amhand

Take myFwhole

Clife

Gtoo

G7

For IF Gcan't

Amhelp

DmFalling in

Clove

Gwith

Cyou

Ch:

EmLike a river

Am�ows

EmSurely to the sea

Am

EmDarling so it

Amgoes

EmSome things are

A7meant to be

Dm G

3.

CTake

Gmy

Amhand

Take myFwhole

Clife

Gtoo

G7

For IF Gcan't

Amhelp

DmFalling in

Clove

Gwith

Cyou

For IF Gcan't

Amhelp

DmFalling in

Clove

Gwith

Cyou

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61 � Ballard of the Green BeretSadler wrote this song while recuperating from a leg wound recieved in the Vietnam War

SSgt Barry Sadler and Robin Moore

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1.

CFighting soldiers

G7from the

Csky

FearlessG7men who jump and

Cdie

Men whoFmean just what they

Csay

The braveG7men of the Green Be

Cret.

2.

CSilver wings upon

G7their

Cchests

These areG7men, America's

Cbest

One hundredFmen will test to

Cday

But onlyG7three win the Green Be

Cret.

3.

CTrained to live o�

G7nature's

Cland

Trained inG7combat, hand to

Chand

Men whoF�ght by night and

Cday

CourageG7speaks from the Green Be

Cret.

4.

CSilver wings upon

G7their

Cchests

These areG7men, America's

Cbest

One hundredFmen will test to

Cday

But onlyG7three win the Green Be

Cret.

5.

CBack at home a

G7young wife

Cwaits

Her GreenG7Beret has met his

Cfate

He hasFdied for those op

Cpressed

LeavingG7her this last requ

Cest.

6.

CPut silver wings on

G7my son's

Cchest

Make himG7one of America's

Cbest

He'll be aFman they'll test one

Cday

Have himG7win the Green Be

Cret.

F C

81

62 � Have A Word With AdeOriginally there were 6 verses

Phil Forshutt

rA7

r r rD

r r rG

To the rhythm of �Save the Last Dance for Me�, not too fast

1. Modern life is fraught withA7di�culty, �rst one problem, then the

Dnext.

Sometimes we don't know whichA7way to turn, we end up harrassed and

Dvexed.

Sometimes through life'sGmine�eld, a friend can help you �nd your

Dway.

Ask anybodyA7round here, they'll tell you have a word with

DAde.

stop

Let's say you want to change yourA7motor, or buy a fancy new

Dbike.

He'll �x you up with a �A7Top of the Range�, at a real bargain

Dprice.

And if you want aGukulele, and don't know how the bloody thing is

Dplayed.

He's even got his ownA7�re brigade,

you want to have a word withDAde.

stop

Ch: He'll put you right ifGanybody can, he's the man with the

Dmaster plan.

From a guitar to aA7garbage can, Ade's yer

Dman.

You know he's aGseventh dan, can he �x it? '

Dcourse he can.

From a ferret to aA7frying pan, Ade's yer

Dman.

stop

2. You know my mum hadA7srotulitis? They told her there's no

Dcure.

Ade looked it up on theA7internet, he put her right that's for

Dsure.

And if you want to know theGcricket scores, or the words to every song by

DSlade.

Or the rules forA7basketball, you want to have a word with

DAde.

stop

Take me, I used to be aA7bachelor, I just couldn't �nd Miss

DRight.

And believe me, I lookedA7everywhere, each and every

Dnight.

I was just about to callGo� the search, when my bacon was

Dsaved.

He �xed me up with theA7girl of my dreams,

a friend of a friend of a friend ofDAde's.

stop

Chorus

End: From a ferret to aA7frying pan, Ade's yer

Dman.

82

63 � IsraelitesThe �rst UK reggae number one

Desmond Dekker and Leslie Kong

r rA

rA7

r r rD

r r rE7

1. IAget up in the morning slaving for bread sir,

so that everyA7mouth can be fed,

DPoor,

E7poor me, me

AIsraelites.

C

2.

AMi wife an' ma kids they pack up an'a leave me,

�darling� she said �I wasA7yours to receive�,

DPoor,

E7poor me, me

AIsraelites.

C

3.

AShirt dem a tear-up, trousers a go,

I don' wan' to end up likeA7Bonnie and Clyde,

DPoor,

E7poor me, me

AIsraelites.

C

4.

AAfter a storm there mus' be a calming,

you catch me in your palm, youA7sound your alarm,

DPoor,

E7poor me, me

AIsraelites.

C

5. Don't sing

IAget up in the morning slaving for bread sir,


DPoor,

E7poor me, me

AIsraelites.

C

6. IAget up in the morning slaving for bread sir,


DPoor,

E7poor me, me

AIsraelites.

C

End:

DPoor,

E7poor me, me

AIsraelites.

83

64 � Hotel CaliforniaSome Christian evangelists claim this refers to a hotel converted into the Church of Satan

Don Felder, Don Henley and Glenn Frey r r rEm

r r r rB

r r rD

r rA

rC

r r rG

rAm

1. OnEm

a dark desert highway,Bcool wind in my hair

DWarm smell of colitas,

Arising through the air

CUp ahead in the distance, I

Gsaw a shimmering light

AmMy head grew heavy and my sight grew dim,I

Bhad to stop for the night

EmThere she stood in the doorway, I

Bheard the mission bell

DAnd I was thinking to myself:this could be

Aheaven or this could be hell

CThen she lit up a candle

Gand she showed me the way

AmThere were voices down the corridor; I

Bthought I heard them say:

Ch: �CWelcome to the Hotel Califor

Gnia

BSuch a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a

Emlovely face

CPlenty of room at the Hotel Califor

Gnia

AnyAmtime of year (any time of year), you can

B�nd it here�

2.

EmHer mind is Ti�any twisted,

Bshe got the Mercedes Benz

DShe got a lot of pretty, pretty boys,

Athat she calls friends

CHow they dance in the courtyard,

Gsweet summer sweat

AmSome dance to remember,

Bsome dance to forget

SoEm

I called up the captain, �BPlease bring me my wine�, He said

�DWe haven't had that spirit here since

Anineteen sixty-nine�

CAnd still those voices are calling from

Gfar away

AmWake you up in the middle of the night,

Bjust to hear them say:

84


Gnia


Emlovely face

TheyClivin' it up at the Hotel Califor

Gnia

What aAmnice surprise (what a nice surprise), bring your

Balibis�

3.

EmMirrors on the ceiling,

Bthe pink champagne on ice, and she said

�DWe are all just prisoners here,

Aof our own device�

CAnd in the master's chambers,

Gthey gathered for the feast

AmThey stab it with their steely knivesbut they

Bjust can't kill the beast

EmLast thing I remember, I was

Brunning for the door

IDhad to �nd the passage back to the

Aplace I was before

�CRelax,� said the night man, �We are

Gprogrammed to receive

AmYou can check out any time you like, but

Byou can never leave�


Gnia


Emlovely face

TheyClivin' it up at the Hotel Califor

Gnia

What aAmnice surprise (what a nice surprise), bring your

Balibis�

C stop

85

65 � LocomotionThe song is notable for appearing in the American Top 5 three times, each time in a di�erent decade

Gerry Go�n and Carole Kingr

C

rAm

r rF

r r rDm

r r r rD7

r r rG7

1.

CEverybody's doin' a

Ambrand-new dance, now

(CCome on baby, do

Amthe Locomotion)

ICknow you'll get to like it if you

Amgive it a chance now

(CCome on baby, do

Amthe Locomotion)

FMy little baby sister can do

Dmit with me

FIt's easier than learning your

D7A-B-C's

Ch: SoCcome on, come on and do

G7the Locomotion with

Cme

You gotta swing your hips, nowFCome on, baby.

JumpCup Jump back Well, I

G7think you've got the knack.

2.

CNow that you can do it, let

Am's make a chain, now

(CCome on baby, do

Amthe Locomotion)

CA chug-a chug-a motion like a

Amrailroad train, now.

(CCome on baby, do

Amthe Locomotion)

FDo it nice and easy, now,

Dmdon't lose control,

FA little bit of rhythm and a lot

D7of soul.

3.

CMove around the �oor in a

AmLocomotion.

(CCome on baby, do

Amthe Locomotion)

CDo it holding hands if

Amyou get the notion.

(CCome on baby, do

Amthe Locomotion)

There'sFnever been a dance that's so

Dmeasy to do.

ItFeven makes you happy when you're

D7feeling blue.

End: SoCcome on, come on and do

G7. . . the Locomotion with

Cme

86

66 � Jolene/JanineThe `Spirella Girls' sings `Brolin, Brolin' and was about Swedish soccer player Tomas Brolin

Dolly Parton

rAm

rC

r r rG

r r rEm

Intro:

AmJanine,

CJanine,

GJanine,

AmJanine

GPlease don't take him

Emjust because you

Amcan

Ch:

AmJanine,

CJanine,

GJanine,

AmJanine

GI'm begging of you

Emplease don't take my

Amman

Janine,CJanine,

GJanine,

AmJanine

GPlease don't take him

Emjust because you

Amcan

1.

AmYour beauty is

Cbeyond compare with

G�aming locks of

Amauburn hair

WithCivory skin and

Emeyes of emerald

Amgreen.

Your smile is like aCbreath of springyour

Gvoice is soft like

Amsummer rain

Gand I can not

Emcompete with you

AmJanine.

He talks about you inChis sleep

Gand there's nothing I can do

Amto keep

fromGcrying when he

Emcalls your name

AmJanine.

Now I can easilyCunderstand

Ghow you could easily

Amtake my man

butGyou don't know what he

Emmeans to me

AmJanine.

2.

AmYou can have your

Cchoice of men

Gbut I could never

Amlove again

Ghe's the only

Emone for me

AmJanine.

I had to have thisCtalk with you,

Gmy happiness

Amdepends on you

andGwhatever you

Emdecide to do

AmJanine.

Chorus

End:

AmJanine Janine.

87

67 � House of the Rising SunThe oldest known existing recording was made in 1933

Traditional

r r rDm

r rF

r r rG

r r r rB[

r rA

rA7

1. There isDm

aFhouse in

GNew Or

B[leans

TheyDmcall the

FRising

ASun

A7

It'sDmbeen the

Fruin of

Gmany a poor

B[boy

AndDmGod I

Aknow I'm

Dmone

A7

2. MyDmmother

Fwas a

Gtailor

B[

SheDmsewed my

Fnew blue

Ajeans

A7

MyDmfather

Fwas a

Ggamblin'

B[man

DmDown in

ANew Or

Dmleans

A7

3. Now theDmonly

Fthing a

Ggambler

B[needs

Is aDmsuitcase

Fand

Atrunk

A7

And theDmonly

Ftime he's

Gsatis

B[�ed

IsDmwhen he's

Aon a

Dmdrunk

A7

4. HeDm�lls his

Fglasses

Gup to the

B[brim

AndDmpushes those

Fcards

Aaround

A7

TheDmonly

Fpleasure he

Ggets out of

B[life

IsDmrambling from

Atown to

Dmtown

A7

5. Now tellDm

myFbaby

Gsister

B[

Not to doDm

what IFhave

Adone

A7

ButDmshun that

Fhouse in

GNew Or

B[leans

TheyDmcall the

ARising

DmSun

A7

6. OhDmmother

Ftell your

Gchildren

B[

Not to doDm

what IFhave

Adone

A7

DmSpend your

Flives in

Gsin and mis

B[ery

In theDmHouse of the

ARising

DmSun

A7

88

7.

Dmone foot

Fon the

Gplatform

B[

TheDmother's

Fon the

Atrain

A7

I'mDmgoin'

Fback to

GNew Or

B[leans

ToDmwear that

Aball and

Dmchain

A7

8. Well, there isDm

aFhouse in

GNew Or

B[leans

TheyDmcall the

FRising

ASun

A7

And it'sDmbeen the

Fruin of

Gmany a poor

B[boy

AndDmGod I

Aknow I'm

Dmone

End: Half speed

AndDmGod I

Aknow I'm

Dmone

89

68 � Singing the BluesThe �rst line of this song is the last line of `London Calling' by the Clash

Melvin Endsleyr

C

r rF

r r rG7

rC7

1. Well, ICnever felt more like

Fsingin' the blues

'Cause ICnever thought that

G7I'd ever lose, your

Flove dear

G7 stopWhy'd you do me that

Cway

F C G7

2. ICnever felt more like

Fcryin' all night

WhenCeverything's wrong,

AndG7nothin' ain't right with

Fout you

G7 stopYou got me singing the

Cblues

F C C7

3. TheFmoon and stars no

Clonger shine

TheFdream is gone I

Cthought was mine

There'sFnothing left for

Cme to do

Butstopcr. . . y over

G7you

4. Well ICnever felt more like

Frunnin' away

ButCwhy should I go,

'Cause IG7

couldn't stay,Fwithout you

G7 stopYou got me singing the

Cblues

F C G7

5. Whistle

ICnever felt more like

Fcryin' all night

WhenCeverything's wrong,

AndG7nothin' ain't right with

Fout you

G7You got me singing the

Cblues

F C C7

90

6. TheFmoon and stars no

Clonger shine

TheFdream is gone I

Cthought was mine

There'sFnothing left for

Cme to do

Butstopcr. . . y over

G7you

7. Well ICnever felt more like

Frunnin' away

ButCwhy should I go,

'Cause IG7

couldn't stay,Fwithout you

G7You got me singing the

Cblues

F C stop

You got me singing theCblues

F C stop

You got me singing theCblues

F C F C

91

69 � Rawhide`Rawhide' was the secret service code name for President Reagan

Ned Washington and Dimitri Tiomkin

rAm

rC

r r rG

r rF

r r rE7

Intro:

AmRollin', rollin', rollin'


AmRollin', rollin', rollin' Rawhide! Hah!

1. KeepAm

rollin', rollin', rollin',Cthough the streams are swollen,

Keep them doggies rollin', Rawhide!

ThroughAmrain and wind and weather,

GHell bent for

Amleather,

GWishin' my

Fgal was by my

E7side.

AllAm

the things I'm missin',

GoodGvittles, love, and

Amkissin',

areGwaiting at the

Amend

Gof my

Amride.

Ch: Move 'emAmout (head 'em up)

Head 'em up (move 'em on)

Move 'em on (head 'em up)

RawE7hide.

AmCut 'em out (ride 'em in)

Ride 'em in (cut 'em out)AmCut 'em out, ride

F'em in

E7Raw

Amhide!

92

2.

AmMovin', movin', movin',CThough they're disapprovin',

Keep them doggies movin', Rawhide!

Don't tryAm

to understand 'em,

JustGrope 'em throw, an' brand

Am'em.

GSoon we'll be

Fliving high and

E7wide.

AmMy heart's calculatin',

MyGtrue love will be

Amwaitin':

GWaitin' at the

Amend

Gof my

Amride.

Ch: Move 'emAmout (head 'em up)

Head 'em up (move 'em on)

Move 'em on (head 'em up)

RawE7hide.

AmCut 'em out (ride 'em in)

Ride 'em in (cut 'em out)AmCut 'em out, ride

F'em in

E7Raw

Amhide!

End:



AmRollin', rollin', rollin' Rawhi. . . de!

stop

Shout Rawhide!

93

70 � SpidermanSpiderman �rst appeared in the comic Àmazing Fantasy' in 1962

Bob Harris r r rEm

rAm

r rr r rB7

r r r rD7

r r rG

C6

1.

EmSpiderman, Spiderman

Does whatever a spider canAmSpins a web, any sizeEmCatches thieves just like �ies

LookB7Out! Here comes the Spider

Emman

2. IsEm

he strong? Listen bud

He's got radioactive bloodAmCan he swing from a thread?EmTake a look overhead

Hey,B7there! There goes the Spider

Emman

Break

In theD7chill of

Gnight

At theB7scene of a

Emcrime

Like aD7streak of

Glight

He arC6rives just in

B7time

3.

EmSpiderman, Spiderman

Friendly neighborhood SpidermanAmWealth and fame he's ignoredEmAction is his reward.

End: ToB7him, life is a great big

Embang up

B7Whenever there's a

Emhang up

B7You'll �nd the Spider

Emman!

94

71 � We Are Going To Be FriendsThe song is featured during the opening credits of the 2004 �lm Napoleon Dynamite

White Stripes

r r rG

rC

r r rD

r rA

1.

GFall is here, hear the yell, back to school, ring the bellCBrand new shoes, walking blues,

Gclimb the fence, books and pens

IDcan tell that

Cwe are gonna be

Gfriends

IDcan tell that

Cwe are gonna be

Gfriends

2.

GWalk with me, Suzy-Lee, through the park, and by the treeCWe will rest upon the ground

Gand look at all the bugs we've found

DSafely walk to

Cschool without a

Gsound

DSafely walk to

Cschool without a

Gsound

3.

GWell here we are, no one else, we walked to school all by ourselvesCThere's dirt on our uniforms,

Gfrom chasing all the ants and worms

DWe clean up and

Cnow it's time to

Glearn

DWe clean up and

Cnow it's time to

Glearn

4.

GNumbers, letters, learn to spell, nouns, and books, and show and tellCAt playtime we will throw the ball,

Gback to class, through the hall

DTeacher marks our

Cheight against the

Gwall

DTeacher marks our

Cheight against the

Gwall

Break

CAnd we don't notice any time

Gpass

CWe don't notice any

Gthing

AWe sit side by side in every classCTeacher thinks that I sound funny,

Dbut she likes the way you sing

5.

GTonight I'll dream while I'm in bed, when silly thoughts go through my headCAbout the bugs and alphabet,

Gand when I wake t'morrow I'll bet

DThat you and I will

Cwalk together

Gagain

D'Cause I can tell that

Cwe are going to be

Gfriends

End:

D'Cause I can tell that

Cwe are going to be

Gfriends

stop

95

72 � Johnny B. GoodeOriginally had `colored boy' in the lyrics, but Berry changed it to ensure radio play

Chuck Berry

r rA

r r rD

r r rE7

E7

1. De. . . epAdown in Louisiana close to New Orleans

Way back up in the woods among the evergreens

ThereDstood a log cabin made of earth and wood

WhereAlived a country boy named Johnny B Goode

WhoE7never ever learned to read or write so well

But he couldAplay the guitar just like ringin' a bell

Ch:

AGo! Go! Go, Johnny go! Go! Go!

Go, Johnny, Go!DGo! Go!

Go, Johnny, Go!AGo! Go!

Go, Johnny, Go!E7Go! Go!

DJohnny B.

AGoode

2. He used toAcarry his guitar in a gunny sack

Or sit beneath the tree by the railroad track

Oh anDengineer could see him sitting in the shade

AStrummin' to the rhythm that the drivers madeE7People passing by they'd stop and say

OhAmy but that little country boy can play

3. HisAmother told him some day you will be a man

And you will be the leader of a big old bandDMany people coming from miles around

AndAhear you play your music till the sun goes down

E7Maybe someday your name gonna be in lights

Sayin'AJohnny be Goode tonight

ChorusChorus

96

73 � SummertimeComposed for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess

George Gershwin

rAm

r r rE7

r r rDm

rC

1. SummerAmtime. . .

E7and the livin' is

Ameasy.

Fish areDmjumpin'. . . and the cotton is

E7high.

Your daddy'sAmrich. . . and your

E7ma is good

Amlookin',

SoChush little

Ambaby,

E7don't you cry

Am.

Ch:

AmOne of these mornings,

E7

You're going to rise upAmsinging.

Then you'llDmspread your wings,

And you'll take to theE7sky.

But tillAmthat morning,

E7

There's a' nothing canAmharm you,

WithCdaddy and

Ammamma

E7Standing by

Am.

2. SummerAmtime. . .

E7and the livin' is

Ameasy.

Fish areDmjumpin'. . . and the cotton is

E7high.

Your daddy'sAmrich. . . and your

E7ma is good

Amlookin',

SoChush little

Ambaby,

E7don't you cry

Am.

End: SoChush little

Ambaby,

E7don't you cry

Am.

97

74 � Ghost Chickens in the SkyA favorite with boy Scouts

Sean Morey

rAm

rC

r rF

1. AAm

chicken farmer went out, oneCdark and windy day,

ByAm

the coop he rested as he wentCalong his way,

AmWhen all at once a rotten egg hit him in the eye,FIt was the sight he dreaded; Ghost

AmChickens in the Sky!

Ch:

AmBawk, Bawk, Bawk,

CBAWWWWK!

CBawk, Bawk, Bawk,

AmBAWWWWK!

FGhost Chickens in the

AmSky!

2. TheAmfarmer had raised chickens since

Che was twenty-four,

AmWorking for the colonel for thirty

Cyears or more.

AmKilling all those chickens, and sending them to fry.FNow they want revenge. . . Ghost

AmChickens in the Sky!

3.

AmTheir beaks were black and shiny, their

Ceyes were burning red.

AmThey had no meat or feathers; these chickens

Cwere dead!

AmThey picked the farmer up, and he died by the claw.FThey cooked him Èxtra Crispy', and they ate

Amhim with coleslaw!

Repeat chorus several times - make the "Bawks" louder each time

98

Index

All Around My Hat, 43All Shook Up, 36Amazing Grace, 53

Bad Moon Rising, 62Ballard of the Green Beret, 80Big Rock Candy Mountain, 10Black Velvet band, 46Blowin' in the Wind, 60Blue Moon of Kentucky, 73Boots Were Made for Walking, 13

Can't Help Falling in Love, 79

Dance Tonight, 14Daydream Believer, 69Days (The Kinks song), 30Deep in the Heart of Shropshire, 29Deep in the Heart of Texas, 4Delilah, 33Dirty Old Town, 28Down by the riverside, 54Down to the River to Pray, 17

Edelweiss, 49Enjoy Yourself, 40

Fields of Athenry, 45Finland, 65Five Foot Two, 7Five Years Time, 50

Ghost Chickens in the Sky, 97Ghost Riders in the Sky, 18

Hallelujah, 26Happy Birthday, 35Have A Word With Ade, 81He's Got the Whole World, 56Hotel California, 83House of the Rising Sun, 87

I Can See Clearly Now, 63I Wanna Be Like You, 25I'm the Urban Spaceman, 59Israelites, 82

It's A Heartache, 66

Johnny B. Goode, 95Jolene/Janine, 86

Keep on the Sunny Side, 24King Of The Road, 9Knockin' on Heaven's Door, 38

Leaning on a Lamp Post, 70Leavin' On a Jet Plane, 39Let It Be, 41Lion Sleeps Tonight, 12Locomotion, 85

Mamma Mia, 72Man of Constant Sorrow, 16Mull of Kintyre, 44

Norwegian Wood, 21

Only You, 42

Putting on the Style, 58

Rawhide, 91Ring of Fire, 48

Save the Last Dance for Me, 22Singing the Blues, 89Sloop John B, 6Song Of Joy, 52Spiderman, 93Summertime, 96Sway, 32

Take Me Home, Country Roads, 20Teach the World to Sing, 68The Galaxy Song, 75

Ukuleles Strumming, 64

We Are Going To Be Friends, 94Whisky in the Jar, 19Wild Mountain Thyme, 34Wild Rover, 8

YMCA, 77You are My Sunshine, 5

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