Songbook To Rule Them All - Shropshire Strummers · THE SHROPSHIRE STRUMMERS Songbook To Rule Them All for Soprano Ukulele GCEA Compiled by The Great Leader, The Dear Leader, Barbarella

THE

SHROPSHIRE STRUMMERS

Songbook To Rule Them All

for Soprano Ukulele GCEA

Compiled byThe Great Leader,The Dear Leader,

Barbarellaand

Ludwig Van Boll

October 2015

Contents

1 You are My Sunshine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Sloop John B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Five Foot Two . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 King Of The Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Big Rock Candy Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Dance Tonight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Man of Constant Sorrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Whisky in the Jar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Take Me Home, Country Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1610 I Wanna Be Like You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1711 Save the Last Dance for Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1812 Hallelujah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013 Sway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2214 Delilah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2315 All Shook Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2416 Knockin' on Heaven's Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2617 Leavin' On a Jet Plane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2718 Enjoy Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2819 Let It Be . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2920 Fields of Athenry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3021 Putting on the Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3122 Five Years Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3223 Down by the riverside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3424 I'm the Urban Spaceman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3625 Bad Moon Rising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3726 Blowin' in the Wind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3827 I Can See Clearly Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4028 Daydream Believer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4129 It's A Heartache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4230 Leaning on a Lamp Post . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4431 Mamma Mia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4632 Can't Help Falling in Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4733 Blue Moon of Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4834 YMCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5035 Hotel California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5236 House of the Rising Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5437 Singing the Blues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5638 We Are Going To Be Friends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5839 Johnny B. Goode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5940 Go West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6041 Folsom Prison Blues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6242 Folsom Prison Pinball Wizard Blues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

43 Georgy Girl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6444 When I'm Sixty-Four . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6645 The Boxer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6846 Crying In The Rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7047 Wonderwall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7248 Waltzing Matilda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7449 Half The World Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7550 Lola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7651 When I'm Cleaning Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7852 Make You Feel My Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8053 Stand By Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8154 Under the Boardwalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8255 Oh My Darling, Clementine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8356 Iko Iko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8457 Last Thing On My Mind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8558 Valerie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8659 Galway Girl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8760 Dedicated Follower of Fashion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8861 Old Timey Medley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9062 Spirit in the Sky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9263 Hi Ho Silver Lining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9364 Sunny Afternoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9465 The Longest Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9666 Sweet Caroline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9867 Eight Days a Week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9968 The Irish Rover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10069 Sweet Georgia Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10270 Streets of London . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10471 Come by the Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10572 The Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10673 Price Tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10874 Hey Soul Sister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11075 It's Still Rock and Roll To Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11276 I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11477 Human . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11678 Rock Around The Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11879 Me and You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12080 Three Little Birds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12281 Wagon Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12482 Brown Eyed Girl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12683 Budapest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12884 Somewhere Only We Know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13085 Is This The Way To Amarillo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13286 The Cave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13487 I'll See You In My Dreams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13688 Deck The Halls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13789 I Wish It Could Be Christmas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13890 In The Bleak Mid Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14091 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14292 Stop The Cavalry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14493 Jingle Bells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

94 Silent Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14795 Rudolf The Red Nosed Reindeer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14896 I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14997 Away In A Manger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15098 When A Child Is Born . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15199 Happy Christmas (War Is Over) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152100 Frosty the Snowman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153101 Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154102 Let It Snow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155103 Mele Kalikimaka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156104 Carol of the Drum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157105 Merry Xmas Everybody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158106 Christmas Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159107 Winter Wonderland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160108 Must Be Santa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162109 We Wish You a Merry Christmas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164110 It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

This songbook is the work of the Shropshire Strummers and represents their interpret-ation of the songs. You may only use this songbook for private study, scholarship, orresearch.

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6

1 � 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

7

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

Traditionalr

C

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

8

3 � 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?

9

4 � 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

5 � 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

6 � 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

13

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

14

7 � 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

15

8 � 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

16

9 � 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

17

10 � 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

18

11 � 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

19

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

20

12 � 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

21

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

22

13 � 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

23

14 � 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

24

15 � 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

25

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

26

16 � 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

27

17 � 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

28

18 � 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.

29

19 � 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,

Single StrumsFwhisper words of

Cwisdom, let it be

B[ F

30

20 � 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

31

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

Norman Cazdenr

C

r r rG7

rC7

r rF

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

32

22 � 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

33

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

34

23 � 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,

C7

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

35

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↓

36

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

Neil Innes

r r rG

r rA

rC

r r rD

r r rEm

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

37

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

John Fogerty

r r rG

r r rD

rC

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

38

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

Bob Dylanr

C

r rF

rAm

r r rG

r r rE7

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 must 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.

40

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

Johnny Nash

r r rG

rC

r r rD

r rF

r r r rB[

r r rF#m

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

41

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

John Stewart

r rF

r r rGm

rAm

r r r rB[

rC7

r r rDm

r r rG

r r rDm

r r rG7

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

42

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

Ronnie Scott and Steve Wolfer

C

r r rEm

r rF

r r rG

rAm

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.

44

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

Noel Gayr

C

r r rG7

C6

r r r rD7

rAm

r rF

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

46

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

Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson

r r rD

r r rG

r rA

rr r r rBm

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

47

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

George Weiss, Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore

rC

r r rG

rAm

r rF

r r rG7

r r rDm

r r rEm

rA7

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

48

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

Bill Monroe

r rA

r r rD

r r rE7

rA7

r r r rD7

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

Abright

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.

49

And theyDwhispered from on

D7high,

�YourAlove has

stopsaid good

E7bye.�


Dshining.



Abye.



Abye.

50

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

Village People

rC

rAm

r r rDm

r r rG

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

52

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

Don Felder, Don Henley and Glenn Freyr 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:

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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 knives but 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

54

36 � 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

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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

56

37 � 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

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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

58

38 � 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

59

39 � 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

60

40 � Go WestOriginally released as a single in 1979 by `The Village People'

Victor Willis and Jacques Morali

r r rG

rAm

r r rEm

r rF

r r r rD7

r r rD

r rA

1. (ToCgether) we will

Ggo our way

(ToAmgether) we will

Emleave some day

(ToFgether) your hand

Cin my hand

(ToD7gether) we will

Gmake our plans

(ToCgether) we will

G�y so high

(ToAmgether) tell all our

Emfriends good-bye

(ToFgether) we will

Cstart life new

(ToD7gether) this is

Gwhat we'll do

Ch: (GoCWest) life is

Gpeaceful there

(GoAmWest) in the

Emopen air

(GoFWest) where the

Cskies are blue

(GoD7West) is what we're

Ggonna do

2. (ToCgether) we will

Glove the beach

(ToAmgether) we will

Emlearn and teach

(ToFgether) change our

Cpace of life

(ToD7gether) we will

Gwork and strive

(IClove you) I know

Gyou love me

(IAmwant you) how could I

Emdisagree

(SoFthat's why) I make

Cno protest

(WhenD7you say) you will

Gdo the rest


Gpeaceful there

(GoAmWest) in the

Emopen air

(GoFWest) baby

Cyou and me

(GoD7West) this is our

Gdestiny

61

(GoCWest) sun in the

Gwintertime

(GoAmWest) we will do

Emjust �ne

(GoFWest) where the

Cskies are blue


Ggon-na do

Break

EmThere where the air

Amis free

We'llFbe (we'll be) what we

Gwant to be

EmNow if we

Ammake a stand

We'llD7�nd (we'll �nd) our

Gpromised land

3. (ICknow that) there are

Gmany ways

(ToAmlive there) in the

Emsun or shade

(ToFgether) we will

C�nd a place

(ToD7settle) where there's

Gso much space

(WithCout rush) and the

Gpace back East

(TheAmhustling) rustling

Emjust to feed

(IFknow I'm) ready

Cto leave too

(SoD7that's what) we are

Ggonna do


Gpeaceful there

(GoAmWest) in the

Emopen air

(GoFWest) where the

Cskies are blue


Ggon-na do

(GoCWest) life is

Gpeaceful there

(GoAmWest) in the

Emopen air

(GoFWest) baby

Cyou and me

(GoD7West) this is our

Gdestiny

End:

Cgo West

stop

62

41 � Folsom Prison BluesFolsom State Prison was constructed to provide workers to help build the Folsom Dam

Johnny Cash

r r rG

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rC

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1. IGhear the train a comin' it's rolling round the bend

And I ain't seen the sunshine since IG7

don't know when

I'mCstuck in Folsom prison and time keeps draggin'

Gon

But thatD7train keeps a rollin' on down to San An

Gton

2.

GWhen I was just a baby my mama told me son

Always be a good boy don'tG7ever play with guns

But ICshot a man in Reno just to watch him

Gdie

Now everyD7time I hear that whistle I hang my head and

Gcry

3. IGbet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car

They're probably drinkin' co�ee andG7smoking big cigars

Well ICknow I had it coming I know I can't be

Gfree

But thoseD7people keep a movin' and that's what tortures

Gme

4.

GWell if they'd free me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine

I bet I'd move it all a littleG7further down the line

CFar from Folsom prison that's where I want to

Gstay

And I'd letD7

that lonesome whistle blow my blues aGway

63

42 � Folsom Prison Pinball Wizard BluesFolsom State Prison was constructed to provide workers to help build the Folsom Dam

Johnny Cash

r r rG

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rC

r r r rD7

Intro:

G

1.

GEver since I was a young boy, I've played the silver ball

From Soho down to Brighton, IG7

must have played them all

but ICain't seen nothing like him, in any amusement

Ghall

Well thatD7deaf dumb and blind kid

stopsure plays a mean pin

Gball

2.

GHe stands like a statue, becomes part of the machine

Feeling all the bumpers, andG7always playing clean

Well heCplays by intuition, the digit counters

Gfall



Gball

3. Don't sing, just strumGHe stands like a statue, becomes part of the machine

Feeling all the bumpers, andG7Always playing clean

Well heCplays by intuition, the digit counters

Gfall

Well thatD7deaf dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pin

Gball

4.

GHe ain't got no distractions, he can't hear those buzzers and bells

He don't see lights a �ashin', heG7plays by sense of smell

AlwaysCgets a replay, he never tilts at

Gall



Gball

5.

GEven on my usual table, he can beat my best

His disciples lead him in,G7and he just does the rest

He gotCcrazy �ipper �ngers, I've never seen him

Gfall



Gball

End: Well thatD7deaf dumb and blind kid

stopsure plays a mean pinball

64

43 � Georgy GirlGeorgy Girl is a 1966 British �lm based on a novel by Margaret Forster

Tom Spring�eld and Jim Daler

C

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r r r rB[

rAm

r r rE7

r rA

r r rG

Am7

Intro: WhistleCHey

Emthere

FGeorgy

G7girl

CSwinging down the

Emstreet so

Ffancy

G7free

1.

CHey

Emthere

FGeorgy

G7girl

CSwinging down the

Emstreet so

Ffancy

G7free

CNobody you

Emmeet could

Fever see

TheB[loneliness there

G7inside

stopyou

CHey

Emthere

FGeorgy

G7girl

CWhy do all the

Emboys just

Fpass you by

G7

CCould it be you

Emjust don't

Ftry or is

B[it the

G7clothes you wear

AmYou're always

Emwindow shopping but

Fnever stopping to

Cbuy

SoE7

shed thoseAdowdy

Dfeathers and

G�y,

stopa little bit

2.

CHey

Emthere

FGeorgy

G7girl

CThere's another

EmGeorgy

Fdeep in

G7side

CBring out all the

Emlove you

Fhide

And ohG7

what aAmchange there'd be

Am7

TheFworld would see a

G7 stopnew Georgy

Cgirl

F C G7

Break

WhistleCHey

Emthere

FGeorgy

G7girl

CDreamin' of the

Emsomeone

Fyou could be

G7

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3.

CHey

Emthere

FGeorgy

G7girl

CDreamin' of the

Emsomeone

Fyou could be

G7

CLife is a

Emreali-

Fty you

B[can't always

G7run away

AmDon't be so

Emscared of changing and

Frearranging your

Cself

E7It's time for

Ajumping

Ddown from the

Gshelf,

stopa little bit

4.

CHey

Emthere

FGeorgy

G7girl

CThere's another

EmGeorgy

Fdeep in

G7side

CBring out all the

Emlove you

Fhide

And ohG7

what aAmchange there'd be

Am7

TheFworld would see a

G7 stopnew Georgy

Cgirl

Em F

End: Wake upG7

GeorgyCgirl

Em

FCome on

G7Georgy

Cgirl

Em F

Wake upG7

GeorgyCgirl

stop

66

44 � When I'm Sixty-FourReleased in 1967 on their album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Paul McCartneyr

C

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rC7

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r rA

r r rD

rAm

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Play E for note

1.

CWhen I'm old and losing my hair, many years from

G7now,

Will you still be sending me a Valentine?

Birthdaystop

greetings,Cbottle of wine?

If I'd been out to quarter to threeC7Would you lock the

Fdoor?

Will you stillFmneed me,

Cwill you still

Afeed me,

DWhen I'm

G7sixty-

Cfour?

Break

EvAm

'ry summer we could rent a cottage in the Isle ofGWight,

if it's not tooAmdear

AmYou'll be older,

E7too . . .

AmAnd if you say

Dmthe word,

IFcould

Gstay with

Cyou

G

2. ICcould be handy mending a fuse, when your lights have

G7gone.

You can knit a sweater by the �reside,

Sundaystop

morningsCgo for a ride.

Doing the garden, digging the weeds,C7Who could ask for

Fmore?


Cwill you still

Afeed me,

DWhen I'm

G7sixty-

Cfour?

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3. EvAm

'ry summer we could rent a cottage in the Isle ofGWight,

If it's not tooAmdear

WeAm

shall scrimp andE7save

AmGrandchildren on

Dmyour knee

FVera,

GChuck and

CDave

G

4.

CSend me a post-card, drop me a line,

Stating point ofG7view

Indicate precisely what you mean to say,

Yoursstopsincerely

Cwasting away

Give me your answer, �ll in a form,C7Mine forever

Fmore


Cwill you still

Afeed me,

DWhen I'm

G7sixty-

Cfour?

DWhen I'm

G7sixty-

Cfour?

68

45 � The Boxer`The Boxer' was originally written with an extra verse that's not in `Bridge Over Troubled Water'

Paul Simonr

C

rAm

r r rG

r r rG7

r rF

r r rEm

1. ICam just a poor boy though my story's seldom

Amtold

I haveGsquandered my resistance

For aG7pocket full of mumbles such are

Cpromises

All lies andAmjests still a

Gman hears what he

Fwants to hear

And disregards theCrest hmm

G7mm

Fmm

C

2.

CWhen I left my home and my family I was no more than a

Amboy

In theGcompany of strangers

In theG7quiet of the railway station

Crunning scared

LayingAmlow seeking

Gout the poorer

Fquarters

Where the ragged peopleCgo

LookingG7for the places

Fonly they would

Cknow

Ch: Lie la lieAm

. Lie la lieEm

lie lie lie lie

Lie la lieAm

. Lie la lieG7

lie lie lie lie lie lie lie lieClie

3.

CAsking only workman's wages I come looking for a job

Am

But I get noGo�ers

Just aG7come-on from the whores on Sandford

CAvenue

I do deAmclare there were

Gtimes when I was

Fso lonesome

I took some comfortCthere lie la lie

G7lie l

Fie lie

C

Ch: Lie la lieAm

. Lie la lieEm

lie lie lie lie

Lie la lieAm

. Lie la lieG7

lie lie lie lie lie lie lie lieClie

69

4.

CThen I'm laying out my winter clothes and wishing I was

Amgone

GoingGhome where the

G7New York City winters aren't

CBleeding me,

Emleading m. . . e

Amgoing

Ghome

C

5. In theCclearing stands a boxer and a �ghter by his

Amtrade

And heGcarries the reminders of

G7ev'ry glove that laid him down

OrCcut him till he cried out in his anger and his

Amshame

I amGleaving I am

Fleaving but the �ghter still re

Cmains mm

G7 F C

Ch: Lie la lieAm

. Lie la lieEm

lie lie lie lie

Lie la lieAm

. Lie la lieG7

lie lie lie lie lie lie

Lie la lieAm

. Lie la lieEm

lie lie lie lie

Lie la lieAm

. Lie la lieG7

lie lie lie lie lie lie

Lie la lieAm

. Lie la lieEm

lie lie lie lie

Lie la lieAm

. Lie la lieG7

lie lie lie lie lie lieC

70

46 � Crying In The RainIn 1990, the Norwegian pop band A-ha covered the song

Howard Green�eld and Carole Kingr

C

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r r rE7

rAm

r r rG

Intro:

CI'll

Fnever let

G7you

Csee

CThe way my

Fbroken heart is

G7hurtin'

Cme

1.

CI'll

Fnever let

G7you

Csee

CThe way my

Fbroken heart is

G7hurtin'

Cme

CI've got my

Fpride and I

E7know how to

Amhide

All myFsorrow and pain

G7 stop

I'll do my crying in theAmrain

G Am

2.

CIf I

Fwait for

G7cloudy

Cskies

CYou won't know the

Frain from the

G7tears in my

Ceyes

CYou'll never

Fknow that I

E7still love you so

Am

Though theFheartaches remain

G7 stop


G Am

Ch:

FRaindrops fallin' from

Dmheaven

CouldG7never wash away my mise

Cry

ButAmsince we're not together I

Flook for stormy weather

ToG7hide

stopthese tears I hope you'll never

G7see

3.

CSome

Fday when my

G7cryin's

Cdone

CI'm gonna

Fwear a smile and

G7walk in the

Csun

ICmay be a

Ffool but till

E7then darling

Amyou'll never

FSee me complain

G7 stop


G Am

71

Ch:

FRaindrops fallin' from

Dmheaven

CouldG7never wash away my mise

Cry

ButAmsince we're not together I

Flook for stormy weather

ToG7hide

stopthese tears I hope you'll never

G7see

4.

CSome

Fday when my

G7cryin's

Cdone

CI'm gonna

Fwear a smile and

G7walk in the

Csun

ICmay be a

Ffool but till

E7then darling

Amyou'll never

FSee me complain

G7 stop


G Am stop


G Am stop


G Am stopSlowing

72

47 � WonderwallLiam Gallagher has been quoted as saying, Ì can't fucking stand that fucking song'

Noel Gallagherr r rEm

r r rG

r r rD

rA7

rC

r r rD

r r rG

Intro:

Em G D A7 Em G D A7

1.

EmToday is

Ggonna be the day that they're

Dgonna throw it back to

A7you

ByEm

now youGshould've somehow

realizDed what you gotta do

A7

IEm

don't believe thatGanybody

Dfeels the way I do

A7

About youCnow

D A7

2.

EmBackbeat the

Gword is on the street that the

D�re in your heart is

A7out

EmI'm sure you've

Gheard it all before but you

Dnever really had a

A7doubt

IEm


Dfeels the way I do

A7

About youCnow

D A7

3. AndCall the roads we

Dhave to walk are

Emwinding

AndCall the lights that

Dlead us there are

Emblinding

CThere are many

Dthings that I

WouldGlike to

Dsay to

Emyou,

but I don't knowA7how

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4. CauseCmaybe

Em G

You'reEmgonna be the one that

Csaves me?

Em G

AndEmafter

Call

Em G

You're myEmwonder

Cwall

Em G A

5.

EmToday is

Ggonna be the day but they'll

Dnever throw it back to

A7you

ByEm

now youGshould've somehow

realizDed what you're not to do

A7

IEm


Dfeels the way I do

A7

About youCnow

D A7

6. AndCall the roads that

Dlead you there are

Emwinding

AndCall the lights that

Dlight the way are

Emblinding

CThere are many

Dthings that I

WouldGlike to

Dsay to

Emyou,

but I don't knowA7how

7. CauseCmaybe

Em G

You'reEmgonna be the one that

Csaves me?

Em G

AndEmafter

Call

Em G

You're myEmwonder

Cwall

Em G stop

74

48 � Waltzing MatildaAustralian slang for traveling by foot with a `Matilda' (bag) slung over one's back

Banjo Paterson and Christina Macphersonr

C

r r rG

rAm

r rF

rCB

1.

COnce a jolly

Gswagman

Amcamped beside a

Fbillabong

CUnder the shade of a

Gcoolibah tree,

And heCsang as he

Gwatched and

Amwaited 'till his

Fbilly boiled,

C�You'll come a

Amwaltzing,

GMatilda, with

Cme.�

Ch:

C�Waltzing Matilda,

Fwaltzing Matilda,

CYou'll

CBcome a

Amwaltzing, Ma

Ftilda, with

Gme.�

And heCsang as he

Gwatched and

Amwaited 'till his

Fbilly boiled,

C�You'll come a

Amwaltzing,

GMatilda, with

Cme.�

2.

CDown came a

Gjumpbuck to

Amdrink at the

Fbillabong,

CUp jumped the swagman and

Ggrabbed him with glee,

And heCsang as he

Gstowed that

Amjumpbuck in his

Ftucker bag,

C�You'll come a

Amwaltzing,

GMatilda, with

Cme.�

3.

CUp rode the

Gsquatter,

Ammounted on his

Fthoroughbred,

CDown came the troopers,

Gone, two, three.

�Where'sCthat jolly

Gjumpbuck

Amyou've got in your

Ftucker bag?

CYou'll come a

Amwaltzing,

GMatilda, with

Cme.�

4.

CUp jumped the

Gswagman,

Amsprang into the

Fbillabong,

C�You'll never catch me

Galive,� said he.

And hisCghost may be

Gheard as you

Ampass by that

Fbillabong,

`C`You'll come a

Amwaltzing,

GMatilda, with

Cme.�

End: Repeat chorus then the �nal line again - slowlyC�You'll come a

Amwaltzing,

GMatilda, with

Cme.�

75

49 � Half The World AwayWell known as the theme tune to the popular BBC sitcom `The Royle Family'

Noel Gallagherr

C

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rAm

r r r rD7

r r rG7

r r rE7

r r rFm

Intro:

C F C F

1.

CI would like to

Fleave this city

CThis old town don't

Fsmell too pretty and

CI can feel the

Amwarning signs

D7running around my

Ammind

CAnd when I

Fleave this island I'll

Cbook myself into a

Fsoul asylum, 'cos

CI can feel the

Amwarning signs

D7running around my

Ammind

Ch: SoAm

here ICgo, still

E7scratching around the

Amsame old hole

FBody feels young but my

D7mind is very

G7old

AmSo what do you

Csay?

You can'tE7give me the dreams that are

Ammine anyway

FYou're half the world awayFmHalf the world awayCHalf the world awayD7I've been lost I've been found

Fbut I don't feel down.

C F C F

2.

CAnd when I

Fleave this planet

CYou know I'd stay but I

Fjust can't stand it

Cand I can feel the

Amwarning signs

D7running around my

Ammind

CAnd if I could

Fleave this spirit I'd

C�nd me a hole and

FI'll live in it,

andCI can feel the

Amwarning signs

D7running around my

Ammind

Chorus

End:

FNo I don't feel down

No I don't feel down

C F C F C stop

76

50 � LolaTaken from the album `Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One'

Ray Davies

r r rG

rC

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rAm

r r r rB[

r r rEm

r r rD

1. ICmet her in a club down in old Soho

Where youFdrink champagne and it

B[tastes just like

CherryCcola C.O.L.A.

FCola

2. SheCwalked up to me and she asked me to dance

IFasked her her name and in a

B[dark brown voice

She saidC�Lola� L.O.L.A.

FLola

B[lo lo lo lo

CLola

3.

CWell I'm not the worlds most physical guy

But when sheFsqueezed me tight

She nearlyB[broke my spine, oh my

CLola lo lo lo lo

FLola

4.

CWell I'm not dumb but I can't understand

Why sheFwalked like a woman and

B[talked like a man

Oh myCLola lo lo lo lo

FLola

B[lo lo lo lo

CLola

5. Well weGdrank champagne and danced all night

DUnder electric candlelight

SheFpicked me up and sat me on her knee

And saidstop�Dear boy, won't you come home with me�.

6.

CWell I'm not the worlds most passionate guy

But when IFlooked in her eyes, well I

B[almost fell for my

CLola

lo lo lo loFLola lo

B[lo lo lo

CLola

CLola lo lo lo lo

FLola

B[lo lo lo lo

CLola

77

7. IFpushed her

Am Gaway

IFwalked to the

Am Gdoor

IFfell to the

Am G�oor

I gotCdown on

Emmy

Amknees

Then IGlooked at her and she at me

8.

CWell that's the way I want it to stay

And IFalways want it to be

B[that way for my

CLola lo lo lo lo

FLola

9.

CGirls will be boys and boys will be girls

It's aFmixed up, muddled up,

B[shook up world

except forCLola lo lo lo lo

FLola

10. Well IGleft home just a week before

AndDI'd never ever kissed a woman before

FLola smiled and took me by the hand

And saidstop�Dear boy, I'm gonna make you a man�.

11. WellCI'm not the worlds most passionate man

But IFknow what I am and I'm

B[glad I'm a man

And so isCLola lo lo lo lo

FLola lo

B[lo lo lo

CLola

End:

CLola, lo lo lo lo

FLola

B[lo lo lo lo

CLola

CLola, lo lo lo lo

FLola

B[lo lo lo lo

CLola

stop

78

51 � When I'm Cleaning WindowsThe word shilling dates back to Anglo-Saxon times when it was the value of a cow in Kent

George Formby

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r r r rD7

r r r rD[7

IFgo window cleaning to

G7earn an honest bob.

CFor a nosey parker it's an interesting

Fjob

1.

FNow it's a job that

F7just suits me,

AB[

window cleanerG7you will be.

IfFyou could see what I

D7can see

D[7When I'm cleaning

Fwindows.

FThe honeymooning

F7couples too,

B[You should see them

G7bill and coo.

You'dFbe surprised at

D7things they do


Fwindows.

Ch: InA7

my profession I work hard,D7but I'll never stop.

G7I'll climb this blinking ladder

C'til I get right to the

C7top.

2.

FThe blushing bride she

F7looks divine,

TheB[bridegroom he is

G7doing �ne

I'dFrather have his

D7job than mine


Fwindows.

FThe chambermaid sweet

F7names I call,

It's aB[wonder I

G7don't fall.

MyFminds not on my

D7work at all


Fwindows

IFknow a fellow

F7such a swell,

He has aB[thirst it's

G7plain to tell.

I'veFseen him drink his

D7bath as well


Fwindows

79

Chorus

3.

FPyjamas lying

F7side by side

B[ladies nighties I

G7have spied.

I'veFoften seen what

D7goes inside,

D[7when I'm cleaning

Fwindows.

FThere's a famous

F7talkie queen,

B[looks a �apper on

G7the screen.

She'sFmore like eighty

D7than eighteen


Fwindows.

FShe pulls her hair all

F7down behind,

ThenB[pulls down her,

G7never mind

AfterFthat pulls

D7down the blind


Fwindows.

Chorus

4.

FAn old maid walks

F7around the �oor,

B[She's so fed up one

G7day I'm sure.

She'llFdrag me in and

D7lock the door,


Fwindows.


Fwindows.

80

52 � Make You Feel My LoveZimmerman derives from the German last name which means carpenter

Bob Dylan

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r r rDm

r rC+

1.

CWhen the rain is blowing in

G7your face

GmAnd the whole world is

Fon your case

IFm

could o�er you aCwarm embrace

ToDm

make youG7feel my

Clove

2.

CWhen evening shadows and the

G7stars appear

GmAnd there is no one there to

Fdry your tears

IFm

could hold you for aCmillion years

ToDm

make youG7feel my

Clove

IFknow you haven't made your

Cmind up yet

C+But I would never do you

Cwrong

FI've known it from the moment

Cthat we met

NoDm

doubt in my mind where youG7belong

3.

CI'd go hungry, I'd go

G7black and blue

I'dGm

go crawling down theFavenue

FmThere is nothing that I

Cwouldn't do

ToDm

make youG7feel my

Clove

FThe storms are raging on the

Crollin' sea

C+And on the highway of

Cregret

FThe winds of change are blowing

Cwild and free

DmYou ain't seen nothing like me

G7yet

4. ICcould make you happy, make your

G7dreams come true

GmThere is nothing that I

Fwouldn't do

GoFm

to the ends of theCearth for you

ToDm

make youG7feel my

Clove

End: ToDm,

make youG7feel my

Clove

81

53 � Stand By Me`Stand by Me' is a 1986 American coming of age adventure-drama �lm directed by Rob Reiner

Ben Kingr

C

rAm

r r rG

r rF

Intro: When theCnight has come,

Amand the land dark

And theFmoon is the

Gonly light we'll

Csee.

1. When theCnight has come,

Amand the land dark

And theFmoon is the

Gonly light we'll

Csee.

No, I won't be afraid, no, IAmwon't be afraid,

Just asFlong as you

Gstand, stand by

Cme.

Ch: So, darling, darling,Cstand by me, oh,

Amstand by me.

Oh,Fstand,

Gstand by

Cme, stand by me.

2. If theCsky that we look upon

Amshould tumble and fall,

Or theFmountain should

Gcrumble to the

Csea.

I won't cry, I won't cry, no, IAmwon't shed a tear,

Just asFlong as you

Gstand, stand by

Cme.

Ch: So, darling, darling,Cstand by me, oh,

Amstand by me.

Oh,Fstand,

Gstand by

Cme, stand by me.

End: Whenever you're in trouble won't youCstand by me, oh,

Amstand by me.

Oh,Fstand,

Gstand by

Cme, stand by me.

Oh,Fstand,

Gstand by

Cme, stand by me.

82

54 � Under the BoardwalkA Spanish version (`Bajo la rambla') was recorded by the Argentine group `Los Gatos Salvajes'

Kenny Young and Arthur Resnickr

C

r r rG7

rC7

r rF

r r rG

rAm

1. Oh when theCsun beats down and

Burns the tar upon theG7roof,

And your shoes get so hot you

Wish your tired feet were �reCproof.

C7

Under theFboardwalk, down by the

Csea

On a blanket with myG7baby is where I'll

Cbe.

stop

Ch: Under theAmboardwalk (out of the sun)

Under theGboardwalk (we'll be having some fun)

Under theAmboardwalk (people walking above)

Under theGboardwalk (we'll be making love)

Under theAmboard

stopwalk,

Amboard

stopwalk.

2. From aCpark you hear the happy sound

Of aG7carousel, ohh

You can almost taste hot dogs and French fries theyCsell

C7


Csea


Cbe.

stop

Chorus

3. From aCpark you hear the happy sound

Of aG7carousel, ohh

You can almost taste hot dogs and French fries theyCsell

C7


Csea


Cbe.

stop

Chorus

83

55 � Oh My Darling, ClementineA clementine is a variety of mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata)

Percy Montrose

r r rG

r r r rD7

rC

1. In aGcavern, in a canyon,

Excavating for aD7mine,

Dwelt aCminer, forty-

Gniner,

And hisD7daughter Clemen

Gtine.

Ch: Oh myGdarling, oh my darling,

Oh my darling ClemenD7tine

Thou artClost and gone for

Gever,

DreadfulD7sorry, Clemen

Gtine.

2. WalkingGlightly as a fairy,

Though her shoes were numberD7nine,

SometimesCtripping, lightly

Gskipping,

LovelyD7girl, my Clemen

Gtine

3. Drove sheGducklings to the water

Ev'ry morning just atD7nine,

Hit herCfoot against a

Gsplinter,

Fell intoD7

the foamingGbrine.

4. RubyGlips above the water,

Blowing bubbles soft andD7�ne,

But aClas, I was no

Gswimmer,

NeitherD7was my Clemen

Gtine.

5. How IGmissed her, how I missed her,

How I missed my ClemenD7tine,

'Til ICkissed her little

Gsister,

And forD7got my Clemen

Gtine.

84

56 � Iko IkoThe original title was `Jock-A-Mo'

James `Sugar Boy' Crawford

r r rD

r rA

1.

DMy grandma and your grandma were sittin' by the

A�re

My grandma told your grandma I'm gonna set your �ag onD�re

Ch:

DTalkin' 'bout hey now (hey now) hey now (hey now)

Iko iko unAday jockamo feeno ai nanay jockamo fee na

Dnay

2.

DLook at my king all dressed in red iko iko

Aunday

IAbetcha �ve dollars he'll kill you dead jockamo fee na

Dnay

3.

DMy �ag boy and your �ag boy were sittin' by the

A�re

My �ag boy told your �ag boy I'm gonna set your �ag onD�re

4.

DSee that guy all dressed in green iko iko un

Aday

AHe not a man he's a lovin' machine jockamo fee na

Dnay

End:

DTalkin' 'bout hey now (hey now) hey now (hey now)

Iko iko unAday jockamo feeno ai nanay jockamo fee na

Dnay

AJockamo fee na

Dnay

Ajockamo fee na

Dnay

85

57 � Last Thing On My MindTheory of Mind is the ability to attribute mental states-beliefs to oneself and others

Tom Paxtonr

C

r rF

r r rG

rAm

r r rG7

r r rDm

1. It's aClesson too

Flate for the

Clearning

FMade of

Csand,

Gmade of

Csand

In theCwink of an

Feye my soul is

Cturning

FIn your

Chand,

Gin your

Chand

Ch: Are youGgoing away with no

Fword of fare

Cwell?

Will there beAm

not aDmtrace left be

G7hind?

Well ICcould have loved you

Fbetter,

I didn'tCmean to be unkind

YouGknow that was the

G7last thing on my

Cmind

2. As ICwalk alone my

Fthoughts a are

Ctumbling

FRound and

Cround,

Ground and

Cround

UnderCneath our feet a

Fsubway's a

Crumbling

FUnder

Cground,

Gunder

Cground

3. You've gotCreasons a

Fplenty for

Cgoing

FThis I

Cknow,

Gthis I

Cknow

For theCweeds have been

Fsteadily

Cgrowing

FPlease don't

Cgo,

Gplease don't

Cgo

End: YouGknow that was the

G7last thing on my

Cmind

YouGknow that was the

G7last thing on my

Cmind

86

58 � ValerieSaint Valeria of Milan was martyred for refusing to sacri�ce to the Roman gods

Dave McCabe

rC

r r rDm

r rF

r r rEm

1. WellCsometimes I go out by myself,

and I look across theDmwater

And ICthink of all the things, what you do,

and in my head I make aDmpicture

Ch:

F'Cos since I come on home, well my

Embody's been a mess

And I'veFmissed your ginger hair and the

Emway you like to dress

FWon't you come on over,

Cstop making a fool out of

Gme

Why don't you come on over ValeCrie? bub bub bala bub

ValerieDm

, bub bub bala bub ValeCrie, bub bub bala bub

ValerieDm

bub bub bala bub

2. Did youChave to go to jail, put your house on up for sale,

did you get a goodDmlawyer? Ooo ooo

I hope youCdidn't catch a tan, I hope you �nd the right man,

who'll �x it forDm

you

Are youCshopping anywhere, changed the colour of your hair,

are youDmbusy?

And did youChave to pay the �ne you were dodging all the time,

are you stillDmdizzy?

Chorus

Tap ukulele

Well sometimes I go out by myself and I look across the water

And I think of all the things, what you do and in my head I make aDmpicture

Chorus

End: ValeCrie, Valerie

Dm

ValeCrie

stop

87

59 � Galway GirlEarle portrayed a recovered drug addict in the HBO television series `The Wire'

Steve Earle

rC

r rF

rAm

1.

CWell, I took a stroll on the old long walk

Of a day-I-ay-I-Fay

ICmet a little girl and we stopped to talk

Of aG�ne soft

Fday-I-

Cay

And IFask you,

Cfriend, what's a

Ffella to

Cdo?

'Cause herAmhair was

Gblack and her

Feyes were

Cblue

And IFknew right

Cthen I'd be

Ftakin' a

Cwhirl

'Round theAmSalthill Prom with a

FGalway

Cgirl

2.

CWe were halfway there when the rain came down

Of a day-I-ay-I-Fay

And sheCasked me up to her �at downtown

Of aG�ne soft

Fday-I-

Cay

And IFask you,

Cfriend, what's a

Ffella to

Cdo

'Cause herAmhair was

Gblack and her

Feyes were

Cblue

So IFtook her

Chand and I

Fgave her a

Ctwirl

And IAmlost my heart to a

FGalway

Cgirl

C F C F C G C G F C

3.

CAnd when I woke up I was all alone

Of a day I ay IFay

With aCbroken heart and a ticket home

Of aG�ne soft

Fday I

Cay

And IFask you

Cnow, what

Fwould you

Cdo

If herAmhair was

Gblack and her

Feyes were

Cblue

I'm aFtravellin

Cman, been all

Fover this

Cworld

But IAmnever seen nothin' like a

FGalway

Cgirl

C F C F C G C G F F C

88

60 � Dedicated Follower of FashionThe lyrics won Davies an Ivor Novello Award for songwriting in 1966

Ray Daviesr

C

r r rG

rC7

rCB

r rA

r r rDm

r r rG7

1.

CThey seek him

Ghere, they seek him

Cthere

His clothes areGloud but never

Csquare

C7

FIt will make or break him so he's

Cgot to

CBbuy the

Abest

Cos he's aDmdedicated

G7follower of

Cfashion

2. And when heGdoes his little

Crounds

Round theGboutiques of London

Ctown

C7

FEagerly pursuing all the

Clatest

CBfancy

Atrends


G7follower of

Cfashion

3. Oh yes heGis (oh yes he is), oh yes he

Cis (oh yes he is)

HeFthinks he is a �ower to be

Clooked at

AndFwhen he pulls his frilly nylon

Cpanties

CBright up

Atight

He feels aDmdedicated

G7follower of

Cfashion


Cis (oh yes he is)

There'sFone thing that he loves and that is

C�attery

OneFweek he's in polka dots the

Cnext week

CBhe's in

Astripes


G7follower of

Cfashion

5. They seek himGhere, they seek him

Cthere

In Regent'sGStreet and Leicester

CSquare

C7

EveryFwhere the Carnabetian

Carmy

CBmarches

Aon

Each one aDmdedicated

G7follower of

Cfashion

89


Cis (oh yes he is)

HisFworld is built round discotheques and

Cparties

ThisFpleasure seeking individual

Calways

CBlooks his

Abest


G7follower of

Cfashion


Cis (oh yes he is)

HeF�its from shop to shop just like a

Cbutter�y

InFmatters of the cloth he is as

C�ickle as

CBcan

Abe


G7follower of

Cfashion

CB A

End: He's aDmdedicated

G7follower of

Cfashion

CB A

He's aDmdedicated

G7follower of

Cfashion

stop

90

61 � Old Timey MedleyHenry Medley (1687-1747) was Governor of Newfoundland

Various

r rF

r r rG7

r r r rD7

r rA

rC7

r r r rB[

rA7

r r rDm

r r rFm

1.

CMe and my

E7shad

Fow

G7strolling down the aven

Cue

Oh,Cme and my

E7shad

Fow

D7not a soul to tell our troubles to

G7

And when it'sCtwelve o'clock we

Fclimb the stairs

WeAnever knock `cause

D7nobody's

G7there

JustCme and my

E7shad

Fow all

D7alone and

G7feeling

Cblue

2.

CTiptoe to the

G7window

By theCwindow, that's

Fwhere I'll be

ComeCtiptoe through the

G7tulips with

Cme

G7

3.

CTiptoe from the

G7pillow

To theCshadow of a

Fwillow tree

AndCtiptoe through the

G7tulips with

Cme

C7

4. KneeFdeep in

C�owers we'll stray

We'llE7keep the

D7showers a

G7way

And if ICkiss you in the

G7garden

In theCmoonlight will you

Fpardon me?

AndCtiptoe through the

G7tulips with

Cme

5.

CWhen the red, red robin comes

G7bob, bob bobbin'

Calong, along,

There'll be no more sobbin' when heG7

starts throbbin' hisCold, sweet song.

FWake up, wake up, you sleepy head!CGet up, get up, get out of bed.D7Cheer up, cheer up - the sun is red.G7Live,

stop G7love,

stop G7laugh and be happy.

91

CWhat if I've been blue,

G7now I'm walkin' through

C�elds of �ow'rs.

Rain may glisten, butG7still I listen for

Chours and hours.

FI'm just a kid again,

FmDoin' what I did again,

CSingin' a

D7song

When theCred, red robin comes

G7bob, bob bobbin'

Calong.

When theCred, red robin comes

G7bob, bob bobbin'

Calong.

6.

CPack up all my cares and woe.G7Here I go,

Csinging low, bye, bye,

G7blackbird.

Where somebody waits for me - sugar's sweet, so is she.

Bye, Bye,Cblackbird.

CNo one here can love or under

A7stand me.

FOh, what hard luck stories they all

G7hand me.

CMake my bed and light the light;

I'll arriveA7late tonight.

G7Blackbird, bye,

Cbye.

7.

CI'm looking over a four-leaf clover

That ID7

overlooked beforeG7One leaf is sunshine, the

Csecond is rain

D7Third is the roses that

G7grow in the lane

CNo need explaining, the one remaining

IsD7somebody I adore

FI'm looking over a

Cfour-leaf

Aclover

That ID7

overG7looked be

Cfore

FI'm looking over a

Cfour-leaf

Aclover

That ID7

overG7looked be

Cfore

92

62 � Spirit in the SkyThe Kumars and Gareth Gates reached number 1 with this song in 2003

Norman Greenbaum

r rA

r r rD

r r rE7

1.

AWhen I die and they lay me to rest,

Gonna go to theDplace that's best.

When they lay me doAwn to die,

E7Goin' on up to the spirit in the

Asky.

Ch:

AGoin' on up to the spirit in the sky.

That's where I'm gonna go,Dwhen I die.

When I die and theyAlay me to rest,

I'm gonna goE7

to the place that's theAbest.

2.

AI've never bin a sinner, I've never sinned.

I've got a friend inDJesus.

So you know thatAwhen I die,

E7Gonna set me up with the spirit in the

Asky.

3.

APrepare yourself, you know it's a must,

Gotta have a friend inDJesus.

So you know thatAwhen you die,

E7He's gonna recommend you to the spirit in the

Asky.

Chorus

Chorus

End: I'm gonna goE7

to the place that's theAbest,

I'm gonna goE7

to the place that's theAbest.

93

63 � Hi Ho Silver LiningSilver Lining is a thoroughbred racehorse and three-time Hong Kong Horse of the Year

Je� Beckr

C

r rF

r r r rB[

r r rG

r r rG7

rC7

1.

CYou're everywhere and nowhere baby,Fthat's where you're at,B[going down a bumpy hill

Fside,

Cin your hippy

Ghat.

C�ying across the country,Fand getting fat,B[saying everything is

Fgroovy,

Cwhen your tyres are

G�at

G7

Ch: AndG7it's

CHi-ho

C7silver lining,

Fanywhere you

Ggo now

G7baby,

ICsee your

C7sun is shining,

Fbut I won't make a

Gfuss,

though itsCobvious.

2.

CFlies are in your pea soup baby,Fthey're waving at me,B[anything you want is yours

Fnow,

Conly nothing's for

Gfree,

Clies are going to get you someday,Fjust wait and see.B[open up your beach umb

Frella,

Cwhile you're watching

GTV

ChorusChorus

94

64 � Sunny AfternoonReleased as a single in 3 June 1966, it went to number 1 on the UK singles charts on 7 July 1966

Ray Davies

r r rDm

rC7

r rF

rA7

r r rG7

r r r rD7

1. The taxDm

man's taken allC7

my dough

AndFleft me in my

C7stately home

A7Lazin' on a sunny after

Dmnoon

And I can'tC7sail my yacht,

He'sFtaken every

C7thing I've got,

A7All I've got this sunny after

Dmnoon

Ch:

D7Save me, Save me, Save me from this sque

G7eze,

I got aC7big fat mama trying to break

Fme

A7

And IDmlove to live so

G7pleasantly,

DmLive this life of lux

G7ury,

FLazin' on a

A7sunny after

Dmnoon, in the

Dmsummertime,

In theDmsummertime, in the

Dmsummertime

2. MyDmgirlfriends run o� with my

C7car

AndFgone back to her

C7ma and pa

A7Telling tales of drunkenness and

Dmcruelty

Now I'm sittC7in' here,

FSippin' at my

C7ice cold beer,

A7Lazin' on a sunny after

Dmnoon

95

Ch:

D7Help me, help me, help me sail away

G7,

Or give meC7two good reasons why I oughta

Fstay

A7

'Cos IDmlove to live so

G7pleasantly


G7ury,

FLazin' on a

A7sunny after

Dmnoon, in the

Dmsummertime,


Dmsummertime

A7

Ch:

D7Save me, Save me, Save me from this sque

G7eze,

I got aC7big fat mama trying to break

Fme

A7

And IDmlove to live so

G7pleasantly,


G7ury,

FLazin' on a

A7sunny after

Dmnoon, in the

Dmsummertime,


Dmsummertime

Fade

End: In theDmsummertime, in the

Dmsummertime

96

65 � The Longest TimeThe longest time is 14 billion years, the age of the universe since the `Big Bang'

Billy Joel

r r rG

rC

r rF

r r rG7

r r r rD7

r r rE7

r rr r rB7

rAm

r r rEm

r r rDm

Intro:

CWoa,

Goh,

Coh,

Foh

G7For the longest

Ctime.

GWoa,

Coh,

Foh.

G7For the longest. . .

1.

CIf you said good

Fbye to me to

Cnight.

There would still beD7music left to

Gwrite.

E7What else could I

Amdo?

G7I'm so insp

Cired by

C7you.

FThat hasn't

Dmhappened for the

Glongest

Ctime.

2.

COnce I thought my

Finnocence was

Cgone.

Now I know thatD7happiness goes on.

G

E7That's where you

Amfound me,

G7When you put your

Carms a

C7round me.

IFhaven't

Dmbeen there for the

Glongest

Ctime.

Ch:

CWoa,

Goh,

Coh,

Foh

G7For the longest

Ctime.

GWoa,

Coh,

Foh.

G7For the longest. . .

3.

CI'm that voice you're

Fhearing in the

Chall.

And the greatestD7miracle of all,

G

IsE7

how IAmneed you.

G7And how you

Cneeded

C7me too.

FThat hasn't

Dmhappened for the

Glongest

Ctime.

97

4.

GMaybe this won't

Amlast very long,

butB7you feel so right, and I

Ccould be wrong.

EmMaybe I've been

Amhoping too hard,

butDI've gone this

D7far

and it'sGmore than I

G7hoped for

5.

CWho knows how much

Ffurther we'll go

Con.

Maybe I'll beD7sorry when you're

Ggone.

E7I'll take my

Amchances,

IG7

forgot howCnice ro

C7mance is.

FI haven't

Dmbeen there for the

Glongest

Ctime.

6. IGhad second

Amthoughts at the start.

IB7said to myself hold

Con to your heart.

EmNow I know the

Amwoman that you are.

You'reDwonderful so

D7far

And it'sGmore than I

G7hoped for.

7. ICdon't care what

Fconsequence it

Cbrings.

I have been aD7fool for lesser

Gthings.

IE7

wantAmyou so bad,

IG7

think youCought to

C7know that

IFintend to

Dmhold you for the

Glongest

Ctime.

End:

CWoa,

Goh

Coh

Foh

G7For the longest

Ctime.

GWoa

Coh

Foh.

G7For the longest

Ctime.

Stop

98

66 � Sweet CarolineThe song is a tradition in many Major League Baseball stadiums

Neil Diamond

r r rG7

rC

r r rDm

r rF

r r rEm

C6

G7 . . . G7 C C

1.

CWhere it began,

FI can't begin to know it

CBut then I know it's growing

G7strong

CWas in the spring,

Fand spring became a summer

CWho'd have believed you'd come

G7along

CHands,

C6touching hands

G7Reaching out,

Ftouching me touching

G7you

Ch:

CSweet Caro

Fline,

Dmgood times never seemed so

G7good

ICfeel in

Fclined, to be

Dmlieve they never

G7would

FBut

Emnow

DmI'm. . .

2.

CLook at the night

Fand it don't seem so lonely

CWe �ll it up with only

G7two

CAnd when I hurt,

Fhurting runs o� my shoulders

CHow can I hurt when holding

G7you

CWarm,

C6touching warm

G7Reaching out

Ftouching me touching

G7you

Ch:

CSweet Caro

Fline


G7good

ICfeel in

Fclined, to be

Dmlieve they never

G7would

FOh no

EmnoDm

G7 . . . G7

Ch:

CSweet Caro

Fline


G7good

ICfeel in

Fclined, to be

Dmlieve they never

G7would

CSweet Caro

Fline


G7good

ICfeel in

Fclined, to be

Dmlieve they never

G7would

Sweet CaroCline

99

67 � Eight Days a WeekThe Romans of the Republic, like the Etruscans, had a `market week' of eight days

John Lennon and Paul McCartney

rC

r r r rD7

r rF

C D7 F C

C D7 F C

1.

COoh I need your

D7love babe,

Fguess you know it's

Ctrue

CHope you need my

D7love babe,

Fjust like I need

Cyou

AmHold me,

Flove me

Amhold me

D7love me

CAin't got nothing but

D7love babe

Feight days a

Cweek.

2.

CLove you every

D7day girl

Falways on my

Cmind

COne thing I can

D7say girl

Flove you all the

Ctime

AmHold me,

Flove me

Amhold me

D7love me


D7love babe

Feight days a

Cweek.

GEight days a week I

Amlove you

D7Eight days a week is

Fnot enough to

G7show I care

3.

COoh I need your

D7love babe,

Fguess you know it's

Ctrue

CHope you need my

D7love babe,

Fjust like I need

Cyou

AmHold me,

Flove me

Amhold me

D7love me


D7love babe

Feight days a

Cweek.

GEight days a week I

Amlove you

D7Eight days a week is

Fnot enough to

G7show I care

4.

CLove you every

D7day girl

Falways on my

Cmind

COne thing I can

D7say girl

Flove you all the

Ctime

AmHold me,

Flove me

Amhold me

D7love me


D7love babe

Feight days a

Cweek.

End:

FEight days a

Cweek

Feight days a

Cweek

C D7 F C

C D7 F C

100

68 � The Irish RoverMeasles is actually a corruption of mizzens, which refers to the third mast on a ship

J.M. Crofts

r r rG

rC

r r rD

1.

GOn the fourth of July eighteen hundred and

Csix

We setGsail from the sweet Cobh of

DCork

We wereGsailing away with a cargo of

Cbricks

For theGgrand city

Dhall in New

GYork

'Twas aGwonderful craft, she was

Drigged fore and aft

andGOh how the wild winds

Ddrove her

She hadGtwenty seven masts and she stood several

Cblasts

and theyGcalled her the Irish

DRo

Gver

2. We had oneGmillion bags of the best Sligo

Crags

We hadGtwo million barrels of

Dstones

We hadGthree million sides of old blind horses

Chides

We hadGfour million

Dbarrels of

Gbones

We hadG�ve million hogs,

Dsix million dogs

GSeven million barrels of

Dporter

We hadGeight million bales of old nanny goats

Ctails

in theGhold of the Irish

DRo

Gver

3. There wasGBarney McGee from the banks of the

CLee

There wasGHogan from County

DTyrone

There wasGJimmy McGurk who was scared sti� of

Cwork

And aGman from West

Dmeath called

GMalone

There wasGSlugger O'Toole who was

Ddrunk as a rule

AndG�ghting Bill Tracy from

DDover

And yourGman Mick McCann from the banks of the

CBann

was theGskipper of the Irish

DRo

Gver

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4. We hadGsailed seven years when the measles broke

Cout

and ourGship lost it's way in the

Dfog

Then theGwhole of the crew was reduced down to

Ctwo

justGmyself and the

Dcaptain's old d

Gog

Then theGship struck a

stoprock, oh

DLord what a shock the

Gbulkhead was turned

rightDover

She turnedGnine times around and the poor old dog was

Cdrowned

I'm theGlast of the Irish

DRo

Gver

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69 � Sweet Georgia BrownNamed after King George II, Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution

Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard and Kenneth Casey

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rA7

1.

D7No gal made has got a shade on Sweet Georgia BrownG7Two left feet but oh so neat is Sweet Georgia BrownC7They all sigh and wanna die for Sweet Georgia Brown

I'll tell you justFwhy, you know I don't lie

A7.

D7It's been said she knocks 'em dead when she lands in townG7Since she came why it's a shame how she's cooled 'em downDmFellas

A7she can't get

Dmmust be fellas

A7she ain't met

FGeorgia claimed her

D7Georgia named her

G7Sweet

C7Georgia

FBrown

2.



A7.

D7All those tips the porter slips to Sweet Georgia BrownG7They buy clothes at fashion shows for one dollar downDmFellas

A7tip your hats oh

Dmboy, ain't

A7she the cats

FWho's that mister

D7tain't her sister it's

G7Sweet

C7Georgia

FBrown

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3.



A7.


A7tip your hats oh

Dmboy, ain't

A7she the cats

FWho's that mister


G7Sweet

C7Georgia

FBrown

4.



A7.


A7tip your hats oh

Dmboy, ain't

A7she the cats

FWho's that mister


G7Sweet

C7Georgia

FBrown

End:

G7Sweet

C7Georgia

FBrown

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70 � Streets of LondonLondon taxi drivers have a larger hippocampus compared with other people

Ralph McTell

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rAm

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1.

FHave you seen the

Cold man in the

Dmclosed down

Ammarket

B[Kicking up the

Fpapers with his

Gworn out

Cshoes

FIn his eyes you

Csee no pride,

Dmhand held loosely by

Amhis side

B[Yesterday's

Fpaper, telling

Cyesterday's

Fnews

Ch: SoB[how can you tell

Amme, you're

Clo. . . o

C7. . .

Dmn'ly,

GAnd say for you that the sun don't

Cshine

FLet me take you

Cby the hand, and

Dmlead you through the

AmStreets of London

B[I'll show you

Fsomething to

Cmake you change your

Fmind.

2.

FHave you seen the

Cold girl who

Dmwalks the Streets of

AmLondon

B[Dirt in her

Fhair and her

Gclothes in

Crags

FShe's no time for

Ctalkin', she just

Dmkeeps right on

Amwalkin'

B[Carrying her

Fhome, in

Ctwo carrier

Fbags.

3.

FIn the all night

Ccafé at a

Dmquarter past

Ameleven

B[Same old

Fman sitting

Gthere on his

Cown

FLooking at the

Cworld over the

Dmrim of his

Amteacup

B[Each tea lasts an

Fhour and he

Cwanders home

Falone.

4.

FHave you seen the

Cold man, out

Dmside the seaman's

Ammission

B[Memory fading

Fwith the medal

Gribbons that he

Cwears

FIn our winter

Ccity the rain

Dmcries, a little

Ampity

ForB[one more forgotten

Fhero and a

Cworld that doesn't

Fcare.

Chorus

End:

B[I'll show you

Fsomething to

Cmake you change your

Fmind

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71 � Come by the HillsSet to the tune of a traditional Irish song

W. Gordon Smithr

C

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1. OhGcome by the

Chills to the

Gland where

Cfancy is

Gfree

And stand where theCpeaks meet the

Gsky and the

Emlochs meet the

Dsea

WhereGthe rivers run

Emclear and the bra

Ccken is

Ggold in the

Dsun

AndEmthe cares of to

Cmorrow can

Gwait till

Cthis day is

Gdone

2. OhGcome by the

Chills to the

Gland where

Clife is a

Gsong

And sing while theCbirds �ll the

Gair with their joy

Emall day

Dlong

Where theGtrees sway in

Emtime and

Ceven the

Gwind sings in

Dtune


Cmorrow can

Gwait till

Cthis day is

Gdone

3. OhGcome by the

Chills to the

Gland where

Clegend re

Gmains

Where stories ofCold �ll the

Gheart and may yet

Emcome a

Dgain

Where theGpast has been

Emlost and the

Cfuture is

Gstill to be

Dwon


Cmorrow can

Gwait till

Cthis day is

Gdone

4. OhGcome by the

Chills to the

Gland where

Cfancy is

Gfree

And stand where theCpeaks meet the

Gsky and the

Emlochs meet the

Dsea

WhereGthe rivers run

Emclear and the bra

Ccken is

Ggold in the

Dsun


Cmorrow can

Gwait till

Cthis day is

Gdone


Cmorrow can

Gwait till

Cthis day is

Gdone Slowly

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72 � The ShowThis song was covered by Kerris Dorsey in the movie Moneyball

Lenka

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rAm

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1.

CI'm just a little bit caught in the middleGLife is a maze and love is a riddleAmI don't know where to go, can't do it a

Flone

I've tried, and I don't know wh. . .Chy

stop

Slow itGdown,

stopmake it

Amstop

stop

Or else myFheart

stopis going to

Cpop

'Cause it's tooGmuch, yeah it's a lot

Am

ToFbe something I'm

Cnot

I'm aGfool out of

Amlove

'Cause IFjust can't get

Genough. . .

2.


Flone

I've tried, and I don't know whyCI'm just a little girl lost in the momentGI'm so scared but I don't show itAmI can't �gure it out, it's bringing me

Fdown

I know, I've got to let itGgo. . .

stop

And just enjoy theCshow

3.

CThe sun is

Ghot in the

Amsky

Just like aFgiant spot

Clight

The peopleGfol. . . low a

Amsign

AndFsynchronize in

Ctime

It's aGjoke, nobody

Amknows

They got aFticket to the

Gshow. . .

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4.


Flone

I've tried, and I don't know whyCI'm just a little girl lost in the momentGI'm so scared but I don't show itAmI can't �gure it out, it's bringing me

Fdown

I know, I've got to let itGgo. . .

And just enjoy theFshow. . .

GOh

Just enjoy theFshow. . .

GOh

stop

5. QuieterCI'm just a little bit caught in the middleGLife is a maze and love is a riddleAmI don't know where to go, can't do it a

Flone

I've tried, and I don't know why

LouderCI'm just a little girl lost in the momentGI'm so scared but I don't show itAmI can't �gure it out, it's bringing me

Fdown

I know, I've got to let itGgo

stop

And just enjoy theCshow

6.

CDum dee

Gdum da dum dee

Amdum

Fjust enjoy the

Cshow

Da dum deeGdum da dum dee

Amdum

Fjust enjoy the

Cshow

7. ICwant my money back

IGwant my money back

AmI want my money backFjust enjoy the

Cshow

8. ICwant my money back

IGwant my money back

AmI want my money back

SlowerFjust enjoy the

Cshow

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73 � Price TagJessie J was born Jessica Cornish in Chadwell Heath, London

Jessie J, Dr. Luke, Claude Kelly and B.o.B

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rAm

r r rDm

Intro: F Am Dm Bb

1.

FSeems like everybody's got a

Amprice,

I wonder how they sleep atDmnight.

When the sale comes �rst,

And theB[truth comes second,

Just stop, for a minute andFSmile

Why is everybody soAmserious!

Acting so damnDmmysterious

You got your shades on your eyes

And yourB[heels so high

That you can't even have a goodFTime.

Ch: Everybody look to theirAmleft

Everybody look to theirDmright

Can you feel that (yeah)

WellB[pay them with love tonight. . .

It's not about theFmoney, money, money

We don't need yourAmmoney, money, money

We just wanna make theDmworld dance,

Forget about theB[Price Tag.

Ain't about theFKa-Ching Ka-Ching-Ching

Aint about the BaAm

-Bling Ba-Bling-Bling

Wanna make theDmworld dance,

Forget about theB[Price Tag.

109

2.

FWe need to take it back in

Amtime,

When music made us all U-Dmnite

And it wasn't low blows andB[video Hoes,

Am I the only one gettin. . .Ftired?

Why is everybody so obAmsessed?

Money can't buy usDmhappiness.

If we all slow down andB[enjoy right now

Guarantee we'll be feelin' All-Fright.

Chorus

F Am Dm Bb F

Chorus

End: F stop

110

74 � Hey Soul SisterSoulSister was a Belgian music band existed from 1986 to 1995

Patrick Monahan, Amund Bjørklund, and Espen Lind

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Intro:

FHey-

Cay, Hey-ay-AY-ay-

Dmay, Hey-ay-AY-ay-ay

B[

1. YourFlipstick stains

Con the front lobe of my left

Dmside brains

B[

I knew I wouldn't forFget you and so I went and

Clet you blow my

Dmmind

B[ C

YourFsweet moonbeam

Cthe smell of you in every

Dmsingle dream I

B[dream

I knew when we colFlided you're the one I have de

Ccided

who's one of myDmkind

B[ C

Ch:

B[Hey soul sister

Cain't that mister

Fmister

Con the

B[radio stereo

TheCway you move ain't

Ffair you

Cknow

B[Hey soul sister I

Cdon't want to

Fmiss a

Csingle

B[thing you do

C stop

To-Fnight Hey-

Cay, Hey-ay-AY-ay-


B[

2.

FJust in ti

Cme I'm so glad you have a

Dmone track mind like

B[me

You gave my love dirFection a game show love con

Cnection we can't deny

DmiiiB[ C

I'mFso obsessed

Cmy heart is bound to beat right

Dmoutta my untrimmed

B[chest

I believe inFyou like a virgin you're Ma

Cdonna

and I'm always gonnaDmwanna blow your

B[mind

C

Ch:

B[Hey soul sister

Cain't that mister

Fmister

Con the

B[radio stereo


Ffair you

Cknow

B[Hey soul sister I

Cdon't want to

Fmiss a

Csingle

B[thing you do

C stop

ToFnight

111

3.

FThe way you can cut a rug,

Cwatching you's the only drug I

Dmneed

So gangster I'm so thug, you're theB[only one I'm dreaming of you see

IFcan be myself now �nal

Cly in fact there's nothing I can't be

Dm

I want the world to see you beB[

withCme

Ch:

B[Hey soul sister

Cain't that mister

Fmister

Con the

B[radio stereo


Ffair you

Cknow

B[Hey soul sister I

Cdon't want to

Fmiss a

Csingle

B[thing you do

Coooo

stop

End: ToFnight Hey

Cay, Hey-ay-AY-ay-


B[ C

ToFnight Hey-

Cay, Hey-ay-AY-ay-


B[ C

ToFnight

112

75 � It's Still Rock and Roll To Me`Weird Al' Yankovic did a parody of the song entitled Ìt's Still Billy Joel to Me'

Billy Joelr

C

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rAm

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1.

CWhat's the matter with the

Emclothes I'm wearing

Can't youB[tell that your tie's too

Fwide

CMaybe I should buy some old

Emtab collars

WelcomeB[back to the age of

Fjive

EmWhere have you been hidin'

Amout lately honey

YouEmcan't dress trashy 'til you

D7spend a lot of

Gmoney

CEverybody's

Emtalkin' 'bout the

B[new sound

FFunny but it's

Amstill rock and

Groll to

Cme

2.

CWhat's the matter with the car

EmI'm driving

Can't youB[tell that it's out of

Fstyle

CShould I get a set of

Emwhite wall tyres

Are youB[gonna cruise the miracle

Fmile

EmNowadays you can't be

Amtoo sentimental

YourEmbest bet's a true baby

D7blue Conti

Gnental

CHot funk

Emcool punk

B[even if it's

Fold junk

It'sAmstill rock and

Groll to

Cme

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3.

GOh it doesn't matter what they

Fsay in the papers

'Cause it'sE7always been the same old

Amscene

GThere's a new band in town but you

Fcan't get the sound

From aE7story in a maga

Amzine

E[aimed at your average

Fteen

G7

CHow about a pair of

Empink sidewinders

And aB[bright orange pair of

Fpants

CYou could be a really

EmBeau Brummel baby

If you justB[give it half a

Fchance

EmDon't waste your money on a

Amnew set of speakers

You getEm

more mileage from aD7cheap pair of

Gsneakers

CNext phase

Emnew wave

B[dance craze

Fanyways


Groll to

Cme

4.

CWhat's the matter with the

Emcrowd I'm seeing

Don't youB[know that they're out of

Ftouch

CShould I try to be a

Emstraight 'A' student

If youB[are then you think too

Fmuch

EmDon't you know about the

Amnew fashion honey

AllEm

you need are looks and aD7whole lotta

Gmoney

It's theCnext phase

Emnew wave

B[dance craze

Fanyways


Groll to

Cme

CstopEverybody's talkin'

Emstop'bout the new

B[stopsound

FstopFunny but it's still

Amstoprock and roll

Gstopto me

Cstop

114

76 � I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)500 miles is 804.67 kilometers

The Proclaimers

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1.

DWhen I wake up, well I know I'm gonna be,

I'm gonnaGbe the man who

Awakes up next to

Dyou

DWhen I go out, yeah I know I'm gonna be


Agoes along with

Dyou

IfDI get drunk, well I know I'm gonna be


Agets drunk next to

Dyou

DAnd if I haver, hey I know I'm gonna be

I'm gonnaGbe the man who's

Ahavering to

Dyou

Ch:

DBut I would walk 500 miles

AndGI would walk

A500 more

Just toDbe the man who walks a thousand

Gmiles

To fall downAat your door

2.

DWhen I'm working, yes I know I'm gonna be


Aworking hard for

Dyou

DAnd when the money, comes in for the work I do

I'll passGalmost every

Apenny on to

Dyou

DWhen I come home (When I come home), well I know I'm gonna be


Acomes back home to

Dyou

DAnd if I grow , well I know I'm gonna be


Agrowing old with

Dyou

Chorus

115

Dfa la la (fa la la)

faGla la (

Ala la

Dla)


faGla la (

Ala la

Dla)

3.

DWhen I'm lonely, well I know I'm gonna be


Alonely without

Dyou

DAnd when I'm dreaming, well I know I'm gonna dream

I'm gonnaGdream about the

Atime when I'm with

Dyou

DWhen I go out(When I go out), well I know I'm gonna be


Agoes along with

Dyou

DAnd when I come home (When I come home), yes I know I'm gonna be


Acoming home with

Dyou

Chorus


faGla la (

Ala la

Dla)


faGla la (

Ala la

Dla)


faGla la (

Ala la

Dla)


faGla la (

Ala la

Dla)

Ch:

DBut I would walk 500 miles

AndGI would walk

A500 more

Just toDbe the man who walks a thousand

Gmiles

To fall downAat your do. . .

Dor

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77 � HumanHumans (Homo sapiens) are primates of the family Hominidae

The Killers

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F F F F

1. IFdid my best to

Amnotice when the

B[call came down the

Fline.

Up to theCplatform of

Dmsurrender I was

B[brought, but I was

Ckind.

AndFsometimes I get

Amnervous when I

B[see an open

Dmdoor.

Close yourB[eyes, clear your

B[heart.

C C

Ch: Cut theFcord - are we

Amhuman,

B[or are we

Fdancer?

CMy sign is

Dmvital,

B[my hands are

Ccold.

And I'mFon my

Amknees looking for the

Dmanswer.

Dm

Are weGmhuman,

B[or are we

Fdancer?

F Am Bb F

C Dm Bb C

2. Pay myFrespects to grace and

Amvirtue, send my

B[condolences to

Fgood.

Give myCregards to soul and

Dmromance, they always

B[did the best they

Ccould.

AndFso long to

Amdevotion, you taught me

B[everything I

Dmknow.

Wave goodB[bye, wish me

B[well.

C C

Ch: You got to let meFgo - are we

Amhuman,

B[or are we

Fdancer?

CMy sign is

Dmvital,

B[my hands are

Ccold.

And I'mFon my

Amknees, looking for the

Dmanswer.

Dm

Are weGmhuman,

B[or are we

Fdancer?

Am

Break

Will yourB[system be

Calright, when you

Adream of home

Dmtonight?

There isB[

no messageB[we're receiving, let

Cme know is your

Cheart still beating?

117

Ch:

FAre we

Amhuman,

B[or are we

Fdancer?

CMy sign is

Dmvital,

B[my hands are

Ccold.

And I'mFon my


Dmanswer.

Dm

Dm Dm Dm Dm

Ch: You got to let meFgo - are we

Amhuman,

B[or are we

Fdancer?

CMy sign is

Dmvital,

B[my hands are

Ccold.

And I'mFon my


Dmanswer.

Dm

Are weGmhuman?

B[ B[

Or are weFdancer?

Am B[ F

C Dm Bb C

F Am Bb Dm

End: Are weB[human,

B[or are we

Dmdancer?

C

Are weGmhuman,

B[or are we

Fdancer?

F

F F F F

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78 � Rock Around The ClockHalley's comet is visible from Earth every 75-76 years.

Max Freedman and James Myers

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1.

AOne, two, three o'clock, four o'clock, rockAFive, six, seven o'clock, eight o'clock, rockANine, ten, eleven o'clock, twelve o'clock, rock

We're gonnaA7rock around the clock tonight.

2. Put yourAglad rags on and join me hon,

We'll have some fun when theA7clock strikes one,

We're gonnaD7rock around the clock tonight,

We're gonnaArock rock rock 'til the broad daylight

We're gonnaE7rock, gonna rock

D7around the clock

Atonight.

3. When theAclock strikes two, three and four,

If the band slows down, we'llA7yell for more



We're gonnaE7rock gonna rock

D7around the clock

Atonight.

Instrumental

4. When theAchimes ring �ve, six and seven

we'll be right inA7seventh heaven.




D7around the clock

Atonight.

119

5. When it'sAeight nine ten, eleven too,

I'll be going strong and soA7

will you




D7around the clock

Atonight.

Instrumental

6. When theAclock strikes twelve, we'll cool o� then

Start a rockin' round theA7clock again




D7around the clock

Atonight.

E7Rock, rock, rock

D7around the clock

Atonight.

Stop

120

79 � Me and YouBarry Polisar also writes children's books.

Barry Polisar

r r rG

rC

r r rD

r r rEm

1.

GMe and you just

Csinging on the

Gtrain

Me and youDlistening to the

Grain

Me and you weCare the

Gsame

Me and you haveDall the

Gfame

WeEmneed. In

Gdeed

you andDme are

Gwe . . .

2. Me and youCsinging in the

Gpark

Me and you hereDwaiting for the

Gdark


Gspark

Me and you lightingDcandles in the

Gdark

ToEmsay some

Gday

there willDbe a new

Gway. . .

3. Me and youCsinging to the

Gbirds

Me and you notDsaying a

Gword

Me and you wouldn'tCcall it ab

Gsurd

That's because me andDyou have

Gheard

You can �yEm

asGhigh as the

Dsky if you

Gtry. . .

4. Me and you justCsinging on the

Gtrain


Grain


Gsame


Gfame

WeEmneed. In

Gdeed

you andDme are

Gwe . . .

121

5. Me and youCsinging to

Gall

Me and you justDhaving a

Gball

Me and youCdrawing on the

Gwall

Me and youDfollowing our

Gcall

To beEmlike the

Gtrees

Just asDfree and

Geasy.

6. Me and you hereCwaiting for the

Gdawn

Me and you and all theDplaces we have

Ggone

Me and you,Csittin' on the

Glawn

Me and you justDsinging our

Gsong

Just toEmrhyme to

Gshine

And toDpass the

Gtime.

7. Me and you justCsinging on the

Gtrain,


Grain,


Gsame,


Gfame,

WeEmneed. In

Gdeed,

you andDme are

Gwe . . .

G C D G G

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80 � Three Little BirdsBob Marley considered cannabis a healing herb

Bob Marley and the Wailers

r rA

r r rD

r r rE7

Ch:

ADon't worry, about a thing

Cause,Devery little thing, gonna be

Aalright

Singing,Adon't worry about a thing


Aalright

1.

ARise up this mornin'

Smile with theE7rising sun

Three littleAbirds perch by my

Ddoorstep

Singin'Asweet songs

Of melodiesE7pure and true

Sayin'Dthis is my message to

Ayou - oo - oo

Ch:

ASingin' don't worry, about a thing (don't worry)

Cause,Devery little thing, (is) gonna be

Aalright

Singing, don't worry (I won't worry) about a thing


Aalright

2.

ARise up this mornin'

Smile with theE7rising sun

Three littleAbirds perch by my

Ddoorstep

Singin'Asweet songs

Of melodiesE7pure and true

Sayin'Dthis is my message to

Ayou - oo - oo

123

Ch:



Aalright



Aalright

Ch:



Aalright



Aalright

Stop

Don't Worry.

124

81 � Wagon WheelThe original Wagon Wheel had a marshmallow centre and was made in Slough.

Bob Dylan (modi�ed Ketch Secor)

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A E F#m D

A E D

1.

AHeaded down south to the

Eland of the pines

F#mThumbin' my way to

DNorth Caroline

AStarin' up the roadEPray to God I see

Dheadlights.

2. IAmade it down the coast in

Eseventeen hours

F#mPickin' me a bouquet of

Ddogwood �owers

AHopin' for RaleighESee my baby to

Dnight.

Ch: SoArock me mama like a

Ewagon wheel,

rockF#m

me mama anyDway you feel

AHey,

Emama

Drock me

Arock me mama like the

Ewind and the rain

rockF#m

me mama like aDsouthbound train

AHey,

Emama

Drock me

A E F#m D A E D

3.

ARunnin' from the cold

Eup in New England

F#mBorn to be a �ddler in an

Doldtime string band

ABaby plays guitar

IEpick a banjo

Dnow.

4.

ANorth country winters keep a

Egettin' me down

Lost myF#mmoney playin' poker so I

Dhad to leave town

125

But IAain't turnin' back

ELivin' that old life

Dno more.


Ewagon wheel,

F#mRock me mama any

Dway you feel

AHey,

Emama

Drock me

ARock me mama like the

Ewind and the rain

F#mRock me mama like a

Dsouthbound train

AHey,

Emama

Drock me

A E F#m D D A E D Single Strum

5.

AWalkin' to the south

Eout of Roanoke

Caught aF]mtrucker out of Philly

Had aDnice long talk

ButAhe's headed west from the

ECumberland Gap

ToDJohnson City,

DTennessee

6. IAgotta get a move on

Ebefore the sun

Hear myF]mbaby call my name

IDknow she's the only one

AIf I die in Raleigh

AtEleast I will die

Dfree.


Ewagon wheel,

rockF#m

me mama anyDway you feel

AHey,

Emama

Drock me

Arock me mama like the

Ewind and the rain

rockF#m

me mama like aDsouthbound train

AHey,

Emama

Drock me

A

Repeat chorus A Stop

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82 � Brown Eyed GirlOriginally titled `Brown-Skinned Girl' .

Van Morrison

r r rG

rC

r r rD

r r rEm

G C G D

1.

GHey, where did

Cwe go

GDays when the

Drains came?

GDown in the

Chollow

GPlaying a

Dnew game,

GLaughing and a-

Crunning, hey, hey,

GSkipping and a-

Djumping

GIn the misty

Cmorning fog with

GOur our

Dhearts a-thumping, and

Cyou,

D

Ch: My brown-eyedGgirl,

Em

CYou,

Dmy brown-eyed

Ggirl.

2.

GWhatever

Chappened

GTo Tuesday and

Dso slow

GGoing down the

Cold mine

GWith a transistor

Dradio

GStanding in the

Csunlight laughing

GHide behind a

Drainbow's wall

GSlipping and a-

Csliding

GAll along the

Dwaterfall, with

Cyou

D


Em

CYou,

Dmy brown-eyed

Ggirl.

DDo you remember when we used to

Gsing

Sha la la laCla la la la la

Gla la

Ddee da

G


Gla la

Ddee da

La deeGdah

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3.

GSo hard to

C�nd my way

GNow that I'm all

Don my own

IGsaw you just the

Cother day

GMy how you have

Dgrown

GCast my memory

Cback there Lord

GSometime I'm ov

Dercome thinking 'bout

GMaking love in the

Cgreen grass

GBehind the

Dstadium, with

Cyou

D


Em

CYou,

Dmy brown-eyed

Ggirl.


Gsing


Gla la

Ddee da

G


Gla la

Ddee da

La deeGdah


Gsing


Gla la

Ddee da

G


Gla la

Ddee da

La deeGdah

128

83 � BudapestBudapest is the capital and the largest city of Hungary

George Ezra

r rF

r r r rB[

rC

1.

FMy house in Budapest, My hidden treasure chest,

Golden grand piano, My beautiful CastilloB[For you you I'd leave

Fit all.

FMy acres of a land, I have achieved,

It may be hard for you to, stop and believe

ButB[For you you I'd leave

Fit all.

ButB[For you you I'd leave

Fit all.

Ch:

CGive me one good reason why I

B[should never make a

Fchange

CAnd baby if you hold me,

B[All of this will go

Faway

2.

FMy many artifacts, the list goes on,

if you just say the words, I'll up and runB[Oh to you you I'd leave

Fit all

B[Oh to you you I'd leave

Fit all.

Ch:



Fchange



Faway



Fchange



Faway

F B[ F

3.

FMy friends and family, they don't understand

They fear they'd lose so much, if you took my hand

ButB[For you you I'd lose

Fit all

ButB[For you you I'd lose

Fit all.

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Ch:



Fchange



Faway



Fchange



Faway

4.

FMy house in Budapest, My hidden treasure chest,

Golden grand piano, My beautiful CastilloB[For you you I'd leave

Fit all.

B[For you you I'd leave

Fit all.

130

84 � Somewhere Only We KnowSomewhere Only We Know is a 2015 Chinese romantic drama �lm directed by Xu Jinglei.

Keaner

C

rAm

r r rDm

r r rG

r rEm7

1. ICwalked across an

Emempty land

IFknew the pathway like the

Gback of my hand

ICfelt the earth be

Emneath my feet

FSat by the river and it

Gmade me complete

2. OhAm

simple thingEmwhere have you gone

FI'm getting old and I need

Gsomething to rely on

SoAm

tell me when,Emyou're gonna let me in

FI'm getting tired and I need

Gsomewhere to begin

3. ICcame across a

Emfallen tree

IFfelt the branches of it

Glooking at me

CIs this the place we

Emused to love

FIs this the place that I've been

Gdreaming of

4. OhAm




SoAm



Gsomewhere to begin

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5.

FAnd if you have a

Gminute why don't we go

FTalk about it

Gsomewhere only we know

FThis could be the

Emend of everything

FSo why don't we go,


6. ICcame across a

Emfallen tree

IFfelt the branches of it

Glooking at me

CIs this the place we

Emused to love

FIs this the place that I've been

Gdreaming of

7. OhAm




SoAm



Gsomewhere to begin

8.

FAnd if you have a

Gminute why don't we go

FTalk about it


FThis could be the

Emend of everything

FSo why don't we go,


9.

FThis could be the

Emend of everything

FSo why don't we goGsomewhere only we

Cknow Slowing

132

85 � Is This The Way To AmarilloAmarillo is the fourteenth most populous city in the state of Texas.

Neil Sedaka and Howard Green�eld

r rA

r r rD

r r rE7

Intro:

ASha la la lala la

Dlala

D A

ASha la la lala la la

E7la

E7 D

DSha la la lala la

Alala

E7Sha la la lala la

Alala

1.

AWhen the day is

Ddawning

Aon a Texas

E7Sunday morning

AHow I long to

Dbe there

AWith Marie who's

E7waiting for me there

FEvery lonely

Ccity

Fwhere I hang my

Chat

FAin't as half as

Cpretty as

E7where my baby's at

Ch:

AIs this the way to

DAmarillo

AEvery night I've been

E7hugging my pillow

ADreaming dreams of

DAmarillo

Aand sweet

E7Marie who

Awaits for me.

AShow me the way to

DAmarillo

AI've been weeping

E7like a willow

ACrying over

DAmarillo

Aand sweet

E7Marie who

Awaits for me.

2.

ASha la la lala la

Dlala

D A


E7la

E7 D

ASha la la lala la

Alala

E7and Marie who

Awaits for me

AThere's a church bell

Dringing

AHear the song of

E7joy that it's singing

AFor the sweet

DMaria

Aand the guy who's

E7coming to see her

FJust beyond the

Chighway

Fthere's an open

Cplain

FAnd it keeps me

Cgoing

E7through the wind and rain

133

Ch:

AIs this the way to

DAmarillo

AEvery night I've been

E7hugging my pillow

ADreaming dreams of

DAmarillo

Aand sweet

E7Marie who

Awaits for me.

AShow me the way to

DAmarillo

AI've been weeping

E7like a willow

ACrying over

DAmarillo

Aand sweet

E7Marie who

Awaits for me.

3.

ASha la la lala la

Dlala

D A


E7la

E7 D

ASha la la lala la

Alala

E7and Marie

Awho waits for me

ASha la la lala la

Dlala

D A


E7la

E7 D

ASha la la lala la

Alala

E7and Marie

Awho waits for me

E7and Marie

Awho waits for me

E7and Marie

Awho waits for me

E7 A

134

86 � The CaveMumford is a 1999 American comedy-drama �lm written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan

Mumford and Sons

r r rDm

r rF

rAm

Dm F Dm F Dm F Am F Bb F

1. It's empty in theDmvalley of your

Fheart

The sun, it risesDmslowly as you

Fwalk

Away from all theDmfears and all the

Ffaults you've

Amleft

Fbehind

B[ F

2. The harvest left noDmfood for you to

Feat

You cannibal, youDmmeat-eater, you

Fsee

But I have seen theDmsame I know the

Fshame in

Amyour

Fdefeat

B[ F

3. But IFwill

B[hold on

Fhope

And IFwon't

B[let you

Fchoke

B[On the

Fnoose ar

Cound your neck

And I'llDm

�ndB[strength in

Fpain

And IDm

willB[change my

Fways

B[I'll know my

Fname as it's called

Cagain

Instrumental

4. Cause I haveDmother things to �ll my

Ftime

You take what isDmyours and I'll take

Fmine

Now let me at theDmtruth

Which willFrefresh my

Ambroken

Fmind

B[ F

5. So tie me to aDmpost and block my

Fears

I can see widows and orDmphans through my

Ftears

I know my call deDmspite my faults

AndFdespite my gro

Amwing

Ffears

B[ F

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6. But IFwill

B[hold on

Fhope

And IFwon't

B[let you

Fchoke

B[On the

Fnoose ar

Cound your neck

And I'llDm

�ndB[strength in

Fpain

And IDm

willB[change my

Fways

B[I'll know my


Cagain

Instrumental

7. So come out of yourDmcave walking on your

Fhands

And see the worldDmhanging upside

Fdown

You can understandDmdependence

When youFknow the

Ammaker's

Fhand

B[ F

8. SoFmake your

B[siren's

Fcall

AndFsing

B[all you

Fwant

IB[

will notFhear what you

Chave to say

Cause IDmneed

B[freedom

Fnow

And IDm

need toB[

knowFhow

ToB[live my

Flife as it's

Cmeant to be

Instrumental

9. But IFwill

B[hold on

Fhope

And IFwon't

B[let you

Fchoke

B[On the

Fnoose

Caround your neck

And I'llDm

�ndB[strength in

Fpain

And IDm

willB[change my

Fways

B[I'll know my


Cagain

FStop

136

87 � I'll See You In My DreamsDreams mainly occur in the rapid-eye movement (REM) stage of sleep.

Joe Brown

r rF

r r rDm

rAm

r r r rD7

r r rG7

rC

rC7

r r rE7

r r rB[m

rCmaj7

F Dm Am Dm

F Dm Am Dm

1.

FThough the

Dmdays are

Amlong

Dm

D7Twilight

D9sings a

D7song

OfG7

the happiB[ness that

Cused to

Fbe

Dm Am Dm

AmSoon my eyes will

E7close

Soon I'll �nd reAmpose

CAnd in dreams you're

G7always near to

Cme

Cmaj7 C7

Ch: I'llB[see you in

Gmmy

B[mdreams

FHold you in

E7my

F6dreams

D7Someone took you out of my armsG7Still I feel the

Cthrill of your

Cmaj7 C7charms

B[Lips that

Gmonce were

B[mmine

FTender

E7eyes that

F6shine

TheyD]maj D

willClight my

A7way to -

Dmnight

I'llB[see you

Cin my

Fdreams

Bb Gm Bbm F E7 F6 D7 G7 C Cmaj7 C7

2.

B[Lips that

Gmonce were

B[mmine

FTender

E7eyes that

F6shine

TheyD]maj D

willClight my

A7way to -

Dmnight

I'llB[see you

Cin my

Fdreams

TheyD]maj D

willClight

A7my lonely

Dmway tonight

I'llB[see you

Cin my

Fdreams

F Dm Am DmSlowF Dm Am Dm

137

88 � Deck The HallsThe tune is Welsh dating back to the sixteenth century

Traditional

r rF

rC7

rC

r r rG7

r r r rB[

1.

FDeck the halls with boughs of holly,

B[Fa la la la

Flaa, la la

C7la

Flaa

FTis the season to be jolly,

B[Fa la la la

Flaa, la la

C7la

Flaa

C7Fill the mead-cup,

Fdrain the

Cbarrel,

FFa la laa

Dmla la la

G7la

Cla

FToll the ancient Yuletide carol, Fa

Dmla la la

Fla, la la

C7la

Fla.

2.

FSee the blazing Yule before us,

B[Fa la la la

Flaa, la la

C7la

Flaa

FStrike the harp and join the chorus,

B[Fa la la la

Flaa, la la

C7la

Flaa

C7Follow me in

Fmerry

Cmeasure,

FFa la laa

Dmla la la

G7la

Cla

FWhile I tell of Yuletide treasure, Fa

Dmla la la

Fla, la la

C7la

Fla.

3.

FFast away the old year passes,

B[Fa la la la

Flaa, la la

C7la

Flaa

FHail the new, ye lads and lasses,

B[Fa la la la

Flaa, la la

C7la

Flaa

C7Sing we joyous

Fall

Ctogether,

FFa la laa

Dmla la la

G7la

Cla

FHeedless of the wind and weather, Fa

Dmla la la

Fla, la la

C7la

Fla.

Slowly

End: FaDm

la la laFla, la la

C7la

Fla

F F

138

89 � I Wish It Could Be ChristmasThe single was actually recorded in August

Roy Wood

rC7

r rF

r r rDm

r r rGm

r r r rD7

r r r rB[

r r rG

r r rD

rCmaj7

1.

C7Oh when the

Fsnowman brings the snow

Oh well heB[just might like to know

He's put aFgreat big smile up-on

Dmsomebody's

Gmface.

C7

If youFjump into your bed,

QuicklyB[cover up your

G7head,

Don't youFlock your door, you know that

C7Sweet Santa Claus is on his

E[way.

F

Ch: OhDwell I

Gwish it could be Christmas every

Cday.

When theDkids start singing and the band begins to

Gplay.

D

Oh IGwish it could be Christmas every

Cday

stop

So let theGbells

stopring

Dout

stopfor

CChrist

Gmas!

stop

2.

C7When we're

Fskating in the park,

If theB[storm cloud paints it dark

Then yourFrosy cheeks gonna

Dmlight my merry

Gmway.

C7

Now theF`frosticals' appeared

And they'veB[frozen up my

G7beard,

So we'llFlie by the �re till the

C7Sleep simply melts them all

E[away.

F

Chorus

139

3.

C7Oh when the

Fsnowman brings the snow

Oh well heB[just might like to know

He's put aFgreat big smile up-on

Dmsomebody's

Gmface.

C7

So ifFsanta brings the sleigh

AllB[along that Milky

G7Way,

I'll sign myFname on the rooftop in the

C7Snow then he may decide to

E[stay.

F

Chorus

Chorus

End: Why don't youCmaj7give your

Dlove for

CChristmas?

G stop

140

90 � In The Bleak Mid WinterVoted the greatest Christmas carol of all time in a poll of choral experts and choirmasters

Christina Rossetti and Harold Darke

r rF

r r rDm

r r rGm

rC7

1.

FIn the bleak mid

Dmwinter

GmFrosty wind made

C7moan,

FEarth stood hard as

Dmiron,

GmWater

C7like a

Fstone;

GmSnow had fallen, snow on

Dmsnow,

FSnow on

Gm Csnow,

C7

FIn the bleak mid

Dmwinter

Gmlo. . . ng

C7 Fago.

2.

FGod, Heaven cannot

Dmhold Him

GmNor earth sus

C7tain;

FHeaven and earth shall �ee

Dmaway

GmWhen He

C7comes to

Freign;

InGm

the bleak mid winterDm

AFstable

Gmplace su�

Ciced,

C7

FThe Lord God Al

Dmmighty,

GmJe. . .

C7sus

FChrist.

3.

FEnough for Him, whom

Dmcherubim

GmWorship night and

C7day,

FA breastful of

Dmmilk

And aGmmanger

C7full of

Fhay;

GmEnough for Him, whom an

Dmgels

FFall

Gmdown be

Cfore,

C7

FThe ox and ass and

Dmcamel

GmWhich

C7a. . .

Fdore.

141

4.

FAngels and arch

Dmangels

GmMay have gathered

C7there,

FCherubim and

Dmseraphim

GmThronged

C7the

Fair,

GmBut only His

Dmmother

FIn her

Gmmaiden

Cbliss,

C7

FWorshipped the Be

Dmloved

GmWith a

C7 Fkiss.

5.

FWhat can I

Dmgive Him,

GmPoor as I

C7am?

FIf I were a

Dmshepherd

IGm

wouldC7bring a

Flamb,

IfGm

I were aDmwise man

IFwould do

Gmmy

Cpart,

C7

FYet what I can I

Dmgive Him,

GmGive

C7my

Fheart. SLOW

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91 � Santa Claus Is Coming To TownThe earliest known recording of this song is 1934

J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespier

C

r rF

rAm

r r rG

r r rD

1. YouCbetter watch out, you

Fbetter not cry,

YouCbetter not pout, I'm

Ftelling you why.

CSanta Claus is

Fcoming to town

CSanta Claus is

Fcoming to town

CSanta

AmClaus is

Fcoming

Gto

Ctown

G

2. He'sCmaking a list, he's

Fchecking it twice,

He'sCgonna �nd out who's

Fnaughty or nice.

CSanta Claus is

Fcoming to town

CSanta Claus is

Fcoming to town

CSanta

AmClaus is

Fcoming

Gto

Ctown

3. He sees you when you'reFsleeping,

HeCknows when you're

Fawake,

HeDknows if you've been

Gbad or good

So beDgood for goodness

Gsake,

4. Oh, youCbetter watch out, you

Fbetter not cry,


Ftelling you why.

CSanta Claus is

Fcoming to town

CSanta Claus is

Fcoming to town

CSanta

AmClaus is

Fcoming

Gto

Ctown

143

5. He sees you when you'reFsleeping,

HeCknows when you're

Fawake,

HeDknows if you've been

Gbad or good

So beDgood for goodness

Gsake,

6. Oh, youCbetter watch out, you

Fbetter not cry,


Ftelling you why.

CSanta Claus is

Fcoming to town

CSanta Claus is

Fcoming to town

CSanta

AmClaus is

Fcoming

Gto

Ctown

End: Half speedCSanta

AmClaus is

Fcoming

Gto

Ctown

C C

144

92 � Stop The CavalryThe song was never intended as a Christmas hit

Jona Lewie

r rA

r r rE7

r r rD

1.

AHey Mister Churchill

E7comes over here

ATo say we're doing

E7splendidly,

ABut it's very cold

E7out here in the snow

AMarching to and from the

E7enemy.

AOh I say it's tough, I

E7have had enough

ACan you stop the

E7cavalry?

A

2. Da da da da da, daE7

da da da da,Ada da da da da, da

E7da daaa

ADa da da da da, da

E7da da da da

ADa da da da

E7daa da

Adaaa

3. IAhave had to �ght

E7almost every night

ADown throughout the

E7centuries,

AThat is when I say oh

E7yes, yet again,

ACan you stop the

E7cavalry?

A

4.

E7Mary proudly

Awaits at home

InE7

the nuclearAfallout zone

E7Wish I could be

Adancing now,

InE7

the arms of theAgirl I love.

5.

E7Du bu du bu dum dum, du bu du bu dum

Du buAdum dum du bu dum du bu du bu dum



GWish I was at home for

DChristmas. . .

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A D A D A D A

E7Wish I could be

Adancing now,

InE7

the arms of theAgirl I love.

E7Mary proudly

Awaits at home

E7She's been waiting

Atwo years long

6.





GWish I was at home for

DChristmas. . .

A D A D E7 A

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93 � Jingle BellsFirst song broadcast from space by the Gemini 6 astronauts

James Lord Pierpontr

C

r rF

r r rD

r r rG

r r rG7

1.

CJingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the

C7way,

FOh, what fun it

Cis to ride

In aDone-horse open

Gsleigh,

G7hey!


C7way,

FOh, what fun it

Cis to ride

In aGone-horse

G7open

Csleigh.

2.

CDashing through the snow

InC7

a one-horse openFsleigh,

Across the �elds weGgo,

G7Laughing all the

Cway.

Bells on bobtails ring,C7Making spirits

Fbright,

Oh what fun it is toGsing a

G7sleighing song

Ctonight.

3.


C7way,

FOh, what fun it

Cis to ride

In aDone-horse open

Gsleigh,

G7hey!


C7way,

FOh, what fun it

Cis to ride

In aGone-horse

G7open

Csleigh.

Half speed

End: In aGone-horse

G7open

Csleigh,

G7 Chey! and kick

147

94 � Silent NightThis carol has been translated into over 44 languages

Joseph Mohr and Franz Xaver Gruber

r r rG

r r rD

rC

r r r rD7

Waltz timing ⇓↓↓

1.

GSilent night, holy night!DAll is calm,

Gall is bright,

CRound yon virgin,

Gmother and child,

CHoly infant so

Gtender and mild,

D7Sleep in heavenly

Gpeace

Sleep inD7heavenly

Gpeace.

2.

GSilent night, holy night!DShepherds quake

Gat the sight

CGlories stream from

Gheaven afar

CHeavenly hosts sing

Galleluia

D7Christ the savior is

Gborn

Christ theD7savior is

Gborn.

3.

GSilent night, holy night!DSon of God,

Glove's pure light

CRadiant beams from thy

Gholy face,

CWith the dawn of re

Gdeeming grace

D7Jesus Lord at thy

Gbirth

JesusD7Lord at thy

Gbirth.

End:

D7Jesus Lord at thy

Gbirth

JesusD7Lord at thy

Gbirth.

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95 � Rudolf The Red Nosed ReindeerThe story of Rudolf was created for the retailer Montgomery Ward

John Marks

rC

r r rG

r r rG7

rC7

r rF

r r rE7

1.

CRudolph, the red-nosed reindeer had a very shiny

Gnose,

And if you ever saw it,G7You would even say it

Cglows.

All of the other reindeer

Used to laugh and call himGnames

They never let poor RudolphG7Join in any reindeer

Cgames.

C7

2.

FThen one foggy

CChristmas Eve

GSanta came to

Csay,

G�Rudolph with your

E7nose so bright,

DWon't you guide my

G7sleigh tonight?�

CThen all the reindeer loved him

And they shouted out withGglee,

�Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer,G7You'll go down in histo

Cry!�

C7

3.

FThen one foggy

CChristmas Eve

GSanta came to

Csay,

G�Rudolph with your

E7nose so bright,

DWon't you guide my

G7sleigh tonight?�

CThen all the reindeer loved him

And they shouted out withGglee,

�Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer,G7You'll go down in histo

Cry!�

End: SlowlyG7You'll go down in histo

Cry!�

C G7 C

149

96 � I'm Dreaming of a White ChristmasBing Crosby sold 50 million copies of `White Christmas'

Irving Berlinr

C

r r rDm

r r rG

r rF

r r rFm

rC7

rAm

r r rDm

1.

CI'm dreaming of a

Dmwhite

GChristmas,

FJust like the

Gones I used to

Cknow,

Where the tree topsC7glisten and

Fchildren

Fmlisten,

ToChear

Amsleigh bells in the

Dmsnow.

G

2.

CI'm dreaming of a

Dmwhite

GChristmas,

FWith every

GChristmas card I

Cwrite,

May your days beC7merry and

Fbright

Fm

And mayCall your

DmChristmasses

Gbe

Cwhite.

G

3.

CI'm dreaming of a

Dmwhite

GChristmas,

FJust like the

Gones I used to

Cknow,

Where the tree topsC7glisten and

Fchildren

Fmlisten,

ToChear

Amsleigh bells in the

Dmsnow.

G

4.

CI'm dreaming of a

Dmwhite

GChristmas,

FWith every

GChristmas card I

Cwrite,

May your days beC7merry and

Fbright

Fm

And mayCall your

DmChristmasses

Gbe

Cwhite.

End: May your days beC7merry and

Fbright

Fm

And mayCall your

DmChristmasses

Gbe

Cwhite.

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97 � Away In A MangerIn a 1996 Gallop Poll this was the joint second with Ò Come All Ye Faithful'

Unknown

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98 � When A Child Is BornThe most successful version was probably the Jack Gold produced version by Johnny Mathis

Fred Jay

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The winds of changeAmwhisper in the

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when aDmchild is

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Hum and play a verse

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It must come trueAmsometime soon some

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AllFacross the land

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99 � Happy Christmas (War Is Over)It was recorded at Record Plant Studios in New York City in late October 1971

John Lennon and Yoko Ono

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1. So this isGChristmas, and what have you

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this isCChristmas, I hope you have fun

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The near and theGdear ones, the old and the

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Ch: AC7merry, merry

FChristmas, and a happy New

GYear

Let's hope it's aDmgood one

Fwithout any

Cfears.

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2. And so this isGChristmas, (War is over)

For weak and forAmstrong. (If you want it)

The rich and theDpoor ones (War is over). The road is so

Glong. (Now)

And soG7

happyCChristmas, (War is over)

For black and forDmwhite. (If you want it)

For yellow andGred ones, (War is over)

Let's stop all theC�ghts. (Now)

Chorus

3. And so this isGChristmas, (War is over)

And what have weAmdone? (If you want it)

Another yearDover, (War is over). A new one just

Gbegun. (Now)

And soG7

this isCChristmas, (War is over)

We hope you have funDm

(If you want it)

The near and theGdear ones, (War is over). The old and the

Cyoung. (Now)

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End:

GWar is over, if

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DWar is over,

Gnow. . .

GWar

stopis over, if you want it. War is over, now.

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100 � Frosty the SnowmanFirst recorded by Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys in 1950

Walter `Jack' Rollins and Steve Nelson

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1.

CFrosty the Snowman was a

Fjolly,

G7happy

Csoul,

With aFcorncob pipe and a

Cbutton nose

And twoG7eyes made out of

Ccoal.

Frosty the Snowman is aFfairy

G7tale they

Csay,

He wasFmade of snow but the

Cchildren know

How heDmcame to

G7life one

Cday.

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2. ThereFmust have been some

Emmagic in that

DmOld silk

G7hat they

Cfound,

ForGwhen they placed it on his head,

HeAmbegan to

D7dance

Garound.

3.

CFrosty the Snowman was

Falive as he

G7could

Cbe,

And theFchildren say he could

Cdance and play

Just theDmsame as

G7you and

Cme.

4. Frosty the Snowman knew theFsun was

G7hot that

Cday,

So he saidF�Let's run, we'll have

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NowG7before I melt

Caway�.

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G7his

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but heFwaved goodbye saying �

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I'll beG7back again some

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101 � Rockin' Around the Christmas TreeKim Wilde and Mel Smith recorded this song for Comic Relief in 1987

John Marks

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1.

CRocking around the Christmas tree

At theGChristmas party hop.

Mistletoe hung where you can see

EveryG7couple try to

Cstop.

Rocking around the Christmas tree

Let theGChristmas spirit ring

Later we'll have some pumpkin pie

And we'll doG7

some carol. . .Cling.

2.

FYou will get a sentimental

Emfeeling when you hear

AmVoices singing, �Let's be jolly,DDeck the

stophalls with

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Have aGhappy holiday.

Everyone dancing merrily in theG7new old-fashioned

Cway.

3.

FYou will get a sentimental

Emfeeling when you hear

AmVoices singing, �Let's be jolly,DDeck the

stophalls with

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4.


Let theGChristmas spirit ring

Later we'll have some pumpkin pie

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some carol-C-ling.

Rocking around the Christmas tree

Have aGhappy holiday.

Everyone dancing merrily in theG7New - Old - Fashioned

CWay.

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102 � Let It SnowWritten in July 1945 in Hollywood, California during one of the hottest days on record

Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne

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1.

A7Oh, the

Dweather

Aoutside is

Dfrightful,

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A7delightful,

AndEmsince we've no place to go,

Let itAsnow, let it

A7snow, let it

Dsnow.

2. Oh, itDdoesn't show

Asigns of

Dstopping,

And I'veAbrought some corn for

A7popping,

TheEmlights are turned way down low,

Let itAsnow, let it

A7snow, let it

Dsnow.

3. When weA�nally kiss good night,

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Astorm.

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E7home I'll be

Awarm

A7

4. Oh, theD�re is

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Ddying,

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A7good-bye-ing,

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Let itAsnow, let it

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Dsnow.

5. When weA�nally kiss good night,

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Astorm.

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E7home I'll be

Awarm.

A7

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Aslowly

Ddying,

And myAdear we're still

A7good-bye-ing,

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Let itAsnow, let it

A7snow, let it

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Let itAsnow, let it

A7snow, and

Dsnow.

Let itAsnow, let it

A7snow, and

Dsnow. SLOW

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103 � Mele KalikimakaThe song is featured in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Robert Alex Anderson

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1.

FMele Kalikimaka is the thing to say

on a bright Hawaiian ChristmasCDay

That's the island greeting that weC7send to you

from theCland where

C7palm trees

Fsway

F7Here we know that Christmas will be. . .

B[green and bright

TheD7sun will shine by day and all the. . .

G7stars at

Cnight,

FMele Kalikimaka is

F7Hawaii's

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from theCland where

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104 � Carol of the DrumBased upon a traditional Czech carol

Katherine Kennicott Davis

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FCome they told me pa-

C7rum-pa-pum-

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Our new born king to see pa-C7rum-pa-pum-

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C7rum-pa-pum-

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To lay beFfore the king pa-

F7rum-pa-pum-

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rum-pa-pum-Fpum-rum-pa-pum-

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FSo to honour him pa-

C7rum-pa-pum-

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CWhen we

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2. Baby Jesus pa-C7rum-pa-pum-

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I'm a poor boy too pa-C7rum-pa-pum-

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IChave no gift to bring pa-

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That's �t toFgive a king pa-

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105 � Merry Xmas EverybodySlade's best-selling single which sold over a million copies on its �rst release

Noddy Holder and Jim Lea

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1.

AAre you

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Aball?

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Does heGride a red-nosed

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Ch: So here it isD, Merry

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When youEmland upon your head then you bin'

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106 � Christmas TimeAdrian Thomas is Professor of Biomechanics and Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall at the University of Oxford

Adrian Thomasr

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CIt's Christmas time it's Christmas timeB[It's Christmas time

Cagain

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CChildren playing with their toysAmHappy smiling girls and boysFChristmas lunch was Oh so goodG7Fin

stopished o� with �aming pud.

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stopso glad it's all mine

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stopistmas time has come and gone

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107 � Winter WonderlandIn Swedish `Vår vackra vita vintervärld' (Our beautiful white winter world)

Felix Bernard and Richard B. Smith

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Em7Two hearts are

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Cmaj7any old

Dmtime,

Em7Here in the

Am7open we're

Dmwalking and

G7hoping

Cmaj7together!

1.

G7Sleigh bells

Cring, are you listening?

In theG7lane, snow is glistening.

A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight,D7Walking in a

G7winter wonder

Cland.

2.

G7Gone

Caway is the blue bird

Here toG7stay is the new bird

He sings a love song as we go along,D7Walking in a

G7winter wonder

Cland.

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the meadowAwe can build a

E7snowman,

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GHe'll say, �Are you

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G7town.

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As weG7dream by the �re,

To face unafraid the plans that we made,D7Walking in a

G7winter wonder

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5. InE7

the meadowAwe can build a

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GWe'll have lots of

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Gsnowman

UnAtil the other

Dkiddies knock him

G7down.

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As weG7dream by the �re,

To face unafraid the plans that we made,D7Walking in a

G7winter wonder

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G7winter wonder

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108 � Must Be SantaTop of the Christmas charts in 1961

Mitch Miller

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Santa's got a beard that'sFlong and white.

FWho comes around on a

Cspecial night?

Santa comes around on aFspecial night.

FSpecial Night, beard that's white.B[Must be Santa,

FMust be Santa,

CMust be Santa, Santa

FClaus.

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FWho wears boots and a

Csuit of red?

Santa wears boots and a suit ofFred.

Who wears a long capCon his head?

Santa wears a long capFon his head.

FCap on head, suit that's red.

Special night, beard that's white.B[Must be Santa,

FMust be Santa,


FClaus.

3.

FWho's got a big red

Ccherry nose?

Santa's got a big redFcherry nose.

Who laughs this way?CHO! HO! HO!

Santa laughs this way.FHO! HO! HO!

FHO! HO! HO! cherry nose.

Cap on head, suit that's red.


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FClaus.

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4.

FWho very soon will

Ccome our way?

Santa very soon willFcome our way.

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Santa's little reindeerFpull his sleigh.

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cherry nose, cap on head, suit that's red.


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FClaus.

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GDasher, Dancer,

DPrancer, Vixen,

Comet, Cupid,GDonner and Blitzen.

Dasher, Dancer,DPrancer, Vixen,

Comet, Cupid,GDonner and Blitzen.

Reindeer sleigh, come our way,

HO! HO! HO!, cherry nose,

Cap on head, suit that's red.

Special night, beard that's white.CMust be Santa,

GMust be Santa.

DMust be Santa, Santa

GClaus.

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109 � We Wish You a Merry ChristmasA popular English carol from the West Country

Arthur Warrell

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WeFwish you a merry

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B[ppy

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110 � It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like ChristmasA hit for Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters in 1951.

Meredith Willson

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1. It's beGginning to look a

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GChristmas,

Gevery

G7where you

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Take aD7look in the Five and Ten,

Emglistening once again

WithA7candy canes and silver lanes a

D-D7glow.

It's beGginning to look a

Clot like

GChristmas, toys in

G7every

Cstore

But the prettiest sight to see is theGholly that will be

On yourAmown

D7front

Gdoor.

2. A pair ofBhopalong boots and a

Empistol that shoots

Is theBwish of Barney and

EmBen

A7Dolls that will talk and go for a walk

Is theD7hope of Janice and

DJen

AndD7Mum and Dad can

A7hardly wait for

Amschool to start

Dagain.

3. It's beGginning to look a

Clot like

GChristmas,

Gevery

G7where you

Cgo

There's aD7tree in the Grand Hotel,

Emone in the park as well

TheA7sturdy kind that doesn't mind

Dthe

D7snow

It's beGginning to look a

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G7bells will

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Index

All Shook Up, 24Away In A Manger, 150

Bad Moon Rising, 37Big Rock Candy Mountain, 10Blowin' in the Wind, 38Blue Moon of Kentucky, 48Brown Eyed Girl, 126Budapest, 128

Can't Help Falling in Love, 47Carol of the Drum, 157Christmas Time, 159Come by the Hills, 105Crying In The Rain, 70

Dance Tonight, 12Daydream Believer, 41Deck The Halls, 137Dedicated Follower of Fashion, 88Delilah, 23Down by the riverside, 34

Eight Days a Week, 99Enjoy Yourself, 28

Fields of Athenry, 30Five Foot Two, 8Five Years Time, 32Folsom Prison Blues, 62Folsom Prison Pinball Wizard Blues, 63Frosty the Snowman, 153

Galway Girl, 87Georgy Girl, 64Go West, 60

Half The World Away, 75Hallelujah, 20Happy Christmas (War Is Over), 152Hey Soul Sister, 110Hi Ho Silver Lining, 93Hotel California, 52House of the Rising Sun, 54Human, 116

I Can See Clearly Now, 40

I Wanna Be Like You, 17I Wish It Could Be Christmas, 138I'll See You In My Dreams, 136I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas, 149I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles), 114I'm the Urban Spaceman, 36Iko Iko, 84In The Bleak Mid Winter, 140Is This The Way To Amarillo, 132It's A Heartache, 42It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christ-

mas, 165It's Still Rock and Roll To Me, 112

Jingle Bells, 146Johnny B. Goode, 59

King Of The Road, 9Knockin' on Heaven's Door, 26

Last Thing On My Mind, 85Leaning on a Lamp Post, 44Leavin' On a Jet Plane, 27Let It Be, 29Let It Snow, 155Lola, 76

Make You Feel My Love, 80Mamma Mia, 46Man of Constant Sorrow, 14Me and You, 120Mele Kalikimaka, 156Merry Xmas Everybody, 158Must Be Santa, 162

Oh My Darling, Clementine, 83Old Timey Medley, 90

Price Tag, 108Putting on the Style, 31

Rock Around The Clock, 118Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree, 154Rudolf The Red Nosed Reindeer, 148

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, 142

206

Save the Last Dance for Me, 18Silent Night, 147Singing the Blues, 56Sloop John B, 7Somewhere Only We Know, 130Spirit in the Sky, 92Stand By Me, 81Stop The Cavalry, 144Streets of London, 104Sunny Afternoon, 94Sway, 22Sweet Caroline, 98Sweet Georgia Brown, 102

Take Me Home, Country Roads, 16The Boxer, 68The Cave, 134The Irish Rover, 100The Longest Time, 96The Show, 106Three Little Birds, 122

Under the Boardwalk, 82

Valerie, 86

Wagon Wheel, 124Waltzing Matilda, 74We Are Going To Be Friends, 58We Wish You a Merry Christmas, 164When A Child Is Born, 151When I'm Cleaning Windows, 78When I'm Sixty-Four, 66Whisky in the Jar, 15Winter Wonderland, 160Wonderwall, 72

YMCA, 50You are My Sunshine, 6

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