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ARTIST: Lynyrd Skynyrd
TITLE: Sweet Home Alabama
Lyrics and Chords


Big wheels keep on turning
Carry me home to see my kin
Singing songs about the south land
I miss ole 'Bamy once again, and I think it's a sin, yeah

/ D C G - / / / /

Well, I heard Mister Young sing about her
Well, I heard old Neil put her down
Well, I hope Neil Young will remember
A southern man don't need him around anyhow

{Refrain}
Sweet home Alabama, where the skies are so blue
Sweet home Alabama, Lord, I'm coming home to you

In Birmingham they love the Gov'nor, hoo hoo hoo
Now we all did what we could do
Now Watergate does not bother me
Does your conscience bother you, tell me true

{Refrain}

Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers
And they've been known to pick a song or two, yes they do
Lord, they get me off so much
They pick me up when I'm feeling blue, now how about you

{Refrain twice}



I'LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT- Bob Dylan

F
Close your eyes, close the door
G G7
You don't have to worry any more
Bb C F C
I'll be your baby tonight

Shut the light, shut the shade
You don't have to be afraid
I'll be your baby tonight

BRIDGE:
Bb
Well, that mockingbird's gonna sail away
F
We're gonna forget it
G
That big, fat moon is gonna shine like a spoon
C
But we're gonna let it, you won't regret it

Kick your shoes off, do not fear
Bring that bottle over here
I'll be your baby tonight


Artist: Willie Nelson Tabs/Chords
Song: On the Road Again Tab
E G#7
On the road again, just can't wait to get on the road again
F#m
The life I love is makin' music with my friends
A B7 E
And I can't wait to get on the road again
E G#7
On the road again, goin' places that I've never been
F#m
Seein' things that I may never see again,
A B7 E
And I can't wait to get on the road again.

CHORUS:
A E
On the road again, like a band of gypsies we go down the highway
A
We're the best of friends,
E
Insisting that the world be turnin' our way
B7 E
And our way, is on is on the road again
G#7
Just can't wait to get on the road again
F#m
The life I love is makin' music with my friends
A B7 E
And I can't wait to get on the road again.

THE ISLAND PAUL BRADY


Capo 3rd Fret

D A D A
They say the skies of Lebanon are burning
D A D A
Those mighty cedars bleeding in the heat
D A D A
They're showing pictures on the television
D A D *
Women and children dying in the street
G
And we're still at it in our own place
D A D *
Still trying to reach the future through the past
G
Still trying to carve tomorrow from a tombstone...
Chorus

D
But Hey! Don't listen to me!
D7 G
This wasn't meant to be no sad song
A D
We've heard too much of that before
A
Right now I only want to be here with you
G A D
Till the morning dew comes falling
G
I want to take you to the island
A D
And trace your footprints in the sand
A
And in the evening when the sun goes down
G A D
We'll make love to the sound of the ocean

They're raising banners over by the markets
Whitewashing slogans on the shipyard walls
Witchdoctors praying for a mighty showdown
No way our holy flag is gonna fall
Up here we sacrifice our children
To feed the worn-out dreams of yesterday
And teach them dying will lead us into glory...

Repeat chorus

Now I know us plain folks don't see all the story
And I know this peace and love's just copping out
And I guess these young boys dying in the ditches
Is just what being free is all about
And how this twisted wreckage down on main street
Will bring us all together in the end
And we'll go marching down the road to freedom...
Freedom

D *

e
B
G 0 2
D 4 2 4
A
E


ARTIST: The Proclaimers
TITLE: I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
Lyrics and Chords


When I wake up, well I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who wakes up next to you
When I go out, yeah I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you

/ E - - - / A B E - / :

If I get drunk, well I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who gets drunk next to you
And if I haver, yeah I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's havering to you

{Refrain}
But I would walk 500 miles
And I would walk 500 more
Just to be the man who'd walk a 1,000 miles
To fall down at your door

/ E - - - / A - B - / : / E - - - /

When I'm working, yes I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's working hard for you
And when the money comes in for the work I do
I'll pass almost every penny on to you

When I come home, oh I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who comes back home to you
And if I grow old, well I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's growing old with you

{Refrain}

Da da la da...

When I'm lonely, well I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's lonely without you
When I'm dreaming, well I know I'm gonna dream
I'm gonna dream about the time when I'm with you

When I go out, well I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you
And when I come home, yes I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who comes back home with you
I'm gonna be the man who's coming home with you

... / A B C#m - / F#m B E - /

Artist/Band: Miller Roger
Lyrics for Song: King Of The Road
Lyrics for Album: All Time Greatest Hits
Trailer for sale or rent
Rooms to let...fifty cents.
No phone, no pool, no pets
I ain't got no cigarettes
Ah, but..two hours of pushin' broom
Buys an eight by twelve four-bit room
I'm a man of means by no means
King of the road.

Third boxcar, midnight train
Destination...Bangor, Maine.
Old worn out clothes and shoes,
I don't pay no union dues,
I smoke old stogies I have found
Short, but not too big around
I'm a man of means by no means
King of the road.

I know every engineer on every train
All of their children, and all of their names
And every handout in every town
And every lock that ain't locked
When no one's around.

I sing,
Trailers for sale or rent
Rooms to let, fifty cents
No phone, no pool, no pets
I ain't got no cigarettes
Ah, but, two hours of pushin' broom
Buys an eight by twelve four-bit room
I'm a man of means by no means
King of the road.

Im On My Way
Proclaimers
[G]I'm on my way from
Misery to happiness today
Uh-huh, uh-huh
Uh-huh, uh-huh
[D]I'm on my way from
Misery to happiness today
Uh-huh, uh-huh
Uh-huh, uh-huh

I[G]'m on my way to what [C]
I wan[D]t from this wor[C]ld [G]
A[G]nd years from now
You'll make it[C] to the n[D]ext world [C] [G]
[G]And everything that
Yo[C]u receive [D]up yonder [C] [G]
I[G]s what you gave to me [D]
The day I[C] wandere[B]d [D]

I[G] took a right, I took a right
Turning yesterday
Uh-huh, uh-huh
Uh-huh, uh-huh
[D]Yeah, I took a right
I took a right turning yesterday yay yay yaiyay
[G]I took the road that brought me [C]
T[D]o your home tow[C]n [G]
[G]I took the bus to streets [C]
That I c[D]ould walk down[C] [G]
[G]I walked the streets to find [C]
The one I[D]'d looked fo[C]r [G]
[G]I climbed the stair that
[D]Led me to your f[C]ront doo[B]r [D]

[C]And now that
I[D] don't want for anything [G]
[C]I'd have Al Jolson sing
'I'm sitt[D]ing on top of the world' [G]

I[G]'ll do my best
I'll do my best
To do the best I can
Uh-huh, uh-huh
Uh-huh, uh-huh
[D]Oh, I'll do my best
I'll do my best
To do the best I can

[G]To keep my feet from
J[C]umping from the[D] ground [C]
D[G]ear
[G]To keep my heart from
J[C]umping through m[D]y mouth [C]
[G]Dear
T[G]o keep the past, the past [C]
And not th[D]e present [C] [G]
[G]To try and learn when
[D]You teach me a l[C]esson [B] [D]

[C]And now that
[D]I don't want for anything [G]
[C]I'd have Al Joison sing
'I'm sit[D]ting on top of the world' [G]

[G]I'm on my way from
Misery to happiness today
Uh-huh, uh-huh
Uh-huh, uh-huh
[D]Yeah, I'm on my way from
Misery to happiness today

[G]I'm on my way to
W[C]hat I want fr[D]om this world [C] [G]
[G]And years from now
You'll make it[C] to the [D]next world [C] [G]
[G]And everything that
Y[C]ou receive [D]up yonder [C] [G]
[G]Is what you gave to me [D]
The day I[C] wandered[B] [D]

[G]I'm on my way to what [C]
I wan[D]t from this wor[C]ld [G]
[G]And years from now
You'll make i[C]t to the [D]next world[C] [G]
[G]And everything that
Y[C]ou receive u[D]p yonder [C] [G]
[G]Is what you gave to me [D]
The day I[C] wandere[B]d [D]


Letter From America
Proclaimers
[C] [G] [Am] [G]
CHORUS
When you [C]go will you send back
A le[F]tter fr[G]om Ame[C]rica
Take a lo[C]ok up the railtrack
From Mi[F]ami [G]to Can[C]ada

Br[F]oke off from my work the other day
I[Am] spent the evening thinking about
Al[Am7]l the blood that fl[Am]owed away
Ac[F]ross the ocean to the second chance
I [Am]wonder how it got on when it re[F]ached the promised l[G]and?

CHORUS

I'[F]ve looked at the ocean
Tried hard to imagine
T[Am]he way you felt the day you sailed
F[Am7]rom Wester Ross to N[Am]ova Scotia
W[F]e should have held you
We should have told you
B[Am]ut you know our sense of timing
W[F]e always wait too l[G]ong

CHORUS

l[C]ochaber no m[G]ore
S[Am]utherland no[G] more
L[C]ewis no more[G]
S[Am]kye no more.[G]..... ( X 3 )

I[F] wonder my blood
Will you ever return
T[Am]o help us kick the life back
T[Am7]o a dying mutua[Am]l friend
D[F]o we not love her?
Do we not say we love her?
D[Am]o we have to roam the world
T[F]o prove how much it h[G]urts?

CHORUS

B[C]athgate no m[G]ore
L[Am]inwood no mo[G]re
M[C]ethil no mo[G]re
I[Am]rvine no mo[G]re (4 times, then last line on 4th time 'Lochaber no more')

M Gonna Be 500 Miles
Proclaimers
[E]When I wake up, well I know I'm gonna be
[A]I'm gonna be the man who wakes up next t[B]o you [E]

The chorus is easy too:

[E]I would walk 500 miles
[A]And I would walk 500 more [B]
[E]To be the man who walked 1000 miles [A]
[B]To fall down at your door

After the chorus:
[E]La la la, la la la
[A]la la la, la la la
[B]La la la la la la la la
[E]La

ARTIST: Queen
TITLE: Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Lyrics and Chords


This thing called love
I just can't handle it
This thing called love
I must get 'round to it
I ain't ready
Crazy little thing called love

/ D - - - / G - C G / : / D - / Bb C D - - - /

This thing - this thing called love - called love
It cries - like a baby - in a cradle all night
It swings, woo-ooo, it jives, woo-woo
It shakes all over like a jelly fish
I kinda like it
Crazy little thing called love

There goes my baby
She knows how to rock and roll
She drives me crazy
She gives me hot and cold fever
Then she leaves me in a cool, cool sweat

/ G - - - / C - G - / Bb - - - / E A / F - - - - - E - A - /

I gotta be cool, relax
Get hip, get on my tracks
Take a back seat, hitch-hike
And take a long ride on my motor bike
Until I'm ready
Crazy little thing called love

{Repeat last verse}

This thing called love
I just can't handle it
This thing called love
I must get 'round to it
I ain't ready
Crazy little thing called love

Crazy little thing called love, yeah, yeah {4X}


Am7 D7 G

I can tell by your eyes that you've probably been crying forever,

Am7 D7 G
and the stars in the sky don't mean nothing to you, they're a mirror.

C D7 G Bm/F# Em
I don't want to talk about it, how you broke my heart.

C D7 C
If I stay here just a little bit longer,

D7 Am7 D11 G
if I stay here, won't you listen to my heart, whoa, heart?

Am7 D7 G
If I stand all alone, will the shadow hide the color of my heart;

Am7
blue for the tears, black for the night fears, the stars in the sky

D7 G
don't mean nothing to you, they're a mirror........................






The Spanish Lady
CAPO none

G C G Am D
As I came down thru Dublin city at the hour of twelve at night
G Am G Am
Who should I see but Spanish Lady, Washing her feet by
candlelight
Em A Em A
First she washed them then she dried them over a fire of amber
coals
G C D7 G C D7
In all my life I ne'er did see a maid so sweet about the soul

G
CHORUS: Whack for the toora loora laddy
C G C D
Whack for the toora loora lay
G
Whack for the toora loora laddy
C G C D
Whack for the torra loora lay


As I came back thru Dublin city at the hour of half past eight
Who should I see but the Spanish lady brushing her hair in broad
daylight
First she tossed it then she combed it on her lap was a silver
comb
In all my life I ne'er did see a maid so fair since I did roam


CHO:


As I came back thru Dublin city as the sun began to set
Who should I see but the Spanish lady catching a moth in a golden
net
When see saw me then she fled me lifting her pettycoat over her
knee
In all my life I ne'er did see a maid so shy as the Spanish Lady


CHO:


I've wandered north and I've wandered south throu stormy batter
and Patricks Close
Up and around the by the Glouster Diamond and back by Napper
Tandy's house
Old age has laid her hand on me cold as a fire of ashy coals
In all my life I ne'er did see a maid so sweet as the Spanish
Lady

Bright Side of the Road
Van Morrison
[C]From the [Em]dark end of the s[F]treet [G]
To the bright side of the road
We'll be lovers once again
[G]On the bright side of the ro[C]ad[F] [C] [G]

Little darling come with me
And help me share my load
From the dark end of the street
To the bright side of the road
[C] [C7]

[F]And into thi[Fm]s life we're born
[C]Baby, sometimes, s[C7]ometimes we don't know why
[F]And time seems to[Fm] go by so fast
[D]In the [G]twinkling of an [G7]eye

Let's enjoy it while we can
Help me share my load
From the dark end of the street
To the bright side of the road

And into this life we're born
Baby, sometimes we don't know why
And the scenes they go by so fast
In the twinkling of an eye
Let's enjoy it while we can
And help me sing my song
Little darling come along
To the bright side of the road
From the dark end of the street
To the bright side of the road
Little darling come with me
To the bright side of the road
On the dark end of the street
To the bright side of the road
We'll be lovers once again
On the bright side of the road
We'll be lovers once again
On the bright side of the road

Bright Side of the Road
Van Morrison
[C]From the [Em]dark end of the s[F]treet [G]
To the bright side of the road
We'll be lovers once again
[G]On the bright side of the ro[C]ad[F] [C] [G]

Little darling come with me
And help me share my load
From the dark end of the street
To the bright side of the road
[C] [C7]

[F]And into thi[Fm]s life we're born
[C]Baby, sometimes, s[C7]ometimes we don't know why
[F]And time seems to[Fm] go by so fast
[D]In the [G]twinkling of an [G7]eye

Let's enjoy it while we can
Help me share my load
From the dark end of the street
To the bright side of the road

And into this life we're born
Baby, sometimes we don't know why
And the scenes they go by so fast
In the twinkling of an eye
Let's enjoy it while we can
And help me sing my song
Little darling come along
To the bright side of the road
From the dark end of the street
To the bright side of the road
Little darling come with me
To the bright side of the road
On the dark end of the street
To the bright side of the road
We'll be lovers once again
On the bright side of the road
We'll be lovers once again
On the bright side of the road

ARTIST: The Beatles
TITLE: Hey Jude
Lyrics and Chords


Hey Jude, don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better

/ D A / A7 D / G D / A D /

Hey Jude, don't be afraid
You were made to go out and get her
The minute you let her under your skin
Then you begin to make it better

And anytime you feel the pain, hey Jude, refrain
Don't carry the world upon your shoulder
For well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder
Na na na na na, na na na na

/ D7 G Em / A7 D / : / D7 A7 - /

Hey Jude, don't let me down
You have found her, now go and get her
Let it out and let it in
Remember to let her into your heart
Hey, Jude
Then you can start to make it better

So let it out and let it in, hey Jude, begin
You're waiting for someone to perform with
And don't you know that it's just you, hey Jude, you'll do
The movement you need is on your shoulder
Na na na na na, na na na na, yeah

Hey Jude, don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her under your skin
Then you'll begin to make it
Better better better better better better, oh

Na na na, na na na na, na na na na, hey Jude
{repeat 16 times and fade out}

/ D C G D / :


DON'T MARRY HER - THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH

Tabbed by Dan Taylor and Julian Nimmo

From the album: "Blue is the colour"

Intro:
C G Fmaj7 G Fmaj7 C D G (X2)

C G
Think of you with pipe and slippers
Fmaj7 G
Think of her in bed
Fmaj7 C D G
Laying there just watching telly then think of me instead
C G Fmaj7 G
I'll never grow so old and flabby, that could never be
Fmaj7 G C
Don't marry her, have me

C G
Your love light shines like cardboard
Fmaj7 G
But your work shoes are glistening
Fmaj7 C
She's a PHD in 'I told you so'
D G
You've a knighthood in 'I'm not listening'
C G Fmaj7 G
She'll grab your Sandra Bullocks and slowly raise the knee
Fmaj7 G C
Don't marry her, have me

C Fmaj7 C
And the Sunday sun shines down on San Francisco Bay
Fmaj7 C
And you realise you can't make it anyway
Fmaj7 C
You have to wash the car, take the kiddies to the park,
Fmaj7 G C
Don't marry her, have me

C G
Those lovely Sunday mornings
Fmaj7 G
With breakfast brought in bed
Fmaj7 C D G
Those blackbirds look like knitting needles trying to peck your head
C G Fmaj7 G
Those birds will peck your soul out and throw away the key
Fmaj7 G C
Don't marry her, have me

C G
And the kitchen's always tidy
Fmaj7 G
The bathroom's always clean
Fmaj7 C D G
She's a diploma in 'just hiding things', you've a first in 'low esteem'
C G Fmaj7 G
When your socks smell of angels, but your life smells of Brie
Fmaj7 G C
Don't marry her, have me

C Fmaj7 C
And the Sunday sun shines down on San Francisco Bay
Fmaj7 C
And you realise you can't make it anyway
Fmaj7 C
You have to wash the car, take the kiddies to the park,
Fmaj7 G C
Don't marry her, have me



C Fmaj7 C
And the Sunday sun shines down on San Francisco Bay
Fmaj7 C
And you realise you can't make it anyway
Fmaj7 C
You have to wash the car, take the kiddies to the park,
Fmaj7 G C
Don't marry her, have me


. 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
And the [C6]women tug [Fmaj7]their hair
Like they're [Cmaj7]trying to [Fmaj7]prove it won't fall out
[C6] [Fmaj7] [Cmaj7] [Fmaj7] And [C6]all the men [Fmaj7]are gargoyles
Dipped [Cmaj7]long in [Fmaj7]Irish stout
[C6] [Fmaj7] [Cmaj7] [Fmaj7] [G]The whole place is pickled
[G]The people are pickles for [Am]sure
And [G]no-one knows if they've done more here
Than they [C]ever would do in a [E7]jar
This could be [Am]Rotterdam or [C]anywhere, [Am]Liverpool or [C]Rome,
'Cause [Am]Rotterdam is [C]anywhere, [D7]anywhere [G7]alone,
[G7]Anywhere alone
Intro * 2
And everyone is blond
And everyone is beautiful
And when blond and beautiful are multiple
They become so dull and dutiful
And when faced with dull and dutiful
They fire red warning flares
Battle-khaki personality
With red underwear
This could be Rotterdam or anywhere, Liverpool or Rome,
'Cause Rotterdam is anywhere, anywhere alone,
Anywhere alone
Intro * 4
The whole place is pickled
The people are pickles for sure
And no-one knows if they've done more here
Than they ever would do in a jar
This could be Rotterdam or anywhere, Liverpool or Rome,
'Cause Rotterdam is anywhere, anywhere alone,
This could be Rotterdam or anywhere, Liverpool or Rome,
'Cause Rotterdam is anywhere, anywhere alone,
Anywhere alone
Repeat intro to fade.


G7 C Dm-Em-F
You were always on my mind
G G7 C F-G-C
You were always on my mind

VERSE ONE /VOCALS
C G
Maybe I didn't love you
Am F F - G
Quite as often as I could have
C G
And maybe I didn't treat you
Am Em D7
Quite as good as I should have

F C
If I made you feel second best
Dm F G G7
Girl, I'm sorry I was blind
G G7 C Dm-Em-F
But you were always on my mind
G7 C F-G-C
You were always on my mind

VERSE TWO /VOCALS
C G
Maybe I didn't hold you
Am F F-G
All those lonely, lonely times
C G
And I guess I never told you
Am Em D7
I'm so happy that you're mine

F C
Little things I should have said and done
Dm F G G7
I just never took the time
G7 C Dm-Em-F
You were always on my mind
G7 C C-G7
You were always on my mind

CHORUS
C G Am C F Dm G F-G
Tell....me......Tell me that your sweet love hasn't died

C G Am C F Dm F G
Give.... me........Give me one more chance to keep you satisfied
G7 C
I’ll keep you satisfied

INSTRUMENTAL : OVER 1/2 VERSE TWO
Maybe I didn't hold you
All those lonely, lonely times
And I guess I never told you
I'm so happy that you're mine

VOCALS
F C
Little things I should have said and done
F G G7
I just never took the time
G7 C Dm-Em-F
You were always on my mind
G7 C Dm-Em-F
You were always on my mind
G7 C Dm-Em-F STOP
You were always on my mind
G7 C F - G - C ... end


DECEMBER 1963, 1
(OH WHAT A NIGHT)

C - a - F F - C - G C - a - F F - C




G C a - F F G C - a - F



1. Oh, what a night, late December back in '6...3,
F G C a - F F G C a -F F-C



what a very special time for me, as I remember what a night!
Oh, wh[G]at a n[C]ight,[a] [-] [F] you kn[F]ow I d[G]idn't even kn[C]ow her n[a]ame, [-] [F]
F G C a - F F G C a -F F-C-G



but I was never gonna be the same, what a lady, what a night!

Oh [d]I, I g[F]ot a funny feeling when she w[a]alked in the r[G]oom,
and [d]I, as [F]I recall it ended much too s[G]oon.[-] [G7]

2. Oh what a n[C]ight, [a] [-] [F] h[F]ypnot[G]izing, mesmer[C]izing m[a]e, [-] [F]
sh[F]e was e[G]verything I dr[C]eamed she'd b[a]e, [-] [F]
F G C - a - F F-C-G



sweet surrender, what a night!

a -D a - D F e
Oh, I felt a rush like a rolling bolt of thunder,
[F] spinning my head around and t[G]aking my body u[G7]nder.
(Oh what a n[C]ight!) [-] [a] [-] [F] (Instr. = verse 1, line 1 - 4

Oh [d]I, I g[F]ot a funny feeling when she w[a]alked in the r[G]oom,
and [d]I, as [F]I recall it ended much too s[G]oon.[-] [G7]

Oh what a n[C]ight, [a] [-] [F] w[F]hy'd it t[G]ake so long to s[C]ee the l[a]ig[-]ht? [F]
Se[F]emed so wrong, b[G]ut now it s[C]eems so r[a]ight, [-] [F]

DECEMBER 1963, 2
(OH WHAT A NIGHT)

F G C a -F F-C-G a - D a - D



what a lady, what a night!

F e
Oh, I felt a rush like a rolling bolt of thunder,
[F] spinning my head around and t[G]aking my body u[G7]nder.

Oh what a n[C]ight! [a] [-] [F] D[F]oo doo doo d[G]it dit, d[C]oo doo d[a]oo dit d[F]it.
[F] Oh w[G]hat a n[C]ight! ...





D G D
I can see clearly now the rain is gone
D G A
I can see all obstacles in my way
D G D
Gone all the dark clouds that made me blind
C G D
It's gonna be a bright, (bright) bright, (bright) sun shiny day
C G D
It's gonna be a bright, (bright) bright, (bright) sun shiny day

F C
Look all around, there's nothing but blue skies
F A C#m G C#m G C Bm A
Look straight ahead, there's nothing but blue skies _________


Yes I can make it now the pain is gone,
All of the bad feelings have disappeared.
Here is the rainbow I have been praying for.
It's gonna be a bright, (bright) bright, (bright) sun shiny day

Look all around, there's nothing but blue skies
Look straight ahead, there's nothing but blue skies _________

I can see clearly now the rain is gone
I can see all obstacles in my way
Here is the rainbow I have been praying for.
It's gonna be a bright, (bright) bright, (bright) sun shiny day
It's gonna be a bright, (bright) bright, (bright) sun shiny day


Old time rock and roll


[Capo 2]

Just take those old records off the shelf
I sit and listen to them by myself
Today's music ain't got the same soul
I like that old time rock 'n' roll

( A ) / D - - - / G - - - / A - - - / D - A - /

Don't try to take me to a disco
You'll never even get me out on the floor
In ten minutes I'll be late for the door
I like that old time rock 'n' roll

{Refrain}
Still like that old time rock 'n' roll
That kind of music just soothes the soul
I reminisce about the days of old
With that old time rock 'n' roll

Won't go to hear them play a tango
I'd rather hear some blues or funky old soul
There's only one sure way to get me to go
Start playing old time rock 'n' roll

Call me a relic, call me what you will
Say I'm old fashioned, say I'm over the hill
Today's music ain't got the same soul
I like that old time rock 'n' roll



Lakes of Ponchartrain


C C/B Am G F C
It was one fine March morning I bid New Orleans adieu
C C/B Am G C F
And I took the road to Jackson town, my fortune to renew.
C C/B Am G Cm F
I cursed all foreign money, no credit could I gain,
C C/B Am G F C
Which filled me heart with longing for the lakes of Ponchartrain.

I stepped on board of a railroad car beneath the morning sun,
I rode the rods till evening and I laid me down again.
All strangers there no friends to me till a dark girl towards me came
And I fell in love with my Creole girl by the lakes of Ponchartrain.

I said, "Me pretty Creole girl, me money here's no good,
If it weren't for the alligators, I'd sleep out in the wood."
"You're welcome here, kind stranger, our house is very plain,
But we never turned a stranger out by the lakes of Ponchartrain.

She took me into her Mammy's house, and treated me right well.
The hair upon her shoulders in jet black ringlets fell.
To try and paint her beauty, Im sure twould be in vain,
So handsome was my Creole girl by the lakes of Ponchartrain.

I asked her if she'd marry me. She said that ne'er could be
For she had got a lover and he was far at sea.
She said that she would wait for him and true she would remain
Till he'd return to his Creole girl on the lakes of Ponchartrain.

Its fare thee well, me Creole girl, I never may see you more.
I'll neer forget your kindness in the cottage by the shore
And at each social gathering, a flowing bowl I'll drain
And I'll drink a health to my Creole girl by the lakes of Ponchartrain.

RIDE ON CHRISTY MOORE


Am F
True you ride the finest horse I have ever seen
G Am
Standing 16' one or two, with eyes wild and green
Am F
And you ride the horse so well, hands light to the touch
G Am
I could never go with you no matter how I wanted to

Am F G Am
Ride on, see you, I could never go with you no matter how I wanted to
Ride on, see you, I could never go with you no matter how I wanted to



When you ride into the night, with not a trace behind

Run you claw along my gut, one last time

I turn to face the empty space, where you used to lie

And look for a spark to light up the night

Through a teardrop in your eye


Chorus ( x 2 )

F
No matter how I wanted to
G
No matter how I wanted to
Am
No matter how I wanted to

CLIFFS OF DOONEEN CHRISTY MOORE

G C (F C) F G
You may travel far far from your own native home
C G Am
Far away o'er the mountains, far away o'er the foam
C ( F C) G Am
But of all the fine places that I've ever seen
C F G
There's none to compare with the cliffs of Dooneen

Take a view o'er the mountains, fine sights you'll see there
You'll see the high rocky mountains on the west coast of Clare
The towns of Kilkee and Kilrush can be seen
From the high Rocky slopes of the Cliffs of Dooneen

Fare thee well to Dooneen, Fare thee well for a while
And to all the fine people I'm leaving behind
To the streams and the meadows where late I have been
And the high rocky slopes of the Cliffs of Dooneen

You may travel for far from your own native home
Far away o'er the mountains, far away o'er the foam
But of all the fine places that l've ever seen
There's none to compare with the Cliffs of Dooneen




BLACK IS THE COLOUR - CHRISTY MOORE


Am F G Am
Black is the colour of my true love's hair.
F g E ( E7 )
Her lips are like some roses fair
F g E ( E7 )
She had the sweetest smile and the gentlest hands
F G Am
And I love the ground whereon she stands.

I love my love and well she knows
I love the ground whereon she goes
I wish the day it soon would come
When she and I could be as one

I go to the Clyde and I mourn and weep
For satisfied I ne'er can be
I write her a letter just a few short lines
And suffer death a thousand times

Black is the colour of my true love's hair.
Her lips are like some roses fair
She had the sweetest smile and the gentlest hands
And I love the ground whereon she stands.


Ordinary Man


Am G F Am
I'm an ordinary man, nothing special nothing grand
F G Am
I've had to work for everything I own
Am G F Am
I never asked for a lot, I was happy with what I'd got
F G Am
Enough to keep my family and my home

F G C Am
Now they say that times are hard and they've handed me my cards
F E
They say there's not the work to go around
Am G F Am
And when the whistle blows, the gates will finally close
F G Am
Tonight they're going to shut this factory down
F G Am F G Am
Then they'll tear it d-o-w-n

I never missed a day nor went on strike for higher pay
For twenty years I served them best I could
Now with a handshake and a cheque it seems so easy to forget
Loyalty through the bad times and through good
The owner says he's sad to see that things have got so bad
But the captains of industry won't let him lose
He still drives a car and smokes his cigar
And still he takes his family on a cruise, he'll never lose

Well it seems to me such a cruel irony
He's richer now than ever he was before
Now my cheque is spent and I can't afford the rent
There's one law for the rich, one for the poor
Every day I've tried to salvage some of my pride
To find some work so's I might pay my way
Oh but everywhere I go, the answer's always no
There's no work for anyone here today, no work today

BREAK - 1st four lines

And so condemned I stand, just an ordinary man
Like thousands beside me in the queue
I watch my darling wife trying to make the best of life
And God knows what the kids are going to do
Now that we are faced with this human waste
A generation cast aside
And as long as I live, I never will forgive
You've stripped me of my dignity and pride, you've stripped me bare
You've stripped me bare, you've stripped me bare.

Nancy Spain

G
Of all the stars that ever shone
C G D
Not one does twinkle like your pale blue eyes
C D G
Like golden corn at harvest time your hair
G C
Sailing in my boat the wind
G D
Gently blows and fills my sail
C D G
Your sweet-scented breath is everywhere

Daylight peeping through the curtain
Of the passing night time is your smile
And the sun in the sky is like your laugh
Come back to me my Nancy
Linger for just a little while
Since you left these shores I've known no peace nor joy

CHORUS
G C D
No matter where I wander I'm still haunted by your name
C D G
The portrait of your beauty stays the same
G C
Standing by the ocean wondering where you've gone,
G D
If you'll return again
C D G
Where is the ring I gave to Nancy Spain

On a day in Spring when snows start to melt
And streams to flow
With the birds I'll sing this song
Then in the while I'll wander
Down by bluebell stream where wild flowers grow
And I'll hope that lovely Nancy will return

CHORUS

FIELDS OF ATHENRY
G
By the lonely prison wall. I
C G D7
heard a young girl calling.
G C D7
Michael, they are taking you away, for you
G C G D7
stole Trevelyn's corn. So the young might see the morn.
D7 G
Now a prisonship lies waiting in the bay.

Chorus:
G C G Em
Low lie, the Fields of Athenry, where
G D7
once we watched the small free birds fly. Our
G C G D7
love was on the wing, we had dreams and songs to sing.
D7 G
It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry.

By a lonely prison wall
I heard a young man calling.
Nothing matters Mary when you're free,
Against the Famine and the Crown
I rebelled, they ran me down.
Now you must raise our child with dignity.

Chorus!

By a lonely harbour wall
She watched the last star falling.
And that prison ship sailed out against the sky.
Sure she'll wait and hope and pray,
for her love in Botany Bay.
It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry



ARTIST: Dire Straits
TITLE: So Far Away
Lyrics and Chords


[Capo 2]

Here I am again in this mean old town
And you're so far away from me
And where are you when the sun goes down
You're so far away from me

/ D A / - D / D A / - D /

{Refrain}
You're so far away from me
You're so far I just can't see
You're so far away from me
You're so far away from me, all right

/ G Bm / A D / G Bm / A G D - (A G D -) /

I'm tired of being in love and being all alone
When you're so far away from me
I'm tired of making out on the telephone
'Cause you're so far away from me

{Refrain}

And I get so tired when I have to explain
And you're so far away from me
See, you been in the sun and I've been in the rain
And you're so far away from me

{Refrain}


Eric Clapton
Lay down Sally
Tabber:Player69
Intro:
A///A7///A///A7///x4
A
There is nothing that is wrong,
D
With wanting to stay here with me,
A
I know you’ve got somewhere to go,
D
But won’t you make yourself at home and stay with me,
E
And don’t you ever leave!

Chorus1:
A D
Lay down Sally, and rest here in my arms.
E A A7
Don’t you think you want someone to talk to?
A D
Lay down Sally, no need to leave so soon,
E A A7
I’ve been trying all night long just to talk to you.

Link: A///A7///A///A7///x2

Verse2:
A
Sun ain’t nearly on the the rise,
D
We still got the moon and stars above.
A
Underneath the velvet skies,
D
Love is all that matters, won’t you stay with me?
E
And don’t you ever leave!

Chorus2:
A D
Lay down Sally, and rest here in my arms.
E A A7
Don’t you think you want someone to talk to?
A D
Lay down Sally, no need to leave so soon,
E A A7
I’ve been trying all night long just to talk to you.

A///A7///A///A7///x2

Verse 3:

I long to see the morning light

Colouring your face soo dreamily.

So don’t you go and say goodbye,

You can lay your worries down and stay with me,

And don’t you ever leave!

Chorus 3:

A D
Lay down Sally, and rest here in my arms.
E A A7
Don’t you think you want someone to talk to?
A D
Lay down Sally, no need to leave so soon,
E A A7
I’ve been trying all night long just to talk to you. x2

Coda:A///A7///A///A7/// Repeat until fade



Cat's In The Cradle
by Harry Chapin

Notated by Eric Larson (larsoe@rpi.edu)


Verse:
E G
My child arrived just the other day,
A E
He came to the world in the usual way
E G
But there were planes to catch and bills to pay,
A E
He learned to walk while I was away
D A/C# Bm A
And he was talking 'for I knew it, and as he grew
G Bm E G Bm E
He said "I'm gonna be like you, dad, you know I'm gonna be like you"


Chorus:
E D
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
G A
Little boy blue and the man in the moon
E D
"When you commin' home dad?" "I don't know when,
G Bm E G Bm E
But we'll get together then, You know we'll have a good time then"

Verse 2
My son turned ten just the other day
He said "Thanks for the ball dad, come on let's play
Can you teach me to throw"
I said "Not today I got a lot to do" He said "Thats OK"
He walked away but his smile never dimmed,
It said I'm gonna be like him, yeah,
You know I'm gonna be like him

Verse 3
Well he came from college just the other day
So much like a man I just had to say
"Son I'm proud of you can you sit for a while?"
He shook his head and he said with a smile,
"What I'd really like dad is to borrow the car keys,
See you later can I have them please?"

Verse 4
I've long since retired, my son's moved away
I called him up just the other day
I said "I'd like to see you if you don't mind"
He said "I'd love to dad if I could find the time,
You see the my new job's a hassle and the kids have the flu
But it's sure nice talkin' to you dad
It's sure nice talkin' to you"

And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me,
He'd grown up just like me
My boy was just like me


Last Chorus
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man in the moon
"When you commin' home son?" "I don't know when,
But we'll get together then, Dad,
We're gonna have a good time then"

Intro 2]
Am C Dmaj F Am E Am E
e---------------2-----1---------------------|
B---1-----1-----3-----1----1--------1-------|
G---2-----0-----2-----2----2---1----2----1--|
D---2-----2-----------3----2---2----2----2--|
A---------3--------------------2---------2--|
E-------------------------------------------|

[Verse:]
Am C Dmaj F
There is a house in New Orleans
Am C E
They Call the rising sun
Am C Dmaj F
and It's been the ruin of many a poor boy
Am E Am
And god, I know I´m one.

[Verse 2:]
Am C Dmaj F
Oh mother, tell your children,
Am C E
Not to do what I have done
Am C Dmaj F
why you Spend your lives in sin and misery,
Am E Am
In the "House of the Rising Sun"
Am C Dmaj F
Well, there is a house in New Orleans,
Am C E
They call the "Rising Sun",
Am C E
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy,
Am E Am
And God, I know, I'm one.



E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--8-----7-------7h8--7p5---5-----------------------|
G|------------------------------4--2--------2--4-----|
D|------------------------------------5--2--------2--|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Am D G


E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------7h8-7--5h7-5--3h5-3---------|
G|-----4b-4b-2--0-----0--7h9-7--5h7-5--4h5-4---------|
D|--5--------------4---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

VERSE 1
G Gmaj7 C
City girls just seem to find out early,

Am D
how to open doors with just a smile.

G Gmaj7 C
A rich old man and she won't have to worry;

Am C G
she'll dress up all in lace and go in style.


G Gmaj7 C
Late at night a big old house gets lonely;

Am D
I guess every form of refuge has its price.

G Gmaj7 C
And it breaks her heart to think her love is only

Am C G
Given to a man with hands as cold as ice.



G Gmaj C
So she tells him she must go out for the evening

Am D
To comfort an old friend who's feeling down.

G Gmaj7 C
But he knows where she's goin' as she's leavin';

Am C G
She's headed for that cheatin' side of town.


(CHORUS)
G C G Em Bm Am D
You can't hide your lyin' eyes, and your smile is a thin disguise.

G G9 C A Am D G
I thought by now you'd realize there ain't no way to hide those lying eyes.


VERSE 2
On the other side of town a boy is waiting
with stormy eyes and dreams no-one could steal
She drives on throught the night anticipating
Cos she makes him feel the way she used to feel

She rushes to his arms they fall together
She whispers that its only for a while
She says that soon she'll be coming back forever
She pulls away and leaves him with a smile


CHORUS


VERSE 3
G Gmaj7 C
She gets up and pours herself a strong one

Am D
And stares out at the stars up in the sky.

G Gmaj7 C
Another night, it's gonna be a long one;

Am C G
She draws the shade and hangs her head to cry.

And she wonders how it ever got this crazy
She thinks about a boy she knew in school
Did she get tired or did she just get lazy
She's so far gone, she feels just like a fool

G Gmaj7 C
My, oh my, you sure know how to arrange things;

Am D
You set it up so well, so carefully.

G Gmaj7 C
Ain't it funny how your new life didn't change things;

Am C G
You're still the same old girl you used to be.


(Chorus)


There aint no way to hide your lyin eyes
Honey you cant hide your lyin eyes

Goodbye Norma Jean, though I neve[A]r knew you at all
You had the grace to hold[E] yourself while those around you crawled[A]
They crawled out of the w[E]oodwork and they whispered[A] into your brain
They sent you on a tread[E]mill and they made you change your name[A]

Chorus:

[B]And it seems to me you lived your li[B7]fe
Like a c[E]andle in the wind[A]
Never kn[E]owing who to cling to when the r[B]ain set in
And I would [A]have liked to've known you but I was ju[C#m]st a kid
Your candle burned out lo[B]ng before your l[A]egend ever did[E]

Other verses:
Loneliness was tough, the toughest role you ever played
Hollywood created a superstar and pain was the price you paid
And even when you died, oh, the press still hounded you
All the papers had to say was that Marilyn was found in the nude

Goodbye Norma Jean, though I never knew you at all
You had the grace to hold yourself while those around you crawled
Goodbye Norma Jean, from a young man in the twenty second row
Who sees you as something more than sexual, more than just our Marilyn Monroe

When are you gonna come down
When are you going to land
I should have stayed on the farm
I should have listened to my old man

/ Gm C / F Bb / Gm C / F - /

You know you can't hold me forever
I didn't sign up with you
I'm not a present for your friends to open
This boy's too young to be singing the blues

/ " / " / Eb C / " / Db Eb Ab Db - C7 /

{Refrain}
So goodbye, Yellow Brick Road
Where the dogs of society howl
You can't plant me in your penthouse
I'm going back to my plough
Back to the howling old owl in the woods
Hunting the horny back toad
Oh, I've finally decided my future lies
Beyond the Yellow Brick Road

/ F A7 / Bb F / D7 Gm / C F / Dm A / Bb Db /
/ Eb F C Dm F / Bb C / Db Eb Ab Db - C F /

What do you think you'll do then
I bet that'll shoot down your plane
It'll take you a couple of vodka and tonics
To set you on your feet again

Maybe you'll get a replacement
There's plenty like me to be found
Mongrels, who ain't got a penny
Sniffing for tit-bits like you on the ground


wish I was in Carrickfergus,
2m 5 1
Only for nights in Ballygrant
2m 5 1 6m
I would swim over the deepest ocean,
2m 5 4 1
Only for nights in Ballygrant,
6m 5
But the sea is wide and I cannot swim over
6m 4 5
And neither have I wings to fly
2m 5 1 6m
I wish I could meet a handsome boatsman
2m 5 4 1
To ferry me over, my love to find

My childhood days bring back sad reflections
Of happy times I spent so long ago,
My boyhood friends and my own relations
Have all passed on now like melting snow.
But I'll spend my days in endless roaming,
Soft is the grass, my bed is free.
Ah, to be back now in Carrickfergus,
On that long road down to the sea.

Ah, but in Kilkenny, it is reported,
They have marble stones there as black as ink
With gold and silver I did support her,
But I'll sing no more until I get a drink.
For I'm drunk today, and I'm seldom sober,
A handsome rover from town to town,
Ah, but I'm sick now, my days are numbered,
Come all you young men and lay me down

1 5maj7 1
I found my love 'neath the gasworks falls
4 5maj 1
Dreamed a dream by the old canal
4 1 5 1
Kissed my girl by the factory wall
5 6m
Dirty old town, dirty old town
Clouds are drifting across the moon
Cats are prowling on their beat
Springs a girl in the streets at night
Dirty old town, dirty old town
Heard a siren from the dock
Saw a train set the night on fire
Smelled the spring on the smoky wind
Dirty old town, dirty old town
I'm going to take a good sharp ax
Shining steel tempered in the fire
We'll chop you down like an old dead tree
Dirty old town, dirty old town


1 4 1 6m
As I walked by the dockside one evening so fair
1 4 1 5
To view the salt water and take the sea air
4 1 6m
I heard an old fisherman singing a song
1 4 1 5
Won't you take me away boys my time is not long
1 5 1
Chorus: Wrap me up in me oilskins and jumper
4 1 5
no more on the docks I'll be seen
4 1 6m
Just tell me old ship mates I'm taking a trip mates
1 4 5 1
And I'll see you someday in Fiddler's Green

Now Fiddler's Green is a place I hear tell
Where fishermen go if they don't go to hell
Where the skies are all clear and the dolphins do play
And the cold coast of Greenland is far, far away
Chorus:
When you get to the docks and the long trip is thru
There's pub and there's clubs and there's lassies there too
Where the girls are all pretty and beer it is free
And there's bottles of rum growing from every tree
Chorus:
Now I don't want a harp or a halo, not me
Just give me a breeze and a good rolling sea
I'll play me old squeeze box as we sail along
With the wind in the rigging to sing us a song

1 2m 5 1
Four strong winds that blow lonely, seven seas that run high,
1 2m 5
All those things that don't change, come what may.
1 2m 5 1
But our good times are all gone, and I'm bound for moving on.
2m 3(or6m) 5
I'll look for you if I'm ever back this way.
Think I'll go out to Alberta, weather's good there in the fall
Got some friends that I can go to working for.
Still I wish you'd change your mind, if I asked you one more time
But we've been through that a hundred times or more.
If I get there before the snow flies, and if things are looking good.
You could meet me if I sent you down the fare,
But by then it would be winter, not too much for you to do.
And those winds sure do blow cold way up there.


Three Score And Ten
Recorded by the The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem on "Sing of the Sea"
Suggested Key=D
1 6m 4 1
And it's three score and ten Boys and men were lost from Grimsby town
4 1 5
From Yarmouth down to Scarborough many hundreds more were drowned
1 6m 4 1
Our herring craft, our trawlers Our fishing smacks, as well
4 5
They long did fight that bitter night
1
The battle with the swell
Methinks I see a host of craft Spreading their sails alee
Down the Humber they do glide All bound for the Northern Sea
Me thinks I see on each small craft A crew with hearts so brave
Going out to earn their daily bread
Upon the restless wave
Methinks I see them yet again As they leave this land behind
Casting their nets into the sea The herring shoals to find
Me thinks I see them yet again They're all on board all right
With their nets rolled up and their decks cleaned off
And the side lights burning bright
Me thinks I've heard the captain say Me lads we'll shorten sail
With the sky to all appearances Looks like an approaching gale
Me thinks I see them yet again Midnight hour is past
The little craft abattling there
Against the icy blast
October's night brought such a sight Twas never seen before
There were mast and yards and broken spars A washing on the shore
There were many a heart in sorrow Many a heart so brave
There were many a fine and hearty lad
That met a watery grave


Shoals Of Herring
Recorded by Clancy, O'Connell, & Clancy on "The Wild & Wasteful Ocean"
Words & Music by Ewan MacColl

Suggested Key=A (Liam plays it in G form, capo 2)
(First verse sung a cappella or with minimal accompaniment)

With our nets and gear we're faring
On the wild and wasteful ocean.
It's out there on the deep we harvest and keep our bread
As we hunted for the shoals of herring

1 4 1
It was on a fair and a pleasant day
5
Out of Yarmouth harbor I was faring
1 4 1
As a cabin boy on a sailing lugger
4 5 1
For to hunt the bonny shoals of herring
O the work was hard and the hours were long
And the treatment, sure it took some bearing
And I used to sleep standing on my feet
And I'd dream about the shoals of herring
O we left the homegrounds in the month of June
And to Canny Shiels we soon were bearing
With a hundred cran of silver darlings
That we'd taken from the shoals of herring
You're net rope man now, boy you're on the move
You can swear and show a manly bearing
Take your turn on watch with the other fellows
While following the shoals of herring
Now you're up on deck, you're a fisherman
And you're learning all about sea faring
That's your education scraps of navigation
As you hunt the bonnie shoals of herring
In the stormy seas and the living gales
I earned the gear that I was wearing
Sailed ten thousand miles caught ten million fishes
As we hunted for the shoals of herring
(Last verse sung with mininimal accompaniment)
1 5 1
And it's night and day we're faring
4 5
Come winter wave or winter gale
1 4 1 4 1 6m
Sweating or cold growing up growing old or dying
1 4 5 1
As we hunt the bonnie shoals of herring

Recorded by the Liam Clancy on "Farewell To Tarwathie/The Dutchman"
Words & Music by Ralph McTell
Suggested Key=C
1 5 6m 3m
Have you seen the old man in the closed down market,
4 1 2 5
Kicking up the papers with his worn out shoes?
1 5 6m 3m
In his eyes you see no pride. Hanging loosely by his side,
4 1 5 1
They're yesterday's paper telling yesterday's news.
Have you seen the old girl who walks the streets of London?
Dirt in her hair and her clothes in rags.
She's no time for talking, she just keeps right on walking,
Carrying her home in two carrier bags.
4 1 3m 6m
So how can you tell me you're lonely,
2 5
And say that for you the sun don't shine?
1 5 6m 3m
Let me take you by the hand & lead you through the streets of
London,
4 1 5 1
I will show you something to make you change your mind

In the all night cafe at a quarter to eleven,
Same old man sitting there all alone.
Looking at the world over the rim of his tea cup,
Each tea lasts a hour, then he wanders home alone.
Have you seen the old man outside the seamen's mission?
Memory fading like the ribbons he wears.
In this lonesome city the rain cries a little pity,
For one more forgotten hero in a world that doesn't care.

arrangements, which I leave to your imagination. . . .

CHORDS USED:: [(o)=optional open string]
Am7 GM7/A* Dm7 Em7/D E7 E7#9
xo_o(o) xo_o(o) xxo___ xxo___ o___(o) o_____
1 ||||1| 3 ||||1| 1 ||||11 3 ||||11 5 ||||1| 6 ||1|||
||2||| ||2||| |||2|| |||2|| ||2||| |2|3||
|||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |3|4|| ||||4|

CM7 Am7~ D7 G9sus4 D(m)7@
x____x _x___x x____x _x___x ______ xxo___
3 |1|||| 5 2|333| 3 ||||1| 1 ||||1| |||||| 3 ||||1|
|||2|| |||||| ||2||| |||2|| |||||| ||||||
||3|4| |||||| |3|4|| 3|4||| |||||| |||3|4

* --though better considered, harmonically, as a Bm-type chord
[harmonic "backbone" here: i-ii dorian (Am-Bm)]
~ --2nd Am7 voicing at Am7~ over lyrics
@ --nice substitute for 1st Dm7 at Dm7@ over lyrics

VERSE 1::
Am7 / GM7/A / Am7 / GM7/A /
Summertime an' the livin' is

Am7 / GM7/A / Am7 / GM7/A /
easy,

Dm7 / Em7/D / Dm7@ / Em7/D / E7 /// E7#9 ///
Fish are jumpin', an' the cotton is high.

Am7 / GM7/A / Am7 / GM7/A /
Oh, yo' daddy's rich, an yo' ma is good-

Am7 / GM7/A / Am7 / GM7/A /
lookin,

CM7 / Am7~ / D7 / G9sus4 /
So hush, little baby, don' you

Am7 / GM7/A / Am7 / GM7/A /
cry.

VERSE 2:: [chords sim.]

One of these mornin's you goin' to rise up singin',

Then you'll spread yo' wings an' you'll take the sky.

But till that mornin' there's a nothin' can harm you

With Daddy an' Mammy standin' by.

----------------
"neat" intro/coda chord variant [2 beats a chord;
repeat whole sequence at will]:
Am7 Bm7/A Am9 Bm7/A
||: - 0 2 2 1 3 - 0 4 4 3 5 - 0 5 5 5 7 - 0 4 4 3 5 :||--tcg
"I've Got You Under My Skin"
(Cole Porter)
[Arrangement: Charles Calello]

[piano/strings:]

D Dmaj7/C# D7/C G/B
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Gm/Bb D/A E7/G#
/ / / / / / / / / / / /

A7sus4 Adim Em7 A13-9 Dmaj9 D6
575755 567575 x05322
I've got you under my skin
Em7 A13-9 Dmaj9 D6
I've got you deep in the heart of me
Em7 A13-9 D6
So deep in my heart you're really a part of me (baby, baby, baby)
Em7/D A7/D D
I've got you under my skin

A7sus4 Adim Em7 A13-9 Dmaj9 D6
I've tried so not to give in
Gm7 A7+5-9 A7 Dmaj9 D6
x05666
I said to myself this affair never would go so well
C#m7 F# F#/B B
But why should I try to resist when darling I know so well
Em7 A7 D
I've got you under my skin

Em7/D A7/D
I'd sacrifice anything come what might
Dmaj7 D6
For the sake of having you near
Em7/D A7/D
In spite of the warning voice that comes in the night
F#m F7 Em7
And repeats and repeats in my ear

G F#7 Bm
Don't you know (little fool)
G A D
That you never can win (never win, never win)
Em7
Use your mentality (never win, never win)
A7 Dsus4 D
Wake up to reality (never win)
Am7/D D7 G
But each time I do
Gm7 D/F# [N.C.]
Just the thought of you makes me stop
Before I begin

[A7]
v v v v v v v v
-0-0---0-------0-|-0-0---0-------0-|
-7-8---8-------8-|-7-8---8-------5-|
-7-9---9-------9-|-7-9---9-------6-|
-----------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|

D
v v v v v v v v
-----------------|-----------------|
-5-7---7-------5-|-8-7---7---------|
-6-7---7-------6-|-9-7---7---------|
-----------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|

Em7 A7
Whoa-oa-oa (never win, never win)
D
Under my skin (never win, never win)
Em7 A7
Baby (never win, never win)
D
Under my skin
Am7/D D7 G
Don't you know that each time I do
Gm7 D/F# [N.C.]
Just the thought of you makes me stop
Before I begin

D Dmaj7/C# D7/C G/B Gm6/Bb D/A
'Cause I've got you under my skin (under my skin)

[winds/bass arr. for guitar:]

[A7] [D]
-------------|
------5---3--|
--6---6---2--|
--5-------0--|
------0------|
-------------|

[drum fill]

Coda [repeat to fade]:

Em7 A7
Never win, never win
D
Under my skin...


BLUE MOON

G Em C D G Em C
Blue Moon, you left me standing here alone
D G Em C D G Em C D
Without a song in my heart, without a love of my own
G Em C D G Em C
Blue Moon, you knew what I was there for
D G Em C D G Em G
You heard me say a prayer for, someone I really care for


Am D G Em
And suddenly there appeared before me
Am D G Em
The only one my arms could ever hold
Am D G Em
I heard somebody whisper, "Please adore me"
A7 D7
And all at once my moon had turned to gold


Blue Moon, now I'm no longer alone
Without a song in my heart
Without a love of my own


CRAZY (Willie Nelson)
---------------------

G G C C C Bm7 Am7 D7
[intro]

G G E7 E7 Am Am(#7) Am7 Am7
Crazy, I'm crazy for feeling so lonely
D7 D7 D7 D7 G G#dim7 Am7 D7
I'm crazy, crazy for feeling so blue

G G E7 E7 Am Am(#7) Am7 Am7
I knew you'd love me as long as you wanted
D7 D7 D7 D7 G C G G7
And then someday you'd leave me for somebody new

C C C C G G G7 G7
Worry, why do I let myself worry?
A7 A7 A7 A7 D7 Am7 D7 D7
Wond'ring what in the world did I do?

G G E7 E7 Am Am(#7) Am7 Am7
Crazy for thinking that my love could hold you
C Bm7 Am7 G
I'm crazy for trying and crazy for crying
Am7 D7 G Eb
And I'm crazy for loving you

Ab Ab F7 F7 Bbm Bbm(#7) Bbm7 Bbm7
Crazy for thinking that my love could hold you
Db Cm7 Bbm7 Ab
I'm crazy for trying and crazy for crying
Bbm7 Eb7 Ab Ab Db Db Ab .
And I'm crazy for loving you.

[Patsy Cline's recording is actually in Bb. I play these chords with
a capo on the third fret. When I get to the modulation at the end,
I don't play the transition chord (Eb); during the time that I _would_
be playing Eb, I move the capo up to the fourth fret and keep playing
in G.]



- Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com



MACK THE KNIFE BOBBY DARIN


C6 Dm7
Oh the shark has pretty teeth, dear
G7 C6
And he shows them pearly white
C9 C Dm7
Just a jack knife has MacHeath, dear
G7 C6
And he keeps it out of sight

When the shark bites with his teeth, dear
Scarlet billows start to spread
Fancy gloves though wears MacHeath, dear
So there's not a trace of red

On the sidewalk, Sunday morning
Lies a body oozing life
Someone's sneaking round the corner
Is the someone Mack the knife?

From a tug boat by the river
A cement bag's dropping down
The cement's just for the weight, dear
Bet you Mack is back in town

Louie Miller disappeared, dear
After drawing out his cash
And MacHeath spends like a sailor
Did our boy do something rash?

Sukey Tawdry, Jenny Diver
Polly Peachum, Lucy Brown
Oh the line forms on the right, dear
Now that Mack is back in town

C6 = x32210
C9 = x32330
DM7 = x00211
G7 = 320001


THE FERRYMAN
(Pete St. John)

The little boats are gone, from the breast of Anna Liffey
And the Ferrymen are stranded on the Quay
The Dublin docks are dying and a way of life is gone
Molly it was part of you and me

Chorus:
Where the strawberry beds sweep down to the Liffey
You'll kiss away the worries from my brow
I love you well today, and I'll love you more tomorrow
If you ever loved me Molly love me now

'Twas the only job I knew, it was hard but never lonely
The Liffey ferry made a man of me
Now it's gone without a whisper, forgotten even now
Sure it's over Molly over can't you see

Chorus

Well now I'll tend the yard, and I'll spend my days in talkin'
I'll hear them whisper Charlie's on the dole (but not for long)
Molly we're still livin' and darlin' we're still young
And the river never owned me heart and soul

GO ON HOME BRITISH SOLDIERS


(Chorus)
Go on home British soldiers go on home
have you got no fuck'in homes of your own
for eight hundred years we've fought you without fear
and we will fight you for eight hundred more.

If you stay British soldiers if you stay
you'll never ever beat the IRA
the fourteen men in Derry are the last that you will bury
so take a tip and leave us while you may.

(Chorus)

No! we're not British we're not Saxon we're not English
we're Irish! and proud we are to be
so fuck your union jack we want our country back
we want to see old Ireland free once more.

(Chorus)
BREAK
(Chorus)

Well we're fighting British soldiers for the cause
we'll never bow to soldiers because
throughout our history we were born to be free
so get out British soldiers leave us be.

(Chorus X 2)

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God Save Ireland
(T. D. Sullivan)


High upon the gallows tree swung the noble-hearted Three.
By the vengeful tyrant stricken in their bloom;
But they met him face to face, with the courage of their race,
And they went with souls undaunted to their doom.

(Chorus)
"God save Ireland ! " said the heroes;
"God save Ireland" said they all.
Whether on the scaffold high
Or the battlefield we die,
0, what matter when for Erin dear we fall ! "

Girt around with cruel foes, still their courage proudly rose,
For they thought of hearts that loved them far and near;
Of the millions true and brave o'er the ocean's swelling wave,
And the friends in holy Ireland ever dear.

(Chorus repeat)

Climbed they up the rugged stair, rang their voices out in prayer,
Then with England's fatal cord around them cast,
Close beside the gallows tree kissed like brothers lovingly,
True to home and faith and freedom to the last.

(Chorus repeat)

Never till the latest day shall the memory pass away,
Of the gallant lives thus given for our land;
But on the cause must go, amidst joy and weal and woe,
Till we make our Isle a nation free and grand.

(Chorus repeat)


Return to the song lyrics index.

The Green Fields of France
(Eric Bogle)

Well, how do you do, young Willie McBride,
Do you mind if I sit here down by your graveside,
And rest for a while neath the warm summer sun,
I've been worlding all day and I'm nearly done.
I see by your gravestone you were only nineteen,
When you joined the great fallen in nineteen sixteen,
I hope you died well and I hope you died clean,
Or young Willie McBride was it slow and obscene.

CHORUS:
Did they beat the drum slowly, did they play the life lowly.
Did they sound the dead march as they lowered you down,
And did the band play the Last Post and chorus,
Did the pipes play the Flowers of the Forest.

And did you leave awife or a sweetheart behind, In some
faithful heart is your memory enshrined. Although you
died back in nineteen sixteen, In that faithful heart are
you forever nineteen. Or are you a stranger without even
a name, Enclosed and forever behind the glass pane, In an
old photograph, torn and battered and stained And faded
to yellow in a brown leather frame.

Chorus

The sun now it shines on the green fields of France
There's a warm summer breeze, it makes the red poppies
dance. And look how the sun shines from under the clouds
There's no gas, no barbed wire, no guns firing now. But
here in this graveyard it's still no-man's-land. The
countless white crosses stand mute in the sand, To man's
blind indifference to his fellow man, To a whole
generation that were butchered and damned.

Chorus

Now young Willie McBride I can't help but wonder why
Do all those who lie here know why they died
And did they believe when they answered the cause
did they really believe that this war would end wars.
Well the sorrows, the suffering, the glory,
the pain, the killing, and dying was all done in vain...
For young Willie McBride it all happened again,
and again, and again, and again, and again


Fare thee well, my lovely Dinah,
a thousand times adieu.
We are bound away from the Holy Ground
and the girls we love so true.
We'll sail the salt seas over
and we'll return once more,
And still I live in hope to see
the Holy Ground once more.

Chorus:
You're the girl that I adore,
And still I live in hope to see
the Holy Ground once more.

Now when we're out a-sailing
and you are far behind
Fine letters will I write to you
with the secrets of my mind,
The secrets of my mind, my girl,
you're the girl that I adore,
And still I live in hope to see
the Holy Ground once more.

Chorus:
You're the girl that I adore,
And still I live in hope to see
the Holy Ground once more.

Oh now the storm is raging
and we are far from shore;
The poor old ship she's sinking fast
and the riggings they are tore.
The night is dark and dreary,
we can scarcely see the moon,
But still I live in hope to see
the Holy Ground once more.

Chorus:
You're the girl that I adore,
And still I live in hope to see
the Holy Ground once more.

It's now the storm is over
and we are safe on shore
We'll drink a toast to the Holy Ground
and the girls that we adore.
We'll drink strong ale and porter
and we'll make the taproom roar,
And when our money is all spent
we'll go to sea once more.

Chorus:
You're the girl that I adore,
And still I live in hope to see
the Holy Ground once more.

Knocking on heavens door

Mama, take this badge off of me
I can't use it anymore.
It's gettin' dark, too dark for me to see
I feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door.

Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door

Mama, put my guns in the ground
I can't shoot them anymore.
That long black cloud is comin' down
I feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door.

Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door

LEAVING OF LIVERPOOL, THE (1)

Farewell to you, my own true love
I am going far away
I am bound for California
But I know that I'll return some day

Chorus:
So fare thee well, my own true love
And when I return, united we will be
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me
But my darling, when I think of thee

I have shipped on a Yankee sailing ship
Davy Crockett is her name
And Burgess is the captain of her
And they say she is a floating hell

Chorus

Oh the sun is on the harbor love
And I wish I could remain
For I know it will be some long time
before I see you again

Chorus


ARTIST: REM
TITLE: Man on the Moon
Lyrics and Chords


Mott the Hoople and the game of Life
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Andy Kaufman in the wrestling match
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Monopoly, 21, checkers, and chess / Yeah, yeah...
Mr. Fred Blassie and a breakfast mess / Yeah, yeah...
Let's play Twister, let's play Risk / Yeah, yeah...
I'll see you in heaven if you make the list / Yeah, yeah...

/ C - D - / C - - - / :

Now Andy did you hear about this one
Tell me are you locked in the punch
Andy are you goofing on Elvis
Hey baby, are we losing touch

/ Am - G - / / / D - - - /

{Refrain}
If you believe
They put a man on the moon, man on the moon
If you believe
There's nothing up their sleeve, then nothing is cool

/ G Am / C D G Am D - / G Am / C D Am - - - /

Moses went walking with a staff of wood / Yeah...
Newton got beaned by the apple good / Yeah...
Egypt was troubled by the horrible asp / Yeah...
Mr. Charles Darwin had the gall to ask / Yeah...

Now Andy did you hear about this one
Tell me are you locked in the punch
Andy are you goofing on Elvis
Hey baby, are you having fun

{Refrain}

Here's a little agit for the never believer / Yeah...
Here's a little ghost for the offering / Yeah...
Here's a truck stop instead of St. Peter's / Yeah...
Mr. Andy Kaufman's gone wrestling / Yeah...

Now Andy did you hear about this one
Tell me are you locked in the punch
Andy are you goofing on Elvis
Hey baby, are we losing touch

{Refrain lots}


Chorus
Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows
Fair is the lily of the valley
Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne
But my love is fairer than any.
Come over the hills, my bonnie Irish lass
Come over the hills to your darling
You choose the rose, love, and I'll make the vow
And I'll be your true love forever.

'Twas down by Killarney's green woods that we strayed
When the moon and the stars they were shining
The moon shone its rays on her locks of golden hair
And she swore she'd be my love forever.

Chorus

It's not for the parting that my sister pains
It's not for the grief of my mother
'Tis all for the loss of my bonny Irish lass
That my heart is breaking forever.

Until you've been beside a man
You don't know what he wants
You don't know if he cries at night
You don't know if don't
Where nothing comes easy, old nightmares are real
Until you've been beside a man
You don't know how he feels

But once inside a woman's heart
A man must keep his head
Heaven opens up the door
Where angels fear to tread
Some men go crazy, some men go slow
Some men go just where they want
Some men never go


But, oh, blame it on midnighta
Ooh, shame on the moon

(Piano solo)

Everywhere is all around
Comfort in the crowd
Ooh, shame on the moon
Stanger's faces all round
Laughing right out loud
Hey, watch where you're goin', step light on old toes
Until you've been beside a man
You don't know who he knows

But, oh, blame it on midnight
Ooh, shame on the moon
Oh, blame it on midnight

Eeeee A D A
|: Swing low, sweet chariot,
E
Comin' for to carry me home! :|
A D A
|: Swing low, sweet chariot,
E A
Comin' for to carry me home! :|


A D A
I looked over Jordan and what did I see,
E
Comin' for to carry me home!
A D A
A band of angels comin' after me,
E A
Comin' for to carry me home!

A D A
|: Swing low, sweet chariot,
E
Comin' for to carry me home! :|
A D A
|: Swing low, sweet chariot,
E A
Comin' for to carry me home! :|

A D A
If you get there before I do,
E
Comin' for to carry me home,
A D A
Jess tell my friends that I'm acomin' too,
E A
Comin' for to carry me home.


A D A
|: Swing low, sweet chariot,
E
Comin' for to carry me home! :|
A D A
|: Swing low, sweet chariot,
E A
Comin' for to carry me home! :|


A D A
I'm sometimes up and sometimes down,
E
Comin' for to carry me home,
A D A
But still my soul feels heavenly bound
E A
Comin' for to carry me home!

The Dutchman
dddddd
The Dutchman's not the kind of man
To keep his thumb jammed in the dam
That holds his dreams in
But that's a secret only Margaret knows
When Amsterdam is golden in the morning
Margaret brings him breakfast
She believes him
He thinks the tulips bloom beneath the snow
He's mad as he can be but Margaret only sees that sometimes
Sometimes she sees her unborn children in his eyes
(chorus)
Let us go to the banks of the ocean
Where the walls rise above the Zuiderzee
Long ago, I used to be a young man
And dear Margaret remembers that for me
The Dutchman still wears wooden shoes
His cap and coat are patched with love
That Margaret sewed in
Sometimes he thinks he's still in Rotterdam
He watches tugboats down canals
And calls out to them when he thinks he knows the Captain
'Til Margaret comes to take him home again
Through unforgiving streets that trip him
Though she holds his arm
Sometimes he thinks that he's alone and calls her name
(chorus)
The windmills whirl the winter in
She winds his muffler tighter,
They sit in the kitchen
Some tea with whiskey keeps away the dew
He sees her for a moment, calls her name
She makes the bed up humming some old love song
She learned it when the tune was very new
He hums a line or two
They hum together in the night
The Dutchman falls asleep and Margaret blows the candle out.


ARTIST: Billy Joel
TITLE: She's Always a Woman
Lyrics and Chords


She can kill with a smile
She can wound with her eyes
She can ruin your faith
With her casual lies
And she'll only reveal
What she wants you to see
She hides like a child
But she's always a woman to me

/ A7 D / A7 D - / D G / Bm G - / A7 D / A7 F# - /
/ Bm - / G A7 D - - - /

She can lead you to love
She can take you or leave you
She can ask for the truth
But she'll never believe you
And she'll take what you give her
As long as it's free
Yeah, she steals like a thief
But she's always a woman to me

{Refrain}
Oh, she takes care of herself
She can wait if she wants
She's ahead of her time
Oh, and she never gives out
And she never gives in
She just changes her mind

/ Bm - E7 - A - / F#m D G - / Em A7 D - - - /
/ Dm - G7 - C - / Am - Bb - / E E7 A - - - /

And she'll promise you more than the Garden of Eden
Then she'll carelessly cut you
And laugh while you're bleeding
But she'll bring out the best
And the worst you can be
Blame it all on yourself
'Cause she's always a woman to me

{Refrain}

She is frequently kind
And she's suddenly cruel
She can do as she pleases
She's nobody's fool
But she can't be convicted
She's earned her degree
And the most she will do
Is throw shadows at you
But she's always a woman to me
Hmmm


... / Bm - / G D / Em A7 D - - - /
How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
Yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they're forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea?
Yes, 'n' how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, 'n' how many times can a man turn his head,
Pretending he just doesn't see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.


I hear the train a comin´
it´s rolling round the bend
and I ain´t seen the sunshine since I don´t know when,
I´m stuck in Folsom prison, and time keeps draggin´ on
but that train keeps a rollin´ on down to San Anton..
When I was just a baby my mama told me. Son,
always be a good boy, don´t ever play with guns.
But I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die
When I hear that whistle blowing, I hang my head and cry..

I bet there´s rich folks eating in a fancy dining car
they´re probably drinkin´ coffee and smoking big cigars.
Well I know I had it coming, I know I can´t be free
but those people keep a movin´
and that´s what tortures me...

Well if they´d free me from this prison,
if that railroad train was mine
I bet I´d move just a little further down the line
far from Folsom prison, that's where I want to stay
and I´d let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away.....

No, woman, no cry;
No, woman, no cry;
No, woman, no cry;
No, woman, no cry.

Said - said - said: I remember when we used to sit
In the government yard in trenchtown,
Oba - obaserving the ypocrites
As they would mingle with the good people we meet.
Good friends we have, oh, good friends weve lost
Along the way.
In this great future, you cant forget your past;
So dry your tears, I seh.

No, woman, no cry;
No, woman, no cry.
ere, little darlin, dont shed no tears:
No, woman, no cry.

Said - said - said: I remember when-a we used to sit
In the government yard in trenchtown.
And then georgie would make the fire lights,
As it was logwood burnin through the nights.
Then we would cook cornmeal porridge,
Of which Ill share with you;
My feet is my only carriage,
So Ive got to push on through.
But while Im gone, I mean:
Everythings gonna be all right!
Everythings gonna be all right!
Everythings gonna be all right!
Everythings gonna be all right!
I said, everythings gonna be all right-a!
Everythings gonna be all right!
Everythings gonna be all right, now!
Everythings gonna be all right!

So, woman, no cry;
No - no, woman - woman, no cry.
Woman, little sister, dont shed no tears;
No, woman, no cry.

I remember when we used to sit
In the government yard in trenchtown.
And then georgie would make the fire lights,
As it was logwood burnin through the nights.
Then we would cook cornmeal porridge,
Of which Ill share with you;
My feet is my only carriage,
So Ive got to push on through.
But while Im gone:

No, woman, no cry;
No, woman, no cry.
Woman, little darlin, say dont shed no tears;
No, woman, no cry.

Eh! (little darlin, dont shed no tears!
No, woman, no cry.
Little sister, dont shed no tears!
No, woman, no cry.)

CHORDS:
A9 A(II) D6/A Dmaj7/A Amaj7
E|--0----5------7------9-------9--|
B|--0----5------7------10------9--|
G|--2----6------7------11------9--|
D|--2----7------7------12------7--|
A|--0----0------0------0-------0--|
E|--------------------------------|

INTRO:
Bm E Bm E
Bm E Bm E
C#m F#7 Bm E

A Bm
Think I'll pack it in and buy a pick-up
E A
Take it down to L.A.
A Bm
Find a place to call my own and try to fix up.
E A A9
Start a brand new day.

CHORUS:
A
The woman I'm thinking of,
Bm
she loved me all up
E A
But I'm so down today
A
She's so fine, she's in my mind,
Bm E Esus4 A
I hear her callin'.
A(II) D6/A
See the lonely boy, out on the weekend
Dmaj7/A Amaj7 A(II)
Trying to make it pay.
A(II) D6/A
Can't relate to joy, he tries to speak and
Dmaj7/A Amaj7 A(II)
Can't begin to say.

Bm E Bm E
C#m F#7 Bm E

She got pictures on the wall, they make me look up
From her big brass bed.
Now I'm running down the road trying to stay up
Somewhere in her head.

CHORUS

Bm E Bm E
C#m F#7 Bm E



Would you know my name if I saw you in Heaven
Would it be the same if I saw you in Heaven
I must be strong and carry on
'Cause I know I don't belong here in heaven

/ A E F#m - D A E - / / F#m - C# - Em - F# - / Bm - E7 - A E F#m A D E7 A - /

Would you hold my hand if I saw you in Heaven
Would you help me stand if I saw you in Heaven
I'll find my way through night and day
'Cause I know I just can't stay here in heaven

{Bridge}
Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees
Time can break your heart have you beggin', please
Beggin', please

/ C Bm Am D G D Em D / C Bm Am D / G D E - /

{First two lines of verse instrumental}
Beyond the door there's peace for sure
And I know there'll be no more tears in heaven

{Repeat First Verse, Bridge}

Galway bay
Cccc

It's far away I am today
From scenes I roamed a boy
And long ago the hour, I know
I first saw Illinois
But Time not Tide, not waters wide,
Can wean my heart away
For ever true it flies to you
My own dear Galway Bay

A prouder man I'd walk the lad
In health and peace of mind,
If I might toil and strive and moil,
Nor cast one thought behind;
But what would be the world to me,
Its rank and rich array,
If memory I lost of thee,
My poor old Galway Bay.

Oh, grey and bleak, by shore and creek,
The rugged rocks abound,
But sweeter green the grass between
Than grows on Irish ground.
So friendship fond, all wealth beyond,
And love that lives alway,
Bless each poor home beside your foam,
My dear old Galway Bay.

Had I youth's blood and hopeful mood
And heart of fire once more,

For all the gold the earth might hold,
I'd never quit your shore;
I'd live content whate'er God sent,
With neighbours old and grey,
And lay my bones 'neath churchyard stones,
Beside you, Galway Bay.

The blessing of a poor old man
Be with you night and day,
The blessings of a lonely man
Whose heart will soon be clay.
'Tis all the Heaven I'd ask of God
Upon my dying day -
My soul to soar for evermore
Above you, Galway Bay.


Chorus:
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds
You'd think she was queen of the land
And her hair hung over her shoulder
Tied up with a black velvet band.
In a neat little town they call Belfast
Apprenticed to trade I was bound
And many an hour's sweet happiness
I spent in that neat little town.
Till bad misfortune came o'er me
That caused me to stray from the land
Far away from my friends and relations
To follow the black velvet band.

Well, I was out strolling one evening
Not meaning to go very far
When I met with a pretty young damsel
Who was selling her trade in the bar.
When I watched, she took from a customer
And slipped it right into my hand
Then the Watch came and put me in prison
Bad luck to the black velvet band.

Next morning before judge and jury
For a trial I had to appear
And the judge, he said, "You young fellows...
The case against you is quite clear
And seven long years is your sentence
You're going to Van Dieman's Land
Far away from your friends and relations
To follow the black velvet band."

So come all you jolly young fellows
I'd have you take warning by me
Whenever you're out on the liquor, me lads,
Beware of the pretty colleen.
She'll fill you with whiskey and porter
Until you're not able to stand
And the very next thing that you'll know, me lads,
You're landed in Van Dieman's Land.

OLD GERMAN CLOCKWINDER

A German clockwinder to Manchester came
And Peter Von Gherkin was the old German's name
All up our street with his little brass bell
"Some clocks for to wind," this old German would yell

I toodalum I toodalum, I toodalum I ay
I toodalum, I toodalum in the old fashioned way
I toodalum, I toodalum, I toodalum I ay
Well I winds 'em by night and I mends 'em by day
ding dong, ding dong, ding dong, ding dong

He's met a young woman in Stephenson Square
She said as her clock was in need of repair
She took him upstairs and he followed with delight
In less than ten minutes, he'd set her clock right

Now this old German was the ladies' delight
He often went to 'em by day and by night
And some went too fast-like, others went too slow
But nine out o' ten, he could make 'em all go

While they were busy at what they was at
All of a sudden there came a rat-tat
And in came her hubby who got such a shock
To see this old German winding up his wife's clock

Our clock it was bent and knocked out of repair
Well that poor old German, he got such a scare
That never, oh never, for the rest of his life
Would he wind up the clock of another man's wife


WHISKEY ON A SUNDAY
COME DAY, GO DAY
(Glyn Hughes)

Come day, go day
Wish in my heart it were Sunday
Drinking buttermilk thru the week
Whiskey on a Sunday

He sits in the corner of old beggar's bush
On top of an old packing crate
he has three wooden dolls that can dance and can sing
And he croons with a smile on his face

His tired old hands tug away at the strings
And the puppets dance up and down
A far better show than you ever would see
In the fanciest theatre in town

And sad to relate that old Seth Davy died
In 1904
The three wooden doll in the dustbin were laid
His song will be heard nevermore

But some stormy night when you're passing that way
And the wind's blowing up from the sea
You'll still hear the song of old Seth Davy
As he croons to his dancing dolls three

Recorded by Irish Rovers

As down the glen one Easter morn to a city fair rode I
There Armed lines of marching men in squadrons passed me by
No fife did hum nor battle drum did sound it's dread tatoo
But the Angelus bell o'er the Liffey swell rang out through the foggy dew

Right proudly high over Dublin Town they hung out the flag of war
'Twas better to die 'neath an Irish sky than at Sulva or Sud El Bar
And from the plains of Royal Meath strong men came hurrying through
While Britannia's Huns, with their long range guns sailed in through the foggy dew

'Twas Britannia bade our Wild Geese go that small nations might be free
But their lonely graves are by Sulva's waves or the shore of the Great North Sea
Oh, had they died by Pearse's side or fought with Cathal Brugha
Their names we will keep where the fenians sleep 'neath the shroud of the foggy dew

But the bravest fell, and the requiem bell rang mournfully and clear
For those who died that Eastertide in the springing of the year
And the world did gaze, in deep amaze, at those fearless men, but few
Who bore the fight that freedom's light might shine through the foggy dew

Ah, back through the glen I rode again and my heart with grief was sore
For I parted then with valiant men whom I never shall see more
But to and fro in my dreams I go and I'd kneel and pray for you,
For slavery fled, O glorious dead, When you fell in the foggy dew.

Metallica - Whiskey In The Jar Lyrics


As I was going over the Cork and Kerry Mountains
I saw Captain Farrell and his money he was countin'
I first produced my pistol and then produced my rapier
I said "Stand and deliver or the devil he may take ya"
I took all of his money and it was a pretty penny
I took all of his money yeah and I brought it home to Molly
She swore that she loved me no never would she leave me
But the devil take that woman, yeah, for you know she tricked me easy
Musha rain dum-a-doo dum-a-da
Whack for my daddy-o
Whack for my daddy-o
There's whiskey in the jar-o
Being drunk and weary I went to Molly's chamber
Takin' my Molly with me, but I never knew the danger
For about six or maybe seven in walked Captain Farrell
I jumped up, fired my pistols, and I shot him with both barrels
Musha rain dum-a-doo dum-a-da, ha, ya
Whack for my daddy-o
Whack for my daddy-o
There's whiskey in the jar-o
Yeah, whiskey, yo, whiskey...
Oh-oh, ya
Now some men like a fishin', but some men like the fowlin'
Some men like to hear, to hear the cannonball a-roarin'
But me, I like sleepin', `specially in my Molly's chamber
But here I am in prison, here I am with a ball and chain, yeah
Musha rain dum-a-doo dum-a-da, ha, ya
Whack for my daddy-o
Whack for my daddy-o
There's whiskey in the jar-o
Whiskey in the jar-o
Musha rain dum-a-doo dum-a-da
Musha rain dum-a-doo dum-a-da, hey
Musha rain dum-a-doo dum-a-da
Musha rain dum-a-doo dum-a-da, ya


Lyrics for Song: The Galway Girl
Lyrics for Album: Transcendental Blues
Well, I took a stroll on the old long walk
Of a day -I-ay-I-ay
I met a little girl and we stopped to talk
Of a fine soft day -I-ay-I-ay
And I ask you, friend, what's a fella to do
'Cause her hair was black and her eyes were blue
And I knew right then I'd be takin' a whirl
'Round the Salthill Prom with a Galway girl

We were halfway there when the rain came down
Of a day -I-ay-I-ay
And she asked me up to her flat downtown
Of a fine soft day -I-ay-I-ay
And I ask you, friend, what's a fella to do
'Cause her hair was black and her eyes were blue
So I took her hand and I gave her a twirl
And I lost my heart to a Galway girl

When I woke up I was all alone
With a broken heart and a ticket home
And I ask you now, tell me what would you do
If her hair was black and her eyes were blue
I've traveled around I've been all over this world
Boys I ain't never seen nothin' like a Galway girl


I [C]met a gin soaked barroom queen in [F]Memphis,
she tr[C]ied to take me upstairs for a r[G]ide.
She h[C]ad to heave me right across her sh[F]oulder,
cause [C]I just can't seem to dr[G]ink you off my m[C]ind.

It's the H[G]onky Tonk W[C]omen,
give me, give me, g[G]ive me the honky tonk bl[C]ues.

Str[C]ollin' on the boulevards of P[F]aris,
as n[C]aked as the day that I will d[G]ie.
The sa[C]ilors they're so charming there in P[F]aris,
but they j[C]ust don't seem to s[G]ail you off my m[C]ind.

chorus

I [C]laid a divorcee in New York [F]City,
I h[C]ad to put up some kind of a f[G]ight.
The l[C]ady she all dressed me up in r[F]oses,
she bl[C]ew my nose and th[G]en she blew my m[C]ind.

chorus lots




A
Smile though your heart is aching
Amaj7
Smile even though it's breaking
F#m D/F# Bm F#
Though there are clouds in the sky, you'll get by
E F# Bm A Dm
If you smile through your fears and sorrows
Dm E A
Smile and maybe tomorrow
A F#m Bm
You'll see the sun come shining through
E A
If you just light up your face with gladness
Amaj7
Hide every trace of sadness
F#m D/F# Bm F#
Although a tear may be ever, ever so near
E F# Bm A Dm
That's the time you must keep on trying
Dm E A
Smile, what's the use of crying
A F#m Bm
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
E A
If you just smile
A
Come on and smile


SOLO: use verse chords
(F#m, D/F#, Bm ...)


ENDING:

A D7 A D7
ooh ooh, ooh ooh
A E
ooh ooh
A
If you just smile


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CHORDS USED:

A = x02220 Bm = x24432
Amaj7 = x02120 Dm = xx0231
D7 = xx0212 F# = 244322
E = 022100 D/F# = 200232
F#m = 244222


SPIRIT IN THE SKY submitted by:
Norman Greenbaum Dave Waite

A
When I die and they lay me to rest,
D
Gonna go to the place that's best.
A
When they lay me down to die,
E A
Goin on up to the spirit in the sky.

{chorus}
A
Goin on up to the spirit in the sky.
D
That's where I'm gonna go, when I die.
A
When I die and they lay me to rest,
E
I'm gonna go to the place that's the best.

{verse 2}
Prepare yourself, you know it's a must,
Gotta have a friend in Jesus.
So you know that when you die,
It's gonna recommend you to the spirit in the sky.
CHORUS **replace "I'm" with "you're" and 1st "I" with "you"**
{verse 3}
Never been a sinner, I've never sinned.
I've got a friend in Jesus.
So you know that when I die,
It's gonna set me up with the spirit in the sky.
CHORUS


A
Smile though your heart is aching
Amaj7
Smile even though it's breaking
F#m D/F# Bm F#
Though there are clouds in the sky, you'll get by
E F# Bm A Dm
If you smile through your fears and sorrows
Dm E A
Smile and maybe tomorrow
A F#m Bm
You'll see the sun come shining through
E A
If you just light up your face with gladness
Amaj7
Hide every trace of sadness
F#m D/F# Bm F#
Although a tear may be ever, ever so near
E F# Bm A Dm
That's the time you must keep on trying
Dm E A
Smile, what's the use of crying
A F#m Bm
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
E A
If you just smile
A
Come on and smile


SOLO: use verse chords
(F#m, D/F#, Bm ...)


ENDING:

A D7 A D7
ooh ooh, ooh ooh
A E
ooh ooh
A
If you just smile


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CHORDS USED:

A = x02220 Bm = x24432
Amaj7 = x02120 Dm = xx0231
D7 = xx0212 F# = 244322
E = 022100 D/F# = 200232
F#m = 244222

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comments, corrections: s_garner@hotmail.com

I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail.
Yes I would.
If I could,
I surely would.

I'd rather be a hammer than a nail.
Yes I would.
If I could,
I surely would.

CHORUS
Away, I'd rather sail away
Like a swan that's here and gone
A man grows older every day
It gives the world
Its saddest sound,
Its saddest sound.

I'd rather be a forest than a street.
Yes I would.
If I could,
I surely would.

I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet,
Yes I would.
If I could,
I surely would.

CHORUS

Key a

[Capo 2]

Just take those old records off the shelf
I sit and listen to them by myself
Today's music ain't got the same soul
I like that old time rock 'n' roll

( A ) / D - - - / G - - - / A - - - / D - A - /

Don't try to take me to a disco
You'll never even get me out on the floor
In ten minutes I'll be late for the door
I like that old time rock 'n' roll

{Refrain}
Still like that old time rock 'n' roll
That kind of music just soothes the soul
I reminisce about the days of old
With that old time rock 'n' roll

Won't go to hear them play a tango
I'd rather hear some blues or funky old soul
There's only one sure way to get me to go
Start playing old time rock 'n' roll

Call me a relic, call me what you will
Say I'm old fashioned, say I'm over the hill
Today's music ain't got the same soul
I like that old time rock 'n' roll


Rainy Night in Soho
By Shane MacGowan (1991)
I've been loving you a long time
Down all the years, down all the days
And I've cried for all your troubles
Smiled at your funny little ways
We watched our friends grow up together
And we saw them as they fell
Some of them fell into Heaven
Some of them fell into Hell

I took shelter from a shower
And I stepped into your arms
On a rainy night in Soho
The wind was whistling all its charms
I sang you all my sorrows
You told me all your joys
Whatever happened to that old song
To all those little girls and boys

Now the song is nearly over
We may never find out what it means
But there's a light I hold before me
And you're the measure of my dreams
The measure of my dreams

Sometimes I wake up in the morning
The gingerlady by my bed
Covered in a cloak of silence
I hear you in my head
I'm not singing for the future
I'm not dreaming of the past
I'm not talking of the fist time
I never think about the last

Now the song is nearly over
We may never find out what it means
Still there's a light I hold before me
You're the measure of my dreams
The measure of my dreams


Would you know my name if I saw you in Heaven
Would it be the same if I saw you in Heaven
Em, bm, dm, e
I must be strong and carry on
'Cause I know I don't belong here in heaven

/ A E F#m - D A E - / / F#m - C# - Em - F# - / Bm - E7 - A E F#m A D E7 A - /

Would you hold my hand if I saw you in Heaven
Would you help me stand if I saw you in Heaven
I'll find my way through night and day
'Cause I know I just can't stay here in heaven

{Bridge}
Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees
Time can break your heart have you beggin', please
Beggin', please

Bb,f,cm,d#m,f
Bb,dm,gm,c,f
/ C Bm Am D G D Em D / C Bm Am D / G D E - /

{First two lines of verse instrumental}
Beyond the door there's peace for sure
And I know there'll be no more tears in heaven



Em D9/6
On the first part of the journey
Em D9/6
I was looking at all the life
Em D9/6
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
Em D9/6
There were sand and hills and rings

Em D9/6
The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz
Em D9/6
and the sky with no clouds
Em D9/6
The heat was hot and the ground was dry
Em D9/6
But the air was full of sound


[Chorus]

Em9 Dmaj9
I've been thru the desert on a horse with no name
Em9 Dmaj9
It felt good to be out of the rain
Em Dmaj9
In the desert you can't remember your name
Em Dmaj9
Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain

Em9
la la la
Dmaj9
la la la la la
Em9
la la la
Dmaj9
la la la la la


[Verse]

Em D9/6
After two days in the desert sun
Em D9/6
My skin began to turn red
Em D9/6
After three days in the desert fun
Em D9/6
I was looking at a river bed

Em D9/6
And the story it told of a river that flowed
Em D9/6
Made me sad to think it was dead


[Chorus]

Em9 Dmaj9
You see I've been thru the desert on a horse with no name
Em9 Dmaj9
It felt good to be out of the rain
Em Dmaj9
In the desert you can't remember your name
Em Dmaj9
Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain

Em9
la la la
Dmaj9
la la la la la
Em9
la la la
Dmaj9
la la la la la


[Verse]

Em D9/6
After nine days I let the horse run free
Em D9/6
Cause the desert had turned to sea
Em D9/6
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
Em D9/6
There were sand and hills and rings

Em D9/6
The ocean is a desert with its life underground
Em D9/6
And the perfect disguise above
Em D9/6
Under the cities lies a heart made of ground
Em D9/6
But the humans will give no love


[Chorus]

Em9 Dmaj9
I've been thru the desert on a horse with no name
Em9 Dmaj9
It felt good to be out of the rain
Em Dmaj9
In the desert you can't remember your name
Em Dmaj9
Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain



E D A
We'll do it all, everything, on our own.
A E D A
We don't need anything, or anyone.

A E
If I lay here, if I just lay here
D A
Would you lie with me, and just forget the world.

A E D A
I don't quite know how to say how I feel
A E D A
Those three words, I said too much, but not enough.

A E
If I lay here, if I just lay here
D A
Would you lie with me, and just forget the world.
A E
Forget what we're told, before we get too old
D A
Show me a garden that's bursting into life.

A E D A
Let's waste time, chasing cars, around our heads.
A E D A
I need your grace to remind me, to find my own.

A E
If I lay here, if I just lay here
D A
Would you lie with me, and just forget the world.
A E
Forget what we're told, before we get too old
D A
Show me a garden that's bursting into life.

A E
All that I am, all that I ever was
D A
Is here in your perfect eyes, they're all I can see
A E
I don't know where, confused about how as well
D A
just know that these things will never change for us at all.

A E
If I lay here, if I just lay here
AWould you lie with me, and just forget the world.


TITLE: You're Sixteen (You're Beautiful and You're Mine)
Lyrics and Chords


[As recorded by Ringo Starr]

You come on like a dream
Peaches and cream
Lips like strawberry wine
You're sixteen, you're beautiful, and you're mine
Mine all mine

/ C - / E7 - / F - C - / D7 - G7 - C - G7 - /

You're all ribbons and curls
Ooh, what a girl
Eyes that sparkle and shine
You're sixteen...
Mine all mine, mine, mine

{Bridge}
You're my baby, you're my pet
We fell in love on the night we met
You touched my hand, my heart went pop
Ooh, when we kissed, I could not stop

/ E7 - - - / A7 - - - / D7 - - - / G7 - - - /

You walked out of my dreams
And into my arms
Now you're my angel divine
You're sixteen...

{Bridge}

You walked out of my dreams
And into my car
Now you're my angel divine
You're sixteen... (3X)