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THE GLORY OF LOVE
Billy Hill
Intro: [A] [E7] [A]
You’ve got to [A] give a little, [E7] take a little
[A] and let your [A7] poor heart [D] break a [Dm] little
[A] That’s the story of, [E7] that’s the glory of [A] love [E7]
You’ve got to [A] love a little, [E7] cry a little
[A] until the [A7] clouds roll [D] by a [Dm] little
[A] That’s the story of, [E7] that’s the glory of [A] love [E7]
As [D] long as there’s the two of us We’ve got the [A] world and all its charms And [Dm] when the world is through with us [B7] We’ve got each other’s [E7] arms
You’ve got to [A] win a little, [E7] lose a little
[A] and always [A7] have the [D] blues a [Dm] little
[A] That’s the story of, [E7] that’s the glory of [A] love [A7]
As [D] long as there’s the two of us We’ve got the [A] world and all its charms And [Dm] when the world is through with us [B7] We’ve got each other’s [E7] arms
You’ve got to [A] win a little, [E7] lose a little
[A] and always [A7] have the [D] blues a [Dm] little
[A] That’s the story of, [E7] that’s the glory of [A] love [A7]
[D] That’s the story of, [Dm] that’s the glory of [A] love.... [E7/] [A/]
The Beatles
All My Loving
Intro: [C] [C] [C/]
Close your [Dm] eyes and I'll [G7] kiss you To[C]morrow I'll [Am] miss you Re[F]member I'll [Dm] always be [Bb] true [G7]
And then [Dm] while I'm a[G7]way
I'll write [C] home ev'ry [Am] day
And I'll [F] send all my [G7] loving to [C] you
I'll pre[Dm]tend that I'm [G7] kissing The [C] lips I am [Am] missing
And [F] hope that my [Dm] dreams will come [Bb] true [G7]
And then [Dm] while I'm [G7] away
I'll write [C] home ev'ry [Am day
And I'll [F] send all my [G7] loving to [C] you
Instrumental: 2 bars each of [F] [C] [G7] [C]
Close your [Dm] eyes and I'll [G7] kiss you
To[C]morrow I'll [Am] miss you
Re[F]member I'll [Dm] always be [Bb] true [G7]
And then [Dm] while I'm a[G7]way
I'll write [C] home ev'ry [Am] day
And I'll [F] send all my [G7] loving to [C] you
All my [Am] loving [C+] I will send to [C] you All my [Am] loving [C+] darling I'll be [C] true All my [Am] loving all my [C] loving ooh All my [Am] loving I will send to [Q]
[Lj aii my [Amj loving [l+j i win sena 10 [v.j you [C] All my [Am] loving [C+] darling I'll be [C] true
Love Her Madly - The Doors
Intro: [Am] [Am] [Am] [Am]
[Am] Don’t you love her madly, don’t you need her badly Don’t you [D] love her ways, tell me [Am] what you say Don’t you [Am] love her madly, [C] wanna [F] be her [D] daddy Don’t you [Am] love her face
Don’t you [Am] love her as she’s [E] walkin out the [Am] door [Am] Like she did one [E] thousand times be [Am]fore
[Am] Don’t you [D] love her ways, tell me [Am] what you say [Am] Don’t you love her as she’s [E] walkin out the [Am] door
[D] All your love, [Dsus4] [D] All your love [Dsus4] [D]
All your love [Dsus4] [D] All your [G] love is gone, so sing a [C] lonely song of a [A] deep blue dream, seven [D] horses seem [F/] to [D/] be [G/] on [E/] the [Am] mark [Am] [Am] [Am] [Am]
[Am] Don’t you love her madly, don’t you need her badly Don’t you [D] love her ways, tell me [Am] what you say Don’t you [Am] love her madly, [C] wanna [F] be her [D] daddy Don’t you [Am] love her face
Don’t you [Am] love her as she’s [E] walkin out the [Am] door [Am] Like she did one [E] thousand times be [Am]fore
[Am] Don’t you [D] love her ways, tell me [Am] what you say [Am] Don’t you love her as she’s [E] walkin out the [Am] door [Am] Like she did one [E] thousand times be [Am]fore
[Am] Yeah, [C] don’t you [F] love [D] her
[Am] Don’t you love her as she’s [E] walkin out the [Am] door
[Am] Like she did one [E] thousand times be [Am]fore
[Am] Don’t you love her madly [Am] Don’t you love her madly
[Am] Don’t you love her as she’s [E] walkin out the [Am//] door
Love is All Around (TheTroggs) intro: [G-Am] [C-D] (2x)
[G//] I feel it in my [Am//] fingers,
[C//] I feel it [DII ]in my [Gil] toes [Am//][C-D]
[Gil] Love is all around me,
[ClI] and so the [Dll] feeling [Gil] grows [Am//][C-D]
It's [G//] written on the [Am//] wind,
[C//] it’s every[D//]where I [Gil] go [Am//][C-D]
So [Gil] if you really [Am//]love me,
[C//]come on and [Dll] let it [Gil] show [Am//][C-D]
You [C] know I love you, I [Am] always will My [C] mind’s made up by the [G] way that I feel There’s [C] no beginning, there’ll [Am] be no end, cause [Am/] on my love, you [D/] can depend I [G//]see your face be[Am//]fore me,
[C//] as I lay [Dll] on my [G] bed [Am//][C-D]
I [Gil] kinda get to [Am//] thinking,
[C//] of all the [D] things you [G] said [Am//][C-D]
You [Gil] gave your promise [Am//] to me,
[C//] and I gave [Dll] mine to[G//] you [Am//][C-D]
I [G//]need someone be[Am//]side me,
[Oil] in every[D//]thing I [Gil] do [Am//][C-D]
You [C] know I love you, I [Am] always will My [C] mind’s made up by the [G] way that I feel There’s [C] no beginning, there II [Am] be no end, cause [Am/] on my love, you [D/] can depend It‘s [GIf] written on the [Am//] wind,
[C//] it’s every[D//]where I [Gil] go [Am//][C-D]
So [Gil] if you really [Am//]love me,
[C//]come on and [Dll] let it [Gil] show [Am//][C-D] [C//]come on and [Dll] let it [Gil] show [Am//][C-D] [C//]come on and [Dll] let it [Gil] show [Am//][C-D] [C//]come on and [Dll] let it [Gil] show [Am//][C-D][G/]
HEART OF GOLD (Neil Young)
Intro: [Em] [D//] [Em]
[Em] I wanna [C] live, [D] I wanna [G] give [Em] I’ve been a [C] miner for a [D] heart of [G] gold [Em] It’s these ex[C]pressions, [D] I never [G] give [Em] That keep me searching for a [G] heart of gold
[C] And I’m getting old [C] £g]
[Em] Keep me searching for a [C] heart of gold
[C] And I’m getting old [C] [s]
Instrumental: [Em] [Dll] [Em]
[Em] I’ve been to [C] Hollywood,[D] I’ve been to [G] Redwood
[Em] I’d cross the [C] ocean for a [D] heart of [G] gold
[Em] I’ve been in [C] my mind, [D] it’s such a [G] fine line
[Em] That keeps me searching for a [G] heart of gold
[C] And I’m getting old [C] (£J
[Em] Keeps me searching for a heart of gold
[C] And I’m getting old [C][G/]
[Em] Keeps me searching for a [D] heart of [Em] gold
You keep me searching and I’m [D] growing [Em] old
Keep me searching for a [D] heart of [Em] gold
I’ve been a miner for a [G] heart of gold [C][G/]
Chapel of Love
(The Dixie Cups)
[A] [A]
[A] Goin' to the chapel and we're gonna get married [Bm] Goin' to the [E7] chapel and we're [Bm] gonna get [E7] married
[A] Gee I really love you and we're gonna get married [Bm] Goin' to the [E] Chapel of [A] Love
[A] Spring [E7] is [A] here, the sky [E7] is [A] blue [Bm] Birds all [E7] sing as [Bm] if they [E7] knew [A] Today's [E7] the [A] day we'll say I [F#7] do ES= And we'll [Bm] never be [E7] lonely any [A] more ffp
[E7] Because we're
[A] Goin' to the chapel and we're gonna get married [Bm] Goin' to the [E7] chapel and we're [Bm] gonna get [E7] married
[A] Gee I really love you and we're gonna get married [Bm] Goin' to the [E] Chapel of [A] Love
[A] Bells [E7] will [A] ring, the sun [E7] will [A] shine [Bm] I'll be [E7] his and [Bm] he'll be [E7] mine [A] We'll love [E7] un[A]til the end of [F#7] time And we'll [Bm] never be [E7] lonely any [A]more
[E7] Because we're
[A] Goin' to the chapel and we're gonna get married [Bm] Goin' to the [E7] chapel and we're [Bm] gonna get [E7] married
[A] Gee I really love you and we're gonna get married [Bm] Goin' to the [E] Chapel of [A] Love
[Bm] Goin' to the [E] Chapel of [A] Love .. (fade)
Islands in the Stream
(written by Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb, recorded by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton)
Intro: [C] [F/] [C/] [C ] [F/] [Cl]
[C] Baby when I met you there was peace unknown
I set out to get you with a fine tooth [C7] ccmb
I was [F] soft inside, there was something going [C] on [F/] [C/]
[C] You do something to me that I can’t explain
Hold me closer and I feel no [C7] pain, every [F] beat of my heart
We got something going [C] on [F/] [Cl]
Tender love is [F] blind, it requires a dedication [Fm] All this love we feel, needs no conversation We [C] ride it together, uh huh [C] Making love with each other, uh huh [C] Islands in the stream, that is [F] what we are No one in [Dm] between, how can we be wrong Sail a[C]way with me, to another [F] world And we re[C]ly on each other, uh huh From one [Dm] lover to another, uh [C] huh
[C] I can’t live without you if the love was gone Everything is nothing if you got no [C7] one
And you did [F] walk in the night, slowly losing sight of the [C] real thing [F/] [Cl]
[C] But that won’t happen to us and we got no doubt Too deep in love, and we got no way [C7] out
And the [F] message is clear, this could be the year for the [C] real thing [F/] [Cl]
No more will you [F] cry, baby I will hurt you never We [Fm] start and end as one in love forever We can [C] ride it together, uh huh [C] Making love with each other, uh huh
[C] Islands in the stream, that is [F] what we are
No one in [Dm] between, how can we be wrong
Sail a[C]way with me, to another [F] world
And we re[C]ly on each other, uh huh
From one [Dm] lover to another, uh [C] huh
[C] Islands in the stream, that is [F] what we are
No one in [Dm] between, how can we be wrong
Sail a[C]way with me, to another [F] world
And we re[C]ly on each other, uh huh
From one [Dm] lover to another, uh [C] huh [F/] [C/]
THINK IT OVER
(Buddy Holly)
INTRO: G(x3), D(xl)
G
Think it over, what you’ve just said,
G
Think it over in your pretty little head,
C
Are you sure that I’m not the one?
G
Is your love real or only fun?
D C G / D
You think it over, yes think it over. A lonely heart grows cold and old.
G
Think it over and let me know,
G
Think it over but don’t be slow,
C
Just remember all birds and bees,
G
Go by twos through life’s mysteries.
D C G / D
You think it over, yes think it over. A lonely heart grows cold and old.
G
Think it over, what you’ve just said,
G
Think it over in your pretty little head,
C
Are you sure that I’m not the one?
G
Is your love real or only fun?
D C G / D
You think it over, yes think it over. A lonely heart grows cold and old.
G
Think it over and think of me,
G
1/2
Think it over and you will see,
c
The happy days when you and I,
G
Think as one and kiss the blues goodbye.
D C G / D
You think it over, yes think it over. A lonely heart grows cold and old
G
Think it over and let me know,
G
Think it over but don’t be slow,
C
Just remember all birds and bees,
G
Go by twos through life’s mysteries.
D C G / D
You think it over, yes think it over. A lonely heart grows cold and old.
G
Think it over, think it over, think it over, think it over C
Think it over, think it over G
Think it over, think it over D C
Well think it over, just think it over G C/G/
Think it over
California Dreaming - Mamas and Papas [Am/]
All the leaves are [Am] brown (All the [G] leaves are [F] brown)
And the [G] sky is [E7] grey (and the sky is [E7] grey)
I've been for a [C] walk (I've been [E7] fora [Am] walk)
On a [F] winter's [E7] day (on a winter's [E7] day)
I’d be safe and [Am] warm (I’d be [G] safe and [F] warm)
If I [G] was in L. [E7] A (if I was in L. [E7] A)
California [Am] dreamin' (Cali [G]fornia [F] dreamin')
On [G] such a winter's [E7] day [E^]
Stopped into a [Am] church [G] [F]
I passed a [G] long the [E7] way [E7]
Well I [F] got down on my [C] knees (got down [E7] on my [Am]
knees)
And I pre [F] tend to [E7] pray (I pretend to [E7] pray)
You know the preacher likes the [Am] cold (preacher[G] likes the [F] cold)
He knows I'm [G] gonna [E7] stay (knows I'm gonna [E7] stay) California [Am] dreamin' (Cali [G] fornia [F] dreamin')
On [G] such a winter's [E7] day [E^]
All the leaves are [Am] brown ([G] leaves are [F] brown)
And the [G] sky is [E7] grey (and the sky is [E7] grey)
I've been for a [C] walk (I've been [E7] fora [Am] walk)
On a [F] winter's [E7] day (on a winter's [E7] day)
I’d be safe and [Am] warm (I’d be [G] safe and [F] warm)
If I [G] was in L. [E7] A (if I was in L. [E7] A)
California [Am] dreamin' (Cali [G] fornia [F] dreamin)
On [G] such a winter's [Am] day (Cali [G] fornia [F] dreamin')
On [G] such a winter's [Am] day (Cali[G] fornia [F] dreamin')
On [G] such a winter's [Am/] day
THAT’LL BE THE DAY
Intro: by guitar
[D] That’ll be the day, when you say goodbye [A] That’ll be the day, when you make me cry
[D] You say you’re gonna leave, you know it’s a lie Cause [A] that’ll be the day-hey-[E] hey, when I [A] die
You [D] gave me all your lovin’, [A] and your turtle dovin;
[D] All your hugs and you’re [A] money too
You [D] know you love me baby, and [A] still you tell me maybe
That [B7] someday well, we’ll [E] be through, well
[D] That’ll be the day, when you say goodbye [A] That’ll be the day, when you make me cry [D] You say you’re gonna leave, you know it’s a lie Cause [A] that’ll be the day-hey-[E] hey, when I [A] die
When [C] Cupid shot his dart, he [A] shot it at your heart And if [D] we ever part, [A] then I’ll leave you You [D] sit and hold me, [A] you tell me boldly,
That [B7] someday well,[E] I’ll be blue, well
[D] That’ll be the day, when you say goodbye [A] That’ll be the day, when you make me cry [D] You say you’re gonna leave, you know it’s a lie Cause [A] that’ll be the day-hey-[E] hey, when I [A] die
[D] That’ll be the day, [D] woohoo hoo [A] That’ll be the day, [A] woohoo hoo [D] That’ll be the day, [D] woohoo hoo [A] That’ll be the day [E/][A/]
Have You Ever Seen the Rain
Intro: Am F C G
[C] Someone told me long ago
There's a calm before the storm, I [G] know
It’s been coming [C] for some time
[C] When it’s over so they say It'll rain a sunny day, I [G] know Shinin’ down like [C] water [C7]
[F] I want to [G]know
Have you [C]ever [Em] seen the [Am] rain [G] [F] I want to [G]know
Have you [C]ever [Em] seen the [Am] rain [G] [F] Cornin’ [G]down, sunny [C]day
[C]Yesterday and days before,
Sun is cold and rain is hard. I [G]know,
Been that way for [C] all my time
[C]‘Til forever on it goes
Through the circle fast and slow, I [G]know
It can't stop, I [CJwonder [C7]
[F] I want to [G]know
Have you [C]ever [Em] seen the [Am] rain [G] IF] I want to [G]know
Have you [C]ever [Em] seen the [Am] rain [G] [F] Cornin’ [G]down, sunny [C]day£C7J [F] I want to [G]know
Have you [C]ever [Em] seen the [Am] rain [G] [F] I want to [G]know
Have you [C]ever [Em] seen the [Am] rain [G] [F] Cornin’ [G]down, sunny [C/]day [G] [C/]
Going Back Home - Pigram Brothers
Intro: [C G7] [C G7] D
[C] I feel like [G7] going back [C] home, [G7] [C.. G7..]
Right [C] now while the [G7] mangoes are [C] ripe [G7] [C.. G7..] Frangi[C]pani [G7] starting to [C] bloom, [G7] [C.. G7..]
And the [C] bluebone [G7] starting to [C] bite [G7] [C.. G7..]
Hey [E] mum I can just taste your [Am] fish soup and [F] rice,
[C] I'm cornin' [G7] back home to [C] you
[E] Can't hack the pace of this [Am] city [F] life,
[C] Sooner be [G7] dreamin' in [C] Broome [G7] [C]
[G7] Heading [C] out to [G7] Blackberry [C] Tree now [G7] [C.. G7..]
Got the [C] dust 'n' mud [G7] stuck in our [C] hair [G7] [C.. ]
[G7] Uncle [C] Harry got his [G7] esky of [C] beer [G7] [C.. G7..]
Aunty [C] Phyll well she [G7] really don't [C] care [G7] [C.. G7..]
Hey [E] mum I can just taste your [Am] fish soup and [F] rice,
[C] I'm cornin' [G7] back home to [C] you
[E] Can't hack the pace of this [Am] city [F] life,
[C] Sooner be [G7] dreamin' in [C] Broome [G7] [C][G7J
Bridge
[Am] Laaa-zy [C] breeze [G7] blowin' thru your [C] mind
[F] Sky blue [C] sea, catch a [G7] feed there any old [C] time [G7] [C.. G7..]
[C] Luggers are [G7] in on the [C] spring tide, [G7] [C.. G7..]
The [C] gambling [G7] house is [C] packed [G7] [C.. G7..]
[C] Banker he [G7] makan with [C] siton, [G7] [C.. G7..] but [C] Larry he got [G7] both 'em in [C] front [G7] [C.. G7..]
Hey [E] mum I can just taste your [Am] fish soup and [F] rice,
[C] I'm cornin' [G7] back home to [C] you
[E] Can't hack the pace of this [Am] city [F] life,
[C] Sooner be [G7] dreamin' in [C] Broome [G7] [C] [G7]
So I [C] feel like [G7] going back [C] home [G7] [C.. G7..]
Right [C] now while the [G7] gubinje is [C] ripe [G7] [C.. G7..] [C] Jigil tree [G7] starting to [C] bloom, [G7] [C.. G7..]
And the [C] giddit [G7] startin' to [C] bite [G7] [C.. G7..]
Hey [E] mum I can just taste your [Am] fish soup and [F] rice,
[C] I'm cornin' [G7] back home to [C] you
[E] Can't hack the pace of this [Am] city [F] life,
[C] Sooner be [G7] dreamin' in [C] Broome [G7]
[C] Sooner be [G7] dreaming in [C] Broome [G7]
[C] Rather be [G7] dreaming in [C] Broome [G7]
[C] Sooner be [G7] dreaming in [C] Broome [G7] [C/]
Runaway
Del Shannon
INTRO: Am Am Am Am
[Am] As I walk along I [G] wonder, what went wrong with [F] our love A love that felt so [E7] strong [Am] And as I still walk on I [G] think of The things we’ve done to[F]gether, while our hearts were [E7] young
[A] I’m walkin’ in the rain
[F#m] Tears are failin’ and I feel the pain
[A] Wishin’ you were here by me
[F#m] to end this misery
And I [A] wonder, I wa wa wa wa [F#m] wonder
[A] why, why why why why [F#m]why, she ran away
And I [D] wonder, where she will [E7] stay
My little [A] runaway, [D] run run run run [A] runaway [E7]
Instrumental: (verse:) [Am] [Am] [G] [G] [F] [F] [E7] [E7]
[A] I’m walkin’ in the rain
[F#m] Tears are failin’ and I feel the pain
[A] Wishin’ you were here by me
[F#m] to end this misery
And I [A] wonder, I wa wa wa wa [F#m] wonder
[A] why, why why why why [F#m]why, she ran away
And I [D] wonder, where she will [E7] stay
My little [A] runaway, [D] run run run run [A] runaway
[D] run run run run [A] runaway
[D] run run run run [A/] runaway
ACT NATURALLY
INTRO: C C
[C] They’re gonna put me in the [F] movies [C] They’re gonna make a big star out of [G7] me We’ll [C] make a film about a man that’s sad and [F] lonely And [G7] all I gotta do is, act natural[C]ly
Well, I’ll [G7] bet you I’m gonna be a [C] big star Might [G7] win an Oscar, you can never [C] tell The [G7] movie’s gonna make me a [C] big star ‘Cause [D] I can play the part so [G] well [G7]
Well I [C] hope you come and see me in the [F] movies [C] Then I’ll know that you will plainly [G7] see The [C] biggest fool that ever hit the [F] big time And [G7] all I gotta do is, act natural[C]ly
We’ll [C] make a scene about a man that’s sad and [F] lonely And [C] beggin’ down upon his bended [G7] knee I’ll [C] play that part but I won’t need re[F]hearsin’
And [G7] all I gotta do is, act natural[C]ly
Well, I’ll [G7] bet you I’m gonna be a [C] big star Might [G7] win an Oscar, you can never [C] tell The [G7] movie’s gonna make me a [C] big star ‘Cause [D] I can play the part so [G] well [G7]
Well I [C] hope you come and see me in the [F] movies
[C] Then I’ll know that you will plainly [G7] see
The [C] biggest fool that ever hit the [F] big time
And [G7] all I gotta do is, act natural[C]ly
And [G7] all I gotta do is, act natural[C]ly [F] [Cl] [G/] [Cl]
COVER OF THE ROLLING STONE
Dr Hook
Intro: [A] [A] [A] [A]
Well, we’re [A] big rock singers, we got golden fingers And we’re loved everywhere we [E] go We sing about beauty and we sing about truth At ten thousand dollars a [A] show (we wish)
We take all kinda pills to give us all kinda thrills
But the thrill we’ve never [D] known
Is the [E] thrill that’ll get ya when you get your picture
On the cover of the Rollin’ [A/] Stone
(Rolling [E] Stone) - Gonna see my picture on the cover
[A] (Stone) - Gonna buy five copies for my mother
[E] (Stone) - Gonna see my smilin’ face
On the [D/] cover of the Rollin’ [A] Stone [A] [A] [A]
I got a [A] freaky old lady name o’ Cocaine Katy
Who embroiders on my [E] jeans
I’ve got my poor - old - grey-haired Daddy
Drivin’ my limou[A]sine
Now it’s all designed to blow our minds
But our minds won’t really be [D] blown
Like the [E] blow that’ll get ya when you get your picture
On the cover of the Rollin’ [A/] Stone
(Rolling [E] Stone) - Gonna see my picture on the cover [A] (Stone) - Gonna buy five copies for my mother [E] (Stone) - Gonna see my smilin’ face On the [D/] cover of the Rollin’ [A] Stone [A] [A] [A]
We gotta [A] lotta little teenage, blue-eyed groupies
Who’ll do anything we [E] say
We gotta genu-ine Indian guru
Who’s teaching us a better [A] way
We got all the friends that money can buy
So we never have to be [D] alone
And we [E] keep getting’ richer but can’t get our picture
On the cover of the Rollin’ m Stone
(Rolling [E] Stone) - Gonna see my picture on the cover
[A] (Stone) - Gonna buy five copies for my mother
[E] (Stone) - Gonna see my smilin’ face
On the [D/] cover of the Rollin’ [A/] Stone
On the [D/] cover of the Rollin’ [A/] Stone
[E] (Stone) Gonna see my picture on the cover
[A] (Stone) Gonna buy five copies for my mother
[E] (Stone) Gonna see my smilin’ face
On the [D/] cover of the Rollin’ [A/] Stone,
On the [D/] cover of the Rollin’ [A/] Stone.
End of the Line - Well it’s alright - Travelling Wilbury’s
Intro: C FI Cl C 6/ C/ X2
C G F
Well it’s all right, riding around in the breeze C G C
Well it’s all right, if you live the life you please C G F
Well it’s all right, doing the best you can
C G C C7
Well it’s all right, as long as you lend a hand
F C
You can sit around and wait for the phone to ring (at the end of the line)
F C
Waiting for someone to tell you everything (at the end of the line)
F C
Sit around and wonder what tomorrow will bring (at the end of the line)
G
Maybe a diamond ring
C G F
Well it’s all right, even if they say your wrong C G C
Well it’s all right, sometimes you gotta be strong
C G F
Well it’s all right, as long as you got somewhere to lay C G C C7
Well it’s all right, every-day is just one day
F C
Maybe somewhere down the road a ways (at the end of the line)
F C
You'll think of me and wonder where I am these days (at the end of the line) F C
Maybe somewhere down the road when somebody plays (at the end
of the line) Purple haze
C G F
Well it’s all right, even when push comes to shove C G C
Well it’s all right, if you got someone to love C G F
Well it’s all right, everything’ll work out fine
C G C C7
Well it’s all right, were going to the end of the line
F C
Don’t have to be ashamed of the car I drive (the end of the line) F C
I’m just glad to be here, happy to be alive (at the end of the line) F C
It don’t matter if you’re by my side (at the end of the line)
G
I’m satisfied
C G F
Well it’s all right, even if you’re old and grey C G C
Well it’s all right, you still got something to say C G F
Well it’s all right, remember to live and let live C G C
Well it’s all right, the best you can do is forgive C G F
Well it’s all right, riding around in the breeze C G C
Well it’s all right, if you live the life you please C G F
Well it’s all right, even if the sun don’t shine
C G C
Well it’s all right, we’re going to the end of the line
2/2
Outro (as intro): C > F/ > Cl > C > G/ > C/ X 2
Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison - The Beatles Intro: A D A E7
[A] I’m going to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come [A7]
I’m going to [D] Kansas City, Kansas City here I [A] come They got some [E7] pretty little women there,
And [D7] I’m gonna get me [A] one [E7]
[AH’ m gonna be standing on the corner, of 12th Street and Vine [A7]
I’m gonna be [D] standing on the corner, of 12th Street and [A] Vine With my [E7] Kansas City baby and a [D7] bottle of Kansas City [A] wine [E7]
Well, I [A/] might take a plane, [A/] might take a train But [A] if I have to walk I’m going just the [A7] same
I’m going to [D] Kansas City, Kansas City here I [A] come They’ve got some [E7] crazy little women there And [D7] I’m gonna get me [A] one.
If I [A/] stay with that woman, I [A/] know I’m going to die Have to [A] find a friendly baby, that’s the reason [A7] why
I’m going to [D] Kansas City, Kansas City here I [A] come
They’ve got some [E7] crazy little women there
And [D7] I’m gonna get me [A] some
[A] They’ve got some [E7] crazy little women there
And [D7] I’m gonna get me [A] some
SLOWDOWN HALF TlMe
[A] They’ve got some [E7] crazy little women there
And [D7] I’m gonna get me [A/] one
WHISKEY IN THE JAR
Intro: G Em G Em
[G] As I was goin’ over, the [Em] famed Gil-gara Mountains I [C] spied Captain Farrell and his [G] money he was [Em] countin’
I [G] first produced me pistol, and I [Em] then produced me rapier Sayin’ [C] “Stand and deliver, for I [G] am your bold [Em] deceiver Musha [D7] ringum derrim da, [G] whack fol de daddy-o [C] Whack fol de daddy-o, there’s [G] whiskey [D7] in the [G] jar [Em] [G] [Em]
He [G] counted out his money, and it [Em] made a pretty penny
I [C] put it in me pocket, and I [G] took it home to [Em] Jenny
She [G] sighed and she swore that she [Em] never would deceive me
But the [C] devil take the women, for they [G] never can be [Em] easy
Musha [D7] ringum derrim da, [G] whack fol de daddy-o
[C] Whack fol de daddy-o, there’s [G] whiskey [D7] in the [G] jar
[Em] [G] [Em]
I [G] went up to my chamber, all [Em] for to take a slumber I [C] dreamt of gold and jewels and for [G] sure ‘t was no [Em] wonder But [G] Jenny drew me charges and she [Em] filled them up with water Then [C] sent for Captain Farrell to be [G] ready for the [Em] slaughter Musha [D7] ringum derrim da, [G] whack fol de daddy-o [C] Whack fol de daddy-o, there’s [G] whiskey [D7] in the [G] jar [Em] [G] [Em]
[G] T’was early in the mornin’, just be[Em]fore I rose to travel A-rCIcame a band of footmen and [G] likewise Captain [Em] Farrell I [G] first produced me pistol, for she [Em] stole away me rapier But I [C] couldn’t shoot the water so a [G] prisoner I was[Em] taken Musha [D7] ringum derrim da, [G] whack fol de daddy-o [C] Whack fol de daddy-o, there’s [G] whiskey [D7] in the [G] jar [Em] [G] [Em]
If [G] anyone can help me it’s me [Em] brother in the army
If [C] I but knew his station, be it [G] Cork or in [Em] Killarney
To[G]gether we’ll go rovin’ in the [Em] mountains of Kilkenny
I [C] swear he’ll treat me fairer than me [G] darlin’ sportin’ [Em] Jenny
Musha [D7] ringum derrim da, [G] whack fol de daddy-o
[C] Whack fol de daddy-o, there’s [G] whiskey [D7] in the [G] jar
[Em] [G] [Em]
[G] Now there’s some takes delight in the [Em] carriages a-rollin’
[C] Others take delight in the [G] hurlin’ or the [Em] bowlin’
But [G] I take delight in the [Em] juice of the barley
And [C] courtin’ pretty maids in the [G] mornin’ so [Em] early
Musha [D7] ringum derrim da, [G] whack fol de daddy-o
[C] Whack fol de daddy-o, there’s [G] whiskey [D7] in the [G] jar
Musha [D7] ringum derrim da, [G] whack fol de daddy-o
[C] Whack fol de daddy-o, there’s [G] whiskey [D7] in the [(^] jar
House of the Rising Sun
Intro: Am CDF Am E7 Am E7
There [Am] is a [C] house in [D] New Or[F]leans
They [Am] call the [C] Risin' [E7] Sun
And it's [Am] been the [C] ruin of [D] many a poor [F] boy.
And [Am] God, I [E7] know I'm [Am] one. CDF Am E7 Am E7
My [Am] mother [C] was a [D] tailor [F]
She [Am] sewed my [C] new blue [E7] jeans.
My [Am] father [C] was a [D] gamblin' [F] man
[Am] Down in [E7] New Or[Am]leans. CDF Am E7 Am E7
Now, the [Am] only [C] thing a [D] gambler [F] needs
Is a [Am] suitcase [C] and a [E7] trunk
And the [Am] only [C] time that [D] he's satis[F]fied
Is [Am] when he's [E7] on a [Am] drunk CDF Am E7 Am E7
Oh, [Am] Mother, [C] tell your [D] children [F]
Not to [Am] do what [C] I have [E7] done.
[Am]Spend your [C] lives in [D] sin and mise[F]ry
In the [Am] house of the [E7] risin' [Am] sun. CDF Am E7 Am E7
Well, I've got [Am] one foot [C] on the [D] platform,[F]
The [Am] other foot [C] on the [E7] train.
I'm [Am] goin' [C] back to [D] New Orleans [F]
To [Am] wear that [E7] ball and [Am] chain. CDF Am E7 Am E7
Well there [Am] is a [C] house in [D] New Or[F]leans
They [Am] call the [C] Risin' [E7] Sun
And it's [Am] been the [C] ruin of [D] many a poor [F] boy.
And [Am] God, I [E7] know I'm [Am] one. CDF Am E7 Am E7
Am Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am
HALLELUJA
Leonard Cohen
Intro [C] [Am] [C] [Am]
Sing: G
[C]Once there was a [Am] secret chord
That [C] David played and it [Am] pleased the Lord
But [F] you don't really [G] care for music, [C] do you [G]
It [C] goes like this... the [F] fourth, the [G] fifth,
The [Am] minor fall, the [F] major lift,
The [G] baffled king com[E]posing halle[Am]lujah
Halle[F]lujah, Halle[Am]lujah Halle[F]lujah, Halle[C]lu[G]... [C]jah [Am] [C] [Am]
Your [C] faith was strong but you [Am] needed proof
You [C] saw her bathing [Am] on the roof
Her [F] beauty and the [G] moonlight over[C]threw you [G]
She [C] tied you to her [F] kitchen [G] chair
She [Am] broke your throne, she [F] cut your hair
And [G] from your lips she [E] drew the halle[Am]lujah
Halle[F]lujah, Halle[Am]lujah Halle[F]lujah, Halle[C]lu[G]... [C]jah [Am] [C] [Am]
[C] Maybe I've been [Am] here before I [C] know this room, I've [Am] walked this floor,
I [F] used to live [G] alone before I [C] knew you [G]
I've [C] seen your flag on the [F] marble [G] arch
[Am] love is not a [F] victory march
It's a [G] cold and it's a [E] broken halle[Am]lujah
Halle[F]lujah, Halle[Am]lujah Halle[F]lujah, Halle[C]lu[G]... [C]jah [Am] [C] [Am]
[C] Maybe there’s a [Am] God above
and [C] all I’ve ever [Am] learned from love
Was [F] how to shoot some[G]body who out [C] drew you [G]
It’s [C] not a cry you can [F] hear at [G] night It’s [Am] not someone who’s [F] seen the light It’s a [G] cold and it’s a [E] broken Halle[Am]lujah
Halle[F]lujah, Halle[Am]lujah Halle[F]lujah, Halle[C]lu[G]... [C]jah [Am] [C] [Am] Halle[F]lujah, Halle[Am]lujah Halle[F]lujah, Halle[C]lu[G]... [C/]jah
Peaceful Easy Feeling (The Eagles)
INTRO: D Dsus4 D Dsus4
D G D G D G A
I like the way your sparkling ear-rings lay, against your skin, so brown D G D G D G A
And I want to sleep with you in the desert tonight, with a billion stars all around
G D G Em-A
‘Cause I got a peace-ful easy feeling, and I know you won’t let me down D Em GAD Dsus4 D Dsus4 ‘Cause I’m a - al - ready standing, on the ground
D G D G D G A
And I found out a long time ago, what a woman can do to your soul D G D G D G A
Ah, but she can’t take you any-way, y’ don’t already know how to go
G D G Em-A
And I got a peace-ful easy feeling, and I know you won’t let me down D Em GAD Dsus4 D Dsus4 ‘Cause I’m a - al - ready standing, on the ground
D G D G D G A
I get this feeling I may know you, as a lover and a friend D G D G
But this voice keeps whispering in my other ear,
D G A
tells me I may never see you again
G D G Em-A
‘Cause I get a peace-ful easy feeling, and I know you won’t let me down D Em G A D Em G A
‘Cause I’m a - al - ready standing, I’m a -al - ready standing D Em G AD Em
Yes I’m a -al - ready standing, on the ground
G AD
Ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh , ooh x 3
THOSE WERE THE DAYS Mary Hopkin [Am]
[Am/] Once upon a time there was a [Am7/] tavern
[A7/] Where we used to raise a glass or [Dm/] two
[Dm/] Remember how we laughed away the [Am/] hours
And [B7/] dreamed of all the great things we would [E7/] do
Those were the [Am]days my friend, we thought they’d [Dm]never end
We’d sing and [G] dance for [G7] ever and a [C] day
We’d live the [Dm] life we choose, we’d fight and [Am] never lose
For we were [E7] young and sure to have our [Am] way
[Am] La la la la la la la la la [Dm] la la la la la la [E7] la, la la la la la [Am] la
[Am/] Then the busy years went rushing [Am7/] by us
We [ATI] lost our starry notions on the [Dm/] way
[Dm/] If by chance I’d see you in the [Am/] tavern
We’d [B7/] smile at one another and we’d [E7/] say
Those were the [Am]days my friend, we thought they’d [Dm]never end
We’d sing and [G] dance for [G7] ever and a [C] day
We’d live the [Dm] life we choose, we’d fight and [Am] never lose
Those were the [E7] days, oh yes those were the [Am] days
[Am] La la la la la la la la la [Dm] la la la la la la [E7] la, la la la la la [Am] la
1/2
[Am/] Just tonight I stood before the [Am7/] tavern [A7/] Nothing seemed the way it used to [Dm/] be [Dm/] In the glass I saw a strange re[Am/]flection [B7/] Was that lonely woman really [E7/] me
Those were the [Am]days my friend, we thought they’d [Dm]never end
We’d sing and [G] dance for [G7] ever and a [C] day
We’d live the [Dm] life we choose, we’d fight and [Am] never lose
For we were [E7] young and sure to have our [Am] way
[Am] La la la la la la la la la [Dm] la la la la la la [E7] la, la la la la la [Am] la
[Am/] Through the door there came familiar [Am7/] laughter
I [A7/] saw your face and heard you call my [Dm/] name
[Dm/] Oh my friend, we’re older but no [Am/] wiser
For [B7/] in our hearts our dreams are still the [E7/] same
Those were the [Am]days my friend, we thought they’d [Dm]never end
We’d sing and [G] dance for [G7] ever and a [C] day
We’d live the [Dm] life we choose, we’d fight and [Am] never lose
Those were the [E7] days, oh yes those were the [Am] days
WHOLE CHORUS OF La la la’s:
[Am] La la la la la la la la la [Dm] la la la la la la [G] la la la la la la [C] la la la la [Dm] la la la, la la la [Am] la la la, la la la [E7] la, la la la la la [Am] la
EVERY DAY Buddy Holly
Intro: play 2 bars of D
[D] Every day, [G] it’s a-getting [A] closer
[D] Goin’ faster [G] than a roller [A] coaster
[D] Love like yours will [G] surely [A] come my [Dll] way
A [Gil] hey [D//]hey [A/] hey
[D] Every day [G] it’s a-getting’ [A] faster [D] Everyone said: [G] go out and [A] ask her [D] Love like yours will [G] surely [A] come my [Dll] way A [Gil] hey [D//]hey [A/] hey
[D] Every day seems a little longer, [C] Every way love’s a little stronger
[F] Come what may, do you ever long for [Bb] true love from [A me? [A7]
[D] Every day, [G] it’s a-getting [A] closer
[D] Goin’ faster [G] than a roller [A] coaster
[D] Love like yours will [G] surely [A] come my [Dll] way
A [Gil] hey [D//]hey [A/] hey
Instrumental: play (humm in your head) one verse:
D G A D G A D G A Dll Gil Dll A/
[D] Every day seems a little longer, [C] Every way love’s a little stronger
[F] Come what may, do you ever long for [Bb] True love from [A me? [A7]
[D] Every day, [G] it’s a-getting [A] closer
[D] Goin’ faster [G] than a roller [A] coaster
[D] Love like yours will [G] surely [A] come my [D/] way
A [Gif] hey [D//]hey [A/] hey
[D] Love like yours will [G] surely [A] come my [D/] way A [Gil] hey [D//]hey [A/] hey [D/]
[G] [D7] [G] [G]
[G]l don’t want your lonely [G7] mansion, with a [C] tear in every room All I want’s the love you [G] promised, beneath the haloed [F] moon [D7]
But you [G] think I should be [G7] happy with your [C] money and your name And hide myself in [G] sorrow while you [D7] play your cheating [G] game [G]
[G7] Silver [C] threads and golden needles cannot [G] mend this heart of mine
And I [G] dare no drown my sorrow
In the [Em7] warm glow of your [F] wine [D7] R-f-
But you [G] think I should be [G7] happy with your [C] money and your name
And hide myself in [G] sorrow while you [D7] play your cheating [G] game [G]
Instrumental: last two lines of verse above:
[G] [G7] [C] [G] [D7] [G] [G]
[G7] Silver [C] threads and golden needles cannot [G] mend this heart of mine And I [G] dare no drown my sorrow in the warm glow of your [F] wine [D7]
You can’t [G] buy my love with [G7] money for I [C] never was that kind Silver threads and golden [G] needles cannot [D7] mend this heart of [G] mine [G]
[G7]Silver [C] threads and golden [G] needles
Cannot [F] mend............this heart of [G] mine [F] [G] [F] [6] [F/] [G/]
PRETTY WOMAN (Roy Orbison)
Intro: Play E7*4 (while guitar plays riff)
A F#m
Pretty Woman, walking down the street A F#m
Pretty Woman, the kind I like to meet
D (1 y2 bars) E7 E7
Pretty Woman I don’t believe you - you’re not the truth E7 E7
No one can look as good as you (mercy)
Play E7 x 2 (while guitar plays riff)
A
Pretty Woman A
Pretty Woman D
Pretty Woman E7
F#m
won’t you pardon me F#m
I couldn’t help but see E7
You look so lovely as can be
Are you lonely just like me? Rrrrow!
Dm G
Pretty Woman stop a while
C Am
Pretty Woman talk a while
Dm G7 C
Pretty Woman give your smile to me
Dm G
Pretty Woman yeah yeah yeah
C Am
Pretty Woman look my way
Dm G7 C A
Pretty Woman say you’ll stay with me
Bridge:
F#m D E A
Cause I need you. I’ll treat you right.
F#m D E
Come with me baby, be mine tonight
A F#m
Pretty Woman, don’t walk on by A F#m
Pretty Woman, don’t make me cry D E7
Pretty Woman, don’t walk away hey ok?
Outro:
E7
If that’s the way it must be, okay E7
I guess I’ll go on home, it’s late E7 E7 /
There’ll be tomorrow night, but wait,
X
What do I see?
Play E7 x 2 (while guitar plays riff)
E7 E7
Is she walking back to me? Yeah E7 E7
Yea she’s walking back to me E7 All
Oh! Wow! Pretty Woman
FISHERMAN’S BLUES (THE WATERBOYS)
Intro: GGFFAmAmCC GGFFAmAmCC
I [G] wish I was a fisherman, [F] tumbling on the seas
[Am] Far away from dry land and its [C]bitter memories
[G] Casting out my sweet line with a[F]bandonment and love
No [Am] ceiling bearing down on me save the [C]starry sky above
With a light in my [G] head, you in my [F] arms, Woo[Am]hoo
G G F F Am Am C C
I [G] wish I was the brakeman on a [F]hurtlin’ fevered train Crashing [Am] headlong into the heartlands like a [C] cannon in the rain With the [G]beatin’ of the sleepers, and the [F] burnin’ of the coal [Am] Countin’ the towns flashing by, in a [C] night that’s full of soul With a light in my [G] head, you in my [F] arms, Woo[Am]hoo G G F F Am Am C C G G F F Am Am C C
Oh I [G] know I will be loosened from [F] bonds that hold me fast And the [Am] chains all hung around me, [C] will fall away at last And on the [G] fine and fateful day, I will [F] take thee in my hands I will [Am] ride on that train, I will [C] be the fisherman With a light in my [G] head, you in my [F] arms, Woo[Am]hoo [C]
A Caoella:
[C/] With a light in my [G/] head, you in my [F/] arms, Woo[Am/] hoo [C ] With strums:
[C] With a light in my [G] head, you in my [F] arms, Woo[Am]hoo [C] [C] [Am/]
Me and Julio
Intro: A//D//A//E7//(3 x)
A D
The Mama pyjama rolled out of bed and she ran to the police station,
E7 A
When the Papa found out he began to shout and he started the investigation.
E7 A
It’s against the law, it was against the law E7 A
What the Mama saw, it was against the law
A
The Mama looked down and spit on the ground D
every time my name gets mentioned E7
The Papa said, “Oi, if I get that boy,
A
I’m gonna stick him in the house of detention.”
D A
Well I’m on my way, I don’t know where I’m going
D A B7 E7
I’m on my way, I’m taking my time but I don’t know where D A
Goodbye Rosie, the Queen of Corona
A G D E7 ADAE7
Seeing me and Julio down by the school yard
A G D E7 ADAE7
Seeing me and Julio down by the school yard
Instrumental: As intro: A//D//A//E7 (2 x)
A
Whoa, in a couple of days they’re gonna take me away D
but the press let the story leak E7
Now when the radical priest come to get me released A
We were all on the cover of Newsweek
D A
Well I’m on my way, I don’t know where I’m going
D A B7 E7
I’m on my way, I’m taking my time but I don’t know where D A
Goodbye Rosie, the Queen of Corona
A G D E7 ADAE7
Seeing me and Julio down by the school yard
A G D E7 ADAE7
Seeing me and Julio down by the school yard
A G D E7 ADAE7
Seeing me and Julio down by the school yard
Outro: A//D//A//E7 (2x)
A /
I’M YOURS (Jason Mraz)
(Reggae flavour: strum on 2nd and 4th note in the bar, sing on 1st)
Intro: C G Am F (2 bars of each)
Well, (C) you done done me and you bet I felt it I (G) tried to be chill but you’re so hot that I melted I (Am) fell right through the cracks, now I’m (F) tryin’ to get back Before the (C)cool done run out, I’ll be givin’ it my bestest And (G) nothin’s gonna stop me but divine intervention I (Am) reckon’ it’s again my turn, to (F) win some or learn some
(C) I won’t hesi[G]tate no more, no (Am) more It can not (F) wait I’m you-ours
C G Am F (2 bars of each)
Well, (C) open up your mind and see like (G) me
Open up our plans and damn you’re (Am) free
Look into your heart and you’ll find (F) love love love
(C) Listen to the music of the moment maybe sing with (G) me
All a peaceful melo[Am]dy
And it’s our godforsaken right to be (F) loved loved loved loved (D/) loved
So, (C) I won’t hesi[G]tate no more, no (Am) more It can not (F) wait, I’m sure
No (C) need to compli(G)cate our time is (Am) short This is our (F) fate. I’m yours
INSTRUMENTAL: 2 bars each of C G Am F
I’ve been (C) spending way too long checkin’ my tongue in the mirror
And (G) bendin’ over backwards just to try to see it clearer
But my (Am) breath fogged up the glass and so I (F) drew a new face and I laughed
I (C) guess what I’d be sayin’ is there ain’t no better reason To (G) rid yourself of vanities and just go with the season It’s (Am) what we aim to do, our (F) name is our virtue
(C) I won’t hesi(G)tate no more, no (Am) more It can not (F) wait. I’m you-ours
There’s no (C) need to compli(G)cate our time is (Am) short It can not (F) wait, I’m you-ours
No, (C) please don’t compli(G)cate, our time is (Am) short,
This is our (F) fate, I’m you-ours
No (C) please don’t hesi(G)tate no more, no (Am) more,
It can not (F) wait, I’m (C/) you-ours
[A] [A]
All shook up - Elvis/Susie Quatro
[A] Well bless my soul what's wrong with me?
I'm itching like a man on a [A] fuzzytree
[A] My friends say I'm actin' wild as a bug. I'm in [A/]love.
X I'm all shook up. [D] Uh uh, [E] uh huh, oh [A] yeah
Well [A] my hands are shaky and my knees are weak.
I can't seem to stand [A] on my own two feet
[A] Now who do you thank when you have such luck? I'm in [A/] love X I'm all shook up. [D] Uh uh, [E] uh huh, oh [A] yeah
Well [D] please don't ask me what's on my mind.
[A] I'm a little mixed up, but I’m feelin’ fine.
[D] When I'm near the girl that I love best.
My [E] heart beats so and it scares me to death!
She [A] touched my hand what a chill I got.
Her lips are like a volcano that's [A] hot
[A] I'm proud to say she's my buttercup. I'm in [A/] love A
X I'm all shook up. [D] Uh uh, [E] uh huh, oh [A] yeah
My [D] tongue gets tied when I try to speak,
My [A] insides shake like a leaf on a tree There's [D]only one cure for this body of mine, that's to [E] have that girl that I love so fine!
She [A] touched my hand what a chill I got.
Her lips are like a volcano that's [A] hot
[A] I'm proud to say she's my buttercup. I'm in [A/] love A
X I'm all shook up. [D] Uh uh, [E] uh huh, oh [A] yeah
[D] Uh uh huh, [E] Uh uh huh, ohh [A] yeah! I'm [A/] all shook up!
IT DOESN’T MATTER ANYMORE - Buddy Holly
Intro: [G] [G]
[G] There you go and baby, here am I
Well you [D7] left me here so I could sit and cry [G]
Well golly gee what have you done to me
I [D7] guess it doesn’t matter any [G] more
[G] Do you remember baby, last September
How you [D7] held me tight each and every night
Well, [G] oops-a-daisy, how you drove me crazy
I [D7] guess it doesn’t matter any [G] more
[Em] There’s no use in me a-crying
[G] I’ve done everything and I am sick of trying
I’ve [A7] thrown away my nights a7 &&
Wasted all my days over [D] you [D7] [D6] [D]
[G] Now you go your way and I’ll go mine
[D7] Now and forever till the end of time
I’ll find some[G]body new and baby, we’ll say we’re through
And [D7] you won’t matter any [G] more
[Em] There’s no use in me a-crying
[G] I’ve done everything and I am sick of trying
I’ve [A7] thrown away my nights
Wasted all my days over [D] you [D7] [D6] [D]
[G] Now you go your way and I’ll go mine
[D7] Now and forever till the end of time
I’ll find some[G]body new and baby, we’ll say we’re through
And [D7] you won’t matter any [G] more
And [D7] you won’t matter any [G] more
And [D7] you won’t matter any [G] more [D7/] [G/]
LOLA - The Kinks
Intro: [F] [G/] [A]
I [A] met her in a club down in old Soho
Where you [D] drink champagne and it [G] tastes just like cherry [A] cola C O L A [D] Cola [Dsus4] [D]
She [A] walked up to me and she asked me to dance I [D] asked her name and in a [G] dark brown voice she said [A] Lola L O L A [D] Lola, [G] lo lo lo lo [F] Lola [F] [G/] [A]
Well [A] I’m not the world’s most physical guy
But when she [D] squeezed me tight she nearly [G] broke my spine
Oh my [A] Lola, lo lo lo lo [D] Lola [Dsus4] [D]
Well [A] I’m not dumb but I can’t understand
Why she [D] walked like a woman and [G] talked like a man
Oh my [A] Lola, lo lo lo lo [D] Lola [G] lo lo lo lo [F] Lola [F] [G/] [A]
Well we [E7] drank champagne and danced all night
[B7] Under electric candlelight
She [D] picked me up and sat me on her knee
She said “little boy, won’t you [D] go home with me?”
Well [A] I’m not the world’s most passionate guy
But when I [D] looked in her eyes, well I [G] almost fell for my
[A] Lola, lo lo lo lo [D] Lola, [G] lo lo lo lo [F] Lola, [F] [G]
[A] Lola, lo lo lo lo [D] Lola, [G] lo lo lo lo [F] Lola, [F] [G/] [A]
I [D] pushed [A] her a[E7] way, I [D] walked [A] to the [E7]door I [D] fell [A] to the [E7] floor, I got [A] down on my [F#m] knees
Then [E7] I looked at her and she at me Well [A] that’s the way I want it to stay, and I [D ]always want it to [G] be that way For my [A] Lola, lo lo lo lo [D] Lola [Dsus4] [D]
[A] Girls will be boys and boys will be girls
It’s a [D] mixed up muddled up [G] shook up world
Except for [A] Lola, lo lo lo lo [D] Lola
Well [E7] I left home just a week before
And [B7] I’d never kissed a woman before
But [D] Lola smiled and took me by the hand
She said “dear boy, I’m gonna [D] make you a man”
Well [A] I’m not the world’s most masculine man But I [D] know what I am and I’m [G] glad I’m a man
And so is [A] Lola, lo lo lo lo [D] Lola, [G] lo lo lo lo [F] Lola [F] [G/] [A] [A] Lola, lo lo lo lo [D] Lola, [G] lo lo lo lo [F] Lola [F] [G/] [A]
[A] Lola, lo lo lo lo [D] Lola, [G] lo lo lo lo [F] Lola [F] [G/] [A/]
A KIND OF HUSH Herman’s Hermits Intro: chords from first two lines
There’s a [C] kind of hush [E7] all over the [Am] world, to[C7]night All over the [F] world you can hear the [G7] sounds of lovers in [C] love You [G] know what I mean
Just the [C] two of us [E7], and nobody [Am] else, in [C7] sight There’s nobody [F] else and I’m feeling [G7] good Just holding you [C] tight [C7]
So [F] listen very [Dm] carefully
[Am] come closer now and [Dm] you will see what I [C] mean It isn’t a [C7] dream
The [F] only sound that [Dm] you will hear
Is [Am] when I whisper [Dm] in your ear: I love [G] you [G/]
Forever and [G] ever [Gaug/]
There’s a [C] kind of hush [E7] all over the [Am] world, to[C7]night All over the [F] world you can hear the [G7] sounds of lovers in [C] love [C] La la la la la [E7] laaa, la la [Am] la la la la la la [C7] laaaa La la la la [F] laaa la la la la [G7] laaaa, la la la la [C] [C7]
So [F] listen very [Dm] carefully
[Am] Closer now and [Dm] you will see what I [C] mean
It isn’t a [C7] dream
The [F] only sound that [Dm] you will hear
Is [Am] when I whisper [Dm] in your ear: I love [G] you [G/]
Forever and [G] ever [Gaug/]
There’s a [C] kind of hush [E7] all over the [Am] world, to[C7]night
All over the [F] world you can hear the [G7] sounds of lovers in [C] love [G7]
Are falling in [C] love [G7]
They’re falling in [C] love [G7]
They’re falling in [C/] love
WE ARE AUSTRALIAN
We are [C] one - but we are [F/]ma[C/]ny
And from [Am] all the [G] lands on Earth we [C] come
We share a [C] dream and sing with [F/] one [C/] voice
[f/] i [c n am, [A/] you[ G/] are, we [F] are [G] Australi[C]an
We are [C] one - but we are [F/]ma[C/]ny
And from [Am] all the [G] lands on Earth we [C] come
We share a [C] dream and sing with [F/] one [C/] voice
[F/] I [C/] am, [A/] you[ G/] are, [F/] I [Cl] am, [A/] you[ G/] are, We [F] are [G] Australi[C]an
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