Paint it Black by the Rolling Stones
Mothers Little Helper by the Rolling Stones
Love in Vain by Rolling Stones
The Last Time by the Rolling Stones
No Expectations by Rolling Stones
Honky Tonk Woman by Rolling Stones
Dead Flowers by Rolling Stones
Let It Bleed by the Rolling Stones
Play With Fire by the Rolling Stones
Our Lips are Sealed by the Go Gos
Head Over Heels by the Go Go's
Unbroken Chain by the Grateful Dead
Waiting for a Miracle by Leonard Cohen
Hey Hey What Can I Do by Zeppelin
What Is and What Should Never Be by Led Zeppelin
Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin
Over the Hills and Far Away by Led Zeppelin
Dont it Make my Brown Eyes Blue by Crystal Gayle
Eyesight to the Blind by the Who
Tommy Can You Hear Me by the Who
Jack and Dianne by John Couger Mellencamp
Love Me Tender by Elvis Presley
I Cant Help Falling in Love With You by Elvis Presley
I Know You Rider by the Grateful Dead
Scarlet Begonias by Greateful Dead
I Never Felt More Like Singing the Blues by Marty Robbins
There Stands the Glass by Webb Pierce
Jenny Jenkins from Garcia/Grishman
Wooly Bully by Sam The Sham And The Pharohs
Melody starts on the tonic.
Verse 1:
Em B
I see a red door and I want it painted black.
Em B
No colours anymore I want them to turn black.
Em D G D Em
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes.
Em D G D A B
I have to turn my head un-til my darkness goes.
Verse 2:
Em B
I see a line of cars and they're all painted black.
Em B
With flowers and by love both never to come back.
Em D G D Em
I see people turn their heads and quickly look away.
Em D G D A B
Like a new born baby it just happens every day.
Verse 3:
Em B
I look inside myself and see my heart is black.
Em B
I see my red door and I want it painted black.
Em D G D Em
Maybe then I'll fade a-way and not have to face the facts.
Em D G D A B
It's not easy facing up when your whole world is black.
Verse 4:
Em B
No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue.
Em B
I could not forsee this thing happening to you.
Em D G D Em
If I look hard e-nough in-to the setting sun
Em D G D A B
My love will laugh with me be-fore the morning comes.
Outro:
Em B
Hm Hm Hm Hm Hm Hm Hm Hm Hm Hm Hm hmmm... (repeat to taste)
Am C D Em
What a drag it is getting old
Em
Em
Kids are different today, I hear every mother say
F D
Mother needs something today to calm her down
G C Am
And though she's not really ill, there's a little yellow pill
Am D7
She goes running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
Em
And it helps her on her way, gets her through her busy day
Em
Em
Things are different today, I hear every mother say
F D
Cooking fresh food for her husband's just a drag
G C Am
So she buys an instant cake and she burns her frozen steak
Am D7
She goes running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
Em
And it helps her on her way, gets her through her busy day
Em
C D
Doctor, please, some more of these
G C
Outside the door she took four more
Am C D Em
What a drag it is getting old
Em
Em
Men just aren't the same today, I hear every mother say
F D
They just don't appreciate that you get tired
G C Am
They're so hard to satisfy, you can tranquilize your mind
Am D7
She goes running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
Em
And it helps her on her way, gets her through her busy day
Em
C D
Doctor, please, some more of these
G C
Outside the door she took four more
Am C D Em
What a drag it is getting old
Em
Life's just much too hard today, I hear every mother say
F D
The pursuit of happiness just seems a bore
G C Am
And if you take more of those, you will get an overdose
Am D7
No more running for the shelter of her mother's little helper
Em
They just help you on your way through your busy dying day
Em
G G C G G Hey!
Nice live version. Learn that intro! Lesson
They capo on 3 on the album version, but all live versions are played without capo. Full and good tab is here.
In 3/4 time. G is played without the high D on the B string.
Intro:
D
|--------2------------2-----|--------3------------|
|------3---3--------3---3---|----0---0------------|
|-----2------2----2-------2-|----2/4----4/2-0-----|
|--0-----------0------------|------------------2--|
|---------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------|--0------------------|
C G D
|--------------------------|-----3-3-1-----3-|--------2-----------2------|
|--------1--1-----1-----1--|-----0-0-0-------|------3---3-------3---3----|
|----0---0h20-0---0-0---0--|-----0-0-0-------|----2-------2---2-------2--|
|----0h2------0h2---0h2----|-----------------|--0-----------0------------|
|--3-----------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|--3--------------|---------------------------|
[VERSE 1]
G G7
Well I followed her to the station, with a suitcase in my hand
C D7/F#
Yeah I followed her to the station, with a suitcase in my hand
G D Gus4
G D D/F#
Well it's hard to tell, it's hard to tell
Em7 C G7 D
when all your love's in vain
[VERSE 2]
G
When the train come in the station
G7
I looked her in the eye
C
Well the train come in the station
D7/F#
and I looked her in the eye
Instrumental Break - G D Gus4
G D D/F#
Whoa I felt so sad so lonesome
Em7 C G7 D
that I could not help but cry
TITTY KAZOO!
[VERSE 3]
G
When the train left the station
G7
it had two lights on behind
C
Yeah, when the train left the station
D7/F#
it had two lights on behind
Instrumental Break - G D Gus4
G D D/F#
Whoa the blue light was my baby
Em7 C G7 D
when all your love's in vain
[VERSE 4]
G
Well I followed her to the station
G7
with a suitcase in my hand
C
Yeah I followed her to the station
D7/F#
with a suitcase in my hand
Instrumental Break - G D Gus4
G D D/F#
Well it's hard to tell, it's hard to tell
Em7 C G7 D
and the red light was my mind
-O=utro-
G G7
All my love's in vain
C D7/F#
Ooo hey hey
Instrumental Break - G D Gsus4 G
D D/F#
Ooo
Em7 C G7 D
All my love's in vain
G7
Fun to do with Raz with me starting with the chords muted, and he comes in with the riff. Tehn after chorus he takes a lead.
Intro and main riff::
e|---------------|
b|--3---5---3---2|
g|4---4---4---2--|
E D A E D A
Well I told you once and I told you twice
E D A E D A
But ya never listen to my advice
E D A E D A
You dont try very hard to please me
E D A E D A
With what you know it should be easy
Chorus:
A
Well this could be the last time
This could be the last time
D
Maybe the last time
A E D A
I don t know. oh no. oh no
[same E / D / A riff throughout]
Well, Im sorry girl but I can t stay
Feeling like I do today
Its too much pain and too much sorrow
Guess Ill feel the same tomorrow
[Chorus]
Well I told you once and I told you twice
That someone will have to pay the price
But here s a chance to change your mind
cuz I ll be gone a long, long time
[Chorus]
Jam outro:
D
Maybe the last time
A E D A
I don t know. oh no. oh no
Keith palyed it in open G, but can get some of that same open feeling by playing the A as an E on 5th fret. Joan Baez does this some awesomely (in F#)
Intro (verse pattern, starting with E, sliding up to 5th fret, etc.
A E A E
Take me to the station, and put me on a train
A E D A E A E
I've got no expectation, to pass through here again
A E A E
Once I was a rich man, and now I am so poor
A E D A E A E
But never in my sweet short life, have I felt like this before
A E A E
You heart is like a diamond, you throw your pearls at swine
A E D A E A E
And as I watch you leaving me, you pack my peace of mind
[Titty over a verse?]
A E A E
Our love was like the water, that splashes on a stone
A E D A E A E
Our love is like our music, its here, and then its gone
A E A E
So take me to the airport, and put me on a plane
A E D A E A E
I got no expectations, To pass through here again
[Titty over a verse?]
Oddly hard to pull off. For one thing its tuned down a half step. But also just generally tricky. And changes key near end. Tutorial on the guitar parts here.
E
Oh help me, please doctor, I'm damaged
E A A7
There's a pain where there once was a heart
E
It's sleepin, it's a beatin'
D A E
Can't ya please tear it out, and preserve it
B E
Right there in that jar?
E
Oh help me, please mama, I'm sick'ning
E A A7
It's today that's the day of the plunge
E
Oh the gal I'm to marry
D A
Is a bow-legged sow
E B E
I've been soakin' up drink like a sponge
E
"Don't ya worry, get dressed," cried my mother
E A A7
As she plied me with bourbon so sour
E
Pull your socks up, put your suit on
D A
Comb your long hair down,
E B E
For you will be wed in the hour
E
So help me, please doctor, I'm damaged
E A A7
There's a pain where there once was a heart
E
I'm sleepin, it's a beatin'
D A E
Can't ya please take it out, and preserve it
B E
Right there in that jar?
[modulation: xxx434 xxx545 xxx656 xxx767]
A
Oh help me, please doctor, I'm damaged
D D7
There's a pain where there once was a heart
A
It's sleepin, it's a beatin'
G D A
Can't ya please tear it out, and preserve it
E A
Right there in that jar?
A
I was tremblin' as I put on my jacket
D D7
It had creases as sharp as a knife
A
I put the ring in my pocket
G D
But there was a note
A E A
And my heart it jumped into my mouth
A
It read, "Darlin', I'm sorry to hurt you.
D D7
But I have no courage to speak to your face.
A G D
But I'm down in Virginia with your cousin Lou
A E A
There will be no wedding today."
A
So help me, please doctor, I'm damaged
D D7
You can put back my heart in its hole
A G D
Oh mama, I'm cryin' Tears of relief
A E A
And my pulse is now under control
Original is in open G tuning.
Starting note is G (open G string)
G C
I met a gin-soaked barroom queen in Memphis
G A D
She tried to take me upstairs for a ride
G C
She had to heave me right across her shoulders
G D G
cause I just can't seem to drink her off my mind
Chorus [open B string note on honky]:
G D G
Shes a Honky-tonk woman
G D G
Gimmie, gimmie, gimmie those honky-tonk blues
G C
I layed a divorcee in New York City
G A D
I had to put up some kind of a fight
G C
The lady then she covered me with roses
G D G
She blew my nose and then she blew my mind
[Chorus]
1st verse from Country Honk (a bit different):
I'm sittin' in a bar tippling a jar in Jackson
And on the street the summer sun it shines
There's many a bar-room queen
I've had in Jackson
But I just can't seem to drink you off my mind
Intro: Dsus2 / D / A / G / D
D A G D
Well when you're sitting there in your silk upholstered chair
A G D
Talkin' to some rich folk that you know
A G D
Well I hope you won't see me in my ragged company
A G D
Well, you know I could never be alone
Chorus:
A D
Take me down little Susie, take me down
A D
I know you think you're the queen of the underground
G D
And you can send me dead flowers every morning
G D
Send me dead flowers by the mail
G D
Send me dead flowers to my wedding
A G D
And I won't forget to put roses on your grave
D A G D
Well, when you're sitting back in your rose pink Cadillac
A G D
Making bets on Kentucky Derby Day
A G D
I'll be in my basement room with a needle and a spoon
A G D
And another girl to take my pain away
[Chorus]
[Titty over a verse]
[Chorus]
A G D
No, I won't forget to put roses on your grave
[Good ending chord: D7 (C7 shape on 5)]
Had fun doing it in B with Raz, but I think this version in C works well too.
C F
Well we all need someone we can lean on,
G G7 C
and if you want it, well you can lean on me
F
Well, we all need someone we can lean on,
G G7 C
and if you want it, well you can lean on me
E7 F
She said my breasts they will always be open;
G G7 C
baby, you can rest your weary head right on me
E7 F
And there will always be a space in my parking lot;
G G7
when you need a little coke and sympathy
C F
Yeah, we all need someone we can dream on,
G G7 C
and if you want it, well you can dream on me
F
Yeah, we all need someone we can cream on,
G G7 C
and if you want to, well you can cream on me
E7 F
I was dreaming of a steel guitar engagement;
G G7 C
when you drink my health in scented jasmine tea
E7 F
You knifed me in my dirty filthy basement;
G
with that jaded faded junky nurse,
G7
oh, what pleasant company
C F
We all need someone we can feed on,
G G7 C
and if you want it, well you can feed on me
Take my arm, take my leg,
F
oh, baby, don t you take my head
C F
We all need someone we can bleed on, (yeh)
G G7 C
and if you want it, baby, well you can bleed on me (yeh)
C F
We all need someone we can bleed on, (yeh, yeh)
G G7 C
and if you want it, why don t you bleed on me
C F G G7 C 2x
C F G
Ahh, bleed it alright, bleed it alright, bleed it alright,
G7 C
you can bleed all over me
C F G
Bleed it alright, bleed it alright, you can be my rider,
G7 C
you can cum all over me
C F G
Bleed it alright, baby, bleed it alright, bleed it alright,
G7 C
you can cum all over me
C
Bleed it alright, baby cum all over me
C F G G7 C 2x
The riff follows the melody on the E and B strings during the verses. Heres a nice tutorial showing h ow its done.
Intro = chorus pattern ("so don't play with me...")
/ G / D / G / C / Em E0 B3 E0
Em (play the riff on B and E strings)
B3 E0 E3 E0 B3 E0 B0 B0 B3 E0 E3 E0 E0
Well, you've got your diamonds and you've got your pretty clothes
B0 B0 B3 E0 E3 B3 E0
And the chauffeur drives your car
B0 B0 B3 E0 E3 B3 E0
You let everybody know
G D G C Em
But don't play with me, cause you're playing with fire
Em
Your mother she s an heiress, owns a block in Saint John s Wood
And your father d be there with her
If he only could
G D G C Em
But don't play with me, cause you're playing with fire
Em
Your old man took her diamond s and tiaras by the score
Now she gets her kicks in Stepney
Not in Knightsbridge anymore
G D G C Em
But don't play with me, cause you're playing with fire
Em
Now you ve got some diamonds and you will have some others
But you d better watch your step, girl
Or start living with your mother
G D G C Em
So don't play with me, cause you're playing with fire
G D G C Em
So don't play with me, cause you're playing with fire
Pattern is Am - G - Am twice, then C - G - C twice.
Sounds nice a bit fast.
Melody starts on the tonic, A string open.
Am G Am
And who by fire
Am G Am
Who by water
C G C
Who in the sunshine
C G C
Who in the night time
Am G Am
Who by high ordeal
Am G Am
Who by common trial
C G C
Who in your merry merry month of may
C G C
Who by very slow decay
Am F E
And who, who shall I say is calling?
And who in her lonely slip
Who by barbiturate
Who in these realms of love
Who by something blunt
And who by avalanche
Who by powder
Who for his greed
Who for his hunger
Am F E
And who, who shall I say is calling?
And who by brave assent
Who by accident
Who in solitude
Who in this mirror
Who by his lady's command
Who by his own hand
Who in mortal chains
Who in power
Am F E
And who, who shall I say is calling?
Tuned half step down on album
Intro: A G D x 2
Verse 1:
A G
Can you hear them? They talk about us,
D
Telling lies, well thats no surprise
A G
Can you see them? See right through them.
D
They have no shields, no secrets to reveal.
Chorus:
F D
It doesn't matter what they say
Bb E A
In the jealous games people play, he-he-hey!
D A
Our lips are sealed.
Verse 2:
A G
There's a weapon, we must use
D
In our defense: silence
A G
When you look at them, look right through them,
D
That's when they'll disappear, thats when youll be feared.
Chorus:
F D
It doesn't matter what they say
Bb E A
In the jealous games people play, he-he-hey!
D A
Our lips are sealed.
F D
Pay no mind to what they say,
Bb E A
It doesn't matter anyway, he-he-hey!
D A
Our lips are sealed.
A... [slower]
Bridge (play A):
Hush, my darling, dont you cry.
Quiet, angel, forget their lies.
Repeat verses, then jam on:
D A
Our lips are sealed.
D A
Our lips are sealed.
D A
Our lips are sealed.
Album key is D, but nice down in G for guy's voice. Also nice capo'd up 1 or 2.
Intro: Piano
Been running
G C
So long, I've nearly lost all track of time
G C
In every direction, I couldn't see the warning signs
F C
I must be losin' it, cause my mind plays tricks on me
G D
It looks so easy, but you know looks sometimes deceive
G C
Been running so fast, right from the starting line
G C
No more connections, I don't need any more advice
F C
One hand's just reaching out, and one's just hanging on
G D
It seems my weaknesses just keep going strong
CHORUS:
G D A
Head over heels, where should I go
A E G
Can't stop myself, out of control
D A
Head over heels, no time to think
E G
Looks like the whole world's out of sync
G C
Been running so hard, when what I need is to unwind
G C
The voice of reason is one I left so far behind
F C
I waited so long, so long to play this part
G D
And just remembered that I'd forgotten about my heart
[Chorus x3]
Melody starts on the 5th.
A F (G)
Hey Man Leave me a-lone you know
A F (G)
Hey Man Oh Henry Get off the phone I gotta
A
Hey Man, I gotta
B D
Straighten my face This mellow thighed chick just put my
F G
Spine out of place
Hey Man, my school days insane
Hey Man, my works down the drain
Hey Man, Well She's a Total Blam Blam,
She said she had to squeeze it but she And then she
Chorus:
G A D
Oh don't lean on me man cuz you can't afford the ticket
F C G
I'm back on Suffragette City
A D
Well don't lean on me man cuz you ain't got time to check it
F C G
You know my Suffragette City
A (G)
Its outa sight she's all right
Verse:
A F (G)
Hey Man ah Henry, don't be unkind, go Away
A F (G)
Hey Man ah i can't take you this time, no way
A
Hey Man, ah droogie
B D
Don't crash here Theres only room for one
F G
and here she comes here she come
Chorus
Ah hey man
Chorus
Wham Bam, Thank you Ma'am!
Ending:
E power chord for a measure, then swith to A for Suffragette!
(easier to sing in E...)
G
Stone love, she kneels before the grave
Em (D) C
A brave son who gave his life to save the slogan
G
That hovers between the headstone and her eyes
Bm Am D
For they penetrate her grieving
G
New love, a boy and girl are talking
Em
New words that only they can share in
C
New words, a love so strong it tears their hearts
G Bm Am D
To sleep through the fleeting hours of morning
Am Em
Love is careless in its choosing, sweeping over cross and baby
F C
Love descends on those defenseless
D
Idiot love will spark the fusion
C D G7 C
Inspirations have I none just to touch the flaming dove
Cm G D
All I have is my love of love and love is not loving
SAX SOLO: G Em C G Bm Am D
A
Soul love, the priest that tastes the word and
F#m
Told of love and how my God on high is
D A
All love though reaching up my loneliness evolves
C#m Bm E
By the blindness that surrounds him
Bm F#
Love is careless in its choosing, sweeping over cross and baby
G D
Love descends on those defenseless
E
Idiot love will spark the fusion
D E A7 D
Inspirations have I none just to touch the flaming dove
Dm A E
All I have is my love of love and love is not loving
A
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
F#m
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
D
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
A C#m Bm E
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Georgia Rose covering it. And interesting live version. Nice mellow singing.
Some of the solos/riffs are here
Nice to do it pretty fast. Melody starts on the 3rd.
Also nice to do it in Fm (down a step).
Bb/A = x88760
F/E = x33210
(slide same shape between two positions)
Can also add riff like this version, where Bb/A B string goes between 6th and 5th fret, and in F/E it switches between the Fmaj7 and F.
INTRO: Bb/A F/E Bb/A F/E
ha na na....
Gm
Didn't know what time it was, the lights were low
F
I leaned back on my radio
C/G C7 F Ab Bb
Some cat was laying down some rock 'n' roll with a 'lotta soul
Gm
Then the loud sound did seem to fade
F
Came back like a slow voice on a wave of phase
C/G C7 A (bar 5 no bass) G (bar 3 with A5 in bass)
That weren't no DJ that was hazy cosmic jive
CHORUS:
F Dm
There's a Starman waiting in the sky
Am C/G
He'd like to come and meet us
C7
But he thinks he'd blow our minds
F Dm
There's a Starman waiting in the sky
Am C/G
He's told us not to blow it
C7
Cause he knows it's all worthwhile, he told me
Bb Bbm
Let the children lose it
F D7
Let the children use it
Gm C7
Let all the children boogie
But out the titty kazoo!:
Bb F C F
(ha na na na na...)
Bb F C
Gm
I had to phone someone so I picked on you
F
Hey, that's far out so you heard him too
C/G C7 F Ab Bb
Switch on the TV we may pick him up on channel two
Gm
Look out your window, I can see his light
F
If we can sparkle he may land tonight
C/G C7 A G (holding high E5)
Don't tell your poppa or he'll get us locked up in fright
CHORUS 2 and CHORUS 3
Original is in C, but here way down in E, Lou Reed style, which the song really is anyway...
Verse 1:
E A E B A E B A
I'm up on the eleventh floor and I'm watching the cruisers below
E A E B A E B A
He's down on the street and he's trying hard to pull sister Flo
E A E B A E B A
Oh, My heart's in the basement my weekend's at an all time low
E A
'Cause she's hoping to score so I can't see her letting him go
E G# C#
Walk out of her heart walk out of her mind, (Oh not her)
Chorus:
D# F#
She's so swishy in her satin and tat
D# F#
in her frock coat and bipperty-bopperty hat
D# E B A E B A
Oh God I could do better than that
Verse 2:
E A
She's an old time ambassador of sweet talking night walking games
E A
Oh, and she's known in the darkest clubs for pushing ahead of the dames
E A
If she says she can do it she can do it she don't make false claims
E A
For she's a queen and such are queens that your laughter is sucked in their brains
A E
Now she's leading him on and she'll lay him right down
A G#
Yeah she's leading him on and she'll lay him right down
A E
But it could have been me yes it could have been me
G# C#
Why did'nt I say why did'nt I say, (No, no, no)
Chorus:
D# F#
She's so swishy in her satin and tat
D# F#
in her frock coat and bipperty-bopperty hat
D# E B A E B A
Oh God I could do better than that
Verse 3:
E A
So I lay down a while and I gaze at my hotel wall
E A
Oh the cot is so cold it don't feel like no bed at all
E A
Yeah, I lay down a while and look at my hotel wall
E A
And he's down on the street so I throw both his bags down the hall
G# E
And I'm phoning a cab cause my stomach feels small
A G#
There's a taste in my mouth and it's no taste at all
A E
It could have been me and yes it could have been me
G# C#
Why did'nt I say why did'nt I say, No, no, no
Chorus:
D# F#
She's so swishy in her satin and tat
D# F#
in her frock coat and bipperty-bopperty hat
D# E B A E B A
Oh God I could do better than that
For album key, capo on 1. Nice live version.
Intro:
/ E / F# / E / D C / x2
/ C C F F / C C F F / C C F F / C C F F
Verse 1:
F C G Dm
Wake up you sleepy head. Put on some clothes, shake up your bed
F C G D
Put another log on the fire for me. I've made some breakfast and coffee.
F C A7
Look out my window what do I see? A crack in the sky and a
Dm Dm/C Bb
Hand reaching down to me.
Bm7b5 (or BmDim?) C
All the nightmares came today
F
And it looks as though they're here to stay
Inst.
Bm7b5 C C#m7b5 D A7
V2.
F C G Dm
What are we coming to? No room for me, no fun for you
F C G D
I think about a world to come where the books were found by the golden ones
F C A7
Written in pain, written in awe by a puzzled man who
Dm Dm/C Bb
questioned what we were here for.
Bm7b5 C F
All the strangers came today. And it looks as though they're here to stay.
Chorus:
F Am ot F/E Dm
Oh! you pretty things
Dm/C or F Bb F
Don't you know you're driving your Mamas and papas insane
F Am Dm
Oh! you pretty things
Dm/C or F Bb F
Don't you know you're driving your Mamas and papas insane
G C Bb F
Let me make it plain. You gotta make way for the homo superior
V3.
F C G Dm
Look out at your children. See their faces in golden rays.
F C G D
Don't kid yourself they belong to you. They're the start of the coming race.
F C
The earth is a bitch. We've finished our news.
A7 Dm Dm/C Bb
Homo sapiens have outgrown their use
Bm7b5 C F
All the strangers came today. And it looks as though they're here to stay
[chorus]
[into]
capo 5th fret for album key, but I like 3rd fret.
Riff (intro and in chorus):
Am descending bass:
Am - 302210 - 200210 - 1x0210
E descending bass:
E - E7 - 030100 - E7
Verse 1
Am G
The tax man's taken all my dough
C G
And left me in my statley home.
E (descending bass) Am
Lazing on a sunny afternoon.
G
And i can't sail my yacht,
C G
He's taken everything i've got,
E (descending bass) Am
All i've got this sunny afternoon.
Chorus 1
A7 D7
Save me, Save me, Save me from this squeeze,
G C E7
I got a big fat mama trying to break me.
Am D7
And i love to live so pleasantly,
Am D7 (G)
Live this life of luxury,
C E7 Am (play riff)
Lazing on a sunny afternoon,
E7 (continue riff)
In the summertime,
Am (riff) E7 (riff)
In the summertime, In the summertime.
Verse 2
Am G
My girlfriends run off with my car
C G
And gone back to her ma and pa
E (riff) Am
Telling tales of drunkenness and cruelty.
G
Now i'm sitting here,
C G
Sipping on my ice cold beer,
E (riff) Am
Lazing on a sunny after noon.
Chorus 2
A7 D7
Help me, Help me, Help me sail away,
G C E7
Well, give me two good reasons why i oughta stay.
Am D7
'Cause i love to live so pleasantly
Am D7 (G)
Live this life of luxury,
C E7 Am (riff)
Lazing on a sunny afternoon,
E7
In the summertime,
Am E7
In the summertime, In the summertime.
(repeat chorus 1)
Outro, play riff
Am E7
In the summertime, In the summertime,
(I like to end on the A major power chord finish or x02225, or maybe A6...)
Intro:
C D E
E
I met her in a club down in old Soho
A D E
Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like cherry Cola
A Asus
C-O-L-A Cola
E
She walked up to me and she asked me to dance
A D E
I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice she said Lola
A D C D E
L-O-L-A Lola la-la-la-la Lola
(Same pattern: E A D E / A - Asus)
E
Well I'm not the world's most physical guy
A D
But when she sqeezed me tight she nearly broke my spine
E A Asus
Oh my Lola la-la-la-la Lola
E
Well I'm not dumb but I can't understand
A D
Why she walked like a woman but talked like a man
E A D C D E
Oh my Lola la-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola
CHORUS #1: (not too high, melody starts on b)
B
Well we drank champagne and danced all night
F#7
Under electric candlelight
A
She picked me up and sat me on her knee
And said "Dear boy, won't you come home with me?"
(melody goes up an octave here - still G# - but maybe stay low...)
E
Well I'm not the world's most passionate guy
A D E
But when I looked in her eyes well I almost fell for my Lola
A D C D E
Lola la-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola
A D C D E
Lola la-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola
BRIDGE:
A C#m B A C#m B
I pushed her away, I walked to the door
A C#m B E G#m C#m
I fell to the floor, I got down on my knees
B
Then I looked at her and she at me
E
Well that's the way that I want it to stay
A D E
And I always want it to be that way for my Lola
A Asus
La-la-la-la Lola
E
Girls will be boys and boys will be girls
A D E
It's a mixed up muddled up shook up world except for Lola
A
La-la-la-la Lola
CHORUS #2:
B
Well I left home just a week before
F#7
And I'd never ever kissed a woman before
A
But Lola smiled and took me by the hand
And said "Dear boy, I'm gonna make you a man"
E
Well I'm not the world's most masculine man
A D
But I know what I am and I'm glad that I'm a man
E
And so is Lola
A D C D
La-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola
E A D C D
Lola la-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola
Repeat as many time as like, as a jam:
E A D C D
Lola la-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola
Drop D tuning
#1.
D C/D
You see the world through your cynical eyes,
D C/D
You're a troubled young man, I can tell.
D C/D
You've got it all in the palm of your hand,
Bb C/Bb Bb C/Bb
But your hand's wet with sweat and your head needs a rest.
D/A G/A
And you're fooling yourself if you don't believe it.
D/A G/A
You're kidding yourself if you don't believe it.
#2.
D C/D
Why must you be such an angry young man?
D C/D
When your future looks quite bright to me.
D C/D
And how can there be such a sinister plan,
Bb C/Bb Bb
that could hide such a lamb, such a caring young man?
D/A G/A
And you're fooling yourself if you don't believe it.
D/A G/A
You're killing yourself if you don't believe it.
#3.
D Eb/D D C/D D
Get up, get back on your feet.
C/D D Eb/D D C/D D C
You're the one they can't beat, and you know it.
D Eb/D D C/D D
Come on, let's see what you've got.
C/D D Eb/D D C/D D C
Just take your best shot and don't blow it.
G Bb C Gm7 C..G.
#4.
D/A G/A
And you're fooling yourself if you don't believe it.
D/A G/A
You're killing yourself if you don't believe it.
D Eb/D D C/D D
Get up, get back on your feet.
C/D D Eb/D D C/D D C
You're the one they can't beat, and you know it.
D Eb/D D C/D D
Come on, let's see what you've got.
C/D D Eb/D D C/D D C
Just take your best shot and don't blow it.
G Bb C Gm7 C..G.
good cover, super good for reference, especially during the intro and jam.
And theres some good notation in this ukelele transcription.
Intro:
Arpegiate:
| xx3213 | xx2013 | x32013
| bass descend to Am | G |
| xx3213 | xx2013 | x32013
| bass descend to Am, hammer on G0-G2 |
G - Gsus4 - G riff: A5-3-5-7 |
Am C
Dm F
Blue light rain,
Csus4 C
well unbroken chain,
Am Eb *
Looking for familiar faces
F Em G Gsus4 G Am C
in an empty window pane.
Dm F
Listening for the secret,
Csus4 Am
searching for the sound
C (descend) G/B Am
But I could only hear the preacher
G F Em G Gsus4 G
and the baying of his hounds.
Am C
Dm F
Willow sky, woh,
Csus4 C
I walk and wonder why,
F G
They say love your brother,
F Em G Gsus4 G Am C
but you will catch it when you try.
Dm F (Fsus4)
Roll you down the line poor boy,
Csus4 Am
drop you for a loss,
C (descending) G/B Am
Ride you out on the cold railroad
G F Am
and nail you to a cross.
||: G C Fsus4 F :|| 4 times
(da da da da dum - tum, etc)
Am C
Dm F
November and more,
Csus4 C
as I wait for the score,
Dm7 Cmaj7
They're telling me forgiveness
F Em G Gsus4 G Am C
is the key to every door.
Dm F (Fsus4)
A slow winter day
Csus4 Am
a night like forever
C G/B Am
sink like a stone,
G F Em Dm C Dm
float like the feather.
||: G C Fsus4 F :|| 4 times
(da da da da dum - tum, etc)
Jam section. Super tricky, and that cover is great for reference:
slide bass at start from F - to G
| Gm Gm Gm C-Bb | x4
Can be doing the riff on D3-D5 - G5&B5 - G3&B3
Then, repeating during jam:
Dm7 - Cmaj7 - Gm7 - F - Em
Or I think Dm7 - Cmaj7 - Gm7 - Dm7 - Cmaj7.
Weird rhythm. See that cover.
[ deleted i think? Cm7 Fmaj7 Dm7 Em** G Gsus4]
Cm7 Fmaj7
Lilac rain, unbroken chain
Dm7 Em** G Gsus4
Song of the Saw-Whet owl.
Cm7 Fmaj7
Out on a mountain, it'll drive you insane
Dm7 Em** G Gsus4
Listening to the winds howl.
Cm7 Fmaj7
Unbroken chain of sorrow and pearls,
Dm7 Em** G Gsus4
Unbroken chain of sky and sea.
Cm7 Fmaj7
Unbroken chain of the western wind,
Dm7 Em** G Am/G G
Unbroken chain of you and me.
Outro: A7 C D9 Cmaj7 D7 Gsus4
Bm Em C Em Bm G
A Em
Ebdim: x01212
Intro: Em
Em
Baby, I've been waiting
D Em
I've been waiting night and day
I didn't see the time
D Em
I waited half my life away
D
There were lots of invitations
Ebdim B7
And I know you sent me some
Em D
But I was waiting
C D Ebdim B7 Em
For the miracle, for the miracle to come
I know you really loved me
But, you see, my hands were tied
I know it must have hurt you
It must have hurt your pride
To have to stand beneath my window
With your bugle and your drum
And me I'm up there waiting
For the miracle, for the miracle to come
Ah I don't believe you'd like it
You wouldn't like it here
There ain't no entertainment
And the judgements are severe
The Maestro says it's Mozart
But it sounds like bubble gum
When you're waiting
For the miracle, for the miracle to come
Am
Waiting for the miracle
Em
There's nothing left to do
B7
I haven't been this happy
Em
Since the end of World War II
Am
Nothing left to do
When you know that you've been taken
Em
Nothing left to do
When you're begging for a crumb
C
Nothing left to do
When you've got to go on waiting
Ebdim B
Waiting for the miracle to come
Yeah I dreamed about you, baby
It was just the other night
Most of you was naked
Ah but some of you was light
The sands of time were falling
From your fingers and your thumb
And you were waiting
For the miracle, for the miracle to come
Ah baby, let's get married
We've been alone too long
Let's be alone together
Let's see if we're that strong
Yeah let's do something crazy
Something absolutely wrong
While we're waiting
For the miracle, for the miracle to come
Nothing left to do
When you know that you've been taken
Nothing left to do
When you're begging for a crumb
Nothing left to do
When you've got to go on waiting
Waiting for the miracle to come
When you've fallen on the highway
And you're lying in the rain
And they ask you how you're doing
Of course you say you can't complain
If you're squeezed for information
That's when you've got to play it dumb
You just say you're out there waiting
For the miracle, for the miracle to come
Intro:
e|---------3-| |---------|
B|---------0-| |---------|
G|---------0-| (Strum G) |---------|
D|-----0^2-0-| |-3-3-0-2-|
A|-1^2-----2-| Play riff 4x |---------|
E|---------3-| |---------|
F - F - C
Main riff:
E|----------------------
B|----------------------
G|----------------------
D|------0-2b^p0---------
A|--1-2---------2-------
E|----------------3-----
Verse 1:
G D F C
I wanna tell you 'bout the girl I love.
My she looks so fine.
G D F C
And she's the only one that I've been dreaming of.
Maybe someday she will be all mine. [Fill]
G D F C
I wanna tell her that I love her so.
I thrill with her every touch.
G D F C
I need to tell her she's the only one I really love...
Chorus:
G G F F C
..............I got a woman wanna ball all day.
G G F F C
..............I got a woman, she won't be true no.
G G F F C
..............I got a woman stay drunk all the time.
G G F F C
..............I said I got a little woman and she won't be true.
Verse 2:
G D F C
Sunday morning when we go down to church,
See the men folk standing in line.
G D F C
They say they come to pray to the lord.
For when my little girl looks so fine. [Fill]
G D F C
And in the evening when the sun is sinking low,
Everybody's with the one they love.
G D F C
I walk the town keep a'searching all around.
Looking for my street corner girl...
Chorus:
G G F F C
..............I got a woman wanna ball all day.
G G F F C
..............I got a woman, she won't be true no no.
G G F F C
..............I got a woman stay drunk all the time.
G G F F C
..............I said I got a little woman and she won't be true.
Verse 3:
G D F C
In the bars where the men who play guitars sit there
drinking and remembering the times.
G D F C
My little lover does a midnight shift
She fools around all of the time. [Fill]
G D F C
I guess there's just one thing left for me to do
I'm gonna pack my bags and go on my way.
G D F C
'Cause I got a worried mind sharing what I thought was mine
Gonna leave her when the guitars play...
Chorus:
G G F F C
..............I got a woman, she won't be true no no.
G G F F C
..............I got a woman wanna ball all day.
G G F F C
..............I got a woman stay drunk all the time.
G G F F C
..............I got a little woman and she won't be true.
G G F F C ____
{Hey Hey what can I do) |
|-Repeat 6x
G G F F C ____|
(Oh no what can I say)
Intro/Riff
E|-------0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--/-0-0--0--/-0-0-0--| x4
B|-------2-0-2--2-0-1-1-1--/-3-3--3--/-2-0-2--|
G|-------0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--/-0-0--5--/-0-0-0--|
D|-------2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--/-4-4--4--/-2-2-2--|
A|---0----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
Hangman, hangman, hold it a little while
I think I see my friends comin
G D A
riding many mile
Riff x2
Did you get a some silver, you get a little gold
what did you bring me my good friends
G D A
to keep me from the gallows pole
what did you bring me
G D A
keep me from the gallows pole
I couldn't get no silver
I couldn't get no gold
you know that we're too damn poor
to keep you from the gallows pole
Chours
A G D G
Hangman Hangman
A D G
hold it a little while
A G D G
I think I see my brother commin
G A/G A A/G A
ridin a many mile
Brother you get a little silver, you get a little gold
what did you bring me, my brother
to keep me from the gallows pole
Brother I brought you some silver
I brought a little gold
I Brought a little of everything
keep you from the gallows pole
Ya I brought you
to keep you from the gallows pole
Chours
A G D G
Hangman Hangman
A D G
turn your head awhile
A G D G
I think I see my sister commin
G A/G A A/G A
ridin many mile
Sister I emplore you take him by the hand
take him to some shady spot and
sit him on the love of his man
please take him
sit him on the rock of main man man
Chours
A G D G
Hangman Hangman
A D G
on your face a smile
A G D G
Pray tell me that I'm free to ride,
G A/G A A/G A
Ride for many mile
Yes you've got a fine sister
she want my blood to boil
she want my blood to boil in her
to keep you from the gallows pole
Your brother brought me silver
and your sister want my sole
for now I laugh oh so hard
she's swinging on my gallows pole
for now I laugh oh so hard
she's swinging on my gallows pole
swinging on my gallows pole
swinging on my gallows pole
swinging on my gallows pole
Zeppelin does it is A, but kind of nice to do in E. Im not positive its A major, the melody definitely hits the minor 3rd a lot, but sounds good with major. Nice to do with a Dred Zeppelin vibe.
Melody starts on the tonic. Fun to sing along with the riff, see voice memo note.
Riff 1: starts on the E
Riff 2: starts on the B, then goes to Riff 1
Intro: riff1 - A (fun to sing along with riff)
A
Hey hey mama said the way you move,
Gon' make you sweat, gon' make you groove.
Ha ha child the way you shake that thing,
Gonna make you burn, gonna make you sting.
Hey hey baby when you walk that way,
Watch your honey drip, can't keep away.
Riff 2 (Starting on the B)
B pattern (or just play A - G whole time, like chorus):
A G A G E (bar7) D A
Oh yeah, oh yeah, ah, ah, ahh.
A G A G E D A
Oh yeah, oh yeah, ah, ah, ahh.
I gotta roll, can't stand still,
Got a flaming heart, can't get my fill.
Eyes that shine burning red,
Dreams of you all through my head.
Chorus:
A G A G A G
Ah-ah, ah-ahh ah-ah, ah ahh, ah-ahh ah-ah ahh.
Bridge:
A G A G A G
Hey baby, whoa baby, pretty baby
E (bar7) D A
Darling give it to me now.
Hey baby, oh baby, pretty baby
Move the way you're doing now.
Didn't take too long before I found out,
What people mean by down and out.
Spent my money, took my car
Started telling her friends she gonna be a star.
I don't know, but I been told
Big-legged woman ain't got no soul.
Riff 1 then Riff 2
Bridge:
A G A G E (bar7) D A
Oh yeah, oh yeah, ah, ah, ahh.
A G A G E D A
Oh yeah, oh yeah, ah, ah, ahh.
All I ask for, all I pray
Steady rolling woman gonna come my way.
Need a woman to hold my hand
Won't tell me no lies, make me a happy man.
Chorus:
A G A G A G
Ah-ah, ah-ahh ah-ah, ah ahh, ah-ahh ah-ah ahh.
Nice tutorial for official internet version...
End section riff:
|------------------------------0--|
|------------------------------0--|
|---------9-9-------- 7-7------9--|
|--9-9----9-11---7-7--7-9------9--|
|--9-11----------7-9---------- 7 -|
|------------------------------0--|
And during chorus, you can play the open A with the riff going down the G string (starts on G 7th fret). But I like the chords, but if someone else is playing the chords, that could sound nice.
And remember, we do post Dred Zeppelin Zeppelin.
A13 = x05670
E9 = 076770 (note that some people say open A string)
Intro: just hit the low E to set the key, then sing the first line.
E9 A13
And if I say to you tomorrow,
take my hand child come with me.
It's to a castle I will take you,
Well what's to be they say will be.
Chorus: (starts on tonic)
[A]Catch the wind, see us spin, [A/G]sail-away leave today,
[A/F#]way up high in the sky - [D]hey [A]whoa,
But the [A]wind won't blow, you [A/G]really shouldn't go,
it [A/F#]only goes to show [D A],
that [B]you will be [B/A]mine, by [B/G#]taking our time. [E B F# A g-e]
And if you say to me tomorrow,
oh what fun it all would be.
Then what's to stop us pretty baby,
but what is and what should never be.
Chorus:
[A]Catch the wind, see us spin, [A/G]sail-away leave today,
[A/F#]way up high in the sky - [D]hey [A]whoa,
But the [A]wind won't blow, you [A/G]really shouldn't go,
it [A/F#]only goes to show [D A],
that [B]you will be [B/A]mine, by [B/G#]taking our time. [E B F# A]
So if you wake up with the sunrise,
and all your dreams are still as new,
and happiness is what you need so bad,
well girl the answer lies with you
Chorus:
[A]Catch the wind, see us spin, [A/G]sail-away leave today,
[A/F#]way up high in the sky - [D]hey [A]whoa,
But the [A]wind won't blow, you [A/G]really shouldn't go,
it [A/F#]only goes to show [D A],
that [B]you will be [B/A]mine, by [B/G#]taking our time. [E B F# A]
Chords for slide guitar titty kazoo:
(E sounds nice as D shape on 4th fret)
E A (D) A E
End section riff through this part:
Oh the wind wont blow and we really shouldn't go and it only goes to show, whoa whoa whoa.
Catch the wind, we're gonna see it spin, we're gonna...sail, leave today
do do do, bop bop a do-oh, my my my my my my yeah.
Everybody I know seems to know me well
but they're never gonna know that I move like hell.
Intro and verse riff (see here):
E A
|-x-------------0--0--------|
|-9-------------5--5--------|
|-9---7--9------6--7--------|
|-9---7--7------7--7--------|
|-7---7--9------0--0--------|
|-0---0--0------------------|
Pre-chorus:
E C# A E
|-0-------------0-----------|
|-0------5--5---0-----------|
|-1---6--4--6---1-----------|
|-2---------7---2-----------|
|-2---4--6--0---2-----------|
|-0-------------0-----------|
Chorus:
E A D5
|-x-------------------------|
|-9-------3~5~3~5~3---------|
|-9--9----------------------|
|-9--7----5~7~5~3~5---------|
|-7--9----0-----------------|
|-0--0----------------------|
Leaves are falling all around, It's time I was on my way.
Thanks to you, I'm much obliged for such a pleasant stay.
But now it's time for me to go. The autumn moon lights my way.
For now I smell the rain, and with it pain, and it's headed my way.
[Pre-chorus]
Sometimes I grow so tired, but I know I've got one thing I got to do...
[Chorus]
Ramble On, And now's the time, the time is now, to sing my song.
I'm goin' 'round the world, I got to find my girl, on my way.
I've been this way ten years to the day, Ramble On,
Gotta find the queen of all my dreams.
Got no time to for spreadin' roots, The time has come to be gone.
And to' our health we drank a thousand times, it's time to Ramble On.
[Chorus]
Mine's a tale that can't be told, my freedom I hold dear.
How years ago in days of old, when magic filled the air.
T'was in the darkest depths of Mordor, I met a girl so fair.
But Gollum, and the evil one crept up and slipped away with her, her, her....yeah.
[Chorus]
Gonna ramble on, sing my song. Gotta keep-a-searchin' for my baby...
Gonna work my way, round the world. I can't stop this feelin' in my heart
Gotta keep searchin' for my baby. I can't find my bluebird!
That calm slow way we were doing at Gametones. See voice memo.
Heres a tab.
Riff 1 = 5th fret magiggy
Riff 2:
C / D / FM7 / Am
C / G / Dsus D /
Riff 3:
|-3---3-3-3--3--0-3-|-2-------2-------|-3--3-3-3--3--0-0---7-|--5---3---5----|
|-1---1-1-1--1--1-3-|-3--3--3---3-0-0-|-1--1-1-1--1--1-1---8-|--7---5---7----|
|-2---2-2-2--2--2-2-|-2-----------0-0-|-2--2-2-2--2--2-2---9-|--7---5---7----|
|-2---2-2-2--2--2---|---0-------------|-2--2-2-2--2--2-2---0-|-------------0-|
|-------------------|-----------------|----------------------|-------------0-|
|-------------------|-----------------|----------------------|---------------|
Am7 Dsus D Oooh it makes me wonder
Riff 4:
C / x2003x / Am / Am
C / x2003x / FM7 / Am
(The more correct way to play what Im calling a D is probably x2003x, but the D sounds nice)
[riff 1]
There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold
And she's buying a stairway to heaven.
When she gets there she knows, if the stores are all closed
With a word she can get what she came for.
[riff 2]
Ooh, ooh, and she's buying a stairway to heaven.
[Riff 2a]
There's a sign on the wall but she wants to be sure
'Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings.
In a tree by the brook, there's a songbird who sings,
Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven.
[Riff 3]
Ooh, it makes me wonder,
Ooh, it makes me wonder.
[Riff 1 or 2, I like 1]
There's a feeling I get when I look to the west,
And my spirit is crying for leaving.
In my thoughts I have seen rings of smoke through the trees,
And the voices of those who stand looking.
Ooh, it makes me wonder,
Ooh, it really makes me wonder.
[Riff 2]
And it's whispered that soon, if we all call the tune,
Then the piper will lead us to reason.
And a new day will dawn for those who stand long,
And the forests will echo with laughter.
[Riff 4]
If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't be alarmed now,
It's just a spring clean for the May queen.
Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run
There's still time to change the road you're on.
And it makes me wonder.
Your head is humming and it won't go, in case you don't know,
The piper's calling you to join him,
Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow, and did you know
Your stairway lies on the whispering wind?
And as we wind on down the road
Our shadows taller than our soul.
There walks a lady we all know
Who shines white light and wants to show
How everything still turns to gold.
And if you listen very hard
The tune will come to you at last.
When all are one and one is all
To be a rock and not to roll.
And she's buying a stairway to heaven.
Hey lady--you got the love I need
Maybe more than enough.
Oh Darling... walk a while with me
You've got so much...
Many have I loved - Many times been bitten
Many times I've gazed along the open road.
Many times I've lied - Many times I've listened
Many times I've wondered how much there is to know.
Many dreams come true and some have silver linings
I live for my dream and a pocketful of gold.
Mellow is the man who knows what he's been missing
Many many men can't see the open road.
Many is a word that only leaves you guessing
Guessing 'bout a thing you really ought to know, ooh!
You really ought to know...
Originally by John Brim
I think originally in D, with drop D tuning, but sounds good in E too. Play on low 3 strings, blues riff off the A. 12-bar blues.
E A E
Summertimes here, babe, you need something to keep you cool
A E
Ah, summertime's here, and you need something to keep you cool
B7 A E B7
Better look out now though, Ive got somethin' for you
I'm your ice cream man, stop me when I'm passin' by
I'm your ice cream man, stop me when I'm passin' by
See all my flavors are guaranteed to satisfy
[can keep it low here like other verses, going high is hard...]
I got bim bam banana pops, dixie cups, all flavors and pushups too
I'm your ice cream man, stop me when I'm passin' by
See now all my flavors are guaranteed to satisfy
Well I'm usually passin' by just about eleven o'clock
I'm usually passin' by just around eleven o'clock
And if ya' let me cool you one time, you'll be my regular stop
[keep low...]
I got bim bam banana pops, dixie cups, all flavors and pushups too
I'm your ice cream man, stop me when I'm passin' by
See now all my flavors are guaranteed to satisfy
I'm your ice cream man, stop me when I'm passin' by
I'm your ice cream man, stop me when I'm passin' by
They say all my flavors are guaranteed to satisfy
[Titty through a verse]
[nice to repeat the well im usually passin by verse]
I'm your ice cream man, stop me when I'm passin' by
I'm your ice cream man, stop me when I'm passin' by
They say all my flavors are guaranteed to satisfy
[Repeat that last one to taste]
Intro = chorus pattern
Chorus:
D [D7]
See them tumbling down,
C# [C#7]
Pledging their love to the ground,
D A A#dim
Lonely but free I'll be found
E7 A A+
Drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweeds.
D [D7]
Cares of the past are behind,
C# [C#7]
Nowhere to go but I'll find
D A A#dim
Just where the trail will wind,
E7 A A+
Drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweeds.
Bridge (tough, can skip?)
Bm E7 A G#7 C#m E7
I know when night has gone that a new world's born at dawn,
D [D7]
I'll keep rolling along,
c# [C#7]
Deep in my heart is a song,
D A A#dim
Here on the range I belong,
E7 A A+
Drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweeds.
Repeat from Chorus to end
Last time add:
E7 A
Drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweeds.
Intro riff, played throughout:
G-|-----------------------0~-------------------------------------------
D-|-------2~-----------------------------------------------------------
A-|-2-2-2-------2---2-2-2-------2---2-2-2-3~--------------3--2--0------
E-|---------------------------------------------3---3-3-3----------3---
D-|------------------5~------------4~-
A-|-----0-2---3---------2-0-2-------
E-|-3---------------------------------
Em
We know of an ancient radiation that
C
haunts dismembered constellations
G B
A faintly glimmering radio station
(same pattern throughout)
While Frank Sinatra sings Stormy Weather
The flies and spiders get along together
Cobwebs form on an old skipping record
Beyond the suns that guard this roost
Beyond your flowers of flaming truths
Beyond your latest ad campaigns
An old man sits collecting stamps
In a room all filled with Chinese lamps
He saves what others throw away, he says that he'll be rich someday
We know of an ancient radiation that
haunts dismembered constellations
A faintly glimmering radio station
good cover, and another one (capod 6th fret!)
Capoing on the 6th fret makes it super easy to sing... Or see version in Ge below, way easier again.
And interesting how it uses the F/G (3x3211) as a turnaround chord instead of the G7...
B7-5 = x2323x
C/G = 3x2010
D7/F# = 2x021x
F/G = 3x3211
Melody starts on the 5th (G string open)
Intro:
C Am Dm7 G7 C Am Dm7 G7
C Am Dm7 G7
Don't know when I've been so blue
C Am7 Bm7-5 E7
Don't know what's come over you
Am C/G D7/F# D7
You've found someone new
F Em7 F G7
And don't it make my brown eyes blue
C Am Dm7 G7
I'll be fine when you're gone
C Am7 Bm7-5 E7
I'll just cry all night long
Am C/G D7/F# D7
Say it isn't true
F F/G C
And don't it make my brown eyes blue
Am Em7 F C
Tell me no secrets, tell me some lies
Am Em7 F C
Give me no reasons, give me alibis
Am Em7 F C
Tell me you love me and don't let me cry
Dm7 Em F F/G
Say anything but don't say goodbye
C Am Dm7 G7
I didn't mean to treat you bad
C Am7 Bm7-5 E7
Didn't know just what I had
Am C/G D7/F# D7
But honey now I do
F Em7 F Em7
And don't it make my brown eyes, don't it make my brown eyes
F F/G C Am Dm7 G7
Don't it make my brown eyes blue.
Repeat the last part to taste. End on the power C9 or C6...
Or in G, way easier to sing:
C/D = xx0010 or better yet xx0013
F#m7-5 = 2x221x (like an Am with F# in bass)
And the F#m should realy be F#m7-5
Intro: G Em Am7 D7
G Em Am7 D7
Don't know when I've been so blue,
G Em F#m7-5 B7
don't know what's come over you.
Em G/D A7
You've found someone new,
C Bm C D7
and don't it make my brown eyes blue.
G Em Am7 D7
I'll be fine when your gone,
G Em F#m7-5 B7
I'll just cry all night long.
Em G/D A7
Say it isn't true,
C D7 (or C/D) G
and don't it make my brown eyes blue.
Em Bm C G
Tell me no secrets, tell me some lies.
Em Bm C G
Don't give me no reasons, give me alibi's
Em Bm C G
Tell me you love me, and don't make me cry
Am Bm C D7
Say anything but don't say goodbye
G Em Am7 D7
I didn't mean to treat you bad,
G Em F#m7-5 B7
didn't know just what I had
Em G/D A7
But honey now I do,
C D7 (or C/D) G
and don't it make my brown eyes blue.
C Bm7
Don't it make my brown eyes,
C Bm7
Don't it make my brown eyes,
C C/D G
Don't it make my brown eyes blue.
G Em7 Am7 D7
ooo ooo
C Bm7
Don't it make my brown eyes,
C Bm7
Don't it make my brown eyes,
C C/D G
Don't it make my brown eyes blue.
G#m
you talk about your woman, i wish you could see mine
F# G#m
you talk about your woman, i wish you could see mine
F# C# D#
every time she starts to love, she brings eyesight to the blind
you know her daddy gave her magic, i can tell by the way she walks
you know her daddy gave her magic, i can tell by the way she walks
every time she starts to shake, the dumb begin to talk
she's got the power to heal you, never fear
she has got the power to heal you, never fear
just one word from her lips and the deaf can hear
she's got the power to heal you, never fear
she has got the power to heal you, never fear
just one word from her lips and the deaf can hear
G C G C/G C/G
Tommy can you hear me?
G C G C/G C/G
Can you feel me near you?
F Bb F
Tommy can you see me?
Em Am Em
Can I help to cheer you?
D D D D
Ooh, Tommy. Tommy Tommy Tommy
[repeat]
A C/G D A G D
Every day I get in the queue (Too much, the Magic Bus)
To get on the bus that takes me to you (Too much, the Magic Bus)
I'm so nervous, I just sit and smile (Too much, the Magic Bus)
Your house is only another mile (Too much, the Magic Bus)
Thank you, driver, for getting me here (Too much, the Magic Bus)
You'll be an inspector, have no fear (Too much, the Magic Bus)
I don't want to cause no fuss (Too much, the Magic Bus)
But can I buy your Magic Bus? (Too much, the Magic Bus)
Nooooooooo!
I don't care how much I pay (Too much, the Magic Bus)
I wanna drive my bus to my baby each day (Too much, the Magic Bus)
*[Magic Bus, Magic Bus, Magic Bus
Magic Bus, Magic Bus, Magic Bus
Give me a hundred (Magic Bus)
I won't take under (Magic Bus)
Goes like thunder (Magic Bus)
It's a bus-age wonder (Magic Bus)
Magic Bus, Magic Bus, Magic Bus, Magic Bus
I want it, I want it, I want it...(You can't have it!)
Think how much you'll save...(You can't have it!)]
I want it, I want it, I want it, I want it ... (You can't have it!)
Thruppence and sixpence every day
Just to drive to my baby
Thruppence and sixpence each day
'Cause I drive my baby every way
Magic Bus, Magic Bus, Magic Bus, Magic Bus, Magic Bus...
I want the Magic Bus, I want the Magic Bus, I want the Magic Bus...
I said, now I've got my Magic Bus (Too much, the Magic Bus)
I said, now I've got my Magic Bus (Too much, the Magic Bus)
I drive my baby every way (Too much, the Magic Bus)
Each time I go a different way (Too much, the Magic Bus)
I want it, i want it, I want it, I want it ...
G - D - C - D throught song
1st Verse:
G D C D
A little ditty bout Jack and Diane
G D C D G
Two American kids grown up in the heartland
G D C D
Jack, he's gonna be a football star
G D C D G
Diane debutante, back seat of Jacky's car
G D C D G D C D G
2nd Verse:
Suckin' on chili dog outside the Tasty Freeze
Diane sittin' on Jacky's lap, he got his hands between her knees
Jacky says "Hey Diane, lets run off behind a shady tree"
Dribble off Bobby Brooks, let me do what I please, sayin'
Chorus (same as verses):
G D C D
Ooh yeah, Life goes on
G D C G D
Long after the thrill of livin' is gone, sayin'
G D C D
Ooh yeah, Life goes on
G D C G D
Long after the thrill of livin' is gone
3rd Verse:
Jack, he sits back, collects his thoughts for a moment
Scratches his head and does his best James Dean
"Well there Diane, we gotta run off to the city"
Diane says, "Baby we ain't nothing", but Jacky says
Chorus:
Ooh yeah, Life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin' is gone, sayin'
Ooh yeah, Life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin' is gone, rock on
Intro Lick
Drum Solo (A cappella):
Oh, let it rock, let it roll.
Let the Bible belt come and save my soul
Holdin' on to sixteen as long as you can
Change is comin' 'round real soon, make us women and men
G D C D G D C D G
Chorus:
Ooh yeah, Life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin' is gone, sayin'
Ooh yeah, Life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin' is gone, rock on
A little ditty bout Jack and Diane
Two American kids doin' the best they can
Intro Lick until End
Fun harmonies.
Melody starts on the 5th (open A string). In 3/4, nice to finger pick, two rounds per measure.
Verse 1:
D |E7 |A7 |D |
LOVE ME TENDER LOVE ME SWEET NE-VER LET ME GO,
% |E7 |A7 |D |
YOU HAVE MADE MY LIFE COM-PLETE AND I LOVE YOU SO.
Chorus (emphasize high e string):
D F#7 |Bm D7 |G Gm |D |
LOVE ME TENDER LOVE ME TRUE ALL MY DREAMS FUL-FILL,
D B7 |E7 |A7 |D |
FOR MY DARLIN' I LOVE YOU AND I AL-WAYS WILL.
Verse 2:
D |E7 |A7 |D |
LOVE ME TENDER LOVE ME LONG TAKE ME TO YOUR HEART,
% |E7 |A7 |D |
FOR IT'S THERE THAT I BE-LONG AND WE'LL NEVER PART.
Chorus:
D F#7 |Bm D7 |G Gm |D |
LOVE ME TENDER LOVE ME TRUE ALL MY DREAMS FUL-FILL,
D B7 |E7 |A7 |D |
FOR MY DARLIN' I LOVE YOU AND I ALWAYS WILL.
Verse 3:
D |E7 |A7 |D |
LOVE ME TENDER LOVE ME DEAR TELL ME YOU ARE MINE,
% |E7 |A7 |D |
I'LL BE YOURS THROUGH ALL THE YEARS TILL THE END OF TIME.
Chorus/Outro:
D F#7 |Bm D7 |G Gm |D |
LOVE ME TENDER LOVE ME TRUE ALL MY DREAMS FUL-FILL,
/ /
D B7 |E7 |A7 |D |
FOR MY DARLIN' I LOVE YOU AND I ALWAYS WILL.
Intro: C G C G
C Em Am F C G
Wise men say, only fools rush in
F G Am F C G C
But I can't help falling in love with you
C Em Am F C G
Shall I stay, would it be a sin
F G Am F C G C
If I can't help falling in love with you
Bridge:
Em B7 Em B7
Like a river flows, surely to the sea
Em B7 Em A7 Dm G
Darling so it goes, some things are meant to be
C Em Am F C G
Take my hand, take my whole life too
F G Am F C G C
For I can't help falling in love with you
REPEAT BRIDGE
C Em Am F C G
Take my hand, take my whole life too
F G Am F C G C
For I can't help falling in love with you
F G Am F C G C
For I can't help falling in love with you
Great for harmonies
D C G D
I know you rider, gonna miss me when I'm gone;
I know you rider, gonna miss me when I'm gone;
F C F C F D
Gonna miss your baby, from rollin' in your arms.
Lay down last night, Lord I could not take my rest;
Lay down last night, Lord I could not take my rest;
My mind was wanderin' like the wild geese in the west.
The sun will shine in my back door someday;
The sun will shine in my back door someday;
March winds will blow all my troubles away.
I wish I was a headlight, on a North bound train;
I wish I was a headlight, on a North bound train;
I'd shine my light through the cool Colorado rain.
I know you rider, gonna miss me when I'm gone;
I know you rider, gonna miss me when I'm gone;
Gonna miss your baby, from rollin' in your arms.
Play the whole thing barred, with a heavy ska beat. Sublime play it a step up in B.
Riff:
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|---------4--5-----------------|
|---4---7----------------------|
|-5----------------------------|
Intro: ska'd out A (barre 5)
D A [riff]
As I was walkin' down Grosvenor Square,
D A
Not a chill to the winter but a nip to the air,
G D A G D
From the other direction she was calling my eye,
G D A G D A
Could be an illusion but I might as well try, might as well try.
D A [riff]
She had rings on her fingers and bells on her shoes,
D A
And I knew without askin' she was into the blues.
G D A G D
She wore scarlet begonias tucked into her curls,
G D A G D A
I knew right away she was not like other girls, other girls.
D A [riff]
In the heat of the evening when the dealin' got rough,
D A
She was too pat to open and too cool to bluff.
G D A G D
As I picked up my matches and was closin' the door,
G D A G D A
I had one of those flashes, I'd been there before, been there before.
Bridge:
E
Well I ain't often right but I've never been wrong,
A G D
Seldom turns out the way it does in the song.
E
Once in a while you get shown the light
A G D
In the strangest of places if you look at it right.
[Ba bad up bad up bad up bad dab up]
[Rap, over verse pattern]
D A [riff]
Well there ain't nothin' wrong with the way she moves,
D A
All scarlet begonias or a touch of the blues.
G D A G D
And there's nothing wrong with the look that's in her eyes
G D A G D A
I had to learn the hard way to let her pass by, let her pass by.
D A [riff]
The wind in the willow's playing "Tea for Two,"
D A
The sky was yellow and the sun was blue,
G D A G D
Strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand,
G D A G D A
Everybody's playing in the heart of gold band, heart of gold band
Melody starts on the 5th (G2)
D G7 (bar)
Well I never felt more like singin the blues,
D A7
Cause I never thought that I'd ever lose.
G A7 D
Your love dear, why'd you do me this way.
D G7
Well I never felt more like cryin all night,
D A7
Cause everythings wrong and nothin ain't right.
G A7 D D7
Without you, you got me singin the blues.
Bridge:
G D
The moon and stars no longer shine,
G D
The dream is gone I thought was mine,
G D
There's nothin left for me to do,
D A7 (yodelled...)
But cry, over you.
D G7
Well I never felt more like runnin away,
D A7
But why should I go cause I couldn't stay.
G A7 D
Without you, you got me singin the blues.
Repeat
Melody starts on F# (high E2), but goes down from there.
[NC] There stands the [D] glass ... [G]
That will ease all my [D] pain ... [G]
That will settle my [D] brain ... [A]
It's my first one to- [D] day ... [STOP]
[NC] There stands the [D] glass ... [G]
That will hide all my [D] tears ... [G]
That will drown all my [D] fears ... [A]
Brother, I'm on my [D] way. [D7] ...
CHORUS
[G] I'm wond'ring where you are tonight
I'm wond'ring if you all right
I [E7] wonder if you think of me
[A] In my mis-e-ry
[NC] There stands the [D] glass [G]
Fill it up to the [D] brim [G]
Till my troubles grow [D] dim
[A] It's my first one to- [D] day.
CHORUS
Great ending chord is the D6/9: x54455
A little high. Easier to sing in E. Its just 1-4-5. Starting note is 5th below (in G, thats the open D string. In E, thats A2)
G G7
The other night dear as I lay sleeping
C G
I dreamed I held you in my arms
C G
But when I woke dear I was mistaken
G D G
And I hung my head and I cried
G G7
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
C G
You make me happy when skies are gray
C G
You'll never know dear, how much I love you
G D G
Please don't take my sunshine away
I'll always love you and make you happy
If you will only say the same
But if you leave me and love another
You'll regret it all some day
(chorus)
You told me once dear you really loved me
And no one could come between
But now you've left me to love another
You have shattered all of my dreams
(chorus)
In all my dreams you seem to leave me
When I awake my poor heart pains
So won't you come back and make me happy
I'll forgive dear I'll take all the blame
The dead do it in Am, but nice and easy to sing in Em here...
Nice way to do the main riff is to do the Em on 7th fret, then:
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-9-7--------------------------|
|-----10-9-7-------------------| then play alternating bass on A & E strings
|------------------------------|
Repeat same pattern throughout:
Em - G - G - B
Em - G - C - G
Em - B - Em - Em
Deads key:
Am - C - C - E
Am - C - F - C
Am - E - Am - Am
Em G B
There was a wealthy merchant, in London he did dwell
Em G C G
He had a beautiful daughter, the truth to you I'll tell
Em B Em
Oh the truth to you I'll tell
Em G B
She had sweethearts a plenty and men of high degree
Em G C G
But none but Jack the sailor her true lover e'er could be
Em B Em
Oh her true love e'er could be
Em G B
Now Jackie's gone a sailing with trouble on his mind
Em G C G
He's left his native country and his darling girl behind
Em B Em
Oh his darling girl behind
Em G B
She went down to a tailor's shop and dressed in man's array
Em G C G
She climbed on board a vessel to convey herself away
Em B Em
Oh convey herself away
Em G B
Before you get on board Sir, your name I'd like to know
Em G C G
She smiled all in her countenance they call me Jack A Roe
Em B Em
Oh they call me Jack A Roe
Em G B
I see your waist is slender, your fingers they are small
Em G C G
Your cheeks too red and rosy to face the cannonball
Em B Em
Oh to face the cannonball
Em G B
I know my waist is slender, my fingers they are small
Em G C G
My cheeks too red and rosy to face the cannonball
Em B Em
Oh to face the cannonball
Em G B
The war soon being over, she went and looked around
Em G C G
Among the dead and wounded her darling boy she found
Em B Em
Oh her darling boy she found
Em G B
She picked him up all in her arms and carried him to town
Em G C G
She sent for a physician who quickly healed his wounds
Em B Em
Oh who quickly healed his wounds
Em G B
This couple they got married, so well they did agree
Em G C G
This couple they got married, so why not you and me
Em B Em
Oh why not you and me
Nice with jaw harp...
Male voice:
D
Will you wear white
A
Oh my dear, oh my dear
D A
Will you wear white, Jenny Jenkins?
Other voice:
D
No I won't wear white
G
For the color's too bright.
Chorus (harmonies with both voices):
D
I'll buy me a foldy-roldy, tildy-toldy
Seek-a-double, use-a-cozza roll to find me
A D
Roll, Jenny Jenkins, roll.
Will you wear green Oh my dear, oh my dear
Will you wear green, Jenny Jenkins?
No, I won't wear green its a shame to be seen.
[chorus]
[abbreviating the lyrics here, all same pattern as first verse though. And after every verse is the chorus.]
Will you wear blue...
No, I won't wear blue
For the color's too true.
[titty kazoo, one verse and one chorus]
Will you wear yellow...
No, I won't wear yellow
For I'd never get a fellow,
Will you wear brown...
No, I won't wear brown
For I'd never get around.
Will you wear beige
No, I won't wear beige
For it shows my age.
Will you wear orange
No, orange I won't wear
And it rhymes so there.
What will you wear?
Oh what do you care,
If I just go bare.
For outro repeat a few times:
A D
Roll, Jenny Jenkins, roll.
For the strummed chord intro, nice to play the G7 as 320001
intro: G7
Uno, dos, one, two, tres, quatro
1st verse
G7
Matty told Hatty, about a thing she saw. Had two big horns and a wooly
C7 G7 D7 C7 G7 D7
jaw. Wooly bully, wully bully. wooly bully, wooly bully, wooly bully.
2nd verse
G7
Hatty told Matty "let's don't take no chance. Lets not be L-seven, come
C7 G7 D7
and learn to dance." Wooly bully, wooly,bully, wooly bully, wooly
C7 G7 D7
bully, wooly bully.
3rd verse
G7
Matty told Hatty, "that's the thing to do. Get you someone really to pull
C7 G7 D7 C7
the wool with you." Wooly Bully, wooly bully, wooly bully, wooly, bully
G7 D7
wooly bully.
outro
G7
Album key is dm, so to play that, capo to 5th fret. I like it lower.
Am C Em
Ain't no big thing to wait for the bell to ring
Am G Em
Ain't no big thing, the toll of the bell
Am C
Aggravated - I spare for days
Em
I troll downtown the red light place
Am G
Jump up, bubble up, what's in store?
Em
Love is the drug and I need to score
Am C
Showing out, showing out, hit and run,
Em
Boy meets girl where the beat goes on
Bm D
Stitched up tight, can't shake free
Em
Love is the drug, got a hook on me
Am C
Oh oh catch that buzz
Em
Love is the drug Im thinking of
Bm D
Oh oh cant you see
Em
Love is the drug for me
B D C Bm Am G
Oh Oh
B D C Bm Am G
Oh Oh
Am C
Late that night I park my car
Em
Stake my place in the singles bar
Am G
Face to face, toe to toe
Heart to heart as we hit the floor
Lumber up, limbo down
The locked embrace, the stumble round
I say go, she say yes
Dim the lights, you can guess the rest
Am C
Oh oh catch that buzz
Em
Love is the drug im thinking of
Bm D
Oh oh cant you see
Em
Love is the drug, got a hook in me
Am C
Oh oh catch that buzz
Em
Love is the drug Im thinking of
Bm D
Oh oh cant you see
Em
Love is the drug for me
Original, and Phoebe doing it live
[INTRO]
Cmaj7 Gm7 G7
Cmaj7 Gm7 G7
[VERSE 1]
Cmaj7 Gm7 Bbmaj7
I wish I was a willow
Ebmaj7 F7
And I could sway to the music in the wind
Cmaj7 Gm7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7/G
I wish I was a lover
G#7 G7 Cmaj7
I wouldn't need my costumes and pretend
Bbmaj7 Fmaj7
I wish I was a mountain
D7 G7
I'd pass boldly through the clouds and never end
Cmaj7 Gm7 Cmaj7
And I wish I was a soft refrain
G#7 G7 Cmaj7
When the lights were out I'd play and be your friend
[BRIDGE - nice to play on 8th fret]
Fm7 Cm7
I strut and fret
Fm7 Cm7
My hour upon the stage
Fm7 Cm7
The hour is up
Fm7 Cm7
I have to run and hide my rage
Fm7 Cm7
I'm lost again
Fm7 Cm7
I think I'm really scared
Fm7 Cm7
I won't be back at all this time
Fm7 G7
And have my deepest secrets shared (whoa whoa whoa whoa whoaaaa...)
Cmaj7 Gm7 Bbmaj7
I'd like to be a willow,
Ebmaj7 F7
A lover, a mountain, or a soft refrain
Cmaj7 Gm7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7/G
But I'd hate to be a grownup
G#7 G7 Cmaj7
And have to try and bear my life in pain
[TITTY KAZOO]
Cmaj7 Gm7 Bbmaj7
Ebmaj7 F7
Cmaj7 Gm7 Cmaj7
G#7 G7 Cmaj7
Bbmaj7 Fmaj7
D7 G7
Cmaj7 Gm7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7/G
I'd wish I was a soft refrain
G#7 G7 Cmaj7
When the lights were out I'd play and be your friend
[REPEAT BRIDGE]
Fm7 Cm7
I strut and fret
Fm7 Cm7
My hour upon the stage
Fm7 Cm7
The hour is up
Fm7 Cm7
I have to run and hide my rage
Fm7 Cm7
I'm lost again
Fm7 Cm7
I think I'm really scared
Fm7 Cm7
I won't be back at all this time
Fm7 G7
And have my deepest secrets shared (whoa whoa whoa whoa whoaaaa...)
Cmaj7 Gm7 Bbmaj7
I'd like to be a willow,
Ebmaj7 F7
A lover, a mountain, or a soft refrain
Cmaj7 Gm7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7/G
But I'd hate to be a grownup
G#7 G7 Cmaj7
And have to try and bear my life in pain
Cmaj7 Gm7 Bbmaj7
I'd like to be a willow,
Ebmaj7 F7
A lover, a mountain, or a soft refrain
Cmaj7 Gm7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7/G
But I'd hate to be a grownup
G#7 G7 Cmaj7
And have to try and bear my life in pain
G#7 G7 Cm7
And I have to try to bear my life in pain
G#7 G7 Cm7
And I have to try to bear my life in pain
G#7 G7 Cm7
And I have to try to bear my life in pain
G#7 G7 Cm7
And I have to try to bear my life in pain
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