Popular
Songs, Australian Songs, Psalms & Christmas Carols
Popular Songs
Index
No Page Song Singer/Writer
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Songs/Arrangements to be finished
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Queries
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1 Fernando Abba
2
3
4
5 Sandman
6 5 I
Need You
7 7 Lonely
People
8 Yesterday When I Was Young Charles
Aznavour
9 The Night They Drove Ole
10 6 With
a Little Help from My Friends The Beatles
11 7 When
I'm 64 The
Beatles
12 8 Hey
Jude The Beatles
13 8 Yesterday The
Beatles
14 9 For
No-one The
Beatles
15 9 Let
It Be The Beatles
16 10 Help ` The Beatles
17 10 Hard
Days Night The Beatles
18 11 Desmond
& Molly The Beatles
19 11 I
Will The
Beatles
20 While My Guitar Gently Weeps The
Beatles/George
21 First of May Bee
Gees
22 Bee
Gees
23
24
25 15 If Bread
26 16 The
Guitar Man Bread
27 16 By
The Time I Get To
28 17
29 17 All
My Life's a Circle Harry Chapin
30 17 Suzanne Leonard Cohen
31 17 Bird
on a Wire Leonard
Cohen
32 18 That's
33 Alexandra’s Leaving Leonard
Cohen
34 Hallelujah Leonard Cohen
35 19 Time
in a Bottle Jim Croce *
36 19 Dreaming
Again Jim Croce * end
37 19 These
Dreams Jim Croce *
38 20
39 20 Photographs
and Memories Jim Croce *
40 23 Today John Denver
41 23 This
Old Guitar John Denver
42 24 The
Eagle And The Hawk John Denver
43 24 My
Sweet Lady John
44 25 Back
Home Again John Denver
45 25 Country
Roads John
46 26 Sunshine John Denver
47 26 Annie's
Song John Denver
48 26 Follow
Me John Denver
49 27 Fly
Away John Denver
50 27 Looking
For Space John Denver
51 28 I'm
Sorry John Denver
52 28 Poems,
Prayers And Promises John Denver
53 28 Rhymes
And Reasons John Denver
54 29 Starwood
In
55 29 Matthew John
56 30 Grandma's
Feather Bed John Denver
57 30 Summer John
58 30 Perhaps
Love John Denver & Placido
Domingo
59
60 Mellow Yellow Donovan
61 32 Yellow
is the Colour Donovan
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70 33 Blowing
In The Wind Bob Dylan
71 Love Minus Zero - No Limit Bob Dylan
72 Just like a Woman Bob Dylan
73 35 Don't
Think Twice, It's Alright Bob Dylan
74 35 I
Threw It All Away Bob Dylan
75 36 Mister
Tambourine Man Bob Dylan
76 36 Tomorrow
Is Such A Long Time Bob Dylan
77 37 With
GOD On Our Side Bob Dylan
78 38 Knocking
On Heaven's Door Bob Dylan
79 39 Girl
of the
80 39 I
Want You Bob Dylan
81 40 Fare
Thee Well Bob Dylan
82 40 All
Along the Watchtower Bob Dylan
83 40 The
Times They Are A'Changing Bob Dylan ?
84
85 42 Take
It To The Limit Eagles
86 42 Desperado Eagles
87 43 I
Wish You Peace Eagles
88 43 The
Last Resort Eagles
89 44 Tequila
90 45 Peaceful
Easy Feeling Eagles
91 46 Take
It Easy Eagles
92
91
94
95 Candle In The Wind Elton John
96 Daniel Elton
John
97 Your Song Elton
John
99
100
101 Restless Fairport
Convention
102 Pleasure & Pain Fairport
Convention
103 To Althea from Prison Fairport
Convention
104
105 The First Time Ever Roberta
Flack
106 Landslide Fleetwood
Mac
109 If Ever I Would Leave You Richard
Harris *
110 Take the Ribbon from Your Hair Kris
Kristoffersen
111 Sunday Morning Coming Down Kris
Kristoffersen
112 Bobby McGee Kris
Kristoffersen
113 Pilgrim Kris
Kristoffersen
114 The Windmills of My Mind Michel
Le Grand/Alan & Marilyn Bergman
115
116
117
118
119
120 If You Could Read My Mind Gordon Lightfoot
121 Early Morning Rain Gordon Lightfoot
122 Sundown Gordon Lightfoot
123 Canadian Railroad Trilogy Gordon Lightfoot
124
125 44 Vincent Don McLean
126 44 Winterwood Don McLean
127 45 Crossroads Don McLean
128 45 And
I love You So Don McLean
129
130 Streets Of
131
132 May You Never John Martin
133
134 Both Sides Now Joni Mitchell
135
136 Everybody's Talking at Me Fred Neil
137
138
139
140 If I Had A Hammer Peter, Paul & Mary
141 Stewball Peter, Paul & Mary
142 Puff, The Magic Dragon Peter, Paul & Mary
143 It's Raining, It's Pouring Peter, Paul & Mary ###
144 Where Have All THe Flowers Gone Peter, Paul & Mary
145 Know Me By No Other Name Peter, Paul & Mary ###
146 Freight Train Peter, Paul & Mary
147 Unicorn Peter, Paul & Mary
148 What have they done to the Rain Peter, Paul & Mary
149
150 Mary Was An Only Child Demis Roussos ###
151 Pegasus Ross Ryan
152 Until Its Time For You To Go Buffy St Marie
153 Universal Soldier Buffy St Marie/Donovan
154 American Tune Paul Simon
155
156 Song For The Asking Simon & Garfunkel
157 The Boxer Simon & Garfunkel
158 Sounds of Silence Simon & Garfunkel
159 The
160 Homeward Bound Simon & Garfunkel
161
162 El Condor Pasa Simon & Garfunkel
163 I am a Rock Simon & Garfunkel
164 Bridge Over Troubled Waters Simon & Garfunkel
165 Where Do the Children Play Cat Stevens
166 I Listen to the Wind Cat Stevens
167 Father and Son Cat Stevens
168 How Can I Tell You Cat Stevens
169
170 Sailing Rod Stewart
171 I Don't Want to Talk About It Rod Stewart
172
173
174
175 It's Raining Again Supertramp
176 Fire & Rain James Taylor
177 House of the Rising Sun The Animals
178
179
180 Mr Bojamgles Jerry Jeff Walker
181 Little Bird Jerry Jeff Walker
182
183
184 Simple Man Paul Williams
185 Perfect Love Paul Williams *
186
187
188
189
190 Old Man Neil Young
191 Heart of Gold Neil Young
192 Four Strong Winds Neil Young
193 Teach Your Children Well
194
195
196
197
198 What have they done to My Song,
Ma
199 Stairway to Heaven
Traditional/Miscellaneous
200 Young Ones
201 Donna Donna Donna
202 Whistle A Happy Tune
203 A Man of Constant Sorrow
204 If I Were A Carpenter
205 Greensleeves
206 Hava Nagila
207 A World of our Own
208 Home on the Range
209
210 Jamaican Farewell
211 Yellow Bird
212 What did you learn in school
today?
213 Little Boxes
214 Skye Boat Song
215 The Happy Wanderer
216 Green leaves of Summer
217 Old Black Joe
218 Old Folks at Home
219 Unchained Melody
220 King of the Road
221 On Top of Old Smoky
222 If I Were a Rich Man
223 Side by Side
224 It Had To Be You
225 Blue Skies
226 Sentimentakl Journey
227 Ain't Misbehavin
228 You'll Never Know
229 Over the Rainbow
230 Its Been a Long, Long Time
231 Put Your Arms Around Me Honey
232 A Nightingale Sang In
233 Let Me Call You Sweetheart
234 When I grow too Old to Dream
235 You Made me Love You
236 Bye Bye Blackbird
237 I wonder whose Kissing her Now
238 Always
239 Theme From Babe
240 An Irish Lullaby
241
242 Nobody Wants You When You're
Down And Out
243 St James Infirmary
244 Summertime
(1)
Fernando (Benny Anderson/Stig Anderson/Bjorn Ulvaeus 1976)
Can
you hear the drums, Fernando? C
I
remember long ago another starry night like this Am
In
the fire light, Fernando Dm
You
were humming to yourself and softly strumming your guitar G
I
could hear the distant drums and sounds of bugle calls
Were
coming from afar C
(Chorus)
There
was something in the air that night C
G7
The
stars were bright, Fernando C
They
were shining there for you and me, for liberty, Fernando C G7 C
Though
we never thought that we could lose there’s no regret A D D7
If
I had to do the same again, I would my friend, Fernando G G7 C
They
were closer now Fernando C
Every
hour, every minute seemed to last eternally Am
I
was so afraid, Fernando Dm
We
were young and full of life and none of us prepared to die G
And
I’m not ashamed to say
The
roar of guns and cannons almost made me cry C
Now
we’re old and grey Fernando C
And
since many years I haven’t seen a rifle in your hand Am
Can
you har the drums Fernando? Dm
Do
you still recall the frightful night we crossed the
I
can see it in your eyes
How
proud you were to fight for freedom in this land C
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) Sandman (
Ain't
it foggy outside, all the planes have been grounded Am G/F Em
Ain't
the fire inside, let's all stand around it G/Am
G/F Em
Funny,
I've been there and you've been here G/Am D
We
ain't had no time to drink that beer G
Am
(Chorus)
'Cause,
I understand, you've been running from the man Am
G
That
goes by the name of the sandman D
Am
He
flies the sky, like an eagle in the eye Am
G
Of
a hurricane that's abandoned D
Am
Ain't
the years gone by fast, I suppose you have missed them Am G/F Em
Oh,
I almost forgot to ask, did you hear of my enlistment G/Am G/F Em
Funny,
I've been there and you've been here G/Am D
We
aint had no time to drink that beer G
Am
(Chorus)
(6) I Need You (
(A
or G+2)
We
used to laugh, we used to cry A
Amaj7
We
used to bow our heads then wonder why Em7
Dm7 G C
But
now you're gone, I guess I'll carry on A
Amaj7
And
make the best of what you left to me Em7
Dm7 G C
Left
to me, left to me, Fmaj7
D7
(Chorus)
I
need you, like the flower needs the rain G
Em
You
know I need you, yes I'll start it all again Bm
Am7
You
know,I need you, like the Winter needs the Spring G Em
You
know, I need you, I need you Bm
D E
And
every day, I'd laugh the hours away A
Amaj7
Just
knowing, you were thinking of me Em7
Dm7 G C
Then
it came, that I was put to blame A
Amaj7
For
every story told about me Em7
Dm7 G C
About
me, about me Fmaj7 D7
(Chorus)
(7) Lonely People (
This
is for all the lonely people G
Em Bm
Thinking
that life has passed them by G
Em Bm/D
Don't
give up until you drink from that silver cup C
D G/F#/Em/G
And
ride that highway in the sky C
D G
This
is for all the single people G
Em Bm
Thinking
that love has left them dry G
Em Bm/D
Don't
give up until you drink from that silver cup C
D G/F#/Em/G
You
never know until you try C D G
Well
I'm on my way C C/B Am7
Yes,
I'm back to stay C C/B Am7
Well,
I'm on my way back home C
C/B Am7 D G D
This
is for all the lonely people G
Em Bm
Thinking
that life has passed them by G
Em Bm/D
Don't
give up 'til you drink from that silver cup C
D G/F#/Em/G
And
never take you down C D
Or
never give you up G/F#/Em/G
You'll
never know until you try C
D Em
(8) Yesterday When I Was Young (Charles Aznavour/Michel Le Grand)
Yesterday
when I was young D
E
The
taste of life was sweet as rain upon my tongue A
F#m
I
teased at life as if it were a foolish game Bm
E
The
way the evening breeze may tease a candle flame A
A7
The
thousand dreams I dreamed,the splendid things I planned D E
I always built, alas on weak and shifting sand A F#m
I
lived by night and shunned the naked light of day Bm E
And
only now I see how the years they ran away A
A7
Yesterday
when I was young D
E
So
many drinking songs were waiting to be sung A
F#m
So
many wayward pleasures lay in store for me Bm
E
And
so much pain my dazzled eyes refused to see A
A7
I
ran so fast that time and youth at last
ran out D E
I
never stopped to think what life was all about A
F#m
And
every conversation that I can now recall Bm
E
Concerned
itself with me and nothing else at all A
A7
Yesterday
the mooon was blue D E
And
every crazy day brought omething new to do A
F#m
I
used my magic age as if it were a wand Bm
E
And
ever saw the waste and the emptiness beyond A
A7
The
game of love I played with arrogance and pride D
E
And
every flame I lit too quickly, quickly died A
F#m
The
friends I made all somehow seemed to drift away Bm
E
And
only I am left on stage to end the play A
A7
There
are so many songs in me that won't be sung D
E
I
feel the bitter taste of tears upon my tongue A
F#m
The
time has come for me to pay for yesterday Bm
E
When
I was young A D A
(9) The Night They Drove Ole
Virgil
Caine is the name and I served on the
'Til
Stoneman's cavalry came and tore up the tracks again
In
the Winter of '65, we were hungry, just
barely alive
By
May 10th
It's
a time I remember, oh so well
(Chorus)
The
night they drove Old Dixie down
And
the bells were ringing
The
night they drove Old Dixie down
And
the people were singing
They
went la, la etc.,
Back
with my wife in
"Virgil,
quick come see, there goes Robert E. Lee"
Now
I don't mind choppin' wood
And
I don't care if the money's no good
Take
what you need and you leave the rest
But
they should never have taken the very best
Like
my father before me, I will work the land
Just
like my brother above me, who took a Rebel stand
He
was just 18, my proud and brave, but a Yankee laid him in his grave
I
swear by the mud below my feet
You
can't raise a Caine back up when he's in defeat
(10) With a Little Help from My Friends (Beatles)
(C
or D)
What
would you do if I sang out of tune? C
Em Dm
Would
you stand up and walk out on me? Em
Dm G C
Lend
me your ears and I'll sing you a song C
Em Dm
And
I'll try not to sing out of key Em
Dm G C
I
get by with a little help from my friends Bb
F C
What
do I do when my love is away? C
Em Dm
Does
it worry you to be alone? Em
Dm G C
How
do I feel at the end of the day? C
Em Dm
Are
you sad because you're on your own? Em
Dm G C
Oh
I get high with a little help from my friends Bb
F C
Do
you need anybody?, I just need someone to love Am
D, C Bb F
Could
it be anybody?' I want somebody to love Am
D, C Bb F
Would
you believe in a love at first sight? C
Em Dm
Yes
I'm certain that it happens all the time Em
Dm G C
What
do you see when you turn out the light? C
Em Dm
I
can't tell you but I know its fine Em
Dm G C
I'm
gonna try with a little help from my friends Bb
F C
Gonna
get by with a little help from my friends Bb
F C
Oh
I'll get high with a little help from my, friends Bb F C
(11) When I'm 64
(Beatles)
(Better
in G open or G+2)
When
I get older, losing my hair, many years from now C G7
Will
you still be sending me a Valentine
Birthday
greetings, bottle of wine C
If
I'd been out until quarter to four, would you lock the door? C C7 F
Will
you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm 64 F C A7 D7 G7 C
You'll
be older too Am E7
And
if you'll say the word Am
Dm
I
could stay with you F G C
I
could be handy, mending a fuse, when your lights have gone C G7
You
could knit a sweater by the fireside
Sunday
mornings, go for a ride C
Doing
the garden, digging the weeds, who could ask for more? C C7 F
Will
you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm 64? F C A7 D7 G7 C
Every
summer we could rent a cottage on the
If
it's not too dear Am
We
shall scrimp and save Am E7
Grandchildren
on your knee, Vera, Chuck and Dave Am
Dm F G C
Send
me a postcard, drop me a line, stating point of view C G7
Indicate
precisely what you mean to say G7
Yours
sincerely, wasting away C
Give
me an answer, fill in a form, mine forever more C
C7 F
Will
you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm 64? F C A7 D7 G7 C
(12) Hey Jude (Beatles)
Hey
Jude, don't make it bad A
E
Take
a sad song and make it better E7
A
Remember,
to let her into your heart D
A
Then
you can start to make it better E
A
Hey
Jude, don't be afraid A E
You
were made to go out and get her E7
A
The
minute,, you let her under your skin D
A
Then
you begin, to make it better E
A
And
any time you feel the pain, hey Jude, refrain A7
D Ddim Bm7
Don't
carry the world upon your shoulders E7
A
For
well you know that its a fool, who plays it cool A7 D Ddim Bm7
By
making his world a little colder E7
A
Da
da da da da, da da da da A7
E7
Hey
Jude don't let me down A E
You
have found her, now go and get her E7
A
Remember
to let her into your heart D
A
Then
you can start to make it better E
A
So
let it out and let it in, hey Jude begin A7
D Bm7
You;re
waiting for someone to perform with E7
A
And
don't you know that its just you, hey Jude you'll do A7 D Bm7
the
moment you need is on your shoulder E7
A
Da
da da da da, da da da da A7
E7
Hey
Jude, don't make it bad A
E
Take
a sad song and make it better E7
A
Remember,
to let her under your skin D
A
Then
you begin, to make it better E
A
(13) Yesterday (Beatles)
Yesterday,
all my troubles seemed so far away C
B7 E7 Am/F
Now
it looks as though they're here to stay G7
C
Oh
I believe in yesterday G
C D7 F C
Suddenly,
I'm not half the man I used to be C
B7 E7 Am/F
There's
a shadow hanging over me G7
C
Oh
yesterday came suddenly G
C D7 F C
Why,
did she have to go? E7
Am/G/F
I
don't know she wouldn't say Dm
G7 C
I
said, something wrong E7
Am/G/F
Now
I long for yesterday Dm
G7 C
Yesterday,
love was such an easy game to play C
B7 E7 Am/F
Now
I need a place to hide away G7
C
Oh
I believe in yesterday G
C D7 F C
I
believe in yesterday G
C D7 F C
(14) For No-one
(Lennon/McCartney)
(D+3)
The
day breaks, your mind aches D
F#m
You
find that all her words of kindness, linger on Bm
D, G C
When
she no longer needs you D
She
wakes up, she makes up, D
F#m
She
takes her time and doesn’t feel she has to hurry Bm D G C
She
no longer needs you D
(Chorus)
And
in her eyes you see nothing Em
B7
No
sign of love behind the tears, cried for no-one Em
B7 Em B7
A
love that should have lasted years Em
B7 Em
A7sus4
A7
You
want her, you need her D F#m
And
yet you don’t believe her Bm
D
When
she says her love is dead G
C
You
think she needs you D
(Chorus)
You
stay home, she goes out D
F#m
She
says that long ago, she knew someone but now he's gone Bm D, G C
She
does’t need him D
(Chorus)
Your
day breaks, your mind aches D
F#m
There
will be times when all the things you said Bm
D
Will
fill your head, you won’t forget her G
C, D
(Chorus)
(15)
Let it Be (Lenon/McCartney)
When
I find myself in times of trouble, mother Mary comes to me G D, Em C
Speaking
words of wisdom, let it be G
D C-G
And
in my hour of darkness, she is standing right in front of me G D, Em C
Speaking
words of wisdom, let it be G
D C-G
(Chorus)
Let
it be let it be, let it be Em
D C G
Whisper
words of wisdom, let it be D
C-G
And
when the broken hearted people living in the world agree G D, Em C
There
will be an answer, let it be G
D C-G
For
though they may be parted, there is still a chance that G D, Em
they
will see C
There
will be ae an answer, let it be G
D C-G
(Chorus)
And
when the night is cloudy, there is still a light that shines on me G D, Em C
Shines
until tomorrow, let it be G
D C-G
I
wake up to the sound of music, mother Mary comes to me G D, Em C
Speaking
words of wisdom, let it be G
D C-G
(Chorus)
(16) Help
(Lennon/McCartney)
(G+%?)
When
I was younger, so much younger than today G
Bm
I
never needed anyone’s help in anyway Em
C/F/G
But
now these day’s are gone I’m not so self assured G Bm
Now
I find I’ve changed my mind, I’ve opened up the doors Em C F G
(Chorus)
Help
me if you can I’m feelin down Am
And
I do appreciate you being round F
Help
me get my feet back on the ground D7
Won’t
you please, please help me G
And
now my life is changed in oh so many ways G
Bm
My
independence seems to vanish in the haze Em
C F G
But
every now and then I feel so insecure G
Bm
I
know that I just need you like I’ve never done before Em C F G
(Chorus)
Help
me, help me Em G
(17) Hard Days Night (Lennon/McCartney)
Easier
in D?
Its
been a hard days night, and I’ve been working like a dog C F C, Bb C
Its
been a hard days night I should be sleepin’ like a log C F C, Bb C
But
when I get home to you I find the things that you do F G7
Will
mke me feel alright C
F7 C
You
know I work all day to get you money to buy you things C F C, Bb C
And
its worth it just to hear you say, you’re gonna give me everything C F C, Bb C
So
why I love to come home, cause when I get you alone F G7
You’ll
know I’ll be OK C
F7 C
When
I’m home, everything seems to be alright C
Em Am Em
When
I’m home, feeling you holding me tight, tight C
Am Dm G7
Its
been a hard days night, and I’ve been working like a dog C F C, Bb C
Its
been a hard days night I should be sleepin’ like a log C F C, Bb C
But
when I get home to you I find the things that you do F G7
Will
mke me feel alright C
F7 C
You
know I feel alright F
C F7 C
(18) Desmond & Molly (Lennon/McCartney)
Desmond
has a barrow in the market place
Molly
is the singer in the band E
Desmond
says to Molly, “Girl I like your face” E A
And
Molly says this as she takes him by the hand E B7 E
(Chorus)
Ob-la
di ob-la-da life goes on E
A
Bra,
la la how the life does on (repeat) E
B7 E
Desmond
takes a trolley to the jewellers store
Buys
a 20 carat golden ring, E
Takes
it back to Molly waiting at the door E7
A
And
as he gives it to her she begins to sing E
B7 E
(Chorus)
In
a couple of years they have built their home, sweet home, A E
With
a couple of kids running in the yard A
E
Of
Desmond and Molly Jones E
B7
Happy
ever after in the market place
Desmond
lets the children lend a hand
Molly
stays at home and does her pretty face
And
in the evening she still sings it with the band
Chorus
(19) I Will
(The Beatles)
Who
knows how long I've loved you D
Bm G A
You
know I love you still D D7
Will
I wait a lonely lifetime G A D Bm
If
you want me to, I will G A D A
'Cause
if I ever saw you D Bm G A
I
didn't catch your name D D7
But
it doesn't really matter G A D Bm
I
will always feel the same G A D D7
(Chorus)
I
love you forever and forever G A
Bm
Love
you with all my heart G A D D7
I
love you whenever we're together G A Bm
Love
you when we're apart E7 A A7
When
I finally find you D Bm G A
This
song will fill the air D D7
Sing
it loud so I can hear you G A D
Bm
<ake
it easy to be near you G A D Bm
All
the things you do endear you to me G
A Bm
Oh
you know I will G A D Bm
Oh
you know I will G A D
(Chorus)
(Repeat
last verse)
'
(20) While My Guitar Gently Weeps (The Beatles/George
I
look at you all see the love there that's sleeping
While
my guitar gently weeps
I
look at the floor and see it needs sweeping
Still
my guitar gently weeps
I
don't know why, nobody told you
How
to unfold, your love
I
don't know how, someone controlled you
They
bought and sold you
I
look at the world and notice it turning
While
my guitar gently weeps
With
every mistake we must surely be learning
Still
my guitar gently weeps
I
don't know how, you were diverted
You
were perverted too
I
don't know how, you were inverted
No-one
alerted you
I
look at you all see the love there that's sleeping
While
my guitar gently weeps
Look
at you all see the love there that's sleeping
Still
my guitar gently weeps
(21) First of May (Bee Gees)
(G+3)
When
I was small, and Christmas trees were tall G
Bm
We
used to laugh, while others used to play C
G D
Don't
ask me why, the time has passed us by, G Bm
Someone
else moved in from far away C
G D
Now
we are tall, and Christmas trees are small C
G
And
you don't ask the time of day Am7
G G7
But
you and I our love will never die C
G
Guess
who'll cry come first of May D
G D
The
apple tree, that grew for you and me G
Bm
We
watched the apples falling one by one C
G D
And
I recall, the moment of them all G
Bm
The
day you kissed my cheek and then were gone C
G D
Now
we are tall, and Christmas trees are small C
G
And
you don't ask the time of day Am7
G G7
But
you and I our love will never die C
G
Guess
who'll cry come first of May D
G D
(22) (Bee Gees)
(23)
(24)
(25) If (Bread)
(Very
high in E)
If
a picture paints, a thousand words E
B
Then
why can't I paint you Bm
A6
The
words will never show the you I've come to know Am6
E Am6 B7
If
a face could launch a thousand ships E
D
Then
where am I to go Bm
A6
There's
no-one home but you Am6
E
You're
all that's left me to Am6
B7
And
then, my love, for life is running dry C#m
G# E A6
You
come and pour yourself on me G#m7
C#7 F#m7
B7
If
a man could be, in two places E
B
at
one time, I;d be with you Bm7
A6
Tomorrow
and today, beside you all the way Am6
E Am6 B7
If
the world should stop revolving E
B
spinning
slowly down to die Bm A6
I'd
spend the end with you Am6
E
And
when the world was through Am6
B7
Then
one by one, the stars would all go out C#m
G# E A6
And
you and I would simply fly away G#m7
C#7 F#m7
B7
E B Bm A Am
(26) The Guitar Man (Bread)
(G
+ 5)
Who
draws the crowd and plays so loud G C
Baby,
its the guitar man D
Who's
going to steal the show, you know G C
Baby,
its the guitar man D
He
can make you laugh, he can make you cry Em
C
He
will bring you down, then he'll get you high Em
A
Something
keeps him going, miles and miles a day Em
Bm
To
find another place to play C D
Night
after night he'll treat you right G C
Babay
its the guitar man D
Whose
on the radio you go G C
Listen
to the guitar man D
Then
he comes to town and you see his face Em
A
And
you think you might like to take his place Em
A
Something
keeps him drifting, miles and miles away Em
Bm
Searching
for the songs to play C D
Then
you listen to the music Am
And
you like to sing along Am
And
you want to get the meaning Em
Out
of each and every song Em
And
you find yourself a message Am
And
some words to call your own Am
And
take them home Em
(Instrumental) G C D, G C D
He
can make you laugh, he can get you high Em
C
He
will bring you down, then he'll make you cry Em
A
Something
keeps him moving Em
But
no-one seems to know Bm
What
it is that makes him go C D
Then
the lights begin to flicker Am
And
the sound is getting dim Am
The
voice begins to falter Em
And
the crowds are getting thin Em
But
he never seems to notice Am
He's
just got to find a place to play Am E
Either
way, got to play Am E
Either
way, got to play Am E
Either
way, got to play Am E
(27) By The Time I Get To
By
the time I get to
She'll
find the note I left hangin' on her door
She'll
laugh when she reads the part that says I'm leavin'
'Cause
I've left that girl so many times before.
By
the time I make Alberquerque, she'll be working
She'll
probably stop at lunch and give me a call
But
she'll just hear that phone keep on ringin'
Off
the wall, that's all.
By
the time I make
She'll
turn softly and call my name out low
And
she'll cry just to think I'd really leave her
Though
time and time I've tried to tell her so
She
just didn't know I would really go.
(28)
F
Am/Gm Am or D F#m Em F#m
or
C=2 C Em Dm Em, C Em G D A, A G D Dm, A E, Fmaj7 D Fmaj7 G C
I
am a linesman for the county, and I drive the main road F Am/Gm Am
Searching
in the sun for another overload F
Am C G D
I
hear you singing in the wires, I can hear you through the line (whine) C G/Gm
And
the
Bbmaj7
G F
I
know I need a small vacation, but it don't look like rain
And
if it snows that stretch down south will never stand the strain
Well
I need yoou more than want you, and I want you for all time
And
the
(29) All My Life's a Circle (Harry Chapin)
A
as G+2
(Chorus)
All
my life's a circle, sunrise and sundown A
Bm
The
moon rose through the night time, 'til the daybreak comes around Bm A
All
my
The
season's spinning around again, the years keep rolling by Bm E7 D A
It
seems like I've been here before I can't tell you when A Bm
I've
got this funny feeling, that well all be together again Bm A
There's
n straight lines make up my life, and all the roads have bends A D
There's
no clear cut beginings, and so far no dead ends. Bm E7 D A
I've
found you a thousand times, I guess you've done the same A Bm
But
then we loose eachother, just like a childrens' game Bm A
But
as I find you here again, the thought goes through my mind A D
Our
love is like a circle, let's go round one more time. Bm E7 D A
(29)
(30) Suzanne (Leonard Cohen)
(Intro
A Bm A, A Bm A)
Suzanne
takes you down to her place by the river A
You
can see the boats go by, you can spend the night beside her Bm
And
you know that she's half crazy, and that's why you want to be there A
And
she feeds you tea and oranges, that come all the way from
And
just when you mean to tell her, that you have no love to give her A Bm
Then
she gets you on her wave length, and she lets the river answer A Bm
That
you've always been her lover A
And
you want to travel with her, and you want to travel blind C#m D
For
you think that you can trust her A
'Cause
she's touched your perfect body, with her mind Bm
A
Now
JESUS was a sailor, when HE walked upon the water A
And
HE spent a long time watching, from HIS lonely wooden tower Bm
And
when HE knew for certain, only drowning men could see HIM A
HE
said all men will be sailors then, until the sea shall free them C#m D
But
HE HIMSELF was broken, long before the sky would open A Bm
Forgoten,
almost human, HE sank beneath your wisdom like a stone A Bm A
And
you want to travel with HIM, and you want to travel blind C#m D
For
you think that you can trust HIM A
Because
HE's touched your perfect body with HIS mind Bm
A
Suzanne
takes your hand, and leads you to the river A
She's
wearing rags and feathers, from Salvation Army counters Bm
And
the sun beats down like honey, on our lady of the harbour A
She
shows you where to look, midst the garbage and the flowers C#m D
There
are heroes in the seawweed, there are children of the morning A Bm
They
are leaning out for love, and they will lean that way forever A Bm
While
Suzanne holds the mirror A
And
you want to travel with her, and you want to travel blind C#m D
For
you think that you can trust her, 'cause she's touched your perfect body A Bm
With
her mind A
(31) Bird on a Wire (Leonard Cohen)
Like
a bird, on the wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir A E A D
I
have tried, in my way, to be free A
Like
a worm, on a hook, like a knight from some old fashioned book A E A D
I
have saved, all my ribbons, for thee A
If
I, if I have been unkind D
A
I
hope that you can just let it go by Bm
A
If
I, if I have been untrue D
A
I
hope you know, it was never to you Bm
E
Like
a baby, stillborn, like a beast with his horn A
E A D
I
have torn, everyone, who reached out to me A
But
I swear by this song, and by all that I have done wrong A E A D
I
will make it all up to thee A
I
saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch D
A
He
said to me, "You must not ask for so much" Bm A
And
a pretty woman leaning in her darkened door D
A
She
cried to me, "Hey why not ask for more?" Bm E
Like
a bird, on the wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir A E A D
I
have tried, in my way, to be free A
(32) That's
I
loved you in the morning, our kisses deep and warm A
Your
hair upon the pillow, like a sleepy golden storm F#m
Yes,
many loved before us, I know that we are not new D
In
city and in forest, they smile like me and you A
But
now it's come to distances, and both of us must try F#m
Your
eyes are soft with sorrow, hey that's no way to say goodbye D E A/E
I'm
not looking for another, as I wander in my time A
Walk
me to the corner, our steps will always rhyme F#m
You
know my love goes with you, as your love stays with me D
It's
just the way it changes, like the shoreline and the sea A
But
let's not talk of love or chains, and things we can't untie F#m
Your
eyes are soft with sorrow, hey that's no way to say goodbye D E A/E
I
loved you in the morning, our kisses deep and warm A
Your
hair upon the pillow, like a sleepy, golden storm F#m
Yes,
many loved before us, I know that we are not new D
In
city and in forest, they smile like me and you A
But
let's not talk of love or chains, and things we can't untie F#m
Your
eyes are soft with sorrow, hey that's no way to say goodbye D E A/E
(33)
Alexandra's Leaving –
Leonard Cohen
Suddenly the night has grown colder
The GOD ?above preparing to depart
Alexandra hoisted on his shoulder
They slipped between the sentries of the heart
Upheld by the simplicities of pleasure
They gained the light they formlessly entwined
And radiant beyond your widest measure
They fall among the voices and the wine
It's not a trick, your senses are deceiving
A fitful dream, the morning will exhaust
Say Goodbye to Alexandra's leaving
And say goodbye to Alexandra's lost
Chorus
Even though she sleeps upon your satin
Even though she wakes you with a kiss
Do not say the moment was imagined
Do not stoop to strategies like this
As someone long unprepared for this to
happen
Go firmly to the window, drink it in
Exquisite music Alexandra laughing
Your first commitment’s tangible again
And you who had the honour of her evening
And by that honour, had your own restored
Say Goodbye to Alexandra leaving
Alexandra leaving with her lord
As someone long prepared for the occasion
In full command of every plan you erect
Do not choose a coward’s explanation
That hides behind the cause and the effect
And you who are bewildered by its measure
Whose broken crucifix uncrossed/undone
Say goodbye
Chorus
(34)
Hallelujah -
Leonard Cohen
Well I've heard
there was a secret chord,
That David played
and it pleased the Lord,
But you don't
really care for music, do ya?
It goes like
this, the 4th, the 5th,
The minor fall
and the major lift,
The baffled king
composing hallelujah,
Hallelujah, Hallelujah,
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Your faith was
strong but you needed proof,
You saw her
bathing on the roof,
Her beauty and
the moonlight over- threw ya,
She tied you to
her kitchen chair,
She broke your
throne and she cut your hair,
And from your
lips she drew the hallelujah,
Hallelujah,
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Well baby I've
been here before,
I’ve seen this
room and I've walked this floor,
I used to live alone
before I knew ya.
And I've seen
your flag on the marble arch,
But our love is
not a victory march,
It's a cold and
it's a broken hallelujah,
Hallelujah,
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
There was a time
when you let me know,
What's really
going on below,
But now you never
show it to me, do ya.
Well re-member
when I moved in you,
And the holy dove
was moving too,
And every breath
we drew was hallelujah,
Hallelujah,
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Now maybe there's
a God above,
But all I ever learned
from love,
Was how to shoot
at someone who out-drew ya.
And it's no
complaint that you hear tonight,
It's not some
pilgrim who's seen the light,
It's a cold and
it's a broken hallelujah,
Hallelujah,
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
I did my best but
it wasn't much
I couldn't feel
so I learned to touch
I've told the
truth, I didn't come to fool you
And even though
it all went wrong
I'll stand before
the LORD of song
With nothing on
my lips but Hallelujah
Hallelujah,
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
(35) Time in a Bottle (Jim Croce)
If
I could save time in a bottle
The
first thing that I'd like to do
Is
to save every day 'til eternity passes away
Just
to spend them with you
If
I could make days last forever
If
words could make wishes come true
I'd
save every day like a treasure and then
Again
I would spend them with you
(Chorus)
But
there never seems to be enough time
To
do the things you want to do
Once
you find them
I'd
looked around enough to know
That
you're the one I'd want to go
Through
time with
(Instrumental)
If
I had a box just for wishes
And
dreams that had never come true
The
box would be empty except for the memory
Of
how they were answered by you
(Chorus)
(36) Dreaming Again (Jim Croce)
Don't
you know I had a dream last night D
DADDC# DADD B D
That
you were here with me G D
Lying
by my side so soft and warm D DADDC# DADD
B Em ASUS 4 A
And
we talked a while and shared a smile D
DADDC# DADD B D
Then
we shared the dawn G D
Oh
when I woke up, oh my dream Bm F#m
It
was gone G A ASUS 4
Don't
you know I had a dream last night D
DADDC# DADD B D
That
you were here with me G D
Lying
by my side so soft and warm D DADDC# DADD
B Em ASUS 4 A
And
you said you'd thought it over D DADDC#
DADD B D
You
said that you were coming home G D
Oh
when I woke up, my dream Bm F#m
It
was gone G A ASUS 4
I'm
not the same can you blame me? G A
Is
it hard to understand? D Bm
I
can't forget, you can't change me G A
I'm
not that kind of man D Bm ASUS 4 A
Don't
you know I had a dream last night D
DADDC# DADD B D
Everythig
was still G D
You
were lying by my side so soft and warm D
DADDC# DADD B Em ASUS 4 A
And
I dreamed that we were lovers D DADDC#
DADD B D
In
the lemon scented rain G D
But
when I woke up, oh I found Bm F#m
That
yet again, I had been dreaming, dreaming again G
A ASUS 4
I
had been dreaming, dreaming again
(37) These Dreams
(Jim Croce)
Once
we were overs
But
somehow things have changed
Now
we're just lonely people
Trying
to forget each others names
Now
we're just lonely people
Trying
to forget each others names
(Chorus)
What
came between us
Maybe
we were just too yyoung to know
But
now and then I feel the same
And
sometimes at night I think I hear you calling my name
O
o-o-o-o, these dreams
Keep
me going these days
Once
we we lovers but that was long ago
We
lived together then but now we do not even say hello
We
lived together then but now we do not even say hello
(Instrumental)
(Repeat
first verse and chorus
(38)
Lazy
days in mid July, country Sunday morning
Dusty
haze on summer highways, sweet Magnolia calling
But
now and then I find myself
Thinking
of the days
That
we were walkking in the
Drive-in
movies Friday night
Drinking
beer and laughing somehow things were always right
just
don't know what happened
But
now then I find myself, thinking of the days
When
we were walking in the
(Change)
We
were only kids but then
I
never heard it said
That
kidss can't fall in love and feel the same
I
can stilll remember the first time I told you I loved you
ON
a dusty mid July, country summer's evening
Weeping
willow sung its lullaby and shared our secret
(Chorus)
Walking
in the
(39) Photographs and Memories (Jim Croce)
Photographs
and memories
Christmad
cards you sent to me
All
that I have are these, to remember you
Memories
that come at night, take me to another time
Back
to a happier day when I called you mine
(Chorus)
But
we sure had a good time
When
we started way back when
Morning
walks and bedroom talks
Oh
how I loved you then
mer
skies and lullabies
Nights
e couldn't say goodbye
And
of all of the things that we knew
Not
a dream survives
(Instrumental)
Photographs
and memories
All
the love you gave to me
Somehow
it just can't be true
That's
all I've left to me of you
(Chorus)
(40) Today
(John Denver)
(Chorus)
Today,
while the blossom still clings to the vine D
Bm G A
I'll
taste your strawberries, I'll drink your sweet wine D Bm G A
A
million tomorrows shall all fade away D
D7 G Em
Before
I forget, all the joy that is mine, today D
Bm Em A G/D
I'll
be a dandy and I'll be a rover D
Bm G A
You'll
know who I am by the songs that I sing D
Bm Em A
I'll
feast at your table, I'll sleep in your clover D
Bm G A
Who
cares what tomorrow may bring G
A D
I
can't be contented with yeaterdays glories D
Bm G A
Living
on prmises winter to spring D
Bm Em A
Tpday
is my moment, now is my hour D
Bm G A
I'll
laugh and I'll cry and I'll sing G
A D
(41) This Old Guitar (John Denver)
This
old guitar taught me to sing a love song G
D Em Bm
Taught
me how to laugh and how to cry C
D G/G/F#/Em
Introduced
me to some friends of mine, brightened up some days C D G/G/F#/Em
Helped
me make it through some lonesome nights C
D G/G/F#/Em
What
a friend to have one a cold and lonely night C
D G D
This
old guitar gave me my lovely lady G
D Em Bm
Opened
up her eyes and ears to me C
D G/G/F#/Em
It
brought us bot together, I guess it broke her heart C D G/G/F#/Em
Opened
up a space for us to be C
D G/G/F#/Em
What
a lovely place and a lovely space to be C
D G D
This
old guitar gave me my life, my living G
D Em Bm
All
the things you know I love to do C
D G/G/F#/Em
To
serenade the stars that shine on a summer's mountain side C D G/G/F#/Em
Most
of all to sing my songs to you C
D G/G/F#/Em
I
love to sing my songs to you, yes you know I do C
D G/G/F#/Em
I
love to sing my songs to you C
D G
(42) The Eagle And The Hawk (John Denver)
I
am the Eagle, I live in high country D
In
rocky cathedrals that reach to the sky C
I
am the hawk and there's blood on my feathers D
But
time is still turning, they soon will be dry C
And
all those who see me and all who believe in me D
Share
in the freedom I feel when I fly F
E A
Come
dance with the west wind and touch on the mountain tops D Bm G A
Sail
o'er the canyons and up to the stars Dmaj7
Bm G A
And
reach for the heavens and hope for the future D
G D
All
that we can be and not what we are G
Em7 A
BaddE A G
Fmaj7-5 E
(43) My Sweet Lady
(John Denver)
Lady
are you crying Cmaj7 Dm7
Do
the tears belong to me C Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Fm6
Did
you think our time together was all gone C
Cmaj7 Dm7 G
Lady
you've been dreaming Cmaj7 Dm7
I'm
as close as I can be C Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Fm6
And
I swear to you our time has just begun Cmaj7
Dm7 G C C7
(Chorus)
Close
your eyes and rest your weary mind F
G C C7
I
promise I will stary right here beside you F
G C C7
Today
our lives were joined, becoame entwined F
G C
I
wish, you could know how much I love you Am
Am7 Fmaj7 G
Lady
are you happy, do you feel the way I do Cmaj7
Dm7
Are
there meanings that you've never seen before C
Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Fm6
Lady,
my sweet lady, I just can't believe its true C
Cmaj7 Dm7 G
Its
like I've never ever loved before Cmaj7
Dm7 G C C7
(Repeat
1st verse)
(44) Back Home Again (John Denver)
(G+5)
There's
a storm across the valley, clouds are rolling in G G7 C
The
afternoon is heavy on your shoulders D7
G
There's
a truck out on the forelane, a mile or more away G G7 C
The
whininhg of his wheels just makes it colder D7
G
He's
an hour away from riding, on your prayers up in the sky G G7 C
And
ten days on the road are barely gone D7
G
There's
a fire softly burning, super's on the stove G
G7 C
But
its the light n your eyes that makes hime warm D7
G G7
(Chorus)
Hey
its good to be back home again C
D7 G G7
Sometimes,
this old farm, feels like a long lost friend C
D7 G C
Yes
and hey its good to be back home again D7
G
There;s
akk the news to tell him, how you'd spent your time G G7 C
And
what's thelatest thing the neighbours say D7
G
And
your mother called last FRiday, "Sunshine" made her cry G G7 C
And
you felt the baby move just yesterday D7
G G7
And
oh the time that I can lay this tired old body down C D7 G C
And
feel your fingers feather soft upon me, Am
D7 G
The
kisses that I live for , the love that lights my way C D7 G C
The
happiness that living with you brings me Am
C D7
Its
the sweetest thing I know of just spending time with you G G7 C
Its
the little things that make a house a home D7
G
Like
a fire softly burning and supper on the
stove G G7 C
And
the light in your eyes that makes me warm D7
G G7
(45) Country Roads
(John Denver)
(Too
high, better D+2?)
Almost
heaven,
Blue
Ridge Mountains,
Life
is old there, older than the trees G
Em
Younger
than the mountains, growing like a breeze D
C G
(Chorus)
Country
roads, take me home, to the place I belong G
D Em C
I
hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me Em
D G
Radio
reminds me of my home far away C
G D
Drivin
down the road I get the feeling Em
F C
That
I should have been home yesterday, yesterday G
D
All
my memories, gather round her G
Em
Miner's
lady, stranger to blue water D
C G
Dark
and dusty, painted on the sky G
Em
Misty
taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye D
C G
(46) Sunshine
(John Denver)
(Too
high, better D/E)
(Chorus)
Sunshine
on my shoulders makes me happy G C
G C G C G/C
Sunshine
in my eyes can make me cry G C G Am7
D7
Sunshine
on the water looks so lovely G C G
C G C G/C
Sunshine
almost always makes me high G C G C G C
G/C
If
I had a day that I could give you G Am7
G C G Am7 G C
I'd
give to you a day just like today G Am7 G
C Am7 D7
If
I had a song that I could sing for you G
Am7 G C G Am7 G C
I'd
sing a song to make you feel this way G
Am7 G C G Am7 G C
If
I had a tale that I could tell to you G
Am7 G C G Am7 G C
I'd
tell a tale sure to make you smile G
Am7 G C Am7 D7
If
I had a wish that I could wish for you G
Am7 G C G Am7 G C
I'd
make a wish for sunshine all the while G
Am7 G C G Am7 G C
(47) Annie's Song
(John Denver)
You
fill up my senses G C D Em
Like
a night in the forest C G/F# Em
Like
the mountains in spring time, Bm C Bm Am
Llike
a walk in the rain C D
Like
a storm in the desert C D Em
Like
a sleepy blue ocean C D Em
You
fill up my senses Bm C Bm Am
Come
fill me again D7 G Gsus4 G
Come
let me love you G C D Em
Let
me give my life to you C G/F# Em
Let
me drown in your laughter Bm C Bm
Am
Let
me die in your arms C D
Let
me lay down beside you C D Em
Let
me always be with you C D Em
Come
let me love you Bm C Bm Am
Come
love me again D7 G Gsus4 G
(Repeat
1st verse)
(48) Follow Me (John Denver)
Its
by far the hardest thing I've ever done Em
D G
To
be so in love with you and so alone C
C/B Am7 D D7
Follow
me where I go, what I do and who I know G
Am7 G C
Make
it a part of you to be a part of me G
Am7 D D7
(Chorus)
Follow
me up and down, all the way and all around G
Am7 G C
Take
my hand and say you'll follow me G
C D7 G
Its
long been on my mind, you know its been a long long time G D C G
I'll
try to find the way that I can make you understand Em D C D
The
way I feel about you, and just how much I need you C G C G
To
be there where I can talk to you C
C/B Am G
When
there's noone else around C
D D7
You
see I'd like to share my life with you and show you things I've seen G D C G
Places
that I'm going to, places where I've been Em
D C D
To
have you there beside me, and never be alone C
G C G
And
all the time that you're with me C
C/B Am G
Then
we will be at home C D
D7
Follow
me up and down, all the way and all around G
Am7 G C
Take
my hand and say you'll follow me G
C D7 G
(49) Fly Away
(John Denver)
All
of her days have gone soft and cloudy G
All
of her dreams have gone dry G
D7sus4
All
of her nights have gone sad and shady G
She's
getting ready to fly G
D7sus4
(Chorus)
Fly
away, fly away, fly away Am
D7, Am D7, G
D7sus4
Life
in the city can make you crazy G
For
sounds of the sand and the sea G
D7sus4
Life
in the high rise can make you hungry G
for
things that you can't even see G
D7sus4
(Chorus)
In
this whole world there is noone as lonely as she Am Bm CaddD
There's
nowhere to go and there's nowhere that she'd rather be Am D7 G D7sus4
She's
looking for lovers and children playing G
She's
looking for sounds of the spring G
D7sus4
She's
looking for laughter and sounds of dancing G
She
listens for any old thing G
D7sus4
(Chorus)
(50) Looking For Space (John Denver)
On
the road of experience D
Dmaj7 G A7
I'm trying to find my own way D Dmaj7 G A7
Sometimes
I wish that I could fly away D
Dmaj7 G A7
D
Dmaj7 G A7
When
I think that I'm moving D
Dmaj7 G A7
Suddenly
things stand still D Dmaj7
G A7
I'm
afraid cause I think they always will D
Dmaj7 G A7
D
Dmaj7 G A7
And
I'm looking for space G A7
G Em
And
to find out who I am A
Asus4 D Dmaj7
And
I'm looking to know and understand G
A7 G Asus4 A
Its
a sweet, sweet, sweet dream G
A D
Sometimes
I'm almost there G
A D
Sometimes
I fly like an eagle G
A D
Sometimes
I'm deep in despair G
Asus4 A7
All
alone in the universe D
Dmaj7 G A7
Sometimes
that's how it seems D
Dmaj7 G A7
I
get lost in the sadness and the screams D
Dmaj7 G A7
D
Dmaj7 G A7
Then
I look in the centre D
Dmaj7 G A7
Suddenly
everythings clear D Dmaj7 G
A7
I
find myself in the sunshine and my dreaams D
Dmaj7 G A7
D
Dmaj7 G A7
When
you're looking for space G
A7 G Em
And
to find out who you are A
Asus4 D Dmaj7
When
you're looking to try and reach the stars G
A7 G Asus4 A
Its
a sweet, sweet, sweet dream G
A D
Sometimes
I'm almost there G
A D
Sometimes
I fly like an eagle G
A D
Sometimes
I'm deep in despair G Asus4
A7
On
the road of experience, Join in the living day D
Dmaj7 G A7, D Dmaj7 G A7
If
there's an answer, its just that its just that way D Dmaj7 G A7, D Dmaj7 G A7 D
(51) I'm Sorry
(John Denver)
Its
cold here in the city, always seems that way G
Am
And
I've been thinkin about you, almost every day D7
G
Thinkin
about the good times, thinking about the pain G
Am
Thinkin
about how bad it feels alone again D7
G
(Chorus)
I'm
sorry for the way things are in
I'm
sorry things aint what they used to be C
D7 G
But
more than anything else, I'm sorry for myself C
D7 G D7 Em
Because
you're not here with me C
Am D7
Our
friends all ask about you, I say that you're doing fine G Am
I
expect to hear from you, almost any time D7
G
But
they all know I'm crying, that I can't sleep at night G Am
They
all know I'm dying down deep inside D7
G
I'm
sorry for all the lies I told you C
D7 G
I'm
sorry for the things I didn't say C
D7 G
But
more than anything else, I'm sorry for myself C
D7 G D7 Em
I
can't believe you went away C
Am D7 G
I'm
sorry if I took some things for granted C
D7 G
I'm
sorry for the chains I put on you C
D7 G
But
more than anything else, I'm sorry for myself C
D7 G D7 Em
For
living without you C
Am D7 G
(52) Poems, Prayers And Promises (John Denver)
(G+3)
I've
been lately thinking about my llfe's time GADD
D CADD D GADD D
All
the things I've done and how its been GADD
D CADD D
And
I can't help believing in my own life GADD
D CADD D GADD D
I
know I'm going to hate to see it end GADD
D CADD D
I've
seen a lot of sunshine, slept out in the rain GADD
D CADD D GADD D
Spend
a night or two all on my own GADD
D CADD D
I've
known my lady's pleasures, had myself some friends GADD D CADD D GADD D
Spent
a time or two in my own home GADD
D CADD D
(Chorus)
And
I have to say it now its been a good life all in all D GADD D C
Its
really fine to have the chance to hang around G
Em Am D7
Lie
there by the fire, and watch the evening tire C
D G C
While
all my friends and my old lady sit and pass the pipe around G Em Am D7
And
talk of poems, prayers and promises C
Bm
Things
that we believe in Am G
How
sweet it is to love someone Bm
How
right it is to care C
D
How
long its been since yesterday C
Bm
What
about tomorrow Am G
What
about the dreams and all the memories we share Bm
C D
The
days they pass so quickly now, the nights are seldom long G C G
Time
around me whispers when its cold G
C
The
changes somehow frighten me, still I have to smile G C G
It
turns me on to think of growing old G
C
For
though my life's been good to me, there's still so much to do G C G
So
many things my mind has never known G
C
I'd
like to raise a family, I'd like to sail away G
C G
And
dance across the ountains of the moon G
C
(Chorus)
(53)
Rhymes And Reasons (John Denver)
(G+3)
So
you speak to me of sadness, the coming of the winter G D C G
The
fear that is within you now, it seems to never end Em Bm C D
And
the dreams that have escaped you, the hope that you've forgotten G D C G
You
tell me that you need me now you want to be my friend Em G D
And
you wonder where were going C
Where's
the rhymes and wheres the reasons? G
D
And
its you that cannot accept, that its here we must begin Em G D
To
seek the wisdom of the children Am
And
the graceful sway of flowers in the wind G
C D
For
the children and the flowers, are my sisters and my brothers G D C G
Their
laughter and their lovliness would clear a cloudy day Em Bm C D
Like
the music of the mountains, and the colours of the rainbow G C D G
They're
a promise of the future, and a blessing for today Em G D7 C G
Though
the city's start to crumble and the towers they fall around us G D C G
The
sun in slowly fading and its colder than the sea Em Bm C D
It
is written from the desert to the mountains they shall lead us G D C G
By
the hands and the hearts they will comfort you and me Em G D
In
their innocence and trusting they will teach us to be free Am7 G C D
For
the children and the flowers are my sisters and my brothers G
D C G
Their
laughter and their lovliness could clear a cloudy day Em Bm C D
And
the song that I am singing is a prayer for non-believers G C D G
Come
and stand beside us we can find a better way Em
G D C G
(Repeat
First Chorus)
(54) Starwood In
(G+2/3)
Its
a long way from LA to
Its
a long time to hang in the sky C
G C
Its
a long way home to Starwood in
The
sweet
Oh
my sweet
The
spring time is rolling around slowly Am
D7 G
Grey
skies are bringing me down C
G C
Can't
remember when I've ever been so lonely C
Am7 G Em
I've
forgotten what its like to be home G
C G
Can't
remember what its like to be home C
G D7 G
I
think on my lady's sweet memory Am
D7 G
I
think on my children's sweet smiles C
G C
I
think on my home at Starwood in
All
my friends and the snow covered hills G
C G
Oh
my friends are the snow covered hils C
G D7 G
Can
I tell you I'm happy to be here Am
D7 G
To
share and consider this time C
G C
For
I see here the shadows of changes Am7
G Em
And
a feeling of new friends to find G
C G
And
I see here some new friends to find C
G D7 G
(Repeat
first verse, replace "LA" with "this place")
(55) Matthew
(John Denver)
Had
an Uncle name of Matthew, was his father's only boy D Em, A D
Born
just south of Colby
(Chorus)
Yes
and joy was just a thing that he was raised on D
Em
Love
was just a way to live and die A
D
Gold
was just a windy
Blue
was just a
And
all the stories that he told me, back when I was just a lad Em, A D
And
all the memories that he gave me, all the good time that he had Em, A D
Growing
up a
Riding
on his daddy's shoulders behing a mule beneath the sun Em, A D
Well
I guess there were some hard times and I'm told some years were lean Em, A D
They
had a storm in '47, twister came and stripped them clean Em, A D
He
lost the farm and losthis family, lost the wheat and lost his home Em, A D
But
he found the family Bible and Faith as solid as a stone Em, A D
So
he came to live at our house and he came to work the land Em, A D
Came
to ease my daddy's burden and he came to be my friend Em, A D
So
I wrote this down for Matthew, its for him this song is sung Em, A D
Riding
on his daddy's shoulders behind the mule beneath the sun Em, A D
(56) Grandma's Feather Bed (John Denver)
When
I was a little bitty boy, just up off the floor D
G D A
We
used to go down to grandma's house, every month end or so D G D A D
We'd
have chicken pie, country ham and homemade butter on the bread D G D A
But
the best darned thing about grandma's house D
G
Was
her great big feather bed A
D
(Chorus)
It
was nine feet high and six feet wide, soft as a downy chick D G D
It
was made from the feather's of forty-'leven geese D
Took
a whole bolt of cloth for the tick E7
A
It'd
hold eight kids, four hound dogs and a piggy that we stole from the shed D G D
We
didn't get much sleep but we had a lot of fun on grandma's feather bed D G A G
After
supper we'd sit around the fire, the old folks'd spit and chew D G D A
Pa
would talk about the farm and the war and granny'd sing a ballad or two D G A G
I'd
sit and listen and watch the fire, till the cobwebs filled my head D G D A
Next
thing I'd know it I'd wake up in the morning D
G
In
the middle of the old feather bed A
D
Well
I love my ma, I love my pa, I love granny and grandpa too D G D A
I've
been fishing with my uncle, 'rassled with my cousin D G
I
even kissed Aunt Lou, ooh A
D
But
if I ever had to make the choice, I guess it oughta be said D G D A
That
I'd trade them all, plus the girl down the road D
G
For
grandma's feather bed A
D
Yes
I trade them all, plus the gal down the road D
G
Pause
- "Well maybe not the gal down the rooad"
For
grandma's feather bed A
D
(57) Summer
(John Denver)
(D+2/3)
Silently
the morning mist is lying on the water D
A G D
Captive
moonlight waiting for the dawn G
D A
Softly
like a baby's breathe, a breeze begins to whisper D A G D
"The
sun is coming quick you must be gone" G
D A
Smiling
like a super star, the morning comes in singing D
A G D
The
promise of another sunny day G
D A
And
all the flowers open up to gather in the sunshine D A G D
I
do believe that summer's here to stay G
D A
(Chorus)
And
oh, I love the life within me G
D
I
feel a part of everything I see G
D A
And
oh, I love the life around me G
D
A
part of everything is here in me G
D C/G
Writing
on a tapestry of all there is to see D
A G D
So
many ways and oh, so many things G
D A
Rejoicing
in the differences, there's noone just like me D
A G D
Yet
different as we are we're still the same G
D A
(Chorus)
Open
up your eyes and see the brand new day D
A G D
Clear
blue sky and brightly shining sun G
D A
Open
up your ears and hear the breezes say D
A G D
Everything
that's cold and grey is gone" G
D A
Open
up your hands and feel the rain come ondown D
A G D
Face
the wind and smell the flowers' sweet perfume G
D A
Open
up your heart and let the light shine in D
A G D
The
earth has been reborn and life goes on G
D A
Do
you care what's happening around you G
D
Do
your senses know the changes when they come G
D A
Can
you see yourself reflected in the seasons G
D
Can
you understand the need to carry on G
D C/G
Writing
on a tapestry of all there is to see D
A G D
So
many ways and oh, so many things G
D A
Rejoicing
in the differences, there's noone just like me D
A G D
Yet
different as we are we're still the same G
D A
(Chorus + repeat last line)
(58) Perhaps Love
(John Denver & Placido Domingo)
Best
in G (G Em C D & Bm Em)
or
F open or D + 3-5
Perhaps
love is like a resting place, a shelter from the storm D Bm G A (F Dm B C)
It
exists to give you comfort, it's there to keep you warm D Bm G A (F Dm B C)
And
in those times of trouble, when you aremost alone F#m Bm G A (Am Dm B C)
The
memory of love will bring you hope G
A D (B C F)
Perhas
love is like a window, perhaps an open door D
Bm G A (F Dm B C)
It
invites you to come closer, it wants to show you more D Bm G A (F Dm B C)
And
even if you lose yourself, and don't know what to do F#m Bm G A (Am Dm B C)
The
memory of love will see you through G
A D (B C F)
(Chorus)
And
love to some is lke a cloud, to some as strong as steel F#m Bm G D (Am Dm B F)
For
some a way of living, for some a way to feel F#m
Bm G D (Am Dm B F)
And
some say love is holding on and some say leting go F#m Bm G D (Am Dm B F)
And
some say love is everything, and some say they don't know F#m Bm G A (Am Dm B C)
Perhaps
love is like the ocean, full of conflict, full of pain D Bm G A (F Dm B C)
Like
a fire when its cold otside, like thunder when it rains D Bm G A (F Dm B C)
If
I should live forever and all my dreams come true F#m Bm G A (Am Dm B C)
My
memories of love will be of you G
A D (B C F)
(Chorus)
(Repeat
last verse)
(60) Mellow Yellow (Donovan)
I’m
just mad about Saffron, Saffron’s mad about me D
G D A/G#/G
I’m
just mad about Saffron, she’s just mad about me G
G7 A A7
They
call me mellow yellow D/F/C/A
They
call me mellow yellow D/F/C/A/D
Oh
yeah
I’m
just mad about fourteen, fourteen mad about me D
G D A/G#/G
I’m
just mad about fourteen, fourteen mad about me G
G7 A A7
They
call me mellow yellow D/F/C/A
They
call me mellow yellow D/F/C/A/D
Oh
yeah
Born
high forever to fly, wind velocity nil D
G D A/G#/G
Born
high forever to fly, if you want your cup, I will fill G G7 A A7
They
call me mellow yellow D/F/C/A
They
call me mellow yellow D/F/C/A/D
Oh
yeah
Electrical
banana, is gonna be a sudden craze D G
D A/G#/G
Electrical
banana, is bound to be the very next phase G
G7 A A7
They
call me mellow yellow D/F/C/A
They
call me mellow yellow D/F/C/A/D
That's
right
(61) Yellow is the Colour (Donovan)
Yellow
is the colour of my true love’s hair D
In
the morning when we rise, G D
In
the morning when we rise, G D
That’s
the time, that’s the time A G
I
love the best D
Green
is the colour of the sparkling corn D
In
the morning when we rise, G D
In
the morning when we rise, G D
That’s
the time, that’s the time A G
I
love the best. D
Blue
is the colour of the sky D
In
the morning when we rise G D
In
the morning when we rise G D
That’s
the time, that’s the time A G
I
love the best. D
Mellow
is the feeling that I get D
When
I see her, aha G D
When
I see her, aha G D
That’s
the time, that’s the time A G
I
love the best. D
Freedom
is a word I seldom use D
Without
thinkin’, aha G D
Without
thinkin’, aha G D
Of
the time, of the time A G
When
I’ve been loved. D
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(70) Blowing In The Wind (Bob Dylan)
(A
or G+2/3, D open too high)
How
many roads must a man walk down A D A
Before
you call him a man A D E
How
many seas must a white dove sail A D
A
Before
she sleeps in the sand A D E
How
many times must a cannon ball fly A D
E A
Before
its forever banned A D E6/E
(Chorus)
The
answer my friend, is blowing in the wind D
E A (F#m)
The
answer is blowing in the wind D E A
How
many years can a mountain exist A D
A
Before
it is washed to the sea A D E
How
many years can some people exist A D A
Before
they're allowed to be free A D E
How
many times will a man turn his head A D
E A
And
pretend that he just doesn't see A
D E
(Chorus)
How
many times will a man look up A
D A
Before
he can see the sky A D E
How
many years can one man have A D
A
Before
he can see people cry A D E
How
many deaths will it take till he knows A
D E A
That
too many people have died A D E
(Chorus)
(71) Love Minus Zero - No Limit (Bob Dylan)
(A+2/G+4)
My
love she speaks like silence G
Without
ideals of violence C G
She
doesn't have to say she's faithful C
G Em
Yet
she's true like ice, like fire C
Am D
People
carrying roses G
Make
promises by the hour C G
My
love laughs at the flowers C G
Em
Valentine's
can't buy her C D G
In
the dime stores and bus stations G
People
talk of situations C G
Read
books, repeat quotations C G Em
Draw
conclusions on the wall C Am D
Some
speak of the future G
My
love she speaks softly C G
She
knows there's no success like failure C G
Em
And
failure's no success at all C D G
Cloak
and dagger dangles G
Madams
light the candles C G
In
ceremonies of the horsema C G Em
Even
the pawn must hold a grudge C Am D
Statues
made of matchsticks G
Crumble
into one another C G
My
love laughs, she does not bother C
G Em
She
knows she's too old to argue or to judge C
D G
Bridge
at midnight trembles G
Country
doctor rambles C G
Bankers'
nieces seek perfection C G Em
Wanting
all the gifts that wise men bring C Am
D
Wind
howls like a hammer G
Night
blows cold and rainy C G
My
love's she's like a raven C G Em
At
my window with a broken wing C D G
(Repeat
first verse)
(72) Just like a Woman (Bob Dylan)
Nobody
feels any pain, tonight as I stand inside the rain D G D, D G D
Everybody
knows, that baby's got new clothes G
A, G A
But
lately I see her ribbons and her bows G
D G A
Have
fallen from her curls Bm Asus4/A
(Chorus)
She
takes just like a woman, yes she does D
G A
She
makes love, just like a woman, yes she does D
G A
And
she aches just ike a woman D G A
But
she breaks just like a little girl Em A
D
Queen
Mary she's my firiend D G D
Yes
I believe I'll go and see her again D
G G
Nobody
has to guess, that baby can't be blessed G
A, G A
Till
she sees finally that she's like all the rest G
D, G A
With
her fog, her amphetamines and her pearls Bm
Asus4/A
(Chorus)
It
was raining from the first and I was dying there of thirst Bm
So
I came in here D
And
your long time curse hurts but what's worse Bm
Is
this pain in here, I can't stay in here, aint it clear that . . . G Em A
I
just can't fit, yes I believe that its time for us to quit D G D, D G D
When
we meet again, introduced as friends G
A, G A
Please
don't let on that you knew me when G D G A
I
was hungry and it was your world Bm
Asus4/A
Ah
you fake, just like a woman, yes you do D
G A
You
make love just like a woman, yes you do D
G A
Then
you ache just like a woman D G A
But
you break just like a little girl Em A
D
(73) Don't Think Twice It's Alright (Bob Dylan)
It
aint no use to sit and wonder why babe D
A Bm
If
you don't know by now G A
And
it ain't no use to sit and wonder why babe D
A Bm
It
don't matter anyhow E7 A
When
your rooster crows at the break of dawn D
D7
Look
out your window gal and I'll be gone G Em
You're
the reason that I'm travelling on D
A Bm G
So
don't thnk twice its alright D A
D
It
aint no use in turning on your light babe D
A Bm
That
light I never knowed G A
And
it aint no use in turning on your light babe D
A Bm
I'm
on the dark side of the road E7 A
Still
I wish there was something you would do or say D
D7
To
try and make me change me mind and stay G
Em
We
never did too much talking anyway D A
Bm G
So
don't think twice its alright D A
D
It
aint no use in calling out my name gal D
A Bm
Like
you never did before G A
It
aint no use in calling out my name gal D
A Bm
I
can't hear you anymore E7 A
I'm
a thinking and a wondering all the way down the road D D7
I
once loved a woman, a child I'm told G
Em
I
gave her my heart but she wanted my soul D
A Bm G
So
don't think twice its alright D A
D
I'm
walking down that long lonesome road babe D
A Bm
Where
I'm bound for I can't tell G A
But
goodbye's too good a word gal D
A Bm
So
I'll just say fare thee well E7 A
I
ain't saying, you treated me unkind D
D7
You
could've done better girl but I don't kind G
Em
You
just sort of wasted my precious time D A
Bm G
So
don't think twice its alright D A
D
(74) I Threw it All Away (Bob Dylan)
I
once held her in my arms D Bm G D
She
said she would always stay D Bm G A
But
I was cruel, I treated her like a fool Bm
G D G
I
threw it all away, I threw it all away D G
D G, D A G D
Once
I had mountains, in the palm of my hand D
Bm G D
And
rivers that ran through every day D
Bm G A
I
must have been mad, I never knew whatt I had Bm
G D G
Until
I threw it all way, until I threw it all away D
G D G, D A G D
Love
is all there is, it makes the world go round Bm
G, D G
Love
and only love, it can;'t be denied Bm
G, Em/E/E7
No
matter what you think about it G A
You
just can't do without it D Bm
Take
a tip from one whose tried G Em G A
So
if you find someone who gives you all of her love D Bm G D
Take
it to your heart, don't let it stray D
Bm G A
For
one things for certain, you'll surely be a hurtin Bm G D G
If
you throw it all away, if you throw it all away D
G D G, D A G D
(75) Mister Tambourine Man (Bob Dylan)
(D
open but G+3 better)
(Chorus)
Hey,
Mister Tambourine Man, play a song for me C
D G C
I'm
not sleepy and there's no place I'm going to G
C D
Hey,
Mister Tambourine man, play a song for me C
D G C
In
the jingle, jangle morning I'll come following you G C D G
Thoough
I know that evening's empire has returned into sand C D G C
Vanished
from my hand G
C
Left
me blindly here to stand, but still not sleeping G C D
My
weariness amazes me, I'm branded on my feet C
D G C
I
have no-one to meet G
C
And
the ancient, empty streets, too dead for dreaming G C D
Take
me on a trip, upon your magic swirling ship C
D G C
My
senses have been stripped, my hands can't feel to grip G C G C
My
toes too numb to step G
C
Wait
only for my boot heels to be wandering G
C D
I'm
ready to go anywhere, I'm ready for to fade C
D G C
Into
my own parade G
C
Cast
your dancing spell my way, I promise to go under it G C G C D
Though
you might hear laughing, spinning, swinging madly across the sun C D G C
It's
not aimed at anyone, it's just escaping on the run G
C G C
And
but for the sky there are no fences facing G
C D
And
if you hear vague traces of skipping reels of rhyme C D G C
To
your tambourine in time, it's just a ragged clown behind G C G C
I
wouldn't pay it any mind G
C
It's
just a shadow that you're seeing that he's chasing G C D
Then
take me disappearing, through the smoke rings of my mind C D G C
Through
the foggy ruins of time, far past the frozen leaves G C G C
The
haunted, frightened trees, out to the windy beach G C G C
Far
from the twisted reach of crazy sorrow G
C D
Yes,
to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free C D G C
Silhouetted
by the sea, circled by the circus sands G
C G C
With
all memory and fate, driven deep beneath the waves G C G C
Let
me forget about today until tomorrow G
C D
(76) Tomorrow Is Such A Long Time (Bob Dylan)
(A
open or +2)
If
today was not an endless highway A
D A
If
tonight was not a crooked trail A D
E/Esus4/E
If
tomorrow wasn't such a long time D
E A
Then
lonesome would mean nothing to you at all D
E A
(Chorus)
Yes
and only if my own true love was waiting D
E A
Yes
and if I could hear her heart softly pounding D
E A
Only
if she was lying by me D E A
Then
I'd lie in may bed once again D E A
I
can't see my reflection in the waters A
D A
I
can't speak the sounds that show no pain A
D E/Esus4/E
I
can't hear the echo of my footsteps D
E A
Or
remember the sound of my own name D E A
There's
beauty in te silver singing river A
D A
There''s
beauty in the sunrise in the sky A D
E/Esus4/E
But
none of these and nothing else can touch the beauty D E A
That
I remember in my true loves eyes D E
A
(77) With GOD On Our Side (Bob Dylan)
(D
open but too high?)
My
name it means nothing, my age it means less D
G D
The
country I come from is part of the free west D
G D
I
was taught and brought up there, the laws to abide D G D
And
that the land that I live in, has GOD on its side D G D A D
Oh
the history books tell it they tell it so well D
G D
The
cavalry charged, the Indians fell D
G D
The
cavalry charged and the Indians died D G
D
Oh
the country was young with GOD on its side D
G D A D
The
Spanish-American was had its day D G D
The
civil war too was soon laid away D
G D
The
names of the heroes,, I was made to memorise D
G D
With
guns in their hands and GOD on their side D
G D A D
Well
the first World War, boys, it closed out its fate D G D
The
reason for fighting I never gotstraight D
G D
But
I learned to accept it, accept it with pride D
G D
For
you don't count the dead when GOD'S on your side D G D A D
When
the Second World War, it came to an end D
G D
We
forgave the Germans and now we are friends D
G D
Though
they murdered 6 millions in the ovens they died D
G D
he
German's now too have GOD on their side D
G D A D
I've
learned to hate Russians all through my whole life D G D
If
another world war starts, its them we must fight D G D
To
hate them and fear them, to run and to hide D
G D
And
accept it all bravely, with GOD on my side D
G D A D
But
now we have weapons of chemical dust D
G D
If
fire them we have to then fir them we must D
G D
One
push of the button and a shot the world wide D
G D
And
you never ask questions when GOD's on your side D
G D A D
In
many a dark hour, I've been thinking about this D
G D
That
JESUS CHRIST was betrayed by a kiss D
G D
But
I can't think for you, you'll just have to decide D G D
Whether
Judas Iscariot had GOD on his side D
G D A D
So
now as I"m leaving, I'm weary as hell D
G D
The
confusion I'm feeling ain't no tongue can tell D
G D
The
words fill my head and they fall to the floor D
G D
If
GOD's on our side we'll not fight the next war D
G D A D
(78) Knocking On Heaven's Door (Bob Dylan)
Ma
come and take this badge off me D
A Bm/G
I
can't use it anymore D A G
Its
getting dark, too dark to see D A
Bm/G
Feels
like I'm knocking on heaven's door D A G
(Chorus)
Knock,
knock, knocking on Heaven's door D
A Bm/G
Knock,
knock, knocking on Heaven's door D
A G
Ma
wipe the blood from my face D A Bm/G
I'm
sick and tired of the war D A G
I've
got a black feeling and its hard to trace D
A Bm/G
Feels
like I'm knocking on heaven's door D A G
Ma
put my guns in the ground D A
Bm/G
I
can't shoot them anywhere D A G
That
long black cloud is coming back down D
A Bm/G
I
feel like I'm knocking on heaven's door D
A G
(79) Girl of the
(A
open barred or G+2)
Well
if you're travelling in the
Where
the wind hits heavy on the border line G
Bm C G
Remember
me to the one who lives there G Bm C G
She
once was a true love of mine G Bm C G
Well
if you go when the snow flakes storm G Bm
C G
When
the rivers freeze and summer ends G Bm C
G
Please
see for me that she's wearing her coat so warm G
Bm C G
To
keep her from the howlig wind G Bm C G
Please
see for me if her hair's hanging down G
Bm C G
If
it curls and falls all down her breasts G
Bm C G
See
for me if her hair's hanging down G
Bm C G
That's
the way i remember her best G
Bm C G
(Repeat
first verse)
(80) I Want You
(Bob Dylan)
The
gypsy undertaker sighs, the lonesome organ grinder cries D DDIM
The
silver saxophone say, I should refuse you D7
G
The
cracked bells and the washed-out horns, blow into my face with scorn Em D
But
its not that way, I wasn't born to lose you A
(Chorus)
I
want you, I want you, I want you, so bad D
DDIM D7 G
Baby,
I want you D
The
drunken politician leaps, upon the streets where mothers weep D DDIM
And
the saviours who are fast asleep, they wait for you D7 G
And
I wait for them to interrupt, me drinking from my broken cup Em D
And
ask me to open up, the gate for you D
A
Now
all my fathers they've gone down, true love they've been without it Bm G # # #
But
all their daughters put me down, 'cause I don't think about it Bm Em A
Well
I return to the Queen of Spades and talk with my chamber maid D DDIM
She
knows that I'm not afraid, to look at her D7
G
She
is good to me and there's nothing that she doesn't see Em D
She
knows where I would like to be, but t doesn't matter D A
Now
your dancing child with his chinese suit D
He
spoke to me, I took his flute DDIM
Now
I wasn't very cute to him, was I? D7
G
But
I did it though because he lied, because he took you for a ride Em D
And
because time was on your side, and because . . . . D A
(81) Fare Thee Well (Bob Dylan)
(A
open)
Oh
its fare the well my darlin' true A D A
I'm
leaving the first hour of the morn A
E
I'm
bound for the
Or
maybe the coast of
(Chorus)
So
its fare thee well, my own true love E
D A
We'll
meet again, another day, another time A
E
Its
not the leaving, that a-grieving me A
D A
But
my true love who's bound to stay behind A
E A
The
weather is against me and the wind is blowing hard A D A
The
rain it is turning into hail A
E
I
still might strike it lucky on a highway going west A D A
Though
I'm travellin' on a lonesome trail A E
A
I
willl write you a letter from time to time A
D A
As
I'm rambling you can travel with me too A
E
With
my head, my heart and my hands, my love A
D A
I
will send what I learn back home to you A
E A
I
will tell you of the laughter and the troubles A
D A
Be
they someone else's or my own A
E
With
my hands in my pockets and my coat collar high A
D A
I
will travel unnoticed and unknown A E A
I've
heard tell of a town where I might as well be bound A D A
It's
down around the Mexicana plains A
E
They
say that the people they are friendly there A
D A
All
they ask of you is your name A E A
(82) All Along the Watchtower (Bob Dylan)
(Intro) Am G F G Am x 2
There
must be some way out of here Am G
F
Said
the joker to the thief Am G F
There's
too much confusion, Lord Am G F
I
can't get no relief Am G F
Business
men, they drink my wine Am G F
Plowmen
dig my earth Am G F
None
of them along the line Am G F
Know
what any of it is worth Am G F
No
reason to get excited Am G F
The
thief he kindly spoke Am G F
There
are many here among us Am G F
Who
feel that life is but a joke Am G
F
But
you and I we've been through that Am
G F
And
this is not our fate Am G F
So
let us not talk falsely now Am
G F
The
hour is getting late Am G F
All
along the watchtower Am G F
Princes
kept the view Am G F
While
all the women came and went Am G
F
Barefoot
servants too Am G F
Outside
in the distance Am G F
A
wildcat did growl Am G F
Two
riders were a[pproaching Am G F
The
wind began to howl Am G F
(83) The Times They Are A-Changin (Bob Dylan)'
Come
gather 'round people, wherever you roam D
Bm G D
And
admit that the waters, around you have grown D
Bm Em A
And
accept it that soon, you'll be drenched to the bone. D Bm G D
If
your time to you, is worth savln' D Bm
Em A
Then
you better start swimmin', or you'll sink like a stone A G Bm A
For
the times they are a-changin'. D Bm Em A
D
Come
writers and critics, who prophesize with your pen D Bm G D
Keep
your eyes wide, the chance won't come again D
Bm Em A
And
don't speak too soon, for the wheel's still in spin D Bm G D
And
there's no tellin' who that it's namin'. D
Bm Em A
For
the loser now will be later to win A
G Bm A
For
the times they are a-changin'. D Bm Em A
D
Come
senators and congressmen, please heed the call D
Bm G D
Don't
stand in the doorway, don't block up the hall D
Bm Em A
For
he that gets hurt, will be he who has stalled D
Bm G D
There's
a battle outside and it is ragin'. D Bm
Em A
It'Il
soon shake your windows and rattle your walls A
G Bm A
For
the times they are a-changin'. D Bm Em A
D
Come
mothers and fathers, throughout the land D
Bm G D
And
don't criticize, what you can't understand D
Bm Em A
Your
sons and your daughters, are heyond your command D Bm G D
Your
old road is rapidly agin'. D Bm
Em A
Please
get out of the new one if you can't lend your hand A G Bm A
For
the times they are a-changin'. D Bm Em A
D
The
line it is drawn, the curse it is cast D
Bm G D
The
slow one now, will later be fast D Bm Em A
As
the present now, will later be past D
Bm G D
The
order is rapidly fadin'. D Bm Em A
And
the first one now, will later be last A
G Bm A
For
the times they are a-changin'. D Bm Em A
D
(84)
(85) Take It To The Limit (Eagles)
(C
open or +2)
All
alone at the end of the evening CADD G
FADD G
And
the bright lights have faded to blue CADD
G FADD G
I
was thinking about a woman who might have loved me C E7 Am
I
never knew G GADD F GADD E G
You
know I've always been a dreamer CADD
G
Spent
my life running round FADD G
And
its so hard to change CADD G
Can't
seem to settle down FADD G
But
the dreams I've seen lately Dm F
Keep
on turnin' out, and burnin' out G GADD F
And
turnin' out the same F G
(Chorus)
So
put me on a highway, and show me a sign F
C F C
And
take it to the limit, one more time F
G C
C F C G
You
can spend all your time making money CADD
G FADD G
You
can spend all your love making time CADD
G FADD G
If
it all fell to pieces tomorrow C
E7 Am
Would
you still be mine? G F G
And
when you're looking for your freedom CADD
G
Nobody
seems to care FADD G
And
you can't find the door CADD G
Can't
find it anywhere FADD G
When
there's nothing to believe in Dm F
Still
you're coming back, you're running back G
GADD F
You're
coming back, for more F G
(Chorus)
So
put me on a highway, and show me a sign F
C F C
And
take it to the limit, one more time F
G C
Take
it to the limit, take it to the limit F
G, F G
Take
it to the limit, one more time F G, C
(86) Desperado
(Eagles)
Desperado,
why don't you come to your senses? D
D7 G Em
You've
been out riding fences, for so long now D
Bm Em A
Oh
you're a hard one, but I know you've got your reasons D D7 G Em
These
things that are pleaing you, they hurt you somehow D Bm Em A D
D7
Don't
you draw the Queen of Diamonds, boy Bm
F#m
She'll
beat you if she's able G D
The
Queen of Hearts is always your best bet F#m
G D D7
Now
it seems to me some fine things Bm
F#m
Have
been laid upon your table G
D
But
you only want the ones that you can't get Bm
Em A/ASUS4/A
Desperado,
oh you ain't getting no younger D
D7 G Em
Your
pain and yoor hunger is driving you home D
Bm Em ASUS4/A
Freedom,
oh freedom, well that's just some people talking D D7 G Em
Your
prison is walking through this world all alone D
Bm Em A D
D7
Don't
your feet get cold in the winter time Bm
F#m
The
sky won't snow and the sun won't shine G
D
It's
hard to tell the night time from the day Bm
G D D7
You're
losing all your highs and lows Bm
F#m
Ain't
it funny how the feeling goes, away G
D Em A/ASUS4/A
Desperado,
why don't you come to your senses D
D7 G Em
Come
down from your fences, open the gate D
Bm Em A/ASUS4/A
It
may be raining, but there's a rainbow above you, D D7 G Em
You
better to let somebody love you, let somebody love you D D7 G Em
You
better let somebody love you, before its too late D Bm Em A D
(87) I Wish You Peace (Eagles)
I
wish you peace when the cold wnd blows D
F#m G D
Warmed
by the fire's glow G D Bm ASUS4/A
I
wish you comfort in the lonely times D
F#m G D
Arms
to hold you when you ache inside G
D/Bm A D
I
wish you hope when things are going bad D
F#m G D
Kind
words when times are sad G D Bm ASUS4/A
I
wish you shelter from the raging wind D
F#m G D
Cooli ng waters at the fevers end G D/Bm A D
D7
I
wish you peace when times are hard G
A D D7
A
light to guide you through the dark G
A D D7
And
when s torms are high and dreams are
low G D/B G
I
wish you the strength to let love grow D
A Bm G
I
wish you the strength to let love flow, on D
A Bm G
I
wish you the strength to let love glow, on D
A Bm G
I
wish you the strength to let love go D A G/Gm D
(88) The Last Resort (Eagles)
(G+3)
She
came from
Where
the old world shadows hang, heavy in the air G
C D G
She
packed her hopes and dreams, like a refugee G
C D G
Just
as her father came, across the sea G
C D G
She
heard about a place, people were smiling G
C D G
They
spoke about the red man's ways, how they loved the land G C D G
They
came from everywhere, to the Great Divide G
C D G
Seeking
a place to stay/stand, or a place to
hide G C D G
Down
in the crowded bars, out for a good time G
C D G
"Can't
wait to tell you all, what its like up there" G C D G
They
called it
Somebody
laid the mountains low, while the town got high G
C D G
When
the chilly winds blew down, across the desert G
C D G
Through
the canyons of the coast, to the
Where
the pretty people play, hungry for power G
C D G
To
light their neon ways, give them things to do G
C D G
Some
rich men came and raped the land, nobody caught them G C D G
Put
up a bunch of ugly boxes, and "JESUS people" bought them G C D G
They
called it
They
watched the hazy sun, sinking in the sea G
C D G
(Change)
We
can leave it all behind, sail to Lahaiya G
C D G
Just
like the missionaries did, so many years ago G
C D G
They
even brought a neon sign, "JESUS is coming" G C D G
Brought
the white man's burden down, brought the white man's reign G C D G
Who
will provide the grand design, what is yours and what is mine G C D G
There
are no more new frontiers, we have got to make it here G C D G
We
satisfy our endless needs, and justify our bloody deeds G C D G
In
the name of destiny, in the name of GOD G
C D G
And
you can see them there, on Sunday morning G
C D G
Stand
up and sing about, what its like up there G
C D G
They
called it
To
call some place
(89) Tequila
It's
another Tequila
Stirring
slowly across the sky Em A
Said
goodbye D
He
was just a hired hand D A
Working
on the dreams he planned to try Em A
The
days go by D
Every
night when the sun goes down Bm G
Just
another lonely boy in town Bm G
And
she's out running round Bm G A
She
wasn't just another woman D A
And
I couldn't keep from coming on Em
A
It
had been so long D
Oh
and its a hollow feeling D A
When
it comes down to dealing friends Em A
It
never ends D
Take
another shot of courage Bm G*?
Wonder
why the right words never come Bm G A
You
just get numb D
Its
another Tequila sunrise D A
This
old world still looks the same Em A
Another
frame D
(90) Peaceful Easy Feeling (Eagles)
(A+2/3)
I
like the way your sparkling earings lay A
D A D
Against
your skin so brown A D
ESUS4/E
And
I want to sleep with you in the desert tonight A
D A D
With
a million stars all around A
D ESUS4/E
(Chorus)
Cause
I got a peaceful, easy feelin D
A
And
I know that you won't let me down D
Bm ESUS4/E
Cause
I'm already standing, on the ground A
D Bm ESUS4/E A
D
A ESUS4/E
And
I found out a long time ago A
D A D
What
a woman can do to your soul A
D ESUS4/E
Oh
but she can't take you anywhere A
D A D
You
don't already know how to go A
D ESUS4/E
And
I got a peaceful, easy feelin D
A
And
I know that you won't let me down D
Bm ESUS4/E
Cause
I'm already standing, on the ground A
D Bm ESUS4/E A
D
A ESUS4/E
I
get this feeling, I may know you A
D A D
As
a lover and a friend A
D ESUS4/E
But
this voice keeps whispering in my other ear A
D A D
Tells
me I may never see you again A
D ESUS4/E
Cause
I get a peaceful, easy feelin D
A
And
I know that you won't let me down D
Bm ESUS4/E
Cause
I'm already standing A D Bm
ESUS4/E
I'm
already standing A D Bm
ESUS4/E
Yes,
I'm already standing A D
Bm ESUS4/E
On
the ground A D A
(91) Take It Easy
(Eagles)
Well
I'm a running down the road, trying to loosen my load D
I've
got seven women on my mind G
Four
that want to hold me, two that want to stone/mould me D A
One
says she's a friend of mine G
D
(Chorus)
Take
it easy, take it easy D G
D
Don't
let the sound of your own wheels, drive you crazy Em G Bm
Lighten
up while you still can, don't even try to understand G D G D
Just
find a place to make your stand, and take it easy Em G D
G
D G D
Well
I'm a-standing, on the corner of Winslow Arizona D
Such
a fine sight to see G
It's
a girl, my LORD, in a flat bed Ford D
A
Slowing
down to take a look at me G D
Come
on, baby, don't say maybe D
G
I
gotta know if your sweet love, is going to save me Em G Bm
We
may lose and we may win G
D
But
we will never be the same again G
D
So
open up I'm climbing in Em G
Take
it easy D
G
D G D
Well
I'm a running down the road, trying to loosen my load D
Got
a world of trouble on my mind G
Looking
for a lover, who won't blow my cover D
A
She's
so hard to find G D
Take
it easy, take it easy D G
Don't
let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy Em G Bm
Come
on, baby, don't say maybe G
D G D
I
gotta know if your sweet love, is going to save me Em G Bm
G
D G D
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(100) Candle In The Wind (Elton John)
Goodbye
Norma Jean, though I never knew you at all D
G
You
had the grace to hold yourself, while those around you fall D G
They
crawled out of the woodwork, and they whispered into your brain D G
They
set you on a treadmill, and they made you change your name D G
(Chorus)
And
it seems to me, you lived your life A
Like
a candle in the wind D
G
Never
knowing who to cling to, when the rain set in D
A
And I would have liked to know you, but I was
just a kid G Bm
The
candle burned out long before, the legend ever did A G
D
A
Loneliness
was tough, the toughest role you ever played D
G
Even
when you died, the press still hounded you D
G
All
the papers had to say was that Marilyn was found in the nude D G
And
it seems to me, you lived your life A
Like
a candle in the wind D
G
Never
knowing who to cling to, when the rain set in D
A
And I would have liked to know you, but I was
just a kid G Bm
The
candle burned out long before, the legend ever did A G
D
A
Goodbye
Norma Jean, though I never knew you at all D
G
You
had the grace to hold yourself while those around you fall D G
Goodbye
Norma Jean, from the young man in the 22nd row D
G
Who
sees you as something more than sexual D
More
than just our Marilyn Monroe G
And
it seems to me, you lived your life A
Like
a candle in the wind D
G
Never
knowing who to cling to, when the rain set in D
A
And I would have liked to know you, but I was
just a kid G Bm
The
candle burned out long before, the legend ever did A G
(101) Daniel
(Elton John)
Daniel
is travelling tonight on a plane G
Am
I
can see the red tail lights, heading for
Oh
and I can see Daniel waving goodbye C
D7 Em
GOD
it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes C D7 G
(Chorus)
Oh
Daniel my brother you are older than me C
G
Do
you still feel the pain, of the scars that wouldn't heal C G
Your
eyes have died, you see more than I Em
C
But
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky Cm
G Am D7
G
He
says
Daniel
says its the best place that he's ever seen D7
B7 Em
Oh
and he should know, he's been there enough C
D7 Em
Oh
I miss Daniel, oh I miss him so much C
D7 G
(102) Your Song
(Elton John)
It's
a little bit funny, this feeling inside D
GMAJ7 A F#m
I'm
not one of those, who can easily hide Bm
Bm7 G
I
don't have much money, but boy if I did D
A F#m Bm
I'd
buy a big house where, we both could live D
Em7 G A
If
I was a sculptor, but then again no D
GMAJ7 A F#m
Or
a man who makes potions, in a travelling show Bm
Bm7 G
I
know its not much, but its the best I can do D
A F#m Bm
My
gift is my song, and this one's for you D
Em7 G A
(Chorus)
And
you can tell everybody, this is your song A
Bm Em G
It
may be quite simple but, now that it's done A
Bm Em G
I
hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind Bm
Bm7
That
I put down the words G
How
wonderful life is, while you're in the world D
Em7 G A
I
sat on the roof, and kicked off the moss D
GMAJ7 A F#m
Well
a few of the verses, well they've got me quite cross Bm Bm7 G
But
the sun has been quite kind, while I wrote down this song D A F#m Bm
It's
for people like you, who keep it turned on D
Em7 G A
So
excuse me forgetting, but these things I do D
GMAJ7 A F#m
You
see I've forgotten, if they're green or they're blue Bm Bm7 G
Anyway
the thing is, what I really mean D
A F#m Bm
Yours
are the sweetest eyes, I've ever seen D
Em7 G A
(103)
When
are you gonna come down Em
A
When
are you gonna land D G
I
should have stayed on the farm Em
A7
Should've
listened to my old man D
You
know you can't hold me forever Em7
G A7
I
didn't sign up with you D
G
I'm
not a present for your friends to open C
A7
This
boy's too young to be singing the blues D
(Chorus) A# C7 F A# Gm
A7
So
goodbye yellow brick road D
F#7
Where
the dogs of society howl G
D
You
can't plant me in your penthouse Bm
Em
I'm
going back home to the plough A7
D
Back
to the howling old owl in the woods Bm
F#m
Hunting
the horny back toad G
A#
Oh
I finally decided my future lies C
D F#m Bm
Beyond
the yellow brick road G
A7
A#
C7 F A# Gm A7 D
What
do you think you'll do then Em
A
I
bet that'll shoot down your plane D
G
Ut'll
take you a couple of vodka and tonics Em
A7
To
set you on your feet again D
Maybe
you'll get a replacement Em7
G A7
There;'s
plenty like me to be found D
G
Mongrels
who ain't got a penny C
A7
Singing
for tidbits like you on the ground D
A#
C7 F A# Gm A7 D
(104)
(101) Restless (Fairport Convention)
I
was born between the river and the railroad D
Em G
Restlessness
has ruined me since I can't remember when G
D
Something
in the wind seems to call me like a friend D
Em G
So
I guess that I'll be on my way, on my way again G
D
There
are dreams that I've carried all my life time D
Em G
Those
dreaams have made me a stranger G
In
the eyes of many a man D
'Cause
I do not count the times and my reasons do not rhyme D Em G
Down
the line, on my way, on my way again G
D
Well
I'm rollin' along like a ship wrecked sailor Em
G
Never
find a home D
Broken
lines and signs of failure Em
G
Cut
me to the bone A
Well
I'm weary of the company of strangers D
Em G
I'm
weary of that city with its heart of hollow stone D
Something
in the wind seems to call me like a friend D
Em G
So
I guess that I'll be on my way, on my way again G
D
(Repeat
1st verse)
(102) Pleasure & Pain (Fairport Convention)
(A
+ 1 or G+3)
(Chorus)
Pleasure
and pain is like profit and pain D
A
Sometimes
you win and sometimes you lose A
Bm E
Be
kind to yourself, when you're tired of yourself D
A
Don't
go mixing the reds along with the blues A
E A
The
coach that I ride, has a horseman who's tired A
D G
The
reins to his hands they are tied D
A E
The
one to alight, if he's lucky he might A
D G
Learn
to slow down and drift with the tide D
A E
(Chorus)
It's
ever so low, when there's nowhere to go A
D G
And
your spirit lies close to the ground A
Bm E
Take
a long look behind, I'm sure you'll find A
D G
A
friend there who'll help pull you round D
A E
(Chorus)
You'll
have to agree, it's not easy to see A
D G
A
sheep underneath all that fleece A
Bm E
If
you'll take my advice, stick with people you like A D G
It's
a big world you're only one piece D
A E
(Chorus)
(103)
To Althea from Prison (Fairport Convention)
When
love with unconfined wings, hovers within my gates D A D, G A
And
my Divine alfever? brings, to whisper at my grates D A D, G D ?
When
THY light angled in her hair, unfettered with her ray? A D, Em A
Birds
that wanton in the air, know no such liberty D
A D, G D
When
flowing cups run swiftly round, with no allaying tends D A D, G A
Our
careless heads with roses crowned, our hearts with loyal flames D A D, G D
When
thirsty grief in wine we steep, when healthsome broths run free A D, Em A
Fishes
that tickle in the deep, know no such liberty D
A D, G D
Stone
walls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a cage D A D, G A
Minds
innocent and quiet, take that as a hermitage D
A D, G D
If
I have freedom in my love, and in my soul am free A D, Em A
Angels
alone that soar above, enjoy such liberty D
A D, G D
(104)
(105) The First Time Ever (Roberta Flack)
(D
+ 2)
The
first time ever, I saw your face A D
I
thought the sun, rose in your eyes Bm F#m
Em
And
the moon and stars, were the gift you gave F#m
Em D
To
the dark and lonely skies, my love C
D
To
the dark and lonely skies C A D
The
first time ever, I kissed your mouth A
D
And
felt your heart beat close to mine Bm
F#m Em
Like
the trembling heart of a captive bird F#m
Em D
That
was there at my command, my love C D
That
was there at my command C A D
The
first time ever I lay with you A D
I
felt the earth move in my hand Bm
F#m Em
And
I thought our joy would fill the earth F#m
Em D
And
would last till the end of time, my love C
D
And
would last til the end of time C A D
(109) If Ever I Would Leave You (Richard Harris)
If
ever I would leave you, it couldn't be in summer
Seeing
you in summr, I never would go
Your
hair streaked with sunlight, your lips red as flame
Your
face with a lustre that puts gold to shame
But
if I'd ever leave you, it couldn't be in autumn
How
I'd leave in autumn, I never would know
I've
seen how you sparkle, when fall nips the air
I
know you in autumn and I must be there
And
could I leave you running merrily through the snow?
Or
on a wintery evening when you catch the fire's glow?
If
ever I would leave you, how could it be in springtime?
Knowing
how in spring, I am bewitched by you so
Oh
no, not in springtime, summer, winter or fall
No,
never could I leave you at all
(106)
Landslide (Fleetwood Mac)
I took my love, I took it down
Climbed a mountain and I turned around
I saw my reflection in the snow covered hills
‘till the landslide brought me down
Oh, mirror in the sky, What is love
Can the child within my heart, rise
above
Can I sail thru the changing, ocean tides
Can I handle the seasons, of my life
Ah, ah, I don’t know
Ah, ah, I don’t know
Well, I’ve been afraid of changing
‘Cause I’ve built my life around you
But time makes you bolder
Children get older
I’m getting older too
I’m getting older too
So (Instrumental)
Well, I’ve been afraid of changing
‘Cause I’ve built my life around you
But time makes you bolder
Children get older
I’m getting older too
I’m getting older too
Oh, take my love, take it down
If you climb a mountain and you turn around
If you see my reflection in the snow covered hills
Well the landslide will bring it down
If you see my reflection in the snow covered hills
Well maybe the landslide will bring it down
(110) Take the Ribbon from Your Hair (Kris Kristoffersen)
Take
the ribbon from your hair, shake it loose and let it fall D G Em
Lay
it soft against my skin, like the shadows on the wall A G A D
Come
and lay down by my side, in the early morning light D G Em
All
I'm taking is your time, help me make it through the night A G A D
D7
I
don't care what's right or wrong, I'm just trying to understand G D
Let
the devil take tomorrow, for tonight I need a friend Bm Em7 A
Yesterday
is dead and gone, and tomorrow's out of sight D
G Em
Yes
its sad to be alone, help me make it through the night A G A D
(Instrumental/whistling)
Repeat
first verse
(111) Sunday Morning Coming Down (Kris Kristoffersen)
(G
+ 3/4)
Well
I woke up Sunday morning with no way to hold my head it didn't hurt G C G
And
the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad so I had one more for dessert G Em D
I
fumbled through my closet for my clothes and found my cleanest dirty shirt G C G Em
Combed
my hair and shaved my face and stumbled down the stairs to meet the day C Am C D G
Well
I'd smoked my face the night before on cigarettes and songs that I'd been
picking G C G
But
I lit my first and watched a small kid cursing at the can that he was kicking G Em D
I
crossed an empty street and caught the Sunday smell of someone frying chicken G C G Em
And
it took me back to something that I'd lost somewhere, somehow along the way C Am C D G
(Chorus)
On
the Sunday morning sidewalk, wishing LORD that I was stoned G7
C G
Cause
there's something in a Sunday, makes a body feel alone D C D G G7
And
there's nothing short of dying, half as lonesome as the sound C G
As
the sleepy city sidewalk, Sunday morning coming down D C D G
In
the park I saw a Daddy and the laughing little girl that he was swinging G C G
And
I stopped beside a Sunday school and listened to the songs that they were
singing G Em D
Then
I headed back for home and far away a lonely bell was ringing G C G
And
it echoed throgh the canyons like the disappearing dreams of yesteraay C Am C D G
(Chorus)
(112) Bobby McGee
(Kris Kristoffersen)
(A
+ 2/3)
Busted
flat in
Feeling
nearly faded as my jeans E
Bobby
flagged a diesel down, just before it rained E
Took
us all the way to
I
took my harpoon out of its dirty red bandana A
And
was blowing soft while Bobby sang the blues A
A7 D
With
them windshield wipers slapping time, and Bobby clapping hands A
We
finally sang up every song that driver knew E
A
(Chorus) A7
Freedom's
just another word for nothing left to lose D
A
Nothing,
it ain't worth nothing but its free E
A
Feeling
good was easy, LORD, when Bobby sang the blues D
A
Feeling
good was good enough for me E
Good
enough for me and Bobby McGee A
From
the coal mines of
Bobby
shared the secrets of my soul E
Standin'
right beside me, LORD, in everything I done E
Bobby
baby kept me from the cold A
Then
one day near
Looking
for the home and I hope she'll find it A7
D
But
I'd trade all my tomorrows, for a single yesterday A
Holding
Bobby's body next to mine E
A
(Chorus)
(113) Pilgrim
(Kris Kristoffersen)
(G
+ 3)
See
him wasted on the sidewalk in his jacket and his jeans G
Wearing
yesterday's misfortunes like a smile C
G
Once
he had a future full of money, love and dreams C
G Em
Which
he spent like they were going out of style Am
C D
And
he keeps right on a-changing for the better or the worse G
And
searching for a shrine he's never found C
G
Never
knowng if believiing was a blessing or curse C
G Em
Or
if the going up was worse than coming down C
D G
(Chorus)
He's
a poet, he's a picker, he's a prophet, he's a pusher C G
He's
a pilgrim and a preacher and a problem when he's stoned C Am G
He's
a walking contradiction, partly truth and partly fiction C G
Taking
every wrong direction on his lonely way back home C Am C D G
He
has tasted good and evil in your bedrooms and your bars G
And
he's traded in tomorrow for today C
G
Running
from his devils, LORD and reaching for the stars C G Em
And
losing all he loved along the way Am
C D
But
if this world keeps right on turning for the bettter or the worse G
And
all he ever gets is older and around C
G
From
the rocking of the cradle to the rolling of the hearse C G Em
The
going up is worse than coming down C
D G
(114) The Windmills of My Mind (Michel Le Grand/Alan & Marilyn Bergman)
Round
like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel in a wheel Em B7
Never
ending o beginning, on an ever spinning reel Em
Like
a snowball down a mountain or a carnival balloon E7 Am7
Like
a carousel that's tuning, running rings around the moon D7 GMAJ7
Like
a clock whose hands are sweeping, past the minutes of its face CMAJ7 F#MAJ7
And
the world is like an apple, whirling silently in space B7 A#DIM
Like
the circles that you find in the windmills of your mind B7 Em
Keys
that jangle in your pocket, words that jangle in your head Em Am7
Why
did summer go so quickly, was it something that you said? D7 GMAJ7
Lovers
walk along the shore and leave their footprints in the sand G7 CMAJ7
Is
the sound of distant drumming, just the fingers of your hand F#7 Bm
Pictures
hanging in a hallway and the fragment of a song E7
Am
Half-remembered
names and faces but to whom do they belong D7
GMAJ7
when
you knew that it was over, you were suddenly aware CMAJ7 F#m 7-5
That
the autumn leaves were turning to the colour of her hair, B7 Em
Like
a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel B7
Never
ending or beginning, on an ever spinning reel A#DIM
As
the images unwind, like the circles that you find Em B7
In
the windmills of your mind Em
Like
a tunnel that you follow to a tunnel of its own Em
B7
Down
a hollow to a canyon where the sun has never sone Em
Like
a door that keeps revolving in a half forgotten dream E7 Am7
Or
the ripples from a pebble someone tosses in a stream D7 GMAJ7
Like
a clock whose hands are sweeping, past the minutes of its face CMAJ7 F#MAJ7
And
the world is like an apple, whirling silently in space B7 A#DIM
Like
the circles that yu find in the windmills of your mind B7 Em
Keys
that jangle in your pocket, words that jangle in your head Em Am7
Why
did summer go so quickly, was it something that you said? D7 GMAJ7
Lovers
walk along the shore and leave their footprints in the sand G7 CMAJ7
Is
the sound of distant drumming, just the fingers of your hand F#7 Bm
Pictures
hanging in a hallway and the fragment of a song E7
Am
Half-remembered
names and faces but to whom do they belong D7
GMAJ7
When
you knew that it was over, in the autumn of goodbyes CMAJ7 F#m 7-5
For
a moment you could not recall the colour of his eyes B7 Em
Like
a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel B7
Never
ending or beginning, on an ever spinning reel A#DIM
As
the images unwind, like the circles that you find Em B7
In
the windmills of your mind Em
(115)
(116)
(117)
(118)
(119)
(120) If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)
If
you could read my mind love, what a tale my thoughts could tell G Dm
Just
like an old time movie, "bout a ghost from a wishing well G Dm
In
a castle dark or a fortress strong, with chains upon my feet G G7 C D Em
You
know that ghost is me C G
And
I will never be set free C G
As
long as I'm a ghost that you can't see A7
D G
(Chorus)
I'd
walk away like a movie star G G7 C
Who
gets burned in a three way script, enter number two D Em C G
A
movie queen to play the scene C G
Of
bringing all the good things out in me A7
D Em
But
for now love let's be real C G
I
never thought I could feel this way C G
I've
gotta say that I just don't get it A7 D
I
don't know where we went wrong, but the feelings gone C G A7
And
I just can't get it back D G
If
you could read my mind love, what a tale my thoughts could tell G Dm
Just
like a paperback novel, the kind the drug stores sell G Dm
When
you reach the part, where the heart aches come G
G7 C
The
hero would be me, but heros often fail D
Em C G
And
you won't read that book again C
G
Because
the ending's just to hard to take A7 D G
If
you could read my mind love, what a tale my thoughts could tell G Dm
Just
like an old time movie, 'bout a ghost from a wishing well G Dm
In
a castle dark or a fortress strong, with chains upon my feet G G7 C D Em
But
stories always end C G
And
if you read between the lines C G
You'll
know that I'm just trying to understand A7
D Em
The
feelings that you lack C G
I
never thought I could feel this way C G
And
I've gotta ssay I just don't get it A7 D
I
don't know where we went wrong C G
But
the feellings gone and I just can't get it back A7
D G
(121) Early Morning Rain (Gordon Lightfoot)
In
the early morning rain with a dollar in my hand D
A D
And
an aching in my heart, and my pockets full of sand Em A D
I'm
a long way from home, and I miss my loved one so Em A D
In
the early morning rain, with no place to go F#m
Em A D
Out
on runway number nine, big 707 set to go Em
A D
But
I'm standing on the grass, where the cold wind blows Em A D
Now
the liquor tasted good, and the women all were fast Em A D
Well
there she goes my friend, she's rolling now at last F#m Em A D
Hear
the mighty engines roar, see the silver bird on high Em A D
She's
away and westward bound, far above the clouds she'll fly Em A D
Where
the morning rain don't fall, and the sun it always shines Em A D
She'll
be flying o'er my home, in about three hours time F#m Em A D
This
old airport's got me down, it ain't no earthly good to me Em A D
'Cause
I'm stuck here on the ground, cold and drunk as I might be Em A D
You
can't jump a jet plane, like you can a freight train Em A D
So
I guess I'll be on my way in the early morning rain F#m Em A D
(Repeat
last 2 lines)
(122) Sundown
(Gordon Lightfoot)I
I
can see her lying back in her satin dress D
In
a room where you do what you don't confess A
D
Sundown,
you'd better take care G
If
I find you've been creeping around my back stair C D
Sundown,
you'd better take care G
If
I find you've been creeping around my back stair C D
She's
been ooking like a queen in a sailor's dream D
And
she don't always say what she really means A
D
Sometimes,
I think its a shame G
When
I get feelin' better, when I'm feeling no pain C
D
Sometimes,
I think its a shame G
When
I get feelin' better, when I'm feeling no pain C
D
I
can picture every move that a man can make D
Getting
lost in her loving is your first mistake A
D
Sundown,
you'd better take care G
If
I find you've been creeping around my back stair C D
Sometimes,
I think its a sin G
When
I feel like I'm winning but I'm losing again C
D
I
can see her looking fast in her faded jeans D
She's
a hard loving woman, got me feeling mean A
D
Sometimes,
I think its a shame G
When
I get feelin' better, when I'm feeling no pain C
D
Sundown,
you'd better take care G
If
I find you've been creeping around my back stair C D
Sundown,
you'd better take care G
If
I find you've been creeping around my back stair C D
Sometimes,
I think its a sin G
When
I feel like I'm winning but I'm losing again C
D
Sundown,
you'd better take care G
If
I find you've been creeping around my back stair C D
(123) Canadian Railroad Trilogy (Gordon Lightfoot)
There
was a time in this fair land, when the railroad did not run D G D
And
the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sun D A
Long
before the white man and long before the wheel D
G D
When
the green dark forest was too silent to be real D
A C D
But
time has no beginnings and history has no bounds D G D
As
to this verdant country they came from
all around D
A
They
sailed upo her waterways and they walked the forests tall D G D
Built
the mines, the mills and the factories, for the good of us all D A C D
And
when the young men's fancy was turning in the Sprng D G D
And
the railroad men grew restless for to hear the hammers ring D A
Their
minds were over flowing with the visions of their day D G D
With
many a fortune won and lost and many a
debt to pay D
A C D
(Change)
Oh
they looked in the future and what did they see A
Em
They
saw an iron road running from the sea to the sea G D
Bringing
the goods to a young growing land A
Em
All
up through the sea boards and into their hands G
D
Look
away said they, across this mighty land D
C D C D
From
the eastern shore to the western strand D
C D C D
Bring
up the workers and bring up the rails A
Em
We've
got to lay down the tracks and tear up the trails G D
Open
their heart and let the life blood flow A
Em
We've
got to get on our waay 'cos we're moving too slow G D
Bring
up the workers and bring up the rails A
Em
We've
got to lay down the tracks and tear up the trails G D
Open
their heart and let the life blood flow A
Em
We've
got to get on our waay 'cause we're moving too slow G D
We've
got to get on our waay 'cause we're moving too slow G A
(Change)
Behind
the blue
The
stars they come stealing at the close of the day D Bm Em A
Across
the wide Prairie our loved ones lie sleeping D
Bm G A
Beyond
the dark oceans in a place far away D
Bm Em A/G/D
A
We
are the navvies who work upon the rairoad D
Bm G A
Swining
our hammers in the bright blazing sun D
Bm Em A
Living
on stew and drinking bad whisky D
Bm G A
Bending
our backs 'til the long days are done D Bm Em A D
We
are the navvies who work upon the rairoad D
Bm G A
Swining
our hammers in the bright blazing sun D
Bm Em A
laying
down tracks and building the bridges D
Bm G A
Bending
our backs 'til the railroad is done D Bm Em A D
(Change)
So
over the mountains and over the plains A
Em
Into
the Muskeg and into the rain G
D
Up
the St. Lawrence all the way to Gasbay A
Em
Swinging
our hammers and drawing our pay G
D
Driving
them in and tying them down A
Em
Away
to the bunkhouse and into the town G
D
A
dollar a day and a place for my head A
Em
A
drink to the living and a toast to the dead G
D
Oh
the song of the future has been sung D
C
Oh
the battles have been won D
C
On
the mountain tops we stand D
C
All
the world at our command D
C
We
have opened up the soil D
C
With
our teardrops amd oour toil D
C A
There
was a time in this fair land, when the railroad did not run D G D
And
the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sun D A
Long
before the white man and long before the wheel D
G D
When
the green dark forest was too silent to be real D
A C D
When
the green dark forest was too silent to be real D
A C D
And
many are the dead men, too silent to be real D
A C D
(124)
(125) Vincent
(Don McLean)
Starry,
starry night, paint your pallet blue and grey D
Em
Look
out on a summers day G
With
eyes that know the darkness in my soul A
D
Shadows
on the hills, sketch the trees and daffodils D
Em
Catch
the breeze and winter chills G
In
colors on the snowy linen land A D
(Chorus)
Now
I understand, what you tried to say to me Em
A D-Bm
How
you suffered for your sanity, how you tried to set them free Em A Bm
They
would not listen they did not know how E7 Em A
Perhaps
they'll listen now D-G-D
Starry
starry nights, flaming flowers that brightly blaze D Em
Swirling
clouds in violet haze, reflect in Vincent's eyes of china blue G A D
Clours
changing hue, morning fields of amber grain Em
Weathered
faces lined in pain G
Are
soothed beneath the artist's loving hand A
D
(Chorus)
For
they could not love you but still your love was true Em A D-Bm
And
when no hope was left in sight, on that
starry starry night Em G+
You
took your life as lovers often do D
C B7
But
I could have told you Vincent, this world was never meant Em G
For
one as beautiful as you A D
Starry
starry nights, portraits hung in empty halls D
Em
Frameless
heads on nameless walls G
With
eyes that watch the world and can't forget A
D
Like
the strangers that you've met D
Ragged
men in ragged clothes, the silver thorn of bloody rose Em G
Lies
crushed and broken on the virgin snow A
D
Now
I think I know,what you tried to say to me Em
A D-Bm
How
you suffered for your sanity, how you tried to set them free Em A Bm
They
would not listen, they're not listening still E7
Em
Perhaps
they never will A D
(126) Winterwood
(Don McLean)
No-one
can take your place with me, and time has proven that I'm right G D
There's
no place I'd rather be, than at your place for the night D G
No
time can pass your sight unseen, no moment steals away unfound G D
A
lifetime lived in such a dream, floats like a feather to the ground D G
(Chorus) G7
And
for the first time I've been seeing C
B7 Em
The
things I never noticed, without you C
G D
And
for the first time I'm discovering C
B7 Em
The
things I used to treasure, about you C
G D
The
birds like leaves on winterwood, sing
hopeful songs on dismal days G
D
They've
learned to live life as they should, they are at peace with nature's ways G
You
are a natural as the night, and all that springs from you is good G D
And
the children born beneath your light, are like the birds on winterwood G G7
(Chorus)
(127) Crossroads
(Don McLean)
I've
got nothing on my mind, nothing to remember Em
Am C D
I've
got nothing to forget, I've got nothing to regret G Em C D
But
I'm all tied up on the inside, G Am
And
no-one knows quite what I've got C
D
But
I know that on the outside Em Am
what
I used to be I'm not, anymore C D G
G/C/G/C/G
You
know I've heard about people like me G Am
But
I never made the connection C D G
They
walked one road to set them free G Am
And
find they've gone the wrong direcion Am7
D
(Chorus)
But
there's no need for turning back G
Am
All
roads lead to where I stand C D G
And
I believe I'll walk them all Em
Am
No
matter what I might have planned C
D Em
Can
you remember who I was?, can you feel it? Em
Am Am7 D
Can
you find my pain?, can you heal it? G
Am C D
So
lay your hands upon me now, and cast this darkness from my soul G Am C D G
You
alone can light my way, you alone can make me whole, once again Em Am C D G
G/C/G/C/G/C
We've
walked both sides of every street G Am
Through
all kinds of windy weather C D G
But
that was never our defeat G Am
As
long as we both walked together Am7
D
There's
no need for turning back G Am
All
roads lead to where we stand C D G
And
I believe we'll walk them all Em Am
No
matter what we might have planned C D
Em
(128) And I Love You So (Don McLean)
And
I love you so, people ask me how G
Am D G
How
I've lived till now, I tell them I don't know Em
Am C D
I
guess they understand, how lonely life ha been Am
D G
But
life began again, the day you took my hand Em
Am C D G
(Chorus) G/C/G/C/G
And
yes I know, how lonely life can be G
Am
The
shadows follow me and the night won't set me free C D G/C/G
I
don't let the evening get me down Em Am
As
long as you're around, me C D
G/C/G
And
you love me too, your thoughts are just for me G
Am D G
You
set my spirit free, I'm happy that you do Em
Am C D
The
book of life is brief, and once a page is read Am
D G
All
but love is dead, now that is my belief Em
Am C D G/C/G
And
yes I know, how lonely life can be G
Am
The
shadows follow me and the night won't set me free C D G/C/G
I
don't let the evening get me down Em Am
Now
that you're around, me C D G
(129)
(130) Streets Of
Have
you seen the old man, in the closed down market
Kicking
up the papers, with his worn out shoes
In
his eyes you see no pride, hands held loosely by his side
Yesterdays
papers, telling yesterday's news
(Chorus)
So
how can you tell me that you're lonely
And
say for you that the sun don't shine
Let
me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of
I'll
show you something to make you change your mind
In
the all night cafŽ, at a quarter past eleven
Same
old man sitting there on his own
Looking
at the world, over the rim of his tea cup
Each
tea lasts an hour, and he wanders home
alone
Have
you seen the old girl who walks the streets of
Dirt
in her hair and her clothes in rags
She's
no time for talking, she just keeps right on walking
Carrying
all she owns in two carrier bags
Have
you seen the old man outside the sea-man's mission
Memory
fading with the medal ribbons that he wears
In
our winter city, the rain cries a little pity
For
one more forgotten hero and a world that doesn''t carre
(131)
(132) May You Never
(John Martin)
May
you never lay your head down, without a hand to hold
May
you never make your bed out in the cold
'Cause
you're just a big strong sister of mine
And
I know that you love me true
You
don't talk dirty behind my back
I
know of them that do
Please
won't you, please won't you, bear in mind
Love
is the lesson to learn in our time
Please
won't you, please won't you, bear it in mind for me
May
you never lose your temper if you get into a bar room fight
May
you never lose your woman over night
'Cause
you're just a big strong brother of mine
And
I know that you love me true
You
don't have a blade to stab me in my back
I
know of them that do
Please
won't you, please won't you, bear in mind
Love
is the lesson to learn in our time
Please
won't you, please won't you, bear it in mind, for me
Repeat
First
(133)
(134) Both Sides Now (Joni Mitchell)
G+4
Bows
and flows ofangel hair, and ice-cream castles in the air
Feather
canyons everywhere, I've looked at clouds tht way
But
now they only block the sun, thy rain and snow on everyone
So
many things I would have done, but clouds got in my way
(Chorus)
I've
looked at clouds from both sides now
From
up and down but stilll somehow
Its'
clouds illusions I recall
I
really don't know clouds at all
Moons
nd Junes and ferris wheels, the dizzy dancing way you feel
As
every fairy tale comes real, I've looked at
love that way
But
now its just another show, you leave them laughing when you go
And
if you care, don't let them know, don't give yourself away
I've
looked at love from both sides now
From
give and take but stilll somehow
Its'
love's illusions I recall
I
really don't know love at all
Tears
and fears and feeling proud, to say "I love you" right out loud
Dreams
and schemes and circus crowds I've looked at life that way
But
now old friends are acting strange, they shake their heads, they say I've
changed
But
something''s lost and sometthing's gained in living every day
I've
looked at life from both sides now
From
win and lose but stilll somehow
Its'
life's illusions I recall
I
really don't know life, or love or clouds at all
(135)
(136) Everybody's Talking at Me (Fred Neil)
Everybodies
talking at me, I don't hear a word they're saying D D? D7 D9?
Only
the echoes of my mind
People
stop and stare I can't see their faces
Only
the shadowsof their eyes
I'm
going where the sun keeps shining through the pouring rain
I'm
going where the weather suits my clothes
Banking
off of the north east wind, I'm sailing on summer breeze
Skippping
over the ocean like a stone
Everybodies
talking at me, I don't hear a word they're saying
Only
the echoes of my mind
And
I won't leave my love behind, oh no
And
I won't leave my llove behind.
(140) If I Had A Hammer (Peter, Paul & Mary by Lee Hays and Pete
Seeger)
If
I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the morning,
I'd
hammer in the evening, all over this land;
I'd
hammer out danger, I'd hammer out warning,
I'd
hammer out love between my brothers and my sisters,
All
- over this land.
If
I had a bell, I'd ring it in the morning,
I'd
ring it in the evening, all over this land;
I'd
ring out danger, I'd ring out warning,
I'd
ring out love between my brothers and my sisters,
All
- over this land.
If
I had a song, I'd sing it in the morning,
I'd
sing it in the evening, all over this land;
I'd
sing out danger, I'd sing out warning,
I'd
sing out love between my brothers and my sisters,
All
- over this land.
Well,
I got a hammer, And I got a bell,
And
I got a song to sing, all over this land;
It's
the hammer of justice, It's the bell of freedom,
It's
the song about love between my brothers and my sisters,
All
- over this land.
It's
the hammer of justice, It's the bell of freedom,
It's
the song about love between my brothers and my sisters,
All
- over this land.
(141) Stewball
(Peter, Paul & Mary - traditional)
Oh,
Stewball was a race horse,
And
I wish he were mine.
He
never drank water.
He
always drank wine.
His
bridle was silver.
His
mane, it was gold.
And
the worth of his saddle
Has
never been told.
Oh,
the fair grounds were crowded,
And
Stewball was there.
But
the betting was heavy,
On
the bay and the mare.
And
way up yonder,
Ahead
of them all
Came
a prancing and a dancing,
my
noble Stewball.
I
bet on the grey mare,
I
bet on the bay.
If
I'd a-bet on old Stewball,
I'd
be a free man today.
Oh,
the hoot owl she hollers,
And
the turtle dove moans,
I'm
a poor boy in trouble.
A
long way from home.
Oh,
Stewball was a race horse,
And
I wish he were mine.
He
never drank water.
He
always drank wine.
Stewball
was a race horse and I wish he were mine
He
never drank water he always drank wine
His
bridle was silver, his main it was gold
And
the work on his sadle has never been told
I
bet on the grey mare, I bet on the bay
If
I’d bet on old stewball, I’d be a free man today
A
way up yonder out in front of them all
Came
a dancin and a prancin my noble stewball
(142) Puff, The Magic Dragon (Peter, Paul & Mary by Peter Yarrow and
Leonard Lipton)
Puff,
the magic dragon lived by the sea
And
frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Hanalei,
Little
Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff
and
brought him strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff.
CHORUS
Oh!
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And
frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Hanalei,
Puff,
the magic dragon lived by the sea
And
frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Hanalei.
Together
they would travel on a boat with billowed sail,
Jackie
kept a lookout perch on Puff's gigantic tail,
Noble
kings and princes would bow whene'er they came,
Pirate
ships would low'r their flags when Puff roared out his name.
CHORUS
A
dragon lives forever but not so little boys
Painted
wings and giant strings make way for other toys.
One
great night it happened, Jackie Paper came no more
And
Puff that mighty dragon, he ceased his fearless roar.
His
head was bent in sorrow - green scales fell like rain,
Puff
no longer went to play along the cherry lane.
Without
his lifelong friend Puff could not be brave
So
Puff that mighty dragon, sadly slipped into his cave.
CHORUS
(143) It's Raining, It's Pouring (Peter, Paul & Mary) ###
(144) Where Have All THe Flowers Gone (Peter, Paul & Mary)
Where
have all the flowers gone, long time passing?
Where
have all the flowers gone, long time ago?
Where
have all the flowers gone?
Gone
to young girls, every one!
When
will they ever learn, when will they ever learn?
Where
have all the young girls gone, long time passing?
Where
have all the young girls gone, long time ago?
Where
have all the young girls gone?
Gone
to young men, every one!
When
will they ever learn, when will they ever learn?
Where
have all the young men gone, long time passing?
Where
have all the young men gone, long time ago?
Where
have all the young men gone?
Gone
to soldiers, every one!
When
will they ever learn, when will they ever learn?
And
where have all the soldiers gone, long time passing?
Where
have all the soldiers gone, a long time ago?
Where
have all the soldiers gone?
Gone
to graveyards, every one!
When
will they ever learn, when will they ever learn?
And
where have all the graveyards gone, long time passing?
Where
have all the graveyards gone, long time ago?
Where
have all the graveyards gone?
Gone
to flowers, every one!
When
will they ever learn, oh when will they ever learn?
(145) Know Me By No Other Name (Peter, Paul & Mary)
Know
me by the light, of the fire shining bright
Know
me by your bed where we've lain
Know
me if you might, if just for a night
You'll
know me by no other name
Some
girls will bring you silver, some will bring you fine spanish lace
Some
will say they'll die for love?, some will have my face
Some
will bring you gold, babies to hold
I
bring you only pain
Know
me if you will, by the wind on the hill
You'll
know me by no other name
Some
girls wil die for money, some will die as they're born
Some
will say they'd die for love, some die every morn
But
I'll die alone, away from my home
Nobody'll
know where I'm laid
Stone
at my head, it says that I.m dead
It
knows me by no other name
It
knows me by no other name
(146) Freight Train
(Peter, Paul & Mary)
Freight
train, freight train, going so fast, repeat
Please
don’t tell what train I’m on then they won’t know where I’ve gone
when
I die please bury me deep, way down on old chestnut street
So
I can hear old number nine as she comes down that line
When
I’m dead and in my grave, no more good times will I crave
Place
the stones at my head and feet and tell them that I’ve gone to sleep
(147) Unicorn
(Peter, Paul & Mary)
A
long time ago when the earth was green
There
were more kinds of animals than you've ever seen
They'd
run aroundfree when the earth was being born
But
the lovliest of them all was the unicorn
(Chorus)
There
were green aligators and long necked geese
Some
humpy-backed camels and some chimpanzees
Some
cats and rats and elephants
But
as sure as you're born
The
loveliest of them all was the unicorn
Now
GOD saw some sinning and it gave him pain
So
he said, "Stand back, I'm gonna make it rain"
HE
said "Hey, brother Noah I'll tell you what to do
You've
got to build for me a floating zoo
And
take some . . . "
Old
Noah was there to answer the call
He
finished up the
He
marched in the animals, two by two
And
he called out as they went through
"Hey
LORD, I got you some . . . "
Then
Noah looked out through the driving rain
Them
unicorns were hiding and playing silly games
They
kept on splashing while the rain was pouring down
Oh
them silly unicorns got left behind
That's
why . . .
The
The
unicorns looked up from the rocks and cried
But
the waters came up and floated them away
And
that's why you'll not see a unicorn today
You'll
see . . .
(Last
line of chorus "you're never going to see no unicorn")
(148) What have they done to the Rain (Peter, Paul & Mary)
C
Dm G, Em G C
Just
a little rain falling all around
The
grass lifts its head to the heavenly sound
Am
Em F G
Just
a little rain, just a little rain, what have they done to the rain?
C
Dm G, Em G7 C
Just
a little boy standing in the rain, the gently rain that falls for years
Am
Em F Dm C A7
And
the grass is gone, the boy disappears, and rain keeps falling like helpless
tears
Dm
F G
And
what have they done to the rain
Just
a little breeze out of the sky, the leaves nod their heads as the breeze blows
by
Just
a little breeze with some smoke in its eye
What
have they done to the breeze?
Just
a little boy standing in the breeze, the gentle breeze that blows for years
And
the leaves are gone, the boy disappears, and rain keeps falling like helpless
tears
And
what have they done to the rain?
(149)
(150) Mary Was An Only Child (Demis Roussos also Art Garfunkle)
Mary
was an only child Am Em Am Em Am
F C
Nobody
held her, nobody smiled C G
She
was born in aa trailer, wretched and poor Am
Em
And
she shone llike a gem , in a five and dime store Am Dm Am Em Am
Mary
had no friends at all, just famous faces pinned to the wall
All
of them watched her, none of them saw
That
she shone like a gem in a five and dime store
(Instrumental)
And
if you watch the stars t night
You'll
fid them shinnning, each burning bright
You
might have seen Jesus in a coat that he wore
Do
you notice a gem in a five and dime store
(151) Pegasus
(Ross Ryan)
D
Em G A G D x 8, D Em
I
am Pegasus, my name means horse
I
can fly high with you now, going to change my course
I
am Michael, I am Matthew, I am James and
I am John
I
don’t want to leave you now, but I’ll soon be gone
I
am Genesis, I have no fear
I
want to make my plans to land for I plan to stay right here
I
am Simon, I am Andrew, I am Mark and I am John
I
don’t want to leave you now but I’ll soon be gone
I
am flying, but put me down
I
don’t want those things that used to keep me around
It’s
not too late to know who I am
Repeat
1
(152) Until Its Time For You To Go (Buffy St Marie)
Yoou're
not a dream,y ou're not an angel, you're a man
I'm
not a Queen, I'm a woman, take my hand
We'll
make a space, in the lives, that we had planned
And
here we'll stay until its time for you to go
Yes,
we're different, world's apart we're not
the same
We
laughed and played at the start like in a game
You
could have stayed, outside my heart, but in you came
And
here you'll stay until its time for you to go
Don't
ask why of me , don't ask how of me
don't
ask forever of me, love me now
This
love of mine has no beginning, it has no end
I
was an oak, now I'm a willow, now I can bend
And
thou I'll never in my life see you again
Still
here I'll stay until its time for you to go
(Repeat
first verse)
(153) Universal Soldier (Buffy St Marie/Donovan)
He's
five feet two and he's six feet four
He
fights with missiles and with spears
He's
all of 31 and he's only 17
He's
b een a soldier for about a thousand years
He's
a Catholic, a Hindu,, an atheist, a Jain
A
Buddhist and a Baptist and a Jew
He
knows he shuldn't kill and he knows he always will
Kill
you for me, my friend and me for you
He's
fighting for
He's
fighting for the
He's
fighting for
And
he thinks he'll ut an end to war this way
's
fighting for Democracy and he's fighting for the Reds
He
says its for the peace of all
He's
the one who must decide who's to live and whose to die
And
he never sees the writing on the wall
But
without hm how culd Hitler condemned them at
Withut
him Caesar would have stood alone
He's
the ne who gives his body as a weapon of the war
And
withut hm all this killing can't go on
He's
the Universal Soldier and he really is to blame
His
orders come from far away no more
They
come from here and there and you and me, and brothers can't you see
This
is not the way to put an endto war
(154) American Tune
(Paul Simon)
Many's
the time I've been mistaken, and many times confused
Yes,
and often felt forsaken, and certainly misused
But
I'm alright, I'm alright
I'm
just weary to my bones
Still,
you don't expect to be, bright and bon vivant
So
far away from home
So
far away from home
And
I don't know a soul who's not been battered
I
don't have a friend who feels at ease
I
don't know a dream that's not been shattered
Or
driven to it's knees
But
it's alright it's alright
We've
lived so well so long
Still,
when I think of the road
We're
travelling on
I
wonder what went wrong
I
can't help it, I wonder what went wrong
And
I dreamed I was dying
And
I dreamed that my soul rose unexpectedly
And
looking back down at me
Smiled
reassuringly
And
I dreamed I was flying
And
high up above my eyes could clearly see
The
Statue of
Sailing
away to sea
And
I dreamed I was flying
We
come on the ship they call the Mayflower
We
come on the ship that sailed the moon
We
come in the age's most uncertain hour
And
sing an American tune
But
it's alright, it's alright
You
can't be forever blessed
Still
tomorrow's going to be another working day
And
I'm trying to get some rest
That's
all I'm trying to get some rest
(155)
(C
+ 4)
(Intro
C C/B Am G F stepped down)
Let
us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together C
Am F
I've
got some real estate here in my bag C
Am
So
we bought a pack of cigarettes, and Mrs Wagner's pies Em Am Em A
And
walked off to look for
C/B/Am/G/F
"Kathy"
I said as we boarded a Greyhound in
"
It
took me four days to hitchhike from
I've
come to look for
Laughing
on the bus, playing games with the faces Am
Em
She
said thman in the gaberdine suit was a spy Am
Em
I
said "be careful, his bow tie is really a camera" Dm C/Am
"Toss
me a cigarette, I think there's one in my raincoat" C Am F
"We
smoked the last one an hour ago" C
Am
So
I looked at the scenery, she read her magazine Em
Am Em A
And
the moon rose over an open field D
C D/G C Am F
"Cathy
I', lost" I said though I knew she
was sleeping C Am F
"I'm
empty and aching and I don't know why" C
Am
Counting
the cars on the
They've
all gone to look for
All
gone to look for
All
gone to look for
(156) Song For The Asking (Simon & Garfunkel)
Here
is my song for the asking G C Em (D
G Bm)
Ask
me and I will play Am7 B (Em F#)
So
sweetly I'll make you smile C G C
D7 (G D G A7
This
is my tune for the taking G C Em
(D G Bm)
Take
it don't turn away Am7 B (Em F#)
I've
been waitin, all my life C G C D7 (G D
G A7)
Thinking
it over, I've been sad Em Bm (Bm
F#m)
Thinking
it over I'd be more than glad B Am
D7 (F# Em A7)
To
change my ways, for the asking G G7 E7 C
Em (D D7 B7 G)
Ask
me and I will play
All
the love that I hold inside
(157) The Boxer
(Simon & Garfunkel)
I
am just a poor boy, though my story's seldom told
I
have squandered my existence, for a pocket full of mumbles
Such
are promises,
All
lies in jest
And
a man sees what he wants to see
And
he disregards the rest
La
La La
When
I left my home and my family I was no more than a boy
In
the company of strangers, in the quiet of a railway station
Running
scared, laying low
Seeking
out the porr quarters where the ragged people go
Looking
only for the places they would know
(Chorus)
Li
le li, li le li li, li le lli, li le li
Li
le li li, li le li, li le li
Asing
only workman's wages, I went looking for a job
But
I got no offers
Just
a come on from the whores on
I
do declare
There
were times when I was so lonesome, I took some comfort there
Li
le li li, li le li, li le li
In
the clearing stands a boxer and a fighter by his trade
And
he carries the reminder of eery glove that laid him low
Or
cut him in his angerand his pain
I
am bleeding, I am bleeding, but the fighter still remains
The
years are rollin’ by me, they are rockin’ evenly/easily,
I
am older than I once was, and younger than I’ll be,
That’s
not unusual . . .
That’s
not strange,
After
changes upon changes, We are more or less the same,
After
changes we are more or less the same.
I
am laying out my winter clothes and wishing I was home
Going
home
Where
the
(158) The Sound of Silence (Paul Simon 1964)
Hello
darkness my old friend, I’ve come to talk with you again Dm F, C Dm F Bb F
Bb F
Because
a vision softly creepin, left it’s seeds while I was sleeping Bb F Dm
And
the vision that was planted in my brain, still remains F C Dm
Within
the sound of silence
In
restless dreams I walked alone, narrow streets of cobble stone,
Neath
the hallo of a street lamp I turned my collar to the cold & damp
When
my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light that split the night
And
touched the sound of silence
And
in the naked light I saw ten thousnad people maybe more
People
talking without speaking, people hearing without listening
People
writing songs that voices never share, and no-one dare
Disturb
the sound of silence
Fools’
said I’ you do not know, silence like a cancer grows
Hear
my words that I might teach you, take my arms that I might reach you’
But
my words like silent rain drops fell
And
echoed in the wells of silence
And
the people bowed and prayed to the neon God they’d made
And
the sign flashed out its warning, in the words that it was forming
And
the signs said’ the words of the prophets are written on the subway walls, and
tenement halls’
And
whispered in the sounds of silence
(159) The
Slow
down you move too fast, you’ve got to make the morning last F C G C F C G C
Just
skipping on down the cobble stones, lookin for fun and feelin groovy
Hello
lamp post watcha knowin? I’ve come to watch your flowers growing
Ain’t
cha got no rhymes for me?, lookin’ for fun and feelin’ groovy
Got
no deeds to do, no promises to keep, I’m dappled & drowsy & ready for
sleep, Let the morning time drop all its
petals on me, life I love you, all is groovy.
(160) Homeward Bound (Simon & Garfunkel)
Well
I'm sitting in a railway station, got a ticket for my destination
I
a ? of one night stands, my suitcase and guitar in hand
And
every stop is neatly planned for a poet and a one man band
(Chorus)
Homeward
bound I wish I were, homeward bound
Home,
where my heart is azching, home where my music's taking
Home
where my love life's shinning forever
(161)
Are
you going to Scarborough Fair
Parsley,
sage, rosemary and thyme
Remember
me to the one who lives there
She
once was a true love of mine
Tell
her to make me a cambric shirt
(On
the side of a hill in the deep forest green)
Parsley,
sage, rosemary and thyme
(Tracing
a sparrow on snow-crested ground)
Without
no seams, nor fine needlework
(Blankets
and bedclothes a child of the mountains)
Then
she'll be a true love of mine
(Sleeps
unaware of the clarion call)
Tell
her to find me an acre of land
(On
the side of a hill, a sprinkling of leaves)
Parsely,
sage, rosemary, & thyme
(Washed
is the ground with so many tears)
Between
the salt water and the sea strand
(A
soldier cleans and polishes a gun)
Then
she'll be a true love of mine
Tell
her to reap it in a sickle of leather
(War
bellows, blazing in scarlet battalions)
Parsely,
sage, rosemary & thyme
(Generals
order their soldiers to kill)
And
to gather it all in a bunch of heather
(And
to fight for a cause they've long ago forgotten)
Then
she'll be a true love of mine
Are
you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley,
sage, rosemary & thyme
Remember
me to one who lives there
She
once was a true love of mine
(162) El Condor Pasa (Simon & Garfunkel)
I’d
rather be a sparrow than a snail Em G Em
Yes
I would ,if I could, I surely would
I’d
rather be a hammer than a nail etc Em
G
I’d
rather be a forest than a street etc
Away,
away I’d rather sail away C G
Like
a swan that’s here and gone
A
man gets tied up to the ground C G
He
gives the world its saddest sound
Its
saddest sound Em
I’d
rather feel the earth beneath my feet etc
(163) I am a Rock
(Simon & Garfunkel)
A
winter’s day, in a deep and dark December D
G D
I
am alone, gazing from my window, to the streets below Em A7 G D, Em7 F#m7, Em7 F#m7
On
a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow Em
G A
I
am a rock, I am an island G D, G A7 D Bm
I’ve
built walls, a fortress deep and mighty
That
no-one may penetrate, I have no need of friendshiip
Friendship
causes pain, its laughter and its loving I distain
I
am a rock I am an island
Don’t
talk of love, I’ve heard the word before
It’s
sleeping in my memory, and I won’t disturb the slumber,
Of
feelings that have died, if I never loved, I never would have cried
I
am a rock, I am an island
I
have my books, and my poetry to protet me
I
am shielded in my armour, hiding in my room,
Safe
within my womb, I touch no-one and no-one touches me
I
am a ock I am an island
And
a rock can feel no pain Em7 A7 D
And
an island never cries Em7 A7 D
(164) Bridge Over Troubled Waters (Simon & Garfunkel)
When
you're weary, feeling smll
When
tears are in your eyes I will dry them all
I'm
on your side, oh when times get rough
And
friends just can't be found
Like
a Bridge over troubled water I will lay me down
When
you're down and ut, when you're on the street
When
evenng falls so hard, I will comfort you I'll take your part, oh when darkness
comes
And
pain is all around
Sail
on silver girl, sail on by
Your
time has come to shine all your dreams are on your way
See
how they shine,, oh if you need a friend
I'm
sailing right behind
Like
a bridge over troubled waters, I will ease your mind
(165) Where Do the Children Play (Cat Stevens)
Well
I think its fine, building jumbo planes D
G D G
Or
taking a ride, on a cosmic train D G D G
You
switch on summer, from a slot machine D
G D G
Yes,
get what you want, when you want it D
GFbuffy
'Cos
you can get anything D G
(Chorus)
I
know we've come a long way Em A
We're
changing day to day Em A
But
tell me, where do the children play? Em
A D G D G
Well
you roll on roads, over fresh green grasss
For
your lorry loads a-pumping petrol gas
And
you make them long, and you make them tough
But
they just go on and on, and it seems you can't get off
Well
you've cracked the sky, those 'scrapers fill the air
Well
you just keep building higher and higher
'til
there's no more room up there
Will
you make us laugh, will you make us cry?
Show
us where to live, even tell us when to die
(166) I
Listen to the Wind (Cat Stevens)
I
listen to the wind, to the wind of my soul D
G Asus A x 2
Where
I'll end up, I think only GOD really knows D
G Asus A x 2
I've
sat upon the setting sun G A G
A D
But
never, never, never, never, I've never
wanted water once Em G Em G Asus A G
No
never, never, never, never. G
E-A G-D G Asus A D
I
listen to my words but they fall far below
I
let my music tak me where my heart ants to go
I
swam upon the Devil's lake
But
never, ever ever, never
I'll
never make the same mistake
No
never, never, never, never.
(167) Father and Son (Cat Stevens)
Its
not time to make a change, just relax and take it easy
You're
still young thats your fault
There's
so much you have to do
Find
a girl,, settle down
If
you want then you can marry
Look
at me, I am old but I am happy
I
was one like you are now
And
I know that its not easy
To
be calm when you've something going on
But
take your time, think a lot
Think
of everything you've got
For
you will still be here tomorrow
But
your dreams may not
How
can I try to explain
When
I do he turns away again
Yes
its always been, the same, the same old story
From
the moment I could talk, I was ordered to listen
Now
there's a way and I know
I
have to go away, I now I have to go
All
the times that I cried
Keeping
all the things I knew inside
Its
hard but its harder to ignore it
If
they were right then I'd agree
But
its them , they know, not me
Now
theres a way and I know I have to go away
I
know I have to go
(168) How Can I Tell You (Cat Stevens)
How
can I tell you, that I love you, I love you
But
I can’t think of the right words to say
and
I long to tell you, that I’m always thinking of you, I’m always thinking of you
But
my words just blow away, just blow away
It
always ends up to one thing
And
I can’t think of the right words to say
Oh,
oh, ...
wherever
I am, I am always walking with you, I am always walking with you
But
I look and you’re not there
Whoever
I am with, I’m always talking to you, I’m always talking to you
I’m
sad that you can’t hear
It
always ends up to one thing
When
I look and you’re not there
I
need to know you, need to feel my arms around you
Feel
my arms around you
Like
the sea around the shore
Each
night and day I pray, and hope that I might find you
And
hope that I might find you
Because
hearts can do no more, can do no more
It
always ends up to one thing
Still
I kneel upon the floor
Oh,
oh, oh ...
How
can I tell you, that I love you, I love you
But
I can’t think of the right words to say
and
I long to tell you, that I’m always thinking of you, I’m always thinking of you
It
always ends up to one thing
And
I can’t think of the right words to say
Oh,
oh, oh...
(169)
(170) Sailing
(Rod Stewart)
I
am sailing, I amsailing,
Home
again, across the sea
I
am sailing, stormy waters
To
be near yu, to be free
I
am flying , I am flying
Like
a bird, across the sky
I
am flying, passing high clouds
T
be with you, to be free
Can
you hear,me, can you hear me,
Through
the dark night far away
I
am dying, forever trying
To
be with you, who cn say?
We
are sailing, we are sailing
Home
again across the sea
We
are sailing, salty waters
To
be near you, to be free
Oh
LORD to be near you, to be free
Oh
LORD to be near you to be free
(171) I Don't Want to Talk about it (Rod Stewart)
I
can tell by your eyes that you've probably been crying forever
And
the stars in the sky don't mean nothing to you, they're a mirror
(Chorus)
I
don't want to, talk about it
How
you broke my heart
If
I stay here just a little bit longer
If
I stay here won't you listen
To
my heart, oh my heart
If
I stand all alone will the shadows hide the colour of my heart
(Blue
for the tears, black for the night's fears)
The
stars in the sky don't mean nothing to you, they're a mirror
(Chorus)
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(175) It’s Rainin Again (Supertramp)
Oh
it’s rainin again, oh no my love’s at an end Em
A7 D G
Oh
no its rainin again, andyou know its hard to pretend
Oh
no its rainin again, too bad I’m losing a friend
Oh
no its rainin again, oh will my heart ever mend
Your
old enough some people say, to read the signs and walk away
Its
only time that heals the pain, and makes the sun come out again
Its
rainin again, oh no my loves at an end
Oh
no its rainin again, to bad I’m losing a friend
Da
da
Come
on you little fighter, no need to get uptighter Em
A, Em A
Come
on you little fighter and get back up again E
A, F# G
(180) Mr Bojamgles
(Jerry Jeff Walker)
I
knew a man , Bojangles and he danced for you C
C/B Am
In
worn out shoes F G
Silver
hair, a ragged shirt and baggy pants C
C/B Am
The
old soft shoe F G
He
jumped so high, jumped so high Am
C C/B Am
Then
he lightly touched down D7 G
Mr.
Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, dance Am
G, Am G, Am G, C C/B Am
I
met him in a cell in
I
was down and out
He
looked to me to be the eyes of age
As
he spoke right out
He
talked of life, he talked of life
Laughed,
slapped his leg a step
Mr.
Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, dance
He
said his name "Bojangles" and he danced a lick
Across
the cell
He
grabbed his pants for a better stance, oh how he jumped up high
He
clicked his heels
He
let go a laugh, he let go a laugh
Stood
up and shook back his clothes all around
He
danced for those in minstrel shows and county fairs
Across
the south
He
spoke with tears of fifteen years how his dog and he
Had
travelled about
His
dog up and died, he just up and died,
After
twenty years he still grieved
Mr.
Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, dance
He
said "I dance now at every chance in honkey tonks
For
drinks and tips
But
most of the time I spend behind these county bars
Because
I drinks a bit"
He
shook his head and as he shook his head
I
heard someone respectfully ask "Please
Mr.
Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, dance"
(181) Little Bird
(Jerry Jeff Walker)
A
little bird come sit upon my window sill
Sat
there through the pouring rain
As
I watch that bird upon my window sill
Saw
my thoughts of you go by again
Chorus
And
the picture of my face reflected on the pane
Is
it tears I see or is it rain?
(Refrain)
I
remember how we talked before we said goodbye
Too
young to know this world outside our door
Now
the miles of time have built a warmer love
Though
I try I just can't tear it down
For
I said that love takes many shapes, it has no form
Has
no boundaries, has no grips to hold
But
time will take the foolish hand and/to twist the tinge of pain
Make
the heart look back with eyes grown cold
I've
no regrets about the past there's nothing I can change
For
life's a road you walk just one way down
But
looking back I do recall that frame of time
when
the world was love and time was just a thought
But
many things go many ways, your course of life is such
We
all must pick that road of life to walk
And
each gives off old memories, like hand notes in a log
Where
the world is time and love is just a thought
As
my thoughts go tumbling back I wonder how you look
I
wonder if you've seen that little bird
I
wonder if he's sat upon your window sill
And
I wonder if you'll ever hear these words
(182)
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(184) Simple Man
(Paul Williams)
I
am a simple man and I sing a simple song G
Bm
I've
never been so much in love and never hurt so bad C Am
At
the same time G
I
am a simple man and I play a simple tune G
Bm
I
wish that I could see you once again across the room C Am
Like
the first time G
(Chorus)
I
just want to hold you I don't want to hold you down C Am G/D
I
hear what you're saying and its spinning my head around C Am G
I
can't make it alone D Em
The
ending of the tale is the singing of the song
Make
me proud to be yur man, only you can make me strong
Like
the last time
(185) Perfect Love
(Paul Williams)
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(190) Old Man
(Neil Young)
Old
man look at my life, I'm a lot like you were F
D
Old
man look at my life, I'm a lot like you were F
D
Old
man look at my life, 24 and there's so much more D F C G
Live
alone in a
Love
lost, such a cost, give me things that don't get lost D F C G
Like
a coin that won't get tossed, rolling home to you D C F G
Old
man take a look at my life, I'm a lot
like you D Am7 Em7
I
need someone to love me the whole day through D
Am7 Em7
Ah,
one look in my eyes and you can tell that's true D Am7 Em7
Lullabies,
look in your eyes, run around the same old town D
F C G
Doesn't
mean that much to me, to mean that much to you D
F C G
I've
been first and last, look at how the
time goes past D
F C G
But
I'm all alone at last, rolling home to you D
C F G
(191) Heart of Gold
(Neil Young)
I
want to live, I want to give Em C D G
I've
been a miner for a heart of gold Em
C D G
It's
thesse expressions I never give Em C D G
That
keep me searching for a heart of gold Em
G
And
I'm getting old C Bm Am G
Keep
me searching for a heart of gold Em
G
And
I'm getting old C Bm Am G
I've
been to
I'd
cross the ocean for a heart of gold Em
C D G
I've
been in my mind, it's such a fine line Em C D G
That
keeps me searching for a heart of gold Em
G
And
I'm getting old C Bm Am G
Keeps
me seaching for a heart of gold Em G
And
I'm getting old C Bm Am G
Keeps
me seaching for a heart of gold Em D
Em
You
keep me searching and I'm getting old Em
D Em
Keep
me seaching for a heart of gold Em
D Em
I've
been a miner for a heart of gold Em
G C Bm Am G
(192) Four Strong Winds (Neil Young)
Think
I'll go out to
I've
got some friends there that I could go to working for C Dm F G
Still
I wish you'd change your mind, if I ask you one more time C Dm G C
But
we'veben through thi 100 times or more C
Dm F G
(Chorus)
Four
strong winds that grow lonely, seven seas that run high
All
these thingss that don't change, come what may
If
the good times are all gone, then I'm bound for moving on
I'll
look for you if I'm ever back this way
If
I get there before the snow flies, and if things are looking good
You
could meet me if I send you down the fare
But
by then it would be winter, not too much for you to do
And
thosse winds sure can blow cold way out there
Four
strong winds that grow lonely, seven seas that run high
All
these thingss that don't change, come what may
The
good times are all gone, so I'm bound for moving on
I'll
look for you if I'm ever back this way
I'll
look for you if I'm ever back this way
(193) Teach Your Children Well (
You,
who are on the road A D
Must
have a code, that yoou can lve by A E
And
so, become yourself A D
Because
the past, is just a goodbye A E
Teach,
your children well A D
Their
fathers' hell, did slowly go by A E
And
feed, them on your dreams, A D
The
one they picks, is the one you'll know by A
E
(Chorus)
Don't
you ever ask them why, if they told you you would cry A D, A
So
just look at them and sigh, and know they love you F#m/D E A
And
you, of tender years
Can't
know the fears, that your elders grew by
And
so, help them with your youth
They
seek the truth before they can die
Teach
your parents well
Their
children's hell will slowly go by
And
feed, them on your dreams
The
one they picks is the one you'll know by
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(198) What have they done to My Song, Ma
Look
what they’ve done to my song Ma C A/Am
Look
what they’ve done to my song F
Well
it’s the only thing I coud do half right C
D
And
its turning out all wrong, ma F
Look
what they’ve done to my song C
G7 C
Look
what they’ve done to my brain ma
Look
what they’ve done to my brain
Well
they’ve picked it clean like a chicken bone
And
I think that I’m half insane ma
Look
what they’ve done to my song
I
wish I could find a good book to live in
Wish
I could find a good book
Well
if I could find a real good book
I’d
never have to come out and look
At
what they’ve done to my song
But
maybe it will be alright ma
Maybe
it will all be OK
Well
if the people are buying tears
I’ll
be rich someday ma
Look
what they’ve done to my song
Ils
ont changŽ ma chanson ma
Ils
ont changŽ ma chanson
C’est
la seule chose que je peux faire
Et
ce n’est pas bon ma
Ils
ont changŽ ma chanson
Look
what they’ve done to my song ma
Look
what they’ve done to my song
Well
they tied it up in a plastic bag
And
turned it upside down ma
Look
what they’ve done to my song
Look
what they’ve done to my song ma
Look
what they’ve done to my song
It’s
the only thing I could do alright
And
they turned it upside down
Look
what they’ve done to my song
(199) Stairway to Heaven (Jimmy Page/Led Zeppelin)
There’s
a lady whose sure, all that glitters is gold
And
she’s buying a stairway to heaven
And
when she gets there she knows, if the stores are all closed
With
a word she can get what she came for
Ooh,
ooh and she’s buying a stairway to heaven
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
(Instrumental-like
introduction)
(Then
strum Am to D while singing
Oh
it makes me wonder, oh it makes me wonder
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 that stand looking
(Instrumental)
Ooo
it makes me wonder
Ooo
it really makes me wonder
And
its 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
(Instrumental
- 4 bars)
(Louder)
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
(Instrumental)
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 upon the whispering wind
(Change)
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
Traditional/Miscellaneous
(200) Young Ones
Young
Ones, Darling we're the young ones, and young ones, shouldn never be afraid
To
live, love, while the flame is strong, for we may not be the young ones, very
long
Tomorrow,
why wait until tomorrow, because tomorrow, sometimes never comes
So
love, me, there’s a song to be sung, and the best time, is to sing it, when
we’re young.
(Chorus)
Once
in every lifetime, comes a love like this
I
need you, you need me, Oh my darling, can’t you see
That
young dreams, should be dreams together, and young hearts, should never be
afraid,
And
some day, when the years have flown, then darlin’, we’ll teach the young ones,
of our own.
(Repeat
Chorus and last verse)
(201) Donna Donna Donna
On
a wagon bound for market, there’s a calf with a mournful eye,
High
above him there’s a swallow winging swiftly through the sky
(Chorus)
How
the winds are laughing, they laugh with all their might
Laugh
and Laugh the whole day through and half the summer’s night
Donna
donna Donna Donna (repeat 3x)
Stop
complaining said the farmer who told you a calf to be,
Why
don’t you have wings to fly with like the swallow so proud and free
(Chorus)
Calves
are easily bound and slaughtered never knowing the reason why
But
whoever treasures freedom like the swallow has learned to fly
(Chorus)
Note
- this song was composed for the Yiddish mmusical theatre by Sholom Secunda, a
long time favourite with Jewish folk singers.
There are a number of different translations.
(202) Whistle a Happy Tune
Whenever
I feel afraid, I hold my head erect G
Am
And
whistle a happy tune so nowone will suspect I’m afraid D G D G
While
shiffering in my shoes, I strike a careless pose
And
whistle a happy tune and no-one ever knows I’m afraid
The
result of this deception is very strange to tell Eb G
For
when I fool the people I fea, I fool myself as well A D
I
whistle a happy tune and every single time
The
happiness in the tune convinces me that I’m not afraid
(203) A Man of constant Sorrow
I
am a man of constant sorrow and I have seen trouble all my days
I’ll
bid farewell to
All
through this world I’m bound to ramble through sun and wind and driving rain
I’m
bound to ride the Northern Railway, perhaps I’ll take the very next train.
(204) If I were a Carpenter
If
I were a carpenter and you were a lady D
C G D
Would
you marry me anyway, would you have my baby C
G D
If
a tinker were my trade, would you still find me
Carrying
the pots I made following behind me
(Chorus)
Save
my love for loneliness, save my love for sorrow C
D C D
I’ve
given you my onliness, give me your tomorrow C
G D
If
I were a miller at my mill wheel grinding
Would
you miss your coloured blouse?, and your soft shoes shining
If
I worked my hands in wood, would you still love me?
Answer
me babe’ yes I would, I’d place you above me’
(205) Greensleeves
Alas
my love you will do me wrong Em D C
If
you cast me off so discourteously Bm/B7
And
I have loved you so very long Em D
Delighting
in your company C B7 Em
(Chorus)
Greensleeves
you were all my joy G D
And
Greensleeves you were my delight C B7
Greensleeves
your my heart of gold G D C
No-one
else but my dear lady Greensleeves B7
Em
I
have been ready and at your hand
For
to grant whatever your heart would crave
And
I have waged both my life and land
Your
dear love and your good will to hold and have
I
bought thee kerchiefs to adorn thy head
That
were wrought so fine and so galantly
I
kept thee well both at board and bed
Which
did cost my own purse so well-favouredly
I
bought thee petticoats of the best
Of
cloth so fine and soft as it might be
I
gave thee jewels for thine own chest
And
yet all of this cost I did spend on thee
Well
I will pray to our GOD on high
So
that though my constancy mayest see,
And
that yet once more befre I die
Though
so surely wilt vouch-safe to love me
Greensleeves
now farewell and adieu
For
to GOD I pray HIM to prosper thee
For
I am still thy one lover true
Come
to me again and do love me
(206) Hava Nagila
Hava
Nagila, Hava Nagila, Hava Nagila, vay nis-m’-cha E Am E Dm E
(Repeat)
Hava
n’ra-nenah, Hava n’ra-nenah, Hava n’ra-nenah, vey nis-m’-cha E Dm E Dm E
(Repeat)
U-ru,
u-ru a-chim, u-ru a-chim b’ lev-sa me-ach, u-ru a-chim b’ lev-sa me-ach Am
U-ru
a-chim b’ lev-sa me-ach, U-ru a-chim b’ lev-sa me-ach Dm
U-ru
a-chim, u-ru a-chim E
b’
lev-sa me-ach Am
E Am
(207) A World of our Own
Close
the door, light the light we’re staying home tonight
Far,
far away from the bustle and the bright city lights
Let
them all fade away just leave us alone
And
we’ll live in a world of our own
(Chorus)
We’ll
build a world of our own, that no-one else can share
All
our sorrows we’ll leave far behind us there
And
I know you wil find that there’ll be peace of mind
When
we live in a world of our own
Oh
my love, oh my love, I cried for you so much
Lonely
nights without sleeping while I longed for your touch
Now
your lips can erase, all the heartache I’ve known
Come
with me to a world of our own
(208) Home on the Range
Oh
give me a home where the buffalows roam G
C/Am
Where
the deer and the antelope play G A7
D/D7
Where
seldom is heard a discouraging word G
C/Am
And
the skies are not cloudy all day G
D7 G
(Chorus)
Home,
home on the range G D7 G
Where
the deer and the antelope play Em
A7 D/D7
Where
seldom is heard a discouraging word G
C/Am
And
the skies are not cloudy all day G
D7 G
How
often at night, when the heavens are
bright
With
the light from the glittering stars
Have
I stood there amazed and I asked as I gazed
If
their glory exceeds that of ours
Where
the air is so pure and the zephyrs so free
And
the breezes so balmy and bright
That
I would not exchange me home on the range
For
all the cities so bright
(209) Island in the Sun (Harry Belafonte/Lord Burgess 1956)
This
is my island in the sun D G
Where
my people have toiled since time begun A7
D
I
may sail on many a sea Bm Em
Her
shores will always be home to me D A
D
(Chorus)
Oh
All
my days I willl sing in praise of your forests, waters, your shinning sand Bm Em A D
When
morning breaks the heaven on high
I
lift my heavy load to the sky
Sun
comes down with a burning glow
That
mingles my sweat with the earth below
I
see woman on bended knee
Cutting
cane for her family
I
see man at the water side
Casting
nets at the surging tide
I
hope the day will never come
That
I can’t awake to the sound of drum
Ever
let me miss the carnival
With
Calypso songs philosophical.
(210) Jamaican Farewell
Down
the way where the nights are gay
And
the sun shines daily on the mountain top
I
took a trip on a sailing ship
And
when I reached
(Chorus)
But
I’m sad to say I’m on my way
Won’t
be back for mnay a day
My
heart is down, my head is turning around
I
had to leave a little girl in
Down
by the market you can hear
Ladies
cry out while on their heads they bare
Ackee
rice, salt fish are nice
And
the rum is fine any time of year
(Chorus)
(211) Yellow Bird
Yellow
Bird up high in banana tree D A7 D
Yellow
bird you sit all alone like me D A7 D
Did
your lady friend, leave the nest again G
D
That
is very sad, make me feel so bad, A7
D
You
can fly away, in the sky away, G D
You
more lucky than me A7 D
I
also have a pretty gal, she not with me today D
G A7 D
They
all the same, the pretty gal G
Make
them the nest, then they fly away A7
D
Yellow
Bird up high in banana tree
Yellow
bird you sit all alone like me
Better
fly away, in the sky away,
Picker
coming soon, pick from night to noon,
Black
and yellow you, like a banana too,
They
might pick you some day
Wish
that I was a yellow bird
I
fly away with you
But
I am not a yellow bird,
So
here I sit, nothihg else to do
(212) What did you learn in school today?
What
did you learn in school today, dear little boy of mine
(Repeat)
I
learned that
I
learned that soldiers seldom die
I
learned that everybody’s free
And
that’s what the teachers said to me
And
that’s what I learned in school today
That’s
what I learned in school
What
did you learn in school today, dear little boy of mine
(Repeat)
I
learned that policemen are my friends
I
learned that justice never ends,
I
learned that murderers die for their crimes
Even
if we make a mistake sometimes
And
that’s what I learned in school today
That’s
what I learned in school
What
did you learn in school today, dear little boy of mine
(Repeat)
I
learned that our government must be strong
It's
always right and never wrong,
Our
leaders are the finest men
And
we elect them again and again
And
that’s what I learned in school today
That’s
what I learned in school
What
did you learn in school today, dear little boy of mine
(Repeat)
I
learned that war is not so bad
I
learned about the great ones we have had
We
fought in
And
someday I might get my chance
And
that’s what I learned in school today
That’s
what I learned in school
(213) Little Boxes
Little
boxes on the hillside, little boxes made of ticky-tacky
Little
boxes, little boxes, little boxes all the same
There’s
a green one and a pink one and a blue one and a yellow one
And
they’re all made out of ticky tacky and they all look just the same
And
the people in the boxes all go to the university
And
they all get put in boxes, little boxes all the same
And
there’s doctors and there’s lawyers and business executives
And
they’re all made out of ticky tacky, and they all look just the same
And
they all play on the golf courses and drink their Martini’s dry
And
they all have pretty children and the children go to school
And
the children go to summer camp and then to the University
And
they all get put in boxes and they all come out just the same
And
the boys go into business and marry and raise a family
And
they all get put in boxes, little boxes all the same
There’s
a green one and a pink one and a blue one and a yellow one
And
they’re all made out of ticky tacky and they all look just the same
(214) Skye Boat Song
Speed
bonny boat like a bird on the wing
Onward
the sailors cry
Carry
the lad that’s born to be King
Over
the sea to Skye
Loud
the winds howl, loud the waves roar
Thunder
claps rend the air
Baffled
our foes, stand by the shore
Follow
they will not dare
Though
the wavs leap, soft shall ye sleep
Ocean’s
a royal bed
Rocked
in the deep, flora will keep
Watch
by your weary head
Many’s
the lad fought on that day
Well
the claymore could wield
When
the night came, silently lay
Dead
on Culloden’s field
Burned
are our homes, exile and death
Scattered
are loyal men
Yet
ere the sword, cool in its sheath
Charlie
will come again
(215) The Happy Wanderer
I
love to go a wandering, along the mountain track
And
as I go I love to sing, my knapsack on my back
I
love to wander by the stream, that dances in the sun
So
joyously it calls to me, “Come join my happy song”
I
wave my hat to all I meet, and they wave back to me
And
blackbirds call so loud and sweet, from every greenwood tree
High
overhead the skylarks wing, they never rest at home
And
just like me they love to sing, as p’er the world we roam
Oh
may I go a wandering, until the day I die
Oh
may I always laugh and sing, beneath GOD’s clear blue sky
(216) Green leaves of Summer
A
time to be reaping, a time to be sowing Em
B7 Em D7
The
green leaves of summer are calling me home G
Am F#7 B7
It
was good to be young then, in the season of plenty E7 Am D7 G
When
the catfish are jumping as high as the sky Em
Am6 C7 B7
A
time just for planting, a time just for ploughing Em B7 Em D7
A
time to be courting a girl of your own G
Am F#7 B7
It
was good to be young then to be close to the earth E7 Am D7 G
And
to stand by your wife at the moment of birth Em
Am6 Em Am6 B7 Em
(217) Old Black Joe (Stephen Foster -
4/7/1826-1864)
Gone
are the days when my heart was young and gay
Gone
are my friends from the cotton fields away
Gone
from the earth to a better land I know
I
hear their gentle voices calling, “Old Black Joe”
(Chorus)
I’m
coming, I’m coming for my head is bending low
I
hear their gentle voices calling, “Old Black Joe”
Why
do I weep when my heart should feel no pain
Why
do I sigh that my friends come not again
Grieving
for forms now departed long ago
I
hear their gentle voices calling, “Old Black Joe”
Where
are the hearts once so happy and so free
The
children so dear that I held upon my knee
Gone
to the shore where my soul has longed to go
I
hear their gentle voices calling, “Old Black Joe”
(218) Old Folks at Home (Stephen Foster)
Way
down upon the Swanee river, far far away
That’s
where my heart is turning ever, that’s where the old folks stay
(Chorus)
All
the world is sad and dreary, everywhere I roam,
Oh
darkies how my heart grows weary, far from the old folks at home
All
up and down the whole creation sadly I roam
Still
longing for the old plantation, and for the old folks at home
All
around the little farm I wandered when I was young
Then
many happy days I squandered, many were the songs I sung
When
I was playing with my brother, happy was I
Oh
take me to my kind old mother, there let me live and die
One
little hut among the bushes, one that I love
Still
happy to my memory rushes, no matter where I
rove
When
will I see the bees a-humming all ‘round the comb
When
will I hear the banjo strumming down my good old home
(219) Unchained Melody
(Chorus)
Oh,
my love, my darling, I’ve hungered for your touch
A
long lonely time
Time
goes by so slowly, and time can do so much
Are
you still mine?
I
need your love, I need your love, GOD speed your love, to me
Lonely
rivers flow to the sea, to the sea
To
the open arms of the sea
Lonely
rivers sigh, “Wait for me, wait for me
I’ll
be coming home, wait for me”
(Chorus)
Lonely
mountains gaze at the stars, at the stars
Waiting
for the dawn of the day
All
alone I gaze at the stars, at the stars
Dreaming
of my love far away
(Chorus)
(220) King of the Road
Trailers
for sale or rent, rooms to let fifty cents
No
phones, no food, no pets, ain't got no cigarettes
But
two hours of pushing brooms, buys an eight by twelve four bit room
I’m
a man of means by no means, king of the road
Third
box car midnight train, destinations Banger,
Old
worn out suit and shoes, don’t pay no union dues
I
smoke old fogies, I have found, short but not too big or round
I'm
a man of means, by no means, king of the road
I
know every engine on every train
All
of the children and all of their names
Every
handout in every town
Every
lock that aint locked when no-one’s around
(Chorus)
(221) On Top of Old Smoky
On
top of old Smoky all covered in snow
I
lost my true lover, a-courting too slow
A
courting too slow, A courting too slow
I
lost my true lover, a-courting too slow
A-courtings
a pleasure, a-parting is grief
A
false hearted lover is worse than a thief
Is
worse than a thief, is worse than a thief
A
false hearted lover is worse than a thief
A
thief he will rob you, and take what you have
But
a false hearted lover, sends you to your grave
(As
before)
They’ll
hug you and kiss you, and tell you more lies
Than
the leaves on a willow or the stars in the skies
My
sad heart is aching I’m weary today
My
lover has left me, I’m a feeling this way
Its
raining, its pouring, the moon gives no light
My
horse he won’t travel, this dark lonesome night
I’m
going away dear, I’ll write you my mind
My
mind is to marry, and to leave you behind
Come
all you young people, and listen to me
Don’t
place your affection, on a green willow tree
The
leaves they will wither, the roots they will die
You
will be forsken and never know why
(Repeat
first verse)
(222) If I were a Rich Man
If
I were a rich man C
Daidle,
deedle, daidle, dig-guh, dig-guh, deadle, daidle, dum
All
day long I’d biddy, biddy bum G7
Cm
If
I were a wealthy man F#¡
G7
Would’t
have to work hard C
Daidle,
deedle, daidle, dig-guh, dig-guh, deadle, daidle, dum
Lord
who made the biddy biddy rich G7
Cm
Dig-guh,
dig-uh, deedle, daidle man D7b9
G7 C
I’d
build a big tall house with rooms by the dozen C
Fm Eb7
Right
in the middle of the town Ebmaj7
Bbm6/C7
A
fine tin roof with real wooden floors below Fm
G7 C
There
could be one long staircase just going up C7
Fm Bb7
And
one even longer coming down Ebmaj7
Bbm6/C7
And
one more leading nowhere just for show Fm
F#¡ G7
I’d
fill my yard with chicks and tur-keys and geese C7
F G7
And
ducks for the town to see and hear C
A7b9
Squawking
just as noisily as they can Dm7
G7 C
And
ecah loud quack and cluck and gobble and honk C7
Fm Bb7
Will
land like a trumpet on the ear Ebmaj7
Bbm6/C7
As
if to say here lives a wealthy man Fm
F#¡ G7
LORD
who made the lion and the lamb G7
Cm
You
decreed I should be what I am G7
Cm
Would
it spoil some grand eternal plan G7
Cm A7b9
If
I were a wealthy man? D7(b9)(b5)
C
(223) Side By Side
Oh
we aint got a barrell of money, maybe we're ragged and funny D G/D, G/D
But
we'll travel along isinging our song, side by side G D Bm, E7 A D
Don't
know what's coming tomorrow, maybe its trouble and sorrow D G/D, G/D
But
we'll travel the road, sharing our load, side by side G D Bm, E7 A D
Through
all kinds of weather, what if the sky should fall Bm F#m, G D
Just
as long as we're together, it doesn't really matter at all Bm F#m, G E7 A
When
they've all had their troubles and parted
We'll
be the same as we started, just a-travelling along, singing a song
Side
by side
(224) It Had To Be You (Gus Kahn & Isham Jones)
Why
do I do just as you say?
Why
must I just give you your way?
Why
do I sigh, why don't I try to forget?
It
must have been that something lovers call fate
Kept
on saying I had to wait
I
saw them all just couldn't fall 'till we met
It
had to be you, it had to be you
I
wandered around and finally found
The
somebody who, could make me be true
Could
make me be blue and even be glad
Just
to be sad thiinking of you
Some
others I've seen, might never be mean
Might
never be cross or try to be boss
But
they wuldn't do, for nobody else
Gave
me a thrill, with all your faults I love you still
It
had to be you, wonderful you, had to be you
(225) Blue Skies
(Irving Berlin)
Blue
skies, smiling at me, nothing but blue skies do I see
Blue
birds singing a song, nothing but blue birds all dasy long
Never
saw the sun shining so bright
Never
saw things going so right
Noticing
the days hurrying by
When
you're in love, my! how they fly!
Blue
days, all of them gone,, nothing but blue skies from now on
(226) Sentimentakl Journey (Bud Green, Les Brown and Ben Homer)
Gonna
take a sentinmental journey gonna set my heart at ease
Gonna
make a sentimental journey to renew old memories
Got
my bag, got my reservatiion, spent each dime I could afford
Like
a child in wild anticipation, long to hear that "All aboard!"
Seven,
that's the time we leave, at seven,
I'll
be waiting up for heaven
Counting
every mile of railroad track that takes me back
Never
thought my heart could be so "yearny"
Why
did I decide to roam?
Gotta
take this sentimental journey, sentimental journey home
(227) Ain't Misbehavin (A. Razaf, T. Waller, H. Brooks)
No-one
to talk with, all by myself
No-one
to walk with, but I'm happy on the shelf
Ain't
misbehavin I'm saving my love for you
I
know for certain, the one that I love
I'm
through with flirting, its just you I'm thinking of
Ain't
misbehaving, I'm saving my love for you
Like
Jack Horner in the corner
Don't
go nowhere what do I care
Your
kisses are worth waiting for, beleieve me
I
don't stay out late, don't care to go
I'm
home about eight, just me and my radio
Ain't
misbehaving, I'm saving my love for you
(228) You'll Never ~Know (Mack Gordon & Harry Warren)
Darling,
I'm so blue without you
I
think about you the live long day
When
you ask me if I'm lonely
Then
I have only this to say:
You'll
never know just how much I miss you
Youll
never know just how much I care
And
if I tried, I still coulldn't hide my love for you
You
ought to know, for haven't I told you so
A
million or more times?
You
went away and my heart went with you
I
speak your name in my every prayer
If
there is some other way. to prove that I love you
I
swear I don't know how
You'll
never know if you don't know now
(229)
Over the Rainbow (E.Y. Harburg &
Harold Arlen)
Somewhere
over the rainbow, way up high
There's
a land that I heard of once in a lullaby
Somewhere
over the rainbow, skies are blue
And
the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true
Some
day I'll wish upon a star
And
wake up where the clouds are far
Behind
me
Where
troubles melt like lemon drops
Away
above the chimmney tops
That's
where you'll find me
Somewhere,
over the rainbow, bluebirds fly
Birds
fly over the rainbow
When
then, oh why can't I?
Happy
little blue birds fly beyond the rainbow
Why
of why can'tI?
(230) Its Been a Long, Long Time (Sammy Cahn & Jules Styne)
Never
thoought that you would be standing here so close to me
There's
so much I feel that I should say
But
words can wait until some other day
Just
kiss me once, then kiss me twice
Then
kiss me once again
Its
been a long, long time
Haven't
felt like this my dear, since can't remember when
It's
been a long, ong time
You'll
never know how many dreams I dreamed about you
Or
just howempty they all seemed without you
So
kiss me once, then kiss me twice
Then
kiss me once again
Its
been a long, long time
(231) Put Your Arms Around Me Honey (June McCree & Albert von Tilzer)
Shades
of night are falling, everything is still
And
the pale moon is shinning from above
I
hear Cupid calling, every Jack & Jill
It's
just about the time for making love
Put
your arms around me honey, hold me tight
Huddle
up and cuddle up with all your might
Oh!
Oh! won't you roll those eyes?
Eyes
that I just idolise
When
they look at me my heart begins to float
Then
it starts a-rocking like a motor boat
Oh,
Oh, I never knew any girl like you
(232) A Nightingale Sang In
That
certain night, the night we met
There
was magic abroad in the air
There
were angels dinning at the Ritz
And
a Nightingale sang in
I
may be right, I may be wrong
But
I'm perfectly willing to swear
That
when you turned and smiled at me
A
Nightingale sang in
The
moon that lingered over
Poor,
puzzld moon he wore a frown
How
could he know we two were so in love?
The
whole drn world seemed upside down
The
streets oftown were paved with stars
It
was such a romantic affair
And
as we kissd and said goodnight
A
Nightingale sang in
(233) Let Me Call You Sweetheart (Beth Slater Whitson & Leo. Friedman)
Let
me call you sweetheart, I'm in love with you
Let
me hear you whisper that you love me too
Keep
the love light glowing in your ey3s to true
Let
me call you sweetheart I'm in love with you
(234) When I grow too Old to Dream (Oscaar Hammerstein II & Sigmund Romberg)
When
I grow too old to dream
I'll
have you to remember
When
I grow too old to dream
Your
love will live in my heart
So
kiss me, my sweet, and so let us part
And
when I grow too old to dream
That
kiss will live in my heart
And
when I grow too old to dream
That
kiss will live in my heart
When
I grow too old to dream
I'll
have you to remember
When
I grow too old to dream
Your
love will live in my heart
So
kiss me, my sweet, and so let us part
And
when I grow too old to dream
That
kiss will live in my heart
(235) You Made me Love You (Joe McCarthy & James V. Monaco)
You
made me love you
I
didn't want to do it, I didn't want to do it
You
made me want you
And
all the time you knew it, I guess you always knew it
You
made me happy sometimes, you made me glad
But
there were times dear you made me feel so bad
You
made me sigh for
I
didn't want to to you, I didn't want to tell you
I
want some love that's true, yes I do, 'deed I do, you know I do
Give
me, give me, what I cry for
You
know you've got the brand f kisses that I'd die for
You
know you made me love you
(236) Bye Bye Blackbird (M. Dixon & B. Henderson)
Pack
up all my care and woe, here I go singing low
Bye,
bye, blackbird
Where
somebody waits for me, sugars sweet, so is she
Bye,
bye, blackbird
No-one
here can love or understand me
Oh
what hard luck stories they all hand me
Make
my bed and light the light
I'll
arrive late tonight
Blackbird
bye bye
(237) I wonder whose Kissing her Now (Hough Adams & Joe E. Howard)
I
wonder whose kissing her now
Wonder
whose teaching her how
Wonder
whose looking into her eyes
Breathing
sighs, telling lies
I
wonder if she's got a boy
The
girl who once filled me with joy
Wonder
if she ever tells him of me
I
wonder whose kissing her now
(238) Always
(Irving Berlin)
I'll
be loving you always, with a love that's true, always
When
the things you've planned need a helping hand
I
will understand, always, always
Days
may not be fair always, that's when I'll be there always
Not
for just an hou, not for just a day
Not
for just a year, but always
(239) Theme From Bae (Camille Saint Saens - Sympphony No. 3)
If
I had words to make a day for you
I'd
sing you a morning golden and true
I
would make this day, last for all time
Then
fill the night deep in moonshine
(240) That's An Irish Lullaby (J. R. Shannon)
Over
in Killarney, many years ago
Me
mether sang a song to me, in tones so sweet and low
Just
a simple little ditty in her good old Irish way
And
I'd give the world if she could sing that song to me this day
(Chorus)
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ra,
Too-ra-loo-ra-li
Hush
now don't you cry
That's
an Irish lullaby
Oft
in dreams, I wander to that cot again
I
feel her arms a-hugging me as when she held me then
And
I hear her voice a humming to me as in days of youre
Whe she used to rock me fast asleep outside the
cabin door
(241)
I
hate to see that evening sun go down
Hate
to see the evening sun go down
Because
me baby, he done left this town
Feeling
tomorrow just like I feel today
Feeling
tomorrow just like I feel today
I'll
pack my trunk and make my gettaway
Pullls
that man around, by her apron strings
If
it weren't for powder and for store bought hair
The
man I love would not have gone nowhere
(Chorus)
Got
the Saint Louis Blues, just as blue as I can be
That
man has got a heart like a rock cast in
the sea
Or
else he wouldn't have gone so far away from me
Nobody
Wants You When You're Down And Out
Once
I lived the life of a millionaire
Spending
my money, baby, I didn't care
Taking
my friends ut for a good time
Buying
them bootleg liquor, champagne and wine
Then
there came a time when I fell so low
Didn't
have no money, no place to go
If
I ever get my hands on a dollar again
I'm
gonna squeeze it and squeeze it until that eagle grins
Nobody
wants you, when you're down and out
In
your pocket, not one penny
And
your friends, you ain't got any
But
when you get back on your feet again
Everybody
wants to be your long, lost friend
Ain't
it strange, without a doubt
Nobody
wants you when you're down and out
St
James Infirmary
I
went down to old Joe's baroom
At
the corner of the square
Drinks
were being served as usual
And
a goodly crowd was there
Up
to me came old Joe McGinny
His
eyes were a blood shot red
And
to me he told this story
And
this is what he said
I
went down to that St. James infirmary
I
saw my baby there
She
was stretched out on a long white table
So
cold, so pale, so bare
Let
her go, let her go, GOD bless her
Wherever
she may be
She
can look this whole world over
But
she'll never find another man like me
There
were sixteen coal black horses
Hitched
to a rubber tyred hack
There
were seven women going to the grave-yard
And
only six of them came back
When
I die I want you to bury me
Have
the chauffeur sing this song
Have
a jazz band on my coffin
To
play hell as we roll along
Now
that you've heard my story
Let's
have another shot of booze
And
if anyone should ask you
I've
got the St. James infirmary blues
Summertime
Summertime,
when the living is easy
Fish
are jumping and the cotton is high
Your
Daddy's rich and your Mamma's good looking
So
hush little baby don't you cry
One
of these mornings, you're gonna wake up singing
You'll
spread your wings, and you'll reach for the sky
Until
that moment, there is nothing that can harm you
With
your momma and poppa standin' by
(Repeat
First)
Australian
Songs
Index
No Page Song Singer/Writer
1
2 Waltzing Matilda Banjo
3 The Wild Colonial Boy
4 Flash Jack from Gundagai
5 The Overlander
6 Click Go the Shears
7
8 Along the Road to Gundagai
9 Bound for
10 Since
11 Galleries of Pink Galahs John Williamson
12 Cootamundra Wattle John Williamson
13 True Blue John Williamson
14
15 Song and Dance Man Mike McClelland
16 The One I Love Mike McClelland
17 The Man from
(1)
It''s
farewell to old
Farewell
to my rum culls as well, C F G
Farewell
to the well known Old Bailey F C
Where
I used for to cut such a swell C
G C
(Chorus)
Singing
toorali, oorali, addity C G C
Singing
toorali, oorali, aye C F G
Singing
toorali, oorali, addity F C
Well
we're bound for
There's
the Captain as is our commander
There's
the bosun and all the ship's crew
There's
the 1st and th 2nd class passengers
Knows
what we poor convicts goes through
It
aint leavin old
It
aint that we mispells what we knows
It's
just that we light fingered gentry
Hops
around with a log on our toes
Well
take head all you dukies and duchesses
Take
heed on what I've to say
Make
sure that you owns what you toucheses
Or
you'll join us in
If
I had the wings of a turtle dove
I'd
sore on my pinions so high
Slap
bang to the arms of my polly love
And
in her sweet presence I'd die
(2) Waltzing Matilda
Once
a jolly swagman, camped by a billabong C
G C F
Under
the shade of a coolibah tree C G
And
he sang as he sat and waited 'till his billy boiled C G C F
You'll
come a waltzing matilda with me C G
C
(Chorus)
Waltzing
M atilda, Waltzing Matilda C F
You'll
come a waltzing matilda with me C G
(Sing
last 2 lines of each verse in turn)
Down
came a jumbuck to drink at the billabong
Up
jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee
And
he sang as he stuffed that jumbuck in his tuckerbag
You'll
come a waltzi ng matilda with me
Down
came the squatter mounted on his thouroughbred
Down
came the troopers 1,2,3,
Where's
that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tuckerbag
You'll
come a waltzing matilda with me
Up
jumped the swagman, he sprang into the billabong
You'll
never catch me alive said he
And
his ghost may be heard as you pass by the billabong
You;ll
come a waltzing matilda with me
(3) The Wild Colonial Boy
There
was a Wild Colonial Boy, Jack Doolan was his name C F G C
Of
poor but honest parents, he was born in Castlemaine C F G C
He
was his father's only hope, his mother's pride and joy C F G C
And
dearly did his parents love, their wild colonial boy C F G C
(Chorus)
So
ride with me me hearties, we'll cross the mountains high C F G C
Together
we will plunder, together we will die C
F G C
We'll
wander through the valleys, and gallop o'er the plains C F G C
For
we scorn to live in slavery, bound down with iron chains C F G C
He
was scarcely 16 years of age, when he left his father's home
A
convict to
They
put him in an iron gang, in the government employ
But
never an iron on earth could hold, the wild colonial boy
And
when they sentenced him to hang, to end his wild career
With
a loud shout of defiance, bold Donoghue broke clear
He
robbed those wealthy squatters, their stock he did destroy
But
never a trap in the land could catch, the wild colonial boy
Then
one day when he was cruising, near the broad
From
out of the thick Bringelly bush, the horse police did ride
"Die
or resign, Jack Donoghue", they shouted in their joy
I'll
fight this nightwith all my might", cried the wild colonial boy
He
fought 6 rounds with the horse police, before the fatal ball
Which
pierced his heart with cruel smart and caused Donoghue to fall
And
when he closed his mournful eyes, his pistol an empty joy
Crying
"parents dear, oh say a prayer for the wild colonial boy"
(4) Flash Jack from Gundagai
I"ve
shore at Burrabogie and I've shore at Toganmain C
G C
I've
shore at big Willandra and upon the old Coleraine C F G
But
before the shearing was over, I've wished myself back again Em Am F C
Shearing
for old Tom Patterson, on the one tree plain C
G C
(Chorus)
All
among the wool boys, all among the wool C
G C
Keep
yur blades full boys, keep your blades full C
F G
I
can do a respectable tally myself, whenever I like to try Em Am F C
But
they know me round the back blocks as Flash Jack from Gundagai C G C
I've
shore at big Willandra and I've shore at Tillberoo and once I drew my blades,
me boys, upon the feigned Barcoo
At
Cowan Downs and Trida, as far as Moulamein
But
I always was glad to get back again to the one tree plain
I've
pinked them with the Wolesleys and I've rushed with bows with B-bows too
And
I've shaved them in the grease, my boys with the grass seed showing through
But
I never slummed my pen, my lads, whatever it might contain
While
shearing for old Tom Patterson on the one tree plain
I've
been whaling up the Lachlan, and I've dossed at
And
once I rung Cudjingie shed and blued it in a week
But
when Gabriel blows his trumpet, lads I'll catch the morning train
And
I'll push for old Tom Pattersons on the one tree plain
(5) The Overlander
There's
a trade you all know well, it's bringing cattle over C F C G
I'll
tell you all about the time. when I became a drover C F C G/C
I
made up my mind to try the spec, to the Clarence I did wander C F C G
And
bought a mob of duffers there,, to begin as an Overlander C F C G/C
(Chorus)
So
pass the Billy round, my boys, don't let the pint pot stand there C F C, C G
For
tonight we'll drink the health of every Overlander C F C G/C
When
the cattle were all mustered, and the outfit ready to start
I
saw the lads all mounted, with there swags left in the cart
All
kinds of men I had, from
Lawyers,
doctors, good and bad, in the mob of the Overlander
From
the road I then fed out, where the grass was green and young
When
a squatter with a curse and shout, told me to move along
I
said "your very hard, take care, don't you raise me dander
For
I'm a regular knowing-card the Queensland Overlander"
'Tis
true we pay no licence, and our run is rather large
'Tis
not often they can catch us, so they cannot make a charge
They
think we live on store beef, but no I'm not a gander
When
a good fat stranger joins the mob, "he'll do", says the Overlander
One
day a squatter rode up, says he you're on my run
I've
got two boys as witnesses, consider your stock in pound"
I
tried to coax, them bounce him, but my tin I had to squander
For
he put treepence ahead, on the mob of the Overlander
The
pretty girls in
I
wish to have a chat with them, so I
steered straight for the tubs
Some
dirty urchins saw me, and soon they raised my dander
Crying
"mother quick, take in the clothes, here comes an Overlander!"
In
town we drain the wine cup, and go to see the play
And
never think to be hard up, for how to pass the day
Each
has a sweetheart there, dressed up in all her grandeur
Dark
eyes and jet black flowing hair, "she's a plum" says the Overlander
(6) Click Go the Shears
Out
on the board the old shearer stands C F
Grasping
his shears in his thin bony hands C
G
Fixes
his gaze on a bare-bellied yeo C
F
Glory
if he gets her, won't he make the ringer go G
F C
(Chorus)
Click
goes the shears boys, click, click, click G
C
Wide
is his blow and his hands move quick F
C G
The
ringer looks around and is beaten by a blow C
F
And
curses the old snagger with the bare-bellied yeo G F C
In
the middle of the floor in his caned bottom chair
Sits
the boss of the board with his eyes everywhere
Notes
well each fleece as it come to the screen
Paying
strict attention if its taken off clean
The
Colonial experience man, he is there of course
With
his shiny leggings, he just got off his horse
Casting
round his eye like a real connoisseur
Whistling
the old tune "I'm the perfect lure"
The
tar boy is there waiting in demand
With
his blackened tar pot in his tarry hand
Sees
one old sheep with a cut upon its back
Here's
what he's waiting for, its "tar here jack"
Shearing
is all over and we've all got our cheques
Roll
up your swags boys, we're off on the tracks
The
first pub we come to, it's there we'll have a spree
And
everyone that comes along, its "have a drink with me"
Down
by the bar, the old shearer stands
Grasping
his glass in his thin bony hands
Fixed
is his gaze on a green painted keg
Glory
he'll get down on it, e'er he stirs a peg
There
we leave him standing, shouting for all hands
Whilst
all around him, every drinker stands
His
eyes are on the cask, which is now lowering fast
He
works hard, hedrinks hard, and goes to hell at last
(7)
(Dm+2
or Em)
Farewell
and adieu, to you Brisbane Ladies Dm
F A
Farewell
and adieu, to the girls of Toowong Dm
F A
We
have sold all our cattle, and cannot now linger Dm
C F A
But
we hope we shall see you again before long Dm
A Dm
(Chorus)
We'll
rant and we'll roar like true Queensland Drovers Dm F A
We'll
rant and we'll roar as onward we push Dm
F A
Until
we return to (Augathella Station) the old cattle station Dm C F A
It's
flaming hard going, this life in the bush Dm
A Dm
Oh
the girls look so pretty, the sight is entrancing
Bewitching
and graceful, they join in the fun
The
waltz, polka, quickstep and all other dancing
To
the old cncertina of Jack Smith the don
The
first camp we make, iscalled the quart pot
Caboolture
and Kilcoy, then Collington hut
We
pull up at stone house, Bob Williams paddock
And
early next morning, we cross the blackbutt
Now
fill up your glasses ad drink to our lasses
Come
sing the loud chorus, sing farewell to all
Until
we return to (Augathella) the old cattle station
We'll
always be pleased to give you a call
(8) Along the Road to Gundagai
There's
a track. winding back, to an old fashiond shack D
A D/G/D
Along
the road to Gundagai A D
Where
the blue gums are growing G
And
the Murrumbidgee's flowing D
Beneath
that clear blue sky E7 A
Where
my Dad and my Mum are waiting for me D
D7 G
And
the friends of my childhood once more will I see D E7 A
Then
no more will I roam, when I'm heading straight for home D A D/G/D
Along
the road to Gundagai A D
(9) Bound for South Australia
In South Australia I was born, heave away,
haul away
(Chorus)
Heave
away you rolling kings, heave away, haul away C
F C F C F C
Heave
away oh hear me sing, bound for
When
I sailed across the sea, heave away, haul away
My
girl said she'd be true to me, bound for
When
we lolloped around
Wish
to GOD I'd not been born,bound for
Wish
I was on Australia's strand, heave away, haul away,
With
a glass of whisky in my hand, bound for South Australia
(10) Since Nancy Died (Eric Bogle)
Most
of the time, I go my way G C
I
live my life from day to day D G
But
thoughts I used to push away G C
I
no longer turn aside D G
And
though I might seem quite unchanged G
C
Untouched,
unmoved, quite self-contained D
G
You
know I'll never be the same since Nancy died G
C D G
(Chorus)
Things
ain't been the same C D
Things
ain't been the same G Em
Things
ain't been the same C D
Since
Nancy died G
For
what was distant is now near and what was misty is now clear C G D G
What
was tomorrow is now here C G
No
longer can I hide D G
And
all my silly fantasies, of my own immortality C
D G Em
How
foolish now they seem to be, since
I
thought that for a while, you'd never stop dying C G
I
thought that for a while, I'd never stop crying C
G/D
So
I live my life from day to day
I
move along in the same old way
But
thoughts I used to push away
I
no longer turn aside
And
though I might seem quite unchanged
Untouched,
unmoved, quite self-contained
You
know I'll never be the same since
Things
ain't been the same C D
Things
ain't been the same G Em
Things
ain't been the same C D
Since
(11) Galleries of Pink Galahs (John Williamson)
(G+4/5
or D open)
Galleries
of Pink Galahs, crystal nights with diamond stars G D C G
Apricots
preserved in jars, that's my home C
G D G
Land
of oceans in the sun, purple hazes, river gums D
C G
Breaks
your heart when the rain won't come, it breaks your heart C G D G
It
takes a harsh and cruel drought, to sort the weaker saplings out G C G C
It
makes room for stronger trees, maybe that's what life's all about G C G
Winter's
come, the hills are brown G C
Shops
are closed, the blinds are down G C
Everybody's
leaving town, they can't go on G
C, D G
The
south wind through verandah gauze
Winds
and bangs the homestead doors
A
mother curses dusty floors and feels alone
Trucks
and bolfins filled with rust
Boy
leaves home to make a crust
A
father's dreams reduced to dust, but he must go on
Tortured
Red Gums unashamed, sunburnt country wisely named
Chisel
plowed and wired plain, but never, never, never tamed
Whirl
wind swirls at paper high, same old news of further dry
A
broke cloud's just passing by, that's my home
Land
of ocean's in the sun, purple hazes, river gums
Breaks
your heart when the rain won't come, it breaks your heart
(12) Cootamundra Wattle (John Williamson)
(D+2)
Don't
go looking through that old camphor box woman D
G
You
know those old things only make you cry D
G
When
you dream upon that little bunny rug D G
It
makes you think that life has passed you by D
G
there
are day's when you wished the world would stop woman D G
But
then you'd know some wounds woud never heal D
G
When
I browse the early pages of the children D
G
It's
then I know exactly how you feel G D
(Chorus)
Hey,
it July and the winter sun is shining G
D
And
the Cootamundra Wattle i my friend G D
For
all at once my childhood never left me G D
For
wattle blossoms bring it back again A D
Its
Sunday and you should stop the worrying woman
Come
out here and sit down in the sun
Can't
you here the magpies in the distance
Don't
you feel the new day has begun
Can't
you hear the bees making honey, woman
In
the spotted gums where the bell birds ring
You
might grow old and bitter cause you missed it
You
know some people never hear such things
Don't
buy the daily papers, any more woman
Read
all about what's going on in hell
They
don't care to tell the world of kindness
Good
news never made a paper sell
There's
all the colours of the rainbow in the garden woman
And
symphonies of music in the sky
Heaven's
all around us if you're looking
But
how can you see it if you cry
(13) True Blue
(John Williamson)
(G+2)
(Chorus)
Hey
true blue, don't say you've gone G
C, G C
Say
you've knocked off for a smoko G
C
And
you'll be back later on G D
Hey
true blue, hey true blue Am D, Am D
Give
it to me straight, face to face G C G C
Are
you really disappearing G C
Just
another dying race G D
Hey
true blue, hey true blue Am D Am D
True
blue, is it me and you? G C G C
Is
it mum and dad? Is it a cockatoo? G
C G C
Is
it standing by your mate, when he's in a fight G
C G C
Or
just vegemite? G
True
blue, I'm asking you
Hey
true blue, can you bear the load
Will
you tie it up with wire, just to keep the show on the road
Hey
true blue, hey true blue
Is
your heart still there?
If
they sell us out like sponge cake
Do
you really care?
Hey
true blue
(14) Diamantina Drover (Hugh McDonald)
(Am/G/C/Em/Dm+2
or Bm/A/D/F#m/Em)
The
faces in the photograph are faded Bm
A Bm
And
I can't believe he looks so much like me D
G
For
its been ten years today, since I left for old Cork station Bm F#m Em Bm
Saying
I won't be back 'til the drovings done Em
G A Bm
(Chorus)
For
the rain never falls on the dusty Diamentina G
D A Bm
And
a drover finds it hard to change his mind G
D G
For
the years have surely gone, like the dreys from old
And
I won't be back 'til the drovings done Em
G A Bm
Well
it seems like the sun comes up each morning
Sets
me up then takes it all away
For
the dreaming by the light of the camp fire at night
Ends
with the burning of the day
Sometimes
I think I'll settle back in Sydney
But
its been so long its hard to change my mind
For
the cattle trail goes on and on and the fences roll forever
And
I won't be back till the drovings done
(15) Song and Dance Man (Mike McClelland)
I'm
used to living by myself, always on the road C
G7
Make
light of other people's woes' F G C
I
don't need to take much more than just a song or two C G7
And
even a smile can lighten up the load F G
C
(Chorus)
I'm
just a song and dance man going from town to town C
Playing
one night shows and country rodeos F
G C
I'm
just a song and dance man, living on a smilE C
I'll
share your laughter anywhere I go F
G C
I
don't care too much for cities, I aint seen one I'd call home
The
only dust they've got there's just plain dirt
And
no-one takes you in unless they want you off the streets
I
get the feelin some folks fear a smile might hurt
I
gave up looking for answers a long, long time ago Am Em
Life's
just taking chances, ask any dancer F C F
C
One
foot wrong and its all undone D7 G7
I
won't ask much of your time or that you recall my name C G
Fame
is just a momentary curse F G C
But
if you recall a song or two that lingers when I'm gone C G
Then
I guess a song and dance man could do worse F
G C
(16) The One I Love (Mike McClelland)
(17) The Man from Snowy River
There
was movement at the station, for the word had passed around
That
the colt from Old Refret had got away
And
had joined the wild bush horses, he was worth a thousand pound
So
all the cracks had gathered to the fray
All
the tried and noted riders from the stations near and far
Had
mustered at the homestead overnight
For
the bushmen love hard riding where the wild bush horses are
And
the stock horse snuffs the battle with delight
There
was Harrison who made his pile when Pardon won the cup
The
old man with his hair as white as snow
But
few could ride beside him
When
his blood was fairly up
He
would go wherever horse and man could go
And
Clancy of the Overflow came down to lend a hand
No
better horseman ever held the reins
For
never horse could throw him while the saddle girths would stand
He
learned to ride while droving on the plains
And
one was there, a stripling, on a small and weedy beast
He
was something like a racehorse undersized
With
a touch of
And
such as are by mountain horseman prized
He
was hard and tough and wiry, just the sort that won't say die
There
was courage in his quick, impatient tread
And
he wore the badge of gameness in his bright and fiery eye
And
the proud and lofty courage of his head
But
still so slight and weedy, one would doubt his power to stay
And
the old man said, "that horse will never do
for
a long and tiring gallop lad, you'd better stop away
those
hills are far to rough for such as you"
So
he waited, sad and whistful, only Clancy stood his friend
"I
think we ought to let him come", he said
"I
warrant he'll be with us when he's wanted at the end
For
both his horse and he are mountain bred"
"He
hails from Snowy River up by Kosciusko's side
Where
the hills are twice as steep and twice as rough
Where
a horse's hoofs strike firelight from the flintstones every stride
The
man who holds his own is good enough
And
the Snowy River riders on the mountains make their home
Where
the river runs these giant hills between
I
have seen full many horsemen since I first commenced to roam
But
nowhere yet such horsemen have I seen"
So
he went; they found the horses by the big Mimosa clump
They
raced away towards the mountains brow
And
the old man gave his orders, "boys, go at them from the jump,
No
use to try for fancy riding now
And
Clancy, you must wheel them, try and wheel them to the right
Ride
boldly, lad, and never fear the spills
For
never yet was rider that could keep the mob in sight
If
once they gained the shelter of those hills"
So
Clancy rode to wheel them, he was racing on the wing
Where
the best and boldest riders take their place
And
he raced his stock horse past them and he made the ranges ring
With
the stockwhip, as he met them face to face
Then
they halted for a moment while he swung the dreaded lash
But
they saw their well-loved mountain full in view
And
they charged beneath the stock whip with a sharp and sudden daash
And
off into the mountain scrub they flew
Then
fast the horsemen followed where the gorges deep and black
Resounded
to the thunder of their tread
And
the stockwhips woke the echoes and they fiercely answered back
From
cliffs and crags that beetled overhead
And
upward ever upward, the wild horses held their way
Where
mountain ash and Kurrajong grew wide
And
the old man muttered fiercely "we may bid the mob goodbye
no
man can hold them down the other side"
When
they reached the mountains summit, even Clancy took a pull
It
well might make the boldest hold their breath
The
wild hop scrub grew thickly and the hidden ground was full
Of
wombat holes and any slip was death
But
the man from
And
he swung his stockwhip round and gave a cheer
And
he raced him down the mountain like a torrent down his bed
While
the others stood and watched in very fear
He
sent the flintstones flying but the pony kept his feet
He
cleared the fallen timber in his stride
And
the man from
It
was grand to see that mountain horseman ride
Through
the Stringy Barks and saplings on the rough and broken gound
Down
the hillside at a racing pace he went
And
he never drew the bridle till he landed safe and sound
At
the bottom of that terrible descent
He
was right among the horses as they climbed the farther hill
And
the watches on the mountain standing mute
Saw
him ply the stockwhip fiercely, he was right among them still
As
he raced across the clearing in pursuit
Then
they lost him for a moment where two mountain gullies met
In
the ranges, but a final glimpse reveals
On
a dim and distant hillside, the wild horses racing yet
With
the man from
And
he ran them single handed till their sides were white with foam
He
followed like a bloodhound on their track
'Til
they halted, cowed and beaten, then he turned their heads for home
And
alone and unassisted brought them back
But
his hardy mountain pony, he could scarecly raise a trot
He
was blood from hip to shoulder from the spur
But
his pluck was still undaunted and his courage firey hot
For
never yet was mountain horse a cur
And
down by Kosciusko, where the pine clad ridges raise
There
torn and rugged battlements on high
Where
the air is clean as crystal and the white stars fairly blaze
At
midnight in the cold and frosty sky
And
where around the overflow, the reedbeds sweep and sway
To
the breezes and the rolling plains are wide
The
man from
And
the stockmen tell the story of his ride.
Psalms
Index
No Page Song Singer/Writer
1 2 Amazing
Grace
2 2 The
LORD is My Shepherd Psalm 23
3 3 How
Great THOU Art
4 3 Morning
Has Broken Cat Stevens Arrangement
5 4 Bless
This House
6 4 What
a Friend We Have in JESUS
7 4 Oh
GOD, Our Help in Ages Past Psalm 90
8 5 All
Things Bright & Beautiful
9 5 To
Everything Turn, Turn, Turn Ecclesiastes
3:1-8
10 6 Rejoice
in the LORD
11 6 Kum
Ba Yah
12 13 Praise
My Soul, The GOD of Heaven
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(1) Amazing Grace
(D
Open or Am/‘House of the Rising Sun’ Arrangement)
Amazing
Grace, how sweet the sound D D7, G D
That
saved a wretch like me D A
I
once was lost, but now am found D D7, G
D
I
was blind but now I see D A G D
'Twas
Grace that taught my heart to fear D
D7, G D
And
Grace my fears relieved D A
How
precious did that Grace appear D
D7, G D
The
hour I first believed D A G D
Through
many dangers, toils and snares D D7, G D
I
have already come D A
'Twas
Grace that brought me safe thus far D D7,
G D
And
Grace shall lead me home D A G D
The
LORD has promised good to me D D7,
G D
HIS
strength/word my hope secures D
A
HE
will my shield and portion be D D7, G
D
As
long as my life endures D A G D
When
we've been there ten thousand years D
D7, G D
Bright
shining as the sun D A
We've
no less days to sing GOD's praise D D7, G
D
Than
when we first begun D A G D
(Repeat
1st Verse)
(2) The LORD's My Shepherd
The
LORD's my Shepherd, I shall not want G/C
G F C
HE
makes me down to lie D D7 G
In
pastures green, HE leadeth me C G F C
The
quiet waters by F C G C
My
soul HE doth restore again G/C G F
C
My
feet to walk doth make D D7 G
Within
the paths of righteousness C G F C
Even
for HIS own name's sake F C G C
Yea
though I walk through death's dark vale G/C
G F C
Yet
will I fear no ill D D7 G
For
THOU art with me, and THY rod C
G F C
And
staff me comfort still F C G C
A
table THOU has furnished G/C G
F C
In
the presence of my foes D D7 G
My
head THOU dost with oil anoint C G F C
And
my cup overflows F C G C
Goodness
and mercy all my life G/C G F C
Shall
surely follow me D D7 G
And
in GOD's house for evermore C G F C
My
dwelling place shall be F C G C
(Repeat
1st Verse)
(3) How Great THOU Art
(A
Open or G + 2)
Oh LORD my GOD, when I in awesome wonder G C
Consider
all the works, THY hands have made G D
G
I
see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder G
C
THY
power throughout, the universe displayed G
D G
(Chorus)
Then
sings my soul, my SAVIOUR GOD to THEE G
C G
How
great THOU art, how great THOU art D G
Then
sings my soul, my SAVIOUR GOD to THEE G
C G
How
great THOU art, how great THOU art D G
When
through the woods, and forest glades I wander G
C
And
hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees G
D G
When
I look down, from lofty mountain grandeur G
C
And
hear the brooks, and feel the gentle breeze G
D G
And
when I think, that GOD HIS SON not sparing G
C
Sent
HIM to die, I scarce can take it in G
D G
That
on the cross, my burden gladly bearing G
C
HE
bled and died, to take away my sin G
D G
When
CHRIST shall come, with shout of acclamation G
C
And
take me home, what joy shall fill my heart G
D G
Then
I shall bow, in humble adoration G
C
And
there proclaim, my GOD how great THOU art G
D G
(4) Morning Has Broken
Morning
has broken, like the first morning C Am D7
G F C
Blackbird
has spoken, like the first bird Em Am
D7 G G7
Praise
for the singing, praise for the morning C
F C Am D
Praise
for them springing, fresh from the world G
C F G C F C
Sweet
the rain's new fall, sunlit from heaven C
Am D7 G F C
Like
the first dew fall, on the first grass Em
Am D7 G G7
Praise
for the sweetness, of the wet garden, C
F C Am D
Sprung
in completeness, where HIS feet pass G
C F G C F C
Mine
is the sunlight, mine is the morning C
Am D7 G F C
Born
of the one light,
Praise
with elation, praise every morning C F C
Am D
GOD's
recreation of the new day G C F G C F C
(Repeat
1st verse)
(5) Bless This House
Bless
this House, Oh LORD we pray, keep it safe both night and day C F C, F C G C
Bless
these walls, so firm and stout, keeping want and trouble out C F C, F C G C
Bless
the roof and chimneys tall, may THY peace reign over all C F C, F C D G
Bless
the door that it may be, ever open to joy and love C F Dm, C G F C
Bless
the windows shining bright, letting in GOD's heavenly light C F C, F C G C
Bless
the hearth a-blazing there, with smoke ascending like a prayer C F C, F C G C
Bless
us all who dwell herein, please keep us pure and free from sin C F C, F C D G
Bless
us all that we may be, fit Oh LORD to dwell with THEE C F, D G
Bless
us all that we may be, ever open to joy and love C F Dm, C G F C
(6) What a Friend We Have In JESUS
(C
+ 2)
What
a friend we have In JESUS, all our sins and troubles bear C F, C G
What
a privilege to carry, everything to GOD in prayer C F, C G C
Oh
what peace we often forfeit, Oh what needless pain we bear G C, F C G
All
because we do not carry, everything to GOD in prayer C F, C G C
Have
we trials and temptations, is there trouble anywhere? C F, C G
We
should never be discouraged, take it to the LORD in prayer C F, C G C
Can
we find a friend so faithful, who will all our sorrows share G C, F C G
JESUS
knows our every weakness, take it to the LORD in prayer C F, C G C
Are
we weak and heavy laden, cumbered with a load of care C F, C G
JESUS
is our ONLY refuge, take it to the LORD in prayer C F, C G C
Do
your friends despise, forsake you, take it to the LORD in prayer G C, F C G
In
HIS arms HE’ll take and shield you, you'll find strength and solace there C F, C G C
(Repeat
1st Verse)
(7) O GOD Our Help in Ages Past (Psalm 90)
O
GOD our help in ages past D/G C G
C D G
Our
hope for years to come Em A7 D
Our
shelter from the stormy blast G C D G
Em D
And
our eternal home C D G/C/G
Beneath
the shadow of THY throne D/G C G C D G
THY
saints have dwelt secure Em A7 D
Sufficient
is THINE arm alone G C D G Em D
And
our defence is sure C D G/C/G
Before
the hills in order stood D/G C G
C D G
Or
earth received its frame Em A7 D
From
everlasting THOU art GOD G C D G Em D
To
endless years the same C D G/C/G
A
thousand ages in THY sight D/G C G
C D G
Are
like an evening gone Em A7 D
Short
as the watch that ends the night G
C D G Em D
Before
the rising sun C D G/C/G
(Repeat
1st Verse)
(8) All Things Bright and Beautiful
(G
+ 2)
All
things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small G C G/Em, A7 D
All
things wise and wonderful, the LORD GOD made them all G C G/Em, A7 D
(repeat
after every verse)
Each
little flower that opens, each little bird that sings C G, C G
HE
made their glowing colours, HE made their tiny wings C G/Em, A7 D
The
purple-headed mountain, the river running by C
G, C G
The
sunset and morning sunrise, their colours in the sky C G/Em, A7 D
The
full moon as it rises, the stars that burn so bright C G, C G
All
the wonders of the heavens, HE shows them every night C G/Em, A7 D
The
white snow in the winter, the warming summer sun C G, C G
The
bounty of the harvest, HE blesses everyone C
G/Em, A7 D
The
blossom in the springtime, the autumn leaves that fall C G, C G
The
colours of the rainbow, our LORD GOD made them all C G/Em, A7 D
The
towering forest giants, waterfalls cascading down C G, C G
The
golden sandy beaches, HE made them everyone C
G/Em, A7 D
HE
gave us eyes to see them, and lips that we might tell C G, C G
How
great is GOD ALMIGHTY, WHO has made all things so well C G/Em, A7 D
(9) To Everything Turn, Turn, Turn (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8)
(G
+ 2/3)
To
everything, turn, turn, turn G
C G D
There
is a season, turn, turn, turn G C G D
And
a time for every purpose under heaven C
D G/C/G
A
time to be born, a time to die D G
A
time to plant, a time to reap D G
A
time to kill, a time to heal D G
A
time to laugh, a time to weep C D G
G C G D
A
time to build up, a time to break down D
G
A
time to dance, a time to mourn D G
A
time to cast away stones D G
A
time to gather stones together C D G
G C G D
A
time to love, a time of hate D G
A
time of war, a time of peace D G
A
time to embrace D G
A
time to refrain from embracing C D G
G C G D
A
time to gain, a time to lose D G
A
time to rend, a time to sew D G
A
time to love, a time for hate D G
A
time for peace, I swear its not too late C
D G
G C G D
(10) Rejoice in the LORD
(G
+ 3/4)
Rejoice
in the LORD always, and again I say rejoice G
D7 G
Rejoice
in the LORD always, and again I say rejoice G
D7 G
Rejoice,
rejoice, and again I say rejoice C G D7
G
Rejoice,
rejoice, and again I say rejoice C G D7
G
(11) Kum Ba Yah
(C
Open/+1)
Kum
Ba Yah, My LORD, Kum Ba Yah C F C
Kum
Ba Yah, My LORD, Kum Ba Yah C G
Kum
Ba Yah, My LORD, Kum Ba Yah C F C
Oh
LORD, Kum Ba Yah F C G C
Oh
LORD, Kum Ba Yah F C G C
Oh
LORD, Kum Ba Yah F C G C
Oh
LORD, Kum Ba Yah F C G C
Someone’s
singing, LORD, Kum Ba Yah C F C
Someone’s
singing, LORD, Kum Ba Yah C G
Someone’s
singing, LORD, Kum Ba Yah C F G
Oh
LORD, Kum Ba Yah F C G C X 4
Someone’s
praying, LORD, Kum Ba Yah C F C
Someone’s
praying, LORD, Kum Ba Yah C G
Someone’s
praying, LORD, Kum Ba Yah C F G
Oh
LORD, Kum Ba Yah F C G C X 4
The
children are crying, LORD, Kum Ba Yah C
F C
The
children are crying, LORD, Kum Ba Yah C
G
The
children are crying, LORD, Kum Ba Yah C
F G
Oh
LORD, Kum Ba Yah F C G C X 4
(12)
Praise My Soul, The KING of Heaven
Praise
My Soul, The KING of Heaven
To
HIS Feet thy tribute bring;
Ransomed,
healed, restored, forgiven,
Who
like me HIS praise should sing?
(Chorus)
Praise
HIM, Praise HIM (Alleluia)
Praise
HIM, Praise HIM (Alleluia)
Praise
the Everlasting KING
Praise
HIM for HIS Grace and Favour
To
our fathers in distress
Praise
HIM still the same as ever,
Slow
to chide, and swift to bless
Praise
HIM, Praise HIM (Alleluia)
Praise
HIM, Praise HIM (Alleluia)
Glorious
in HIS Faithfulness
Father-like
HE tends and spares us,
Well
our feeble frame HE knows;
In
HIS hands HE gently bears us,
Rescues
us from all our foes;
Praise
HIM, Praise HIM (Alleluia)
Praise
HIM, Praise HIM (Alleluia)
Widely
as HIS mercy flows.
Angels,
help us to adore HIM;
Ye
behold HIM face to face;
Sun
and moon, bow down before HIM,
Dwellers
all in time and space;
Praise
HIM, Praise HIM (Alleluia)
Praise
HIM, Praise HIM (Alleluia)
Praise
with us the GOD of Grace.
(13) Yes, Jesus Loves Me
1. Jesus loves me, this I know,
and the Bible tells me so;
little ones to him belong,
in his love we shall be strong.
Yes, Jesus loves me,
yes, Jesus loves me,
yes, Jesus loves me,
the Bible tells me so.
2. Jesus loves me, this I know,
as he loved so long ago,
taking children on his knee,
saying, 'Let them come to me.
3.
Jesus loves me still today,
walking with me on my way,
wanting as a friend to give
light and love to all who live.
14)
Above All
(1)
Above
all powers, above all kings,
Above
all nature, and all created things,
Above
all wisdom, and all the ways of man,
You
were here, before the world began,
(2)
Above
all kingdoms, above all thrones,
Above
all wonders, the world has ever known,
Above
all wealth, and treasures of the earth,
There’s
no way, to measure what you’re worth,
(Chorus)
Crucified,
laid behind a stone,
You
lived to die, rejected and alone,
Like
a rose, trampled on the ground,
You
took the fall, and thought of me,
Above
all.
Repeat
(1) & (2)
Repeat
Chorus X 2
Christmas
Carols
Index
1 8 Silent
Night (Stille Nacht)
2 8 Away
in a Manger Words by Martin Luther
3 8 Oh
Come All ye Faithful
4 9 Hark
the Herald Angels Sing
5 9 While
Shepherds Watch Their Flocks
6 10 The
First Noel
7 11 We
Three Kings from Orient Are
8 11 Once
in Royal David's City
9 11 The
Holly and the Ivy
10 12 GOD
Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Mendelssohn/
W. H. Cumming
11 12 Deck
the Halls
12 13 The
Twelve Days of Christmas
(The !2days between
Christmas Eve and Epiphany)
13 14 Good
King Wenceslas
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(1) Silent Night
(A
open or G + 2/3)
Silent
night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright A
E E7 A A7
'Round
yon virgin, mother and CHILD, HOLY INFANT, so tender and mild D A D A
Sleep
in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly peace E
A E A
Silent
night, holy night, shepherds quake at the sight A
E E7 A A7
Glories
stream from heaven afar, Heavenly Host sing allelujah D A D A
CHRIST
the SAVIOUR is born, CHRIST the SAVIOUR is born E
A E A
Silent
night, holy night, SON OF GOD, LOVE's pure light A E E7 A A7
Radiant
beams from THY holy face, with the dawn of redeeming grace D A D A
JESUS,
LORD at THY birth, JESUS, LORD at THY birth E
A E A
Silent
night, holy night, guiding star, lend thy light A
E E7 A A7
See
the eastern wise men bring, gifts and homage to our KING D A D A
JESUS
CHRIST is here, JESUS CHRIST is here E
A E A
Silent
night, holy night, wonderous star, lend thy light A E E7 A A7
With
the Angels, let us sing, hallelujah to our KING D
A D A
JESUS
CHRIST our LORD, JESUS CHRIST our LORD E A
E A
(2) Away in a Manger (Words by Martin Luther)
(D
or E open)
Away
in a manger, no crib for a bed A
D A D D7 G
The
little LORD JESUS, laid down HIS sweet head D
E7 A7
The
stars in the bright sky, looked down where HE lay A D A D D7 G
The
little LORD JESUS asleep in the hay D E7
A7 D
The
cattle are lowing, the BABY awakes A D A
D D7 G
But
the little LORD JESUS, no crying HE makes D
E7 A7
I
love THEE LORD JESUS, look down from the sky A
D A D D7 G
And
stay by my cradle, 'til morning is nigh D
E7 A7 D
Be
near me, LORD JESUS, I ask THEE to stay A
D A D D7 G
Close
by me forever, and love me I pray D E7
A7
Bless
all the little children, in THY tender care A
D A D D7 G
And
take us to heaven, to live with THEE there D
E7 A7 D
(3) Oh Come All Ye Faithful
(D
open)
Oh
come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant D
A, D/A/D/G/D A
Come
ye oh come ye, to
Come
and behold HIM, born the King of Angels D
G D E E7 A
(Chorus)
Oh
come let us adore HIM D A D A D
Oh
come let us adore HIM D A D G D A
Oh
come let us adore HIM D G D A D G
CHRIST
the LORD D A G D
Sing
choirs of angels, sing in exultation D
A, D/A/D/G/D A
Sing
all ye citizens of heaven above Bm
A E7 A
Glory
to GOD, in the highest D G D E
E7 A
Yea
LORD we greet THEE, born this happy morning D
A, D/A/D/G/D A
JESUS
to THEE, be glory given Bm A E7 A
Word
of the FATHER, now in flesh appearing D
G D E E7 A
(4) Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Hark,
the herald angels sing, glory to the new born KIng D A D A, D G D A D
Peace
on earth and mercy mild, GOD and sinners reconciled D A D A, A7 E7 A
Joyful
all ye nations rise, join the triumph of the skies D G D A7, D G D A7
With
the angelic host proclaim, CHRIST is born in
Hark
the herald angels sing, Glory to the new born KING G + B7 Em, A D A D
CHRIST
by highest heaven adored, CHRIST the everlasting LORD D A D A, D G D A D
Late
in time, behold HIM come, offspring of a virgin's womb D A D A, A7 E7 A
Veiled
in flesh the GODHEAD see, hail the INCARNATE DEITY D G D A7, D G D A7
Pleased
as man with men to dwell, JESUS our EMMANUEL G
+ B7 Em, A D G A D
Hark
the herald angels sing, glory to the newborn KING G + B7 Em, A D A D
Mild
HE lays HIS glory by, born that man no more may die D A D A, D G D A D
Born
to raise the sons of earth, born to give them second birth D A D A, A7 E7 A
Risen
with healing in HIS wings, light and life to all HE brings D G D A7, D G D A7
Hail
the SON of righteousness, Hail the heaven-born Prince of peace G + B7 Em, A D G A D
Hark
the herald angels sing, glory to the newborn KING G + B7 Em, A D A D
(Some
versions have in verse 3, the 4th line first, the 3rd line reversed 2nd, then
the 1st and 2nd lines third and fourth)
(5) While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
While
shepherds watched their flocks by night D
A G D
All
seated on the ground Bm E7 A7
The
angel of the LORD came down G
Em
And
glory shone around G A7 D
'Fear
not', said He, for mighty dread D
A G D
Had
seized their troubled mind Bm E7 A7
‘Glad
tidings of great joy I bring G Em
To
you and all mankind G A7 D
To
you in David's town this day D A G D
Is
born or David's line Bm E7 A7
A
SAVIOUR who is CHRIST the LORD G Em
And
this shall be the sign G A7 D
The
heavenly BABE you there shall find D A
G D
To
human view displayed Bm E7 A7
All
meanly wrapped in swaddling bands G Em
And
in a manger laid G A7 D
Thus
spake the seraph and forthwith D
A G D
Appeared
a shining throng Bm E7 A7
Of
angels praising GOD on high G Em
Who
thus addressed their song G A7 D
All
Glory be to GOD on high D A G D
And
to the earth be peace Bm E7 A7
Goodwill
henceforth from heaven to men G Em
Begin
and never cease G A7 D
(6) The First Noel
(C
Open, A + 2 or A + 3)
The
first Noel, the angel did say E/A E
A, A D A
Was
to certain poor shepherds, in fields where they lay D A/D, A E A
In
fields where they lay, lay keeping their sheep E/A
E A, A D A
On
a cold winter's night that was so deep D
A/D, A E A
(Chorus)
Noel,
Noel, Noel, Noel E/A E A, A D A
Born
is the KING of
E
They
looked up, and saw a star E/A E A, A
D A
Shining
in the east beyond them far D
A/D, A E A
And
to the earth, it gave great light E/A E A,
A D A
And
so it continued, day and night D A/D, A E
A
E
And
by the light, of that same star E/A E A,
A D A
Three
wise men came, from a country afar D
A/D, A E A
To
seek for a KING, was their intent E/A
E A, A D A
And
to follow the star, wherever it went D
A/D, A E A
E
This
star grew nigh, to the northwest E/A
E A, A D A
Over
And
there it did, both stop and stay E/A
E A, A D A
Right
over the place, where JESUS lay D
A/D, A E A
E
They
entered in, those wise men three E/A
E A, A D A
Full
reverently, upon the knee D A/D,
A E A
And
offered there, in HIS presence E/A E A, A
D A
Their
gold and myrrh, and frankincense D
A/D, A E A
E
Then
let us all, with one accord E/A E
A, A D A
Sing
praises, to our heavenly LORD D
A/D, A E A
Who
hath made, heaven and earth of nought E/A
E A, A D A
And
with HIS blood, mankind has bought D
A/D, A E A
E
(7) We Three Kings of Orient Are
(Dm/C/F/A7/A#
or Am/G/C/E7/F + 5)
We
three KIngs of Orient are, bearing gifts we travel afar Dm C Dm C Dm
Field
and fountain, moor and mountain, following yonder star F C F A# F C Dm
(Chorus) C
Oh
star of wonder, star of light, star of royal beauty bright F C F C F
Westward
leading still proceeding guide us to thy perfect light F C F A# F C Dm C
Born
a KING on
KING
forever ceasing never, over us all to reign F
C F A# F C Dm
(Chorus) C
Frankincense
to offer have I, incense for a DEITY high Dm
C Dm C Dm
Prayer
and praising, all men raising, worship HIM GOD on high F C F A# F C Dm
(Chorus) C
Myrrh
is mine, its bitter perfume, breathes a life of gathering gloom Dm C Dm C Dm
Sorrowing,
sighing, bleeding, dying, sealed in the stone cold tomb F C F A# F C Dm
(Chorus) C
Glorious
now behold HIM arise, KING and GOD and sacrifice Dm C Dm C Dm
Heaven
sings, allelujah, allelujah the earth replies F
C F A# F C Dm
(Chorus) C
(8) Once in Royal David's City
Once
in Royal David's City, stood a lowly cattle shed
Where
a mother laid her baby, in a manger for HIS bed
Mary
was the mother mild, JESUS CHRIST her little CHILD
HE
came down to earth from heaven, who is GOD and LORD of all
And
HIS shelter was a stable, and HIS cradle was a stall
With
the poor and mean and lowly, lived on earth our SAVIOUR holy
For
HE is our childhoods pattern, day by day like us HE grew
HE
was little, weak and helpless, tears and smiles like us HE knew
And
HE feels for our sadness, and HE shares in our gladness
And
our eyes at last shall see HIM, through HIS own redeeming love
For
that CHILD so dear and gentle, is OUR LORD in heaven above
And
HE leads HIS children on, to the place where HE is gone
Not
in that poor lowly stable, with the oxen standing by
We
shall see HIM but in heaven, set at GOD's rights hand on high
When
like stars HIS children crowned, all in white, shall wait around
(9) The Holly and the Ivy
(D
Open)
The
holly and the Ivy, when they are both full grown A D G D, A D G D
Of
all the trees that are in the wood, the holly bears the crown, G D Bm G A, D A D (Chorus)
The
rising of the sun, the running of the deer A
D G D, A D G D
The
playing of the merry organ, sweet singing in the choir G D Bm G A, D A D
The
holly bears the blossom, as white as the lilly flower A D G D, A D G D
And
Mary bore sweet JESUS CHRIST, to be our sweet SAVIOUR G D Bm G A, D A D
The
holly bears a berry, as red as any blood A
D G D, A D G D
And
Mary bore sweet JESUS CHRIST, to do poor sinners good G D Bm G A, D A D
The
holly bears a prickle, as sharp as any thorn A
D G D, A D G D
And
Mary bore sweet JESUS CHRIST, on Christmas day at morn G D Bm G A, D A D
The
Holly bears a bark, as bitter as any gall A
D G D, A D G D
And
Mary bore sweet JESUS CHRIST, for to redeem us all G D Bm G A, D A D
(Repeat
1st verse)
(10) GOD Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
(Dm
or Em)
GOD
rest ye merry gentlemen, let nothing you dismay Em
G C, Em C B7
For
JESUS CHRIST our SAVIOUR, was born upon this day Em G C, Em C B7
To
save us all from Satan's power, where we have gone astray C G D Em, G D Am
(Chorus)
Oh
tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy Em
G D C Em, G Am
Oh
tidings of comfort and joy Em G
D B7 Em
Fear
not then said the angel, let nothing you affright Em G C, Em C B7
This
day is born a SAVIOUR, of virtue, power and might Em G C, Em C B7
So
certainly to vanquish all, the friends of Satan quite C G D Em, G D Am
The
shepherds at those tidings, rejoiced much in mind Em G C, Em C B7
And
left their flocks a-feeding, in tempest storm and wind Em G C, Em C B7
And
went to
Now
to the LORD sing praises, all you within this place Em G C, Em C B7
And
with true love and brotherhood each other to embrace Em G C, Em C B7
This
holy time of Christmas, all others does deface C
G D Em, G D Am
From
GOD that is our FATHER, the blessed angels came Em
G C, Em C B7
Unto
some certain shepherds, with tidings of the same Em G C, Em C B7
That
there was born in
(11) Deck the Halls
Deck
the halls with boughs of holly C
Tra
la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la F C G C
'Tis
the season to be jolly C
Tra
la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la F C G C
Don
we now our gay apparel G C
Tra
la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la Am D7 G
Troll
the ancient yuletide carol C
Tra
la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la F C G C
See
the blazing yule before us C
Tra
la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la F C G C
Strike
the harp and join the chorus C
Tra
la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la F C G C
Follow
me in merry measure G C
Tra
la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la Am D7 G
While
I tell of yuletide treasure C
Tra
la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la F C G C
Fast
away the old year passes C
Tra
la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la F C G C
Hail
the new ye lads and lasses C
Tra
la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la F C G C
Sing
we joyous altogether G C
Tra
la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la Am D7 G
Heedless
of the wind and weather C
Tra
la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la F C G C
(12) The Twelve Days of Christmas
On
the first day of Christmas, my true love said to me G C G
A
partridge in a pear tree G/C/G/D/G
On
the second day of Christmas, my true love said to me
Two
turtle doves
And
a partridge in a pear tree
On
the third day of Christmas, my true love said to me
Three
French hens
Two
turtle doves
And
a partridge in a pear tree
And
so on . .
Four
calling birds
Five
golden rings
Six
geese a-laying
Seven
swans a-swimming
Eight
maids a-milking
Nine
drummers drumming
Ten
pipers piping
Eleven
ladies dancing
Twelve
lads? a-limping
(13) Good King Wenceslas
(D
Open)
Good
King Wenceslas looked out, on the Feast of Stephen D G D, G A D
When
the snow lay round about, deep and crisp and even D G D, G A D
Brightly
shone the moon that night, though the frost was cruel G D A D, G A D
When
a poor man came in sight, gathering winter fuel D
A D A, D A
D/G/D
'Hither
page and stand by me, if though knowest it telling D G D, G A D
yonder
peasant, who is he? Where and what his
dwelling?' D G D, G A D
'Sire
he lives a good league hence underneath the mountain G D A D, G A D
Right
against the forest fence, by St. Agnes fountain' D A D A, D A
D/G/D
'Bring
me flesh and bring me wine, Bring me pine logs hither D G D, G A D
Though
and I will see him dine, when we bear them thither' D G D, G A D
Page
and monarch forth they went, onward both together G D A D, G A D
Through
the rude wind's wild lament, and the bitter weather D A D A, D A
D/G/D
'Sire,
the night is darker now, and the wind blows stronger D G D, G A D
Fails
my heart, I know not how, I can go no longer' D
G D, G A D
'Mark
my footsteps well my page, tread though in them boldly G D A D, G A D
Thugh
shalt find the winter's rage, freeze thy blood less coldly' D A D A, D A
D/G/D
In
his master's steps he trod, where the snow lay dinted D G D, G A D
Heat
was in the very sod, which the saint had printed, D G D, G A D
therefore
Christian men be sure, wealth or rank possessing G D A D, G A D
Ye
who will now bless the poor, shall find yourselves a blessing D A D A, D A
D/G/D
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