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Save Your Love (from 1973 album "Dream On Dreamer") Written by Robbie van Leeuwen Intro: Cm Gm Cm Gm Cm Gm Cm Gm Cm Gm Cm Gm E|-------------------| H|-4--3--------------| G|-------5--3--5^3---| D|-----------------5-| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| Cm Gm Save your love now Cm Gm And save it well now, Fm B Eb Cm Save your doll just for me. G# B Let me depend on G# B Your love forever, G# B Cm Gm Cm Gm 'Cause I can't live without you any more. Cm Gm Look in my eyes Cm Gm And you will see Fm B Eb Cm I need you like clarinets need a song. G# B Pretty little baby, G# B Don't say maybe, G# B Cm Gm Don't let the wind of change blow. Fm Cm Na-na-na-na-na-na, Fm Cm Na-na-na-na-na-na, Fm Gm Na-na-na-na-na-na. Solo chords: Cm Gm Cm Gm Cm Gm Cm Gm Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am E|-8----11-8----13-11------------------------------| H|------8--8----------11----11^10^11^10--10^8----8-| G|------8--8----------------------------------10---| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| Cm Gm Cm Gm Cm Gm Cm Gm E|-10----13-10----15-13-17----13^12-10-12-------| H|-------10-10----------------------------13-10-| G|-------10-10----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am Save your love now Dm Am And save it well now, Gm C F Dm Save your doll just for me. B C You know I love you, B C Say you love me too, B C Dm Am Say it now to ease my mind. Gm Dm Na-na-na-na-na-na, Gm Dm Na-na-na-na-na-na, Gm Am Na-na-na-na-na-na, Gm Dm Na-na-na-na-na-na, Gm Am B C Dm Na-na-na-na-na-na. Send Me A Postcard (from 1969 single A-side) Written by Robbie van Leeuwen
Intro: F#m E F#m
E|-------------------------|
H|-------------------------|
G|-------2-1---------------|
D|-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4---2-3-|
A|-------------------4-----|
E|-------------------------|
F#m E F#m
F#m E H
Before loneliness will break my heart
A E F#m
Send me a postcard darling.
F#m E H
How can I make you understand
A E F#m
I wanna be your woman?
F#m E H
Hear!
A E F#m
Hear I'm waiting for a little sign,
A E F#m
Waiting till the end of time.
F#m E H
Send me a postcard darling,
A E F#m
Send me a postcard now.
Send me a postcard darling,
Send me a postcard now.
Solo chords: F#m E A E F#m E A E F#m
E|-----------------------------------|
H|-2---------------------------------|
G|---/4-2h4*2-2-1-----2-1----1-------|
D|----------------4-------4----2-4-4-|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
F#m E A E F#m
E|-5h6-------------------------------|
H|-----7-5-7-------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|------------7-6-4---7-6-4--6---4-4-|
A|-----------------------------7-----|
E|-----------------------------------|
F#m E A E F#m
I can't taste a lonely night,
I need someone I can turn to.
Look out for the day I get a little sign
I want to know you're all mine.
Now!
Now please don't let me down,
Ain't no lover like me in town.
Send me a postcard darling,
Send me a postcard now.
Send me a postcard darling,
Send me a postcard now.
Before loneliness will break my heart
Send me a postcard darling.
How can I make you understand
I wanna be your woman?
Hear!
Hear I'm waiting for a little sign,
Waiting till the end of time.
Send me a postcard darling,
Send me a postcard now.
Send me a postcard darling,
E
Send me a postcard now.
Serenade (from 1971 album "3rd Album") Written by Robbie van Leeuwen
Intro: E D Hm A E A E A E A E A E A E A E A E
E
All delights,
D Hm A
All smiles,
E A
All sorrows,
E A
All passions,
E A
All rain,
E
All sunshine,
A E
All joy,
A E
All tears,
A E
All mysteries,
A E E H F#m A F#m H E
All fears.
E A E
They all bring you a serenade, my love.
H A E
They all bring you a serenade, yes they do.
E A E
They all bring you a serenade, my love.
H A E
They all bring you a serenade, yes they do.
All midnights,
All stars,
All emotions,
All thoughts,
All mountains,
All rocks,
All guitars,
All lutes,
All music,
All flutes.
They all bring you a serenade, my love.
They all bring you a serenade, yes they do.
They all bring you a serenade, my love.
Shadows (from 1972 album "Inkpot") Written by Robbie van Leeuwen
Intro: D
A C
Golden shadows in your hair
G F
When I see you walking there,
D
The shadows in your hair.
Velvet shadows in your eyes
Never tell and tell so lies,
The shadows in your eyes.
G Dm
Dreaming of the colours of a rainbow,
G Dm
Dream about a boy I love.
A G
You're my one and only desire,
A
Baby, set my soul on fire.
Silver shadows in your face
Lovely like a darling lace,
The shadows in your face.
Solo chords: A A C G F D A C G F D
Dreaming of the colours of a rainbow,
Dream about a boy I love.
You're my one and only desire,
Baby, set my soul on fire.
Silver shadows in your face
Lovely like a darling lace,
The shadows in your face.
Golden shadows in your hair
When I see you walking there,
The shadows in your hair.
Velvet shadows in your eyes
Never tell and tell so lies,
The shadows in your eyes.
Shocking You (from 1971 album "3rd Album") Written by Robbie van Leeuwen
F#m
We're shocking you
Until you turn to blue.
Hm
We're shocking you,
See what we're gonna do.
C#
Look out it's like electricity,
D
Don't think it's fantasy.
We're shocking you
Until you turn to blue.
We're shocking you,
See what we're gonna do.
Look out it's like electricity,
Don't think it's fantasy.
F#m
The sound of guitar is sparkling lightning,
Hm
The sound of bass like a hurricane.
C#
Join the crowd
F#m
And we'll be shocking you.
Rhythm of drums like a waving thunder,
Goddess of music brings a magic voice.
Join the crowd
And we'll be shocking you.
We're shocking you
Until you turn to blue.
We're shocking you,
See what we're gonna do.
Look out it's like electricity,
Don't think it's fantasy.
We're shocking you
Until you turn to blue.
We're shocking you,
See what we're gonna do.
Look out it's like electricity,
Don't think it's fantasy.
Solo chords: F#m D C# F#m F#m Hm C# D F#m Hm C# D
The wave of currency knocks you down,
Like high tension is that magic sound.
Join the crowd
And we'll be shocking you.
The sound of guitar is sparkling lightning,
The sound of bass like a hurricane.
Join the crowd
And we'll be shocking you.
We're shocking you
Until you turn to blue.
We're shocking you,
See what we're gonna do.
Look out it's like electricity,
Don't think it's fantasy.
We're shocking you
Until you turn to blue.
We're shocking you,
See what we're gonna do.
Look out it's like electricity,
Don't think...
Take Your Time (from 1973 album "Dream On Dreamer") Written by Robbie van Leeuwen & Sieb Warner
D A Hm
People work so hard that they get heart attacks,
D A Hm
A speed of life is much too high.
D A Hm
I just wonder, babe
D A Hm
Why they can't slow down?
A
Take your time,
G
Take your time,
D G A
Hey you.
The man next door, he always drove too fast,
He wouldn't listen to my words.
Now it's too late for my advice,
'Cause he's lying under the ground.
Take your time,
Take your time,
Hey you.
Solo chords: F# G# C# F# G# C# G# F# G# F# G# F#
D# B Cm
A friend of mine, he fell in love one day,
D# B Cm
Oh, fool didn't take his time.
D# B Cm
Now he's in matrimonial state,
D# B Cm
Has screaming children all around.
B
Take your time,
G#
Take your time,
D# G# B D#
Hey you.
The Bird Of Paradise (from 1971 album "3rd Album") Written by Robbie van Leeuwen
Intro
E|-------10-12-12-10-12-------------|-------10-12-12-10-12-------------|
H|-12-12------------------10-8-10-8-|-12-12------------------10-8-10-8-|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Em A Em A Em
E|-------10-12-12-10-12---------10-12-12-10-12---10----------------|
H|-12-12------------------12-12---------------------12-10----------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------12-9-7-9-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A Em
E|------------------|
H|-/10--/10--8^10---|
G|----------------9-|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
Intro: Em A Em A Em A Em
Em Hm G
One fine day
A C Em
I had a long distance call,
Hm G
I called my guy, he's waiting far away,
A C H
He said hello and I got that good feeling.
Em A
And the bird of paradise
Em A Em A
Flew upon my nose.
Em A Em A Em
And the bird of paradise flew upon my nose,
A Em A Em A
Flew upon my nose.
His voice was low
And I heard him say,
`Come, little baby, come, silly soul,
You gotta know I need you so badly.'
Em A
And the bird of paradise
Em A Em A
Flew upon my nose.
Em A Em A Em
And the bird of paradise flew upon my nose,
A Em A Em A Em C G Em Em C G Em Em C G Em Em C G Em
Flew upon my nose.
Solo chords: Em Hm G A C Em Em Hm G A C H
E|---12-10-12-10-----10-12---------------------------|
H|---------------12--------12----10--8-10-8---8-10---|
G|------------------------------------------9------9-|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Em Hm G A C Em
E|---12-10-12-10-----10-12------------------------------------|
H|---------------12--------12----10--8-10-8---8-10-10--7--8-7-|
G|------------------------------------------9-----------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
Em Hm G A C H
And the bird of paradise
Flew upon my nose.
And the bird of paradise flew upon my nose,
Flew upon my nose.
This America (from 1974 album "Good Times") Written by Martin van Wijk
Intro
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
H|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|-4^2-4--0-0--------2^0-2--2-------|-4^2-4--0-0--------2^0-2--2--------0-2---|
A|-------------2-2------------4-0-2-|-------------2-2------------4-0-2------2-|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Hm A Hm A Hm
Hm A
It's my land and in days to come
Hm
Follow me and we can have some.
A
Beautiful flowers I give to you,
Hm /D /E
If I'll stay then I'll be true.
Hm A
Lovely lady, you call me,
Hm
Two together we will be free.
A
Beautiful presents I shall bring,
Hm /D /E
All together we can sing.
F#m D
This America,
A
I love how you love us.
D
This America,
A
I love how you need us.
D
This America,
E A E A D E
I love how you want us to be free.
F#m
Come on and follow me.
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
H|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------2------1----|
D|----------2----------------------2------------2------2----4-|
A|----0-2-4---2-2------------0-2-4----2-0-----0---------------|
E|-2---------------2-5-4--2---------------4----------4------2-|
F#m Hm F#m Hm A E A E F#m
Intro.
People ask me to come and see
All the things they can offer to me.
I turn them down, 'cause I like your style.
I'll stick around here for a while.
F#m D
This America,
A
I love how you love us.
D
This America,
A
I love how you need us.
D
This America,
E A E A D /D /E
I love how you want us to be free.
F#m D
This America,
A
I love how you love us.
D
This America,
A
I love how you need us.
D
This America,
E A E A D E
I love how you want us to be free.
F#m Hm
Come on and follow me,
F#m Hm
Come on and follow me,
F#m Hm
Come on and follow me,
F#m Hm
Come on and follow me,
F#m Hm
Come on and follow me,
F#m Hm
Come on and follow me,
F#m Hm
Come on and follow me,
F#m Hm
Come on and follow me.
Velvet Heaven (from 1971 album "3rd Album") Written by Robbie van Leeuwen
Intro
E|-0-0-0-------------------1-0-1-------------------3-3-3---------|
H|-1-1-1---5-3-1---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-|
G|-0-0-0---5-4-2---0-0-0---2-2-2---0-0-0---2-2-2-----------2-2-2-|
D|-------0---------------0---------------0-------0-------0-------|
A|-0-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3---------------3-------------------------------|
C G Dm G E7sus4 Dsus4 E7sus4
This riff you should also play one more time with the words, but the third
time it goes like this...
E|---0-0-0-------------------1-0-1-------------------------|
H|---1-1-1---5-3-1---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-|
G|---0-0-0---5-4-2---0-0-0---2-2-2---0-0-0---2-2-2---0-0-0-|
D|---------0---------------0---------------0---------------|
A|-0-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------3---------------3---------------3-------|
C G Dm G E7sus4 G C
G Dm G E7sus4 Dsus4 E7sus4
When I'm down I go into the land of dreams built for two.
C
It's a world of consolation
G Dm G E7sus4 G
And there's no need of any conversation.
E|---------0-0-3---2-2-0---0-0-3---2-2-0---1-1-3---1-1-1-----------|
H|-0-0-0---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---0-0-0---1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-0-0-0---0-0-0---2-2-2---0-0-0---2-2-2---1-1-1---1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|---------------0---------------0-----------------------2-2-2-2-2-|
A|---0-2-3---------------3---------------3-------------------------|
E|-3---------------------------------------------1-----------------|
C D7 C D7 C F Em7-5/G /A /H C
D7
Oh-oh-oh-oh, velvet heaven,
C D7
High in the sky above,
C FI
think of you Em7-5
When I'm blue in love,
E|-1-1-1-------1-1-1-------1-1-1-------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-0-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm G
Blue in love,
Dm G
Blue in love,
Dm G
Blue in love.
Solo chords: Dsus2 Dm G6-3 (repeat several times, ends on E7-5)
A|---0-2-|
E|-3-----|
Come to me and I'll be your guide,
The moon never fails tonight.
We'll be only disturbed by
Some gently sounds out of the sky.
Oh-oh-oh-oh, velvet heavenHigh in the sky above,
I think of youWhen I'm blue in love,
Blue in love,
Blue in love,
Blue in love,
Blue in love,
Blue in love,
Blue in love.
*/Chords/*
Dsus2 [0320xx]
G6-3 [030xxx]
E7-5 [031xx0]
Venus (from 1969 album "At Home") Written by Robbie van Leeuwen
The intro is a fast rythmic tremolo on B7sus4. I play it with a bar on
the seventh fret: 797977 and afterwards slide the pointer finger quickly
on the E-string from 7 down to 0 to play the Em: 022000
Intro: H7sus4 Em A Em A
H7sus4 Em A Em A Em A Em A
Em A Em A
A goddess on a mountain top
Em A Em A
Was burning like a silver flame,
Em A Em A
The summit of beauty and love,
Em A Em
And Venus was her name.
E|-0-3-5-7-7-5-3-|
Am D Am
She's got it,
D Em A Em A
Yeah, baby, she's got it.
C7 B7
Well, I'm your Venus,
Em A Em A
I'm your fire at your desire.
C7 B7
Well, I'm your Venus,
Em A Em A
I'm your fire at your desire.
Em A (x8)
Her weapon were her crystal eyes
Making ev'ry man mad;
Black as a dark night she was,
Got what no one else had.
Wow!
She's got it,
Yeah, baby, she's got it.
Well, I'm your Venus,
I'm your fire at your desire.
Well, I'm your Venus,
I'm your fire at your desire.
A/B A/B A/B A/B
Em A..
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah!
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah!
She's got it,
Yeah, baby, she's got it.
Well, I'm your Venus,
I'm your fire at your desire.
Well, I'm your Venus,
I'm your fire at your desire.
A/B A/B A/B A/B
H7sus4 Em A Em A
H7sus4
Em A Em A (fade)
Solo
E|--/-15--14--12-------------------------------------------| 2 times
H|--/15--14--12--------12----------------------------------|
G|----------------14------14-12----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------14--------12---14---------|
A|-------------------------------------14------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
H|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------11/12--12-11------------------11/12---12-11-----|
D|-----12--14---------------14-------12--14-----------------14-|
A|-14----------------------------14----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
H|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----12--14------12--14--12-------------------------------|
A|-14----------14--------------14--12----------5--7--7------|
E|-------------------------------------12---7---------------|
Wait (from 1972 album "Attila") Written by Robbie van Leeuwen
Intro: Gm G# Gm G#
E|--------------------------------|
H|-----4-3-1---1------4-3-1---1---|
G|-----------1---3----------1---3-|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Gm G# Gm G# Gm
Gm G#
Wait! I wanna talk to you.
Gm G# Gm
Wait! I can't live without you.
C F C G
Give me a little chance again,
C F C G
I'll show you I'm worth to be a woman.
G C G C
Your heart must stand still in empty place.
G C G C
I can't believe that you forgot my face.
G C G C
Oh baby, oh baby,
G C G C
Please say you still love me.
Wait! I wanna talk to you.
Wait! I can't live without you.
Solo chords: C F C G C F C G
E|-3-----3-5~-5-3--5~-5-3-5-3--------|--3--3--3-3---3--5~-5-3--3-1-3---------------|
H|-3---6-----------------------------|------------5-------------------3h5----------|
G|-3---------------------------5h7---|------------------------------------5--2h3-0-|
D|---------------------------------5-|---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
It's so hard when nobody cares
And nobody shares your sorrow afraid.
Oh baby, oh baby,
Please say you still love me.
Your heart must stand still in empty place.
I can't believe that you forgot my face.
Oh baby, oh baby,
Please say you still love me.
What You Gonna Do (from 1968 album "Beat With Us") Written by Robbie van Leeuwen
Intro
E|--------------------------|
H|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|---------3----------------|
A|---3-5-3----5--3----------|
E|-5----------------5--3--1-|
Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm G
What you gonna do when your meet gives out of my baby?
Dm G Dm G A
What you gonna do when your meet gives out of my honey?
Dm C
What you gonna do when your meet gives out?
G /G# /G# /G /F
Stand 'round the corner looking around
Dm G
For sometimes,
Dm
Baby, for sometimes.
What you gonna do when your shoes give out of my baby?
What you gonna do when your shoes give out of my honey?
My shoes give in, I'm gonna guide the street,
Take my chair and boot up end of my feet
For sometimes,
Baby, for sometimes.
Dm G
What you gonna do, do, do, do, do, do, do?
Intro.
What you gonna do when your chair gives out of my baby, yeah?
What you gonna do when your chair gives out of my honey?
When I got no chair, no meet, no shoes,
Gonna lay 'cross the bed, earnin' the [...]
For sometimes,
Baby, for sometimes.
What you gonna do when your man gives out of my baby, yeah?
What you gonna do when your man gives out of my honey?
We're stuck in my money, kick him on the place,
Then I [...] man I had around [...] case
For sometimes,
Baby, for sometimes.
What you gonna do, do, do, do, do, do, do?
Who Save My Soul (from 1972 album "Inkpot") Written by Robbie van Leeuwen
Intro: Dm Dsus4 (x4)
Dm Dsus4 Dm Dsus4
I see you threw my love away
Dm Dsus4 Dm Dsus4
And cloudy seems ev'ry day.
F G F Dm
You were so cruel, I had to cry out loud.
G A
Who save my soul?
G Dm
Ain't got no love from you,
G Dm
Don't know what I'm gonna do
C Em Am Dm
While this world treats me so bad this time.
C#m Dm C#m Dm C#m Dm C#m Dm
C#m Dm C#m Dm C#m Dm C#m Dm
A
Still wonder why we simply part
And wonder what you feel in your heart.
My tears are falling and my heart is crying.
Who save my soul?
Ain't got no love from you,
Don't know what I'm gonna do
While this world treats me so bad this time.
Ain't got no love from you,
Don't know what I'm gonna do
While this world treats me so bad this time.
Wild Wind (from 1969 single B-side) Written by Robbie van Leeuwen
Intro: Dm
Dm F /F /E
Tell me why the wind blows,
Dm Am /F /E
Tell me why the grass grows,
Dm
Tell me why the light burns
F Am
And our world turns.
Dm G Dm
Wild wind, tell me why we were born?
G Dm
Wild wind, tell me why shall we die?
Can I fall in love anyway, anyhow?
Why does a heartache come and go?
Wild wind, tell me why we were born?
Wild wind, tell me why shall we die?
A G
Ah-ah-ah!
Solo (x2): F6-5 Em#5 D6-5sus4 C6-5sus4
F6-5 G6-5sus4 F6-5 D6-5sus4 C6-5sus4
Do you hear that mountain call?
What's that you hear,
Is it a love looks [...]
Whispering in your ear?
Wild wind, tell me why we were born?
Wild wind, tell me why shall we die?
Wild wind, tell me why we were born?
/*Chords*/
F6-5 10 10 10 x x x
Em#5 889xxx
D6-5sus4 787xxx
C6-5sus4 565xxx
G6-5sus4 12 13 12 x x x
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