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Paperback Writer The Beatles (Lennon & McCartney, 1966) |
Dream Lover Bobby Darin (1959) |
Unchain My Heart Ray Charles (Bobby Sharp, 1961) |
Summertime George Gershwin (1934) |
Like A Cloak Joey Ryan (w/Kenneth Pattengale, 2009) |
Ripple Grateful Dead (Robert Hunter, 1970) |
Milord Edith Piaf (Monnot & Moustaki, 1959) |
Burning Down The House Talking Heads (1983) |
Lady Marmalade Labelle (Bob Crewe & Kenny Nolan, 1974) |
What A Day For A Daydream Lovin’ Spoonful (John Sebastian, 1966) |
Paperback Writer
The Beatles (Lennon & McCartney, 1966)


4/4 | d - D - d - D - |
1 2 3 4
Acapella - Followed by Riff x2 over chords
Pa - per - back wri - ter... (writer...) (writer...)
| [G7] | [G7] | [G7] | [G7]
Dear | [G7] Sir or Madam will you | read my book?
It took me | [G7] years to write will you | take a look?
It's | [G7] based on a novel by a | man named Lear
and I | [G7] need a job so I | want to be a paperback | [C] writer | [C]
paperback | [G7↓] writ- [G7↓] er. | [NC]
It's the | [G7] dirty story of a | dirty man
and his | [G7] clinging wife doesn't | understand.
His | [G7] son is working for the | daily Mail
It's a | [G7] steady job but he | wants to be a paperback | [C] writer | [C]
paperback | [G7↓] writ- [G7↓] er. | [NC]
Acapella - Followed by Riff x2 over chords
Pa - per - back wri - ter... (writer...) (writer...)
| [G7] | [G7] | [G7] | [G7]
It's a | [G7] thousand pages give or | take a few,
I'll be | [G7] writing more in a | week or two.
I can | [G7] make it longer if you | like the style,
I can | [G7] change it round and I | want to be a paperback | [C] writer | [C]
paperback | [G7↓] writ- [G7↓] er. | [NC]
If you | [G7] really like it you can | have the rights,
it could | [G7] make a million for you | overnight.
If you | [G7] must return it you can | send it here,
But I | [G7] need a break and I | want to be a paperback | [C] writer | [C]
paperback | [G7↓] writ- [G7↓] er. | [NC]
Acapella - Followed by Riff x2 over chords
Pa - per - back wri - ter... (writer...) (writer...)
| [G7] | [G7] | [G7] | [G7]
#Play along in this key.
#Last Updated 06/01/18 JJ
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Dream Lover
Bobby Darin (1959)







Strum: | d - R u - u d u |
Hits: | - - D U - - D - |
1 2 &(3) 4
[C] Every night I | hope and pray,
[Am] a dream lover will | come my way
[C] A girl to hold | in my arms,
[Am] and know the magic | of her charms
Chorus
Because I want [C↓↓][C↓], a girl [G7↓↓][G7↓]
to call [C↓↓][C↓], my own [F↓↓][F↓]
I want a | [C] dream [Am] lover so
| [Dm] I don't have to [G7] dream a- | [C] lone | [G]
[C] Dream lover, | where are you?
[Am] With a love, | oh, so true
[C] And the hand that | I can hold,
[Am] to feel you near as | I grow old
Chorus
Because I want [C↓↓][C↓], a girl [G7↓↓][G7↓]
to call [C↓↓][C↓], my own [F↓↓][F↓]
I want a | [C] dream [Am] lover so
| [Dm] I don't have to [G7] dream a- | [C] lone | [G]
Bridge
[F] Someday, I | don't know how
[C] I hope she'll | hear my plea
[D7] Some way, I | don't know how
[G7↓] She'll bring her [G7] love to me
[C] Dream lover, | until then,
[Am] I'll go to sleep and | dream again
[C] That's the only | thing to do,
[Am] till all my lover's | dreams come true
Chorus
Because I want [C↓↓][C↓], a girl [G7↓↓][G7↓]
to call [C↓↓][C↓], my own [F↓↓][F↓]
I want a | [C] dream [Am] lover so
| [Dm] I don't have to [G7] dream a- | [C] lone | [G7]
[C] Dream lover, | until then,
[Am] I'll go to sleep and | dream again
[C] That's the only | thing to do,
[Am] till all my lover's | dreams come true
Chorus
Because I want [C↓↓][C↓], a girl [G7↓↓][G7↓]
to call [C↓↓][C↓], my own [F↓↓][F↓]
I want a | [C] dream [Am] lover so
| [Dm] I don't have to [G7] dream a- | [C] lone
| [Am] Please don't make me
| [C] I beg you, [Am] don't make me
| [C] No, [Am] I don't wanna dream a- | [C↓]lone
#Capo on 1st fret to play with original.
#Last Update 8/28/17 JJ
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Unchain My Heart
Ray Charles (Bobby Sharp, 1961)




Unchain my [Am] heart (Unchain my heart)
[Am] ...Baby let me be (Unchain my heart)
Unchain my [Dm] heart (Unchain my heart)
[Dm] ...'cause you don't care about [Am] me (Unchain my heart)
[Dm] You've got me sewed up like a [Am] pillow case
[Dm] but you let my love [Am] go to waste so
un- [F] chain my [E7] heart please set me [Am] free
Unchain my [Am] heart (Unchain my heart)
[Am] ...Baby let me go (Unchain my heart)
Unchain my [Dm] heart (Unchain my heart)
[Dm] ...'cause you don't love me no [Am] more (Unchain my heart)
[Dm] Every time I call you [Am] on the phone
[Dm] some fella tells me that you're [Am] not at home
so un- [F] chain my [E7] heart please set me [Am] free [Am!]
I'm under your [Dm] spell (I'm under your spell)
Like a man in a [Am] trance (Like a man in a trance)
But I know [Dm] darn well (I know darn well)
[F] that I don't stand a [E7] chance (Don't stand a chance) [E7!]
So unchain my [Am] heart (Unchain my heart)
[Am] ...Let me go my way (Unchain my heart)
Whoah ... [Dm] oh oh oh (Unchain my heart)
[Dm] ...You worry me night and [Am] day
[Dm] Why lead me through a life of [Am] misery
[Dm] When you don't care a bag of [Am] beans for me
So un- [F] chain my [E7] heart please set me [Am] free
Instrumental
I'm under your [Dm] spell (I'm under your spell)
Like a man in a [Am] trance (Like a man in a trance)
But I know [Dm] darn well (I know darn well)
[F] that I don't stand a [E7] chance (Don't stand a chance) [E7!]
So unchain my [Am] heart (Unchain my heart)
[Am] ...Let me go my way (Unchain my heart)
Whoah ... [Dm] oh oh oh (Unchain my heart)
[Dm] ...You worry me night and [Am] day
[Dm] Why lead me through a life of [Am] misery
[Dm] When you don't care a bag of [Am] beans for me
So un- [F] chain my [E7] heart please set me [Am] free
[Am] Oh won't you set me free (Please set me free)
[Am] Whoooaa set me free (Please set me free)
[Am] I wanna go free now (Please set me free)
[Am] Oh won't you set me free (Please set me free)
#Play along with original in this key.
#Last Updated 4/3/18 JJ
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Summertime
George Gershwin (1934)




Slow and Languorous
4/4 | D - X U - - D - |
1 2 & 4
Summer | [Am] time... | [E7] and the livin' is | [Am] easy. | [Am]
Fish are | [Dm] jumpin'... | and the cotton is | [E7] high. | [E7]
Your daddy's | [Am] rich... | [E7] and your mama's good- | [Am] lookin' | [Am]
So | [C] hush, little [Am] baby, | [E7] don't you | [Am] cry. | [Am]
One of these | [Am] mornings... | [E7] you're gonna rise up | [Am] singin' | [Am]
Then you'll | [Dm] spread your wings... | and you'll take to the | [E7] sky. | [E7]
But till that | [Am] morning... | [E7] there's a'nothing can | [Am] harm you | [Am]
With | [C] daddy and [Am] mamma | [E7] standing | [Am] by... | [Am]
#This is a 'bare bones' version of the chord progression.
#Capo on 1st fret to play along with Norah Jones.
#Last Updated 6/30/18 JJ
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Like a Cloak
Joey Ryan (w/Kenneth Pattengale, 2009)








4/4 | D - - - X - - - | D - D - X - d u |
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 &
Intro
| [C] | [C] | [E7] | [E7] |
| [F] | [Fm] | [C] | [G] |
Since you been a- [C] round honey
It feels just [E7] like a cloak
Has been [F] wrapped around me
And [Fm] nothing can ever go [C] wrong oh-oh- [G] oh
Since you been a- [C] round honey
It feels like a [E7] thousand stones
Have been [F] lifted off me
I've [Fm] never felt so [C] strong [G]
Chorus
[C] Nobody knows what they should believe
It could be lies but when I [C7] come back home to you
I realize and know the only [F] truth and
I've [Fm] got to let you [C] know oh-oh- [G] oh
[C] Since you come along the troubles in my mind have gone
And I in- [C7] sist on being everything
you've wanted for so [D7] long oh-oh- [G] oh...
Since you been a- [C] round honey
It feels just [E7] like a cloak
Has been [F] wrapped around me
And [Fm] nothing can ever go [C] wrong oh-oh- [G] oh
Since you been a- [C] round honey
It feels like a [E7] thousand stones
Have been [F] lifted off me
I've [Fm] never felt so [C] strong [G]
Chorus
[C] Nobody knows what they should believe
It could be lies but when I [C7] come back home to you
I realize and know the only [F] truth and
I've [Fm] got to let you [C] know oh-oh- [G] oh
[C] Since you come along the troubles in my mind have gone
And I in- [C7] sist on being everything
you've wanted for so [D7] long oh-oh- [G] oh...
Since you been a- [C] round honey
It feels just [E7] like a cloak
Has been [F] wrapped around me
And [Fm] nothing can ever go [C] wrong oh-oh- [G] oh
Since you been a- [C] round honey
It feels like a [E7] thousand stones
Have been [F] lifted off me
I've [Fm] never felt so [Cmaj7] strong
#Play along in this key.
#Last Update 10/01/17 JJ
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Ripple
Grateful Dead (Robert Hunter, 1970)





Carter Style Picking
4/4 | t3 - D u t4 - D u |
1 2 & 3 4 &
Intro
| [G] | [G] | [C] | [C] |
| [C] | [C] | [C] | [G] |
| [G] | [G] | [C] | [C] |
| [G] | [D] | [C] | [G] | [G]
If my words did [G] glow, | with the gold of [C] sunshine [C]
And my [C] tunes, were | played, on the | harp un- [G] strung
Would you hear my [G] voice, | come through the [C] music [C]
Would you [G] hold it [D] near [C] as it were your [G] own?
It's a hand me [G] down, | the thou- oughts are [C] broken [C]
Per- [C] haps, they're | better | left un- [G] sung
I don't [G] know, | don't really [C] ca- are [C]
[G] Let there be [D] songs [C] to fill the [G] air [G]
Chorus
[Am] Ripple | in still [D] water [D]
When there [G] is no pebble [C] tossed
Nor [A] wind to [D] blow
Reach out your [G] hand, if your cup be [C] empty
If your [C] cup, is full, may it be a- [G] gain
Let it be [G] known, there is a [C] fountain [C]
[G] That was not [D] made [C] by the hands of [G] men
There is a [G] road, no simple [C] highway
Be- [C] tween the dawn and the dark of [G] night
And if you [G] go no one may [C] follow
[G] That path is [D] for [C] your steps [G] alone [G]
Chorus
[Am] Ripple | in still [D] water [D]
When there [G] is no pebble [C] tossed
Nor [A] wind to [D] blow
You who [G] choose to lead must [C] follow
But [C] if you fall you fall a- [G] lone
If you should [G] stand then who's to [C] guide you?
[G] If I knew the [D] way [C] I would take you [G] home
La da da [G] da, La da a da [C] daa da
La da [C] da, da da, da da daa da [G] da
La da da [G] da, La da a da [C] daa da
[G] Laa daa [D] da, da [C] da da da da da [G↓] daa
#Play along in this key.
#Last Updated 3/06/18 JJ
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Milord
Edith Piaf (Monnot & Moustaki, 1959)







Refrains: Vif Versets: Tremolo Lent
4/4 | d - D - d - D - |
1 2 3 4

Intro - Instrumentale
[D] [D] [G] [G]
[D] [D] [E7] [A7↓]
Refrain
Allez, ve- [D] nez, Milord! Vous asseoir [G] à ma table,
il fait si [D] froid, dehors, i- [E7] ci c'est confor- [A7↓] table.
Laissez vous [D] faire, Milord, et prenez [G] bien vos aises,
vos peines [D] sur mon coeur, et [E7] vos pieds sur une [A7] chaise.
Je vous con- [D] nais, Milord, vous n'm'avez [G] jamais vue,
je ne suis qu'une [D] fille du port, qu'une [A7] ombre de la rue.
Verset (Tremolo Lent)
Pour- [Dm] tant j'vous ai frôlé, quand [Dm] vous passiez hier,
Vous [Dm] n'étiez pas peu fier, Dame! [C] Le ciel vous comblait:
[Bb] Votre foulard de soie, flottant sur vos épaules,
[Bb] Vous aviez le beau rôle, on aurait dit le roi.
[Dm] Vous marchiez en vainqueur, au bras d'une demoi- [C] selle,
Mon [Bb] Dieu! Qu'elle était [A7] belle, j'en ai [Bb] froid dans le [Bb↓] coeur.
Refrain (Vif)
Allez, ve- [D] nez, Milord! Vous asseoir [G] à ma table,
il fait si [D] froid, dehors, i- [E7] ci c'est confor- [A7↓] table.
Laissez vous [D] faire, Milord, et prenez [G] bien vos aises,
vos peines [D] sur mon coeur, et [E7] vos pieds sur une [A7] chaise.
Je vous con- [D] nais, Milord, vous n'm'avez [G] jamais vue,
je ne suis qu'une [D] fille du port, qu'une [A7] ombre de la rue.
Verset (Tremolo Lent)
Dire [Dm] qu'il suffit parfois, qu'il y ait un navire,
pour [Dm] que tout se déchire, [C] quand le navire s'en va.
Il [Bb] emmenait avec lui, la douce aux yeux si tendres,
[Bb] qui n'a pas su comprendre, qu'elle brisait votre vie.
L'a- [Dm] mour, ça fait pleurer, comme quoi l'exis- [C] tence
Ça vous [Bb] donne toutes les [A7] chances, pour [Bb] les reprendre a- [Bb↓] près.
Refrain (Vif)
Allez, ve- [D] nez, Milord! Vous avez [G] l'air d'un môme!
Laissez vous [D] faire, Milord, ve- [E7] nez dans mon ro- [A7] yaume:
Je soigne [D] les remords, Je chante [G] la romance,
Je chante [D] les milords qui [E7] n'ont pas eu de [A7↓] chance!
Regardez [D] moi, Milord, vous n'm'avez [G] jamais [G↓] vue...
...Mais... vous pleu- [D↓] rez, Milord? Ça... [A7] j'l'aurais jamais [D] cru!...
Refrain Lent - (Sur instrumentale)
[D] ...Eh ben, voyons, [G] Milord! Souriez [D] moi, Milord!
...Mieux qu' ça! [E7] Un p'tit effort... [A7]
[D] ...Voilà, c'est ça! Allez, [G] riez, Milord!
Allez, chan- [D] tez, Milord! Da [E7] da da da da [A7] da
Refrain (Vif)
Da da da [D] Da da da, Da da da [G] Da da da,
Da da da [D] Da da da da [E7] Da da da da [A7↓] da
Mais oui dan- [D] sez, Milord! Da da da [G] Da da da
Da da da [D] Da da da [E7] Da da da da [A7↓] da
#Une classique d'Édith Piaf.
#Last Updated 01/29/18 JJ
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Burning Down The House
Talking Heads (1983)



Play hits on 1 & 4 - Muted strumming in between
Strummed parts: 4/4 | d u d u d u d u |
Ah, [G↓↑] watch out, [G↓↑] [F↓↑] you might get what you're after
[G↓↑] Cool babies, [G↓↑] [F↓↑] strange but not a stranger
[G↓↑] ... I'm [G↓↑] an [F↓↑] ord-i-nary [G↓↑] guy
[A7] Burning down the [F↓] house
[G↓↑] Hold tight [G↓↑] [F↓↑] wait till the party's over
[G↓↑] Hold tight, [G↓↑] [F↓↑] we're in for nasty weather
[G↓↑] ... There [G↓↑] has [F↓↑] got to be a [G↓↑] way
[A7] Burning down the [F↓] house
Strum
[G] Here's your ticket pack your bag, [F] time for jumpin' overboard
The [G] transportation is [F] here
[G] Close enough but not too far, [F] maybe you know where you are
[G] Fightin' fire with [F] fire
[G↓↑] All wet, [G↓↑] [F↓↑] hey you might need a raincoat
[G↓↑] Shakedown, [G↓↑] [F↓↑] dreams walking in broad daylight
[G↓↑] Three hun- [G↓↑] dred [F↓↑] sixty-five de- [G↓↑] grees
[A7] Burning down the [F↓] house
Strum
[G] It was once upon a place, [F] sometimes I listen to myself
[G] Gonna come in first [F] place
[G] People on their way to work, [F] baby what did you expect
[G] Gonna burst into [F] flame
Instrumental
| [G↓↑] ... [G↓↑] | [F↓↑] ... |
| [G↓↑] ... [G↓↑] | [F↓↑] ... |
| [G↓↑] ... [G↓↑] | [F↓↑] ... |
| [G↓↑] [A7] Burning down the | [F↓] house
[G↓↑] My house, [G↓↑] [F↓↑] it's out of the ordinary
[G↓↑] That's right, [G↓↑] [F↓↑] don't want to hurt nobody
[G↓↑] Some things sure [G↓↑] can [F↓↑] sweep me off my [G↓↑] feet
[A7] Burning down the [F↓] house
Strum
No [G] visible means of support, and [F] you have not seen nothin' yet
[G] Everything's stuck to- [F] gether
[G] I don't know what you expect, sta- [F] ring into your TV set
[G] Fightin' fire with [F] fire
Instrumental
| [G↓↑] ... [G↓↑] | [F↓↑] ... |
| [G↓↑] ... [G↓↑] | [F↓↑] ... |
| [G↓↑] ... [G↓↑] | [F↓↑] ... |
| [G↓↑] [A7] Burning down the | [F↓] house
#Play with original in this key. Try Slowing it to .75 speed to get the hang of it.
#Last Updated 12/1/17 JJ
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Lady Marmalade
Labelle (Bob Crewe & Kenny Nolan, 1974)






Gm7 C
4/4 | D - X u D - X U | - u d u d u d u |
1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 3 4
Intro
| [Gm7] | [C] | [Gm7] | [C] |
[Gm7] Hey sista, go sista, [C] soul sista, go sista
[Gm7] Hey sista, go sista, [C] soul sista, go sista.
He [Gm7] met Marmalade down in [C] old New Orleans,
[Gm7] Struttin' her stuff on the [C] street.
She said, [Cm7] "Hello, hey Joe, do you wanna [Dm7] give it a go?
Chorus
[Gm7] Gitchi, gitchi, ya- ya, [C] da- da.
[Gm7] Gitchi, gitchi, ya- ya [C] here.
[Gm7] Mocca chocolata, [C] ya- ya.
[C↓] Creole lady Marma- | [Gm7↓] lade. | ... |
[Gm7] Voulez- vous coucher avec [C] moi, ce soir.
[Gm7] Voulez vous coucher avec [C] moi.
He [Gm7] stayed in her boudoir while [C] she freshened up.
[Gm7] That boy drank all that mag- [C] nolia wine.
On her [Cm7] black satin sheets, I [Dm7] swear he started to freak.
Chorus
[Gm7] Gitchi, gitchi, ya- ya, [C] da- da.
[Gm7] Gitchi, gitchi, ya- ya [C] here.
[Gm7] Mocca chocolata, [C] ya- ya.
[C↓] Creole lady Marma- | [Gm7↓] lade. | ... |
[Gm7] Voulez- vous coucher avec [C] moi, ce soir.
[Gm7] Voulez vous coucher avec [C] moi.
Instrumental (Horns)
| [Gm7] | [Gm7] |
| [Cm7] | [Cm7] | [G] | [G] |
| [Cm7] | [Cm7] | [D] Hey, hey | [D] hey... |
[Gm7] Seeing her skin feeling [C] silky smoothe
[Gm7] Color of café au [C] lait
Made the [Cm7] savage beast inside [Dm7] roar, until it cried...
| [D] More, more, | more!
[Gm7] Now he's at home doing [C] nine to five.
[Gm7] Living his brave life of [C] lies.
But when he [Cm7] turns off to sleep, [Dm7] old memories creep.
| [D] More, more, | more!
Chorus
[Gm7] Gitchi, gitchi, ya- ya, [C] da- da.
[Gm7] Gitchi, gitchi, ya- ya [C] here.
[Gm7] Mocca chocolata, [C] ya- ya.
[C↓] Creole lady Marma- | [Gm7↓] lade. | ... |
[Gm7] Voulez- vous coucher avec [C] moi, ce soir.
[Gm7] Voulez vous coucher avec [C] moi.
[Gm7] Voulez- vous coucher avec [C] moi, ce soir.
[C↓] Creole lady Marma- | [Gm7↓] lade. | ... |
{eoc]
[Gm7!] Voulez- vous coucher avec [C!] moi, ce soir.
[Gm7!] Voulez vous coucher avec [C!] moi.
[Gm7!] Voulez- vous coucher avec [C!] moi, ce soir.
[Gm7!] Voulez vous coucher avec [C!] moi.
[Gm7] Gitchi, gitchi, ya- ya, [C] da- da.
[Gm7] Gitchi, gitchi, ya- ya [C] here.
[Gm7] Mocca chocolata, [C] ya- ya.
[C↓] Creole lady Marma- | [Gm7↓] lade. | ... | [Gm7↓]
#Play along in this key.
#Last Updated 5/30/18 JJ
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What A Day For A Daydream
Lovin' Spoonful (John Sebastian, 1966)






u | D - D u D - D u |
& 1 2 & 3 4 &
[C] What a day for a [A7] daydream
[Dm] What a day for a [G7] daydreamin' boy
[C] And I'm lost in a [A7] daydream
[Dm] Dreaming 'bout my [G7] bundle of joy
[F] And even if [D7] time ain't really [C] on my [A7] side
[F] It's one of those [D7] days for taking a [C] walk out- [A7] side
[F] I'm blowing the [D7] day to take a [C] walk in the [A7] sun
[D7] And fall on my face on somebody's [G7] new‐mown lawn
[C] I've been having a [A7] sweet dream
[Dm] I've been dreaming since I [G7] woke up today
[C] It starred me and my [A7] sweet thing
[Dm] 'Cause she's the one makes me [G7] feel this way
[F] And even if [D7]time is passing me [C] by a [A7] lot
[F] I couldn't care [D7] less about the [C] dues you say I [A7] got
[F] Tomorrow I´ll [D7] pay the dues for [C] dropping my [A7] love
[D7] A pie in the face for being a [G7] sleepin' bull dog
INSTRUMENTAL: whistle, kazoos, ukes...
Instrumental [C] I've been having a [A7] sweet dream
Instrumental [Dm] I've been dreaming since I [G7] woke up today
Instrumental [C] It starred me and my [A7] sweet thing
Instrumental [Dm] 'Cause she's the one makes me [G7] feel this way
[F] And you can be [D7] sure that if you're [C] feeling [A7] right
[F] A daydream will [D7] last along [C] into the [A7] night
[F] Tomorrow at [D7] breakfast you may [C] prick up your [A7] ears
[D7] Or you may be daydreaming for a [G7] thousand years
[C] What a day for a [A7] daydream
[Dm] Custom made for a [G7] daydreamin' boy
[C] And I'm lost in a [A7] daydream
[Dm] Dreaming 'bout my [G7] bundle of joy
OUTRO: whistle, kazoos, ukes...
Instrumental [F] And even if [D7] time is [C] passing me by a [A7] lot
Instrumental [F] I couldn't care [D7] less about the [C] dues you say I [A7] got
Instrumental [F] Tomorrow I´ll [D7] pay the dues for [C] dropping my [A7] love
Instrumental [D7] A pie in the face for being a [G7] sleepin' bull [C↓] dog
#Last Updated: 07/20/17 JD
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