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Hound Dog Elvis Presley (Leiber & Stoller, 1952) |
Walking After Midnight Patsy Cline (Alan Block and Donn Hecht, 1957) |
Your Cheatin' Heart Hank Williams (1952) |
Cat Came Back / Hit The Road Cat Medley Various Artists |
Stray Cat Strut Stray Cats (Brian Setzer, 1981) |
The Love Cats The Cure (Robert Smith, 1983) |
Ramblin' Man The Allman Brothers Band (Dickey Betts, 1973) |
Unchain My Heart Ray Charles (Bobby Sharp, 1961) |
San Francisco Bay Blues Eric Clapton (Jesse Fuller, 1955) |
Littlest Hobo Theme (Maybe Tomorrow) Terry Bush |
***Extras*** (Themed Songs for 2nd set) |
Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under Shania Twain (w/Mutt Lange, 1995) |
Lady Marmalade Labelle (Bob Crewe & Kenny Nolan, 1974) |
Hasn't Hit Me Yet Blue Rodeo (Keelor & Cuddy, 1993) |
Le chat du café des artistes Jean-Pierre Ferland (1970) |
Hound Dog
Elvis Presley (Leiber & Stoller, 1952)
Swiss Army Strum
4/4 | d - D u - u D u |
1 2 & & 4 &
You ain't nothin' but a
| [C] hound dog, | cryin' all the time | [C] | [C]
You ain't nothin' but a
| [F] hound dog, | cryin' all the | [C] time | [C]
Well you ain't | [G7] never caught a rabbit
And you | [F] ain't no friend of | [C] mine | [C↓]
Well, they said you was
| [C] high-classed, | well, that was just a | lie | [C]
Yeah, they said you was
| [F] high-classed, | well, that was just a | [C] lie | [C]
Well you ain't | [G7] never caught a rabbit
And you | [F] ain't no friend of | [C] mine | [C↓]
You ain't nothin' but a
| [C] hound dog, | cryin' all the time | [C] | [C]
You ain't nothin' but a
| [F] hound dog, | cryin' all the | [C] time | [C]
Well you ain't | [G7] never caught a rabbit
And you | [F] ain't no friend of | [C] mine | [C↓]
Instrumental
| [C] | [C] | [C] | [C] |
| [F] | [F] | [C] | [C] |
| [G7] | [F] | [C] | [C↓] |
Well, they said you was
| [C] high-classed, | well, that was just a | lie | [C]
Yeah, they said you was
| [F] high-classed, | well, that was just a | [C] lie | [C]
Well you ain't | [G7] never caught a rabbit
And you | [F] ain't no friend of | [C] mine | [C↓]
Instrumental
| [C] | [C] | [C] | [C] |
| [F] | [F] | [C] | [C] |
| [G7] | [F] | [C] | [C↓] |
Well, they said you was
| [C] high-classed, | well, that was just a | lie | [C]
You know they said you was
| [F] high-classed, | well, that was just a | [C] lie | [C]
Well you ain't | [G7] never caught a rabbit
And you | [F] ain't no friend of | [C] mine | [C↓]
You ain't nothin' but a
| [C] hound dog, | cryin' all the time | [C] | [C]
You ain't nothin' but a
| [F] hound dog, | cryin' all the | [C] time | [C]
Well you ain't | [G7↓] never caught a rabbit
And you | [F↓] ain't no friend of | [C] mine | [C↓]
#Play along with Elvis in this key.
#Last Updated 11/10/18 JJ
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Walking After Midnight
Patsy Cline (Alan Block and Donn Hecht, 1957)
4/4 | d - D u d - D u |
1 2 3 4
I go out [C] walking after [C7] midnight
Out in the [F] moonlight just like we used to do
I'm always [C] walking after [F] midnight
[G7] Searching for [C] you [G7]
I walk for [C] miles along the [C7] highway
Well that's just [F] my way of saying I love you
I'm always [C] walking after [F] midnight
[G7] Searching for [C] you [C7]
I stopped to [F] see a weeping willow
Crying on his pillow [C] maybe he's crying for me [C7]
And [F] as the skies turn gloomy
Night winds whisper to me
I'm [C] lonesome as I can [G7] be
I go out [C] walking after [C7] midnight
Out in the [F] starlight just hoping you may be
Somewhere a [C] walking after [F] midnight
[G7] Searching for [C] me [C7]
I stopped to [F] see a weeping willow
Crying on his pillow [C] maybe he's crying for me [C7]
And [F] as the skies turn gloomy
Night winds whisper to me
I'm [C] lonesome as I can [G7] be
I go out [C] walking after [C7] midnight
Out in the [F] starlight just hoping you may be
Somewhere a [C] walking after [F] midnight
[G7] Searching for [C] me
[C] Somewhere a walking after [F] midnight
[G7] Searching for [C] me
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#Last Updated 2017/09/26 JD
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Your Cheatin' Heart
Hank Williams (1952)
| T3 - D u T4 - D u |
1 2 & 3 4 &
Your cheatin' | [C] heart... | [C7] ..will make you | [F] weep... | [F] ..
You'll cry and | [G7] cry... | ..and try to | [C] sleep | [C] ..
But [G7] sleep won't | [C] come... | [C7] ..the whole night | [F] through... | [F] ..
Your cheatin' | [G7] heart.. | will tell on | [C] you | [C]
Chorus
When [C7] tears come | [F] down... | like falling | [C] rain | [C] ..
You'll toss a- | [D7] round... | and call my | [G7] name... | [G7]..
You'll walk the | [C] floor... | the way I | [F] do | [F]
Your cheatin' | [G7] heart... | will tell on | [C] you... | [C] [C7] |
Instrumental
| [F] | [F] | [C] | [C] |
| [D7] | [D7] | [G7] | [G7] |
| [C] | [C] | [F] | [F] |
| [G7] | [G7] | [C] | [C]
Your cheatin' | [C] heart | [C7] will pine some- | [F] day... | [F] ..
And crave the | [G7] love... | you threw a- | [C] way... | [C] ..
The time will | [C] come... | [C7] when you'll be | [F] blue... | [F] ..
Your cheat in' | [G7] heart... | will tell on | [C] you | [C↓]
#Play along with original in this key.
#Last Updated 05/12/20 JJ
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The Cat Came Back / Hit the Road Cat Medley
Various Artists
Am G F E7
4/4 | d - D - d - D - | d - D - d - D - |
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Intro
| [Am] [G] | [F] [E7] |
Chorus
The [Am] cat came [G] back the [F] very next [E7] day
The [Am] cat came [G] back, they [F] thought he was a [E7] goner
But the [Am] cat came [G] back, he [F] just couldn't [E7] stay
A- | [Am] way [G] | [F] [E7] | [E7] meow...
[Am] Old Mr. [G] Johnson had [F] troubles of his [E7] own
He [Am] had a yellow [G] cat, who [F] wouldn't leave his [E7] home
He [Am] tried and he [G] tried to [F] give the cat a- [E7] way
He [Am] gave it to a [G] man going [F] far, far a- [E7] way...
Chorus
The [Am] cat came [G] back the [F] very next [E7] day
The [Am] cat came [G] back, they [F] thought he was a [E7] goner
But the [Am] cat came [G] back, he [F] just couldn't [E7] stay
A- | [Am] way [G] | [F] [E7] | [E7] meow...
He [Am] gave it to a [G] man going [F] up in a ba- [E7] lloon
He [Am] told him for to [G] take him to the [F] Man in the [E7] Moon
The ba- [Am] lloon came [G] down about [F] 90 miles a- [E7] way
[Am] Where the man is [G] now, well I [F] dare not [E7] say...
Chorus
The [Am] cat came [G] back the [F] very next [E7] day
The [Am] cat came [G] back, they [F] thought he was a [E7] goner
But the [Am] cat came [G] back, he [F] just couldn't [E7] stay
A- | [Am] way [G] | [F] [E7] | [E7] meow...
He [Am] put it in a [G] rocketship, [F] bound for [E7] Mars
For [Am] forty days and [G] nights, it [F] zoomed to the [E7] stars
It [Am] crashed against an [G] asteroid, in the [F] middle of [E7] space
[Am] Pieces floated [G] everywhere and [F] left no [E7] trace... (Pause)
Chorus
The [Am] cat came [G] back the [F] very next [E7] day
The [Am] cat came [G] back, they [F] thought he was a [E7] goner
But the [Am] cat came [G] back, he [F] just couldn't [E7] stay
A- | [Am] way [G] | [F] [E7] | [E7] meow...
Hit The Road Cat
Chorus
Hit the [Am] Road [G] Cat [F] don't you come [E7] back
no [Am] more, no [G] more, no [F] more, no [E7] more
Hit the [Am] Road [G] Cat [F] don't you come [E7] back
no [Am] more. [G] [F] [E7] meow...
Oh [Am] kitty oh [G] kitty you [F] treat me so [E7] mean,
you're the [Am] meanest [G] kitty that [F] I've ever [E7] seen
You [Am] eat me out of [G] house and [F] home [E7]
gotta [Am] pack your [G] bags and [F] go. [E7]
Chorus
Hit the [Am] Road [G] Cat [F] don't you come [E7] back
no [Am] more, no [G] more, no [F] more, no [E7] more
Hit the [Am] Road [G] Cat [F] don't you come [E7] back
no [Am] more. [G] [F] [E7]
Sing the chorus' to Hit The Road & Cat Came Back Simultaneously
Chorus
Hit the [Am] Road [G] Cat [F] don't you come [E7] back
no [Am] more, no [G] more, no [F] more, no [E7] more
Hit the [Am] Road [G] Cat [F] don't you come [E7] back
no [Am] more. [G] [F] [E7] meow......... [Am↓]
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Stray Cat Strut
Stray Cats (Brian Setzer, 1981)
Intro
| [Am] [G] | [F] [E7] |
| [Am] [G] | [F] [E7] |
| [Am] [G] | [F] [E7] |
| [Am] [G] | [F] [E7] |
| [Am] Oo [G] oo | [F] oo [E7] ooh |
| [Am] Oo [G] oo | [F] oo [E7] ooh |
| [Am] Oo [G] oo | [F] oo [E7] ooh |
| [Am] Oo [G] oo | [F] oo [E7] ooh |
| [Am] Black and orange [G] stray cat | [F] sittin' on a [E7] fence |
| [Am] Oo [G] oo | [F] oo [E7] ooh |
| [Am] Ain't got e- [G] nough dough to | [F] pay the [E7] rent |
| [Am] Oo [G] oo | [F] oo [E7] ooh |
| [Am] I'm flat [G] broke but | [F] I don't [E7] care |
I | [Am↓] strut right by with my | tail in the air
| [Dm] Stray cat [C] strut I'm a | [Bb] ladies' [A7] cat |
I'm a | [Dm] feline Casa- [C] nova hey | [Bb] man that's [A7] that |
Get a | [Dm] shoe thrown [C] at me from a | [Bb] mean old [A7] man |
| [Dm↓] Get my dinner from a | garbage can
| [Am] [G] | [F] [E7] |
| [Am] [G] | [F] [E7] |
| [Am] [G] | [F] [E7] |
| [Am] [G] | [F] [E7] |
| [Dm] I don't bother | chasin' mice a- | [Am] round | [Am] |
I | [Dm] slink down the alley | lookin' for a fight |
| [B7] Howlin' to the moonlight on a | [E7] hot summer night |
| [Am] Singin' the [G] blues while the | [F] lady cats [E7] cry |
| [Am] Wow stray [G] cat you're a | [F] real gone [E7] guy |
I | [Am] wish I could [G] be as | [F] carefree and [E7] wild |
But I | [Am↓] got cat class and I | got cat style
| [Am] [G] | [F] [E7] |
| [Am] [G] | [F] [E7] |
| [Am] [G] | [F] [E7] |
| [Am] [G] | [F] [E7] |
| [Dm] I don't bother | chasin' mice a- | [Am] round | [Am] |
I | [Dm] slink down the alley | lookin' for a fight |
| [B7] Howlin' to the moonlight on a | [E7] hot summer night |
| [Am] Singin' the [G] blues while the | [F] lady cats [E7] cry |
| [Am] Wow stray [G] cat you're a | [F] real gone [E7] guy |
I | [Am] wish I could [G] be as | [F] carefree and [E7] wild |
But I | [Am↓] got cat class and I | got cat style
| [Am] [G] | [F] [E7] | [Am↓]
#Capo on 3rd fret to play with original recording.
#Last Updated 11/10/18 JJ
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The Love Cats
The Cure (Robert Smith, 1983)
Intro Rhythm
Am
4/4 | - - D - D - D - | D - D - D U - - - |
F G
4/4 | - - D - D - D - | D - D - D U - - - |
Bassline Riff (on uke)
Am F G
A|| -0---7---|-5---3-0---|-----5---|-3---2-0---- ||
E||o---------|---------3-|-1-----------------3--o||
C||o---------|-----------|---------|------------o||
G|| ---------|-----------|---------|------------ ||
Intro
| [Am] | [Am] | [F] | [F] [G↑] |
| [Am] | [Am] | [F] | [F] [G↑] |
Bassline Riff x2
We | [Am] move like caged | tigers
We | [F] couldn't get closer than | this
The | [Am] way we walk, the | way we talk
The | [F] way we stalk, the | way we kiss
We | [Am] slip through the streets while | everyone sleeps
Getting | [F] bigger and sleeker and | wider and brighter
We | [Am] bite and scratch and | scream all night
Let's | [F] go and throw all the | songs we know |
Pre-chorus
| [C] Into the sea, | you and me
All these | [Dm] years and no one | heard
I'll | [C] show you in spring it's a | treacherous thing
We | [Dm] missed you | hissed the
Chorus
| [Am] Lovecats... (Ba da ba ba | ba ba ba baa |
| [F] Baa ba ba ba | ba ba ba baa) |
| [Am] ... (Ba da ba ba | ba ba ba baa |
| [F] Baa ba ba ba | ba ba ba baa)
We're so | [Am] wonderfully wonderfully | wonderfully wonderfully
| [F] pretty... | ...
Oh you | [Am] know that I'd do | anything for |
| [F] you... | ...
We should | [Am] have each other to | tea huh?
We should | [F] have each other with | cream
Then | [Am] curl up by the fire and | sleep for awhile
It's the | [F] grooviest thing, it's the | perfect dream
Pre-chorus
| [C] Into the sea, | you and me
All the | [Dm] years and no one | heard
I'll | [C] show you in spring it's a | treacherous thing
We | [Dm] missed you | hiss the |
Chorus
| [Am] Lovecats... | ...
We | [F] missed you hiss the
| [Am] Lovecats... | ...
We | [F] missed you | hiss the
| [Am] Lovecats... (Ba da ba ba | ba ba ba baa |
| [F] Baa ba ba ba | ba ba ba baa) |
| [Am] Lovecats... | ...
We | [F] missed you | hiss
We're so | [Am] wonderfully wonderfully | wonderfully wonderfully
| [F] pretty... | ...
Oh you | [Am] know that I'd do | anything for |
| [F] you... | ...
We should | [Am] have each other to | dinner
We should | [F] have each other with | cream
Then | [Am] curl up by the fire and | sleep for awhile
It's the | [F] grooviest thing, it's the | perfect dream |
Bridge
| [Em] Hand in hand is the | only way to land
And | [F] always the right way | round
Not | [Em] broken in pieces like | hated little meeces |
| [F] How could we miss some- | one as dumb as |
Chorus
| [Am] this... | ...
We | [F] missed you | hiss the |
| [Am] Lovecats... | ...
We | [F] missed you | hiss the |
| [Am] ... (Ba da ba ba | ba ba ba baa |
| [F] Baa ba ba ba | ba ba ba baa) |
| [Am] ... (Ba da ba ba | ba ba ba baa |
| [F] Baa ba ba ba | ba ba ba baa) |
| [Am] ... (Ba da ba ba | ba ba ba baa |
| [F] Baa ba ba ba | ba ba ba baa) |
| [Am] ... (Ba da ba ba | ba ba ba baa |
| [F] Baa ba ba ba | ba ba ba baa) |
| [Am] ... (Ba da ba ba | ba ba ba baa |
We | [F] missed you | hiss the |
| [Am↓] Lovecats...
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#Last Updated 11/10/18 JJ
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Ramblin' Man
The Allman Brothers Band (Dickey Betts, 1973)
4/4 | d - D u - u D u |
1 2 & & 4 &
Chorus
[G] Lord, I was [1/2F] born a [1/2C] ramblin' [G] man [G]
[G] Tryin' to make a livin' and [C] doin' the best I [D] can [D]
[C] And when it's time for [G] leavin', I [Em] hope you'll under- [C] stand
[G] That I was [D] born a ramblin' [G] man [G]
My [G] father was a [F] gambler down in [G] Georgia [G]
And [G] he wound up on the [C] wrong end of a [D] gun [D]
[C] And I was born in the [G] back seat of a [Em] Greyhound [C] bus
[G] Rollin' down [D] Highway forty- [G] one [G]
Chorus
[G] Lord, I was [1/2F] born a [1/2C] ramblin' [G] man [G]
[G] Tryin' to make a livin' and [C] doin' the best I [D] can [D]
[C] And when it's time for [G] leavin', I [Em] hope you'll under- [C] stand
[G] That I was [D] born a ramblin' [G] man [G↓]
[G] I'm on my way to New [F] Orleans this [G] mornin' [G]
[G] Leavin' out of [C] Nashville, Tennes- [D] see [D]
[C] They're always having a [G] good time down on the [Em] bayou, [C] Lord
[G] Them Delta women [D] think the world of [G] me [G]
Chorus
[G] Lord, I was [1/2F] born a [1/2C] ramblin' [G] man [G]
[G] Tryin' to make a livin' and [C] doin' the best I [D] can [D]
[C] And when it's time for [G] leavin', I [Em] hope you'll under- [C] stand
[G] That I was [D] born a ramblin' [G] man [G]
Chorus
[G] Lord, I was [1/2F] born a [1/2C] ramblin' [G] man [G]
[G] Lord, I was [1/2F] born a [1/2C] ramblin' [G] man [G]
[G] Lord, I was [1/2F] born a [1/2C] ramblin' [G] man [G]
[G] Lord, I was [1/2F] born a [1/2C] ramblin' [G] man [G↓]
#Capo on 1st fret to play with original.
#Last Updated 12/1/17 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)
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#Last Updated 4/3/18 JJ
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San Francisco Bay Blues
Eric Clapton (Jesse Fuller, 1955)
4/4 | d - D - d u D u |
1 2 3 & 4 &
Intro
| [C] | [F] | [C] | [C7] |
| [F] | [F] | [C] | [C7] |
| [F] | [F] | [C] | [A7] |
| [D7] | [G7] | [C] | [G7] |
I got the | [C] blues when my baby left me | [F] by the San Francisco | [C] Bay | [C7]
The | [F] ocean liner, | gone so far a- | [C] way | [C7]
I | [F] didn't mean to treat her so | bad, she was the | [C] best gal I ever, ever | [A7] had
She | [D7] said “Goodbye”, she'd | like to make me cry | [G7] I wanna lay down and | die
I | [C] ain't got a nickel and I | [F] ain't got a lousy | [C] dime | [C7]
If she | [F] don't come back, I | think I'm gonna lose my | [E7] mind | [E7] |
| [F] Ever get back to | stayin', gonna | [C] be another brand new | [A7] day |
| [D7] Walkin' with my baby down | [G7] by the San Francisco | [C] Bay | [C] |
Instrumental (Harmonica)
| [C] | [F] | [C] | [C7] |
| [F] | [F] | [C] | [C7] |
| [F] | [F] | [C] | [A7] |
| [D7] | [D7] | [G7] | [G7] |
Instrumental (Kazoo)
| [C] | [F] | [C] | [C7] |
| [F] | [F] | [E7] | [E7] |
| [F] | [F] | [C] | [A7] |
| [D7] | [G7] | [C] | [C] |
| [C] Sittin' down [F] lookin' through my | [C] back door |
| [C] Wonderin' which [F] way to | [C] go |
| [F] Woman I'm so | crazy about, | she don't love me no | [C] more |
| [F] Think I'll catch me a | [Fm] freight train | [C] because I'm feelin' | [A7] blue |
| [D7] Ride all the way to the | end of the line | [G7] thinkin' only of | you |
| [C] Meanwhile [F] in another | [C] city |
| [C] Just about to [F] go in- | [C] sane |
| [F] Well I heard my | baby, Lord, the | [E7] way she used to call my | name
If I | [F] ever get back to | stayin', there's gonna | [C] be another brand new | [A7] day |
| [D7] Walkin' with my baby down | [G7] by the San Francisco | [C] Bay, hey | [A7] hey |
| [D7] Walkin' with my baby down | [G7] by the San Francisco | [C] Bay | [A7]
Yeah I'm | [D7] walkin' with my baby down | [G7] by the San Francisco | [C] Bay [G7↓] | [C↓]
#Clapton plays it in this key (C).
#Jesse Fuller plays it in key of Bb in this video.
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Littlest Hobo Theme (Maybe Tomorrow)
Terry Bush
Swiss Army Strum
4/4 | d - D u - u D u |
1 2 & & 4 &
| [C] | [C] | [C] | [C]
There's a | [Am] voice, that | keeps on calling | [G] me | [G]
Down the | [Am] road, that's | where I'll always | [G] be | [G]
Every | [C] stop I make, | I make a new | [F] friend |
| [F] Can't stay for | [Dm] long, just turn
a- | [G] round and I'm gone a- | [C] gain | [C↓]
Chorus
Maybe to- | [Am] morrow,
I'll | [F] want to settle | [C↓] down [Em7↓] | [Am↓]
Until to- | [Dm] morrow,
I'll | [G] just keep moving | [C] on | [C]
Down this | [Am] road, that | never seems to | [G] end | [G]
New ad- | [Am] venture, lies | just around the | [G] bend | [G]
So if you | [C] want to join me, | for a- | [F] while |
| [F] Just grab your | [Dm] hat, we'll travel |
| [G] light, that's hobo | [C] style | [C↓]
Chorus
Maybe to- | [Am] morrow,
I'll | [F] want to settle | [C↓] down [Em7↓] | [Am↓]
Until to- | [Dm] morrow,
the | [G] whole world is my | [C] home | [C]
There's a | [Am] world, that's | waiting to un- | [G] fold | [G]
A brand new | [Am] tale, no | one has ever | [G] told | [G]
We've journeyed | [C] far but you | know it won't be | [F] long |
| [F] We're almost | [Dm] there, we've paid our |
| [G] fare with that hobo | [C] song | [C↓]
Chorus
Maybe to- | [Am] morrow,
I'll | [F] find what I call | [C↓] home [Em7↓] | [Am↓]
Until to- | [Dm] morrow,
you | [G] know I'm free to | [C] roam | [C] | [F] | [G]
So if you | [C] want to join me, | for a- | [F] while |
| [F] Just grab your | [Dm] hat, we'll travel |
| [G] light, that's hobo | [C] style | [C↓]
Chorus
Maybe to- | [Am] morrow,
I'll | [F] want to settle | [C↓] down [Em7↓] | [Am↓]
Until to- | [Dm] morrow,
I'll | [G] just keep moving | [C] on | [C]
Until to- | [F] morrow,
the | [G] whole world is my | [F] home | [F] | [C↓]
#Capo on 5th fret to play with original recording.
#Last Updated 11/10/18 JJ
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Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under
Shania Twain (w/Mutt Lange, 1995)
4/4 | d u D u d u D u |
1 2 3 4
[nc] Whose bed have your | boots been under?
Chorus
| [G] Whose bed have your | boots been under? |
| [C] And whose heart did you | steal I wonder? |
| [Am] This time did it | feel like thunder, | [D] baby?
| [F] Whose bed have your | [C] boots been under? | [G] | [G↓]
Don't look so | [D] lonely, | don't act so | [G] blue
| [G] I know I'm not the | [D] only | girl you run | [G] to
| [G] I know about Lo- | [Em] lita,
| [C] your little Spanish | [G] flame
| [G] I've seen you around with | [D] Rita,
| [G] the redhead down the | [G] lane [G↓]
Chorus
[nc] Whose bed have your | boots been under?
| [C] And whose heart did you | steal I wonder?
| [Am] This time did it | feel like thunder, | [D] baby?
And | [C] who did you [D] run to? |
| [G] And whose lips have | you been kissin'?
| [C] And whose ear did you | make a wish in?
| [Am] Is she the one that | you've been missin', | [D] baby?
| [F] Well, whose bed have your | [C] boots been under? | [G] | [G↓]
I heard you've been | [D] sneakin' | around with | [G] Jill
| [G] And what about that | [D] weekend | with Beverly | [G] Hill
| [G] And I've seen you | [Em] walkin'
| [C] with long legs Lou- | [G] ise
| [G] And you weren't just | [D] talkin'
| last night with De- | [G] nise | [G↓]
Chorus
[nc] Whose bed have your | boots been under?
| [C] And whose heart did you | steal I wonder?
| [Am] This time did it | feel like thunder, | [D] baby?
And | [C] who did you [D] run to? |
| [G] And whose lips have | you been kissin'?
| [C] And whose ear did you | make a wish in?
| [Am] Is she the one that | you've been missin', | [D] baby?
| [F↓] Well, whose bed [F↓] have your | [C↓] boots been under?
| [G] | [G] | [G] Come on boots... | [G] |
Solo
| [C] | [C] | [G] | [G] |
| [C] | [C] | [G] |
| [G] ...So next time you're | [Em] lonely | [C] don't call on | [G] me
| [G] Try the oper- | [D] ator, | maybe she'll be | [G↓] free
Accappella
[nc] Whose bed have your | boots been under?
| [C] And whose heart did you | steal I wonder?
| [Am] This time did it | feel like thunder?
Key Change
| [A↓] Whose bed have your | boots been under?
| [D] And whose heart did you | steal I wonder?
| [Bm] And this time did it | feel like thunder, | [E7] baby?
And | [D] who did you [E7] run to? |
| [A] And whose lips have | you been kissin'?
| [D] And whose ear did you | make a wish in?
| [Bm] Is she the one that | you've been missin', | [E7] baby?
| [G] Well, whose bed have your | [D] boots been under? | [A↓]
#Capo on 3rd to play with original.
#Last Update 3/2/18 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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Hasn't Hit Me Yet
Blue Rodeo (Keelor & Cuddy, 1993)
Swiss Army Strum
4/4 | d - D u - u d u |
1 2 & & 4 &
D chord intro riff (capo 2 to play with original)
|-0-----0-----0--0-----0-|----0-----0-----0--0--0-|
|-2-----2-----0--2-----3-|----2-----0-----2--2--2-|
|-2-----2-----2--2-----2-|----2-----2-----2--2--2-|
|-2-----2-----2--2-----2-|----2-----2-----2--2--2-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
D D D U U U U U D U
Intro
| [D] | [D] | [Em] | [C] |
| [D] | [D] | [Em] | [C] |
| [G]... You | say that you're | [D] leaving | [D]
Well that | [Em] comes as... | ...no sur- | [C] prise | [C] |
| [G]... Still I | [G] kinda like this | [D] feeling | [D]
Of | [Em] being... | ...left
be- | [C] hi- | [G]i- | [A] ind | [A] | [A] | [A] |
| [G]... | This ain't nothin' | [D] new to me | [D]
Well it's | [Em] just like... | ...going | [C] home | [C] |
| [G]... It's | kinda like those | [D] sunsets | [D]
That | [Em] leave you feeling | [Em]
So | [C] sto- | [G] o- | [A] oned | [A] | [A] | [A] |
Chorus
| [Em]... Hey, | [G] hey I guess it | [D] hasn't hit me | [A] yet |
| [Em]... I fell through | [G] this crack and I | [D] kinda lost my | [A] head |
| [Em]... I stand trans- | [G] fixed be- | [D] fore this street- | [A] light |
| [Em]... Watching the | [G] snow fall on this |
| [D] Co- | [A] old December
Like Intro
| [D] Night | [D] | [Em] | [C] |
| [D] | [D] | [Em] | [C] |
| [G]... I | never thought this could | [D] happen | [D]
But some- | [Em] how... | ... the feeling's | [C] gone | [C] |
| [G]... | You got sick of the | [D] patterns | [D]
And | [Em] I... got | lost in this
| [C] so- | [G] o- | [A] ong | [A] | [A] | [A] |
Chorus
| [Em]... Hey, | [G] hey I guess it | [D] hasn't hit me | [A] yet |
| [Em]... I fell through | [G] this crack and I | [D] kinda lost my | [A] head |
| [Em]... I stand trans- | [G] fixed be- | [D] fore this street- | [A] light |
| [Em]... Watching the | [G] snow fall on this |
| [D] Co- | [A] old December
Like Intro
| [D] Night | [D] | [Em] | [C] |
Instrumental Solo (over Verse progression)
| [G] | [G] | [D] | [D] |
| [Em] | [Em] | [C] | [C] |
| [G] | [G] | [D] | [D] |
| [Em] | [Em] | [C] | [G] |
| [A] | [A] | [A] | [A] |
Chorus
| [Em]... Hey, | [G] hey I guess it | [D] hasn't hit me | [A] yet |
| [Em]... I fell through | [G] this crack and I | [D] kinda lost my | [A] head |
| [Em]... I stand trans- | [G] fixed be- | [D] fore this street- | [A] light |
| [Em]... Watching the | [G] snow fall on this | [D] Cold December | [A] night |
| [Em]... And out in the | [G] middle of Lake On- | [D] ta-r-i-
| [A] o | [A] | [A] | [A] |
| [Em]... The same snow is | [G] falling |
| [Em]... On the deep silent | [G] water |
| [Em]... The great dark | [G] wonder |
| [Em]... Into the | [D] waves of my | [A] heart | [A] |
| [Em]... Into the | [D] waves of my | [A] heart | [A] of my |
Like Intro
| [D] heart | [D] | [Em] | [C] |
| [D] | [D] | [Em↓] | [C↓] [G↓] | [D↓]
#Capo on 2nd fret to play along with original.
#Last Updated 9/25/18 JJ
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Le chat du café des artistes
Jean-Pierre Ferland (1970)
Intro
| [D] | [C] | [Am] | [Am] |
| [D] | [C] |
| [Am]...Quand on est | mort c'est qu'on est | [D] mort | [C] |
| [Am]...Quand on ne rit | plus c'est qu'on ne vit | [D] plus | [C] |
| [Am]...Quand j'aurai | coupé la fi- | [D] celle | [C] |
| [Am]...Mettez-moi | dans une pou- | [D] belle | [C] | [Am] | [F↓] [G↓] |
Chorus
| [C] Laissez-moi | faisander
un | [G] mois, et de là, je- | tez-moi au chat
| [Am] Qu'il refuse ma | rate et mon foie
Mais choi- | [Em] sissez l'heure pour qu'il me | mange le coeur | [Em↓]
...Et je reste encore avec | [D] vous | [C] |
| [Am]...Sur vos é- | paules et vos ge- | [D] noux | [C] |
| [Am]...Que je sois puisqu' | il faut qu'on e- | [D] xis- | [C] te |
| [Am]...Le chat du | Café des Art- | [D] istes | [C] | [Am] | [F↓] [G↓] |
Chorus
| [C] Et si le | pain vient
à man- | [G] quer, je serai là et | n'hésitez pas
| [Am] Brisez-moi les | pattes et le cou
Et puis | [Em] mangez-moi à | même le chat | [Em↓]
Ce n'sera pas la première | [D] fois | [D] |
| [D] Qu'on aura | mangé un ar- | [D] tiste | [D] | [D↓]
Quand on est mort c'est qu'on est | [D] mort | [C] |
| [Am]...Quand on ne rit | plus c'est qu'on ne vit | [D] plus | [C] |
| [Am]...Quand il a | coupé la fi- | [D] celle | [C] |
| [Am]...On l'a mis | dans une pou- | [D] belle | [C] | [Am] | [F↓] [G↓] |
Chorus
| [C] Et puis ils | m'ont oublié
| [G] là, Là là là là | là là là là
| [Am] Comme ils ont ou- | blié le chat
Comme ils | [Em] oublieront ma tête | et mes chansons | [Em↓]
Ce n'sera pas la première | [D] fois | [D] |
| [D] Que l'on ou- | bliera un ar- | tiste | [D] | [D↓]
Quand on est mort c'est qu'on est | [D] mort | [C] |
| [Am]...Quand on ne rit | plus c'est qu'on ne vit | [D] plus | [C] |
| [Am]...Quand il a | coupé la fi- | [D] celle | [C] |
| [Am]...on l'a mis | dans une pou- | [D] belle | [C]
| [Am] Et puis ils | m'ont oublié | [D] là | [C]
| [Am]...Là là là | là là là là | [D] là | [C]
| [Am]...Là là là | là là là là | [D] là | [C]
| [Am] | [Am] | [D] | [C] |
| [Am] | [Am] | [D] | [C] | [Am↓]
#Capo au 4ième frette pour jouer avec l'original.
#Last Updated 11/13/18 JJ
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