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You Aint Goin Nowhere (Key of C) Bob Dylan (1971) |
Everybody's Talkin (Key of F) Merle Haggard (1966) |
Mr Bojangles Jerry Jeff Walker (1968) |
Waiting For A Train Jimmie Rodgers (1928) |
Swinging Doors Merle Haggard (1966) |
Delta Dawn Helen Reddy (Alex Harvey and Larry Collins, 1972) |
If I Had A Boat Lyle Lovett (1987) |
Ripple Grateful Dead (Robert Hunter, 1970) |
Sunny Bobby Hebb (1966) |
Werewolves of London Warren Zevon (LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, and Warren Zevon, 1978) |
Another Saturday Night Sam Cooke (1963) |
Ramblin' Man The Allman Brothers Band (Dickey Betts, 1973) |
***Extras*** (Themed Songs for 2nd set) |
What A Day For A Daydream Lovin’ Spoonful (John Sebastian, 1966) |
Reason To Believe Tim Hardin (1965) |
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (Key of C)
Bob Dylan (1971)



Swiss Army Strum
4/4 | d - D u - u d u |
1 2 & & 4 &
Intro
| [C] | [Dm] | [F] | [C] |
| [C] | [Dm] | [F] | [C] |
[C] Clouds so swift [Dm] rain won't lift
[F] Gate won't close [C] railings froze
[C] Get your mind off [Dm] wintertime
[F] You ain't goin' no- [C] where
Chorus
[C] Whoo-ee [Dm] ride me high
[F] Tomorrow's the day my [C] bride's gonna come
[C] Oh oh are [Dm] we gonna fly [F] down in the easy [C] chair
[C] I don't care how many [Dm] letters they sent
[F] Morning came and [C] morning went
[C] Pick up your money and [Dm] pack up your tent
[F] You ain't goin' no- [C] where
Chorus
[C] Whoo-ee [Dm] ride me high
[F] Tomorrow's the day my [C] bride's gonna come
[C] Oh oh are [Dm] we gonna fly [F] down in the easy [C] chair
[C] Buy me a flute and a [Dm] gun that shoots
[F] Tail gates and [C] substitutes
[C] Strap yourself to the [Dm] tree with roots
[F] You ain't goin' no- [C] where
Chorus
[C] Whoo-ee [Dm] ride me high
[F] Tomorrow's the day my [C] bride's gonna come
[C] Oh oh are [Dm] we gonna fly [F] down in the easy [C] chair
[C] Genghis Khan he [Dm] could not keep
[F] All his kings sup- [C] plied with sleep
[C] We'll climb that hill no [Dm] matter how steep
[F] When we get up to [C] it
Chorus
[C] Whoo-ee [Dm] ride me high
[F] Tomorrow's the day my [C] bride's gonna come
[C] Oh oh are [Dm] we gonna fly [F] down in the easy [C] chair
#Original in the key of G - this chart is in C.
#Capo on 7th fret to play along with original.
#Last Updated 6/01/19 JJ
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Everybody's Talkin' (Key of F)
Fred Neil (1966)




| [F] ...Everybody's | talkin' at me |
| [F7] ...I don't hear a | word they're sayin' |
| [C7] ...Only the | echoes of my | [F] mind | [F] |
| [F] ...People | stoppin' starin' |
| [F7] ...I can't | see their faces |
| [C7] ...Only the | shadows of their | [F] eyes | [F] |
Chorus
| [Gm] I'm goin' where the | [C7] sun keeps shinin' |
| [F] Through the pourin' | [F7] rain |
| [Gm] Goin' where the | [C7] weather suits my | [F] clothes | [F7] |
| [Gm] Bankin' off of the | [C7] north-east wind |
| [F] Sailin' on a summer | [F7] breeze |
| [Gm] Skippin' over the | [C7] ocean like a | [F] stone | [F] |
Instrumental Verse
| [F] | [F] | [F7] | [F7] |
| [C7] | [C7] | [F] | [F] |
Chorus
| [Gm] I'm goin' where the | [C7] sun keeps shinin' |
| [F] Through the pourin' | [F7] rain |
| [Gm] Goin' where the | [C7] weather suits my | [F] clothes | [F7] |
| [Gm] Bankin' off of the | [C7] north-east wind |
| [F] Sailin' on a summer | [F7] breeze |
| [Gm] Skippin' over the | [C7] ocean like a | [F] stone | [F] |
| [F] ... Everybody's | talkin' at me |
| [F7] ... I can't hear a | word they're sayin' |
| [C7] ... Only the | echoes of my | [F] mind | [F] |
| [C7] ...I won't let you | leave my love be- | [F] hind | [F] |
| [C7] ...I won't let you | leave my love be- | [F] hind | [F] |
| [C7] ...I won't let you | leave my love be- | [F] hind | [F↓] |
#Original in the key of D - this chart is in F.
#Last Updated 6/01/19 JJ
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Mr. Bojangles
Jerry Jeff Walker (1968)









3/4 | d - D - D - |
1 2 3
Intro
| [C] | [Cmaj7] | [Am7] | [Cmaj7] |
| [C] | [Cmaj7] | [Am7] | [Cmaj7]
I | [C] knew a man Bo- | [Cmaj7] jangles and he'd | [Am7] dance for you | [Cmaj7]... |
| [F]... In | [F] worn out | [G7] shoes | [G7]...
With | [C] silver hair, a | [Cmaj7] ragged shirt and | [Am7] baggy pants | [Cmaj7]... |
| [F]... The | [F] old soft | [G7] shoe | [G7]... |
| [F]... He | [F] jumped so | [C] high, | [E7] jumped so | [Am] high | [Am7].... |
| [D7] Then he | [D7] lightly touched | [G7] down | [G7sus4] | [G7] | [G7] |
Chorus
| [Am] | [Am] Mr. Bo- | [G] jangles | [G] |
| [Am] | [Am] Mr. Bo- | [G] jangles | [G] |
| [Am] | [Am] Mr. Bo- | [G] jangles | [G] |
| [C] dance | [Cmaj7] | [Am7] | [Cmaj7]
I | [C] met him in a | [Cmaj7] cell in New Or- | [Am7] leans I was | [Cmaj7]... |
| [F]... | [F] Down and | [G7] out | [G7]...
He | [C] looked to me to | [Cmaj7] be, the | [Am7] eyes of age | [Cmaj7] |
| [F]... As he | [F] spoke right | [G7] out | [G7] |
| [F]... He | [F] talked of | [C] life, | [E7] talked of | [Am] life | [Am7] |
| [D7]... He | [D7] laughed, slapped his leg and | [G7] stepped | [G7sus4] | [G7] | [G7]
He | [C] said his name "Bo- | [Cmaj7] jangles" and he | [Am7] danced a lick | [Cmaj7] |
| [F]... A- | [F] cross the | [G7] cell | [G7]
He | [C] grabbed his pants and | [Cmaj7] spread his stance
Oh he | [Am7] jumped so high | [Cmaj7] |
| [F]... He | [F] clicked his | [G7] heels | [G7] |
| [F]... He | [F] let go a | [C] laugh, | [E7] let go a | [Am] laugh | [Am7] |
| [D7] And shook | [D7] back his clothes all a- | [G7] round | [G7sus4] | [G7] | [G7] |
Chorus
| [Am] | [Am] Mr. Bo- | [G] jangles | [G] |
| [Am] | [Am] Mr. Bo- | [G] jangles | [G] |
| [Am] | [Am] Mr. Bo- | [G] jangles | [G] |
| [C] dance | [Cmaj7] | [Am7] | [Cmaj7]
Instrumental
| [C] | [Cmaj7] | [Am7] | [Cmaj7] |
| [F] | [F] | [G7] | [G7] |
| [C] | [Cmaj7] | [Am7] | [Cmaj7] |
| [F] | [F] | [G7] | [G7] |
| [F] | [F] | [C] | [E7] | [Am] | [Am7] |
| [D7] | [D7] | [G7] | [G7sus4] | [G7] | [G7] |
He | [C] danced for those at | [Cmaj7] minstrel shows and | [Am7] county fairs | [Cmaj7] |
| [F] Through- | [F] out the | [G7] south | [G7]
He | [C] spoke through tears of | [Cmaj7] fifteen years how his | [Am7] dog and him | [Cmaj7] |
| [F]... | [F] Traveled a- | [G7] bout | [G7] |
| [F]... The | [F] dog up and | [C] died, | [E7] he up and | [Am] died | [Am7] |
| [D7] And after twenty | [D7] years he still | [G7] grieves | [G7sus4] | [G7] | [G7]
He | [C] said “I dance now at | [Cmaj7] every chance in | [Am7] honky tonks | [Cmaj7] |
| [F]... For | [F] drinks and | [G7] tips | [G7]
But | [C] most the time I | [Cmaj7] spend behind these | [Am7] county bars | [Cmaj7] |
| [F]... 'Cuz I | [F] drinks a | [G7] bit” | [G7] |
| [F]... He | [F] shook his | [C] head, and | [E7] as he shook his | [Am] head | [Am7] |
| [D7] I heard | [D7] someone ask | [G7] please | [G7sus4] | [G7] | [G7] |
Chorus
| [Am] | [Am] Mr. Bo- | [G] jangles | [G] |
| [Am] | [Am] Mr. Bo- | [G] jangles | [G] |
| [Am] | [Am] Mr. Bo- | [G] jangles | [G] |
| [C] dance | [Cmaj7] | [Am7] | [Cmaj7] | [C↓]
#Capo on 2nd fret to play with original.
#Last Updated 5/04/18 JJ
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Waiting for a Train
Jimmie Rodgers (1928)





Carter Style Picking
4/4 | T3 - D u T4 - D u |
1 2 & 3 4 &
Intro
| [C] | [G] | [A7] [D7] | [G] |
[G] All around the [G7] water tank [C] waiting for a [G] train
A [C] thousand miles a- [G] way from home [A7] sleeping in the [D7] rain
I [G] walked up to a [G7] brakeman just to [C] give him a line of [G] talk
He [C] said if you've got [G] money, I'll [A7] see that you don't [D7] walk
Well I [G] haven't got a [G7] nickel not a [C] penny can I [G] show
He [C] said get off you [G] railroad bum and he [A7] slammed the [D7] boxcar [G] door
Well he [G] put me off in [G7] Texas a [C] place I dearly [G] love
The [C] wide- open spaces all [G] around me the [A7] moon and stars [D7] above
[G] Nobody seems to [G7] want me nor to [C] lend me a helping [G] hand
I'm [C] on my way from [G] Frisco heading [A7] back to Dixie [D7] Land
My [G] pocketbook is [G7] empty my [C] heart is willed with [G] pain
I'm a [C] thousand miles a- [G] way from home just [A7] waiting [D7] for a [G] train
Instrumental
| [G] | [G7] | [C] | [G] |
| [C] | [G] | [A7] | [D7] |
| [G] | [G7] | [C] | [G] |
| [C] | [G] | [A7] | [D7] |
| [G] | [G7] | [C] | [G] |
| [C] | [G] | [A7] [D7] | [G] |
[G] All around the [G7] water tank [C] waiting for a [G] train
A [C] thousand miles a- [G] way from home [A7] sleeping in the [D7] rain
I [G] walked up to a [G7] brakeman just to [C] give him a line of [G] talk
He [C] said if you've got [G] money, I'll [A7] see that you don't [D7] walk
Well I [G] haven't got a [G7] nickel not a [C] penny can I [G] show
He [C] said get off you [G] railroad bum and he [A7] slammed the [D7] boxcar [G] door
He [C] said get off you [G] railroad bum and he [A7] slammed the [D7] boxcar [G] door
#Jorma Kaukaunen's version is in this key (G).
#Last Updated 12/1/17 JJ
Swinging Doors
Merle Haggard (1966)



4/4 | d - D u d - D u |
1 2 & 3 4 &
| [F] | [F] | [Bb] | [Bb] |
| [F] | [C] | [F] | [F] |
This old | [F] smoke filled bar is | something I'm not | [Bb] used to | [Bb]
But I gave | [F] up my home to | see you satis- | [C] fied | [C]
And I just | [F] called to let you | know where I'll be | [Bb] living | [Bb]
It's not | [F] much but I feel | [C] welcome here in- | [F] side | [F]
And I've got | [F] swinging doors a | jukebox and a | [Bb] barstool | [Bb]
And my new | [F] home has got a | flashing neon | [C] sign | [C]
Stop | [F] by and see me | anytime you | [Bb] want to | [Bb]
Cause I'm | [F] always here at | [C] home till closing | [F] time | [F]
Instrumental
| [F] | [F] | [Bb] | [Bb] |
| [F] | [C] | [F] | [F] |
I've got | [F] everything I | need to drive me | [Bb] crazy | [Bb]
I've got | [F] everything it | takes to lose my | [C] mind | [C]
And in | [F] here the atmos- | phere's just right for | [Bb] heartache | [Bb]
And thanks to | [F] you I'm always | [C] here till closing | [F] time | [F]
And I've got | [F] swinging doors a | jukebox and a | [Bb] barstool | [Bb]
And my new | [F] home has got a | flashing neon | [C] sign | [C]
Stop | [F] by and see me | anytime you | [Bb] want to | [Bb]
Cause I'm | [F] always here at | [C] home till closing | [F] time | [F]
Yeah, I'm | [F] always here at | [C] home till closing | [F] time | [F↓]
#Play along with original in this key.
#Last Updated 6/01/19 JJ
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Delta Dawn
Helen Reddy (Alex Harvey and Larry Collins, 1972)










Swiss Army Strum
4/4 | d - D u - u d u |
1 2 & & 4 &
| [G] | [F] | [G] | [G] |
| [G] | [F] | [G] | [G] |
[G] Forty-one and her [F] daddy still called her [G] “baby” [G]
[G] All the folks around [F] Brownsville say she's [G] crazy [G]
'Cause she [C] walks downtown with her [D] suitcase in her [G] hand [G]
Said she's [G] lookin' for some my- [F] sterious dark- haired [G] man [G]
In her [G] younger days they [F] called her Delta [G] Dawn [G]
[G] Prettiest woman you've [F] ever laid your [G] eyes on [G]
Then a [C] man of low de- [D] gree stood by her [G] side [G]
And [G] promised her he would [F] take her to be his [G] bride, c'mon now
Chorus
[G] Delta [G7] Dawn, what's that [C] flower you have [G] on
Could it [G] be a faded rose from days gone [D] by? [D7]
And [G] did I hear you [G7] say, he were to [C] meet you here to- [G] day
To [G] take you to his [D] mansion in the [C] sky [C]
Chorus
[G] Delta [G7] Dawn, what's that [C] flower you have [G] on
Could it [G] be a faded rose from days gone [D] by? [D7]
And [G] did I hear you [G7] say, he would [C] meet you here to- [G] day
To [G] take you to his [D] mansion in the [C] sky [C]
Key change...
Chorus
[A] Delta [A7] Dawn, what's that [D] flower you have [A] on
Could it [A] be a faded rose from days gone [E] by? [E7]
And [A] did I hear you [A7] say, he would [D] meet you here to- [A] day
To [A] take you to his [E] mansion in the [D] sky [D]
To [A] take you to his [E] mansion in the [D] sky- [D] -y- | [A↓]
#Original in the key of C - this chart is in G.
#Capo on 5th fret to play along with original.
#Last Updated 6/01/19 JJ
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If I Had A Boat
Lyle Lovett (1987)




4/4 | d - D u - u d u |
1 2 & & 4 &
Intro
| [C] | [C] | [F] |
| [C] | [C] | [G] | [C] | [C] |
Chorus
[F] If I had a [C] boat
I'd [F] go out on the [C] ocean
And [F] if I had a [C] pony
I'd [Am] ride him on my [G] boat
And [F] we could all to- [C] gether
[F] Go out on the [C] ocean
I said [C] me upon my [G] pony on my [C] boat
[C] If I were Roy Rogers
I'd [F] sure enough be [C] single
I couldn't [C] bring myself to marrying old [G] Dale
It'd [C] just be me and Trigger
We'd go [F] riding through them [C] movies
Then we'd [C] buy a boat and [G] on the sea we'd [C] sail
Chorus
[F] If I had a [C] boat
I'd [F] go out on the [C] ocean
And [F] if I had a [C] pony
I'd [Am] ride him on my [G] boat
And [F] we could all to- [C] gether
[F] Go out on the [C] ocean
I said [C] me upon my [G] pony on my [C] boat
The [C] mystery masked man was smart
He [F] got himself a [C] Tonto
'Cause [C] Tonto did the dirty work for [G] free
But [C] Tonto he was smarter
And one [F] day said Kemo [C] Sabe
[C] Kiss my ass I bought a boat, I'm [G] going out to [C] sea
Chorus
[F] If I had a [C] boat
I'd [F] go out on the [C] ocean
And [F] if I had a [C] pony
I'd [Am] ride him on my [G] boat
And [F] we could all to- [C] gether
[F] Go out on the [C] ocean
I said [C] me upon my [G] pony on my [C] boat
Instrumental
| [F] | [C] | [F] | [C] |
| [F] | [C] | [Am] | [G] |
And [C] if I were like lightning
I [F] wouldn't need no [C] sneakers
I'd [C] come and go wherever I would [G] please
And I'd [C] scare 'em by the shade tree
And I'd [F] scare 'em by the [C] light pole
But I [C] would not scare my pony on my [G] boat out on the [C] sea
Chorus
[F] If I had a [C] boat
I'd [F] go out on the [C] ocean
And [F] if I had a [C] pony
I'd [Am] ride him on my [G] boat
And [F] we could all to- [C] gether
[F] Go out on the [C] ocean
I said [C] me upon my [G] pony on my [C] boat
I said [C] me upon my [G] pony on my [C] boat
#Capo on 4th fret to play with original.
#Last Updated 9/02/18 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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Sunny
Bobby Hebb (1966)






4/4 | D - X u D - X u |
1 2 & 3 4 &
Riff
Em Em#5 Em6 Em#5
A |-2----2--3----3-|-4----4--3----3--||
E |-3----3--3----3-|-3----3--3----3-o||
C |-4-------4------|-4-------4------o||
G |-0-------0------|-0-------0-------||
Intro - Riff x 2
| [Em] Sunny | [G7] yesterday my | [C] life was filled with | [F#m] rain [B7] |
| [Em] Sunny | [G7] you smiled at me and | [C] really eased the | [F#m] pain [B7] |
Now the | [Em] dark days are done, and the | [G7] bright days are here |
| [C] My sunny one shines | [Cm] so sincere |
| [F#m] Sunny, one so | [B7] true, I love | [Em][Riff] you | [Em] |
[Em] Sunny [G7] thank you for the [C] sunshine bou- [F#m] quet [B7]
[Em] Sunny [G7] thank you for the [C] love you brought my [F#m] way [B7]
You [Em] gave to me your [G7] all and all
And [C] now I feel [Cm] ten feet tall
[F#m] Sunny, one so [B7] true, I love | [Em][Riff] you | [Em] |
[Em] Sunny [G7] thank you for the [C] truth you've let me [F#m] see [B7]
[Em] Sunny [G7] thank you for the [C] facts from A to [F#m] Z [B7]
[Em] My life was torn, like [G7] windblown sand
Then [C] a rock was formed when [Cm] we held hands
[F#m] Sunny, one so [B7] true, I love | [Em][Riff] you | [Em] |
[Em] Sunny [G7] thank you for that [C] smile upon your [F#m] face [B7] mm-mm-mm
[Em] Sunny [G7] thank you thank you for that [C] gleam that flows with [F#m] grace [B7]
[Em] You're my spark of [G7] nature's fire
[C] You're my sweet com- [Cm] plete desire
[F#m] Sunny, one so [B7] true, yes I love | [Em][Riff] you | [Em] |
[Em] Sunny [G7] yesterday all my [C] life was filled with [F#m] rain [B7]
And [Em] Sunny, you [G7] smiled at me and [C] really, really eased the [F#m] pain [B7]
Now the [Em] dark days are done, and the [G7] bright days are here
[C] My sunny one shines [Cm] so sincere
[F#m] Sunny, one so [B7↓] true
I love | [Em] you | [C] [B7]
I love | [Em] you | [C] [B7]
I love | [Em↓] you
#Play with original in this key for 1st & 2nd Verses.
#At the jam we will play all in same key.
#To learn with the video, starting @ 3rd verse, capo 1 fret higher for each verse.
#Last Updated 3/30/18 JJ
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Werewolves of London
Warren Zevon (LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, and Warren Zevon, 1978)



Strum: | d - D u d - D u |
Riff:
D C G
A|-2-0-----0------|-----------------|
E|----------------|-----0-----------|
C|-2-2-----0-0----|-2-2---2---------|
G|-----------0----|-0-0-0-0---------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Riff can be played through the whole song
| [D] [C] | [G] |
| [D] [C] | [G] |
| [D] [C] | [G] |
| [D] [C] | [G] |
[D] I saw a were- [C] wolf with a Chinese [G] menu in his hand
[D] Walking through the [C] streets of [G] Soho in the rain
[D] He was [C] looking for the place called [G] Lee Ho Fook's
[D] Gonna [C] get a big dish of [G] beef chow mein
Chorus
[D] Ah-ooo [C] oo, [G] werewolves of London
[D] Ah-ooo [C] oo [G]
[D] Ah-ooo [C] oo, [G] werewolves of London
[D] Ah-ooo [C] oo [G]
[D] If you hear him [C] howling around your [G] kitchen door
[D] You [C] better not let him [G] in
[D] Little old [C] lady got mutilated [G] late last night
[D] Werewolves of [C] London [G] again
Chorus
[D] Ah-ooo [C] oo, [G] werewolves of London
[D] Ah-ooo [C] oo [G]
[D] Ah-ooo [C] oo, [G] werewolves of London
[D] Ah-ooo [C] oo [G]
Instrumental:
| [D] [C] | [G] |
| [D] [C] | [G] |
| [D] [C] | [G] |
| [D] [C] | [G] |
[D] He's the hairy-handed [C] gent who [G] ran amok in Kent
[D] Lately he's been [C] overheard in [G] Mayfair
[D] You better stay away from [C] him, [G] He'll rip your lungs out, Jim
[D] Ha, I'd [C] like to meet his [G] tailor
Chorus
[D] Ah-ooo [C] oo, [G] werewolves of London
[D] Ah-ooo [C] oo [G]
[D] Ah-ooo [C] oo, [G] werewolves of London
[D] Ah-ooo [C] oo [G]
[D] Well, I [C] saw Lon Chaney [G] walking with the Queen
[D] Doing the [C] werewolves of [G] London
[D] I saw [C] Lon Chaney [G] Jr. walking with the Queen
[D] Doing the [C] werewolves of [G] London
[D] I saw a [C] werewolf drinking a [G] pi-a colada at Trader Vic's
[D] His [C] hair was [G] perfect
Chorus
[D] Ah-ooo [C] oo, [G]
[D] [C] werewolves of [G] London
fade
[D] Ah-ooo [C] oo, [G]
[D] [C] werewolves of [G] London
#Last Updated: 07/20/17
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Another Saturday Night
Sam Cooke (1963)



Mute between strums
4/4 | d - D - - u D - |
1 2 & 4
Chorus
Another | [G] Saturday night that I | [C] ain't got nobody |
| [G] I got some money 'cause I | [D] just got paid
Now | [G] how I wish I had | [C] someone to talk to |
| [D↓] I'm [D↓] in an [C↓] aw- [C↑] ful [G↑] way, | [G] |
| [G] I got in town a | [D] month ago
I | [G] seen a lot of girls since | [C] then
If I could | [G] meet 'em, I could get 'em
But as | [C] yet I haven't met 'em
That's | [D↓] why I'm [D↓] in the [C↓] shape [C↑] I'm [G↑] in, | [G] here
Chorus
Another | [G] Saturday night and I | [C] ain't got nobody |
| [G] I got some money 'cause I | [D] just got paid
Now | [G] how I wish I had | [C] someone to talk to
| [D↓] I'm [D↓] in an [C↓] aw- [C↑] ful [G↑] way, | [G] now |
| [G] Another fella | [D] told me
He had a | [G] sister who looked just | [C] fine
Instead of | [G] being my deliverance
She | [C] had a strange resemblance
To a | [D↓] cat [D↓] named [C↓] Frank- [C↑] en- [G↑] stein, | [G] here |
Chorus
Another | [G] Saturday night and I | [C] ain't got nobody |
| [G] I got some money 'cause I | [D] just got paid
Now | [G] how I wish I had | [C] someone to talk to |
| [D↓] I'm [D↓] in an [C↓] aw- [C↑] ful [G↑] way, | [G] |
| [G] It's hard on a | [D] fella
When | [G] he don't know his way a- | [C] round
If I don't | [G] find me a honey
To | [C] help me spend my money
I'm | [D↓] gonna [D↓] have to [C↓] blow [C↑] this [G↑] town, | [G] here it's |
Chorus
Another | [G] Saturday night and I | [C] ain't got nobody |
| [G] I got some money 'cause I | [D] just got paid
Now | [G] how I wish I had | [C] someone to talk to |
| [D↓] I'm [D↓] in an [C↓] aw- [C↑] ful [G↑] way, | [G] |
Chorus
Another | [G] Saturday night and I | [C] ain't got nobody |
| [G] I got some money 'cause I | [D] just got paid |
| [G] How I wish I had | [C] someone to talk to |
| [D↓] I'm [D↓] in an [C↓] aw- [C↑] ful [G↑] way, | [G] |
#Capo on 2nd fret to play with original.
#Last Updated 03/04/20 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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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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Reason To Believe
Tim Hardin (1965)





Carter Picking
4/4 | T3 - D u T4 - D u |
1 2 & 3 4 &
Intro
| [C] | [G] | [C] | [C] |
| [C] If I listened | [G] long enough to | [C] you, | [C]
I'd find a | [F] way to be- | [G] lieve that its' all | [C] true. | [C] |
| [D7]... | [D7] Knowing, that you | [G] lied...
straight | [F] faced while I | [C] cried, |
| [C] ... Still I'd | [Am] look to find a | [F] reason to | [G] believe.
Chorus
| [G] Someone like | [F] you makes it | [G] hard to live with- | [Am] out |
| [G] Somebody else. |
| [G] Someone like | [F] you makes it | [G] easy to give,
| [Am↓] Never thinking | [G] of myself. | [G]
| [C] If I gave you | [G] time to change my | [C] mind, | [C]
I'd find a | [F] way just to | [G] leave the past | [C] behind. | [C]
| [D7]... | [D7] Knowing, that you | [G] lied...
straight | [F] faced while I | [C] cried, |
| [C] ... Still I'd | [Am] look to find a | [F] reason to | [G] believe.
Solo - Instrumental Chorus
| [G] | [F] | [G] | [Am] |
| [G] | [G] | [F] | [G] |
| [Am↓] | [G] | [G] |
| [C] If I listened | [G] long enough to | [C] you, | [C]
I'd find a | [F] way to be- | [G] lieve that its' all | [C] true. | [C] |
| [D7]... | [D7] Knowing, that you | [G] lied...
straight | [F] faced while I | [C] cried, |
| [C] ... Still I'd | [Am] look to find a | [F] reason to | [G] believe.
Chorus
| [G] Someone like | [F] you makes it | [G] hard to live with- | [Am] out |
| [G] Somebody else. |
| [G] Someone like | [F] you makes it | [G] easy to give,
| [Am↓] Never thinking | of myself. | [G↓]
#Play along with Tim Hardin's version in this key.
#Last Updated 3/19/19 JJ
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