Ukebox Pub Night - Wednesday, December 4th 2019 - 7pm (Doors 5:30) |
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| Down On the Corner Creedence Clearwater Revival (John Fogerty, 1969) |
| Old Time Rock and Roll Bob Seger (George Jackson & Thomas Jones, 1978) |
| Do You Believe In Magic? The Lovin’ Spoonful (John Sebastian, 1965) |
| Crocodile Rock Elton John (w/Bernie Taupin, 1972) |
| Hallelujah Leonard Cohen (1984) |
| Histoire d'antan Gérard Jean (1970) |
| Piano Man Billy Joel (1973) |
| What A Song Should Do Tim Hicks (2018) |
| Stompa Serena Ryder (Ryder/Bettis, 2012) |
| You're So Vain Carly Simon (1971) |
| Your Song Elton John (w/Bernie Taupin, 1970) |
| ***Extras*** (Themed Songs for 2nd set) |
| American Pie Don McLean (1971) |
| Singin' The Blues Gail Davies (Melvin Endsley, 1956) |
Down On The Corner
Creedence Clearwater Revival (John Fogerty, 1969)
Main Strumming Rhythm
4/4 | D u d u D - - - | D u - u D - - - |
1 3 1 & & 3
Easy Version
4/4 | D - - - D - - - |
1 3
Intro - Verse Progression
| [C] | [C] | [G] | [C] |
| [C] | [C] | [G] | [C] |
| [F] | [F] | [C] | [C] |
| [C] | [C] | [G] | [C] |
| [C] Early in the | evenin' | [G] just about supper | [C] time |
| [C] Over by the | courthouse they're | [G] starting to un- | [C] wind. |
| [F] Four kids on the | corner | [C] trying to bring you | up. |
| [C] Willy picks a | tune out and he | [G] blows it on the | [C] harp. |
Chorus
| [F] Down on the | [C] corner, | [G] out in the | [C] street
Willy and the | [F] Poorboys are | [C] playin'
Bring a | [G] nickel, tap your | [C] feet.
| [C] Rooster hits the | washboard and | [G] people just got to | [C] smile |
| [C] Blinky, thumps the | gut bass and | [G] solos for a- | [C] while. |
| [F] Poorboy twangs the | rhythm out | [C] on his kalama- | zoo. |
| [C] Willy goes in- | to a dance and | [G] doubles on ka- | [C] zoo. |
Chorus
| [F] Down on the | [C] corner, | [G] out in the | [C] street
Willy and the | [F] Poorboys are | [C] playin'
Bring a | [G] nickel, tap your | [C] feet.
Instrumental - Verse Progression
| [C] | [C] | [G] | [C] |
| [C] | [C] | [G] | [C] |
| [F] | [F] | [C] | [C] |
| [C] | [C] | [G] | [C] |
Chorus
| [F] Down on the | [C] corner, | [G] out in the | [C] street
Willy and the | [F] Poorboys are | [C] playin'
Bring a | [G] nickel, tap your | [C] feet.
Instrumental - Verse Progression
| [C] | [C] | [G] | [C] |
| [C] | [C] | [G] | [C] |
| [C] You don't need a | penny | [G] just to hang a- | [C] round
But | [C] if you've got a | nickel, won't you | [G] lay your money | [C] down? |
| [F] Over on the | corner | [C] there's a happy | noise. |
| [C] People come from | all around to | [G] watch the magic | [C] boy. |
Chorus
| [F] Down on the | [C] corner, | [G] out in the | [C] street
Willy and the | [F] Poorboys are | [C] playin'
Bring a | [G] nickel, tap your | [C] feet.
| [F] Down on the | [C] corner, | [G] out in the | [C] street
Willy and the | [F] poorboys are | [C] playin'
Bring a | [G] nickel, tap your | [C] feet. [C↓]
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#Last Updated 4/20/18 JJ
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Old Time Rock and Roll
Bob Seger (George Jackson & Thomas Jones, 1978)
Wimpy Strong
4/4 | d u D u d u D u |
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Intro
A|-5-5-5-5-5-3-2-0-| Play 2x
Just take those old records | [D] off the shelf |
| [D] I'll sit and listen to 'em | [G] by myself |
| [G] Today's music ain't | [A] got the same soul |
| [A] I like that old time | [D] rock and roll |
| [A] Don't try and take me to a | [D] disco |
| [D] You'll never even get me | [G] out on the floor |
| [G] In ten minutes I'll be | [A] late for the door |
| [A] I like that old time | [D] rock and roll |
Chorus
| [A] Still like that old time | [D] rock and roll |
| [D] That kind of music just | [G] soothes my soul |
| [G] I reminisce about the | [A] days of old |
| [A] With that old time | [D] rock and roll | [A] |
Instrumental
| [D] | [D] | [G] | [G] |
| [A] | [A] | [D] |
| [A] Won't go and hear 'em play a | [D] tango |
| [D] I'd rather hear some blues or | [G] funky old soul |
| [G] There's only one sure way to | [A] get me to go |
| [A] Start playin' old time | [D] rock and roll |
| [A] Call me a relic, call me | [D] what you will |
| [D] Say I'm old fashioned, say I'm | [G] over the hill |
| [G] Today's music ain't | [A] got the same soul |
| [A] I like that old time | [D] rock and roll
Chorus
| [A] Still like that old time | [D] rock and roll |
| [D] That kind of music just | [G] soothes my soul |
| [G] I reminisce about the | [A] days of old |
| [A] With that old time | [D] rock and roll | [A] |
Instrumental
| [D] | [D] | [G] | [G] |
| [A] | [A] | [D] |
Chorus
| [A] Still like that old time | [D] rock and roll |
| [D] That kind of music just | [G] soothes my soul |
| [G] I reminisce about the | [A] days of old |
| [A] With that old time | [D] rock and roll | [A] |
(With Clapping)
| Still like that old time | rock and roll |
| That kind of music just | soothes my soul |
| I reminisce about the | days of old |
| With that old time | rock and roll |
| [A] Still like that old time | [D] rock and roll |
| [D] That kind of music just | [G] soothes my soul |
| [G] I reminisce about the | [A] days of old |
| [A] With that old time | [D] rock and roll | [A] |
| [A] Still like that old time | [F↓] rock and roll
#Capo on 4th fret to play with orginal (in key of F#).
#Last Updated 11/03/18 JJ
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Do You Believe In Magic?
The Lovin' Spoonful (John Sebastian, 1965)
Intro:
| [Dm] [Em] | [F] [Em] |
| [Dm] [Em] | [1/2F] | [G] |
| [G] Do you believe in | [C] magic in a | [F] young girl's heart?
How the | [C] music can free her, when- | [F] ever it starts
And it's | [C] magic, if the | [F] music is groovy
It | [C] makes you feel happy like an | [F] old- time movie
I'll | [Dm] tell you about the [Em] magic, and it'll | [F] free your [Em] soul
But it's like | [G] trying to tell a stranger 'bout, | rock and roll |
| [G] If you believe in | [C] magic don't | [F] bother to choose
If it's | [C] jug band music or | [F] rhythm and blues
Just go and | [C] listen it'll | [F] start with a smile
It won't | [C] wipe off your face no matter | [F] how hard you try
Your | [Dm] feet start [Em] tapping and you | [F] can't seem to [Em] find
How you | [G] got there, so just | blow your mind |
| [F] | [F] | [C] | [C]
| [F] [Em] | [F] [Em] | [G] | [G] |
| [G] If you believe in | [C] magic, come a- | [F] long with me
We'll | [C] dance until morning 'til there's | [F] just you and me
And | [C] maybe, if the | [F] music is right
I'll | [C] meet you tomorrow, sort of | [F] late at night
And | [Dm] we'll go [Em] dancing baby, | [F] then you'll [Em] see
How the | [G] magic's in the music and the | music's in me |
| [F] Yeah... | do you believe in | [C] magic | [C]
Yeah, | [F] believe in the [Em] magic of a young | [F] girl's [Em] soul
Be- | [F] lieve in the [Em] magic of | [F] rock and [Em] roll
Be- | [F] lieve in the [Em] magic that can | [F] set you [Em] free |
| [G] Ohh... | talking 'bout the | [F] magic |
| [F] Do you believe in | [C] magic... |
| [C] Do you believe, be- | [F] lieve... |
| [F] Do you believe in | [C] magic | [C↓]
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#Last Updated 5/12/21 JJ
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Crocodile Rock
Elton John (w/Bernie Taupin, 1972)
Intro 2 bar rhythm
4/4 | D u D - D u - u | D u D U - u d u |
1 2 3 & & 1 & 2 & & 4 &
General rhythm
4/4 | D u - u D u - u | D u - u D u - u |
| [G] | [G] | [Em] | [Em]
| [C] | [C] | [D7] | [D7]
I re- [G] member when rock was [G] young
Me and [Bm] Susie had so much [Bm] fun
Holdin' [C] hands and skimmin' [C] stones
Had an [D7] old gold Chevy and a [D7] place of my own
But the [G] biggest kick I ever [G] got
Was doin' a [Bm] thing called the Crocodile [Bm] Rock
While the [C] other kids were rockin' 'round the [C] clock
We were [D7] hoppin' and boppin' to the [D7] Crocodile Rock, well
Chorus
[Em] Crocodile Rockin' is [Em] something shockin'
When your [A7] feet just can't keep [A7] still
[D7] I never knew me a [D7] better time and I [G] guess I never [G] will
[E7] Oh, lawdy mamma, those [E7] Friday nights
When [A7] Susie wore her [A7] dresses tight and
[D7] Crocodile Rockin' was [D7] ou- ou- out of [C] si- i- [C] - i- ight
[G] Laaaa [G] la la la la [Em] laaaa [Em] la la la la la
[C] Laaaa [C] la la la la la [D7] laaaa [D7]
But the [G] years went by, and the [G] rock just died
[Bm] Susie went and left us for some [Bm] foreign guy
[C] Long nights cryin' by the [C] record machine
[D7] Dreamin' of my Chevy and my [D7] old blue jeans
But they'll [G] never kill the thrills we've [G] got
Burnin' [Bm] up to the Crocodile [Bm] Rock
Learnin' [C] fast till the weeks went [C] past
We really [D7] thought the Crocodile [D7] Rock would last, well
Chorus
[Em] Crocodile Rockin' is [Em] something shockin'
When your [A7] feet just can't keep [A7] still
[D7] I never knew me a [D7] better time and I [G] guess I never [G] will
[E7] Oh, lawdy mamma, those [E7] Friday nights
When [A7] Susie wore her [A7] dresses tight and
[D7] Crocodile Rockin' was [D7] ou- ou- out of [C] si- i- [C] - i- ight
[G] Laaaa [G] la la la la [Em] laaaa [Em] la la la la la
[C] Laaaa [C] la la la la la [D7] laaaa [D7]
I re- [G] member when rock was [G] young
Me and [Bm] Susie had so much [Bm] fun
Holdin' [C] hands and skimmin' [C] stones
Had an [D7] old gold Chevy and a [D7] place of my own
But the [G] biggest kick I ever [G] got
Was doin' a [Bm] thing called the Crocodile [Bm] Rock
While the [C] other kids were rockin' 'round the [C] clock
We were [D7] hoppin' and boppin' to the [D7] Crocodile Rock, well
Chorus
[Em] Crocodile Rockin' is [Em] something shockin'
When your [A7] feet just can't keep [A7] still
[D7] I never knew me a [D7] better time and I [G] guess I never [G] will
[E7] Oh, lawdy mamma, those [E7] Friday nights
When [A7] Susie wore her [A7] dresses tight and
[D7] Crocodile Rockin' was [D7] ou- ou- out of [C] si- i- [C] - i- ight
[G] Laaaa [G] la la la la [Em] laaaa [Em] la la la la la
[C] Laaaa [C] la la la la la [D7] laaaa [D7]
[G] Laaaa [G] la la la la [Em] laaaa [Em] la la la la la
[C] Laaaa [C] la la la la la [D7] laaaa [D7]
[G] Laaaa [G] la la la la [Em] laaaa [Em] la la la la la
[C] Laaaa [C] la la la la la [D7] laaaa [G↓]
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Hallelujah
Leonard Cohen (1984)
Strumming
6/8 | d D D d D D | or 6/8 | D u d u d u D u d u d u |
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &
6/8 Fingerpicking or
A|-R--------R--------| A|----------R--------|
E|----M--------M-----| E|-------M-----M-----|
C|-------I--------I--| C|----I-----------I--|
G|-T--------T--------| G|-T-----------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
Intro
[C] | [G7] | [C] | [G7]
Now I've | [C] heard there was a | [Am] secret chord
That | [C] David played and it | [Am] pleased the Lord
But | [F] you don't really | [G7] care for music | [C] do you | [G7]
It | [C] goes like this, the | [F] fourth, the [G7] fifth
The | [Am] minor fall, the | [F] major lift
The | [G7] baffled king com- | [E7] posing halle- | [Am] lujah | [Am]
Chorus
Halle- | [F] lujah, | ...halle- | [Am] lujah | [Am]
Halle- | [F] lujah, | ...halle- | [C] lu- | [G7] u-
| [C] jah | [G7] |
Your | [C] faith was strong but you | [Am] needed proof
You | [C] saw her bathing | [Am] on the roof
Her | [F] beauty and the | [G7] moonlight over- | [C] threw you | [G7]
She | [C] tied you to her | [F] kitchen [G7] chair
She | [Am] broke your throne and she | [F] cut your hair
And | [G7] from your lips she | [E7] drew the halle- | [Am] lujah | [Am]
Chorus
Halle- | [F] lujah, | ...halle- | [Am] lujah | [Am]
Halle- | [F] lujah, | ...halle- | [C] lu- | [G7] u-
| [C] jah | [G7] |
Now | [C] maybe there's a | [Am] God above
As for me | [C] all I've ever | [Am] learned from love
Is | [F] how to shoot at some- | [G7] one who out- | [C] drew you | [G7]
But it's not a | [C] cry that you | [F] hear at [G7] night
It's | [Am] not somebody who has | [F] seen the light
It's a | [G7] cold and it's a | [E7] broken Halle- | [Am] lujah | [Am]
Chorus
Halle- | [F] lujah, | ...halle- | [Am] lujah | [Am]
Halle- | [F] lujah, | ...halle- | [C] lu- | [G7] u-
| [C] jah | [G7] |
| [C] Baby I've been | [Am] here before
I've | [C] known this room and I've | [Am] walked this floor
You see | [F] I used to live a- | [G7] lone before I | [C] knew you | [G7]
And I've | [C] seen your flag on the | [F] marble [G7] arch
And | [Am] love is not a | [F] victory march
It's a | [G7] cold and it's a | [E7] lonely Halle- | [Am] lujah | [Am]
Chorus
Halle- | [F] lujah, | ...halle- | [Am] lujah | [Am]
Halle- | [F] lujah, | ...halle- | [C] lu- | [G7] u-
| [C] jah | [G7] |
There was a | [C] time, when you | [Am] let me know
| [C] What's really going | [Am] on below
But | [F] now you never | [G7] show that to me, do | [C] you? | [G7]
Now re- | [C] member when I | [F] moved in [G7] you
And the | [Am] holy dove was | [F] moving too
And | [G7] every breath we | [E7] drew was Halle- | [Am] lujah | [Am]
Chorus
Halle- | [F] lujah, | ...halle- | [Am] lujah | [Am]
Halle- | [F] lujah, | ...halle- | [C] lu- | [G7] u-
| [C] jah | [G7] |
I | [C] did my best, but it | [Am] wasn't much
I | [C] couldn't feel, so I | [Am] learned to touch
I've | [F] told the truth, I | [G7] didn't come to | [C] fool you | [G7]
And | [C] even though it | [F] all went [G7] wrong
I'll | [Am] stand before the | [F] Lord of Song
With | [G7] nothing on my | [E7] tongue but halle- | [Am] lujah | [Am]
Chorus
Halle- | [F] lujah, | ...halle- | [Am] lujah | [Am]
Halle- | [F] lujah, | ...halle- | [C] lu- | [G7] jah
Halle- | [F] lujah, | ...halle- | [Am] lujah | [Am]
Halle- | [F] lujah, | ...halle- | [C] lu- | [G7] u- | [C↓] jah
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#Last Updated 10/17/17 JJ
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Histoire d'antan
Gérard Jean (1970)
3/4 | d - D - D - |
1 2 3
[Am] Sur une mon- [Dm] tagne dans un [Am] pays loin- [E7] tain
[Am] Vivait une [G] belle aux longs [C] cheveux châ- [E7] tains
[Dm] Puis un beau [G] jour dans ce [C] pays loin- [A7] tain
[Dm] Un trouba- [G] dour une gui- [C] tare à la [A7] main
[Dm] Est arri- [G] vé en chan- [C] tant ce re- [A7] frain
[Dm] Ce [G] re- [C] frain
Chorus
[A] Quand il y au- [Dm] ra [G] plus de so- [C] leil
[F] Quand les é- [Bb] toiles [E7] auront so- [Am] mmeil
[A] Quand l'eau de [Dm] mer [G] voudras vo- [C] ler
[F] Moi je ne [Bb] voudrai [E7] plus t'ai- [Am] mer
[Am] Sur la mon- [Dm] tagne un jour [Am] il est a- [E7] llé
[Am] Devinez [G] donc ce qu'il [C] a pu trou- [E7] ver
[Dm] La belle châ- [G] taine assise [C] sur un ro- [A7] cher
[Dm] Il a vou- [G] lu tout de [C] suite l'épou- [A7] ser
[Dm] Et d'une voix [G] douce il se [C] mit à chan- [A7] ter
[Dm] À [G] chan- [C] ter
Chorus
[A] Quand il y au- [Dm] ra [G] plus de so- [C] leil
[F] Quand les é- [Bb] toiles [E7] auront so- [Am] mmeil
[A] Quand l'eau de [Dm] mer [G] voudras vo- [C] ler
[F] Moi je ne [Bb] voudrai [E7] plus t'ai- [Am] mer
[Am] Et le jour [Dm] même dans une [Am] petite cha- [E7] pelle
[Am] Il a pro- [G] mis à la [C] terre et au [E7] ciel
[Dm] De ne ja- [G] mais, jamais [C] quitter sa [A7] belle
[Dm] Et quand ils [G] sont sortis [C] de la cha- [A7] pelle
[Dm] L'orgue ento- [G] nnait ce re- [C] frain éter- [A7] nel
[Dm] É - [G] ter - [C] nel
Chorus
[A] Quand il y au- [Dm] ra [G] plus de so- [C] leil
[F] Quand les é- [Bb] toiles [E7] auront so- [Am] mmeil
[A] Quand l'eau de [Dm] mer [G] voudras vo- [C] ler
[F] Moi je ne [Bb] voudrai [E7] plus t'ai- [Am] mer
[Am] Comme ce [Dm] prince de la [Am] pluie et [E7] du vent
[Am] Je viens ma [G] belle pour t'of- [C] frir ce [E7] chant
[Dm] Daigne l'accuei- [G] llir comme [C] d'un a- [A7] mant
[Dm] Toi, tu se- [G] ras la rose [C] de mon prin- [A7] temps
[Dm] Et nous chante- [G] rons en tout [C] lieu en tout [A7] temps
[Dm] En [G] tout [C] temps
Chorus
[A] Quand il y au- [Dm] ra [G] plus de so- [C] leil
[F] Quand les é- [Bb] toiles [E7] auront so- [Am] mmeil
[A] Quand l'eau de [Dm] mer [G] voudras vo- [C] ler
[F] Moi je ne [Bb] voudrai [E7] plus t'ai- [Am] mer
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#Voici une interpretation dans cette tonalité, mais les accords sont différent des miens.
#Last Updated 5/29/18 JJ
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Piano Man
Billy Joel (1973)
3/4 | d - D - D - |
1 2 3
| [C] | [G] | [F] | [C] |
| [F] | [C] | [D7] | [G] |
| [C] | [G] | [F] | [C] |
| [F] | [G] | [C] | [F] | [C] | [F]
It's [C] nine o' [G] clock on a [F] Saturday [C]
[F] The regular [C] crowd shuffles [D7] in [G]
There's an [C] old man [G] sitting [F] next to me [C]
Making [F] love to his [G] tonic and [C] gin [C]
| [C] | [G] | [F] | [C] |
| [F] | [G] | [C] | [F] | [C] | [F]
He says, [C] "Son can you [G] play me a [F] memory [C]
I'm [F] not really [C] sure how it [D7] goes [G]
But it's [C] sad and it's [G] sweet and I [F] knew it complete [C]
When [F] I wore a [G] younger man's [C] clothes" [C]
Bridge
[Am] La, la- [Am] la, di-di [D7] da [D7]
[Am] La- [Am] la di-di [D7] da, da [D7]
| [G] dum | [F] | [Em] | [G7] |
Chorus
[C] Sing us a [G] song, you're the [F] piano man [C]
[F] Sing us a [C] song to- [D7] night [G]
Well, we're [C] all in the [G] mood for a [F] melody [C]
And [F] you've got us [G] feeling all [C] right [C]
| [C] | [G] | [F] | [C] |
| [F] | [G] | [C] | [F] | [C] | [F]
Now [C] John at the [G] bar is a [F] friend of mine [C]
He [F] gets me my [C] drinks for free [D7] [G]
And he's [C] quick with a [G] joke or to [F] light up your [C] smoke
But there's [F] someplace that [G] he'd rather [C] be [C] [F] [F]
He says [C] "Bill, I be- [G] lieve this is [F] killing me" [C]
As the [F] smile ran a- [C] way from his [D7] face [G]
"Well I'm [C] sure that I [G] could be a [F] movie star [C]
If [F] I could get [G] out of this [C] place" [C]
Bridge
[Am] La, la- [Am] la, di-di [D7] da [D7]
[Am] La- [Am] la di-di [D7] da, da [D7]
| [G] dum | [F] | [Em] | [G7] |
Now [C] Paul is a [G] real estate [F] novelist [C]
Who [F] never had time [C] for a [D7] wife [G]
And he's [C] talking with [G] Davey who's [F] still in the [C] Navy
And [F] probably [G] will be for [C] life [C]
| [C] | [G] | [F] | [C] |
| [F] | [G] | [C] | [C] | [F] | [F]
And the [C] waitress is [G] practicing [F] politics [C]
As the [F] businessmen [C] slowly gets [D7] stoned [G]
Yes they're [C] sharing a [G] drink they call [F] loneliness [C]
But it's [F] better than [G] drinking a- [C] lone [C]
Instrumental Bridge
| [Am] | [Am] | [D7] | [D7] |
| [Am] | [Am] | [D7] | [D7] |
| [Am] | [Am] | [D7] | [D7] |
| [G] | [F] | [Em] | [G7] |
Chorus
[C] Sing us a [G] song, you're the [F] piano man [C]
[F] Sing us a [C] song to- [D7] night [G]
Well, we're [C] all in the [G] mood for a [F] melody [C]
And [F] you've got us [G] feeling all [C] right [C]
| [C] | [G] | [F] | [C] |
| [F] | [G] | [C] | [F] | [C] | [F]
It's a [C] pretty good [G] crowd for a [F] Saturday [C]
And the [F] manager [C] gives me a [D7] smile [G]
'Cause he [C] knows that it's [G] me they've been [F] coming to [C] see
To for- [F] get about [G] life for a- [C] while [C] [F] [F]
And the [C] piano it [G] sounds like a [F] carnival [C]
And the [F] microphone [C] smells like a [D7] beer [G]
And they [C] sit at the bar [G] and put [F] bread in my [C] jar
And say [F] "Man, what are [G] you doing [C] here" [C]
Bridge
[Am] La, la- [Am] la, di-di [D7] da [D7]
[Am] La- [Am] la di-di [D7] da, da [D7]
| [G] dum | [F] | [Em] | [G7] |
Chorus
[C] Sing us a [G] song, you're the [F] piano man [C]
[F] Sing us a [C] song to- [D7] night [G]
Well, we're [C] all in the [G] mood for a [F] melody [C]
And [F] you've got us [G] feeling all [C] right [C]
| [C] | [G] | [F] | [C] |
| [F] | [G] | [C] | [F] | [C] | [F] | [C↓]
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What A Song Should Do
Tim Hicks (2018)
Sparse Verse Strum
4/4 | d - D u - u - u|
1 2 & & &
Intro
[C] [Csus4] [C] [Csus4]
If it don't make ya [C] dance, [Csus4] it better make ya [C] think [Csus4]
If it don't get you [C] sober, [Csus4] it better make ya [C] drink [Csus4]
Yeah, it's what you [Am] drive to, cry to [F] make you feel alive to
[C] When you got nothing left to [F] lose
If they don't get you [C] laughin', or break your heart in [G] two
That's what a song should [C] do [F↓]
Chorus
It should make you go [Am] hell, yeah (hell yeah) [F] me, too (me too)
[C] Yeah, that's what a song should [G] do
It should make you feel [Am] alright (alright) [F] all night (all night)
[C] ...The four chords and the [G] truth, that's what a song should [C] do [Csus4]
It's that old [C] record, [Csus4] your daddy used to [C] play [Csus4]
It's that first [C] dance, [Csus4] on your weddin' [C] day [Csus4]
Pre-Chorus
Yeah, it should [Am] shape you, change you
[F] Break you down and break through
[C] Like you got nothing left to [F] prove
Worthy of [C] words on your tat- [G] too,
That's what a song should [C] do [Csus4]
Chorus
It should make you go [Am] hell, yeah (hell yeah) [F] me, too (me too)
[C] Yeah, that's what a song should [G] do
It should make you feel [Am] alright (alright) [F] all night (all night)
[C] ...The four chords and the [G] truth, yeah
It should be the [Am] soundtrack singing every moment of your life
The [F] beat that'll keep the party going 'til the sunrise
[C] Can't help but sing along [G] to
It should make you go [Am] hell, yeah, oh me, [F↓] too
That's what a song should [C] do, [Csus4] oh, yeah
(Whoa- [Am] whoa - oh- oh- [F] oh)
That's what a song should [C] do
That's what a song should [G] do
(Whoa- [Am] whoa - oh- oh- [F] oh)
It should mean something to [C] you [G]
So what keeps it [C] going
[Csus4] What puts that flicker in your [C] flame
[Csus4] And when your candle [C] burns out
[Csus4] What song they gonna [C↓] play, what song they gonna [NC] play
Chorus
It should make you go [Am] hell, yeah (hell yeah) [F] me, too (me too)
[C] Yeah, that's what a song should [G] do
It should make you feel [Am] alright (alright) [F] all night (all night)
[C] ...The four chords and the [G] truth, yeah
It should be the [Am] soundtrack singing every moment of your life
The [F] beat that'll keep the party going 'til the sunrise
[C] Can't help but sing along [G] to
It should make you go [Am↓] hell, yeah, oh me, [F↓] too
That's what a song should [C↓] do
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Stompa
Serena Ryder (Ryder/Bettis, 2012)
[Em] People, [G] ...working every [Am] night and day [C]
[B] Never give your- [Em] self no time
[G] ...Got too many [Am] bills to pay [C] [B]
[Em] Slow down, [G] ...nothing's gonna [Am] disappear [C]
[B] If you give your- [Em] self some room
[G] ...To move to the [Am] music you hear [C] [B]
Chorus
[B] Gotta get [Em] up... [G] ...listen to [Am] me [C]
[B] Clappa your [Em] hands... [G] ...stompa your [Am] feet [C] [B]
[Em] People [G] ...looking for the [Am] great escape [C]
[B] Looking to the [Em] greener side [G] ...Trying to find a [Am] better way [C] [B]
[Em] Slow down [G] ...open up your [Am] big brown eyes [C]
[B] Feel the rhythm [Em] in your heart [G] ...You don't even [Am!] need to try
Chorus
Gotta get [Em] up... [G] ...listen to [Am] me [C]
[B] Clappa your [Em] hands... [G] ...stompa your [Am] feet [C]
[B] Nothing is [Em] wrong... [G] ...if you move to the [Am] beat [C]
[B] Clappa your [Em] hands... [G] ...stompa your [Am] feet [C]
[B] Stompa your [Em] feet [Em] [Em] [Em]
Bridge
When you [C] can't seem to [Em] shake off all the [Am] feelings that are [Am] breaking
Little [C] pieces of the [Em] music that's in [Am] you [Am]
...All the [C] pain that you [Em] feel
I can [G] prove it's not [Em] real
[Am] ...There's just one [Am] thing you gotta [B] do [B]
[Em] [G] [Am] [C] [B]
[Em] [G] [Am] [C] [B]
Chorus
Gotta get [Em] up... [G] ...listen to [Am] me [C]
[B] Clappa your [Em] hands... [G] ...stompa your [Am] feet [C]
[B] Nothing is [Em] wrong... [G] ...if you move to the [Am] beat [C]
[B] Clappa your [Em] hands... [G] ...stompa your [Am] feet [C]
[B] Stompa your [Em] feet... [G] ...Stompa your [Am] feet [C] [B] [Em↓]
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You're So Vain
Carly Simon (1971)
4/4 | d - X u - u d u |
1 2 & & 4 &
You | [Am] walked into the par- | ty like you were | [F] walking onto a | [Am] yacht
Your hat stra- | tegic'lly dipped be- | low one eye
Your | [F] scarf it was apri- | [Am] cot
You had | [F↓] one eye [G↓] in the | [Em7↓] mirror [Am↓] as you | [F↓] watched
yourself ga- | [C↓] votte,
And all the | [1/2G] girls dreamed that | [F] they'd be your partner |
They'd be your partner, and...
Chorus
[C] You're so | vain, you | [F] probably think this song is a- | [C] bout you
You're so | [Am] vain, I'll | [F] bet you think this song is a- | [G] bout you
Don't you? | Don't you? ...
You | [Am] had me several | years ago when I | [F] was still quite na- | [Am] ive
Well you | said that we made such a | pretty pair
And | [F] that you would never | [Am] leave
But you | [F↓] gave a- [G↓] way the | [Em7↓] things you [Am↓] loved and | [F↓]
one of them was | [C↓] me
I had some | [1/2G] dreams, they were | [F] clouds in my coffee |
| [F] Clouds in my coffee, and...
Chorus
[C] You're so | vain, you | [F] probably think this song is a- | [C] bout you
You're so | [Am] vain, I'll | [F] bet you think this song is a- | [G] bout you
Don't you? | Don't you? ...
Instrumental
| [Am] | [Am] | [F] | [Am] |
| [Am] | [Am] | [F] | [Am] |
| [F↓] [G↓] | [Em7↓] [Am↓] | [F↓] | [C↓]
I had some | [1/2G] dreams, they were | [F] clouds in my coffee |
| [F] Clouds in my coffee, and...
Chorus
[C] You're so | vain, you | [F] probably think this song is a- | [C] bout you
You're so | [Am] vain, I'll | [F] bet you think this song is a- | [G] bout you
Don't you? | Don't you? ...
Well I | [Am] hear you went up to | Saratoga and
[F] your horse nat'rally | [Am] won
Then you | flew your lear jet up to | Nova Scotia
To see the | [F] total eclipse of the | [Am] sun
Well you're | [F↓] where you [G↓] should be | [Em7↓] all the [Am↓] time
and | [F↓] when you're not you're | [C↓] with
Some underworld | [1/2G] spy or the | [F] wife of a close friend |
| [F] Wife of a close friend, and...
Chorus
[C] You're so | vain, you | [F] probably think this song is a- | [C] bout you
You're so | [Am] vain, I'll | [F] bet you think this song is a- | [G↓] bout you
[G↓] Don't you? | [G↓] Don't you? ...
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Your Song
Elton John (w/Bernie Taupin, 1970)
Swiss Army Strum
4/4 | d - D u - u d u |
1 2 & & 4 &
Fingerpicking (SAS Rhythm)
|-------I---------|
4 |---I-------I-----|
4 |-T-----------M---|
|-----T-----------|
1 & 2 & - & 4 -
Intro
| [D] | [G] | [A] | [G] |
| [D] It's a little bit | [G] funny, | [A] this feeling in- | [F#m] side |
| [Bm] I'm not one of | those who can | easily | [G] hide |
| [D] I don't have much | [A] money, but, | [F#m] boy if I | [Bm] did |
| [D] I'd buy a big | [Em7] house where | [G] we both could | [A] live | [A] |
| [D] If I was a | [G] sculptor, | [A] but then again, | [F#m] no
Or a | [Bm] man who makes | potions in a | travelling | [G] show
I | [D] know it's not | [A] much but it's the | [F#m] best I can | [Bm] do
| [D] My gift is my | [Em7] song, and | [G] this one's for you | [D] | [D] |
Chorus
| [A] And you can tell | [Bm] everybody | [Em7] this is your | [G] song |
| [A] It may be | [Bm] quite simple but | [Em7] now that it's | [G] done |
| [Bm] I hope you don't mind, | I hope you don't mind, | that I put down in | [G↓] words
How | [D↓] wonderful | [Em7↓] life is while | [G] you're in the world | [A] | [A] |
| [D] | [G] | [A] | [G] |
| [D] I sat on the | [G] roof | [A] and kicked off the | [F#m] moss
Well a | [Bm] few of the | verses, well it | got me quite | [G] cross |
| [D] But the sun's been | [A] quite kind, | [F#m] while I wrote this | [Bm] song |
| [D] It's for people like | [Em7] you that | [G] keep it turned | [A] on | [A] |
| [D] So excuse me | [G] forgetting, | [A] but these things I | [F#m] do |
| [Bm] You see I've for- | gotten if they're | green or they're | [G] blue |
| [D] Anyway, the thing is, | [A] what I really | [F#m] mean | [Bm] |
| [D] Yours are the | [Em7] sweetest eyes | [G] I've ever seen | [D] | [D] |
Chorus
| [A] And you can tell | [Bm] everybody | [Em7] this is your | [G] song |
| [A] It may be | [Bm] quite simple but | [Em7] now that it's | [G] done |
| [Bm] I hope you don't mind, | I hope you don't mind, | that I put down in | [G↓] words
How | [D↓] wonderful | [Em7↓] life is while | [G] you're in the world | [A] | [A] |
| [Bm] I hope you don't mind, | I hope you don't mind, | that I put down in | [G↓] words
How | [D↓] wonderful | [Em7↓] life is while | [G] you're in the world |
| [D] | [G] | [A] | [G] | [D↓]
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American Pie
Don McLean (1971)
Varies but mostly | d - D u - u d u |
A [C↓] long [G↓] long [Am7↓] time ago...
[Dm↓] I can still re- [F↓]member
How that [Am↓] music used to make me [G↓] smile
And [C↓] I knew [G↓] if I had [Am7↓] my chance
That [Dm↓] I could make those [F↓] people dance
And [Am↓] maybe they'd be [F↓] happy for a [G↓] while
[Am] But February [Dm] made me shiver
[Am] With every paper [Dm] I'd deliver
[F] Bad news [C] on the [Dm] doorstep;
I [F] couldn't take one [G] more step
I [C] can't re- [G] member if I [Am] cried
When I [Dm7] read about his [G] widowed bride,
But [C] something [G] touched me [Am] deep inside
The [F] day the [G7] Music [C] Died [F] [C], so...
Chorus
[C] Bye [F] bye Miss A- [C] merican [G] Pie
Drove my [C] Chevy to the [F] levy but the [C] levy was [G] dry
And them [C] good old [F] boys were drinking [C] whiskey and [G] rye
Singin' [Am] this'll be the day that I [D7] die
[Am] This'll be the day that I [G7] die
Strumming Picks Up
[C] Did you write the [Dm] book of love
And do [F] you have faith in [Dm] God above?
[Am] If the Bible [G] tells you so [G]
Do [C] you be- [G] lieve in [Am] Rock 'n Roll?
Can [Dm7] music save your [F] mortal soul?
And [Am] can you teach me [D7] how to dance [G] real slow?
Well, I [Am] know that you're in [G] love with him
'cause I [Am] saw you dancin' [G] in the gym
You [F] both kicked [C] off your [G] shoes,
Man, I [F] dig those [C] rhythm and [G7] blues
I was a [C] lonely [G] teenage [Am] broncin' buck
With a [Dm] pink carnation and a [F] pickup truck
But [C] I knew [G] I was [Am] out of luck
The [F] day the [G7] Music [C] Died [F] [C]
I started [G7] singin' ....
Chorus
[C] Bye [F] bye Miss A- [C] merican [G] Pie
Drove my [C] Chevy to the [F] levy but the [C] levy was [G] dry
And them [C] good old [F] boys were drinking [C] whiskey and [G] rye
Singin' [Am] this'll be the day that I [D7] die
[Am] This'll be the day that I [G7] die
Now for [C] ten years we've been [Dm] on our own
And [F] moss grows fat on a [Dm] rollin' stone,
[Am] But that's not how it [G] used to be [G]
When the [C] jester [G] sang for the [Am] King and Queen,
In a [Dm7] coat he borrowed [F] from James Dean
And a [Am] voice that [D7] came from you and [G] me [G]
Oh, and [Am] while the King was [G] looking down,
The [Am] jester stole his [G] thorny crown,
The [F] courtroom [C] was ad- [G] journed;
No [F] verdict was re- [G7]turned,
And while [C] Lennon [G] read a [Am] book of Marx,
The [Dm] court kept practice [F] in the park,
And [C] we sang [G] dirges [Am] in the dark
The [F] day the [G7] Music [C] Died [F]... [C]...We were [G7] singin'...
Chorus
[C] Bye [F] bye Miss A- [C]merican [G] Pie
Drove my [C] Chevy to the [F] levy but the [C] levy was [G] dry
And them [C] good old [F] boys were drinking [C] whiskey and [G] rye
Singin' [Am] this'll be the day that I [D7] die
[Am] This'll be the day that I [G7] die
[C] Helter-Skelter [Dm] in the summer swelter,
The [F] Byrds flew off with a [Dm] fallout shelter,
[Am] Eight Miles High and [G] falling fast [G]
It [C] landed [G] foul out [Am] on the grass,
The [Dm7] players tried for a [F] forward pass,
With the [Am] jester on the [D7] sidelines in a [G] cast [G]
Now the [Am] half-time air was [G] sweet perfume
While the [Am] sergeants played a [G] marching tune,
[F] We all got [C] up to [G] dance,
But we [F] never got the [G7] chance!
'Cause the [C] players [G] tried to [Am] take the field;
The [Dm] marching band re- [F]fused to yield,
Do [C] you re- [G]call what [Am] was revealed,
The [F] day the [G7] Music [C] Died? [F] [C]
We started [G7] singin' ...
Chorus
[C] Bye [F] bye Miss A- [C]merican [G] Pie
Drove my [C] Chevy to the [F] levy but the [C] levy was [G] dry
And them [C] good old [F] boys were drinking [C] whiskey and [G] rye
Singin' [Am] this'll be the day that I [D7] die
[Am] This'll be the day that I [G7] die
Oh, and [C] there we were all [Dm] in one place,
[F] A generation [Dm] Lost in Space
With [Am] no time left to [G] start again. [G]
So come on: [C] Jack be nimble, [Am] Jack be quick!
[Dm7] Jack Flash sat on a [F] candlestick
'Cause [Am] fire is the [D7] Devil's only [G] friend
Oh, and [Am] as I watched him [G] on the stage
My [Am] hands were clenched in [G] fists of rage,
[F] No angel [C] born in [G] hell
Could [F] break that Satan's [G7] spell,
And as the [C] flames climbed [G] high in- [Am] to the night
[Dm] To light the sacri- [F]ficial rite,
I saw [C] Satan [G] laughing [Am] with delight
The [F] day the [G7] Music [C] Died [F] [C]... He was [G7] singin' ...
Chorus
[C] Bye [F] bye Miss A- [C]merican [G] Pie
Drove my [C] Chevy to the [F] levy but the [C] levy was [G] dry
And them [C] good old [F] boys were drinking [C] whiskey and [G] rye
Singin' [Am] this'll be the day that I [D7] die
[Am] This'll be the day that I [G7] die
I [C↓] met a [G↓] girl who sang the [Am↓] blues
And I [Dm↓] asked her for some [F↓] happy news,
But [Am↓] she just smiled and turned [G↓] away,
I [C↓] went down [G↓] to the sacred [Am7↓] store
Where I'd [Dm↓] heard the music [F↓] years before,
But the [Am↓] man there said the [D7↓] music wouldn't [G↓] play
[Am] And in the streets children screamed,
The [Am] lovers cried, and the [Dm] poets dreamed
But [F] not a [C] word was [Dm] spoken;
The [F] church bells all were [G7] broken,
And the [C] three men [G] I ad- [Am]mire most:
The [Dm7] Father, Son and the [F] Holy Ghost,
Why, they [C] caught the [G] last train [Am] for the coast
The [F] day the [G7] Music [C] Died... And they were singing...
Chorus
[C] Bye [F] bye Miss A- [C]merican [G] Pie
Drove my [C] Chevy to the [F] levy but the [C] levy was [G] dry
And them [C] good old [F] boys were drinking [C] whiskey and [G] rye
Singin' [Am] this'll be the day that I [D7] die
[Am] This'll be the day that I [G7] die
They were singing
[C] Bye [F] bye Miss A- [C]merican [G] Pie
Drove my [C] Chevy to the [F] levy, but the [C] levy was [G] dry,
And [C] good old [F] boys were drinking [C] whiskey and [G] rye
Singin' [F] this'll be the [G] day that I [C↓] die [F↓] [C↓]
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Singin' The Blues
Gail Davies (Melvin Endsley, 1956)
Swing Wimpy Strong
4/4 | d u D u d u D u |
1 2 3 4
Well, I | [C↓] never felt more like | [F] singin' the blues
'Cause | [C] I never thought that
| [F↓] I'd e- [Gdim7↓] ver [G7↑] lose your | [F] love dear,
| [G] why'd you do me this | [C] way | [G]
Well, I | [C] never felt more like | [F] cryin' all night
'Cause | [C] everything's wrong,
there | [F↓] ain't no- [Gdim7↓] thin' [G7↑] right with- | [F] out you,
| [G] you got me singin' the | [C] blues. | [C]
Chorus
Now the | [F] moon and stars no | [C] longer shine
The | [F] dream is gone I | [C] thought was mine
There's | [F] nothin' left for | [C] me to do
But | [C↓] Cry-y-y-y over | [G] you (cry over | [G] you)
Well, I | [C] never felt more like | [F] runnin' away
But | [C] how can I go when
| [F↓] I could- [Gdim7↓] n't [G7↑] stay with- | [F] out you,
| [G] you got me sing' the | [C] blues. | [C]
Instrumental (Over Verse Progression)
| [C] | [F] | [C] | [F↓][Gdim7↓][G7↑] |
| [F] | [G] | [C] | [C] |
Chorus
Well if the | [F] moon and stars | [C] no longer shine
And the | [F] dream is gone that I | [C] thought was mine
There's | [F] nothin' left for | [C] me to do
But | [C↓] cry cry cry cry over | [G] you (cry over | [G] you)
Well, I | [C] never felt more like | [F] runnin' away
But | [C] how can I go when
| [F↓] I could- [Gdim7↓] n't [G7↑] stay with- | [F] out you,
| [G] you got me sing' the | [C] blues. | [C]
Stay with- | [F] out you, | [G↓] you got me sing' the blues. [Ending Riff] [C↓]
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