Ukebox Pub Night - Wednesday, November 4th, 2020 - 7pm |
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| You Aint Goin Nowhere Bob Dylan (1971) |
| Hobo's Lullaby Woody Guthrie (Goebel Reeves ~1930) |
| Harvest Moon Neil Young (1993) |
| Shine On Harvest Moon Leon Redbone (Bayes/Norworth, 1908) |
| Turn Turn Turn Byrds (Pete Seeger, late '50s) |
| Mr Bojangles Jerry Jeff Walker (1968) |
| Under A Stormy Sky Daniel Lanois (1989) |
| Long Way Home Tom Waits (2001) (also covered by Norah Jones) |
| Sundown Gordon Lightfoot (1974) |
| The Weight The Band (Robbie Robertson, 1968) |
| Friday I'm In Love The Cure (Robert Smith, 1992) |
| Wagon Wheel Old Crow Medicine Show (Ketch Secor & Bob Dylan, 1973 & 2001) |
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (Key of G)
Bob Dylan (1971)
Swiss Army Strum
4/4 | d - D u - u d u |
1 2 & & 4 &
Intro
| [G] | [Am] | [C] | [G] |
| [G] | [Am] | [C] | [G] |
[G] Clouds so swift [Am] rain won't lift
[C] Gate won't close [G] railings froze
[G] Get your mind off [Am] wintertime
[C] You ain't goin' no- [G] where
Chorus
[G] Whoo-ee [Am] ride me high
[C] Tomorrow's the day my [G] bride's gonna come
[G] Oh oh are [Am] we gonna fly [C] down in the easy [G] chair
[G] I don't care how many [Am] letters they sent
[C] Morning came and [G] morning went
[G] Pick up your money and [Am] pack up your tent
[C] You ain't goin' no- [G] where
Chorus
[G] Whoo-ee [Am] ride me high
[C] Tomorrow's the day my [G] bride's gonna come
[G] Oh oh are [Am] we gonna fly [C] down in the easy [G] chair
[G] Buy me a flute and a [Am] gun that shoots
[C] Tail gates and [G] substitutes
[G] Strap yourself to the [Am] tree with roots
[C] You ain't goin' no- [G] where
Chorus
[G] Whoo-ee [Am] ride me high
[C] Tomorrow's the day my [G] bride's gonna come
[G] Oh oh are [Am] we gonna fly [C] down in the easy [G] chair
[G] Genghis Khan he [Am] could not keep
[C] All his kings sup- [G] plied with sleep
[G] We'll climb that hill no [Am] matter how steep
[C] When we get up to [G] it
Chorus
[G] Whoo-ee [Am] ride me high
[C] Tomorrow's the day my [G] bride's gonna come
[G] Oh oh are [Am] we gonna fly [C] down in the easy [G] chair
#Play along with Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in this key. (Key of G)
#Here's a version by Bob Dylan with different words in this key.
#Last Updated 01/11/20 JJ
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Hobo's Lullaby
Woody Guthrie (Goebel Reeves, 1930)
Carter Picking
4/4 | T3 - D u T4 - D u |
1 2 & 3 4 &
| [C] Go to | sleep, you weary | [F] hobo | [F] |
| [G] Let the | towns drift slowly | [C] by | [C] |
| [C] Can't you | hear those steel rails | [F] hummin' | [F] |
| [G] That's the | hobo's lulla- | [C] by | [C] |
| [C] Don't you | worry 'bout to- | [F] morrow | [F] |
| [G] Let to- | morrow come and | [C] go | [C]
To- | [C] night you're | in a nice warm | [F] boxcar | [F] |
| [G] Safe from | all that wind and | [C] snow | [C]
Chorus
So | [C] go to | sleep, you weary | [F] hobo | [F] |
| [G] Let the | towns drift slowly | [C] by | [C] |
| [C] Can't you | hear those steel rails | [F] hummin' | [F] |
| [G] That's the | hobo's lulla- | [C] by | [C] |
Instrumental
| [C] | [C] | [F] | [F] |
| [G] | [G] | [C] | [C] |
| [C] | [C] | [F] | [F] |
| [G] | [G] | [C] | [C] |
| [C] I know your | clothes are torn and | [F] tattered | [F] |
| [G] And your | hair is turning | [C] grey | [C] |
| [C] Lift your | head and smile at | [F] trouble | [F] |
| [G] You'll find | peace and rest some | [C] day | [C]
I | [C] know the | police give you | [F] trouble | [F] |
| [G] They cause | trouble every- | [C] where | [C] |
| [C] When you | die you'll go to | [F] heaven | [F] |
| [G] There'll be | no policemen | [C] there | [C]
Chorus
So | [C] go to | sleep, you weary | [F] hobo | [F] |
| [G] Let the | towns drift slowly | [C] by | [C] |
| [C] Can't you | hear those steel rails | [F] hummin' | [F] |
| [G] That's the | hobo's lulla- | [C] by | [C] |
#Capo on 3rd fret to play with Woody Guthrie's.
#Last Updated 10/30/20 JJ
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Harvest Moon
Neil Young (1993)
:A7sus4: 
D D6 Dmaj7
| - - D - D - - - | D u D u - u d u |
1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & & 4 &
Otherwise Swiss Army Strum:
4/4 | d - D u - u d u |
1 2 & & 4 &
Intro:
| ... [D↓][D6↓] ... | [Dmaj7] | ... [D↓][D6↓] ... | [Dmaj7] |
| ... [D↓][D6↓] ... | [Dmaj7] | ... [D↓][D6↓] ... | [Dmaj7] |
Riff:
A: |-7---------------|
E: |-----7-------0---|
C: |---------7-------|
G: |-----------------|
| [Em7][Riff] | Come a little bit closer |
| [Em7][Riff] | Hear what I have to |
| say [D↓][D6↓] ... | [Dmaj7] |
| ... [D↓][D6↓] ... | [Dmaj7] |
| [Em7][Riff] Just like | children sleepin' |
| [Em7][Riff] We could | dream this night a- |
| -way [D↓][D6↓] ... | [Dmaj7] |
| ... [D↓][D6↓] ... | [Dmaj7] |
| [G] But there's a | full moon risin' |
| [G] Let's go | dancin' in the |
| light [D↓][D6↓] ... | [Dmaj7] |
| ... [D↓][D6↓] ... | [Dmaj7] |
| [G] We know where the | music's playin' |
| [G] Let's go | out and feel the |
| night [D↓][D6↓] ... | [Dmaj7] |
| ... [D↓][D6↓] ... | [Dmaj7] |
| [A7sus4] Because I'm | still in love with | [A7] you
I want to | [A7] see you dance a- | [A7sus4] gain
Because I'm | [A7sus4] still in love with | [A7] you ... on this harvest |
| moon [D↓][D6↓] ... | [Dmaj7] | ... [D↓][D6↓] ... | [Dmaj7] |
| ... [D↓][D6↓] ... | [Dmaj7] | ... [D↓][D6↓] ... | [Dmaj7] |
| [Em7][Riff] When | we were strangers |
| [Em7][Riff] I | watched you from a- |
| -far [D↓][D6↓] ... | [Dmaj7] |
| ... [D↓][D6↓] ... | [Dmaj7] |
| [Em7][Riff] When | we were lovers |
| [Em7][Riff] I loved | you with all my |
| heart [D↓][D6↓] ... | [Dmaj7] |
| ... [D↓][D6↓] ... | [Dmaj7] |
| [G] But now it's | gettin' late |
| [G] And the | moon is climbin' |
| high [D↓][D6↓] ... | [Dmaj7] |
| ... [D↓][D6↓] ... | [Dmaj7] |
| [G] I want to | celebrate |
| [G] See it | shinin' in your |
| eye [D↓][D6↓] ... | [Dmaj7] |
| ... [D↓][D6↓] ... | [Dmaj7] |
| [A7sus4] Because I'm | still in love with | [A7] you
I want to | [A7] see you dance a- | [A7sus4] gain
Because I'm | [A7sus4] still in love with | [A7] you ... on this harvest |
| moon [D↓][D6↓] ... | [Dmaj7] | ... [D↓][D6↓] ... | [Dmaj7] |
| ... [D↓][D6↓] ... | [Dmaj7] | ... [D↓][D6↓] ... | [Dmaj7] |
Instrumental (Harmonica Solo)
| [Em7] | [Em7] | [Em7] | [Em7] |
| ... [D↓][D6↓] ... | [Dmaj7] | ... [D↓][D6↓] ... | [Dmaj7] |
| [G] | [G] | [G] | [G] |
| ... [D↓][D6↓] ... | [Dmaj7] | ... [D↓][D6↓] ... | [Dmaj7] |
| [A7sus4] Because I'm | still in love with | [A7] you
I want to | [A7] see you dance a- | [A7sus4] gain
Because I'm | [A7sus4] still in love with | [A7] you ... on this harvest |
| moon [D↓][D6↓] ... | [Dmaj7] | ... [D↓][D6↓] ... | [Dmaj7] |
| ... [D↓][D6↓] ... | [Dmaj7] | ... [D↓][D6↓] ... | [Dmaj7] | [D↓]
#Play along with Neil Young in this key.
#Last Updated 8/03/19 JJ
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Shine On Harvest Moon
Leon Redbone (Bayes/Norworth, 1908)
Short Muted Strokes
4/4 | D - D - D - D - |
1 2 3 4
Intro
| [Gm] Oooh do do do... | [D7] | [Gm] | [D7] |
| [Gm] [D7] | [Gm]
The | [Gm] night was mighty dark so you could | hardly see
'cause the | [Gm] moon refused to | [D7] shine |
| [Gm] There's a couple sitting 'neath a | willow tree
For | [C7] love, they did | [F7] pine |
| [Eb] Little maid was kinda | 'fraid of darkness
So | [Bb] she said, “I guess I'll | go” |
| [C7] Boy began to sigh, | looked up at the sky
And | [C7] told the moon his little tale of | [F7↓] woe [Fdim7↓] oh
Chorus
| [G7] Shine on | Shine on harvest | [C7] moon, up in the | sky |
| [F7] I ain't | had no lovin' since |
| [Bb] January [Eb] February | [Bb] June or Ju- [Eb] ly |
| [G7] Snow time | ain't no time to | [C7] stay, outdoors and | spoon
So | [F7] shine on, shine on harvest |
| [Bb] moon, for [F7] me and my | [Bb] gal [D7]
Chorus
| [G7] Shine on | Shine on harvest | [C7] moon, up in the | sky |
| [F7] I ain't | had no lovin' since |
| [Bb] January [Eb] February | [Bb] June or Ju- [Eb] ly |
| [G7] Snow time | ain't no time to | [C7] stay, outdoors and | spoon
So | [F7] shine on, shine on harvest |
| [Bb] moon, for [F7] me and my | [Bb] gal [D7]
The | [Gm] night was mighty dark so you could | hardly see
'cause the | [Gm] moon refused to | [D7] shine |
| [Gm] There's a couple sitting 'neath a | willow tree
For | [C7] love, they did | [F7] pine |
| [Eb] Little maid was kinda | 'fraid of darkness
So | [Bb] she said, “I guess I'll | go” |
| [C7] Boy began to sigh, | looked up at the sky
And | [C7] told the moon his little tale of | [F7↓] woe [Fdim7↓] oh
Chorus
| [G7] Shine on | Shine on harvest | [C7] moon, up in the | sky |
| [F7] I ain't | had no lovin' since |
| [Bb] January [Eb] February | [Bb] June or Ju- [Eb] ly |
| [G7] Snow time | ain't no time to | [C7] stay, outdoors and | spoon
So | [F7] shine on, shine on harvest |
| [Bb] moon, for [F7] me and my | [Bb] gal
Oo oo | [Bb] ooh, for [F7] me and my | [Bb↓] gal
#Play along with Leon Redbone in this key.
#Last Updated 8/03/19 JJ
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Turn Turn Turn
Byrds (Pete Seeger, late '50s)
4/4 | d - D u d - D u |
1 2 & 3 4 &
Intro
| [C↓↓] [Dm↑] | [Dm] [C↓] [G↓] |
| [C↓↓] [Dm↑] | [Dm] [C↓] [G↓] |
| [C↓↓] [Dm↑] | [Dm] [C↓] [G↓] |
| [C↓↓] [Dm↑] | [Dm] [C] To [G] every
Chorus
(To every) [C] thing, [F] turn, [C] turn, [G] turn
There is a [C] season, [F] turn, [C] turn, [G] turn
And a [F] time [Em] to every [Dm] purpose [G7] under | [C] heaven [F] | [C]
A time to be [G7] born, a time to [C] die
A time to [G7] plant, a time to [C] reap
A time to [G7] kill, a time to [C] heal
A time to [F] lau - [Em] gh, a [Dm] ti - [G7] me to | [C] weep [F] | [C↓]
Chorus
(To every) [C] thing, [F] turn, [C] turn, [G] turn
There is a [C] season, [F] turn, [C] turn, [G] turn
And a [F] time [Em] to every [Dm] purpose [G7] under | [C] heaven [F] | [C]
A time to build [G7] up, a time to break- [C] down
A time to [G7] dance, a time to [C] mourn
[G7] A time to cast away [C] stones
A time to [F] ga - [Em] ther [Dm] ston - [G7] es to- | [C] gether [F] | [C↓]
Chorus
(To every) [C] thing, [F] turn, [C] turn, [G] turn
There is a [C] season, [F] turn, [C] turn, [G] turn
And a [F] time [Em] to every [Dm] purpose [G7] under | [C] heaven [F] | [C]
A time of [G7] love, a time of [C] hate
A time of [G7] war, a time of [C] peace
[G7] A time you may em- [C] brace
A time to [F] refr - [Em] ain [Dm] fro- [G7] om em- | [C] bracing [F] | [C↓]
Chorus
(To every) [C] thing, [F] turn, [C] turn, [G] turn
There is a [C] season, [F] turn, [C] turn, [G] turn
And a [F] time [Em] to every [Dm] purpose [G7] under | [C] heaven [F] | [C]
A time to [G7] gain, a time to [C] lose
A time to [G7] rend, a time to [C] sew
A time for [G7] love, a time for [C] hate
A time for [F] pea - [Em] ce, I [Dm] swear it's [G7] not too | [C] late [F] | [C↓]
Chorus
(To every) [C] thing, [F] turn, [C] turn, [G] turn
There is a [C] season, [F] turn, [C] turn, [G] turn
And a [F] time [Em] to every [Dm] purpose [G7] under | [C] heaven [F] | [C]
Outro
| [C↓↓] [Dm↑] | [Dm] [C↓] [G↓] |
| [C↓↓] [Dm↑] | [Dm] [C↓] [G↓] |
| [C↓↓] [Dm↑] | [Dm] [C↓] [G↓] |
| [C↓↓] [Dm↑] | [Dm] [C↓] [G↓] | [C↓]
#Capo on 2nd fret to play with the Byrds.
#Last Updated 5/14/19 JJ
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Mr. Bojangles
Jerry Jeff Walker (1968)
:G7sus4:3/4 | 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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Under a Stormy Sky
Daniel Lanois (1989)
4/4 | d - D u d - D u |
1 2 3 4
Intro
| [G] | [G] | [G] | [G]
Hey Be- | [G] bette, danse avec | moi, ce | soir on fais do- | [D] do |
| [G] Danse avec moi, Be- | [C] bette, | [G] under the [D] stormy | [G] sky
Pa- | [G] pa, y a vendu la | terre, la | terre et la | [D] vache |
| [G] Danse avec moi, Be- | [C] bette, | [G] under the [D] stormy | [G] sky
Jean- | [G] Paul, il joue le vio- | lon la | belle accorde- | [D] on |
| [G] Danse avec moi, Be- | [C] bette, | [G] on this [D] stormy | [G] night
I | [C] hear the | whip-poor-will | [G] cry, | [G]
I | [C] see the | blue heron | [G] fly o- | [D] ver
Sugar | [G] Hill, snowy white, | big blue | siren in the | [D] night |
| [G] Come with me Be- | [C] bette, we go | [G] under a [D] stormy | [G] sky |
Instrumental
| [G] | [G] | [G] | [D] |
| [G] | [C] | [G] [D] | [G] |
I | [C] hear the | T.H.& | [G] B. | [G]
The | [C] diesel | turning, | [G] calling you and | [D] me
To the | [G] city of | steel, smoke- | stack - spinning | [D] wheel
Come with | [G] me hey Be- | [C] bette, | [G] under the [D] stormy | [G] sky |
My | [G] heart is | sad to | leave Sugar | [D] town
Good- | [G] bye Sugar | [C] Hill | [G] on this [D] stormy | [G] night
Hey Be- [G] bette, danse avec | moi, ce | soir on fais do- | [D] do |
| [G] Danse avec moi, Be- | [C] bette, | [G] under the [D] stormy | [G] sky |
| [G] under the [D] stormy | [G] sky |
| [G] under the [D] stormy | [G] sky [G↓]
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Long Way Home
Tom Waits (2001) (also covered by Norah Jones)
Carter Picking
4/4 | T3 - D u T4 - D u |
1 2 & 3 4 &
Intro
| [A] | [A] | [A] | [A]
Well I | [A] stumbled in the | darkness
I'm | [A] lost and a- | lone |
| [A] ...Though I said I'd go be- | fore us | [A]
and | [A] show the way back | [F#m] home
| [F#m] ...There's a | [D] light up a- | [A] head
I | [A] can't hold on very | [D] long | [D]
For- | [A] give me pretty baby but I |
| [E7] always take the long way | [A] home | [A↓]
Money's just | [A] something you | throw
Off the | [A] back of a | train |
| [A] ...Got a head full of | lightning | [A]
A | [A] hat full of | [F#m] rain |
| [F#m] ...And I | [D] know that I | [A] said
I'd | [A] never do it a- | [D] gain | [D]
I | [A] love you pretty baby but I |
| [E7] always take the long way | [A] home | [A]
I put | [A] food on the | table
And a | [A] roof over- | head |
| [A] ...But I'd trade it all to- | morrow | [A]
For the | [A] highway in- | [F#m] stead |
| [F#m] ...Watch your | [D] back, keep your eyes shut | [E7] tight |
Your | [A] love's the only thing I've ever | [D] known | [D]
One thing for | [A] sure pretty baby I |
| [E7] always take the long way | [A] home | [A]
Bridge
| [E7] Mmmmm | [E7] Mmmmm |
| [A] Mmmmm | [A] Mmmmm |
| [D] Mmmmm | [D] Mmmmm |
| [E7] Mmmmm | [E7] Mmmmm
You know I love you | [A] baby | [A] |
| [A] More than the whole wide | world
You are my | [A] woman | [A]
I | [A] know you are my | [F#m] pearl | [F#m]
Let's go | [D] out past the party | [E7] lights
Where | [A] we can finally be a- | [D] lone | [D]
Come with | [A] me...
and | [E7] we can take the long way | [A] home mm mm | [D] mmm
Come with | [A] me, together |
| [E7] we can take the long way | [A] home mm mm | [D] mmm
Come with | [A] me, together |
| [E7] we can take the long way | [A] home | [D] | [A↓]
#Capo on 1st fret to play with Tom Waits.
#Play along in this key to play with Norah Jones.
#Last Update 3/28/20 JJ
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Sundown
Gordon Lightfoot (1974)
4/4 | d - D - - u - u |
1 2 (3)& &
I can [D] see her lyin' back in her | satin dress
In a [A] room where you do what you [D] don't confess
[D] Sundown, you [G] better take care
If I [C] find you bin creepin' round [D] my back stairs
[D] Sundown, you [G] better take care
If I [C] find you bin creeping round [D] my back stairs [D]
She's been [D] lookin' like a queen in a | sailor's dream
And she [A] don't always say what she [D] really means
[D] Sometimes I [G] think it's a shame
When I [C] get feelin' better when I'm [D] feelin' no pain
[D] Sometimes I [G] think it's a shame
When I [C] get feelin' better when I'm [D] feelin' no pain [D]
I can [D] picture ev'ry move that a | man could make
Getting' [A] lost in her lovin' is your [D] first mistake
[D] Sundown, you [G] better take care
If I [C] find you bin creepin' round [D] my back stairs
[D] Sometimes I [G] think it's a sin
When I [C] feel like I'm winnin' when I'm [D] losin' again [D]
I can [D] see her lookin' fast in her | faded jeans
She's a [A] hard lovin' woman got me [D] feelin' mean
[D] Sometimes I [G] think it's a shame
When I [C] get feelin' better when I'm [D] feelin' no pain
[D] Sundown, you [G] better take care
If I [C] find you bin creepin' round [D] my back stairs
[D] Sundown, you [G] better take care
If I [C] find you bin creepin' round [D] my back stairs
[D] Sometimes I [G] think it's a sin
When I [C] feel like I'm winnin' when I'm [D] losin' again [D] [D↓]
#Capo on 4th fret to play along with original.
#Extended jams are all on a [D] chord.
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The Weight
The Band (Robbie Robertson, 1968)
4/4 | D - D - - u d u |
1 2 (3)& 4 &
| [G] [Bm7] | [Em] [G] | [C] | [C] |
| [G] I pulled into | [Bm7] Nazareth,
Was | [C] feeling 'bout half past | [G] dead |
| [G] I just need some- | [Bm7] place
Where | [C] I can lay my | [G] head |
| [G] Hey mister, can you | [Bm7] tell me,
Where a | [C] man might find a | [G] bed? |
| [G] He just grinned and | [Bm7] shook my hand |
| [C] No was all he said | [G] |
Chorus
| [G] Take a [Bm7] load off | [C] Fanny |
| [G] Take a [Bm7] load for | [C] free |
| [G] Take a [Bm7] load off | [C] Fanny |
| [C↓↓] And..and..and...
You put the load right on...
... (you put the load right on...)
| [G] [Bm7] | [Em] [G] | [C] | [C] |
| [G] I picked up my | [Bm7] bag
I went | [C] looking for a place to | [G] hide |
| [G] When I saw | [Bm7] Carmen and the devil |
| [C] Walking side by side | [G] |
| [G] I said hey | [Bm7] Carmen
Come | [C] on let's go down- | [G] town |
| [G] She said, no | [Bm7] I gotta go
But my | [C] friend can stick around | [G] |
Chorus
| [G] Take a [Bm7] load off | [C] Fanny |
| [G] Take a [Bm7] load for | [C] free |
| [G] Take a [Bm7] load off | [C] Fanny |
| [C↓↓] And..and..and...
You put the load right on...
... (you put the load right on...)
| [G] [Bm7] | [Em] [G] | [C] | [C] |
| [G] Go down Miss | [Bm7] Moses
There's | [C] nothing you can | [G] say |
| [G] It's just old | [Bm7] Luke and Luke's
A- | [C] waiting on the judgement | [G] day |
| [G] Well, Luke my | [Bm7] friend
What a- | [C] bout young Anna- | [G] Lee? |
| [G] He said do me a | [Bm7] favour son
Won't you | [C] stay and keep Anna- Lee | [G] company |
Chorus
| [G] Take a [Bm7] load off | [C] Fanny |
| [G] Take a [Bm7] load for | [C] free |
| [G] Take a [Bm7] load off | [C] Fanny |
| [C↓↓] And..and..and...
You put the load right on...
... (you put the load right on...)
| [G] [Bm7] | [Em] [G] | [C] | [C] |
| [G] Crazy Chester | [Bm7] followed me
And he | [C] caught me in the | [G] fog |
| [G] He said I will | [Bm7] treat you right
If you'll | [C] just take Jack my | [G] dog |
| [G] I said, hey wait a minute | [Bm7] Chester
You know | [C] I'm a peaceful man | [G] |
| [G] He said, that's o- | [Bm7] kay, boy
Won't you | [C] feed him when you can | [G] |
Chorus
| [G] Take a [Bm7] load off | [C] Fanny |
| [G] Take a [Bm7] load for | [C] free |
| [G] Take a [Bm7] load off | [C] Fanny |
| [C↓↓] And..and..and...
You put the load right on...
... (you put the load right on...)
| [G] [Bm7] | [Em] [G] | [C] | [C] |
Instrumental (Verse)
| [G] | [Bm7] | [C] | [G] |
| [G] | [Bm7] | [C] | [G] |
| [G] | [Bm7] | [C] | [G] |
| [G] | [Bm7] | [C] | [G] |
| [G] Catch a | [Bm7] cannonball now
To | [C] take me down the | [G] line |
| [G] My bag is | [Bm7] sinking low
And I | [C] do believe it's | [G] time |
| [G] To get back to Miss | [Bm7] Fanny
You know | [C] she's the only one | [G] |
| [G] Who sent me | [Bm7] here with her
Re- | [C] gards for everyone | [G] |
Chorus
| [G] Take a [Bm7] load off | [C] Fanny |
| [G] Take a [Bm7] load for | [C] free |
| [G] Take a [Bm7] load off | [C] Fanny |
| [C↓↓] And..and..and...
You put the load right on...
... (you put the load right on...)
| [G] [Bm7] | [Em] [G] | [C] | [C] |
#Capo on 2nd fret to play with original.
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Friday I'm In Love
The Cure (Robert Smith, 1992)
C F
4/4 | D - D - D - D U | - u d u d u d u |
1 2 3 4 & & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Every 2nd chord is anticipated (1/2 beat earlier)
Intro
| [C] | [F] | [C] | [G] |
| [Am] | [F] | [C] | [G] |
| [C] | [F] | [C] | [G] |
| [Am] | [F] | [C] | [G] |
| [C] I don't care if | [F] Monday's blue, |
| [C] Tuesday's grey and | [G] Wednesday too |
| [Am] Thursday I don't | [F] care about you,
it's | [C] Friday I'm in | [G] love |
| [C] Monday you can | [F] fall apart, |
| [C] Tuesday, Wednesday | [G] break my heart
Oh | [Am] Thursday doesn't | [F] even start,
it's | [C] Friday, I'm in | [G] love
Chorus
| [F] Saturday, | [G] wait...
and | [Am] Sunday always | [F] comes too late
But | [C] Friday never [G] hesitate |
| [C] I don't care if | [F] Monday's black, |
| [C] Tuesday, Wednesday | [G] heart attack |
| [Am] Thursday never | [F] looking back,
it's | [C] Friday I'm in | [G] love |
Instrumental
| [C] | [F] | [C] | [G] |
| [Am] | [F] | [C] | [G] |
| [C] Monday you can | [F] hold your head, |
| [C] Tuesday, Wednesday | [G] stay in bed |
or | [Am] Thursday watch the | [F] walls instead,
it's | [C] Friday, I'm in | [G] love |
Chorus
| [F] Saturday, | [G] wait...
and | [Am] Sunday always | [F] comes too late
But | [C] Friday never | [G] hesitate |
Bridge
| [Am] Dressed up to the | [F] eyes, it's a wonderful sur- | [C] prise,
To see your | [G] shoes and your spirits | [Am] rise,
Throwing out your | [F] frown, and just smiling at the | [C] sound,
And as sleek as a | [G] shriek, spinning round and | [Am] round
Always take a big | [F] bite, it's such a gorgeous | [C] sight
To see you | [G] eat, in the middle of the | [Am] night
You can never get e- | [F] nough, enough of this | [C] stuff,
It's Friday, | [G] I'm in love |
| [C] I don't care if | [F] Monday's blue, |
| [C] Tuesday's grey and | [G] Wednesday too |
| [Am] Thursday, I don't | [F] care about you,
it's | [C] Friday I'm in | [G] love |
| [C] Monday you could | [F] fall apart, |
| [C] Tuesday, Wednesday | [G] break my heart |
| [Am] Thursday doesn't | [F] even start,
it's | [C] Friday, I'm in | [G] love
Outro
| [C] | [F] | [C] | [G] |
| [Am] | [F] | [C] | [G] |
| [C] | [F] | [C] | [G] |
| [Am] | [F] | [C] | [G↓]
#Capo on 2nd fret to play with original.
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Wagon Wheel
Old Crow Medicine Show (Ketch Secor & Bob Dylan, 1973 & 2001)
4/4 | D - D - d u d u |
1 2 3 & 4 &
| [G] | [D] | [Em] | [C] |
| [G] | [D] | [C] | [C] |
| [G] Headed down south to the | [D] land of the pines
I'm | [Em] thumbin' my way into | [C] North Caroline |
| [G] Starin' up the road
And | [D] pray to God I see | [C] headlights | [C]
I | [G] made it down the coast in | [D] seventeen hours |
| [Em] Pickin' me a bouquet of | [C] dogwood flowers
And I'm a | [G] hopin' for Raleigh
I can | [D] see my baby to- | [C] night | [C]
Chorus
So | [G] rock me mama like a | [D] wagon wheel
| [Em] Rock me mama any | [C] way you feel |
| [G] Hey, | [D] mama | [C] rock me | [C] |
| [G] Rock me mama like the | [D] wind and the rain |
| [Em] Rock me mama like a | [C] south-bound train |
| [G] Hey, | [D] mama | [C] rock me | [C] |
| [G] | [D] | [Em] | [C] |
| [G] | [D] | [C] | [C] |
| [G] Runnin' from the cold | [D] up in New England
I was | [Em] born to be a fiddler in an | [C] old-time stringband
My | [G] baby plays the guitar |
| [D] I pick a banjo | [C] now | [C]
Oh, the | [G] North country winters keep a | [D] gettin' me now
Lost my | [Em] money playin' poker so I | [C] had to up and leave
But I | [G] ain't a turnin' back
To | [D] livin' that old life no | [C] more | [C]
Chorus
So | [G] rock me mama like a | [D] wagon wheel |
| [Em] Rock me mama any | [C] way you feel |
| [G] Hey, | [D] mama | [C] rock me | [C] |
| [G] Rock me mama like the | [D] wind and the rain |
| [Em] Rock me mama like a | [C] south-bound train
| [G] Hey, | [D] mama | [C] rock me | [C] |
| [G] | [D] | [Em] | [C] |
| [G] | [D] | [C] | [C] |
| [G↓] Walkin' to the south | [D↓] out of Roanoke
I caught a | [Em↓] trucker out of Philly
Had a | [C↓] nice long talk
But | [G↓] he's a headed west from the | [D↓] Cumberland Gap
To | [C↓] Johnson City, | [C↓] Tennessee
And I | [G] gotta get a move on | [D] fit for the sun
I hear my | [Em] baby callin' my name
And I | [C] know that she's the only one
And | [G] if I die in Raleigh
At | [D] least I will die | [C] free | [C]
Chorus
So | [G] rock me mama like a | [D] wagon wheel |
| [Em] Rock me mama any | [C] way you feel |
| [G] Hey, | [D] mama | [C] rock me | [C] |
| [G] Rock me mama like the | [D] wind and the rain |
| [Em] Rock me mama like a | [C] south-bound train |
| [G] Hey, | [D] mama | [C] rock me | [C] | [G↓]
#Capo on 2 to play with Darius Rucker.
#Capo on 2 to play with Old Crow Medicine Show.
#Last Update 4/28/21 JJ
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