Ukebox Pub Night - Wednesday, June 13th 2018 - 7pm (Doors 6:00) |
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On The Road Again Willie Nelson (1980) |
Copperhead Road Steve Earle (Earle & Tony Brown, 1988) |
59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy) Simon & Garfunkel (Paul Simon, 1966) |
Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simpler Version) Simon and Garfunkel (Paul Simon, 1970) |
Under the Bridge Red Hot Chili Peppers (1992) |
On the Sunny Side of the Street Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh, 1930 |
Crossroads Eric Clapton (Robert Johnson, 1936) |
Take Me Home, Country Roads John Denver (Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and John Denver,1971) |
Ramblin' Man The Allman Brothers Band (Dickey Betts, 1973) |
Hit The Road Jack Ray Charles (Percy Mayfield, 1960) |
Down On the Corner Creedence Clearwater Revival (John Fogerty, 1969) |
***Extras*** (Themed Songs for 2nd set) |
Drive My Car The Beatles (McCartney / Lennon, 1965) |
Fast Car Tracy Chapman (1988) |
Mille Après Mille Fred Pellerin (Gérald Joly, 1969) |
Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon and Garfunkel (Paul Simon, 1970) |
On The Road Again
Willie Nelson (1980)
Try with 'Carter' Picking (Alternating Thumb)
4/4 | T3 - D - T4 - D - | or 4/4 | T3 - D u T4 - D u |
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
On the | [C] road again | [C] | [C]
Just can't | [C] wait to get on the | [E7] road again
| [E7] The life I | [E7] love is making | [Dm] music with my | friends
And | [F] I can't wait to get | [G7] on the road a- | [C] gain | [C]
On the | [C] road again | [C] | [C]
Goin' | [C] places that I've | [E7] never been | [E7]
Seein' | [E7] things that I may | [Dm] never see a- | gain
And | [F] I can't wait to get | [G7] on the road a- | [C] gain | [C]
Chorus
On the | [F] road again | [F]
Like a | [F] band of gypsies | we go down the | [C] highway | [C]
We're the | [F] best of friends | [F]
In- | [F] sisting that the | world keep turning | [C] our way | [C]
and | [G7] our way | [G7↓]
On the | [C] road again | [C] | [C]
Just can't | [C] wait to get on the | [E7] road again
| [E7] The life I | [E7] love is making | [Dm] music with my | friends
And | [F] I can't wait to get | [G7] on the road a- | [C] gain | [C]
Instrumental Verse x2 (optional)
Chorus
On the | [F] road again | [F]
Like a | [F] band of gypsies | we go down the | [C] highway | [C]
We're the | [F] best of friends | [F]
In- | [F] sisting that the | world keep turning | [C] our way | [C]
and | [G7] our way | [G7↓]
On the | [C] road again | [C] | [C]
Just can't | [C] wait to get on the | [E7] road again | [E7]
The life I | [E7] love is making | [Dm] music with my friends | [Dm]
And | [F] I can't wait to get | [G7] on the road a- | [C] gain | [C]
And | [F] I can't wait to get | [G7] on the road a- | [C] gain | [C]
| [F] | [G] | [C] | [C↓]
#Original in key of E but much easier to play and sing in C.
#Try using an alternating thumb picking pattern: 'Carter Picking'
#Last Updated 1/5/18 JJ
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Copperhead Road
Steve Earle (Earle & Tony Brown, 1988)
Intro Instrumental
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D]
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D]
| [G] | [G] | [D] | [D]
| [D] | [D]
Well | [D] my name's John Lee | Pettimore | [D] | [D] [Riff]
| [D] Same as my daddy and his | daddy before | [D] | [D] [Riff]
You | [D] hardly ever saw Grand- | daddy down here | [D] | [D] [Riff]
He | [D] only came to town about | twice a year | [D] | [D] [Riff]
He'd buy a | [D] hundred pounds of yeast and some | copper line | [D] | [D] [Riff]
| [D] Everybody knew that he | made moonshine | [D] | [D] [Riff]
Now the | [G] revenue man wanted | Grandaddy bad
He | [D] headed up the holler with | everything he had
It's | [G] before my time but | I've been told
He | [D↓] never came back from Copperhead Road
Instrumental
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D]
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D]
| [G] | [G] | [D] | [D]
| [D] | [D]
Grand- | [D] Daddy ran the whiskey in a | big block Dodge | [D] | [D] [Riff]
| [D] Bought it at an auction at the | Mason's Lodge | [D] | [D] [Riff]
| [D] Johnson County Sheriff painted | on the side | [D] | [D] [Riff]
Just | [D] shot a coat of primer then he | looked inside | [D] | [D] [Riff]
Well | [D] him and my uncle tore that | engine down | [D] | [D] [Riff]
I | [D] still remember that | rumblin' sound | [D] | [D] [Riff]
Well the | [G] sheriff came around in the | middle of the night
| [D] Heard mama cryin', knew | something wasn't right
He was | [G] headed down to Knoxville with the | weekly load
You could | [D↓] smell the whiskey burnin' down Copperhead Road
Instrumental
| [D↓↑↓↑↓] | [D↓↑↓↑↓] | [D↓↑↓↑↓] | [D↓↑↓↑↓]
| [D] Hey↓ | [D] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
| [G] | [G] | [D] | [D] |
| [G] | [G] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] | [D]
I volun- | [D] teered for the Army on | my birthday | [D] | [D] [Riff]
They draft the | [D] white trash first, 'round | here anyway | [D] | [D] [Riff]
I done | [D] two tours of duty in | Vietnam | [D] | [D] [Riff]
| [D] I came home with a | brand new plan | [D] | [D] [Riff]
I take the | [D] seed from Colombia and | Mexico | [D] | [D] [Riff]
I'd | [D] plant it up the holler down | Copperhead Road | [D] | [D] [Riff]
Well the | [G] D.E.A.'s got a | chopper in the air
I | [D] wake up screaming like I'm | back over there
I | [G] learned a thing or two from ol' | Charlie don't you know
You | [D↓] better stay away from Copperhead Road
Instrumental Outro
| [D↓↑↓↑↓] | [D↓↑↓↑↓] | [D↓↑↓↑↓] | [D↓↑↓↑↓] Hey!
| [D] Whoa | [D] | [D] | [D] Copperhead
| [D] Road | [D] | [D] | [D] Copperhead
| [D] Road | [D] | [D] | [D] Copperhead
| [D] Road | [D] | [D] | [D↓]
#Play along in this key.
#Last Updated 06/08/18 JJ
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59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
Simon & Garfunkel (Paul Simon, 1966)
F C G C
4/4 | D - D - D - D - | D - D U - u d u |
1 2 3 4 1 2 & & 4 &
Intro
| [F] [C] | [G] [C] |
| [F] [C] | [G] [C] |
[F] Slow [C] down, you [G] move too [C] fast
[F] You got to [C] make the [G] mornin' [C] last
Just [F] kickin' [C] down the [G] cobble [C] stones
[F] Lookin' for [C] fun and [G] feelin' [C] groovy
[F] [C] [G] [C] Ba da da
[F] Da da [C] da da [G] feelin' [C] groovy
| [F] [C] | [G] [C] |
[F] Hello [C] lamppost [G] what cha [C] knowin'?
[F] I've come to [C] watch your [G] flowers [C] growin'
[F] Ain't cha [C] got no [G] rhymes for [C] me?
[F] Dootin' [C] do-do [G] feelin' [C] groovy
[F] [C] [G] [C] Ba da da
[F] Da da [C] da da [G] feelin' [C] groovy
| [F] [C] | [G] [C] |
Got [F] no deeds to [C] do, no [G] promises to [C] keep
I'm [F] dappled and [C] drowsy and [G] ready to [C] sleep
Let the [F] mornin' time [C] drop all its [G] petals on [C] me
[F] Life I [C] love you [G] all is [C] groovy
[F] [C] [G] [C] Ba da da
[F] Da da [C] da da [G] feelin' [C] groovy, ba da da
[F] Da da [C] da da [G] feelin' [C] groovy, ba da da
[F] Da da [C] da da [G] feelin' [C] groovy
| [F] [C] | [G] [C↓]
#Capo on 1st fret to play with original.
#Last Updated 06/08/18 JJ
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Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simpler Version)
Simon and Garfunkel (Paul Simon, 1970)
When you're | [D] weary | [G] feeling | [D] small |
[G] When tears are | [D] in your | [G] eyes
I will | [D] dry them [G] all | [D] [G] |
[D] I'm on your | [A] side | ohh when times get | [D] rough |
[D7] And friends just | [G] can't be | [A] found
Chorus
[D7] Like a | [G] bridge [E7] over | [D] troubled [B7] water |
[G] I will [A7] lay me | [D] down
[D7] Like a | [G] bridge [E7] over | [D] troubled [B7] water |
[G] I will [A7] lay me | [D] down | [G] | [D] | [G] | [D] | [G]
When you're | [D] down and out | [G] when you're on the | [D] street
[G] When evening | [D] falls so | [G] hard
I will | [D] comfort [G] you | [D] [G] |
[D] I'll take your | [A] part | [A7] oh when darkness | [D] comes |
[D7] And pain is | [G] all a- | [A] round
Chorus
[D7] Like a | [G] bridge [E7] over | [D] troubled [B7] water |
[G] I will [A7] lay me | [D] down
[D7] Like a | [G] bridge [E7] over | [D] troubled [B7] water |
[G] I will [A7] lay me | [D] down | [G] | [D] | [G] | [D] | [G] |
Sail on | [D] silver girl | [G] sail on | [D] by |
[G] Your time has | [D] come to | [G] shine
All your | [D] dreams are on their [G] way | [D] [G] |
[D] See how they | [A] shine | [A7] ohh if you | [D] need a friend |
[D7] I'm sailing | [G] right be- | [A] hind
Chorus
[D7] Like a | [G] bridge [E7] over | [D] troubled [B7] water |
[G] I will [A7] ease your | [D] mind
[D7] Like a | [G] bridge [E7] over | [D] troubled [B7] water |
[G] I will [A7] ease your | [D] mind | [G] | [D] | [G] | [D↓]
#This is a simpler version for jams. Capo 1 to aproximate original.
#Last Updated 06/13/18 JJ
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Under the Bridge
Red Hot Chili Peppers (1992)
Intro - Fingerpicking
| [Bb] | [Bb] | [Dm] | [Dm] |
| [Bb] | [Bb] | [Dm] | [Dm] |
| [Bb] | [Bb] | [Dm] | [Dm] |
| [Bb] | [Bb] | [Dm] | [Dm] |
[C] Sometimes I [G] feel like I [Am] don't have a [F] partner
[C] Sometimes I [G] feel like [Am] my only [F] friend
Is the [C] city I [G] live in the [Am] city of [F] angels
[C] Lonely as [G] I am, to- [Am] gether we [F] cry
| [Cmaj7↓] | [NC] | [NC] | [NC]
I [C] drive on her [G] streets 'cause [Am] she's my [F] companion
I [C] walk through her [G] hills 'cause [Am] she knows who [F] I am
She [C] sees my good [G] deeds and she [Am] kisses me [F] windy
[C] I never [G] worry now [Am] that is a [F] lie
| [Cmaj7↓] | [NC] | [NC] | [NC]
Chorus
[Dm] I don't ever want to [C] feel... [G] Like I [Dm] did that day
[Dm] Take me to the place I [C] love... [G] Take me [Dm] all the way
[Dm] I don't ever want to [C] feel... [G] Like I [Dm] did that day
[Dm] Take me to the place I [C] love... [G] Take me [Dm] all the way
[C] ay [G] yeah... [Am] yeah [F] yeah -eah
[C] [G] [Am] [F]
It's [C] hard to be- [G] lieve that there's [Am] nobody [F] out there
It's [C] hard to be- [G] lieve that [Am] I'm all a- [F] lone
At [C] least I have [G] her love the [Am] city she [F] loves me
[C] Lonely as [G] I am to- [Am] gether we [F] cry
| [Cmaj7↓] | [NC] | [NC] | [NC]
Chorus
[Dm] I don't ever want to [C] feel... [G] Like I [Dm] did that day
[Dm] Take me to the place I [C] love... [G] Take me [Dm] all the way
[Dm] I don't ever want to [C] feel... [G] Like I [Dm] did that day
[Dm] Take me to the place I [C] love... [G] Take me [Dm] all the way
[C] ay [G] yeah... [Am] yeah [F] yeah -eah
[C] [G] [Am] [F↓] [C↓]
#Capo on 4th fret to play with original. Have ommitted ending.
#Last Updated 06/08/18 JJ
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On the Sunny Side of the Street
Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh, 1930
[D7↓]... Grab your [G] coat and get your [B7] hat,
leave your [C] worry on the [D7] door step,
[G] Just direct your [E7] feet,
to the [Am7] sunny [D7] side of the [G] street. [D7]
Can't you [G] hear the pitter [B7] pat?
And that [C] happy tune is [D7] your step
[G] Life can be so [E7] sweet
on the [Am7] sunny [D7] side of the [G] street
I used to [G7] walk in the shade.
With those [C] blues on parade.
But [A7] I'm not afraid.
This [D7↓↓] rover [Z↓↓] crossed [D7↓↓] over.
If I [G] never have a [B7] cent,
I'll be [C] rich as Rocke- [D7] feller.
[G] Gold dust at my [E7] feet,
on the [Am7] sunny [D7] side of the [G]street.
I used to [G7] walk in the shade.
With those [C] blues on parade.
But [A7] I'm not afraid.
This [D7↓↓] rover [Z↓↓] crossed [D7↓↓] over.
If I [G] never have a [B7] cent,
I'll be [C] rich as Rocke- [D7] feller.
[G] Going to set my [E7] feet,
on the [Am7] sunny [D7] side of the [E7] street
...on the [Am7] sunny [D7] side of the [G↓↓] street [C↓↓] [G↓] [C↓] [G↓]
#Follow along with Ukester Brown. Ignore the intro verse.
#Last Updated 4/2/18 JJ
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Crossroads
Eric Clapton (Robert Johnson, 1936)
Treat this 2 bar pattern as 1 bar in song
4/4 | D u d u - u D - | - u D - D - D - |
1 & 2 & & 4 & 2 3 4
I went [A7] down to the crossroads, [A7] ... fell down on my [A7] knees. [A7]
I went [D7] down to the crossroads, [D7] ... fell down on my [A7] knees. [A7]
Well I [E7] asked the Lord to have mercy, [D7] ... "Save me if you [A7] please." [A7]
I went [A7] down to the crossroads, [A7] ... tried to flag a [A7] ride. [A7]
I went [D7] down to the crossroads, [D7] ... tried to flag a [A7] ride. [A7]
Nobody [E7] seemed to know me, [D7] ... everybody passed me [A7] by. [A7]
I'm [A7] going down to Rosedale, [A7] ... take my rider by my [A7] side. [A7]
I'm [D7] going down to Rosedale, [D7] ... take my rider by my [A7] side. [A7]
You can [E7] still barrelhouse darlin', [D7] ... cos'a mama is'a on the river- [A7] side. [A7]
You can [A7] run, you can run, [A7] ... tell my friend, po'r Willie [A7] Brown. [A7]
You can [D7] run, you can run, [D7]... tell my friend, po'r Willie [A7] Brown. [A7]
I am [E7] standing at the crossroads, [D7]... believe I'm sink-ing [A7] down. [A7]
#Play along with Eric Clapton in this key.
#Last Updated 4/3/18 JJ
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Take Me Home, Country Roads
John Denver (Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and John Denver,1971)
4/4 | T3 - D u T4 - D u |
1 2 & 3 4 &
| [G] ... Almost | heaven | [Em] ... West Vir- | ginia... |
| [D] ... Blue Ridge | mountains | [C] Shenandoah | [G] River | [G] |
| [G] ... Life is | old there | [Em] older than the | trees... |
| [D] Younger than the | mountains | [C] growing like a | [G] breeze
Chorus
Country | [G] roads... | ...take me | [D] home... | ... to the |
| [Em] place... | ... I be- | [C] long... |
| [C] ... West Vir- | [G] ginia... | ... mountain | [D] momma... |
| [D] ... Take me | [C] home... | ... country | [G] roads... | ... |
| [G] ...All my | memories | [Em] ... gather | round her |
| [D] ... miner's | lady... | [C] Stranger to blue | [G] water | ... |
| [G] ... Dark and | dusty | [Em] painted on the | sky ... |
| [D] Misty taste of | moonshine | [C] tear drop in my | [G] eye
Chorus
Country | [G] roads... | ... take me | [D] home... | ... to the |
| [Em] place... | ... I be- | [C] long ... |
| [C] ... West Vir- | [G] ginia... | ... mountain | [D] momma... |
| [D] ... Take me | [C] home... | ... country | [G] roads ... | ... |
Bridge
| [Em] I hear her | [D] voice
In the | [G] mornin' hours she | [G7] calls me
The | [C] radio re- | [G] minds me of my | [D] home far a- | way...
And | [Em] drivin' down the | [F] road I get the | [C] feelin'
That I | [G] should have been home |
| [D] yesterday... | ... yester- | [D7] day... | [D7]
Chorus
Country | [G] roads... | ... take me | [D] home... | ... to the |
| [Em] place... | ... I be- | [C] long ... |
| [C] ... West Vir- | [G] ginia... | ... mountain | [D] momma... |
| [D] ... Take me | [C] home... | ... country | [G] roads ... |
| [G] ...Take me | [D] home... | ... country | [G] roads... |
| [G] ...Take me | [D] home... | ... country | [G] roads... | [G!]
#Capo on 2 to play with original.
#last updated 2021/05/10 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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Hit The Road Jack
Ray Charles (Percy Mayfield, 1960)
Chords changes every 2 beats
4/4 | d - D u d - D u |
1 2 3 4
Intro
| [Am] [G] | [F] [E7] | [Am] [G] | [F] [E7] |
| [Am] [G] | [F] [E7] | [Am] [G] | [F] [E7] |
Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back
No [Am] more, no [G] more, no [F] more, no [E7] more.
Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back no
[Am] more. [G] [F] What you [E7] say?
Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back
No [Am] more, no [G] more, no [F] more, no [E7] more.
Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back no
[Am] more. [G] [F] [E7]
Men Only:
Oh [Am] woman, oh [G] woman, don't [F] treat me so [E7] mean,
You're the [Am] meanest old [G] woman that I've [F] ever [E7] seen.
I [Am] guess if [G] you say say [F] so [E7]
I'll have to [Am] pack my [G] things and [F] go. [E7] (That's right)
Women Only:
Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back
No [Am] more, no [G] more, no [F] more, no [E7] more.
Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back no
[Am] more. [G] [F] [E7]
Men Only:
Now [Am] baby, listen [G] baby, don't-a [F] treat me this-a [E7] way
For [Am] I'll be [G] back on my [F] feet some [E7] day.
Women Only:
Don't [Am] care if you [G] do 'cause it's [F] under[E7] stood
You [Am] ain't got no [G] money you just [F] ain't no [E7] good.
Men Only:
I [Am] guess if [G] you say [F] so [E7]
I'll have to [Am] pack my [G] things and [F] go. [E7] (That's right)
Women Only:
Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back
No [Am] more, no [G] more, no [F] more, no [E7] more.
Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back now
[Am] more. [G] [F] [E7]
Everyone:
Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back
No [Am] more, no [G] more, no [F] more, no [E7] more.
Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back no
[Am] more. [G] [F] Don't you come [E7] back no
[Am] more. [G] [F] Don't you come [E7] back no
[Am] more. [G] [F] Don't you come [E7] back no [Am↓] more.
#Original is 1 semitone lower (Abm).
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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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Drive My Car
The Beatles (McCartney / Lennon, 1965)
4/4 | d - D u - u d u |
1 2 & & 4 &
Intro
| [D7] | [D7]
[D7] Asked a girl what she [G7] wanted to be
[D7] She said "Baby, [G7] can't you see
[D7] I wanna be famous, a [G7] star on the screen
But [A] you can do something [A7] in between"
Chorus
[Bm7] Baby, you can drive my [G7] car
[Bm7] Yes, I'm gonna be a [G7] star
[Bm7] Baby, you can drive my [1/2E7] car
And [1/2A7] maybe I [1/2D7] love you [1/2G7] [A]
[D7] I told a girl that my [G7] prospects were good
[D7] And she said "Baby, it's [G7] understood
[D7] Working for peanuts is [G7] all very fine
But [A] I can show you a [A7] better time"
Chorus
[Bm7] Baby, you can drive my [G7] car
[Bm7] Yes, I'm gonna be a [G7] star
[Bm7] Baby, you can drive my [1/2E7] car
And [1/2A7] maybe I [1/2D7] love you [1/2G7] [A↓]
Beep beep 'm beep beep, [D7] yeah [G7] [D7] [G7]
[D7] [G7] [A] [A7]
Chorus
[Bm7] Baby, you can drive my [G7] car
[Bm7] Yes, I'm gonna be a [G7] star
[Bm7] Baby, you can drive my [1/2E7] car
And [1/2A7] maybe I [1/2D7] love you [1/2G7] [A]
[D7] I told that girl I can [G7] start right away
[D7] And she said, "Listen baby I got [G7] something to say
[D7] I got no car and it's [G7] breakin' my heart
But [A] I've found a driver and [A7] that's a start"
Chorus
[Bm7] Baby, you can drive my [G7] car
[Bm7] Yes, I'm gonna be a [G7] star
[Bm7] Baby, you can drive my [1/2E7] car
And [1/2A7] maybe I [1/2D7] love you [1/2G7] [A↓]
Beep beep 'm beep beep, [1/2D7] yeah [1/2G7]
[A] Beep beep 'm beep beep, [1/2D7] yeah [1/2G7]
[A] Beep beep 'm beep beep, [1/2D7] yeah [1/2G7]
[A] Beep beep 'm beep beep, [D7↓] yeah
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#Last Updated 12/1/17 JJ
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Fast Car
Tracy Chapman (1988)
C G Em D
| D - D U - u d u | D - D U - u d u |
1 2 & & 4 & 1 2 & & 4 &
[C] [G] [Em] [D]
[C] [G] [Em] [D]
[C] [G] [Em] [D]
[C] [G] [Em] [D]
[C] You got a fast [G] car.
[Em] I want a ticket to [D] anywhere.
[C] Maybe we make a [G] deal,
[Em] Maybe together we can [D] get somewhere.
[C] Any place is [G] better.
[Em] Starting from zero, got [D] nothing to lose.
[C] Maybe we'll make [G] something,
[Em] Me myself, I got [D] nothing to prove.
[C] [G] [Em] [D]
[C] [G] [Em] [D]
[C] You got a fast [G] car.
[Em] I got a plan to [D] get us out of here:
[C] I been working at the [G] convenience store,
[Em] Managed to save just a [D] little bit of money.
[C] Won't have to drive too [G] far
[Em] Just 'cross the border and [D] into the city,
[C] You and I can [G] both get jobs
And [Em] finally see what it [D] means to be living.
[C] [G] [Em] [D]
[C] [G] [Em] [D]
You see, [C] my old man's got a [G] problem
He [Em] live with the bottle, that's the [D] way it is.
He [C] says his body's too old for [G] working,
His [Em] body's too young to [D] look like his.
My [C] mama went off and [G] left him,
she [Em] wanted more from life than [D] he could give,
I said, "[C] Somebody's got to take [G] care of him."
So [Em] I quit school and that's [D] what I did.
[C] [G] [Em] [D]
[C] [G] [Em] [D]
[C] You got a fast [G] car.
But is it [Em] fast enough so we can [D] fly away?
[C] We gotta make a de- [G] cision
[Em] Leave tonight or live and [D] die this way.
[C] [G] [Em] [D]
[C] [G] [Em] [D]
Chorus
So remember when we were [C] driving, driving in your car,
The [G] speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
[Em] City lights lay out before us
And your [D] arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
And [C] I - [Em] I had a [D] feeling that I belonged
And [C] I - [Em] I had a [D] feeling I could be someone,
[C] be someone, [D] be someone.
[C] [G] [Em] [D]
[C] [G] [Em] [D]
[C] You got a fast [G] car.
And [Em] we go cruising to enter- [D] tain ourselves;
[C] you still ain't got a [G] job
And I [Em] work in a market as a [D] checkout girl.
[C] I know things will get [G] better
[Em] You'll find work and [D] I'll get promoted,
[C] We'll move out of the [G] shelter
[Em] Buy a bigger house and [D] live in the suburbs.
[C] [G] [Em] [D]
[C] [G] [Em] [D]
Chorus
So remember when we were [C] driving, driving in your car,
The [G] speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
[Em] City lights lay out before us
And your [D] arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
And [C] I - [Em] I had a [D] feeling that I belonged
And [C] I - [Em] I had a [D] feeling I could be someone,
[C] be someone, [D] be someone.
[C] [G] [Em] [D]
[C] [G] [Em] [D]
[C] You got a fast [G] car.
And [Em] I got a job that [D] pays all our bills.
[C] You stay out drinking [G] late at the bar,
You see [Em] more your friends than you [D] do your kids.
[C] I'd always hoped for [G] better,
[Em] Thought maybe together [D] you and me would find it,
[C] I got no plans I ain't [G] going nowhere,
so [Em] take your fast car and [D] keep on driving.
[C] [G] [Em] [D]
[C] [G] [Em] [D]
Chorus
So remember when we were [C] driving, driving in your car,
The [G] speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
[Em] City lights lay out before us
And your [D] arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
And [C] I - [Em] I had a [D] feeling that I belonged
And [C] I - [Em] I had a [D] feeling I could be someone,
[C] be someone, [D] be someone.
[C] [G] [Em] [D]
[C] [G] [Em] [D]
[C] You got a fast [G] car.
But is it [Em] fast enough so we can [D] fly away?
[C] We gotta make a de- [G] cision
[Em] Leave tonight or live and [D] die this way.
[C] [G] [Em] [D]
[C] [G] [Em] [D]
[C] [G] [Em] [D]
[C] [G]
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Mille Après Mille
Fred Pellerin (Gérald Joly, 1969)
4/4 | D u D u - - - - |
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Intro:
[D] | [D] | [D] | [D] | 4x
[A↓] | [nc] | [A↓]
Ma [D] vie est un long chemin [Em] sans fin [Em]
Et [A] je ne sais pas très bien où j'm'en [D] vais [D]
Je [D] cherche dans les faubourgs et les [Em] villes [Em]
C'est [A] dans l'espoir d'accomplir mon des- [D] tin [D]
Chorus
[D] Mille après mille je suis [Em] triste [Em]
[A] Mille après mille je m'en- [D] nuie [D]
[D] Jour après jour sur la [Em] route [Em]
Tu n' [A] peux pas savoir comme j'peux t'ai- [D] mer [D]
Cha- [D] que mille que je parcours semble in- [Em] utile [Em]
Je [A] cherche toujours sans rien trou- [D] ver [D]
Je [D] vois ton visage qui me [Em] hante [Em]
Je [A] me demande pourquoi je t'ai qui- [D] tté [D]
Chorus
[D] Mille après mille je suis [Em] triste [Em]
[A] Mille après mille je m'en- [D] nuie [D]
[D] Jour après jour sur la [Em] route [Em]
Tu n'[A] peux pas savoir comme j'peux t'ai- [D] mer [D]
Instrumental
[D] | [D] | [D] | [D] | 4x
[A↓] | [nc] | [A↓]
Un [D] jour quand mes voyages auront [Em] pris fin [Em]
Et [A] qu'au fond de moi j'aurais trou- [D] ver [D]
Cette [D] paix donc je sentais le [Em] besoin [Em]
A [A] ce moment je pourrais m'arrê- [D] ter [D]
Chorus
[D] Mille après mille je suis [Em] triste [Em]
[A] Mille après mille je m'en- [D] nuie [D]
[D] Jour après jour sur la [Em] route [Em]
Tu n'[A] peux pas savoir comme j'peux t'ai- [D] mer [D]
Tu n'[A↓] peux pas savoir comme j'peux t'ai- [D] mer [D]
Tu n'[A↓] peux pas savoir comme j'peux t'aimer [D↓]
#Capo sur le 1er frette pour jouer avec Fred Pellerin
#Last Updated 10/9/17 JJ
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Bridge Over Troubled Water (Full Version)
Simon and Garfunkel (Paul Simon, 1970)
Intro
| [D] [A] | [G] [E7] | [D] [B7] | [G] [Gm] |
| [D] | [G] | [D] | [G] |
When you're | [D] weary | [G] feeling | [D] small |
[G] When [C↓] tears [G↓] are | [Dmaj7] in your | [Em7] eyes
I will | [D] dry them [G] all | [D] [G] |
[D] I'm [A↓] on [D↓] your | [A] side | [A7] ohh when times get | [D] rough [F#m] |
[D7] And friends just | [G] can't [E7] be | [A] found
[D7] Like a | [G] bridge [E7] over | [D] troubled [B7] water |
[G] I will [F#7] lay me | [Bm] down
[D7] Like a | [G] bridge [E7] over | [D] troubled [B7] water |
[G] I will [A7] lay me | [D] down | [G] | [D] | [G] | [D] | [G] |
When you're | [D] down and out | [G] when you're on the | [D] street
[G] When [C↓] eve- [G↓]ning | [Dmaj7] falls so | [Em7] hard
I will | [D] comfort [G] you | [D] [G] |
[D] I'll [A↓] take [D↓] your | [A] part | [A7] oh when darkness | [D] comes [F#m] |
[D7] And pain is | [G] all [E7] a- | [A]round
[D7] Like a | [G] bridge [E7] over | [D] troubled [B7] water |
[G] I will [F#7] lay me | [Bm] down
[D7] Like a | [G] bridge [E7] over | [D] troubled [B7] water |
[G] I will [F#7] lay me | [Bm] down | [E7] | [D] [A] | [G] [Bm] | [G] [Gm] | [D] | [G] | [D] | [G]
Sail on | [D] silver girl | [G] sail on | [Dmaj7] by |
[G] Your [C↓] time [G↓] has | [D] come to | [G] shine
All your | [D] dreams are on their [G] way | [D] [G] |
[D] See [A↓] how [D↓] they | [A] shine | [A7] ohh if you | [D] need a [F#m] friend |
[D7] I'm sailing | [G] right [E7] be- | [A]hind
[D7] Like a | [G] bridge [E7] over | [D] troubled [Bm] water |
[G] I will [F#7] ease your | [Bm] mind
[D7] Like a | [G] bridge [E7] over | [D] troubled [Bm] water |
[G] I will [F#7] ease your | [Bm] mind | [E7] | [D] | [G] [Bm] | [G] [Gm] | [D↓]
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