Songbook - June and July 2018 |
|---|
| Love Letters In The Sand Pat Boone (J. Fred Coots, 1931) |
| Besoin Pour Vivre Claude Dubois (1972) |
| Bluebird Mark Knopfler (2012) |
| Helpless Neil Young (1970) |
| If I Needed You Townes Van Zandt (1972) |
| Let the Mermaids Flirt With Me John Hurt (1966) |
| Lodi Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fogerty, 1969) |
| The Lowlands Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (2002) |
| Reminds Me Of You Van Morrison |
| That's What Makes You Strong Jesse Winchester (1999) |
Love Letters In The Sand
Pat Boone (J. Fred Coots, 1931)
Intro (Whistle)
| [C] | [F] | [C] | [D7↓][G7↓] |
On a | [C] day like to- | day
We | [F] pass the time a- | [D7] way
Writing | [G7] love letters | [D7] in [G7] the
| [C] sand [D7] | [F] [G7]
How you | [C] laughed when I | cried
Each | [F] time I saw the | [D7] tide
Take our | [G7] love letters | [D7] [G7] from the
| [C] sand [F] | [C]
You made a | [E7] vow that | you would | [Am] ever be | true
But some- | [D7] how that | vow meant | [F] nothing to | [G7] you
Now my | [C] broken heart | aches
With | [F] every wave that | [D7] breaks
Over | [G7] love letters | [D7] [G7] in the
| [C] sand [F] | [C↓]
Instrumental (Whistle)
| [E7] | [E7] | [Am] | [Am] |
| [D7] | [D7] | [F] | [G7] |
Now my | [C] broken heart | aches
With | [F] every wave that | [D7] breaks
Over | [G7] love letters | [D7] in [G7] the
| [C] sand [F] | [C↓] [G7↓][C↓]
#Capo on 3rd fret to play with Pat Boone's version.
#Last Updated 6/19/18 JJ
Visit UkeboxLessons
Besoin Pour Vivre
Claude Dubois (1972)
Rhythmique pour versets
ex. [F] [G] [C] [Am]
4/4 | D - - U - - - U | - - - U - - - - |
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Intro (Rhythmique du refrain)
| ... [F↓] [G↓] ... [C↑] | .... [Am↑] ... |
| [F↓] ... [E7↑] ... [Am↑] | [Am↓] ... |
| ... [F↓] [G↓] ... [C↑] | .... [Am↑] ... |
| [F↓] ... [E7↑] ... [Am↑] | ...
Chorus
| Yeah [F↓] [G↓] yeah [C↑] yeah! | .... [Am↑] ... |
| [F↓] Wo-ou- [E7↑] o wou- [Am↑]o | [Am↓] ... |
| Yeah [F↓] [G↓] yeah [C↑] yeah! | .... [Am↑] ... |
| [F↓] J'ai besoin de [E7↑] m'amu- [Am↑] ser | [Am↓] ...
J'ai besoin pour [F] vivre sur [G] Terre de [C] soleil et de [Am] pluie
De [F] legumes [G] et de [C] fruits [Am]
J'ai [F] besoin de bou- [G] ger, de [C] dormir et man- [Am] ger
J'peux [F] pas vivre sans [E7] être ai- [Am↑][Am↓] mé
J'ai besoin pour [F] vivre sur [G] Terre de [C] rire de m'amu- [Am] ser
[F] Et surtout [G] de chan- [C] ter [Am]
J'ai [F] besoin de dan- [G] ser a- [C] vec le monde en- [Am] tier
J'peux [F] pas vivre sans [E7] être ai- [Am↑][Am↓] mé
Chorus
| Yeah [F↓] [G↓] yeah [C↑] yeah! | .... [Am↑] ... |
| [F↓] Wo-ou- [E7↑] o wou- [Am↑]o | [Am↓] ... |
| Yeah [F↓] [G↓] yeah [C↑] yeah! | .... [Am↑] ... |
| [F↓] J'ai besoin de [E7↑] m'amu- [Am↑] ser | [Am↓] ...
J'ai besoin pour [F] vivre sur [G] Terre d'es- [C] sayer que les [Am] êtres
[F] Ne manquent ja- [G] mais de [C] rien [Am]
Be- [F] soin de travail- [G] ler rien [C] que pour vous don- [Am] ner
Car [F] je n'pourrais pas [E7] exis- [Am↑][Am↓] ter
J'ai besoin pour [F] vivre sur [G] Terre d'ai- [C] mer et d'être ai- [Am] mé
[F] De prendre et [G] de don- [C] ner [Am]
J'ai [F] besoin de rê- [G] ver et [C] aussi de pen- [Am] ser
A [F] celle qui m'fait [E7] tant ai- [Am↑][Am↓] mer
Chorus
| Yeah [F↓] [G↓] yeah [C↑] yeah! | .... [Am↑] ... |
| [F↓] Wo-ou- [E7↑] o wou- [Am↑] o | [Am↓] ... |
| Yeah [F↓] [G↓] yeah [C↑] yeah! | .... [Am↑] ... |
| [F↓] Celle qui me [E7↑] fait ai- [Am↑] mer | [Am↓]
Chorus
| Yeah [F↓] [G↓] yeah [C↑] yeah! | .... [Am↑] ... |
| [F↓] Wo-ou- [E7↑] o wou- [Am↑] o | [Am↓] ... |
| Yeah [F↓] [G↓] yeah [C↑] yeah! | .... [Am↑] ... |
| [F↓] Celle qui me [E7↑] fait ai- [Am↑] mer | [Am↓]
#Original est 3 demitons plus bas que ces accords.
#Last Updated 6/26/18 JJ
Visit UkeboxLessons
Bluebird
Mark Knopfler (2012)
Slow swing feel
4/4 | d - R u - u - - |
1 2 &(3)&(4)
| [Dm] | [Dm] | [Dm] | [Dm] |
| [Gm] | [Gm] | [Dm] | [Dm] |
| [F] | [Gm6] [A7] | [Dm] | [Dm↓] |
Got [Dm] crows in my pasture
[Dm] ...Rats in my [Dm] barn [Dm]
[Gm] ...Crows in my pasture, babe
[Gm] ...Rats in my [Dm] barn [Dm]
If I was [F] you, little bluebird
[Gm6] ...I'd [A7] up and find a- [Dm] nother farm [Dm↓]
I've got [Dm] nightshade in my meadow
[Dm] ...Ragweed in my [Dm] corn [Dm]
[Gm] ...Nightshade in my [Gm] meadow
And ragweed in my [Dm] corn [Dm]
If I was [F] you, little bluebird
[Gm6] .... [A7] I'd be long [Dm] gone [Dm↓]
| [Dm] | [Dm] | [Dm] | [Dm] |
| [Gm] | [Gm] | [Dm] | [Dm] |
| [F] | [Gm6] [A7] | [Dm] | [Dm↓] |
Yes, I got [Dm] squirrels in my rafters
[Dm] ...Weevils in my [Dm] hay [Dm]
[Gm] ...Squirrels in my rafters
[Gm] ...Weevils in my [Dm] hay [Dm]
If I was [F] you, little bluebird
[Gm6] ... I'd [A7] up and fly a- [Dm] way [Dm] Fly away, baby
| [Dm] | [Dm] | [Dm] | [Dm] |
| [Gm] | [Gm] | [Dm] | [Dm] |
| [F] | [Gm6] [A7] | [Dm] | [Dm] | [Dm↓]
#Capo on 1st fret to play with original.
#Last Updated 7/3/18 JJ
Visit UkeboxLessons
Helpless
Neil Young (1970)
Two Bar Pattern
4/4 | d - - - D - d u | D u D - D - - - |
1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 &
Intro:
| [D] | [A] | [G] | [G] |
| [D] | [A] | [G] | [G] |
[D] ...There is a [A] town in north [G] Ontario [G]
[D] ...With dreams, [A] comfort, me- [G] mories to spare [G]
[D] ...And in my [A] mind I still [G] need a place to [G] go
[D] ...All [A] my changes [G] were there. [G]
[D] ...Blue, blue [A] windows be- [G] hind the stars [G]
[D] ...Yellow [A] moon on [G] the rise [G]
[D] ...Big birds [A] flying a- [G] cross the sky [G]
[D] ...Throwing [A] shadows [G] on our eyes. [G] Leave us...
Chorus
[D] (Help...) Helpless (less) [A] (helpless) helpless help- (helpless) [G] (helpless) less [G]
[D] (Help...) Ba- (less) [A] (helpless) -abe can you (helpless) [G] (helpless) hear me now [G]
[D] (Help...) The chains (less) [A] (helpless) are locked and (helpless) [G] (helpless) tied across the door [G]
[D] (Help...) Ba- (less) [A] (helpless) -by sing (helpless) [G] (helpless) with me somehow [G]
Instrumental:
| [D] | [A] | [G] | [G] |
| [D] | [A] | [G] | [G] |
[D] ...Blue, blue [A] windows be- [G] hind the stars [G]
[D] ...Yellow [A] moon on [G] the rise [G]
[D] ...Big birds [A] flying [G] across the sky
[D] ...Throwing [A] shadows [G] on our eyes. [G] Leave us...
Chorus
[D] (Help...) Helpless (less) [A] (helpless) helpless help- (helpless) [G] (helpless) less [G]
[D] (Help...) Helpless (less) [A] (helpless) helpless help- (helpless) [G] (helpless) less [G]
[D] (Help...) Helpless (less) [A] (helpless) helpless help- (helpless) [G] (helpless) less [G]
[D] (Help...) Helpless (less) [A] (helpless) helpless help- (helpless) [G] (helpless) less [G]
#Play along with Neil Young in this key.
#Last Updated 6/19/18 JJ
Visit UkeboxLessons
If I Needed You
Townes Van Zandt (1972)
Carter Picking
4/4 | T3 - d u T4 - d u |
1 2 & 3 4 &
Intro
| [C] | [C] | [C] | [C] |
| [C] | [F] | [G] | [C] | [C]
| [C] | [C] | [C] | [C] |
| [C] | [F] | [G] | [C] | [C]
If I [C] needed | you
Would you [C] come to | me
Would you [C] come to [F] me
For to [G] ease my [C] pain [C]
If you [C] needed | me
I would [C] come to | you
I would [C] swim the [F] seas
For to [G] ease your [C] pain [C]
Well the [C] night's fore- | lorn
And the [C] morning's | born
And the [C] morning [F] shines
With the [G] lights of [C] love [C]
And you will [C] miss sunrise | [C]
If you [C] close your | eyes
And [C] that would [F] break
My [G] heart in [C] two [C]
Instrumental
| [C] | [C] | [C] | [C] |
| [C] | [F] | [G] | [C] | [C]
| [C] | [C] | [C] | [C] |
| [C] | [F] | [G] | [C] | [C]
Baby's [C] with me | now
Since I [C] showed her | how
To [C] lay her [F] lilly
[G] Hand in [C] mine [C]
Who would [C] ill a- | gree
She's a [C] sight to | see
A [C] treasure [F] for
The [G] poor to [C] find [C]
If I [C] needed | you
Would you [C] come to | me
Would you [C] come to [F] me
For to [G] ease my [C] pain [C]
If you [C] needed | me
I would [C] come to | you
I would [C] swim the [F] seas
For to [G] ease your [C] pain [C]
Instrumental
| [C] | [C] | [C] | [C] |
| [C] | [F] | [G] | [C] | [C]
| [C] | [C] | [C] | [C] |
| [C] | [F] | [G] | [C] | [C]
#Original in key of B (1 semitone lower than this chart).
#This next version is in the key of C.
#Last Updated 6/25/18 JJ
Visit UkeboxLessons
Let the Mermaids Flirt With Me
John Hurt (1966)
Basic accompaniment
4/4 | T3 - D - T4 - D - |
1 2 3 4
Intro (Basic Progression)
| [G] | [C] | [F] | [C] |
| [F] | [C] | [D7] | [G] |
| [G] | [C] | [F] | [C] |
| [F] | [C] | [G] | [C] |
| [G] Blues all on the | [C] ocean,
| [F] Blues all in the | [C] air;
| [F] Can't stay here no | [C] longer,
I | [D7] have no steamship | [G] fare.
When my | [G] earthly trials are | [C] over,
Cast my | [F] body out in the | [C] sea;
| [F] Save on the under- | [C] taker bill
Let the | [G] mermaids flirt with | [C] me!
I | [G] do not work for | [C] pleasure;
Earthly | [F] peace I'll see no | [C] more;
The | [F] only reason I | [C] work at all
Is to | [D7] drive the wolf from my | [G] door.
When my | [G] earthly trials are | [C] over,
Cast my | [F] body out in the | [C] sea;
| [F] Save on the under- | [C] taker bill
Let the | [G] mermaids flirt with | [C] me!
Instrumental
| [G] | [C] | [F] | [C] |
| [F] | [C] | [D7] | [G] |
| [G] | [C] | [F] | [C] |
| [F] | [C] | [G] | [C] |
My | [G] wife controles our | [C] happy home;
My | [F] sweetheart I cannot | [C] find.
The | [F] only thing I can | [C] call my own
Is a | [D7] troubled and a worried | [G] mind.
When my | [G] earthly trials are | [C] over,
Cast my | [F] body out in the | [C] sea;
| [F] Save on the under- | [C] taker bill
Let the | [G] mermaids flirt with | [C] me!
| [G] Blues all in my | [C] body;
My | [F] darlin' has forsaken | [C] me.
If I | [F] ever see her | [C] face again
Have to | [D7] swim across that | [G] sea.
When my | [G] earthly trials are | [C] over,
Cast my | [F] body out in the | [C] sea;
| [F] Save on the under- | [C] taker bill
Let the | [G] mermaids flirt with | [C] me!
Instrumental
| [G] | [C] | [F] | [C] |
| [F] | [C] | [D7] | [G] |
| [G] | [C] | [F] | [C] |
| [F] | [C] | [G] | [C] |
| [G] Blues all on the | [C] ocean,
| [F] Blues all in the | [C] air;
| [F] Can't stay here no | [C] longer,
I | [D7] have no steamship | [G] fare.
When my | [G] earthly trials are | [C] over,
Cast my | [F] body out in the | [C] sea;
| [F] Save on the under- | [C] taker bill
Let the | [G] mermaids flirt with | [C] me!
#Play along in this key with this version. (Key of C)
#Last Updated 7/3/18 JJ
Visit UkeboxLessons
Lodi
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/4 | D u - u D u - u | D u - u D u ...
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & ...
Intro
| [G] | [G] | [C] | [G] |
| [G] Just about a year a- | go |
I | [C] set out on the | [G] road |
| [G] Seekin' my fame and | [Em] fortune |
| [C] Lookin' for a pot of | [D7] gold |
| [G] Things got bad and | [Em] things got worse
I | [C] guess you know the | [G] tune |
| [G] Oh, Lord! I'm | [D] stuck in Lodi a- | [C] gain | [G] |
| [G] Rode in on the | greyhound
I'll be | [C] walkin' out if I | [G] go |
| [G] I was just passing | [Em] through
Must be | [C] seven months or | [D7] more |
| [G] Ran out of time and | [Em] money |
| [C] Looks like they took my | [G] friends |
| [G] Oh, Lord! I'm | [D] stuck in Lodi a- | [C] gain | [G] |
Instrumental
| [G] | [G] | [C] | [G] |
| [G] | [G] | [D] [C] | [G] |
The | [G] man from the maga- | zine
| [C] Said I was on my | [G] way |
| [G] Somewhere I lost con- | [Em] nections
I | [C] ran out of songs to | [D7] play
I | [G] came in to town a | [Em] one night stand,
| [C] Looks like my plans fell | [G] through |
| [G] Oh, Lord! I'm | [D] stuck in Lodi a- | [C] gain | [G] |
Instrumental Bridge
| [D] | [A] | [E7] | [A] | [A] |
| [A] If I only had a | dollar
for | [D] ev'ry song I | [A] sung |
| [A] Ev'ry time I've | [F#m] had to play
while | [D] people sat there | [E7] drunk
You | [A] know I'd catch the | [F#m] next train |
| [D] Back to where I | [A] live |
| [A] Oh, Lord! I'm | [E7] stuck in Lodi a- | [D] gain | [A] |
| [A] Oh, Lord! I'm | [E7] stuck in Lodi a- | [D] gain | [A] |
Instrumental
| [A] | [A] | [D] | [A] |
| [A] | [A] | [E7] [D] | [A] | [A↓]
#Capo on 3rd fret to play with original.
#Last Updated 7/17/18 JJ
Visit UkeboxLessons
The Lowlands
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (2002)
Intro
| [Bm] | [Bm] | [Bm] | [Bm]
I'm | [Bm] headed for the | [G] lowlands
Would you | [G] please direct my | [D] way
The | [D] train is leaving | [A] shortly
There's no | [A] time for de- | [Bm] lay | [Bm]
She | [Bm] told me she'd be | [G] waiting
I'm | [G] not so sure she | [D] is
I | [D] heard that there's a- | [A] nother man
Who | claims that she is | [Bm] his | [Bm]
Chorus
The | [Bm] lowlands were my | [A] home...
when | [A] I was but a | [Bm] child | [Bm] |
| [Bm] They will be my | [A] deathbed |
| [A] when I've passed my | [Bm] time | [Bm]
I re- | [Bm] member one | [G] summer day...
The | [G] clouds began to | [D] build
We | [D] gathered the | [A] cattle
That had | [A] scattered cross the | [Bm] fields
Well it | [Bm] started to | [G] rain...
and con- | tinued several | [D] days
The | [D] river over- | [A] flowed
and the | crops all went to | [Bm] waste | [Bm]
Chorus
The | [Bm] lowlands were my | [A] home...
when | [A] I was but a | [Bm] child | [Bm] |
| [Bm] They will be my | [A] deathbed |
| [A] when I've passed my | [Bm] time | [Bm]
Instrumental
| [G] | [G] | [D] | [D] |
| [A] | [A] | [Bm] | [Bm] | [Bm]
| [G] | [G] | [D] | [D] |
| [A] | [A] | [Bm] | [Bm]
You | [Bm] know that I'm no | [G] failure
through my | [G] victories are | [D] few
I'm | [D] trying my | [A] best
but there's | [A] too much here to | [Bm] do | [Bm]
| [Bm] That girl I | [G] love once told me
I | [G] made her feel se- | [D] cure
It's | [D] hard to think I've | [A] been replaced.
| [A] Nothing does en- | [Bm] dure.
Chorus
The | [Bm] lowlands were my | [A] home...
when | [A] I was but a | [Bm] child | [Bm] |
| [Bm] They will be my | [A] deathbed |
| [A] when I've passed my | [Bm] time | [Bm]
Instrumental
| [G] | [G] | [D] | [D] |
| [A] | [A] | [Bm] | [Bm] | [Bm]
| [G] | [G] | [D] | [D] |
| [A] | [A] | [Bm] | [Bm] |
#Capo on 2nd fret to play with original.
#Last Updated 6/11/18 JJ
Visit UkeboxLessons
Reminds Me Of You
Van Morrison
Intro
| [G] | [Bm] | [C] | [C]
| [G] | [D] [C] | [G] | [G]
I miss you [G] so much... [Bm] ...I can't [C] stand it, [C]
Seems like my [G] heart... [Bm] ...is breaking in [D] two. [D]
My head says [G] no... [Bm] ... but my soul de- [C] mands it [C]
Everything I [G] do... [D] ...re- [C] minds me of [G] you. [G]
I miss you [G] so much... [Bm] ...in this house full of [C] shadows, [C]
While the rain keeps [G] pouring down... [Bm] ...my window, [D] too. [D]
When will the [G] pain... [Bm] ... recede to the [C] darkness, [C]
From whence it has [G] come?... [D] ...And I'm [C] feeling [G]so blue. [G]
Bridge
Ain't goin' [C] down... [C] ...no more to the [Bm] well.... [Bm]
Sometimes it [C] feels like [D] ...I'm going to [G] hell. [G7]
Sometimes I'm [C] knocking... [C] ...on your front [Bm] door, [Bm]
But I don't have [C] nothing... [D] ...to [C] sell, [G] no more.
Seems like the [G] spirit... [Bm] ...is pushing me [C] onwards, [C]
I'm able to [G] see... [Bm] ...where I tripped and went [D] wrong. [D]
I'll just have to [G] guess... [Bm] ...where my soul will find [C] comfort. [C]
And I miss you so [G] much... [D] ... when I'm [C] singing [G] my song.
Instrumental
| [G] | [Bm] | [C] | [C] |
| [G] | [Bm] | [D] | [D]
| [G] | [Bm] | [C] | [C]
| [G] | [D] [C] | [G] | [G]
Bridge
Ain't goin' [C] down... [C] ...no more to the [Bm] well [Bm]
Sometimes it [C] seems... [D] ...I'm going to [G] hell. [G7]
You'll find I'm [C] knocking... [C] ...on your front [Bm] door, [Bm]
But I don't have [C] nothing... [D] ...to [C] sell, n[G] o more.
Seems like the [G] spirit... [Bm] ...is pushing me [C] onwards, [C]
I'm able to [G] see where... [Bm] ...I tripped and went [D] wrong. [D]
I'll just have to [G] guess... [Bm] ...where my soul will find [C] comfort. [C]
And I miss you so [G] much... [D] ...when I'm [C] singing [G] my song.
I miss you [G] so much... [Bm] ...I can't [C] stand it, [C]
Seems like my [G] heart... [Bm] ...is breaking in [D] two. [D]
My head says [G] no... [Bm] ... but my soul de- [C] mands it [C]
Everything I [G] do... [D] ...re- [C] minds me of[G] you. [G]
Everything I [G] do... [D] ...re- [C] minds me of[G] you. [G]
Everything I [G] do... [D] ...re- [C] minds me of[G] you. [G]
Outro
| [C] | [Cmaj7] | [C6] | [G]
#Play along with original in this key.
#Last Updated 7/25/18 JJ
Visit UkeboxLessons
That's What Makes You Strong
Jesse Winchester (1999)
| [A] | [A] | [A] | [A]
If you | [A] love somebody, | then that means you | [Bm] need somebody | [Bm]
If you | [E7] need somebody, | that's what make you | [A] weak | [A]
But if you | [A] know your weak, | don't you know | [Bm] need you someone | [Bm]
| [E7] Oh it's a funny | thing, but that's what make you | [A] strong | [A↓]
Chorus
That's what make you | [A] strong
That's what gives you | [Bm] power
That's what lets the | [E7] meek come sit beside the | [A] king
That's what let's us | [A] smile in our final | [Bm] hour
That's what moves our | [E7] souls and
That's what makes us | [A] sing | [A] | [A] | [A]
And to | [A] trust somebody | is to be disap- | [Bm] pointed | [Bm]
It's never what you | [E7] wanted | [E7]
And it happens every | [A] time | [A]
But if your the | [A] trusting kind | [A]
This don't even | [Bm] cross your mind | [Bm]
| [E7] Oh, it's a funny | thing
but that's what make you | [A] strong | [A↓]
Chorus
That's what make you | [A] strong
That's what gives you | [Bm] power
That's what lets the | [E7] meek come sit beside the | [A] king
That's what let's us | [A] smile in our final | [Bm] hour
That's what moves our | [E7] souls and
That's what makes us | [A] sing
That's what moves our | [Bm] souls...
| [E7] ...and that's what makes us | [A] sing | [A↓]
#Last Update 06/11/18 JJ
Visit UkeboxLessons