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Songbook - Nov-Dec 2019
California Dreaming Mamas and the Papas (John & Michelle Phillips, 1965)
Come Together The Beatles (Lennon- McCartney, 1969)
Il est trop tard Georges Moustaki (1969)
I Still Miss Someone Johnny Cash & Roy Cash Jr. (1958)
Listening To the Wind Merle Haggard (2000)
The Mary Ellen Carter Stan Rogers (1979)
Sarah Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers (Traditional)
Your Song Elton John (w/Bernie Taupin, 1970)

California Dreaming
Mamas and the Papas (John & Michelle Phillips, 1965)

:E7sus4:

Intro

                         E7sus4↓
A||---0-2---5---3---2---|-2--------||
E||-0-----0-------------|-0--------||
C||---------------------|-2--------||
G||---------------------|-2------- ||

All the leaves are [Am] brown (All the [G] leaves are [F] brown)
And the [G] sky is [E7sus4] gray  (and the sky is [E7] gray)
[F] I've been for a [C] walk (I've been [E7] for a [Am] walk)
On a [F] winter's [E7sus4] day (on a winter's [E7] day)
I'd be safe and [Am] warm (I'd be [G] safe and [F] warm)
If I [G] was in L [E7sus4] A  (If I was in L [E7] A)

Chorus
California [Am] dreamin' (Cali- [G] fornia [F] dreamin')
On [G] such a winter's [E7sus4] day...  [E7]

Stopped in to a [Am] church [G] [F]
I passed a- [G] long the [E7sus4] way [E7]
Well I [F] got down on my [C] knees (Got down [E7] on my [Am] knees)
And I pre- [F] tend to [E7sus4] pray (I pretend to [E7] pray)
You know the preacher likes the [Am] cold (Preacher [G] likes the [F] cold)
He knows [G] I'm gonna [E7sus4] stay  (knows I'm gonna [E7] stay)

Chorus
California [Am] dreamin' (Cali- [G] fornia [F] dreamin')
On [G] such a winter's [E7sus4] day...  [E7]

All the leaves are [Am] brown (All the [G] leaves are [F] brown)
And the [G] sky is [E7sus4] gray  (and the sky is [E7] gray)
[F] I've been for a [C] walk (I've been [E7] for a [Am] walk)
On a [F] winter's [E7sus4] day  (on a winter's [E7] day)
If I didn't [Am] tell her (If I  [G] didn't [F] tell her)
I could [G] leave to- [E7sus4] day  (I could leave to- [E7] day)

Chorus
California [Am] dreamin' (Cali- [G] fornia [F] dreamin')
On [G] such a winter's [Am] day  (Cali- [G] fornia [F] dreamin')
On [G] such a winter's [Am] day  (Cali- [G] fornia [F] dreamin')
On [G] such a winter's [E7sus4] day | [E7sus4] | [Am↓]

#Capo on 4th fret to play with original.

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Come Together
The Beatles (Lennon- McCartney, 1969)

Choppy muted strum
4/4 | d d d d d d d d |
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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Il est trop tard
Georges Moustaki (1969)

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I Still Miss Someone
Johnny Cash & Roy Cash Jr. (1958)

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Listening To The Wind
Merle Haggard (2000)

Intro
| [A]   | [A]   | [A]   | [A]
| [D]   | [D]   | [D]   | [D]

Listening to the | [G] wind   | [G]   | [G]
| [G] Trying to hear the voice of a | [D] distant friend   | [D]   | [D]
| [D] Wishing you and I were | [A7] close again   | [A7]   | [A7]
| [A7] Listening to the | [D] wind   | [D]   | [D7]

Chorus
| [D7] Listening to the | [G] bree-   | [G] eeze   | [G]
As it | [G] whispers through the | [D] poplar trees   | [D] | [D]
Do you | [D] think I mean | [A7] way back then   | [A7]   | [A7]
| [A7] Do you listen to the | [D] wind   | [D]   | [D7]

| [D7] Listening to the | [G] night   | [G]   | [G]
Wishing | [G] we could hold and squeeze | [D] each other tight   | [D]   | [D]
I can | [D] almost hear the | [A7] stars so | [A7] bright | [A7]
| [A7] Listening to the | [D] night   | [D]   | [D7]

Chorus
| [D7] Listening to the | [G] sou-   | [G] ounds   | [G]
Of a | [G] highway through | [D] some distant town   | [D]   | [D]
I can | [D] almost hear the | [A7] pale moon | [A7] light   | [A7]
| [A7] Do you listen to the | [D] night   | [D]   | [D7]   | [D7]

Instrumental
| [G]   | [G]   | [G]   | [G]
| [D]   | [D]   | [D]   | [D]
| [A7]   | [A7]   | [A7]   | [A7]
| [D]   | [D]   | [D7]

| [D7] Listening to my | [G] mind   | [G]   | [G]
| [G] Searching through my thoughts for the | [D] perfect line   | [D]   | [D]
Using | [D] tricks and | [A7] telepathy at | [A7] times   | [A7]
Do you | [A7] listen to your | [D] mind   | [D]   | [D7]

Chorus
| [D7] Listening to the | [G] bree- | [G] eeze | [G]
As it | [G] whispers through... | [D] ... | [D] ...the poplar trees   | [D]
| [D] Wishing you and I | [A7] were close again   | [A7]     | [A7]
| [A7] Just listening to the | [D] wind   | [D]   | [D]   | [D↓]

#Play along with original in this key.

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The Mary Ellen Carter
Stan Rogers (1979)

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Sarah
Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers (Traditional)

I [Cm] came upon a charming girl and [Bb] Sarah is her name,
Her [Bb] parents wants a husband with [Cm] riches, wealth and fame,
I [Cm] have no wealth but riches and fame, has [Bb] never come my way
til the [Cm] night I went to visit my love and [Bb] through the keyhole [Cm] say...

Chorus
[Cm] Sarah, Sarah won't [Bb] you come out tonight,
[Bb] Sarah, Sarah the [Cm] moon is shining bright,
[Cm] Put you hat and jacket on, tell your mother you [Bb] won't be long,
And [Cm] I'll be waiting for you [Bb] round the [Cm] corner!

My [Cm] Sarah is the girl like this, a [Bb] girl you seldom see
She [Bb] loves me only for myself and [Cm] not for my money
[Cm] Every night at eight o'clock, she [Bb] puts the needle away
And [Cm] standing just outside her door and [Bb] through the keyhole [Cm] say...

Chorus
[Cm] Sarah, Sarah won't [Bb] you come out tonight,
[Bb] Sarah, Sarah the [Cm] moon is shining bright,
[Cm] Put you hat and jacket on, tell your mother you [Bb] won't be long,
And [Cm] I'll be waiting for you [Bb] round the [Cm] corner!

One [Cm] night a little after eight, I [Bb] crept up to her door
and [Bb] whispered, “Sarah, darling” as [Cm] I often done before
“I'll [Cm] give you Sarah” said a voice, as [Bb] down I went to flop!
And [Cm] her Mother sang as she kicked me [Bb] all around the [Cm] shop!

Chorus
[Cm] Sarah, Sarah won't [Bb] you come out tonight,
[Bb] Sarah, Sarah the [Cm] moon is shining bright,
[Cm] Put you hat and jacket on, tell your mother you [Bb] won't be long,
And [Cm] I'll be waiting for you [Bb] round the [Cm] corner!

The [Cm] old woman thought she killed me and I [Bb] let her think so too
As I [Bb] lay there on the floor I [Cm] scarce knew what to do
At [Cm] last she said ” alive or dead? My [Bb] girl I'll let him wed.”
And [Cm] up I jumps said “Thank you, Ma'am” and [Bb] to my girl I [Cm] said...

Chorus
[Cm] Sarah, Sarah won't [Bb] you come out tonight,
[Bb] Sarah, Sarah the [Cm] moon is shining bright,
[Cm] Put you hat and jacket on, tell your mother you [Bb] won't be long,
And [Cm] I'll be waiting for you [Bb] round the [Cm] corner!

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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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Songbook - Nov-Dec 2019