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Songbook - January-February 2020
Suzanne Leonard Cohen (1967)
For What It's Worth Buffalo Springfield (Stephen Stills, 1967)
La Vie En Rose Edith Piaf (Piaf, Louisguy, Monnot, 1947)
Ode To Billy Joe Billie Gentry (1967)
Sonny's Dream (Key of C) Ron Hynes (1976)
Sous le ciel de Paris Édith Piaf (Giraud & Dréjac, 1951)
Sweet Caroline (Key of C) Neil Diamond (1969)
Sweet Caroline (Key of G) Neil Diamond (1969)
Waiting on the World to Change John Mayer (2006)
Wayfaring Stranger Johnny Cash (Traditional)

Suzanne
Leonard Cohen (1967)

Intro Fingerpicking Riff:
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Inside/Outside Fingerpicking Pattern
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Su- | [D] zanne takes you | down to her | place near the | river
You can | [Em] hear the boats go | by you can | spend the night be- | side her
And you | [D] know that she's half | crazy but that's | why you want to | be there
And she | [F#m] feeds you tea and | oranges that come | [G] all the way from | China
And just | [D] when you mean to | tell her that you | [Em] have no love to | give her
Then she | [D] gets you on her | wavelength and she | [Em] lets the river | answer
That you've | [D] always been her | lover | [D] | [D]

Chorus
And you | [F#m] want to travel | with her and you | [G] want to travel | blind
And you | [D] know that she will | trust you
For you've | [Em] touched her perfect | body with your | [D] mind | [D] | [D] | [D]

And | [D] Jesus was a | sailor when He | walked upon the | water
And He | [Em] spent a long time | watching from his | lonely wooden | tower
And | [D] when He knew for | certain only | drowning men could | see Him
He said | [F#m] all men will be | sailors then un- | [G] til the sea shall | free them
But | [D] He Himself was | broken long be- | [Em] fore the sky would | open
For- | [D] saken, almost | human, He | [Em] sank beneath your | wisdom
like a | [D] stone | [D] | [D] | [D]

Chorus
And you | [F#m] want to travel | with him and you | [G] want to travel | blind
And you | [D] think maybe you'll | trust him
For He's | [Em] touched your perfect | body with his | [D] mind | [D] | [D] | [D]

Now, Su- | [D] zanne takes your | hand and she | leads you to the | river
She is | [Em] wearing rags and | feathers from Sal- | vation Army | counters
And the | [D] sun pours down like | honey on our | lady of the | harbor
And she | [F#m] shows you where to | look among the | [G] garbage and the | flowers
There are | [D] heroes in the | seaweed there are | [Em] children in the | morning
They are | [D] leaning out for | love and they will | [Em] lean that way for- | ever
While Su- | [D] zanne holds the | mirror | [D] | [D]

Chorus
And you | [F#m] want to travel | with her and you | [G] want to travel | blind
And you | [D] know that you can | trust her
For she's | [Em] touched your perfect | body with her | [D] mind | [D] | [D] | [D↓]

#Capo on 2nd fret to play along with original.

#Last Updated 01/27/20 JJ
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For What It's Worth
Buffalo Springfield (Stephen Stills, 1966)

Intro
[E7] [A] [E7] [A]

[E7] There's something happening [A] here
And what it [E7] is ain't exactly [A] clear
There's a [E7] man with a gun over [A] there
Telling [E7] me I've got to be- [A] ware

Chorus
Think it's time we [E7] stop children [D] what's that sound
[A] Everybody look what's [C] goin' down [E7] [A] [E7] [A]

[E7] There's battle lines being [A] drawn
And nobody's [E7] right if everybody's [A] wrong
[E7] Young people speaking their [A] minds
Getting [E7] so much resistance [A] from behind

Chorus
Think it's time we [E7] stop hey [D] what's that sound
[A] Everybody look what's [C] goin' down [E7] [A] [E7] [A]

[E7] What a field day for the [A] heat
[E7] A thousand people in the [A] street
[E7] Singin' songs and carryin' [A] signs
Mostly [E7] say hooray for our [A] side

Chorus
It's time we [E7] stop hey [D] what's that sound
[A] Everybody look what [C] goin' down [E7] [A] [E7] [A]

[E7] Paranoia strikes [A] deep [E7] into your life it will [A] creep
It [E7] starts when you're always a- [A] fraid
Step outta [E7] line the men come and [A] take you away

Chorus
We'd better [E7] stop hey [D] what's that sound
[A] Everybody look what's [C] goin' down
[E7] Stop hey [D] what's that sound
[A] Everybody look what's [C] goin' down
[E7] Stop hey [D] what's that sound
[A] Everybody look what's [C] goin' down [E7]

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La Vie En Rose
Edith Piaf (Piaf, Louisguy, Monnot, 1947)

[G] Quand il me prend dans ses [Gmaj7] bras
Il me parle tout [G6] bas
Je vois la [Bbdim7] vie en [Am7] ro- [D7] se
[Am7] Il me dit des mots d'a- [D7] mour
Des mots de tous les [Am7] jours
Et [D7] ça me fait quelque [G] chose [D7]

[G] Il est entré dans mon [Gmaj7] coeur
Une part de bon- [G6] heur
Dont [G7] je connais la [C] cause
[Cm] C'est lui pour moi, moi pour [G] lui dans la vie
[A7] Il me l'a dit, l'a ju- [Am7] ré pour la [D7] vie

[G] Et dès que je l'aper- [Gmaj7] çois
Alors je sens en [Am7] moi
Mon [D7] coeur qui [G] bat [D7]

[G] Hold me close and hold me [Gmaj7] fast
The magic spells you [G6] cast
This is la [Bbdim7] vie en [Am7] ro- [D7] se
[Am7] When you kiss me heaven [D7] sighs
And though I close my [Am7] eyes
I [D7] see la vie en [G] rose [D7]

[G] When you press me to your [Gmaj7] heart
I'm in a world a- [G6] part
A [G7] world where roses [C] bloom
[Cm] And when you speak angels [G] sing from above
[A7] Everyday words seem to [Am7] turn into [D7] love songs

[G] Give your heart and soul to [Gmaj7] me
And life will always [Am7] be
La [D7] vie en [G] rose

#Capo on 1st fret to play with this version.