Songbook - November & December 2020 |
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| Catch The Wind Donovan Leitch (1965) |
| Dream A Little Dream Of Me The Mamas & The Papas (Andre, Schwandt, Kahn, 1931) |
| Hold On Tom Waits (1999) |
| I Remember Everything John Prine (2020) |
| Let It Snow Sammy Cahn & Julie Styne (1945) |
| People Are Strange The Doors (Morrison/Krieger, 1967) |
| Winter Wonderland Felix Bernard & Richard B. Smith (1934) |
| Wondering Where the Lions Are Bruce Cockburn (1979) |
| Youve Got A Friend Carole King (1971) |
Catch the Wind
Donovan Leitch (1965)
3/4 | d - D - D - |
1 2 & 3
| [D] | [D] | [G] | [A]
| [D] | [G] | [D] | [D]
In the | [D] chilly | hours and | [G] minutes | [G]
Of un- | [D] certainty | ... I | [G] want to be | [G] |
| [D] In the wa- | [D] -arm hold | [G] of your | [A] loving |
| [D] mind | [D] | [A] | [A]
To | [D] feel you | all a- | [G] round me | [G]
And to | [D] take your hand | ... a- | [G] long the sand | [G] |
| [D] Ah, but I | may as well | [G] try and | [A] catch the |
| [D] wind | [Dsus4] | [D] | [D]
When | [D] sundown | pales the | [G] sky | [G]
I want | [D] to hide a | while | [G] behind your | [G] smile |
| [D] And every- | where I'd | [G] look, your | [A] eyes I'd |
| [D] find. | [D] | [A] | [A]
For | [D] me to | love you | [G] now | [G]
Would be the | [D] sweetest | thing, | [G] 't would make me | sing |
| [D] Ah, but I | may as well | [G] try and | [A] catch the |
| [D] wind | [Dsus4] | [D] | [D]
| [G] Deedee dee dee | [G] ...dee dee | [F#m] deedee | [F#m]
Dee dee | [G] deedee | [G] ...dee dee | [E7] deedee | [E7]
Dee de | [A] deeee | [A] | [A] | [A]
When | [D] rain has | hung the | [G] leaves with tears | [G] |
| [D] I want you | near | [G] to kill my | fears |
| [D] To help me | to leave | [G] all my | [A] blues be- |
| [D] hind | [D] | [A] | [A]
For | [D] standing | in your | [G] heart | [G]
Is where | [D] I want to | be... | [G] and long to | be |
| [D] Ah, but I | may as well | [G] try and | [A] catch the |
| [D] wind | [Dsus4] | [D] | [D] |
Solo
| [D] | [D] | [G] | [G] |
| [D] | [D] | [G] | [G] |
| [D] | [D] | [G] | [A] |
| [D] | [D] | [A] | [A] |
| [D] | [D] | [G] | [G] |
| [D] | [D] | [G] | [G] |
| [D] | [D] | [G] | [A] |
| [D] | [Dsus4] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] | [D] | [G] | [G] |
| [D] | [D] | [G] | [G] |
| [D] Ah, but I may as well | [G] try and | [A] catch the |
| [D] wind | [Dsus4] | [D↓]
#Capo on 1st fret to play with original.
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Dream A Little Dream Of Me
The Mamas & The Papas (Andre, Schwandt, Kahn, 1931)
Intro
| [C] [F#dim7] | [Abmaj7] [G] |
| [C] [F#dim7] | [Abmaj7] [G] |
| [C] Stars [F#dim7] shining bright | [Abmaj7] above [G] you |
| [C] Night [E7] breezes seem to | [A7] whisper 'I love you' |
| [F] Birds singing in the | [Fm] sycamore tree |
| [C] Dream a little [Abmaj7] dream of | [G] me [G7] |
| [C] Say [F#dim7] nighty-night and | [Abmaj7] kiss [G] me |
| [C] Just [E7] hold me tight and | [A7] tell me you'll miss me |
| [F] While I'm alone, | [Fm] blue as can be |
| [C] Dream a little [Abmaj7↓] dream [G↓] of | [C] me [E7] |
Bridge
| [A] Stars [F#m] fading but | [Bm7] I linger [E7] on, dear |
| [A] Still [F#m] craving your | [Bm7] kiss [E7] |
| [A] I'm [F#m] longing to | [Bm7] linger till [E7] dawn, dear |
| [A] Just [F#m] saying | [Abmaj7] this... [G] ... |
| [C] Sweet [F#dim7] dreams till sunbeams | [Abmaj7] find [G] you |
| [C] Sweet [E7] dreams that leave all | [A7] worries behind you |
| [F] But in your dreams, what- | [Fm] ever they be |
| [C] Dream a little [Abmaj7↓] dream [G↓] of | [C↓] me
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Hold On
Tom Waits (1999)
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
They | [D] hung a sign up in | [G] our town | [G]
"if you | [A] live it up, you won't, | [D] Live it down" | [D]
So, | [D] she left Monte | [G] Rio, son | [G]
Just | [A] like a bullet | [D] leaves a | [D] gun | [D] | [D]
With | [G] charcoal eyes and | [A] Monroe hips | [A]
She went and | [D] took that Cali- | [G] fornia trip | [G] | [G]
Well, the | [Em] moon was gold, her, | [A] hair like wind | [A]
She said | [Em] don't look back just, | [A] Come on Jim |
| [A] Oh... | [A] you got to
Chorus
| [D] Hold on, | [A] Hold on |
| [D] ...You got to | [G] hold on |
| [D] Take my hand, I'm | [A] standing right here,
You gotta | [D] hold on. | [D] | [D] | [D]
Well, | [D] he gave her a | [G] dimestore watch | [G] |
| [A] And a ring made | [D] from a spoon | [D] |
| [D] Everyone is looking for | [G] someone to blame | [G]
But you | [A] share my bed, you | [D] share my name. | [D] | [D] | [D]
Well, | [G] go ahead and | [A] call the cops | [A]
You don't | [D] meet nice girls in | [G] coffee shops | [G] | [G] | [G] |
| [Em] She said baby, I | [A] still love you | [A]
Some- | [Em] times there's nothin | [A] left to do |
| [A] Oh... | [A] you got to |
Chorus
| [D] Hold on, | [A] Hold on |
| [D] ...You got to | [G] hold on |
| [D] Take my hand, I'm | [A] standing right here,
You gotta | [D] hold on. | [D] | [D] | [D]
Down | [D] by the River- | [G] side motel, | [G]
It's | [A] ten below and | [D] falling. | [D] |
| [D] By a ninety | [G] nine cent store | [G]
She | [A] closed her eyes and | [D] started swaying. | [D] | [D] | [D]
But | [G] it's so hard to | [A] dance that way | [A]
When it's | [D] cold and there's | [G] no music. | [G] | [G]
Well your | [Em] old hometown's so | [A] far away | [A]
But, in- | [Em] side your head there's a | [A] record that's playing, |
| [A] ...a song | [A] called
Chorus
| [D] Hold on, | [A] Hold on |
| [D] ...Baby got to | [G] hold on |
| [D] Take my hand, I'm | [A] standing right there,
You gotta | [D] hold on. | [D] ... You gotta |
| [D] Hold on, | [A] Hold on |
| [D] ...Baby got to | [G] hold on |
| [D] Take my hand, I'm | [A] standing right there,
You gotta | [D] hold on. | [D] ... You gotta |
| [D] Hold on, | [A] Hold on |
| [D] ...Baby got to | [G] hold on |
| [D] Take my hand, I'm | [A] standing right here,
You gotta | [D] hold on. | [D] ... You gotta |
| [D] Hold on, | [A] Hold on |
| [D] ...Baby got to | [G] hold on |
| [D] Take my hand, I'm | [A] standing right here,
You gotta | [D] hold on. | [D]
You gotta | [D] hold on. | [D]
You gotta | [D] hold on. | [D]
You gotta | [D] hold on. | [D↓]
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I Remember Everything
John Prine (2020)
Fingerpicking in 4/4
|----------M-------------|
|----I-----------I-------|
|-T-----------------T----|
|-------T----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Intro
| [A] | [A] | [A] | [A↓]
I've been down this | [A] road before |
| [A] ...I remember every | [Bm7] tree |
| [Bm7] ...Every single | [E7] blade of grass |
| [E7] Holds a special place for | [A] me | [A]
And I remember | [A] every town |
| [A] ...And every hotel | [Bm7] room |
| [Bm7] ...And every song I | [E7] ever sang |
| [E7] On a guitar out of | [A] tune | [A]
Chorus
I remember | [D] everything |
| [D] ...Things I can't for- | [A] get |
| [A] ...The way you turned and | [B7] smiled on me |
| [B7] ...On the night that we first | [E7] met |
| [E7] ...And I remember | [D] every night |
| [D] Your ocean eyes of | [A] blue |
| [A] How I miss you in the | [E7] morning light |
| [E7] ...Like roses miss | [A] the dew | [A] |
Instrumental
| [D] | [D] | [A] | [A] |
| [E7] | [E7] | [A] | [A↓]
I've been down this | [A] road before |
| [A] ...Alone as I can | [Bm7] be |
| [Bm7] ...Careful not to | [E7] let my past |
| [E7] ...Go sneaking up on | [A] me |
| [A] ...Got no future in my | [A] happiness |
| [A] ...Though regrets are very | [Bm7] few |
| [Bm7] ...Sometimes a little | [E7] tenderness |
| [E7] ...Was the best that I could | [A] do | [A]
Chorus
I remember | [D] everything |
| [D] ...Things I can't for- | [A] get |
| [A] ...Swimming pools of | [B7] butterflies |
| [B7] ...That slipped right through the | [E7] net |
| [E7] ...And I remember | [D] every night |
| [D] ...Your ocean eyes of | [A] blue |
| [A] ...How I miss you in the | [E7] morning light |
| [E7] ...Like roses miss | [A] the dew |
| [A] ...How I miss you in the | [E7] morning light |
| [E7] ...Like roses miss the | [A] dew [D] | [A↓]
#Capo on 1st fret to play with John Prine.
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Let It Snow
Sammy Cahn & Julie Styne (1945)
4/4 | d - D - d - D - |
1 2 3 4
Oh, the | [C] weather out- [G7] side is | [C] frightful ...
But the | [C] fire is [Cdim7] so de- | [G7] lightful ...
And | [Dm] since we've no [A7] place to | [Dm] go ...
Let it | [G7] snow, let it snow, let it | [C] snow [G7] ...
It | [C] doesn't show [G7] signs of | [C] stopping ...
And I | [C] brought some [Cdim7] corn for | [G7] popping ...
The | [Dm] lights are turned [A7] way down | [Dm] low ...
Let it | [G7] snow, let it snow, let it | [C] snow ...
Bridge:
When we | [G] finally kiss good | night ...
How I | [Am] hate going [D7] out in the | [G] storm ...
But if | [G] you really hold me | tight ... |
| [A7] All the way [D7] home I'll be | [G↓] warm [Bbdim7↓] [G7↓↓]
The | [C] fire is [G7] slowly | [C] dying ...
And my | [C] dear, we're [Cdim7] still good- | [G7] byeing ...
But as | [Dm] long as you [A7] love me | [Dm] so ...
Let it | [G7] snow, let it snow, let it | [C] snow... |
#Capo on 2nd fret to play along with Frank Sinatra.
#Capo on 1st fret to play along with Dean Martin.
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People Are Strange
The Doors (Morrison/Krieger, 1967)
Walkdown Riff: Strum:
Swiss Army Strum
A|-2--2-0--0-----------| 4/4 | d - D u - u d u |
E|-----------3--3-2--2-| 1 2 & & 4 &
C|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
| [Riff] |
| [Em] People are strange | [Am] when you're a [Em] stranger |
| [Am] Faces look [Em] ugly | [B7] when you're a- [Em] lone |
| [Em] Women seem wicked | [Am] when you're un- [Em] wanted |
| [Am] Streets are un- [Em] even | [B7] when you're [Em] down
Chorus
When you're | [B7] strange |
| [G] Faces come out of the | [B7] rain [B7↓]
When you're | [B7] strange... |
| [G] No one remembers your | [B7] name [B7↓]
When you're | [B7] strange...
When you're | [B7] strange...
When you're | [B7] strange... | [Riff] |
| [Em] People are strange | [Am] when you're a [Em] stranger |
| [Am] Faces look [Em] ugly | [B7] when you're a- [Em] lone |
| [Em] Women seem wicked | [Am] when you're un- [Em] wanted |
| [Am] Streets are un- [Em] even | [B7] when you're [Em] down
Solo 1
| [B7] | [B7] | [Em] | [Em] |
| [B7] | [B7] | [Em] | [Em↓]
Chorus
When you're | [B7] strange... |
| [G] Faces come out of the | [B7] rain [B7↓]
When you're | [B7] strange... |
| [G] No one remembers your | [B7] name [B7↓]
When you're | [B7] strange...
When you're | [B7] strange...
When you're | [B7] strange... | [Riff] Alright Yeah |
Solo 2
| [Em] | [Am] [Em] | [Am] [Em] | [B7] [Em] |
| [Em] | [Am] [Em] | [Am] [Em] | [B7] [Em]
Chorus
When you're | [B7] strange... |
| [G] Faces come out of the | [B7] rain
When you're | [B7] strange... |
| [G] No one remembers your | [B7] name
When you're | [B7] strange...
When you're | [B7] strange...
When you're | [B7↓] strange...
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Winter Wonderland
Felix Bernard & Richard B. Smith (1934)
Intro
| [F] | [C7] | [F] | [C7]
Sleigh bells | [F] ring ... are you | listenin'...
In the | [C7] lane ... snow is | glistenin'...
A | [C7] beautiful sight, we're | happy tonight |
| [C7] Walkin' in a winter wonder- | [F] land ...
Gone a- | [F] way ... is the | blue bird ...
Here to | [C7] stay ... is the | new bird ...
He | [C7] sings a love song, as | we go along |
| [C7] Walkin' in a winter wonder- | [F] land ... |
Bridge
| [A] In the meadow [E7] we can build a | [A] snowman ... |
| [A] And pretend that [E7] he is parson | [A] Brown ... |
| [C] He'll say are you [G7] married, we'll say | [C] no man...
But | [C] you can do the [G7] job when you're in | [C] town [G#aug] ...
Later | [F] on ... we'll con- | spire ...
As we | [C7] dream ... by the | fire ...
To | [C7] face unafraid, the | plans that we made |
| [C7] Walkin' in a winter wonder- | [F] land... |
Bridge
| [A] In the meadow [E7] we can build a | [A] snowman ... |
| [A] And pretend that [E7] he's a circus | [A] clown ... |
| [C] We'll have lots of [G7] fun with Mister | [C] Snowman ...
Yes un- | [C] til the other [G7] kiddies knock him | [C] down [G#aug] ...
Later | [F] on ... we'll con- | spire ...
As we | [C7] dream ... by the | fire ...
To | [C7] face unafraid, the | plans that we made |
| [C7] Walkin' in a | winter wonder- | [F] land ... |
| [G7] Walkin'... in a | [C7] winter wonder- | [F] land | [F↓]
#Capo on 2nd fret to play with the Macy Gray version.
#Macy Gray version does vary a bit from the more standard version.
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Wondering Where The Lions Are
Bruce Cockburn (1979)
Fingerpicking in 4/4
|-------R-----------R----|
4 |-------M-----------M----|
4 |----I-----I-----I-----I-|
|-T-----------T----------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Intro
| [D] | [D] | [G6] | [G6] |
| [D] | [D] | [G6] | [G6] |
| [D] Sun's up, uh huh, | looks okay
The | [G6] world survives into a- | nother day
And I'm | [D] thinking 'bout eternity | [D] ...
Some kinda | [G6] ecstasy got a | hold on me |
| [D] | [D] | [G6] | [G6] |
| [D] Had another dream about | lions at the door
They | [G6] weren't half as fright'ning as they | were before
But I'm | [D] thinking 'bout eternity | [D] ...
Some kinda | [G6] ecstasy got a | hold on me |
| [D] | [D] | [G6] | [G6] |
| [D] Walls windows trees, | waves coming through
| [G6] You be in me and | I'll be in you
To- | [D] gether in eternity | [D] ...
Some kinda | [G6] ecstasy got a | hold on |
| [D] me | [D] | [G6] | [G6] |
| [D] Up among the firs where it | smells so sweet
Or | [G6] down in the valley where the | river used to be
I got my | [D] mind on eternity | [D] ...
Some kinda | [G6] ecstasy got a | hold on me
Chorus
And I'm | [Em7] wondering where the lions are, | (wondering where the lions are)
I'm | [Dsus2] wondering where the lions are, | (wondering where the lions are)
I'm | [Em7] wondering where the lions are, | (wondering where the lions are)
I'm | [Dsus2] wondering where the lions are, | (wondering where the lions are)
I'm | [Em7] wondering where the lions are, | (wondering where the lions are)
| [Dsus2] wondering where the lions are, | (wondering where the lions are)
| [Em7] ohh oh oh oh ohhh | ... oh oh oh | [Dsus2] ohh | [Dsus2]
| [D] Huge orange flying boat | rises off a lake
| [G6] Thousand year old petroglyphs | doing a double take
Pointing a | [D] finger at eternity | [D] ...
I'm | [G6] sitting in the middle of this | ecstasy |
| [D] | [D] | [G6] | [G6] |
| [D] Young men marching, helmets | shining in the sun
| [G6] Polished and precise like the | brain behind the gun
| [D] should be! ... They got me | thinking 'bout eternity
Some kinda | [G6] ecstasy got a | hold on |
| [D] me | [D] | [G6] | [G6]
Chorus
And I'm | [Em7] wondering where the lions are, | (wondering where the lions are)
I'm | [Dsus2] wondering where the lions are, | (wondering where the lions are)
I'm | [Em7] wondering where the lions are, | (wondering where the lions are)
I'm | [Dsus2] wondering where the lions are, | (wondering where the lions are)
I'm | [Em7] wondering where the lions are, | (wondering where the lions are)
| [Dsus2] wondering where the lions are, | (wondering where the lions are)
| [Em7] ohh oh oh oh ohhh | ... oh oh oh | [Dsus2] ohh | [Dsus2]
| [D] Freighters on the nod on the | surface of the bay
| [G6] One of these days they're gonna | sail away
| [D] Gonna sail into e- | ternity
| [G6] Some kinda ecstasy got a | hold on |
| [D] me | [D] | [G6] | [G6]
Chorus
Repeat and Fade
And I'm | [Em7] wondering where the lions are, | (wondering where the lions are)
I'm | [Dsus2] wondering where the lions are, | (wondering where the lions are)
I'm | [Em7] wondering where the lions are, | (wondering where the lions are)
I'm | [Dsus2] wondering where the lions are, | (wondering where the lions are)
I'm | [Em7] wondering where the lions are, | (wondering where the lions are)
| [Dsus2] wondering where the lions are, | (wondering where the lions are)
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You've Got A Friend
Carole King (1971)
Intro
| [G] | [C] | [G] | [F#m] [B7]
When you're | [Em] down and | [B7] troubled
And you | [Em] need a [B7] helping hand | [Em] ...
And | [Am] nothin', oh, | [D7] nothin' is goin' | [G] right | [G] |
| [F#m] Close your eyes and | [B7] think of me
And | [Em] soon I [B7] will be | [Em] there ...
To | [Am] brighten up | [Bm7] even your darkest | [D] night | [D]
Chorus
You just | [G] call out my | [Gmaj7] name...
And you | [Cmaj7] know wherever I | [Am] am
I'll come | [G] runnin'... | [Gmaj7] ...to see you a- | [Am] gain | [Am] |
| [G] Winter, spring, summer, or | [Gmaj7] fall |
| [Cmaj7] All you got to do is | [Em] call
And I'll | [Cmaj7] be there, yeah, yeah, | [Am!] [Am!]
You've got a | [G] friend | [C] | [G] | [F#m] [B7]
If the | [Em] sky... a- | [B7] bove you
Should turn | [Em] dark and [B7] full of | [Em] clouds...
And that | [Am] old, north | [D7] wind should begin to | [G] blow | [G] |
| [F#m] Keep your head to- | [B7] gether ...
And | [Em] call my [B7] name out | [Em] loud ... |
| [Am] ...Soon I'll be | [Bm7] knockin' upon your | [D] door | [D]
Chorus
You just | [G] call out my | [Gmaj7] name
And you | [Cmaj7] know wherever I | [Am] am
I'll come | [G] runnin'... | [Gmaj7] ...to see you a- | [Am] gain | [Am] |
| [G] Winter, spring, summer, or | [Gmaj7] fall |
| [Cmaj7] All you got to do is | [Em] call
And I'll | [Cmaj7] be there, yeah, yeah, | [Am!] yeah [Am!]
Bridge
Hey, | [F] ain't it good to know that | [C] you've got a friend
When | [G] people can be so | [Gmaj7] cold....
They'll | [C] hurt you and de- | [F] sert you...
Well, they'll | [Em] take your soul if you | [A7] let them
Oh yeah, but | [D!] don't you [D!] let them | [D!]
Chorus
You just | [G] call out my | [Gmaj7] name
And you | [Cmaj7] know wherever I | [Am] am
I'll come | [G] runnin'... | [Gmaj7] ...to see you a- | [Am] gain | [Am] |
| [G] Winter, spring, summer, or | [Gmaj7] fall |
| [Cmaj7] All you got to do is | [Em] call
And I'll | [Cmaj7] be there, yes I will | [Am!] [Am!]
You've got a | [G] friend | [C] ...
You've got a | [G] friend | [C] ...
You've got a | [G] friend | [C] ...
You've got a | [G!] friend
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#Capo on 1st fret to play with Carole King.
#Capo on 2nd fret to play with James Taylor.
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