Songbook - June 2021 |
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| American Pie Don McLean (1971) |
| Broken Bicycles Tom Waits (1982) |
| Drive My Car The Beatles (McCartney / Lennon, 1965) |
| Histoire d'antan Gérard Jean (1970) |
| I Lost My Baby Jean Leloup (1996) |
| I Shot The Sheriff Bob Marley (1973) |
| L'Air de la Louisiane Jesse Winchester (1974) |
| Let It Be The Beatles (Paul McCartney, 1970) |
| Maggie Mae Rod Stewart (with Sam Quittenton, 1971) |
| Piano Man Billy Joel (1973) |
| Sailor / Marin (Enfant du voyage) Petula Clark (1961) |
| Signs (Key of G) Five Man Electrical Band (Les Emmerson, 1970) |
| Signs Five Man Electrical Band (Les Emmerson, 1970) |
| When I'm Cleaning Windows George Formby (Fred Cliff, Harry Gifford & George Formby, 1936) |
American Pie
Don McLean (1971)
Varies but mostly | d - D u - u d u |
A [C↓] long [G↓] long [Am↓] time ago...
[Dm↓] I can still re- [F↓]member
How that [Am↓] music used to make me [G↓] smile
And [C↓] I knew [G↓] if I had [Am↓] my chance
That [Dm↓] I could make those [F↓] people dance
And [Am↓] maybe they'd be [F↓] happy for a [G↓] while
| [Am] But February | [Dm] made me shiver |
| [Am] With every paper [Dm] I'd deliver |
| [F] Bad news [C] on the | [Dm] doorstep
I | [F] couldn't take one | [G] more step
I | [C] can't re- [G] member if I | [Am] cried
When I | [Dm] read about his | [G] widowed bride,
But | [C] something [G] touched me | [Am] deep inside
The | [F] day... the | [G7] Music | [C] Died [F] | [C] ...
Chorus
So | [C] Bye [F] bye Miss A- | [C] merican [G] Pie
Drove my | [C] Chevy to the [F] levy but the | [C] levy was [G] dry
And them | [C] good old [F] boys were drinking | [C] whiskey and [G] rye
Singin' | [Am] this'll be the day that I | [D7] die... |
| [Am] This'll be the day that I | [G7] die | [G7] |
Strumming Picks Up
| [C] Did you write the | [Dm] book of love
And do | [F] you have faith in | [Dm] God above? |
| [Am] . If the Bible | [G] tells you so | [G]
Do | [C] you be- [G] lieve in | [Am] Rock 'n Roll?
Can | [Dm] music save your | [F] mortal soul?
And | [Am] can you teach me | [D7] how to dance | [G] real slow? | [G]
Well, I | [Am] know that you're in | [G] love with him
'cause I | [Am] saw you dancin' | [G] in the gym
You | [F] both kicked [C] off your | [G] shoes
Man I | [F] dig those [C] rhythm and | [G7] blues
I was a | [C] lonely [G] teenage | [Am] broncin' buck
With a | [Dm] pink carnation and a | [F] pickup truck
But | [C] I knew [G] I was | [Am] out of luck
The | [F] day the | [G7] Music | [C] Died [F] .. |
| [C] . I started [G7] singin' |
Chorus
| [C] Bye [F] bye Miss A- | [C] merican [G] Pie
Drove my | [C] Chevy to the [F] levy but the | [C] levy was [G] dry
And them | [C] good old [F] boys were drinking | [C] whiskey and [G] rye
Singin' | [Am] this'll be the day that I | [D7] die... |
| [Am] This'll be the day that I | [G7] die | [G7]
Now for | [C] ten years we've been | [Dm] on our own
And | [F] moss grows fat on a | [Dm] rollin' stone |
| [Am] . But that's not how it | [G] used to be | [G]
When the | [C] jester [G] sang for the | [Am] King and Queen
In a | [Dm] coat he borrowed | [F] from James Dean
And a | [Am] voice... that | [D7] came from you and | [G] me | [G]
Oh, and | [Am] while the King was | [G] looking down
The | [Am] jester stole his | [G] thorny crown
The | [F] courtroom [C] was ad- | [G] journed;
No | [F] verdict was re- | [G7] turned,
And while | [C] Lennon [G] read a | [Am] book of Marx
The | [Dm] court kept practice | [F] in the park,
And | [C] we sang [G] dirges | [Am] in the dark
The | [F] day... the | [G7] Music | [C] Died [F] | [C] . We were [G7] singin' |
Chorus
| [C] Bye [F] bye Miss A- | [C] merican [G] Pie
Drove my | [C] Chevy to the [F] levy but the | [C] levy was [G] dry
And them | [C] good old [F] boys were drinking | [C] whiskey and [G] rye
Singin' | [Am] this'll be the day that I | [D7] die... |
| [Am] This'll be the day that I | [G7] die | [G7]
| [C] Helter-Skelter | [Dm] in the summer swelter
the | [F] Byrds flew off with a | [Dm] fallout shelter |
| [Am] Eight Miles High and | [G] falling fast | [G]
It | [C] landed [G] foul out | [Am] on the grass
The | [Dm] players tried for a | [F] forward pass,
With the | [Am] jester on the | [D7] sidelines in a | [G] cast | [G]
Now the | [Am] half-time air was | [G] sweet perfume
While the | [Am] sergeants played a | [G] marching tune |
| [F] We all got [C] up to | [G] dance,
But we | [F] never got the | [G7] chance!
'Cause the | [C] players [G] tried to | [Am] take the field;
The | [Dm] marching band re- | [F] fused to yield,
Do | [C] you re- [G] call what | [Am] was revealed
The | [F] day... the | [G7] Music | [C] Died? [F] |
| [C] We started [G7] singin'... |
Chorus
| [C] Bye [F] bye Miss A- | [C] merican [G] Pie
Drove my | [C] Chevy to the [F] levy but the | [C] levy was [G] dry
And them | [C] good old [F] boys were drinking | [C] whiskey and [G] rye
Singin' | [Am] this'll be the day that I | [D7] die... |
| [Am] This'll be the day that I | [G7] die | [G7]
Oh, and | [C] there we were all | [Dm] in one place,
| [F] a generation | [Dm] Lost in Space
With | [Am] no time left to | [G] start again | [G]...
So come on | [C] Jack be nimble | [Am] Jack be quick! |
| [Dm] Jack Flash sat on a | [F] candlestick
'Cause | [Am] fire... is the | [D7] Devil's... only | [G] friend | [G]
Oh, and | [Am] as I watched him | [G] on the stage
My | [Am] hands were clenched in | [G] fists of rage |
| [F] No angel [C] born in | [G] hell
Could | [F] break that Satan's | [G7] spell
And as the | [C] flames climbed [G] high in- | [Am] to the night |
| [Dm] To light the sacri- | [F] ficial rite
I saw | [C] Satan [G] laughing | [Am] with delight
The | [F] day... the | [G7] Music | [C] Died [F] | [C] . He was [G7] singin' |
Chorus
| [C] Bye [F] bye Miss A- | [C] merican [G] Pie
Drove my | [C] Chevy to the [F] levy but the | [C] levy was [G] dry
And them | [C] good old [F] boys were drinking | [C] whiskey and [G] rye
Singin' | [Am] this'll be the day that I | [D7] die... |
| [Am] This'll be the day that I | [G7] die | [G7]
I [C↓] met a [G↓] girl who sang the [Am↓] blues
And I [Dm↓] asked her for some [F↓] happy news,
But [Am↓] she just smiled and turned [G↓] away,
I [C↓] went down [G↓] to the sacred [Am↓] store
Where I'd [Dm↓] heard the music [F↓] years before,
But the [Am↓] man there said the [D7↓] music wouldn't [G↓] play
| [Am] And in the streets | [Dm] children screamed,
The | [Am] lovers cried, and the | [Dm] poets dreamed
But | [F] not a [C] word was | [Dm] spoken;
The | [F] church bells all were | [G7] broken,
And the | [C] three men [G] I ad- | [Am] mire most
The | [Dm] Father, Son and the | [F] Holy Ghost,
Why, they | [C] caught the [G] last train | [Am] for the coast
The | [F] day... the | [G7] Music | [C] Died... | And they were singing |
Chorus
| [C] Bye [F] bye Miss A- | [C] merican [G] Pie
Drove my | [C] Chevy to the [F] levy but the | [C] levy was [G] dry
And them | [C] good old [F] boys were drinking | [C] whiskey and [G] rye
Singin' | [Am] this'll be the day that I | [D7] die... |
| [Am] This'll be the day that I | [G7] die | [G7] They were singing
| [C] Bye [F] bye Miss A- | [C] merican [G] Pie
Drove my | [C] Chevy to the [F] levy, but the | [C] levy was [G] dry,
And | [C] good old [F] boys were drinking | [C] whiskey and [G] rye
Singin' | [F] this'll be the [G] day that I | [C↓] die [F↓] | [C↓]
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Broken Bicycles
Tom Waits (1982)
3/4 | D - - u d - |
1 2 & 3
[Am] [Am] [Bb] [Bb]
[E7] [E7] [E7↓]
[Am] Broken bicycles [E7] old busted chains
[Dm] with rusted handlebars [E7] out in the [Am] rain
[Am] Somebody must have an [E7] orphanage for
[Dm] all these things that [G7] nobody [C] wants any [E7] more.
[A] September is reminding [Dm] July [Dm]
[E7] it's time to be [E7] saying good- [Am] bye [A7]
[Dm] summer is [G7] gone
but our [C] love will re- [Edim7] main
like [Dm] old broken [E7] bicycles
[Am] out in the [E7] rain.
[Am] [Am] [Bb] [Bb]
[Am] [Am] [Bb] [Bb]
[E7] [E7] [E7↓]
[Am] Broken bicycles [E7] don't tell my folks
[Dm] there's all those playing cards
[E7] pinned to the [Am] spokes
[Am] laid down like skeletons [E7] out on the lawn
[Dm] the wheels won't [G7] turn when the [C] other has [E7] gone.
[A] The seasons can [A] turn on a [Dm] dime [Dm]
[E7] somehow I for- [E7] get every [Am] time [A7]
[Dm] for all the things that you've [G7] given me
[C] will always [Edim7] stay
[Dm] broken but [E7] I'll never
[Am] throw them [E7] away
[Am] [Am] [Bb] [Bb]
[E7] [E7] [Am↓]
#Capo on 3rd fret to play with Tom Waits' version.
#Can play along in this key for 1st verse with this cover version (mixed with another song).
#Last Updated 4/11/18 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
#Play with original in this key.
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Histoire d'antan
Gérard Jean (1970)
3/4 | d - D - D - |
1 2 3
[Am] Sur une mon- [Dm] tagne dans un [Am] pays loin- [E7] tain
[Am] Vivait une [G] belle aux longs [C] cheveux châ- [E7] tains
[Dm] Puis un beau [G] jour dans ce [C] pays loin- [A7] tain
[Dm] Un trouba- [G] dour une gui- [C] tare à la [A7] main
[Dm] Est arri- [G] vé en chan- [C] tant ce re- [A7] frain
[Dm] Ce [G] re- [C] frain
Chorus
[A] Quand il y au- [Dm] ra [G] plus de so- [C] leil
[F] Quand les é- [Bb] toiles [E7] auront so- [Am] mmeil
[A] Quand l'eau de [Dm] mer [G] voudras vo- [C] ler
[F] Moi je ne [Bb] voudrai [E7] plus t'ai- [Am] mer
[Am] Sur la mon- [Dm] tagne un jour [Am] il est a- [E7] llé
[Am] Devinez [G] donc ce qu'il [C] a pu trou- [E7] ver
[Dm] La belle châ- [G] taine assise [C] sur un ro- [A7] cher
[Dm] Il a vou- [G] lu tout de [C] suite l'épou- [A7] ser
[Dm] Et d'une voix [G] douce il se [C] mit à chan- [A7] ter
[Dm] À [G] chan- [C] ter
Chorus
[A] Quand il y au- [Dm] ra [G] plus de so- [C] leil
[F] Quand les é- [Bb] toiles [E7] auront so- [Am] mmeil
[A] Quand l'eau de [Dm] mer [G] voudras vo- [C] ler
[F] Moi je ne [Bb] voudrai [E7] plus t'ai- [Am] mer
[Am] Et le jour [Dm] même dans une [Am] petite cha- [E7] pelle
[Am] Il a pro- [G] mis à la [C] terre et au [E7] ciel
[Dm] De ne ja- [G] mais, jamais [C] quitter sa [A7] belle
[Dm] Et quand ils [G] sont sortis [C] de la cha- [A7] pelle
[Dm] L'orgue ento- [G] nnait ce re- [C] frain éter- [A7] nel
[Dm] É - [G] ter - [C] nel
Chorus
[A] Quand il y au- [Dm] ra [G] plus de so- [C] leil
[F] Quand les é- [Bb] toiles [E7] auront so- [Am] mmeil
[A] Quand l'eau de [Dm] mer [G] voudras vo- [C] ler
[F] Moi je ne [Bb] voudrai [E7] plus t'ai- [Am] mer
[Am] Comme ce [Dm] prince de la [Am] pluie et [E7] du vent
[Am] Je viens ma [G] belle pour t'of- [C] frir ce [E7] chant
[Dm] Daigne l'accuei- [G] llir comme [C] d'un a- [A7] mant
[Dm] Toi, tu se- [G] ras la rose [C] de mon prin- [A7] temps
[Dm] Et nous chante- [G] rons en tout [C] lieu en tout [A7] temps
[Dm] En [G] tout [C] temps
Chorus
[A] Quand il y au- [Dm] ra [G] plus de so- [C] leil
[F] Quand les é- [Bb] toiles [E7] auront so- [Am] mmeil
[A] Quand l'eau de [Dm] mer [G] voudras vo- [C] ler
[F] Moi je ne [Bb] voudrai [E7] plus t'ai- [Am] mer
#Capo sur le 4ième frette pour jouer avec cet interprétation.
#Voici une interpretation dans cette tonalité, mais les accords sont différent des miens.
#Last Updated 5/29/18 JJ
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I Lost My Baby
Jean Leloup (1996)
:Am9: 
4/4 | D - D U - U - - |
1 2 & &
Intro:
Am/C Am9 C Cmaj7
|-3-----3--3-----2-----2-| |-3-----3--3-----2-----2-|
|-0-----0--0-----0-----0-| 4x |-0-----0--0-----0-----0-| 4x
|-0-----0--0-----0-----0-| |-0-----0--0-----0-----0-|
|-2-----2--2-----2-----2-| |-0-----0--0-----0-----0-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Intro
| [Am] [Am9] | [Am] [Am9] | [Am] [Am9] | [Am] [Am9] |
| [C] [Cmaj7] | [C] [Cmaj7] | [C] [Cmaj7] | [C] [Cmaj7] |
| [Am] [Am9] | [Am] [Am9] | [Am] [Am9] | [Am] [Am9] |
| [C] [Cmaj7] | [C] [Cmaj7] | [C] [Cmaj7] | [C↓]
Chorus
I lost my [Am] baby, I lost my [E7] darlin'
I lost my [Dm] friend, I lost my [G7] mind
I lost my [Am] baby, I lost my [E7] darlin'
I lost my [Dm] friend, I lost my [G7] mind
Verset 1:
Pour une fille d'Otta- [Am] wa, Grandie à Sainte- [E7] Foy
D'un père un mili- [Dm] taire, Et d'une belle fille qui [G7] fut sa mère
Qui écoutait du coun- [Am] try, Entre deux caisses de [E7] bières
Et partait le same- [Dm] di, Pour un lac d'Hawkesbu- [G7] ry
rejoindre la grand-mère and all the fami- [Am] ly, and all the fami- [E7] ly...
Pré-Chorus
[C] Ah! Je ne [Dm] peux vivre sans [Em] toi,
et je ne [Dm] peux vivre avec [C] toi
Mais tu peux [Dm] très bien vivre sans [E7] moi,
je suis foutu dans les deux cas
Chorus
I lost my [Am] baby, I lost my [E7] darlin'
I lost my [Dm] friend, I lost my [G7] mind
Verset 2:
Coup d'fil de [Am] Jimmy, qui un jour tom- [E7] ba
Pour une fille d'Otta- [Dm] wa, Grandie je ne sais [G7] pas
D'un père pilote de [Am] l'air, et d'une mère je n'sais [E7] quoi
Tous deux aim- [E7↓] aient le cinéma...
Pré-Chorus
[C] Nous sommes ha- [Dm] bitants de la [Em] terre,
Il y a des [Dm] milliers de fron- [C] tières
Quelqu'un ex- [Dm] iste dans l'uni- [Em] vers
pour quelqu'un d'autre et c'est la guerre
Chorus
I lost my [Am] baby, I lost my [E7] darlin'
I lost my [Dm] friend, I lost my [G7] mind
Verset 3:
Pour une fille d'Otta- [Am] wa, Grandie à Sainte- [E7] Foy
Et qui un jour tom- [Dm] ba, pour un chanteur popu- [G7] laire
Grandit en Algérie, assez fucké mer- [Am] ci
et qui lui dit adieu, je [E7] repars faire ma [E7↓]vie
à Hawkesbur- [Am] y, à Hawkesbur- [C] y,
à Hawkesbur- [Am] y, à Hawkesbur- [C] y
I lost my [Am] baby, I lost my [C] darlin'
I lost my [Am] baby, I lost my [C] darlin'
I lost my [Am] baby, I lost my [C] darlin'
I lost my [Am] baby, Adieu my [Am] baby
#Joue avec le vidéo utilisant ces accords.
#Last Updated 5/25/18 JJ
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I Shot The Sheriff
Bob Marley (1973)
Reggae (Muted Strum)
4/4 | - - D - - - D - |
1 2 3 4
Riff
A|-0-------------------|
E|---3-0-------0-------|
C|-------2-0-----2-0---|
G|-------------------2-|
| [Am] I shot the | sheriff,
| [Dm] But I | did not shoot the | [Am] depu- | ty | [Am] | [Am] |
| [Am] I shot the | sheriff,
| [Dm] But I | didn't shoot the | [Am] depu- | ty | [Am] | [Am] |
| [F] All a- | [Em7] round in my | [Am] home town | [Am]
They're | [F] tryin' to | [Em7] track me | [Am] down | [Am]
They | [F] say they want to | [Em7] bring me in | [Am] guilty | [Am]
For the | [F] killing of a | [Em7] depu- | [Am] ty | [Am]
For the | [F] life of a | [Em7] depu- | [Am] ty.
But I | say...
Riff
A|-0-------------------|
E|---3-0-------0-------|
C|-------2-0-----2-0---|
G|-------------------2-|
| [Am] I shot the | sheriff,
| [Dm] But I | swear it was in | [Am] self-de- | fense | [Am] | [Am] |
| [Am] I shot the | sheriff,
| [Dm] And they | say it is a | [Am] capi- | tal of- | fense | [Am] | [Am]
| [F] Sheriff John | [Em7] Brown always | [Am] hated me | [Am]
For | [F] what | [Em7] I don't | [Am] know | [Am]
| [F] Ev'ry | [Em7] time that I | [Am] plant a | seed,
He said | [F] kill it be- | [Em7]fore it | [Am] grow | [Am]
He said | [F] kill it be- | [Em7]fore it | [Am] grow.
But I | say...
Riff
A|-0-------------------|
E|---3-0-------0-------|
C|-------2-0-----2-0---|
G|-------------------2-|
| [Am] I shot the | sheriff,
| [Dm] But I | swear it was in | [Am] self-de | fense | [Am] | [Am] |
| [Am] I shot the | sheriff,
| [Dm] But I | swear it was in | [Am] self-de | fense | [Am] | [Am] |
| [F] Freedom came my | [Em7] way one | [Am] day | [Am]
And I | [F] started | [Em7] out of | [Am] town | [Am]
| [F] All of a | [Em7] sudden I see | [Am] Sheriff John | Brown
| [F] Aiming to | [Em7] shoot me | [Am] down | [Am]
So I | [F] shot, | [Em7] I shot him | [Am] down.
And I | swear...
Riff
A|-0-------------------|
E|---3-0-------0-------|
C|-------2-0-----2-0---|
G|-------------------2-|
| [Am] I shot the | sheriff,
| [Dm] But I | did not shoot the | [Am] depu- | ty | [Am] | [Am] |
| [Am] I shot the | sheriff,
| [Dm] But I | didn't shoot the | [Am] depu- | ty | [Am] | [Am] |
Re- | [F]flexes got the | [Em7] better of | [Am] me | [Am]
And | [F] what is to | [Em7] be must | [Am] be | [Am]
Ev'ry | [F] day the bucket | [Em7] goes to the | [Am] well | [Am]
But one | [F] day the bottom | [Em7] will drop | [Am] out | [Am]
Yes, one | [F] day the bottom | [Em7] will drop | [Am] out.
But I | say...
Riff
A|-0-------------------|
E|---3-0-------0-------|
C|-------2-0-----2-0---|
G|-------------------2-|
| [Am] I shot the | sheriff,
| [Dm] But I | didn't shoot the | [Am] depu- | ty | [Am] | [Am] |
| [Am] I shot the | sheriff,
| [Dm] But I | did not shoot no | [Am] depu- | ty | [Am] | [Am] |
| [Dm] | [Am] | [Am] | [Dm] | [Am] | [Am↓]
#Bob Marley's original in key of Gm. This chart is in key of Am.
#Clapton's original in key of Gm. This chart is in key of Am.
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L'Air de la Louisiane
Jesse Winchester (1974)
| [D] | [D] | [D] |
| [G] | [G] |
| [G] Promenade | [Gmaj7] dans un bois
la | [C] vielle [Cmaj7] Loui- | [Am] siane |
Les | [D] ombres longues nos | [D7] pas silents |
| [D7] l'air de la Louisi- | [G] ane |
| [G] Toi et moi ne | [Gmaj7] parlant pas |
| [C] en su- [Cmaj7] çant d'la | [Am] canne |
Pour | [D] un instant je | [D7] suis content
en | [D7] l'air de la Louisi- | [G] ane | [G] |
Intrumentale
| [D7] | [D7] | [D7] |
| [G] | [G] |
| [D7] | [D7] | [D7] |
| [G] | [G] |
| [D] | [D7↓]
| [G] Promenade | [Gmaj7] dans un bois
la | [C] vielle [Cmaj7] Loui- | [Am] siane |
Les | [D] ombres longues nos | [D7] pas silents |
| [D7] l'air de la Louisi- | [G] ane |
| [G] Toi et moi ne | [Gmaj7] parlant pas |
| [C] en su- [Cmaj7] çant d'la | [Am] canne |
Pour | [D] un instant je | [D7] suis content
en | [D7] l'air de la Louisi- | [G] ane |
Pour | [D] un instant je | [D7] suis content
en | [D7] l'air... | [D7↓] ... de la Louisi- | [G] ane |
| [G] | [C] [D7] | [G↓]
Translation
A walk in the woods of old Louisiana
The shadows are long
Our steps are silent in the Louisiana air
You and I say nothing as we suck on sugar cane
For one minute I'm content in the Louisiana air
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Let It Be
The Beatles (Paul McCartney, 1970)
4/4 | D - - - D - d u |
1 2 3 4 &
Walkdown Riff
F C
A|-0----------|-3----------|
E|-1-----3--1-|-0----------|
C|-0-----4--2-|-0----------|
G|-2----------|-0----------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Intro
| [C] | [G] | [Am] | [F] |
| [C] | [G] | [F][Riff] | [C]
When I | [C] find myself in | [G] times of trouble |
| [Am] Mother Mary | [F] comes to me |
| [C] Speaking words of | [G] wisdom...
Let it | [F] be [Riff] | [C]
And | [C] in my hour of | [G] darkness
She is | [Am] standing right in | [F] front of me |
| [C] Speaking words of | [G] wisdom
Let it | [F] be [Riff] | [C]
Chorus
Let it | [Am] be, let it | [G] be
Let it | [F] be, let it | [C] be |
| [C] Whisper words of | [G] wisdom
Let it | [F] be [Riff] | [C]
And | [C] when the broken- | [G] hearted people |
| [Am] Living in the | [F] world agree |
| [C] There will be an | [G] answer
Let it | [F] be [Riff] | [C]
But | [C] though they may be | [G] parted
There is | [Am] still a chance that | [F] they will see |
| [C] There will be an | [G] answer
Let it | [F] be [Riff] | [C↓]
Chorus
Let it | [Am] be, let it | [Em] be
Let it | [F] be, let it | [C] be
Yeah | [C] there will be an | [G] answer
Let it | [F] be [Riff] | [C]
Chorus
Let it | [Am] be, let it | [G] be
Let it | [F] be, let it | [C] be |
| [C] Whisper words of | [G] wisdom
Let it | [F] be [Riff] | [C↓]
Solo Section
Descending Notes (Play twice)
A|-12---10-8-|-7---5-3-|-2---0---|-3-
E|-----------|---------|---------|-0-
C|-----------|---------|---------|-0-
G|-----------|---------|---------|-0-
Alternative descending Notes (Play twice)
A|-12---10-8--|-7---5-3-|-2---0---|-3-
E|-13---12-10-|-8---7-5-|-3---1---|-0-
C|------------|---------|---------|-0-
G|------------|---------|---------|-0-
| [C] | [G] | [Am] | [F] |
| [C] | [G] | [F][Riff] | [C] |
| [C] | [G] | [Am] | [F] |
| [C] | [G] | [F][Riff] | [C]
Chorus
Let it | [Am] be, let it | [G] be
Let it | [F] be, let it | [C] be |
| [C] Whisper words of | [G] wisdom
Let it | [F] be [Riff] | [C]
And | [C] when the night is | [G] cloudy
There is | [Am] still a light that | [F] shines on me |
| [C] Shine until | [G] tomorrow
Let it | [F] be [Riff] | [C]
I | [C] wake up to the | [G] sound of music |
| [Am] Mother Mary | [F] comes to me |
| [C] Speaking words of | [G] wisdom
Let it | [F] be [Riff] | [C]
Chorus
Let it | [Am] be, let it | [G] be
Let it | [F] be, yeah, let it | [C] be
Oh | [C] there will be an | [G] answer
Let it | [F] be [Riff] | [C↓]
Chorus
Let it | [Am] be, let it | [Em] be
Let it | [F] be, let it | [C] be
| [C] Whisper words of | [G] wisdom
Let it | [F] be [Riff] | [C↓]
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Maggie Mae
Rod Stewart (with Sam Quittenton, 1971)
:A7sus2: :A7sus4: 
Swiss Army Strum for Main Rhythm
4/4 | D - D u - u D u |
1 2 & & 4 &
Intro
| [D] | [A7sus4] | [Gsus2] | [D] [Gsus2↓] |
| [D] | [A7sus4] | [Gsus2] | [D] [Gsus2↓↓] |
[A] Wake up Maggie I [G] think I got something to [D] say to you | [D]
It's [A] late September and I [G] really should be [D] back at school | [D]
I [G] know I keep you a- [D] mused
but I [G] feel I'm being [A] used
Oh [Em] Maggie I couldn't have [F#m] tried any [Em] more | [Em]
You [Em] led me away from [A] home just to [Em] save you from being a- [A] lone
You [Em] stole my heart and | [A] that's what really | [D] hurts | [D]
The [A] morning sun when it's [G] in your face really [D] shows your age | [D]
But [A] that don't worry me [G] none in my eyes you're [D] everything | [D]
I [G] laughed at all of your [D] jokes
my [G] love you didn't need to [A] coax
Oh [Em] Maggie I couldn't have [F#m] tried any [Em] more | [A7sus2]
You [Em] led me away from [A] home just to [Em] save you from being a- [A] lone
You [Em] stole my soul that's a | [A] pain I can [Gsus2] do with- | [D] out | [D]
[A] All I needed was a [G] friend to lend a [D] guiding hand | [D]
But you [A] turned into a lover
and [G] mother what a lover you [D] wore me out | [D]
[G] All you did was wreck my [D] bed
And in the [G] morning kick me in the [A] head
Oh [Em] Maggie I couldn't have [F#m] tried any [Em] more | [A7sus4]
You [Em] led me away from [A] home cos you [Em] didn't want to be a- [A] lone
You [Em] stole my heart I couldn't | [A] leave you [Gsus2] if I | [D] tried | [D]
Instrumental
| [Em] | [A] | [D] | [G] |
| [Em] | [G] | [D] | [D] |
[A] I suppose I could co- [G] llect my books and get on [D] back to school | [D]
Or [A] steal my daddy's [G] cue and make a living out of [D] playing pool | [D]
Or [G] find myself a rock and roll [D] band that [G] needs a helping [A] hand
Oh [Em] Maggie I wish I'd [F#m] never seen your [Em] face | [A7sus4]
You made a [Em] first class fool out of [A] me
But I'm as [Em] blind as a fool can [A] be
You [Em] stole my heart but I | [A] love you [Gsus2] any- | [D] way | [D]
Outro
| [Em] | [A] | [D] | [G] |
| [Em] | [G] | [D] | [D] |
| [Em] | [A] | [D] | [G] |
| [Em] | [G] | [D↓]
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Piano Man
Billy Joel (1973)
3/4 | d - D - D - |
1 2 3
| [C] | [G] | [F] | [C] |
| [F] | [C] | [D7] | [G] |
| [C] | [G] | [F] | [C] |
| [F] | [G] | [C] | [F] | [C] | [F]
It's [C] nine o' [G] clock on a [F] Saturday [C]
[F] The regular [C] crowd shuffles [D7] in [G]
There's an [C] old man [G] sitting [F] next to me [C]
Making [F] love to his [G] tonic and [C] gin [C]
| [C] | [G] | [F] | [C] |
| [F] | [G] | [C] | [F] | [C] | [F]
He says, [C] "Son can you [G] play me a [F] memory [C]
I'm [F] not really [C] sure how it [D7] goes [G]
But it's [C] sad and it's [G] sweet and I [F] knew it complete [C]
When [F] I wore a [G] younger man's [C] clothes" [C]
Bridge
[Am] La, la- [Am] la, di-di [D7] da [D7]
[Am] La- [Am] la di-di [D7] da, da [D7]
| [G] dum | [F] | [Em] | [G7] |
Chorus
[C] Sing us a [G] song, you're the [F] piano man [C]
[F] Sing us a [C] song to- [D7] night [G]
Well, we're [C] all in the [G] mood for a [F] melody [C]
And [F] you've got us [G] feeling all [C] right [C]
| [C] | [G] | [F] | [C] |
| [F] | [G] | [C] | [F] | [C] | [F]
Now [C] John at the [G] bar is a [F] friend of mine [C]
He [F] gets me my [C] drinks for free [D7] [G]
And he's [C] quick with a [G] joke or to [F] light up your [C] smoke
But there's [F] someplace that [G] he'd rather [C] be [C] [F] [F]
He says [C] "Bill, I be- [G] lieve this is [F] killing me" [C]
As the [F] smile ran a- [C] way from his [D7] face [G]
"Well I'm [C] sure that I [G] could be a [F] movie star [C]
If [F] I could get [G] out of this [C] place" [C]
Bridge
[Am] La, la- [Am] la, di-di [D7] da [D7]
[Am] La- [Am] la di-di [D7] da, da [D7]
| [G] dum | [F] | [Em] | [G7] |
Now [C] Paul is a [G] real estate [F] novelist [C]
Who [F] never had time [C] for a [D7] wife [G]
And he's [C] talking with [G] Davey who's [F] still in the [C] Navy
And [F] probably [G] will be for [C] life [C]
| [C] | [G] | [F] | [C] |
| [F] | [G] | [C] | [C] | [F] | [F]
And the [C] waitress is [G] practicing [F] politics [C]
As the [F] businessmen [C] slowly gets [D7] stoned [G]
Yes they're [C] sharing a [G] drink they call [F] loneliness [C]
But it's [F] better than [G] drinking a- [C] lone [C]
Instrumental Bridge
| [Am] | [Am] | [D7] | [D7] |
| [Am] | [Am] | [D7] | [D7] |
| [Am] | [Am] | [D7] | [D7] |
| [G] | [F] | [Em] | [G7] |
Chorus
[C] Sing us a [G] song, you're the [F] piano man [C]
[F] Sing us a [C] song to- [D7] night [G]
Well, we're [C] all in the [G] mood for a [F] melody [C]
And [F] you've got us [G] feeling all [C] right [C]
| [C] | [G] | [F] | [C] |
| [F] | [G] | [C] | [F] | [C] | [F]
It's a [C] pretty good [G] crowd for a [F] Saturday [C]
And the [F] manager [C] gives me a [D7] smile [G]
'Cause he [C] knows that it's [G] me they've been [F] coming to [C] see
To for- [F] get about [G] life for a- [C] while [C] [F] [F]
And the [C] piano it [G] sounds like a [F] carnival [C]
And the [F] microphone [C] smells like a [D7] beer [G]
And they [C] sit at the bar [G] and put [F] bread in my [C] jar
And say [F] "Man, what are [G] you doing [C] here" [C]
Bridge
[Am] La, la- [Am] la, di-di [D7] da [D7]
[Am] La- [Am] la di-di [D7] da, da [D7]
| [G] dum | [F] | [Em] | [G7] |
Chorus
[C] Sing us a [G] song, you're the [F] piano man [C]
[F] Sing us a [C] song to- [D7] night [G]
Well, we're [C] all in the [G] mood for a [F] melody [C]
And [F] you've got us [G] feeling all [C] right [C]
| [C] | [G] | [F] | [C] |
| [F] | [G] | [C] | [F] | [C] | [F] | [C↓]
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Sailor / Marin (Enfant du voyage)
Petula Clark (1961)
Wimpy Strong
4/4 | d u D u d u D u |
English
[G] Sailor, stop your [C] roving
| [G] | [G] |
| [G] Sailor, | stop your | [C] roving, | [C] |
| [G] sailor, | leave the | [D] sea, | [D7] |
| [G] sailor, | when the | [C] tide turns | [C] |
| [G] come home | [G] [D] safe to | [G] me. | [G↓]
As you sail across the | [C] sea all my | love is there be- | [G] side you |
| [G] in Capri or Amster- | [D] dam, | [D7] Honolulu or | [G] Siam |
| [G] to the harbour of my | [C] heart I will | send my love to | [G] guide you,
| [G] as I call across the | [D] sea, “Come | [D7] home to | [G] me!” | [G] |
Français
Verset 1
| [G] Enfant | du vo- | [C] yage, | [C] |
| [G] Ton lit | c'est la | [D] mer | [D7]
| [G] Ton toit | les nu- | [C] ages, | [C] |
| [G] Été | [G] [D] comme hi- | [G] ver | [G↓]
Ta maison c'est l'océ- | [C] an, tes a- | mis sont les é- | [G] toiles |
| [G] Tu n'as qu'une fleur au | [D] coeur, | [D7] Et c'est la rose des | [G] vents |
| [G] Ton amour est un ba- | [C] teau, Qui te | berce dans ses | [G] voile |
| [G] Mais n'oublie pas pour au- | [D] tant, Que | [D7] l'on t'a- | [G] ttend | [G] |
Verset 2
| [G] Enfant | du vo- | [C] yage, | [C] |
| [G] Ton coeur | s'est off- | [D] ert | [D7] |
| [G] Au vent, | aux nu- | [C] ages, | [C] |
| [G] Là- bas | [G] [D] sur la | [G] mer | [G↓]
Mais tu sais que dans un | [C] port, Tremblant | à chaque si- | [G] rène |
| [G] Une fille aux cheveux | [D] d'or, | [D7] Perdue dans le vent du | [G] nord |
| [G] Une fille aux cheveux | [C] d'or, Compte les | jours et les se- | [G] maines |
| [G] Et te garde son a- | [D] mour, Pour | [D7] ton re- | [G] tour |
| [G] Marin! | [G] Marin! | [G↓]
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Signs (Key of G)
Five Man Electrical Band (Les Emmerson, 1970)
Basic Strum:
4/4 | D - - - D - D u |
1 2 3 4 &
Intro Riff:
G Gsus2 G Gsus2 G Gsus4 G
4/4 | D - - - D - - - - | D U - - D - - - | D U - - D - - - | D U - - D - - - |
1 3 1 & 3 1 & 3 1 & 3
Verse 1
And the | [F] sign said | [C] "Long- haired freaky people
| [G] need not ap- | [C] ply"
So I | [G] tucked my hair up | [D] under my hat and I
| [C] went in to ask him | [D] why
| [Em7] He said "You look like a | fine upstanding young
| [C] man, I think you'll | do"
So I | [G] took off my hat and said "I- | [D] magine that!
Heh, | [C] me workin' for | [D] you!" Whoah
Chorus
| [G] Sign sign | [F] everywhere a [C] sign |
| [G] Blockin' out the scenery, | [C] breakin' my mind |
| [G] Do this, don't do | [D] that, can't you read the | [F] sign? | [F] |
Intro Riff | [G] | [G] | [G] | [G] |
Verse 2
And the | [F] sign said anybody | [C] caught trespassin'
| [G] would be shot out of | [C] sight
So I | [G] jumped on the fence and I | [D] yelled at the house
| [C] "Hey, what gives you the | [D] right?
To | [Em7] put up a fence to | keep me out but to
| [C] keep Mother Nature | in,
If | [G] God was here he'd | [D] tell you to your face,
| [C] "Man you're some kind of | [D] sinner!"
Chorus
| [G] Sign sign | [F] everywhere a [C] sign |
| [G] Blockin' out the scenery, | [C] breakin' my mind |
| [G] Do this, don't do | [D] that, can't you read the | [F] sign? | [F] |
| [G] | [G] |
Bridge
Now | [D] hey there mister | can't you read?
You | [C] gotta have a shirt and | [G] tie to get a seat
You | [G] can't even watch, no | [D] you can't even
| [C] You ain't supposed to
Intro Riff | [G] be here | [G] | [G] | [G]
Acappella
Sign said you got to have a membership card to get inside...Uh!
Instrumental Chorus
| [G] | [F] [C] | [G] | [C] |
| [G] | [D] | [F] | [F] |
Intro Riff | [G] | [G] | [G] | [G] |
Verse 3
And the | [F] sign said | [C] "Everybody welcome come
| [G] in, kneel down and | [C] pray"
But when they | [G] passed around the plate at the | [D] end of it all,
I | [C] didn't have a penny to | [D] pay
So I | [Em7] got me a pen and a | paper,
and I | [C] made up my own little | sign
I said | [G] "Thank you Lord for | [D] thinkin' about me,
I'm a- | [C] live and doin' | [D] fine!"
Chorus
| [G] Sign sign | [F] everywhere a [C] sign |
| [G] Blockin' out the scenery, | [C] breakin' my mind |
| [G] Do this, don't do | [D] that, can't you read the | [F] sign? | [F] |
| [G] Sign sign | [F] everywhere a [C] sign |
| [G] | [C] | [G] | [D] | [F] | [F] |
Intro Riff | [G] | [G] | [G] | [G] |
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Signs
Five Man Electrical Band (Les Emmerson, 1970)
Basic Strum:
4/4 | D - - - D - D u |
1 2 3 4 &
Intro Riff:
D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D
4/4 | D - - - D - - - - | D U - - D - - - | D U - - D - - - | D U - - D - - - |
1 3 1 & 3 1 & 3 1 & 3
Verse 1
And the | [C] sign said | [G] "Long- haired freaky people
| [D] need not ap- | [G] ply"
So I | [D] tucked my hair up | [A] under my hat and I
| [G] went in to ask him | [A] why
| [Bm7] He said "You look like a | fine upstanding young
| [G] man, I think you'll | do"
So I | [D] took off my hat and said "I- | [A] magine that!
Heh, | [G] me workin' for | [A] you!" Whoah
Chorus
| [D] Sign sign | [C] everywhere a [G] sign |
| [D] Blockin' out the scenery, | [G] breakin' my mind |
| [D] Do this, don't do | [A] that, can't you read the | [C] sign? | [C] |
Intro Riff | [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
Verse 2
And the | [C] sign said anybody | [G] caught trespassin'
| [D] would be shot out of | [G] sight
So I | [D] jumped on the fence and I | [A] yelled at the house
| [G] "Hey, what gives you the | [A] right?
To | [Bm7] put up a fence to | keep me out but to
| [G] keep Mother Nature | in,
If | [D] God was here he'd | [A] tell you to your face,
| [G] "Man you're some kind of | [A] sinner!"
Chorus
| [D] Sign sign | [C] everywhere a [G] sign |
| [D] Blockin' out the scenery, | [G] breakin' my mind |
| [D] Do this, don't do | [A] that, can't you read the | [C] sign? | [C] |
| [D] | [D] |
Bridge
Now | [A] hey there mister | can't you read?
You | [G] gotta have a shirt and | [D] tie to get a seat
You | [D] can't even watch, no | [A] you can't even
| [G] You ain't supposed to
Intro Riff | [D] be here | [D] | [D] | [D]
Acappella
Sign said you got to have a membership card to get inside...Uh!
Instrumental Chorus
| [D] | [C] [G] | [D] | [G] |
| [D] | [A] | [C] | [C] |
Intro Riff | [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
Verse 3
And the | [C] sign said | [G] "Everybody welcome come
| [D] in, kneel down and | [G] pray"
But when they | [D] passed around the plate at the | [A] end of it all,
I | [G] didn't have a penny to | [A] pay
So I | [Bm7] got me a pen and a | paper,
and I | [G] made up my own little | sign
I said | [D] "Thank you Lord for | [A] thinkin' about me,
I'm a- | [G] live and doin' | [A] fine!"
Chorus
| [D] Sign sign | [C] everywhere a [G] sign |
| [D] Blockin' out the scenery, | [G] breakin' my mind |
| [D] Do this, don't do | [A] that, can't you read the | [C] sign? | [C] |
| [D] Sign sign | [C] everywhere a [G] sign |
| [D] | [G] | [D] | [A] | [C] | [C] |
Intro Riff | [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
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#Last Updated 4/28/18 JJ
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When I'm Cleaning Windows
George Formby (Fred Cliff, Harry Gifford & George Formby, 1936)
Intro
| [C] | [C7] | [F] | [D7] |
| [C] | [C] | [Cdim7] | [C] |
Now | [C] I go window | cleaning to | [D7] earn an honest | bob
| [G] For a nosey | parker it's an | interesting | [C] job
Now | [C] it's a job that | [C7] just suits me,
a | [F] window cleaner | [D7] you would be
If | [C] you could see what | I can see,
| [Cdim7] when I'm cleaning | [C] windows
The | [C] honeymooning | [C7] couples too,
| [F] you should see them | [D7] bill and coo
You'd | [C] be surprised at | things they do,
| [Cdim7] when I'm cleaning | [C] windows
Chorus
In | [E7] my profession | I work hard,
| [A7] but I'll never | stop.
I'll | [D7] climb this blinking | ladder 'til
I | [G7] get right to the | top
The | [C] blushing bride she | [C7] looks divine,
the | [F] bridegroom he is | [D7] doing fine
I'd | [C] rather have his | job than mine,
| [Cdim7] when I'm cleaning | [C] windows
The | [C] chambermaid sweet | [C7] names I call,
| [F] it's a wonder | [D7] I don't fall
My | [C] mind's not on me | work at all,
| [Cdim7] when I'm cleaning | [C] windows
I | [C] know a fellow | [C7] such a swell,
he | [F] has a thirst that's | [D7] plain to tell
I've | [C] seen him drink his | bath as well,
| [Cdim7] when I'm cleaning | [C] windows
Chorus
In | [E7] my profession | I work hard,
| [A7] but I'll never | stop.
I'll | [D7] climb this blinking | ladder 'til
I | [G7] get right to the | top
Py- | [C] jamas lying | [C7] side by side
| [F] ladies' nighties | [D7] I have spied
I've | [C] often seen what | goes inside,
| [Cdim7] when I'm cleaning | [C] windows
Instrumental
Intro
| [C] | [C7] | [F] | [D7] |
| [C] | [C] | [Cdim7] | [C] |
| [C] | [C7] | [F] | [D7] |
| [C] | [C] | [Cdim7] | [C] |
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[E7] All day up this ladder
I'm as [A7] happy as can be
It's [D7] not my fault I see a lot of [G] things
I shouldn't [G7] see
| [C] there's a famous | [C7] talkie queen,
She | [F] looks a flapper | [D7] on the screen
She's | [C] more like eighty | than eighteen,
| [Cdim7] when I'm cleaning | [C] windows
She | [C] pulls her hair all | [C7] down behind,
| [F] then pulls down her, | [D7] never mind
| [C] After that pulls | down the blind,
| [Cdim7] when I'm cleaning | [C] windows
In | [E7] my profession | I work hard,
| [A7] but I'll never | stop.
I'll | [D7] climb this blinking | ladder 'til
I | [G7] get right to the | top
[E7] All day up this ladder
I'm as [A7] happy as can be
It's [D7] not my fault I see a lot of [G] things
I shouldn't [G7] see
At [C↓] 8 o'clock, a [C7↓] girl she wakes,
at [F↓] 5 past 8, a [D7↓] bath she takes
At [C↓] 10 past 8, me [A7↓] ladder breaks,
[Cdim7] when I'm cleaning [C] windows
Instrumental
[C] [C7] [F] [D7] [C] [A7] [Cdim7]
When I'm cleaning [C] windows [C↓] [G7↓] [C↓]
#This recording is in the key of Bb. Chart is in key of C.
#To play along, down tune your ukulele by a whole tone.
#Last Updated 07/28/20 JJ
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