Songbook - Sept & October 2023 |
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A Change Is Gonna Come Sam Cooke (1964) |
Build Me Up Buttercup The Foundations (Mike d'Abo & Tony Macaulay, 1968) |
I'll Be Your Mirror Velvet Underground & Nico covered by Clem Snide (Lou Reed, 1966) |
I Will Beatles (Lennon/McCartney, 1968) |
Pretty Woman (Oh, Pretty Woman) Roy Orbison (w/Bill Dees, 1964) |
Sailin' On Through Terry Allen and the Pandhandle Mystery Tour Band (2020) |
Speed of the Sound of Loneliness John Prine (1986) |
Speed of the Sound of Loneliness (w/Nashville Numbers) John Prine (1986) |
Sunny Afternoon (in Dm) The Kinks (Ray Davies, 1966) |
The Weight (Key of A) The Band (Robbie Robertson, 1968) |
The Weight (Key of G) The Band (Robbie Robertson, 1968) |
A Change Is Gonna Come
Sam Cook (1964)







Try this simple strum til you get the hang of it. Then play more sparsely.
6/8 | d D D d D D |
1 2 3 4 5 6
Intro
[E7!]
I was | [A] born by the | river | ... in a little | tent
Oh and, | [Bm7] just like that | river, I've, been running | [F#m] ... . ever | since
It's been a | [A] long ... | ... .a long | [Bm7] time coming, but I | [D7!] know, oh-oh- [C#7!] oh,
A | [F#m] change is gonna come, | ... ..oh | [A] yes it will | [A]
It's been | [A] too hard | living, but I'm a- | fraid to | die
| [Bm7] ... 'Cos I don't | know what's out there | [F#m] ... beyond the | sky
It's been a | [A] long... | ... .a long | [Bm7] time coming, but I | [D7] know, oh-oh- [C#7] oh
A | [F#m] change is gonna come, | ... oh, | [A] yes it will | [A] ... ..
I | [A] go to the | movie and I | go down- | town
| [Bm7] ... . Somebody | keep telling me don't | [F#m] ... hang a- | round
It's been a | [A] long... | ... .a long | [Bm7] time coming, but I | [D7] know, oh-oh- [C#7] oh
A | [F#m] change is gonna come | ... oh | [A] yes it will | [A] ... ...
Bridge 6/8 | d d d D - - |
| [Bm7] ... . Then I | go-o-o-o to my- | [F#m] y-y.. brother | [F#m] ... ...
| [Bm7] ... . And I say, | brother, help me | [F#m] please ... | [F#m] ... ...
| [Bm7] ... . But he | winds up | [F#m] ... .. knockin' | [F#m] me
| [B7] ... .Back down | on my-y-y | [E7] knees, oh | [E7] ...
There been | [A] times when I | thought, I couldn't | last for long | [A] ... ...
| [Bm7] ... . But now I | think I'm able | [F#m] to.. . carry | on ..
It's been a | [A] long... | ... .a long | [Bm7] time coming, but I | [D7] know, oh-oh- [C#7] oh
A | [F#m] change is gonna come, | ... oh | [A] yes it will | [A] ... ... | [A!]
#Capo on 1st fret to play with Sam Cooke
#Play in this key with 'Playing For Change'
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Build Me Up Buttercup
The Foundations (Mike d'Abo & Tony Macaulay, 1968)











CHORUS | D - X U - u D - |
VERSES | d - D u d - D u |
| [C] | [E7] | [F] | [G7] |
| [C] | [E7] | [F] | [G7] | [G7]
Chorus
Why do you | [C] build me up (build me up) | [E7] Buttercup baby
Just to | [F] let me down (let me down) and | [G7] mess me around
And then | [C] worst of all (worst of all) you | [E7] never call baby
When you | [F] say you will (say you will) but | [G7] I love you still
I need | [C] you (I need you) more than | [C7] anyone darling
You | [F] know that I have from the | [Fm] start
So | [C] build me up (build me up)
| [G7] Buttercup don't break my | [F] heart | [C↓] [G7]
I'll be | [C] over at [G7] ten you told me | [Bb] time and a- [F] gain
But you're | [C] late...I wait a- | [F] round and then (bah-dah-dah)
I | [C] run to the [G7] door, I can't | [Bb] take any [F] more
It's not | [C] you...you let me | [F] down again
Bridge
(Hey, hey | [Dm] hey) Baby, baby, I | [G7] try to find
(Hey, hey, | [Em] hey) A little time, and | [A7] I'll make you mine
(Hey, hey, | [F] hey) I'll be home,
I'll be be- | [D7] side the phone waiting for | [G7] you... |
| [G7↓] (ooh-oo-ooh...) | [G7↓] (ooh-oo-ooh) | [G7↓]
Chorus
Why do you | [C] build me up (build me up) | [E7] Buttercup baby
Just to | [F] let me down (let me down) and | [G7] mess me around
And then | [C] worst of all (worst of all) you | [E7] never call, baby
When you | [F] say you will (say you will) but | [G7] I love you still
I need | [C] you (I need you) more than | [C7] anyone darling
You | [F] know that I have from the | [Fm] start
So | [C] build me up (build me up)
| [G7] Buttercup don't break my | [F] heart | [C↓] [G7]
To | [C] you I'm a [G7] toy, but I | [Bb] could be the [F] boy
You a- | [C] dore... if you'd just | [F] let me know (bah-dah-dah)
Al- | [C] though you're un- [G7] true I'm at- | [Bb] tracted to [F] you
All the | [C] more... why do I | [F] need you so?
Bridge
(Hey, hey | [Dm] hey) Baby, baby, I | [G7] try to find
(Hey, hey, | [Em] hey) A little time, and | [A7] I'll make you mine
(Hey, hey, | [F] hey) I'll be home
I'll be be- | [D7] side the phone waiting for | [G7] you... |
| [G7↓] (ooh-oo-ooh...) | [G7↓] (ooh-oo-ooh) | [G7↓]
Chorus
Why do you | [C] build me up (build me up) | [E7] Buttercup baby
Just to | [F] let me down (let me down) and | [G7] mess me around
And then | [C] worst of all (worst of all) you | [E7] never call, baby
When you | [F] say you will (say you will) but | [G7] I love you still
I need | [C] you (I need you) more than | [C7] anyone darling
You | [F] know that I have from the | [Fm] start
So | [C] build me up (build me up) |
| [G7] Buttercup don't break my | [F] heart | [C↓]
#Play along with original in this key.
#Last Updated 9/10/23 JJ
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I'll Be Your Mirror
Velvet Underground & Nico covered by Clem Snide (Lou Reed, 1966)




Swiss Army Strum or some kind of 16th note strum like this
4/4 | D - D u - u d u | 4/4 | D - D -udud-d-du |
1 2 & & 4 & 1 2 a3e& 4 &a
G C
A|-2---2---2-0-2-3-|---------7--5h7-5-3-|
E|-3---3---3-3-3-0-|--------------------|
C|-2---2---2-2-2-0-|--------------------| x3
G|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|--------------------|
1 2 3 & 4 &
Intro
| [G] | [C] | [G] | [C] |
| [G] | [C] |
| [D] .. I'll be your | [G] mirror, reflect what you | [C] are in case you don't | [D] know
I'll be the | [G] wind, the rain and the | [C] sunset, the light on your | [D] door to show
that you're | [G] home
Chorus
When you think the | [C] night has [D] seen your | [G] mind
That inside you are | [C] twisted [D] and un- | [G] kind
Let me stand | [C] . to show that [D] you are | [G] blind
Please put down . | [Am] your hands... | [Am] .. cause I see | [C] you |
| [D] | [D]
I find it | [G] hard to believe you don't | [C] know the beauty you | [D] are
But if you | [G] don't let me be your | [C] eyes, a hand in your | [D] darkness, so you
won't be a- | [G] fraid
Chorus
When you think the | [C] night has [D] seen your | [G] mind
That inside you are | [C] twisted [D] and un- | [G] kind
Let me stand | [C] . to show that [D] you are | [G] blind
Please put down . | [Am] your hands... | [Am] .. cause I see | [C] you |
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
Outro
| [G] .. I'll be your | [C] mirror (Reflect what you are) |
| [G] .. I'll be your | [C] mirror (Reflect what you are) |
| [G] .. I'll be your | [C] mirror (Reflect what you are) |
| [G] .. I'll be your | [C!] mirror | [G!]
#Play along with Clem Snide in this key.
#Play along with original in this key as well. That chart follows the cover above better.
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I Will
Beatles (Lennon/McCartney, 1968)











Who | [F] knows how [Dm] long I've | [Gm7] loved you? [C7]
You | [F] know I [Dm] love you | [Am] still. [F7] Will I |
| [Bb] wait a [C] lonely | [Dm] lifetime? [F7] . If you |
| [Bb] want me [C] to, I | [F] will [Dm] | [Gm7] [C7]
For | [F] if I [Dm] ever | [Gm7] saw you [C7]
I | [F] didn't [Dm] catch your | [Am] name. [F7] But it |
| [Bb] never [C] really | [Dm] mattered. [F7] . I will |
| [Bb] always [C] feel the | [F] same [F7] |
Bridge
| [Bb] Love you for- [Am] ever | [Dm] and forever |
| [Gm7] Love you with [C] all my | [F] heart [F7] |
| [Bb] Love you when- [Am] ever | [Dm] we're together |
| [G7] Love you when we're a- | [C] part
And | [F] when at [Dm] last I | [Gm7] find you [C7]
Your | [F] song will [Dm] fill the | [Am] air. [F7] Sing it |
| [Bb] loud so [C] I can | [Dm!] hear you [Bbm7!] .. [F] . Make it |
| [Bb] easy [C] to be | [Dm!] near you [Bbm7!] .. [F!] . For the |
| [Bb] things you [C] do en- | [Dm!] dear [Bbm7!] you [F!] to [F!] me |
| [Gm7] Oh, you [C] know I | [Db7] will | [Db7] ... I | [F] will | [F] .... |
Coda
| [Bb] Mh, mh, mh, [Am] mh, mh. | [Dm] Mmh, mh, mh, mh |
| [Gm7] Da, da, da ,da, [C7] da, da, | [F!] dah
#Play along with original in this key.
#Last Updated 18/09/23 JJ
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Pretty Woman
Roy Orbison (w/Bill Dees, 1964)









A|-------2-5-------|----------------| A|-------2-5-9-7-5-|
E|-0-0-4-----------|----------------| 2x E|-0-0-4-----------| 4x
C|-----------------|----------------| C|-----------------|
G|-----------------|----------------| G|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Strum 4/4 | D - R u - u d u |
1 2 & & 4 &
Pretty | [A] woman, walking | [F#m] down the street
Pretty | [A] woman, the kind I | [F#m] like to meet
Pretty | [D] woman |
| [1/2D] I don't be- | [E7] lieve you, you're not the | truth
No one could | [E7] look as good as | you |
Interlude
| [E7] | [E7] | [E7] | [E7] |
A|-------2-5-9-7-5-|
E|-0-0-4-----------| 4x
C|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Pretty | [A] woman, won't you | [F#m] pardon me
Pretty | [A] woman, I couldn't | [F#m] help but see
Pretty | [D] woman, |
| [1/2D] you look | [E7] lovely as can | be
are you | [E7] lonely just like | me?
Interlude
| [E7] | [E7] | [E7] | [E7] |
A|-------2-5-9-7-5-|
E|-0-0-4-----------| 4x
C|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Bridge
| [Dm] . Pretty woman, | [G7] stop a while, |
| [C] . pretty woman, | [Am] talk a while |
| [Dm] . Pretty woman, | [G7] give your smile to | [C] me | [C7] |
| [Dm] . Pretty woman, | [G7] yeah,yeah,yeah |
| [C] . pretty woman | [Am] look my way |
| [Dm] . Pretty woman, | [G7] say you'll stay with | [C] me- | [A] eee
'Cause I | [F#m] need you | [Dm] . I'll treat you | [E7] right |
| [A] . Come with me | [F#m] baby | [Dm] . be mine to- | [E7] night...
Interlude
| [E7] | [E7] | [E7] | [E7] |
A|-------2-5-9-7-5-|
E|-0-0-4-----------| 4x
C|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Pretty | [A] woman, don't | [F#m] walk on by
Pretty | [A] woman, don't | [F#m] make me cry
Pretty | [D] woman |
| [1/2D] Don't | [E7] walk away | hey
| [E7] ... o- | [E7] kay |
| [E7] .. if that's the | [E7] way it must be, o- | [E7] kay |
| [E7] ... I guess I'll | [E7] go on home, it's | [E7] late,
there'll be to- | [E7] morrow night but | [E7!] wait
| [nc] What do I see?
Play intro & interlude over outro lyrics
A|-------2-5-------|----------------| A|-------2-5-9-7-5-|
E|-0-0-4-----------|----------------| 2x E|-0-0-4-----------| 4x
C|-----------------|----------------| C|-----------------|
G|-----------------|----------------| G|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Outro
Is she | [E7] walking back to | [E7] me? | [E7] .... | [E7] Yeah
She's | [E7] walking back to | [E7] me | [E7] .... | [E7] Ohhh |
| [E7] Oh pretty | [A!!] woman
#Play along with Roy Orbison in this key.
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Sailin' On Through
Terry Allen and the Pandhandle Mystery Tour Band (2020)



4/4 | t3 - D u t4 - D u |
1 2 & 3 4 &
| [C] | [C] | [C] | [C]
Maybe | [C] life's just a | cliff, | [F] . you gotta | climb
Go | [G] hang by the skin of your | teeth, you can | fall any- | [C] time | [C]
So better | [C] break out the | bottle I'll | [F] bring home a | glass
Fill it | [G] up with the good stuff, | . 'cause nothing's | [1/2G] gonna | [C] last | [C]
Chorus
Just go | [C] sailin' on through | [C] |
| [F] Sailin' on through | [F] |
| [G] Sailin' on throu- | ough- | [C] ough | [C]
Now | [C] every time the | phone rings, seems | [F] some friend is | gone
| [G] Lost from the | world, to | ashes dust and | [C] song | [C]
So | [C] every time there's | bad news you | [F] run through the | yard
go | [G] hide with the | radio, | . inside your | [C] car. Turn it | up and just go
Chorus
| [C] Sailin' on through | [C] |
| [F] Sailin' on through | [F] |
| [G] Sailin' on throu- | ough- | [C] ough | [C]
Oh | [C] sailin' on through | [C] |
| [F] Sailin' on through | [F] |
| [G] Sailin' on throu- | ough- | [C] ough | [C] |
Fiddle Solo
| [C] | [C] | [F] | [F] |
| [G] | [G] | [G] | [C] | [C] |
| [C] | [C] | [F] | [F] |
| [G] | [G] | [G] | [C] | [C]
Go | [C] under the | east coast, go | [F] under the | west
they | [G] never had to | wonder which | one you like the | [C] best | [C]
and the | [C] highway's your | main line, the | [F] highway's a | snake
| [G] Hard as a | habit gone | bad is to | [C] break | [C]
Chorus
Just go | [C] sailin' on through | [C] |
| [F] Sailin' on through | [F] |
| [G] Sailin' on throu- | ough- | [C] ough | [C]
There's | [C] storms in the | Gulf, | [F] fires on the | plains
| [G] Half the world is | screwed, the | other half's in- | [C] sane | [C]
So better | [C] break out the | bottle, | [F] bring on the | glass
Fill it | [G] up with the good stuff | . 'cause every- | [1/2G] thing must | [C] pass | [C]
Chorus
Just go | [C] sailin' on through | [C] |
| [F] Sailin' on through | [F] |
| [G] Sailin' on throu- | ough- | [C] ough, just like | Moby Dick
Go | [C] sailin' on through | [C] |
| [F] Sailin' on through | [F] |
| [G] Sailin' on throu- | ough- | [C] ough | [C!]
#Play along with original in this key.
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Speed of the Sound of Loneliness
John Prine (1986)



4/4 | t3 - D u t4 - D u |
1 2 & 3 4 &
Intro
| [G] | [G] | [C] | [C] | [D] | [D] | [G] | [G] |
| [G] | [G] | [C] | [C] | [D] | [D] | [G] | [G] |
| [G] ...You come home | late and you come home | [C] early | [C]
| [D] ...You come on | big when you're feeling | [G] small | [G]
| [G] ...You come home | straight and you come home | [C] curly | [C]
| [D] ...Sometimes you | don't come home at | [G] all | [G]
Chorus
| [G] ...So what in the | world's come | [C] over you | [C]
| [D] ...and what in | heaven's name have you | [G] done | [G]
| [G] ...You've broken the | speed of the sound of | [C] loneliness | [C]
| [D] ...You're out there | running just to be on the | [G] run | [G]
| [G] ...Well, I got a | heart that burns with a | [C] fever | [C]
| [D] ...And I got a | worried and a jealous | [G] mind | [G]
| [G] ...How can a | love that'll last for- | [C] ever | [C]
| [D] ...Get | left so far be- | [G] hind | [G]
Chorus
| [G] ...So what in the | world's come | [C] over you | [C]
| [D] ...and what in | heaven's name have you | [G] done | [G]
| [G] ...You've broken the | speed of the sound of | [C] loneliness | [C]
| [D] ...You're out there | running just to be on the | [G] run | [G]
Instrumental
| [G] | [G] | [C] | [C] | [D] | [D] | [G] | [G] |
| [G] | [G] | [C] | [C] | [D] | [D] | [G] | [G] |
| [G] ...It's a mighty | mean and a dreadful | [C] sorrow | [C]
| [D] ...It's crossed the | evil line to- | [G] day | [G]
| [G] ...How can you | ask about to- | [C] morrow | [C]
| [D] ...When we ain't | got one word to | [G] say | [G]
Chorus
| [G] ...So what in the | world's come | [C] over you | [C]
| [D] ...and what in | heaven's name have you | [G] done | [G]
| [G] ...You've broken the | speed of the sound of | [C] loneliness | [C]
| [D] ...You're out there | running just to be on the | [G] run | [G]
Chorus
| [G] ...So what in the | world's come | [C] over you | [C]
| [D] ...and what in | heaven's name have you | [G] done | [G]
| [G] ...You've broken the | speed of the sound of | [C] loneliness | [C]
| [D] ...You're out there | running just to be on the | [G] run | [G]
| [D] ...You're out there | running just to be on the | [G] run | [G]
| [D] ...You're out there | running just to be on the | [G] run | [G↓]
#Play along with John Prine original in this key (G).
#Nancy Griffith plays this song in key of C.
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Speed of the Sound of Loneliness
John Prine (1986)
:I: :IV: :V:
____________I__IV__V
Key of G----G--C---D
Key of C----C--F---G
Key of F----F--Bb--C
Key of D----D--G---A
Key of A----A--D---E7
Intro
| [I] | [I] | [IV] | [IV] | [V] | [V] | [I] | [I] |
| [I] | [I] | [IV] | [IV] | [V] | [V] | [I] | [I] |
| [I] ...You come home | late and you come home | [IV] early | [IV]
| [V] ...You come on | big when you're feeling | [I] small | [I]
| [I] ...You come home | straight and you come home | [IV] curly | [IV]
| [V] ...Sometimes you | don't come home at | [I] all | [I]
Chorus
| [I] ...So what in the | world's come | [IV] over you | [IV]
| [V] ...and what in | heaven's name have you | [I] done | [I]
| [I] ...You've broken the | speed of the sound of | [IV] loneliness | [IV]
| [V] ...You're out there | running just to be on the | [I] run | [I]
| [I] ...Well, I got a | heart that burns with a | [IV] fever | [IV]
| [V] ...And I got a | worried and a jealous | [I] mind | [I]
| [I] ...How can a | love that'll last for- | [IV] ever | [IV]
| [V] ...Get | left so far be- | [I] hind | [I]
Chorus
| [I] ...So what in the | world's come | [IV] over you | [IV]
| [V] ...and what in | heaven's name have you | [I] done | [I]
| [I] ...You've broken the | speed of the sound of | [IV] loneliness | [IV]
| [V] ...You're out there | running just to be on the | [I] run | [I]
Instrumental
| [I] | [I] | [IV] | [IV] | [V] | [V] | [I] | [I] |
| [I] | [I] | [IV] | [IV] | [V] | [V] | [I] | [I] |
| [I] ...It's a mighty | mean and a dreadful | [IV] sorrow | [IV]
| [V] ...It's crossed the | evil line to- | [I] day | [I]
| [I] ...How can you | ask about to- | [IV] morrow | [IV]
| [V] ...When we ain't | got one word to | [I] say | [I]
Chorus
| [I] ...So what in the | world's come | [IV] over you | [IV]
| [V] ...and what in | heaven's name have you | [I] done | [I]
| [I] ...You've broken the | speed of the sound of | [IV] loneliness | [IV]
| [V] ...You're out there | running just to be on the | [I] run | [I]
Chorus
| [I] ...So what in the | world's come | [IV] over you | [IV]
| [V] ...and what in | heaven's name have you | [I] done | [I]
| [I] ...You've broken the | speed of the sound of | [IV] loneliness | [IV]
| [V] ...You're out there | running just to be on the | [I] run | [I]
| [V] ...You're out there | running just to be on the | [I] run | [I]
| [V] ...You're out there | running just to be on the | [I] run | [I↓]
#Play along with John Prine original in this key (G).
#Nancy Griffith plays this song in key of C.
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Sunny Afternoon
The Kinks (Ray Davies, 1966)












_| Dm7 Dm7 | Dm6 Bb | A A7 | Aaug A7 |
A|-5-5-3-3-|-2-2-1-1-|-0-0-----|----------|
E|---------|---------|-----3-3-|-1-1--0-0-|
C|---------|---------|---------|----------|
G|---------|---------|---------|----------|
Strum: 4/4 | d - D - d - D - |
1 2 3 4
Intro
| [Dm7!!] [Dm7!!] | [Dm6!!] [Bb!!] | [A!!] [A7!!] | [Aaug!!] [A7!!] |
| [Dm7!!] [Dm7!!] | [Dm6!!] [Bb!!] | [A!!] [A7!!] | [Aaug!!] [A7!!]
The | [Dm] taxman's taken | [C] all my dough
And | [F] left me in my | [C] stately home |
| [A] Lazin' [A7] on a | [Aaug] sunny [A7] after- | [Dm] noon
And I can't | [C] sail my yacht, he's | [F] taken every- | [C] thing I've got |
| [A] All I've [A7] got's this | [Aaug] sunny [A7] after- | [Dm] noon | [Dm] |
| [D7] Save me, save me, | save me from this | [G7] squeeze | [G7]
I got a | [C7] big fat mama, | tryin' to break | [F] me | [A7]
And I | [Dm] love to live so | [G7] pleasantly |
| [Dm] Live this life of | [G7] luxur- [C7] y |
| [F] Lazin' on a | [A7] sunny after- | [Dm7] noon [Dm7] | [Dm6] [Bb]
In the | [A] summer- [A7] time | [Aaug] [A7]
In the | [Dm7] summer- [Dm7] time | [Dm6] [Bb]
In the | [A] summer- [A7] time | [Aaug] [A7]
My | [Dm] girlfriend's run off | [C] with my car
And | [F] gone back to her | [C] ma and pa |
| [A] Tellin' [A7] tales of | [Aaug] drunken- [A7] ness and | [Dm] cruelty
Now I'm | [C] sittin' here | [F] sippin' at my | [C] ice-cold beer |
| [A] Lazin' [A7] on a | [Aaug] sunny [A7] after- | [Dm] noon | [Dm] |
| [D7] Help me, help me, | help me sail a- | [G7] way | [G7]
Or give me | [C7] two good reasons, | why I oughta | [F] stay | [A7]
'Cause I | [Dm] love to live so | [G7] pleasantly |
| [Dm] Live this life of | [G7] luxur- [C7] y |
| [F] Lazin' on a | [A7] sunny after- | [Dm7] noon [Dm7] | [Dm6] [Bb]
In the | [A] summer- [A7] time | [Aaug] [A7]
In the | [Dm7] summer- [Dm7] time | [Dm6] [Bb]
In the | [A] summer- [A7]time | [Aaug] [A7]
Oh | [D7] save me, save me, | save me from this | [G7] squeeze | [G7]
I got a | [C7] big fat mama, | tryin' to break | [F] me | [A7]
And I | [Dm] love to live so | [G7] pleasantly |
| [Dm] Live this life of | [G7] luxur- [C7] y |
| [F] Lazin' on a | [A7] sunny after- | [Dm7] noon [Dm7] | [Dm6] [Bb]
In the | [A] summer- [A7] time | [Aaug] [A7]
In the | [Dm7] summer- [Dm7] time | [Dm6] [Bb]
In the | [A] summer- [A7] time | [Aaug] [A7]
In the | [Dm7] summer- [Dm7] time | [Dm6] [Bb]
In the | [A] summer- [A7] time | [Aaug] [A7] | [Dm!]
#Play along with the Kinks in this key.
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#Last Updated 02/10/23 JJ
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The Weight
The Band (Robbie Robertson, 1968)




4/4 | D - - - D - d u |
1 2 3 4 &
| [A] | [A] | [A] | [A] |
| [A] I pulled into | [C#m7] Nazareth,
Was | [D] feeling 'bout half past | [A] dead |
| [A] I just need some- | [C#m7] place
Where | [D] I can lay my | [A] head |
| [A] Hey mister, can you | [C#m7] tell me,
Where a | [D] man might find a | [A] bed? |
| [A] He just grinned and | [C#m7] shook my hand |
| [D] No was all he said | [A] |
Chorus
| [A] Take a [C#m7] load off | [D] Fanny |
| [A] Take a [C#m7] load for | [D] free |
| [A] Take a [C#m7] load off | [D] Fanny |
| [D↓↓] And..and..and...
You put the load right on...
... (you put the load right on...)
| [A] [C#m7] | [F#m] [A] | [D] | [D] |
| [A] I picked up my | [C#m7] bag
I went | [D] looking for a place to | [A] hide |
| [A] When I saw | [C#m7] Carmen and the devil |
| [D] Walking side by side | [A] |
| [A] I said hey | [C#m7] Carmen
Come | [D] on let's go down- | [A] town |
| [A] She said, no | [C#m7] I gotta go
But my | [D] friend can stick around | [A] |
Chorus
| [A] Take a [C#m7] load off | [D] Fanny |
| [A] Take a [C#m7] load for | [D] free |
| [A] Take a [C#m7] load off | [D] Fanny |
| [D↓↓] And..and..and...
You put the load right on...
... (you put the load right on...)
| [A] [C#m7] | [F#m] [A] | [D] | [D] |
| [A] Go down Miss | [C#m7] Moses
There's | [D] nothing you can | [A] say |
| [A] It's just old | [C#m7] Luke and Luke's
A- | [D] waiting on the judgement | [A] day |
| [A] Well, Luke my | [C#m7] friend
What a- | [D] bout young Anna- | [A] Lee? |
| [A] He said do me a | [C#m7] favour son
Won't you | [D] stay and keep Anna- Lee | [A] company |
Chorus
| [A] Take a [C#m7] load off | [D] Fanny |
| [A] Take a [C#m7] load for | [D] free |
| [A] Take a [C#m7] load off | [D] Fanny |
| [D↓↓] And..and..and...
You put the load right on...
... (you put the load right on...)
| [A] [C#m7] | [F#m] [A] | [D] | [D] |
| [A] Crazy Chester | [C#m7] followed me
And he | [D] caught me in the | [A] fog |
| [A] He said I will | [C#m7] treat you right
If you'll | [D] just take Jack my | [A] dog |
| [A] I said, hey wait a minute | [C#m7] Chester
You know | [D] I'm a peaceful man | [A] |
| [A] He said, that's o- | [C#m7] kay, boy
Won't you | [D] feed him when you can | [A] |
Chorus
| [A] Take a [C#m7] load off | [D] Fanny |
| [A] Take a [C#m7] load for | [D] free |
| [A] Take a [C#m7] load off | [D] Fanny |
| [D↓↓] And..and..and...
You put the load right on...
... (you put the load right on...)
| [A] [C#m7] | [F#m] [A] | [D] | [D] |
| [A] [C#m7] | [F#m] [A] | [D] | [D] |
| [A] Catch a | [C#m7] cannonball now
To | [D] take me down the | [A] line |
| [A] My bag is | [C#m7] sinking low
And I | [D] do believe it's | [A] time |
| [A] To get back to Miss | [C#m7] Fanny
You know | [D] she's the only one | [A] |
| [A] Who sent me | [C#m7] here with her
Re- | [D] gards for everyone | [A] |
Chorus
| [A] Take a [C#m7] load off | [D] Fanny |
| [A] Take a [C#m7] load for | [D] free |
| [A] Take a [C#m7] load off | [D] Fanny |
| [D↓↓] And..and..and...
You put the load right on...
... (you put the load right on...)
| [A] [C#m7] | [F#m] [A] | [D] | [D] |
| [A] [C#m7] | [F#m] [A] | [D] | [D↓] |
#Play along with both versions of the video in this key.
#Last Updated 09/11/23 JJ
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The Weight
The Band (Robbie Robertson, 1968)




4/4 | D - D - - u d u |
1 2 (3)& 4 &
| [G] [Bm7] | [Em] [G] | [C] | [C] |
| [G] I pulled into | [Bm7] Nazareth,
Was | [C] feeling 'bout half past | [G] dead |
| [G] I just need some- | [Bm7] place
Where | [C] I can lay my | [G] head |
| [G] Hey mister, can you | [Bm7] tell me,
Where a | [C] man might find a | [G] bed? |
| [G] He just grinned and | [Bm7] shook my hand |
| [C] No was all he said | [G] |
Chorus
| [G] Take a [Bm7] load off | [C] Fanny |
| [G] Take a [Bm7] load for | [C] free |
| [G] Take a [Bm7] load off | [C] Fanny |
| [C↓↓] And..and..and...
You put the load right on...
... (you put the load right on...)
| [G] [Bm7] | [Em] [G] | [C] | [C] |
| [G] I picked up my | [Bm7] bag
I went | [C] looking for a place to | [G] hide |
| [G] When I saw | [Bm7] Carmen and the devil |
| [C] Walking side by side | [G] |
| [G] I said hey | [Bm7] Carmen
Come | [C] on let's go down- | [G] town |
| [G] She said, no | [Bm7] I gotta go
But my | [C] friend can stick around | [G] |
Chorus
| [G] Take a [Bm7] load off | [C] Fanny |
| [G] Take a [Bm7] load for | [C] free |
| [G] Take a [Bm7] load off | [C] Fanny |
| [C↓↓] And..and..and...
You put the load right on...
... (you put the load right on...)
| [G] [Bm7] | [Em] [G] | [C] | [C] |
| [G] Go down Miss | [Bm7] Moses
There's | [C] nothing you can | [G] say |
| [G] It's just old | [Bm7] Luke and Luke's
A- | [C] waiting on the judgement | [G] day |
| [G] Well, Luke my | [Bm7] friend
What a- | [C] bout young Anna- | [G] Lee? |
| [G] He said do me a | [Bm7] favour son
Won't you | [C] stay and keep Anna- Lee | [G] company |
Chorus
| [G] Take a [Bm7] load off | [C] Fanny |
| [G] Take a [Bm7] load for | [C] free |
| [G] Take a [Bm7] load off | [C] Fanny |
| [C↓↓] And..and..and...
You put the load right on...
... (you put the load right on...)
| [G] [Bm7] | [Em] [G] | [C] | [C] |
| [G] Crazy Chester | [Bm7] followed me
And he | [C] caught me in the | [G] fog |
| [G] He said I will | [Bm7] treat you right
If you'll | [C] just take Jack my | [G] dog |
| [G] I said, hey wait a minute | [Bm7] Chester
You know | [C] I'm a peaceful man | [G] |
| [G] He said, that's o- | [Bm7] kay, boy
Won't you | [C] feed him when you can | [G] |
Chorus
| [G] Take a [Bm7] load off | [C] Fanny |
| [G] Take a [Bm7] load for | [C] free |
| [G] Take a [Bm7] load off | [C] Fanny |
| [C↓↓] And..and..and...
You put the load right on...
... (you put the load right on...)
| [G] [Bm7] | [Em] [G] | [C] | [C] |
Instrumental (Verse)
| [G] | [Bm7] | [C] | [G] |
| [G] | [Bm7] | [C] | [G] |
| [G] | [Bm7] | [C] | [G] |
| [G] | [Bm7] | [C] | [G] |
| [G] Catch a | [Bm7] cannonball now
To | [C] take me down the | [G] line |
| [G] My bag is | [Bm7] sinking low
And I | [C] do believe it's | [G] time |
| [G] To get back to Miss | [Bm7] Fanny
You know | [C] she's the only one | [G] |
| [G] Who sent me | [Bm7] here with her
Re- | [C] gards for everyone | [G] |
Chorus
| [G] Take a [Bm7] load off | [C] Fanny |
| [G] Take a [Bm7] load for | [C] free |
| [G] Take a [Bm7] load off | [C] Fanny |
| [C↓↓] And..and..and...
You put the load right on...
... (you put the load right on...)
| [G] [Bm7] | [Em] [G] | [C] | [C] |
#Capo on 2nd fret to play with original.
#Last Updated 10/30/20 JJ
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