Songbook - Sept & October 2023
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'

#Last Updated 11/11/22 JJ
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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.

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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.

#Last Updated 25/09/23 JJ
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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.

#Last Updated 11/09/23 JJ
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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.

#Last Updated 18/09/23 JJ
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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.

#Last Updated 5/25/20 JJ
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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.

#Last Updated 5/25/20 JJ
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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.

#Soundslice link to help with intro chord shapes
#https://www.soundslice.com/slices/LFZwc/
#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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