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Songbook - January to March 2022
Dimming of the Day Bonnie Raitt (Richard Thompson, 1975)
End Of The Line Traveling Wilburys (1989)
For You Blue The Beatles (George Harrison, 1970)
Kathy's Song Simon & Garfunkel (Paul Simon, 1965)
Le métèque Georges Moustaki (1969)
Song For A Winters Night Gordon Lightfoot (1967)
Stand By Me Ben E. King (King, Lieber, Stoller, 1961)
Yesterday The Beatles (Lennon/McCartney, 1965)

Dimming of the Day
Bonnie Raitt (Richard Thompson, 1975)

Fingerpicking in 4/4... for example
|----------M-------------|
|----I-----------I-------|
|-T-----------------T----|
|-------T----------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

| [D] | [D] | [G] | [G]
| [D] | [D]

This old | [G] house is falling | [G] down around my | [D] ears   | [D]
I'm | [C] drowning in | [G] a river... of my | [D] tears | [D]
When | [G] all my will is | [G] gone, you hold me | [D] sway | [D]
and I | [C] need you at the | [G] dimming [D] of the | [Gsus4] day. | [G]

Chorus
You | [D] pull me like the | [D] moon pulls on | [A] the tide   | [A]
You | [D] know just where I | [D] keep my better | [A] side | [D] [G] | [C!]

What | [G] days have come to | [G] keep us far a-   | [D] part?   | [D]
A | [C] broken promise | [G] or a broken | [D] heart   | [D]
Now | [G] all the bonnie | [G] birds have wheeled a-   | [D] way   | [D]
and I | [C] need you at the | [G] dimming [D] of the | [G] day | [G]

Chorus
| [D] Come the night you're | [D] only what I | [A] want   | [A]
| [D] Come the night you could | [D] be my confi-   | [A] dant | [D] [G] | [C!]

I | [G] see you on the | [G] street and in compa-   | [D] ny   | [D]
Why | [C] don't you come and | [G] ease your mind | [D] with me | [D]
I'm | [G] living for the | [G] night we steal a-   | [D] way   | [D]
I | [C] need you at the | [G] dimming [D] of the | [G] day   | [C]
yes I | [G] need you at the | [D] dimming of the | [G] day   | [G!]

#Capo on 1st fret to play with Bonnie Raitt.

#Last Updated 01/17/2022 JJ
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End of the Line
Traveling Wilburys (1989)

Intro
           D  U     U     U       D  D  D                D  U     U     U
A |--------2--2-----2-----2----|--2--0--0-------|--------2--2-----2-----2----|
E |--------3--3-----3-----3----|--3--2--2-------|--------3--3-----3-----3----|
C |--2-----2--2-----2-----2----|--2--2--2-------|--2-----2--2-----2-----2----|
G |----------------------------|-----2--2-------|----------------------------|

    D  D  D                D  U     U     U       D  D  D  D       D
A |-2--4--5-------|--------2--2-----2-----2----|--2--4--5--7----|--9---||
E |-3--5--5-------|--------3--3-----3-----3----|--3--5--5--9----|--10--||
C |-2--4--6-------|--2-----2--2-----2-----2----|--2--4--6--9----|--9---||
G |---------------|----------------------------|----------------|------||

      Wimpy Strong
4/4 | d u D u d u D u |
      1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Chorus
Well it's | [D] all | right, | riding a- [A7] round in the | [G] breeze
Well it's | [D] all | right, | if you live the [A7] life you | [D] please
Well it's | [D] all | right, | doing the [A7] best you | [G] can
Well it's | [D] all | right, | as long as you [A7] lend a | [D] hand | [D] |

| [G] . You can sit around and | wait for the | [D] phone to ring (at the | end of the line) |
| [G] . Waiting for some- | one to tell you | [D] everything (at the | end of the line)
| [G] Sit around and | wonder what to- | [D] morrow will bring (at the | end of the line)
Maybe a | [A7] diamond ring | [A7]

Chorus
Well it's | [D] all | right, | even if they [A7] say you're | [G] wrong
Well it's | [D] all | right, | sometimes you [A7] gotta be | [D] strong
Well it's | [D] all | right, | as long as you got [A7] somewhere to | [G] lay
Well it's | [D] all | right, | everyday is [A7] judgment | [D] day | [D] |

| [G] . Maybe some- | where down the road a | [D] ways (at the | end of the line) |
| [G] . You'll think of me | wonder where I | [D] am these days (at the | end of the line) |
| [G] . Maybe somewhere | down the road when some- | [D] body plays (at the | end of the line) |
| [A7] Purple haze | [A7] |

Chorus
Well it's | [D] all | right, | even when [A7] push comes to | [G] shove
Well it's | [D] all | right, | if you got [A7] someone to | [D] love
Well it's | [D] all | right, | everything'll [A7] work out | [G] fine
Well it's | [D] all | right, | we're going to the [A7] end of the | [D] line | [D] |

| [G] . Don't have to be a- | shamed of the car I | [D] drive (at the | end of the line) |
| [G] . I'm glad to | be here happy to | [D] be alive (at the | end of the line) |
| [G] . It don't | matter if you're | [D] by my side (at the | end of the line)
I'm | [A7] satisfied | [A7]

Chorus
Well it's | [D] all | right, | even if you're [A7] old and | [G] gray
Well it's | [D] all | right, | you still got [A7] something to | [D] say
Well it's | [D] all | right, | remember to [A7] live and let | [G] live
Well it's | [D] all | right, | the best you can [A7] do is for- | [D] give

Well it's | [D] all | right, | riding a- [A7] round in the | [G] breeze
Well it's | [D] all | right, | if you live the [A7] life you | [D] please
Well it's | [D] all | right, | even if the [A7] sun don't | [G] shine
Well it's | [D] all | right, | we're going to the [A7] end of the | [D] line | [D] |

Play outro same as intro

#Play along with orginal in this key.

#Last Updated 9/29/19 JJ
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For You Blue
The Beatles (George Harrison, 1970)

Strumming
4/4 | D u - u - u - u |  Try muting after up strums
      1 &   &   &   &
Turnaround Option for this key on ukulele
   D7                             A7
A|-5-----5--5--5--5--5--5-|-5-----0--0-------------|
E|-2----------------------|-------0--0-------------|
C|-2----------------------|-------1--1-------------|
G|-2-----5--5--4--4--3--3-|-2-----0--0-------------|
   1     2  &  3  &  4  &   1     2  &

| [D7] | [G7] | [E7] | [A7] | [A7]

Be- | [D7] cause you're sweet and | [G7] lovely girl, I | [D7] love you. | [D7]
Be- | [G7] cause you're sweet and | [G7] lovely girl, it's | [D7] true | [D7]
I | [A7] love you more than | [G7] ever girl, I do- | [D7] o | [A7]

I | [D7]  want you in the | [G7] morning girl, I | [D7] love you.   | [D7]
I | [G7] want you at the | [G7] moment I feel | [D7] blue   | [D7]
I'm | [A7] living every | [G7] moment girl for you- | [D7] ou | [A7]

Solo-break
| [D7]   | [G7]   | [D7] (Bop) | [D7] |
| [G7]   | [G7] (Bop-cat Bop) | [D7] (Go Johnny | [D7] go) |
| [A7]   | [G7]   | [D7] (Same ol' 12-bar | [A7] blues) |

| [D7]   | [G7]   | [D7] | [D7] |
| [G7]   | [G7]   | [D7] (Elmore James got nothin' on | [D7] this baby)   |
| [A7]   | [G7]   | [D7]   | [A7] |

I've | [D7] loved you from the | [G7] moment, I | [D7] saw you | [D7]
You | [G7] looked at me, that's | [G7] all you had to | [D7] do | [D7]
I | [A7] feel it now, I | [G7] hope you feel it too- | [D7] oo | [A7]

Be- | [D7] cause you're sweet and | [G7] lovely girl, I | [D7] love you | [D7]
Be- | [G7] cause you're sweet and | [G7] lovely girl, it's | [D7] true | [D7]
I | [A7] love you more than | [G7] ever girl, I do- | [D7] o | [A7!!] Rhythm and [D7!] blues.

#Play along with original in this key.

#Last Updated 02/21/2022 JJ
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Kathy's Song
Simon & Garfunkel (Paul Simon, 1965)

#Last Updated 01/24/2022 JJ
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Le Métèque
Georges Moustaki (1969)

#Last Updated 02/07/2022 JJ
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Song For A Winter's Night
Gordon Lightfoot (1967)

Fingerpicking Pattern in 4/4    or Strum the Swiss Army Strum
|----------M-------------|         4/4 | d - D u - u d u |
|----I-----------I-------|               1   2 &   & 4 &
|-T-----------------T----|
|-------T----------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

| [G] The lamp is | [D] burning low up | [Em] on my table | [C] top |
| [G] The snow is | [D] softly | [G] falling | [D] |
| [G] The air is | [D] still within the | [Em] silence of my | [C] room |
| [G] I hear your | [D] voice softly | [G] calling | [G]

Chorus
If | [G] I could | [D] only | [C] have you | [D] near |
| [Bm7] To breathe a | [Em] sigh or | [C] two | [D] |
| [G] I would be | [D] happy just to | [Em] hold the hands I | [C] love |
| [G] On this | [D] winter's night with | [G] you | [D] |

| [G] The smoke is | [D] rising in the | [Em] shadows over- | [C] head |
| [G] My glass is | [D] almost | [G] empty | [D] |
| [G] I read a- | [D] gain between the | [Em] lines upon each | [C] page |
| [G] The words of | [D] love you | [G] send me | [G]

Chorus
If | [G] I could | [D] know with- | [C] in my | [D] heart |
| [Bm7] That you were | [Em] lonely | [C] too | [D] |
| [G] I would be | [D] happy just to | [Em] hold the hands I | [C] love |
| [G] On this | [D] winter's night with | [G] you | [D] |

| [G] The fire is | [D] dying now my | [Em] lamp is getting | [C] dim |
| [G] The shades of | [D] night are | [G] lifting | [D] |
| [G] The morning | [D] light steals a- | [Em] cross my window | [C] pane |
| [G] Where webs of | [D] snow are | [G] drifting | [G]

Chorus
If | [G] I could | [D] only | [C] have you | [D] near |
| [Bm7] To breathe a | [Em] sigh or | [C] two | [D] |
| [G] I would be | [D] happy just to | [Em] hold the hands I | [C] love |
| [G] On this | [D] winter's night with | [B7] you | [Em] |
| [C] And to be | [D] once again with | [G↓] you

#Capo on 2nd fret to play with original.
#Last Updated 01/25/22 JJ
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Stand By Me
Ben E. King (King, Lieber, Stoller, 1961)

#Ben E King's version is in the key of A. Would need to transpose.

#Last Updated 01/17/2022 JJ
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Yesterday
The Beatles (Lennon/McCartney, 1965)

#Last Updated 02/29/20 JJ
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Songbook - January to March 2022