Songbook - March to April 2022 |
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| Bitter Green Gordon Lightfoot (1968) |
| Dance Me To The End Of Love (Key of Am) - Civil Wars Cover Civil Wars (Cover, 2009) (Leonard Cohen, 1984) |
| Dance Me To The End Of Love Leonard Cohen (1984) |
| Dance Me To The End Of Love (Key of Am) - Civil Wars Cover Civil Wars (Cover, 2009) (Leonard Cohen, 1984) |
| Minnie the Moocher Cab Calloway & Irving Mills (1931) |
| People Get Ready Curtis Mayfield (1965) |
| Shine Junkhouse (1997) |
| Shiny Happy People REM (1991) |
| Try A Little Kindness Glen Campbell (Curt Sapaugh, Bobby Austin, 1969) |
| Way Over Yonder In A Minor Key Billy Bragg & Wilco (Woody Guthrie & Billy Bragg (1998) |
| What A Wonderful World Louis Armstrong (Thiele & Weiss, 1967) |
Bitter Green
Gordon Lightfoot (1968)
Fingerpicking in 4/4
|----------M-------------| |----------M-------------|
|----I-----------I-------| or |----I-----------I-----I-|
|-T-----------------T----| |-T-----------------T----|
|-------T----------------| |-------T-----T----------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Intro
| [F] | [F] | [Gm7] | [Gm7] |
| [F] | [F] | [Gm7] | [Gm7]
U- | [F] pon the bitter | green she walked
the | [Gm7] hills above the | town |
| [F] Echo'd to her | footsteps as | [Gm7] soft as Eider | down |
| [F] Waiting for her | master to | [Gm7] kiss away her tears | [Gm7] ...
| [Gm7] Waiting through the | [C] years.
Chorus
Bitter | [F] Green they | [Am] called her |
| [Bb] Walking in the | [C] sun |
| [Bb] Loving every- | [C] one that she | [F] met. | [F]
Bitter | [F] Green they | [Am] called her |
| [Bb] Waiting in the | [C] sun |
| [Bb] Waiting for some- | [C] one to take her | [F] home. | [F]
Some | [F] say he was a | sailor who | [Gm7] died away at | sea.
Some | [F] say he was a | prisoner who | [Gm7] never was set | free |
| [F] Lost upon the | ocean he | [Gm7] died there in the | mist |
| [Gm7] Dreaming of a | [C] kiss.
Chorus
Bitter | [F] Green they | [Am] called her |
| [Bb] Walking in the | [C] sun |
| [Bb] Loving every- | [C] one that she | [F] met. | [F]
Bitter | [F] Green they | [Am] called her |
| [Bb] Waiting in the | [C] sun |
| [Bb] Waiting for some- | [C] one to take her | [F] home. | [F] |
Instrumental
| [C] | [C] | [Bb] | [Bb] |
| [Ab] | [G] | [C] | [C] |
But | [F] now the bitter | green is gone, the | [Gm7] hills have turned to | rust.
There | [F] comes a weary | stranger, his | [Gm7] tears fall in the | dust. |
| [F] Kneeling by the | churchyard | [Gm7] in the autumn | mist |
| [Gm7] Dreaming of her | [C] kiss.
Chorus
Bitter | [F] Green they | [Am] called her |
| [Bb] Walking in the | [C] sun |
| [Bb] Loving every- | [C] one that she | [F] met. | [F]
Bitter | [F] Green they | [Am] called her |
| [Bb] Waiting in the | [C] sun |
| [Bb] Waiting for some- | [C] one to take her | [F] home. | [F]
Bitter | [F] Green they | [Am] called her |
| [Bb] Walking in the | [C] sun |
| [Bb] Loving every- | [C] one that she | [F] met. | [F]
Bitter | [F] Green they | [Am] called her |
| [Bb] Waiting in the | [C] sun |
| [Bb] Waiting for some- | [C] one... | [C] .... | [C] .... | [C] . to take her
| [F] home. | [Bb] | [F] | [F!]
#Play along Gordon Lightfoot in this key.
#Last Updated 04/18/2022 JJ
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Dance Me To The End Of Love
Leonard Cohen (1984)
4/4 | d - D u d - D u |
1 2 & 3 & 4 &
Use tremolo ...
[Am] La la la la la la [Em] la la la la la la [B7] la la la la [Em] la
[Am] La la la la la la [Em] la la la la la la [B7] la la la la [Em] la
[Am] Dance me to your beauty with a [Em] burning violin
[Am] Dance me through the panic 'til I'm [Em] gathered safely in
[Am] Lift me like an olive branch and [Em] be my homeward dove
[B7] Dance me to the end of [Em] love [B7] Dance me to the end of [Em] love
Oh [Am] let me see your beauty when the [Em] witnesses are gone
[Am] Let me feel you moving like they [Em] do in Babylon
[Am] Show me slowly what I only [Em] know the limits of
[B7] Dance me to the end of [Em] love [B7] Dance me to the end of [Em] love
[Am] Dance me to the wedding now [Em] dance me on and on
[Am] Dance me very tenderly and [Em] dance me very long
We're [Am] both of us beneath our love [Em] both of us above
[B7] Dance me to the end of [Em] love [B7] Dance me to the end of [Em] love
[Am] Dance me to the children who are [Em] asking to be born
[Am] Dance me through the curtains that our [Em] kisses have outworn
[Am] Raise a tent of shelter now though [Em] every thread is torn
[B7] Dance me to the end of [Em] love [B7] Dance me to the end of [Em] love
[Am] La la la la la la [Em] la la la la la la [B7] la la la la [Em] la
[Am] La la la la la la [Em] la la la la la la [B7] la la la la [Em] la
[Am] Dance me to your beauty with a [Em] burning violin
[Am] Dance me through the panic 'til I'm [Em] gathered safely in
[Am] Touch me with your naked hand or [Em] touch me with your glove
[B7] Dance me to the end of [Em] love [B7] Dance me to the end of [Em] love
[B7] Dance me to the end of [Em] love
[Am] La la la la la la [Em] la la la la la la [B7] la la la la [Em] la
[Am] La la la la la la [Em] la la la la la la [B7] la la la la [Em] la
#Play with original in this key (Key of Em).
#Last Updated 5/05/18 JJ
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Dance Me To The End Of Love (Key of Am)
Civil Wars (Leonard Cohen, 1984)
4/4 | d - D u d - D u |
1 2 & 3 & 4 &
| [Dm] | [Dm] | [Am] | [Am]
| [E7] | [E7] | [Am] | [Am]
| [Dm] Dance me to your | beauty with a | [Am] burning vio- | lin |
| [Dm] Dance me through the | panic 'til I'm | [Am] gathered safely | in |
| [Dm] Lift me like an | olive branch and | [Am] be my homeward | dove |
| [E7] Dance me | . to the end of | [Am] love | [Am] |
| [E7] Dance me | . to the end of | [Am] love | [Am]
Oh | [Dm] let me see your | beauty when the | [Am] witnesses are | gone |
| [Dm] Let me feel you | moving like they | [Am] do in Baby- | lon |
| [Dm] Show me slowly | what I only | [Am] know the limits | of |
| [E7] Dance me | . to the end of | [Am] love | [Am] |
Please | [E7] dance me | . to the end of | [Am] love | [Am!]
| [Dm] La la | la la la la | [Am] la la | la la la la |
| [E7] la la | la la | [Am] la | [Am] |
| [Dm] Dance me to the | wedding now | [Am] dance me on and | on |
| [Dm] Dance me very | tenderly and | [Am] dance me very | long
We're | [Dm] both of us be- | neath our love | [Am] both of us a- | bove
| [E7] Dance me | . to the end of | [Am] love | [Am]
Won't you | [E7] dance me | . to the end of | [Am] love | [Am] |
| [Dm] La la | la la la la | [Am] la la | la la la la |
| [E7] la la | la la | [Am] la | [Am]
#Play along with this cover version in this key.
#Last Updated 04/05/22 JJ
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Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway & Irving Mills (1931)
Regular Double Time
4/4 | d - D - d - D - | 4/4 | d D d D d D d D |
1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Intro
| [Em] [B7] | [Em] |
| [Em] [B7] | [Em] |
| [Em] [B7] | [Em] |
| [C7] | [B7] [Em] |
| [Em] | [C7] [B7] |
| [Em] | [C7] [B7]
Hey | [Em] folks, here's the story 'bout | Minnie the Moocher |
| [C7] . She was a lowdown | [B7] hoochie- [Em] cootcher |
| [Em] . She was the roughest, | toughest frail
But | [C7] Minnie had a heart as | [B7] big as a [Em] whale
Chorus
Hi-de- | [Em] hi-de-hi-di-hi! (Hi-de- | hi-de-hi-di-hi!)
Ho-de- | [Em] ho-de-ho-de-ho! (Ho-de- | ho-de-ho-de-ho!)
He-de- | [Em] he-de-he-de-he! (He-de- | he-de-he-de-he!)
Hi-de- | [Em] hi-de-hi-de-ho! (Hi-de- | hi-de-hi-de-ho!) |
| [Em] . She messed around with a | bloke named Smokey |
| [C7] . She loved him though | [B7] he was [Em] cokie |
| [Em] . He took her down to | Chinatown
And he | [C7] showed her how to kick the | [B7] gong a- [Em] round
Chorus
Hi-de- | [Em] hi-de-hi-di-hi! (Hi-de- | hi-de-hi-di-hi!)
| [Em] Whoah! | [Em] (Whoah!)
He-de- | [Em] he-de-he-de-he! (He-de- | he-de-he-de-he!)
Hi-de- | [Em] hi-de-hi-de-ho! (Hi-de- | hi-de-hi-de-ho!) |
| [Em] . She had a dream a- | bout the king of Sweden
| [C7] He gave her things that | [B7] she was [Em] needin' |
| [Em] He gave her a home built of | gold and steel |
Double time ...
| [C7] A diamond car with the | [B7] platinum [Em] wheels |
Chorus
| [Em] Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de- hi! |
| [Em] (Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi!) |
| [Em] Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho! |
| [Em] (Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-hi!) |
Scoodley- | [Em] voo, scoodley-voo, scoodley-voodley-voodley-voo! |
(Scoodley- | [Em] voo, scoodley-voo, scoodley-voodley-voodley-voo)
Zit-dit- | [Em] dittely Boot-dit-dittely Skit-dit-dittely Boot-dit-zoy |
(Zit-dit- | [Em] dittely Boot-dit-dittely Skit-dit-dittely Boot-dit-zoy) |
Normal speed ...
| [Em] .. He gave her his townhouse | . and his racing horses |
| [C7] . Each meal she ate was a | [B7] dozen [Em] courses |
| [Em] . Had a million dollars worth of | nickels and dimes |
She | [C7] sat around and counted them all a | [B7] million [Em] times
Chorus
Hi-de- | [Em] hi-de-hi-di-hi! (Hi-de- | hi-de-hi-di-hi!)
Ho-de- | [Em] ho-de-ho-de-ho! (Ho-de- | ho-de-ho-de-ho!)
He-de- | [Em] he-de-he-de-he! (He-de- | he-de-he-de-he!)
Hi-de- | [Em] hi-de-hi-de-ho! (Hi-de- | hi-de-hi-de-ho!)
[C7!] Poor | [Em!] Min [C7!] Poor [B7!] Min [B7!] Poor | [Em!] Min
#Play along with Blues Brothers version in this key.
#Last Updated 04/11/2022 JJ
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People Get Ready
Curtis Mayfield (1965)
Intro
C Am F C
A ||--7--8--7--3-----0-----0----|--3--0-----3---------------||
E ||--8--------0--------3-------|--1--------0--------------o||
C ||--7--------0----------------|--0--------0--------------o||
G ||-----------2----------------|--2--------0---------------||
Basic Rhythm
C Am F C
4/4 | D - X U - u d u | D - X U - u d u |
1 2 & & 4 & 1 2 & & 4 &
Intro
| [C] [Am] | [F] [C] |
| [C] [Am] | [F] [C] |
| [C] .. [Am] People get ready, there's a | [F] train a- [C] comin'
You | [C] don't need no [Am] baggage, you just | [F] get on [C] board |
| [C] . All you [Am] need is faith, to hear the | [F] diesels [C] hummin' |
| [Em7] Don't need no [Dm7] ticket, you just | [F] thank the [C!] Lord |
| [Em7] [Dm7] | [F] [C] |
| [C] .. So [Am] people get ready, for the | [F] train to [C] Jordan |
| [C] .. [Am] Picking up passengers | [F] coast to [C] coast |
| [C] .. Faith [Am] is the key, open the | [F] doors and [C] board 'em |
| [Em7] There's hope for [Dm7] all, among | [F] those loved the [C!] most |
Intrumental
| [C] [Am] | [F] [C] |
| [C] [Am] | [F] [C] |
| [C] .. There [Am] ain't no room | [F] . for the [C] hopeless sinner |
| [C] .. Who would [Am] hurt all mankind, just to | [F] save his [C] own (believe me now) |
| [C] .. Have [Am] pity on those whose | [F] . chances [C] grow thinner |
| [Em7] For there's no hiding [Dm7] place, against the | [F] kingdom's [C] throne
So | [C] people get [Am] ready, there's a | [F] train a- [C] comin'
You | [C] don't need no [Am] baggage, you just | [F] get on [C] board,
All you | [C] need is [Am] faith to hear the | [F] diesels [C] hummin' |
| [Em7] Don't need no [Dm7!] ticket.... you just | [nc] thank the Lord...
Outro (like Intro)
| [C] [Am] | [F] [C] |
#Capo on 1st fret for first part of song, 2nd fret for last part.
#Also check out this version by Matt Anderson (in this key).
#Last Updated 03/14/2022 JJ
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Shine
Junkhouse (1997)
Treat this 2 bar rhythm as 1 bar
4/4 | D - - - D - D U | - - - - D U D U |
1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 & 4 &
Here it is written out as a 16th note rhythm.
4/4 | D---D-Du----DUDU |
1 2 &a3 & 4e&a
Note - Can add suspensions in 2nd part of rhythm
e.g. Asus4, Gsus4, Dsus2, Dsus4
Intro
| [A] | [G] | [D] | [D] |
| [A] . We live around the hydro towers |
| [G] Listen to them singing in the | [D] park | [D]
| [A] ... Wind our clock to tight |
| [G] And all the radios are glowing in the | [D] dark | [D]
| [Em] ... Mothers lie | [A] down in the day time |
| [Em] ... And dream about | [A] Hollywood |
| [Em] ... I know that they'll | [A] get there if they | [G] could | [G] |
Chorus
| [A] . It just a matter of | [G] time
Before we get to | [D] shine | [D] |
| [A] . It's not a question of | [G] when
or who did the | [D] crime | [D]
We | [A] show our skin in picture windows |
| [G] Sit around cross legged on the | [D] floor | [D] |
| [A] living rooms electric tv's |
| [G] light bulbs, iron cancer | [D] . to the core | [D] |
| [Em] ... Out in the | [A] backyard waiting |
| [Em] ... For women in | [A] flying saucers |
| [Em] ... Under the | [A] stars and power | [G] lines | [G] |
Chorus
| [A] . It just a matter of | [G] time
Before we get to | [D] shine | [D] |
| [A] . It's not a question of | [G] when
or who did the | [D] crime, ya | [D] |
| [A] . It just a matter of | [G] time
Before we get to | [D] shine | [D] |
| [G] . Before we get to | [A] shine | [G] | [A] | [G] |
| [Em] ... The fans and the | [A] air conditioners |
| [Em] ... Running in | [A] movie houses |
| [Em] ... Our mothers not | [A] coming home a- | [G] gain | [G]
Home a- | [G] gain | [G] |
Chorus
| [A] . It just a matter of | [G] time
Before we get to | [D] shine | [D] |
| [A] . It's not a question of | [G] when
or who did the | [D] crime | [D] |
| [A] . It just a matter of | [G] time
'til we get to | [D] shine | [D] |
| [A] . It's not a question of | [G] when
or who did the | [D] crime | [D!]
#Play along with orginal in this key.
#Here's a nice cover that's in our key.
#Last Updated 03/21/2022 JJ
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Shiny Happy People
REM (1991)
Riff in 4/4 over chorus chords
C F Bb
A |---------------------------|---------------------|
E |--------3-1-3--1-----------|----1-------3-----1--|
C |------------------0------0-|-2-------0-----------|
G |---------------------------|---------------------|
Intro 6/8
| [Ab] | [Fm] | [Cm] | [Db] |
| [Ab] | [Fm] | [Cm] | [Db] |
Riff in 4/4
| [C] [F] | [Bb] |
| [C] [F] | [Bb] |
| [C] Shiny [F] happy | [Bb] people laughing |
| [C] [F] | [Bb] |
| [Gm] Meet me in the | crowd. | [Bb] People, | [F] people |
| [Gm] Throw your love a- | round. | [Bb] Love me, | [F] love me |
| [Gm] Take it into | town. | [Bb] Happy, | [F] happy |
| [Gm] Put it in the | ground where the | [Bb] flowers | [F] grow |
| [Ab] .... | Gold and silver | [F] shine | [F] |
Chorus
Play Riff
| [C] [F] | [Bb] |
| [C] Shiny [F] happy | [Bb] people holding hands |
| [C] Shiny [F] happy | [Bb] people holding hands |
| [C] Shiny [F] happy | [Bb] people laughing |
| [Gm] Everyone a- | round | [Bb] Love them, | [F] love them |
| [Gm] Put it in your | hands. | [Bb] Take it, | [F] take it |
| [Gm] There's no time to | cry. | [Bb] Happy, | [F] happy |
| [Gm] Put it in your | heart where to- | [Bb] morrow | [F] shines |
| [Ab] .... | Gold and silver | [F] shine | [F] |
Chorus
| [C] Shiny [F] happy | [Bb] people holding hands |
| [C] Shiny [F] happy | [Bb] people holding hands |
| [C] Shiny [F] happy | [Bb] people laughing |
Instrumental (like Intro)
| [Ab] | [Fm] | [Cm] | [Db] |
| [Ab] | [Fm] | [Cm] Right | [Db] Here we go! |
Chorus
Play Riff
| [C] De, de, | [F] de, de, | [Bb] de, de, de, de |
| [C] De, de, | [F] de, de, | [Bb] de, de, de, de |
| [C] De, de, | [F] de, de, | [Bb] de, de, de, de |
| [C] Shiny [F] happy | [Bb] people holding hands |
| [C] Shiny [F] happy | [Bb] people holding hands |
| [C] Shiny [F] happy | [Bb] people laughing |
| [C] Shiny [F] happy | [Bb] people holding hands |
| [C] Shiny [F] happy | [Bb] people holding hands |
| [C] Shiny [F] happy | [Bb] people laughing |
| [C] Shiny [F] happy | [Bb] people holding hands |
| [C] Shiny [F] happy | [Bb] people holding hands |
| [C] Shiny [F] happy | [Bb] people laughing... | [C!]
#Detune by 1 semitone to play with original.
#Last Updated 03/28/2022 JJ
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Try A Little Kindness
Glen Campbell (Curt Sapaugh, Bobby Austin, 1969)
As performed by Jann Arden w/Doane USchool
Intro (Play 4x)
A G↓ D↓
|-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-2---0---|
4 |---0-----0-----0-|-----0---3---2---|
4 |-----------------|---------2---2---|
|-2-----2-----2---|---2-----0---2---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Intro (Play tab above or chords below)
| [A] ... | [A] [G↓] [D↓] | [A] ... | [A] [G↓] [D↓] |
| [A] ... | [A] [G↓] [D↓] | [A] ... | [A] [G↓] [D↓] |
If you | [A] see your brother | [D] standing by the | [A] road | [A]
With a heavy | [E7] load | [D] from the seeds he's | [A] sowed | [A]
And if you | [A] see your sister | [D] falling by the | [A] way | [A]
Just stop and | [E7] say, | [D] you're going the wrong | [A] way | [A↓]
Chorus
You got to | [E7] try a little | kindness |
| [D] Show a little | [A] kindness
Just | [D] shine your light for | [A] everyone to | [E7] see | [E7↓]
[A↓] And [A↓] if [A↓] you | [D] try a little | kindness
Then you'll | [A] overlook the | [F#m] blindness
Of a | [D] broken-hearted | [E7] people on the | [D] broken [E7] hearted
Instrumental (Play like Intro)
| [A] streets | [A] [G↓] [D↓] | [A] ... | [A] [G↓] [D↓] |
| [A] ... | [A] [G↓] [D↓] | [A] ... | [A] [G↓] [D↓] |
| [A] Don't you walk a- | [D] round down and | [A] out | [A]
Lend a helping | [E7] hand | [D] instead of | [A] doubt | [A]
And the | [A] kindness that you | [D] show every | [A] day | [A]
Will help some- | [E7] one | [D] along their | [A] way | [A↓]
Chorus
You got to | [E7] try a little | kindness |
| [D] Show a little | [A] kindness
Just | [D] shine your light for | [A] everyone to | [E7] see | [E7↓]
[A↓] And [A↓] if [A↓] you | [D] try a little | kindness
Then you'll | [A] overlook the | [F#m] blindness
Of a | [D] broken-hearted | [E7] people on the | [D] broken [E7] hearted |
| [A] streets [A↓] You [A↓] got [A↓] to |
| [E7↓] Try a little | kindness |
| Show a little | kindness
Just | shine your light for | everyone to | [E7] see | [E7↓]
[A↓] And [A↓] if [A↓] you | [D] try a little | kindness
Then you'll | [A] overlook the | [F#m] blindness
Of a | [D] broken-hearted | [E7] people on the | [D] broken [E7] hearted |
Outro (Play like Intro)
| [A] streets | [A] [G↓] [D↓] | [A] ... | [A] [G↓] [D↓] |
| [A] ... | [A] [G↓] [D↓] | [A] ... | [A] [G↓] [D↓] | [A↓]
#Play along with Jann Arden and Doane USchool in this key (Key of A).
#Here is the original Glen Campbell version in the key of E.
#Last Updated 05/05/20 JJ
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Way Over Yonder In A Minor Key
Billy Bragg & Wilco (Woody Guthrie & Billy Bragg (1998)
4/4 | d - D - d - D - | for Intro | d - D - | for 1/2 bar chords
1 2 3 4 1 2
Later changes to swiss army strum 4/4 | D - D u - u d u |
| [A] | [1/2A] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] | [1/2D] | [A] | [A] |
I | [A] lived in a place called | [1/2A] Okfus- | [D] kee | [D]
And I | [D] had a little girl in a | [1/2D] holler | [A] tree | [A]
I | [A] said, little girl, it's | [1/2A] plain to | [D] see | [D] |
| [D] Ain't nobody that can | [1/2D] sing like | [1/2A] me |
| [Bm] Ain't nobody that can | [1/2Bm] sing like | [F#m] me | [F#m] | [F#m] | [F#m]
She | [A] said it's hard for | [1/2A] me to | [D] see | [D]
How | [D] one little boy got | [1/2D] so ug- | [A] ly | [A] |
| [A] Yes my little girly | [1/2A] that might | [D] be | [D]
But there | [D] ain't nobody that can | [1/2D] sing like | [1/2A] me |
| [Bm] Ain't nobody that can | [1/2Bm] sing like | [F#m] me | [F#m]
Chorus
| [D] Way over yonder in the | [1/2D] minor | [A] key | [A] |
| [Bm] Way over yonder in the | [1/2Bm] minor | [A] key | [A]
There | [Bm] ain't nobody that can | [1/2Bm] sing like | [F#m] me | [F#m] | [F#m] | [F#m]
We | [A] walked down by the | [1/2A] buckeye | [D] creek | [D]
To | [D] see the frog eat the | [1/2D] goggle- eyed | [A] bee | [A]
To | [A] hear that west wind | [1/2A] whistle to the | [D] east | [D]
There | [D] ain't nobody that can | [1/2D] sing like | [1/2A] me |
| [Bm] Ain't nobody that can | [1/2Bm] sing like | [F#m] me | [F#m] | [F#m] | [F#m] |
| [A] Oh my little girly will you | [1/2A] let me | [D] see | [D] |
| [D] Way over yonder where the | [1/2D] wind blows | [A] free | [A] |
| [A] Nobody can see in our | [1/2A] holler | [D] tree | [D]
And there | [D] ain't nobody that can | [1/2D] sing like | [1/2A] me |
| [Bm] Ain't nobody that can | [1/2Bm] sing like | [F#m] me | [F#m] |
Chorus
| [D] Way over yonder in the | [1/2D] minor | [A] key | [A] |
| [Bm] Way over yonder in the | [1/2Bm] minor | [A] key | [A]
There | [Bm] ain't nobody that can | [1/2Bm] sing like | [F#m] me | [F#m] |
Instrumental
| [D] | [1/2D] | [A] | [A] |
| [Bm] | [1/2Bm] | [A] | [A] |
| [Bm] | [1/2Bm] | [F#m] | [F#m] | [F#m] | [F#m]
Her | [A] mama cut a switch from a | [1/2A] cherry | [D] tree | [D]
And | [D] laid it on to | [1/2D] she and | [A] me | [A]
It | [A] stung lots worse than the | [1/2A] hive of | [D] bees | [D]
But there | [D] ain't nobody that can | [1/2D] sing like | [1/2A] me |
| [Bm] Ain't nobody that can | [1/2Bm] sing like | [F#m] me | [F#m] | [F#m] | [F#m]
Now | [A] I have walked a | [1/2A] long, long | [D] ways | [D] |
| [D] Still look back to my | [1/2D] tanglewood | [A] days | [A]
I've | [A] led lots of girls since | [1/2A] then to | [D] stray | [D]
Sayin' | [D] ain't nobody that can | [1/2D] sing like | [1/2A] me |
| [Bm] Ain't nobody that can | [1/2Bm] sing like | [F#m] me | [F#m] |
Chorus
| [D] Way over yonder in the | [1/2D] minor | [A] key | [A] |
| [Bm] Way over yonder in the | [1/2Bm] minor | [A] key | [A]
There | [Bm] ain't nobody that can | [1/2Bm] sing like | [F#m] me | [F#m] |
Chorus
| [D] Way over yonder in the | [1/2D] minor | [A] key | [A] |
| [Bm] Way over yonder in the | [1/2Bm] minor | [A] key | [A] |
| [Bm] Ain't nobody that can | [1/2Bm] sing like | [F#m] me | [F#m] |
| [Bm] Ain't nobody that can | [1/2Bm] sing like | [F#m] me | [F#m] |
| [Bm] | [1/2Bm] | [F#m] me | [F#m] | [F#m↓]
#Capo on 2nd fret to play with original.
#Last Updated 04/04/2022 JJ
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What A Wonderful World
Louis Armstrong (Thiele & Weiss, 1967)
Slowly and gently
4/4 | t - D - t - D - |
1 2 3 4
Alternatively try fingerpicking in 12/8
A|----------R------------------R--------|
E|-------M-----M------------M-----M-----|
C|----I-----------I------I-----------I--|
G|-T------------------T-----------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
I see | [C] trees of [Em] green, | [F] red roses [Em] too |
| [Dm] I see them [C] bloom, | [E7] for me and [Am] you,
And I | [F] think to myself, | [G] What a wonderful | [C] world. [Caug] | [Dm] [G7]
I see | [C] skies of [Em] blue and | [F] clouds of [Em] white, |
| [Dm] The bright blessed [C] day, the | [E7] dark sacred [Am] night, |
And I | [F] think to myself, | [G] what a wonderful | [C] world [F] | [C]
Bridge
The | [G] colours of a rainbow are so | [C] pretty in the sky
Are | [G] also on the faces of | [C] people going by
I see | [Am] friends shaking [Em] hands saying | [Am] how do you [Em] do |
| [Am] They're really [Em] saying | [Dm] I love [G7] you.
I hear | [C] babies [Em] cry, | [F] I watch them [Em] grow |
| [Dm] They'll learn much [C] more than | [E7] I'll ever [Am] know, |
And I | [F] think to myself, | [G] what a wonderful | [C] world | [A7]
Yes I | [Dm] think to myself, | [G7↓] ...what a wonderful | [C] world. [Fm] | [Cmaj7↓]
#Here is a simple setting of the tune in C. Original is in the key of F.
#This arrangement focuses on accessible chords, great for a jam setting.
#Last Updated 01/29/18 JJ
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