80
Beatles-Come Together
[TRY PLAYING TOM FIGURE ON THE BRIDGE ON LOW BASS STRINGS SO PIEZO PICKS IT UP A BIT AND HIGH STRINGS CAN STILL RING?]
[Intro - remember SHUUUU - BPM 83]
e|-5-5--55---5
B|-6-6--66---6
G|-5-5-------7
D|-7-5h7-----7
A|-5-5-------5
E|------------ x4
[Fill is flat of hands and drag across soundboard from bottom to top
to go down in pitch]
[Verse 1 - Drums - just Bass drum - pattern 1 2 3&4]
[Dm] Here come old flat top, he come grooving up slowly,
[Dm] He got Joo Joo eyeball, he one holy roller - He got
[A7 - A to A6 blues riff] hair down to his knee
(Drum now B bB B bB - air drum hi hat to hold pattern)
(On recording no chord)
[G7] Got to be a joker, he just do what he please.
[Intro Instrumental x 4]
[Verse 2 - Drums - just Bass drum - pattern 1 2 3&4]
[Dm] He wear no shoe shine, he got toe jam football
[Dm] He got monkey finger, he shoot coca cola
He say, [A7] "I know you, you know me."
[G7] One thing I can tell you is you got to be free
[Chorus - Snare in now]
[Optional G on snare] Come [Bm] together, [A] right [G] now, [A] over me
[Intro Instrumental x 4]
[Verse 3]
[Dm] He bag production, he got walrus gumboot
[Dm] He got Ono sideboard, he one spinal cracker
He got [A7] feet down below his knee
[G7] Hold you in his arms, yeah you can feel his disease
[Chorus]
[Optional G on snare] Come [Bm] together, [A] right [G] now, [A] over me
[Intro Instrumental x 2 only then Solo]
[Dm7] - Riff starts 5th fret 16th notes feel - Dm Dm Dm Dm - Dm7 Dm7 Dm x)
[A7] with bends
Ending riff - Dm x x x - x x Dm7 Dm - twice
e|-5---
B|-6-6-
G|-7--7-Dm7 to Dm
D|-7--
A|-5--
E|-5--
[Verse 4]
[Dm] He roller coaster, he got early warning
[Dm] He got muddy water, he one mojo filter
He say, [A7] "One and one and one is three."
[G7] Got to be good looking 'cause he so hard to see
[Chorus]
[Optional G on snare] Come [Bm] together, [A] right [G] now, [A] over me
[Intro Instrumental x 2 only then Solo out - stay on Dm?]
[End]
[Other notes]
Bend up to high A for A7 bit - B 8b10 8b10 10r8 6
- B 8b10 8b10 10r8 6 G 7s9
then bend to high E before back to intro chords
125
Blues Brothers-Sweet Home Chicago
[Intro - BPM 126 - No drums]
STRUM ALL OF THIS
E| 9/10-10-10--10-10-10--9-----------
B|10/12-12-12--12-12-12--10----------
Dr3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2
E| 9/10-10-10--10-10-10--9--------7----
B|10/12-12-12--12-12-12--10-------8----
Dr3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
e|-0---4443332220---
B|-0----------------
G|-1---4443332221---
D|-2------------2---
A|-2------------2--C7-B7
E -0------------0--
Dr 123 1231231231231 23
[Verse 1 - Drums]
Come
[E7]on ..... (drum stab)
[A7]baby don't you wanna
[E7]go ..(horn riff) ..... Come
[E7]on ... (drum stab) .. Oh
[A7]baby don't you wanna
[E7]go ..(horn riff) ..... Back to that
[B7]same old place [A7] Sweet home Chi
[E7]cago [B7]
[Verse 2 - High E horn stab can be 0-x-9-9-9-12]
Come
[E7]on ..... (drum stab)
[A7]baby don't you wanna
[E7]go ..(horn riff) ..... Come
[E7]on ... (drum stab) .. Oh
[A7]baby don't you wanna
[E7]go ..(horn riff) ..... Back to that
[B7]same old place [A7] Sweet home Chi
[E7]cago [B7]
[Verse 3 - With stops]
Well,
(stop) [E7]one and one is two (drum figure - xxB Sxx Bnext stop)
(stop) [E7]Six and two is eight (drum figure)
(stop) [E7]Come on baby don't ya
(drums back in) make me late .. hi de
[A7]hey ..... Baby dont you wanna
[E7]go (E7 Horn Riff) ... Back to that
[B7]same old place [A7]
[A7]Sweet home Chi
[E7]cago [B7]
[Verse 4]
Come
[E7]on ..... (drum stab)
[A7]baby don't you wanna
[E7]go ..(horn riff) ..... Come
[E7]on ... (drum stab) .. Oh
[A7]baby don't you wanna
[E7]go ..(horn riff) ..... Back to that
[B7]same old place [A7] Sweet home Chi
[E7]cago [B7]
[Solo - Sock on 3rd fret]
|E7|E7|E7|E7|
|A7|A7|E7|E7|
|B7|A7|E7|E7|[B7]
[Verse 3 - With stops]
Well,
(stop) [E7] six and three is nine (drum figure - xxB Sxx Bnext stop)
(stop) [E7] nine and nine is eighteen (drum figure)
(stop) [E7] Look at that brother gonna
(drums back in)see what i seen hi de
[A7]hey ..... Baby dont you wanna
[E7]go (E7 Horn Riff) ... Back to that
[B7]same old place [A7]
[A7]Sweet home Chi
[E7]cago [B7]
[Verse with Cmons - repeat]
[Solo - until end of time]
|E7|E7|E7|E7|
|A7|A7|E7|E7|
|B7|A7|E7|E7|
[Notes]
[E7 Horn Riff]
e|-10--9-x---9-----10--9--x
B|-9---9-12--9-12--9---9--12-
G|-9---9-9---9-9---9---9--9-
D|-9---9-9---9-9---9---9--9-
A|-x---x-x---x-x---x---x--x-
E -0----------------------
60
America-Horse With No Name
[Intro - BPM 123 - No drums]
Em Em D6/9 (200200) D6/9 x2
[Verse 1]
On the [Em] first part of the [D6/9] journey
I was [Em] looking at all the [D6/9] life
There were [Em] plants and birds and [D6/9] rocks and things
There were [Em] sand and hills and [D6/9] rings
The [Em] first thing I met was a [D6/9] fly with a buzz
And the [Em] sky with no [D6/9] clouds
The [Em] heat was hot and the [D6/9] ground was dry
But the [Em] air was full of [D6/9] sound
[Chorus - Slap on snare drums]
I've [Em9] been through the desert on a [Dmaj9] horse with no name
It felt [Em9] good to be out of the [Dmaj9] rain
In the [Em9] desert you can re [Dmaj9] member your name
'Cause there a [Em9] in't no one for to [Dmaj9] give you no pain
[Em9] La, la, la l [Dmaj9] ala la la la, la, la
[Em9] La, la, la l [Dmaj9] ala la la la, la, la
[Verse 2 - Slap on snare drums]
After [Em] two days in the [D6/9] desert sun
My [Em] skin began to turn [D6/9] red
After [Em] three days in the [D6/9] desert fun
I was [Em] looking at a river [D6/9] bed
And the [Em] story it told of a [D6/9] river that flowed
Made me [Em] sad to think it was [D6/9] dead
[Chorus - Full drums]
I've [Em9] been through the desert on a [Dmaj9] horse with no name
It felt [Em9] good to be out of the [Dmaj9] rain
In the [Em9] desert you can re [Dmaj9] member your name
'Cause there a [Em9] in't no one for to [Dmaj9] give you no pain
La, [Em9] la, la lala [Dmaj9] la la la, la, la
La, l [Em9] a, la lala l [Dmaj9] a la la, la, la
[Verse 3 - Drums stop]
After [Em] nine days I let the [D6/9] horse run free
'Cause the [Em] desert had turned to [D6/9] sea
There were [Em] plants and birds and [D6/9] rocks and things
There were [Em] sand and hills and [D6/9] rings
(bass drum in)
The [Em] ocean is a desert with its [D6/9] life underground
And a [Em] perfect disguise [D6/9] above
Under the [Em] cities lies a [D6/9] heart made of ground
But the [Em] humans will give no [D6/9] love
[Chorus - Full drums]
I've [Em9] been through the desert on a [Dmaj9] horse with no name
It felt [Em9] good to be out of the [Dmaj9] rain
In the [Em9] desert you can re [Dmaj9] member your name
'Cause there a [Em9] in't no one for to [Dmaj9] give you no pain
[Em9] La, la, la l [Dmaj9] ala la la la, la, la
[Em9] La, la, la l [Dmaj9] ala la la la, la, la
[Em9] La, la, la l [Dmaj9] ala la la la, la, la
[Em9] La, la, la l [Dmaj9] ala la la la, la, la
[Em9] La, la, la l [Dmaj9] ala la la la, la, la
[Em9] La, la, la l [Dmaj9] ala la la la, la, la
[Em9] La, la, la l [Dmaj9] ala la la la, la, la
[Em9] La, la, la l [Dmaj9] ala la la la, la, la
80
Bob Marley-Get Up Stand Up
[Intro]
[Cm] Get up, stand up [Gm] :
sta [Cm] nd up for your rights [Gm] !
[Cm] Get up, stand up [Gm] :
sta [Cm] nd up for your rights [Gm] !
[Cm] Get up, stand up [Gm] :
sta [Cm] nd up for your rights [Gm] !
[Cm] Get up, stand up [Gm] :
don [Cm] 't give up the fight! [Gm]
[Verse]
[Cm] Preacher man, don't tell [Gm] me,
[Cm] Heaven is under the eart [Gm] h.
[Cm] I know you don't kn [Gm] ow
[Cm] What life is really wo [Gm] rth.
[Cm] It's not all that glitters i [Gm] s gold;
[Cm] Half the story has n [Gm] ever been told:
[Cm] So now you see the lig [Gm] ht, eh!
[Cm] Stand up for your rights. [Gm] come on!
[Chorus]
[Cm] Get up, stand up [Gm] :
sta [Cm] nd up for your rights [Gm] !
[Cm] Get up, stand up [Gm] :
sta [Cm] nd up for your rights [Gm] !
[Cm] Get up, stand up [Gm] :
sta [Cm] nd up for your rights [Gm] !
[Cm] Get up, stand up [Gm] :
don [Cm] 't give up the fight! [Gm]
[Verse]
[Cm] Most people think, [Gm]
[Cm] Great god will come from [Gm] the skies,
[Cm] Take away everythin [Gm] g
[Cm] And make everybody fee [Gm] l high.
[Cm] But if you know what life is [Gm] worth,
[Cm] You will look for yo [Gm] urs on earth:
[Cm] And now you see the li [Gm] ght,
[Cm] You stand up for your righ [Gm] ts. jah!
[Chorus]
[Cm] Get up, stand up [Gm] :
sta [Cm] nd up for your rights [Gm] !
[Cm] Get up, stand up [Gm] :
sta [Cm] nd up for your rights [Gm] !
[Cm] Get up, stand up [Gm] :
sta [Cm] nd up for your rights [Gm] !
[Cm] Get up, stand up [Gm] :
don [Cm] 't give up the fight! [Gm]
[Verse- repeat Cm and Gm]
We sick an' tired of-a your ism-skism game -
Dyin' 'n' goin' to heaven in-a Jesus' name, lord.
We know when we understand:
Almighty god is a living man.
You can fool some people sometimes,
But you can't fool all the people all the time.
So now we see the light (what you gonna do?),
We gonna stand up for our rights! (yeah, yeah, yeah! )
[Chorus]
So you better
[Cm] Get up, stand up [Gm] :
sta [Cm] nd up for your rights [Gm] !
[Cm] Get up, stand up [Gm] :
sta [Cm] nd up for your rights [Gm] !
[Cm] Get up, stand up [Gm] :
sta [Cm] nd up for your rights [Gm] !
[Cm] Get up, stand up [Gm] :
don [Cm] 't give up the fight! [Gm]
[Repeat until end]
70
Bob Marley-Stir It Up
[Intro - pattern slightly swung - xx XX xx XX - No drums for first time round]
[Snare is just muted downstroke on strings - not slap or full snare]
[A] [A] [D] [E] x 3
[Chorus]
[A] Stir it up; [D] little [E] darlin',
[A] stir it up. Come on, [D] ba [E] by.
Come on and [A] stir it up: [D] little
[E] darlin', [A] stir it up. [D] O- [E] oh!
[Verse 1]
It's been a [A] long, long time, yeah!
(stir it, stir it, stir it together)
[D] Since I [E] got you on my
[A] mind. (ooh-ooh-ooh- [D] ooh) Oh- [E] oh!
[A] Now you are here (stir it, stir it, stir it together), I said,
[D] it's [A] so [E] clear
[A] To see what we could do, baby,
(ooh-ooh-ooh- [D] ooh) Just me and [E] you.
[Chorus]
[A] Stir it up; [D] little [E] darlin',
[A] stir it up. Come on, [D] ba [E] by.
Come on and [A] stir it up: [D] little
[E] darlin', [A] stir it up. [D] O- [E] oh!
[Verse 2]
[A] I'll push the wood (stir it, stir it, stir it together),
then I [D] blaze ya [E] fire;
[A] Then I'll satisfy your [D] heart's de [E] sire. (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
[A] Said, I stir it every (stir it, stir it, stir it together),
[D] every [E] minute:
[A] All you got to do, baby, (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
[D] Is keep it [E] in, eh!
[Chorus]
[A] Stir it up; [D] little [E] darlin',
[A] stir it up. Come on, [D] ba [E] by.
Come on and [A] stir it up: [D] little
[E] darlin', [A] stir it up. [D] O- [E] oh!
[Verse 3]
[A] Quench me [D] when I'm [E] thirsty;
[A] Come on and cool me down, ba [D] by, [E] when I'm hot. (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
[A] Your recipe is, - dar [D] lin' - is so [E] tasty,
[A] When you show and [D] stir your [E] pot. (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
[Chorus]
[A] Stir it up; [D] little [E] darlin',
[A] stir it up. Come on, [D] ba [E] by.
Come on and [A] stir it up: [D] little
[E] darlin', [A] stir it up. [D] O- [E] oh!
[Solo] [A] [A] [D] [E] x as many times as necessary
[Chorus]
[A] Stir it up; [D] little [E] darlin',
[A] stir it up. Come on, [D] ba [E] by.
Come on and [A] stir it up: [D] little
[E] darlin', [A] stir it up. [D] O- [E] oh!
[Repeat Chorus until natural end]
70
Bob Marley-Three Little Birds
[Intro]
[A] Hold A major triad at 9th fret - D shape - barre 9th fret with 1st finger when have to play those notes
E ------------------12---9-------
B 10--10--10--12-10--------12-10-
G 9---9---9----------------------
D X---X---X----------------------
A 0---0---0----------------------
E -------------------------------
[Chorus]
Don't wor [A] ry, about a thing
Cause' [D] every little thing, gonna be al [A] right
Singin' don't w [A] orry, about a thing
Cause' [D] every little thing, gonna be al [A] right
[Verse]
Rise up this m [A] ornin'
Smile with the [E] rising sun
Three little [A] birds perch by my [D] doorstep
Singin' [A] sweet songs
Of melodies [E] pure and true
Singin', [D] this is my message to [A] you-ou-ou
[Chorus]
Singin' don't [A] worry, about a thing
Cause' [D] every little thing, (is) gonna be al [A] right
Singin' don't w [A] orry, (don't worry) about a thing
Cause' [D] every little thing, gonna be al [A] right
[Verse]
Rise up this m [A] ornin'
Smile with the [E] rising sun
Three little [A] birds perch by my [D] doorstep
Singin' [A] sweet songs
Of melodies [E] pure and true
Singing, [D] this is my message to [A] you-ou-ou
[Chorus]
Don't w [A] orry, about a thing
Cause' [D] every little thing, gonna be al [A] right
Singin' don't w [A] orry, about a thing
Cause' [D] every little thing, gonna be al [A] right
[Solo]
[A] [E]
[A] [D]
[A] [E]
[D] [A]
[Chorus]
Don't w [A] orry, about a thing
Cause' [D] every little thing, gonna be al [A] right
Singin' don't w [A] orry, about a thing
Cause' [D] every little thing, gonna be al [A] right
Don't w [A] orry, about a thing
Cause' [D] every little thing, gonna be al [A] right
180
Creedence Clearwater Revival-Bad Moon Rising
[Intro BPM 90 - Vox - v1-1, v2-3]
| D | A G | D | D |
[Intro Riff]
Ch D Ariff G
e|--2------------3-
B|--3---------0--3-
G|--2---------0--0-
D|--0---2h4p2p0--0-
A|------0--------x-
E|---------------3-
[Verse 1]
[D] I see the [A] bad [G] moon a- [D] rising [A-riff] [G]
[D] I see [A] trouble [G] on the [D] way [A-riff] [G]
[D] I see [A] earth [G] quakes and [D] lightning [A-riff] [G]
[D] I see [A] bad [G] times to [D] day [A-riff] [G]
[Chorus]
[G] Don't go around tonight
Well, it's [D] bound to take your life
((Harmony))[A] There's a [G] bad moon on the [D] rise
[Verse 2]
[D] I hear [A] hurri [G] canes a- [D] blowing [A-riff] [G]
[D] I know the [A] end is [G] coming [D] soon [A-riff] [G]
[D] I fear [A] rivers [G] over [D] flowing [A-riff] [G]
[D] I hear the [A] voice of [G] rage and [D] ruin [A-riff] [G]
[Chorus]
[G] Don't go around tonight
Well, it's [D] bound to take your life
((Harmony))[A] There's a [G] bad moon on the [D] rise
[Solo]
| D | A G | D | D | -- | D | A G | D | D |
| G | G | D | D | -- | A | G | D | D |
[Verse 3]
[D] Hope you [A] got your [G] things t [D] ogether [A-riff] [G]
[D] Hope you are [A] quite [G] prepared to [D] die [A-riff] [G]
[D] Looks like we're [A] in for [G] nasty [D] weather [A-riff] [G]
[D] One eye is [A] taken [G] for an [D] eye [A-riff] [G]
[Chorus]
[G] Don't go around tonight
Well, it's [D] bound to take your life
((Harmony))[A] There's a [G] bad moon on the [D] rise [A-riff] [G]
[G] Don't go around tonight
Well, it's [D] bound to take your life
((Harmony))[A] There's a [G] bad moon on the [D] rise
[End]
115
Creedence Clearwater Revival-Have You Ever Seen The Rain
[Intro - Drums]
[Am] [F/C] [C] [G] (Can try chord run instead of playing G - Am G Em Dm)
[C] - Then next run - C C/B Am Am7/G
[Verse]
[C] Someone told me long ago
[C] There's a calm before the storm, I k [G] now
It's been coming fo [C] r some time
[C] When it's over, so they say
[C] It'll rain a sunny day, I k [G] now
Shining down like w [C] ater
[Chorus - Run is same finger moving]
[F] I wanna kn [G] ow
Have you [C] ever [C/B] seen the [Am] rain [Am7/G]
[F] I wanna kn [G] ow
Have you [C] ever [C/B] seen the [Am] rain [Am7/G]
[F] Coming do [G] wn on a sunny da [C]
[Vamp]
[C] Run - C C/B Am Am7/G
[Verse]
[C] Yesterday and days before
[C] Sun is cold and rain is hard, I k [G] now
Been that way for al [C] l my time (run)
[C] 'Til forever on it goes
[C] Through the circle fast and slow, I k [G] now
It can't stop, I wo [C] nder
[Chorus]
[F] I wanna kn [G] ow
Have you [C] ever [C/B] seen the [Am] rain [Am7/G]
[F] I wanna kn [G] ow
Have you [C] ever [C/B] seen the [Am] rain [Am7/G]
[F] Coming do [G] wn on a sunny day [C] (run) yeah!!!!
[Chorus]
[F] I wanna kn [G] ow
Have you [C] ever [C/B] seen the [Am] rain [Am7/G]
[F] I wanna kn [G] ow
Have you [C] ever [C/B] seen the [Am] rain [Am7/G]
[F] Coming do [G] wn on a sunny day [C]
Run - Am G Em Dm [Stop]
90
Crowded House-Weather With You
[INTRO - BPM 94]
[Intro Riff]
[Em7] [A] [Em7] [A]
E 0-0----0-0----0--0---7-7-7--0-----0-
B 3-0----3-2----0--0---7-7-7--0-----0-
G 0-0----2-2----11-12--7-9-7--4-----6-
D 2-2----2-2----12-12--9-9-9--5-----7-
A 2-2----0-0----0--0---7-7-7--0-----0-
E 0-0----x-x-----------7-7-7----------
[Verse 1]
Walking 'round the
[Em7] room singing stormy wea [A] ther, at Fifty-
[Em7] Seven Mount Pleasant Str [A] eet .. Well, it's the
[Em7] same room but everything's diff [A] erent, you can fight the
[Em7] sleep but not the [A] dream.
BRIDGE:
[Dm] Things ain't [C] cookin' [Dm] in my [C] kitchen,
[Dm] strange aff- [C] liction wash [F] over me.
[Dm] Julius Ca [C] esar [Dm] and the Roman [C] Empire,
[Dm] couldn't [C] conquer the [F] blue sk - [G] y.
[Intro Riff]
[Em7] [A] [Em7] [A]
[VERSE 2]
Well, there's a
[Em7] small boat made of [A] china, its going
[Em7] nowhere on the mantle- [A] piece. Well, do I
[Em7] lie like a loungeroom [A] lizard, or do I
[Em7] sing like a bird re-leased. [A]
[CHORUS]
Everywhere you
[A7sus4] go, always take the [D] weather with you, ... everywhere you
[A7sus4] go, always take the [D] weather. ... Everywhere you
[A7sus4] go, always take the [G] weather with you, .. everywhere you
[D] go, always take the [G] weather, the [A] weather with you.
[Intro Riff]
[Em7] [A] [Em7] [A] x 2
[CHORUS]
Everywhere you
[A7sus4] go, always take the [D] weather with you, ... everywhere you
[A7sus4] go, always take the [D] weather. ... Everywhere you
[A7sus4] go, always take the [G] weather with you, .. everywhere you
[D] go, always take the [E] weather, the [G] weather with you. take the
[A] weather with [D] you (drums stop for a bit)
[Bass Interlude + Chorus - No chords for first bit - Light drums that build]
E - 0 2 5 ---- 5 7 A - 5 - E 7 A 5 E 7 A 5
Everywhere you go, always take the weather with you,
everywhere you go, always take the weather.
Everywhere you go, always take the [G] weather with you,
everywhere you [D] go, always take the [E] weather,
the we [G] ather with you. (slow down to finish)
take the [A] weather with [D] you
[End]
Extra notes
Lower harmony - A B C# D B B B C# - must play Em7 (Em7 xxx / A Asus4 A)
150
Darius Rucker-Wagon Wheel
[Intro - BPM 148 - Capo 2 - No drums]
[G] [D] [Em] [C] (drum pickup)
(Violin line - drums in)
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
[Verse]
[G] Heading down south to the [D] land of the pines
[Em] I'm thumbing my way into [C] North Caroline
[G] Staring up the road and [D] pray to God I see
[C] headlights .........
[G] I made it down the coast in [D] seventeen hours
[Em] Picking me a bouquet of [C] dogwood flowers And I'm a-
[G] hopin' for Raleigh, I can [D] see my baby to
[C] night .................
[Chorus]
So [G] rock me momma like a [D] wagon wheel
[Em] Rock me momma any [C] way you feel
[G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me...................
[G] Rock me momma like the [D] wind and the rain
[Em] Rock me momma like a [C] south bound train
[G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me ......................
[Instrumental - Violin line]
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
[G] [D] [C] [C]
[Verse]
[G] Running from the cold [D] up in New England
I was [Em] born to be a fiddler in an [C] old time string band
My [G] baby plays a guitar, [D] I pick a banjo
[C] now ,,,,,,,,,,,,
Oh, [G] north country winters keep a [D] getting me down
I lost my [Em] money playing poker so I [C] had to leave town
But I [G] ain't turning back to [D] living that old life
[C] no more ...............
[Chorus]
So [G] rock me momma like a [D] wagon wheel
[Em] Rock me momma any [C] way you feel
[G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me
[G] Rock me momma like the [D] wind and the rain
[Em] Rock me momma like a [C] south bound train
[G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me
[Instrumental - Violin line]
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
[G] [D] [C] [C]
[Guitar Solo]
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
[G] [D] [C] [C]
[Verse - No drums - Quiet - one strum each chord below]
[G] Walkin' to the south [D] out of Roanoke
I caught a [Em] trucker out of Philly had a [C] nice long toke
But [G] he's a heading west from the [D] Cumberland gap
To [C] Johnson City, Tennessee [C]
And I [G] gotta get a move on [D] before the sun
I hear my [Em] baby calling my name and I [C] know that she's the only one
And [G] if I died in Raleigh at [D] least
I will die [C] free ................
[Chorus] (Quiet - one strum each chord below - slight slap snare drums)
So [G] rock me momma like a [D] wagon wheel
[Em] Rock me momma any [C] way you feel
[G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me
[G] Rock me momma like the [D] wind and the rain
[Em] Rock me momma like a [C] south bound train
[G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me
(Full volume - normal strumming)
So [G] rock me momma like a [D] wagon wheel
[Em] Rock me momma any [C] way you feel
[G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me
[G] Rock me momma like the [D] wind and the rain
[Em] Rock me momma like a [C] south bound train
[G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me
[Ending - Acapella]
violin line out - fade or drop to finger picking halfway
So [G] rock me momma like a [D] wagon wheel
[Em] Rock me momma any [C] way you feel
[G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me
[G] Rock me momma like the [D] wind and the rain
[Em] Rock me momma like a [C] south bound train
[G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me
[G] Hey, [D] momma [C] rock me
[End]
[Notes]
Drum fill - swing
--TT-TB - Prep first finger to strum after thumb hit
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[Notes]
[Drum pickup bit - Relative to Capo at 2]
G D Em C
E -2-22-0h2--22--2---7-5----x--x-----0--03s5--7--------
B -2-22-3-3--33--3---0-0--8-0--101--3---------x--------
G -0-00-2-2--22--2---0-0--0-7--0----0---------0--------
D -0-00-0-0--00--0---x-x--x-x--2----2---------0--------
A -2-22--------------7*7--7-7--3----3---------x--------
E -3-33-------------------0-0-----------------3--------
* fret with 3rd finger
Note for Em section can also play
Em to Emadd4 Em Em7
x-9-11-11-10-9 x-9-11-9-12-9 x-9-11-11-10-9 x-9-11-9-10-9
[Main theme]
G D Em C
E -7--7--7-5-2-----0-0-0---x----0--03s5--7----
B -x--x--x-x-3-----3-0-0---101-3--3-----------
G -0--0--0-0-2-----0-0-0---0---0--0-----------
D -0--0--0-0-0-----2-2-2---2---2--2-----------
A -x--x--x-x-0-----2-2-2---3---3--3-----------
E -3--3--3-3-x-----0-0-0----------------------
80
Dobie Gray-Drift Away
[Intro]
[C] [G] x 2
[Verse 1]
[C] Day after day I'm more con [G] fused
[C] Yet I look for the [D] light through the pouring [G] rain
[C] You know that's a game that I hate to [G] lose
[Am] And I'm feelin' the strain, [C] ain't it a shame?
[Chorus]
Oh, [G] give me the beat boys and free my soul,
I [D] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll,
and [C] drift away
Oh, [G] give me the beat boys and free my soul,
I [D] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll,
and [C] drift away [G]
[Instrumental - approx 1/2 bar for these chords]
G... ..D. .... ....
(C D) - G
[Verse 2]
[C] Beginning to think that I'm wasting [G] time
[C] I don't under [D] stand the things I [G] do
[C] The world outside looks so un [G] kind
[Am] I'm a-countin' on you, [C] to carry me through
[Chorus]
Oh, [G] give me the beat boys and free my soul,
I [D] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll,
and [C] drift away
Oh, [G] give me the beat boys and free my soul,
I [D] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll,
and [C] drift away [G]
[Instrumental - approx 1/2 bar for these chords]
G... ..D. .... ....
(C D) - G
[Bridge]
[Am] And when my mind is free,
[C] you know no melody can [G] move me
[Am] And when I'm feeling blue,
[C] the guitars, comin' through to [D] soothe me
[C] Thanks for the joy that you've given [G] me
[C] I want you to know, I believe in your [G] song
[C] Rhythm and rhyme in har [G] mony
[Am] You'll help me along, [C] makin' me strong
[Chorus] (acappella)
Oh, [G] give me the beat boys and free my soul,
I [D] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll,
and [C] drift away
Oh, [G] give me the beat boys and free my soul,
I [D] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll,
and [C] drift away
[Chorus]
Oh, [G] give me the beat boys and free my soul,
I [D] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll,
and [C] drift away
Oh, [G] give me the beat boys and free my soul,
I [D] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll,
and [C] drift away
[Chorus]
Oh, [G] give me the beat boys and free my soul,
I [D] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll,
and [C] drift away
Oh, [G] give me the beat boys and free my soul,
I [D] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll,
and [C] drift away
[Outro]
[G] Now, now, now, won't you, won't you take me?
Woah, oh [D] take me? . . . [C]
(vamp out)
95
Kenny Rogers-The Gambler
[Verse - No drums]
G C G
On a warm summer's evening on a train bound for nowhere
G G D
I met up with a gambler, we were both too tired to speak
G C G
So we took turns a-starin' out the window at the darkness
C G D7 G
'Til boredom overtook us and he began to speak.
G C G
He said, "Son, I've made a life out of readin' people's faces,
G D
Knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their eyes,
G C G
And if you don't mind me sayin', I can see you're out of aces,
C G D G
And for a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice."
(bass drum on 2 and 4 to begin with - no snare)
G C G
So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow;
G G D
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light,
G C G
And the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression,
C G D G
' said "If you're gon na play the game, boy, ya gotta learn to play it right.
[Chorus - Half time shuffle]
G C G
You got to know when to hold 'em, Know when to fold 'em,
C G D
Know when to walk away And know when to run.
G D G C G
You never count your money When you're sittin' at the table;
C G D G
There'll be time enough for countin' When the dealin's done.
[Verse]
A D A
Every gambler knows that the secret to survivin'
A E
Is knownin' what to throw away and knowin' what to keep
A E A D A
'Cause every hand's a winner, and every hand's a loser,
D A E A
And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep."
[Verse]
A D A
And when he finished speakin', he turned back toward the window,
A E
Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep, (drums stop)
A E A D A
And somewhere in the darkness, the gambler, he broke even,
D A E A
But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep.
[Chorus - Drums back in]
A D A
You got to know when to hold 'em, Know when to fold 'em,
D A A E
Know when to walk away And know when to run.
A E A D A
You never count your money When you're sittin' at the table;
A D A E A
There'll be time enough for countin' When the dealin's done.
[Chorus]
A D A
You got to know when to hold 'em, Know when to fold 'em,
D A A E
Know when to walk away And know when to run.
A E A D A
You never count your money When you're sittin' at the table;
A D A E A
There'll be time enough for countin' When the dealin's done.
[Chorus - A Cappella]
A D A
You got to know when to hold 'em, Know when to fold 'em,
D A E
Know when to walk away And know when to run.
A E A D A
You never count your money When you're sittin' at the table;
A D A E A
There'll be time enough for countin' When the dealin's done.
130
Mumford and Sons-I Will Wait
[Intro BPM 131 - Full drums - Capo on 1 for original key]
(Each instance of chord equates to 2 snare hits)
[Am] [Am] [G] [G] - [C] [F] [C] [G] - [G]
[Am] [Am] [G] [G] - [C] [F] [C] [G] - [G]
[G] [G]
[Verse 1 - light bass drum with fast quiet light slightly muted strumming - slight snare slap helps]
Well I came [C] home
Like a [F] stone
And I fell [C] hea......vy into your [G] arms
These days of [C] dust
Which we've [F] known
Will blow a [C] way........ with this new [G] sun
[Bridge - light bass drum with fast quiet light slightly muted strumming - slight snare slap helps]
And [Am] I'll [Am] ..... [G] kneel [G] ...... [C] down
[F] Wait [C] for [G] now [G] [G] [G]
And [Am] I'll [Am] ..... [G] kneel [G] ...... [C] down
[F] Know [C] my [G] ground [G] [G] [G]
[Hook - Light bass drum with chugging]
And [C] I will wait,
I will wait for you [Em] [G]
And [C] I will wait,
I will wait for you [Em] [G]
[Vamp - drums full back in]
[C] [C] [C] [C]
[Verse 2 - Quieter drums - string slap for snare]
So [C] break my step
And re [F] lent
You for [C] gave ........ and I won't [G] forget
Know what we've [C] seen
And him with [F] less
Now in some [C] way ........, shake the ex [G] cess
[Hook - full drums]
And [C] I will wait,
I will wait for you [Em] [G]
And [C] I will wait,
I will wait for you [Em] [G]
And [C] I will wait,
I will wait for you [Em] [G]
And [C] I will wait,
I will wait for you [Em] [G]
[Verse 3 - Light bass drum with chugging - Can play chords higher to vary]
Now I'll be [C] bold
As well as s [F] trong
Use my [C] head ........ alongside my [G] heart
So take my [C] flesh
And fix my [F] eyes
That tethered [C] mind ........ free from the [G] lies
[Bridge - Light bass drum with chugging]
And [Am] I'll [Am] ..... [G] kneel [G] ...... [C] down
[F] Wait [C] for [G] now [G]
And [Am] I'll [Am] ..... [G] kneel [G] ...... [C] down
[F] Know [C] my [G] ground [G] (fade 2/4 drums in?) [G] [G]
[Vamp - Full drums]
[C] [C] [C] [G] - [Am] [Am] [Am] [F] - [C] [G] [G]
[C] [C] [C] [G] - [Am] [Am] [Am] [F] - [C] [G] [G]
[Final altered verse in terms of chords]
[C] Raise..[C]..[C]. [G] my..... [Am] hands [Am] [Am]
[F] Paint my [C] spirit [G] gold [G]
And [C] bow..[C]..[C] [G] my..... [Am] head [Am] [Am]
[F] Keep my [C] heart [G] slow.......... [G] [G] [G]
[Hook - Full drums]
And [C] I will wait,
I will wait for you [Em] [G]
And [C] I will wait,
I will wait for you [Em] [G]
And [C] I will wait,
I will wait for you [Em] [G]
And [C] I will wait,
I will wait for you [Em] [G] [C]
[End on C]
95
Peter Gabriel-Sledgehammer
[Intro figures]
With thumb and first 2 fingers
Fret D14 and B17 in advance and keep fretted to ring
e ------------
B ---------17-17--
G ---14h16------16p14---
D 14------------------14
A ------------
E ------------
[Pickup to start - BPM 96]
e -------------------
B -------------------
G ------------------
D -----------------
A -2p0---------------
E ----3p0------------
[INTRO WITH HORN RIFF]
[E5]xxx x[E5][Dsus2][E5] xxxx xxxx(riff)
[E5]xxx x[E5][Dsus2][E5] xxxx xxxx(riff)
[Bb/D - x7555x]xxx x[C/E][D][A] xxxx x[A][A7sus4]x
[B7sus4]xxx xxxx [B-x-9-9-11-12-x]xxx xxxx
[E] Yeah - hey, [Dsus2] use it, [E] ... [Dsus2] everybody [E] use it! [Dsus2]
[Drum fill to stop - play all Ds with snare]
[E].[E] [E][E][E]. [E](stop)
[Verse 1 - emphasise playing E on the snare and swing Dsus4 - x 2 3 &4]
You could have a [E] steam train, [Dsus2]
[E] [Dsus2] If you'd [E] just lay [Dsus2] down your [E] tracks,
[Dsus2] You could have an [E] aero - [Dsus2] plane [E] flying,
[Dsus2] If you [E] bring your [Dsus2] blue sky [E] back,
[Dsus2] All you do is [C#m] call me, I'll be anything you [E] need [Dsus2]
[E] [Dsus2]
[Drum fill to stop - play all Ds with snare]
[E].[E] [E][E][E]. [E](stop)
[Verse 2]
[N.C.] You could have a [E] big dipper, [Dsus2]
[E] [Dsus2] Going up and [E] down, all a - [Dsus2] round the [E] bends,
[Dsus2] You could have a [E] bumper [Dsus2] car [E] bumping, [Dsus2]
This a - [E] musement [Dsus2] never [E] ends [Dsus2]
[Chorus open chords as much as possible -
breath backwards for Ah - Bm and C on consecutive beats]
I wanna be
[C#m][D/F#] ...... [F#min7] your sledgehammer,
[C#m][D/F#] Why don't you [F#min7] call my name?
[C#m][D/F#]Ah! Oh, let me [F#min7]be your sledgehammer,
[C#m][D/F#] This will [F#min7]be my testimony
xx[E]x [Dsus2]xxx xx[E]x [Dsus2]xxx
Yeah! Yeah!
xx[E]x [Dsus2]xxx [E](Drum fill to stop - strum D)
[Verse 3]
[N.C.] Show me round your fruit [E] cage, [Dsus2]
[E] [Dsus2] 'Cause I will be [E] your [Dsus2] honey [E] bee,
[Dsus2] Open up your [E] fruit cage, [Dsus2]
[E] [Dsus2] With a fruit [E] that is [Dsus2] sweet as can
be [E] [Dsus2]
[Chorus]
I wanna be
[C#m][D/F#] .. [F#min7] your sledgehammer,
[C#m][D/F#]Why don't you [F#min7] call my name?
[C#m][D/F#]Hah! You'd better [F#min7] call the sledgehammer,
[C#m][D/F#] Put your [F#min7] mind at rest, I'm gonna be
[C#m][D/F#] [F#min7] your sledgehammer,
[C#m][D/F#] This can [F#min7] be my testimony,
[C#m][D/F#] Hah! I'm your.. [F#min7] . sledgehammer,
[C#m][D/F#] Let there [F#min7] be no doubt about it
[Vamp]
[Em] Sledge! [Dsus2] [Em] Sledge [Dsus2]
[Em] [Dsus2] [Em] Sledge [Dsus2] hammer!
[Pan Pipe section]
[Em] [Dsus2] [Em] [Dsus2] - [C] ([C][C][C][D]) [A] [A7]
[Em] [Dsus2] [Em] [Dsus2] - [C] ([C][C][C][D]) [A] [A7]
I-keep-a---running!-
[Verse 4]
[Em] I kicked the ha - [Dsus2] bit,
(Kicked the ha - [Em] bit, kicked the ha - [Dsus2] bit!)
[C] Shed my skin, [A] (Shed my [A7] skin!)
[Em] This is the [Dsus2] new stuff, [Em] (This is the [Dsus2] new stuff!)
I come.. [C] . dancing in, we go [A] dancing [A7] in
[Verse 5]
Oh, won't you [Em] ...show for [Dsus2] me? [Em] (Show for [Dsus2] me!)
I will [C] ...show for you, [A] (Show for [A7] you!)
Please, [Em] ...show for [Dsus2] me, [Em] (Show for [Dsus2] me!)
I will... [C] show for you!
[A] Yeah - yeah! Yeah - yeah! (bass drum + snare - 8 hits)
[A7] Yeah, I do mean [Em] you,
[Dsus2] only [Em] you, you've been [Dsus2] coming [C] through,
A - gonna build that [A] power,
[A7] build, build up that [Em] power, hah!
I've been [Dsus2] feeding the
[Em] rhythm, huh, I've been [Dsus2] feeding the [C] rhythm,
Going to feel that [A] power,
[A7] hey, build in [Em] you! Ahhhh!
[Coda]
Come [Dsus2] on, come on, [Em] help me, do! Come
[Dsus2] on, come on [C] help me, do!
[A] Yeah - yeah, yeah - yeah! [A7] Yeah - yeah, yeah - yeah, [Em] you!
I've been [Dsus2] feeding my [Em] rhythm, I've been
[Dsus2] feeding my [C] rhythm,
It's what we're [A] doing, doing. [A7] .. all day and [Em] night,
Ah, come [Dsus2] on, come on, [Em] help me, do! Come
[Dsus2] on, come on, [C] help me, do!
[A] Yeah - yeah, yeah - yeah! [A7]
Yeah - yeah, yeah - yeah, [Em] you!
[End]
[Em]
85
Queen-Fat Bottomed Girls
[Recording - V1 - standard, V2 - low 5th and high 3rd - style of voice for bvox - neutral, for main - distorted and doubled]
[Drop D - Intro - BPM 90 - No bass until verse 2 - Minimal Guitar, mainly vox, no drums
Intro - No drums - introduce the low D on D more during the song - Low but sing aggressively]
[D] Ah, you gonna [C] take me home to [G/B] night
[D] Ah, down be [C] side that red fire [A] light
[D] Ah, you gonna [G] let it all hang out
Fat bottomed [D] girls, you make the [A] rockin' world go [D] round
[Instrumental - With drums - 0:23]
[D]
E ----------------------------0-0-0-
B ----------------------------1-1-1-
G ----5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-0-0-0----
D ----5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-2-2-2----
A ----5---5---5---5---5-------3-2-00---
E --0-------------------------------3--
Dr B S B S B S B S
E ---
B ---
G 7-7-7-7-7
D 7-7-7-7-7 (stop)
A 5-5-5-5-5
E 0--------
DrB S B S B B B S
[Verse 1]
(snare) I was [D]just a skinny lad, never knew no good from bad
But I knew life before I left my nurse [A] ry (Huh!)
Left a [D] lone with big fat Fanny, she was [G]such a naughty nanny
Heap big [D]woman, you made a [A]bad boy out of [D]me (drums stop)
[Instrumental]
[D]
E --------
B --------
G -------5-5-5-5
D -5-3---5-5-5-5 (stop)
A -5-3---5-5-5-5
E -5-3-0--------
Dr-----B S B S B B B S
Hey hey! I've been
[Verse 2 - Bass comes in now]
[D] singing with my band, across the water, across the land
I've seen every blue eyed floozy on the [A] way (hey)
But their [D] beauty and their style, went kind of [G] smooth after a while
Take me [D] to them dirty [A] ladies every [D] time, come on! (Drum fill 1)
(Drum fill - leave all of D ringing and just play figure with right hand)
---X XX-X -X-X X-X- (keep bass drum going during)
[Chorus]
[D] Ah, won't you [C] take me home to [G/B] night?
[D] Ah, down be [C] side your red fire [A] light
[D] Ah, and you [G] give it all you got
Fat bottomed [D] girls, you make the [A] rockin' world go [D] round
Fat bottomed [D] girls, you make the [A] rockin' world go [D] round
[Drum Fill SSSB S (ring D chord at end)]
[Interlude - Just bass drum under - 2nd line - half bar for A section]
[G] [G] - [D] [D] - [A] ([A][A][A][D]) - [D] [D]
[G] [G] - [D] [D] - ([A][A] X [G]) -
......................... Hey listen (count 2 snares / 1 bar from here)
[G] [G] [G] [G]
(B) (B) (B) S
here .... ah.........now I got
(Starting count new bar at G - then come back in correctly)
[Verse 3]
Now I got [D] mortgages and homes, I got stiffness in my bones
Ain't no beauty queens in this locali [A] ty (I tell you)
Oh, but [D] I still get my pleasure
Still [G] got my greatest treasure
Heap big [D] woman, you done [A] made a big man of
[D] me
(Drum fill - SBBS BBSB BSBB SxSx - with D chord on every Snare hit)
[Chorus]
[D] Oh (I know) you gonna [C] take me home to [G/B] night (Please)
[D] Oh, down be [C] side that red fire [A] light
[D] Oh, you gonna [G] let it all hang out
Fat bottomed [D] girls, you make the [A] rockin' world go [D] round, [G] yeah
Fat bottomed [D] girls, you make the [A] rockin' world go [D] round
[Outro]
Get on your bikes and ride!
[D] w/ad lib vocals with G to F riff 555 333 000
[D]xxx xSSS [D]xxx xSSS [D]xxx xSSS [D] (keep bass drum going under)
110
Rainbow Girls-Down Home Girl
[Intro BPM 111 - use sock and put some licks in]
Vamp Pattern - AxAx x(55555)xA xxAx x(55555)xA
Effectively - hammer onto A at 5th fret from full barre of all 5th frets
hammer onto D from C/D
[Verse 1]
[A] Well, I swear your perfume baby
[A] Is made out of turnip greens
[A] Every time I kiss you girl
[A] It tastes like pork and beans
[D] Even though you're wearin' those
[D] Up-town high heels
[A] I can tell from your giant step
[A] You been walkin' through the cotton fields
[E] you'reeeeeeeeeee ........................
You're soo [D] ooo
down (stop - no snare or chord - slide up vocal) ..........
[A] home [A] girl
[Verse 2]
[A] Every time you monkey child
[A] Takes my breath away (Double at 3rd I think)
[A] Well, every time you move like that, girl
[A] I got to get down and pray
[D] Girl, you know that dress you're wearin'
[D] Is made out of fiberglass
[A] Every time you move like that, girl
[A] I got to go to Sunday Mass
[E] you'reeeeeeeeeee ........................
You're soo [D] ooo
down (stop - no snare or chord - slide up vocal) ..........
[A] home [A] girl
[Solo - Harp]
Verse chords A A A A - D D A A
Finish with
[E] you'reeeeeeeeeee ........................
You're soo [D] ooo (stop - snare + D)
down (stop - no snare or chord - slide up vocal) ..........
[A] home [A] girl
[Verse 3]
[A] I'm gonna take you to the muddy river
[A] And push you in (Double at 3rd I think)
[A] So I can watch the water roll on
[A] Down your velvet skin
[D] I'm gonna take you down to New Orleans
[D] Down in ......Dix ie....... la.....and
[A] So I can watch you do the second line - with an
[A] Umbrella in your hand
[E] you'reeeeeeeeeee ........................
You're soo [D] ooo
down (stop - no snare or chord - slide up vocal) ..........
[A] home [A] girl
Verse chords
A A G A A G A A G AAGA (snare on last 4)
115
Rolling Stones-Honky Tonk Woman
[Intro - 120 BPM]
[Just drums with cowbell - Cowbells muted strums - then ]
Cowbell - CCxC CxCx CCxC xSxS (G Chord comes in)
Drus - BxSx BxSx BxSx BxSx
[G Riff - Really try to play notes individually whilst holding full chord]
E -3----------------------------------------
B -3----------------------------------------
G -0--2h4-2-0-2-0--2h4-2-0----0-2-0-0------
D -0-----------------------2-----------------
A -X----------------------------------------
E -3----------------------------------------
D--B--S----B--S-----B----S----B----S-----
[Verse 1 - Barre chords for - put G riff in sometimes]
I [G] met a gin-soaked barroom queen in Mem [C] phis
She [G] tried to take me [A] upstairs for a [D] ride (G riff)
She [G] had to heave me right across her [C] shoulder
cause [G] I just can't seem to [D] drink you off my [G] mind
[Chorus - Open chords for]
It's the [G] ho-ooo [D] o-nky tonk [G] women
That [G] gimme, gimme, [D] gimme the honky-tonk [G] blues
[Verse 2]
I [G] laid a divorcee in New York C [C] ity
I [G] had to put up s [A] ome kind of a f [D] ight
The [G] lady then she covered me in r [C] oses
She [G] blew my nose and [D] then she blew my m [G] ind
[Chorus]
It's the [G] ho-ooo [D] o-nky tonk [G] women
That [G] gimme, gimme, [D] gimme the honky-tonk [G] blues
[Solo]
| G | G | C | C |
| G | A | D | D |
| G | G | C | C |
| G | D | G | G
[Chorus]
It's the [G] ho-ooo [D] o-nky tonk [G] women
That [G] gimme, gimme, [D] gimme the honky-tonk [G] blues
It's the [G] ho-ooo [D] o-nky tonk [G] women
That [G] gimme, gimme, [D] gimme the honky-tonk [G] blues
[End figure] BSSB SSSB SSSS
[Notes - play sus4 on D and C to approximate riff]
[G riff - bass run is (play down strokes for all to articulate)]
D ------5-
A --------
E -3-5s7--
120
Stealers Wheel-Stuck In The Middle
[Intro - DROP D??? - No drums - BPM 124- Riff does not starts on one]
E ---0------------
G ---77-53-5-55-35-7
B ---77-54-5-55-45-7
D ---0-------------
Dr 1 &2 3&
E -0---------
G -77-53-1-11
B -77-54-2-22
D -0---------
[Vamp on D - Drums in - 4 bars - Off beats on guitar for most xXxX XXxX]
[Verse]
Well, I [D] don't know why I came here tonight
I got the [D] feeling that something ain't right
I'm so [G7-5X3433 in drop D] scared in case I fall off my chair
And I'm [D] wondering how I'll get down the stairs
[Chorus]
[A] Clowns to the left of me,
[C] Jokers to the [G] right, here I [D] am,
Stuck in the middle with you.
[Verse]
Yes I'm [D] stuck in the middle with you
And I'm [D] wondering what it is I should do
It's so [G7] hard to keep this smile from my face
Losing con [D] trol, yeah, I'm all over the place
[Chorus]
[A] Clowns to the left of me,
[C] Jokers to the [G] right, here I [D] am,
Stuck in the middle with you.
[Bridge - Backward drums up to second G7]
Well, you [G7] started out with nothing,
And you're proud that you're a self made man [D]
And your [G7] friends, they all come crawlin', slap you on the back and say,
(stop and just snare)
[D] Please.... [Am7add11 - x05530] Please.....
[Slide Guitar - Just hammer on D at 5th fret from C/D and emphasise high A with strumming]
[D]
[Verse]
[D] Trying to make some sense of it all
But I can [D] see that it makes no sense at all
Is it [G7] cool to go to sleep on the floor
'Cause I don't [D] think that I can take anymore
[Chorus]
[A] Clowns to the left of me,
[C] Jokers to the [G] right, here I [D] am,
Stuck in the middle with you.
[Solo - Mute low E hard with heel]
[D] [D] [G7] [D]
[A] [C] [G] [D]
High chords you can play to make more interesting
D G D A C G D End on D5
E -14-17--14-17-14------5s7---14---------9-12-----3----14---------------x
B -15-------------------6s8---15-repeat--10---5---3----15-repeat-17p15--15
B -14-------------x2----0--x2-14-before--9----5---4----14-before-----14-14
D -0--------------------0-----0----------x----5---5----0----------------0
A ----------------------x----------------0----3---5----------------------
E -X--------------------x-------------------------3----X-----------------
[Bridge - Backward drums up to second G7]
Well, you [G7] started out with nothing,
And you're proud that you're a self made man [D]
And your [G7] friends, they all come crawlin', slap you on the back and say,
(stop and just snare)
[D] Please.... [Am7add11 - x05530] Please.....
[Vamp D - 4 bars - slide part]
[Verse]
Well, I [D] don't know why I came here tonight
I got the [D] feeling that something ain't right
I'm so [G7] scared in case I fall off my chair
And I'm [D] wondering how I'll get down the stairs
[Chorus]
[A] Clowns to the left of me,
[C] Jokers to the [G] right, here I [D] am,
Stuck in the middle with you.
Yes I'm [D] stuck in the middle with you,
[D] Stuck in the middle with you.
Here I [D] am, stuck in the middle with you.
[Ending]
[D] [D]
[Notes]
Simulate slide part
E ---------------------
B s7-7-5s7-5h75h7---10-
G s7-7-5s7-5h75h7---7--
D s7-7-5s7-5h75h7---7--
A x--------------------
E ---------------------
100
Stevie Wonder-Superstition
[Intro - BPM 98]
Drums first then keyboard riff
[Verse 1]
[E]
Very superstitious, writings on the wall,
Very superstitious, ladders 'bout to fall,
Thirteen-months-old baby broke the lookin' glass
Seven years of bad luck, the good things in your past
[Chorus]
When you [B] believe in [C] things that you [B] don't under [A#] stand,
Then you suf[A] fer.......................[B]
Superstition ain't the way
[E + horn descending line]
[Verse 2]
Very superstitious, wash your face and hands,
Rid me of the problem, do all that you can,
Keep me in a daydream, keep me goin' strong,
You don't wanna save me, sad is my song
[Chorus]
When you [B] believe in [C] things that you [B] don't under [A#] stand,
Then you suf[A] fer.......................[B]
Superstition ain't the way
[E + horn descending line]
[Chorus figure again - no vocals but big scream at end]
[No descending horns - just straight back to verse]
[Verse 3 - Quieter - then build back up]
Very superstitious, nothin' more to say,
Very superstitious, the devil's on his way,
Thirteen-months-old baby broke the lookin' glass,
Seven years of bad luck, good things in your past
[Chorus]
When you [B] believe in [C] things that you [B] don't under [A#] stand,
Then you suf[A] fer.......................[B]
Superstition ain't the way [Telefonics end on Way]
[E + horn descending line]
[End]
85
Verve-Bittersweet Symphony
[Intro - BPM 171 - roll little finger off to play D figure]
[E] [Bm7] [D] [A]
E --------(7)-------------------------
B 9-12-9---10-7-10--15----15-14----14-
G 9--------7-----------14-------14----
D 9--------7--------0--------x--------
A ---------9-----------------0--------
E 0--------7--------------------------
[Verse - Lower Harmony - Lower Chords]
[E] [Bm7] [Dsus2] [A] Cos' it's a
[E] bitters [Bm7] weet [Dsus2] sympho [A] ny that's
[E] life [Bm7] [Dsus2] [A] Trying to
[E] make ends mee [Bm7] t you're a [Dsus2] slave to the [A] money then you
[E] die. [Bm7] [Dsus2] [A] I'll take you
[E] down the [Bm7] only [Dsus2] road I've [A] ever been
[E] down [Bm7] [Dsus2] [A] You know the
[E] one that [Bm7] takes you to the [Dsus2] places where [A] all the veins
[E] meet yeah [Bm7] [Dsus2] [A]
[Chorus - Higher harmony at points]
[E] No change I can [Bm7] change I can [Dsus2] change I can [A] change But I'm
[E] here in my [Bm7] mould I am [Dsus2] here in my [A] mould But I'm a
[E] million different [Bm7] people from [Dsus2] one day to the [A] next I can't change
[E] my mould [Bm7] no no [Dsus2] no no no [A] no
[Intro Riff x 2 - with high vox B - ah ha]
[Verse - Lower Harmony - Lower Chords]
Well I've
[E] never [Bm7] prayed but [Dsus2] tonight I'm [A] on my
[E] knees yeah [Bm7] [Dsus2] [A] I need to
[E] hear some [Bm7] sounds that [Dsus2] recognize the [A] pain in
[E] me yeah [Bm7] [Dsus2] [A] I let the
[E] melody [Bm7] shine let it [Dsus2] cleanse my [A] mind I feel
[E] free n [Bm7] ow [Dsus2] [A] but the air
[E] waves are [Bm7] clean and there's [Dsus2] nobody [A] singing to
[E] me now [Bm7] [Dsus2] [A]
[Chorus - Higher harmony at points]
[E] No change I can [Bm7] change I can [Dsus2] change I can [A] change But I'm
[E] here in my [Bm7] mould I am [Dsus2] here in my [A] mould But I'm a
[E] million different [Bm7] people from [Dsus2] one day to the [A] next I can't change
[E] my mould [Bm7] no no [Dsus2] no no no [A] no
[Intro Riff x 2 - with high vox B - ah ha]
"Have you ever been down" - "ah hah"
[Verse - Higher Harmony - Lower Chords]
Cos' it's a
[E] bitters [Bm7] weet [Dsus2] sympho [A] ny that's
[E] life [Bm7] [Dsus2] [A] Trying to
[E] make ends mee [Bm7] t you're a [Dsus2] slave to the [A] money then you
[E] die. [Bm7] [Dsus2] [A] I'll take you
[E] down the [Bm7] only [Dsus2] road I've [A] ever been
[E] down [Bm7] [Dsus2] [A] You know the
[E] one that [Bm7] takes you to the [Dsus2] places where [A] all the veins
[E] meet yeah [Bm7] [Dsus2] [A]
[Chorus - Higher harmony at points - Chordal Riff]
You
[E] know I can change I can [Bm7] change I can [Dsus2] change I can [A] change but I'm
[E] here in my [Bm7] mould I am [Dsus2] here in my [A] mould But I'm a
[E] million different [Bm7] people from [Dsus2] one day to the [A] next I can't change
[E] my mould [Bm7] no no [Dsus2] no no no [A] no
[E] [Bm7] [D] [A] repeat
[Outro - Cue from Guido as to the end]
...
(It's just sex and violence, melody and silence)
...
(I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down)
...
(Been down)
(Ever been down)
...
[End]
[Intro notes]
E Bm7 Dsus2 A (Dsus2 = Dsus2/E)
e|--0---------2-----0-------0-------|
B|--0---0-----3-----3---3---2---2---|
G|--1-1---1---2---2-2-2-----2-2-----|
D|--2---------4-4---0-------2-------| x4
A|--2---------2-----0-------0-------|
E|--0---------x-----0-------x-------|
[Chordal Riff]
0x999x 0x9912x 0x999x
Bm7 at 7th 7977107 797777 7977107
D at 10th 10-12-12-11-10-10 10-12-12-11-10-X 10-12-12-11-10-10A at 9th x09109 x0910x (mute high D) x09109
2 Chords to start E to Bm7 - 999 7710 - then play the individual notes
- when full drums come in play chord version
Go back to string riff before next verse
E to Bm7 x 2 - 0x999x xx7710x - Just bass drum
Then individual notes x 2
B - 9 12 9 10 7 10 E 10 B 10 E 10 - E 9 B 10 E 9 (play snare to come in)
Then snare on 4 and bring in chordal riff x 4
95
Wheatus-Teenage Dirtbag
[Intro - ring B and high E open as play power chords really]
[E] [Bsus4-x24400] [E] [Asus2-x02200] X 2
(Let top two open notes ring)
e|--------0--------0--------0-------0-|
B|--------0--------0--------0-------0-|
G|---------4-4-x-------------2-2-x----|
D|-2-2-x---4-4-x----2-2-x----2-2-x----|
A|-2-2-x---2-2-x----2-2-x----0-0-x----|
E|-0-0-x------------0-0-x-------------|
[Verse 1 - B is Bsus4, A is Asus2]
Her [E] name is Noelle [B]
[E] I have a dream [A] about her.
[E] She rings my bell [B]
I got [E] gym class in half [A] an hour.
[E] Oh, how she [B] rocks,
In [E] keds and tube [A] socks,
But [C#m] she doesn't know [A] who I am [B]
And [C#m] she doesn't give [A] a damn [B] about me.
[Chorus 1]
e|----------------------------------------------------------|---------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|---------|
G|--------2-2---4-4-------------------2-2---4-4-------------|---------|
D|--2-2---2-2---4-4-----6-------2-2---2-2---4-4-----6-------|---------|
A|--2-2---0-0---2-2---4-----6---2-2---0-0---2-2---4-----6---|---7---9-|
E|--0-0-------------------4-----0-0-------------------4-----|-5---7---|
'Cause [E] I'm just a teenage [A] dirtbag [B] ba [C#m] by [G#m]
Yeah [E] I'm just a teenage [A] dirtbag [B] ba [C#m] by [G#m]
[E] Listen to Iron [A] Maiden [B] [C#m] baby, [G#m] with me
[E] ooh [A] ooh [B]
([C#m] [G#m] [A] [B])
[Instrumental]
[E] [Bsus4-x24400] [E] [Asus2-x02200] X 2
[Verse 2]
Her [E] boyfriend's a dick [B]
[E] and he brings a [A] gun to school,
[E] And he'd simply kick [B]
My [E] ass if he knew [A] the truth.
[E] He lives on my [B] block
[E] And he drives and I [A] rock
But [C#m] she doesn't know [A] who I am [B]
And [C#m] she doesn't give [A] a damn [B] about me.
[Chorus 2]
'Cause [E] I'm just a teenage [A] dirtbag [B] ba [C#m] by [G#m]
Yeah [E] I'm just a teenage [A] dirtbag [B] ba [C#m] by [G#m]
[E] Listen to Iron [A] Maiden [B] [C#m] baby, [G#m] with me
[E] ooh [A] ooh [B]
([C#m] [G#m] [A] [B])
[Bridge 1]
[E] [Asus2] Yeeah [E] - [Asus2] ------- Dirtba [E] g, -- [Asus2] --------
No, [C#m] she does [G#m] n't know [A] what she's [B] missing.
[E] [Asus2] Yeeah [E] - [Asus2] ------- Dirtba [E] g, -- [Asus2] --------
No, [C#m] she does [G#m] n't know [A] what she's [B] missing.
[Instrumental]
[E] [Bsus4-x24400] [E] [Asus2-x02200] X 2
[Verse 3]
[E] Man, I feel like [B] mould,
It [E] 's prom night and [A] I am lonely.
[E] Lo and behold: [B]
She's [E] walking over [A] to me.
[E] This must be [B] fake,
My [E] lip starts to [A] shake.
But [C#m] How does she know [A] who I am [B]
And [C#m] How does she give [A] a damn [B] about me.
[Chorus 3] (same chords but softer than previous choruses,
possibly pluck certain notes)
I've got two
[E] tickets to [A] Iron [B] Maiden [C#m] baby [G#m]
Come [E] with me Fri [A] day, don't [B] say ma [C#m] ybe. [G#m]
[E] I'm just a teen[A] age dirt [B] bag [C#m] baby [G#m] like
[E] you [A] ooh [B] ooh
([C#m] [G#m] [A] [B])
[Bridge 2]
[E] [Asus2] Yeeah [E] - [Asus2] ------- Dirtba [E] g, -- [Asus2] --------
No, [C#m] she does [G#m] n't know [A] what she's [B] missing.
[E] [Asus2] Yeeah [E] - [Asus2] ------- Dirtba [E] g, -- [Asus2] --------
No, [C#m] she does [G#m] n't know [A] what she's [B] missing.
[Outro]
E B E A
E B E(stop on E and sustain)
A G#m (F#m G#m F#m) E