75
Verve-Lucky Man
[Intro - No drums to begin with - Sometimes D riff is over A chord section]
[G] [D] [Dsus2] [A] x 4 (D riff on 3rd round)
(Drums in)
[G] [D] [Dsus2] [A] x 4
[Verse 1]
[G] Happiness [D] mor [Dsus2] e or less [A]
it's just a change in me something in my libert [G] y
o-o- [D] h [Dsus2] m-y m-y [A] ..
[Verse 2]
[G] happiness [D] co [Dsus2] ming and going [A]
I watch you look at me watch my fever growing, I [G] know
just [D] w [Dsus2] here I a [A] -m
[Bridge]
well, [Em] how many corners do I have to turn
[G] how many times do I have to learn
[D] all the love I have is in my [A] mind.
[Chorus]
But I'm A [G] lucky m- [D] a- [Dsus2] a-a-n [A]
with fire [G] in my h- [D] a- [Dsus2] a-a-nd [A] s
[Verse 3]
[G] happiness [D] som [Dsus2] ething in my own place [A]
I'm stood here naked smiling I feel no dis [G] grace
with [D] who I [A] a-m
[Verse 4]
[G] happiness [D] co [Dsus2] ming and going [A]
I watch you look at me watch my fever growing, I k [G] now
with [D] who I [A] a-m
[Bridge]
well, [Em] how many corners do I have to turn
[G] how many times do I have to learn
[D] all the love I have is in my [A] mind.
I hope you [G] under [D] st [Dsus2] -A-A-n [A] d
I hope you [G] under [D] st [Dsus2] -a-a-n [A] d
[Pre-verse]
o-o- [G] o-o- [D] o- [Dsus2] h-h-h-h [A]
no no no no no no no no
Gotta [G] love that never [D] d- [Dsus2] i-e-s [A]
[Verse 5]
[G] Happiness [D] mo [Dsus2] re or less [A]
it's just a change in me something in my liber [G] t
[Verse 6]
[G] happiness [D] co [Dsus2] ming and going [A]
I watch you look at me watch my fever growing, I [G] know
[G] o- [D] o- [Dsus2] h, my m [A] y - X 4
[Pre-verse]
Gotta [G] love that never [D] d [Dsus2] -i-e-s [A] X 3
it's just a change in me something in my liber [G] ty X 3
[Fade out]
[G] o- [D] o- [Dsus2] h, my my [A] - X
it's just a change in me something in my liber [G] ty
[G] o- [D] o- [Dsus2] h, my m [A] y - X 2
[End]
[D riff - Hold D chord whilst playing the notes]
E 0-2-------------
B 3--0-3-----------
G 2------0-2--------
D 0---------------
A ----------------
E ----------------
75
Kinks-Lola
[Intro - Count 1 2 start phrase on 3 - No drums]
X X X X - X X X X
[C] [C] [C] [C] - x [D] [D] X
[E] ..............
[Verse 1]
I [E] met her in a club down in old Soho
where you [A] drink champagne and it [D] tastes just
like coca [E] cola - C-O-L-A, [A] cola [Asus4] [A]
She [E] walked up to me and she asked me to dance
I [A] asked her her name and in a [D] dark brown voice
she said [E] Lola L-O-L-A,
[A] Lola, [D] Lo lo lo lo
[C] lola
[Intro phrase] [C] [D] [E]
[Vamp - Drums in - Bendy blues phrase - Fill 1]
[E] x 4
e|---------------------------------------
B|-----9-9-9---9-----------------------
G|-----9-9-9------11-9----9------------
D|-----9-9-9-----------11---11-9-------
A|--x--x-x-x---------------------9-9s11
E|--0------------------------------------
[Verse 2]
Well
[E] I'm not the worlds most physical guy but when she
[A] squeezed me tight she nearly
[D] broke my spine, oh my
[E] Lola .. Lo lo lo lo
[A] Lola [Asus4] [A]
[Verse 3]
Well
[E] I'm not dumb but I can't understand why she
[A] walked like a woman and [D] talked like a man oh my
[E] Lola .. Lo lo lo lo
[A] Lola [D] Lo lo lo lo
[C] Lola
[Intro phrase] [C] [D] [E]
[Vamp - Bendy blues phrase]
[E] x 4
[Chorus 1]
Well we
[B7] drank champagne and danced all night
[F#] under electric candlelight She
[A] picked me up and sat me on her knee and
[A] said 'Dear boy, won't you come home with me'
[Verse 4]
Well
[E] I'm not the world's most passionate guy but when I
[A] looked in her eye, well I [D] almost fell for my
[E] Lola Lo lo lo lo
[A] Lola [D] Lo lo lo lo
[C] Lola ......
[Intro phrase] [C] [D] [E]
[E] Lola Lo lo lo lo
[A] Lola [D] Lo lo lo lo
[C] Lola .......
[Intro phrase] [C] [D] [E]
[Vamp - Bendy blues phrase]
[E] x 4
[Bridge]
I
[A] pushed [E] her a [B] way .. I
[A] walked [E] to the [B] door ..I
[A] fell [E] to the [B] floor .. I got
[E] down [G#m] on my [C#m] knees .. Then
[B7] I looked at her and she at me
[Verse 5]
Well
[E] that's the way that I want it to stay and I
[A] always want it to [D] be that way for my
[E] Lola .. Lo lo lo lo
[A] Lola [Asus4] [A]
[E] Girls will be boys and boys will be girls It's a
[A] mixed up, muddled up, [D] shook up world except for
[E] Lola Lo lo lo lo [A] Lola
[Chorus 2]
Well I
[B7] left home just a week before And
[F#] I'd never ever kissed a woman before
[A] Lola smiled and took me by the hand and
[A] said 'dear boy, I'm gonna make you a man'
[Verse 6]
Well
[E] I'm not the worlds most masculine man but I
[A] know what I am and I'm [D] glad I'm a man and so is
[E] Lola, lo lo lo lo
[A] lola [D] Lo lo lo lo
[C] Lola
[Intro phrase] [C] [D] [E]
[Outro]
[E] Lola Lo lo lo lo
[A] Lola [D] Lo lo lo lo
[C] Lola ......
[Intro phrase] [C] [D] [E]
[E] Lola Lo lo lo lo
[A] Lola [D] Lo lo lo lo
[C] Lola ......
[Intro phrase] [C] [D] [E]
[End]
[E]
[Notes]
Here's approximately how the picking goes:
e|---0----0----0-0-0-0--2-2----0---0----0----0-----0---------|
B|---1----1----1-1-1-1--3-3----0-----0----0----0--------0----|
G|---0----0----0-0-0-0--2-2----1-------1----1----1----1---1--|
D|---2----2----2-2-2-2--0-0----2-----------------------------|
A|---3----3----3-3-3-3---------2-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------0-----------------------------|
[Fill 1 - Keep underlying chord ringing to fill sound - play riff by strumming all strings but emphasis those notes]
e|---------------------------------------
B|-----9-9-9---9-----------------------
G|-----9-9-9------11-9----9------------
D|-----9-9-9-----------11---11-9-------
A|--x--x-x-x---------------------9-9s11
E|--0------------------------------------
80
Steve Miller-Joker
[Intro - BPM 83]
[G] [C] [D] [C] x2
[G]
[Verse]
[G] Some [C] people call me the space [D] cowboy, yeah [C] [G]
[G] Some [C] call me the gangster of [D] love [C] [G]
[G] Some [C] people call me [D] Maurice [C]
Cause I [G] speak of the [C] pompitous of [D] love [C] [G]
[Verse]
[G] People [C] talk about me, baby [D] [C] [G]
[G] Say I'm [C] doin' you wrong, doin' [D] you wrong [C] [G]
[G] Well, [C] don't you worry baby Don't [D] worry [C] [G]
[G] Cause [C] I'm right here, right here
[D] right here [C] [G] right here at home
[Chorus]
Cause I'm a [G] picker
I'm a [C] grinner
I'm a [G] lover
And I'm a [C] sinner [G]
I play my [C] music in the [D] sun [C]
I'm a [G] joker
I'm a [C] smoker
I'm a [G] midnight [C] toker
[G] I sure don't [C] want to hurt no [D] one [D7]
[Verse]
[G] You're the cutest thing [C]
[D] That I ever did see [C] [G]
[G] I really love your [C] peaches
[D] Want to shake your tre [C] e [G]
[G] Lovey-dovey, lov [C] ey-dovey, lovey-
[D] dovey all the time [C] [G]
[G] Ooo-eee baby, I' [C] ll sure show you
[D] a good time [C] [G]
[Chorus]
Cause I'm a [G] picker
I'm a [C] grinner
I'm a [G] lover
And I'm a [C] sinner [G]
I play my [C] music in the [D] sun [C]
I'm a [G] joker
I'm a [C] smoker
I'm a [G] midnight [C] toker
[G] I sure don't [C] want to hurt no [D] one [D7]
Cause I'm a [G] picker
I'm a [C] grinner
I'm a [G] lover
And I'm a [C] sinner [G]
I play my [C] music in the [D] sun [C]
I'm a [G] joker
I'm a [C] smoker
I'm a [G] midnight [C] toker
[G] I sure don't [C] want to hurt no [D] one [D7]
Wooo Woooo
[Verse]
[G] People [C] keep talking about me ba [D] by [C] [G]
[G] They [C] say I'm doin' you wrong [D] [C] [G]
[G] Well [C] don't you worry, don't
wor [D] ry, no don't [C] wor [G] ry mama
[G] Cause [C] I'm right here at home [D] [C] [G]
[Verse]
[G] You're [C] the cutest thing I ever
[D] did see [C] [G]
[G] Really [C] love your peaches want to
[D] shake your [C] tree [G]
[G] Lovey [C] -dovey, lovey-dovey, lovey
[D] -dovey all the [C] [G] time
[G] Come [C] on baby and I'll show you
[D] a good time [C] [G]
[End]
[Riff]
*fret with second finger so easier to play lower notes with
1st and 3rd finger
E -3-3-----------------------------------------
B -3-3-----------------------------------------
G -4-4-----------------------------------------
D -5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7---5*5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
A -5-5-0-2-3-3---5-7-5-5---0-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-x-x
E -3-3-------------------------------------2-2-
E -3-3-----------------------------------------
B -3-3-----------------------------------------
G -4-4-----------------------------------------
D -5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7------------------5---
A -5-5-0-2-3-3---5-7-5-5---0-2-3-3-3-3-5-7----
E -3-3----------------------------------------
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
85
Dire Straits-Walk of Life
[Intro - key pads - BPM 172 - E = 476454 before move to other chords]
E x x B
A x x E
B x x E
A x E B
[Keyboard riff x 2 then 3rd time with drums - WHISTLE OVER TOP SOMETIMES HARMONIES]
E x x x - A x x x - B x x x - A x B x
[Verse 1]
[E] Here comes Johnny singing oldies, goldies
BeBopALula, Baby What I Say
Here comes Johnny singing I Gotta Woman
Down in the tunnels, trying to make it pay
[A] He got the action, he got the motion
[E] Oh yeah, the boy can play
[A] Dedication, devotion (drums just to bass drum)
[E] Turning all the night time into the day
[Chorus - Stevie Ray - play G# on low E going to B]
He do the [E] song about the sweet lovin' [B] woman
He do the [E] song about the knife
[A] Well, he do the [E] walk, [B] do the walk of life [A]
Yeah, [B7] he do the walk of life [E]
[Interlude - keyboard riff]
E x x x - A x x x - B x x x - A x B x
Wo ho hoo bit
[Verse 2]
[E] Here comes Johnny and he'll tell you the story
Hand me down my walkin' shoes
Here comes Johnny with the power and the glory
Backbeat the talkin' blues
[A] He got the action, he got the motion
[E] Oh yeah, the boy can play
[A] Dedication, devotion (drums just to bass drum)
[E] Turning all the night time into the day
[Chorus]
He do the [E] song about the sweet lovin' [B] woman
He do the [E] song about the knife
[A] Well, he do the [E] walk, [B] do the walk of life [A]
Yeah, [B7] he do the walk of life [E]
[Interlude - Keyboard Riff]
E x x x - A x x x - B x x x - A x B x
Wo ho hoo bit
[Verse 3]
[E] Here comes Johnny singing oldies, goldies
BeBopALula, Baby What I Say
Here comes Johnny singng I Gotta Woman
Down in the tunnels, trying to make it pay
[A] He got the action, he got the motion
[E] Oh yeah, the boy can play
[A] Dedication, devotion (drums just to bass drum)
[E] Turning all the night time into the day
[Chorus]
And [E] after all the violence and [B] double talk
There's just a [E] song in all the trouble and the [A] strife
You do the [E] walk, yeah, [B] you do the walk of life [A]
Mmm, [B7] you do the walk of life [E]
[Outro]
E x x x - A x x x - B x x x - A x B x
Wo ho hoo bit
(repeat until end)
[End]
[Notes]
v1 - 2 - proximity, v2 - 3 for some bits 'oh yeah' and 'turning..'
[Tab for intro - CHECK THIS]
[E] [A] [B] [A] [B]
E ----------------------------------7--------7----------------7--------7-----
B -9----9-12---9-----5--------5--7--7--7--9----9--7---5-------7--7--9----9--7
G -9--11---------11--6--------------8-----------------6-------8--------------
D -9-----------------7--------------9-----------------7-------9--------------
A -------------------0--------------9-------------------------9--------------
E -0--------------------------------7-------------------------7--------------
85
Bad Company-Feel Like Making Love
[USE DROP D - MAKES SOLO EASIER - Intro - BPM 85 - No drums]
[D] [C] [G]
E-5-5--5s3--3--7--87-7
B-7-7--7s5--5--8--88-8
G-7-7--7s5--5--7--77-7
D-0-0-(0)-------------
[D] [C] [G] [D]
E-5-5--5s3--3--7--87-2
B-7-7--7s5--5--8--88-3
G-7-7--7s5--5--7--77-2
D-0-0-(0)-------------
(drums in)
[Verse]
[D] Baby, .. when I think a [G] bout you,
I think about [D] luuuuu uh uh uh [G] ove.
[D] Darling....couldn't live with [G] out you,
and your [D] luuuuu uh uh uh [G] ove.
If I [D] had..... those golden [G] dreams, of my
[D] yesterday..... [G]
I would [D] wrap you....In the [G] heavens,
And feel it [D] dying (dying, dying) on the [G] way
I [G] feel like making
[Chorus - pattern with D - xx-D xx-D - loud on snare]
(can play SSxS as hard to play heavy mute on acoustic loud enough - or BBxS)
[D] [3x]
[G] Feel like making love [D] [3x]
[G] Feel like making love [D] [3x]
[G] Feel like making love [D] [3x]
Feel like [C] making [G] love to [D] you
(drum fill)
[Verse]
[D] Baby, .... when I think a [G] bout you,
I think about [D] luuuuu uh uh uh [G] ove.
[D] Darling, ..... couldn't live with [G] out you,
and your [D] luuuuu uh uh uh [G] ove.
And if I [D] had,...... the sun and [G] moon,
and they were [D] shi........ [G] ning
I would [D] give you ...... both night and [G] day,
love satis [D] fy........ [G] ing
I [G] feel like making
[Chorus]
[D] [3x]
[G] Feel like making love [D] [3x]
[G] Feel like making love [D] [3x]
[G] Feel like making love [D] [3x]
Feel like [C] making [G] love to [D] you
[Like Galway Girl - Instrumental - Strum chords high - play high D with low E muted]
YOU CAN JUST PLAY LINES ON B STRING FOR D CHORD AND WITH FRETTED HAND MUTE THE OPEN G,
THEN MOVE TO THE HIGH E FOR THE G CHORD LINES AND MUTE THE OPEN B WITH FRETTING HAND
[Play low D for some notes, then low G for others - play around 7th fret area and down neck]
[D] [G] [D] [G] x 2 - see ideas for [Solo]
[Verse]
And if I [D] had ......those golden [G] dreams,
of my [D] yesterday...... [G]
I would [D] wrap you, ..... In the [G] heavens,
And feel it [D] dying (dying, dying) on the [G] way
I [G] feel like making
[Chorus]
[D] [3x]
[G] Feel like making love [D] [3x]
[G] Feel like making love [D] [3x]
[G] Feel like making love [D] [3x]
Feel like [C] making [G] love to [D] you
[D] x 3
I [G] feel like making
[D] [3x]
[G] Feel like making love [D] [3x]
[G] Feel like making love [D] [3x]
[G] Feel like making love [D] [3x]
Feel like [C] making [G] love to [D] you x2
[End]
[Solo - USING DROP D SO SOLO IN D WORKS BETTER IF HIT LOWER STRINGS - AND G IS GOOD AS WELL]
(when playing D - can add lots of extra runs in Bm pentatonic)
E x---X---
B 10--8---
G 7---7----
D 7---5----
A 0---5----
E 0---5----
Can also play notes whilst droning low D
E X----------------------------------- mute with finger playing B string - angle finger over
B 10-8-7--5--etc-------------------------
G 7-----------------------------------mute with finger playing B string - angle finger over
D 0-----------------------------------
A 0-----------------------------------
E 0-----------------------------------mute with thumb over top
Can also play diads as well
85
Keane-Somewhere Only We Know
[Intro - Full drums - plodding rhythm]
| A | Amaj7 | Bm | Esus4 x x E - x Esus4 x x | x 2
[Verse - Drums stop - gentle vocals - plodding downstroke muted guitar]
[A] I walked across [Amaj7] an empty land
[Bm] I knew the pathway like the [Esus4] back of my [E] hand [Esus4]
[A] I felt the earth [Amaj7] beneath my feet
[Bm] Sat by the river and it [Esus4] made me comp [E] lete [Esus4]
[Pre-chorus]
[F#m] Oh simple thing [C#m] where have you gone
[D] I'm getting old and I need [D6-x00202] something to re [E] ly on
[F#m] So tell me when [C#m] you're gonna let me in
[D] I'm getting tired and I need [D6] somewhere to be [E] gin (drums in)
[Verse - muted plodding downstroke chords]
[A] I came across [Amaj7] a fallen tree
[Bm] I felt the branches of it [Esus4] looking at [E] me [Esus4]
[A] Is this the place [Amaj7] we used to love?
[Bm] Is this the place that I've been [Esus4] dreaming [E] of?
[Pre-chorus - open up chords]
[F#m] Oh simple thing [C#m] where have you gone
[D] I'm getting old and I need [D6] something to re [E] ly on
[F#m] So tell me when [C#m] you're gonna let me in
[D] I'm getting tired and I need [D6] somewhere to be [E] gin
[Chorus]
[Bm] So if you have a [A/C#] minute why don't [E] we go
[Bm] Talk about it [A/C#] somewhere only [E] we know
[Bm] This could be the [A/C#] end of every [E] thing
[D] So why don't we go
[E] Somewhere only [A] we know? (drums stop)
[D] ..........
So [E] mewhere only we know [D] ....
[E] (drum fill)
[Pre-chorus]
[F#m] Oh simple thing [C#m] where have you gone?
[D] I'm getting old and I need [D6] something to re [E] ly on
[F#m] So tell me when [C#m] you're gonna let me in
[D] I'm getting tired and I need [D6] somewhere to be [E] gin
[Chorus]
[Bm] And if you have a [A/C#] minute why don't [E] we go
[Bm] Talk about it [A/C#] somewhere only [E] we know?
[Bm] This could be the [A/C#] end of every [E] thing
[D] So why don't [D]we go
[D] so why don't [E]we go
[Instrumental]
[Bm] [Bm] [A/C#] uuuuuh [E] ....uh
[Bm] uh! [Bm] [A/C#] uuuuuh [E] ....uh uh
[Chorus]
[Bm] ........ This could be the [A/C#] end of every [E] thing
[D] So why don't we go
[E] Somewhere only [A] we know [D] (drums stop - slow vocals to end)
[E] Somewhere only we know [D]
[E] Somewhere only [D] we know
[End]
[A]
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)
90
Mike And The Mechanics-Over My Shoulder
Capo Fret 1
[Intro] Em7 A D
[Verse 1]
Looking [Em7] back [A] over my [D] shoulder
[Em7] I can see that [A] look in your [D] eyes
[Em7] I never dreamed [A] it could be [D] over
[Em7] I never wanted [A] to say good [D] bye
[Verse 2]
Looking [Em7] back [A] over my [D] shoulder
[Em7] With an aching [A] deep in my [D] heart
[Em7] I wish we [A] were starting [D] over
[Em7] Oh instead we're drifting [A] so far [D] apart
[Bridge]
[C] Every [G/B] body [F/A] told me you were [G] leaving
[C] Funny [G/B] I should [F/A] be the last to [G] know
[C] Baby, [G/B] please, [F/A] tell me that I'm [G] dreaming
[Am] I just never want to let you [Bb] go
(ROLL PLAYING CHORDS AND SNARE AT SAME TIME
- COME BACK IN LOOK (SNARE) ING (BASS) BACK (BASS) 4&1 SBB)
[Verse 3]
Looking [Em7] back [A] over my [D] shoulder
[Em7] I can see that [A] look in your [D] eyes
[Em7] Turning my heart [A] over and [D] over
[Em7] I never wanted [A] to say good [D] bye
[Bridge]
[C] I don't [G/B] mind [F/A] everybody [G] laughing
[C] But it's e [G/B] nough to [F/A] make a grown man [G] cry
[C] 'cause I can [G/B] feel you're [F/A] slipping through my [G] fingers
[Am] I don't even know the reason [Bb] why
[Whistle]
Em7 A D x 4
[Bridge]
[C] Every [G/B] day [F/A] it's a losing [G] battle
[C] Just to [G/B] smile and [F/A] hold my head up [G] high
[C] Could it [G/B] be [F/A] we belong to [G] gether
[Am] Baby, won't you give me one more [Bb] try?
[C] [Bb/D - x5333] (slide up 2 frets for next) [C/E-x7555]
[F] One more [Gsus4] try
[Verse 5]
Looking [Em7] back [A] over my [D] shoulder
I can [Em7] see that [A] look in your [D] eyes
I never [Em7] dreamed [A] it could be [D] over
[Em7] I never wanted [A] to say good [D] bye
95
Bill Withers-Lovely Day
[Intro BPM 98 - You can use technique in Dakota to play the high violin lines
- 0-x-9-9-9-11 0-x-9-9-9-12 9-x-9-9-9-11 9-x-9-9-9-12 x-0-x-9-9-11 x-0-x-9-9-12 C then D]
Vox- have one on double - that should do it - no harmonies
|-/-/-/-/-|-/-/-/-/-|-/-/-/-/-|-/-/-/-----/--|
--E---------C#m7------Amaj7---------Cmaj7-Bm7
|-/-/-/-/-|-/-/-/-/-|-/-/-/-/-|-/--/--/--/--|
--E---------C#m7------Amaj7-----Cmaj7----Bm7
[Verse 1]
[E] When I wake up in the [C#m7] morning love [Amaj7]
[Amaj7] And the sunlight hurts my eyes [Cmaj7] [Bm7]
[E] And something without [C#m7] warning love [Amaj7]
[Amaj7] Bears heavy on my [Cmaj7] mind
[Pre-chorus]
[Am7/D-x55555] Then I look at you [Bm7/E-077777]
And the world's a [Am7] lright with me [Bm7]
[Am7/D] Just one look at you [Bm7/E]
And I know it's [Am7] gonna be [Bm7]
[Chorus]
A lovely [E] day (Lovely day lovely day [C#m7] lovely day lovely day
[Amaj7] lovely day lovely day [Cmaj7] lovely day lovely [Bm7] day)
A lovely [E] day (Lovely day lovely day [C#m7] lovely day lovely day
[Amaj7] lovely day lovely day [Cmaj7] lovely day lovely [Bm7] day)
[Verse 2]
[E] When the day that lies [C#m7] ahead of me [Amaj7]
[Amaj7] Seems impossible to face [Cmaj7] [Bm7]
[E] When someone else in [C#m7] stead of me [Amaj7]
[Amaj7] Always seems to know the [Cmaj7] way
[Pre-chorus]
[Am7/D] Then I look at you [Bm7/E]
And the world's a [Am7] lright with me [Bm7]
[Am7/D] Just one look at you [Bm7/E]
And I know it's [Am7] gonna be [Bm7]
[Chorus]
A lovely [E] day (Lovely day lovely day [C#m7] lovely day lovely day
[Amaj7] lovely day lovely day [Cmaj7] lovely day lovely [Bm7] day)
A lovely [E] day (Lovely day lovely day [C#m7] lovely day lovely day
[Amaj7] lovely day lovely day [Cmaj7] lovely day lovely [Bm7] day)
[Verse 3]
[E] When the day that lies a [C#m7] head of me [Amaj7]
[Amaj7] Seems impossible to face [Cmaj7] [Bm7]
[E] When someone else in [C#m7] stead of me [Amaj7]
[Amaj7] Always seems to know the [Cmaj7] way
[Pre-chorus]
[Am7/D] Then I look at you [Bm7/E]
And the whole world's a [Am7] lright with me [Bm7]
[Am7/D] Just one look at you [Bm7/E]
And I know it's [Am7] gonna be [Bm7]
[Chorus - x 2 or fade]
A lovely [E] day (Lovely day lovely day [C#m7] lovely day lovely day
[Amaj7] lovely day lovely day [Cmaj7] lovely day lovely [Bm7] day)
A lovely [E] day (Lovely day lovely day [C#m7] lovely day lovely day
[Amaj7] lovely day lovely day [Cmaj7] lovely day lovely [Bm7] day)
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]
120
Jimmy Cliff-I Can See Clearly Now
[Intro - Just drums BPM 120 - Indie Beat sort of]
[Verse]
[D] I can see [G] clearly now the [D] rain is gone
[D] I can see [G] all obstacles [A] in my way
[D] Gone are the [G] dark clouds that [D] had me blind
[Chorus]
It's gonna be a
[C] bright, (bright) [G] bright, (bright) sun shiny [D] day ...It's gonna be a
[C] bright, (bright) [G] bright, (bright) sun shiny [D] day
[Verse 2]
[D] I think I can [G] make it now the [D] pain is gone,
[D] All of the [G] bad feelings [A] have disappeared.
[D] Here is the [G] rainbow I've been [D] praying for .....It's gonna be a
[C] bright, (bright) [G] bright, (bright) sun shiny [D] day
[Bridge]
[F] Look all around, there's nothing but [C] blue skies
[F] Look straight ahead, there's nothing but
(sing over top of chords below - extra bar added coming)
[A7]Blue skies [C#m]ies [G]uh [C#m]ies
[G] (no vocals)
[C]ies [Bm]ies [A]ies
[A] (extra bar for this A)
[Verse 3]
[D] I can see [G] clearly now the [D] rain is gone
[D] I can see [G] all obstacles [A] in my way
[D] Gone are the [G] dark clouds that [D] had me blind
[Outro]
It's gonna be a
[C] bright, (bright) [G] bright, (bright) sun shiny [D] day ..... It's gonna be a
[C] bright, (bright) [G] bright, (bright) sun shiny [D] day ..... It's gonna be a
[C] bright, (bright) [G] bright, (bright) sun shiny [D] day ..... It's gonna be a
[C] bright, (bright) [G] bright, (bright) sun shiny [D] day
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 ---------------------
125
George Ezra-Budapest
[Intro Riff x 8 - No drums - Capo at 1st fret - original key is F]
[E bass riff]
[E] (don't play full chord - Maj implied by riff)
D 2---------
A 2------2--
E 0-0-2h4---
[Verse - No drums]
[E] My house in Budapest my, My hidden treasure chest,
[E] Golden grand piano My beautiful Castill oh (drums in)
[A] you, oooh (slide up to A-x07650 for this note) You oooh
Id leave it all [E] (intro riff)
(bass drum only and Eadd9, Aadd6 keyboard riffs)
[E] My acres of a land I have achieved
[E] It may be hard for you to, Stop and believe But for
[A] you, You
Id Leave it all [E] But for
[A] you, You
Id Leave it all [E]
[Chorus - Full drums]
[B] Give me one good reason Why
[A] I should never make a change [E] (sus4 riff) And
[B] baby if you hold me Then
[A] all of this will go away [E] (sus4 riff)
[Verse - Eadd9, Aadd6 keyboard riffs]
[E] My many artifacts The list goes on
[E] If you just say the words I'll up and run Oh, to
[A] you, You
Id leave it all [E] Oh, to
[A] you, You
Id leave it all [E]
[Chorus]
[B] Give me one good reason Why
[A] I should never make a change [E] (sus4 riff) And
[B] baby if you hold me Then
[A] all of this will go away [E] (sus4 riff)
[B] Give me one good reason Why
[A] I should never make a change [E] (sus4 riff) And
[B] baby if you hold me Then
[A] all of this will go away [E] (sus4 riff)
[Instrumental - hammer on the whole chords to follow vocal - ah ooh bit]
[Eadd9] [Eadd9] [Aadd6] [Eadd9]
[Verse - Quieter - no drums - back to intro riff]
[E] My friends and family They, don't understand
[E] They fear they'd lose so much If, you took my hand
[A] But, for you, You
Id lose it all. [E]
[A] But, for you, You
Id lose it all. [E]
[Chorus - Drums]
[B] Give me one good reason Why
[A] I should never make a change [E] (sus4 riff) And
[B] baby if you hold me Then
[A] all of this will go away [E] (sus4 riff)
[B] Give me one good reason Why
[A] I should never make a change [E] (sus4 riff) And
[B] baby if you hold me Then
[A] all of this will go away [E] (sus4 riff)
[Verse - no drums]
[E] My house in Budapest My hidden treasure chest,
[E] Golden grand piano My beautiful Castill oh
[A] you, You
Id leave it all [E] For
[A] you, You
Id leave it all [E]
[End]
[Esus4 riff - can individually pick as does not clash with snare]
E -------
B --000--
G -----32
D 2------
A 2------
E 0------
[Eadd9 keyboard riff - x=mute high E with little finger to bring out line]
E 0-2-0-x-
B 0-----0
G 1------
D 2------
A 2------
E 0------
[Add6 keyboard riff]
E 0-2-0--
B 2------
G 2------
D 2------
A 0------
E x------
Then 2nd fret on high E for the slight instrumental
bit with a hammer on off the whole chords (E and A)
to simulate the vocal bass line
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]
100
Amy Winehouse-Valerie
[BPM 106 - Verse 1 - Start just with bass and bass drum then full drums]
[Chords? - X00232 and 079987]
Well, some [D] times I go out by myself and I look across the [Em] water
And I [D] think of all the things, what you're doin'
and in my head I paint a [Em] picture
[Chorus - Chords in now - simulate horns - Strums]
'Cos [G] since I've come on home, well my [F#m] body's been a mess
And I've [G] missed your ginger hair and the [F#m] way you like to dress
[G] Won't you come on over, [F#m] stop making a fool out of [A] me
[A] Why don't you come on over,
[Horn Riff - Fuller chords D Dsus4 D up neck x57775 - Em - 079987 079x10x 079987]
Va- [D] a-lerie, Valer [Em] ie-e-ee
Va- [D] a-lerie, Valer [Em] ie-e-ee
[Verse 2]
Did you [D] have to go to jail, put your house on up
for sale, did you get a good [Em] lawyer
I hope you [D] didn't catch a tan, I hope you found
the right man who'll fix it for [Em] ya
Are you [D] shoppin' anywhere, changed the colour of
your hair, [Em] are you busy?
And did you [D] have to pay that fine you was dodging
all the time, are you still [Em] dizzy?
[Chorus - Strums]
'Cos [G] since I've come on home, well my [F#m] body's been a mess
And I've [G] missed your ginger hair and the [F#m] way you like to dress
[G] Won't you come on over, [F#m] stop making a fool out of [A] me
[A] Why don't you come on over,
[Horn Riff]
Va- [D] a-lerie, Valer [Em] ie-e-ee
Va- [D] a-lerie, Valer [Em] ie-e-ee
[Verse 3 - Drums stop - strums]
Well, some [D] times I go out by myself and I look
across the [Em] water (drums back in)
And I [D] think of all the things, what you're doing
and in my head I paint a p [Em] icture
[Chorus - Strums]
'Cos [G] since I've come on home, well my [F#m] body's been a mess
And I've [G] missed your ginger hair and the [F#m] way you like to dress
[G] Won't you come on over, [F#m] stop making a fool out of [A] me
[A] Why don't you come on over,
[Horn Riff]
Va- [D] a-lerie, Valer [Em] ie-e-ee
Va- [D] a-lerie, Valer [Em] ie-e-ee
Mmm [D] Valerie, Valer [Em] ie-e-ee
Valer [D] ie-e-ee, Va-a-le-r [Em] ieee
Why don't you come on over Va- [Dmaj7] alerie...
[End]