Billy Joel » rt The Fire Intro (piano)
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Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnny Ray
South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio
Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, Television
North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe
Rosenbergs, H Bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom
Brando, The King And I, and The Catcher In The Rye
Eisenhower, Vaccine, England's got a new queen
Marciano, Liberace, Santayana goodbye
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
Well, we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser and Prokofiev
Rockefeller, Campanella, Communist Bloc
Roy Cohn, Juan Peron, Toscanini, Dancron
Dien Bien Phu Falls, Rock Around the Clock
Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn's got a winning team
Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland
Bob Dole, Budapest, Alabama, Khrushchev
Princess Grace, Peyton Place, Trouble in the Suez
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
Well, we didn't light it But we tried to fight it
Little Rock, Pasternak, Mickey Mantle, Kerouac
Sputnik, Chou En-Lai, Bridge On The River Kwai
Lebanon, Charles de Gaulle, California baseball
Starkwether, Homicide, Children of Thalidomide
Buddy Holly, Ben Hur, Space Monkey, Mafia
Hula Hoops, Castro, Edsel is a no-go
U2, Syngman Rhee, payola and Kennedy
Chubby Checker, Psycho, Belgians in the Congo
We didn't start the fire
It was always burningSince the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire Well, we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
Hemingway, Eichman, Stranger in a Strange Land
Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs invasion
Lawrence of Arabia, British Beatle mania
Ole Miss, John Glenn, Liston beats Patterson
Pope Paul, Malcolm X, British Politician sex
J.F.K. blown away, what else do I have to say
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
Well, we didn't light it But we tried to fight it
Birth control, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon back again
Moonshot, Woodstock, Watergate, punk rock
Begin, Reagan, Palestine, Terror on the airline
Ayatollah's in Iran, Russians in Afghanistan
Wheel of Fortune, Sally Ride, heavy metal, suicide
Foreign debts, homeless Vets, AIDS, Crack, Bernie Goetz
Hypodermics on the shores, China's under martial law
Rock and Roller cola wars, I can't take it anymore
We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire...
A Matter Of Trust - Billy Joel
Intro: D A Bm
D A Bm A D
Some love is just a lie of the heart
D A Bm A
The cold remains of what began with a passionate start
A
And they may not want it to end
A A7 D
But it will, it's just a question of when
I've lived long enough to have learned
The closer you get to the fire the more you get burned
But that won't happen to us
Because it's always been a matter of trust
I know you're an emotional girl
It took a lot for you to not lose your faith in this world
I can't offer you proof
But you're gonna face a moment of truth
It's hard when you're always afraid
You just recover when another belief is betrayed
So break my heart if you must
It's a matter of trust
Em
You can't go the distance
F#m
With too much resistance
G F#m
I know you have doubts
Bm G A D
But for God's sake don't shut me out
This time you've got nothing to lose
You can take it, you can leave it
Whatever you choose
I won't hold back anything
And I'll walk away a fool or a king
Some love is just a lie of the mind
It's make believe until it's only a matter of time
And some might have learned to adjust
But then it never was a matter of trust
I'm sure you're aware love
We've both had our share of
Believing too long
When the whole situation was wrong
Some love is just a lie of the soul
A constant battle for the ultimate state of control
After you've heard lie upon lie
There can hardly be a question of why
Some love is just a lie of the heart
The cold remains of what began with a passionate start
But that can't happen to us
Because it's always been a matter of trust
BEN E. KING - STAND BY ME
A F#m D E A
When the night has come
F#m
And the land is dark
D E A
And the moon is the only light we'll see
No, I won't be afraid,
Fm
No, I won't be afraid
D E A
Just as long as you stand, stand by me.
Chorus:
So, darling, darling, stand by me,
Fm
Oh, stand by me.
D E A
Oh, stand, stand by me,
Stand by me.
If the sea that we look upon
Should tumble and fall
Or the mountain should crumble in the sea,
I won't cry, I won't cry,
No, I won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand, stand by me.
Chorus
Beatallica
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Summer Themed Songs
SONG: Summer in the City by Lovin' Spoonful
capo III -- therefore, when you play an Am chord, a Cm chord is sounded.
[verse 1:]
Am Am/G D/F# F E
Hot town, summer in the city; back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Am Am/G D/F# F E
Been down, isn't it a pity; doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city
E E7
All around, people looking half dead
Am A
Walking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head
[chorus:]
D G
But at night it's a different world
D G
Go out and find a girl
D G
Come-on come-on and dance all night
D G
Despite the heat it'll be alright
Bm E
And babe, don't you know it's a pity
Bm E
That the days can't be like the nights
Bm E
In the summer, in the city
Bm E
In the summer, in the city
[verse 2:]
Cool town, evening in the city; Dressing so fine and looking so pretty
Cool cat, looking for a kitty; Gonna look in every corner of the city
Till I'm wheezing like a bus stop
Running up the stairs, gonna meet you on the rooftop
[chorus]
[Instrumental break]
[verse 1]
[chorus]
All Summer Long
Rock 'N Roll Jesus
INTRO: D C G
D C G
It was 1989, my thoughts were short my hair was long
D C G
Caught somewhere between a boy and man
D C G
She was 17 and she was far from in between
D C G
It was summertime in Northern Michigan
INTRO D C G
Splashin' thru the sandbar, talkin' by the campfire
D C G
It's the simple things in life like when and where
D C G
We didn't have no internet, but man I never will forget
D C G
The way the moonlight shined upon her hair
CHORUS:
D C G
And we were tryin' different things and we were smokin' funny things
D C G
Makin' love out by the lake to our favorite songs
D C G
Sippin' whisky out the bottle not thinkin' 'bout tomorrow
D C G D C G
Singin' sweet home alabama all summer long
D C G
Singin' sweet home alabama all summer long
D C G
Catchin' walleye from the dock watchin' waves roll off the rocks
D C G
She'll forever hold a spot inside my soul
D C G
We'd blister in the sun we couldn't wait for night to come
D C G
To hit that sandy place of rock 'n roll
CHORUS
SOLO
D C G
Now nothin' seems as strange as when the leaves began to change
D C G
Oh how we thought those days would never end
D C G
Sometimes I hear that song and I'll start to sing along
D C G
And think man I'd like to see that girl again
CHORUS (2x
INTRO
This might not be the right chords, but it sounds hell of a lot better than the other one.
Intro:
| G – G | G – G | C – C | G – G | D – C | G – G |
G
In the summertime when the weather is hot,
you can stretch right up and touch the sky,
C G
when the weather is fine, you got women, you got women on your mind.
D
Have a drink, have a drive,
C G
go out and see what you can find.
G
If her daddy's rich, take her out for a meal,
if her daddy's poor, just do as you feel.
C G
Speed along the lane, do a ton or a ton and twenty-five.
D
When the sun goes down,
C G
you can make it make it good in a lay-by.
G
We're not grey people, we're not dirty, we're not mean,
we love everybody but we do as we please.
C G
When the weather is fine, we go fishing or go swimming in the sea.
D
We're always happy,
C G
life's for living, yeah, that's our philosophy.
G
Sing along with us, da da di di di
Da da da da yeah we’re happy
C G
Da da da da, di di di di di da da da
D
Da da da da ,
C G
da da da da da da da da da da da da
G
When the winter's here, yeah, it's party-time,
bring a bottle, wear your bright clothes, it'll soon be summertime.
C G
And we'll sing again, we'll go driving or maybe we'll settle down.
D
If she's rich if she's nice,
C G
bring your friend and we will all go into town.
Repeat Verse 1, 2, 3 and then the diddles until fade out.
EDDIE COCHRAN- SUMMER TIME BLUES-
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME SO SORRY IF ITS WRONG.
intro
E E E A B7 E E E A B7 E
E
I'm gonna raise a fuss
I'm gonna raise A holler E E A B7 E
E
'Bout a workin' all summer
Just to try to earn A dolllar E E A B7 E
A
Well time to call my baby, try to get a date
My boss says "no dice son you gotta work late"
A
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a'gonna do
E
But there ain't no cure for the summertime
blues E E A B7 E E E A B7 E
E
Well my Mom and Poppa told me
Son you gotta make some money E E A b7 E
E
If you wanna use the car
to go A'ridin next sunday E E A B7 E
E
Well I didn't go to work, told the boss I was
sick.
"But you can't have the car 'cause you didn't
work late"
A
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a'gonna do
E
But there ain't no cure for the summertime
blues E E A B7 E E E A B7 E
E
I'm gonna take two weeks
Gonna have A fine vacation E E A B7 E
E
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a'gonna do
E
But there ain't no cure for the summertime
blues E E A B7 E E E A B7 E
E
I'm gonna take my problem to the United Nations E E A b7 E
E
Well I called my congressman and he said
"Whoah!""I'd like to help you son but you're too young
to vote'
A
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a'gonna do
E
But there ain't no cure for the summertime
blues E E A B7 E E A B7 E.
Song notes:
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During whole song there is one background guitar, which plays riffs.
I haven't tried to make it out, I've just made out tab-guitar.
But during INTRO and LAST VERSE is this guitar silent, so in this parts
riff-guitar appears.
If you'll interested in riffs, look below, there are riffs but they're bad.
They're just made to fit the song.
EADGBe
Chords: A: 577655 It sound better when played like this
G-A-G: It is very quickly played G A G chords (rythm like in intro)
Intro:
D D G G A A G
G D D G G A A GA G
D G A G-A-G
Summer lovin' had me a blast
D G A G-A-G
Summer lovin', happened so fast
D G A B
I met a girl crazy for me
E A E A
Met a boy, cute as can be
D G A Bm G
D
Summer days driftin' away, to uh-oh those summer nights
D
[oh-ela-ela-ela-ooh]
D G A D
Tell me more, tell me more, did you get very far?
D G A D
Tell me more, tell me more, like, does he have a car?
D G A G-A-G
[aha--tu-dub-aha--tu-dub-aha--tu-dub-tu-dub-dub]
D G A G-A-G She swam by me, she got a cramp
D G A G-A-G He ran by me, got my suit damp
D G A B I saved her life, she nearly drowned
E A E A He showed off, splashing around
D G A Bm G
A D Summer sun, something's begun, but uh-oh those summer nights
D [oh-ela-ela-ela-ooh]
D G A D Tell me more, tell me more, was it love at first sight?
D G A D
Tell me more, tell me more, did she put up a fight?
D G A G-A-G
[dub--tu-bee-dub--tu-bee-dub--tu-bee-du-bee-du-bee-]
D G A G-A-G
[dub--tu-bee-dub--tu-bee-dub--tu-bee-du-bee-du-bee-dub]
D G A G-A-G
Took her bowlin' in the Arcade
D G A G-A-G
We went strollin', drank lemonade
D G A B We made out under the dock
E A E A We stayed up `til ten o'clock
D G A Bm G
A D Summer fling don't mean a thing, but uh-oh those summer nights
D#
[oh-ela-ela-ela-ooh]
D# G# A# D#
Tell me more, tell me more, but you don't gotta brag
D# G# A# D#
Tell me more, tell me more, cause he sounds like a drag
D# G# A# G#-A#-G#
[shoo-ba-pa--shoo-ba-pa--shoo-ba-pa--shoo-ba-pa]
D# G# A# G#-A#-G#
[shoo-ba-pa--shoo-ba-pa--shoo-ba-pa--shoo-ba-pa]
D# G# A# G#-A#-G#
He got friendly, holdin' my hand
D# G# A# G#-A#-G#
Well she got friendly, down in the sand
D# G# A# C
He was sweet, just turned eighteen
F A# F A#
Well she was good, you know what I mean
D# G# A# Cm Summer heat, boy and girl meet,
G# A# D# but uh-oh those summer nights
E [oh-ela-ela-ela-ooh]
E A B E
Tell me more, tell me more, how much dough did he spend?
E A B E
Tell me more, tell me more, could she get me a friend?
It turned colder, that's where it ends
So I told her we'd still be friends
Then we made our true love vow Wonder what she's doin' now
Summer dreams ripped at the seams, but oh, those summer nights
G D
Tell me more, tell me more.
Well what's above should be correct.
And now some BAD RIFFS. Most of this below is BAD, but some might be (and is)
good. Play this below, if have unused spare guitar. There's only little
slight appearence of rythm in this below. Make out rythm using words.
INTRO:
VERSE+CHORUS+FILL:
Summer lovin' had me a blaaast
Summer lovin' happened so faaaast
I met a girl crazy for me Met a girl cute as can be
Sum-mer days driftin' a-way to u--h--o-----------------------------|h th-ose Nights
D#m
Nobody on the road
D#m
Nobody on the beach
B
I feel it in the air
B
The summer's out of reach
C#
Empty lake, empty streets
C#
The sun goes down alone
B I'm drivin' by your house
B Though I know you're not at home
F# But I can see you-
C# Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
C# B
You got your hair combed back and your sunglasses on, baby
F# C#
And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
C#
After the boys of summer have gone
D#m
I never will forget those nights
D#m
wonder if it was a dream
B Remember how you made me crazy?
B Remember how I made you scream
C#
Now I don't understand what happened to our love
B But babe, I'm gonna get you back
I'm gonna show you what I'm made of
I can see you-
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
I see you walkin' real slow and you're smilin' at everyone
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone
D#m Out on the road today, I saw a DEADHEAD sticker on a Cadillac
B
A little voice Inside my head said, Don't look back. You can never look back.
C# I thought I knew what love was
C# what did I know?
B Those days are gone forever
I hould just let them go but-
Ican see you-
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
You got that top pulled down and that radio on, baby
And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone
I can see you-
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
You got that hair slicked back and those Wayfarers on, baby
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone
Summer Breeze
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Seals & Crofts
INTRO:
(played 6 times)
Em C
So I walk on up to the doorstep
D A Em C
Through the screen and across the floor
Am Bm
Summer breeze, makes me feel fine
Am G
Blowing through the jasmine in my mind
Am Bm
Summer breeze, makes me feel fine
Am G
Blowing through the jasmine in my mind
(then intro bit played during: )
Em C Em C
Sweet days of summer, the jasmines in bloom
Em C Em C
July is dressed up and playing her tune.
Am Bm
And I come home from a hard days work
Am Bm
And you're waiting there not a care in the world
Em G
See the smile waitin in the kitchen
D A Em C
Food cooking and plates for two
Em G
Feel the arms that reach out to hold me
D A Em C
In the evening when the day is through
Am Bm
Summer breeze, makes me feel fine
Am G
Blowing through the jasmine in my mind
Am Bm
Summer breeze, makes me feel fine
Am G
Blowing through the jasmine in my mind
Intro several times and fade (at least on the CD)
School’s out for summer
Em - A - Em - G - Em - D -
(6x)
Em A Em - G -
- D - A
1. Well, we got no cho…ice,
Em A Em - G - Em -
- A
all the girls and bo…ys,
Em A Em - G - Em - - A
makin all that no…ise,
Em A Em - G -
- D - A 'cause they found new to….ys.
C Well, we can't salute ya, can't find a flag,
D#
if that don't suit ya, that's a drag.
Gm Bb C Gm C Gm
School's out for summer, school's out forever,
Bb C Gm - A
A7 - F ~
school's been blown to pieces.
C D C D C D
C D
No more pencils, no more bo…oks,
C D C D C D D
no more teachers’ dirty loo…ks.
Em - A - Em - G - Em - D -
(4x)
Em A Em - G -
- D - A
2. Well, we got no cla…..ss,
Em A Em G - Em
D - A
and we got no principles,
Em A Em G - Em -
- A
and we got no innocence,
Em A Em -
- Em - D - A
we can't even think of a word that rhymes.
Gm Bb C Gm
C Gm
School's out for summer, school's out forever,
Bb C
school's been blown to pieces.
C D C D C D
C D
No more pencils, no more bo…oks,
C D C D C D
D
no more teachers’ dirty loo…ks.
C D C D C D
D
Out for summer, out till fa…..ll,
C D C D C D
D
we might not go back at a……ll
Gm Bb C Gm Bb Gm
School's out forever, school's out for summer,
Bb C Gm Bb C
School's out with fever, school's out completely.
(Alice Cooper)
oh
capo III -- therefore, when you play an Am chord, a Cm chord is sounded.
[verse 1:]
Am Am/G D/F# F E
Hot town, summer in the city; back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Am Am/G D/F# F E
Been down, isn't it a pity; doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city
E E7
All around, people looking half dead
Am A
Walking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head
[chorus:]
D G
But at night it's a different world
D G
Go out and find a girl
D G
Come-on come-on and dance all night
D G
Despite the heat it'll be alright
Bm E
And babe, don't you know it's a pity
Bm E
That the days can't be like the nights
Bm E
In the summer, in the city
Bm E
In the summer, in the city
[verse 2:]
Cool town, evening in the city; Dressing so fine and looking so pretty
Cool cat, looking for a kitty; Gonna look in every corner of the city
Till I'm wheezing like a bus stop
Running up the stairs, gonna meet you on the rooftop
[chorus]
[Instrumental break]
[verse 1]
[chorus]
All Summer Long
Rock 'N Roll Jesus
INTRO: D C G
D C G
It was 1989, my thoughts were short my hair was long
D C G
Caught somewhere between a boy and man
D C G
She was 17 and she was far from in between
D C G
It was summertime in Northern Michigan
INTRO D C G
Splashin' thru the sandbar, talkin' by the campfire
D C G
It's the simple things in life like when and where
D C G
We didn't have no internet, but man I never will forget
D C G
The way the moonlight shined upon her hair
CHORUS:
D C G
And we were tryin' different things and we were smokin' funny things
D C G
Makin' love out by the lake to our favorite songs
D C G
Sippin' whisky out the bottle not thinkin' 'bout tomorrow
D C G D C G
Singin' sweet home alabama all summer long
D C G
Singin' sweet home alabama all summer long
D C G
Catchin' walleye from the dock watchin' waves roll off the rocks
D C G
She'll forever hold a spot inside my soul
D C G
We'd blister in the sun we couldn't wait for night to come
D C G
To hit that sandy place of rock 'n roll
CHORUS
SOLO
D C G
Now nothin' seems as strange as when the leaves began to change
D C G
Oh how we thought those days would never end
D C G
Sometimes I hear that song and I'll start to sing along
D C G
And think man I'd like to see that girl again
CHORUS (2x
INTRO
This might not be the right chords, but it sounds hell of a lot better than the other one.
Intro:
| G – G | G – G | C – C | G – G | D – C | G – G |
G
In the summertime when the weather is hot,
you can stretch right up and touch the sky,
C G
when the weather is fine, you got women, you got women on your mind.
D
Have a drink, have a drive,
C G
go out and see what you can find.
G
If her daddy's rich, take her out for a meal,
if her daddy's poor, just do as you feel.
C G
Speed along the lane, do a ton or a ton and twenty-five.
D
When the sun goes down,
C G
you can make it make it good in a lay-by.
G
We're not grey people, we're not dirty, we're not mean,
we love everybody but we do as we please.
C G
When the weather is fine, we go fishing or go swimming in the sea.
D
We're always happy,
C G
life's for living, yeah, that's our philosophy.
G
Sing along with us, da da di di di
Da da da da yeah we’re happy
C G
Da da da da, di di di di di da da da
D
Da da da da ,
C G
da da da da da da da da da da da da
G
When the winter's here, yeah, it's party-time,
bring a bottle, wear your bright clothes, it'll soon be summertime.
C G
And we'll sing again, we'll go driving or maybe we'll settle down.
D
If she's rich if she's nice,
C G
bring your friend and we will all go into town.
Repeat Verse 1, 2, 3 and then the diddles until fade out.
EDDIE COCHRAN- SUMMER TIME BLUES-
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME SO SORRY IF ITS WRONG.
intro
E E E A B7 E E E A B7 E
E
I'm gonna raise a fuss
I'm gonna raise A holler E E A B7 E
E
'Bout a workin' all summer
Just to try to earn A dolllar E E A B7 E
A
Well time to call my baby, try to get a date
My boss says "no dice son you gotta work late"
A
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a'gonna do
E
But there ain't no cure for the summertime
blues E E A B7 E E E A B7 E
E
Well my Mom and Poppa told me
Son you gotta make some money E E A b7 E
E
If you wanna use the car
to go A'ridin next sunday E E A B7 E
E
Well I didn't go to work, told the boss I was
sick.
"But you can't have the car 'cause you didn't
work late"
A
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a'gonna do
E
But there ain't no cure for the summertime
blues E E A B7 E E E A B7 E
E
I'm gonna take two weeks
Gonna have A fine vacation E E A B7 E
E
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a'gonna do
E
But there ain't no cure for the summertime
blues E E A B7 E E E A B7 E
E
I'm gonna take my problem to the United Nations E E A b7 E
E
Well I called my congressman and he said
"Whoah!""I'd like to help you son but you're too young
to vote'
A
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a'gonna do
E
But there ain't no cure for the summertime
blues E E A B7 E E A B7 E.
Song notes:
-----------
During whole song there is one background guitar, which plays riffs.
I haven't tried to make it out, I've just made out tab-guitar.
But during INTRO and LAST VERSE is this guitar silent, so in this parts
riff-guitar appears.
If you'll interested in riffs, look below, there are riffs but they're bad.
They're just made to fit the song.
EADGBe
Chords: A: 577655 It sound better when played like this
G-A-G: It is very quickly played G A G chords (rythm like in intro)
Intro:
D D G G A A G
G D D G G A A GA G
D G A G-A-G
Summer lovin' had me a blast
D G A G-A-G
Summer lovin', happened so fast
D G A B
I met a girl crazy for me
E A E A
Met a boy, cute as can be
D G A Bm G
D
Summer days driftin' away, to uh-oh those summer nights
D
[oh-ela-ela-ela-ooh]
D G A D
Tell me more, tell me more, did you get very far?
D G A D
Tell me more, tell me more, like, does he have a car?
D G A G-A-G
[aha--tu-dub-aha--tu-dub-aha--tu-dub-tu-dub-dub]
D G A G-A-G She swam by me, she got a cramp
D G A G-A-G He ran by me, got my suit damp
D G A B I saved her life, she nearly drowned
E A E A He showed off, splashing around
D G A Bm G
A D Summer sun, something's begun, but uh-oh those summer nights
D [oh-ela-ela-ela-ooh]
D G A D Tell me more, tell me more, was it love at first sight?
D G A D
Tell me more, tell me more, did she put up a fight?
D G A G-A-G
[dub--tu-bee-dub--tu-bee-dub--tu-bee-du-bee-du-bee-]
D G A G-A-G
[dub--tu-bee-dub--tu-bee-dub--tu-bee-du-bee-du-bee-dub]
D G A G-A-G
Took her bowlin' in the Arcade
D G A G-A-G
We went strollin', drank lemonade
D G A B We made out under the dock
E A E A We stayed up `til ten o'clock
D G A Bm G
A D Summer fling don't mean a thing, but uh-oh those summer nights
D#
[oh-ela-ela-ela-ooh]
D# G# A# D#
Tell me more, tell me more, but you don't gotta brag
D# G# A# D#
Tell me more, tell me more, cause he sounds like a drag
D# G# A# G#-A#-G#
[shoo-ba-pa--shoo-ba-pa--shoo-ba-pa--shoo-ba-pa]
D# G# A# G#-A#-G#
[shoo-ba-pa--shoo-ba-pa--shoo-ba-pa--shoo-ba-pa]
D# G# A# G#-A#-G#
He got friendly, holdin' my hand
D# G# A# G#-A#-G#
Well she got friendly, down in the sand
D# G# A# C
He was sweet, just turned eighteen
F A# F A#
Well she was good, you know what I mean
D# G# A# Cm Summer heat, boy and girl meet,
G# A# D# but uh-oh those summer nights
E [oh-ela-ela-ela-ooh]
E A B E
Tell me more, tell me more, how much dough did he spend?
E A B E
Tell me more, tell me more, could she get me a friend?
It turned colder, that's where it ends
So I told her we'd still be friends
Then we made our true love vow Wonder what she's doin' now
Summer dreams ripped at the seams, but oh, those summer nights
G D
Tell me more, tell me more.
Well what's above should be correct.
And now some BAD RIFFS. Most of this below is BAD, but some might be (and is)
good. Play this below, if have unused spare guitar. There's only little
slight appearence of rythm in this below. Make out rythm using words.
INTRO:
VERSE+CHORUS+FILL:
Summer lovin' had me a blaaast
Summer lovin' happened so faaaast
I met a girl crazy for me Met a girl cute as can be
Sum-mer days driftin' a-way to u--h--o-----------------------------|h th-ose Nights
D#m
Nobody on the road
D#m
Nobody on the beach
B
I feel it in the air
B
The summer's out of reach
C#
Empty lake, empty streets
C#
The sun goes down alone
B I'm drivin' by your house
B Though I know you're not at home
F# But I can see you-
C# Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
C# B
You got your hair combed back and your sunglasses on, baby
F# C#
And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
C#
After the boys of summer have gone
D#m
I never will forget those nights
D#m
wonder if it was a dream
B Remember how you made me crazy?
B Remember how I made you scream
C#
Now I don't understand what happened to our love
B But babe, I'm gonna get you back
I'm gonna show you what I'm made of
I can see you-
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
I see you walkin' real slow and you're smilin' at everyone
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone
D#m Out on the road today, I saw a DEADHEAD sticker on a Cadillac
B
A little voice Inside my head said, Don't look back. You can never look back.
C# I thought I knew what love was
C# what did I know?
B Those days are gone forever
I hould just let them go but-
Ican see you-
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
You got that top pulled down and that radio on, baby
And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone
I can see you-
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
You got that hair slicked back and those Wayfarers on, baby
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone
Summer Breeze
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Seals & Crofts
INTRO:
(played 6 times)
Em C
So I walk on up to the doorstep
D A Em C
Through the screen and across the floor
Am Bm
Summer breeze, makes me feel fine
Am G
Blowing through the jasmine in my mind
Am Bm
Summer breeze, makes me feel fine
Am G
Blowing through the jasmine in my mind
(then intro bit played during: )
Em C Em C
Sweet days of summer, the jasmines in bloom
Em C Em C
July is dressed up and playing her tune.
Am Bm
And I come home from a hard days work
Am Bm
And you're waiting there not a care in the world
Em G
See the smile waitin in the kitchen
D A Em C
Food cooking and plates for two
Em G
Feel the arms that reach out to hold me
D A Em C
In the evening when the day is through
Am Bm
Summer breeze, makes me feel fine
Am G
Blowing through the jasmine in my mind
Am Bm
Summer breeze, makes me feel fine
Am G
Blowing through the jasmine in my mind
Intro several times and fade (at least on the CD)
School’s out for summer
Em - A - Em - G - Em - D -
(6x)
Em A Em - G -
- D - A
1. Well, we got no cho…ice,
Em A Em - G - Em -
- A
all the girls and bo…ys,
Em A Em - G - Em - - A
makin all that no…ise,
Em A Em - G -
- D - A 'cause they found new to….ys.
C Well, we can't salute ya, can't find a flag,
D#
if that don't suit ya, that's a drag.
Gm Bb C Gm C Gm
School's out for summer, school's out forever,
Bb C Gm - A
A7 - F ~
school's been blown to pieces.
C D C D C D
C D
No more pencils, no more bo…oks,
C D C D C D D
no more teachers’ dirty loo…ks.
Em - A - Em - G - Em - D -
(4x)
Em A Em - G -
- D - A
2. Well, we got no cla…..ss,
Em A Em G - Em
D - A
and we got no principles,
Em A Em G - Em -
- A
and we got no innocence,
Em A Em -
- Em - D - A
we can't even think of a word that rhymes.
Gm Bb C Gm
C Gm
School's out for summer, school's out forever,
Bb C
school's been blown to pieces.
C D C D C D
C D
No more pencils, no more bo…oks,
C D C D C D
D
no more teachers’ dirty loo…ks.
C D C D C D
D
Out for summer, out till fa…..ll,
C D C D C D
D
we might not go back at a……ll
Gm Bb C Gm Bb Gm
School's out forever, school's out for summer,
Bb C Gm Bb C
School's out with fever, school's out completely.
(Alice Cooper)
oh
Some Summer Songs
F You know that I have from the start
C So build me up (build me up) Buttercup,
Am Don't break my heart
Jungleland
Bruce Springstee
Standard Tuning EADGBe
Key
22(24)=bend note up to the 24th fret or to high E
This is the violin intro to Jungleland, I have put no hammerons or pull offs in so just
very expressive when you play it.
|12-10--------10-15-17-19—20-17-----20-22—22(24)-22-20----10—15—10—19 ---20-|
|------13-10---------------------20--------------------20-------------------|
|-----------12--------------------------------------------------------------|
Piano Chords :
C G F C G F C
The rangers had a homecoming in Harlem late last night
And the Magic Rat drove his sleek machine over the Jersey state line
Barefoot girl sitting on the hood of a Dodge
Drinking warm beer in the soft summer rain
D E F G
The Rat pulls into town rolls up his pants
D E F C
Together they take a stab at romance and disappear down Flamingo Lane
Well the Maximum Lawman run down Flamingo chasing the Rat and the barefootgirl
And the kids round here look just like shadows always quiet, holding hands
From the churches to the jails tonight all is silence in the world
D E F G D E F G C
As we take our stand down in Jun-gle-land
C G F C G F C
The midnight gang's assembled and picked a rendezvous for the night
They'll meet `neath that giant Exxon sign that brings this fair city light
Man there's an opera out on the Turnpike
There's a ballet being fought out in the alley
Until the local cops, Cherry Tops, rips this holy night
D E F G
The street's alive as secret debts are paid
D E F G
Contacts made, they vanish unseen
D E F G
Kids flash guitars just like switch-blades
D E F G
hustling for the record machine
Bb D C C
The hungry and the hunted explode into rock'n'roll bands
Bb (Bb)
That face off against each other out in the street down in
D F C G
In the parking lot the visionaries dress in the latest rage
D F F G G
Inside the backstreet girls are dancing to the records that the D.J. plays
D F
Lonely-hearted lovers struggle in dark corners
C G C F G G
Desperate as the night moves on, just a look and a whisper, and they're gone
Sax solo
Beneath the city two hearts beat
Soul engines running through a night so tender in a bedroom locked
In whispers of soft refusal and then surrender in the tunnels uptown
The Rat's own dream guns him down as shots echo down them hallways in thenight
No one watches when the ambulance pulls away
Or as the girl shuts out the bedroom light
D C
Outside the street's on fire in a real death waltz
D C D
Between flesh and what's fantasy and the poets down here
F G D
Don't write nothing at all, they just stand back and let it all be
Bb
And in the quick of the night they reach for their moment
D Bb
And try to make an honest stand but they wind up wounded, not even dead
C…
Tonight in Jungleland
END
Sorry there's no solo, but that takes to long to tab.
C Em7 F Am Dm F G Am Em7
--12--10--|----p--------|------15--|--17--19--|--20--17------20--22--|
----------|--13<11------|-/15------|----------|----------20----------|
----------|---------12--|-s--------|----------|----------------------|
---------|-------------|----------|----------|----------------------|
----------|-------------|----------|----------|----------------------|
Dm Am Dm Dm G F F
--24--22--20------|------15--|------19--|--22vvvvvvv|vvvvvvv---------|
--------------20--|-/15------|-/15------|-----------|----------------
| 4x |
| C Em7 | F G |
C Em7 F G C Em7 F
The rangers had a homecoming in Harlem late last night
G C Em7 F G C Em7 F G
And the Magic Rat drove his sleek machine over the Jersey state line
C Em7 F
Barefoot girl sitting on the hood of a Dodge
G C Em7
Drinking warm beer in the soft summer rain
Dm Am Dm
The Rat pulls into town rolls up his pants
Am Dm Am Dm G | C Em7 | F G | C Em7 | F G |
Together they take a stab at romance and disappear down Flamingo Lane
C Em7 F G C Em7 F G
The Maximum Lawman run down Flamingo chasing the Rat and the barefoot girl
C Em7 F G C Em7 G
And the kids round here look just like shadows always quiet, holding hands
G C Em7 F G C Em7 F
From the churches to the jails tonight all is silence in the world
Dm Am Dm Am Dm F C | F | C | F |
As we take our stand down in Jungleland
C G F G C G F G
The midnight gang's assembled and picked a rendezvous for the night
C G F G C G F
They'll meet `neath that giant Exxon sign that brings this fair city light
G C G F
Man there's an opera out on the Turnpike
G C G F
There's a ballet being fought out in the alley
G C G F G C G F
Until the local cops, Cherry Tops, rips this holy night
Dm C F G
The street's alive as secret debts are paid
|---5-------5-------------------------------------------------|
|---6-------6------5-----5----10----10------12---12-----------|
|---7-------7------5-----5----10----10------12---12-----------|
|---7-------7------5-----5----10----10------12---12-----------|
|---5-------5------7-----7----8-----8-------10---10-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Dm C F G
Contacts made, they vanished unseen
Dm C F G Dm C F G
Kids flash guitars just like switch-blades hustling for the record machine
Bb C Dm
The hungry and the hunted explode into rock'n'roll bands
Bb C Dm F C | F | C | F |
That face off against each other out in the street down in Jungleland
| 4x | 3x |
| C G | F G | C G F | F G | C G F | F |
C G F G C G F G C
--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------8--10--8-|
-/8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--|-/8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--|-/8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--|-/8-8-8-8--10----------|
-s------------------|-s------------------|-s------------------|-s---------------------|
--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
G F G C G F G
-10/12vvvvv--|--13--12--------------|-------------------------|-------------------12--|
---b---------|----------13----------|------13vvvv--12-13------|-----------12--13------|
-------------|--------------12------|---------------------14vvvv--12--14--------------|
-------------|------------------15--|--14---------------------|-----------------------|
C F G C F G C
--12------|------------------|------12------|--17--15--15--13--|------12------|
------13--|--18--17--17--15--|--13------13--|--18--17--17--15--|--13------13--|
----------|------------------|--------------|------------------|--------------|
----------|------------------|--------------|------------------|--------------|
----------|------------------|--------------|------------------|--------------|
----------|------------------|--------------|------------------|--------------|
F G C F
|--17--15--15--13--|------12------|--20vv-|
|--18--17--17--15--|--13------13--|-------|
|------------------|--------------|-------|
|------------------|--------------|-------|
|------------------|--------------|-------|
|------------------|--------------|-------|
Bb F
In the parking lot the visionaries dress in the latest rage
C Gm Bb F C
Inside the backstreet girls are dancing to the records that the D.J. plays
Bb
Lonely-hearted lovers struggle in dark corners
F C Gm Bb C
Desperate as the night moves on, just a look and a whisper, and they're gone
| Eb | Eb | Ab | Eb | Ab | Bb | Eb | Ab | Eb | Ab | Ab | Bb | Eb Bb | Bb | Bb |
| Eb | Eb | Cm Bb | Cm Bb | Ab Bb | Ab Bb | Eb | Bb | Bb | Ab | Cm Bb Cm | G7sus |
| Ab Bb | Eb Bb | Eb Bb | Cm Bb | Cm Bb | Ab Bb | Ab Bb | Eb Bb | Ab Bb |
Eb Bb Bb Bb
Beneath the city two hearts beat
Cm Bb Cm Bb Abmaj7 Bb
Soul engines running through a night so tender in a bedroom locked
Abmaj7 Bb Eb Bb Ab Bb7 Eb
In whispers of soft refusal and then surrender in the tunnels uptown
Cm C9sus Cm C9sus
The Rat's own dream guns him down as shots echo down them hallways in the night
Abmaj7 Bb Abmaj7 Bb
No one watches when the ambulance pulls away
Cm C Cm
Or as the girl shuts out the bedroom light
G Dm C F G7sus
Outside the street's on fire in a real death waltz
G Dm C F G7sus G Dm C
Between flesh and what's fantasy and the poets down here
F G7sus G Dm C F G7sus G
Don't write nothing at all, they just stand back and let it all be
G Bb
And in the quick of the night they reach for their moment
Dm Bb
And try to make an honest stand but they wind up wounded, not even dead
Dm7 F C
Tonight in Jungleland
verse: piano transcribed for 6 string guitar
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|----5-------5------3--1-------1------0--1--3------------|
|.--------5------4----------2---------------------------.|
|.-----5------5----------3--------3---------------------.|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
{c:HARMONICA INTRO}
[em] . . . . |[G] . . . . |[D] . . . . |[C] . . . . |
[em] . . . . |[G] . . . . |[C] . . . . | . . . . |
I [em]come from down in the [G]valley
Where [D]mister when you're [C]young
They [em]bring you up to [G]do [C]like your daddy [G]done
Me and [C]Mary we met in high school
When [G]she was just [D]seven[em]teen
We'd [am]drive out of this valley down to [G]where the fields were [C]green
We'd go [em]down to the [C]river
And [D]into the river we'd [G]dive
Oh [em]down to the [C]river we'd [D]ri[C]de
Then [em]I got Mary [G]pregnant
And [D]man that was all she [C]wrote
And [em]for my nineteenth [G]birthday I got a union [C]card and a wedding [G]coat
We [C]went down to the courthouse
And the [G]judge put it [D]all to [em]rest
No [am]wedding day smiles, no walk down the aisle
No [G]flowers, no wedding [C]dress
That night we went [em]down to the [C]river
And [D]into the river we'd [G]dive
Oh [em]down to the [C]river we did [D]ri[C]de
{c:HARMONICA BREAK}
[em] . . . . |[G] . . . . |[D] . . . . |[C] . . . . |
[em] . . . . |[G] . . . . |[C] . . . . |[G] . . . . |
[C] . . . . | . . . . |[G] . . [D] . . |[em] . . . . |
[am] . . . . | . . . . |[G] . . . . |[C] . . . . |
I [em]got a job working con[G]struction for the [D]Johnstown Compa[C]ny
But [em]lately there ain't been [G]much work on ac[C]count of the econo[G]my
Now [C]all them things that seemed so important
Well mister they [G]vanished right [D]into the [em]air
Now I just [am]act like I don't remember
Mary [G]acts like she don't [C]care
But I re[em]member us riding in my [G]brother's car
Her body [D]tan and wet down at the [C]reservoir
At [em]night on them banks I'd [G]lie awake
And pull her [C]close just to feel each [G]breath she'd take
Now those [C]memories come back to haunt me
They [G]haunt me [D]like a [em]curse
Is a [am]dream a lie if it don't come true
Or [G]is it something [C]worse,
That sends me [em]down to the [C]river
Though I [D]know the river is [G]dry
That sends me [em]down to the [C]river to[D]ni[C]ght
[em]Down to the [C]river
My [D]baby and [G]I
Oh [em]down to the [C]river we [D]ri[C]de
{c:FADE OUT}
[em] . . . . |[C] . . . . |[D] . . . . |[G] . . . . |
[em] . . . . |[C] . . . . |[D] . . . . |[C] . . . . :|
{st:© 1979 Bruce Springsteen (ASCAP)}
#
{d:C 1 0 1 0 2 3 3}
{d:D 1 2 3 2 0 0 -1}
{d:G 1 3 0 0 0 2 3}
{d:am 1 0 1 2 2 0 0}
{d:em 1 0 0 0 2 2 0}
I'm on Fire (from the album "Born in the USA"
CAPO on the 2nd FRET!
INTRO: (repeat once) E E E E C#m7 C#m7 C#m7
Hey little girl is your daddy home
E
Did he go away and leave you all alone
A
I got a bad desire Ohhhhhhhhh, I'm on fire
C#m7 A B Tell me now baby is he good to you
E Can he do to you the things that I do
A
I can take you higher Ohhhhhhhhhh, I'm on fire
C#m7 A B E (Repeat intro)
Sometimes it's like someone took a knife baby edgy and dull and cut a
A
six-inch valley through the middle of my soul
E C#m7
At night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet and a
E
Freight train running through the middle of my head
Only you can cool my desire Ohhhhhhhhh, I'm on fire (Repeat twice)
A C#m7 A B E
CHORD FORMATIONS: (CAPO on 2nd FRET!)
Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen
------------ transcribed tat
G C G-D-G
Screen door slams, Mary's dress waves
Bm C
Like a vision dancing across the porch as the radio plays
D G C
Roy Orbison singing for the lonely, hey that's me and I want you only
G D
Don't turn me home again, I just can't face myself alone again
Don't run back inside, honey, you know just what I'm here for
And you're scared and you're thinking that maybe we ain't that
young any more
show a little faith, there's magic in the night
You ain't a beauty but eh, you're alright
Oh and that's alright with me
G D G C
Ohh come take my hand We're ridin out tonight to case the Promised Land
G Bm C D
Oh Thunder Road, Oh Thunder road, Oh Thunder Road
G Bm
Lyin' out there like a killer in the dark
G C
Hey I know it's late, we can make it if we run
G Bm C D G
Oh Thunder Road, sit tight, take hold, Thunder Road
C D G
So I got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk
Em C D
And my car's out back if you're ready to take that long walk
C D
From your front porch to my front seat
Bm Em
Door's open but the ride ain't free
C C- Am7 Am
Well I know you've been waiting for words that I ain't spoken
D D+ D- D7
Well tonight we'll be free--all the promises will be broken
(if anyone knows better chords to that last line, let me know!!!)
There were ghosts in the eyes of all the boys you sent away
They drive this dusty beach road in the skeleton frames of
burned-out Chevrolets
They scream your name at night in the street
Your graduation gown lies in rags at their feet
And in the lonely cool before dawn you hear their engines roaring on
Until you get to the porch, they're gone on the wind so Mary climb in
It's a town full of losers and we're pulling out of here to win
OK, some wierd chords here.
G C Bm D Em C- Am7 Am D+ D-
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Date: Sun, 19 Jan 1997 18:19:28 -0500
From: Claus_Hetzer@BAYLOR.EDU
Subject: CRD: Thunder Road by Bruce Springsteen
This file was originally posted by Teri Tracey (teri@sdd.hp.com); she wrote out
the lyrics and most of the chords. I have inserted the missing verse, changed it
into the correct key, and changed a few chords.
Capo 3: Play in D; actually in F.
Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen
------------
D G D-A-D
Screen door slams, Mary's dress waves
F#m G
Like a vision dancing across the porch as the radio plays
A D G
Roy Orbison singing for the lonely, hey that's me and I want you only
D A
Don't turn me home again, I just can't face myself alone again
D G D-A-D
Don't run back inside, honey, you know just what I'm here for
And you're scared and you're thinking that
F#m G Maybe we ain't that young any more A
Show a little faith, there's magic in the night
D G You ain't a beauty but eh, you're all right
D A
Oh and that's alright with me
D G
You can hide 'neath your covers and study your pain,
D G
Make crosses from your lovers, throw roses in the rain
D F#m G A
Waste your summer praying in vain for a savior to rise from these streets
D G
Well now I'm no hero that's understood
D G
All the redemption I can offer girl is beneath this dirty hood
D F#m G A
With a chance to make it good somehow hey what else can we do now except
D G D-A-D
Roll down the window and let the wind blow back our hair
F#m G
Well the night's busted open these two lanes can take us anywhere
A We got one last chance to make it real
D G to trade in these wings on some wheels
D A Climb in back, heaven's waiting on down the tracks
D A D G
Ohh come take my hand We're ridin out tonight to case the Promised Land
D F#m G A
Oh Thunder Road, Oh Thunder road, Oh Thunder Road
D F#m
Lyin' out there like a killer in the dark
D G
Hey I know it's late, we can make it if we run
D F#m G A D
Oh Thunder Road, sit tight, take hold, Thunder Road
G A D
So I got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk
Bm G A
And my car's out back if you're ready to take that long walk
G A
From your front porch to my front seat
F#m Bm
Door's open but the ride ain't free
G GM7 Em7 Em
Well I know you've been waiting for words that I ain't spoken
A
Well tonight we'll be free--all the promises will be broken
G A D
There were ghosts in the eyes of all the boys you sent away
Bm
They drive this dusty beach road in the skeleton frames of
G A
burned-out Chevrolets
G A They scream your name at night in the street
F#m Bm
Your graduation gown lies in rags at their feet
G Em
And in the lonely cool before dawn you hear their engines roaring on
G A G Em
Until you get to the porch, they're gone on the wind so Mary climb in
G A D
It's a town full of losers and we're pulling out of here to wi
Claus_Hetzer@baylor.edu
Intro: D G A x2
Also, in the intro, this is played over the chords:
D G A
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G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D G A
In the room where fortune falls
D G A
On a day when chance is all
D G A
In the dark of fierce exile
G AI felt the grace of your smile
D G AHoney, you’re my lucky day
D G ABaby, you’re my lucky day
G A
Well I lost all the other bets I made
G A
Honey, you’re my lucky day
D G AWhen I see strong hearts give way
D G ATo the burdens of the day
D G A To the weary hands of time
G A Where fortune is not kind
D G AHoney, you’re my lucky day
D G A Baby, you’re my lucky day
G A Well I lost all the other bets I made
G A Honey, you’re my lucky day
Whoa! D G A x2 [sax solo]
C Bm A
D G AI’ve waited at your side D G A
I’ve carried the tears you’ve cried
D G A But to win, darlin’ we must play
G A So don’t hide your heart away
D G A Honey, you’re my lucky day
D G A Baby, you’re my lucky day
G A Well I lost all the other bets I made
G A Honey, you’re my lucky day
Whooo!
D G A x3
G A
Cover me
Intro 4x: Bm D A
Bm D A Bm D A
The times are tough now Just getting tougher, this
Bm D A Bm D A Em Em11 Em
old world is rough, it's just getting rougher Cover me
Em11 Em Bm D A
Come on baby, cover me
Bm D A G A Bm D A
Well I'm looking for a lover who will come on in and cover me
Bm D A
Bm D A Bm D A
Promise me baby you won't let them find us
Bm D A Bm D A Em Em11 Em
Hold me in your arms let's let our love blind us Cover me
Em11 Em Bm D A
Shut the door and cover me
Bm D A G A Bm D A
Well I'm looking for a lover who will come on in and cover me
Bm D A
Em Bm A G
Outside's the rain, the driving snow I can hear the wild wind blowing
Em Bm/F# F#
Turn out the light Bolt the door I ain't going out there no more
Bm D A Bm D A
This whole world is out there just trying to score I've
Bm D A Bm D A Em Em11 Em
seen enough I don't want to see any more Cover me
Em11 Em Bm D A
Come on and cover me
Bm D A G A Bm D A
I'm looking for a lover who will come on in and cover me
Bm D A
Solo: Bm D A Bm D A Bm D A Bm D A
Em Em11 Em Em Em11 Em Bm D A
Bm D G A Bm D A Bm D A
Em Bm A G
Outside's the rain, the driving snow I can hear the wild wind blowing
Em Bm/F# F#
Turn out the light Bolt the door I ain't going out there no more
Bm D A Bm D A
This whole world is out there just trying to score I've
Bm D A Bm D A Em Em11 Em
seen enough I don't want to see any more Cover me
Em11 Em Bm D A
Come on and cover me
3x: Bm D A G A Bm D A
I'm looking for a lover who will come on in and cover m
C So build me up (build me up) Buttercup,
Am Don't break my heart
Jungleland
Bruce Springstee
Standard Tuning EADGBe
Key
22(24)=bend note up to the 24th fret or to high E
This is the violin intro to Jungleland, I have put no hammerons or pull offs in so just
very expressive when you play it.
|12-10--------10-15-17-19—20-17-----20-22—22(24)-22-20----10—15—10—19 ---20-|
|------13-10---------------------20--------------------20-------------------|
|-----------12--------------------------------------------------------------|
Piano Chords :
C G F C G F C
The rangers had a homecoming in Harlem late last night
And the Magic Rat drove his sleek machine over the Jersey state line
Barefoot girl sitting on the hood of a Dodge
Drinking warm beer in the soft summer rain
D E F G
The Rat pulls into town rolls up his pants
D E F C
Together they take a stab at romance and disappear down Flamingo Lane
Well the Maximum Lawman run down Flamingo chasing the Rat and the barefootgirl
And the kids round here look just like shadows always quiet, holding hands
From the churches to the jails tonight all is silence in the world
D E F G D E F G C
As we take our stand down in Jun-gle-land
C G F C G F C
The midnight gang's assembled and picked a rendezvous for the night
They'll meet `neath that giant Exxon sign that brings this fair city light
Man there's an opera out on the Turnpike
There's a ballet being fought out in the alley
Until the local cops, Cherry Tops, rips this holy night
D E F G
The street's alive as secret debts are paid
D E F G
Contacts made, they vanish unseen
D E F G
Kids flash guitars just like switch-blades
D E F G
hustling for the record machine
Bb D C C
The hungry and the hunted explode into rock'n'roll bands
Bb (Bb)
That face off against each other out in the street down in
D F C G
In the parking lot the visionaries dress in the latest rage
D F F G G
Inside the backstreet girls are dancing to the records that the D.J. plays
D F
Lonely-hearted lovers struggle in dark corners
C G C F G G
Desperate as the night moves on, just a look and a whisper, and they're gone
Sax solo
Beneath the city two hearts beat
Soul engines running through a night so tender in a bedroom locked
In whispers of soft refusal and then surrender in the tunnels uptown
The Rat's own dream guns him down as shots echo down them hallways in thenight
No one watches when the ambulance pulls away
Or as the girl shuts out the bedroom light
D C
Outside the street's on fire in a real death waltz
D C D
Between flesh and what's fantasy and the poets down here
F G D
Don't write nothing at all, they just stand back and let it all be
Bb
And in the quick of the night they reach for their moment
D Bb
And try to make an honest stand but they wind up wounded, not even dead
C…
Tonight in Jungleland
END
Sorry there's no solo, but that takes to long to tab.
C Em7 F Am Dm F G Am Em7
--12--10--|----p--------|------15--|--17--19--|--20--17------20--22--|
----------|--13<11------|-/15------|----------|----------20----------|
----------|---------12--|-s--------|----------|----------------------|
---------|-------------|----------|----------|----------------------|
----------|-------------|----------|----------|----------------------|
Dm Am Dm Dm G F F
--24--22--20------|------15--|------19--|--22vvvvvvv|vvvvvvv---------|
--------------20--|-/15------|-/15------|-----------|----------------
| 4x |
| C Em7 | F G |
C Em7 F G C Em7 F
The rangers had a homecoming in Harlem late last night
G C Em7 F G C Em7 F G
And the Magic Rat drove his sleek machine over the Jersey state line
C Em7 F
Barefoot girl sitting on the hood of a Dodge
G C Em7
Drinking warm beer in the soft summer rain
Dm Am Dm
The Rat pulls into town rolls up his pants
Am Dm Am Dm G | C Em7 | F G | C Em7 | F G |
Together they take a stab at romance and disappear down Flamingo Lane
C Em7 F G C Em7 F G
The Maximum Lawman run down Flamingo chasing the Rat and the barefoot girl
C Em7 F G C Em7 G
And the kids round here look just like shadows always quiet, holding hands
G C Em7 F G C Em7 F
From the churches to the jails tonight all is silence in the world
Dm Am Dm Am Dm F C | F | C | F |
As we take our stand down in Jungleland
C G F G C G F G
The midnight gang's assembled and picked a rendezvous for the night
C G F G C G F
They'll meet `neath that giant Exxon sign that brings this fair city light
G C G F
Man there's an opera out on the Turnpike
G C G F
There's a ballet being fought out in the alley
G C G F G C G F
Until the local cops, Cherry Tops, rips this holy night
Dm C F G
The street's alive as secret debts are paid
|---5-------5-------------------------------------------------|
|---6-------6------5-----5----10----10------12---12-----------|
|---7-------7------5-----5----10----10------12---12-----------|
|---7-------7------5-----5----10----10------12---12-----------|
|---5-------5------7-----7----8-----8-------10---10-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Dm C F G
Contacts made, they vanished unseen
Dm C F G Dm C F G
Kids flash guitars just like switch-blades hustling for the record machine
Bb C Dm
The hungry and the hunted explode into rock'n'roll bands
Bb C Dm F C | F | C | F |
That face off against each other out in the street down in Jungleland
| 4x | 3x |
| C G | F G | C G F | F G | C G F | F |
C G F G C G F G C
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-/8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--|-/8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--|-/8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--|-/8-8-8-8--10----------|
-s------------------|-s------------------|-s------------------|-s---------------------|
--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
G F G C G F G
-10/12vvvvv--|--13--12--------------|-------------------------|-------------------12--|
---b---------|----------13----------|------13vvvv--12-13------|-----------12--13------|
-------------|--------------12------|---------------------14vvvv--12--14--------------|
-------------|------------------15--|--14---------------------|-----------------------|
C F G C F G C
--12------|------------------|------12------|--17--15--15--13--|------12------|
------13--|--18--17--17--15--|--13------13--|--18--17--17--15--|--13------13--|
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F G C F
|--17--15--15--13--|------12------|--20vv-|
|--18--17--17--15--|--13------13--|-------|
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Bb F
In the parking lot the visionaries dress in the latest rage
C Gm Bb F C
Inside the backstreet girls are dancing to the records that the D.J. plays
Bb
Lonely-hearted lovers struggle in dark corners
F C Gm Bb C
Desperate as the night moves on, just a look and a whisper, and they're gone
| Eb | Eb | Ab | Eb | Ab | Bb | Eb | Ab | Eb | Ab | Ab | Bb | Eb Bb | Bb | Bb |
| Eb | Eb | Cm Bb | Cm Bb | Ab Bb | Ab Bb | Eb | Bb | Bb | Ab | Cm Bb Cm | G7sus |
| Ab Bb | Eb Bb | Eb Bb | Cm Bb | Cm Bb | Ab Bb | Ab Bb | Eb Bb | Ab Bb |
Eb Bb Bb Bb
Beneath the city two hearts beat
Cm Bb Cm Bb Abmaj7 Bb
Soul engines running through a night so tender in a bedroom locked
Abmaj7 Bb Eb Bb Ab Bb7 Eb
In whispers of soft refusal and then surrender in the tunnels uptown
Cm C9sus Cm C9sus
The Rat's own dream guns him down as shots echo down them hallways in the night
Abmaj7 Bb Abmaj7 Bb
No one watches when the ambulance pulls away
Cm C Cm
Or as the girl shuts out the bedroom light
G Dm C F G7sus
Outside the street's on fire in a real death waltz
G Dm C F G7sus G Dm C
Between flesh and what's fantasy and the poets down here
F G7sus G Dm C F G7sus G
Don't write nothing at all, they just stand back and let it all be
G Bb
And in the quick of the night they reach for their moment
Dm Bb
And try to make an honest stand but they wind up wounded, not even dead
Dm7 F C
Tonight in Jungleland
verse: piano transcribed for 6 string guitar
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{c:HARMONICA INTRO}
[em] . . . . |[G] . . . . |[D] . . . . |[C] . . . . |
[em] . . . . |[G] . . . . |[C] . . . . | . . . . |
I [em]come from down in the [G]valley
Where [D]mister when you're [C]young
They [em]bring you up to [G]do [C]like your daddy [G]done
Me and [C]Mary we met in high school
When [G]she was just [D]seven[em]teen
We'd [am]drive out of this valley down to [G]where the fields were [C]green
We'd go [em]down to the [C]river
And [D]into the river we'd [G]dive
Oh [em]down to the [C]river we'd [D]ri[C]de
Then [em]I got Mary [G]pregnant
And [D]man that was all she [C]wrote
And [em]for my nineteenth [G]birthday I got a union [C]card and a wedding [G]coat
We [C]went down to the courthouse
And the [G]judge put it [D]all to [em]rest
No [am]wedding day smiles, no walk down the aisle
No [G]flowers, no wedding [C]dress
That night we went [em]down to the [C]river
And [D]into the river we'd [G]dive
Oh [em]down to the [C]river we did [D]ri[C]de
{c:HARMONICA BREAK}
[em] . . . . |[G] . . . . |[D] . . . . |[C] . . . . |
[em] . . . . |[G] . . . . |[C] . . . . |[G] . . . . |
[C] . . . . | . . . . |[G] . . [D] . . |[em] . . . . |
[am] . . . . | . . . . |[G] . . . . |[C] . . . . |
I [em]got a job working con[G]struction for the [D]Johnstown Compa[C]ny
But [em]lately there ain't been [G]much work on ac[C]count of the econo[G]my
Now [C]all them things that seemed so important
Well mister they [G]vanished right [D]into the [em]air
Now I just [am]act like I don't remember
Mary [G]acts like she don't [C]care
But I re[em]member us riding in my [G]brother's car
Her body [D]tan and wet down at the [C]reservoir
At [em]night on them banks I'd [G]lie awake
And pull her [C]close just to feel each [G]breath she'd take
Now those [C]memories come back to haunt me
They [G]haunt me [D]like a [em]curse
Is a [am]dream a lie if it don't come true
Or [G]is it something [C]worse,
That sends me [em]down to the [C]river
Though I [D]know the river is [G]dry
That sends me [em]down to the [C]river to[D]ni[C]ght
[em]Down to the [C]river
My [D]baby and [G]I
Oh [em]down to the [C]river we [D]ri[C]de
{c:FADE OUT}
[em] . . . . |[C] . . . . |[D] . . . . |[G] . . . . |
[em] . . . . |[C] . . . . |[D] . . . . |[C] . . . . :|
{st:© 1979 Bruce Springsteen (ASCAP)}
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{d:C 1 0 1 0 2 3 3}
{d:D 1 2 3 2 0 0 -1}
{d:G 1 3 0 0 0 2 3}
{d:am 1 0 1 2 2 0 0}
{d:em 1 0 0 0 2 2 0}
I'm on Fire (from the album "Born in the USA"
CAPO on the 2nd FRET!
INTRO: (repeat once) E E E E C#m7 C#m7 C#m7
Hey little girl is your daddy home
E
Did he go away and leave you all alone
A
I got a bad desire Ohhhhhhhhh, I'm on fire
C#m7 A B Tell me now baby is he good to you
E Can he do to you the things that I do
A
I can take you higher Ohhhhhhhhhh, I'm on fire
C#m7 A B E (Repeat intro)
Sometimes it's like someone took a knife baby edgy and dull and cut a
A
six-inch valley through the middle of my soul
E C#m7
At night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet and a
E
Freight train running through the middle of my head
Only you can cool my desire Ohhhhhhhhh, I'm on fire (Repeat twice)
A C#m7 A B E
CHORD FORMATIONS: (CAPO on 2nd FRET!)
Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen
------------ transcribed tat
G C G-D-G
Screen door slams, Mary's dress waves
Bm C
Like a vision dancing across the porch as the radio plays
D G C
Roy Orbison singing for the lonely, hey that's me and I want you only
G D
Don't turn me home again, I just can't face myself alone again
Don't run back inside, honey, you know just what I'm here for
And you're scared and you're thinking that maybe we ain't that
young any more
show a little faith, there's magic in the night
You ain't a beauty but eh, you're alright
Oh and that's alright with me
G D G C
Ohh come take my hand We're ridin out tonight to case the Promised Land
G Bm C D
Oh Thunder Road, Oh Thunder road, Oh Thunder Road
G Bm
Lyin' out there like a killer in the dark
G C
Hey I know it's late, we can make it if we run
G Bm C D G
Oh Thunder Road, sit tight, take hold, Thunder Road
C D G
So I got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk
Em C D
And my car's out back if you're ready to take that long walk
C D
From your front porch to my front seat
Bm Em
Door's open but the ride ain't free
C C- Am7 Am
Well I know you've been waiting for words that I ain't spoken
D D+ D- D7
Well tonight we'll be free--all the promises will be broken
(if anyone knows better chords to that last line, let me know!!!)
There were ghosts in the eyes of all the boys you sent away
They drive this dusty beach road in the skeleton frames of
burned-out Chevrolets
They scream your name at night in the street
Your graduation gown lies in rags at their feet
And in the lonely cool before dawn you hear their engines roaring on
Until you get to the porch, they're gone on the wind so Mary climb in
It's a town full of losers and we're pulling out of here to win
OK, some wierd chords here.
G C Bm D Em C- Am7 Am D+ D-
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Date: Sun, 19 Jan 1997 18:19:28 -0500
From: Claus_Hetzer@BAYLOR.EDU
Subject: CRD: Thunder Road by Bruce Springsteen
This file was originally posted by Teri Tracey (teri@sdd.hp.com); she wrote out
the lyrics and most of the chords. I have inserted the missing verse, changed it
into the correct key, and changed a few chords.
Capo 3: Play in D; actually in F.
Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen
------------
D G D-A-D
Screen door slams, Mary's dress waves
F#m G
Like a vision dancing across the porch as the radio plays
A D G
Roy Orbison singing for the lonely, hey that's me and I want you only
D A
Don't turn me home again, I just can't face myself alone again
D G D-A-D
Don't run back inside, honey, you know just what I'm here for
And you're scared and you're thinking that
F#m G Maybe we ain't that young any more A
Show a little faith, there's magic in the night
D G You ain't a beauty but eh, you're all right
D A
Oh and that's alright with me
D G
You can hide 'neath your covers and study your pain,
D G
Make crosses from your lovers, throw roses in the rain
D F#m G A
Waste your summer praying in vain for a savior to rise from these streets
D G
Well now I'm no hero that's understood
D G
All the redemption I can offer girl is beneath this dirty hood
D F#m G A
With a chance to make it good somehow hey what else can we do now except
D G D-A-D
Roll down the window and let the wind blow back our hair
F#m G
Well the night's busted open these two lanes can take us anywhere
A We got one last chance to make it real
D G to trade in these wings on some wheels
D A Climb in back, heaven's waiting on down the tracks
D A D G
Ohh come take my hand We're ridin out tonight to case the Promised Land
D F#m G A
Oh Thunder Road, Oh Thunder road, Oh Thunder Road
D F#m
Lyin' out there like a killer in the dark
D G
Hey I know it's late, we can make it if we run
D F#m G A D
Oh Thunder Road, sit tight, take hold, Thunder Road
G A D
So I got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk
Bm G A
And my car's out back if you're ready to take that long walk
G A
From your front porch to my front seat
F#m Bm
Door's open but the ride ain't free
G GM7 Em7 Em
Well I know you've been waiting for words that I ain't spoken
A
Well tonight we'll be free--all the promises will be broken
G A D
There were ghosts in the eyes of all the boys you sent away
Bm
They drive this dusty beach road in the skeleton frames of
G A
burned-out Chevrolets
G A They scream your name at night in the street
F#m Bm
Your graduation gown lies in rags at their feet
G Em
And in the lonely cool before dawn you hear their engines roaring on
G A G Em
Until you get to the porch, they're gone on the wind so Mary climb in
G A D
It's a town full of losers and we're pulling out of here to wi
Claus_Hetzer@baylor.edu
Intro: D G A x2
Also, in the intro, this is played over the chords:
D G A
e|---2---3-2-0--------------------------------------------------------------|
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G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D G A
In the room where fortune falls
D G A
On a day when chance is all
D G A
In the dark of fierce exile
G AI felt the grace of your smile
D G AHoney, you’re my lucky day
D G ABaby, you’re my lucky day
G A
Well I lost all the other bets I made
G A
Honey, you’re my lucky day
D G AWhen I see strong hearts give way
D G ATo the burdens of the day
D G A To the weary hands of time
G A Where fortune is not kind
D G AHoney, you’re my lucky day
D G A Baby, you’re my lucky day
G A Well I lost all the other bets I made
G A Honey, you’re my lucky day
Whoa! D G A x2 [sax solo]
C Bm A
D G AI’ve waited at your side D G A
I’ve carried the tears you’ve cried
D G A But to win, darlin’ we must play
G A So don’t hide your heart away
D G A Honey, you’re my lucky day
D G A Baby, you’re my lucky day
G A Well I lost all the other bets I made
G A Honey, you’re my lucky day
Whooo!
D G A x3
G A
Cover me
Intro 4x: Bm D A
Bm D A Bm D A
The times are tough now Just getting tougher, this
Bm D A Bm D A Em Em11 Em
old world is rough, it's just getting rougher Cover me
Em11 Em Bm D A
Come on baby, cover me
Bm D A G A Bm D A
Well I'm looking for a lover who will come on in and cover me
Bm D A
Bm D A Bm D A
Promise me baby you won't let them find us
Bm D A Bm D A Em Em11 Em
Hold me in your arms let's let our love blind us Cover me
Em11 Em Bm D A
Shut the door and cover me
Bm D A G A Bm D A
Well I'm looking for a lover who will come on in and cover me
Bm D A
Em Bm A G
Outside's the rain, the driving snow I can hear the wild wind blowing
Em Bm/F# F#
Turn out the light Bolt the door I ain't going out there no more
Bm D A Bm D A
This whole world is out there just trying to score I've
Bm D A Bm D A Em Em11 Em
seen enough I don't want to see any more Cover me
Em11 Em Bm D A
Come on and cover me
Bm D A G A Bm D A
I'm looking for a lover who will come on in and cover me
Bm D A
Solo: Bm D A Bm D A Bm D A Bm D A
Em Em11 Em Em Em11 Em Bm D A
Bm D G A Bm D A Bm D A
Em Bm A G
Outside's the rain, the driving snow I can hear the wild wind blowing
Em Bm/F# F#
Turn out the light Bolt the door I ain't going out there no more
Bm D A Bm D A
This whole world is out there just trying to score I've
Bm D A Bm D A Em Em11 Em
seen enough I don't want to see any more Cover me
Em11 Em Bm D A
Come on and cover me
3x: Bm D A G A Bm D A
I'm looking for a lover who will come on in and cover m
Some Summer Songs
Dexy's Midnight Runners
Poor old Johnny Ray
Sounded sad upon the radio, he moved a million hearts in mono.
Our mothers cried and sang along and who'd blame them.
Now you're grown, so grown, now I must say more than ever.
Go Toora Loora Toora Loo-Rye-Aye
and we can sing just like our fathers.
Come on Eileen,
I swear (well he means) At this moment you mean everything,
With you in that dress my thoughts I confess verge on dirty Ah come on Eileen.
These people round here wear beaten down eyes
Sunk in smoke dried faces they're so resigned to what their fate is,
But not us, no not us we are far too young and clever.
Remember Toora Loora Toora Loo-Rye-Aye
Eileen I'll hum this tune forever.
Come on Eileen, I swear, well he means
Ah come on let's take off everything,
That pretty red dress Eileen (Tell him yes)
Ah come on let's, ah come on Eileen, please.
Dexys Midnight Runners are best known in America as one of new wave's ultimate one-hit wonders, thanks to their 1982 number one smash "Come on Eileen," a distinctive fusion of '80s pop, Celtic folk, and blue-eyed soul. In the U.K., however, they earned a fair amount of critical acclaim and made a greater impression on the public consciousness with their frequent changes in sound, wardrobe, and personnel. Dexys were formed in 1978 by singer/guitarist/songwriter Kevin Rowland and singer/guitarist Kevin "Al" ... Read More
Come On Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners
-------------- --------------------------
Actually written by Rowland, Patterson and Adams (voice, trombone
and banjo). Transcribed by MH from the 1982 album "Too-Rye-Ay".
* the version released as a single in the UK was preceded
by a few bars(measures) of a fiddle playing a traditional tune,
"Oh Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms"
** round brackets () denote BV (backing vocals)
*** during instrumental sections, bar divisions are marked | and
the main instrument is indicated in square brackets.
First* 16 bars are instrumental:
|F C |F Bb |Bb F |C | x2 [fiddle]***
|C |Em |F |C G | x2 [fiddle and banjo]
C Em
Poor old Johnny Ray
F C G
Sounded sad upon the radio moved a million hearts in mono
C
Our mothers cried
F F C G
Sang along, who'd blame them
C Em
You're grown (you're grown up), so grown (so grown up)**
F C G
Now I must say more than ever (come on Eileen)
C Em F
Toora-loora-toora-loo-rye-aye
C G
and we can sing just like our fathers
|G C G C |GGC G C |G GGGGGG| [brass section]
D F#m
Come on Eileen oh, I swear (well he means)
Em G A
at this moment you mean everything
D F#m
With you in that dress, my thoughts (I confess)
Em G A
verge on dirty, Ah come on Eileen
|A |A | [banjo]
|C |Em |F |C G | [fiddle and banjo]
C Em These people round here
F wear beaten-down eyes sunk in smoke-dried faces,
C G
so resigned to what their fate is
C Em
but not us (no never) no not us (no never)
F C G
we are far too young and clever remember
C Em F
Toora-loora-toora-loo-rye-aye
C G
Eileen I'll hum this tune for ever
|G C G C |GGC G C |G GGGGGG| [brass section]
D F#m
Come on Eileen, oh I swear (well he means)
Em G A
Ah come on let's take off everything
D F#m
That pretty red dress, Eileen (tell him yes)
Em G A
Ah come on let's, ah come on Eileen
D F#m
That pretty red dress, Eileen (tell him yes)
Em G A
Ah come on let's, ah come on Eileen
D Please...
D F#m
(Come on Eileen too-loo rye-aye come on)
G D A
(Eileen too-loo rye-aye toora toora-too-loora)
Now you have grown, now you have shown, oh Eileen
D F#m
Come on Eileen, these things they are real and I know
G
how you feel Now I must say more than ever
D A
things round here have changed
D F#m G D A
Too-ra loo-ra too-ra loo-rye-aye
___________________________________________________________________
Malcolm Hannah (eermih@dct.ac.uk) Dundee, Scotland
Chorus
C Am
Why do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby
F G
Just to let me down (let me down) and mess me around
C Am
And then worst of all (worst of all) you never call, baby
F G
When you say you will (say you will) but I love you still
C Am
I need you (I need you) more than anyone, darlin'
F
You know that I have from the start
C G
So build me up (build me up) Buttercup,
Am
Don't break my heart
Verse 1
C Am
"I'll be over at ten", you told me time and again
C F
But you're late, I wait around and then
C Am
I went to the door, I can't take any more
C F
It's not you, you let me down again
F
(Hey, hey, hey!) Baby, baby, try to find
G F
(Hey, hey, hey!) A little time and I'll make you mine
(Hey, hey, hey!) I'll be home
F#m G
I'll be beside the phone waiting for you
Ooo-oo-ooo, ooo-oo-ooo
(Chorus)
F
You know that I have from the start
C
So build me up (build me up) Buttercup,
Am
Don't break my heart
Verse 2
C Am
You were my toy but I could be the boy you adore
C
If you'd just let me know
F
Although you're untrue,
C Am
I'm attracted to you all the more
C F
Why do I need you so
F (Hey, hey, hey!) Baby, baby, try to find
G F
(Hey, hey, hey!) A little time and I'll make you mine
(Hey, hey, hey!) I'll be home
F#m I'll be beside the phone waiting for you
Ooo-oo-ooo, ooo-oo-ooo
(Chorus)
F You know that I have from the start
C So build me up (build me up) Buttercup,
Am Don't break my heart
F You know that I have from the start
C So build me up (build me up) Buttercup,
Am Don't break my heart
Poor old Johnny Ray
Sounded sad upon the radio, he moved a million hearts in mono.
Our mothers cried and sang along and who'd blame them.
Now you're grown, so grown, now I must say more than ever.
Go Toora Loora Toora Loo-Rye-Aye
and we can sing just like our fathers.
Come on Eileen,
I swear (well he means) At this moment you mean everything,
With you in that dress my thoughts I confess verge on dirty Ah come on Eileen.
These people round here wear beaten down eyes
Sunk in smoke dried faces they're so resigned to what their fate is,
But not us, no not us we are far too young and clever.
Remember Toora Loora Toora Loo-Rye-Aye
Eileen I'll hum this tune forever.
Come on Eileen, I swear, well he means
Ah come on let's take off everything,
That pretty red dress Eileen (Tell him yes)
Ah come on let's, ah come on Eileen, please.
Dexys Midnight Runners are best known in America as one of new wave's ultimate one-hit wonders, thanks to their 1982 number one smash "Come on Eileen," a distinctive fusion of '80s pop, Celtic folk, and blue-eyed soul. In the U.K., however, they earned a fair amount of critical acclaim and made a greater impression on the public consciousness with their frequent changes in sound, wardrobe, and personnel. Dexys were formed in 1978 by singer/guitarist/songwriter Kevin Rowland and singer/guitarist Kevin "Al" ... Read More
Come On Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners
-------------- --------------------------
Actually written by Rowland, Patterson and Adams (voice, trombone
and banjo). Transcribed by MH from the 1982 album "Too-Rye-Ay".
* the version released as a single in the UK was preceded
by a few bars(measures) of a fiddle playing a traditional tune,
"Oh Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms"
** round brackets () denote BV (backing vocals)
*** during instrumental sections, bar divisions are marked | and
the main instrument is indicated in square brackets.
First* 16 bars are instrumental:
|F C |F Bb |Bb F |C | x2 [fiddle]***
|C |Em |F |C G | x2 [fiddle and banjo]
C Em
Poor old Johnny Ray
F C G
Sounded sad upon the radio moved a million hearts in mono
C
Our mothers cried
F F C G
Sang along, who'd blame them
C Em
You're grown (you're grown up), so grown (so grown up)**
F C G
Now I must say more than ever (come on Eileen)
C Em F
Toora-loora-toora-loo-rye-aye
C G
and we can sing just like our fathers
|G C G C |GGC G C |G GGGGGG| [brass section]
D F#m
Come on Eileen oh, I swear (well he means)
Em G A
at this moment you mean everything
D F#m
With you in that dress, my thoughts (I confess)
Em G A
verge on dirty, Ah come on Eileen
|A |A | [banjo]
|C |Em |F |C G | [fiddle and banjo]
C Em These people round here
F wear beaten-down eyes sunk in smoke-dried faces,
C G
so resigned to what their fate is
C Em
but not us (no never) no not us (no never)
F C G
we are far too young and clever remember
C Em F
Toora-loora-toora-loo-rye-aye
C G
Eileen I'll hum this tune for ever
|G C G C |GGC G C |G GGGGGG| [brass section]
D F#m
Come on Eileen, oh I swear (well he means)
Em G A
Ah come on let's take off everything
D F#m
That pretty red dress, Eileen (tell him yes)
Em G A
Ah come on let's, ah come on Eileen
D F#m
That pretty red dress, Eileen (tell him yes)
Em G A
Ah come on let's, ah come on Eileen
D Please...
D F#m
(Come on Eileen too-loo rye-aye come on)
G D A
(Eileen too-loo rye-aye toora toora-too-loora)
Now you have grown, now you have shown, oh Eileen
D F#m
Come on Eileen, these things they are real and I know
G
how you feel Now I must say more than ever
D A
things round here have changed
D F#m G D A
Too-ra loo-ra too-ra loo-rye-aye
___________________________________________________________________
Malcolm Hannah (eermih@dct.ac.uk) Dundee, Scotland
Chorus
C Am
Why do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby
F G
Just to let me down (let me down) and mess me around
C Am
And then worst of all (worst of all) you never call, baby
F G
When you say you will (say you will) but I love you still
C Am
I need you (I need you) more than anyone, darlin'
F
You know that I have from the start
C G
So build me up (build me up) Buttercup,
Am
Don't break my heart
Verse 1
C Am
"I'll be over at ten", you told me time and again
C F
But you're late, I wait around and then
C Am
I went to the door, I can't take any more
C F
It's not you, you let me down again
F
(Hey, hey, hey!) Baby, baby, try to find
G F
(Hey, hey, hey!) A little time and I'll make you mine
(Hey, hey, hey!) I'll be home
F#m G
I'll be beside the phone waiting for you
Ooo-oo-ooo, ooo-oo-ooo
(Chorus)
F
You know that I have from the start
C
So build me up (build me up) Buttercup,
Am
Don't break my heart
Verse 2
C Am
You were my toy but I could be the boy you adore
C
If you'd just let me know
F
Although you're untrue,
C Am
I'm attracted to you all the more
C F
Why do I need you so
F (Hey, hey, hey!) Baby, baby, try to find
G F
(Hey, hey, hey!) A little time and I'll make you mine
(Hey, hey, hey!) I'll be home
F#m I'll be beside the phone waiting for you
Ooo-oo-ooo, ooo-oo-ooo
(Chorus)
F You know that I have from the start
C So build me up (build me up) Buttercup,
Am Don't break my heart
F You know that I have from the start
C So build me up (build me up) Buttercup,
Am Don't break my heart
Some Summer Songs
Billy Joel » rt The Fire Intro (piano)
e---------------------------------------------
b-------8-10-12---8-10-12-10-8---8-10-12-10-8-
g-7-7-9---------9--------------9--------------
Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnny Ray
South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio
Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, Television
North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe
Rosenbergs, H Bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom
Brando, The King And I, and The Catcher In The Rye
Eisenhower, Vaccine, England's got a new queen
Marciano, Liberace, Santayana goodbye
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
Well, we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser and Prokofiev
Rockefeller, Campanella, Communist Bloc
Roy Cohn, Juan Peron, Toscanini, Dancron
Dien Bien Phu Falls, Rock Around the Clock
Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn's got a winning team
Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland
Bob Dole, Budapest, Alabama, Khrushchev
Princess Grace, Peyton Place, Trouble in the Suez
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
Well, we didn't light it But we tried to fight it
Little Rock, Pasternak, Mickey Mantle, Kerouac
Sputnik, Chou En-Lai, Bridge On The River Kwai
Lebanon, Charles de Gaulle, California baseball
Starkwether, Homicide, Children of Thalidomide
Buddy Holly, Ben Hur, Space Monkey, Mafia
Hula Hoops, Castro, Edsel is a no-go
U2, Syngman Rhee, payola and Kennedy
Chubby Checker, Psycho, Belgians in the Congo
We didn't start the fire
It was always burningSince the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire Well, we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
Hemingway, Eichman, Stranger in a Strange Land
Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs invasion
Lawrence of Arabia, British Beatle mania
Ole Miss, John Glenn, Liston beats Patterson
Pope Paul, Malcolm X, British Politician sex
J.F.K. blown away, what else do I have to say
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
Well, we didn't light it But we tried to fight it
Birth control, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon back again
Moonshot, Woodstock, Watergate, punk rock
Begin, Reagan, Palestine, Terror on the airline
Ayatollah's in Iran, Russians in Afghanistan
Wheel of Fortune, Sally Ride, heavy metal, suicide
Foreign debts, homeless Vets, AIDS, Crack, Bernie Goetz
Hypodermics on the shores, China's under martial law
Rock and Roller cola wars, I can't take it anymore
We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire...
A Matter Of Trust - Billy Joel
Intro: D A Bm
D A Bm A D
Some love is just a lie of the heart
D A Bm A
The cold remains of what began with a passionate start
A
And they may not want it to end
A A7 D
But it will, it's just a question of when
I've lived long enough to have learned
The closer you get to the fire the more you get burned
But that won't happen to us
Because it's always been a matter of trust
I know you're an emotional girl
It took a lot for you to not lose your faith in this world
I can't offer you proof
But you're gonna face a moment of truth
It's hard when you're always afraid
You just recover when another belief is betrayed
So break my heart if you must
It's a matter of trust
Em
You can't go the distance
F#m
With too much resistance
G F#m
I know you have doubts
Bm G A D
But for God's sake don't shut me out
This time you've got nothing to lose
You can take it, you can leave it
Whatever you choose
I won't hold back anything
And I'll walk away a fool or a king
Some love is just a lie of the mind
It's make believe until it's only a matter of time
And some might have learned to adjust
But then it never was a matter of trust
I'm sure you're aware love
We've both had our share of
Believing too long
When the whole situation was wrong
Some love is just a lie of the soul
A constant battle for the ultimate state of control
After you've heard lie upon lie
There can hardly be a question of why
Some love is just a lie of the heart
The cold remains of what began with a passionate start
But that can't happen to us
Because it's always been a matter of trust
BEN E. KING - STAND BY ME
A F#m D E A
When the night has come
F#m
And the land is dark
D E A
And the moon is the only light we'll see
No, I won't be afraid,
Fm
No, I won't be afraid
D E A
Just as long as you stand, stand by me.
Chorus:
So, darling, darling, stand by me,
Fm
Oh, stand by me.
D E A
Oh, stand, stand by me,
Stand by me.
If the sea that we look upon
Should tumble and fall
Or the mountain should crumble in the sea,
I won't cry, I won't cry,
No, I won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand, stand by me.
Chorus
Beatallica
e---------------------------------------------
b-------8-10-12---8-10-12-10-8---8-10-12-10-8-
g-7-7-9---------9--------------9--------------
Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnny Ray
South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio
Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, Television
North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe
Rosenbergs, H Bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom
Brando, The King And I, and The Catcher In The Rye
Eisenhower, Vaccine, England's got a new queen
Marciano, Liberace, Santayana goodbye
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
Well, we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser and Prokofiev
Rockefeller, Campanella, Communist Bloc
Roy Cohn, Juan Peron, Toscanini, Dancron
Dien Bien Phu Falls, Rock Around the Clock
Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn's got a winning team
Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland
Bob Dole, Budapest, Alabama, Khrushchev
Princess Grace, Peyton Place, Trouble in the Suez
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
Well, we didn't light it But we tried to fight it
Little Rock, Pasternak, Mickey Mantle, Kerouac
Sputnik, Chou En-Lai, Bridge On The River Kwai
Lebanon, Charles de Gaulle, California baseball
Starkwether, Homicide, Children of Thalidomide
Buddy Holly, Ben Hur, Space Monkey, Mafia
Hula Hoops, Castro, Edsel is a no-go
U2, Syngman Rhee, payola and Kennedy
Chubby Checker, Psycho, Belgians in the Congo
We didn't start the fire
It was always burningSince the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire Well, we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
Hemingway, Eichman, Stranger in a Strange Land
Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs invasion
Lawrence of Arabia, British Beatle mania
Ole Miss, John Glenn, Liston beats Patterson
Pope Paul, Malcolm X, British Politician sex
J.F.K. blown away, what else do I have to say
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
Well, we didn't light it But we tried to fight it
Birth control, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon back again
Moonshot, Woodstock, Watergate, punk rock
Begin, Reagan, Palestine, Terror on the airline
Ayatollah's in Iran, Russians in Afghanistan
Wheel of Fortune, Sally Ride, heavy metal, suicide
Foreign debts, homeless Vets, AIDS, Crack, Bernie Goetz
Hypodermics on the shores, China's under martial law
Rock and Roller cola wars, I can't take it anymore
We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire...
A Matter Of Trust - Billy Joel
Intro: D A Bm
D A Bm A D
Some love is just a lie of the heart
D A Bm A
The cold remains of what began with a passionate start
A
And they may not want it to end
A A7 D
But it will, it's just a question of when
I've lived long enough to have learned
The closer you get to the fire the more you get burned
But that won't happen to us
Because it's always been a matter of trust
I know you're an emotional girl
It took a lot for you to not lose your faith in this world
I can't offer you proof
But you're gonna face a moment of truth
It's hard when you're always afraid
You just recover when another belief is betrayed
So break my heart if you must
It's a matter of trust
Em
You can't go the distance
F#m
With too much resistance
G F#m
I know you have doubts
Bm G A D
But for God's sake don't shut me out
This time you've got nothing to lose
You can take it, you can leave it
Whatever you choose
I won't hold back anything
And I'll walk away a fool or a king
Some love is just a lie of the mind
It's make believe until it's only a matter of time
And some might have learned to adjust
But then it never was a matter of trust
I'm sure you're aware love
We've both had our share of
Believing too long
When the whole situation was wrong
Some love is just a lie of the soul
A constant battle for the ultimate state of control
After you've heard lie upon lie
There can hardly be a question of why
Some love is just a lie of the heart
The cold remains of what began with a passionate start
But that can't happen to us
Because it's always been a matter of trust
BEN E. KING - STAND BY ME
A F#m D E A
When the night has come
F#m
And the land is dark
D E A
And the moon is the only light we'll see
No, I won't be afraid,
Fm
No, I won't be afraid
D E A
Just as long as you stand, stand by me.
Chorus:
So, darling, darling, stand by me,
Fm
Oh, stand by me.
D E A
Oh, stand, stand by me,
Stand by me.
If the sea that we look upon
Should tumble and fall
Or the mountain should crumble in the sea,
I won't cry, I won't cry,
No, I won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand, stand by me.
Chorus
Beatallica
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