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www.BilliUke.com Meeting on second Wednesday of the month at The Six Bells in Billingshurst 97G. Route 66 Chuck Berry or John Mayer Laid back rock! [G] If you ever [C] plan to motor west [G] [G] Take [C] my way, take the highway that's the [G] best [G] Get your [D] kicks on [C] Route 6[G]6 [G] It winds from Chic[C]ago to L[G]A [G] More than [C] 2000 miles all the [G] way [G] Get your [D] kicks on [C] Route 6[G]6 Bridge [G] [NC] Well, it goes through St. Louis [C] [NC] Joplin, Missouri [G] [NC] Oklahoma [G] [NC] City [G] looks so, so pretty [C] You'll see Amarillo [C] Gallop, New Mexic[G]o [D] Flagstaff, Arizona [C] Don't forget Winona [G] [NC] Kingman, [G] [NC] Barstow, [D] San Bernardino [D] Won't [G] you get [C] hip to this timely [G] tip [G] When you [C] take that California [G] trip [G] Get your [D] kicks on [C] Route 6[G]6 [G] Get your [D] kicks on [C] Route 6[G]6 If we’ve got a harmonica, then we’ll play an instrumental verse here! Bridge [G] [NC] Well, it goes through St. Louis [C] [NC] Joplin, Missouri [G] [NC] Oklahoma [G] [NC] City [G] looks so, so pretty [C] You'll see Amarillo [C] Gallop, New Mexic[G]o [D] Flagstaff, Arizona [C] Don't forget Winona [G] [NC] Kingman, [G] [NC] Barstow, [D] San Bernardino [D] Won't [G] you get [C] hip to this timely [G] tip [G] When you [C] take that California [G] trip [G] Get your [D] kicks on [C] Route 6[G]6 [G] Get your [D] kicks on [C] Route 6[G]6 [G] Get your [D] kicks on [C] Route 6[G]6

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97G. Route 66 Chuck Berry or John Mayer Laid back rock! [G] If you ever [C] plan to motor west [G] [G] Take [C] my way, take the highway that's the [G] best [G] Get your [D] kicks on [C] Route 6[G]6 [G] It winds from Chic[C]ago to L[G]A [G] More than [C] 2000 miles all the [G] way [G] Get your [D] kicks on [C] Route 6[G]6

Bridge [G] [NC] Well, it goes through St. Louis [C] [NC] Joplin, Missouri [G] [NC] Oklahoma [G] [NC] City [G] looks so, so pretty

[C] You'll see Amarillo [C] Gallop, New Mexic[G]o [D] Flagstaff, Arizona [C] Don't forget Winona

[G] [NC] Kingman, [G] [NC] Barstow, [D] San Bernardino [D] Won't [G] you get [C] hip to this timely [G] tip [G] When you [C] take that California [G] trip [G] Get your [D] kicks on [C] Route 6[G]6 [G] Get your [D] kicks on [C] Route 6[G]6 If we’ve got a harmonica, then we’ll play an instrumental verse here!

Bridge [G] [NC] Well, it goes through St. Louis [C] [NC] Joplin, Missouri [G] [NC] Oklahoma [G] [NC] City [G] looks so, so pretty

[C] You'll see Amarillo [C] Gallop, New Mexic[G]o [D] Flagstaff, Arizona [C] Don't forget Winona

[G] [NC] Kingman, [G] [NC] Barstow, [D] San Bernardino [D] Won't [G] you get [C] hip to this timely [G] tip [G] When you [C] take that California [G] trip [G] Get your [D] kicks on [C] Route 6[G]6 [G] Get your [D] kicks on [C] Route 6[G]6 [G] Get your [D] kicks on [C] Route 6[G]6

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97C. Route 66 Chuck Berry or John Mayer Laid back rock! [C] If you ever [F] plan to motor west [C] [C] Take [F] my way, take the highway that's the [C] best [C] Get your [G] kicks on [F] Route 6[C]6 [C] It winds from Chic[F]ago to L[C]A [C] More than [F] 2000 miles all the [C] way [C] Get your [G] kicks on [F] Route 6[C]6

Bridge [C] [NC] Well, it goes through St. Louis [F] [NC] Joplin, Missouri [C] [NC] Oklahoma [C] [NC] City [C] looks so, so pretty

[F] You'll see Amarillo [F] Gallop, New Mexic[C]o [G] Flagstaff, Arizona [F] Don't forget Winona

[C] [NC] Kingman, [C] [NC] Barstow, [G] San Bernardino [G] Won't [C] you get [F] hip to this timely [C] tip [C] When you [F] take that California [C] trip [C] Get your [G] kicks on [F] Route 6[C]6 [C] Get your [G] kicks on [F] Route 6[C]6 If we’ve got a harmonica, then we’ll play an instrumental verse here!

Bridge [C] [NC] Well, it goes through St. Louis [F] [NC] Joplin, Missouri [C] [NC] Oklahoma [C] [NC] City [C] looks so, so pretty

[F] You'll see Amarillo [F] Gallop, New Mexic[C]o [G] Flagstaff, Arizona [F] Don't forget Winona

[C] [NC] Kingman, [C] [NC] Barstow, [G] San Bernardino [G] Won't [C] you get [F] hip to this timely [C] tip [C] When you [F] take that California [C] trip [C] Get your [G] kicks on [F] Route 6[C]6 [C] Get your [G] kicks on [F] Route 6[C]6 [C] Get your [G] kicks on [F] Route 6[C]6

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98. Never Know Your Name Madness Mid tempo It was [Gm] very late in the [Gm] discotheque I was [Dm] feeling blue as I [Dm] sometimes do I [Gm] turned around it was [Gm] time to go A [Dm] face in the crowd a face I [Dm] didn't know We [Gm] got to talking for a [Gm] little while You [Dm] said it's not the sort of thing you [Dm] usually do [Gm] Talking to strangers so [Gm] late in the night These days you [Dm] never know

Well I [Gm] thought you were nice I even told you so But you [Dm] smiled so shyly and said to me I [Gm] bet you say that to all the girls you meet But it [Dm] isn't so Yes, the [Gm] club was closing so we had to leave We [Dm] walked out together just a little ill at ease I [Gm] would have liked to have walked you home But you [Dm] said you'd catch the bus so I ended up alone

I never [Gm] knew your name nor your telephone [Dm] number Will I ever see [Gm] you again? I [Dm] wonder?

It [Gm] wasn't any longer than an hour or two That [Dm] lonely street I said goodbye to you You [Gm] glanced back at me as I turned the corner Was the [Dm] last I saw of you

Oh I [Gm] wanted to call, call out your name But [Dm] stupid pride and idiot shame [Gm] Hesitated, scared of playing the fool So you [Dm] walked away, from Mr Cool

I never [Gm] knew your name nor your telephone [Dm] number Will I ever see [Gm] you again? I [Dm] wonder? No, I never [Gm] knew your name nor your telephone [Dm] number Will I see [Gm] you again? Oh girl I [Dm] wonder?

It was [Gm] very late in the discotheque I was [Dm] feeling blue as I sometimes do I [Gm] thought you were nice I told you so But I [Dm] ended up alone

No, I never [Gm] knew your name nor your telephone [Dm] number Will I ever see [Gm] you again? Girl, I [Dm] wonder?

It's so [Gm] very late in the discotheque and I'm [Dm] feeling blue As I [Dm] always do I [Gm] turn around 'cause its [Gm] time to go [Dm]

Single strums  

Single strums  

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99. Hound Dog Elvis Rock It [NC] You ain’t nothin’ but a [C] hound dog [C] Cryin’ all the time [C] You ain’t nothin’ but a [F7] hound dog [F7] Cryin’ all the [C] time [C] Well, you ain’t [G7-Stop] never caught a rabbit [G7-Stop]=Just a single strum And you [F7-Stop] ain’t no friend of mine [C] [NC] Well, they said you was [C] high classed [C] Well, that was just a lie [C] Well, they said you was [F7] high classed [F7] Well, that was just a [C] lie [C]Well, you ain’t [G7-Stop] never caught a rabbit And you [F7-Stop] ain’t no friend of mine [C] [NC] You ain’t nothin’ but a [C] hound dog [C] Cryin’ all the time [C] You ain’t nothin’ but a [F7] hound dog [F7] Cryin’ all the [C] time [C] Well, you ain’t [G7-Stop] never caught a rabbit And you [F7-Stop] ain’t no friend of mine [C] [NC] Well, they said you was [C] high classed [C] Well, that was just a lie [C] Well, they said you was [F7] high classed [F7] Well, that was just a [C] lie [C]Well, you ain’t [G7-Stop] never caught a rabbit And you [F7-Stop] ain’t no friend of mine [C] [NC] You ain’t nothin’ but a [C] hound dog [C] Cryin’ all the time [C] You ain’t nothin’ but a [F7] hound dog [F7] Cryin’ all the [C] time [C] Well, you ain’t [G7-Stop] never caught a rabbit And you [F7-Stop] ain’t no friend of mine [C] [NC] Well, they said you was [C] high classed [C] Well, that was just a lie [C] Well, they said you was [F7] high classed [F7] Well, that was just a [C] lie [C]Well, you ain’t [G7-Stop] never caught a rabbit And you [F7-Stop] ain’t no friend of mine [C]

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100. Don’t think twice it’s alright Bob Dylan Intro: [F]///[F]//// [F] Well it ain’t no use to [C] sit and wonder [Dm] why, babe, [Bb] If’n you don’t know by [C] now, [C]And it [F] ain’t no use to [C] sit and wonder [Dm] why, babe, [G7] It don’t matter any[C]how [C]When the [F] rooster crows at the [F7] break of dawn [Bb] Look out your window, and [G7] I’ll be gone [F] You’re the reason, I’m [Dm] travelling [Bb] on [F] Don’t think [C] twice, it’s al[F]right [F]//// [F] It ain’t no use in [C] turnin’ on your [Dm] light, babe, [Bb] That light I never knowed [C] [C]And it [F] ain’t no use in [C] turnin’ on your[Dm] light, babe, [G7] I’m on the dark side of the [C] road [C]Still I [F] wish there was somethin’ you could [F7] do or say, [F7]To [Bb] make me wanna change my [G7] mind and stay [G7]But [F] we never did too much [Dm] talking any[Bb]way [F] Don’t think [C] twice, it’s al[F]right [F]//// [F] It ain’t no use in [C] callin’ out my [Dm] name, babe, [Bb] Like you never did before [C] [C]And it [F] ain’t no use in [C] callin’ out my [Dm] name, babe, [G7] I can’t hear you any[C]more [C]Well, I’m [F] thinkin’ and wonderin’ all the [F7] way down the road [F7]I [Bb] once loved a woman, a [G7] child, I’m told [G7]I [F] gave her my heart, but she [Dm] wanted my [Bb] soul [F] Don’t think [C] twice, it’s al[F]right [F]//// [F] I’m goin down that [C] long, lonesome [Dm] road, babe, [Bb] Where I’m bound I can’t tell. [C] [C]But [F] goodbye is [C] too good a [Dm] word, babe, [G7] So I’ll just say, fare thee [C] well [F] I ain’t sayin’ you treated [F7] me unkind [F7]You [Bb] could have done better, but [G7] I don’t mind. [G7]You [F] just kinda wasted my [Dm] precious [Bb] time [F] Don’t think [C] twice, it’s al[F]right

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101. The Blue Cockade Traditional [D] 'Twas on one Monday’s [Bm7] morning [Bm7] As I [G] walked [A7] o'er the [D] moss, [D] I little thought of [Bm7] 'listing, [Bm7] 'Til some [G] soldiers [Em] did me [A7] cross, [A7] The [D] company en[Bm7]ticed me [Bm7] To [G] drink their [Em] health all [A7] round, [A7] And the [D] bounty (and the [G] bounty), [G] And the [Em] bounty (and the [A7] bounty), The men should sing the first two verses, with the [A7] They [D] gave me: ladies singing vv.3 and 4. [D] Five [G] guineas [A7] and a [D] crown. Everyone sings the last verse! [D] My head was full of [Bm7] drink love [Bm7] And I [G] didn't [A7] think of [D] you [D] And now I'm forced to [Bm7] go and join [Bm7] The [G] orange [Em] and the [A7] blues. [A7] Our [D] ship she waits at [Bm7] anchor [Bm7] To [G] take the [Em] flowing [A7] tide. [A7] I'll re[D]turn love (I'll re[G]turn love), [G] I'll re[Em] turn love (I'll re[A7]turn love) [A7] In the [D] springtime [D] When [G] I make [A7] you my [D] bride.

[D] So early the next [Bm7] morning, [Bm7] Be[G]fore the [A7] break of [D] day, [D] The captain called his [Bm7] orders [Bm7] And [G] my love [Em] marched a[A7]way. [A7] All [G] in your ranks and [Bm7] files boys, [Bm7] All [G] on your [Em] native [A7] shore. [A7] Fare thee [D] well love (fare thee [G] well love), [G] Fare thee [Em] well love (fare thee [A7] well), [A7] Fare thee [D] well love, [D] You're the [G] lad that [A7] I a[D]dore.

[D] But I hope you never [Bm7] prosper [Bm7] And I [G] hope you [A7] always [D] fail; [D] At everything you [Bm7] venture [Bm7] I [G] hope you [Em] n'er do [A7] well; [A7] And the [D] very ground you [Bm7] walk upon - [Bm7] May the [G] grass re[Em]fuse to [A7] grow, [A7] Since you've [D] been the (since you've [G] been the), [G] Since you've [Em] been the (since you've [A7] been the) [A7] Very [D] cause of [D] My [G] sorrow, [A7] grief and [D] woe.

[D] It's true my love has [Bm7] 'listed [Bm7] And he [G] wears a [A7] blue cock[D]ade; [D] He is a handsome [Bm7] young man, [Bm7] Like[G]wise a [Em] roving [A7] blade; [A7] He is a [D] handsome [Bm7] young man, [Bm7] He's [G] gone to [Em] serve the [A7] king, [A7] Whilst my [D] very (whilst my [G] very), [G] Whilst my [Em] very (whilst my [A7] very) [A7] Heart is [D] breaking [D] All [G] for the [A7] love of [D] him.

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102. Someone Like You Adele Not too fast, but let’s not dwell on the past either! Intro: [G] [D] [Em] [C] [G] I heard that you're [D] settled down [D] That you [Em] found a girl [Em] And you're [C] married now [G] I heard that your [D] dreams came true [D] Guess she [Em] gave you things [Em] I didn't [C] give to you [G] Old friend, why are [D] you so shy? [D] It ain’t like [Em] you to hold back [Em] Or [C] hide from life Bridge: [C] I [D] hate to turn up out of the [Em] blue uninvited but [C] I couldn't stay away I couldn't fight it [C] I'd [D] hoped you'd see my face And [Em] that you'd be reminded that for [C] me it isn't [Cmaj7] over Chorus

[G] Never mind, I'll [D] find someone like [Em] you [C] [C] I wish [G] nothing but the [D] best for [Em] you [C] too [C] Don't for[G]get me I [D] beg I re[Em]member you [C] said [C] Sometimes it [G] lasts in love but [D] sometimes it hurts in[Em]stead [C] [C] Sometimes it [G] lasts in love but [D] sometimes it hurts in[Em]stead [C]

[G] You know how [D] time flies [D] Only [Em] yesterday was the [C] Time of our lives [C] We were [G] born and raised in a [D] summer daze [D] Bound [Em] by the surprise [Em] Of our [C] glory days Bridge: [C] I [D] hate to turn up out of the [Em] blue uninvited but [C] I couldn't stay away I couldn't fight it [C] I'd [D] hoped you'd see my face And [Em] that you'd be reminded that for [C] me it isn't [Cmaj7] over

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Chorus [G] Never mind, I'll [D] find someone like [Em] you [C] [C] I wish [G] nothing but the [D] best for [Em] you [C] too [C] Don't for[G]get me I [D] beg I re[Em]member you [C] said [C] Sometimes it [G] lasts in love but [D] sometimes it hurts in[Em]stead [C] [C] Sometimes it [G] lasts in love but [D] sometimes it hurts in[Em]stead [C] yeah

Interlude: [D] Nothing compares no worries or cares Re[Em]grets and mistakes their memories make [C] Who would have known how [C] Bitter[Am] sweet [Bm] this would [C] taste

Chorus [G] Never mind, I'll [D] find someone like [Em] you [C] [C] I wish [G] nothing but the [D] best for [Em] you [C] too [C] Don't for[G]get me I [D] beg I re[Em]member you [C] said [C] Sometimes it [G] lasts in love but [D] sometimes it hurts in[Em]stead [C] [C] Sometimes it [G] lasts in love but [D] sometimes it hurts in[Em]stead [C] yeah Chorus [G] Never mind, I'll [D] find someone like [Em] you [C] [C] I wish [G] nothing but the [D] best for [Em] you [C] too [C] Don't for[G]get me I [D] beg I re[Em]member you [C] said [C] Sometimes it [G] lasts in love but [D] sometimes it hurts in[Em]stead [C] [C] Sometimes it [G] lasts in love but [D] sometimes it hurts in[Em]stead [C] [C] Sometimes it [G] lasts in love but [D] sometimes it hurts in[Em]stead [C] [G]

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103. American Pie Don McLean You know how fast this goes, and just strum the first verse! A [G] long, [D] long [Em7] time ago [Am] I can still re[C]member how that [Em] music used to [D] make me smile And [G] I know if I [D] had my [Em7] chance, That [Am] I could make those [C] people dance And [Em] maybe they'd be [C] happy for a [D] while But [Em] February [Am] made me shiver, with [Em] every paper [Am] I'd deliver [C] Bad news [G] on the [Am] doorstep, I [C] couldn't take one more [D] step I [G] can't re[D]member if I [Em] cried when I [Am7] read about his [D] widowed bride [G] Something [D] touched me [Em] deep inside The [C] day the [D7] music [G] died [C] [G]

So [G] bye, [C] bye Miss A[G]merican [D] Pie [D] Drove my [G] Chevy to the [C] levy but the [G] levy was [D] dry [D] And them [G] good old [C] boys were drinkin' [G] whiskey and [D] rye S[D] ingin' [Em] this will be the day that I [A7] die [Em] This will be the day that I [D7] die

[G] Did you write the [Am] book of love [Am] And do [C] you have faith in [Am] God above, [Em] if the bible tells you [D] so? [D] Do [G] you be[D]lieve in [Em] rock and roll [Em] Can [Am7] music save your [C] mortal soul [C] And [Em] can you teach me [A7] how to dance [D] real slow? [D] Well I [Em] know that you're in [D] love with him 'cuz I [Em] saw you dancin' [D] in the gym [D] You [C] both kicked [G] off your [A7] shoes, man I [C] dig those rhythm and [D7] blues [D7] I was a [G] lonely [D] teenage [Em] broncin' buck with a [Am] pink carnation and a [C] pickup truck [C] But [G] I knew [D] I was [Em] out of luck the [C] day the [D7] music [G] died [C] [G] I started singin'

[G] Bye, [C] bye Miss A[G]merican [D] Pie [D] Drove my [G] Chevy to the [C] levy but the [G] levy was [D] dry [D] And them [G] good old [C] boys were drinkin' [G] whiskey and [D] rye [D] Singin' [Em] this will be the day that I [A7] die [Em] This will be the day that I [D7] die

[D7] Now for [G] ten years we've been [Am] on our own, [Am] And the [C] moss grows fat on a [Am] rolling stone [Em] but that's not how it [D] used to be [D] When the [G] jester [D] sang for the [Em] king and queen [Em] In a [Am7] coat he borrowed [C] from James Dean [C] In a [Em] voice that came from [A7] you and [D] me [D] And [Em] while the king was [D] looking down, the [Em] jester stole his [D] thorny crown [D] The [C] courtroom [G] was adj[A7]ourned, no [C] verdict was ret[D7]urned [D7] And while [G] Lenin [D] read a [Em] book on Marx, the [Am] quartet practiced [C] in the park [C] And [G] we sang [D] dirges [Em] in the dark the [C] day the [D7] music [G] died [C] [G], We were singin'...

So [G] bye, [C] bye Miss A[G]merican [D] Pie [D] Drove my [G] Chevy to the [C] levy but the [G] levy was [D] dry [D] And them [G] good old [C] boys were drinkin' [G] whiskey and [D] rye [D] Singin' [Em] this will be the day that I [A7] die [Em] This will be the day that I [D7] die

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[G] Helter skelter in a [Am] summer swelter [Am] The [C] birds flew off with a [Am] fallout shelter, [Em] eight miles high and fallin' [D] fast [D] It lan[G]ded [D] foul on [Em] the grass [Em] The [Am7] players tried for a [C] forward pass, [Em] with the jester on the sidelines [A7] in cast [A7] Now at [Em] halftime there was [D] sweet perfume, while [Em] sergeants played a [D] marching tune [C] We all got [G] up to [A7] dance, but [C] we never got the [D7] chance [D7] 'Cuz the [G] players [D] tried to [Em] take the field, the [Am] marching band re[C]fused to yield [C] Do [G] you re[D]call what [Em] was the feel the [C] day the [D7] music [G] died [C] [G] We started singin'

So [G] bye, [C] bye Miss A[G]merican [D] Pie [D] Drove my [G] Chevy to the [C] levy but the [G] levy was [D] dry [D] And them [G] good old [C] boys were drinkin' [G] whiskey and [D] rye [D] Singin' [Em] this will be the day that I [A7] die [Em] This will be the day that I [D7] die

[D7] And [G] there we were all [Am] in one place, [Am] A [C] generation [Am] lost in space, [Em] with no time left to [D] start again [D] So come on [G] Jack be [D] nimble, [Em] Jack be quick, [Am7] Jack Flash sat on a [C] candle stick, [Em] 'cuz fire is the devil's only [A7] friend [D] [D] And [Em] as I watched him [D] on the stage, my [Em] hands were clenched in [D] fists of rage [D] No [C] angel [G] born in [A7] Hell could [C] break that Satan's [D7] spell [D7] And as the [G] flames climbed [D] high into [Em] the night to [Am] light the sacrif[C]icial rite [D] I saw [G] Satan [D] laughing with [Em] delight the [C] day the [D7] music [G] died, [C] [G] he was singin'

So [G] bye, [C] bye Miss A[G]merican [D] Pie [D] Drove my [G] Chevy to the [C] levy but the [G] levy was [D] dry [D] And them [G] good old [C] boys were drinkin' [G] whiskey and [D] rye [D] Singin' [Em] this will be the day that I [A7] die [Em] This will be the day that I [D7] die

[D7] I [G] met a [D] girl who [Em] sang the blues [Em] And I [G] asked her for some [C] happy news, but [Em] she just smiled and turned a[D]way [D] I [G] went down [D] to the [Em] sacred store [Em] Where I'd [Am] heard the music [C] years before, but the [Em] man there said the [C] music wouldn't [D] play [D] But [Em] in the streets the [Am] children screamed, the [Em] lovers cried and the [Am] poets dreamed [Am] But [C] not a [G] word was [Am] spoken, the [C] church bells all were [D] broken [D] And the [G] three men [D] I ad[Em]mire most, the [Am7] Father, [C] Son, and the [D7] Holy Ghost [G] They caught the [D] last train [Em] for the coast the [Am7] day the [D7] music [G] died, [D7] And they were singin'

So [G] bye, [C] bye Miss A[G]merican [D] Pie [D] Drove my [G] Chevy to the [C] levy but the [G] levy was [D] dry [D] And them [G] good old [C] boys were drinkin' [G] whiskey and [D] rye [D] Singin' [Em] this will be the day that I [A7] die [Em] This will be the day that I [D7] die

 

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104C. Two Sleepy People Hoagy Carmichael & Frank Loesser Nice and easy Intro: [G] [D] [Em] [C] [C] Here we [B7] are, [Dm] out of cigar[G7]ettes. [C] Holding hands and [Cmaj7] yawning. [Dm] Look how late it [G9] gets. [Cmaj7] Two sleepy [A7] people, by [Dm] dawn’s early [Fm#7] light. And [C] too [D7] much in [Dm] love to [G7] say good[C]night. [C] Here we [B7] are, [Dm] in the cozy [G7] chair. [C] Picking on a [Cmaj7] wishbone [Dm] from the Frigi[G9]daire. [Cmaj7] Two sleepy [A7] people, with [Dm] nothing to [Fm#7] say. And [C] too [D7] much in [G7] love to [G7] break a[Cmaj7]way. Bridge: [Cmaj7] Do you rem[F]ember the [G7] nights we used to [C] linger [G7] in the [C] hall? [Am] Your [E7] Father didn't [Am] like me at [C6] all. [C6] Do you rem[F]ember the [G7] reason why we [C] married [G7] in the [C] fall? [C] To [C] rent this little [E7] nest, and [A7] get a bit of [D7] rest. Well, [C] here we [B7] are, [Dm] just about the [G7] same. [C] Foggy little [Cmaj7] fella, [Dm] drowsy little [G9] dame. [Cmaj7] Two sleepy [A7] people, by [Dm] dawn’s early [Fm#7] light. And [C] too [D7] much in [Dm] love to [G7] say good[C]night. Single strums to end: [C] [C] [B7] [B7] [Dm] [G7] [C]

 

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104G. Two Sleepy People Hoagy Carmichael & Frank Loesser Nice and easy Intro: [G] [D] [Em] [C] [G] Here we [F#] are, [Am7] out of cigar[D7]ettes. [G] Holding hands and [E7] yawning. [C] Look how late it [D7] gets. [Gmaj7] Two sleepy [E7] people, by [C] dawn’s early [Cm] light. And [G] too [Edim] much in [Am7] love to [C7] say good[G]night. [G] Here we [F#] are, [Am7] in the cozy [D7] chair. [G] Picking on a [E7] wishbone [C] from the Frigi[D7]daire. [Gmaj7] Two sleepy [E7] people, with [C] nothing to [Cm] say. And [G] too [Edim] much in [Am7] love to [C7] break a[G]way. Bridge: [G] Do you rem[C]ember the [D] nights we used to [G] linger in the [Em] hall? [Em7] Your [C] Father didn't [D] like me at [G] all. [G] Do you rem[C]ember the [D] reason why we [G] married in the [Em] fall? [G] To [C] rent this little [E7] nest, and [A7] get a bit of [D7] rest. Well, [G] here we [F#] are, [Am7] just about the [D7] same. [G] Foggy little [E7] fella, [C] drowsy little [D7] dame. [Gmaj7] Two sleepy [E7] people, by [C] dawn’s early [Cm] light. And [G] too [Edim] much in [Am7] love to [C7] say good[G]night. Single strums to end: [G] [G] [F#] [F#] [Am7] [C7] [G]

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105. Brown-Eyed Girl Van Morrison Nice and easy Intro  x2:    A|‐2‐3‐5‐3‐2‐7‐9‐10‐9‐7‐2‐3‐5‐3‐2‐3‐‐‐‐‐0 E|‐3‐5‐7‐5‐3‐8‐8‐ 8‐8‐8‐3‐5‐7‐5‐3‐2‐2‐3‐‐ C|‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐2‐‐‐‐‐‐ G|‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐2‐‐‐‐‐‐ [G] / Hey where did [C] we go [G] / days when the [D7] rains came? [G] / Down in the [C] hollow, [G] / we were playin' a [D7] new game. [G] / Laughing and a [C] running hey hey, [G] / skipping and a [D7] jumping, [G] / In the misty [C] morning fog with [G] / our [D7] hearts a thumping and [C] you, [D7] / My brown eyed [G] girl [Em] [C] You, my [D7] / brown eyed girl. [G] [D7] [G] / Whatever [C] happened [G] / to Tuesday and [D7] so slow? [G] / Going down the [C] old mine with a [G] / transistor [D7] radio. [G] / Standing in the [C] sunlight laughing, [G] / hiding behind a [D7] rainbow's wall. [G] / Slipping and a [C] sliding, [G] / all along the [D7] waterfall with [C] you, [D7] / My brown eyed [G] girl [Em] [C] you, my [D7] / brown eyed girl.

[G] [D7] / / Do you re-[D7]member when [D7] / we used to [G] sing / sha la la [C] la la la la [G] / la la la la te [D7] da [G] / Sha la la [C] la la la la [G] / la la la la te [D7] da la te [G] da [G] [G] [D7] [G] [G] [G] / So hard to [C] find my way [G] / now that I'm all [D7] on my own. [G] / I saw you just the [C] other day, [G] / my how [D7] you have grown. [G] / Cast my memory [C] back there, Lord, [G] / sometimes I'm [D7] overcome thinking 'bout [G] / making love in the [C] green grass, [G] / behind the [D7] stadium with [C] you, [D7] / my brown eyed [G] girl [Em] [C] you, my [D7] / brown eyed girl. [G] [D7] / / Do you re-[D7]member when [D7] / we used to [G] sing / sha la la [C] la la la la [G] / la la la la te [D7] da [G] / Sha la la [C] la la la la [G] / la la la la te [D7] da [G] / Sha la la [C] la la la la [G] / la la la la la [D7] la la la [G] / la [G]

 

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106. Nine to Five Dolly Parton Intro: [C]

[C] Tumble outta bed and stumble to the kitchen [F] Pour myself a cup of ambition [F] And [C] yawn and stretch and try to come to [G7] life [C] Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumping [F] Out on the street the traffic starts jumping [F] With [C] folks like me on the [G7] job from nine to [C] five Chorus

Working [F] nine to five what a way to make a living [F] Barely [C] getting’ by, it's all taking and no giving [C] They just [F] use your mind and they never give you credit [F] It's e[D7]nough to drive you [G7] crazy if you let it [F] Nine to five for service and devotion [F] You would [C] think that I would deserve a fair promotion [C] Want to [F] move ahead but the boss won't seem to let me [F] I [D7] swear sometimes that man is [G7] out to get me

[C] [C] They let you dream just to watch 'em shatter [C] You're [F] just a step on the bossman's ladder [F] But [C] you got dreams he'll never take a[G7]way [C] In the same boat with a lot of your friends [F] Waiting for the day your ship will come in [F] Then the [C] tide's going to turn and it's [G7] all going to roll [C] your way

Chorus Working [F] nine to five what a way to make a living [F] Barely [C] getting’ by, it's all taking and no giving [C] They just [F] use your mind and they never give you credit [F] It's e[D7]nough to drive you [G7] crazy if you let it

[F] Nine to five yeah they got you where they want you [F] There's a [C] better life and you think about it, don't you? [C] It's a [F] rich man's game no matter what they call it [F] And you [D7] spend your life putting [G7] money in his wallet

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