PARADISE							   John Prine

CHORUS (after each verse):

DADDY WON'T YOU TAKE ME BACK TO MUHLENBERG COUNTY
DOWN BY THE GREEN RIVER WHERE PARADISE LAY
WELL, I'M SORRY MY SON BUT YOU'RE TOO LATE IN ASKING
MISTER PEABODY'S COAL TRAIN HAS HAULED IT AWAY

WHEN I WAS A BOY MY FAMILY WOULD TRAVEL
DOWN TO WESTERN KENTUCKY WHERE MY PARENTS WERE BORN
THERE'S A BACKWARDS OLD TOWN THAT'S OFTEN REMEMBERED
SO MANY TIMES THAT MY MEMORIES ARE WORN 

WELL, SOMETIMES WE'D TRAVEL RIGHT DOWN THE GREEN RIVER
TO THE ABANDONED OLD PRISON DOWN BY ADRIE HILL
WHERE THE AIR SMELLED LIKE SNAKES AND WE'D SHOOT WITH OUR PISTOLS
BUT EMPTY POP BOTTLES WAS ALL WE WOULD KILL

THEN THE COAL COMPANY CAME WITH THE WORLD'S LARGEST SHOVEL
THEY TORTURED THE TIMBER AND STRIPPED ALL THE LAND
WELL, THEY DUG FOR THEIR COAL TILL THE LAND WAS FORSAKEN
THEN THEY WROTE IT ALL DOWN AS THE PROGRESS OF MAN

WHEN I DIE LET MY ASHES FLOAT DOWN THE GREEN RIVER
LET MY SOUL ROLL ON UP TO THE ROCHESTER DAM
I'LL BE HALFWAY TO HEAVEN WITH PARADISE WAITING
JUST FIVE MILES AWAY FROM WHEREVER I AM

	(3/4)

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	1		1		5		1
	1		1		4		1
	1		1		5		1		1


POEMS, PRAYERS, AND PROMISES 		       John Denver

I'VE BEEN LATELY THINKIN' ABOUT MY LIFE'S TIME
ALL THE THINGS I'VE DONE AND HOW IT'S BEEN
AND I CAN'T HELP BELIEVIN' IN MY OWN MIND
I KNOW I'M GONNA HATE TO SEE IT END

I'VE SEEN A LOT OF SUNSHINE, SLEPT OUT IN THE RAIN
SPENT A NIGHT OR TWO ALL ON MY OWN
I'VE KNOWN MY LADY'S PLEASURES, HAD MYSELF SOME FRIENDS
SPENT A TIME OR TWO IN MY OWN HOME

CHORUS:

I HAVE TO SAY IT NOW, IT'S BEEN A GOOD LIFE ALL IN ALL
IT'S REALLY FINE TO HAVE THE CHANCE TO HANG AROUND
AND LIE THERE BY THE FIRE AND WATCH THE EVENING TIRE
WHILE ALL MY FRIENDS AND MY OLD LADY SIT
   AND PASS A PIPE AROUND
AND TALK OF POEMS AND PRAYERS AND PROMISES
   AND THINGS THAT WE BELIEVE IN
HOW SWEET IT IS TO LOVE SOMEONE, HOW RIGHT IT IS TO CARE
HOW LONG IT'S BEEN SINCE YESTERDAY, WHAT ABOUT TOMORROW
AND WHAT ABOUT OUR DREAMS AND ALL THE MEMORIES WE SHARE

THE DAYS, THEY PASS SO QUICKLY NOW
   THE NIGHTS ARE SELDOM LONG
TIME AROUND ME WHISPERS WHEN IT'S COLD
THE CHANGES SOMEHOW FRIGHTEN ME, STILL I HAVE TO SMILE
IT TURNS ME ON TO THINK OF GROWIN' OLD

FOR THOUGH MY LIFE'S BEEN GOOD TO ME
   THERE'S STILL SO MUCH TO DO
SO MANY THINGS MY MIND HAS NEVER KNOWN
I'D LIKE TO RAISE A FAMILY, I'D LIKE TO SAIL AWAY
AND DANCE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS ON THE MOON   (chorus)

 VERSE	1		1		4		1
		1		1		4		4
		1		1		4		1
		1		1		4		4

CHORUS	4		5		1		4
		1		6m		2m		5
		4		5		1		4
		1		6m		2m		5
		4		3m		4		1
		1		3m		4		5
		4		3m		2m		1
		1		3m		4		5		5
		1		1		1		1


PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON	    Peter, Paul, & Mary, 1963 (#2)
written by Leonard Lipton & Peter Yarrow

PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON LIVED BY THE SEA
AND FROLICKED IN THE AUTUMN MIST IN A LAND CALLED HONAHLEE
LITTLE JACKIE PAPER LOVED THAT RASCAL PUFF
AND BROUGHT HIM STRINGS AND SEALING WAX AND OTHER FANCY STUFF 

CHORUS:

OH, PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON LIVED BY THE SEA
AND FROLICKED IN THE AUTUMN MIST IN A LAND CALLED HONAHLEE
PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON LIVED BY THE SEA
AND FROLICKED IN THE AUTUMN MIST IN A LAND CALLED HONAHLEE

TOGETHER THEY WOULD TRAVEL ON A BOAT WITH BILLOWED SAIL
JACKIE KEPT A LOOKOUT PERCHED ON PUFF'S GIGANTIC TAIL
NOBLE KINGS AND PRINCES WOULD BOW WHEN E'ER THEY CAME
PIRATE SHIPS WOULD LOWER THEIR FLAG
   WHEN PUFF ROARED OUT HIS NAME  (chorus)

A DRAGON LIVES FOREVER BUT NOT SO LITTLE BOYS
PAINTED WINGS AND GIANT RINGS MAKE WAY FOR OTHER TOYS
ONE GRAY NIGHT IT HAPPENED, JACKIE PAPER CAME NO MORE
AND PUFF THAT MIGHT DRAGON HE CEASED HIS FEARLESS ROAR

HIS HEAD WAS BENT IN SORROW, GREEN SCALES FELL LIKE RAIN
PUFF NO LONGER WENT TO PLAY ALONG THE CHERRY LANE
WITHOUT HIS LIFE-LONG FRIEND PUFF COULD NOT BE BRAVE
SO PUFF THAT MIGHTY DRAGON SADLY SLIPPED INTO HIS GRAVE  (chorus)

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	4		1-6m	     27		5
	1		3m		4		1
	4		1-6m	     27-5	     1-5


PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND  	 		  Ocean, 1971 (#2)

CHORUS (after each verse):

PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND OF THE MAN WHO STILLED THE WATER
PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND OF THE MAN WHO CALMED THE SEA
TAKE A LOOK AT YOURSELF AND
	YOU CAN LOOK AT OTHERS DIFFERENTLY
BY PUTTIN' YOUR HAND IN THE HAND OF THE MAN FROM GALILEE

EVERY TIME I LOOK INTO THE HOLY BOOK I WANNA TREMBLE
WHEN I READ ABOUT THE PART WHERE
   A CARPENTER CLEARED THE TEMPLE
FOR THE BUYERS AND THE SELLERS WERE NO DIFFERENT FELLAS
   THAN WHAT I PROFESS TO BE
AND I CAUSES ME PAIN TO KNOW
   WE'RE NOT THE PEOPLE WE SHOULD BE

EVERY TIME I LOOK INTO THE EYES OF THE ONE WHO LOVES ME
WHEN I FEEL THE TOUCH OF HIS HAND IN MINE I WANNA BE FREE
OH THE TIMES THAT HE REACHED OUT AND HEALED THE SICK
   AND HE CAUSED THE BLIND TO SEE
WELL IT HELPS ME DISCOVER WHAT KIND OF PERSON I SHOULD BE

	1		1		5		5
	2m		5		1		1
	1		1		4		#4dim
	1		2m-5	     1-4		1-5
	

RED RIVER VALLEY

FROM THIS VALLEY THEY SAY YOU ARE GOING
WE WILL MISS YOUR BRIGHT EYES AND SWEET SMILE
FOR THEY SAY YOU ARE TAKING THE SUNSHINE
THAT HAS BRIGHTENED OUR PATHWAYS AWHILE

CHORUS (after each verse):

COME AND SIT BY MY SIDE IF YOU LOVE ME
DO NOT HASTEN TO BID ME ADIEU
JUST REMEMBER THE RED RIVER VALLEY
AND THE COWBOY WHO LOVED YOU SO TRUE

I'VE BEEN THINKING A LONG TIME MY DARLING
OF THE SWEET WORDS YOU NEVER WOULD SAY
NOW ALAS, MUST MY FOND HOPES ALL VANISH
FOR THEY SAY YOU ARE GOING AWAY

DO YOU THINK OF THE VALLEY YOU'RE LEAVING
OH HOW LONELY AND HOW DREARY IT WILL BE
DO YOU THINK OF THE KIND HEARTS YOU'RE BREAKING
AND THE PAIN YOU ARE CAUSING TO ME

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	1		1		5		5
	1		1		4		4
	1		5		1		1

REDWOOD HILL					       Gordon Lightfoot

I CLIMBED THE REDWOOD HILL
WAS ON A RAINY DAY
TO RISE ABOVE THE CROWD
AND TALK WITH MOTHER NATURE FOR AWHILE
SHE TOLD ME OF HER LOVE
FOR THE CHILDREN IN HER TRUST
AND OF THE GRAVEYARD SOUND
FOR THE LIKES OF YOU AND ME AND LOVE

CHORUS:

CRYING THOUGH SHE WAS
SHE DID SPEAK THESE TENDER WORDS
THE THINGS THAT I AM
I COULD NOT CHANGE FOR ANY MAN
I TRIED TO COMFORT HER
BUT SHE WOULD NOT BE STILL
(1.) AND HOW THE RAIN DID FALL
AS I FOUND MY WAY BACK DOWN THE REDWOOD HILL
(2.) I'LL NOT FORGET THAT DAY
WHEN MOTHER NATURE CLIMBED THE REDWOOD HILL

 VERSE	1		1		5		5
		6m		6m		3m		3m
		4		4		1		1
(1st end)	27		27		5		5  (repeat with 2nd end)
(2nd end)	27		5		1		1

CHORUS	6m		6m		6m		6m
		1		1		1		1
		4		4		2m		2m
		4		4		5		5
	  (then play verse progression with 2nd end)


RHYMES AND REASONS 		    			  John Denver

SO YOU SPEAK TO ME OF SADNESS AND THE COMING OF THE WINTER
FEAR THAT IS WITHIN YOU NOW THAT SEEMS TO NEVER END
AND THE DREAMS THAT HAVE ESCAPED YOU AND A HOPE THAT YOU'VE FORGOTTEN
AND YOU TELL ME THAT YOU NEED ME NOW AND YOU WANT TO BE MY FRIEND
AND YOU WONDER WHERE WE'RE GOING, WHERE'S THE RHYME AND WHERE'S THE REASON
AND IT'S YOU CANNOT ACCEPT IT IS HERE WE MUST BEGIN
TO SEEK THE WISDOM OF THE CHILDREN
AND THE GRACEFUL WAY OF FLOWERS IN THE WIND

CHORUS 1:

FOR THE CHILDREN AND THE FLOWERS ARE MY SISTERS AND MY BROTHERS
THEIR LAUGHTER AND THEIR LOVELINESS WOULD CLEAR A CLOUDY DAY
LIKE THE MUSIC OF THE MOUNTAINS AND THE COLORS OF THE RAINBOW
THEY'RE A PROMISE OF THE FUTURE AND A BLESSING FOR TODAY

THOUGH THE CITIES START TO CRUMBLE AND TOWERS FALL AROUND US
THE SUN IS SLOWLY FADING AND IT'S COLDER THAN THE SEA
IT IS WRITTEN: FROM THE DESERT TO THE MOUNTAINS
   THEY SHALL LEAD US
BY THE HAND AND BY THE HEART AND THEY WILL COMFORT YOU AND ME
IN THEIR INNOCENCE AND TRUSTING THEY WILL TEACH US TO BE FREE
(add extra measure)
(REMAINDER OF VERSE IS INSTRUMENTAL)

CHORUS 2:

FOR THE CHILDREN AND THE FLOWERS ARE MY SISTERS AND MY BROTHERS
THEIR LAUGHTER AND THEIR LOVELINESS WOULD CLEAR A CLOUDY DAY
AND THE SONG THAT I AM SINGING IS A PRAYER TO NON-BELIEVERS
COME AND STAND BESIDE US, WE CAN FIND A BETTER WAY

 VERSE	1		5		4		1
		6m		3m		4		5
		1		5		4		1
		6m		1		5		5
		4		4		1		5		(5)
		6m		1		5		5
		2m		2m
		1		4		5		5

CHORUS	1		5		4		1
		6m		3m		4		5
		1		5		4		1
		6m		1		5		1


ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH			  John Denver, 1973 (#9)

HE WAS BORN IN THE SUMMER OF HIS TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR
COMIN' HOME TO A PLACE HE'D NEVER BEEN BEFORE
HE LEFT YESTERDAY BEHIND HIM, YOU MIGHT SAY HE WAS BORN AGAIN
YOU MIGHT SAY HE FOUND A KEY TO EVERY DOOR

WHEN HE FIRST CAME TO THE MOUNTAINS HIS LIFE WAS FAR AWAY
ON THE ROAD AND HANGIN' BY A SONG
BUT THE STRING'S ALREADY BROKEN AND DOESN'T REALLY CARE
IT KEEPS CHANGIN' FAST AND IT DON'T LAST FOR LONG

CHORUS:

BUT THE COLORADO ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH
I'VE SEEN IT RAIN' FIRE IN THE SKY
1.) THE SHADOW FROM THE STARLIGHT IS SOFTER THAN A LULLABY
2.) TALK TO GOD AND LISTEN TO THE CASUAL REPLY
3.) I KNOW HE'D BE A POORER MAN IF HE NEVER SAW AND EAGLE FLY
4.) FRIENDS AROUND THE CAMPFIRE AND EVERYBODY'S HIGH
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH IN COLORADO, ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH

HE CLIMBED CATHEDRAL MOUNTAINS, HE SAW SILVER CLOUDS BELOW
HE SAW EVERYTHING AS FAR AS YOU CAN SEE
AND THEY SAY THAT HE GOT CRAZY ONCE AND TRIED TO TOUCH THE SUN
AND HE LOST A FRIEND BUT KEPT HIS MEMORY

NOW HE WALKS IN QUIET SOLITUDE, THE FORESTS AND THE STREAMS
SEEKING GRACE IN EVERY STEP HE TAKES
HIS SIGHT HAS TURNED INSIDE HIMSELF TO TRY AND UNDERSTAND
THE SERENITY OF A CLEAR BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE  (chorus 2)

NOW HIS LIFE IS FILLED WITH WONDER
   BUT HIS HEART STILL KNOWS SOME FEAR
OF A SIMPLE THING HE CANNOT COMPREHEND
WHY THEY TRY TO TEAR THE MOUNTAINS DOWN
   TO BRING IN A COUPLE MORE
MORE PEOPLE, MORE SCARS UPON THE LAND  (chorus 3 & 4)

 VERSE	1		1		2m		b7-5
		1		1		2m		4-5
		1		1		2m		b7-5
		1		1		2m		4-5

CHORUS	4		5		1		1
		4		5		1		1
		4		5		1
		5		5		5		5
		1		1		2m		4-5
		1		1		2m		4-5