AFTER MIDNIGHT Eric Clapton (1970, #18)
by J. J. CALE
AFTER MIDNIGHT WE'RE GONNA LET IT ALL HANG DOWN
AFTER MIDNIGHT WE'RE GONNA CHUG-A-LUG AND SHOUT
WE'RE GONNA STIMULATE SOME ACTION
WE'RE GONNA GET SOME SATISFACTION
WE'RE GONNA FIND OUT WHAT IS IS ALL ABOUT
AFTER MIDNIGHT WE'RE GONNA LET IT ALL HANG DOWN
AFTER MIDNIGHT WE'RE GONNA SHAKE YOUR TAMBOURINE
AFTER MIDNIGHT IT'S ALL GONNA BE PEACHES AND CREAM
WE'RE GONNA CAUSE TALK AND SUSPICION
WE'RE GONNA GIVE AN EXHIBITION
WE'RE GONNA FIND OUT WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT
AFTER MIDNIGHT WE'RE GONNA LET IT ALL HANG DOWN
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ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER Bob Dylan
THERE MUST BE SOME KIND OF WAY OUT OF HERE
SAID THE JOKER TO THE THIEF
THERE'S TOO MUCH CONFUSION
I CAN'T GET NO RELIEF
BUSINESSMEN THEY DRINK MY WINE
PLOWMEN DIG MY EARTH
NONE OF THEM ALONG THE LINE
KNOW WHAT ANY OF IT IS WORTH
NO REASON TO GET EXCITED
THE THIEF HE KINDLY SPOKE
THERE ARE MANY HERE AMONG US
WHO FEEL THAT LIFE IS BUT A JOKE
BUT YOU AND I WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THAT
AND THIS IS NOT OUR FATE
SO LET US NOT TALK FALSELY NOW
THE HOUR IS GETTING LATE
ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER
PRINCES KEPT THE VIEW
WHILE ALL THE WOMEN CAME AND WENT
BAREFOOT SERVANTS TOO
OUTSIDE IN THE COLD DISTANCE
A WILDCAT DID GROWL
TWO RIDERS WERE APPROACHING
AND THE WIND BEGAN TO HOWL
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ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM Everly Brothers
WHEN I WANT YOU IN MY ARMS
WHEN I WANT YOU AND ALL YOUR CHARMS
WHENEVER I WANT YOU ALL I HAVE TO DO IS
DREAM...DREAM DREAM DREAM
WHEN I FEEL BLUE IN THE NIGHT
WHEN I NEED YOU TO HOLD ME TIGHT
WHENEVER I WANT YOU ALL I HAVE TO DO IS
DREAM...
CHORUS:
I CAN MAKE YOU MINE, TASTE YOUR LIPS OF WINE
ANY TIME, NIGHT OR DAY
ONLY TROUBLE IS, GEE WHIZ
I'M DREAMIN' MY WHOLE LIFE AWAY
I NEED YOU SO THAT I COULD DIE
I WANT YOU SO AND THAT IS WHY
WHENEVER I WANT YOU ALL I HAVE TO DO IS
DREAM...DREAM DREAM DREAM
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ALL RIGHT NOW Free, 1970 (#4)
THERE SHE STOOD IN THE STREET
SMILIN' FROM HER HEAD TO HER FEET
I SAID "HEY, WHAT IS THIS NOW BABY"
MAYBE SHE'S IN NEED OF A KISS
I SAID "HEY, WHAT'S YOUR NAME BABY"
MAYBE WE CAN SEE THINGS THE SAME
NOW DON'T YOU WAIT OR HESITATE
LET'S MOVE BEFORE THEY RAISE THE PARKING RATE
CHORUS (after each verse):
ALL RIGHT NOW, BABY IT'S ALL RIGHT NOW
ALL RIGHT NOW, BABY IT'S ALL RIGHT NOW
I TOOK HER HOME TO MY PLACE
WATCHING EVERY MOVE ON HER FACE
SHE SAID, "LOOK, WHAT'S YOUR GAME BABY
ARE YOU TRYIN' TO PUT ME IN SHAME?"
I SAID, "SLOW--DON'T GO SO FAST
DON'T YOU THINK THAT LOVE CAN LAST?"
SHE SAID, "LOVE--LORD UP ABOVE
NOW YOU'RE TRYIN' TO TRICK ME IN LOVE"
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ALL SHOOK UP Elvis, 1957 (#1)
WELL BLESS'A MY SOUL A' WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME
I'M A' FEELIN' LIKE A MAN IN A FUZZY TREE
MY FRIENDS SAY I'M ACTIN' WILD AS A BUG
I'M IN LOVE--I'M ALL SHOOK UP
UH HUH . . . HUH . . . UH UH
WELL MY HANDS A' SHAKIN' AND MY KNEES ARE WEAK
I CAN'T SEEM TO STAND ON MY OWN TWO FEET
WHO, WHO DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU HAVE SUCH LUCK
I'M IN LOVE--I'M ALL SHOOK UP
UH HUH . . . HUH . . . UH UH
CHORUS 1:
WELL PLEASE DON'T ASK ME WHAT'S ON MY MIND
I'M A' LITTLE MIXED UP BUT I'M FEELIN' FINE
WHEN I MEET A GIRL THAT I LOVE BEST
MY HEART BEATS SO IT SCARES ME TO DEATH
YOU TOUCH MY HAND, WHAT A CHILL I GOT
LIPS A' LIKE A VOLCANO THAT'S HOT
I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT SHE'S MY BUTTERCUP
I'M IN LOVE--I'M ALL SHOOK UP
UH HUH . . . HUH . . . UH UH
CHORUS 2:
MY TONGUE GETS TIRED WHEN I TRY TO SPEAK
MY INSIDES SHAKE LIKE A LEAF ON A TREE
THERE'S ONLY ONE CURE FOR THIS BODY OF MINE
AND THAT'S TO HAVE THAT GIRL THAT I LOVE SO FINE (verse 3)
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ALREADY GONE Eagles, 1974
WELL I HEARD SOME PEOPLE TALKIN' JUST THE OTHER DAY
AND THEY SAID YOU WERE GONNA' PUT ME ON THE SHELF
BUT LET ME TELL YOU I GOT SOME NEWS FOR YOU
AND YOU'LL SOON FIND OUT IT'S TRUE
THEN YOU'LL HAVE TO EAT YOUR LUNCH ALL BY YOURSELF
CHORUS (after each verse):
'CAUSE I'M ALREADY GONE
AND I'M FEELIN' STRONG
I WILL SING THIS VICTORY SONG
WOO HOO HOO . . . WOO HOO HOO
THE LETTER THAT YOU WROTE ME MADE ME STOP AND WONDER WHY
BUT I GUESS YOU FELT LIKE YOU HAD TO GET THINGS RIGHT
JUST REMEMBER THIS MY GIRL WHEN YOU LOOK UP IN THE SKY
YOU CAN SEE THE STARS AND STILL NOT SEE THE LIGHT
WELL I KNOW IT WASN'T YOU WHO HELD ME DOWN
HEAVEN KNOWS IT WASN'T YOU WHO SET ME FREE
SO OFTENTIMES IT HAPPENS THAT WE LIVE YOUR LIVES IN CHAINS
AND WE NEVER EVEN KNOW WE HAVE THE KEY
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AMERICAN PIE Don McLean, 1972 (#1)
INTRO (paused):
A LONG LONG TIME AGO 1-6m
I CAN STILL REMEMBER 2m-4
HOW THAT MUSIC USED TO MAKE ME SMILE 6m-5
AND I KNEW IF I HAD MY CHANCE 1-6m
THAT I COULD MAKE THOSE PEOPLE DANCE AND 2m-4
MAYBE THEY'D BE HAPPY FOR AWHILE 6m-2 5
BUT FEBRUARY MADE ME SHIVER 6m-2m
WITH EVERY PAPER I'D DELIVER 6m-2m
SAD NEWS ON THE DOORSTEP 4-2m
I COULDN'T TAKE ONE MORE STEP 4-5
I CAN'T REMEMBER IF I CRIED 1-6m
WHEN I READ ABOUT HIS WIDOWED BRIDE 2m-4
BUT SOMETHING TOUCHED ME DEEP INSIDE 1-6m
THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED 4-5 1
CHORUS (after each verse):
BYE BYE MISS AMERICAN PIE
DROVE MY CHEVY TO THE LEVEE BUT THE LEVEE WAS DRY
THEM GOOD OLD BOYS WERE DRINKIN' WHISKEY AND RYE
SINGIN' "THIS WILL BE THE DAY WHEN I DIE"
"THIS WILL BE THE DAY WHEN I DIE"
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DID YOU WRITE THE BOOK OF LOVE
AND DO YOU HAVE FAITH IN GOD ABOVE
IF THE BIBLE TELLS YOU SO
DO YOU BELIEVE IN ROCK AND ROLL
CAN MUSIC SAVE YOUR MORTAL SOUL
AND CAN YOU TEACH ME HOW TO DANCE REAL SLOW
WELL I KNOW THAT YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH HIM
'CAUSE I SAW YOU DANCIN' IN THE GYM
YOU BOTH KICKED OFF YOUR SHOES
AND I DIG THOSE RHYTHM AND BLUES
I WAS A LONELY TEENAGE BRONCIN' BUCK
WITH A PINK CARNATION IN A PICKUP TRUCK
BUT I KNEW I WAS OUT OF LUCK THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED
AND I WAS SINGIN'...
NOW FOR TEN YEARS WE'VE BEEN ON OUR OWN
AND MOSS GROWS FAT ON A ROLLIN' STONE
BUT THAT'S NOT HOW IT USED TO BE
WHEN THE JESTER SANG FOR THE KING AND QUEEN
IN A COAT HE BORROWED FROM JAMES DEAN
IN A VOICE THAT CAME FROM YOU AND ME
AND WHILE THE KING WAS LOOKING DOWN
THE JESTER STOLE HIS THORNY CROWN
THE COURTROOM WAS ADJOURNED--NO VERDICT WAS RETURNED
WHILE LENNON READ A BOOK ON MARX
THE QUARTET PRACTICED IN THE PARK
AND WE SANG DIRGES IN THE DARK THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED
AND WE WERE SINGIN'...
HELTER SKELTER IN THE SUMMER SWELTER
THE BYRDS FLEW OFF TO A FALLOUT SHELTER
EIGHT MILES HIGH AND FALLIN' FAST
THEY LANDED FOUL ON THE GRASS
THE PLAYERS TRIED FOR A FORWARD PASS
WITH THE JESTER ON THE SIDELINES IN A CAST
THE HALFTIME AIR WAS SWEET PERFUME
AS THE SERGEANTS PLAYED A MARCHING TUNE
WE ALL GOT UP TO DANCE BUT WE NEVER GOT THE CHANCE
THE PLAYERS TRIED TO TAKE THE FIELD
THE MARCHING BAND REFUSED TO YIELD
DO YOU RECALL WHAT WAS REVEALED THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED
AND WE WERE SINGIN'...
THERE WE WERE ALL IN ONE PLACE--A GENERATION LOST IN SPACE
WITH NO TIME LEFT TO START AGAIN
SO COME ON JACK BE NIMBLE JACK BE QUICK
JACK FLASH SAT ON A CANDLESTICK
CAUSE FIRE IS THE DEVIL'S ONLY FRIEND
AND AS I WATCHED HIM ON THE STAGE
MY HANDS WERE CLENCHED IN FISTED RAGE
NO ANGEL BORN IN HELL COULD BREAK THAT SATIN'S SPELL
AND AS THE FLAMES CLIMBED HIGH INTO THE NIGHT
TO LIGHT THE SACRIFICIAL RITE
I SAW SATAN LAUGHING WITH DELIGHT THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED
AND WE WERE SINGIN'...
FINAL VERSE (paused):
I MET A GIRL WHO SANG THE BLUES 1-6m
AND I ASKED HER FOR SOME HAPPY NEWS 4-2m
SHE JUST SMILED AND TURNED AWAY 6m-5
AND I WENT DOWN THE THE SACRED STORE 1-6m
WHERE I'D HEARD THE MUSIC YEARS BEFORE 2m-4
BUT THE MAN THERE SAID THE MUSIC WOULDN'T PLAY 6m-2 5
IN THE STREETS THE CHILDREN SCREAMED 6m-2m
THE LOVERS CRIED AND THE POETS DREAMED 6m-2m
NOT A WORD WAS SPOKEN 4-2m
THE CHURCH BELLS ALL WERE BROKEN 4-5
AND THE THREE MEN I ADMIRED MOST 1-6m
THE FATHER, SON, AND THE HOLY GHOST 2m-4
THEY CAUGHT THE LAST TRAIN TO THE COAST 1-6m
THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED 4-5 1-5
AND THEY WERE SINGIN...
FINAL CHORUS (slow):
BYE BYE MISS AMERICAN PIE 1-4 1-5
DROVE MY CHEVY TO THE LEVY BUT THE LEVY WAS DRY 1-4 1-5
THOSE GOOD OLD BOYS WERE DRINKIN' WHISKEY AND RYE 1-4 1-5
SINGIN' "THIS WILL BE THE DAY THAT I DIE" 4-5 14-1
ANGEL OF THE MORNING Merrilee Rush (1968), Juice Newton (1981)
THERE WILL BE NO STRINGS TO BIND YOU HANDS
NOT IF MY LOVE CAN BIND YOUR HEART
I SEE NO NEED TO TAKE A STAND
FOR IT WAS I WHO CHOSE TO START
AND IF WE'RE VICTIMS OF THE NIGHT
WE WON'T BE BLINDED BY THE LIGHT
CHORUS:
JUST CALL ME ANGEL OF THE MORNING, ANGEL
JUST TOUCH MY HAND BEFORE YOU LEAVE ME, BABY
JUST CALL ME ANGEL OF THE MORNING
AND SLOWLY TURN AWAY
MAYBE THE SUN'S LIGHT WILL BE DIM
AND IT WON'T MATTER ANYHOW
IF MORNING'S ECHO SAYS WE'VE SINNED
WELL IT'S WHAT I WANTED ANYHOW
THERE IS NO NEED TO TAKE ME HOME
I'M OLD ENOUGH TO FACE THE DAWN (chorus & bridge)
BRIDGE:
AND SLOWLY TURN AWAY
I WON'T BE BACK TO STAY WITH YOU...(chorus)
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CHORUS 1-4 5-45 1-4 5-45
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*(after second chorus go to bridge)
BRIDGE *4 4 4 4
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ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT Sam Cooke, 1963 (#10)
Cat Stevens, 1974 (#6)
CHORUS (after each verse):
ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT AND I AIN'T GOT NOBODY
I HAVE SOME MONEY 'CAUSE I JUST GOT PAID
NOW HOW I WISH I HAD SOMEONE TO TALK TO--I'M IN AN AWFUL WAY
I BLEW IN TOWN A WEEK AGO--I AIN'T' SEEN A LOTTA GIRLS SINCE THEN
IF I COULD FIND 'EM I COULD GET 'EM BUT AS YET I HAVEN'T MET 'EM
THAT'S WHY I'M IN THE SHAPE I'M IN--OH...
ANOTHER FELLA TOLD ME HE HAD A SISTER THAT LOOKED SO FINE
INSTEAD OF BEING MY DELIVERANCE SHE HAD A STRONG RESEMBLANCE TO A
CAT NAMED FRANKENSTEIN--OH...
IT'S HARD ON A FELLA WHEN HE DON'T KNOW HIS WAY AROUND
IF I CAN'T FIND ME A HONEY TO HELP ME SPEND MY MONEY
I'M GONNA HAVE TO BLOW THIS TOWN--OH...
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ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT ELVIS, 1960 (#1)
written by Roy Turk & Lou Handman
ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT
DO YOU MISS ME TONIGHT
ARE YOU SORRY WE DRIFTED APART
DOES YOUR MEMORY STRAY
TO A BRIGHT SUMMER DAY
WHEN I KISSED YOU AND CALLED YOU SWEETHEART
DO THE CHAIRS IN YOUR PARLOR
SEEM EMPTY AND BARE
DO YOU GAZE AT YOU DOORSTEP
AND PICTURE ME THERE
IS YOUR HEART FILLED WITH PAIN
SHALL I COME BACK AGAIN
TELL ME, DEAR, ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT
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AS TEARS GO BY Rolling Stones, 1966 (#6)
IT IS THE EVENING OF THE DAY
I SIT AND WATCH THE CHILDREN PLAY
SMILING FACES I CAN SEE BUT NOT FOR ME
I SIT AND WATCH AS TEARS GO BY
MY RICHES CAN'T BUY EVERYTHING
I WANT TO HEAR THE CHILDREN SING
ALL I HEAR IS THE SOUND OF RAIN FALLING ON THE GROUND
I SIT AND WATCH AS TEARS GO BY
IT IS THE EVENING OF THE DAY
I SIT AND WATCH THE CHILDREN PLAY
DOING THINGS I USED TO DO, THEY THINK OF YOU
I SIT AND WATCH AS TEARS GO BY
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AT THE HOP Danny & The Juniors, 1958 (#1)
INTRO:
AH...AH...
AH...AH...
...AT THE HOP
YOU CAN ROCK IT YOU CAN ROLL IT
YOU CAN SWAP IT YOU CAN STROLL IT AT THE HOP
WHEN THE RECORDS START SPINNIN'
YOU CAN DO THE LICKIN' CHICKEN AT THE HOP
DO THE DANCE SENSATION
THAT IS SWEEPIN' THE NATION AT THE HOP
CHORUS:
LET'S GO TO THE HOP (OH BABY)
LET'S GO TO THE HOP (OH BABY)
LET'S GO TO THE HOP (OH BABY)
LET'S GO TO THE HOP
COME ON--LET'S GO TO THE HOP
YOU CAN ROCK IT YOU CAN MOVE IT
YOU CAN REALLY START TO GROOVE IT AT THE HOP
THE JOCKS ARE THE SMOOTHEST
AND THE MUSIC IS THE GROOVIEST AT THE HOP
ALL THE GUYS AND CHICKS
REALLY GET THEIR KICKS AT THE HOP
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