NASHVILLE CATS The Lovin' Spoonful, 1967 (#8)
written by John B. Sebastian
CHORUS:
NASHVILLE CATS--PLAY CLEAN AS COUNTRY WATER
NASHVILLE CATS--PLAY WILD AS MOUNTAIN DEW
NASHVILLE CATS--BEEN PLAYIN' SINCE THEY'S BABIES
NASHVILLE CATS--GET WORK BEFORE THEY'RE TWO
WELL THERE'S THIRTEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-TWO GUITAR
PICKERS IN NASHVILLE
AND THEY CAN PICK MORE NOTES THAT THE NUMBER OF ANTS ON A
TENNESSEE ANTHILL
YEAH, THERE'S THIRTEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-TWO GUITAR
CASES IN NASHVILLE
AND ANYONE THAT UNPACKS HIS GUITAR COULD PLAY TWICE AS
BETTER THAN I WILL
YEAH, I WAS JUST THIRTEEN, YOU MIGHT SAY I WAS A MUSICAL
PROVERBIAL KNEE-HIGH
WHEN I HEARD A COUPLE NEW-SOUNDING TUNES ON THE TUBES AND THEY
BLASTED ME SKY-HIGH
AND THE RECORD MAN SAID EVERY ONE IS A YELLOW SUN
RECORD FROM NASHVILLE
AND UP NORTH THERE AIN'T NOBODY BUYS THEM
AND I SAID, "BUT I WILL" . . . AND IT WAS (chorus)
WELL THERE'S SIXTEEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED 'N' TWENTY-ONE
MOTHERS FROM NASHVILLE
ALL THEIR FRIENDS PLAY MUSIC AND THEY AIN'T UPTIGHT IF
ONE OF THE KIDS WILL
BECAUSE IT'S CUSTOM MADE FOR ANY MOTHER'S SON TO BE A
GUITAR PICKER IN NASHVILLE
AND I SURE AM GLAD I GOT A CHANCE TO SAY A WORD ABOUT THE
MUSIC AND THE MOTHERS FROM NASHVILLE (chorus)
CHORUS 1-5 1 1 1
1-5 1 1 1
1-5 1 1 1
1-5 1 1 1
VERSE 1 1 5 5
5 5 1 1
1 1 4 4
5 5 5 1 1
NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE Delaney & Bonnie, 1971 (#13)
I'VE GOT A NEVER-ENDING LOVE FOR YOU
FROM NOW ON THAT'S ALL I WANT TO DO
FROM THE FIRST TIME WE MET I KNEW
I'D HAVE A NEVER-ENDING LOVE FOR YOU
CHORUS:
AFTER ALL THIS TIME OF BEIN' ALONE
WE CAN LOVE ONE ANOTHER, GIVE FOR EACH OTHER
FROM NOW ON
IT'S SO GOOD I CAN HARDLY STAND IT
NEVER-ENDING LOVE FOR YOU
FROM NOW ON THAT'S ALL I WANT TO DO
FROM THE FIRST TIME WE MET I KNEW
I'D SING MY NEVER-ENDING SONG OF LOVE FOR YOU
verse 1 1 5 5
5 5 1 1
1 1 5 5
5 5 1 1
chorus 4 4 4 4
1 1 1 1
4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5
NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN Moody Blues (#2,1972)
NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN NEVER REACHING THE END
LETTERS I'VE WRITTEN NEVER MEANING TO SEND
BEAUTY I'D ALWAYS MISSED WITH THESE EYES BEFORE
JUST WHAT THE TRUTH IS I CAN'T SAY ANYMORE
CHORUS:
AND I LOVE YOU, YES I LOVE YOU
OH HOW I LOVE YOU...
GAZING AT PEOPLE SOME HAND IN HAND
JUST WHAT I'M GOING THROUGH THEY CAN'T UNDERSTAND
SOME TRY TO TELL ME THOUGHTS THEY CANNOT DEFEND
JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO BE YOU'LL BE IN THE END (chorus)
(solo, verse 1 & 2, chorus)
(6/8)
VERSE 1m 7 1m 7
6 3 b2 1m
CHORUS 4 4 6 6
1m 7 1m 7
SOLO 1m 7 6 5
1m 7 6 5
1m 6 1m 6
4m 5 4m 5
1m 7 6 6
NINETEENTH NERVOUS BREAKDOWN Rolling Stones (#2,1966)
YOU'RE THE KIND OF PERSON YOU MEET AT CERTAIN
DISMAL DULL AFFAIRS
SAID ALL THE CROWD NOW YOU'RE MUCH TOO LOUD
RUNNIN' UP AND DOWN THE STAIRS
WELL IT SEEMS TO ME THAT YOU HAVE BEEN TOO MUCH
INTO YOUR YEARS
AND THOUGH YOU TRY YOU JUST CAN'T HIDE
YOUR EYES ARE AGED WITH TEARS
YOU WILL STOP--LOOK AROUND
CHORUS (after each verse):
HERE IT COMES--HERE IT COMES--HERE IT COMES--HERE IT COMES
HERE COMES YOUR NINETEENTH NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
WHEN YOU WERE A CHILD YOU WERE TREATED KIND
BUT NEVER BROUGHT UP RIGHT
YOU WERE ALWAYS SPOILED WITH A THOUSAND TOYS
BUT STILL YOU CRIED ALL NIGHT
YOUR MOTHER WHO NEGLECTED YOU OWES A MILLION DOLLARS TAX
AND YOUR FATHER'S STILL PERFECTING WAYS OF MAKING SEALING WAX
YOU'RE GONNA' STOP--LOOK AROUND
BRIDGE:
OH, WHO'S TO BLAME--THAT GIRL DRIVES ME INSANE
WELL, NOTHIN' I DO DON'T SEEM TO WORK
IT ONLY SEEMS TO MAKE FINAL WORK ON ME
YOU WERE REALLY SCHOOLED WHEN YOU HAD THAT FOOL
IT WOULD REALLY MESS YOUR MIND
AND AFTER THAT YOU TURNED YOUR BACK ON TREATING PEOPLE KIND
ON OUR FIRST TRIP I TRIED SO HARD TO REARRANGE YOUR MIND
BUT AFTER AWHILE I REALIZED THAT YOU WERE JUST SO RAGING MAD
YOU WILL STOP--LOOK AROUND
VERSE 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1
4 4 4 4
1 1 1 1
5 5 4 4
CHORUS 1 1 1 1
4 4 4 4
1 1 1 1 1 1
BRIDGE 5 5 5 5
1 1 1 1
4 4 5 5
1 1 1 1
NO TIME Guess Who, 1970 (#5)
written by Randy Bachman & Burton Cummings
CHORUS (after each verse):
(NO TIME LEFT FOR YOU) ON MY WAY TO BETTER THINGS
(NO TIME LEFT FOR YOU) I FOUND MYSELF SOME WINGS
(NO TIME LEFT FOR YOU) DISTANT ROADS ARE CALLIN' ME
(NO TIME LEFT FOR YOU) DA-UN-DA-UN-DA-UN-DA-UN-DA
NO TIME FOR A SUMMER FRIEND--NO TIME FOR THE LOVE YOU SEND
SEASONS CHANGE AND SO DO I
YOU NEED NOT WONDER WHY--YOU NEED NOT WONDER WHY
THERE'S NO TIME LEFT FOR YOU--NO TIME LEFT FOR YOU
NO TIME FOR A GENTLE RAIN--NO TIME FOR MY WATCH AND CHAIN
NO TIME FOR REVOLVING DOORS
NO TIME FOR THE KILLIN' FLOOR--NO TIME FOR THE KILLIN' FLOOR
THERE'S NO TIME LEFT FOR YOU--NO TIME LEFT FOR YOU
ENDING:
NO TIME, NO TIME, NO TIME, NO TIME (x2)
I GOT GOT GOT, GOT NO TIME--I GOT GOT GOT, GOT NO TIME (x2)
NO NO NO, NO NO NO, NO NO NO, NO TIME (x2)
I GOT GOT GOT, GOT NO TIME--I GOT GOT GOT, GOT NO TIME
NO NO NO...NO TIME
I GOT NO TIME, GOT NO TIME, GOT NO TIME, GOT NO TIME...blah blah blah
INTRO 1 b3 4 1
1 b3 4 1
CHORUS 1 b3 4 1
1 b3 4 1
1 b3 4 1
1 b3 4 1
VERSE 1-5 2m-5 1-5 2m-5
1-5 2m-5
4 3m 4 3m
4 3m 4 3m (hold) (3m) (to intro)
ENDING 1 b3 4 1 . . .
NOBODY BUT ME Human Beinz (#8,1968)
INTRO:
NO, NO NO, NO NO NO NO...
NOBODY CAN DO THE SHING-A-LING LIKE I DO
NOBODY CAN DO THE SHAKE LIKE I DO
NOBODY CAN DO THE BOOGALOO LIKE I DO
NOBODY CAN DO THE FILLY LIKE I DO
(SUBSTITUTE NAMES OF ANY DANCE--WATUSI, TWIST, SWIM, SLAM, etc.)
CHORUS:
I WANNA' TELL YA' NOBODY--AIN'T NOBODY--NOBODY BUT ME BABE
I WANNA' TELL YA' NOBODY--AIN'T NOBODY--NOBODY BUT ME BABE
I WANNA' TELL YA'--AIN'T NOBODY--NOBODY BUT ME
BRIDGE:
NOBODY--NOBODY (X4)
NOBODY BUT ME
INTRO 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 (stop)
VERSE 1 6m 1 6m
1 6m 1 6m
CHORUS 1 1 1 1
4 4 1 1
5 4 1 1
BRIDGE 1 6m 1 6m
1 6m 1 6m
5 4 1 1
OH, PRETTY WOMAN Roy Orbison (#1,1964)
PRETTY WOMAN WALKIN' DOWN THE STREET
PRETTY WOMAN--THE KIND I LIKE TO MEET
PRETTY WOMAN--I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU, YOU'RE NOT THE TRUTH
NO ONE CAN LOOK AS GOOD AS YOU
PRETTY WOMAN WON'T YOU PARDON ME
PRETTY WOMAN I COULDN'T HELP BUT SEE
PRETTY WOMAN--YOU LOOK LOVELY AS CAN BE
ARE YOU LONELY JUST LIKE ME
BRIDGE:
PRETTY WOMAN STOP AWHILE, PRETTY WOMAN TALK AWHILE
PRETTY WOMAN GIVE YOUR SMILE TO ME
PRETTY WOMAN YEAH YEAH YEAH, PRETTY WOMAN LOOK MY WAY
PRETTY WOMAN SAY YOU'LL STAY WITH ME
'CAUSE I NEED YOU--I'LL TREAT YOU RIGHT
COME WITH ME BABY--BE MINE TONIGHT
PRETTY WOMAN DON'T WALK ON BY
PRETTY WOMAN DON'T MAKE ME CRY
PRETTY WOMAN--DON'T WALK AWAY--HEY--OKAY
IF THAT'S THE WAY IT MUST BE OKAY (ending)
ENDING (stay on 5-chord):
I THINK I'LL GO ON HOME, IT'S LATE
THERE'LL BE TOMORROW NIGHT, BUT WAIT--WHAT DO I SEE
IS SHE WALKIN' BACK TO ME--YEAH, SHE'S WALKIN' BACK TO ME
OH...PRETTY (1-chord) WOMAN
INTRO 5 5 5 5
VERSE 1 6m 1 6m
4 4
5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5
(key change-up 1 1/2 steps)
BRIDGE 2m 5 1 6m
2m 5 1 1
2m 5 1 6m
2m 5 1
(back to original key)
1 6m 4m 5
1 6m 4m
5 5 5 5 (to verse and end)
ENDING 5 ... 1
OLD TIME ROCK AND ROLL Bob Seger (1979)
JUST TAKE THOSE OLD RECORDS OFF THE SHELF
I SIT AND LISTEN TO 'EM BY MYSELF
TODAY'S MUSIC AIN'T GOT THE SAME SOUL
I LIKE THAT OLD TIME ROCK AND ROLL
DON'T TRY TO TAKE ME TO A DISCO
YOU'LL NEVER GET ME OUT ON THE FLOOR
IN TEN MINUTES I HEAD STRAIGHT FOR THE DOOR
I LIKE THAT OLD TIME ROCK AND ROLL
CHORUS:
STILL LIKE THAT OLD TIME ROCK AND ROLL
THE KIND OF MUSIC THAT JUST SOOTHES THE SOUL
I REMINISCE ABOUT THE DAYS OF OLD
WITH THAT OLD TIME ROCK AND ROLL
WON'T GO AND HEAR 'EM PLAY A TANGO
I'D RATHER HEAR SOME BLUES OR FUNKY OL' SOUL
THERE'S ONLY ONE SURE WAY TO GET ME TO GO
START PLAYIN' OL' TIME ROCK AND ROLL
CALL ME A RELIC, CALL ME WHAT YOU WILL
SAY I'M OLD-FASHIONED, SAY I'M OVER THE HILL
TODAY'S MUSIC AIN'T GOT THE SAME SOUL
I LIKE THAT OLD TIME ROCK AND ROLL (chorus)
1 1 4 4
5 5 1 1 (5)
ONLY THE LONELY The Motels, 1982 (#9)
WE WALKED THE LONELIEST MILE--WE SMILED WITHOUT ANY STYLE
WE KISS ALTOGETHER WRONG--NO INTENTION
WE LIED ABOUT EACH OTHER'S DRINKIN'
WE LIVED WITHOUT EACH OTHER THINKIN'
WHAT ANYONE WOULD DO WITHOUT ME AND YOU
CHORUS 1:
IT'S LIKE I TOLD YOU--ONLY THE LONELY CAN PLAY
SO HOLD ON HERE WE GO--HOLD ON TO NOTHIN' WE KNOW
I FEEL SO LONELY WAY UP HERE
WE MENTION THE TIME WE WERE TOGETHER
SO LONG AGO, WELL I DON'T REMEMBER
ALL I KNOW IS THAT IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD NOW
CHORUS 2:
ONLY THE LONELY--ONLY THE LONELY CAN PLAY
ONLY THE LONELY--ONLY THE LONELY CAN PLAY
VERSE 1 1 6m 6m
4 4 1 1
CHORUS 1 5 4 1 1
CHORUS 2 5 4 1 1
5 4 1 1
PAINT IT BLACK Rolling Stones (#1,1966)
I SEE A RED DOOR AND I WANT IT PAINTED BLACK
NO COLORS ANYMORE--I WANT THEM TO TURN BLACK
I SEE THE GIRLS WALK BY DRESSED IN THEIR SUMMER CLOTHES
I HAVE TO TURN MY HEAD UNTIL MY DARKNESS GOES
I SEE A LINE OF CARS AND THEY'RE ALL PAINTED BLACK
WITH FLOWERS AND MY LOVE--BOTH NEVER TO COME BACK
I SEE PEOPLE TURN THEIR HEADS AND QUICKLY LOOK AWAY
I NEED MY BABY--IT JUST HAPPENS EVERY DAY
I LOOK INSIDE MY SELF AND SEE MY HEART IS BLACK
I SEE MY RED DOOR AND I HAD IT PAINTED BLACK
MAYBE THEN I WILL FADE AWAY AND NOT HAVE TO FACE THE FACTS
IT'S NOT EASY FACIN' UP WHEN YOUR WHOLE WORLD IS BLACK
NO MORE WILL MY GRAY SEA GO TURN A DEEPER BLUE
I COULD NOT FORESEE THIS THING HAPPENING TO YOU
IF I LOOK HARD ENOUGH INTO THE SETTING SUN
MY LOVE WILL LAUGH WITH ME BEFORE THE MORNING COMES
(repeat verse 1)
ENDING:
MMM...(x4)
I WANT TO SEE IT PAINTED--PAINTED BLACK
BLACK AS NIGHT, BLACK AS COAL
I WANT TO SEE THE SUN--BLOTTED OUT FROM THE SKY
I WANT TO SEE IT PAINTED--PAINTED--PAINTED BLACK
VERSE 1m 1m 5 5
1m 1m 5 5
1m-7 3-7 1m 1m
1m-7 3-7 4 5
ENDING 1m 1m 5 5 (x4)
1m 1m 5 5 ...
PEACEFUL EASY FEELIN' Eagles (1973)
I LIKE THE WAY YOUR SPARKLIN' EARRINGS LAY
AGAINST YOUR SKIN SO BROWN
AND I WANNA' SLEEP WITH YOU IN THE DESERT TONIGHT
WITH A BILLION STARS ALL AROUND
CHORUS (after each verse):
'CAUSE I GOT A PEACEFUL EASY FEELIN'
AND I KNOW YOU WON'T LET ME DOWN
'CAUSE I'M ALREADY STANDIN' ON THE GROUND
AND I FOUND OUT A LONG TIME AGO
WHAT A WOMAN CAN DO TO YOUR SOUL
AH, BUT SHE CAN'T TAKE YOU ANY WAY
YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW HOW TO GO--(AND I GOT A...)
I GET THE FEELIN' I MAY KNOW YOU
AS A LOVER AND A FRIEND
BUT THIS VOICE KEEPS WHISPERIN' IN MY OTHER EAR
TELLS ME I MANY NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN
INTRO 1 4 1 4
VERSE 1 4 1 4
1 4 5 5
1 4 1 4
1 4 5 5
CHORUS 4 4 1 1
4 4 2m 5
1 2m 4 5
1 4 1 4
PINK CADILLAC Bruce Springsteen/Natalie Cole (#5,1988)
YOU MAY THINK I'M FOOLISH FOR THE FOOLISH THINGS I DO
YOU MAY WONDER HOW COME I LOVE YA'
WHEN YOU GET ON MY NERVES LIKE YOU DO
WELL BABY YOU KNOW YOU BUG ME--THERE AIN'T NO SECRET 'BOUT THAT
WELL COME ON OVER HERE AND HUG ME--BABY I'LL SPILL THE FACTS
WELL HONEY IT AIN'T YOUR MONEY CAUSE I GOT PLENTY OF THAT
I LOVE YOU FOR YOUR...
CHORUS (after each verse):
PINK CADILLAC, PLUSH VELVET SEATS
RIDIN' IN THE BACK, OOZIN' DOWN THE STREET
WAVIN' TO THE GIRLS, FEELIN' OUTTA' SIGHT
SPENDIN' ALL MY MONEY ON A SATURDAY NIGHT
HONEY I JUST WONDER WHAT YA' DO THERE IN THE BACK OF YOUR
PINK CADILLAC, PINK CADILLAC
WELL NOW WAY BACK IN THE BIBLE TEMPTATION'S ALWAYS COME ALONG
THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEBODY TEMPTING YOU
INTO DOIN' SOMETHIN' THEY KNOW IS WRONG
WELL THEY TEMPT YOU, MAN, WITH SILVER
AND THEY TEMPT YOU, SIR, WITH GOLD
AND THEY TEMPT YOU WITH THE PLEASURES
THEIR FLESH DOTH SURELY HOLD
THEY SAY EVE TEMPTED ADAM WITH AN APPLE
MAN, I AIN'T GOIN' FOR THAT--I KNOW IT WAS A...
WELL SOME FOLKS SAY IT'S TOO BIG AND USES TOO MUCH GAS
SOME FOLKS SAY THAT IT'S TOO OLD AND THAT IT JUST GOES TOO FAST
AH BUT LOVE IS BIGGER THAN A HONDA AND IT'S BIGGER THAN A SUBARU
AND, MAN, THERE'S ONLY ONE THING AND ONE CAR THAT WILL DO
ANYWAY WE DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE IT--HONEY WE CAN PARK IT OUT IN BACK
AND HAVE A PARTY IN YOUR...
VERSE 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1
4 4 4 4
1 1 1 1
5 5 5 5
CHORUS 1 1 1 1
4 4 1 1
5 5 1 1
PROUD MARY Credence Clearwater Revival (#2,1969)
written by John Fogarty
I LEFT A GOOD JOB IN THE CITY
WORKIN' FOR THE MAN EVERY NIGHT AND DAY
AND I NEVER LOST ONE MINUTE OF SLEEPIN'
WORRYIN''BOUT THE WAY THINGS MIGHT HAVE BEEN
CHORUS (after each verse):
BIG WHEEL KEEP ON TURNIN'
PROUD MARY KEEP ON BURNIN'
ROLLIN', ROLLIN', ROLLIN' ON A RIVER
I CLEANED A LOT OF PLATES IN MEMPHIS
PUMPED A LOT OF "PANE" DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS
BUT I NEVER SAW THE GOOD SIDE OF THE CITY
UNTIL I HITCHED A RIDE ON THE RIVERBOAT QUEEN
IF YOU COME DOWN TO THE RIVER
BET YOU GONNA FIND SOME PEOPLE WHO LIVE
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY 'CAUSE YOU HAVE NO MONEY
PEOPLE ON THE RIVER ARE HAPPY TO GIVE
INTRO b7-5 b7-5 b7/54 b3//1 1 1
VERSE 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1
CHORUS 5 5 6m 6m
1 1 1 1 (to intro)
PURPLE HAZE Jimi Hendrix
PURPLE HAZE ALL IN MY BRAIN
LATELY THINGS DON'T SEEM THE SAME
ACTIN' FUNNY BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY
'SCUSE ME WHILE I KISS THE SKY
PURPLE HAZE ALL AROUND
DON'T KNOW IF I'M COMIN' UP OR DOWN
AM I HAPPY OR IN MISERY
WHATEVER IT IS, THAT GIRL PUT A SPELL ON ME
BRIDGE 1:
HELP ME, HELP ME--OH I DON'T KNOW (solo & intro)
PURPLE HAZE WAS ALL IN MY EYES
DON'T KNOW IF IT'S DAY OR NIGHT
YOU'VE GOT ME BLOWIN', BLOWIN' MY MIND
IS IT TOMORROW OR JUST THE END OF TIME
BRIDGE 2:
WHO KNOWS--HELP ME, YEAH (solo)
COME ON NOW--TELL ME, TELL ME
INTRO Bbdim Bbdim
E E E E
E E E E
VERSE E7+9 G-A E7+9 G-A
E7+9 G-A E77+9 (stop) ... ...
BRIDGE A B D (solo on verse)