[Intro]
E C#m x4
F#5 A
[Verse 1]
E C#m E C#m
Too alarming now, to talk about
E C#m E C#m
Take your pictures down, and shake it out
E C#m E C#m
Truth or consequence, say it aloud
E C#m E C#m
Use that evidence, race it around
[Chorus]
A E
There goes my hero, watch him as he goes
A E
There goes my hero, he's ordinary
F#5 A
[Verse 2]
E C#m E C#m
Don't the best of them, bleed it out
E C#m E C#m
While the rest of them, peter out
E C#m E C#m
Truth or consequence, say it aloud
E C#m E C#m
Use that evidence, race it around
[Chorus]
A E
There goes my hero, watch him as he goes
A E
There goes my hero, he's ordinary
F#5 A
[Bridge]
E C#m E C#m
Kudos my hero, leaving all the best
E C#m E C#m
You know my hero, the one that's on
[Chorus]
A E
There goes my hero, watch him as he goes
A E
There goes my hero, he's ordinary
A E
There goes my hero, watch him as he goes
A E
There goes my hero, he's ordinary
F#5 A
A E
I can tell there’s something you don’t wanna tell me
A B7 B Bb A
It’s killing you cause words are hard to find
(A) E
I know you want to break it to me gently
F# B7 C7 B7
Well sweet baby say what’s on your mind
CHORUS:
E E
Let’er rip, let it fly
Come on baby say it do you think I’m gonna cry
A E
ain’t about to bawl I ain’t gonna die
B7 A
so if you’re gonna say goodbye don't take all damn night
E E
let’er rip, let it fly
A E
Why the drama we don’t have to drag out the situation
A B7
It wasn’t you, it wasn’t me, sometimes the chemistry don’t ignite
A E
There ain’t no rings, no mortgage there ain't any complications
F# B7
Just a hyphenated word get it out I’m sure I’ll be alright
Chorus:
(bass and drums only)
It ain’t no big deal, it ain’t no great loss
You and I are on the same train of thought
You don't have to tell me where to get off
Maybe I misunderstood you if you leave me baby would ya
CHORUS:
E E
Let’er rip, let it fly
Come on baby say it do you think I’m gonna cry
A E
ain’t about to bawl I ain’t gonna die
B7 A
so if you’re gonna say goodbye don't take all damn night
E E
let’er rip, let it fly
B7 A
so if you’re gonna say goodbye don't take all damn night
E E
let’er rip, let it fly
[Intro]
Bb/A Fmaj7
Bb/A Fmaj7
[Verse 1]
Gm
Didn't know what time it was the lights were low-ow-ow.
F
I lean back on my radio-o-o
C C7
Some cat was laying down some rock'n'roll,
F Ab Bb
'Lotta soul' he said.
[Verse 2]
Gm
Then the loud sound did seem to fa-a-ade
F
Came back like a slow voice on a wave of pha-a-ase
C C7 A G
That weren't no DJ that was hazy cosmic jive.
[Chorus]
F Dm
There's a starman waiting in the sky
Am Am7/G
He'd like to come and meet us
C C7
But he thinks he'd blow our minds.
F Dm
There's a starman waiting in the sky
Am Am7/G
He's told us not to blow it
C C7
'Cause he knows it's all worthwhile,
He told me,
Bb Bbm F D/F#
"Let the children lose it, let the children use it,
Gm C
Let all the children boogie."
[Interlude]
Bb F C F Bb F C
[Verse 3]
Gm
Well I had to phone someone so I picked on you-ou-ou
F
Hey that's far out, so you heard him too-oo-oo
C C7 F Ab Bb
Switch on the TV we may pick him up on Channel 2.
[Verse 4]
Gm
Look out your window I can see his li-i-ight,
F
If we can sparkle he may land toni-i-ight,
C C7 A G
Don't tell your papa or he'll get us locked up in fright.
[Chorus]
F Dm
There's a starman waiting in the sky
Am Am7/G
He'd like to come and meet us
C C7
But he thinks he'd blow our minds.
F Dm
There's a starman waiting in the sky
Am Am7/G
He's told us not to blow it
C C7
'Cause he knows it's all worthwhile,
He told me,
Bb Bbm F D/F#
"Let the children lose it, let the children use it,
Gm C
Let all the children boogie."
F Dm
Starman waiting in the sky
Am Am7/G
He'd like to come and meet us
C C7
But he thinks he'd blow our minds.
F Dm
There's a starman waiting in the sky
Am Am7/G
He's told us not to blow it
C C7
'Cause he knows it's all worthwhile,
He told me,
Bb Bbm F D/F#
"Let the children lose it, let the children use it,
Gm C
Let all the children boogie."
[Outro]
Bb F C F
Bb F C F
La la la la la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la
Bb F C F
La la la la la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la
Bb F C F
La la la la la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la
Bb F C F
La la la la la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la
(Fade out)
[Intro]
G D Em C
G D Em C
G D C
[Verse 1]
G D
Heading down south to the land of the pines
Em C
I'm thumbing my way into North Caroline
G D C
Staring up the road and pray to God I see headlights
G D
I made it down the coast in seventeen hours
Em C
Picking me a bouquet of dogwood flowers
G D C
And I'm a-hopin' for Raleigh, I can see my baby tonight
[Chorus]
G D
So rock me momma like a wagon wheel
Em C
Rock me momma any way you feel
G D C
Hey, momma rock me
G D
Rock me momma like the wind and the rain
Em C
Rock me momma like a south bound train
G D C
Hey, momma rock me
[Instrumental]
G D Em C
G D C
[Verse 2]
G D
Running from the cold up in New England
Em C
I was born to be a fiddler in an old time string band
G D C
My baby plays a guitar, I pick a banjo now
G D
Oh, north country winters keep a-getting me down
Em C
Lost my money playing poker so I had to leave town
G D C
But I ain't turning back to living that old life no more
[Chorus]
G D
So rock me momma like a wagon wheel
Em C
Rock me momma any way you feel
G D C
Hey, momma rock me
G D
Yeah, rock me momma like the wind and the rain
Em C
Rock me momma like a south bound train
G D C
Hey, momma rock me
[Instrumental]
G D Em C
G D C
G D Em C
G D C
[Verse 3] (one strum each chord below)
G D
Walkin' to the south out of Roanoke
Em C
I caught a trucker out of Philly, had a nice long toke
G D
But he's a heading west from the Cumberland gap
C
To Johnson City, Tennessee
G D
I gotta get a move on before the sun
Em C
I hear my baby calling my name and I know that she's the only one
G D C
And if I die in Raleigh at least I will die free
[Chorus] (soft drums, banjo, and guitar)
G D
So rock me momma like a wagon wheel
Em C
Rock me momma any way you feel
G D C
Hey, momma rock me
G D
Oh, rock me momma like the wind and the rain
Em C
Rock me momma like a south bound train
G D C
Hey, hey momma rock me
(normal strumming)
G D
Oh, so rock me momma like a wagon wheel
Em C
Ohhhhhhhhhhhh, I wanna feel
(Rock me momma any way you feel)
G D C
Hey, hey momma rock me, momma rock me, momma rock me
G D
Rock me momma like the wind and the rain
Em C
Rock me momma like a south bound train
G D C
Hey, yeah yeah, momma rock me, you can rock me, rock me
[Outro]
G D Em C
G D C
G D Em C
G D C
G D Em C
G D C
G D Em C
G D C
[Intro]
Dmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7 Bbmaj7
[Verse 1]
Dmaj7
You don't know babe
Am7
When you hold me
Gmaj7
And kiss me slowly
Bbmaj7
It's the sweetest thing
Dmaj7
And it don't change
Am7
If I had it my way
Gmaj7 Bbmaj7
You would know that you are
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Dmaj7
You're the coffee that I need in the morning
Am7
You're my sunshine in the rain when it's pouring
Gmaj7
Won't you give yourself to me
Bbmaj7
Give it all, oh
[Chorus]
Dmaj7
I just wanna see
Am7
I just wanna see how beautiful you are
Gmaj7 Bbmaj7
You know that I see it
Dmaj7
I know you're a star
Am7
Where you go I follow
No matter how far
Gmaj7 Bbmaj7
If life is a movie
Dmaj7 Am7
Oh you're the best part, oh
Gmaj7 Bbmaj7
You're the best part, oh
Best part
[Verse 2]
Dmaj7
It's the sunrise
Am7
And those brown eyes, yes
Gmaj7 Bbmaj7
You're the one that I desire
Dmaj7
When we wake up
Am7
And then we make love
Gmaj7 Bbmaj7
It makes me feel so nice
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Dmaj7
You're my water when I'm stuck in the desert
Am7
You're the Tylenol I take when my head hurts
Gmaj7 Bbmaj7
You're the sunshine on my life
[Chorus]
Dmaj7 Am7
I just wanna see how beautiful you are
Gmaj7 Bbmaj7
You know that I see it
Dmaj7
I know you're a star
Am7
Where you go I follow
No matter how far
Gmaj7 Bbmaj7
If life is a movie
Dmaj7 Am7
Oh you're the best part, oh
Gmaj7 Bbmaj7
You're the best part, oh
Best part
[Outro]
Dmaj7
If you love me won't you say something
Am7
If you love me won't you
Won't you
Gmaj7
If you love me won't you say something
Bbmaj7
If you love me won't you
Love me, won't you
Dmaj7
If you love me won't you say something
Am7
If you love me won't you
Gmaj7
If you love me won't you say something
Bbmaj7
If you love me won't you
Love me, won't you
Dmaj7
If you love me won't you say something
Am7
If you love me won't you
Gmaj7
If you love me won't you say something
Bbmaj7
If you love me won't you
Love me, won't you
[Verse]
A B7
Three little birds, sat on my window
D/E A
And they told me I don't need to worry
A B7
Summer came like cinnamon
So sweet,
D/E A
Little girls double-dutch on the concrete
F#m7 C#7/F F#m7 B9
Maybe sometimes, we've got it wrong, but it's alright
Dmaj7 Dmmaj7
The more things seem to change, the more they stay the same
Oh, don't you hesitate
[Chorus]
A B7/F#
Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
D/E A
You go ahead, let your hair down
A B7/F#
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams,
D/E A
Just go ahead, let your hair down
Dmaj7 Dmmaj7 A
You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow
[Verse 2]
A B7
Blue as the sky, sunburnt and lonely,
D/E A
Sipping tea in a bar by the roadside,
A
(just relax, just relax)
B7
Don't you let those other boys fool you,
D/E A
Got to love that afro hair do
F#m7 C#7/F F#m7 B9
Maybe sometimes, we feel afraid, but it's alright
Dmaj7 Dmmaj7
The more you stay the same, the more they seem to change
Don't you think it's strange?
[Chorus]
A B7/F#
Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
D/E A
You go ahead, let your hair down
A B7/F#
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams,
D/E A
Just go ahead, let your hair down
Dmaj7 Dmmaj7 A
You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow
[Bridge]
Bm7
'Twas more than I could take, pity for pity's sake
F#m N.C. Bm7
Some nights kept me awake, I thought that I was stronger
A/C# Dmaj7 Bm7
When you gonna realise, that you don't even have to try any longer?
Dmaj7
Do what you want to
[Chorus]
A B7/F#
Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
D/E A
You go ahead, let your hair down (oh, let your hair down!)
A B7/F#
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams (hope you get your dreams)
D/E A
Just go ahead, let your hair down (sister, let your hair down!)
A B7/F#
Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
D/E A
You go ahead, let your hair down
A B7/F#
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams,
D/E A
Just go ahead, let your hair down
Dmaj7 Dmmaj7 A
You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow
[Intro]
N.C.
Shot through the heart, and you're to blame, darlin' you give love a bad name
Cm G# A# Cm G# A# D# Cm Cm G# A# Cm G# A#
Cm (riff)
[Verse]
Cm Cm
An angel's smile is what you sell, you promise me heaven, then put me through hell
Cm Cm
Chains of love got a hold on me, when passion's a prison, you can't break free
[Pre-Chorus]
F Cm (riff) A#
Oh you're a loaded gun yeah, oh there's nowhere to run
F G
No one can save me, the damage is done
[Chorus]
Cm G# A# Cm G# A# D# Cm
Shot through the heart, and you're to blame, you give love a bad name (bad name)
Cm G# A# Cm
I play my part and you play your game
G# A# D# Cm G# A# Cm (riff)
You give love a bad name (bad name), you give love a bad name
[Verse]
Cm Cm
Paint your smile on your lips, blood red nails on your fingertips
Cm Cm
A school boy's dream, you act so shy, your very first kiss was your first kiss goodbye
[Pre-Chorus]
F Cm (riff) A#
Oh you're a loaded gun yeah, oh there's nowhere to run
F G
No one can save me, the damage is done
[Chorus]
Cm G# A# Cm G# A# D# Cm
Shot through the heart, and you're to blame, you give love a bad name (bad name)
Cm G# A# Cm
I play my part and you play your game
G# A# D# Cm G# A# Cm (riff)
You give love a bad name (bad name), you give love a bad name
[Solo]
[Chorus]
Cm G# A# Cm G# A# D# Cm
Shot through the heart, and you're to blame, you give love a bad name (bad name)
Cm G# A# Cm
I play my part and you play your game
G# A# D# Cm
You give love a bad name (bad name)
(repeat and fade)
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
G Em Em7
Old pirates, yes, they rob I.
C G/B Am
Sold I to the merchant ships
G Em C G/B Am
minutes after they took I from the bottomless pit.
G Em Em7
But my hand was made strong
C G/B Am
By the hand of the Almighty.
G Em C Am7 D
We forward in this generation triumphantly.
[Chorus]
G C D G
Won't you help to sing these songs of freedom?
C D Em C D G C
Cause all I ever had, redemption songs,
D G C D
redemption songs.
[Verse 2]
G Em Em7
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery,
C G/B Am
None but ourselves can free our minds.
G Em
Have no fear for atomic energy,
C G/B D
'Cause none of them can stop the time.
G Em Em7
How long shall they kill our prophets
C G/B Am
While we stand aside and look?
G Em
Ooh, some say it's just a part of it.
C Am7 D
We've got to fulfill the book.
[Chorus]
G C D G
Won't you help to sing these songs of freedom?
C D Em C D G C
'Cause all I ever had, redemption songs,
D G C D G C D
redemption songs, redemption songs.
[Instrumental]
Em C D
Em C D
Em C D
Em C D
[Verse 3]
G Em Em7
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery,
C G/B Am
None but ourselves can free our minds.
G Em
Woh, Have no fear for atomic energy,
C G/B D
'Cause none of them-ah can-ah stop-ah the time.
G Em Em7
How long shall they kill our prophets
C G/B Am
While we stand aside and look?
G Em
Yes, some say it's just a part of it.
C Am7 D
We've got to fulfill the book.
[Chorus]
G C D G
Won't you help to sing these songs of freedom?
C D Em C D G
'Cause all I ever had, redemption songs,
C D Em C D Em C
All I ever had, redemption songs,
D G C D G
These songs of freedom, songs of freedom
[Outro]
C C/B Am Am6
[Intro]
D D D D C# C
B7 B7 B7 B7 C C#
[Verse 1]
D
One way or another, I'm gonna find ya
C# C
I'm gonna get ya', get ya', get ya', get ya'
B7
One way or another, I'm gonna win ya'
C C#
I'm gonna get ya', get ya' ,get ya', get ya'
D
One way or another, I'm gonna see ya'
C# C
I'm gonna meet ya', meet ya', meet ya', meet ya'
B7
One day maybe next week, I'm gonna meet ya'
I'm gonna meet ya', I'll meet ya'
[Chorus 1]
G Bm A F#m
I will drive past your house
G Bm A F#m
and if the lights are all down
G E F#
I'll see who's around
[Verse 2]
D
One way or another, I'm gonna find ya'
C# C
I'm gonna get ya', get ya', get ya', get ya'
B7
One way or another, I'm gonna win ya'
C C#
I'll get ya', I'll get ya'
D
One way or another, I'm gonna see ya'
C# C
I'm gonna meet ya', meet ya', meet ya', meet ya'
B7
One day maybe next week ,I'm gonna meet ya'
I'll meet ya'
[Chorus 2]
G Bm A F#m
And if the lights are all out
G Bm A F#m
I'll follow your bus downtown
G E F#
See who's hangin' out
[Instrumental]
F#m F#m A C#m
B7 E F#m F#m
A A B B C C#
[Verse 3]
D
One way or another, I'm gonna lose ya'
C# C
I'm gonna give you the slip
B7
A slip of the lip or another I'm gonna lose ya'
C C#
I'm gonna trick ya', I'll trick ya'
D
One way or another, I'm gonna lose ya'
C# C
I'm gonna trick ya', trick ya', trick ya', trick ya'
B7
One way or another, I'm gonna lose ya'
I'm gonna give you the slip
[Link]
D D B7 B7
[Bridge]
D
I'll walk down the mall, stand over by the wall
B7
Where I can see it all, find out who ya' call
D
Lead you to the supermarket check out some,
B7
specials and rap, then get lost in the crowd
[Coda]
D B7
One way or another I'm gonna get ya'
I'll get ya'
I'll get ya', get ya', get ya', get ya'
Where I can see it all, find out who ya' call
[Intro]
E
[Verse 1]
E
She never mentions the word "addiction"
In certain company
E
Yes, she'll tell you she's an orphan
After you meet her family
[Interlude]
| B | A | E | E | x2
[Verse 2]
E
She paints her eyes as black as night now
Pulls those shades down tight
E
Yeah, she gives a smile when the pain come
The pain gonna make everything alright
[Chorus]
B A
Says she talks to angels
E
They call her out by her name
B A
Oh yeah, she talks to angels
E
Says they call her out by her name
[Verse 3]
E
She keeps a lock of hair in her pocket
She wears a cross around her neck
E
Yes, the hair is from a little boy
And the cross is someone she has not met
Not yet
[Chorus]
B A
Says she talks to angels
E
They call her out by her name
B A
Oh yeah, she talks to angels
E
Says they call her out by her name
[Bridge]
A E
She don't know no lover
A E
None that I ever seen
A E
Yeah, to her that ain't nothin'
A
But to me, it means
E
Means everything
[Verse 2]
E
She paints her eyes as black as night now
Pulls those shades down tight
E
Yeah, she gives a smile when the pain come
The pain gonna make everything alright
[Chorus]
B A
Says she talks to angels
E
They call her out by her name
B A
Oh yeah, she talks to angels
E
Says they call her out by her name
[Outro]
B A
Oh, ooh, oh, oh, angels
E
They call her out by her name
B A
Oh, oh, oh, she talks to angels
They call her out
B A
Yeah, ee, eah, eah, eah
Call her out
B A
Don't you know that they
E
Call her out by her name?
F# 244322 D x5777x
B 799877 A 577655
E x7999x
[Intro Riff]
F# B F# x2
[Verse 1]
B E
Baby, here I am
B E
I'm the man on the scene
B E
I can give you what you want
B E
But you gotta come home with me
B E
I have got some good old lovin'
B E
And I got some more in store
B E
When I get through throwin' it on you
B
You gotta come back for more
[Chorus]
F#
Boys and things that come by the dozen
F#
That ain't nothin' but drugstore lovin'
B N.C.
Hey little thing, let me light your candle
'Cause mama I'm sure hard to handle, now
D E A E B
Yes, I am
[Verse 2]
B E
Action speaks louder than words
B E
And I'm a man of great experience
B E
I know you've got another man
B E
But I can love you better than him
B E
Take my hand, don't be afraid
B E
I'm gonna prove every word I say
B E
I'm advertising love for free
B
So you can place your ad with me
[Chorus]
F#
Boys that come along are a dime by the dozen
F#
That ain't nothin' but ten cent love
B N.C.
Hey little thing, let me light your candle
'Cause mama I'm sure hard to handle, now
A E B A E B
Yes, I am yeah Hard to handle now
A E B A E B
Oh baby
[Verse 3]
B E
Baby, here I am
B E
I'm the man on the scene
B E
I can give you what you want
B E
But you gotta come home with me
B E
I have got some good old lovin'
B E
And I got some more in store
B E
When I get through throwin' it on you
B
You gotta come back for more
[Chorus]
F#
Boys that come along are a dime by the dozen
F#
That ain't nothin' but ten cent love
B N.C.
Hey little thing, let me light your candle
'Cause mama I'm sure hard to handle, now
A E B A E B
Yes, I am yeah Hard to handle now
A E B A E B
Oh baby
[1st Guitar Solo]
B B B B
[Chorus]
F#
Boys that come along are a dime by the dozen
F#
That ain't nothin' but ten cent love
B N.C.
Hey little thing, let me light your candle
'Cause mama I'm sure hard to handle, now
A E B A E B
Yes, I am yeah Hard to handle now
A E B A E B
Oh baby
[Outro]
B B B B
Baby, good lovin' Baby baby, good lovin'
B B B A E B A E B
I need good lovin', I gotta have, oh yeah Yeah yeah
A E B
So hard to handle, now yeah
A E B
Ugh Ugh Ugh
"Capo III
D A G A 2x
D A G A
I wasn't born for diggin deep holes
D A G A
I'm not made for pavin long roads
D A Bm G A
I aint cut out to climb high line poles
G A D D A G A
But I'm pretty good at drinkin beer
D A G A
I'm not the type to work in a bank
D A G A
I'm no good at slappin on things
D A Bm G A
Don't have a knack for makin motors crank, no
G A D
But I'm pretty good at drinkin beer
G
So hand me one more
Gm
That's what I'm here for
D D7
I'm built for having a ball
G
I love the nightlife
Gm
I love my budlight
D G A
I like 'em cold and tall
D A G A
I aint much for mowin thick grass
D A G A
I'm too slow for workin' too fast
D A Bm G A
I don't do windows so honey don't ask
G A D
But I'm pretty good at drinkin beer
D A G A
A go getter maybe I'm not
D A G A
I'm not known for doin' a lot
D A Bm G A
But I do my best work when the weather's hot
G A D
I'm pretty good at drinkin beer
G
So hand me one more
Gm
That's what I'm here for
D D7
I'm built for having a ball
G
I love the nightlife
Gm
I love my budlight
D G A
I like 'em cold and tall
D A G A
I wasn't born for diggin deep holes
D A G A
I'm not made for pavin long roads
D A Bm G A
I aint cut out to climb high line poles
G A D
But I'm pretty good at drinkin beer
G A D D A G A
But I'm pretty good at drinkin beer
D A G A 5x
[Spoken] So hand me one more boys...
That's what I'm here for"
