Miscellaneous and Unknown Artists Chords and Lyrics
- Put a Little Love in Your Heart - ??
- And We Danced - ?? Lyrics
- Boanparte's Retreat - ??
- City Of New Orleans - Steve Goodman
- Cult of Personality - Living Colour Lyrics
- Dancing In The Moonlight - ??
- Der Kommissar - After The Fire Lyrics
- Devil With The Blue Dress On - ??
- Don't Pay The Ferryman - Chris Deburgh Lyrics
- (I Wanna Take) Forever Tonight - Crystal Bernard Lyrics
- Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves - Cher
- Harden My Heart - Quarterflash Lyrics
- Hey There Lonely Girl - ??
- In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
- Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby - ??
- Mandolin Rain - Bruce Hornsby Lyrics
- Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You - Glenn Medeiros Lyrics
- One Night In Bangkok - Murray Head Lyrics
- Rock The Casbah - The Clash Lyrics
- Shattered Dreams - Johnny Hates Jazz Lyrics
- Some Like It Hot - Powerstation Lyrics
- Something So Strong - Crowded House Lyrics
- Tempted (By The Fruit Of Another) - ??
- Tender Years - John Cafferty Lyrics
- The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - The Band
- Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye - ??
- This Diamond Ring - Gary Lewis and the Playboys
- True - Spandau Ballet Lyrics
- Turn Back The Clock - Johnny Hates Jazz Lyrics
- Wild Thing - ??
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Put a Little Love in Your Heart - ??
(G) Lift up your fellow man,
Lend him a helping hand,
(C) Put a little love in your (G) heart.
(G) You see it's getting late,
Oh, please don't hesitate,
(C) Put a little love in your heart.
Chorus:
And the (G) world will be a (Am7) better place,
And the (G) world will be a (Am7) better place,
(Dsus4) For (D) you (Dsus4) and (D) me,
(Dsus4) Just (D) wait (Dsus4) and (D7) see.
Another day goes by,
And still the children cry,
Put a little love in your heart.
If you want the world to know,
We won't let hatred grow,
Put a little love in your heart.
Chorus
Take a good look around,
And if you looking down,
Put a little love in your heart.
I hope when you decide,
Kindness will be your guide,
Put a little love in your heart.
Chorus
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And We Danced
She was a bebop baby on a hard day's night
She was hanging on Johnny, he was holding on tight
Well I could feel her coming from a mile away
There was no use talking, there was nothing to say
When the band began to play and play
And we danced
Like a wave on the ocean, romanced
We were liars in love and we danced
Swept away for a moment by chance
And we danced and danced and danced
I'm with my bebop baby at the union hall
She could dance all night and shake the paint off the walls
When I saw her smile across the crowded room
Well I knew we'd have to leave the party soon
As the band began to play out of tune
And we danced...
The endless beat
She's walking my way
Hear the music fade when she says
Are we getting too close?
Do we dare to get closer?
The room is spinning and she whispers my name
And we danced...
And we danced...
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Boanparte's Retreat
Met the [D] girl I love
In a town 'way down in Dixie
'Neath the stars above
She was the sweetest girl I ever did see
So I took her in my arms, and
[A7] told her of her many charms, I
[D] kissed her while the fiddles played, the
[A7] Bonaparte's Re-[D] treat.
All the [D7] world was bright
As I held her on that night
And I heard her say
"Please don't ever go away",
[D] So I held her in my arms, and
[A7] Told her of her many charms, I
[D] Kissed her while the fiddles played, the
[A7] Bonaparte's Re-[D] treat.
Repeat both verses
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City Of New Orleans - Steve Goodman
V-A: Ridin' on the City of New Orleans
Illinois Central, Monday mornin' rail
15 cars and 15 restless riders
Three conductors, 25 sacks of mail
C - - - / G - - - / C - - - / / Am - - - / F - - - / C - - - / - -
G - /
C - - - / G - - - / C - - - / / Am - - - / G - - - / C - - - / //
V-B: All along the southbound odyssy the train pulls out of Kankakee
Rolls along past houses, farms and fields
Passin' trains that have no name, freight yards full of old Black men
And the graveyards of rusted automobiles
Am - - - / / Em - - - / / G - - - / / D - - - / /
Am - - - / / Em - - - / / G - - - / / C - - - / //
C: Good mornin' America, how are you?
Don't you know me, I'm your native son?
I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans
I'll be gone 500 miles when the day is done
F - - - / G - - - / C - - - / / Am - - - / F - - - / C - - - / -
- G - /
C - - - / G - - - / Am - - - / D - - - / Bb - F - / G - - - / C - -
- / //
V-A: Dealin' card games with the old men in the club car
Penny a point, ain't no one keepin' score
Pass the paper bag that holds the bottle
And feel the wheels rumblin' neath the floor
V-B: And the sons of Pullman porters and the sons of engineers
Ride their fathers' magic carpet made of steel
Mothers with their babes asleep, rockin' to the gentle beat
And the rhythm of the rails is all they feel
C: Good mornin' America, how are you?
Don't you know me, I'm your native son?
I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans
I'll be gone 500 miles when the day is done
V-A: Night time on the City of New Orleans
Changin' cars in Memphis, Tennessee
Halfway home and we'll be there by mornin'
Thru the Mississippi darkness rollin' down to the sea
V-B: But all the towns and people seem to fade into a bad dream
And the steel rail still ain't heard the news
The conductor sings his song again,
"The passengers will please refrain"
This train has got the disappearin' rail road blues
C: Goodnight America, How are you?
Don't you know me, I'm your native son?
I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans
I'll be gone 500 miles when the day is done
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Cult of Personality - Living Colour
Look into my eyes, what do you see?
Cult of Personality
I know your anger, I know your dreams
I've been everything you want to be
I'm the Cult of Personality
Like Mussolini and Kennedy
I'm the Cult of Personality
Cult of Personality
Cult of Personality
Neon lights, A Nobel Price
The mirror speaks, the reflection lies
You don't have to follow me
Only you can set me free
I sell the things you need to be
I'm the smiling face on your T.V.
I'm the Cult of Personality
I exploit you still you love me
I tell you one and one makes three
I'm the Cult of Personality
Like Joseph Stalin and Gandhi
I'm the Cult of Personality
Cult of Personality
Cult of Personality
Neon lights a Nobel Prize
A leader speaks, that leader dies
You don't have to follow me
Only you can set you free
You gave me fortune
You gave me fame
You me power in your God's name
I'm every person you need to be
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Dancing In The Moonlight - ??
Intro:
(Wurlitzer electric piano arr. for guitar; actually played one
octave higher):
Cm7 Fm7
v v v v v v v v
----------3--------------|-------------------------
-------------4-----------|----4--------4-----4-----
-------3--------3-----3--|----1--------1-----1--2--
----5--------------5-----|-3--------3--------------
-3-----------------------|-------------------------
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Bb Eb Bb/D
v v v v v v v v
----------------------3--|----------3--1--------1--
-1-h3--1-h3-----1--------|-------4-----------3-----
-3-----------------3-----|----3-----------3--------
-------------------------|-------------0--------0--
----------------------6--|----------6--------------
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Cm7 Fm7 (bass enters)
v v v v v v v v
----------3--------------|-------------------------
-4-----------4-----------|----4--------4-----4-----
-------3--------3-----3--|----1--------1-----1--2--
----5--------------5-----|-3--------3--------------
-3-----------------------|-------------------------
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Bb Gm/D Gm Cm [N.C.]
v v v v v v v v v
----------------------3--|----3--------3-----3-----|---
-1-h3--1-h3-----------3--|----3--------3-----3-----|-3-
-3--------3-----------3--|-------------3-----3-----|-5-
-------------------------|-------------5-----------|-5-
----------------------5--|----5--------------5-----|-3-
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Verse 1:
Fm7 Bb
We get it almost every night
Eb Bb/D Cm
When that ol' moon gets-a big and bright
Fm7 Bb
It's a supernatural delight
Eb Bb/D Cm
Everybody's dancin' in the moonlight
Guitar solo 1:
Fm Bb Eb Bb/D Cm [N.C.]
/ / / / / / / / / / / / /
Verse 2:
Everybody here is out of sight
They don't bark, and they don't bite
They keep things loose, they keep things light
Everybody was dancin' in the moonlight
Chorus (same chords as verse; different melody)
Everybody's dancin' in the moonlight
Everybody's feelin' warm and right
It's such a fine and natural sight
Everybody's dancin' in the moonlight
Verse 3:
We like our fun and we never fight
You can't dance and stay uptight
It's a supernatural delight
Everybody was dancin' in the moonlight
Guitar solo 2:
Fm Bb Eb Bb/D Cm
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Fm Bb Eb Bb/D Cm [N.C.]
/ / / / / / / / / / / / /
[repeat verse 2]
[repeat chorus; fade 4th time]
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Der Kommissar - After The Fire
Zwei drei vier one two three
Its easy to see
But its not that I don't care so
Cause I hear it all the time
But they never let you know
On the TV and the radio
She was young her heart was pure
But every night night is bright she got
She said sugar is sweet
She come rappin' to the beat
Then I knew that she was hot
She was singin
Don't turn around, oh oh
Der Kommissar's in town, oh oh
You're in his eye
And you'll know why
The more you live
The faster you will die
Alles klar, Herr Kommissar?
She said babe you know
I miss Jill and Joe
And all my funky friends
But my street understanding
was just enough to know what she really meant
And I got to thinking while she was talking
That I know she told the story
Of those special places that she goes
When she rides with the others in the subway
Singin'
Don't turn around, oh oh
Der Kommissar's in town, oh oh
And if he talks to you
And you don't know why
You say your life
Is gonna make you die...
Alles klar, Herr Kommissar?
Well we meet Jill and Joe
And brother Tim
And the whole cool gang and oh
They're rappin' here they're rappin' there
But she's climbin' on the wall
Its a clear case, Herr Kommissar
Cause all the children know
They're all slidin' down into the valley
They're all slipping on the same snow
Hear the children
Don't turn around, oh oh
Der Kommissar's in town, oh oh
He's got the power
And you're so weak
And you're frustration will not let you speak
Don't turn around, oh oh
Der Kommissar's in town, oh oh
And if he talks to you
Then you'll know why
The more you live
The faster you will die
Don't turn around, oh oh
Der Kommissar's in town, oh oh
(repeat)
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Devil With The Blue Dress On
Verse 1:
C7
Fee, fee, fi, fi, fo-fo, fum
Look at Molly now [2: look out once again, now], here she comes
Wearin' her wig hat and shades to match
She's got high-heel shoes and an alligator hat
F7
Wearin' her pearls and her diamond rings
C7
She's got bracelets on her fingers, now, and everything
G7
She's the devil with the blue dress, blue dress, blue dress,
F7
Devil with the blue dress on
C7 F7 C7 F7
Devil with the blue dress, blue dress, blue dress,
C7 F7 C7
Devil with the blue dress on
Verse 2:
Wearin' her perfume, Chanel No. 5
Got to be the finest girl alive
She walks real cool, catches everybody's eye
She's got such good lovin' that they can't say goodbye
Not too skinny, she's not too fat
She's a real humdinger and I like it like that
She's the devil with the blue dress, blue dress, blue dress,
Devil with the blue dress on
Devil with the blue dress, blue dress, blue dress,
Devil with the blue dress on
Guitar break:
Bb C Bb C Bb C Eb [N.C.]
/ / [fill] / / [fill] / / [fill]
"Good Golly Miss Molly" interlude:
Eb7
Good golly, Miss Molly
You sure like to ball
Ab7
Good golly, Miss Molly
Eb7
You sure like to ball
Bb7
While you're rockin' and rollin'
Ab7 Eb7
Can't you hear your mama call
Eb [N.C.]
From the early, early mornin' 'til the early, early nights
See Miss Molly rockin' at the House of Blue Lights
Ab7
Good golly, Miss Molly
Eb7
You sure like to ball
Bb7
While you're rockin' and rollin'
Ab7
Can't you hear your mama call
[guitar solo: first four bars on Eb; last four on C]
Return to "Devil With The Blue Dress":
[LP version repeats entire first verse; single edit omits first four
lines]
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Don't Pay The Ferryman - Chris Deburgh
It was late at night on the open road
Speeding like a man on the run
A lifetime spent preparing for the journey
He is closer now and the search is on
Reading from a map in the mind
Yes there's a ragged hill
And there's the boat on the river
And when the rain came down
He heard a wild dog howl
There were voices in the night - "Don't do it!"
Voices out of sight - "Don't do it!
Too many men have failed before
Whatever you do,
Don't pay the ferryman
Don't even fix a price
Don't pay the ferryman
Until he gets you to the other side"
In the rolling mist then he gets on board
Now there'll be no turning back
Beware that hooded old man at the rudder
And then the lightning flashed, and the thunder roared
And people calling out his name
And dancing bones that jabbered and a-moaned
On the water
And then the ferryman said
"There is trouble ahead.
So you must pay me now" - "Don't do it!"
"You must pay me now" - "Don't do it!"
And still that voice came from beyond
"Whatever you do,
Don't pay the ferryman
Don't even fix a price
Don't pay the ferryman
Until he gets you to the other side
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(I Wanna Take) Forever Tonight - Crystal Bernard
Feel your breath on my shoulder
And I know we couldn't get any closer
I don't wanna act tough, I just wanna fall in love
As we move into the night I get crazy
Thinking how it's gonna be with you baby
I don't wanna play rough I've been loving you enough
Oh, baby
(chorus) I wanna take forever tonight
Wanna stay in this moment forever
I'm gonna give you all the love that I've got
I wanna take forever tonight
Fill you up, fill you up with love
When we close the door all I need is in your eyes
I wanna take forever tonight
Touch my lips, I'm on fire
You're the only one I'll ever desire
Turn the lights down low, make the world go slow
When I'm holding you tonight it's so easy
Nothing moves me like you do when you tease me
And to rush would be a crime
I just wanna spend some time with you baby
chorus
And when I'm here beside you
I wanna see what drives you out of your mind
I never wanna leave I only wanna be with you
'Cause I love how you feel your love is so real
I wanna take forever tonight
Wanna stay in this moment forever
I'm gonna give you all the love that I've got
I wanna take forever tonight
Wanna stay in this moment forever
I'm gonna give you all the love that I've got
'Cause I can't live without you
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Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves - Cher
Verse 1:
Am C
I was born in the wagon of a traveling show
Dm F
My mama used to dance for the money they'd throw
C Em Am
Papa'd do whatever he could
Dm F
Preach a little gospel
G C
Sell a couple bottles of Dr. Good
Chorus:
Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C
Gypsies, tramps and thieves
Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C
We'd hear it from the people of the town, they'd call us
Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C
Gypsies, tramps and thieves
Am G F
But every night all the men would come around
[1,3: Am 2: Dm C Dm C; to bridge]
And lay their money down
Verse 2:
Picked up a boy this side of Mobile
Gave him a ride, fed him with a hot meal
I was 16, he was 21
Rode with us to Memphis
And Papa would have shot him if he knew what he'd done
[repeat chorus]
Bridge:
Dm C Dm C
Never had schoolin' but he taught me well
Dm C Dm C
With his smooth Southern style
Dm C Dm C
Three months later I'm a gal in trouble
Dm C Fmaj7
And I haven't seen him for a while
Cmaj7 Fmaj7
I haven't seen him for a while
Verse 3:
She was born in the wagon of a traveling show
Her mama used to dance for the money they'd throw
Grandpa'd do whatever he could
Preach a little gospel
Sell a couple bottles of Dr. Good
[repeat chorus to fade]
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Harden My Heart - Quarterflash
Cryin' on the corner, waitin' in the rain
I swear I'll never, ever wait again
You gave me your word, but words for you are lies
Darlin' in my wildest dreams, I never thought I'd go
But it's time to let you know....oh,
CHORUS:
I'm gonna harden my heart
I'm gonna swallow my tears
I'm gonna turn...and...leave you here
All of my life I've been waitin' in the rain
I've been waiting for a feeling, that never, ever came
It feels so close, but always disappears
Darlin', in your wildest dreams, you never had a clue
But it's time you got the news
CHORUS
Darlin', in my wildest dream, I never thought I'd go
But it's time to let you know
CHORUS
I'm gonna harden my heart
I'm gonna swallow my tears
I'm gonna harden my heart
I'm gonna swallow my tears
Harden my heart
I'm gonna swallow my tears
Harden my heart...
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Hey There Lonely Girl
Intro (12/8 feel):
Amaj7 Bm7/A Amaj7 Bm7/A Bm7/E [N.C.]
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Chorus:
Dmaj7 C#m7
Hey [1: there 2: hey] lonely girl, [1: lonely 2: my only] girl
Bm7/E Amaj7
Let me make your broken heart like new
Dmaj7 C#m7
Hey there lonely girl, lonely girl
Bm7/E A [N.C.]
Don't you know this lonely boy loves you
Verse 1:
C#m7
Ever since he broke your heart
D6
You've seemed so lost
E7
Each time you passed my way
C#m7
Oh, how I long to take your hand
D6
And say "don't cry
E7
I'll kiss your tears away"
[repeat chorus]
Verse 2 (first three lines sung by background singers):
(You think that only his two lips
Can kiss your lips
And make your heart stand still)
But once you're in my arms you'll see
No one can kiss
E7 F7 [key change to Bb]
Your lips the way I will, the way I will
Chorus (in Bb):
Ebmaj7 Dm7
Hey there lonely girl, lonely girl
Cm7/F Bbmaj7
Let me make your broken heart like new
Ebmaj7 Dm7
Hey there lonely girl, lonely girl
Cm7/F Bb
Don't you know this lonely boy loves you
Coda:
Cm7/F [N.C.] Bbmaj7 Cm7/F
Don't you know this lonely boy loves you...oo...oo
Bbmaj7 Cm7/F
You-oo...oo-oo
Ebmaj7 Dm7
He-ey there lonely, lonely, lonely lo-one-ly girl
Cm7/F Bbmaj7 [fade]
Ca-ant you see that I love you
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In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
Intro: [drum roll]
D B A G
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E A E A
/ / / / / / / /
Verse 1:
(A) E A E A
I'm gonna wait til the midnight hour
E A E A
That's when my love comes tumblin' down
E A E
I'm gonna wait 'til the midnight hour
E A E A
When there's no one else around
B A
I'm gonna take you girl and hold you
B A
And do all the things I told you
E A
In the midnight hour
[to coda on repeat]
(A) E A E A
Yes I am, oh, yes, I am
D B
/ / / / / / / /
(One more thing I wanna say right here)
Verse 2:
I'm gonna wait 'til the stars come out
And see that twinkle in your eyes
I'm gonna wait 'til the midnight hour
That's when my love begins to shine
You're the only girl I know
That really loves me so
In the midnight hour
Oh, yeah, in the midnight hour
D B
/ / / / / / / /
(Yeah! All right - play it for me one time now)
Instrumental:
E A E A E D B
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E A E D E A B
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
[repeat verse 1]
Coda: [repeat E-A chord progression as per verse]
Just you and I... oh, baby, hah!
Just you and I... nobody around, baby, just you and I
All right... you know what?
I'm gonna hold you in my arms...
Just you and I, oh yeah
In the midnight hour
Oh, baby, in the midnight hour [fade]
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Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby - ??
Am7 G7 F7 E
I got a gal who's always late
Am7 G7 F7 E
Every time we have a date
D G E
But I love her, Yes I love her
Am7 G7 F7 E
I'm gonna walk right up to her gate
Am7 G7 F7 E
And see if I can get it straight
D G E
Cause I want her, I'm gonna ask her
Am7 Bm7 C7 Bm7 Am7 |:A C E G F#:|bass F
Is you is or is you ain't my baby
D G D E
Way you're acting lately makes me doubt
Am7 Bm7 C7 Bm7 Am7 |:A C E G F#:|bass F
You's is still my baby baby
D G C C7
Seems my flame in your heart's done gone out
F Fm7 C C7
A woman is a creature that has always been strange
F Fm7
Just when you're sure of one
E7
You find she's gone and made a change
Am7 Bm7 C7 Bm7 Am7 |:A C E G F#:|bass F
Is you is or is you ain't my baby
D7 G7 Bb7 A7
Mayby baby's found somebody new
D7 G7 C E
Or is my baby still my baby true
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Mandolin Rain - Bruce Hornsby
The song came and went
Like the times that we spent
Hiding out from the rain under the carnival tent
I laughed and she'd smile
It would last for awhile
You don't know what you got till you lose it all again
Listen to the mandolin rain
Listen to the music on the lake
Listen to my heart break every time she runs away
Listen to the banjo wind
A sad song drifting low
Listen to the tears roll
Down my face as she turns to go
A cool evening dance
Listening to the bluegrass band takes the chill
>From the air till they play the last song
I'll do my time
Keeping you off my mind but there's moments
That I find, I'm not feeling too strong
Listen to the mandolin rain
Listen to the music on the lake
Listen to my heart break every time she runs away
Listen to the banjo wind
A sad song drifting low
Listen to the tears roll
Down my face as she turns to go
Running down by the lakeshore
She did love the sound of a summer storm
It played on the lake like a mandolin
Now it's washing her away again
Listen to the mandolin rain
Listen to the music on the lake
Listen to my heart break every time she runs away
Listen to the banjo wind
A sad song drifting low
Listen to the tears roll
Down my face as she turns to go
The boat's steaming in
I watch the sidewheel spin and I
Think about her when I hear that whistle blow
I can't change my mind
I knew all the time that she'd go
But that's a choice I made long ago
Listen to the mandolin rain
Listen to the music on the lake
Listen to my heart break every time she runs away
Listen to the banjo wind
A sad song drifting low
Listen to the tears roll
Down my face as she turns to go
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Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You - Glenn Medeiros
If I had to live my life without you near me
The days would all be empty
The nights would seem so long
With you I see forever
Oh, so clearly I might have been in love before
But it never felt this strong
Our dreams are young and we both know
They'll take us where we want to go
Hold me now
Touch me now
I don't want to live without you
Nothing's gonna change my love for you
You ought to know by now how much I love you
One thing you can be sure of
I'll never ask for more than your love
Nothing's gonna change my love for you
You ought to know by now how much I love you
If the road ahead is not so easy
Our love will lead the way for us
Like a guiding star
I'll be there for you if you should need me
You don't have to change a thing
I love you just the way you are
So come with me and share the view
I'll help you see forever too
Hold me now
Touch me now
I don't want to live without you
Nothing's gonna change my love for you
You ought to know by now how much I love you
One thing you can be sure of
I'll never ask for more than your love
Nothing's gonna change my love for you
You ought to know by now how much I love you
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One Night In Bangkok - Murray Head
THE AMERICAN:
Bangkok, Oriental setting
And the city don't know that the city is getting
The creme de la creme of the chess world in a
Show with everything but Yul Brynner
Time flies -- doesn't seem a minute
Since the Tirolean spa had the chess boys in it
All change -- don't you know that when you
Play at this level there's no ordinary venue
It's Iceland -- or the Philippines -- or Hastings -- or --
or this place!
COMPANY:
One night in Bangkok and the world's your oyster
The bars are temples but the pearls ain't free
You'll find a god in every golden cloister
And if you're lucky then the god's a she
I can feel an angel sliding up to me
THE AMERICAN:
One town's very like another
When your head's down over your pieces, brother
COMPANY:
It's a drag, it's a bore, it's really such a pity
To be looking at the board, not looking at the city
THE AMERICAN:
Whaddya mean? Ya seen one crowded, polluted, stinking town --
COMPANY:
Tea, girls, warm, sweet
Some are set up in the Somerset Maugham suite
THE AMERICAN:
Get Thai'd! You're talking to a tourist
Whose every move's among the purest
I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine
COMPANY:
One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble
Not much between despair and ecstasy
One night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble
Can't be too careful with your company
I can feel the devil walking next to me
THE AMERICAN:
Siam's gonna be the witness
To the ultimate test of cerebral fitness
This grips me more than would a
Muddy old river or reclining Buddha
And thank God I'm only watching the game -- controlling it --
I don't see you guys rating
The kind of mate I'm contemplating
I'd let you watch, I would invite you
But the queens we use would not excite you
So you better go back to your bars, your temples, your massage
parlours --
COMPANY:
One night in Bangkok and the world's your oyster
The bars are temples but the pearls ain't free
You'll find a god in every golden cloister
A little flesh, a little history
I can feel an angel sliding up to me
One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble
Not much between despair and ecstasy
One night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble
Can't be too careful with your company
I can feel the devil walking next to me
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Rock The Casbah - The Clash
Now the king told the boogie men
You have to let that raga drop
The oil down the desert way
Has been shakin' to the top
The shiek he drove his Cadillac
He went a' cruisnin' down the ville
The muezzin was a' standing
On the radiator grille
CHORUS
The shareef don't like it
Rockin' the Casbah
Rock the Casbah
The shareef don't like it
Rockin' the Casbah
Rock the Casbah
By order of the prophet
We ban that boogie sound
Degenerate the faithful
With that craazy Casbah sound
But the Bedouin they brought out
The electric camel drum
The local guitar picker
Got his guitar picking thumb
As soon as the shareef
Had cleared the square
They began to wail
CHORUS
Now over at the temple
Oh! They really pack 'em in
The in crowd say it's cool
To dig this chanting thing
But as the wind changed direction
The temple band took five
The crowd caught a wiff
Of that crazy Casbah jive
CHORUS
The king called up his jet fighters
He said you better eaarn your pay
Drop your bombs between the minarets
Down the Casbah way
As soon as the shareef was
Chauffeured outta there
The jet pilots tuned to
The cockpit radio blare
As soon as the shareef was
Outta their hair
The jet pilots wailed
CHORUS
He thinks it's not kosher
Fundamentally he can't take it.
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Shattered Dreams - Johnny Hates Jazz
So much for your promises
They died the day you let me go
Caught up in a web of lies
But it was just too late to know
I thought it was you
Who would stand by my side
And now you've given me, given me
Nothing but shattered dreams, shattered dreams,
Feel like I could run away, run away
(From this empty heart)
You said you'd die for me
Woke up to reality
And found the future not so bright
I dreamt the impossible
That maybe things could work out right
I thought it was you
Who would do me no wrong
And now you've given me, given me
Nothing but shattered dreams, shattered dreams,
Feel like I could run away, run away
(From this empty heart)
(From this empty heart)
I thought it was you who said you'd die for love
And now you've given me, given me
Nothing but shattered dreams, shattered dreams,
Feel like I could run away, run away
(From this empty heart)
Oh no no no - you said you'd die for me
Oh oh, oh oh, die for me
So much for your promises
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Some Like It Hot - Powerstation
We want to multiply, are you gonna do it
I know you're qualified, are you gonna do it
Don't be so circumscribed, are you gonna do it
Just get yourself untied, are you gonna do it
Feel the heat pushing you to decide
Feel the heat burning you up, ready or not
Some like it hot and some sweat when the heat is on
Some feel the heat and decide that they can't go on
Some like it hot, but you can't tell how hot 'til you try
Some like it hot, so let's turn up the heat 'til we fry
The girl is at your side, are you gonna do it
She wants to be your bride, are you gonna do it
She wants to multiply, are you gonna do it
I know you won't be satisfied until you do it
Some like it hot and some sweat when the heat is on
Some feel the heat and decide that they can't go on
Some like it hot, but you can't tell how hot 'til you try
Some like it hot, so let's turn up the heat 'til we fry
ONCE AROUND WITHOUT SOLO
GUITAR SOLO THREE TIMES AROUND
Feel the heat pushing you to decide
Feel the heat burning you up, ready or not
Some like it hot and some sweat when the heat is on
Some feel the heat and decide that they can't go on
Some like it hot, but you can't tell how hot 'til you try
Some like it hot, so let's turn up the heat 'til we fry
Some like it hot, some like it hot
Some like it hot, some like it hot
Some like it hot, some like it hot
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Something So Strong - Crowded House
Love can make you weep, it can make you run for cover
Roots that spread so deep, bring life to frozen ground
(Something so strong) could carry us away
(Something so strong) could carry us today
Turning in my sleep, love can leave you cold
The taste of jealousy, is like a lust for gold
(Something so strong) could carry us away
(Something so strong) could carry us today
(I've been) feeling so much older
(Frame me) and hang me on the wall
(I've seen) you fall into the same trap
(This thing) is happening to us all
(Something so strong) could carry us away
(Something so strong) could carry us today
(Something so strong)
(Something so strong)
(Something so strong)
Something something so strong
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Tempted (By The Fruit Of Another) - ??
Intro:
B B/A E/G# E
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / [2x]
Verse 1:
B D#m/A# G#m
I bought a toothbrush, some toothpaste, a flannel for my face
C#/F Em7
Pajamas, a hairbrush, new shoes and a case
Bm7 F#m7 G/A A
I said to my reflection, "let's get out of this place"
D E G
Passed the church and the steeple, the lorry on the hill
B
Billboards and the buildings
A/E C#/F
Memories of it still keep
Bm/F# E
Calling and calling
Bm/F# G/F E E/D
But forget it all I know I will
Chorus:
B B/A E/G# E
Tempted by the fruit of another
B B/A E/G# E
Tempted but the truth is discovered
C#
What's been going on
F#
Now that you have gone
B B/A
There's no other
E/G# E B B/A
Tempted by the fruit of another
E/G# E C#m7 Em7
Tempted but the truth is discovered
Verse 2:
I'm at the carpark, the airport, the baggage carousel
The people keep on grabbing, ain't wishing I was well
I said, "It's no occasion, it's no story I can tell"
At my bedside, empty pocket, a foot without a sock
Your body gets much closer
I fumble for the clock
Alarmed by the seduction
I wish that it would stop
[repeat chorus]
Verse 3 [half-length]
I bought a novel, some perfume, a fortune over you
But it's not my conscience that hates to be untrue
Bm7 F#m7 G/A A D
I asked of my reflection, "tell me what is there to do"
[repeat chorus to fade]
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Tender Years - John Cafferty
When the moon hung soft and low,
Catchin' stardust in the light
You held me closer and closer
There was magic in the night
A sweet love song, a melody
that I still can recall
Two young hearts filled with dreams
To walk away with it all
Whoa, whoa tender years
Won't you wash away my tears
How I wish you were here
Please don't go, tender years
A summer love, a beach romance
Sought her kisses in the sand
Two young hearts filled with fire
Lost in never-neverland.
Whoa, whoa tender years
Won't you wash away my tears
How I wish you were here
Please don't go, tender years
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The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - The Band
Virgil Caine is my name and I served on the Danville train
Til Stonewall's calvary come and tore up the tracks again
In the winter of '65 we were hungry, just barely alive
By May the 10th Richmond had fell, it was a night I remember
oh so well
Am - - - / C/G - - - / F - » - / Dm - - - / x4 / Am - - - / F -
- - /
C - - - / F - - - / Am - - - / F - - - / C - - - / / D - - - /
D7 - - - //
C: The night they drove old Dixie down and all the bells were ringing
The night they drove old Dixie down
and all the people were singing
They went, Na nana...
C - - - / F - - - / x2 / x2 / x2 /
C - - - / Am - - - / Am/G - - - / F - - - / C - - - / //
Back with my wife in Tennessee when one day she called to me
`Virgil, quick come see, there goes Robert E. Lee'
Now I don't mind choppin' wood and I don't care
if the money's no good
Ya take what ya need and leave the rest, but they should never
have taken the very best
C: The night they drove old Dixie down and all the bells were ringing
The night they drove old Dixie down
and all the people were singing
They went, Na nana...
Like my father before me I will work the land
Like my brother above me who took a rebel stand
He was just 18, proud and brave, but a Yankee laid him in his grave
I swear by the mud below my feet, you can't raise a Caine
back up when he's in defeat
C: The night they drove old Dixie down and all the bells were ringing
The night they drove old Dixie down
and all the people were singing
They went, Na nana...
C: The night they drove old Dixie down and all the bells were ringing
The night they drove old Dixie down
and all the people were singing
They went, Na nana...
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Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
Intro:
Bb7#9
A Bbdim Bm7 E7-9 Bb7#9
/ / / / / / / /
Verse 1:
Amaj7 F#m Bm7 E7-9 Bb7#9
Kiss me each morning for a million years
Amaj7 F#m Bm7 E7-9
Hold me each evening by your side
Amaj7 F#m Bm7 E7-9
Tell me you'll love me for a million years
A D
Then if it don't work out
A D
Then if it don't work out
A D E Bb7#9
Then you can tell me goodbye
Verse 2:
Sweeten my coffee with a morning kiss
Soften my dreams with your sighs
Tell me you'll love me for a million years
Then if it don't work out
Then if it don't work out
D A [after organ solo: A7, to bridge]
Then you can tell me goodbye
[organ solo: chords as per verse 2; omit one of the "then if it don't
work out" lines]
Bridge:
D A
If you must go, oh no, I won't grieve
B7 E7 Bb7#9
If you wait a lifetime before you leave
Verse 3:
Then if you must go
Mmm, I won't tell you no
Just so that we can say we tried
Tell me you'll love me for a million years
Then if it don't work out
Then if it don't work out
D A [end cold]
Then you can tell me goodbye
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This Diamond Ring - Gary Lewis and the Playboys
Intro:
guitar (doubled w/bass) with bell tree [2X]:
v v v v v v v v
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-4---4-2-4-2---2-|-4-----2-4-------
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Verse 1:
Bm D/B E/B Bm
Who wants to buy this diamond ring?
Bm D/B E/B C
She took it off her finger now, it doesn't mean a thing
Chorus 1:
F Am/E Dm C
This diamond ring doesn't shine for me anymore
F Am/E Dm C
And this diamond ring doesn't mean what it did before
Dm Am Dm Am Gm
So if you've got someone who's love is true
C F F#
Let it shine for you
Verse 2:
This stone is genuine, like love should be
And if your baby's truer than my baby was to me
Chorus 2:
This diamond ring can be something beautiful
And this diamond ring can be dreams that are coming true
And then your heart won't have to break like mine did
If there's love behind it
[Organ/guitar break over verse chords]
[repeat chorus 2]
Coda [repeat to fade]:
F Am/E Dm C
This diamond ring doesn't shine for me anymore
F Am/E Dm C
And this diamond ring doesn't mean what it did before
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True - Spandau Ballet
Huh huh huh hu-uh huh
So true funnyy how it seems
Always in time, but never in line for dreams.
Head over heels when toe to toe.
This is the sound of my soul,
This is the sound.
I bought a ticket to the world,
But now I've come back again.
Why do I find it hard to write the next line?
Oh I want the truth to be said.
Huh huh huh hu-uh huh
I know this much is true.
Huh huh huh hu-uh huh
I know this much is true.
With a thrill in my head and a pill on my tongue
Dissolve the nerves that have just begun.
Listening to Marvin (all night long.)
This is the sound of my soul,
This is the sound.
Always slipping from my hands,
Sand's a time of its own.
Take your seaside arms and write the next line.
Oh I want the truth to be known.
Huh huh huh hu-uh huh
I know this much is true.
Huh huh huh hu-uh huh
I know this much is true.
I bought a ticket to the world,
But now I've come back again.
Why do I find it hard to write the next line?
Oh I want the truth to be said.
Huh huh huh hu-uh huh
I know this much is true.
Huh huh huh hu-uh huh
I know this much is true.
This much is true.
I know, I know, I know this much is true.
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Turn Back The Clock - Johnny Hates Jazz
Another day is ended
And I still can't sleep
Remembering my yesterdays
I begin to weep
If I could have it over
Live my life again
I wouldn't change a single day
I wish that I could turn back the clock
Bring the wheels of time to a stop
Back to the days when life was so much better
Lying here in silence
Picture in my hand
Of a boy I still resemble
But I no longer understand
And as the tears run freely
How I realise they were the best years of my life
I wish that I could turn back the clock
Bring the wheels of time to a stop
Back to the days when life was so much better
You might say it's just
A case of giving up
No
But without these memories where is the love
Where is the love
If I could have it over
Live my life again
I wouldn't change a single day
I wish that I could turn back the clock
Bring the wheels of time to a stop
Back to the days when life was so much better
Why can't I turn back the clock
Bring the wheels of time to a stop
Back to the days
Oh no no
I remember when
Life was so good
I'd go back if I could
Oh oh I wouldn't change a single day
Don't let the memories slip away
I wouldn't change a single day
Don't let the memories slip away
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Wild Thing
Intro:
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^^^ slow reverse bend
A D E
/ / / / / / / /
Verse:
A D E D
Wild thing you make my
A D E D
Heart sing you make
A D E D
Everything groovy
A D E
Wild thing / / /
Break 1:
guitar:
v v v v v
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--5--5-----|-5-----------------------
--5--6-(5)-|-6-----------------------
--5--7--5--|-7-----------------------
--5--7--5--|-7-----------------------
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bass:
v v v v v
-----------|-2-----------------------
-----2-----|-------------------------
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Wild thing, I think I love you
[above riff]
But I wanna know for sure
[above riff]
Come on and hold me tight
[above riff]
I love you
A D E D A D E D
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
[repeat verse]
[ocarina solo over verse chords - no ocarina tab, but there are only four
notes to it (E, G, A, and B) and you too should be able to play it within
five minutes of picking up an ocarina]
Break 2:
Wild thing, I think you move me
But I wanna know for sure
So c'mon and hold me tight
You move me
A D E D A D E
/ / / / / / / / / / / / [hold 4 bars]
[repeat verse]
Coda:
A D E
Wild thing
D A D E
C'mon, c'mon, wild thing
D A
Shake it, shake it, wild thing [fade]
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