The Chord Library http://chordlibrary.com Easy access to songs we like to play. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:02:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Albert Flasher http://chordlibrary.com/?p=13 http://chordlibrary.com/?p=13#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:07:02 +0000 Chord Library http://chordlibrary.com/?p=13 Albert Flasher – The Guess Who

Intro:
G	x4

        D
I was a workshop owner in the
G
gulch for the people and I
C
offered myself to the world
       G		F
I was a workshop owner
       G
I was a workshop owner

I was a diesel  fixer, fixed a diesel
diesel fixed me, what a weasel
And baby was a workshop owner
Baby was a workshop owner

Am
Baby and me were ripe for the picking
Am                                  D
That was the day we ran into Albert Flasher

D    G    C
G    D    C    G

It was a cold, snowy, rainy after noon
and we were sittin' there in high school my school
And Michael was a moonbeam maker
And Michael was a moonbeam maker

I was a diesel fixer, fixed a diesel,
diesel fixed me, what a weasel oh no!
And baby was a workshop owner
And baby was a workshop owner. 

Am
Baby and me were ripe for the picking
Am                                  D
That was the day we ran into Albert Flasher

D    G    C
G    D    C		G

        D
I was a workshop owner in the
G
gulch for the people and I
C
offered myself to the world
       G		F
I was a workshop owner
       G		F
I was a workshop owner
       G		F
I was a workshop owner
]]> http://chordlibrary.com/?feed=rss2&p=13 0 Handle Me With Care http://chordlibrary.com/?p=12 http://chordlibrary.com/?p=12#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:54:13 +0000 Chord Library http://chordlibrary.com/?p=12 HANDLE WITH CARE by The Travelling Wilburys D C G D C G Been beat up and battered around D C G Been set up and I've been shut down C G Em You're the best thing that I ever found C D G Handle me with care Reputations changable, situations tolerable But baby you're adorable Handle me with care G B7 C D I'm so tired of being lonely G B7 C D I still have some love to give G B7 C D G Won't you show me that you really care C G Everybody's got somebody to lean on C D Put your body next to mine and dream on I've been fucked up and I've been fooled I've been robbed and ridiculed In daycare centers and night schools Handle me with care D C G D C G Been stuck in airports terrorized, Sent to meetings hypnotized Overexposed commercialized Handle me with care CHORUS I've been uptight and made a mess But I'm cleaning up myself I guess Oh the sweet smell of success Handle me with care INSTRUMENTAL VERSE ]]> http://chordlibrary.com/?feed=rss2&p=12 0 Patience http://chordlibrary.com/?p=11 http://chordlibrary.com/?p=11#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:45:21 +0000 Chord Library http://chordlibrary.com/?p=11 PATIENCE by Guns n Roses Intro: C G A D C G A D C G C Em C G D D C Shed a tear cause I'm missing you G I'm still all right to smile A D Girl I think about you every day now C Was a time when I wasn't sure G But you set my mind at ease A D There is no doubt, you're in my heart now C G Sad woman take it slow C Em It will work itself out fine C G D All we need is just a little patience C G Sad sugar make it slow and C Em It comes together fine C G D All we need is just a little patience Sit here on the stairs Cause I'd rather be alone If I can't have you right now I'll wait dear Sometimes I get so candescent But I can't speed up the time You know love, there's one more thing To consider Sad woman take it slow And things will be just fine You and I just use a little patience Sad sugar take the time Cause the lights are shining bright You and I got what it takes to make it D We don't fake it D Ahh and never break it D Cause I can't take it Solo G C A little patience G C Mhh Yeah G I've been walking the streets tonight C Just trying to get it right G It's hard to see with so many around C you know I don't like being stuck in a crowd G And the streets don't change but maybe the name C I ain't got time for the game G Cause I need you C Yeah Yeah cause I need you F Uh I need you G Woh I need you D G D Uhh this time ]]> http://chordlibrary.com/?feed=rss2&p=11 0 From Now On http://chordlibrary.com/?p=15 http://chordlibrary.com/?p=15#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:55:27 +0000 Chord Library http://chordlibrary.com/?p=15 From Now On – Supertramp

Intro:
F  Gm
F  F
F  Gm
F  Cm/F  Bb/F	Cm/F  Bb/F
F  Fsus4  F   F  Fsus2  F

Part 1: 

Cm/F       Bb/F
Monday has come around again
           Cm/F
I'm in the same old place
    Bb/F            Fsus4 F     Fsus2  F
the same old faces always watching     me
Cm/F          Bb/F
Who knows how long I'll have to stay
           Bb/F
Could be a hundred years
Cm/F
Of sweat and tears
        Fsus4    F     Fsus2  F
At the rate that I get paid

Part 2:
Dm9         Am9
Sometimes I slowly drift away
Dm9
From all the dull routine
       Am9
That's with me every day
  Cm7           Bbm7
A fantasy will come to me

(same as part 1)
Diamonds are what I really need
Think I'll rob a store, escape the law
And live in Italy

(same as part 1)
Lately my luck has been so bad
You know the roulette wheel's
A crooked deal
I'm loosing all I had

(same as part 2)
Soon be like a man that's on the run
And live from day to day
Never needing anyone
Play hide and seek
Throughout the week

Bb  Dm/A  Dm7b5/Ab  Gsus4 G7
Eb  Bb/D  Cm7  F 

My life is full of romance

Bb  Dm/A  Dm7b5/Ab  Gsus4 G7
Eb  Bb/D  Cm7  F 

Am9  Dm7/A  Am9  Am9
F6   Dm6    Bm7b5/A   E7/G#
Am9  Dm7/A  Am9  Am9
F6   Dm6    Bm7b5   E7

F   Gm7  F   F  x3

                          Gm7
Guess I'll always have to be
C                 F
Living in a fantasy
Dm7                        Gm7
That's the way it's got to be
C        F     Dm7
From now on

                        Gm7
Yes I'll always have to be
C                F
Living in a fantasy
Dm7                       Gm7
Though it won't be really me
C        F      Dm7
From now on

                          Gm7
You think I'm crazy I can see
C                            F
It's you for you, and me for me
Dm7             Gm7
Living in a fantasy
C        F     Dm7
From now on

Etc...
]]> http://chordlibrary.com/?feed=rss2&p=15 0 Glamour Boy http://chordlibrary.com/?p=14 http://chordlibrary.com/?p=14#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:36:10 +0000 Chord Library http://chordlibrary.com/?p=14 Glamour Boy – The Guess Who

Intro:
CMaj7

CMaj7
Glamour boy
         Dm7/C
Get your costume on, you got ‘em lined up waitin’ for you
CMaj7
Glamour boy
            Dm7/C
You got ‘em standing’ in the aisles, don’t hang ‘em up
EbMaj7 				AbMaj7/Bb
For $25,000 you can look like a woman tonight
EbMaj7                    F/G           G
For $25,000 I think it’ll work out right
              C             Cm     F   F7
I think it’ll work out  uh  huh
              Bb
I think it'll work out
    Bbm                   Eb       Eb7
You never know how you’ll ride it
            Ab         Gsus4    G
Think it’ll work out

CMaj7
Glamour boy
            Dm7/C                   /G
You’ve been tops for awhile with a million dollar smile
CMaj7
Glamour boy
        Dm7/C                   /G
You got rave reviews and you’re front page news
   EbMaj7 			   AbMaj7/Bb
For $37,000 you can look like your sister tonight
   EbMaj7                    F/G           G
For $37,000 I think it’ll work out right
              C             Cm     F   F7
I think it’ll work out  uh  huh
              Bb
I think it'll work out
    Bbm                   Eb       Eb7
You never know how you’ll ride it
            Ab         Gsus4    G
Think it’ll work out

   C             Bb/C           F/C                     C                Bb/C
So spin with the archer now and laugh in his face as he cocks his bow
C              Bb/C         F/C                      C          D/C                   G
Steal from his mistress as she’s makin’ love to your family and be aware that there’s not many there
            Bb                    F                           C              Bb/C  C  Bb/C  C
Who want to take time to sing and play an honest song for the people no more
        Bb                    F                           C              Bb/C  C  Bb/C  C
Come on take time to sing and play an honest song for the people tonight
                Bb                    F                           C              Bb/C  C  Bb/C  C
Dont' you wanna take time to sing and play an honest song for the people tonight

"Ladies and Gentlemen, a warm space age welcome if you will
for the most phenomenal group of the century, RICKY AND THE BALLOONS"

Glamour boy
You’ve really had your fill and it’s all downhill
Glamour boy
You’ve got tales to tell when you see your old friends
For $49,000 you can look like a woman tonight
For $49,000 I think it’ll work out right
I think it’ll work out
You never know how you’ll ride it
Think it’ll work out
]]> http://chordlibrary.com/?feed=rss2&p=14 0 The Benefit Of Being Caged http://chordlibrary.com/?p=10 http://chordlibrary.com/?p=10#comments Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:01:58 +0000 Chord Library http://chordlibrary.com/?p=10 Intro: C   G   F   x2 C In this crazy gone world G                    F Freedom's the word I crave C All these bridges long burned G                          F Are making me turn back to the day Verse 1: C           G Once upon a time we were chained Am      G  F to a pillar in a  cage C               G forced to make amends with our minds Am           G  F before we lost them to the grind C    G    Am   F Verse 2: C                   G And now this vision is so global Am                 G   F and everyone's online with their soul C                    G we're changing our ideas of prison Am       G  F from steel bars to false vision C    G   Am   F Chorus: Dm               C/E Yeah boy, the benefit of being caged Bb sure has changed Dm                    C/E we're still trying to break these chains Bb but nothing's changed Verse 3: And in the distant future when we travel to the end of the earth we'll still be banging our bars with tin cups 'cause no freedom is ever enough C    G   Am   F Chorus: Dm              C/E Yeah boy, the benefit of being caged Bb sure has changed Dm                    C/E we're still trying to break these chains G7        Fsus2 but nothing's changed G7        Fsus2 nothing's changed Outro: C   G   F   x2 C Now I've lost all I have earned G                   F And I'm destined to burn and bake C                G but nothing is learned by being worried F By my mistakes C  G  Am  F  x4 Copyright 2004 Marcel Gelinas & Adrian Torrington ]]> http://chordlibrary.com/?feed=rss2&p=10 0 Share The Land http://chordlibrary.com/?p=9 http://chordlibrary.com/?p=9#comments Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:49:26 +0000 Chord Library http://chordlibrary.com/?p=9 

Intro:	Bm       E  (2x)
	/ / / /  / / / /

Verse 1:

	Bm
	Have you been around
	E
	Have you done your share of comin' down
	G             A                 D   F#
	On different things that people do

	Have you been aware
	You got brothers and sisters who care
	About what's gonna happen to you in a year from now

Chorus:

	B                       F#
	Maybe I'll be there to shake your hand
	E                       B
	Maybe I'll be there to share the land
	                 F#
	That they'll be givin' away
	     E              B
	When we all live together
	I'm talkin' 'bout together

[repeat chorus]

[repeat intro]

Verse 2:

	Did you pay your dues
	Did you read the news
	This mornin' when the paper landed in your yard

	Do you know their names
	Can you play their games
	Without losin' track and comin' down a bit too hard

[repeat chorus, 2X]

[guitar solo over verse chord pattern]

[repeat chorus, 2X]

Acappella break:

	Shake your hand, share the land (repeat to fade)

	You know that I'll be standin' by to help you if you worry
	No more sadness, no more sorrow, and no more bad times

	(instruments enter; repeat B  F#  E  F# to fade)

	Every day come sunshine, every day everybody laughin'
	Walkin' together by the river
	Walkin' together and laughin'
	Everybody singin' together
	Everybody singin' and laughin'
	Good times, good times
	Everybody walkin' by the river now
	Walkin', singin', talkin'
	Similin', laughin', digging each other
	Everybody happy together
	I'll be there to worry if you need me
	Call on me, call on me
	Call my name, I'll be runnin' to help you
	Everybody walkin' by the river now
	Everybody, everybody laughin'
	Everybody singin' and talkin'
	Smilin', laughin', digging each other...

]]> http://chordlibrary.com/?feed=rss2&p=9 0 No Sugar Tonight \ New Mother Nature http://chordlibrary.com/?p=8 http://chordlibrary.com/?p=8#comments Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:36:08 +0000 Chord Library http://chordlibrary.com/?p=8 Intro: D E A B x4 E D A x8 Verse 1: E D A E D A Lonely feeling, deep inside Find a corner where I can hide Silent footsteps crowding me E D B A G A Sudden darkness, but I can see (Chorus) E D No sugar tonight in my coffee A E No sugar tonight in my tea No sugar to stand beside me No sugar to run with me Da do da da da da do da da Da do da da da do da da Da do da da da da do da da E D B A G A Da do da da E D A (repeat same chords) Verse 2: In the silence of her mind Quiet movements where I can find Grabbing for me with her eyes E D B A G A Now I'm falling from her skies (Repeat Chorus) Part 2 Intro: D E A B x6 E D A (repeat same chords) Part 2, Verse 1: Jocko says yes, and I believe him When we talk about the things I say She hasn't have the faith or the guts to leave him When they're standing in each other's way You're driven back not to places you've been to You wonder what you're gonna find You know you've been wrong but it won't be long Before you leave 'em all far behind Part 2, Chorus: A E 'Cause it's the new mother nature taking over A E It's the new splendid lady come to call A E It's the new mother nature taking over D E D E She's getting us all, she's getting us all E D A (repeat same chords) Part 2, Verse 2: Jocko said no when I came back last time It's looking like I lost a friend It's no use calling 'cause the sky is falling And I'm getting pretty near the end A smoke filled room in a corner basement The situation must be right A bag of goodies and a bottle of wine We're gonna get it on right tonight Duo verse (same chords E D A) Outro: E D A ]]> http://chordlibrary.com/?feed=rss2&p=8 0 Piano Man http://chordlibrary.com/?p=7 http://chordlibrary.com/?p=7#comments Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:13:08 +0000 Chord Library http://chordlibrary.com/?p=7 INTRO: C C/B Am Am/G F F/E D G C C/B Am Am/G F F/G C F G F F/E* Dm7 C F G F F/E* Dm7 C C/B Am Am/G It's nine o'clock on a Saturday F F/E D G The regular crowd shuffles in C C/B Am Am/G There's an old man sitting next to me F F/G C Makin' love to his tonic and gin HARMONICA: C C/B Am Am/G F G C F C C/B Am Am/G He says, Son, can you play me a memory? F F/E D G I'm not really sure how it goes C C/B Am Am/G But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete F F/G C When I wore a younger man's clothes Am Am/G Am/F# F La la la, de de da Am Am/G D7 G G/F G/E G/D La la, de de da da da CHORUS 1: C C/B Am Am/G Sing us a song, you're the piano man F F/E D G Sing us a song tonight C C/B Am Am/G Well, we're all in the mood for a melody F F/G C And you've got us feeling alright HARMONICA: C C/B Am Am/G F F/G C F G F F/E* Dm7 C F G F F/E* Dm7 C C/B Am Am/G Now John at the bar is a friend of mine F F/E D G He gets me my drinks for free C C/B Am Am/G And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke F F/G C F But there's some place that he'd rather be C C/B Am Am/G He says, Bill, I believe this is killing me F F/E D G As the smile ran away from his face C C/B Am Am/G Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star F F/G C If I could get out of this place Am Am/G Am/F# F Oh, la la la, de de da Am Am/G D7 G G/F G/E G/D La la, de de da da da C C/B Am Am/G Now Paul is a real estate novelist F F/E D G Who never had time for a wife C C/B Am Am/G And he's talking with Davy who's still in the navy F F/G C And probably will be for life HARMONICA: C C/B Am Am/G F G C F C C/B Am Am/G And the waitress is practicing politics F F/E D G As the businessmen slowly get stoned C C/B Am Am/G Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness F F/G C But it's better than drinking alone SOLO: Am Am/G Am/F# F Am Am/G Am/F# F Am Am/G Am/F# F G G/F G/E G/D CHORUS 2 HARMONICA: C C/B Am Am/G F F/G C F G F F/E* Dm7 C F G F F/E* Dm7 C C/B Am Am/G It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday F F/E D G And the manager gives me a smile C C/B Am Am/G 'Cause he knows that it's me they've been coming to see F F/G C F To forget about life for a while C C/B Am Am/G And the piano, it sounds like a carnival F F/E D G And the microphone smells like a beer C C/B Am Am/G And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar F F/G C And say, Man, what are you doing here? Am Am/G Am/F# F Oh, la la la, de de da Am Am/G D7 G G/F G/E G/D La la, de de da da da CHORUS 3 HARMONICA: C C/B Am Am/G F F/G C F G F F/E* Dm7 C F G F F/E* Dm7 C ]]> http://chordlibrary.com/?feed=rss2&p=7 0 Jamaica Fairwell http://chordlibrary.com/?p=6 http://chordlibrary.com/?p=6#comments Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:08:39 +0000 Chord Library http://chordlibrary.com/?p=6 D G Down the way where the nights are gay, A D And the sun shines daily on the mountaintop. G I took a trip on a sailing ship, A D But when I reached Jamaica I made a stop. Chorus: Em But I'm sad to say I'm on my way, A7 D Won't be back for many a day. Em My heart is down, my head is spinning around; A7 D I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town. Chorus Sounds of laughter everywhere, And the dancing girls swirl to and fro. I must declare my heart is there, Though I've been from Maine to Mexico. Chorus Down at the market you can hear, Ladies cry out while on their heads they bear, Akkay rice, salt fish are nice, And the rum is good any time of year. Chorus x2 ]]> http://chordlibrary.com/?feed=rss2&p=6 0