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Drunken Sailor

Traditional sea shanty

Verse 1:

[Dm] What'll we do with a drunken sailor, [C] What'll we do with a drunken sailor, [Dm] What'll we do with a drunken sailor, [C] Earl-aye in the [Dm] morning? Chorus:

[Dm] Way hay and up she rises [C] Patent blocks o' diff'rent sizes, [Dm] Way hay and up she rises [C] Earl-aye in the [Dm] morning

2. Sling him in the long boat till he's sober Chorus

3. Trice him up in a runnin' bowline. 4. Give 'im a taste of the bosun's rope-end. 5. Give 'im a dose of salt and water. 6. Stick on 'is back a mustard plaster. 7. Shave his belly with a rusty razor.

8. Send him up the crow's nest till he falls down. 9. Put him in the scuppers with a hose-pipe on him. 10. Soak 'im in oil till he sprouts flippers.

11. Put him in the guard room till he's sober. 12. Put him in bed with the captain's daughter 13. Take the Baby and call it Bo'sun.

14. Put him in the scuffs until the horse bites on him. 15. Heave him by the leg and with a rung console him. 16. That's what we'll do with the drunken sailor.

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Octopus’s Garden

by Ringo Starr, 1969

[G] I'd like to be [Em] under the sea In an [C] octopus’s garden in the [D]shade [G] He'd let us in, [Em] knows where we've been In his [C] octopus’s garden in the [D] shade [Em] I'd ask my friends to come and see [C] An octopus’s [D] garden with me [G] I'd like to be [Em] under the sea

In an [C] octopus’s [D] garden in the [G] shade [G] We would be warm [Em] below the storm In our [C] little hideaway beneath the [D] waves [G] Resting our head [Em] on the sea bed In an [C] octopus’s garden near a [D] cave [Em] We would sing and dance around [C] Because we know we [D] can't be found [G] I'd like to be [Em] under the sea

In an [C] octopus’s [D] garden in the [G] shade Solo:

[C] / / / / [Am] / / / / [Dm] / / / / [G7] / / / /

[C] / / / / [Am] / / / / [Dm] / / [G7] / / [C] / / [D7] / / [G] We would shout [Em] and swim about

The [C] coral that lies beneath the [D] waves [G] Oh what joy for [Em] every girl and boy [C] Knowing they're happy and they're [D] safe [Em] We would be so happy you and me [C] No one there to [D] tell us what to do [G] I'd like to be [Em] under the sea

In an [C] octopus’s [D] garden with [Em] you In an [C] octopus’s [D] garden with [Em] you In an [C] octopus’s [D] garden with [G] you

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I Want To Marry a Lighthouse Keeper

By Erika Eigen, 1969

[G] / / [E7] / / [A7] / / [D] / / [G] / / / / / / / / Verse 1:

[G] I want to marry a lighthouse keeper And [C] keep him [D] compa[G]ny [G] I want to marry a lighthouse keeper And [A7] live by the side of the [D] sea I'll [G] polish his lamp by the [G7] light of day So [C] ships at night can [C#dim] find their way [G] I wanna marry a [E7] lighthouse keeper [A7] Won't that [D] be o[G]kay

Middle 8:

[C] We'll take walks along the [Cm] moonlit bay Maybe [G] find a treasure [G7] too

[C] I’d love living in a [Cm] lighthouse [D] How 'bout you?

Verse 2:

[G] Dream of livin in a lighthouse baby [C] Every [D] single [G] day

I [G] dream of living in a lighthouse A [A7] white one by the [D] bay

So [G] if you want to make my [G7] dreams come true [C] You’ll be a lighthouse [C#dim] keeper too

[G] We could live in a [E7] lighthouse

The [A7] white one [D] by the [G] bay, hey [E7] hey, [A7] Won't that [D] be [G] okay [E7]

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Her Majesty

By Lennon/McCartney 1969 [G] Her Majesty's a pretty nice girl,

[A7] but she doesn't have a [Am6] lot to [G] say [G] Her Majesty's a pretty nice girl

[A7] but she changes from day to [D] day [Em] I want to tell her that I love her a lot But I [G7] gotta get a belly full of [C] wine [G] Her Majesty's a pretty nice [E] girl

Some[A7]day I'm going to [D] make her [G] mine, oh [E] yeah, [A7] Someday I'm going to [D] make her [G] mine.

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May You Never

By John Martyn, 1973 Chorus:

[G] May [F] you [C] never lay your [Am] head down, [G] Without a hand to [C] hold

May you [Am] never make your [G] bed out in the [C] cold. [F] / / [C] / / / / [G] You're just like a great strong brother to me

You [C] know that I [F] love you [C] true And you [G] never talk dirty behind my back And I [C] know that there's [F] those that [C] do.

Oh [G] please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind [Am] Love is a lesson to learn in our [F] time

Now [G] please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind for [C] me. [F] [C] Chorus: [G] May [F] you….etc

Well you're [G] just like a good close sister to me You [C] know that I [F] love you [C] true

And you [G] hold no blade to stab me in the back And I [C] know that there's [F] those that [C] do.

Oh [G] please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind [Am] Life is a lesson to learn in our [F] time

And [G] please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind for [C] me [F] [C] Chorus

[G] You're just like a fat and crazy brother of mine And you [C] know that I [F] love you [C]true And you [G] never talk dirty behind my back And I [C] know that there's [F] those that [C] do.

Oh [G] please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind [Am] Love is a lesson to learn in our [F] time

And [G] please won't you, please won't you bear it in mind for [C] me. [F] [C] [G] May [F] you [C] never lose your [Am] temper

If you [G] get in a bar room [C] fight

May you [Am] never lose your [G] woman over[C]night Chorus

[G] May [F] you [C] never lose your [Am] temper if you [G] get in a bar room [C] fight May you [Am] never lose your [G] woman over[C]night [F] [C]

May you [Am] never lose your [G] woman over[C]night [F] [C] May you [Am] never lose your [G] woman over[C]night

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The Loco-Motion

By Gerry Goffin & Carole King, 1962 Intro: C Am C Am (four beats each)

[C] Everybody's doin' a [Am] brand new dance now [C] C'mon baby [Am] do the Loco-Motion

[C] I know you'll get to like it if you [Am] give it a chance now [C] C'mon baby [Am] do the Loco-Motion

[F] My little baby sister can [Dm] do it with ease [F] It's easier than learning your [D7] ABCs

So [C] come on, come on, [G] do the Loco-Motion with [C] me Chorus :

You gotta swing your hips now [F], come on baby Jump [C] up, jump back!

Oh well I [G] think you got the knack

[C] Now that you can do it [Am] let's make a chain now [C] C'mon baby [Am] do the Loco-Motion

[C] Chug-a chug-a motion like a [Am] railway train now [C] C'mon baby [Am] do the Loco-Motion

[F] Do it nice and easy now don't [Dm] lose control A [F] little bit of rhythm and a [D7] lot of soul

So [C] come on, come on, [G] do the Loco-Motion with [C] me Chorus (just chords)

[C] Move around the floor in a [Am] Loco-motion [C] C'mon baby [Am] do the Loco-Motion

[C] Do it holding hands if you [Am] got the notion [C] C'mon baby [Am] do the Loco-Motion

There's [F] never been a dance that's so [Dm] easy to do It [F] even makes you happy when you're [D7] feeling blue So [C] come on, come on, [G] do the Loco-Motion with [C] me Ending

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It’s Not Unusual

By Les Reed & Gordon Mills, 1965

[F] It’s not unusual to be [Gm7] loved by anyone [C7] [F] It’s not unusual to have [Gm7] fun with anyone

[Am] But when I see you hanging a[Gm7]bout with anyone [C7] It’s not unusual to [F] see me cry, I [Gm7] wanna die [C7] [F] It’s not unusual to go [Gm7] out at any time [C7]

[F] But when I see you out and a[Gm7]bout it’s such a crime [Am] If you should ever want to be [Gm7] loved by anyone [C7] It’s not unusual it [F] happens every day

No [Gm7] matter what you say

[C7] You’ll find it happens all the [F] time Love will never do

[Gm7] What you want it to

[C7] Why can’t this crazy love be [Am7] mine [D7] [Gm7] [C7] [F] It’s not unusual to be [Gm7] mad with anyone [C7]

[F] It’s not unusual to be [Gm7] sad with anyone

[Am] But if I ever find that you’ve [Gm7] changed at any time [C7] It’s not unusual to [F] find out I’m in [Gm7] love with you Woh [Am] woh woh woh woh [Gm7] woh

Woh [Am] woh, woh [Gm7] woh, woh [Am] woh woh woh woh [Gm7] woh [F]

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Swinging On A Star

by Johhny Burke & Jimmy Van Heusen, sung by Bing Crosby 1944

Chorus:

Would you [E7] like to swing on a [A7] star? Carry [D7] moonbeams home in a [G] jar? And be [E7] better off than you [A7] are

[D7] Or would you rather be a [G] mule? (pig?, fish?) A [G] mule is an [C] animal with [G] long funny [C] ears [G] Kicks up at [C] anything he [G] hears.

His [A7] back is brawny but his [D7] brain is weak

He’s [Em7] just plain [A7] stupid with a [D7] stubborn streak And by the [G] way, if you [C] hate to go to [G] school. [E7] [Am7] You may grow [D7] up to be a [G] mule.

Chorus

A [G] pig is an [C] animal with [G] dirt on his [C] face His [G] shoes are a [C] terrible [G] disgrace.

He [A7] has no manners when he [D7] eats his food He’s [Em7] fat and [A7] lazy and [D7] extremely rude But if you [G] don’t care a [C] feather or a [G] fig [E7] [Am7] You may grow [D7] up to be a [G] pig.

Chorus

A [G] fish won’t do [C] anything, but [G] swim in a [C] brook, He [G] can’t write his [C] name or read a [G] book.

To [A7] fool the people is his [D7] only thought

And [Em7] though he’s [A7] slippery, he [D7] still gets caught But then if [G] that sort of [C] life is what you [G] wish [E7] [Am7] You may grow [D7] up to be a [G] fish.

And all the [E7] monkeys aren’t in the [A7] zoo Every [D7] day you meet quite a [G] few. So you [E7] see it’s all up to [A7] you

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Crazy Little Thing Called Love

By Freddie Mercury, 1979

[D] This thing called love, I [G] just can't [C] handle [G] it This [D] thing called love, I [G] must get [C] round to [G] it I ain't [D] ready

[F] Crazy little [G] thing called [D] love

[D] This thing called love, it [G] cries like a baby in a [C] cradle all [G] night It [D] swings, it jives, it [G] shakes all over like a [C] jelly [G] fish

I kinda [D] like it

[F] Crazy little [G] thing called [D] love [No chord] There goes my [G] baby

She [C] knows how to rock n' [G] roll She drives me [Bb] crazy

She gives me [E7] hot and cold fever

Then she [A] leaves me in a cool cool sweat [No chord] Riff:

A 5 4 3 - - - - 0

E - - - 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 0

-I gotta be [D] cool, relax, get [G] hip, get [C] on my [G] tracks

Take a [D] back seat, hitch-hike, and [G] take a long ride on my [C] motor [G] bike Until I'm [D] ready

[F] Crazy little [G] thing called [D] love

[D] This thing called love I [G] just can't [C] handle [G] it This [D] thing called love I [G] must get [C] round to [G] it I ain't [D] ready

[F] Crazy little [G] thing called [D] love [F] Crazy little [G] thing called [D] love [F] Crazy little [G] thing called [D] love

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That’s Entertainment

By Paul Weller, recorded by The Jam in 1981

Intro: G Em7 G Em7 (one bar each) [G] A police car and a [Em7] screaming siren [G] A pneumatic drill and [Em7] ripped up concrete [G] A baby wailing and [Em7] stray dog howling

[G] The screech of brakes and [Em7 – rapid down strokes] lamplights blinking [C] That's enter[F]tainment, [C] that's enter[F]tainment

[G] A smash of glass and a [Em7] rumble of boots. [G] An electric train and a [Em7] ripped up phone booth. [G] Paint spattered walls and [Em7] the cry of a tomcat.

[G] Lights going out and a [Em7 – rapid down strokes] kick in the balls. [C] That's enter[F]tainment, [C] that's enter[F]tainment

Refrain: [G] Aaah … [Em7] La la la [G] La … [Em7] La la la

[G] La … [Em7] La la la [C] La … [F] La la la

[G] Days of speed and [Em7] slow time Mondays.

[G] Pissing down with rain on a [Em7] boring Wednesday. [G] Watching the news and not [Em7] eating your tea.

[G] A freezing cold flat, with [Em7 – rapid down strokes] damp on the walls. [C] That's enter[F]tainment, [C] that's enter[F]tainment

[G] Waking up at six on [Em7] a cool warm morning. [G] Opening the windows and [Em7] breathing in petrol. [G] An amateur band rehearse in a [Em7] nearby yard.

[G] Watching the tele and [Em7 – rapid down strokes] thinking about your holiday. [C] That's enter[F]tainment, [C] that's enter[F]tainment

Refrain

[G] Waking up from bad dreams and [Em7] smoking cigarettes. [G] Cuddling a warm girl and [Em7] smelling stale perfume. [G] A hot summers day and [Em7] sticky black tarmac.

[G] Feeding ducks in the park and [Em7] wishing you were far away. [C] That's enter[F]tainment, [C] that's enter[F]tainment

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Picture This

by Chris Stein, Deborah Harry & Jimmy Destri, as Blondie in 1978

[C] All I want is a [F] room with a view [C] A sight worth seeing a [F] vision of you

[C] All I want [F] is a room with a [C] view, [G] oooooh [C] I will give you my [F] finest hour

[C] The one I spent [F] watching you shower [C] I will give you my [F] finest hour oh [C] yeah [G] [C] All I want is a [F] photo in my wallet

[C] A small remembrance of [F] something more solid [C] All I want [F] is a picture of [C] you

[F] Picture this a [G] day in December [F] Picture this [G] freezing cold weather

You got [F] clouds on your lids and you'd [G] be on the skids

[A] If it weren't for your job at the garage, if you could only, [F] oohh, oh [F] Picture this a [G] sky full of thunder

[F] Picture this my [G] telephone number

[F] One and one is what I'm [G] telling you oh [A] yeah

RIFF CHORDS [A] / / / / [D] / / / / [A] / / / / [D] / / / / [A] / / / / [D] / / / / [D] / / / / [D] / / / / [F] / / / / [F] / / / / [G] / / / / [G] / / / / [A] No Chord [C] All I want is [F] 20/20 vision

[C] A total portrait [F] with no omissions

[C] All I want [F] is a vision of [C] you, [G] ooooh

If you can

[F] Picture this a [G] day in December [F] Picture this [G] freezing cold weather

You got [F] clouds on your lids and you'd [G] be on the skids If it [A] weren't for your job at the garage, if you could on[F]ly

[F] Picture this a [G] sky full of thunder [F] Picture this my [G] telephone number [F] One and one is what I'm [G] telling you

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Just When I Needed You Most

By Randy VanWarmer, 1979 Intro: [D] [Dmaj7] [D7] [D] Verse:

You [D] packed in the morning, I [Dmaj7] stared out the window And I [D7] struggled for something to [G] say

You left in the rain without [D] closing the door [Em] I didn't stand in your [A7] way

Chorus 1:

Now [D] I miss you more than I [Dmaj7] missed you before And now [D7] where I'll find comfort, [G] God knows!

Cause [G] you [D] left me, [A7] just when I needed you [D] most Yes, [G] you [D] left me, [A7] just when I needed you [D] most Now [D] most every morning I [Dmaj7] stare out the window ‘An I [D7] think about where you might [G] be

I’ve written you letters that [D] I'd like to send [Em] If you would just send one to [A7] me Chorus 2:

Now [D] I need you more than I [Dmaj7] needed before And now [D7] where I'll find comfort, [G] God knows!

‘Cause [G] you [D] left me, [A7] just when I needed you [D] most Yes, [G] you [D] left me, [A7] just when I needed you [D] most Instrumental verse