Lost Cause (Beck)

Chords used: F-C-Am-E-G-C/B

C/B: 0-2-0-0-1-0



[F] Your sorry [C] eyes (pick C to C/B)
[F] cut through the [C] bone (C to C/B)
[F] They make it [C] hard (C to C/B to Am)
to leave you [E] alone

[F] Leave you [C] here (pick C to C/B)
[F] wearing your [C] wounds (C to C/B)
[F] Waving your [C] guns (C to C/B to Am)
at somebody [E] new

[F] Baby you’re a [G] lost
[F] Baby you’re a [G] lost
[F] Baby you’re a [G] lost [C]cause

[F]There's too many [C]people (pick C to C/B)
[F]I used to [C]know (C to C/B)
[F]They see you [C]coming (C to C/B to Am)
[F]See you [C]go

[F]They know your [C]secrets (pick C to C/B)
[F]and you know [C]theirs (C to C/B)
[F]This town is [C]crazy (C to C/B to Am)
[F]nobody [C]cares

[F] Baby you’re a [G] lost
[F] Baby you’re a [G] lost
[F] Baby you’re a [G] lost [C]cause [A]

[F] I’m tired of [G] fighting
[F] I’m tired of [G] fighting[F]
[G] Fighting for a lost [C] cause

Bridge
[A] There’s a [F] place where you are [C] going
[A] You ain’t [F] never been [C] before
[A] No-one [F] left behind your [C] back now
[F] No-one standing at your [C] door
[F] Ain’t that’s what you thought love was [C] for...

[F] Baby you’re a (G) lost
[F] Baby you’re a (G) lost
[F] Baby you’re a (G) lost (C)cause (A)

[F] I’m tired of [G] fighting
[F] I’m tired of [G] fighting[F]
[G] Fighting for a lost [C] cause

L.A. Freeway (Guy Clark)

Warning: this clip cuts off abruptly at the end.

Chords Used: A-D-E



[A] Pack up all your dishes
[D] Make note of all good wishes
[A] Say goodbye to the landlord for me
[E] Son of a bitch has always bored me

[A] Throw out them LA papers
[D] moldy box of vanilla wafers
[A]Adios to all this concrete
[E] Gonna get me some dirt road back street [A] [E]

If I can [D]just get off of this [E]LA freeway
With[A]out getting killed or [D]caught
I'll be [A]down that road in a cloud of smoke
To some [E]land that I ain't bought bought bought

[A] Here's to you old skinny Dennis
[D] Only one I think I will miss
[A] I can hear that old bass singing
[E] Sweet and low like a gift you'd bring in
[A] Play it for me one more time now
[D] Got to give it all we can now
[A] I believe everything your saying
[E] Just keep on keep on playing [A] [E]

If I can [D]just get off of this [E]LA freeway
With[A]out getting killed or [D]caught
I'll be [A]down that road in a cloud of smoke
To some [E]land that I ain't bought bought bought

[A] Put the pink slip in the mailbox
[D] Leave the key in the old front door lock
[A] They'll find it likely as not
[E] I'm sure there's something we have forgot
[A] Oh Susanna now don't you cry babe
[A] We've got something to believe in
[E] Don't you think it's we're leavin [A] [E]

If I can [D]just get off of this [E]LA freeway
With[A]out getting killed or [D]caught
I'll be [A]down that road in a cloud of smoke
To some [E]land that I ain't bought bought bought

[A] Pack up all your dishes
[D] Make note of all good wishes
[A] Say goodby to the landlord for me
[E] That son a bitch has always bored me [A D A E A]

Source: Tab

Waiting Round To Die (Townes Van Zandt)

Submitted by Minh

The lyrics on the second to last verse are a little different, and I think the 4th capo sounds right for this version. Unfortunately my ears may be big, but they don't have perfect pitch, so I could be wrong.

Chords used: Am-Dm-E



Capo 4th Fret

[Am]Well sometimes I don't know where this dirty [Dm]road is taking me
Some[Am]times I can't even see the reason [E]why
I [Am]guess I keep on gamblin', lots of [Dm]booze and lots of ramblin'
It's [Am]easier than just a-[E]waitin' 'round to [Am]die

[Am]One-time friends I had a ma, I [Dm]even had a pa
He [Am]beat her with a belt once cause she [E]cried
She [Am]told him to take care of me, she headed [Dm]down to Tennessee
It's [Am]easier than just a-[E]waitin' 'round to [Am]die

[Am]I came of age and found a girl in a [Dm]Tuscaloosa bar
She [Am]cleaned me out and hit it on the [E]sly
I [Am]tried to kill the pain, I bought some [Dm]booze and hopped a train
Seemed [Am]easier than just a-[E]waitin' 'round to [Am]die

[Am]A friend said he knew where some [Dm]easy money was
We [Am]robbed a man and brother did we [E]fly
The [Am]posse caught up with me, drug me [Dm]back to Muskogee
It's [Am]two long years, just a-[E]waitin' 'round to [Am]die

[Am]Now I'm out of prison, I got [Dm]me a friend at last
He [Am]don't drink or steal or cheat or [E]lie
His [Am]name's codine, he's the [Dm]nicest thing I've seen
To[Am]gether we're gonna [E]wait around to [Am]die
[Am]Well together we’re gonna [E]wait around… [Am]

Gulf Coast Highway (Emmylou Harris and Dave Matthews version)

submitted by Aimee and Minh

Dave Matthews is no Willie Nelson, but i guess he'll do. (originally a Nanci Griffith song.)

Chords used: C-F-G-Am



Capo 2nd fret

[C]Gulf coast highway, he [F]worked the [C]rails,
He worked the rice fields with their cool dark [F]wells,
He worked the [Am]old rigs in the [G]Gulf of Mexi[C]co,
The only [F]thing we've ever [C]owned is this old [G]house here by the [C]road

Chorus:
And when he [Am]dies, he says he'll [G]catch some blackbird's [C]wing;
And he will [F]fly away to [C]heaven,
come some [G]sweet blue bonnet [C]spring

She walked through spring time, when [F]I was [C]home
Our days were sweet, the nights were [F]warm
Seasons [Am]pass, jobs would [G]come, flowers [C]fade,
this old [F]house felt so a[C]lone when the [G]work took me a[C]way

And when she [Am]dies, she says she'll [G]catch some blackbird's [C]wing;
And she will [F]fly away to [C]heaven,
come some [G]sweet blue bonnet [C]spring

[short instrumental... something like Am-C-G... not sure]

Highway 90, the [F]jobs are [C]gone,
We tend our garden, we set the [F]sun
This is the [Am]only place on [G]earth blue bonnets [C]grow
And once a [F]year they come and [C]go
At this old [G]house here by the [C]road

And when we [Am]die, we says we'll [G]catch some blackbird's [C]wing;
And we will [F]fly away to C]gether, come some [G]sweet blue bonnet [C]spring;
And we will [F]fly away to C]gether, come some [G]sweet blue bonnet [C]spring

Rambler Gambler (Bob Dylan)

Requested by Trenton

Chords used: G-C-D



Capo 2nd fret

I'm a [G]rambler I'm a gambler, I'm a [C]long way from my [D]home
If the [G]people don't [C]like me, [G]they can [C]leave me a[D]lone

Come [G]sit down beside me, come [C]sit down right [D]here
Come [G]sit down long you [C]want to, [G]love you [C]always to [D]hear

When you [G]get to Wyoming, a [C]letter you'll [D]see
If you [G]get into [C]trouble, [G]just you [C]write after [D]me

For I [G]once had a lover, Her [C]age was six[D]teen
She's a [G]flower of [C]Belton, [G]and a [C]rose of Ce[D]line

Her pa[G]rents was against me, now [C]she is the [D]same
If I've [G]writ on your [C]book, love, [G]just you [C]blot out my [D]name

Oh, there's [G]changes in the ocean, there's [C]changes in the [D]sea
There's[G]changes in my [C]true love, [G]ain't no [C]change in [D]me

Midnight Special (Creedence Clearwater Revival)

suggested by Trenton

Chords Used: G-D-A7



Source: Tab

(Initially, single, slow strums of each chord)

[D]Well, you wake up in the mornin'[G]
You hear the work bell ring [D]
And they march you to the table [A7]
You see the same old thing [D]
Ain't no food upon the table [G]
And no fork up in the pan [D]
But you'd better not complain, boy [A7]
You'll get in trouble with the man [D]

(now speed up tempo and strum continuously; all subsequent verses have
same pattern as chorus)

CHORUS:
Let the midnight [G]special
Shine the light on [D]me
Let the midnight [A7]special
Shine the light on [D]me
Let the midnight [G]special
Shine the light on [D]me
Let the midnight [A7]special
Shine the ever-lovin' light on [D]me

Verse 2:
Yonder come Miss [G]Rosie
How in the world did you [D]know
By the way she wears her [A7]apron
And the clothes she [D]wore
Umbrella on her [G]shoulder
Piece of paper in her [D]hand
She come to see the [A7]gov'nor
She wanna free her [D]man

[CHORUS]

Verse 3:
If you're ever in [G]Houston
Ooh, you'd better do [D]right
You'd better not [A7]gamble
And you'd better not [D]fight
Or the sheriff will [G]grab ya
And the boys'll bring you [D]down
The next thing you [A7]know, boy
Ooh, you're prison D]bound

[Chorus TWICE; 2nd time, at last line, decelerate, with break at "light
on me," to final strum of D]

If You're Into It (Flight of the Conchords)

submitted by Minh

Karin, these two doofuses are for you!

Chords Used: C-Am



Source: Tab

Intro: C-Am

Bret: [C] If You Want Me Too, [Am] I Could Hang Round With You. [C] If I Only Knew. [Am] That's What You're Into.

Jermaine: [C]You & Him, Him & [Am}You. If That's What You're In [C]To. Him Hanging Round, Around [Am]You. You're Hanging Round, Yeah You're There [C]Too.

Bret: [C]And If You Want Me Too, [Am]I Will Take Off All My Clothes For You. [C]I'll Take Off All My Clothes For You. [Am]If That's What You're Into.

Jermaine: [C]How 'Bout Him, In The [Am]Nude, If That's What You're [C]Into. In The Nude In Front Of [Am]You. Is That What You'd Wanna [C]View?

Bret: [C]If It's Cool With You, [Am]I'll Let You Get Naked Too, [C]It Could Be A Dream Come True. [Am]Providing That's What You Are Into.

Jermaine: [C]Is That What You're In[Am]to, Him & You In The [C]Nude, That's What He's Prepared To [Am]Do. Is That The Kind Of Thing That You Think You Might Be [C]Into?

Bret: [C]And Then Maybe Later, [Am]We'll Get Hot By The Refrigerator, [C]In The Kitchen Next To The Pantry, [Am]You Think That Might Be What You Fancy?

Jermaine: [C]In The Buff Being [Am]Rude, Doing Stuff With The [C]Food. Getting Lewd With His [Am]Food. We Heard That's What You Are In[C]to.

Bret: [C]And Then On Our Next Date, [Am]You Could Bring Your Roommate, [C]I Don't Know If Stu Is Keen To But [Am]If You Want We Could Double Team You.

Jermaine: [C]How 'Bout You, And Two [Am]Dudes, Him, You & Stu In The [C]Nude. Being Lewd With Two Dudes For [Am]Food. Well That's If Stu's Into It [C]Too.

Bret: [C]All The Things I'd Do, [Am]Things I'd Do For You, [C]If I Only Knew, [Am]That's What You're Into.

Together: You [C]

Falling Slowly (Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova)

submitted by Vi and Mike D (Note from Minh: The chords here work, but don't quite match the recording--song is in a different key or something... can't quite figure out what's the deal. If you know, then fill us in!)

Chords Used: C-F-Am-G



[intro fingerpicking on alternating C / F chords]

[C]I don't know you, [F]but I want you
[C]All the more for [F]that
[C]Words fall through me and [F]always fool me
[C]And I can't re[F]act

And [Am]games that [G]never a[F]mount
To [G]more than they're [Am]meant
Will [G]play themselves [F]out

[strumming]

[C]Take this sinking [F]boat and point it [Am]home
We've still got [G]ti[F]me
[C]Raise your hopeful [F]voice you have a [Am]choice
You've made it [G]no[F]w

[picking]

[C]Falling slowly, [F]eyes that know me
[C]And I can't go [F]back
[C]Moods that take me [F]and erase me
[C]And I'm painted [F]black

[Am]You have [G]suffered e[F]nough
And [G]warred with your[Am]self
It's [G]time that you [F]won

[strumming]

[C]Take this sinking [F]boat and point it [Am]home
We've still got [G]ti[F]me
[C]Raise your hopeful [F]voice you have a [Am]choice
You've made it [G]no[F]w

[C]Take this sinking [F]boat and point it [Am]home
We've still got [G]ti[F]me
[C]Raise your hopeful [F]voice you have a [Am]choice
You've made it [G]no[F]w

[C]Falling slowly [F]sing your melody
[Am]and I'll sing a[G]lo[F]ng

Forget the Flowers (Wilco)

submitted by Minh

Chords Used: C-E-F-G



Capo 2nd fret

[C] You're trying my patience,
Try [E]pink carnations, red [F]roses yellow daffodils [C]
[G]Don't forget the flowers [F]someday, I know you will. [C]
[C]Displayers of affection and [E]all good intentions,
[F] don't you just send me the bill. [C]

[G]Don't forget the flowers [F]someday,I know you will. [C]

[E] Well, you've been taking me, way to seriously
[F] mmmm-mmm-mmm-hmmmmm [C]
[E]I can't ever explain why I don't feel your pain
[F] mmmm-mmm-mmm-hmmmmm [C]

[C]I left you behind
I [E] know it's been a long [F]time But I'm not over you [C]
[G]Don't forget the flowers [F]Someday, I hope I do [C]

[C] You're trying my patience,
Try [E]pink carnations, red [F]roses yellow daffodils [C]
[G]Don't forget the flowers [F]someday, I know you will. [C]
[G]Don't forget the flowers [F]someday, I know you will. [C]

Dead Flowers (Townes Van Zandt version)

submitted by Minh

He misses one of the lines (on purpose?), but it's still a great performance. (Note: cover of a Rolling Stones song.)

Chords used: G-F-C



Intro: G F C

[C]Well, when you’re sitting [G]there
In your [F]silk upholstered [C]chair
Talking to some [G]rich folks that you [F]know [C]
Well I hope you won’t see [G]me
In my [F]ragged compa[C]ny
You [C]know I could [G]never be a[F]lone [C]

Take me [G]down little susie, take me [C]down
[G]I know you think you’re the queen of the under[C]ground
And you can [F]send me dead flowers every mor[C]ning
[F]Send me dead flowers by the [C]mail
[F]Send me dead flowers to my wedd[C]ing
And I [C]won’t forget to put [G]roses on your [F]grave [C]

[C]Well, when you’re sitting [G]back
In your [F]rose pink cadi[C]llac
Making bets on [G]kentucky derby [F]day [C]
I’ll be in my basement [G]room
With a [F]needle and a [C]spoon
And [C]another girl to [G]take my pain [F]away [C]

Take me [G]down little susie, take me [C]down
[G]I know you think you’re the queen of the under[C]ground
And you can [F]send me dead flowers every morn[C]ing
[F]Send me dead flowers by the [C]mail
[F]Send me dead flowers to my wedd[C]ing
And I [C]won’t forget to put [G]roses on your [F]grave [C]
And I [C]won’t forget to put [G]roses on your [F]grave [C]

I Turn My Camera On (Spoon)

submitted by Minh

Only 2 chords!



Chords: Am-C

[Am] I turn my camera on
I cut my fingers on the way
[C]On the way, the way of slippin away.

I turn my feelings off,
It made me untouchable for life.
Yeah, yeah, and you worship the light.

It hit me like a ton.
You hit me like a ton.
No, no, no, no. Ooh, yeah.

I turn my feelings on.
I turn my feelings on inside, yeah.
Like I'm gonna ignite.

I saw those stars go out off.
I saw them stars go off at night.
And they're lookin' alright.

(Blow it up, keep on blowing em up)
It hit me like a ton.
You hit me like a ton.
You hit me like a ton.

I turn my camera on
I cut my fingers on the way
On the way, I feel me slipping away.

I turn my feelings off,
It made me untouchable for life.
Yeah, yeah, and you worship the light.

You hit me like a ton. I don't know where it's from.
You hit me like a ton.
Ooh, yeah.(I turn my camera on)
Ooh, yeah. (I turn my camera on)
Ooh, yeah.
I turn my camera (You hit me like a ton)
I turn my camera on (You hit me like a ton)

Feel me slip away.

Sources: Chords

Hey Ya (Outkast)

submitted by Minh

Unfortunately, I can't embed the original Outkast Video, so this will have to do:



Chords: G-C-D-Em

Easy: just strum G-C D-Em throughout!

[Intro]
One two three uh!

[G]My baby don't [C]mess around Because she loves me so
And this I [D]know for [Em]shooo..
Uh, But does she really wanna But can't stand to see me
Walk out the dooor..
Don't try to fight the feelin'Because the thought alone
is killing me right nooww..
Uh, thank god for mom and dad For sticking two together
'Cause we don't know hooowww...
UH!

G-C-D-Em

[Chorus:]
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa..
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa..
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa..
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa..
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa..
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa..
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa..
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa..

G-C-D-Em

You think you've got it Ohh, you think you've got it
But got it just don't get it Till' there's nothing at
AaaaaaaaAAAAAAAaaaaaaAAAAAAaaaaaallllll..
We get together Ohh, we get together
But seperate's always better when there's feelings
InvooooooOOOOOOOoooooooOOOOOOooooooOOOOOlved
If what they say is "Nothing is forever"
Then what makes, Then what makes, Then what makes
Then what makes, Then what makes LOOVVEEE?
(Love exception) So why you, why you
Why you, why you, why you are we so in denial
When we know we're not happy heeeerrreeee...
Y'all don't want me here you just wanna dance

G-C-D-Em

[Chorus]
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa.. (OHH OH)
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa.. (OHH OH)
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa.. (Don't want to meet your daddy, OHH OH)
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa.. (Just want you in my Caddy OHH OH)
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa.. (OHH OH, don't want to meet yo' mama OHH OH)
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa.. (Just wan't to make you cumma OHH OH)
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa.. (I'm, OHH OH I'm, OHH OH)
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa.. (I'm just being honest OHH OH, I'm just being honest)

[Bridge - Andre 3000]
Hey, alright now
Alright now fellas, (YEAH!)
Now what's cooler than bein' cool?
(ICE COLD!) I can't hear ya'
I say what's cooler than bein' cool?
(ICE COLD!) whooo...
Alright, alright, alright, alright
Alright, alright, alright, alright
Alright, alright, alright, alright
Alright, alright, Ok now ladies, (YEAH!)
And we gon' break this thing down in just a few seconds
Now don't have me break this thang down for nothin'
Now I wanna see y'all on y'all baddest behavior
Lend me some suga', I am your neighbor ahh here we go!
Shake it, shake, shake it, shake it (OHH OH)
Shake it, shake it, shake, shake it, shake it, shake it (OHH OH)
Shake it, shake it like a Polaroid Picture, shake it, shake it
Shh you got to, shake it, shh shake it, shake it, got to shake it
(Shake it Suga') shake it like a Polaroid Picture

G-C-D-Em

Now while Beyonce's and Lucy Lui's
And baby dolls, get on the floor
(Get on the floor)
You know what to dooo..
You know what to dooo..
You know what to do!

G-C-D-Em

[Chorus]
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa.. (OHH OH)
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa.. (OHH OH)
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa.. (OHH OH)
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa.. (Uh oh, Hey Ya)
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa.. (OHH OH)
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa.. (Uh, uh, OHH OH)
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa.. (OHH OH)
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa.. (OHH OH)

[Chorus continues until fade]

Source: Lyrics

I'll Fly Away (Alison Krauss/Gillian Welch)

submitted by Minh

From Oh Brother Where Art Thou

Chords Used: D-G-A



[D]Some bright morning when this life is over
[G]I'll fly a[D]way
To that home on God's celestial shore
I'll[A] fly away[D]

Chorus:
[D]I'll fly away oh glory
[G]I'll fly a[D]way (in the morning)
When I die hallelujah by and by
I'll[A] fly away[D]

[D]When the shadows of this life have gone
[G]I'll fly a[D]way
Like a bird from these prison walls I'll fly
I'll[A] fly away[D]

[Chorus: D-G-D D-A-D]
[Instrumental: D-G-D D-A-D]

[D]Oh how glad and happy when we meet
[G]I'll fly a[D]way
[D]No more cold iron shackles on my feet
I'll[A] fly a[D]way

[Chorus: D-G-D D-A-D]

[D]Just a few more weary days and then
[G]I'll fly a[D]way
To a land where joys will never end
I'll[A] fly a[D]way

Lone Star (Norah Jones)

submitted by Minh

We'll kick things off with this song because it's the first song I tabbed by ear. And because Norah Jones is hot. (If you want the version from the CD, there's another non-live version at the bottom.)

(and I don't care if Trenton calls me an easy listening wuss. Actually, I do care, but it's too late now so here we go.)

Chords Used: C-F-G-E-Am-Am7-D7



[C]Lonestar [F]Where are [C]you out tonight
This [G]feeling, I'm [E]trying to [Am]fight [Am7][D7]
[G]It's dark and I [E]think that
[Am]I [Am7]would give [D7]anything
[F]for you to [G]shine down on [C]me

[C]How far, [F]you are, I[C] just don't know
The [G]distance I'm [E]willing to [Am]go [Am7][D7]
I [G]pick up a [E]stone and [Am]cast [Am7]to the [D7]sky
[F]Hoping for [G]some kind of [C]sign

(Instrumental--you can fingerpick on chords)
C-F-C-G-E-Am-Am7-D7
G-E-Am-Am7-D7-F-G-C

[C]Lonestar [F]Where are [C]you out tonight
This [G]feeling, I'm [E]trying to [Am]fight [Am7][D7]
[G]It's dark and I [E]think that
[Am]I [Am7]would give [D7]anything
[F]for you to [G]shine down on [Am]me [Am7][D7]
[F]for you to [G]shine down on [C]me...