Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Plastic Jesus (Cool Hand Luke)

Chords used: C-G-F

Clip is kinda hard to hear... better rent the movie.



[C]I don't care if it rains or freezes,
[F]Long as I have my plastic Jesus
[C]Sitting on the dashboard of my [G]car
[C]Comes in colors pink and pleasant,
[F]Glows in the dark cause it's irridescent
[C]Take Him with you [G}when you travel [C}far

[C]Get yourself a Sweet Madonna
[F]Dressed in rhinestones sittin on a
[C]Pedestal of abalone [G]shell
[C]Goin' ninety, I ain't scary
[F]'Cause I've got my Virgin Mary
[C]Assuring me that [G]I won't go to [C]Hell

Look Good In Leather (Cody Chesnutt)

Chords used: C-F-Dm-Am-G

(some explicit lyrics)



[C] [F]

[C]I can do any[F]thing I want
Because I [C]look good in [F]leather
[C]I can talk any [F]kind of talk
Because I [C]look good in [F]leather
And I know [Dm]you wish that [F]you could look like [C]me[F]

[C]I can make any [F]woman mine
Because I [C]look good in [F]leather
I can rock her [C]body so good it [F]blows her mind
Because I [C]know how to f**k her [F]better
Better than [Dm]you

Gotch you [F]wishing to be just like [Am]me[G] [F]
(Motherf*cker I'm cool, with attitude and ego to spare)

Put on my [C]poker face when I walk the [F]street
Because I [C]look good in [F]leather
I can make a [C]star out of any[F]one I meet
You're gonna [C]shine if you're standing be[F]side me

Gimme some [Dm]truth
Don't you [F]wish that you could kick it with [Am]me
[G]Kick it with [F]me [x2]

Because I [C]look good in [F]leather (Don't you know I)
I [C]look good in [F]leather (Everybody's lookin')
I [C]look good in [F]leather (At me I know I)
I [C]look good in [F]leather

And I know that [Dm]you wish [F]you
were lookin' like [Am]me [G] [F] [x2]
[C] [F] (continue til end)

Mental Revenge (Waylon Jennings)

Chords used: A-G-D



[A] [G] [D] [A] [x2]

Well I [A]hope that the friend the you've thrown yourself with get [G]drunk and [D]loses his [A]job
and [A]every road that you travel on is [G]dusty [D]rocky and [A] hard
[D]I couldn't make you [A]love me
[D]You only made me [E]blue
So [A}all in all if the curtain should fall lord i [G]hope that it [D]falls on [A]you
I will have [D]sweet,sweet mental re[A}venge
I will have [D]sweet,sweet mental re[E]venge

[A] [G] [D] [A] [x2]

Well I [A]hope that the train from Caribou Maine run [G]over your [D]new love a[A]ffair
You [A]walk the floor from door to door and [G]pull out your [D]peroxide [A]hair
[D]You never was my [A]woman [D}cause' you were never [E]true
So [A]all in all if the curtain should fall lord i [G]hope that it [D]falls on [A]you
I will have [D]sweet, sweet mental re[A]venge
I will have [D]sweet, sweet mental re[E]venge
I will have [D]sweet, sweet mental re[E]venge

Source

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Me Llaman Calle (Manu Chao)

Chords used: Em-Am-D-G-C-Am



[Em] [Am] [D] [G] [C] [Am]

Me llaman [Em]calle, pisando baldosa
la revol[Am]tosa y tan perdida
me llaman [D]calle, calle de noche, calle de [G]día
me llaman [C]calle, hoy tan cansada, hoy tan va[Am]cía
como maquin[B]ita por la gran ciudad

Me llaman [Em]calle, me subo a tu coche
me llaman [Am]calle de malegría, calle do[D]lida
calle cansada de tanto a[G]mar
voy calle a[C]bajo, voy calle arriba
no me re[Am]bajo ni por la vida
me llaman [B]calle y ése es mi orgullo
yo sé que un [Em]día llegará, yo sé que un [Am]día vendrá mi suerte
un día me ven[Em]drá a buscar, a la sal[G]ida un hombre bueno
pa toda la [C]vida y sin pagar, mi cora[B]zón no es de alquilar

Me llaman [Em]calle, me llaman [Am]calle
calle su[D]frida, calle tristeza de tanto a[B]mar
me llaman [Am]calle, calle más [B]calle

Me llaman [Em]calle la sin futuro
me llaman [Am]calle la sin salida
me llaman [D]calle, calle más calle
la que mu[G]jeres de la vida
suben pa[C] bajo, bajan para arriba
como maquin[Am]ita por la gran ciudad

Me llaman [Em]calle, me llaman [Am]calle
calle su[D]frida, calle tristeza de tanto a[B]mar
me llaman [Am]calle, calle más [B]calle

Me llaman [Em]siempre, y a cualquier hora
me llaman [Am]guapa siempre a deshora
me llaman [D]puta, también princesa
me llaman [G]calle, es mi nobleza
me llaman [C]calle, calle sufrida, calle per[Am]dida de tanto amar
me llaman [Em]calle, me llaman [Am]calle
calle su[D]frida, calle tristeza de tanto a[B]mar

Me llaman [Em]calle, me llaman [Am]calle
calle su[D]frida, calle tristeza de tanto a[B]mar
me llaman [Em]calle, me llaman [Am]calle
calle su[D]frida, calle tristeza de tanto a[B]mar
me llaman [Em]calle, me llaman [Am]calle
calle su[D]frida, calle tristeza de tanto a[B]mar
me llaman [Am]calle, me llaman [B]calle…

Source

Where Is My Mind (Pixies)

Chords used: E-C#m-G#-A-Am-B

C#m: 3-3-5-5-4-3
G#: 3-5-5-3-3-3



[E] [C#m] [G#] [A] (4x)

With your [E]feet in the air and your [C#m]head on the ground [G#] [A]
[E]Try this [C#m]trick and [G#]spin it, [A]yeah
[E]Your head will col[C#m]lapse
But there's [G#]nothing in it
And you'll [A]ask yourself

[E]Where is my mind?[C#m]
[G#]Where is my [A]mind?
[E]Where is my [C#m]mind? {G#] [A]

[E] [C#m] [G#] [A]
[E]Way out [G#]in the [A]water, see it [Am]swimming. [C#m] [B]

[E]I was swimmin' in the [C#m]Carribean [G#] [A]
[E]Animals were [C#m]hiding behind the [G#]rock [A]
[E]Except the little [C#m]fish
But they [G#]told me, he swears
Tryin' to [A]talk to me, to me, to me

[E]Where is my mind?[C#m]
[G#]Where is my [A]mind?
[E]Where is my [C#m]mind? {G#] [A]

[E] [C#m] [G#] [A] (keep going til the end)

Source

Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd)

Chords used: C-D-Am-G-Em-A



[C]So, so you think you can [D]tell,
Heaven from [Am]Hell, blue skys from [G]pain.
Can you tell a green [D]field from a cold steel [C]rail, a smile from a [Am]veil,
Do you think you can [G]tell?
And did they get you to [C]trade your heroes for [D]ghosts,
Hot ashes for [Am]trees, hot air for a cool [G]breeze, cold comfort for [D]change,
And did you ex[C]change a walk on part in the [Am]war for a lead role in a [G]cage?

[Em] [G] [Em] [G] [Em] [A] [Em] [A]

[C]How I wish, how I wish you were [D]here.
We're just [Am]two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, [G]year after year,
[D]Running over the same old ground. [C]What have we found?
The same old [Am]fears. Wish you were [G]here!

[Em] [G] [Em] [G] [Em] [A] [Em] [A] [G]


Source

Packing Blankets (Eels)

Chords used: D-G-A-F#m-Bm

F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
Bm: 2-2-4-4-3-2



Capo 3

[D] [G] (3x)

[D]Today is a [G]lovely day to [D]run [G]
[D]Start up the [G]car with the [A]sun

[G]Packing blankets and [F#m]dirty sheets
A [G]roomful of dust and a [F#m]broom to sweep up
[G]All the troubles [Bm]you and I have [A]seen

[D]Cross when the [G]drawbridge light is [D]green [G]
[D]Don't look back [G]to that messed-up [A]scene

[G]Packing blankets and [F#m]dirty sheets
A [G]roomful of dust and a [F#m]broom to sweep up
[G]All the troubles [Bm]you and I have [A]seen

[G]And all our troubles will be [D]gone
[G]Blowing out over the [D]bridge
[F#m]Floating up into the [G]sky
[Em]Making the storm clouds [A]cry

[D] [G] [D] [G]
[D] [G] [A]

[D]Put out that [G]smoke and breath some [D]air [G]
[D]Get a new [G]name and cut your [A]hair

[G]Packing blankets and [F#m]dirty sheets
A [G]roomful of dust and a [F#m]broom to sweep up
[G]All the troubles [Bm]you and I have [A]seen

[G] [F#m] (2x)
[G] [D] [A]
[D] [G] [D]

Source

You Are What You Love (Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins)

Chords use: Bm-Em-A-D



Capo 3

[Bm] [Em] [A] [D] x2

[Bm]This is no great ilEm]lusion
When [A]I'm with you I'm looking for a [D]ghost
Or [Bm]invisible [Em]reasons
To fall [A]out of love and run screaming from our [D]home

[D]Because we live in a house of mirrors
We [G]see our fears and everything
Our [Em]songs, faces, and [A]second hand clothes

But [D]more and more we're suffering
Not [G]nobody, not a thousand beers
Will [Em]keep us from feeling [A]so all alone

But you [Em]are what you [A]love
And [D]not what loves you [G]back
That's why I'm [Em]here on your doorstep
[A]Pleading for you to take me [D]back [G] [D]

The [Bm]phone is a fine in[Em]vention
It al[A]lows me to talk endlessly to [D]you
About [Bm]nothing disguising my [Em]intentions
Which I'm [A]afraid, my friend, are wildly un[D]true

It's a [D]sleight of hand, a white soul band
The [G]heart attacks I'm convinced I have
Every [Em]morning upon [A]waking
To you I'm a [D]symbol or a monument
Your [G]rite of passage to fulfillment
But [Em]I'm not yours for the [A]taking

But you [Em]are what you [A]love
And [D]not what loves you [G]back
So I [Em]guess that's why you [A]keep calling me [D]back [G] [D]

[Em] [A] [D] [G] [D]

[D]I'm fraudulent, a thief at best
A [G]coward who paints a bullshit canvas
[Em]Things that will never [A]happen to me
But [D]at arms length, it's Tim who said
I'm [G]good at it, I've mastered it
A[Em]voiding, avoiding [A]everything

But you [Em]are what you [A]love Tim
And [D]not what loves you [G]back

And I'm in [Em]love with illusions
So [A]saw me in half
I'm in [Em]love with tricks
So [A]pull another rabbit out of your [D]hat [G] [D]

Friday, January 23, 2009

Eleanor Put Your Boots On (Franz Ferdinand)

Chords used: G-D-C-Bm-D-F-F#dim-Gm

Bm: 2-2-4-4-3-2
F#dim: 0-0-4-5-4-5
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3



[G] [Bm] (4x)

[C]Eleanor put those [Bm]boots back on
Kick the [C]heels into the [Bm]Brooklyn dirt
[C] I know it isn't [Bm]dignified to [F#dim]run

But if you [G]run, you can [D]run to the
[C]Coney Island [Bm]roller coaster
[G]Ride to the [D]highest point
And [C]leap across the [Bm]filthy water
[C]Leap until the [Bm]gulf stream's brought you [F]down

mmmmm[G]hmmmmm[Bm]

[G]I could be there when you [Bm]land
[G]I could be there when you [Bm]la[C]and

[Gm] [C] [Gm] [C] [Gm] [C] [Em] [Am] [Em] [D]

So [C]Eleanor take a [Bm]Greenpoint three-point
[C]Turn towards the [Bm]hidden sun
[C]You know you are so [Bm]elegant when you [F#dim]run

Oh if you [G]run, you can [D]run to that
[C]statue with the [Bm]dictionary
[G]Climb to her [D]fingernail
And [C]leap yeah! take an [Bm]atmospheric
[C]Leap and let the [Bm]jet stream set you [F]down

mmmmm[G]hmmmmm[Bm]

[G] [Bm] [G] [Bm]

[G]I could be there when you [Bm]land
[G]I could be there when you [Bm]land
[G]I could be there when you [Bm]la[C]and

[Gm] [C] [Gm] [C] [Gm] [C] [Em] [Am] [Em] [D]

So [G]Eleanor put those[D]boots back on
[G]Put those boots back [D]on the ground and [C]run
Come on over [Em]here
[C]Come on over [Em]here
[C]Come on over [G]here [C]

Source

This version is slightly different, but i like it better.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

We Are Gonna Be Friends (The White Stripes)

Chords used: G-C-D-A



[G]Fall is here, hear the yell, back to school, ring the bell
[C]brand new shoes, walkin blues [G]climb the fence, books and pens
[D]I can tell that [C]we are gonna be [G]friends
[D]I can tell that [C]we are gonna be [G]friends

[G]Walk with me,Suzy Lee through the park and by the tree
[C]we will rest upon the ground and [G]look at all the bugs we found
[D]safely walk to [C]school without a [G]sound
[D]safely walk to [C]school without a [G]sound

[G]Well here we are,no one else we walked to school all by ourselves
[C]there's dirt on our uniforms from [G]chasing all the ants and worms
[D]we clean up and [C]now its time to [G]learn
[D]we clean up and [C]now its time to [G]learn

[G]Numbers,letters,learn to spell nouns,and books,and show and tell
[C]playtime we will throw the ball [G[back to class, through the hall
[D]teacher marks our [C]height against the [G]wall
[D]teacher marks our [C]height against the [G]wall

And [C]we don't notice any [G]time pass
[C]we don't notice any[G]thing
[A]we sit side by side in every class
[C]teacher thinks that I sound funny
[D]but she likes the way you sing

[G]Tonight I'll dream while in my bed
when silly thoughts go through my head
[C]about the bugs and alphabet
and [G]when I wake tommorow I'll bet
that [D]you and I will [C]walk together a[G]gain
[D]I can tell that [C]we are gonna be [G]friends
cause [D]I can tell that [C]we are gonna be [G]friends

Jolene (Dolly Parton)

via Karin's gchat away message

Chords used: Am-C-G-Em

Look out the dude's awesome purple shirt:


Capo 4

[Am]Jolene, [C]Jolene, [G]Jolene, [Am]Jolene
I'm [G]begging of you [Em[please don't take my [Am]man
[Am]Jolene, [C]Jolene, [G]Jolene, [Am]Jolene
[G]Please don't take him [Em]just because you [Am]can

[Am[Your beauty is be[C]yond compare with [G]flaming locks of [Am]auburn hair
With [G]ivory skin and [Em]eyes of emerald [Am]green.
[Am]Your smile is like a [C]breathe of spring your [G]voice is soft like [Am]summer rain
And [G]I can not com[Em]pete with [Am]Jolene.

[Am]He talks about you [C]in his sleep and there's [G]nothing I can [Am]do to keep
From [G]crying when he [Em]calls your name [Am]Jolene
Now [Am]I can easily [C]understand how [G]you could easily [Am]take my man
But [G]you don't know what he [Em]means to me [Am]

[Am]Jolene, [C]Jolene, [G]Jolene, [Am]Jolene
I'm [G]begging of you [Em[please don't take my [Am]man
[Am]Jolene, [C]Jolene, [G]Jolene, [Am]Jolene
[G]Please don't take him [Em]just because you [Am]can

[Am]You can have your [C]choice of men but [G]I could never [Am]love again
[G]He's the only [Em]one for me [Am]Jolene
I [Am]had to have this [C]talk with you My [G]happiness de[Am]pends on you
and [G]whatever you de[Em]cide to do [Am]Jolene

[Am]Jolene, [C]Jolene, [G]Jolene, [Am]Jolene
I'm [G]begging of you [Em]please don't take my [Am]man
[Am]Jolene, [C]Jolene, [G]Jolene, [Am]Jolene
[G]Please don't take him [Em]even though you [Am]can
[Am]Jolene Jolene…

Source

White Stripes Cover (different chords):

Monday, January 19, 2009

Weak Brain Narrow Mind (Willie Dixon)

Chords used: E-Am-Am7-Am*

Am* = 0-0-0-0-1-0 (another chord I don’t know the name of)



Riff:

-0-3--------3---3----
------0-3-0---0---0-
------------------------
------------------------
------------------------
------------------------

[Am] [E] [E] [Am]

[Am]If you got a weak brain and a narrow mind
The world’s gonna leave you way behind
[Am] [Am7] [Am] [Am*] [Am] [Am*] [Am]
[Am]Your woman gonna quit you, and leave you cryin'
Can't keep your woman cause you are watchin' mine
[Am] [Am7] [Am] [Am*] [Am] [Am*] [Am] (twice)

[Am]If you got a strong brain and your mind is broad [Am*] [Am]
You gonna have more women than a train can hold
[Am] [Am7] [Am] [Am*] [Am] [Am*] [Am]
[Am]You won't have to worry about nothin' at all [Am*] [Am]
If you got a strong brain and your mind is broad
[Am] [Am7] [Am] [Am*] [Am] [Am*] [Am]

Instrumental

[Dm]Strong overpower the weak
The [Am]smart overpower the strong
And if you gonna be my baby
[Am]Only one way we can [E]get along
[Am] [Am7] [Am] [Am*] [Am] [Am*] [Am]

[Am]If you got a strong brain and your mind is broad [Am*] [Am]
[Dm]Ain't nothin' in the world is gonna [E]be too hard
[Am] [Am7] [Am] [Am*] [Am] [Am*] [Am]
[Am]We gonna be long gone when the others start [Am*] [Am]
[Dm]Gotta a strong brain and your [E]mind is broad
[Am] [Am7] [Am] [Am*] [Am] [Am*] [Am] (repeat until end)

To Make You Feel My Love (Adele version)

via Sarafina; originally by Bob Dylan

Chords used:G-D-F-C-Cm-G-A7-D7

Cm: 3-3-5-5-4-3



Capo 3

[G]When the rain is blowing [D]in your face
[F]And the whole world is [C]on your case
[Cm]I would offer you a [G]warm embrace
[A7]To make you [D7]feel my [G]love

[G]When evening shadows and the [D] stars appear
[F]And there is no one there to [C]dry your tears
[Cm]I could hold you for a [G]million years
[A7]To make you [D7]feel my [G]love

[C]I know you haven't made your [G]mind up yet
[B7]But I would [C]never do you [G]wrong
[C]I've known it from the moment [G]that we met
[A7]No doubt in my mind where you [D7]belong

[G]I'd go hungry, I'd go [D]black and blue
[F]I'd go crawling down the [C]avenue
[Cm]There's nothing that I [G]wouldn't do
[A7]To make you [D7]feel my [G]love

[G] [D] [F] [C]
[Cm] [G] [A7 ] [D7] [G]

[C]The storms are raging on the [G]rollin' sea
[B7]And on the [C]highway of re[G]gret
[C]The winds of change are blowing [G]wild and free
[A7]You ain't seen nothing like me [D7]yet [D]

[G]I could make you happy, make your [D]dreams come true.
[F]There’s nothing that I [C]wouldn’t do
[Cm]Go to the ends of the [G]earth for you
[A7]To make you [D7]feel my [G]love
[A7]To make you [D7]feel my [G]love

Source


Dylan live (different chords)

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Part I (The Flaming Lips)

Chords used: C-Em-Dm-F-G



[C] [Em] [Dm] [F] [G] (twice)

[C]Her name is Yo[Em]shimi
[F] she's a black belt in ka[G]rate
[C]Working for the [Em]city
[F] she has to discipline her [G]body
Cause she[F]knows that it's de[G]manding
to de[C]feat those evil ma[F]chines
I know she can [G]beat them

Chorus:
Oh Yo[C]shimi They don't be[Em]lieve me
But [Dm]you won't let those [F]robots de[G]feat me
Yo[C]shimi They don't be[Em]lieve me
But [Dm]you won't let those [F]robots [G]eat me

[C]Those evil natured [Em]robots
[F]they're programmed to de[G]stroy us
[C]She's gotta be strong to [Em]fight them
[F] So she's taking lots of [G]vitamins
Cause she [F]knows that it'd be [G]tragic
if those [C]evil robots [F]win
I know she can [G]beat them

Chorus:
Oh Yo[C]shimi They don't be[Em]lieve me
But [Dm]you won't let those [F]robots de[G]feat me
Yo[C]shimi They don't be[Em]lieve me
But [Dm]you won't let those [F]robots [G]eat me

[C] [Em] [F] [G] (twice)

Cause she [F]knows that it'd be [G]tragic if those [C]evil robots [F]win -
I know she can [G]beat them

(Repeat Chorus til the end)

What A Day For A Daydream (Lovin' Spoonful)

Chords used: C-A7-Dm-G7-F#

F#: 1-3-3-1-1-1
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
Dm: 0-0-0-2-3-1



[C]What a day for a [A7]daydream
[Dm]Custom made for a [G7]daydreamin' boy
[C]And I'm lost in a [A7]daydream
[Dm]Dreamin' 'bout my [G7]bundle of joy

[F]And even if [F#]time ain't [C]really on my [A7]side
[F]It's one of those [F#]days for taking a [C]walk out[A7]side
[F]I'm blowing the [F#]day to take a [C]walk in the [A7]sun
[Dm]And fall on my face on somebody's [G7]new-mown lawn

[C]I've been having a [A7]sweet dream
[Dm]I been dreaming since I [G7]woke up today
[C]It's starring me and my [A7]sweet thing
[Dm]Cause she's the one makes me [G7]feel this way

[F]And even if [F#]time is passing me [C]by a [A7]lot
[F]I couldn't care [F#]less about the [C]dues you say I [A7]got
[F]Tomorrow I'll [F#]pay the dues for [C]dropping my [A7]load
[Dm]A pie in the face for being a [G7]sleepy bull toad

Whistle [C] [A7] [Dm] [G7] (twice)

[F]And you can be [F#]sure that if you're [C]feeling [A7]right
[F]A daydream will [F#]last long [C]into the [A7]night
[F]Tomorrow at [F#]breakfast you may [C]prick up your [A7]ears
[Dm]Or you may be daydreaming for a [G7thousand years

[C]What a day for a [A7]daydream
[Dm]Custom made for a [G7]daydreamin' boy
[C]And I'm lost in a [A7]daydream
[Dm]Dreamin' 'bout my [G7]bundle of joy

Whistle [C] [A7] [Dm] [G7] (twice)

Don't Think Twice It's All Right (Bob Dylan)

Chords used: G-D-Em-Am-D7-G7



Capo 1

[G]Ain't no use to [D]sit and wonder [Em]why, babe
[C]if-in you don't know [G]by now. [D]
And [G]Ain't no use to [D]sit and wonder [Em]why, babe
[A7]it don’t ever do some[D]how. [D7]

[G]When your rooster crows at the [G7]break of dawn
[C]Look out your window babe cause [A7]I'll be gone
and [G]You're the [D]reason I'ma [Em]travellin' [C]on
[G]Don't think [D]twice, it's al[G]right. [D]

[G]Ain't no use a [D]turnin' on your [Em]light, babe
[C]The light I never [G]knowed [D]
And [G]it ain't no use a [D]turnin' on your [Em]light, babe
[A7] I'm on the dark side of the [D]road [D7]

And I [G]wish there were something you would [G7]do or say
To [C]try and make me change my [A7]mind and stay
[G]We never [D]did too much [Em]talkin' any[C]way
So [G]don't think [D]twice, it's al[G]ight. [D]

[G]Ain't no use in [D]callin' out my [Em]name, gal
[C]Like you never done be[G]fore [D]
[G]ain't no use in [D]callin' out my [Em]name, gal
[A7]cause I can't hear you any[D]more [D7]

[G]I'm thinkin' and wonderin' walking [G7]down this road
[C]How I once loved a woman, a [A7]child I am told
I [G]gave her my [D]heart but she [Em]wanted my [C]soul
[G]So don't think [D]twice, it's al[G]right. [D]

[G]So [D]long, honey Em], babe
[C]where I'm bound, well I just can't [G]tell [D]
[G]goodbye is [D]too good a [Em]word babe
[A7]so I'll just say fare-thee-[D]well [D7]

Well [G]I ain't a sayin' that you treated [G7]me unkind
[C]you coulda done better babe, but [A7]I don't mind
[G]well you just [D]kinda wasted my [Em]precious [C]time
[G]Don't think [D]twice, it's all [G]right [D]

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Tellin' My Troubles To My Old Guitar (Doc Watson)

Originally by Chet Atkins

Chords used: C-E7-A7-D7-G7-C7-F

E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
C7: 0-3-2-3-1-0



Capo 4

[C]Telling my troubles to my [E7]old gui[A7]tar
[D7]Singing my [G7]blues a[C]way
[C]Telling it just how much i'm [E7]missing [A7]you
and [D7]that i miss you more every [G]day [G7]

[C]darling i [C7]love you, [F]i'm true to you
[D7]and i wonder if you're [G]missing me too [G7]
[C]Telling my troubles to my [E7]old gui[A7]tar
[D7]Singing my [G7]blues away [C]

I'm [C]telling my troubles to my [E7]old gui[A7]tar
[D7]Singing my [G7]blues a[C]way
[C]Telling it just how much i'm [E7]missing [A7]you
and [D7]that i miss you more every [G]day [G7]

[C]Someday you'll [C7]miss me like [F]i'm missing you
[D7]honey then you'll know just [G]what i'm goin [G7]through
[C]Telling my troubles to my [E7]old gui[A7]tar
[D7]Singing my [G7]blues a[C]way

Monday, January 12, 2009

Guaranteed (Eddie Vedder)

Favorite song of the moment. From the Into the Wild soundtrack.

Chords used: G-Bm-G7-C/E-D-Dsus2

G: 3-5-5-4-3-3 (the basic G works too if you want)
Am7: 0-0-2-0-1-0
Dsus2: 0-0-0-2-3-0
Dsus*: 0-0-0-2-3-4 (not sure real name of this chord)



[G] [Bm] [G7] [Am7]
[C] [G] [D] [Dsus2] [D]

[G]On bended knee is no [Bm]way to be free
[G7]Lifting up an empty cup, I [Am7]ask silently
[C]All my destinations will ac[G]cept the one that's me
So [D]I can breathe [Dsus2] [D] [Dsus*]

[G]Circles they grow and they [Bm]swallow people whole
[G7]Half their lives they say goodnight to [Am7]wives they'll never know
A [C]mind full of questions, and a [G]teacher in my soul
And [D]so it goes [Dsus2] [D] [Dsus*]

[G]Don't come closer or [Bm]I'll have to go
[G7]Holding me like gravity are [Am7]places that pull
If [C]ever there was someone to [G]keep me at home
It [D]would be you [Dsus2] [D]

[G]Everyone I come across, in [Bm]cages they bought
[G7]They think of me and my wandering, but I'm [Am7]never what they thought
[C]I've got my indignation, but I'm [G]pure in all my thoughts
I'm [D]alive [Dsus2] [D]

[G]Wind in my hair, I feel [Bm]part of everywhere
[G7]Underneath my being is a [Am7]road that disappeared
[C]Late at night I hear the trees, they're [G]singing with the dead
[D]Overhead... [Dsus2] [D]

[G]Leave it to me as I [Bm]find a way to be
[G7]Consider me a satellite, for[Am7]ever orbiting
[C]I knew all the rules, but the [G]rules did not know me
[D]Guaranteed [Dsus2] [D] [Dsus*]

[G] [Bm][G7] [Am7]
[C] [G] [D] [Dsus2] [D] [Dsus*] [D]

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Ain't No Sunshine (Bill Withers)

Chords Used: Am-Em-Dm-F



Ain't no sunshine when she's [Am]gone [Em] [Am]
Only darkness every [Am]day [Em] [Am]
Ain't no sunshine when she's [Dm]gone
And this house just ain't no [F]home,
Anytime she goes a[Am]way. [Em] [Am]

Wonder this time where she's [Am]gone [Em] [Am]
Wonder if she's gone to [Am]stay [Em] [Am]
Ain't no sunshine when she's [Dm]gone
And this house just ain't no [F]home,
Anytime she goes a[Am]way.

[No Chords]And I know I know I know… (keep knowing)… I know…

Hey oh leave young thing alone
Ain't no sunshine when she's [Am]gone [Em] [Am]
Only darkness every [Am]day [Em] [Am]
Ain't no sunshine when she's [Dm]gone
And this house just ain't no [F]home,
Anytime she goes a[Am]way. [Em] [Am]
Anytime she goes a[Am]way [Em] [Am]
Anytime she goes a[Am]way [Em] [Am]

Friday, January 9, 2009

Undestructable (Gogol Bordello)

Chords Used: Em-F-G-C-Am



[Em] [F] [G] [C]

When I was [Em]younger I lived in [F]fear
That incarcer[G]ation of some kind is [C]near
I checked my [Em]head in tact with [F]rules
I nearly [G]became a goddamn [C]fool
But I've heard [Am]voices not in the [F]head
Out in the [G]air they called a[C]head
Through ripped out [Am]speakers
Through thick and [F]thin
They found a [G]shelter
Under my [C]skin

How [F]many [G]darkest moments and traps
Still [Am]lay ahead of us (Undestructable)
How [F]many [G]final frontiers
We gonna [Am]mount
And maybe no victory laps (Undestructable)
But [F]if you [G]stepped on path of sacred art
and [Am]stuck it out through thick and thin (Undestructable)
God [F]knows you become [G]one
With Undestructable

[Em] [F] [G] [C]

And so no [Em]longer live I in [F]fear
Them are too [G]greedy to pay my asylum [C]bills
This is my [Em]life and freedom’s my pro[F]fession
This is my [G]mission throughout all flight du[C]ration
There is a [Am]core and it's hard[F]core
All is hard[G]core when made with [C]love
The love is [Am]voice of a savage [F]soul
This savage [G]love is
Undestructa[C]ble

How [F]many [G]darkest moments and traps
Still [Am]lay ahead of us (Undestructable)
How [F]many [G]final frontiers
We gonna [Am]mount
And maybe no victory laps (Undestructable)
But [F]if you [G]stepped on path of sacred art
and [Am]stuck it out through thick and thin (Undestructable)
God [F]knows you become [G]one
With Undestructable

[Em] [F] [G] [C]

Undestructable [Am] [F] [G] [C] (3x)

[F] [G] [Am] (repeat until the end)



Source

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Slow Show (The National)

Chords Used: Am-Am7-F-C-G-Em

Am7: 0-0-2-0-1-0



Capo 4

[Am] [Am7] [Am] [Am7] [F] [C] [F] [C] [G]

[Am]Standing at the [Am7]punch table [Am]swallowing [Am7]punch
[F]can’t pay attention to the [C]sound of anyone
a [F]little more stupid, a [C]little more scared
[G]every minute more unprepared

I [Am]made a mis[Am7]take in my [Am]life to[Am7]day
[F]everything I love gets [C]lost in drawers
I [F]want to start over, I [C]want to be winning
[G]way out of sync from the beginning

[C]I wanna hurry home to [F]you
put on a slow, dumb [Am]show for you
and crack you [G]up
so you can [C]put a blue ribbon on my [F]brain
god I’m very, very [Am]frightening
I’ll [G]overdo it

[Am] [Am7] [Am] [Am7] [F] [C] [G]

[Am]Looking for [Am7]somewhere to [Am]stand and [Am7]stay
I [F]leaned on the wall and the [C]wall leaned away
[F]Can I get a minute of [C]not being nervous
and [G]not thinking of my dick

My [Am]leg is [Am7]sparkles, my [Am]leg is [Am7]pins
I better [F]get myself together, better [C]gather myself in
[F]You could drive around in my [C]head in five minutes
from [G]one side of it to the other

[C]I wanna hurry home to [F]you
put on a slow, dumb [Am]show for you
and crack you [G]up
so you can [C]put a blue ribbon on my [F]brain
god I’m very, very [Am]frightening
I’ll [G]overdo it

[C] [F] [Am] [G]

[Em] [G] [D] [C]

[Em]You know I dreamed [G]about you
[D]for twenty-nine years [C]before I saw you
[Em]You know I dreamed [G]about you
[D]I missed you for [C]for twenty-nine years

[Em]You know I dreamed [G]about you
[D]for twenty-nine years [C]before I saw you
[Em]You know I dreamed [G]about you
[D]I missed you for [C]for twenty-nine years

[Em] [G] [D] [C]
[Em] [G] [D] [C]
[Em]

Hit Me Baby One More Time (Travis Cover)

Chords Used: Am-E-C-Dm-F



Capo 2

[Am] [E] [C] [Dm] [E] (three times)

[Am]Oh baby, baby
How [E]was I supposed to [C]know
That [Dm]something wasn't [E]right here
[Am]Oh baby baby
I [E]shouldn't have let you [C]go
And [Dm]now you're out of [E]sight, yeah

[Am]Show me, how you want it [E]to be
Tell me [C]baby
'Cause I need to [Dm]know now [E]what we've got

[Am]My loneliness is [E]killing me, and I
[C]I must confess, I [Dm]still believe [E] (still believe)
[Am]If I'm not with you I [E]lose my mind
Give me a [C]sign
[Dm]Hit me baby [E]one more time

[Am]Oh pretty baby the [E]reason I breathe is [C]you
[Dm]Girl you got me [E]blind
[Am]Oh pretty baby there's [E]nothing that I [C]wouldn't do,
It's [Dm]not the way I [E]planned

[Am]Show me, how you want it [E]to be
Tell me [C]baby
'Cause I need to [Dm]know now [E]what we've got

[Am]My loneliness is [E]killing me, and I
[C]I must confess, I [Dm]still believe [E] (still believe)
[Am]If I'm not with you I [E]lose my mind
Give me a [C]sign
[Dm]Hit me baby [E]one more time

[Am]Oh baby baby how [E]was I supposed to [C]know [Dm] [E]
[F]Oh pretty baby I [G]shouldn't have let you [F]go [Dm] [E] I must con[Am]fess
That my lonelin[E]ess is killing me [C]now , don't you [Dm]know I [E]still

[F]Believe that you will be [G]here just give me [F]sign
Now [Dm]hit me baby [E]one more time

[Am]My loneliness is [E]killing me, and I
[C]I must confess, I [Dm]still believe[E]
[Am]When I'm not with you I [E]lose my mind
Give me a [C]sign
[Dm]Hit me baby [E]one more time [Am]

Monday, January 5, 2009

A Boy Named Sue (Johnny Cash)

Written by Shel Silverstein

Chords Used: A-D-E



Capo 2

[A]My daddy left home when I was three
And he didn't [D]leave much to ma and me
Just [E]this old guitar and an empty bottle of [A]booze.
[A]Now, I don't blame him cause he run and hid
But the [D]meanest thing that he ever did
Was [E]before he left, he went and named me [A]"Sue."

[A]Well, I grew up quick and I grew up mean,
My [D]fist got hard and my wits got keen,
I'd [E]roam from town to town to hide my [A]shame.
[A]But I made a vow to the moon and stars
That I'd [D]search the honky-tonks and bars
And [E]kill that man who gave me that awful [A]name.

[A]Well, it was Gatlinburg in mid-July
And I [D]just hit town and my throat was dry,
I [E]thought I'd stop and have myself a [A]brew.
[A]At an old saloon on a street of mud,
[D]There at a table, dealing stud,
Sat the [E[dirty, mangy dog that named me [A]"Sue."

[A]Well, I knew that snake was my own sweet dad
From a [D]worn-out picture that my mother'd had,
And I[E] knew that scar on his cheek and his evil [A]eye.
[A]He was big and bent and gray and old,
And I [D]looked at him and my blood ran cold
And I [E]said: "My name is 'Sue!' How do you do!
Now you gonna [A]die!!"

[A]Well, I hit him hard right between the eyes
And he [D]went down, but to my surprise,
He [E]come up with a knife and cut off a piece of my [A]ear.
[A]But I busted a chair right across his teeth
And we [D]crashed through the wall and into the street
[E]Kicking and a' gouging in the mud and the blood and the [A]beer.

[A]I tell ya, I've fought tougher men
But I [D]really can't remember when,
He [E]kicked like a mule and he bit like a [A]crocodile.
[A]I heard him laugh and then I heard him cuss,
He [D]went for his gun and I pulled mine first,
He [E]stood there lookin' at me and I saw him [A]smile.

[A]And he said: "Son, this world is rough
And if a man's gonna make it, he's gotta be [D]tough
And I knew I wouldn't be [E]there to help ya [A]along.
[A]So I give ya that name and I said goodbye
I [D]knew you'd have to get tough or die
And [E]it's the name that helped to make you [A]strong."

[A]He said: "Now you just fought one hell of a fight
And I [D]know you hate me, and you got the right
To [E]kill me now, and I wouldn't blame you if you [A]do.
[A]But ya ought to thank me, before I die,
For the [D]gravel in ya guts and the spit in ya eye
Cause [E]I'm the son-of-a-bitch that named you [A]"Sue.'"

[A]I got all choked up and I threw down my gun
And I [D]called him my pa, and he called me his son,
And I [E]came away with a different point of [A]view.
[A]And I think about him, now and then,
Every [D]time I try and every time I win,

And if I ever have a son, I think I'm gonna name him…
Bill or George! Anything but Sue! [A]I still hate that name!

A short version with Shel Silverstein himself:

Finally (The Frames)

Chords Used: Bm-D-G-F#m-Em-A

Bm: 2-2-4-4-3-2
F#m: 2-4-4-3-2-2 (he seems to be playing a different chord, but can’t quite figure it out… in the meantime, this sounds okay).

Live solo version by Glen Hansard:



Did you [Bm]fall on your [D]way
It's a [G]long way [F#m]down
Welcome [Bm]back to your [D]place
I hope you [G]know it [F#m]now
'Cause it's [Bm]true what you [D]say
We're the [G]wrong way [F#m]round

And the [Em]lie that cut the [A]worst
Has been re[Em]solved, then re[A]versed

Fina[G]lly.. Finally… Final[F#m]ly…
Final[G]ly… Finally...

Ah come [Bm]on.. show the [D]way
Where are you [G]running [F#m]now.
Is it [Bm]lack of re[D]straint
Has you [G]turning [F#m]round.

And I [Em]know, were both the [A]same
You played your [Em]part, so your part to [A]blame

When you [Bm]want something so much,
It's drawing [G]trouble on your [F#m]life
And when you [Bm]lost something so good
It's hard to [G]focus on what's [F#m]right

Instrumental:
[Bm] [D] [G] [F#m]

And in the [Em]end what hurt the [A]worst
Has been re[Em]solved and then re[A]versed
And I [D]know its not what you [A]said
It's like the [Em]letter I just sat and [A]read

Final[G]ly… Finally… Final[F#m]ly… [line 4x]

When you [Bm]found something so good,
It's drawing [G]trouble on your [F#m]life
And when you [Bm]lost something so good
It's hard to [G]focus on what's [F#m]right

I [G]love it so far… I love it so far… I [F#m]love it so far…
I [G]love it so far… I love it so far… I [F#m]love it so far… [G]


(Note: Before I looked it up, I he was saying "I'm laughing so far..." at the end... which i kind of like better.)

Another version with the whole band and a pretty violin solo:

The Fourth Wise Man (Willie Nelson feat. Stephen Colbert)

Chords Used: C-G-G7-F

G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1



I have no money in my [C]coffer
No gold or silver do I [G]bring
Nor have I precious jewels to [G7]offer
To celebrate the newborn [C]king

Yet do not spurn my gift com[C]pletely
Oh ye three wise men please de[G]mur
Behold the plant that smokes more [G7]sweetly
Than either frankincense or [C]mir

And like the child born in this [F]manger
This herb is mild yet it is [C]strong
And it brings peace to friend and [G7]stranger
Goodwill to men lies in this [C]bong

And now my wonder weed is [C]flaring (Are you high?)
Just like the special star a[G]bove (Can it be?)
Let’s sit around in endless [G7]sharing (On Christmas day)
And let not mankind bogart [C]love (You’d smoke my tree)

And the wise men started [F]tokin
And yay the bud was [C]kind
It was salvation they were [G7]smokin
And his forgiveness blew their [C]mind

And still that wonder weed is [C]flaring (Are you high?)
Just like that star was once a[G]bove (You’re so high)
Let’s sit around in endless [G7]sharing (Dude man, dude)
And let not mankind bogart [C]love (You’re really high, I’m gonna tell your savior)
And let not mankind bogart [C]love...

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Don't Hurry For Heaven (Devon Sproule)

Chords Used: C-G-F-F*-Dm-Am-D

Dm: 0-0-0-2-3-1
Fm: 1-3-3-1-1-1 (not sure what the actual name of this chord is…)



[C]I don’t believe, that you should believe in [G]heaven, anymore
The way that you’re going, I’m afraid of you floating [C]away
And if it’s forever, then you’ve got forever to [F]get there, [Fm]oh…
Don’t [C]hurry for heaven while [G]I’m taking care of you [C]here

[C]Baby you’ve got a body worth more than it’s lot of [G]admirin [G7]
I’m talking [G]studies and statues have not found a match for you [C]yet
But if you keep on living like you’ve been living [F]darlin’ who’s to [Fm]say…
Don’t [C]hurry for heaven, [G]darlin, don’t hurry a[C]way

[Dm]Tell it on the [G]mountain
[C]Tell it cross the [Am]sea, boy
[Dm]Tell ‘em all you’re [G]coming home to [C]me

Instrumental:
[C] [G] [C] [F] [Fm] [C] [G] [C]

[C]Well I’ve heard that the curves of a guitar are like the curves of [G]woman [G7]
And you can [G]tell a true player by his want to get better they [C]say
So if you love me even half as much as you love your old [F]Martin [Fm]
You should be [C]practicin on [G]me just about every [C]day

[Dm]Tell it on the [G]mountain
[C]Tell it cross the [Am]sea, boy
[Dm]Tell ‘em all you’re [G]coming home to [Am]me, to [D]me
[Dm]Tell ‘em all you’re [G]coming home to [C]me

Hotel California (Gipsy Kings version)

Chords used: Bm-F#-A-E-G-D

Bm: 2-2-4-4-3-2
F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2



Not going to even try to do the lyrics in Spanish...

Verse:

[Bm] [F#] [A] [E]
[G] [D] [Em] [F#]

Chorus:

[G] [D] [F#] [Bm]
[G] [D] [Em] [F#]

[Rinse and Repeat]

Come Pick Me Up (Ryan Adams)

Chords Used: G-Em-C-Am-Am7-Cmaj9-G/B

Am7: 0-0-2-0-1-0
Cmaj9: 0-2-0-0-1-0
G/B: 0-2-0-0-3-0



Capo 3

[G] [Em] [C] [3x]

[G]When they call your [Em]name
Will you walk right [C]up
With a smile on your [Am7]face

[G]Will you cower in [Em]fear
In your favorite [C]sweater
With an old love [Am7]letter
You [Cmaj9]know you [C]could
[Am7]I wish [Cmaj9]you [C]would...

Come pick me [G]up
Take me [C]out
Fuck me [Am]up
Steal [Cmaj9]my [C]records
Screw all my [G]friends
They're all full of [C]shit
With a s[Cmaj9]mile on your [Am]face
And then [Cmaj9]do it [C]again

[D] I wish you would

[G] [Em] [C] [2x]

[G]When you're walking down[Em]town
Do you with I was [C]there
Do wish it was [Am7]me

[G]With the windows all [Em]clear
and the mannequins [C]eyes
Do they all look like [Am7]mine
You [Cmaj9]know you [C]could
[Am7]I wish [Cmaj9]you [C]would...

Come pick me [G]up
Take me [C]out
Fuck me [Am]up
Steal [Cmaj9]my [C]records
Screw all my [G]friends
Behind my [C]back
With a s[Cmaj9]mile on your [Am]face
And then [Cmaj9]do it [C]again

[D] I wish you would

[G] [Em] [C] [3x]

[D]I wish you'd [G/B]make up my [C]bed
[D]So I could [G/B]make up my [C]mind
[D]Trying for [G/B]sleeping [C]instead
[D]Maybe you'll [G/B]rest some[C]time

I wish I [G]could [Em] [C]
I wish I [G]could [Em] [C]
I wish I [G]could [Em] [C]

[G] [Em] [C] [G]

I’ll Be Here In The Morning (Townes Van Zandt)

via Andrew

Chords Used: C-F-G7-F-Am

G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1



Capo 4

[C]There's no stronger wind than the one that blows down [F]lonesome railroad [C]lines
No prettier sight than lookin' back at a [G7]town you left behind
But there's [C]nothin' that's as real as the [F]love that's in my [C]mind.
[G7]Close your eyes I'll be here in the [F]mornin'
[G7]Close your eyes I'll [F]be here for [Am]awhile. [G7]

There's [C]lots of things along the road I'd [F]surely like to [C]see
I'd like to lean into the wind and [G7]tell myself I'm free
But your [C]softest whispers louder than the [F]highway's call to [C]me
[G7]Close your eyes I'll be here in the [F]mornin'
[G7]Close your eyes I'll [F]be here for [Am]awhile. [G7]

All the [C]mountains and the rivers and the [F]valleys can't com[C]pare
To your bluely dancin' eyes and [G7]yellow shinin' hair
I could [C]never hit the open road and [F]leave you lyin' [C]there
[G7]Close your eyes I'll be here in the [F]mornin'
[G7]Close your eyes I'll [F]be here for [Am]awhile. [G7]

Aw [C]lay your head back easy love and [F]close your cryin' [C]eyes
I'll be layin' here beside you when the [G7]sun comes on the rise
And I'll [C]stay as long as the cuckoo wails and the [F]lonesome blue jay [C]cries.
[G7]Close your eyes I'll be here in the [F]mornin'
[G7]Close your eyes I'll [F]be here for [Am]awhile. [G7]

[G7]Close your eyes I'll be here in the [F]mornin'
[G7]Close your eyes I'll [F]be here for [Am]awhile. [G7]

Karma Police (Radiohead)

Chords Used: Am-D/F#-Em-G-C-C/B-Bm-D-E7

D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-2
G/F#: 2-0-0-0-3-3
C/B: x-2-0-0-1-0
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-2
F#: 2-4-4-3-0-0



[Am] [D/F#] [Em] [G]
[Am] [F] [Em] [G]
[Am] [D]
[G] [G/F#] [C] [C/B]
[Am] [Bm] [D]

[Am]Kar[D/F#]ma Po[Em]lice,
A[G]rrest this [Am]man,
he [F]talks in [Em]maths,
he [G]buzzes like a [Am]fridge
he's [D]like a [G]detuned [C]ra[C/B]di[Am]o.
[Bm] [D]

[Am]Kar[D/F#]ma Po[Em]lice,
A[G]rest this [Am]girl,
her [F]hitler [Em]hairdo,
is [G]making me feel [Am]ill,
and [D]we have [G]crashed her [C]par[C/B]ty [Am]
[Bm] [D]

[C]This is [D]what you'll [G]get [F#]
[C]this is [D]what you'll [G]get [F#]
[C]this is [D]what you'll [G]get, [F#]
When you [Bm]mess with [C]us
[Bm] [D]

[Am]Kar_[D/F#]ma Po[Em]lice,
I've [G]given all I [Am]can,
it's [F]not e[Em]nough,
I've [G]given all I [Am]can
but [D]we're still [G]on the [C]pay[C/B]roll [Am]
[Bm] [D]

[C]This is [D]what you'll [G]get [F#]
[C]this is [D]what you'll [G]get [F#]
[C]this is [D]what you'll [G]get, [F#]
When you [Bm]mess with [C]us
[Bm] [D]

[Bm]And for a [D]minute [G]there,
I [D]lost my[G]self I [D]lost my[E7]self,
[Bm]And for a [D]minute [G]there,
I [D]lost my[G]self I [D]lost my[E7]self

[Bm] [D] [G]
[D] [G] [D] [E7]

[Bm]And for a [D]minute [G]there,
I [D]lost my[G]self I [D]lost my[E7]self,
[Bm]And for a [D]minute [G]there,
I [D]lost my[G]self I [D]lost my[E7]self

[Bm] [D] [G]
[D] [G] [D] [E7]
[Bm] [D[ [G]
[D] [G] [D] [E7]