Chords used
Dm7
D
G/A
A
Dsus4
F/G
G
Eb/F
F
G7
Cmaj7
C
G/C
C#4
D7
Csus4
E/A
Gsus2
C/D
Csus2
E
B
Asus4
Bsus4
Esus4
Bb
D/C
F7
Am
Am7
D9
Gm9
Gm7
G13
A/E
E7
A6
B6
E5
Emaj7
Bm
G4
Em
D/E
F/D
Eb
Em7
G#m
G/D
Gm
Dm
Cm
1.
Song For Sharon
Key: DmHardDm7
D
G/A
A
Dsus4
F/G
G
Eb/F
F
G7
Dm7* * * * Dm7* * * * Dm7* * * * D* * * *
Dm7* * * * Dm7* * * * Dm7* * * * D* * * *
G/A I went to Staten AIsland, Sharon
To buy myself a DmandolinDsus4 D
F/G And I saw the long white Gdress of love
On a Dstorefront mannequin Dsus4 D
Eb/F Big boat chuggin' back with a Fbelly full of cars
Eb/F All for something Flacy
Some G7sus4girl's going to see that dress
And G7 crave that day like DcrazyDsus4 D
Dm7* * * * Dm7* * * * Dm7* * * * D* * * *
G/A Little Indian kids on a bridge up in ACanada
They can balance and Dthey can climb Dsus4 D
F/G Like their fathers be Gfore them
They'll walk the girders of the DManhattan Dsus4skyline D
Eb/F Shine your light on me Miss FLiberty
Eb/F Because as soon as this Fferry boat docks
I'm G7sus4headed to the church
To play G7Bingo
Fleece Dme with the gamblers' Dsus4flocks D
Dm7* * * * Dm7* * * * Dm7* * * * D* * * *
G/A I can keep my cool at Apoker
But I'm a foo Dooll when Dsus4love's at Dstake
F/G Because I can't conceal e Gmotion
What I'm feeling's Dalways written on my faceDsus4 D
Eb/F There's a gypsy down on FBleecker Street
Eb/F I went in to see her as a Fkind of joke
And G7sus4she lit a candle for my love luck
And G7 eighteen Dbucks went up in smokDsus4e D
Dm7* * * * Dm7* * * * Dm7* * * * D* * * *
G/A Sharon, I left my man A
At a North Da Dkota junction Dsus4 D
F/G And I came out to the "Big Apple" here G
To face the Ddream's malfunction Dsus4 D
Eb/F Love's a repe Ftitious danger
Eb/F You'd think I'd be accus Ftomed to
Well, I G7sus4do accept the G7changes
At least Dbetter than I used to do Dsus4 D
Dm7* * * * Dm7* * * * Dm7* * * * D* * * *
Dm7* * * * Dm7* * * * Dm7* * * * D* * * *
G/A A woman I knew just drowned Aherself
The well was Ddeep and Dsus4muddy D
F/G She was just shaking off futility G
Or pu Dnishing somebody Dsus4 D
Eb/F My friends were calling up all Fday yesterday
Eb/F All emotions and Fabstractions
It seems we G7sus4all live so close to that G7line
And so far Dfrom satisfaction Dsus4 D
Dm7* * * * Dm7* * * * Dm7* * * * D* * * *
G/A Dora says, "Have children!" A
Mama and Betsy say,D "Find yourself a Dsus4charity.D"
F/G Help the needy and the Gcrippled or put some Dtime into Dsus4ecolo Dgy."
Eb/F Well, there's a wide Fwide world of noble causes
Eb/F And lovely land Fscapes to discover
G7sus4But all I really wanna do right now
G7Is...find ano Dther lover Dsus4 D
Dm7* * * * Dm7* * * * Dm7* * * * D* * * *
G/A When we were kids in Maidstone, ASharon
I went to every wedding Din that little town Dsus4 D
F/G To see the tears Gand the kisses
And the pretty lady in the Dwhite lace wedding gown Dsus4 D
Eb/F And walking home on the Frailroad tracks
Eb/FOr swinging on the playground Fswing
Lo-o-G7sus4ove stimulated my il G7lusions
More than Danything Dsus4 D
G/A And when I went skating after AGolden Reggie
You know it was Dwhite lace I was chasingDsus4 D
Chasing F/Gdreams G
Mama's nylons underneath my Dcowgirl Dsus4jeans D
Eb/F He showed me first you Fget the kisses
Eb/F And then you get the Ftears
But the G7sus4ceremony of the bells and lace G7
Still veils this reckless Dfool Dsus4here D
Dm7* * * * Dm7* * * * Dm7* * * * D* * * *
G/A Now there are twenty-nine skaters on AWollman Rink
Circling in Dsingles and in Dsus4pairs D
F/G In this vigorous Ganonymity
A blank face at the Dwindow stares Dsus4and
stares and stares and stares and Eb/Fstares
And the power of Freason
And the Eb/Fflowers of deep feel Fings
Seem to G7sus4serve me
G7Only to deceive Dme Dsus4 D
Dm7* * * * Dm7* * * * Dm7* * * * D* * * *
G/A Sharon you've got a husband A
And a family and a Dfarm Dsus4 D
F/G I've got the apple of temp Gtation
And a diamond Dsnake around my armDsus4 D
Eb/F But you still have your Fmusic
Eb/F And I've still got my eyes Fon the land and the sky
You G7sus4sing for your friends and your familyG7
I'll walk green pas Dtures by and by Dsus4 D
Dm7* * * * Dm7* * * * Dm7* * * * D* * * *
Dm7* * * * Dm7* * * * Dm7* * * * D* * * *
Dm7* * * * Dm7* * * * Dm7* * * * D* * * *
Dm7* * * * Dm7* * * * Dm7* * * * D* * * *
| ..fade
2.
See You Sometime
Key: FHardF
Cmaj7
C
G/C
G
D
C#4
D7
A
Csus4
E/A
Gsus2
C/D
Csus2
FCmaj7FFCG/CC
FWhere are you Cmaj7now? F
Are you Fin some ho-Cmaj7tel F room
FDoes it Chave a view? G/C
C Are you Fcaught in a Cmaj7crowd F
Or Fholding some Cmaj7ho- - F-ney
FWho came Con to you? G/C C
G Why do you have to be so Djive?
Okay,C#4 hang up the phone
ItG/C hurts, but some-Cmaj7thing survives D7 C
Though it?s Cmaj7un- -der-Gmined
AI would still like to see you G sometime
A
I?m Ffeeling so Cmaj7good F
And Fmy friends all Cmaj7tell F me
FThat I?m Clooking fine G/C
C I Frun in the Cmaj7woods F
I Fspring from the Cmaj7boul- F-ders
FLike a Cmama lion G/C C
G I?m not ready to Dchange
My name again,Csus4 but you know I?m not after G/Ca piece
Of your Cmaj7for- tune and your fameD7 C
?Cause I Cmaj7tas- ted Gmine
I?d Ajust E/Alike Ato E/Asee Ayou Gsus2 sometime
A
DPack your sus-C/Dpen-ders
D I?ll C/Dcome Dmeet D7your Gplane Gsus2 G
Csus2No need to surrender C
I just want to Gsee you again A E/A A
We?re Fin for more Cmaj7rain F
I could Fsure use some Cmaj7sun- -F shine
FOn my Capple trees G/C
C It Fseems such a Cmaj7shame F
We Fstart off so Cmaj7kind F
And Fend so Cheartlessly G/C C
G I couldn?t take them D all
On then Csus4 with a head full of questions
G/CAnd hypes, so when the Cmaj7hopes got so slim D7 C
I Cmaj7just re-Gsigned
But I?d Ajust E/Alike Ato E/Asee AyouGsus2 sometime
I would Asure E/Alike Ato E/A see FyouCmaj7 F F C
FCmaj7
FFCG/CC
3.
California
Key: EHardE
A
F
B
Asus4
C
Bsus4
E/A
Esus4
D
SittinEg in a park in Paris France Areading the news and it sure looks bad F
They won't give peace a chaBnce, that was just a dream some of us hadE
EStole a lot ofA lines to sing but I wouldn't want Fto stay here
It's too old and colBd and settled in its waAys here
AAh but CaliAsus4fornia, CalifEorniaC I'm coming home
AI'm gonna see the folks I digE, I'll even kiss a sunset Bpig
CaliBsus4fornia I'm coming hEome
EE/AEEsus4EEsus4E
EI met a redneck on a Grecian Aisle, we did the goat dance very well F
He gave me bBack my smile but he kept my camera to selEl
EOh the rogue, Athe red red rogue, he cooked good oFmelettes and stews
And I might have staByed on with him there, Abut my heart cried out for you
CAalifornia,Asus4 Oh CaliforniEa I'mC coming home
AOh make me feel good rock andE roll band, I'm your biggeBst fan
CBsus4alifornia I'm cominEg home RIFF
EOh it gets soF lonely A When you're walking E and the streets are full ofB strangers
All the news of hFome you reAad just give you the BblDues
Just give you the Bblues Bsus4 A Asus4 A B E Esus4 E Esus4 E
ESo I bought me a ticket I cauAght a plane to SFpain
Went to a paBrty down a red dirt roadE
EThere were lotAs of pretty people there, reading RFolling Stone reading Vogue
They said how long cBan you hang around, I sAaid a week maybe two
Just until my skin turns brown and then I'm going home
ATo CaliforAsus4nia, CalifornEia, IC'm coming home
AOh, will you take me as I am,E strung out on another manB
CBsus4alifornia I'm cominEg home RIFF
EOh it gets so lFonely A when you're walkingE and the streets are full ofB strangers
All the news of Fhome you rAead, more about the wEar and the bloodyB changes
OFh will you take me as I Aam, will you take me as I Eam
Will youB, will you take me as IF am A
EBFAEB
4.
Just Like This Train
Key: AHardA
Bb
B
C
D
D/C
F7
Am
G
Am7
F/G
D9
Gm9
Gm7
G13
ABbBCCDCABbBC
I?m Cal-ways running behind the time D/C
Just like thisG7sus4 train C
F7 Shaking into town
Am With the brakes com-plaiC-ning G
D/C I used to count lovers like railroad C cars
I counted them on my side
F7Late-ly I don?t count on Am7noth-ing
I just let thingsC slide
The station Gmas-ter?s shuffling cardF/Gs
Box cars are Gbang-ing in the yards
Jealous lovin?ll make you crazy
If you can?t find your goodness
F7 ?Cause you lost your heaD9rt Gm9 C
ABbBCCDCABbBC
I went Clook-ing for a cause
Or a strong cat without claws
OrD/C any reason to reG7sus4- -sume
And CI F7 found this empty seat
Am In this crowded waitingC room
GEv-erybody waiting
D/C Old man sleeping on his C bags
Women with that teased-up kind of hair
F7Kids with the jitters in Amtheir legs
And those wide,C wide open stares
And the kids got GCokes and chocolate barF/Gs
There?s a thin man Gsmo-king a fat cigar
Jealous lovin?ll make you crazy
If you can?t find your goodness
F7 ?Cause you lost your heaD9rt
Gm7 What are you gonna do now?
You?ve got no one to give your love toC
ABbBCCDCABbBC
Well, CI?ve got this berth
And this roll-down blind
D/C I?ve got this fold-up G7sus4sink
And Cthese F7rocks and cactuses go-Aming by
And a Cbottle of German wine to drink G
D/C Settle down into the clickety-Cclack
With the clouds and the stars to read
F7Dream-ing of the pleasure I?m Amgon-na have
Watching your Chair-line recede
My vain darling
Watching your Ghair and clouds and starG13s
I?m rocking awayG in a sleeping caG13r
This jealous lovG-ing?s bound to make me cra-G13zy
I can?t find my F7good-ness, I lost my heaD9rt
Oh, sour grapGm7es, because I lost my heaCrt
ABb
BCCDCABbBC
5.
Big Yellow Taxi
Key: EHardE
B
G
A/E
E7
A
A6
B6
E5
Emaj7
EBEGBE
EA/EE7A/EEA/EE7A/EE
They've paved paradiAse and putA6 up a parkiAng lot E A/E E7 A/E E
With a pink hotAel, aA6 boutique andB a swingin' hot spoB6t. Oh, E
Don'tE5 it always seem to goEmaj7
That you don't knoA/Ew what you've got till it's gone E
They've paved paraAdise and putA6 up a parkinBg lot B6 E
(Choo E bop bopA/E bop bopE7, chA/Eoo E bop bop bop bopA/E) E7 A/E E
The took allA the trees, pA6ut 'em in aA tree museum, E A/E E7 A/E E
And they charged all tAhe people a dollarA6-and-a-half juBst to see 'emB6. E
Hey farmer, faArmer, put A6away thaAt DDT now. E A/E E7 A/E E
Give me spots on mAy apples but leA6ave me the birds Band the bees, PlB6ease! E
Late last night IA heard theA6 screen door slAam E A/E E7 A/E E
And a big yelAlow taxi tookA6 away my oBld man B6 E
They've paved paradAise, put A6up a parkiBng lot (choo bB6op bopE bop bop)
They've paved paradAise, put up A6a parkiBng lot. B6 E
Chord fingerings for this tuning:
E 0 0 0 0 0 0
E5 0 0 3 0 5 0
E7 0 0 4 0 3 0
Emaj7 0 0 3 0 4 0
A 5 5 5 5 5 5
B 7 7 7 7 7 7
B6 7 7 7 7 9 7
A6 5 5 5 5 7 5
A/E 0 0 1 0 2 0
NOTE: On the first two lines of the chorus and
often on the verse, it is better to slightly mute the chords so
that the rhythm can be heard but the actual notes barelynoticed.
6.
Amelia
Key: FHardF
G
C
Bb
Bm
G4
Am
FGGCFBb
I was dGriving across the burning desert
When I Bbspotted six jet planes
Leaving six wChite vaporBm trails across tGhe bleakG4 terrGain
It was theC hexagram of the Gheavens
it was the Bmstrings of my guAmitar G
FAmelia it was just a Bbfalse alFarm
FGGCFBb
The Gdrone of flying engines
Is a Bbsong so wild and blue
It scrambles Ctime and sBmeasons if it gets Gthru tG4o youG
Then your Clife becomes a tGravelogue
Of Bmpicture post card cAmharms G
FAmelia it was just a Bbfalse alFarm
FGGCFBb
GPeople will tell you where they've gone
BbThey'll tell you where to go
But till you get Cthere Bmyourself you never Greally G4knoGw
Where Csome have found their Gparadise
BmOther's just come to Amharm G
Oh, FAmelia it was juBbst a false aFlarm
FGGCFBb
GI wish that he was here tonight
BbIt's so hard to obey
His saCd request oBmf me to kindlyG stayG4 awaGy
So tChis is how I Ghide the hurt
As the Bmroad leads cursed and cAmharmed G
I tell FAmelia it was juBbst a false aFlarm
FGGCFBb
A ghost of aviation
She was swallowed by the sky
Or by the sea like me she had a dream to fly
Like Icarus ascending
On beautiful foolish arms
Amelia it was just a false alarm
Maybe I've never really loved
I guess that is the truth
I've spent my whole life in clouds at icy altitude
And looking down on everything
I crashed into his arms
Amelia it was just a false alarm
I pulled into the Cactus Tree Motel
To shower off the dust
And I slept on the strange pillows of my wanderlust
I dreamed of 747s
Over geometric farms
Dreams Amelia - dreams and false alarms
7.
Let The Wind Carry Me
Key: EmHardEm
D
C
Cmaj7
D/E
Gm7
F/D
F
Eb
Gsus2
G
Em7
EmDCCmaj7Em
EmPapa?s faith is D/Epeople,
DMama, she believes C in Emcleanin?.
Gm7 D Papa?s F/Dfaith is in peoGm7- - D-ple,
F/DGm7DF/DGm7DF/D
Papa Fbrought home the sugar,
Mama Ebtaught me the deeGm7- - D-per meanin
F/DGm7DGsus2GCmaj7
Gm7She D don?t like my F/Dkick-pleat skirt,
Eb She don?t like my eyelids Gm7painD-ted green F/D Gm7 D F/D
Em7She don?t like me stayin? D/Eup late in my Em7high-heeled shoes, D/E
Livin? for that Em7rock-n?-roll D/E dancin? Em7scene.
D/E Papa says, ?DLeave the girl alone mother,
C She?s lookin? like a Mo-Em - vie Queen.?
Gm7MamaD thinks she F/Dspoilt me.
Eb Papa knows somehow he Gm7set D me free F/D Gm7 D F/D
Em7Mama thinks she spoilt me D/Erotten
She Em7blames herself D/E
But Em7Papa, he D/E blesses Em7me.
D/E It?s a Drough road to travel, Mama
CLet go now, it?s Em always called for me.
Some-Emtimes I get that D/Efeeling
And I Dwant to settle and raised a C child up Emwith somebody.
Gm7 D I F/Dget that strong longGm7- - D-ing
And I F/Dwant to Gm7set-D tle and F/Draise a childGm7 D up with somF/Debody
But it Fpasses like the summer
I?m a Ebwild seed again, let the wind carry me.
Gm7
DF/DGm7DGsus2GCmaj7
8.
That Song About The Midway
Key: BMediumB
A
G#m
E
D
I Bmet you on a AmidwaG#my at a Afair last Eyear
And you Bstood out like a AruG#mby A in a black man's Eear
You were Dplaying on the Ahorses, Eyou were playing on the guitar Dstrings
You were Aplaying like a devil wearingE wings
Wearing Dwings
You looked so grand wearing AwingEs
Do you Dtape them to your shoulders just toE sing?
Can you Dfly?
I heard you can! Can you Afly?E
Like an Deagle doin' your hunting from the Esky
DAE
I Bfollowed with the sAideshG#mows A to anotherE town
And I Bfound you in a trAailG#mer on the AcampingE grounds
You were Dbetting on someA lover, you were Eshaking up the Ddice
And I Athought I saw you cheating once orE twice
Once or Dtwice
I heard your bid once or AtwiceE
Were you Dwondering was the gamble worth theE price
Pack it Din
I heard you did! Pack it Ain E
Was it Dhard to fold a hand you knew couldE win
DAE
So Blately you've been AhidG#ming, A it was somewhere in theE news
And BI'm still at these AraG#mces with Amy ticket stubs and myE blues
And a Dvoice calls out theA numbers, and it Esometimes mentions Dmine
And I Afeel like I've been working oveErtime
OverDtime
I've lost my fire overAtimEe
Always Dplayin' one more hand for one moreE dime
Slowin' Ddown I'm gettin' tired!
Slowin' AdowEn
And I Denvy you the valley that you'veE found
'Cause I'm Dmidway down the midway
Slowin' Edown, Ddown, Adown,E dowDn A E
9.
Trouble Child
Key: BbHardBb
C
D/C
Am7
F7
G
F
G7
B
G/D
Dsus4
BbCBbCBb
D/CUp in the sterilized Croom
Where they Am7let you be lazy
F7Know-ing your attitudes are wroCng
And you gotta Am7change, and it?s not easy
F7Drag-ons shining with all values Gknown
F7Daz-zling you, keeping you from yoGur owFn G C
F7Where is the lion in you to de-Cfy him
When you?re this Am7weak and this spacey?
So D/Cwhat are you gonna do about it
CYou can?t live Am7life and you can?t leave it
Ad-F7vice and religion you can?t taCke it
You can?t Am7seem to believe it
The F7pea-cock is afraid to pa-Grade
You?re F7un-der the thumb of a maGid F G C
You F7real-ly can?t give love in this con-Cdi-tion
Still you Am7know how you need it
Then open andC closeG7 B you
Then they talk like they knowAm7 you
They don?t knowG you
They?re friends and they?reC foes G7tooB, trouble child,
G/D Brea-king like the Dsus4waves at MalibuG
BbCBbCBb
So D/Cwhy does it come as such a shock
C To know you really Am7have no one?
F7On-ly a river of changing Cfa-ces
Am7 Looking for an ocean
They F7tric-kle through your leaky Gplans
Another F7dream over the damG F G
CAnd you?re F7ly-ing in some room
Feeling like your Cright to be Am7hu-man
Is going over Gtoo
But some are gonnaC knocG7k B you
And some?ll try andAm7 clock you
G You know it?s really hard
ToC talk sense to youG7, B trouble child
G/D Breaking like the Dsus4waves at MalibGu
BbC
BbCBb
10.
Nathan La Franeer
Key: GmHardGm
Dm
Cm
G
D
C
Bb
D7
GmDmGmDm
GmI hired a coach to take me from conDmfusion to the plane
And though we sCmhared a common space I know I'll nevGer meet again
The dGmriver with his eyebrows furrowed iDmn the rear-view mirror
I rCmead his name and it was plainly written NGathan La Franeer
I aGmsked him would he hurry
But we crDawled the canyons slowly
Through the bDmuyers and the sellers
Through the buCrglar bells and the wishing weGlls C
With gGmangs and girly shBbows D7
The ghostly gGmarden grows
The cGmars and buses bustled thru the bedDmlam of the day
I looked through wCmindow-glass at streets and Nathan gruGmbled at the grey
I sGmaw an aging cripple selling SupDmerman balloons
The city gCmrated through chrome-plate
The clock struck slGowly half-past-noon
Through the tGmunnel tiled and turning
Into dDaylight once again I am escapiDmng
Once again goodbye
To symphConies and dirty treGesC
With pGmarks and plastic cloBbtheD7s
The ghostly gGmarden grows
He asGmked me for a dollar more
He cuDmrsed me to my face
He hated everCmyone who paid to ride
And shaGre his common space
I pGmicked my bags up from the curb
And stDmumbled to the door
Another Cmman reached out his hand
Another hGand reached out for more
And I fGmilled it full of silver
And I leDft the fingers counting
And the sDmky goes on forever
Without meCter maids and peace parGadCes
You feeGmd it all your woBbes D7
The ghostly gGmarden grows
You feGmed it all your wBboesD7
The ghostly gGmarden grows