Intro
Cm Cm F Cm
Cm Dm A# Gm
Cm Cm F Cm
Cm Dm A# Gm
[Verse]
Cm
Here we are
Gm
In a room full of strangers
Cm
Standing in the dark
Gm
When your eyes could not see me
Ab
Well, I have to follow you
Abm D#
Though you did not want me to
Fm
But that won't stop my loving you
G
I can't stay away
[Chorus]
D# Gm
Blaming it all on the nights on Broadway
Ab
Singing them love songs
Abm
Singing them straight to my heart songs
D# Gm
Blaming it all on the nights on Broadway
Ab
Singing them sweet sounds
Abm
To that crazy, crazy town
[Verse]
Cm Gm
No-ow in my place there are so many others
Cm
Standing in the line
Gm
How long will they stand between us
Ab
Well, I have to follow you
Abm D#
Though you did not want me to
Fm
That won't stop my loving you
G
I can't stay away
[Chorus]
D# Gm
Blaming it all on the nights on Broadway
Ab
Singing them love songs
Abm
Singing them straight to my heart songs
D# Gm
Blaming it all on the nights on Broadway
Ab
Singing them sweet sounds
Abm
To that crazy, crazy town
[Break]
Cm Cm F Cm
Cm Dm A# Gm
[Bridge]
Cm
I will wait
D# F
Even if it takes forever
Dm
I will wait
Gm
Even if it takes a lifetime
Gm/F D#
Somehow I feel inside
D#/D D#/C A#
You never ever left my side
D# D# F
Make it like it was before
Gm Gm/F
Even if it takes a life time
D7sus2
Takes a life time
[Chorus]
D# Gm
Blaming it all on the nights on Broadway
Ab
Singing them love songs
Abm
Singing them straight to my heart songs
D# Gm
Blaming it all on the nights on Broadway
Ab
Singing them sweet sounds
Abm
To that crazy, crazy town (repeat Chorus to fade)
Jive Talkin'
[Intro]
A#
[Chorus]
A#
It's just your jive talking, you're telling me lies
A# D# A#
jive talking, you wear a disguise
A#
Jive talking, so misunderstood
A# Ab A#
jive talking, you're really no good.
[Verse]
F D# D Gm
Oh, my child, you'll never know just what you mean to me.
F D# A# Ab D# F
Oh, my child, you got so much, you're gonna take away my energy.
[Chorus]
A#
With all your jive talking, you're telling me lies
A# D# A#
Good loving still gets in my eyes
A#
Nobody, believe what you say
A# Ab A#
it's just your jive talking that gets in the way
[Instrumental Break]
A# Ab x4
Synth Riff
[Verse]
F D# D Gm
Oh, my love, you're no good, treating me so cruel
F D# A# Ab
There you go with your fancy lies, leaving me looking
D# F
like a dumbstruck fool
[Chorus]
A#
With all your jive talking..you're telling me lies..
A# D# A#
jive talking, you wear a disguise.
A#
Jive talking, so misunderstood..
A# Ab A#
jive talking, you just ain't no good.
A#
Love talking is all very fine..
A# D# A#
jive talking just isn't a crime.
A#
And if there's somebody, you'll love 'til you die..
A# Ab A#
then all that jive talking, just gets in your eye.
[Instrumental Break]
A# Ab x4 (hold last time)
Synth Riff
A#
[Chorus]
A#
Jive talking..you're telling me lies.
A# D# A#
Good loving still gets in my eyes.
A#
No...body, believe what you say..
A# Ab A#
it's just your jive talking that gets in the way.
A#
Love talking is all very fine..
A# D# A#
jive talking just isn't a crime.
A#
And if there's somebody, you'll love 'til you die..
A# Ab A#
then all that jive talking, just gets in your eye. Yeah, Yeah!
A# D# A# D# A# D# A# D# A# D#
Jive talking.........jive talking........jive talking..(Fade.)
Wind of Change
[Intro]
G Gmaj7 Am Cm
Em
(vamp)x4
Em7 A9
x2
[Verse 1]
Em7 A9
In the streets of New York City every man can feel the cold,
Em7 A9
and I don't want no pity, but I want my story told.
Em7 A9
And the lights shine down on me, they shine on the little boy,
Em7 A9
is this the way to make him pay being born in a world of joy?
G Gmaj7
But like me,he don't know where he'll go wrong,
Am7
he won't cry so many tears
Cm
till he finds out why he don't belong
G Gmaj7
like me, there's no room for us out there,
Am7
you can lose your hope and pride,
Cm Em7
when it comes to broken dreams you'll get your share.
A9 Em7 A9
Sometimes a man breaks down,
Em7 A9
and the good things he is looking for
Em7 A9
are crushed into the ground.
[Chorus]
Em7 A9
Get on up, look around, can't you feel the wind of change?
Em7 A9
Get on up, test the air, can't you see the wind of change?
Em7 A9
sax solo
[Verse 2]
Em7 A9
Don't you understand what I'm saying? We need a god down here,
Em7 A9
a man to lead us children, take us from the valley of fear.
Em7 A9
Make the lights shine down on us, show us the road to go,
Em7 A9
help us survive, make us arrive, teach us what we need to know.
G Gmaj7
But like me, he don't know where he'll go wrong,
Am7
he won't cry so many tears
Cm
till he finds out why he don't belong
G Gmaj7
like me, there's no room for us out there,
Am7
you can lose your hope and pride,
Cm Em7
when it comes to broken dreams you'll get your share.
A9 Em7 A9
Sometimes a man breaks down down down down down,
Em7 A9
and the good things he is looking for
Em7 A9
are crushed into the ground
[Chorus 2]
Em7 A9 Em7 A9
Get on up, look around, can't you feel the wind of change?
Em7 A9 Em7 A9
Get on up, test the air, can't you see the wind of change?
Em7 A9 Em7 A9
Get on up, look around, can't you feel the wind of change?
Em7 A9 Am7 Em7
Get on up, test the air, can't you see the wind of change? Break
[Coda]
Em7 A9 x4
(wah rhythm) Yea-ee-yea-ee-yea-ee-yeah....
Em7 A9
Get on up, look around, can't you feel the wind of change?
Em7 A9
Get on up, test the air, can't you see the wind of change? (repeat to fade)
Songbird
[Chorus 1]
D# A#/D Cm A#
Go on with your song, bird ‑‑ you can’t go wrong bird
Ab D# Fm Fm/A# A#
You will go on and on, bird, like you did before
D# A#/D Cm A#
Though your wings are broken, the sky is so wide open
Ab D# Fm Fm/A# D#
And the wind is waiting for you like an open door
[Verse 1]
Cm G Cm A# F/A F
Though you go so far away, your voice will still be heard so well
Ab D# Fm G
You’ll never really ever know how beautiful you are
Cm G Cm A# F/A F
When the moon is on the rise I’II try to make my songbird fly
Ab D# Fm Fm/A# D#
I wonder if he ever will ‑‑ and if he really did, how far
[Chorus 2]
D# A#/D Cm A#
Go on with your song, bird ‑‑ you can’t go wrong bird
Ab D# Fm Fm/A# A#
You will go on and on, bird, like you did before
D# A#/D Cm A#
Though your wings are broken, the sky is so wide open
Ab D# Fm Fm/A# D#
And the wind is waiting for you like an open door
[Verse 2]
Cm G Cm A# F/A F
Though you go so far away, your voice will still be heard so well
Ab D# Fm G
You’ll never really ever know how beautiful you are
Cm G Cm A# F/A F
When the moon is on the rise I’II try to make my songbird fly
Ab D# Fm Fm/A# D#
I wonder if he ever will ‑‑ and if he really did, how far
[Chorus 3]
D# A#/D Cm A#
Go on with your song, bird ‑‑ you can't go wrong bird
Ab D# Fm Fm/A# D#
You will go on and on bird, through the open door
Fm Gm Ab
D# Fm Gm Ab
D# A#/D Cm A#
Go on with your song, bird ‑‑ you can't go wrong my bird
Ab D# Fm Fm/A# D#
You will go on and on, bird, like you did before
Fm Gm Ab D# Fm Gm Ab
Like you did before
D# Fm Gm Ab
repeat to fade
Fanny (Be Tender With My Love)
[Intro]
Dmaj7 B7sus2
x4
[Verse]
Dmaj7 B7sus2 Dmaj7 B7sus2
First I rise, then I fall
Dmaj7 B7sus2 Dmaj7 B7sus2 Em
Seems like you don't want the love of this man at all
[Bridge]
Bm A F#
And it's sure been a lonely time
Em F# Bm
Right up to the time I met you
Bm A F#
So if you take a love like mine,
[Chorus]
G F#m
Ooh, be tender with my love
Em F# Bm
You know how easy it is to hurt me
G F#m
Fanny, be tender with my love,
Em
'Cause it's all that I've got,
G/A A(add9)/A
And my love won't desert me
[Verse]
Dmaj7 B7sus2 Dmaj7 B7sus2
So you say to yourself, "Boy, you're out of your brain
Dmaj7 B7sus2 Dmaj7 B7sus2 Em
Do you think I'm gonna stand here all night in the rain?"
[Bridge]
Bm A F#
And it's the start of a love affair
Em F# Bm
The moment when I first met you
Bm A F#
And if you want, I'll take you there
[Chorus]
G F#m
Ooh, be tender with my love
Em F# Bm
You know how easy it is to break me
G F#m
Fanny, be tender with my love,
Em
'Cause it's all that I've got,
G/A A(add9)/A
And my love won't forsake me (break)
[Middle 8]
G F#m
With my love, our love will seal it together
G
Oh, with our love, you made a promise
A
You'll always love me forever
[Chorus]
G F#m
Ooh, be tender with my love
Em F# Bm
You know how easy it is to break it
G F#m
Fanny, be tender with my love,
Em
'Cause it's all that I've got,
G/A
And my love won't forsake me
[Chorus]
G F#m
Ooh, be tender with my love
Em F# Bm
You know how easy it is to break it
G F#m
Fanny, be tender with my love,
Em
'Cause it's all that I've got,
G/A A(add9)/A G#/A# A/B
And my love won't forsake me [key changee]
A G#m
Ooh, be tender with my love
F#m G# C#m
You know how easy it is to break it
A G#m
Fanny, be tender with my love,
F#m
'Cause it's all that I've got,
B(add9)/B
And my love won't forsake me
A G#m
Be tender with my love;
F#m G# C#m
You know how easy it is to hurt me
A G#m
Fanny, be tender with my love
F#m
'Cause it's all that I've got,
B(add9)/B
And my love won't forsake me (repeat and fade)
All This Making Love
[Intro]
Cm C
[Verse 1]
Fm Ab Gm
About an hour or more, when I go upstairs, you can read between the lines
Fm G7
I can make it to the top, but then I gotta stop
Cm Cm/B Cm/A# Cm/A
But I'm all right, I'm really fine
Ab Cm/G G
It's just the wine and all this making love
Fm Ab Gm
In a day or so, it'll really show, gonna wear me to the ground
Fm G7
It's just the way it goes, she keeps me on my toes
Cm Cm/B Cm/A# Cm/A
But I'm all right, and should I mind
Ab Cm/G G
It's just the wine and all this making love
Fm Ab Gm
And I can't keep still, gonna make a will, 'cause I'm losing all my hair
Fm G7
I try to make it seem it isn't just a dream
Cm Cm/B Cm/A# Cm/A
And I'm all right, I'm almost there
Ab Cm/G G
It isn't fair to wake up all this making love
[Instrumental]
Fm G7 Cm Cm/B Cm/A# Cm/A Ab G
Cm Cm/B Cm/A# Cm/A Ab
[Verse 2]
Cm C
Fm Ab Gm
I get pleasure and pain, it's a gravy train, it's a wonderland, it's a ride
Fm G7
And the rumor is I'm told, she's really got a hold
Cm Cm/B Cm/A# Cm/A
And I'm all right, I'm really fine
Ab Cm/G G
It's just the wine and all this making love
Fm Ab Gm
She'll be making me strung by the tip of my tongue like a tiger in a cage
Fm G7
She's got me up a wall, I'm slowing to a crawl
Cm Cm/B Cm/A# Cm/A
I'm all right, I'm really fine
Ab Cm/G G Fm
It's just the wine and all this making love.
G7 Cm Cm/B Cm/A# Cm/A Ab G
Too much too much too much too much... Too much too much
Cm Cm/B Cm/A# Cm/A Ab G
too much... Too much too much too much too much...(repeat to fade)
Country Lanes
[Intro]
G D/G G D/G G D/G G
[Verse 1]
C G D G D
So warm is my morning sun, red is my rainbow
G C G
Soft is the cool summer breeze when I saw your face
D G D G Em
I saw the light in your eyes so dark and demanding
D G D
Like a light in the storm
[Bridge 1]
C D Em
Whenever I cry my friend
G C D G
You're always away and so I pretend
E Am
If I could live the dreams that I see
G D
Long live my love
[Chorus 1]
C D Em
Walking in country (country) lanes (country lanes)
G C D G
I'll never belong to someone again
E Am
Living my whole life through
C G D
Long live my love for you
{Instrumental]
G D/G G D/G G D/G G
[Verse 2]
C G D G D
My life has meaning now, I am a window
G Em
And all things seem clear to me now
D
Like a light in the storm
[Bridge 2]
C D Em
Whenever I cry my friend
G C D G
You're always away and so I pretend
E Am
If I could live the dreams that I see
C G D
Long live my love
[Chorus 2]
C D Em
Walking in country (country) lanes (country lanes)
G C D G
I'll never belong to someone again
E Am
Living my whole life through
C G D
Long live my love
C D Em
Walking in country (country) lanes (country lanes)
G C D G
I'll never belong to someone again
E Am
Living my whole life through
C G D
Long live my love for you
[Coda]
G D/G G D/G G D/G G
Come On Over
[Intro]
Db D G D G G/A
[Verse]
D
If my life gets like a jig saw
G D
With the pieces out of place
A
Come on over
D
Put a smile back on my face
D
And if all my bad days came at once
G D
You would know just what to do
A
Come on over
A D
Baby, you will see me through
[Chorus]
G A
And if you think I need you
D G
Come on over
D
Bring your love around
F#m Em A
You can dry away my tears
G A
And if you think I need you
D G
Come on over
D
Lay your body down
F#m Em
You know I will be here
A D G D G
So bring your love around
[Verse]
D
When I cannot see in front of me
G D
And I know my darkest day
A
Come on over
A D
You can take it all away
[Chorus]
G A
And if you think I need you
D G
Come on over
D
Bring your love around
F#m Em A
You can wipe away my tears
G A
And if you think I need you
D G
Come on over
D
Lay your body down
F#m Em
You know I will be here
A
So bring your love around
D G D G
D G D
Come on over
Edge of the Universe
[Intro]
C
4-bar riff x2 (break)
C F/C C F/C
[Verse]
C
Just my dog and I
F/C C F/C
At the edge of the universe
C
Well, I didn't wanna bring her
F/C C F/C
And I know it'll make her worse
[Bridge]
Dm Em
Now I look out on forever
Dm G
And it must be nice down there
Dm G
And they call me Shenandora in the air
[Interlude]
C F/C
[Verse]
C
Well, I'm ten feet tall
F/C C F/C
But I'm only three feet wide
C
And I live inside an ocean
F/C C F/C
That flows on the other side
[Bridge]
Dm Em
If I came back down tomorrow
Dm G
Would it all be far too soon
Dm G
And it looks like it's gonna be a lovely afternoon
[Interlude]
C F/C
[Middle 8]
A D E
I thought that I was going home
A D E E
And all the way I kept on praying
A D E
I couldn't stop to turn around
A D E E
Well, here I am and here I'm staying
F G
[Verse]
C
It's been my longest journey
F/C C F/C
And I've come through the black of night
C
I was tired and hungry
F/C C F/C
When I saw your distant light
[Bridge]
Dm Em
Well, I know this may sound crazy
Dm G
But I'm sure I got here first
Dm G
I'm just me, Shenandora, at the edge of the universe
[Interlude]
C F/C
[Middle 8]
A D E
I thought that I was going home
A D E E
And all the way I kept on praying
A D E
I couldn't stop to turn around
A D E E
Well, here I am and here I'm staying
F G
[Verse]
C
Just my dog and I
F/C C F/C
At the edge of the universe
C
Well, I didn't wanna bring her
F/C C F/C
And I know it'll make her worse
[Bridge]
Dm Em
Now I look out on forever
Dm G
And it must be nice down there
Dm G
And they call me Shenandora in the air
[Coda]
C
4-bar riff x2 (break)
(na na na na...)
C F/C C F/C
At the edge of the universe
C F/C C F/C
At the edge of the universe
C F/C C F/C
At the edge of the universe
C F/C C F/C
At the edge of the universe
C F/C C F/C
At the edge of the universe
C F/C C F/C
At the edge of the universe
C F/C C F/C C
At the edge of the universe
Baby As You Turn Away
[Intro]
C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7
[Verse]:
C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7
Here am I one sad and lonely guy,
C Cmaj7 C
one shadow of the man I used to be.
F
Now it's past, the love I thought would last
F G
you thought I had you chained, and now you're free.
C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7
I know it's wrong but I'm still holding on,
C Cmaj7 C
still praying you will soon come back to me.
F
But then you go, you let your feelings show;
F G
you said I gave you pain, and now I see.
[Chorus]
C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7
But baby, as you turn away, I will always
Am F F/E
think of what we had together.
Dm G
Maybe this is just your way of breaking my
C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7
heart And it's
C C7
easier to say goodbye,
F Fm
making me fall, making me try,
Em F G
try to make you stay as you turn
C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7
away.
[Verse]
C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7
Now you're gone, this road I walk upon is
C Cmaj7 C
just another place where I can hide.
F
I'm still your man, there's proof of who I am;
F G
except without your love I'm dead inside.
[Chorus]
C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7
But baby, as you turn away, I will always
Am F F/E
think of what we had together.
Dm G
Maybe this is just your way of breaking my
C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7
heart And it's
C C7
easier to say goodbye,
F Fm
making me fall, watching me try,
Em F G
try to make you stay as you turn away.
C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7
baby, as you turn away
Am F F/E
I will always think of what we had together.
Dm G
Maybe this is just your way of breaking my
C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7
heart.
C C7
And it's easier to say goodbye,
F Fm
watching me fall, making me try,
Em F G
try to make you stay as you turn away.
C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7
Baby, as you turn away
Am F F/E
I will always think of what we had together.
Dm G
Maybe this is just your way of breaking my
C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7
heart.
C C7
And it's easier to say goodbye,
F Fm
watching me fall, making me try,
Em F G
try to make you stay as you turn
C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7
away.
[Coda]
C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7
Baby as you turn... (voc ad libs) (repeat to fade0