Intro
F#m F#m B F#m
F#m G#m E C#m
F#m F#m B F#m
F#m G#m E C#m
[Verse]
F#m
Here we are
C#m
In a room full of strangers
F#m
Standing in the dark
C#m
When your eyes could not see me
D
Well, I have to follow you
Dm A
Though you did not want me to
Bm
But that won't stop my loving you
C#
I can't stay away
[Chorus]
A C#m
Blaming it all on the nights on Broadway
D
Singing them love songs
Dm
Singing them straight to my heart songs
A C#m
Blaming it all on the nights on Broadway
D
Singing them sweet sounds
Dm
To that crazy, crazy town
[Verse]
F#m C#m
No-ow in my place there are so many others
F#m
Standing in the line
C#m
How long will they stand between us
D
Well, I have to follow you
Dm A
Though you did not want me to
Bm
That won't stop my loving you
C#
I can't stay away
[Chorus]
A C#m
Blaming it all on the nights on Broadway
D
Singing them love songs
Dm
Singing them straight to my heart songs
A C#m
Blaming it all on the nights on Broadway
D
Singing them sweet sounds
Dm
To that crazy, crazy town
[Break]
F#m F#m B F#m
F#m G#m E C#m
[Bridge]
F#m
I will wait
A B
Even if it takes forever
G#m
I will wait
C#m
Even if it takes a lifetime
C#m/B A
Somehow I feel inside
A/G# A/F# E
You never ever left my side
A A B
Make it like it was before
C#m C#m/B
Even if it takes a life time
D7sus2
Takes a life time
[Chorus]
A C#m
Blaming it all on the nights on Broadway
D
Singing them love songs
Dm
Singing them straight to my heart songs
A C#m
Blaming it all on the nights on Broadway
D
Singing them sweet sounds
Dm
To that crazy, crazy town (repeat Chorus to fade)
Jive Talkin'
[Intro]
E
[Chorus]
E
It's just your jive talking, you're telling me lies
E A E
jive talking, you wear a disguise
E
Jive talking, so misunderstood
E D E
jive talking, you're really no good.
[Verse]
B A G# C#m
Oh, my child, you'll never know just what you mean to me.
B A E D A B
Oh, my child, you got so much, you're gonna take away my energy.
[Chorus]
E
With all your jive talking, you're telling me lies
E A E
Good loving still gets in my eyes
E
Nobody, believe what you say
E D E
it's just your jive talking that gets in the way
[Instrumental Break]
E D x4
Synth Riff
[Verse]
B A G# C#m
Oh, my love, you're no good, treating me so cruel
B A E D
There you go with your fancy lies, leaving me looking
A B
like a dumbstruck fool
[Chorus]
E
With all your jive talking..you're telling me lies..
E A E
jive talking, you wear a disguise.
E
Jive talking, so misunderstood..
E D E
jive talking, you just ain't no good.
E
Love talking is all very fine..
E A E
jive talking just isn't a crime.
E
And if there's somebody, you'll love 'til you die..
E D E
then all that jive talking, just gets in your eye.
[Instrumental Break]
E D x4 (hold last time)
Synth Riff
E
[Chorus]
E
Jive talking..you're telling me lies.
E A E
Good loving still gets in my eyes.
E
No...body, believe what you say..
E D E
it's just your jive talking that gets in the way.
E
Love talking is all very fine..
E A E
jive talking just isn't a crime.
E
And if there's somebody, you'll love 'til you die..
E D E
then all that jive talking, just gets in your eye. Yeah, Yeah!
E A E A E A E A E A
Jive talking.........jive talking........jive talking..(Fade.)
Wind of Change
[Intro]
C# C#maj7 D#m F#m
A#m
(vamp)x4
A#m7 D#9
x2
[Verse 1]
A#m7 D#9
In the streets of New York City every man can feel the cold,
A#m7 D#9
and I don't want no pity, but I want my story told.
A#m7 D#9
And the lights shine down on me, they shine on the little boy,
A#m7 D#9
is this the way to make him pay being born in a world of joy?
C# C#maj7
But like me,he don't know where he'll go wrong,
D#m7
he won't cry so many tears
F#m
till he finds out why he don't belong
C# C#maj7
like me, there's no room for us out there,
D#m7
you can lose your hope and pride,
F#m A#m7
when it comes to broken dreams you'll get your share.
D#9 A#m7 D#9
Sometimes a man breaks down,
A#m7 D#9
and the good things he is looking for
A#m7 D#9
are crushed into the ground.
[Chorus]
A#m7 D#9
Get on up, look around, can't you feel the wind of change?
A#m7 D#9
Get on up, test the air, can't you see the wind of change?
A#m7 D#9
sax solo
[Verse 2]
A#m7 D#9
Don't you understand what I'm saying? We need a god down here,
A#m7 D#9
a man to lead us children, take us from the valley of fear.
A#m7 D#9
Make the lights shine down on us, show us the road to go,
A#m7 D#9
help us survive, make us arrive, teach us what we need to know.
C# C#maj7
But like me, he don't know where he'll go wrong,
D#m7
he won't cry so many tears
F#m
till he finds out why he don't belong
C# C#maj7
like me, there's no room for us out there,
D#m7
you can lose your hope and pride,
F#m A#m7
when it comes to broken dreams you'll get your share.
D#9 A#m7 D#9
Sometimes a man breaks down down down down down,
A#m7 D#9
and the good things he is looking for
A#m7 D#9
are crushed into the ground
[Chorus 2]
A#m7 D#9 A#m7 D#9
Get on up, look around, can't you feel the wind of change?
A#m7 D#9 A#m7 D#9
Get on up, test the air, can't you see the wind of change?
A#m7 D#9 A#m7 D#9
Get on up, look around, can't you feel the wind of change?
A#m7 D#9 D#m7 A#m7
Get on up, test the air, can't you see the wind of change? Break
[Coda]
A#m7 D#9 x4
(wah rhythm) Yea-ee-yea-ee-yea-ee-yeah....
A#m7 D#9
Get on up, look around, can't you feel the wind of change?
A#m7 D#9
Get on up, test the air, can't you see the wind of change? (repeat to fade)
Songbird
[Chorus 1]
A E/G# F#m E
Go on with your song, bird ‑‑ you can’t go wrong bird
D A Bm Bm/E E
You will go on and on, bird, like you did before
A E/G# F#m E
Though your wings are broken, the sky is so wide open
D A Bm Bm/E A
And the wind is waiting for you like an open door
[Verse 1]
F#m C# F#m E B/D# B
Though you go so far away, your voice will still be heard so well
D A Bm C#
You’ll never really ever know how beautiful you are
F#m C# F#m E B/D# B
When the moon is on the rise I’II try to make my songbird fly
D A Bm Bm/E A
I wonder if he ever will ‑‑ and if he really did, how far
[Chorus 2]
A E/G# F#m E
Go on with your song, bird ‑‑ you can’t go wrong bird
D A Bm Bm/E E
You will go on and on, bird, like you did before
A E/G# F#m E
Though your wings are broken, the sky is so wide open
D A Bm Bm/E A
And the wind is waiting for you like an open door
[Verse 2]
F#m C# F#m E B/D# B
Though you go so far away, your voice will still be heard so well
D A Bm C#
You’ll never really ever know how beautiful you are
F#m C# F#m E B/D# B
When the moon is on the rise I’II try to make my songbird fly
D A Bm Bm/E A
I wonder if he ever will ‑‑ and if he really did, how far
[Chorus 3]
A E/G# F#m E
Go on with your song, bird ‑‑ you can't go wrong bird
D A Bm Bm/E A
You will go on and on bird, through the open door
Bm C#m D
A Bm C#m D
A E/G# F#m E
Go on with your song, bird ‑‑ you can't go wrong my bird
D A Bm Bm/E A
You will go on and on, bird, like you did before
Bm C#m D A Bm C#m D
Like you did before
A Bm C#m D
repeat to fade
Fanny (Be Tender With My Love)
[Intro]
G#maj7 B7sus2
x4
[Verse]
G#maj7 B7sus2 G#maj7 B7sus2
First I rise, then I fall
G#maj7 B7sus2 G#maj7 B7sus2 A#m
Seems like you don't want the love of this man at all
[Bridge]
Fm D# C
And it's sure been a lonely time
A#m C Fm
Right up to the time I met you
Fm D# C
So if you take a love like mine,
[Chorus]
C# Cm
Ooh, be tender with my love
A#m C Fm
You know how easy it is to hurt me
C# Cm
Fanny, be tender with my love,
A#m
'Cause it's all that I've got,
C#/D# A(add9)/D#
And my love won't desert me
[Verse]
G#maj7 B7sus2 G#maj7 B7sus2
So you say to yourself, "Boy, you're out of your brain
G#maj7 B7sus2 G#maj7 B7sus2 A#m
Do you think I'm gonna stand here all night in the rain?"
[Bridge]
Fm D# C
And it's the start of a love affair
A#m C Fm
The moment when I first met you
Fm D# C
And if you want, I'll take you there
[Chorus]
C# Cm
Ooh, be tender with my love
A#m C Fm
You know how easy it is to break me
C# Cm
Fanny, be tender with my love,
A#m
'Cause it's all that I've got,
C#/D# A(add9)/D#
And my love won't forsake me (break)
[Middle 8]
C# Cm
With my love, our love will seal it together
C#
Oh, with our love, you made a promise
D#
You'll always love me forever
[Chorus]
C# Cm
Ooh, be tender with my love
A#m C Fm
You know how easy it is to break it
C# Cm
Fanny, be tender with my love,
A#m
'Cause it's all that I've got,
C#/D#
And my love won't forsake me
[Chorus]
C# Cm
Ooh, be tender with my love
A#m C Fm
You know how easy it is to break it
C# Cm
Fanny, be tender with my love,
A#m
'Cause it's all that I've got,
C#/D# A(add9)/D# D/E D#/F
And my love won't forsake me [key changee]
D# Dm
Ooh, be tender with my love
Cm D Gm
You know how easy it is to break it
D# Dm
Fanny, be tender with my love,
Cm
'Cause it's all that I've got,
B(add9)/F
And my love won't forsake me
D# Dm
Be tender with my love;
Cm D Gm
You know how easy it is to hurt me
D# Dm
Fanny, be tender with my love
Cm
'Cause it's all that I've got,
B(add9)/F
And my love won't forsake me (repeat and fade)
All This Making Love
[Intro]
F#m F#
[Verse 1]
Bm D C#m
About an hour or more, when I go upstairs, you can read between the lines
Bm C#7
I can make it to the top, but then I gotta stop
F#m F#m/F F#m/E F#m/D#
But I'm all right, I'm really fine
D F#m/C# C#
It's just the wine and all this making love
Bm D C#m
In a day or so, it'll really show, gonna wear me to the ground
Bm C#7
It's just the way it goes, she keeps me on my toes
F#m F#m/F F#m/E F#m/D#
But I'm all right, and should I mind
D F#m/C# C#
It's just the wine and all this making love
Bm D C#m
And I can't keep still, gonna make a will, 'cause I'm losing all my hair
Bm C#7
I try to make it seem it isn't just a dream
F#m F#m/F F#m/E F#m/D#
And I'm all right, I'm almost there
D F#m/C# C#
It isn't fair to wake up all this making love
[Instrumental]
Bm C#7 F#m F#m/F F#m/E F#m/D# D C#
F#m F#m/F F#m/E F#m/D# D
[Verse 2]
F#m F#
Bm D C#m
I get pleasure and pain, it's a gravy train, it's a wonderland, it's a ride
Bm C#7
And the rumor is I'm told, she's really got a hold
F#m F#m/F F#m/E F#m/D#
And I'm all right, I'm really fine
D F#m/C# C#
It's just the wine and all this making love
Bm D C#m
She'll be making me strung by the tip of my tongue like a tiger in a cage
Bm C#7
She's got me up a wall, I'm slowing to a crawl
F#m F#m/F F#m/E F#m/D#
I'm all right, I'm really fine
D F#m/C# C# Bm
It's just the wine and all this making love.
C#7 F#m F#m/F F#m/E F#m/D# D C#
Too much too much too much too much... Too much too much
F#m F#m/F F#m/E F#m/D# D C#
too much... Too much too much too much too much...(repeat to fade)
Country Lanes
[Intro]
C# G#/C# C# G#/C# C# G#/C# C#
[Verse 1]
F# C# G# C# G#
So warm is my morning sun, red is my rainbow
C# F# C#
Soft is the cool summer breeze when I saw your face
G# C# G# C# A#m
I saw the light in your eyes so dark and demanding
G# C# G#
Like a light in the storm
[Bridge 1]
F# G# A#m
Whenever I cry my friend
C# F# G# C#
You're always away and so I pretend
A# D#m
If I could live the dreams that I see
C# G#
Long live my love
[Chorus 1]
F# G# A#m
Walking in country (country) lanes (country lanes)
C# F# G# C#
I'll never belong to someone again
A# D#m
Living my whole life through
F# C# G#
Long live my love for you
{Instrumental]
C# G#/C# C# G#/C# C# G#/C# C#
[Verse 2]
F# C# G# C# G#
My life has meaning now, I am a window
C# A#m
And all things seem clear to me now
G#
Like a light in the storm
[Bridge 2]
F# G# A#m
Whenever I cry my friend
C# F# G# C#
You're always away and so I pretend
A# D#m
If I could live the dreams that I see
F# C# G#
Long live my love
[Chorus 2]
F# G# A#m
Walking in country (country) lanes (country lanes)
C# F# G# C#
I'll never belong to someone again
A# D#m
Living my whole life through
F# C# G#
Long live my love
F# G# A#m
Walking in country (country) lanes (country lanes)
C# F# G# C#
I'll never belong to someone again
A# D#m
Living my whole life through
F# C# G#
Long live my love for you
[Coda]
C# G#/C# C# G#/C# C# G#/C# C#
Come On Over
[Intro]
G G# C# G# C# C#/D#
[Verse]
G#
If my life gets like a jig saw
C# G#
With the pieces out of place
D#
Come on over
G#
Put a smile back on my face
G#
And if all my bad days came at once
C# G#
You would know just what to do
D#
Come on over
D# G#
Baby, you will see me through
[Chorus]
C# D#
And if you think I need you
G# C#
Come on over
G#
Bring your love around
Cm A#m D#
You can dry away my tears
C# D#
And if you think I need you
G# C#
Come on over
G#
Lay your body down
Cm A#m
You know I will be here
D# G# C# G# C#
So bring your love around
[Verse]
G#
When I cannot see in front of me
C# G#
And I know my darkest day
D#
Come on over
D# G#
You can take it all away
[Chorus]
C# D#
And if you think I need you
G# C#
Come on over
G#
Bring your love around
Cm A#m D#
You can wipe away my tears
C# D#
And if you think I need you
G# C#
Come on over
G#
Lay your body down
Cm A#m
You know I will be here
D#
So bring your love around
G# C# G# C#
G# C# G#
Come on over
Edge of the Universe
[Intro]
F#
4-bar riff x2 (break)
F# B/F# F# B/F#
[Verse]
F#
Just my dog and I
B/F# F# B/F#
At the edge of the universe
F#
Well, I didn't wanna bring her
B/F# F# B/F#
And I know it'll make her worse
[Bridge]
G#m A#m
Now I look out on forever
G#m C#
And it must be nice down there
G#m C#
And they call me Shenandora in the air
[Interlude]
F# B/F#
[Verse]
F#
Well, I'm ten feet tall
B/F# F# B/F#
But I'm only three feet wide
F#
And I live inside an ocean
B/F# F# B/F#
That flows on the other side
[Bridge]
G#m A#m
If I came back down tomorrow
G#m C#
Would it all be far too soon
G#m C#
And it looks like it's gonna be a lovely afternoon
[Interlude]
F# B/F#
[Middle 8]
D# G# A#
I thought that I was going home
D# G# A# A#
And all the way I kept on praying
D# G# A#
I couldn't stop to turn around
D# G# A# A#
Well, here I am and here I'm staying
B C#
[Verse]
F#
It's been my longest journey
B/F# F# B/F#
And I've come through the black of night
F#
I was tired and hungry
B/F# F# B/F#
When I saw your distant light
[Bridge]
G#m A#m
Well, I know this may sound crazy
G#m C#
But I'm sure I got here first
G#m C#
I'm just me, Shenandora, at the edge of the universe
[Interlude]
F# B/F#
[Middle 8]
D# G# A#
I thought that I was going home
D# G# A# A#
And all the way I kept on praying
D# G# A#
I couldn't stop to turn around
D# G# A# A#
Well, here I am and here I'm staying
B C#
[Verse]
F#
Just my dog and I
B/F# F# B/F#
At the edge of the universe
F#
Well, I didn't wanna bring her
B/F# F# B/F#
And I know it'll make her worse
[Bridge]
G#m A#m
Now I look out on forever
G#m C#
And it must be nice down there
G#m C#
And they call me Shenandora in the air
[Coda]
F#
4-bar riff x2 (break)
(na na na na...)
F# B/F# F# B/F#
At the edge of the universe
F# B/F# F# B/F#
At the edge of the universe
F# B/F# F# B/F#
At the edge of the universe
F# B/F# F# B/F#
At the edge of the universe
F# B/F# F# B/F#
At the edge of the universe
F# B/F# F# B/F#
At the edge of the universe
F# B/F# F# B/F# F#
At the edge of the universe
Baby As You Turn Away
[Intro]
F# F#maj7 F#6 F#maj7
[Verse]:
F# F#maj7 F#6 F#maj7
Here am I one sad and lonely guy,
F# F#maj7 F#
one shadow of the man I used to be.
B
Now it's past, the love I thought would last
B C#
you thought I had you chained, and now you're free.
F# F#maj7 F#6 F#maj7
I know it's wrong but I'm still holding on,
F# F#maj7 F#
still praying you will soon come back to me.
B
But then you go, you let your feelings show;
B C#
you said I gave you pain, and now I see.
[Chorus]
F# F#maj7 F#6 F#maj7
But baby, as you turn away, I will always
D#m B B/A#
think of what we had together.
G#m C#
Maybe this is just your way of breaking my
F# F#maj7 F#6 F#maj7
heart And it's
F# F#7
easier to say goodbye,
B Bm
making me fall, making me try,
A#m B C#
try to make you stay as you turn
F# F#maj7 F#6 F#maj7
away.
[Verse]
F# F#maj7 F#6 F#maj7
Now you're gone, this road I walk upon is
F# F#maj7 F#
just another place where I can hide.
B
I'm still your man, there's proof of who I am;
B C#
except without your love I'm dead inside.
[Chorus]
F# F#maj7 F#6 F#maj7
But baby, as you turn away, I will always
D#m B B/A#
think of what we had together.
G#m C#
Maybe this is just your way of breaking my
F# F#maj7 F#6 F#maj7
heart And it's
F# F#7
easier to say goodbye,
B Bm
making me fall, watching me try,
A#m B C#
try to make you stay as you turn away.
F# F#maj7 F#6 F#maj7
baby, as you turn away
D#m B B/A#
I will always think of what we had together.
G#m C#
Maybe this is just your way of breaking my
F# F#maj7 F#6 F#maj7
heart.
F# F#7
And it's easier to say goodbye,
B Bm
watching me fall, making me try,
A#m B C#
try to make you stay as you turn away.
F# F#maj7 F#6 F#maj7
Baby, as you turn away
D#m B B/A#
I will always think of what we had together.
G#m C#
Maybe this is just your way of breaking my
F# F#maj7 F#6 F#maj7
heart.
F# F#7
And it's easier to say goodbye,
B Bm
watching me fall, making me try,
A#m B C#
try to make you stay as you turn
F# F#maj7 F#6 F#maj7
away.
[Coda]
F# F#maj7 F#6 F#maj7
Baby as you turn... (voc ad libs) (repeat to fade0