Book XVI Traveling and Transportation Songs Beep Beep Claps, Ciccetti, 1958 (The Playmates)

Home , Bound for Glory (2007), Come and Toke It, Drive My Car, Pay Me My Money Down, Rock Island Line, Six Days on the Road

#1 (slowly) [G] While riding [D7] in my [G] Cadil- [D7] lac, [G] what to [D7] my sur- [G] prise. [G] A little Nash [D7] Rambler was [G] following [D7] me, A- [G] bout one- [D7] third my [G] size.

The [Cm] guy must have wanted to [G] pass me up, As he [Cm] kept on tooting his [G] horn. [G] I'll show him [D7] that a [G] Cadil- [D7] lac is [G] not a [D7] car to [G] scorn.

CHORUS: [G] Beep-beep, [D7] beep-beep . . . His [G] horn went [D7] beep, beep, [G] beep.

#2. (A bit faster) [G] I pushed my [D7] foot down [G] to the [D7] floor,to [G] give the [D7] guy the [G] shake. [G] But the little Nash [D7] Rambler stayed [G] right be- [D7] hind.. He [G] still had [D7] on his [G] brake.

[G] He [Cm] musta thought his car [G] had more guts, As he [Cm] kept on tooting his [G] horn. [G] I'll show him [D7] that a [G] Cadil- [D7] lac is [G] not a [D7] car to [G] scorn.

REPEAT CHORUS:

#3. (Faster) [G] My car went [D7] into [G] passing [D7] gear And [G] we took [D7] off with [G] gust. [G] Soon we were [D7] going [G] ninety, G [G] Musta left him [D7] in the [G] dust.

When I [Cm] peeked in the mirror [G] of my car I [Cm] couldn't believe my [G] eyes. [G] The little Nash [D7] Rambler was [G] right be- [D7] hind, K You'd [G] think that [D7] guy could [G] fly.

CHORUS: [G] Beep-beep, [D7] beep-beep . . . His [G] horn went [D7] beep, beep, [G] beep. c #4. (Faster) [G] Now we were [D7] doing a [G] hundred and [D7] ten, This [G] certainly [D7] was a [G] race. [G] For a Rambler to [D7] pass a [G] Caddy, [G] would be a [D7] big dis- [G] grace.

The [Cm] guy must have wanted to [G] pass me up, As he [Cm] kept on tooting his [G] horn. [G] I'll show him [D7] that a [G] Cadil- [D7] lac is [G] not a [D7] car to [G] scorn.

#5. (Very fast.) [G] Now we're [D7] going a [G] hundred and [D7] twenty, As [G] fast as [D7] I could [G] go. [G] The Rambler [D7] pulled along- [G] side of [D7] me, As [G] if we were [D7] going [G] slow.

The [Cm] fella’ rolled down his [G] window, and [Cm] yelled for me to [G] hear . . . 'Hey [Cm] buddy how do I [G] get this car, [D7] outa’ . . . se- . . . [D7] cond . . . [G] gear?'

Brand New Key Melanie Safka, 1971

[C] I rode my bicycle past your window last night [G7] I roller skated to your door at daylight [C] It almost seems like [C7] you're avoiding me [F] I'm okay alone but you got [G7] something I need

Well [C] I got a brand-new pair of roller skates; you got a brand-new key I think that we should get together and [C7] try them out you see [F] I been looking around a while you got something for me [C] I got a brand-new pair of roller skates; you got a brand-new key

[C] I ride my bike I roller skate don't drive no car [G7] Don't go too fast but I go pretty far For [C] somebody who don't drive I been [C7] all around the world [F] Some people say I done all [G7] right for a girl

[C] I asked your mother if you were at home [G7] She said yes, but you weren't alone [C] Sometimes I think that [C7] you're avoiding me [F] I'm okay alone but you've got [G7] something I need

Well [C] I got a brand new pair of roller skates you got a brand new key I think that we should get together and [C7] try them out you see [F] La la la la la la la la la la la la la la [C] I got a brand-new pair of roller skates; you got a brand-new key

[C] I got a brand-new pair of roller skates; you got a brand-new key

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Casey Jones Garcia, Hunter, 1970

Chorus: [C] Driving that train, [F] high on cocaine, Casey Jones you better watch your [C] speed Trouble ahead, [F] trouble behind And you know that notion just crossed my [C] mind

[C] This old engine [D] makes it on time [F] Leaves Central Station 'bout a [G] quarter to nine [C] Hits River Junction at [D] seventeen to [F] At a quarter to ten you know it's [G] travelin' again

Repeat Chorus:

[C] Trouble ahead, Lady [D] in red [F]Take my advice you'd be [G] better off dead [C] Switchman's sleeping, train [D] Hundred and Two is [F] On the wrong track and headed for [G] you

Repeat Chorus:

[C] Trouble with you is the trouble [D] with me. [F] Got two good eyes but you [G] still don't see. [C] Come ‘round the bend, you [D] know it's the end. [F] The fireman screams and the engine just [G] gleams.

Repeat Chorus:

[F] And you know that notion just crossed my [C] mind.

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Chattanooga Choo-Choo Harry Warren, Mack Gordon, 1941

[G] “Pardon me boy, Is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo? Track twenty- [D7] nine. Boy you can gi’me a [G] shine?” “Can you afford to board the Chattanooga Choo Choo?” “I've got my [D7] fare and just a trifle to [G] spare.”

You leave the [C] Pennsyl- [G7] vania Station 'Bout a [C] quarter to [G7] four [C] Read a maga- [G7] zine And then you're [C] in Balti- [G7] more [F] Dinner in the diner, [C] nothing could be finer [D7] Than to have your ham 'n' eggs in [G7] Carolina

[C] When you hear the [G7] whistle blowin' [C] Eight to the [G7] bar, [C] Then you know that [G7] Tennessee is [C] not very [G7] far. [F] Shovel all the coal in, [C] gotta keep it rollin'. [A7] WHOO, WHOO! [D7] Chattanooga! [G7] There you [C] are!

[G] There's gonna be a certain party at the station Satin and [D7] lace, I used to call funny [G] face She's gonna cry until I tell her that I'll [C] never roam [B7] So [E7] Chattanooga [A7] Choo [D7] Choo, [D7] Won’t you choo choo me [G] home? [Cm] [G]

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City Of New Orleans Steven Goodman, 1971

[C] Ridin' on the [G] City of New [C] Orleans, [Am] Illinois Central, [F] Monday mornin' [C] rail. [G7] [C] Fifteen cars and [G] fifteen restless [C] riders, [Am] Three conductors, and [G] twenty-five sacks of [C] mail. [Am] All along the southbound odyssey the [Em] train pulls out of Kankakee And it [G] rolls along past houses, farms and [D] fields [Am] Passin' trains that have no names, [Em] freight yards full of old black men And the [G7] graveyards of rusted automo- [C] biles

[F] Good Mornin' [G7] America, how [C] are you? [Am] Don't you know me? [F] I'm your native [C] son! [G7] I'm the [C] train they call the [G] City of New Or- [Am] leans [D7] I'll be [Eb] gone five [F] hundred [G] miles when the day is [C] done.

[C] Dealin' cards with the [G] old men in the [C] club car, [Am] Penny a point, ain't [F] no one keepin' [C] score. [G7] Pass the [C] paper bag that [G] holds the [C] bottle, And [Am] feel the wheels [G] grumblin' neath the [C] floor. And [Am] the sons of Pullman porters & the [Em] sons of engineers Ride their [G] fathers' magic carpet made of [D] steel [Am] Mothers with their babes asleep, go [Em] rockin' to the gentle beat And the [G7] rhythm of the rails is all they [C] feel

[C] Night time on the [G] City of New [C] Orleans, [Am] Changin' cars in [F] Memphis, Tennes- [C] see. Halfway home, [G] we'll be there by [C] mornin' Through the [Am] Mississippi darkness [G] rollin' down to the [C] sea But [Am] all the towns and people seem to [Em] fade into a bad dream And the [G] steel rail still ain't heard the [D] news [Am] The conductor sings his songs again, [Em] "The passengers will please refrain, This train [G7] has got the disappearin' railroad [C] blues.”

[F] Good Night [G7] America, how [C] are you? [Am] Don't you know me? [F] I'm your native [C] son! [G7] I'm the [C] train they call the [G] City of New Or- [Am] leans [D7] I'll be [Eb] gone five [F] hundred [G] miles when the day is [C] done.

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Coming In To Los Angeles - Arlo Guthrie

Intro: [Am] [D] [F] – [C] – [E7]

[Am] Coming in to London from [D] over the pole [F] Flying in a [C] big air [E7] liner [Am] Chicken flying everywhere [D] around the plane [F] No we couldn't [C] feel much [E7] finer

[Am] Coming in to Los Ange- [D] les [Am] Bringing in a couple of [D] keys [Am] Don't touch my bags if you [D] please mister [F] customs [C] man [E7]

[Am] There's a guy with a ticket to [D] Mexico [F] No he couldn't [C] look much [E7] stranger [Am] Walking in the hall with his [D] things and all [F] Smiling, said he [C] was the Lone [E7] Ranger

[Am] Coming in to Los Ange- [D] les [Am] Bringing in a couple of [D] keys [Am] Don't touch my bags if you [D] please mister [F] customs [C] man [E7]

(REFRAIN - play through chords from verse and chorus)

[Am] Hip woman walking on the [D] moving floor [F] Tripping on the [C] escal- [E7] ator [Am] There's a man in the line and she's [D] blowing his mind [F] Thinking that he's [C] already [E7] made her

[Am] Coming in to Los Ange- [D] les [Am] Bringing in a couple of [D] keys [Am] Don't touch my bags if you [D] please mister [F] customs [C] man [E7]

[Am] Coming in to London from [D] over the pole [F] Flying in a [C] big air [E7] liner [Am] Chicken flying everywhere [D] around the plane [F] No we couldn't [C] feel much [E7] finer

[Am] Coming in to Los Ange- [D] les [Am] Bringing in a couple of [D] keys [Am] Don't touch my bags if you [D] please mister [F] customs [C] man [E7]

Outro: [Am] [D] [F] – [C] – [E7] (Repeat chords to fade) a D F C L

Daisy, Daisy (Bicycle Built for Two) Harry Dacre, 1892

[F] Daisy, Daisy, [Bb] give me your answer [F] do [C7] I’m half [F] cra- [Dm] zy, [G7] all for the love of [C7] you It won’t be a stylish [F] marriage I can’t af- [Bb] ford a [F] carriage [C7] But [F] you’ll look [C7] sweet up- [F] on the [C7] seat Of a [F] bicycle [C7] built for [F] two.

[F] Harry, Harry, [Bb] here is your answer [F] dear [C7] You’re half [F] cra- [Dm] zy, if [G7] you think that will [C7] do If you can’t afford a [F] carriage There won’t be [Bb] any [F] marriage [C7] ‘Cause [F] I’ll be [C7] switched if [F] I’ll get [C7] hitched On a [F] bicycle [C7] built for [F] two.

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Drive My Car McCartney/Lennon, 1965

[C7] Asked a girl what she [F7] wanted to be [C7] She said baby, [F7] can't you see I [C7] wanna be famous, a [F7] star of the screen But [G7] you can do something in between

[Am] Baby you can drive my [F7] car [Am] Yes, I'm gonna be a [F7] star [Am] Baby you can drive my [F7] car And Baby, I’ll [C] love you [F] [G7]

I [C7] told that girl that my [F7] prospects were good And [C7] she said baby, it's [F7] understood [C7] Working for peanuts is [F7] all very fine But [G7] I can show you a better time

[Am] Baby you can drive my [F7] car [Am] Yes, I'm gonna be a [F7] star [Am] Baby you can drive my [F7] car And Baby, I’ll [C] love you [F] [G7]

[G7] Beep beep ‘mm beep beep [C] yeah [F] [G7]

[Am] Baby you can drive my [F7] car [Am] Yes, I'm gonna be a [F7] star [Am] Baby you can drive my [F7] car

I [C7] told that girl I could [F7] start right away And [C7] she said, listen babe I got [F7] something to say I [C7] got no car and it's [F7] breaking my heart But [G7] I've found a driver and that's a start

[Am] Baby you can drive my [F7] car [Am] Yes, I'm gonna be a [F7] star [Am] Baby you can drive my [F7] car And Baby, I’ll [C] love you [F] [G7]

[G7] Beep beep ‘mm beep beep [C] yeah [F] [G7] Beep beep ‘mm beep beep [C] yeah [F] [G7] Beep beep ‘mm beep beep [C] yeah [F] [G7] Beep beep ‘mm beep beep [C] yeah [F] [G7]

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Erie Canal Traditional

[Am] I've got an old mule and her [Dm] name is [Am] Sal. [Am] Fifteen miles on the [E7] Erie Ca- [Am] nal. [Am] She's a good old worker and a [Dm] good old [Am] pal. [Am] Fifteen miles on the [E7] Erie Ca- [Am] nal.

We've [Em7] hauled some barges in our [Dm] day [Am] Filled with lumber, [C] coal and [E7] hay. And [Am] we know [C] every [Dm] inch of the [Am] way From [Am] Albany to [E7] Buffa- [Am] lo.

CHORUS: [C] Low bridge, everybody [G] down! [C] Low bridge, 'cause we're [F] comin' [G] to a [C] town. [C] And you'll always know your [F] neighbor, [C] You'll always know your [F] pal, [C] If you've ever navi- [F] gated on the [C] Erie [G7] Ca- [C] nal.

[Am] If you ever get along your [Dm] way, old [Am] gal. [Am] Fifteen miles on the [E7] Erie Ca- [Am] nal. You can [Am] bet your life I'd never [Dm] part with [Am] Sal. [Am] Fifteen miles on the [E7] Erie Ca- [Am] nal.

Get [Em7] up there, mule, here comes a [Dm] lock. [Am] We'll make Rome 'fore [C] six 'o' [E7] clock. And [Am] back we'll [C] go to [Dm] our home [Am] dock. Right [Am] back home to [E7] Buffa- [Am] lo. CHORUS: [C] Low bridge, everybody [G] down! [C] Low bridge, 'cause we're [F] comin' [G] to a [C] town. [C] And you'll always know your [F] neighbor, [C] You'll always know your [F] pal, [C] If you've ever navi- [F] gated on the [C] Erie [G7] Ca- [C] nal.

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Five-Hundred Miles Away From Home Hedy West, 1961

If you [C] miss the train I'm [Am] on You will [F] know that I am [Dm] gone You can hear the whistle [G7] blow, a hundred miles A hundred [C] miles, a hundred [Am] miles A hundred [F] miles, a hundred [Dm] miles You can hear the whistle [G7] blow, a hundred [C] miles

Lord, I'm [C] one, Lord, I'm [Am] two Lord, I'm [F] three, Lord, I'm [Dm] four Lord, I'm five hundred [G7] miles, away from home

Away from [C] home, away from [Am] home Away from [F] home, away from [Dm] home Lord, I'm five hundred [G7] miles, away from [C] home

Not a [C] shirt, on my [Am] back Not a [F] penny, to my [Dm] name Lord, I can't go back [G7] home, this a-way This a- [C] way, this a [Am] way This a- [F] way, this a [Dm] way Lord, I can't go back [G7] home, this a- [C] way

If you [C] miss, the train I'm [Am] on You will [F] know, that I am [Dm] gone You can hear the whistle [G7] blow, a hundred miles A hundred [C] miles, a hundred [Am] miles A hundred [F] miles, a hundred [Dm] miles You can hear the whistle [G7] blow, a hundred [C] miles

You can [Dm] hear the whistle [G7] blow A hundred [C] miles

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Fly Me To the Moon (“In Other Words”) Bart Howard, 1954

[Am] Fly me to the [Dm] moon Let me [G7] play among the [Cmaj7] stars [C7] [F] Let me see what [Dm] Spring is like on [E7] Jupiter and [Am] Mars In [Dm] other words, [G7] hold my [Cmaj7] hand [Em7] [A7] In [Dm] other words, [G7] baby [Cmaj7] kiss me [E7]

[Am] Fill my heart with [Dm] song And let me [G7] sing forever [Cmaj7] more [C7] [F] You are all I [Dm] long for, all I [E7] worship and [Am] adore In [Dm] other words, [G7] please be [Cmaj7] true [Em7] [A7] In [Dm] other words, [G7] I love [C] you [E7]

(Instrumental verse)

In [Dm] other words, [G7] I love [C] you [G7] [C] a d N Q l L H C

Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash, Gordon Jenkins, 1955

I [G] hear the train a-comin', It's rollin' 'round the bend, And I ain't seen the sunshine, [G7] since I don't know when I'm [C] stuck in Folsom Prison, and time keeps draggin' [G] on But that [D7] train keeps a-rollin', On down to San An- [G] tone.

When [G] I was just a baby, My Mama told me, "Son Always be a good boy, [G7] don't ever play with guns," But I [C] shot a man in Reno, just to watch him [G] die When I [D7] hear that whistle blowin', I hang my head and [G] cry

I [G] bet there's rich folks eatin', In a fancy dining car. They're probably drinkin' coffee, [G7] and smokin' big cigars. Well I [C] know I had it comin'. I know I can't be [G] free. But those [D7] people keep a-movin', And that's what tortures [G] me.

Well, [G] if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine, I bet I'd move it over, a little [G7] farther down the line, [C] Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I want to [G] stay. And I'd [D7] let that lonesome whistle, blow my blues [G] away.

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Freight Train Elizabeth Cotton, 1956

[C] Freight train, freight train, [G7] run so fast Freight train, freight train, [C] run so fast [E7] Please don't tell what [F] train I'm on They won't [C] know what [G7] route I've [C] gone. [G7]

[C] When I'm dead and [G7] in my grave No more good times [C] here I crave [E7] Place the stones at my [F] head and feet And tell them [C] all I've [G7] gone to [C] sleep. [G7]

[C] When I die, Lord, [G7] bury me deep Way down on old [C] Chestnut Street [E7] Then I can hear old [F] Number Nine As [C] she comes [G7] rolling [C] by. [G7]

[C] When I die, Lord, [G7] bury me deep Way down on old [C] Chestnut Street [E7] Place the stones at my [F] head and feet And tell them [C] all I've [G7] gone to [C] sleep. [G7]

[C] Freight train, freight train, [G7] run so fast Freight train, freight train, [C] run so fast [E7] Please don't tell what [F] train I'm on They won't [C] know what [G7] route I've [C] gone.

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Going Down The Road Feeling Bad Trad. (Nathaniel Shilkret and Gene Austin, 1927)

Chorus: [C] Goin down the road feelin bad [F] Goin down the [C] road feelin bad [F] Goin down the [C] road feelin a bad, bad, bad [C] Don't wanna [G] be treated [C] this a-way

[C] Going where the water tastes like wine [F] Going down where the [C] water tastes like wine [F] Going where the water [C] tastes like wine, oh lord [C] Don't wanna [G] be treated [C] this a-way

Repeat Chorus

[C] Goin where the climate suits my clothes [F] Goin where the [C] climate suits my clothes [F] Goin where the [C] climate suits my clothes [C] Don't wanna [G] be treated [C] this a-way

Instrumental: Play through one verse

Chorus: [C] Goin down the road feelin bad [F] Goin down the [C] road feelin bad [F] Goin down the [C] road feelin a bad, bad, bad [C] Don't wanna [G] be treated [C] this a-way

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Hey Mister Spaceman Jim McGuinn, 1966 (The Byrds)

[C] Woke up this morning with [D] light in my eyes [G7] Then realized it was [C] still dark outside It was a light coming [D] down from the sky I [G7] don’t know who or [C] why

[C] Must be those strangers that [D] come every night Whose [G7] saucer shaped lights put [C] people up tight Leave blue-green footsteps that [D] glow in the dark I [G7] hope they get home all [C] right

Chorus: [G] Hey, Mister [F] Spaceman Won’t you [Dm] please take me along I [C] won’t do anything wrong [G] Hey, Mister [F] Spaceman Won’t you [Dm] please take me [G7] along for a [C] ride

[C] Woke up this morning I was [D] feeling quite weird Had [G7] flies in my beard, my [C] toothpaste was smeared Opened my windows, they’d [D] written my name Said so [G7] long, we’ll see you [C] again

Chorus x 2

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Hit the Road Jack Percy Mayfield, 1960 (Ray Charles) [Am] [G] [F] [E7] [Am] [G] [F] [E7] (Ladies sing) Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack. [F] Don't you come [E7] back no [Am] more, no [G] more, no [F] more, no [E7] more. Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back no [Am] more. [G] [F] [E7]

(Male shout out) “What you Say?” (Ladies sing) Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack. [F] Don't you come [E7] back no [Am] more, no [G] more, no [F] more, no [E7] more. Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back no [Am] more. [G] [F] [E7]

(Guys sing) Oh [Am] woman, oh [G] woman, don't [F] treat me so [E7] mean, You're the [Am] meanest [G] woman I've [F] ever [E7] seen. I [Am] guess if [G] you [F] say [E7] so I'll [Am] have to [G] pack my [F] things and [E7] go . (Ladies sing) Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack. [F] Don't you come [E7] back no [Am] more, no [G] more, no [F] more, no [E7] more. Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back no [Am] more. [G] [F] [E7]

(Guys sing:) “What you Say?!?” Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack. [F] Don't you come [E7] back no [Am] more, no [G] more, no [F] more, no [E7] more. Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back no [Am] more. [G] [F] [E7]

(Guys sing) Now [Am] baby, listen [G] baby, don't-a [F] treat me this-a [E7] way For I'll [Am] be back [G] on my [F] feet some [E7] day.

(Ladies sing) Don't [Am] care if you [G] do 'cause it's [F] under [E7] stood You ain't [Am] got no [G] money you just [F] ain't no [E7] good.

(Guys sing) Well, I [Am] guess if you [G] say so [F] [E7] I'd [Am] have to [G] pack my [F] Ukes and [E7] go (Ladies:) “That's right!”

(Ladies sing) Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack. [F] Don't you come [E7] back no [Am] more, no [G] more, no [F] more, no [E7] more. Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back no [Am] more. [G] [F] [E7]

(SING TOGETHER) Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack. [F] Don't you come [E7] back no [Am] more, No [G] more, no [F] more, no [E7] more. Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back no [Am] more. [G] [F] [E7]

Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back no [Am] more. [G] [F] [E7] [Am] [G] [F] [E7] [Am] [G] [F] [E7] [Am] (END ON Am!!!)

Hobo's Lullaby Goebel Reeves, 1953 (Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, Emmylou Harris, many others)

[C] Go to sleep you weary ho- [F] bo [G7] Let the towns drift slowly [C] by Can't you hear the steel rail [F] humming [G7] That's a hobo's [C] lullaby

Do not think about to- [F] morrow [G7] Let tomorrow come and [C] go Tonight you're in a nice warm [F] boxcar [G7] Safe from all the wind and [C] snow

Repeat Chorus

[C] I know the police cause you [F] trouble [G7] They cause trouble every- [C] where But when you die and go to [F] Heaven [G7] You'll find no policemen [C] there

Instrumental (play through one verse)

I know your clothes are torn and [F] ragged [G7] And your hair is turning [C] grey Lift your head and smile at [F] trouble [G7] You'll find happiness some- [C] day

Repeat Chorus: [C] Go to sleep you weary ho- [F] bo [G7] Let the towns drift slowly [C] by Can't you hear the steel rail [F] humming [G7] That's a hobo's [C] lullaby

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I'm A Traveling Man Jerry Fuller, 1961 (Ricky Nelson)

[C] I'm a traveling man, [Am] made a lot of stops, [C] All over the world And in [Am] every port, I [F] own the heart Of at [C] least one [G7] lovely [C] girl

I have a [C] pretty senorita [Am] waiting for me, [C] down in old Mexico If you're [Am] ever in Alaska, [F] stop and see My [C] cute little [G7] Eski- [C] mo

Oh my [F] sweet Fraulein down in [Em] Berlin town, [F] Makes my heart start to [C] yearn And my [F] China doll down in [Em] old Hong Kong [D7] waits for my [G7] return

Pretty [C] Polynesian baby [Am] over the sea, [C] I remember the night When we [Am] walked in the sands of [F] Wai-Ki-Ki, And [C] I held her [G7] oh so [C] tight

(Instrumental) Pretty [C] Polynesian baby [Am] over the sea, [C] I remember the night When we [Am] walked in the sands of [F] Wai-Ki-Ki, And [C] I held her [G7] oh so [C] tight

Oh my [F] sweet Fraulein down in [Em] Berlin town, [F] Makes my heart start to [C] yearn And my [F] China doll down in [Em] old Hong Kong [D7] waits for my [G7] return

Pretty [C] Polynesian baby [Am] over the sea, [C] I remember the night When we [Am] walked in the sands of [F] Wai-Ki-Ki, And [C] I held her [G7] oh so [C] tight

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I’ve Been Working On the Railroad (Trad.)

[C] I've been working on the railroad, [F] All the live long [C] day. [C] I've been working on the railroad, Just to [D7] pass the time [G7] away.

Don't you hear the whistle [C] blowin', [F] Rise up so early in the [E7] morn? [F] Can't you hear the captain [C] shouting, [F] “Dinah, [G7] blow your [C] horn”?

[C] Dinah won't you blow, [F] Dinah won't you blow [G] Dinah won't you blow your [C] horn, your horn? [C] Dinah won't you blow, [F] Dinah won't you blow [G] Dinah won't you blow your [C] horn?

[C] Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah Someone's in the kitchen I [G7] know oh-oh-oh [C] Someone's in the kitchen with [F] Dinah [C] Strumming on the [G7] old UKE- [C] - OH!

[C] Fee fi fiddle-ee-i-oh, Fee fi fiddle-ee-i- [G7] oh-o-o-o [C] Fee fi [F] fiddle-ee-i-oh, [C] Strumming on the [G7] old UKE- [C] - OH!

[C] I've been strummin’ at the Uke Jam, [F] All the live long [C] day. [C] I've been strummin’ at the Uke Jam, Just to [D7] pass the time [G7] away.

Don't you hear the strings [C] a-ringin’? [F] Open our big song [E7] books! [F] Can't you hear the players [C] shouting, [F] “Let’s all [G7] strum our [C] ukes.”

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Kansas City Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, 1952 recorded by Fats Domino, Wilbert Harrison, Little Richard, The Beatles, James Brown, and many others

[G] I'm going to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come I'm going to [C] Kansas City, Kansas City here I [G] come They got [D7] some crazy little women there And [C] I'm a gonna get me [G] one

[G] I'll be standing on the corner of Twelfth Street and Vine I'll be [C] standing on the corner of Twelfth Street and [G] Vine With my [D7] Kansas City baby And [C] boy, she's really [G] fine

[G] (tacit) I might take a train; [G] (tacit) I might take a plane [G] (tacit) But if I have to walk; [G] I'm gonna get there just the same

I'm going to [C] Kansas City, Kansas City here I [G] come They got [D7] some crazy little women there And [C] I'm a gonna get me [G] one

[G] I'm gonna pack my clothes, leave at the break of dawn I'm gonna [C] pack my clothes; leave at the break of [G] dawn Every- [D7] body will be sleeping Nobody [C] will know where I've [G] gone

[G] (tacit) Cause if I stay in town; [G] (tacit) I know I'm gonna die [G] (tacit) Gotta find a friendly city; [G] And that's the reason why

I'm going to [C] Kansas City, Kansas City here I [G] come They got [D7] some crazy little women there And [C] I'm a gonna get me [G] one

I'm goin' [C] to Kansas City; Kansas City, here I [G] come They got a [D7] crazy way of loving there And [C] I'm goin' to get me [G] some

They got a [D7] crazy way of loving there And [C] I'm goin' to get me [G] some [C] [G] C G K

King of the Road Roger Miller, 1964 (C)

C Trailer for F sale or rent,Grooms to let, C fifty cents,

No phone, no F pool, no pets,GI ain’t got no N cigarettes, ah but

[C] Two hours of [F] pushing broom buys a [G] eight by twelve [C] four-bit room, I’m a [C] man of [F] means by no means, [G] King of the [C] Road

[C] Third box car [F] midnight train, [G] destination [C] Bangor, Maine, Old worn out [F] suit and shoes, [G] I don’t pay no [G7] union dues

I smoke [C] Old stogies [F] I have found, [G] short, but not too [C] big around, C I’m a [C] man of [F] means by no means, [G] King of the [C] Road

I know [C] every engineer on [F] every train, F [G7] All of their children and [C] all of their names And every handout in [F] every town And [G] ev’ry lock that ain’t locked when no one’s around, I [G7] sing... G

[C] Trailer for [F] sale or rent, [G] rooms to let, [C] fifty cents, N No phone, no [F] pool, no pets, [G] I ain’t got no [G7] cigarettes, ah but

[C] Two hours of [F] pushing broom buys a [G] eight by twelve [C] four-bit room, I’m a [C] man of [F] means by no means, [G] King of the [C] Road (repeat to fade)

King of the Road Roger Miller, 1964 (G)

GTrailer for C sale or rent,D rooms to let,Gfifty cents,

No phone, no C pool, no pets,D I ain’t got no K cigarettes, ah but

[G] Two hours of [C] pushing broom Buys an [D] eight by twelve [G] four-bit room, I’m a [G] man of [C] means by no means, [D] King of the [G] Road

[G] Third box car [C] midnight train, [D] destination [G] Bangor, Maine, Old worn out [C] suit and shoes, [D] I don’t pay no [D7] union dues,

I smoke [G] Old stogies [C] I have found, [D] short, but not too [G] big around, I’m a [G] man of [C] means by no means, [D] King of the [G] Road

I know [G] every engineer on [C] every train, [D7] All of their children and [G] all of their names And every handout in [C] every town And [D] ev’ry lock that ain’t locked when no one’s around, I [D7] sing...

[G] Trailer for [C] sale or rent, [D] rooms to let, [G] fifty cents, No phone, no [C] pool, no pets, [D] I ain’t got no [D7] cigarettes, ah but

[G] Two hours of [C] pushing broom buys a [D] eight by twelve [G] four-bit room, I’m a [G] man of [C] means by no means, [D] King of the [G] Road (repeat to fade)

Last Train To Clarksville Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart, 1966 (The Monkees)

Take the [C7] last train to Clarksville, And I'll meet you at the station. You can be here by 4:30; 'Cause I've made your reservation Don't be [F7] slow. Oh no no no. Oh no no no. [F7]

[Tacit------] 'Cause I'm [C7] leaving in the morning, And I must see you again. We'll have one more night together, 'Til the morning brings my train And I must [F7] go. Oh no no no. Oh no no no. [F7] And I [G7] don't know if I'm ever coming [C7] home

Take the [C7] last train to Clarksville. I'll be waiting at the station. We'll have time for coffee flavored kisses, And a bit of conversation [F7] Oh no no no. Oh no no no. [C7] Doo doo doo doo Doo doo doo doo Doo doo doo doo dooooo Doo doo doo doo Doo doo doo doo Doo dooooo (2 times)

Take the [C7] last train to Clarksville. Now I must hang up the phone. I can't hear you in this noisy railroad station all alone I'm feeling [F7] low, Oh no no no, oh no no no [F7] And I [G7] don't know if I'm ever coming [C7] home [C7]

[Tacit----] Take the [C7] last train to Clarksville, And I'll meet you at the station. You can be here by 4:30; 'Cause I've made your reservation Don't be [F7] slow. Oh no no no. Oh no no no. [F7] Take the [C7] last train to Clarksville, Ooo ooo

Take the [C7] last train to Clarksville, Ooo ooo [C7]

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Leaving on a Jet Plane John Denver, 1966

All my [C] bags are packed, I'm [F] ready to go, I'm [C] standing here out- [F] side your door, I [C] hate to wake you [Dm] up to say good- [G7] bye.

But the [C] dawn is breakin', it's [F] early morn', The [C] taxi's waitin', he's [F] blowin’ his horn, [C] Already I'm so [Dm] lonesome I could [G7] cry.

So, [C] kiss me and [F] smile for me. [C] Tell me that you'll [F] wait for me. [C] Hold me like you [F] never let me [G7] go.

I'm [C] leaving [F] on a jet [C] plane. Don't know when [F] I'll be back a- [C] gain. Oh [Dm] babe, I hate to [G7] go.

There's so [C] many times I've [F] let you down, So [C] many times I've [F] played around, I [C] tell you now that [Dm] they don't mean a [G7] thing.

Every [C] place I go I [F] think of you. Every [C] song I sing I [F] sing for you. When [C] I come back I'll [Dm] wear your wedding [G7] ring.

Now the [C] time has come for [F] me to leave you. [C] One more time [F] let me kiss you. Then [C] close your eyes, [Dm] I'll be on my [G7] way.

[C] Dream about the [F] days to come, When [C] I won't have to [F] leave alone, About [C] the time [Dm] I won't have to [G7] say. . . So, [C] kiss me and [F] smile for me. [C] Tell me that you'll [F] wait for me. [C] Hold me like you [F] never let me [G7] go.

I'm [C] leaving [F] on a jet [C] plane. Don't know when [F] I'll be back a- [C] gain. (slowly) Oh [Dm] babe, I hate to [G7] go.

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Mercedes Benz Janis Joplin, Michael McClure, Bob Neuwirth, 1970

Oh [D] Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz? My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends. Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends, So, Lord, won’t you buy me a [A] Mercedes [D] Benz?

Oh [D] Lord, won’t you buy me a color TV? Dialing for Dollars is trying to find me. I wait for delivery each day until three, So, Lord, won’t you buy me a [A] color [D] TV?

Oh [D] Lord, won’t you buy me a night on the town? I’m counting on you, Lord, please don’t let me down. Prove that you love me and buy the next round, Oh Lord, won’t you but me a [A] night on the [D] town?

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MICHAEL ROW THE BOAT ASHORE trad. spiritual (The Weavers, The Highwaymen, Peter, Paul, and Mary, many others)

CHORUS: [C] Michael row the boat ashore, [F] halle - lu - [C] jah Michael [Em] row the boat a- [Dm] shore, halle - [C] lu - [G7] u - [C] jah

[C] Sister, help to trim the sails, [F] halle - lu - [C] jah Sister, [Em] help to [Dm] trim the sails, halle - [C] lu - [G7] u - [C] jah

REPEAT CHORUS:

[C] Jordan’s river is chilly and cold, [F] halle - lu - [C] jah Chills the [Em] body but [Dm] not the soul, halle - [C] lu - [G7] u - [C] jah

REPEAT CHORUS:

[C] Jordan's river is deep and wide, [F] halle - lu - [C] jah Meet my [Em] mother on the [Dm] other side, halle - [C] lu - [G7] u - [C] jah

[C] The trumpets sound the Jubilee, [F] halle - lu - [C] jah The trumpets [Em] sound for [Dm] you and me, halle - [C] lu - [G7] u - [C] jah

REPEAT CHORUS:

[C] The river is deep and the river is wide, [F] halle - lu - [C] jah Milk and [Em] honey on the [Dm] other side, halle - [C] lu - [G7] u - [C] jah

CHORUS: [C] Michael, row the boat ashore, [F] halle - lu - [C] jah Michael, [Em] row the boat a- [Dm] shore, halle - [C] lu - [G7] u - [C] jah

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On The Road Again Willie Nelson, 1980

[C] On the road again, Just can’t wait to get on the [E7] road again, The life I love is making [Dm] music with my friends, and [F] I can’t wait to get [G7] on the road a – [C] gain.

[C] On the road again, Goin’ places that I’ve [E7] never been, Seein’ things that I may [Dm] never see again, and [F] I can’t wait to get [G7] on the road a – [C] gain.

[C] On the [F] road again, Like a band of gypsies, we go down the [C] highway, We’re the [F] best of friends, Insisting that the world keep turning [C] our way, [G7] And our way, is …

[C] On the road again, Just can’t wait to get on the [E7] road again, The life I love is making [Dm] music with my friends, and [F] I can’t wait to get [G7] on the road a – [C] gain.

[F] I can’t wait to get [G7] on the road a – [C] gain.

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Pay Me My Money Down (trad.)

Intro: [D7] [G] (last 2 lines of chorus)

I [G] thought I heard our captain say Pay me my [D7] money down [D7] Tomorrow is our sailing day Pay me my [G] money down

Chorus: [G] Pay me, pay me Pay me my [D7] money down [D7] Pay me or go to jail Pay me my [G] money down G

[G] Soon as the boat was clear of the bar Pay me [D7] money down [D7] He knocked me down with the end of a spar K Pay me my [G] money down

Repeat Chorus

[G] If I'd been a rich man's son, Pay me my [D7] money down, [D7] I'd sit on the river and watch it run, Pay me my [G] money down

Repeat Chorus

Well [G] I wish I was Mr. Gates, Pay me my [D7] money down, [D7] They'd haul my money away in crates, Pay me my [G] money down

[G] Pay me, pay me Pay me my [D7] money down [D7] Pay me or go to jail Pay me my [G] money down

(Instrumental with kazoo, same chords as chorus)

Well, [G] 40 nights out at sea Pay me my [D7] money down, [D7] Captain worked every last dollar out of me, Pay me my [G] money down

Chorus X 2

People Get Ready Curtis Mayfield, 1965

[D] People get [Bm7] ready, There's a [G] train a- [A] comin' [D] You don't need no [Bm7] baggage, You just [G] get on [D] board.

[D] All you need is [Bm7] faith, to hear the [G] diesels [A] hummin' You [Bm7] don't need no [Em7] ticket, You just [G] thank the [D] Lord.

[D] People get [Bm7] ready, There's a [G] train to [A] Jordan [D] Picking up [Bm7] passengers [G] Coast to [D] coast

[D] Faith is the [Bm7] key, Open the [G] doors and [A] board [D] them There's [Bm7] hope for [Em7] all, Among those [G] loved the [D] most

[D] There ain't no [Bm7] room, For the [G] hopeless [A] sinner [D] Who would hurt all man- [Bm7] kind, Just to [G] save his [D] own

[D] Have pity on [Bm7] those, Whose [G] chances grow [A] thinner For [Bm7] there is no hiding [Em7] place Against the [G] kingdom's [D] throne

[D] People get [Bm7] ready, There's a [G] train a- [A] comin' [D] You don't need no [Bm7] baggage, You just [G] get on [D] board.

[D] All you need is [Bm7] faith To hear the [G] diesels [A] hummin' You [Bm7] don't need no [Em7] ticket You just [G] thank the [D] Lord.

[D] You just [G] thank the [D] Lord.

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Plastic Jesus Rush and Cromarty,1957 (Paul Newman, in Cool Hand Luke, and many others)

[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 [G7]

[C] Comes in colors pink and pleasant [F] Glows in the dark cause it's iridescent [C] Take Him with you [G7] when you travel [C] far [C]

[C] Plastic Jesus, [F] Plastic Jesus [C] Riding on the dashboard of my [G] car [G7] [C] I'm afraid He'll have to go His [F] magnets ruin my radio And [C] if I have a [G7] wreck He'll leave a [C] scar [C]

[C] Get yourself a Sweet Madonna [F] Dressed in rhinestones sittin’ on a [C] Pedestal of abalone [G] shell [G7]

[C] Goin' ninety, I ain't scary [F] 'Cause I've got my Virgin Mary As- [C] suring me that [G7] I won't go to [C] Hell [C]

[C] Plastic Jesus, [F] Plastic Jesus [C] Riding on the dashboard of my [G] car [G7] [C] Though the sunshine on His back [F] Makes Him peel, and chip and crack A [C] little patching [G7] keeps Him up to [C] par [C]

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Proud Mary John Fogarty, 1966

Intro: [C] [A] | [C] [A] | [C] [A] [G] [F] | [F] [F] [F] [F] | [D]

[D] Left a good job in the city, Workin' for the man ev'ry night and day And I never lost one minute of sleepin' Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been

[A] Big wheel keep on turnin', [Bm] Proud Mary keep on burnin' [D] Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river

[D] Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis, Pumped a lot of 'tane down in New Orleans But I never saw the good side of the city, 'Til I hitched a ride on a river boat queen

[A] Big wheel keep on turnin', [Bm] Proud Mary keep on burnin' [D] Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river.

[C] [A] | [C] [A] | [C] [A] [G] [F] | [F] [F] [F] [F] | [D]

[D] If you come down to the river, Bet you gonna find some people who live. You don't have to worry if you have no money, People on the river are happy to give.

[A] Big wheel keep on turnin', [Bm] Proud Mary keep on burnin' [D] Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river

[D] Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river

[C] [A] | [C] [A] | [C] [A] [G] [F] | [F] [F] [F] [F] | [D] [F]

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ROCK ISLAND LINE (trad.) (Leadbelly, Odetta, Lonnie Donegan, many others)

[G] //// [G] //// [G] Well the Rock Island Line, She’s a mighty good road Well the Rock Island Line, She’s a [D] road to ride I say, the [G] Rock Island Line, She’s a mighty good road And if ya [C] wanna find it, gotta ride [G] it like you find it Get-cha ticket [C] at the [G] station on the [D] Rock Island Li- [G] iiine

[G] Well I might be right and I may be wrong But you’re gonna miss me [D] when I’m gone [G] ////

X 2 [G] Well the Rock Island Line, She’s a mighty good road Well the Rock Island Line, She’s a [D] road to ride I say, the [G] Rock Island Line, She’s a mighty good road And if ya [C] wanna find it, gotta ride [G] it like you find it Get-cha ticket [C] at the [G] station on the [D] Rock Island Li- [G] iiine

[G] A, B, C, Double X, Y, Z Come on Baby, Take [D] a Ride with me [G] ////

X2 I say, [G] the Rock Island Line, She’s a mighty good road Well the Rock Island Line, She’s a [D] road to ride I say, the [G] Rock Island Line, She’s a mighty good road And if ya [C] wanna find it, gotta ride [G] it like you find it Get-cha ticket [C] at the [G] station on the [D] Rock Island Li- [G] iiine [G] (FADE)

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Runaway Del Shannon and Max Crook, 1961

[Am] As I walk along, I [G] wonder what went wrong With [F] our love, a love that felt so [E7] strong [Am] And as I still walk on, I [G] think of The things we’ve done to- [F] gether While our hearts were [E7] young

[A] I’m a walkin’ in the rain [F#m] Tears are fallin’ and I feel the pain [A] Wishin’ you were here by me, [F#m] to end this misery And I [A] wonder, I wa, wa, wa, wa, [F#m] wonder [A] Why, why, why, why, [F#m] why she ran away And I [D] wonder, where she will [E7] stay My little [A] runaway [D] run, run, run, run, [A] runaway [E7]

Instrumental: [Am] [G] [F] [E7] [Am] [G] [F] [E7]

[D] Run, run, run, run, [A] runaway [D] Run. run, run, run, [A] runaway

Sentimental Journey Les Brown, Ben Homer, Bud Green, 1944

[C] Gonna take a sentimental journey Gonna set my [D7] heart at [G7] ease [C] Gonna make a [F7] sentimental journey [C] To renew old [G7] memo- [C] ries

[C] Got my bag, got my reservation Spent each dime I [D7] could af- [G7] ford [C] I'm like a child in [F7] wild anticipation [C] I long to hear that [G7] "All a- [C] board"

[F] Seven, that's the time we leave, at [C] seven I'll be waitin' up for [D7] heaven Countin' every mile of [G7] railroad [F] track That [G] takes me [G7] back

[C] I never thought my heart could be so yearny Now why did I [D7] decide to [G7] roam? [C] I'm gonna take that [F7] sentimental journey [C] Sentimental [G7] journey [C] home

[F] Seven, that's the time we leave, at [C] seven I'll be waitin' up for [D7] heaven Countin' every mile of [G7] railroad [F] track That [G] takes me [G7] back

[C] I never thought my heart could be so yearny Now why did I [D7] decide to [G7] roam? [C] I'm gonna take that [F7] sentimental journey [C] Sentimental [G7] journey [C] home

[C] Sentimental [G7] journey [C] home

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Seven Little Girls (Sitting In The Backseat) Bob Hilliard, Lee Pockriss, 1959

[D] Dee doody doom doom, [G] dee doody doom doom [A] Dee doody doom doom, [D] DOOM (stop) [D] Seven little girls [G] sittin' in the back seat [D] Hugging and a-kissing with [A] Fred I said "[G] why don't one of you come [D] up and sit beside me?" [A] And this is what the [A7] seven girls [D] said (stop)

Chorus: [NC] All together now, one, two, three [D] Keep you mind on your [B] drivin' Keep your [G] hands on the [A7] wheel [D] Keep your snoopy eyes on the [A] road ahead [G] We're havin' [D] fun [G] sittin' in the [D] back seat [A] Kissin' and a- [A7] huggin with [D] Fred (stop)

[D] Dee doody doom doom, [G] dee doody doom doom [A] Dee doody doom doom, [D] DOOM (stop) [D] Drove through the town, [G] drove through the country [D] Show 'em how a motor could [A] go I said "[G] how do you like my [G] triple carburetor?" And [A] then they [A7] whispered [D] low (stop)

Repeat Chorus:

[D] Dee doody doom doom, [G] dee doody doom doom [A] Dee doody doom doom, [D] DOOM (stop) [D] Dee doody doom doom, [G] dee doody doom doom [A] Dee doody doom doom, [D] DOOM (stop) [D] Seven little girls [G] smoochin' in the back seat [D] Every one in love with [A] Fred I said "[G] you don't need me, I'll [D] get off at my house" And [A] this is what the [A7] seven girls [D] said (stop)

Repeat Chorus:

[D] Dee doody doom doom, [G] dee doody doom doom [A] Dee doody doom doom, [D] DOOM

[A] All of them in [A7] love with [D] Fred [A] Kissin' and a- [A7] huggin with [D] Fred [A] Wish that I could [A7] be like [D] Fred! [A7] [D]

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Six Days on the Road Earl Green and Carl Montgomery, 1961 (Dave Dudley, Steve Earle, many others)

[G] Well I pulled outa’ Pittsburgh a- [D7] rollin' down the Eastern Sea- [G] board I got my diesel wound up and she's a-runnin' like a never be- [D7] fore There's a [C] speed zone ahead [D7] alright, I [G] ain’t seen a cop all [C] night Six [G] days on the road and I'm a- [D7] gonna make it home to- [G] night [D7]

I got [G] ten forward gears and a [D7] Georgia over- [G] drive I'm takin' little white pills and my eyes are open [D7] wide I just [C] passed a Jimmy and a [D7] White, I been a- [G] smokin' everything in [C] sight Six [G] days on the road and I'm a- [D7] gonna make it home to- [G] night [D7]

Well it [G] seems like a month since I [D7] kissed my baby good- [G] bye I could-a had a lotta women but I'm not like-a some other [D7] guys I could [C] find one to hold me [D7] tight, but I could [G] never make believe it's al- [C] right Six [G] days on the road and I'm a- [D7] gonna make it home to- [G] night [D7]

Instrumental: Play through one verse

Well the [G] I- C- C is a- [D7] checkin' on down the [G] line Well I'm a little overweight and my log book's way be- [D7] hind But [C] nothin' bothers me to- [D7] night, I can [G] dodge all the scales al- [C] right Six [G] days on the road and I'm a- [D7] gonna make it home to- [G] night [D7]

Well my [G] rig's a little old but [D7] that don't mean she's [G] slow Got the stacks spoutin’ fire, and that smoke's a-rollin' black as [D7] coal My [C] hometown's a comin' in [D7] sight, if you [G] think I'm a-happy you're [C] right Six [G] days on the road and I'm a- [D7] gonna make it home to- [G] night

Six [G] days on the road and I'm a- [D7] gonna make it home to- [G] night Six [G] days on the road and I'm a- [D7] gonna make it home to- [G] night

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Sloop John B (trad., arr. Brian Wilson)

Intro: We [C] come on the sloop [F] John [C] B, my grandfather [F] and [C] me,

We [C] come on the sloop [F] John [C] B, my grand- [F] father and [C] me, Around Nassau town we did [G7] roam Drinking all [C] night, [C7] Got into a [F] fight [Dm] Well, I [C] feel so broke up, [G7] I want to go [C] home

So [C] hoist up the John [F] B’s [C] sail, See how the main- [F] sail [C] sets, Call for the Captain ashore, let me [G7] go home Let me go [C] home [C7] I wanna go [F] home [Dm] Well, I [C] feel so broke up, [G] I want to go [C] home

The [C] first mate, he [F] got [C] drunk and broke the Cap- [F] ‘n’s [C] trunk, The constable had to come and take him [G7] away Sheriff John [C] Stone [C7] Why don’t you leave me [F] alone [Dm] Well, I [C] feel so broke up, [G7] I want to go [C] home

The [C] poor cook he caught [F] the [C] fits and threw away all [F] my [C] grits, And then he took and he ate up all of my [G7] corn Let me go [C] home [C7] Why don’t they let me go [F] home [Dm] This [C] is the worst trip [G7] I’ve ever been [C] on

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Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (trad. spiritual) Wallis Willis, 1908

[D] Swing low, sweet [G] chari- [D] ot Comin' for to carry me [A7] home Swing [D7] low, sweet [G] chari- [D] ot Comin' for to [A7] carry me [D] home

[D] I looked over Jordan and [G] what did I [D] see Comin' for to carry me [A7] home A [D7] band of angels a- [G] comin' after [D] me Comin' for to [A7] carry me [D] home

[D] Sometimes I’m up and [G] sometimes I’m [D] down Comin' for to carry me [A7] home But [D7] I know my soul is [G] heavenly [D] bound Comin' for to [A7] carry me [D] home

[D] Now if you get to heaven [G] before I [D] do Comin' for to carry me [A7] home Tell [D7] all of my friends that [G] I'm a-comin' [D] too Comin' for to [A7] carry me [D] home

[D] Swing low, sweet [G] chari- [D] ot Comin' for to carry me [A7] home Swing [D7] low, sweet [G] chari- [D] ot Comin' for to [A7] carry me [D] home

Comin' for to [A7] carry me [D] home

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The Letter Wayne Carson, 1967 (The Box Tops)

[Am] Give me a ticket for an [F] aeroplane, [Am7] Ain't got time to take a [D7] fast train [Am] Lonely days are gone, [F] I'm a-goin' home, My [E7] baby just wrote me a [Am] letter.

[Am] I don't care how much money I [F] gotta spend, [Am7] Got to get back to my [D7] baby again [Am] Lonely days are gone, [F] I'm a-goin' home, My [E7] baby just wrote me a [Am] letter.

Chorus: Well she [C] wrote me a [G] letter Said she [F] couldn't [C] live with- [G] out me no more. [C] Listen mister [G] can't you see I [F] got to get [C] back To my [G] baby once more. [E7] Anyway. . .

[Am] Give me a ticket for an [F] aeroplane, [Am7] Ain't got time to take a [D7] fast train [Am] Lonely days are gone, [F] I'm a-goin' home, My [E7] baby just wrote me a [Am] letter.

Repeat Chorus:

[Am] Give me a ticket for an [F] aeroplane, [Am7] Ain't got time to take a [D7] fast train [Am] Lonely days are gone, [F] I'm a-goin' home,

My [E7] baby just wrote me a [Am] letter. My [E7] baby just wrote me a [Am] letter. My [E7] baby just wrote me a [Am] letter. A F C G h K L

The Locomotion Gerry Goffin, Carole King, 1962

[F] Ev'rybody's doin' a [Dm] brand new dance now. [F] (C'mon, baby, [Dm] do the loco-motion.) [F] I know you'll get to like it if you [Dm] give it a chance now. [F] (C'mon, baby, [Dm] do the loco-motion.) [Bb] My little baby sister can [Gm] do it with ease, [Bb] It's easier than learnin' your [G] ABC's, So [F] come on, come on, [C] do the Loco-Motion with [F] me.

[F] You gotta swing your hips now. [Bb] Come on baby, jump [F] up, jump back. Oh, well, I [C] think you got the [C7] knack. Whoa, Whoa

[F] Now that you can do it, [Dm] let's make a chain now. [F] (C'mon, baby, [Dm] do the loco-motion.) [F] A chuga-chuga motion like a [Dm] railroad train now. [F] (C'mon, baby, [Dm] do the loco-motion.) [Bb] Do it nice and easy now, [Gm] don't lose control, [Bb] A little bit of rhythm and a [G] lot of soul. So [F] come on, come on, [C] do the Loco-motion with [F] me.

[F] Move around the floor in a [Dm] loco-motion. [F] (C'mon, baby, [Dm] do the loco-motion.) [F] Do it holdin' hands if [Dm] you get the notion. [F] (C'mon, baby, [Dm] do the loco-motion.) [Bb] There's never been a dance that's so [Gm] easy to do. [Bb] It even makes you happy when you're [G] feelin' blue. So [F] come on, come on, [C] do the Loco-motion with [F] me.

So [F] come on, come on, [C] do the Loco-motion with [F] me. [Bb] So [F] come on, come on, [C] do the Loco-motion with [F] me.

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The MTA Song (Charlie on the MTA) Jacqueline Steiner and Bess Lomax Hawes, 1949 (Will Holt, The Kingston Trio, The Immigrants, etc.)

Spoken: (These are the times that try men's souls. In the course of our nation's history the people of Boston have rallied bravely whenever the rights of men have been threatened. Today a new crisis has arisen. The Metropolitan Transit Authority, better known as the M.T.A, is attempting to levy a burdensome tax on the population in the form of a subway fare increase. Citizens, hear me out, this could happen to you!)

Let me [C] tell you of a story 'bout a [F] man named Charlie On a [C] tragic and fateful [G7] day. He put [C] ten cents in his pocket, kissed his [F] wife and family, Went to [C] ride on the [G7] M - T - [C] A.

Chorus: But will he [C] ever return? No, he'll [F] never return, And his [C] fate is still un- [G7] learned. He may [C] ride forever 'neath the [F] streets of Boston, He's the [C] man who [G7] never re- [C] turned.

Charlie [C] handed in his dime at the [F] Scully Square Station, And he [C] changed for Jamaica [G7] Plain. When he [C] got there the conductor told him, [F] "One more nickel!" Charlie [C] couldn't get [G7] off of that [C] train.

Now [C] all night long Charlie [F] rides through the stations, Crying, [C] "What will become of [G7] me? How [C] can I afford to see my [F] sister in Chelsey, Or my [C] brother in [G7] Rox-bu- [C] ry?"

Chorus:

Charlie's [C] wife goes down to the [F] Scully Square Station, Every [C] day at a quarter past [G7] two. And [C] through the open window she hands [F] Charlie his sandwich As the [C] train goes [G7] rumbling [C] through.

Now you [C] citizens of Boston, don't you [F] think it's a scandal, How the [C] people have to pay and [G7] pay? Fight the [C] fare increase, vote for [F] George O'Brien, Get poor [C] Charlie off the [G7] M - T - [C] A!

The Wabash Cannonball J. A. Roff, 1882

[D] From the great Atlantic Ocean, to the wide Pacific [G] shore, The [A7] green and flowery mountains, to the south belt by the [D] shore, [D] She's mighty tall and handsome, she’s known quite well by [G] all. She's a [A7] modern combination, called the Wabash Cannon- [D] ball. [A7]

[D] Oh, listen to the jingle, the rumble and the [G] roar As she [A7] glides along the woodlands over hills and by the [D] shore [D] Hear the mighty rush of the engine, hear that lonesome hobo's [G] call [A7] Travelling through the jungles on the Wabash Cannon- [D] ball. [A7]

[D] Oh, the Eastern states are dandy, so the Western people [G] say From [A7] New York to Chicago, and Guilderland, by the [D] way [D] Through the hills of Minnesota, where the rippling waters [G] fall [A7] As they speed along in safety, on the Wabash Cannon- [D] ball. [A7]

[D] I rode the I.C. Limited, also the Royal [G] Blue [A7] Across the Eastern counties on the Elkhorn number [D] two. [D] I rode these highball trains from coast to coast and that’s [G] all [A7] But I’ve found no equal to the Wabash Cannon- [D] ball. [A7]

[D] She came down from Birmingham one cold December [G] day As she [A7] rolled up to the platform you could hear all the people [D] say [D] There's a gal from Tennessee; she's long and she's [G] tall [A7] She came down from Birmingham on the Wabash Cannon- [D] ball. [A7]

[D] Here's to Daddy Klaxton, may his name forever [G] stand And [A7] always be remembered in the courts of Ala- [D] bam' [D] His earthly race is over, the curtains 'round him [G] fall [A7] We'll carry him on to vic’try, on the Wabash Cannon- [D] ball.

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These Boots Are made For Walkin’ Lee Hazelwood, 1965 (Nancy Sinatra)

[A] You keep sayin’ you’ve got somethin’ for me Somethin’ you call love, but confess: [D] You been messin’ where you shouldn’t be messin’ [A] And now someone else is gettin’ all your best

Chorus: [C] These boots are made for [A] walkin’ [C] And that’s just what they’ll [A] do [C] And one of these days these [A] boots [tacit] are gonna walk all over you

[A] You keep lyin’ when you oughta be truthin’ You keep losin’ when you ought-a not bet [D] You keep samin’ when you oughta be a-changin’ [A] What’s right is right, but you ain’t been right yet

Repeat Chorus

Instrumental: Repeat [A] chord

[A] You keep playin’ where you shouldn’t be playin’ You keep thinkin’ that you’ll never get burned [D] I just found me a brand-new box of matches, yeah [A] And what he knows you ain’t got time to learn

Repeat Chorus Are you ready boots? Start Walkin’

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This Train Is Bound For Glory (trad.)

[C] This train is bound for glory, this train. This train is bound for glory, [G7] this train. [C] This train is [C7] bound for glory, [F] Don't carry nothing but the righteous and the holy. [C] This train is [G7] bound for glory, [C] this train.

[C] This train don't carry no gamblers, this train; This train don't carry no gamblers, [G7] this train; [C] This train don't [C7] carry no gamblers, [F] Liars, thieves, nor big-shot ramblers, [C] This train is [G7] bound for glory, [C] this train.

[C] This train don't carry no liars, this train; This train don't carry no liars, [G7] this train; [C] This train don't [C7] carry no liars, [F] She's streamlined and a midnight flyer, [C] This train is [G7] bound for glory, [C] this train.

[C] This train don't carry no smokers, this train; This train don't carry no smokers, [G7] this train [C] This train don't [C7] carry no smokers, [F] Two-bit liars, small-time jokers, [C] This train is [G7] bound for glory, [C] this train.

[C] This train don't carry no con men, this train; This train don't carry no con men, [G7] this train; [C] This train don't [C7] carry no con men, [F] No wheeler dealers, here and gone men, [C] This train don't [G7] carry no con men, [C] this train.

[C] This train don't carry no rustlers, this train; This train don't carry no rustlers, [G7] this train; [C] This train don't [C7] carry no rustlers, [F] Side-street walkers, two-bit hustlers, [C] This train is [G7] bound for glory, [C] this train. C N J F 44

Ticket To Ride Lennon/McCartney, 1965

I [C] think I’m [Csus4] gonna be [C] sad, I [Csus4] think it’s to- [C] day, yeah The [C] girl that’s [Csus4] drivin’ me [C] mad, is [Csus4] going a- [Dm] way [G] [Am] She’s got a ticket to [F] ride [Am] She’s got a ticket to [F] ri - i - ide [Am] She’s got a ticket to [G] ride But she don’t [C] care [G]

She [C] said that [Csus4] livin’ with [C] me, was [Csus4] bringin’ her [C] down, yeah [C] She would [Csus4] never be [C] free, when I was a- [Dm] round [G] [Am] She’s got a ticket to [F] ride [Am] She’s got a ticket to [F] ri - i - ide [Am] She’s got a ticket to [G] ride But she don’t [C] care [C]

I [F7] don’t know why she’s ridin’ so high She oughta [G] think twice, she oughta do right by [G] me Be- [F7] fore she gets to sayin’ goodbye She oughta [G] think twice, she oughta do right by [G] me [G]

My baby don’t [C] care C a F M [C] My baby don’t care [C] My baby don’t care [C] My baby don’t care [C]

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WAGON WHEEL Bob Dylan, 1973; Ketch Secor, 2003

INTRO: (same as first verse) [G] [D] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [C] [C] (x2)

[G] Headed down south to the [D] land of the pines, And I'm [Em] thumbin' my way into [C] North Caroline [C] [G] Starin' up the road and [D] pray to God I see [C] headlights [C] I made it [G] down the coast in seventeen [D] hours, [Em] Pickin' me a bouquet of [C] dogwood flowers, And I'm a [G] hopin' for Raleigh, I can [D] see my baby to- [C] night [C]

CHORUS: So [G] rock me mama like a [D] wagon wheel, [Em] Rock me mama any- [C] way you feel, [G] Hey, [D] mama [C] rock me [Cm7] [Am7] [Cm7] (two beats each) [G] Rock me mama like the [D] wind and the rain, [Em] Rock me mama like a [C] south-bound train [G] Hey, [D] mama [C] rock me [C]

INSTRUMENTAL: [G] [D] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [C] [C]

[G] Runnin' from the cold [D] up in New England, I was [Em] born to be a fiddler in an [C] old-time string band My [G] baby plays the gui-tar [D] I pick a [C] ukulele now [C] Oh, the [G] North Country winters keep a [D] gettin' me down; Lost my [Em] money playin' poker so I [C] had to leave town But I [G] ain't a turnin' back to [D] livin' that old life [C] no more [C]

REPEAT CHORUS: INSTRUMENTAL: [G] [D] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [C] [C] (x2)

[G] Walkin' to the south [D] out of Roanoke, I caught a [Em] trucker out of Philly, had a [C] nice long toke But [G] he's a headed west from the [D] Cumberland Gap, To [C] Johnson City, [C] Tennessee And I [G] gotta get a move on [D] before the sun, I hear my [Em] baby callin' my name and I [C] know that she's the only one And [G] if I die in Raleigh at [D] least I will die [C] free [C]

So [G] rock me mama like a [D] wagon wheel, [Em] Rock me mama any- [C] way you feel, [G] Hey, [D] mama [C] rock me [Cm7] [Am7] [Cm7] (two beats each) [G] Rock me mama like the [D] wind and the rain, [Em] Rock me mama like a [C] south-bound train [G] Hey, [D] mama [C] rock me [G] (let ring)

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Walk Right In Gus Cannon and Hosea Woods, 1929 (G) (The Rooftop Singers, The Brothers Four, Trini Lopez, Glen Campbell, Jan and Dean, many others)

[G] Walk right in, sit right [E7] down [A7] Daddy, let your [D7] mind roll [G] on [G] Walk right in, sit right [E7] down [A7] Daddy, let your mind roll [D7] on

[G] Everybody's talkin' 'bout a new way of walkin' [C7] Do you want to lose your mind? [G] Walk right in, sit right [E7] down [A7] Daddy, let your mind roll [G] on

[G] Walk right in, sit right [E7] down [A7] Baby, let your [D7] hair hang [G] down [G] Walk right in, sit right [E7] down [A7] Baby, let your hair hang [D7] down

[G] Everybody's talkin' 'bout a new way of walkin' [C7] Do you want to lose your mind? [G] Walk right in, sit right [E7] down [A7] Daddy, let your mind roll [G] on

Instrumental: (Play first verse) [G] Walk right in, sit right [E7] down [A7] Daddy, let your [D7] mind roll [G] on [G] Walk right in, sit right [E7] down [A7] Daddy, let your mind roll [D7] on

[G] Walk right in, sit right [E7] down [A7] Daddy, let your [D7] mind roll [G] on [G] Walk right in, sit right [E7] down [A7] Daddy, let your mind roll [D7] on

[G] Everybody's talkin' 'bout a new way of walkin' [C7] Do you want to lose your mind? [G] Walk right in, sit right [E7] down [A7] Daddy, let your mind roll [G] on

[A7] Daddy, let your mind roll [G] on

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Walkin’ After Midnight Alan Block and Donn Hecht, 1954 (Patsy Cline) tacit . . . I go out [C] walkin’, after [C7] midnight, Out in the [F] moonlight, just [Dm] like we used to [G] do I'm always [C] walkin’, after [F] midnight, [G7] Searching for [C] you [G7]

[C] I walk for miles, along the [C7] highway, Well that's just [F] my way, of [Dm] saying I love [G] you I'm always [C] walkin’ after [F] midnight, C [G7] Searching for [C] you [C7]

I stopped to [F] see a weeping willow, crying on his pillow, [C] maybe he's crying for me [C7] F And [F] as the skies turn gloomy, Night winds whisper to me, I'm [C] lonesome as I can [G7] be d tacit . . . I go out [C] walkin’, after [C7] midnight, Out in the [F] starlight, Just [Dm] hoping you may be [G] Somewhere a- [C] walkin’, after [F] midnight, G [G7] searching for [C] me [C7]

I stopped to [F] see a weeping willow, crying on his pillow, [C] maybe he's crying for me [C7] J And [F] as the skies turn gloomy, Night winds whisper to me, I'm [C] lonesome as I can [G7] be N tacit . . . I go out [C] walkin’, after midnight, Out in the [F] starlight; Just [Dm] hoping you may be [G] Somewhere a- [C] walkin’, after [F] midnight, [G7] Searching for [C] me

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Walking In The Sunshine written and recorded by Roger Miller, 1967

[C] Walking in the sunshine; Sing a little sunshine [G7] song Put a smile on your face; As if there's nothing [C] wrong

[C] Think about a good time; had a long time ago [F] Think about forgetting ‘bout your worries and your woes [C] Walking in the sunshine; [G7] Sing a little sunshine [C] song

[F] La, la, la, la, la, [C] dee oh; [G7] Whether the weather be [C] rain or snow [F] Pretending can [C] make it real; A [D7] snowy pasture, a [G7] green and grassy field

Repeat #1, 2, 3 (Bring your kazoo)

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You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere (Bob Dylan, 1967)

[G] Clouds so swift, [Am] the rain won't lift [C] The gate won't close, the [G] railing’s froze [G] Get your mind on [Am] wintertime; [C] you ain't going no- [G] where [G] Oo-whee [Am] ride me high, to- [C] morrow’s the day my [G] bride’s gonna come [G] Oh-whoa, are [Am] we gonna fly, [C] down in the easy [G] chair

[G] I don't care how many [Am] letters they sent [C] The morning came, the [G] morning went [G] Pick up your money, [Am] pack up your tent; [C] you ain't going no- [G] where [G] Oo-whee [Am] ride me high, to- [C] morrow’s the day my [G] bride’s gonna come [G] Oh-whoa, [Am] are we gonna fly, [C] down in the easy [G] chair

[G] Buy me a flute and a [Am] gun that shoots [C] Tailgates and [G] substitutes [G] Strap yourself to a [Am] tree with roots; [C] you ain't going no- [G] where [G] Oo-whee [Am] ride me high, to- [C] morrow’s the day my [G] bride’s gonna come [G] Oh-whoa, [Am] are we gonna fly, [C] down in the easy [G] chair

Now, [G] Genghis Kahn he [Am] could not keep [C] All his kings [G] supplied with sleep [G] We'll climb that [Am] hill no [C] matter how steep, [G] when we get up to it [G] Oo-whee [Am] ride me high, to- [C] morrow’s the day my [G] bride’s gonna come [G] Oh-whoa, are [Am] we gonna fly, [C] down in the easy [G] chair [G] Oo-whee [Am] ride me high, to- [C] morrow’s the day my [G] bride’s gonna come [G] Oh-whoa, are [Am] we gonna fly, [C] down in the easy [G] chair

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