Kentucky Woman Neil Diamond Intro: A Asus A Asus
VERSE 1 A D A D E7 Kentucky woman she shines with her own kind of light A D A She’d look at you once, and a day that’s all wrong looks all right D E7 And I love her, God knows I love her
CHORUS A D A D A Kentucky wo-man If she gets to know you A D A D A She goin’ to own you. Kentucky woman.
VERSE 2 A D A D E7 Well, she ain’t the kind makes heads turn at the drop of her name. A D A But something inside that she’s got turns you on just the same. D E7 And she loves me, God knows she loves me.
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BRIDGE Bm I don’t want much / The good Lord’s earth beneath my feet / A gentle touch / A D E7 From that one girl, and life is / Sweet and good / Ain’t no doubt / I’m talkin‘ about
CHORUS BRIDGE CHORUS
ENDING A D A D A Kentucky wo-man Kentucky wo-man Song Sung Blue by Neil Diamond [Verse 1] C G Song sung blue, everybody knows one G7 C Song sung blue, every garden grows one. C7 F Me and you are subject to, the blues now and then, G7 But when you take the blues and make a song, C G7 You sing them out again, sing them out again, [Verse 2] C G Song sung blue, weepin’ like a willow. G7 C Song sung blue, sleepin’ on my pillow. C7 F Funny thing, but you can sing it with a cry in your voice, G7 And before you know it start to feelin’ good, C G7 You simply got no choice. You simply got no choice. (2nd to ending)
[Instrumental: first 2 lines of verse – C - G – G7 – C]
C7 F Me and you are subject to, the blues now and then, G But when you take the blues and make a song, C G7 You sing them out again. You sing them out again. (to Verse 2)
Ending: C G G7 C (fade) Song sung blue____ Song sung blue______, Cracklin Rosie Neil Diamond
Bass: Intro (D E F G)
C F Cracklin’ Rosie, get on board We’re gonna ride till there ain’t no more to go Dm G7 Takin’ it slow, Lord, don’t you know Have me a time with a poor man’s lady C F Hitchin’ on a twilight train Ain’t nothing here that I care to take along Dm G7 C Maybe a song to sing when I want. Don’t need to say please to no man for a happy tune
C F G7 C F G7 C F G7 C O I love my Rosie Child / She got the way to make me happy / you and me we go in style Dm Craklin’ Rosie you’re a store-bought woman / You make me sing like a guitar hummin’ G7 So hang on to me, girl Our song keeps runnin’ on G7/ G7/ G7/ Play it now Play it now Play it now, my baby
VERSE 2 C F Cracklin’ Rosie, make me a smile God if it lasts for an hour, that’s all right
We got all night to set the world right Dm G7 C Find us a dream that don’t ask no questions, yeah
C F G7 C F G7 C F G7 C O I love my Rosie Child / You got the way to make me happy / you and me we go in style Dm Cracklin’ Rosie you’re a store-bought woman / You make me sing like a guitar hummin’ G7 So hang on to me, girl Our song keeps runnin’ on G7/ G7/ G7/ C/ Play it now Play it now Play it now, my baby
I Am I Said Neil Diamond G C LA’s fine, the sun shines most ‘the time And the feeling is laid back
D7 Palm trees grow and rents are low G but you know I keep thinkin’ bout Making my way back.
G G7 C I’m New York City born and raised but nowadays I’m lost between two shores.
D7 G LA’s fine but it ain’t home and New York’s home but it ain’t mine no more.
Chorus
G C D7 I am I said To no one there And no one heard at all, not even the chair
G C D7 I am I cried I am said I And I am lost and I can’t even say why (NC) G Leaving me lonely still
G C Did you ever read about a frog who dreamed of being a king and then became one?
D7 G Well, except for the names and a few other changes, if you talk about me
The story’s the same one.
G C Well I’ve got an emptiness deep inside and I tried but it won’t let me go
D7 G And I’m not a man who likes to swear but I’ve never cared for the sound of being alone.
Repeat Chorus 2X Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond Intro: / G7 - - - / x7 C F Where it began, I can’t begin to know it. C G But then I know it’s growing strong C F Was it the spring, and spring became a summer? C G Who’d have believed you’d come along? C Am Hands, touching hands G7 F G Reaching out, touching me, touching you CHORUS: C F G7 Sweet Caroline, good times never seemed so good C F G/ F/ Em/ Dm/ I’ve been inclined, to believe they never would, but now I C F Look at the night, and it don’t seem so lonely C G We fill it up with only two C F And when I hurt, hurting runs off my shoulder C G How can I hurt when holding you? C Am Warm, touching warm G7 F G Reaching out, touching me, touching you
Chorus x2; last time, last line: C F G/ F/ Em/ Dm/ C I’ve been inclined, to believe they never would, oh no no…
Hello Again Neil Diamond
Intro: C “ride” for 8 counts Em Am We've been t hrough it all C G7 C Em Am Hel lo a gain, hel lo And you loved me just the s ame G7 C C7 G Am Just called to say 'hel lo' And when you’re not there F Dm G Am Dm G7 (pause) I co uldn't sl eep at all ton ight I j ust need to h ear Dm And I know it's late C G7 C G7 Hel lo, my f riend, hel lo But I co uldn't wait G7 C C7 It's good to n eed you so C G7 C F Dm G Am Hel lo, my f riend, hel lo It's g ood to l ove you l ike I do G7 C C7 Dm Just called to let you k now And to fe el this way F Dm G Am G7 I t hink ab out you every n ight When I h ear you say Dm C G7 When I'm here alone Hel lo G7
And you're t here at home G7 C C C7 C Hel lo. Hello, my fri end, hel lo G7 C C7 F G Just called to let you k now Maybe i t's been crazy F Dm G Am F G I t hink ab out you e very n ight And maybe I'm to blame Dm F G Dm G7 And I know it's late G7 C But I put my h eart above my head But I c ouldn't wait Hel lo
Brother Love’s Travelin’ Salvation Show Neil Diamond Intro: Ride D
D C D C D Hot August night and the leaves hangin’ down, and the grass on the ground, smellin’ sweet D C D C D Move up the road to the outside of town, and the sound of that good gospel beat G C G C Sits a ragged tent, where there ain’t no trees... And that gospel group, tellin’ you and me
CHORUS: G C D It’s Love, Brother Love’s, say Brother Love’s Travelin’ Salvation Show (Hallie! Hallie!) G C G D Pack up the babies and grab the old ladies and everyone goes, cause everyone knows, Brother Love’s Show.
D C D C D Room gets suddenly still and when you’d almost bet you could hear yourself sweat…he walks in. D C D C D Eyes black as coal and when he lifts his face every ear in the place is on him. G C G C Startin’ soft and slow, like a small earthquake. And when he lets go, half the valley shakes! [CHORUS]
SPOKEN: C D C D C D (Hallelujah) Brothers! (Halle – Hallelujah), I said Brothers! (Hallelujah) D C D Now you got yourself two good hands. (Halle – Hallelujah) D C D And when your brother is troubled you got to reach out your one hand for him. (Hallelujah) D C D Cause that’s what it’s there for. (Halle – Hallelujah) D C D And when your heart is troubled, you got to reach out your other hand. (Hallelujah) D C D Reach it out to the Man up there. Cause that’s what He’s there for. (Halle – Hallelujah)
G C G C Take my hand in yours. Walk with me this day. In my heart I know. I will never stray. C Hallie! (Halle!) Hallie! (Halle!) Hallie! (Halle!) Hallie! (Halle!)
G C D It’s Love, Brother Love’s, say Brother Love’s Travelin’ Salvation Show (Hallie! Hallie!) G C D7 Pack up the babies and grab the old ladies and everyone goes, G C D It’s Love, Brother Love’s, say Brother Love’s Travelin’ Salvation Show (Hallie! Hallie!) G C G D Pack up the babies and grab the old ladies and everyone goes, cause everyone knows, Brother Love’s show.
Play Me by Neil Diamond 6/8 time
D G She was morning and I was night time. I one day woke up to find her lyin’ beside my bed. D I softly said, ‘Come take me’ For I’ve been lonely, in need of someone G As though I’d done someone wrong somewhere, but I don’t know where. D I don’t know where, come lately.
G A G A7 D You are the sun, I am the moon, You are the words, I am the tune, play me.
D Song she sang to me, song she brang to me,
Words that rang in me, rhyme that sprang from me G D Warmed the night and what was right became me
G A G A7 D You are the sun, I am the moon, You are the words, I am the tune, play me.
[Instrumental: Two lines of verse – D G D ]
D G So it was that I came to travel, Upon a road that was thorned and narrow, another place, D Another grace would save me.
G A G A7 D D7 You are the sun, I am the moon, You are the words, I am the tune, play me.
G A G A7 D You are the sun, I am the moon, You are the words, I am the tune, play me. I’m A Believer (NWFL - D) Soprano Baritone Music & Lyrics by Neil Diamond, Recorded by the Monkees, 1967 D D
D A G D I thought love was only true in fairy tales A G D Meant for someone else but not for me A A G D Ah, love was out to get to me, (Di-di-di, di di) G D That’s the way it seemed, (Di-di-di, di di) G G G D A Disappointment haunted all my dreams {Refrain}
D-G-D G D G D C C Then I saw her face, now I’m a believer D-G-D G D G D Not a trace of doubt in my mind G I’m in love, hmm D C A (last time: end on D) I’m a believer I couldn’t leave her if I tried
D A G D I thought love was more or less a givin’ thing A G D Seems the more I gave the less I got G D What’s the use in trying, (Di-di-di, di di) G D All you get is pain, (Di-di-di, di di) G D A When I needed sunshine I got rain {Refrain}
D - A - G - D {instrumental 2 verse lines} D - A - G - D G D Ah, love was out to get to me, (Di-di-di, di di) G D That’s the way it seemed, (Di-di-di, di di) G D A Disappointment haunted all my dreams {Refrain}
Arranged for ukulele for the Seattle Ukulele Players Association, 2017 (www.seattleukulele.org) Red Red Wine Neil Diamond
(NC) G C G Red Red Wine, Go to my head C G C D Make me forget that I still love him so (NC) G C G Red red wine, It’s up to you C G C D All I can do I’ve done, but memories won’t go G Old memories won’t go D G I’d have thought, that in time C D Thoughts of you would leave my head D G I was wrong, Now I find C D Just one thing makes me forget (NC) G C G Red red wine, Stay close to me C G C D All I can do I’ve done, but memories won’t go G No, memories won’t go. (NC) G Red, red wine… Thank the Lord for the Night Time Neil Diamond
BREAK C - - F - - Bb - - F - - C - - F - - Bb - - F - -
C F Bb F C F Bb F Daytime turns me off, and I don’t mean maybe C F Bb F C F Bb F Nine to five ain’t taking me where I’m bound C F Bb F C F Bb F When it’s done, I run out to see my baby C F Bb F We get grooving when the sun goes down.
Chorus: F Bb F Bb F I thank the Lord for the night time (for the night time) / To forget the day (forget the day) Bb F Bb F A day of up, uptight time (up uptight time) / Baby, chase it away (chase it away) Bb F Bb F I get relaxation (for the night time) / It’s a time to groove (a time to groove) Bb F Bb F I thank the Lord for the night time (for the night time) / I thank the Lord for you.
BREAK C - - F - - Bb - - F - - C - - F - - Bb - - F - -
C F Bb F C F Bb F I’ll talk about plans now, baby, I got plenty C F Bb F C F Bb F Nothing ever seems to turn out the way it should C F Bb F C F Bb F Talk about money, girl, I ain’t got any C F Bb F Seems like just one time I’m feelin good.
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