Songs of Sanborn

SOS Songs of Sanborn

Chord Book

Sanborn Western Camps Updated 2018 Florissant, CO 80816

Singing together is an expression of feeling with a long history. One can imagine people humming and enjoying their songs around some ancient campfire before recorded time.

Instrumental music and singing provide some of the best times at camp, where nature provides us a setting in which we feel kinship with each other and with all life.

The songs in this collection are camp favorites expressing joy, fun, humor, deep thoughts and reverence- we hope you will enjoy some great moments of singing! --Laura Sanborn, 1962

America the Beautiful ...... 3 Angel from Montgomery ...... 4 Annie’s Song ...... 5 Ash Grove ...... 5 Barges ...... 5 Blowin’ in the Wind ...... 6 Both Sides Now ...... 7 Circle ...... 8 Circle Game ...... 9 Closer to Fine ...... 10 Corner of the Sky ...... 11 Country Roads ...... 12 Cows with Guns ...... 13 Desperado (Eagles Version) ...... 14 Desperado ...... 15 Drop a Pebble ...... 16 Edelweiss ...... 16 Feelin’ Groovy ...... 17 The Gambler ...... 18 The Garden Song ...... 19 Ghost Riders ...... 20 Good Old Mountain Dew ...... 21 Green Back Dollar ...... 22 The Hammer Song ...... 23 Happiness Runs ...... 24 The Happy Wanderer ...... 24 High Trails ...... 25 House at Pooh Corner ...... 26 Ice Cream Song ...... 27 If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out ...... 28 I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) ...... 29 Imagine ...... 30 King of the Road ...... 31 Kookaburra ...... 31 Kum Ba Yah ...... 32 Lean on Me ...... 32 Leaving on a Jet Plane ...... 33 Let it Be ...... 34 1 Let There be Peace on Earth ...... 34 Linger ...... 35 The M.T.A...... 36 Morning Has Broken ...... 37 The Mountain Song ...... 38 My Favorite Things ...... 39 Night Riders Lament ...... 40 Octupus’ Garden ...... 41 On the Loose ...... 42 On Top of Spaghetti ...... 43 Over the Rainbow ...... 43 Paradise ...... 44 Puff, The Magic Dragon ...... 45 Ragtime Cowboy Joe ...... 46 Rain Drops ...... 47 Rainbow Connection ...... 48 The Red Tail ...... 49 River ...... 50 Rivers and Roads ...... 51 Rocky Mountain High ...... 52 Rocky Top ...... 53 Simple Gifts ...... 53 Sixteen Tons ...... 54 Song of the Soul ...... 55 Soulshine ...... 56 The Sun is a Very Magic Fellow ...... 57 Sing Low, Sweet Chariot ...... 57 This Land is Your Land ...... 58 This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody) ...... 59 Titanic ...... 60 Top of the World ...... 61 Wagon Wheel ...... 62 Waltzing Matilda ...... 63 We Can Work It Out ...... 64 When Camping is Over ...... 65 With a Little Help from My Friends ...... 66 Yellow Submarine ...... 67 Yesterday ...... 68 You’ve Got a Friend ...... 69

2 AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL Katherine Lee Bates

G D7 G O Beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, G D E7 A For purple mountain majesties above the fruited plain. G D7 America, America! G7 God shed His grace on thee, C G C D7 G And crown thy good with brotherhood, from sea to shining sea.

G D7 G O Beautiful, for heroes proved, in liberating strife, G D E7 A Who more than self their country loved, and mercy more than life. G D7 America, America! G7 May God thy gold reﬁne, C G C D7 G Till all success be nobleness and ev’ry gain divine.

G D7 G O Beautiful, for patriot dream that sees beyond the years G D E7 A May thy alabaster cities gleam undimmed by human tears. G D7 America, America! G7 God shed His grace on thee, C G C D7 G Now crown thy good with brotherhood, from sea to shining sea.

3 ANGEL FROM MONTGOMERY John Prine D G D G I am an old woman named after my mother D G A D My old man is another child that's grown old G D G If dreams were lightning thunder was desire D G A D This old house would have burnt down a long time ago

Chorus C G D Make me an angel that flies from Montgomery C G D Make me a poster of an old rodeo C G D Just give me one thing that I can hold on to C G D To believe in this living is just a hard way to go

G D G When I was a young girl, I had me a cowboy D G A D He weren't much to look at, just free rambling man G D G But that was a long time and no matter how I try D G A D The years just flow by like a broken down dam. (Chorus)

G D G There's flies in the kitchen I can hear 'em all buzzing D G A D And I ain't done nothing since I woke up today. G D G Tell me how can a person go to work in the morning D G A D And come home in the evening and have nothing to say. (Chorus)

4 ANNIE’S SONG John Denver D G A Bm G D (F#m Bm) You fill up my senses like a night in the forest. A G F#m Em G A Like the mountain in springtime, like a walk in the rain G A Bm G D (F#m Bm) Like a storm in the desert, like a sleepy blue ocean. A G F#m Em A7 D Dsus D You fill up my senses, come fill me again.

G A Bm G D (F#m Bm) Come let me love you, let me give my love to you. A G F#m Em G A Let me drown in your laughter, let me die in your arms G A Bm G D (F#m Bm) Let me lay down beside you, let me always be with you. A G F#m Em A7 D Dsus D Come let me love you, come love me again.

ASH GROVE C Am F G C Am F G Down yonder green valley, where streamlets meander, Where twilight is fading, I pensively roam. C Am F G C Am F G Or at the bright moontide in solitude wander amid the dark shades of the lonely ash grove C Am F G C Am F G ‘Tis there where the blackbird is cheerfully singing, Each warbler enchants with its notes from above C Am F G C Am F G Ah! Then little think I of sorrow or sadness, The ash grove, the ash grove, spells beauty for me.

BARGES G C D G D G Out of my window looking in the night I can see those barges ﬂickering light. G C D G D G Quietly runs the river to the sea And the barges too go silently.

Chorus G C D G D G Barges, how I’d like to go with you, How I’d like to sail the ocean blue G C D G D G Barges, is there treasure in your hold? Do you ﬁght with pirates brave and bold?

G C D G D G Out of my window looking in the night I can see those barges ﬂickering light. G C D G D G Starboard is green and port is glowing red I can see those barges ﬂickering ahead. (Chorus) 5 BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND Bob Dylan (can Capo 2 if two low)

C F G C F G How many roads must a man walk down, before you call him a man? C F G C F G How many seas must a white dove sail, before she sleeps in the sand? C F G C F G How many times must the cannon balls ﬂy, Before they’re forever banned?

Chorus F G C Am The answer my friend, is blowin’ in the wind F G C The answer is blowin’ in the wind

C F G C F G How many years can a mountain exist, before it’s washed to the sea? C F G C F G How many years can some people exist, before they’re allowed to be free? C F G C F G How many times can a man turn his head, and pretend that he just doesn’t see? (Chorus)

C F G C F G How many times must a man look up, before he can see the sky? C F G C F G How many tears must one man have, before he can hear people cry? C F G C F G How many deaths will it take ‘til he knows, that too many people have died? (Chorus)

6 BOTH SIDES NOW Joni Mitchell

G Am C G Bm C G Bows and floes of angel hair and ice cream castles in the air, C Am C D And feathered canyons everywhere, I’ve looked at clouds that way. G Am C G Bm C G But now they only block the sun, they rain and snow on everyone. C Am C D So many things I would have done, but clouds got in my way. G Am C G C G C G I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now from up and down and still, somehow, Bm C G C D Dsus G C G C It’s clouds illusions I recall. I really don’t know clouds… at all.

G Am C G Bm C G Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels, the dizzy dancing way you feel, C Am C D When every fairy tale comes real, I’ve looked at love that way. G Am C G Bm C G But now it’s just another show you leave ‘em laughing when you go. C Am C D And if you care don’t let them know, don’t give yourself away G Am C G C G C G I’ve looked at love from both sides now from win and lose and still, somehow, Bm C G C D Dsus G C G C It’s love’s illusions I recall. I really don’t know love… at all.

G Am C G Bm C G Tears and fears and feeling proud to say, “I love you” right out loud; C Am C D Dreams and schemes and circus crowds, I’ve looked at life that way. G Am C G Bm C G But now old friends and acting strange, they shake their heads, they say I’ve changed. C Am C D Well something’s lost and something’s gained in living every day. G Am C G C G C G I’ve looked at life from both sides now from win and lose and still, somehow, Bm C G C D Dsus G C G C It’s life’s illusions I recall. I really don’t know life… at all.

7 CIRCLE Harry Chapin

Chorus C G All my life’s a circle sunrise and sundown C The moon rolls through the nighttime ‘Til daybreak turns around. F All my life’s a circle but I can’t tell you why. C G C Seasons spinning round again the years keep rolling by.

C G It seems like I’ve been here before I can’t remember when C And I get this funny feeling that we’ll all be together again. F No straight lines make up my life and all my roads have bends. C G C There’s no clear cut beginnings and so far no dead ends. (Chorus)

C G I’ve found you a thousand times I guess you’ve done the same C But then we lose each other it’s just like a children’s game. F And as I ﬁnd you near to me a thought runs through my mind C G C Our love is like a circle let’s go round one more time. (Chorus)

8 CIRCLE GAME Joni Mitchell

C F C F G Yesterday a child came out to wonder, Caught a dragonﬂy inside a jar. C F Em F G C Fearful at the sounding of the thunder, and tearful at the falling of a star.

Chorus C F C F C And the seasons they go ‘round and ‘round And the painted ponies go up and down. F C We’re captive on a carousel of time. F Em F We can’t return, we can only look behind from where we came Em F G C And go ‘round and ‘round and ‘round in the circle game.

C F C F G Now the child’s gone 10 times ‘round the seasons, Skated over 10 clear frozen streams G F Em F G C Words like when you’re older must appease him, and promises of “someday” make his dreams. (Chorus)

C F C F G Sixteen springs and 16 summers gone now, Cartwheels turn to car wheels through the town. G F Em F G C So they tell him, take your time, it won’t be long now ‘Til you drag your feet to slow the circles down. (Chorus)

C F C F G So the years spin by and now the boy is 20, though his dreams have lost some grandeur coming true. G F Em F G C There’ll be newer dreams, maybe better dreams and plenty, Before the last revolving year is through. (Chorus)

9 CLOSER TO FINE E. Saliers (Indigo Girls) Dsus9= C chord moved up two frets

G Am7 C Dsus-D I’m trying to tell you something about my life G Am7 C Dsus-D Maybe give me insight between black and white Dsus9 C The best thing you’ve ever done for me Dsus9 C G Am7 C Dsus-D Is to help me take my life less seriously, it’s only life after all.

G Am7 C Dsus-D Well darkness has a hunger that’s insatiable G Am7 C Dsus-D And lightness has a call that’s hard to hear Dsus9 C I wrap my fear around me like a blanket Dsus9 C G C-G I sailed my ship of safety ‘til I sank it, I’m crawling on your shore.

Chorus D C G I went to the doctor, I went to the mountains D C G I looked to the children, I drank from the fountain Dsus9 C G C-G There’s more then one answer to these questions pointing me in a crooked line Dsus9 C G Am7 C Dsus-D The less I seek my source for some deﬁnitive, the closer I am to ﬁne

G Am7 C Dsus-D I went to see the doctor of philosophy G Am7 D Dsus-D With a poster of Rasputin and a beard down to his knee Dsus9 C He never did marry or see a B-grade movie Dsus9 C He graded my performance, he said he could see through me G Am7 C D G C-G I spent four years prostrate to the higher mind, got my paper And I was free. (Chorus) G Am7 C Dsus-D The closer I am to ﬁne (3x)

10 CORNER OF THE SKY Stephen Schwartz (from the musical Pippin)

G C G F Everything has its season, everything has its time. C Em7* Am7 D Show me a reason and I’ll soon show you a rhyme. F Dm7 Em7 A7 Cats fit on the window sill, children fit in the snow. Dm Aaug Dm7 G Why do I feel I don’t fit in anywhere I go?

Chorus C Em7* A D Gm7 C Am Rivers belong where they can ramble, Eagles belong where they can ﬂy, G Am7 Em7* Am7 Am G Dm G C G I’ve got to be where my spirit can run free, Gotta ﬁnd my corner of the sky.

G C G F Every man has his daydreams, every man has his goals. C Em7* Am7 D People like the way dreams have of sticking to the soul, F Dm7 Em7 A7 Thunderclouds have their lightning, nightingales have their song. Dm Aaug Dm7 G And don’t you see I want my life to be something more than long. (Chorus)

G C G F So many men seem destined to settle for something small. C Em7* Am7 D But I won’t rest until I know I have it all F Dm7 Em7 A7 So don’t ask where I’m going, just listen when I’ve gone Dm Aaug Dm7 G And far away you’ll hear me singing softly to the dawn. (Chorus)

11 COUNTRY ROADS Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert, and John Denver

G Em D C G Almost heaven, West Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River. G Em D C G Life is old there, older than the trees, younger than the mountains, growing like a breeze.

Chorus G D Em C Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong: G D C G Colorado, mountain mama, take me home, country roads.

G Em D C G All my memories, gather ‘round her, Miner’s lady, stranger to blue water, G Em D C G Dark and dusty, painted on the sky misty taste of moonshine, tear drop in my eye. (Chorus)

Em D G C G D I hear her voice in the morning hours she calls me, The radio reminds me of my home far away, Em F C G D D7 And driving down the road I get a feeling that I should have been home yesterday, yesterday. (Chorus)

12 COWS WITH GUNS Knocked over a tractor and ran for the door Am Six gallons of gas ﬂowed out on the ﬂoor. Fat and docile, big and dumb Run cows run They look so stupid, they aren’t much fun. G Am He picked up a bullhorn and jumped up on the hay Cows aren’t fun “We are free roving bovines, we run free today.”

They eat to grow, grow to die Chorus Die to be et at the hamburger fry. “We will ﬁght for bovine freedom G Am And hold our large heads high Cows well done We will run free with the Buffalo, or die.” Cows with guns Nobody thunk it, nobody knew No one imagined the great cow guru. They crashed the gate in a great stampede G Am Tipped over a milk truck, torched all the feed. Cows are one Cows have fun

He hid in the forest, read books with great zeal Sixty police cars were piled in a heap He loved Ché Guevera, a revolutionary veal. Covered in cow pies, covered up deep. G Am Much cow dung. Cow Tse Tung. Black smoke rising, darkening the day He spoke about justice, but nobody stirred Twelve burning McDonalds, have it your way. He felt like an outcast, alone in the herd. (Chorus) G Am Cow doldrums The President said, “Enough is enough These uppity cattle, its time to get tough.” He mooed we must ﬁght, escape or we’ll die Cow dung ﬂung. Cows gathered around, cause the steaks were so high. The newspapers gloated, folks sighed with relief G Am Tomorrow at noon, they would all be ground beef. Bad cow pun. Cows on buns

But then he was captured, stuffed into a crate The cows were surrounded, they waited and Loaded onto a truck, where he rode to his fate. prayed Cows are bummed They mooed their last moos, they chewed their last hay. He was a scrawny calf, who looked rather woozy Cows outgunned. No one suspected he was packing an Uzi. Cows with guns. The order was given to turn cows to whoppers enforced by the might of ten thousand coppers They came with a needle to stick in his thigh But on the horizon surrounding the shoppers He kicked for the groin, he pissed in their eye. came the deafening roar of chickens in choppers. Cow well hung. (Chorus)

13 DESPERADO Don Henely and Glenn Frey

C C7 F Fm Desperado, why don’t you come to your senses C Am D7 G7 You been out riding fences for so long now C C7 F Fm Oh, you’re a hard one, but I know you got your reasons C Am G7 C These things that are pleasin’ you will hurt you somehow.

Am G F C Don’t you draw the queen of diamonds, boy, She’ll beat you if she’s able Am F C You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet Am G F C Now it seems to me some ﬁne things have been laid upon your table D7 G7 But you only want the ones that you can’t get.

C C7 F Fm Desperado, you know you ain’t gettin’ younger C Am D7 G7 Your pain and your hunger, they’re driving you home C C7 F Fm And freedom, oh freedom, that’s just some people talkin’ C Am G7 C Your prison is walking thru this world all alone.

Am G Don’t your feet get cold in the wintertime F C The sky won’t snow and the sun won’t shine Am G It’s hard to tell the night time from the day F C D7 G7 You’re losing all your highs and lows ain’t it funny how the feeling goes away.

C C7 F Fm Desperado, why don’t you come to your senses C Am D7 G7 Come down from your fences, open the gate C C7 Fm Fm It may be raining, but there’s a rainbow above you C Am F Dm You better let somebody love you, you better let somebody love you, C Am G7 C You better let somebody love you, before it’s too late. 14 DESPERADO A There was a desperado from the wild and woolly west, E7 He came into Chicago just to give the west a rest, A He wore a big sombrero and a gun beneath his vest, D A E7 A And everywhere he went, he gave his war whoop.

Chorus A Big, bold man was this desperado, E7 From Cripple Creek way out in Colorado, A And he walked around just like a big tornado D A E7 A And everywhere he went he gave his war whoop.

A He went to Coney Island just to take in all the sights, E7 He saw the hootchie-kootchie, and the girls all dressed in tights. A He got so darned excited that he shot out all the lights, D A E7 A And everywhere he went, he gave his war whoop. (Chorus)

A A great big fat policeman came a-walking down this beat, E7 He saw this desperado come a-walking down the street. A He grabbed him by the whiskers and he grabbed him by the seat, D A E7 A And threw him where he couldn’t give his war whoop. (Chorus)

15 DROP A PEBBLE

G C D Drop a pebble in the water, splash and it’s gone, G Em C But there’s half a hundred ripples circling on and on. G C G Spreading, spreading from the center out to sea, Em C D G And there is no way of telling where the end is going to be.

G C D Drop an unkind word or careless, snap and it’s gone, G Em C But there’s half a hundred ripples circling on and on. G C G Spreading, spreading from the center as they go, Em C D G And there is no way to stop them once you’ve started them to ﬂow.

G C D Drop a word of cheer and kindness, ﬂash and it’s gone, G Em C But there’s half a hundred ripples circling on and on. G C G Bearing hope and joy and comfort on each dashing wave, G Em C D G ‘Til you wouldn’t believe the volume of that one kind word you gave

EDELWEISS Rodgers and Hammerstein

G D7 G C G Em Am D7 Edelweiss, Edelweiss, Every morning you greet me. G D7 G C G D7 G Small and white, clean and bright, You look happy to meet me. D7 G Em C Am D D7 Blossom of snow, may you bloom and grow, Bloom and grow forever. G D7 G C G D7 G Edelweiss, Edelweiss, Bless my homeland forever.

16 FEELIN’ GROOVY (THE 59TH STREET BRIDGE SONG) Paul Simon

F C G C F C G C Slow down, you’re movin’ too fast, You gotta make the morning last. F C G C F C G C (F C G C) Just kickin’ down the cobblestones, lookin’ for fun and feelin’ groovy. F C G C (F C G C) (Da da da da… da… da… da… Feelin’ groovy.)

F C G C F C G C Hello lamppost, whatcha knowin’? I’ve come to watch your ﬂowers growin’ F C G C F C G C (F C G C) Ain’tcha got no rhymes for me? Do dootin’ do do feelin’ groovy. F C G F (F C G C) (Da da da da… da… da… da… Feelin’ groovy.)

F C G C F C G C Got no deeds to do, no promises to keep. I’m dapple and drowsy and ready to sleep. F C G C F C G C (F C G C) Let the morning time drop all its petals on me. Life, I love you, feelin’ groovy. F C G C (F C G C) (Da da da da… da… da… da… Feelin’ groovy.) (repeat 1st verse)

17 THE GAMBLER Kenny Rogers (Capo 2)

A D A On a warm summers evening, on a train bound for nowhere D A E I met up with a gambler, we were both too tired to sleep A D A So we took turns at staring out the window at the darkness D A E A The boredom overtook us and he began to speak.

He said, son I’ve made a life out of reading people’s faces And knowing what the cards were, by the way they held their eyes So if you don’t mind my sayin’, I can see you’re out of aces For a taste of your whiskey, I’ll give you some advice.

So I handed him my bottle, and he drank down my last swallow Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light And the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression Said, if you’re gonna play the game, boy, you gotta learn to play it right.

Chorus A D A You got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em D A E Know when to walk away and know when to run A D A You never count your money, when you’re sittin’ at the table D A E A There’ll be time enough for countin’, when the dealin’s done.

Every gambler knows that the secret to survive is Knowing what to throw away and knowing what to keep ‘Cos every hand’s a winner and every hand’s a loser And the best that you can hope for is that I end asleep.

And when he ﬁnished speakin’, he turned back for the window Crushed out the cigarette, faded off to sleep And somewhere in the darkness, the gambler he broke even But in his ﬁnal words I found an ace that I could keep. (Chorus 3x)

18 THE GARDEN SONG Dave Mallet

G C G C D G Inch by inch, row by row gonna make this garden grow. C D G Em A D All you need is a rake and a hoe and a piece of fertile ground. G C G C D G Inch by inch, row by row Someone bless these seeds I sow C D G Em A D Someone warm them from below ‘til the rains come tumbling down.

G C G C D G Pulling weeds, picking stones. We are made of dreams and bones. C D G Em A D Need a place to call my own for the time is near at hand G C G C D G Grain for grain, sun and rain find my way through nature’s chain C D G Em A D Tune my body and my brain to the music of the land

G C G C D G Plant your rows straight and long. Temper them with prayer and song C D G Em A D Mother Earth will make you strong If you give her love and care. G C G C D G An old crow’s watching hungrily From his perch in yonder tree C D G Em A D In my garden I’m as free as that feathered thief up there!

19 GHOST RIDERS Stan Jones Am C An old cowpoke went riding out one dark and windy day. Am C Upon a ridge he rested as he went along his way. Am When all at once a mighty herd of red-eyed cows he saw, F Am A-ploughin’ through the ragged skies… and up a cloudy draw. C Am F Am Yi-pi-yi-ay. Yi-pi-yi-o… The ghost riders in the sky.

Their brands wuz still on ﬁre and their hoofs wuz made of steel Their horns wuz black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel. A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky, For he saw the riders comin’ hard and he heard their mournful cry: Yi-py-yi-ay. Yi-pi-yi-o. The ghost riders in the sky.

Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred, And shirts all soaked with sweat, They’re riding hard to catch that herd, But they ain’t caught them yet. ‘Cause they’ve got to ride forever on that range up in the sky On horses snortin’ ﬁre as they ride on, hear their cry: Yi-pi-yi-ay. Yi-pi-yi-o. The ghost riders in the sky.

As the riders loped on by him, he heard one call his name. “If you want to save your soul from the devil ridin’ on our range, Then, cowboy, change your ways today or with us you will ride, A-tryin to catch the devil’s herd across these endless skies.” Yi-pi-yi-ay. Yi-pi-yi-o. The ghost riders in the sky.

GOOD OLD MOUNTAIN DEW Chorus G G7 C G Oh, they call it that good old mountain dew, and them that refuse it are few D7 G I’ll hush up my mug if you’ll ﬁll up my jug with that good old mountain dew.

G C G Up on the hill there’s an old whiskey still, run by a hard workin’ crew. D7 G You can tell by the whiff, you can tell by the smell That they’re making good old mountain dew. (Chorus)

My Uncle Bill has a still on the hill, Where he runs off a gallon or two. All the birds in the sky got so drunk that they can’t ﬂy On that good old mountain dew. (Chorus)

My Uncle Mort, he is sawed off and short He measures a four foot two But you’d think he’s a giant when you give him a pint Of that good old mountain dew. (Chorus)

My sister Sal, she’s a big city gal, She bought her some dime store perfume. But much to her surprise, when she had it analyzed It was good old mountain dew. (Chorus)

My husband Jed, he always had said, Getting married was the last thing he’d do. But he took me for his bride, the night I got him fried On that good old mountain dew. (Chorus)

You and me know that old hollow tree, Where you lay down a dollar or two. If you push up your jug, they will slip you a slug Of that good old mountain dew. (Chorus)

21 GREENBACK DOLLAR Em Some people say I’m a no count G Others say I’m no good. Em But I’m just a nat’ral born travelin’ man D Em Doin’ what I think I should D Em Oh yeah, doin’ what I think I should.

Chorus G C G C And I don’t give a darn about a greenback dollar. G C G C Spend it as fast as I can, G C G C For a wailin’ song and a good guitar, D Em The only things that I understand, Po’ Boy, D Em The only things that I understand.

When I was a little baby G My mama said, Hey, son, Em travel where you will and grow to be a man, D Em And sing what must be sung, po’ boy D Em Sing what must be sung. (Chorus)

Now that I’m a grown man G I’ve traveled here and there Em I’ve learned that a bottle of brandy and a song are D Em The only ones who ever care, Po’ Boy, D Em The only ones who ever care. (Chorus)

22 THE HAMMER SONG Lee Hays and Pete Seeger

G D C D G D C If I had a hammer, I’d hammer in the morning, D G D C D I’d hammer in the evening, all over this land. G Em I’d hammer out danger, I’d hammer out a warning, C G C G I’d hammer out love between my brothers and my sisters C G D G D C D G D C All… over this land

D G D C G D C If I had a bell, I’d ring it in the morning, D G D C D I’d ring it in the evening, all over this land. G Em I’d ring out danger, I’d ring out a warning, C G C G I’d ring out love between my brothers and my sisters C G D G D C D G D C All… over this land

D G D C G D C If I had a song, I’d sing it in the morning, D G D C D I’d sing it in the evening, all over this land. G Em I’d sing out danger, I’d sing out a warning, C G C G I’d sing out love between my brothers and my sisters C G D G D C D G D C All… over this land

D G D C G D C Now I’ve got a hammer, and I’ve got a bell, D G D C D And I’ve got a song to sing. All over this land. G Em It’s the hammer of justice, it’s the bell of freedom, C G C G It’s a song about love between my brothers and my sisters C G D G D C D G D C All… over this land

23 HAPPINESS RUNS C G D G Happiness runs in a circular motion, C G D G Love is like a little boat upon the sea. C G D G Everybody is a part of everything anyway, C G C G You can have a good thing if you let yourself be. C G D C Happiness runs, happiness runs, C G D G Happiness runs, happiness runs. C G D G C G D G Why-Oh, Because Why-Oh, Because.

THE HAPPY WANDERER

G D7 I love to go a-wandering along the mountain track G C D7 G And as I go, I love to sing, my knapsack on my back.

Chorus D7 G D7 G Valderi, Valdera, Valderi, Valdera Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha D7 G C D7 G Valderi, Valdera, My knapsack on my back.

G D7 I love to wander by the stream that dances in the sun. G C D7 G So joyously it calls to me, “Come join my happy song!” (Chorus)

G D7 I wave my hat to all I meet, and they wave back to me, G C D7 G And blackbirds call so loud and sweet from ev’ry green-wood tree. (Chorus)

G D7 High overhead, the skylarks wing. They never rest at home, G C D7 G But, just like me, they love to sing as o’er the world we roam. (Chorus)

G D7 Oh, may I go a-wandering until the day I die, G C D7 G Oh, may I always laugh and sing beneath God’s clear blue sky. (Chorus) 24 HIGH TRAILS Chorus G Em C D High Trails where the people you meet are your friends, G Em C D From near and afar, their kindness never ends. G Em C D A million tomorrows shall all pass away, G Em C D G Em C D I’ll ne’er forget all the joy that is mine, At High Trails.

G Em C D Beauty surrounds us and all is so peaceful, G Em C D The aspen and pine trees all sway in the breeze. G Em C D Mountains majestic and valleys unending, G Em C D Our little world’s made up of these. (Chorus)

G Em C D To us the world’s problems are far in the distance, G Em C D Confusion of cities forgotten out here. G Em C D Each day brings a mem’ry to last us a lifetime, G Em C D Our tribute to High Trails so dear. (Chorus)

25 HOUSE AT POOH CORNER

G D Em C D G Christopher Robin and I walked along, Under branches lit up by the moon, G D Em C D G Posing our questions to Owl and Eeyore, as our days disappeared all too soon. Em Bm But I’ve wandered much further today than I should, Am C D And I can’t seem to ﬁnd my way back to the woods.

G D C D G D C D So help me if you can, I’ve got to get back to the house at Pooh Corner by one. G D C D You’ll be surprised there’s so much to be done. Bm G Bm Em Count all the bees in the hive… Chase all the clouds from the sky. C D G Em Am (D) Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh.

Winnie the Pooh doesn’t know what to do, Got a honey jar stuck on his nose. He came to me asking help and advice, And from here no one knows where to go. So I sent him to ask of the owl, if he’s there, How to loosen a jar from the nose of a bear.

So help me if you can, I’ve got to get back to the house at Pooh corner by one. You’ll be surprised there’s so much to be done. Count all the bees in the hive, Chase all the clouds from the sky. C D G Em C D G Em Back to the days of Christopher Robin, Back to the days of Christopher Robin, C D Em Back to the days of Pooh. OH…OH…

26 ICE CREAM SONG Dave Mueller

C D G Em C D G Em I’ll give you a taste of my ice-cream cone, For a bite of your chocolate éclair, C G Em C D G Em ‘Cause, chocolate éclairs and ice cream cones Are things that should be shared. C D C D C D G Em Yes, it’s true, yes, it’s true, They’re much too nice not to be shared.

C D G Em C D G Em I’ll make some funny faces to make you laugh, If you will wiggle your ears, C D G Em C D G Em ‘Cause funny faces and wiggly ears Are things that should be shared. C D C D C D G Em Yes, it’s true, yes, it’s true, They’re much too nice not to be shared.

C D G Em C D G Em I’ll pretend to be Tinkerbell, If you’ll be Peter Pan, C D G Em C D G Em Together we can skip and dance To never-never land C D C D C D C D Yes, we can, yes, we can, Together we still can be children again.

C D G Em C D G Em I’ll give you all the love I have, If you will give me yours, C D G Em C D G Em Together we still can share our lives And make living so much more. C D C D C D C D Yes, we can, yes, we can, Together we still can be children again.

27 IF YOU WANT TO SING OUT, SING OUT Cat Stevens

C G F C G Am Well if you want to sing out, sing out and if you want to be free, be free F C G C G ‘Cause there’s a million things to be, you know that there are

C G F C G Am And if you want to live high, live high And if you want to live low, live low F C G C Am ‘Cause there’s a million ways to go You know that there are

Chorus C F G C You can do what you want, the opportunity’s on F G C And if you ﬁnd a new way, you can do it today F G Am Em You can make it all true, and you can make it undo, you see… Am Em Am Em G Ah ah ah, it’s easy. Ah ah ah, you only need to know.

Well if you want to say yes, say yes And if you want to say no, say no ‘Cause there’s a million ways to go You know that there are. (Chorus)

And if you want to be me, be me And if you want to be you, be you ‘ Cause there’s a million things to do You know that there are. (Chorus then 1st Verse)

28 I’M GONNA BE The Proclaimers E When I wake up, well I know I'm gonna be, A B E I'm gonna be the man who wakes up next you E When I go out, yeah I know I'm gonna be A B E I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you

Chorus: E But I would walk 500 miles A B And I would walk 500 more E A Just to be the man who walks a thousand miles B To fall down at your door

When I'm working, yes I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna be the man who's working hard for you And when the money, comes in for the work I do I'll pass almost every penny on to you When I come home well I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna be the man who comes back home to you And if I grow-old well I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna be the man who's growing old with you (Chorus)

Interlude E Da da da (da da da) Da da da (da da da) A B E Da da da dun diddle un diddle un diddle uh da (2x)

When I'm lonely, well I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna be the man who's lonely without you And when I'm dreaming, well I know I'm gonna dream I'm gonna dream about the time when I'm with you When I go out well I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you And when I come home yes I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna be the man who comes back home with you I'm gonna be the man who's coming home with you (Chorus)

(Interlude 4x) (Chorus)

29 IMAGINE John Lennon G C G C Imagine there’s no heaven, it’s easy if you try G C G C No hell below us, above us only sky Em Am Am7 D D7 Imagine all the people living for today.

Chorus C D G G7 C D G You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one C D G G7 C D G I hope someday you’ll join us, and the whole world will live as one.

Imagine there are no countries, it isn’t hard to do Nothing to kill or die for and no religions too Imagine all the people living life in peace. (Chorus)

Imagine no possessions, I wonder if you can No need for greed nor hunger nor folk with empty hands Imagine all the people sharing all the world. (Chorus)

30 KING OF THE ROAD Roger Miller Chorus C F G7 C Trailer for sale or rent, Rooms to let, ﬁfty cents. C F G7 No phone, no pool, no pets. I ain’t got no cigarettes. C F G7 C Ah, but two hours of pushing broom buys an eight by twelve four bit room F G7 C I’m a man of means by no means, King of the Road.

C F G7 C Third boxcar, midnight train. Destination, Bangor, Maine. F G7 Old worn out suit and shoes I don’t pay no union dues C F G7 C I smoke old stogies I have found Short but not too big around F G7 C I’m a man of means by no means King of the Road. (Chorus)

F I know every engineer of every train G7 C All of the children and all of their names F And every hand-out in every town G7 And every lock that ain’t locked when no one’s around. I sing (Chorus)

KOOKABURRA G C G C G Kookaburra sits on an old gum tree, merry, merry king of the bush is he. C G D7 G Laugh Kookaburra, laugh Kookaburra, gay your life must be. Ha Ha.

Kookaburra sits on an old gum tree, Eating all the gumdrops, he can see. Stop Kookaburra, stop Kookaburra. Please save some for me. Yum Yum

Kookaburra sits on an old gum tree, Pinching all the monkeys, he can see. Stop Kookaburra, stop Kookaburra. That’s not a monkey, that’s me. Ouch!

Kookaburra sits on a railroad track, Along came a train and smashed him ﬂat. Poor Kookaburra, poor Kookaburra. That’s the end of that

31 KUM BA YAH

G C G G C D Kum ba yah, my Lord, Kum ba yah! Kum ba yah, my Lord, Kum ba yah! G C D G C D Someone’s crying Lord, Kum ba yah! Someone’s singing, Lord, Kum ba yah! G C D G C D Someone’s praying, Lord, Kum ba yah! Kum ba yah, my Lord, Kum ba yah!

LEAN ON ME Bill Withers

C F C Am G Sometimes in our lives, we all have pain we all have sorrow C F C G C But, if we are wise we know that there’s always tomorrow.

Chorus: F Lean on me, when you’re not strong C Am G And I’ll be your friend I’ll help you carry on C F C G C For it won’t be long ‘Till I’m gonna need somebody to lean on.

C F C Am G Please swallow your pride if I have things you need to borrow C F C G C For no one can ﬁll those of your needs that you don’t let show. (Chorus) F C Am G If there is a load you have to bear that you can’t carry C F C G C I’m right up the road I’ll share your load if you just call me.

Bridge F C So just, call on me brother, when you need a hand G C We all need somebody to lean on. F C I just might have a problem that you’d understand G C We all need somebody to lean on. (Chorus)

32 LEAVING ON A JET PLANE John Denver C F C F All my bags are packed and I’m ready to go, I’m standing here outside your door. C F G I hate to wake you up to say goodbye. C F C F But the dawn is breaking, it’s early morn, the taxi’s waiting, he’s blowin’ his horn C F G Already I’m so lonesome I could die.

Chorus C F C F So kiss me and smile for me, tell me that you’ll wait for me C F G Hold me like you’ll never let me go C F C F ‘Cause I’m leaving on a jet plane don’t know when I’ll be back again C F G Oh babe, I hate to go.

There’s so many times I let you down so many times I played around

I tell you now they don’t mean a thing

Every place I go I’ll think of you, every song I sing I’ll sing for you

When I come back, I’ll bring your wedding ring. (Chorus)

Now the time has come to leave you one more time let me kiss you

Close your eyes and I’ll be on my way

Dream about the days to come, when I won’t have to leave alone

About the times I won’t have to say. (Chorus)

33 LET IT BE John Lennon and Paul McCartney C G Am F When I ﬁnd myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me C G F C Speaking words of wisdom: let it be G Am F And in my hour of darkness, she is standing right in front of me C G F C Speaking words of wisdom: let it be.

Chorus Am G F C G F C Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be. Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.

And when the broken hearted people living in the world agree There will be an answer: let it be

For tho’ they may be parted there is still a chance that they will see There will be an answer: let it be

And when the night is cloudy there is still a light that shines on me Shines until tomorrow: let it be I wake up to the sound of music, Mother Mary comes to me Speaking words of wisdom: let it be. (Chorus)

LET THERE BE PEACE ON EARTH Sy Miller and Jill Jackson (Capo 3)

G Em Am7 D7 G C G Am D7 Let there be peace on Earth and let it begin with me G F#7 Bm F#7 D Let there be peace on Earth the peace that was meant to be Em Bm G7 C D7 G With so much to live for so much that we can be Em7 A7 D Bm7 Em A7 D D7 Let us walk with each other in perfect harmony. G Em Am7 D7 G C G Am D7 Let peace begin with me Let this be the moment now G F#7 Bm F#7 D With every step I take Let this be my solemn vow G G7 C A7 To take each moment and live each moment In peace eternally G B7 C G C D G Let there be peace on Earth And let it begin with me.

34 LINGER C D7 Mm-mm, I want to linger, Mm-mm, a little longer, G7 C Mm-mm, a little longer here with you D7 Mm-mm, it’s such a perfect night, Mm-mm, it doesn’t seem quite right, G7 C Mm-mm, that it should be my last with you.

Mm-mm, come next September, Mm-mm, I will remember, Mm-mm, our camping days and friendships true.

Mm-mm, and as the years go by, Mm-mm, I’ll think of you and sigh, Mm-mm, it’s just goodnight and not goodbye.

Mm-mm, I want to linger, Mm-mm, a little longer, Mm-mm, a little longer here with you.

35 THE M.T.A. G C Let me tell you a story of a man named Charlie G D On a tragic and fateful day: G C he put ten cents in his pocket, kissed his wife and family, G D G And went to ride on the M.T.A Chorus G C G D Did he ever return? No, he never returned, And his fate is still unlearned G C D G He may ride forever ‘neath the streets of Boston, He’s the man who never returned

G C Now Charlie went down to the Kendall Square Station G D And he changed for Jamaica Plains. G C When he got there the conductor said, “One more nickel,” G D G Charlie couldn’t get off the train. (Chorus) G C All night long Charlie rides through the station, G D Saying, “What will become of me? G C How can I afford to see my sister in Chelsea, G D G Or my cousin in Roxbury?” (Chorus)

G C Charlie’s wife comes down to the Kendall Square Station G D Every morning about half past two, G C And through the open window she hands Charlie a sandwich G D G As the train comes rumbling through. (Chorus) G C Now you citizens of Boston, don’t you think it’s a scandal G D How the people have to pay and pay? G C Fight the fare increase! Vote for George O’Brien! G D G Get poor Charlie off the M.T.A. (Chorus)

36 MORNING HAS BROKEN (Capo 5 optional) Cat Stevens C Dm G F C Morning has broken, like the ﬁrst morning, Em Am D7 G Blackbird has spoken, like the ﬁrst bird. C F C Am D Praise for the singing! Praise for the morning! G C F G C Praise for them springing fresh from the world.

Sweet the rain’s new fall sunlit from heaven, Like the ﬁrst dewfall on the ﬁrst grass. Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden, Spring is completeness as seasons pass.

Mine is the sunlight, mine is the morning, Born of one light Eden saw play! Praise with elation, praise every morning, God’s recreation of the new day!

37 THE MOUNTAIN SONG Dave Mueller A* G* C D A The first rays of morning glow soft on the mountain and me A* G* C D A Gold sunlight flowing through needles of evergreen trees C D A The sun ties the leaves to the clouds overhead C D A And warms the Earth as the sky burns red. F G A In a mirror reflecting I see what I am F G A And I’ve got to get back to the mountain again.

A* G* C D A The last light of evening fades gently and lingers in the leaves. A* G* C D A My ﬁnal guitar chords dissolve into bird symphonies C D A The starlight casts shadows when the sun is gone C D A And the night wind softly whispers my mountain song F G A I remember the chorus of the soft summer rain F G A And I’ve got to get back to the mountain again.

A* G* C D A The ﬁrst rays of morning glow soft on the mountain and me. A* G* C D A The last light of evening fades gently and lingers in the leaves C D A Well I’ve been in this city, it seems like so long C D A That I’ve almost forgotten my mountain song F G A My soul and my song and my world must be the same F G A And I’ve got to get back to the mountain again. (2x)

38 MY FAVORITE THINGS Rodgers and Hammerstein Em Raindrops on roses, and whiskers on kittens Cmaj7 White copper kettles and warm woolen mittens Am D7 G C Brown paper packages tied up with strings G C Am B7 These are a few of my favorite things.

Em Cream colored ponies and crisp apple strudel Cmaj7 Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles Am D7 G C Wild geese that ﬂy with the moon on their wings G C Am B7 These are a few of my favorite things.

E Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes A Snowﬂakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes Am D7 G C Silver white winters that melt into spring G C Am B7 These are a few of my favorite things.

Em When the dog bites, Am B7 when the bee stings Em C When I’m feeling sad C Am G C I simply remember my favorite things Am D7 G And then I don’t feel so bad

39 NIGHT RIDERS LAMENT Jerry Jeff Walker C F C G One night while I was out riding The graveyard shift, midnight to dawn F C (Am) F G C The moon was as bright as a reading light For a letter from an old friend at home F G C He asked me “Why do you ride for your money? F G C What makes you rope for short pay? F G C F C Dm You ain’t getting nowhere And you’re losin’ your share G C You must have gone crazy out there.” F C G The last time I run into Jenny, She’s married and has a good life F C (Am) F G C You missed the track when you never came back. She’s the perfect professional wife. F G C She asked me “Why does he ride for his money? F G C What makes him rope for short pay? F G C F C Dm He ain’t getting nowhere And he’s losin’ his share G C Well he must have gone crazy out there.” Chorus F G C But they’ve never seen the Northern Lights F G C They’ve never seen a hawk on the wing. F G C F C Dm They’ve never seen spring on the Great Divide G C They ain’t never heard ol’ camp cookie sing.

F C G Well I read the last of my letter And tore off the stamp for old Jim F C (Am) F G Billy rode out to relieve me, He looked at my letter and grinned. F G C He said, “Why do they ride for their money? F G C What makes ‘em rope for short pay? F G C F C Dm They ain’t getting nowhere and they’re losin’ their share G C They all must be crazy out there.” (Chorus) 40 OCTOPUS’ GARDEN Chorus C Am F G I’d like to be under the sea in an octopus’ garden in the shade. C Am F G He’d let us in, know where we’ve been in his octopus’ garden in the shade. Am G F G C I’d ask my friends to come and see An octopus’ garden with me.

C Am F G We would be warm below the storm in our little hideaway beneath the wave C Am F G Resting our head on the sea bed in an octopus’ garden near a cave. Am G F G We would sing and dance around because we know we can’t be found. (Chorus)

C Am F G We would shout and swim about the coral that lies beneath the waves C Am F G Oh what joy for every girl and boy knowing they’re happy and they’re safe. Am G F G We would be happy you and me, no one there to tell us what to do. (Chorus 3x)

41 ON THE LOOSE

G C D Have you ever watched the sunrise turn the sky completely red? G C D Have you slept beneath the moon and starts, a pine bough for your bed? Em C Am Do you sit and talk to friends though not a word is said? C D G Then you’re just like me, and you’ve been on the loose.

Chorus G C D On the loose to climb a mountain, on the loose where I am free. G C D On the loose to live my life, the way I think my life should be. Em C Am For I’ve only just a moment and the whole world yet to see, C D G You’ll be looking for me out there on the loose.

C D There’s a trail that I’ll be hiking, just to see where it may go G C D Many places yet to visit, many people yet to know Em C Am For in following my dreams I will live and I will grow, C D G In a world that’s waiting out there on the loose. (Chorus)

C D So in search of love and laughter I am traveling cross this land, G C D Never sure of where I’m going for a I haven’t any plans Em C Am And in time when you are ready, come and join me, take my hand C D G And together we’ll share life out on the loose. (Chorus)

42 ON TOP OF SPAGHETTI

C F C G7 C On top of spaghetti all covered with cheese I lost my poor meatball when somebody sneezed F C G7 C It rolled off the table and onto the ﬂoor And then my poor meatball rolled out of the door. F C G7 C It rolled in the garden and under a bush And then my poor meatball was nothing but mush F C G7 C The mush was as tasty as tasty could be And early next summer it grew to a tree F C G7 C The tree was all covered with beautiful moss It grew great big meatballs and tomato sauce F C G7 C So if you eat spaghetti all covered with cheese Hold on to your meatball and don’t ever sneeze.

OVER THE RAINBOW

C Am Em F C F Fm C Am G C Somewhere over the rainbow way up high There’s a land that I heard of once in a lullaby Am Em F C F Fm C Am Dm G C Somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true. G Dm Am Dm G Someday I’ll wish upon a star And wake up where the clouds are far behind me C Bm Em Dm G Where troubles melt like lemon drops Away above the chimney tops, that’s where you’ll find me. C Am Em F C F Fm C Am Dm G C Somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly Birds fly over the rainbow, why then, oh why can’t I? C Dm D C If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow Why oh why can’t I?

43 PARADISE John Prine D G D When I was a child, my family would travel A D Down to western Kentucky where my parents were born G D And there’s a backwoods old town that’s often remembered A D So many times that my memories are worn. Chorus D G D And Daddy won’t you take me back to Muhlenberg County A D Down by the Green River where Paradise lay? G D Well I’m sorry my son, but you’re too late in asking A D Mr. Peabody’s coal train has hauled it away.

Well sometimes we’d travel right down the Green River To the abandoned old prison down by Adrie Hill Where the air smelled like snakes and we’d shoot with our pistols But empty pop bottles was all we would kill. (Chorus)

Then the coal company came with the world’s largest shovel And they tortured the timber and stripped all the land Well, they dug for their coal ‘til the land was forsaken Then they wrote it all down as the progress of man. (Chorus)

When I die, let my ashes ﬂoat down the Green River Let my soul roll on up to the Rochester Dam I’ll be halfway to heaven with Paradise waiting Just ﬁve miles away from wherever I am. (Chorus)

44 PUFF, THE MAGIC DRAGON Peter Yarrow and Leonard Lipton Chorus G Bm C G Puff, the magic dragon, lived by the sea, C G Em A7 D7 And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Ho-nah-lee.

G Bm C G Little Jackie Paper, loved that rascal Puff, C G Em A7 D7 And brought him strings and sealing wax, And other fancy stuff. Oh… (Chorus)

G Bm C G Together they would travel, on a boat with billowed sail C G Em A7 D7 Jackie kept a lookout perched on Puff’s gigantic tail. G Bm C G Noble kings and princes would bow whene’er they came, C G Em A7 D7 Pirate ships would lower their ﬂags, When Puff roared out his name. Oh… (Chorus)

A dragon lives forever, but not so little boys, Painted wings and giant rings make way for other toys. One gray night it happened, Jackie Paper came no more And Puff, that mighty dragon, ceased his fearless roar. Oh...(Chorus)

His head was bent in sorrow, Green scales fell like rain Puff no longer went to play along the cherry lane. Without his lifelong friend, Puff could not be brave. So Puff, the mighty dragon, sadly slipped into his cave. Oh… (Chorus)

45 RAGTIME COWBOY JOE C He always sings raggy music to the cattle D7 As he swings, back and forwards, G7 In the saddle on a horse, that is syncopated gaited, C Am D7 G7 And has such a funny meter to the roar of his repeater, C How they run, when they hear the fellow’s comin’ D7 ‘Cause the western folks all know, Dm7 F He’s a high-falutin’, rootin’, tootin’, Dm7 F Son of a gun from ol’ Wyoming, D7 G7 D7 G7 Ragtime cowboy, talk about your cowboy, D7 G7 C ragtime cowboy Joe.

46 RAIN DROPS C Cmaj7 Raindrops keep falling on my head C7 And just like the guy whose F Em Feet are too big for his bed, A7 Em Nothin’ seems to ﬁt A7 Dm Those raindrops are fallin’ on my head, G7 They keep fallin’. So I just C Cmaj7 Did some talkin’ to the sun C7 And I said I didn’t like F Em The way he got things done A7 Em Sleepin’ on the job. A7 Dm Those raindrops keep fallin’ on my head.

They keep fallin’! G7 C Cmaj7 But there’s one thing I know, F G The blues they send to meet me Em Won’t defeat me Em7 A7 Dm G F G F G It won’t be long till happiness steps up to greet me.

C Cmaj7 Raindrops keep fallin’ on my head,

C7 But that doesn’t mean F Em My eyes will soon be turnin’ red. A7 Em A7 Dm Cryin’s not for me ‘cause I’m

Never gonna stop the rain by complainin’ G7 C G7 C Because I’m free, nothin’s worryin’ me.

47 RAINBOW CONNECTION G Em C D G Em C Why are there so many songs about rainbows and what’s on the other side? G Em C D C Em C Rainbows are visions but only illusions and rainbows have nothing to hide Cmaj7 D7 D So we’ve been told and some choose to believe it I know they’re wrong wait and see. C D G C D G Someday we’ll ﬁnd it – the rainbow connection – For lovers and dreamers and me

G Em C D G Em C Who said that every wish would be heard And answered when wished on a morning star? G Em C D G Em C Somebody thought of that and someone believed it Look at what’s happened so far. Cmaj7 D7 D What’s so amazing that keeps us star gazing And what we think we might see. C D G C D G Someday we’ll ﬁnd it – the rainbow connection – For lovers and dreamers and me

G Em C C Am D All of us under its spell, we know it’s probably magic. G Em C E Have you been half asleep? And have you heard voices?

G Em D I’ve heard them calling my name. G Em C D Is this the sweet sound that calls the young sailor? G Em C The voice might be one and the same. Cmaj7 D D7 I’ve heard it too many times to ignore it It’s something that I’m supposed to be. C D G C D G Someday we’ll ﬁnd it – the rainbow connection – For lovers and dreamers and

48 THE RED TAIL

G C D/F# G I am the Red Tail climbin’ and soarin’ thru the sky, C G Em D (walkdown to A) With the sunset on my feathers, With your friends all feelin’ high!

G C D/F# G Higher than the Red Tail. Up above me, there is beauty all around. C G C G Out beyond me, there breathes beauty, Down below me, there grows beauty, Em D (walkdown) There is beauty all around me!

G C D/F# G Learn to see me, learn to feel me Like the wind across my wings C G Em D (walkdown) Let my spirit grow within you, Learn to know me, learn to be!

G C D/F# G Like the Red Tail Catching currents and rising in the sky. C G C G Out away from, all that’s ugly Breathing freedom from the windstorms, Em D (walkdown) Growing wise and ﬁlled with light!

G C D/F# G You can be the Red Tail, a sunrise, A burst of glory in the sky. C G Em D (walkdown) You’ll know beauty, you’ll know freedom You’ll ﬁnd love, and you’ll be wise!

G C C D/F# Rise with the Red Tail Strive to ﬁnd all the beauty in your life. C G Em D (walkdown) end on G Like the Red Tail, you caught at sunset, Like the Red Tail of your dreams!

49 River Bill Staines C F C G I was born in the path of the winter wind and raised where the mountains are old. C F C G C Their springtime waters came dancing down, I remember the tails they told F C G The whistling ways of my younger days Too quickly have faded on by, C F C G C But all of their memories linger on Like the light in a fading sky.

Chorus C C7 F G River, take me along, In your sunshine sing me your song. F C Am Ever moving and winding and free, F G C G F G You rolling old river, You changing old river, Let’s you and me, river, C Run down to the sea

F C G I’ve been to the city and back again, I’ve been moved by some things that I’ve learned. C F C G C Met a lot of good people, and I’ve called them friends, Felt the change when the seasons turned. F C G I’ve heard all the songs that the children sing And listened to love’s melodies C F C G C I’ve felt my own music within me rise Like the wind in the autumn trees. (Chorus)

F C G Someday when the ﬂowers are blooming still, Someday when the grass is still green, C F C G C My rolling waters will round the bend And ﬂow into the open sea. F C G So here’s to the rainbow that followed me here, And here’s to the friends that I know, C F C G C And here’s to the song that’s within me now, I will sing it where’er I go. (Chorus)

50 RIVERS AND ROADS The Head and The Heart

C Am C Am F C A year from now we'll all be gone all our friends will move away Am F C Am F C And they're going to better places but our friends will be gone away C Am C Am F C Nothing is as it has been and I miss your face a lot Am F C Am F C And I guess it's just as well but I miss your face a lot

C Am C Am F C ohhhhh ohhhh oh ohhhhhhhhh ohhhhh (2x)

C Am C C Been talking 'bout the way things change C Am F C C and my family lives in a different state Am F C Am F C And if you don't know what to make of this then we will not relate Am F C Am F C So if you don't know what to make of this then we will not relate

C Am C Am F C ohhhhh ohhhh oh ohhhhhhhhh ohhhhh (4x)

C Am C Am F C Rivers and roads, Rivers and roads, Rivers 'til I reach you (9x)

51 ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH John Denver D Em C A D Em G He was born in the summer of his twenty seventh year Comin’ home to a place he’d never been before D Em C A D Em G He left yesterday behind him, you might say he was born again. You might say he found a key for every door. D Em C A D Em G When he ﬁrst came to the mountain, his life was far away On the road and hangin’ by a song. D Em C A D Em G A But the string’s already broken and he doesn’t really care. It keeps changin’ fast, and it don’t last for long. G A D G A D But the Colorado Rocky Mountain high I’ve seen it rainin’ ﬁre in the sky G A D G A G The shadow from the starlight is softer than a lullaby A D Em G A7 A D Em G A7 Rocky Mountain high – In Colorado. Rocky Mountain high – In Colorado. D Em C A D Em G He climbed cathedral mountains, he saw silver clouds below. He saw everything as far as you can see. D Em C A D Em C G And they say that he got crazy once and he tried to touch the sun, and he lost a friend but kept his memory.

D Em C A D Em G Now he walks in quiet solitude, the forests and the streams aeeking grace in every step he takes. D Em C A D C G His sight has turned inside himself to try and understand the serenity of a clear blue mountain lake. G A D G A D But the Colorado Rocky Mountain high I’ve seen it rainin’ ﬁre in the sky G A D G A G You can talk to God and listen to the casual reply A D Em G A7 A D Em G A7 Rocky Mountain high – In Colorado. Rocky Mountain high – In Colorado.

D Em C A D Em C G Now his life is full of wonder, but his heart still knows some fear of a simple thing he cannot comprehend. D Em C A D Em C G Why they try to tear the mountains down to bring in a couple more. More people, more scars upon the land. G A D G A D But the Colorado Rocky Mountain high I’ve seen it rainin’ fire in the sky G A D G A G I know he’d be a poorer man if he never saw an eagle fly A D Em G A7 A D Em G A7 Rocky Mountain high – In Colorado. Rocky Mountain high – In Colorado. G A D G A D But the Colorado Rocky Mountain high I’ve seen it rainin’ fire in the sky G A D A G Friends around the campfire and everybody’s saying hi A D Em G A7 A D Em G A7 Rocky Mountain high – In Colorado. Rocky Mountain high – In Colorado.

52 ROCKY TOP G Em G C D G Well I wish that I was on ol’ Rocky Top, Down in the Tennessee Hills Em G C D G Ain’t no smoggy smoke on Rocky Top, Don’t pay telephone bills. Em G C D G Corn don’t grow at all on Rocky Top, Dirt’s too rocky by far. Em G C D G That’s why all them folks on Rocky Top, Drink their corn from a jar.

Chorus Em G F C Rocky Top, you’ll always be, home sweet home to me. G Em G Em G Good ol’ Rocky Top. Rocky Top Tennessee, Rocky Top Tennessee.

Now I’ve had years of cramped up city life, Trapped like a duck in a pen. And all I know is it’s a pity life, Can’t be simple again. (Chorus)

I once had a guy (gal) on Rocky Top – Half bear, the other half cat. Wild as a mink, but sweet as a soda pop, I still dream about that. (Chorus)

SIMPLE GIFTS C G ‘Tis a gift to be simple, ‘tis a gift to be free. ‘Tis a gift to come down where we ought to be C G F C And when we ﬁnd ourselves in the place that is right, we will live in the valley of love and delight! G When true simplicity is gained to bow and to bend, we will not be ashamed C G F C To turn and to turn will be our delight ‘til by turning and turning we come round right!

53 SIXTEEN TONS Merle Travis

Am Dm E Am Dm E Some people say a man is made out of mud. A poor man’s made out of muscle and blood. Am Dm Am E Am Muscle and blood and skin and bones, a mind that’s weak and back that’s strong.

Chorus Am G F E Am G F E You load sixteen tons, what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt. Am Dm Am E Am Saint Peter, don’t you call me ‘cause I can’t go. I owe my soul to the company store.

Am Dm E Am Dm E I was born one mornin’ when the sun didn’t shine, I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine, Am Dm Am E Am I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal, And the straw boss said, “Well, a-bless my soul!” (Chorus)

Am Dm E Am Dm E I was born one mornin’ it was drizzling rain, a-ﬁghtin’ and trouble are my middle name, Am Dm Am Dm E I was raised in a canebreak by an ole mama lion, I’m mean as a dog, but I’m gentle as a lamb. (Chorus)

Am Dm E Am Dm E If you see me comin’ better step aside, a lot of men didn’t and a lot of men died, Am Dm Am E Am One ﬁst of iron, the other of steel, if the right one don’t get ya, the left one will. (Chorus)

54 SONG OF THE SOUL Chris Williamson

D G D Am D C D Open mine eyes that I may see Glimpses of truth thou hast for me. G C G C G D C D Open mine eyes, illumine me Spirit divine.

G D Am D Am D Love of my life I am crying I am not dying, I am dancing. G D Am D G D Dancing along in the madness There is no sadness, only the song of the soul.

Chorus D Am G C G And we’ll sing this song Why don’t you sing along Am Bm D C Bm G And we can sing for a long, long time. D G C G Why don’t you sing this song Why don’t you sing along Am D G Bm Am D G Bm C D And we can sing for a long, long time.

G D Am D What do you do for a living Are you for giving, giving of shelter? G D Am D G Open your heart, love will ﬁnd you Truth will unbind you, sing out a song of the soul. (Chorus)

G D Am D Am D Come to your life like a warrior Nothin’ll bore you. You can be happy. G D Am D G Let in the light, it will heal you. And you can feel you, sing out a song of the soul. (Chorus)

55 SOULSHINE Warren Haynes G D Cadd9 G When you can't find the light To guide you through the cloudy days D Cadd9 G When the stars ain't shinin' bright You feel like you've lost you're way D Cadd9 G When the candlelight of home Burns so very far away D Em F Well, you got to let your soul shine Just like my daddy used to say, he used to say

Chorus G D Dsus4 D Soulshine It's better than sunshine Cadd9 G It's better than moonshine Sure is better than rain D Dsus4 D Hey, now people don't mind We all feel this way sometimes Em F G You got to let your soul shine, shine till the break of day

D Cadd9 G I grew up thinkin' I had it made Gonna make it on my own D Cadd9 G Life can take the strongest man Make him feel so alone D Cadd0 G Now sometimes I feel a cold wind Blowin' through my achin' bones D I think back to what my daddy said Em F He said "boy, in this darkness before the dawn, let your" (Chorus)

Bridge Em Cadd9 Sometimes a man can feel this emptiness G Like a woman has robbed him of his very soul Bm Cadd9 A woman too, God knows, she can feel like this F And when your world seems cold, D you got to let your spirit take control, let your (Chorus 2x)

56 THE SUN IS A VERY MAGIC FELLOW

C F C F C G C G The sun is a very magic fellow. He shines down on me each day. C F C F C G C G The sun is a very magic fellow. He’s shining down on me each day. C F C F C G C G The wind is a very ﬁckle fellow. He blows all my dreams away. C F C F C G C G The wind is a very ﬁckle fellow. He’s blowing all my dreams away. C F C F C G C G The rain is a very sad lady. She falls down on me sometimes. C F C F C G C G The rain is a very sad lady. She’s falling down on me sometimes. C F C F C G C G The sea is a very very old man. He’s deeper than the deepest blue. C F C F C G C G The sea is a very very old man. He’s deeper than the deepest blue. C F C F C G C G The moon is a very good friend of mine. I watch him wax and wane C F C F C G C G The moon is a very good friend of mine. I watch him wax and wane C F C F C G C G The star is so very far away love. Just between you and me. C F C F C G C G The star is so very far away love. Just between you and me.

SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT Chorus D G D A7 Swing low, sweet chariot, Comin’ for to carry me home, D7 G D A7 D Swing low, sweet chariot, Comin’ for to carry me home.

D G D A7 I looked over Jordan and what did I see, Comin’ for to carry me home. D7 G D A7 D A band of angels comin’ after me, Comin’ for to carry me home. D G D A7 If you get there before I do, Comin’ for to carry me home, D7 G D A7 D Tell all my friends I’m comin’ there too, Comin’ for to carry me home. D G D A7 If I get there before you do, Comin’ for to carry me home, D7 G D A7 D I’ll cut a hole and pull you through, Comin’ for to carry me home.

57 THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND Woodie Guthrie Chorus C F C G C This land is your land, this land is my land, From California, to the New York Island, F C G C From the redwood forest to the Gulf Stream Waters; This land was made for you and me.

F C G C As I was walking that ribbon of highway I saw above me that endless skyway, F C G C I saw below me that golden valley; This land was made for you and me. (Chorus)

F C G C I’ve roamed and rambled; my footsteps led me To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts. F C G C C F And, all around me a voice was sounding, This land was made for you and me. (Chorus)

F C G C The sun was shining as I was strolling, And the wheat ﬁelds waving and the dust clouds rolling; F C G C As the fog was lifting, a voice was chanting, This land was made for you and me. (Chorus)

58 THIS MUST BE THE PLACE (NAÏVE MELODY) David Byrne (Lumineers Version) D9= Am7 moved up two frets

G Am7 D9 Am7 G Am7 D9 Am7 Home … is where I want to be. Pick me up and turn me round G Am7 D9 Am7 G Am7 D9 Am7 I feel numb… born with a weak heart, guess I must be having fun G Am7 D9 Am7 G Am7 D9 Am7 The less we say about it the better… make it up as we go along G Am7 D9 Am7 G Am7 D9 Am7 G Feet on the ground head in the sky… It's okay I know nothing's wrong… nothing Am7 D9 Am7 G Am7 D9 Am7 G Hi yo… I got plenty of time Am7 D9 Am7 G Am7 D9 Am7 Hi yo… you got light in your eyes G Am7 D9 Am7 And you're standing here beside me G Am7 D9 Am7 I love the passing of time G Am7 D9 Am7 Never for money always for love G Am7 D9 Am7 G Am7 D9 Am7 (2x) Cover up and say goodnight say goodnight

G Am7 D9 Am7 G Am7 D9 Am7 Home is where I want to be but I guess I'm already there G Am7 D9 Am7 G Am7 D9 Am7 I come home… she lifted up her wings, I guess that this must be the place G Am7 D9 Am7 G Am7 D9 Am7 I can't tell one from another. Did I find you, or you find me? G Am7 D9 Am7 G Am7 D9 Am7 There was a time before we were born If someone asks, this where I'll be… where I'll be G Am7 D9 Am7 G Am7 D9 Am7 Hi yo… We drift in and out G Am7 D9 Am7 G Am7 D9 Am7 Hi yo.. sing into my mouth

G Am7 D9 Am7 G Am7 D9 Am7 Out of all those kinds of people… You got a face with a view G Am7 D9 Am7 G Am7 D9 Am7 I'm just an animal looking for a home Share the same space for a minute or two G Am7 D9 Am7 G Am7 D9 Am7 And you love me till my heart stops Love me till I'm dead G Am7 D9 Am7 Eyes that light up, I see through you G Am7 D9 Am7 Cover up the blank spots hit me on the head like… G Am7 D9 Am7 G Am7 D9 Am7 Ay-eeeeeeeeeeeeee

59 TITANIC C G C Oh, they built the ship Titanic, to sail the ocean blue, G D G and they thought they had a ship that the water wouldn’t go through. C G C But the Lord’s almighty hand knew the ship would never land. G C It was sad when that great ship went down.

Chorus C F Oh, it was sad. It was sad. C It was sad when that great ship went down, to the bottom of the – G C Em F Husbands and wives, little children lost their lives, G C It was sad when that great ship went down.

C G C They were off the coast of England and almost to shore, G D G When the rich refused to associate with the poor. C G C So they put them down below Where they’d be the ﬁrst to go. G C It was sad when that great ship went down. (Chorus)

C G C The boat was full of sin and the sides about to burst, G D C When the captain shouted, “Women and children ﬁrst!” C G C Oh, the captain tried to wire, but the lines were all on ﬁre.

G C It was sad when that great ship went down. (Chorus)

C G C Oh, they swung the lifeboats out o’er the deep and raging sea, G D C When the band struck up with “Nearer My God to Thee.” C G C Little children wept and cried as the waves swept o’er the side. G C It was sad when that great ship went down. (Chorus)

60 TOP OF THE WORLD Carpenters

C G C Em Dm C Such a feelin’s comin’ over me, There is wonder in most everything I see, F G Em Am F G Not a cloud in the sky, got the sun in my eyes, And I won’t be surprised if it’s a dream.

Chorus C F I’m on the top of the world, Lookin’ down on creation C G7 C F G And the only inspiration I can ﬁnd, Is the love that I’ve found C F Ever since you’ve been around C G C Your love’s put me at the top of the world.

C G C Em Dm C Everything I want the world to be, Is now coming true especially for me, F G Em Am F G And the reason is clear, it’s because you are here You’re the nearest thing to heaven that I’ve seen. (Chorus)

61 WAGON WHEEL Bob Dylan and Ketch Secor (capo 2)

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

Chorus G D Em C So rock me mama like a wagon wheel Rock me mama anyway you feel G D C Hey, mama rock me G D Em C Rock me mama like the wind and the rain Rock me mama like a south-bound train G D C Hey, mama rock me

G D Em C Runnin' from the cold up in New England I was born to be a fiddler in an old-time string band G D C My baby plays the guitar I pick a banjo now G D Em C Oh, the North country winters keep a gettin' me now Lost my money playin' poker so I had to up and leave G D C But I ain't a turnin' back To livin' that old life no more (Chorus)

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

62 WALTZING MATILDA C G C F Once a Jolly swagman, camped by a billabong C G Under the shade of a coolibah tree C G C F And he sang, and he watched, and he waited til his billy boiled C G(7) C “You’ll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me.”

Chorus C F Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda, C F C G You’ll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me, C F C G And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled, C G(7) C “You’ll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me.”

C G C F Down came a jumbuck to drink at the billabong, C G Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee, C F C G And he sang as he stowed that jumbuck in his tucker bag C G(7) C “You’ll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me.” (Chorus)

C G C F Up rode the squatter, mounted on his thorobred C G Down came the troopers, one, two, three C F C G “Where’s that jolly jumbuck you’ve got there in your tucker bag?” C G(7) C “You’ll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me.” (Chorus)

C G C F Up jumped the swagman, sprang into the billabong. C G “You’ll never catch me alive,” said he, C F C F And his ghost may be heard as you pass by the billabong, C G(7) C “You’ll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me.” (Chorus)

Waltzing Matilda: going on a tramp Tucker: food Swagman: tramp Jumbuck: a sheep Billabong: waterhole Billy: tin can Coolibah: Eucalyptus tree Squatter: sheep farmer

63 WE CAN WORK IT OUT John Lennon and Paul McCartney

C Am7 F C Try to see it my way Do I have to keep on talking ‘til I can’t go on Am7 F C While you see it your way, run the risk of knowing That our love may soon be gone. F C F C G We can work it out, we can work it out.

C Am7 F C Think of what you’re saying You can get it wrong and still you think it’s all right Am7 F C Think of what I’m saying We can work it out or get it straight or say goodnight. F C F C G We can work it out, we can work it out.

Am7 F G Life is very short, And there’s no time C For fussing and ﬁghting my friend Am7 F G I have always thought it’s a crime Am7 Am So I will ask you once again.

C Am7 F C Try to see it my way Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong Am7 F G While you see it your way There’s a chance that we might fall apart before too long. F C F C G We can work it out, we can work it out.

64 WHEN CAMPING IS OVER G Em When camping is over, I will always remember C G Em Friendliness of campﬁres And the last glowing ember.

Chorus D G Just a-listening to the wind Sweep o’er the mountain tops, Em C D G D Rush by the solemn rocks, And whistling through the trees.

Em We’ve ridden ‘til we’re saddle sore And climbed the highest mountain, C G Em Swam the deepest river And rambled through the meadows. (Chorus)

Em And as we travel homeward, All our faces wet with tears, C G Em Promising each other That we’ll come back through the years. (Chorus)

65 WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS John Lennon G Am D G What would you do if I sang out of tune? Would you stand up and walk out on me? Am D G Lend me your ears and I’ll sing you a song And I’ll try not to sing out of key.

Chorus F C G Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends. F C G Oh, I get high with a little help from my friends. F C G Oh, I’m gonna try with a little help from my friends.

G Am D G What do I do when my love is away? Does it worry me to be alone? G Am D G How do I feel at the end of the day? I’m not sad because I’m on my own. No…

Chorus F C G Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends. F C G Oh, I get high with a little help from my friends. F C G Oh, I’m gonna try with a little help from my friends.

(Bridge) Am7 A Do you need anybody? G F C I need somebody to love. Am7 A Could it be anybody? G F C I need somebody to love.

G Am D G Would you believe in a love at ﬁrst sight? Yes, I’m certain it happens all the time. G Am D G Here in the mountains in the bright morning light, I can’t tell you but I know it’s mine. (Chorus)

YELLOW SUBMARINE John Lennon and Paul McCartney (G) D (C) G (Em) Am (C) D In the town, where I was born Lived a man who sailed the sea (G) D (C) G (Em) Am (C) D And he told us of his life In the land of submarines (G) D (C) G (Em) Am (C) D So we sailed up to the sun ‘Til we found the sea of green (G) D (C) G (Em) Am (C) D And we lived beneath the waves In our yellow submarine.

Chorus G D We all live in a yellow submarine D G A yellow submarine, a yellow submarine. (Repeat)

And our friends are all aboard Many more of them live next door And the band begins to play (Make band noises). (Chorus)

As we live the life of ease Everyone of us has all we need Sky of blue and sea of green In our yellow submarine. (Chorus)

67 YESTERDAY John Lennon and Paul McCartney C B7 E Am Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away, F G C Now it looks as though they’re here to stay, Am D F C Oh, I believe in yesterday.

Chorus E E7 Am G F Am G7 C Why she had to go I don’t know, she wouldn’t say. E E7 Am G F Am G7 C I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday.

C B7 E Am Suddenly I’m not half the man I used to be, F G C There’s a shadow hanging over me, Am D7 F C Oh, yesterday came suddenly. (Chorus)

C B7 E Am Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play, F G C Now I need a place to hide away, Am D7 F C Oh, I believe in yesterday. (Chorus)

68 YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND Carole King Am E7 Am E7 Am When you’re down and troubled And you need some loving care Dm7 D7 C F-C And nothin’, nothin’ is goin’ right E7 Am E7 Am Close your eyes and think of me And soon I will be there Dm7 Em G7sus G7 To brighten up even your darkest night.

Chorus C Cmaj7 F Dm You just call out my name And you know wherever I am C Cmaj7 G7sus G7 I’ll come running, to see you again C Cmaj7 F Dm Winter, spring, summer, or fall, All you have to do is call C Dm G7 C And I’ll be there yes I will… you’ve got a friend.

Am E7 Am E7 Am7 If the sky above you grows Dark and full of clouds Dm7 D7 C F-C And that old north wind begins to blow E7 Am E7 Am Keep your head together and call my name out loud Dm7 Em G7sus G7 Soon you’ll hear me knockin’ at your door. (Chorus)

Interlude F Bb F Ain’t it good to know that you’ve got a friend C Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Bbmaj7 When people can be so cold They’ll hurt you, and desert you Am D7 Am7 Dm7-G7 And take your soul if you let them. Oh, but don’t you let them. (Chorus)

70 We want you to make these songs yours, which means:

If they’re too hard to play, simplify them. If you hear different chords form the ones shown, add or change them. If the key is bad for you to sing in, or too hard to play in, transpose it to a key that works!

The chart below will allow you to change the chords in a song to a key that is either lower or higher than the one you found it in. Here’s how to us it...

1. Figure out what key the song is in now, usually the same as the final chord (G, Em, etc). We’ll use C as an example. 2. Choose the key you are changing to.. let’s say A 3. Find one of the original chords in your song in the C row.. how about C. 4. Go down to the A row and find the corresponding letter in the new key... A. In the C to A example, F would become D, G would become E, etc. 5. IMPORTANT- If the orginal chord has anything attached to it (7, m, maj7, sus, etc.) it becomes part of the new chord. So in the C to A example, an Am would become a F#m (the # is part of the note name... it doesn’t travel).

Transposing Chart KEY I II III IV V VI VII (bVII)

F F G A Bb C D E Eb C C D E F G A B Bb G G A B C D E F# F D D E F# G A B C# C A A B C# D E F# G# G E E F# G# A B C# D# D B B C# D# E F# G# A# A

TIP 1. The Roman Numerals at the top just number the notes (chords) in the scale. The chords you will use the most are the I, IV, and V. The VII Will hardly ever appear.

TIP 2. The weird-looking last column (bVII) will show up in lots of folk and pop songs. Don’t worry about them; just use them if you need to.

TIP 3. Some people might find the chromatic scale below helpful. If you’re not one of them, ignore it.

TIP 4. If you can’t make sense of this, take it to any music store, and ask. Someone there will be able to explain it to you. GOOD LUCK!!!

CHROMATIC SCALE: C, C#, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, B, (C, C#, D...) (C, Db, D, Eb, F, Gb, G, Ab, A, Bb, B, C, Db, D...)

A very special thanks to those that helped to make this possible. I am no music theory genius or guitar virtuoso, but I believe that playing and singing music together is a crucial part of the camp experience. This book would not be possible without the already existing Cheley Colorado Camps chord book, the ultimate-guitar.com website, the input and assistance of Annie Garretson, and the willingness to play with me just about anytime from Mike Adler.