HANKY PANKY Tommy James & The Shondells, 1966 (#1) CHORUS: MY BABY DOES THE HANKY PANKY MY BABY DOES THE HANKY PANKY MY BABY DOES THE HANKY PANKY MY BABY DOES THE HANKY PANKY MY BABY DOES THE HANKY PANKY I SAW HER WALKIN' ON DOWN THE LINE YOU KNOW I SAW HER FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME A PRETTY LITTLE GIRL STANDIN' ALL ALONE HEY PRETTY BABY CAN I TAKE YOU HOME I NEVER SAW HER, NEVER EVER SAW HER (variation of 12-bar blues) CHORUS 1(stop) (1) 1-b7 1-b7 4-b3 4-b3 1-b7 1-b7 5 4 1(hold) 5 VERSE 1-b7 1-b7 1-b7 1-b7 4-b3 4-b3 1-b7 1-b7 5 4 1(hold) 5 HAPPY TOGETHER Turtles, 1967 (#1) IMAGINE ME AND YOU, I DO, I THINK ABOUT YOU DAY AND NIGHT, IT'S ONLY RIGHT TO THINK ABOUT THE GIRL YOU LOVE AND HOLD HER TIGHT--SO HAPPY TOGETHER IF I SHOULD CALL YOU UP, INVEST A DIME AND YOU SAY YOU BE- LONG TO ME AND EASE MY MIND--IMAGINE HOW THE WORLD COULD BE SO VERY FINE--SO HAPPY TOGETHER CHORUS 1: I CAN'T SEE ME LOVIN' NOBODY BUT YOU FOR ALL MY LIFE WHEN YOU'RE WITH ME BABY THE SKIES'LL BE BLUE FOR ALL MY LIFE ME AND AND YOU AND YOU AND ME--NO MATTER HOW THEY TOSS THE DICE IT HAS TO BE--THE ONLY ONE FOR ME IS YOU AND YOU FOR ME--SO HAPPY TOGETHER (chorus 1 & verse 3) CHORUS 2: BA-BA-BA-BA BA-BA-BA-BA BA-BA-BA BA-BA-BA-BA BA-BA-BA-BA BA-BA-BA-BA BA-BA-BA BA-BA-BA-BA (verse 3 & end) ENDING: SO HAPPY TOGETHER--HOW IS THE WEATHER SO HAPPY TOGETHER--WE'RE HAPPY TOGETHER SO HAPPY TOGETHER--HAPPY TOGETHER SO HAPPY TOGETHER--SO HAPPY TOGETHER BA-BA-BA-BA BA-BA-BA-BA . . . VERSE 1m 1m 7 7 6 6 5 5 (ending to last verse) 5 1m (to ending) CHORUS 1 7 1 5m 1 7 1 5m 1 b3 4 1 1 b3 4 1 ENDING 5 1m 5 1m . . . 1 (hold) HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG Marshall Tucker Band, 1977 (#14) I AIN'T NEVER BEEN WITH A WOMAN LONG ENOUGH FOR MY BOOTS TO GET OLD WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER SO LONG NOW THEY BOTH NEED TO BE RESOLED IF I EVER SETTLE DOWN YOU'D BE MY KIND AND IT'S A GOOD TIME FOR ME TO HEAD ON DOWN THE LINE CHORUS (after each verse): HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG...CAN'T BE WRONG I'M THE KIND OF MAN WHO LIKES TO GET AWAY LIKE TO START DREAMIN' ABOUT TOMORROW TODAY NEVER SAID THAT I LOVE YOU EVEN THOUGH IT'S SO WHERE'S THAT DUFFLE BAG OF MINE--IT'S TIME TO GO I'M GONNA BE LEAVIN' AT THE BREAK OF DAWN WISH YOU COULD COME BUT I DON'T NEED NO WOMAN TAGGIN' ALONG SO I'LL SNEAK OUT THAT DOOR--COULDN'T STAND TO SEE YOU CRY I'D STAY ANOTHER YEAR IF I SAW A TEARDROP IN YOUR EYE I NEVER HAD A DAMN THING BUT WHAT I HAD I HAD TO LEAVE IT BEHIND YOU'RE THE HARDEST THING I EVER TRIED TO GET OFF MY MIND ALWAYS SOMETHING GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT HILL I WAS BORN A WRANGLER AND A RAMBLER AND I GUESS I ALWAYS WILL INTRO 1 1 3m 3m 4 4 1 1 VERSE 1 1 3m 3m 4 4 1 1 1 1 3m 3m 4 5 1 1 CHORUS 1-5 4 4 4 1-5 4 4 1-5 4 4(hold) (to intro) HEART OF GOLD Neil Young, 1972 (#1) I WANNA LIVE, I WANNA GIVE I'VE BEEN A MINER FOR A HEART OF GOLD IT'S THESE EXPRESSIONS I NEVER GIVE THAT KEEP ME SEARCHIN' FOR A HEART OF GOLD AND I'M GETTIN' OLD KEEP ME SEARCHIN' FOR A HEART OF GOLD AND I'M GETTIN' OLD I'VE BEEN TO HOLLYWOOD, I'VE BEEN TO REDWOOD I'D CROSS THE OCEAN FOR A HEART OF GOLD I'VE BEEN N MY MIND, IT'S SUCH A FINE LINE THAT KEEPS ME SEARCHIN' FOR A HEART OF GOLD AND I'M GETTIN' OLD KEEPS ME SEARCHIN' FOR A HEART OF GOLD AND I'M GETTIN' OLD CHORUS: KEEP ME SEARCHIN' FOR A HEART OF GOLD YOU KEEP ME SEARCHIN' AND I'M GROWIN' OLD KEEP ME SEARCHIN' FOR A HEART OF GOLD I'VE BEEN A MINER FOR A HEART OF GOLD VERSE 6m-4 5-1 6m-4 5-1 6m-4 5-1 6m 1 4 4-1 6m 1 4 4-1 CHORUS 6m 5-1 6m 5-1 6m 5-1 6m 1 4 4-1 HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL Huey Lewis & The News, 1984 (#6) NEW YORK, NEW YORK IS EVERYTHING THEY SAY AND NO PLACE THAT I'D RATHER BE WHERE ELSE CAN YOU DO A HALF A MILLION THINGS ALL AT A QUARTER TO THREE WHEN THEY PLAY THEIR MUSIC, OOH THAT MODERN MUSIC THEY LIKE IT WITH A LOT OF STYLE BUT IT'S STILL THAT SAME OLD BACK BEAT RHYTHM THAT REALLY REALLY DRIVES THEM WILD CHORUS (after each verse): THEY SAY THE HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL IS STILL BEATIN' AND FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN I BELIEVE 'EM NOW THE OLD BOY MAY BE BARELY BREATHIN' BUT THE HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL IS STILL BEATIN' L.A., HOLLYWOOD, AND THE SUNSET STRIP IS SOMETHING EVERYONE SHOULD SEE NEON LIGHTS AND THE PRETTY PRETTY GIRLS ALL DRESSED SO SCANTILY WHEN THEY PLAY THEIR MUSIC, THAT HARD ROCKIN' MUSIC THEY LIKE IT WITH A LOT OF FLASH BUT IT'S STILL THAT SAME OLD BACK BEAT RHYTHM THAT REALLY REALLY KICKS 'EM IN THE . . . (chorus & solo) D.C., SAN ANTONE, AND THE LIBERTY TOWN, BOSTON AND BATON ROUGE TULSA, AUSTIN, OKLAHOMA CITY, SEATTLE, SAN FRANCISCO TOO EVERYWHERE THERE'S MUSIC, REAL LIVE MUSIC BANDS WITH A MILLION STYLES BUT IT'S STILL THAT SAME OLD ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC THAT REALLY REALLY DRIVES 'EM WILD--DIT DIT DIT DIT DIT DIT (chorus & end) ENDING: IN CLEVELAND--DETROIT--UH, HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL . . . (solo & fade on 1) VERSE 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-7 (two beats) b7 b7 b7 b7 4 4 b7-4 1 CHORUS b7 4 b7 4 b3 b3 2 5 1 1 SOLO 4 4 b7 b7 4 4 b7 b7 4 4 b7 b7 4 4 b7 2-5 HEARTBREAK HOTEL ELVIS (#1,1956) (Elvis Presley's first hit) WELL, SINCE MY BABY LEFT ME I'VE GOT A NEW PLACE TO DWELL IT'S AT THE END OF LONELY STREET AT HEARTBREAK HOTEL I GET SO LONELY BABY, I GET SO LONELY I GET SO LONELY I COULD DIE THE BELLHOP'S TEARS KEEP FLOWIN' THE DESK CLERK'S DRESSED IN BLACK THEY'VE BEEN SO LONG ON LONELY STREET THEY NEVER WILL GET BACK 'CAUSE THEY'RE SO LONELY BABY, THEY'RE SO LONELY THEY'RE SO LONELY THEY COULD DIE WELL, IF YOUR BABY LEAVES YOU AND YOU NEED A NEW PLACE TO DWELL JUST TAKE A WALK DOWN LONELY STREET TO HEARTBREAK HOTEL 'CAUSE YOU'RE SO LONELY, BABY, YOU'RE SO LONELY YOU'RE SO LONELY, YOU COULD DIE 1 1 1 1 4 4 5 1-5 HEAT WAVE Martha and the Vandellas (#4,1963)/Linda Ronstadt (#5,1975) WHENEVER I'M WITH HIM SOMETHING INSIDE START TO BURNING AND I'M FILLED WITH DESIRE COULD IT BE THE DEVIL IN ME OR IS THIS THE WAY LOVE'S SUPPOSED TO BE CHORUS (after each verse): IT'S LIKE A HEAT WAVE (HEAT WAVE) BURNIN' IN MY HEART (HEAT WAVE) I CAN'T KEEP FROM CRYIN (HEAT WAVE) IT'S TEARIN' ME APART (HEAT WAVE) WHENEVER HE CALLS MY NAME SOFT, LOW, SWEET AND PLAIN I FEEL, YEAH YEAH, WELL I FEEL THAT BURNIN' FLAME HAS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE GOT A HOLD OF ME OR IS THIS THE WAY LOVE'S SUPPOSED TO BE SOMETIMES I STARE INTO SPACE, TEARS ALL OVER MY FACE I CAN'T EXPLAIN IT--DON'T UNDERSTAND IT I AIN'T NEVER FELT LIKE THIS BEFORE NOW THAT FUNNY FEELIN' HAS ME AMAZED I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO--MY HEAD'S IN A HAZE VERSE 2m 3m 6m 6m 2m 3m 6m 6m 2m 3m 4 5 CHORUS 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HELLO MARY LOU Ricky Nelson (#9,1961) CHORUS (after each verse): HELLO MARY LOU, GOOD-BYE HEART SWEET MARY LOU I'M SO IN LOVE WITH YOU I KNEW MARY LOU WE'D NEVER PART SO HELLO MARY LOU, GOOD-BYE HEART SHE PASSED ME BY ONE SUNNY DAY AND FLASHED THOSE BIG BROWN EYES MY WAY AND OOO I WANTED HER FOREVER MORE NOW I'M NOT ONE THAT GETS AROUND SWEAR MY FEET STUCK TO THE GROUND THOUGH I NEVER DID MEET HER BEFORE I SAW HER LIPS, I HEARD HER VOICE BELIEVE ME I JUST HAD NO CHOICE WILD HORSES COULDN'T MAKE ME STAY AWAY I DREAM ABOUT A MOONLIT NIGHT MY ARMS AROUND HER GOOD AND TIGHT THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SEE FOR ME TO SAY CHORUS 1 1 4 4 1 1 5 5 1 1 37 6m 2 5 1 1 VERSE 1 1 4 4 1 1 5 5 1 1 4 4 1 5 1 1 HELP ME RHONDA Beach Boys (#1,1965) SINCE YOU PUT ME DOWN I'VE BEEN OUT DOIN' IN MY HEAD COME IN LATE AT NIGHT AND IN THE MORNIN' I JUST LAY IN BED WELL RHONDA YOU LOOK SO FINE AND I KNOW IT WOULDN'T TAKE MUCH TIME FOR YOU TO HELP ME RHONDA, HELP ME GET HER OUT OF MY HEART CHORUS (after each verse): HELP ME RHONDA, HELP HELP ME RHONDA (x6) HELP ME RHONDA, YEAH, GET HER OUT OF MY HEART SHE WAS GONNA BE MY WIFE AND I WAS GONNA BE HER MAN BUT SHE LET ANOTHER GUY COME BETWEEN US AND IT RUINED OUR PLANS WELL RHONDA YOU CAUGHT ME EYE AND I'LL GIVE YOU LOTS OF REASONS WHY YOU GOTTA HELP ME RHONDA, HELP ME GET HER OUT OF MY HEART VERSE 1 4 1 1 1 4 1 1 6m 6m 4 2 1 5 1 1 CHORUS 5 5 1 1 5 5 1 1 4 4 6m 6m 2m 5 1 1 HEY JOE Leaves (1966)/Jimmy Hendrix HEY JOE, WHERE YA' GOIN' WITH THAT GUN IN YOUR HAND HEY JOE, WHERE YA' GOIN' WITH THAT GUN IN YOUR HAND I'M GOIN' DOWN TO SHOOT MY LADY YOU KNOW I CAUGHT HER MESSIN' 'ROUND WITH SOME OTHER MAN I'M GOIN' DOWN TO SHOOT MY LADY YOU KNOW I CAUGHT HER MESSIN' 'ROUND WITH SOME OTHER MAN A-HEY HOE, I HEARD YOU SHOT YOUR MAMMA DOWN YOU SHOT HER DOWN NOW A-HEY JOE, I HEARD YOU SHOT YOUR OLD LADY DOWN YOU SHOT HER DOWN IN THE GROUND YEAH! YES, I DID, I SHOT HER--YOU KNOW I CAUGHT HER MESSIN' ROUND-- MESSIN' ROUND TOWN UH, YES I DID--I SHOT HER YOU KNOW I CAUGHT MY OLD LADY MESSIN' 'ROUND TOWN AND GAVE HER THE GUN--AND I SHOT HER HEY JOE, WHERE YOU GONNA RUN TO NOW--WHERE YOU GONNA GO HEY JOE, I SAID WHERE YOU GONNA RUN TO NOW WHERE YOU GONNA GO I'M GOIN' WAY DOWN SOUTH, WAY DOWN TO MEXICO WAY I'M GOIN' WAY DOWN SOUTH, WAY DOWN WHERE I CAN BE FREE AIN'T NO ONE GONNA FIND ME, AIN'T NO HANG-MAN GONNA-- HE AIN'T GONNA PUT A ROPE AROUND ME b6 b3 b7 4 1 1 1 1 b6 b3 b7 4 1 1 1 1 HI-HEEL SNEAKERS Tommy Tucker (1964)/Jose Feliciano (1968) PUT ON YOUR RED DRESS BABY 'CAUSE WE'RE GOIN' OUT TONIGHT' PUT ON YOUR RED DRESS BABY 'CAUSE WE'RE GOIN' 0UT TONIGHT AND WEAR SOME BOXING GLOVES IN CASE SOME FOOL MIGHT WANNA FIGHT PUT ON YOUR HIGH-HEEL SNEAKERS, WEAR YOUR WIG HAT ON YOUR HEAD PUT ON YOUR HIGH-HEEL SNEAKERS, WEAR YOUR WIG HAT ON YOUR HEAD I KNOW YOU REALIZE PRETTY SURE YOU'RE GONNA KNOCK 'EM DEAD 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 5 4 1 1 (or 5) HOLD ON I'M COMING Sam & Dave (1966, #21) by Isaac Hayes and David Porter WELL DON'T YOU EVER BE SAD LEAN ON ME WHEN TIMES ARE BAD WHEN THE DAY COMES AND YOU'RE IN DOUBT IN A RIVER OF TROUBLE ABOUT TO DROWN CHORUS (after each verse): HOLD ON, I'M COMIN'--HOLD ON, I'M COMIN' I'M ON MY WAY--YOUR LOVER WHEN YOU GET COLD, YEAH, I'LL BE YOUR COVER DON'T HAVE TO WORRY BECAUSE I'M HERE DON'T NEED TO SUFFER BECAUSE I'M HERE BRIDGE: REACH OUT TO ME FOR SATISFACTION CALL MY NAME, GET A QUICK REACTION (repeat verse 1) VERSE 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 CHORUS 1 b3 4 1 BRIDGE 1 1 1 1 HONKY TONK WOMEN Rolling Stones (#1,1969) I MET A GIN-SOAKED BARROOM QUEEN IN MEMPHIS SHE TRIED TO TAKE ME UPSTAIRS FOR A RIDE SHE HAD TO HEAVE ME RIGHT ACROSS HER SHOULDER CAUSE I JUST CAN'T SEEM TO DRINK YOU OFF MY MIND CHORUS (after each verse): IT'S A HONKY TONK WOMAN GIVE ME, GIVE ME, GIVE ME THE HONKY TONK BLUES I LAID A DIVORCEE IN NEW YORK CITY I HAD TO PUT UP SOME KIND OF A FIGHT THE LADY THEN SHE COVERED ME IN ROSES SHE BLEW MY NOSE AND THEN SHE BLEW MY MIND INTRO 1 1 1 1 VERSE 1 1 4 4 1 2 5 5 1 1 4 4 1 5 1 1 CHORUS 1 5 1 1 1 5 1 1 HOTEL CALIFORNIA Eagles (#1,1977) ON A DARK DESERT HIGHWAY, COOL WIND IN MY HAIR WARM SMELL OF COLITAS RISING UP THROUGH THE AIR UP AHEAD IN THE DISTANCE I SAW A SHIMMERING LIGHT MY HEAD GREW HEAVY AND MY SIGHT GREW DIM I HAD TO STOP FOR THE NIGHT THERE SHE STOOD IN THE DOORWAY--I HEARD THE MISSION BELL AND I WAS THINKING TO MYSELF "THIS COULD BE HEAVEN OR THIS COULD BE HELL" THEN SHE LIT UP A CANDLE AND SHE SHOWED ME THE WAY THERE WERE VOICES DOWN THE CORRIDOR I THOUGHT I HEARD THEM SAY CHORUS 1: WELCOME TO THE HOTEL CALIFORNIA SUCH A LOVELY PLACE, SUCH A LOVELY FACE PLENTY OF ROOM AT THE HOTEL CALIFORNIA ANY TIME OF YEAR YOU CAN FIND IT HERE HER MIND IS TIFFANY-TWISTED--SHE GOT THE MERCEDES BENZ SHE GOT A LOT OF PRETTY PRETTY BOYS THAT SHE CALLS FRIENDS HOW THEY DANCE IN THE COURTYARD--SWEET SUMMER SWEAT SOME DANCE TO REMEMBER--SOME DANCE TO FORGET SO I CALLED UP THE CAPTAIN--"PLEASE BRING MY MY WINE" HE SAID, "WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT SPIRIT HERE SINCE 1969" AND STILL THOSE VOICES ARE CALLING FROM FAR AWAY WAKE YOU UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT JUST TO HEAR THEM SAY CHORUS 2: WELCOME TO THE HOTEL CALIFORNIA SUCH A LOVELY PLACE, SUCH A LOVELY FACE LIVIN' IT UP AT THE HOTEL CALIFORNIA WHAT A NICE SURPRISE--BRING YOUR ALIBIS MIRRORS ON THE CEILING--THE PINK CHAMPAGNE ON ICE AND SHE SAID, "WE ARE JUST PRISONERS HERE OF OUR OWN DEVICE" AND IN THE MASTER'S CHAMBERS THEY GATHERED FOR THE FEAST THEY STAB IT WITH THEIR STEELY KNIVES BUT THEY JUST CAN'T KILL THE BEAST LAST THING I REMEMBER I WAS RUNNING FOR THE DOOR I HAD TO FIND THE PASSAGE BACK TO THE PLACE I WAS BEFORE "RELAX," SAID THE NIGHT MAN, "WE ARE PROGRAMMED TO RECEIVE YOU CAN CHECK OUT ANY TIME YOU LIKE BUT YOU CAN NEVER LEAVE" VERSE 1m 1m 5 5 7 7 4 4 6 6 3 3 4m 4m 5 5 CHORUS 6 6 3 3 4m 4m 1m 1m 6 6 3 3 4m 4m 5 5 HOUND DOG Elvis (#1,1956) YOU AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A HOUND DOG CRYIN' ALL THE TIME YOU AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A HOUND DOG CRYIN' ALL THE TIME WELL, YOU AIN'T CAUGHT A RABBIT AND YOU AIN'T NO FRIEND OF MINE WELL, YOU SAID YOU WERE HIGH CLASS, WELL THAT WAS JUST A LIE YOU SAID YOU WERE HIGH CLASS, THAT WAS JUST A LIE YOU AIN'T CAUGHT A RABBIT AND YOU AIN'T NO FRIEND OF MINE 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 5 4 1 1 (or 5) HOUSE OF THE RISIN' SUN Animals (#1,1964) THERE IS A HOUSE IN NEW ORLEANS THEY CALL THE RISIN' SUN AND IT'S BEEN THE RUIN OF MANY A' POOR BOY AND GOD, I KNOW I'M ONE MY MOTHER WAS A TAILOR SHE SEWED MY NEW BLUE JEANS MY FATHER WAS A GAMBLIN' MAN DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS NOW THE ONLY THING A GAMBLER NEEDS IS A SUITCASE AND A TRUNK AND THE ONLY TIME HE'LL BE SATISFIED IS WHEN HE'S ALL A-DRUNK OH MOTHER TELL YOUR CHILDREN NOT TO DO WHAT I HAVE DONE SPEND YOUR LIVES IN SIN AND MISERY IN THE HOUSE OF THE RISIN' SUN WELL I'VE GOT ONE FOOT ON THE PLATFORM THE OTHER ON THE TRAIN I'M GOIN' BACK TO NEW ORLEANS TO WEAR THAT BALL AND CHAIN (6/8) 1m 3 4 6 1m 3 5 5 1m 3 4 6 1m 5 1m 5 HURTS SO GOOD John Cougar Mellencamp, 1982 (#2) WHEN I WAS A YOUNG BOY SAID PUT AWAY THOSE YOUNG BOY WAYS NOW THAT I'M GETTIN' OLDER, SO MUCH OLDER I LOVE ALL THOSE YOUNG BOY DAYS WITH A GIRL LIKE YOU--WITH A GIRL LIKE YOU LORD KNOWS THERE ARE THINGS WE CAN DO, BABY JUST ME AND YOU--COME ON AND MAKE IT CHORUS (after each verse): HURT SO GOOD--COME ON BABY MAKE IT HURT SO GOOD SOMETIMES LOVE DON'T FEEL LIKE IT SHOULD--YOU MAKE IT HURT SO GOOD DON'T HAVE TO BE SO EXITING JUST TRYIN' TO GIVE MYSELF A LITTLE BIT OF FUN, YEAH YOU ALWAYS LOOK SO INVITIN'--YOU AIN'T AS GREEN AS YOU ARE YOUNG HEY BABY, IT'S YOU--COME ON GIRL NOW, IT'S YOU SINK YOUR TEETH RIGHT THROUGH MY BONES, BABY LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO--COME ON AND MAKE IT UH . . . BRIDGE: I AIN'T TALKIN' NO BIG DEALS--I AIN'T MADE NO PLANS MYSELF I AIN'T TALKIN' NO HIGH HEELS MAYBE WE COULD WALK AROUND ALL DAY LONG WALK AROUND ALL DAY LONG INTRO 1 1 . . . VERSE 1 5 6m 4 1 5 6m 4 1 5 (stop) 1 5 6m 4 5 5 CHORUS 1 5 1 5 4-6m 4 5 (to intro) BRIDGE 4 1 4 6m-1 4 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 (CHORUS X2, fade on INTRO)