I'M A BELIEVER Monkees (#1,1966)
I THOUGHT LOVE WAS ONLY TRUE IN FAIRY TALES
AND FOR SOMEONE ELSE BUT NOT FOR ME
LOVE WAS OUT TO GET ME--THAT'S THE WAY IT SEEMED
DISAPPOINTMENT HAUNTED ALL MY DREAMS
CHORUS (after each verse):
THEN I SAW HER FACE, NOW I'M A BELIEVER
NOT A TRACE OF DOUBT IN MY MIND
I'M IN LOVE, OH...I'M A BELIEVER
I COULDN'T LEAVE HER IF I TRIED
I THOUGHT LOVE WAS MORE OR LESS A GIVEN THING
SEEMS THE MORE I GAVE THE LESS I GOT
WHAT'S THE USE OF TRYIN'--ALL YOU GET IS PAIN
WHEN I NEEDED SUNSHINE I GOT RAIN
VERSE 1 5 1 1
1 5 1 1
4 1 4 1
4 1 5 5
CHORUS 1-4 1-4 1-4 1-4
1-4 1-4 1-4 1-4
1 4 1 b7
5 5
I'M GONNA' BE (500 MILES) The Proclaimers (#3,1993)
WHEN I WAKE UP, YEAH I KNOW I'M GONNA BE
I'M GONNA' BE THE MAN WHO WAKES UP NEXT TO YOU
WHEN I GO OUT, YEAH I KNOW I'M GONNA BE
I'M GONNA BE THE MAN WHO GOES ALONG WITH YOU
IF I GET DRUNK, YES I KNOW I'M GONNA BE
I'M GONNA BE THE MAN WHO GETS DRUNK NEXT TO YOU
AND IF I HAVER, WELL I KNOW I'M GONNA BE
I'M GONNA BE THE MAN WHO'S HAVERIN' TO YOU
CHORUS (after every two verses):
BUT I WOULD WALK FIVE HUNDRED MILES
AND I WOULD WALK FIVE HUNDRED MORE
JUST TO BE WHO MAN WHO WALKS A THOUSAND MILES
TO FALL DOWN AT YOUR DOOR
WHEN I'M WORKIN', WELL YOU KNOW I'M GONNA BE
I'M GONNA' BE THE MAN THAT'S WORKIN' HARD FOR YOU
AND WHEN THE MONEY COMES IN FOR THE WORK I'LL DO
I'LL PASS ALMOST EVERY PENNY ON TO YOU
WHEN I COME HOME, YEAH 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 GROWIN' OLD WITH YOU
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 DREAMIN', 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 KNOW I'M GONNA BE
I'M GONNA BE THE MAN WHO COMES BACK HOME TO YOU
ENDING:
I'M GONNA BE THE MAN WHO'S COMIN' HOME TO YOU (chorus)
(2/4)
VERSE 1 1 1 1
4 5 1 1
1 1 1 1
4 5 1 1
CHORUS 1 1 1 1
4 4 5 5
1 1 1 1
4 4 5 5
ENDING 2m 5 1 (hold ...)
I'M HENRY VIII, I AM Herman's Hermits (#1,1965)
I'M HENRY THE EIGHTH I AM
HENRY THE EIGHTH I AM, I AM
I GOT MARRIED TO THE WIDOW NEXT DOOR
SHE'S BEEN MARRIED SEVEN TIMES BEFORE
AND EVERY ONE WAS A HENRY
SHE WOULDN'T HAVE A WILLY OR A SAM
I'M HER EIGHTH OLD MAN, I'M HENRY
HENRY THE EIGHTH I AM
SECOND VERSE SAME AS THE FIRST
1 1 4 1
1 1 27 5
1 5 4 5
1 67 27-5 1
(1) (1)
I'M NOT YOUR STEPPING STONE Monkees, 1967 (#20)
CHORUS (after each verse):
I I I I I'M NOT YOUR STEPPIN' STONE
I I I I I'M NOT YOUR STEPPIN' STONE
YOU'RE TRYIN' TO MAKE YOUR WAY IN SOCIETY
USIN' ALL THE TRICKS THAT YOU USED ON ME
YOU'RE READIN' ALL THEM HIGH FASHION MAGAZINES
THE CLOTHES YOU'RE WEARIN' LATELY CAUSES PUBLIC SCENES
I FIRST MET YOU GIRL, YOU DIDN'T HAVE NO SHOES
BUT NOW YOU'RE WALKIN' 'ROUND LIKE YOU'RE FRONT PATE NEWS
YOU BEEN AWFUL CAREFUL 'BOUT THE FRIENDS YOU CHOOSE
BUT YOU WON'T FIND MY NAME IN YOUR BOOK OF WHO'S WHO
1 b3 4 b6 . . .
I'M WALKIN' Fats Domino (#4,1957)/Ricky Nelson (#4,1957)
I'M WALKIN', YES INDEED
AND I'M TALKIN' ABOUT YOU AND ME
AND I'M HOPIN' THAT YOU'LL COME BACK TO ME
I'M AS LONELY AS I CAN BE
AND I'M WANTING YOUR COMPANY
AND I'M HOPIN' THAT YOU'LL RETURN TO ME
CHORUS:
WHATCHA' GONNA DO WHEN THE WELL RUNS DRY
YOU'RE GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND CRY
AND I'LL BE HERE RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE
FOR YOU PRETTY BABY I'D EVEN DIE
VERSE 1 1 4 4
1 5 1 1
CHORUS 4 1 4 1
4 1 2 5
IN THE GHETTO Elvis Presley, 1969 (#3)
written by Scott Davis
AS THE SNOW FLIES
ON A COLD AND GRAY CHICAGO MORNIN'
A POOR LITTLE BABY CHILD IS BORN IN THE GHETTO
AND HIS MAMA CRIES
'CAUSE IF THERE'S ONE THING THAT SHE DON'T NEED
IT'S ANOTHER HUNGY MOUTH TO FEED IN THE GHETTO
BRIDGE 1:
PEOPLE DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND THE CHILD NEEDS A HELPING HAND
OR HE'LL GROW TO BE AND ANGRY YOUNG MAN SOME DAY
TAKE A LOOK AT YOU AND ME-ARE WE TOO BLIND TO SEE
DO WE SIMPLY TURN OUR HEADS AND LOOK THE OTHER WAY
WELL THE WORLD TURNS
AND A HUNGRY LITTLE BOY WITH A RUNNY NOSE
PLAYS IN THE STREET AS THE COLD WIND BLOWS IN THE GHETTO
AND HIS HUNGER BURNS
SO HE STARTS TO ROAM THE STREETS AT NIGHT AND HE LEARNS
HOW TO STEAL AND HE LEARNS HOW TO FIGHT IN THE GHETTO
BRIDGE 2:
THEN ONE NIGHT IN DESPERATION A YOUNG MAN BREAKS AWAY
HE BUYS A GUN, STEALS A CAR, TRIES TO RUN, BUT HE DON'T GET FAR
AND HIS MAMA CRIES
AS A CROWD GATHERS 'ROUND AN ANGRY YOUNG MAN
FACE DOWN ON THE STREET WITH A GUN IN HIS HAND IN THE GHETTO
AS HER YOUNG MAN DIES
ON A COLD AND GRAY CHICAGO MORNIN'
ANOTHER LITTLE BABY CHILD IS BORN IN THE GHETTO
(slow 4/4)
VERSE 1 1
5 4-5 1 1
1 1
5 4-5 1 1
BRIDGE 1 5 4-1 4-5 1
5 4-1 4-3m 2m-5
BRIDGE 2 5 4-1 4-3m 2m-5
IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR Wilson Pickett, 1965
I'M GONNA WAIT 'TIL THE MIDNIGHT HOUR
THAT'S WHEN MY LOVE COMES TUMBLIN' DOWN
I'M GONNA WAIT 'TIL THE MIDNIGHT HOUR
WHEN THERE'S NO ONE ELSE AROUND
I'M GONNA TAKE YOU GIRL AND HOLD YOU
AND DO ALL THE THINGS I TOLD YOU IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR
I'M GONNA WAIT 'TIL THE STARS COME OUT
AND SEE THAT TWINKLE IN YOUR EYES
I'M GONNA WAIT 'TIL THE MIDNIGHT HOUR
THAT'S WHEN MY LOVE BEGINS TO SHINE
YOU'RE THE ONLY GIRL I KNOW
THAT REALLY REALLY LOVES ME SO IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR
INTRO b7 5 4 b3
1-4 1-4 1-4 5
VERSE 1-4 1-4 1-4 1-4
1-4 1-4 1-4 1-4
5 4 5 4
1-4 1-4 b7 5
SOLO 1-4 1-4 1-4 5
1-4 1-4 b7 5
IN THE SUMMERTIME Mungo Jerry (#3)
written by Ray Dorset
CHH CHH-CHH-UH, CHH CHH-CHH-UH, CHH CHH-CHH-UH, CHH CHH-CHH-UH
CHH CHH-CHH-UH, CHH CHH-CHH-UH, CHH CHH-CHH-UH, CHH CHH-CHH-UH
CHH CHH-CHH-UH, CHH CHH-CHH-UH, CHH CHH-CHH-UH, CHH CHH-CHH
IN THE SUMMERTIME WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT
YOU CAN STRETCH RIGHT UP AND TOUCH THE SKY
WHEN THE WEATHER'S FINE YOU GOT WOMEN
YOU GOT WOMEN ON YOUR MIND
HAVE A DRINK, HAVE A DRIVE--GO OUT AND SEE WHAT YOU CAN FIND
IF HER DADDY'S RICH TAKE HER OUT FOR A MEAL
IF HER DADDY'S POOR JUST DO WHAT YOU FEEL
SPEED ALONG THE LANE, DO A TON OR A TON AN' TWENTY-FIVE
WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN YOU CAN MAKE IT, MAKE IT GOOD IN A LAY-BY
WE'RE NO THREAT, PEOPLE, WE'RE NOT DIRTY, WE'RE NOT MEAN
WE LOVE EVERYBODY BUT WE DO AS WE PLEASE
WHEN THE WEATHER'S FINE WE GO FISHIN' OR GO SWIMMIN' IN THE SEA
WE'RE ALWAYS HAPPY--LIFE'S FOR LIVIN' YEAH, THAT'S OUR PHILOSOPHY
SING ALONG WITH US DEE DEE DEE-DEE DEE
DAH DAH DAH-DAH DAH, YEAH WE'RE HAP-HAPPY
DAH DAH-DAH, DEE-DAH-DO DEE-DAH-DO DAH-DO-DAH
DAH-DO-DAH-DAH-DAH DAH-DAH-DAH DO-DAH-DAH, ALL RIGHT
CHH CHH-CHH-UH, CHH CHH-CHH-UH, CHH CHH-CHH-UH, CHH CHH-CHH-UH
CHH CHH-CHH-UH, CHH CHH-CHH-UH, CHH CHH-CHH-UH, CHH CHH-CHH-UH
CHH CHH-CHH-UH, CHH CHH-CHH-UH, CHH CHH-CHH-UH, CHH CHH-CHH
WHEN THE WINTER'S HERE, YEAH IT'S PARTY TIME
BRING YOUR BOTTLE, WEAR YOUR BRIGHT CLOTHES
IT'LL SOON BE SUMMERTIME
AND WE'LL SING AGAIN--WE'LL GO DRIVIN' OR MAYBE WE'LL SETTLE DOWN
IF SHE'S RICH, IF SHE'S NICE BRING YOUR FRIENDS
AND WE'LL ALL GO INTO TOWN
(12-bar blues)
1 1 1 1
4 4 1 1
5 4 1 1
IT'S SO EASY Buddy Holly, Linda Ronstadt (#5,1977)
CHORUS:
IT'S SO EASY TO FALL IN LOVE
IT'S SO EASY TO FALL IN LOVE
PEOPLE TELL ME LOVE'S FOR FOOLS
HERE I GO BREAKIN' ALL THE RULES
BRIDGE (after each verse):
IT'S SO EASY (IT'S SO EASY x3)
SO DOGGONE EASY (IT'S SO EASY x3)
IT'S SO EASY (IT'S SO EASY x3)
WHERE YOU'RE CONCERNED MY HEART CAN LEARN (chorus)
LOOK INTO YOUR HEART AND SEE
WHAT YOUR LOVE BOOK HAS SET ASIDE FOR ME
VERSE/CHORUS 1-5 4-5 1-4 5-1
BRIDGE 4 4 1 1
4 4 2 5
IT'S NOW OR NEVER ELVIS (#1,1960)
Aaron Schroeder & Wally Gold
(SUNG TO THE TUNE OF "O SOLO MIO")
CHORUS (after each verse):
IT'S NOW OR NEVER--COME HOLD ME TIGHT
KISS ME MY DARLIN'--BE MINE TONIGHT
TOMORROW WILL BE TOO LATE
IT'S NOW OR NEVER--MY LOVE WON'T WAIT
WHEN I FIRST SAW YOU WITH YOUR SMILE SO TENDER
MY HEART WAS CAPTURED, MY SOUL SURRENDERED
I'VE SPENT A LIFETIME WAITING FOR THE RIGHT TIME
NOW THAT YOU'RE NEAR THE TIME IS HERE AT LAST
JUST LIKE A WILLOW WE COULD CRY AN OCEAN
IF WE LOST TRUE LOVE AND SWEET DEVOTION
YOUR LIPS EXCITE ME--LET YOUR ARMS INVITE ME
FOR WHO KNOWS WHEN WE'LL MEET AGAIN THIS WAY
CHORUS 1 1 2m 5
2m 5 1 1
4m 4m 1 1
5 5 1 1
VERSE 1 1 4 4
5 4 1 1
1 1 4 4-4m
1 2m-5 1-4m 1