JAILHOUSE ROCK ELVIS (#1,1957) written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller THE WARDEN THREW A PARTY IN THE COUNTY JAIL THE PRISON BAND WAS THERE AND THEY BEGAN TO WAIL THE BAND WAS JUMPIN AND THE JOINT BEGAN TO SWING YOU SHOULD HAVE HEARD THOSE KNOCKED-OUT JAILBIRDS SING CHORUS (after each verse): LET'S ROCK--EVERYBODY LET'S ROCK EVERYBODY IN THE WHOLE CELL BLOCK WAS DANCIN' TO THE JAILHOUSE ROCK SPIDER MURPHY PLAYED THE TENOR SAXOPHONE LITTLE JOE WAS BLOWIN' ON THE SLIDE TROMBONE THE DRUMMER BOY FROM ILLINOIS WENT CRASH, BOOM, BANG THE WHOLE RHYTHM SECTION WAS THE PURPLE GANG NUMBER FORTY-SEVEN SAID TO NUMBER THREE "YOU'RE THE CUTEST JAILBIRD I EVER DID SEE" I SURE WOULD BE DELIGHTED WITH YOUR COMPANY COME ON AND DO THE JAILHOUSE ROCK WITH ME THE SAD SACK WAS SITTIN' ON A BLOCK OF STONE WAY OVER IN THE CORNER SITTIN' ALL ALONE THE WARDEN SAID "HEY BUDDY, DON'T YOU BE NO SQUARE" "IF YOU CAN'T FIND A PARTNER USE A WOODEN CHAIR" SHIFTY HENRY SAID TO BUGS "FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE" "NO ONE'S LOOKIN', NOW'S YOUR CHANCE TO MAKE A BREAK" BUGSY TURNED TO SHIFTY AND HE SAID "NIX NIX" I WANNA STICK AROUND AWHILE AND GET MY KICKS VERSE 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 CHORUS 4 4 1 1 5 4 1 5 JOHNNY B. GOODE Chuck Berry (#8,1958) WAY DOWN IN LOUISIANA NEXT TO NEW ORLEANS WAY UP IN THE HILLS AMONG THE EVERGREENS STOOD A LOG CABIN MADE OF EARTH AND WOOD THERE LIVED A COUNTRY BOY NAMED JOHNNY B. GOODE HE NEVER LEARNED TO READ OR WRITE SO WELL BUT HE COULD PLAY THE GUITAR LIKE A RINGIN' BELL CHORUS (after each verse): GO GO--GO JOHNNY, GO GO GO GO JOHNNY, GO GO GO--GO JOHNNY, GO GO GO GO JOHNNY, GO GO GO--JOHNNY B. GOODE HE USED TO CARRY HIS GUITAR IN A GUNNY SACK AND SIT BESIDE THE RIVER BY THE RAILROAD TRACK SIT BENEATH THE TREES IN THE SUMMER SHADE STRUMMIN' TO THE RHYTHM THAT THE ENGINES MADE PEOPLE GOIN' BY WOULD STOP AND SAY MY, MY, THAT COUNTRY BOY SURE CAN PLAY HIS MAMA TOLD HIM "SOME DAY YOU WILL BE A MAN YOU WILL BE THE LEADER OF A BIG OLD BAND PEOPLE WILL COME FROM MILES AROUND TO HEAR YOU PLAY YOUR GUITAR WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN YOU KNOW THAT SOME DAY YOUR NAME WILL BE IN LIGHTS SINGIN' JOHNNY B. GOODE TONIGHT" 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 5 5 1 5 JOY TO THE WORLD Three Dog Night (#1,1971) written by Hoyt Axton JEREMIAH WAS A BULLFROG WAS A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE NEVER UNDERSTOOD A SINGLE WORD HE SAID BUT I HELPED HIM DRINK HIS WINE AND HE ALWAYS HAD SOME MIGHTY FINE WINE CHORUS (after each verse): SINGIN' JOY TO THE WORLD--ALL THE BOYS AND GIRLS JOY TO THE FISHES IN THE DEEP BLUE SEA--JOY TO YOU AND ME IF I WERE THE KING OF THE WORLD TELL YOU WHAT I'D DO THROW AWAY THE CARS AND BARS AND THE WARS AND MAKE SWEET LOVE TO YOU YES, I'LL MAKE SWEET LOVE WITH YOU YOU KNOW I LOVE THE LADIES LOVE TO HAVE MY FUN I'M A HIGH NIGHT FLYER AND A RAINBOW RIDER A STRAIGHT SHOOTIN' SON-OF-A-GUN YES, I'M A STRAIGHT SHOOTIN' SON-OF-A-GUN INTRO 1 4-b6 1-5 11b77 VERSE 1 11b77 1 11b77 1 4-b6 4-5 1 4-5 1 CHORUS 1 1 5 1 1 4-b6 1-5 11b77 JUMPIN' JACK FLASH Rolling Stones (#3,1968) I WAS BORN IN A CROSSFIRE HURRICANE AND I HOWLED AT THE FALL OF THE DRIVIN' RAIN CHORUS (after each verse): BUT IT'S ALL RIGHT NOW--IN FACT IT'S A GAS BUT IT'S ALL RIGHT--JUMPIN' JACK FLASH--IT'S A GAS GAS GAS I WAS RAISED BY A TOOTHLESS DEAD-END HAG I WAS SCHOOLED WITH A STRAP RIGHT ACROSS MY BACK (INSTRUMENTAL INTERLUDE) I WAS DROWNED--I WAS WASHED UP AND LEFT FOR DEAD I FELL DOWN TO MY FEET AND I STARTED TO PRAY YEAH, YEAH--I WAS PROUD AT THE CRUMBS OF A CRUST OF BREAD YEAH, YEAH, YEAH--I WAS CROWNED WITH A SPIKE RIGHT THROUGH MY HEAD--UH-UH, YEAH ENDING: JUMPIN JACK FLASH--IT'S A GAS (X6) . . . INTRO 1 4-b7 1 4-b7 1 4-b7 1 1 1 1 17sus 1 17sus VERSE 1 17sus 1 17sus 1 17sus 1 17sus CHORUS b3 b7 4 1 b3 b7 4 1 1 1 1 1 17sus 1 17sus INTERLUDE 1 4-b7sus 1 4-b7sus 1 4-b7sus 1 4-b7sus 1 1 1 1 17sus 1 17sus ENDING 1 47 1 47 ... JUST THE WAY YOU ARE Billy Joel (#3,1978) DON'T GO CHANGIN' TO TRY AND PLEASE ME YOU NEVER LET ME DOWN BEFORE--MM MM DON'T IMAGINE YOU'RE TOO FAMILIAR AND I DON'T SEE YOU ANY MORE I WOULD NOT LEAVE YOU IN TIMES OF TROUBLE WE NEVER COULD HAVE COME THIS FAR--MM MM I TOOK THE GOOD TIMES, I'LL TAKE THE BAD TIMES I'LL TAKE YOU JUST THE WAY YOU ARE (intro, verse 2) DON'T GO TRYING S0ME NEW FASHION DON'T CHANGE THE COLOR OF YOUR HAIR--MM MM YOU ALWAYS HAVE MY UNSPOKEN PASSION ALTHOUGH I MIGHT NOT SEEM TO CARE I DON'T WANT CLEVER CONVERSATION I NEVER WANT TO WORK THAT HARD--MM MM I JUST WANT SOMEONE THAT I CAN TALK TO I WANT YOU JUST THE WAY YOU ARE (intro, solo on verse, intro, bridge) BRIDGE: I NEED TO KNOW THAT YOU WILL ALWAYS BE THE SAME OLD SOMEONE THAT I KNEW OH, WHAT WILL IT TAKE TILL YOU BELIEVE IN ME THE WAY THAT I BELIEVE IN YOU (verse 3) I SAID I LOVE YOU AND THAT'S FOREVER AND THIS I PROMISE FROM THE HEART--mm mm I COULD NOT LOVE YOU ANY BETTER I LOVE YOU JUST THE WAY YOU ARE (second ending, final ending) INTRO 1-4m 1 1-4m 1 VERSE 1 27 4 6m-17 4 4m 1 5m-17 4 4m 1 6m (1st end.) 27 27 57 57 (repeat) (2nd end.) 2m 57 BRIDGE 4 5 3m 6 2m 5 1 1-5m b6 b7 5m 1 4m b7 57 57 (final end.) b6 b7 5m 1 4m 5 1 KANSAS CITY Wilbert Harrison (#1,1959) written by Leiber & Stoller (1952) I'M GOIN' TO KANSAS CITY, KANSAS CITY HERE I COME I'M GOIN' TO KANSAS CITY, KANSAS CITY HERE I COME THEY GOT SOME CRAZY LITTLE WOMEN THERE AND I'M GONNA GET ME ONE I'M GONNA STAND ON THE CORNER OF12th STREET AND VINE I'M GONNA STAND ON THE CORNER OF12th STREET AND VINE WITH MY KANSAS CITY BABY AND MY BOTTLE OF KANSAS CITY WINE WELL, I MIGHT TAKE A TRAIN, I MIGHT TAKE A PLANE BUT IF I GOTTA WALK YOU KNOW I'M GOIN' THERE JUST THE SAME I'M GOIN' TO KANSAS CITY, KANSAS CITY HERE I COME THEY GOT SOME CRAZY LITTLE WOMEN THERE AND I'M GONNA' GET ME ONE THE DAY MY BABY LEFT ME WAS THE DAY I'M GONNA' DIE I'VE GOT TO FIND ME A GRAND NEW BABY AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY I'M GOIN' TO KANSAS CITY, KANSAS CITY HERE I COME THEY GOT SOME CRAZY LITTLE WOMEN THERE AND I'M GONNA' GET ME ONE VERSE 1 & 2 1 4 1 1 4 4 1 1 5 4 1 5 VERSE 3 & 4 1(HIT) 1(HIT) 1(2 HITS) 1 4 4 1 1 5 4 1 5 KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG Roberta Flack (#1,1973) I HEARD HE SANG A NEW SONG--I HEARD HE HAD A STYLE AND SO I CAME TO SEE HIM TO LISTEN FOR AWHILE AND THERE HE WAS, THIS YOUNG BOY, A STRANGER TO MY EYES CHORUS (after each verse): STRUMMING MY PAIN WITH HIS FINGERS SINGING MY LIFE WITH HIS WORDS KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG TELLING MY WHOLE LIFE WITH HIS WORDS KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG I FELT ALL FLUSHED WITH FEVER, EMBARRASSED BY THE CROWD I FELT HE FOUND MY LETTERS AND READ EACH ONE OUT LOUD I PRAYED THAT HE WOULD FINISH BUT HE JUST KEPT RIGHT ON HE SANG AS IF HE KNEW ME IN ALL MY DARK DESPAIR AND THEN HE LOOKED RIGHT THROUGH ME AS IF I WASN'T THERE BUT HE WAS THERE, THIS STRANGER, SINGING CLEAR AND STRONG VERSE 2m 5 1 4 2m 5 6m 6m 2m 5 1 3 CHORUS 6m 4 5 1 6m 2 5 4 1 4 b7 b7 1 1