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©2011 "Viva Las Vegas" 1964 Written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman

recorded by Elvis Presley Viva Las Vegas G Bright light city gonna set my soulGonna set my soul on fireEm Got a whole lot of money that's ready to burn,So get those stakes up higher G There's a thousand pretty women waitin' out thereAnd they're all livin' devil may careEm And I'm just the devil with love to spareSo…. C G C G Viva las vegas, viva las vegas G How I wish that there were moreThan the twenty-four hours in the dayEm 'cause even if there were forty moreI wouldn't sleep a minute away G Oh, there's black jack and poker and the roulette wheelA fortune won and lost on ev'ry deal Em All you need's a strong heart and a nerve of steel C G C G Viva las vegas, viva las vegas C Viva las vegas with you neon flashin'And your one armbandits crashin' G All those hopes down the drain

C Viva las vegas turnin' day into nighttimeTurnin' night into daytime A If you see it once D You'll never be the same again

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I'm gonna keep on the runI'm gonna have me some funEm If it costs me my very last dimeIf I wind up broke up wellG I'll always remember that I had a swingin' time Em I'm gonna give it ev'rything I've gotLady luck please let the dice stay hotLet me shoot a seven with ev'ry shot C G C G C G Viva las vegas, viva las vegas, viva las vegas, C D G Viva, viva las vegas

GOD BLESS AMERICA w.m. Irving Berlin 4/4 1…2…1234 (Practice triplets)

God Bless A-merica, land that I love.

Stand be-side her and guide her through the night with the light from a-bove

From the mountains to the prairies, to the ocean, white with foam.

God bless A-merica, my home sweet home,

God bless A-merica, my home sweet home.

GOD BLESS AMERICA w.m. Irving Berlin 4/4 1…2…1234 (Practice triplets)

D A7 D D7 God Bless A-merica, land that I love. G D A7 D Stand be-side her and guide her through the night with the light from a-bove A7 D A7 D D7 From the mountains to the prairies, to the ocean, white with foam. G D Bm D A7 D D7 God bless A-merica, my home sweet home, G D Bb D A7 D God bless A-merica, my home sweet home.

A Horse With No Name (AMERICA 1972 - Dewey Bunnell) Intro: Em D6 (X2) Em D6 On the first part of the journey, Em D6 I was looking at all the life. Em D6 There were plants and birds, and rocks and things, Em D6 There was sand and hills and rings. Em D6 The first thing I met, was a fly with a buzz, Em D6 And the sky, with no clouds. Em D6 The heat was hot, and the ground was dry, Em D6 But the air was full of sound. Em D6 You see I've been through the desert on a horse with no name, Em D6 It felt good to be out of the rain. Em D6 In the desert you can remember your name, Em D6 'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain. Em D6 Em D6 La, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la Em D6 Em D6 La, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la Em D6 After two days, in the desert sun, Em D6 My skin began to turn red. Em D6 After three days, in the desert fun, Em D6 I was looking at a river bed. Em D6 And the story it told, of a river that flowed, Em D6 Made me sad to think it was dead. Em D6 You see, I've been through the desert on a horse with no name, Em D6 It felt good to be out of the rain. Em D6 In the desert you can remember your name, Em D6 'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain. Em D6 Em D6 La, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la Em D6 Em D6 La, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la

A HORSE WITH NO NAME – page 2 Em D6 After nine days, I let the horse run free, Em D6 'Cause the desert had turned to sea. Em D6 There were plants and birds, and rocks and things, Em D6 There was sand and hills and rings. Em D6 The ocean is a desert, with its life underground, Em D6 And a perfect disguise above. Em D6 Under the cities lies, a heart made of ground, Em D6 But the humans will give no love. Em D6 You see, I've been through the desert on a horse with no name, Em D6 It felt good to be out of the rain. Em D6 In the desert you can remember your name, Em D6 'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain. Em D6 Em D6 La, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la Em D6 Em D6 La, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la Em D6 Em D6 La, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la Em D6 Em D6 La, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la Em D6 Em D6 La, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la Em D6 Em D6 La, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la Em D6 Em Gbm La, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la...

From guitarmusicchordsandlyrics.com / arr. 7/2105 DUC-Brad

[C] Out in the west Texas [Dm] town of El Paso[G7] I fell in love with a Mexican [C] girlNight time would find me in [Dm] Rosa's cantina[G7] Music would play and Felina would [C] whirl

[C] Blacker than night where the [Dm] eyes of Felina[G7] Wicked and evil while casting a [C] spellMy love was deep for this [Dm] Mexican maiden[G7] I was in love, but in vain I could [C] tell

[F] One night a wild young [C7] cowboy came [F] inWild as the [Cm] West Texas [C] wiiiiind [C7] [C7] [C7][C7] Dashing and daring, a drink he was sharingWith wicked Felina, the girl that I [F] lovedSo in [G7] anger

I [C] challenged his right for the [Dm] love of this maiden[G7] Down went his hand for the gun that he [C] woreMy challenge was answered in [Dm] less than a heartbeat[G7] The handsome young stranger lay dead on the [C] floor

Just for a moment I [Dm] stood there in silence[G7] Shocked by the foul evil deed I had [C] doneMany thoughts raced through my [Dm] mind as I stood there[G7] I had but one chance and that was to [C] run

[F] Out through the back door of [C7] Rosa's I [F] ranOut where the [Cm] horses were [C] tiiiiied [C7] [C7] [C7][C7] I caught a good oneIt looked like it could runUp on its back and away I did [F] rideJust as [G7] fast as

I [C] could from the West Texas [Dm] town of El Paso[G7] Out to the badlands of New Mexi[C]co

El Paso - Marty Robbins

Billboard #1 1960

[C] Back in El Paso my [Dm]life would be worthless[G7] Everything's gone in life, nothing is [C] leftIt's been so long since I've [Dm] seen the young maiden[G7] My love is stronger than my fear of [C] death

[F] I saddled up and a[C7]way I did [F] goRiding a[Cm]lone in the [C] daaaaark [C7] [C7] [C7][C7] Maybe tomorrow a bullet may find meTonight nothing's worse than this pain in my [F] heartAnd at [G7] last here

I [C] am on the hill over[Dm]looking El Paso[G7] I can see Rosa's cantina be[C]lowMy love is strong and it [Dm] pushes me onward[G7] Down off the hill to Felina I [C] go

Off to my right I see [Dm] five mounted cowboys[G7] Off to my left ride a dozen or [C] moreShouting and shooting I [Dm] can't let them catch me[G7] I have to make it to Rosa's back [C] door

[F] Something is dreadfully [C7] wrong for I [F] feelA deep burning [Cm] pain in my [C] siiiiide [C7] [C7] [C7][C7] Though I am trying to stay in the saddleI'm getting weary, unable to [F] rideBut my [G7] love for

Fi[C]lena is strong and I [Dm] rise where I've fallen[G7] Though I am weary I can't stop to [C] restI see the white puff of [Dm] smoke from the rifle[G7] I feel the bullet go deep in my [C] chestFrom out of nowhere Fi[Dm]lena has found me[G7] Kissing my cheek as she kneels by my [C] sideCradled by two loving [Dm] arms that I'll die for[G7] One little kiss and Felina, good[C]bye

El Paso - Marty Robbins

Billboard #1 1960

Trad.

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Arr. Peter Edvinsson

We Shall Overcome

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!ROCKY!MOUNTAIN!HIGH!!!(John&Denver&1972&–&W/M&John&Denver&&&Mike&Taylor)!&(Intro)!!!!!D&&G&&A&&&(ad&lib)&&?&&A7&(Verse+1)+&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&Em&&&&&&&&&&C&&&&&&&&&&&&A&He!was!born!in!the!summer!of!his!twenty>seventh!year,!

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&G&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&A&coming!home!to!a!place!he’d!never!been!before.!

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&Em&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&C&&&&&&&&&&A&He!left!yesterday!behind!him,!you!might!say!he!was!born!again,!

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&G&&&&&&&&A&you!might!say!he!found!a!key!for!every!door.!

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&Em&&&&&&&&&&&&C&&&&&&A&When!he!first!came!to!the!mountains!his!life!was!far!away,!

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&G&&&&&&&&A&on!the!road!and!hanging!by!a!song.!

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&Em&&&&&&&&&&C&&&&&&&&&A&But!the!strings!already!broken!and!he!doesn’t!really!care,!

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&G&&&&&&&A&it!keeps!changing!fast!and!it!don’t!last!for!long.!

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(Chorus+1)+&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&G&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&A&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&But!the!Colorado!Rocky!Mountain!high,!

&&&&&&&&&&&G&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&A&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&&&&&&&&&&&I’ve!seen!it!raining!fire!in!the!sky.!

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&G&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&A&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&A&&&&&&G&&The!shadow!from!the!starlight!is!softer!than!a!lullaby.!

&&(n/c)&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&&&&&&G&&&&A&Rocky!Mountain!high.!

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&&&&&&G&&&&A7&Rocky!Mountain!high.!

&(Verse+2)+&&&&&&&&&&&&D&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&Em&&&&&&&&&C&&&&&&&&&&&A&He!climbed!cathedral!mountains,!he!saw!silver!clouds!below,!

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&G&&&&&&A&he!saw!everything!as!far!as!you!can!see.!

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&Em&&&&&&&&&&&&C&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&A&And!they!say!that!he!got!crazy!once!and!he!tried!to!touch!the!sun,!

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&G&&&&&&&A&and!he!lost!a!friend!but!kept!his!memory.!

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&Em&&&&&&C&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&A&Now!he!walks!in!quiet!solitude,!the!forests!and!the!streams!

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&G&&&&&&&&A&&&seeking!grace!in!every!step!he!takes.!

&&&&&&&&&&&D&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&Em&&&&&&&&&&&&&C&&&&&&&&&&&A&His!sight!has!turned!inside!himself!to!try!and!understand!

&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&G&&&&&&&A&the!serenity!of!a!clear!blue!mountain!lake.!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ROCKY!MOUNTAIN!HIGH!(Continued)!

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(Chorus+2)+&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&G&&&&&&&&&&&&&A&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&And!the!Colorado!Rocky!Mountain!high,!

&&&&&&&&&&G&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&A&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&I’ve!seen!it!raining!fire!in!the!sky.!

&&&G&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&A&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&&&&&&A&&&&&G&Talk!to!God!and!listen!to!the!casual!reply.!

&&&(n/c)&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&&&&&&G&&&&A&Rocky!Mountain!high.!!

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&&&&&&G&&&&A7&Rocky!Mountain!high.!

&(Verse+3)+&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&Em&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&C&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&A&Now!his!life!is!full!of!wonder,!but!his!heart!still!knows!some!fear!

&&&&&&&&&&&&D&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&G&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&A&of!a!simple!thing!he!cannot!comprehend.!

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&Em&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&C&&&&&&&&&&A&Why,!they!try!to!tear!the!mountains!down!to!bring!in!a!couple!more,!

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&G&&&&&&&&A&more!people,!more!scars!upon!the!land.!

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&G&&&&&&&&&&&&A&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&And!the!Colorado!Rocky!Mountain!high,!

&&&&&&&&&&&G&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&A&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&&&&&&I’ve!seen!it!raining!fire!in!the!sky.!

&&&&&&&G&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&A&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&A&&&&&&&G&I!know!he’d!be!a!poor!man!if!he!never!saw!an!eagle!fly.!

&&&&(n/c)&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&G&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&A&&&&&&&&Rocky!Mountain!high,!………..!in!COLORADO!………..!

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(Outro)+&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&G&&&&&&&&&&&A&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&It’s!a!Colorado!Rocky!Mountain!high,!

&&&&&&&&&&&G&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&A&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&I’ve!seen!it!raining!fire!in!the!sky.!

&&&&&&G&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&A&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&G&Friends!around!the!campfire!and!everybody’s!high.!

&&&&&&&(n/c)&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&G&&&&&&&&&&&&&A&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&Rocky!Mountain!high,!…..!High!in!COLORADO.!

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&G&&&&&&&&&&&&&A&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&Rocky!Mountain!high,!…..!High!in!COLORADO.!

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&G&&&&&&&&&&&&&A&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&Rocky!Mountain!high,!…..!High!in!COLORADO.!

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&D&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&G&&&&&&&&&&&&&A&&&&&&&&&D&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&Rocky!Mountain!high,!…..!High!in!COLORADO.!

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More Than A Feeling - Boston D Dsus4 D C G 4x D Dsus4 C G I looked out this morning and the sun was gone D Dsus4 C G Turned on some music to start my day D Dsus4 C G I lost myself in a familiar song D Dsus4 Am(stop) Dsus4 D C Em D I closed my eyes and I slipped away (BA BA DA DA DA DAAAAAA) G C Em D 2x

G C Em D It’s more than a feeling, more than a feeling G C Em D when I hear that old song, they used to play (more than a feeling) G C Em D I begin dreaming (more than a feeling) G C Eb till I see Marianne walk away Em A A D I see my Marianne walkin away

Dsus4 C G So many people have come and gone D Dsus4 C G Their faces fade as the years go by D Dsus4 C G Yet I still recall as I wander on D Dsus4 Am(stop) Dsus4 D C Em D As clear as the sun in the summer sky (BA BA DA DA DA DAAAAAA) G C Em D 2x CHORUS D Dsus4 C G When I’m tired and thinking cold D Dsus4 C G I hide in my music, forget the day D Dsus4 C G And dream of a girl, I used to know D Dsus4 Am(stop) D I closed my eyes and she slipped away Am Dsus4 D C Em D she slipped away. (BA BA DA DA DA DAAAAAA) G C Em D 2x CHORUS

America Neil Diamond F Far F We've been traveling far F Without a home F But not without a star F Free F Only want to be free F We huddle close F Hang on to a dream G On the boats and on the planes G They're coming to America G Never looking back again G They're coming to America Em G Home, don't it seem so far away D Oh, we're traveling light today F In the eye of the storm Em In the eye of the storm Em G Home, to a new and a shiny place D Make our bed, and we'll say our grace F Freedom's light burning warm Em Freedom's light burning warm F Everywhere around the world F They're coming to America F Every time that flag's unfurled F They're coming to America

G Got a dream to take them there G They're coming to America G Got a dream they've come to share G They're coming to America A They're coming to America F#m They're coming to America D They're coming to America Bm They're coming to America A F#m D Bm A Today, today, today, today, today A My country 'tis of thee F#m Today; Sweet land of liberty D Today; Of thee I sing Bm Today; Of thee I sing F Today, Today, Today, Today Outro: --8—7—8—3—8—7—8—3— --8—7—8—3—8—10—8—15--

Take Me Home, Country Roads 

verse 1:

G / Em / Almost heaven, West Virginia D / C G Blue ridge mountains Shenandoah river G / Em / Life is old there, older than the trees D / C G Younger than the mountains Growin’ like a breeze

chorus:

G / D / Country roads, take me home Em / C / To the place, I belong G / D / West Virginia, mountain momma C / G {/} Take me home, country roads

verse 2:

G / Em / All my memories gathered round her D / C G Miners lady, stranger to blue water G / Em / Dark and dusty, painted on the sky D / C G Misty taste of moonshine Teardrops in my eye

bridge:

Em D G / I hear her voice In the mornin’ hour she calls me C G D / The radio reminds me of my home far away Em D C And drivin’ down the road I get a feelin’ G D / D7 That I should have been home yesterday, yesterday

chorus:

American Pie (Don McLean) 1971 G D Em A long, long time ago Am C Em D I can still remember how that music used to make me smile. G D Em Am C And I knew if I had my chance that I could make those people dance Em C D And maybe they’d be happy for a while. Em Am Em Am But February made me shiver with every paper I’d deliver. C G Am C D Bad news on the doorstep. I couldn’t take one more step. G D Em Am7 D I can’t remember if I cried when I read about his widowed bride, G D Em C D7 G C G Something touched me deep inside the day the music died………So G C G D G C Bye-bye, Miss American Pie. Drove my Chevy to the levee but the G D G C G D Levee was dry, them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye, singing Em A7 Em D7 This’ll be the day that I die, This’ll be the day that I die. G Am C Am Did you write the book of love and do you have faith in God above Em D G D Em If the Bible tells you so___ Now do you believe in rock and roll? Am C Em A7 D7 Can music save your mortal soul? And can you teach me how to dance real slow? Em Am Em Am Well I know that you’re in love with him ‘cause I saw you dancing in the gym. C G A7 C D7 You both kicked off your shoes. Man I dig those rhythm and blues! G D Em Am C I was a lonely teenage broncin’ buck, with a pink carnation and a pick-up truck. G D Em C D7 G C G But I knew I was out of luck the day the music died. G D7 I started singin’….(chorus)

G Am C Am Now for ten years, we’ve been on our own and moss grows fat on a rolling stone, Em D G D Em But that’s not how it used to be. Cause when the jester sang for the King and Queen Am C Em A7 D7 In a coat he borrowed from James Dean and a voice that came from you and me. Em Am Em Am Oh and while the king was looking down, the jester stole his thorny crown C G A7 C D7 The courtroom was adjourned; no verdict was returned. G D Em Am C And while Lennon read a book on Marx, the quartet practiced in the park G D Em C D7 G C G And we sang dirges in the dark the day the music died. G D7 We were singin’…. G C G D G C Bye-bye, Miss American Pie. Drove my Chevy to the levee but the G D G C G D Levee was dry, them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye, singing Em A7 Em D7 This’ll be the day that I die, This’ll be the day that I die. G Am C Am Helter skelter in the summer swelter, the birds flew off with a fallout shelter Em D G D Em Eight miles high and falliing fast ___ It landed foul on the grass Am C Em A7 D7 The players tried for a forward pass with the jester on the sidelines in a cast. Em Am Em Am The half-time air was sweet perfume while the sergeants played a marching tune. C G A7 C D7 We all got up to dance but we never got the chance. ‘Cause G D Em Am C The players tried to take the field, but the marching band refused to yield. G D Em C D7 G C G Do you recall what was revealed the day the music died? G D7 We started singin’… (chorus)

G Am C Am And there we were all in one place, a generation lost in space Em D G D Em With no time left to start again. So come on, Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Am C Em A7 D7 Jack flash sat on a candlestick. ‘Cause fire is the devil’s only friend. Em Am Em Am And as I watched him on the stage my hands were clenched in fists of rage. C G A7 C D7 No angel born in hell could break that Satan’s spell. G D Em Am C And as the flames climbed high into the night to light the sacrificial light G D Em C D7 G C G I saw Satan laughing with delight, the day the music died. G D7 We were singin’… G C G D G C Bye-bye, Miss American Pie. Drove my Chevy to the levee but the G D G C G D Levee was dry, them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye, singing Em A7 Em D7 This’ll be the day that I die, This’ll be the day that I die. G D Em I met a girl who sang the blues, so Am C Em D I asked her for some happy news, but she just smiled and turned away. G D Em Am C I went down to the sacred store where I heard the music years before, Em C D But the man there said the music wouldn’t play. And Em Am Em Am In the streets the children screamed, the lovers cried and the poets dreamed. C G Am C D But not a word was spoken. The church bells all were broken. G D Em Am7 D And the three men I admire the most, the Father, Son and the Holy Ghost G D Em C D7 G C G They caught the last train for the coast the day the music died. G D7 And they were singin’… (chorus twice, then ending: ) C D7 G C G This’ll be the day that I die.

!!!!!!!!!!!IF!I!HAD!A!HAMMER!!!W/M!Pete!Seeger!and!Lee!Hays!–!1958/1962!!Intro:!!C"F"C"F"C"F"G7"!"(nc)"""""""""""""C"""""""""""""F"If!I!had!a!hammer,!""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""C""""""""""""F"I’d!hammer!in!the!morning,!"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""C""""""""""""F"I’d!hammer!in!the!evening,!"""""""""""""""""""""""""""G7"All!over!this!land.!""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""C"I’d!hammer!out!danger,!""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Am"I’d!hammer!out!a!warning,!""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""F"""""""""C"I’d!hammer!out!love!between!"""""""""""""F""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""C"""""""""F"My!brothers!and!my!sisters,!G7"""""""""""""""""""""""C"""""F"C"G7"All!over!this!land.!!(nc)""""""""""""C"""""F"If!I!had!a!bell,!""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""C"""""""""""F"I’d!ring!it!in!the!morning,!"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""C"""""""""""F"I’d!ring!it!in!the!evening,!""""""""""""""""""""""""""""G7"All!over!this!land.!"""""""""""""""""""""""""""C"I’d!ring!out!danger,!""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Am"I’d!ring!out!a!warning,!"""""""""""""""""""""""""""F"""""""""C"I’d!ring!out!love!between!"""""""""""""F"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""C"""""""""F"My!brothers!and!my!sisters,!G7"""""""""""""""""""""""C"""""F"C"G7"All!over!this!land.!!!

(nc)"""""""""""""C""""""F"If!I!had!a!song,!"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""C""""""""""""F"I’d!sing!it!in!the!morning,!"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""C"""""""""""F"I’d!sing!it!in!the!evening,!"""""""""""""""""""""""""""G7"All!over!this!land.!""""""""""""""""""""""""""""C"I’d!sing!out!danger,!""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Am"I’d!sing!out!a!warning,!"""""""""""""""""""""""""""F""""""""""C"I’d!sing!out!love!between!"""""""""""""F""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""C""""""""F"My!brothers!and!my!sisters,!G7""""""""""""""""""""""C""""""F"C"G7"All!over!this!land.!!(nc)""""""""""""""""""""""""""C""""""""""""F"Well,!I’ve!got!a!hammer,!""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""C"""""F"And!I’ve!got!a!bell,!""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""C/""""F/"""C/"And!I’ve!got!a!song!to!sing,!"C"""""""""""""""""""""""G7"All!over!this!land.!!"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""C"*"It’s!the!hammer!of!justice,!"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Am"It’s!the!bell!of!freedom,!"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""F""""""""""C"It’s!the!song!about!love!between!"""""""""""""F""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""C""""""""F"My!brothers!and!my!sisters,!G7"""""""""""""""""""""""C"All!over!this!land.!!!(repeat"from"*)""" (The Daily Ukulele – Beloff / DUC arr. 6/2015 Brad)