If not for you
If not for you
Babe, I'd lay awake all night
Wait for the mornin' light
To shine in through
But it would not be new
If not for you
A
E
If not for you, my sky would fall
B
E
E7
Rain would gather too
A
E
Without your love, I'd be nowhere at all
F#
B
A
G#m*
F#m*
I'd be lost if not for you, and you know it's true
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A
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G#m*
F#m*
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x3
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E
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If not for you, my sky would fall
Rain would gather too
Without your love, I'd be nowhere at all
Oh! what would I do, if not for you?
If not for you
Winter would have no spring
Couldn't hear the robin sing
I just wouldn't have a clue
Anyway it wouldn't ring true
If not for you
Dadd9/c x30230
G6/b x20030
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G
D
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C
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C
D
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x5
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Am
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Am
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G
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D
C
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G
G
D
C
If not for you
G
G
D
C
Babe, I couldn't find the door
G
G
D
C
Couldn't even see the floor
Am
I'd be sad and blue
G
If not for you
Instrumental verse
If not for you
The night would see me wide awake
The day would surely have to break
But it would not be new
If not for you
C
G
If not for you, my sky would fall
D
G
Rain would gather too
C
G
Without your love, I'd be nowhere at all
A7
D
Dadd9/c
G6/b
D/a
I'd be lost if not for you
If not for you
Winter would hold no spring
I couldn't hear the robin sing
I just wouldn't have a clue
If not for you
Oh, the benches were stained with tears and perspiration
The birdies were flying from tree to tree
There was little to say, there was no conversation
As I stepped to the stage to pick up my degree
And the locusts sang off in the distance
Yeah, the locusts sang such a sweet melody
Oh, the locusts sang off in the distance
Yeah, the locusts sang and they were singing for me
I glanced into the chamber where the judges were talking
Darkness was everywhere, it smelled like a tomb
I was ready to leave, I was already walkin'
But the next time I looked there was light in the room
Outside ' of the gates the trucks were unloadin'
The weather was hot, nearly 90 degrees
The man standin' next to me, his head was exploding
Well, I was prayin' the pieces wouldn't fall on me
I put down my robe, picked up my diploma
Took hold of my sweetheart and away we did drive
Straight for the hills, the black hills of Dakota
Sure was glad to get out of there alive
And the locusts sang, well, it give me a chill
Yeah, the locusts sang such a sweet melody
And the locusts sang with a high whinin' trill
Yeah, the locusts sang and they was singing for me
...
He smiled when he saw me coming
And he wished me well
...
How are you?" he said to me
And I asked the same of him
Go on back to see the gypsy
Rid you from your fear
He did it in Las Vegas
And he can do it here
Oh the lights were on the river
Shining from outside
I contemplated every move
Or at least I tried
Winterlude
C
Winterlude, Winterlude, oh darlin'
G
Winterlude by the road tonight
G7
Tonight there will be no quarrelin'
C
Everything is gonna be all right
C
/b
/a
/g
Oh, I see by the angel beside me
C(7)
F
That love has a reason to shine
C
You're the one I adore, come over here and give me more
G
C
Then Winterlude, this dude thinks you're fine
Winterlude, Winterlude, my little apple
Winterlude by the corn in the field
Winterlude, let's go down to the chapel
Then come back and cook up a meal
Well, come out when the skating rink glistens
By the sun, near the old crossroads sign
The snow is so cold, but our love can be bold
Winterlude, don't be rude, please be mine
Winterlude, Winterlude, my little daisy
Winterlude by the telephone wire
Winterlude, it's makin' me lazy
Come on, sit by the logs in the fire
The moonlight reflects from the window
Where the snowflakes, they cover the sand
Come out tonight, everything will be tight
Winterlude, this dude thinks you're grand
If Dogs Run Free
C#dim x45353
Bm7b5 x2323x
G
C
C#dim
If dogs run free, then why not we
G
Across the swooping plain?
C
C#dim
My ears hear a symphony
G
C7
Bm7b5
E7
Of two mules, trains and rain
Am
D
The best is always yet to come
G7
Em7
A7
D7
That's what they explain to me
G
C
C#dim
Just do your thing, you'll be king
G
If dogs run free
If dogs run free, why not me
Across the swamp of time?
My mind weaves a symphony
And tapestry of rhyme
Oh, winds which rush my tale to thee
So it may flow and be
To each his own, it's all unknown
If dogs run free
If dogs run free, then what must be
Must be, and that is all
True love can make a blade of grass
Stand up straight and tall
In harmony with the cosmic sea
True love needs no company
It can cure the soul, it can make it whole
If dogs run free
New Morning
A 577655 C#m/g# 446654 (or Amaj7 x06650)
D 557775 A7/g x05650 (no G in the bass, but it works)
E11 022232
A
D
A
D
A
D
Can't you hear that rooster crowin'?
A
C#m/g#
Rabbit runnin' down across the road
A7/g
F#m
D
Underneath the bridge where the water flowed through
Bm
C#m
So happy just to see you smile
D
E(11)
Underneath the sky of blue
A
D
A
D
On this new morning, new morning
A
D
A
On this new morning with you
Can't you hear that motor turnin'?
Automobile comin' into style
Comin' down the road for a country mile or two
So happy just to see you smile
Underneath the sky of blue
On this new morning, new morning
On this new morning with you
G
F#m
The night passed away so quickly
G
E
It always does when you're with me
Can't you feel that sun a-shinin'?
Ground hog runnin' by the country stream
This must be the day that all of my dreams come true
So happy just to be alive
Underneath the sky of blue
On this new morning, new morning
On this new morning with you
So happy just to be alive
Underneath the sky of blue
On this new morning, new morning
On this new morning with you
New morning...
Her and her boyfriend went to California
Her and her boyfriend done changed their tune
My best friend said, now didn't I warn ya?
Brighton girls are like the moon
Brighton girls are like the moon
C
G
x2
Eb
Dm
C
Looks like a-nothing but rain...
G
Bm
Em
C
Am
Sure gonna be wet tonight on Main Street...
Em
D
Hope that it don't sleet
D
Am/c
G/b
Am7
G
Build me a cabin in Utah
Marry me a wife, catch rainbow trout
Have a bunch of kids who call me "Pa"
That must be what it's all about
That must be what it's all about
Alternative 2nd verse from takes 2 and 3:
Her and her boyfriend went to California
Her and her boyfriend done changed their game
My best friend said, now didn't I warn ya?
Brighton girls are all the same
Brighton girls are all the same
One More Weekend
A
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E7
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Slippin' and slidin', like a weasel on the run
I'm lookin' good to see you, yeah, and we can have some fun
D
A
One more weekend, one more weekend with you
E
D
A
One more weekend, one more weekend 'll do
Come on down to my ship, honey, ride on deck
We'll fly over the ocean just like you suspect
One more weekend, one more weekend with you
One more weekend, one more weekend 'll do
D
We'll fly the night away
C
Hang out the whole next day
B
E7
Things will be OK, you wait and see
We'll go someplace unknown
Leave all the children home
Honey, why not go alone, just you and me
Comin' and goin', like a rabbit in the wood
I'm happy just to see you, yeah, lookin' so good
One more weekend, one more weekend with you
One more weekend, one more weekend 'll do (yes, you will!)
Like a needle in a haystack, I'm gonna find you yet
You're the sweetest gone mama that this boy's ever gonna get
One more weekend, one more weekend with you
One more weekend, one more weekend 'll do
And as for compensation, there's little he would ask
G
C
C/d
G
Take a woman like you to get through to the man in me
Storm clouds are raging all around my door
I think to myself I might not take it any more
Take a woman like your kind to find the man in me
Am
G
But, oh, what a wonderful feeling
Am
G
Just to know that you are near
Am
G
Sets my a heart a-reeling
Am
D
From my toes up to my ears
The man in me will hide sometimes to keep from bein' seen
But that's just because he doesn't want to turn into some machine
Took a woman like you to get through to the man in me
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C
/b
Am
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G
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La la la la...
Budokan
A
Bm
The man in me will do nearly anything
E
D
A
And as for conversation, whatever you wanna bring
A
Bm
E
D
A/c#
Bm
A
Take a woman like you to get through to the man in me
Lost on the river of no return
I tried to get up to you, but I'm afraid my heart would burn
Take a woman like your kind to find the man in me
Bm
A
Oh, what a wonderful feeling
Bm
A
Just to know that you're really there
Bm
A
Just sets my heart a-reeling
Bm
C#m
D
E
Right from my feet to the top of the stairs
I don't wanna believe it, but I know it's true
I'm lying next to her, but I'm thinkin' of you
Take a woman like you to get through to the man in me
Instrumental verse
Oh, what a wonderful feeling
Just to know that you really exist
Sets my heart a-reeling
Honey, when you look that way, how can I resist?
I know you got a husband of your own
But you cannot turn me loose and I can't leave you alone
Take a woman like you to get through to the man in me
Take a woman like your kind to find the man in me
Paris
Storms on the river of no return
I'd try to teach you how, but I know that you never learn
I go down to the border beneath the sun
Calling out her name, but, baby, you're the one
Take a woman like you to get through to the man in me
Three Angels
F
Three angels up above the street
C
Each one playing a horn
Dm
Dressed in green robes with wings that stick out
G
F#
F
They've been there since Christmas morn
The wildest cat from Montana passes by in a flash
Then a lady in a bright orange dress
One U-Haul trailer, a truck with no wheels
The Tenth Avenue bus going west
The dogs and pigeons fly up and they flutter around
A man with a badge skips by
Three fellas crawlin' on their way back to work
Nobody stops to ask why
The bakery truck stops outside of that fence
Where the angels stand high on their poles
The driver peeks out, trying to find one face
In this concrete world full of souls
F
The angels play on their horns all day
C
The whole earth in progression seems to pass by
Dm
But does anyone hear the music they play
Ab
Bb
C
Does anyone even try?
Father Of Night
Gm
F
C
C
Bb
Father of night, father of day
Ab
Gm
Father, who taketh the darkness away
Eb
/d
Cm
/bb
Father, who teacheth the bird to fly
Ab
Eb/g
Bb
Builder of rainbows up in the sky
Ab
Gm
Eb
/d
Cm
Father of loneliness and pain
Bb
Father of love and father of rain
Father of day, father of night
Father of black, father of white
Father, who build the mountain so high
Who shapeth the cloud up in the sky
Father of time, father of dreams
Father, who turneth the rivers and streams
Father of grain, father of wheat
Father of cold and father of heat
Father of air and father of trees
Who dwells in our hearts and our memories
Father of minutes, father of days
Father of whom we most solemnly praise