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John Lennon : Misc

  1. Child Of Nature
  2. Cold Turkey
  3. Give Peace A Chance
  4. Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
  5. Instant Karma
  6. Mind Games
  7. Stand By Me
  8. Watching The Wheels

Child Of Nature

1968 demo that became Jealous Guy.
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On the road to Rishikesh
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I was dreaming more or less
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Dsus4
D
And the dream I had was true
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Yes, the dream I had was true
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Dm
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Dsus4
I'm just a child of nature
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Bb
I don't need much to set me free
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I'm just child of nature
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I'm one of nature's children Sunlight shining in your eyes As I face the desert skies And my thoughts return to home Yes, my thoughts return to home I'm just a child of nature I don't need much to set me free I'm just child of nature I'm one of nature's children Underneath the mountain ranges Where the wind that never changes Touch the windows of my soul Touch the windows of my soul I'm just a child of nature I don't need much to set me free I'm just child of nature I'm one of nature's children

Cold Turkey

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Temperature's rising, fever is high
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Can't see no future, can't see no sky
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My feet are so heavy, so is my head
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Am
I wish I was a baby, I wish I was dead
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Am
Cold turkey has got me on the run
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My body is aching, goose-pimple bone
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Am
Can't see nobody, leave me alone
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My eyes are wide open, can't get to sleep
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One thing I'm sure of, I'm in at the deep freeze
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Cold turkey has got me on the run
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Cold turkey has got me on the run
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Thirty-six hours rolling in pain
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Praying to someone, free me again
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Oh I'll be a good boy, please make me well
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I promise you anything, get me out of this hell
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Cold turkey has got me on the run Oh, oh, oh, oh

Give Peace A Chance

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Everybody's talking about Bagism, Shagism, Dragism, Madism, Ragism, Tagism This-ism, That-ism, isn't it the most?
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G
C
All we are saying is give peace a chance All we are saying is give peace a chance
C
Everybody's talkin' about Ministers, Sinisters, Banisters and Canisters Bishops and Fishops and Rabbis and Popeyes, Bye-bye Bye-byes
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C
All we are saying is give peace a chance
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All we are saying is give peace a chance
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Let me tell you now, everybody's talking about Revolution, Evolution Masturbation, Flagellation, Regulations, Integrations Meditation, United Nations, Congratulations
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All we are saying is give peace a chance
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All we are saying is give peace a chance
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OK let's stick to it, everybody's talking about John and Yoko, Timmy Leary Rosemary, Tommy Smothers, Bobby Dylan, Tommy Cooper, Derek Taylor Norman Mailer, Alan Ginsberg, Hare Krishna, Hare Hare Krishna
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All we are saying is give peace a chance All we are saying is give peace a chance All we are saying is give peace a chance All we are saying is give peace a chance All we are saying is give peace a chance All we are saying is give peace a chance All we are saying is give peace a chance All we are saying is give peace a chance All we are saying is give peace a chance All we are saying is give peace a chance All we are saying is give peace a chance All we are saying is give peace a chance All we are saying is give peace a chance All we are saying is give peace a chance

Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

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Bm
So this is Christmas and what have you done?
E
A
Another year over, and a new one just begun
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D
Em
And so this is Christmas, I hope you have fun
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D
The near and the dear one, the old and the young
G
A very merry Christmas
A
And a happy New Year
Em
G
Let's hope it's a good one
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E
Without any fear And so this is Christmas, for weak and for strong For rich and the poor ones, the road is so long And so happy Christmas for black and for white For yellow and red ones, let's stop all the fight A very merry Christmas And a happy New Year Let's hope it's a good one Without any fear And so this is Christmas, and what have we done Another year over, a new one just begun And so happy Christmas, we hope you have fun The near and the dear one, the old and the young A very merry Christmas And a happy New Year Let's hope it's a good one Without any fear
A
Bm
War is over if you want it
E
A
War is over now

Instant Karma

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F#m
Instant karma's gonna get you
A
F#m
Gonna knock you right in the head
A
F#m
You better get yourself together
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G
A
Pretty soon your gonna be dead
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Bm
What in the world you thinking of?
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Bm
Laughing in the face of love
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Am
What on earth you tryin' to do?
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E7
It's up to you, yeah you Instant Karma's Gonna get you Gonna look you right in the face Better get yourself together darlin' Join the Human Race How in the world you gonna see? Laughing at fools like me Who on earth do you think you are? A superstar? Well right you are
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Bm
Em
Well we all shine on
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Bm
Em
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
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Bm
Em
Well we all shine on
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E7
Every one, come on Instant karma's gonna get you Gonna knock you off your feet Better recognise your brothers Every one you meet Why in the world are we here? Surely not to live in pain and fear? Why on earth are you there? When you're everywhere gonna get your share Well we all shine on Like the moon and the stars and the sun Well we all shine on Every one, come on
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F#m
Yeah yeah
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F#m
Alright
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F#m
Ah ha
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Ah! Well we all shine on Like the moon and the stars and the sun Well we all shine on Every one, come on

Mind Games
1973

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We're playing those mind games together
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D7
Pushing the barriers, planting seeds
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G
Am
C
Playing the mind guerrilla
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C
D
D7
Chanting the mantra, peace on earth
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G
Am
C
We all been playing those mind games forever
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C
D
D7
Some kinda druid dudes lifting the veil
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Am
C
Doing the mind guerrilla
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C
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D7
Some call it magic, the search for the grail
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D
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Em
G
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D7
Love is the answer, and you know that, for sure
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D7
Love is a flower, you got to let it, you got to let it grow
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Am
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So keep on playing those mind games together
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C
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D7
Faith in the future, outta the now
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Am
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You just can't beat on those mind guerrillas
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D7
Absolute elsewhere in the stones of your mind
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Am
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Yeah we're playing those mind games forever
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D7
Projecting our images in space and in time
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D7
Yes is the answer, and you know that, for sure
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D7
Yes is surrender, you got to let it, you got to let it go
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Am
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So keep on playing those mind games together
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D7
Doing the ritual dance in the sun
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Am
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Millions of mind guerrillas
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D7
Putting their soul power to the karmic wheel
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Am
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Keep on playing those mind games forever
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D7
Raising the spirit of peace and love
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Love...
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(I want you to make love, not war, I know you've heard it before)

Stand By Me
1975

<King/Leiber/Stoller>
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When the night has come and the land is dark
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And the moon is the only light we'll see
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Em
No I won't be afraid, no I, I won't be afraid
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Just as long as you stand, stand by me
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And darling, darling, stand by me
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Oh nah, nah, stand by me
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Stand by me, stand by me If the sky that we look upon should tumble and fall And the mountains should crumble to the sea I won't cry. I won't cry, no I, I won't shed a tear Just as long as you stand, stand by me And darling, darling, stand by me Oh nah, nah, stand by me Stand by me, stand by me, stand by me yeah
Solo over verse chords
Whenever you're in trouble won't you stand by me Oh nah, nah, stand by me Oh, stand by me, stand by me, stand by me Darling, darling, stand by me, hee Stand by me Oh, stand by me, stand by me, stand by me, hee, hee

Watching The Wheels
1980

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People say I'm crazy, doing what I'm doing
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Well they give me all kinds of warnings, to save me from ruin
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When I say that I'm OK, well they look at me kind of strange
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Surely you're not happy now you no longer play the game
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People say I'm lazy, dreaming my life away
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C
Well, they give me all kinds of advice, designed to enlighten me
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G7
When I tell them that I'm doing fine watching shadows on the wall
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G7
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Don't you miss the big time boy you're no longer on the ball?
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I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round
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I really love to watch them roll
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No longer riding on the merry-go-round
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I just had to let it go
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Ah, people asking questions, lost in confusion
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Well, I tell them there's no problem, only solutions
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Well, they shake their heads and they look at me, as if I've lost my mind
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I told them there's no hurry, I'm just sitting here doing time
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I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round
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I really love to watch them roll
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No longer riding on the merry-go-round
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I just had to let it go
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I just had to let it go
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I just had to let it go