Ch 1: Traditional Folk
Ch 2: Scottish & Irish
Ch 3: American Roots
Ch 4: Early Jazz
Ch 5: Big Band Swing
Ch 6: Post-War Classics
Ch 7: 50s Rock & Roll
Ch 8: 60s & 70s Pop
Chapter 1: Traditional Folk
1. Wild Mountain Thyme
[Verse 1]
O the G summer C time is G coming
And the C trees are sweetly G blooming
And the C wild D mountain Em thyme
Grows a-Cround the D purple G heather
[Chorus]
Will you G go, C lassie, G go?
And we'll C all go to-Ggether
To pull the C wild D mountain Em thyme
All a-Cround the D purple G heather
Will you G go, C lassie, G go?
2. Scarborough Fair
[Verse 1]
Are you Am going to G Scarborough Am Fair?
Parsley, C sage, rose- Am mary, and D thyme
Re- Am member C me to G one who lives Am there
For she Am once was a G true love of Am mine
3. The Water Is Wide
[Verse 1]
The G water is C wide, I D cannot get G o'er
And neither Bm have I Em wings to C fly D
Give me a Bm boat that will Em carry C two
And both shall Am row, my D7 love and G I
Chapter 2: Scottish & Irish Songs
1. Loch Lomond
[Verse 1]
By G yon bonnie banks and by C yon bonnie D braes
Where the G sun shines Em bright on Loch C Lo- D mond
Where C me and my G true love were Am ever wont to C gae
On the G bonnie, bonnie C banks o' Loch D7 Lo- G mond
[Chorus]
O G ye'll tak' the high road and C I'll tak' the D low road
And G I'll be in Em Scotland a- C fore D ye
But C me and my G true love will Am never meet a- C gain
On the G bonnie, bonnie C banks o' Loch D7 Lo- G mond
2. Danny Boy
[Verse 1]
O G Danny Boy, the C pipes, the pipes are G calling
From glen to glen, and C down the mountain D7 side
The G summer's gone, and C all the roses G falling
It's G you, it's Am you must D7 go and I must G bide
3. Auld Lang Syne
[Verse 1]
Should G auld acquaintance D be forgot
And G never brought to C mind?
Should G auld acquaintance D be forgot
And C days of D7 auld lang G syne?
Chapter 3: American Roots & Blues
1. House of the Rising Sun
[Verse 1]
There Am is a C house in D New Or- F leans
They Am call the C Rising E Sun
And it's Am been the C ruin of D many a poor F boy
And Am God, I E7 know I'm Am one
2. Wayfaring Stranger
[Verse 1]
I'm Am just a poor wayfaring stranger
Traveling Dm through this world of Am woe
Yet there's no sickness, toil, or danger
In that bright Dm land to which I Am go
3. St. James Infirmary
[Verse 1]
I went Am down to E7 St. James Am Infirmary
To Am see my F7 baby E7 there
She was Am stretched out E7 on a long Am white table
So F7 sweet, so E7 cold, so Am fair
Chapter 4: Early Jazz Standards
1. Summertime
[Verse 1]
Am6 Summertime, Bm7b5 and the E7alt livin' is Am6 easy
Fish are Dm7 jumping, and the cotton is F7 high E7
Your daddy's Am6 rich, Bm7b5 and your E7alt mamma's good Am6 lookin'
So C hush, little Am baby, Dm7 don't E7 you Am6 cry
2. Autumn Leaves
[Verse 1]
The falling Dm7 leaves drift by the G7 window
The autumn Cmaj7 leaves of red and Fmaj7 gold
I see your Bm7b5 lips, the summer E7 kisses
The sun-burned Am7 hands I used to hold
3. Fly Me to the Moon
[Verse 1]
Am7 Fly me to the Dm7 moon, let me G7 play among the Cmaj7 stars
Fmaj7 Let me see what Bm7b5 spring is like on E7 Jupiter and Am7 Mars A7
In Dm7 other words, G7 hold my Cmaj7 hand A7
In Dm7 other words, G7 baby, Cmaj7 kiss me E7
Chapter 5: Big Band & Swing Era
1. It Don't Mean a Thing
[Chorus]
It don't mean a Gm thing, if it ain't got that C7 swing
(Doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah)
It don't mean a F7 thing, all you got to do is Bb7 sing D7
2. Mac the Knife
[Verse 1]
Oh, the C6 shark, babe, has such Dm7 teeth, dear
And it G7 shows them pearly Cmaj7 white
Just a Am7 jackknife has old Mac- Dm7 heath, babe
And he G7 keeps it out of C6 sight
3. Georgia on My Mind
[Verse 1]
C Georgia, E7 Georgia, Am7 the whole day F through Fm
Just an C old sweet A7 song keeps D7 Georgia G7 on my C mind E7
Chapter 6: Post-War Traditional Classics
1. Unforgettable
[Verse 1]
G Unfor- Gmaj7 gettable, G6 that's what you A7 are
Am7 Unfor- D7 gettable, tho' near or G far
2. Smile
[Verse 1]
C Smile, though your heart is Cmaj7 aching
Smile, even C6 though it's Edim breaking
When there are Dm clouds in the sky, you'll get Fm by
3. La Vie En Rose
[Verse 1]
Hold me C close and hold me fast, the magic Cmaj7 spell you cast
This is la Dm7 vie en rose G7
When you kiss me heaven sighs, and though I Dm7 close my eyes
I see la G7 vie en rose C
Chapter 7: 1950s Rock & Roll
1. Hound Dog
[Verse 1]
You ain't nothin' but a C hound dog, cryin' all the time
You ain't nothin' but a F hound dog, cryin' all the C time
Well, you ain't G7 never caught a rabbit and you F ain't no friend of C mine
2. Blue Suede Shoes
[Verse 1]
Well, it's A one for the money, two for the show
Three to get ready, now go, cat, go!
But D don't you step on my blue suede A shoes
You can E7 do anything, but lay off of my blue suede A shoes
3. Jailhouse Rock
[Verse 1]
The Eb warden threw a E party in the F county jail
The prison band was there and they began to wail
Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone
Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone
Let's Bb rock, everybody, let's Bb7 rock
Everybody F in the whole cell block was C7 dancin' to the Jailhouse F Rock
Chapter 8: 60s & 70s Pop Classics
1. Brown Eyed Girl
[Intro]
G / / / | C / / / | G / / / | D / / /
[Verse 1]
G Hey, where did C we go, G days when the D rains came?
G Down in the C hollow, G playin' a D new game
G Laughin' and a-Crunnin' hey, hey, G skippin' and a-Djumpin'
G In the misty C morning fog with G our, our D hearts a-thumpin'
And C you, D my brown-eyed G girl Em
C You're my D brown-eyed G girl D7
[Chorus]
D7 Do you re- G member when we used to C sing?
Sha la la G la la la la D la la la la te da
Just like G that, sha la la C la la la la G la la la la D te da
La te G da D7
2. Sweet Caroline
[Verse 1]
A Where it began, D I can't begin to knowing
A But then I know it's growing E strong
A Was in the spring, D and spring became the summer
A Who'd have believed you'd come a- E long?
[Pre-Chorus]
A Hands, A6 touching hands
E7 Reaching out, D touching me, touching E you E7
[Chorus]
A Sweet Caro- D line! Good times never seemed so E good
A I've been in- D clined to believe they never E would
3. Build Me Up Buttercup
[Chorus]
Why do you C build me up E7 Buttercup, baby
Just to F let me down and G mess me around?
And then C worst of all you E7 memy, baby
When you F say you will but G you never do
I still C love you still, I C7 need you, baby
More than F anyone, darlin', you Fm know that I have from the start
So C build me up G Buttercup, don't break my F heart C