American Beauty
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1. Box of Rain
2. Friend of the Devil
3. Sugar Magnolia
4. Operator
5. Candyman
6. Ripple
7. Brokedown Palace
8. Til the Morning Comes
9. Attics of My Life
10. Truckin'
A Bm7/A A Asus4(x2)
DLook out of Amany window
EmAny morning, Cany evening, any Gday
DMaybe the Amsun is shining
EmBirds are winging, no Grain is falling from a Aheavy sky
DWhat do you Gwant me to do, to Amdo for you to Emsee you Dthrough?
For Cthis is all a Ddream we dreamed, one Amafternoon long Gago
DWalk out of Amany doorway
EmFeel your way, Cfeel your way like the day Gbefore
DMaybe you'll Amfind direction
EmAround some corner where
GIt's been waiting to Ameet you
DWhat do you Gwant me to do?
To Amwatch for you while you're EmsleeeeeeeeDping?
Then Amplease don't be surCprised when you Gfind me dreaming Dtoo
DLook into Amany eyes
EmYou find by you, you can Csee clear to another Gday
DMaybe been Amseen before through Emother eyes
On Gother days while going Ahome
DWhat do you Gwant me to do, to Amdo for you, to Emsee you Dthrough?
It's Call a dream we Emdreamed, one after-Dnoon long a-Ggo
DWalk into splintered Amsunlight, Eminch your way through
CDead dreams to another Gland
DMaybe you're Amtired and broken, your Emtongue is twisted with
GWords half-spoken and Athoughts unclear
DWhat do you Gwant me to do, to Amdo for you, to Emsee you Dthrough?
A Ambox of rain will Cease the pain, and Glove will see you Dthrough
GJust a box of rain, Amwind and Emwater
Be-Clieve it if you Aneed it, if you Ddon't, just pass it on
GSun and shower, Amwind and Emrain
CIn and out the Dwindow, like a Emmoth before a Aflame
AAnd it's Djust a box of Emrain
I don't Gknow who put it Dthere
DBelieve it if you Bmneed it, or Gleave it if you Adare.
AAnd it's Djust a box of Emrain
Or a Gribbon for your Dhair
Such a lEmong, long time to be gone
And a Gshort time to be Dthere
D C G D Asus4
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G
GI lit out from Reno, I was Ctrailed by twenty hounds
GDidn't get to sleep last night 'till the Cmorning came around
DSet out runnin' but I take my time
A Amfriend of the devil is a friend of mine
If DI get home before daylight, I Amjust might get some sleep toDnight
GRan into the devil, babe, he Cloaned me twenty bills
I Gspent the night in Utah in a Ccave up in the hills
DSet out runnin' but I take my time
A Amfriend of the devil is a friend of mine
If DI get home before daylight, I Amjust might get some sleep toDnight
I Gran down to the levee but the Cdevil caught me there
He Gtook my twenty dollar bill and Cvanished in the air
DSet out runnin' but I take my time
A Amfriend of the devil is a friend of mine
If DI get home before daylight, I Amjust might get some sleep toDnight.
DGot two reasons why I cry away each lonely night,
The Cfirst one's named Sweet Anne Marie, and she's my hearts delight.
The Dsecond one is prison, babe, the sheriff's on my trail,
And Amif he catches up with me, I'll Cspend my life in Djail.
GGot a wife in Chino, babe, and Cone in Cherokee
The Gfirst one says she's got my child, but Cit don't look like me
DSet out runnin' but I take my time
A Amfriend of the devil is a friend of mine
If DI get home before daylight, I Amjust might get some sleep toDnight
Guitar Solo: G C G C D Am D Am D
DGot two reasons why I cry away each lonely night
The Cfirst one's named Sweet Anne Marie, and she's my hearts delight
The Dsecond one is prison, babe, the sheriff's on my trail
And Amif he catches up with me, I'll Cspend my life in Djail
GGot a wife in Chino, babe, and Cone in Cherokee
The Gfirst one says she's got my child, but Cit don't look like me.
DSet out runnin' but I take my time
A Amfriend of the devil is a friend of mine
If DI get home before daylight, I Amjust might get some sleep toDnight
A D A A E A(x2)
A E A
ASugar magnolia, blossoms DblooAming
heads all Gempty and EI don't Acare
ASaw my baby C#mdown by the F#mriver
EKnew she had to come Dup soon for AairE A
ASweet blossom come on, under the DwilAlow
We can have Ghigh times if Eyou'll aAbide
AWe can discover the C#mwonders of F#mnature
ERollin' in the rushes Ddown by the AriversideE A
DShe's got everyGthing deDlightful, she's got everyAthing I Dneed
DTakes the wheel when GI'm seeing Ddouble, pays my ticket Ewhen I AspeedE A
AShe comes skimmin' through rays of DvioAlet
She can Gwade in a Edrop of Adew
AShe don't come and C#mI don't F#mfollow
EWaits backstage while DI sing to AyouE A
AShe can dance a cajun DrhyAthm
Jump like a Gwillys in Efour-wheel Adrive
AShe's my summer love in the C#mspring, fall, and F#mwinter
EShe can make happy Dany man AaliveE A
ASugar magGnoliaD A
Aringing that GbluebellD A
ACaught up in GsunlightD A
ACome on out Esinging I'll Gwalk you in the Dsunshine
DCome on honey, come along with AmeE A
DShe's got everyGthing deDlightful, she's got everyAthing I Dneed
DA breeze in the pines and the Gsun and bright Dmoonlight
DLazing in the sunshine, Eyes inAdeedE A
ASometimes when the cuckoo's DcryAing
Awhen the moon is Ehalfway Adown
BSometimes when the Enight is Bdying
BI take me out and I Awander EaroDund A B
BI wander AaroundE B
BSunshine EdaydreaBm, F#walking in the Etall treesB
BGoing where the Ewind gBoesF#, bElooming like a Bred rose
Ride out singin', I'll walk you in the morning sunshine, sunshine daydream...
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FOperator, can you help me? Help me if you please
BbGive me the right area code and the Fnumber that I needF F#
GMy rider left upon a Cmidnight A7flyer
DmSingin' like a sCummer Fbreeze
FThink she's somewhere down south, down about Baton Rouge
BbI just cain't remember no number, a Fnumber I can useF F#
GDirectory don't have it, Ccentral done foA7rgot it
DmGot to find a Cnumber to Fuse
[Intro]
FTryin' to check out a number, tryin' to run down a line
BbOperator said that's privileged information and it Fain't no business o' mineF F#
GIt's floodin' down in Texas, the Cpoles are down in A7Utah
DmGot to find a Cprivate Fline
FShe could be hanging 'round a steel mill, working in a house of blue light
BbRiding a get-away bus out of Portland, Ftalkin' to the nightF F#
GI don't know where she's gone, I don't Ccare where she's A7been
DmLong as she's been Cdoin' it Fright
Solo: (same chords as verse)
[Intro]
DmLong as she's been doing it riFght
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CCome all you pretty women, with your Gmhair a hanging Fdown
FOpen up your windows ‘cause the Candyman's in Gtown
GCome on boys and Dmgamble, Groll those laughing Dmbones
FSeven come eleven, boys I'll take your money Ghome
BbLook out, look Fout the CCandyman
BbHere he Fcome and he's Cgone again
AmPretty lady ain't Ggot no friend 'til the
FCandyman comes Garound again
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CI come from Memphis where I lGmearned to talk the Fjive
FWhen I get back to Memphis be one less man aGlive
GGood morning Mr. DmBenson, I Gsee you're doing Dmwell
FIf I had me a shotgun I'd blow you straight to Ghell
BbLook out, look Fout the CCandyman
BbHere he Fcome and he's Cgone again
AmPretty lady ain't Ggot no friend 'til the
FCandyman comes Garound again
Solo: same chords as verse and chorus (with "oooohh"s)
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CCome on boys and wager if Gmyou have got the Fmind
FIf you've got a dollar, boys, lay it on the Gline
GHand me my old Dmguitar, Gpass the whiskey Dmround
FWon't you tell everybody you meet that the Candyman's in Gtown
BbLook out, look Fout the CCandyman
BbHere he Fcome and he's Cgone again
AmPretty lady ain't Ggot no friend 'til the
FCandyman comes Garound again
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BbLook out, look Fout the CCandyman
BbHere he Fcome and he's Cgone again
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GIf my words did glow with the gold of Csunshine
CAnd my tunes were played on the harp unstGrung
GWould you hear my voice come through the Cmusic
CWould you Ghold it Dnear Cas it were your Gown?
GIt's a hand-me-down, the thoughts are Cbroken
CPerhaps they're better left unGsung
GI don't know, don't really Ccare
GLet there be Dsongs Cto fill the Gair
AmRipple in still Dwater
When there Gis no pebble Ctossed
Nor Awind to Dblow
Reach out your Ghand if your cup be Cempty
CIf your cup is full may it be agaGin
GLet it be known there is a Cfountain
GThat was not Dmade Cby the hands of Gmen
GThere is a road, no simple Chighway
CBetween the dawn and the dark of Gnight
GAnd if you go no one may Cfollow
GThat path is Dfor Cyour steps Galone
AmRipple in still Dwater
When there Gis no pebble Ctossed
Nor Awind to Dblow
You who Gchoose to lead must Cfollow
CBut if you fall you fall alGone
GIf you should stand then who's to Cguide you?
GIf I knew the Dway CI would take you Ghome
GLa Da Da CDa
CLa Da Da GDa Da
GLa Da Da La Da La Da Da Da CDa
GLa Da Da Da La Da Da DCa Da
GLa Da Da DDa CLa Da Da GDaa
G
GFare you well, my Amhoney
Bbfare you Fwell my only true Cone
GAll the birds that were Dmsinging
Bbare flown, except you CaloneF
FGoing to leave this Bbbrokedown palace,
On my Fhands and my Dmknees, I will Bbroll, roll, rFoll
FMake myself a Ambed in the BbwatersFide
In my time, In my Gtime, I will Bbroll, roll rFoll
FIn a bed, Ain a bed,
By the Bbwaterside I will lFay my hGead
FListen to the river siGng sweet songs, to rBbock my sFoul
FRiver going to take me, sing me Bbsweet and sleepy
FSing me sweet and Dmsleepy all the Bbway back Fhome
FIt's a far gone luAmllaby, sung Bbmany years Fago.
Mama, mama many Gworlds I've come since I Bbfirst left Fhome
FGoin' home, Agoin' home,
By the Bbwaterside I will rFest my bGones
FListen to the river Gsing sweet songs, to Bbrock my sFoul
FGoing to plant a Bbweeping willow
On the Fbank's green Dmedge it will Bbgrow, grow, Fgrow
FSing a lullaAmby beBbside the Fwater
Lovers come and Ggo, the river Bbroll, roll, rFoll
FFare you well, Afare you well,
I Bblove you more than Fwords can Gtell
FListen to the river Gsing sweet songs, to Bbrock my sFoul
Doo doot doos (with same chords as last verse)
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Till the morning EcomesG D
it'll do you Afine
Till the morning EcomesG D
like a highway Asign
Showing you the Eway, leaving no Ddoubt
Of the wAay on Ein or the Dway back Aout
E7+9Tell you what I'll A7do, E7+9I'll watch out for yA7ou
B7+5You're my wB7oman nE7ow, mA7ake yourself eDasy
Make yourself Dmeasy, make yourself AmeasyE
Till we all fall EdownG D
it'll do you Afine
Don't think aEbout G D
what you left beAhind
The way you Ecame or the way that you Dgo
Let your Atracks be Elost in the Ddark and Asnow
E7+9Tell you what I'll A7do, E7+9I'll watch out for yA7ou
B7+5You're my wB7oman nE7ow, mA7ake yourself eDasy
Make yourself Dmeasy, make yourself AmeasyE
When the shadows EgrowG D
it'll do you Afine
When the cold winds EblowG D
it'll ease your Amind
The shape it Etakes could be yours to Dchose
What Ayou may Ewin, what Dyou may Alose
E7+9Tell you what I'll A7do, E7+9I'll watch out for yA7ou
B7+5You're my wB7oman nE7ow, mA7ake yourself eDasy
Make yourself Dmeasy, make yourself AmeasyE
BmYou're my woAman nEow (make yourself easy)...
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* Attics of My Life *
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In the...
Esus4In the EatBtics Eof B7my Elife, Afull of EcloudBy Adreams unEreal.
Esus4Full of Etastes B7no Etongue B7can Eknow, Aand Elights Bno Aeye can Esee.
EWhen G#there Awas no Eear F#mto EheAar, you sang to Eme.
EI B7have Espent B7my Elife Aseeking Eall Bthat's Astill Eunsung.
Esus4Bent my Eear B7to Ehear B7the Etune, Aand Eclosed Bmy Aeyes to Esee.
EWhen G#there Awere no Estrings F#mto EplAay, you played to F#mme.F# B
BIn the book Aof love's own DdreaAm, Ewhere Esus4all the print E7is Asus4blood.A
Asus4 A Asus4 AAus4 A D B B7 E
Where all the pages are my days, and all my lights grow old.
AWhen I had no Asus4wings Ato DflyA, Eyou Esus4flew to Dme, Byou B7flew to Ame.E Esus4 D A E
EIn the B7secret Espace B7of Edreams, Awhere I EdreaBming Alay aEmazed.
Esus4When the EseB7crets Eall B7are Etold, Aand the EpetBals Aall Eunfold.
EWhen G#mthere Awas no Edream F#mof E/Amine, you dreamed of Eme.A E
The chords in this song work well with a blues shuffle styled strumming.
Try out playing alternating between the 5th and 6th in the power chord form
(ex. E would be A|-2-2-4-4-|...repeat for each chord)
E|-0-0-0-0-|
Also the verses that are just E sound good if you throw in some E7s
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ETruckin' got my chips cashed in. AKeep truckin', like the do-dah man
BTogether, more or less in line, jAust keep truckin' onE
EArrows of neon and flashing marquees out on Main Street
EDallas, got a soft machine. AHouston, too close to New Orleans
BNew York's got the ways and means, Abut just won't let you be
EMost of the cast that you meet on the streets speak of true love
ETruckin', like the do-dah man. AOnce told me "You've got to play your hand"
BSometimes your cards ain't worth a dime, Aif you don't lay'em down
ASometimes the light's all Dshinin' on AmeG D/F# A
AOther times I can Dbarely Asee.G D/F# A
DLately it ocBmcurs to F#me
What a Amaj7long, strange trip it's Ebeen.
EWhat in the world ever became of sweet Jane?
Livin' on reds, vitamin C, and cocaine,
ETruckin', up to Buffalo. Been Athinkin', you got to mellow slow
BTakes time, to pick a place to go, aAnd just keep truckin' on
ESittin' and starin' out of the hotel window
EBusted, down on Bourbon Street, ASet up, like a bowlin' pin
BKnocked down, it get's to wearin' thin. AThey just won't let you be
EYou're sick of hangin' around and you'd like to travel;
I guess they can't revoke your soul for tryin', E F F# G G#
ASometimes the light's all Dshinin' on AmeG D/F# A
AOther times I can Dbarely Asee.G D/F# A
DLately it ocBmcurs to F#me
What a Amaj7long, strange trip it's Ebeen.
ETruckin', I'm a goin' home. AWhoa whoa baby, back where I belong
BBack home, sit down and patch my bones, Aand get back truckin' onE.
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American Beauty
by Grateful Dead
Chords in this song · guitar
A
Bm7/A
Asus4
D
Am
Em
C
G
Bm
E
C#m
F#m
B
F#
F
A7
Dm
Bb
Gm
E7+9
B7+5
B7
E7
Esus4
1. Box of Rain
2. Friend of the Devil
3. Sugar Magnolia
4. Operator
5. Candyman
6. Ripple
7. Brokedown Palace
8. Til the Morning Comes
9. Attics of My Life
10. Truckin'
A Bm7/A A Asus4
(x2)
D Am
Look out of any window
Em C G
Any morning, any evening, any day
D Am
Maybe the sun is shining
Em G A
Birds are winging, no rain is falling from a heavy sky
D G Am Em D
What do you want me to do, to do for you to see you through?
C D Am G
For this is all a dream we dreamed, one afternoon long ago
D Am
Walk out of any doorway
Em C G
Feel your way, feel your way like the day before
D Am
Maybe you'll find direction
Em
Around some corner where
G A
It's been waiting to meet you
D G
What do you want me to do?
Am Em D
To watch for you while you're sleeeeeeeeping?
Am C G D
Then please don't be surprised when you find me dreaming too
D Am
Look into any eyes
Em C G
You find by you, you can see clear to another day
D Am Em
Maybe been seen before through other eyes
G A
On other days while going home
D G Am Em D
What do you want me to do, to do for you, to see you through?
C Em D G
It's all a dream we dreamed, one after-noon long a-go
D Am Em
Walk into splintered sunlight, inch your way through
C G
Dead dreams to another land
D Am Em
Maybe you're tired and broken, your tongue is twisted with
G A
Words half-spoken and thoughts unclear
D G Am Em D
What do you want me to do, to do for you, to see you through?
Am C G D
A box of rain will ease the pain, and love will see you through
G Am Em
Just a box of rain, wind and water
C A D
Be-lieve it if you need it, if you don't, just pass it on
G Am Em
Sun and shower, wind and rain
C D Em A
In and out the window, like a moth before a flame
A D Em
And it's just a box of rain
G D
I don't know who put it there
D Bm G A
Believe it if you need it, or leave it if you dare.
A D Em
And it's just a box of rain
G D
Or a ribbon for your hair
Em
Such a long, long time to be gone
G D
And a short time to be there
D C G D Asus4
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G
G C
I lit out from Reno, I was trailed by twenty hounds
G C
Didn't get to sleep last night 'till the morning came around
D
Set out runnin' but I take my time
Am
A friend of the devil is a friend of mine
D Am D
If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight
G C
Ran into the devil, babe, he loaned me twenty bills
G C
I spent the night in Utah in a cave up in the hills
D
Set out runnin' but I take my time
Am
A friend of the devil is a friend of mine
D Am D
If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight
G C
I ran down to the levee but the devil caught me there
G C
He took my twenty dollar bill and vanished in the air
D
Set out runnin' but I take my time
Am
A friend of the devil is a friend of mine
D Am D
If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight.
D
Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night,
C
The first one's named Sweet Anne Marie, and she's my hearts delight.
D
The second one is prison, babe, the sheriff's on my trail,
Am C D
And if he catches up with me, I'll spend my life in jail.
G C
Got a wife in Chino, babe, and one in Cherokee
G C
The first one says she's got my child, but it don't look like me
D
Set out runnin' but I take my time
Am
A friend of the devil is a friend of mine
D Am D
If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight
G C G C D Am D Am D
Guitar Solo:
D
Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night
C
The first one's named Sweet Anne Marie, and she's my hearts delight
D
The second one is prison, babe, the sheriff's on my trail
Am C D
And if he catches up with me, I'll spend my life in jail
G C
Got a wife in Chino, babe, and one in Cherokee
G C
The first one says she's got my child, but it don't look like me.
D
Set out runnin' but I take my time
Am
A friend of the devil is a friend of mine
D Am D
If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight
A D A A E A
(x2)
A E A
A D A
Sugar magnolia, blossoms blooming
G E A
heads all empty and I don't care
A C#m F#m
Saw my baby down by the river
E D A E A
Knew she had to come up soon for air
A D A
Sweet blossom come on, under the willow
G E A
We can have high times if you'll abide
A C#m F#m
We can discover the wonders of nature
E D A E A
Rollin' in the rushes down by the riverside
D G D A D
She's got everything delightful, she's got everything I need
D G D E A E A
Takes the wheel when I'm seeing double, pays my ticket when I speed
A D A
She comes skimmin' through rays of violet
G E A
She can wade in a drop of dew
A C#m F#m
She don't come and I don't follow
E D A E A
Waits backstage while I sing to you
A D A
She can dance a cajun rhythm
G E A
Jump like a willys in four-wheel drive
A C#m F#m
She's my summer love in the spring, fall, and winter
E D A E A
She can make happy any man alive
A G D A
Sugar magnolia
A G D A
ringing that bluebell
A G D A
Caught up in sunlight
A E G D
Come on out singing I'll walk you in the sunshine
D A E A
Come on honey, come along with me
D G D A D
She's got everything delightful, she's got everything I need
D G D
A breeze in the pines and the sun and bright moonlight
D E A E A
Lazing in the sunshine, yes indeed
A D A
Sometimes when the cuckoo's crying
A E A
when the moon is halfway down
B E B
Sometimes when the night is dying
B A E D A B
I take me out and I wander around
B A E B
I wander around
B E B F# E B
Sunshine daydream, walking in the tall trees
B E B F# E B
Going where the wind goes, blooming like a red rose
Ride out singin', I'll walk you in the morning sunshine, sunshine daydream...
F C A7 Dm C F
e|-----------------8-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--
B|--10p9-10p9-10p9-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--
G|-----------------------9-8-9-------------------10----10-12-10----------10~--------10~--------10~-------10~-|--
D|--------------------10-------10---10-11-12~-12----12-----------10-12-10---10-12-10---10-12-10---10-12-10---|--
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--
F
Operator, can you help me? Help me if you please
Bb F F F#
Give me the right area code and the number that I need
G C A7
My rider left upon a midnight flyer
Dm C F
Singin' like a summer breeze
F
Think she's somewhere down south, down about Baton Rouge
Bb F F F#
I just cain't remember no number, a number I can use
G C A7
Directory don't have it, central done forgot it
Dm C F
Got to find a number to use
[Intro]
F
Tryin' to check out a number, tryin' to run down a line
Bb F F F#
Operator said that's privileged information and it ain't no business o' mine
G C A7
It's floodin' down in Texas, the poles are down in Utah
Dm C F
Got to find a private line
F
She could be hanging 'round a steel mill, working in a house of blue light
Bb F F F#
Riding a get-away bus out of Portland, talkin' to the night
G C A7
I don't know where she's gone, I don't care where she's been
Dm C F
Long as she's been doin' it right
Solo: (same chords as verse)
[Intro]
Dm F
Long as she's been doing it right
Bb F C G
e|------6-6-------5-5----------------------|----|-------------------7-7-7-7----------------|--|
B|---------------------------5---5-3-------|----|--5-5-5---/8-~-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-------------|--|
G|-6/7--------4/5--------------------5-----|-x4-|------------------------------------------|--|
D|----------------------4/5----5-----------|----|------------------------------------------|--|
A|-----------------------------------------|----|------------------------------------0-0-2-|--|
E|-----------------------------------------|----|--------------------------------3-3-------|--|
C Gm F
Come all you pretty women, with your hair a hanging down
F G
Open up your windows ‘cause the Candyman's in town
G Dm G Dm
Come on boys and gamble, roll those laughing bones
F G
Seven come eleven, boys I'll take your money home
Bb F C
Look out, look out the Candyman
Bb F C
Here he come and he's gone again
Am G
Pretty lady ain't got no friend 'til the
F G
Candyman comes around again
A|------0-0-2-|
E|--3-3-------|
C Gm F
I come from Memphis where I learned to talk the jive
F G
When I get back to Memphis be one less man alive
G Dm G Dm
Good morning Mr. Benson, I see you're doing well
F G
If I had me a shotgun I'd blow you straight to hell
Bb F C
Look out, look out the Candyman
Bb F C
Here he come and he's gone again
Am G
Pretty lady ain't got no friend 'til the
F G
Candyman comes around again
Solo: same chords as verse and chorus (with "oooohh"s)
A|------0-0-2-|
E|--3-3-------|
C Gm F
Come on boys and wager if you have got the mind
F G
If you've got a dollar, boys, lay it on the line
G Dm G Dm
Hand me my old guitar, pass the whiskey round
F G
Won't you tell everybody you meet that the Candyman's in town
Bb F C
Look out, look out the Candyman
Bb F C
Here he come and he's gone again
Am G
Pretty lady ain't got no friend 'til the
F G
Candyman comes around again
F C
e|-----------------|
B|-1---------------|
G|---2------0------|
D|-----3~-----2----|
A|--------------3~-|
E|-----------------|
Bb F C
Look out, look out the Candyman
Bb F C
Here he come and he's gone again
G C G
E|--------------------3--|-----------------------0--|-------------------------------------|--|
B|--------------------0--|-----0-----0-----------1--|-------------------------------------|--|
G|--------------------0--|--0-----2-----0--------0--|------0~-0h2-0~---------0h2-0--------|--|
D|--------------0-----0--|-----------------0--2--2--|--0h2-------------0-2----------2-0---|--|
A|--2-----2--3--------2--|-----------------------3--|-------------------------------------|--|
e|-----3-----------3--3--|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|--|
G C G D C G
E|-----------------3--|---------------------------0--|-------------------------------3--|--|
B|-----------------0--|---------0-----0-----------1--|------0-0-1--------------------0--|--|
G|-----------------0--|------0-----2-----0--------0--|--0h2--------2----------0-2-0--0--|--|
D|--------------0--0--|--0h2----------------0--2--2--|---------------0h2-2-----------0--|--|
A|--2-----2--3-----2--|---------------------------3--|-------------------------------2--|--|
e|-----3-----------3--|------------------------------|-------------------------------3--|--|
G C
If my words did glow with the gold of sunshine
C G
And my tunes were played on the harp unstrung
G C
Would you hear my voice come through the music
C G D C G
Would you hold it near as it were your own?
G C
It's a hand-me-down, the thoughts are broken
C G
Perhaps they're better left unsung
G C
I don't know, don't really care
G D C G
Let there be songs to fill the air
Am D
Ripple in still water
G C
When there is no pebble tossed
A D
Nor wind to blow
G C
Reach out your hand if your cup be empty
C G
If your cup is full may it be again
G C
Let it be known there is a fountain
G D C G
That was not made by the hands of men
G C
There is a road, no simple highway
C G
Between the dawn and the dark of night
G C
And if you go no one may follow
G D C G
That path is for your steps alone
Am D
Ripple in still water
G C
When there is no pebble tossed
A D
Nor wind to blow
G C
You who choose to lead must follow
C G
But if you fall you fall alone
G C
If you should stand then who's to guide you?
G D C G
If I knew the way I would take you home
G C
La Da Da Da
C G
La Da Da Da Da
G C
La Da Da La Da La Da Da Da Da
G C
La Da Da Da La Da Da Da Da
G D C G
La Da Da Da La Da Da Daa
G
G Am
Fare you well, my honey
Bb F C
fare you well my only true one
G Dm
All the birds that were singing
Bb C F
are flown, except you alone
F Bb
Going to leave this brokedown palace,
F Dm Bb F
On my hands and my knees, I will roll, roll, roll
F Am Bb F
Make myself a bed in the waterside
G Bb F
In my time, In my time, I will roll, roll roll
F A
In a bed, in a bed,
Bb F G
By the waterside I will lay my head
F G Bb F
Listen to the river sing sweet songs, to rock my soul
F Bb
River going to take me, sing me sweet and sleepy
F Dm Bb F
Sing me sweet and sleepy all the way back home
F Am Bb F
It's a far gone lullaby, sung many years ago.
G Bb F
Mama, mama many worlds I've come since I first left home
F A
Goin' home, goin' home,
Bb F G
By the waterside I will rest my bones
F G Bb F
Listen to the river sing sweet songs, to rock my soul
F Bb
Going to plant a weeping willow
F Dm Bb F
On the bank's green edge it will grow, grow, grow
F Am Bb F
Sing a lullaby beside the water
G Bb F
Lovers come and go, the river roll, roll, roll
F A
Fare you well, fare you well,
Bb F G
I love you more than words can tell
F G Bb F
Listen to the river sing sweet songs, to rock my soul
Doo doot doos (with same chords as last verse)
E D A E D
e|-----7-7-|-----5-5-|------------5-5-|-----7-7-----5-5-|--|
B|-7/9-----|-5/7-----|-----5-5--7-----|-7/9-----5/7-----|--|
G|---------|---------|-5/6------------|-----------------|--|
D|---------|---------|----------------|-----------------|--|
A|---------|---------|----------------|-----------------|--|
E|---------|---------|----------------|-----------------|--|
A E D A E D A
e|-7pb9r7-5-7---5-7-5-|-----7-7-----5-5-------------------|-----7--------5----5\---|--|
B|------------7-------|-7/9-----5/7---------5-7---5-7-5-7-|-7/9------5/7------5\---|--|
G|--------------------|------------------/6-----6---------|-------9--------7—-6\---|--|
D|--------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------|--|
A|--------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------|--|
E|--------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------|--|
E G D
Till the morning comes
A
it'll do you fine
E G D
Till the morning comes
A
like a highway sign
E D
Showing you the way, leaving no doubt
A E D A
Of the way on in or the way back out
E7+9 A7 E7+9 A7
Tell you what I'll do, I'll watch out for you
B7+5 B7 E7 A7 D
You're my woman now, make yourself easy
Dm Am E
Make yourself easy, make yourself easy
E G D
Till we all fall down
A
it'll do you fine
E G D
Don't think about
A
what you left behind
E D
The way you came or the way that you go
A E D A
Let your tracks be lost in the dark and snow
E7+9 A7 E7+9 A7
Tell you what I'll do, I'll watch out for you
B7+5 B7 E7 A7 D
You're my woman now, make yourself easy
Dm Am E
Make yourself easy, make yourself easy
E G D
When the shadows grow
A
it'll do you fine
E G D
When the cold winds blow
A
it'll ease your mind
E D
The shape it takes could be yours to chose
A E D A
What you may win, what you may lose
E7+9 A7 E7+9 A7
Tell you what I'll do, I'll watch out for you
B7+5 B7 E7 A7 D
You're my woman now, make yourself easy
Dm Am E
Make yourself easy, make yourself easy
Bm A E
You're my woman now (make yourself easy)...
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* Attics of My Life *
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A E A E Esus4
e|---------|---|---|---------|----0~-------------|---0--------------|
B|---------|---|---|---------|----0~--------------|---0-------------|
G|-------2-|-%-|-%-|-------2-|-1~-----------2-2-2-|-1-----------2---|
D|-2-2-2-2-|-%-|-%-|-2---2-2-|-2~-------2-2-1-2-4-|-2-----1-----2-4-|
A|-4-3-4---|---|---|-0---0---|-2~---------0-------|-2-------4-3-2---|
E|---------|---|---|---4-----|------0-------------|-0---------------|
In the...
Esus4 E B E B7 E A E B A E
In the attics of my life, full of cloudy dreams unreal.
Esus4 E B7 E B7 E A E B A E
Full of tastes no tongue can know, and lights no eye can see.
E G# A E F#m E A E
When there was no ear to hear, you sang to me.
E B7 E B7 E A E B A E
I have spent my life seeking all that's still unsung.
Esus4 E B7 E B7 E A E B A E
Bent my ear to hear the tune, and closed my eyes to see.
E G# A E F#m E A F#m F# B
When there were no strings to play, you played to me.
B A D A E Esus4 E7 Asus4 A
In the book of love's own dream, where all the print is blood.
Asus4 A Asus4 A A D B B7 E
Aus4
Where all the pages are my days, and all my lights grow old.
A Asus4 A D A E Esus4 D B B7 A E Esus4 D A E
When I had no wings to fly, you flew to me, you flew to me.
E B7 E B7 E A E B A E
In the secret space of dreams, where I dreaming lay amazed.
Esus4 E B7 E B7 E A E B A E
When the secrets all are told, and the petals all unfold.
E G#m A E F#m E/A E A E
When there was no dream of mine, you dreamed of me.
The chords in this song work well with a blues shuffle styled strumming.
Try out playing alternating between the 5th and 6th in the power chord form
(ex. E would be A|-2-2-4-4-|...repeat for each chord)
E|-0-0-0-0-|
Also the verses that are just E sound good if you throw in some E7s
E
E|-----------------------------------------------|--|
B|-----------------------------------------------|--|
G|-----------------------------------------------|--|
D|-----------------------------------------------|--|
A|--5h7-7-7-7-7--5h7-7-7-7-7--5------------------|--|
E|-------------------------------7--6--5--3--0---|--|
E A
Truckin' got my chips cashed in. Keep truckin', like the do-dah man
B A E
Together, more or less in line, just keep truckin' on
E
Arrows of neon and flashing marquees out on Main Street
E A
Dallas, got a soft machine. Houston, too close to New Orleans
B A
New York's got the ways and means, but just won't let you be
E
Most of the cast that you meet on the streets speak of true love
E A
Truckin', like the do-dah man. Once told me "You've got to play your hand"
B A
Sometimes your cards ain't worth a dime, if you don't lay'em down
A D A G D/F# A
Sometimes the light's all shinin' on me
A D A G D/F# A
Other times I can barely see.
D Bm F#
Lately it occurs to me
Amaj7 E
What a long, strange trip it's been.
E
What in the world ever became of sweet Jane?
Livin' on reds, vitamin C, and cocaine,
E A
Truckin', up to Buffalo. Been thinkin', you got to mellow slow
B A
Takes time, to pick a place to go, and just keep truckin' on
E
Sittin' and starin' out of the hotel window
E A
Busted, down on Bourbon Street, Set up, like a bowlin' pin
B A
Knocked down, it get's to wearin' thin. They just won't let you be
E
You're sick of hangin' around and you'd like to travel;
I guess they can't revoke your soul for tryin', E F F# G G#
A D A G D/F# A
Sometimes the light's all shinin' on me
A D A G D/F# A
Other times I can barely see.
D Bm F#
Lately it occurs to me
Amaj7 E
What a long, strange trip it's been.
E A
Truckin', I'm a goin' home. Whoa whoa baby, back where I belong
B A E
Back home, sit down and patch my bones, and get back truckin' on.
E
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