Planet Waves

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1 On A Night Like This
Caop 1
( E   A  E)
On a night like Ethis
So glad you Bcame around,
Hold on to me so tight
And Eheat up some coffee grounds.
We got much to E7/G#talk about
And Amuch to remiAm/F#nisce,
It sure is Eright
On a Bnight like Ethis.
On a night like this
So glad you've come to stay
Hold on to me, pretty miss
Say you'll never go away to stray.
Run your fingers down my spine
Bring me a touch of bliss
It sure feels right
On a night like this.
On a night like this
I can't get any sleep,
The air is so cold outside
And the snow's so deep.
Build a fire, throw on logs
And listen to it hiss
And let it burn, burn, burn, burn
On a night like this.
APut your body next to mine
And Ekeep me company,
F#There is plenty a room for all,
So Bplease don't elbow me.
Let the four winds Eblow
Around this old cabin door,
If I'm not too far off
I think we did this once before.
There's more frost on the window glass
With each new tender kiss,
But it sure feels right
On a night like this.
2 Going Going Gone
Intro
Am   Dm| Am  Dm  
FI've just reached a place
AmWhere the willow don't bend.
There's Dmnot much more to be said
/C Bb
It's the top of the end.
I'm Fgoing,
I'm Cgoing,
I'm Dmgone.
I'm closin' the book
On the pages and the text
And I don't really care
What happens next.
I'm just going,
I'm going,
I'm gone.
I been hangin' on threads,
I been playin' it straight,
Now, I've just got to cut loose
Before it gets late.
So I'm going,
I'm going,
I'm gone.
AmGrandma said, "Boy, go and follow your Gheart
GAnd you'll be fine at the C/Gend of the Gline.
GAll that's gold isn't C/Gmeant to Gshine.
Am   C   D/(C  
Bb   Bb  A)
Don't you and your one true love ever part."
I been walkin' the road,
I been livin' on the edge,
Now, I've just got to go
Before I get to the ledge.
So I'm going,
I'm just going,
I'm gone
3 Tough Mama
DTougBmh Mama
AMeat shakin' on your bones
DI'm Bmgonna
Ago down to the river and get some stones.
BmSister's on the highway with that Asteel-drivin' crew,
BmPapa's in the big house, his F#mworkin' Emdays are Gthrough.
CTough GMama
ACan I blow a little smoke on you?
Dark Beauty
Won't you move it on over and make some room?
It's my duty
to bring you down to the field where the flowers bloom.
Ashes in the furnace, dust on the rise,
You came through it all the way, flyin' through the skies.
Dark Beauty
With that long night's journey in your eyes.
Sweet Goddess
Born of a blinding light and a changing wind,
Now, don't be modest,
you know who you are and where you've been.
Jack the Cowboy went up north
He's buried in your past.
The Lone Wolf went out drinking
That was over pretty fast.
Sweet Goddess
Your perfect stranger's comin' in at last.
Silver Angel
With the badge of the lonesome road sewed in your sleeve,
I'd be grateful if this golden ring you would receive.
Today on the countryside it was a-hotter than a crotch,
I stood alone upon the ridge and all I did was watch.
Sweet Goddess
It must be time to carve another notch.
I'm crestfallen
The world of illusion is at my door,
I ain't a-haulin'
any of my lambs to the marketplace anymore.
The prison walls are crumblin', there is no end in sight,
I've gained some recognition but I lost my appetite.
Dark Beauty
Meet me at the border late tonight.
NOTE The song could equally well be played with C chords and a capo on the 4th
|E--------7-------|B--------2-------|A---E/G#-----E--------|
|9-----9---9-----|4-----4---4-----|2---0-----------|
|9---9-------9---|4---4-------4---|2---1---2---1---|
|9---------------|4---------------|2---2---4---2---|
|7---------------|2---------------|0-------4---2---|
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EHazel, G#dirty-blonde hair
AI wouldn't be ashamed to be F#7seen with you anywhere.
EYou got something I G#want plenty C#mofE/B  A  
EOoh, a little Btouch of your AloveG#m.F#m  E  
Hazel, stardust in your eye
You're goin' somewhere and so am I.
I'd give you the sky high above
Ooh, for a little touch of your love.
G#Oh no, I don't need any reC#mminder
G#To know how much I really C#mcare
F#But it's just making me blinder and blinder
Because I'm Bup on a Ahill and G#mstill you're not F#mthere.
Hazel, you called and I came,
Now don't make me play this waiting game.
You've got something I want plenty of
Ooh, a little touch of your love.
Alternet Version W/h Capo on 4th
CHazel, Edirty-blonde hair
FI wouldn't be ashamed to be D7seen with you anywhere.
C   E   Am/G F  
You got something I want plenty of
COoh, a little Gtouch of your FloveEm.Dm  C  
...
EOh no, I don't need any reAmminder
ETo know how much I really Amcare
But it's just making me blinder and blinder
Because I'm Gup on a Fhill and Emstill you're not Dmthere
5 Somthing There Is About You
: G. . . : . D7. G.
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G C/G G C/G
G/F# Em   C  Am  
Something tGhere is about you that strikes a match in me
G/F# Em/D C  
Is it the Amway your boGdy moves or is it the way your hair blows free
Bm Em C
Or is Git because you remind me of something that used to be
G/F# Em/D C  
Something Gthat's crossed over from another century ?
Thought I'd shaken the wonder and the phantoms of my youth
Rainy days on the Great Lakes, walking the hills of old Duluth
There was me and Danny Lopez, cold eyes, black night and then there was Ruth
Something there is about you that brings back a long forgotten truth.
Suddenly I found you and the spirit in me sings
Don't have to look no further, you're the soul of many things
I could say that I'd be faithful, I could say it in one sweet, easy breath
But to you that would be cruelty and to me it surely would be death.
Something there is about you that moves with style and grace
I was in a whirlwind, now I am in some better place
My hand's on the sabre and you've picked up on the baton
Something there is about you that I can't quite put my finger on.
6 Forever Young
in D slowly in waltz
May God Dbless and keep you always
May your F#m/C#wishes all come true
May you Em/Balways do for others
And let Gothers do for Dyou
May you Dbuild a ladder to the stars
And F#m/C#climb on every rung
Em A(sus4-A) D
May you stay forever young
Forever Ayoung, forBmever young
May you Dstay Aforever Dyoung.
May you grow up to be righteous
May you grow up to be true
May you always know the truth
And see the lights surrounding you
May you always be courageous
Stand upright and be strong
May you stay forever young
Forever young, forever young
May you stay forever young.
May your hands always be busy
May your feet always be swift
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift
May your heart always be joyful
And may your song always be sung
May you stay forever young
Forever young, forever young
May you stay forever young.
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Cm Gm Cm
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I hate...
Dm   Gm1) Dm  
2)
Dm*)Gm  Dm  
The Bbstage was set, the Dm/Alights went out all Gmaround the old hotel
Bb/F Eb Gm/D
I hatGme myself for loving you and I'm glad the curtain fell.
Gm: . : . : . : . Gm: . : . : . : .
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Fill 3:
Gm: . : . : . : . Cm: . : . : . : . Gm: . : . : . : .
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...fell
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I hate ...
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Dm   Gm1) Dm  
2)
DmAnd the mercy that you Gmshowed to me, whoDmever would have Amguessed
Bb3) Dm/A  Gm  
4)
BbGm 5)Eb/G  Gm/D  
Gm: . : . : . : . Gm: . : . : . : .
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|------------------------| |-----muted strings------|
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...game we played ...expressed
Fill 3
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Fill 4
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Fill 5
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...sin
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Heard your ...
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Fill 3
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...shame
Gm: . : . : . : . Cm: . : . : . : .
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Gm: . : . : . : . Cm: . : . : . : .
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There are...
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8 You Angle You Capo 2 Or play in A
G D/F# C/E D C D G
GYou Dangel Gyou
You Ggot me Dunder your Gwing.
The Gway you D/F#walk and the C/Eway you Dtalk
I Cfeel I could Dalmost Gsing.
You Cknow I can't sleep at night for Gtrying
Yes I Gnever did D/F#feel this C/Eway befDore,
GNever did D/F#get up and C/Ewalk the Dfloor.
GIf this is D/F#love then C/Egimme Dmore
And Gmore and more and more (and more).
Intro (repeated a couple of times):
D"G" D  A  
5 8 5 5
DTwilight Gon the frozen Alake
North Gwind about to Dbreak
On Gfootprints in the Asnow
GSilence down Dbelow.G  A  G  
You're GbeaCutiful beyond Dwords
You're Cbeautiful to Gme
CYou can make me Dcry
CNever say GgoodbyeC.D  C  
Am: . . . C: . . . D: . . . : . . .
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|-0-----------0h2-|-3---------------|--------(0)------|-0-------0-------|
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Am: . . . C: . . . G: . . . : . . .
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Am: . . . : . . . : . . . : . . .
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|-----2-2-----2---|-----2-----2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-----2-2-|
|-----2-2-----2---|-----2-----2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-0h2-2-2-|
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I Amlove you more than Cever, more than Dtime and more than love
I Amlove you more than Cmoney and more Gthan the stars above
I Flove you more than Ammadness, C/Gmore than Dmdreams upon the sea
I Amlove you more than Clife itself, you Gmean that much to me.
In the Fcourtyard of the Cjester which is Ghidden Dmfrom the sun
I love you more than ever and I haven't yet begun. C/g G
FDried the tears up Cfrom my dreams and Dmpulled me from the hole
F. Am. Dm. . .
F. C. Am. . . . .
You gave me babies, one, two, three, what is more, you saved my life
F   Am/a-/B C  
My Gthoughts of you don't ever rest, they'd kill me if I lie
F Am C
What'Dms lost is lost, we can't regain what went down in the flood
F   Am/B C  
'Cause I loDmve you more than all of that with a love that doesn't bend
F. Am. | Dm. . . |
C . . . |Am . . /b-/C|
F. Am. | C   Dm. . |
F. Am. | C. . . . /c-/B |
Oh, can't you see that you were born to Dmstand by my side
You're the Fother half of Cwhat I am, Dmyou're the missing piece
You turn the tide on me each day and Dmteach my eyes to Dsee
And FI could never Clet you go, no Dmmatter what goes on
F. C   Am| Dm. . . |
F. C. | Am. . . |
Dm. . . | F. C. . . |
Am. F. | C. Am. | Dm~
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