45 Best J.J. Cale Songs (list with chords & lyrics)

[Intro]
B7    E7   B7   F#7   B7
 
[Verse 1]
B7
I've got a woman, I love her, lordy-lord
B7
She cooks my breakfast on Sunday, just like my Ma
E7
I hang my hat in her house, she don't charge a dime
B7
Love me, trust me, never cuss me, you know she's mine
    F#7
I'm talking 'bout, I'm talking 'bout, I'm talking in rhyme
    B7
I'm talking 'bout that everlovin' woman of mine
 
[Verse 2]
B7
Oh, when I'm gone you know she don't hang around
B7
And when I'm gone you know she don't follow me down
E7
She keeps the night-light burning, lord, she waits for me
  B7
Taking care of business, lord, she's taking care of me
    F#7
I'm talking 'bout, I'm talking 'bout, I'm talking in rhyme
    B7
I'm talking 'bout that everlovin' woman of mine
 
[Piano Solo]
B7     E7   B7   F#7   B7
 
[Verse 3]
B7
She'd have me do it if I'd do it at all
B7
You know I love her, do I love her, lordy-lord
E7
I hang my hat in her house, honey, she don't charge a dime
B7
Taking care of business, she's taking care of business of mine
F#7
I'm talking 'bout, I'm talking in rhyme
    B7
I'm talking 'bout that everlovin' woman of mine
 
[Outro]
B7    E7   B7   F#7   B7

[Intro]
D  G/D  D  x4
 
[Verse 1]
D                F             G                D    G/D  D  G/D D
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang out
D                F             G                D    G/D  D  G/D D
After midnight, we're gonna chug-a-lug and shout
 
[Chorus]
            D
We're gonna cause talk and suspicion;
            F
             give an exhibition,
            G                        A
             find out what it is all about...
D                F             G                D   G/D  D  G/D D
 After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang out
 
[Verse 2]
D                F             G                D     G/D  D  G/D D
After midnight, we're gonna shake your tambourine
D                F               G            D    G/D  D  G/D D
After midnight, it's gonna be peaches and cream
 
[Chorus]
            D
We're gonna cause talk and suspicion;
            F
             give an exhibition,
            G                        A
             find out what it is all about...
D                F             G                D    G/D  D  G/D D
 After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang out
 
[Solo]
D  F  G  D  G/D  D  G/D D  x2
 
[Outro]
            D
We're gonna cause talk and suspicion;
            F
             give an exhibition,
            G                        A
             find out what it is all about...
D                F             G                D    G/D  D  G/D D
 After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang out
D                F             G                D    G/D  D  G/D D
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang out
(fade)

In the Key of F#minor/G flatminor
The song starts out in F#minor, you should prefer to listen to the song
 
[Verse 1]
F#m              Amaj
Travelin' light, is the only way to fly
F#m              Amaj
Travelin' light, just you and I
Amaj             F#m
One-way ticket to ecstasy
Amaj         F#m
Way on down, follow me
F#m             Amaj
Travelin' light, is the only way to fly
 
Bridge-There is a slight bridge/break here and after the second verse
It's played like this: B B F#m(x3), then you end on a B while playing it
a few times, then go back into the song playing like the intro, but you
can play a solo there, etc. Try to always make it your own
 
[Verse 2]
Travelin' light, we can go beyond
Travelin' light, we can catch the wind
Travelin' light, let your mind pretend
We can go to paradise
Maybe once, maybe twice
Travelin' light, is the only way to fly

[Intro]
Am      Em     Am     Em
Am      Em     Am     Em
 
[Verse 1]
Money talks, it'll tell you a story
Am      Em      Am      Em
Money talks, says strange things
Am      Em      Am      EM
Money talks . . very loudly
C               D              F   G
You'd be surprised the friends you can buy with small change
Am      Em      Am      Em
 
[Verse 2]
Am      Em     Am     Em
They say it's the root of all evil
They say gold is the king
Am      Em             Am     Em
Money talks, you'd better believe it
Am      Em      Am    Em
C               D      F   G
All that gold . . .  don't mean a thing
Am      Em      Am      Em
 
[Solo]
Am      Em     Am     Em     Am     Em     Am     Em
Am      Em     Am     Em     Am     Em     Am     Em
Am      Em     Am     Em     Am     Em     Am     Em
C       D      F G   Am     Em     Am     Em
 
[Verse 3]
Am      Em
Rich people, hear those pockets jingle
AM      Em
Spare change, hear the down-and-outers cry
Am      Em
Money talks, tip-toe up behind you
C               D      F   G
Steal what they can, off the cuff or on the sly
Am      Em      Am      Em
 
[Outro]
Am      Em
Money talks
Am      Em
Money talks
Am      Em
Money talks
Am      Em
Money talks

Recorded in Ebminor
Arranged in Dminor
 
 
[Intro]
Dm G Dm A7 G
 
 
Cm                           G                    Dm
  Cajun moon_ where does your power lie_?  as you move_ across
      G                           Dm           A7
the southern sky.__  You took my baby way too soon. What have
     G             Dm
you done_   Cajun moon?_
 
 
(Same structure throughout song, fade on 6th verse ending.)
 
2. Someday baby, when you want your man
   And find him gone, just like the wind
   Don't trouble your mind, whatever you do,
   'Cause Cajun moon took him from you.
 
3. Repeat verse 1
 
4. When daylight fades, and night comes on,
   You can hear the silence of this song,
   Don't trouble your mind, whatever you do,
   'Cause he got me like he got you.
 
5. Repeat verse 1
 
6. Repeat verse 1

[Intro]
Am D (8x)
 
 
[Verse 1]
          Am                      D                Am    D
Well, the river runs deep and the water is cold as ice
    Am                      D                Am    D
The river runs deep and the water is cold as ice
  Am                  D
I go down there every chance I get
Am                     D
It's where my baby she met her death
        Am                      D               Am   D
And the river runs deep and the water's cold as ice
 
 
[Verse 2]
Am                   D                  Am   D
Ain't no woman gonna make a fool out of me
Am                   D                  Am   D
Ain't no woman gonna make a fool out of me
Am                     D
Running 'round, that's what they said
Am                         D
She's at the bottom of the river dead
        Am                      D               Am   D
And the river runs deep and the water's cold as ice
 
 
[Verse 3]
   Am                   D              Am   D
No cheating woman gonna get a good man down
   Am                   D              Am   D
No cheating woman gonna get a good man down
Am                    D
Running 'round like a silly fool
       Am                  D
You're gonna end up at the bottom of the pool
        Am                      D               Am   D
And the river runs deep and the water's cold as ice

Capo: 1st fret

Cocaine chords
J.J. Cale  1976 (live version*)
 
Capo I ***
 
B B B B  B \ A  4x
 
       B
If you wanna to hang out, 
          A
you gotta take her out; 
  B B B B  B \ A
cocaine.     
       B
If you want to get down, 
A
down on the ground; 
  B B B B  B \ A
cocaine. 
          B
She don't lie, 
          A
she don't lie, 
          G   F#
she don't lie; 
  B B B B  B \ A
cocaine. 
 
B B B B  B \ A  2x
 
       B
If you got bad news, 
            A
you want to kick them blues; 
  B B B B  B \ A
cocaine. 
          B
When your day is done,
        A
and you got to run; 
  B B B B  B \ A
cocaine. 
 
          B
She don't lie, 
          A
she don't lie, 
          G   F#
she don't lie; 
  B B B B  B \ A
cocaine. 
 
B B B B  B \ A  2x
 
        B
If your thing is gone,
 
        A
and you want to ride on; 
  B B B B  B \ A
cocaine. 
         B
Don't forget this fact, 
    A
you can't get back; 
  B B B B  B \ A
cocaine. 
 
          B
She don't lie, 
          A
she don't lie, 
          G   F#
she don't lie; 
  B B B B  B \ A
cocaine. 
 
B B B B B \ A  . . . .
 
 
* varies
** Eric Clapton recorded  Cocaine , I believe, in  E
 
*** Alternate:
 
Capo III
 
B = A
A = G
G = F
F = E

The lead guitar plays this riff throughout:
 
Q=184
4/4
Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr.)
   F
   Q  Q  E E E E   +E  E Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E   +E  E Q  Q  Q
e|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
B|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
G|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-3--1--0-0-1-3-|-(3)-x-1--0--1--|-3--1--0-0-1-3-|-(3)-x-1--0--1---|
A|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
E|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
 
[Intro]
F
 
[Verse 1]
F
Some like this and some like that
F
And some don't know where it's at
F
If you don't get loose, if you don't groove
F
Well, your motor won't make it and your motor won't move
 
[Verse 2]
F
If time don't tell you then don't ask me
F
I'm riding on a hurricane down to the sea
F
If you can't hear the music, turn it up loud
F
There's movement in the air and movement in the crowd
 
[Verse 3]
F
Bow-legged woman doing the boogaloo
F
She got a jive, she got a move
F
Turn around, do it again
F
Bow-legged woman, where you been
 
[Verse 4]
F
Fat jack owns a honky-tonk downtown
F
You can catch a woman if you hang around
F
You can tear down the door, tear down the wall
F
Fat jack he don't care at all
F
Easy come, easy go, any way the wind blows
 
[Guitar Solo]
F
 
[Verse 5]
F
Hey, drummer, drummer, can you give me that beat
F
Can you give me that beat, got to move my feet
F
Guitar player been all around the world
F
But he can't play a lick for looking at the girls
 
[Verse 6]
F
One two three four five six seven
F
Well, you'd better change your ways or you won't get to heaven
F
Eight nine ten, gonna stop at eleven
F
Eleven just lays around with seven
 
[Verse 7]
F
Some like this and some like that
F
And some don't know where it's at
F
If you don't get loose, if you don't groove
F
Well, your motor won't make it and your motor won't move
 
[Outro]
F
Easy come, easy go
F
Any way the wind blows
F

Capo: 2nd fret

D    (C) D    (C) D    (C) D
 
D
Clyde plays electric bass
D
Plays it with finesse and grace
D
Sit on the porch without no shoes
D
A-picking the bass and singing the blues
 
C - D - C - D - C - D - C   -   D
 
D
Misery loves company
D
And his old dog sings harmony
D
Tambourine tied to his tail
D
You can hear him moan, you can hear him wail
 
C - D - C - D - C - D - C   -   D
 
Jody Baker, she got a dollar
D
Down the road you can hear her holler
D
"Get up Clyde, we got something to do
D
That old dog can sing the blues"
 
C - D - C - D - C - D - C   -   D
 
D
He don't move, he don't flinch
D
Clyde, he don't move an inch
D
Just sit on the porch without no shoes
D
Picking his bass and singing the blues
 
C - D - C - D - C - D - C   -   D - C - D

Preferred Chord Shapes
   C9    B9    D9    E5
e|--3-----2-----0-----x--|
B|--3-----2-----1-----x--|
G|--3-----2-----2-----x--|
D|--x-----x-----0-----x--|
A|--3-----2-----x-----2--|
E|--x-----x-----x-----x--|
 
 
[Intro]
| C9 B9 | D9
 
 
[Verse 1]
D9      Am D9
  Oh Baby,    you got me on so bad
E5 A7                               E5  A7
     I think that you're the wickedless woman that I ever had
E5 D9                      E5  D9
      Sometimes you make me      feel so complete
A7 N.C.                 G N.C. F N.C.
  You take away my troubles,     put my mind at ease
 
 
[Verse 2]
D9        Am D9
  Oooh baby,   you're up to your old tricks
E5 A7                                    E5 A7
     I've got something wrong right here      and I know that you can fix
E5 D9                      E5  D9
     Sometimes you treat me      like I was your natural man
A7 N.C.           G N.C.         F N.C.
  I come down here  to you babe,   every chance I can
 
 
[Instrumental]
| D9     | D9     | Am   A7 | A7     |
| E5  Am | Am     | Am      | A7     |
| G      | F      |
 
 
[Verse 3]
D9        Am D9
  Oooh baby,    you feel so good to me
E5 A7                      E5   A7
     I do believe that you take away my misery
E5 D9                   E5  D9
     Sometimes I wonder        if you understand
A7                       G           F
  The way you handle yourself,woman,   has got me on again
 
 
[Instrumental]
| D9     | D9     | Am   A7 | A7     |
| E5  Am | Am     | Am      | A7     |
| G      | F      |
 
 
[Outro]
| D9     | D9     | Am   A7 | A7     |
| E5  Am | Am     | Am      | A7     |
| G      | F      | A7      |

Capo: 2nd fret

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Crazy Mama chords
J.J. Cale
 
F#
E B F#
 
Or
 
Capo II
 
E
 
E
Crazy mama, where you been so long?
 
Crazy mama, where you been so long?
 
You've been hiding out, I know that's true,
 
crazy mama, I sure need you
 
Crazy mama, where you been so long?
 
D A E  4x
 
E
 
E
Standing on the corner, looking for you, babe
 
Standing on the corner, looking for you, babe
 
Lord mercy, I can not see, crazy mama coming back to me
 
Crazy mama, where you been so long?
 
D A E . . .

[Intro]
G F D F G F C G A#
 
G F G F D G F C A#
 
[Verse 1]
G      F             D
I make rock 'n' roll records
F G     F      C G   A#
I sell 'em for a dime
G         F      G   F       D
I make my living and feed my children
G      F    C   A#
All in good time
 
[Verse 2]
G         F             D
The blues they go for a quarter
F G     F      C G   A#
Guaranteed to satisfy
G    F      G   F     D
It's a real funky deal
G         F       C      A#
Don't let it pass you by
 
[Solo]
G F D F G F C G A#
 
G F G F D G F C A#
 
[Verse 3]
G                   F            D
If your evening sun don't shine, my friend
F   G     F      C      G   A#
Tell you what I'm gonna do
G         F      G   F     D
I'm gonna hammer out this rhythm
G         F       C      A#
Till I get right next to you
 
[Outro]
G F D F G F C G A#
 
G F G F D G F C A#

Intro: A C D C
 
Verse 1
A        C        D       C        A C D C
I  can’t read and I can’t write
A       C       D         C        A C D C
I can’t tell my left from right
 
Chorus
C                   D
I can’t tell if the sun’s gonna shine
C                          D
And I don’t know if you’ll ever be mine
A             C           D       C         A C D C
But I’ll make love to you any old time
 
Verse 2
A       C        D       C                  A C D C
I can’t swim and I can’t fly
A          C              D            C    A C D C
I ain’t no fish, ain’t no bird in the sky
 
Chorus
 
Instrumental
A C D C   A C D C
A C D C   A C D C
C   D
C   D
A C D C   A C D C
 
Verse 3
A       C          D      C          A C D C
I can’t count from one to ten
A           C        D         C     A C D C
And I don’t know the shape I’m in
 
Chorus

[Intro]
G
 
[Verse 1]
G
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
                                 D7
No way to relieve this feeling inside
                      G                         C7
You done gave me them blues and then you took a ride
             G             D7            G   F  C G N.C.
Left me with nowhere to run,  nowhere to hide
 
[Verse 2]
N.C.      G
Shame, oh shame, on what you do
                                            D7
Can't you see that I, I, I, been feeling so blue
                G                   C7
Cast a spell on me, then you took a ride
             G             D7            G   F  C G N.C.
Left me with nowhere to run,  nowhere to hide
 
[Guitar Solo]
G7    D7    G7    C7   G7  D7  G F  C G N.C.
 
[Verse 3]
N.C.   G
Pardon me, if I sound so sad
                                      D7
I can't get to you when I want you so bad
                      G     G7               C7
You done gave me them blues, then you took a ride
             G             D7            G   F  C G
Left me with nowhere to run,  nowhere to hide
 
[Outro]
G F  C G

[Intro]
C
 
 
[Verse 1]
C
Hey baby, it's your time now
F            F                 C
Hey baby, you made it somehow
D9           C#9                      C
Don't let nobody come and bring you down
 
 
[Verse 2]
C
Hey baby, you've got 'em on the run
F            F                 C
You know, you've got 'em on the run
D9           C#9                      C
I know you, you have just begun
 
 
[Chorus]
F
When you came into my life
C
My love, I thought I would die
F
There's never been nobody like you
C                   Gm
You take away these blues
 
 
[Verse 3]
C
Hey baby, you're looking real good
F            F                 C
You know, you're looking real good
D9           C#9                      C
You make the day a song like I knew you would
 
 
[Solo]
C G    C G   C G   C G
F       F      C      C
D9       C#9             C
 
 
[Chorus]
F
When you came into my life
C
Hmmmm, I thought I would die
F
There's never been nobody like you
C                    Gm
For telling my troubles to
 
 
[Verse 4]
C
Hey baby, you're looking real good
F            F                 C
You know, you're looking real good
D9           C#9                      C
You make the day a song like I knew you would
 
 
[Outro]
C

G G C G  /  G D G G
 
 
G                   G
Cherry, I'd like to love you
G                         G
Cherry, will you love me, too?
C                        G
Someday I will take you away
                   G
That's all I wanna do
D                      G
I'll love you forever, Cherry
                  G
Will you love me, too?
 
 
G                  G
Sweet as a morning sunrise
G                   G
Fresh as a mountain dew
C                        G
Someday I will love you, Cherry
                  G
Will you love me, too?
D                   G
I need you forever, Cherry
                  G
Will you need me, too?
 
 
G G C G  /  C G G
 
 
D                      G
I'll love you forever, Cherry
                  G
Will you love me, too?
G                         G
Cherry, will you love me, too?
 
 
G G C G  /  G D G G

[Verse 1]
Dm
Low-down way you're feeling, the sexy things you do
Dm
Baby, baby, baby, let me talk to you
Dm
I just love to whisper in your sexy ear
Dm
Tell you that I love you, take away your fear
Dm
Destroy your inhibitions, ridin' back the day
Dm
Low-down, slow down, keeping low down in that funky way
 
[Chorus]
Dm
Higher, higher, higher, how high can you go
Dm
Ride me high this morning, ride me high some more
 
[Solo]
C  Dm
 
C  Dm
 
[Verse 2]
Dm
The way you move your body, it is a crying shame
Dm
I won't tell nobody if you will do the same
Dm
If you leave tomorrow, one thing that's for sure
Dm
The more you get, the more you've got
Dm
The more you want some more
 
 
[Chorus]
Dm
Higher, higher, higher, how high can you go
Dm
Ride me high this morning, ride me high some more
Dm
Higher, higher, higher, how high can you go
Dm
Ride me high this morning, ride me high some more

[Intro]
E7+9 N.C.
 
[Verse 1]
N.C.              Am7 E7+9  Am7  E7+9
First time I seen you,    I knew
        Am7    C7           D   E7+9       Am7  E7+9 N.C.
You had come undone for someone mistreated you
 
[Verse 2]
N.C.                Am7  E7+9                Am7    E7
The ringing in your ears,    the salt in your tears
       Am7          C7                  D      E7+9   Am7   Bbm7 Bm7
Yes, I know I would feel sick at a dirty deal, yes I do
 
[Bridge]
Bm7                Bbm7 Am7                        G#m7 Gm7
Some bright morning,       the sun will shine again
                     E7+9 N.C.
Some bright morning, start all over again
 
[Verse 3]
N.C. Am7 E7+9                Am7   E7+9
Hold on,     you've got to hold on
   Am7        C7      D           E7+9     Am7
If nothing is real, I know how it feels, I do
 
[Guitar Solo]
Am7   E7+9   Am7   E7+9   Am   E7+9
Am7  C7  D7  E7+9  Am7
Bm7   Bbm7 Am7   G#m7 Gm7   E7+9 N.C.
 
[Verse 4]
N.C. Am7  E7+9                Am7     E7+9
 Oh  lord,    when everything is gone
  Am7         C7             D           E7+9
I know how it feels to get a dirty deal, I do

[Intro]
D    G  D     G D    C  D
 
[Verse 1]
Dm                       A       D                   C        A
I'm a gypsy man on a one-night stand, Am I fit to be loved by you
           D               A               D
I'm with a gypsy van, just travelling the land
                                   C               D
They'll be leaving in the morning, I'll be leaving too
                              F#m            Em             D
Things like love don't tie me down, I just spread my love around
     G                D             C    D
Like small change on girls I don’t  know
                     Am        D                            C              D
I'm a gypsy man on a one-night stand, Gonna have some fun before I have to go
 
[Solo]
 
[Chorus]                                  C                   D
Don't you cry and don't you weep, Close your eyes and go to sleep
                   C         A          D                    Am        D
I've had you in my arms too long, What fortunes did I bring, golden earrings
                        C               D
When you wake up in the morning I'll be gone
            G                 F#m                         D
Things like love don't tie me down, I just spread my love around
     G               D             C      A
Like small change on girls I don't know
      D              Am        D                            C              D
I'm a gypsy man on a one-night stand, Gonna have some fun before I have to go
 
[Solo to end]

Intro play this Barr Chords 4X's
You can also play A7 instead of A, I don't feel that much difference.
 
[Verse]
          F#m           G#m      A        G#m
Somebody call for the Doctor, I think I'm Sick
           F#m          G#m  A    G#m
Ain't had no medicine, in over a week
           F#m     G#m   A    G#m
My mind is fine, but my body feels weak
F#m        G#m      A        G#m
Call the Doctor I think I'm Sick
 
[F#m-G#m-A-G#m play rhythm Break 2X,lead Solo With rhythm]
 
[Verse]
F#m       G#m   A         G#m
A shady lady, took all my bread
F#m         G#m      A        G#m
Ravished my body, Lord, and miss with my head
F#m          G#m   A          G#m
I don't know but, I've had my fill
F#m       G#m      A             G#m
Call the Doctor, and tell him I'm ill
 
[ F#m-G#m-A-G#m play rhythm Break 4X,lead Solo With rhythm ]
 
[Verse]
F#m         G#m A             G#m
My money's gone, and I've got no place to go
F#m      G#m A     G#m
Don't believe I've ever felt this low
 
F#m     G#m     A          G#m
If you got the time while hanging around
F#m       G#m        A            G#m
Call the Doctor and tell him I'm down 
F#m       G#m   A   G#m
Call the Doctor and tell him I'm down
F#m       G#m     A               G#m
Call the doctor and tell him I'm down

[Intro]
Cm  F  Cm  G  F  Cm
 
[Verse 1]
            Cm                 F
You told me this, you told me that
           Cm                          F
You try to tell me, tell me where it’s at
             Cm                           F
You said you loved me, I can see through that
C      Eb   F
Lies, lies, lies
 
[Verse 2]
            Cm                       F
You left me hangin’, hangin’ from a limb
              Cm                          F
You said you loved me, then you left with him
            Cm                            F
Lord, you did it to me, I see it in your eyes
C     Eb    F
Lies, lies, lies
 
[Verse 3]
         Cm                   F
Tell me baby, why you take my time
            Cm                        F
You get a thrill off playing with my mind
           Cm                            F
Lord, you did it to me, I see it in your eyes
C     Eb     F
Lies, lies, lies

[Intro]
 
| Dm    | Dm    | Dm    | Dm    | G    | G    |
| Dm    | Dm    | Dm    | Dm    | G    | G    |
| Dm    | A     | Dm    | Dm    |
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
                     Dm        Dm
Don’t take her for granted,
                  Dm        Dm
she has a hard time
                  G        G
Don’t misunderstand her
                  Dm        Dm
or play with her mind
              Dm        Dm
Treat her so gently,
                    G        G
it will pay you in time
               Dm
You’ve got to know
A                       Dm
  she’s the sensitive kind
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
                  Dm        Dm
Tell her you love her,
                      Dm        Dm
each and every night
                  G        G
And you will discover
                         Dm        Dm
she will treat you right
          Dm        Dm
If you believe,
                 G        G
I know you will find
                     Dm
There ain’t nothing like
A                 Dm
  the sensitive kind
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
| Dm    | Dm    | Dm    | Dm    | G    | G    |
| Dm    | Dm    | Dm    | Dm    | G    | G    |
| Dm    | A     | Dm    | Dm    |
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
             Dm        Dm
She gets lonely
              Dm        Dm
waiting for you
              G        G
You are the only 
                     Dm        Dm
thing to help her through
                       Dm        Dm
Don’t take her for granted,
                G        G
she has a hard time
               Dm
You’ve got to know
A                       Dm
  she’s the sensitive kind
 
 
[Instrumental]
| Dm    | Dm    | Dm    | Dm    | G    | G    |
| Dm    | Dm    | Dm    | Dm    | G    | G    |
| Dm    | A     | Dm    | Dm    |
 
| Dm    | Dm    | Dm    | Dm    | G    | G    |
| Dm    | Dm    | Dm    | Dm    | G    | G    |
| Dm    | A     | Dm    | Dm    |
 
| Dm    | Dm    | Dm    | Dm    | G    | G    |
| Dm    | Dm    | Dm    | Dm    | G    | G    |
| Dm    | A     | Dm    | Dm    |

#-------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------#
# This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
# song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
City Girls chords
J.J. Cale
 
A E B A E 2x *
 
E                      A
City girls they're all right
                           E
They just want you for the night
                              B    A
But when the morning comes at dawn
                    E
City girls they all gone
 
             E               A
You know the daylight can be sad
                               E
When you feel that you've been had
                           B     A
Only night time brings the price
                          E
City girl she thinks it's right
 
A E B A E 2x
 
         E                 A
What's a poor boy going to do
                        E
If he wants a girl like you
                        B     A
Can't afford no diamond rings
                         E
Or all those other fancy things
 
E                    A
Only one thing I can give
                      E
A song down where you live
                          B     A
I'll sing to you hear the sound
                       E
City girl please stay around
 
A E B A E . . .
 
* Alternate:
 
Capo II
 
A = G
E = D
B = A

Am   Am   D   Am   D   Am   G F Am
 
Am
Have you heard that rumour that's going around
          D               Am
You got a man, way across town
                  D                            Am
It's the same old story, tell me where does it end
       G                         F             Am
Yes, I heard the news, it's the same old blues again
 
Am
When I wrote you a letter, you must have read it wrong
                D                    Am
I stood at your doorway, but you was gone
                 D                            Am
It took a lot of courage to let the telephone ring
         G               F              Am
It's the same old blues, same old blues again
 
Am   Am   D   Am   D   Am   G F Am
 
Am
When you give me the business, you know I don't mind
                         D                              Am
'Cause I've got a lot of patience and I've got a lot of time
                  D                            Am
It's the same old story, tell me where does it end
         G               F              Am
It's the same old blues, same old blues again
 
Am
I'm gonna find me a mountain, I'm gonna hide out
        D                                 Am
I ain't talking to you and I ain't coming out
                   D                             Am
Yeah, I heard that rumour, tell me where does it end
         G               F              Am
It's the same old blues, same old blues again
 
Am   Am   D   Am   D   Am   G F Am (x2)

[Intro]
F#7
 
[Verse 1]
F#7
It ain't easy drying these crying eyes of mine
F#7
It ain't easy drying these crying eyes of mine
                     B7      F#7
I get so lonely, lonely, lonely
 
[Verse 2]
F#7
It ain't easy drying these crying eyes of mine
F#7
What can you do when those tears make you blind
F#7
What can you do when those tears make you blind
            B7       F#7
I get so lonely, lonely,
F#7
What can you do with these crying eyes of mine
 
[Guitar Solo]
F#7
     Cha cha cha
 
[Outro]
                     B7      F#7
I get so lonely, lonely, lonely
F#7
With these crying eyes of mine

Intro
 
B A G A x2
 
B                             A
Early in the morning, about a quarter to four
G                    A
Me and my girlfriend walkin' out the door 
E                             D
We're heading for the car and we got right in
B                             A
And that's when I noticed the shape she was in
E
She turned to me and said right out
B                      A
Let's steer it awhile, let's steer it about
 
Chorus
D                 A     E
Take the long way home   
D                 A     E
Take the long way home     Make this night last
 
B A G A
 
B                           A
Well we drove down town and up in the woods
G                               A
We drove around and around till I understood
E                        D
I was holding the wheel, she was making out
B                        A
And all this time I was driving about
E
She was fondling my hair and hugging my neck
B                              A
And all I was thinking was, oh what the heck
 
Repeat Chorus
 
Solo Break
 
B A G A x8
 
B                               A
I was looking in the mirror and to my surprise
          G                  A
There was two big red lights shining in my eyes
E                  D
I pull over and he drove alongside
    B                  A
And out of his car and up to my right
E
He looked at her and she looked at him
B                               A
And the next thing I noticed he got right in
 
Repeat Chorus
 
Repeat Verse pattern for 2nd Solo
 
Repeat Chorus
 
Repeat Solo Break until End

Capo: 3rd fret

Am  G Am  3x
 
      Am              G                       Am
Don't cry sister cry, it'll be alright in the morning
                      G                       Am
Don't cry sister cry, everything will be just fine
                            G             Am
Don't cry sister cry, it'll be alright, I tell you no lie
                            G            Am
Don't cry sister cry, don't do it, don't do it
 
     Am      G              F       G
When Old Man Trouble knocks on your door
      Am          G       F          G
Don't give him no key, he just wants more
      Am        G       F   G
He'll turn your life to misery
Am       G     F         G
Kick you down, just like me
 
      Am              G                       Am
Don't cry sister cry, it'll be alright in the morning
                      G                       Am
Don't cry sister cry, everything will be just fine
 
Break
 
Am       G               F       G
Woke downhearted and you feel so bad
Am             G            F           G
Somebody wants something of nothing you had
Am         G        F         G
Love don't come too easy, you see
  Am            G         F             G
A little bit of you and a little bit of me
 
      Am              G                       Am
Don't cry sister cry, it'll be alright in the morning
                      G                       Am
Don't cry sister cry, everything will be just fine
G                       Am
everything will be just fine
G                       Am
everything will be just fine
                            G            Am
Don't cry sister cry, don't do it, don't do it
                            G            Am
Don't cry sister cry, don't do it, don't do it

[Intro]
C       C      C      C      (x4)
 
[Verse 1]
C
You don't come here too often
C
You make my day when you come around
C
You know I love you something awful
C
You're a diamond I have found
F                       C
Wish I had not said that, baby
F                       C           G
If I could only close you out of my mind
 
[Verse 2]
C
Sunset passes oh so sweetly
C
Gives a man just time to think
C
Frees the image of your body
C
Fantasy is just a blink
F                       C
Wish I had not said that, baby
F                       C           G
If I could only close you out of my mind
 
[Solo]
C       C      C      C      (x4)
 
[Verse 3]
C
It don't matter what you're into
C
If I could taste you once again
C
Feel the pain and the pleasure
C
We could make it to the end
F                       C
Wish I had not said that, baby
F                       C           G
If I could only close you out of my mind
 
[Solo]
C       C      C      C      (x4)
 
[Verse 4]
F                       C
Wish I had not said that, baby
F                         C         G
If I could only close you out of my mind
 
[Outro]
C       C      C      C

[Intro]
Am   C         G           Am
Am   C         G           Am
Am   C         G           Am
Am   C         G           Am
 
[Verse 1]
Am       C         G           Am
Thirteen days on a gig in the south
Am        C         G                Am
We've got enough dope to keep us all around
C                      Am
We've got two girls dancin' to bring in a crowd
C                      Am
A sound man to mix us, make us sound loud
C                        Am
Sometimes we make money, sometimes I don't know
    Am           C        G     Am
There's thirteen days with five to go
 
[Verse 2]
Am                 C           G     Am
From Birmingham to Mobile, and on to Baton Rouge.
Am                     C                G       Am
We're smokin' cigarettes and reefer, drinkin' coffee and booze
C                               Am
Saw the sun go down in Atlanta, come up in New Orleans
C                               Am
I got to know a waitress, I tried to get in her jeans
C                             Am
Sometimes we make money, sometimes I don't know
Am        C        G     Am
There's thirteen days with five to go
 
[Solo]
Am  C  G      Am
AM  C  G      Am
C               Am
C               Am
C               Am
Am  C  G      Am
 
[Verse 3]
Am      C             G         Am
Migrant worker is the name of this band.
Am                    C      G          Am
If we're ever in your town, come see us if you can
C                          Am
Cos' we been to California, we been to New York.
C                          Am
Some take to the magazines, some take to dope
C                               Am
Sometimes we make money, and sometimes I don't know.
Am        C        G     Am
Thirteen days with five to go
Am        C        G     Am
Thirteen days with five to go
 
[Outro]
Am  C  G      Am
AM  C  G      Am
C               Am
C               Am
C               Am
Am  C  G      Am

F#m A B
 
  [Intro]
e|-2----------2----------------|
B|---2---(2)----2----x--2-2-4--|
G|-------(2)---------x--2-2-4--|
D|--------4--------4-x---------|
A|------------4---------0-0-2--|
E|-2---------------------------|
 
[Verse 1]
          F#m       A                B
Low-light moonlight comes through my window
          F#m        A          B
But these steel bars spoil the view
              F#m    A          B
You know that jailer thinks I'm guilty
         F#m       A           B
He don't know that I'm passing through
 
[Verse 2]
         F#m     A       B
Ain't no service in this prison
          F#m  A     B
Ain't no women I can see
         F#m       A      B
Doin' my time now, I been waiting
         F#m     A      B
For that jailer, set me free
 
[Bridge]
A E G
D A E
A E G
D   A
 
[Verse 3]
          F#m     A       B
Lord that jailer, walks around here
        F#m     A     B
Like he owns my very soul
              F#m      A       B
You know that jailer's got the key
      F#m   A      B
Be so easy, let me go
 
 
 
************************************
 
| x    Dead note
| (n)  Ghost note
 
************************************

[Intro]
Am  G
D  Am
Am  G
D  Am
G  Am (x3)
G  D  Am
 
[Verse 1]
 Am                 G
Downtown L.A. is a depressing place
   D                                        Am
You can see young men with deep lines in their face
  Am                        G
They could all be something if somebody cared
  D                           Am
But nobody knows they're even down there
 
[Bridge 1]
 G                        Am
Old woman walking with a sack on her back
G                     Am
Picking up the garbage people put out back
G                     Am
Men down there trying to walk the line
G                      D            Am
Trading their soul for a bottle of wine
 
[Verse 2]
 Am                    G
In the inner city it ain't no good
   D                        Am
It's a long, long way from Hollywood
  Am                              G
Bad kind of people got a hold of the street
   D                     Am
They got something that the poor people need
 
[Bridge 2]
 G                        Am
At two in the morning they bust your head
G                     Am
Fat chance walking you'll end up dead
G                     Am
It's the law of the jungle with a gun and a knife
G                      D            Am
If you stay long enough you lose your life
 
[Solo]
Am  G
D  Am
Am  G
D  Am
G  Am (x3)
G  D  Am
 
[Verse 3]
 Am               G
Man down there he couldn't be lying
   D                             Am
He was sleeping in the street and he couldn't keep from crying
  Am                              G
Said he'd been there for twenty one years
   D                                    Am
Through the bars and the brawls and the blues and the tears
 
[Bridge 3]
 G                Am
Prop up the front the back falls down
G                     Am
All around the canyons of L.A. town
G                     Am
When he asked me for a dollar I looked him in his face
G                      D            Am
Downtown L.A. is a depressing place
 
[Outro]
Am  G
D  Am
Am  G
D  Am
G  Am (x3)
G  D  Am

[Intro]
| E | F | x8
 
[Verse 1]
        E  F      E     F
Just below,   San Diego
    E   F               E       F
Tijuana, land of broken dreams
     E    F               E
Senoritas, dancing in the moonlight
F                  E
  Flashing Spanish dark eyes
F                 E
  To everyone, it seems
 
[Chorus]
E
  They say "Hey, gringo
F                            E
  Can you take us across the border
F                         E
  Just tell them I'm your daughter
F         E
  Un poco loco
 
[Interlude]
| E | F | x4
 
[Verse 2]
         E           F            E       F
Down the backstreets, through the alleys
        E        F            E     F
All the young men, stand with pride
               E     F         E       F
They guard the palace,  to the kingdom
           E   F                        E
Called Tijuana,  their heritage they decide
 
[Chorus]
E
  They say "Hey, gringo
F                            E
  Can you take us across the border
F                       E
  We'll work for just a quarter
F              E
  On the other side"
 
[Solo]
| E | F | x10
 
[Chorus]
E
  They say "Hey, gringo
F                            E
  Can you take us across the border
F                       E
  We'll work for just a quarter
F             E
 On the other side"
 
[Outro]
| E | F |
(fade out)

Capo: 2nd fret

Watch out for the main riff Am/G switching, it alternates a bit. You'll hear it.
 
[Intro] (x2)
Am Am G Am
Am G Am Am
 
[Verse]
      Am                     G             Am
If life`s little downs they keep coming around
         E        Am
Carry on, carry on
      Am                      G                   Am
With darkness all about, you want to scream and shout
         E        Am
Carry on, carry on
 
[Chorus]
Dm         Am     Dm                  Am
Don`t cry baby, look at where you`ve been
Am           G    F                E
Everybody knows you just need a friend
Am                           G                   Am
Please, please, please, if you`re down on your knees
         E        Am
Carry on, carry on
 
[Interlude]
Am Am G Am
 
[Verse]
      Am                         G               Am
Your head is full of doubt, you can`t figure it out
         E        Am
Carry on, carry on
    Am                        G                 Am
Between the time it takes to make all those mistakes
         E        Am
Carry on, carry on
 
[Chorus]
Dm         Am     Dm             Am
It don`t matter what you say or do
Am                G        F              E
It just seems to work out if you want it to
Am                      G                   Am
Let out all the slack, take it off your back
         E        Am
Carry on, carry on
 
[Break]
Am Am G Am
Am G Am Am
Am Am G Am
Am G Am Am
Dm Am Dm Am
Am G F E
 
[Outro]
Am                     G              Am
Let me bend your ear, never shed a tear
         E        Am
Carry on, carry on
         E        Am
Carry on, carry on
         E        Am
Carry on, carry on

Capo: 3rd fret

Em G A Em   Em G B7
 
Em G A Em   Em B7 Em
 
       Em            G
If I'm standing in a crowd, 
        A             Em
Call my name, call it loud
                       G              B7
Don't go to strangers, woman, call on me
          Em          G
Wave your arms in the air, 
       A                Em
Let me know that you're there
                  B7             Em
When in doubt, oh woman, call on me
 
Em G A Em   Em G B7
Em G A Em   Em B7 Em
 
      A
Don't leave me here to rust, 
                     Em
Don't let me turn to dust
                   G              B7
Oh, woman, when in doubt, call on me
 
       Em            G
If I'm standing in a crowd, 
        A             Em
Call my name, call it loud
                       B7             Em
Don't go to strangers, woman, call on me
 
Em G A Em . . .

[Intro]
G Em G Em A C C7/G Cm7
 
[Verse 1]
Gm             C
Days are longer  by yourself
Gm                 C
You sold your soul   to someone else
Gm                 C
Now you're paying,   can't you see
Eb          D               Gm
You want to pass it back to me
 
[Verse 2]
Gm            C
Told you once,  told you twice
Gm               C
When you're gone   don't expect to come back
Gm                   C
Things don't work out  like I planned
Eb                         D       Gm
'Cause you've got yourself another man
 
[Bridge]
C Gm C Gm C Gm Eb D Gm
 
[Verse 3]
Gm            C
Danger signal, danger ahead
Gm                     C
I know you'd be better  if you thought
Gm            C
If you thought  I was dead
Gm               C
I won't tell you, I won't tell you no lie
Eb                D             Gm
I'll come back and haunt you as another guy
 
[Bridge]
C Gm C Gm
 
[Outro]
C                    Gm
Things don't work out  like I planned
Eb                         D           Gm
'Cause you've got yourself   a another man

[Intro]
A   C   D7   A   x2
 
[Verse 1]
          A           C
If you´re ever in Oklahoma
           D7             A
You better move around at night
                  A                C
´Cause they don´t like no transportation
         D7               A
Slipping by in-and-out of sight
 
[Chorus]
               D7                 A
And they don´t care about Dallas, Texas
               D7              A
And they don´t care about Wichita
              A           C
But if you´re ever in Oklahoma
           D7                   A
You better move here around the law
A
 
[Verse 2]
         A               C
They got fines, they got plenty
                 D7             A
They´ll hold you up for days on end
              A               C
Threaten your life, take your money
         D7                    A
Make you think you´re there to stay
 
[Chorus]
               D7                 A
And they don´t care about Dallas, Texas
               D7              A
And they don´t care about Wichita
              A           C
But if you´re ever in Oklahoma
           D7                   A
You better move here around the law
 
[Solo]
A   C   D7   A   x2
 
[Chorus]
               D7                 A
And they don´t care about Dallas, Texas
               D7              A
And they don´t care about Wichita
              A           C
But if you´re ever in Oklahoma
           D7                   A
You better move here around the law
 
[Outro] (fading)
          A           C
If you´re ever in Oklahoma
           D7                   A
You better move here around the law
          A           C
If you´re ever in Oklahoma
           D7                   A
You better move here around the law

[Verse 1]
B
From the California shore to New York City
B
The beat don't never stop
E
You can hear it on the radio anywhere you go
B
It's steady as the rhythm of a clock
E
It cuts through the noise of the city life
B
It won't seem to go away
B                             A
It's the devil in disguise I tell you no lies
E                         B
My fingers do the walking everyday
 
[Verse 2]
B
Yonder comes a young girl she wants to take a whirl
B
She thinks it's all a dream
E
She got rock and roll way down in her soul
B
She wants to know where's the limousine
E
Get up honey let your mama sit down
B
You're too young anyway
B                         A
The devil in disguise give her the prize
E                       B
Then you can carry her away
 
[Verse 3]
B
When the road I travel starts to unravel
B
Every which way it goes
E
The beat starts to press on my bullet proof vest
B
And my high turns out to be low
E
Give me my guitar I'm going to go far
B
Let me see it let me hold it in my hand
B                           A
I'm the devil in disguise I tell you no lies
E                             B
I'm playing in a rock 'n roll band

[Intro]
 
e|--------------------------|
B|--8-7-5-------------------|
G|--------7-6-4-------------|
D|--5-4-2-------5-4-2-------|
A|--------5-4-2-------5-4-2-|
E|--------------3-2-0-------|
 
E
 
[Verse 1]
E                 B
Don't wait, don't wait
E                  A
Don't wait for the good times to come
E                      B
We got 'em right here, we're on the run
E
Don't wait, don't wait
E               B
I'm Going back, going back
E                   A
I'm Going way back, back in time
E              B
Another place, another mind
E
Going back, going back
 
[Interlude]
E
E B
E A
E B
E
 
[Verse 2]
E        B
Walk on, walk on
E       A
Walk on straight ahead
E                  B
Don't look around, don't turn your head
E
Walk on, walk on
 
[Solo]
E
E B
E A
E B
E
 
[Verse 3]
E         B
Fly away, fly away
E         A
Fly away, away with me
E               B
I never been so flying free
E
Fly away, fly away
E        B
Bye bye, bye bye
E            A
Please don't ever say
E                   B
You're leaving me, you're going away
E
Bye bye, bye bye
 
[Outro]
E
E B
E A
E B
E
E
E B
E A
E B
E

[Intro]
Dm      Dm     Dm     Dm
Dm      Dm     Dm     Dm
 
[Verse 1]
Dm
Well, I've been out on the street since yesterday
Dm
Been looking for the woman that got away
Dm
A long-legged thing with a red dress on
Dm
The kind of woman you can't leave alone
 
A                       G
Listen, if you see her, send her my way
Dm              Dm             Dm             Dm
Looking for the woman that got away
 
[Solo]
Dm      Dm     Dm     Dm
 
[Verse 2]
Dm
The last time I seen her She was looking good
Dm
I had a feeling That she understood
Dm
She slipped through my fingers in the middle of the night
Dm
I've gotta find my woman and treat her right
 
A                       G
Listen, if you see her, send her my way
Dm              Dm             Dm             Dm
Looking for the woman that got away
 
[Solo]
Dm      Dm     Dm     Dm
Dm      Dm     Dm     Dm
Dm      Dm     Dm     Dm
 
[Verse 3]
Dm
If I ever get my hands on that woman again
Dm
I'm gonna lock my door and keep her in
Dm
She won't do no travelling, won't follow me 'round
Dm
I'm gonna keep my woman and leave town
 
A                       G
Listen, if you see her, send her my way
Dm              Dm             Dm             Dm
Looking for the woman that got away
 
[Outro]
Dm      Dm     Dm     Dm

Key C
 
 
Slowly
 
 
[Verse]
   Fmaj7          |  Cmaj7     | Fmaj7       | Cmaj7
1. Whip poor will'| sing - ing | soft sum-mer| breeze
   Fmaj7               | Cmaj7       | Fmaj7                |
   makes me think of my| bay - by  I | left down in New Or -|
   Cmaj7  |  Fmaj7                | Cmaj7
   leans. | I left down in New Or-| leans
 
 
(2nd verse follows same progression)
[Verse]
2. Magnolia, you sweet thing
   you're driving me mad
   Got to get back to you baby
   You're the best I ever had.
   You're the best I ever had.
 
   Am                    |   G       | Am                | G
      You whisper, "Good | morning", |   so gently in my |ear
   Am                    |  G       | Fmaj7         | Cmaj7
      I'm coming home to | you babe.|  I'll soon be |there.
   Fmaj7           | Cmaj7  |  (Solo: Am7 G Am G Am G
      I'll soon be |there.  |   Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7)
 
Then:
 
   (Repeat 2nd verse.)
 
Ending: (Repeat and fade)
 
   Fmaj7                           | C
      You're the best I ever had___|

[Intro]
E  A Asus4 A  Asus4 A E
E  A Asus4 A  Asus4 A E
E  A Asus4 A  Asus4 A E
E  A Asus4 A  Asus4 A E
 
[Verse 1]
E
Saturday, past September
E
In the jailhouse, I remember
E
I got caught with too much soul
E
Bringing it back from Mexico
E
Bringing it back from Mexico
 
[Harmonica Solo]
G D A   G D A
G D A   G D A
 
[Verse 2]
E
Spanish lights and pretty faces
E
Trip you out to where the place is
E
Load you up and let you go
E
Bringing it back from Mexico
E
Bringing it back from Mexico
 
[Harmonica Solo]
G D A   G D A
G D A   G D A
 
[Verse 3]
E
Across the border is where you get her
E
The wine's good, there ain't no better
E
I think I'll get me some to go
E
Bringing it back from Mexico
E
Bringing it back from Mexico
 
[Outro]
E
Bringing it back from Mexico
E
Bringing it back from Mexico
E
Bringing it back from Mexico

C G 8x
 
          C   G        C   G
You don't look like my baby
              C   G          C   G
And you don't feel quite the same
          C    G              C    G
You don't touch quite like my woman
            C        G
But you got something
          C    G
I can't explain
                      C     G           C     G
The way you wear your clothes drives me crazy
                  C    G              C     G
The way you walk around, just hanging round
        C       G             C     G
I can't stand it, what you're doing
        C        G
You got something
                 C  G
I can't live without
 
C G 8x
 
                      C      G          C    G
The way you wear your clothes drives me crazy
                  C    G              C   G
The way you walk around, just hanging out
        C       G             C     G
I can't stand it, what you're doing
        C        G
You got something
                 C
I can't live without
 
C G 8x
 
        C       G             C     G
I can't stand it, what you're doing
        C        G
You got something
                 C   G
I can't live without
 
C G 8x

Intro:   Bm - F#m - Bm - Em - Bm - F#m - Bm
 
      Bm
Yeah,  Mama don't allow no guitar playing 'round here
      Bm                                        F#m
Yeah,  Mama don't allow no guitar playing 'round  here
 Bm                                     Em
  I don't care what mama don't allow I'll  play my guitar anyhow
 Bm                 F#m                    Bm
  Mama don't allow no  guitar playing 'round  here
 
     Bm
Hey,  Mama don't allow no bass in this place
      Bm                               F#m
Yeah,  Mama don't allow no bass in this  place
 Bm                                     Em
  I don't care what mama don't allow I'll  play my bass anyhow
 Bm                  F#m          Bm
  Mama don't allow no  bass in this  place
 
      Bm
Yeah,  Mama don't allow no drumming going on
      Bm                                 F#m
Yeah,  Mama don't allow no drumming going  on
 Bm                                 Em
  I don't care what mama don't allow  Gonna play my drums anyhow
 Bm                  F#m           Bm
  Mama don't allow no  drumming going  on
 
Break:   Bm - F#m - Bm - Em - Bm - F#m - Bm
 
     Bm
Yeah,  Mama don't allow no piano players in here
 Bm                                  F#m
  Mama don't allow no piano players in  here
 Bm                                 Em
  I don't care what mama don't allow  Gonna play my piano anyhow
 Bm                  F#m              Bm
  Mama don't allow no  piano players in  here
 
Break:   Bm - F#m - Bm - Em - Bm - F#m - Bm
 
      Bm
Yeah,  Mama don't allow no reefer-smoking round about
      Bm                                          F#m
Yeah,  Mama don't allow no reefer-smoking round a-  bout
      Bm
Yeah,  I don't care what mama don't allow 
    Em
I'm  gonna smoke my reefer anyhow
 Bm                  F#m      Bm
  Mama don't allow no  reefer in  here
 
Break:   Bm - F#m - Bm - Em - Bm - F#m - Bm      2x
 
 Bm
  Mama don't allow us all playing at the same time
 Bm                                          F#m
  Mama don't allow us all playing at the same  time
 Bm
  I don't care what mama don't allow 
                Em
We're all gonna  play all at the same time anyhow
 Bm                     F#m                 Bm
  Mama don't allow us all  playing at the same  time
 
outro:   Bm - F#m - Bm - Em - Bm - F#m - Bm      repeat + fade

[Intro]
Dm   Gm   Dm   Gm
Dm   Gm   Am   Dm D C Gm
 
[Verse 1]
Dm                                 Gm
  How can you put me through these changes
Dm                          Gm
  Why do you do me like you do
Am
  It ain't no way
Dm   Am    C        Gm
I  looove nobody but you
 
[Verse 2]
Dm                            Gm
  Let him go out and get with strangers
Dm                          Gm
  Don't you turn my love to hate
Am                 Dm              Am       C Gm
  Ain't no man can love you like I can, and I do
 
[Piano Solo]
Dm   Gm    Dm   Gm
Am   Dm    Am   Gm
Dm
 
[Verse 3]
Dm                               Gm
How can you put me through these changes
Dm                           Gm
  Why do you do me like you do
Am
  It ain't no way
Dm   Am      C      Gm
I looove nobody but you
 
[Outro]
Dm                                 Gm
  How can you put me through these changes
Dm                                 Gm
  How can you put me through these changes
Dm                                 Gm
  How can you put me through these changes

Intro: 3 times (E/G/D/E)
 
(V1)
E         G     D           E    G/D
Danger, she’s out into the night,
E       G      D              E
Danger, she’s such a pretty sight.
E                  A
She was treated so badly, it seems
E                 A
Now she’s looking for her dreams.
E       G      D           E
Danger, she’s out into the night.
 
(V2)
E        G   D                  E    G/D
Danger, she walks the streets alone,
E       G       D             E
Danger, all the bars she now knows.
E                A
All the men that look her way, 
E              A
Could be hers, hers today. 
E       G      D           E
Danger, she’s out into the night. 
 
(break)
 
G             A
Locked into a love affair,
G          A
Didn’t see it go nowhere. 
G                   A
With no choice, she thought she might,
G                       A
Rush into the wind, and out into the night.
 
(V3)
E       G    D                  E
Danger, she walks the streets alone.
 G      D            E
All the bars she now knows.
G       D             E
All the men that look her way,
G        D       E
Could be hers today.
 
 
First guitar solo over the following chord pattern:
E/G/D/E
G/D/E
G/D/E
 
E/G/D/E
G/D/E
G/D/E
 
(2nd break)
 
G                   A
Risks she takes, to find someone new,
G                       A
She don’t know where ... I’ve been.
G                             A
She wants to do, doin it right.
G               A
She’s gonna ... dream tonight.
 
E       G     D            E     G/D
Danger, she’s out into the night,
E       G      D             E
Danger, she’s such a pretty sight. 
 
Second guitar solo: same chord pattern as first solo
 
Third guitar solo: same chord pattern
 
 
E       G     D            E      G/D
Danger, she’s out into the night,
E       G         D         E
Danger, she’s such a pretty sight. 
 
(REPEAT ONCE)
 
(both guitars jamming over same chords)
 
ENDING