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The night time is the right Time
Tom :E
Intro:    B7

CHORUS
    E
You know the night time oh is the right time

To be with the one you love
A
I said the night time oh is the right time
   E
to be with the one you love
           B7                   A7
I said the night time oh is the right time
                       E    B7
to be with the one you love

Verse
E
Baby ! , I said ahhhh baby

Baby ! , come on and dirve me crazy lord
A7
You know I love you always thinkin' of you
E
Hey baby,  oh I said baby
             B7                   A7
You know the night time oh is the right time
                       E
to be with the one you love
       B7
(said) " All right sing the song to me "

Guitar Solo
Travelin' Band
Tom: E
[E]Seven-thirty-seven comin' out of the sky
won't you [E]take me down to Memphis on a midnight ride

{soc}
I wanna [A]move, playin' in a travelin' [E]band
well I'm [B]flyin' 'cross the land, [A]tryin' to get a hand
[B]playin' in a travelin' [E]band
{eoc}

[E]Take me to the hotel, baggage gone, oh well
[E]come on come on won't you get me to my room
{c: Chorus}

[E]Listen to the radio talkin' 'bout the last show
[E]someone got excited, had to call the state militia
{c: Chorus}

{c: Solo}
         [A]        [E]         [A]           [B]

[E]Here we come again on a Saturday night 
with your [E]fuzzing and your fighting won't you get me to the ride
{c: Chorus}

{c: Solo, chords as above}

Oh I'm [E]playing in a travelin' band, [E]playing in a travelin' band
[A]won't you give my town a hand, [E]playing in a travelin' band
#  not sure about this ^^ one
well I'm [B]flyin' 'cross the land, [A]tryin' to get a hand
[B]playin' in a travelin' [E]band
Centerfield      
Tom: G
Intro:   G  C  D  G  (3x)  C  Bm Am D7

     G
Well beat the drum and hold the phone
    C               G
The sun came out today
      G                  Em               D      D7
We're born again there's new grass on the field
   G
A-'roundin' third and headed for home
       C                   G
It's a brown-eyed handsome man
    C             D              G
Anyone can understand the way I feel.

chorus
 
  G                                      C       G
   Put me in Coach   I'm ready to play today
G                                        C      Bm
   Put me in Coach  I'm ready to play today
           Am          D7             G
   Look at me  I can be   Centerfield


G
Well I spent some time in the Mudville Nine
C                    G
Watchin' it from the bench
           G                        Em                 D    D7
You know I took some lumps when the Mighty Case struck out
G      
So Say Hey Willie tell the Cobb
    C          G                C
And Joe DiMaggio Don't say it ain't so
D                G
You know the time is now.

chorus -----  intro

      G                                                     C                 G
Got a beat-up glove a homemade bat  And a brand new pair of shoes
G                                         Em               D     D7
You know I think it's time  To give this game a ride
G                                                         C             G
Just to hit the ball and touch 'em all   A moment in the sun
     C                D                 G
It's gone and you can tell that one goodbye.

chorus
Long as I can see the light
Tom: B
Intro:
B                 E6
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

B                 E  F#
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |


B       F#            B       E6
	Put a candle in the window
B         G#m              B
	Cause I feel I've got to move
B            F#     E7
	Though I'm goin', goin' I'll be comin' home soon
B         F#            B      E   F#
	Long as I can see the light


B         F#                B
	Pack my bag and let's get moving
B           G#m              B
	Cause I'm bound to drift a while
B          F#    E7
	When I'm gone, gone you don't have to worry
B         F#            B      E    F#
	Long as I can see the light


B            F#                     B
	Guess I've got that old travelin' bone
B            G#m                     B
	Cause this feeling won't leave me alone
B       F#     E7
	But I won't, won't be losing my way
B         F#            B      E    F#
	Long as I can see the light

Suzie Q
Tom: E
             E7
    Oh Suzie Q,   Oh Suzie Q,
             A7            B7          E7
    Oh Suzie Q baby I love you,  Suzie Q.
                       E7
    I like the way you walk,   I like the way you talk,
                       A7                      B7            E7
    I like the way you walk I like the way you talk,   Suzie Q.
    (Instrumental)
                             E7
    Well, say that you'll be true,   say that you'll be true,
                       A7                      B7           E7
    Say that you'll be true and never leave me blue,  Suzie Q.
                            E7
    Well say that you'll be mine,  say that you'll be mine,
                       A7                B7           E7
    Say that you'll be mine baby all the time,  Suzie Q.
    (Instrumental)
    1st verse,  2nd verse,  1st verse
Lookin' out my back Door
Tom: G
    G                            Em
    Just got home from Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy!
    C          G           D           D7
    Got to sit down take a rest on the porch.
      G                  Em
    Imagination sets in, pretty soon I'm singin',
    C         G            D7          G
    doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door.
              G                         Em
    There's a giant doin' cartwheels, a statue wearin' high heels,
    C               G               D              D7
    look at all the happy creatures dancin' on the lawn.
      G                  Em
    A dinosaur victrola, listenin' to Buck Owens,
    C         G            D7          G
    doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door.
    D                            C              G
    Tamborines and elephants are playin' in the band.
                          Em            D      D7
    Won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon?
    G                        Em
    Wondrous apparition, provided by magician,
    C         G            D7          G
    doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door.
    (Instrumental)
    D                            C              G
    Tamborines and elephants are playin' in the band.
                          Em            D      D7
    Won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon?
    G                     Em
    Bother me tomorrow, today I'll buy no sorrows,
    C         G            D7          G
    doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door.
    G                          Em
    Forward troubles Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy!
    C               G               D              D7
    Look at all the happy creatures dancin' on the lawn.
    G                     Em
    Bother me tomorrow, today I'll buy no sorrows,
    C         G            D7          G
    doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door.

 

Midnight Special
Tom: D
    D                      G                                   D
    Ah, you wake up in the mornin', and you hear the work bell ring.
                            A                       D
    And you march ya to the table, see the same old thing.
                           G                                D
    Ain't no food upon the table, there's no fork up in the pan.
                           A                                     D
    But you better not complain boy, you get in trouble with the man.
    CHORUS:
    D                G                         D
    Let the midnight special, shine a light on me.
                     A                         D
    Let the midnight special, shine a light on me.
                     G                         D
    Let the midnight special, shine a light on me.
                     A                         D
    Let the midnight special, shine a light on me.
    D                 G                              D
    Yonder comes Miss Rosy, how in the world did you know?
                             A                          D
    By the way she wears her apron, and the clothes she wore.
                    G                               D
    Umbrella on her shoulder, piece of paper in her hand,
                        A                             D
    she come to see the gov'ner, she want to free her man.
    (Chorus)
    D                 G                          D
    If you're ever in Houston, boy you better do right.
                   A                      D
    You better not gamble, you better not fight.
                          G                                  D
    Oh, the sheriff he'll grab ya, and the boys'll bring you down.
                       A                       D
    The next thing you know boy, you're prison bound.
    (Chorus
Green River
Tom: E
          E
    Well, take me back down where the clear water flows.
    Let me remember the things I love.
    Stoppin' by the hole where the catfish bite,
    C
    walkin' along the river road at night,
    A                                 E
    barefoot girls dancin' in the moonlight.
    E
    I can hear the bullfrog callin' me.
    I wonder if my ropes still hangin' to the tree.
    Love to kick my feet way down shallow water,
    C
    shoo-fly dragon fly get back to your mother,
    A                                         E
    pick up a flat rock, skip it across Green River.
    E
    Up at Cody's camp I send my days,
    with flat-car riders and cross-tie walkers.
    Ol' Cody junior took me over,
    C
    said you're gonna find the world is smoulderin'
    A                                      E
    if you get lost, come on home to Green River.
Fortunate Son
Tom: G
Intro:
{sot:}
E------3--------1----------------
B-----------------------5------3-
G--2/4-----1/2-------------------
D------------------3/5-----3/5---
{eot:}
[G]Some folks are born [F]made to wave the flag
[C]Ooh, they're red, white and [G]blue
[G]And when the band plays "[F]Hail to the Chief"
[C]Ooh, they point the cannon at [G]you y'all
{c:Chorus}
   [G]It ain't me, [D]it ain't me, [C]I ain't no senator's [G]son y'all
   [G]It ain't me, [D]it ain't me, [C]I ain't no fortunate [G]one no
[G]Some folks are born [F]silver spoon in hand
[C]Lord, don't they help them[G]selves  y'all
[G]But when the tax man [F]comes to the door
[C]Lord, the house look a like a [F]rummage sale yeah
{c:Chorus}
   [G]It ain't me, [D]it ain't me, [C]I ain't no millionaire's [G]son y'all
   [G]It ain't me, [D]it ain't me, [C]I ain't no fortunate [G]one no
[G]Some folks inherit [F]star spangled eyes
[C]Ooo, they send you down to [G]war y'all
[G]It ain't me, [F]it ain't me
[C]Im no fortunate [F]one, one
{c:Chorus}
   [G]It ain't me, [D]it ain't me, [C]I ain't no millionaire's [G]son y'all
   [G]It ain't me, [D]it ain't me, [C]I ain't no fortunate [G]one no
Hello Mary Lou 
Tom: G
        G                C
Cho...  Hello Mary Lou,  goodbye  heart
              G                             D
        Sweet Mary Lou I'm so in love with you
           G            Em            C
        I knew Mary Lou   we'd never part
            G          D            G      C   G
        So hello Mary Lou goodbye heart
G
Passed me by one sunny day
  C
Flashed those bring brown eyes my way
    G                         D  
And ooh I wanted you forever more
G
I'm not one to gaze around 
  C
Swear my feet stuck to the ground
     G              D             G      C    G
And though I never do meet you before
Cho... I said....
Inst verse....
All your dates might hurt the boys
Believe me I just had no choice
My heart just wouldn't let me stay away
Talk about a moonlit night
On the run you do look nice
And all I had to see from you to say
Cho....  Hey hey....
Repeat last line of chorus
Lodi
Tom: Bb
Intro: Bb  Eb  Bb
Bb                     Eb               Bb
Just about a year ago I set out on the road
Bb       Bb7M        Gm
seekin' my fame and fortune 
Eb                     F
lookin' for a pot of gold
Bb        Bb7M      Gm          
Things got bad and things got worse 
   Eb                     Bb
I guess you will know the tune
 
          F            Eb     Bb
Oh Lord, stuck in Lodi again
 
Bb                               Eb               Bb
Rode in on the Greyhound I'll be walkin' out if I go
Bb         Bb7M     Gm
I was just passin' through
        Eb              F
must be seven months or more
 Bb       Bb7M       Gm          
Ran out of time and money
Eb                       Bb
looks like they took my friends 
 
         F       Eb     Bb   Intro
Oh Lord, stuck in Lodi again 
 
    Bb                   Eb               Bb
The man from the magazine said I was on my way
Bb         Bb7M    Gm
Somewhere I lost connections
Eb                   F
ran out of songs to play
 Bb          Bb7M   Gm          
I came into town, a one night stand
Eb                        Bb
looks like my plans fell through 
 
         F       Eb     Bb    F  C   G   C
Oh Lord, stuck in Lodi again 
C                        F                  C
If I only had a dollar for every song I've sung 
    C     C7M       Am     C/G
and every time I've had to play 
     F                  G
while people sat there drunk
    C       C7M       Am      C/G
you know I'd catch the next train 
  F                  C
back to where I've lived 
C         G            F   C  (2x)    (C  F  C)
Oh Lord, stuck in Lodi again
Proud Mary
Tom :D                       
D
Left a good job in the city, workin for the man every night and day
and I never lost one minute of sleepin', worryin' 'bout the way things might
            A                                  Bm
have been.  Big wheel a-keep on turnin'  Proud    Mary keep on burnin',
     D
Roll - in', rollin', rollin' on the river. (fill 1)
  
repeat intro:
2nd verse:
D
Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis,  pumped a lot of pain down in New
Orleans,  But I never saw the good side of the city, till I hitched a ride
                       A                                 Bm
on a river boat queen. Big wheel a-keep on turnin,  Proud  Mary keep on 
              D
burnin,  roll - in, rollin, rollin on the river. (fill 1)
repeat intro:
3rd verse:
D
if you come down to the river, bet you're gonna find some people who live,
you don't have to worry, cause you have no money, people on the river are
                A                              Bm
happy to give.  Big wheel keep on turnin, Proud  Mary keep on burnin,
    D
roll - in,  rollin,  rollin on the river. (fill 1)  repeat and fade
FILL 1:
                                          / means slide into
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-----/7------7---5---3---5---3---------| 2
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-----/7------7---5---4---5---4---------| 4
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SOLO:
 All I have time to tell you is that most of it is alternating between
these two chords:  Bar your index finger at the 7th fret.
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---7---------8-------------|
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---7---------7-------------|
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'Who'll Stop The Rain' 
Tom: G
Intro 2x
G                                  Em
I------3---------I------3---------I------3---------I------3---------I
I--0-------------I--0-------------I--0-------------I--0-------------I
I----0-----------I----0-----------I----0-----------I----0-----------I
I----------------I----------------I----------------I-----------(0)--I
I----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
(3)--------------(3)---------(2)--(0)--------------(0)--------------I
Verse
  G                  C                   G
1.Long as I remember rain's been falling down
  G                         C                G
  clouds of mystery pourin' confusion on the ground
  C                    G
  Good men through the ages
  C                  G
  tryin' to find the sun
  C            D
  and I wonder still I wonder
  Em                      G
  who'll stop the rain
  G                            C                G
2.I went down Virginia seeking shelter from the storm
  G              Em    C                 G
  Caught up in a fable watched the tower grow
  C                   G
  Five-year plans and New Deals
  C                 G
  wrapped in golden chains
  C             D
  and I wonder, still I wonder
  Em                      G
  who'll stop the rain
Instumental break:  (approx.strum)
  C  G   D      Am C   Em     D G
  II I I        II I I        I ____ ____
  //x/./ o      //x/./ o      / //x/ //x/ ...
  G                           C                  G
3.Heard the singers' playing, how we cheered for more
      G                  Em           C             G
  the crowd had rushed together, just tryin to keep warm
  C                   G
  Still the rain kept fallin'   (still the rain keeps fallin')
  C            G
  Fallin on my ears             (fallin' thru the years)
  C             D
  And I wonder, still I wonder
  Em(N.C)
  who'll stop the rain...
 G      Em

Bad Moon Rising
Tom: D
Verse
D       A   G    D   D6 D5      D6  D5  D6
I see a bad moon arising
D     A       G      D   D6 D5  D6  D5  D6
I see trouble on the way
D     A     G          D
I see earth quakes and lightnin' D6 D5  D6 D5 D6
D     A   G     D     D6 D5  D6 D5 D6
I see bad times today
Chorus
G
Don't go around tonight
           D                D6   D5  D6 D5   D6 D5
well, it's bound to take your life
A            G            D    D6 D5  D6  D5  D6
There's a bad moon on the rise
Alright (2nd time)
Verse
D      A         G    D
I hear hurricanes a blowin'
D          A      G      D
I know the end is comin' soon
D      A      G      D
I fell rivers over flowin'
D             A       G        D
I hear the voice from rage and ruin
Chorus
Solo
Verse
D        A        G      D
Hope you got your things together
D            A          G       D
Hope you are quite prepared to die
D          A              G     D
Looks like we're in for nasty weather
D          A       G      D
One eye is thakin' for an eye
CHORUS
I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Tom: Dm
Main Riff
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|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-0----0-3--0--|--0-0--3-2--0-|-0----0-3--0--|--0-0--3-2--0-|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
Intro: Play Main Riff Twice.
Dm                                                A7          G
Bet you're wondering how I knew 'bout you're plans to make me blue
                Dm                         
With some other guy that you knew before.  
                          A7                    G    
Between the two of us guys you know I love you more.
                 Bm            G         Dm             G
It took me by surprise I must say,  when I found out  yesterday. Oo I
Chorus:
 Dm                                         G
Heard it through the grapevine  not much longer would you be mine.  
     Dm                                          G
Oo I heard it through the grapevine, and I'm just about to
                                 Dm
lose my mind.  Honey, honey yeah. 
**Play Main Riff Twice:
Dm                                        A7          G
You know that a man ain't supposed to cry, but these tears I can't hold
   Dm                                   A7                    G     
inside. Losin' you would end my life you see,cause you mean that much to me.
                 Bm            G         Dm             G
You could have told me yourself that you found someone else.  Instead I
**Chorus
**Play Main Riff Twice
Dm                                        A7          G              Dm 
People say believe half of what you see, son, and none of what you hear.
                                A7                    G     
I can't help bein' confused if it's true please tell me dear?
                 Bm            G         Dm             G
Do you plan to let me go for the other guy that you knew before?  Oo I 
**Chorus

Down On the Corner
Tom: C
Riff 1
-------------------|--------------------|
                   |                    |
-------------------|--------------------|
                   |                    |
-------------------|--------------------|
                   |                    |
-------------------|--------------------|
                   |                    |
--3---------3--3---|-------2--3--3------|
                   |                    |
-----5--3---------5|-3--3---------------|

Riff 2
-------------------|--------------------|
-------------------|--------------------|
-------------------|--------------------|
--3--------3--3----|-------2--5--5------|
-----5--3--------5-|-3--3---------------|
-------------------|--------------------|

Intro:
| Riff 1      | Riff 1     | Riff 2      | Riff 1    |
(riffs 1 and 2 continue through verses along with rhythm guitar)
Verse 1:
C                       G                C
Early in the evenin'   just about supper time,  over by the courthouse,
        G              C    F                         C
they're starting to unwind, four kids on the corner,  trying to bring you up,
                              G               C
Willy picks a tune out and he blows it on the harp.
Chorus:
F           C        G          C                      F            C
Down on the corner,  out in the street,  Willy and the Poorboys are playin'
          G               C
bring a nickel,  tap your feet.
Verse 2:
C                               G                 C
Rooster hits the washboard, and people just gotta smile,  Blinky thumps the
             G         C        F                              C
gut bass and solos for awhile.  Poor-boy twangs the rhythm out on his
                                             G              C
Kalamazoo.  And Willy goes in to a dance and doubles on Kazoo.
repeat chorus:
3rd verse:
C                       G              C
You don't need a penny just to hang around,  but if you got a nickel won't
     G             C      F                   C
you lay your money down.  Over on the corner, there's a happy noise,
                                G              C
people come from all around to watch the magic boy.
repeat chorus and fade:

Have You Ever Seen The Rain
Tom: C
Intro....   G   C   G  
G
Someone told me long ago, there's a calm before the storm
   D                          G 
I know, it's been comin' for some time
G
When it's over so they say, it will rain a sunny day
   D                       G
I know shinin' down like water
Chorus:   
C        D             G     Bm       Em     D
I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain
C        D             G     Bm       Em     D    C
I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain
         D              G
Comin' down on a sunny day
  
G
Yesterday and days before, sun is cold and rain is hot
   D                          G 
I know, didn't I pay for all my time
G
And forever on it goes, through the circle fast and slow
   D                          G 
I know, if it can't stop I wonder
**Chorus 2x   Yeah  I wanna ......

 

 

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