Category: The Beatless Sense Mongers

bookmark_borderShe’s Not There

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Coversong made famous by The Zombies and Santana
Written by Rod Argent

Am           D        Am7  D  Am    F       Am  D
Well, no one told me about her, the way she lied
Am           D        Am7  D  Am         F      A
Well, no one told me about her, how many people cried
             D       Dm         Am
But it's too late to say you're sorry
            Em                 Am
How would I know, why should I care?
             D      Dm        C
Please don't bother tryin' to find her
          E7
She's not there
                                Am      D
Well, let me tell you 'bout the way she looked
              Am            F            Am  D
The way she'd acted and the color of her hair
              Am       F
Her voice was soft and cool
              Am        D
Her eyes were clear and bright
              A
But she's not there

Well, no one told me about her, what could I do
Well, no one told me about her, though they all knew
But it's too late to say you're sorry
How would I know why should I care?
Please don't bother tryin' to find her
She's not there
Well, let me tell you 'bout the way she looked
The way she'd acted and the color of her hair
Her voice was soft and cool
Her eyes were clear and bright
But she's not there

She’s Not There.mp3 (Live on the Lake)

S hes-Not-There.mp3 Unplugged

bookmark_borderYou Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet

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Coversong originally made famous by Bachman–Turner Overdrive (BTO)
Written by Randy Bachman

A                                 G    D
I met a devil woman,
She took my heart away,
She said, I had it comin' to me,
But I wanted it that way
D                                 F    G
I think that any love is good lovin',
A                        C#m7        F#m7
So I took what I could   get         mmh mmh oooh oooh,
Bm7                         E
she looked at me with big brown eyes and said

A                             E     D
You ain't seen nothin' yet,
                      A                    E       D
B-B-B-Baby, you just ain't seen n-n-nothin' yet,
                           A           E       D
Here's something that you never gonna f-forget,
                      A                        E     D
B-B-B-Baby, you just ain't seen n-n-n-nothin' yet

A                             G    D
And now I'm feelin' better,
Cause I found out for sure
She took me to her doctor
And he told me of a cure
             D                    F     G
He said that any love is good love
A                      C#m7        F#m7
So I took what I could get, yes I took what I could get and then
Bm7                                 E
she looked at me with her big brown eyes and said
[Chorus][Bridge]
D                      F      G
Any love is good lovin'
A                      C#m7       F#m7
So I took what I could get, yes I took what I could get,
                   Bm7                                     E
and then and then and then she looked at me with big brown eyes and said
[Chorus]

DR0000_6098-You-Aint-Seen-Nothing-Yet.mp3

bookmark_borderBiko

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Coversong first made famous by Peter Gabriel
Written by Peter Gabriel

A                     D
September '77, Port Elizabeth weather fine
A                             D
It was business as usual In police room 619
A                       D
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
G         Bm
Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja
D               A
The man is dead, the man is dead

A                                 D
When I try to sleep at night I can only dream in red
A                                               D
The outside world is black and white With only one colour dead
A                       D
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
G         Bm
Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja
D               A
The man is dead, the man is dead

A                                    D
You can blow out a candle But you can never blow out a fire
A                                    D
Once the flames begin to catch The wind will blow it higher
A                       D
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
G         Bm
Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja
D               A
The man is dead, the man is dead
A                                  D
And the eyes of the world are watching you now
They're watching you now,

DR0000_6075-Biko.mp3

bookmark_borderWhat’s Up

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Coversong originally made famous by 4 Non Blondes
Written by Linda Perry

G
Twenty-five years and my life is still
Am
Trying to get up that great big hill
   C               G
Of hope for a destination
G
I realized quickly when I knew I should
         Am
That the world was made up of this brotherhood
   C                      G
Of man, for whatever that means

[Pre-Chorus]
         G
And so I cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed
        Am
Just to get it all out, what's in my head
      C                         G
and I - I am feeling a little peculiar
         G
And so I wake in the morning and I step outside
      Am
and I take a deep breath and I get real high and
  C                                           G
I scream at the top of my lungs "What's going on?"
[Chorus]
            G           Am
And I said "Heyeyeyeyey Heyeyey"
        C                 G
I said "Hey, what's going on?"
            G           Am
And I said "Heyeyeyeyey Heyeyey"
        C                 G
I said "Hey, what's going on?"
[Interlude]
G     Am  C   G
Ooh, Ooh Ooh
G     Am  C   G
Ooh, Ooh Ooh
[Verse]
      G                   Am
And I try, oh my God do I try
              C                  G
I try all the time, in this institution
      G                    Am
And I pray, oh my god do I pray
                    C
I pray every single day
          G
For a revolution
[Pre-Chorus]
         G
And so I cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed
        Am
Just to get it all out, what's in my head
      C                         G
and I - I am feeling a little peculiar
         G
And so I wake in the morning and I step outside
      Am
and I take a deep breath and I get real high and
  C                                           G
I scream at the top of my lungs "What's going on?"
[Chorus]
            G           Am
And I said "Heyeyeyeyey Heyeyey"
        C                 G
I said "Hey, what's going on?"
            G           Am
And I said "Heyeyeyeyey Heyeyey"
        C                 G
I said "Hey, what's going on?"
[Chorus]
            G           Am
And I said "Heyeyeyeyey Heyeyey"
        C                 G
I said "Hey, what's going on?"
            G           Am
And I said "Heyeyeyeyey HeyeYEYEYE"
        C                 G
I said "Hey, what's going on?"
[Interlude]
G     Am  C   G
Ooh, Ooh Ooh
[Outro]
G
Twenty-five years and my life is still
Am                                      C
Trying to get up that great big hill of hope
           G
For a destination

230512_2803-Whats-Up.mp3 (2023)

DR0000_6063-Whats-Up.mp3

bookmark_borderAlright Now

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Coversong originally made famous by Free
Written by Andy Fraser and Paul Rodgers

         A        D   A

There she stood in the street,

Dsus2           D           A

Smiling from her head to her feet,

      A         D  A

I said Hey, what is this?

             Dsus2       D         A

Now baby, may be she's in need of a kiss.

 

         A              D    A

I said Hey, what is your name baby?

Dsus2       D              A

Maybe we can see things the same,

Dsus2                D       A

Now don't you wait or hesitate,

          Dsus2        D        A

Let's move before they raise the parking rate, Oh!

 

 

[Chorus]

 

A   D7    A              G   D7    A

All right now, Baby it's all right now,

A   D7    A              G   D7    A

all right now, baby it's all right now.

 

A   D         A          G   D7    A

    Let me tell you now...

 

 

[Verse]

 

           D       A  D

I took her home to my place

Dsus2          D          A

Watching ev'ry move on her face,

         A                 D    A

She said Look, what's your game, baby?

        Dsus2     D         A

are you tryin' to put me in shame?

 

       A     D           A

I said slow, don't go so fast,

Dsus2           D             A

don't you think that love can last?

A              D    A

She said Love, Lord above,

Dsus2            D            A

now you're tryin' to trick me in love.

 

 

[Chorus]

 

A   D7    A              G   D7    A

All right now, Baby it's all right now,

A   D7    A              G   D7    A

all right now, baby it's all right now.

 

A   D         A          G   D7    A

    Let me tell you now...

230512_2808-Alright-Now.mp3

DR0000_6023-Alright-Now.mp3 (Unplugged Live on the Lake)

Coversongs

The Beatless Sense Mongers

bookmark_borderShock The Monkey

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Coversong originally made famous by Peter Gabriel

       Dm        Dm
Cover me when I run
      Dm             Dm
Cover me through the fire
Dm
Something knocked me out' the trees
Dm
 Now I'm on my knees
      Dm          Dm
Cover me, darling please
                    C
Hey, hey, hey, hey, monkey, monkey, monkey
                                   Dm
Don't you know when you're going to shock the monkey

Fox the fox, rat up the rat
You can ape the ape, I know about that
There is one thing you must be sure of
 I can't take any more
Darling, don't you monkey with the monkey

Hey, hey, hey, hey, monkey, monkey, monkey
Don't you know when you're going to shock the monkey

               Dm      C                        Dm
Hey, hey, hey, hey (Monkey) Wheels keep turning
    C                        Dm
(Monkey) Something's burning
    C
(Monkey) Don't like it but I guess I'm learning
| Bb | % |
       Shock!
       Shock!
       Shock!
C                     Dm
 Watch the monkey get hurt, monkey

Cover me, when I sleep
Cover me, when I breathe
You throw your pearls before the swine
 Make the monkey blind
Cover me, darling please
Hey, hey, hey, hey (Monkey) Too much at stake
(Monkey) Ground beneath me shake
(Monkey) And the news is breaking

 Watch the monkey get hurt, monkey
           Shock the monkey
           Shock the monkey
Shock the monkey to life
| F | C/E | Dm               [break]
            Shock the monkey

bookmark_borderSpace Truckin’

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Coversong originally made famous by Deep Purple
Written by Ian Gillan; Ritchie Blackmore; Roger Glover; Jon Lord; Ian Paice

Intro: ( G A  D C A  C  D  G A ) x4
    A                              C            D       A
We had a lot of luck on Venus, we always had a ball on Mars
 A                                     C                D      A
Meeting all the groovey people, we've rocked the Milky Way so far
    D                     A              D                            E
We danced around with Borealice, we're space truckin' round the the stars
     A        A        A          A
Come on, come on, come on, let's go space truckin'
     E        E        E   E  F    F#     G
Come on, come on, come on,  space truckin'

Remember when we did the moonshot, and Pony Trekker led the way
We'd move to the Canaveral moonstop, and every naut would dance and sway
We got music in our solar system, we're space truckin' round the stars
Come on, come on, come on, let's go space truckin'
Come on, come on, come on,  space truckin'

The fireball that we rode was moving, but now we've got a new machine
Yeah yeah yeah yeah the freaks said, man those cats can really swing
They got music in their solar system, they've rocked around the Milky Way
They dance around the Borealice, they're space truckin' everyday
Come on, come on, come on, let's go space truckin'
Come on, come on, come on,  space truckin'
     A        A        A          A
Come on, come on, come on, let's go space truckin'
     E        E        E   E  F    F#     G
Come on, come on, come on,  space truckin'
 A         A                     A          A
Yeah yeah yeah, space truckin', yeah yeah yeah, space truckin'
 E         E                     E          E
Yeah yeah yeah, space truckin', yeah yeah yeah, space truckin'

From the album: Tunnel Light Mirage
Instrumentals: Charon’s Obol

bookmark_borderThe Cowboy Song

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Coversong originally made famous by Thin Lizzy
Written by Phil Lynott and Brian Downey

A           E       F#m         E   D
I am just a cowboy, lonesome on the trail
A               E                  F#m   E    D
A starry night, the campfire light
A          E     F#m             E    D
The coyote call, and the howling winds wail
A             E              F#m     E     D
So I'll ride out, to the old sundown
D   Amaj7  Bm7 A (x 2)

A           E       F#m         E   D
I am just a cowboy, lonesome on the trail
A              E                        F#m   E   D
Lord, I'm just thinking about a certain female
A                   E         F#m       E   D
The nights we spent together, riding on the range
A             E           F#m       E   D
Looking back, it seems so strange

D                Amaj7
Roll me over and turn me around
Bm7                         A
Let me keep spinning till I hit the ground
D                Amaj7
Roll me over and let me go
Bm7           A
Riding in the rodeo

A             E      F#m            E   D
I was took in Texas, I did not know her name
A              E              F#m               E  D
Lord all these southern girls they seem the same
A              E            F#m             E  D
Down below the border, in a town in Mexico
A            E                      F#m     E  D
I got my job busting broncs for the rodeo
[Chorus][Bridge] A  E  F#m  E  D (x 2)
D          Amaj7  Bm7 A
Rooooll me over,          and I'll turn around
D Amaj7  Bm7 A
D                  Amaj7    Bm7 A
  And I'll move my fingers         Up and down
D Amaj7  Bm7          A
         Up and down
D       Amaj7    Bm7        A
It's ok amigo,   Just let me go
D   Amaj7  Bm7           A
           Riding in the rodeo
A  E  F#m  E  D (x 4)
[Chorus]
D                Amaj7
Roll me over and set me free
Bm7    Amaj7        D           E       A
The cowboy's life is the life for me

From the album Tunnel Light Mirage

bookmark_borderSlow Ride

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Coversong originally made famous by Foghat
Written by Dave Peverett

A         D  C  A     A            D  C  A
Slow ride             take it easy
Slow ride             take it easy
Slow ride             take it easy  

A          F#m      A             F#m
I'm in the mood     The rhythm is right 
A           F#m     A              F#m
Move to the music   We can roll all night 
C    D
Oooh Oooh 
A         D  C  A     A            D  C  A
Slow ride             take it easy
Slow ride             take it easy
Slow ride             take it easy
A    D     A  D
Slow down, go down, 
A               D          C    A
got to get your lovin one more time 
A    D   A    D   A            D     C       A
Hold me, roll me, slow riding woman your so fine 
C    D   C    D
Woo ooh, Woo ooh

A                 F#m     A              F#m
I'm in the mood        The rhythm is right 
Move to the music        We can roll all night
Oooh Oooh
Slow ride             take it easy
(cont. chorus)
A    D     A  D
Slow down, go down, 
A               D          C    A
got to get your lovin one more time 
A    D   A    D   A            D     C       A
Hold me, roll me, slow riding woman your so fine
[Chorus]

Slow down, go down, 
got to get your lovin one more time 
Hold me, roll me, slow riding woman your so fine 
[Chorus]

A          A/G       A          A/G  A          A/G
Slow down, go down,  Come on, baby   Take a slow ride with me
A       A/C   A  A/B
Come on, baby   Take a slow ride
A          A/G   A          A/G
Oh, feel good   Mmmm, feels so good
I like it, yeah  I feel good      Oh, I feel all right

G                       A      G                       A
You know the rhythm is right  You know the rhythm is right
We've got to rock all night   We've got to rock all night
You know the rhythm is right  We've got to rock all night
You know the rhythm is right  We've got to rock all night
You know the rhythm is right  Woah, come all night
Slow ride!

From the album Get The Jab

bookmark_borderRock and Roll All Nite

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Coversong originally made famous by Kiss
Written by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley

A                  E
  You show us everything you've got
A                             E

  You keep on dancin' and the room gets hot
D              E                       G G D G G D
  You drive us wild, we'll drive you crazy
A                   E
  You say you wanna go for a spin
A                               E
  The party's just begun, we'll let you in
D              E                       G G D G G D
  You drive us wild, we'll drive you crazy
F                       G
  You keep on shoutin', you keep on shoutin'
A                         D    E
I wanna rock and roll all nite, and party every day
A                         D    E
I wanna rock and roll all nite, and party every day
A
I wanna rock and roll all nite, and party every day

  You keep on sayin' you'll be mine for a while
  You're lookin' fancy and I like your style
  You drive us wild, we'll drive you crazy

  You show us everything you've got
  Baby, baby, that's quite a lot
  And you drive us wild, we'll drive you crazy

  You keep on shoutin', you keep on shoutin'
I wanna rock and roll all nite, and party every day
I wanna rock and roll all nite, and party every day
I wanna rock and roll all nite, and party every day

From the album Get The Jab

bookmark_borderLiving on a Thin Line

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Coversong written by Dave Davies
Originally made famous by The Kinks

D                                    C               G
All the stories we've been told of kings and days of old
                  D                     F       C
But there's no England now (there's no England now)
 D
All the wars that were won and lost
  C       G                        D            F  C
Somehow don't seem to matter very much anymore
 D                                        
All the lies we were told (all the lies we were told)
C                      G                       D                  F  C
All the lives of the people running round and castles that burned
 D                     C                G      D
Now I see change but inside we're the same as we ever were

D                     C  G                                         D
Living on a thin line oooohh tell me now what are we supposed to do?
D                     C  G                                        D
Living on a thin line oooohh tell me now what are we supposed to do?
D                         C                   G
Living on a thin line, living this way, each day's a dream
                                      D
What am I, what are we supposed to do?
 D                      C   G                                      D
Living on a thin line, oooohh tell me now what are we supposed to do?

C     G                 D
Now another century nearly gone (gone, gone)
C             G      D
What are we gonna leave for the young?
            C                      G                D
What we couldn't do, or what we wouldn't do, it's a crime but does it matter?
           C                   G
Does it matter much, does it matter much to you?
          D
Does it ever really matter? Yes, it really really matters!

Living on a thin line oooohh tell me now what are we supposed to do?
Living on a thin line oooohh tell me now what are we supposed to do?

F                         G                                  Em
Then another leader says, break their hearts and break some heads
                        G        F  Am
Is there nothing we can say or do?
 Am                       G                          C
Blame the future on the past, always lost in bloody guts
                   D
And when they're gone it's me and you

Living on a thin line oooohh tell me now what are we supposed to do?
Living on a thin line oooohh tell me now what are we supposed to do?
D                     F   C   D
Living on a thin line oooohh

Living on a Thin Line.mp3 (Coversong)

DR0000_6100-Living-on-a-Thin-Line.mp3 (Live on the Lake)

From the album In the Petri Dish

bookmark_borderRunaway (The Nemo Song)

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LYRICS
Oh, no
Please don’t run away
Runaway
No, don’t go astray
Runaway
I’m afraid you won’t find your way home
Out on your own… alone

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: E E9 E6 E AM7
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar and Loop Pedal, Keyboards

From the album Canine Incisors

bookmark_borderAin’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love

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Coversong originally made famous by Van Halen
Written by David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Michael Anthony, Alex Van Halen

                 Am   F5   G5
I heard the news baby
                     Am   F5   G5
All about your disease
                             Am   F5   G5
Yeah, you may have all you want baby
                         Am F5 G5
But I got somethin' you need. Oh, yeah!
[Chorus]              Am   G
Ain't talkin' 'bout love
                         Am   G5
My love is rotten to the core
                    Am   G
Ain't talkin' 'bout love
                         Am        G
Just like I told you before. Yeah, before

                          Am   F5   G5
You know you're semi-good lookin'
                       Am   F5   G5
And on the streets again
                                  Am         F5   G5
Ooh yeah, you think you're really cookin' baby
                           Am F5   G5
You better find yourself a friend, my friend
[Chorus][Solo][Chorus]
[Verse 3]
                   Am   F5   G5
I've been to the edge
                             Am   F5   G5
And there I stood and looked down
                         Am             F5   G5
You know I lost a lot of friends there, baby
                       Am   F5   G5
I got no time to mess around
[Bridge]                        Am               G
Mmm, so if you want it, got to bleed for it baby
                     Am               G
Yeah! Got to, got to bleed, baby
                        Am               G
Mmm, you got to, got to bleed, baby
                    Am               G
Hey! Got to, got to bleed baby
[Chorus]    Am    G5
Hey, hey, hey! x99

From the album De-developed

bookmark_borderRight There

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LYRICS
I knew you wouldn’t go far
Right there you are
Just the kind of friend
I want to have to The End
Inspect respect
To see loyalty
To mutually understand
Your fellow man…
How does man stand
Nest to man’s best friend?

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Progressive Protest Rock
Chords: A G D E / D E; 178 BPM
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Electric Guitar, Keyboards

Canine Incisors

From the album Primitive Primates
The Instrumentals: Quieten

bookmark_borderScreaming Halloween (Unrest of the Hid)

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LYRICS
Did you see what they did
Unrest of the hid
Awoke the dead they did
Now choose who do you lose?
Turning into lover’s leap
Getting deep
The start of “The End”
Beyond the last bend
Until the will of the living amend
(Can I get an Amend?)

All the kids scream
“It feels like Halloween!”
Be the devil, king and queen
Blackjack or floor thirteen
IN the dark or in the seen
Cast a light… be a beam
Upon the scene
Up on the scene
Halloween
Trick or treat to the beat

Screaming-Halloween.mp4 Video
Unrest-of-the-Hid.mp4 Video
Unrest-of-the-Hid / Screaming-Halloween.mp3
Unrest-of-the-Hid.mp3 Instrumental

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Progressive Protest Rock
Chords: G A C D / E CM7aug; 140 BPM Polka
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Electric Guitar, Keyboards

KingArthur.com’s Halloween

From the album Primitive Primates
The Instrumentals: Quieten