bookmark_borderIt’s a Long Way to the Top

Written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Bon Scott
Made famous by AC/DC

A
Riding down the highway
A
Going to a show
A
Stop in all the by-ways
A
Playing rock 'n' roll
A
Getting robbed, Getting stoned, Getting beat up, Broken boned
A
Getting had, Getting took I tell you folks, it's harder than it looks
[Chorus]
      A               G              D           A 
It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock 'n' roll
      A               G              D           A 
It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock 'n' roll
      A                                       D                    
If you think it's easy doing one night stands 
Try playing in a rock 'n' roll band
      G               D                            A             
It's a long way to the top if you wanna to rock 'n' roll
[Break]
A 
G   D   A     x 4
[Verse]
A                                        
Hotel, motel
A
Make you want to cry
A
Lady do the hard sell
A
Know the reason why
A
Getting old      Getting grey Getting ripped off  Under paid     
A
Getting sold Second hand That's how it goes, playing in a band
[Chorus]
      A               G              D           A 
It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock 'n' roll
      A               G              D           A 
It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock 'n' roll
      A                                     D                          
If you wanna be a star of stage and screen
Look out, it's rough and mean
      G               D              D           A 
It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock 'n' roll
      G               D              D           A 
It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock 'n' roll
      G               D              D           A 
It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock 'n' roll
      G               D              D           A 
It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock 'n' roll
[Outro]
A 
It's a long way
A
Such a long way         
A 
It's a long way
A
Such a long way          

Coversong Long Way To The Top.mp3

bookmark_borderA Head Ahead

LYRICS
My mind goes round and round instead
Will I ever get ahead
A head ahead
Fast stead steadfast
Free me at last
(A head ahead)

In the narrow and the straight
Can’t move forward at any rate
Mind goes round and round instead
Will I ever get ahead
A head ahead
Fast stead steadfast
Free me at last
(A head ahead)

In the cold and dark of night
Looking for a sliver of light
In sight insight
A head ahead
Steadfast at last
In sight
A head
Ahead
Insight

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: E A D G / B E / B7 A G E
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Electric Piano
Location: Lake Wynonah, PA

From the album Turning Of The Tuning Knob

bookmark_borderSqueeze Box

Written by Pete Townshend
Made famous by The Who

G
Mama's got a squeeze box
She wears on her chest
And when Daddy comes home
He never gets no rest

             D                (D**)
'Cause she's playing all night
        C
And the music's all right
D
Mama's got a squeeze box
C                     G    (G*)
Daddy never sleeps at night

         G
Well the kids don't eat
And the dog can't sleep
There's no escape from the music
In the whole damn street

             D                (D**)
'Cause she's playing all night
        C
And the music's all right
D
Mama's got a squeeze box
C                     G    (G*)
Daddy never sleeps at night

         G
She goes in and out and in and out and in and out and in and out
             D                (D**)
'Cause she's playing all night
        C
And the music's all right
D
Mama's got a squeeze box
C                     G    (G*)
Daddy never sleeps at night

          G
She goes, squeeze me, come on and squeeze me
            D
Come on and tease me like you do
    C
I'm so in love with you
D
Mama's got a squeeze box
C                     G    (G*)
Daddy never sleeps at night

Banjo break

         G
She goes in and out and in and out and in and out and in and out
             D                (D**)
'Cause she's playing all night
        C
And the music's all right
D
Mama's got a squeeze box
C                     G     G C G C  G C\G
Daddy never sleeps at night

Coversong by The Beatless Sense Mongers

Squeeze Box.mp3

bookmark_borderMoving In Stereo

written by Ric Ocasek and Greg Hawkes
made famous by The Cars

Em  C  Em
Chorus 1
Life's the same I'm moving in stereo 
Life's the same except for my shoes 
Life's the same you're shakin' like tremolo 
                      C               Em  C  Em
Life's the same it's all inside you 

Verse 1
It's so easy to blow up your problems 
It's so easy to play up your breakdown 
It's so easy to fly through a window 
                C                    Em  C
It's so easy to fool with the sound 

Interlude
B  A  Em  C  Em

Verse 2
It's so tough to get up 
It's so tough 
It's so tough to live up 
                 C    Em
It's so tough on you 

chorus 1
Interlude
C  Em  C  Em  C  B  A  Em

Chorus 2
Life's the same I'm moving in stereo 
Life's the same except for my shoes 
Life's the same you're shakin' like tremolo 
                     C               B5
Life's the same it's all inside you

Coversong by The Beatless Sense Mongers

Moving In Stereo.mp3

bookmark_borderBeatific

LYRICS
I’m happy to be here
Am seeing the air clear
The future is near
The present I hear
The place to “me be”
Relent to the present
Strive to ride alive
Till the beginnings arrive
I’m happy to see clear
With mortals all mere
The place to be of we
Relevant in present

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Electronic
Chords: D#7 D#m7 F#m F# B C#; 137 BPM Hard Rock
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Turning Of The Tuning Knob

bookmark_borderLapse In Memory

LYRICS
I forget what I was going to say
I forget what I was going to play
Then, it all comes rushing back
… all comes flooding back
Lapse in memory attack

I forget what I was going to do
Please tell me, tell me, tell me true
Then, it all comes rushing back
… all comes flooding back
Lapse in memory attack

Hands are wrung on the tip-of-my-tongue
Mental trip… more than a Freudian slip
Then, it all comes rushing back
… all comes flooding back
Lapse in memory attack
Lapse
Hard to grasp
Think fast

I forget what I was thinking of…
Of course, what other than a song of love
Yeah, it all comes rushing back
… all comes flooding back
Lapse in memory attack
Mem-or-me

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: E7 E G D A / A D E; 130 down and up to 150 BPM
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Turning Of The Tuning Knob

bookmark_borderPlaying With Matches

LYRICS
I see you want to play with fire
Brought the matches to aspire
Spark into dark ignite
Add light for insight
Enlighten some
And sum
Then some sum

Brought the matches
2 of a kind
You brought to mind
Could be 3
I can see
4 maybe more
Batches of matches
Add the tip to friction
In a blip/flip ignition
Light then sum
Light and the some
Enlighten some
Elightensum

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Electronic
Chords: B B7 Em C; 204 BPM
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Turning Of The Tuning Knob

bookmark_borderBlunder That Unstuck The Glue

LYRICS
Wonder what we’re going to do
Blunder that unstuck the glue
I wonder what we’re going to do…
Do You?

The puzzle pieces in the feces
Square peg in your hole/whole
Indecision takes its toll
Fell to the spell of the troll

The animals now run the zoo

Does anybody have a clue

From the coop the cuckoo flew

The rainbow has lost its hue

Now your know what you never knew

Hurry, hurry stand in cue

Knockout! Not coming to….

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Electronic
Chords: F#m F#m9 C# / C#7 B F#m F#m9
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Turning Of The Tuning Knob

bookmark_borderGetting Real

LYRICS
Why in he world
Is everyone asking
What’s the matter with me?
I’m growing old
But still i”m basking
Nothing better to be
Found the real deal
Young as you feel
Getting real

And, why on earth
Is everyone asking
“Can I have what he’s having?”
Ever since birth
Always I’m basking
Getting high on living
Found the real deal
Young as you feel
Getting real

For crying out loud
Don’t brag “I’m proud”
Better to fumble being humble
And for Christ sake
Rather give than take
Let love rain/reign from above
Found the real deal
Young as you feel
Getting real

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: A C F Dm; 128 BPM Rock
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Turning Of The Tuning Knob

bookmark_borderWest Chester Infirmary

LYRICS
I went down to the West Chester Infirmary
Just to see…
Just to see what I could see
No, Doc, you know
I’m not ready to go
Just want to see…
Just want to see what’s wrong with me

I went down to the West Chester Infirmary
Just to see…
Just to see what I could see
Doc, am I alone
Fearing the moan
The woah and groan
Arghhhh I just want to go home

I went down to the West Chester Infirmary
Just to see…
Just to see what I could see
No, Doc, the pain
Suffering’s insane
Hope I’ll remain…
Hope I’ll remain to live again (a gain)

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Blues Folk
Chords: Cm Fm G7; 70 BPM Epic Ballad
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Turning Of The Tuning Knob

bookmark_borderTurned Green

LYRICS
You knew it coudln’t last
Living in the past
The light’s turned green
Moving on our scene
Did you miss the starting gun
Are you even trying to run
There’s no shame
In winning the game

You knew it wouldn’t last
Living in the past
The floodgates are open
Flowing past “still copin'”
Did you miss the starting gun
Are you even trying to run
There’s no shame
In winning the game
Even coming in 2nd place
Makes it worth running the race

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Electronic
Chords: D#m D F#; 139 BPM Rock Shuffle
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Turning Of The Tuning Knob

bookmark_borderDon Quixote

LYRICS
I am; therefore,
I am
There’s no sense fighting
Life is fleeting
So before completing
I’m in time

I can’t fight
Inanimate objects
No matter how much one objects
I see the light

I can’t fight
A system
Especially one I’m in
I see the light

I can’t fight
Chaos theory
Starting to see
More clearly
May I see the light
I see
I can’t fight gravity
Fighting friction is pure fiction
I can’t fight
I see the light

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: Em Am / C Am Em; 67 BPM
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Turning Of The Tuning Knob

bookmark_borderJust Let Me Know?

LYRICS
Just let me know
Know not the no
Just let me know
Confess
The virt-you’s of yes

Just let me know
We’re good to go
We’re good to grow
Know not the no
Just let me know
Confess
The virt-you’s of yes
Dumbfounded blues
Will blow
The clouds’ shadow
New found
“Skies of blue(s)”
Letting in the light
Enlight
Insight

Just let me know
To love thy foe
Hate is let go
We’re in the know
We’re good to go
Just let me know
We’re good to go
Just let me know?

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: E Esus4 D / D Eb E E7; 133 BPM Rhumba
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Turning Of The Tuning Knob

bookmark_borderQuick Hit And Ride

LYRICS
Quick hit and ride
Before low tide
It never seems to fail
Your ship has set sail
All aboard
Cast off from shore
Sea shanty’s tale
And so much more
Wailing… wail!
Sailing… sail!

Seaside subside
Another low tide
It never seems to fail
Your ship has set sail
All aboard
Cast off from shore
Sea shanty’s tale
And so much more
Wailing… wail!
Sailing… sail!

Flip “override”
Bypass low tide
It never seems to fail
Your ship has set sail
All aboard
Cast off from shore
Sea shanty’s tale
And so much more
Wailing… wail!
Sailing… sail!

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: A C D / D G A / G Ab A / C A
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Join The Marching And

bookmark_borderGobbledygook

LYRICS
Dishevel with shovel
Gobbledygook
Spew more than a few
Gobbledygook
Your kitchens cook
Gobbledygook
Everyone together now
A recipe for how
To cook
Gobbledygook
Cook, cook
Gobbledygook
Look in the cookbook
Right there under “Gobbledygook”
Stick it with a fork
Then, pop the cork
Line, sinker and hook
Fish for Gobbledygook

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / EDM Trance
Chords: Bb Bbm Bb Eb F Eb Bb; 131 BPM Trance
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Join The Marching And