Category: Coversongs

bookmark_borderBreakdown

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Coversong originally written and made famous by Tom Petty

  		Am     G            Am    G
                It's alright if you love me,
                Am     G            Am    G
                It's alright if you don't
                Am        G            Am       G
                I'm not afraid of you runnin' away honey,
                Am          G         Fmaj7
                I got this feeling you won't
                    Am              G       Am    G
                Say there ain't no use in pretending,
                Am   G             Am   G
                Your eyes give you away

                Am         G             Am          G
                Something inside you is feeling like I do,
                Am           G      Fmaj7
                We said all there is to say

                Am    G   F            G
                Breakdown go ahead and give it to me
                Am    G    F                   G
                Breakdown take me through the night
                Am    G   F           G
                Breakdown go ahead give it to me,
                Am    G         Fmaj7
                Breakdown it's alright,  It's alright

DR0000_6441-Breakdown.mp3

DR0000_0168-Breakdown.mp3

From the album Nor-mal

Coversongs

The Beatless Sense Mongers

bookmark_borderSunny Afteroon

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Coversong written by Ray Davies
Originally made famous by the Kinks

Capo fifth fret 
     Am                G
The tax man's taken all  my dough
     C            G
And left me in my statley home.
E7                         Am
Lazing on a sunny afternoon. 
              G
And I can't sail my yacht,
     C          G
He's taken everything I've got,
E7                           Am
All I've got this sunny afternoon. 
A7                                  D7
Save me, Save me, Save me from this squeeze,
         G                            C   E7
I got a big fat mama trying to break me.    
      Am              D7
And I love to live so pleasantly,
Am                D7    G
Live this life of luxury,  
C            E7        Am
Lazing on a sunny afternoon, 
       E7
In the summertime,
       Am                 E7
In the summertime, In the summertime.

    Am                 G
My girlfriends run off with my car
    C                G
And gone back to her ma and pa
E7                               Am
Telling tales of drunkenness and cruelty.
         G
Now I'm sitting here,
C             G
Sipping on my ice cold beer,
E7                     Am
Lazing on a sunny afternoon.
A7                             D7
Help me, Help me, Help me sail away,
              G                             C    E7
Well, give me two good reasons why I oughta stay.
      Am                 D7
'Cause I love to live so pleasantly
Am                D7     G
Live this life of luxury,  
C           E7         Am
Lazing on a sunny afternoon, 
       E7
In the summertime,
       Am                  E7
In the summertime, In the summertime.
[Chorus 1] Save me, Save me, Save me from this squeeze

Sunny-Afternoon.mp4

230512_2798-Sunny-Afternoon.mp3

DR0000_3391-Sunny-Afernoon.mp3

DR0000_6021-Sunny-Afternoon.mp3 (Unplugged Live on the Lake)

From the album Pandemic

bookmark_borderThe Kill (Bury Me)

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Coversong written by Jared Leto originally made famous by 30 Seconds To Mars
Jared Leto described the meaning of the song as, “It’s really about a relationship with yourself. It’s about confronting your fear and confronting the truth about who you are.”

C                     D
What if I wanted to break  
                       Em
Laugh it all off in your face
               Bm
What would you do?
C                     D
What if I fell to the floor
                      Em
Couldn’t take this any…more
               Bm
What would you do?
C              D
Come, Break me down
Bury me, Bury me
Em                 Bm
I am finished With you

C                     D
What if I wanted to fight
                       Em
Beg for the rest of my life
               Bm
What would you do?
C                     D
You say you wanted more
                      Em
What are you waiting for
                Bm
I'm not running from you
C              D
Come, Break me down
Bury me, Bury me
Em                 Bm
I am finished With you
C                D
Look   in   my  eyes   
You’re killing me, killing me
Em               Bm
All I wanted was you

[Bridge]
  C            D      Em
I tried to be someone else
    G                 C
But nothing seemed to change
  D          Em            G        C
I know now, this is who I really am inside
        D        Em
Finally found myself
G              C
Fighting for a chance
  D         Em           C
I know now, this is who I really am
C              D
Come, Break me down
Bury me, Bury me
Em                 Bm
I am finished With you
C                D
Look   in   my  eyes   
You’re killing me, killing me
Em               Bm
All I wanted was you
C                     D
What if I wanted to break  
                       Em
Laugh it all off in your face

The-Kill–Bury-Me.mp4

DR0000_3388-The-Kill.mp3

DR0000_6076-The-Kill.mp3 (Live on the Lake)

4-track recording
From the album Pandemic

bookmark_borderYou’re So Vain

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Coversong originally made famous by Carly Simon

    Am
You walked into the party;

             F                Am
like you were walking on to a yacht

     Am
Your hat, strategically dipped below one eye;

     F                 Am
your scarf it was apricot

        F       G      Em     Am        F                 C
You had one eye in the mirror as   you watched yourself gavotte

            G                   F
And all the girls dreamed that they’d be your partner, they'd be your partner and

C
You're so vain,
Dm                               C
you prob'ly think this song is about you
C          Am
You're so vain,
F                                 G
I’ll bet you think this song is about you, don't you, don't you

    Am
You had me several years ago;
      F                  Am
when I was still quite naive
           Am
Well, you said that we make such a pretty pair 
     F                    Am
and that you would never leave
         F     G      Em         Am        F               C
But you gave away the things you loved and one of them was me
           G                 F
I had some dreams; they were clouds in my coffee, clouds in my coffee and
[Chorus]
[Solo] Am F Am   Am F Am   F G Em Am F C

F                            G
I had some dreams; they were clouds in my coffee, clouds in my coffee and
[Chorus]

Well, I hear you went up to Saratoga and your horse naturally won
Then you flew your Lear jet up to Nova Scotia
To see the total eclipse of the sun
Well you're where you should be all the time
and when you're not you're with
Some under world spy, or the wife of a close friend, wife of a close friend and
[Chorus]
[Chorus] C    Dm  C
C                   Dm                         C
You're so vain, you prob'ly think this song is about you....

You’re So Vain.mp3 (Folk Punk Version)

bookmark_borderWalking The Dog

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Coversong
Written by Rufus Thomas
Made famous by Rufus Thomas, The Rolling Stones and Aerosmith

A7
Baby, back
Dressed in black
Silver buttons all down her back
High hose, tippy toes
A
She broke the needle and she can sew
            D
Walking the dog        A
I'm just a walking the dog
       E7
If you don't know how to do it
     D7                       A7
I'll show you how to walk the dog
C'mon now c'mon

I asked her mother for fifteen cents
I see you ever jumped the fence
I jumped so high, touched the skies
Didn't get back 'til a quarter to five
Walking the dog

Tell me Mary, what's your twelve
How does your garden grow
What with silver bells and cockle shells
And pretty maids all in a row
Walking the dog
(repeat 1st verse)

Walking The Dog.mp3

From the album Canine Incisors

bookmark_borderHound Dog

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Hound Dog.mp3

Coversong
Written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Originally recorded by Big Mama Thornton
Made famous by Elvis Presley

                        A      
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog, Crying all the time

                        D                         A
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog, Crying all the time

          E                            D                          A
Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit, And you ain't no friend of mine

                  A      
They said you was high-classed, but that was just a lie

                  D                                 A
They said you was high-classed, but that was just a lie

          E                            D                          A
Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit, And you ain't no friend of mine 

                  A      
They said you was high-classed, but that was just a lie

                  D                                 A
They said you was high-classed, but that was just a lie

          E                            D                          A
Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit, And you ain't no friend of mine 

                        A      
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog, Crying all the time

Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar

From the album Canine Incisors

bookmark_borderPsycho Killer

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Psycho Killer Cover

Written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, and Tina Weymouth
Originally made famous by The Talking Heads

Am                                           G  Am
I cant seem to face up to the facts
Am                                           G  Am
Im tense and nervous and i Cant relax
Am                                           G  Am
I cant sleep cause my beds on fire
Am                                           G  Am
Don't touch me I'm a real live wire
F                     G                   Am
Psycho killer Quest que cest Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far
F                         G                                C
Better Run run run run run run run away
F                     G                   Am
Psycho killer Quest que cest Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far
F                         G                                C
Better Run run run run run run run away

You start a conversation you cant even finish it.
You're talkin' a lot, but you're not sayin' anything.
When I have nothing to say, my lips are sealed.
Say something once, why say it again?
Psycho killer,
Quest que cest
Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
Run run run run run run run away
Psycho killer
Quest que cest
Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
Run run run run run run run away

Bm                   G   Bm                  G
Ce da je fair, ces sou la, Ce quell a dit, ces soulla
Psycho killer,
Quest que cest
Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
Run run run run run run run away
Psycho killer,
Quest que cest
Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
Run run run run run run run away
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh....

bookmark_borderLive On Location

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bookmark_borderIt’s a Long Way to the Top

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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_borderSqueeze Box

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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

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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_borderSpirit In The Sky

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Coversong originally made famous by Norman Greenbaum

A
When I die and they lay me to rest,
                D
Gonna go to the place that's best.
                   A
When they lay me down to die,
E                               A
Goin on up to the spirit in the sky.

A
Goin on up to the spirit in the sky.
                           D
That's where I'm gonna go, when I die.
                     A
When I die and they lay me to rest,
          E
I'm gonna go to the place that's the best.

Prepare yourself, you know it's a must,
Gotta have a friend in Jesus.
So you know that when you die,
It's gonna recommend you to the spirit in the sky.

Never been a sinner, I've never sinned.
I've got a friend in Jesus.
So you know that when I die,
It's gonna set me up with the spirit in the sky.

From the album Cockamamie

bookmark_borderNot Fade Away

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Not Fade Away.mp3

Coversong written by Buddy Holly and Norman Petty
Also made famous by The Rolling Stones and The Grateful Dead

E                               A   A D A
I wanna tell you how it's gonna be
E                      A       E   E A E
You're gonna give your love to me
E                            A   A D A
I'm gonna love you night and day
E                    A     E   E A E
Love is love and not fade away
E                    A     E   E A E
Well love is love and not fade away


E                                A   A D A
And my love is bigger than a Cadillac
E                          A        E   E A E
I'll try to show it if you drive me back
E                              A   A D A
Your love for me has got to be real
E                         A     E   E A E
Before you'd have noticed how I feel
E             A     E   E A E
Love real not fade away
E                  A     E  E A E
Well love real not fade away
Yeah
A D A  (A D A)   E A E (E A E)  A D A (A D A)  E A E (E A E)
I wanna tell you how it's gonna be
You're gonna give your love to me
Love that lasts more than one day
Well love is love and not fade away x3
E         A
Not fade away

Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar

From the album Unbelievable

bookmark_borderBlue Tail Fly

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Traditional Folk Song

  G                                  D
 When I was young I used to wait
                                 G
 On the master and hand him his plate,
G7                                     C
And Pass the bottle when he got dry,
        D                        G
 And brush away the blue tail fly.

G                                   D
Jimmy crack corn and I don't care,
                              G
Jimmy crack corn and I don't care,
G7                                 C
Jimmy crack corn and I don't care,
       D              G
My master's gone away.

And when he ride in the afternoon,
I follow with a hickory broom;
The pony being very shy,
When bitten by the blue tail fly.

One day he rode around the farm,
The flies so numerous they did swarm;
One chanced to bite him on the thigh.
The devil take that blue tail fly.

The pony run, he jump and pitch,
And tumble mater in the ditch;
He died, and the jury wondered why;
The verdict was the blue tail fly.

They buried him 'neath the sycamore tree -
His epitaph there for to see:
"Beneath this stone I'm forced to lie,
The victim of a blue-tailed Fly."

Blue Tail Fly.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Folk
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar
From the album Climax

bookmark_borderTake Me To The River

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Coversong originally made famous by Al Green and then the Talking heads
Written by Al Green / Mabon “Teenie” Hodges

E7                                              D   A
I don't know why I love you like I do
After all the changes you been putting me through
You took my money and my cigarettes
I haven’t seen the worst of it                                                 
C                         G            D         A  A7      
I wanna know, can you tell me why won’t you stay
                E7       D A          E7                    D A  
Take me to the river,           Drop me in the water 
E7                     D A            E7                    D A  
Take me to the river.                   Dip me in the water     Washing me down
E7                     D A  
Washing me down

I don't know why you treated me so bad
Think about the  things we could have had
Love is emotion that I can't forget
My sweet sixteen I will never regret
C                         G            D         A  A7
Oh wanna know, can you tell me I'd love to stay

chorus
Push me to the river.                   Dip me in the water     Washing me down
E7              C#m            A              C#m          A                D              
Washing me      Hold me Love me Please me  tease me     Til I Can’t Til I Can’t
[Solo] 

I don't know why I love you like I do
After the changes you put me through
The sixteen candles burn on my wall
Then tell me who is the biggest fool of them all
Oh wanna know, can you tell me I'd love to stay      
[Chorus]

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Classic Rock
Recording: live / original take / digital 1-track stereo
Tempo: various including 104 BPM, 120 BPM 8 Beat
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Overflow