Category: Coversongs

bookmark_borderFolsom Prison Blues

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Folsom Prison Blues MP3

Coversong originally made famous by Johnny Cash
Written by Johnny Cash

Folsom Prison Blues.mp3

E             
I hear the train a-coming, it's rolling round the bend
                                                E7  
and I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when
    A                                              E    
I'm stuck at Folsom Prison, and time keeps draggin' on
         B7                                    E
But that train keeps a-rollin' on down to San Antone

E
When I was just a baby, my Mama told me 'Son,
                                           E7
always be a good boy; don't ever play with guns.'
      A                                       E
But I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die
       B7                                           E
when I hear that whistle blowin' I hang my head and cry
[Guitar solo/interlude]

I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dining car
They're probably drinking coffee and smoking big cigars
But I know I had it coming, I know I can't be free
But those people keep a moving, and that's what tortures me

Well, if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it on a little farther down the line
Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I want to stay
And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Gay Church

bookmark_borderApeman

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Coversong originally made famous by the Kinks
Written by Ray Davies

   A                                          A
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |   I think I'm so - phisticated,
             A                     E                 Esus4   E
'Cause I'm living my life like a good homo sapien,
     A
But all around me everybody's multiplying,
              E                             Esus4   E
And they're walking 'round like flies, man,
    D               
So I'm no better than the animals,
                  A                      Asus4  A
Sitting in their cages in the zoo, man,
               A
'Cause com - pared to the flowers, and the birds, and the trees, 
E       E7     A
I am an ape - man!


[Verse 2]
            A
I think I'm so educated, and I'm so civilised,
               E                  Esus4  E
'Cause I'm a strict vegetarian,
               A
But with the over population, and inflation, and starvation,
          E                       Esus4  E
And the crazy poli - tici - ans,
   D
I don't feel safe in this world no more,
   A
I don't want to die in a nuclear war,
   A
I want to sail away to a distant shore,
     E           E7     A
And make like an ape - man!

 A
I'm an ape - man, I'm an ape, ape - man,
            E           Esus4   E
Oh, I'm an ape - man,
        A
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a vood - doo man,
            E           Esus4   E
Oh, I'm an ape - man,
               D
'Cause com - pared to the sun that sits in the sky,
        A
Com - pared to the clouds as they roll by,
        A
Com - pared to the bugs, and the spiders, and flies,
E       E7     A
I am an ape - man!

A                                          E
    In man's evolution he has created the city,
          E                     A
And the motor traffic rumble,       but, give me half a chance,
                   E
And I'd be taking off my clothes, and living in the jungle,
            D
'Cause the only time that I feel at ease,
      A
Is swinging up and down in a coconut tree,
A                            E          E7    A
Oh, what a life of luxury to be like an ape - man!

 A
I'm an ape - man, I'm an ape, ape - man,
            E           Esus4   E
Oh, I'm an ape - man,
        A
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a vood - doo man,
            E           Esus4   E
Oh, I'm an ape - man,
   D
I look out the window, but I can't see the sky,
     A
The air pollution is a - fogging up my eyes,
   A
I want to get out of this city alive,
     E           E7     A
And make like an ape - man!

 A
I'm an ape - man, I'm an ape, ape - man,
            E           Esus4   E
Oh, I'm an ape - man,
        A
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a vood - doo man,
            E           Esus4   E
Oh, I'm an ape - man,
 D
I'll be your Tarzan, you'll be my Jane,
 A
I'll keep you warm, and you'll keep me sane,
       A
We'll sit in the trees, and eat bananas all day,
 E           E7     A
Just like an ape - man!

 A
I'm an ape - man, I'm an ape, ape - man,
            E           Esus4   E
Oh, I'm an ape - man,
        A
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a vood - doo man,
            E           Esus4   E
Oh, I'm an ape - man,
   D
I don't feel safe in this world no more,
   A
I don't want to die in a nuclear war,
   A
I want to sail away to a distant shore,
     E            E7    A
And make like an ape - man!

Apeman.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Protest Folk Rock
Recording: digital 12-track stereo
Vocals, Guitar, Piano

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bookmark_borderGet Up, Stand Up

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Coversong written and made famous by Bob Marley and Peter Tosh

Get up, stand up
Stand up for your rights
Get up, stand up
Don’t give up the fight
[x2]

You, preacher man don’t tell me
Heaven is under the earth
You a duppy and you don’t know
What life is really worth

It’s not all that glitter is gold
And half the story has never been told
So now we see the light
We gonna stand up for our rights
Come on

Get up, stand up (Brothers)
Stand up for your rights (Come on)
Get up, stand up (Sisters)
Don’t give up the fight (Don’t give up the fight)

(I’m begging you to)
Get up, stand up
Stand up for your rights
Get up, stand up
(I say don’t give up the fight) Don’t give up the fight

Cause you know most people think
A great God will come from the skies
Take away everything
And left everybody dry

But if you know what life is worth
Then you would look for yours on earth
And now you see the light
We gonna stand up for your rights
Come on

Get up, stand up (Don’t make the push you ’round)
Stand up for your rights (Don’t let them hold you down)
Get up, stand up
Don’t give up the fight (Don’t give up the fight)

I say get up, stand up
Stand up for your rights (Don’t let them hold you down)
Get up, stand up
Don’t give up the fight (Don’t give up the fight)

We’re sick and tired of this game of technology
Humbly asking Jesus for his mercy
We know, we know and we understand
Almighty Jah is a living man

You fool some people sometimes
But you can’t fool all the people all the time
And now we see the light
We gonna stand up for our rights
Come on

Get up, stand up
Stand up for your rights (Come on now brothers)
Get up, stand up
Don’t give up the fight (I say don’t give up the fight)

(Don’t let them push you ’round)
I say get up, stand up
Stand up for your rights (Come on now sisters)
Get up, stand up
Don’t give up the fight (I say don’t give up the fight)

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bookmark_borderPeace, Love and Understanding

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Coversong written by Nick Lowe and also made famous by Elvis Costello

          G          C
As I walk through
            G        C
This wicked world
              Em           A           D          C
Searchin' for light in the darkness of insanity.

      G          C
I ask myself
            G     C
Is all hope lost?
              Em       A           D          C
Is there only pain and hatred, and misery?

         G                Gmaj7
And each time I feel like this inside,
G7                        C
There's one thing I wanna know:
G                     D                  Em       A
What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding? Ohhhh
G                     D                  Em         D
What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding?

And as I walked on
Through troubled times
My spirit gets so downhearted sometimes

So where are the strong
And who are the trusted?
And where is the harmony?
Sweet harmony.

'Cause each time I feel it slippin' away, just makes me wanna cry.
What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding? Ohhhh
What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding?
 
So where are the strong?
And who are the trusted?
And where is the harmony?
Sweet harmony.

'Cause each time I feel it slippin' away, just makes me wanna cry.
What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding? Ohhhh
What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding? Ohhhh
What's so funny 'bout peace love & understanding?

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bookmark_borderAfter Midnight

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Coversong originally made famous by Eric Clapton
Written by J.J. Cale

D                F             G                D    G/D  D  G/D D
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang out.
After midnight, we're gonna chug-a-lug and shout.
            D
We're gonna cause talk and suspicion;
            F
We're gonna give an exhibition.
            G                        A
We're gonna 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.

After midnight, we're gonna shake your tambourine.
After midnight, it's gonna be peaches and cream.
We're gonna cause talk and suspicion;
We're gonna give an exhibition.
We're gonna find out what it is all about.
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang out.

We're gonna cause talk and suspicion;
We're gonna give an exhibition.
We're gonna find out what it is all about.
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang out.
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang out.

After Midnight.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Party Music
Recording: digital 14-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar, Percussion, Organ

From the album Christmasness

More Holiday Music

bookmark_borderTake Me Out

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Russian Ambassador to Turkey Is Assassinated in Ankara
Russian Ambassador to Turkey Is Assassinated in Ankara

Coversong originally made famous by Franz Ferdinand
Written by Alex Kapranos and Nicholas McCarthy

E                   Am(7)         D
       So if you're lonely
                G  Bm        Em
you know i'm here waiting for you
           Am           D
I'm just a crosshair
            G   Bm       Em
I'm just a shot away from you
           Am           D
and if you leave here
                G    Bm              Em
you leave me broken shattered alive
            Am          D
I'm just a crosshair
           G     Bm          Em
I'm just a shot..then we can die

G A Em G A Em
Ahhh-ahhh-ahhh
Am C D Em
I know I won’t be leaving here with you
Em Am Bm
Em
I say don’t you know
you say I don’t know
Am Bm
I say… take me out
I say you don’t show
don’t move time is slow
I say… take me out
I say you don’t know
you say you don’t know
Am Bm Em
I say… take me out
Am C D
I know I wont be leaving here x3
I know I wont be leaving here with you

I say don’t you know
you say you don’t know
I say… take me out
If I move this could die
Eyes move this can die
c’mon… take me out

Take Me Out.mp3

The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
“His assassination in Sarajevo precipitated Austria-Hungary’s declaration of war against Serbia. This caused the Central Powers (including Germany and Austria-Hungary) and Serbia’s allies to declare war on each other, starting World War I”

On December 20, 2016, the Russian Ambassador to Turkey was assassinated in Ankara, Turkey.

Recording: digital 1-track stereo
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers

From the album Eschatology
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderLucky Man

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Lucky Man.mp3

Coversong originally made famous by Emerson, Lake and Palmer (ELP)
Written by Greg Lake

G            D
He had white horses
    G             D
And ladies by the score
G              D
All dressed in satin
    G              D
And waiting by the door

Am            G            D Dsus4 D
Ooooh, what a lucky man he was
Ooooh, what a lucky man he was

White lace and feathers
They made up his bed
A gold covered mattress
On which he was laid

Ooooh, what a lucky man he was
Ooooh, what a lucky man he was

He went to fight wars
For his country and his king
Of his honor and his glory
The people would sing

A bullet had found him
His blood ran as he cried
No money could save him
So he laid down and he died

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Progressive Rock
Recording: digital 16-track stereo

Daniel Brouse — Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers
Bill Kucera — Guitar

From The Billy and Danny Rodeo Show album Outlet

bookmark_borderI Believe In Father Christmas

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Coversong originally made famous by Greg Lake
Written by Greg Lake with lyrics by Peter Sinfield

Dsus2                 G6      D   
They said there'll be snow at Christmas
They said there'll be peace on earth,
But instead it just kept on raining,
A veil of tears for the Virgin birth.

C  G           D
I remember one Christmas morning,
C            G           D
The Winter's light and a distant choir,
         D        A             G              D
And the peal of a bell and that Christmas tree smell,
    D            G6         Dsus2
And eyes full of tinsel and fire.

They sold me A dream of Christmas,
They sold me A silent night,
They told me A fairy story,
'Til I believed in the Israelite.
Chorus
I wish you A hopeful Christmas,
I wish you A brave New Year,
All anguish, pain and sadness,
Leave your heart and let your road be clear.

Dsus2                 G6      D
They said there'd be snow at Christmas,
They said there'd be peace on earth,
D            A           G6        D
Hallelujah! Noel!, be it Heaven or Hell,
     D           G6   Dsus2
The Christmas we get, we deserve.

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Christmas Music
Recording: digital 16-track stereo

Daniel Brouse — Vocals, Guitar, Percussion, Keyboards and Synthesizers
Bill Kucera — Guitar

From the album Christmasness

More Christmas

bookmark_borderKnockin’ On Heavens Door

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Coversong originally made famous by Bob Dylan

G              D            Am
Mama take this badge off of me
G       D          C
I can't use it any-more
G            D                        Am
It's getting dark, too dark for me to see
G          D                   C   
I feel I'm knockin on heaven's door

G             D                    Am
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
G             D                    C   
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
G             D                    Am
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
G             D                    C   
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door

G           D           Am
Mama put my guns in the ground
G       D              C
I can't shoot them any-more
G               D               Am
That long black cloud is comin' down
G          D                    C   
I feel I'm knockin' on heaven's door
[Chorus]

Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Recording: digital 1-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers

From the album Eschatology
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderDo Ya

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Coversong originally made famous by ELO

D        A             G
In this life I've seen ev'rything I can see, woman
I've seen lovers flying through the air hand in hand
I've see babies dancin' in the midnight sun
I've seen dreams that came from the heavenly skies above
I've seen old men cryin' at their own grave sides
And I've seen pigs all sittin' watchin' picture slides
G     D          A            G
But I never seen nothin' like you

D            A       G
Do ya, do ya want my love? x4

Well, I heard the crowd singin' out of tune
As they sat and sang Auld Lang Syne by the light of the moon
I heard the preachers bangin' on the drums
And I heard the police playin' with their guns
But I never heard nothin' like you

In the country where the sky
Touches down on the field
She lay her down to rest in the mornin' sun
They came -a-runnin' just to get a look
Just to feel, to touch her long black hair
They don't give a damn
But I never seen nothin' like you

Do ya, do ya want my love?

Well I think you know
What I'm tryin' to say, woman
That is, I'd like to save you for a rainy day
I've seen enough of the world to know
That I've got to get it all
To get it all to grow

Do Ya (ELO Cover).mp3

bookmark_borderBlowin’ In The Wind

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Coversong originally made famous by Bob Dylan and Peter, Paul and Mary.
Written by Bob Dylan

G        C            G
How many roads must a man walk down
           C          D
Before you call him a man?
       G        C           G
Yes, n' how many seas must a white dove sail
           C             D
Before she sleeps in the sand?
       G        C              G
Yes, n' how many times must the cannon balls fly
           C          D
Before they're forever banned?

    C          D          G             Em
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
    C         D             G
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, n' how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, n' how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?

How many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea?
Yes, n' how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, n' how many times can a man turn his head,
Pretending he just doesn't see?

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers

From the album Eschatology
by Daniel Brouse

bookmark_borderPink Floyd Medley

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Coversongs originally made famous by Pink Floyd

LYRICS
Welcome my son, welcome to the machine
Where have you been?
It’s alright we know where you’ve been
You’ve been in the pipeline, filling in time
Provided with toys and ‘scouting for boys’
You brought a guitar to punish your ma
And you didn’t like school, and you
Know you’re nobody’s fool
So welcome to the machine

Big man, pig man
Ha, ha, charade you are
You well heeled big wheel
Ha, ha, charade you are
And when your hand is on your heart
You’re nearly a good laugh
Almost a joker
With your head down in the pig bin
Saying ‘Keep on digging’
Pig stain on your fat chin
What do you hope to find
Down in the pig mine?
You’re nearly a laugh
You’re nearly a laugh
But you’re really a cry

Another Brick Part IV
I don’t need no walls around me
And I don’t need no drugs to calm me
I have seen the writing on tRump’s wall
Don’t think I’ll need any tRump at all
No, don’t think I’ll need any tRump at all
All in all we’re all just bricks in tRump’s wall
All in all you were all just bricks in tRump’s wall

(And, Mexico is going to pay for it? Stand still, Donny!)

Mexico Is Going To Pay For It.mp4

Pink Floyd Mash-up.mp3

Welcome To The Machine / Pigs 3.mp3

Another Brick 1, 2, 3.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Music
Chords: Em C Am / Em D Em C G
Recording: live digital 1-track stereo

Daniel — Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers
Bill Kucera — Electric Guitar

From the album Eschatology
by Daniel Brouse

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bookmark_borderAmerican Woman

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Coversong originally made famous by The Guess Who and Lenny Kravitz
Written by Burton Cummings, Garry Peterson, Jim Kale, Randy Bachman

American Woman Inauguration Version.mp4

American Woman Inauguration Version.mp3

American Woman.mp3

American Woman on the 4th of July.mp3

E                     A7
American woman, gonna mess your mind.
(Ad-lib spelling)

  G  A   E           G    A    E   
American woman, stay away from me.  
American woman, momma let me be. 
Don't come a hangin' around my door, 
I don't wanna see your face no more.
I got more important things to do, 
than spend my time growin' old with you.
Now woman, I said stay away.  
American woman, listen what I  sa-----y.

Colored lights can hypnotize
Sparkle someone else's eyes
Now woman, get away
American woman, listen what I say
Chorus
I don't need your war machines
I don't need your ghetto scenes
Colored lights can hypnotize
Sparkle someone else's eyes
I gotta go
I gotta getta away
Think I gotta go
I want to fly away
I'm gonna leave you woman
Bye bye, bye bye
And I'm no good for you
(American woman) I'm looking at you right in the eye
I'll tell you what I'm gonna do
(American woman) I'm gonna leave you woman

American Woman (with Bill Kucera).mp3

American Woman.mp3

America
America

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Classic Rock
Recording: digital 1-track stereo / recorded live
Inauguration version: digital 16-track stereo

Vocals, Guitar
Inauguration version: Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Keyboards and Synthesizers

From the album You Are On

bookmark_borderRocky Mountain Way

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Coversong made famous by Joe Walsh
Written by Rocke Grace (keyboards), Kenny Passarelli (bass), Joe Vitale (drums), and Joe Walsh (guitar/vocals)

E E      D A  (4 times) E7 E7 E7 E7 E (6 times)
                                       E A G E
Spent the last year Rocky Mountain Way
                         E A G E
Couldn't get much higher
                                       E A G E
Out to pasture think it's safe to say
                   E7
Time to open fire
       A7                                             E7       E
And we don't need the ladies cryin' cause the story's sad   Ah ha
          A7                                           B7
Cause the Rocky Mountain Way is better than the way we had
E7 E7 E7 E7  E  (4 times)
                                                                     E A
G E
Well he's tellin us this and he's tellin us that changes it every day
                       E A G E
Says it doesn't matter
                                                           E A G E
Bases are loaded and Casey's at bat playin it play by play
                          E7
Time to change the batter

       A7                                            E7       E
And we don't need the ladies cryin cause the story's sad   Ah ha
          A7                                           B7
Cause the Rocky Mountain Way is better than the way we had
E7 E7 E7 E7  E  (4 times)

 

 

Recording: digital 1-track stereo / recorded live

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers (microKorg, Korg N364, Yamaha PSR-740, Kurzweil PC88mx, miniNova, Boss Loop Station, Boss BR-600, DigiTech RP3)

From the album You Are On

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bookmark_borderHush

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Coversong originally made famous by Deep Purple
Written by Joe South

F        C          G          D  A
Na,na,na,na...na,na,na...na,na,na  (x2)
      A
Got a certain little girl she's on my mind,
G                      A
no doubt about it, she looks so fine.
A
She's the best girl that I've ever had,
    G                       A
sometimes she gonna make me feel so bad.
CHORUS#1. CHORUS:#2.
A
Hush, hush..
D                   G          D
thought I heard her calling my name, now.
A
Hush, hush...
    D                    G                 D
She broke my heart but I love her just the same, now.
A
Hush, hush...
D                   G          D     
thought I heard her calling my name, now.
A
Hush, hush...
  D                     G      D
I need her love and I'm not to blame, now.
A
Love, love...
            D            A
they got it early in the morning.
A           
Love, love, 
            D           A
they got it late in the evening.
A             
Love, love, 
        D          A
Well, I want it, I need it.
A
Love love, 
  D            A
I gotta, gotta have it.

A
She's got loving like quicksand.
   G             A
It only took one touch of her hand.
A
It blew my mind and I'm in so deep,
     G               A
that I can't eat and I can't sleep.
CHORUS#1. CHORUS:#2. REPEAT:#2. CHORUS#1.

Hush.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Music
Recording: digital 1-track stereo / recorded live

Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers (microKorg, Korg N364, Yamaha PSR-740, Kurzweil PC88mx, miniNova, Boss Loop Station, Boss BR-600, DigiTech RP3)

From the album You Are On
by Daniel Brouse