By: Jeff Lynne
Electric Light Orchestra
Key: G

5 4 -4 5 -44 4 -4 5
You’re sail-ing soft-ly through the sun
4 -4 5 -4 4 5 5
In a bro-ken stone age dawn.
5 -4 5 -44-3”
You fly so high.

-3”4 -3” -4 -4 4
I get a strange mag-ic,
-4 4 -3”3 -4 -4 4
Oh, what a strange mag-ic,
-4 4-3”3 -4 -4 4
Oh, it’s a strange mag-ic.
-6 7 -8 8-87 7
Got a strange mag-ic,
-6 7 -8 8-87 7
Got a strange mag-ic.

5 4 -4 5 -44 4 -4 5
You’re walk-ing mead-ows in my mind,
4 -4 5 -4 4 5 5
Mak-ing waves a-cross my time,
5 -4 5-44-3”
Oh no, oh no.

-3”4 -3” -4 -4 4
I get a strange mag-ic,
-4 4 -3*3 -4 -4 4
Oh, what a strange mag-ic,
-4 4 -3:3 -4 -4 4
Oh, it’s a strange mag-ic.
-6 7 -8 8-87 7
Got a strange mag-ic,
-6 7 -8 8-87 7
Got a strange mag-ic.

4 5 4 -4 5 5
Oh, I’m nev-er gon-na
-4 4 4 -4 5
be the same a-gain,
4 -4 5 5 -4 -4 4 5 5
Now I’ve seen the way it’s got to end,
5 -4 5 -44-3”
Sweet dream, sweet dream.

-4 -4 4
Strange mag-ic,
-4 4-3”3 -4 -4 4
Oh, what a strange mag-ic,
-4 4-3”3 -4 -4 4
Oh, it’s a strange mag-ic.
-6 7 -8 8-87 7
Got a strange mag-ic,
-6 7 -8 8-87 7
6 7 -7 -8-77 7
Got a strange mag-ic.

4 4 5 4 6 5 4 -4 5
It’s mag-ic, it’s mag-ic, it’s mag-ic.

-4 -4 4
Strange mag-ic,
-4 4-3”3 -4 -4 4
Oh, what a strange mag-ic,
-4 4 -3”3 -4 -4 4
Oh, it’s a strange mag-ic.
-6 7 -8 8-87 7
Got a strange mag-ic.
-6 7 -8 8-87 7
Got a strange mag-ic.

7 -6 7 7 -6 -7 8-87 7
You know I got a strange mag-ic
7 -6 7 7 -6 -7 8-87 7
You know I got a strange mag-ic…

I put a few extra notes in here to give a little more bounce to the melody.
Omit them if you want. Throw some doublestops in there somewhere! Turn
your amp up!
Check out this karaoke! You can even change the key of the
karaoke, in case you need/want to play in another key.

-1 -2 -2 -2 -3’ -2
There once was a wo- man

-1 -2 -1 -2 -2 -3’ -2
A strange kind of wo- man

-1 4 4 4 4 -3’ 4 -4 -3’ -2 -2
The kind that gets writ-ten down in hi- sto-ry

-1 -2 -1 -2 -1 -3’ -2”
Her name was Nan-cy

-1 -2 -1 -2 -1 -3’ -2”
Her face was no-thing fan-cy

-2” 4 -3 4 -3 4 -3 4 -4 -3’ -2 -2
She left a trail of hap-pi-ness and mi- ser-y

6 -4’ -3’ 4 -4
I loved her

-2 -1 -2 -1 -3’ -2
Ev’ry- bo dy loved her

-2” 4 4 -3’ 4 -3’ 4 -4 -3’ -2 -2
She loved ev’-ry-one and gave them good re-turn

-1 -2 -2” -3’ -2
I tried to take her

-1 -2 -1 -2 -1 -3’ -2
I e-ven tried to break her

-2” 4 -3’ 4 -3’ 4 -3’ 4 -4 -3’ -2 -2
She said, “I ain’t for tak-in’, won’t you e -ver learn?”

-2 -3’ -2 -2 -2” -2 -2 -3’ -2 -2 -2” -2
I want you, I need you, I got-ta be near you

-2” 4 4 -3’ 4 -3’ 4 -4 -3’ -2 -2
I spent my mo-ney as I took my turn

-2 -3’ -2 -2 -2” -2 -2 -3’ -2 -2 -2” -2
I want you, I need you, I got-ta be near you
4 -3’ 4 -3’ 4 4 -4 -3’ -2
Ooh, I got a strange kind of wo- man

She looked like a raver
But I could never please her
On Wednesday mornings boy you can’t go far
I couldn’t get her
But things got better—she said
Saturday nights from now on baby you’re my star

She finally said she loved me
I wed her in a hurry
No more callers and I glowed with pride
I’m dreaming
I feel like screaming
I won my woman just before she died

I want you I need you I gotta be near you
I spent my money as I took my turn
I want you I need you I gotta be near you
Ooh I had a strange kind of woman

+5 -6 -6 +6 +7 -6 +5 -6 -6 +6 +7 -6
There once was a woman, a strange kind of woman
-6 -8 +7 -8 -8 +7 -8 +8 +7 -6 -6 -6
The kind that gets written down in history
+5 -6 -6 +7 -6 +5 -6 +6 -6 +6 +7 -6
Her name was nancy, her face was nothing fancy
-6 -8 +7 -8 +7 -8 +7 -8 +8 +7-6-6 -6
She left a trail of happiness and misery

Chorus:
-6 +7 -6 -6 +6 -6 -6 +7 -6 -6 +6 -6
I want you, I need you, I gotta be near you
-6 -8 -8 -8 +7 -8 +8 +7 -6 -6 -6
I spent my money as I took my turn
-6 +7 -6 -6 +6 -6 -6 +7 -6 -6 +6 -6
I want you, I need you, I gotta be near you
-8 -8 -8 +7 -8 -8 +8 +7 -6 -6
I got a strange kind of woman

She looked like a raver but I could never please her
On wednesday mornings boy you can’t go far
I couldn’t get her but things got better, she said
Saturday nights from now on baby you’re my star

Chorus:
-6 +7 -6 -6 +6 -6 -6 +7 -6 -6 +6 -6
I want you, I need you, I gotta be near you
-6 -8 -8 -8 +7 -8 +8 +7 -6 -6 -6
I spent my money as I took my turn
-6 +7 -6 -6 +6 -6 -6 +7 -6 -6 +6 -6
I want you, I need you, I gotta be near you
-8 -8 -8 +7 -8 -8 +8 +7 -6 -6
I got a strange kind of woman

She finally said she loved me, I wed her in a hurry
No more callers and I glowed with pride
I’m dreaming, I feel like screaming
I won my woman just before she died

Chorus:
-6 +7 -6 -6 +6 -6 -6 +7 -6 -6 +6 -6
I want you, I need you, I gotta be near you
-6 -8 -8 -8 +7 -8 +8 +7 -6 -6 -6
I spent my money as I took my turn
-6 +7 -6 -6 +6 -6 -6 +7 -6 -6 +6 -6
I want you, I need you, I gotta be near you
-8 -8 -8 +7 -8 -8 +8 +7 -6 -6
I got a strange kind of woman

This is in «Common Time» I have used a / to
represent the bars to help with timing and a *
for the button to be pushed in eg 7* = button in

5/ -6 7 7*-7 5-6 7/7*-7-7*7* 5/-6 7 7*-7 5-6 7/

7*-7-7*5-6 7 7*/ 5-6 7 7*-7-7*-7/ /5-6 7 7*-7 5/

-6 7 7*-7 5-6 7/7*-7-7* 5 5*-5-5* 6/

-6-6*7 7*-7-7* 5/-6 7 7* -7/~~~~/

Tabbed for C Tenor

5 5 5 5 5 <-5 -5 Southern trees bear a strange fruit, 5 5 5 5 5 -5 -5 -5 -5 Blood on the leaves and blood at the root, -5 -5 -5 -6 -6 -6 -6 <7 <7 7 Black body swinging in the southern breeze, 5 5 -4 -4 -4 -4 5 5 5 Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees. <-9 9 <-9 -9 -8 -9 8 7 7 Pastoral- scene of the gallant south, -4 4 4 4 4 4 -5 -5 -5 The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth, <-9 9 <-9 -9 -8 -9 -8 <-7 7 Scent of magnolia---, sweet and fresh, -5 -5 -5 -5 -6 -6 7 7 -8 And the sudden smell of burning flesh. 5 5 5 5 5 5 <-5 <-5 -5 Here is a fruit for the crows to pluck, -5 -5 -5 -5 -6 -6 -6 -6 <7 <7 7 For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck, 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 <-7 <-7 -7 For the sun to rot, for a tree to drop, 5 5 5 5 5 <-5 -5 7 Here is a strange and bitter crop.

8 -8 7 7
Straight through my heart.
7 -8 -8 -8 -8
A single bullet got me.
8 -9 -9 8 8 -8
I can’t stop the bleed-ing.

8 -8 7 7
Straight through my heart.
7 -8 -8 -8 -8 8
She aimed and she shot me.
-9 -9 8 -9 8 -8
I just can’t be-lieve it.

7 7 9 7 7
No I can’t re-sist.
7 7 9 -7 -7
And I can’t be hit.
-7 -7 9 -9 8 -8 -8 8
I just can’t es-cape this lo-ve.
7 -8 8 8
Straight through my heart.
7 8 -8
Sol-dier down,
-7 -7
my heart.
-6 -7 7 -6
Sol-dier dow-n.

-7 7
Strange brew
-5 -5 5 -5 4 3 -3
Killin’ what’s inside of you.

6 6 -7 -7 7 7 7 7 <-6 <-6 6 She's a witch of trouble in electric blue. 6 <-6 7 7 <-6 <-6 <-6 6 -5 <5 In her own mad mind she's in love with you, <5 5 With you. 6 6 6 7 7 6 -5 <5 Now what you gonna do-----? -7 7 Strange brew -5 -5 5 -5 4 3 -3 Killin' what's inside of you. 6 -7 -7 -7 7 7 7 7 <-6 <-6 6 She's some kind of demon messin' in the flue. 6 <-6 7 7 <-6 <-6 <-6 6 -5 <5 If you don't watch out it 'll stick to you, <5 5 To you. 6 6 6 7 7 6 -5 <5 What kind of fool are you----? -7 7 Strange brew -5 -5 5 -5 4 3 -3 Killin' what's inside of you. 6 6 -7 -7 -7 7 7 7 7 <-6 <-6 6 On a boat in the middle of a raging- sea, 6 <-6 7 7 <-6 <-6 <-6 6 -5 <5 She would make a scene for it- all to be <5 5 Ignored. 6 6 6 7 7 6 -5 <5 And wouldn't you be bored--? -7 7 Strange brew -5 -5 5 -5 4 3 -3 Killin' what's inside of you.

Straight From The Heart (C) — Bryan Adams

6 6 5 6 5 6 5 6-55 5
I could start dreamin’ but it never ends
4 6 6 5 6 5 6 5 6-5 5 5
As long as you’re gone we may as well pretend
4 5 -4 4
I’ve been dreamin’
5 -4 3 4
Straight from the heart
6 6 5 6 5 6 6 -5 5 5
You say it’s easy but who’s to say
6 6 5 65 6 6 -5 5 5
That we’d be able to keep it this way
4 5 -44 4
But it’s easier
3 4 5 -4 3 4
Coming straight from the heart
6 5 -4 -4 4 -6 6 -4 5
Oh Give it to me straight from the heart
5 5 -4 4 -6 56 -6 5
Tell me we can make another start
4 5 5 -44 4
You know I’ll never go
3 4 -4 5 4
As long as I know
3 4 -4 5 -4 4 4
It’s comin’ straight from the heart
6 6 5 6 5 6 5 6-55 5
I see you on the street some other time
6 6 5 6 5 6 -6 5 -4 5
And all our words would just fall out of line
4 5 -4 4
While we’re dreamin’
5 -4 3 4
Straight from the heart
6 5 -4 -4 4 -6 6 -4 5
Oh give it to me straight from the heart
5 5 -4 4 4 -6 5 4
Tell me we can make one more start
4 5 5 -44 4
You know I’ll never go
3 4 -4 5 4
As long as I know
3 4 -4 5 -4 3 4 54
It’s coming straight from the heart, oh
5 -44 -4 3 4 -4
Don’t ever leave my darling
-656 -6 -6 6 -4 5
Whoa oh straight from the heart
5 5 -4 4 4 -6 5 4
Tell me we can make one more start
4 5 5 -44 4
You know I’ll never go
3 4 -4 5 4
As long as I know
-6 5 -4 5 4
Give it to me now
-6 6 -4 5
Straight from the heart
5 5 -4 4 4 7 -6 5
Tell me we can make one more start
4 5 5 -44 4
You know I’ll never go
3 4 -4 5 4
As long as I know
3 4 -4 5 -4 3 4
It’s coming straight from the heart
-6 5 6 -6 -6 6-6 6 54
Give it to me, oh no, oh no
-6 6 -4 5
Straight from the heart
4 5 5 -44 4
You know I’ll never go
3 4 -4 5 4
As long as I know
3 4 -4 5 -4 3 4
It’s coming straight from the heart

666(6)65
6
666(6)6
(6)65(4)
44(4)5(4)4
64(4)56(5)
52(3)»2
4
(6)(6)
(6)4(4)5(4)4
64(4)56(5)5
2(3)»2
4
5(5)6(6)6(6)
6(6)6(6)65
4
(2)(3)»(2)
4

W: Oscar Hammerstein II
M: Sigmund Romberg
From: The New Moon

-2 2 -2 2
Give me some men
-1 2 -2 2 -2 2
Who are stout-heart-ed men
-1 2 -2 2 -2 2 -1 1 -1
Who will fight for the right they a-dore
-2 2 -2 2
Start me with ten,
-1 2 -2 2 -2 2
Who are stout-heart-ed men
-1 2 -2 2 -2 2 -1 1 -3
And I’ll soon give you ten thou-sand more
4 -2 2 -2 2 -2
Oh! Shoul-der to shoul-der
2 -2 2 -2 2 -1
And bold-er and bold-er
2 -2 2 -2 -2* -1* -1 -3*
They grow as they go to the fore!
6 -5 -3* 3 -2 2 -1*
Then there’s noth-ing in the world
-1 2 -2 -2* 3 4
Can halt or mar a plan
6 -5 -3* 3 -6
When stout-heart-ed men
6 -5 -3 4 -5 -3 3 -2
Can stick to-geth-er man to man

REPEAT

5 4 -4 5 -3 4 -3b
You who have dreams, if you act

7 -6 -6b 5
They will come true

5 4 -4 5 3 -3b -3
To turn your dreams to a fact

-6 -6 -6 -6
It’s up to you!

5 5 -7 -7 -7 8 -6 -7 7
If you have the soul and the spi-rit

5 5 -6 -6 -6 7 6 -6b
Ne-ver fear it, you’ll see it through

5 4 5 6 5 6 4
Hearts can in-spire oth-er hearts,

-3b 4 5
with their fire

-3 4 -3b -3b -3b
For the strong o-bey

-3 4 5 2 2 -2b 3 2
When a strong man shows them the way

REFRAIN

-6b 6 -6b 6
Give me some men

-5b 6 -6b 6 -6b 6
Who are stout-heart-ed men

-5b 6 -6b 6 -6b 9 -5b 5 -5b
Who will fight for the right they a-dore

-6b 6 -6b 6
Start me with ten,

-5b 6 -6b 6 -6b 6
Who are stout-heart-ed men

-5b 6 -6b 6 -6b 6 -5b 5 7
And I’ll soon give you ten thou-sand more

8 -6b 6 -6b 6 -5b
Oh! Shoul-der to shoul-der

6 -6b 6 -6b 6 -5b
And bold-er and bold-er

6 -6b 6 -6b -6b 6 -b -7
They grow as they go to the fore!

6 -5 -4 -3 -3b 3 3
Then there’s noth-ing in the world

-2b 3 -3b -3b -3 5
Can halt or mar a plan

6 5 -4 -3 -6
When stout-heart-ed men

6 -5 4 5 -5 4 -3 -3b
Can stick to-geth-er man to man

-3b 3 -3b 3
Give me some men

-2b 3 -3b 3 -3b 3
Who are stout-heart-ed men

-2b 3 -3b 3 -3b 3 -2b 2 -2b
Who will fight for the right they a-dore

-3b 3 -3b 3
Give me some men

-5b 6 -6b 6 -6b 6
Who will fight like the men

-5b 6 -6b 6 -6b 6 -5b 5 7
Who have fought in the na-vy be-fore

8 -6b 6 -3b 6 -5b
Oh! Give me some guns for

3 -3b 3 -3b 3 -2b
The stout-heart-ed sons of

3 -3b 3 -3b -3b 3 -2b -4
The ones who have won ev’ry war!

6 -5 -4 -3 -3b 3 3
Then there’s not a chance on earth

-2b 3 -3b -3b -3 5
For free-dom’s cause to die

6 5 -4 -3 -6
When stout-heart-ed men

6 -5 4 5 -5 4 -3 -3b
Are on the sea and in the sky.

ENJOY!!!

For what ever reason, probably my poor tabbing skills, I had to change
several notes from the sheet music to make it sound right. Let me
know

<-6 <-6 <-6 -5 7 7 -7 <-6 Come my love I'll tell you a tale, -3 -3 <-6 <-6 <-6 Of a boy and girl -5 6 6 <-66-5 And their love story. -3 <-6 <-6 <-6 -5 7 -7 <-6 And how he loved her oh so much, -3 <-6 <-6 <-6 -5 6 -5 -5 and all the charms she did possess -3 <-6 <-6 <-6 <-6 -5 -5 7 7 -7 <-6 Now this did happen once upon a time, -3 -3 <-6 <-6 -5 6 <-66-5 When things were not so complex. -3 <-6 <-6 <-6 -5 7 7 -7 <-6 And how he worshiped the ground she walked, -3 <-6 <-6 <-6 -5 6 6 -5 -5 And when he looked he became obsessed. -8 -8 -8 -8 7 8 8 8 -9 -8 My love is like a storybook story, -5 -8 -8 -8 -8 7 -7 -7 -8 -8 But its as real as the feelings I feel, -8 -8 -8 -8 7 8 8 8 -9 -8 My love is like a storybook story, -3 <-6 <-6 <-6 <-6 -5 7 7 -7 <-6 But its as real as the feelings I feel. -3 <-6 <-6 <-6 <-6 -5 6 6 -5 -5 But its as real as the feelings I feel.

7 5 5 7 7
5 5 7 7
5 -5 5 -4
-4 -4 -4
-7 -7 -4 -4 -7 -7
-4 5 -4 4 4 4 -6 -6
4 4 -6 -6 4 -4 4 -3 -3 -3 -3
6 6 -6 -7 -5 5 5

7 5 5 7 7
5 5 7 7
5 -5 5 -4
-4 -4 -4
-7 -7 -4 -4 -7 -7
-4 5 -4 4 4 4 -6 -6
4 4 -6 -6 4 -4 4 -3 -3 -3 -3
6 6 -6 -7 -5 5 5

6 6 6 6 6 5 -4 4 6 6 6 6 -4 -4 5
Written in these walls are the stories that I can’t explain
4 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 6 6 6 6 -4 -4 5
I leave my heart open but it stays right here empty for days
4 -6 -6 -6 -7 -6 6 5 5 -6 -6 -6 -7 -6 6 5 -4 5
She told me in the morning she don’t feel the same about us in her bones
6 6 6 6 6 -5 5 4 -4 -4 5 -5 5 5 5 5 -4 4
Seems to me that when I die these words will be written on my stone

5 -4 4 4 -4 5 5
And I’ll be gone, gone tonight
4 -5 5 -4 4 4 4 -4 5 5
The ground beneath my feet is open wide
4 -5 5 -4 4 4 4 -4 5 5
The way that I been holding on too tight
4 -5 5 -4 4 -4
With nothing in between

7 7 7 7 7 -8 8
The story of my life
7 7 7 8
I take her home
7 7 7 -9 7 7 7 -9 8
I drive all night to keep her warm
8 8 -8 7 7 -9 8 -9 8 -9 8 8 -8 7
And time… is frozen
7 7 7 7 7 -8 8
The story of my life
7 7 7 8
I give her hope
7 7 7 -9
I spend her love
7 7 7 -9 8
Until she’s broke
8 8 7
Inside
7 -9 -9 -9 -9 8 8
The story of my life

-7 7 -7 6 5 -4 5

-7 7 -7 6 5 -4 -5

-7 7 -7 6 -5 -4 5

-7 7 -7 6 5 -4 5

I did this by ear, let me know how I can improve it. I included a
high low version.

5 5 5 4 -5 -5 6 5
Come my love, I’ll tell you a tale

3 3 5 5 5 4 -4 5 -4 4
Of a boy and girl and their love story

3 5 5 5 4 -5 6 5
And how he loved her oh so much

3 5 5 5 4 -4 4 4b
And all the charms she did possess

3 5 5 5 4 4-4 -4 5 5
Now this did happen Once upon a time

4 5 5 5 -4 5 5
When things were not so complex

3 5 5 5 44 -5 -5 6 5
And how he worshiped the ground she walked

3 3 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 -4 4 4
And when he looked in her eyes he became obsessed

8 8 8 8 7 -8 -8 9 8
5 5 5 5 4 -5 -5 6 5
My love is like a storybook story

6 8 8 8 7 -8 -8 -8 8 8
4 5 5 5 5 4 -4 -4 5 5
But it’s as real as the feelings I feel

8 8 8 8 7 -8 -8 9 8
5 5 5 5 4 -5 -5 6 5
My love is like a storybook story

4 5 5 5 4 -4 -4 5 5 5
But it’s as real as the feelings I feel

4 5 5 5 4 -4 -4 4 4
It’s as real as the feelings I feel

8 8 9

8 8 9

9 9 9 -9

-8 8 9 6

-8 -8 -8 -8
-8

7 7 7
7 6

-5 -6 7

-8 7 8 7

Don’t know why,

There’s no sun,

Up in the sky,

Stor-my Weath-er

Since my girl and I,

Aint been to-geth-er,

Keeps rain-in’ all the ti-ime.

Life is bare,

Gloom and mis-‘ry ev’ry where,

Stor-my Weath-er.

Just can’t get my-self to-geth-er,

I’m wear-y all the ti-ime,

Just wear-y all the ti-ime.

W: Ted Koehler
M: Harold Arlen

Don’t know why
-3* -4 -5
There’s no sun up in the sky
-3* -4 -5 -4 -5 4* 4
Storm-y weath-er
-3* -4 -5 -1
Since my man and I ain’t to-geth-er
-3 -3 -3 -3 -3 3 2 3 -1
Keeps rain-in’ all the time
1 2 3 -3* -3* -4 3
Life is bare
-3* -4 -5
Gloom and mis-’ry ev-’ry-where
-3* -4 -5 -4 -5 4* 4
Storm-y weath-er
-3* -4 -5 -1
Just can’t get my poor self to-geth-er
-3 -3 -3 -3 -3 3 2 3 -1
I’m wear-y all the time
1 2 3 -3* -3* -4 3
The time, so wear-y all the time
3 2 -1 1 2 3 -3 -3* -4 3
When he went a-way
2 -2* 3 -3 3
The blues walked in and met me
3 3 3 3 3 -4 3
If he stays a-way
2 -2* 3 -3 3
Old rock-in’ chair will get me
3 3 3 3 3 2 -1
All I do is pray
2 -2* 3 -3 3
The Lord a-bove will let me
3 3 3 3 3 4 -4
Walk in the sun once more
-5 -4 -3 3 2 -3
Can’t go on
-3* -4 -5
Ev-‘ry-thing I had is gone
-3* -4 -5 -4 -5 4* 4
Storm-y weath-er
-3* -4 -5 -1
Since my man and I ain’t to-geth-er
-3 -3 -3 -3 -3 3 2 3 -1
Keeps rain-in’ all the time
1 2 3 -3* -3* -4 3
Keeps rain-in’ all the time
1 2 3 -3* -3* -4 3

REPEAT

STORMY MONDAY BLUES
By Earl Hines, Billy Eckstine
And Bob Crowder

C7 F7
It stormed and start-ed rain-in’
5 6 5 -5 4 -3*4 4
C7
I’m as lone-some as a man can be.
-3 4 -5* -5* -5 -5 -5 4 4-33
F7
Lawd, it stormed and start-ed rain-in’
7 7 7 -6* -6 -5* -6 5 5
C7 B7 Bb7 A7
I’m as lone-some as a man can be.
-3 4 -5* -5* -5-5 -55 5 -33
Dm7 G7
Oh, the way you been treat-in’ me
4 4 -5*5 5 -3 -5* -5 5
C7 Eb7Ab7Db7
Well, I’ve real-ized it’s not the same.
5 5 7 -6 -6 -5* 5 -5*-55
C7
It’s a down-right rot-ten,
3 3 -5* -5 5 -5
F7 C7
Low- down dir-ty shame
-5* -5*-55 -5 5 5-33
F7
Lawd, it’s a down-right rot-ten,
5 5 5 7 -6 -6 5
C7 B7 Bb7 A7
Low-down dir-ty shame.
7 -6* -5* 5 5-33
Dm7
The way you treat me,
-3 6-55 5-3 6 5
G7 C7 (Eb7Ab7Db7)
Lawd, I know I’m not to blame
7 -6* -6* -6 -5* 5 -5* 5

A slightly different version.

By: T. Bone Walker
Key: G
Time: 12/8

G7 C9
3 -3* 3 -3 2 3 -3
They call it storm-y Mon-day
G7 B9 C9
2 -3* 3 -3 2 3
but Tues-day’s just as bad
B9 C9
3 -3* 3 -3 2 3 -3
They call it storm-y Mon-day
G7 (Am7 Bm7 Bbm7)Am7
2 -3* 2 -3 2 3
but Tues-day’s just as bad
D7 C9
4 4 4
We’nes-day’s worse
G7
2 -3* 3 -3 2 3
and Thurs-day’s al-so sad

The eagle flies on Friday;
Saturday I go out to play
The eagle flies on Friday;
Saturday I go out to play
Sunday I go to church, hmm ,
That’s when I get down on
my knees and pray

I said Lord have mercy,
Oh Lord, Lord, Lord have mercy on me
Yeah Lord, Lord, Lord,
Lord have mercy on me
Don’t you know I’m just
trying to find my baby
Won’t somebody please
send him on home to me
Oh yeah

Lord have mercy,
Lord have mercy on me,
Lord have mercy,
Lord have mercy on me,
Don’t you know
I’m just trying to find my baby
Won’t somebody please
send him on home to me

By: T. Bone Walker
Key: G
Time: 12/8
Harp: F

G7 C9
7 -9 7 8 -7 7 8
4 -5 4 5 -3 4 5
They call it storm-y Mon-day
G7 B9 C9
-6 -9 7 8 -6 7
-3 -5 4 5 -3 4
but Tues-day’s just as bad
B9 C9
7 -9 7 8 -6 7 8
4 -5 4 5 -3 4 5
They call it storm-y Mon-day
G7 (Am7 Bm7 Bbm7)Am7
-6 -9 7 8 -6 7
-3 -5 4 5 -3 4
but Tues-day’s just as bad
D7 C9
9 9 -10
6 6 -6
We’nes-day’s worse
G7
-6 -9 7 8 -6 7
-3 -5 4 5 -3 4
and Thurs-day’s al-so sad

The eagle flies on Friday;
Saturday I go out to play
The eagle flies on Friday;
Saturday I go out to play
Sunday I go to church, hmm ,
That’s when I get down on
my knees and pray

I said Lord have mercy,
Oh Lord, Lord, Lord have mercy on me
Yeah Lord, Lord, Lord,
Lord have mercy on me
Don’t you know I’m just
trying to find my baby
Won’t somebody please
send him on home to me
Oh yeah

Lord have mercy,
Lord have mercy on me,
Lord have mercy,
Lord have mercy on me,
Don’t you know
I’m just trying to find my baby
Won’t somebody please
send him on home to me

6 -5 5 -4 3 -3 -4
You are the sunshine baby

6 6 -5 5 -4
when ever you smile

6 6 -5 5 -4 3 -4 -4
But I call you stormy today

6 -5 5 -4 3 -3 -4
All of a sudden that old

6 -5 5 -4
rain’s fallin down

6 6 -5 5 -4 3 -4 -4
And my world is cloudy and grey

6 6 -56-7
You’ve gone away

5 4-3-3-3
Ohhh stormy

5 4-3-3-3
Ohhh stormy

6 6 -5 6 -5 6-7
Bring back that sunny day

6 -5 5 -4 3 -3 -4
Yesterday´s love was like a

6 -5 5 -4
warm summer breeze

6 -5 5 -4 3 -4 -4
But like the weather you change

6 -5 5 -4 3 -3-4
Now things are dreary baby

6 6 6 -5 5 -4
and it´s windy and cold

6 6 -5 5 -4 5 5 5
and I stand alone in the rain

6 6 -5 6 -7
Calling your name

5 4-3-3-3
Ohhh stormy

5 4-3-3-3
Ohhh stormy

6 6 -5 6 -5 6-7
Bring back that sunny day

Sax solo:
6 6 -5 5 -4 4 -4 5 6

6 6 -5 5 -4 4 4 -4

6 6 -5 5 -4 4 -4 5 6

4 -4 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5 5

4 -4 5 5 5 5 5 5 -5

Normal

345
345

5(5)5(5)5(4)4
534(4)5
534(4)(3)

345
345

5(5)5(5)5(4)4
534(4)5 4

High
789
789

8(9)8(9)8(8)7
867(8)8
867(8)(7)

789
789

8(9)8(9)8(8)7
867(8)87

(Melody)
4 4 -4 -4 4
-6 -6 -6 -6 -6
6 6 6 6 -6
-4 -4 -4 -4 -4
-2 -2 -4 -4 4
-6 -6 -6 -6 -6
6 6 6 6 -6
-4 -4 -4 -4 -4

-6 -6 -6 7 7 6 -5
No I’m not color blind
-6 -6 -6 7 6 -5 -5 5
I know the world is black and white
-6 -6 -6 -6 7 7 6 -5
Try to keep an open mind but…
-6 -6 -6 7 6 -5 -5 5 (-5)
I just can’t sleep on this tonight

(Chorus)
5 -4 -4 4 5 -5 5 -4 4 4 4 5 -4
Stop this train I want to get off and go home again
4 5 -5 5 -4 5 4 4 5 -4
I can’t take the speed it’s moving in
4 5 5 -4
I know I can’t
5 5 -4 -4 -4 -4 4 -2 -2 4
But honestly won’t someone stop this train

(Melody)

-6 -6 -6 7 7 6 -5, -6 -6 -6 7 6 -5 -5 5
Don’t know how else to say it, don’t want to see my parents go
-6 -6 -6 6 6 -5 -5 5
One generation’s length away
5 6 -6 -6 6 6 5 5 (-5)
From fighting life out on my own

(Chorus)

(Melody)

-6 -6 -6 7 7 -7 -6
So scared of getting older
-6 7 -7 -6 -7 -6 -4 -4 4
I’m only good at being young
4 -6 -6 -6 6 6 -5 4 6 -6 -6 6 -5 4 6 -5 -5 6 5
So I play the numbers game to find away to say that life has just begun
-6 -6 -6 -6 7 7 -8
Had a talk with my old man
6 -6 -6 7 7 -8
Said help me understand
7 7 7 -8 8 8, 8 -9 8 -8 7 -6
He said turn sixty eight, you’ll renegotiate
8 8 -8 -8
Don’t stop this train
8 -9 8 9 8 -8 8 -6 7 8 -8
Don’t for a minute change the place you’re in
8 -9 8 9 8 8 -6 7 8 -8
Don’t think I couldn’t ever understand
8 8 8 -8
I tried my hand
8, 8 -8 -8 -8 -8 7 -6 -6 7
John, honestly we’ll never stop this train

6 -6 6 -6 -7 -6 -7 7
See once in a while when it’s good
7 7 -8 7 -8 -6
It’ll feel like it should
6 -6 -7 -6 -7 7
And they’re all still around
7 7 -8 -7 -6 -8
And you’re still safe and sound
7 -8 7 -8 7 -8 7 -8
And you don’t miss a thing
-8 -8 -8 8 -9 8 -8 6 -5 5 4 4
’til you cry when you’re driving away in the dark.

-4 4 -3 -2 -2 3 -3 4 -3 -2 -3 3 3 -3 -2
Singing stop this train I want to get off and go home again
3 -3 4 -3 -2 -3 3 3 -3 -2
I can’t take this speed it’s moving in
-3 -3 -2 -2
I know I can’t
-3 -3 4 -2 -3 4 -3 -2 3 3
Cause now I see I’ll never stop this train

6 6 6 -5 5 -5 -5 -5 5 -4 5 5 5 4 -4 4 -4

6 66 6 5 -5 -5-55 -4
hey,mr churchill comes over here
5 5 5 5 4 -4 -3 3
to say we`re doing splendidly
6 6 6-5 5 -5 -5 -5 5 -4
but it`s very cold,out here in the snow
5 5 5 5 4 4 -45-4
marching to win from the enemy
6 6 6 -5 5 -5 -5 -5 5 -4
oh i say it`s tough,i have had enough
5 4 4 4 -4-3 4
can you stop the cavalry

Minstrel song
Key: D

-3 -3 -4-3 3* -3 -4 -4 -5
I once did lub a col-ored gal
-5 4* -4 3 2 -1
Whose name was Su-zy Brown
-3 -3 -4-3 3*-3-44* -5 -2*
She came from old Vir-gin-ny
-2* -5 -5 4* -3 3 2 -1
She was de fair-est in de town
-2* 3 2 4* -4-3 -5 -3 -3
Her eyes so bright dey shine at night
-2* -2* 3 6 -3-4 4* -5
When de moon am gone a-way
-3 -3 -4-3 3* -3 -4 4*-5-2*
She used to call his dark-y up
-5 -5 4* -3 3 2 -1
Just a-fore de brake of day
2 -2* 3 3 -4 6 -3 -2*
Wid a who dar? Who dar? Who dar?
2 -1 2 2 2 2 -4 -3 3 -2*
An’ a who dar a knock-ing at my door
-3 -4 -4 -4-3 -44* -5 -3 -3
Am dat you Sam Am dat you Sam
3 -2* 2 2 3 -4 -3 -3
No you bet-ter stop dat knock-ing
-4 4* -5 -1 -1 -1
At my door Let me in
-4 -4 3 3 3 3 3
Stop that knock-ing Let me in
-5 -4 -3 -2* -1 -1 -1
Stop that knock-ing Let me in

Words and Music By: Holland, Dozier, Holland
Medium Tempo, Motown

-6 -6 -6 -6 6 6
STOP ! — In the name of love
6 -5 5 5 -4 -4
Be — fore you break my heart

5 6 6 5 6 5 -6 5 5 5 6 6
Ba-by ba-by I’m a-ware~~~ of where you go
5 -6 5 6 5 -6 5
Each time you leave my door~~~~
6 6 -5 5 5 -4 -4
I watch you walk down the street
6 -5 -5 5 5 -5 5 -4 -4
Know~~~ing your oth-er love you meet
5 -6 -6 6 -6 6 -6 5 6
But this time before you run to her
-6 -6 6 5 -6 6 5 -4 4
leaving me a-lone~~~~ to cry~~~~
4 -4 5 4 4
Think it o~~~ver~~~~
4 -4 5 4 4
Think it o~~~ver~~~~
-6 -6 6 5 5 -4 -4
Havn’t I been good to you ?
-6 -6 6 5 -6 6 5 -4 4
Havn’t I been sweet~~~ to you ?~~~~~
-6 -6 -6 -6 6 6
STOP ! — In the name of love
5 -5 5 5 -4 -4
Be — fore you break my heart
-6 -6 -6 -6 6 6
STOP ! — In the name of love
6 -5 5 5 -4 -4
Be — fore you break my heart
4 -4 5 4 4
Think it o~~~ver
4 -4 5 4 4
Think it o~~~ver

4 5 6 -6
I’ve known of your
5 6 6 5 -6
Your se-clu-ded nights
4 5 6 6 -6
I’ve ev-en seen her
5 6 6 5 -6
May-be once or twice
6 6 -5 -5 5 5 -5 5 -4
but is~~~ her~~~~ sweet ex-pres-sion
6 -5 -5 5
Worth~~~~ more~~~~
5 -5 5 5 -5 5 -4 -4
Than my love and af-fec~~~~~tion ?
-7 -6 6 -6 6 6 5 6 -6
This time be-fore you leave my arms~~~~~
-6 6 5 -6 6 5 -4 4
And rush off to~~~~ her charms~~~~~
4 -4 5 4 4
Think it o~~~ver~~~~
4 -4 5 4 4
Think it o~~~ver~~~~
-6 -6 6 5 5 -4 -4
Havn’t I been good to you ?
-6 -6 6 5 -6 6 5 -4 4
Havn’t I been sweet~~~ to you ?~~~~~
-6 -6 -6 -6 6 6
STOP ! — In the name of love
5 -5 5 5 -4 -4
Be — fore you break my heart
-6 -6 -6 -6 6 6
STOP ! — In the name of love
6 -5 5 5 -4 -4
Be — fore you break my heart
4 -4 5 4 4
Think it o~~~ver
4 -4 5 4 4
Think it o~~~ver

4 5 6 -6
I’ve tried so hard
5 6 6 -6 -6
Hard to be patient
5 6 -6 -6 5 6 6 5 -6 -6
Hoping you’d stop this in-fat-u-a-tion
6 6 -5 -5 5
But each~~~ time~~~
5 5 -5 5 -4
You are to-geth-er
6 6 -5 -5 5
I’m so a-fraid~~~~~
-5 5 5 -5 -5 5 -4
I’m~~~ los-ing you for ev-er

-6 -6 -6 -6 6 6
STOP ! — In the name of love
5 -5 5 5 -4 -4
Be — fore you break my heart
-6 -6 -6 -6 6 6
STOP ! — In the name of love
6 -5 5 5 -4 -4
Be — fore you break my heart
4 -4 5 4 4
Think it o~~~ver
4 -4 5 4 4
Think it o~~~ver
-6 -6 -6 -6 6 6
STOP ! — In the name of love
5 -5 5 5 -4 -4
Be — fore you break my heart
-6 -6 -6 -6 6 6
STOP ! — In the name of love
6 -5 5 5 -4 -4
Be — fore you break my heart
4 -4 5 4 4
Think it o~~~ver
4 -4 5 4 4
Think it o~~~ver

Repeat at lib to fade from STOP !

6 6 -5 -4
Hold up
6 6 -5 -4
Hold on
-4 -6 6 -5 -4
Don’t be scared
4 -4 4 -4 4 -5 6 -4
You’ll never change what’s been and gone

6 6 -5 -4
May your smile (may your smile)
6 6 -5 -4
Shine on (shine on)
-4 -6 6 -5 -4
Don’t be scared (don’t be scared)
4 -4 4 -4 4 -5 6 -4
Your destiny may keep you warm

chorus

4 -5 6 -6 -5
Cos all of the stars
4 -5 6 -6 6
Are fading away
4 4 -5 6 -6 -5 -5
Just try not to worry
4 -5 6 -6 -5 -5
You’ll see them some day
4 -5 6 -6 -5 -5
Take what you need
4 -5 6 -6 6
And be on your way
-5 6 6 6 -5 -6 -5 -4 -5
And stop crying your heart out

6 6 -5 -4
Get up (get up)
6 6 -5 -4
Come on (come on)
-4 -6 6 -5 -4
Why’re you scared? (I’m not scared)
4 -4 4 -4 4 -5 6 -4
You’ll never change what’s been and gone

Solo: -5 -6 6 -6 (16x)
chorus

4 -5 6 -6 -5
Were all of us stars
4 -5 6 -6 6
Were fading away
4 4 -5 6 -6 -5 -5
Just try not to worry
4 -5 6 -6 -5 -5
You’ll see them some day |
4 -5 6 -6 -5 -5
Just take what you need
4 -5 6 -6 6
And be on your way
-5 6 6 6 -5 -6 -5 -4 -5
And stop crying your heart out
6 6 6 -5 -6 -5 -4 -5
Stop crying your heart out
6 6 6 -5 -6 -5 -4 -5
Stop crying your heart out
6 6 6 -5 -6 -5 -4 -5
Stop crying your heart out

-7 -7 5 -6 5 5
This town is cold-er now,
6 6 5 -6 5 5
I think it’s sick of us.
6 6 5 -6 -7 6
It’s time to make our move.
6 6 5 -6 5 5
I’m shak-in’ off the rust.
-4 -4 5 6 5
I’ve got my heart set
6 6 5 -6 5 5
on an-y-where but here.
6 6 5 -6 -7 6
I’m star-in’ down my-self,
6 6 -7 -7 7 -6
count-in’ up the yea-rs.
-6 -7 7
Stead-y hands,
8 -8 -7 7 -6
just take the whe-el.
-6 -7 7 8
Ev’ry glance is
-8 -6 6 -6
kil-l-in’ me.

-6 -7 7
Time to make
8 -8 -6 7 -8
one last ap-pe-al
6 -6 -6 6 5
for the life I lead.

7 -8 -8
Stop and stare.
-6 7 -8 8 -8
I think I’m mov-in,
7 -6 7 -8 -8
but I go no-where.
7 -8 8 -8
Yeah, I know that
7 -6 7 -8 -8 7
ev-‘ry-one gets scar-ed,
-6 7 -8 8
but i’ve be-come
8 7 -6 7
what I can’t be.

7 -8 -8
Stop and stare.
-6 7 -8 8 -8
You start to won-der
7 -6 7
why you’re here,
-8 -8
not there.
-6 7 -8
And you’d give
8 -8 7 -6
an-y-thing to
7 -8 -8 7
get what’s fai-r,
-6 7 -8 8
but fair ain’t what
-8 7 -6 7
you real-ly need.
6 6 5 6
Oh, can you see
5 -6 5
what I see?