Intro (solo chromatic) — # means diaz, half note
2 -2# 3 -4 -3 3 2 -4 -3 3 -3 2

Mid-song (Solo Chromatic) —

2 -2# 3 -4 -3 3 2 -4 -5 -5 6 6 -5 -3 3 6 6 -5 3 6 -5 -3 3 2 2 -3 -3 3
-3 3 2 2 3 -3 3 2 …

It is played in a certain key yet i cant remeber which one. But you
can train it in any

Intro: -6 -6b(sus) -7 7(sus)
8 -8 7 -6b(sus)
8 -8 7 -8 -6 -6(sus)
-3b -3b -3b -3b
I come from down
-3b -3 4 4
in the val-ley
4 -4 -4
Where mis-ter,
-4 4 -3 3
when you’re you-ng
-4 5 5 5 -5 6
They bring you up to do
-6 -6 -6 6 5
like your dad-dy done
-6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6
Me and Mar-y we met in high
school
4 5 5 5 5 4 -3
When she was just sev-en-teen
-4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 4(-3?)
We’d drive out of this val-ley
3 3 3 4 -3 -3b
down to where fields were green
4 -4 5 -4 -4 4 -3b 3
We’d go do-wn to the ri-ver
-4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 5 5
And in-to the ri-ver we’d dive
5 4 5 5 5 -4 -4 -4
Oh down to the ri-ver we’d ride
5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Then I got Mar-y preg-nant
5 5 -4 -4 -4 -4 -3b
And man, that was all she wrote
4 5 6 6 6 6
And for my 19th birth-day
6 6 6 -6 -6 -6 -6
I got a un-ion card and
-6 -6 6 6
a wed-din’ coat
-6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6
We went down to the court-house
5 -5 5 5 5 -4 -4 -3b
And the judge put it all to rest
5 -4 -4 -4 -4
No wed-din day smiles,
-4 -4 -4 -4 4 -3b
no walk down the a-isle
-3b 5 5 5 -4 4 -3b
No flow-ers, no wed-din’ dress
4 4 4 -4
That night we went
5 -4 4 -3 3
down to the riv-er
-4 -4 -4 -4 -4 5 5
And into the riv-er we’d dive
5 -4 4 4 5 5
Oh—- down to the
5 -4 -4 -4 -4
ri-ver we did ride
(Harp solo) -6 -6b(sus) -7
7(sus) 8 -8 7 -6Db(sus) 8
9 9 -10D 9 -9 9
-10 9 -9 9 7 -8 8 -8 7
-6b(sus) 8 -8 -8 7 -8
7 -6 6 7 7 6

The rest stays the same.
Look up the rest of the lyrics and try it out

By: John Keegan Casey
Irish ballad
Key: Am

-3 -4 5 -5 6 -7 7 6
Oh! Then tell me Sean O’ Far-rell
5 5 -4 -4 -3 -3 3
Tell me why you hur-ry so?
-3 -4 5 -5 6 -7 7 6
Hush a while, just hush and lis-ten
5 6 6 -5 -4 -3 -3
And his cheeks were all a-glow
6 -7 -7 7 -7 -8 -7 7 6
I bear or-ders from the Cap-tain
-7 -7 7 6 7 -7 7
Get you read-y quick and soon
-3 -4 5 -5 6 -7 7 6
For the pikes must be to-geth-er
5 6 6 -5 -4 -3 -3
At the ris-ing of the moon!

American Revolutionary War song
Key: E
Time: 2/4

3 4 4 -4 -4 5 5
6 7 7 -8 -8 8 8
Why come ye hith-er, Red-coats

4 -4 5 5 -4 -4 5
7 -8 8 8 -8 -8 8
Your minds, what mad-ness fills?

3 3 4 4 -4 -4 5 5
6 6 7 7 -8 -8 8 8
There is dan-ger in our val-ley

6 -5 5 5 -4 -4 4
9 -9 8 8 -8 -8 7
And there’s dan-ger in our hills

4-3 -3” -3”-3” -3 4 -3”
7-7 -6 -6 -6 -7 7 -7
Oh hear ye not the sing-ing

4 -3” -3” 3 3 2 3
7 -6 -6 6 6 5 6
Of the bu-gle wild and free

4 -4 5 5 5 -5 6 6
7 -8 8 8 8 -9 9 9
Full soon you’ll hear the ring-ing

6 -5 5 5 -4 -4 4
9 -9 8 8 -8 -8 7
Of the ri-fle from each tree

4 4 4 -3” 4 4 4 3
7 7 7 -6 7 7 7 6
For the ri-fle oh, the ri-fle

4 -3 4 4 -3 -5 5 4
7 -7 8 7 -7 -9 8 7
In our hands will prove no tri-fle

4 4 4 -3” 4 4 4 3
7 7 7 -6 7 7 7 6
Oh, the ri-fle oh, the ri-fle

4 -3 5 4 -3 -5 5 4
7 -7 8 7 -7 -9 8 7
In our hands will prove no tri-fle

words by J.K. Casey, music Turlough O’Carolan

4 -4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 -4 -4 -4 -4
And come tell me Sean O’Farrell tell me why you hurry so
6 -6 -5 7 -6 -6 6 5 4 -4 4 4 4 4
Husha buachaill hush and listen and his cheeks were all a glow
4 -4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 -4 -4 -4 -4
I bare orders from the captain get you ready quick and soon
6 -6 -5 7 -6 -6 6 5 4 -4 4 4 4 4
For the pikes must be together by the rising of the moon
6 6 5 5 5 -4 5
By the rising of the moon,
-6 -6 -4 -4 -4 5 -4
by the rising of the moon
6 -6 -5 7 -6 -6 6 5 4 -4 4 4 4 4
For the pikes must be together by the rising of the moon

And come tell me Sean O’Farrell where the gath’rin is to be
At the old spot by the river quite well known to you and me
One more word for signal token whistle out the marchin’ tune
With your pike upon your shoulder by the rising of the moon

By the rising of the moon, by the rising of the moon
With your pike upon your shoulder by the rising of the moon

Out from many a mud wall cabin eyes were watching through the night
Many a manly heart was beating for the blessed warning light
Murmurs rang along the valleys to the banshees lonely croon
And a thousand pikes were flashing by the rising of the moon

By the rising of the moon, by the rising of the moon
And a thousand pikes were flashing by the rising of the moon

All along that singing river that black mass of men was seen
High above their shining weapons flew their own beloved green
Death to every foe and traitor! Whistle out the marching tune
And hurrah, me boys, for freedom, ’tis the rising of the moon

‘Tis the rising of the moon, ’tis the rising of the moon
And hurrah, me boys, for freedom, ’tis the rising of the moon

KEY C

verse:
C Dm
F G
C Dm
F G

chorus:
Dm C
F C F-G7-C

There is an Irish version of the this song : The wearing of the Green
/ The Orange and the Green.
Yet, the refrain has a different melody in the French version and the
lyrics are different.

Any comments would be greatly appreciated… send them to [email protected]

INTRO

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

VERSE 1
6 6 6 -6 -5 6
Love Is A Burning Thing
5 5 5 5 -5 -4 5
And It Makes A Fie-ry Ring
6 6 -6 -5 6
Bound By Wild Desire
5 5 5 5 5 -5 -4 3
I Fell In-to A Ring Of Fire

CHORUS
-4 -5 -6 -6 -6 6 6 6 6 -5 4
I Fell In-to A Burning Ring Of Fi-re
3 3 -4 -5 -6
I Went Down, Down, Down
-6 -6 6 6 -5 4
And The Flames Went Higher
5 -4 4 5 6
And It Burns, Burns, Burns
5 -5 -4 5 6
The Ring Of Fi-re
4 -4 -3 4
The Ring Of Fire

BRIDGE
6 6 6 6 6 -6 -5 6
5 5 5 5 5 -5 -4 5
6 6 6 6 6 -6 -5 6
5 5 5 5 5 -5 -4 3

(REPEAT CHORUS)

VERSE 2
6 6 6 -6 -5 6
The Taste Of Love Is Sweet
5 5 5 -5 -4 4
When Hearts Like Ou-rs Meet
6 6 6 6 -6 -5 6
I Fell For You Like A Child
5 5 5 -5 -4 5
Oh, But The Fire Went Wild

(REPEAT CHORUS 2X)

5 -4 4 5 6
And It Burns, Burns, Burns
5 -5 -4 5 6
The Ring Of Fi-re
4 -4 -3 4
The Ring Of Fire
4 -4 -3 4
The Ring Of Fire
4 -4 -3 4
The Ring Of Fire

3 -3 -4 -3 3 -2* 2 -2* 3 -3 -4
6 -6* 7 -6* 6 -5 6 -5 -4 -5 4 -4 -3 3 -3
3 -3 -4 4 -3 -4 3 -3 -2* 3 2 -2* 3 -3 -4
6 -6* 7 -6* 6 -5 -4 7 -6* 7 6 2 2

3 -3 -4 -3 3 -2* 2 -2* 3 -3 -4
6 -6* 7 -6* 6 -5 6 -5 -4 -5 4 -4 -3 3 -3
3 -3 -4 4 -3 -4 3 -3 -2* 3 2 -2* 3 -3 -4
6 -6* 7 -6* 6 -5 -4 7 -6* 7 6 2 2

7 -7 -8 -7 -8 7 6 -6* 7 -7 -8 -7 -8 7 6
7 -6* 6 -5 5* -5 6 -6* 6 -6* 7 -7 -6* -5 -6* -7
7 -6* 6 -5 6 -6* 7 -6*7 -7 -8 7 -7 -6*
7 -6* 6 -6* 7 -6* 6 -5 -4 7 -6* 7 6 2 2

7 -7 -8 -7 -8 7 6 -6* 7 -7 -8 -7 -8 7 6
7 -6* 6 -5 5* -5 6 -6* 6 -6* 7 -7 -6* -5 -6* -7
7 -6* 6 -5 6 -6* 7 -6*7 -7 -8 7 -7 -6*
7 -6* 6 -6* 7 -6* 6 -5 -4 7 -6* 7 6 2 2

4 -4

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

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

3 -3 4 -4 5 -6 -7
7 -7 -6 6 5 7 -7 7
-6 -7 -6 6 -6 7 -8

8 -8 7 -7 -6 -7 7 -8
8 7 -6 6 -6 7 -7 -6
6 6 5 6 -6 -7 7
-8 -7 6 -7 -8 7 -7

-6 6 -6 -7 7 -7 7 -8
8 7 -6 6 -6 -7 7 -8
8 -8 7 -7 -6 7 -7 7
-6 -7 -6 6 -6

4 -5 -6 7 -6 -5

-5 6 6 5 4 -5

-5 6 6 6 -5 6 7

7 7 -6 -5 -6 6

6 -6 -5 -7 6 7 6 5

4 -5 -6 7 -6 -5

This is for you, Lucas McCain!

American Revolutionary War song
Key: E
Time: 2/4

-4 6 6 -6* -6* 7* 7*
Why come ye hith-er, Red-coats
6-6* 7* 7* -6* -6* 7*
Your minds, what mad-ness fills?
-4 -4 6 6 -6* -6* 7* 7*
There is dan-ger in our val-ley
-8 -7 7* 7* -6* -6* 6
And there’s dan-ger in our hills
6-5* 5* 5* 5* -5* 6 -5*
Oh hear ye not the sing-ing
6 5* 5* -4 -4 3* -4
Of the bu-gle wild and free
6-6* 7* 7* 7* -7 -8 -8
Full soon you’ll hear the ring-ing
-8 -7 7* 7* -6* -6* 6
Of the ri-fle from each tree
6 6 6 5* 6 6 6 -4
For the ri-fle oh, the ri-fle
6 -6* 7* 6 -6* -7 7* 6
In our hands will prove no tri-fle
6 6 6 5* 6 6 6 -4
Oh, the ri-fle oh, the ri-fle
6 -6* 7* 6 -6* -7 7* 6
In our hands will prove no tri-fle

Trad. folk
Key: G

-1 -1 -1 -1 -1 2 3 -3 3 2 -1
I gave my love a cher-ry that hath no stone.
3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -4 -5 6 -5 -4 -3
I gave my love a chick-en that hath no bone.
3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -4 -5 6 -5 -4 -3
I gave my love a thim-ble that hath no end.
-4 -4 -1 -1 -1 -1 2 3 -3 3 2 -1
And I gave my love a ba-by that’s no cry-ing.

Trad. folk
Key: G
Harp: C

-1 -1 -1 -1 -1 2 3 -3” 3 2 -1
-4 -4 -4 -4 -4 5 6 -6 6 5 -4
I gave my love a cher-ry that hath no stone.

3 -3” -3” -3”-3” -3 -4 5 -4 -3 -3”
6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -7 -8 8 -8 -7 -6
I gave my love a chick-en that hath no bone.

3 -3” -3” -3”-3” -3 -4 5 -4 -3 -3”
6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -7 -8 8 -8 -7 -6
I gave my love a thim-ble that hath no end.

-3 -3 -1 -1 -1 -1 2 3 -3” 3 2 -1
-7 -7 -4 -4 -4 -4 5 6 -6 6 5 -4
And I gave my love a ba-by that’s no cry-in’.

6 6 6 6 6 -6 7 -8 7 -6 6
I gave my love a cher-ry with-out a stone.
7 -8 -8 -8 -8 8 9 -10 9 8 -8
I gave my love a chick-en with-out a bone.
8 -8 -8 -8 7 8 9 -10 9 8 -8
I gave my love a ring that has no end.
8 -8 7 -6 6 -6 7 -8 7 -6 6
I gave my love a ba-by with no cry-in’.

How can there be a cherry without a stone?
How can there be a chicken without a bone?
How can there be a ring that has no end?
How can there be a baby with no cryin’?

A cherry when it’s blooming, it has no stone.
A chicken when it’s pippin’ it has no bone.
A ring when it’s a-rollin’ it has no end.
A baby when it’s sleepin’ there’s no cryin’.

-6 -6 8 8 -8
I got two strong arms
-7 -7 -8 7 -7 -6
blessings of Babylon
8 8 -9 8 -8 -9 8
With time to carry on and try
7 -8 8 8 -8
for sins and false alarms
-7 -8 7 -7 -6 6 5
So to America the brave
7 -8 7
Wise men save

-6 -7 7 -8 7 -7 -6 6 6 -6 -7 -7
Near a tree by a river there’s a hole in the ground
-6 -7 7 -8 7 -7 -6 6 -6 -6 6 6
Where an old man of Aran goes around and around
-6 -7 7 -8 7 -7 -6 6 6 -6 -7 -7
And his mind is a beacon in the veil of the night
-6 -7 7 -8 7 -7 -6 6 -6 -6 6 6
For a strange kind of fashion there’s a wrong and a right
8 9 -9 8 -8 7 -6 6 -6 -6
But he’ll never, never fight over you

These are all Blow notes! This song is played in the morning when the
flag goes up. TIP: After you learned the song to play very good, you
can use this song to wake up everybody in your house in the morning.
But do this at your own risk! 🙂

The speed of the playing (the tempo) is about 166, very fast one.

3 4 5 4 3
3 4 5 4 3
3 4 5 4 3 4 5 4
3 4 5 4 3
3 4 5 4 3
3 4 5 4 3 3 4

5 5 5 5 5 6 5
4 5 4 5 4 5 4
5 5 5 5 5 6 5
4 5 4 5 4 3 4

Repeat all one more time and after that as much time as you need while
others are not waken up fully. But do that at your own risk! 🙂

Cisslie Graves
Key: Gm

-1 3 3 -3
The wind blew east,
3-3 -3* 4 -5 4
The wind blew west
-3* -5 -3* 5 -3* 5-5 3-2
Hit rained small drops of rain
-1 3 3 -3 3-3-3*4-5 6
I had one love and on-ly one
5 -5 4 -3* -3 -3*4 -5-3*-3
And she in the grave was lain
-1 3 -3* 4 -3*-3 3 -2
And she in the grave was lain

Cisslie Graves
Key: Gm
Harp: F

-3” -4 -4 5
The wind blew east,
-45 -5 6 -6 6
The wind blew west
-5 -6 -5 6 -5 6-6 -44
Hit rained small drops of rain
-3”-4 -4 -5 -4-5 56-6 -7
I had one love and on-ly one
6 -6 6 -5 5 -5 6 -6-5 5
And she in the grave was lain
-3” -4 -5 6 -5 5 -4 4
And she in the grave was lain

American folk song
Key: Dm
Time: 6/8

3 -3” -3”-3” -3” -3” 3 2
6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 5
Three years a-go this ver-y day

3 4 -4 5 5 4 -4
6 7 -8 8 8 7 -8
I went to Gov-er-nors Isle

6 -6 6 5 -4 4 -3”
9 -10 9 8 -8 7 -6
To stand fer-ninst the can-non

3 3 3 3 3 2 3
6 6 6 6 6 5 6
In true mil-i-tar-y style

3 -3”-3”-3”-3”-3” 3 2
6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 5
Thir-teen A-mer-i-can dol-lars

3 4 -4 5 4 -4
6 7 -8 8 7 -8
Each month we sure-ly get

6 -6 -6 6 5 -4 4 -3” 3
9 -10-10 9 8 -8 7 -6 6
To car-ry a gun and bay-o-net

2 2 -3”-3”-3”-3” -3”
5 5 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6
With a mil-i-tar-y step

5 6 6 6 5 6 5 4
8 9 9 9 8 9 8 7
There’s ser-geant John Mc-Caf-fer-ty

5 6 6 6 6 6
8 9 9 9 9 9
And Cor-p’ral Don-a-hue

6 -6 6 5 -4 4 -3” 3
9 -10 9 8 -8 7 -6 6
They make us march up to the crack

2 3 3 3 2 3
5 6 6 6 5 6
In gal-lant com-p’ny Q

3 -3” -3” -3” -3 -3”3 2
6 -6 -6 -6 -7 -6 6 5
The drums they roll up-on my soul

3 4 -4 5 4 -4
6 7 -8 8 7 -8
For that’s the way we go

6 6 -6 6 5 -4 4 -3” 3
9 9 -10 9 8 -8 7 -6 6
For-ty miles a day on beans and hay

2 2 -3”-3”-3” -3”-3” -3”
5 5 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6
In the reg-u-lar arm-y, Oh!

American folk song
Key: Dm
Time: 6/8

5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 -3
Three years a-go this ver-y day
5 -6 7 -7 -7 -6 7
I went to Gov-er-nors Isle
8 -9 8 -7 7 -6 -5
To stand fer-ninst the can-non
5 5 5 5 5 -3 5
In true mil-i-tar-y style
5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 -3
Thir-teen A-mer-i-can dol-lars
5 -6 7 -7 -6 7
Each month we sure-ly get
8 -9 -9 8 -7 7 -6 -5 5
To car-ry a gun and bay-o-net
-3 -3 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5
With a mil-i-tar-y step
-7 8 8 8 -7 8 -7 -6
There’s ser-geant John Mc-Caf-fer-ty
-7 8 8 8 8 8
And Cor-p’ral Don-a-hue
8 -9 8 -7 7 -6 -5 5
They make us march up to the crack
-3 5 5 5 -3 5
In gal-lant com-p’ny Q
5 -5 -5 -5 6 -5 5 -3
The drums they roll up-on my soul
5 -6 7 -7 -6 7
For that’s the way we go
8 8 -9 8 -7 7 -6 -5 5
For-ty miles a day on beans and hay
-3 -3 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5
In the reg-u-lar arm-y, Oh!

American folk song
Key: Dm
Time: 6/8
Harp: C

4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 4 -3”
Three years a-go this ver-y day
4 -5 6 -6 -6 -5 6
I went to Gov-er-nors Isle
7 -8 7 -6 6 -5 -4
To stand fer-ninst the can-non
4 4 4 4 4 -3” 4
In true mil-i-tar-y style
4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 4 -3”
Thir-teen A-mer-i-can dol-lars
4 -5 6 -6 -5 6
Each month we sure-ly get
7 -8 -8 7 -6 6 -5 -4 4
To car-ry a gun and bay-o-net
-3”-3”-4 -4 -4 -4 -4
With a mil-i-tar-y step
-6 7 7 7 -6 7 -6 -5
There’s ser-geant John Mc-Caf-fer-ty
-6 7 7 7 7 7
And Cor-p’ral Don-a-hue
7 -8 7 -6 6 -5 -4 4
They make us march up to the crack
-3” 4 4 4 -3” 4
In gal-lant com-p’ny Q
4 -4 -4 -4 5 -4 4 -3”
The drums they roll up-on my soul
4 -5 6 -6 -5 6
For that’s the way we go
7 7 -8 7 -6 6 -5 -4 4
For-ty miles a day on beans and hay
-3”-3” -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4
In the reg-u-lar arm-y, Oh!

-4 5 5 5 5
Moon-light on can-vas

-4 5 -5b 5
Mid-night and wine

7 -6 -6b -6b -6b
Two sha-dows start-ing

4 -6b 6 -5b 6
To soft-ly com-bine

6 -4 5 5 5 5
The pic-ture they’re paint-ing

6 -4 5 -5b 5
Is one of the heart

6 6 7 7 7 9 -6b
And to those who have seen it

7 7 7 7 7 6
It’s a true work of art

CHORUS

8 7 7 6
Oh, the red strokes

6 -6b -6 -6b
Pas-sions un-caged

8 -7 7 7 -6b
Thun-der-ing mo-ments

7 7 -6 -6b -6
Of ten-der-ness rage

8 7 7 6
Woah, the red strokes

-7 8 8 8
Tem-pered and strong

8 -7 7 -7 -6 -6 7
Burn-ing the night like the dawn

VERSE 2

Steam on the window, salt in a kiss
Two hearts have never pounded like this
Inspired by a vision
That they can’t command
Erasing the borders
With each brush of a hand

REPEAT CHORUS

BRIDGE

8 8 8 7 -6 -6b
Oh, the blues will be blue

-4 4 4 4 4 4
And the jeal-ous-ies green

5 5 7 -6 -6b 5
But when love picks it’s shade

7 7 -5b 6 -6b -6b
It de-mands to be seen

REPEAT CHORUS

-4 5 5 5 5
Steam on the win-dow

-4 5 -5b 5
Salt in a kiss

7 -6 -6b -6b -5b
Two hearts have nev-er

-6b 6 -5b 4
Pound-ed like this

The Red Rose Cafe (Het kleine cafe aan de haven)
Popular Dutch song translated in many languages
The English title Translation should have been The Red Rose cosy Pub.
Also performed by Andre Rieu

6 8 8 8 8 8 -8 -7 -7 -7
They come from the farms and the factories too
7 -6 6 6 6 6 7 -6 6
and they all soon forget who they are
6 -8 -8 -8 -8 -7 b7 b7 b7 b7
the cares of the day are soon washed away
b7 -6 6 6 6 6 7 -6 6
as they sit on a stool by the bar
6 8 8 8 8 8 8 -8 -7 -7 -7 -7
the girl with the green eyes in the Rolling Stones shirt
7 -6 6 6 6 6 -7 6 -6
doesn’t look like she works on the land
-6 8 8 8 8 -8 -7 6 6 6 6
the man at the end he’s a very good friend
7 -6 6 6 6 6 -6 -7 7 7
of a man who sells cars second-hand
Chorus
5 6 7 8 8 7 6 6 -6 6 6
Down at the Red Rose cafe by the harbour
6 6 6 -6 -6 -6 -6 7 -9 8 6
everyone shares in the songs and the laughter
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 -6 -7 7
everyone there is happy to be there

American folk song
Key: D
Time: 3/4

5 -4 4 5 6 4 5
8 -8 7 8 9 7 8
It was ear-ly one morn-ing

6 -5 -4 -3 4
9 -9 -8 -7 7
I strolled in to town

5-4 4 5 6 4 5
8-8 7 8 9 7 8
For sweet rec-re-a-tion

6 -5 -4 -3 4
9 -9 -8 -7 7
I sure-ly was bound

6 7 7 7 7 6 5 -5 6 -6 6
9 10 10 10 10 9 8 -9 9 -10 9
I spied a ho-tel in the mid af-ter-noon

6 6 4 5 6 4
9 9 7 8 9 7
It was sport-ing a sign

5 6 -5 -4 -3 4
8 9 -9 -8 -7 7
Said the Red Light Sa-loon

American folk song
Key: D
Time: 3/4

-2* 2 -1 -2* -3 -1 -2*
It was ear-ly one morn-ing
-3 3 2 1* -1
I strolled in to town
-2*2 -1 -2* -3 -1 -2*
For sweet rec-re-a-tion
-3 3 2 1* -1
I sure-ly was bound
-3 -5 -5 -5 -5 -3 -2* 3 -3 -4 -3
I spied a ho-tel in the mid af-ter-noon
-3 -3 -1 -2* -3 -1
It was sport-ing a sign
-2* -3 3 2 1* -1
Said the Red Light Sa-loon

3 4 4 4 -4 5 5 5
The people’s flag is deepest red,
5 -4 5 -5 -3 -4 4
It shrouded oft our martyred dead,
3 4 4 4 -4 5 5 5
And ere their limbs grew stiff and cold,
5 -4 5 -5 -3 -4 4 4
Their hearts’ blood dyed its ev’ry fold.

Chorus:
6 6 5 -6 6 6 -5 5
Then raise the scarlet standard high.
-5 -5 -4 6 -5 -5 5 5
Within its shade we live and die,
3 4 4 4 -4 5 5 5
Though cowards flinch and traitors sneer,
5 -4 5 -5 -3 -4 4 4
We’ll keep the red flag flying here.

Look ’round, the Frenchman loves its blaze,
The sturdy German chants its praise,
In Moscow’s vaults its hymns are sung
Chicago swells the surging throng.

(Chorus)

It waved above our infant might,
When all ahead seemed dark as night;
It witnessed many a deed and vow,
We must not change its colour now.

(Chorus)

It well recalls the triumphs past,
It gives the hope of peace at last;
The banner bright, the symbol plain,
Of human right and human gain.

(Chorus)

It suits today the weak and base,
Whose minds are fixed on pelf and place
To cringe before the rich man’s frown,
And haul the sacred emblem down.

(Chorus)

With heads uncovered swear we all
To bear it onward till we fall;
Come dungeons dark or gallows grim,
This song shall be our parting hymn.

(Chorus)

Southern Appalachian folk song
Key: Am

-4 5 5-4 4-4 5 -3”
-8 8 8-8 7-8 8 -6
O, Pol-ly, O, Pol-ly

-3” 4 -4 4 -3”3-3”
-6 7 -8 7 -66 -6
It’s for your sake a-lone

-4-4 6 6 -6 6 5 5
-8-8 9 9 -10 9 8 8
I’ve left my old fa-ther

-4 4 4 6 6 5
-8 7 7 9 9 8
My coun-try and my home

6 6 -6 7 5 6 -6 6
9 9 -10 10 8 9-10 9
I’ve left my old moth-er

6 4 6 6 5
9 7 9 9 8
To weep and to mourn

-3-3”-3 4 -4 5 5 -4
-7-6-7 7 -8 8 8 -8
I am a reb-el sol-dier

4 -44 -3” 3 -3”
7 -87 -6 6 -6
And far from my home

Southern Appalachian folk song
Key: Am

-5 6 6-5 5-5 6 -3
O, Pol-ly, O, Pol-ly
-3 5 -5 5 -33 -3
It’s for your sake a-lone
-5-5 7 7 -7 7 6 6
I’ve left my old fa-ther
-5 5 5 7 7 6
My coun-try and my home
7 7 -7 8 6 7 -7 7
I’ve left my old moth-er
7 5 7 7 6
To weep and to mourn
-4-3-4 4 -5 6 6 -5
I am a reb-el sol-dier
5 -55 -3 3 -3
And far from my home

Southern Appalachian folk song
Key: Am
Harp: G

3 -3”-3”3-2”3-3” -1
6 -6 -66 -56 -6 -4
O, Pol-ly, O, Pol-ly

-1 -2” 3 -2”-11 -1
-4 -5 6 -5 -44 -4
It’s for your sake a-lone

3 3 4 4 -4 4 -3”-3”
6 6 7 7 -8 7 -6 -6
I’ve left my old fa-ther

3 -2” -2” 4 4 -3”
6 -5 -5 7 7 -6
My coun-try and my home

4 4 -4 -5 -3” 4 -4 4
7 7 -8 -9 -6 7 -8 7
I’ve left my old moth-er

4 -2” 4 4 -3”
7 -5 7 7 -6
To weep and to mourn

2 -1 2 -2” 3 -3” -3”3
5 -4 5 -5 6 -6 -6 6
I am a reb-el sol-dier

-2” 3-2” -1 1 -1
-5 6-5 -4 4 -4
And far from my home

7 -6 7 7 -3 -3b -5 -5
Why do I, choose the things I choose?

-5 7 7 7 -6b -6 7 -6 -6b 5 -5
and why do I, al-ways find some lame ex-cuse?

-6 7 7 4 -4 5 -5 5 -4 4 -5
Why do I, not re-al-ize what I could lose?

-4 5 -5 5 -4 4 -3 4 4
Oh, I wish I knew the rea-son why.

4 4 4 -5 5 -4 4 -3 4 4
Why, do you wish you knew the rea-son why,

6 6 6 6 5 -4 4 -4 5 5
Why do we, treat each oth-er like we do,

4 -4 5 -5 5 -4 4 -3b
It’s like we nev-er e-ven try,

6 6 6 6 5 -4 4 -4 5 5
Why can’t we, get back to the love we knew,

-5 -5 5 -4 4 -3b
Oh why oh ba-by why,

4 -3 4 -3b -3 4 -3 -3b -2 -2
Why do we, have to play those same old games,

-2 4 -3 4 -3b -3 4 -3 -3b -2 -2
and why do we, run a-way from who’s to blame,

-2 4 4 -3
And can’t we see,

4 -4 5 -5 5 -4 4 -2
to lose this love would be a shame,

-4 5 -5 5 -4 4 -3 4 4
Oh I wish we knew the rea-son why,

-4 5 -5 5 -4 4 -3 4 4
Oh I wish we knew the reason why

(plays as verse 1)
Why do you, get that sad look on your face,
Why do you, pull away from my embrace,
Why do you, see all my faults and my mistakes
Oh, I wish you knew the reason why,

Yeah, Yeah

ENJOY!!!

-7 -7 -7 7* 7* 7* 7* 7*
Come and see the real thing, come and
7* 7* -6* -6* -6* -5 6
see the real thing, come and see
-7 -7 -7 7* 7* 7* 7 7*
Come and see the real thing, come and
7* 7* -6* -6* -6* -5 6
see the real thing, come and see
-7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 7* -7 -7
There’s a meaning there, but the meaning
-7 -7 7* -7-7 -7 -7 8-7
there doesn’t really mean a thing
-7 -7 -7 6* 6* 6* 6* 6*
Come and see the real thing, come and
6* 6* -6* -6* -6* -5 6
see the real thing, come and see
6 6 6 6 6
I am the real thing!
5 5 5 5 5 -5* -5*-5 -5* -5*
Oo mow ma mow mow, Oo mow ma mow mow,
-6 -6 -6 -6 -6 7* 7* 7* 7* 7*
Oo mow ma mow mow, Oo mow ma mow mow,
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Oo mow ma mow mow, mow ma mow ma mow
8 8 -9 8 8 8 8 8
Ma me mow ma mow – ma ma mow

Tryin’ hard to understand the meaning that you’ll see in me
Tryin’ hard to understand the meaning that you’ll see in me
There’s a meaning there, but the meaning there doesn’t really mean a
thing
Come and see the real thing, come and see the real thing, come and see

I am the real thing!

Oo mama mow-mow (repeat x 4)

8 -7* 7 -6 7 7
I am e the real
10 -8 -9 9 -7* 8 8
I~~~~~ am e the real
9 -9* -9 -7* 9 9 9 9
I~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
6 6 6 6 6
I am the real thing!