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Em. G. Em. 1. 2. I’d rather be a sparrow than a snail Yes, I would if I could. I surely would. I’d rather be a hammer than a nail Yes, I would if I could. I surely would. Away I’d rather sail away Like a swan that’s here and gone Man gets tied down to the ground
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Em G Em 1 2 I’d rather be a sparrow than a snail Yes, I would if I could. I surely would. I’d rather be a hammer than a nail Yes, I would if I could. I surely would. Away I’d rather sail away Like a swan that’s here and gone Man gets tied down to the ground He gives the world its saddest sound. Its saddest sound. Em G G 1 Em 3 2 C 1 C G 2 3 C Em G
ARTIST: Simon and Garfunkel TITLE: El Condor Pasa Words by Paul Simon Music by Daniel Alomias Robles I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail Yes I would, if I could, I surely would, hm-m I'd rather be a hammer than a nail Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would, hm-m Away, I'd rather sail away Like a swan that's here and gone A man gets tied up to the ground He gives the world its saddest sound Its saddest sound I'd rather be a forest than a street Yes I would, if I could, I surely would I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would This is a melody form the Andes. Listen for the panpipe-like sound. The melody (in C) on a webpage http://www.mtrs.co.uk/condor.htm
"Will You Be There" from Free Willy by Michael Jackson D 1 2 The first part uses a D major chord 3 After the bridge “Everyone’s taking control of me..” E 1 The next part is in E E 2 3
D C G D 1 2 Big wheels keep on turning Carry me home to my kin Singing songs about the Southland I miss my fam’ly once again And I think its a sin G 3 D C D G C 1 C 2 G D C 3 G 1 3 2 http://members.nbci.com/south_talkin/docs/skynyrd1.htm For a discussion of the lyrics and more lyrics
A song that uses only A and E chords Achy Breaky Heart A 2 3 4 A 2 3 4 A 2 3 4 E 2 3 4 E 2 3 4 E 2 3 4 E 2 3 4 A 2 3 4 E A 1 2 3 2 3 4 You can do the Billy Ray Cyrus or the Weird Al version Notice 2 and 3 stay right by each other for both chords. A C# E keyboard E G# B
E A E There she was just - a walking down the street Singing, “Doo wah diddy, diddy dum diddy doo.” Snapping her fingers and shuffling her feet A E A E A E 1 A E 2 3 4 2 3
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D A E 1 1 D Am E 1 2 2 3 2 3 3 LaGrange by ZZ Top
D A E Key of 1 D A E 1 2 2 3 4 2 3 3 Nashville : I IV V A D D A G 2 3 4 1 2 1 3 3 2
A D E A D E 1 1 1 One version of the 12 bar blues A A A A D A D A A A E E
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E E 1 1 E E7 2 3 2 E E Em7 Em 2 2 3
C G Michael row the boat ashore Hal- le- lu - ja Michael row the boat ashore Hal- le- lu - ja G D7 G G C D7 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 2. The river is deep & the river is wide…Milk & honey on the other side
John the Rabbit - usually in key of C - just uses C chord Ghost of John - Em only
1 1 C Am 2 2 3 3 EZ C EZ G 1 3
E A D G B E E C F F A B C G D G F B A
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1 1 G Am C 1 2 3 2 3 2 3 Key of G F 1 Em D 1 2 2 1 2 3 3 4 I ii iii IV V vi bVII G Am Bm C D Em F