House of the Rising Sun

Melody starts: A
Strumming pattern: 4/4 time lively Island strum D-du-udu
Intro: [Am] been the [C] ruin of [D] many a [F] boy ; And [Am] God I [E7] know he’s [Am] one [E7]
 
There [Am] is a [C] house in [D] New Or-[F]leans
They [Am] call the [C] Rising [E7] Sun [E7]
And it’s [Am] been the [C] ruin of [D] many a [F] boy
And [Am] God I [E7] know he’s [Am] one [E7]
 
 
His [Am] mother [C] was a [D] tailor [F]
She [Am] sewed his [C] new blue [E7] jeans [E7]
His [Am] father [C] was a [D] gambling [F] man
[Am] Down in [E7] New Or-[Am]leans [E7]
 
 
Now the [Am] only [C] thing a [D] gambler [F] needs
Is a [Am] suitcase [C] and a [E7] gun [E7]
And the [Am] only [C] time he’s [D] satis-[F]fied
Is [Am] when he’s [E7] on a [Am] run [E7]
 
Instrumental: [Am] [C] [D] [F] [Am] [E7] [Am] [E7]
 
Oh [Am] mother [C] tell your [D] children [F]
Not to [Am] do what [C] he has [E7] done [E7]
[Am] Spend your [C] lives in [D] sin and mis-[F]ery
In the [Am] house of the [E7] Rising [Am] Sun [E7]
 
 
He’s got [Am] one foot [C] on the [D] platform [F] 
And the [Am] other [C] on the [E7] train [E7]
He’s [Am] going [C] back to [D] New Or-[F]leans 
To [Am] wear that [E7] ball and [Am] chain [E7]
 
 
There [Am] is a [C] house in [D] New Or-[F]leans
They [Am] call the [C] Rising [E7] Sun [E7]
And it’s [Am] been the [C] ruin of [D] many a [F] boy
And [Am] God I [E7] know he’s [Am] one [E7]
And [Am] God I [E7] know he’s [Am/] one

All Around My Hat

Intro:

[C] And if [G] anyone should [C] ask me the [F] reason why I'm [Am] wearin' it,

[NC] It's [C] all [G] for my [C] true love who's far, [G] far, away [C]

 

Chorus:

[C] All a-[G]round my [C] hat, I will wear the green [G] willow,

And [C] all a-[G]round my [C] hat, for a twelve-month [D] and a [G] day.

And if anyone should [C] ask me the [F] reason why I'm [Am] wearin' it,

[NC] It's [C] all [G] for my [C] true love who's far, [G] far, away [C]

 

[C] Fare thee [G] well cold [C] winter, and fare thee well cold [G] frost.

For [C] nothing [G] have I [C] gained, but my own true [D] love I’ve [G] lost. 

I’ll sing and I'll be [C] me-rry, when [F] on occasion [Am] I do see

[NC] He's a [C] false de-[G]luded [C] young man,

Let him go, [G] fare well [C] he

Chorus

[C] The other [G] night he [C] brought me, a fine diamond [G] ring

But [C] thought [G] to de-[C]prive me, of a far [D] finer [G] thing

But I being [C] careful, like [F] lo-vers [Am] ought to be,

[NC] He's a [C] false de-[G]luded [C] young man,

Let him go, [G] fare well [C] he

Chorus 

[C] It's a quarter [G] pound of [C] reason and a half a pound of [G] sense

A [C] small [G] sprig of [C] thyme and as much of [D] pru-[G]dence

You mix them all to-[C]gether and [F] you … will [Am] plainly see

[NC] He's a [C] false de-[G]luded [C] young man,

Let him go, [G] fare well [C] he

Chorus x 2 [C] [C] [C]

Blowing in the Wind

Melody starts on G
Intro: F / / G7 / / C

[C] How many [F] roads must a [G7] man walk [C] down
Before you [F] call him a [C] man?
Yes, ‘n’ how many [F] seas must a [G7] white dove [C] sail
Before she [F] sleeps in the [G7] sand?
Yes, ‘n’ [C] how many [F] times must the [G7] cannonballs [C] fly
Before they’re for-[F]ever [C] banned?
The [F] answer, my [G7] friend, is [C] blowin’ in the [Am] wind,
The [F] answer is [G7] blowin’ in the [C] wind.
 
 
[C] How many [F] years can a [G7] mountain ex-[C]ist
Before it is [F] washed to the [C] sea?
Yes, ‘n’ how many [F] years can some [G7] people ex-[C]ist
Before they’re a-[F]llowed to be [G7] free?
Yes, ‘n’ [C] how many [F] times can a [G7] man turn his [C] head and
Pretend that he [F] just doesn’t [C] see?
The [F] answer, my [G7] friend, is [C] blowin’ in the [Am] wind,
The [F] answer is [G7] blowin’ in the [C] wind.
 
[C] How many [F] times must a [G7] man look [C] up
Before he can [F] see the [C] sky?
Yes, ‘n’ how many [F] ears must [G7] one man [C] have
Before he can [F] hear people [G7] cry?
Yes, ‘n’ [C] how many [F] deaths will it [G7] take ‘til he [C] knows that
Too many [F] people have [C] died?
The [F] answer, my [G7] friend, is [C] blowin’ in the [Am] wind,
The [F] answer is [G7] blowin’ in the [C] wind.
The [F] answer, my [G7] friend, is [C] blowin’ in the [Am] wind,
The [F] answer is [G7] blowin’ in the [C] wind. 

You Are My Sunshine

This version © Keith and Helen Walmsley-Smith 2020

Melody starts CCDE

[G7] The other [C] night dear, as I lay [C7] sleeping
I dreamed I [F] held you in my [C] arms [C7]
And when I [F] woke, dear, you were still [C] with [Am] me
Your sweet [C] smile and [G7] all of your [C] charms

 

Chorus:

[G7] You are my [C] sunshine, my only [C7] sunshine

You make me [F] happy when skies are [C] grey [C7]

You'll never [F] know dear, how much I [C] love [Am] you

Please don't [C] take my [G7] sunshine a-[C]way

 

[G7] When we go [C] dancing, and go out [C7] walking

You hold my [F] hand, dear, and keep me [C] safe [C7]

In the [F] cold wind, you keep me [C] warm [Am] dear,

In the [C] storm you [G7] make me [C] brave

Chorus

 

[G7] I'll always [C] love you and make you [C7] happy

And I [F] know you feel the [C] same [C7]

We’ll be to-[F]gether and love [C] each [Am] other

Through the [C] sunshine [G7] and the [C] rain

Chorus

Whiskey in the Jar (G)

Melody starts on DDDD
Strumming pattern: 4/4 time Dud-dud 1+2 3+4
Intro: Instrumental chorus
 
[G] As I was going over the [Em] Cork and Kerry mountains
I [C] met with Captain Farrel and his [G] money he was countin'
I first produced my pistol and [Em] then produced my rapier
Sayin', [C] "Stand and deliver or the [G] devil he may take you”
 
[Chorus] Mush a [D7] ring dumma do damma da [x4 taps]
[G] whack for my daddy Oh
[C] whack for my daddy Oh
There's [G] whiskey [D7] in the [G] jar (last time only [G/]
 
I counted up his money and it [Em] made a pretty penny
I [C] put it in my pocket and I [G] took it home to Jenny
She sighed and she swore, that she [Em] never would deceive me
But the [C] devil take the women for they [G] never can be easy
 
Chorus
 
I went into my chamber for to [Em] take a little slumber
I [C] dreamt of gold and jewels and for [G] sure it was no wonder
But Jenny took my charges and she [Em] filled them up with water
And [C] sent for Captain Farrel to be [G] ready for the slaughter
 
Chorus
 
T’was early in the mornin' be-[Em]fore I rose to travel
The [C] guards were all around me and [G] likewise Captain Farrel
I first produced my pistol for she [Em] stole away my rapier
But I [C] couldn't shoot the water so a [G] prisoner I was taken
 
Chorus
 
If anyone can aid me, 'tis my [Em] brother in the army
If [C] I can find his station in [G] Cork or in Killarney
And if he'll come and save me, we'll go [Em] rovin' near Kilkenny
And I [C] swear he'll treat me better than my [G] darling sportling Jenny

Bad Moon Rising

Melody starts on G
Strumming pattern: 4/4 time Ddu-ddu 1 2+ 3 4+
Intro: [G/] [G/] .. [G/] [D/] [D/] [C/] [C/] [G] [G]

[G] I see the [D7] bad [C] moon a-[G]rising,
I see [D7] trouble [C] on the [G] way.
I see [D7] earth-[C]quakes and [G] lightnin’,
I see [D7] bad [C] times to-[G]day [G7]

 
[C] Don’t go around tonight, well, it’s [G] bound to take your life,
[D7] There’s a [C] bad moon on the [G] rise.

 
[G] I hear [D7] hurri-[C]canes a-[G]blowing,
I know the [D7] end is [C] coming [G] soon,
I fear the [D7] river’s [C] over-[G]flowing,
I hear the [D7] voice of [C] rage and [G] ruin [G7]

 
[C] Don’t go around tonight, well, it’s [G] bound to take your life,
[D7] There’s a [C] bad moon on the [G] rise.

 
Instrumental: [G/] [G/] .. [G/] [D/] [D/] [C/] [C/] [G] [G] x 2
 
Instrumental:
[C] Don’t go around tonight, well, it’s [G] bound to take your life,
[D7] There’s a [C] bad moon on the [G] rise.

 
[G] Hope you [D7] got your [C] things to-[G]gether,
Hope you are [D7] quite pre-[C]pared to [G] die,
Looks like we’re [D7] in for [C] stormy [G] weather,
One eye is [D7] taken [C] for an [G] eye [G7]
 
[C] Don’t go around tonight, well, it’s [G] bound to take your life,
[D7] There’s a [C] bad moon on the [G] rise.
 
[C] Don’t go around tonight, well, it’s [G] bound to take your life,
[D7] There’s a [C] bad moon on the [G] rise. 

Jingle Bells

Melody starts on E

[C] Jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle [F] all the [C] way

[F] Oh what fun it [C] is to ride a

[Dm] one horse [D7] open [G] sleigh, [G7] hey

[C] Jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle [F] all the [C] way

[F] Oh what fun it [C] is to ride a

[G] one horse [G7] open [C] sleigh

[C] Dashing through the snow

In a one horse open [F] sleigh

[Dm] O’er the fields we [G] go

[G7] Laughing all the [C] way

Bells on bob tails ring

Making sprits [F] bright

[Dm] Oh, what fun it is [C] to sing

A [G7] sleighing song to-[C]night, [G7] Oh