GALVESTON

(C)Galveston oh (F)Gal(G)ve(C)ston,
I still hear your (C7)sea winds (F)blowing,
(G)I still (C)see her dark eyes (F)glowing,(C)
She was (Am)21 when (F)I left (G)Galve(C)ston.

Galveston oh (F)Gal(G)ve(C)ston
I still hear your (C7)sea waves (F)crashing,
(G)While I (C)watch the cannons (F)flashing,(G)
I clean my (Am)gun and (F)dream of (G)Galve(C)ston.

(C)I still see her standing (F)by the (G)water(C)
Standing there (C7)looking out to (F)sea,
(C)And is she waiting there for (F)me
On the (Dm)beach where we used to (C)run.

Galveston oh (F)Gal(G)ve(C)ston
I am (C7)so afraid of (F)dying,
(G)Before I (C)dry the tears she's (F)crying(G)
Before I (Am)watch your (C)seabirds (F)flying (G)in the (F)sun,(D)
At (G)Galvest(Am)on.. (F)At Galve(C)ston.

IT'S A HEARTACHE

Verse 1:
(C)It's a (F)heartache, nothing but a (Am)heartache
Hits you when it's (Bb)too late, hits you when you're (F)down.
(C)It's a (F)fool' games, nothing but a (Am)fool's  game,
Standing in the (Bb)cold rain, feeling like a (F)clown.(C)
Verse 2:
It's a (F)heartache, nothing but a (Am)heartache,
Love him 'til your (Bb)arms break, then he lets you (F)down.
Middle:
(C)It ain't (Bb)right with love to (C)share,
When you (Am)find he doesn't (Dm)care for (C)you.(C7)(C6)
(C) It ain't (Bb)wise to need some(C)one,
As much as I (Am)depended (Dm)on   (C)you.(C7)(C6)(C)

Verse 1 as solo.
Middle.
Verse 1.
Verse 2x2.

CIGARETTES AND WHISKEY

Chorus: 
(C)Cigarettes and whiskey and (F)wild, wild (C)women
They'll drive you crazy, they'll (G7)drive you insane.
Cigar(C)ettes and whiskey and (F)wild, wild (C)women
They'll drive you crazy, they'll (G7)drive you in(C)sane.

Well once I was happy and (F)had a good (G7)wife
I (C)had enough money to (F)last me for (G7)life. 
Then I (C)met with a gal and we (F)went on a (G7)spree,
She (C)taught me smoking and (G7)drinking whis(C)key.

Chorus.

Cigarettes are a blight on the (F)whole human (G7)race
A (C)man is a monkey with (F)one in his (G7)face.
Take (C)warning dear friend, take (F)warning dear (G7)brother,
There's a (C)fire on one end and a (G7)fool on the (C)other.

Chorus and repeat the last 2 lines.

HE'LL HAVE TO GO

(C)Put your sweet lips a little(F)closer to the (C)phone
Let's pretend that we're together all al(G7)one.
I'll tell the (C)man to turn the (C7)jukebox way down (F)low
And you can (C)tell your friend with (F)you, he'll have to (C)go.

Whisper (C)to me, tell me (F)do you love me (C)true
Or is (C)he holding you the way I (G7)do.
Though love is (C)blind, make up your (C7)mind, I've got to (F)know
Should I hang (C)up, or will you tell (G7)him, he'll have to (C)go.

You can't(F) say the words I want to hear
When your (C)with another man.
Do you (F)want me, answer yes or no,
Darling (C)I will under(G7)stand.

Put your (C)sweet lips a little (F)closer to the (C)phone,
Let's pre(C)tend that we're together all al(G7)one.
I'll tell the (C)man to turn the (C7)jukebox way down (F)low
And you can (C)tell your friend there with (G7)you, he'll have to (C)go.

FIVE FOOT TWO

(C)Five foot two, (E7)eyes of blue,
But (A7)oh! what those five foot could do,
Has (D7)anybody (G7)seen my (C)girl?

(C)Turned up nose, (E7)turned down hose,
(A7)Never had no other beaus,
Has (D7)anybody (G7)seen my (C)girl?

Bridge:
Now if you (E7)run into a five foot two (A7)covered in fur,
(D7)Diamond rings and all those things,
(G7)Betcha' life it(D7) isn't (G7)her,
But.....

(C)Could she love, (E7)could she woo,
(A7)Could she, could she, could she coo,
Has (D7)anybody (G7)seen my (C)girl?
Has (D7)anybody (G7)seen my (C)girl?

AMAZING GRACE

(C)Amazing (C7)grace, how (F)sweet the (C)sound
That (C)saved a (Am)wretch like (G7)me.
I (C)once was (C7)lost, but (F)now am (C)found,
Was (Am)blind, but (G7)now I (C)see.

'Twas (C)grace that (C7)taught my (F)heart to (C)fear,
And (C)grace my (Am)fears re(G7)lieved;
How (C)precious (C7)did that (F)grace app(C)ear,
The (Am)hour I (G7)first be(C)lieved.

Through (C)many (C7)dangers, (F)toils and (C)snares,
I (C)have alr(Am)eady (G7)come;
'Tis (C)grace that (C7)brought me (F)safe thus (C)far,
And (Am)grace will (G7)lead me (C)home.

 REPEAT FIRST VERSE.

THE WILD COLONIAL BOY

I (C)knew a wild col(F)onial boy Jack (G7)Duggan was  

his (C)name. 
Of poor but honest(C7) parents he was born in         Ca(C)stlemaine
he (C)was his fathers (F)favourite son , (G7)his mother's  hope and (C)joy
The pride of both his (F)parents was the (G7)wild colonial (C)boy

At (C)barely sixteen (F)years of age he (G7)left his  native (C)home
Bushranging to the (C7)sunny south, Australia, he did  (C)roam
He (C)robbed the wiry (F)squatters, their (G7)stocks  he did des(C)troy
A terror to (F)Australia was the (G7)wild colonial (C)boy

In (C)sixty one this (F)daring youth commen(G7)ced his wild (C)career
With a heart that knew no (C7)danger no (G7)foeman did he fe(C)ar
He held the Beechworth (F)mail-coach up and (G7)robbed Judge MacE(C)voy
Who trembled and gave (F)up his gold to the (G7)wild  colonial (C)boy

One (C)day along the mountain(F)side , Jack (G7)nimbly rode (C)along
Listening to the little (C7)birds, (G7)singing their  merry  (C)song
(C)Up rode three mounted (C7)troopers, (G7)Kelly Davis and (C)Fitzroy
And cowardly tried to (F)capture him, the(G7) Wild    Colonial (C)Boy

(C)Surrender now Jack (F)Duggan  for you (G7)see its  three to (C)one
Surrender in the (C7)Queens good name, (G7)you daring highway (C)man
(C)Jack drew a pistol (F)from his side and (G7)waved  the lively (C)toy
"I'll shoot but not (F)surrender" cried the (G7)Wild  Colonial (C)Boy"

He (C) fired a shot at (F)Kelly,which (G7)brought him to the (C)ground

And turning round to (F)Davis,he (G7)received a

fatal (C)wound,

A bullet pierced his (F)proud young from the (G7)

pistol of Fitz(C)roy,

And that was how they (F)captured him,

the wild (G7)coronal (C)boy. 

OB LA DI OB LA DA

(C)Desmond has his barrow in the(G7) market place
Molly is a singer in a(C) band
Desmond says to Molly "Girl I(F) like your face"
And Molly(C) says this as she(G7) takes him by the(C) hand.
CHORUS:
Ob la di Ob la da life goes on(Em) bra(Am)
(C)La la how their(G7) life goes(C) on
Ob la di Ob la da life goes on(Em) bra(Am)
(C)La la how their(G7) life goes(C) on.

(C)Desmond takes a trolly to the(G7) jeweller's store
Buys a twenty-carat golden(C) ring
Takes it back to Molly waiting at the(F) door
And as he(C) gives it to her she beg(G7)ins to (C)sing.
Chorus
(F)In a couple of years they have built a home
sweet (C)home(F)With a couple of kids running in the 
(C)yard(F)Of Desmond and Molly Jones(G7)

(C)Happy ever after in the(G7) market place
Desmond lets the children lend a(C) hand
Molly stays at home and does her(F) pretty face
And in the(C) evening she's a(G7) singer with the(C) band.

Chorus Twice.

RING OF FIRE

INTRO:PLAYED ON THE FIRST OR BOTTOM STRING.
5 5 5 5 5 7 3 5 2 2 2 2 3 0 2

(G)Love is a(C) burning (G)thing,
And it makes a(C) fiery (G)ring.
Bound by(C) wild de(G)sire,
I fell in to a(C) ring of (G)fire.
CHORUS:
(D7)I fell in to a (C)burning ring of(G) fire,
I went(D7) down, down, down
And the(C) flames went(G) higher,
And it burns, burns, burns
The (C)ring of (G)fire, the(C) ring of(G) fire.

INSTRUMENTAL: intro riff twice.
Chorus.

(G)The taste of (C)love is (G)sweet,
When hearts like(C) ours (G)meet.
I fell for you(C) like a (G)child 
Oh, but the(C) fire went (G)wild.

Chorus twice then
And it burns, burns burns
The(C) ring of(G) fire, the (C)ring of(G) fire.

I AM AUSTRALIAN

(C)I came from the dream-time,from the(F) dusty red soil (C)plains,
I am the ancient(Am) heart, the (F)keeper (G7)of the (C)flame.
I stood upon the rocky shores, I(F) watched the(G7) tall ships (Am)come,
For (C)forty thousand years I've been the (F)first (G7)Aust(C)ralian.

I (C)came upon the prison ship, bowed (F)down by iron (C)chains,
I(Am) fought the land, endured the lash, and (F)waited (G7)for the (C)rains.
I'm a settler, I'm a farmers wife, on a(F) dry and (G7)barren (Am)run
A (C)convict, then a free man, I be(F)came(G7) Aust(C)ralian.

I'm the(C) daughter of a digger, who (F)sought the mother(C) lode
The (Am)girl became a woman, on the(F) long and(G7) dusty (C)road.
I'm a child of the depression, I (F)saw the(G7) good times (Am)come,
I'm a(C) bushy, I'm a battler, I(F) am (G7)Aust(C)ralian.

(C)We are one, but we are (F)ma(C)ny,
And from (Am)all the (G7)lands on earth we (C)come.
We'll share a(Am) dream and sing with (F)one(C) voice,
(F)I (C)am, (Am)you (G7)are, we (C)are (G7)Aust(C)ralian.

I'm the (C)teller of stories, I'm the(F) singer of (C)songs,
I am (Am)Albert Namatjira, and I(F) paint the (G7)ghostly (C)gums.
I'm Clancy on his horse, I'm (F)Ned (G7)Kelly on the (Am)run,
I'm the(C) one who waltzed Matilda,  I (F)am (G7)Aust(C)ralian.

I'm the(C) hot wind from the desert, I'm the(F) black soil of the (C)plains
I'm the(Am) mountains and the valleys, I'm the (F)drought and (G7)flooding (C)rains,
I am the rock, I am the sky, the(F) rivers(G7) when they(Am) run,
The (C)spirit of this great land, I (F)am (G7)Aust(C)ralian.

(C)We are one, but we are (F)ma(C)ny,
And from(Am) all the (G7)lands on earth we(C) come.
We'll share a(F) dream and sing with (C)one voice,
(F)I (C)am, (Am)you(G7) are, we(C) are (G7)Aust(C)ralian.
(F)I (C)am, (Am)you (G7)are, we (C)are (G7)Aust(C)ralian.

HEY GOOD LOOKING

(C)Hey, hey, good looking', whatcha got cookin'
(D)How's about cookin'(G) somethin' up with (C)me.
Hey, sweet baby, don't you think maybe
(D)We could find a (G)brand new re(C)cipe.

I've (F)got a hot-rod Ford and a (C)two-dollar bill
And (F)I know a spot right o(C)ver the hill,
There's (F)soda pop and the (C)dancing's free
So if you (D)wanna have fun come a(G)long with me

(C)Hey, hey, good looking', whatcha got cookin'
(D)How's about cookin'(G) somethin' up with (C)me.
Hey, sweet baby, don't you think maybe
(D)We could find a (G)brand new re(C)cipe.
(C)I'm free and I'm ready, so can we go steady
(D)How's about savin' (G)all your time for(C) me.

I'm gonna(F) throw my date-book (C)over the fence
And(F) find me one for(C) five or ten cents,
I'll (F)keep it 'til it's (C)covered with age
Cause I'm (D)writin' your name down on e(G)very page.

(C)Hey, hey, good looking', whatcha got cookin'
(D)How's about cookin'(G) somethin' up with (C)me.
Hey, sweet baby, don't you think maybe
(D)We could find a (G)brand new re(C)cipe.
(C)No more lookin', I know I've been tooken
(D)How's about keeping(G) steady com(C)pany.
Hey, hey, good looking', watch got cookin',
(D)How's about cookin'(G) somethin' up
(D)How's about cookin'(G) somethin' up
(D)How's about cookin'(G) somethin' up with (C)me.

BLACKBOARD OF MY HEART

(C)When I was young and went to school
They taught me how to(G7) write
To take the chalk and make a mark
And hope it turns out (C)right.
Well that's the way it is with love
And what you(G7) did to(F) me.
I wrote it so you'd (C)know 
That I was(G7) yours eternal(C)ly.
CHORUS:
But my tears have washed I love you
From the(G7) blackboard of my heart
It's too late to clean the slate
And make another (C)start.
I'm satisfied the way things are
Although we're(G7) far a(F)part,
My tears have washed(C) I love you from
The(G7) blackboard of my(C) heart.

If you'd been true the way you should
And not have gone a(G7)stray,
These tears would not have fallen down
And washed the words a(C)way.
No need to talk, 'cause if the chalk
Should write(G7) those words a(F)gain
It will be for someone(C) else
Not things(G7) that might have (C)been.
CHORUS. Repeat the last two lines.

FOLLOW ME

(Am) It's by farther hardest(G7) thing I've ever(C) done
To be (F)so in love with (Dm)you and so (G7)alone.
CHORUS:
Follow (C)me where I (F)go what I(C) do and who I(F) know
Make it (C)part of you to(F) be part of(G7) me.
Follow (C)me up and (F)down all the (C)way and all (F)around
(C)Take my hand and (F)say you'll (G7)follow (C)me.

It's long been on my (G7)mind you know it's (F)been a long long(C) time
I've (Am)tried to find the (G7)way that I can (F)make you (G7)understand
The (F)way I feel (C)about you and (F)just how much I (C)need you
To (F)be there where I can (Dm)talk to you when (F)there's no one else (G7)around.
CHORUS.
You see I'd like to share my(G7) life with you
And (F)show you things I've (C)seen
(Am)Places that I'm (G7)going to (F)places where I've (G7)been
To (F)have you there (C)beside me and (F)never be (C)alone
And (F)all the time (Dm)that you're with (F)me we will be at (G7)home.

Follow (C)me where I (F)go what I(C) do and who I(F) know
Make it (C)part of you to be(F) a part of (G7)me
Follow (C)me up and (F)down all the(C) way and all(F) around
(C)Take my hand and (F)I will (G7)follow (C)you. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

(C)Happy Birthday to (G7)you
Happy Birthday to (C)you
Happy Birthday dear(F)..................
Happy (C)Birthday (G7)to (C)you!!!!

SKYE BOAT SONG

Chorus:
(C)Speed bonnie (Am)boat, like a (G7)bird on the wing
(C)Onward, the (F)sailors (C)cry.
(C)Carry the (Am)lad that's (G7)born to be king
(C)Over the (F)sea to (C)Skye.

(Am)Loud the winds howl, (Dm)loud the waves roar
(Am)Thunder claps rend the (Dm)air(G7)
(Am)Baffled our foes (Dm)stand on the shore
(Am)Follow they will not (Dm)dare.(G7)

Chorus.

(Am)Though the waves leap,(Dm) soft shall ye sleep
(Am)Ocean's a royal (Dm)bed(G7)
(Am)Rocked in the deep, (Dm)Flora will keep
(Am)Watch by your weary (Dm)head.(G7)

Chorus

(Am)Many's the lad (Dm)fought on that day
(Am)Well the claymore could (Dm)wield(G7)
(Am)When the night came, (Dm)silently lay
(Am)Dead on Culloden's (Dm)field.(G7)

Chorus

(Am)Burned are theirs homes, (Dm)exile and death
(Am)Scatter the loyal (Dm)men(G7)
(Am)Yet, e'er the sword (Dm)cool in the sheath
(Am)Charlie will come (Dm)again.(G7)

Chorus...Repeat last line...(Am)(G7)(C)

OCTOPUS'S GARDEN

(C)I'd like to be (Am)under the sea
In an (F)octopus's garden in the (G)shade
(C)He'd let us in, (Am)knows where we've been
In his (F)octopus's garden in the (G)shade.

(Am)I'd ask my friends to come and see
An (F)octopus's (G)garden with me
(C)I'd like to be (Am)under the sea
(F)In an octopus's (G)garden in the (C)shade.

(C)We would be warm (Am)below the storm
In our(F) little hideaway beneath the (G)waves
(C)Resting our head(Am) on the sea bed
In an (F)octopus's garden near a (G)cave.

(Am)We would sing and dance around
(F)Because we know we(G) can't be found
(C)I'd like to be (Am)under the sea
In an (F)octopus's garden in the (C)shade.

(C)We would shout (Am)and swim about
The (F)coral that lies beneath the (G)waves
(lies beneath the ocean waves)
(C)Oh what joy for (Am)every girl and boy
(F)Knowing they're happy and they're (G)safe
(happy and they're safe)

(Am)We would be so happy you and me
(F)No one to tell us what (G)to do
(C)I'd like to be (Am)under the sea
(F)In an octopus's (G)garden with (C)you.

Last line three times.

LAND OF DREAMS

(F)I heard call(C)ing from the start
A river (G7)runs through both our (C)hearts
A thousand (F)shades of something (C)new
I cannot (G7)wait to play for (C)you.

(F)So play your songs (C)and make them real
There's a (G7)place for all we (C)feel
And it's (F)closer than it (C)seems
Come and (G7)find your land of (C)dreams.
CHORUS
Land of (F)dreams,land of (C)dreams
Come and (G7)find your land of (C)dreams
And it's (F)closer than it (C)seems
Come and (G7)find your land of (C)dreams.

(F)The world is (C)smaller in our eyes
The city (G7)streets and moonlit (C)skies
The shining (F)waves and ever(C)greens
I will (G7)give you every(C)thing

(F)Well you can hear (C)the bells and strings
Just wait (G7)until you make them (C)ring
And it's (F)closer than it (C)seems
Come and (G7)find your land of (C)dreams.

Chorus twice. Repeat last line.

BAD MOON ARISING

RIFF : CCCC G7G7G7G7 FFFF CCCC  CCCC G7G7G7G7 FFFF CCCC
FFFF CCCC G7G7G7G7 FFFF CCCC

(C)I see the(G7) bad(F) moon a(C)rising
(C)I see(G7) trouble(F) on the(C) way
(C)I see(G7) earth(F)quakes and(C) lightening
(C)I see(G7) bad(F) times to(C)day. 

CHORUS
(F)Don't go around tonight well it's(C) bound to take your life
(G7)There's a(F) bad moon on the(C) rise.
(F)Don't go around tonight well it's(C) bound to take your life
(G7)There's a(F) bad moon on the(C) rise.

Riff as above.
(C)I hear(G7) hurri(F)canes a(C) blowing
(C)I know the(G7) end is(F) coming(C) soon
(C)I fear(G7) rivers(F) over(C)flowing
(C)I hear the(G7) voice of(F) rage and(C) ruin.

CHORUS and Riff
(C)Hope you(G7) got your(F) things to(C)gether
(C)Hope you are(G7) quite pre(F)pared to(C) die
(C)Looks like we're(G7) in for(F) nasty(C) weather
(C)One eye is(G7) taken(F) for an(C) eye.

CHORUS then
(G7)There's a(F) bad moon on the(C) rise
(G7)There's a(F) bad moon on the(C) rise.CCC FC.

CAMPTOWN RACES

(C)Oh the Camptown ladies sing this song, (G7)dooda dooda,
The (C)Camptown race track's five miles long,(G7) oh dooda (C)day.

CHORUS:
(C)Goin' to run all (C7)night,
(F)Goin' to run all (C)day.
I bet my money on a bob-tailed nag,
(G7)Somebody bet on the (C)bay.

The long tail filly and the big black horse, (G7)dooda dooda,
They (C)fly the track and both cut across, (G7)oh, dooda (C)day.

CHORUS.

The blind horse stickin' in a big mud hole, (G7)dooda dooda,
Can't (C)touch the bottom with a ten foot pole, (G7)oh, dooda (C)day.

CHORUS.

They fly along like a rail road car, (G7)dooda dooda,
Runnin' (C)a race with a shootin' star, (G7)oh, dooda (C)day.

CHORUS.

I went down South with my hat caved in, (G7)dooda dooda,
I (C)come back North with a pocket full of tin, (G7)oh dooda (C)day.

CHORUS.

ISLAND IN THE SUN

CRYSTAL CHANDELIERS

CHORUS:
(C)All the crystal chandeliers light up the (G7)paintings on your wall,
the marble statuettes are standing (C)stately, in the hall.
But will the timely crowd that has you laughing loud help you (F)dry your tears,
when the (C)new wears off, of your (G7)crystal chande(C)liers.

Well I never did fit in too well with the (G7)folks you knew,
And it's plain to see that the likes of me don't (C)fit with you.
So you traded me for the gaiety of the (F)well to do,
And you (C)turned away from the (G7)love I offered (C)you.

Chorus.

Well I see your picture in the news most (G7)every day,
You're the chosen girl of the social world so the (C)stories say.
But a paper smile only lasts awhile then it (F)fades away,
And the (C)love we knew will come (G7)home to you some (C)day.

Chorus. Repeat the last line.

MOCKIN' BIRD HILL

                             


CHORUS
[C] Tra la la tweedlee [C7] dee dee it [F] gives me a [C] thrill
To [G7] wake up in the morning to the [C] mocking' bird's trill
[G7] Tra la [C] la tweedlee [C7] dee dee there's [F] peace and good [C] will,
You're [G7] welcome as the flowers on [C] Mockin' [F] Bird [C] Hill.

When the [C] sun in the [C7]mornin' peeps [F] over the hill
And [G7] kisses the roses 'round [C] my windowsill,
Then my [C]heart fills with [C7]gladness when [F] I hear the trill
Of the [G7]birds in the treetops on [C]Mockin' [F]Bird [C] Hill.

Chorus

When it's [C]late in the [C7]evenin' I [F]climb up the hill
And sur[G7]vey all my kingdom while [C] everything's still.
Only[C] me and the [C7]sky and the [F]old whippoorwill
Singing [G7]songs in the twilight on [C]Mockin' [F] Bird [C]Hill.

Chorus and repeat last line.

WHEN THE SAINTS COME MARCHING IN

[C]Oh,when the saints…oh, when the  saints…oh,when the saints come marching [G7]in,
Oh, Lord I [C] want to be in that num[F]ber, when the [C] saints come march[G7]ing in.

Oh, when the sun…oh, when the sun…oh, when the sun refuse to [G7] shine,
Oh, Lord I [C] want to be in that num[F]ber, when the [C] sun  re[G7]fuse to [C] shine.

Oh, when the stars… oh, when the stars… oh, when the stars have disap[G7]peared,
Oh,Lord I [C] want to be in that num[F]ber, when the [C] stars have [G7] disap[C]peared.

Oh, when the ukes… oh, when the ukes…oh, when the ukes begin to [G7]play,
Oh, Lord I [C] want to be in that num[F]ber, when the [C] ukes be[G7]gin to [C] play.

REPEAT THE FIRST VERSE.