RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER
Johnny Marks (c) 1949
You know Dasher and Dancer [Fmaj7 Em7]
And Prancer and Vixen, [Dm7 Cmaj7]
Comet and Cupid [Fmaj7 Em7]
And Donner and Blitzen. [Dm7 Cmaj7]
But do you recall [Am E7 Am]
The most famous reindeer of all? [D9 G4 G7]
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer (reindeer) [C]
Had a very shiny nose (like a light bulb) [C G7]
And if you ever saw it (saw it) [G7]
You would even say it glows (like a flash light) [C]
All of the other reindeer (reindeer) [C]
Used to laugh and call him names [C G7] (like Pinochio)
They wouldn't let poor Rudolph (Rudolph) [G7]
Play in any reindeer games (like Monopoly) [G7 C]
Then one foggy Christmas Eve [F Em7 A7]
Santa came to say (Ho Ho Ho) [Dm7 G7 C]
Rudolph with your nose so bright [G7 Em]
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight? [Am7 D7 Dm7 G7]
Then all the reindeer loved him (loved him) [C]
And they shouted out with glee (yippee) [C G7]
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer (reindeer) [G7]
You'll go down in history (like Columbus) [G7 C]
intro-
G Em C D
G D
Rocking around the Christmas tree at the Christmas party hop
D G
Mistletoe hung where you can see every couple tries to stop
G D
Rocking around the Christmas tree, let the Christmas spirit ring
D G
Later we'll have some pumpkin pie and we'll do some caroling
C Bm
You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear
Em A D
Voices singing let's be jolly, deck the halls with boughs of holly
G D
Rocking around the Christmas tree, have a happy holiday
D G
Everyone dancing merrily in the new old-fashioned way
C Bm
You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear
Em A D
Voices singing let's be jolly, deck the halls with boughs of holly
G D
Rocking around the Christmas tree, have a happy holiday
D G
Everyone dancing merrily in the new old-fashioned way
D D D D G C G
Everyone dancing merrily in the new old - fa - shioned way
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
G Em Em7
Old pirates, yes, they rob I.
C G/B Am
Sold I to the merchant ships
G Em C G/B Am
minutes after they took I from the bottomless pit.
G Em Em7
But my hand was made strong
C G/B Am
By the hand of the Almighty.
G Em C Am7 D
We forward in this generation triumphantly.
[Chorus]
G C D G
Won't you help to sing these songs of freedom?
C D Em C D G C
Cause all I ever had, redemption songs,
D G C D
redemption songs.
[Verse 2]
G Em Em7
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery,
C G/B Am
None but ourselves can free our minds.
G Em
Have no fear for atomic energy,
C G/B D
'Cause none of them can stop the time.
G Em Em7
How long shall they kill our prophets
C G/B Am
While we stand aside and look?
G Em
Ooh, some say it's just a part of it.
C Am7 D
We've got to fulfill the book.
[Chorus]
G C D G
Won't you help to sing these songs of freedom?
C D Em C D G C
'Cause all I ever had, redemption songs,
D G C D G C D
redemption songs, redemption songs.
[Instrumental]
Em C D
Em C D
Em C D
Em C D
[Verse 3]
G Em Em7
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery,
C G/B Am
None but ourselves can free our minds.
G Em
Woh, Have no fear for atomic energy,
C G/B D
'Cause none of them-ah can-ah stop-ah the time.
G Em Em7
How long shall they kill our prophets
C G/B Am
While we stand aside and look?
G Em
Yes, some say it's just a part of it.
C Am7 D
We've got to fulfill the book.
[Chorus]
G C D G
Won't you help to sing these songs of freedom?
C D Em C D G
'Cause all I ever had, redemption songs,
C D Em C D Em C
All I ever had, redemption songs,
D G C D G
These songs of freedom, songs of freedom
[Outro]
C C/B Am Am6
[Verse]
A B7
Three little birds, sat on my window
D/E A
And they told me I don't need to worry
A B7
Summer came like cinnamon
So sweet,
D/E A
Little girls double-dutch on the concrete
F#m7 C#7/F F#m7 B9
Maybe sometimes, we've got it wrong, but it's alright
Dmaj7 Dmmaj7
The more things seem to change, the more they stay the same
Oh, don't you hesitate
[Chorus]
A B7/F#
Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
D/E A
You go ahead, let your hair down
A B7/F#
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams,
D/E A
Just go ahead, let your hair down
Dmaj7 Dmmaj7 A
You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow
[Verse 2]
A B7
Blue as the sky, sunburnt and lonely,
D/E A
Sipping tea in a bar by the roadside,
A
(just relax, just relax)
B7
Don't you let those other boys fool you,
D/E A
Got to love that afro hair do
F#m7 C#7/F F#m7 B9
Maybe sometimes, we feel afraid, but it's alright
Dmaj7 Dmmaj7
The more you stay the same, the more they seem to change
Don't you think it's strange?
[Chorus]
A B7/F#
Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
D/E A
You go ahead, let your hair down
A B7/F#
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams,
D/E A
Just go ahead, let your hair down
Dmaj7 Dmmaj7 A
You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow
[Bridge]
Bm7
'Twas more than I could take, pity for pity's sake
F#m N.C. Bm7
Some nights kept me awake, I thought that I was stronger
A/C# Dmaj7 Bm7
When you gonna realise, that you don't even have to try any longer?
Dmaj7
Do what you want to
[Chorus]
A B7/F#
Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
D/E A
You go ahead, let your hair down (oh, let your hair down!)
A B7/F#
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams (hope you get your dreams)
D/E A
Just go ahead, let your hair down (sister, let your hair down!)
A B7/F#
Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
D/E A
You go ahead, let your hair down
A B7/F#
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams,
D/E A
Just go ahead, let your hair down
Dmaj7 Dmmaj7 A
You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow
[Verse 1]
E E7
Well you've heard about love givin' sight to the blind
E E7
My baby's lovin' cause the sun to shine
A E7
She's my sweet little thing, she's my pride and joy
B7 A7 E7 E B7
She's my sweet little baby, I'm her little lover boy
[Verse 2]
E E7
Yeah I love my baby, my heart and soul
E E
Love like ours won't never grow old
A E7
She's my sweet little thing, she's my pride and joy
B7 A7 E7 E B7
She's my sweet little baby, I'm her little lover boy
[Verse 3]
E E7
Yeah I love my lady, she's long and lean
E E7
You mess with her, you'll see a man gettin' mean
A E7
She's my sweet little thing, she's my pride and joy
B7 A7 E7 E B7
She's my sweet little baby, I'm her little lover boy
[Middle Solo]
(Chorus section)
[Verse 4]
E E7
Well I love my baby like the finest wine
E E7
Stick with her until the end of time
A E7
She's my sweet little thing, she's my pride and joy
B7 A7 E7 E B7
She's my sweet little baby, I'm her little lover boy
[Verse 5]
E E7
Yeah I love my baby, my heart and soul
E E7
Love like ours will never grow old
A E7
She's my sweet little thing, she's my pride and joy
B7 A7 E7 E B7
She's my sweet little baby, I'm her little lover boy
[Outro Solo]
(Chorus section)
"Capo III
D A G A 2x
D A G A
I wasn't born for diggin deep holes
D A G A
I'm not made for pavin long roads
D A Bm G A
I aint cut out to climb high line poles
G A D D A G A
But I'm pretty good at drinkin beer
D A G A
I'm not the type to work in a bank
D A G A
I'm no good at slappin on things
D A Bm G A
Don't have a knack for makin motors crank, no
G A D
But I'm pretty good at drinkin beer
G
So hand me one more
Gm
That's what I'm here for
D D7
I'm built for having a ball
G
I love the nightlife
Gm
I love my budlight
D G A
I like 'em cold and tall
D A G A
I aint much for mowin thick grass
D A G A
I'm too slow for workin' too fast
D A Bm G A
I don't do windows so honey don't ask
G A D
But I'm pretty good at drinkin beer
D A G A
A go getter maybe I'm not
D A G A
I'm not known for doin' a lot
D A Bm G A
But I do my best work when the weather's hot
G A D
I'm pretty good at drinkin beer
G
So hand me one more
Gm
That's what I'm here for
D D7
I'm built for having a ball
G
I love the nightlife
Gm
I love my budlight
D G A
I like 'em cold and tall
D A G A
I wasn't born for diggin deep holes
D A G A
I'm not made for pavin long roads
D A Bm G A
I aint cut out to climb high line poles
G A D
But I'm pretty good at drinkin beer
G A D D A G A
But I'm pretty good at drinkin beer
D A G A 5x
[Spoken] So hand me one more boys...
That's what I'm here for"
[Riff]
(C#m)
[Verse 1]
N.C.
Love is like a bomb, baby, c'mon get it on
Livin' like a lover with a radar phone
Lookin' like a tramp, like a video vamp
C#m
Demolition woman, can I be your man? (Your man)
C#m
Razzle 'n' a dazzle 'n' a flash a little light
Television lover, baby, go all night
Sometime, anytime, sugar me sweet
Little miss ah innocent sugar me, yeah
Hey! Yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
F# C#m B F# C#m B
C'mon, take a bottle, shake it up
E B A E A B
Break the bubble, break it up
[Chorus]
E A B
Pour some sugar on me, ooh, in the name of love
E A B
Pour some sugar on me, c'mon, fire me up
E A B
Pour your sugar on me, oh, I can't get enough
C#m N.C.
I'm hot, sticky sweet, from my head to my feet, yeah
[Riff]
(C#m)
[Verse 2]
N.C.
Listen! Red light, yellow light, green-a-light go!
Crazy little woman in a one man show
Mirror queen, mannequin, rhythm of love
C#m
Sweet dream, saccharine, loosen up (Loosen up)
Loosen up
C#
You gotta squeeze a little, squeeze a little, tease a little more
Easy operator come a knockin' on my door
Sometime, anytime, sugar me sweet
Little miss innocent sugar me, yeah, yeah
Give a little more
[Pre-Chorus]
F# C#m B F# C#m B
Take a bottle, shake it up
E B A E A B
Break the bubble, break it up
[Chorus]
E A B
Pour some sugar on me, ooh, in the name of love
E A B
Pour some sugar on me, c'mon, fire me up
E A B
Pour your sugar on me, oh, I can't get enough
C#m N.C.
I'm hot, sticky sweet, from my head to my feet, yeah
[Guitar Solo]
D E D E
[Bridge] (Drums Only)
You got the peaches, I got the cream
Sweet to taste, saccharine
'cause I'm hot, say what, sticky sweet
From my head, my head, to my feet
E
Do you take sugar? One lump or two?
[Pre-Chorus]
F# C#m B F# C#m B
Take a bottle, shake it up
E B A E A B
Break the bubble, break it up
[Chorus]
E A B
Pour some sugar on me, ooh, in the name of love
E A B
Pour some sugar on me, c'mon, fire me up
E A B
Pour your sugar on me, oh, I can't get enough
E A B
Pour some sugar on me, ooh, in the name of love
E A B
Pour some sugar on me, (adlib)...
E A B
Pour your sugar on me, (adlib)...
E A B E N.C. A N.C. B N.C.
Pour some sugar on me, yeah! Sugar me!
[Intro]
D D D D C# C
B7 B7 B7 B7 C C#
[Verse 1]
D
One way or another, I'm gonna find ya
C# C
I'm gonna get ya', get ya', get ya', get ya'
B7
One way or another, I'm gonna win ya'
C C#
I'm gonna get ya', get ya' ,get ya', get ya'
D
One way or another, I'm gonna see ya'
C# C
I'm gonna meet ya', meet ya', meet ya', meet ya'
B7
One day maybe next week, I'm gonna meet ya'
I'm gonna meet ya', I'll meet ya'
[Chorus 1]
G Bm A F#m
I will drive past your house
G Bm A F#m
and if the lights are all down
G E F#
I'll see who's around
[Verse 2]
D
One way or another, I'm gonna find ya'
C# C
I'm gonna get ya', get ya', get ya', get ya'
B7
One way or another, I'm gonna win ya'
C C#
I'll get ya', I'll get ya'
D
One way or another, I'm gonna see ya'
C# C
I'm gonna meet ya', meet ya', meet ya', meet ya'
B7
One day maybe next week ,I'm gonna meet ya'
I'll meet ya'
[Chorus 2]
G Bm A F#m
And if the lights are all out
G Bm A F#m
I'll follow your bus downtown
G E F#
See who's hangin' out
[Instrumental]
F#m F#m A C#m
B7 E F#m F#m
A A B B C C#
[Verse 3]
D
One way or another, I'm gonna lose ya'
C# C
I'm gonna give you the slip
B7
A slip of the lip or another I'm gonna lose ya'
C C#
I'm gonna trick ya', I'll trick ya'
D
One way or another, I'm gonna lose ya'
C# C
I'm gonna trick ya', trick ya', trick ya', trick ya'
B7
One way or another, I'm gonna lose ya'
I'm gonna give you the slip
[Link]
D D B7 B7
[Bridge]
D
I'll walk down the mall, stand over by the wall
B7
Where I can see it all, find out who ya' call
D
Lead you to the supermarket check out some,
B7
specials and rap, then get lost in the crowd
[Coda]
D B7
One way or another I'm gonna get ya'
I'll get ya'
I'll get ya', get ya', get ya', get ya'
Where I can see it all, find out who ya' call
G D7 G
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas tree,
Am D7 D G
How lovely are your branches!
G D7 G
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas tree,
Am D7 D G
How lovely are your branches!
G C D7
In beauty green will always grow
Am D7 G
Through summer sun and winter snow.
G D7 G
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,
Am D7 D G
How lovely are your branches!
G C D7
How often you give us delight
Am D7 G
In brightly shining Christmas light!
G D7 G
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas tree,
Am D7 D G
You are the tree most loved!
G D7 G
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas tree,
Am D7 D G
Your beauty green will teach me
G C D7
That hope and love will ever be
Am D7 G
The way to joy and peace for me.
G D7 G
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas tree,
Am D7 D G
Your beauty green will teach me.
[Verse 1]
E B A
Can we forget about the things I said when I was drunk,
E B A
I didn't mean to call you that.
E B A
I can't remember what was said or what you threw at me
E B A
Please tell me, please tell me
[Chorus] (change up strumming)
E F#m
whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
A B E F#m
My car is in the front yard, and I'm, sleeping with my clothes on,
A B
I came in through the window, last night
E B A
and you're, gone, gone.
[Verse 2]
E B A
It's no surprise to me I am my own worst enemy,
E B A
'Cause every now and then I kick the living shit out of me
E B A
The smoke alarm is going off and there's a cigarette,
E B A
Still burning, please tell me
[Chorus] (change up strumming)
E F#m
whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
A B E F#m
My car is in the front yard, and I'm, sleeping with my clothes on,
A B
I came in through the window, last night
E B A
and you're, gone, gone.
(E - A B)
Verse Rhythm: Repeat (this is where the solo is played)
E F#m
whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
A B E F#m
My car is in the front yard, and I'm, sleeping with my clothes on,
A B
I came in through the window, last night
E F#m
It's no surprise to me I am my own worst enemy
A B
'Cause every now and then I kick the living shit out of me
E F#m
Can we forget about the things I said when I was drunk
A B
I didn't mean to call you that
[Outro] (Verse strum pattern)
E B A (x4)
(Hold last chord. Feel free to finish off with one more E.)
[Intro]
E C#m x4
F#5 A
[Verse 1]
E C#m E C#m
Too alarming now, to talk about
E C#m E C#m
Take your pictures down, and shake it out
E C#m E C#m
Truth or consequence, say it aloud
E C#m E C#m
Use that evidence, race it around
[Chorus]
A E
There goes my hero, watch him as he goes
A E
There goes my hero, he's ordinary
F#5 A
[Verse 2]
E C#m E C#m
Don't the best of them, bleed it out
E C#m E C#m
While the rest of them, peter out
E C#m E C#m
Truth or consequence, say it aloud
E C#m E C#m
Use that evidence, race it around
[Chorus]
A E
There goes my hero, watch him as he goes
A E
There goes my hero, he's ordinary
F#5 A
[Bridge]
E C#m E C#m
Kudos my hero, leaving all the best
E C#m E C#m
You know my hero, the one that's on
[Chorus]
A E
There goes my hero, watch him as he goes
A E
There goes my hero, he's ordinary
A E
There goes my hero, watch him as he goes
A E
There goes my hero, he's ordinary
F#5 A
A E
I can tell there’s something you don’t wanna tell me
A B7 B Bb A
It’s killing you cause words are hard to find
(A) E
I know you want to break it to me gently
F# B7 C7 B7
Well sweet baby say what’s on your mind
CHORUS:
E E
Let’er rip, let it fly
Come on baby say it do you think I’m gonna cry
A E
ain’t about to bawl I ain’t gonna die
B7 A
so if you’re gonna say goodbye don't take all damn night
E E
let’er rip, let it fly
A E
Why the drama we don’t have to drag out the situation
A B7
It wasn’t you, it wasn’t me, sometimes the chemistry don’t ignite
A E
There ain’t no rings, no mortgage there ain't any complications
F# B7
Just a hyphenated word get it out I’m sure I’ll be alright
Chorus:
(bass and drums only)
It ain’t no big deal, it ain’t no great loss
You and I are on the same train of thought
You don't have to tell me where to get off
Maybe I misunderstood you if you leave me baby would ya
CHORUS:
E E
Let’er rip, let it fly
Come on baby say it do you think I’m gonna cry
A E
ain’t about to bawl I ain’t gonna die
B7 A
so if you’re gonna say goodbye don't take all damn night
E E
let’er rip, let it fly
B7 A
so if you’re gonna say goodbye don't take all damn night
E E
let’er rip, let it fly
Cmaj9 G G Am7 G
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
Cmaj9 G Bm G Cmaj7
Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
(G C (D E D G F# D low A, D low A) Bm Am, G C, D/F# G)
G C
Say you don't know me, or recognize my face
F/G D/G G
Say you don't care who goes to that kind of place
C
Knee deep in the hoopla, sinking in your fight
F/G D G (D/F#)
Too many runaways eating up the night
Em Cmaj7 G D G C(add9)
Marconi plays the mamba, listen to the radio, don't you remember
C(add9) Bm Am7 C(add9) G C Em
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
Someone's always playing corporation games
Who cares they're always changing corporation names
We just want to dance here, someone stole the stage
They call us irresponsible, write us off the page
G C G (C D/F#) G G/B G (C D)
It's just another Sunday, in a tired old street
G Cmaj9 C G (C) D/F# G
Police have got the choke hold, oh----oh, oh, oh, but we just lost the beat
Who counts the money underneath the bar
Who rides the wrecking ball into our guitars
Don't tell us you need us, 'cos we're [the ship of] fools
Looking for Bmerica, crawling through your schools
I'm looking out over that Golden Gate bridge, out on another gorgeous sunny Saturday,
I've seen that bumper-to-bumper traffic (CHORUS)
Here's your favorite radio station, in your favorite radio city the city by the bay,
the city that rocks, the city that never sleeps
Marconi plays the mamba.. . (CHORUS)
