First 12 Chords for the Guitar

First 12 Chords for the Guitar
(Major Chords then minor)
Colorado Christmas
12/11/12
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Intro:
/
C
/
Dm
/
G
/
C
/
C
Dm
Looking out the window of this Hollywood hotel,
G
C
You’d never know that it was Christmas eve.
C
Dm
The billboards and the neon took the place of silver bells,
G
C
And the temperature is 84 degrees.
Dm
G
I can hear the traffic on the crowded strip below
Dm
G
As the palm trees poke their heads above the scene
C
Dm
There’s not a single reindeer and it hardly ever snows,
G
C
And Santa drives a Rolls Royce limousine.
CHORUS:
Bb
F
C
But all along the Rockies you can feel it in the air
Bb
F
G
From Telluride to Boulder down below
C
Dm
The closest thing to heaven on this planet anywhere
G
C
Is a quiet Christmas morning in the Colorado snow
(Intro) /
C
/
Dm
/
G
/
C
/
C
Dm
I remember Christmases when I was just a boy
G
C
In the morning I would run to see the tree.
C
Dm
And the carolers on the hillside sang their songs of Christmas joy
G
C
Well, I always thought they sang them just for me.
Dm
G
Now the sun is setting in the California sky
Dm
G
And I can’t find the spirit anywhere
C
Dm
So I think it’s time for me to tell Los Angeles goodbye
G
C
I’m going back home took for Christmas there
CHORUS (same)
Crazy Love 12/17/12
POCO
C
F
Tonight I'm gonna break away
G
F
C
Just you wait and see
C
F
I've never been imprisoned by
G
F
C
A faded memory
C
F
Just when I think I'm over her
G
F
C
This broken heart will mend
F
I hear her name and I have to cry
G
F
C
The tears come down again
CHORUS:
F
It happens all the time
G
C
This crazy love of mine
F
Wrapped around my heart
G
C
Refusing to unwind
F
G
F
C
F G
Ooh-ooh, crazy love, ah___
F - C -G - C - C_______
(C)
F
Count the stars in the summer sky
G
F
C
That fall without a sound
F
And then pretend that you can't hear
G
F
C
These teardrops coming down
CHORUS (same)
C
F
Tonight I'm gonna break away
G
F
C
Just you wait and see
C
F
I've never been imprisoned by
G
F
C
A faded memory
CHORUS (same)
END:
C
F
Tonight I'm gonna break away...
Dream A Little Dream Of Me
12/17/12
Mama Cass
Verse 1
C
Stars
C
Night
F
Birds
C
Dream
B7
D7
G
shining bright above you
B7
A
A7
breezes seem to whisper I love you
Fm
singing in the Sycamore tree
D7
G7
a little dream of me
Verse 2
C
B7
D7
G
Say nightie-night and kiss me
C
B7
A
A7
Just hold me tight and tell me you'll miss me
F
Fm
While I'm alone and blue as can be
C
D7
G7 C
E7
Dream a little dream of me
BRIDGE
A
F#m
Bm
E
A
F#m
Bm E
Stars fading but I linger on dear, still craving your kiss
A
F#m
Bm
E
A
F#m
G#7
G
I'm longing to linger till dawn dear, just saying this
Verse 3
C
B7
D7
G
Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you
C
B7
A
A7
Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you
F
Fm
But in your dreams whatever they be
C
D7
G7
Dream a little dream of,
C
D7
G7
Dream a little dream of,
C
D7
G7
C
Dream a little dream of me___.
FELIZ NAVIDAD
12/10/12
Jose Feliciano
G
Feliz
D
Feliz
G
Feliz
G
Feliz
D
Feliz
G
Feliz
C
D
Navidad,
G
Navidad,
C
D
G
Navidad, próspero ano y felicidad.
C
D
Navidad,
G
Navidad,
C
D
G
Navidad, próspero ano y felicidad.
G
I wanna wish you
D
I wanna wish you
Em
I wanna wish you
D
from the bottom of
C
a Merry Christmas,
G
a Merry Christmas,
C
a Merry Christmas,
G
my heart.
[REPEAT ALL]
End:
/
G
C
/
G
/
High Country Snows
12/17/12
Dan Fogelberg
INTRO)
6
/
8
G-G-G
(pickup count)4
5
//:
6
D
/ C Am
123456
123
VS1)
G
D
There's a place in the Rockies
C
Am
G
C G
A place that I know
D
Where the world cannot find me
C
D
Dsus4
And the time goes so slow
D
VS3)
G
D
To a house by a meadow
C
Am
G
C G
'Neath the towering peaks
D
Is a place where my heart goes
C
D
Dsus4
When it's love that it seeks
D
Through the long months of winter
C
D
Dsus4
And the high country snows
VS5)
G
D
In the space of a lifetime
C
Am
G
C G
A man misses much
123
456
/
G
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123456
Dsus4
D
VS6)
G
D
In the piny wood forest
C
Am
G
C G
There's a flower that grows
D
Through the long months of winter
C
Am
G
C G
And the high country snows
C
G C
D
Til he finds him a woman
C
Am
D
And treasures her touch
VS2)
VS4)
G
D
There a woman lies waiting
C
Am
G
Like the wild growing rose
456
/
G
D
D
G
D
When the lakes all lie frozen
C
Am
G
C G
And the wild wind blows
D
I'll return to my darling
C
Am
G
C G
And the high country snows
END)
E
Am
I'll return to my darling
C
G Gsus4 G
And the high country snows
Hotel California in Bm 12/17/12
Bm
The Eagles
F#
VS)
//: Bm / F# / A / E / G / D / Em / F# ://
CH)
/ G / D / Em / Bm / G / D / Em / F# /
Bm
F#
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
A
E
Warm smell of colitas,
rising up through the air
G
D
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
Em
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
F#
I had to stop for the night
Bm
There she stood in the doorway;
F#
I heard the mission bell
A
And I was thinking to myself,
E
G
’this could be heaven or this could be hell’
D
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
Em
So I called up the captain,
’please bring me my wine’
A
He said, ’we haven’t had that spirit here
E
since nineteen sixty nine’
G
And still those voices are calling from
D
far away,
Em
Wake you up in the middle of the night
F#
Just to hear them say...
G
D
Welcome to the hotel California
Em
Bm
Such a lovely place Such a lovely face
G
D
They livin’ it up at the Hotel California
Em
F#
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis
Bm
Mirrors on the ceiling,
F#
D
Welcome to the Hotel California
Em
Bm
Such a lovely place, such a lovely face
G
D
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Em
F#
Any time of year, you can find it here
The pink champagne on ice
A
And she said
’we are all just prisoners
E
here,
of our own device’
G
And in the master’s chambers,
D
They gathered for the feast
Em
They stab it with their steely knives,
F#
But they just can’t kill the beast
Bm
Bm
There were voices down the corridor,
F#
I thought I heard them say...
G
Her mind is tiffany-twisted,
F#
she got the Mercedes Benz
A
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys,
E
that she calls friends
G
How they dance in the courtyard,
D
sweet summer sweat.
Em
Some dance to remember,
F#
some dance to forget
Last thing I remember, I was
F#
Running for the door
A
I had to find the passage back
E
To the place I was before
G
’relax,’ said the night man,
D
We are
programmed to receive.
Em
You can checkout any time you like,
F#
But you can never leave!
Hotel California in Em 12/17/12
The Eagles
VS)
CH)
(Capo Fret 7)
//: Em / B7 / D / A / C / G / Am / B7 ://
/ C / G / Am / Em / C / G / Am / B7 /
Em
B7
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
D
A
Warm smell of colitas,
rising up through the air
C
G
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
Am
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
B7
I had to stop for the night
So I called up the captain,
B7
’please bring me my wine’
D
He said, ’we haven’t had that spirit here
A
since nineteen sixty nine’
C
And still those voices are calling from
G
far away,
Am
Wake you up in the middle of the night
B7
Just to hear them say...
C
Em
There she stood in the doorway;
B7
I heard the mission bell
D
And I was thinking to myself,
A
C
Em
’this could be heaven or this could be hell’
G
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
Am
There were voices down the corridor,
B7
I thought I heard them say...
C
G
Welcome to the Hotel California
Am
Em
Such a lovely place, such a lovely face
C
G
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Am
B7
Any time of year, you can find it here
Em
G
Welcome to the hotel California
Am
Em
Such a lovely place Such a lovely face
C
G
They livin’ it up at the Hotel California
Am
B7
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis
Em
Mirrors on the ceiling,
B7
The pink champagne on ice
D
And she said
’we are all just prisoners
A
here,
of our own device’
C
And in the master’s chambers,
G
They gathered for the feast
Am
They stab it with their steely knives,
B7
But they just can’t kill the beast
Her mind is tiffany-twisted,
Em
she got the Mercedes Benz
B7
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys,
D
B7
D
A
that she calls friends
C
How they dance in the courtyard,
G
sweet summer sweat.
Am
Some dance to remember,
B7
some dance to forget
Last thing I remember, I was
Running for the door
I had to find the passage back
A
To the place I was before
C
’relax,’ said the night man,
G
We are
programmed to receive.
Am
You can checkout any time you like,
B7
But you can never leave!
I Can’t Help
Falling in Love with You
11/29/12
Elvis Presley
VS1)
C
Em
Am
F
Am
G
Wise men say only fools rush in
F
G
Am
F
C
G
C
But I, I can-t help falling in love with you.
VS2)
C
Em Am
F Am G
Shall I stay would it be a sin
F
G
Am
F
C
G
C
If I, I can-t help falling in love with you.
Bridge)
Em
B7
Like a river flows
Em
B7
Surely to the sea
Em
B7
Darling as we know
Em
A7
Dm
Some things
were meant to be
G
VS3)
C
Em Am
F
Am
G
Take my hand take my whole life too
F
G
Am
F
C
G
C
But I, I can-t help falling in love with you.
F
G
Am
F
C
G
C
But I, I can-t help falling in love__ with__ you.
Jingle Bell Rock
12/11/12
D
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock,
D
A7
Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring,
Snowin' and blowin' up bushels of fun -Now the jingle hop
A7Aug
has be - gun;
D
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock,
A7
Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time,
D
Dancin' and prancin' in Jingle Bell Square in the frosty air.
Bridge:
G
D
What a bright time, it's the right time to rock the night a - way
E
A
Jingle bell time is a swell time
to go glidin' in a one-horse sleigh
D
B7
Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet, jingle around the clock
G
Gm
Mix and a-mingle in the jinglin' beat
First Time:
E
A
That's the jin - gle
D
bell rock
Last Time:
E
E
A
That's the jin - gle
bell,
E
A
that's the jin - gle
A
That's the jin - gle
D
bell rock.
bell,
RUN RUN RUDOLPH
12/17/12
Chuck Berry
LEAD GUITAR INTRO:
E-|--/8--8--8--8--8------------|--|--8-----------8-----8---8---8--11b--|
B-|--/8--8--8--8--8--10--------|--|--8--10-------8-----8---8---8--11b--|
G-|----------------------8--9--|--|---------8h9-----9------------------|
D-|------------------------10--|--|----------------10------------------|
A-|----------------------------|--|------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------|--|------------------------------------|
Introduction
(F)
(C)
Out of all the reindeer you know you're the mastermind
(G)
(C)
Run run Rudolph, Randolph's way too far behind
Chorus
(C)
(F)
(C)
Run run Rudolph Santa's got to make it to town
(F)
(C)
Can't you make him hurry tell him he can take the freeway down
(G)
(C)
Run run Rudolph 'cause I'm reelin' like a merry-go-round
Verse 1
(C)
(F)
(C)
Said Santa to a boy child what have you been longing for
(F)
(C)
All I want for Christmas is a rock n roll electric guitar
(G)
(C)
And then away went Rudolph wizzin' like a shootin' star
Chorus (same)
Verse 2
(C)
Said Santa to a girl child
(F)
A little baby doll who can
(G)
And then away went Rudolph
Chorus (same)
(F)
(C)
what would please you most to get
(C)
eat, drink, sleep and wet
(C)
wizzin' like a Saber Jet
Wasted On The Way – in C
Graham Nash
Capo Fret 2
Intro:
C /
Am
/
F
G
/
F
C
/
C
/
C
Am
Look around me - I can see my life before me
F
G
C
Running rings around the way it used to be
C
Am
I am older now - I have more than what I wanted
F
G
F
C
But I wish that I had started long before I did
(C)
F
G
C
Am
And there's so much time to make up everywhere you turn
F
G
Em C
Time we have wasted on the way
F
G
C
Am
So much water moving underneath the bridge
F
G
F
C
Let the water come and carry us away
C
Am
Oh, when you were young, did you question all the answers
F
G
F
C
Did you envy all the dancers who had all the nerve
C
Am
Look around you now - you must go for what you wanted
F
G
F
C
Look at all my friends who did and got what they deserved
(C)
F
G
C
Am
And there's so much time to make up everywhere you turn
F
G
Em C
Time we have wasted on the way
F
G
C
Am
So much water moving underneath the bridge
F
G
F
C
Let the water come and carry us away
(C)
F
G
C
Am
And there's so much love to make up everywhere you turn
F
G
Em C
Love we have wasted on the way
F
G
C
Am
So much water moving underneath the bridge
F
G
F
C
Let the water come and carry us away
F
G
F
/ F C / C____
Let the water come and carry us away____________.