Paolo Nutini - These Streets - Acoustic - chords and lyrics

This is a nice little number I enjoy playing from time to time - tho my Scottish accent when singing is a bit of a joke...
Nice easy chords to jam to

These Streets – Paolo Nutini

D                   F#m   G          A

Cross the border, into the big bad world

D                                                         F#m

Where it takes you about an hour just to cross the road

           G                                 A

Just to stumble across another poor old soul

D                                             F#m

From the dreary old lanes to the High Street madness

G                                A

I fight with my brain to believe my eyes

      D                                       F#m

And it's harder than you think to believe this sadness

   G                                                 A

It creeps up my spine and haunts me through the night

Bm7

Life is good and the girls are gorgeous

G

Suddenly the air smells much greener now

Bm7

And I'm wondering around with a half pack of cigarettes

A

Searching for the change I've lost somehow

D                          F#m   

These Streets have too many names for me

G                                                         A

I'm used to Glenfield Road and spending my time down in Orchy

D                          F#m           G          A

I'll get used to this eventually I know, I know

D                F#m     G                 A

Where'd the days go when all we did was play

D                                                          F#m

And the stress that we were under wasn't stress at all

G                                       A

Just a run and a jump into a harmless fall

D                                             F#m

From walking by a high rise to a landmark square

            G                               A

You see millions of people with millions of cares

D                                                  F#m

And I struggle to the train to make my way home

G                                          A

I look at these people as they sit there alone

Bm7

Life is good and the sun is shining

G

Everybody floats to their ideal place

Bm7

And the children all smile as the boats shuffle by them

A

Trying to pretend that they've got some space

D                          F#m   

These Streets have too many names for me

G                                                         A

I'm used to Glenfield Road and spending my time down in Orchy

D                          F#m           G          A

I'll get used to this eventually I know, I know

D                          F#m   

These Streets have too many names for me

G                                                         A

I'm used to Glenfield Road and spending my time down in Orchy

D                          F#m           G          A

I'll get used to this eventually I know, I know

Bm7

Life is good and the girls are gorgeous

G

Suddenly the air smells much greener now

Bm7

And I'm wondering around with a half pack of cigarettes

A

Searching for the change I've lost somehow

D                          F#m   

These Streets have too many names for me

G                                                         A

I'm used to Glenfield Road and spending my time down in Orchy

D                          F#m           G          A

I'll get used to this eventually I know, I know

D                          F#m   

These Streets have too many names for me

G                                                         A

I'm used to Glenfield Road and spending my time down in Orchy

D                          F#m           G          A

I'll get used to this eventually I know, I know

                                 D

You keep telling me so

Be Still - The Fray - cover sung by Babs

I found "Babs" on YouTube recently when watching different versions of Songbird.
Then I found this song...

It was written by Isaac Slade (The Fray vocalist) as a lullaby for his little brother and comes off their album, Scars & Stories released in February 2012.
Enjoy

Be Still – The Fray – chords and lyrics

Sung by “Babs”

Intro: G  D  Am Em C

      G         D             Am        Em

Be still and know that I'm with you

      G         D             C     G

Be still and know that I am here

      G         D             Am        Em

Be still and know that I'm with you

      G         D          G

Be still, be still, and know

           G           D        Am    Em

When darkness comes upon you

        G        D           C           G

And covers you with fear and shame

      G         D             Am        Em

Be still and know that I'm with you

       G       D          G

And I will say your name

    C               Em

If terror falls upon your bed

        G                      D

And sleep no longer comes

     G          D       Am        Em

Remember all the words I said

      G         D         G

Be still, be still, and know

                G         D              Am Em

And when you go through the valley

              G         D                 C           G

And the shadow comes down from the hill

    G         D       Am         Em

If morning never comes to be

      G         D        G

Be still, be still, be still

    C                  Em

If you forget the way to go

        G                             D

And lose where you came from

    G           D              Am   Em

If no one is standing beside you

      G         D         G

Be still and know I am

      G         D             Am       Em

Be still and know that I'm with you

      G         D         G

Be still and know I am

I Think of You - Sixto Rodriguez - chords and lyrics

One of his more mellow songs - here is a love song for all you romantics... It's straight from my handwritten songbook onto here.

July 2013 - I just found this awesome cover by Anna Carow.
Check her out and buy her debut album on iTunes.:-)



If you want to see all the chords and song lyrics of Rodriguez I have on my blog - scroll down and click on the Label: "Sixto Rodriguez" - at the bottom of this post

I Think Of You  by  Rodriguez

                    Amaj7

Just a song we shared, I'll hear

Dmaj7

Brings memories back when you were here

Amaj7

Of your smile, your easy laughter

Dmaj7

Of your kiss, those moments after

  Amaj7

I think of you,

      Dmaj7

and think of you

      Amaj7                   Dmaj7

and think of you.

 Amaj7

Of the dreams we dreamt together

Dmaj7

Of the love we vowed would never

Amaj7

Melt like snowflakes in the sun

Dmaj7

My days now end as they begun

         Amaj7

With thoughts of you,

Dmaj7

and I think of you

Amaj7

and think of you.

D               Dmaj7                     C#m

Down the streets I walked with you

 Dmaj7          C#m                   E

Seeing others doing things we do

Amaj7

Now these thoughts are haunting me

Dmaj7

Of how complete I used to be

Amaj7

And in these times that we're apart

Dmaj7

I'll hear this song that breaks my heart

Amaj7

And think of you

Dmaj7

And I think of you

Amaj7

And think of you

Dmaj7

and think of you

Amaj7

And I do

Dmaj7, Amaj7

I won't let you go - James Morrison - chords and lyrics

I've only just been reminded of this song so thought it worthy of putting on my web songbook...
It took a few goes of strumming and plucking along to the song to get a 'feel' for it.
I've still got a few more practice plays to 'endure' before I'd feel comfortable singing this one to an audience that aren't a dog or a cat :-)

I won’t let you go  -  James Morrison
          C
When it's black
                            Am 
Take a little time to hold yourself
                            F
Take a little time to feel around
               C 
Before it's gone
C                                                      Am 
You won't let go, but you still keep on falling down
                              F 
Remember how you saved me now
                      C
From all of my wrongs

Chorus:
C 
And if there's love just feel it
                              Am 
And if there's life we'll see it
                                       F
This is no time to be alone, alone, yeah
G                  C 
I won't let you go

C                                                                 Am
Say those words, say those words like there's nothing else
                                     F                                    C 
Close your eyes and you might believe that there is some way out
C                                Am 
Open up; open up your heart to me now
                     F 
Let it all come pouring out
                                 C 
There's nothing I can't ta_ke yeah


C
And if there's love just feel it
                              Am 
And if there's life we'll see it
                                        F 
This is no time to be alone, alone, yeah
G                 C 
I won't let you go

C
And if your sky falling
                           Am 
Just take my hand and hold it
                                         F
You don't have to be alone, alone, yeah
G                  C
I won't let you go

                F            G               C
And if you feel the failing of the light
                       F           G               C 
And you're too weak to carry on the fight
                   F                G                             Am 
And all your friends that you count on have disappeared
        C                        F                   C 
I'll be here now darling, forever, holding on

Woah


C
And if there's love just feel it
                               Am 
And if there's life we'll see it
                                       F 
This is no time to be alone, alone, yeah
G                  C 
I won't let you go

C
And if your sky falling
                            Am 
Just take my hand and hold it
                                         F 
You don't have to be alone, alone, yeah
G                  C
I won't let you go

Woah no, no

C
I won't let you go, no I won’t let
C 
I won't let you go, no I won’t let
C                              F                    C
I won't let you go; no I won’t let you go