Jane S Piddy by Sixto Rodriguez - chords and lyrics

I play this with a Capo on 2 to suit my voice - but the original doesn't use a Capo at all. It just depends if you want to sing it high or low. Nice, easy song to play that repeats the same chords over and over...

Jane S Piddy by Sixto Rodriguez

Intro: play the bottom (thin) E-string - 0  -  2  -  7

G                        Bm7        C               D
Now you sit there thinking - feeling insecure
G                             Bm7                    C                 D
The mocking court gesture claims there is no proven cure
G                      Bm7                C                   D
Go back to your chamber - your eyes upon the wall
            G                  Bm7           C                  D
Coz you got no one to listen - you got no one to call
D                             G       Bm7    C     D
And you think I'm curious
G           Bm7               C                  D
Drifting, drowning - in a purple sea of doubt
      G                      Bm7                      C                        D
You wanna hear she loves you - but the words don't fit the mouth
            G           Bm7       C              D
You're a loser - a rebel - a cause, without
D                            G       Bm7    C     D
But don't think me callous
G                  Bm7          C                   D
Dancing Rosemary - disappearing sister Ruth
     G                      Bm7                         C                    D
It's just your yellow appetite that has you choking on the truth
      G                  Bm7
You gave in - you gave out
     C                            D
Outlived your dreams of youth
D                    G          Bm7    C     D
And I can't get jealous
    G                      Bm7                C                  D
So go on, you'll continue with your nose so open wide
G                      Bm7                C                    D
Knocking on the door that says, "Hurry, come inside"
              G                  Bm7
But don't bother to buy insurance 
      C                    D
Coz you've already died
D                        G         Bm7    C     D
And you can't be serious
  G             Bm7             C                 D
I saw my reflection in my father's final tears
      G                      Bm7                    C            D
The wind was slowly melting - San Francisco disappears
G                Bm7
Acid heads, unmade beds
             C                      D
And you Woodward world queers
D                  G         Bm7    C     D
I know you're lonely
D                  G         Bm7    C     D
I know you're lonely
D                  G         Bm7    C     D
I know you're lonely
D                  G         Bm7    C     D
I know you're lonely

Glorious Ruins (Acoustic) - chords and lyrics

Here's another one of those songs recently searched out on my Songbook blog enough times for me to go finding out what it's all about. I quite enjoyed the acoustic version the best.
If you have the song downloaded and want to play along - then slap your capo on the 4th fret.
No capo? then the chords will still work just as well for you sing to.

Glorious Ruins (Acoustic) - chords and lyrics

Capo 4

D
When the mountains fall
            A                                Bm         G
And the tempest roars - You are with me
            D
When creation folds
           A                             Bm         G
Still my soul will soar on Your mercy
     Bm
I'll walk through the fire
            G
With my head lifted up (high)
           D                            A
And my spirit revived in Your story
             Bm
And I'll look to the cross
          G
As my failure is lost
         D                            A
In the light of Your glorious grace
                              D
Let the ruins come to life
                              G
In the beauty of Your name
                          D
Rising up from the ashes
                       A
God forever You reign
                              Bm
And my soul will find refuge
                               G
In the shadow of Your wings
                        D
I will love You forever
                      A
And forever I'll sing
              D
When the world caves in
           A                             Bm         G
Still my hope will cling to Your promise
               D
When my courage ends
           A                                   Bm         G
Let my heart find strength in Your presence
     Bm
And I'll walk through the fire
            G
With my head lifted up (high)
           D                            A
And my spirit revived in Your story
             Bm
I'll look to the cross
          G
As my failure is lost
         D                            A
In the light of Your glorious grace
                              D
Let the ruins come to life
                              G
In the beauty of Your name
                          D
Rising up from the ashes
                       A
God forever You reign
                              Bm
And my soul will find refuge
                               G
In the shadow of Your wings
                        D
I will love You forever
                      A
And forever I'll sing

Wo oh oh Oh... (repeated playing chords below)
D - G - D - A - Bm - G - D - A 

                              D
Let the ruins come to life
                              G
In the beauty of Your name
                          D
Rising up from the ashes
                       A
God forever You reign
                              Bm
And my soul will find refuge
                               G
In the shadow of Your wings
                        D
I will love You forever
                      A
And forever I'll sing

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