On Top Of The World - Mindy Smith Ft. Inland Sky - chords and lyrics - Valentines Day song

It's Valentines Day - so this is my simplified version for this song by Mindy Smith and Inland Sky - dedicated to my lovely wife.
It is the theme song from Michael Hill's, "We're For Love" ad campaign.



I'm not sure I totally agree with the message in their ad, but they definitely chose a good song. Watch the ad and make up your own mind.
I didn't buy my wife any jewellery this year, but think singing this song for her is a suitable gift.
Enjoy playing along....
Original key Eb - ...but I do easy chords :-)

On Top Of The World - Mindy Smith Ft. Inland Sky

Capo on 3

C                                             Em
You and me sitting on top of the world
C                                      Em
Carefree - just a boy and a girl
      Dm   Am                         C
It's likely we're both falling in love
      Am    Dm                    C             G
Coz lately we just can't get enough of us
C                                            Em
You and me floating on top of a cloud
C                                           Em
Singing - singing this song out loud
Dm                                   C
Easy - learning to float like this
          Dm
Like it should be
Am                      C       G
Baby - you know I can't resist
Am
Oo oo ooh
Dm        Am   C
Ooh ooo ooh   
C                            Em
Sitting on top of the world with you
G      Am
Oo oo ooh
Dm        Am   C
Ooh ooo ooh   
C                            Em                   G-Em-G-C-Em
Sitting on top of the world with you
C                                       Em
Falling - falling like a steady rain
C                                           Em
Burning - burning like a perfect flame
         Am      Dm                     Am    C-G
Don't tell me you don't feel this way
Am         Dm           C     G
Exactly - exactly the same
Am
Oo oo ooh
Dm        Am   C
Ooh ooo ooh   
C                            Em
Sitting on top of the world with you
G      Am
Oo oo ooh
Dm        Am   C
Ooh ooo ooh   
C                            Em                   (C-Am-G-C-G -Am) ??
Sitting on top of the world with you
Am
Oo oo ooh
Dm        Am   C
Ooh ooo ooh   
C                            Em
Sitting on top of the world with you
G      Am
Oo oo ooh
Dm        Am   C
Ooh ooo ooh   
C                            Em                   
Sitting on top of the world with you
C                                           Em  
You - me - sitting on top of the world
G      C                             
Carefree - just a boy and a girl

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

Chandelier - Sia - Chords and Lyrics

I'm a bit late to the party on this one. Heard "Chandelier" a few times before, but it didn't quite grip me in a way for me to want to add it to my digital songbook4guitar. Must've had something to do with thinking I'd never reach the falsetto if I tried to sing it. Whistling the high notes - yeah I can do that but I haven't seen any whistle covers on YouTube yet :-)
So, I get given this song and asked if I could play it whilst she sings it. (She does have a rather gorgeous voice but is too shy to appear on YouTube with me for any covers. And just to clarify, I'm not referring to Sia in this instance).
I look at the chords on the sheet she has given me and decide they are foreign to my fingers, so the long journey of transposing the song to easy chords began. Doing it that way made me decide for sure that "Chandelier" will be on this blog. I play these chords with Capo on 1. Works for me...Hope it works for you too
Here it is:

Chandelier by Sia 

Capo on 1

Am                                              Fmaj7
Party girls don't get hurt, can't feel      anything
                            G                                       Em
When will I learn, I push it down, I push it down
Am                                                 
     I'm the one, "for a good time call..."
            Fmaj7
Phone's blowing up - they're ringing my door bell
  G                                      Em
I feel the love, I feel the love
Fmaj7   
 One two three one two three drink
Am
One two three one two three drink
G
One two three one two three drink
G
Throw them back 'till I lose count
F              G                    C                              F
I'm gonna swing from the chandelier - from the chandelier
                G                        C                             F  
I'm gonna live like tomorrow doesn't exist - like it doesn't exist
                G          C                                             F 
I'm gonna fly like a bird of/from the night - feel my tears as they dry
F              G                    C                              F            
I'm gonna swing from the chandelier - from the chandelier
F
(And) I'm holding on for dear life
                                   G
Won't look down - won't open my eyes
                              C
Keep my glass full until morning light
                              F
Coz I'm just holding on for tonight
F
Help me I'm holding on for dear life
                                    G
Won't look down - won't open my eyes
                              C
Keep my glass full until morning light
                              F
Coz I'm just holding on for tonight - on for tonight
Am                                       Fmaj7
Sun is up - I'm a mess. Gotta get out now

Gotta run from this
       G                                                          Em
Here comes the shame, Here comes the shame
Fmaj7   
 One two three one two three drink
Am
One two three one two three drink
G
One two three one two three drink
G
Throw them back 'till I lose count
F              G                    C                              F
I'm gonna swing from the chandelier - from the chandelier
               G                         C                            F  
I'm gonna live like tomorrow doesn't exist - like it doesn't exist
               G           C                                            F 
I'm gonna fly like a bird of/from the night - feel my tears as they dry
F              G                     C                            F            
I'm gonna swing from the chandelier - from the chandelier
F
(And) I'm holding on for dear life
                                   G
Won't look down - won't open my eyes
                                   C
Keep my glass full until morning light
                                  F
Coz I'm just holding on for tonight
F
Help me I'm holding on for dear life
                                         G
Won't look down - won't open my eyes
                              C
Keep my glass full until morning light
                              F
Coz I'm just holding on for tonight - on for tonight - on for tonight
                              G 
Coz I'm just holding on for tonight
                            C                                            F
Oh I'm just holding on for tonight - on for tonight - on for tonight
                              Fadd9
Coz I'm just holding on for tonight
                             G
Coz I'm just holding on for tonight
                             C                                           Fadd9
Oh I'm just holding on for tonight - on for tonight - on for tonight


I found this vid by the talented Jen Trani.
She does two versions in her "How To" vid - the latter part (04:00 minutes in) being the chords that were foreign to my experience - so good to see. Check her out on YouTube and subscribe

Stay With Me - Sam Smith - chords and lyrics

What's not to like about this song?
A work colleague played this song for me on her device and I thought it would be good to have a crack at playing "Stay With Me" on guitar. So, why not share the effort with other guitar players looking to learn it as well...
Two options for you here - one without Capo and the other with Capo on 5.

Head on over to Sam's website to view this song ft. Mary J. Blige

And check out this arrangement from "Babs" -
who says it's only 'young people' who can ace a current cover song?... :-D

Stay With Me - Option 1 - no Capo

Intro: C - F - C - F - Dm - G

Am                           F                           C
Guess it's true I'm not good at a one night stand
Am                F                         C
But I still need love coz I'm just a man
Am                      F                   C
These nights never seem to go to plan
Am                      G                                 C
I don't want you to leave - will you hold my hand
                  Am  F       C
Oh won't you stay with me
               Am F C
Coz you're all I need
               Am        F         C
This ain't love - it's clear to see
                 Am F      C
But darling, stay with me
Am        F              C
Why am I so emotional
Am                       F                              C
No it's not a good look - gain some self control
Am                 F                    C
Deep down I know this never works
Am                             G                       C
But you could lay with me so it doesn't hurt
                  Am  F       C
Oh won't you stay with me
               Am F C
Coz you're all I need
               Am        F         C
This ain't love - it's clear to see
                 Am F      C
But darling, stay with me

Am - F - C - Am - F - C - Am - F - C - Am - G - C

oh oh ho ohh oh....

                  Am  F       C
Oh won't you stay with me
               Am F C
Coz you're all I need
               Am        F         C
This ain't love - it's clear to see
                 Am F      C
But darling, stay with me

                  Am  F       C
Oh won't you stay with me
               Am F C
Coz you're all I need
               Am        F         C
This ain't love - it's clear to see
                 Am F      C
But darling, stay with me

So that's it for that part. 

And the strumming I've been told is:

Down - Down -Down -  Down - Up

But if you get a bit un-co like me - just strum intuitively to what sounds ok to your ears. When your pets run a mile or your goldfish start swimming crazy, then you know you need more practice :-)

If you like a Ukulele/Mandolin sound to your guitar playing, then slap your Capo on the 5th fret and sing away to these chords:

Stay With Me - Option 2

Capo on 5

Intro: G- C- G- C- Am - D

Em                             C                         G
Guess it's true I'm not good at a one night stand
Em                 C                         G
But I still need love coz I'm just a man
Em                       C                   G
These nights never seem to go to plan
Em                        D                                  G
I don't want you to leave - will you hold my hand
                     Em C      G
Oh won't you stay with me
               Em C G
Coz you're all I need
              Em         C          G
This ain't love - it's clear to see
                 Em C      G
But darling, stay with me
Em        C              G
Why am I so emotional
Em                       C                             G
No it's not a good look - gain some self control
Em                 C                    G
Deep down I know this never works
Em                              D                   G
But you could lay with me so it doesn't hurt
                     Em C      G
Oh won't you stay with me
               Em C G
Coz you're all I need
              Em         C          G
This ain't love - it's clear to see
                 Em C      G
But darling, stay with me

Em - C - G - Em - C - G - Em - C - G - Em - D - G 

oh oh ho ohh oh....

                     Em C      G
Oh won't you stay with me
               Em C G
Coz you're all I need
              Em         C          G
This ain't love - it's clear to see
                 Em C      G
But darling, stay with me

                     Em C      G
Oh won't you stay with me
               Em C G
Coz you're all I need
              Em         C          G
This ain't love - it's clear to see
                 Em C      G
But darling, stay with me

Say Something by A Great Big World - chords and lyrics

Heard this song on the radio the other day and knew instantly that I'd have to add it to my digital songbook4guitar...

The band - A Great Big World, released the song as a single in Sept 2013.
By November, it was re-released with Christina Aguilera - and has since "taken off"

This is the no Capo version (Bm-G-D-A) , but if you like the Capo'd sound - feel free to slap your Capo on 2 and play Am-F-C-G - - - or go further down to Capo on 7 and play Em-C-G-D to give you that Ukulele sound.

Say Something by A Great Big World Ft. Christina Aguilera

Bm                G                       D       A 
Say something I'm giving up on you
Bm            G                        D       A 
I'll be the one if you want me to
Bm           G                                D       A 
Anywhere I would have followed you
Bm                G                       D       A 
Say something I'm giving up on you
      D                     F#m
And I am feeling so small
          G
It was over my head
                           D   A
I know nothing at all
      D                         F#m
And I will stumble and fall
           G
I'm still learning to love
                       D       A
Just starting to crawl
Bm                G                       D       A 
Say something I'm giving up on you
Bm               G                       D       A 
I'm sorry that I couldn't get to you
Bm          G                                D       A 
Anywhere I would have followed you
Bm                G                       D       A 
Say something I'm giving up on you
       D                         F#m
And I will swallow my pride
                 G
You're the one that I love
                              D      A
And I'm saying goodbye
Bm                G                       D       A 
Say something I'm giving up on you
Bm            G                        D       A 
I'll be the one if you want me to
Bm           G                                D       A 
Anywhere I would have followed you
Bm                G                       D       A 
Say something I'm giving up on you
Bm                G                       D       A 
Say something I'm giving up on you
Bm                 G   D
Say something

Whispers by Passenger - chords and lyrics

Sometimes "it's hard to hear a whisper in a world that only shouts". So, for you fellow-whisperers out there - this is just for you... enjoy.

"Whispers" - released worldwide in June 2014.
If you'd like to support the people who made this album 'happen' and order your own copy of it - head on over to http://www.passengermusic.com 
There's heaps more good stuff on that site - so check it out

Passenger - Whispers

CAPO on 2nd

F - C - F - C - F - C - G - Am - F - C

                    F      C
Well I've got open eyes
            F      C
And an open door
         F                C           G           Am
But I don't know what I'm searching for
             F           C          F      C
I should know by now
                 F        C
Well I've a big old heart
         F            C
This I know for sure
         F               C           G       Am
But I don't know what my love is for
             F            C  
I should know by now

F - Am/G - C - F -   F - C - F - C

           F       C
Well I wait in line
              F             C
So I can wait some more
         F          C                   G             Am
'Till I can't remember what I came here for
        F               C
But I can't leave now
                 F            C
'Coz I've a light that shines
          F          C
And a love so pure
        F                C         G            Am
But I don't know what to use them for
             F            C  
I should know by now

F - Am - G - C - F  (repeat four times)

F
Well I spent my money
  G
I lost my friends
     C                       F
I broke my mobile phone
                              G
Three a.m. and I'm drunk as hell
              C                   F
And I'm dancing on my own
                       G                  C                            F
Taxicabs ain't stopping and I don't know my way home
                                  G                 C                     F
Well it's hard to find a reason when all you have is doubts
                      G                                C                          F
Hard to see inside yourself when you can't see your way out
                      G                              C                            F
Hard to find an answer - when the question won't come out
                                    G
(Oh) Everyone's filling me up with noise
   C                                              F
I don't know what they're talking about
                               G
Everyone's filling me up with noise
   C                                              F
I don't know what they're talking about
                               G
Everyone's filling me up with noise
   C                                              F
I don't know what they're talking about

You see, all I need's a whisper in a world that only shouts

F - C - F - C - F - C - G

.

Let Me Touch You For A While -Alison Krauss - chords and lyrics

If you have this song on CD or other recorded media - you should be able to play along quite nicely to it using these chords. Standard tuning and a Capo required...

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Let Me Touch You For A While 

Capo on 4

Em                                C
It's been a long time coming
Em                                C
As you shed a lonesome tear
G                                       C
And now you're in a wonderama
G                               C
I wonder what you're doing here
Em                          C
The flame no longer flickers
Em                                C
You're feeling just like a fool
G                                       C
You keep staring into your liquor
G                           C
Wondering what to do
   D
I don't hardly know you
C
   But I'd be willing to show you
D           B/D#                     Em    F
I know a way to make you smile
D                                 G      C - Em - C
Let me touch you for a while
Em                                    C
I'm gonna ruin my black mascara
Em                                                            C
You're drinking whiskey when it should be wine
G                                       C 
You keep looking into that mirror
G                                            C
But to me you're looking really fine
 D
I don't hardly know you
C
   But I'd be willing to show you
D            B/D#                   Em              (Em/D#)
I know a way to make you laugh at that cowgirl
              Em/D                A/C#
As she's walking out the door
C            D                        Em
I know a way to make you smile
                 Em/D#                      Em/D              A/C#
Just let me whisper things you've never heard before
C              D
Just let me touch you baby
F                  D                     G
   Just let me touch you for a while

C - Em - C - G - C - Em - C

 D
I don't hardly know you
C
    But I'd be willing to show you
D           B/D#                   Em     F
I know a way to make you smile
Em                          C
It's been a long time baby
                                   Em      C
Let me touch you for a while

G - C - G

Counting Stars by OneRepublic - chords and lyrics

A work colleague of mine told me about this song by OneRepublic the other day - and ever since I've been trying it out with my gheetaah. Maybe I'll add a YouTube clip when I finally master the high notes of Counting Stars. In the meantime, here are the chords and lyrics (lyrics as they sound to me) for you to play along with.

Counting Stars

First thing: Capo on 4

Am                  C
Lately I've been, I've been losing sleep
G                                            F
Drea_ming about the things that we could be
Am                        C
But baby - I've been, I've been praying (playing) hard
G
Sitting no more counting dollars
F
We'll be counting stars, yeah we'll be counting stars
Am - C - G - F (twice)
              Am
I see this life - like a swinging vine
C
Swing my heart across the line
G
In my face is flashing signs
F
Seek it out and ye shall find
Am 
Oh (old) but I'm not that old
C
Young but I'm not that bold
G
I don't think the world is sold
F
I'm just doing what we're told
Am C                      G
I_I feel something so right
                      F
(but) Doing the wrong thing
Am C                      G
I_I feel something so wrong
             F
Doing the right thing
F
I could_ lie, could_ lie, could_ lie
F
Everything that kills me makes me feel alive
Am                  C
Lately I've been, I've been losing sleep
G                                            F
Drea_ming about the things that we could be
Am                        C
But baby - I've been, I've been praying hard
G
Sitting no more counting dollars
F
We'll be counting stars
Am                  C
Lately I've been, I've been losing sleep
G                                            F
Drea_ming about the things that we could be
Am                        C
But baby - I've been, I've been praying hard
G
Sitting no more counting dollars
F
We'll be, we'll be counting stars
Am - C - G - F 
             Am
I feel the love and I feel it burn
C
Down this river - every turn
G
Hope is a four letter word
F
Make that money - watch it burn
Am 
Oh (old) but I'm not that old
C
Young but I'm not that bold
G
And I don't think the world is sold
F
I'm just doing what we're told

        Am C                      G
(and) I_I feel something so wrong
                     F
(for) Doing the right thing
F
I could_ lie, could_ lie, could_ lie
F
Everything that drowns me makes me wanna fly
Am                  C
Lately I've been, I've been losing sleep
G                                            F
Drea_ming about the things that we could be
Am                        C
But baby - I've been, I've been praying hard
G
Sitting no more counting dollars
F
We'll be counting stars
Am                  C
Lately I've been, I've been losing sleep
G                                            F
Drea_ming about the things that we could be
Am                        C
But baby - I've been, I've been praying hard
G
Sitting no more counting dollars
F
We'll be, we'll be counting stars

...clapping...
...Oh Oh Ohh...

Am                                                                        )
Take that money - watch it burn                                > repeat 4x
Sing (sink) in the river - the lessons I've (are) learned  )

F                    Dm
Everything that kills me - makes me feel alive
Am                  C
Lately I've been, I've been losing sleep
G                                            F
Drea_ming about the things that we could be
Am                        C
But baby - I've been, I've been praying hard
G
Sitting no more counting dollars
F
We'll be counting stars
Am                  C
Lately I've been, I've been losing sleep
G                                            F
Drea_ming about the things that we could be
Am                        C
But baby - I've been, I've been praying hard
G
Sitting no more counting dollars
F
We'll be, we'll be counting stars
Am
Take that money watch it burn
C
Sing in the river - the lessons I've learned
G
Take that money watch it burn
F
Sing in the river - the lessons I've learned
Am
Take that money watch it burn
C
Sing in the river - the lessons I've learned
G
Take that money watch it burn
F
   Sing in the river - the lessons I've learned


There you go - hope you have fun playing this - enjoy

Sugarman - Sixto Rodriguez - chords lyrics

Sixto Rodriguez - what a story! If you haven't yet seen it, check out the 2013 Academy Award winning documentary, "Searching For Sugarman".
I have other Rodriguez songs here on my blog, but up to now haven't added THIS - his signature song.

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

Sugarman

Intro:  Am  E Dm7  E


Am         E                Dm9      E
Sugarman,   won't ya hurry
           Dm   E           Am
Coz I'm tired of these scenes
                     E            Dm9         E
For a blue coin, won't ya bring back
             Dm      E          Am
All those colours to my dreams


C          Am     D7        F
Silver magic ships, you carry
C           Am              F     Bb
Jumpers, Coke, sweet MaryJane



Am         E                Dm9      E
Sugarman,   met a false friend
        Dm      E      Am
On a lonely, dusty road
                    E           Dm9         E
Lost my heart,  when I found it
             Dm      E             Am
It had turned to dead black coal


C          Am     D7        F
Silver magic ships, you carry
C           Am              F     Bb
Jumpers, Coke, sweet MaryJane



Am          E                Dm9      E
Sugarman,   you're the answer
                      Dm         E      Am
That makes my questions disappear
               E            Dm9         E
Sugarman,   'coz I'm weary
             Dm      E             Am
Of these double games I hear

E   Dm7  E

(fading...)         
        Am   E
Sugarman
        Dm9   E
Sugarman
        Am   E
Sugarman
        Dm7   E
Sugarman
        Am   E
Sugarman
        Dm   E
Sugarman

        Am   
Sugarman


I quite enjoyed listening to the guys of Aussie group Benjalu give Rodriguez's Sugarman their unique cover. Something a little different... 
So if you want to support these guys and download their cover of Sugarman along with some other great songs, like Rise And Shine - go here:
http://benjalu.bandcamp.com/album/the-battle-ep