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Baby, I Need Your Lovin'Johnny RiversAm C F G G7
G Oh oh o-Coh oh oh oh
G Oh oh o-Coh oh oh oh
G Baby, C I need your lovin'
G Baby, C I need your lovin'
G Although C you're never near
G Your voice C I often hear
G Another day, C another night
G I long C to hold you tight G 'cause I'm C so lonely
Chorus
F Baby, I G7 need your lovin'
C Got to have Am all your lovin'
F Baby, I G7 need your lovin'
C Got to have Am all your lovin'
G Some say C it's a sign of weakness
G For a man C to beg, G then weak I'd C rather be
G If it means C havin' you to keep
G 'Cause lately C I've been losin' sleep
Repeat Chorus
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G Empty C nights, I call your G name CG Sometimes I C wonder girl, will I ever G be the same CG When you see me C smile you know G things are C just gettin' worse
G Any smile C you might see, baby, G has all C been rehearsed
G Baby, C I can't go on without ya
G This loneliCness won't let me live without ya
G This emptiCness inside me, baby
G Makes me feel C half alive
Repeat Chorus
F Oh, I G7 need your lovin'
C Got to have Am all your lovin'
F You know that I G7 need your lovin'
C Got to have Am all your lovin'
F Girl, I G7↓ need your lovin'
Thu Dec 12 2019 06:55:25 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) - For non-commercial educational use.
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MemphisJohnny Rivers
A A7 D
A|-5--2--0--------| x3E|----------------|C|----------9-7-2-|
Intro
D | | |
Long A distance infor|mation, give me | Memphis Tennes|see
| Help me find a | party that tried to | get in touch with | me
She D could not leave a | number but I | know who placed the | call
'Cause my A7 uncle took a | message and he | wrote it on the D wall | | |
A7 Help me, infor|mation, get in | touch with my Ma|rie
She's the | only one who'd | call me here from | Memphis Tennes|see
Her D home is on the | south side, | high upon a | ridge
A7 Just a half a | mile from the | Mississippi D bridge | | |
A7 Last time I | saw Marie she was | wavin' me good|bye
With | "hurry-home" drops | on her cheek that | trickled from her | eye
But D we were pulled a|part because her | mom did not a|gree
And A7 tore apart our | happy home in | Memphis TennesDsee | | |
A7 Help me, infor|mation, more than | that I cannot | add
| Only that I | miss her and | all the fun we | had
MaDrie is only | six years old, | information | please
A7 Try to put me | through to her in | Memphis TennesDsee | | |
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Thu Dec 19 2019 06:43:58 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) - For non-commercial educational use.
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Poor Side Of TownJohnny Rivers
A A7 Am B♭ C D Em F F♯m G
Gm
Intro
D Do-doo-doo-|wah shoo-be-Emdoo-be |D Do-doo-doo-|wah shoo-be-Emdoo-be |
D How can you | tell me how much you Em miss me? |D When the last time I | saw you, Em you wouldn't even | kiss me
G That rich guy you've been F♯m seein' Em must have put you G down
So D welcome back baby G to the poor side of D↓ town
Riff x2A|-5-5-0-0-----|E|---------2---|C|-----------2-|
D To him you were | nothin' but a little Em plaything |D Not much | more than an Em overnight fling |G To me you were the F♯m greatest thing Em this boy had ever G found
And D girl it's hard to find nice things G on the poor side of D↓ town
Repeat Riff
C I can't blame you for F tryin'
B♭ I'm trying to Am make it, too
B♭ I've got one little Am hang up, baby
Gm I just can't make it withFout you ½A ½A77
D So tell me, | are you gonna Em stay now? |D Will you stand by | me girl all the Em way now? |G With you by my F♯m side Em they can't keep us G down
ToDgether we can make it baby G from the poor side of D↓ town
Repeat Riff
(D So tell me | how much you Em love me |D Come be near to | me and say you Em need me | now)
Oh, with G you by my F♯m side Em this world can't keep us G down
ToDgether we can make it baby G from the poor side of D↓ town
Repeat Riff
D Do-doo-doo-|wah shoo-be-Emdoo-be Em:DDDDD-D-D Do-doo-doo-|wah shoo-be-Emdoo-be Em:DDDDD-D-D Do-doo-doo-|wah shoo-be-Emdoo-be Em:DDDDD-D- D↓
Fri Dec 20 2019 07:02:54 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) - For non-commercial educational use.
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Rockin' Pneumonia And The BoogieWoogie FluJohnny Rivers
C C7 G G7
Intro x2
½C ½C7 C ½C ½C7 CG7 G C↓ C↓↓ ½G7
I wanna ½C jump but I'm a½C7fraid I'll C fall
I wanna ½C holler but the ½C7 joint's too C small
G7 Young man rhythm's got a G hold of me, too
I got the C↓ rockin' pneumonia and the C↓ boogie C↓ woogie ½G7 flu
Call some ½C other's baby ½C7 that ain't C all
I wanna ½C kiss her but she's ½C7 way too C tall
G7 Young man rhythm's got a G hold of me, too
I got the C↓ rockin' pneumonia and the C↓ boogie C↓ woogie ½G7 flu
I wanna ½C squeeze her but I'm ½C7 way too C low
I would be ½C runnin' but my ½C7 feets too C slow
G7 Young man rhythm's got a G hold of me, too
I got the C↓ rockin' pneumonia and the C↓ boogie C↓ woogie ½G7 flu
C C7 C C7 G7 G C | x2
I wanna ½C squeeze her but I'm ½C7 way too C low
I would be ½C runnin' but my ½C7 feets too C slow
G7 Young man rhythm's got a G hold of me, too
I got the C↓ rockin' pneumonia and the C↓ boogie C↓ woogie ½G7 flu
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Baby ½C comin' now I'm ½C7 hurryin' C home
I know she's ½C leavin' cause I'm ½C7 takin' too C long
G7 Young man rhythm's got a G hold of me, too
I got the C↓ rockin' pneumonia and the C↓ boogie C↓ woogie ½G7 flu
½C ½C7 C ½C ½C7 CG7 G C G7½C ½C7 C ½C ½C7 CG7 G C↓
Sat Dec 21 2019 06:24:39 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) - For non-commercial educational use.
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Secret Agent ManJohnny RiversAm Dm E7 Em F
RiffA|----0----0---0-|----0----0---0-| x2C|-4----5----5---|-6----5----5---|
Intro - Play Riff x3 (instead of x2)
Am There's a man who Dm leads a life of Am danger |To | everyone he | meets, he stays a E7 stranger |With Am every move he | makes anDmother chance he | takes
Am Odds are he won't Dm live to see toAmmorrow Am↓
Chorus
Secret Em agent Am man, secret Em agent Am man
They've F given you a | number and | taken 'way your Am/Riff name | | |
BeAmware of pretty Dm faces that you Am find |A | pretty face can | hide an evil E7 mind |Oh, be Am careful what you | say or you'll Dm give yourself a|way
Am Odds are you won't Dm live to see toAmmorrow Am↓
Repeat Chorus
Am Swinging on the Dm Riviera Am one day |And then | layin' in the | Bombay alley E7 next day |Oh, no you Am let the wrong word | slip while Dm kissing persuasive | lips
The Am odds are you won't Dm live to see toAmmorrow Am↓
Repeat Chorus Am↓
Sun Dec 22 2019 06:42:37 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) - For non-commercial educational use.
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Summer RainJohnny RiversAm Am6 Am7 C D7 E7 Eaug F G7
Intro
½Am ½Eaug ½Am7 ½Am6 x3
F C |
½Am Summer ½Eaug rain ½Am7 taps at my ½Am6 window,
½Am West ½Eaug wind, ½Am7 soft as a ½Am6 sweet dream,
½Am my ½Eaug love, ½Am7 warm as the ½Am6 sunshine,
F Sittin' here by C me, yeah, F she's here by C me |
½Am She ½Eaug stepped ½Am7 out of a ½Am6 rainbow,
½Am Golden ½Eaug hair, ½Am7 shining like ½Am6 moonglow,
½Am Warm ½Eaug lips, ½Am7 soft as her ½Am6 soul,
F Sittin' here by C me, yeah, F she's here by C me |
E7 All summer | long, we spent ½Am dancin' ½Eaug in the ½Am7sand, ½Am6D7 And the jukebox | kept on playin' Sergeant F Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club
G7 Band |
½Am We ½Eaug sailed ½Am7 into the ½Am6 sunset,
½Am Drifted ½Eaug home ½Am7 caught by the ½Am6 GulfStream,
½Am Never ½Eaug gave a ½Am7 thought for ½Am6 tomorrow,
F Just let tomorrow C be, now, F let tomorrow C be |
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½Am ½Eaug ½Am7 ½Am6 x3
F C |
½Am She ½Eaug wants to ½Am7 live in the ½Am6 Rockies,
½Am She ½Eaug says, ½Am7 that's where we'll find ½Am6peace,
½Am Settle ½Eaug down, ½Am7 raise us a ½Am6 family,
F To call our C own, yeah, F we'll have a C home |
E7 All summer | long, we spent ½Am groovin' ½Eaug in the
½Am7 sand, ½Am6D7 Everybody | kept on playin' Sergeant F Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club G7Band | |
½Am Winter ½Eaug snow ½Am7 drifts by my ½Am6 window,
½Am North ½Eaug wind ½Am7 blowin' like ½Am6 thunder,
½Am Our ½Eaug love ½Am7 burnin' like ½Am6 fire,
F And she's here by C me, yeah, F she's here with C me
F Let tomorrow C be |
½Am ½Eaug ½Am7 ½Am6½Am ½Eaug ½Am7 ½Am6 Am↓
Sun Dec 22 2019 09:42:33 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) - For non-commercial educational use.
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Swayin' To The Music (SlowDancing)Johnny RiversAm7 Bm7 C D D7 Em G
Intro
G Am7 Bm7 CG Am7 Bm7 CG Am7 Bm7 C:d-D- nc
G It's late at D night and we're Em all aClone
G With just the C music on the D radio |G No one's D comin', no one's Em gonna teleCphone
G Just me and C you and the D lights down D7 low
And we're G slow Am7 dancin', G swayin' to the C music
G Slow Am7 dancin', just G me and my C girl
G Slow Am7 dancin', G swayin' to the C music
G No one Am7 else in the Bm7 whole wide C world | C↓ ncJust you, G girl Am7 Bm7 C:d-D- nc
And we just G flow toDgether when the Em lights are C low
G Shadows C dancin' all aDcross the D7 wall
G The music's D playin' so Em soft and C slow
G The rest of the C world so far D away and D7 small
G Slow Am7 dancin', G swayin' to the C music
G Slow Am7 dancin', just G me and my C girl
G Slow Am7 dancin', G swayin' to the C music
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Em Hold | me, | | oh, Bm7 ho-|old | me, | C don't | ever let me D go |D7↓ nc
G As we D dance together Em in the C dark
G There's so much C love in this D heart of | mine
G You whisper D to me Em hold me C tight
G You're the C one I thought I'd D never D7 find
G Slow Am7 dancin', G swayin' to the C music
G Slow Am7 dancin', just G me and my C girl
G Slow Am7 dancin', G swayin' to the C music
G No one Am7 else in the Bm7 whole wide C world | | |
G Slow Am7 dancin', G swayin' to the C music
G Slow Am7 dancin', just G me and my C girl
G Slow Am7 dancin', G swayin' to the C music
G No one Am7 else in the Bm7 whole wide C world | | |Whole wide G↓ world
Mon Dec 23 2019 06:30:15 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) - For non-commercial educational use.
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