Baby I Don't Care

Standard tuning.

Intro:
Bass (arranged for guitar)
e||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
B||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
G||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
D||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
A||--2h3-3-3--3-3---2h3-3-3--3-3---2h3-3-3--3-3---2h3-3-3--3-3------||
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
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|| Guitar ||
e||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
B||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
G||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
D||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
A||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------||

Bass (arranged for guitar)
e||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
B||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
G||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
D||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
A||--2h3-3-3--3-3---2h3-3-3--3-3---2h3-3-3--3-3---2h3-3-3--3-3------||
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
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e||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
B||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
G||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
D||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
A||--2/3-3-3--3-3---2/3-3-3--3-3---2/3-3-3--3-3---2/3-3-3--3-3------||
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------||

Scotty plays the intro riff during the verses.

C F C
You don't like crazy music
C F C
You don't like rockin' bands
C F C F
You just wanna go to a movie show
C F C
And sit there holding hands
C7 F7
You're so square
G7 (Tacet) C
But baby, I don't care

You don't like hot rod racin'
Or drivin' late at night
You just wanna park where it's nice and dark
You just wantto hold me tight
You're so square
But baby, I don't care

(Scotty plays here the bass notes.... F F# C and G)
F F#dim7
You don't know any dance steps
C C7
That are new
F F#dim7
But no one else could love me
G7
Like you do

I don't know why my heart flips
I only know it does
I wonder why
I love you baby
I guess it's just because
You're so square
And baby, I don't care

Solo:
Very easy.... Play the bass notes F C F F# A G
Listen to the record for the timing.

I don't know why my heart flips
I only know it does
I wonder why
I love you baby
I guess it's just because
You're so square
baby, I don't care
baby, I don't care
baby, I don't care
I don't care, care, care

Transcribed by Ferry Falkenburg

Baby, Let's Play House

Standard tuning.

[NC] E
Oh, baby, baby, baby, baby baby.
A
Baby, baby baby, b-b-b-b-b-b baby baby, baby.
E
Baby baby baby
B7 A E
Come back, baby, I wanna play house with you.

E
Well, you may go to college,
E
You may go to school.
E [NC] E [NC]
You may have a pink cadillac,
E7
But don't you be nobody's fool.

E7
Now baby,
A
Come back, baby, come.
A
Come back, baby, come.
B7
Come back, baby,
A E
I wanna play house with you.

Now listen and I'll tell you baby
What I'm talking about.
Come on back to me, little girl,
So we can play some house.

Now baby,
Come back, baby, come.
Come back, baby, come.
Come back, baby,
I wanna play house with you.
Oh let's play house, baby.

Now this is one thing, baby
That I want you to know.
Come on back and let's play a little house,
And we can act like we did before.
Well, baby,
Come back, baby, come.
Come back, baby, come.
Come back, baby,
I wanna play house with you.

Yeah.

Now listen to me, baby
Try to understand.
I'd rather see you dead, little girl,
Than to be with another man.
Now baby,
Come back, baby, come.
Come back, baby, come.
Come back, baby, I wanna play house with you.

Oh, baby baby baby.
Baby baby baby b-b-b-b-b-b baby baby baby.
Baby baby baby.
Come back, baby, I wanna play house with you.

Transcribed by Ferry Falkenburg

Baby, What You Want Me to Do

Intro:

E 2x A 2x
E||--------------------------| E||--------------------------|
B||--------------------------| B||--------------------------|
G||--------------------------| G||--------------------------|
D||--------------------------| D||--2--2--4--4--5--5--4--4--|
A||--2--2--4--4--5--5--4--4--| A||--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E||--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| E||--------------------------|

E 2x
E||--------------------------|
B||--------------------------|
G||--------------------------|
D||--------------------------|
A||--2--2--4--4--5--5--4--4--|
E||--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|

B7 Riff 1 A7
E||--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--| E||-----------3--3--3-----------------0--|
B||--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| B||-----------2--2--2-----------------0--|
G||--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--| G||-----------2--2--2-----------------1--|
D||--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--| D||-----------2--2--2-----------------2--|
A||--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--| A||--2--1--0--0--0--0-----------------2--|
E||--------------------------| E||--------------------2/3--2/3--2/3--0--|

Riff 2
E||----------------------------------2--|
B||----------------------------------0--|
G||----------------------------------2--|
D||--------2----2--------2-----------1--|
A||--0h-2----------0h-2--------0--1--2--|
E||-------------------------0-----------|

Riff 3
E||-----------------------------------0--|
B||-----------------------------------0--|
G||-----------0-----------------------1--|
D||-----0--2-----2--0-----0--2--------2--|
A||--2-----------------2--------0--1--2--|
E||-----------------------------------0--|

Intro
Riff 1
Riff 2

E*
We're goin' up, we're goin' down
E*
We're goin' up, down down up
E* A7
Any way you wanna let it roll
A7 E*
Yeah, yeah, yeah
B7
You got me doin' what you want me
A7 E Riff 3
Oh baby what you want me to do

You got me peepin' you got me hidin'
You got me peep hide hide peep
Any way you wanna let it roll
Yeah yeah yeah
You got me doin what you want me
Baby what you want me to do

Ending: Riff 3

E*
E||--0--0--------0--0--------|
B||--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
G||--1--1--0--0--1--1--0--0--|
D||--2--2--0--0--2--2--0--0--|
A||--2--2--0--0--2--2--0--0--|
E||--0--0--------0--0--------|

Transcribed by Ferry Falkenburg

Big Boots

Standard tuning.

D
They call your daddy Big Boots
A7
And Big Boots is his name
G D
It takes a big man to wear big boots
A7 D
That's your daddy's claim to fame

D
They know your daddy Big Boots
A7
Wherever soldiers are
G D
'Cause he can handle an armored tank
A7 D
Just like a kiddy car

G
So sleep little soldier
G
Don't you cry
D
Loo loo loo loo
D
Loo loo loo
G
General sandman's soon coming by
D
Loo loo loo loo
A7
Loo loo loo

D
I'm gonna tell you a little secret
A7
You won't believe it's true
G
Did you know your
D
Daddy Big Boots +------------------- +-----------
A7 |1. D G#dim A7 |2. D
Once wore little boots like you you

Transcribed by Ferry Falkenburg

Big Boss Man

Standard tuning.

Intro: G

G
Big boss man, can't you hear me when I call?
C G
Big boss man, can't you hear me when I call?

Spoken: "Can't you hear me when I call?"
D C G
Well you ain't so big, you know you're just tall that's all, All right
G
Well you got me workin' boss man
G
Workin' round the clock
G
I wanna little drink of water
G
But you won't let big Al stop
C G
Big boss man now can't you hear me when I call? All right
D C G
I said you ain't so big, you know you're just tall that's all

Big boss man, why can't you hear me when I call? All right
You know you ain't so big, I said you're just tall that's all, All right
I'm gonna get me a boss man
One who's gonna treat me right
I work hard in the day time
Rest easy at night
Big boss man, can't you hear me when I call? Can't you hear me when I call?
I said you ain't so big, you're just tall that's all
I'm gonna get me a boss man
One that's gonna treat me right
I work hard in the evenin'
Rest easy at night
Big boss man, big boss man, can't you hear me when I call?
I said you ain't so big, you're just tall that's all
All right, big boss man
It's all right

Transcribed by Ferry Falkenburg

Blessed Jesus (Hold My Hand)

Standard tuning.

Intro: E A E

E
... mm, stepping through the sinking sand
F# B7
To the cross of Calvary
E
Mm, let it be my prayer, dear Lord, each day
A E
To help me do the best I can
A E
For there is no friend on whom I can depend
B7 A E
Blessed Jesus, hold my hand.

E
Blessed Jesus, hold my hand ...
A E
Oh, yes, I need Thee every hour
E
Through the this pilgrims land
F# B7
Protect me by thy saving power
E
Please, hear my feeble plea
A E
Oh, hoh, Lord, please, tell me
A E
I kneel in prayer, I try to meet you there
B7 A E A E
Blessed Jesus, hold my hand, hold my hand.

Transcribed by Ferry Falkenburg

Blue Christmas

I'll have a [F]blue christmas with[C7]out you,
I'll be so blue thinking a[F]bout you.
Deco[Cm6]ra[D7]tions of [Cm6]red [D7]on a [Gm]green christmas tree
[G7]won't mean a thing if [C7]you're not here with me.

I'll have a [F]blue christmas, that's [C7]certain,
and when that blue heartache starts [F]hurtin',
you'll be [Cm6]do[D7]in' all [Cm6]right, [D7]with your [Gm]christmas of [Fdim]white,
bit [C7]I'll have a blue, blue [F]christmas.

Blue Christmas ('68 comeback special version)

Standard tuning.

Riff 1: Riff 2: Riff 3:
e||------------|| e||-----------|| e||-----------------||
B||------------|| B||-----------|| B||-----------------||
G||------------|| G||-----------|| G||-----------------||
D||------------|| D||-----------|| D||-----------------||
A||--0---1--2--|| A||-----------|| A||---s----s----s---||
E||------------|| E||--5--4--3--|| E||--2/3--2/3--2/3--||

E Riff 1 E B7 Riff 1
I'll have a Blue Christmas without you
B7 E Riff 1
I'll be so blue just thinking about you
E7 A Riff 2
Decorations of red on a green Christmastree
F# Riff 1 B7
Won't be the same if you're not here with me

[nc] Riff 1 E Riff 1 E B7 Riff 1
And when those blue snowflakes start falling
B7 E Riff 3 E
That's when those blue mem'ries start calling
E7 A F#
You'll be doin' all right, with your Christmas of white,
B7 E Riff 1
But I'll have a blue, blue blue blue Christmas

[nc] E Riff 1 E B7 Riff 1
I'll have a Blue Christmas that's certain
B7 E Riff 3 E
And when those blue heartaches start hurting
E7 A F#
You'll be doin' all right, with your Christmas of white,
B7 E Riff 1
But I'll have a blue, blue blue blue Christmas
E7 A F#
You'll be doin' all right, with your Christmas of white,
B7 Riff 3 E Riff 1
But I'll have a blue, blue blue blue Christmas

E Riff 1 E B7 Riff 1
I'll have a Blue Christmas without you
B7 E Riff 1
I'll be so blue just thinking about you
E7 A Riff 2
Decorations of red on a green Christmastree
F# B7
Won't be the same if you're not here with me

[nc] E Riff 1 E B7 Riff 1
And when those blue snowflakes start falling
B7 E Riff 1
That's when those blue mem'ries start calling
E7 A F#
You'll be doin' all right, with your Christmas of white,
B7 Riff 3 E Riff 1
But I'll have a blue, blue blue blue Christmas
B7 Riff 3 E Riff 1 E
Ooh I'll have a blue, blue blue blue Christmas

Transcribed by Ferry Falkenburg

Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain

e a e
In the twilight glow I see her
b e
Blue eyes crying in the rain
e a e
When we kissed goodbye and parted
b e
I knew we'd never meet again

a d a
Love is like a dying ember
e b7
Only memories remain
e a e
Through the ages I remember
b7 e
Blue eyes crying in the rain

a d a
Someday when we meet up yonder
e b7
We'll stroll hand in hand again
e a e
In a land that knows no parting
b7 e
Blue eyes crying in the rain
b7 e
Blue eyes crying in the rain
b7 e
Blue eyes crying in the rain
b7 a a/ab a/f# e esus e
Blue eyes crying in the rain

Blue Moon

Standard tuning.

Intro: C Am F G

C Am
Blue moon,
F G C Am
You saw me standing alone,
F G C Am
Without a dream in my heart,
F G C Am
Without a love of my own.

F G

Blue moon,
You knew just what I was there for.
You heard me saying a pray for
Someone I really could care for.

Blue moon,
You saw me standing alone,
Without a dream in my heart,
Without a love of my own.

Blue moon...
Without a love of my own.

Transcribed by Ferry Falkenburg

Blue Moon of Kentucky

Standard tuning.

[NC] A D A
Blue moon, blue moon, blue moon,
E7
keep shining bright.
A A7
Blue moon, keep on shining bright,
D Dm
You're gonna bring me back my baby tonight,
A E7 A
Blue moon, keep shining bright.

A
I said blue moon of Kentucky
D
keep on shining,
A E7
Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue.
A
I said blue moon of Kentucky
D
keep on shining,
A E7 A
Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue.

D
Well, it was on one moonlight night,
A
Stars shining bright,
D
Wish blown high
A E
Love said good-bye.

A
Blue moon of Kentucky
D
Keep on shining.
A E7 A
Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue.

Well, I said blue moon of Kentucky
Just keep on shining.
Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue.
I said blue moon of Kentucky
keep on shining.
Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue.

Well, it was on one moonlight night,
Stars shining bright,
Wish blown high
Love said good-bye.

Blue moon of Kentucky
Keep on shining.
Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue.

Transcribed by Ferry Falkenburg

Blue Suede Shoes

Standard tuning.
[NC] A
Well, it's one for the money,
[NC] A
Two for the show,
[NC] A
Three to get ready,
A
Now go, cat, go.

(D9) (Aadd9) <-- Scotty Moore
D A
But don't you step on my blue suede shoes.
(E9) (A) <-- Scotty Moore
E A
You can do anything but lay off of my Blue suede shoes.

Well, you can knock me down,
Step in my face,
Slander my name
All over the place.

Do anything that you want to do, but uh-uh,
Honey, lay off of my shoes
Don't you step on my Blue suede shoes.
You can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes.

Solo:

E||--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
B||--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
G||--------------------------|--------------------------|
D||--------------------------|--------------------------|
A||--------------------------|--------------------------|
E||--------------------------|--------------------------|

--5--8----5-------------|--------------------------|----------5-------------|
--8----------8----7--5--|-----5--------------------|-------7-----8--7--5----|
------------------------|--7-----5--5-----------5--|--7---------------------|
------------------------|--------------7--6--7-----|------------------------|
------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|

--------------------------------|-----------------------5--|
--5---------5---------5---------|-----------------5--7-----|
-------7---------7---------5----|-----------5--7-----------|
--------------------------------|--7--5--7-----------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------|

------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
----8--7--5-----5-------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
-------------7-----5----|-----------5-----------|--5--------5-----------|
------------------------|--7--5--7-------7------|-----7p-5-------7------|
------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

--5---------8----5-------|-----------------------||
-----8p10---8-------8----|--5--------------------||
-------------------------|-----5-----------------||
-------------------------|----------7----5--7----||
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Burn my house,
Steal my car,
Drink my cider
From my old fruitjar.

Do anything that you want to do, but uh-uh,
Honey, lay off of my shoes
Don't you step on my blue suede shoes.
You can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes.

Solo:
E||--5\-------5------5--|----5--5--8\---------|--5--------5\-----5--|
B||--5\-------5------5--|-------5--8\---------|--5--------5\-----5--|
G||--6\-----------------|---------------------|-----------6\--------|
D||---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A||---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E||---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

-------5--8----------|----5---------5--------|--8--5--------------------|
----5--5--8----------|-------8h-10-----------|--7-----8--7--5-----5-----|
---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------7-----5--|
---------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
---------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
---------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|

--------------------------|--5-----------------------|-----------------------|
--------------------5--7--|-----8--7--5-----5--------|-----------------------|
--6-----------5--7--------|--------------7-----5--6--|-----------5-----------|
-----7--6--7--------------|--------------------------|--7--6--7-------7------|
--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|

-------------------------|--------------------5-------|
-----------------5-------|--------------5--7-----8h10-|
-----------5--7-------7--|--5-----5--7----------------|
-----5--7----------------|-----7----------------------|
--7----------------------|----------------------------|
-------------------------|----------------------------|

------8----5-------------------|
------7---------8----5---------|
--------------------------5----|
-------------------------------|
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Well, it's blue, blue, blue suede shoes,
Blue, blue, blue suede shoes, Yeah
Blue, blue, blue suede shoes, baby
Blue, blue, blue suede shoes
Well, you can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes.

Ending:
E||---------5--------------|----------------------||
B||------------8p7-5--7----|--5--------5----------||
G||------------------------|--5--6-----6----------||
D||------7-----------------|--------7--7----------||
A||------------------------|-----------7----------||
E||------------------------|----------------------||

D9 Aadd9 E9
e ----- --5-- -----
B --5-- --0-- --7--
G --5-- --6-- --7--
D --4-- --7-- --6--
A --5-- ----- --7--
E ----- ----- -----

Transcribed by Ferry Falkenburg

Blueberry Hill

f
I found my thrill
c
On blueberry hill
g7
on blueberry hill
c
where I found you

The moon stood still
on blueberry hill
and lingered till
my dreams came true

g c
The wind in the willow played
g7 c
Love's sweet melody
b7 em b7 em
But all of those vows we made
b7 e g7
Were never to be

f
Tho we're apart
c
you're part of me still
g7
for you were my thrill
c
on blueberry hill

Bossa Nova Baby

Standard tuning.

Intro: C

C
I said, 'Take it easy, baby
I worked all day and my feet feel just like lead
You got my shirt tails
Flyin' all over the place
And the sweat poppin' out of my head'
F
She said, 'Hey, Bossa nova, baby
Keep on a workin' child
This ain't no time to quit'
C
She said, 'Go, Bossa nova, baby
Keep on dancin'
I'm about to have myself a fit'
Bossa nova, Bossa nova

C F G C

C
I said, 'Hey little mama,
Let's sit down
Have a drink and dig the band'
She said, 'Drink, drink, drink
Oh, fiddle-de-dink
I can dance with a drink in my hand'
F
She said 'Hey Bossa nova, baby
Keep on workin' child
This ain't no time to drink'
C
She said 'Go, Bossa nova, baby
Keep on dancin'
'Cause I ain't got time to think'
Bossa nova, Bossa nova

C F G C

Solo...

C
I said, 'Come on, baby
It's hot in here
And it's oh so cool outside
If you lend me a dollar
I can buy some gas
And we can go for a little ride'
F
She said, 'Hey Bossa nova, baby
Keep on workin' child
I ain't got time for that'
C
She said, 'Go Bossa nova, baby
Keep on dancin'
Or I'll find myself another cat'
Bossa nova, Bossa nova

C F G C

Bossa nova, Bossa nova

C F G C

Bossa nova, Bossa nova

Transcribed by Ferry Falkenburg

Bridge Over Troubled Water

c g c g
When you're weary, feeling small
c f c g c g
When tears are in your eyes I will dry them all
d e d g
I'm on your side, oh, When times get rough
g7 c a d
And friends just can't be found
g c g e c
Like a bridge over troubled water,
b7 e
I will lay me down,
g7 c g e c
Oh, like a bridge over troubled water
d7 g d
I will lay me down

When you're down and out, when you're on the streets
When evening falls so hard, I will comfort you
I'll take your part when the darkness falls and pain is all around

Yes, like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Oh, like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down

g c g
Sail on, silver girl, sail on by
c f c g c
Your time has come to shine
g
All your dreams are on their way
g d e d
See how they shine
g
Oh, if you need a friend,
g7 c a d
I'm sailing right behind

g7 c g e c
Yes, like a bridge over troubled water
c b7 e
I, I will ease your mind
g7 c g e c
Like a bridge over troubled water
c d7 g c g
I will easy your mind