--TIE A YELLOW RIBBON--
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[Intro] E - G#m - F#m - B
[Verse]
E G#m
I'm comin' home, I've done my time
Bm C#7 F#m
Now I've got to know what is and isn't mine
Am E C#m
If you received my letter tellin' you I'd soon be free
F#7 Am6 B7
Then you'll know just what to do if you still want me
Am B7
If you still want me
[Intro] E - G#m - F#m - B
[Verse]
E G#m
Bus driver please look for me
Bm C#7 F#m
Cause I couldn't bear to see what I might see
Am E C#m
I'm really still in prison and my love she holds the key
F#7 Am6 B7
A simple yellow ribbon's what I need to set me free
Am B7
I wrote and told her please
[Chorus]
E G#m
Tie a yellow ribbon round the ole oak tree
Bm C#
It's been three long years, do you still want me
F#m Am E G# C#m
If I don't see a ribbon round the ole oak tree
E
I'll stay on the bus, forget about us
C#m C#7
Put the blame on me
[Bridge]
F#m7 Am F#7 B7 E
If I don't see a yellow ribbon round the ole oak tree
[Intro] E - G#m - F#m - B
E - G#m - F#m - B
--TOP OF THE WORLD--
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[Intro] E - E - E - E
[Verse]
E B7 E
Such a feelin's comin' over me
G#m F#m B7 E E7
There is wonder in most everything I see
A B7
Not a cloud in the sky
G#m C#m
Got the sun in my eyes
F#m B7
And I won't be surprised if it's a dream
[Verse]
E B7 E
Everything I want the world to be
G#m F#m B7 E E7
Is now coming true especially for me
A B7
And the reason is clear
G#m C#m
It's because you are here
F#m B7
You're the nearest thing to heaven that I've seen
[Chorus]
E E7 A
I'm on the top of the world lookin' down on creation
E B7 E E7
And the only explanation I can find
A B7 E A
Is the love that I've found ever since you've been around
E B7 E
Your love's put me at the top of the world
[Chorus]
E E7 A
I'm on the top of the world lookin' down on creation
E B7 E E7
And the only explanation I can find
A B7 E A
Is the love that I've found ever since you've been around
E B7 E
Your love's put me at the top of the world
[Intro] E - E - E - E
--JAMBALAYA--
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[Verse 1]
E B7
Goodbye Joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh
B7 E
he gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou
E B7
hIS Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh
B7 E
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
[Verse 2]
E B7
The Thibodaux, the Fontaineaux, the place is buzzin'
B7 E
Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen
E B7
Dress in style and go hog wild, me oh my oh
B7 E
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
[Chorus]
E B7
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and a filet gumbo
B7 E
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma chère amie'o
E B7
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh
B7 E
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
[Transition from E to C]
F G
--ISLAND IN THE STREAM--
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[Intro] C - F - C
C - F - C
[Verse]
C
Baby when I met you there was peace unknown
C
I set out to get you with a fine tooth comb.
F
I was soft inside,
C F C
There was something goin' on
C
You do something to me that I can't explain
C
Hold me closer and I feel no pain,
F
Ev'ry beat of my heart
C
We got something goin' on
[Pre-Chorus]
Fmaj7
Tender love is blind, it requires a dedication
Fm
All this love we feel needs no conversation
C
We ride it together, uh huh
C
Makin' love with each other, uh hu
[Chorus]
C F
Islands in the stream, that is what we are
Dm7
No one in between, how can we be wrong
C F
Sail away with me to another world
C
And we rely on each other, uh huh
Dm C
From one lover to another, uh huh ------
C F
Islands in the stream, that is what we are
Dm7
No one in between, how can we be wrong
C F
Sail away with me to another world
C
And we rely on each other, uh huh
Dm C
From one lover to another, uh huh
--OBLADI OBLADA--
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[Intro] C - C - C - C
[Verse 1]
C G
Desmond has a barrow in the market place,
G7 C
Molly is a singer in the band.
C7 F
Desmond says to Molly, girl, I like your face
C G C
And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand,
[Chorus]
C G Am7
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes on.. bra.
C G C
La-la how their life goes on.
C G Am7
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes on.. bra.
C G C
La-la how their life goes on.
[Verse 2]
C G
Desmond takes a trolley to the jeweller's store.
G7 C
Buys a twenty carat golden ring.
C7 F
Takes it back to Molly waiting at the door.
C G C
And as he gives it to her she begins to sing,
[Chorus]
C G Am7
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes on.. bra.
C G C
La-la how their life goes on.
C G Am7
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes on.. bra.
C G C
La-la how their life goes on.
[Bridge]
F
In a couple of years they have built a home,
C Csus2 C C7
sweet home.
F
With a couple of kids running in the yard,
C/G G
Of Desmond and Molly Jones. (ha ha ha ha)
[Verse 3]
C G
Happy ever after in the market place,
G7 C
Desmond lets the children lend a hand.
C7 F
Molly stays at home and does her pretty face
C G C
And in the evening she still sings it with the band.
[Chorus]
C G Am7
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes on.. bra.
C G C
La-la how their life goes on.
C G Am7
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes on.. bra.
C G C
La-la how their life goes on.
--SUMAYAW SUMUNOD--
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[Intro]
A - Bm7 - C#m7 - F#m - Bm7 - D - E
[Verse]
Bm7 E Bm7 E
Ang kasiyahan ng tunay na pagmamahalan
AM7 F#m7 AM7 F#m7
Ay mararamdaman lalo na't kung nagsasayawan
Bm7 E Bm7 E
Awiting bago ay naghihintay para isayaw mo
CM7 Bm7
(awiting bago ay naghihintay upang
E
isayaw mo)
[Chorus]
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m
Sumayaw, sumunod ka saking takdang panahon
Bm7 E C#m7 F#m
kasabay ng mga bagong tugtugin ngayon
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m
Sumayaw, sumunod ka saking takdang panahon,
Bm7 Dm7
Makisama, mag-enjoy ka, ngayon
[Intro]
A - Bm7 - C#m7 - F#m - Bm7 - D - E
[Verse]
Bm7 E Bm7 E
Panahon natin ay nag-iiba kaya't sundin,
AM7 F#m7 AM7 F#m7
Masasayang awitin nararapat nang tangkilikin,
Bm7 E Bm7 E
Awiting bago ay naghihintay para isayaw mo
CM7 Bm7
(awiting bago ay naghihintay upang
E
isayaw mo)
[Chorus]
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m
Sumayaw, sumunod ka saking takdang panahon
Bm7 E C#m7 F#m
kasabay ng mga bagong tugtugin ngayon
Dmaj7 C#m7 F#m
Sumayaw, sumunod ka saking takdang panahon,
Bm7 Dm7
Makisama, mag-enjoy ka, ngayon
--AWITIN MO AT ISASAYAW KO--
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[Intro]
D - C#m - Bm - E7sus - E7
[Verse 1]
A AM7 Bm Dm
Walang iba pang sasarap sa pagtitinginan natin
A AM7 Bm Dm
Sana ay di na magwakas itong awit ng pag-ibig
C#m D
Awit natin ay wag na wag mong kalimutan
C#m D
Pangako ko naman na lagi kang pakikinggan
D C#m Bm E7sus E7
Mag-pakailan man
CM7 FM7
Ang isang pag-ibig
CM7 FM7
Ay parang lansangan
CM7 FM7
na pandalawahan
Dm G7sus G7
kaya't sa ating awit tayo ay magbigayan
[Chorus]
FM7 Em
Hahh, awitin mo at isasayaw ko
FM7 Em A7
Hahh, awitin mo at isasayaw ko
Dm E7
Hahh..
[Verse 2]
A AM7 Bm Dm
Walang iba pang sasarap sa pagtitinginan natin
A AM7 Bm Dm
Sana ay di na magwakas itong awit ng pag-ibig
C#m D
Awit natin ay wag na wag mong kalimutan
C#m D
Pangako ko naman na lagi kang pakikinggan
D C#m Bm E7sus E7
Mag-pakailan man
CM7 FM7
Ang isang pag-ibig
CM7 FM7
Ay parang lansangan
CM7 FM7
na pandalawahan
Dm G7sus G7
kaya't sa ating awit tayo ay magbigayan
[Chorus]
FM7 Em
Hahh, awitin mo at isasayaw ko
FM7 Em A7
Hahh, awitin mo at isasayaw ko
Dm E7
Hahh..
A