Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Tom Waits "Walk Away" Guitar Chords and Lyrics

It will be no surprise to my regular Blog readers that I'm one of Tom Waits' biggest fans. With the possible exception of Dylan and Cohen, no-one has transformed the musical landscape over the past 40 years more than Tom Waits.

Despite the fact that there are over 60 of my chords and lyrics transcriptions of his songs on my Tom Waits song chords page, it is really difficult to break most of his songs down to simple chords and lyrics versions, because of the diversity of instruments and strange and wonderful percussive devices he uses.

But, I've promised to continue to post songs from "Orphans" ( and his other albums ), so I've just finished working out my simplified version of "Walk Away", from the "Brawlers" set.

The chords themselves are a simple combination of Am, E7 and Dm, as you can see in the song transcription below:


Guitar chords and lyrics to "Walk Away" by Tom Waits



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Willie Nelson "On the Road Again" Chords and Lyrics

Although I do quite like American country music, including the legendary Willie Nelson, I don't feature too many on my website, perhaps a few on the Folk Songs chords or Golden Oldies chords pages.

I've had a few requests from Facebook friends for Willie Nelson songs, and two specifically for "On the Road Again", so I have worked out the chords and lyrics and added them to the Golden Oldies page ( the song was #1 in the US Charts in 1980, having been written for the soundtrack of the movie "Honeysuckle Rose".)

The original version of the song is in the key of E major, with chords: E, G#m, F#m, A and B. Not the easiest of chord sequences for early learners, so I've transcribed the song to the key of C major, which makes for a much more manageable set of chords: C, Em, Dm, F and G. Put a capo on the 4th fret to bring the key back up to E, if you want to play along with the original - otherwise move the capo until you find the chords are a good fit for your vocals.

You can find the transposed chords for "On the Road Again" at this link:


Guitar chords and lyrics to "On The Road Again" by Willie Nelson



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Friday, February 04, 2011

Kings of Leon "Radioactive" Guitar Chords & Lyrics

Hard to believe that it's over two years since I posted chords and lyrics for a song by Tenesee's finest. The Kings of Leon are right up there with the top rock bands on the planet, they have regularly headlined at at least one of Ireland's summer rock festivals for the past number of years.

I had previously posted my interpretations on my Rock Songs guitar chords page for "Use Somebody" and "Sex on Fire", from the 2008 album "Only by the Night", as well as older songs like "Molly's Chambers", "Fans", and "The Bucket".

I have now added my version of "Radioactive", the first single from the 2010 album "Come around Sundown"

The original key for the song is F major, but I've found it easier to put a capo on the 3rd fret, and play in the key of D major. This leaves you with chords D, D/F#, Bm, Asus4 and Em7 ( I have diagrams for these chords if you're not familiar with them ).

I have posted my version of "Radioactive" on my Rock Songs Guitar Chords page at www.guitarsongs.info (PJ's Guitar Chords and Lyrics)

The chords and lyrics for "Radioactive" are at this link:

Guitar chords and lyrics to "Radioactive" by Kings of Leon

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Guitar Chords - Bruno Mars "Just the way you are"

Before releasing his debut album "Doo-wops and Hooligans" Bruno Mars had already made his name in music circles as co-writer and guest vocalist on hits like Ce Lo Green's brilliant "F**k You / Forget You", and "Billionaire" by Travie McCoy, as well as "Right Round" by Flo Rida / Kesha.

I haven't heard the full album yet, but the tracks I've heard, as you might expect, are upbeat snappy pop songs, and Bruno has the smooth vocals to complement them perfectly.

I have worked out a nice, easy-to-play chords and lyrics version of the song, and posted it on my Pop Songs Guitar Chords page at www.guitarsongs.info (PJ's Guitar Chords and Lyrics)

There are basically only three chords in the song, repeated through the verse and chorus - F, D minor, and B flat. If these chords are a little tricky for you, you can put a capo on the third fret, and play chords D, B minor, and G, and you'll still be able to play along with the song.

The chords and lyrics for "Just the way you are" are at this link:

Guitar chords and lyrics to "Just the way you are" by Bruno Mars

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Thursday, February 03, 2011

Good Charlotte "Like its her birthday" Chords and Lyrics

This is only my third effort at working out chords and lyrics for a Good Charlotte song, despite their having released 5 albums since 2000. I guess they don't get too much airplay on Irish or UK radio, so I have only previously posted my interpretations of "Lifestyles of the rich and famous" and "Dance Floor Anthem", both of which are featured on my Miscellaneous Rock songs guitar chords page .

I like the bands indie/pop/rock sound, and the songs are usually pretty playable, even for learning guitarists, so I hope to get a chance to listen to the new album "Cardiology" and maybe work out chords for another song or two - probably "Counting the Days" which I gather is to be the second single.

"Like it's her birthday" is played in the tricky key of F sharp, or more accurately, G sharp minor, so once again I've tried to simplify the song by transposing it to the key of D / E minor, and putting a capo on the 4th fret so that you can play along with the original. Doing it this way means the chords used are D, Em, C and G, which are raised by the capo to the actual chords of F#, G#m, E and B.


I have posted my transposed version of "Like it's her Birthday" on my Rock Songs Guitar Chords page at www.guitarsongs.info (PJ's Guitar Chords and Lyrics)

The chords and lyrics for this great Good Charlotte song are at this link:

Guitar chords and lyrics to "Like it's her Birthday" by Good Charlotte

Play along with the video below, or on Youtube at Good Charlotte "Like it's her Birthday" on YouTube




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